Chapter Summaries

Wang Sheng defeated two three-ring Soul Elders who attacked him and tried to capture Meier, though he was injured in the fight. A hidden academy-uniformed person watched and decided Wang Sheng had to die.

• The leader charged at Wang Sheng with Blood Wolf Claw, but Wang Sheng used the burning Black-Faced Man to disrupt his attack and strike him with Strike Across the Mountain.
• Wang Sheng pinned the leader and Black-Faced Man together, then the leader shoved the Black-Faced Man in front of himself to block Wang Sheng’s attack.
• Wang Sheng’s Blazing Blade pierced both the Black-Faced Man and the leader, but the dying leader counterattacked with Blood Wolf Claw and injured Wang Sheng.
• Wang Sheng wondered who had ordered the attack and why they wanted Meier captured, ruling out Ji Changying as the likely culprit.
• An academy-uniformed person watched from the shadows, feared Wang Sheng’s strength threatened his plans and position, and decided to kill him.

Wang Sheng was nearly arrested after defending himself, but Xue Yue arrived and defeated Liu Cheng with a single strike. She protected her student and took the injured Wang Sheng and Mei Hu back to the academy for treatment.

• Liu Cheng ordered the Wind City Guard to seize Wang Sheng and prepared to use force when Wang Sheng resisted.
• Wang Sheng realized Liu Cheng was a five-ring Spirit King and prepared to escape, but Xue Yue arrived with Mei Hu.
• Xue Yue struck Liu Cheng with Goddess's Radiance, shattered his Iron Rod martial soul, and warned him not to abuse his authority over her student.
• Mei Hu checked on Wang Sheng, and Xue Yue examined his injured arm before taking them back to the academy for treatment.

After their friends recovered from being ambushed, Wang Sheng reasoned that someone at the academy had ordered the attack and narrowed the suspects to Li Feng and Huang Yuan. Wu Xiao'ai insisted Li Feng could not be responsible, and the group prepared to watch the rivals' scheduled duel.

• The guard captain discovered that the person who had arranged the attack had fled, while Xue Yue found Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai unconscious but alive.
• Half a month later, Wang Sheng, Mei Hu, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai discussed who had targeted them and concluded that the culprit was likely someone from the academy.
• Wang Sheng pointed out that the Wind City guard captain could only have been commanded by someone influential, leading Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai to name Li Feng and Huang Yuan.
• Wu Xiao'ai accused Huang Yuan based on his reputation and appearance, then defended Li Feng as upright and handsome, while Wang Sheng remained suspicious of him.
• Wu Xiao'ai explained that Li Feng and Huang Yuan were sons of rival city leaders and had a monthly scheduled duel that was due to take place that day.

Wang Sheng watched the academy crowd idolize Li Feng before his duel with Huang Yuan, and noticed a mysterious veiled woman with whom he felt an inexplicable connection. When Li Feng claimed he would no longer hold back, Wang Sheng challenged his boast by leaping onto the arena.

• Wang Sheng and his companions saw the crowd praise Li Feng and insult Wang Sheng, prompting Wang Sheng to promise Mei Hu that he would defeat Li Feng.
• Wang Sheng felt a strange connection with a veiled woman, briefly saw her breathtaking face, and then watched her disappear.
• Li Feng arrived at the arena, followed by Huang Yuan and his battle-hardened companions.
• Li Feng told Huang Yuan he would not hold back this time, and Wang Sheng questioned Wu Xiao'ai about whether Li Feng had held back in earlier fights.
• Wang Sheng criticized Li Feng for not admitting defeat, then used the Shaolin Movement Technique to leap onto the arena.

Wang Sheng confronted Huang Yuan and Li Feng at the academy arena, accusing them of arranging an attack on him and other students in Wind City. He challenged both to a fight to the death the next day, then cornered Li Feng by revealing that Li Feng had witnessed Wang Sheng kill the attackers he sent.

• Wang Sheng told the arena teacher that a Spirit King-level guard captain had helped clean up an attack on academy students, implicating Huang Yuan and Li Feng.
• Wang Sheng challenged Huang Yuan and Li Feng to a fight to the death at the arena the following day, and Huang Yuan accepted.
• Li Feng refused the challenge, claiming he would not bully a weaker opponent, while Wang Sheng questioned how he knew Wang Sheng's cultivation rank.
• Wang Sheng's questions led the students to suspect Li Feng had arranged the attack, and they condemned him.
• Wang Sheng said Li Feng had witnessed him kill the two Soul Elders sent to assassinate them, then challenged Li Feng to prove him wrong.

Wang Sheng exposed Li Feng as the person behind the assassination attempt and beat him in front of the academy, while Huang Yuan celebrated the damage to the Li Family. Xue Yue volunteered to confront Huang Zhen and revealed that she was close to reaching level sixty.

• Wang Sheng pressured Li Feng until Li Feng's denial effectively confirmed that he had sent people to assassinate Wang Sheng.
• Wang Sheng dismissed Li Feng's status as the City Lord's son and struck him four times with Vajra Palm, then left him badly injured.
• Wang Sheng told Huang Yuan that the enemy of his enemy was his friend, and Huang Yuan mocked Li Feng as he struggled to leave.
• Yan Guang offered to confront Huang Zhen, but Xue Yue insisted on handling the matter herself to protect her students.
• Ji Bing asked whether Xue Yue had reached level sixty, and Xue Yue said she expected to break through within a couple of days.

Ji Bing took over Class One while Xue Yue was on leave and selected Wang Sheng, Mei Hu, Wu Xiao'ai, and Wu Xiaodong for special training for the class competition. Wu Xiao'ai used her Nine Radiance Star Garment's Gravity Field to double gravity as the group began their physical exercises.

• Ji Bing arrived to teach Class One for a month while Xue Yue was on leave.
• Wu Xiaodong revealed that Ji Bing liked Xue Yue and that Xue Yue had never had a boyfriend, prompting Ji Bing to single him out.
• Ji Bing kept Wang Sheng, Mei Hu, Wu Xiao'ai, and Wu Xiaodong behind for special training instead of punishing them.
• Wu Xiao'ai summoned her Nine Radiance Star Garment and used her first soul skill, Gravity Field, to double gravity on the group.
• Ji Bing ordered the four students to complete physical training under gravity until Wu Xiao'ai ran out of Soul Power.

After half a month of punishing training, the students gathered for the arena matches, where Wu Xiaodong faced Tao Ping in the first one-on-one duel. Tao Ping gained the early advantage, and Wu Xiaodong realized he needed to finish the match quickly under Ji Bing’s icy stare.

• Ji Bing doubled Wu Xiaodong’s training, and the four students endured half a month of exhausting special training.
• The arena filled with students and Wind City officials as Class Three’s one-on-one challenge against Class One was announced.
• Ye Zhiqiu sent Tao Ping to face Class One, while Ji Bing unexpectedly chose Wu Xiaodong instead of Wang Sheng.
• Tao Ping used his speed and soul skills to strike Wu Xiaodong, forcing him to one knee and then sending him flying.
• Wu Xiaodong stood back up, noticed Ji Bing watching him coldly, and decided he needed to end the match quickly.

Wu Xiaodong defeated Tao Ping, and Wang Sheng revealed his level-twenty-five Soul Power before Zhou Da bound him with vines. Wang Sheng mocked Zhou Da for using a vine attack against his Blazing Blade martial soul, leaving the match poised for his counterattack.

• Wu Xiaodong baited Tao Ping into an opening, then struck him twice with his Shield Axe and won the first match.
• The Spirit Hall deacon praised Canghui Academy's talented students while Vice City Lord Huang mocked City Lord Li, who feared his son had made enemies of them.
• Ji Bing sent Wang Sheng in against Zhou Da, whose Blood-Sucking Vine martial soul was revealed to be level twenty-two.
• Wang Sheng's level-twenty-five Soul Power stunned the spectators and impressed the Spirit Hall deacon.
• Zhou Da bound the motionless Wang Sheng with vines, and Wang Sheng asked whether he was an idiot for using vines against fire.

Wang Sheng defeated Zhou Da by burning through his Blood-Sucking Vine attacks, then stopped his Flame Blade just before it could seriously injure him. He faced Cheng Hu next, and the crowd and officials were stunned by Wang Sheng’s Millennium Soul Ring.

• Wang Sheng burned away Zhou Da’s vines and severed his three vine whips with the Flame Blade.
• Zhou Da surrendered, and Wang Sheng stopped his blade inches from him before showing him mercy.
• Ye Zhiqiu praised Zhou Da for surrendering when outmatched and encouraged him and Tao Ping not to fear defeat.
• Wang Sheng called Cheng Hu onto the stage, and Cheng Hu released his Nether Tiger martial soul and two yellow soul rings.
• Wang Sheng revealed his yellow and purple soul rings, prompting the crowd, the Spirit Hall deacon, and the two City Lords to recognize his extraordinary talent.

Wang Sheng defeated Cheng Hu in their final match, overpowering his tiger skills with the Blazing Blade's flames. Class 1 won its challenge against Class 2, and the four-versus-four battle with Class 3 was announced to begin after a short rest.

• Cheng Hu gathered his courage and asked Wang Sheng to fight at full strength, and Wang Sheng agreed.
• Wang Sheng's Blood Flame Impact overpowered Cheng Hu's Tiger King Body, burning his fist and driving him back.
• Cheng Hu used Fierce Tiger Roar, but Wang Sheng's Phoenix Flame Soar broke through the shockwave until Ye Zhiqiu and the referee teacher intervened.
• The referee declared Wang Sheng the winner and announced Class 1's victory over Class 2 before the upcoming battle with Class 3.
• Cheng Hu vowed to challenge Wang Sheng again, and Wang Sheng bluntly said Cheng Hu would only defeat him in his dreams.

Wang Sheng’s team defeated Class Three’s four two-ringed Soul Masters in under a minute by exploiting Wu Xiao'ai and Mei Hu’s unusual soul skills. The Spirit Hall deacon recognized the girls as the key to the victory, while Class Three’s teacher faced humiliation for secretly bringing in a student from another class.

• Class Three revealed four two-ringed Soul Masters, prompting Ji Bing and Ye Zhiqiu to suspect that one opponent had been transferred from another class.
• Class Three’s fighters tried to distract Wang Sheng and target the teammates behind him, but Wu Xiao'ai’s Gravity Field disrupted their charge.
• Mei Hu petrified one attacker, Wu Xiaodong knocked another away, and Wang Sheng defeated the two opponents who had charged him.
• Wang Sheng’s team won in under a minute, leaving the crowd stunned and Class Three’s teacher facing the consequences of his scheme.
• The Spirit Hall deacon praised Wu Xiao'ai’s gravity and Mei Hu’s petrification skills, while Vice City Lord Huang celebrated the victory.

City Lord Li brought Li Feng to apologize to Wang Sheng and his friends, but Wang Sheng accepted their gift without forgiving them. Xue Yue revealed she had reached level sixty and took the four students toward the Star Dou Forest to hunt a Soul Ring, where an unexpected arrival interrupted their meal at an inn.

• City Lord Li and Li Feng visited Wang Sheng and his friends, and Li Feng apologized for his earlier actions.
• Wang Sheng accepted City Lord Li's gift but later told Mei Hu that he had not forgiven Li Feng.
• Xue Yue returned and revealed that she had broken through to level sixty, then invited the four students to the Star Dou Forest to hunt a Soul Ring.
• A week later, Xue Yue and the students stayed at an inn in a small town, where someone suddenly pushed open their door as they discussed their upcoming hunt.

Wang Sheng protected Wu Xiao'ai after Little Snake injured a child and tried to touch her, then cut off four of Little Snake’s fingers. When Jiang Xing demanded that Wang Sheng hand over Mei Hu, Wang Sheng attacked him, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Little Snake collided with a young child, and Wu Xiao'ai caught the child before he hit a chair.
• Little Snake blamed the child, then reached for Wu Xiao'ai, so Wang Sheng cut off four of his fingers with the Blazing Blade.
• Little Snake sprayed poison at Wang Sheng and his companions, but Wang Sheng burned it away with his blade technique.
• Jiang Xing became fixated on Mei Hu and demanded that Wang Sheng hand her over; Wang Sheng warned him to leave or die.
• Wang Sheng rushed Jiang Xing with the Blazing Blade, shocking him with his speed.

Wang Sheng and his companions defeated Jiang Xing’s group, then learned that the orphan Xiao Tian had lost his parents to a soul master. Xue Yue awakened Xiao Tian, revealing an unusual martial soul made of two separate vines.

• Wang Sheng, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai overwhelmed Jiang Xing’s group, forcing the survivors to retreat from the inn.
• Wang Sheng paid the innkeeper for the damage, and the group learned that six-year-old Xiao Tian’s parents had been killed by a soul master who coveted his mother.
• Wang Sheng asked Xue Yue to awaken Xiao Tian, and she agreed after hearing his story.
• Xiao Tian awakened a peculiar martial soul consisting of two separate vines, prompting Wu Xiao'ai to exclaim that he had twin martial souls.

Xiao Tian awakened two unusual plant-type Martial Souls in one hand and was found to have Innate Full Soul Power, but Xue Yue hesitated to take him to hunt a Soul Ring. Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang explained why Soul Beasts must be matched carefully to a Martial Soul and began investigating Xiao Tian’s abilities.

• Xiao Tian nervously touched the Soul Power Testing Crystal, which lit up and revealed his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Wu Xiao'ai, Wu Xiaodong, Mei Hu, and Wang Sheng congratulated Xiao Tian, and he excitedly learned he could become a Soul Master.
• Xue Yue said they should postpone hunting a Soul Ring until they understood Xiao Tian’s Martial Soul.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang entered and explained that Soul Beasts should be selected according to a Martial Soul’s traits and attributes.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang questioned Xiao Tian about whether his Martial Soul had an innate Soul Skill or other special ability.

Grandmaster identified Xiao Tian’s Martial Soul as the Mother-Child Ghost Vine and explained its innate Displacement skill and other abilities. After a group arrived to confront Wu Xiao'ai and the others, Wang Sheng led them outside to face the trouble they had caused.

• Xiao Tian’s sub-vine wrapped around Wu Xiao'ai’s wrist, and the two switched positions through Displacement.
• Grandmaster explained the Mother-Child Ghost Vine’s traits and recommended a poison-focused control path for Xiao Tian.
• Wu Xiao'ai and Wu Xiaodong persuaded Xue Yue not to punish them, and she agreed to treat them to food after they returned to the academy.
• Someone outside demanded that the group come out, and Xue Yue told Wu Xiao'ai and the others to handle the trouble themselves.
• Wang Sheng led Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, and Mei Hu outside, while Xue Yue chose not to stop them.

Wang Sheng, Mei Hu, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai confronted students from Jitian Academy, but their teacher Chang Chunlin intervened and revealed himself as a Spirit King. As Chang Chunlin suppressed the four, three men nearby recognized Wang Sheng and discussed killing him for the reward.

• Wang Sheng and the others released their martial souls as Jitian Academy's students charged, and Wu Xiao'ai's Gravity Field slowed their advance.
• Chang Chunlin ordered his students to stand down, introduced himself, and asked which sect the four belonged to.
• Wu Xiao'ai said they were from Canghui Academy, and Wang Sheng insulted Chang Chunlin for not recognizing the name.
• Chang Chunlin released his Grey Ape martial soul and five soul rings, using his Spirit King-level Soul Power to suppress the four.
• Three men watched from a corner and discussed killing Wang Sheng, noting that both his family and the Explosive Bear Clan had issued a kill-on-sight order.

Wang Sheng and his companions fought Chang Chunlin after he demanded that their academy's teachers answer for the students' earlier attacks. Their coordinated assault left Chang Chunlin battered and sent him flying toward Wang Sheng's Phoenix Flame Soar, where the chapter ended with him closing in on the attack.

• Chang Chunlin charged at Wang Sheng, but Wu Xiao'ai's Gravity Field briefly slowed him and gave Wang Sheng a chance to strike with the Burning Wood Blade Technique.
• Chang Chunlin used Ape True Body to block Wang Sheng's fiery slash, then sent Wang Sheng flying with an eruption of Soul Power.
• Chang Chunlin attacked Wang Sheng with Ape Shocks the World, but Wang Sheng countered with Buddhist Lion's Roar and knocked Chang Chunlin out of the air.
• Wang Sheng used Dragon Capturing Skill to throw Chang Chunlin toward Wu Xiaodong, whose Shield Bash sent him back toward Wang Sheng.
• Wang Sheng launched Phoenix Flame Soar at the injured Chang Chunlin as he flew toward him.

Wang Sheng and his companions fought Chang Chunlin, a five-ring Spirit King, using their soul skills and teamwork to withstand his powerful attacks. As Grandmaster watched in shock at Wang Sheng’s talent, an assassin from the Star Dou Forest appeared before Wang Sheng.

• Chang Chunlin broke free of Mei Hu’s strange soul skill and launched an attack at Wang Sheng, who warned Wu Xiaodong to defend the others.
• Wu Xiaodong shielded Mei Hu and Wu Xiao'ai from Chang Chunlin’s ground-shattering strike while Wang Sheng dodged the flying debris.
• Grandmaster was astonished by Wang Sheng’s thousand-year second soul ring and what he believed were self-created techniques.
• Xue Yue sensed killing intent and summoned her Goddess Scepter, while an assassin rushed through Chang Chunlin’s attack and appeared before Wang Sheng.
• Wang Sheng recognized the newcomer as the assassin who had tried to kill him in the Star Dou Forest and lost an arm to Elder Xiong.