Chapter Summaries

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu trapped and wounded the brawny man, but his wolf howl disrupted their allies and his life-burning skill greatly increased his strength. The gaunt man broke free of Yu Yan’s ice chains and threatened to drain the pair’s blood and consume their flesh.

• Yu Yan restrained the brawny man with Mystic Ice Chains while Xiao Wu stabbed his shoulder with a Moonlight Energy spear.
• The brawny man used Boiling Blood Wolf Howl, briefly disorienting Xiao Wu and leaving Yu Qingfeng, Li Rong, and caravan members unable to fight.
• The brawny man activated Life-Burning Blood Boil, sacrificing his condition to multiply his strength, and Yu Yan warned Xiao Wu to retreat.
• The gaunt man shattered the Mystic Ice Chains with repeated Blood Wolf Claw strikes and escaped.
• The gaunt man threatened to drain Yu Yan and Xiao Wu’s blood, eat their flesh, and suck the marrow from their bones.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu worked together to drive the gaunt Fallen Soul Master into the forest, where Yu Yan used their second Martial Soul Fusion Skill to kill him. They survived the battle and prepared to search the corpse before returning to the merchant caravan and continuing toward Suotuo City.

• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu attacked the gaunt man together and maneuvered him toward the forest.
• Yu Yan struck the gaunt man with a full-force punch, and Xiao Wu grabbed him and threw him into the forest while binding him with Moonlight Energy threads.
• Yu Yan trapped the gaunt man with Ice Flame Explosion Chain, then detonated the chains when the man used Life-Burning Blood Boil to strengthen himself.
• Xiao Wu guarded Yu Yan until the smoke cleared and they saw the gaunt man’s charred corpse.
• Yu Yan told Xiao Wu to search the corpse for treasures and bring it along so Spirit Hall could pay for the Fallen Soul Master.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu found a Storage Soul Tool on the gaunt man, filled with Gold Soul Coins, blood, books, and boxes. After discovering two valuable books inside, they examined the boxes, and Yu Yan handed Xiao Wu a dagger to test.

• Xiao Wu found a jade necklace on the gaunt man's corpse, and Yu Yan recognized it as a likely Storage Soul Tool.
• Xiao Wu confirmed the necklace held a cubic meter of space containing Gold Soul Coins, bags of blood, two books, and three boxes.
• Yu Yan told Xiao Wu to discard the blood and retrieve the books and boxes.
• Yu Yan read the Han Family Meditation Method and the Soul Beast Compendium, then gave the books to Xiao Wu to store.
• Yu Yan opened the first box, found a sharp dagger, and asked Xiao Wu to test it on a tree.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu tested the dagger, then discovered a bamboo slip describing four Immortal Herbs and their uses. Yu Yan formed a plan involving Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng, while Xiao Wu secretly planned to bring him Empty Bright Jade Core; they prepared to continue to Suotuo City with Yu Qingfeng’s caravan.

• Xiao Wu tested the dagger against a stone, and Yu Yan confirmed it could pierce Frost Scale Armor but not penetrate it, so he gave it to her.
• Yu Yan told Xiao Wu to store the dagger and necklace in her storage Soul Tool, and she happily accepted the necklace.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu opened a box containing an earthy yellow stone, but they could not identify it and stored it for later.
• Yu Yan found a bamboo slip describing Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng, Empty Bright Jade Core, and Pure Moon Duckweed, along with their effects and uses.
• Yu Yan recognized where Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng could be found and devised a plan centered on Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng.
• Xiao Wu recognized Empty Bright Jade Core from Lake of Life and secretly resolved to bring some to Yu Yan as a surprise before dragging the gaunt man's corpse away.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu reached Suotuo City and practiced the Little Fish Meditation Method before finding Flender’s shop. Yu Yan spotted the Crystal Dragon Gold inside, but Flender warned them not to handle anything unless they planned to buy it.

• Yu Yan told the caravan that a senior had killed the Fallen Soul Master, and the survivors continued safely toward Suotuo City.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu parted from Yu Qingfeng and his wife in Suotuo City, then began searching for Flender’s shop.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu studied the newly renamed Little Fish Meditation Method and attempted to visualize its mercury lake.
• Yu Yan found Flender’s shop the next morning and recognized a dark yellow crystal as Crystal Dragon Gold.
• Xiao Wu asked whether the objects on the shop walls were Soul Tools, and Flender told them not to pick anything up unless they were buying.

Yu Yan negotiated with Flender over a damaged cauldron and a dirty crystal, disguising his interest in the Crystal Dragon Gold. He left the shop with both items after paying three hundred Gold Soul Coins.

• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu examined Flender’s wares, and Yu Yan picked out a damaged small cauldron.
• Flender asked five thousand Gold Soul Coins for the cauldron, and Yu Yan bargained him down while Xiao Wu challenged the price.
• Yu Yan offered three hundred Gold Soul Coins for the cauldron and a dirty crystal, claiming he wanted the crystal as a joke for his friends.
• Flender accepted the deal, and Xiao Wu paid three hundred Gold Soul Coins before storing the Crystal Dragon Gold.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu left with both items, while Flender pocketed the payment, pleased with the sale.

Yu Yan explained the value of Crystal Dragon Gold to Xiao Wu and shattered the crystal to reveal the golden particles inside. He showed her how Soul Power transformed a particle into a fine golden thread, revealing the material’s nature as a naturally formed weapon.

• Back at the inn, Yu Yan explained that the crystal contained a rare Crystal Plate formed from accumulated Crystal Hair.
• Yu Yan protected himself and Xiao Wu with Frost Scale Armor, then shattered the crystal with a full-force punch.
• Golden particles burst from the crystal, and Yu Yan told Xiao Wu they were the opportunity he had come to Suotuo City to find.
• Xiao Wu tested a particle and found it soft and elastic but too resilient to flatten.
• Yu Yan infused a particle with Soul Power, extending it into a three-inch golden thread and explaining that Crystal Hair was a naturally formed weapon.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu collected the Crystal Dragon Gold, which Xiao Wu proved adept at controlling, and named it Golden Rainbow Silk. On their way to say goodbye to Yu Qingfeng and his wife before leaving Suotuo City, they encountered Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai confronted Yu Yan.

• Xiao Wu used her Moonlight Energy to gather the Crystal Dragon Gold and showed she could control it at a distance.
• Xiao Wu suggested naming the weapon Golden Rainbow Silk, and Yu Yan agreed.
• Yu Yan decided not to visit Shrek Academy and planned to leave Suotuo City after visiting Yu Qingfeng and his wife.
• While browsing street stalls with Xiao Wu, Yu Yan heard Ma Hongjun make lewd remarks about her and recognized Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Yu Yan stepped in front of Xiao Wu and warned the three men, prompting Dai Mubai to summon his White Tiger Martial Soul and two yellow Soul Rings.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu confronted Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, and Yu Yan quickly trapped Dai Mubai with his Mystic Ice Chains. Ma Hongjun’s flames began melting the chains, but Yu Yan countered him and left Dai Mubai bound and covered in frost.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar summoned their Martial Souls and Soul Rings to back up Dai Mubai as he taunted Yu Yan and Xiao Wu.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu summoned their Martial Souls, and Xiao Wu offered to fight Ma Hongjun while Wu Xue prepared to face the three boys.
• Dai Mubai charged Yu Yan, but Yu Yan caught him in a Mystic Ice Chain Cage that Dai Mubai could not break with his White Tiger skills.
• Dai Mubai called on Ma Hongjun for help, and Ma Hongjun’s Phoenix Fire Line began melting the chains.
• Yu Yan countered Ma Hongjun’s flames with Scorching Breath and tightened the cage until it bound Dai Mubai’s hands and feet and covered him in frost.

Yu Yan punished Ma Hongjun and Oscar for harassing Xiao Wu, then left Suotuo City with her. After escaping their bindings, Ma Hongjun and Oscar recruited Flender to search for Yu Yan, but they found no trace of him.

• Ma Hongjun refused to apologize, while Oscar offered a false apology on both their behalf.
• Yu Yan bound Ma Hongjun and Oscar to trees with Mystic Ice Chains as a public lesson, then left Suotuo City with Xiao Wu and Wu Xue.
• On the road to the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom, Xiao Wu asked Yu Yan about the scent he had noticed on Ma Hongjun and Oscar, but he put off explaining it.
• After the chains melted, Ma Hongjun freed Oscar and took him to Flender, who set out with them to find Yu Yan.
• After searching Suotuo City for three days, Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar failed to find Yu Yan, and Ma Hongjun vowed to take revenge.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu cultivated with the Moon Essence, which let Xiao Wu fully charge her second Soul Ring's Moonlight Energy. The next morning, she showed Yu Yan her enhanced Moonlight Possession, while Wu Xue curiously pawed at the energy-made ring.

• At the Sword Mountain Range, Yu Yan transferred Moon Essence to Xiao Wu, who used it to fill her second Soul Ring's Moonlight Energy.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu cultivated through the night while Wu Xue absorbed the dense Soul Power around them; Yu Yan came close to reaching rank 24.
• Yu Yan asked Xiao Wu to show him her fully charged Moonlight Possession, and he and Wu Xue examined the glowing patterns on her Soul Ring.
• Wu Xue repeatedly tried to swipe at the energy-made Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu calmed her by stroking her and holding her.
• Xiao Wu activated her Second Spirit Skill, revealing that her full Moonlight Energy was twice as much as before.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu reached Ice Soul City and visited Exotic Beast Academy to consider joining. Gu Yingying welcomed them and showed them a campus where people and gentle Soul Beasts lived side by side.

• Yu Yan asked Xiao Wu why she seemed troubled as they traveled through the Star Dou Forest, but she avoided explaining and asked whether they would study at Exotic Beast Academy.
• More than a month later, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu arrived in Ice Soul City, whose Exotic Beast Academy was known for its rare Ice Soul Flower nursery.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu went to Exotic Beast Academy after finding Gu Yingying’s courtyard closed, and Gu Yingying hurried to greet them.
• Yu Yan told Gu Yingying that they had not decided whether to enroll, and she invited them inside to talk.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu toured the academy, where the well-equipped campus and its freely roaming gentle Soul Beasts impressed them.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu met with Exotic Beast Academy’s vice dean, Jiang Jing, to discuss joining the academy. After demonstrating their extraordinary abilities, Yu Yan began setting conditions, leaving the negotiations unfinished as he made his second request.

• Gu Yingying asked Yu Yan why he and Xiao Wu had rejected Balaque Academy, and Yu Yan explained that its recruiters had disregarded their wishes and Xiao Wu.
• Gu Yingying warned Jiang Jing to respect Xiao Wu, and Jiang Jing promised Gu Yingying an Ice Soul Grass as a reward for her help.
• Jiang Jing greeted Yu Yan and Xiao Wu and invited them to state their conditions for joining Exotic Beast Academy.
• Yu Yan offered to help the academy win the tournament after next if it accepted three conditions, and he and Xiao Wu revealed their two yellow Soul Rings and level 24 Soul Power.
• Jiang Jing agreed to meet Yu Yan’s first condition of unrestricted library access, except for especially important books that required an application.
• Yu Yan stated his second condition: Exotic Beast Academy should locate the hidden Speed Clan and act as an intermediary so he could make a deal with them.

Yu Yan negotiated with Jiang Jing for Exotic Beast Academy to help him contact the Speed Clan and promised a third request, while Xiao Wu asked for Ice Soul Flowers. Yu Yan and Xiao Wu joined the academy, and Jiang Jing hurried off to arrange the flowers.

• Yu Yan asked Jiang Jing to locate and contact the Speed Clan, and she revealed that the clan was in Dragon City, Xueling Province.
• Yu Yan concealed his plan to ask Exotic Beast Academy to help him contact Dugu Bo after he obtained the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng.
• Jiang Jing invited Xiao Wu to state her own request, and Xiao Wu asked for several Ice Soul Flowers.
• Jiang Jing agreed to Xiao Wu's request and promised to arrange delivery after consulting the academy's leadership.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu agreed to join Exotic Beast Academy, and Jiang Jing sent Gu Yingying to help them enroll before rushing to arrange the Ice Soul Flowers.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu enrolled at Exotic Beast Academy, where Gu Yingying showed them around and arranged a residence for them. After learning they were already Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters despite being under eight, Meng Yiran was left stunned, while Yu Yan and Xiao Wu settled in confident they could win the upcoming tournament.

• Gu Yingying showed Yu Yan and Xiao Wu around Exotic Beast Academy, including its library, before remembering she had a class to teach.
• Meng Yiran arrived looking for Gu Yingying, and Yu Yan and Xiao Wu continued to their residence without her.
• Gu Yingying told Meng Yiran that Yu Yan and Xiao Wu would represent the academy in the tournament and were already Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters, shocking Meng Yiran.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu admired their new courtyard residence and discussed whether the academy would blame them if they failed to win the tournament.
• Yu Yan insisted that he and Xiao Wu would win the championship.

Vice Principal Jiang Jing gave Yu Yan and Xiao Wu an academy access token and arranged their Ice Soul Flowers, explaining how to absorb them safely. On their third day at Exotic Beast Academy, she took them to the Ice Soul Flower field and went in to pick flowers for them.

• Jiang Jing found Yu Yan and Xiao Wu in the library and gave Yu Yan a token granting access to most academy areas.
• Jiang Jing told them the academy would provide four Ice Soul Flowers at once and one each year until graduation, and explained that absorbing them in a hot spring would minimize their lingering chill.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu decided to spend two days settling in before absorbing the flowers.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu met Jiang Jing on their third day and followed her into the academy's central area to see the Ice Soul Flower field.
• Jiang Jing told them to stay at the edge, then entered the field and cut two palm-sized Ice Soul Flowers.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu reached rank 26, then traveled with Jiang Jing to Dragon City, where Jiang Jing prepared to visit the Speed Clan. As Yu Yan and Xiao Wu went fishing at White Dragon Lake, Bai He and the Speed Clan leaders discussed the academy’s visit and assumed it was seeking their clan’s help.

• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu refined the Ice Soul Flower and broke through to rank 26, astonishing Jiang Jing.
• Jiang Jing told Yu Yan and Xiao Wu they would leave for Dragon City the next day and that she would soon be busy with the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.
• Jiang Jing, Yu Yan, and Xiao Wu rode Ice Soul Horses to Dragon City after several days of travel.
• Jiang Jing went to submit a visit application to the Speed Clan, while Yu Yan and Xiao Wu went fishing at White Dragon Lake.
• Bai He convened the Speed Clan leaders and told them Jiang Jing would visit the next morning with a student.
• The Speed Clan leaders speculated that Exotic Beast Academy had come to recruit their clan’s geniuses or ask for help in the tournament.

Bai He considered whether the struggling Speed Clan should accept Exotic Beast Academy’s invitation as Vice Dean Jiang Jing brought Yu Yan to meet him. Yu Yan offered Bai He five hundred Gold Soul Coins to discuss a private business deal, and Bai He cleared the room to hear him out.

• Bai He pondered the Speed Clan’s future after receiving a visitation letter from Exotic Beast Academy.
• Yu Yan left Xiao Wu at the inn before setting out for the Speed Clan with Jiang Jing.
• Jiang Jing warned Yu Yan that the Speed Clan was proud and difficult to deal with as they approached its dilapidated estate.
• Bai He welcomed Jiang Jing and heard that Yu Yan had come to propose a trade.
• A clan elder angrily objected to Yu Yan’s offer, but Bai He reprimanded him and sent the other clansmen away.
• Yu Yan offered Bai He five hundred Gold Soul Coins and asked to discuss the deal privately, and Bai He invited him to explain.

Yu Yan sought the Speed Clan’s Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng and offered Bai He the Millennium Second Soul Ring Method in exchange. Bai He agreed and brought out the ginseng, but Yu Yan paused the deal to discuss additional conditions.

• Yu Yan asked Bai He to trade the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng for Gold Soul Coins, but Bai He refused and warned him not to ask again.
• Yu Yan revealed his purple second Soul Ring, startling Bai He, then offered the Millennium Second Soul Ring Method for the ginseng.
• Yu Yan explained that the method used affordable Whale Glue to improve a Soul Master’s physical strength and allow them to absorb a millennium Soul Ring.
• Bai He accepted the exchange, apologized for his earlier hostility, and placed the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng on the table.
• Yu Yan declined to take the box yet and said he had additional conditions to discuss.

Yu Yan revealed to Bai He that he was not yet eight years old despite having Level 26 Soul Power and a purple Second Soul Ring, then secured the Speed Clan's promise to keep his Soul Ring age-increasing method secret. He left Bai He stunned again by showing that he could disguise a purple Soul Ring as yellow and offering a solution to protect the clan.

• Yu Yan asked Bai He to judge his Soul Power Level and then revealed that he was still over a month away from turning eight.
• Bai He examined Yu Yan's Martial Soul Awakening Certificate and accepted that Yu Yan was an extraordinary young genius.
• Yu Yan required that his method for increasing Soul Ring age limits remain exclusive to the Speed Clan.
• Bai He swore that the Speed Clan would never disclose the method to outsiders.
• When Bai He worried that outsiders might torture clan members for the secret, Yu Yan changed his purple Soul Ring to yellow using the Hidden Edge Secret Technique.