Chapter Summaries

After Wang Sheng defeated Xiao Chenyu, Xiao Wu revealed her and the other Work-Study Students’ strength, making Xiao Chenyu back down. A year passed, and Nuoding Soul Master Academy’s students began their long break.

• Xiao Chenyu woke up furious after Wang Sheng broke his arm and demanded that Wang Sheng be punished, but Xiao Wu stood up for him.
• Xiao Wu revealed her Hundred-Year Soul Ring and challenged Xiao Chenyu, then Tang San showed his own Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
• Ao Tian revealed his Dragon Horns and Golden Dragon Scale, and Xiao Chenyu became convinced and promised not to provoke the Work-Study Students again.
• Tang San went to Spirit Hall to verify his Soul Master status and collect his badge and reward.
• That night, Xiao Wu teased Ao Tian about moving her in her sleep, and Wang Sheng and the others teased them in return.
• A school year passed, and the students of Nuoding Soul Master Academy began their long break.

After Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu’s group were treated, Xiao Wu revealed her and Tang San’s Hundred-Year Soul Rings, while Ao Tian showed his dragon-horned true appearance and also displayed a yellow ring. Xiao Chenyu accepted defeat and promised not to provoke the Work-Study Students again; after a year passed, the academy began its vacation.

• Xiao Chenyu demanded that Wang Sheng be punished, but Xiao Wu confronted him and reminded him of their bet.
• Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ao Tian each revealed a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring, and Ao Tian’s transformation showed his silver-white dragon horns and golden forehead scale.
• Xiao Chenyu accepted Xiao Wu as the boss of Nuoding Academy and left with his lackeys, while Tang San went to Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master.
• That night, Xiao Wu teased the sleeping Ao Tian, and he teased her back until Wang Sheng and the other students complained about the noise.
• A school year passed, and the students of Nuoding Soul Master Academy began their long vacation.

As vacation began, Xiao Wu worried about traveling back to the Star Dou Great Forest and revealing her identity, so Ao Tian offered to escort her. She decided to trust him, and they prepared to leave for the forest together.

• Ao Tian asked Xiao Wu why she was not packing, and she admitted she was afraid to travel home after the Black-Clad Person had frightened her.
• Ao Tian offered to have his powerful older brother escort Xiao Wu, promising he would obey Ao Tian and stay out of her home.
• Wang Sheng invited the students to celebrate his becoming a Soul Master at his village, but Tang San declined so he could keep cultivating.
• Xiao Wu reasoned that Ao Tian's brother could find her family whether or not she went along, and decided she trusted Ao Tian enough to let him escort her.
• The next morning, Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others left, while Xiao Wu agreed to travel with Ao Tian to the Star Dou Great Forest.

As the academy holiday began, Xiao Wu feared traveling alone to the Star Dou Great Forest and considered staying behind. After weighing the risks, she trusted Ao Tian to escort her home, and they set out to go together.

• The work-study students packed to return home, while Xiao Wu admitted she was afraid to travel back to the Star Dou Great Forest alone.
• Ao Tian offered to have his powerful older brother escort Xiao Wu, promising to keep him outside the forest, but Xiao Wu hesitated over the danger to her family.
• Wang Sheng invited the students to a feast in his village, while Tang San declined so he could continue training for his upcoming wager with Ao Tian.
• That night, Xiao Wu decided she trusted Ao Tian and would let him escort her home.
• After Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others left the next morning, Xiao Wu agreed to go with Ao Tian to see the secret within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu hoped to reunite with her injured mother. They reached a nearby town at night, and Ao Tian promised Xiao Wu he could help her mother recover.

• Ao Tian stored Xiao Wu's bundle and gave her a Gold Soul Coin as she admitted she had spent all her money.
• On the carriage ride, Xiao Wu explained that her mother had been gravely injured after returning to the human world to find her.
• Ao Tian comforted Xiao Wu and claimed he could heal her mother, while she doubted his abilities but began to hope.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu reached a town near the Star Dou Great Forest after three days and planned to enter the forest the next morning.
• Ao Tian reassured Xiao Wu that his older brother would return, then fed the horse dragon qi, causing its spine to bulge as if something were about to emerge.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu traveled from Nuoding City toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xiao Wu revealed that her mother had been severely injured after her identity as a Soul Beast was discovered. They reached a town near the forest, where Ao Tian rewarded their horse with Dragon Qi.

• Ao Tian stored Xiao Wu's bundle and gave her a Gold Soul Coin, adding it to the debt she owed him.
• During the journey, Xiao Wu explained that her mother had been badly injured after entering the human world, and Ao Tian promised he could heal her.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu reached a town near the Star Dou Great Forest after three days of travel and planned to enter the forest the next morning.
• Ao Tian reassured Xiao Wu that his brother would return the next day, then infused their horse with Dragon Qi as a reward.
• The horse neighed as its muscles bulged, as though something was about to emerge from its back.

Ao Tian transformed his horse into a soul beast, named it Dragon Horse, and concealed its aura before storing it away. He also hid Xiao Wu’s soul beast aura, and they entered a lively town where Xiao Wu eagerly visited a Soul Tool shop.

• Ao Tian infused the horse with dragon energy, causing it to grow scales and wings and evolve into a soul beast.
• Ao Tian named the horse Dragon Horse, taught it to hide its transformed appearance, sealed its Soul Beast Aura, and stored it with the carriage in his space.
• Ao Tian sealed Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast Aura so even a Titled Douluo could not detect her identity for a little over a month.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu entered the town, where they found many powerful Soul Masters and Xiao Wu rushed into a Soul Tool shop.
• A shop assistant introduced Soul Tools to Xiao Wu as she admired the jewelry in a glass display case.

Ao Tian transformed his horse into a Soul Beast, named it Dragon Horse, and concealed its aura before storing it in his space. He also sealed Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast Aura, then entered a busy town with her, where she found a Soul Tool shop.

• Ao Tian infused his horse with Dragon Qi, causing it to grow scales and wings and evolve into a Soul Beast.
• Ao Tian named the horse Dragon Horse, restored its ordinary appearance, and concealed its Soul Beast Aura before storing it and the carriage in his space.
• Ao Tian sealed Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast Aura, telling her that even a Titled Douluo could not see through her identity for a little over a month.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu entered a town crowded with powerful Soul Masters, and Xiao Wu excitedly ran into a Soul Tool shop.
• A young woman introduced the shop’s goods as Xiao Wu admired the women’s Soul Tools displayed in a case.

Ao Tian bought Xiao Wu two expensive Soul Tool bracelets, then discovered that powerful Soul Masters had gathered in town to hunt a shapeshifted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast guarded by the Titan Giant Ape. He suspected the injured beast was Xiao Wu's mother and took Xiao Wu to the town’s best hotel, where he paid ten Gold Soul Coins for the last room.

• Xiao Wu chose two matching bracelets, and Ao Tian paid 475 Gold Soul Coins for them.
• The shopgirl warned Ao Tian that greedy people might target him, and several customers followed Ao Tian and Xiao Wu after they left the shop.
• Ao Tian sensed several Titled Douluo in town and learned that Soul Masters were preparing to hunt a shapeshifted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast guarded by the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ao Tian suspected the injured Soul Beast was Xiao Wu's mother and brought Xiao Wu to the town’s most luxurious hotel.
• Ao Tian paid ten Gold Soul Coins for the hotel's last room after other guests complained about the inflated price.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu bought matching Soul Tool bracelets before Ao Tian learned that powerful Soul Masters were gathering to hunt an injured shapeshifted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. He suspected the Soul Beast was Xiao Wu’s mother, and the chapter ended with him securing the hotel’s last room for them.

• Ao Tian paid 475 Gold Soul Coins for two bracelets while Xiao Wu chose them, and the clerk warned him that people might target them.
• Several customers followed Ao Tian and Xiao Wu after they left the shop, but Ao Tian reassured Xiao Wu that he knew they were being followed.
• Ao Tian sensed several Titled Douluo in town and learned that Soul Masters planned to enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt an injured shapeshifted Soul Beast protected by the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ao Tian suspected the Soul Beast was Xiao Wu’s mother and led Xiao Wu to the town’s most luxurious hotel.
• Ao Tian paid ten Gold Soul Coins for the hotel’s last room.

Ao Tian expanded Xiao Wu’s Storage Soul Tool with his control over space, revealing a power she could not understand. As Xiao Wu went to bathe, Ao Tian sensed the Star Dou Great Forest and discovered the woman and powerful Soul Beasts living deep within it.

• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu checked into a hotel room and ordered every signature dish.
• Xiao Wu examined the two bracelets she had bought and learned that they stored items in limited spaces.
• Ao Tian expanded Xiao Wu’s smaller bracelet to one hundred cubic meters, then enlarged the other bracelet as well.
• Xiao Wu wondered whether they could profit by enlarging and reselling Storage Soul Tools, but Ao Tian said he did not need the money.
• Ao Tian used his Divine Sense to observe a woman beside a lake, two enormous Soul Beasts, and sleeping Fierce Beasts deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu stayed in a hotel near the Star Dou Great Forest, where he expanded the storage space in her bracelets with his power. As Xiao Wu prepared to bathe, Ao Tian used Divine Sense to survey the forest and discovered a woman, two enormous soul beasts, and slumbering Fierce Beasts, including some with Dragon Race auras.

• Ao Tian booked a luxurious room and ordered the hotel's best signature dishes while a waiter feared that greedy Soul Masters outside would target him and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu enjoyed the meal, then examined the two Storage Soul Tools she had bought for herself and her mother and worried about the Gold Soul Coins she owed Ao Tian.
• Ao Tian used the Law of Space to expand Xiao Wu's smaller bracelet to a hundred cubic meters, then enlarged the other bracelet as well.
• Xiao Wu wondered if they could profit by expanding and reselling Storage Soul Tools, but Ao Tian said he did not care about the money and refused to explain his abilities.
• As Xiao Wu went to take a bath, Ao Tian sent his Divine Sense into the Star Dou Great Forest and saw a woman by a thatched cottage, two huge soul beasts, and sleeping Fierce Beasts with familiar Dragon Race auras.

Ao Tian left Xiao Wu asleep at the hotel and killed the bandits who tried to rob him. He then appeared before Spirit Hall’s elders to give them an order.

• After Xiao Wu finished bathing, Ao Tian put her to sleep and left the hotel to deal with the Spirit Hall Titled Douluo in town.
• More than a dozen bandits followed Ao Tian into an alley and attacked him for his Gold Soul Coins.
• Ao Tian used spatial power to kill the two Spirit Emperor leaders and the rest of the bandits.
• Ao Tian appeared in Spirit Hall’s main hall, where Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo recognized him and ordered the other Soul Masters to put away their Martial Souls.
• Ao Tian took the seat of honor and told the three elders that he had come to give them an order.

Ao Tian left Xiao Wu asleep at the hotel and went to the town’s Spirit Hall branch to stop its Titled Douluo from targeting Xiao Wu’s Mother. After slaughtering a gang of attackers, he confronted the Spirit Hall elders and prepared to give them an order.

• Ao Tian put Xiao Wu to sleep, left the hotel, and headed for the Spirit Hall branch, where he had sensed several Titled Douluo.
• A gang of more than a dozen people followed Ao Tian into an alley and tried to rob him.
• Ao Tian used spatial power to cut down the two Spirit Emperor bosses and killed the gang as they fled.
• Ao Tian appeared before the Spirit Hall elders and Soul Masters, and Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo recognized and welcomed him.
• Ao Tian took the seat of honor and told the three elders he had come to give them an order.

Ao Tian ordered Ju Douluo and the other Spirit Hall Elders to leave the shapeshifted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest alone, then took Xiao Wu toward the forest as a crowd of Soul Masters gathered to hunt it. After Ao Tian protected Xiao Wu's mother, they reached the forest ahead of the pursuing Soul Masters.

• Ao Tian told Ju Douluo that the shapeshifted Soul Beast and the Titan Giant Ape were under his protection, and Ju Douluo agreed to return to Spirit City.
• After Ao Tian left, Ju Douluo revealed that Ao Tian had defeated the Great Enshrined with a single finger.
• Ao Tian woke Xiao Wu, then told her that Soul Masters were heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to seize the shapeshifted Soul Beast's Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Xiao Wu grew worried about her mother, but Ao Tian reassured her and took her toward the forest on the Dragon Horse.
• When several Soul Masters tried to seize the Dragon Horse, Ao Tian's force smashed them into the ground.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu reached the Star Dou Great Forest in under half an hour, and Ao Tian ordered the Dragon Horse to enter.

Ao Tian ordered Spirit Hall’s elders to leave the transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and Titan Giant Ape alone, then took Xiao Wu toward the Star Dou Great Forest as she learned her mother was in danger. They reached the forest ahead of many pursuing soul masters, and Ao Tian led Xiao Wu inside on the Dragon Horse.

• Ao Tian told Ju Douluo that the transformed soul beast and Titan Giant Ape were under his protection and ordered the Spirit Hall elders to return to Spirit City.
• Ju Douluo told the other elders that Ao Tian had defeated the Great Enshrined with one finger.
• Ao Tian woke Xiao Wu and told her that soul masters were gathering to hunt a Shapeshifted Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu realized her mother was the target and hurried with Ao Tian toward the forest on the Dragon Horse.
• Ao Tian knocked down several soul masters who tried to seize the Dragon Horse, then reached the forest and ordered the horse to go inside.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu rode the Dragon Horse through the Star Dou Great Forest and reunited with Xiao Wu’s mother, Bunny Bao, and the two forest overlords, Da Ming and Er Ming. As Er Ming threatened Ao Tian, Ao Tian struck him with a palm that sent him crashing into the lake.

• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu flew through the forest on the Dragon Horse, reaching the Small Lake in the afternoon.
• Bunny Bao told Da Ming and Er Ming she intended to leave the forest to escape the human Soul Masters hunting her.
• Da Ming sensed someone approaching, and he and Er Ming prepared to fight before recognizing Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Da Ming and Er Ming, then jumped into Bunny Bao’s embrace.
• Er Ming threatened Ao Tian, and Ao Tian struck him with a palm that sent him flying into the lake.

Ao Tian and Xiao Wu reached the small lake where Xiao Wu's mother, Bunny Bao, was hiding with Da Ming and Er Ming. After Xiao Wu reunited with her family, Ao Tian sent Er Ming flying with a palm strike when the Titan Giant Ape threatened him.

• Ao Tian rode the Dragon Horse with Xiao Wu through the Star Dou Great Forest, explaining that the pursuing soul masters would not reach them until nightfall.
• Bunny Bao, Da Ming, and Er Ming discussed leaving the forest to escape the approaching human soul masters, then prepared to depart by another route.
• Da Ming sensed someone approaching from the direction of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he and Er Ming readied themselves to fight.
• Da Ming recognized Xiao Wu as she arrived with Ao Tian, and Xiao Wu joyfully reunited with Da Ming, Er Ming, and her mother, Bunny Bao.
• Er Ming threatened Ao Tian and brought his mouth close to him, so Ao Tian slapped out and sent Er Ming crashing into the lake.

Ao Tian revealed his true form and identity to Xiao Wu, her mother, and the two great Soul Beasts after overpowering the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. The chapter ended with them bowing to him in fear after sensing his overwhelming pressure as a member of the Ancient Dragon Clan.

• Ao Tian slapped the Sky Azure Bull Python into the lake, then sent the Titan Giant Ape flying when it charged at him.
• Xiao Wu learned that Ao Tian and the seven-year-old Big Brother Ao Tian were the same person, and Ao Tian explained that his adult appearance was his Dharma Body.
• Xiao Wu's Mother invited Ao Tian into her cottage for tea while the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape kept watch outside.
• Ao Tian said he was far older than he looked and confirmed that he was neither human nor a Soul Beast.
• Ao Tian revealed Dragon Horns and a Dragon Scale, identified himself as a member of the Ancient Dragon Clan, and released pressure that left Xiao Wu, her mother, and the two Soul Beasts trembling.
• Xiao Wu and her mother bowed to Ao Tian and addressed him as Senior.

Ao Tian revealed that his childlike and youthful forms were the same person after effortlessly knocking Da Ming and Er Ming aside. He then disclosed that he was neither human nor a Soul Beast, but a member of the Ancient Dragon Clan, leaving Xiao Wu and her family shaken by his overwhelming presence.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape attacked Ao Tian, but he sent them flying without injuring them.
• Xiao Wu learned that Ao Tian and the older Big Brother Ao Tian were the same person, and her mother invited him into their cottage.
• Ao Tian explained that his childlike appearance was his true body and that he was far older than Xiao Wu and her mother.
• Ao Tian revealed dragon horns and a golden scale, identified himself as an Ancient Dragon, and released a pressure that made Xiao Wu, her mother, Da Ming, and Er Ming tremble.
• Xiao Wu's Mother bowed to Ao Tian and addressed him as Senior after he withdrew his pressure.