Chapter Summaries

Xia Yuan used his newly awakened Empty Handed skill to steal Tang San’s Innate Soul Power, then discovered that his own Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul came with Innate Full Soul Power. The chapter ended with Tang San testing at only Innate Half-Level Soul Power after using the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

• Xia Yuan learned that Empty Handed could duplicate or steal a target’s abilities and used it on Tang San, triggering a lucky critical hit that let him steal Innate Soul Power Rank 10.
• Su Yuntao awakened Xia Yuan’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and the testing crystal ball revealed that Xia Yuan had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San asked Su Yuntao what Innate Full Soul Power meant and wondered whether his Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation counted as Soul Power.
• Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, but the crystal ball showed no Soul Power when he first tested it.
• Tang San urged the Mysterious Heaven Skill and tested again, producing a faint glow that Su Yuntao identified as Innate Half-Level Soul Power.

Xia Yuan agreed to attend Soul Master Academy after Su Yuntao discovered his Innate Full Soul Power, while Tang San learned that he had Twin Martial Souls but only half a level of Soul Power. Xia Yuan copied a fraction of Tang Hao’s strength, and Old Jack left with him after Tang Hao tried to secure the village’s sole work-study slot for Tang San.

• Su Yuntao told Old Jack that Xia Yuan had Innate Full Soul Power and Tang San had Innate Half-Level Soul Power, and Xia Yuan accepted the chance to attend Soul Master Academy.
• Tang San returned home and revealed his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls to Tang Hao, who embraced him.
• Old Jack arrived with Xia Yuan, and Xia Yuan used Empty Handed on Tang Hao, copying one percent of his Strength attribute before stealing a farming tool on a second attempt.
• Tang Hao demanded that Old Jack give Tang San the village’s work-study slot and released an oppressive aura when Old Jack hesitated.
• Old Jack said he would seek another slot from Emperor Soul Village and left with Xia Yuan, while Tang San felt touched by Tang Hao’s effort but worried about having to cultivate again.

Xia Yuan obtained the cultivation method for Purple Demon Eye and traveled with Tang San and Old Jack to enroll at Notting Academy. When the gatekeeper insulted them and demanded an entrance fee, Xia Yuan subdued him and threatened to report his extortion before an unknown person called for them to stop.

• Xia Yuan triggered a Lucky Critical Hit while using Empty Handed on Tang San and copied the cultivation method for Purple Demon Eye.
• Xia Yuan packed his belongings and joined Tang San and Old Jack on the journey to Notting City.
• The gatekeeper insulted the group, rejected their certificates, and demanded ten Copper Soul Coins to let them enter the academy.
• Xia Yuan grabbed the gatekeeper and confronted him after learning he had no Soul Power.
• Xia Yuan threatened to tell the headmaster about the gatekeeper's behavior, and the terrified gatekeeper fell to his knees and begged for mercy.
• A hoarse voice nearby ordered Xia Yuan and the others to stop.

Xia Yuan entered Notting Academy, where Yu Xiaogang insisted that he had Twin Martial Souls and should become his disciple. Xia Yuan exposed the flaws in Yu Xiaogang’s theories, rejected him, and secretly obtained the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin from him.

• Yu Xiaogang checked Xia Yuan’s Spirit Hall certificate, noticed his Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, and brought him into Notting Academy.
• Tang San followed Xia Yuan and resented Yu Xiaogang for ignoring him because he had only Innate Half-Level Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Xia Yuan must possess Twin Martial Souls and urged him to become his disciple, while Xia Yuan used Empty Handed and stole the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.
• Xia Yuan refused Yu Xiaogang’s demands and challenged his claims about Blue Silver Grass, inherited Martial Souls, and Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang grew furious and speechless as Xia Yuan mocked his theories and left with the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.

Xia Yuan rejected Yu Xiaogang and went to Notting Academy’s Dorm Seven, where he defeated Wang Sheng and became its boss. Meanwhile, Tang San revealed his Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power to Yu Xiaogang and asked him to become his master.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to stop Xia Yuan from leaving, but Xia Yuan ignored him after taking the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and told Yu Xiaogang he had Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, then kowtowed and asked to become his disciple.
• Xia Yuan completed his enrollment and arrived at Dorm Seven, where Wang Sheng challenged him to prove his strength.
• Xia Yuan caught Wang Sheng’s punch, threw him to the ground, and pinned him even after Wang Sheng released his War Tiger Martial Soul.
• Wang Sheng surrendered and accepted Xia Yuan as Dorm Seven’s boss, while Xia Yuan showed him Blue Silver Grass with faint golden patterns.

Xia Yuan became Dorm Seven’s leader and brutally defeated Xiao Wu after she challenged him, using Blue Silver Grass strengthened by the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin. He then learned about Notting Academy, and the chapter ended with Tang San arriving and dismissing Xia Yuan’s claims about his Martial Souls.

• The work-study students named Xia Yuan their leader, and Wang Sheng asked him to protect them from bullies.
• Xiao Wu arrived at Dorm Seven, challenged Xia Yuan, and was thrown outside after he countered her attack.
• Xiao Wu attacked again, but Xia Yuan bound her with his Blue Silver Grass and beat her before returning to his bed.
• Wang Sheng praised Xia Yuan, who asked him to explain Notting Academy.
• Tang San entered Dorm Seven, looked down on Xia Yuan, and trusted Grandmaster’s judgment about his Martial Souls.

Xia Yuan went with Dean of Notting to the Soul Hunting Forest to find a First Soul Ring, hoping to strengthen his Blue Silver Grass with a dragon-type Soul Beast. He chose a five-hundred-year Rock Leaf Dragon, and after they weakened it, Xia Yuan moved in to finish it off.

• Xia Yuan asked Director Su for help obtaining his First Soul Ring, and Dean of Notting agreed to escort him.
• Xia Yuan sensed a Soul Beast deep in the forest, and Dean of Notting identified it as a Rock Leaf Dragon with at least five hundred years of cultivation.
• Despite the risk of exceeding the usual First Soul Ring limit, Xia Yuan chose the Rock Leaf Dragon for its vitality and earth dragon attributes.
• Dean of Notting attacked the Rock Leaf Dragon while Xia Yuan pierced its soft neck with a spear and harassed it as it weakened.
• Dean of Notting suppressed the Rock Leaf Dragon and urged Xia Yuan to deliver the finishing blow; Xia Yuan bound it with Blue Silver Grass.

Xia Yuan absorbed a six-hundred-year Rock Leaf Dragon Soul Ring and reached Soul Power Level fourteen. After confronting Yu Xiaogang at Notting Academy, he registered as a Soul Master with Spirit Hall and planned to use Empty Handed on Xiao Wu and Tang San.

• Xia Yuan killed the Rock Leaf Dragon and smoothly absorbed its six-hundred-year Soul Ring, gaining a deep yellow ring and reaching Soul Power Level fourteen.
• Dean of Notting guarded Xia Yuan through the absorption and accompanied him back to Notting City.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Xia Yuan about his Soul Ring and offered to guide him, but Xia Yuan mocked his failures and rejected him.
• Xia Yuan went to the Spirit Hall Branch, displayed his Soul Ring, and received a Soul Master badge.
• Xia Yuan planned to use Empty Handed on Xiao Wu and Tang San before Tang Hao came to Notting Academy after the first school year.

Xia Yuan graduated from Notting Academy and traveled to the mountain range where Tang Hao had hidden the Blue Silver Emperor. After obtaining a Hundred Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Spirit Bone through Lucky Critical Hit, he found the concealed entrance behind a waterfall.

• Xia Yuan reached level twenty Soul Power and received Spirit Hall’s advanced meditation methods through Lucky Critical Hits.
• On his last day at Notting Academy, Xia Yuan used Empty Handed on Xiao Wu and obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soft Bone Rabbit Spirit Bone of a body part of his choice.
• Xia Yuan visited Old Jack in Holy Soul Village, told him he had graduated, and left to search for the Blue Silver Emperor and its Soul Bone.
• After more than ten days of travel, Xia Yuan reached the mountain range and found the waterfall and pool described by the map.
• Xia Yuan used the Flying God Claw to get behind the waterfall, found Tang Hao’s hidden mechanism, and opened a concealed doorway.

Xia Yuan stole Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor Life Essence and absorbed her Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone, evolving his Martial Soul and gaining two Soul Skills. He realized the evolution was incomplete and planned to seek out the Blue Silver King before absorbing another Soul Bone.

• Xia Yuan entered Ah Yin’s hidden chamber, took the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and carried Ah Yin away.
• Tang Hao felt uneasy about Tang San and decided to check on him before visiting Grandmaster.
• Xia Yuan used Empty Handed on Ah Yin and stole her Blue Silver Emperor Life Essence, causing her to lose her golden patterns and his Martial Soul to evolve.
• Xia Yuan concluded that his Martial Soul still needed the Blue Silver King’s power to complete its evolution.
• Xia Yuan absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone over three days and gained Flight and Recovery Soul Skills while his constitution strengthened.
• Xia Yuan decided to absorb the Soft Bone Rabbit Spirit Bone next.

Xia Yuan absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit left leg bone and gained Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body. At Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King recognized him as the Blue Silver Emperor and began awakening his bloodline with the forest’s worship.

• Xia Yuan absorbed the Soft Bone Rabbit left leg bone, gaining physical enhancements and the Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body soul skills.
• Xia Yuan reached Blue Silver Forest, where the Blue Silver Grass bowed to his Martial Soul and the Soul Beasts moved aside.
• The Blue Silver King asked Xia Yuan about his connection to the Blue Silver Empress, and Xia Yuan said he knew how Tang Hao and Tang Xiao had traveled with Ah Yin before she sacrificed herself.
• The Blue Silver King declared that Xia Yuan could become the Blue Silver Clan’s emperor and offered to awaken his bloodline in exchange for his protection.
• Blue Silver Grass across the forest released blue motes that gathered around Xia Yuan as he meditated, and some of the motes settled onto his first Soul Ring.

Xia Yuan gained a lifebound Second Soul Ring, a Blue Silver Domain, and the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear before setting out for Heaven Dou City to seek entry to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There, he heard that Tang Hao had attacked Spirit Hall branches, then was bumped into by a richly dressed man outside an inn.

• The Blue Silver King formed Xia Yuan's five-thousand-year lifebound Second Soul Ring and pledged to defend the Blue Silver Clan under him.
• Xia Yuan left the Blue Silver Forest, tested his Blue Silver Domain and Blue Silver Tyrant Spear, and decided to pursue Heaven Dou Royal Academy and eventually the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xia Yuan traveled north to Heaven Dou City, checked into an inn, and planned to visit the academy the next day.
• Xia Yuan overheard people say that Tang Hao had attacked several Spirit Hall branch halls.
• A richly dressed man entered the inn with an alluringly dressed woman and bumped into Xia Yuan as he passed.

Xia Yuan defeated Xue Beng and his lackeys, then copied Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul after learning her identity as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe invited Xia Yuan to a teahouse and asked about his plans to attend an intermediate Soul Master Academy.

• Xue Beng and his lackeys mocked Xia Yuan and attacked him after he demanded an apology.
• Xia Yuan defeated the lackeys and kicked Xue Beng away.
• Xue Qinghe revealed himself as the Crown Prince, and Xia Yuan used Empty Handed on Qian Renxue to copy her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe invited Xia Yuan to a teahouse, where Xia Yuan said he had graduated from Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy and was seeking an intermediate academy.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Xia Yuan had a particular academy in mind.

Xue Qinghe discovered Xia Yuan’s extraordinary talent and recruited him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, offering him special treatment and gifts. Xia Yuan accepted and toured the academy, where he learned about its tiers and Mimetic Cultivation Environment.

• Xue Qinghe invited Xia Yuan to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Xia Yuan revealed his Martial Soul and thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
• Xia Yuan explained that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had undergone a beneficial mutation and gave an account of his cultivation and Soul Ring.
• Xue Qinghe offered to personally recommend Xia Yuan for admission, promised him the academy’s best resources, and gave him a gold token and a storage bracelet.
• Xia Yuan accepted Xue Qinghe’s offer and accompanied him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xue Qinghe showed Xia Yuan the academy grounds and explained its student and teacher tiers and Mimetic Cultivation Environment.

Xia Yuan enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after demonstrating his mutated Blue Silver Emperor and thousand-year second Soul Ring to the Education Committee. Xue Qinghe returned to the palace, where Emperor Xue Ye asked him about the genius he had recruited.

• Xue Qinghe brought Xia Yuan to meet Education Committee members Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xia Yuan revealed his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and yellow and purple Soul Rings, astonishing the three committee members with his thousand-year second ring.
• Xia Yuan explained that he had cultivated for a little over a year and that his Martial Soul was mutated Blue Silver Grass.
• Meng Shenji welcomed Xia Yuan and promised to arrange his enrollment and provide him with the academy’s best treatment.
• Meng Shenji told Xia Yuan about the academy’s seeded team and the tournament seven years away, urging him to perform well.
• Xue Qinghe returned to the palace, where Xue Ye asked him about the genius he had recruited into the Royal Academy.

Xue Qinghe secured Xue Ye’s protection for Xia Yuan, then revealed her true identity and wondered about her strange attraction to him. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling asked Xia Yuan about his Martial Soul, while Dugu Yan rebuffed Yu Tianheng’s advances.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Xia Yuan was talented and asked him to prevent Xue Beng and Xue Xing from forcing Xia Yuan out of the academy.
• Xue Ye agreed to issue an oral decree, and Xue Qinghe returned to the East Palace and transformed into a woman, thinking about Xia Yuan and her plans for revenge against Bibi Dong.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ye Lingling asked Xia Yuan about his Martial Soul, and he told her it was mutated Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Lingling ran out after hearing Xia Yuan’s answer, leaving him confused about her behavior.
• Dugu Yan saw Ye Lingling leave and rejected Yu Tianheng’s familiar pursuit, but Yu Tianheng followed after her.

After Yu Tianheng falsely accused Xia Yuan of bullying Ye Lingling, Xia Yuan challenged him to a match at the Soul Fighting Arena. Yu Tianheng arrived the next day to make the challenge public, while Dugu Yan warned Xia Yuan about his abilities and Ye Lingling agreed to cheer him on.

• Dugu Yan confronted Xia Yuan about allegedly bullying Ye Lingling, then realized Yu Tianheng had misled her and apologized.
• Yu Tianheng threatened Xia Yuan and accepted his challenge to fight at the Soul Fighting Arena the next day.
• Dugu Yan warned Xia Yuan that Yu Tianheng was a Three-Ring Soul Master and explained his first two soul skills.
• After morning class, Yu Tianheng challenged Xia Yuan in front of the students, and Xia Yuan told Ye Lingling to cheer for him.

Xia Yuan revealed his Thousand-Year second Soul Ring during his Soul Fight against Yu Tianheng, shocking the gathered students and prompting Yu Tianheng to attack in earnest. Xia Yuan blocked Yu Tianheng’s opening strike with his strengthened Blue Silver Emperor and began binding him, leaving Yu Tianheng to unleash his second and third Soul Skills.

• Yu Tianheng and Xia Yuan released their Martial Souls as students, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan watched the match.
• Xia Yuan revealed a yellow first Soul Ring and a purple Thousand-Year second Soul Ring, astonishing Yu Tianheng and the audience.
• After the referee started the Soul Fight, Yu Tianheng charged Xia Yuan and activated his first Soul Skill.
• Xia Yuan used his Rock Scale Soul Skill to reinforce his Blue Silver Emperor vines, blocking Yu Tianheng’s dragon-claw strike and lashing vines toward him.
• Unable to dodge the vines, Yu Tianheng activated his second and third Soul Skills, releasing a brilliant burst of lightning.

Xia Yuan defeated Yu Tianheng in their wager match after Yu Tianheng unleashed Thunder Fury, and the referee intervened to block Xia Yuan’s final spear. The referee declared Xia Yuan the winner and warned them against fighting privately, while Dugu Yan worried about the consequences of Yu Tianheng’s clan learning of his defeat.

• Yu Tianheng activated Thunder Fury, broke free of Xia Yuan’s vines, and launched a powerful lightning attack.
• Ye Lingling cheered Xia Yuan on, surprising Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and Osler.
• Xia Yuan used his Blue Silver Tyrant Spear to break through Yu Tianheng’s Thunder Dragon Claw and send the spear toward him.
• The referee, revealed to be a Soul Emperor, blocked the spear before it struck Yu Tianheng.
• The referee declared Xia Yuan the winner and warned both fighters that private fighting was forbidden.

After Xia Yuan defeated Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianheng unexpectedly knelt and fled in humiliation. Ye Lingling invited Xia Yuan to dinner while Dugu Yan went to Sunset Forest to summon her grandfather, hoping he would protect Xia Yuan.

• Yu Tianheng apologized to Xia Yuan, then unexpectedly fell to his knees, spat blood, and ran from the arena.
• Ye Lingling offered to take responsibility for the trouble and suggested asking her father for help, but Xia Yuan refused and accepted her invitation to dinner.
• Dugu Yan left the two behind, deciding to ask her grandfather to protect Xia Yuan.
• Xia Yuan discovered that his Empty Handed ability had obtained Millennium Whale Glue from Yu Tianheng, which could improve his physique.
• Dugu Yan reached Sunset Forest and summoned her green-haired grandfather with a distinctive object.