Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to publish Yu Cheng’s Whale Rubber Theory across Heaven Dou and Star Luo, prompting the continent’s major powers to seek an advantage. Ning Fengzhi planned to secure Whale Rubber and find Yu Cheng, while Xue Qinghe decided to seek a noble title for him and recruit him before Spirit Hall claimed him.

• Bibi Dong praised Kori, ordered the research data published within three days, and named the work Master Yu Cheng’s Ten Great Theories.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed the theory’s impact, and Ning Fengzhi sent Gu Rong to acquire high-quality Whale Rubber.
• Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting Yu Cheng and hoped Whale Rubber could help Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul evolve.
• Xue Qinghe declined to divert resources toward gathering Whale Rubber and instead focused on Yu Cheng’s talent.
• Xue Qinghe ordered She Long to accompany her to the palace so she could seek a noble title for Yu Cheng and recruit him into the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Yu Xiaogang collected his Soul Master subsidy at Nuoding City’s Spirit Hall, then discovered that Yu Cheng’s published research documented a six-hundred-year First Soul Ring, contradicting his own claimed limit. He returned to the teacher dormitory devastated, while Tang San recognized Yu Cheng’s experiment and began to doubt his teacher’s infallibility.

• Yu Xiaogang collected ten Gold Soul Coins and overheard Soul Masters discussing a notice about absorbing a six-hundred-year First Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted his theories proved the First Soul Ring limit was four hundred and twenty-three years, but the Soul Masters dismissed him and left.
• Yu Xiaogang read Yu Cheng’s Ten Great Theories notice, which recorded a successful six-hundred-year Ghost Vine First Soul Ring, and left Spirit Hall shaken.
• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang distressed in the teacher dormitory and read the notice he handed him.
• Tang San recalled Yu Cheng’s victory over him and concluded that Yu Cheng’s six-hundred-year Soul Ring had overturned Yu Xiaogang’s theory, leaving him to question whether his teacher was infallible.

Tang San reflected on Yu Cheng’s success, overcame his doubts about Yu Xiaogang, and decided to spread the Tang Sect Secret Arts by founding the Tang Sect. At Yu Cheng’s award ceremony, he received a storage Soul Tool and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins before the Heaven Dou Empire’s Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrived.

• Tang San regretted not learning about Whale Rubber before obtaining his Soul Rings, then resolved to prove Yu Xiaogang’s theories through his own cultivation.
• Tang San heard students praise Yu Cheng’s six-hundred-year First Soul Ring and fame, and felt envious despite being happy for his old friend.
• Tang San recognized his Tang Sect Secret Arts and Hidden Weapons as his greatest advantage and decided to establish the Tang Sect.
• Salas presented Yu Cheng with a ten-cubic-meter storage Soul Tool and a Black Gold Soul Coin Card containing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• A herald announced the arrival of Xue Qinghe, Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, at Yu Cheng’s award ceremony.

Xue Qinghe arrived in Fasnuo Province and granted Yu Cheng a hereditary viscountcy with Nuoding City as his fief, binding the young inventor to the Heaven Dou Empire. He then arranged Yu Cheng’s transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving Salas unable to stop the imperial family from claiming him.

• Xue Qinghe entered the venue with an elderly attendant and Dean Bai, then greeted Salas and praised Yu Cheng’s discovery about Whale Rubber.
• Xue Qinghe read Emperor Xue Ye’s decree granting Yu Cheng the hereditary title of Viscount and Nuoding City as his fief, with half tribute.
• The guests reacted to Yu Cheng becoming a ten-year-old viscount, while Salas realized the title tied him to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Qinghe told Yu Cheng that his records had been transferred and that he could enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy directly.
• Salas objected that the move might disrupt Yu Cheng’s research, but Xue Qinghe offered imperial funding for a new laboratory and an invitation for the research team.
• Salas accepted that Spirit Hall could not prevent Yu Cheng’s transfer and silently blamed Bibi Dong for failing to secure him first.

Yu Cheng settled his appointment as Nuoding City's viscount with Xue Qinghe, who asked him to report to the Royal Academy after taking office. That night, Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng released his obsession with Yu Xiaogang and prepared to disappear, while Yu Cheng planned to open the Ash Box back in Nuoding City.

• Xue Qinghe introduced the imperial officials who would handle city affairs and told Yu Cheng to organize his own city defense force.
• Xue Qinghe proposed that he and Yu Cheng address each other as brothers, then asked Yu Cheng to report to the Royal Academy after settling into Nuoding City.
• Yu Cheng reflected on how Whale Rubber had earned him a title and territory, and he credited Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng for helping him reach this point.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng said Yu Xiaogang's shattered theory might already have destroyed his will to live, and he no longer wanted Yu Cheng to fulfill his revenge.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng explained that opening the Ash Box might let Yu Cheng fuse with his remnant soul and gain spiritual power, though he was unsure of the other effects.
• Yu Cheng decided to open the Ash Box after returning to Nuoding City so Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng could experience being a city lord.

Yu Cheng officially took control of Nuoding City as its new viscount, while the crowd reflected on his rise and his achievements. As the celebration continued, Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng’s final wish was fulfilled, and he prepared to disappear after telling Yu Cheng to follow his own path.

• Yu Cheng accepted Nuoding City’s maps, records, household registries, and tax ledgers, completing the transfer of power.
• Lin Dashan and Su Yuntao praised Yu Cheng, while Lin Dashan worried that Su Yuntao’s loyalty might leave Nuoding Academy isolated.
• Old Jack celebrated Yu Cheng’s success and the ten-year tax exemption for Holy Spirit Village, while Tang San admired Yu Cheng and Xiao Wu joked about challenging him.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Yu Cheng’s ceremony in a shabby state, lamented his misfortune, and left the crowd.
• Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng told Yu Cheng to live well and follow his own path, then began to fade after his final wish was fulfilled.

Yu Cheng absorbed Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng’s energy, raising his innate Soul Power and inheriting an empty Ash Box. After returning to his mansion, he welcomed Xiao Wu and Tang San and agreed to spar with Xiao Wu.

• Yu Cheng absorbed Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng’s energy and sensed sharper perception and faster thoughts.
• Yu Cheng realized his Innate Soul Power had risen to Level Five and learned that Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng came from a parallel world.
• Yu Cheng opened the Ash Box, found it empty, and hoped to inherit Soul Bones in the future.
• Tang Hao noticed a change in Yu Cheng’s bearing, then worried that Tang San had lost confidence under Yu Cheng’s influence.
• After the ceremony, Yu Cheng returned to his mansion, where Xiao Wu and Tang San visited him.
• Xiao Wu asked Yu Cheng to spar, and he agreed so he could test his improvement.

Yu Cheng tested his First Soul Skill, Frenzied Seed, on Xiao Wu, boosting her strength while draining her life force. After they sparred for half an hour, Xiao Wu collapsed from the skill’s side effect, and the group headed to dinner.

• Xiao Wu asked Yu Cheng to use his support skill on her, and he activated Frenzied Seed, boosting her attributes by thirty percent while warning that it would leave her weakened afterward.
• Tang San was surprised by the strength of Yu Cheng’s percentage-based Soul Skill and reconsidered whether Blue Silver Grass might suit the Support System better than the Control System.
• Xiao Wu attacked Yu Cheng with Bewitchment and Waist Bow, but Yu Cheng resisted her mental attack and used Frenzied Seed on himself to strengthen his Soul Power.
• Yu Cheng and Xiao Wu fought fiercely until the half-hour boost ended and Xiao Wu collapsed from its side effect.
• Yu Cheng refused to use Frenzied Seed on Xiao Wu again, then left for dinner; Tang San declined to carry her, and Xiao Wu stood up and followed them.

After Xiao Wu and Tang San recover from Yu Cheng’s First Soul Skill, Yu Cheng considers how their vitality could benefit his plans and tries to steer Tang San’s future cultivation. Yu Cheng prepares to leave Nuoding City for Heaven Dou City, where Yu Tianheng is training with his academy team.

• Xiao Wu quickly recovered from Yu Cheng’s First Soul Skill, and Yu Cheng teased her about her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul until she attacked him.
• Yu Cheng learned that Tang San’s weakness lasted only half an hour and considered how the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone might complement his First Soul Skill.
• Yu Cheng suggested Tang San pursue vine Soul Rings that could strengthen his Martial Soul’s vitality, but Tang San chose to follow Yu Xiaogang’s plans and packed dinner for his teacher.
• Yu Cheng told Tang San and Xiao Wu that he would leave for Heaven Dou City in a few days; Tang San planned to attend a mid-level academy, while Xiao Wu refused to leave yet.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng defeated Osler in training and noted that Dugu Yan’s upcoming Third Soul Ring hunt could affect the next captain selection match.

Dugu Yan revealed that her Medusa Third Soul Ring was two thousand two hundred years old, prompting Yu Tianheng to challenge her to a spar. Yu Cheng arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where more than ten people waited beneath a banner welcoming him.

• Osler questioned Yu Cheng's place on the Imperial Dou Team, and Dugu Yan warned him to watch his words because Yu Cheng would soon join the academy.
• Dugu Yan said she owed Yu Cheng a favor and revealed that her Third Soul Ring was a two-thousand-two-hundred-year-old Medusa ring.
• Yu Tianheng realized Dugu Yan's stronger Soul Ring could give her the edge in the next captaincy contest, and she challenged him to spar immediately.
• Yu Cheng reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy after two months on the road and saw a group waiting with a banner welcoming him.

Yu Cheng arrived at the Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan took a special interest in him and brought him to the Imperial Dou Team’s grounds. After Yu Tianheng proposed a three-versus-three challenge for the captaincy, Dugu Yan accepted and turned to Yu Cheng for information about his abilities.

• Sun Buyu, Dugu Yan, and Osler welcomed Yu Cheng at the academy’s main gate.
• Sun Buyu and Dugu Yan showed Yu Cheng the academy and explained its facilities, including its Soul Hunting Forest.
• Dugu Yan brought Yu Cheng into the Imperial Dou Team’s exclusive training area and explained its First Team and Second Team challenge system.
• Osler proposed that Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan settle their captaincy dispute with a three-versus-three team battle, and Dugu Yan accepted.
• Dugu Yan asked Yu Cheng about his Soul Power Level and whether he would reveal the effects of his soul skills.

Yu Cheng joined Dugu Yan’s side for an internal match after revealing that his First Soul Skill boosted all attributes by 30%. He proposed pairing it with Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia to counter its weakening side effect, and the chapter ended as both teams prepared to fight.

• Yu Cheng told Dugu Yan that his First Soul Skill granted a 30% all-attribute boost for about half an hour, followed by weakness, and she asked him to join her team.
• Yu Cheng suggested that Ye Lingling could replenish the life force his skill consumed, and Ye Lingling confirmed that the Nine Heart Begonia restored vitality and strength.
• Dugu Yan assembled Ye Lingling and Yu Cheng, then warned them to leave the arena if Yufeng or another opponent attacked them.
• Osler questioned Yu Cheng’s place in the lineup, while Yu Tianheng predicted that Dugu Yan intended to take on all three opponents herself.
• In the VIP room, Qin Ming and the Committee Members watched the match preparations, and Qin Ming judged Yu Tianheng’s team to have the advantage.

Dugu Yan used Yu Cheng’s amplification to overpower Yu Tianheng, while Yu Cheng stunned the arena by defeating Osler with martial arts despite his one-ring Blue Silver Grass. Yu Tianheng and Yufeng struggled against Dugu Yan’s poison, and Osler realized Yu Cheng was far more dangerous than a Support Soul Master should be.

• Yu Cheng’s Frenzied Seed amplified Dugu Yan, who petrified Yu Tianheng, weakened him with poison, and knocked him down.
• Yufeng turned back to help Yu Tianheng while Osler confronted Ye Lingling and Yu Cheng.
• Osler lunged at Yu Cheng, who struck him with a kick and sent him flying.
• Osler attacked again with his speed-enhancing Soul Skill, but Yu Cheng deflected his claw and knocked him down with a turning back kick.
• Yu Tianheng shouted at Osler to stop playing around as Dugu Yan’s poison mist pushed him and Yufeng back across the arena.

Yu Cheng joined the Imperial Dou Team’s First Team, then spent a year cultivating in the Royal Forest with his Blood Sacrifice Array. He reached level twenty, but an electronic voice suddenly claimed he was dead and asked someone to collect the Ash Box and bury his remains.

• Yu Cheng’s Soul Power broke through during the battle, and Dugu Yan invited him to join the Imperial Dou Team’s First Team.
• A month later, Yu Cheng asked Qin Ming for permission to cultivate alone in the Royal Forest and demonstrated that his Godly Zhuge Crossbow could protect him.
• Qin Ming approved Yu Cheng’s request but made him promise not to spend the night in the forest.
• After a year of using his Blood Sacrifice Array and Frenzied Seeds, Yu Cheng reached level twenty.
• As Yu Cheng prepared to leave the forest, an electronic voice in his mind said he was dead and asked that the Ash Box be collected and his remains buried.

Yu Cheng met the spirit of his past-life self, who had followed Tang San and died fighting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. They discussed his regrets and legacy, and Yu Cheng agreed to help Shrek Academy while learning medicinal arts from him.

• Yu Cheng summoned a second Ash Box and met the spirit of his past self, who explained that he had died after helping Tang San kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Youth Yu Cheng revealed that his greatest regret was failing to lead Shrek Academy to victory in the Soul Master Tournament, and Yu Cheng proposed keeping Shrek at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the Imperial Fighting Second Team.
• Youth Yu Cheng offered to teach Yu Cheng the Mysterious Jade Hand and alchemy, explaining that he had learned from Yang Wudi.
• Youth Yu Cheng criticized Yu Cheng for wasting life energy while processing a soul beast corpse, and Yu Cheng asked him to explain his methods.

Yu Cheng joined Ye Lingling’s team on a hunt in Sunset Forest, where they fought a venomous snake guarding her target Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Ye Lingling absorbing the ring while Yu Cheng dissected the snake to collect its venom for research.

• Youth Yu Cheng advised Yu Cheng on preserving soul beast blood and suggested studying Soul Master corpses and Dugu Bo’s toxins.
• Qin Ming learned Yu Cheng had reached level twenty and arranged for him to join Ye Lingling’s Soul Ring hunt as wilderness training.
• Yu Cheng gathered Seven Leaf Purple Orchid during the team’s trek through Sunset Forest.
• At a valley pond, Yu Cheng’s stone drew out a hidden White Giant Snake, and the team defeated it with Dugu Yan directing the attack.
• Ye Lingling cut the Jade Orchid’s roots and began absorbing its Soul Ring while Yu Cheng dissected the snake and collected its venom.

Yu Cheng made and drank a potion from White Phosphorus Snake venom, claiming it could boost Soul Power despite its lingering side effects. After feeling its effects, he chose a thousand-year Spike Thorn for his Second Soul Ring, leaving the Imperial Dou Team wary of his confidence.

• Yu Cheng used his medicine-making skills to brew White Snake Liquid from White Phosphorus Snake venom and Seven Leaf Purple Orchid leaves.
• Yu Cheng explained that the liquid could stimulate Soul Power growth, while Yu Tianheng warned that forbidden drugs were dangerous.
• Yu Cheng drank the liquid himself, meditated, and felt refreshed after only ten minutes of cultivation, though he admitted his head felt itchy.
• Dugu Yan asked which Soul Beast Yu Cheng wanted for his Second Soul Ring, and he chose a Spike Thorn over a thousand years old.
• Yu Tianheng questioned the risk, and Yu Cheng assured him he could handle the Thousand-Year Soul Ring while hinting that he had more secret medicine theories.

Yu Cheng absorbed a twelve-hundred-year Spike Thorn Soul Ring as his second Soul Ring, while Ning Rongrong successfully used Whale Rubber to absorb a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring and gained an unusually strong speed enhancement. Elsewhere, Yu Xiaogang said he had found a major problem in Yu Cheng's theory and planned to investigate it.

• Yu Cheng found a twelve-hundred-year Spike Thorn, and Dugu Yan's team killed it with long-range attacks.
• Despite Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's concerns, Yu Cheng began absorbing the Spike Thorn's Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong successfully absorbed a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring after consuming ten pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that her second Soul Skill boosted speed by thirty-five percent, exceeding the usual limit.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that he had found a major problem in Yu Cheng's theory and would make it his next research topic.

Yu Cheng emerged from absorbing a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring with a powerful shielding skill, then shared pills he had developed with the Imperial Dou Team. He offered Dugu Yan a White Snake Pill to test because he believed its side effects were minor for Soul Masters with venomous snake martial souls.

• Yu Xiaogang concluded that Yu Cheng's Theory had an error in its First Soul Ring limit and decided to seek Bibi Dong's help in Spirit City.
• Yu Cheng revealed that his Second Soul Skill created Energy Shields that reflected physical attacks and converted some energy attacks into Soul Power, and said he could shield all seven teammates for about half an hour.
• Yu Cheng showed the Imperial Dou Team his Hundred Grass Pills, which he said could safely raise Soul Power over time, and offered to refine them in exchange for ingredients and payment.
• Yu Cheng presented Dugu Yan with a White Snake Pill and invited her to try it, explaining that its side effects were minor for Soul Masters with venomous snake martial souls.

Yu Cheng gave Dugu Yan a potent snake-venom pill that raised her Soul Power to Rank 34, then agreed to provide more doses with precautions. That night, Yu Tianheng visited Yu Cheng and asked him to refine pills.

• Dugu Yan swallowed Yu Cheng’s White Snake Pill and meditated while Yu Cheng and Youth Yu Cheng discussed its risks and their plan to draw out Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan woke to find her Soul Power had risen to Rank 34, and Qin Ming confirmed that the pill had caused no apparent harm.
• Yu Cheng warned Dugu Yan against taking the pill often, agreed to give her a dose every three months after examining her, and accepted ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• That night, Yu Cheng refined pills in his dormitory and joked with Youth Yu Cheng while they waited for a visitor.
• Yu Tianheng came to Yu Cheng’s dormitory and asked him to refine pills for him.