Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu challenged Tang San to a fight in the Back Mountain woods and used his superior movement and swordsmanship to overwhelm him. Tang San refused to back down despite Xiao Wu’s warnings, and the chapter ended with Lu Yu attacking again as Tang San realized he could not dodge in time.

• Lu Fei rebuked Tang San for challenging Lu Yu, and Lu Yu warned Tang San after sensing his killing intent before agreeing to meet him in the Back Mountain woods.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he could handle Lu Yu and followed him, while Xiao Wu anxiously chased after them.
• Lu Yu and Tang San revealed their levels and martial souls, and Tang San realized Lu Yu’s first Soul Ring was older than his own.
• Lu Yu used Lingbo Microsteps to evade Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Purple Demon Eye, then kicked him in front of Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu called Tang San foolish and stepped aside after he insisted on continuing the fight.
• Lu Yu launched another attack, and Tang San realized too late that he could not dodge it.

Lu Yu exposed Tang San for stealing his sword techniques and repeatedly defeated him as Tang San refused to give up. Tang San finally used his Soul Skill and hidden weapons in a sneak attack, but Lu Yu countered them and left him gravely wounded; Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng took him to the infirmary.

• Lu Yu mocked Tang San for stealing his swordsmanship, and Xiao Wu and the others reacted with disbelief and disgust.
• Tang San charged Lu Yu with his sword, but Lu Yu pierced his shoulder, kicked him into a tree, and knocked him down again when he kept attacking.
• Tang San continued fighting despite his injuries, and Lu Yu disarmed him and struck him across the face with his sword.
• When Lu Yu turned to leave, Tang San shouted "Now!" and used Entangle and a Silent Sleeve Arrow, but Lu Yu's sword energies shattered the vines and deflected the arrows before wounding Tang San.
• Xiao Wu caught Tang San as he collapsed, while Lu Yu and the others left; Wang Sheng helped Xiao Wu carry Tang San to the infirmary after he fainted.

Lu Yu confronted the Grandmaster for accusing him of injuring Tang San without hearing what happened, and threatened him after the Grandmaster tried to use his academy influence to force him to reveal his Soul Ring’s age. Ling Feng stepped in to back Lu Yu, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Lu Yu told Xiao Chenyu to learn swordsmanship from Lu Fei and returned to cultivating, while Lu Fei took Xiao Chenyu away to practice.
• The Grandmaster arrived at the infirmary, blamed Lu Yu for Tang San’s injuries, and went to Dorm Seven despite Xiao Wu’s attempt to stop him.
• Lu Yu rebuked the Grandmaster for interrupting the dormitory’s cultivation and challenged him to ask why Tang San had been hurt.
• Lu Yu accused Tang San of repeatedly trying to kill classmates and called the Grandmaster a thief for teaching him to steal swordsmanship.
• The Grandmaster noticed Lu Yu’s unusual Soul Ring and demanded its age, then threatened to have Lu Yu expelled when he refused.
• Lu Yu threatened to kill the Grandmaster if he got expelled, and Ling Feng arrived to support Lu Yu.

Lu Yu’s friends stood up to Grandmaster after he confronted Lu Yu, and Lu Yu offered to teach them his swordsmanship and movement technique. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong learned that Lu Yu and Lu Fei had obtained seven-hundred-year First Soul Rings and laughed at their attempt to draw Spirit Hall’s attention before joining.

• Ling Feng threatened Grandmaster, who left after failing to retaliate against Lu Yu’s friends.
• Lu Yu told Ling Feng, the other nobles, and Wang Sheng’s group to learn his techniques through Xiao Chenyu and Lu Fei.
• Xiao Wu checked that Lu Yu was fine, then hurried off to find Tang San while Lu Yu returned to cultivating.
• Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong that Lu Yu and Lu Fei had Rank Five Innate Soul Power and had gained eight Soul Power ranks in eight months.
• Bibi Dong was shocked to learn that both Lu Yu and Lu Fei had seven-hundred-year First Soul Rings and concluded Spirit Hall needed their method.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that the two planned to handle personal matters before considering Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong laughed, believing they wanted a better offer.

Bibi Dong sent Yue Guan to investigate Lu Yu and Lu Fei and recruit them quietly, while the brothers continued training at Notting Academy. Yue Guan’s arrival was revealed when Chrysanthemum Douluo summoned them to Spirit Hall, leaving Lu Yu and Lu Fei face to face with him.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to verify the information about Lu Yu and Lu Fei, agree to their demands if it proved true, and avoid going to Notting Academy.
• Lu Fei complained that teaching Xiao Chenyu and the others swordsmanship exhausted him, so Lu Yu arranged for the brothers to alternate teaching days.
• Lu Yu considered leaving Notting Academy, pursuing real combat, and trying to win Dugu Bo over, while hoping the system would provide medical or alchemical knowledge.
• After two more days of swordsmanship lessons, Su Yuntao came to fetch Lu Yu and Lu Fei because someone from Spirit Hall wanted to see them.
• Su Yuntao led the brothers to Spirit Hall, where they entered an office and found Ma Xiunuo attending Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Lu Yu negotiated with Yue Guan over keeping the secret behind his and Lu Fei’s unusually powerful First Soul Rings, then asked to become the Pope’s disciple. Yue Guan set a demanding condition for them, leaving Lu Yu to consider whether they could reach level thirty before age twelve.

• Su Yuntao introduced Lu Yu and Lu Fei to Yue Guan, and Lu Yu demonstrated their Martial Souls when Yue Guan questioned their First Soul Rings.
• Lu Yu refused to reveal their method and asked Yue Guan what they could request in return.
• Lu Yu asked to take the Pope as his master, but Yue Guan said they had not yet proved themselves worthy.
• Lu Yu instead requested two storage Soul Tools and Gold Soul Coins, and said he would prove himself to the Pope later.
• Yue Guan offered the boys a chance to become the Pope’s disciples if they reached at least level thirty before age twelve.

Lu Yu agreed to Yue Guan’s challenge to reach Soul Power Level thirty by age twelve, then received Storage Rings, Gold Soul Coins, and an Elder Token before delaying his trip to Spirit City. Meanwhile, the Grandmaster sought Tang San’s help in learning how Lu Yu exceeded the Soul Ring limit, but Tang San rejected his request and considered how to repair his strained relationship with Lu Yu.

• Lu Yu agreed to Yue Guan’s goal of reaching level thirty by age twelve and said he would postpone going to Spirit City until then.
• Yue Guan gave Lu Yu and Lu Fei Storage Rings, more than ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and his Elder Token.
• The Grandmaster visited Tang San at the infirmary after days of researching Lu Yu’s unusually powerful First Soul Ring.
• The Grandmaster told Tang San that Lu Yu might have a way to improve his physique and mental strength, then asked Tang San to get closer to him.
• Tang San accused the Grandmaster of asking him to become a thief, dismissed him, and privately considered how to improve his relationship with Lu Yu.

Two years later, Lu Yu and Lu Fei hunted in Soul Hunting Forest while searching for Lu Yu’s Second Soul Ring. Lu Yu decided to risk pursuing a Phantom Beast older than their intended limit, and the chapter ended as it cautiously approached the bait.

• Lu Yu and Lu Fei waited in a tree after luring a Phantom Beast with a tortured Soul Beast corpse.
• Lu Yu recalled that both had reached Level 20, that Lu Fei had absorbed a 1,700-year Second Soul Ring, and that he planned to leave for Heaven Dou City after the hunt.
• Lu Yu spotted the Phantom Beast and judged from its tail that it was around 2,000 years old, beyond his intended limit.
• Lu Yu weighed the danger of the Beast’s age and Soul Shock against the prospect of a powerful ring, then decided to gamble.
• Lu Yu gave Lu Fei hand signals, and the two prepared to strike as the wary Phantom Beast approached the corpse.

Lu Yu and Lu Fei ambushed and killed a Phantom Beast, then Lu Yu endured a dangerous overnight struggle to absorb its purple Soul Ring. After completing the absorption, Lu Yu received a mission to earn a Silver Soul Badge at a Great Soul Arena and learned how difficult that goal could be.

• Lu Fei struck the Phantom Beast with One Finger Sets the Universe, and Lu Yu killed its body and Shadow Clones with Flash Shadow Triple Kill.
• Lu Yu began absorbing the Phantom Beast's purple Soul Ring while Lu Fei stood guard, and the violent Soul Power and lingering will nearly overwhelmed him.
• Lu Fei watched anxiously through the night as Lu Yu's trembling gradually eased, and Lu Yu completed the absorption by noon.
• The system completed Lu Yu's mission and issued a new task to obtain a Silver Soul Badge at a Great Soul Arena, with the Mysterious Heaven Pill Scripture as its reward.
• Lu Yu considered the points and streaks required for a Silver Soul Badge and worried that he might have to face Soul Ancestors.

After recovering from obtaining his second Soul Ring, Lu Yu prepared to graduate early with Lu Fei and leave Nuoding City for Heaven Dou City. He said farewell to his academy companions, while provoking Tang San over the Grandmaster before departing.

• Lu Yu woke after gaining the Shadow Clone skill, reassured Lu Fei, and agreed to be more conservative when choosing Soul Rings in the future.
• Lu Yu and Lu Fei visited Spirit Hall, registered their advancement, and told Ma Xiunuo that their second Soul Rings were two thousand and seventeen hundred years old.
• Lu Yu asked Ma Xiunuo to watch out for Xiao Chenyu and the others, then submitted an early graduation application with Lu Fei.
• Lu Yu told Wang Sheng and the other Dorm Seven students that he and Lu Fei would leave the academy the next day, and agreed to a farewell dinner.
• Lu Yu told Xiao Wu and Tang San that he planned to go to Heaven Dou City, then taunted Tang San about choosing the Grandmaster as his teacher.

After learning that Lu Yu and Lu Fei had become Soul Grandmasters with exceptionally powerful Second Soul Rings, Bibi Dong agreed to consider taking Lu Yu as her disciple if he reached Rank Thirty before age twelve. The brothers arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Lu Yu asked Salas to arrange housing and a bodyguard for their training at the Great Soul Arena.

• Bibi Dong learned that Lu Fei had reached Rank Twenty-Three with a 1,700-year Second Soul Ring and Lu Yu had reached Rank Twenty-Four with a 2,000-year Second Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan she might accept Lu Yu as her disciple if he reached Rank Thirty before age twelve, and ordered Salas to watch over the brothers in Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Yu and Lu Fei explored Heaven Dou City, and Lu Yu led his hungry younger brother to the local Spirit Hall to arrange a place to stay.
• Lu Yu showed Yue Guan's Elder Token to the receptionist, who took the brothers to meet Platinum Bishop Salas.
• Lu Yu asked Salas to arrange housing and protection while he and Lu Fei trained at the Great Soul Arena, since their powerful Soul Rings could attract dangerous attention.

Lu Yu revealed his unusual Soul Ring configuration to Salas, who arranged for Hua Yuan to protect him and Lu Fei in Heaven Dou City. After settling into a residence near the Great Soul Arena, Lu Yu planned their fights and considered a nickname, while Lu Fei chose “Food God.”

• Lu Yu showed Salas his thousand-year Second Soul Ring, and Salas recognized the secret’s significance without asking for details.
• Salas assigned Hua Yuan to protect Lu Yu and Lu Fei and had Old Wang arrange a residence near the Great Soul Arena.
• Lu Yu and Lu Fei moved into their new home, where Lu Yu explained the arena’s match types and his training plans for them.
• Hua Yuan suggested that they use nicknames at the Great Soul Arena, and Lu Fei chose “Food God,” leaving Lu Yu struggling to pick one of his own.

Lu Yu registered for three Soul Fighting matches under the name Nine Absolutes, while Lu Fei also entered despite being an auxiliary Soul Master. Lu Yu swiftly defeated Mad Blade in his first match, and Lu Fei headed onto the ring for his own bout.

• Lu Yu chose Nine Absolutes as his title and registered for a Death Match and a Gambling Duel alongside another match.
• Lu Fei also signed up for three matches, surprising the staff because his Martial Soul was Steamed Buns and he was an auxiliary Soul Master.
• Lu Yu and Lu Fei were assigned to Ring Three in the Fifteenth District, with Lu Yu fighting first.
• Lu Yu introduced himself as a level twenty-four Soul Master, drew an Eight-Faced Han Sword, and declined to reveal his Martial Soul.
• Lu Yu rushed Mad Blade and held his sword to the older man's neck, winning almost immediately.
• Lu Yu left the ring, and Lu Fei took the stage for his first match.

Lu Yu and Lu Fei reached the Ninth District for their Death Matches, where Lu Yu faced the dangerous Hundred Eyes. Lu Yu revealed his thousand-year Second Soul Ring, then charged at Hundred Eyes, who struggled to track his speed even after activating his eye ability.

• Lu Yu warned Lu Fei that Death Matches were fatal, and the two watched the brutal fights in the Ninth District before their matches.
• Lu Yu entered his Death Match against Hundred Eyes, a level-twenty-seven agility-type Soul Master with a Hundred-Eyed Black-Necked Snake Martial Soul.
• Lu Yu revealed his level-twenty-four Eight-Faced Han Sword and purple thousand-year Second Soul Ring, shocking Hundred Eyes and the spectators.
• When the match began, Lu Yu rushed at Hundred Eyes, whose activated eye ability still could not keep up with Lu Yu's speed.

Lu Yu defeated Hundred Eyes by evading his poison and tricking him into wasting his powerful second Soul Skill on a Shadow Clone. With Hundred Eyes severely injured and his trump card spent, Lu Yu remained poised to continue toward his third consecutive victory.

• Hundred Eyes used Poison Mist Envelopment, but Lu Yu cut through the mist and launched a homing flying-sword attack.
• Hundred Eyes twisted aside at the last moment, taking a severe wound to his right chest instead of being struck in the heart.
• Lu Yu stayed back as Hundred Eyes approached, then summoned three Shadow Clones to prepare for Hundred Eyes' hidden second Soul Skill.
• Hundred Eyes unleashed Martial Soul Storm at the motionless Lu Yu, while Lu Yu's true body remained safely beside him.
• Lu Yu's Shadow Clone vanished after the attack, leaving Hundred Eyes shocked to realize he had spent his trump card on a clone.

Lu Yu and Lu Fei won three matches each day at the Great Soul Arena, and Lu Yu’s nine-match winning streak made Nine Absolutes famous across Heaven Dou City. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming confronted Yu Tianheng and the others about the news.

• Lu Yu defeated Hundred Eyes but narrowly avoided serious injury when he withdrew his Shadow Clone before it was destroyed.
• Lu Fei won his second match, then he and Lu Yu recovered and went on to win their third matches.
• Lu Yu studied the Great Soul Arena’s stronger fighters and learned that advancing toward a Silver Soul Badge could bring him against Soul Ancestors.
• Over the next two days, Lu Yu and Lu Fei each won three matches per evening, bringing their streaks to nine victories.
• Nine Absolutes’ reputation spread through Heaven Dou City, while Hua Yuan dealt with people who approached with ill intentions.
• Qin Ming questioned Yu Tianheng and the others at Heaven Dou Royal Academy about Nine Absolutes and criticized their pride.

Qin Ming brought Yu Tianheng and the others to watch Nine Absolutes fight, hoping to expose their arrogance and spur them to improve. At the arena, Osler insulted Nine Absolutes and clashed with Lu Fei and Hua Yuan, leaving Qin Ming frustrated by his students’ conduct before the match began.

• Qin Ming praised Nine Absolutes’ cultivation, courage, and victories, prompting Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Osler, Yu Feng, and Shi Mo to insist they could match him.
• Qin Ming sent the students to prepare for a visit to the arena, while Osler and Shi Mo dismissed Nine Absolutes and Yu Tianheng vowed to defeat him once he reached level thirty.
• Ye Lingling suggested that the group pursue their own winning streaks instead of confronting Nine Absolutes, and Yu Tianheng agreed to watch him that evening.
• At Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, spectators cheered for Lu Yu, and Qin Ming brought Yu Tianheng and the others to watch his match.
• Osler insulted Nine Absolutes, and Lu Fei challenged him; Hua Yuan’s intimidating presence stopped Osler from attacking and prompted Qin Ming to demand an apology.
• Yu Tianheng defended Osler, but Lu Fei declined to press for an apology, and Qin Ming sighed over his students’ flaws.

Qin Ming apologized to Hua Yuan and Lu Yu for his students’ behavior, then used Lu Yu’s arena victory to show Yu Tianheng’s team the difference between their reputations and a true genius. Lu Yu won his tenth match with a swift sword strike, and afterward noticed Dugu Yan before Yu Tianheng stepped between them.

• Qin Ming accepted responsibility for Osler’s rude remarks, apologized to Hua Yuan and Lu Yu, and reminded his students to learn proper conduct as well as cultivation.
• The Master of Ceremonies introduced Lu Yu as Nine Absolutes before his tenth match, while Qin Ming revealed that Lu Fei was the renowned auxiliary Soul Master known as Food God.
• Lu Yu charged at his level-twenty-nine opponent without summoning his Martial Soul, and Qin Ming told Yu Tianheng’s team that Lu Yu had rarely needed his Martial Soul in his previous victories.
• Lu Yu defeated his opponent almost immediately by stopping his sword at the man’s throat, earning his tenth consecutive victory.
• After leaving the arena, Lu Yu noticed Dugu Yan among Yu Tianheng’s group, and Yu Tianheng moved to block his view.

Lu Yu watched Lu Fei dominate his match and asked Hua Yuan to arrange Soul Power-resistant swords so Lu Fei could continue learning the Nine Absolutes Sword Technique. Lu Fei's victory humbled the Imperial Fighting Team, and Qin Ming set them new training goals as Yu Tianheng challenged Lu Yu to meet him at level thirty.

• Lu Yu decided to wait before approaching Dugu Yan because he still needed the Mysterious Heaven Pill Scripture and feared Dugu Bo might interfere.
• Lu Yu asked Hua Yuan to find a master craftsman to forge swords that could withstand Soul Power for him and Lu Fei.
• Lu Fei swiftly defeated his opponent with Lingbo Microsteps, leaving Yu Tianheng and the others stunned by his strength.
• Qin Ming urged the Imperial Fighting Team to abandon their pride and ordered each member to take part in daily one-on-one and team Gambling Matches.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Lu Yu to meet him when he reached level thirty, and Lu Yu told him to earn a Copper Fighting Badge first.

Lu Yu faced the powerful Soul Elder Xiongba Tianxia in a Death Match to earn his Copper Fighting Badge. After Lu Yu overwhelmed him, Xiongba tried to surrender, but the arena’s rules left the fight unresolved as Lu Yu’s Martial Soul shot forward.

• Qin Ming and the others left, and Lu Yu went with Lu Fei and Hua Yuan to the one-on-one Death Match section for his promotion match.
• Lu Yu met Xiongba Tianxia, a level thirty-one Earth Violent Bear Soul Elder, and revealed his yellow and purple Soul Rings as the match began.
• Xiongba charged with his first soul skill, but Lu Yu evaded him and struck with sword qi that shattered his defense and cost him an arm.
• Xiongba realized he could not reach Lu Yu and called for surrender, drawing the crowd’s jeers because surrender could not save him in the Death Match Arena.
• Lu Yu looked surprised for a moment, then sent his Martial Soul forward.