Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian awakened a spiritual Iron Sword Martial Soul called Sword Fifteen and gained Innate Soul Power Level Five. His new system warned that an eighty-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King was nearby, leaving him unsure why it was near Jianghun Village.

• Xiao Tian went with the village chief to the Martial Soul awakening ceremony, where Su Yuntao began testing the village children.
• Xiao Tian awakened the rusty Iron Sword Martial Soul Sword Fifteen and sensed that it possessed its own spirituality.
• Xiao Tian tested at Innate Soul Power Level Five, satisfying him with his Sword Martial Soul and cultivation prospects.
• Xiao Tian's system bound itself and warned him to evacuate because an eighty-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King was nearby.
• Xiao Tian questioned the warning because he believed the Blue Silver King should be guarding the Blue Silver Ancestral Land, not the village.

Xiao Tian declined Su Yuntao’s invitation to join Spirit Hall and received the village’s Work-Study Student slot at Nuoding Academy. After the system’s reward raised his Soul Power and improved his comprehension, he cultivated Sword Intent, arrived at the academy, and was challenged by Wang Sheng.

• Su Yuntao invited Xiao Tian to study at Spirit Hall Academy, but Xiao Tian declined, and the village chief offered him the Work-Study Student slot at Nuoding Academy.
• The system announced that Xiao Tian had stepped on and killed an Eighty Thousand Year Old Blue Silver King, then rewarded him with Enhanced Comprehension and Innate Soul Power at Level Ten.
• The village chief gave Xiao Tian a longsword, and Xiao Tian summoned Sword Fifteen, which appeared without rust and moved on its own.
• During the next three months, Xiao Tian practiced swordsmanship, cultivated Sword Intent, and learned to condense and fire Sword Qi.
• Xiao Tian arrived at Nuoding Academy, entered Seventh Dormitory, and heard Wang Sheng declare that new students had to fight the dorm leader.

Xiao Tian became the Seventh Dormitory’s leader after defeating Wang Sheng, then faced Tang San in a Martial Soul contest. Xiao Tian’s swordsmanship overwhelmed Tang San, leaving Sword Fifteen at his neck.

• Xiao Tian defeated Wang Sheng in hand-to-hand combat and accepted the role of Seventh Dormitory leader.
• The system warned Xiao Tian that Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu were nearby, prompting him to wonder why it was making impossible claims about them.
• Tang San arrived as a work-study student, revealed his Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and challenged Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian summoned Sword Fifteen and used Sword Control Technique against Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang San blocked the sword shadows with Mysterious Jade Hand, but Xiao Tian rushed in and pressed Sword Fifteen to Tang San’s neck.

Xiao Tian defeated Tang San in the Seventh Dormitory and received two martial techniques from his system. After Xiao Wu arrived, she challenged Xiao Tian for the dormitory leadership, while Tang San tried to explain his loss.

• Xiao Tian defeated Tang San, who blamed the dormitory’s cramped space for his loss.
• Xiao Tian’s system rewarded him with the Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique and Drunken Immortal Gazing Moon Steps, which he learned at beginner level.
• Tang San asked Xiao Tian about his sword technique, and Xiao Tian asked him about his footwork and transformed hands instead.
• Xiao Wu arrived as a new Work-Study Student, introduced her Rabbit Martial Soul and level-ten Innate Soul Power, and asked Xiao Tian about himself.
• Xiao Tian explained the dormitory rules, and Xiao Wu challenged him for the position of dormitory head.
• Xiao Wu called Tang San creepy for making excuses about losing, and Tang San looked toward Xiao Tian as if he wanted to impress her.

Xiao Tian provoked Tang San into hiding his hostility, then sparred with Xiao Wu and used his unusual sword to outmaneuver and restrain her. He left Xiao Wu bound and told her that neither of them had fought at full strength.

• Xiao Tian called attention to Tang San's threatening look, prompting Tang San to deny any grudge and suggest a future spar.
• Xiao Wu challenged Xiao Tian to a Martial Soul match, and their first clash showed that Xiao Tian's strength exceeded his claimed Innate Level Five.
• Xiao Tian used the Drunken Immortal Gazing Moon Steps to slip behind Xiao Wu and struck her butt with his softened sword, Fifteen.
• Xiao Wu charged at Xiao Tian in anger, but he used the Sword Control Technique to wrap Fifteen around her and restrain her.
• Xiao Tian whispered that he had not used all his strength and urged Xiao Wu to admit defeat.

After defeating Xiao Wu, Xiao Tian received three powerful system rewards and went out to buy bedding, with Xiao Wu deciding to accompany him. Xiao Tian kept his distance from her and focused on staying safe and improving his sword skills.

• Xiao Tian defeated Xiao Wu, withdrew his Martial Soul, and chose a bed in the dormitory.
• The system rewarded Xiao Tian with a Ring-type Storage Soul Tool, a Space Shuttle Jade Pendant, and Douluo Version Jie Zi Mi.
• An academy staff member delivered bedding to Tang San and told him that Master wanted to see him after dinner.
• Xiao Tian left to buy bedding, and Xiao Wu chose to go with him and asked him to cover the cost until she earned money.
• Xiao Tian agreed flatly and privately resolved to avoid getting close to Xiao Wu and focus on practicing his sword.

Xiao Tian discussed Spirit Hall with Xiao Wu, whose painful memories of Bibi Dong resurfaced and inspired her to train and challenge him again. The system warned Xiao Tian that Tang Hao was nearby, leaving him wary of the powerful observer.

• Xiao Tian agreed to go into Nuoding City with Xiao Wu while Tang San wondered whether Xiao Tian had memories of a past life and might be a threat or ally.
• Xiao Tian mentioned that Xiao Wu could collect a Spirit Master subsidy from Spirit Hall, and Xiao Wu said she would never accept it and questioned his favorable view of the organization.
• Xiao Tian explained his gratitude to Spirit Hall for awakening his Martial Soul and supporting commoners, prompting Xiao Wu to recall seeing Bibi Dong obtain a Soul Ring and Soul Bone from her mother.
• Xiao Wu wiped her tears and vowed to cultivate after they bought bedding, then challenge Xiao Tian again and make him call her Sister Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Tian questioned whether Bibi Dong had really killed Xiao Wu's mother before the system warned him that Tang Hao was within five hundred meters and urged him to flee using the Jade Pendant.
• Xiao Tian realized Tang Hao was likely watching Xiao Wu and wondered how she had traveled so far to reach Nuoding Academy.

Xiao Tian considered his training plans and decided to pursue a Soul Ring that would amplify Soul Power, while preparing to hunt for one on his own. He urged the Seventh Dormitory students to avoid wasting time fighting noble students, then left to practice swordsmanship with Xiao Wu following him.

• After shopping and eating with Xiao Wu, Xiao Tian asked why she had no money and why she had come to Nuoding City, but she refused to explain.
• Xiao Tian planned to master his movement techniques, attempt Sword Control Flight, and eventually hunt for a First Soul Ring related to amplifying Soul Power.
• Back at the Seventh Dormitory, Xiao Tian advised Wang Sheng and the others to avoid fighting noble students and suggested using Tang San's talent and Yu Xiaogang's influence to deter them.
• Xiao Wu followed Xiao Tian and asked why he had discouraged the others from fighting.
• Xiao Tian explained that fighting brought no benefit to cultivation and that he would rather spend the time practicing his swordsmanship.

Xiao Tian practiced swordsmanship with Xiao Wu until evening, then headed to the canteen with her. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San stopped them, but Xiao Wu pulled Xiao Tian away, leaving him wondering whether she disliked him.

• Xiao Tian practiced swordsmanship shirtless for the afternoon while Xiao Wu cultivated nearby.
• Xiao Wu and Xiao Tian set off for dinner, but they ran into Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Xiao Tian to demonstrate his intelligent Martial Soul and offered to accept him as a registered disciple despite his rank-five Innate Soul Power.
• Xiao Tian ignored Yu Xiaogang and continued toward the canteen, while Tang San challenged his attitude.
• A warning revealed that Tang Hao was nearby, and Xiao Tian's Sword Intent made Tang San wary.
• Xiao Wu scolded Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, grabbed Xiao Tian's hand, and hurried with him to the canteen; she then denied ever disliking him.

Xiao Wu challenged Xiao Tian to future combat training, and the two traded teasing remarks on their way to the canteen. Yu Xiaogang decided to make Xiao Tian a registered disciple to study his unusual Martial Soul, while keeping Tang San as his only true disciple and planning to take him to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day.

• Xiao Wu acknowledged Xiao Tian's victory and proposed combat training, saying he could make her do anything if she lost.
• Xiao Tian teased Xiao Wu about her appearance, caught her kick, and agreed to train with her; Xiao Wu asked him to buy papaya, and he joked about adding milk.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San watched Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu leave, and Tang San asked whether Yu Xiaogang intended to take Xiao Tian as a disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang said Xiao Tian would only be a registered disciple because he wanted to examine his intelligent Iron Sword Martial Soul, while Tang San would remain his sole final disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day to obtain a First Soul Ring for his Blue Silver Grass, believing it would let Tang San defeat Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian checked that Tang Hao was not nearby and decided to seek his First Soul Ring the next day. He tested whether Sword Fifteen could carry someone in flight, and after it took Xiao Wu for a low ride, he prepared to try flying on it himself.

• Tang San left with Yu Xiaogang for the Soul Hunting Forest, and Xiao Tian checked that Tang Hao was not nearby.
• Xiao Tian decided to visit another Soul Hunting Forest the next day to obtain his First Soul Ring.
• Xiao Tian asked Sword Fifteen to practice Sword Control Flight, but it initially refused.
• Xiao Tian persuaded Sword Fifteen to carry Xiao Wu, and it flew her a short distance above the lawn.
• Xiao Tian summoned Sword Intent around Sword Fifteen and prepared to try riding it himself.

Xiao Tian tested Sword Control Flight and discovered that Fifteen could store Soul Power before he left Nuoding Academy for the Soul Hunting Forest. After his Sword Intent Perception detected a supposedly fifty-thousand-year Azure Wood Silkworm King, he approached and found a green silkworm with ten markings, indicating it was only a Millennium Soul Beast.

• Xiao Tian used his Soul Power to enlarge Fifteen, flew on the sword, and learned that it could store about a Level Ten Soul Power's worth of energy.
• Xiao Tian secretly left Xiao Wu during the night and traveled toward the Soul Hunting Forest, charging Fifteen as he went.
• Xiao Wu woke to find Xiao Tian gone, searched his usual practice spot, and decided she would find a secluded place to condense her First Soul Ring.
• Xiao Tian entered the forest outskirts, passed a Lone Bamboo, and searched for silkworm or vigorous plant-type Soul Beasts.
• The system warned Xiao Tian about a fifty-thousand-year Azure Wood Silkworm King, and he used Sword Intent Perception to locate it.
• Xiao Tian approached the green Azure Jade Silkworm and saw ten markings, realizing it was a Millennium Soul Beast rather than a king.

Xiao Tian killed the Azure Jade Silkworm, which the system identified as a fifty-thousand-year Azure Jade Silkworm King, and earned two powerful rewards before beginning to absorb its Soul Ring. Elsewhere, Tang San fought a Mandala Snake while Tang Hao watched and reconsidered intervening.

• Xiao Tian used Sword Control Technique to kill the Azure Jade Silkworm and received the Milk Bottle Soul Tool and Soldier Script Secret as Critical Strike Rewards.
• Xiao Tian told Fifteen to guard him, then drew the Soul Ring from the silkworm and began absorbing it.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were attacked by a Mandala Snake, and Yu Xiaogang fainted.
• Tang Hao prepared to help Tang San, but stopped when Tang San drew a dagger and attacked with black-jade hands.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San fight and remained convinced that Tang San was his biological son because he possessed the Clear Sky Hammer as a second Martial Soul.

Xiao Tian absorbed his first Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained a Soul Skill that greatly amplified his Soul Power. After he returned to the dormitory a day later, Xiao Wu angrily confronted him for disappearing without a word.

• Tang Hao decided to let Xiao Wu stay near Tang San, hoping she would eventually sacrifice herself willingly, and considered Xiao Tian a potential ally for Tang San.
• Xiao Tian completed his Soul Ring absorption and named his first Soul Skill Wood Condensing Soul, which increased his Soul Power by two hundred percent and improved its absorption and conversion.
• Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students spread news of the dormitory's two Innate Full Soul Power Soul Masters, making Xiao Chenyu wary of provoking them.
• Xiao Wu organized Wang Sheng and the others to search for Xiao Tian after he failed to return for a day.
• Xiao Tian returned to the dormitory, and Xiao Wu confronted him with bloodshot eyes about where he had gone.

Xiao Tian accepted Tang San’s challenge to spar after Tang San returned with a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake Soul Ring. As Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement, Xiao Tian released a surge of Sword Intent, and the chapter ended before the clash’s outcome was revealed.

• Xiao Wu claimed she wanted to spar with Xiao Tian after obtaining her First Soul Ring, while Xiao Tian asked whether Tang San had returned.
• Tang San entered and challenged Xiao Tian to an outdoor spar, and Xiao Tian accepted despite the system warning him to surrender.
• Xiao Tian and Tang San went to an academy field as Xiao Chenyu and a crowd of students gathered to watch.
• Tang San announced that he was a level-twelve Control System Battle Soul Master, while Xiao Tian introduced himself and let Tang San make the first move.
• Tang San used his First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, but Xiao Tian’s aura changed and a surge of Sword Intent erupted before the attack’s result was shown.

Xiao Tian overwhelmed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass with Sword Intent and mocked his first Soul Skill, prompting Tang San to attack with his hidden techniques. Xiao Tian’s swordsmanship and speed defeated Tang San, leaving a blade at his neck.

• Xiao Tian’s Sword Intent shredded Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass before it could restrain him, astonishing the students and Yu Xiaogang.
• Xiao Tian mocked Tang San’s Entanglement Soul Skill, and Tang San argued that his Soul Ring had also strengthened his grass and given it Paralysis Toxin.
• Tang San attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Purple Demon Eye, while Xiao Tian used his Lightness Skill and sword phantoms to evade and counter him.
• Tang San raised layers of Blue Silver Grass and tried to restrain Xiao Tian from behind, but Xiao Tian unleashed stronger Sword Intent and struck him with Sword Qi.
• Xiao Tian used the Immortal Wind Cloud Body Technique to create multiple phantoms, and Tang San failed to identify his real body before feeling a blade at his neck.

Xiao Tian defeated Tang San after using his speed to evade Tang San’s eyes, then received a major reward from the Scumbag System. He declined Yu Xiaogang’s offer to become his disciple but arranged to ask him about swordsmanship, and Xiao Wu approached to ask about his Soul Power level.

• Xiao Tian evaded Tang San’s eye-locking ability, forced him to concede, and received Three Absolutes Sword Qi and one God-Bestowed Soul Ring as a Critical Strike Reward.
• Tang San praised Xiao Tian’s Sword Intent, and Xiao Tian proposed sparring with him regularly for the next six years; Tang San reluctantly agreed.
• Yu Xiaogang again asked Xiao Tian to become his outer disciple, but Xiao Tian declined while tactfully asking to consult him about swordsmanship in the future.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted Xiao Tian’s answer and left with Tang San.
• Xiao Wu approached Xiao Tian and asked what level his Soul Power was.

Xiao Tian practiced the Three Absolutes Sword Qi, fought Xiao Wu, and persuaded her to accept Spirit Hall's subsidy despite her hatred of it. After defeating and spanking her, he received new system rewards, and Xiao Wu fled when he suggested another match.

• Xiao Tian practiced the Three Absolutes Sword Qi and comprehended the more powerful Seven Absolute Sword Qi, which consumed much of his Soul Power.
• Xiao Tian challenged Xiao Wu to collect her Spirit Hall allowance if she lost, and Xiao Wu agreed after promising to spare Bibi Dong's life if she ever had the chance to kill her.
• Xiao Tian defeated Xiao Wu and spanked her, leaving her sore and angry.
• The system rewarded Xiao Tian with a Treasure Gathering Basin and a method to use Soul Skills without displaying Soul Rings.
• Xiao Tian suggested another match, and Xiao Wu told him not to come closer.

After a year of training and sparring, Xiao Tian agreed to travel with Tang San and Xiao Wu to Holy Spirit Village. There, the system revealed that Ah Yin was hidden nearby, while Tang San learned his father had left and resolved to grow strong enough to uncover the truth.

• Xiao Tian spent the year sparring with Tang San and Xiao Wu, concealing his cultivation behind claims about the Sword Path.
• Tang San invited Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu to visit Holy Spirit Village during vacation, and Xiao Tian agreed.
• Xiao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Tang San reached Holy Spirit Village, where the system warned Xiao Tian that Ah Yin was hidden in a back-mountain cave.
• Old Jack gave Tang San the letter Tang Hao had left and told him his father had gone away on business.
• Tang San suspected his father was a powerful expert and vowed to cultivate until he could learn the truth.

Tang San asked Xiao Wu to become his little sister, but she rejected him, and Xiao Tian helped smooth over the awkward moment. Tang San then challenged Xiao Tian to a spar, planning to reveal his Hidden Weapons and test whether Xiao Tian recognized them.

• Tang San invited Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu to stay at his home and showed them around Holy Spirit Village, including the back mountain where he cultivated.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to become his little sister, but Xiao Wu refused, and Xiao Tian questioned why they needed to change their friendship into a sibling relationship.
• Tang San apologized and admitted that his father's sudden absence had put him in a bad mood.
• Tang San noticed Xiao Wu glance at Xiao Tian and decided to show off his Hidden Weapons to prove himself and test Xiao Tian's reaction.
• Tang San challenged Xiao Tian to spar on the back mountain.