Chapter Summaries

Wang Sheng rescued Zhang Xuan from four Fire Leopard Sect disciples and brutally defeated them, inspiring Zhang Xuan to pursue strength so he could avenge his family and clansmen. The last surviving disciple knelt and begged for mercy.

• Wang Sheng arrived to help Zhang Xuan and caught a Fire Leopard Sect disciple's punch, then crushed the man's hand.
• Wang Sheng evaded the other disciples and injured one with a palm strike, demanding that they kneel and apologize.
• When the disciples attacked again, Wang Sheng killed one with his Blazing Blade and dodged their soul skills.
• Zhang Xuan vowed to become strong enough to make the Fire Leopard Sect tremble and avenge his family and clansmen.
• Wang Sheng knocked the remaining attackers down, and the disciple with the crushed hand knelt and begged for mercy.

Wang Sheng crippled a Fire Leopard Sect disciple and made Zhang Xuan decide whether to take revenge by killing him. After Zhang Xuan killed the disciple and joined Wang Sheng, the story shifted to Canghui Academy, where Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, and Xiao Tian worried about Wang Sheng and Mei Hu, who had gone missing.

• Wang Sheng severed the Fire Leopard Sect disciple's legs and urged Zhang Xuan to face his desire for revenge.
• Zhang Xuan killed the disciple with his Mantis Twin Blades, mourning his family and clan as he struck.
• Zhang Xuan thanked Wang Sheng, said he planned to grow stronger, and agreed to join Wang Sheng's nearby academy.
• Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai complained that Canghui Academy had given Courtyard No. 1 to someone else while Saint and Mei Hu were missing.
• Xiao Tian blamed himself for Saint and Mei Hu's disappearance, while the others feared Wang Sheng had not survived the Earth Explosive Bear.

Wang Sheng returned to Courtyard No. 1 with Zhang Xuan and found a veiled woman claiming the home as hers, triggering a fight between her ice and his fire. Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai recognized Wang Sheng and Mei Hu’s apparent return, while the woman was left stunned by Wang Sheng’s swordsmanship.

• Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai heard impacts from Courtyard No. 1 and hoped Wang Sheng and Mei Hu had returned.
• Wang Sheng brought Zhang Xuan to Courtyard No. 1, where a veiled woman attacked him with her Ice Sword soul skill.
• Wang Sheng melted the ice with his Blazing Blade and demanded to know why the woman was in his and Mei Hu’s home.
• The woman and Wang Sheng clashed with their Ice Sword and Blazing Blade as Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai arrived and recognized Wang Sheng.
• Zhang Xuan called the fighters a match made in heaven, briefly interrupting their duel.
• Wang Sheng used the Bodhidharma Sword Technique to stop the woman’s attack, leaving her astonished by his precision.

Wang Sheng returned and defeated Dongfang Jinghan in a sword bout before learning that she had saved his life in the Star Dou Forest. He reunited with Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai, learned Mei Hu was safe but had been taken home, and went upstairs to their preserved room while Dongfang Jinghan planned to get back at him.

• Dongfang Jinghan challenged Wang Sheng to a sword fight, but he matched and overwhelmed her skill until Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai arrived and called him to stop.
• Wu Xiao'ai reunited with Wang Sheng and told him that Mei Hu was safe because her family had taken her home.
• Wu Xiao'ai introduced Dongfang Jinghan as Ji Bing's student and a seven-year-old Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, and Wang Sheng realized she was the girl who had saved him in the Star Dou Forest.
• Wang Sheng apologized to Dongfang Jinghan, who complained that he had thanked Mei Hu more warmly than her and told him their room upstairs was untouched.
• Wang Sheng took Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai upstairs, while Dongfang Jinghan decided to devise a way to vent her anger.

Wang Sheng returned safely to Xue Yue, who welcomed him and accepted Zhang Xuan into her class. While the group waited for Xiao Tian at the academy gate, Ji Bing confronted Wang Sheng over what she believed he had done with Dongfang Jinghan.

• Wu Xiao'ai brought Wang Sheng to Xue Yue, who embraced him and learned that Mei Hu was safe with her family.
• Wang Sheng introduced Zhang Xuan, and Xue Yue accepted the eight-year-old Six-Winged Mantis Soul Master into her class.
• Wang Sheng, Wu Xiao'ai, Wu Xiaodong, and Zhang Xuan gathered at the academy gate and learned that Xiao Tian was known as the Sleep God because his martial soul increased his Soul Power while he slept.
• Ji Bing rushed up and accused Wang Sheng of refusing to take responsibility for what he had done to Dongfang Jinghan.
• Wang Sheng denied having played “little bird returning to the nest” with Dongfang Jinghan and was left bewildered by Ji Bing's accusation.

Ji Bing secretly warned Wang Sheng to leave the academy with his friends and stay away until she and Xue Yue came for them, while pretending to expel him. As the group headed toward Wind City, Wang Sheng realized someone was following them.

• Ji Bing told Wang Sheng to fake an injury and leave the academy, and asked him to protect Dongfang Jinghan, who was waiting near the auction house in Wind City.
• Ji Bing struck Wang Sheng and publicly expelled him, while Wang Sheng and Wu Xiao'ai pretended not to know that her actions were a warning.
• Xiao Tian arrived, and Wang Sheng led him, Wu Xiao'ai, Wu Xiaodong, and Zhang Xuan out of the academy without drawing attention.
• Several people discussed Ji Bing's suspicious behavior, and one man decided to follow the five students.
• Wang Sheng told his friends what little he knew, then noticed the follower and warned everyone to keep walking without looking back.

Wang Sheng met Ye Zhiqiu at the auction house and stayed behind to let Dongfang Jinghan, Wu Xiao'ai, Wu Xiaodong, Xiao Tian, and Zhang Xuan escape. He clashed with Ye Zhiqiu, whose surprise at Wang Sheng's strength left their fight unresolved.

• Wang Sheng ordered Wu Xiaodong and Dongfang Jinghan to escort Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, and Zhang Xuan out of Wind City while he held off Ye Zhiqiu.
• Ye Zhiqiu tried to stop the group, but Wang Sheng blocked him with Great Shift and struck him with Air-Splitting Palm.
• Ye Zhiqiu recognized that Wang Sheng might possess a Spirit Bone and urged him to return to the academy, but Wang Sheng refused.
• Ye Zhiqiu attacked with Ice Seal, but Wang Sheng's Burning Wood Blade Technique and Phoenix Flame vaporized the ice.
• Ye Zhiqiu charged Wang Sheng with a punch, but Wang Sheng blocked it with his Flame Great Blade, and their collision forced them both back.

Wang Sheng countered Ye Zhiqiu's freezing soul skill with his flames and revealed a startling soul-ring configuration. He used Dragon Claw Grappling Hand to disable Ye Zhiqiu's strength and thrust a finger toward his heart, leaving the fight at a critical moment.

• Ye Zhiqiu unleashed Mystic Ice Body, freezing the ground and trapping a bystander in ice as he warned Wang Sheng to be careful.
• Wang Sheng used his Flame Great Blade to evaporate the ice, but Ye Zhiqiu charged with greatly enhanced strength and speed.
• Wang Sheng revealed yellow, purple, and black soul rings, then used Phoenix Flame Impact to collide with Ye Zhiqiu and burn his fist.
• Wang Sheng used Great Shift to close in on Ye Zhiqiu, caught his wrist with Dragon Claw Grappling Hand, and struck toward his heart with Great Vajra Finger.

Wang Sheng killed Ye Zhiqiu before confronting the Spirit Hall deacon who had been manipulating events at Canghui Academy. The deacon revealed his Spirit Emperor strength and threatened Wang Sheng, then claimed he had sent people after Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai.

• A Spirit Hall deacon tried to stop Wang Sheng from killing Ye Zhiqiu, but Wang Sheng evaded him and pierced Ye Zhiqiu's heart.
• Wang Sheng recognized the newcomer as the Wind City Spirit Hall deacon and learned that Spirit Hall supported one side in Canghui Academy's internal dispute.
• The deacon offered Wang Sheng a place in Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, but Wang Sheng refused and asked to see the deacon's strength.
• The deacon revealed his scythe martial soul and six soul rings, identifying himself as a Spirit Emperor, but Wang Sheng said that was not enough to keep him there.
• The deacon guessed Wang Sheng had been buying time for his friends to escape, then revealed that he had sent people to follow Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai.

Wang Sheng fought the Spirit Hall deacon, using layered feints and his hidden second martial soul to injure him. The deacon remained under attack as Wang Sheng emerged from behind his Flame Phoenix with another strike.

• Wang Sheng decided to defeat the Spirit Hall deacon before pursuing Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, Zhang Xuan, and the others.
• Wang Sheng attacked with the Burning Wood Blade Technique, then used the Bodhidharma Sword Technique and Venomous Firefly to draw out the deacon's defenses.
• Wang Sheng revealed the Earth Explosive Bear Spirit and struck the deacon with Bear Paw Blast, sending him flying and badly injuring him.
• Wang Sheng hit the airborne deacon again with Air-Splitting Palm before summoning his Blazing Blade and launching Phoenix Flame Soar.
• The deacon split the Flame Phoenix with Reaping Cleave, but Wang Sheng emerged from behind it and struck at him.

After killing the Spirit Hall deacon, Wang Sheng looted and burned the bodies before flying after the five youngsters. A Spirit Hall man and woman intercepted the youngsters, and Dongfang Jinghan attacked the woman as the confrontation began.

• Wang Sheng killed the wounded Spirit Hall deacon with his Blazing Blade after paralyzing him with his Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring skill.
• Wang Sheng took 200 Gold Soul Coins and 100 Silver Soul Coins from the bodies, burned them, and flew after Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, Zhang Xuan, and Dongfang Jinghan.
• A Spirit Hall man and woman secretly followed the five youngsters and decided to stop them until their deacon arrived.
• The woman caught up with the youngsters, and the man emerged behind them; Wu Xiaodong and Dongfang Jinghan summoned their martial souls while the others prepared to defend themselves.
• Dongfang Jinghan refused to wait and attacked the woman with her enlarged Ice Sword, prompting the woman to activate her Two-Tailed Spirit Cat Possession and reveal four Soul Rings.

Dongfang Jinghan and her companions fought the Spirit Hall team, and Xiao Tian’s Ghost Vine trapped the Spirit Hall woman long enough for Dongfang Jinghan to freeze them together. The woman remained immobilized in ice as the battle continued.

• The Spirit Hall woman used Spirit Cat Phantom to attack Dongfang Jinghan, but Dongfang Jinghan blocked her strike and frosted her fist with the Ice Sword.
• The Spirit Hall woman prepared to use her second soul skill, prompting Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, and Zhang Xuan to join the fight.
• Xiao Tian used Man-Eating Trap to make two Ghost Vine mouths erupt from the ground and seize the Spirit Hall woman.
• The Spirit Hall woman activated Tiger Cat Protection and began breaking free of the vines.
• Dongfang Jinghan used Ice Seal to freeze the woman and both Ghost Vine mouths together.

Zhang Xuan and the other youngsters coordinated their attacks to badly injure the Spirit Hall woman and force the Spirit Hall man to choose between protecting her and fighting. As he struggled with that choice, a fiery figure descended nearby.

• Zhang Xuan attacked the frozen Spirit Hall woman with Cross Slash and followed with a direct strike, badly injuring her.
• Wu Xiao'ai used Gravity Field to knock the Spirit Hall man from the air, and Wu Xiaodong's Shield Axe sent him crashing into the injured woman.
• Xiao Tian prepared another Man-Eating Trap as the youngsters regrouped, while the Spirit Hall man carried the woman and dodged.
• The Spirit Hall man hesitated between retreating, fighting while protecting the woman, or abandoning her to fight freely.
• A fiery figure descended from the sky and landed near the Spirit Hall man.

Wang Sheng rejoined Wu Xiaodong, Dongfang Jinghan, and the others, claiming he had killed the Spirit Hall deacon and Ye Zhiqiu. He attacked the Spirit Hall man and revealed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, leaving everyone stunned as the fight continued.

• Wang Sheng arrived and reunited with Wu Xiaodong, Wu Xiao'ai, Xiao Tian, Dongfang Jinghan, and Zhang Xuan.
• Wang Sheng said he had killed the Spirit Hall deacon and Ye Zhiqiu, but the Spirit Hall man and the youngsters doubted his claim.
• Wang Sheng charged the Spirit Hall man with his Blazing Blade, and the man countered with his Lion Tail Whip Soul Skill.
• Wang Sheng used the Buddhist Lion Roar Technique, fatally worsening the injured Spirit Hall woman's condition and injuring the Spirit Hall man.
• Wang Sheng evaded the man's Rending Claw and revealed yellow, purple, and black Soul Rings, shocking the onlookers and stopping the Spirit Hall man in place.

Wang Sheng killed the Spirit Hall man after overpowering his defenses with a flaming aerial attack, then looted the bodies of the Spirit Hall man and woman. He defended his actions to the shaken Wu Xiao_ai, while Dongfang Jinghan’s reaction made him suspect she had a painful past.

• The Spirit Hall man, terrified by Wang Sheng’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, chose to fight rather than flee and attacked with his third soul skill, Lion King Roar.
• Wang Sheng countered with Phoenix Soar, disappeared in the smoke, then dived from above with his Flame Wings and broke the Spirit Hall man’s arms before killing him.
• Wang Sheng looted the Spirit Hall pair, collecting 80 gold soul coins and 50 silver soul coins and bringing his total wealth to more than 1,000 gold soul coins.
• Wu Xiao_ai objected to the killing and looting, while Wu Xiaodong stayed quiet, Xiao Tian and Zhang Xuan recovered quickly, and Dongfang Jinghan looked contemptuous.
• Wang Sheng warned Wu Xiao_ai that soul masters lived by the rule of the strong and urged her not to show mercy when her life was at stake.

After the group escaped their attackers, Zhang Xuan urged Wu Xiao'ai to accept that killing could be necessary, and the survivors discussed where to seek safety from Spirit Hall. They chose the Heaven Dou Empire’s Royal Academy as their best option, but Xiao Tian warned that his enemy was a student there.

• Zhang Xuan challenged Wu Xiao'ai to consider whether she would let her friends die rather than kill an enemy, and she admitted she had treated their earlier fight like a sparring match.
• Wang Sheng apologized to Zhang Xuan for the danger, and Zhang Xuan decided to keep traveling with the group because he had nowhere else to go.
• Wang Sheng explained that his clan was unsafe because his father's lawful wife wanted him dead, and that even Elder Xiong might not be strong enough to protect them from Spirit Hall.
• Dongfang Jinghan proposed seeking support from the Heaven Dou Empire, and the group agreed to aim for its Royal Academy after rejecting the other options.
• Xiao Tian objected that his enemy was a student of the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving the group's destination uncertain.

Wang Sheng and the others continued toward Royal Academy, while Xiao Tian learned that his strength made revenge against the soul master who had harmed him seem possible. On the road, they crossed paths with an old man and his granddaughter Yan'er, then met them again at an inn, where Wang Sheng sensed something unusual about the pair.

• Wang Sheng told Xiao Tian that he was now a rare genius and that the soul master Xiao Tian wanted revenge on could not compare to him.
• Xiao Tian eagerly agreed with Wang Sheng's plan to use their revenge to make a name for themselves at Royal Academy.
• An old man traveling with Yan'er spotted Wang Sheng and the other children on the road and explained that he was taking Yan'er to Royal Academy before leaving to seek a breakthrough.
• Three days later, Wang Sheng and the others entered a small town, where they encountered Yan'er and her grandfather again at an inn.
• Yan'er approached Wang Sheng's group, and Wang Sheng noticed that her grandfather seemed unusually powerful and familiar to him.

Wang Sheng recognized that Nangong Feiyan and her grandfather, Nangong Yuncheng, were suffering from accumulated poison and proved his diagnosis by identifying painful and itchy pressure points. After promising they could be cured, he considered using the opportunity to recruit the powerful Nangong Yuncheng into Shaolin.

• Wang Sheng suspected Yan'er was poisoned and mistakenly thought her grandfather might be Dugu Bo, but the old man challenged him to explain his guess.
• Wang Sheng claimed a friend had told him about Dugu Yan’s poison and said Nangong Yuncheng and his granddaughter had similar symptoms.
• Wang Sheng diagnosed poison in both of them and demonstrated his claim by directing Nangong Yuncheng to press two spots that caused pain and itching.
• Nangong Feiyan asked whether her grandfather could be cured, and Wang Sheng assured her that both she and Nangong Yuncheng could be detoxified.
• Nangong Yuncheng identified himself as a rank 89 Spirit Douluo with the Soul-Devouring Poison Dragon martial soul, and introduced Nangong Feiyan as a rank 21 Soul Grandmaster with the Soul-Devouring Poison Snake martial soul.
• Nangong Yuncheng thanked Wang Sheng and offered him a favor, while Wang Sheng considered curing him and recruiting him into Shaolin.

Wang Sheng bluffed Nangong Yuncheng into believing in the hidden sect Shaolin and offered the Marrow Cleansing Sutra in exchange for joining. He revealed his extraordinary age and strength, leaving Nangong Yuncheng and Nangong Feiyan stunned and convinced Shaolin might surpass Spirit Hall.

• Wang Sheng claimed that he and his companions came from the hidden sect Shaolin, then demonstrated the Air-Splitting Palm to convince Nangong Yuncheng that Shaolin taught powerful martial arts.
• Wang Sheng said Elder Xiong was a Title Douluo and explained that Nangong Yuncheng and Nangong Feiyan could learn the Marrow Cleansing Sutra by joining Shaolin.
• Nangong Feiyan agreed to join after Wang Sheng promised the sutra could purge their poison and help Nangong Yuncheng reach Title Douluo.
• Wang Sheng introduced himself as a seven-year-old, level-35 Soul Master and revealed his three Soul Rings, shocking Nangong Yuncheng and Nangong Feiyan.

After Nangong Yuncheng delivered Wang Sheng’s letter to the Xiong Family, Wang Sheng’s group met Nangong Feiyan and Dugu Yan at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal City. The girls’ rivalry escalated into a proposed seven-on-seven battle, which Nangong Feiyan secretly welcomed.

• Nangong Yuncheng gave Nangong Feiyan instructions, took Wang Sheng’s letter, and headed to the Xiong Family.
• A month later, Nangong Feiyan and Dugu Yan argued at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal City, insulting each other’s martial souls and physiques before wrestling.
• Teacher Qin apologized for Dugu Yan, and Wang Sheng realized that the purple-clad girl was Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Nangong Yuncheng’s rival.
• Dugu Yan challenged Nangong Feiyan’s group to a seven-on-seven battle, while Nangong Feiyan pretended to hesitate and secretly anticipated an easy victory.