Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe took Chen Xi, the six-year-old maid he had rescued, to Spirit Hall Holy Temple to awaken her martial soul. After Xue Beng tried to claim Chen Xi as his maid, Xue Qinghe rebuked him and continued on, leaving Chen Xi at the awakening room with a staff member.

• Xue Qinghe told Chen Xi she was old enough to awaken her martial soul and said he would take her.
• Chen Xi reflected on her uncertain chances of becoming a soul master before returning to wait for Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe led Chen Xi out of the Imperial Palace, where Xue Beng tried to take her as his maid.
• Xue Qinghe scolded Xue Beng and sent him back to Prince's Manor.
• Xue Qinghe brought Chen Xi to Spirit Hall Holy Temple and directed her to follow a staff member upstairs to the awakening room.

Chen Xi awakened the Pen of Destiny and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power, surprising the Spirit Hall staff and Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe took Chen Xi away and began assessing the martial soul’s abilities.

• The staff member guided Chen Xi through his martial soul awakening as dark clouds gathered outside.
• Chen Xi manifested the Pen of Destiny, and the staff member discovered he had Innate Full Soul Power.
• The staff member registered Chen Xi’s martial soul and gave his certificate to Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe took Chen Xi from the Spirit Hall and asked about his martial soul’s attributes and abilities.
• Chen Xi said the Pen of Destiny could glimpse destiny and write the future, with especially strong Mental Power.

Chen Xi used the Pen of Destiny at Qian Renxue’s request, learning that the real Xue Qinghe was dead and that she had impersonated him. After the vision warned that one wrong move could ruin everything, Qian Renxue invited Chen Xi to join Spirit Hall, and he agreed.

• Xue Qinghe brought Chen Xi to a secluded residence and asked him to glimpse Xue Qinghe’s future.
• Chen Xi’s Pen of Destiny revealed that a dead person’s fate could not be glimpsed, and Xue Qinghe confessed that he was Qian Renxue, daughter of Spirit Hall’s former Pope.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance and asked Chen Xi to glimpse her fate; he saw the warning, “One wrong move, and the entire game is lost.”
• Qian Renxue warned Chen Xi that using his ability drained his life force as well as his Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Qian Renxue offered Chen Xi training and resources if he joined Spirit Hall, and Chen Xi accepted.
• Qian Renxue told Chen Xi to call her Sister and said he would stay by her side for now.

Qian Renxue entrusted Chen Xi to She Long’s care and left to investigate possible threats to her plan in the Heaven Dou Empire. That night, Chen Xi discovered she could not use the Pen of Destiny to peer into her own future, but using it on Tang San revealed his upcoming Mandala Snake soul ring.

• Qian Renxue told She Long to help Chen Xi settle in, teach her Soul Master basics and combat techniques, and later take her to obtain a soul ring suited to her physique.
• Qian Renxue gave Chen Xi a Gold Soul Card with about eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and left disguised as Xue Qinghe to look for oversights in her plan.
• She Long took Chen Xi to choose a room, buy clothes, and purchase books about Soul Masters, then told her he would teach her the basics the next morning.
• After reading her books, Chen Xi tried to use the Pen of Destiny on herself, but it stated that fate could not peer into itself.
• Chen Xi used the Pen of Destiny on Tang San, and it revealed that he would obtain a 423-year-old Mandala Snake soul ring in the Soul Hunting Forest.

Chen Xi used Writing the Future to replace Tang San’s dangerous Mandala Snake encounter with a Ten-Year Bitter Bamboo, then fell asleep from the cost of the ability. Tang San began absorbing the Bitter Bamboo’s soul ring after Yu Xiaogang was knocked unconscious, while Chen Xi woke the next morning still drowsy.

• Chen Xi changed the written four-hundred-and-twenty-three-year Mandala Snake into a Ten-Year Bitter Bamboo, then collapsed into sleep from the loss of life force.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San fought off a pack of Netherwolves and continued deeper into Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang spotted a roughly four-hundred-year Mandala Snake, explained the danger to Tang San, and fled with him as Luo Sanpao tried to slow it down.
• The Mandala Snake stopped at its territory’s boundary and struck Yu Xiaogang with a stone, knocking both him and Tang San into a Ten-Year Bitter Bamboo and producing a white soul ring.
• With Yu Xiaogang unconscious, Tang San chose to absorb the Bitter Bamboo soul ring to protect them both.
• She Long woke Chen Xi the next morning and examined him, finding only that his Mental Power had been excessively consumed.

Chen Xi rested after exhausting her Mental Power, then learned the basics of Soul Masters from She Long and went out to eat with him. When Xue Beng confronted Chen Xi at the stall, She Long threw him aside, and Chen Xi hinted that the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince could be removed from consideration.

• She Long sent the exhausted Chen Xi to sleep and postponed their lesson until the afternoon.
• After Chen Xi woke, She Long taught her about Soul Master ranks, Soul Beasts, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones, and praised her memory.
• She Long took Chen Xi to a street stall in Heaven Dou City, where they ordered beef soup and meat pies.
• Xue Beng approached Chen Xi, called her his elder brother's maid, and threatened her before She Long grabbed him and threw him aside.
• Xue Beng left to seek backup, while Chen Xi suggested that She Long could leave the Crown Prince and Fourth Prince with no choice.

Xue Beng asked Prince Xue Xing to avenge him after a maid in Xue Qinghe’s household had him thrown out, but Xue Xing warned him not to draw the Crown Prince’s attention. She Long trained Chen Xi, then left to report Chen Xi’s proposal to Qian Renxue, while Xue Qinghe wondered where his future self had gone wrong.

• Xue Beng told Prince Xue Xing that a maid by Xue Qinghe’s side had thrown him out after he tried to approach her.
• Prince Xue Xing refused to help Xue Beng retaliate and reminded him to keep acting like a wastrel so Xue Qinghe would overlook him.
• She Long trained Chen Xi in basic combat and praised his progress, then prepared a medicinal bath to strengthen him.
• She Long left the residence at night to report Chen Xi’s proposal to Qian Renxue.
• Xue Qinghe read information in Crown Prince Hall and wondered what mistake had caused his future self to lose the game.

Xue Qinghe considered Chen Xi’s proposal to pressure Xue Ye into naming Xue Beng heir and summoned Yang Wushuang. After training with She Long, Chen Xi chose to specialize in mental attacks and traveled with him to Sunset Forest, where they found a Golden Scale Koi that might suit her first soul ring.

• She Long reported Chen Xi’s proposal to Xue Qinghe, who considered the danger posed by Prince Xue Xing and ordered Ci Xue to summon Yang Wushuang.
• She Long checked that Chen Xi was asleep, then spent the next few days teaching her basic knowledge and combat skills.
• Chen Xi chose to develop her mental attacks, and She Long explained why she should select soul rings that would remain useful as she advanced.
• She Long took Chen Xi by carriage to Sunset Forest and searched its outskirts for a suitable mental-power soul beast.
• She Long found a roughly 450-to-500-year-old Golden Scale Koi with water and mental attributes and asked Chen Xi whether she wanted to choose it.

Chen Xi absorbed a Golden Scale Koi spirit ring and gained the Heavenly Blessing skill, which boosted her physical abilities based on her Mental Power and let her attacks ignore soul-skill defenses. On the journey back, she discovered a mysterious green seed-like object in her Sea of Consciousness, and She Long asked her to glimpse his fate.

• She Long captured a Golden Scale Koi, and Chen Xi killed it and absorbed its spirit ring.
• Chen Xi gained the Heavenly Blessing skill, reached Soul Power level fourteen, and explained the skill to She Long.
• As Chen Xi and She Long left Sunset Forest, Chen Xi felt something strike her head, but She Long found no injury or disturbance.
• Chen Xi discovered a glowing green, seed-shaped object at the top of her Sea of Consciousness, which seemed to replenish the life force used by the Pen of Destiny.
• She Long drove Chen Xi back to their residence, then asked her to use her martial soul to glimpse his future fate, and Chen Xi agreed.

Chen Xi used her fate-peering ability to show She Long losing to a Soul Douluo, then learned that Qian Renxue planned to send her to Spirit City. Chen Xi revealed a cache of Mystic Herbs in Sunset Forest, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Qian Renxue offered to help her retrieve them.

• Chen Xi used her fate-peering ability and revealed that She Long would lose to a Soul Douluo twice, while its costs were replenished by a mysterious current.
• She Long doubted the prediction but resolved to grow stronger before facing the Soul Douluo.
• Qian Renxue and Ci Xue arrived, and Qian Renxue warned Chen Xi not to overuse her ability before telling her she would be sent to Spirit City in about a month.
• Chen Xi told Qian Renxue that she had discovered Mystic Herbs in Sunset Forest that could increase Soul Power and potential, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Qian Renxue asked Chen Xi where the herbs were and offered to take her to claim them.

Qian Renxue arranged for Yang Wushuang to help deal with the poisonous formation protecting the Mystic Herbs, then taught Chen Xi soul-master theory and combat. After Chen Xi trained until exhausted, Yang Wushuang arrived and reported that his business was finished without leaving a trace.

• Qian Renxue decided to ask Yang Wushuang for help with harvesting the Mystic Herbs and sent Ci Xue to summon him.
• Qian Renxue taught Chen Xi the basics of soul masters while he listened and followed along.
• Qian Renxue sparred with Chen Xi, blocked his mental attacks, and corrected his fighting technique as he used his First Spirit Skill.
• After several hours of training, Chen Xi rested in a pavilion while recovering his Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Ci Xue brought Yang Wushuang to Qian Renxue, and he reported that everything had gone smoothly and left no trace.

Chen Xi used the Pen of Destiny to make Dugu Bo leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Heaven Dou City, clearing the way for Qian Renxue’s group to visit the mystic herbs. The next morning, Qian Renxue received news that Xue Beng had lost his ability to father heirs, and Chen Xi suspected Yang Wushuang had arranged it.

• Qian Renxue asked Yang Wushuang about mystic herbs and their harvesting, then agreed to take him with her and Chen Xi to the Sunset Forest the next day.
• Chen Xi planned to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used the Pen of Destiny to learn that Dugu Bo would be cultivating there to suppress his snake venom.
• Chen Xi altered Dugu Bo’s fate so he would miss his granddaughter Dugu Yan and return to Heaven Dou City overnight, but the effort exhausted her and put her to sleep.
• The next morning, She Long told Qian Renxue that Xue Beng had lost his ability to father heirs at a pleasure house and that Prince Xue Xing was suppressing the news.
• Qian Renxue ordered her people to follow the original plan, while Chen Xi suspected Yang Wushuang had caused Xue Beng’s condition to remove him as a claimant to the throne.

Chen Xi led Qian Renxue and her companions to a hidden mystic herb site in Sunset Forest, where they found a wealth of precious plants. After Yang Wushuang and Ci Xue began harvesting them, Chen Xi had Qian Renxue carve a taunting message signed “Tang San Was Here” into a stone wall.

• Chen Xi traveled with Qian Renxue, Ci Xue, and Yang Wushuang to Sunset Forest, resting on Qian Renxue’s lap during the journey.
• Chen Xi guided the group into the forest’s depths, where they found an ice mountain, a volcano, and a poison formation surrounding the site.
• Qian Renxue carried Chen Xi over the mountain and flew with him into the hollow, where Yang Wushuang identified valuable medicinal herbs.
• Yang Wushuang began harvesting the mystic herbs while Qian Renxue sent Ci Xue to collect herbs from the outer area.
• Chen Xi asked Qian Renxue to carve a taunt about the crude poison formation into a stone wall and sign it “Tang San Was Here.”

Qian Renxue and Chen Xi collected immortal herbs from the occupied treasure land, and Qian Renxue gave Chen Xi all the herbs she did not need. They began absorbing their chosen herbs, and Qian Renxue reached a Soul Power bottleneck while Chen Xi continued cultivating.

• Qian Renxue realized Chen Xi had used Writing the Future to temporarily drive away the occupants and carve Tang San’s name, and Chen Xi said Tang San would oppose Spirit Hall in the future.
• Yang Wushuang gathered fourteen immortal herbs and recommended suitable combinations for Qian Renxue and Chen Xi.
• Qian Renxue gave Chen Xi a Storage Spirit Tool and all the herbs except Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Qian Renxue and Chen Xi began absorbing their herbs while Ci Xue and Yang Wushuang gathered nearby medicinal plants.
• After about four hours, Qian Renxue reached a Soul Power bottleneck at level sixty, her Six-Winged Angel’s fire attribute strengthened, and she waited for Chen Xi to finish absorbing her herbs.

After absorbing three rare herbs, Chen Xi reached the bottleneck of level twenty and insisted on attempting to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring. Yang Wushuang found him an Illusory Moon Demon Eye Bird, and Chen Xi began absorbing its Soul Ring.

• Chen Xi awakened after absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Narcissus Jade Bone, and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and discovered that his Soul Power had reached the level-twenty bottleneck.
• Qian Renxue ordered Yang Wushuang to find Chen Xi a Soul Ring around seven to eight hundred years old, but Chen Xi persuaded her to let him try one around a thousand years old.
• Qian Renxue warned Yang Wushuang to interrupt the absorption if Chen Xi was in danger, then left with Ci Xue for the core region of Sunset Forest.
• Yang Wushuang encountered a rare Illusory Moon Demon Eye Bird and explained its powerful mental attacks and Illusory Moon ability to Chen Xi.
• Yang Wushuang subdued the bird, and Chen Xi killed it with his short sword before drawing its purple Soul Ring onto himself to absorb it.

Chen Xi absorbed a thousand-year spirit ring and gained her Second Spirit Skill before returning toward Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue. Elsewhere, Dugu Bo discovered that most of his medicinal herbs had been stolen, while Xue Ye punished Xue Xing and Xue Beng over the prince’s scandal.

• Chen Xi reached Soul Power Level twenty-six and gained the Second Spirit Skill Phantom Bird Moon Dance Slash after absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring.
• Yang Wushuang escorted Chen Xi back to the carriage, where Qian Renxue congratulated her before the group set off for Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo found that eighty percent of the herbs in his medicinal garden were gone and discovered a mocking message signed by Tang San.
• Xue Ye rebuked Prince Xue Xing over Xue Beng’s misconduct and ordered Xue Xing to hand his duties to Qinghe and send Xue Beng to guard the imperial mausoleum.

Prince Xue Xing lost his authority after Xue Beng’s disgrace, while Qian Renxue left Chen Xi at the residence and arranged for her training. At a restaurant, Chen Xi and Ning Rongrong both wanted the last small cake, but Chen Xi chose not to compete for it, and Ning Rongrong left without taking it either.

• Prince Xue Xing watched Xue Ye leave and lamented that Xue Beng’s actions had cost him his authority.
• Qian Renxue left Chen Xi at the residence with Yang Wushuang and told her that She Long would continue teaching her the next day.
• Chen Xi asked Yang Wushuang to take her to eat before visiting the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• At a restaurant, Chen Xi noticed the last small cake, and Ning Rongrong asked Chen Xin to get it for her.
• Chen Xi declined to compete with Ning Rongrong for the cake and went to a table with Yang Wushuang.
• Ning Rongrong also refused the cake, exchanged a displeased glance with Chen Xi, and left with Chen Xin.

Chen Xi registered at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena under the codename Feather Pen and faced Yu Tianheng in his first match. After the two revealed their abilities, Chen Xi opened the fight with a mental attack and Heavenly Blessing, while Yu Tianheng prepared to counter.

• Chen Xi ate with Yang Wushuang, then visited the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and watched two Soul Elders fight.
• Chen Xi asked Yang Wushuang to help him register for a match, chose the codename Feather Pen, and joined the queue.
• Chen Xi was paired against Yu Tianheng, who introduced himself as a two-ring Soul Grandmaster of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and offered Chen Xi the first move.
• A middle-aged man in a VIP room watched the match, discussed Chen Xi's unusual thousand-year second spirit ring with his companion, and sent Yu Luomian to investigate Chen Xi's background.
• Chen Xi attacked Yu Tianheng with Mental Shock and activated Heavenly Blessing; Yu Tianheng shook off some of the dizziness and summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.

Chen Xi defeated Yu Tianheng at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, then reviewed his performance with Yang Wushuang. After returning home, Chen Xi began cultivating while She Long asked Yang Wushuang to prepare more Iridescent Poison for the palace.

• Chen Xi used mental attacks and the Pen of Destiny to defeat Yu Tianheng, then won the match after knocking him unconscious.
• Yang Wushuang praised Chen Xi's performance and pointed out mistakes for him to correct.
• Yu Luomian suggested taking action after Yu Tianheng's loss, but Yu Yuanzhen refused and told him to bring Yu Tianheng back.
• Chen Xi watched more matches at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena before Yang Wushuang took him home.
• She Long told Yang Wushuang that the young master wanted more Iridescent Poison prepared and sent to the palace, and Yang Wushuang agreed to make it within two or three days.
• After soaking in the Medicinal Bath, Chen Xi entered a meditative cultivation state for the night.

Chen Xi used the Pen of Destiny to glimpse Qian Renxue’s future, learning that she would fulfill her wish after twenty years undercover despite setbacks. A month later, as Chen Xi continued his training, Spirit Hall’s Third Elder Azure Luan arrived and met him.

• Qian Renxue told Chen Xi that Prince Xue Xing’s duties had been transferred to her and that Fourth Prince Xue Beng would soon be sent to guard the imperial mausoleum.
• Chen Xi used the Pen of Destiny to reveal that Qian Renxue would fulfill her wish after lying low for twenty years, though setbacks awaited her.
• Qian Renxue took Chen Xi to breakfast, and he continued his daily lessons and combat training.
• Over the next month, Chen Xi reached Soul Power level twenty-seven and built a ninety-match winning streak at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• Azure Luan arrived at Qian Renxue’s residence, and she introduced him to Chen Xi as Spirit Hall’s Third Elder.