Vol. 1The Blood River and the Seed

Su Chen concealed his identity, survived a year in the Star Dou Great Forest, and grew stronger while traveling with Ziji and pursuing cultivation knowledge. He returned to the tournament, extracted Xiao Wu’s soul, helped Bibi Dong defeat two great Soul Beasts, awakened Ah Yin, and was caught in the confrontation between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy.

  • Bibi Dong brought Su Chen to Spirit City after he awakened a black-and-white Soul Ring, and he overwhelmed Yan before Heterogeneous Soul Power crippled his cultivation.
  • Su Chen accepted Qiandao Liu’s challenge and attended Skywater Academy under a false identity, where he befriended Xue Wu, won Soul Arena matches, and registered their doubles team as the Profound Darkness Duo.
  • Su Chen sacrificed his Soul Power to protect his classmates from an Azure Sea Spirit Ape, and Ziji preserved him in Dragon Blood Crystal while Bibi Dong believed him dead.
  • Su Chen awakened after a year, formed a bond with Ziji, gained Meng Po and the Wangchuan's Difficult Crossing soul skill, then trapped Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai in the Wangchuan Blood River before Ziji let them go.
  • Su Chen helped Ziji survive her Heavenly Tribulation and become the Hell Demon Dragon King, then traveled with her after she refused Di Tian’s demand to remain with the Dragon Clan.
  • Su Chen visited Skywater Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, trained in sword techniques, and entered the imperial capital under a false identity, where Qian Renxue tested him and tried to win him over.
  • Su Chen overwhelmed Shrek Academy in the tournament and extracted Xiao Wu’s soul before Dugu Bo stopped him, then helped Bibi Dong defeat the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
  • Su Chen awakened Ah Yin from her Seed of Life, then endured Zhi Lin’s pressure at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Prince Xue Xing accused Shrek’s teachers and Dugu Bo challenged the group.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Profound Darkness Duo

Su Chen entered Skywater Academy under a fabricated identity while secretly working to master his unusual martial soul and dissolve the Heterogeneous Soul Power in his body. After defeating two opponents at the Tianshui Soul Arena, he teamed up with Xue Wu for doubles and was confronted by an angry woman who had come looking for him.

  • Su Chen awakened a unique black-and-white Soul Ring when Bibi Dong tried to stimulate his Martial Soul, and she brought him and Oscar to Spirit City.
  • Su Chen’s Soul Skills overwhelmed Yan in a duel, but his cultivation was soon crippled by Heterogeneous Soul Power, prompting Bibi Dong and Qiandao Liu to debate whether to give him the Rebirth Green Lotus.
  • Qiandao Liu challenged Su Chen to prove himself at the Five Element Academies over three years, and Su Chen accepted a secret mission to attend Skywater Academy under the false identity of Netherworld Yellow Springs.
  • Su Chen joined Skywater Academy’s Elite Class, where he befriended Xue Wu and began carefully dissolving the Heterogeneous Soul Power in his meridians.
  • After reaching level twenty-eight, Su Chen entered the Tianshui Soul Arena and defeated Niu Jing with his Six Meridian Divine Sword techniques.
  • Su Chen defeated Huo Wushuang by combining sword qi with his Soul Skills, while the Chihuo Academy headmaster surrendered to protect Huo Wushuang.
  • Su Chen agreed to partner with Xue Wu in a doubles match, and they registered as the Profound Darkness Duo.
  • An angry woman arrived and scolded Su Chen for enjoying himself while she had come all this way to find him.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Blood River Awakens

Su Chen survived the Azure Sea Spirit Ape’s attack and spent a year recovering under Ziji’s care, where his second soul skill took shape. He returned to the outside world and defeated Zhao Wuji before Ziji let Zhao and Dai Mubai leave, while Su Chen remained in the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Su Chen defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue in the doubles match, then recovered from the conflicting Heterogeneous Soul Power that Shui Qingxuan had infused into him.
  • Su Chen became Shui Binger’s disciple and joined a soul-ring expedition, where he sacrificed his remaining Soul Power to stop an Azure Sea Spirit Ape from attacking his classmates.
  • The Hell Demon Dragon took Su Chen’s lifeless body, and Ziji sealed him in Dragon Blood Crystal while Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Su Chen had died.
  • After a year, Su Chen awakened and escaped the Dragon Blood Crystal, then formed a bond with Ziji as she prepared to reach one hundred thousand years of cultivation.
  • Su Chen helped a girl emerge from a blood-red cocoon in the Gates of Hell, and she became Meng Po, his daughter and the source of his Wangchuan's Difficult Crossing soul skill.
  • Ziji took Su Chen to the forest’s outskirts, where he confronted Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai after Dai Mubai killed a Gold Cat.
  • Su Chen used his soul skills to trap Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai in the Wangchuan Blood River, but Ziji ended the fight and let them go after demanding their clothes.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Dragon King’s Journey

Su Chen helped Ziji survive her Heavenly Tribulation, then traveled with her to visit old friends and pursue cultivation knowledge. Their journey brought them into contact with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Moonlight Pavilion, where Su Chen trained in secret and caught Qian Renxue’s attention.

  • Su Chen left the city with Ziji after Shui Binger recognized him, and later helped Ziji break through to become the Hell Demon Dragon King.
  • After returning from the Gates of Hell, Su Chen helped rebury the dragons’ remains, but Ziji refused Di Tian’s demand to stay with the Dragon Clan and left with Su Chen.
  • Su Chen returned to Spirit City, reunited with Oscar and Xie Yue, and said goodbye to Hu Liena before traveling with Ziji to Skywater Academy.
  • At Skywater Academy, Su Chen reunited with Shui Binger, taught her Shang Yang Sword Qi and Zhong Chong Sword Qi, and then left with Ziji for his hometown.
  • Ziji defeated the leaders of the Sacred Dragon Sect and Elephant Armor Sect and took their cultivation manuals, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to prepare the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Su Chen traded knowledge of the Aromatic Silk Beauty for cultivation manuals and sparred with Chen Xin, who urged him to develop his own sword path.
  • Ning Rongrong’s schemes against Su Chen failed, and she asked him to help teach Shrek Academy’s members a lesson while sparing Tang San.
  • Su Chen and Ziji entered the imperial capital under false identities, where Qian Renxue tested Su Chen and later sought to win him over as he reached level forty-nine over the following year.
Chapters 51–76 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Tournament and the Seed

Su Chen returned to the Soul Master Tournament, where his confrontation with Shrek ended with Xiao Wu’s soul extracted, then helped Bibi Dong defeat the two great Soul Beasts and awakened Ah Yin. The story left Su Chen resisting a Soul Douluo’s pressure at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo confronted Shrek Academy.

  • Su Chen watched Shrek defeat Chihuo Academy, then entered the match against Skywater Academy and revealed his strength, ultimately overwhelming Shrek and extracting Xiao Wu’s soul before Dugu Bo stopped him.
  • Su Chen defeated Huo Wu in a challenge and joined Bibi Dong’s hunt for the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, helping her absorb both their Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
  • Su Chen absorbed the beasts’ residual souls, reached level 55, and welcomed Little Black and Little White as they emerged from their eggs.
  • Su Chen went to Holy Soul Village, found Ah Yin sealed behind a waterfall, and later used Little Black and Little White to awaken her spirit from her Seed of Life.
  • Su Chen and Ziji brought Ah Yin to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, where Su Chen traded Dugu Bo a flower from the Road to the Underworld for permission to use the site.
  • Su Chen returned to Skywater Academy, accepted an invitation to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and endured Zhi Lin’s Soul Power pressure until he opened another meridian.
  • Prince Xue Xing accused Shrek Academy’s teachers of attacking Xue Beng, while Dugu Bo awakened Dai Mubai and challenged the Shrek group to fight him together.
Chapters 77–101 Summaries Read
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