Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Lin Ze'an remembered that it was time to awaken his Martial Soul and asked his father, Lin Gang, about it. After telling Lin Ze'an how his mother, Jin Ling, died protecting the people she loved, Lin Gang prepared to awaken his son’s Martial Soul himself.

• Lin Ze'an helped Granny Li carry vegetables and realized he was old enough for a Martial Soul awakening.
• Lin Ze'an returned to the general store and asked Lin Gang when he would awaken his Martial Soul.
• Lin Gang asked what Lin Ze'an would do with power, and Lin Ze'an said he would use it to protect others.
• Lin Gang told Lin Ze'an that his mother, Jin Ling, was a Spirit Hall figure’s daughter who died fighting an Evil Soul Master to protect her family and village.
• Lin Ze'an vowed to become a Soul Master and protect those important to him, and Lin Gang arranged six stones for the awakening ceremony.

Six-year-old Lin Ze'an awakened the Grass Spirit King, Fragrant Mo Ruier, as his Martial Soul and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power. After Lin Gang agreed to help him obtain a Soul Ring, he brought Lin Ze'an to pay respects at his late mother Jin Ling's grave.

• Lin Ze'an awakened Mo Ruier, whose emerald light and power swept through the room and astonished Lin Gang.
• Lin Ze'an's overflowing Soul Power shattered the testing crystal ball, revealing that he had at least Innate Full Soul Power.
• Lin Gang embraced Lin Ze'an and agreed to take him to obtain a Soul Ring the next day.
• Lin Gang brought Lin Ze'an to Jin Ling's grave and told her their son was a genius.
• Lin Ze'an kowtowed at his mother's grave and silently vowed to reunite his parents in the Divine Realm.

Lin Ze'an studied his mother's meditation method and discovered that his Martial Soul, Mo Ruier, could revive plants and control their growth, accidentally wrapping the family home in vines. After delivering the villagers' orders, he left with Lin Gang for the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his First Soul Ring.

• Lin Gang gave Lin Ze'an his mother's meditation method, Golden Crocodile jade pendant, and storage Soul Tool Ring, and explained their significance.
• Lin Ze'an meditated with the method and found that he could summon a life-filled leaf that grew into a vine.
• Lin Ze'an summoned Mo Ruier in the courtyard, revived the grass and locust tree, and caused vines to engulf the house.
• Lin Gang accepted that the vines would not retreat and told Lin Ze'an to rest while he went to buy breakfast.
• Lin Ze'an delivered the villagers' orders, then ate breakfast with Lin Gang and set out for the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his First Soul Ring.

Lin Gang brought Lin Ze'an to the Spirit Hall Branch to seek permission to enter Soul Hunting Forest for his first Soul Ring. Archbishop Orleans tested Lin Ze'an and discovered that his Soul Power had already reached level twenty, leaving everyone stunned.

• Lin Gang explained that Lin Ze'an needed a Spirit Hall entry permit and three noble guarantors to enter Soul Hunting Forest.
• Lin Gang told the steward that he had awakened Lin Ze'an's Martial Soul himself after the boy missed the village ceremony.
• Archbishop Orleans arrived, heard what had happened, and took Lin Ze'an to the inner sanctum for a precise Soul Power test.
• Lin Ze'an touched the testing crystal, which shone with emerald light and registered his Soul Power at level twenty.
• Orleans stared at Lin Ze'an in shock, then looked at him as if he were a peerless treasure.

Bishop Orleans recruited Lin Ze'an into Spirit Hall after learning he had level-twenty Innate Soul Power and an unknown top-grade plant Martial Soul. Days later, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei arrived to assess him.

• Orleans offered Lin Ze'an Soul Rings, cultivation resources, and a chance to be taught by a Titled Douluo, and Lin Gang told his son he would support his choice.
• Lin Ze'an agreed to join Spirit Hall, and Orleans sealed off Spirit Branch Hall and sent a confidential report to Pope Palace.
• After several days, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei arrived with red-robed bishops to inspect Lin Ze'an.
• Yue Guan tested the room with his pressure, but Lin Ze'an remained unaffected while Lin Gang was overwhelmed.
• Lin Ze'an greeted Yue Guan and Gui Mei politely when they entered the side hall.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo discovered Lin Ze'an’s exceptional talent and the overwhelming life aura of his Martial Soul, Mo Ruier, and urged him to go to Spirit City for training. Lin Ze'an resisted the prospect of becoming Bibi Dong’s disciple, while Lin Gang was left confronting the cost of his son’s future with Spirit Hall.

• Lin Gang greeted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo examined Lin Ze'an’s constitution, Soul Power, and bone age, finding that he had reached level twenty just after turning six.
• At Ghost Douluo’s request, Lin Ze'an released Mo Ruier, whose powerful life aura caused Chrysanthemum Douluo’s Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to submit before Lin Ze'an recalled his Martial Soul.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo considered taking Lin Ze'an as his disciple, but Ghost Douluo reminded him that His Holiness the Pope would likely claim the boy.
• Lin Ze'an resolved that he did not want to become Bibi Dong’s disciple or be used in her ambitions.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo invited Lin Ze'an to Spirit City and gave Lin Gang a heavy pouch of Gold Soul Coins, saying his son would join Spirit Hall’s inner circle and receive the best training.
• Lin Gang clutched the pouch, distressed by the prospect of being separated from his son but unsure how to oppose the decision.

Lin Ze'an left his father behind and traveled with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to Spirit City, where they brought him to Pope Palace to meet the Pope. On the way, he learned little about his mother and glimpsed Hu Liena and Xie Yue before entering the palace.

• Lin Gang refused to accompany Lin Ze'an, and Lin Ze'an promised to return after growing strong before leaving with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• After the group departed, Lin Gang broke down and wept alone.
• During the flight, Chrysanthemum Douluo asked about Lin Ze'an's mother, and Lin Ze'an said he had never met her and only knew she came from Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo brought Lin Ze'an to Spirit City and flew toward Pope Palace.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue noticed the elders and the unfamiliar young boy as they passed overhead.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Lin Ze'an to behave before he and Ghost Douluo led him into Pope Palace.

Lin Ze'an revealed his level-twenty Soul Power and extraordinary Martial Soul, Mo Ruier, to Bibi Dong and the elders in Pope Palace. Bibi Dong approved his request to study under Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, and Lin Ze'an completed the apprentice ceremony as Yue Guan's disciple.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo brought Lin Ze'an before Bibi Dong, who confirmed that his Soul Power was level twenty.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Ze'an to release his Martial Soul, and Mo Ruier's life energy astonished the elders while briefly purifying the Rakshasa divine power within Bibi Dong.
• Lin Ze'an named his Martial Soul Mo Ruier and asked to take Yue Guan as his master, explaining that Yue Guan's plant-type expertise could guide his cultivation.
• Bibi Dong granted Lin Ze'an's request and ordered Yue Guan to teach him as carefully as Hu Liena.
• Lin Ze'an knelt before Yue Guan in Pope Palace and completed the apprentice ceremony, becoming Yue Guan's personal disciple.

Yue Guan took Lin Ze'an to eat in Spirit City's Hundred Treasures Pavilion and laid out a plan for his cultivation and training. Their meal was interrupted when an arrogant Spirit Hall Academy boy demanded their private room for Nana's birthday.

• Yue Guan realized Lin Ze'an was hungry and carried him to Hundred Treasures Pavilion for a lavish meal.
• Yue Guan told Lin Ze'an he would replace his meditation method, arrange special training, and obtain resources to strengthen his foundation.
• A red-haired boy from Spirit Hall Academy barged into the private room and ordered Yue Guan and Lin Ze'an to leave.
• The boy's demand abruptly stopped before he finished speaking.

Lin Ze'an met Yan, one of the Golden Generation, and moved into his new courtyard in Spirit Hall. Yan later apologized with pastries, and Lin Ze'an settled in for the night, looking forward to obtaining his First Soul Ring the next day.

• Yue Guan stopped Yan from acting arrogantly toward Lin Ze'an, and Lin Ze'an introduced himself politely before Yan apologized and left.
• Yue Guan showed Lin Ze'an around Spirit Hall's inner city and brought him to the courtyard where he would live.
• After Yue Guan left, Yan visited Lin Ze'an with warm pastries to apologize and welcome him to the neighborhood.
• Lin Ze'an accepted Yan's apology, ate a Honey Pine Nut Crisp, and went to bed ahead of his planned First Soul Ring the next day.

Lin Ze'an traveled with Yue Guan and Gui Mei into Star Dou Forest to find a suitable Soul Beast. After the two masters killed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Yue Guan explained how Soul Rings were obtained, and the group continued searching for a suitable one for Lin Ze'an.

• Yue Guan and Lin Ze'an ate breakfast before Gui Mei joined them to ensure their journey went safely.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei led Lin Ze'an into Star Dou Forest and warned him to stay close because powerful Soul Beasts lived there.
• A nearly thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear ambushed the group, and Yue Guan protected Lin Ze'an while Gui Mei restrained it.
• Yue Guan killed the bear with his fifth Soul Skill, and a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring emerged from its corpse.
• Yue Guan showed Lin Ze'an how to draw out and absorb a Soul Ring, then let the unsuitable ring dissipate as Gui Mei urged them onward.

Lin Ze'an discovered that Mo Ruier let him touch and control Soul Rings, and he used that power to strengthen Yue Guan’s Soul Rings. Yue Guan warned him to hide the ability because powerful factions would try to capture or kill him, leaving Lin Ze'an to grasp the danger of his gift.

• Lin Ze'an touched and held the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's Soul Ring, which became docile in his hand.
• Yue Guan guessed that Mo Ruier gave Lin Ze'an control over the life energy within Soul Rings.
• Lin Ze'an converted a black Soul Ring into energy that strengthened Yue Guan's Soul Rings, advancing two yellow rings to purple and two purple rings to black.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei reacted gravely, and Yue Guan ordered Lin Ze'an never to reveal or use the power again.
• Yue Guan warned that factions across the continent would try to capture or kill Lin Ze'an if they learned he could create powerful Soul Masters.

Lin Ze'an chose a healing-type Jade Spirit Healing Flower for his first Soul Ring, believing its life attributes best suited Mo Ruier. As he began absorbing the ring, Mo Ruier released a life domain that astonished Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo.

• Lin Ze'an accepted Yue Guan's warning about his ability and promised not to use it to cause needless harm; Ghost Douluo agreed to support Yue Guan's explanation to the Pope.
• After two days, Lin Ze'an found a roughly thousand-year-old Jade Spirit Healing Flower and chose it despite Yue Guan's concern that its Soul Skill lacked offensive power.
• Lin Ze'an explained that healing and protection suited Mo Ruier's life nature, and Yue Guan accepted his choice.
• The Jade Spirit Healing Flower became a thousand-year Soul Ring, and Lin Ze'an sat down to absorb it while Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo stood guard.
• Mo Ruier released a life aura that formed a domain around Lin Ze'an, prompting Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo to react with disbelief and excitement.

Lin Ze'an endured a difficult night to absorb his first Soul Ring, Everlasting Fragrance, whose powerful effects astonished Yue Guan and Gui Mei. After gaining a second Soul Skill, River of Life, near the Star Dou Forest's core, Lin Ze'an prepared to return to Spirit City with his master and uncle.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei guarded Lin Ze'an through the night as he struggled to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Lin Ze'an completed the absorption and thanked Yue Guan and Gui Mei for watching over him.
• Lin Ze'an revealed that Everlasting Fragrance boosted all his attributes, accelerated injury recovery, and let him absorb an attacker's attributes to heal himself.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei learned that Lin Ze'an's second Soul Skill, River of Life, dispelled negative effects, absorbed nearby opponents' Soul Power, and nullified their buff-type Soul Skills.
• Yue Guan praised Lin Ze'an but worried that his abilities would attract danger, then said it was time to return to Spirit City.

Lin Ze'an returned to Spirit City and met Hu Liena, whose attempt to charm him rebounded and left her in pain. He used a green healing ability to revive her, and Yan asked him what the ability was.

• Lin Ze'an returned to his courtyard and found that Yan was not home.
• Yan arrived with Hu Liena and Xie Yue, and Hu Liena asked Lin Ze'an about his Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena's charm rebounded against her, causing her to collapse in pain.
• Lin Ze'an took Hu Liena to Yan's room and used a warm green light to heal her.
• Hu Liena woke and thanked Lin Ze'an, while Yan asked what ability he had used.

Lin Ze'an avoided discussing Hu Liena's probe and asked her to inscribe his courtyard plaque. The next morning, he revealed that he could create his own plant-filled cultivation environment, and Yue Guan gave him an Emerald Leaf necklace to help him cultivate.

• Lin Ze'an changed the subject by asking Yan to inscribe his courtyard plaque, and Hu Liena offered to write it instead.
• Yue Guan asked Lin Ze'an about Hu Liena's failed probe, then told him he had reached Soul Power Level 22 and become a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster.
• When Yue Guan offered to take him to the Mimicry Cultivation Field, Lin Ze'an filled the courtyard with rapidly growing flowers, bamboo, and vines using his power.
• Gui Mei arrived and saw the transformed courtyard, and Yue Guan explained what had happened.
• Yue Guan gave Lin Ze'an an Emerald Leaf necklace that accelerated cultivation for plant-type Soul Masters, and Lin Ze'an thanked him.

Lin Ze'an discovered that a mysterious jade-green orb had absorbed some of his Soul Power, then woke from a nap to find a Little Sprout in his courtyard. He concluded that Mo Ruier's life force had accidentally brought the sprout to life, and it stayed beside him after Mo Ruier's Martial Soul disappeared.

• Lin Ze'an examined the jade-green orb that had absorbed some of his Soul Power and tossed it onto a cluster of flowers.
• Lin Ze'an fell asleep in the courtyard and woke at dusk to find a Little Sprout staring at him.
• Little Sprout jumped into Lin Ze'an's arms and anxiously tried to get his attention.
• Lin Ze'an summoned Mo Ruier, and Little Sprout excitedly bounced around her and pointed her out.
• Lin Ze'an reasoned that Mo Ruier's life force had created Little Sprout in the courtyard, then withdrew Mo Ruier's Martial Soul as Little Sprout stayed by his feet.

Lin Ze'an accepted Little Sprout as his spirit pet, then received a visit from Bibi Dong, who left him herbs and cultivation books and urged him to train toward joining Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. After Little Sprout ate the herbs, Lin Ze'an set out to visit Chrysanthemum Douluo but got lost among the palaces.

• Lin Ze'an welcomed Little Sprout as his spirit pet after it affectionately rubbed against his finger.
• Bibi Dong visited Lin Ze'an, allowed him to keep Little Sprout, and asked whether he needed anything in Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong left Lin Ze'an medicinal herbs and cultivation books and told him to reach level 30 and join Hu Liena and the others in Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
• Little Sprout ate the herbs Bibi Dong had left, and Lin Ze'an headed out to report the day's events to Chrysanthemum Douluo and ask for pocket money.
• Lin Ze'an got lost among the palaces, found two guards, and asked them where Chrysanthemum Douluo lived.

Lin Ze'an mistook Guang Ling Douluo's secret observation for an assassination attempt, triggering a Spirit Hall lockdown before the misunderstanding was cleared up. Yue Guan escorted Lin Ze'an home and gave him a card containing five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Lin Ze'an sensed someone hiding in the shadows, attacked with vines, and fled toward Golden Chrysanthemum Palace after the vines were frozen and shattered.
• Azure Luan Douluo rebuked Guang Ling Douluo for sneaking after Lin Ze'an, while Guang Ling Douluo concluded that Lin Ze'an's Soul Power was at least Level 20.
• Lin Ze'an warned the guards that an assassin had entered the inner city, prompting Spirit Hall to sound the alarm and launch a search.
• Yue Guan shielded Lin Ze'an as Gui Mei and then Bibi Dong arrived to hear about the supposed assassination attempt.
• After the search revealed the incident was a false alarm involving Guang Ling Douluo, Yue Guan walked Lin Ze'an home and gave him five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Lin Ze'an found that Little Sprout had tied Yan up after mistaking him for an intruder, then learned the spirit pet had eaten all the cultivation resources in his room. Yan invited Lin Ze'an to join a training trip to Sunset Forest, and Lin Ze'an decided to bring Little Sprout along and find it food.

• Lin Ze'an returned to his courtyard and found Yan bound upside down by thorny vines, while Little Sprout proudly claimed credit.
• Lin Ze'an used his Soul Power to release Yan, who explained that Little Sprout had ambushed and subdued him when he came to visit.
• Yan told Lin Ze'an that Hu Liena had reached level forty and invited him to join their training trip to Sunset Forest.
• After Yan left, Little Sprout led Lin Ze'an to his room, where he discovered that it had eaten all the cultivation resources Bibi Dong had prepared.
• Lin Ze'an forgave Little Sprout and resolved to find food for it during their trip.