Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xuan awakened three divine martial souls and learned that his system had restarted with missions to earn Soul Skills and a Soul Tool. After Su Yuntao reported his talent to Spirit Hall, Xiao Xuan looked forward to joining and began cultivating.

• Su Yuntao witnessed Xiao Xuan's Three Lives Martial Soul awakening and praised his talent to City Lord Xiao.
• City Lord Xiao celebrated Xiao Xuan's talent, while Su Yuntao urged the family to wait for Spirit Hall's invitation.
• Su Yuntao left to report Xiao Xuan's awakening to his superiors, hoping to gain recognition for discovering him.
• Xiao Xuan identified his martial souls as Winged Dragon, Giant Soldier, and Sky Dragon, and found that his system had restarted with first-ring missions and a faction-selection reward.
• Xiao Xuan reviewed the system's Soul Skill rewards and decided to begin cultivating.

Xiao Xuan demonstrated his Three Illusion Gods Martial Soul to Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and passed Spirit Hall’s assessment with a display that astonished him. Yue Guan took Xiao Xuan to meet his new companions, including a girl with a fox martial soul.

• Xiao Xuan accompanied Su Yuntao to meet Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who warned them that he expected accurate information about Xiao Xuan’s martial souls.
• Yue Guan offered Su Yuntao a place in the Main Hall Enforcement Team and asked Xiao Xuan to summon his martial souls.
• Xiao Xuan manifested the Blood-red Dragon and the Giant Soldier, impressing Yue Guan with their powerful auras.
• Xiao Xuan summoned the golden phoenix bird, whose holy energy shocked Yue Guan and convinced him that Xiao Xuan exceeded expectations.
• Yue Guan carried Xiao Xuan away to meet his new companions and mentioned a girl with a fox martial soul.

Xiao Xuan arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest, where Hu Liena was assigned to help him obtain a first soul ring of at least four hundred years. He joined Hu Liena’s group at their campsite and noticed hostility from Xie Yue, Yan, and the others.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Xiao Xuan that Hu Liena would help him find a soul ring and that she had to complete the task alone.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Xiao Xuan to the Soul Hunting Forest and left him with Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena welcomed Xiao Xuan and led him toward the campsite.
• Xiao Xuan followed Hu Liena into the camp and spotted Xie Yue, Yan, and the others watching him with hostility.

Xiao Xuan joined Hu Liena on a Soul Beast hunt after she defended him from Yan and the other Spirit Hall youths. Deep in the forest, they encountered a massive dark green python that looked familiar to Xiao Xuan.

• Yan and the other youths demanded that Xiao Xuan reveal his Martial Soul, but Hu Liena rebuked them and warned them not to cause trouble.
• Hu Liena took Xiao Xuan by the hand and led him into the Soul Hunting Forest to search for a suitable Soul Ring.
• Xiao Xuan told Hu Liena that lightning or wind attributes were his priorities, with dark or earth as alternatives.
• Hu Liena explained Soul Beasts to Xiao Xuan as they traveled deeper into the forest, but they found none that suited him.
• A huge dark green python surrounded Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena after they heard a strange cry and smelled blood.

Hu Liena defeated a nearly four-hundred-year Mandala Snake, which Xiao Xuan recognized as the soul beast meant to give Tang San his first soul ring. Xiao Xuan claimed the soul ring for his Sky Dragon Martial Soul, astonishing Hu Liena with its power.

• Hu Liena identified the Mandala Snake and attacked it with her three soul skills.
• Hu Liena blinded the snake, then tricked it into swallowing Deception Orbs that exploded inside its skull.
• After the snake fell, Hu Liena urged Xiao Xuan to claim its soul ring before it died.
• Xiao Xuan chose the Mandala Snake’s soul ring for Sky Dragon and absorbed it.
• Hu Liena saw Sky Dragon’s imposing phantom and wondered why Elder Ju had not told her about Xiao Xuan’s Martial Soul’s quality.

Xiao Xuan absorbed his first soul ring in a minute and revealed a devastating soul skill, astonishing Hu Liena. After learning he had reached level twenty, he asked to continue their hunt so he could obtain soul rings for his other martial souls.

• Hu Liena watched over Xiao Xuan as he absorbed his first soul ring, but he finished in about a minute without showing any discomfort.
• Xiao Xuan demonstrated his Thunder Summon, destroying several rows of trees and leaving Hu Liena stunned by its power.
• Hu Liena asked Xiao Xuan’s new level and was shocked when he revealed that he had reached level twenty.
• Xiao Xuan asked Hu Liena to continue their hunt so he could obtain first soul rings for the Winged Dragon and Giant Soldier martial souls.

Xiao Xuan returned to the camp with Hu Liena after obtaining a soul ring, but the team’s hostility led to a challenge from Li Kai. Xiao Xuan revealed his Sky Dragon martial soul and defeated Li Kai with one Thunder Summon, leaving the team stunned.

• Hu Liena refused to let Xiao Xuan seek another soul ring before they consulted the elders, and she brought him back to camp.
• Xie Yue and Yan questioned Xiao Xuan, while Hu Liena explained that he had obtained a suitable Mandala Snake soul ring and announced their return to Spirit Hall.
• At Yan’s prompting, Li Kai challenged Xiao Xuan to a sparring match, and Xiao Xuan accepted despite Hu Liena’s concern.
• Li Kai revealed his Black Horn Mountain Boar martial soul and charged at Xiao Xuan with his first soul skill.
• Xiao Xuan summoned his Sky Dragon martial soul and struck Li Kai in the face with Thunder Summon, hurling him into a boulder.

Xiao Xuan defeated Ling Kai with Thunder Summon, then revealed that he had held back and was already level twenty. Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived, disciplined the Spirit Hall Battle Team, examined Xiao Xuan’s three Martial Souls, and heard his request to obtain two more soul rings.

• Xiao Xuan blasted Ling Kai into a rock wall, and the camp’s teammates struggled to pull him free.
• Yan accused Xiao Xuan of striking too viciously, but Xiao Xuan said he had held back, and Hu Liena confirmed that his attack was far weaker than its full power.
• Hu Liena revealed that Xiao Xuan was level twenty, while Xie Yue apologized to him and pulled Yan away.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo returned, doubled Xie Yue and Yan’s training, tripled Ling Kai’s workload while he recovered, and asked Xiao Xuan to show his Martial Souls.
• Xiao Xuan summoned his three Martial Souls and explained that his soul skill came mainly from their nature rather than the Mandala Snake.
• Xiao Xuan asked Chrysanthemum Douluo if he could obtain his other two soul rings there as well.

Xiao Xuan convinced Chrysanthemum Douluo to take him to Spirit Hall so Bibi Dong could decide whether he should add spirit rings to his other two martial souls. On the way to the Pope's Palace, Hu Liena showed unusual fondness for him, and Xiao Xuan received a system reward whose purpose he did not understand.

• Xiao Xuan claimed a martial soul inheritance warned that he had to treat all three martial souls equally or he might not reach adulthood.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo decided to take Xiao Xuan to explain the situation to Bibi Dong, bringing Hu Liena along while the others returned on their own.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo carried Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena toward Spirit City, where Hu Liena cheerfully explained Spirit Hall and its surroundings to Xiao Xuan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo noticed Hu Liena's fondness for Xiao Xuan and thought they would make a good match if Xiao Xuan's martial soul problem could be solved.
• Upon reaching Spirit City, Xiao Xuan received the Soul Tool—Energy Card Box as a reward for completing the Faction Selection mission.

Xiao Xuan met Pope Bibi Dong, who inspected his three Martial Souls and heard that he had reached level twenty after obtaining his first Soul Ring. Bibi Dong recognized his extraordinary talent and asked him to explain the discrepancy Chrysanthemum Douluo had mentioned.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Xiao Xuan into the Pope's Palace while Hu Liena waited outside.
• Xiao Xuan revealed his Winged Dragon, Giant Soldier, and Sky Dragon Martial Souls to Bibi Dong and Ghost Douluo.
• Ghost Douluo noticed Xiao Xuan's level, and Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that he had risen directly to level twenty after obtaining a Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong praised Xiao Xuan's Martial Souls and speculated that his light-attribute Martial Soul was even more sacred than the Six-Winged Angel.
• Bibi Dong asked Xiao Xuan to explain the discrepancy Chrysanthemum Douluo had reported.

Xiao Xuan convinced Bibi Dong that his Three Lives Martial Soul required him to treat its martial souls equally, persuading her to approve first soul rings for Winged Dragon and Giant Soldier before Sky Dragon received a second. Bibi Dong suspected he was hiding something and tasked Chrysanthemum Douluo with watching him, while Xiao Xuan planned to reveal his soul rings’ automatic upgrades as a decoy.

• Bibi Dong tested Xiao Xuan by asking him to explain himself, and Xiao Xuan claimed his martial souls’ inheritance demanded balance and fairness.
• Xiao Xuan said Winged Dragon and Giant Soldier needed first soul rings before Sky Dragon could receive a second, and Bibi Dong approved the plan.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Xiao Xuan, who left believing she had noticed his deception and planned to observe him.
• Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that Xiao Xuan seemed dishonest and had appeared to tell her what to do.
• Bibi Dong acknowledged Xiao Xuan was hiding something and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to keep a closer eye on him.
• Ghost Douluo added that Hu Liena seemed unusually friendly toward Xiao Xuan and asked whether they should observe that too.

Xiao Xuan followed Hu Liena to the Spirit Hall Battle Team dormitory after Bibi Dong agreed to let him stay, then inspected his mysterious Energy Card Box in private. The chapter ended with him puzzling over the box’s charging indicator and card-game-like design.

• Hu Liena met Xiao Xuan outside the hall, offered to ask Bibi Dong to take him as a disciple, and led him to the team dormitory.
• Hu Liena explained that the team members lived together, showed Xiao Xuan the separate men’s and women’s wings, and told him to rest before they visited Soul Beast Manor.
• Xiao Xuan chose an unoccupied room and checked it for anything that might spy on him.
• Xiao Xuan opened his bag and examined the black iron Energy Card Box, which had a single opening and a screen displaying full charge.
• Xiao Xuan wondered whether the green bars indicated a charge level and whether the device was designed to store cards.

Xiao Xuan used the Energy Card Box to generate a Yu-Gi-Oh! Equipment Magic card called Thorn of Hatred and realized the cards could correspond to soul bones, Soul Beasts, and soul skills. He decided to keep the soul bone card for now and waited for Hu Liena to take him around the Soul Beast Manor.

• Xiao Xuan activated the full Energy Card Box and drew the Equipment Magic card Thorn of Hatred.
• Xiao Xuan identified Thorn of Hatred as a torso soul bone suited to plant-type Martial Souls and chose not to activate it because it offered little benefit to the Three Illusion Gods.
• Xiao Xuan considered selling the soul bone to Yue Guan rather than Tang San, but decided to wait until he had grown closer to Yue Guan.
• Xiao Xuan learned that the Energy Card Box charged by absorbing Soul Power, especially from hostile and resentful Soul Masters or Soul Beasts.
• Hu Liena came to fetch Xiao Xuan, invited him to eat, and offered to show him around the Soul Beast Manor.

Xiao Xuan ate with Hu Liena before choosing two Soul Beasts at Spirit Hall’s manor and quickly absorbing their soul rings. His new second-ring missions included an additional task to beat Tang San until he could not take care of himself, leaving Xiao Xuan worried about Tang Hao and puzzled by the reward, Xiao Wu’s Mark.

• Hu Liena ordered Xiao Xuan a large meal in Spirit Hall’s dining hall and explained how the food nourished Soul Masters.
• Hu Liena took Xiao Xuan to Spirit Hall’s Soul Beast Manor, where he selected two Soul Beasts for his Winged Dragon and Giant Soldier.
• Xiao Xuan killed the two Soul Beasts and absorbed their soul rings within minutes, gaining Sun God’s Protection and Divine Power Enhancement.
• Xiao Xuan checked his second-ring missions and discovered an additional task to beat Tang San until he could not take care of himself for the reward of Xiao Wu’s Mark.

Xiao Xuan planned to delay hunting for his second soul ring until he could deal with Tang San safely, and invited Hu Liena to accompany him home. He returned to his dormitory to stabilize his Soul Power and improve his abilities before facing Tang San.

• Xiao Xuan reviewed his mission and decided to postpone finding a second soul ring while he prepared to confront Tang San and account for Tang Hao.
• Hu Liena worried about Xiao Xuan after he absorbed his soul ring, and he asked whether he could return home after joining Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Xuan invited Hu Liena to visit his home, and she planned to ask Bibi Dong to accept him as a disciple so she could travel with him.
• Xiao Xuan returned to his dormitory and cultivated, sensing that his level-twenty Soul Power had room to grow beyond the limit of Innate Soul Power.
• Xiao Xuan planned to let a nearby Ghost Chrysanthemum Douluo notice his unusual advancement while he trained his soul-ring abilities.

Xiao Xuan became Bibi Dong’s disciple in name after she agreed to Hu Liena’s request, though she imposed restrictions and left his training largely to Elder Ju. Bibi Dong then sent Elder Ju to investigate Xiao Xuan and supervise him and Hu Liena, while allowing their relationship to develop naturally.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo summoned Xiao Xuan to the main hall, where Bibi Dong initially said she did not want a male disciple.
• Bibi Dong offered Xiao Xuan a private, conditional place as her disciple after someone promised that accepting him would bring an unexpected surprise.
• Xiao Xuan completed the disciple-taking ceremony, privately recognizing that his filial piety toward Bibi Dong had long since vanished.
• Bibi Dong told Xiao Xuan he could return to Nuoding City and begin formal training with the others later.
• After Xiao Xuan left, Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate his secret and oversee his and Hu Liena’s cultivation, then decided not to interfere in their relationship.
• Ghost Douluo questioned why Bibi Dong would let Hu Liena travel with Xiao Xuan, but she dismissed his concern.

Xiao Xuan left Spirit City with Hu Liena after learning that Bibi Dong had assigned them to travel to Nuo City. Xie Yue and Yan returned to find them departing together and, alarmed by their growing closeness, agreed to confront Xiao Xuan when they came back.

• Xiao Xuan asked Hu Liena about Spirit Hall Academy and learned that Bibi Dong's disciple status meant he would not need to attend its regular classes.
• Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena saw Xie Yue and Yan arrive at Spirit City after traveling from the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Hu Liena told Xie Yue that she and Xiao Xuan were going to Nuo City on Bibi Dong's orders, then left with Xiao Xuan.
• Xie Yue and Yan grew suspicious of Xiao Xuan's closeness with Hu Liena and agreed to talk with him after the pair returned.

Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena traveled to Nuoding City under the unseen protection of Chrysanthemum Douluo, growing closer along the way. After reaching the city, Xiao Xuan visited its Spirit Hall branch and ordered Ma Xiuno to secretly investigate Tang San.

• Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena continued their journey together while Chrysanthemum Douluo secretly guarded them.
• Hu Liena insisted that she and Xiao Xuan sleep in separate tents, and they traveled on after a quiet night.
• After five or six days, Xiao Xuan and Hu Liena arrived near Nuoding City, where Xiao Xuan held her hand and took her to the Spirit Hall branch.
• Ma Xiuno respectfully welcomed Hu Liena and Xiao Xuan, and Hu Liena let Xiao Xuan explain their reason for visiting.
• Xiao Xuan asked Ma Xiuno to mobilize the branch and secretly investigate Tang San, who had registered there with Innate Full Spirit Power and a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Xiao Xuan had Spirit Hall investigate Tang San while keeping his knowledge of Tang San’s identity secret from Hu Liena. Back at the City Lord’s Manor, he learned his older brother planned to confront work-study students at Nuoding Academy and decided to use the expected fight as an excuse to beat Tang San.

• Xiao Xuan asked Ma Xiuno to discreetly check how Tang San had been doing at Nuoding Academy, and Hu Liena authorized the request on his behalf.
• Xiao Xuan told Hu Liena he wanted to prove himself to Spirit Hall and withheld Tang San’s identity to avoid raising suspicion.
• Xiao Long welcomed Hu Liena and Xiao Xuan to the City Lord’s Manor, but Hu Liena dismissed the gathered nobles and went to her room.
• Xiao Xuan asked Xiao Chenyu about trouble at the academy, and Xiao Chenyu said two work-study students had appeared and he was preparing to teach them a lesson.
• Xiao Xuan encouraged Xiao Chenyu to confront the students and promised to back him up, intending to use the likely fight as his reason to take revenge on Tang San.

Xiao Xuan confirmed that Tang San had returned with his first Soul Ring and set his older brother Xiao Chenyu on course to confront the work-study students. While waiting at the academy, Xiao Xuan encountered Yu Xiaogang, who tried to recruit him as a disciple.

• Xiao Xuan received a report that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had left the academy, returned with Tang San's first Soul Ring, and registered at the branch hall.
• Xiao Xuan encouraged Xiao Chenyu to confront the work-study students, then separated from the group so his brother could lead the charge without him.
• Xiao Xuan waited in the academy park and encountered Yu Xiaogang, who recognized him as the City Lord's second young master and asked to see his Three Lives Martial Soul.
• Xiao Xuan rejected Yu Xiaogang's request, but Yu Xiaogang praised his own teaching and urged Xiao Xuan to become his disciple.