Chapter Summaries

Liu Qing’s squad traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and reached the lake marked on Sun Lao San’s map. After camping safely away from the shore, they began searching for the Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Beast, and Sun Lao San found something.

• Liu Qing led Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, Sun Lao San, and Liu Feng from Prosperous Dragon Town toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The squad crossed difficult terrain and reached the forest, where Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma drove away smaller Soul Beasts along the way.
• After seven days in the forest, the group found the lake marked on Sun Lao San’s map and decided to search its shores for the Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Beast.
• Sun Lao San warned that Soul Beasts might come to the lake at night, so the squad camped on nearby high ground and planned their search.
• At dawn, the squad followed the lake’s edge, and Sun Lao San suddenly shouted that he had found something.

The Soul Hunting Squad found a hidden passage and followed Sun Lao San into an Underground Cavern they believed could shelter the Earth Net Spirit Root. Liu Qing split the team into search groups, and they began looking for the plant.

• Sun Lao San sensed unusually soft soil, used his Martial Soul and Second Soul Skill to dig open a tunnel, and revealed a passage underground.
• Liu Qing led the squad into the tunnel, where Sun Lao San identified old Crystal Earth Armor Dragon marks and newer Drill Mouse tracks.
• Zhang Ma scouted ahead and found a spacious, damp cavern with no signs of animal Soul Beasts.
• The squad entered the beautiful Underground Cavern, and Liu Qing explained where the Earth Net Spirit Root might grow while Sun Lao San described its appearance and abilities.
• Liu Qing assigned search groups, and Liu Qing, Zhang Niu, Liu Feng, Zhang Ma, and Sun Lao San spread out to search the cavern.

Liu Feng and the Soul Hunting Squad searched a cavern for Earth Net Spirit Roots and found patches about one hundred and four hundred years old. After debating the risks, Liu Feng asked to absorb the four-hundred-year Soul Ring, and the group agreed to guard him while he tried.

• Liu Qing and Zhang Niu found Earth Net Spirit Root on the cavern’s east side, while Liu Feng and Zhang Ma found another patch on the west side.
• The groups met, shared their findings, and learned from Sun Lao San that a roughly five-hundred-year Rodent Weasel had ambushed him.
• The squad inspected the eastern patch and determined it was about one hundred years old, then went to examine the western patch.
• Liu Feng measured the western plants at about four inches tall, and Liu Qing concluded that the Earth Net Spirit Root was around four hundred years old.
• Liu Feng argued that the mild Soul Ring was worth trying to absorb, and Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, and Sun Lao San supported him while Liu Qing remained concerned.

Liu Feng chose to absorb the four-hundred-year Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Ring, and his companions subdued the plant Soul Beast and carried it out of the Cavern. After reaching their lakeside camp, Liu Feng killed it and watched its Yellow Soul Ring appear, leaving him ready to begin absorbing it.

• Liu Feng told Liu Qing he wanted to try absorbing the Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Ring, and Liu Qing agreed to guard him.
• Sun Lao San, Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, and Liu Qing worked together to expose and subdue the Earth Net Spirit Root.
• The group carried the Earth Net Spirit Root out of the Cavern and returned to their lakeside campsite.
• Liu Feng prepared himself, drove his Short Spear into the Earth Net Spirit Root's main stem, and killed it.
• A Yellow Soul Ring rose from the Earth Net Spirit Root as Liu Feng watched excitedly.

Liu Feng began absorbing a Yellow Soul Ring from the Earth Net Spirit Root while his companions stood guard. A Rodent Weasel ambushed him during the absorption, and Liu Qing killed it with an arrow after the others struggled to stop it.

• Liu Feng formed a Yellow Soul Ring from the Earth Net Spirit Root and began absorbing it as Liu Qing, Zhang Niu, Zhang Ma, and Sun Lao San guarded him.
• Liu Feng endured the Soul Ring’s resistance and pain as his Blue Silver Grass drew in and refined its energy.
• A Rodent Weasel sprang from the bushes and repeatedly evaded Zhang Ma, Zhang Niu, and Sun Lao San as it tried to reach Liu Feng.
• The Rodent Weasel bit Sun Lao San’s left arm, and Zhang Ma struck it with Galloping Charge, sending it crashing to the ground.
• As the Rodent Weasel entered a berserk state, Liu Qing shot an arrow through its left eye and killed it.

Liu Feng completed absorbing the Blue Silver Grass Rhizome soul ring, reaching the eleventh rank and gaining the group-support skill Deep Roots. After the party returned to Prosperous Dragon Town, Sun Lao San recovered with the rhizome’s help, and the companions parted ways.

• Sun Lao San killed the Rodent Weasel after Liu Qing’s arrow struck it, and Liu Qing treated Sun Lao San’s wound while Liu Feng finished absorbing his soul ring.
• Sun Lao San discovered that eating the Blue Silver Grass Rhizome eased his pain and accelerated the healing of his wound.
• Liu Feng revealed that the yellow soul ring raised his soul power to the eleventh rank and demonstrated Deep Roots, which created a root network that restored soul power and healed allies.
• The group returned to Prosperous Dragon Town, where Sun Lao San’s wound had improved and Zhang Ma and Zhang Niu chose to keep the Rodent Weasel carcass instead of the rhizomes.
• Liu Qing gave the remaining rhizomes to Liu Feng, then he and Liu Feng headed toward Spirit Hall as Sun Lao San, Zhang Ma, and Zhang Niu went to the tavern.

Liu Qing brought Liu Feng to the Prosperous Dragon Town Martial Soul Hall to register his new Soul Ring and Soul Power. Steward Wang recorded Liu Feng’s details after seeing his unusual Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and learning his Soul Ring came from an Earth Net Spirit Root.

• Liu Qing and Liu Feng arrived at the Martial Soul Hall, where the guards recognized Liu Qing and let them inside.
• Liu Qing introduced Liu Feng to Steward Wang and explained that he had reached level eleven after absorbing a Hundred Year Soul Ring.
• Steward Wang led Liu Feng into the registration room and asked him to display his Martial Soul.
• Liu Feng released his Blue Silver Grass, whose roots spread across the floor as his Four Hundred Year Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Ring appeared.
• Liu Feng identified the Earth Net Spirit Root as his Soul Ring source, and Steward Wang recorded his information in the registry.

Liu Feng completed his Spirit Hall assessment and became a One-Ring Soul Master, earning a badge and a monthly allowance. He and Liu Qing stayed at the Clear Breeze Inn for the night, planning to head home the next morning.

• Liu Feng tested at Soul Power level eleven, and Steward Wang registered him as a Junior Soul Master eligible for a monthly allowance of one Gold Soul Coin.
• Liu Qing told Steward Wang that the soul-hunting journey had ended safely, then left Spirit Hall with Liu Feng.
• Liu Qing explained that the Clear Breeze Inn's glowing lamp was a Soul Tool and that its owner, Wang, was a level forty-five Soul Ancestor who had explored ruins.
• Liu Qing booked two rooms at the inn and ordered dinner for himself and Liu Feng.
• Liu Qing and Liu Feng ate, then settled into adjacent rooms; Liu Qing placed the Earth Net Spirit Root beside his bed.
• Liu Feng prepared to rest after becoming a One-Ring Soul Master at age ten, and Liu Qing said they would head home in the morning.

Liu Qing took Liu Feng shopping in Prosperous Dragon Town for medicinal materials to support his cultivation, including a rare Jade Marrow Ganoderma and hundred-year Whale Rubber. After arranging to pay for the Whale Rubber the next day, father and son headed back to Liu Family Village with their purchases.

• Liu Feng and Liu Qing left Clear Breeze Inn and browsed Prosperous Dragon Town's morning market.
• Liu Qing bought several Soul Beast spinal bones and purchased a rare Jade Marrow Ganoderma from a hunter for a high price.
• At Seven Treasure Pharmacy, Liu Qing found hundred-year Whale Rubber priced at two thousand gold coins and persuaded Shopkeeper Ning to let him pay the next day.
• Liu Qing bought the Whale Rubber to prepare medicine for Liu Feng's cultivation and spear training, then father and son purchased other necessities.
• Liu Qing and Liu Feng set off for Liu Family Village, talking about the things they had seen and about Soul Beasts and herbs along the way.

Liu Feng returned to Liu Family Village as a newly minted One-Ring Soul Master, where his family welcomed him with a feast and began preparing medicinal support for his cultivation. After explaining his recovery-focused First Soul Skill, Liu Feng resolved to train diligently and began meditating.

• Liu Qing explained that he would use the whale rubber to prepare medicine that could strengthen Liu Feng's bloodline and support his training.
• Liu Feng and Liu Qing returned safely to Liu Family Village, where Liu Bai welcomed them and prepared a feast of Soul Beast meat.
• Liu Qing and Liu Bai made medicinal wine with bones, herbs, white wine, and Jade Marrow Ganoderma powder for Liu Feng's cultivation.
• Liu Feng told Liu Bai how he obtained his Soul Ring and explained that his First Soul Skill created a lasting Root Network that restored Soul Power and physical strength.
• Liu Qing and Liu Bai praised Liu Feng's Soul Skill and encouraged him to develop its uses, and Liu Feng promised to train hard.
• Liu Feng placed his Soul Master Badge beside his bed, planned a daily training routine, and began meditating.

Liu Feng tested his improved speed during an early-morning run, then worked with Liu Bai on his father’s idea to link nearby Blue Silver Grass into a Mimicry Cultivation Environment. He learned to communicate with the plants and began connecting their roots, though the larger network remained unfinished.

• Liu Feng chased down a rabbit during his run, struck it with a pebble, and let it go when he realized it was domestic.
• Liu Feng returned home and told Liu Bai about his run over breakfast.
• Liu Qing proposed connecting the Blue Silver Grass around the courtyard, village, and nearby areas into a network for cultivation, then left Liu Feng and Liu Bai to test it.
• Liu Feng used his First Soul Skill, Deep Roots, to spread his Blue Silver Grass roots underground while Liu Bai advised him to begin with the courtyard and village.
• Liu Feng struggled to link the plants at first, then sensed their Life Force and used Soul Power to earn their cooperation and begin intertwining their roots.

Liu Feng built a Blue Silver Grass network throughout the village with help from Liu Bai and later Liu Qing, discovering that the network let him sense the grass and nearby life. After expanding it to the waterfall and the forest’s edge, Liu Feng had improved his Soul Power and control over his Martial Soul.

• Liu Feng connected the Blue Silver Grass in the family courtyard, and Liu Bai gave him a ginseng-shaped Blue Silver Grass with his First Soul Skill, Hidden Treasure, to restore his strength.
• Liu Feng and Liu Bai connected the grass around the village, including a naturally interconnected patch that initially resisted joining the network.
• Liu Qing returned home, listened to Liu Feng describe his experiences, and offered to help expand the network the next day.
• Liu Feng and Liu Qing worked together to connect all the Blue Silver Grass in the village, finding that their combined Soul Power strengthened the connections.
• Liu Feng and Liu Qing extended the network to the waterfall and the forest’s outskirts, avoiding the dangerous forest interior.
• Liu Feng sensed more of the surrounding environment through the expanding network and improved his Soul Power and control over his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Liu Feng, Liu Bai, and Liu Qing observed how the Blue Silver Grass Network transformed Liu Family Village and improved their cultivation. As they began considering further uses for the network, Liu Feng cleared withered weeds and encountered a tough clump of Cowhide Grass.

• Liu Feng showed Liu Bai and Liu Qing how the Blue Silver Grass responded to his touch and had grown stronger through the network.
• Liu Feng cultivated within the network and absorbed purer Soul Power, while Liu Qing and Liu Bai also benefited from its effects.
• The villagers noticed fresher air and renewed vitality throughout Liu Family Village as children played among the Blue Silver Grass.
• Liu Feng proposed using the network to detect dangers, while Liu Qing suggested exploring connections with other plants and Plant Soul Beasts.
• Liu Feng cleared withered weeds from the network and came across a clump of Cowhide Grass with exceptionally tough roots.

Liu Feng fused the roots of nearby Blue Silver Grass and discovered that the connected plants grew far more vigorously. After showing the results to Liu Qing, they decided to try fusing the entire Blue Silver Grass Network.

• Liu Feng used his First Soul Skill, Deep Roots, to join the roots of a small patch of Blue Silver Grass into one system.
• Liu Feng cultivated for a week, then found the fused roots had spread through the whole patch and the plants had grown much stronger.
• Liu Feng hurried home and told Liu Qing about the successful fusion.
• Liu Feng took Liu Qing to see the transformed Blue Silver Grass, and Liu Qing proposed joining all the linked grass in the area into one whole.
• Liu Feng agreed that expanding the fusion could make the entire Blue Silver Grass Network stronger.

Liu Feng and Liu Qing spent two weeks integrating the Blue Silver Grass across the village, and the completed network transformed the local environment and ecosystem. Liu Feng felt proud of the results but realized that his intense work had exhausted him and set back his meditation training.

• Liu Feng and Liu Qing experimented with Soul Power techniques and completed the integration of all the Blue Silver Grass after two weeks of work.
• The Blue Silver Grass Network brightened with stronger Life Force, and a week later Liu Family Village had fresher air, clearer water, and more vigorous plant growth.
• Over the following month, insects and small animals became more numerous, Uncle Li found more game, and Gulu grew livelier and caught rabbits and field mice.
• Liu Feng recognized that his efforts had improved the village, but his constant work had exhausted his mind and interrupted his meditation training.

Liu Feng entered Deep Meditation through the Blue Silver Grass Network and awakened three days later with his Soul Power at level 13. He continued cultivating and developing his abilities, becoming a source of pride and inspiration in Liu Family Village.

• Liu Feng meditated within the Blue Silver Grass Network, extending his perception from the village to the waterfall and forest before entering Deep Meditation.
• Liu Qing and Liu Bai watched over Liu Feng until hunger woke him after three days and two nights.
• Liu Feng discovered his Soul Power had reached level 13, then ate with Liu Qing and Liu Bai and described his connection to the network.
• Liu Feng cultivated daily, trained his combat sensing through the network, and strengthened his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and First Soul Skill, Deep Roots.
• The villagers admired Liu Feng’s progress, and the village children began hoping to become Soul Masters like him.

Liu Feng sparred with his father, Liu Qing, then trained beneath a waterfall and recovered with Liu Qing’s healing Soul Skill. In the days that followed, Liu Feng strengthened his abilities, explored the Blue Silver Grass Network, and helped the village children train.

• Liu Feng and Liu Qing fought a spear sparring match in the village square, and Liu Qing eventually knocked Liu Feng’s spear away.
• Liu Feng trained beneath the waterfall while Liu Qing practiced controlling his Blue Silver Grass; after Liu Feng was injured and exhausted, Liu Qing healed him with Endless Ginseng.
• Liu Qing caught a crucian carp on the way home, and Liu Bai cooked it into soup for the family’s dinner.
• Liu Feng kept up his meditation and waterfall training, strengthening his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and improving his ability to sense Soul Power through the Blue Silver Grass Network.
• Liu Feng began teaching the village children physical training, basic Fist Techniques, and Spear Technique.

Liu Feng continued his demanding waterfall training and strengthened the village’s Blue Silver Grass through years of cultivation and cooperation with the children. After reaching Soul Power level 15, he learned that Liu Qing would leave for a week to help Zhang Ma and Zhang Niu’s sons hunt their First Soul Rings, and agreed to add weighted equipment to his training.

• Liu Feng endured an hour beneath the waterfall, then recovered with Blue Silver Grass ginseng and returned home with Gulu.
• Liu Feng surveyed the greatly expanded Blue Silver Grass and greenhouse, which he had developed with the village children by selecting plants and saving seeds.
• Liu Feng meditated through the Blue Silver Grass Network and advanced his Soul Power to level 15.
• Liu Qing told Liu Feng that he had agreed to help Zhang Ma and Zhang Niu’s sons hunt their First Soul Rings and would be away for at least a week.
• Liu Feng told Liu Qing that his waterfall training had become less effective, and Liu Qing proposed ordering weighted training equipment for him.

Liu Feng reflected on his Blue Silver Grass Network and worried about competing with Blue Silver Emperor descendants, then conceived a plan to analyze support Soul Skills and use them to improve his physique. He went to bed eager to discuss the idea with his father the next day.

• Liu Feng considered weighted training examples from stories he remembered and examined how the Blue Silver Grass Network had strengthened his Martial Soul and accelerated his cultivation.
• Liu Feng worried that he might have to compete with Ah Yin and Tang San, then reminded himself that Tang Hao was already a celebrated genius while he was only a level 15 Soul Master.
• Liu Feng renewed his resolve to develop the Blue Silver Grass Network and make a place for himself on Douluo Continent.
• Liu Feng recalled Sun Wukong's Gravity Chamber and wondered whether he could analyze and recreate support Soul Skills to train his body.
• Liu Feng decided to discuss his plan with his father the next day rather than wake him during the night.

Liu Feng tested whether his First Soul Skill, Deep Roots, could improve the growth of herbs by connecting their roots in different network arrangements. The large Blue Silver Grass Network produced the fastest growth, while Liu Feng continued cultivating and waited for Liu Qing to discuss Soul Skill research with Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma.

• Liu Feng told Liu Qing his idea of analyzing Soul Skills, and Liu Qing agreed to help him seek Zhang Niu and Zhang Ma's permission after the Soul Hunting trip.
• Liu Qing asked Liu Feng to test whether Deep Roots could help the family's herbs, and Liu Feng agreed to begin with a small patch.
• Liu Feng used Deep Roots to create three kinds of herb networks: one linked to the village's large Blue Silver Grass Network, one connecting different herb networks, and one linking only the same kind of herb.
• Liu Feng and Liu Bai observed the test plots, and Liu Feng found that herbs linked to the large Blue Silver Grass Network grew fastest while herbs linked to other types seemed to improve in quality.
• Liu Feng continued monitoring the herbs and training beneath the waterfall and with weights while waiting for Liu Qing to return.