Chapter Summaries

After Old Ye died, Ye Qiu discovered that his Sharingan had awakened and increased his Soul Power. He met Xiao Wu at the village chief’s house, where Old Man Zhang asked him to let her stay at his home.

• Ye Qiu returned home and told Old Ye he had awakened his Martial Soul, then watched him die peacefully.
• Ye Qiu discovered a comma-shaped mark in his blood-red eyes and realized his Sharingan had awakened as his Soul Power increased.
• Ye Qiu buried Old Ye beneath the peach tree with help from the villagers and went to return the leftover silver coin to Old Man Zhang.
• Ye Qiu met Xiao Wu at Old Man Zhang’s house and learned she had helped him escape bandits and had received a Martial Soul certificate.
• Old Man Zhang asked Ye Qiu to let Xiao Wu stay at his home because he had no spare room.

Ye Qiu took Xiao Wu home after Old Man Zhang paid him to look after her, and the two prepared to attend Nuoding City's Soul Master Academy together. After sharing a bed for the night, they began settling into life together, with Ye Qiu wary of Xiao Wu's power as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Old Man Zhang agreed to pay Ye Qiu more to take Xiao Wu in and arranged for both children to attend Nuoding City's Soul Master Academy when it opened in about a month.
• Ye Qiu brought Xiao Wu home, told her to bathe, lent her clothes, and gave her the other end of his bed.
• Xiao Wu combed her hair with her treasured comb and fell asleep after warning Ye Qiu not to cross the line; Ye Qiu stayed awake watching her and worried about her strength.
• In the morning, Ye Qiu found Xiao Wu sprawled on top of him, covered her with a blanket, and went out to prepare breakfast.
• Xiao Wu found Ye Qiu exercising, then eagerly followed him inside when he told her he had bought carrots for her.

Ye Qiu discovered that his Sharingan made Xiao Wu infatuated whenever they met eyes, and the two spent the following weeks living and training together. After Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu that he had cooked her pet rabbit, she attacked him, but he stopped her with the Sharingan; they were preparing to leave for Nuoding City the next day.

• At breakfast, Ye Qiu showed Xiao Wu his Sharingan, and she stared at his eyes until he slapped her to snap her out of it.
• Over the next half month, Ye Qiu trained and reached Soul Power level 4 while confirming that his Sharingan's gaze made Xiao Wu lose control around him.
• After Xiao Wu grew embarrassed and sulky over an incident the previous day, she left the stone house with her rabbit cage.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu found rabbit fur in the cage and learned that Ye Qiu had cooked Xiao Bai because they were leaving for Nuoding City.
• When Xiao Wu pounced on Ye Qiu in anger, he activated his Sharingan and made her stop before she kicked him and ran back inside.

Ye Qiu prepared for the journey to Soul Master Academy, tested his Sharingan, and collected supplies from Aunt Zhang. He returned home to find Xiao Wu had cleaned up and washed his clothes, and the pair made up before their departure the next morning.

• Ye Qiu packed rabbit meat, prayed beneath the peach tree, and left Xiao Wu at home while he went to Old Man Zhang's house.
• Ye Qiu tested his Sharingan by throwing pebbles at birds, then gathered the birds and Blue Silver Grass.
• Aunt Zhang told Ye Qiu that Grandpa Zhang had arranged an ox cart for their trip, and Ye Qiu gave her rabbit meat for the village chief.
• Ye Qiu returned home and found Xiao Wu had cleaned the table and washed his clothes while grumbling about him.
• Ye Qiu thanked Xiao Wu and patted her head, easing her anger as she complained that the matter with Xiao Bai was not over.

Ye Qiu gave Xiao Wu new clothes and a rabbit-embroidered blanket before the two prepared to leave for the academy. After a playful scuffle and their final farewells, they set out together.

• Ye Qiu showed Xiao Wu the clothes and blanket he had made for her, and she thanked him by embracing him before their scuffle left him with a bruised eye.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu teased Ye Qiu about his injuries as he covered his eyes with a Black Silk Ribbon to protect his Martial Soul and conceal its changes.
• Xiao Wu tucked the Bamboo Dragonfly Ye Qiu had made for her into her pink bag, and they left the stone house hand in hand.
• Ye Qiu lit incense beneath the peach tree and kowtowed to his grandfather before leaving, while Xiao Wu unexpectedly knelt and bowed for her mother.

Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu traveled to Nuoding City and enrolled in the Soul Master Academy, where they were assigned to Dormitory Seven. Xiao Wu challenged Tang San for the dormitory’s leadership as Ye Qiu watched his techniques with his Sharingan.

• Old Man Zhang gave Xiao Wu living-allowance coins and drove her and Ye Qiu toward Nuoding City in an ox cart.
• Xiao Wu fell asleep leaning against Ye Qiu, who wondered whether Tang Hao would discover her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the city.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu entered the academy, were assigned to Dormitory Seven, and met Tang San and the other students.
• Xiao Wu challenged Tang San, while Ye Qiu activated his Sharingan to study Tang San’s movements.
• Tang San dodged Xiao Wu with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and threw her, but Xiao Wu landed safely and impressed him.

Xiao Wu defeated Tang San and claimed leadership of Dormitory Seven, while Ye Qiu tried to keep his distance from her but ended up helping her settle in. The chapter left Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng exploring Nuoding Academy’s dining hall as Tang San and Ye Qiu accompanied them.

• Xiao Wu beat Tang San in a fight and declared herself the dormitory’s big sister, though Ye Qiu and Tang San did not call her Sister Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang came to Dormitory Seven and took Tang San away, while Ye Qiu recognized him and privately dismissed most of his theories.
• Xiao Wu claimed the bed beside Ye Qiu’s and persuaded him to make it after she refused to let the others handle her blanket.
• Xiao Wu gave Ye Qiu the pouch of money Old Man Zhang had given her, and Tang San returned with the Soul Tool Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.
• Wang Sheng led Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ye Qiu to the dining hall, where Xiao Wu marveled at its size.

After Xiao Wu, Ye Qiu, and Tang San clashed with Noble Students at the cafeteria, Tang San defended his teacher Yu Xiaogang against rumors and left in discomfort. The next day, Ye Qiu joined Tang San at a blacksmith shop and used his Sharingan to observe Tang San’s secret techniques.

• Ling Feng and Liu Long mocked the Work-Study Students, then attacked Xiao Wu and Ye Qiu; Tang San intervened, and Xiao Wu knocked Ling Feng down the stairs.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped the fight and invited Tang San upstairs, but Tang San chose to stay with his roommates.
• Wang Sheng repeated rumors about Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San angrily warned him not to judge his teacher.
• Xiao Wu examined Ye Qiu’s bruised hand, while Tang San left to speak with Yu Xiaogang.
• The next day, Ye Qiu thanked Tang San for helping him and went with him to find work at a blacksmith shop.
• Ye Qiu watched Tang San use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and Mysterious Jade Hand while forging, recording his movements and Soul Power circulation with the Sharingan.

Ye Qiu studied Tang San’s cultivation techniques, found work as a carving apprentice, and returned to comfort Xiao Wu after her belongings were damaged. Xiao Wu reconciled with him and asked him to repair both her mother’s comb and the Bamboo Dragonfly he had made for her.

• Ye Qiu secretly watched Tang San cultivate, then left to become an apprentice at a carving shop and bought Xiao Wu carrots.
• Ye Qiu returned to Dormitory Seven and learned that someone had ruined the things in Xiao Wu’s bag, but left again to get tools for her comb.
• Tang San tried to comfort Xiao Wu with carrots, but she rejected him and blamed Ye Qiu for ignoring her.
• Ye Qiu returned, reassured Xiao Wu, gave her a carrot, and repaired her mother’s comb.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu to repair the Bamboo Dragonfly he had made for her, and he agreed.

Ye Qiu's Sharingan evolved to Two-Tomoe, raising his Soul Power to level eight and granting him X-ray Vision. He kept his new ability secret, maintained his cover as an unremarkable rival to Tang San, and went to collect saltpeter to prepare for his first Spirit Ring.

• Ye Qiu awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan, increased his Soul Power to level eight, and discovered that his eyes could see through objects.
• Ye Qiu cultivated Purple Demon Eyes at sunrise, then turned down Xiao Wu and Tang San's offers to accompany him to class.
• Ye Qiu deliberately described himself as weak to reassure Tang San and the hidden Tang Hao that he posed no threat.
• Tang San resolved to keep pursuing Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu dismissed Ye Qiu's absence and went to class with Tang San.
• Ye Qiu left Nuoding Academy and visited an ore shop to collect the saltpeter he had ordered for preparations for his first Spirit Ring.

Ye Qiu tested homemade gunpowder and returned to Dormitory Seven, where Xiao Wu showed him Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow. As Ye Qiu examined its hidden mechanism, Xiao Wu asked whether he disliked Tang San, and he was distracted by her exposed chest.

• Ye Qiu tested different gunpowder mixtures in a secluded grove until he made a working explosive, which he judged useful against Spirit Beasts but less effective against Spirit Masters.
• Xiao Wu welcomed Ye Qiu back to Dormitory Seven, tidied his dusty appearance, and borrowed his money to buy food.
• After dinner, Xiao Wu showed Ye Qiu the Sleeve Arrow Tang San had given her and demonstrated how it could shoot an arrow into a tree.
• Ye Qiu examined the Sleeve Arrow and realized Tang San had designed it to break itself if someone tried to dismantle it.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu whether he disliked Tang San, and Ye Qiu lost focus when her clothing slipped open.

Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu spent the evening growing closer, and he promised to protect her while deciding to pursue the Immortal Herbs and Tang San’s techniques. He asked Xiao Wu to help him with something but left the request unexplained until the next day.

• Xiao Wu noticed Ye Qiu disliked Tang San, and Ye Qiu admitted he had studied Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow and could replicate it.
• Ye Qiu warned Xiao Wu to keep his plan to copy the Sleeve Arrow secret from Tang San.
• Ye Qiu resolved to obtain the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and learn Tang San’s techniques by making use of Xiao Wu.
• Ye Qiu embraced Xiao Wu and promised to protect her, while Xiao Wu told him she believed him.
• Near the dormitory, Xiao Wu teased Ye Qiu about dodging her kiss, and Ye Qiu postponed explaining his request for her help until tomorrow.

After Xiao Wu returned to Dormitory Seven with Ye Qiu, Tang San suspected Ye Qiu had upset her, but Xiao Wu explained that Ye Qiu had not bullied her. Tang San offered them a late-night snack, and the chapter ended with Xiao Wu furious when she discovered he had brought roasted rabbit.

• Wang Sheng asked Xiao Wu where she had gone, and Tang San noticed her red eyes and the palm print on Ye Qiu's face.
• Tang San accused Ye Qiu of bullying Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu defended Ye Qiu and said he had slapped himself.
• Xiao Wu thanked Tang San for his concern, while Ye Qiu apologized for slapping himself and Xiao Wu teased him.
• Tang San brought out roasted rabbit for Xiao Wu, Ye Qiu, and the others to eat.
• Xiao Wu slapped away Ye Qiu's hand and cursed at Tang San for serving rabbit, while Tang San remained confused.

Xiao Wu punished Tang San for serving rabbit meat, while Ye Qiu secretly used his Sharingan to steer Tang San away from suspecting him. Ye Qiu then prepared a booklet about Immortal Herbs and asked Xiao Wu to coax their details from Tang San.

• Xiao Wu attacked Tang San after learning he had caught and cooked rabbits, then ordered Wang Sheng to bury the food and banned rabbit meat from Dormitory Seven.
• Ye Qiu subtly hypnotized Tang San into interpreting Xiao Wu's warning as proof that he was special to her, and Tang San promised never to eat rabbit meat again.
• The next morning, Ye Qiu drew and described genuine and fake Immortal Herbs outside the Martial Soul Hall Branch.
• Ye Qiu gave Xiao Wu the booklet and asked her to get specific Immortal Herb information from Tang San, and she agreed.
• Xiao Wu interrupted Ye Qiu before he could finish speaking and kissed him.

Ye Qiu resented Tang San’s growing closeness to Xiao Wu and waited for his Sharingan to advance before choosing a Spirit Ring. After Xiao Wu returned as a Soul Grandmaster, she found Tang San had moved his bed beside hers and ordered his belongings thrown out.

• Ye Qiu recalled how he had obtained Tang San’s Immortal Herb knowledge and copied several of his techniques through Xiao Wu’s sparring sessions.
• Tang San told Ye Qiu he had reached level twenty and taunted him to work harder if he wanted to be with Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu returned to Nuoding Academy as a Soul Grandmaster, learned that Ye Qiu was out, and discovered Tang San had moved into the bed beside hers.
• Xiao Wu ordered Wang Sheng and the others to throw out Tang San’s belongings, but they were afraid to challenge him.
• Tang San returned after gaining the Ghost Vine’s Parasite ability and found Xiao Wu ignoring him while his belongings lay in the corridor.

Tang San confronted Xiao Wu after discovering she had thrown out his belongings, then challenged Ye Qiu and attacked him when Ye Qiu refused to fight over Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu stunned Tang San with her Charm and rushed to defend Ye Qiu.

• Tang San returned to Dormitory Seven and learned from Xiao Wu that she had thrown out his belongings because she wanted Ye Qiu beside her.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she liked Ye Qiu, and Tang San silently gathered his things while growing more hateful toward Ye Qiu.
• A hidden observer watched Xiao Wu from outside Dormitory Seven as she waited for Ye Qiu to return.
• Tang San challenged Ye Qiu to a fight over Xiao Wu, but Ye Qiu refused to treat her as a wager and left with her hand in his.
• Tang San attacked Ye Qiu with Blue Silver Grass and used Parasite to bind him, prompting Xiao Wu to use Charm and rush at Tang San.

Xiao Wu beat Tang San unconscious after he attacked, and Ye Qiu stopped her when he sensed Tang Hao nearby. Yu Xiaogang carried Tang San away, while Ye Qiu worried that Tang Hao would soon force him away from Xiao Wu and considered going to the Soul Hunting Forest for a Spirit Ring.

• Xiao Wu repeatedly used her Waist Bow on Tang San, and Ye Qiu stopped her when he sensed Tang Hao nearby.
• Ye Qiu had Wang Sheng and the others put the unconscious Tang San on a bed, then checked the area with his Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived, found Tang San unconscious, and threatened the dormitory before Ye Qiu assured him Tang San had likely only broken a few bones.
• Yu Xiaogang carried Tang San away with a shadowy figure beside him, and Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu if they should leave Nuoding Academy.
• That night, Xiao Wu joined Ye Qiu in bed and comforted him as he worried about Tang Hao and considered seeking a Spirit Ring in the Soul Hunting Forest.

Ye Qiu set out to obtain a Spirit Ring, but Tang Hao intercepted him and ordered him to stay away from Xiao Wu. After deciding Ye Qiu was a threat to Tang San, Tang Hao attacked him with killing intent and left him unconscious.

• Ye Qiu bought a permit to enter the Soul Hunting Forest and went to retrieve prepared gunpowder.
• Tang Hao confronted Ye Qiu in an alley and summoned him to the eastern forest outside the city.
• Tang Hao ordered Ye Qiu to leave Xiao Wu, calling him unworthy and cowardly for delaying his first Spirit Ring.
• Tang Hao revealed that he was acting because Ye Qiu had hurt his son, Xiao San, and unleashed a mental attack and Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Ye Qiu's Sharingan failed to withstand Tang Hao's attack, and he collapsed as Tang Hao kicked his head and left.

Ye Qiu survived Tang Hao’s attack and awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan, then hid in Nuoding City while planning revenge against Tang Hao. Xiao Wu worried about his return, while Tang San believed Ye Qiu had left the academy and hoped to win Xiao Wu over.

• At Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu stayed in Dormitory Seven, worried about Ye Qiu, and accidentally broke the Bamboo Dragonfly he had repaired.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Ye Qiu had left the academy, and Tang San eagerly tried to visit Xiao Wu before Yu Xiaogang persuaded him to recover first.
• Ye Qiu woke in a clearing after surviving Tang Hao’s attack and discovered that his Sharingan had evolved into the Three Tomoe state.
• Ye Qiu went to Nuoding City, asked Grandpa Jerry to let him stay at the workshop, and planned to find the Blue Silver Emperor’s remains near Sacred Soul Village to retaliate against Tang Hao.
• Xiao Wu lay awake hoping Ye Qiu would return safely, while Tang San stayed awake fantasizing that he would make Xiao Wu happy.

Ye Qiu left the elderly couple’s home for the Soul Hunting Forest, determined to become strong enough to save Xiao Wu. After using his Sharingan to control a Green Line Snake, he headed for a group of Violent Apes to test his combat skills.

• Ye Qiu left Grandma Tom and Grandpa Jerry a letter for Xiao Wu to deliver if he had not returned within three days.
• Grandma Tom told Ye Qiu that Xiao Wu liked him, and he acknowledged his feelings as he set out to save her.
• Ye Qiu entered the Soul Hunting Forest alone after handing over his token and hearing the guards’ warning against massacring spirit beasts.
• Ye Qiu activated his Sharingan, used an illusion to control a Green Line Snake, and left it hanging from a branch.
• Ye Qiu headed toward a gorge where a group of Violent Apes lived, intending to use them as training opponents.