Chapter Summaries

Mu Zhe arranged for the gatekeeper to watch Yu Xiaogang and waited until Yu Xiaogang entered the academy alone before ambushing him and Luoshanpao. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang trapped in a sack and desperately trying to stop his attackers by invoking his reputation and Spirit Hall title.

• Mu Zhe sent the gatekeeper to buy bedding and ordered him to monitor Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang returned from Spirit Hall, hoping to find a student with Innate Full Soul Power to prove his theories.
• The gatekeeper reported Yu Xiaogang's arrival, and Mu Zhe waited to confirm he was alone before making his move.
• Mu Zhe sent two black shadows to sack Yu Xiaogang and knock him to the ground.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luoshanpao, but more black shadows struck it and pulled it into a sack.
• Yu Xiaogang pleaded with his attackers, claiming to be a theoretical Master and an honorary elder of Spirit Hall.

Mu Zhe rented a courtyard in Nuoding City and decided to alter his Spirit Hall records to keep his powerful Martial Soul abilities hidden. He destroyed his own records, made a new Martial Soul certificate, and left Tang San's records untouched before returning to the courtyard.

• Mu Zhe asked a restaurant waiter for directions to Spirit Hall, then decided to find a safer place for the Blue Silver Emperor while remaining in Nuoding City until he obtained Yu Xiaogang's storage Soul Tool.
• Mu Zhe rented a courtyard near Nuoding Academy and let the Blue Silver Emperor keep the soul bone, warning her to protect it.
• Mu Zhe followed Su Yuntao into Spirit Hall while using his Void State and found the room where awakening records were kept.
• Mu Zhe destroyed his own records and made himself a new Martial Soul certificate stamped with Spirit Hall's seal.
• Mu Zhe considered altering Tang San's records but decided against risking Spirit Hall's attention, so he resealed them and returned them to their place.

Mu Zhe entered the Soul Hunting Forest and spent three days searching for a suitable soul beast. He killed a five-hundred-year Nether Leopard and began absorbing its Spirit Ring, breaking through the shackles on his Soul Power.

• Mu Zhe bypassed the patrol soldiers by entering the Void State and traveled into the Soul Hunting Forest.
• A Wild Forest Boar charged at Mu Zhe, but he evaded it with the Void State and continued deeper into the forest.
• After three days of searching, Mu Zhe found a five-hundred-year Nether Leopard and ambushed it with a spear.
• Mu Zhe dodged the Nether Leopard's attacks with the Void State, wounded it with a saber, and killed it with his Martial Soul.
• Mu Zhe absorbed the Nether Leopard's yellow Spirit Ring, endured the pain, and broke through the shackles restraining his Soul Power.

Mu Zhe ambushed Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, took his money, and left him in the hands of two women, then tested his Void State at Flender’s shop and stole a Plate Crystal. Back at the hotel, he broke the crystal and discovered it contained Dragon Whisker Needles.

• Dai Mubai paid for the Rose Hotel’s premium service, but Mu Zhe ambushed him, knocked him unconscious, and took his money pouch.
• Mu Zhe gave two middle-aged women Gold Soul Coins and left them to deal with Dai Mubai while he departed with Dai Mubai’s Golden Soul Cards.
• Mu Zhe entered Flender’s shop in the Void State; Flender briefly sensed a Soul Power fluctuation but could not see him.
• Mu Zhe used Shadow Strike to steal a Plate Crystal, leaving Flender a Star Luo Imperial Family Golden Soul Card in payment.
• Mu Zhe returned to the Rose Hotel, smashed the Plate Crystal, and tested a Dragon Whisker Needle on a table.

Mu Zhe escaped the enraged Soul Devouring Spider Empress and found shelter in a tree hollow to absorb the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider’s Spirit Ring. The absorption raised his Soul Power to Level twenty-three and produced eight spider-like bone spikes, which he recognized as an External Soul Bone.

• The awakened Soul Devouring Spider Empress rampaged through the valley and pursued Mu Zhe, but he escaped to the forest’s outer region.
• Mu Zhe noticed the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider was about to form a Spirit Ring and searched for a safe place to absorb it.
• Mu Zhe drove a family of rabbits from a tree hollow and had his shadow check the area for nearby threats.
• Mu Zhe absorbed the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider’s pale purple Spirit Ring, and his Soul Power rose to Level twenty-three.
• Eight spider-like bone spikes burst from Mu Zhe’s back, and he realized they were an External Soul Bone.

Mu Zhe traveled to Nuoding City despite Ah Yin’s pleas to avoid Tang Hao, intending to approach Tang San unseen and take his memories. From a hidden void, he watched Tang San spar with Xiao Wu and revealed that he already knew she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit.

• Mu Zhe learned that Tang Hao was guarding Tang San, but Ah Yin pleaded with him to turn back because Tang Hao was too dangerous.
• Mu Zhe reassured Ah Yin that his abilities could hide them from Tang Hao and explored Nuoding City with her until nightfall.
• Mu Zhe and Ah Yin watched Tang San ask Xiao Wu to use her Gentle Technique during their nightly sparring.
• Ah Yin sensed Xiao Wu’s unusual aura, and Mu Zhe identified her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit under Tang Hao’s watch.
• Ah Yin asked whether Mu Zhe wanted Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring and soul bone, and he said her abilities were unsuitable and promised not to harm Ah Yin, whom he called his pet.

After Dai Mubai was injured, Tang San told him that he had lost one of his testicles but that the other remained usable, while Flender was left in despair after suffering a similar injury. Mu Zhe abducted Dragon Whisker Needle, and Dai Mubai questioned Da Wu about her relationship with Zhu Zhu and Mu Zhe.

• Tang San treated Dai Mubai and told him that one of his testicles was gone but the other could still be used, making Dai Mubai burst into tears.
• Ning Rongrong carried Flender to Ma Hongjun Academy, where Tang San gave him recovery Sugar Beans, but Flender remained devastated after learning that he had lost one.
• Dragon Whisker Needle confronted Zhu Zhu about what had happened, and Zhu Zhu sent Dai Mubai and Da Wu back to the academy before explaining that Flender had been hit there.
• Mu Zhe searched Dragon Whisker Needle's consciousness, learned the truth, and knocked her unconscious before carrying her to the Rose Hotel.
• After leaving Dragon Whisker Needle there, Dai Mubai asked Da Wu what her relationship was with Zhu Zhu and Mu Zhe.

Mu Zhe searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Devouring Demonic Spider, hoping its Spirit Ring would grant him a devouring ability. After realizing he lacked reliable leads, he left the forest and learned that Spirit Hall might have useful records.

• Mu Zhe entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Devouring Demonic Spider for his second Spirit Ring.
• After searching without finding his target, Mu Zhe realized he should have gathered information before entering the forest.
• Mu Zhe returned to a nearby town and bought the intelligence shop’s detailed records on the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider.
• When Mu Zhe asked for sighting leads, the attendant said the shop had none and suggested he seek information from Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue learned that the young Soul Elder Mu Zhe had beaten Xue Beng and decided to seek him out and try to recruit him. Meanwhile, Xue Beng led a group of disguised fighters to attack Mu Zhe, setting up a confrontation.

• Qian Renxue changed from her female appearance into Xue Qinghe and reviewed state memorials and Spirit Hall intelligence reports.
• Qian Renxue learned that Mu Zhe, a boy under twelve and a Soul Elder, had beaten Xue Beng after he tried to abduct Dugu Yan's friend.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to watch Mu Zhe and Xue Beng, then decided to meet Mu Zhe and recruit him if possible.
• Xue Beng gathered a group of twelve fighters, including a Soul King, and led them toward Mu Zhe's residence to beat him without killing him.

Mu Zhe enrolled at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy and arranged for the gatekeeper not to obstruct Tang San when he arrived. He settled into First House while considering how to deal with Yu Xiaogang, whose dormitory was too crowded for a move.

• Mu Zhe arrived at the academy, learned from the gatekeeper that Yu Xiaogang lived in the teachers’ dormitory, and paid him to let Tang San enroll without obstruction.
• Mu Zhe presented a forged Martial Soul certificate to Director Su, who registered him after seeing his Shadow Martial Soul and level-five Innate Soul Power.
• A teacher led Mu Zhe to First House and warned him not to bully the other students.
• Mu Zhe noticed that Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory was among many occupied rooms and decided the crowded building was not a good place to act.

During the Shrek Academy assessment, Mu Zhe pulled the injured Xiao Wu into his arms and treated her, enraging Tang Hao, who then fought Ning Rongrong. Duan Feng refused to accept the assessment’s end and challenged Ning Rongrong again, while Bao Liuli’s Dragon Whisker Needles unexpectedly pierced Ning Rongrong; the chapter ended with the fight still underway.

• Mu Zhe shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to catch Xiao Wu and tend to her injuries, provoking Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao confronted Ning Rongrong over the injuries to Xiao Wu, and the two fought while Duan Feng and Bao Liuli supported Tang Hao.
• Duan Feng rejected the decision to end the assessment and asked Ning Rongrong to relight an incense stick so she and Tang Hao could continue fighting.
• Bao Liuli fired Dragon Whisker Needles at Duan Feng Na, and Ning Rongrong noticed the attack as Tang Hao prepared his hidden weapons.

Mu Zhe, a transmigrated orphan in Wanghun Village, awaited his Martial Soul awakening and tried to hide how much he understood about Douluo Continent. At the Spirit Hall, Su Yuntao began the ceremony by transforming through his Lone Wolf Martial Soul, leaving the children frightened.

• Mu Zhe recalled his previous life and realized he had been reborn in Douluo Continent as a six-year-old orphan adopted by Old Tom.
• Mu Zhe worried that he might inherit a weak Martial Soul, while Old Tom reassured him that he would awaken a good one.
• Mu Zhe joined nine other children at the village Spirit Hall for the annual awakening ceremony.
• Su Yuntao introduced himself as a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster and set out the awakening equipment.
• Su Yuntao possessed his Lone Wolf Martial Soul, transforming into a wolf-like figure and frightening the children.

Mu Zhe met Dugu Bo at Dugu Manor and explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul’s poison was slowly killing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo acknowledged Mu Zhe’s accurate assessment but demanded proof that he could cure them while preserving their poison arts.

• Dugu Yan warned Mu Zhe about Dugu Bo’s temper as they walked to Dugu Manor.
• Dugu Bo considered Mu Zhe’s letter and restrained himself from attacking because Mu Zhe might be able to save Dugu Yan.
• Mu Zhe emerged from his Void State, greeted Dugu Bo, and impressed him with his concealment and Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Mu Zhe could save Dugu Yan, and Mu Zhe explained the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul’s deadly backlash.
• Dugu Yan worried that Dugu Bo would die, and Dugu Bo snapped that she would anger him to death instead.
• Dugu Bo confirmed Mu Zhe’s account of his past encounters and asked why he should believe Mu Zhe could cure their poison while preserving their poison arts.

Mu Zhe stripped memories from the Blue Silver Emperor and learned why Tang Hao had led her into danger, though she had never confirmed her suspicions. The Blue Silver Emperor grew gravely weak, so Mu Zhe absorbed her right leg bone and encountered a spiritual essence of Ah Yin within it.

• Mu Zhe stripped the Blue Silver Emperor's memories and discovered that Tang Hao had arranged for her aura to draw Spirit Hall's pursuit, apparently intending to sacrifice her for his sect and child.
• Mu Zhe realized that stripping the Blue Silver Emperor's memories had left her listless, and he tried returning her Soul Bone without success.
• Mu Zhe absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, hoping its power might heal her.
• Mu Zhe opened his eyes in a blue-green grassland and met the Blue Silver Emperor's spiritual essence, who called him a little thief.
• Mu Zhe asked whether he should call her Blue Silver Emperor or Ah Yin, and suspected that she had synchronized with her nearby main body's memories.

Qian Renxue, posing as Xue Qinghe, stopped Xue Beng from retaliating against Mu Zhe and visited him to offer thanks and a royal token. As Mu Zhe accepted it, Qian Renxue noticed something about his outstretched hand that shocked her.

• Xue Qinghe confronted Xue Beng outside Mu Zhe’s courtyard and made him apologize for bullying a commoner.
• She Long defeated Hua Qiang, then opened the courtyard gate for Qian Renxue and restrained Xue Beng’s men.
• Qian Renxue brought Xue Beng inside, thanked Mu Zhe, and introduced herself as the crown prince.
• Mu Zhe and Qian Renxue spoke about his strength as a Soul Elder, but he did not reveal how he fought above his rank.
• Qian Renxue gave Mu Zhe a royal token to protect him from future trouble, then stared at his hand in shock.

Mu Zhe used a trace of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' origin to remove the bloodline restraint preventing Ah Yin from transforming into a human. Ah Yin succeeded, and the two kissed as Mu Zhe asked her for something “all-natural.”

• Mu Zhe gave Ah Yin a trace of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' origin, which contained Divine Power, and explained that it could help her overcome the resistance to Humanoid Transformation.
• When Ah Yin could not refine the energy herself, Mu Zhe infused it into her body and watched her begin the transformation method.
• Mu Zhe used the origin power to destroy the bloodline restraint, and Ah Yin transformed into a human.
• Ah Yin threw herself into Mu Zhe's arms, and they kissed as she gradually returned his affection.
• Mu Zhe told Ah Yin he liked her, then asked to have a sip of something “all-natural”; Ah Yin protested before he kissed her again.

Mu Zhe reunited with Ah Yin in his Inner Space, where she chose to stay and cultivate, then returned to Douluo Continent to find Dugu Bo. At Dugu Manor, Dugu Yan confronted her grandfather about Mu Zhe’s disappearance, while Dugu Bo lied that Mu Zhe had left without saying goodbye.

• Mu Zhe and Ah Yin reconciled, and Ah Yin agreed to call him her husband.
• Ah Yin chose to remain in Mu Zhe’s Inner Space to cultivate after her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul changed.
• Mu Zhe gathered the poisonous miasma around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into an unstable Poison Bead.
• Mu Zhe found no sign of Dugu Bo at the former site of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and headed to Heaven Dou City to keep his promise to cure Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan questioned Dugu Bo about Mu Zhe, and Dugu Bo claimed Mu Zhe had left after cultivating and blamed him for leaving without saying goodbye.

At the Rose Hotel, Mu Zhe manipulated Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai while Tang San remained unconscious and dreamed of Xiao Wu marrying Mu Zhe. The chapter left Tang San waking to find Xiao Wu missing, while Mu Zhe and the women continued on together.

• Mu Zhe comforted Ning Rongrong and drew her into his arms, while Tang San’s dream of Xiao Wu and Mu Zhe caused him to spit blood.
• Mu Zhe, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong arrived at the Rose Hotel and booked its last room after the attendant said no others were available.
• Dai Mubai went to bathe, and Mu Zhe drew Xiao Wu close and made her massage him, leaving her embarrassed and resentful.
• Dai Mubai returned from the bathroom, saw Mu Zhe with Xiao Wu, and confronted him jealously before he stopped her from continuing.
• Tang San woke at the Red Ocean, realized Xiao Wu was missing, and searched the room while Mu Zhe’s family’s men held him back.

After Qian Renxue’s attempt to stage a rescue failed, she introduced herself to Mu Zhe as Dong Xue’er and went with him to eat and explore the marketplace. She grew curious about Mu Zhe’s abilities and hoped to win him over, while Mu Zhe kept his own thoughts to himself.

• Qian Renxue claimed she had rescued Mu Zhe by chance, and Mu Zhe apologized for suspecting her.
• Mu Zhe and Qian Renxue discussed their cultivation and Soul Bone abilities over a meal, but neither revealed everything.
• Mu Zhe told Qian Renxue that his flying ability came from a left leg bone.
• Qian Renxue agreed to stroll through the marketplace with Mu Zhe, hoping to get closer to him and learn his secrets.

After three years devouring the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ origins, Mu Zhe reached level fifty-three and gained control over ice and fire. His new connection to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well let him begin uprooting the spring and valley, leaving Dugu Bo fleeing as the land shook and shadows spread.

• Mu Zhe condensed a Spirit Ring from the Fire Dragon King's origin, reached level fifty-three, and found his Spirit Rings and Spiritual Power had grown tremendously.
• Mu Zhe sensed a connection to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used his Spiritual Power to perceive the spring, valley, and surrounding poisonous miasma.
• Mu Zhe sent dense shadows through the space to uproot the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the valley around it.
• Dugu Bo sensed the upheaval and powerful Spiritual Power, then escaped beyond the shadows’ reach.
• Dugu Bo remembered Mu Zhe and Ah Yin were still inside and then stared in disbelief at what he saw.