Chapter Summaries

Liu Feng was born into a family in Liu Family Village and gradually realized that he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent. After his mother Zhang Xiaowen died when he was eight months old, he grew up under the care of his father and grandfather, learning about the village and the world of Soul Masters.

• Liu Feng awakened as a newborn in Liu Qing and Zhang Xiaowen's home, where Grandpa Liu Bai welcomed him and urged his family to raise him well.
• Liu Feng grew quickly, displaying unusual strength and intelligence as he followed Grandpa around Liu Family Village.
• At one year old, Liu Feng saw Grandpa use a Soul Skill to treat Uncle Li and began to suspect that his world was not ordinary ancient times.
• Liu Feng questioned Grandpa and confirmed that he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent.
• Zhang Xiaowen died of illness when Liu Feng was eight months old, leaving him in the care of Liu Qing and Liu Bai.
• Liu Bai told Liu Feng stories about the village, Soul Masters, and Soul Beasts as Liu Feng learned about his new home.

On his fourth birthday, Liu Feng learned about his family’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and began preparing for his own awakening at age six. He committed himself to training despite worrying that he might have no Innate Soul Power.

• Liu Qing took over as Liu Family Village’s chief and explained to Liu Feng how Martial Soul awakenings worked.
• Liu Bai encouraged Liu Feng to surpass him and Liu Qing, offering to teach him the skills he had learned in the army.
• Liu Feng asked whether Blue Silver Grass would give him Soul Power, and Liu Qing avoided giving him a direct answer.
• Liu Feng asked to train before turning six, so Liu Qing and Liu Bai created a regimen of physical exercise and lessons in reading.
• Liu Feng worried about lacking Innate Soul Power but began training each morning, determined to become stronger.

Liu Feng spent a demanding day training, studying meditation, and learning to process medicinal herbs under the guidance of Liu Bai and Liu Qing. He ended the day eager to keep preparing for his future, and the next morning began another round of training.

• Liu Bai took Liu Feng on a morning run and taught him basic fist techniques, while Liu Qing prepared breakfast and left to sell medicinal materials.
• Liu Feng studied reading, Soul Beasts, and herbs, then practiced the Intermediate Meditation Method and sensed a faint airflow inside his body.
• Liu Qing used his Hidden Treasure and Endless Ginseng soul skills to prepare a medicinal chicken soup for the family.
• Liu Bai and Liu Qing taught Liu Feng how to carefully separate and clean Purple Leaf Grass for making Stanching Ointment.
• Liu Feng finished processing the herbs and went to bed anticipating the future, while Liu Bai looked forward to his grandson's promise.
• The next morning, Liu Feng rose early and began another day of training with Liu Bai and Liu Qing.

After years of training, Liu Feng underwent his martial soul awakening ceremony in Liu Family Village. He awakened the family’s Blue Silver Grass with Level 2 innate soul power, and resolved to continue cultivating.

• Liu Feng trained relentlessly as he grew up, while Liu Qing worried that the family’s Blue Silver Grass could limit his future.
• On the eve of the ceremony, Liu Feng feared he would awaken Blue Silver Grass without soul power, while Liu Qing prepared the awakening stones.
• Liu Qing began the ceremony and guided Liu Feng through the awakening, after which Liu Feng manifested Blue Silver Grass.
• Liu Feng tested the crystal ball and discovered he had Level 2 innate soul power, earning the envy and amazement of the villagers.
• The other children awakened mostly ordinary farm tools and had no innate soul power, and Liu Feng accepted his result as a promising start to his cultivation.

After Liu Feng awakened a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with Innate Level 2 Soul Power, his father and grandfather decided to keep him out of the Junior Martial Soul Academy and train him at home. They laid out an intensive cultivation and combat schedule, introduced him to his new dog Gulu, and began teaching him about Soul Beasts.

• Liu Qing and Liu Bai told Liu Feng that he would not attend the Junior Martial Soul Academy, explaining that home study would better suit his talent and avoid the academy's poor instruction and distractions.
• Liu Qing and Liu Bai planned Liu Feng's daily training in physical conditioning, combat skills, Soul Beast studies, herbal knowledge, and meditation.
• Liu Bai gave Liu Feng a hunting-dog puppy, and Liu Feng named it Gulu.
• Liu Qing gave Liu Feng his herb-gathering notebook and a Soul Beast compendium, then began teaching him about the Blue-Eyed Rabbit.

Liu Feng spent a year studying and selectively cultivating Blue Silver Grass, using his observations to improve his meditation routine and strengthen his Martial Soul. He continued cultivating in the morning and evening, convinced that Blue Silver Grass had untapped potential.

• Liu Feng observed Blue Silver Grass and discovered that its Soul Power fluctuations were strongest in early morning sunlight.
• Liu Feng tracked the grass’s growth and tested how sunlight affected it, finding that plants in sunny areas grew better and had more active Soul Power fluctuations.
• Liu Feng meditated for an hour each morning and evening, finding that his Soul Power grew more effectively when he synchronized with the grass.
• Liu Feng selectively cultivated sturdier Blue Silver Grass in a greenhouse, then planted it in his courtyard and along the village streets.
• Liu Feng sensed the cultivated grass faintly but failed to connect with wild Blue Silver Grass using Soul Power alone.
• Liu Feng resolved to keep developing his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, believing that no Martial Soul was useless.

At eight years old, Liu Feng continued his rigorous cultivation and learned to blend Soul Power into his fist techniques under Grandpa Liu Bai’s guidance. After Liu Bai restored his strength with his Hidden Treasure skill, Liu Feng began stone-lock and horse-stance training, pushing through the strain.

• Liu Feng’s segmented meditation helped him reach Level 7 Soul Power after two and a half years of cultivation.
• Liu Feng practiced his fist techniques as Liu Bai taught him to coordinate his body and release Soul Power with the rhythm of each strike.
• Liu Bai massaged Liu Feng after training and gave him Blue Silver Grass produced by his Hidden Treasure skill, restoring his strength and Soul Power.
• Liu Bai began Liu Feng’s physical training with stone locks, and Liu Feng lifted them over his head fifty times.
• Liu Feng held a horse stance as Liu Bai instructed him, enduring increasing soreness and gradually building his stamina.

Liu Feng and Liu Bai devised a new physical training plan, combining Liu Feng’s exercises with Plum Blossom Stakes. Later, Liu Feng practiced archery with Er Hu and Liu San under Uncle Li’s instruction.

• Liu Feng demonstrated weighted running, squats, and holding stones out as new exercises for Liu Bai.
• Liu Bai suggested adding Plum Blossom Stakes, and he and Liu Feng finalized an adjusted training plan.
• Liu Feng began following the plan each afternoon and felt his physique steadily improving.
• Liu Feng, Er Hu, and Liu San gathered at the village archery range for practice with Uncle Li.
• Uncle Li demonstrated proper archery form and told the boys to draw with their whole bodies, keep balanced, and focus on the target.

Liu Feng, Er Hu, and Liu San trained in archery under Uncle Li and practiced spear technique with Liu Qing. The chapter ended as Liu Feng stepped forward to begin a combat drill against Liu Qing.

• Uncle Li demonstrated archery, then coached Liu Feng, Er Hu, and Liu San as they practiced; Liu Feng eventually hit the bullseye.
• After the archery training, Liu Feng served cold tea to everyone, and Liu Qing returned to lead spear practice.
• Liu Qing demonstrated the spear technique’s thrust, lift, sweep, and chop, then coached the three boys as they imitated the moves.
• Liu Qing announced a combat drill in which each boy would fight him in turn and called Liu Feng up first.
• Liu Feng adjusted his breathing and assumed the opening stance with his wooden spear.

Liu Qing tested Liu Feng, Er Hu, and Liu San in spear sparring and gave each advice on their weaknesses. At dinner, Liu Bai and Liu Qing decided to take Liu Feng into the forest the next day to gather medicinal materials and seek practical experience.

• Liu Qing sparred with Liu Feng, teaching him to concentrate his strength, improve his defense, and time his counterattacks.
• Liu Qing sparred with Er Hu and urged him to use flexible, clever force instead of relying on brute strength.
• Liu Qing sparred with Liu San and advised him to combine his flexible spear technique with precision while his strength developed.
• Liu Qing ended the training session by reminding the three youths to keep improving their strength, speed, and timing.
• At dinner, Liu Qing said he needed to gather medicinal materials in the forest, and Liu Bai offered to accompany him and take Liu Feng for practical experience.
• Liu Feng eagerly agreed to go, and Liu Qing warned him to obey instructions and stay close in the dangerous forest.

Liu Feng and his family prepared for a trip into the mountains to gather medicinal herbs and possibly hunt a Soul Beast. The group set off with Uncle Li, Er Hu, Liu San, and their dogs, entering the misty forest.

• Liu Feng, Liu Qing, and Liu Bai agreed to take Gulu on the trip and planned to travel with Uncle Li, Er Hu, and Liu San.
• Liu Bai invited Uncle Li, who agreed to join and bring Hu Zi and Liu San.
• Liu Qing prepared the gathering tools, medicinal materials, medicine, and rations while Liu Feng cultivated beside the Blue Silver Grass.
• Liu Feng packed his gear, including a bow and arrow and a short spear, and joined Liu Qing and Liu Bai at the village entrance.
• Liu Feng, Liu Qing, Liu Bai, Gulu, Uncle Li, Er Hu, and Liu San set off with four Hunting Dogs toward the forest.

Liu Feng joined his family on a forest herb-gathering trip, where the group hunted beasts and encountered a dangerous Ironclad Boar. After helping bring it down, Liu Feng was praised but warned not to act rashly, and the group decided not to venture farther into the forest.

• Liu Feng and the group gathered medicinal herbs, including valuable Earth Spirit Ginseng and Purple Spirit Grass.
• Liu Feng sent Gulu to distract a black bear, and the group defeated it together.
• The group hunted several small Soul Beasts before an Ironclad Boar charged from the bushes.
• Liu Feng disobeyed Liu Qing's order to stay back and struck the Ironclad Boar's vulnerable hindquarters with a short spear.
• Uncle Li and Liu Bai helped Liu Qing kill the Ironclad Boar, and Liu Bai ordered the group to search nearby before turning back toward the forest's edge.
• Liu Qing praised Liu Feng's contribution but told him to follow orders and not act rashly in the future.

Liu Bai and the others found several valuable medicinal herbs while tracking the Ironclad Boar’s trail, then camped deep in the forest for the night. Liu Bai and Liu Feng completed the final watch as dawn approached, and the group prepared to continue their journey.

• Liu Feng found twenty-year-old Dragon Blood Grass, while Er Hu and Liu San discovered Jade Dew Grass and Soul Returning Grass.
• As night fell, Uncle Li chose a protected clearing for camp, and the group erected tents, lit a fire, and built a wire-and-stake barrier.
• Liu Qing assigned three pairs to take shifts keeping watch, while Gulu and the other Hunting Dogs patrolled with bells on their collars.
• Liu Bai and Liu Feng took the final watch, tended the fire, and spoke quietly as they watched the dark forest.
• Near dawn, Liu Bai woke everyone, and the group packed their Satchels to set out again.

After a successful two-day herb-gathering and hunting trip, Liu Feng proposed planting Forest Ginseng in the forest to improve his family’s supply. Liu Bai and Liu Qing agreed to try it, and the family planned to begin scouting a suitable site the next day.

• Liu Qing led Liu Feng, Liu Bai, and the others along the forest edge, where they gathered medicinal herbs and hunted several small Soul Beasts before returning to the village.
• The next morning, Liu Feng told Liu Bai his idea to plant Blue Silver Grass ginseng and wild ginseng together in the forest, starting on a small scale.
• Liu Bai approved the proposal and agreed with Liu Feng to scout a safe, suitable planting site near the forest edge.
• After Liu Qing returned that evening, Liu Bai explained the plan, and Liu Qing agreed to contact people in nearby villages while Liu Bai and Liu Feng searched for a planting site.

Liu Feng and Liu Bai established Forest Ginseng planting areas in the forest, and their careful cultivation produced a harvest after a year and a half. As the project expanded, wild beasts caused increasing damage, leaving them to strengthen defenses while the problem remained unresolved.

• Liu Feng and Liu Bai selected forest sites, prepared the soil, planted Blue Silver Grass and wild ginseng seeds, and built fences and traps to protect them.
• Liu Qing recruited nearby herb gatherers and hunters to join the planting plan, while Liu Bai and Liu Feng tended the seedlings every few days.
• The Forest Ginseng grew well, and most of the plants survived despite occasional damage from forest animals.
• After a year and a half, Liu Family Village harvested far more Forest Ginseng Seedlings than expected, though wild beast damage had worsened as the planting areas expanded.
• Liu Feng and Liu Bai added traps, pungent herbs, and a bell alarm system, but Liu Feng realized these measures did not solve the wild beast problem at its source.

Liu Qing and the villagers established the Longxing Town Medicine Alliance to organize medicinal-material sales, while Liu Feng benefited from forest ginseng in his cultivation. Four years after his Martial Soul Awakening, Liu Feng had reached Level Nine Soul Power but stalled near the threshold of level ten, leaving him anxious yet unwilling to give up.

• Liu Qing formed the Longxing Town Medicine Alliance with local herb gatherers, hunters, and ginseng-growing farmers, improving quality control, sales, and members’ incomes.
• Liu Feng used forest ginseng as a medicinal supplement and received a freshly picked root from Grandpa Liu Bai, which helped his body and Soul Power improve.
• Liu Qing planned patrols, beast-repelling plants, and stronger village defenses to protect the ginseng fields from wild beasts and outside forces.
• Over four years of training, Liu Feng reached level nine Soul Power, but his progress slowed over the following two months.
• Liu Bai reassured Liu Feng that level ten was a common hurdle, but Liu Feng remained worried and resolved not to abandon his cultivation.

Liu Feng overcame his anxiety and refined his cultivation method, breaking through from level nine to level ten. His family celebrated, and Liu Qing began arranging a Soul Hunting trip so Liu Feng could obtain his First Soul Ring.

• Liu Feng reviewed his cultivation, practiced meditation and combat, and realized his Soul Power was becoming more active despite his stalled progress.
• Liu Feng found calm by the river and understood that his impatience had distracted him from the importance of his state of mind.
• Liu Feng adjusted his cultivation the next morning, followed his Soul Power’s natural flow, and broke through to level ten.
• Liu Bai congratulated Liu Feng and said he would soon become a One-Ring Soul Master.
• Liu Feng told Liu Qing about the breakthrough, and Liu Qing said he would contact the Soul Hunting Squad in Prosperous Dragon Town to arrange a trip for Liu Feng’s First Soul Ring.

Liu Feng discussed his first soul ring with Liu Qing and Liu Bai, explaining why he wanted an Earth Net Spirit Root to strengthen Blue Silver Grass’s roots and support future Martial Soul Evolution. His family agreed to support his choice and planned to prepare for the hunt in Prosperous Dragon Town.

• Liu Bai and Liu Qing recommended an Earth Spirit Ginseng for Liu Feng’s first soul ring because its skills could restore stamina and soul power.
• Liu Feng told them he wanted to follow a roots-first evolution path and choose an Earth Net Spirit Root instead.
• Liu Feng explained that its extensive roots could absorb nutrients and energy, and Liu Bai and Liu Qing approved his plan while warning him to consider the choice carefully.
• Liu Bai and Liu Qing described the Earth Net Spirit Root’s likely abilities, habitat, and the tools needed to capture it.
• Liu Feng agreed to go to Prosperous Dragon Town the next morning to buy equipment and seek clues, then set out once Liu Qing contacted a Soul Hunting Squad.

After Liu Feng reached level ten, Liu Qing arranged help and supplies for his son’s First Soul Ring hunt. Liu Qing gathered information about the Earth Net Spirit Root and prepared to set out with Liu Feng, Zhang Niu, and Zhang Ma the next morning.

• Liu Qing took Liu Feng to Prosperous Dragon Town and reunited with his old mercenary companions, Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma.
• Liu Qing asked Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma to help Liu Feng hunt an Earth Net Spirit Root, and they agreed.
• Liu Qing learned that an Earth Net Spirit Root had been sighted in the outer forest southeast of Prosperous Dragon Town and heard that it favored marshlands.
• Liu Qing bought Liu Feng leather armor, while Liu Bai prepared a bow, arrows, a short spear, and survival supplies for the expedition.
• Liu Feng went to bed feeling tense and uneasy as he awaited the next morning’s hunt.

Liu Feng and Liu Qing assembled a Soul Hunting Squad in Prosperous Dragon Town to search for an Earth Net Spirit Root so Liu Feng could obtain his first Soul Ring. After meeting the team’s fighters and scout, they set out toward a marshland southeast of town.

• Liu Feng and Liu Qing waited at Town Center Square for the Soul Hunting Squad to assemble.
• Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma arrived, and Liu Qing introduced their Martial Souls and combat roles to Liu Feng.
• Zhang Niu introduced Sun Lao San, a Gold Devouring Rat Soul Elder hired to track the Earth Net Spirit Root.
• Sun Lao San chose a marshland southeast of Prosperous Dragon Town as the squad’s first search area.
• Liu Qing told everyone to set out, and the squad followed Sun Lao San toward the Star Dou Great Forest.