Chapter Summaries

Qin Feng beat the head of academic affairs after she tried to take him and his friends to her office, then prepared to spar with Xiao Wu. The chapter ended as Qin Feng vanished from her attack, using the same move he had shown earlier that day.

• The head of academic affairs tried to arrest Qin Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu for attacking a teacher, and Qin Feng attacked her again.
• The head of academic affairs used her First Soul Skill, Wind-Chasing Blade, but Qin Feng overwhelmed her with his hammer and left her badly injured.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu joined Qin Feng at the fountain, where he said the head of academic affairs would be bedridden for about half a year.
• Tang San said he had defeated Xiao Wu in their sparring match, though Xiao Wu blamed her poor condition and his luck.
• Qin Feng began sparring with Xiao Wu, who launched a kick and Soft-Bone Entanglement at him, but he vanished using the move from earlier that day.

Qin Feng defeated Xiao Wu, then fought Tang San through the night and won after a fierce battle. The three fled to the dormitory rooftop to avoid being caught, while a crowd gathered below and Qin Feng checked his experience gains.

• Xiao Wu increased her speed to dodge Qin Feng, but he tricked her into rushing toward a hammer strike and defeated her with its shockwave.
• Tang San challenged Qin Feng to a full-strength spar, and Qin Feng countered his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track with his enhanced speed and reflexes.
• Tang San used his Tang Sect techniques and hidden weapons to fight Qin Feng through hundreds of exchanges, but Qin Feng defeated him at dawn.
• Xiao Wu warned Qin Feng and Tang San that their fight had shattered dormitory windows, so the three ran to the rooftop as people gathered below.
• Qin Feng saw his experience points rise by about one-fifth of the amount needed for his next level, while Xiao Wu asked when they could return to the dormitory.

Qin Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu waited out the night on the rooftop before returning to Dorm Seven, where they concealed their role in beating the old witch. As the academy stirred in the morning, a hoarse voice called from outside the dorm.

• Qin Feng offered Xiao Wu a cafeteria VIP card to make up for leaving her with the cleaning, and she accepted.
• At dawn, Qin Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu went down from the rooftop and returned to Dorm Seven.
• Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students complained that they had missed seeing the old witch after hearing she had been beaten.
• Qin Feng pretended he had only seen the old witch afterward and described her injuries, while Tang San and Xiao Wu silently recognized his lie.
• A hoarse voice called from outside, asking why everyone was awake so early.

Grandmaster took Qin Feng and Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest to find spirit rings and explained the basics of soul beasts and hunting teams. After arriving at the market outside the forest, the three stocked up on supplies and reached its guarded entrance.

• Grandmaster took Qin Feng and Tang San from the dormitory in a carriage and began teaching them about soul beasts and spirit ring colors.
• Qin Feng and Tang San fell asleep during the ride, so Grandmaster let them rest and continued reading.
• At the market outside the Soul Hunting Forest, Tang San asked about groups seeking Food-Type Soul Masters, and Grandmaster explained hunting teams and the need to trust their companions.
• Grandmaster led Qin Feng and Tang San to gather food and supplies for their trip.
• The three reached the heavily guarded entrance to the Soul Hunting Forest.

The Grandmaster led Tang San and Qin Feng into the Soul Hunting Forest to find Spirit Rings, where they survived a poisonous mist from a Bewildering Flower. After Tang San explained his immunity, the Grandmaster moved to examine Qin Feng, who worried that his own unexplained resistance would expose him.

• The Grandmaster introduced Luo San Pao and explained that his Martial Soul had mutated into an ordinary one.
• The Grandmaster led Tang San and Qin Feng through the forest, but they soon encountered poisonous mist from a Bewildering Flower.
• The Grandmaster gave them masks and guided them out of the mist, where he found Tang San's soaked mask had not harmed him.
• Tang San blamed his resistance on herbal baths his father had given him as a child, and the Grandmaster accepted the explanation.
• Qin Feng worried that the Bug inside him had devoured the poison, leaving him without a convincing excuse when the Grandmaster came to inspect him.

Grandmaster demonstrated Luo San Pao’s foul-smelling attack and taught Qin Feng and Tang San how to identify and absorb Spirit Rings as they searched the forest. At night, they encountered a Black Mandala Snake, and Grandmaster readied Luo San Pao to face it.

• Grandmaster questioned Qin Feng’s spotless clothes, and Qin Feng claimed he had used his Heavenly Gang Hammer against a Soul Beast in the mist.
• Nine Netherworld Wolves approached, so Grandmaster summoned Luo San Pao, whose explosive fart killed them; he then explained how Spirit Rings were absorbed.
• Grandmaster rejected more than twenty Soul Beasts before finding bamboo that might suit Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, but he continued searching for a better match.
• Luo San Pao sensed danger, Tang San spotted movement with his Purple Demon Eyes, and a Black Mandala Snake sprang from the undergrowth.
• Grandmaster attached his two Spirit Rings to Luo San Pao as the Black Mandala Snake appeared.

Grandmaster, Qin Feng, and Tang San fled a four-hundred-year-old Black Mandala Snake, but Qin Feng and Tang San turned back and defeated it. Tang San began absorbing its Spirit Ring for his Blue Silver Grass, while the nearby spirit beasts fled from the disturbance.

• Grandmaster explained how Spirit Rings, spirit bones, and a spirit beast’s size helped indicate its strength as he led Qin Feng and Tang San away from the Black Mandala Snake.
• Luo San Pao’s foul-smelling attack slowed the snake, but it adapted and bit him before Grandmaster recalled him.
• Tang San threw carrots at the snake, and Qin Feng turned back to draw its attention while Tang San struck its throat with his Sleeve Arrow.
• Grandmaster identified the snake’s yellow Spirit Ring as a suitable choice for Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and urged him to trust his research.
• Tang San agreed and began absorbing the Spirit Ring as Qin Feng noticed nearby spirit beasts fleeing.

Qin Feng and the Grandmaster faced a Thousand Year Thunder Tyrant Tiger while Xiao San absorbed the Black Mandala Snake’s Spirit Ring. Qin Feng attacked the beast to protect Xiao San, but his powerful hammer rapidly drained his Soul Power.

• The Grandmaster noticed that the spirit beasts had fled and froze when a Thunder Tyrant Tiger emerged from the forest.
• The Grandmaster realized the tiger was a Thousand Year Spirit Beast that had targeted Qin Feng and Xiao San for killing the Black Mandala Snake.
• The Grandmaster urged Qin Feng to flee while he stayed behind to protect Xiao San, who was absorbing the Spirit Ring.
• Qin Feng charged the Thunder Tyrant Tiger with his Two-Form Heavenly Gang Hammer and told the Grandmaster to watch over Xiao San.
• The tiger shocked Qin Feng with its lightning, but Qin Feng kept striking it as the Grandmaster realized the hammer was rapidly draining his Soul Power.

Qin Feng exhausted himself fighting the Thunder Tyrant Tiger while Tang San remained defenseless during his Spirit Ring breakthrough. He tricked the tiger into opening its mouth, killed it with a poisoned Sleeve Arrow, and sat down as a purple Spirit Ring appeared.

• The Thunder Tyrant Tiger grew furious after Qin Feng injured it, while Qin Feng’s Soul Power and body neared their limits.
• Qin Feng realized he had to protect Tang San, who could not defend himself while absorbing a Spirit Ring.
• Qin Feng provoked the Thunder Tyrant Tiger into using Lightning Wave and struck its head with the Two-Form Heavenly Gang Hammer.
• Qin Feng fired a poisoned Sleeve Arrow carrying an Eagle Hook Arrow into the tiger’s throat, killing it.
• A purple Spirit Ring formed over the Thunder Tyrant Tiger, and Qin Feng sat cross-legged as Soul Power emerged around him.

Qin Feng attempted to absorb the Thunder Tyrant Tiger’s Thousand-Year Spirit Ring despite Grandmaster’s warnings about the danger. Trapped in a deadly clash with the beast’s lingering will, he watched Bug appear and approach him as if to eat him.

• Qin Feng told Grandmaster he would absorb the Thunder Tyrant Tiger’s Thousand-Year Spirit Ring for its strength and lightning attribute.
• Grandmaster warned Qin Feng that a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring far exceeded the safe limit for a first ring, but Qin Feng began absorbing it anyway.
• Qin Feng entered a meditative state and faced the Thunder Tyrant Tiger’s lingering will, which choked him and tore his body apart.
• As Qin Feng neared collapse, Bug appeared in the darkness and began eating it.
• Bug advanced toward Qin Feng with its jaws open, leaving him fearing that it would eat him.

Qin Feng escaped the Thunder Tyrant Tiger’s soul illusion when the ugly bug devoured it, then woke after successfully integrating his Spirit Ring. He learned that Tang San had stayed to protect him while the Grandmaster’s Black Mandala Snake poison worsened, leaving the Grandmaster near death.

• The ugly bug devoured the illusion, and Qin Feng realized he had survived the Thunder Tyrant Tiger’s attack.
• Qin Feng woke from his Spirit Ring integration as a purple ring appeared, and Tang San greeted him in shock.
• Tang San told Qin Feng that the Grandmaster had been poisoned and that he had been using Soul Power and herbs to keep him alive.
• Qin Feng discovered that the Grandmaster was critically ill and learned that three days had passed while he integrated his Spirit Ring.
• Tang San explained that he had stayed to guard Qin Feng rather than take the Grandmaster out for treatment, and the delay had left the Grandmaster’s life fading.

Qin Feng tried to save the poisoned Grandmaster by using the healing power he suspected was in his Platinum Hammer, but the treatment made Grandmaster’s condition worse. Tang San stopped Qin Feng from trying another electric shock, leaving Grandmaster near death.

• Qin Feng asked Tang San whether Grandmaster could still be saved, and Tang San said the poison had reached his teacher’s heart.
• Qin Feng summoned his Two-Form Heavenly Gang Hammer and used the Platinum Hammer’s first soul skill, Explosive Thunder, to strike Grandmaster and force foul blood from his mouth.
• Tang San noticed that Grandmaster’s life force was fading and his pulse had nearly stopped.
• Qin Feng checked Grandmaster’s heartbeat, realized it was almost absent, and prepared to increase the electricity.
• Tang San asked Qin Feng to explain what had happened, and Qin Feng realized he had tried electric shock therapy without first addressing the poison.
• Tang San pleaded with Qin Feng not to try treating Grandmaster again.

Qin Feng realized he had been striking Grandmaster with lightning instead of healing him, then activated the Nine-Heart Blood Begonia to remove the poison and restore him. The next morning, Qin Feng woke to find Tang San cooking, and Tang San recalled that Qin Feng had once refused to eat the same wild vegetables.

• Qin Feng questioned Tang San until Tang San let him try treating Grandmaster.
• After Tang San warned that Qin Feng’s treatment looked like an attack, Qin Feng discovered his Soul Power had been entering the Black Gold Hammer instead of the Nine-Heart Blood Begonia.
• Qin Feng redirected his Soul Power into the Nine-Heart Blood Begonia and used the Platinum Hammer to restore Grandmaster’s breathing and expel the black venom.
• Exhausted, Qin Feng fell asleep, and Tang San stayed beside Grandmaster through the night.
• The next morning, Tang San cooked wild vegetables from the Soul Tool, and he reminded Qin Feng that he had rejected the same dish before.
• A cough suddenly sounded as Qin Feng and Tang San spoke.

Grandmaster awakened after Tang San and Qin Feng treated him with Qinglan Grass, but he mistakenly believed that he and Qin Feng had died. Tang San returned from hunting and began explaining that they were all alive.

• Grandmaster partially awakened in a dazed state and lashed out at Qin Feng over absorbing a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Tang San restrained Grandmaster while Qin Feng crushed Qinglan Grass, and they used its juice and pulp to calm him.
• Over the next three days, Qin Feng and Tang San recovered and cared for Grandmaster while sharing improved meals.
• Grandmaster fully awakened and mourned that he and Qin Feng had died, despite Qin Feng trying to correct him.
• Tang San returned from hunting, and Grandmaster was shocked to see him before Tang San explained that they were not dead.

Grandmaster learned that Qin Feng had cured his snake venom and obtained a thousand-year Spirit Ring, challenging Grandmaster’s theories about healing and Spirit Ring limits. After returning to Notting Academy, Grandmaster sent Qin Feng and Tang San to test their Soul Power, and a small figure suddenly rushed toward them.

• Tang San told Grandmaster that Qin Feng had saved him from the Black Mandala Snake venom, and Grandmaster asked how Qin Feng had done it.
• Qin Feng struck Grandmaster with the Two-Form Heavenly Gang Hammer, demonstrating that it could heal injuries despite the pain.
• Grandmaster saw Qin Feng’s purple thousand-year Spirit Ring and reconsidered his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul theory.
• The next morning, Qin Feng and Tang San supported the recovering Grandmaster out of Soul Hunting Forest and returned with him to Notting Academy.
• Grandmaster urged Qin Feng and Tang San to test their Soul Power at Spirit Hall and continue cultivating instead of caring for him.
• As Qin Feng and Tang San walked away from the loft, a small, thin figure rushed toward them.

Qin Feng and Tang San returned to find Xiao Wu leading the Work-Study Students in a confrontation with the noble students, and they hurried to the back mountain. Xiao Wu accepted Boss Xiao’s challenge, and the chapter ended as Pi Feng charged at Wang Sheng to begin the first fight.

• A Work-Study Student told Qin Feng and Tang San that Xiao Wu had challenged the noble students and made a bet with Boss Xiao.
• Qin Feng and Tang San followed the student to the back mountain, where the Work-Study Students faced the noble students.
• Boss Xiao proposed a ten-person, alternating fight, and Xiao Wu accepted despite Wang Sheng’s concern.
• Pi Feng revealed his level-eleven Spirit Master status and challenged Wang Sheng after Wang Sheng mocked him for losing to Qin Feng.
• Pi Feng charged at Wang Sheng as the first fight began.

Pi Feng trapped Wang Sheng with his Green Bamboo Soul Skill, but Qin Feng returned and quickly smashed through Pi Feng’s vines with his Large Nail Hammer. Pi Feng sought help from Liu Long and Ling Feng, who appeared frightened, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Pi Feng sealed Wang Sheng inside a vine cage, and Wang Sheng could not break free.
• Qin Feng and Tang San arrived and spoke with Xiao Wu about her fight with the noble students.
• Pi Feng defeated Wang Sheng and prepared to choose an opponent for the next round.
• Tang San stepped forward, but Pi Feng demanded to fight Qin Feng instead.
• Qin Feng smashed through Pi Feng’s vines and struck him on the head three times, dispelling his Soul Skill.
• Pi Feng asked Liu Long and Ling Feng to join forces, but they hesitated in fear.

Qin Feng confronted Pi Feng and Xiao Chenyu, only for Xiao Chenyu to recognize him as the powerful figure he called Wind Grandfather. Xiao Chenyu apologized, gave Qin Feng and Xiao Wu dining hall cards, and agreed that the noble students would do the Work-Study Students’ chores; the chapter ended with Qin Feng patting Xiao Chenyu’s shoulder again.

• Pi Feng urged Xiao Chenyu to attack Qin Feng while the students watched and Wang Sheng worried about Qin Feng.
• Xiao Chenyu slapped Pi Feng instead of fighting Qin Feng, then ingratiated himself with Qin Feng and called him Wind Grandfather.
• Xiao Chenyu scolded Pi Feng for provoking Qin Feng and made the noble students repeat the respectful title.
• Xiao Chenyu apologized to Qin Feng and gave him two VIP dining hall cards as compensation.
• Xiao Wu accepted a card and ordered Xiao Chenyu and the noble students to do all the Work-Study Students’ chores, and Xiao Chenyu agreed.
• As Qin Feng and Xiao Wu prepared to leave, Qin Feng patted Xiao Chenyu’s shoulder, frightening him.

Qin Feng’s return left the noble students doing the Work-Study Students’ chores, while the students in Dorm Seven learned why Boss Xiao feared him. Xiao Wu then revealed that she had gained a Spirit Ring and challenged Qin Feng and Tang San.

• Qin Feng warned Boss Xiao that he had a new Spirit Ring, and Boss Xiao surrendered and agreed to have the noble students take over the Work-Study Students’ chores.
• Boss Xiao told Pi Feng and the other noble students that Qin Feng had defeated him and nearly crippled Liu Long, then ordered them not to provoke Qin Feng.
• The noble students cleaned the work assigned to the Work-Study Students while Qin Feng returned to Dorm Seven and was welcomed by Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others.
• Qin Feng explained that he had fought Boss Xiao’s group during registration, when he had briefly left Tang San.
• Xiao Wu announced that she had obtained a Spirit Ring, reached Level 12, and challenged Qin Feng and Tang San.

Qin Feng left the academy to have his Soul Power assessed at Spirit Hall so he could qualify for a monthly allowance. After reaching the Notting City branch, he met Su Yuntao, Sisi, and Grandmaster Mashuno, who began asking about his claim that he already had a Spirit Ring.

• Qin Feng left Tang San to spar with Xiao Wu and hurried to Spirit Hall to get his Soul Power assessed.
• The guards let Qin Feng enter after he explained that he was a student from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy.
• A guard directed Qin Feng upstairs to find Soul Grandmaster Mashuno.
• Sisi asked Qin Feng about his martial soul, and he said he already had his first Spirit Ring.
• Su Yuntao doubted Qin Feng's claim, but Grandmaster Mashuno arrived and asked what was happening.