Chapter Summaries

Qin Yu underwent spirit awakening in Spirit City and manifested the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, drawing the attention of Spirit Hall’s powerful figures. Su Yuntao then asked him to test his Innate Soul Power.

• Su Yuntao began awakening the spirits of children from the Sunshine Orphanage and called Qin Yu forward.
• Qin Yu entered the six-pointed star array, and the awakening caused painful heat and churning blood in his body.
• A destructive aura erupted from Qin Yu, prompting powerful figures from Spirit Hall’s Four Great Halls to gather secretly at the plaza.
• Qin Yu awakened the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, whose dark purple phantom appeared behind him.
• Spirit Hall’s powerhouses recognized the dragon from ancient texts, and Su Yuntao asked Qin Yu to place his hand on a crystal ball to test his Innate Soul Power.

Qin Yu awakened the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon with Innate Full Soul Power, and Golden Crocodile Douluo arranged for him to enter Spirit Academy. Qin Yu discovered a dangerous divine artifact and his martial soul’s potential to devour Dragon bloodlines, while Qian Daoliu questioned Golden Crocodile Douluo about not taking him as a disciple.

• Qin Yu’s crystal ball shone brightly, revealing his Innate Full Soul Power, and Su Yuntao struggled to identify his martial soul.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived, told Su Yuntao to register Qin Yu as having a Dragon martial soul, and ordered that Qin Yu receive the highest level of care at Spirit Academy.
• Qin Yu examined the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd and a silver scale in his sea of consciousness, realizing the scale had kept the unstable artifact from killing him.
• Qin Yu realized the halberd had mutated his Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon martial soul and given it the ability to devour Dragon bloodlines.
• Su Yuntao took Qin Yu and several other gifted children to Spirit Academy, while Bibi Dong and the other observers decided not to intervene after Golden Crocodile Douluo showed his interest.
• Qian Daoliu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo why he had not immediately taken Qin Yu as his disciple.

Golden Crocodile Douluo reviewed Qin Yu’s background and decided to observe him before taking him as a disciple. At Spirit Academy, Qin Yu received special accommodations and began physical tests ahead of his first soul-ring hunt.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo examined Qin Yu’s file, found no serious concerns, and resolved to judge his character before accepting him as a disciple.
• Su Yuntao brought Qin Yu and the other children to Spirit Academy and arranged for Qin Yu to have an independent dormitory and the highest treatment.
• Su Yuntao explained the academy’s classes and brought Qin Yu to test his physical fitness before taking him to the Spirit Forest the next day.
• Qin Yu activated his Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon Martial Soul and shattered the first wooden stake with one punch.
• Su Yuntao urged Qin Yu to continue and use his full strength against a harder stake.

After testing Qin Yu's strength, Su Yuntao determined that he could absorb a first Soul Ring of eight hundred to nine hundred years and took him to Spirit Forest to find one. Their search ended when they heard what might be a Titan Giant Ape and a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear fighting nearby.

• Qin Yu shattered six wooden posts, and Su Yuntao's tests showed that he could withstand a first Soul Ring of at least eight hundred years.
• Su Yuntao reported Qin Yu's results, drawing the attention of Golden Crocodile Douluo, Bibi Dong, and other Spirit Hall figures.
• The next morning, Su Yuntao took Qin Yu to Spirit Forest and explained that Golden Crocodile Douluo had selected the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and Titan Giant Ape as possible Soul Beasts for him.
• Su Yuntao taught Qin Yu about the Soul Beasts they encountered and sent away a Titan Giant Ape that was too young to serve as Qin Yu's Soul Ring.
• After hours of searching, Su Yuntao heard two Soul Beasts fighting and hurried with Qin Yu toward the sounds, suspecting a Titan Giant Ape and a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Qin Yu absorbed a 910-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring, reached Soul Power Level fourteen, and gained the Purple Brilliant Dragon Claw Soul Skill. As Qin Yu and Su Yuntao returned to Spirit Academy, they encountered a carriage and a charming young girl.

• Su Yuntao defeated the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with his Martial Soul Avatar, while the Titan Giant Ape fled.
• Qin Yu killed the wounded bear and absorbed its Soul Ring under Su Yuntao's guidance through the night.
• Qin Yu emerged unharmed with Soul Power Level fourteen and the Purple Brilliant Dragon Claw Soul Skill, which doubled his attack, defense, and speed and added a tearing effect.
• Qin Yu and Su Yuntao returned to Spirit Academy and found a carriage waiting at the entrance.
• A young girl with short orange hair and brown eyes stepped out of the carriage.

Qin Yu met Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan at Spirit Academy, where Hu Liena revealed his Innate Full Soul Power and powerful Dragon martial spirit. Yan grew hostile and curious about Qin Yu, who began attending Soul Master Class Two the next morning.

• Hu Liena recognized Qin Yu as the boy from Sunshine Orphanage and teased him, but he insisted on calling her senior.
• Su Yuntao left Qin Yu at the academy, where Xie Yue and Yan arrived and Yan showed hostility toward him.
• Hu Liena told Xie Yue and Yan that Qin Yu had Innate Full Soul Power and a powerful Dragon martial spirit, and that Second Worship might take him as a disciple.
• Yan suspected Hu Liena was hiding Qin Yu's martial spirit because she favored him, while Xie Yue concluded Spirit Hall was keeping it secret.
• The next morning, Qin Yu joined Soul Master Class Two and began reading to catch up on theory.

Qin Yu advanced to Soul Power Level fifteen while waiting for Golden Crocodile Douluo, then defeated the Three Musketeers when they tried to force him into a spar. The brothers realized someone had paid them to test Qin Yu and decided to return the Gold Soul Coins.

• Qin Yu attended class, learned Spirit Academy’s updated meditation method, and cultivated until his Soul Power reached level fifteen over the next three months.
• Xia Jian, Xia Liu, and Xia Zhuo blocked Qin Yu and invited him to spar, but he refused and told them not to touch him.
• When Xia Zhuo grabbed Qin Yu again, Qin Yu threw him to the ground, hurled Xia Liu into a tree, and struck Xia Jian before he could summon his martial soul.
• Qin Yu warned the Three Musketeers that someone had used them to test him, then returned to his dorm.
• Xia Jian told his brothers to return the Gold Soul Coins, and they agreed, frightened by Qin Yu’s strength.

Three months after the Three Musketeers attacked him, Qin Yu had reached the peak of Soul Power level sixteen and continued sparring verbally with Hu Liena when she visited Spirit Academy. As they ate lunch together, Yan arrived and found them at the same table.

• Qin Yu decided he would repay Yan for sending the Three Musketeers after him.
• Three months later, Qin Yu reached the peak of level sixteen after half a year at Spirit Academy.
• Hu Liena teased Qin Yu on the way to the cafeteria, and he teased her back before they ate together.
• Hu Liena told Qin Yu that she was a level thirty-two Soul Elder and praised his rapid cultivation.
• Yan arrived in the cafeteria and called out to Hu Liena while she and Qin Yu sat together.

Yan challenged Qin Yu to a spar at the No. 2 Trial Arena after becoming jealous of Hu Liena’s closeness with him. Hu Liena agreed to watch, mistakenly believing Qin Yu had accepted the challenge because he was competing for her affection.

• Hu Liena corrected Yan for calling her “Nana,” and Yan questioned Qin Yu about spending time with her.
• Yan challenged Qin Yu to a spar at the No. 2 Trial Arena and demanded that he stay away from Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena apologized to Qin Yu and told him Yan had previously injured her brother out of jealousy.
• Qin Yu denied being jealous, then admitted he might have feelings for someone whose purple eyes he faintly remembered.
• Qin Yu asked Hu Liena to watch his spar, and she agreed while assuming he was secretly competing for her affection.

Qin Yu faced Yan in a crowded arena spar after Yan arranged the match to humiliate him over Hu Liena. The chapter ended as Qin Yu revealed a powerful, mysterious Dragon martial soul that matched and seemed to surpass Yan’s presence.

• Yan drew a crowd to the No. 2 Trial Arena, while Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Daoliu, and Bibi Dong came to watch.
• Hu Liena warned Qin Yu that Yan was a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster with a Flame Lord martial soul, and Qin Yu thanked her before entering the arena.
• Yan offered Qin Yu the first three moves, but Qin Yu refused and urged Yan to take the match seriously.
• The referee introduced both fighters, and Qin Yu identified his martial soul only as Dragon, leaving the spectators curious.
• Yan activated his Flame Lord martial soul, and Qin Yu answered with a destructive Dragon aura, dark purple scales, and a Dragon Claw.
• The spectators were stunned by Qin Yu’s martial soul, and Yan recognized that it was superior to his own.

Qin Yu defeated Yan in the Trial Arena after giving him three moves, then deflected Yan’s surprise magma attack and accidentally burned Yan’s face. Qin Yu left the arena while Yan passed out, and the spectators argued over whether Qin Yu was to blame.

• Qin Yu dodged Yan’s first two attacks, then blocked Yan’s next assault and beat him in a contest of strength despite Yan’s Granite Rock skill.
• After Yan’s three moves were up, Qin Yu outmaneuvered him and kicked him face-first to the ground.
• When Qin Yu asked whether Yan would concede, Yan secretly launched Hell Magma Rush at him.
• Qin Yu used Purple Brilliant Dragon Claw to tear through the magma, which splashed onto Yan’s face and burned it badly.
• The referee carried Yan away for treatment as Qin Yu left the arena and walked toward Hu Liena.
• Yan spat blood and passed out, while spectators disagreed about whether Qin Yu had acted too harshly.

After Qin Yu defeated Yan, Hu Liena arranged for him to receive treatment but ended their friendship. Golden Crocodile Douluo then took Qin Yu as his disciple and brought him to the Worship Hall.

• Qin Yu teased Hu Liena after defeating Yan, and she decided to ask her teacher to send a healer while ending her friendship with Yan.
• Hu Liena followed Qin Yu to his dormitory, where he made a suggestive joke and shut the door on her.
• Bibi Dong watched Hu Liena leave, and Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived at Qin Yu's dormitory.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo praised Qin Yu's talent and character, then asked him to become his disciple.
• Qin Yu accepted, and Golden Crocodile Douluo took him to the Worship Hall.

Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Qin Yu to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the other Offerings welcomed him and gave him gifts. Qian Daoliu helped Qin Yu break through to level seventeen, and Golden Crocodile Douluo arranged his lodging before returning to the hall.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo brought Qin Yu into the Worship Hall and introduced him to Qian Daoliu and the five other Offerings.
• Qin Yu greeted the Offerings calmly, and they congratulated Golden Crocodile Douluo on taking him as a disciple.
• Qian Daoliu welcomed Qin Yu and used his power to help him break through from level sixteen to level seventeen.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo gave Qin Yu a Storage Ring, and the five Offerings presented him with additional gifts.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arranged Qin Yu’s lodging and gave him instructions before returning to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu remained.

Qian Daoliu arranged for Qin Yu to be trained as a candidate for Spirit Hall's Holy Son so he could support Qian Renxue in the future. Six months later, Qin Yu sparred with Hu Liena and resisted her spiritual attack, leaving the hidden observers stunned.

• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Qin Yu's Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon spirit was extraordinarily powerful and proposed making him a Holy Son candidate.
• Qian Daoliu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to teach Qin Yu political affairs and arrange for him to meet Qian Renxue.
• Six months later, Qin Yu fought Hu Liena in Spirit Hall's plaza, having advanced to Soul Power Level twenty-four.
• Hu Liena's Foxfire Seal barely affected Qin Yu, and his enhanced dragon claw forced her to retreat.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm, but Qin Yu's destructive power shattered her spiritual attack and sent a backlash through her.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile Douluo concluded that Qin Yu's spirit explained his resistance to Hu Liena's skill.

Qin Yu defeated Hu Liena after his martial soul turned her Fox Charm back on her, then discovered that the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd automatically defended his mind from mental attacks. He headed to Spirit Hall’s Library Pavilion to continue studying, hoping to find information about Immortal Herbs and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo celebrated Qin Yu’s victory and decided to convene the Elder Council to name him Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Qin Yu stopped his punch just before hitting Hu Liena and declared that she had lost.
• Hu Liena asked how Qin Yu had countered Fox Charm, and he attributed the backlash to his Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s destructive attribute.
• After Hu Liena left to rest, Qin Yu realized the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd had automatically crushed the Spiritual Power invading his sea of consciousness.
• Qin Yu went to the Library Pavilion to study and search for ancient texts about Immortal Herbs.

The Elder Hall appointed Qin Yu as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but agreed to keep the appointment secret and postpone a public ceremony until he had achievements or reached Soul Emperor. Bibi Dong told Hu Liena about the decision and ordered her to keep it confidential.

• Qian Daoliu proposed Qin Yu for Holy Son, and Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Worship Hall elders supported him.
• Mad Lion Douluo and Ling Yuan Douluo also supported Qin Yu, leaving Bibi Dong to decide whether he had enough votes.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Qin Yu’s appointment but opposed holding a grand ceremony, and Qian Daoliu arranged for the title to remain secret until Qin Yu served Spirit Hall or reached Soul Emperor.
• Bibi Dong returned to her courtyard and told Hu Liena that Qin Yu had been confirmed as Holy Son.
• Hu Liena praised Qin Yu, and Bibi Dong warned her not to reveal his title outside Spirit Hall’s trusted inner circle.

Bibi Dong learned that Hu Liena liked Qin Yu and encouraged her to bring him to the Papal Hall. Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo named Qin Yu Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but he refused to pursue Hu Liena for political advantage, and they agreed to respect his private choices.

• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena whether she had feelings for Qin Yu, and Hu Liena admitted that she liked him a little.
• Bibi Dong encouraged Hu Liena to bring Qin Yu to the Papal Hall, hoping to draw him away from the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qin Yu he had been named Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, with his identity kept secret until a later ceremony.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qian Daoliu urged Qin Yu to get closer to Hu Liena and bring her to the Worship Hall, but Qin Yu refused to use their relationship for political gain.
• Qian Daoliu realized Qin Yu did not want others controlling his private life, and he and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to leave those choices to him.
• Qian Daoliu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to arrange a meeting between Qin Yu and Xiao Xue when she returned in a few days.

Qin Yu helped Hu Liena study in the Library Pavilion, where Bibi Dong caught them and threatened them for avoiding their lessons. Bibi Dong grew strangely absorbed in watching Qin Yu, while Hu Liena continued studying with his help; by day’s end, Qin Yu returned to the Worship Hall and Hu Liena to the Papal Hall.

• Hu Liena complained about studying, and Qin Yu suggested she could skip reading and accept a beating in exchange for a day of freedom.
• Bibi Dong overheard them, ordered Hu Liena to study, and warned Qin Yu not to teach her more nonsense.
• Qin Yu patiently explained the book to Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong watched him with unusual tenderness and growing attention.
• Bibi Dong left after praising Qin Yu’s explanation, then secretly returned to watch him again from a shadowed corner.
• Qin Yu and Hu Liena continued studying until the day ended, when they returned to the Worship Hall and Papal Hall respectively.

Qin Yu met Qian Renxue after she entered his courtyard uninvited, and their tea-side exchange revealed that he knew her secret mission was still underway. Qian Renxue remained suspicious of his explanation while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo watched from hiding.

• Qin Yu wondered who had watched him throughout the day before hearing Qian Renxue call to him from his courtyard pavilion.
• Qin Yu recognized Qian Renxue, challenged her for entering without permission, and asked why she had returned while her mission was underway.
• Qian Renxue questioned how Qin Yu knew about her mission, and Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo confirmed they had not revealed its details.
• Qin Yu claimed he had guessed and bluffed, while Qian Renxue remained doubtful and teased him for holding a grudge over her using his tea set.
• Qian Daoliu complained that Qin Yu deserved a lesson, but Golden Crocodile Douluo reminded him not to hold a grudge against a child.

Qin Yu deduced that Qian Renxue was undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire and outlined Spirit Hall’s plan to conquer the continent, astonishing her and the observers. Qian Renxue asked him to join her mission, but Qin Yu wanted to hear her plan before deciding.

• Qian Renxue admitted she had come to assess Qin Yu and invited him to work with her on her undercover mission.
• Qin Yu concluded that Qian Renxue was infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire, and his teasing nearly provoked her into attacking him.
• Qin Yu explained why the Heaven Dou Empire was the most suitable target, leaving Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Golden Crocodile Douluo astonished.
• Qin Yu guessed that Qian Renxue had disguised herself as a prince and described Spirit Hall’s plan to take the throne, defeat the Upper Three Sects, and unite the continent.
• Qian Renxue praised Qin Yu’s insight and asked him to work with her, but he said he would decide after hearing her plan.