Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu gained the Tiger Stripe Turtle’s attraction-and-repulsion ability as his third soul skill, and his Heaven-Defying Seal awakened Absolute Lock. After killing an assassin sent by the Blood Demon Sect’s Sect Master, Lu Yu returned to his academy, where the sect’s Grand Elder challenged him; Lu Yu prepared to use Control Seal.

• Lu Yu discovered that his Heaven-Defying Seal had transformed into jade and awakened Absolute Lock, then tested its three soul skills.
• Lu Yu searched the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for several days and killed four Man Faced Demon Spiders without obtaining the Eight Spider Lances.
• A Blood Demon Sect disciple ambushed Lu Yu, but Lu Yu defeated him and learned that the Sect Master wanted his Soul Rings and Soul Bones before killing him.
• Lu Yu told the academy headmaster and teachers about the attack, and the academy promised to support him as he continued his training and competitions.
• The Blood Demon Sect’s Grand Elder arrived at the academy and fought Lu Yu through dozens of exchanges, prompting Lu Yu to prepare Control Seal.

Lu Yu defeated the old man in red, then fought the dark forces before obtaining the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone in the Star Dou Great Forest. After returning to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy as a rank-thirty-four Soul Elder, he prepared to leave, but Xiao Wu greeted him.

• Lu Yu used Control Seal to swallow the old man in red, then returned to the academy and received praise from the dean and teachers.
• Lu Yu and his friends fought a group of dark forces, and he attacked them with Absolute Lock and Control Seal.
• Lu Yu killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and obtained the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone, then found Dugu Yan's belongings and soul beast books in her Soul Guiding Ring.
• Lu Yu left the Star Dou Great Forest with a golden-red fruit and reached Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy two days later as a rank-thirty-four Soul Elder.
• As Lu Yu prepared to leave the academy, Xiao Wu arrived to ask how his trip had gone.

Lu Yu said goodbye to Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong before traveling to Heaven Dou City to broaden his horizons. After exploring the city and deciding to join a Soul Master organization, he arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy to meet its leaders.

• Lu Yu told Xiao Wu he planned to visit Heaven Dou City, and she wished she could go with him before asking him to return soon.
• Lu Yu packed his belongings, then told Oscar and Ning Rongrong he was leaving the academy for Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Yu traveled for several days, overcame dangers along the way, and entered Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Yu visited the entrance of Shrek Academy but left without applying to join.
• After exploring Heaven Dou City, Lu Yu chose Blue Tyrant Academy and introduced himself to its leaders as a student from Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Eleven-year-old Lu Yu sought early graduation from Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy so he could continue his studies at a higher-level academy. Meng Shenji invited him to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and represent it in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, leaving Lu Yu to decide whether to accept.

• Lu Yu asked Blue Tyrant Academy about joining and learned he would need to pass its assessment.
• Lu Yu applied for early graduation, explaining to Director Su that he was already a Three-Ring Soul Master.
• The dean approved Lu Yu's application and introduced him to Meng Shenji, who praised his talent and discussed his cultivation plans.
• Lu Yu completed his graduation procedures, said goodbye to Director Su and his fellow students, and set out for an advanced academy.
• Meng Shenji invited Lu Yu to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and represent it in the tournament three years later, offering him an allowance, cultivation resources, and freedom to graduate after the event.

Lu Yu considered Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the imperial family’s offer, then agreed to join the academy and compete in the Soul Master Competition. He arrived in Heaven Dou City to begin his three years there, aiming to grow stronger through battle and reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Meng Shenji offered Lu Yu generous cultivation support, noble status, and freedom in exchange for representing Heaven Dou Royal Academy for three years.
• Lu Yu asked for time to consider the offer, then chose to join and sent Meng Shenji a letter explaining his decision.
• Meng Shenji welcomed Lu Yu as an academy member and arranged for him to learn about the academy.
• Three years passed, during which Lu Yu became one of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s finest students and prepared for the Soul Master Competition.
• Lu Yu agreed to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy so he could gain tournament experience and access the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well near Heaven Dou City.
• Meng Shenji escorted Lu Yu to Heaven Dou City and brought him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Lu Yu began studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, defeated a visiting Soul Master, and agreed to represent the academy in a tournament before seeking power at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The story then returned to his departure from Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, where Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived just as he was about to leave.

• Lu Yu settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, maintained his independence, and defeated a visiting Soul Master who had beaten several students.
• Meng Shenji invited Lu Yu to represent Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Lu Yu agreed.
• Lu Yu traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, found its entrance, and cultivated there until he could control and combine ice- and fire-attribute Soul Power.
• Lu Yu said farewell to Wang Sheng and his roommates as he prepared to leave Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Meng Shenji personally came to see Lu Yu off, but Yu Xiaogang and Tang San interrupted them; Yu Xiaogang introduced himself to Meng Shenji.

Yu Xiaogang arranged a parting spar between Lu Yu and Tang San, which Lu Yu accepted despite recognizing Yu Xiaogang’s intent to use the match as a lesson for his disciple. Lu Yu’s powerful soul skill broke Tang San’s defense, and the chapter ended with both gaining insight from the match.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Meng Shenji to watch Lu Yu and Tang San spar before they parted, and Lu Yu agreed.
• Meng Shenji approved the match and reminded Lu Yu and Tang San to exercise caution.
• Lu Yu and Tang San fought an intense spar, with Tang San using his footwork and soul skills to counter Lu Yu’s attacks.
• Lu Yu unleashed a powerful soul skill that shattered Tang San’s blue shield and drove him back.
• After the spar ended, Tang San praised Lu Yu and resolved to improve, while Lu Yu encouraged him.

Lu Yu easily defeated Tang San in a spar, leaving him unconscious and shocking Meng Shenji and Yu Xiaogang. After Tang San recovered, he accepted the loss and resolved to cultivate harder, while Lu Yu also focused on improving his strength.

• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass and used Entangling, but Lu Yu broke free without using his martial soul.
• Lu Yu struck Tang San with one punch, sending him flying and knocking him unconscious.
• Lu Yu checked Tang San, warned the students not to seek revenge recklessly, and left as they took Tang San to the infirmary.
• After treatment, Tang San woke and admitted his defeat to Yu Xiaogang and Meng Shenji, who encouraged him to keep training.
• Tang San and Lu Yu both became more diligent in cultivation and sought ways to improve their strength.

Lu Yu defeated Tang San in a spar at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, and Meng Shenji took Lu Yu away while Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San back to his room. Yu Xiaogang explained the reasons for Tang San’s loss, and Tang San vowed to train until he could defeat Lu Yu.

• Tang San and Lu Yu sparred at the academy, where Lu Yu broke free of Tang San’s Soul Skills and overwhelmed him with his strength and speed.
• Tang San used his fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Cage, to trap Lu Yu, but Lu Yu remained calm and asked Meng Shenji if they could leave.
• Meng Shenji took Lu Yu toward the academy gates, while Yu Xiaogang carried Tang San to the teachers’ dormitory.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Lu Yu’s greater Soul Power and likely thousand-year Soul Ring had given him a decisive advantage.
• Tang San accepted the explanation and promised Yu Xiaogang that he would train hard and defeat Lu Yu one day.

Tang San and Lu Yu trained for months before meeting in the academy’s annual Soul Master Competition, where Tang San defeated Lu Yu with a hidden weapon. Yu Xiaogang then blamed Tang San’s earlier defeat of Lu Yu on his lack of combat experience and left to meet old friends, while the story shifted to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Tang San intensified his physical training and practiced combining his hidden weapons with Blue Silver Grass, while Lu Yu sought sparring partners and studied combat techniques.
• After several months, Tang San and Lu Yu entered the academy’s annual Soul Master Competition and advanced to the final match against each other.
• Tang San attacked with hidden weapons and Blue Silver Grass, but Lu Yu used his thousand-year soul ring to destroy the grass and seemed close to winning.
• Tang San landed a powerful hidden weapon strike on Lu Yu, knocking him down and winning the match; afterward, the two praised each other and returned to their teams.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that his earlier defeat by Lu Yu had stemmed from insufficient combat experience, then abruptly said he needed to meet old friends and left Tang San at the academy.
• The story turned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and its status as an institution controlled by the Heavenly Dou Imperial Family.

Lu Yu settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, attended a welcome party, and began studying and cultivating there. A month later, the academy held a martial arts tournament, while Tang San continued training under Yu Xiaogang and vowed to challenge Lu Yu again.

• Meng Shenji brought Lu Yu to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and showed him his new dormitory.
• Li Hao invited Lu Yu to the Student Council's welcome party, where Lu Yu gave a speech to the assembled students and teachers.
• Lu Yu began a routine of cultivation, classes, and reading at the academy.
• Tang San trained under Yu Xiaogang and resolved to challenge Lu Yu again to erase his humiliation.
• One month later, Heaven Dou Royal Academy held a martial arts tournament for its teachers and students.

Lu Yu settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, drew the hostility of Fourth Prince Xue Beng, and trained for the Academy Grand Competition. He defeated every opponent and won the championship, claiming the tournament’s rewards.

• Meng Shenji introduced Lu Yu to Xue Beng, who questioned his special admission and ordered a lackey to investigate him.
• Meng Shenji showed Lu Yu his dormitory and told him the Academy Grand Competition was a month away, with a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and temporary auction VIP status as prizes.
• Lu Yu trained diligently while Xue Beng’s lackeys failed to uncover useful information about him.
• Xue Beng confronted Lu Yu at his dormitory and sent his lackeys to attack, but Lu Yu easily evaded them and warned that he would not be bullied.
• Lu Yu entered the Academy Grand Competition, defeated his opponents, and won the championship as Meng Shenji watched with satisfaction.

Lu Yu settled into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, accepted an invitation to attend the Heavenly Dou Auction as a VIP, and prepared to use the opportunity to improve his strength and connections. The chapter ended as the auction day arrived.

• Meng Shenji invited Lu Yu to join the Heavenly Dou Auction as a VIP, and Lu Yu agreed.
• Lu Yu inspected his new courtyard and explored Heaven Dou Royal Academy, judging its students too pampered to become strong Soul Masters.
• Lu Yu left the academy to find peace by a lake, then returned and began preparing for the auction.
• Lu Yu cultivated and asked students and teachers about the auction over the following days.
• The day of the auction arrived.

Lu Yu won a Soul Tool at an auction, then reached sudden enlightenment and formed his fifth supreme talisman by a lake near Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He met Lan Xue, who had come to find her missing master, and offered her encouragement.

• Lu Yu attended an auction, outbid other buyers for a Soul Tool, and studied it after returning to his dormitory.
• After hearing about a Soul Master sparring competition, Lu Yu cultivated by a lake and suddenly formed his fifth supreme talisman.
• Lu Yu dismissed the talisman to avoid attracting attention at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lu Yu noticed Lan Xue watching him in the woods, stopped her from leaving, and asked why she was there.
• Lan Xue told Lu Yu she had come from a remote town to find her master, who had studied at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but she had not found him.
• Lu Yu sympathized with Lan Xue and told her not to lose heart.

Lu Yu encouraged Lan Xue to keep searching for her master, then hosted her at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and helped her begin cultivating. Over the following month, he balanced training with visits to the lakeside, where he befriended Xiao Wu and learned that her Martial Soul was a rabbit.

• Lu Yu comforted Lan Xue and invited her to stay at his residence in Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lu Yu showed Lan Xue around the academy and guided her in controlling Soul Power and learning basic Soul Skills.
• Lu Yu noticed a mysterious girl near the lake but could not tell whether she had a special Martial Soul talent or greater strength than his own.
• Lu Yu spent a month alternating cultivation with visits to the lake and repeatedly encountered the girl in the black dress.
• Lu Yu introduced himself to the girl, learned her name was Xiao Wu, and later heard that her Martial Soul was a rabbit.

Lu Yu and Xiao Wu grew closer as they fought off attackers, explored a ruin, and joined forces to defend Heaven Dou Royal Academy from an evil group. After their battle began, Lu Yu tried to understand the second realm of the Summoning God Talisman but could not make sense of it.

• Lu Yu and Xiao Wu tried to save a wounded soul beast, then defeated the young man's group when they attacked them.
• Lu Yu drove off people who tried to steal Xiao Wu's soul ring and Soul Bone.
• Lu Yu and Xiao Wu explored a ruin, found a chest of treasures and soul rings, and shared its contents.
• Lu Yu and Xiao Wu waited for an evil force at the academy gates and fought its black-robed members, gradually gaining the upper hand.
• At a tranquil lake, Lu Yu dispersed a mysterious talisman and admitted he still did not understand the Summoning God Talisman's second realm.

Lu Yu learned that Xiao Hei used a mysterious family heirloom to evade his perception, and the two grew closer through quiet meetings by the lake. Xiao Hei eventually told him she had to leave to fulfill her mission and responsibilities.

• Lu Yu approached the black-clad girl by the lake and asked how she escaped his spiritual sense.
• Xiao Hei revealed that a family heirloom concealed her aura and form, though she knew little about its other powers or origins.
• Xiao Hei and Lu Yu exchanged names and began meeting at the lake, where they shared a quiet companionship.
• Lu Yu noticed Xiao Hei becoming increasingly silent and melancholy over time.
• Xiao Hei told Lu Yu she was leaving because she had a mission and responsibilities she could not abandon.

Lu Yu mastered the third realm of the Summoning God Talisman and reunited with Xiao Hei, then left a quiet lakeside meeting with a young woman. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s annual competition began the next morning, with a new Best Newcomer Award drawing students’ interest.

• Xiao Hei left to seek her own path, while Lu Yu continued cultivating and studying talismans and longing for her.
• Lu Yu sensed Xiao Hei, dreamed of her encouragement, and then mastered the third realm of the Summoning God Talisman; Xiao Hei appeared and reunited with him.
• Lu Yu sat quietly by a lake with a young woman, then left without pressing her to share her secrets; she felt lonely after he was gone.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy launched its annual Academy Grand Competition, and students discussed the new Best Newcomer Award.
• Students spotted the academy teachers arriving.

Lu Yu attended the academy tournament with Li Chen and watched the matches while considering whether to compete himself. The chapter ended with Zhao Qiang defeating his burly opponent.

• Lu Yu met his friend Li Chen at the competition grounds, where they discussed whether Lu Yu would compete.
• The academy belle arrived and sat quietly to watch; Lu Yu recognized her as the girl he had met by the lake the day before.
• The tournament began, and Lu Yu and Li Chen watched the students fight through successive matches.
• Zhao Qiang entered a match against a larger, muscular student as his classmates cheered him on.
• Zhao Qiang dodged his opponent's attacks, found an opening, and knocked him to the ground with a punch to the stomach.

The academy competition continued as students fought for doubled prize money and temporary VIP access to the Heavenly Dou Auction. After Zhao Qiang celebrated his win and the academy beauty took the stage, Zhang San began a match against a burly opponent.

• Zhao Qiang celebrated his victory, and Lu Yu congratulated him before they returned to watching the matches.
• The academy beauty in a white dress entered the arena, surprising the students watching.
• Students and Dean's Office officials discussed the competition's rewards and promising competitors, while a small-eyed old man claimed his family's people would win the championship.
• Zhang San faced a burly opponent who mocked him, then dodged the man's charge and kicked him in the backside, sending him sprawling and splitting his pants.