Chapter Summaries

Five-year-old Jiang He used his system and rigorous training to prepare for his martial soul awakening, hoping to raise his chances of obtaining the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. After Dugu Yan invited him to dinner with her grandfather, Dugu Bo, Jiang He declined and prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to steal something.

• Jiang He honored his deceased parents and checked his system, which showed Level 10 Soul Power and a 0.6% chance of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Jiang He recalled how his training had increased his odds of awakening the Blood Demon Berserk Bear, though he remained dissatisfied with the tiny chance of obtaining the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Dugu Yan visited Jiang He and invited him to dinner with Dugu Bo, who wanted to see how his martial soul preparations were progressing.
• Jiang He told Dugu Yan he would stay home to prepare for his awakening, then became excited after she left and said the opportunity had come to steal something.

Jiang He recalled how Dugu Bo had rescued his parents and later helped him, then decided to risk entering Sunset Forest to steal an Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He reached Dugu Bo’s poison barrier and prepared to cross it, hoping to improve his chances of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul.

• Dugu Bo rescued Jiang He's parents and their students, then gave the orphaned Jiang He a Soul Master Awakening Preparation Manual.
• Jiang He rejected the idea of asking Dugu Bo about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and resolved to steal an Immortal Herb.
• Jiang He used the system to map a safe route and developed the Endless Life Technique to protect himself from Dugu Bo's poison barrier.
• Jiang He traveled to Sunset Forest, entered alone, and followed his researched route through the forest.
• Jiang He reached the poison barrier and prepared to cross it before Tang San's story began.

Jiang He sneaked into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and stole four immortal herbs before returning home unnoticed. After consuming the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, he strengthened his Spiritual Power and began transforming his Ancient Bear Visualization Method.

• Jiang He crossed Dugu Bo’s poison barrier, reached the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and used the system to locate four immortal herbs.
• Jiang He harvested the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, then left the more conspicuous herbs behind.
• Jiang He erased his tracks, escaped Sunset Forest, and returned to Heaven Dou City with the herbs.
• Jiang He checked his home, then dripped the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into his eyes and activated the Ancient Bear Visualization Method.
• Jiang He watched the Giant Bear in his mind grow more solid and develop sharp claws as his Spiritual Power surged.

Jiang He absorbed three Immortal Herbs, dramatically strengthening his Spiritual Power, body, and Soul Power before his Martial Soul awakening. After reaching Soul Power Level 20, the system gave him a 99% chance of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, leaving him poised for a powerful awakening in half a year.

• Jiang He absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, raising his Spiritual Power to the level of an ordinary Soul King and improving his eyesight.
• Jiang He consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, growing taller and stronger and raising his Soul Power to Level 15.
• Jiang He asked the system to deduce his Martial Soul, which gave him a 59% chance of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Jiang He consumed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, drawing out the chrysanthemum's hidden medicinal power and opening his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
• Jiang He reached 1.9 meters tall and Soul Power Level 20, while the system raised his chance of awakening the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear to 99%.

Jiang He absorbed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, bringing his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear awakening chance to 100% while leaving his Soul Power at level twenty. He realized he had missed Dugu Yan’s birthday and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Guard Yang verified that the towering Jiang He really was only five and a half years old.

• Jiang He spent a week absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, which raised his Martial Soul awakening chance to 100% but did not increase his Soul Power beyond level twenty.
• Jiang He trained but could not further improve his body, then decided to give the Secret Treasure Record to Dugu Yan for her to show Dugu Bo.
• Jiang He remembered that he had missed Dugu Yan’s birthday and hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Guard Yang initially refused to let Jiang He enter because he did not believe the huge boy was five years old.
• Jiang He proved his identity by recalling Guard Yang’s private history, and Guard Yang confirmed Jiang He’s bone age before letting him in.

Jiang He visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy and watched Dugu Yan spar with Yu Tianheng before surprising them with his sudden growth. He explained that he had grown taller after sleeping, and Dugu Yan forgave him for missing her birthday.

• Jiang He watched Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng spar and used the system to analyze their fighting; Yu Tianheng won by exploiting an opening.
• Jiang He greeted Dugu Yan and apologized for missing her birthday, and she recognized him by his voice.
• Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were shocked that Jiang He had grown from 1.6 meters to over 1.9 meters in a few days despite being under six and not yet having awakened his Martial Soul.
• Jiang He said his legs had hurt before he fell asleep and that he had no idea why he suddenly grew taller.
• Dugu Yan forgave Jiang He and recalled that Grandpa Dugu had guessed he was sleeping because children his age were still growing.

Jiang He realized Dugu Bo had discovered his theft of the Immortal Herbs and was taken to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for questioning. He tried to explain how he found the place by claiming he had deduced that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were poisoned.

• Dugu Yan told Jiang He that Dugu Bo wanted to awaken his martial soul himself.
• Jiang He hurried home and found Dugu Bo waiting in his room, where Dugu Bo confronted him for trespassing and stealing.
• Dugu Bo’s pressure overwhelmed Jiang He, who fainted despite circulating the Tyrant Emperor Devouring World Art and the power of the Immortal Herbs.
• Jiang He woke at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and Dugu Bo demanded to know how he found it and learned it was his territory.
• Jiang He claimed he had discovered Dugu Bo was poisoned by comparing Dugu Bo’s and Dugu Yan’s unusual green coloring.

Jiang He explained how he had deduced that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well suppressed Dugu Bo’s poison and defended his desperate pursuit of strength. Dugu Bo acknowledged his spirit, then poisoned him to test him and gave him seven days to find a lasting antidote.

• Jiang He used the Secret Treasure Record and his observations of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to explain how he had identified the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as a way to suppress their Martial Soul toxins.
• Dugu Bo withdrew his aura and asked why Jiang He had dared to steal the Immortal Herbs; Jiang He said he would rather risk death pursuing strength than live powerless like his parents.
• Dugu Bo admitted that toxins were in his body and asked whether the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot could cure him.
• Dugu Bo made a Bamboo Leaf Green bite Jiang He, then gave him an antidote that would hold the poison back for seven days.
• Dugu Bo told Jiang He he could seek another seven days by asking Dugu Yan to use her Jade Phosphor Snake, then walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Jiang He waited at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while Dugu Bo spent five months absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Dugu Bo emerged detoxified and stronger, and Jiang He explained that he had stayed because he chose not to take the herbs meant for Dugu Bo.

• Jiang He realized Dugu Bo had given him a pill as a safeguard for Dugu Yan, but Jiang He knew his Soul Power had already sealed the snake poison and could expel it.
• Dugu Bo remained inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for five months while Jiang He trained, hunted for food, and waited nearby.
• Dugu Bo emerged with black hair and a much younger face, released a powerful aura, and laughed with relief.
• Dugu Bo questioned why Jiang He was still there, and Jiang He spat out the tainted blood and pill, explaining that the herbs' medicinal effects had trapped the toxins.
• Dugu Bo said the herbs had cleared his poison and formed a wondrous spring within him, then asked why Jiang He had not consumed them himself.
• Jiang He said he had spared the herbs for Dugu Bo because they offered Dugu Bo the greatest benefit and could cure his toxins.

Jiang He explained how the Secret Treasure Record and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s herbs could help cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Snake Poison. Dugu Bo chose the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma for Dugu Yan, then turned to discuss Jiang He’s own situation.

• Dugu Bo reflected on how the Secret Treasure Record could have revealed a cure for his poison and recalled that Jiang He’s father and Dugu Yan’s father had studied together.
• Jiang He asked why Dugu Yan was older than him, and Dugu Bo explained that Jiang He’s father had struggled to find a wife because of his ordinary talent.
• Jiang He said Dugu Yan could drink Dugu Bo’s blood for temporary detoxification, but recommended herbs to address the flaw in her Martial Soul instead.
• Jiang He suggested the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, while warning that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower might conflict with Dugu Yan’s snake Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo chose the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and said Dugu Yan could try other herbs if it proved insufficient, preserving the remaining plants for future descendants.
• Dugu Bo told Jiang He that it was time to discuss Jiang He’s own situation.

Jiang He explained why he had stayed instead of fleeing, and Dugu Bo accepted him as his disciple. After awakening Jiang He’s Martial Soul, Dugu Bo discovered it was a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with innate Soul Power rank twenty.

• Jiang He told Dugu Bo that fleeing would have left him hunted and hiding, while he believed Dugu Bo would not kill him without cause.
• Dugu Bo praised Jiang He’s judgment and asked him to become his disciple, and Jiang He accepted.
• Dugu Bo learned that Jiang He had turned six and began awakening his Martial Soul.
• Jiang He awakened a powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul, startling Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo tested Jiang He’s Soul Power and discovered his innate rank was twenty.

Jiang He told Dugu Bo that he wanted two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, despite the usual limits for a Soul Master's first and second rings. Dugu Bo began to doubt his objections after recalling Jiang He's exceptional physical strength and Spiritual Power.

• Jiang He felt the overwhelming power of his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo calmed him with his aura.
• Dugu Bo gave Jiang He durable clothes and a ten-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool.
• Dugu Bo proposed finding two hundred-year power-type Soul Beasts for Jiang He's first Soul Rings, but Jiang He said he wanted two ten-thousand-year rings.
• Jiang He considered how his training, immortal herbs, and Spiritual Power cultivation had prepared him to withstand the rings' physical impact and Soul Shock.
• Dugu Bo warned Jiang He about the limits of low-level Soul Rings, then reconsidered after remembering Jiang He's enhanced physique and the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Jiang He insisted on trying to absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his first ring, and Dugu Bo agreed to help him despite the danger. They chose a newly ten-thousand-year Berserk Giant Ape, which Jiang He killed after Dugu Bo poisoned and weakened it.

• Dugu Bo warned Jiang He that a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring could kill him, but Jiang He remained determined to pursue an all-black Soul Ring configuration.
• Dugu Bo agreed to help Jiang He try once, insisting that the Soul Beast must have only just entered the ten-thousand-year tier.
• Dugu Bo brought Jiang He to a Berserk Giant Ape estimated by the system to be about 10,200 years old, and Jiang He chose it as his target.
• Dugu Bo struck the Berserk Giant Ape with his Death Arrow and gave Jiang He a long blade, explaining that he should attack once the poison nearly reached its heart.
• Jiang He stabbed the helpless Berserk Giant Ape in the heart, killing it.

Jiang He absorbed the Berserk Giant Ape’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring, while Dugu Bo watched and recalled how the Immortal Herbs had strengthened him. After overcoming the Soul Beast’s resentful mental attack, Jiang He completed the absorption and awakened with a stable aura.

• Jiang He began absorbing the Berserk Giant Ape’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Dugu Bo warned him of the risks and kept watch.
• Dugu Bo recalled how the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot had cleansed his poison, repaired his Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul, and raised his Soul Power to level ninety-five.
• The Berserk Giant Ape attacked Jiang He’s mind with its resentment, but the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in Jiang He’s spiritual world tore apart and absorbed its spiritual body.
• Jiang He absorbed the Soul Ring over several hours, and its black ring settled beneath his feet as his aura stabilized.
• Dugu Bo praised Jiang He for succeeding in absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year first Soul Ring.

After absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his first ring, Jiang He discovered that his Soul Power had risen to level twenty-five. He then asked Dugu Bo to help him seek a twenty-thousand-year Second Soul Ring.

• Jiang He thanked Dugu Bo for helping him absorb the Berserk Giant Ape's Soul Ring and described his Berserk skill, which tripled his attributes without a fixed time limit.
• Jiang He tested the skill and said he could maintain it for about half a shichen with his current Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo was stunned when Jiang He said his Soul Power had reached level twenty-five, and Jiang He explained that stored medicinal power from the Immortal Herbs had erupted during his absorption of the Soul Ring.
• Jiang He told Dugu Bo that he felt ready to seek a stronger Second Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo warned him not to become impetuous.
• Jiang He declared that he wanted a twenty-thousand-year Second Soul Ring.

Jiang He and Dugu Bo found an Ancient Terror Bear for Jiang He’s second Soul Ring, and Jiang He successfully absorbed its nearly twenty-one-thousand-year ring. Dugu Bo then worried that Jiang He’s rapid progress would soon force him to face Soul Beasts beyond even Dugu Bo’s ability to defeat.

• Dugu Bo led Jiang He through Sunset Forest and found an Ancient Terror Bear that he believed was slightly under Jiang He’s desired age.
• Jiang He checked the system panel, confirmed that the bear met his second Soul Ring absorption limit, and chose it.
• The Ancient Terror Bear stunned Jiang with its ground-shaking stomp and tried to flee, but Dugu Bo froze it and corroded it with his Soul Skills.
• Jiang He killed the weakened bear and absorbed its Soul Ring using the Tyrant Emperor World-Devouring Art.
• Dugu Bo watched Jiang He gain his second ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and worried that Jiang’s future Soul Rings would require him to challenge Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Jiang He showed Dugu Bo his new Second Soul Skill, Stomp, and revealed that he had reached level twenty-eight after absorbing a Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Dugu Bo told him to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Jiang He accepted that his teacher’s protection made concealing his talent unnecessary.

• Jiang He demonstrated Stomp, which sent out shockwaves that briefly stunned Dugu Bo and could boost his attributes by fifty percent.
• Dugu Bo praised the skill’s wide-area control, then learned Jiang He’s Soul Power had risen only three levels to level twenty-eight.
• Dugu Bo told Jiang He to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and seek his guidance whenever he had questions.
• Jiang He worried that other factions would target him if they learned about his talent.
• Dugu Bo laughed off Jiang He’s fears and declared that few people could threaten him or dare harm his only disciple.

Dugu Bo brought Jiang He to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and revealed his extraordinary talent to the academy’s leaders and guests. The chapter ended with Jiang He manifesting his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul and two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, stunning everyone present.

• Dugu Bo brought Jiang He to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked Meng Shenji to enroll him alongside Dugu Yan.
• Jiang He met Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin in the Education Committee’s reception hall.
• Dugu Bo announced that Jiang He had awakened with level twenty Innate Soul Power and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul.
• At Dugu Bo’s request, Jiang He manifested his Martial Soul and revealed two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and the others stared at Jiang He in shock.

Jiang He displayed his unprecedented Martial Soul, rank-twenty innate Soul Power, and two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, astonishing everyone at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After Dugu Bo left him in the academy’s care, Ning Fengzhi considered Jiang He as a future match for Ning Rongrong and a potential ally for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Dugu Bo teased Chen Xin while praising Jiang He’s talent, and Jiang He withdrew his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed Ning Rongrong’s rank-nine Innate Soul Power and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s limit of Soul Saint rank.
• Dugu Bo left Jiang He at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Meng Shenji learned that Jiang He’s parents had been academy teachers who died on a Soul Ring expedition.
• Jiang He returned to the family housing district, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Xue Qinghe departed the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested that Jiang He’s age and lack of family ties made him a promising future husband for Ning Rongrong, and Chen Xin acknowledged his exceptional qualifications.

After Xue Qinghe reported Jiang He's extraordinary talent to Xue Ye, he argued that the Heaven Dou Empire should win Jiang over through a marriage alliance rather than make an enemy of his teacher, Dugu Bo. Xue Ye accepted the reasoning, giving Xue Qinghe a pretext to interact with Jiang He frequently.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Jiang He had Innate Soul Power at level twenty and two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Xue Qinghe urged Xue Ye to recruit Jiang He, arguing that he could strengthen Heaven Dou against the Star Luo Empire and other factions.
• Xue Qinghe warned that attacking Jiang He would provoke Dugu Bo, whose support could make Heaven Dou's position even more precarious.
• Xue Qinghe proposed a marriage alliance, saying Jiang He's descendants could strengthen the imperial bloodline while keeping the throne within the royal family.
• Xue Ye weighed the proposal and recognized that Jiang He could help remedy the imperial family's weak inherited Martial Soul, while Xue Qinghe gained a pretext to meet Jiang He often.