Chapter Summaries

Zhou Liang and his teachers encountered a newly advanced Black-Armored Flying Steed, and Zhou Liang chose to risk hunting it for a Soul Ring. The teachers brought the beast down and restrained it, leaving Zhou Liang poised to deliver the killing blow.

• Teacher Wang Hu explained that the Crimson Flame Firebirds were clones, and the flock soon flew away.
• Teacher Wang Hu spotted a Black-Armored Flying Steed and judged that it had just passed ten thousand years of age.
• Zhou Liang decided to hunt the beast, trusting his soul strength and accepting the risk of its Soul Shock.
• The teachers hid and struck the charging steed, knocking it down and blocking its escape.
• Teacher Wang Hu handed Zhou Liang a spear, and Zhou Liang sent his Martial Soul Soldier to aim at the steed's eye.

Zhou Liang successfully absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring from the Black-Armored Flying Steed and gained the Iron Cavalry skill, reaching level forty-three. As Zhou Liang and his teachers headed out of the Star Dou Forest, a pack of seven Black-Armored Flying Steeds charged toward them.

• Zhou Liang absorbed the Black-Armored Flying Steed’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring after subduing its violent power in his mind.
• Zhou Liang revealed that his fourth soul skill was Iron Cavalry, a heavily armored mounted warrior armed with a guan dao and a strong bow.
• Zhou Liang tested the Iron Cavalry’s bow and guan dao attacks, demonstrating their destructive power and explaining their soul-power costs and limitations.
• Zhou Liang told Wang Hu that the soul ring had raised his soul power to level forty-three, and Wang Hu led the group toward Suotuo City.
• Wang Hu spotted seven Black-Armored Flying Steeds approaching, including four ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and shouted for everyone to run.

Zhou Liang raced ahead of his teachers, got separated from them, and stopped at a lake to bathe while they fled a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast. His bath was interrupted when a girl stumbled into the area and was struck by his redirected attack, leaving her exposed to a knife-wielding pursuer.

• Zhou Liang rode his Black-Armored Flying Steed so quickly that Wang Hu and the spiked-club teacher fell behind and decided to continue toward Sotto City.
• Zhou Liang realized he was alone, corrected his direction toward Sotto City, and stopped beside a lake to wash.
• Zhou Liang summoned Martial Soul Soldiers to guard the lake and wash his clothes while Little Red heated the water for his bath.
• Wang Hu and the spiked-club teacher ran from a furious fifty-thousand-year rhinoceros Soul Beast.
• Zhou Liang sensed killing intent and struck at a figure bursting from the grass, but redirected most of his attack after seeing it was a girl.
• The girl staggered from the remaining force as a knife-wielding figure charged from behind and stabbed through her shoulder.

Zhou Liang rescued the gravely wounded Zhu Zhuqing from a black-clad pursuer, treated her injuries, and gave her a Lesser Rejuvenation Pill. Zhu Zhuqing regained consciousness wary of him but accepted his help after learning he had killed her attacker and seeing his strength.

• Zhou Liang struck the black-clad man away from Zhu Zhuqing, then killed him with a golden spear and carried her to a boulder.
• Zhou Liang drew the Cold Poison from Zhu Zhuqing, removed the blade from her shoulder, and treated and bandaged the wound with help from his Soldiers.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke while lying across Zhou Liang's legs and tried to attack him, but her injured shoulder caused her pain.
• Zhou Liang explained that he had killed her pursuer and introduced himself as a Soul Elder who had become separated from his teacher.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Zhou Liang demonstrate his four Soul Rings, accepted his Lesser Rejuvenation Pill, and felt her Soul Power recover rapidly.

Zhou Liang treated the injured Zhu Zhuqing and tried to escort her toward Sotto City, but seven Black-Armored Flying Steeds caught up with them in Star Dou Forest. He transformed their mount into an Ice-Soul Horse as they fled.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Zhou Liang why he had attacked her, and he explained that he had mistaken movement by the lake for a threat.
• Zhou Liang used a pill and Scarlet Power to help Zhu Zhuqing recover, then agreed to take her toward Sotto City.
• The ground shook, and Zhou Liang spotted seven Black-Armored Flying Steeds charging through the forest after them.
• Zhou Liang carried Zhu Zhuqing onto a Black-Armored Flying Steed and fled while she urged him to ride faster.
• As the steeds caught up, Zhou Liang turned their mount into an Ice-Soul Horse and told Zhu Zhuqing to wrap her legs around his waist.

Zhou Liang escaped the Black-Armored Flying Steeds with the wounded Zhu Zhuqing and brought her to an inn in Sotto City, where she recovered enough to sleep safely. Dai Mubai saw them pass and recognized Zhu Zhuqing, while Teacher Wang Hu and the other teacher remained pursued near the Star Dou Forest.

• Zhou Liang crossed a river on an ice bridge to escape the Black-Armored Flying Steeds, then used the Revival Spring to restore Zhu Zhuqing after she fainted from pain and blood loss.
• Zhou Liang rode into Sotto City carrying Zhu Zhuqing and caught Dai Mubai's attention as he passed through the streets.
• Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing's face and wondered whether she could be the person he suspected, while Zhou Liang continued without stopping.
• Zhou Liang took Zhu Zhuqing to an inn, confirmed she was sleeping normally, and began examining his fourth soul skill as she rested.
• Teacher Wang Hu and the other teacher continued running near the Star Dou Forest, complaining that someone had pursued them for nearly a day.

Zhou Liang discovered that his ten-thousand-year Soul Ring could summon a Super Soldier and tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to join Blue Tyrant Academy instead of Shrek Academy. Zhu Zhuqing learned how academy resources and Mimicry Training Grounds could affect cultivation, but she had already chosen Shrek.

• Teacher Wang Hu and the spiked-club teacher agreed to fight the fifty-thousand-year soul beast together, with the spiked-club teacher taking the front and Wang Hu attacking from the side.
• Zhou Liang used his ten-thousand-year Soul Ring to fuse summoned Iron Cavalrymen into a Super Iron Cavalryman, then dismissed it and went to rest.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke in Zhou Liang's room, found breakfast and replacement clothes waiting, and questioned why he had taken such trouble to help her.
• Zhou Liang explained that he wanted Zhu Zhuqing for Blue Tyrant Academy's Elite Class and urged her to choose it over Shrek Academy.
• Zhou Liang criticized Shrek Academy for demanding much from students while lacking cultivation resources and Mimicry Training Grounds, then said those advantages had helped raise his Soul Power and could help Zhu Zhuqing control her fate.

After witnessing Dai Mubai with twin sisters, Zhu Zhuqing agreed to travel with Zhou Liang to Tiantou City and join Blue Tyrant Academy. On the road, she learned more about the academy before the group encountered a disturbance involving a soul beast and travelers.

• Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai kissing one of the twin sisters and accepted Zhou Liang's offer to join Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Zhou Liang introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Teacher Wang Hu and the spiked-club teacher after they returned injured from encountering a fifty-thousand-year soul beast.
• Zhou Liang, Zhu Zhuqing, and the two teachers set out for Tiantou City the next day.
• Zhou Liang told Zhu Zhuqing he was thirteen and explained that his rapid cultivation came partly from special resources, then described Blue Tyrant Academy's Elite Training Class.
• A century-old soul beast attacked travelers ahead, and Teacher Wang Hu explained that soul beasts also lived in the wilderness outside major forests.

Zhou Liang recognized Yu Xiaogang and arranged for Azure Wolves to attack him as his carriage passed. Yu Xiaogang’s fart-based technique failed to drive off the berserk wolves, and two tiny figures followed the pack.

• Zhou Liang identified the roadside man as Yu Xiaogang and sent two red-and-blue lights into the woods.
• Yu Xiaogang continued toward a neighboring city to discuss his theories with a friend.
• Azure Wolves emerged around Yu Xiaogang, and his fart attack drove back the wolves it hit but did not stop the rest.
• Yu Xiaogang realized the wolves were berserk as they closed in on him.
• Two palm-sized figures appeared in the woods and chased after the wolves.

Yu Xiaogang fought two azure wolves alone after Little Red and Little Blue withdrew, while Zhou Liang and his companions reached Blue Tyrant Academy with Zhu Zhuqing. Zhou Liang comforted Xiao Wu, and the Dimension Ark confirmed that she had fallen in love with him, completing her quest.

• Little Red and Little Blue slowed the azure wolves, but Yu Xiaogang attacked them when they caught up and was badly bitten as he blinded one wolf.
• Luo Sanpao was dealt with, and the two injured azure wolves charged Yu Xiaogang while Little Red and Little Blue vanished.
• Zhou Liang and the others arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing chose a dormitory beside Dugu Yan's room.
• Zhou Liang found Xiao Wu suffering from stomach pain, brought her brown sugar water and a hot water bottle, and cared for her in her dormitory.
• The Dimension Ark marked Xiao Wu's heroine conquest quest completed because she had fallen in love with Zhou Liang.
• Zhou Liang kissed Xiao Wu and used the Revival Spring's restorative power to restore her life force.

Zhou Liang revealed his Revival Spring Martial Soul to Xiao Wu and used it to restore her, promising to help her take the Great Rejuvenation Pill. The next morning, he introduced Zhu Zhuqing to the others and explained the Elite Class agreement as he took her to enroll.

• Zhou Liang told Xiao Wu about his Revival Spring Martial Soul and explained that it could revive someone under strict conditions.
• Xiao Wu agreed to entrust everything to Zhou Liang, and he added her name to the Revival Spring, restoring her vitality.
• Zhou Liang told Xiao Wu he would guard her while she took the Great Rejuvenation Pill after he helped Zhu Zhuqing enroll.
• The next morning, Dugu Yan reunited affectionately with Zhou Liang, and he introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Dugu Yan and Jiangzhu.
• Zhou Liang explained the Elite Class's resources and service agreement to Zhu Zhuqing, who agreed that the terms were worthwhile.

Zhou Liang resumed pressure training for the Elite Class and tested the students’ endurance with his fourth Soul Ring. As the class pushed forward, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong arrived at the training grounds to discuss Ning Rongrong joining the class.

• Zhou Liang returned to the training grounds and gave the Elite Class three months to regain its previous progress or face removal.
• Zhou Liang revealed his black Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Soul Ring and summoned 212 soldiers to create waves of oppressive force for training.
• Xiao Wu, Jiangzhu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the other students advanced against the pressure while Zhou Liang repeatedly trained and restored himself with Revival Spring.
• Liu Erlong arrived with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi explained that he wanted his daughter to temper herself and make friends.
• Liu Erlong waved to Zhou Liang, who kept the pressure active as he walked over to meet them.

Zhou Liang met Ning Rongrong after Ning Fengzhi enrolled her at Blue Tyrant Academy, hoping Zhou Liang’s talent would make him a future support for his daughter. After Zhou Liang and Dugu Yan neutralized her remaining poison, Zhou Liang planned to obtain Immortal Herbs for her and prevent the fate he feared for her.

• Liu Erlong introduced Ning Rongrong to Zhou Liang and said she would join his Elite Class the next day.
• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo he sent Rongrong to Blue Tyrant Academy because Zhou Liang could become a Titled Douluo and support her in the future.
• Zhou Liang returned to training while Liu Erlong took Ning Rongrong to complete enrollment and learn about the Elite Class.
• Zhou Liang spent the night with Dugu Yan, and the next morning she confirmed that her poison had been completely neutralized through their combined powers.
• Zhou Liang realized Dugu Yan’s Soul Power had risen to level 44 and resolved to obtain Immortal Herbs for her after recalling that Tang San had left none for her in the original story.

Zhou Liang continued Elite Class pressure training while Ning Rongrong barely participated, then challenged her assumptions about her talent and effort. After leaving for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he sensed that its danger had weakened but had not disappeared.

• Ning Rongrong arrived just before training began, was startled by Zhou Liang's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and struggled to move under the pressure.
• Over several days, Zhou Liang ignored Ning Rongrong's slow progress while Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing trained diligently.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhou Liang whether her weak performance disappointed him, and he challenged her to work harder by comparing her with Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhou Liang told Ning Rongrong he was thirteen, leaving her shocked, then went with Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After Dugu Bo left, Zhou Liang sensed that the danger around the spring had diminished but remained.

Zhou Liang strengthened his spirit with Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, then used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb the powers of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Two dragon souls attacked his mind, but Little Red and Little Blue absorbed them, leaving the pair to bicker until Zhou Liang stopped them.

• Zhou Liang ate Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and found that it enhanced his spiritual power.
• Zhou Liang sent the Frost Cavalry and Flame Soldier to retrieve the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then ate both herbs and entered the lake.
• Two dragon souls emerged from beneath the lake and attacked Zhou Liang's consciousness, where his starlight power restrained them.
• Zhou Liang allowed Little Red and Little Blue to absorb the dragon souls, and both grew larger as the souls vanished.
• Little Red and Little Blue roared at each other, so Zhou Liang immobilized them and flicked each on the forehead.

Zhou Liang tested the changes to Little Red and Little Blue after absorbing the power of the lake, then assessed his own growth and made plans for his students’ training and Immortal Herb rewards. He began intensive training at the academy and assigned individualized guidance to several students.

• Zhou Liang had Little Red and Little Blue demonstrate their new dragon forms, and they expanded to nearly ten meters before shrinking back onto his shoulders.
• Zhou Liang discovered that his Red-and-Blue Power, domain, and water-and-fire abilities had strengthened, while his Soul Power Level had reached forty-seven; he harvested the Immortal Herbs and waited for Dugu Bo.
• Zhou Liang considered when Xiao Wu and Yan Yan should take Immortal Herbs and decided Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing would need to join his big family and engrave their names on the Revival Spring to receive theirs.
• Zhou Liang returned to the academy and began training to stabilize his own rapidly increased power; Ning Rongrong trained seriously and recovered with a Lesser Rejuvenation Pill.
• Zhou Liang ordered Huang Yuan and Jing Ling to stay for a month of daily training, scheduled guidance for Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing, and gave Tailong two suggestions for improving his Martial Soul.

Zhou Liang planned special training to help Ning Rongrong, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling develop their Martial Souls, then spent a month guiding the students’ cultivation. As the training ended, he prepared separate specialized sessions for Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing, with Jiangzhu going first.

• Zhou Liang offered Ning Rongrong a month of special training, then asked Jiangzhu to help her bathe and rest.
• Zhou Liang told Huang Yuan to develop his Lone Wolf Martial Soul’s stamina and recovery, while Jing Ling would work on his Skeleton Martial Soul’s toughness, defense, and attack potential.
• Zhou Liang trained Huang Yuan and Jing Ling in their Martial Soul traits and soul skills, while the students cultivated diligently over the following month.
• Xiao Wu strengthened her leg techniques, Zhu Zhuqing made rapid progress, and Ning Rongrong gradually became more diligent despite her frustration with Zhou Liang’s lack of attention.
• Zhou Liang announced that Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing would receive separate specialized training, and Jiangzhu volunteered to go first.

Zhou Liang trained Jiangzhu to improve her healing skills through precise control and further study of medicine, while encouraging her to continue cultivating. The next morning, he met Zhu Zhuqing and began taking her to special training.

• Zhou Liang told Zhu Zhuqing to prepare for training the following morning, then took Jiangzhu to another training ground.
• Jiangzhu asked Zhou Liang about her cultivation prospects and offered to help him in the future, and he encouraged her to focus on cultivating.
• Zhou Liang cut wounds into a restrained boar soul beast and had Jiangzhu practice healing them selectively.
• Zhou Liang explained how precise healing could conserve Soul Power and speed recovery, and urged Jiangzhu to study medicine and the human body.
• The next morning, Zhou Liang greeted Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu, then met Zhu Zhuqing in the dormitory hall and told her they would eat before special training.

Zhou Liang explained different approaches to developing Martial Souls and reconsidered Zhu Zhuqing’s training, emphasizing that her Hell Spirit Cat’s strengths should guide her cultivation. He then tested her perception, and she opened her eyes to find him gone.

• Zhou Liang asked Zhu Zhuqing to describe her Hell Spirit Cat’s traits and questioned whether her family’s focus on speed and offensive Soul Skills suited its strengths.
• Zhou Liang compared the Clear Sky Sect’s focus on amplifying its Martial Soul’s power with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s methods for managing its weaknesses.
• Zhou Liang explained how the Heaven Dou Empire’s extreme theory and the Star Luo Empire’s balanced theory shaped different Martial Soul development methods.
• Zhou Liang told Zhu Zhuqing he was not dismissing her past training but would adjust her overall cultivation method.
• Zhou Liang asked Zhu Zhuqing to close her eyes and sense her surroundings; when she opened them after counting to ten, he had disappeared.

Zhou Liang taught Zhu Zhuqing concealment techniques and attacks that targeted the body's acupoints, reshaping her into an elusive assassin suited to the Nether Spirit Cat Martial Soul. After a month of training and Jiangzhu's progress in healing, Zhou Liang searched for Zhu Zhuqing in the training room.

• Zhou Liang demonstrated how his breathing technique and use of blind spots could conceal him from Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhou Liang explained how Zhu Zhuqing could use stealth to target enemy support Soul Masters and taught her an attack that numbed the body by striking an acupoint.
• Zhou Liang gave Zhu Zhuqing a book about human acupoints and trained her in sealing them with Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing's training transformed her from a hit-and-run fighter into an elusive assassin, while Jiangzhu improved her healing precision and efficiency.
• A month later, Zhou Liang spun at high speed in the training room as he searched for Zhu Zhuqing.