Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan claimed he could cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s poison, then arranged to prove his ability by enduring Dugu Yan’s Jade Scale Snake Poison. His Nine Heart Begonia cleared the venom, leaving Dugu Bo to reconsider his claims.

• Fang Xuan told Dugu Bo that he was the only doctor who could cure the poison in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and demanded that Dugu Bo let him use Dugu Yan to prove it.
• Dugu Yan accused Fang Xuan of lying, while Fang Xuan provoked her and insisted her Jade Scale Snake Poison could not hurt him.
• Dugu Bo agreed to believe Fang Xuan temporarily if he survived Dugu Yan’s poison, warning that he would kill him if he failed.
• Dugu Yan released her Jade Scale Snake and enveloped Fang Xuan in poisonous mist, leaving him visibly poisoned and in pain.
• Fang Xuan’s Nine Heart Begonia dispelled the venom and restored him, and he calmly told Dugu Yan that he had disappointed her again.

Fang Xuan convinced Dugu Bo that he could cure the poison affecting him and Dugu Yan, then followed him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes. He left himself poised to search Dugu Bo’s herb garden for rare medicines.

• Dugu Yan was shocked when Fang Xuan recovered from her Jade Scale Snake Poison, and Dugu Bo wondered how he had survived.
• Fang Xuan refused to trust Dugu Bo without assurances, but Dugu Bo promised to spare and reward him if he cured the poison.
• Fang Xuan said he needed herbs to treat Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, so Dugu Bo offered him access to his herb garden.
• Dugu Bo led Fang Xuan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, where Fang Xuan claimed he was certain he could cure Dugu Bo’s poison.

Fang Xuan persuaded Dugu Bo to give him a day to prepare an antidote, then used the chance to explore and harvest the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes. By dusk, he had found the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, his ultimate targets.

• Fang Xuan promised Dugu Bo an antidote within a day, and Dugu Bo left him alone in the valley.
• Dugu Yan accused Fang Xuan of deceiving her grandfather, but Fang Xuan drove her away by pretending he was about to bathe.
• Fang Xuan discovered and harvested the Snow Silkworm, Cinnabar Lotus, and Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Fang Xuan found the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explored the garden, spotting numerous other Immortal Herbs.
• Fang Xuan discovered the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot near dusk.

Fang Xuan consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then endured their opposing powers in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes as the Nine Heart Begonia helped him absorb their medicinal energy. By deep night, he emerged with a remade body and had risen to Level 30.

• Fang Xuan harvested the two Immortal Herbs with a jade shovel and ate them while their extreme heat and cold temporarily counteracted each other.
• Fang Xuan endured the herbs’ alternating heat and cold, then plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes to survive their effects.
• The Nine Heart Begonia stabilized the violent energies and helped Fang Xuan absorb their medicinal power, repeatedly healing him as his body broke apart.
• Fang Xuan’s Soul Power surged from Level 22 to Level 30 as the herbs remade his body.
• Fang Xuan leaped out of the spring naked, clenched his fist, and laughed with delight at reaching Level 30.

After reaching level 30, Fang Xuan prepared an ordinary medicinal primer and explained how Dugu Bo could remove the deadly poison from his body. Dugu Bo accepted the medicine and considered transferring the poison into his Soul Bones, while Fang Xuan left the choice to him.

• Fang Xuan absorbed the Immortal Herbs’ power, rose from level 22 to level 30, and discovered Dugu Yan watching him before she fled.
• Fang Xuan prepared ordinary medicine to ease Dugu Bo’s poison symptoms, relying on the medicinal power in his blood for the real cure.
• Dugu Bo arrived the next morning and suspected Fang Xuan had deceived him when he found the bottle contained ordinary medicine.
• Fang Xuan explained that the medicine was only a primer and said Dugu Bo needed to force the poison into his Soul Bones to remove it completely.
• Dugu Bo recognized the method but worried that attempting it could trigger a fatal backlash, and Fang Xuan left the decision to him.

Fang Xuan negotiated his freedom and treatment for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in exchange for one favor, then prepared to leave for Heaven Dou Academy’s official Genius Battle. Dugu Bo discovered Fang Xuan had emptied his herb garden, and Fang Xuan left for the competition with the herbs while Dugu Bo cursed him.

• Fang Xuan persuaded Dugu Bo to spare him and perform one additional favor by promising to treat Dugu Bo and cure Dugu Yan’s Deadly Poison.
• Fang Xuan spent three days with Dugu Bo, improved his Soul Power, and decided to leave for the official Genius Battle at Heaven Dou Academy.
• Fang Xuan prepared to depart with his Spatial Ring full of herbs after Dugu Yan had already returned to the academy.
• Dugu Bo confronted Fang Xuan over the Immortal Herbs and Precious Medicine he had taken from the herb garden.
• Fang Xuan insisted the herbs were his agreed condition, said he had left the roots and seeds, and left for the competition as Dugu Bo cursed him.

Fang Xuan arrived at the Genius Battle just before being disqualified, and the first match against Howard began. The crowd watched as Fang Xuan prepared to test his recent cultivation.

• Howard waited impatiently on the arena while Emperor Xue Ye learned that Fang Xuan had qualified for the Genius Battle.
• Meng Shenji was about to declare Howard the winner after Fang Xuan failed to appear, despite Ruolan pleading for more time.
• Fang Xuan arrived at the last moment, drawing boos from the crowd and relief from Ruolan and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan vowed to defeat Fang Xuan herself, while Yu Tianheng promised to avenge her during the competition.
• Meng Shenji confirmed Fang Xuan remained eligible and announced the start of his match against Howard.

Fang Xuan defeated Howard with a single slash in the academy competition, shocking the crowd and earning Xue Ye’s attention. Afterward, Fang Xuan’s Blade Drawing Technique advanced to the Lesser Completion Stage.

• Howard introduced himself and attacked Fang Xuan with his Brown Bear Martial Soul and third Soul Skill, Brown Bear Mountain Splitting Palm.
• Fang Xuan countered with the Blade Drawing Technique, breaking Howard’s breastbone and knocking him unconscious with one slash.
• The contestants, spectators, and education committee members reacted with shock, while Meng Shenji praised Fang Xuan’s strength.
• Xue Ye began to take Fang Xuan seriously, and Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi congratulated him on the Fifth Prince’s performance.
• Fang Xuan received a Soul Power reward and a notification that his Blade Drawing Technique had advanced to the Lesser Completion Stage.

Fang Xuan's Blade Drawing Technique advanced to Lesser Completion, granting him Storm Slash and Swallow Return. He watched Yu Tianheng defeat Chen Lin in one move and left after Dugu Yan taunted him, with their rivalry still unresolved.

• Fang Xuan's Blade Drawing Technique reached Lesser Completion, increasing its damage and rewarding him with Storm Slash and Swallow Return.
• Yu Tianheng confronted Fang Xuan and declared he would wait for him in the finals.
• Yu Tianheng defeated Chen Lin with a single Thunder Dragon Claw, astonishing the spectators and impressing Fang Xuan.
• Dugu Yan mocked Fang Xuan and claimed he would fare worse than Chen Lin against Yu Tianheng.
• Fang Xuan stayed calm and left the Competition Ground without responding to Dugu Yan.

After the first day of the Genius Battle, Fang Xuan shut himself in and ate three rare herbs to increase his Soul Power. He kept his remaining Immortal Grade Herbs as future trump cards and sources of leverage.

• The Genius Battle produced several rising stars, with Yu Tianheng widely regarded as the strongest contestant and likely champion.
• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi visited and spoke with promising young competitors.
• Fang Xuan returned home early and sorted through the herbs he had taken from Dugu Bo’s garden, deciding to save most of his Immortal Grade Herbs for later.
• Fang Xuan swallowed the Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma, Snow Silkworm, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew one after another.
• The herbs’ surging Medicinal Power spread through Fang Xuan’s body as his Soul Power rapidly increased.

After absorbing rare medicinal treasures, Fang Xuan gained greatly enhanced vision and approached the Soul Elder realm. With a Soul Bone offered as the Genius Battle’s championship prize, he set his sights on winning, but Yu Feng stood in his way as he fought for a place in the top ten.

• Fang Xuan’s vision transformed after he absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and he named his new ability the Nameless Eye.
• Fang Xuan checked his status and found his Soul Power had risen to 452, with a breakthrough to Soul Elder expected after he absorbed the remaining medicinal power.
• The Genius Battle offered hereditary titles to the top ten, a selectable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring to the top three, and a Soul Bone to the champion.
• Fang Xuan decided to fight for the championship because he could absorb Soul Bones, then defeated opponents in single slashes over two days and attracted Xue Ye’s attention.
• On the tournament’s fourth day, Fang Xuan faced level-thirty-six Battle Soul Venerable Yu Feng, with a top-ten place at stake.

Fang Xuan faced Yu Feng, a level 36 speed-focused Soul Master, in the tournament and used his newly acquired Nameless Eye to counter Yu Feng’s overwhelming speed. He defeated Yu Feng with Swallow Return, leaving the audience stunned.

• Fang Xuan drew his blade at Yu Feng, but Yu Feng used his Wind Chime Bird Martial Soul to evade the strike and unleash a barrage of Wind Blades.
• Fang Xuan used Blade of Glacial Cold to freeze and shatter Yu Feng’s Wind Blades, then activated his new Nameless Eye.
• Yu Feng used his third Soul Skill, Ghost Shadow Void Slash, to attack Fang Xuan from constantly changing angles and appeared behind him.
• Fang Xuan tracked Yu Feng with the Nameless Eye and counterattacked with Swallow Return, increasing his Blade Drawing Speed by 30%.
• Fang Xuan’s strike sent Yu Feng flying off the arena, where Yu Feng fainted, while Fang Xuan remained standing with his bloodied blade.

Fang Xuan defeated Yu Feng and secured a place among the Genius Battle’s top ten, then advanced to Soul Elder and discovered that his Blade Drawing System had upgraded. He began inspecting its new functions, with the finals set to begin in seven days.

• Fang Xuan defeated Yu Feng with a single slash, earning a place among the top ten and drawing praise from Teacher Ruolan and Qin Ming.
• The academy’s top ten were confirmed, and the finals were scheduled to begin seven days later.
• Fang Xuan used the system to advance to Soul Elder, reaching Level 31 and gaining another God-Bestowed Blade.
• The system upgraded and revealed new functions, including Personal Information, Shop, Lottery, Reinforcement Furnace, and Backpack.
• Fang Xuan inspected his updated attributes, weapon details, and initial Saber Intent, then began examining the new functions.

Fang Xuan explored the upgraded system’s shop, lottery, and Reinforcement Furnace, discovering new ways to obtain soul rings and strengthen weapons. He used his three free lottery draws and ended with an 800-year soul ring and 100 blade draws, while the Reinforcement Furnace promised another costly gamble.

• Fang Xuan discovered that the shop sold Copy Soul Rings that increased his Copy Martial Soul’s proficiency, but he had no blade draws and chose not to buy a Hundred-Year ring.
• Fang Xuan found a Hundred-Thousand-Year Copy Soul Ring among the lottery prizes and received three free draws for activating the lottery for the first time.
• Fang Xuan’s first draw yielded only a request to try again, while his second gave him 100 blade draws.
• Fang Xuan’s final draw awarded him an 800-year soul ring, and the prizes entered his inventory.
• Fang Xuan opened the Reinforcement Furnace and saw that strengthening a weapon cost 100 blade draws, with costs rising at higher levels.

Fang Xuan defeated Shi Mo in the Grand Finals after breaking through the defense of his Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit. The system rewarded Fang Xuan with Soul Power and Blade Drawings, and he realized that defeating stronger opponents could greatly increase his strength.

• Fang Xuan faced Shi Mo, whose Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit protected him from Fang Xuan’s Blade Drawing Technique.
• Shi Mo possessed himself with the Black Tortoise Spirit and struck Fang Xuan, drawing blood.
• Fang Xuan counterattacked with Storm Slash, shattered Shi Mo’s barrier, and wounded him.
• Meng Shenji announced Fang Xuan’s victory as Shi Mo fell.
• The system awarded Fang Xuan 100 Blade Drawings and 100 Soul Power, and Fang Xuan considered how future victories might yield greater rewards.

The Genius Battle Grand Finals narrowed the field to five contestants, and a bye sent Douglas directly into the top three. Fang Xuan’s semifinal match against Chu Zhongtian began, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Yu Tianheng, Chu Zhongtian, Osler, and Douglas won their finals matches, joining Fang Xuan among the five advancing contestants.
• The referees drew the next-round matchups, giving Douglas a bye while Yu Tianheng faced Osler and Fang Xuan faced Chu Zhongtian.
• Yu Tianheng quickly defeated the already-injured Osler and advanced to the top three.
• Xue Ye asked Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi whether Fang Xuan could beat Chu Zhongtian, and Ning Fengzhi said anything was possible.
• Teacher Ruolan worried about Fang Xuan’s chances, while Qin Ming reassured her and Ye Lingling quietly cheered for Fang Xuan.
• Meng Shenji started the match, and Fang Xuan and Chu Zhongtian charged at each other.

Fang Xuan fought Chu Zhongtian despite being badly outmatched, and Chu Zhongtian’s Golden Winged Great Peng Martial Soul left him gravely injured. Fang Xuan revealed the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul to heal himself completely, leaving the battle poised to begin again.

• Chu Zhongtian summoned his Golden Winged Great Peng Martial Soul and struck Fang Xuan down in their first clash.
• Fang Xuan charged back into battle, wounding Chu Zhongtian, but Chu Zhongtian’s golden peng claw broke Fang Xuan’s arm and crushed his chest.
• Chu Zhongtian urged Fang Xuan to surrender as the crowd expected him to lose.
• Fang Xuan activated the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and healed all his injuries before the astonished audience.
• Fang Xuan challenged Chu Zhongtian to start their fight again.

Fang Xuan defeated Chu Zhongtian in the Genius Battle by enduring his attacks with the Nine Heart Begonia's healing and finishing him with an icy blade strike. Xue Ye began to recognize Fang Xuan's potential, while Qian Renxue saw his growing influence as a threat to her position.

• Fang Xuan's healing let him recover from Chu Zhongtian's attacks until he took control of the match, and Meng Shenji told Chu Zhongtian to treat him like a Support Soul Master.
• Chu Zhongtian unleashed his third Soul Skill, Sky Peng Ten Thousand Swords Kill, to try to defeat Fang Xuan in one blow.
• Fang Xuan used Blade of Ice to freeze Chu Zhongtian's feather arrows and strike him, sending him into the wall and knocking him unconscious.
• Fang Xuan received 100 blade draws and Soul Power, raising his level to LV31 and bringing his usable blade draws to 300.
• Xue Ye praised Fang Xuan and decided to reward him, while Qian Renxue watched with concern over his growing standing and then smiled coldly.

Douglas defeated Yu Tianheng in one move, revealing that he was an eighteen-year-old Four-Ring Soul Sect Master. Fang Xuan refused to surrender before their final, but then left the Competition Ground alone.

• Douglas defeated Yu Tianheng with one move and revealed his four Soul Rings, including a five-thousand-year ring.
• Dugu Yan rushed onto the arena to protect Yu Tianheng, and Ye Lingling healed him with her Nine Heart Begonia.
• Yu Tianheng admitted defeat, while the spectators and judges assumed Douglas would win the Genius Battle.
• Douglas challenged Fang Xuan to surrender, but Fang Xuan shattered Douglas's internal energy with a slash and accepted the fight.
• Fang Xuan ignored the crowd's doubts, sheathed his Shadowless Blade, and left the Competition Ground alone.

With the Genius Battle final approaching, Emperor Xue Ye tried to make Fang Xuan concede to Douglas for the Heaven Dou Empire’s sake. Fang Xuan refused and left determined to use the next three days to find a way to win.

• Fang Xuan vowed not to admit defeat before the final against Douglas.
• Emperor Xue Ye summoned Fang Xuan and explained that Douglas’s victory over a Heaven Dou prince could damage the Empire and embolden the Balak Kingdom.
• Emperor Xue Ye offered Fang Xuan rewards, including a Soul Bone, if he withdrew, but Fang Xuan firmly refused.
• Emperor Xue Ye pointed out that Fang Xuan was Rank 31 while Douglas was level 41; Fang Xuan admitted he could not win as things stood.
• Fang Xuan invoked the saying about seeing someone in a new light after three days and left the palace, resolved to grow stronger before the final.