Vol. 1The Coin’s Rising Fortune

Zhao Ming grew from a newly awakened Spirit Hall recruit into a powerful Soul Master, using his Treasure-Dropping Coin, alchemy, and alliances to advance his cultivation and establish the Pill Tower. After clashing with Tang Hao and Tang San over Xiao Wu, he killed Tang Fangrui and left in open conflict with the Clear Sky Sect.

  • Zhao Ming awakened his Steel Whip Martial Soul, joined Spirit Hall, gained the Treasure-Dropping Coin and other system gifts, and later took the Blue Silver Emperor and its soul bone before returning to Qian Renxue.
  • The God Kings punished Poseidon for stealing Angel God's authority while Zhao Ming trained and advanced his cultivation.
  • Zhao Ming enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, joined the Royal Dou Team, and secretly refined pills while growing closer to Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling.
  • After reaching level forty, Zhao Ming and Snake Lance Douluo killed a Flood Dragon, and Zhao Ming absorbed its fourth Soul Ring.
  • Zhao Ming refined powerful pills and strengthened his bonds with Qian Renxue, the Ye Clan, and Dugu Bo while helping Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling obtain Soul Rings.
  • Di Tian made the Golden Flying Dragon submit, and Zhao Ming persuaded it to sacrifice itself, giving him its Soul Ring and a scale to summon Di Tian.
  • Zhao Ming helped establish the Pill Tower, advanced his cultivation, and confronted Tang Hao and Tang San over Xiao Wu before accepting gifts from Asura God.
  • Zhao Ming killed Tang Fangrui after severing his connection to his hammer, leaving him in conflict with the Clear Sky Sect.
Chapters 1–102 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Coin’s First Fortune

Zhao Ming rose from an orphan with Innate Full Soul Power to a resourceful young soul master, gaining powerful skills and taking the Blue Silver Emperor’s soul bone. The arc ended with Zhao Ming back beside Qian Renxue while the God Kings prepared Poseidon’s punishment.

  • Zhao Ming awakened his Steel Whip Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, joined Spirit Hall, and received the Treasure-Dropping Coin, Mustard Seed Space, and cultivation techniques from his system.
  • She Long took Zhao Ming to Star Dou Forest, where he absorbed a Golden Armored Earth Dragon soul ring and trained before joining Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince's Palace.
  • Qian Renxue trusted Zhao Ming with her identity and plans, while he studied and cultivated until reaching Rank Twenty.
  • Snake Spear Douluo escorted Zhao Ming to Sunset Forest, where Zhao Ming absorbed an Emerald Demon Bird soul ring and obtained its right arm soul bone.
  • Zhao Ming secretly left Heaven Dou City, trained on his own, and traveled to Notting City, where he found and took the Blue Silver Emperor and its right leg soul bone.
  • Inside the Mustard Seed Space, Zhao Ming’s Treasure-Dropping Coin absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor’s fortune, gained a soul ring and Luck authority, and left Zhao Ming near Rank Twenty-Eight.
  • Qian Renxue welcomed Zhao Ming back after his long absence and fined Snake Spear Douluo for failing to guard him.
  • The Kindness God King accused Poseidon of stealing Angel God's authority and demanded that he be lashed with the Evil God King's divine super-artifact.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Dragon and the Alchemist

Zhao Ming enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, joined the Royal Dou Team, and secretly developed his alchemy while growing close to Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling. After reaching level forty, he hunted a powerful Flood Dragon and absorbed his fourth Soul Ring.

  • Poseidon confessed before the God Realm Council, received his punishment, and was taken by Asura God to the Asura God Temple.
  • Zhao Ming broke through to Rank 30, used the Treasure-Dropping Coin to secure a twelve-thousand-year Netherworld Sword Lion King, and gained Insight and Netherworld Entanglement from its Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
  • Qian Renxue supported Zhao Ming's dangerous trial and arranged his enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he concealed his true level and impressed the academy's committee members.
  • Zhao Ming joined the Royal Dou Team, defeated Yu Tianheng in a spar, and began studying medicine with Ye Renxin while developing a friendship with Ye Lingling.
  • Qian Renxue supplied Zhao Ming with two beast flames, and he refined Origin-Recovery Pills, shared them with Qian Renxue and the Ye Clan, and kept his alchemy secret.
  • After reaching level forty, Zhao Ming asked Qian Renxue to arrange a hunt for a powerful fourth Soul Ring, and Snake Lance Douluo escorted him into Star Dou Forest.
  • Zhao Ming and Snake Lance Douluo broke the Flood Dragon's Water Bead Domain, restrained and killed the beast, and Zhao Ming absorbed its fourth Soul Ring in less than two hours.
Chapters 27–51 Summaries Read

Arc 3Pills, Power, and a Dragon

Zhao Ming refined pills that transformed allies and strengthened his ties with Qian Renxue, the Ye Clan, and Dugu Bo. After helping Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling obtain Soul Rings, he gained a Golden Flying Dragon’s sacrifice and reached level fifty-four.

  • Zhao Ming’s Steel Whip evolved into an Ultimate Martial Soul, and he later traveled with Snake Lance Douluo to the Icebound Forest, where they killed an Extreme Cold Dragon Beast and retrieved the Iceheart Flame Jade.
  • Zhao Ming tempered his heart and refined Ice Heart Pills, then gave pills and a strength-attribute Soul Bone to Snake Lance Douluo while helping Ye Lingling advance her cultivation.
  • After Dugu Yan collapsed from her poison, Zhao Ming offered Dugu Bo a cure in exchange for access to his medicinal garden at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.
  • Zhao Ming refined several powerful pills, strengthened Ling Yuan Douluo, cured Ye Lingling’s curse, and provided pills that helped Qian Daoliu, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Qian Renxue grow stronger.
  • Qian Daoliu witnessed Zhao Ming’s Treasure-Dropping Coin grant him the Honesty Authority, then gave him rare materials, and Zhao Ming absorbed a Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone and reached Rank 50.
  • Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Poison Dragon, and Zhao Ming led her, Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo, and Ye Renxin to the Star Dou Forest to obtain Soul Rings.
  • Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling obtained Soul Rings, while Zhao Ming faced a nearly sixty-thousand-year Golden Flying Dragon and evaded its attacks until Di Tian arrived.
  • Di Tian forced the Golden Flying Dragon to submit, and Zhao Ming persuaded it to sacrifice itself while preserving its soul, and Zhao Ming absorbed its Soul Ring, reached level fifty-four, and received a scale to summon Di Tian.
Chapters 52–76 Summaries Read

Arc 4Pill Tower and the Clear Sky Feud

Zhao Ming helped establish the Pill Tower, strengthened his cultivation, and confronted Tang Hao over Xiao Wu before receiving divine gifts. After killing Tang Fangrui, he left the story in open conflict with the Clear Sky Sect.

  • Zhao Ming led the group to the Blue Silver King, who created a growing blue-and-gold ninth Soul Ring for Ye Renxin and granted him the healing skill Life Rebirth.
  • Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo formed an alliance between their clans, then joined Zhao Ming in establishing the Pill Tower with the Angel Lineage and Worship Hall.
  • The Pill Tower attracted factions across the continent, held its first auction, and supplied pills that helped Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, and other Soul Masters improve.
  • Qian Renxue gave Zhao Ming Life’s Gold for his tenth birthday, and he used it to temper his lungs, complete the Five Elements Cycle, and advance his cultivation.
  • Zhao Ming reached level sixty, then took Dugu Bo to Notting City after revealing that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast protected by Tang Hao.
  • While Dugu Bo fought Tang Hao, Zhao Ming pursued Tang San and Xiao Wu, shattered Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, and accepted an Asura God’s gifts in exchange for ending the feud.
  • Zhao Ming used the God-Given Soul Ring on his Silver Whip, raised it to 115,000 years, and advanced to level sixty-four before returning to Heaven Dou City.
  • Zhao Ming confronted Tang Fangrui after recognizing his Clear Sky Sect identity, severed his connection to his hammer, and killed him with Silver Whip Sky-Piercing Strike.
Chapters 77–102 Summaries Read
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