Chapter Summaries

On his sixth birthday, Qin Mo prepared to awaken his Martial Soul at the Myriad Manifestations Sect, where his grandfather Qin Yuan and father Qin Hao awaited him. As Qin Hao activated the awakening formation, an ancient power surged through Qin Mo’s body, but his Martial Soul had not yet appeared.

• Qin Mo reflected on his reincarnation and his life as the Young Sect Master of the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
• Bing'er and Yan'er escorted Qin Mo to his Martial Soul awakening, after both girls had awakened Ultimate Phoenix Martial Souls with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Qin Mo entered Myriad Manifestations Hall, where Qin Yuan, Qin Hao, and the sect elders gathered to witness the ceremony.
• Qin Hao activated the awakening formation, and its light engulfed Qin Mo as a warm current stirred an ancient power in his bloodline.

Qin Mo awakened two extraordinary martial souls and revealed Innate Soul Power Level Twenty, astonishing the Myriad Manifestations Sect. Qin Yuan classified the discovery as a highest-level secret, named Qin Mo’s pagoda the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda, and planned to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest for his First Soul Ring.

• Qin Mo manifested a nine-story pagoda martial soul with powers of space and sealing.
• Qin Mo’s second martial soul appeared as an incompletely awakened ice-white orb that radiated extreme cold.
• Qin Mo’s Soul Power test revealed Innate Soul Power Level Twenty, shocking Qin Yuan, Qin Hao, and the elders.
• Qin Yuan ordered everyone present to keep Qin Mo’s talents secret from outsiders.
• Qin Yuan named the pagoda the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and said he would take Qin Mo to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.

Qin Yuan revealed that the Myriad Manifestations bloodline carried a trace of Void Kunpeng blood, explaining why the sect had hidden itself from the world. After recognizing Qin Mo’s extraordinary Martial Souls and Innate Level 20 Soul Power as both a great opportunity and a danger, Qin Yuan approved Qin Mo’s plan to leave the valley and train once he obtained his First Soul Ring.

• Qin Yuan dismissed the attendants and told Qin Mo that the Myriad Manifestations Sect had stayed secluded to protect its secrets.
• Qin Yuan and Qin Hao revealed that the Qin family’s bloodline carried a trace of the Void Kunpeng, whose power had drawn enemies and nearly destroyed the clan in the past.
• Qin Yuan explained that Qin Mo’s Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and dormant Ultimate Ice surpassed anything in the sect’s records and could attract powerful threats.
• Qin Mo declared that he wanted to face the wider world and master his powers through struggle and experience.
• Qin Yuan ordered Qin Mo to take Bing'er and Yan'er out for training after obtaining his First Soul Ring and gaining initial control of the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda.
• Qin Hao and the elders supported Qin Yuan’s decision and recognized Qin Mo as the heir who would carry the sect’s future.

Qin Mo explored the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda’s spatial storage ability and tried to awaken his second Martial Soul, revealing its overwhelming Ultimate Ice but failing to break its seal. After breakfast, he set out with Bing'er and Yan'er for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his First Soul Ring and test what the pagoda could consume.

• Qin Mo summoned the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and absorbed an orchid leaf into its vast inner storage space.
• Qin Mo released the sealed Ultimate Ice in his right hand, freezing Ink Rhyme Pavilion and alarming Bing'er and Yan'er, but the Martial Soul did not fully awaken.
• Bing'er melted the frost before anyone outside could notice, and Yan'er brought Qin Mo breakfast.
• Qin Mo told Bing'er and Yan'er they would visit the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his First Soul Ring and discover what the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda could eat.
• Qin Mo led Bing'er and Yan'er out of Ink Rhyme Pavilion toward the forest.

Qin Mo entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Qin Yuan, Bing'er, and Yan'er to find a soul beast suited to his unusual Nine-Story Demon Pagoda Martial Soul. The pagoda strongly resonated with a dangerous target hidden in the deeper forest, and Qin Mo stopped to identify it.

• Qin Yuan guided Qin Mo, Bing'er, and Yan'er through the forest while explaining that Qin Mo needed to learn what his Martial Soul sought rather than follow ordinary soul-ring rules.
• Qin Mo sensed that the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda wanted to seal specific beings and found that spider-type and agile feline soul beasts resonated with it, especially spiders.
• Qin Yuan led the group toward the forest's mixed zone, where a thousand-year Thorn Iron Python attacked and was repelled by Qin Yuan's invisible Soul Power barrier.
• Qin Mo sensed a sharp, violent aura in dense brush and felt the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda lock onto it as a suitable target.
• Bing'er and Yan'er entered Martial Soul Possession and readied themselves as Qin Mo pointed toward the hidden soul beast.

Qin Mo and the girls were ambushed by a three-to-four-hundred-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider, which Qin Mo killed with precise strikes and coordinated attacks from Bing'er and Yan'er. After the fight, Qin Mo sensed his Nine-Story Demon Pagoda yearning to devour the spider.

• A Human-Faced Demon Spider ambushed the group and lunged toward Yan'er.
• Qin Mo intercepted the spider and injured its legs with precise Soul Power-infused strikes.
• Bing'er froze the spider's poisonous web, allowing Qin Mo to evade its attack and wound another forelimb.
• Yan'er struck the spider with Fire Feather Arrows, and Qin Mo finished it with a crushing blow to its head.
• Qin Mo noticed the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda in his palm trembling with a desire to devour the spider.

Qin Mo used the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to seal the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, gaining a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring and a new soul skill. He learned the pagoda had granted him an ability, which he was about to reveal to Qin Yuan, Bing'er, and Yan'er.

• Qin Mo told Qin Yuan he wanted to seal the Man Faced Demon Spider instead of absorbing its soul ring, and Qin Yuan urged him to try.
• Qin Mo poured his soul power into the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda, which absorbed the spider's corpse and formed its image on the pagoda's first floor.
• The pagoda released refined energy into Qin Mo, breaking his bottleneck and granting him a Thousand-Year First Soul Ring.
• Qin Yuan, Bing'er, and Yan'er reacted with astonishment as Qin Mo sensed a new ability from the sealed Man Faced Demon Spider.

After acquiring his first soul ring, Qin Mo discovered that his First Soul Skill could summon the sealed Human-Faced Demon Spider or imbue himself or an ally’s attack with its poisonous sting. Impressed by the skill’s versatility, Qin Yuan prepared to see what Qin Mo could do next as Qin Mo turned his attention to finding a second soul ring.

• Qin Mo sensed that his Soul Power and connection to the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda had strengthened, and he told Qin Yuan that his First Soul Skill had two forms.
• Qin Mo used Demon Spider Summon to bring the obedient Human-Faced Demon Spider back as a tangible fighter, and he demonstrated his control over it and its shared vision.
• Qin Mo recalled the Demon Spider and manifested its poisonous sting on his fingers, piercing a tree trunk and poisoning the wood.
• Qin Mo explained that he could also apply the poison sting’s toxin and piercing power to an ally’s weapon or attack, and Qin Yuan praised the skill’s combat and support potential.
• Qin Mo said he sensed a target for his second soul ring deeper in the forest, and Qin Yuan encouraged him to continue.

Qin Mo fought a five-hundred-year-old Ghost Tiger in the Star Dou Great Forest to test his first soul skill and pursue it as his second soul ring. With Bing'er and Yan'er helping, he injured and restrained the tiger before sealing its true body with the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda.

• Qin Yuan detected a Ghost Tiger approaching the campsite and told Qin Mo to fight it without his intervention.
• The Ghost Tiger split into two attacking shadows, and Qin Mo summoned the Human-Faced Demon Spider to engage one while he struck the other with poison.
• The real Ghost Tiger attacked Qin Mo from behind, but Bing'er blocked it with an Ice Wall.
• Qin Mo hit the Ghost Tiger's ribs with a concentrated poisoned strike, slowing and injuring it.
• Yan'er restrained the Ghost Tiger with Fire Ring Restraint, and Qin Mo used the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to seal its true body.

Qin Mo sealed the Ghost Tiger and reached Soul Grandmaster, gaining a second Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and demonstrating its versatile phantom-clone skill. After Qin Yuan praised his ability to challenge stronger opponents, Qin Mo prepared to continue deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest in search of his third Soul Ring.

• Qin Mo used the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda, with Bing'er, Yan'er, and the Human-Faced Demon Spider assisting, to seal the Ghost Tiger.
• The demon pagoda returned origin energy to Qin Mo, raising his Soul Power to level twenty-two and forming his second purple Soul Ring.
• Qin Yuan praised Qin Mo's Twin Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and said he could challenge an ordinary Soul Elder.
• Qin Mo revealed his Second Soul Skill, Ghost Tiger Phantom, which created a combat clone or granted an ally a phantom clone.
• Qin Mo told the others to rest before continuing deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his third Soul Ring.

Qin Mo tested the Ghost Tiger Phantom, his new Second Soul Skill, and discovered it could create a powerful clone of himself or an ally. After recovering, he prepared to hunt a formidable snake-type soul beast for his Third Soul Ring.

• Qin Mo used his Second Soul Ring to create a convincing phantom clone that shared his movements and could fight with part of his speed and attack power.
• Qin Mo demonstrated how he and his clone could attack a target from opposite directions, then explained that he could also apply the skill to Bing'er or Yan'er.
• Qin Yuan praised the skill and said Qin Mo could now contend with or defeat some Soul Elders.
• Qin Mo sensed a dangerous snake-type soul beast, and Qin Yuan identified the Mandala Snake Emperor as a possible target for his Third Soul Ring.
• Qin Yuan told Qin Mo to rest for an hour before they went to meet the Snake Emperor.

Qin Mo and his companions rescued Zhu Zhuqing from two Soul Elders who were trying to capture and sell her. After Qin Mo offered her a place at his planned academy, Zhu Zhuqing agreed to join in exchange for the chance to become stronger.

• Qin Mo and his companions heard a struggle in the forest and found two Soul Elders attacking the injured Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bing'er and Yan'er used their ultimate Ice and Fire Martial Souls to overwhelm the Soul Elders, while Qin Mo summoned a Man Faced Demon Spider to defeat them.
• Qin Mo gave Zhu Zhuqing healing medicine and learned that the mercenaries had wanted to capture and sell her.
• Qin Mo invited Zhu Zhuqing to travel with him and join the academy he was preparing to establish.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the offer, asking only that Qin Mo make her strong enough.

Qin Mo and his companions reached Heaven Dou City, where he met Ye Lingling and demonstrated the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda’s healing power. Impressed by his abilities and offer to pursue a way beyond the Nine Heart Begonia’s bloodline fate, Ye Lingling agreed to join Myriad Manifestations Academy.

• Qin Yuan led Qin Mo, Bing'er, Yan'er, and Zhu Zhuqing out of the Star Dou Great Forest and into Heaven Dou City.
• At Pure Heart Pavilion, Qin Mo sensed a resonance between his Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and the Martial Soul of the girl sitting nearby, who introduced herself as Ye Lingling.
• When an elderly man collapsed in the street, Qin Mo healed him from inside the tea house with a Nine-Colored Light, startling Ye Lingling with its powerful life energy.
• Qin Mo told Ye Lingling about his plan to establish Myriad Manifestations Academy and invited her to seek ways to advance the Nine Heart Begonia and break its fate.
• Ye Lingling accepted Qin Mo’s invitation and joined Myriad Manifestations Academy.

Qin Mo visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and claimed he could help its Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda advance beyond seven rings. After he singled out Ning Rongrong as the disciple he would help, she agreed to speak with him privately, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the elders waiting to see what he could do.

• Bing'er presented Qin Mo's visiting card at the sect gate, and Ning Fengzhi came out with Chen Xin and Gu Rong to receive the group.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized the Myriad Manifestations Sect from old records and personally escorted Qin Mo and his companions into the sect.
• Qin Mo told Ning Fengzhi that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could reach the eight- or nine-treasure realm, prompting Gu Rong to challenge his claim.
• Qin Mo asked Ning Fengzhi to bring out the sect's most gifted disciple, and Ning Rongrong entered the reception hall.
• Qin Mo hinted that he could make Ning Rongrong's martial soul advance, and she agreed to go with him to a side hall.

Qin Mo showed Ning Rongrong the inner space of his Martial Soul, where cultivation was ten times faster, and she eagerly chose to join Myriad Manifestations Academy. Ning Fengzhi approved her enrollment, entrusting her to the academy as she set out to break through her Martial Soul’s limits.

• Qin Mo revealed that cultivation in his Martial Soul’s inner space was about ten times faster, and Ning Rongrong felt her Level 29 bottleneck begin to loosen.
• Ning Rongrong realized the academy’s resources might help her overcome the Seven Ring Curse and reach the legendary Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, so she asked to cultivate there.
• Qin Mo returned with Ning Rongrong to the side hall, where her excited reaction convinced Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that she had witnessed something extraordinary.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that she would join the academy, and Ning Fengzhi entrusted her to the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
• Qin Mo assured Ning Fengzhi that Rongrong would fare better at Myriad Manifestations Academy, and she officially decided to enroll.

Qin Mo chose a valley near Heaven Dou City and the Star Dou Great Forest as the site for Myriad Manifestations Academy, then organized its construction. The academy’s foundation was laid as craftsmen began work on his ambitious design.

• Qin Mo surveyed the valley and decided its terrain, resources, and distance from the Star Dou Great Forest made it an ideal academy site.
• Qin Mo sent Bing'er and Yan'er to hire the best architects and craftsmen, assigned Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling to guard the area, and tasked Ning Rongrong with holding the blueprints and locating strong land-vein energy points.
• Qin Mo sensed the land and planned a God-Tier Academy centered on a towering structure modeled after the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda.
• Bing'er and Yan'er returned with master craftsmen, construction materials, and guards from the sect’s hidden base in Heaven Dou City.
• Qin Mo showed the craftsmen the academy blueprint and ordered them to build it quickly without sacrificing quality.
• The craftsmen began clearing and measuring the site, and construction of Myriad Manifestations Academy started.

Xiong Li and the Black Bear Gang tried to extort Qin Mo at the Myriad Manifestations Academy construction site, but Bing'er and Yan'er swiftly defeated him with their Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire. The gang fled, and the construction crew resumed work with renewed respect for Qin Mo and his companions.

• Xiong Li led the Black Bear Gang onto the academy site, demanded five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and threatened to take Bing'er, Yan'er, and Ning Rongrong.
• Qin Mo warned Xiong Li to leave, but Xiong Li activated his Martial Soul Possession and attacked a scaffold.
• Bing'er and Yan'er used their Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire attacks to overwhelm Xiong Li and leave him severely injured.
• Bing'er ordered the Black Bear Gang to leave, and the thugs fled while dragging Xiong Li away.
• Qin Mo told the guards and craftsmen to clean up and continue construction, and they obeyed with renewed respect.

Dugu Bo investigated the strange ice-and-fire aura beneath Myriad Manifestations Academy and confronted Qin Mo, Bing'er, and Yan'er. Qin Mo offered to treat the poison afflicting Dugu Bo and his granddaughter in exchange for access to his medicinal garden and service as the academy’s honorary advisor, and Dugu Bo left to consider the deal.

• Dugu Bo sensed an unusual ice-and-fire aura near the academy’s central tower foundation and slipped past the guards to investigate.
• Qin Mo stopped Dugu Bo at a spatial barrier, revealed his identity as the academy’s acting headmaster, and refused to explain the aura.
• Dugu Bo attacked Qin Mo with poisonous mist, but Qin Mo’s defenses neutralized it as Bing'er and Yan'er arrived with their Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire powers.
• Qin Mo described Dugu Bo’s poison symptoms and revealed that he knew about Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden, offering help for himself and his granddaughter in exchange for herbs and service to the academy.
• Dugu Bo agreed to consider Qin Mo’s proposal and departed, while Qin Mo told Bing'er and Yan'er that he expected him to return in three days.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Rongrong attend Myriad Manifestations Academy after she insisted it could help her break through her cultivation limits. Qin Yuan revealed himself as a Limit Douluo and promised to protect her, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect entrusted Rongrong to the academy, bringing it to the attention of the continent’s top forces.

• Ning Rongrong pleaded with Ning Fengzhi to trust her and let her pursue the academy’s chance to break the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda’s limits, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong supported her.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to trust Rongrong and Qin Mo, then traveled with Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Rongrong to the academy construction site the following morning.
• Ning Fengzhi asked how the academy would protect Rongrong, and Qin Yuan appeared and promised to personally keep her safe as a Limit Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi entrusted Rongrong to the academy, gave her supplies and Qin Mo a generous gift list, and Rongrong stayed to begin her life there.
• Ning Fengzhi and the elders departed, and news of Rongrong joining Myriad Manifestations Academy spread among Heaven Dou City’s powerful factions.

Ning Rongrong broke through to Rank 30 in the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda space, where Qin Mo showed her a glimpse of the path to an eighth level for her Martial Soul. At the academy, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Bing'er, and Yan'er also advanced their training under Qin Mo's guidance.

• Rumors about Ning Fengzhi entrusting Ning Rongrong to Myriad Manifestations Academy spread through Heaven Dou City, prompting many forces to investigate the mysterious academy and sect.
• On her third evening at the academy, Ning Rongrong entered the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda space with Qin Mo and broke through her Rank 29 bottleneck to Rank 30.
• Qin Mo used the Origin Power of the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to reveal a fleeting eighth level above Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, giving her hope of overcoming its limitation.
• Zhu Zhuqing practiced moving fast enough to create faint phantom clones, following Qin Mo's guidance based on her Martial Soul and his Ghost Tiger Phantom skill.
• Ye Lingling experimented with her Nine Heart Begonia's healing after Qin Mo suggested it should encompass withering as well as nourishment, while Bing'er and Yan'er sparred to improve their Martial Soul control.