Chapter Summaries

Zhongli Wu vowed to make the Holy Spirit Cult feared, while Qian Daoliu warned him against provoking the Spirit Pagoda. At Martial Soul Academy, Huo Yuhao’s Mental Probe continued to advance, and Shen Zhou cautioned him to develop his abilities and Soul Power without rushing.

• Zhongli Wu vowed that the Holy Spirit Cult would make Qian Daoliu, Shen Zhou, and Martial Soul Academy regret dismissing it.
• Qian Daoliu watched the Evil Demon Forest and warned Zhongli Wu that he would destroy the Holy Spirit Cult if it caused trouble.
• Huo Yuhao’s Mental Probe grew strong enough to cover nearly a li beyond the academy and sense living creatures’ emotions.
• Shen Zhou explained that Huo Yuhao could eventually use spiritual power to attack an enemy’s Consciousness Sea, but warned him against rushing.
• Shen Zhou considered options for Huo Yuhao’s second Soul Ring, then rejected the idea of pursuing an excessively powerful Soul Ring before his body was ready.

Huo Yuhao continued improving through cultivation and sparring, while Shen Zhou and Yu Mengdi discussed his potential. Qian Daoliu stabilized his Soul Core and sensed that he was nearing the realm of gods.

• Shen Zhou agreed with Yu Mengdi that Huo Yuhao was improving rapidly and said becoming a Titled Douluo was his minimum standard.
• Yu Mengdi gave Er Ha breakfast, and Er Ha praised the Metal Puppet's Braised Pork and demanded it for every meal.
• Huo Yuhao and Blood Maiden sparred, and his Mental Shock struck her real body after he identified it among her Blood Shadow Clones.
• Blood Maiden reflected on Shen Zhou's kindness and worried about his reaction if he discovered she was an undercover agent of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qian Daoliu felt his stabilized Soul Core strengthening his body and loosening his bottleneck, while Golden Crocodile Douluo's Soul Core advanced his cultivation toward level ninety-seven.

The Offering Elders and students shared lavish meals at Martial Soul Academy while Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu discussed Blood Maiden’s future. Shen Zhou wanted to help her leave the Holy Spirit Cult, though Qian Daoliu warned that she would have to choose for herself.

• Qian Daoliu advised Shen Zhou to fully nurture his first Soul Core before attempting to condense a second, and Shen Zhou said they could be the first to cultivate seven Soul Cores.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei enjoyed the Academy’s extravagant lunch, while Huo Yuhao encouraged Blood Maiden to eat and she thanked him for the shrimp.
• Qian Daoliu confiscated Guangling Douluo’s Thousand-Year Ganoderma Wine until his Soul Core stabilized, and Golden Crocodile Douluo promised to drink with him later.
• Shen Zhou asked Qian Daoliu whether Blood Maiden could stay, and Qian Daoliu said the choice depended on her and would be difficult because the Holy Spirit Cult had shaped her life.
• Shen Zhou said he wanted to help Blood Maiden change her fate because she reminded him of Huo Yuhao.

Blood Maiden struggled with her secret mission and growing feelings for Huo Yuhao while the Holy Spirit Cult waited for her report. Huo Yuhao broke through to level twenty, and Shen Zhou planned to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest for a second Soul Ring once his cultivation stabilized.

• Blood Maiden wondered whether Huo Yuhao would hate or kill her if he learned her identity, while Zhongli Wu decided to leave her in Martial Soul Academy to gather more information.
• Qian Daoliu watched the Evil Demon Forest and warned Zhongli Wu not to provoke him or the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao shattered the barrier holding back his cultivation and broke through to level twenty as Shen Zhou waited outside the Cultivation Room.
• Shen Zhou told Huo Yuhao that his Soul Power could reach around level twenty-five within a month and that they would seek a second Soul Ring once it stabilized around level twenty-two.
• At breakfast, Huo Yuhao invited Blood Maiden to join him on the trip to hunt a Soul Ring, and she asked whether she was allowed to go.

Shen Zhou revealed that Blood Maiden was the Holy Spirit Cult’s spy, but offered her the choice to stay at Martial Soul Academy without forcing her to betray anyone. The Offering Elders then discussed hunting a second Soul Ring for Yu Hao, planning to search the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Shen Zhou stopped Blood Maiden by the lake and revealed that her real identity was Zhongli Wu’s adopted daughter and the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Maiden, sent to gather intelligence.
• Blood Maiden asked why Shen Zhou and the academy had treated her kindly, and he told her she could choose for herself whether to stay without betraying the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Blood Maiden was left considering her choice, while Qian Daoliu told Shen Zhou that her brighter eyes showed she wanted to live.
• Shen Zhou and the Offering Elders discussed Yu Hao’s second Soul Ring and the risks of a Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a Mental Attribute.
• The elders agreed to try their luck hunting for Yu Hao’s Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Daoliu discussed opening the Spirit Pagoda to students and preparing for the Holy Spirit Cult, then Shen Zhou took Huo Yuhao toward the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his second Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Shen Zhou explaining the rare Mental Attribute Soul Beasts Huo Yuhao could choose from.

• Qian Daoliu proposed opening the Spirit Pagoda to students once a week and warned the Offering Elders to prepare for another attack by the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qian Daoliu predicted Zhongli Wu might try to turn Shrek Academy against Martial Soul Academy, and Shen Zhou agreed they would fight any attackers.
• Shen Zhou and Huo Yuhao left for the Star Dou Great Forest after Huo Yuhao's Soul Power stabilized at level twenty-one.
• Huo Yuhao described his Mental Probe's range, and Shen Zhou advised him to wait until level twenty-five before sensing the causes of emotions.
• Huo Yuhao asked what Soul Beast he should choose for his second Soul Ring, and Shen Zhou listed four common Mental Attribute Soul Beasts.

Huo Yuhao chose a Spirit Light Fox for his second Soul Ring, valuing faster mental power recovery, and traveled with Shen Zhou to the Star Dou Great Forest. After Shen Zhou sensed a mature Thousand-Year Spirit Light Fox, they found its burrow, where Huo Yuhao detected a warm, powerful spiritual presence.

• Huo Yuhao chose the Spirit Light Fox because faster mental power recovery would support his spiritual abilities.
• Shen Zhou sensed a mature Thousand-Year Spirit Light Fox about twenty li away and agreed to hunt it the next morning.
• Huo Yuhao worried that his body might not withstand a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but Shen Zhou encouraged him to trust his training and himself.
• Huo Yuhao and Shen Zhou entered the forest, and Huo Yuhao used Mental Probe to sense their surroundings while conserving his power.
• Shen Zhou led Huo Yuhao to the Spirit Light Fox's burrow, where Huo Yuhao sensed a dense, warm spiritual power within.

Huo Yuhao lured out a Thousand-Year Spirit Light Fox and struggled with the choice to kill the creature after it trusted him. Shen Zhou killed it, and Huo Yuhao absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining a powerful Mental Probe before reflecting on the cost of cultivation.

• Huo Yuhao used Mental Shock to draw the Spirit Light Fox from its burrow, then communicated goodwill to it through his spiritual power.
• Huo Yuhao hesitated to kill the fox after it treated him as a friend, but Shen Zhou reminded him that he needed its Soul Ring and killed it with his spear.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the fox's Thousand-Year Soul Ring, enduring its energy as his Spirit Eye and Mental Probe grew stronger.
• Huo Yuhao told Shen Zhou that the fox's trust made its death painful, and Shen Zhou urged him not to let killing become habitual or power cloud his purpose.

After Huo Yuhao gained a thousand-year Spirit Light Fox Soul Ring, Blood Maiden struggled with her loyalties while Shen Zhou promised to wait for her. Wu Yun Douluo arrived at Martial Soul Academy with Zhongli Wu’s order for Blood Maiden to continue her undercover mission.

• Huo Yuhao and Shen Zhou returned to Martial Soul Academy, where Huo Yuhao’s new Soul Ring impressed Yu Mengdi, Tang Ya, and Er Ha.
• Blood Maiden quietly left the dining hall and cried by the lake as she wrestled with her life at the academy and her ties to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Shen Zhou watched Blood Maiden from the Spirit Pagoda and told her he would wait for her to choose her own path.
• Zhongli Wu sent Wu Yun Douluo to check on Blood Maiden after she failed to report for a month.
• Wu Yun Douluo found Blood Maiden by the lake, handed her a jade pendant, and relayed Zhongli Wu’s order for her to continue lurking.

Blood Maiden received a three-month deadline from Wu Yun Douluo to find weaknesses at Martial Soul Academy, Qian Daoliu, and Shen Zhou, and she struggled with whether to remain at the academy. Huo Yuhao celebrated his new Thousand-Year Soul Ring and learned Qian Daoliu would help him hunt his third Soul Ring, while Blood Maiden joined him for training despite her distress.

• Wu Yun Douluo gave Blood Maiden a jade pendant and ordered her to find weaknesses at Martial Soul Academy, Qian Daoliu, and Shen Zhou within three months.
• Blood Maiden returned to her dormitory and agonized over whether to stay at Martial Soul Academy or return to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao showed Tang Ya and Bei Bei his Thousand-Year Spirit Light Fox Soul Ring and explained that its skill restored Mental Power.
• Qian Daoliu praised Huo Yuhao's progress and promised to personally help him hunt his third Soul Ring when he reached level thirty.
• Blood Maiden arrived at breakfast tired and troubled, but insisted on training with Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao sensed Blood Maiden's disordered breathing and Mental Power during their training, then used Mental Shock.

Blood Maiden struggled with her mission to infiltrate Martial Soul Academy and chose to stay, while Shen Zhou accepted her despite her past. Nearly two months later, she remained at the academy with Zhongli Wu’s deadline less than ten days away.

• Huo Yuhao's Mental Shock knocked Blood Maiden down, and she asked whether he would forgive her if she had lied to him.
• Blood Maiden told Shen Zhou she wanted to stay at Martial Soul Academy but confessed that the Holy Spirit Cult had ordered her to uncover the academy's weaknesses within three months.
• Shen Zhou told Blood Maiden she could stay and become an academy student, and she later hid the Black Jade Pendant in her drawer without destroying it.
• Zhongli Wu gave Blood Maiden two more months to send information and ordered Wu Yun Douluo to ensure she stayed at the academy forever if she failed.
• Nearly two months later, Blood Maiden reflected on how she had settled into academy life as fewer than ten days remained before Zhongli Wu's deadline.

Shen Zhou decided that Martial Soul Academy would enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition and appointed Yu Mengdi to lead its team. As the chosen students began preparing, a Shrek Academy teacher arrived in White Tiger City with the competition invitation, intending to gauge Martial Soul Academy’s attitude toward Shrek.

• Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu discussed the Holy Spirit Cult, the Blood Maiden’s indecision, and the need for Martial Soul Academy to enter the competition.
• Shen Zhou appointed Yu Mengdi team leader and let her select Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and the Blood Maiden as competitors.
• Yu Mengdi invited Huo Yuhao and the Blood Maiden to join the team, and both accepted; Tang Ya and Bei Bei also agreed to compete for Martial Soul Academy.
• The Blood Maiden handled the Black Jade Pendant but returned it to her drawer, deciding she was not ready to crush it.
• Fan Cheng arrived at Martial Soul Academy with Shrek Academy’s competition invitation and assessed the academy’s imposing appearance.

Fan Cheng delivered Shrek Academy’s Elite Tournament invitation to Martial Soul Academy, where Shen Zhou agreed to compete and maintain friendly relations. After Fan Cheng left, Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu discussed Mu En’s intentions, and the academy began intensive tournament training.

• Fan Cheng entered Martial Soul Academy, where Yu Mengdi showed him the Spirit Locust Trees and the powerful Spirit Pagoda before taking him to Shen Zhou.
• Shen Zhou accepted Shrek Academy’s invitation and agreed that Martial Soul Academy would treat Shrek as a friend outside the tournament.
• Fan Cheng accepted Shen Zhou’s invitation to lunch and was astonished by the cultivation-enhancing dishes served at Martial Soul Academy.
• After Fan Cheng departed, Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu discussed Mu En’s attempt to repair relations, and Shen Zhou confirmed that Martial Soul Academy would compete.
• Yu Mengdi led Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Blood Maiden through intensive training as their abilities improved.

Yu Mengdi trained Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and the Blood Maiden to coordinate as a team, while Huo Yuhao’s combat skills and endurance improved. With less than three days left before Zhongli Wu’s deadline, the Blood Maiden faced the choice of reporting on Martial Soul Academy or betraying the Holy Spirit Cult, and ended with the Black Jade Pendant clenched in her hand.

• Yu Mengdi assigned the team their roles and explained how they could coordinate in battle.
• The Blood Maiden hesitated to touch the Black Jade Pendant, wishing to stay at Martial Soul Academy a little longer.
• A month later, Huo Yuhao used Mental Probe and Mental Shock effectively in training and dodged the Blood Maiden’s Blood Shadow Palm.
• After training, the Blood Maiden returned to her dorm and confronted the pendant and her looming deadline from Zhongli Wu.
• The Blood Maiden picked up the pendant and considered throwing it away, knowing that doing so would leave her no way back.

Zhang Peng came to Martial Soul Academy to take Blood Maiden back to the Holy Spirit Cult, but she refused and chose to stay. Qian Daoliu blocked Zhang Peng’s attack, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Zhongli Wu ordered Zhang Peng to retrieve the Holy Maiden and kill her if she refused to obey.
• Blood Maiden reached her deadline without sending the Holy Spirit Cult any news, while Huo Yuhao brought her porridge and noticed she was upset.
• Zhang Peng arrived at Martial Soul Academy with a group of Evil Soul Masters and demanded that Blood Maiden return with him.
• Yu Mengdi stood between Zhang Peng and Blood Maiden, then Qian Daoliu arrived and asked Blood Maiden whether she wanted to leave.
• Blood Maiden declared that she would stay at Martial Soul Academy, and Zhang Peng attacked her.
• Qian Daoliu blocked Zhang Peng’s attack with his Angel Holy Sword, forcing Zhang Peng back and injuring him.

After Zhang Peng and the Holy Spirit Cult’s followers withdrew, Blood Maiden confessed to Huo Yuhao that she had been an undercover agent, and Shen Zhou welcomed her as an official student of Martial Soul Academy. The next morning, she discovered that Qian Daoliu’s Angel Holy Light had purified her Martial Soul, and she joined her friends for breakfast as she began her new life at the academy.

• Qian Daoliu warned Zhang Peng not to target Martial Soul Academy’s students again, and Zhang Peng led his followers away.
• Blood Maiden admitted to Huo Yuhao that she was an undercover agent from the Holy Spirit Cult, but he told her that he already knew and trusted her to choose well.
• Shen Zhou asked Blood Maiden whether she would stay, and she accepted his offer to become an official student of Martial Soul Academy.
• The next morning, Huo Yuhao noticed Blood Maiden’s spiritual power had become purer, and she realized Qian Daoliu’s Angel Holy Light had removed some of the evil aura from her Martial Soul.
• Er Ha welcomed Blood Maiden, and Tang Ya and Bei Bei greeted her as a fellow student while she shared breakfast with them.

Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu prepared Martial Soul Academy for the upcoming tournament while anticipating retaliation from the Holy Spirit Cult. Blood Maiden cast away the Black Jade Pendant, and Huo Yuhao’s expanding Mental Probe revealed his rapid spiritual growth as the academy’s team continued training.

• Shen Zhou and Qian Daoliu discussed the likely responses of Zhongli Wu and Mu En, then focused on preparing for the Elite Tournament.
• Blood Maiden threw the Black Jade Pendant into the lake and smiled as she let go of her past.
• Zhang Peng reported Blood Maiden’s defection to Zhongli Wu, who refused to send him after her and vowed that the conflict had only begun.
• Huo Yuhao sensed across White Tiger City’s eastern district and told Shen Zhou that his Mental Probe could reach up to nine miles.
• Shen Zhou sent Huo Yuhao to combat practice, where Yu Mengdi watched the representative team conduct a simulated battle.

Huo Yuhao’s Mental Probe helped Martial Soul Academy’s team train for the upcoming tournament, while Blood Maiden found comfort in her new home. As the academy prepared for a possible Holy Spirit Cult move at the tournament, its first public exchange match ended with Huo Yuhao and his teammates dominating their guests.

• Huo Yuhao guided Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Blood Maiden through a flawless training drill, and Yu Mengdi praised their coordination ahead of the tournament in Star Luo City.
• Blood Maiden stood by the lake where her discarded Black Jade Pendant lay, and Huo Yuhao brought her congee and reassured her that he was not afraid of the coming tournament.
• Qian Daoliu predicted that Zhongli Wu might target Blood Maiden during the tournament, then tasked Shen Zhou with improving the team's combat skills while he prepared to help Yu Mengdi obtain her sixth Soul Ring.
• Shen Zhou proposed a public exchange match, and Martial Soul Academy invited representative teams from White Tiger City and nearby academies to spar.
• Three days later, Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Blood Maiden overwhelmed the visiting White Tiger City team, with Huo Yuhao using Mental Probe and Mental Shock to outmaneuver a four-ring soul master.

Martial Soul Academy prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition as exchange matches drew stronger opponents. Huo Yuhao and his teammates defeated Star Sky Academy’s leader through coordinated teamwork.

• Shen Zhou told Qian Daoliu that he was prepared to face the Holy Spirit Cult if it intervened in the competition.
• White Tiger City Academy’s embellished stories about Martial Soul Academy spread, and Shen Zhou welcomed the rumors for attracting more visiting teams.
• Shen Zhou identified Star Sky Academy as the next opponent and told Yu Mengdi that its teamwork would challenge Huo Yuhao’s group.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Probe to direct Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Blood Maiden against Star Sky Academy’s coordinated formation.
• Huo Yuhao disrupted Lin Feng with Mental Shock, Tang Ya restrained his sword, and Bei Bei struck him down, prompting Lin Feng to concede.

Huo Yuhao and his teammates gained experience and fame through repeated battles, then accompanied Yu Mengdi and Qian Daoliu into the Star Dou Great Forest. Yu Mengdi absorbed a powerful Ten Thousand Year Radiant Lion’s Soul Ring and emerged with six Soul Rings.

• Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Blood Maiden defeated Star Sky Academy and spent the next half month improving through repeated battles.
• The rumor that Huo Yuhao had defeated a five-ring Soul Emperor as a two-ring Soul Master spread across the empires.
• Yu Mengdi asked Qian Daoliu to help her hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year light-attribute Soul Beast, and he brought Huo Yuhao along to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yuhao detected a sleeping Ten Thousand Year Radiant Lion, and Qian Daoliu suppressed it while Yu Mengdi fought and killed it.
• Yu Mengdi absorbed the Radiant Lion’s Soul Ring and awakened with six Soul Rings, four purple and two black.