Chapter Summaries

After a month of forging practice under Wang Meng, Ling Yi described sensing the iron ingot’s breathing and matching his hammering rhythm to it. Wang Meng recognized Ling Yi’s exceptional comprehension and praised him as a natural blacksmith.

• Ling Yi reflected on the letters he had sent home and the nearly five hundred Blue Silver Grass plants now growing around his bed.
• Wang Meng explained the stages of blacksmithing refinement and the strength and technique needed to advance.
• Wang Meng asked Ling Yi what he had learned from more than a hundred hours of tempering iron over the past month.
• Ling Yi said the iron ingot seemed to breathe and that matching his movements to its cadence improved his forging.
• Wang Meng applauded Ling Yi’s insight and called him a born blacksmith.

Ling Yi discussed Tang Chen and the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique with Wang Meng, then reasoned that the technique could be used in forging. The conversation left Wang Meng stunned as Ling Yi reflected on how education and aptitude shaped people’s choices and abilities.

• Wang Meng asked Ling Yi whether he knew Tang Chen, and Ling Yi cautiously recalled hearing about him from Lu Yi of Spirit Hall.
• Wang Meng explained that Tang Chen was a Level 99 Peerless Douluo who wielded the Clear Sky Hammer and used the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.
• Ling Yi inferred that the technique’s accumulating hammer force could improve metal tempering and suggested Tang Chen might have been a blacksmith or learned forging skills.
• Wang Meng was left dazed by Ling Yi’s reasoning.
• Ling Yi considered how Martial Soul aptitude and limited education shaped people’s lives, then recalled examples of Xiang Yu and Superman.

Wang Meng demonstrated the thirteen forms of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and explained how its users redirected each hammer’s recoil into the next strike. Ling Yi recognized its principle and began practicing under Wang Meng’s guidance, with a plan to learn the later forms from Old Master Jin.

• Wang Meng told Ling Yi that his master had learned thirty-six forms of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique in Gengxin City, while Wang Meng himself could perform only thirteen.
• Wang Meng demonstrated the technique, hammering a heated iron ingot with thirteen increasingly rapid strikes that reduced its volume by about one thirtieth.
• Ling Yi praised Wang Meng and explained that the technique used the body’s rotation to turn recoil into force for the next hammer blow.
• Wang Meng described how few blacksmiths mastered the technique and said only twelve of his master’s personal disciples could strike more than ten times in succession.
• Wang Meng guided Ling Yi through his first attempt and planned to take him to Old Master Jin after he had gained some familiarity with the technique.

Three years after Ling Yi entered Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy, his Blue Silver Grass cultivation method and exceptional intelligence had made him famous across Mu Zhi City. The search for other Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters produced no one with comparable growth, and the chapter left Ling Yi regarded as a lucky, intelligent young Soul Master and blacksmith.

• Lillian told her classmates that Ling Yi had reached Soul Power level 10, and Anno confirmed his cultivation was unusually fast.
• For three years, Grand Duke Mu Feng, Kelvin, and other forces searched for Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls, but only a small number had Innate Soul Power and none matched Ling Yi's cultivation speed.
• Grandmaster Jin vouched for Ling Yi's exceptional learning ability after witnessing him master the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique and demonstrate extraordinary intelligence.
• Ling Yi studied the academy's curriculum and library, then helped the teachers create a more complete educational plan for students across the grades.
• The academy teachers' accounts persuaded the local forces that Ling Yi's intelligence explained his unusual accomplishments, and interest in finding more Blue Silver Grass cultivators largely faded.

Ling Yi impressed Old Master Jin by forging a Five Hundred Refined battle saber, then told him he had reached level ten soul power and would seek a soul ring above a hundred years old. Elsewhere, Tai Tan watched his fourteen-year-old Young Master forge a weapon and learned he expected to reach level 40 within a year.

• Ling Yi presented his dark battle saber, and Old Master Jin praised its quality as a perfect Five Hundred Refined Weapon.
• At the Strength Clan residence, Tai Tan examined the Young Master's forged chopping saber and predicted he would soon master weapons above Five Hundred Refined.
• The Young Master asked how soon he could reach Thousand Refinement forging and said he expected to reach level 40 within a year.
• Old Master Diamond offered to find helpers to hunt a suitable Soul Beast for Ling Yi, but Ling Yi said he had already made arrangements.
• Ling Yi assured Old Master Diamond that he would choose a First Soul Ring over a hundred years old, which he believed he needed to progress beyond Great Soul Master.

Ling Yi reflected on how he used social connections and his carefully built reputation to protect himself despite his weak talent. He left Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy for a ten-day trip to hunt for his First Soul Ring, encouraged by his roommates as he departed.

• Ling Yi greeted teachers and students on his way through the academy, considering how relationships could help someone weak like him.
• Ling Yi returned to Room 304 and gathered his travel bundle from inside his Blue Silver Little Nest.
• Ling Yi told Mo Yuan and his roommates he would be gone for about ten days to seek his First Soul Ring.
• Mo Yuan and the others promised to study and cultivate hard, and Ling Yi encouraged them before leaving the dormitory.
• Ling Yi went to Mu Zhi City's East City Gate, where his rented carriage was waiting.

Ling Yi returned from Mu Zhi City to Shan Hai Village, where his family and pets welcomed him home. He learned that the younger children had awakened their martial souls, and he planned for Ling Shan to study at home before joining him in the city.

• Ling Yi traveled by carriage to North River Mouth Town, then walked the remaining road to Shan Hai Village and reunited with A'Huang and Meow Meow.
• The Ling and Zhang families gathered for a welcoming meal, and Ling Yi saw the younger children practicing the exercises he had taught them.
• Zhang Xin awakened the Hoe martial soul with no Innate Soul Power, while Ling Shan awakened Blue Silver Grass with Level 0.2 Innate Soul Power.
• Ling Yi recalled that Jiang Hai had awakened Level 1 Innate Soul Power and was studying at Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy in Mu Zhi City.
• Ling Shan stayed home to study under Zhang Lei before going to Mu Zhi City, while Ling Yi intended to return to the academy after absorbing his First Soul Ring and apply for early graduation.

Ling Yi absorbed a Soul Ring from a Blue Silver Grass plant he had cultivated to over three hundred years old. As the plant merged with his Martial Soul, Ling Yi’s consciousness entered it, leaving him in a strange state.

• Ling Yi moved more than eight hundred Blue Silver Grass plants into a hidden chamber beneath his room.
• Ling Yi summoned a bright yellow Soul Ring from the strongest of his six specially cultivated Blue Silver Grass plants and absorbed it with his Martial Soul.
• Ling Yi felt the Soul Ring’s gentle energy strengthen and nourish his body as the absorption proceeded smoothly.
• As the Blue Silver Grass merged into his Martial Soul, Ling Yi triggered a mechanism with a Stone Bullet and lost himself in the Martial Soul.
• Ling Yi sensed the plant’s faint affection as it gave itself to him, while its body left behind pale blue ash and a small azure object.

After his breakthrough, Ling Yi experienced the world through every patch of Blue Silver Grass in Shan Hai Village and returned to his body transformed. His Martial Soul had reached Hundred Year Level and began absorbing vitality and growing on its own.

• Ling Yi sensed that Blue Silver Grass gained a hazy consciousness and responses to Soul Power only after reaching Hundred Year Level.
• Ling Yi briefly perceived every place in Shan Hai Village where Blue Silver Grass grew before his awareness returned to his body underground.
• Ling Yi discovered that his body had become taller, healthier, stronger, and more resilient, while his vision had grown clearer.
• Ling Yi summoned his changed Martial Soul, which had grown from one stalk with four leaves into two thicker stalks with seven leaves.
• Ling Yi sensed his Hundred Year Level Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul drawing vitality from nearby plants and confirmed that it was growing.

After becoming a Soul Master, Ling Yi tested his first soul skill, Full of Vitality, on Zhang Lei and found that it soothed strain and healed injuries. He recovered his Soul Power and prepared to test the skill on wounded prey while investigating whether it could draw life force from nearby Blue Silver Grass.

• Ling Yi took Zhang Lei into the Old Forest and demonstrated his first soul skill, Full of Vitality.
• Zhang Lei described the skill’s refreshing sensation and discovered that it had healed injuries to his waist and arm.
• Ling Yi tested the skill while Zhang Lei practiced the Farmer Three Forms, confirming that its energy gathered around strained muscles and helped repair them.
• Ling Yi had Zhang Lei practice the Hoeing Form while he rested, then recovered his Soul Power in a Deep Sleep.
• Ling Yi found wounded prey brought by A'Huang and Meow Meow and prepared to test the healing skill on them and see whether it could draw life force from Blue Silver Grass.

Ling Yi left Shan Hai Village carrying three Blue Silver Grass plants prepared for experiments after spending ten days improving his relatives’ health and helping A'Huang and Meow Meow evolve into Soul Beasts. He set out to seek richer opportunities for growth.

• Ling Yi packed a Blue Silver Grass seedling and two three-hundred-year-old plants in separate soils, testing Dodder Grass on one and Iron Birch shavings around the other.
• Ling Yi used Vigorous Vitality and hypnosis to treat his relatives during his ten days at home, while Zhang Lei advanced to Soul Power level seven and Ling Shan reached level 1.9.
• Ling Yi’s care raised A'Huang and Meow Meow to the ten-year Soul Beast level, and he taught them to conceal their Soul Power fluctuations.
• Ling Yi reassured himself that his family could now manage comfortably and left Shan Hai Village to seek greater opportunities.

Ling Yi completed his Soul Master assessment at the Mu Zhi City Spirit Hall Main Hall, where his Soul Power tested at just over Level 11 after gaining a high-age First Soul Ring. After registering and receiving his badge and Soul Master Handbook, he headed to Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy to apply for early graduation.

• Lu Yi tested Ling Yi’s Soul Power and estimated that his First Soul Ring was at least three hundred years old.
• Lu Yi led Ling Yi through registration, where Ling Yi received a Soul Master badge, a Gold Soul Coin, and his Soul Master Handbook.
• Ling Yi inspected the handbook, which recorded his registration at North River Mouth Town Spirit Hall Branch and his Level 10 assessment at Mu Zhi City Spirit Hall Main Hall.
• Ling Yi left the Spirit Hall Main Hall and went to Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy to apply for early graduation.

After becoming a Soul Master with a Hundred Year Level Soul Ring, Ling Yi surprised his master by asking for an introduction to Grandmaster Fu Shan so he could seek a recommendation into the principality military’s logistics department. The chapter ended with Ling Yi pursuing military connections and opportunities beyond his blacksmith apprenticeship.

• Ling Yi completed his application for early graduation after obtaining a Hundred Year Level Soul Ring, astonishing the teachers and students who had doubted his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
• Ling Yi said goodbye to his classmates and teachers at Green Leaf Elementary Soul Master Academy and went to Jin Geng Blacksmith Shop.
• Ling Yi asked Old Man Jin to introduce him to Grandmaster Fu Shan so Fu Shan could write him a recommendation letter for the military logistics department.
• Old Man Jin and the senior disciples were stunned by Ling Yi’s request.
• Ling Yi viewed the request as a way to build closer ties among the Three Great Masters’ disciples and gain military resources for his future development.

Ling Yi arrived at the military camp outside Cold Wind City and was registered in both the Military Doctor Camp and the Military Industry Camp. After choosing a tent and joining his new colleagues for a meal, he learned that he could eat in the Small Cafeteria instead.

• Jiang Yuan brought Ling Yi to meet Song Yao, who read Fu Shan's recommendation letter and ordered that Ling Yi be registered in both camps.
• Ling Yi registered with the Military Doctor Camp and Military Industry Camp, then chose an empty tent in the Military Doctor Camp as his dormitory.
• Ling Yi thanked Jiang Yuan and went with his new colleagues to the dining area for a meal.
• A long-limbed young man told Ling Yi that, as a Soul Master, he could eat in the Small Cafeteria instead of having cauldron meal with them.

Ling Yi learned about the military doctors at Cold Wind Camp and the healing and pharmacological knowledge available beyond Soul Masters. He planned to patiently settle into the camp so he could study its medical specialists and continue his research on human cultivation.

• Ling Yi learned that Cold Wind Camp housed three Military Doctor Camps, with Healing System Soul Masters scarce even at the main camp.
• Ling Yi ate with Old Man Yao, Tang San, Xiao Bing, and Song Yi and learned their martial souls and medical specialties.
• Ling Yi considered examples of pharmacological knowledge across the Douluo Continent and concluded that military medical specialists could offer valuable expertise.
• Ling Yi recalled that he had entered the military to find medical specialists and obtain enough human subjects for his research.
• Ling Yi decided to integrate into Cold Wind Camp first and wait patiently for opportunities.

One month later at Cold Wind Camp, Ling Yi demonstrated his exceptional forging skill, bringing him close to becoming a Blacksmith Master. He encouraged the other craftsmen, who struggled to advance, to keep working until they could seize their own moment of inspiration.

• Ling Yi forged an alloy blade blank with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique while the craftsmen admired his power and rhythm.
• The craftsmen discussed how Ling Yi’s skill exceeded theirs and lamented that he knew only the Thirty-Six Forms taught by Grandmaster Jin.
• After fifteen minutes of forging, Ling Yi stopped to recover and use Soul Power to soothe his aching muscles.
• Brother Xue and the other craftsmen praised Ling Yi’s progress, while he admitted that his strength and knowledge of metal ratios still needed work.
• The craftsmen described being stuck at a bottleneck, and Ling Yi urged them to keep working so they would be ready when inspiration came.

Ling Yi left the Military Industry Camp to help treat a new group of wounded soldiers at the Military Doctor Camp. As he tended their injuries, he learned they had been hurt during a military exercise arranged to entertain a visiting young master and considered how to comfort their spirits without seeming to form a faction.

• Brother Xue advised Ling Yi to spend more time cultivating his Soul Power, and Ling Yi accepted the reminder.
• Tang San summoned Ling Yi because many wounded soldiers had arrived, and the two hurried back to the Military Doctor Camp.
• The medical team asked Ling Yi to reset and immobilize injuries before taking over healing with his Soul Skill when the other healers ran low on Soul Power.
• Ling Yi treated a soldier's dislocated elbow and learned that the injuries came from a military exercise staged for a visiting young master from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Noticing the wounded soldiers' gloom, Ling Yi considered offering them emotional comfort while avoiding the appearance of buying loyalty or forming a clique.

At Cold Wind Camp, Ling Yi encountered Commandant Jiang Yuan and agreed to spar with him, surprising the soldiers with his spear skills despite being a Healing System Soul Master. Jiang Yuan asked whether Ling Yi studied weapons, and Ling Yi explained that he had learned the Blade, Spear, Club, and Axe from an old soldier.

• The Sovereign Nation's visitors left Cold Wind Camp for the Icebound Forest while Song Yao and the soldiers kept their distance from them.
• Ling Yi arrived carrying a blade, spear, club, and axe, and Jiang Yuan asked whether he studied weapons.
• Ling Yi told Jiang Yuan that an old soldier had taught him a little about wielding the Blade, Spear, Club, and Axe.
• Jiang Yuan and Ling Yi clashed Steel Spears as the gathered soldiers watched, and Jiang Yuan recognized Ling Yi's solid fundamentals.
• Jiang Yuan reconsidered his casual approach and decided to take their spear spar more seriously.

Over six months of weapon sparring, Ling Yi defeated Jiang Yuan in more than a hundred matches and broadened his skills from the spear, blade, and club to the battle axe. After their latest bout, Jiang Yuan recognized Ling Yi’s growing combat ability, while Ling Yi explained that he studied weapons to protect himself as a Healing System Soul Master.

• Ling Yi disarmed Jiang Yuan with his battle axe after controlling their exchange, winning another sparring match.
• Jiang Yuan praised Ling Yi’s axe technique and admitted that he had not held back or relied on Soul Power to protect his grip.
• Jiang Yuan asked why Ling Yi was learning so many weapons, and Ling Yi said his other training had reached a bottleneck and he wanted to learn from different techniques.
• Ling Yi explained that learning several weapons could help him defend himself and adapt if a weapon broke in battle.
• Jiang Yuan reflected that Ling Yi’s strength and weapon skills made him formidable despite being a Healing System Soul Master.

Ling Yi returned to his tent and used his Blue Silver Grass-assisted Deep Sleep to recover while considering how his mind and body functioned. After waking refreshed, he continued documenting human anatomy through detailed notes and drawings, deciding that he needed to observe the internal organs next.

• Ling Yi returned to his tent, where Blue Silver Grass surrounded the nearby tents, and put away his weapons.
• Ling Yi soaked, cleaned himself, and fell into Deep Sleep, during which the Blue Silver Grass appeared in his mind and his body autonomously recovered.
• Ling Yi considered his Deep Sleep and heightened learning state through his Three Selves Theory, then woke with recovered Soul Power and renewed vitality.
• Ling Yi reviewed his books and added observations about a wounded soldier's fractured ankle to his human physiology primer.
• Ling Yi drew and studied detailed body-part diagrams, then decided that he should observe the internal organs next.