Chapter Summaries

After awakening with zero Soul Power, Yu Cheng despaired over his prospects on Douluo Continent and considered several dangerous ways to grow stronger. A future version of himself appeared from an Ash Box and offered to teach him cultivation, leaving Yu Cheng asking whether he could gain Innate Soul Power.

• Su Yuntao told Yu Cheng that he had no Soul Power and could not become a Soul Master, while Tang San awakened Innate Soul Power with Blue Silver Grass.
• Yu Cheng returned home and considered learning the Mysterious Heaven Skill from Tang San, seeking Immortal Herbs through Dugu Bo, or stealing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, but saw risks in each plan.
• A message appeared in Yu Cheng's mind asking him to accept an Ash Box, and a spirit emerged from the box claiming to be one of his possible futures.
• Future Yu Cheng explained that he had become an Evil Soul Master with half a level of Innate Soul Power and had died after meeting Tang San in Slaughter City's arena.
• Future Yu Cheng offered to pass on his memories and cultivation methods, and Yu Cheng asked if they could give him Innate Soul Power.

Yu Cheng gained Soul Power through Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng's Blood Sacrifice Array and learned how to use it to grow stronger. After Tang San repaid his debt and announced he was leaving for school, Yu Cheng decided to visit Spirit Hall and retest his Soul Power openly.

• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng told Yu Cheng that Yu Xiaogang and the City Lord's Mansion had framed him, then asked Yu Cheng to avenge him and live freely.
• After three months, Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng used a Blood Sacrifice Array to transfer energy to Yu Cheng, awakening his Soul Power at roughly level one or two.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng explained that Yu Cheng could use blood from Soul Beasts or Soul Masters in the array to increase his Soul Power.
• Tang San repaid Yu Cheng with copper coins, said he would soon leave for Nuoding City to study, and collected his cured meat.
• Yu Cheng decided to visit Spirit Hall for another Soul Power test and explain the change as a Martial Soul Mutation.

Yu Cheng went to Spirit Hall after his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul mutated and learned that he had Level Two Soul Power. He joined Spirit Hall as a Work-Study Student, and Tang Hao became curious about how the mutation had happened.

• Su Yuntao examined Yu Cheng's changed Blue Silver Grass, identified a Martial Soul Mutation, and measured his Soul Power at Level Two.
• Yu Cheng accepted Su Yuntao's offer to join Spirit Hall and received a Martial Soul Certificate, a Work-Study Student slot, and an allowance.
• Yu Cheng showed his certificate to Old Jack, who celebrated that Holy Spirit Village had produced another Soul Master.
• Tang San watched the villagers praise Yu Cheng and felt uneasy that Yu Cheng could cultivate Soul Power too.
• Tang Hao heard about Yu Cheng's acquired Martial Soul Mutation, became interested in its cause, and left the blacksmith shop to investigate.

Yu Cheng trained after awakening his Soul Power while Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng explained his strength and revealed that Tang Hao had been watching him. Tang Hao left impressed by Yu Cheng’s physique, and Yu Cheng turned his attention to the upcoming school term and his problems with the City Lord’s Mansion and Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Cheng practiced kicking the Wooden Dummy and spoke with Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng about his past in Slaughter City and Tang San’s role in his death.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng warned Yu Cheng that Tang Hao had been spying on him and explained his ability to survey the village and possess Yu Cheng at the cost of hastening his own disappearance.
• Yu Cheng resumed training while Tang Hao watched from the grass and concluded that Yu Cheng’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had likely mutated.
• Tang Hao left for the Blacksmith Shop after deciding to give Tang San more training, and Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng revealed that Tang Hao had taken two of Yu Cheng’s salted fish.
• Yu Cheng abandoned the idea of confronting Tang Hao for now and considered how to deal with the City Lord’s Mansion and Yu Xiaogang before school began.

Yu Cheng arrived at Nuoding Academy with Tang San and encountered bullying by Xiao Chenyu and his companions while buying bedding. After they backed down before the shopkeeper's Soul Power, Yu Cheng considered using the conflict between Tang San and the noble students to pursue revenge, despite his other self urging caution.

• Yu Cheng, Tang San, and Old Jack reached Nuoding Academy, where Old Jack said goodbye and Tang San headed inside alone.
• Yu Cheng went to a shop on Commercial Street to buy bedding and met Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and Ling Feng.
• When the three students threatened Yu Cheng and one slapped his arm, he prepared to fight back with lime powder.
• The shopkeeper revealed his Soul Power and drove the three students away, then explained that they had long bullied Work-Study Students.
• Yu Cheng discussed the boys' families and his revenge plans with Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng, who urged him to focus on increasing his Soul Power.
• Yu Cheng mocked Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng for becoming cowardly, and the two recognized Yu Cheng's hot-blooded nature.

Yu Cheng watched Tang San clash with the academy gatekeeper and meet Yu Xiaogang, then completed his own enrollment as a Work-Study Student. He arrived at Dorm Seven, where a girl approached him and asked if he was the new Work-Study Student.

• Tang San injured the gatekeeper after the man insulted his village and Martial Soul, and Yu Cheng watched the crowd gather.
• Yu Xiaogang examined Tang San's certificate, discovered his Innate Full Soul Power, apologized to him, and reprimanded the gatekeeper.
• Yu Cheng and Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng discussed Yu Xiaogang and the way powerful people looked down on commoners.
• Director Su enrolled Yu Cheng as a Work-Study Student and directed him to Dorm Seven.
• Yu Cheng entered Dorm Seven, where a girl with a long scorpion braid asked if he was the new Work-Study Student.

Yu Cheng arrived at the academy and clashed with Xiao Wu over his bedding, turning their fight into a chaotic stalemate. After Tang San intervened, Yu Cheng offered Xiao Wu money for a blanket, and the group went to the cafeteria together.

• Yu Cheng introduced himself as a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul user with Level Two Soul Power, and Xiao Wu demanded his bedding as the dorm's newcomer challenge.
• Xiao Wu kicked Yu Cheng, but he pretended to pass out and threw lime in her face when she came to check on him.
• Xiao Wu attacked Yu Cheng again and tried to use her Eight-Section Fall, but he held firm until Tang San arrived.
• Yu Cheng asked Tang San to help restrain Xiao Wu, then called their fight sparring as the students gathered around them.
• Yu Cheng offered to lend Xiao Wu money for a blanket, and she accepted before the group headed to the cafeteria.

After Xiao Chenyu’s abuse of a former work-study student enraged Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Yu Cheng, Yu Cheng considered using him against the City Lord’s Mansion. In the library, Yu Cheng learned that his First Soul Skill should filter the Blood Sacrifice Array’s impure power, and he considered a Ghost Vine Soul Ring despite doubting he could absorb one over six hundred years old.

• Xiao Chenyu mocked the work-study students, and Wang Sheng warned Xiao Wu that Xiao Chenyu had bullied a former work-study girl until she left the academy.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San grew furious at Xiao Chenyu, while Yu Cheng began considering how to use him against the City Lord’s Mansion.
• Tang San went with Yu Xiaogang to Soul Hunting Forest, and Xiao Wu also left the academy to hunt Soul Beasts.
• Yu Cheng asked Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng about his Sun Flower Soul Ring and learned that the Blood Sacrifice Array raised Soul Power quickly but produced impure energy.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng advised Yu Cheng to choose a First Soul Skill based on devouring, purification, or growth, and suggested a Ghost Vine in Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yu Cheng recognized the Ghost Vine as the Soul Beast Tang San had killed for his Second Soul Ring, but worried its age exceeded what he could absorb.

Yu Cheng joined the Work-Study Students’ confrontation with Xiao Chenyu and used his tricks and the guidance of Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng to fight back. The brawl continued, with Yu Cheng suppressing Xiao Chenyu and leaving Xiao Wu wondering whether he had held back during their earlier spar.

• Yu Cheng decided to keep his potential for powerful Soul Rings secret and continued his academy routine.
• A Work-Study Student told Yu Cheng that Xiao Wu was fighting Xiao Chenyu over the seven-day appointment, and Yu Cheng hurried to the back mountain.
• Yu Cheng kicked Liu Long in the groin when Liu Long tried to attack him, prompting Xiao Chenyu to order the upperclassmen to charge.
• Xiao Wu revealed her Hundred-Year Soul Ring as the Work-Study Students and upperclassmen clashed.
• Yu Cheng blinded Xiao Chenyu with Lime Powder, then followed Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng’s combat advice to knock him down despite Xiao Chenyu using his First Soul Skill.
• Xiao Wu watched Yu Cheng fight and wondered whether he had held back against her before.

Yu Cheng used Ghost Possession to injure Xiao Chenyu during the brawl, then Tang San defeated the noble students and beat Xiao Chenyu after hearing his threats against Xiao Wu and himself. Tang San became famous at Nuoding Academy, while Xiao Dachuan learned that Xiao Chenyu was near death and ordered the City Guard Commanders to go to the academy.

• Yu Cheng used Ghost Possession to knock Xiao Chenyu down, but lost the borrowed strength just as Ling Feng moved to attack him.
• Tang San arrived, stopped Ling Feng with a stone, and knocked down the students who tried to surround him.
• Tang San used his concealed techniques and Blue Silver Bind to defeat the senior students and restrain Xiao Chenyu.
• After Yu Cheng repeated Xiao Chenyu's threats against Xiao Wu and Tang San, Tang San punched Xiao Chenyu in the face.
• Tang San gained admiration at Nuoding Academy as Xiao Chenyu was treated for severe internal bleeding at the City Lord's Mansion.
• Mr. Bai warned Xiao Dachuan to prepare for Xiao Chenyu's funeral, and Xiao Dachuan ordered the City Guard Commanders to go to Nuoding Academy.

After Xiao Chenyu died from the fight in the small grove, City Lord Xiao Dachuan came to Notting Academy and demanded Tang San’s arrest. The dean allowed Tang San to be taken away while promising to protect him and find a resolution within three days.

• Yu Cheng reflected that Tang San’s ruthlessness had drawn attention away from him after the work-study students defeated the noble students.
• Teacher Mo brought Tang San, Yu Cheng, and Xiao Wu to the dean’s office, where Xiao Dachuan confronted Tang San about the fight.
• Tang San recounted the conflict and was shocked to learn that Xiao Chenyu had died.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to shift blame toward Yu Cheng, but Xiao Dachuan dismissed him and ordered his commanders to arrest Tang San.
• The dean secured three days to resolve the matter and promised that Tang San would not be harmed, then Xiao Dachuan’s commanders escorted Tang San away.

Yu Xiaogang tried to find Flender to protect Tang San, but Liu Shan ambushed and captured him. He awoke in the Nuoding City dungeon beside Tang San, fearing Xiao Dachuan would secretly execute them before help arrived.

• Yu Cheng and Xiao Wu left the headmaster's office, while Yu Cheng privately confirmed that Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng could not safely use his full strength against Xiao Dachuan.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Lin Dashan to notify Tang San's father and rode toward Suotuo City to seek Flender's help.
• Liu Shan and three Soul Grandmasters tripped Yu Xiaogang's horse, defeated him, and used a pill to seal his Soul Power.
• Liu Shan's men threw Yu Xiaogang into the Nuoding City dungeon, where he found Tang San in the neighboring cell.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that the headmaster was seeking help, but privately feared Xiao Dachuan would execute them before anyone could intervene.

Xiao Dachuan ordered Yu Xiaogang held and Tang San killed, but an unknown attacker struck down Xiao Dachuan and his men. In the dungeon, Yu Xiaogang was beaten and humiliated while Tang Hao watched without intervening, leaving Tang San threatened by the jailer.

• Xiao Dachuan confirmed Yu Xiaogang was imprisoned and ordered Sixth to kill Tang San.
• A mysterious figure attacked the City Lord's Mansion with overwhelming Soul Power and killed Xiao Dachuan and those in the hall.
• Yu Xiaogang begged the jailer for food and water, but the jailer beat him and exploited his helpless condition to humiliate him.
• Tang San raged from his cell as the jailer mistreated Yu Xiaogang, while Tang Hao watched from the dungeon entrance and chose not to interfere.
• The jailer noticed Tang San's killing intent and warned him that he would be next.

Tang Hao rescued Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Cheng planned to undermine Yu Xiaogang’s theories by revealing how to surpass soul-ring limits. Two and a half years later, Yu Cheng reached the peak of Level Nine and prepared to break through to Level Ten.

• Tang Hao rescued Tang San and Yu Xiaogang from the prison, told Tang San that the City Lord’s Mansion had been dealt with, and gave Tang San the name “Killing God.”
• Yu Cheng and Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng discussed how to ruin Yu Xiaogang’s reputation by revealing the secret of Whale Rubber and enabling people to absorb soul rings beyond their limits.
• After the City Lord’s Mansion was destroyed, an investigation found no evidence, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang returned to the academy, and both became withdrawn.
• Two and a half years passed as Yu Cheng cultivated and studied, eventually reaching the peak of Level Nine at age nine.
• Yu Cheng went to the academy’s back mountain, sensed his soul power had reached its limit, and prepared to break through to Level Ten.

Yu Cheng reached Level Ten and persuaded Spirit Hall to support an experiment using ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber to absorb a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine as his First Soul Ring. Just as he was about to kill the vine, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the Notting Academy Dean arrived and stopped him.

• Yu Cheng broke through to Level Ten and asked Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao to help him hunt his First Soul Ring.
• Yu Cheng showed Ma Xiunuo a forged old text about Whale Rubber and insisted on testing whether it could help him absorb a stronger Soul Ring.
• Ma Xiunuo eventually agreed to the experiment, and the Fasnuo Main Hall provided a group of Soul Masters and ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.
• Yu Cheng chose a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine for his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and traveled with the Spirit Hall group to find it.
• A Red-Haired Soul Master defeated the Ghost Vine and gave Yu Cheng a dagger to claim its Soul Ring.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the Notting Academy Dean arrived and called for Yu Cheng to stop.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San confronted Yu Cheng and Spirit Hall over a six-hundred-year Ghost Vine intended for Yu Cheng’s First Soul Ring. Tang San challenged Yu Cheng to a spar for the beast, and Yu Cheng agreed while asking what Tang San would wager if he lost.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed the Ghost Vine for Tang San, but the Red-haired Soul King ordered the Nuoding Academy group to leave and revealed Spirit Hall was taking it.
• Lin Dashan shielded Yu Xiaogang and Tang San from the Soul King’s pressure and urged them to withdraw.
• Tang San asked Yu Cheng to give him the Ghost Vine, but Yu Cheng said he planned to absorb its Soul Ring as his First Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang condemned Yu Cheng’s plan as suicidal, while Lin Dashan suspected Spirit Hall was using Yu Cheng as an experimental subject.
• Tang San challenged Yu Cheng to a spar for ownership of the Ghost Vine, and Yu Cheng accepted while asking Tang San what he would wager if he lost.

Yu Cheng and Tang San wagered Tang San’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow and its blueprints against Yu Cheng’s Soul Ring, then began a duel. Yu Cheng countered Tang San’s techniques and wounded him with a tile, leaving Tang San shocked by Yu Cheng’s ability to predict his movements.

• Su Yuntao objected to the duel because Yu Cheng had no Soul Ring, but Yu Cheng offered his Soul Ring as the wager if he lost.
• Yu Cheng demanded the blueprints for Tang San’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow as well as the weapon, and Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to agree.
• Tang San attacked with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand, but Yu Cheng blocked his strike with a short blade.
• Tang San threw stones while moving unpredictably, and Yu Cheng deflected every one with practiced reactions.
• Yu Cheng charged as Tang San used Blue Silver Bind, then evaded the vines and struck Tang San’s left shoulder with a tile he had thrown ahead of his dodge.

Yu Cheng defeated Tang San and absorbed a Ghost Vine Soul Ring beyond the usual limit, gaining his first Soul Skill and reaching Soul Power Level Thirteen. He left the forest celebrated as a pioneer, while the Ghost Vine’s corpse disappeared beneath Blue Silver Grass.

• Yu Cheng defeated Tang San in their spar, and Tang San handed over the Soul Ring and its blueprint before leaving.
• Yu Cheng absorbed the Ghost Vine’s yellow Soul Ring while the Red-haired Soul King and the others recorded and protected him.
• Yu Cheng emerged unharmed, and his Blue Silver Grass became sturdier with grayish leaves.
• The Red-haired Soul King tested Yu Cheng’s Soul Power, and the Crystal Ball showed Level Thirteen.
• Yu Cheng revealed his Frenzied Seed Soul Skill, and Su Yuntao promised Spirit Hall would celebrate him.
• After the group left, the Ghost Vine’s corpse collapsed and became covered in Blue Silver Grass.

Yu Cheng joined Fasnuo Spirit Hall to research Whale Rubber after presenting data that could make Soul Ring experiments safer. Meanwhile, Tang San absorbed a Ghost Face Spider Soul Ring and gained Spider Web Restraint, then learned Yu Cheng had left Nuoding Academy and wondered when they would meet again.

• Yu Cheng urged the Red-haired Soul King to verify his Whale Rubber research data before publishing it, and accepted an invitation to join Fasnuo Spirit Hall.
• Two days later, Yu Cheng departed Nuoding City with a Spirit Hall convoy bound for Fasnuo City.
• Tang San absorbed the Ghost Face Spider's seven-hundred-and-fifty-year Soul Ring with Lin Dashan guarding him and Yu Xiaogang watching.
• Tang San gained Spider Web Restraint, a venomous single-target control skill, and Yu Xiaogang praised it as ideal for Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San returned to Dorm Seven, learned from Xiao Wu that Yu Cheng had left for another school, and resolved to challenge him again someday.

Yu Cheng presented the results of Spirit Hall’s Whale Rubber experiments, which showed that more than a hundred Soul Masters had absorbed Soul Rings beyond their limits. After Kori brought the report to Spirit City, Bibi Dong reviewed the evidence and asked to meet Yu Cheng.

• Yu Cheng summarized ten theories based on experiments in which every participating Soul Master successfully absorbed a Soul Ring beyond their limit.
• Kori praised Yu Cheng’s achievement and offered to report it to Spirit City, but Yu Cheng declined to go and said he planned to attend an intermediate academy.
• Kori traveled to Spirit City with the experimental data under the protection of elite knights.
• Bibi Dong read the report, confirmed with Kori that its data was true, and asked where Yu Cheng was so she could meet him.