Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan gained the final point of Soul Power needed for advancement after saving a young girl from a Hundred-Year Nether Wolf with a perfect blade draw. He thanked her calmly, then suddenly stabbed her, leaving her fate unclear.

• Fang Xuan practiced the Blade Drawing Technique and remained stuck at 99 Soul Power despite repeated attempts.
• Fang Xuan entered Sunset Forest to seek a breakthrough by facing danger.
• Fang Xuan found a young girl being overwhelmed by a Hundred-Year Nether Wolf and waited for an opening.
• Fang Xuan struck the Nether Wolf's weak waist with a blade draw, killing it and earning one Soul Power.
• The girl thanked Fang Xuan, but he walked over and drove his blade through her.

Fang Xuan killed a poisoned girl who had tried to ambush him, then advanced to Soul Master and unlocked a talent that could copy Martial Souls. He discovered Shui Bing'er poisoned and in danger from Li Lingtian, and watched their battle from hiding.

• Fang Xuan killed the girl who had tried to stab him with a dagger coated in Purple Venom, then watched the Nether Wolf's Hundred-Year Soul Ring dissipate.
• Fang Xuan used his full Soul Power to advance to Level 11 Soul Master and learned that a God-Bestowed Blade could copy a Soul Master's Martial Soul.
• Fang Xuan sensed a fierce battle nearby and hurried through the forest toward the source of the flames and icy Soul Power.
• Fang Xuan recognized Shui Bing'er as she fought Li Lingtian, who had poisoned her with Passionate Rose and moved toward her.
• Fang Xuan hid in a tree and observed Shui Bing'er and Li Lingtian's confrontation.

Shui Bing'er defeated Li Lingtian, but the Passionate Rose weakened her and left her vulnerable to him. A cold, stern youth suddenly killed Li Lingtian with a beautiful, bloodless slash, leaving Shui Bing'er captivated by the blade and its wielder.

• Shui Bing'er fought Li Lingtian and overwhelmed him despite his higher Soul Power rank.
• Shui Bing'er shattered Li Lingtian's Crimson Flame Aegis with her third Soul Skill and left him severely injured.
• Li Lingtian revealed that the Passionate Rose made Shui Bing'er's Soul Power collapse, then approached her with malicious intent.
• Shui Bing'er cried for help as Li Lingtian reached toward her, but a black-haired youth appeared and beheaded him with a single slash.
• Shui Bing'er stared at the youth and his blade, unsure which had captivated her more.

Fang Xuan killed Li Lingtian and saved Shui Bing'er from the effects of Passionate Rose, but refused to reveal his name. When Shui Bing'er offered to repay him, Fang Xuan suddenly attacked her with his blade.

• Fang Xuan killed the wounded Li Lingtian with a single slash and began looting his corpse.
• Shui Bing'er, overwhelmed by Passionate Rose, lunged at Fang Xuan, but he dodged and then used Soul Power to suppress and neutralize most of the poison.
• After an hour, Shui Bing'er recovered her composure and thanked Fang Xuan, who refused to tell her his name.
• Shui Bing'er asked how she could repay Fang Xuan, and he asked her to let him slash her once before immediately swinging his blade at her.

Fang Xuan copied Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Soul and discovered it empowered his blade-drawing technique, though it initially remained dormant. He killed a five-hundred-year-old Dark Demonic Tiger with one icy slash, then considered absorbing the beast's Soul Ring.

• Fang Xuan used his God-Bestowed Blade to copy Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Soul and gained the Blade of Glacial Cold talent.
• Fang Xuan tried to summon the Ice Phoenix but could not awaken it, while Shui Bing'er confronted him about cutting her.
• A five-hundred-year-old Dark Demonic Tiger appeared, and Fang Xuan prepared to fight it while Shui Bing'er remained weakened.
• Fang Xuan drew his blade, awakening the Ice Phoenix, and used the Blade of Glacial Cold to freeze and shatter the Dark Demonic Tiger.
• A Yellow Soul Ring appeared, and Fang Xuan wondered whether his copied Martial Soul could absorb it.

Fang Xuan failed to absorb a Soul Ring but learned how his Copy Martial Soul enhanced his Blade Drawing Technique. After returning to Heaven Dou City, he parted ways with Shui Bing'er, who learned his true identity as the emperor’s illegitimate son.

• Fang Xuan watched the Yellow Soul Ring disappear after he failed to absorb it and assessed the Copy Martial Soul’s strengths and limits.
• Fang Xuan rode out of Sunset Forest and reached Heaven Dou City at dusk, with Shui Bing'er following him.
• Fang Xuan told Shui Bing'er his false name, Li Changshou, before Shui Yue'er arrived to reunite with her sister.
• Shui Yue'er revealed that the young man was actually Fang Xuan, the infamous prince and illegitimate son of Emperor Xue Ye.
• Shui Bing'er learned Fang Xuan's identity and heard about his past as an unawakened prince who had lived outside the Imperial Palace.

After Shui Bing'er discovered Fang Xuan's deception, he left her and Shui Yue'er and visited Old Madman's blacksmith shop to replace his damaged blade. Fang Xuan found a rare Famous Blade he desperately wanted, and someone offered to buy it for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Shui Bing'er confronted Fang Xuan after learning he was not Li Changshou, while Shui Yue'er doubted that he had saved her sister.
• Fang Xuan left the sisters and went to Old Madman's blacksmith shop to replace his damaged blade.
• Fang Xuan paid ten Gold Soul Coins for a new blade and examined Old Madman's curved swords, which suited his Blade Drawing Technique.
• Fang Xuan found a white Famous Blade and tried to buy it, but Old Madman demanded two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• A voice beside Fang Xuan offered to buy the Famous Blade for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Shui Bing'er bought Fang Xuan the blade White Blade · Shadowless as a thank-you for saving her, while Old Madman gave him a concealed soft sword belt. Fang Xuan left the blacksmith shop with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, newly armed and reflecting on the limits of his strength.

• Shui Bing'er arrived at Old Madman's shop and offered two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for White Blade · Shadowless, borrowing fifty thousand from Shui Yue'er.
• Fang Xuan protested that the blade was his, but Shui Bing'er explained that she had bought it as thanks for him saving her.
• Fang Xuan examined White Blade · Shadowless and considered how it would improve his fighting ability, while regretting that his Copy Martial Soul could not absorb Soul Rings.
• Old Madman finished forging Fang Xuan's concealed soft sword belt and gave it to him without charge.
• Fang Xuan left the shop with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, teasing Old Madman about his age; Old Madman wondered aloud whether he really looked old.

After saying goodbye to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, Fang Xuan returned to his home, where a masked assassin ambushed him. Though badly outmatched by the Soul Ancestor, Fang Xuan charged into the final clash, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Fang Xuan parted ways with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, privately resolving to avoid Shui Bing'er over the debt.
• Fang Xuan returned to the farmhouse courtyard his late mother had left him.
• A black-clad assassin struck at Fang Xuan, who dodged and discovered the attacker was a Soul Ancestor.
• Fang Xuan unleashed his Blade of Glacial Cold, but the assassin overwhelmed him with a single sword strike and sent him crashing into a wall.
• The assassin taunted Fang Xuan for not having awakened a Martial Soul, and Fang Xuan roared and charged at him.

Fang Xuan survived an assassination by tricking a powerful Soul Ancestor into hesitating when he named Qian Renxue, then killing him with a hidden Soft Sword. After finding a Soul Tool Ring on the assassin, Fang Xuan considered where he could find protection from future attacks.

• The man in black overwhelmed Fang Xuan, who pretended to surrender and asked who had sent the assassin.
• Fang Xuan named Qian Renxue, and the assassin's momentary shock gave Fang Xuan the chance to cut his throat with the Soft Sword.
• Fang Xuan concluded that Qian Renxue had ordered the attack and feared she would send more assassins after him.
• Fang Xuan searched the corpse, found a purple Soul Tool Ring with a few hundred Gold Soul Coins, and put it on.
• Fang Xuan destroyed the assassin's body with his ice power and considered seeking protection at Spirit Hall, Shrek Academy, or Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After recovering from an assassination attempt, Fang Xuan went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to enroll, hoping to find safety and access to its cultivation facilities. The guards rejected him when he admitted he was a commoner.

• Fang Xuan chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy over Spirit Hall and Shrek Academy, despite its rule that applicants must hold noble titles.
• After resting overnight, Fang Xuan ate breakfast in Heaven Dou City and traveled to the academy outside the city.
• Fang Xuan reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told the guards he had come to enroll.
• The scar-faced guard learned Fang Xuan was a commoner, ordered him to leave, and threatened to use force.

Fang Xuan proved his strength at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but learned that its noble-only admission rule barred him from enrolling. As he prepared to leave, twenty golden-armored soldiers arrived and knelt before him, greeting him as a prince.

• Fang Xuan defeated the two academy guards with a single Blade Drawing Technique slash after they threatened him for seeking admission.
• Qin Ming rebuked the guards for mistreating Fang Xuan and made them apologize.
• Qin Ming acknowledged Fang Xuan met the academy’s strength requirements but explained its noble-only rule prevented him from enrolling.
• Fang Xuan politely said farewell to Qin Ming and turned to leave the academy.
• Twenty golden-armored soldiers blocked Fang Xuan’s path, dismounted, and knelt to greet him as Your Highness the Prince.

Fang Xuan was summoned to the palace by Xue Ye, who offered him a distant lordship and a marriage to compensate for neglecting him. Fang Xuan refused and insisted on attending Heaven Dou Royal Academy, believing staying in Heaven Dou City was safer.

• The Golden Armored Guards revealed Fang Xuan was a prince and escorted him to the Imperial Palace at Xue Ye’s summons.
• Xue Ye apologized for neglecting Fang Xuan and acknowledged that he could not awaken a Martial Soul.
• Xue Ye offered Fang Xuan the lordship of Xue Nuo City and proposed a marriage to the youngest princess of the Balak Kingdom.
• Fang Xuan rejected the offer because he feared Spirit Hall might kill him if he left Heaven Dou City.
• Fang Xuan told Xue Ye that he only wished to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xue Ye allowed Fang Xuan to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, requiring him to reach Level 21 within a year or become the lord of Xue Nuo City. Xue Qinghe escorted Fang Xuan through the imperial garden, offered him a Crown Prince Token, and was left furious when Fang Xuan hugged and groped her.

• Xue Ye agreed to let Fang Xuan enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, with expulsion and appointment as lord of Xue Nuo City as the penalty if he failed to reach Level 21 within a year.
• Xue Ye assigned Xue Qinghe to arrange Fang Xuan's enrollment, and Fang Xuan recognized the Crown Prince as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Xue Qinghe treated Fang Xuan warmly in the imperial garden and promised to help him if he ran into trouble at the academy.
• Xue Qinghe gave Fang Xuan her Crown Prince Token and told him to call her Big Brother.
• Fang Xuan pretended to cry with gratitude, hugged Xue Qinghe, wiped his snot on her robes, and slapped her buttocks, enraging Qian Renxue beneath the disguise.

Fang Xuan received admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and set out to begin cultivating there. On the way, he encountered Shui Bing'er, who challenged him to a rematch at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament before leaving in anger.

• Qian Renxue said goodbye to Fang Xuan, then wondered how he had survived and reacted to the painful slap he had given her.
• Fang Xuan received his admission notice, while rumors about his place in the royal family spread through Heaven Dou City.
• Fang Xuan packed clothes and headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, determined to move in and start cultivating.
• Shui Bing'er caught up to Fang Xuan and told him she was leaving, then challenged him to a match at the tournament in two years.
• Fang Xuan advised Shui Bing'er to stay at Skywater Academy, and she stormed away, saying she never wanted to see him again.

Fang Xuan enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qian Renxue showed him around and arranged his lodging and teacher. After she left, he began training his Blade Drawing Technique beneath the night sky.

• Fang Xuan arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met Qian Renxue, who avoided his attempted hug and escorted him inside.
• Qian Renxue introduced the academy and explained its student and teacher ranks, then told Fang Xuan that Teacher Ruolan would guide his cultivation.
• Qian Renxue led Fang Xuan around the campus and brought him to the prepared courtyard where he would live.
• Qian Renxue hurried away when Fang Xuan tried to hug her again, while Fang Xuan considered how to use his relationship with her to obtain benefits.
• Fang Xuan drew his Shadowless Blade and practiced his Blade Drawing Technique beneath the night sky.

A newly escaped Thousand-Year Purple Thorn Master Mastiff attacked Heaven Dou Royal Academy students until Ye Lingling healed them with her Nine Heart Begonia. As the beast threatened Ye Lingling, a black-haired youth who had stood beneath a maple tree all day finally drew his sword.

• A Thousand-Year Purple Thorn Master Mastiff escaped its cage and attacked students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Training Ground.
• The beast defeated and badly injured the students before it could kill them.
• Ye Lingling appeared and healed the students with her Nine Heart Begonia, urging them not to give up.
• The students rallied and charged the beast, which identified Ye Lingling as the healer and struck her beneath a maple tree.
• As the beast raised its claw to kill Ye Lingling, the black-haired youth beneath the tree erupted into motion and drew his snow-white longsword.

Fang Xuan killed a Purple Thorn Master Mastiff with one slash and advanced to Soul Grandmaster after a year of training. Ye Lingling came to thank him and repay her debt, and he asked to slash her once before attacking with his God-Bestowed Blade.

• Fang Xuan killed the Purple Thorn Master Mastiff in front of the shocked students, including Ye Lingling.
• Fang Xuan left the Training Ground and leveled up in his courtyard, reaching Level 21 and Soul Grandmaster.
• Fang Xuan received a God-Bestowed Blade and reviewed his system status and slow proficiency gains.
• Ye Lingling visited Fang Xuan to thank him for saving her, but he initially tried to shut her out.
• Ye Lingling insisted on repaying her debt, and Fang Xuan asked to slash her once before his golden blade struck toward her.

Fang Xuan copied Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and gained the Blade of Healing talent. He tried to test its healing power on Ye Lingling, who attempted to flee, but he caught her and dragged her back inside.

• Fang Xuan confirmed that he had slashed Ye Lingling, while she complained and glared at him.
• Fang Xuan’s system announced that he had obtained the Nine Heart Begonia Soul and unlocked the Blade of Healing talent.
• Fang Xuan checked his status panel and decided to test the Nine Heart Begonia’s healing power on Ye Lingling.
• Fang Xuan apologized to Ye Lingling, then told her he wanted to slash her again, prompting her to run for the door.
• Fang Xuan caught Ye Lingling at the threshold, covered her mouth, and dragged her back into the house.

Fang Xuan tested the healing power of his Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul by cutting Ye Lingling’s finger and healing it with his Blade of Healing. He made Ye Lingling agree to keep his secret by promising her a meal, then led her to the academy restaurant, though she would pay.

• Fang Xuan cut Ye Lingling’s finger to test the healing ability of his Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Fang Xuan used his Blade of Healing to close Ye Lingling’s wound, astonishing her with its power.
• Fang Xuan threatened Ye Lingling to keep the healing secret, but she said she would tell her teacher unless he treated her to a meal.
• Fang Xuan agreed to take Ye Lingling to eat but made her pay because he had run out of money.
• Fang Xuan led Ye Lingling from the courtyard toward the restaurant in the academy’s central district.