Chapter Summaries

Yan awakened the Flame Overlord martial soul with Innate Full Soul Power, revealing the effects of the Flame Emperor's legacy and his year of secret cultivation. After the ceremony, Spirit Hall took the children who had awakened Soul Power to its branch hall, while the others remained at the orphanage.

• Karls announced that Yan had awakened the Flame Overlord martial soul with Innate Full Soul Power, astonishing the children and Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• Yan kept his distance from Hu Liena and focused on suppressing the energy stirred by his awakening.
• Yan recalled that he had transmigrated from Blue Star and inherited the Flame Emperor's memories and legacy, which had transformed his soul and potential.
• Yan reflected on his year of cultivating the Yan God Body Refining Technique and searching the orphanage library for useful resources.
• After the awakenings ended, Karls took the children with Soul Power to Spirit City's branch hall, while those without Soul Power stayed at the orphanage.

After Yan began cultivating the Yan God Body Refining Technique in his new room, Spirit Hall officials recognized the children’s talent and arranged for the three young geniuses to meet the Pope. Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena entered the grand hall where Chrysanthemum Douluo was waiting.

• Yan settled into his private room and cultivated the Yan God Body Refining Technique, sensing that Cosmic Origin Energy gathered faster after his martial soul awakening.
• Karls reported the children’s talent to Platinum Bishop Kronos, who promoted Karls and decided to report the three geniuses to the Pope.
• Yan ended his cultivation when hunger struck and found Karls, who hurried him and the others toward the main hall.
• Karls told Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena that Chrysanthemum Douluo had arrived and the Pope wanted to see them.
• Yan entered the grand hall first, followed by Xie Yue and Hu Liena.

Flame Emperor, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena met Yue Guan, who examined Flame Emperor and praised his physique before escorting them to Pope Palace. They were brought before Bibi Dong, where Yan silently reflected on her beauty and her attachment to Yu Xiaogang.

• Kronos introduced Yue Guan, who inspected Flame Emperor’s body and praised his strength while noting his martial soul was poorly suited to him.
• Yue Guan took the three children to Pope Palace, and Flame Emperor explained that Whale Rubber had strengthened his physique.
• Yue Guan privately repeated the words “Whale Rubber” as the carriage traveled to the palace.
• A guard admitted Yue Guan and the children to Pope Palace after receiving Bibi Dong’s permission.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena admired Bibi Dong, while Yan briefly looked at her and thought of Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong summoned Yue Guan and the three gifted children, then accepted Hu Liena as her nominal disciple. She assigned Yan and Xie Yue to Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Core Class with the highest level of resources.

• Yue Guan introduced Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan to Bibi Dong, including their Martial Souls and innate soul power.
• Bibi Dong praised Hu Liena’s talent and spiritual power, then asked her to become her registered disciple.
• Hu Liena accepted Bibi Dong’s offer and became her nominal disciple, with a chance to become her direct disciple if she reached the Soul Elder realm within five years.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to place Yan and Xie Yue in Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Core Class and provide them with the highest-standard resources.

After Spirit Hall verified Yan’s knowledge about Whale Rubber, Yue Guan rewarded him with refined ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber and promised him the highest-age Soul Ring possible for his first. Yan accepted the treasure and was urged to strengthen his foundation before entering Spirit Hall Academy.

• Yan continued physical training under Spirit Hall’s Soul Saint instructor while Hu Liena cultivated with Bibi Dong.
• Yue Guan summoned Yan after Spirit Hall confirmed that specially treated Whale Rubber could strengthen a Soul Master’s physique.
• Yue Guan told Yan that Bibi Dong appreciated his discovery and promised him the highest-age Soul Ring possible for his first.
• Yue Guan gave Yan refined Whale Rubber from a Sea Soul Beast over ten thousand years old and said Spirit Hall would prepare another piece when Yan reached Rank 20.
• Yan accepted the reward, and Yue Guan urged him to absorb it before obtaining his first Soul Ring and attending Spirit Hall Academy.

Yan consumed ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber and used the Yan God Body Tempering Technique to absorb its medicinal power. The Flame Emperor’s inherited power refined the energy and transformed his physique, raising his Martial Artist realm to Apprentice Rank.

• Yan melted the ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber with his Flame Overlord martial soul and swallowed it.
• Yan circulated the Yan God Body Tempering Technique to withstand and absorb the Whale Rubber’s powerful medicinal energy.
• The Flame Emperor’s dark-gold inherited power joined the process, refining the medicinal energy and strengthening Yan’s body.
• After enduring the painful transformation, Yan sensed that his physical strength had risen and his Martial Artist realm had advanced to Apprentice Rank.
• Yan estimated that his physique could contend with high-level Soul Elders and perhaps some weaker Soul Ancestors.

After consuming Whale Rubber, Yan struggled to control his greatly increased physical strength, then adapted through the Earth-Born Fire stance. He refined the Flame Meditation Method while waiting for Xie Yue and Hu Liena to be ready, and the chapter ended with an order to head to the Soul Hunting Forest for their first Soul Rings.

• Yan's enhanced strength made him lose control of his body and crack the cultivation room floor, so he used Earth-Born Fire to regain precise control.
• Yan sensed that his physical strength had outpaced his Soul Master realm and that his Flame Overlord needed a Soul Ring.
• Yan waited for Xie Yue to reach his Whale Rubber limit while cultivating Soul Power with his modified Flame Meditation Method.
• Xie Yue reached his current Whale Rubber limit, and a Soul Saint delivered Bibi Dong's order for them to visit the Soul Hunting Forest in three days.
• Yan eagerly anticipated what his first Soul Ring would be like.

Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena prepared to travel with Yue Guan and Resak to Spirit City's Soul Hunting Forest to obtain their first Soul Rings. As the convoy departed, Yan and Xie Yue studied Spirit Hall's selected Soul Beast manuals, and Yan sought a stronger fire-attribute beast than the options listed.

• Yan and Xie Yue met Yue Guan, Resak, and Hu Liena at the square before Pope Palace before their Soul Hunting expedition.
• Hu Liena reunited with Yan and Xie Yue, and her brother was surprised by how much she had changed under Bibi Dong's guidance.
• Resak explained the Spirit City Soul Hunting Forest and handed Yan and Xie Yue manuals describing potential first Soul Ring Soul Beasts.
• Yan and Xie Yue boarded the carriage and studied the manuals as Resak led the convoy toward the forest.
• Yan quickly reviewed his choices and rejected the listed fire-and-earth Soul Beasts as insufficient for his Flame Overlord.

Yan decided to focus solely on fire rather than balance the fire and earth attributes of his Flame Overlord, and he told Yue Guan he wanted a millennium-level first Soul Ring. Yue Guan and the others questioned his plan, and the chapter ended with Yan explaining why he believed specializing in fire was the better path.

• Yan reviewed the Soul Beast Manual and rejected its fire-earth options and most fire-attributed soul beasts as unsuitable for his goal of mastering Ultimate Fire.
• Yan, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and Resak arrived at Soul Hunting Forest and entered after presenting the hunting permit.
• Xie Yue chose a five-hundred-year-old Shadow Moon Wolf, and Hu Liena chose a roughly six-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Charm Heart Fox.
• Yan told Yue Guan he wanted to pursue the fire path and hunt a millennium-level soul beast for his first Soul Ring.
• Resak warned Yan that a millennium Soul Ring was too dangerous and that abandoning earth would weaken his Flame Overlord, while Yue Guan listened to Yan's reasoning.
• Yan explained that fire had been more active than earth since his martial soul awakened and that his cultivation progressed faster along the fire path.

Yan argued that his physique and strength could let him absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring, and Yue Guan tested his claim by steadily increasing his Soul Power pressure. Yan endured pressure up to level forty-three before collapsing, leaving Yue Guan impressed and reconsidering Spirit Hall’s hopes for the future.

• Yan told Resak that his strength and the effects of Whale Rubber made him confident he could withstand a thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Yue Guan stopped Resak from reprimanding Yan and enveloped him in Soul Power pressure to test his strength.
• Yan withstood pressure that rose through Soul Grandmaster and Soul Elder levels without summoning his Martial Soul.
• When the pressure reached the Soul Ancestor level, Yan summoned the Flame Overlord and continued resisting with his will and Soul Power.
• At level forty-three, Yan stumbled and collapsed, and Yue Guan withdrew his pressure.
• Yue Guan realized Yan had exceeded his expectations and wondered whether Yan, rather than Hu Liena, was Spirit Hall’s hope for the future.

Yue Guan approved Yan’s attempt to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring and the Soul Hunting Squad continued its search. Xie Yue absorbed a five-hundred-year Shadow Moon Wolf’s Soul Ring, gained a new soul skill, and the group set out toward Hu Liena’s Charm Heart Fox territory.

• Yue Guan praised Yan’s strength and promised to find him a suitable thousand-year fire-attribute soul beast once he recovered.
• Resak subdued a five-hundred-year Shadow Moon Wolf, and Xie Yue killed it to claim his first Soul Ring.
• Xie Yue absorbed the Soul Ring, gaining the Shadow Moon Consecutive Slash soul skill and reaching level thirteen.
• Yue Guan directed the squad toward the Charm Heart Fox’s territory, with Resak leading and clearing the path ahead.

Hu Liena killed a six-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Charm Heart Fox and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining a mind-controlling skill. The group prepared to hunt Yan’s first Soul Ring, and Yue Guan presented him with two possible soul beasts to choose from.

• Resak led the Soul Hunting Squad to a valley of Bewitchment Flowers and forced the Charm Heart Fox out of hiding.
• Resak wounded the Charm Heart Fox, and Hu Liena killed it before absorbing its Soul Ring through the night.
• Hu Liena gained Fox Thought: Gaze, which briefly controlled weaker opponents and disrupted their thoughts, and her Soul Power reached level thirteen.
• After breakfast, Yue Guan told Yan that a thirteen-hundred-year-old Earth Fire Dragon Lizard and a barely millennial Flame Demon Tiger were suitable choices for his first Soul Ring.

Yan chose a thousand-year Earth Fire Dragon Lizard as his first Soul Ring, and Resak helped him defeat it. Yan absorbed the ring, broke through his Soul Power bottleneck, and gained the skill Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor as his Martial Soul began to show signs of evolution.

• Yan chose the thousand-year Earth Fire Dragon Lizard over the Flame Demon Tiger for his first Soul Ring.
• Resak led the Soul Hunting Squad to the dragon lizard's lair and drew it out by shattering the cave entrance.
• Resak used his Thunderstorm Bear Martial Soul and lightning to cripple the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard, and Yan killed it with a borrowed longsword.
• Yan absorbed the thousand-year Soul Ring as the Flame Emperor Origin calmed its energy and strengthened its fusion with him.
• Yan completed the absorption, broke through his Soul Power bottleneck, and learned the skill Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor.

Yan gained the thousand-year Earth Flame Lizard Dragon Armor soul skill and reached Soul Power level fourteen, then returned to Spirit City with his companions. After Bibi Dong rewarded the young soul masters, a fierce killing intent suddenly surged toward Yan as he and Xie Yue walked back to their residence.

• Yan tested and dismissed his flame armor, which boosted his attributes and resistance while carrying a powerful explosive defense.
• Yan told Yue Guan, Resak, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena about his new skill, impressing them and stirring Xie Yue and Hu Liena to resolve to train harder.
• The Soul Hunting Squad left the forest, returned to Spirit City, and rested before Yue Guan took Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena to Pope Palace.
• Bibi Dong rewarded and encouraged the three young soul masters, giving Yan more generous rewards because of his unprecedented thousand-year first Soul Ring.
• Yan and Xie Yue left Pope Palace and headed home, but a fierce killing intent suddenly surged toward Yan.

Yan and Xie Yue were overwhelmed by a powerful killing intent, then met a veiled young woman whom Resak identified only as Young Master. Yan recognized her as Qian Renxue and reflected on how her choices would shape her future, while Resak warned them to keep her visit secret.

• Yan and Xie Yue summoned their Martial Souls when a chilling killing intent enveloped them, but the pressure soon vanished.
• Yan spotted a veiled woman in a golden gown accompanied by a burly old man, and Resak arrived before she could approach.
• Resak spoke privately with the newcomers, who soon departed after the woman glanced at Yan.
• Resak told Yan and Xie Yue to address the woman as Young Master and keep the encounter secret, even from the Pope.
• Yan recognized the woman as Qian Renxue and considered how her undercover mission and feelings for Tang San would lead to wasted opportunities and eventual failure.

Yan wondered why Qian Renxue had appeared and suspected she might want to recruit him, then cultivated through the night and advanced to Apprentice Second Order. The next morning, he met Xie Yue, who said Resak had arranged for them to cultivate at Spirit Hall Academy.

• Yan considered Qian Renxue's possible motives and returned to the residence with Xie Yue.
• Yan cultivated with the Yan God Clan Cultivation Method, refining Flame Origin Energy and strengthening his body and Flame Overlord Martial Soul.
• Yan advanced to Apprentice Second Order after cultivating through the night.
• Yan practiced the Yan God Body Refining Technique and met Xie Yue, who praised his diligence.
• Xie Yue told Yan that Resak planned to take them to Spirit Hall Academy to cultivate.

Yan and Xie Yue enrolled at Spirit Hall Academy and joined its Junior Academy Core Class, where they found Hu Liena being bothered by a classmate. The chapter ended with Xie Yue throwing the boy out of his seat and Yan intimidating him into retreating to the back row.

• Resak took Yan and Xie Yue to Spirit Hall Academy, where Vice Dean Jiang Gengnian completed their enrollment.
• A young instructor brought Yan and Xie Yue to the Junior Academy's first-year Core Class.
• Xie Yue spotted Hu Liena sitting beside a skinny, freckled boy who had been annoying her.
• Xie Yue pulled the boy from his seat and shoved him toward the back rows.
• Yan confronted the boy, who backed down and took an empty seat in the last row.

Yan and Xie Yue faced Zhao Leshui and his older brother, Zhao Leshan, after Zhao Leshan demanded they kneel and apologize. Yan defeated Zhao Leshan with a single punch, leaving Zhao Leshui terrified and Xie Yue stunned by the gap between their strength.

• Yan suspected Zhao Leshui had turned the students against him and Xie Yue after Xie Yue had driven him away.
• Zhao Leshui confronted Yan and Xie Yue with his older brother, Zhao Leshan, who demanded an apology and threatened to beat them.
• Zhao Leshan revealed his Savage Bull Martial Soul and attacked with Trample and Charge.
• Xie Yue's Shadow Moon Consecutive Slash missed because Trample shook his stance.
• Yan shattered Zhao Leshan's Savage Bull phantom with Flame Fall and sent him crashing into a pillar with fractured arms.
• Yan asked whether they still needed to kneel, then told Xie Yue to leave with him.

After Yan crippled Zhao Leshan with one punch, Resak arranged gravity-assisted training and better resources for him with Mu Ming’s help. The chapter ended with Yan learning Spirit Hall’s punishments for the Zhao brothers and wondering about the Far North.

• Yan told Xie Yue that Zhao Leshan had been too weak after crippling him without using a soul skill.
• Mu Ming praised Yan’s strength and talent, then took him to meet Resak in the office.
• Resak told Yan that Chrysanthemum Douluo had approved gravity-assisted training, and Mu Ming explained how his soul skills could provide it.
• Resak revealed that Yan would receive two hours a day in the top-tier Mimicry Training Room, greater resource allocation, and medicinal herbs from Yue Guan’s garden.
• Resak announced that Zhao Leshui would be expelled and Zhao Leshan confined, stripped of his academy standing, and sent to the Far North; Yan said he was considering the region, not pleading for them.

Yan learned that Spirit Hall would accommodate his cultivation needs and began planning intensive training with Mu Ming's Gold-Splitting Ring. After Mu Ming became solely responsible for him, Yan trained with increasing pressure and steadily improved his strength.

• Resak told Yan that Spirit Hall would accept reasonable cultivation suggestions, and Yan asked Mu Ming detailed questions about the Gold-Splitting Ring's weight and Heavy Pressure skill.
• Yan told Xie Yue and Hu Liena about Spirit Hall's decision concerning him and the Zhao Brothers, and Xie Yue declined Yan's offer to ask Mu Ming for extra training.
• Mu Ming postponed Yan's training until the next day because he needed to handle his reassignment, explaining that he would focus solely on Yan from then on.
• Yan ate dinner with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, then returned to cultivating his Soul Power.
• Yan trained with Mu Ming in the Top-tier Mimicry Training Room, using the Gold-Splitting Rings' weight and pressure to increase his physical strength as his training intensity rose.