Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yunzhou arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to rescue the receptionist while Ning Rongrong distracted Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu joined the fight after her attempt to speak privately with Jiang Yunzhou was interrupted. The receptionist ended up in Jiang Yunzhou’s arms, where his comforting touch left her flustered.

• Jiang Yunzhou told Zhu Zhuqing to wait for a chance to rescue the receptionist and sent Ning Rongrong to keep Ma Hongjun occupied.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Ma Hongjun and provoked him into trying to attack her.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached the receptionist, sent her toward Jiang Yunzhou, and fought Bu Le after he revealed his obscene martial soul.
• Xiao Wu’s attempt to talk alone with Jiang Yunzhou was interrupted by the fleeing receptionist, and Jiang Yunzhou sent Xiao Wu to help Zhu Zhuqing.
• The receptionist threw herself into Jiang Yunzhou’s arms, and he comforted her before mistaking her flushed face for a fever.

Jiang Yunzhou and the women defeated Bu Le after he attacked Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiang Yunzhou permanently crippled him before they left with the receptionist for a late-night snack. Xiao Wu returned to Shilaike Academy and sensed Tang San’s growing possessiveness, while he noticed her pulling away from him.

• Ning Rongrong used her defensive ability to repel Ma Hongjun, then let him flee after Jiang Yunzhou told her to stop.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong coordinated their attacks to defeat Bu Le.
• Jiang Yunzhou castrated Bu Le, crippled his limbs, and left him for the City Guard Soul Masters to handle.
• The receptionist thanked Jiang Yunzhou by treating him and asked for his name; he introduced himself as Jiang Yunzhou.
• After the group escorted the receptionist home, Xiao Wu returned to Shilaike Academy and found Tang San waiting for her.
• Tang San questioned Xiao Wu about her late return and offered to accompany her in the future, but she stepped away and went to rest.

Tang Hao confronted Jiang Yunzhou over Xiao Wu, but Jiang Yunzhou forced him into a battle and gained the upper hand by suppressing Tang Hao with his domain. The chapter ended as Tang Hao battered the domain barrier and Jiang Yunzhou unleashed his seventh Soul Skill.

• Tang Hao watched Tang San’s distress over Xiao Wu and decided to remove the obstacle he believed was affecting his son’s cultivation.
• Tang Hao confronted Jiang Yunzhou at his courtyard, then led him away from Shilaike Academy to fight in a desolate place.
• Jiang Yunzhou and Tang Hao revealed their Soul Rings, and Jiang Yunzhou immediately trapped them both inside Boundless Sword Tomb.
• Jiang Yunzhou suppressed Tang Hao’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain and battered him with sword attacks, wounding him and stopping his Martial Soul Avatar with One Sword Severing Law.
• Tang Hao ignored defense and struck the domain barrier until it neared breaking, prompting Jiang Yunzhou to unleash Sword Grass Descends.

Jiang Yunzhou drove Tang Hao into retreat after a prolonged fight, then returned to Supreme Academy and decided to raid Tang San’s hometown to draw Tang Hao out. He prepared to leave alone for several days, despite Ning Rongrong’s protests and Zhu Zhuqing’s concern.

• Jiang Yunzhou used his Martial Soul Avatar, sword attacks, and evasive movement to thwart Tang Hao’s attacks, even interrupting his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and Exploding Ring.
• Tang Hao failed to hit Jiang Yunzhou and fled after warning that he would return, while Jiang Yunzhou cursed him for escaping without leaving a leg behind.
• Jiang Yunzhou returned to Supreme Academy, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had waited for him; he ordered them to do one thousand squats after Ning Rongrong laughed at him.
• Zhu Zhuqing suggested Jiang Yunzhou wanted to save face, and Ning Rongrong joked about buying him happiness with gold coins before the two disciples finished their squats.
• Jiang Yunzhou planned to raid Tang San’s hometown to provoke Tang Hao into seeking him out, then told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing he would leave alone for about three days.
• Ning Rongrong begged to accompany Jiang Yunzhou, while Zhu Zhuqing asked whether his trip would be dangerous, but Jiang Yunzhou refused to take either disciple.

Jiang Yunzhou traveled to Holy Soul Village, found Ah Yin, and transplanted her into a flowerpot along with her soul bone. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived at Supreme Academy and found Ning Rongrong there.

• Jiang Yunzhou left Supreme Academy and searched Holy Soul Village for Ah Yin, eventually finding a Blue Silver Grass stalk near a hidden cave behind Tang San's home.
• Jiang Yunzhou provoked Ah Yin into revealing herself, then transplanted her into a flowerpot and took the soul bone he found in the cave.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived at Supreme Academy after receiving an urgent letter and confirmed Ning Rongrong was inside.
• Ning Rongrong opened the door, ran into Gu Rong's armor, and learned that both he and Ning Fengzhi had come to see her.

Ning Rongrong tried to hide her teacher from Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who decided to wait for him, while Xiao Wu fled after Gu Rong recognized something unusual about her. Meanwhile, Jiang Yunzhou waited in Holy Spirit Village for Tang Hao to return, then decided to leave.

• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi for money, then pretended to have a stomachache to avoid answering his questions about her teacher.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she had reached level twenty-nine, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong decided to stay until Jiang Yunzhou returned.
• Xiao Wu arrived at the courtyard, panicked under Gu Rong's scrutiny, and fled to her dormitory, pleading in her thoughts for Jiang Yunzhou to save her.
• Jiang Yunzhou waited in the blacksmith shop in Holy Spirit Village for Tang Hao to return, wondered whether Tang Hao had been alerted, and decided to leave.

Jiang Yunzhou returned to Supreme Academy with Ah Yin and met Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who had come to confirm rumors about his help for Ning Rongrong. After reassuring them about Rongrong, he declined Ning Fengzhi’s offer to fund the academy’s expansion because he did not plan to stay there long.

• Jiang Yunzhou teased Ah Yin during their journey, telling her that her son had died and that an old soul had taken over his body.
• Four days after leaving, Jiang Yunzhou returned to Supreme Academy and handed the Blue Silver Grass to Zhu Zhuqing to transplant and water.
• Jiang Yunzhou sent Ning Rongrong out to buy vegetables, then spoke privately with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
• Jiang Yunzhou confirmed that the rumors Ning Fengzhi had heard were true, and Ning Fengzhi thanked him for helping Rongrong and trusted him to keep her safe.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to fund the academy’s purchase and expansion, but Jiang Yunzhou declined because he did not intend to stay there long.

Jiang Yunzhou asked Ning Fengzhi to help secure his academy’s qualifications for the next Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, then accepted Gu Rong’s challenge to spar. Jiang Yunzhou revealed seven Soul Rings, including two purple rings among his first two, leaving Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi astonished.

• Jiang Yunzhou asked Ning Fengzhi to handle the academy’s qualifications for the next Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, and Ning agreed without charging him.
• Gu Rong challenged Jiang Yunzhou under the guise of offering guidance, and Jiang accepted, proposing they spar in the woods.
• Gu Rong and Jiang Yunzhou rushed to an uninhabited area outside the village, while Ning Fengzhi took Zhu Zhuqing to watch.
• Jiang Yunzhou revealed seven Soul Rings—four purple and three black—and Gu Rong was stunned by his first two purple rings.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and questioned Zhu Zhuqing about Jiang Yunzhou’s Soul Rings, but she said she knew little about her teacher.

Jiang Yunzhou sparred with Gu Rong, using his domain and soul skills to suppress the Titled Douluo until Ning Rongrong’s arrival ended the fight. Impressed by Jiang Yunzhou, Gu Rong urged Ning Fengzhi to befriend him, and Ning Fengzhi decided to build an academy as a gift and as Rongrong’s tuition.

• Jiang Yunzhou opened his Boundless Sword Tomb domain and used his soul skills to harass Gu Rong and interrupt his casting.
• Gu Rong escalated his strength to the Titled Douluo level but still struggled to defeat Jiang Yunzhou, who treated him as a sparring partner.
• Ning Rongrong arrived and called Jiang Yunzhou home to cook, so Jiang Yunzhou stopped fighting and graciously claimed he had lost.
• Gu Rong praised Jiang Yunzhou’s strength and abilities to Ning Fengzhi, then suggested having Chen Xin meet him for a spar.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to send Gu Rong to Heaven Dou City to find land for an academy, which he planned to give Jiang Yunzhou as Rongrong’s tuition fee.

Jiang Yunzhou hosted Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong for hot pot, made clear that Xiao Wu was under his protection, and learned she had been crying. Ning Fengzhi gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing one million Gold Soul Coins each, while Jiang Yunzhou received no gift.

• Gu Rong agreed to handle the matter Ning Fengzhi had discussed with him.
• Jiang Yunzhou and Zhu Zhuqing prepared a hot pot meal, and Jiang Yunzhou asked Ning Rongrong to invite Xiao Wu.
• Jiang Yunzhou told Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that he intended to take Xiao Wu as his disciple and would protect her.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Jiang Yunzhou a gift as an advance payment on Ning Rongrong's tuition and promised to give him the hot pot recipe.
• Jiang Yunzhou saw Xiao Wu looking haggard, seated her beside him, and reassured her that he would protect her.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing black cards containing one million Gold Soul Coins each, leaving Jiang Yunzhou privately jealous.

After the banquet, Xiao Wu broke down from the strain of concealing her identity, then accepted Jiang Yunzhou as her master. Jiang Yunzhou planned to take her to meet Da Ming and Er Ming and considered visiting the Yin Yang Two Forms Eye for its treasures.

• Ning Fengzhi thanked Jiang Yunzhou for caring for Ning Rongrong before he and Bone Douluo left the banquet.
• Xiao Wu cried after the guests departed, and Jiang Yunzhou comforted her on a walk through the forest.
• Xiao Wu knelt and asked to become Jiang Yunzhou's disciple, and he accepted her and promised her a gift.
• Jiang Yunzhou invited Xiao Wu to join him in taking Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he would meet Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu agreed to go and said she would explain things to Third Brother, while Jiang Yunzhou thought about visiting the Yin Yang Two Forms Eye.

Jiang Yunzhou told Xiao Wu that Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, had secretly watched her because of her closeness to Tang San, and said he had driven him off. Xiao Wu regretted neglecting her cultivation and asked Jiang Yunzhou if she could move in with him, then worried whether he would still accept her as his disciple despite her shameful past.

• Jiang Yunzhou reminded Xiao Wu of the Titled Douluo who had set his sights on her and warned that revealing the man’s identity could affect her relationship with Tang San.
• Jiang Yunzhou revealed that the man was Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, and said he had fought him after Xiao Wu began distancing herself from Tang San.
• Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao may have watched her for years and regretted neglecting her cultivation and her goal of avenging her mother.
• Jiang Yunzhou reassured Xiao Wu that she could still make progress, and she promised to work hard while agreeing to pretend she knew nothing about Tang Hao.
• Xiao Wu said she wanted to move in with Jiang Yunzhou because she felt unsafe returning, then asked whether he would still accept her as his disciple despite her past.

Xiao Wu decided to leave Shilaike Academy and end her dangerous, anxious life beside Tang San, then moved to Supreme Academy under Jiang Yunzhou’s protection. Tang San was devastated and turned to Yu Xiaogang for help, while Xiao Wu began settling in with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Jiang Yunzhou encouraged Xiao Wu to let go of the past and face Tang San alone, then watched from Supreme Academy as she went to Shilaike Academy.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San she had chosen to withdraw from the academy, thanked him for their years together, and said she would still consider him her brother.
• Tang San accused Jiang Yunzhou of forcing Xiao Wu to leave, but Xiao Wu insisted it was her own decision and walked away.
• Tang San realized Xiao Wu was gone, grew to hate Jiang Yunzhou, and went to Yu Xiaogang asking for help.
• Xiao Wu arrived at Supreme Academy, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed her and helped her settle into her room.
• Jiang Yunzhou visited Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing reminded her to serve tea when becoming someone’s disciple.

Jiang Yunzhou accepted Xiao Wu as his third disciple and gave her a Martial Soul Advancement Pill, which evolved her Martial Soul and raised her Soul Power to Level 30. Xiao Wu thanked him in awe, while Ning Rongrong teased that the transformation was only an appetizer.

• Jiang Yunzhou accepted Xiao Wu as his third disciple and gave her a Sword Grass Bracelet.
• The system bound Xiao Wu to Jiang Yunzhou's third Soul Ring Slot and displayed her profile and recommended cultivation techniques.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Xiao Wu a Martial Soul Advancement Pill, and it transformed her Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu's Soul Power surged to Level 30, and her Martial Soul advanced into the Guanghan Jade Rabbit.
• Xiao Wu thanked Jiang Yunzhou excitedly, and Ning Rongrong told her she was thanking him too soon because this was only an appetizer.

Jiang Yunzhou taught Xiao Wu two cultivation scriptures, then prepared to leave with his disciples for the Star Dou Great Forest and Tiandou City. Before departing, he visited Shilaike Academy to say goodbye to Tang San and show him Ah Yin.

• Jiang Yunzhou imparted the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Scripture and Tai Chi Fist Scripture to Xiao Wu and warned the three women not to pass on their techniques without permission.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level thirty, while Tang San stopped seeking Xiao Wu and focused on becoming stronger.
• Jiang Yunzhou advanced to level eighty and told the three women to pack for their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, followed by Tiandou City.
• Jiang Yunzhou learned that Xiao Wu had repeatedly prevented Zhu Zhuqing from challenging Tang San at Shilaike Academy and cautioned his disciples against becoming overconfident.
• Jiang Yunzhou spoke to Ah Yin, then carried her to Shilaike Academy and told Tang San that he and his group were leaving the next day.

Jiang Yunzhou brought Ah Yin, disguised as Blue Silver Grass, to Tang San, who rejected and smashed the flowerpot before Jiang Yunzhou left with her. The next day, Jiang Yunzhou took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu revealed that she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form.

• Jiang Yunzhou told Yu Xiaogang that Xiao Wu had withdrawn from Shilaike Academy, then teased Tang San and offered him a pot containing Ah Yin.
• Tang San smashed the flowerpot, and Jiang Yunzhou slapped Yu Xiaogang after Yu Xiaogang ordered him to leave.
• Jiang Yunzhou replanted Ah Yin and took her back to Supreme Academy, where he proposed helping her take human form early.
• Ah Yin wondered why Tang Hao had not rescued her and questioned whether Tang San was truly her son.
• The next morning, Jiang Yunzhou traveled with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Jiang Yunzhou prompted Xiao Wu to explain herself, and she told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast whose true form was a Soft Bone Charm Rabbit.

After Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing accepted Xiao Wu’s true identity, Jiang Yunzhou led the group toward the Lake of Life to meet her family and obtain soul rings. Xiao Wu summoned Er Ming to carry them, and the giant ape arrived noisily before greeting her while eyeing the others warily.

• Ning Rongrong excitedly accepted Xiao Wu as a transformed soul beast, and Zhu Zhuqing assured her she would always be her Third Junior Sister.
• Jiang Yunzhou explained that Da Ming and Er Ming lived at the Lake of Life and proposed asking them to help provide the girls’ soul rings.
• Xiao Wu was moved by Jiang Yunzhou’s consideration and agreed to lead the group to meet her family.
• Xiao Wu summoned Er Ming to clear a path and carry them, and the giant ape crashed through the forest toward the group.
• Er Ming quieted when Xiao Wu scolded it, then greeted her as she patted its toe and began introducing Jiang Yunzhou, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Jiang Yunzhou and the girls traveled with Er Ming to the Lake of Life, where Xiao Wu offered to help Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing obtain soul rings. They arrived safely, and Jiang Yunzhou asked for a soul beast with at least eighty thousand years of cultivation as Xiao Wu called Da Ming out for help.

• Jiang Yunzhou, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing rode on Er Ming as Xiao Wu scolded it for growling at her teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang told Zhao Wuji’s group that the disturbance likely came from the Titan Giant Ape and planned to continue their search for soul rings the next day.
• Tang San worried that Xiao Wu had left without saying goodbye, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun hinted at trouble after spotting a girl.
• Er Ming brought Jiang Yunzhou and the girls to the Lake of Life, where Ning Rongrong admired the scenery and Xiao Wu explained that the place was forbidden to humans.
• Xiao Wu asked Er Ming to find soul beasts for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiang Yunzhou requested a soul beast with at least eighty thousand years of cultivation.
• Er Ming pointed toward the lake, and Xiao Wu called for Da Ming to come out.

Jiang Yunzhou and his students met the Sky Clear Ox Python, which agreed to arrange soul rings for them after learning that Jiang had helped Xiao Wu evolve her Martial Soul. The girls absorbed their new rings successfully, while Jiang reached level 82 after absorbing a nearly ninety-thousand-year Thunderous Sky Lone Wolf and gained his eighth soul skill.

• Xiao Wu brought Jiang Yunzhou, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to meet the Sky Clear Ox Python, which warned them that humans should not enter the lake again.
• After Xiao Wu showed that her Martial Soul had evolved, the Sky Clear Ox Python agreed to help and sent Er Ming to fetch a dying Thunderous Sky Lone Wolf for Jiang Yunzhou.
• Er Ming brought Ning Rongrong a Flax Butterfly and Zhu Zhuqing a dark-element fox-type soul beast, and both girls absorbed their three-thousand-year soul rings successfully.
• Jiang Yunzhou finished absorbing the Thunderous Sky Lone Wolf's soul ring and remaining power, reaching level 82 as the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass grew its eighth leaf.
• Jiang Yunzhou revealed his eighth soul skill, Sword Seed: Heart Reflects the Universe, which let him implant hidden Sword Seeds to track, damage, or seal their targets.

Jiang Yunzhou discovered that Ah Yin was the Blue Silver Emperor and asked Da Ming to help return her to her tribe land. Da Ming left Xiao Wu in Jiang Yunzhou’s care, and the group reached the Blue Silver Grass tribe land, where Ah Yin could begin cultivating.

• Jiang Yunzhou teased Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing after they announced they had reached Level 32.
• Da Ming recognized Ah Yin as the Blue Silver Emperor, and Jiang Yunzhou asked him where her tribe land was.
• Da Ming told Jiang Yunzhou to leave and entrusted Xiao Wu to his care before sinking into the lake.
• Jiang Yunzhou had Er Ming take the group toward Ah Yin’s tribe land while he encouraged Ah Yin to return.
• The group arrived at a glowing Blue Silver Grass field, and Jiang Yunzhou asked Xiao Wu to send Er Ming back.