Arc 1From Holy Soul to the Forest

Wang Feng trained with the Meteor Tear, awakened a Green Lotus and a mysterious second Martial Spirit, then left Holy Soul Village for Nuoding Academy. After establishing himself in Dormitory Six, he entered the Soul Hunting Forest alone to find his first Spirit Ring.

  • The system gave Wang Feng a Meteor Tear and directed him to check in at Holy Soul Village’s Spirit Hall, where he later awakened a Green Lotus, Innate Full Soul Power, and a mysterious humanoid Martial Spirit.
  • Wang Feng trained past his limits with the Meteor Tear, mastered hammering Raw Iron, and defeated Tang San in their fight.
  • Wang Feng used his Golden Lotus to heal an injured bird and later secretly empowered Su Yuntao during their fight, which ended in a draw.
  • Wang Feng and Tang San left Holy Soul Village for Nuoding City, where Wang Feng used a Gold Soul Coin to get past the academy guards and secure a place in Dormitory Six.
  • Grandmaster identified Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and offered to help Wang Feng, but Wang Feng declined and planned to hunt a Soul Beast himself.
  • Wang Feng defeated Liu Long, Ling Feng, and Xiao Chenyu, claimed leadership of Dormitory Six, and agreed to fight Xiao Wu after she obtained a Spirit Ring.
  • Wang Feng bargained with Su Yuntao for a Spirit Hall token, entered the Soul Hunting Forest alone, killed a roughly five-hundred-year-old Datura Snake, and left its Spirit Ring behind.
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Ch. 1A Salted Fish's First Check-In! The Meteor Tear!

Wang Feng, a transmigrator living as a lazy boy in Holy Soul Village, envied Tang San’s talent and worried about his upcoming Martial Spirit awakening. When Douluo Continent’s story began, Wang Feng finally received a check-in system and learned that a Meteor Tear would arrive that night.

  • Tang San invited Wang Feng to exercise, but Wang Feng stayed on a boulder and told him to go train alone.
  • Tang San climbed the hill and practiced his skills while Wang Feng reflected on their lives as transmigrators and his lack of a cheat.
  • Tang San returned from training, and Wang Feng joked that his Martial Spirit would be Blue Silver Grass before Tang San headed home for dinner.
  • The system announced Wang Feng’s first check-in reward, a Meteor Tear, and named Holy Soul Village’s Spirit Hall as his next check-in location.
  • Wang Feng learned that an Innate Full Soul Power check-in could unlock an additional mysterious Martial Spirit and leaped up in excitement.

Ch. 2The Power of the Meteor Tear!

Wang Feng received the Meteor Tear and discovered that it restored and strengthened his body after he pushed himself past his limits. After training through the night, he stunned Tang San by confidently climbing the rugged hill.

  • Wang Feng learned that the Meteor Tear would arrive that night and resolved to train until he could gain Innate Full Soul Power before the village’s awakening ceremony.
  • The Meteor Tear merged with Wang Feng’s heart, and he ran until exhaustion triggered its healing energy, which restored and strengthened his body.
  • Wang Feng trained through the night and surpassed his limits a second time, growing stronger again.
  • At dawn, Tang San noticed Wang Feng looked different and invited him to train, but Wang Feng claimed he had conquered the hill long ago.
  • Wang Feng climbed the hillside in front of a disbelieving Tang San.

Ch. 3Defeating Tang San?

Wang Feng impressed Tang San with his efficient climb and intense bodyweight training, then challenged him to a fight around the time of Martial Soul Awakening. Wang Feng trained harder over the following half-month, hoping that beating Tang San would prove he had Innate Full Soul Power.

  • Tang San watched Wang Feng climb the hill along an efficient route and perform demanding exercises, and admired his strength and training.
  • Wang Feng reflected that the Meteor Tear had strengthened his body and that pushing past his limits would become harder.
  • Tang San praised Wang Feng’s training and climbing route, while Wang Feng asked whether he had learned the route.
  • Wang Feng challenged Tang San to fight in a month, and Tang San confidently accepted, believing he would win.
  • Wang Feng resolved to train until he could defeat Tang San and continued training as more than half a month passed.

Ch. 4Tang Hao's Shock

Wang Feng’s intense training had made him extraordinarily strong, fast, and durable for a six-year-old, so he secretly borrowed Tang Hao’s hammer and Raw Iron to train. Tang Hao followed him and watched in shock as Wang Feng began forging.

  • Wang Feng caught a Striped Snake in the forest, shrugged off its bite, and roasted it for breakfast.
  • Wang Feng reflected on his training gains and decided that blacksmithing could help him push past his physical limits.
  • Wang Feng sneaked into Tang Hao’s blacksmith shop, took a heavy hammer and a chunk of Raw Iron, and carried them to a secluded clearing.
  • Tang Hao woke, followed Wang Feng, and watched him lift the hammer and strike the Raw Iron.
  • Tang Hao froze in astonishment at what Wang Feng did next.

Ch. 5Kid Feng, You Freak!

Tang Hao secretly watched Wang Feng temper Raw Iron and mistook his rapid mastery of hammering techniques for extraordinary innate genius. Wang Feng pushed far beyond the limit Tang Hao expected, refined an entire piece, and woke the next day to find Tang Hao had discovered the result before his planned fight with Tang San.

  • Tang Hao watched Wang Feng strike Raw Iron and was astonished by his strength, precision, endurance, and apparent mastery of hammering techniques.
  • Tang Hao left after estimating Wang Feng would stop at around 150 blows, but Wang Feng kept striking until he had completed 500 blows and then continued past his limit.
  • Wang Feng fully refined the piece of Raw Iron, collapsed, and felt the Meteor Tear release energy as proof that he had surpassed his limit.
  • At breakfast, Tang San told Tang Hao he had prepared ointment because he planned to fight Wang Feng, and Tang Hao allowed him to go.
  • Tang Hao found the fully refined Raw Iron and realized Wang Feng had completed it in one session, then called him a freak and went back to sleep.

Ch. 6Tang San's Astonishment! I Bet You Don't Have Any Pebbles on You!

Tang San and Wang Feng fought in the grove, where Wang Feng revealed overwhelming speed and strength. Tang San escalated the fight with the pebbles hidden in his clothes, trapping Wang Feng in a barrage and leaving him in danger.

  • Tang San met Wang Feng in the grove and began attacking him with punches and kicks.
  • Wang Feng dodged Tang San's attacks for ten minutes without being touched, astonishing Tang San.
  • Tang San activated the Mysterious Heaven Skill and charged again, but Wang Feng met his punch and sent him staggering backward.
  • Tang San reached for the pebbles hidden in his clothes, then darted around Wang Feng and hurled them from every direction.
  • Tang San's pebbles formed a net around Wang Feng, leaving him with nowhere to dodge.

Ch. 7Little San, Be Confident!

Wang Feng defeated Tang San in their contest, caught all of Tang San’s stones, and encouraged him after the loss. Tang San returned to the blacksmith’s shop determined to grow stronger, while Tang Hao reflected that Wang Feng was no ordinary child.

  • Tang San attacked Wang Feng with twenty-seven stones using Pear Blossom Rain, but Wang Feng caught every one between his fingers.
  • Wang Feng threw the stones back, and Tang San dodged most of them but was hit by four and admitted defeat.
  • Wang Feng teased Tang San, applied ointment to his injuries, and claimed he had used only eighty percent of his strength.
  • Tang San returned to the blacksmith’s shop, where Tang Hao told him to rest and privately judged Wang Feng to be no ordinary fellow.

Ch. 8Su Yuntao

Wang Feng saw how his tourism scheme had improved Holy Soul Village and met Su Yuntao, who dismissed the fictional story behind the village’s Spirit Saint handprint. Su Yuntao decided to stay until the village’s Martial Spirit awakening, which began several days later.

  • Wang Feng watched visitors read the unfinished Xiao Yan story at the Spirit Saint handprint and stay in Holy Soul Village, whose tourism he had helped develop.
  • Su Yuntao criticized the story as impossible because Xiao Yan supposedly had no Martial Spirit, and Wang Feng teased him by claiming to know the rest of it.
  • Wang Feng mentioned that his own Martial Spirit would awaken in a few days, and Su Yuntao decided to remain in the village to look for promising children.
  • Several days later, Grandpa Jack took Wang Feng, Tang San, and seven other village children to the Martial Spirit Hall for their awakening.

Ch. 9A Golden Legend!

Wang Feng and the other children attended their Martial Spirit awakening ceremony in Holy Soul Village, where Tang San revealed Blue Silver Grass and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power. The ceremony then left Wang Feng wondering what would happen if he released all the energy in his body into the crystal ball.

  • Grandpa Jack led Wang Feng, Tang San, and the village children into the Spirit Hall for their awakenings.
  • Wang Feng recognized that Su Yuntao’s dark circles and rumpled appearance came from staying up late reading the story Wang Feng had invented.
  • Su Yuntao introduced himself as a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster and began the ceremony by awakening his Lone Wolf Martial Spirit.
  • The children awakened ordinary Martial Spirits without Soul Power until Tang San’s turn.
  • Tang San revealed Blue Silver Grass, then lit up the crystal ball with dazzling blue light and was identified as having Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Wang Feng wondered whether the crystal ball would explode if he released all the energy in his body.

Ch. 10Nine Star Begonia? Mysterious Green Lotus Martial Soul!

Wang Feng received a mysterious Green Lotus Martial Spirit and suspected it might be a form of the legendary Chaos Green Lotus. When he tested his Soul Power, the crystal ball burst with dazzling golden light, leaving Su Yuntao stunned.

  • Su Yuntao explained Innate Full Soul Power to Tang San and dismissed Wang Feng's chance of possessing it.
  • Wang Feng entered the hexagon, received the system's Mysterious Martial Spirit reward, and saw a Green Lotus bloom in his palm.
  • Su Yuntao called Wang Feng's Green Lotus an unfamiliar flower and judged it little better than Blue Silver Grass, while Tang San wondered whether it might be more than a Trash Martial Spirit.
  • Wang Feng recognized the Green Lotus's resemblance to the Chaos Green Lotus of ancient legends and imagined the many forms and powers it might possess.
  • Wang Feng placed his hand on the crystal ball, which blazed with golden light and stunned Su Yuntao.

Ch. 11Mysterious Humanoid Martial Spirit! Comprehend It on Your Own?

Wang Feng awakened the Creation Green Lotus Martial Spirit and revealed Innate Full Soul Power, while Tang San discovered he had a second Martial Spirit. After receiving a mysterious humanoid Martial Spirit from the system, Wang Feng arranged to fight Su Yuntao in three months, leaving Tang San worried about the challenge.

  • Wang Feng's Soul Power test showed Innate Full Soul Power, and he stopped the energy from cracking the testing orb.
  • Tang San wondered how Wang Feng had gained Innate Full Soul Power and secretly examined the small Hammer Martial Spirit in his left hand.
  • The system rewarded Wang Feng with a mysterious humanoid Martial Spirit that he would have to comprehend himself and set Shrek Academy as his next check-in location.
  • Su Yuntao asked Wang Feng for the rest of the Xiao Yan story, and Wang Feng gave him prepared papers in exchange for agreeing to meet him in three months.
  • Wang Feng told Tang San that he had challenged Su Yuntao to a fight, prompting Tang San to worry that the Rank 26 Spirit Master would beat him badly.

Ch. 12The First Form of the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Spirit!

Wang Feng tested the Green Lotus Martial Spirit’s first form, the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus, and discovered that its light could heal a critically injured bird while leaving him completely drained. The bird recovered with unusual vigor, and Wang Feng was left wondering whether the Golden Lotus’s power had made it overly excited.

  • Old Jack praised Wang Feng and Tang San for having Innate Full Soul Power, then took Tang San to speak with Tang Hao about academy registration.
  • Wang Feng went to the woods and decided to conceal his true strength, planning to test himself against Su Yuntao using only Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Wang Feng poured Soul Power into the Green Lotus and caused one of its seeds to bloom into a golden lotus.
  • Wang Feng used the golden lotus’s light on an injured bird, and its wounds healed completely within seconds.
  • The bird flew around with renewed strength while the Golden Lotus reverted to a seed and Wang Feng collapsed from exhaustion.

Ch. 13The Golden Lotus's Power Goes Beyond This! Self-Taught!

Wang Feng realized the Golden Lotus could awaken intelligence and grant cultivation, then focused on building strength and teaching himself a force-redirection hammer technique. Days later, Tang San found him forging raw iron in the woods and froze at what he saw.

  • Wang Feng left the newly evolved, sentient bird behind and trained around the lake and through his obstacle course.
  • Wang Feng decided to develop his strength and imitate the principles of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique on his own.
  • Wang Feng borrowed a hammer and several pieces of Raw Iron from Tang Hao, while Tang Hao learned he planned to fight Su Yuntao and decided to watch.
  • Tang Hao taught Tang San the hammer technique, and Tang San practiced swinging the hammer eight times in succession.
  • Tang San went looking for Wang Feng and found him forging Raw Iron in the woods, then froze at what he saw.

Ch. 14This Is Really Too Hard!

Wang Feng developed a self-taught hammer technique while forging iron, using the Meteor Tear to recover from the strain and steadily increasing his strength. Two months later, he wore nearly two hundred pounds of weighted gear and headed to meet Su Yuntao, who was waiting to demand the rest of Soul Breaking the Firmament.

  • Tang San watched Wang Feng hammer raw iron and realized Wang Feng was independently developing a technique similar to the one Tang Hao had taught him.
  • Wang Feng adjusted his stance and force with every blow, relying on the Meteor Tear to recover from the physical damage caused by his training.
  • Wang Feng continued practicing for two months until he could swing the hammer sixty-four times in one sequence and forged weighted protective gear.
  • Wang Feng put on the nearly two hundred pounds of gear and walked toward the edge of the village to meet Su Yuntao.
  • Su Yuntao waited outside Holy Soul Village, eager to get the rest of Wang Feng's story, and planned to overpower him without causing serious injury.

Ch. 15Wait, Let Me Take Something Off!

Wang Feng fought Su Yuntao and used his self-taught force-redirection techniques to surprise and repeatedly throw him. After Su Yuntao activated his Lone Wolf possession and kicked Wang Feng back, Wang Feng removed nearly two hundred pounds of training weights, leaving everyone watching astonished.

  • Wang Feng arrived to meet Su Yuntao and agreed to fight him, with the story’s continuation depending on the result.
  • Wang Feng struck Su Yuntao with a punch that sent him flying, then redirected Su Yuntao’s kicks and threw him using techniques resembling the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
  • Tang Hao and Tang San watched from the shadows, and Tang Hao realized Wang Feng had independently developed techniques similar to the Chaotic Cloak Hammer method.
  • Su Yuntao used his Lone Wolf Martial Soul Possession and kicked Wang Feng several meters away.
  • Wang Feng stood up, removed his steel vest and iron guards, and revealed that he had been carrying nearly two hundred pounds of weights.

Ch. 16The Golden Lotus's Powerful Ability!

Wang Feng fought Su Yuntao after removing his heavy iron guards, but Su Yuntao’s Soul Skills overwhelmed him. Wang Feng secretly used the Golden Lotus to boost Su Yuntao’s Soul Power, leaving Tang Hao suspicious and Wang Feng discovering a new ability.

  • Tang San and Tang Hao realized Wang Feng had been training while wearing nearly two hundred pounds of iron guards.
  • Wang Feng dodged Su Yuntao’s attack and countered with a fast kick, but Su Yuntao blocked it with his Rigid Back Soul Skill.
  • Su Yuntao used Spirit Speed to outpace Wang Feng and attack from behind.
  • Wang Feng secretly used the Golden Lotus on Su Yuntao, causing Su Yuntao to stop, glow, and undergo a strange surge in Soul Power.
  • Tang Hao sensed Wang Feng’s power, while Wang Feng realized the Golden Lotus could temporarily increase someone else’s Soul Power at the cost of much of his own.

Ch. 17A Titled Douluo Had Been Born Here Too!

Wang Feng tested the Golden Lotus’s powers during a fight with Su Yuntao, then prepared to leave Holy Soul Village for Notting City with Tang San. As they departed, Wang Feng left a handprint on the village pillar and declared that it would one day be known for producing a Titled Douluo.

  • Wang Feng used the Golden Lotus during his fight with Su Yuntao, who mistakenly believed the battle had raised his Soul Power and healed his injury.
  • Su Yuntao called the fight a draw, praised Wang Feng, and hurried away after asking him to bring the rest of Soul Breaking the Firmament next time.
  • Wang Feng judged that his strength could contend with a Soul Grandmaster and decided to leave for Notting City with Tang San.
  • Villagers gathered to see Wang Feng and Tang San off, and Old Jack arrived to lead them out of Holy Soul Village.
  • Wang Feng made a handprint on the pillar and declared that the village would produce a Titled Douluo; Tang Hao watched from the blacksmith’s shop and reflected that such power could not protect the person one loved.

Ch. 18I'm Here to Learn, After All!

Old Jack explained the Spirit Master academy system and the dangers and advantages involved in advancing, while Wang Feng and Tang San listened on the way to Notting City. The three arrived in the city, where Old Jack encouraged the boys to study hard and promised to collect them when the school term ended.

  • Old Jack told Wang Feng and Tang San about junior, intermediate, and advanced academies, including their graduation requirements and the difficulty of obtaining Spirit Rings.
  • Old Jack explained that noble families had an advantage in hunting Soul Beasts and that only a fraction of advanced academy students graduated.
  • Old Jack brought Wang Feng and Tang San to Notting City and promised to hire carriages to bring them home after the school term.
  • Wang Feng looked around Notting City and repeatedly glanced at the young women before reminding himself that he had come to study.

Ch. 19This Little Kid Is Way Too Impressive, Isn't He?

Wang Feng used money and a threat to Spirit Hall to force Nuoding Academy’s guards to apologize to Old Jack and treat them respectfully. Tang San and Old Jack were left amazed by Wang Feng’s skill, while a middle-aged man watching nearby also remarked on how impressive the child was.

  • At Nuoding Academy’s gate, two guards mocked Old Jack and doubted Tang San’s proof of Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Wang Feng stopped Old Jack from retrieving the proof, displayed a Gold Soul Coin, and warned the guards that they were opposing Spirit Hall.
  • The guards panicked, returned the proof, and apologized to Wang Feng and Old Jack.
  • Wang Feng rejected the guards’ Silver Soul Coins, tossed them his Gold Soul Coin as a tip, and left them fawning over him.
  • Tang San and Old Jack were astonished by Wang Feng, and a nearby middle-aged man praised how impressive the child was.

Ch. 20Do You Know?

Grandmaster escorted Tang San and Wang Feng into Nuoding Academy and recognized that both children might have Twin Martial Souls. Tang San chose Grandmaster as his teacher, while Wang Feng guessed how Grandmaster had uncovered Tang San’s secret and learned that Grandmaster suspected he had a second Martial Spirit too.

  • Grandmaster apologized for the guards’ treatment of the children and offered to escort Tang San and Wang Feng into the academy.
  • After Old Jack left, Grandmaster told Tang San to call him Grandmaster rather than teacher, and Tang San praised his insight and asked him to become his teacher.
  • Grandmaster inferred that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, and Tang San agreed to become his disciple so he could learn how to cultivate his Martial Spirit.
  • Grandmaster told Tang San that Wang Feng also had Twin Martial Souls, shocking Tang San.
  • Wang Feng guessed that Grandmaster had deduced Tang San’s secret from the certificate, and Grandmaster wondered how much Wang Feng had understood.

Ch. 21My Spirit Ring, My Choice!

Grandmaster deduced that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and accepted him as his disciple, while Wang Feng refused a teacher and insisted on choosing and hunting for his own first Spirit Ring. After registering at the academy, Wang Feng used a Gold Soul Coin to secure a bed in the noble students’ Dormitory Six, where Director Su expected him to be bullied.

  • Grandmaster explained why Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power meant he must have Twin Martial Souls, and Tang San bowed to become Grandmaster’s disciple.
  • Wang Feng declined Grandmaster’s offer to find him a teacher and said he would hunt a Soul Beast himself for his first Spirit Ring.
  • Grandmaster warned Wang Feng about the dangers of hunting Soul Beasts and urged him to learn about Spirit Rings before deciding.
  • Grandmaster took Tang San and Wang Feng to register at the academy, where Wang Feng learned Dorm Seven was full.
  • Wang Feng gave Director Su a Gold Soul Coin and secured a place in Dormitory Six despite being a work-study student.
  • After Wang Feng and Tang San left, a young man mocked Wang Feng’s choice, and Director Su privately expected the noble students to beat him.

Ch. 22I'll Beat You Until You Call Me Dad!

Wang Feng arrived at Dormitory Six and challenged the students who planned to make him their servant. After quickly defeating Liu Long and Ling Feng, he faced the dormitory leader, Xiao Chenyu, who warned him not to make an enemy of a Spirit Master with a Spirit Ring.

  • Wang Feng kicked open the door to Dormitory Six and asked which student had threatened to beat him until he called them Dad.
  • Liu Long attacked Wang Feng with his staff Martial Spirit, but Wang Feng stopped the weapon and knocked him down with a kick.
  • Wang Feng taunted the other students, and Ling Feng lunged at him with his Shadow Crow Martial Spirit.
  • Wang Feng redirected Ling Feng's attack and punched him in the chest, sending him crashing to the floor.
  • Wang Feng entered the dormitory and shut the door as the students backed away.
  • Xiao Chenyu stood up and warned Wang Feng that he was a Spirit Master with a Spirit Ring.

Ch. 23He Was the Boss of Dormitory Six...

Wang Feng defeated Xiao Chenyu and became the boss of Dormitory Six. After Wang Feng left for the cafeteria, Teacher Yu He and a young man arrived expecting him to have been beaten, but Xiao Chenyu explained that Wang Feng was now in charge.

  • Xiao Chenyu introduced his Wolf Martial Spirit and one-Ring status, while Wang Feng revealed his Green Lotus Flower Martial Spirit and Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Xiao Chenyu attacked Wang Feng, but Wang Feng knocked him into the wall with a single punch.
  • Wang Feng claimed leadership of Dormitory Six, and the other children accepted him as their boss.
  • Wang Feng told the children to make his bed and left for the cafeteria.
  • Teacher Yu He and a young man entered Dormitory Six looking for Wang Feng, and Xiao Chenyu told them Wang Feng was the dormitory's boss.

Ch. 24Xiao Wu's Challenge!

Wang Feng met Xiao Wu, refused to fight her until she obtained a Spirit Ring, and spent the day studying Soul Beasts. He went to Spirit Hall for a pass to enter the Soul Hunting Forest, but Su Yuntao refused unless Wang Feng joined Spirit Hall.

  • Wang Feng met Xiao Wu at the cafeteria, and she challenged him to a fight; he agreed to fight her after she obtained a Spirit Ring.
  • Tang San left the cafeteria after Wang Sheng criticized his decision to study under Grandmaster, while Xiao Wu watched him admiringly.
  • Wang Feng spent the rest of the day reading the academy library’s records about Soul Beasts.
  • The next day, Wang Feng went to Spirit Hall to ask Su Yuntao for a pass to the Soul Hunting Forest.
  • Su Yuntao refused to give Wang Feng a pass because hunting Soul Beasts was too dangerous, then offered one if Wang Feng joined Spirit Hall.

Ch. 25Entering the Soul Hunting Forest! Target: a thousand years!

Wang Feng entered the Soul Hunting Forest alone to hunt a Spirit Ring, while Grandmaster and Tang San searched elsewhere. After testing himself by killing a roughly five-hundred-year Datura Snake, Wang Feng left without taking its Spirit Ring.

  • Wang Feng refused Su Yuntao’s offer of help and obtained a Spirit Hall token by bargaining with the promise of more of Soul Breaking the Firmament.
  • Wang Feng prepared supplies, ran to the Soul Hunting Forest, and entered alone with his token.
  • Grandmaster explained to Tang San that a first Spirit Ring should be around four hundred years old and assessed Wang Feng’s likely limits.
  • Wang Feng killed a five-meter Datura Snake estimated at around five hundred years, then left without looking at its yellow Spirit Ring.
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