Chapter Summaries

Qian Renchuan woke to find his Soul Power had passed the level 26 threshold, though he could not advance without a Soul Ring, then went to class with Li Yan and Zhao Mang. When Huyan Ye accused him of using his Martial Souls to beat the two students, Qian Renchuan ignored the class and settled down for a nap.

• Qian Renchuan saw that Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao’s cultivation had raised his stats, but his Soul Power overflowed the level 26 standard while he remained unable to break through without a Soul Ring.
• Li Yan and Zhao Mang served Qian Renchuan breakfast and eagerly cleaned up, relieved when he nodded at them.
• Qian Renchuan walked to the Second-Year Class with Li Yan and Zhao Mang, whose swollen faces drew stares and gossip from students.
• Huyan Ye accused Qian Renchuan of using his Martial Souls to beat Li Yan and Zhao Mang and demanded that he be punished for breaking school rules.
• Qian Renchuan ignored Huyan Ye and the class, took out a gold-threaded pillow, and lay down at his desk to nap.

Qian Renxue stopped Huyan Ye and his followers from confronting Qian Renchuan, who slept through class while they plotted against him. At lunch, Zhao Mang and Li Yan brought Qian Renchuan food, then nervously urged him to return to Spirit Hall that night.

• Huyan Ye gathered several students to confront Qian Renchuan, but Qian Renxue arrived and challenged them to fight her instead.
• Huyan Ye backed down, and the students returned to their seats while Qian Renxue criticized her sleeping brother in her thoughts.
• Huo Yuhao entered, judged Qian Renchuan a troublemaking loser, and moved to another seat.
• Qian Renchuan slept through the lesson as the Instructor pretended not to notice, while Huyan Ye plotted with his accomplices after class.
• At lunchtime, Zhao Mang and Li Yan brought Qian Renchuan a boxed lunch, and Li Yan asked him to return to Spirit Hall that night.

Qian Renchuan learned that Qian Xunji had approved a group of students attacking him at night to force him to cultivate. He refused to flee and decided to face them, while the Second-Level Class anticipated the confrontation.

• Li Yan and Zhao Mang warned Qian Renchuan that Huyan Ye and more than a dozen classmates planned to attack him after lights-out.
• Zhao Mang revealed that Qian Xunji had approved the assault as a way to pressure Qian Renchuan into cultivating.
• Li Yan and Zhao Mang urged Qian Renchuan to leave or hide, but he chose to stay and beat the students into submission.
• Word of Huyan Ye's plan spread through the Second-Level Class, where students watched Qian Renchuan and awaited the night's confrontation.

Qian Renchuan remained unaware that Huyan Ye and more than a dozen students planned to attack him, while Qian Xunji approved the beating and the Academy Chiefs prepared to supervise it. That night, Qian Renxue and other girls gathered outside the Boys' Dormitory as the attackers approached Qian Renchuan's room.

• Qian Renxue heard her classmates discuss the planned attack but chose not to warn Qian Renchuan, believing it might spur him to work harder.
• The Academy Chiefs arranged for Instructor Chen to watch over the students and sent a messenger to ask Qian Xunji for guidance.
• Qian Xunji ordered the students to fight and said the Chiefs would not be held responsible even if Qian Renchuan was crippled.
• Qian Renxue stopped cultivating and led other girls to wait outside the Boys' Dormitory to watch the confrontation.
• Zhao Mang and Li Yan left Spirit Academy to avoid being implicated, leaving Qian Renchuan and Huo Yuhao alone in their room.
• As Qian Renchuan slept and Huo Yuhao cultivated, Huo Yuhao heard a group approaching through the corridor and opened his eyes.

Huyan Ye led more than a dozen Second-Year Class students into the dormitory to attack Qian Renchuan, but Qian Renchuan overwhelmed them with his physical strength and speed. He beat Huyan Ye last, leaving the other students terrified.

• Huyan Ye ordered Wang Meng to drag Qian Renchuan out of bed, but Qian Renchuan woke and slammed Wang Meng onto the bed.
• Huyan Ye called on the students to attack Qian Renchuan without using their martial souls.
• Qian Renchuan used his speed, strength, and perception to defeat the attacking students one by one.
• Huo Yuhao watched in shock as Qian Renchuan defeated the entire group without using his martial soul.
• Qian Renchuan beat Huyan Ye until his face was swollen and bloody, while the other students cowered on the floor.

Qian Renchuan beat Huyan Ye and the other students who had attacked his dorm, then forced them to repair the damage and leave. Qian Renxue and the girls waiting outside expected him to be badly hurt, but froze when they saw who emerged from the dormitory.

• Huyan Ye confessed that Qian Xunji had ordered the group to teach Qian Renchuan a lesson, and Qian Renchuan made the students repair his room before sending them away.
• Huo Yuhao wondered if Qian Renchuan was an old monster reborn, while Qian Renchuan secretly heard his thoughts and welcomed his determination to cultivate.
• Instructor Chen realized that Qian Renchuan had defeated the dozen students without needing protection.
• Qian Renxue and the girls outside the Boys' Dormitory eagerly predicted that Qian Renchuan had been beaten, but froze when they saw the approaching figures.

Qian Renchuan defeated Huyan Ye and more than a dozen Soul Grandmasters without using his martial soul, shocking the students and Academy Chiefs. When Qian Xunji learned the news, he celebrated Qian Renchuan as a peerless prodigy.

• Huyan Ye and his companions emerged from the boys' dormitory badly beaten, while Qian Renxue realized Qian Renchuan had defeated them all.
• Huyan Ye told the gathered girls that the Pope had tricked them and that Qian Renchuan was no weakling.
• Instructor Chen told the Academy Chiefs that Qian Renchuan had beaten a dozen-odd Soul Grandmasters through physical strength alone.
• The Academy Chiefs ordered that the news be reported to the Pope immediately.
• Yue Guan told Qian Xunji that Qian Renchuan was unharmed and had defeated his attackers, and Qian Xunji praised him as a peerless prodigy.

After Qian Renchuan defeated the Second-Year Class students, they treated him with fear and deference at Spirit Academy. When Instructor Zhao announced that the class monitor position was vacant, Zhang Meng stood up to recommend someone.

• Qian Xunji ordered Yue Guan to keep provoking Qian Renchuan so he would use his talent.
• Qian Renchuan woke to system rewards from Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue cultivating, then went to the cafeteria and accepted another student's place in line.
• Qian Renchuan entered the Second-Year Class, where his battered classmates cleared a path and offered him books.
• Instructor Zhao announced that Huyan Ye had taken an extended leave and asked the class to choose a new monitor.
• Zhang Meng stood up and said he wanted to recommend the only person he believed deserved to be class monitor.

After his classmates nominated him, Qian Renchuan reluctantly became the Second-Year Class monitor and appointed Zhang Meng as deputy so he could avoid the work. The class followed him to the dining hall, leaving Zhao Mang and Li Yan confused about the sudden change.

• Zhang Meng nominated Qian Renchuan as class monitor, and the class enthusiastically supported him because he was the strongest student.
• Qian Renchuan refused at first, then agreed after deciding the role might keep his classmates from bothering him.
• Qian Renchuan appointed Zhang Meng deputy monitor and told the class to bring requests to Zhang Meng and keep quiet while he slept.
• Instructor Zhao announced the appointments, and Zhao Mang and Li Yan were stunned by the bruised students and the new leadership.
• At lunchtime, the class waited for Qian Renchuan to leave before following him and Zhang Meng toward the dining hall.

Qian Renchuan settled into his new role as class monitor and asked Yue Guan for Whale Rubber as his reward. Qian Xunji approved the request, ordering Yue Guan to deliver all the Whale Rubber in Spirit Hall’s vault.

• Zhang Meng’s lackeys served Qian Renchuan food while the other students treated him with awe.
• Yue Guan visited Qian Renchuan and explained that Qian Xunji wanted to reward him for his performance the previous night.
• Qian Renchuan asked Yue Guan for all the Whale Rubber in Spirit Hall’s storeroom, and Yue Guan agreed to bring it.
• Zhang Meng and the other lackeys escorted Yue Guan out with a coordinated farewell, leaving him astonished at Qian Renchuan’s influence over them.
• Yue Guan reported the request to Qian Xunji, who ordered him to take all the Whale Rubber from the vault and deliver it to Qian Renchuan.

Qian Renchuan obtained top-grade whale rubber from Yue Guan and gave half to Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao, claiming it was nourishing food. Huo Yuhao recognized the rare substance and was moved by what he believed was his brother’s unexpected kindness.

• Yue Guan brought Qian Renchuan all the whale rubber from the storeroom.
• Qian Renchuan called Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao out of class and showed them the foul-smelling substance.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the whale rubber as top-grade material from a ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast and wondered how Qian Renchuan had obtained it.
• Qian Renchuan told his siblings he had requested the material to nourish them and gave each half.
• Huo Yuhao believed Qian Renchuan did not know what the material really was and felt touched by his brother’s kindness.

Qian Renchuan offered Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao Whale Rubber to help strengthen their bodies, and Huo Yuhao revealed its true value. Qian Renchuan gave the treasure to Qian Renxue anyway, leaving her overwhelmed by the warmth of his care.

• Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao reconsidered Qian Renchuan after he offered them nourishing Whale Rubber.
• Huo Yuhao identified the Whale Rubber and explained that refining it could greatly strengthen a Soul Master's body.
• Huo Yuhao watched Qian Renchuan's reaction to test whether he already knew the treasure's value, but Qian Renchuan appeared surprised.
• Qian Renxue realized the Whale Rubber could help her endure powerful Soul Rings and worried Qian Renchuan would keep it now that he knew its worth.
• Qian Renchuan returned the Whale Rubber to Qian Renxue and encouraged her and Huo Yuhao to refine it.
• Qian Renxue accepted the treasure and was moved by Qian Renchuan's sincere care.

Qian Renchuan gave Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao top-grade Whale Rubber, and their gratitude deepened as they refined it. Their training triggered powerful system returns for Qian Renchuan, while Qian Renxue discovered her body had grown much stronger and tested her strength.

• Qian Renchuan gave half of the Whale Rubber to Qian Renxue and half to Huo Yuhao, telling them to refine it and skip class.
• Qian Renxue accepted Qian Renchuan as her family and vowed to take him with her to the Divine Realm when she became a god.
• Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao returned to their dorms to refine the Whale Rubber while Qian Renchuan went to sleep in class.
• The system rewarded Qian Renchuan with repeated Physical Body Enhancement +10 returns as Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao refined the treasure.
• Qian Renxue felt her body grow stronger, then punched a wooden table using only her physical strength.

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao absorbed the premium Whale Rubber and grew stronger, while Huo Yuhao planned to leave Spirit Hall for the Star Dou Great Forest. Before leaving, he decided to repay Qian Renchuan by making him a Flying Soul Tool, and both children took extended leave to recover.

• Qian Renxue tested her increased strength, then left her dormitory to ask the Spirit Academy Chief to arrange a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao cultivated with the premium Whale Rubber and felt it had greatly strengthened his body and meridians.
• Huo Yuhao resolved to find a way to leave Spirit Hall and reach the Star Dou Great Forest, while finishing a Fixed-Installed Soul Cannon as a backup plan.
• Remembering Qian Renchuan's gift of Whale Rubber, Huo Yuhao set aside the cannon and began carving a Flying Soul Tool for him.
• Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue took extended leave and stayed in their dormitories to absorb the Whale Rubber's medicinal power.

Qian Renchuan took his lackeys to the Back Mountain to catch fish and tried to grill them, but they ruined the meal. Remembering Huo Yuhao's skill at grilling fish, Qian Renchuan brought the fish to the dormitory and acted troubled until Huo Yuhao asked what was wrong.

• Qian Renchuan ordered Zhao Mang, Li Yan, and the other lackeys to catch fish by hand, forbidding them from using Soul Skills so the meat would stay fresh.
• The lackeys caught several fish, but they failed to grill them properly and charred or dirtied most of them.
• Qian Renchuan thought of Huo Yuhao's famous grilled fish and decided to bring the ruined fish to him.
• Qian Renchuan led his lackeys to the dormitory, where Huo Yuhao was engraving a Soul Tool's Core Magic Array.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Qian Renchuan's troubled expression, stopped carving, and asked what was wrong.

Qian Renchuan brought Huo Yuhao some badly burnt fish, and his thoughtfulness softened Huo Yuhao’s guarded feelings toward him. At the Back Mountain, Huo Yuhao resumed carving a Soul Tool he revealed was meant as a gift for Qian Renchuan.

• Qian Renchuan presented Huo Yuhao with charred fish and invited him to try them.
• Huo Yuhao decided to go with Qian Renchuan to the Back Mountain and grill more fish himself.
• Huo Yuhao felt warmly toward Qian Renchuan, comparing him favorably with Dai Huabin and regretting how he had once treated his big brother.
• At the Back Mountain, Qian Renchuan sent Zhao Mang and the others to catch fish without using Soul Skills.
• Qian Renchuan asked what Huo Yuhao was carving, and Huo Yuhao told him it was a little gift for him.

Qian Renchuan took Huo Yuhao and his followers to grill fish on the Back Mountain, and his thoughtfulness toward his absent younger sister deeply moved Huo Yuhao. The experience made Huo Yuhao question the stories condemning Spirit Hall, and he resolved to travel the continent to learn the truth and possibly fight for Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renchuan took Zhao Mang, Li Yan, Huo Yuhao, and the others out of afternoon class to catch fish and grill them on the Back Mountain.
• Instructor Zhao learned from Zhang Meng that Qian Renchuan had taken the group to grill fish, but he let the class monitor’s absence pass without protest.
• Huo Yuhao grilled the fish, and Qian Renchuan carefully wrapped the last one to take home for his absent little sister.
• Moved by Qian Renchuan’s care, Huo Yuhao shared his fish with him and promised he would never let his boss go hungry while he had food.
• After the others left, Huo Yuhao questioned Shrek Academy’s accounts of Spirit Hall and decided to travel the continent to learn what ordinary people thought of it.
• Huo Yuhao vowed that if Spirit Hall had been slandered, he would become its sharpest blade and rewrite the future’s history.

Qian Renxue thanked Qian Renchuan for bringing her grilled fish and told him that the siblings would soon travel to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings. Huo Yuhao learned they were leaving and struggled with his desire to stay with the family warmth he had found in Spirit Hall, though he knew he had to escape.

• Qian Renxue continued refining the premium Whale Rubber and felt her body growing stronger.
• Qian Renchuan brought Qian Renxue grilled fish made by Qian Yuhao, and she learned that their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was likely only a day or two away.
• Qian Renchuan told Huo Yuhao that Qian Renxue had arranged for Grandpa to be notified about their upcoming journey.
• Huo Yuhao stopped carving his Soul Tool casing and wrestled with his reluctance to leave the warmth of his new siblings.
• Huo Yuhao resolved that he still had to leave Spirit Hall to pursue his own opportunities, settle his blood feud, protect his secrets, and learn what Spirit Hall was truly like.

Huo Yuhao worried that Qian Renchuan and his brother would be left vulnerable at Spirit Hall after he departed. Meanwhile, Huyan Ye confessed his attack on Qian Renchuan to Huyan Zhen, but Spirit Hall’s envoy arrived with rewards from the Pope instead of punishment.

• Huo Yuhao warned Qian Renchuan to be careful in the Star Dou Great Forest and worried about leaving him behind at Spirit Hall.
• Huyan Ye returned to the Elephant Armor Sect and admitted to Huyan Zhen that he had led students in attacking Qian Renchuan.
• Huyan Zhen panicked when an envoy from Spirit Hall arrived, fearing the sect would be punished.
• A Red-Robed Archbishop told Huyan Zhen and Huyan Ye that His Holiness the Pope was pleased with Huyan Ye’s actions and had sent the sect cultivation resources and Gold Soul Coins.

Huyan Zhen realized the Pope wanted the Elephant Armor Sect to provoke Qian Renchuan and serve as a whetstone, so he ordered Huyan Ye to enlist his brother for another challenge. Three days later, Qian Renchuan set off for the Star Dou Great Forest with Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, turning the journey into a sightseeing trip that brought the children closer together.

• Huyan Ye told Huyan Zhen that Spirit Hall's higher-ups had instructed the Elephant Armor Sect to provoke and beat Qian Renchuan when possible.
• Huyan Zhen concluded the Pope was using them to spur Qian Renchuan's growth and told Huyan Ye to ask his Soul Elder brother to challenge him.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived to escort Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest because the Grand Priest was in seclusion.
• Qian Renchuan insisted they stop to enjoy the sights along the way, and Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao did not object.
• The group visited towns and countryside during the journey, while Qian Renxue cultivated and Huo Yuhao worked on his metal contraptions; both gradually joined Qian Renchuan's outings.