Chapter Summaries

Ao Tian faced Tang San in their year-later wager, while Grandmaster and the Academy Dean watched. Ao Tian shattered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass restraints and repelled his pebbles, leaving Tang San to escalate with Bone-Piercing Needles.

• Ao Tian and Grandmaster reaffirmed that the wager would be decided by cultivation level or combat ability, and Ao Tian demanded Grandmaster never bother him again if he lost.
• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and attacked Ao Tian with vines that bound him, but Ao Tian said the thorns could not pierce his skin.
• Ao Tian broke the vines apart with a slight tremor, shocking Grandmaster and the Academy Dean.
• Tang San threw four pebbles at Ao Tian using the Parting Ways Technique, but the pebbles shattered against Ao Tian's body.
• Tang San drew four Bone-Piercing Needles and prepared to attack again.

Ao Tian and Tang San fought to settle their year-long wager over who had greater cultivation or combat ability. Ao Tian easily broke Tang San’s restraints and withstood his hidden weapons, leaving Tang San to escalate the fight with Bone-Piercing Needles.

• Grandmaster reaffirmed the wager’s terms, and Ao Tian demanded that he stop bothering him if he lost.
• Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and declared his level, while Ao Tian agreed to fight without using his Martial Soul.
• Tang San bound Ao Tian with Blue Silver Grass, but Ao Tian said its thorns could not pierce his skin and shattered the vines with a slight movement.
• Tang San threw four pebbles at Ao Tian, but they rebounded and shattered against him.
• Tang San drew four Bone-Piercing Needles and prepared to attack again.

Tang San used his strongest hidden weapon and every technique he knew against Ao Tian, but Ao Tian’s defense and speed overwhelmed him. After the fight, Grandmaster comforted Tang San, and Ao Tian reminded Grandmaster to honor their bet.

• Tang San fired four Bone-Piercing Needles at Ao Tian’s limbs, but they bent against Ao Tian’s body without breaking his defense.
• Ao Tian charged through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and caught up despite Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Ao Tian beat Tang San in close combat until Tang San’s Soul Power was exhausted, then warned him to think carefully before challenging him again.
• The Academy Dean admitted that they had misjudged Ao Tian, while Grandmaster helped Tang San up and reassured him.
• Tang San suppressed his disappointment and resolved to forge stronger hidden weapons and rely on his other Martial Soul.
• Ao Tian told Grandmaster that the outcome was settled and that he had to accept his loss.

Tang San used Bone-Piercing Needles and his other techniques against Ao Tian, but none could overcome Ao Tian’s speed and defense. Ao Tian defeated him decisively, leaving Tang San bruised and exhausted while Tang San resolved to keep improving and rely on his hidden weapons and other Martial Soul.

• Tang San launched four Bone-Piercing Needles at Ao Tian’s limbs, but they bent against Ao Tian’s body and fell to the ground.
• Ao Tian charged through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, caught him despite his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and defeated him in close combat.
• Ao Tian stopped after several minutes and warned Tang San that challenging him again would come at a price.
• The Academy Dean said he and Grandmaster had misjudged Ao Tian, while Grandmaster helped Tang San up and comforted him.
• Tang San said Ao Tian had held back, suppressed his frustration, and resolved to improve and forge more powerful Tang Sect hidden weapons.
• Ao Tian told Grandmaster that the bet stood now that victory and defeat had been decided.

Ao Tian disproved Yu Xiaogang's theories about Soul Master limits by revealing that he was a seven-year-old Soul Grandmaster with two purple Soul Rings. Yu Xiaogang was left shaken and asked Tang San to investigate Ao Tian's background.

• Yu Xiaogang honored his wager and agreed not to ask Ao Tian to become his Disciple, though Ao Tian pointed out that he still doubted his theories.
• Ao Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang's claims about Soul Master advancement and first Soul Ring limits, then revealed his two purple Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang was stunned and asked Ao Tian to explain how Soul Rings could be upgraded, but Ao Tian refused to share the secret.
• Ao Tian left with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu, who celebrated the prospect of eating carrots for dinner.
• The Academy Dean and Tang San tried to comfort Yu Xiaogang, who then asked Tang San to find out what family Ao Tian came from.

Ao Tian disproved Grandmaster’s soul-ring theory by revealing that he was a seven-year-old Soul Grandmaster with two purple soul rings. Grandmaster was left shaken and asked Tang San to investigate Ao Tian’s family background.

• Grandmaster admitted defeat but still privately doubted that his theory had flaws, and Tang San challenged Ao Tian to prove it.
• Ao Tian asked Grandmaster about soul-ring limits, then revealed his two purple soul rings and explained that his first ring had been upgraded.
• Grandmaster excitedly asked Ao Tian to reveal the secret of soul-ring upgrading, but Ao Tian refused and left with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu.
• The Academy Dean and Tang San comforted Grandmaster, who remained troubled by what he had witnessed.
• Grandmaster asked Tang San to find out what family Ao Tian came from.

Ao Tian explained his outlook to Gu Yuena and returned to the dormitory, where she secretly climbed into his bed. He discovered her in his arms and let her stay nearby after she claimed his presence helped heal her injuries.

• Tang San and the Academy Dean discussed Ao Tian and Gu Yuena after the duel, and Tang San resolved to ask about Ao Tian's origins.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena that he valued interesting experiences over saving time, then insisted she call him Ao Tian and let him call her Na'er.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory and cultivated in frustration over losing to Ao Tian, but eventually gave up and fell asleep.
• Gu Yuena climbed into Ao Tian's arms while he slept, and Ao Tian realized she was not Xiao Wu and released her.
• Gu Yuena said that being near Ao Tian helped her injuries recover, so Ao Tian allowed her to lie beside him and considered asking Bibi Dong about her advances.

After Ao Tian defeated Tang San again, Gu Yuena grew closer to him and secretly climbed into his bed, claiming his presence helped her heal. Ao Tian sent her to lie beside him instead and considered asking Bibi Dong whether he could accept Gu Yuena’s affection.

• The Academy Dean suggested checking Ao Tian’s Spirit Proof to discover his origins, while Grandmaster accepted that Gu Yuena would not become his disciple.
• Ao Tian told Gu Yuena that he valued interesting experiences over outcomes, then asked her to call him Na’er and use his name, though she still addressed him as Senior Ao.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory, brooded over his defeat by Ao Tian, and struggled to cultivate before falling asleep.
• Gu Yuena noticed that she refined the blood essence faster near Ao Tian, while Tang San watched them from across the dark dormitory.
• Ao Tian woke to find Gu Yuena curled in his arms, released her, and let her lie beside him after confirming that his presence helped her injuries heal.
• Ao Tian reflected on his attraction to Gu Yuena and decided he would need to ask Bibi Dong before accepting her affection.

Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena settled into life at Nuoding Academy while Tang San and Grandmaster investigated Ao Tian’s mysterious identity. Five years passed, and the three friends were now preparing to graduate.

• Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu slept beside Ao Tian, and the next morning their closeness upset the other students, especially Tang San.
• Ao Tian and Xiao Wu woke Gu Yuena for the opening ceremony, and she showed interest in lessons because she wanted to understand humans.
• Tang San, Grandmaster, and the Academy Dean discussed Ao Tian’s false-looking Spirit Proof, wealth, and unknown identity, but Grandmaster discouraged Tang San from trying to expel him.
• Tang San tried to learn Ao Tian’s identity from Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena, but Gu Yuena barely responded and Xiao Wu refused to tell him.
• Five years passed, and Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena were about to graduate from Nuoding Academy.

Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena settled into academy life while the Grandmaster and the dean investigated Ao Tian’s suspicious identity. Their attempts to uncover the truth failed, and five years passed until the three friends were about to graduate from Nuoding Academy.

• Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu slept beside Ao Tian, and he woke them for the academy’s opening ceremony.
• Tang San resolved to cultivate harder after seeing Ao Tian and Gu Yuena together.
• The Grandmaster, the dean, and Tang San discussed Ao Tian’s Spirit Proof, wealth, and unknown origins, but the dean refused to expel him.
• Tang San tried to learn Ao Tian’s identity from Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena, but neither revealed anything.
• Five years passed, and Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena were about to graduate from Nuoding Academy.

As the sixth-year students graduated, Tang San invited Ao Tian and Xiao Wu to attend Shrek Academy and hoped Gu Yuena would join after graduating the next year. Ao Tian said he would consider it, while Tang San resolved to keep challenging him.

• Ao Tian, Xiao Wu, and Tang San prepared to leave Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, while Gu Yuena stayed for her fifth year.
• Tang San recalled how Gu Yuena had defeated him in a spar and how she had rejected the Hidden Weapons he made for her.
• Tang San told Ao Tian that Grandmaster had recommended Shrek Academy and invited him and Xiao Wu to apply there.
• Tang San explained that he wanted Ao Tian to keep giving him pressure to improve, and Ao Tian told him he would never win.
• Tang San urged Gu Yuena to attend Shrek Academy after graduating the following year.

After graduating from Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Ao Tian and Xiao Wu considered their next steps while Tang San invited them to Shrek Academy. Tang San hoped to keep challenging Ao Tian there and persuaded Gu Yuena to consider joining after her graduation, but Ao Tian left his plans undecided.

• The sixth-year students graduated, and Ao Tian planned to return to Spirit City the next morning while Gu Yuena remained in her fifth year.
• Tang San recalled how Gu Yuena had defeated him in a spar and how she had rejected the hidden weapons he made for her.
• Tang San told Ao Tian that Grandmaster had recommended Shrek Academy and invited him and Xiao Wu to apply there.
• Tang San explained that he wanted Ao Tian at Shrek so their rivalry would push him to cultivate faster, but Ao Tian said Tang San still would not defeat him.
• Tang San urged Gu Yuena to attend Shrek Academy after graduating the following year.

Ao Tian persuaded Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to visit his home in Spirit City, where Gu Yuena would finally meet Bibi Dong. After Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village, Ao Tian and the two girls set out, and Gu Yuena learned that Dragon Horse had reached the strength of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Gu Yuena refused to attend Shrek Academy and said she would go wherever Ao Tian went, while Tang San resolved to keep pursuing his hopes and planned to make a Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Ao Tian asked Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to visit his home in Spirit City, and both agreed to travel with him the next morning.
• Tang San spent the night hoping Gu Yuena would notice his sadness, but she ignored him and he left Nuoding Academy for Holy Soul Village at dawn.
• After breakfast, Ao Tian summoned Dragon Horse and set off for Spirit City with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu in his carriage.
• Gu Yuena asked about Dragon Horse's strength, and Dragon Horse revealed that it had reached the level of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in five years.

Ao Tian invited Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to visit his home in Spirit City, and both agreed to travel with him. As they set out the next morning, Gu Yuena learned that Dragon Horse had become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Tang San remembered the Grandmaster's advice not to give up on someone he liked and hoped Ao Tian would attend Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu said she would go wherever Ao Tian went, and Gu Yuena agreed to visit Spirit City despite her dislike of humans and her lingering injuries.
• Ao Tian planned to introduce Gu Yuena to Bibi Dong before revealing his feelings for her, while Gu Yuena anticipated meeting Bibi Dong.
• Tang San left Nuoding Academy for Holy Soul Village at dawn, while Ao Tian, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu departed for Spirit City after breakfast.
• Gu Yuena asked about Dragon Horse, and Dragon Horse revealed that it had reached the strength of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in five years.

Ao Tian showed Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu the incomplete world he had created, explaining its limits and why it could not yet support Soul Beasts. The next day, he brought them to Spirit City and led them up the Sacred Mountain to Bibi Dong’s study.

• Ao Tian took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu into his created world, where Xiao Wu clung to him in fear as they floated high above its continent.
• Gu Yuena sensed the world’s weak spiritual energy and incomplete laws, while Ao Tian explained that creating it had consumed much of his Power of Creation.
• Ao Tian demonstrated that he could create a fish, but said the world was too small and unfinished to support many Soul Beasts or their cultivation.
• Ao Tian returned with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to the carriage, and the next day they arrived at the foot of Spirit City’s Sacred Mountain.
• Ao Tian showed the women the Papal Palace and Douluo Hall as they climbed, and Gu Yuena suppressed her anger at the latter before they reached Bibi Dong’s study.

Ao Tian showed Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu the incomplete world he had created, explaining its limits and why it could not yet shelter Soul Beasts. The three returned to Douluo Continent and reached Spirit City, where Ao Tian brought the women to Bibi Dong's study.

• Ao Tian took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu into his created world, where Xiao Wu was frightened by the height and Gu Yuena recognized the world’s unusual sky.
• Ao Tian explained that the world had incomplete laws and limited spiritual energy, then showed them its forest, river, and the fish he created.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Ao Tian planned to move Soul Beasts into the world, but he said it was too small and difficult for them to cultivate there.
• Ao Tian returned with the women to the carriage, and the next day they arrived at Spirit City and passed the guards with the Pope Token.
• Ao Tian led Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu up the Sacred Mountain, described the Papal Palace and Douluo Hall, and brought them to Bibi Dong’s study.

Ao Tian brought Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to Spirit City to meet Bibi Dong, where the two women sized each other up and tension flared when Gu Yuena revealed that she was a Soul Beast. After Ao Tian explained their identities, Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena apologized and began to regard each other as friends.

• Bibi Dong prepared to welcome Ao Tian's guests and met Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu in her study.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena compared their looks and bearing, and Gu Yuena enlarged her figure to narrow the perceived difference between them.
• Bibi Dong asked how Gu Yuena had changed her body, and Gu Yuena bluntly revealed that she was a Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong became wary and summoned her Soul Power, but Ao Tian explained that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King and Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong apologized for misjudging Gu Yuena, and Gu Yuena apologized for acting hostile and called Bibi Dong her friend.

Ao Tian brought Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to meet Bibi Dong at the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena sized each other up with jealousy and rivalry. After Gu Yuena revealed that she and Xiao Wu were soul beasts, Ao Tian calmed Bibi Dong, and the women apologized and began to regard each other as friends.

• Bibi Dong prepared to welcome Ao Tian's guests after he arrived at the Papal Palace with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena appraised each other's beauty and aura, and Gu Yuena changed her form to make her figure fuller.
• Bibi Dong asked how Gu Yuena changed her form, and Gu Yuena revealed that she was a soul beast.
• Bibi Dong stood up warily when she learned Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King and Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ao Tian reassured Bibi Dong that he knew their identities, and Bibi Dong apologized to Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena apologized in return and told Bibi Dong that, as Ao Tian's beloved woman, she could be her friend.

Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena reconciled, and the group spent the day together in Spirit City. After dinner, Ao Tian began testing Hu Liena’s strengthened charm ability, which left her approaching him under its pink haze.

• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena apologized to each other and became friends, while Bibi Dong welcomed Xiao Wu as her younger sister.
• Ao Tian let Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu massage his shoulders and leg as punishment, then continued showing them around Spirit City.
• Gu Yuena teased Xiao Wu about wanting Ao Tian, and Xiao Wu blushed before hurrying after him.
• Bibi Dong took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to tour the Papal Palace while Ao Tian stayed behind with Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena released her Fox Martial Soul and used her strongest charm ability on Ao Tian, approaching him as her clothes began to slip.

Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena put aside their tensions, and Ao Tian helped Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu make amends as they toured Spirit City. At dinner, Bibi Dong asked Ao Tian to assess Hu Liena’s cultivation, and Hu Liena began testing her powerful Charm ability on him.

• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena apologized to each other and agreed to be friends, while Bibi Dong welcomed Xiao Wu as her younger sister.
• Ao Tian jokingly punished Gu Yuena by having her massage his shoulders, while Xiao Wu pleaded for her and helped massage his leg.
• Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu discussed their feelings for Ao Tian, then joined him on a tour of Spirit City.
• At dinner, Bibi Dong asked Ao Tian to check Hu Liena’s cultivation and took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu on a walk through the Papal Palace.
• Hu Liena released her Fox Martial Soul and used her strongest Charm ability on Ao Tian, approaching him as her clothes began to slip away.