Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu fought Wang Mingchun in the Battle Soul Arena without revealing his martial soul or using Soul Power, relying on his Heavenly Emperor Sword and talismans to counter Wang Mingchun’s attacks. The fight continued with Wang Mingchun’s elephant trunk knotted and pulled taut as Lu Yu mocked his weak techniques.

• Lu Yu appeared beside Wang Mingchun without being detected, leaving Wang Mingchun baffled by his defenses and hidden presence.
• Lu Yu drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword and struck Wang Mingchun, numbing his arm despite Wang Mingchun’s boast that the attack had done nothing.
• Lu Yu used his speed to evade Wang Mingchun’s attacks, then blocked the elephant trunk with his sword despite showing no Soul Power.
• Lu Yu let Wang Mingchun believe he was tiring before revealing that the elephant trunk had been tied into a knot.
• Lu Yu grabbed the trunk and pulled against Wang Mingchun, who demanded that he let go while Lu Yu criticized his skills.

Lu Yu used speed, talismans, and lightning from the Heavenly Emperor Sword to outmaneuver Wang Mingchun in the Ninth Division Battle Soul Arena. After Wang Mingchun unleashed several soul skills and grew increasingly enraged, the arena staff judged that Lu Yu had already secured the match while still withholding his Martial Soul and full strength.

• Wang Mingchun charged Lu Yu, but Lu Yu evaded him and struck at his defenses with the Heavenly Emperor Sword.
• Lu Yu used a Wind Control Talisman and lightning-charged attacks to dodge Wang Mingchun’s blows and withstand his Mighty Elephant Judgment.
• Lu Yu struck Wang Mingchun with lightning, scorching him and drawing laughter from the spectators.
• Wang Mingchun repeatedly attacked in anger while Lu Yu evaded him and precisely struck his joints, slowing his movements.
• Wang Mingchun used Giant Elephant Trample, but Lu Yu dodged the ground-based attacks as the arena staff noticed Wang Mingchun’s Soul Power was nearly exhausted and Lu Yu had not revealed his Martial Soul.

Lu Yu defeated Wang Mingchun in the Ninth Division Battle Soul Arena after revealing his Martial Soul and cutting off Wang Mingchun’s arms with a Wind Blade Talisman. He was declared the winner and left the arena with Stone, who praised his performance.

• Wang Mingchun tried to intimidate Lu Yu into surrendering, but Lu Yu revealed that he had fought without using Soul Power and was only warming up.
• Lu Yu summoned the Heaven-Defying Seal, and Wang Mingchun realized that his Mighty Elephant Martial Soul could not withstand Lu Yu’s power.
• As Wang Mingchun tried to surrender, Lu Yu used a Wind Blade Talisman to sever both his arms, ending the match.
• Azi announced Lu Yu, registered as Wang Xiaoming, as the winner, and the audience applauded.
• Lu Yu waved to Stone, then left the arena with her, and Stone excitedly praised his performance.

After Lu Yu defeated Wang Mingchun, he brought Stone to the Sunset Great Forest to prepare a convincing hidden home for him before lifting his Martial Soul Seal. The chapter ended as Lu Yu instructed Stone to remember the story of his life as an orphan raised alone in the forest.

• Stone praised Lu Yu for winning without Soul Power and said he wanted to become strong like him.
• Azi secretly celebrated Wang Mingchun's defeat, recalling how he had harassed her at work.
• Lu Yu learned he could not enter another one-on-one match that day and left with Stone to address Stone's problem.
• Lu Yu bought used household goods and clothes, then took Stone into the Sunset Great Forest to find a secluded cave.
• Lu Yu and Stone made the cave look like a worn, long-used home, gathering bedding, a makeshift stove, damaged dishes, patched clothes, and other supplies.
• Lu Yu told Stone to remember that he was an orphan who had survived alone in the forest after an old granny who had taken him in passed away.

Lu Yu prepared Shitou to break the seal by disguising him, strengthening his body, and explaining the dangers of exposing his family’s attention. They began the attempt in a concealed cave, but the seal resisted and Shitou’s growing panic threatened to disrupt the process.

• Lu Yu taught Shitou several disguises, including how to pass as different girls, and Shitou reaffirmed that he wanted the seal broken despite the danger.
• Lu Yu concealed their cave with branches and talismans, then gave Shitou medicinal herbs that caused intense pain before leaving him feeling stronger.
• Shitou worried that helping him would bring trouble to Lu Yu, and Lu Yu explained that he wanted to help because Shitou was grateful, kind, and determined.
• After Shitou agreed to proceed, Lu Yu guided their Soul Power toward the seal, which erupted with dark light and scorching heat.
• Shitou endured the pain and attacked the seal with his Soul Power, but when it showed no change, his energy became disordered and Lu Yu urged him to steady his mind.

Stone broke his Martial Soul Seal with Lu Yu’s help and awakened a mysterious black phoenix, drawing the attention of a reclusive family and a hostile woman. As Lu Yu and Stone fled, a black-robed pursuer confronted them, and Lu Yu began fighting him with the Heaven-Defying Seal.

• Stone endured the pain of breaking his seal while Lu Yu restrained the dangerous powers inside him and helped him through the process.
• A black phoenix appeared in Stone’s body and was revealed on his palm as his Martial Soul after the seal shattered.
• The head of a reclusive family learned that Stone had broken his seal, while a malicious woman ordered Elder Wu summoned and declared Stone would die.
• Lu Yu gave Stone pills and instructions before they left the cave, but a powerful aura caught them and a black-robed man blocked their escape.
• Lu Yu pushed Stone aside and faced the pursuer, summoning the Heaven-Defying Seal and deflecting the man’s attacks.

Lu Yu injured the Seven-Ring Soul Sage with the Heaven-Defying Seal and escaped while Shitou fled to a safe place and disguised himself as a girl. The black-robed lord ordered the Soul Sage to search for both children, though they mistakenly suspected Lu Yu was the target.

• Lu Yu struck the man in black with the Heaven-Defying Seal, using the Thousand Jun Seal's gravity to keep him from dodging, then escaped.
• Shitou used the Wind Control Talisman to reach the arranged hiding place, burned his clothes, disguised himself as a girl, and fell asleep.
• The injured man in black searched the forest, found the children's cave, and waited there for them to return.
• The black-robed lord arrived and confronted the man in black, who admitted that both children had escaped and that the older one had injured him.
• The lord ordered the man in black to investigate both children's identities and search the area, while they concluded that the older child was probably their target.

Lu Yu returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, reunited with Luoshen, and took her to Suotuo City to continue their journey. While they waited for a meal at a flower-themed restaurant, a short-haired girl arrived too late to order its sold-out signature duck and started arguing with the staff.

• The black-clad men searched the forest and nearby towns for a boy, but they mistook the sleeping Shitou for a girl and left him undisturbed.
• Lu Yu returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, reunited with Luoshen, and obtained their graduation certificates with her.
• Lu Yu and Luoshen traveled to Suotuo City after resting in Nuoding City for a day.
• Lu Yu ordered several flower-themed dishes and two jars of the restaurant's limited Hundred Flower Honey Wine.
• A short-haired girl entered the restaurant after its Hundred Flower Brewed Duck had sold out and argued with the staff while Lu Yu and Luoshen waited for their order.

Lu Yu and Luoshen enjoyed the restaurant’s dishes until Ning Rongrong confronted them over the sold-out Hundred Flower Brewed Duck. After the white-robed young woman redirected Ning Rongrong toward Lu Yu, Ning Rongrong offered to pay double for his duck, but he refused.

• Lu Yu and Luoshen sampled the restaurant’s dishes and praised its Hundred Flower Honey Wine.
• Ning Rongrong argued with a waiter because the restaurant had run out of Hundred Flower Brewed Duck, then insulted Lu Yu and Luoshen at their table.
• Lu Yu mocked Ning Rongrong by calling her a flat beauty, and Ning Rongrong angrily defended her figure before returning to demand the duck.
• A white-robed young woman explained that Lu Yu had ordered the last serving and left Ning Rongrong to settle the matter with him.
• Ning Rongrong offered Lu Yu double the price for his duck, but Lu Yu refused to sell it.

Lu Yu and Luoshen refused Ning Rongrong's demand for their Hundred Flower Brewed Duck, then discovered that eating the duck with Hundred Flower Honey Wine triggered an illusion. Lu Yu quickly broke free, recognized the restaurant's scheme, and prepared to leave with Luoshen, leaving its staff stunned.

• Lu Yu accused the restaurant manager of deliberately making it difficult for Ning Rongrong, and Ning Rongrong demanded the duck, offering ten times its price.
• Luoshen and Lu Yu refused to sell the duck, while Luoshen criticized Ning Rongrong and the manager for their behavior.
• After the Hundred Flower Brewed Duck arrived, Lu Yu and Luoshen began eating it with Hundred Flower Honey Wine, and Lu Yu entered an illusion of Luoshen seducing him.
• Lu Yu realized the food and wine together caused the illusion, snapped his fingers to break free, and noticed the white-clad manager watching him in shock.
• Lu Yu warned Luoshen not to eat more, then stood to leave with her as Ning Rongrong and the restaurant staff watched in disbelief.

Lu Yu confronted Ning Rongrong after she blamed him for her fall and demanded an apology, then drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword when she prepared to attack him. He left her frightened and in tears while explaining that her clan's influence, not her own standing, was what people feared.

• Ning Rongrong tripped while trying to grab Lu Yu, and he dodged, letting her fall to the floor.
• Ning Rongrong blamed Lu Yu for her fall and demanded an apology, but he mocked her and refused to take responsibility.
• After Ning Rongrong threatened to have Lu Yu and Luoshen arrested, Lu Yu rebuked her for acting entitled and lacking manners.
• Ning Rongrong moved to attack Lu Yu, but he drew the Heavenly Emperor Sword and pointed it at her brow.
• Ning Rongrong became frightened and held back tears as Lu Yu told her that her clan's power, rather than her own, was what others respected.

Lu Yu confronted Ning Rongrong about her spoiled behavior and dependence on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, urging her to change before she lost the people who cared for her. He withdrew his sword and left her shaken, while her hidden protector continued to watch without intervening.

• Lu Yu criticized Ning Rongrong for relying on her family’s status and having no achievements or friends of her own.
• Ning Rongrong’s hidden Six-Ring Soul Emperor protector considered intervening but stayed concealed under Ning Fengzhi’s orders.
• Lu Yu pointed out that Ning Rongrong was a support-type Soul Master with little combat ability and warned that others might resent her behavior.
• Lu Yu challenged Ning Rongrong to consider whether she returned the love her family showed her, leaving her unable to answer and deeply unsettled.
• Lu Yu withdrew his sword, warned Ning Rongrong to abandon her young miss attitude or return home, and walked away.

After leaving the restaurant, Lu Yu and Luoshen rested at a hotel, where Luoshen asked him to teach her cultivation. Lu Yu outlined a training plan focused on physical conditioning and precise Soul Power control, and promised to demonstrate it the next morning.

• Lu Yu and Luoshen left the restaurant after he advised Ning Rongrong to learn to respect others.
• Ning Rongrong's hidden protector watched them leave and decided to report Lu Yu to Sect Master Ning after escorting Ning Rongrong to Frank Soul Master Academy.
• The white-clad girl planned to tell her master about Lu Yu and expected her master to take an interest in him.
• At the hotel, Luoshen asked Lu Yu to teach her cultivation because she found his instruction more useful than what she learned at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Lu Yu proposed beginning with running without Soul Power, then gradually adding weight and practicing focused Soul Power control.
• Lu Yu demonstrated covering only his hand with Soul Power, and Luoshen looked forward to training with him the next morning.

Lu Yu trained Luoshen in physical conditioning and increasingly precise Soul Power control, then sparred with her as she learned to combine the two. By the end, Luoshen had grown stronger and more skilled, though she still had not defeated Lu Yu.

• Lu Yu demonstrated how to control Soul Power while climbing a tree and walking across leaves, then explained the importance of training that control.
• Lu Yu put Luoshen through a month of strenuous physical exercises and obstacle training, building her strength and endurance.
• Luoshen began practicing Soul Power control, learned to sense and guide Soul Power, and successfully formed a small orb of light in her palm.
• Lu Yu had Luoshen channel Soul Power through special gloves and sparred with her, teaching her to coordinate her attacks with her physical strength.
• Lu Yu taught Luoshen to manipulate small objects with Soul Power and split it into fine threads for more precise attacks.
• Luoshen used her improved control and fighting tactics against Lu Yu in sparring, narrowing the gap between them but still failing to defeat him.

Lu Yu trained Luoshen against two soul beasts in the forest, where she defeated them by studying their weaknesses and sealing the second beast’s attempted self-destruction. After they collected the beasts’ materials and soul rings, Lu Yu proposed making samples before taking them to market.

• Lu Yu took Luoshen deep into the forest to spar with a century-old Iron Armored Rhinoceros, which broke free of her Soul Power net and forced her to fight more cautiously.
• Luoshen observed the Iron Armored Rhinoceros’s breathing rhythm, struck its abdomen and eyes, and finished it with Fist of Termination.
• A thousand-year tiger-like soul beast ambushed Luoshen, but she blinded it and fought on as it continued attacking by instinct.
• When the tiger-like soul beast began to self-destruct, Luoshen used Soul Sealing Seal to suppress its Soul Power and stop the explosion.
• Lu Yu and Luoshen collected scales, fur, organs, and two soul rings from the corpses, then discussed their uses and possible sale.
• Luoshen wanted to go into the city to sell the soul rings, but Lu Yu suggested making samples first to attract buyers.

Luoshen and Lu Yu gathered materials and arranged for Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s forging department to make her soft armor. At the academy, they registered for the seven-member Friendship Tournament despite having only two people, and the chapter left them facing doubts about whether they could assemble a team.

• Luoshen and Lu Yu made a soft armor set together from Iron Armored Rhinoceros scales, tiger hide, flexible thread, and magical runes.
• Luoshen chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s material shop, where she negotiated for the materials and learned that some required academic credits or contribution points.
• Luoshen and Lu Yu brought the materials to the academy’s forging department, and an old craftsman promised to finish the equipment in five days.
• Luoshen and Lu Yu found the Friendship Tournament notice, learned that teams needed seven members and that the prizes included a nearly two-thousand-year-old soul ring and an audience with the Pope, and decided to compete.
• Luoshen and Lu Yu registered for the tournament despite mockery and warnings that they lacked a full team, while Lu Yu suggested recruiting companions and following the example of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Lu Yu and Luoshen impressed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s staff with their exceptional talents and were admitted. Their arrival caused a sensation across the academy, where Lu Yu asked the curious students to leave them in peace.

• Lu Yu said he and Luoshen planned to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and he revealed that he possessed two Innate Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Luoshen revealed her own Innate Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, while the mocking young man apologized for doubting them.
• An admissions instructor welcomed Lu Yu and Luoshen, escorted them through enrollment, and introduced them to the headmaster, who approved their admission.
• News of the pair’s twin Innate Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power spread throughout Heaven Dou Royal Academy, drawing attention from mentors and students.
• Lu Yu complained to Luoshen about being watched, then asked the students gathering around them to disperse.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lu Yu displayed his flame and frost martial souls, confirming his extraordinary talent and prompting mentors to compete for him. He rejected every mentor, insisting none of them suited him, leaving the academy’s mentors and students stunned.

• Powerful Douluo questioned Lu Yu about his talent and invited him to consider them as mentors, but he said he wanted time to learn about the academy first.
• After students doubted his abilities, an elder asked Lu Yu to demonstrate his twin martial souls, and Lu Yu revealed his blazing flame and freezing frost powers.
• The academy’s mentors and elders enthusiastically competed to take Lu Yu as their student while Luoshen watched.
• An elderly mentor criticized the others, prompting accusations among the mentors about accepting gifts and fees from students.
• Lu Yu declared that none of the mentors suited him and explained that he needed someone with whom he felt spiritual compatibility.
• Luoshen asked whether Lu Yu was sure, while an elderly mentor angrily challenged his decision.

Lu Yu rejected the instructors’ pressure to choose a single mentor and instead selected three instructors to guide his Martial Soul cultivation, Soul Power, and combat skills. He demonstrated his strength by defeating several challengers in Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s courtyard, leaving the students stunned as he awaited another opponent.

• Lu Yu explained that he wanted guidance suited to his needs and chose three instructors for Martial Soul cultivation, Soul Power cultivation, and actual combat.
• Students criticized Lu Yu’s choices, and he defended his right to pursue the cultivation method that suited him.
• Battle King, the Academy's Wise Star, and the Blade Martial Soul Instructor encouraged Lu Yu to demonstrate his abilities, so he invited a student to fight.
• Lu Yu defeated a burly student with his speed and combat skills, impressing the students and instructors.
• Lu Yu overwhelmed an agility-type soul master, who admitted defeat after being unable to match his speed.
• Hua Tian challenged Lu Yu, but Lu Yu knocked him down with a single punch and told him that strength determined who had the right to speak.

Lu Yu defeated every student who challenged him, while Luoshen chose an elderly Level 97 Title Douluo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as her instructor and passed his illusion test. The old instructor then began testing her control over her martial soul and Soul Power, leaving the courtyard watching as she tried to fuse her light with his.

• Lu Yu defeated Lin Yi and the other challengers, establishing his dominance in the courtyard.
• The instructors competed to take Luoshen as a disciple, and she chose the elderly staff instructor, a Level 97 Title Douluo.
• The old instructor challenged Luoshen to withstand his illusion for one minute, and she passed by using her will to break free.
• Luoshen explained how she had influenced and shattered the illusion, impressing the old instructor with her mental strength.
• The old instructor set Luoshen a second test: fuse her martial soul and Soul Power with his radiance to form a new light.
• An instructor explained that passing would require Luoshen to control Soul Power with extreme precision as she began the test.