Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu fought a Ghost-faced Golden Mane Lion, but it vanished before he could claim it as a soul ring. An old man explained the rare opportunity he had missed and told him to keep searching for a suitable soul ring.

• Lu Yu recognized the black-and-gold soul beast as a Ghost-faced Golden Mane Lion and prepared to fight it.
• Lu Yu dodged the lion’s attacks, baited it into a lunge, and struck it with a punch and a kick.
• The Ghost-faced Golden Mane Lion turned transparent, became green smoke, and disappeared before Lu Yu could claim it.
• An old man told Lu Yu that the lion had a powerful bloodline and that he had missed the chance to make it his soul ring.
• Lu Yu asked whether he could recover the opportunity, and the old man said the lion was gone but other opportunities remained.

Lu Yu searched for a suitable Soul Ring after receiving advice from a mysterious old man, then encountered a rare juvenile Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff in Soul Hunting Forest. He killed the beast, leaving its Soul Ring within reach despite his own wounds.

• An old man advised Lu Yu to keep cultivating, described the rare Ghost-faced Golden Mane Lion, and told him that the one he had hoped to find was gone.
• Lu Yu fought and defeated a Soul Beast, then heard a mysterious voice urge him to seek a more powerful Soul Ring.
• Lu Yu approached a towering mountain, where a giant dragon confronted him as he asked for a chance to obtain a Soul Ring.
• In Soul Hunting Forest, Lu Yu found a juvenile Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff and attacked it to claim its Soul Ring.
• Lu Yu killed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff with his light sword, though its claws had wounded him and torn his clothes.

Lu Yu absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's soul ring, gained its domain power, and escaped an ambush by Soul Hall before cultivating and befriending a wounded little soul beast. The chapter then shifted to Lu Yu battling another Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, whose Domination Domain overwhelmed him as he tried to find a way to hurt it.

• Lu Yu absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's soul ring and unexpectedly gained its domain power, then fled when Soul Hall members arrived to seize it.
• Lu Yu recovered in the forest and trained through repeated battles, refining his swordsmanship and learning to control the domain power.
• After being injured by a thousand-year soul beast, Lu Yu treated a wounded little soul beast in a cave and formed a bond with it.
• The little soul beast gave Lu Yu a Soul Bead, which he accepted before preparing to leave the cave.
• Lu Yu fought a Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff that activated its Domination Domain, dodging its attacks and striking with talismans while realizing ordinary attack talismans barely threatened it.

Lu Yu fought and killed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff with his talismans, then absorbed its soul ring and improved his cultivation. Just as he prepared to leave, a massive soul beast appeared and stared him down.

• Lu Yu used fire and lightning talismans against the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, injuring it and provoking a furious counterattack.
• The Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff unleashed its soul ring skill, shattered Lu Yu's protective talisman, and demanded that he submit.
• Lu Yu refused the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's offer and continued fighting until a Five Thunder Talisman stunned it, allowing him to kill it with another offensive talisman.
• Lu Yu found the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's soul ring and absorbed it, raising his cultivation.
• As Lu Yu prepared to leave, a massive soul beast appeared nearby and filled him with fear.

Lu Yu fought the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, using talismans to overcome its powerful domain and restore his strength. After a prolonged battle, the Explosive Talisman he had secretly planted inside the beast detonated, turning it into blood mist.

• The Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff survived Lu Yu’s Five Thunder Talisman and attacked him with its domain-enhanced strength.
• Lu Yu absorbed three Heavenly Gang Talismans, powered up, and staggered the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff with a direct strike.
• Lu Yu used Heaven and Earth Divine Talismans to recover and counterattacked, injuring the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff.
• Lu Yu and the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff fought on until an Explosive Talisman Lu Yu had planted inside the beast detonated, reducing it to blood mist.

After defeating the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff’s vengeful spirit, Lu Yu recovered and cultivated in a hidden cave for a month. When a group of armed people in black arrived, the account abruptly returned to Lu Yu’s battle with the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, which began preparing a desperate counterattack.

• The Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff’s vengeful spirit wounded Lu Yu, but he shattered it with a Heaven and Earth Divine Talisman and a fierce assault.
• Lu Yu searched for shelter, found a concealed cave, and used healing medicine and cultivation to recover.
• Over the next month, Lu Yu cultivated in the cave and improved his strength.
• A group of people in black approached Lu Yu’s cave and demanded that he go with them.
• Lu Yu attacked the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff with talismans and punches, but the beast gathered its domain into its body and prepared to counterattack.

Lu Yu defeated the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff and absorbed its soul ring, but the person in charge of Night Soul Forest attacked him for killing the forest’s guardian beast. As Lu Yu faced defeat, Lin Xue arrived and urged him not to give up.

• Lu Yu used a talisman to defeat the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff and absorbed its soul ring, greatly increasing his cultivation and strength.
• The masked person in charge of Night Soul Forest appeared, accused Lu Yu of trespassing and killing the guardian beast, and attacked him.
• The Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff’s soul ring healed Lu Yu and empowered him, but he still could not match the masked figure and was knocked down again.
• Lin Xue arrived and called out to Lu Yu, telling him that he still had a chance.

Lu Yu defeated the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff with talismans and absorbed its spirit ring, but a black-robed old man ambushed him to claim it. The chapter ended with Lu Yu preparing to counter the old man's attack.

• Lin Xue arrived to help Lu Yu, but the figure attacking them struck them both down.
• Lu Yu used the Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman to withstand the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff and struck it with an elbow.
• Lu Yu used the Giant Spirit Palm Talisman to crush the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, exhausting most of his mental power and qi.
• Lu Yu absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's spirit ring.
• A black-robed old man emerged from the bushes and demanded Lu Yu hand over the spirit ring.
• The black-robed old man fired a streak of black light at Lu Yu, who began forming hand seals to counterattack.

Lu Yu defeated a black-robed old man who tried to steal his Soul Ring, then found a cave and absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's Soul Ring. A powerful beast attacked him there, and Yun Yi appeared to help; the chapter then showed Lu Yu recovering beside the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's corpse and preparing to absorb its dark yellow Soul Ring.

• Lu Yu dodged the black-robed old man's attack and struck him down with a burst of light.
• The black-robed old man warned Lu Yu that powerful beings in the forest might target him for his Soul Ring, so Lu Yu sought a hidden cave.
• Lu Yu set up defenses and absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's Soul Ring, but sensed a powerful aura approaching as he prepared to leave.
• A huge figure charged at Lu Yu in the cave, and Yun Yi appeared, saying he had come to help.
• A massive palm crushed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff, and its dark yellow Soul Ring rose above its corpse.
• After healing and recovering, Lu Yu examined the Soul Ring and sat down to absorb it.

Lu Yu successfully absorbed the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff Soul Ring and discovered it granted a powerful skill, though using it consumed vital energy and mental power. A young man in black then warned that a group of hostile experts was approaching, and Lu Yu's companions prepared for battle.

• Lu Yu focused on absorbing the super-bloodline Soul Ring and reassured his companions that he was prepared to control its power.
• After half an hour, Lu Yu successfully absorbed the Soul Ring and felt new power surge through his body.
• Lu Yu discovered the Soul Ring contained a skill that temporarily increased his power but consumed vital energy and mental power.
• A young man in black reported that a group of powerful, hostile people was approaching.
• Lu Yu told his companions to prepare for battle, and they armed themselves before discussing how to respond.

Lu Yu completed absorbing the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's soul ring, reached level seventeen, and broke through bottlenecks in his cultivation techniques. After discovering a strange glow and unusual bone in the beast's right forepaw, he was confronted by a Soul Hall envoy who intended to kill him and demanded to know how he found the beast's secret.

• Lu Yu organized his companions to scout the men in black, then led them into a battle alongside a young man in white.
• Lu Yu finished absorbing the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's soul ring, reached level seventeen, and planned how to strengthen his techniques before seeking a second ring.
• Lu Yu spotted a flash of light on the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's right forepaw and found a glowing, unusually hard bone beneath its flesh.
• A young man in black introduced himself as a Soul Hall envoy, said he had come to kill Lu Yu, and questioned him about the beast's secret.
• Lu Yu claimed he had discovered the secret by chance, while the envoy dismissed his strength as inadequate.

Lu Yu tried to trick a Soul Hall young man into letting him go, but the deception failed and they fought over the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's secret. When Lu Yu was nearly defeated, Lin Yi arrived to help him turn the battle around.

• The young man revealed he had come to claim the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff's secret and prepared to kill Lu Yu.
• Lu Yu offered to reveal how to unlock the secret in exchange for his freedom, then told the young man that the secret lay in the beast's glowing bone.
• The young man saw through Lu Yu's attempt to escape and attacked him.
• Lu Yu unleashed the Golden Light Spell, forcing the young man back but exhausting nearly all his Soul Power.
• Lin Yi arrived and joined Lu Yu in battle, and together they began driving the young man back.

Lu Yu fused with an External Soul Bone that greatly strengthened his right hand and gave him the Domination Domain skill. After testing its power, he fought off a group of men in black but learned that more enemies might come after him.

• Lu Yu discovered a black-gold palm bone and fused it with his right hand despite the intense pain.
• Lu Yu found that the External Soul Bone tripled his hand's strength and let him shatter a boulder with its Domination Domain skill.
• Several men in black approached and attacked Lu Yu while he was alone.
• Lu Yu dodged their swords, counterattacked, and knocked their leader down with a kick.
• The leader warned that more people would come after Lu Yu, so Lu Yu decided to leave and investigate the force behind them.

Lu Yu tested the Domination Domain power attached to his External Soul Bone and awakened the first skill of his Heaven-Defying Seal, the Diamond Seal. Daoist Qingyun then sent him into the Soul Realm to investigate an evil force gathering Soul Bones and soul rings, giving him a token and a map.

• Lu Yu returned to his residence and tested his External Soul Bone, discovering that its skill infused his attacks with the Domination Domain’s power.
• Lu Yu summoned the Heaven-Defying Seal and activated its first soul-ring skill, the Diamond Seal.
• Daoist Qingyun visited Lu Yu, praised his progress, and reminded him to cultivate steadily.
• Daoist Qingyun told Lu Yu that an evil force in the Soul Realm was collecting powerful Soul Bones and soul rings to provoke a great war.
• Lu Yu agreed to investigate the evil force and find allies, and Daoist Qingyun handed him a token and a map.

Lu Yu entered the Soul Realm to investigate an evil force, overcame a black soul beast, and faced a mysterious man who demanded he pass a test. He later returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy after a night in the Soul Hunting Forest, while Tang San assumed he had obtained only a Ten-Year Soul Ring.

• Daoist Qingyun gave Lu Yu a token and map, then sent him into the Soul Realm to investigate the evil force.
• Lu Yu traveled through the Soul Realm and defeated a black-scaled soul beast in Nether Valley.
• A mysterious man emerged from the mist and challenged Lu Yu to pass a test; they fought until Lu Yu launched his Diamond Seal attack.
• After battling soul beasts and the Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff through the night, Lu Yu left the Soul Hunting Forest and returned to the Seventh Dormitory.
• Tang San watched Lu Yu return and assumed he had obtained only a Ten-Year Soul Ring, regretting that he could not bring Lu Yu into the Tang Sect.

Lu Yu returned to Holy Soul Village with a hundred-year Soul Ring and a Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff right paw bone, then reunited with Tang San and continued cultivating. When black-clad attackers besieged an old man and a child, Lu Yu intervened and drove them away.

• Tang San abandoned his original plan after learning Lu Yu had obtained a Ten-Year Soul Ring, then left with Yu Xiaogang for the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Lu Yu returned to Holy Soul Village carrying a hundred-year Soul Ring and a Golden Mane Lion-Mastiff right paw bone, astonishing village chief Jack.
• Lu Yu told Jack about his battles in the forest and promised himself he would use his strength to protect the village.
• Tang San visited Lu Yu, listened to his account of the Soul Hunting Forest, and encouraged him to become an outstanding Soul Master.
• Lu Yu continued cultivating and testing his Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Lu Yu rushed to help an old man and a child being besieged by black-clad figures, then defeated the attackers and drove them away.

Lu Yu helped an old man and his child find and absorb a suitable soul ring, then returned to his demanding routine of cultivation at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. As Tang San and Xiao Wu pursued training together, they wondered whether Lu Yu’s solitary approach would prepare him for real combat.

• Lu Yu agreed to help the old man find a suitable soul ring for his child and brought them to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Lu Yu found a suitable soul ring, and the child absorbed it successfully, greatly improving his strength.
• Lu Yu returned to the village and kept up a strict routine of training, attending class, and cultivating his chosen methods.
• Tang San anticipated obtaining his first soul ring while a teacher announced a class trip to acquire soul rings.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether Lu Yu could become strong through solitary cultivation, and Tang San worried that Lu Yu lacked combat experience.

Lu Yu continued his cultivation despite Yu Xiaogang’s criticism, then tested his progress in a spar against Wang Hu and won by binding him with Blue Silver Grass. After reviewing the fight, Lu Yu resolved to cultivate harder, and Tang San entered the dormitory as the chapter ended.

• Yu Xiaogang lectured the class about Soul Beasts and soul rings, then criticized Lu Yu for neglecting combat experience.
• Lu Yu returned to the dormitory and cultivated the Reverse Birth Triple, Golden Light Spell, and Thunder Arts.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu sparred on the training field while students watched.
• Wang Hu challenged Lu Yu to a spar, and Lu Yu defeated him by catching him in Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Lu Yu reviewed his shortcomings after the fight, then Tang San entered the dormitory and began, “I heard...”

Lu Yu returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy with his second Soul Ring, then lost a spar to Tang San after Tang San trained hard at the Blacksmith Shop. They prepared for and competed in the Soul Master Competition, returning to a warm welcome; the chapter ended with them meeting again on the training grounds, their next exchange left unfinished.

• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San about Lu Yu’s faster cultivation and encouraged him to challenge Lu Yu after he returned.
• Tang San trained at the Blacksmith Shop for a month while Lu Yu went out to obtain his second Soul Ring.
• Lu Yu returned, and Tang San challenged him to a spar at the academy training grounds.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass and his fighting skills to defeat Lu Yu, and the two parted on friendly terms.
• Tang San and Lu Yu trained for the Soul Master Competition, competed as academy representatives, and returned to a welcome from the academy.
• Tang San and Lu Yu met again on the training grounds, where the chapter ended before either spoke.

Lu Yu left Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a thousand-year soul beast for his second Soul Ring. He entered the forest with his friends, and their journey ended when an Ironclad Rhino charged at them.

• Yu Xiaogang criticized Lu Yu's temperament and praised Tang San's potential, unaware Lu Yu had already reached level twenty Soul Power and cultivated three techniques to a bottleneck.
• Lu Yu left Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a thousand-year soul beast for his second Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang discussed Lu Yu's rapid cultivation and dangerous plan with Li Yu, while Lu Yu assured his roommate Wang Hao that he had prepared talismans, pills, and companions for the trip.
• Lu Yu and his friends, including Zhao Lei and Lin Wan'er, entered the Star Dou Great Forest and followed a map through the woods.
• Lu Yu warned the group not to relax in a quiet clearing, but an Ironclad Rhino suddenly charged out of the bushes.