Chapter Summaries

An Ping awakened the Sky of Truth, a book Martial Soul, and learned that he had Innate Soul Power level six. After returning home, he summoned the book and began trying to open it.

• An Ping went alone to Red Mountain Academy for the annual Martial Soul Awakening ceremony.
• The Spirit Receiver awakened An Ping’s Martial Soul, a book called Sky of Truth, and measured his Innate Soul Power at level six.
• An Ping received proof of enrollment and left the academy, passing Tang Wulin at the gate.
• An Ping returned home, summoned Sky of Truth, and began carefully opening it to see what was inside.

An Ping began attending Red Mountain Academy, where he met Tang Wulin and learned the basics of Martial Souls and Soul Master classifications. He kept the strange Witch book’s knowledge to himself as his lessons began.

• An Ping reviewed the Witch book, learned that it contained knowledge about Witches and a meditation method, and chose not to try the method before sleeping.
• An Ping arrived at Red Mountain Academy and gave his certificate to homeroom teacher Lin Ximeng, telling her that he had no family.
• An Ping met Tang Wulin and Wan Yunchao in class, introduced his book Martial Soul and level-six Innate Soul Power, and avoided explaining the runes.
• Lin Ximeng introduced herself and taught the students about Martial Soul and Soul Master classifications while An Ping secretly read his book.

An Ping tried the Energy Circulation Flow while his classmates learned basic Soul Power meditation, and his book Martial Soul triggered an unusual deep meditation. Inside his Sea of Consciousness, he discovered an endless library before a painful collision forced him out.

• Lin Ximeng taught the children basic meditation after Tang Wulin ate an unusually large lunch.
• An Ping chose to follow the Energy Circulation Flow and used its breathing method to calm his mind.
• An Ping's book Martial Soul appeared, its pages turned silently, and a vortex of Soul Power formed around him.
• Lin Ximeng identified An Ping's state as deep meditation and told the class not to disturb him.
• An Ping entered an endless library in his Sea of Consciousness, recognized books from his Martial Soul, and discovered shelves labeled with different paths.
• An Ping struck an unseen barrier and was forced out of the Sea of Consciousness by a sharp pain in his head.

An Ping tried to control and activate his Spiritual Power after learning to sense it, but the effort exhausted him and he fell asleep. The next morning, he went to class and decided to look for a way to make Spiritual Power easier to activate.

• Lin Ximeng asked An Ping to stay after school and encouraged him to interact more with his classmates.
• On his way home, An Ping encountered Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena after Tang Wulin had rescued her, then hurried past them.
• An Ping studied the Energy Circulation Flow Meditation Method and struggled to guide his Spiritual Power into simple patterns until he fell asleep.
• An Ping woke up tired, rushed to class, and decided to search for a method to activate Spiritual Power.

An Ping found a method to activate his dormant Spiritual Power and practiced until his consciousness grew tired. Afterward, he reunited with his neighbor Lin Qing, who was moving to Heaven Dou City, and shared a farewell dinner with him.

• An Ping used Nara's Detailed Guide to Spiritual Power Guidance and activated strands of his dormant Spiritual Power before stopping from fatigue.
• An Ping left home to buy food and found Lin Qing, who had returned after two months and was moving permanently to Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Qing gave An Ping a box of books and notes from his Mecha Designer work, and An Ping helped carry them inside.
• Lin Qing took An Ping to dinner, asked about his Martial Soul and school life, and learned that An Ping had a book Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power level six.
• Lin Qing urged An Ping to look after himself and contact him if he needed help, and An Ping agreed while they walked home.

During the holiday, An Ping worked to construct his Spiritual Power Model so he could begin absorbing Magic Power and follow the Path of the Witch. After months of effort, he successfully filled the model with Magic Power, then woke the next day hungry and ready to eat.

• An Ping finished his first school year and told Tang Wulin and Wan Yunchao that he planned to spend the holiday cultivating.
• An Ping began constructing his Spiritual Power Model, first setting up a coordinate system and then gradually creating hundreds of Spiritual Power Nodes.
• After completing the nodes and resting, An Ping linked them together and connected the model to his Spiritual Power Core.
• An Ping circulated his spiritual power through the completed model, established a Spiritual Power Channel, and began absorbing Magic Power.
• An Ping stopped absorbing when the model's center was full, discovered that a day had passed, and went to the kitchen to make food.

An Ping reached Soul Power level ten and went with Lin Ximeng to the Spirit Pagoda to apply for a Spirit Soul. He arrived at the quiet Aolai City branch and was greeted by a Spirit Receiver.

• An Ping practiced cantrips during the holiday and found that he could cast the lower-level spells with little difficulty.
• At Red Mountain Academy’s opening ceremony, An Ping tested at level ten, while Wan Yunchao reached level seven and Tang Wulin reached level five.
• Tang Wulin asked An Ping how he cultivated, but An Ping declined to reveal his secret and encouraged him by pointing out his fast progress.
• An Ping decided to seek a Spirit Soul at the Spirit Pagoda, and Lin Ximeng accompanied him after school.
• Lin Ximeng and An Ping entered the Aolai City branch, where a Spirit Receiver asked what they needed.

An Ping visited the Spirit Pagoda with Lin Ximeng to apply for a Spirit Soul, and his spiritual power tested at the peak of the Spirit Origin Realm. He quickly absorbed a hundred-year Spirit Crow Spirit Soul and left with his first Yellow Soul Ring.

• Lin Ximeng presented An Ping’s certificate and explained that he had reached level ten after one year of cultivation.
• The Spirit Receiver tested An Ping’s spiritual power, which reached exactly one hundred points.
• An Ping chose a Spirit Crow Spirit Soul after sensing a faint pull toward its storage machine.
• An Ping summoned his book Martial Soul and absorbed the Spirit Soul, forming a Yellow Soul Ring almost immediately.
• Lin Ximeng and the Spirit Receiver confirmed An Ping’s Soul Ring, recorded his Spirit Soul, and Lin Ximeng took him to eat before they parted.

After two years of study, An Ping graduated from Red Mountain Academy as a Level Twenty-Three Soul Master and enrolled at Eastsea Academy alongside Tang Wulin. He reached his dusty dormitory, where he used a Cleansing Technique to clean it.

• An Ping advanced to Level Twenty-Three, earned a Level Two Mecha Design certificate, and reached beginner level in Alchemy over two years.
• Lin Ximeng gave An Ping and the other graduating students their Recommendation Letters, and An Ping learned he was assigned to Eastsea Academy.
• At Eastsea Academy’s reception desk, Liu Yuxin registered An Ping and was surprised by his level and Martial Soul, Sky of Truth.
• An Ping met Tang Wulin on the Soul Tool Bus, and Liu Yuxin guided them through the academy before they enrolled in different classes and received adjacent dormitory rooms.
• An Ping found his dormitory covered in dust and used a Cleansing Technique to sweep it into the trash can.

An Ping was caught up in Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's dormitory fight and was sent to Class Five with the others. Afterward, Tang Wulin agreed to fight Xie Xie again in exchange for Xie Xie covering the costs, while An Ping refused to join them.

• An Ping used spells to stop Xie Xie from attacking Tang Wulin, and Tang Wulin restrained Xie Xie with his Blue Silver Grass.
• Long Hengxu took An Ping, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Yun Xiao, and Zhou Changxi to the Academic Affairs Office, assigned them to Class Five, and warned them against fighting again.
• Yun Xiao explained that higher-ranked classes received more cultivation resources, and Zhou Changxi mocked Tang Wulin for his ignorance.
• Xie Xie challenged Tang Wulin to another fight, and Tang Wulin accepted after Xie Xie promised to pay the costs; they agreed to fight after the Opening Ceremony.
• An Ping declined Xie Xie's challenge, and Zhou Changxi was astonished that Tang Wulin could out-eat him at lunch.

An Ping attended Eastsea Academy’s Opening Ceremony and was assigned to Class Five, where Wu Changkong became his teacher. After An Ping revealed his Soul Power Level of twenty-three and his goal of seeking truth, his classmates were stunned, and Wu Changkong appeared thoughtful.

• An Ping explored the academy, bought necessities, and practiced meditation in his dormitory before the Opening Ceremony.
• Dean welcomed the cadets, and Long Hengxu assigned An Ping, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to Class Five.
• Wu Changkong introduced himself as the class’s teacher and challenged the cadets to become the strongest among their peers.
• Wu Changkong defended Tang Wulin after an unknown student disparaged his Martial Soul.
• An Ping introduced himself as a level-twenty-three Soul Master with the Martial Soul Truth's Sky and said he wanted to explore truth, astonishing his classmates and drawing Wu Changkong’s attention.
• Wu Changkong warned the cadets that his teaching would be demanding, then dismissed the class.

An Ping avoided Xie Xie’s invitations to fight and focused on studying, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie began classes under Wu Changkong. During a practical combat lesson, An Ping defeated Tao Liufan with magic spells, prompting Wu Changkong to question his Martial Soul.

• An Ping went to the library for books and refused Xie Xie’s invitation to fight at East Sea Park.
• Xie Xie treated Tang Wulin to more than a dozen Grade A Meals, then learned from Tang Wulin that An Ping especially liked books.
• Wu Changkong began practical combat training and told the students that they had to fight as if they were on a battlefield.
• Tang Wulin defeated Zhou Changxi without using his Martial Soul, and Wu Changkong criticized him for holding back.
• An Ping used a Magic Barrier, a Level Two Trick Fire Wall, and a Level One Trick Fireball to defeat Tao Liufan.
• Wu Changkong stopped An Ping’s fireball and asked whether his spells were Soul Skills and what was happening with his Martial Soul.

An Ping defeated Xie Xie in the tournament semifinals, while Tang Wulin advanced to face Xie Xie in the final. Xie Xie won their match by cutting Tang Wulin’s back after overcoming his defenses.

• An Ping told Wu Changkong that his book martial soul granted elemental affinity and Soul Perception, and he defeated Li Chushui with ice and swamp magic.
• Tang Wulin defeated Han Lan by smashing her Earth Prison with one hammer blow.
• An Ping used frost, dust, and light to confuse Xie Xie and force him to concede.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie fought with Blue Silver Grass, daggers, and hammers until Tang Wulin’s Soul Power ran out.
• Xie Xie dodged Tang Wulin’s hammer attacks, tore his school uniform, and won the match.

After the match, Wu Changkong criticized An Ping, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, then questioned their motivations and training. An Ping realized he cultivated because he found it interesting, while Wu Changkong assessed each cadet and explained the advantages and limits of Twin Martial Souls.

• Wu Changkong ordered Xie Xie to compensate Tang Wulin for his damaged school uniform and announced special physical training for Class Five.
• When Xie Xie asked why An Ping cultivated, An Ping realized he did it because cultivation and the world were interesting.
• In his office, Wu Changkong criticized An Ping for lacking a goal and advised Tang Wulin to focus more on Soul Master cultivation despite his need to learn Forging.
• Wu Changkong revealed that An Ping had started with Innate Soul Power level six and rebuked Xie Xie for relying on his Twin Martial Souls and being forced to reveal them.
• Wu Changkong explained Twin Martial Souls and discussed how the Spirit Soul Era and Mecha Era limited their advantages, leaving Xie Xie feeling unfairly targeted.

Wu Changkong explained the Promotion Tournament and began training Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and An Ping, but his attempt to teach An Ping the academy’s Meditation Method failed. The next morning, upperclassmen cornered Tang Wulin and An Ping, and An Ping froze them with a spell just as Mu Xi arrived.

• Wu Changkong explained the Promotion Tournament and ordered Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and An Ping to challenge at least Grade Three Class One within three months.
• Wu Changkong taught the cadets a new Meditation Method, but his Soul Power could not enter An Ping, so he gave An Ping a booklet to study on his own.
• An Ping found the new method slower than his Energy Circulation Flow Meditation Method and continued cultivating, sensing that his Magic Power Source was close to condensing.
• The next morning, upperclassmen surrounded Tang Wulin and An Ping at the dormitory entrance, shoved An Ping, and attacked them.
• Tang Wulin restrained the upperclassmen with Blue Silver Grass while An Ping froze them and reinforced the ice.
• Mu Xi arrived to find the upperclassmen frozen, and Tang Wulin realized how powerful An Ping was.

An Ping and Tang Wulin defended themselves after Mu Xi and the upperclass Cadets challenged them, but Long Hengxu brought them to the Academic Affairs Office to explain. Wu Changkong backed his students and began their training, then called An Ping over to assess Gu Yuena, a girl seeking to enroll after registration had closed.

• Long Hengxu released the frozen upperclass Cadets and brought them, An Ping, Xie Xie, Mu Xi, and Tang Wulin to the Academic Affairs Office.
• Mu Xi explained that she had come to challenge Tang Wulin to a Forging match, while An Ping and Tang Wulin said the upperclass Cadets had attacked first.
• Wu Changkong defended his students, warned the upperclass Cadets not to trouble his class again, and sent An Ping, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to training.
• Wu Changkong ordered the Cadets to run ten laps in Iron Vests, then added ten laps for An Ping and Tang Wulin after seeing them help Xie Xie.
• Gu Yuena arrived seeking admission to Eastsea Academy, and Wu Changkong called An Ping over as she agreed to take a test.

An Ping and Gu Yuena sparred under Wu Changkong’s supervision, and Gu Yuena passed her assessment and joined First Year Class Five. The students resumed running, where Tang Wulin and Xie Xie met Gu Yuena and learned she had just reached level twenty-one.

• Wu Changkong ordered An Ping and Gu Yuena to fight, and they traded elemental attacks and spatial spells until he stopped them.
• Wu Changkong criticized An Ping for holding back, so An Ping demonstrated Naraku's Withering Technique and withered the grass and soil.
• Gu Yuena presented her Recommendation Letter, explained her Elementalist Martial Soul, and was accepted into First Year Class Five.
• Wu Changkong sent An Ping and Gu Yuena back to running, and An Ping put on his Iron Vest.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie introduced themselves to Gu Yuena, who said she had just reached level twenty-one.

Class Five endured another day of Wu Changkong’s punishing physical training, while An Ping spent time with Gu Yuena and joined Tang Wulin and Xie Xie for dinner. Afterward, Wu Changkong summoned the four cadets to an indoor Training Ground for special training.

• Wu Changkong dismissed Class Five after morning training and gave Gu Yuena her key, uniform, and textbooks.
• An Ping met Gu Yuena in a garden, then accompanied her to the cafeteria, where they encountered Tang Wulin, Zhou Changxi, and Xie Xie.
• Wu Changkong replaced the promised afternoon theory lesson with frog jumps, leaving only An Ping, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yuena able to continue.
• Wu Changkong told the four cadets to meet him after dinner, and they discussed An Ping’s stamina before heading to the field.
• Wu Changkong led An Ping, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yuena to an indoor Training Ground he had arranged to use through Long Hengxu.

Wu Changkong assigned his students to a three-person Promotion Tournament format and began special combat training, despite An Ping's objections. The chapter ended with Wu Changkong attacking Tang Wulin while the students fought back.

• Wu Changkong explained the Promotion Tournament and made Tang Wulin a substitute, promising him a chance to compete if he improved over three months.
• An Ping said he wanted to focus on learning rather than the tournament, but Wu Changkong insisted that all four students would participate, with Tang Wulin as the substitute.
• Wu Changkong gave Xie Xie, An Ping, Gu Yuena, and Tang Wulin individual training advice and announced a Spiritual Power Test for An Ping and Gu Yuena.
• Wu Changkong began a group sparring match, using a wooden sword while the students attacked with their Martial Souls and abilities.
• Wu Changkong knocked Xie Xie away, dodged Gu Yuena's Ice Cone, and lunged through the air at Tang Wulin.

An Ping’s Decomposition Spell interrupted Wu Changkong’s sparring match with Tang Wulin, and later tests revealed An Ping and Gu Yuena had exceptional Spiritual Power. After months of training, Wu Changkong confronted An Ping about prioritizing his own safety, and An Ping admitted he had no family and did not want to become a battlefield warrior.

• An Ping used Decomposition Spell to destroy Wu Changkong’s wooden sword, allowing Tang Wulin to attack, and Wu Changkong questioned the spell and Tang Wulin’s unusually heavy hammer.
• Xie Xie, An Ping, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yuena took Spiritual Power tests; An Ping scored 500, Gu Yuena scored 433, and Xie Xie and Tang Wulin scored 29 and 44.
• After more than two months of training, the four students improved their Soul Power, while An Ping began using Soul Power to communicate with the elements.
• Wu Changkong told Gu Yuena to coordinate with her other teammates and criticized An Ping for blinking away instead of risking injury to help Tang Wulin land a blow.
• An Ping said he feared being injured because he had only one life, then told Wu Changkong that he had no family and had never wanted to become a warrior who went onto the battlefield.