Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Cao Yan transmigrated to Douluo Continent, received level ninety-nine Soul Power from his system, and killed a 99,999-year Man Faced Demon Spider with a single attack. He ended the chapter inspecting the beast’s red Soul Ring, which was just short of a 100,000-year ring.

• Cao Yan arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest and demanded that his system appear, eager to defeat Tang San.
• The system assigned Cao Yan an orphan identity and gave him a Beginner Gift Pack containing level ninety-nine Soul Power, while explaining that he needed missions to awaken a Martial Soul and gain Soul Rings.
• A 99,999-year Man Faced Demon Spider attacked Cao Yan, who remained calm and struck it with one punch.
• Cao Yan’s Soul Power devastated the surrounding forest and sent countless Soul Beasts fleeing as the spider’s feelers were pulverized.
• Cao Yan found the dead spider and examined its red 99,999-year Soul Ring.

Cao Yan traveled to Nuoding Academy to fulfill a quest to humiliate Tang San and the Grandmaster, but he was stopped at the entrance for lacking Spirit Hall documentation. He left the gatekeeper collapsed after intimidating him with a single look, and stood outside the academy declaring that no one could save him.

• Cao Yan rejected the 99,999-year Soul Ring and accepted the system quest to join Nuoding Academy and humiliate Tang San and the Grandmaster.
• Cao Yan checked his system panel, then headed toward Nuoding City, planning to make Xiao Wu his girlfriend.
• Cao Yan asked a young woman for directions to Nuoding Academy and left after she tried to ingratiate herself with him.
• A gatekeeper demanded Cao Yan's Spirit Hall certificate and tried to strike him when he said he had none.
• Cao Yan's gaze overwhelmed the gatekeeper, who fell to the ground trembling and bleeding as Cao Yan warned him that no one could save him.

Cao Yan intimidated the academy gatekeeper, Han Gou, and met Grandmaster, who hoped to make the six-year-old his disciple. Cao Yan challenged him to a martial soul duel to prove his worth as a teacher, and Grandmaster accepted.

• Cao Yan threatened Han Gou with death or expulsion, but Grandmaster arrived and stopped him from leaving.
• Grandmaster apologized for the academy and decided he had to make Cao Yan his disciple, believing the boy had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Cao Yan pretended to admire Grandmaster and asked him to become his teacher, then laid out his family's requirement that a master prove their strength in a duel.
• Grandmaster tried to persuade Cao Yan with his martial soul research, but Cao Yan teased him for being afraid to fight a six-year-old.
• Grandmaster accepted the duel, confident he could defeat Cao Yan despite his weak martial soul.

Grandmaster challenged Cao Yan without summoning his martial soul, but Cao Yan struck him so hard that he was sent crashing through the academy gate. Grandmaster then summoned Luo San Pao and proposed another spar, leaving Cao Yan to accept the challenge.

• Grandmaster invited Cao Yan to attack him barehanded, confident that he could defeat the child.
• Cao Yan punched Grandmaster in the chest, shattering his bones and sending him through the academy gate.
• Grandmaster dismissed his injuries as carelessness and praised Cao Yan, but Cao Yan said he no longer wanted him as a master.
• Grandmaster summoned Luo San Pao and asked Cao Yan to spar again, proposing that Cao Yan become his disciple if he lost.
• Cao Yan accepted Grandmaster's challenge.

Cao Yan defeated Grandmaster after evading Luo San Pao’s hypnotic smoke, then rejected Grandmaster’s demand to become his disciple and continued humiliating him. Grandmaster was left bloodied and powerless as Cao Yan warned him to stay away from Nuoding Academy.

• Grandmaster launched a surprise attack with Luo San Pao’s hypnotic smoke, knocking the gatekeeper unconscious.
• Cao Yan vanished from the smoke and struck Grandmaster from behind, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Grandmaster admitted defeat and begged Cao Yan to take him as his disciple, but Cao Yan refused.
• Grandmaster threatened to keep Cao Yan out of Nuoding Academy, and Cao Yan mocked his lack of qualifications and knowledge.
• Cao Yan kicked Grandmaster repeatedly while warning him not to appear before him at the academy again.

Cao Yan beat and humiliated Grandmaster at Nuoding Academy, then dodged a silent sleeve-arrow attack from the newly arrived Tang San. After identifying Tang San as the attacker, Cao Yan prepared to confront him, hoping to complete his system mission.

• Cao Yan kept Grandmaster alive for his own plans, mocked him, and kicked him until he felt his anger had eased.
• Cao Yan left the gatekeeper alive and turned toward the academy, but dodged a silent projectile aimed at his throat.
• Cao Yan picked up the short needle and saw Tang San and Old Jack at the academy gate.
• Tang San told Old Jack that he had attacked because Cao Yan was bullying the weak, while Old Jack became troubled by Tang San's ruthlessness.
• Cao Yan recognized Tang San and focused on him, anticipating that defeating him would complete his system mission.

Tang San attacked Cao Yan with a hidden weapon, but Cao Yan struck him down and demanded an apology. Old Jack made Tang San kneel to preserve his place in Holy Soul Village, leaving Tang San kneeling while his hatred for Cao Yan grew.

• Tang San admitted throwing the weapon at Cao Yan and concealed his intent to kill him, while Old Jack warned him after seeing his murderous gaze.
• Cao Yan slapped Tang San and sent him crashing to the ground after Tang San refused to apologize.
• Tang San apologized and introduced himself, but Cao Yan said he would remember him and demanded that he kneel.
• Old Jack stopped Tang San from attacking Cao Yan again, then agreed that Tang San should kneel to make amends.
• Old Jack ordered Tang San to kneel or lose his place in Holy Soul Village, and Tang San finally knelt before Cao Yan while growing more resentful.

Cao Yan sought to register at Nuoding Academy after humiliating Grandmaster, while Tang San was forced to apologize and then tried to turn the academy against Cao Yan. Director Su welcomed Cao Yan as a supposed Hidden Family genius but rejected Tang San’s certificate and drove him away, leaving Grandmaster beaten and disgraced.

• Old Jack made Tang San apologize to Cao Yan, gave him his academy certificate, and left after urging him to behave at school.
• Cao Yan encountered Director Su, admitted he had beaten Grandmaster, and claimed descent from the Hidden Family Cao Family.
• Director Su welcomed Cao Yan into Nuoding Academy and directed him to wait in a teaching building.
• Tang San presented his certificate, but Director Su suspected it was forged because it listed Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, then threw Tang San to the ground.
• Grandmaster protested Cao Yan’s admission, but Director Su mocked him, kicked him away, and hurried after Cao Yan.

After verifying Tang San’s Martial Soul certificate, the Grandmaster explained how he deduced that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, and Tang San accepted him as his teacher. The Grandmaster took Tang San to arrange his enrollment and recovery, while Tang San remained determined to grow strong enough to kill Cao Yan.

• The Grandmaster examined Tang San’s certificate, confirmed his Innate Full Soul Power, and offered to take him as a disciple.
• Tang San hesitated after recalling Director Su’s insults, then grew wary when the Grandmaster revealed he suspected Tang San had Twin Martial Souls.
• The Grandmaster explained his deduction using his research on Blue Silver Grass, Soul Power, and rare cases of Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San accepted the Grandmaster as his teacher by kneeling and kowtowing, and the Grandmaster agreed to take him on.
• The Grandmaster led Tang San to arrange his enrollment and tend to his injuries, while Tang San resolved to kill Cao Yan once he was strong enough.

Cao Yan completed the system mission and received Yu Jin as his Guardian Spirit Martial Soul, then learned that his level ninety-nine Soul Power did not make him a true Peerless Douluo without Soul Rings. After the system explained Yu Jin’s limitations and how Cao Yan could gain Soul Rings, he used navigation to find the teaching building.

• The system announced that Cao Yan had completed the mission to humiliate Grandmaster and Tang San and drew a Martial Soul for him.
• Cao Yan received Yu Jin, a Guardian Spirit Martial Soul, and asked the system about its strength and his own abilities.
• The system explained that Cao Yan had level ninety-nine Soul Power but lacked Soul Rings, leaving him vulnerable to powerful Titled Douluo and unable to obtain Soul Rings outside system missions.
• Cao Yan learned that Yu Jin’s strength depended on Soul Rings and that using his own Soul Power to empower Yu Jin would quickly drain him.
• Cao Yan used the system’s navigation function to locate the teaching building and headed there.

Cao Yan registered at Nuoding Academy and showed Director Su and two teachers his Innate Full Soul Power and conscious Guardian Spirit, Yu Jin. The teachers were overwhelmed by Yu Jin’s presence, and Cao Yan recalled him before the chapter ended.

• Director Su worried that Cao Yan would not enroll after Grandmaster interfered with his registration.
• Cao Yan arrived at the Academic Affairs Office and reassured Director Su that he wanted to study at Nuoding Academy.
• Cao Yan revealed that he had Innate Full Soul Power at Level Ten, and Director Su confirmed it by examining him.
• Cao Yan summoned his Guardian Spirit, Yu Jin, who greeted him as Young Master and stood at his side.
• Director Su and the other teachers were frightened by Yu Jin’s power, so Cao Yan recalled the Guardian Spirit.

Cao Yan enrolled at Nuoding Academy and chose Seventh Dorm despite the teachers urging him toward better accommodations, secretly hoping to meet Xiao Wu. He left after overhearing the teachers praise him and disparage Grandmaster and Tang San.

• Director Su registered Cao Yan, promised to conceal his background, and gave him a Storage Ring, Gold Soul Coins, and a uniform.
• The teachers described the academy dormitories and urged Cao Yan to choose First or Second Dorm, but he requested Seventh Dorm.
• Cao Yan claimed he wanted hardship to strengthen his fighting spirit, earning the teachers' admiration.
• After Cao Yan left, the teachers agreed to keep his identity secret and discussed his Innate Full Soul Power and the risk of Grandmaster approaching him.
• Cao Yan overheard the teachers insult Grandmaster and a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, then continued toward Seventh Dorm, thinking Tang San could not arrive before him and he could win Xiao Wu over.

Cao Yan arrived at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy’s Seventh Dorm and defeated Wang Sheng with a single finger, earning the students’ respect. He became the dorm’s new boss and prepared to pursue the system quest involving Xiao Wu.

• Cao Yan received a quest to win Xiao Wu’s heart and sleep in the same bed as her, with the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and a random Hidden Weapon as rewards.
• Cao Yan found the Seventh Dorm’s filthy, crowded rooms and met Wang Sheng, who demanded that he call him Boss or challenge him.
• Wang Sheng used Martial Soul Possession and his first soul skill, Tiger Claw Blades, to attack Cao Yan.
• Cao Yan blocked Wang Sheng’s claws with one finger and sent him flying with a little force.
• Wang Sheng accepted Cao Yan as the new boss, and the other students looked at Cao Yan with awe.

Cao Yan became the boss of Seventh Dorm and put the students to work preparing for Xiao Wu’s arrival. With the dorm cleaned and his requested items on the way, he waited for her to arrive at the academy.

• Wang Sheng accepted Cao Yan as the new boss of Seventh Dorm, and the other students greeted Cao Yan.
• Cao Yan told Wang Sheng to buy pink bedding, carrots, and lily-scented curtains for Xiao Wu’s expected arrival.
• Cao Yan discovered the Gold Soul Coins in his Storage Ring and gave Wang Sheng ten to handle the purchases and buy the dormitory a meal.
• Cao Yan laid down rules for Seventh Dorm and ordered the students to clean up.
• The students finished cleaning the dormitory, and Cao Yan waited for Xiao Wu to arrive.

At Nuoding Academy’s Seventh Dorm, Cao Yan prepared for Xiao Wu’s arrival and tried to impress her when she appeared. After they met, Xiao Wu arranged to share his bedding, leaving Cao Yan delighted to have her close by.

• Cao Yan decorated his bed with pink bedding and stocked carrots while waiting for Xiao Wu to arrive.
• A bruised student told Cao Yan and Wang Sheng that a powerful little girl had beaten him, and Xiao Wu soon appeared at the dormitory door.
• Cao Yan recognized Xiao Wu, sided with her instead of his underling, apologized, and welcomed her to Seventh Dorm.
• Cao Yan and Xiao Wu introduced themselves and discussed their martial souls, while Cao Yan promised to look after her.
• Xiao Wu refused the other students’ worn bedding and persuaded Cao Yan to push their beds together so they could share his bedding.

Cao Yan bonded with Xiao Wu and the Work-Study Students by sharing carrots and treating them to lunch. At the cafeteria, Xiao Chenyu provoked Wang Sheng and Xiao Wu, and Cao Yan stepped in to face him.

• Cao Yan shared one of his carrots with Xiao Wu after she asked for one, then promised to treat the Work-Study Students to lunch.
• Wang Sheng led Cao Yan, Xiao Wu, and the other students to the cafeteria, where they headed upstairs to eat.
• Xiao Chenyu mocked Wang Sheng and the Work-Study Students, and Wang Sheng warned him that Seventh Dorm had a new boss.
• Xiao Wu challenged Xiao Chenyu to a fight, but Cao Yan stopped her and said he would handle it himself.

Cao Yan confronted Xiao Chenyu for insulting Xiao Wu and defending the Work-Study Students, then revealed his Guardian Spirit martial soul. Xiao Chenyu’s confidence faltered when he sensed its overwhelming presence, leaving the confrontation on the brink of a fight.

• Cao Yan slapped Xiao Chenyu and declared that Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students were under his protection.
• Xiao Chenyu threatened Cao Yan with his father’s status as Nuoding City’s lord and revealed his wolf martial soul and level eleven cultivation.
• Cao Yan disclosed that he was a first-year student with level ten Soul Power and summoned Yu Jin as his Guardian Spirit martial soul.
• Yu Jin’s imposing presence frightened Xiao Chenyu and stunned Wang Sheng and the other students, prompting Xiao Chenyu to regret provoking Cao Yan.

Cao Yan had Yu Jin defeat Xiao Chenyu in one strike, forcing him to apologize to Xiao Wu and promise not to bully the Work-Study Students. Grandmaster and Tang San witnessed the fight, and Grandmaster planned to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day while Tang San secretly vowed revenge on Cao Yan.

• Cao Yan challenged Xiao Chenyu and told him not to hold back, while Xiao Chenyu cautiously unleashed his first soul skill, White Wolf's Sharp Blade.
• Cao Yan summoned Yu Jin, who sent Xiao Chenyu flying and held a blade to his throat, forcing him to surrender.
• Cao Yan ordered Xiao Chenyu to apologize to Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng, and Xiao Chenyu promised he would not bully the Work-Study Students again.
• Wang Sheng and the other students were astonished by Cao Yan's victory, while the dining hall's students and teachers looked at him with awe.
• Grandmaster told Tang San that they would go to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day to obtain his first soul ring, and Tang San privately vowed to kill Cao Yan in revenge.

Cao Yan treated the Seventh Dorm Work-Study Students to an expensive meal after defeating Xiao Chenyu, and he grew closer to Xiao Wu during the evening. Xiao Wu brought the drunken Cao Yan back to the dormitory, where they fell asleep holding each other.

• Wang Sheng praised Cao Yan for defeating Xiao Chenyu and protecting the Work-Study Students, and Cao Yan promised to look after them.
• Cao Yan treated the group to a lavish meal, and Xiao Wu eagerly enjoyed the dishes while Cao Yan told a story about Heavenly Silkworm Potato.
• Cao Yan and the Work-Study Students toasted one another, and Wang Sheng led the others back to the dormitory after they ate and drank their fill.
• Wang Sheng left Cao Yan and Xiao Wu alone, and Xiao Wu took the drunken Cao Yan back to the Seventh Dorm.
• Cao Yan grabbed Xiao Wu as he slept, and Xiao Wu let him hold her through the night.

Cao Yan received the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and Soul Chasing Life Taking Yama's Post from his system, then woke to find Xiao Wu confronting him for touching her in his sleep. After teasing her and promising to behave, he went with her to class.

• Cao Yan received Soul Chasing Life Taking Yama's Post and learned the system had given him an initial grasp of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record techniques.
• Cao Yan resolved to cultivate the techniques, win Xiao Wu over, and make Tang San unable to rise again.
• Xiao Wu woke Cao Yan and scolded him after finding his hand resting inappropriately while he pinned her beneath him.
• Cao Yan touched Xiao Wu again before pulling away, and she slapped him while he dismissed her anger and promised not to touch her in his sleep.
• Xiao Wu told Cao Yan that Wang Sheng and the others had gone to class, then led him out of the dormitory when he could not find clothes he had never taken off.