Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen and his companions arrived in Maple Leaf City, where Huang Shan told them of a deadly forbidden zone near the Demonic Forest. They decided to gather information and prepare before investigating the area.

• Xu Sanshi teased Huang Shan about his name until Ye Chen urged everyone to move on to their rooms.
• Ye Chen asked Huang Shan about Evil Soul Masters, and Huang Shan shared news of a mysterious evil energy near the Demonic Forest that had destroyed all life within a hundred li.
• Ye Chen suspected the Demonic Forest’s ruler, the eight-hundred-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant, might be involved, though Huang Shan said it was unlikely.
• Ye Chen and the others agreed to gather clues around Maple Leaf City and plan carefully before approaching the forbidden zone.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er left the hotel to explore Maple Leaf City and seek information.

Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er explored Maple Leaf City's night market, where Ye Chen searched for useful information and bargains while Wang Dong'er shopped. The chapter left them negotiating over a ruby ring after Ye Chen exposed the stall owner's inflated claims.

• Ye Chen planned for everyone to travel across the continent after their trip and return to the academy before the next tournament.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er disguised themselves and headed to Maple Leaf City's night market, while Huo Yuhao's Simulation Soul Skill concealed Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Han Yue.
• Ye Chen searched the market with his Spiritual Power but found no useful information and noticed that most of the remaining goods were ordinary or picked over.
• Wang Dong'er chose a ruby ring at a jewelry stall, and the stall owner claimed it was made from Flame Crystal and demanded fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Chen pointed out that the ring was cold and therefore ordinary ruby, then offered five thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.

Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er visited Maple Leaf City's night market to shop and look for useful items. After spotting a ruby ring Wang Dong'er liked, Ye Chen exposed the stall owner's false claims and offered a much lower price.

• Wang Dong'er reached Rank 52 after several days of training alongside Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen suggested traveling across the continent with everyone after their current trip and before the next tournament.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er disguised themselves and headed to the night market, while Huo Yuhao used his Simulation Soul Skill to conceal Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Han Yue.
• Ye Chen searched the market with his Spiritual Power but found no useful information, and he noted that most of the goods and gambling stones had already been picked over.
• Wang Dong'er tried on a ruby ring at a jewelry stall, and Ye Chen rejected the stall owner's claim that it was made from Flame Crystal before offering five thousand Gold Soul Coins instead of fifty thousand.

Ye Chen discovered an ancient carving knife hidden inside a broken sword at an antique stall in the night market. He tried to draw the seller’s attention to a battered shield instead, and the chapter ended with the seller demanding one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.

• Ye Chen bought a ruby ring and silver maple-leaf earrings from a stall owner for three thousand Gold Soul Coins, recognizing that the ring could be converted into a Storage Soul Tool.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er continued through the night market, where Wang Dong'er bought various trinkets and Ye Chen found no clues about Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Chen sensed a trace of Spiritual Power in a broken sword at an antique stall and discovered a small, ancient carving knife concealed inside it.
• Ye Chen decided to secure the carving knife and asked the stall owner the price of a battered shield beside it.
• The stall owner demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the shield and refused to bargain.

Ye Chen found an ancient carving knife hidden inside a broken sword at a night-market stall and realized it could be a major artifact. He tried to secure it indirectly, but the stall owner quoted an exorbitant price for a battered shield.

• Ye Chen bought a ruby ring and silver maple leaf-shaped earrings from a stall owner for three thousand Gold Soul Coins, recognizing that the ring could be turned into a Storage Soul Tool.
• Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er continued through the night market, where Wang Dong'er bought various strange trinkets and Ye Chen found no news about Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Chen spotted a broken sword at an antique stall and used his Spiritual Power to discover an ancient carving knife concealed inside it.
• Ye Chen decided the carving knife might be an unrecorded ancient artifact and could be given to Xian Lin'er or Qian Duoduo.
• Ye Chen asked the stall owner the price of a battered shield beside the sword, and the owner demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins with no bargaining.

Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er met the mysterious old man Omniscient, who revealed that he knew their identities and had once dealt with the Evil Soul Masters pursuing Ye Chen. Omniscient offered Ye Chen a valuable carving knife in exchange for unknown information, then asked what caused the strange phenomenon in Shrek City.

• Omniscient recognized Ye Chen and identified Wang Dong'er as the Clear Sky Sect's little princess, prompting Ye Chen to shield her and grow wary.
• Omniscient explained that he had watched Ye Chen's tournament and personally dealt with the two Evil Soul Masters who had followed him.
• Omniscient revealed that the carving knife inside the broken sword needed powerful Spiritual Power to preserve its value, and Ye Chen believed he could stabilize it.
• Omniscient offered Ye Chen the carving knife in exchange for information he did not know.
• Omniscient asked Ye Chen what had caused the strange phenomenon in Shrek City, and Ye Chen reacted with alarm because the Academy had ordered the incident kept secret.

Ye Chen met the mysterious old man Omniscient, who offered him a powerful carving knife in exchange for valuable information. The chapter ended with Omniscient asking what had caused the strange phenomenon in Shrek City.

• Ye Chen inspected the stall owner and became wary when the old man identified him and Wang Dong'er.
• Omniscient said he had watched Ye Chen's tournament and personally dealt with the two Evil Soul Masters who had followed him.
• Omniscient recognized that Ye Chen wanted the carving knife hidden inside the broken sword and explained that removing it safely required powerful Spiritual Power.
• Omniscient offered Ye Chen the carving knife in exchange for information valuable to him.
• Omniscient asked Ye Chen what had caused the strange phenomenon that appeared in Shrek City.