Chapter Summaries

Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu worried about attending Nuoding Academy without Soul Power, while Ning Rongrong sought refuge in Qian Ye’s room after a rat frightened her. In the morning, the sisters woke covered in expelled impurities from the Body Tempering Pills, and Qian Ye told them to wash in hot water.

• Jie Da Niu told Jie Er Niu that Qian Ye had agreed to take her to Nuoding Academy, and the sisters worried about being accepted without Innate Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong sneaked into Qian Ye’s room because a rat had frightened her, then clung to his foot and woke him when she saw another rat.
• At morning, Xiu Qin, Er Niu’s grandmother, Jie Da Niu, and Jie Er Niu rushed into Qian Ye’s room after the sisters woke covered in black grime.
• Ning Rongrong woke and screamed at the sight of the blackened sisters, and Qian Ye explained that she had come to his room because she feared rats.
• Qian Ye had Xiu Qin and Er Niu’s grandmother fill a bathing tub with hot water, then told Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu to wash themselves.

Qian Ye had Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu wash in a bathtub, and their dark, rough skin became remarkably fair and smooth. Xiu Qin and the others were left stunned and asked Qian Ye how he had done it.

• Qian Ye instructed Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu to wash themselves in the bathtub.
• Ning Rongrong watched as the sisters followed Qian Ye's instructions.
• Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu emerged with fair, smooth skin, astonishing everyone but Qian Ye.
• Xiu Qin asked Qian Ye how the sisters had changed so dramatically.

Qian Ye brought Ning Rongrong and the Jie sisters to Nuoding Academy and completed their enrollment arrangements, then led them to Dormitory Seven. He left Ning Rongrong to decide whether she would accept the work and sacrifices he demanded in exchange for his help evolving her martial soul.

• Qian Ye entered Nuoding Academy with Ning Rongrong, Jie Er Niu, and Jie Da Niu to find Director Su and handle the sisters’ enrollment.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the gate after Qian Ye and the others had already gone inside, leaving the gatekeeper confused about their disappearance.
• Qian Ye led the group to Dormitory Seven, where work-study students of different grades lived in the academy’s worst and most chaotic conditions.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Dormitory Seven was their assigned dormitory, and Qian Ye told her to knock on the door.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Qian Ye kept ordering her around, so he said she must earn his help evolving her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul or return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tang San recognized Qian Ye at Nuoding Academy, where they encountered each other again in Dormitory Seven. Qian Ye ignored Tang San’s displeasure and looked at Xiao Wu, whom he had met six years earlier but who no longer recognized him.

• Jie Er Niu and Jie Da Niu recognized Tang San as the son of the village blacksmith.
• Tang San asked Qian Ye why he had come to Nuoding Academy.
• Qian Ye greeted Tang San, recalling that they had met a year earlier and clashed.
• Qian Ye turned his attention to Xiao Wu, whom he had met in the Star Dou Great Forest six years before.
• Qian Ye observed that Xiao Wu had grown up and could no longer recognize him.

Qian Ye headed to the Small Forest behind the academy, and Xiao Wu followed to see whether the creature could attack enemies.

• Qian Ye stopped speaking.
• Qian Ye looked around and headed for the Small Forest behind the academy.
• Xiao Wu, though she did not believe him, wanted to see whether it could attack enemies.

Qian Ye revealed to Xiao Wu that he had met a girl with the same name in the Star Dou Great Forest six years earlier, and she realized he was the boy she had been waiting to see again. They reunited happily, while Qian Ye privately acknowledged that he had found her through his knowledge of the Douluo plot, not fate.

• Qian Ye asked Xiao Wu whether they had met before, and she described waiting six years for Brother Ye to return.
• Qian Ye recounted meeting a girl named Xiao Wu in a cabin on an island in the Star Dou Great Forest six years earlier.
• Xiao Wu recognized herself in Qian Ye's story and threw herself into his arms, calling him Brother Ye.
• Qian Ye told Xiao Wu their reunion seemed destined, while privately admitting he had located her by using his knowledge of the Douluo plot.

Qian Ye joined Xiao Wu and the others for lunch in the second-floor cafeteria, where he sat across from Yu Xiaogang and challenged the value of his martial soul research. Yu Xiaogang was left with his claims questioned in front of the surrounding teachers and students.

• Wang Sheng joined Qian Ye, while Tang San stayed behind, jealous of Xiao Wu's closeness to Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye led Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Wang Sheng, and the others to the second-floor cafeteria and treated them to the best dishes.
• Qian Ye sat across from Yu Xiaogang and introduced himself as a Guest Elder of Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang said he researched martial souls and believed his theories had proven their value.
• Qian Ye asked Yu Xiaogang to show concrete results rather than make empty claims, darkening Yu Xiaogang's expression.

Qian Ye explained why Yu Xiaogang may have been interested in studying Tang San, whose Blue Silver Grass martial soul had awakened with full Soul Power. His explanation left Wang Sheng, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Jie Er Niu, and Jie Da Niu questioning how such an awakening was possible.

• Wang Sheng and the others remained puzzled about Yu Xiaogang's purpose.
• Qian Ye suggested that Yu Xiaogang had already considered the matter but had not found a suitable subject.
• Qian Ye explained that Blue Silver Grass was considered a useless martial soul and its owners usually awakened with little or no Innate Soul Power.
• Qian Ye pointed out that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had awakened with level ten, full Soul Power, surprising Wang Sheng, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Jie Er Niu, and Jie Da Niu.

Qian Ye challenged Master Yu’s claims about Blue Silver Grass and exposed the contradiction in his famous saying, while Tang San defended his teacher. The confrontation ended with Tang San attacking Wang Sheng after Wang Sheng mocked Master Yu.

• Master Yu told Tang San to step aside and demanded that Qian Ye explain Er Niu and Da Niu’s Soul Power.
• Qian Ye claimed both sisters had level-ten Innate Full Soul Power, and Master Yu accepted the explanation.
• Master Yu praised Tang San’s achievements and repeated that there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters.
• Qian Ye pointed out that Master Yu’s praise demeaned the other Nuoding Academy students, leaving Master Yu unable to respond.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Master Yu’s level-twenty-nine cultivation at over fifty meant his Martial Soul or he was useless, prompting the students to laugh.
• Tang San knocked Wang Sheng down and attacked him for mocking Master Yu.

Qian Ye confronted Yu Xiaogang about Tang San’s level-ten Innate Full Soul Power and revealed that he knew Tang San had Twin Martial Souls. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were left unsure whether Qian Ye had actually seen Tang San’s hidden Martial Soul during the awakening.

• Qian Ye explained that Er Niu and Da Niu had reached level ten through his help, not through Innate Full Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang described his research on Blue Silver Grass and argued that it could not produce level-ten Innate Full Soul Power.
• Qian Ye concluded that Tang San’s level-ten Innate Full Soul Power came from his Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Xiaogang refused to confirm it.
• Qian Ye said he had watched Tang San awaken his Martial Soul, and Tang San admitted Qian Ye had been there while keeping his left hand closed.
• Yu Xiaogang privately asked Tang San whether Qian Ye could have seen his hidden Martial Soul, and Tang San said he did not know.

Tang San poisoned Qian Ye with Blue Silver Grass, believing he had defeated him, but Qian Ye quickly stood up unharmed. Tang San was left frightened and unable to understand why the toxin had failed.

• Tang San bound Qian Ye with Blue Silver Grass and injected him with a large amount of toxin.
• Qian Ye fell motionless, and Tang San laughed and declared him an enemy for insulting him and taking Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu, Er Niu, Da Niu, and the others rushed toward Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye rose while laughing, showing no sign of poisoning.
• Tang San was shocked that his toxin had not affected Qian Ye.

Qian Ye leisurely ate breakfast while Xiao Wu sat with Ning Rongrong instead of Tang San, leaving the four diners at the front and back tables.

• Qian Ye took his time enjoying breakfast.
• Xiao Wu moved from Tang San's table to sit with Ning Rongrong.
• Jie Er Niu and Da Niu shared a table.
• The four diners sat at the front and back tables.

Qian Ye began teaching the first-year class at Nuoding Academy and chose physical endurance training for his first lesson. He brought the students to a hill and offered Gold Soul Coins to those who reached the summit, leaving them eager to compete.

• Qian Ye introduced himself to the students and learned that Xiao Yao was the class monitor with Rank Nine Soul Power.
• Qian Ye lined up the class on the training ground and decided to teach them to strengthen their physical endurance.
• Qian Ye led Xiao Yao and the students to the hundred-meter hill behind the academy.
• Qian Ye told the students to climb the hill using only their physical strength, and they laughed because they had climbed it before.
• Qian Ye offered one Gold Soul Coin to every student who reached the summit, with prizes of one hundred, fifty, and ten Gold Soul Coins for the first three.

Qian Ye put his students through exhausting training before rewarding them with a lavish meal. The next day, Ma Chaofu left on a month’s leave, leaving Qian Ye to cover her classes every day.

• Qian Ye explained that gravity made the academy’s stone steps difficult to climb and ended the day’s training.
• Qian Ye led the exhausted students around Nuoding City before treating them to a feast of thirty-nine dishes at each of three tables.
• Qian Ye sent the students back to the academy to rest and cultivate on their own.
• Xiao Yao woke Qian Ye and told him that Ma Chaofu wanted to see him.
• Ma Chaofu told Qian Ye that she had taken a month’s leave to care for her sick mother and that he would cover her classes for double pay.

During physical training, Qian Ye’s special carrots restored the students’ stamina and changed the race results. Xiao Wu, Jie Er Niu, and Da Niu won prizes, and Qian Ye ended the morning session by sending the exhausted students to rest.

• Xiao Yao surged ahead after eating Qian Ye’s carrots, but Xiao Wu ate three more and reclaimed first place.
• Ning Rongrong and Shangguan Feifei ate carrots, overtook Tang San, and continued running; Qian Ye later gave carrots to Jie Er Niu and Da Niu, who also passed Tang San.
• Xiao Wu finished thirty laps first, followed by Jie Er Niu, Da Niu, Xiao Yao, Ning Rongrong, and Tang San.
• Qian Ye rewarded Xiao Wu with ten Gold Soul Coins, Jie Er Niu with five, and Da Niu with three.
• After all the students completed thirty laps, Qian Ye ended the training session and told them to rest.

Qian Ye arranged to take Jie Da Niu and Jie Er Niu to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain Soul Rings, with Yu Xiaogang accompanying them. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang eagerly prepared for the trip while Qian Ye woke to find only himself and the Jie sisters still in Dorm Seven.

• Qian Ye told Dean Bai Xin that Da Niu had reached level ten and asked for a substitute teacher while he took her and Jie Er Niu to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Bai Xin agreed to arrange a replacement and assigned Old Yu to accompany Qian Ye and the two students.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Dorm Seven, confirmed the plan, and agreed to meet Qian Ye at the academy entrance at nine the next morning.
• Qian Ye reflected on Yu Xiaogang's past and his role in Bibi Dong's downfall.
• Yu Xiaogang woke early, excited to demonstrate his theories, while Qian Ye slept until he woke naturally; Xiao Wu and the other students had gone to class.

Qian Ye led Jie Er Niu and Jie Da Niu into the Soul Hunting Forest to find Soul Rings while Yu Xiaogang guided the group. The sisters relied on Qian Ye for protection as they ventured into the forest.

• Jie Er Niu asked Qian Ye what Soul Beasts lived in the forest, and he described its many kinds.
• Jie Da Niu reassured Jie Er Niu that Qian Ye would protect them, and Qian Ye promised to bring them back safely after they obtained Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang led the way, the sisters walked in the middle, and Qian Ye guarded the rear.
• The group continued through the Soul Hunting Forest, which held Soul Beasts ranging from ten-year to thousand-year varieties, with a few stronger beasts in its core region.

After Flower Ring's venom crippled Yu Xiaogang, Qian Ye kept him alive and carried him to a cave for shelter. Qian Ye then entered the cave with Jie Er Niu and Da Niu to investigate its unexplored depths.

• Yu Xiaogang woke after Qian Ye drained the poisoned blood, then learned the venom had permanently destroyed the function of his lower body.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Qian Ye not to abandon him, and Qian Ye agreed to take him to a cave while he and the girls searched for Soul Beasts.
• Qian Ye carried Yu Xiaogang to a cave beneath a hill and used his spiritual detection to sense that it extended more than a thousand meters underground.
• Qian Ye told Yu Xiaogang to wait at the entrance and walked into the dark cave with Jie Er Niu and Da Niu following close behind.

Qian Ye led Jie Er Niu and Jie Da Niu through the dark cave and found a Ground Flying Dragon scale, explaining what kind of creature it came from. The three continued deeper into the cave, though Qian Ye said the dragon might have left or been killed long ago.

• Qian Ye gave Jie Er Niu and Jie Da Niu illumination Soul Tools so they could see through the cave.
• Jie Da Niu slipped and fell, and Qian Ye spotted a glowing scale beneath her foot.
• Qian Ye identified the scale as belonging to a Ground Flying Dragon and explained how such dragons might form.
• Jie Da Niu wondered whether a Ground Dragon lived in the cave, but Qian Ye said it might have left or been killed decades ago.
• Qian Ye continued deeper into the cave with Jie Er Niu and Jie Da Niu.

Qian Ye discovered that the object in the underground pit was a dragon's head, which he suspected belonged to the Wood Dragon King, and considered taking the emerald-green pearl in its mouth. He left the Ground Dragon's whereabouts uncertain and approached the dragon head to examine it.

• Qian Ye concluded that the dragon's head might belong to the Wood Dragon King, one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings.
• Qian Ye suspected the green object in the dragon's mouth was a Dragon Pearl or Dragon Core and found no sign of the Ground Dragon.
• Qian Ye considered whether soul masters had killed the Ground Dragon or it had fled, and judged that it had probably been hunted.
• Qian Ye entered the Sky Pit, which lay three thousand meters underground and opened toward the peak.
• Qian Ye examined the dead dragon head and decided to take the pearl, hoping to gain its essence or absorb its Ten-Attribute Life Spiritual Power.