Chapter Summaries

Grand Duke Xue Song and Marquis Song Yao prepared the Heaven Dou Empire’s army after Star Luo mobilized fifty thousand troops, including White Tiger Soul Masters. As both forces camped near the border, Liu Feng marched with the Medical Unit and readied himself for the approaching battle.

• Grand Duke Xue Song ordered reconnaissance and supplies prepared, then learned that Star Luo’s army had marched north from Star Brilliance City with roughly fifty thousand troops and White Tiger Soul Masters.
• Grand Duke Xue Song and Marquis Song Yao discussed the threat and placed Song Yao in command of the army’s deployment.
• Marquis Song Yao sent Ji Hanfei’s flying Soul Masters to scout the enemy and ordered Yang Sheng’s Law Enforcement Squad to enforce military discipline.
• The Heaven Dou army marched southeast toward the border with Liu Feng’s Medical Unit, and Liu Feng reassured the nervous recruit Zhao Gang while considering how to earn merit.
• At camp that night, Marquis Song Yao learned from a scout that the Star Luo army was encamped a hundred li ahead and ordered continued surveillance as Liu Feng prepared for battle.

Liu Feng observed the defenses and quiet standoff between the Heaven Dou Empire's Third Great Camp and the Star Luo Empire's Star Brilliance Legion, while preparing his Blue Silver Grass roots as an escape safeguard. Old Sun explained that Soul Master squads were already fighting a covert reconnaissance war, with ordinary troops set to play a larger role later; Liu Feng continued watching as the conflict intensified.

• Liu Feng saw Soul Masters build the Third Great Camp's stone towers and thorn barriers with their Soul Skills.
• Stuck at level 29, Liu Feng used “Deep Roots, Endless Life” to spread and tangle plant roots underground as a means of escape.
• Liu Feng asked Old Sun why the armies had remained still, and Old Sun explained that Agility Attack System Soul Masters were already conducting reconnaissance and fighting in secret.
• Old Sun explained that ordinary soldiers and low-level Soul Masters would later support Soul Master squads with tactical movements, encirclements, and traps.
• Liu Feng watched the Soul Master squads and soldiers continue their work as the shadow of war grew heavier.

Liu Feng treated the growing flood of wounded soldiers and taught the Medical Department's Physicians surgical techniques to improve care. Duke Xue Song noticed his work and praised him, while Liu Feng continued to hope for merit and a chance to advance to Soul Elder.

• Liu Feng, Old Sun, and the Wang Family Three Brothers treated injured Soul Masters as the wounded began arriving at the camp.
• After the reconnaissance phase ended, Old Sun warned the healers that large-scale combat was about to begin.
• When the wounded surged after fierce fighting, Liu Feng led the ordinary Physicians in treating soldiers and proposed teaching them surgery.
• Old Sun supported Liu Feng, who trained the Physicians while the Logistics Department supplied surgical tools, improving the camp's treatment efficiency.
• Liu Feng continued treating wounded soldiers and cultivating during breaks, and Old Sun told him Duke Xue Song had praised his dedication and medical skill.

Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire fought a brutal war along the Two Realms River, using Soul Master squads, soldiers, ambushes, and traps. On a highland, Zhao Meng’s Dawn Soul Master Squad drove Qian Bao’s Night Shadow Squad into retreat after reinforcements arrived, though both teams suffered injuries.

• Star Luo Empire’s and Heaven Dou Empire’s soldiers and Soul Master squads clashed across the battlefield, coordinating attacks and using ambushes and traps against each other.
• Heaven Dou Empire’s Dawn Soul Master Squad, led by Zhao Meng, encountered Star Luo Empire’s Night Shadow Squad, led by Qian Bao, on a highland.
• Zhao Meng fought Qian Bao, Lin Yue dueled Sun Yao, and Zhou Yang used the Earthbind Vine to capture Zheng Hui despite his Illusory Smoke.
• Qian Bao and Sun Yao launched a desperate joint attack, but Zhao Meng and Lin Yue countered with their strongest skills.
• Heaven Dou Empire’s reinforcements arrived, allowing Zhao Meng and Lin Yue to press their advantage and force Night Shadow Squad to retreat.

Liu Feng and the Medical Department worked for six months to treat Heaven Dou’s wounded, helping recovered soldiers return to the front and strengthen the army. After Liu Feng was promoted to Deputy Minister, Duke Xue Song and Marquis Song Yao discussed the fierce war and vowed that Heaven Dou must not lose.

• Liu Feng treated severe wounds and taught the Medical Department advanced surgical techniques despite the relentless workload.
• The medical team helped increasing numbers of wounded soldiers recover, bolstering Heaven Dou’s manpower and morale.
• Recovered soldiers helped Heaven Dou ambush Star Luo’s flank and win a regional battle.
• Duke Xue Song and Marquis Song Yao praised Liu Feng at a military conference and promoted him to Deputy Minister of the Medical Department.
• After Liu Feng left, Duke Xue Song warned Marquis Song Yao that Heaven Dou could not lose, and Song Yao pledged to obey.

Liu Feng performed an hours-long emergency operation on Zhao Wuwei, who had been gravely wounded in an ambush by Star Luo Soul Masters while escorting provisions. Zhao Wuwei survived the surgery and received a matching blood transfusion, but he still required close observation and treatment.

• After finishing another surgery, Liu Feng went to eat with Wang Yong and the other physicians.
• Soldiers brought in Zhao Wuwei, who had been gravely wounded while protecting provisions from an ambush by Star Luo Soul Masters.
• Old Sun used Sacred Light Radiance to stabilize Zhao Wuwei while Liu Feng ordered Physician Chen to find matching blood.
• Liu Feng operated on Zhao Wuwei, repairing his abdominal injuries and treating the damage to his heart and lungs.
• Physician Chen arrived with matching blood, and Liu Feng began a transfusion after completing the surgery.
• Liu Feng left the tent at night, relieved that Zhao Wuwei had survived but aware that he still needed close care.

Liu Feng used his Second Soul Skill to help Zhao Wuwei recover, while Marquis Song Yao and Yang Sheng set an ambush for the White Tiger Soul Master Dai Chengshan. Dai Chengshan escaped with help from a Flying Bat Soul Master, but Yang Sheng wounded him with a powerful arrow.

• Liu Feng used Endless Life to stabilize Zhao Wuwei, who woke briefly and thanked him before falling asleep again.
• Yang Sheng investigated the White Tiger Soul Master and learned that he was Dai Chengshan, a White Tiger Sect disciple hiding in a valley.
• Marquis Song Yao and Yang Sheng organized an ambush, and their forces attacked Dai Chengshan after he entered the valley.
• Dai Chengshan fought back with his White Tiger Martial Soul, but Yang Sheng and the other Soul Masters gradually overwhelmed him.
• A Flying Bat Soul Master arrived and used illusions to confuse the Heaven Dou forces, then carried Dai Chengshan away.
• Yang Sheng struck Dai Chengshan in the kidney with his Third Soul Skill, Blazing Sun Armor Piercing Arrow, as he escaped.

Dai Chengshan attacked the Medical Department, where recovering Zhao Wuwei and Liu Feng fought to protect the people inside. The battle remained unresolved as reinforcements gathered outside.

• After five days of treatment from Old Sun and Liu Feng, Zhao Wuwei was recovering and had begun walking around.
• Dai Chengshan stormed the Medical Department and threatened to kill everyone there.
• Zhao Wuwei and Liu Feng fought Dai Chengshan, combining spear attacks, Soul Skills, and evasive maneuvers, but struggled against his strength and defenses.
• The Physicians fled to call for support while Taxi Soldiers and Soul Masters gathered outside, hesitating to enter the fight.

Liu Feng and Zhao Wuwei joined forces against Dai Chengshan in a desperate battle at the Medical Department. With help from arriving Soul Masters, they killed Dai Chengshan, though the department was left in ruins.

• Liu Feng tried to gather his strength for a decisive attack, but Dai Chengshan turned on him and blasted him to the ground with White Tiger Roar Bullet.
• Zhao Wuwei used Spirit Snake Clone to restrain Dai Chengshan, giving Liu Feng time to trap him with Deep Roots.
• Liu Feng’s roots overwhelmed Dai Chengshan’s weakened White Tiger Bodyguard Shield and smashed him into a wall.
• Dai Chengshan unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower as Zhao Wuwei and Liu Feng pressed their attack, while supporting Soul Masters arrived and joined the fight.
• Dai Chengshan tried to flee, but Zhao Wuwei pierced his abdomen with the Tiger Head Mastiff Golden Spear, killing him.
• Zhao Wuwei and Liu Feng collapsed from exhaustion as the battle ended and the Medical Department lay in ruins.

Liu Feng and the Wang Family Brothers saved Dai Chengshan and Zhao Wuwei with their healing abilities after the battle. With Dai Chengshan taken to the central military tent and Zhao Wuwei recovering, Liu Feng replenished his strength and visited his comrade, while the war remained unresolved.

• The Wang Family Brothers used Pure Fragrance White Lotus, and Liu Feng combined it with Endless Life to heal Dai Chengshan and Zhao Wuwei.
• Feng Guang took Dai Chengshan to the central military tent and ordered Zhao Wuwei to be carried to a tent to rest, while the Wang Family Brothers went to recover.
• Liu Feng reflected on how his stored plant roots had helped win the battle, though using them left nearby vegetation withered.
• Liu Feng rested and meditated until his Soul Power recovered, then visited Zhao Wuwei, who thanked him and vowed to make the Star Luo Empire pay once he recovered.

Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song responded to attacks on two wounded soldiers camps, while the second attacker was captured by Zhao Wuwei and Liu Feng. After Marquis Song Yao sensed a concealed intruder in the Central Military Tent, he baited the spy with false information, and the chapter ended as a black shadow tore into the tent.

• Marquis Song Yao sent Yang Sheng and Meng Shan to reinforce Medical Department No.1 Wounded Soldiers Camp, where Yang Sheng and Fang Weiyi drove off attackers and protected the wounded and most of the medical supplies.
• A Messenger reported that the Second Wounded Soldiers Camp had been attacked by a single High-Level Soul Master, so Marquis Song Yao dispatched Feng Guang to reinforce it.
• Zhao Wuwei and Physician Liu Feng captured the White Tiger Martial Soul attacker alive, though both he and Zhao Wuwei were seriously injured.
• Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song identified White Tiger Martial Soul masters as a threat and planned to question the prisoner and strengthen camp defenses.
• Marquis Song Yao detected someone concealed in the tent and used supposed clues about the enemy's location to draw the intruder's attention.
• A black shadow tore open the side of the Central Military Tent and flashed inside as Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song prepared to fight.

Marquis Song Yao and Yang Sheng captured Kemulin after he infiltrated the Central Military Tent, then interrogated him and the other prisoners. They learned Dai Chengshan was a valuable White Tiger Sect heir and began planning to use him as leverage in negotiations with the Star Luo Empire.

• Kemulin attacked Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song with clones, illusions, and poison, but Song Yao wounded him after Duke Xue Song purified the mist.
• Kemulin fled through the tent roof, where Yang Sheng trapped him with flaming arrows and Song Yao helped subdue him.
• Yang Sheng brought the other captured enemies into the tent, and Feng Guang escorted the injured Dai Chengshan in for questioning.
• Kemulin identified Dai Chengshan as a Level 55 Battle Soul King from a collateral branch of the Star Luo Dai Family, whose father was the White Tiger Sect's Great Elder.
• Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song discussed using Dai Chengshan to seek a ceasefire and compensation while strengthening security against rescue attempts.

While Zhao Wuwei recovered from severe injuries and Liu Feng cared for him and other wounded soldiers, Old Sun announced that a ceasefire and peace talks were imminent. The soldiers prepared to leave the war behind, while Zhao Wuwei continued healing and planned for the future with Liu Feng.

• Old Sun warned Zhao Wuwei to rest for a month as he recovered from internal bleeding, while Liu Feng encouraged him to heal so they could fight together again.
• Old Sun used his Sacred Light Radiance skill to ease Zhao Wuwei's pain and stabilize his recovery.
• Old Sun announced that a ceasefire was coming soon and peace talks were being prepared, prompting cheers from the wounded soldiers.
• Liu Feng helped the wounded with rehabilitation as Zhao Wuwei gradually regained his strength under Old Sun's treatment.
• As peace talks grew more certain, the soldiers packed their belongings and prepared for life after the war, while Liu Feng and Zhao Wuwei waited for peace.

After the Star Luo Empire withdrew, Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song handled peace negotiations and war rewards. Zhao Wuwei transferred his war merits to Liu Feng and received healing medicine and a Knight's Territory, while Duke Xue Song secretly arranged a damaged Soul Bone for Liu Feng; the peace talks eventually reached a preliminary agreement.

• A soldier reported that the Star Luo Empire had withdrawn, and Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song began managing postwar affairs and reward verification.
• Zhao Wuwei asked to transfer his war merits to Liu Feng because Liu Feng had saved his life and helped capture Dai Chengshan; the lords agreed, gave Zhao Wuwei Royal Healing Medicine and a Knight's Territory, and summoned Liu Feng to discuss his reward.
• Liu Feng requested cultivation aids, and Duke Xue Song promised to send whatever suitable items could be found; afterward, Duke Xue Song secretly ordered a subordinate to give Liu Feng a damaged ninety-nine-year-old Bamboo Soul Beast Soul Bone.
• Liu Feng treated Zhao Wuwei as the wounded soldier recovered, while Marquis Song Yao and Duke Xue Song continued negotiations and distributed rewards to other meritorious soldiers.
• After many days of talks, the peace negotiations with the Star Luo Empire reached a preliminary agreement, and the barracks looked forward to peace and returning home.

Liu Feng received a Storage Soul Tool from Duke Xue Song and explored the valuable rewards stored inside. He ended the chapter studying his new cultivation resources and safeguarding a Left Leg Soul Bone.

• Duke Xue Song's guard delivered Liu Feng a Storage Soul Tool containing the duke's rewards and explained how to use it.
• Liu Feng practiced storing and retrieving a cup, then examined the books inside the tool.
• Liu Feng discovered books on medicinal herbs and a High-level Meditation Method among the rewards.
• Liu Feng inspected the Whale Rubber, including one piece of Five Thousand Year Quality Whale Rubber and several pieces around Thousand Year quality.
• Liu Feng examined a Left Leg Soul Bone from a 99-year-old White Jade Bamboo and read about its White Jade Body Protection skill before putting it away.

Liu Feng absorbed the 99-year White Jade Bamboo Left Leg Soul Bone, broke through to level thirty, and tested its three abilities. He left the night with new healing, energy-restoration, and defensive skills, though the White Jade Protective Shield consumed power quickly.

• Liu Feng hung a sign outside his tent and began absorbing the 99-year White Jade Bamboo Left Leg Soul Bone in private.
• As the Soul Bone strengthened his left leg, Liu Feng sensed the White Jade Bamboo’s growth and perseverance.
• Liu Feng combined the Soul Bone’s power with his Soul Power and broke through the level-twenty-nine bottleneck to reach level thirty.
• Liu Feng tested the Soul Bone Skill’s healing effect and found that it eased aches and injuries like his Second Soul Skill.
• Liu Feng activated the skill to replenish his Soul Power, then formed the White Jade Protective Shield and discovered it vanished after about fifteen minutes.

After Liu Feng broke through to level thirty, he prepared for Soul Hunting while waiting for Li Zhishu to reach level forty. Once Li Zhishu broke through, the three received leave and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Soul Rings.

• Liu Feng asked Zhao Wuwei to join him on a Soul Hunting trip, and Zhao suggested waiting for Li Zhishu to reach level forty so the three could travel together.
• Liu Feng gathered food, commissioned a collapsible spear, prepared medicines, and trained to stabilize and control his Soul Power.
• Seven days later, Liu Feng saw that Li Zhishu had successfully broken through to level forty, and the three agreed to hunt Soul Beasts together.
• Liu Feng, Zhao Wuwei, and Li Zhishu applied for leave, received approval that afternoon, and completed their final preparations.
• The three left the barracks for the Star Dou Great Forest as Zhao Wuwei shared Soul Hunting strategies and experience.

Liu Feng, Li Zhishu, and Zhao Wuwei reached Prosperous Dragon Town on their way to hunt soul beasts, where Liu Feng reunited with his father, Liu Qing. Liu Qing joined their group after revealing that he had also reached level 30, and the father and son ended the chapter sharing news and discussing their hopes for the future.

• Liu Feng, Li Zhishu, and Zhao Wuwei traveled for three days and arrived in Prosperous Dragon Town.
• Liu Feng persuaded Zhao Wuwei and Li Zhishu to eat simply and stay at his home before beginning their soul hunt the next day.
• Liu Feng brought his companions to Green Wood Pharmacy, where he reunited with Liu Qing and introduced them.
• Liu Feng told Liu Qing that he and Li Zhishu had advanced to levels 30 and 40, and Liu Qing revealed that he had reached level 30 and offered to join their hunt.
• Zhao Wuwei and Li Zhishu left the pharmacy, and Liu Feng told Liu Qing about his military service, battlefield achievements, and Soul Bone.
• Liu Qing warned Liu Feng to keep the Soul Bone secret, and Liu Feng and Liu Qing praised each other's progress and promised to become stronger.

Liu Feng reunited with Liu Qing and Aunt Liu, and the group discussed options for Liu Qing’s Third Soul Ring and Liu Feng’s upcoming Soul Hunt. After gathering with Zhao Wuwei and Li Zhishu for dinner in Liu Family Village, the five set out the next morning and entered the Soul Beast Forest.

• Aunt Liu told Liu Qing and Liu Feng about the Thousand-Year Soul Beast Lone Tree Forest and suggested it as a candidate for Liu Qing’s Third Soul Ring.
• Liu Feng proposed visiting both Giant Spirit Wood and Lone Tree Forest to choose whichever had a suitable cultivation age, and Aunt Liu said both were close enough to visit.
• Zhao Wuwei and Li Zhishu joined the group, and Liu Qing explained Liu Feng’s Low-Tier Plant Martial Soul Evolution Theory and his plan to choose between the two plant Soul Beasts.
• The five traveled to Liu Family Village, where Liu Bai welcomed them to a prepared dinner and Li Zhishu said he was open to any Soul Beast of a suitable age.
• Liu Feng, Zhao Wuwei, Li Zhishu, Liu Qing, and Aunt Liu left early the next morning and entered the Soul Beast Forest to begin their hunt.

Liu Feng, Zhao Wuwei, Li Zhishu, Liu Qing, and Aunt Liu reached the Banyan Forest to locate Lone Tree Forest and search for Soul Rings. As they investigated unusual tree markings, Bloodthirsty Snakes attacked, and Zhao Wuwei moved to lure away their powerful leader.

• The group traveled through the forest for five days before reaching the vast Banyan Forest.
• Aunt Liu explained that they needed to distinguish Lone Tree Forest from the surrounding banyan trees, and everyone began searching.
• Liu Feng found strange patterns on a tree, but Aunt Liu said they did not match Lone Tree Forest's markings.
• Zhao Wuwei sensed danger, and several Bloodthirsty Snakes emerged from the shrubbery.
• Liu Feng identified the strongest snake as a leader over six thousand years old, and Zhao Wuwei volunteered to draw it away.
• Zhao Wuwei released his Tiger Head Mastiff Golden Spear and faced the leader as it lunged at him.