Chapter Summaries

Zhao Tao returned to age six in the Douluo Continent after using his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul to reverse time and escape defeat by Tang San and his allies. With his future memories intact but his Martial Soul weakened, he planned to reach Na’er before Tang Wulin and began his Martial Soul awakening at Red Mountain Academy.

• Zhao Tao recalled how he had become the Great Love Douluo, lost to Tang San’s forces, and used the Spring Autumn Cicada to return to the past.
• Zhao Tao discovered that the Spring Autumn Cicada’s source had been damaged, temporarily reducing his Innate Soul Power, and resolved to help it recover using time-based treasures he had previously located.
• Zhao Tao decided to find Na’er before Tang Wulin and bring her home, then waited for the day she entered the human world.
• Zhang Mei led Zhao Tao and the other six-year-old orphans from Qidian Orphanage to Red Mountain Academy for their Martial Soul awakenings.
• A Red Mountain Academy teacher called Zhao Tao into the Awakening Room.

Zhao Tao awakened the Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and was adopted by Lin Ximeng, changing the course of his new life. At home, he practiced his Time Meditation Method to offset his damaged Innate Soul Power before starting classes at Red Mountain Academy.

• Zhao Tao awakened the Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul, and the Spirit Transmitter measured his Innate Soul Power as ordinary.
• Red Mountain Academy registered Zhao Tao as an orphan and assigned Lin Ximeng as his guardian.
• Lin Ximeng brought Zhao Tao home, where he began practicing the Time Meditation Method he had prepared before his rebirth.
• Zhao Tao found that his cultivation speed remained far below that of his first life despite drawing on the River of Time.
• The next morning, Zhao Tao followed Lin Ximeng to Red Mountain Academy to begin his Soul Master education.

Zhao Tao befriended Tang Wulin at school, then rescued Na'er from a group of thugs in an alley. He invited the hungry girl to his home, beginning his plan to bring her into his life.

• Lin Ximeng introduced herself as the class's homeroom teacher and taught the children about Soul Masters and meditation.
• Zhao Tao impressed his classmates with his knowledge, befriended Tang Wulin, and advised him to exercise to improve his meditation.
• Zhao Tao found Na'er in an alley as several thugs threatened her and drove them away by revealing he was a Soul Master candidate.
• Zhao Tao introduced himself to Na'er, learned that she was hungry, and led her home for a meal.

Zhao Tao brought the lost Na'er home, and Lin Ximeng took her in as part of their family. Two years later, Zhao Tao had reached level ten and set out with Lin Ximeng to buy a Soul Spirit at the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Na'er at home.

• Zhao Tao brought Na'er to Lin Ximeng, who welcomed her, fed her, and planned to find her family.
• Lin Ximeng helped Na'er obtain an identity, and she joined Zhao Tao and Lin Ximeng's household.
• Over the next two years, Na'er grew close to Zhao Tao while his Spring Autumn Cicada recovered and his cultivation reached level ten.
• Zhao Tao told Na'er to stay home and promised to bring her cream cake before leaving with Lin Ximeng for the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City.

Zhao Tao bought a hundred-year Spirit Soul at the Spirit Pagoda branch, where testing revealed his Spiritual Power had already reached the Spirit Connection Realm. He evolved the Spring Silkworm into the Thousand-Year Aged Silkworm and began fusing with it to break through to Soul Master.

• Zhao Tao paid for a hundred-year Spirit Soul at the Spirit Pagoda branch in Aolai City.
• The Spirit Transmitter tested Zhao Tao's Spiritual Power and found it was 150 points, in the Spirit Connection Realm Early Stage.
• Zhao Tao chose a Spring Silkworm Spirit Soul because it was compatible with his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul.
• Zhao Tao channeled the Power of Time into the Spring Silkworm and evolved it into the Thousand-Year Aged Silkworm.
• Zhao Tao began fusing with the Aged Silkworm, and surging Soul Power struck at his Soul Master bottleneck.

Zhao Tao broke through to Soul Master, reached level thirteen, and revealed his first soul skill, Time Burial Sword. A year later, Na'er began acting strangely after apparently recovering her memories, and she asked Zhao Tao to walk with her by the sea that night.

• Zhao Tao broke through to Soul Master and refined his Soul Power to level thirteen.
• Zhao Tao demonstrated Time Burial Sword, then registered his new Soul Power level and celebrated at home with Lin Ximeng and Na'er.
• Over the following year, Zhao Tao’s Spring Autumn Cicada recovered considerably, his Soul Power reached level seventeen, and his Spiritual Power rose to 270 points.
• One night, a seven-colored glow surrounded Na'er as she slept, and the next morning Zhao Tao recognized that she had recovered her memories and would soon leave.
• Na'er told Zhao Tao she was fine and asked him to walk with her by the sea after dinner.

Na'er left Zhao Tao to protect him, leaving a farewell letter and a Silver Dragon King scale pendant as a keepsake. A month later, Zhao Tao graduated and traveled to Eastsea City with Tang Wulin, where two suited men called them young masters and a proud young man approached.

• Zhao Tao and Na'er spent an emotional evening together at the beach, where Na'er hinted that she would leave and they embraced.
• While Zhao Tao slept, Na'er slipped away, left him a farewell letter, kissed him, and hung a Silver Dragon King scale pendant around his neck.
• Zhao Tao found Na'er's letter and pendant the next morning and vowed to find and protect her.
• A month later, Zhao Tao thanked Lin Ximeng, graduated from Red Mountain Academy, and left for Eastsea City with Tang Wulin.
• At the Eastsea City station, two men in suits called out to Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin as young masters, and a proud young man approached them.

Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin enrolled at Eastsea Academy and discovered that Xie Xie and Zhou Changxi were their roommates. After Zhou Changxi demanded they clean the dorm, Zhao Tao struck back, insisting that Zhou Changxi was the weak one.

• Xie Xie shoved Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin aside at the train station, and Zhao Tao recognized him as an Eastsea Academy student.
• Liu Yuxin welcomed Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin, guided them through enrollment, and took them to the dormitory building.
• Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin found they shared Room 205 with Xie Xie and Zhou Changxi.
• Tang Wulin confronted Xie Xie over the shove, but Xie Xie dismissed him and refused his Soul Fighting challenge.
• Zhou Changxi ordered Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin to clean the dorm, claiming the weak should serve the strong.
• Zhao Tao called Zhou Changxi the weak one and lunged at him with a punch aimed at his chin.

Zhao Tao used the Time Burial Sword to defeat Zhou Changxi after Zhou provoked him and Tang Wulin, then accepted a punishment that placed him in Class Five. He left the Academic Affairs Office determined to study alongside Tang Wulin and help him reach Class One.

• Zhao Tao summoned the Time Burial Sword and wounded Zhou Changxi when Zhou charged him with his possessed Martial Soul.
• A teacher took Zhao Tao, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Zhou Changxi to the Academic Affairs Office for their unauthorized Soul Fighting match.
• Zhou Changxi admitted that he had provoked Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin, and Long Hengxu assigned him to Class Five as punishment.
• Long Hengxu also assigned Zhao Tao to Class Five, and Zhao Tao accepted, pleased that he would be in Wu Changkong's class with Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin apologized for getting Zhao Tao punished, and Zhao Tao reassured him that they would work together to advance to Class One.

Long Hengxu assigned Zhao Tao, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the others to Class Five as punishment, while privately hoping Zhao Tao and Xie Xie would develop under Wu Changkong. Xie Xie challenged Zhao Tao, but Tang Wulin stepped in and defeated him in the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Long Hengxu sent Xie Xie to Class Five for watching Zhou Changxi bully the new students, and sent Zhao Tao and the others there as well.
• After leaving the office, Xie Xie blamed Zhao Tao and challenged him to a duel, but Zhao Tao told him to defeat Tang Wulin first.
• Tang Wulin accepted Xie Xie's challenge and led him to the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Xie Xie mocked Tang Wulin's level and Blue Silver Grass, then Tang Wulin bound him with his Martial Soul and struck him with a powerful punch.
• Tang Wulin knocked Xie Xie down and pinned him to the ground before he could recover.

Tang Wulin defeated Xie Xie twice in the Soul Fighting Arena, then headed with Zhao Tao to the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association for their assessments. The chapter ended as they entered the association, with Tang Wulin newly impressed by Zhao Tao’s blacksmithing rank.

• Tang Wulin pinned Xie Xie and slapped him until Xie Xie surrendered, then celebrated his victory with Zhao Tao.
• Xie Xie denied being truly defeated and challenged Tang Wulin again, but Tang Wulin restrained him with Blue Silver Grass and struck him until he surrendered.
• Xie Xie left after Zhao Tao mocked him, while Tang Wulin told Zhao Tao he planned to take a blacksmith rank assessment.
• Zhao Tao agreed to go with Tang Wulin and revealed that he had reached Rank 3 blacksmithing a year earlier, surprising Tang Wulin.
• Zhao Tao led Tang Wulin to the Blacksmith Association in Eastsea City, and they entered the building.

Zhao Tao visited the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association and asked to take the Rank 3 Blacksmith Master evaluation. Mu Chen watched him complete a Thousand Forgings and recognized that Zhao Tao’s skills far exceeded the test’s requirements.

• Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin arrived at the Blacksmith Association to take evaluations, and Tang Wulin asked to visit Master Cen Yue.
• Zhao Tao requested the Rank 3 Blacksmith Master evaluation, prompting Mu Chen to offer to oversee it personally.
• Mu Xi joined Mu Chen and Zhao Tao to watch the evaluation before taking her own Rank 2 test.
• Zhao Tao forged Ink Meteorite Copper with effortless skill, convincing Mu Chen that he could pass the evaluation and might even challenge higher-level Thousand Forgings.

Zhao Tao passed the Rank 3 Blacksmith examination, impressing Mu Chen with his self-taught forging talent. He accepted Mu Chen’s offer to become his disciple, partly to keep Tang Wulin from receiving Mu Chen’s guidance and growing stronger too quickly.

• Zhao Tao completed Thousand Forging, and Mu Chen certified him as a Rank 3 Blacksmith Master and the youngest to earn the rank on Douluo Continent.
• Mu Chen learned Zhao Tao had no teacher and concluded that his forging techniques were entirely self-taught.
• Mu Chen offered to take Zhao Tao as his disciple and promised the Eastsea Blacksmith Association’s support.
• Zhao Tao accepted, thinking that keeping Mu Chen from mentoring Tang Wulin would help slow Tang Wulin’s growth and protect him from the risks of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Mu Chen gave Zhao Tao his forging notes, a Rank 3 Blacksmith Badge, and a Storage Soul Tool containing basic cultivation resources.

Zhao Tao passed the Rank 3 Blacksmith exam, returned to Eastsea Academy, and was assigned to Class Five with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie under Wu Changkong. During their first lesson, Wu Changkong made the students fight to assess their abilities, leaving Zhao Tao and Xie Xie as the only students who had not yet fought.

• Mu Chen introduced Mu Xi to Zhao Tao as his daughter and disciple, and encouraged them to help one another.
• Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin congratulated each other on passing their blacksmith exams and returned to Eastsea Academy.
• At the opening ceremony, Zhao Tao, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie were assigned to Class Five and met their homeroom teacher, Wu Changkong.
• Wu Changkong told the class he would train them to become the strongest among their peers and warned them to be ready for hard work.
• Wu Changkong paired the students for unrestricted fights, and Tang Wulin quickly defeated Zhou Changxi before Wu Changkong challenged him for not using his Martial Soul.
• The fights continued until only Zhao Tao and Xie Xie remained without having fought.

Zhao Tao stunned Wu Changkong and the students by defeating Xie Xie with his thousand-year Soul Ring and Time Burial Sword. Tang Wulin then beat Han Lan to reach the final, where Wu Changkong ordered him to face Zhao Tao.

• Xie Xie attacked Zhao Tao, who revealed his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Zhao Tao summoned the Time Burial Sword and defeated Xie Xie with a strike that left a bloody mark on his neck.
• Wu Changkong praised Zhao Tao, comforted Xie Xie, and began the next round of matches.
• Han Lan trapped Tang Wulin with stone pillars, but Tang Wulin smashed free with his Forging Hammer and won.
• After a half-hour rest, Wu Changkong began the final match between Tang Wulin and Zhao Tao.

Zhao Tao easily defeated Tang Wulin by using his time-based Martial Soul, impressing Wu Changkong. Wu Changkong then assigned Zhao Tao, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to lead Class Five in the Class Promotion Tournament and tasked them with reaching Class One within three months.

• Tang Wulin challenged Zhao Tao, but Zhao Tao used the Time Burial Sword to bypass Tang Wulin’s hammers and stop the blade at his neck.
• Wu Changkong explained that Zhao Tao’s abilities manipulated time and recognized his exceptional talent.
• Zhao Tao encouraged Tang Wulin, and Wu Changkong laid out plans for physical, combat, and theoretical training.
• Wu Changkong named Zhao Tao, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin as Class Five’s representatives in the Class Promotion Tournament.
• Wu Changkong told the trio that Class One had three Soul Grandmasters and ordered them to make Class Five the top class within three months, threatening them with hellish punishment if they failed.

Zhao Tao met Gu Yue when she came to Eastsea Academy seeking admission, and Wu Changkong set a Soul Fighting assessment to test her. The battle began with Zhao Tao attacking Gu Yue with his Time Burial Sword.

• Class Five students ran ten laps around the track while Zhao Tao, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin wore weighted iron vests.
• Gu Yue arrived at Eastsea Academy and told Wu Changkong she had missed the registration deadline but still wanted to enroll.
• Wu Changkong agreed to assess Gu Yue by having her fight Zhao Tao after a twenty-minute rest.
• Gu Yue revealed her level-fifteen Elemental Emissary Martial Soul, while Zhao Tao revealed his level-seventeen Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and a thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Wu Changkong started the battle, and Zhao Tao summoned the Time Burial Sword and charged at Gu Yue.

Gu Yue and Zhao Tao fought during her assessment, revealing the powers of their Martial Souls. Wu Changkong accepted Gu Yue into Class Five, where she explained how her Elemental Emissary Martial Soul worked.

• Gu Yue used fire, wind, earth, water, and light attacks against Zhao Tao, while Zhao Tao defended with his Time Burial Sword and Time Power.
• Gu Yue used Space Power to narrowly evade Zhao Tao's sword, and Wu Changkong ended their undecided battle.
• Zhao Tao congratulated Gu Yue and offered to fight alongside her in the future.
• Wu Changkong passed Gu Yue's assessment and welcomed her to Class Five.
• Gu Yue handed Wu Changkong her recommendation letter and explained that her Martial Soul controlled six elements, while her Soul Ring enhanced her elemental control.

Wu Changkong enrolled Gu Yue in Class Five and began nightly combat training to prepare the students for the Class Promotion Tournament. During their first practice fight, Wu Changkong overwhelmed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, but Zhao Tao’s Time Burial Sword pierced through his defense.

• Wu Changkong took Gu Yue to Long Hengxu, who enrolled her in First Grade Class Five.
• After a day of physical training, Wu Changkong assigned Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin special training for the Class Promotion Tournament.
• Wu Changkong announced that the four students would fight him together, while he used only a wooden sword and no Martial Soul or Soul Skills.
• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie attacked Wu Changkong with their weapons and abilities.
• Wu Changkong knocked Tang Wulin's hammers away and sent Xie Xie to the ground, but Zhao Tao's Time Burial Sword slipped past his block and slashed toward his chest.

Wu Changkong summoned his Heavenly Frost Sword after Zhao Tao’s Time Burial Sword nearly struck him, then continued the sparring match with the students. After the fight, he praised their performance and began giving them individual advice, starting with Xie Xie.

• Wu Changkong admired Zhao Tao’s unusual Soul Skill but summoned his Heavenly Frost Sword when the Time Burial Sword closed in on him.
• Wu Changkong froze the Time Burial Sword’s power, admitted he had broken his promise, and announced he would use his Martial Soul in the remaining battles.
• Zhao Tao used graceful swordplay to deflect Wu Changkong’s attacks while Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin interfered to support him.
• Zhao Tao deliberately left an opening and let Wu Changkong knock him off the platform, after which Wu Changkong defeated Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin.
• Wu Changkong praised the students and advised Xie Xie to improve his stamina, energy control, and tactics for using both of his Martial Souls.