Chapter Summaries

Nan Li arrived at Nuoding Academy with a red-robed companion and intervened when the gatekeeper mistreated Tang San and Old Jack. After Yu Xiaogang accepted their certificates and began assessing their Martial Souls, Nan Li challenged his assumptions about Tang San and herself.

• The gatekeeper mocked Old Jack and Tang San over their humble background and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Nan Li arrived with a red-robed companion, intimidated the gatekeeper, and demanded to know why Tang San was being kept out despite his valid certificate.
• Yu Xiaogang returned, verified Tang San and Nan Li's certificates, and invited both children into the academy as Old Jack departed.
• Yu Xiaogang speculated that Tang San had a powerful second Martial Soul and assessed Nan Li's Flame Feather Vermilion Bird as a mutated Flame Feather Sparrow.
• Nan Li dismissed Yu Xiaogang's conclusions and interrupted his lecture.

Nan Li rejected Yu Xiaogang’s theories and registered at the academy, where she secured a private dormitory. She reflected on how Jiang E Li and the original Vermilion Bird Nan Li shared one body, then flew off to find Xiao Wu and potentially change her fate.

• Nan Li challenged Yu Xiaogang’s conclusions about Tang San’s Martial Souls, refused his offer to be her teacher, and warned Tang San not to reveal his trump cards.
• Nan Li registered at the academy, revealed her Flame Feather Vermilion Bird Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, and requested a private dormitory.
• Alone in her room, Nan Li recalled that Jiang E Li and the original Nan Li were two souls sharing a body after a failed Humanoid Form transformation.
• Nan Li decided she might save Xiao Wu, then used Martial Soul Possession and flew out of the dormitory to find her.

Nan Li arrived at Nuoding Academy’s Seventh Dormitory and confronted the work-study students after Wang Sheng mistook her for someone who had come to provoke them. She revealed her power as a One-Ring Soul Master and left Xiao Wu wondering whether Nan Li knew her secret; a flashback explained why Elder Flame Feather had urged Nan Li to obtain her first Soul Ring before starting school.

• Teacher Mo delivered bedding from Tang San’s teacher, and Tang San accepted it before Mo Hen left the dormitory.
• Nan Li entered the Seventh Dormitory and invited Xiao Wu outside to talk, but Wang Sheng and the other work-study students blocked her.
• Nan Li displayed her deep yellow Soul Ring and released scorching heat from her crimson wings, forcing the students to defend themselves.
• Tang San recognized Nan Li as a powerful One-Ring Soul Master but judged her arrogant, while Xiao Wu feared Nan Li had seen through her secret.
• Elder Flame Feather had advised Nan Li to obtain her First Soul Ring before attending the academy because he could not always protect her.

Nan Li risked her life to condense an exceptionally powerful First Soul Ring, reaching 864 years. Afterward, she explored Nuoding Academy and reconsidered inviting Xiao Wu to share her room.

• Elder Flame Feather advised Nan Li to restrain herself at school while promising to protect her, and Nan Li began condensing her First Soul Ring under the elder's watch.
• Nan Li pushed past the usual First Soul Ring limit as Jiang E Li watched in alarm, enduring severe strain until the ring reached 864 years.
• Elder Flame Feather helped the injured Nan Li stand, and Nan Li proudly announced her Soul Ring's age.
• Nan Li flew above Nuoding Academy, surveyed its layout, and went to eat in the cafeteria.
• Nan Li decided against inviting Xiao Wu to share her room for now after observing her in the Seventh Dormitory.

Nan Li watched Tang San's group being mocked, then encountered Yu Xiaogang and dismissed him. After a pack of upperclassmen approached her, she lured them to the woods and revealed herself as a Level 16 Battle Soul Master, leaving Xiao Chen Yu and his lackeys facing her Soul Ring.

• Nan Li chose not to intervene when upperclassmen mocked Tang San and his group on the cafeteria stairs.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the cafeteria, and Nan Li criticized his abilities and research while he noticed her.
• Xiao Chen Yu and his lackeys approached Nan Li, but she locked onto them with her Soul Power before inviting them to meet in the woods.
• Nan Li led Xiao Chen Yu and his lackeys to a clearing, where Xiao Chen Yu offered to make her his little sister.
• Nan Li introduced herself as a first-year student and revealed her Flame Feather Vermilion Bird Martial Soul and Level 16 Soul Power.

Nan Li challenged Xiao Chen Yu and two of his companions to a spar, then used her flying Martial Soul and First Soul Skill to defeat Ling Feng and send Xiao Chen Yu crashing to the ground. The fight ended with a golden-red feather weapon poised before Xiao Chen Yu’s throat.

• Xiao Chen Yu tried to avoid fighting Nan Li, but she challenged him and two partners to a three-on-one match.
• Xiao Chen Yu, Ling Feng, and Liu Long revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Master ranks.
• Nan Li released her winged Martial Soul and flew, surprising the students as Ling Feng leaped toward her.
• Nan Li scattered flames to stop Ling Feng, then grabbed and flung him aside, knocking Liu Long down with him.
• Xiao Chen Yu attacked Nan Li, but she used her First Soul Skill, Crimson Feather Slash, to strike him and send him flying.
• Xiao Chen Yu rolled clear of the blast, then found a golden-red feather weapon poised before his throat.

After defeating Xiao Chen Yu and his companions, Nan Li made them agree to avoid Xiao Wu, then abducted Xiao Wu to speak with her privately on the rear mountain. Xiao Wu returned to the dormitory unharmed but troubled, leaving Tang San wondering whether Nan Li had caused her trouble.

• Nan Li defeated Xiao Chen Yu and the other students, then had Jiang E Li tell Xiao Chen Yu to stay away from Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Chen Yu agreed to avoid Xiao Wu without letting her or the Work-Study Students notice.
• Nan Li flew to the Seventh Dormitory, carried Xiao Wu to the rear mountain, and spoke with her privately behind her Companion Domain.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory, heard from Wang Sheng that Nan Li had taken Xiao Wu, and prepared to look for her.
• Xiao Wu returned carrying bedding, reassured the Work-Study Students that she was fine, and heard Tang San offer to teach Nan Li a lesson.

Nan Li received Dong Yun’s warning about academy life and the danger facing their clan, then discussed the Soul Beasts’ path to godhood with Jiang E Li. The next day, as Nan Li searched Nuoding City for ways to aid the soul, the Third Elder warned her that Spirit Hall agents were operating there under suspicious circumstances.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San and the others that Nan Li had visited to catch up with her and had given her expensive bedding.
• The Third Elder delivered Dong Yun’s letter to Nan Li, which described her progress at Four Elements Academy and urged Nan Li to stay cautious.
• Nan Li and Jiang E Li discussed the difficulty of Soul Beasts becoming gods and planned to search Nuoding City for something that could help the soul.
• Nan Li cultivated through the night while Tang San went with Master to Soul Hunting Forest for his First Soul Ring.
• Nan Li explored Nuoding City, and the Third Elder warned her that people connected to Spirit Hall were deliberately posing as civilians and revealing ties to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Nan Li investigated a Spirit Hall group near Nuoding Academy and discovered that its disguised leader was Qian Renxue, posing as Xue Qinghe. Qian Renxue had come to recruit Tang San, but he was away, and Nan Li’s unexpected encounter left her wondering what Qian Renxue knew.

• The Third Elder told Nan Li that a powerful Spirit Hall group had gone to Nuoding Academy, led by a disguised young Soul King and accompanied by a familiar Titled Douluo.
• Nan Li returned alone to investigate, while the Third Elder followed secretly to protect her.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, learned from Spirit Kite Douluo that Tang San had gone to the Soul Hunting Forest and that Bibi Dong’s people were protecting Yu Xiaogang.
• Spirit Kite Douluo noticed Nan Li hiding nearby, and Nan Li pretended to be a frightened academy student who had skipped class.
• Qian Renxue reassured Nan Li and said she had come to find someone; Nan Li recognized her as Qian Renxue and suspected she had been looking for Tang San.

Nan Li met Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue, and tried to learn why she had come to the academy. After Nan Li mentioned Tang San, Qian Renxue offered to recruit her to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, but Nan Li postponed her decision until she turned twelve.

• Xue Qinghe questioned Nan Li about why she was a Soul Master despite attending a Primary Soul Master Academy, and Nan Li introduced herself as A'li.
• Xue Qinghe offered Nan Li a bracelet and a storage Soul Tool, which Nan Li accepted after insisting she did not need material rewards.
• Nan Li explained her Innate Full Soul Power and mentioned that Tang San was another gifted freshman who had not yet obtained a Soul Ring.
• Xue Qinghe praised Nan Li's talent and invited her to study at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, promising to guarantee her admission.
• Nan Li declined for now and said she would consider the academy when she turned twelve, while wondering how many people knew what would happen in the future.

Nan Li gave Xue Qinghe a weapon and warned Third Elder about the Angel Clan woman traveling with the Crown Prince. Days later, she intervened in a fight between Xiao Chen Yu’s students and the Work-Study Students, then challenged Tang San and revealed her Soul Power level.

• Nan Li gave Xue Qinghe a weapon, and Spirit Kite Douluo urged him to return before it got late.
• Nan Li told Third Elder that the woman from the earlier battle was present and that the young man was Heaven Dou Empire’s Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, then advised him to warn Sun Island to be cautious.
• A lackey told Nan Li that Xiao Chen Yu and the Work-Study Students were fighting, so she flew to the scene.
• Nan Li arrived as Tang San fought Ling Feng, learned from Xiao Chen Yu that Xiao Wu had started the dispute, and stepped forward to face Tang San.
• Tang San announced his Martial Soul and claimed he was a level eleven Soul Master, but Nan Li identified him as level thirteen and declared her own level was seventeen.

Nan Li overwhelmed Tang San in their duel, dodging his Blue Silver Grass and using her flaming wings to encircle him. As the fire closed in, Tang San decided Nan Li had become an enemy he could not spare and unleashed his Tang Sect techniques; the fight remained unresolved.

• Nan Li matched Tang San's opening punch, then threw him to the ground with a leg lock and a twist.
• Tang San repeatedly used Entanglement, but Nan Li evaded the Blue Silver Grass vines each time.
• Nan Li took flight, burned through the vines, and drove Tang San back with flames that surrounded him.
• Tang San judged Nan Li an enemy after recalling her insults, threats, and knowledge of his Twin Martial Souls.
• Tang San activated Purple Demon Eye and Mysterious Jade Hand, then launched Hidden Weapons at Nan Li.

Nan Li defeated Tang San after he attacked her with hidden weapons, then returned to cultivation and reached level twenty by the end of the school year. She sought the Third Elder’s help with her damaged soul, while the chapter revealed the losses her family and Sun Island had suffered in past battles.

• Tang San attacked Nan Li with hidden weapons, but she deflected them and overwhelmed him in close combat.
• Xiao Wu intervened to protect Tang San, then surrendered when Nan Li threatened her with flame and warned her to behave at the academy.
• Nan Li spent the following days cultivating and worrying that future changes involving Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall could endanger Sun Island.
• Nan Li reached level twenty after the first school year and left the academy to ask the Third Elder about healing her damaged soul.
• The Third Elder recalled how past attacks and battles killed Nan Li’s father, Dong Yun’s parents, and many members of their clans, while Nan Yin disappeared after losing her partner and closest friends.

Nan Li agreed to delay forming her second Soul Ring for a year while she tried to repair her damaged soul. When her attempt nearly overwhelmed her, Jiang E Li used her own soul power to help, and Nan Li later focused on cultivation and physical training instead.

• Nan Li told Third Elder she would postpone her second Soul Ring for a year and try to heal her soul while cultivating Spirit Power.
• Nan Li used her Companion Domain to conceal herself as she tried to press her soul wound shut, but the pain became overwhelming.
• Jiang E Li touched Nan Li’s wound and let it drain her soul power, gradually shrinking the injury until Nan Li recovered in the sunlight.
• Nan Li pushed Jiang E Li away, saw that her wound had healed by less than one-tenth, and realized Jiang E Li had become severely depleted.
• Nan Li abandoned healing her soul herself and devoted herself to Soul Power cultivation and physical training.
• Life at the academy returned to its usual routine, and Nan Li received a letter from “Xue Qinghe.”

Nan Li received a letter and gifts from Xue Qinghe inviting her to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while a Spirit Hall representative tried to recruit her. She sent a guarded reply three days later, leaving the Spirit Hall representative convinced Heaven Dou had won her over.

• After theory class, a teacher brought Nan Li to the principal's office, where a Spirit Hall representative delivered Xue Qinghe's letter and gifts.
• The Spirit Hall representative urged Nan Li to join Spirit Hall, and the principal also advised her to seek better opportunities at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Nan Li read Xue Qinghe's letter, recognized its concealed interest in her and another student with Innate Full Soul Power, and dismissed the gifts as distasteful.
• Nan Li wrote a reply with harmless information, omitted Xiao Wu, and asked why Xue Qinghe had chosen the name Xiao Xue.
• Three days later, Nan Li handed the reply to the Spirit Hall representative and slipped away, while he regretted failing to recruit her.

Dan Hong brought Nan Li a medicine made to repair her damaged soul, and they traveled with Third Elder into the Soul Beast Forest to find a place rich in fire attributes. After Dan Hong located a suitable spot and Nan Li raised a ring of white-cored flames around them, they prepared to begin refining the medicine.

• Third Elder told Nan Li that Dan Hong had used rare ingredients, divine-tree branches and leaves, and the clan leaders' heartblood to make medicine that could repair part of Nan Li's soul.
• Nan Li met Dan Hong and received the lotus-seed-shaped medicine, which Dan Hong said had to be absorbed with her help rather than eaten directly.
• Third Elder carried Nan Li and Dan Hong at high speed into the Soul Beast Forest, where they found a secluded area rich in fire attributes.
• Dan Hong used Blazing Fire Tracking to locate the strongest nearby concentration of fire attributes, while Third Elder checked the area for large Soul Beasts.
• Dan Hong asked Nan Li to form a circle of flames, and Nan Li surrounded them with white-cored fire.

Dan Hong treated Nan Li with a medicinal pill and Heavenly Pool Water to heal her soul while tempering her body and meridians. After enduring fierce heat and cold, Nan Li absorbed most of the medicine and healed seven or eight parts of her soul’s wounds.

• Dan Hong prepared her medicine and told Nan Li to remove unnecessary accessories while the Third Elder kept watch outside the flames.
• Dan Hong tossed Nan Li into a cauldron of Heavenly Pool Water, then heated it with her Flame Feather Sparrow Martial Soul as Nan Li kept the pill in her mouth.
• The Third Elder guarded the area while Dan Hong carefully controlled the flames and explained that Heavenly Pool Water would conceal Nan Li’s Soul Beast aura.
• Nan Li absorbed the medicine as it healed her soul, then endured scorching heat and another pour of Heavenly Pool Water.
• Nan Li circulated Soul Power through her battered and soothed meridians, broadening them and tempering her body as she absorbed the pill’s effects.

Nan Li recovered enough to condense her Second Soul Ring, which proved to be five thousand years old, before returning to Nuoding City with Dan Hong. After skipping ahead to sixth year at Nuoding Academy, Nan Li confronted someone who had been following her.

• Nan Li emerged from Dan Hong's cauldron partly healed and began condensing her Second Soul Ring under the Third Elder's protection.
• Nan Li gained a five-thousand-year purple Soul Ring, but her Soul Power only rose to level twenty-four, startling the Third Elder and Dan Hong.
• The Third Elder let Nan Li and Dan Hong return to Nuoding City at their own pace, and Dan Hong stayed there with him.
• After winter passed, Nan Li applied to skip grades and entered the sixth-year class at Nuoding Academy.
• Nan Li's classmates treated her to a meal, and afterward she demanded that the person following her reveal themselves.

Nan Li humiliated Zhang Ruofeng by flying him over the lake, then rushed to retrieve Xiao Wu after the Third Elder warned her that Qian Renxue had arrived with Spirit Hall forces. Qian Renxue’s people surrounded Nuoding Academy, and Nan Li hid Xiao Wu in a storage room before an unexpected voice addressed her.

• Nan Li trapped Zhang Ruofeng in a ring of fire, carried him into the air, and frightened him into apologizing beside the lake.
• The Third Elder warned Nan Li that Qian Renxue and a group from Spirit Hall had arrived at Nuoding Academy.
• Nan Li searched for Xiao Wu, found her in the Teacher Dormitory building, and hurried to take her away.
• Qian Renxue decided to seize Tang San and planned to deal with Yu Xiaogang if necessary.
• After finding the academy exits surrounded, Nan Li hid Xiao Wu in a storage room and silently warned her about Spirit Hall.
• Someone opened the storage-room door and asked Nan Li what she was doing.

Qian Renxue went to Nuoding Academy to deal with Yu Xiaogang, but Spirit Hall’s guards prevented Spirit Kite Douluo from taking him. Qian Renxue instead summoned Tang San and offered him wealth and status to serve her, while Nan Li hid Xiao Wu from the approaching Spirit Hall forces.

• Qian Renxue decided to visit Nuoding Academy herself after learning Yu Xiaogang could not be touched, and the principal directed her to his residence.
• Yu Xiaogang refused to see Spirit Kite Douluo, and Dark Soul Guards stopped her from forcing her way in under orders from Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue ordered the academy sealed, while Nan Li sensed her approach and hid Xiao Wu in a storage room.
• Dan Hong found Nan Li and Xiao Wu in the storage room and recognized Xiao Wu as a Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Qian Renxue encountered Tang San, then summoned him to a meeting room and offered him wealth and status to work for her.
• Tang San understood that Qian Renxue wanted to recruit him, but he refused to leave his teacher.