Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue reunited with Bibi Dong and revealed that she had reached level sixty-five after obtaining Ice Empress's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Torso Bone in the Extreme North Land. Bibi Dong scolded her for going alone, then comforted her, and Qian Renxue asked where Qian Xunji was.

• Qian Renxue returned and affectionately embraced Bibi Dong, who noticed her greatly strengthened aura.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had reached level sixty-five and showed Bibi Dong her strange Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong how she obtained Ice Empress's Soul Ring and Torso Bone in the Extreme North Land.
• Bibi Dong reproached Qian Renxue for entering the dangerous region alone, then forgave her after Qian Renxue promised to report her travels in the future.
• Bibi Dong comforted Qian Renxue over the pain of fusing with the Soul Bone, and Qian Renxue asked where Qian Xunji was.

Qian Renxue returned from the Extreme North Land, where Qian Xunji explained the benefits of her partnership with the Snow Empress, while he and Bibi Dong teased and doted on each other. As Tang San left to begin his studies at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Tang Hao went to the City of Slaughter and offered his soul to the Holy Spirit in exchange for power to destroy Spirit Hall.

• Qian Xunji examined Qian Renxue's aura and explained that the Snow Empress had partnered with her to seek a way past the Heavenly Tribulation, while Qian Renxue would gain strength and a bond with the Extreme North Land.
• Qian Renxue teased Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong about their affection, then left to visit her grandfather as the couple shared the pastries Qian Xunji had made.
• Tang San prepared porridge for Tang Hao and left Saint Soul Village with Old Jack to report to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San depart, then left the village and entered the City of Slaughter.
• Tang Hao told a figure in the darkness that he would offer his soul to the Holy Spirit in exchange for restored strength and the destruction of Spirit Hall.
• The figure promised Tang Hao power beyond his former strength, and darkness swallowed him as his cry of pain echoed through the City of Slaughter.

Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San arrive at Nuoding Academy, hoping to rely on his former disciple’s future success after losing his memories, status, and place in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He intervened just as Tang San prepared to attack the gatekeeper, and Tang San turned to face him.

• Tang San and Old Jack reached Nuoding City and went to Nuoding Academy, where the gatekeeper hassled them.
• Yu Xiaogang’s memories of Spirit Hall had been erased, and he had avoided going to Spirit City after waking with a gap in his memory.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Spirit Hall had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and devastated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Yu Luomian took control and expelled him from the clan.
• After Yu Luomian forbade him from approaching Liu Erlong and cast him out of the clan, Yu Xiaogang struggled to support himself and pinned his hopes on Tang San’s future.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Tang San and approached him as Tang San prepared to use his Sleeve Arrow against the gatekeeper.
• Yu Xiaogang told them to stop, and Tang San turned toward him with the Sleeve Arrow’s safety already released.

Tang San arrived at Nuoding Academy, where Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit him as a disciple after deducing that he had Twin Martial Souls. Tang San declined and learned from Director Su that Yu Xiaogang was not considered qualified to teach, then headed for Dormitory Room Seven.

• Yu Xiaogang escorted Tang San into Nuoding Academy, but Tang San became wary when Yu Xiaogang knew his name and avoided his attempt to take his hand.
• Yu Xiaogang explained Soul Master cultivation and deduced from Tang San's Rank Ten Innate Full Soul Power that he possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to make Tang San his disciple, but Tang San declined and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to get away when Yu Xiaogang reacted in shock.
• Tang San registered with Director Su, received his uniform, and was assigned to Dormitory Room Seven.
• Director Su warned Tang San that Yu Xiaogang was not qualified to be anyone's teacher, and Tang San left to find his dormitory.

Grandmaster won Tang San’s trust by bringing him food and offering access to his library, and Tang San accepted him as his master while remaining wary of him. After learning Tang San possessed the Clear Sky Hammer, Grandmaster prepared to take him to hunt for his first Soul Ring, while secretly plotting to use Tang San’s strength to advance his own ambitions.

• Tang San became Dormitory Seven’s boss after fighting Xiao Wu, and Grandmaster brought him a quilt.
• Grandmaster gave Tang San warm food and invited him to read freely in his study, winning his goodwill.
• Tang San accepted Grandmaster as his master but resented being required to kowtow, and a small crack formed in their relationship.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, and Grandmaster warned him not to show it or attach a Soul Ring to it without permission.
• Grandmaster arranged to take Tang San to find his first Soul Ring, then privately declared his ambition to become renowned across the continent.
• Grandmaster and Tang San left Nuoding Academy early the next morning to hunt Soul Beasts.

Yu Xiaogang took Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest to find a Soul Beast, despite the danger posed by their low strength. When an eight-hundred-year giant ape chased them, Tang San diverted Yu Xiaogang into its grasp and escaped alone.

• Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest, where a guard warned that they were too weak to enter safely.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, whose special Soul Skill helped them evade several Soul Beast attacks as they searched for prey.
• An eight-hundred-year giant ape appeared, and Yu Xiaogang used Luo Sanpao's foul-smelling attack before fleeing with Tang San.
• As the ape closed in, Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to shift Yu Xiaogang aside, allowing the ape to seize him.
• Tang San escaped with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track while Yu Xiaogang called for him to return and help.

Tang San escaped the giant ape, killed a poisonous snake, and absorbed his first Soul Ring, unaware that it damaged his cultivation. He returned to Nuoding Academy ahead of Yu Xiaogang, who survived the giant ape's torment and staggered out of Soul Hunting Forest.

• Yu Xiaogang suffered the giant ape's torment while Tang San escaped using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Tang San detected a poisonous snake, fought it with his Hidden Weapons and Clear Sky Hammer, and killed it.
• Tang San absorbed the snake's yellow Soul Ring, breaking through his Mysterious Heaven Skill bottleneck while unknowingly damaging his cultivation path.
• Tang San left Soul Hunting Forest and returned to Nuoding Academy, considering how to explain Yu Xiaogang's apparent death.
• Yu Xiaogang escaped the giant ape and staggered out of Soul Hunting Forest, shouting in terror.

Tang San returned to Nuoding Academy, where Xiao Wu pulled him into a fight before Yu Xiaogang unexpectedly came back alive. As Grandmaster struggled with his injuries and doubts, a mysterious man in black appeared in his room.

• Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and helped her defeat Xiao Chenyu, making her the boss of Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to the academy, and Tang San concealed his alarm by pretending to cry with relief.
• Yu Xiaogang restrained his anger and promised to find a helper for Tang San's next Soul Ring hunt, while Xiao Wu mocked his low level and left after Tang San rebuked her.
• Tang San hurried after Xiao Wu, leaving Yu Xiaogang so furious that he vomited blood and collapsed.
• That night, an imposing man in a Black Robe appeared in Yu Xiaogang's room and greeted him.

Tang Hao visited Yu Xiaogang in disguise, revealed his hatred for Spirit Hall, and entrusted him with training Tang San. He left behind a Spirit Hall Elder Token, and Yu Xiaogang watched him go with renewed hope for revenge.

• Tang Hao frightened Yu Xiaogang with his corrupted appearance and introduced himself as the survivor of the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao vowed to destroy Spirit Hall and asked Yu Xiaogang to train Tang San, whom he believed could eventually defeat the organization.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed after Tang Hao pointed out his own grievances against Spirit Hall and his former clan.
• Tang Hao left a Spirit Hall Elder Token bearing six symbols and departed before Yu Xiaogang could learn how he had obtained it.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at the token and smiled as he renewed his resolve against Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall Academy prepared for its Grand Competition, where Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan aimed to win the championship and its rewards. Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji decided to attend, and Bibi Dong arrived at the competition with Qian Xunji beside her.

• Spirit Hall Academy held its annual Grand Competition to determine how its resources would be distributed.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena vowed to win the championship, while Yan told them he had heard the Pope might attend.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to visit the competition with her, and he agreed.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the competition and walked toward the platform alongside Qian Xunji.

At the Spirit Hall Academy tournament, Ye Lingfeng used his powerful Fixed Soul Tool Cannonballs against Hu Liena, gravely injuring her. The chapter ended with Yan and Xie Yue demanding Ye Lingfeng’s punishment as he feared he had killed her.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji attended the Spirit Hall Academy tournament, and Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan vowed to win the championship.
• Ye Lingfeng entered a match against Hu Liena with powerful Fixed Soul Tool Cannonballs, hoping to attract the attention of Spirit Hall’s higher-ups.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm to stun Ye Lingfeng, but the cannonballs continued firing and struck her with a series of explosions.
• Yan and Xie Yue rushed to Hu Liena and demanded that the referee punish Ye Lingfeng for trying to kill her.
• Ye Lingfeng realized how badly Hu Liena had been injured and feared that he had killed her.

After Ye Lingfeng’s Fixed Soul Tool Cannonball severely injured Hu Liena, Bibi Dong sentenced him to two years’ confinement and ordered him to pay her medical expenses. Qian Xunji recognized Ye Lingfeng’s talent and offered to guide him in Soul Tools, leaving Spirit Hall with plans to develop them further.

• A Healing System Soul Master found Hu Liena gravely injured, and Bibi Dong ordered Ye Lingfeng arrested and new rules forbidding powerful Soul Tools in competitions.
• At Pope’s Palace, Qian Xunji questioned Ye Lingfeng, who explained that he had designed the cannonball using a book from the Martial Soul Hall Library and his own experiments.
• Bibi Dong sentenced Ye Lingfeng to two years of confinement and required him to cover Hu Liena’s medical expenses.
• Qian Xunji opened the library’s Soul Tool books to Ye Lingfeng and offered to answer his questions, and Ye Lingfeng accepted eagerly.
• After Ye Lingfeng left, Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong he planned to teach him and develop Spirit Hall’s Soul Tools for future wars.

Five years after graduating, Tang San and Xiao Wu traveled to Suotuo City to find Shrek Academy. Outside the city, Ye Lingfeng rescued Zhu Zhuqing from masked assassins, leaving her alive but her next steps uncertain.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu entered Suotuo City and planned to find food and lodging before seeking Shrek Academy the next day.
• Zhu Zhuqing fled masked assassins, but her strength and Soul Power dwindled as they surrounded her.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked the masked men with her Hell Spirit Cat skills, but they overwhelmed her.
• Ye Lingfeng arrived and used his fiery red dagger to kill the masked assassins.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ye Lingfeng for saving her.

Ye Lingfeng arrived in Suotuo City, clashed with Dai Mubai outside the Rose Hotel, and found a shop containing a rare Soul Tool. The chapter left him inside the dim shop, studying the items and its unidentified occupant.

• Ye Lingfeng parted ways with Zhu Zhuqing and entered Suotuo City for the first time.
• At the Rose Hotel, Ye Lingfeng refused to yield to Dai Mubai, broke free when Dai grabbed him, and warned him to move aside.
• Dai Mubai held back his anger, threatened Ye Lingfeng, and entered the hotel with the twin sisters.
• After renting a room, Ye Lingfeng explored the city and entered a shop whose sign resembled Spirit Hall markings.
• Ye Lingfeng sensed a Soul Tool inside and examined the old items while the shop's only occupant rested with his eyes closed.

Ye Lingfeng visited Flender’s dilapidated shop and bought a rare crystal along with several damaged Soul Tools for five hundred Gold Soul Coins. After noticing a plaque for Shrek Academy, he learned its strict admission requirements, while Flender considered how to recruit him.

• Ye Lingfeng inspected the shop’s damaged Soul Tools and recognized the value of their rare materials.
• Flender secretly watched Ye Lingfeng admire a crystal and demanded five hundred Gold Soul Coins for it.
• Ye Lingfeng paid the price and negotiated for several Soul Tools to be included, then carried off his purchases.
• Ye Lingfeng noticed a plaque for Shrek Academy, and Flender revealed that he was the academy’s dean and wondered how to recruit him.
• Flender told Ye Lingfeng that Shrek Academy accepted only students no older than twelve with Soul Power Level of at least twenty, and Ye Lingfeng questioned the academy’s ability to attract such talented students.

Ye Lingfeng visited Shrek Academy but declined Flender's invitation to enroll because he was already a student at Spirit Hall Academy. When Tang San tried to buy Ye Lingfeng's Plate Crystal for far less than its value, Ye Lingfeng revealed that he knew what it was and left Tang San embarrassed.

• Flender explained Shrek Academy's strict admissions standards and offered to help Ye Lingfeng enroll, but Ye Lingfeng declined.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the shop as Ye Lingfeng was leaving, and Tang San noticed the crystal in Ye Lingfeng's hand.
• Tang San offered Ye Lingfeng one hundred Gold Soul Coins for the crystal, believing he alone recognized its value.
• Ye Lingfeng said he had paid five hundred Gold Soul Coins for the Plate Crystal and warned Tang San not to assume no one else knew its qualities.
• Flender recognized Tang San as Xiao Gang's disciple, while Tang San watched Ye Lingfeng leave with a flash of purple in his eyes.

Ye Lingfeng and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy, where they witnessed the academy’s shabby admissions process and its debt dispute with Qian Duoduo. As registration resumed, a well-dressed young girl was admitted, and Li Yusong asked Ye Lingfeng and Zhu Zhuqing whether they intended to register.

• Ye Lingfeng followed Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy and found students and parents gathered at its village entrance.
• Ye Lingfeng saw Li Yusong turn away applicants and refuse to return their registration fees, but paused when Qian Duoduo and Spirit Hall Soul Masters arrived to collect Shrek Academy’s debt.
• Li Yusong placated Qian Duoduo, who demanded to see Flender, and Flender later arrived to take him inside for a discussion.
• Ye Lingfeng spoke with Zhu Zhuqing, who questioned why he had come and silently doubted whether she wanted to attend the academy.
• Li Yusong admitted a young girl who came alone and then asked Ye Lingfeng and Zhu Zhuqing whether they wanted to register.

Ye Lingfeng and Zhu Zhuqing waited at Shrek Academy, where Ye Lingfeng bought Oscar’s grilled sausages and offered one to the hungry Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu, noticed Zhu Zhuqing’s compatibility with his Martial Soul, and decided to win her over.

• Zhu Zhuqing paid Li Yusong twenty Gold Soul Coins so she and Ye Lingfeng could apply together, then passed the test and entered Shrek Academy.
• Ye Lingfeng met Zhu Zhuqing in the academy clearing and asked why she had chosen Shrek; she said she wanted to become stronger at any cost.
• Ye Lingfeng bought sausages from Oscar and offered one to Zhu Zhuqing, who accepted it after her hunger became apparent.
• Dai Mubai arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu, rebuked Oscar for selling sausages, and noticed that Zhu Zhuqing’s aura complemented his Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai realized Zhu Zhuqing might be a potential Martial Soul Fusion Skill partner and resolved to win her over.

Ye Lingfeng comforted Oscar about his embarrassing sausage incantation and revealed that he was also a Food System Soul Master. After he summoned his bun Martial Soul and offered Zhu Zhuqing a restorative meat bun, she accepted it and discovered how delicious and replenishing it was.

• Dai Mubai warned Zhu Zhuqing not to eat Oscar's sausage, and Oscar summoned another one using his awkward incantation.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu reacted with disgust, while Ye Lingfeng ate Oscar's sausage and praised its taste and usefulness.
• Ye Lingfeng's praise encouraged Oscar, who offered to give him sausages for free.
• Ye Lingfeng told everyone that he was a Food System Soul Master with a bun Martial Soul, surprising Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Dai Mubai.
• Ye Lingfeng summoned a Restoration Big Meat Bun and offered it to Zhu Zhuqing, who ate it and felt its warmth replenish her depleted Soul Power.

Ye Lingfeng accompanied Tang San and the others to Shrek Academy’s final test, where Zhao Wuji challenged the four applicants to withstand his attacks together. As they prepared to face the level seventy-six Soul Saint, Ning Rongrong recognized Ye Lingfeng and asked to borrow his defensive Soul Tools.

• Dai Mubai led the group to Zhao Wuji, who announced that the four applicants had to endure his attacks for one incense stick to pass.
• Zhao Wuji lit the incense and gave Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other applicants time to plan while Dai Mubai explained Zhao Wuji’s strength and abilities.
• Ye Lingfeng watched the applicants discuss their strategy and wondered how they would face Zhao Wuji.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself as the wielder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and showed that she knew about Ye Lingfeng’s history at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ye Lingfeng to lend her defensive Soul Tools so she could protect herself during the test.