Chapter Summaries

Tang San returned with bedding from Yu Xiaogang and announced that she had become Li Yue’s fellow disciple. Li Yue won Xiao Wu’s affection by forbidding the work-study students from eating rabbits or killing rabbit soul beasts, while Tang San tried to reaffirm her special bond with him.

• Tang San told Li Yue that Yu Xiaogang had given her bedding and made her his disciple, and Li Yue defended Yu Xiaogang’s knowledge of soul beasts despite the students mocking him.
• Xiao Wu became frightened when the students discussed obtaining soul rings, and Li Yue reassured her that he never ate rabbits and would not seek weak rabbit soul rings.
• Li Yue asked Xiao Wu to show her rabbit ears, gently kneaded them, and ordered the work-study students not to eat rabbits or kill rabbit soul beasts.
• Xiao Wu hugged Li Yue as her affection for him grew, while Tang San watched with jealousy and felt Xiao Wu might take him away.
• Tang San offered Li Yue back the Gold Soul Coin he had lent her, but he told her to keep it and buy clothes, leaving her deeply moved.

Li Yue took charge of Seventh Dormitory and treated the work-study students to a meal, while Tang San and Xiao Wu joined him at the cafeteria. After they ate, Tang San told Li Yue that the Master wanted them to wait for him.

• Teacher Mo assigned Li Yue, Tang San, and Xiao Wu the work-study duty of cleaning the garden and told Wang Sheng to look after them.
• Li Yue offered to cover Tang San and Xiao Wu's wages and invited the work-study students to eat with him.
• At the cafeteria, upperclassmen mocked the work-study students and offered to treat Li Yue and Xiao Wu, but Li Yue chose to stay with his group.
• Li Yue gave Tang San a Gold Soul Coin to buy meat dishes upstairs, and she returned with chicken legs the Master had provided.
• The work-study students praised the Master after sharing the chicken legs, and Tang San told Li Yue that the Master wanted them to wait for him after the meal.

Li Yue encouraged Xiao Wu to try meat, and she discovered she loved it. After Yu Xiaogang gave Li Yue and Tang San Storage Spirit Device belts, he arranged to take them to Soul Hunting Forest for their first Soul Rings, hoping to test his theory about plant Martial Souls and beast Soul Rings.

• Li Yue coaxed Xiao Wu into tasting pork, and she eagerly sampled several kinds of meat alongside her vegetables.
• Li Yue and Tang San waited for Yu Xiaogang, then followed him to his dormitory, where he gave each of them a Storage Spirit Device belt.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Li Yue to reveal his second Martial Soul, but Li Yue denied having Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Xiaogang praised his supposed caution.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Li Yue not to place a Soul Ring on a second Martial Soul yet, then said he would take Li Yue and Tang San to Soul Hunting Forest the next day to obtain their first Soul Rings.

After Tang San and Li Yue left the master's quarters, Li Yue took Xiao Wu for a walk while Tang San went to a blacksmith shop to earn money and demonstrate the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Li Yue and Xiao Wu ended the evening sitting together in the academy garden.

• Li Yue told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang was weak and his theories unreliable, but his knowledge and connections were valuable.
• Li Yue returned to the dormitory and took Xiao Wu for a walk, leaving Tang San behind.
• Tang San went to Shi San's blacksmith shop and asked to apprentice, then revealed that she knew the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Tang San impressed Shi San and the blacksmiths by forging pig iron with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, earning the promise of the shop's highest wages.
• Li Yue and Xiao Wu sat together on a garden bench, and Li Yue put an arm around her when the evening breeze grew chilly.

Li Yue and Xiao Wu kissed in the academy garden, where a female teacher caught them and scolded them for being intimate while so young. After the teacher sent them away, they agreed she was fierce and returned to their dormitory.

• Xiao Wu asked Li Yue if they were husband and wife, then sat on his lap and kissed him.
• A female teacher spotted Li Yue and Xiao Wu kissing and demanded to know what they were doing.
• Xiao Wu claimed they were married, but Li Yue and Xiao Wu admitted fault when the teacher lectured them about romance and cultivation.
• The female teacher sent Li Yue and Xiao Wu back to their dormitory, and they laughed together after leaving.

Xiao Wu and Li Yue shared a warm, intimate night in the dormitory, while Tang San returned from work at the Blacksmith Shop and gave Li Yue her wages to keep. After Tang San went to wash up, Xiao Wu’s jealousy and growing affection for Li Yue led her to kiss him beneath the blanket.

• Xiao Wu cuddled on top of Li Yue in bed and protested when he asked her to lie beside him instead.
• Tang San returned dusty from working at the Blacksmith Shop, and Li Yue asked if she was all right.
• Tang San gave Li Yue the Gold Soul Coins she had earned, and he agreed to hold them for her.
• Li Yue told Tang San to wash up and rest before their trip to the Soul Hunting Forest, and promised to find ways for her to earn money without working so hard.
• Xiao Wu felt jealous as Li Yue cared for Tang San, then settled back into his embrace after Tang San went to wash up.
• Xiao Wu kissed Li Yue beneath the blanket, and he played along.

Li Yue, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang traveled to the Soul Hunting Forest so Li Yue and Tang San could obtain soul rings. After seeing Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul, Luo San Pao, Li Yue considered giving him the “Sunflower Manual” to help him grow stronger.

• Tang San cultivated through the night and woke Li Yue before dawn, then she and Li Yue prepared to leave with Yu Xiaogang.
• Li Yue, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang bought supplies, hired a carriage, and traveled for a day to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang refused offers from hunting parties and used his token to lead Li Yue and Tang San into the forest.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo San Pao and explained that his mutated martial soul and half a level of innate Soul Power had kept him below level thirty.
• Li Yue suggested Luo San Pao might evolve into a dragon and considered giving Yu Xiaogang the “Sunflower Manual.”

In the Soul Hunting Forest, Li Yue challenged Yu Xiaogang’s soul-ring research and began laying out his own Nine Great Theories of Martial Souls. Yu Xiaogang reconsidered his plan to test Martial Soul Mimicry on Li Yue, while Li Yue left Tang San poised to keep the teacher alive for now.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Li Yue a jeweled short sword and rejected a five-hundred-year Lone Bamboo as too old for his first soul ring.
• Li Yue questioned Yu Xiaogang’s four-hundred-and-twenty-three-year limit, arguing that individual traits and absorption methods determined each Soul Master’s limit.
• Li Yue proposed that soul rings from different types of soul beasts could have different absorption difficulties, even at the same age.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had brought Li Yue to test his Martial Soul Mimicry Theory, and Tang San considered killing him for using Li Yue as an experiment.
• Li Yue stopped Tang San and expanded the theory, proposing that Soul Masters faced no restrictions on soul-ring types and that suitable soul rings could evolve their Martial Souls.

Li Yue completed his Nine Great Theories of Martial Souls and persuaded Yu Xiaogang to help publish them. He then insisted on testing his theories by absorbing a five-hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo soul ring, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to help him hunt it.

• Li Yue explained that top-tier Martial Souls were difficult to evolve and proposed theories about acquiring Martial Souls after birth, transformed Soul Beasts, and tools used or forged by their owners.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted Li Yue’s ideas, and Li Yue added a theory that long-term consumption or cooking could grant a food Martial Soul, completing his Nine Great Theories.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to publish the theories, while Li Yue planned to use the attention to build fame and eventually gain faith as a path to godhood.
• Li Yue asked to test his theories about soul-ring age limits and differences in absorption difficulty by absorbing a five-hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo soul ring.
• Despite Yu Xiaogang warning that the soul ring could be dangerous, Li Yue persisted, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to help him hunt the Lone Bamboo.

Li Yue and Yu Xiaogang burned the Lone Bamboo, and Li Yue used its roots and Soul Power to prepare a plan for creating a soul bone. After absorbing its five-hundred-year soul ring, Li Yue felt his left-hand bones begin transforming into an External Soul Bone.

• Li Yue suggested burning the Lone Bamboo, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to the plan.
• Li Yue and Tang San cleared the ground while Yu Xiaogang gathered firewood, then Li Yue lit the fire around the Lone Bamboo.
• While the Lone Bamboo burned, Li Yue spread his Blue Silver Emperor's roots through the clearing and used the Lone Bamboo's Soul Power to temper his left-hand bones.
• The Blue Silver Grass destroyed the Lone Bamboo's roots, and the flames eventually killed it, releasing a yellow five-hundred-year soul ring.
• Li Yue absorbed the soul ring with the Xuanxin Gong and felt his left-hand bones begin developing into the Solitary Bamboo Left Palm Bone.

Li Yue successfully absorbed Lone Bamboo’s five-hundred-year spirit ring and gained the External Soul Bone Solitary Bamboo Staff, whose skill was Rapid Growth. He then demonstrated his first spirit skill, Blue Silver Spear, revealing its vast range and ability to draw power from the earth.

• Tang San worried that Li Yue might fail while absorbing a spirit ring beyond his limit, but Yu Xiaogang assured him Li Yue was fine.
• Li Yue completed the absorption and revealed that his left hand had gained the External Soul Bone Solitary Bamboo Staff.
• Li Yue showed how the Solitary Bamboo Staff’s Rapid Growth skill made nearby bamboo shoots sprout, and Yu Xiaogang warned him to keep the rare bone secret.
• Li Yue displayed his bright yellow first spirit ring and used Blue Silver Spear to summon a forest of powerful spears from beneath the ground.
• Li Yue explained that Blue Silver Spear had a wide range, could also be fired directly through the air, and could recover power by drawing on the earth.

Li Yue and Tang San faced a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake, and Li Yue killed it with his Blue Silver Spear. The snake was left skewered through its body, making its soul ring available for Tang San.

• Two fleeing wolf-type Soul Masters led a Mandala Snake toward Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Li Yue.
• Yu Xiaogang identified the snake as a highly venomous Mandala Snake with four hundred years of cultivation.
• Li Yue stepped forward to fight the snake, and Tang San joined him with his Fire Stick.
• Tang San struck the snake's scales as Li Yue thrust his Blue Silver Spear into its open mouth and pinned it to the ground.
• Li Yue used a second Blue Silver Spear to pierce the snake from its throat to its tail, stopping its thrashing.

Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring and gained her first Soul Skill, Lightning Spark. She tested it against Li Yue, who blocked her attack and recognized its explosive speed.

• Li Yue pinned the Mandala Snake with his Blue Silver Spear, and Tang San killed it with repeated strikes from her Fire Stick.
• Tang San drew in the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring and refined its power with the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Tang San's Fire Stick changed after the absorption, gaining snake-scale patterns, a dark green color, greater length, and increased hardness.
• Tang San revealed that her first Soul Skill was Lightning Spark and charged Li Yue with a rapid, forceful swing.
• Li Yue blocked Tang San's attack with his Blue Silver Spear and deflected its force using Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.

Tang San explained that her Fire Stick now carried Mandala Snake Venom, and Yu Xiaogang warned her to use gloves. Meanwhile, two Wolf Spirit Masters returned to attack the group after discovering their valuable Storage Spirit Devices, despite finding the Mandala Snake dead.

• Tang San explained that her poisoned Fire Stick could deliver Mandala Snake Venom through ordinary strikes and unleash even more poison with her soul skill.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Soul Masters had died from the poison of their own soul rings, and she agreed to wear gloves while keeping Mysterious Jade Hand secret.
• The One-Eyed Dragon Spirit Master and Scarface Spirit Master realized that Li Yue and Tang San had valuable Soul Tools and decided to return for them.
• The two Wolf Spirit Masters found the group unharmed and the Mandala Snake dead, but Luo San Pao barked to alert them to the intruders.
• The One-Eyed Dragon Spirit Master and Scarface Spirit Master emerged from the bushes and activated their Wolf Martial Souls to attack.

Li Yue and Tang San fought two Wolf Spirit Masters who attacked them, killing both and absorbing their Soul Power. Yu Xiaogang praised Li Yue afterward, and the group was left with the battle over.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Li Yue and Tang San about the Wolf Spirit Masters and attacked them with Luo San Pao's Heaven-Shattering Luo San Pao.
• Li Yue used Blue Silver Spear and the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear Art to kill the one-eyed Wolf Spirit Master, then absorbed his Soul Power with Bei Ming Hand.
• Tang San used Lightning Spark and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to strike the other Wolf Spirit Master with a venomous fire poker.
• Li Yue killed the scar-faced Wolf Spirit Master with his spear and absorbed his Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Li Yue and told him not to feel burdened for killing the criminals.

After Li Yue and Tang San gained their first Soul Rings, Yu Xiaogang led them back to Nuoding Academy and gave them cultivation notes. The disciples went to Spirit Hall to register as Soul Masters, where they encountered Su Yuntao and Sisi.

• Yu Xiaogang killed the poisoned Soul Master, searched his body, and warned Li Yue and Tang San about dangers in the wilderness.
• Yu Xiaogang took his disciples back to Nuoding Academy, gave them his Soul Power cultivation notes, and told them to register at Spirit Hall for their monthly allowance.
• Li Yue and Tang San went to Spirit Hall in Nuoding City and were admitted by the guards after explaining their purpose.
• Li Yue called out to Su Yuntao, who was chatting with Sisi, and Su Yuntao recognized Li Yue and Tang San.

Li Yue and Tang San went to Spirit Hall to register as Soul Masters, where Sisi brought them to Ma Xiunuo for an advancement assessment. Tang San revealed his improved Fire Stick martial soul and hundred-year soul ring, and Ma Xiunuo measured his Soul Power at rank thirteen.

• Li Yue told Su Yuntao that he had reached rank ten and come with Tang San to register as a Soul Master.
• Sisi offered to escort the boys to Ma Xiunuo, hoping their talent could improve her prospects.
• Sisi led Li Yue and Tang San to Ma Xiunuo, who took them to the advancement assessment room.
• Tang San released his Fire Stick martial soul and a bright yellow hundred-year soul ring, astonishing Ma Xiunuo.
• Ma Xiunuo tested Tang San's Soul Power and found that it had reached rank thirteen.

Li Yue astonished Theory Master Ma Xiunuo and Sisi by reaching Level Fifteen Soul Power after absorbing a five-hundred-year Lone Bamboo soul ring. He agreed to submit his theory to Spirit Hall, while Sisi saw him as an opportunity to change her fate.

• Ma Xiunuo invited Tang San to join Spirit Hall, but Tang San declined because he attended Nuoding Academy and studied under the Master.
• Li Yue revealed his Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit and tested his Soul Power, making the crystal ball shine brighter than it had for Tang San.
• Sisi announced that Li Yue had Level Fifteen Soul Power and fixed a burning gaze on him.
• Li Yue told Ma Xiunuo that he had absorbed a five-hundred-year Lone Bamboo using a theory he had developed.
• Ma Xiunuo respectfully called Li Yue a Theory Master and suggested he publish his theory through Spirit Hall.
• Li Yue agreed, planning to use Spirit Hall's support to promote his theory and his reputation as a genius.

After Li Yue and Tang San became Soul Masters, Sisi offered to sponsor them and invited them to live at her home. Li Yue agreed to visit, while Tang San remained suspicious of Sisi's intentions.

• Master Ma Xiunuo completed Li Yue and Tang San's advancement appraisal and gave them Soul Master badges.
• Sisi left Su Yuntao and caught up with Li Yue and Tang San after they departed Spirit Hall.
• Sisi offered Li Yue and Tang San ten Gold Soul Coins and promised to provide her monthly subsidy as sponsorship.
• Sisi invited Li Yue and Tang San to stay at her spacious home, but Tang San refused and suspected Sisi had ulterior motives.
• Li Yue agreed to look at Sisi's home, and Sisi set off with them despite Tang San's objections.

Sisi invited Li Yue and Tang San to live in her lavish villa and agreed to sponsor Xiao Wu as well. Li Yue and Tang San returned to Nuoding Academy to pack and tell Xiao Wu and Grandmaster, while Tang San remained suspicious of Sisi’s interest in Li Yue.

• Sisi showed Li Yue and Tang San her villa and the rooms she had prepared for them.
• Li Yue asked Sisi to sponsor his girlfriend Xiao Wu, and Sisi recognized her as the girl whose Innate Full Soul Power she had tested and agreed.
• Sisi cooked lunch for Li Yue and Tang San, then watched Li Yue eat with unusual affection.
• Li Yue and Tang San returned to Nuoding Academy to pack and tell Xiao Wu and Grandmaster.
• Tang San warned Li Yue that something was off about Sisi, but Li Yue reassured her that Sisi was a good person.