Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Xiao Qing underwent Martial Soul Awakening in Clear Spring Village and discovered that his Prism Ball Martial Soul came with Innate Soul Power level seven. Chang Feng immediately saw Xiao Qing as a chance to gain wealth and began trying to keep him close while he considered selling him or seeking rewards from Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Qing went to the village awakening site, where Chief Chang Feng told him his food share would be delayed.
• Chang Feng awakened four village children; Er Gou received a Dog Beating Stick Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power level three, while the next two children had no Soul Power.
• Xiao Qing awakened a gem-type Martial Soul that he recognized as the Prism Ball from the Kingdom of Locke.
• Chang Feng tested Xiao Qing and found that his Innate Soul Power was level seven.
• Chang Feng urged Xiao Qing to stay home and promised to feed him while planning to profit by selling him to a great clan or seeking a post from Spirit Hall.

Xiao Qing prepared to escape Clear Spring Village by using his father’s potion to lure Soul Beasts, but Chang Feng returned early after arranging for a Spirit Hall inspector to take him. Xiao Qing rejected the chance to go with the inspector and set his plan in motion as the inspector arrived.

• Xiao Qing used the rice and meat Chang Feng’s wife gave him to prepare a Soul Beast-attracting potion with ingredients from his father’s Cloth Bag.
• Chang Feng returned to Clear Spring Village and told Xiao Qing that a Spirit Hall inspector would arrive to take him to Spirit Hall’s academy.
• Xiao Qing decided not to trust the inspector and planned to use his arrival to create chaos and escape.
• Chang Feng found Xiao Qing washing clothes by the stream and summoned him to greet the inspector.
• Xiao Qing revealed that he had scattered treated meat along the road and tossed some into the stream, expecting Soul Beasts to arrive.

Xiao Qing rejected Matthew’s offer to join the Spirit Hall and escaped Clear Spring Village during a Soul Beast attack. After spending the night in his father’s tunnel, he entered the Star Dou Forest, where his Prism Ball stirred and led him toward an anguished wolf’s cries.

• Matthew asked Xiao Qing to join the Spirit Hall, but Xiao Qing stayed silent as Soul Beasts surged into the village.
• Xiao Qing fled to his home, entered the hidden tunnel, and escaped into the Star Dou Forest after nightfall.
• Xiao Qing used scent-masking powders to avoid attracting Soul Beasts, then slept in the cave at the tunnel’s far end.
• At dawn, Xiao Qing set out toward a lake, gathering edible plants along the way.
• When Xiao Qing heard an anguished cry, his Prism Ball stirred and guided him toward its source.
• Xiao Qing followed the cries through the forest and realized they came from a wolf.

Xiao Qing captured a dying Wind Shadow Wolf with his Prism Ball and discovered that his Martial Soul let him tame Soul Beasts that could grow stronger through battle. Meanwhile, Matthew put Xiao Qing on a discreet wanted list to test him, and Xiao Qing prepared to attack a Golden Winged Bird at its nest.

• Xiao Qing used the Prism Ball to capture the dying Wind Shadow Wolf and learned that his Martial Soul made him a Trainer whose tamed Soul Beasts could gain experience and increase their Soul Ring ages.
• Xiao Qing accepted the white First Soul Ring he had gained before reaching level ten and continued to the lake to find a safe place to settle.
• Matthew ordered the Fenghe City Spirit Hall branch head to put Xiao Qing on the wanted list with a reward of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, requiring that Xiao Qing be brought to him unharmed and forbidding Spirit Hall personnel from getting involved.
• The Clear Spring Village refugees learned of the reward and began leaving Spirit Hall shelter to return to their ruined village, hoping to find Xiao Qing.
• Xiao Qing planned to kill a Golden Winged Bird for its lakeside hollow, then climbed toward the nest after nightfall with a knife in his teeth.

Xiao Qing killed the Golden Winged Bird, then named his tamed Wind Shadow Wolf Xiao Feng and set out with it to hunt for battle experience. The chapter left Xiao Qing and Xiao Feng waiting outside a Lightning Rabbit’s burrow as the rabbit cautiously emerged.

• Xiao Qing stabbed the Golden Winged Bird through the heart and waited until it died before resting in the tree hollow.
• Two days later, Xiao Qing summoned the Wind Shadow Wolf, named it Xiao Feng, and shared roasted rabbit with it.
• Xiao Qing told Xiao Feng to find a weak opponent, but Xiao Feng was forcibly recalled when it ranged too far from him.
• Xiao Feng led Xiao Qing to a Lightning Rabbit’s burrow, where they waited for the rabbit to emerge.
• The Lightning Rabbit cautiously poked its ears out of the burrow while Xiao Feng stayed still beside Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing discovered that Xiao Feng gained experience points from knocking out Soul Beasts, then planned to remain in Star Dou Forest and grow stronger while staying wary of Matthew. He decided to stay until reaching level thirty and later test whether Xiao Feng could gain experience from defeating Soul Masters.

• Xiao Feng killed an eighty-four-year-old Lightning Rabbit, and Xiao Qing found that Xiao Feng absorbed the experience points and grew eight years older.
• Xiao Qing had Xiao Feng knock out an eighty-nine-year-old Colorful Feather Chicken, then ordered it to kill the chicken and confirmed that killing it gave no additional experience.
• Xiao Qing collected the chicken and rabbit and shared a meal with Xiao Feng by a bonfire.
• Xiao Qing decided to raise future pets in Star Dou Forest, worried that Matthew might have noticed something during the Soul Beast riot, and planned to stay until level thirty.

Xiao Qing raised Xiao Feng into a Hundred-Year Soul Beast and discovered that he could borrow Xiao Feng’s innate skill, Wind Shadow. After they attacked a Rock Horned Sheep, a much stronger Datura Snake ambushed them, leaving Xiao Feng badly injured as the fight continued.

• Xiao Feng brought Xiao Qing a Red Vermilion Fruit, and Xiao Qing stored the life-saving treasure in his Cloth Bag.
• Over five months, Xiao Qing trained Xiao Feng by fighting Soul Beasts, raising him into a three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wind Shadow Wolf.
• When Xiao Feng became a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, the Prism Ball gained Wind Shadow and allowed Xiao Qing to borrow its skills.
• Xiao Qing and Xiao Feng hunted Rock Horned Sheep at a cliff, where Xiao Qing knocked one down with poisoned Golden Winged Bird feathers and Xiao Feng killed it.
• A Datura Snake over four hundred years old ambushed them, and Xiao Feng protected Xiao Qing from its attack.
• Xiao Feng used Wind Shadow to create a Phantom Shadow, but the Datura Snake bit his left foreleg before he slashed open its eye.

Xiao Qing killed the Datura Snake with poison, extracted its venom sac, and searched the forest for a Moon Shadow Mushroom to make an antidote for Xiao Feng. After finding and carefully harvesting three mushrooms in a pit, he discovered a Green Phosphorus Seven-Leaf Flower nearby.

• Xiao Qing fired poison packets into the Datura Snake's mouth, then dodged its attacks until the poison killed it.
• Xiao Qing stored the poisoned Xiao Feng in the Prism Ball and took the Datura Snake's venom sac for the antidote.
• Xiao Qing searched along a stream for Moon Shadow Mushrooms, encountering Soul Beasts, Man-Eating Vines, and a fever during his hunt.
• Xiao Qing followed a strange scent to a deep pit and found a cluster of Moon Shadow Mushrooms.
• Xiao Qing harvested three Moon Shadow Mushrooms while leaving some roots behind, then noticed a Green Phosphorus Seven-Leaf Flower and approached it.

Xiao Qing discovered a rare Green Phosphorus Seven-Leaf Flower but was poisoned by Dugu Bo’s formation and collapsed. Dugu Bo recognized the Cloth Bag, saved Xiao Qing and Xiao Feng, and left one flower behind; after waking, Xiao Qing suspected the Cloth Bag had prompted Dugu Bo to help them.

• Xiao Qing found the nearly ripe Green Phosphorus Seven-Leaf Flower and was poisoned when he searched the area for clues.
• Dugu Bo prepared to dissolve Xiao Qing’s body, but Xiao Feng emerged and blocked his way despite being poisoned.
• Dugu Bo recognized the Cloth Bag as the Storage Soul Tool he had given Dugu Xin and recalled the debt owed to the person who had saved his son.
• Dugu Bo gave Xiao Qing and Xiao Feng Antidote Pills, harvested all but the ripest Green Phosphorus Seven-Leaf Flower, and left.
• Xiao Feng guarded the unconscious Xiao Qing until he woke at night and realized that someone had taken three of the flowers.
• Xiao Qing inferred that Dugu Bo had rescued them after recognizing the Cloth Bag.

After reaching Soul Power level 20, Xiao Qing set out to find a defensive second Soul Beast to complement Xiao Feng. He lured an Iron Armor Bear and a Blazing Lion into a narrow valley and watched them fight, but the lion proved far older and more dangerous than he expected.

• Xiao Qing reached level 20 after two years of cultivation, aided by the Soul Power he gained as Xiao Feng's cultivation age increased.
• Xiao Qing chose to hunt an Iron Armor Bear as his second Soul Beast and devised a plan to make it fight a Blazing Lion.
• Over three days, Xiao Qing prepared a narrow valley with attractant and Rage Mushroom powder to lure both Soul Beasts there.
• Xiao Qing discovered that the Blazing Lion was over nine hundred years old, then watched it and the roughly five-hundred-year-old Iron Armor Bear battle.
• The Blazing Lion's attacks nearly struck the Iron Armor Bear's eyes, leaving Xiao Qing alarmed by the lion's strength.

Xiao Qing and Xiao Feng intervened in the battle between the Blazing Lion and the Iron Armor Bear, driving the lion away and capturing the wounded bear with the Prism Ball. After discovering the Blazing Lion had died and taking its Flame Fire Stone, Xiao Qing treated the bear's injuries and named it A'Man.

• Xiao Qing released Xiao Feng, who used Wind Shadow and his Phantom Shadow to distract the Blazing Lion while the Iron Armor Bear struck it hard.
• The Blazing Lion fled the valley, and Xiao Feng and his Phantom Shadow disabled the badly wounded Iron Armor Bear so Xiao Qing could capture it with the Prism Ball.
• Xiao Feng found that the Blazing Lion had stopped breathing, and Xiao Qing confirmed its death and recovered a Flame Fire Stone from its belly.
• Xiao Qing released the Iron Armor Bear after its vital signs stabilized, treated its wounds, and named it A'Man.

Xiao Qing trained Xiao Feng and A'Man to fight together, then encountered five Soul Masters hunting him for a hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin bounty. The mercenaries confronted him in the forest, and Xiao Qing ordered Xiao Feng to attack.

• Xiao Qing returned to camp with Xiao Feng and A'Man, and A'Man healed completely in less than a month.
• Xiao Qing expanded the camp and trained his companions against a thousand-year-old Black Water Turtle, directing them to coordinate their attacks.
• Xiao Feng sensed people approaching, and Xiao Qing stopped A'Man from striking the turtle as five mercenaries entered the clearing.
• The one-eyed thug revealed that a hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin bounty had been offered for Xiao Qing's capture and ordered him to come along.
• The five Soul Masters revealed their Soul Rings, and Xiao Qing told Xiao Feng to attack.

Xiao Qing used the Black Water Turtle to defeat the one-eyed mercenaries and negotiated their retreat in exchange for a two-hundred-year-old Mountain Ginseng and his wanted booklet. Back at the tree hollow, he discovered Clear Spring Village had offered one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for his safe return and compared his bounty with the richer rewards listed later in the booklet.

• Xiao Qing covered the Black Water Turtle with Rage Mushroom powder, driving it into a frenzy that disrupted the mercenaries’ attack.
• Xiao Qing lured the one-eyed leader toward the pool, where the Black Water Turtle struck him with Water Cannon Impact.
• The one-eyed leader offered Xiao Qing a Mountain Ginseng and his wanted booklet in exchange for letting the mercenaries retreat.
• Xiao Qing collected the box and booklet after circling through the forest to make sure the mercenaries were not following him.
• Xiao Qing found his wanted notice, which said the survivors of Clear Spring Village offered one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to have him brought back alive.
• Xiao Qing examined the higher bounties in the booklet and concluded that his reward made him seem like an easy target despite his strength and Soul Beasts.

Xiao Qing’s team defeated several Soul Beasts, bringing Xiao Feng to the brink of a thousand years and revealing the materials needed for his evolution into a Storm Wolf King. Xiao Qing halted their battles and set out to find the materials, especially the wolf king’s voluntary offering.

• A'Man and Xiao Feng defeated a six-hundred-and-thirty-year Iron-Armed Ape, bringing Xiao Feng to 987 years and A'Man to 776 years.
• Xiao Qing led A'Man and Xiao Feng to a ravine, where they defeated three Bloodthirsty Tusk Boars through coordinated attacks.
• The Prism Ball announced that Xiao Feng had reached 999 years and could evolve into a Storm Wolf King if Xiao Qing gathered three required materials.
• Xiao Qing explained the evolution requirements to Xiao Feng and A'Man, then ordered the team to stop battling and search for the materials.
• Xiao Qing realized the hardest material would be the lifeblood willingly offered by a powerful wolf king.

Xiao Qing gathered the first two materials for Xiao Feng’s evolution and then tracked a Shadow Wolf Pack to obtain the final ingredient. He watched the pack from a concealed observation post, preparing to approach its leader.

• Xiao Qing and his companions lured a female Wind-Thunder Falcon from its nest and stole one of its eggs, escaping with A'Man lightly wounded.
• Xiao Qing waited through a thunderstorm, collected three Storm Irises from a cliff, and injured his elbow while gathering two more.
• Xiao Qing searched Star Dou Forest for a wolf king and eventually found a Shadow Wolf Pack of around thirty to forty wolves.
• Xiao Qing estimated that the Shadow Wolf leader was about fifteen hundred years old and set up a hidden observation post near the pack's territory.

Xiao Qing lured the Shadow Wolf Pack into attacking One-Eye and his men, then escaped the wolves with Xiao Feng and A'Man. As the pack withdrew, Soul Saint Flender appeared and questioned Xiao Qing about how he had provoked the wolves.

• Xiao Feng warned Xiao Qing that One-Eye and eight men were approaching, and Xiao Qing overheard them searching for him and his beasts.
• One-Eye found A'Man's tracks, split his men into search groups, and vowed to reclaim the Old Mountain Ginseng.
• Xiao Qing used meat and his slingshot to draw the Shadow Wolf Pack toward One-Eye's group, forcing the men to flee when the wolves surrounded them.
• Xiao Qing and his beasts ran from the pack until the Wolf King called the wolves back, allowing them to escape.
• Flender appeared in the air with a boy in his arms, introduced himself as a Soul Saint, and asked Xiao Qing how he had angered the Shadow Wolf Pack.

Flender explained how One-Eye’s bounty had made Xiao Qing a target for hunters throughout the area and offered him refuge at Shrek Academy. Xiao Qing agreed to consider the offer on the condition that he regularly get to fight Soul Beasts.

• Flender told Xiao Qing that One-Eye had spread a bounty notice around Star Dou Forest, drawing Soul Masters and others into the hunt.
• Flender explained that One-Eye planned to let other hunters wear Xiao Qing down before attacking, or collect an informant’s fee if someone else caught him.
• Flender questioned Xiao Qing about his age, strength, and escape from One-Eye’s gang, but Xiao Qing kept the details to himself.
• Flender offered to take Xiao Qing to Shrek Academy, and Oscar urged him to accept the protection and guidance there.
• Xiao Qing agreed on the condition that he regularly get to fight suitable Soul Beasts, surprising Flender with the request.

Xiao Qing joined Shrek Academy after agreeing to follow Flender’s orders and take part in regular Soul Beast training. He met Zhao Wuji and his new classmates, and Zhao Wuji planned to take him and Oscar to Sunset Forest the next morning.

• Flender accepted Xiao Qing into Shrek Academy and led him and Oscar out of Star Dou Forest while avoiding groups searching for Xiao Qing.
• After nearly thirty hours of travel, Flender brought Xiao Qing and Oscar to the dilapidated academy.
• Flender introduced Xiao Qing to Zhao Wuji, who was astonished by his age and Soul Power and agreed to take him and Oscar to Sunset Forest for Oscar’s Soul Ring.
• Xiao Qing met teachers Lu Qibin and Li Yusong, then went with Oscar to their dormitory.
• Oscar introduced Xiao Qing to his roommate Ma Hongjun.

Zhao Wuji took Xiao Qing and Oscar to Sunset Forest to find Oscar a second Soul Ring. Xiao Qing redirected their search toward a Clear-Heart Fox that could support cultivation and mental resistance, then asked to fight a wolf pack with a leader for his own training.

• Zhao Wuji hired a carriage and set out with Xiao Qing and Oscar for Sunset Forest.
• Oscar said Flender had suggested a detoxification Soul Skill, but Xiao Qing argued that a skill aiding everyday cultivation would be more valuable.
• Xiao Qing proposed a Soul Skill that could calm the mind, encourage Deep Meditation, and resist mental interference.
• Zhao Wuji chose a five-hundred- to eight-hundred-year-old Clear-Heart Fox as Oscar's target Soul Beast.
• Zhao Wuji asked what Xiao Qing hoped to gain from combat training, and Xiao Qing requested a fight against a wolf pack with a leader.

Xiao Qing, Oscar, and Zhao Wuji searched Sunset Forest for a Clear-Heart Fox, and Zhao Wuji captured one after it unleashed a mind-calming ability. Oscar struggled to kill the unconscious beast for its Soul Ring under the lingering effect of its aura.

• Zhao Wuji warned Xiao Qing about the danger of provoking wolf packs, then agreed to take him to their hunting grounds after finding Oscar a Clear-Heart Fox.
• Zhao Wuji led Xiao Qing and Oscar into Sunset Forest and taught them to search patiently along the forest-meadow border.
• On the fifth day, Zhao Wuji found fresh tracks and located a roughly seven-hundred-and-thirty-year-old Clear-Heart Fox drinking at a stream.
• The Clear-Heart Fox spread a calming ripple that affected Xiao Qing and Oscar, but Zhao Wuji resisted it and knocked the fox unconscious.
• Oscar raised his knife to kill the fox, but its aura drained his resolve until Zhao Wuji shouted his name.