Chapter Summaries

Shi An awakened the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins and discovered he had powerful innate soul power. He declined the Martial Soul Hall woman's invitation and planned to attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy using Stone Village's work-study quota.

• Shi An watched the village chief's grandson awaken a Stone Hammer martial soul but fail to show any soul power.
• Shi An awakened the Origin Stone of Earth's Veins, which let him draw endless soul power from the earth and control rocks, soil, and the earth itself.
• Shi An's test made the soul power crystal erupt with dazzling light, revealing his innate soul power.
• The Martial Soul Hall woman invited Shi An to cultivate at Martial Soul Hall, but he refused because he feared his parents' killers would discover his intentions.
• Shi Qiang offered Shi An Stone Village's work-study quota for Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, and Shi An accepted.

Shi An traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his first soul ring and used his earth-manipulating martial soul to hunt Rock-Earth Stone Crocodiles. He lured the group into a trap and buried one beneath the earth, while the others had already been swallowed by the ground.

• Shi An tested his martial soul by shaping earth and stone into a chair and a concealed spike trap.
• After several days of practice, Shi An left Stone Village and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a soul ring.
• Shi An reached a swamp where nine century-old Rock-Earth Stone Crocodiles were basking and planned to separate them.
• Shi An used a pheasant as bait to lure the crocodiles up a hillside and swallowed the ones at the rear into the earth.
• Shi An dropped the last crocodile into a pit of sharp earth spikes and buried it alive.

Shi An absorbed a hundred-year soul ring from a Rock-Earth Stone Crocodile, reached rank-twenty Quasi-Great Soul Master, and tested his new Hardening ability. He then traveled to a canyon to hunt a Stonewall Bird for his second soul ring and lured one into chasing him.

• Shi An chose the youngest of nine Rock-Earth Stone Crocodile soul rings and absorbed it inside a stone shelter.
• Shi An reached rank-twenty Quasi-Great Soul Master, gained the Hardening soul skill, and found that his earth perception had expanded to around two hundred meters.
• Shi An slept in a coffin-shaped hut, left it standing the next morning, and headed toward a canyon to find a Stonewall Bird.
• Shi An sensed a Stonewall Bird concealed in the cliff, attacked it with a curving stone spike, and enraged it.
• Shi An fled toward the forest as the Stonewall Bird pursued him, slashing through branches with its claws.

Shi An trapped and killed the Stonewall Bird, then risked absorbing its nearly thousand-year-old soul ring. The absorption succeeded, raising his soul power to level twenty-three and granting him brown wings as an external soul bone, and he prepared to test his second soul skill before returning.

• Shi An lured the Stonewall Bird into a narrow valley and trapped it between two enormous earthen hands.
• Shi An killed the Stonewall Bird and decided to absorb its yellow-purple soul ring despite the danger of failure.
• Shi An endured excruciating pain as the Origin Stone absorbed the soul ring, and his soul power rose to level twenty-three.
• Shi An's back transformed, and a pair of brown feathered wings emerged as an external soul bone.
• Shi An flew around the valley, then landed and prepared to test his second soul skill before heading back.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Shi An encountered Meng Yiran and her powerful grandparents, then avoided them and traveled to Moss City. He sold Angel God statues in several cities to earn money before returning to Nuoding City, charging wealthy buyers more than the poor.

• Shi An used his Shattered Stone Armor Puppet soul skill to create an earthen snake, then dismissed it and left the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Shi An recognized Meng Yiran and her grandparents, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Serpent Grandmother Chao Tianxiang, at an inn and quietly left to avoid attracting their attention.
• Shi An hired a carriage to Moss City, where he began selling Angel God statues to people hoping their children would awaken soul power.
• Shi An traveled through several cities selling statues and earned a substantial amount, charging rich customers more and poor customers less.

Shi An settled into Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy after studying its library and watched Tang San arrive with Old Jack. A strange injury left Yu Xiaogang in agony outside the academy gates as Old Jack and Tang San entered.

• Shi An returned to Nuoding City, left Stone Village behind, and spent two months studying soul master and soul beast reference books at the academy library.
• Shi An paid the registration fee and moved into a private teachers' dormitory at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Shi An saw the gatekeeper argue with Old Jack and Tang San at the academy entrance and recognized the malnourished boy as Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang reprimanded the gatekeeper, examined Tang San's Martial Soul certificate, and then fell onto a hidden protrusion that caused him severe pain.
• Yu Xiaogang told Old Jack and Tang San to leave quickly, and they entered the academy while he struggled alone to stand outside.

Shi An pranked Yu Xiaogang, then spotted Xiao Wu and considered how to keep her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone from benefiting Tang San. At Seven House, Xiao Wu arrived as a new work-study student and agreed to fight Tang San for the right to become its boss.

• Shi An used his control to prank Yu Xiaogang, leaving him with a painful injury and no idea what had happened.
• Shi An saw Xiao Wu in the rain, chose not to approach because Tang Hao might be nearby, and considered taking her away or absorbing her soul ring before Tang San could.
• Yu Xiaogang decided he would take a young man with twin martial souls as his disciple and imagined using him to get revenge on Bibi Dong and the Martial Soul Hall.
• Tang San defeated Wang Sheng, and the work-study students in Seven House accepted him as their boss.
• Xiao Wu entered Seven House, introduced herself as a work-study student, and agreed to fight Tang San under its newcomer rule.

Shi An secretly caused Tang San’s painful split and later made the ground collapse beneath him during Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy’s opening ceremony. After Yu Xiaogang secured compensation for Tang San, he asked him to become his disciple and suggested they talk somewhere more private.

• Shi An used his enhanced perception of the earth to make Tang San’s foot stick during his fight with Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San in pain and forcing him to concede the Seven House leadership to her.
• Wang Sheng challenged Xiao Wu and returned to his bed covered in shoeprints, while Tang Hao sensed an inexplicable warning at a tavern.
• At the academy’s opening ceremony, Shi An caused the ground beneath Tang San to collapse into a pit, and Tang San fell in and aggravated his injury.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded the principal to give Tang San gold soul coins and free meals as compensation for the fall.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to become his disciple and suggested they move somewhere with fewer people to talk.

Shi An learned that the work-study students and noble children were fighting on the back mountain and went to watch, intending to make his move against Tang San. Xiao Wu revealed her hundred-year soul ring and challenged Xiao Chenyu, and their fight began with both soul masters using their first skills.

• Shi An heard that the work-study students and noble children were going to fight on the back mountain and followed the crowd there.
• Xiao Wu challenged Xiao Chenyu to a fight while Tang San watched, holding back his Sleeve Sword.
• A noble student attacked Xiao Wu with a staff, but she dodged and knocked him away with her Waist Bow soul skill.
• Xiao Chenyu hesitated after seeing Xiao Wu's yellow hundred-year soul ring, but her taunts persuaded him to accept her challenge.
• Xiao Chenyu transformed with his wolf martial soul and attacked Xiao Wu with Wolf Claw, while she dodged and kicked toward his kidney.

A fight between Xiao Wu’s work-study students and Xiao Chenyu’s group erupted after Xiao Chenyu accused them of ambushing him. Shi An secretly trapped Tang San in the ground, leaving him badly beaten before the teachers arrived and Yu Xiaogang saw his condition.

• Xiao Wu’s feet became stuck as Xiao Chenyu charged, and Tang San fired a sleeve dart, but Shi An shifted Xiao Chenyu aside so the dart only nicked his claws.
• Xiao Chenyu accused Xiao Wu’s group of an ambush, and his lackeys joined the fight against the work-study students.
• Tang San fought through the crowd with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Shi An softened the ground beneath him and trapped him as he faced a staff attack.
• A student struck Tang San with a whip, and the surrounding students beat him while he was half-buried in the earth.
• The teachers arrived and stopped the fighting, and Yu Xiaogang saw Tang San badly injured while Xiao Chenyu lowered his head and Xiao Wu stood proudly.

After the academy settled the fight without expelling the students who had attacked Tang San, Yu Xiaogang took him to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his first Soul Ring. The attackers were later maimed, and Shi An reached level 24.

• Director Bai said the dean would decide the punishment after Xiao Wu admitted starting the fight and Yu Xiaogang demanded the bullies be expelled.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that the attackers had avoided expulsion after their families paid compensation and the work-study students forgave them.
• Yu Xiaogang took the recovered Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his first Soul Ring.
• After Yu Xiaogang and Tang San left Nuoding City, someone broke an arm or leg of every person who had attacked Tang San, and Shi An suspected Tang Hao was responsible.
• Shi An cultivated in his room and broke through to level 24.

Shi An warned Xiao Wu that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, prompting her to flee the academy. After Tang Hao went berserk searching for her, Shi An left Nuoding City to travel and grow stronger.

• Shi An told Xiao Wu that Tang San was the son of the Clear Sky Douluo and warned her to stay away from him.
• Xiao Wu feared Tang Hao would discover she was a transformed Soul Beast, so she fled the academy without her luggage.
• Tang San and the injured Yu Xiaogang returned to the academy, while Tang Hao searched for Xiao Wu and destroyed mountain peaks in rage.
• Tang Hao decided someone else must have discovered Xiao Wu’s identity and vowed to kill whoever had taken her.
• Shi An left Nuoding City, intending to travel, gain experience, and become stronger.

Six years after setting out to discover why he wanted to become stronger, Shi An left Vast Sea City to pursue a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. At the same time, Xiao Wu decided to leave the Star Dou Great Forest to advance her cultivation and avenge her mother.

• Shi An reflected on the experiences that had fueled his desire to grow stronger during six years of travel.
• In Vast Sea City, Shi An bought high-quality whale glue from Old Zhang and decided it was time to move on because it barely strengthened him anymore.
• Shi An roasted and swallowed the whale glue, endured its effects in ice water, and planned to take Ah Yin's hundred-thousand-year soul bone while Tang Hao secretly followed Tang San toward Shrek Academy.
• Beside the Lake of Life, Xiao Wu told Er Ming she would leave the next morning to cultivate among humans and avenge her mother.
• Er Ming tried to dissuade Xiao Wu, but she said she would be careful and went to pack for her departure.

Twelve-year-old Shi An entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt an Earth Wyvern for his fifth soul ring, using battles with powerful soul beasts to sharpen his skills. After defeating a ten-thousand-year Blazing Savage Bear, he left it dead, while Tang San continued toward Soto City and Shrek Academy with Tang Hao following behind.

• Tang San traveled toward Soto City, reflecting on Yu Xiaogang's decision to send him to Shrek Academy, while Tang Hao followed and worried about Xiao Wu's disappearance.
• Shi An arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest as a level-fifty Quasi-Soul King and headed into the mixed region to search for an Earth Wyvern.
• Shi An and the Puppet Snake restrained a Savage Demon Wolf, then left it alive because he had no use for killing it.
• Shi An continued searching for Earth Wyverns and fought soul beasts to hone his combat skills.
• Shi An trapped a ten-thousand-year Blazing Savage Bear in a pit and struck it with a compressed, rotating sphere of energy.
• Shi An killed the mortally wounded Blazing Savage Bear with an earthen spear through its eye socket.

Shi An found an external soul bone on the Blazing Savage Bear but still could not locate the Earth Wyvern in the Star Dou Great Forest. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing fled her pursuers and escaped when a Giant-Horned Rhinoceros charged through their group.

• Shi An discovered and removed an external soul bone from the Blazing Savage Bear, then stored it in his storage soul tool.
• After searching for the Earth Wyvern for several days, Shi An stirred up chaos across the Star Dou Great Forest while driving away soul beasts.
• Zhu Zhuqing evaded vines and a meteor hammer as seven or eight pursuers surrounded her and threatened to take her back to the Star Luo Empire.
• A Giant-Horned Rhinoceros charged toward Zhu Zhuqing and her pursuers, who fled in different directions.
• Zhu Zhuqing climbed a tree and escaped while the Giant-Horned Rhinoceros kept charging.

Shi An found and killed the Earth Wyvern he had been seeking, then absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and broke through to become a five-ring Soul Master. The chapter ended with him exhausted but excited about the new Soul Skill the Soul Ring had given him.

• Shi An sensed a powerful earth-element aura inside a barren mountain and found the Earth Wyvern emerging from a fissure.
• Shi An used his Soul Skills and stone constructs to pin down the Earth Wyvern and pierce its belly with a massive stone sword.
• Shi An killed the Earth Wyvern and drew out its black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Shi An absorbed the Soul Ring, endured the Earth Wyvern's spiritual backlash, and advanced past the level-fifty bottleneck.
• Shi An awoke with five Soul Rings and said he was close to level fifty-two and pleased with his new Soul Skill.

Shi An encountered Zhu Zhuqing while leaving the Star Dou Great Forest and made her his disciple and personal maid. He gave her an External Soul Bone as a gift and carried her toward the forest’s exit.

• Shi An’s earth perception detected Zhu Zhuqing fleeing a Soul Beast toward his path out of the forest.
• A pursuing ape attacked Zhu Zhuqing, and Shi An’s Puppet Snake killed it with a strike of its tail.
• Shi An accused Zhu Zhuqing of leading the ape to him, then questioned her and learned her name, age, and Soul Power level.
• Shi An declared Zhu Zhuqing his disciple and personal maid, and she reluctantly climbed onto the Puppet Snake.
• Shi An gave Zhu Zhuqing an External Soul Bone from a Blazing Savage Bear and continued toward the forest’s exit with her.

Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Soto City, where Ma Hongjun revealed that Dai Mubai was staying with twins at the Rose Hotel. Zhu Zhuqing was devastated by what she learned, and Shi An took her there after making Ma Hongjun lead the way.

• Shi An agreed to accompany Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy in Soto City.
• In Soto City, Ma Hongjun approached Zhu Zhuqing and introduced himself as a Shrek Academy student.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked about Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun said Dai Mubai was at the Rose Hotel with twins.
• Zhu Zhuqing was crushed to learn Dai Mubai had been indulging in women while she struggled to survive.
• Shi An comforted Zhu Zhuqing, told Ma Hongjun to lead them to the Rose Hotel, and caused Ma Hongjun to trip and smash his teeth against the ground.

Shi An brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Rose Hotel, where she confronted Dai Mubai and saw that he had become a womanizing Soul Elder rather than the hardworking man she had hoped for. Dai Mubai challenged Shi An and was blasted through the hotel doors, while Shi An warned him about the fate of someone who had pointed a finger at him.

• Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Rose Hotel and waited for Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai came downstairs with twin girls, and Zhu Zhuqing recognized him with disappointment.
• Dai Mubai tried to flirt with Zhu Zhuqing, then told Shi An to leave because he wanted her.
• Shi An struck Dai Mubai without moving a finger, sending him through the hotel doors and into the street.
• Shi An told Dai Mubai that he had mutilated the last person who pointed a finger at him.

Shi An overpowered Dai Mubai in public and nearly killed him, while Zhu Zhuqing warned him that killing the Star Luo Empire's second prince would bring retaliation. A middle-aged man from the academy arrived and demanded to know why Shi An was attacking one of his students.

• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul and challenged Shi An, claiming Zhu Zhuqing as his prize if he won.
• Shi An blocked Dai Mubai's attack with a giant earthen palm and caught him when he tried to flee.
• Dai Mubai failed to break free and accused someone hidden behind Shi An of attacking him.
• Shi An summoned a spear and nearly thrust it into Dai Mubai's chest, but Zhu Zhuqing urged him to consider the consequences of killing a prince.
• A bespectacled, horse-faced middle-aged man arrived and confronted Shi An about attacking his academy's student.