Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo drew heavenly lightning to awaken his true Martial Spirit, the Thunder Hell Vine, and rose to Rank Ten Soul Power. Yu Xiaogang witnessed the transformation and began investigating Lin Mo’s records, intent on discovering the secret of his Martial Spirit.

• Lin Mo went to the Back Mountain during a violent thunderstorm to fulfill his Martial Spirit’s awakening condition, while Yu Xiaogang secretly followed him.
• Lin Mo’s Thunder-Clap Grass absorbed the lightning, transformed into the Thunder Hell Vine, and raised his Soul Power from Rank Eight to Rank Ten.
• The system announced Lin Mo’s completed awakening and granted him Weather Manipulation, which let him alter the weather within five hundred meters for fifteen minutes.
• Lin Mo noticed a figure retreating into the forest but was too exhausted to pursue it, then returned to the academy and suspected someone had seen what happened.
• Yu Xiaogang reviewed Lin Mo’s enrollment form, concluded that his Martial Spirit concealed an astonishing secret, and decided to find a chance to test him.

After his Martial Soul awakened and his Soul Power reached level ten, Lin Mo met with Yu Xiaogang, who offered to take him as a disciple. Lin Mo refused, deciding Yu Xiaogang’s theories would hinder rather than help his cultivation.

• Lin Mo finished cultivating, felt his improved abilities, and went to the cafeteria for food.
• An upperclassman told Lin Mo that Yu Xiaogang wanted to see him, and Lin Mo met him in the cafeteria.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Lin Mo to his office, noted his breakthrough to level ten, and probed for secrets about his Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to take Lin Mo as his disciple and guide his cultivation and Soul Ring choices.
• Lin Mo rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer without hesitation.

Lin Mo rejected Yu Xiaogang's offer of mentorship, declaring that Yu's Martial Soul theory could not guide him. After leaving the academy, Lin Mo packed his belongings and prepared to head to the Soul Beast Forest for his first Soul Ring, while realizing Tang San and Xiao Wu might soon arrive at Nuoding Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang offered to take Lin Mo as his disciple, but Lin Mo refused and said Yu's theory did not apply to his Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang became furious, threatened Lin Mo, and vowed to make him regret his decision; Lin Mo left without looking back.
• Lin Mo returned to the dormitory, packed his few belongings, and decided to leave Nuoding Academy for the Soul Beast Forest.
• Lin Mo overheard that new students would arrive soon and suspected Tang San and Xiao Wu would be among them.

After Yu Xiaogang denied taking Lin Mo as his disciple, academy students mocked Lin Mo, who ignored them and prepared to leave. At the gates, Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power and brought him into the academy, then tried to order Lin Mo to stay; Lin Mo confronted him.

• Yu Xiaogang announced that Lin Mo was not his disciple, and students spread rumors that Lin Mo had pretended otherwise.
• Lin Mo ignored the mockery in his dormitory and continued cultivating while preparing to leave the academy.
• Old Jack and Tang San argued with the gatekeeper, who rejected Tang San’s Spirit Hall certificate claiming Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass.
• Yu Xiaogang examined Tang San, confirmed his Rank 10 Soul Power, accepted his certificate, and escorted him into the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Lin Mo leaving with his luggage and ordered him to return and accept a three-day punishment.
• Lin Mo refused Yu Xiaogang’s interference and asked who he thought he was to meddle in Lin Mo’s affairs.

Lin Mo left Nuoding Soul Master Academy after confronting Yu Xiaogang and refusing to apologize. On the road, he met Xiao Wu, warned her to turn back, and continued on alone.

• Lin Mo accused Yu Xiaogang of smearing him after he refused to become his disciple, then ignored Yu Xiaogang's order to stop and left the academy.
• Students mocked Lin Mo and predicted he would regret leaving, while one student tried to persuade him to apologize and return.
• Lin Mo refused to apologize and walked away carrying his luggage.
• Lin Mo met Xiao Wu on the road as she asked for directions to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Lin Mo recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but decided not to harm her.
• When Xiao Wu asked what to avoid at the academy, Lin Mo warned her to leave and go back the way she came.

After leaving Nuoding Town, Lin Mo received the Blood Curse Blade and discovered that his system could store and retrieve items. He reached the outskirts of the Soul Beast Forest and decided to wait until morning before entering to search for a soul ring.

• Lin Mo bought food and provisions in Nuoding Town and set out alone toward the nearest Soul Beast Forest.
• The system awarded Lin Mo the Blood Curse Blade, which inflicted stacking percentage damage on soul beasts.
• Lin Mo discovered the system's skill slots and inventory, then stored his weapon, luggage, money, and supplies.
• As Lin Mo traveled west, his Thunder Hell Vine strengthened his body and accelerated his Soul Power cultivation.
• Lin Mo reached the outskirts of the Soul Beast Forest at dusk and chose to spend the night outside before entering at dawn.

Lin Mo entered the Soul Beast Forest, tested his combat ability against a Wind Baboon, and used Weather Manipulation to summon a thunderstorm. The system detected a Four-Hundred-Year Golden Thunder Bamboo nearby and marked its location for him.

• Lin Mo killed a Wind Baboon with the Blood Curse Blade and watched its ordinary white soul ring form.
• After practicing against Ten-Year Soul Beasts, Lin Mo entered the Hundred-Year Soul Beast area and ignored a group of soul masters who mocked him.
• Lin Mo used Weather Manipulation to create a thunderstorm, allowing the Thunder Hell Vine to absorb lightning energy and rapidly increase his Soul Power.
• The system detected a Four-Hundred-Year Golden Thunder Bamboo four hundred and thirty meters west of Lin Mo and marked its location.

Lin Mo killed a Golden Thunder Bamboo and began absorbing its soul ring, but five greedy soul masters tried to interrupt him and steal his treasure. He completed the absorption, defeated them with his new Thunder Prison Vine Whip, and left the forest as the Blood Curse Marks doomed his attackers.

• Lin Mo cautiously approached and killed the 427-year-old Golden Thunder Bamboo by stacking the Blood Curse with repeated strikes.
• Lin Mo began absorbing the Golden Thunder Bamboo’s yellow soul ring, but the five soul masters who had mocked him earlier discovered him and decided to seize his supposed treasure.
• The five surrounded Lin Mo and attacked while he was still absorbing the soul ring, but he accelerated the fusion and completed it, reaching Level Thirteen as a One-Ring Soul Master.
• Lin Mo used his first soul skill, Thunder Prison Vine Whip, to bind and defeat all five attackers.
• Lin Mo inflicted Blood Curse Marks on the attackers and left them in the mud as he headed toward the forest’s outskirts.

Lin Mo stabilized his new Golden Thunder Bamboo soul ring and tested how it enhanced his Thunder Hell Vine, then prepared to leave the Soul Beast Forest. Meanwhile, Tang San absorbed a Datura Snake soul ring and became a soul master, while Yu Xiaogang dismissed Lin Mo as inferior.

• Lin Mo rested until his soul power settled, then discovered his Thunder Hell Vine had grown tougher and gained the first soul skill Thunder Vine Whip.
• Lin Mo used the Thunder Hell Vine to wield the Blood Curse Blade at a distance, then camped overnight and prepared to return to register with Spirit Hall.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang found that Tang San had killed the four-hundred-year Datura Snake with a Sleeve Arrow, leaving a suitable Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang San absorbed the Datura Snake soul ring and gained the Bind skill, which restrained targets with Blue Silver Grass and carried paralyzing venom.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Lin Mo could only obtain a ten-year soul ring and urged him not to concern himself with Lin Mo.

Lin Mo registered as a Soul Master at Nuoding City Spirit Hall, received his monthly subsidy, and was invited to join by Deacon Su Ming. The chapter ended when Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered, and Lin Mo met their eyes.

• Lin Mo completed his Soul Master registration and displayed his Thunder-Clap Grass martial soul and yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring for verification.
• The black-clad deacon checked Lin Mo’s records, confirmed his identity, and approved his application.
• Lin Mo received one Gold Soul Coin as his monthly subsidy.
• Su Ming praised Lin Mo and invited him to join Spirit Hall, but Lin Mo said he would consider the offer.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered Spirit Hall with Notting Junior Soul Master Academy teachers and students, and Lin Mo’s eyes met theirs.

At Spirit Hall, Lin Mo silenced Yu Xiaogang and Tang San’s mockery by revealing his powerful Thunder Hell Vine martial soul and suppressing Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass. Deacon Su Ming offered Lin Mo a recommendation letter, while Tang San left harboring killing intent.

• Yu Xiaogang and Nuoding Academy students mocked Lin Mo as a low-talent castoff while Yu Xiaogang presented Tang San as an Innate Full Soul Power genius.
• Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and Hundred-Year Soul Ring, astonishing the Spirit Hall crowd.
• Lin Mo summoned his Thunder Hell Vine and yellow Soul Ring, and its pressure made Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass wither and disperse.
• Lin Mo rebuked Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then silenced the students who had mocked him.
• Deacon Su Ming offered Lin Mo a recommendation letter for a higher-level Soul Master Academy.
• Tang San left with Yu Xiaogang, secretly holding a grudge, but lowered his gaze when Lin Mo turned back to meet his stare.

Lin Mo weighed the three academy recommendations and chose Plant Academy, where his plant-type martial soul and preference for quiet cultivation would attract less scrutiny. He left the decision settled on avoiding Suotuo City and Thunder Academy so he could develop in secret.

• Lin Mo returned to the inn with Spirit Hall's recommendation letter and considered Deacon Su Ming's suggestions of Suotuo Soul Master Academy, Plant Academy, and Thunder Academy.
• Lin Mo ruled out Suotuo Soul Master Academy because Tang San and his companions would gather in Suotuo City, and Yu Xiaogang might seek revenge against him.
• Lin Mo rejected Thunder Academy because its ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, intense competition, and close surveillance could expose his secrets.
• Lin Mo decided Plant Academy's plant-focused curriculum, loose management, and quiet surroundings would let him disguise his Thunder Hell Vine and cultivate in secret.
• Lin Mo chose Plant Academy.

Lin Mo arranged to travel safely toward Plant Academy with a Spirit Hall supply caravan, where he met Xie Yue and Hu Liena and demonstrated his Thunder-Clap Grass martial soul. After the caravan reached Heaven Dou City's territory, Lin Mo parted ways with the siblings and considered exploring the imperial capital before continuing to his destination.

• Lin Mo asked Deacon Su Ming for help traveling to Plant Academy, and Su Ming arranged for him to join a Spirit Hall supply convoy bound for Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Mo joined the caravan and recognized two young Spirit Hall travelers as the siblings Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• Lin Mo guarded the convoy on its journey and used his lightning-wreathed vines to intercept soul beasts during an attack in a forest.
• Hu Liena brought Lin Mo food at their camp, and he introduced Xie Yue and Hu Liena to his mutated Thunder-Clap Grass martial soul.
• The caravan arrived in Heaven Dou City's territory, where Lin Mo received more than twenty Silver Soul Coins and said farewell to Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• Lin Mo watched the siblings leave with the caravan, then looked toward Heaven Dou City and decided to explore before continuing onward.

Lin Mo unlocked Simulation in Heaven Dou City and used it to disguise himself and conceal his Soul Power. Hoping to solve his money shortage, he arranged to auction the system’s Heart of Eternity at the Heaven Dou Auction House and left with a membership card for an auction in five days.

• Lin Mo received the Simulation skill and Heart of Eternity after arriving in Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Mo tested Simulation, changing his appearance, Martial Soul, Soul Rings, and Soul Power aura, though he could not copy Martial Souls he had never seen.
• Lin Mo inspected the Heart of Eternity and discovered it was a diamond with no special properties.
• Lin Mo disguised himself and brought the diamond to the Heaven Dou Auction House, where an appraiser praised its purity.
• Lin Mo claimed the diamond had cultivation benefits and agreed to auction it for three million Gold Soul Coins after five days of promotion.
• The appraiser gave Lin Mo a distinguished membership card for the upcoming auction.

Lin Mo sold the Heart of Eternity at the Heaven Dou Auction House for six million Gold Soul Coins, while Ning Fengzhi bought it and asked to meet its seller. Lin Mo agreed to meet Ning Fengzhi and followed the Auction House President to his private room.

• Lin Mo entered the auction house in disguise while Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Xue Qinghe, and Gu Rong discussed the mysterious gemstone in their private room.
• The Auction House President gave Lin Mo a gold card and confirmed the house would buy the Heart of Eternity for three million Gold Soul Coins if it did not sell.
• The Heart of Eternity went up for auction, and Ning Fengzhi outbid Salas with a bid of six million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi examined the gemstone and asked the Auction House President to arrange a meeting with its seller.
• The Auction House President paid Lin Mo the full six million Gold Soul Coins and relayed Ning Fengzhi's invitation.
• Lin Mo agreed to meet Ning Fengzhi and followed the Auction House President toward his private room.

Lin Mo met Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong after selling the Heart of Eternity, and claimed he had found it in an ancient ruin in the Extreme North. His story led the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the imperial family to offer him their support, leaving Lin Mo on friendly terms with powerful allies in Heaven Dou.

• The Auction House President escorted Lin Mo to Ning Fengzhi's private room, where Xue Qinghe, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong were waiting.
• Gu Rong tried to probe Lin Mo's aura but found it obscured by a gray mist, while Lin Mo noticed his investigation.
• Ning Fengzhi asked where the Heart of Eternity came from, and Lin Mo said he had found it in an ancient ruin in the Extreme North.
• Lin Mo described rumors of an ancient Frost Temple, leading Ning Fengzhi and the others to suspect the Heart of Eternity was connected to the Frost Goddess's inheritance.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources to Lin Mo, and Xue Qinghe offered to help him within Heaven Dou.
• Lin Mo accepted their goodwill and left the private room as Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Rongrong saw him off.

After gaining wealth in Heaven Dou City, Lin Mo traveled to Elemental City and enrolled late at Plant Academy using a Spirit Hall recommendation letter. He secured a private villa dormitory and prepared to take the freshman assessment in three days.

• Lin Mo left the auction with six million Gold Soul Coins and bought luxurious robes and supplies.
• Lin Mo traveled by carriage from Heaven Dou City to Elemental City and arrived at Plant Academy.
• Lin Mo presented a Spirit Hall recommendation letter, and Su Yue guided him through the academy and explained its freshman classes and assessment.
• Lin Mo paid for a private single dormitory, completed enrollment, and received his identity token and dormitory pass.
• The registration teacher told Lin Mo to report to the martial arena at dawn in three days for the freshman class assignment assessment.

Lin Mo settled into his private courtyard at Plant Academy while the academy’s officials suspected he was an impostor with ties to Spirit Hall. Three days later, his freshman class-placement competition began, and the crowd watched as he stepped up for his Soul Power test.

• Su Yue showed Lin Mo to Quiet West Garden, where he planned to consolidate his cultivation and later use his weather skill to summon a Thunderstorm.
• Plant Academy’s officials reviewed Lin Mo’s background, suspected he was an impostor, and decided to keep their distance without giving him special treatment or making trouble for him.
• At the freshman class-placement competition, students gathered to take Soul Power tests before combat matches, while some resented Lin Mo for having a private courtyard.
• Zhou Hang tested at Level Twenty-One and drew attention as a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster from the Heaven Dou Zhou Family; he looked at Lin Mo with hostility.
• The instructor called Lin Mo forward, and the freshmen fixed their envious and suspicious gazes on him as he approached the testing stele.

Lin Mo entered the academy’s class placement competition with Soul Power Level Thirteen, drawing ridicule before being matched against the Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster Zhou Hang. The duel began with Zhou Hang attacking using Green Vine Bind, while Lin Mo’s response remained unseen.

• Lin Mo tested at Soul Power Level Thirteen, and students and instructors judged his talent as unimpressive.
• The academy began its class placement competition, assigning classes according to combat victories and allowing losers to challenge again.
• Lin Mo was drawn against Zhou Hang, a prominent-family student with two Soul Rings, who mocked him and demanded that he surrender.
• Lin Mo summoned his Thunder Hell Vine and revealed one yellow Soul Ring, prompting the crowd to dismiss his chances against Zhou Hang.
• After the referee started the match, Zhou Hang unleashed Green Vine Bind, sending dozens of vines toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo defeated Zhou Hang in the freshman evaluations and earned a place in Class A, drawing the hostility of the noble students. He left after provoking Zhou Hang and his allies, who were too wary to confront him directly.

• Lin Mo used his Thunder Hell Vine to suppress Zhou Hang’s Green Wood Vine and knocked him out with a single punch, winning their match.
• The referee declared Lin Mo the victor, stunning the arena, while Zhou Hang recovered and the noble students grew resentful.
• Lin Mo won three more matches decisively and secured a place in Class A alongside Zhou Hang.
• After the academy announced the class placements, Zhou Hang and several noble students blocked Lin Mo’s way and threatened him.
• Lin Mo mocked them with a gold coin and summoned his martial soul, making them retreat before he walked away.