Chapter Summaries

Yun Tian awakened the Sky-Piercing Spear and innately full soul power, stunning Su Yuntao and Tang San. As time froze, Yun Tian’s Tag System appeared and offered him tags of several qualities to choose from.

• Yun Tian returned home after Tang San insulted him, and Old Jack told him that Spirit Hall would awaken the children’s martial souls the next day.
• Su Yuntao awakened the village children one by one, and Tang San manifested Blue Silver Grass with innately full soul power.
• Yun Tian manifested the Sky-Piercing Spear and demonstrated innately full soul power with the crystal ball.
• Time froze, and Yun Tian’s Tag System activated, presenting him with tags ranging from blue to rainbow quality.

After choosing traits that let him see and alter others’ traits, Yun Tian received his Martial Soul and prepared to begin his studies. Nearly three months later, Old Jack brought Yun Tian and Tang San to Notting Academy to register.

• Yun Tian chose Gunslinger's Heart-Painting, Destiny's Eye, Sky-Supporting Dao Seed, and Heavenly Spear-Bone Physique, and his appearance and bearing changed.
• Su Yuntao invited Yun Tian to join Spirit Hall, but Yun Tian declined and planned to attend a junior academy.
• Old Jack learned that Yun Tian and Tang San both had Innate Full Soul Power and arranged a work-study place for them at Notting Academy.
• Yun Tian used Destiny's Eye to inspect Old Jack and his own traits, finding no need to change Old Jack's traits.
• Nearly three months later, Old Jack took Yun Tian and Tang San to Notting Academy, where they asked to register.

Yun Tian entered Notting Academy with Tang San and used his ability to delete Yu Xiaogang’s Amorous tag, severing two fated bonds. Yu Xiaogang took Tang San as his disciple and asked him to persuade Yun Tian to become a second pupil, while Tang San agreed with plans of his own.

• Yun Tian and Tang San entered Notting Academy after Yun Tian’s Sky-Piercing Spear intimidated the gate guard.
• Yun Tian inspected Yu Xiaogang’s tags and deleted Amorous, causing two glowing threads above Yu Xiaogang to snap.
• Yu Xiaogang discovered Tang San’s innate full soul power, inferred that he had a second martial soul, and took him as his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San about Yun Tian and told him to persuade Yun Tian to become his junior brother.
• Tang San agreed to persuade Yun Tian while privately intending to make Yun Tian follow behind him.

Yun Tian used Destiny's Eye to remove Tang San's Plane Destiny, causing Tang San's cultivation to backfire and changing his fate. After Yu Xiaogang carried Tang San away, Yun Tian focused on developing his own spear technique.

• Yun Tian found his bed in the Seventh Dormitory, where Tang San asked him to meet Yu Xiaogang, but Yun Tian refused and called him a fake master.
• Yun Tian examined Tang San's entries with Destiny's Eye and deleted Plane Destiny, triggering a backlash that made Tang San spit blood and collapse.
• Teachers gathered around Tang San as his entries changed, while Wang Sheng and Yu Xiaogang questioned Yun Tian about whether he had attacked him.
• Yun Tian denied attacking Tang San and returned to his bed to cultivate, while a black-robed figure watched and followed Yu Xiaogang carrying Tang San away.
• Yun Tian considered improving Yun Ming's Sky-Piercing Spear Technique and decided to focus on honing its basics.

Yun Tian witnessed Tang San accidentally injure Yu Xiaogang with silver needles, then returned to the Seventh Dormitory and found Xiao Wu sleeping in his bed. After checking her tags, Yun Tian forced her to move and warned her not to use his bed again.

• Xiao Wu arrived at the Seventh Dormitory and claimed the neatly made bed, unaware it belonged to Yun Tian.
• At the cafeteria, Tang San threatened Xiao Chenyu after he insulted Yu Xiaogang, then accidentally struck Yu Xiaogang with three needles when they stuck together from sweat.
• Xiao Chenyu left, shaken by Tang San’s hidden needles, while Yun Tian finished his meal and planned to ask the headmaster to help him hunt for a Soul Ring.
• Yun Tian returned to the dormitory, found Xiao Wu on his bed, and checked her tags, which identified her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Yun Tian lifted Xiao Wu off his bed and threatened her with his Sky-Piercing Spear, prompting her to admit she was wrong.

Yun Tian discovered that removing a rainbow entry had given Tang San several negative traits, then watched Tang San's anger and fixation on Xiao Wu disrupt Dorm Seven. Tang San threatened Yun Tian over an upcoming soul-ring hunt, while Yun Tian moved his bed away from Tang San's stench.

• Xiao Wu asked Yun Tian for money to buy bedding, and he told her to ask the teacher instead.
• Yun Tian inspected Tang San with Destiny's Eye and found new entries that made him irritable, arrogant, and prone to resenting his master.
• Tang San snapped at his roommates when they criticized his poor hygiene, then stared at Xiao Wu until she and the others recoiled.
• Tang San threatened to beat Yun Tian after his first soul-ring hunt, and Yun Tian mocked Yu Xiaogang's level and condition.
• Yun Tian moved his bed to escape Tang San's smell, while Tang San silently grew more hostile toward him.

Yun Tian asked Headmaster Yuan Hua to help him obtain his first Soul Ring, and they set out for the Soul Hunting Forest with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San. Yun Tian chose an Iron-Spine Dragon Spear Beast and entered the forest with Yuan Hua, leaving Yu Xiaogang and Tang San behind to find another Soul Ring.

• Yun Tian asked Yuan Hua to accompany him to hunt for his first Soul Ring, and Yuan Hua agreed to use his pass for the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yun Tian, Yuan Hua, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San traveled together, where Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San a storage belt and Tang San boasted about it to Yun Tian.
• At the forest entrance, Yu Xiaogang recommended a plant-type vine soul beast for Yun Tian's spear, but Yuan Hua cautioned him about giving careless advice.
• Yun Tian chose an Iron-Spine Dragon Spear Beast and went deeper into the forest with Yuan Hua, ignoring Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang dismissed Yun Tian's choice as worthless and promised Tang San he would find him a stronger Soul Ring.

Yun Tian found an Iron-Spine Dragon Spear Beast in the Soul Hunting Forest and used Destiny's Eye to change its Devotion attribute into Sacrifice, allowing it to give him his first Soul Ring. He reached level thirteen and tested Clouds Hang Low, leaving Yuan Hua astonished by its strength and range.

• Yun Tian and Yuan Hua searched deeper in the Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable soul beast.
• Yun Tian identified an Iron-Spine Dragon Spear Beast and used Destiny's Eye to change its Devotion attribute into Sacrifice.
• The Iron-Spine Dragon Spear Beast sacrificed itself, and Yun Tian absorbed its Soul Ring to reach level thirteen.
• Yun Tian learned Clouds Hang Low, a wide-area attack that cut down nearby trees and suppressed movement and flight.
• Yuan Hua praised Yun Tian's Soul Skill, and Yun Tian thanked him for accompanying him.

Yun Tian and Yuan Hua found Yu Xiaogang and Tang San after a Mandala Snake attacked them. Yuan Hua killed the snake, but it bit Tang San before he could absorb its Soul Ring, leaving Yuan Hua to carry him out for help.

• Yuan Hua warned Yun Tian to stay close as they followed Yu Xiaogang's group into the forest, and Yun Tian used Destiny's Eye to raise Yuan Hua's cultivation limit to Soul Emperor.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San ran into Yuan Hua and Yun Tian while fleeing a Mandala Snake, and Yuan Hua killed the snake with his third Soul Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to finish off the still-living snake, but it bit Tang San's left arm before he killed it.
• Tang San grew pale as the venom spread, and Yuan Hua agreed to carry him out to seek help from Spirit Hall.

After Tang San recovered from snake poisoning, Yu Xiaogang insisted that he take a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring, and Tang San chose to trust his teacher despite Yuan Hua's objections. Yun Tian returned to Notting Academy, where Xiao Wu noticed his changed aura after he obtained a Soul Ring.

• Spirit Hall guards treated Tang San's wound and poison, and Yu Xiaogang suggested that he absorb a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo instead of pursuing a Mandala Snake.
• Yuan Hua objected to Yu Xiaogang's plan, but Tang San chose to follow his teacher's advice, so Yuan Hua and Yun Tian left for Notting Academy.
• Tang Hao watched the group and decided to secretly provide Tang San with a Mandala Snake, while warning himself that Yu Xiaogang might need to be replaced as Tang San's teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that the Solitary Bamboo suited Blue Silver Grass and that Tang San's second Martial Soul would make up for any weakness.
• Yun Tian returned to the Seventh Dormitory, where Xiao Wu noticed that his aura had changed and learned that he had gone to hunt a Soul Ring.

Yun Tian cultivated and sensed the formidable Spear Dao Origin within his Sky-Supporting Dao Seed, then joined a search for Tang San and Yu Xiaogang after they failed to return from Soul Hunting Forest. The pair were found alive but badly poisoned by a Mandala Snake, and Yun Tian returned to Notting Academy while they awaited medical help.

• Yun Tian watched a spear wielder in his mind and had his spiritual incarnation shattered before he awoke, realizing he still needed to comprehend spear techniques to master his Sky-Supporting Dao Seed.
• Yun Tian learned from Xiao Wu and Wang Sheng that Tang San was missing and followed Headmaster Yuan Hua to organize a search.
• Yuan Hua suspected Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had gone looking for a Mandala Snake instead of a Solitary Bamboo, so he and Yun Tian joined teachers and Spirit Hall staff at Soul Hunting Forest.
• The searchers found Tang San and Yu Xiaogang alive but unconscious, poisoned by the Mandala Snake and still awaiting detoxification by medical soul masters.
• Yuan Hua sent Yun Tian back to Notting Academy in his carriage while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang remained with their rescuers.

Tang San returned to the Seventh Dormitory injured and bitter after a failed Soul Ring hunt, while Yun Tian ignored his taunts. Tang Hao visited Yu Xiaogang, entrusted Tang San’s teaching to him, and left to seek a cure for his hidden injuries, while regarding Yun Tian as a potential test for his son.

• Tang San returned to the Seventh Dormitory with bandaged arms and claimed he had gone to hunt a Soul Ring.
• Tang San blamed Yun Tian and the dean for his misfortune, but Xiao Wu told him not to disturb Yun Tian’s cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang reviewed Soul Hunting Forest materials and wondered how a Mandala Snake had appeared in the outer region.
• Tang Hao appeared in Yu Xiaogang’s room, introduced himself as Tang San’s father, and entrusted Tang San’s education to Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a token and left to seek a way to heal his hidden injuries, while deciding to let Yun Tian remain a whetstone for Tang San.

Yun Tian used the academy’s training room to create the Sky-Suppressing Spear Art, guided by the Sky-Supporting Dao Seed. He left with a new blue-quality trait and the understanding that the spear art could grow stronger as he advanced.

• Yu Xiaogang put away the Pope’s Decree after Tang Hao disappeared, unaware that his reasoning about Tang San’s twin martial souls had been flawed.
• Yun Tian asked Headmaster Yuan Hua for a place to practice, and Yuan Hua gave him access to an unused training room.
• Yun Tian practiced with the Sky-Piercing Spear and shaped his spear techniques into Clouds Hang Low, Mountain Suppression, River Sealing, and Skyfall.
• Yun Tian created the Sky-Suppressing Spear Art and discovered through Destiny’s Eye that it had appeared as a blue-quality trait that was not yet fully mastered.
• Yun Tian left the training room with its key and headed back to the Seventh Dormitory, reflecting on his limited funds and lack of backing.

Yun Tian graduated early from Notting Academy after reaching level eighteen and set out for Saint Soul Village to check on Old Jack and see whether Tang Hao had left. His departure upset Xiao Wu and deepened Tang San’s resentment toward him and Yu Xiaogang.

• Yun Tian considered his future plans, including visiting the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes and avoiding Tang Hao and Shrek Academy.
• One year later, Yun Tian asked Principal Yuan Hua for early graduation, and Yuan Hua agreed after seeing his determination.
• Tang San mocked Yun Tian as he packed, but Yun Tian’s spear intent froze him before Yun Tian left the Seventh Dormitory.
• Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang for his weak Solitary Bamboo soul ring, while Xiao Wu returned, learned Yun Tian had left, and cried after failing to find him.
• Yun Tian boarded a carriage to Saint Soul Village to visit Old Jack, check whether Tang Hao remained there, and consider absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor’s soul bone.

Yun Tian returned to Saint Soul Village, retrieved the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from the cave behind the waterfall, and left for Star Dou Forest. At Notting Academy, Tang San felt the loss, while Yu Xiaogang learned Yun Tian had graduated early and dismissed his prospects.

• Yun Tian returned to Saint Soul Village, spoke with Old Jack, and checked near Tang San's blacksmith shop before heading to the back mountain.
• Yun Tian used his Sky-Piercing Spear to part the waterfall, entered the cave, and found Ah Yin and the hidden lead box.
• Yun Tian took the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, left a note for Old Jack, and departed the village by carriage.
• Tang San felt a sharp pain and blamed Yun Tian, then went to speak with Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San he had discovered that Yun Tian's martial soul exerted pressure on nearby objects and asked him to call Yun Tian over.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Yun Tian had left, and Yu Xiaogang concluded that Yun Tian had graduated early and dismissed his future prospects.

Three months later, Yun Tian reached level twenty and selected a golden entry that converted Soul Bones into compatible ones. He absorbed the converted 100,000-Year Rift-Splitting Dragonback Beast Right Leg Bone, and his power surged.

• Yun Tian killed a hundred-year Mottled Tiger, sold its hide, and bought high-quality Whale Rubber.
• Yun Tian cultivated to level twenty and received three golden entries from the system.
• Yun Tian chose Spear Origin Assimilation, which converted Soul Bones into compatible Soul Bones of the same age.
• Yun Tian converted the 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone into a 100,000-Year Rift-Splitting Dragonback Beast Right Leg Bone and absorbed it over five days.
• Yun Tian unleashed a powerful aura that toppled the furniture and rattled the windows.

After strengthening his body with Whale Rubber, Yun Tian entered the Star Dou Forest to hunt a second Soul Ring and found a powerful Mountain-Shaking Heavy-Armored Rhino. His first attack barely scratched its armor, but Destiny's Eye revealed that its abdomen was vulnerable.

• Yun Tian examined his new soul-bone skills, which let him fly freely and heal while building temporary attack bonuses.
• Yun Tian processed and consumed his last piece of Whale Rubber, improving his physique enough to withstand a two-thousand- or three-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Yun Tian traveled into the Star Dou Forest and followed signs of a Mountain-Shaking Heavy-Armored Rhino into the thousand-year zone.
• Yun Tian found a roughly twenty-four-hundred-year-old Mountain-Shaking Heavy-Armored Rhino and attacked it from the air with Clouds Hang Low, but the blow only marked its armor.
• Yun Tian used Destiny's Eye and discovered that the rhino was difficult to turn and had weak abdominal armor.

Yun Tian changed the Mountain-Shaking Heavy-Armored Rhino’s weakness and killed it, then absorbed its Soul Ring to gain a powerful second Soul Skill and advance to level twenty-five. He returned to the inn and planned to travel to Heaven Dou City to seek enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Yun Tian changed the Mountain-Shaking Heavy-Armored Rhino’s entry to make its lower abdomen extremely weak, then toppled and killed it with Clouds Hang Low and the Sky-Piercing Spear.
• Yun Tian absorbed the rhino’s thousand-year Soul Ring, endured the process, and began mastering the Mountain Suppression spear technique.
• Yun Tian broke through to level twenty-five and gained the Mountain Suppression Soul Skill, which boosted his strength and suppressive force.
• Yun Tian decided to head to Heaven Dou City and considered seeking admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yun Tian returned to the inn, ordered a large meal, and studied a map of the Heaven Dou Empire while the waiter and receptionist discussed his recent purchase of Whale Rubber.

Yun Tian set out for Soto City, while Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to attend Shrek Academy after graduation. Tang San was taken to the dean’s office after Xiao Wu accused him of trying to take advantage of her, and Yu Xiaogang arrived to face the accusation.

• Yun Tian chose the official road to Soto City and set out early the next morning, intending to buy a plate crystal and visit the Great Soul Arena.
• Yu Xiaogang recommended his friend Flender’s Shrek Academy to Tang San, who agreed to visit after graduation and then went to see Xiao Wu.
• Tang San approached Xiao Wu while she was cultivating, and Xiao Wu opened her eyes, saw him reaching toward her, and cried out that he was a pervert.
• A patrolling teacher took Tang San and Xiao Wu to Dean Yuan Hua, who ordered Yu Xiaogang to come to the office.
• Yu Xiaogang denied that Tang San could have harassed Xiao Wu, but Tang San’s stammering made him realize the accusation might be true.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left Notting Academy after Yuan Hua refused to grant Tang San a graduation certificate, while Xiao Wu accepted an early graduation certificate and set out to find Yun Tian. Tang San headed for Shrek Academy, and Xiao Wu chose to travel to Soto City.

• Yuan Hua agreed to let Tang San leave the academy but refused to give him a graduation certificate, and Xiao Wu declined to withdraw with him.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San they would go to Shrek Academy, and Tang San looked forward to studying under his teacher’s old friend Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San packed their belongings and left Notting Academy, while Tang San vowed to kill Yuan Hua in the future.
• Yuan Hua offered Xiao Wu an early graduation certificate so she could continue her studies, and she accepted after hearing Yun Tian might be at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xiao Wu said goodbye to her roommates, left Notting Academy, and took a carriage toward Soto City while wondering where Yun Tian had gone.