Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Lu Chen finished the grueling daily training he had maintained for three years as he prepared for his Martial Soul Awakening in Spirit City. Dean Grandma encouraged him before the awakening, which he hoped would give him the power to pursue a divine position.

• Lu Chen completed his daily routine of push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and a ten-kilometer run.
• Lu Chen reflected on how Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had rescued him as a baby and brought him to the orphanage.
• Dean Grandma reminded Lu Chen that his Martial Soul Awakening was happening that day.
• Dean Grandma wished Lu Chen a good Martial Soul and encouraged him to make something of himself.
• Lu Chen considered the awakening his chance to begin pursuing a divine position.

Lu Chen joined the Spirit City orphanage children at the Awakening Temple, where he reflected on his loyalty to Spirit Hall and the coming conflict with Tang San. As the awakenings proceeded, the privileged children generally showed stronger results than the orphans, and Lu Chen was still waiting for his turn.

• Lu Chen decided he would remain loyal to Spirit Hall, which had saved and raised him, despite knowing it would eventually clash with Tang San.
• Dean Grandma led Lu Chen and the other six-year-old orphans from the orphanage to Spirit City’s Awakening Temple.
• Lu Chen observed that wealthy children and their families looked down on the orphans gathered for the ceremony.
• A level-seventy-six Cardinal began guiding the children through their Martial Soul Awakenings.
• The children from Spirit City mostly awakened Martial Souls with Innate Soul Power between levels four and seven, while many orphans received ordinary Martial Souls and had no Innate Soul Power.

Lu Chen awakened the god-level Martial Soul Leugocyte, whose appearance shook Spirit City. Pope Bibi Dong sensed its power and ordered Gui Mei to bring Lu Chen to Pope Hall.

• A child at the orphanage awakened the Mutated Martial Soul Ghost Demon Vine with Innate Level 5 Soul Power.
• Lu Chen entered the Awakening Array and experienced himself as a vast dark purple energy that devoured a ruined planet.
• Leugocyte manifested behind Lu Chen, and its enormous phantom appeared above Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong recognized the aura as that of a god-level Martial Soul and ordered Gui Mei to bring Lu Chen to Pope Hall.
• Gui Mei turned into a shadow and headed for the Awakening Temple.

Qian Daoliu and other powerful figures sensed Lu Chen awakening a god-level Martial Soul in Spirit City, and Qian Daoliu sent Golden Crocodile Douluo to bring the child to him. Lu Chen’s consciousness returned from a cosmic vision to his Sea of Consciousness, where Leugocyte had taken physical form.

• Qian Daoliu sensed the dragon-shaped phantom above Spirit City suppressing his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and identified it as a god-level Martial Soul.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived, felt the phantom’s pressure, and followed Qian Daoliu’s order to fetch the child from the Awakening Temple.
• Bo Saixi sensed the aura from Sea God Island and recognized that another god-level Martial Soul had appeared in Spirit City.
• The King of Slaughter sensed the aura but dismissed it and resumed fighting for control of his body.
• Lu Chen watched his energy form devour a shattered planet before his consciousness returned to his Sea of Consciousness, where Leugocyte hovered in physical form.

Lu Chen awakened Leugocyte, a god-level Martial Soul whose appearance caused an extraordinary disturbance across Spirit City. Ghost Douluo took him to meet the Pope, while Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived too late to bring him to the Worship Hall.

• Lu Chen realized that his Martial Soul was Leugocyte and felt his worries about the future ease.
• Lu Chen returned to his body, and the sacred apparition and oppressive aura in the Awakening Temple disappeared.
• Ghost Douluo appeared, picked Lu Chen up, and took him to meet the Pope.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived under Qian Daoliu's orders to take Lu Chen to the Worship Hall, but learned that Ghost Douluo had already left with him.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo departed, leaving the Cardinal to realize that Spirit Hall's upper ranks would watch Lu Chen closely.

Ghost Douluo brought Lu Chen to Pope Hall, where Bibi Dong examined the newly awakened divine-grade Martial Soul Rugesite. As its presence emerged, Bibi Dong sensed her lingering malice beginning to fade.

• Ghost Douluo carried Lu Chen from the Awakening Temple to Pope Hall to meet Bibi Dong.
• Lu Chen greeted Bibi Dong as a pretty big sister, and she surprised herself by not taking offense.
• Bibi Dong asked Lu Chen to release his Martial Soul, and he summoned the phantom of the Universe Devourer, Color Dragon Rugesite.
• Rugesite’s aura wavered Ghost Douluo’s presence and suppressed the reactions of Bibi Dong’s two Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong noticed that the malice lingering in her mind was slowly fading.

Lu Chen accepted Bibi Dong as his master after she asked him to join her, hoping to secure his place in Spirit Hall and eventually help with the dark influence affecting her. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived to take Lu Chen to the Worship Hall, but Bibi Dong drove him off, leaving the child caught between Spirit Hall’s rival factions.

• Bibi Dong sensed that Lu Chen’s divine-grade Martial Soul suppressed the malice in her mind and asked him to become her disciple.
• Lu Chen weighed the risks and benefits, then bowed to Bibi Dong and accepted her as his master.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo entered Pope Hall and tried to seize Lu Chen on the Great Enshrined’s orders.
• Bibi Dong stopped Golden Crocodile Douluo with her power and told him Lu Chen already belonged to her as a disciple.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo chose not to escalate the dispute and left Pope Hall.

Bibi Dong tested Lu Chen’s Innate Soul Power and the strength of his Leugocyte Martial Soul. After Martial Soul Possession, Lu Chen demonstrated the power of a top-tier Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor, though he privately felt the result fell short of his expectations.

• Bibi Dong tested Lu Chen’s Innate Soul Power and confirmed it was level twenty.
• Lu Chen performed Martial Soul Possession, transforming into a towering, dragon-like form covered in reddish-purple armor and patterns.
• Bibi Dong asked Lu Chen to attack her, and he charged forward with a powerful punch that she stopped with one hand.
• Bibi Dong praised Lu Chen’s strength as equal to that of a Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor with a top-tier Martial Soul.
• Lu Chen privately wondered why Leugocyte’s power was only at the Soul Ancestor level, then reasoned that he had yet to gain a Soul Ring or master its abilities.

After Lu Chen revealed that his Martial Soul could devour, Bibi Dong realized it might suppress the Rakshasa evil thoughts tormenting her and accepted him as her personal disciple. Ghost Douluo led Lu Chen out to settle him into quarters, though he had not yet decided where to take him.

• Bibi Dong asked Lu Chen whether his Martial Soul could devour, and he confirmed that it could but that he had not learned to use the ability.
• Bibi Dong told Lu Chen to end his Martial Soul Possession and instructed Ghost Douluo to arrange his quarters and find him clothes.
• Lu Chen thanked Bibi Dong as his teacher, and Ghost Douluo escorted him out of Pope Hall.
• After Lu Chen left, Bibi Dong felt the Rakshasa evil thoughts return and vowed inwardly to escape or take control of them.
• Lu Chen called Ghost Douluo “Ghost Grandpa” and asked where they were going, prompting Ghost Douluo to consider taking him to quarters like Hu Liena’s.

Lu Chen asked Ghost Douluo to reassure the orphanage before taking him to obtain Soul Rings, and Ghost Douluo promised Spirit Hall would care for it. At Saintess Hall, Lu Chen met Hu Liena, who learned he was Bibi Dong’s new disciple and began treating him like a younger brother.

• Lu Chen asked Ghost Douluo to let him visit the orphanage, but agreed to wait until after absorbing his Soul Rings when Ghost Douluo promised Spirit Hall would look after it.
• Lu Chen followed Ghost Douluo through Spirit Hall and arrived at Saintess Hall.
• Hu Liena greeted Ghost Douluo and was surprised to learn that Bibi Dong had taken Lu Chen as her new disciple.
• Hu Liena offered to help Lu Chen get cleaned up and led him into Saintess Hall, calling him her junior brother.
• Hu Liena asked Lu Chen about his past, then softened when he said he had lived in an orphanage.

Hu Liena learned that Lu Chen was the orphan whose Martial Soul Awakening had caused a commotion across Spirit City and welcomed him into Saintess Hall. She dressed him in a girl's outfit to tease him, but servants soon brought him proper boys' clothes.

• Lu Chen told Hu Liena that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had rescued him after he was abandoned outside Spirit City.
• Hu Liena realized Lu Chen had caused the unusual Martial Soul Awakening phenomenon and led him through Saintess Hall, explaining its rooms and suggesting he might live there.
• Hu Liena changed Lu Chen into an outfit meant for a girl, and Lu Chen protested that it was too weird.
• Hu Liena admitted she wanted to admire his appearance a little longer while they waited for proper clothes.
• Servants brought Lu Chen refined boys' clothes, and he changed into them.

After awakening his god-level Martial Soul, Lu Chen joined Hu Liena at Saintess Hall, where he devoured an enormous meal and learned the basics of the Douluo Continent. Bibi Dong returned that night and realized Gui Mei had likely misunderstood her instructions about settling Lu Chen in.

• Hu Liena admired Lu Chen's appearance after he changed into proper clothes, and they ate lunch at Saintess Hall.
• Lu Chen ate nearly all the Soul Beast dishes on the table and said he was only eighty percent full.
• Hu Liena taught Lu Chen about Soul Master levels, Soul Rings, Soul Beasts, academies, and the continent's major powers.
• Bibi Dong returned to Saintess Hall, saw Hu Liena and Lu Chen together, and realized Gui Mei might have misunderstood her instructions.

Bibi Dong let Lu Chen stay in Saintess Hall because his Martial Soul could suppress the Rakshasa Evil Thought affecting her. After learning Hu Liena had not arranged a room, Bibi Dong decided Lu Chen would stay with her that night and accompany her to obtain a Soul Ring the next day.

• Bibi Dong decided not to correct Hu Liena and Lu Chen’s misunderstanding about them being together, since Lu Chen’s presence helped suppress her Rakshasa Evil Thought.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Lu Chen would live in Saintess Hall and asked her to care for her junior brother.
• Hu Liena realized she had forgotten to arrange a room for Lu Chen, and both disciples were surprised when Bibi Dong offered to let him stay with her for the night.
• Bibi Dong said she would take Lu Chen to obtain a Soul Ring the next day, and Lu Chen accepted.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena about her cultivation, and Hu Liena reported that she had reached level twenty-eight at age eleven.

Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about her cultivation, then arranged for Lu Chen to sleep in her room so his Leugocyte Martial Soul could suppress her Rakshasa Evil Thought. They slept separately, and Bibi Dong found that Lu Chen’s presence brought her unusual peace, leaving her determined to keep him close and raise him well.

• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena about her cultivation, and Lu Chen listened to her advice.
• Hu Liena left after reminding Lu Chen to listen to Bibi Dong during the journey to obtain his Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong showed Lu Chen the separate couch where he would sleep in her room.
• Lu Chen tried to hide his nervousness while Bibi Dong prepared for bed and teased him for being shy.
• Bibi Dong felt the Rakshasa Evil Thought weaken near Lu Chen and resolved to keep him by her side.

Bibi Dong woke feeling unusually clear-headed after Lu Chen's presence had quieted the Rakshasa Evil Thought, then took him out to obtain his Soul Ring. They met Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, and Yue Guan was surprised to see Bibi Dong holding the boy's hand.

• Bibi Dong woke refreshed, covered the sleeping Lu Chen, and later ate breakfast with him and Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong urged Hu Liena to reach level thirty before turning twelve, and Hu Liena resolved to train harder.
• Bibi Dong left the Saintess Hall with Lu Chen to obtain his Soul Ring while Hu Liena reminded him to listen to his teacher.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei waited outside, and Yue Guan questioned Gui Mei when Bibi Dong appeared holding Lu Chen's hand.
• Bibi Dong approached the two Douluos, and Lu Chen greeted them as Grandpa Ghost and Grandpa Chrysanthemum.

Bibi Dong took Lu Chen and two Douluo to Star Dou Forest to obtain his Soul Rings, while Qian Daoliu allowed him to remain in Bibi Dong’s care because of his special ability. During the journey, Lu Chen explained why he wanted dragon-blooded Soul Beasts and enhancement-type Soul Skills for his first two rings.

• Bibi Dong introduced Lu Chen as her newest disciple and ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to accompany them to Star Dou Forest.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo watched the carriage leave, and Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo to let Lu Chen stay with Bibi Dong for now and report when they returned.
• Bibi Dong asked Lu Chen what Soul Beasts and Soul Skills he wanted for his first two Soul Rings.
• Lu Chen said he wanted Soul Beasts with dragon bloodlines because they would suit his Colored Dragon Martial Soul.
• Lu Chen argued that enhancement-type Soul Skills would stay useful at higher ranks, and Bibi Dong showed approval of his reasoning.

Lu Chen argued that his powerful physique could let him absorb Soul Rings far older than conventional limits, prompting Bibi Dong to reconsider the basis of Yu Xiaogang’s theory. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong questioning whether the precise age limits were supported by enough evidence to apply to every Soul Master.

• Bibi Dong praised Lu Chen for considering whether his Soul Skills would remain useful as he grew stronger.
• Lu Chen said he believed his First Soul Ring could be five to eight thousand years old and his Second Soul Ring could be ten thousand years old, alarming Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong warned Lu Chen that his proposed Soul Ring ages were dangerous and cited a sage’s limits of 423 years for the First Soul Ring and 764 years for the Second.
• Lu Chen asked Bibi Dong why the limits were so precise and whether the sage had tested enough Soul Masters to establish them.
• Bibi Dong recalled that Lu Chen’s possessed physique was already at the level of a top-tier Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor and began doubting whether Yu Xiaogang’s limits applied to him.

Lu Chen persuaded Bibi Dong to reconsider whether ordinary Soul Ring limits applied to him, and she verified that his Martial Soul gave him an extraordinary physique. Before entering Star Dou Forest, Lu Chen reaffirmed that he wanted to attempt absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Lu Chen let Bibi Dong consider his argument about Soul Ring limits instead of directly challenging Yu Xiaogang's theory.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Lu Chen's unusual physical qualities meant ordinary theories might not fully apply, but warned that a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring remained dangerous.
• Bibi Dong, Lu Chen, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei reached Soul Hunting Town, rested overnight, and entered Star Dou Forest the next morning.
• Bibi Dong repeatedly checked Lu Chen's condition and concluded that his exceptional physique was a fundamental gift of his Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong warned Lu Chen about the risks of absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Lu Chen confirmed he was willing to try.

Lu Chen joined Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei in the Star Dou Forest to seek a suitable Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but they found no appropriate dragon-blooded soul beast before nightfall. Bibi Dong had Lu Chen sleep in her tent to suppress the Rakshasa Evil Thought, while Gui Mei kept watch; near midnight, an approaching soul beast ignored his Titled Douluo aura and rushed closer.

• Bibi Dong agreed to let Lu Chen absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring but warned she would interrupt the process if his condition became dangerous.
• Bibi Dong, Lu Chen, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei searched the forest all day, but found no soul beast with the right age and dragon blood.
• At dusk, Yue Guan and Gui Mei set up three tents, and Bibi Dong told Lu Chen to sleep in hers for protection.
• Bibi Dong slept peacefully beside Lu Chen as his presence suppressed her Rakshasa Evil Thought, while Gui Mei kept watch outside.
• Gui Mei sensed a soul beast approaching and released his Titled Douluo aura, but the creature ignored the pressure and charged closer.

Bibi Dong captured an eight-thousand-year Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk that matched Lu Chen’s Martial Soul and brought it back to camp as his First Soul Ring. Lu Chen killed the Soul Beast and began preparing to absorb its deep purple ring, while Bibi Dong and the others watched with grave concern.

• Gui Mei and Yue Guan sensed a Soul Beast approaching camp, and Bibi Dong left to intercept it after it disturbed her sleep.
• Bibi Dong recognized the approaching Soul Beast as an eight-thousand-year Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk and subdued it without killing it.
• Bibi Dong brought the wounded Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk back to camp and warned Lu Chen that its age was close to the limit he had set.
• Lu Chen confirmed he would not change his mind, took Bibi Dong’s dagger, and killed the Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk.
• A deep purple Soul Ring formed above the corpse, and Bibi Dong told Lu Chen to begin absorbing it.