Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Mu Xi interrupts her father, Mu Chen, while he assesses Li Qingyue as a potential disciple. Fascinated by Li’s appearance, she approaches him closely, but he lightly flicks her forehead before returning to the test.
• Li Qingyue examines and forges a piece of metal using his newly awakened God-Level Forging Mastery. He strikes it with precise rhythm and applies a pale-red flame derived from his Phoenix Martial Soul’s Ultimate Fire, rapidly refining the metal and removing impurities.
• Mu Chen is astonished by the quality of Li’s forging and recognizes that his talent far exceeds that of his other disciples.
• Mu Chen gives Li a valuable blue ring that helps with the work and can alert Mu Chen when its gem is pressed. He formally accepts Li as his final disciple and promises to pass on everything he knows about forging.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue demonstrates exceptional forging ability and begins to understand how his three Martial Souls serve distinct purposes: his inheritance offers immense potential, the Reignbow Arbiter protects his sanity, and the Phoenix aids forging and pill refinement.
• Mu Chen shifts from mild irritation at the interruption to deep admiration, ultimately choosing Li as his final heir despite having intended to reserve the ring for Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi is openly curious and captivated by Li, though his gentle response leaves her unable to rebuke him.

Significant themes

• Complementary powers: Li’s three Martial Souls balance ambition, restraint, and practical support.
• Talent and mentorship: Exceptional skill earns Li a place in Mu Chen’s lineage and access to his knowledge.
• Power with safeguards: Li reflects on the need for protection against losing himself to overwhelming power.

Character interactions

• Mu Chen patiently manages his daughter’s interruption while continuing Li’s assessment.
• Mu Xi openly examines Li; he lightly flicks her forehead, and she responds with a glare but cannot bring herself to scold him.
• After witnessing Li’s forging, Mu Chen praises his unusual abilities, gives him the ring, and formally welcomes him as his final disciple.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Mu Chen gives Li Qingyue a ring and two detailed notebooks on Hundred Refinement, then arranges to teach him forging at the Blacksmith Association from Wednesday through Sunday evenings.
• Li Qingyue values the notebooks but treats forging mainly as a way to become stronger more quickly; he has little interest in pursuing the craft beyond the goals he has set for himself.
• His schedule becomes packed with academy classes, alchemy practice, and forging lessons. He also sometimes visits Xie Xie’s home for dinner.
• Xie Xie’s mother becomes Li Qingyue’s first Believer, providing him with a small but growing source of power. She later sends him ten million Federation Credits, which he refuses because the unexplained transfer could attract attention.
• Three years pass. At the end of elementary school, Li Qingyue and Na’er graduate alongside Xie Xie.
• Li Qingyue has mastered Thousand Refinement, reaching the level in only three years. Mu Chen now gives him individual instruction and asks him to help his daughter, Mu Xi, learn about the technique.
• Li Qingyue’s Soul Power has reached the Second Ring, greatly strengthening both of his Martial Souls. The ring Mu Chen gave him also offers protection: it can summon a Soul Douluo with Three-Word Battle Armor.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue remains pragmatic and focused on rapid growth rather than becoming a dedicated blacksmith. His forging ability nevertheless advances exceptionally quickly, and his increased strength makes him more confident.
• Mu Chen becomes Li Qingyue’s teacher and sets him ambitious training goals. He also hopes Li Qingyue’s insight will help Mu Xi progress.
• Xie Xie remains devoted to Li Qingyue over the three years, often trying to please him and include him in family meals.
• Na’er and Li Qingyue remain close, shown holding hands at graduation.
• Leng Xiaoyue knows little about forging and does not grasp how exceptional Li Qingyue’s talent is. By graduation, she has been absent for several days, apparently occupied elsewhere.

Significant themes

• Talent and disciplined effort: Li Qingyue’s extraordinary progress is supported by regular training and Mu Chen’s guidance.
• Pragmatism and ambition: Li Qingyue studies forging and alchemy chiefly as tools for growth, not as ends in themselves.
• Trust, mentorship, and protection: Mu Chen’s instruction and protective ring provide both practical support and security.
• Power and responsibility: Li Qingyue refuses a large payment from Xie Xie’s mother to avoid drawing unwanted attention.

Character interactions

• Mu Chen gives Li Qingyue both technical knowledge and a structured training routine, while assuming the boy’s reserved response is shyness.
• Xie Xie repeatedly seeks Li Qingyue’s company and invites him to lunch; Li Qingyue declines because of his forging lesson.
• Mu Chen plans for Li Qingyue to share his knowledge with Mu Xi, extending their teacher-student relationship into a mentoring role.
• Li Qingyue and Na’er leave the graduation ceremony together, still holding hands.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue finds no lunch prepared, makes a simple meal, and eats with Na’er before leaving her at home. He expects powerful Ferocious Beasts to come for her and knows he cannot stop them.
• He treats Na’er gently, pinching her cheek. Though her Na’er and Gu Yue personalities coexist, he acts as if he does not notice Gu Yue’s lingering aloofness.
• After Li Qingyue leaves, a covert operative called Little Seventeen approaches the apartment, suspecting the children may be connected to a rare fire-type Phoenix Martial Soul.
• A young woman from the same family’s covert guard confronts him. Their real aim is to abduct the exceptionally beautiful children and sell them. They agree to an eighty-twenty profit split, with the woman taking the larger share, and plan to seize Na’er first and wait for Li Qingyue to return.
• As they head toward the apartment, a pale-gold-haired youth appears at the complex entrance, equips deep-blue armor and a star-like bow, and activates his second soul ring. The chapter ends as he prepares to intervene.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue remains composed and protective in his own quiet way, but recognizes his limitations against the Ferocious Beasts. A fleeting gold glint in his eyes hints at an unexplained power or change.
• Na’er/Gu Yue is outwardly content with Li Qingyue’s affection, while Gu Yue’s distinct, more distant personality remains present beneath the surface.
• Little Seventeen is opportunistic and deferential to the woman, using his suspected connection to the Phoenix Martial Soul to justify targeting the children.
• The woman is calculating and cruel, using her family standing to secure the greater share and reduce her personal risk.
• The pale-gold-haired youth emerges as a potential protector, though his identity and motives are not yet revealed.

Significant themes

• Powerlessness and acceptance: Li Qingyue understands he cannot resist the Ferocious Beasts.
• Hidden identities and divided selves: Na’er and Gu Yue coexist in one body, while Li’s brief golden-eyed flash suggests secrets of his own.
• Exploitation and corruption: The covert guards treat children as commodities and rely on status to shield themselves.
• Protection and imminent danger: Na’er is left vulnerable just as a criminal threat closes in, setting up a possible rescue.

Character interactions

• Li Qingyue and Na’er share a gentle, familiar moment that contrasts with the danger ahead.
• Little Seventeen tries to persuade the woman that the children may be valuable targets; she dismisses his reasoning but negotiates with him for a larger share.
• The pale-gold-haired youth silently confronts the unfolding threat by readying his weapons and power.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue realizes a young man has been secretly watching both him and Na’er. When the watcher’s attention disappears as Li leaves, he concludes Na’er is being targeted and turns back.
• Using his Stellar Hunt Mark to locate the watcher, Li fires Shattered Star Flurry. Ten arrows strike the young man, a four-ring Soul Ancestor with a black-gorilla Martial Soul, and kill him.
• A woman reveals herself with three purple Soul Rings and a Coiling Dragon Staff, identifying her as connected to the remnants of the Qiangu Family.
• Li locks onto her with Stellar Hunt Mark and launches a rapid series of arrows. Though she blocks the first with her staff, the others pierce her abdomen, chest, head, and Dantian. They explode within her, killing her.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue proves alert, calculating, and decisive: he interprets the watcher’s behavior, returns to protect Na’er, and attacks without hesitation. He also remains cautious, recognizing that the woman’s inherited power may make her more dangerous than her ring count suggests.
• The two attackers are shown to be formidable enough to threaten Na’er, but neither can withstand Li’s ranged assault and the destructive, unhealable wounds caused by his Martial Soul.

Significant themes

• Perception and inference: Li’s sharp senses let him uncover the attackers’ intentions from subtle changes in their behavior.
• Power beyond rank: Soul-ring count alone does not determine strength; inherited abilities and combat skills can overturn apparent advantages.
• Lethal precision and consequence: Li’s attacks are sudden and overwhelming, with wounds that cannot be healed, emphasizing the deadly nature of his power.

Character interactions

• Li’s actions are driven by his concern for Na’er, whom he believes the attackers targeted because she was more vulnerable while he was away.
• He has no direct conversation with either attacker; the encounter is a rapid, one-sided confrontation in which he identifies, tracks, and eliminates them before they can recover.

Key plot points

• Li Qingyue kills two men he identifies as Qiangu Family spies with his Shattered Star Flurry technique. The fight lasts under three minutes, and their bodies are discovered by a passerby.
• Suspecting the Qiangu Family will investigate, Li decides he can no longer safely live in his residential complex. He is also concerned that his twin Martial Souls—and especially the Ancestral Phoenix—could expose him.
• He considers whether a Pocket Secret Realm could let him practice Forging and alchemy unseen, but doubts he could obtain Gu Yue’s realm.
• Li goes to the Blacksmith Association, where Mu Chen teaches him advanced techniques for Thousand Refinement. After practice, Leng Xiaoyue reports that two suspected Qiangu spies were killed near the residential complex.
• Security footage shows the men being pierced and bursting apart, but Li is nowhere in the recording. He is surprised that the cameras captured no trace of him.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Qingyue remains calm after killing the spies, but becomes more cautious about his home, his identity, and the risks of using his hidden Martial Soul. He continues to present himself warmly and respectfully at the Association.
• Mu Chen is pleased with Li’s talent, good judgment, and respectful manner, and takes time to teach him specialized forging techniques.
• Mu Xi clearly likes Li and admires his gentleness, while the narration notes that his attentiveness may reflect exceptional social intelligence rather than effortless compatibility.
• Leng Xiaoyue is exhausted and worried after the incident. She alerts Li and shows him the footage; her relief suggests she believed he might have been in danger.

Significant themes

• Secrecy and vulnerability: Li’s powerful abilities bring risks of discovery, making even routine activities and his living arrangements unsafe.
• Caution under uncertainty: He refuses to gamble on whether the Qiangu Family or others might uncover his secrets.
• Talent and social skill: Li’s success comes not only from exceptional ability but also from how thoughtfully he treats people.
• Uneasy appearances: The footage makes the killings look almost supernatural, while Li’s absence conceals his role.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue kills two men he identifies as Qiangu Family spies, then checks the area for witnesses and leaves. A passerby discovers the bodies, and the neighborhood guards call the police.
• Worried the Qiangu Family may investigate—and that his twin Martial Souls could expose him—Li decides he can no longer safely remain in the neighborhood. He considers using Gu Yue’s Pocket Secret Realm as a private place to forge and refine pills, but doubts he could obtain it.
• He takes a bus to the Blacksmith Association, where Mu Chen teaches him specialized techniques for first- and second-grade Thousand Refinement. The session lasts two hours.
• Afterward, Leng Xiaoyue tells him that two suspected Qiangu spies were killed near their building. Surveillance suggests they were approaching the neighborhood, but the footage shows them being pierced and exploding without any attacker appearing.
• Li watches the recording and confirms that neither he nor any trace of his actions appears on camera.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue remains calm after the killings, but grows more cautious about protecting his identity and reconsidering where he lives. He is also struck by the apparent invisibility of his attack.
• Mu Chen is pleased with Li’s Forging talent and treats him warmly, offering instruction suited to his advanced skill.
• Mu Xi shows her affection for Li and feels a little jealous of her father’s evident fondness for him.
• Leng Xiaoyue is exhausted and anxious after the incident, but relieved that Li had left the neighborhood before the spies were killed.

Character interactions

• Mu Chen welcomes Li as a valued disciple and gives him focused Forging guidance; Li responds with the warmth and respect he usually shows the Association’s staff.
• Mu Xi watches her father’s approving reaction to Li and quietly reveals her own fondness for him.
• Leng Xiaoyue urgently brings Li the surveillance footage after ensuring Na’er is safe. Li reviews it with her and realizes the recording conceals his presence completely.

Significant themes

• Secrecy and exposure: Li’s twin Martial Souls make concealment essential, and even trusted connections cannot eliminate the risk of discovery.
• Control versus uncertainty: Li plans cautiously, but the unexplained absence of evidence complicates what he thinks he knows about the attack.
• Social intelligence and affection: The narration suggests that feeling perfectly understood can result from someone’s attentiveness and adaptability, not necessarily from an inherently perfect match.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue examines surveillance footage of the shooting. In the recordings, he appears to vanish without anyone noticing, and he cannot identify when or how it happens. He suspects his Reignbow Arbiter Martial Soul may be involved but has no explanation.
• He asks Leng Xiaoyue to erase every recording before the Qiangu Family investigates. She has already wiped the footage and planted false identities and travel plans to conceal their tracks.
• Mu Chen arrives and offers help. After Li Qingyue explains the situation, Mu Chen invites him and Na’er to stay at his home, where his standing as a level-eight Blacksmith—and his connections—could deter the Qiangu Family.
• Li Qingyue accepts. Leng Xiaoyue stays behind, saying she is less likely to be targeted, and entrusts Li Qingyue’s safety to Mu Chen.
• Alone, Leng Xiaoyue smokes and wrestles with a secret: she has learned the truth about her younger brother’s death, which was not caused by Leng Yaozhu. She has just returned from arranging his funeral and now wonders whether to keep protecting Li Qingyue—or kill him herself.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Qingyue remains practical under pressure: he focuses on protecting Na’er, concealing evidence, and choosing the safest refuge. He trusts his master, Mu Chen, enough to explain the danger and accept his offer.
• Leng Xiaoyue proves capable and resourceful by erasing the footage and forging cover identities. Her concern for Li Qingyue and Na’er conflicts with a private motive connected to her brother’s death.
• Mu Chen responds protectively, offering his home and the support of his reputation and network. He is willing to confront the Qiangu Family if necessary.
• Leng Xiaoyue leaves the decision to Li Qingyue, then helps him and Na’er depart. Her final hesitation casts doubt on her true intentions.

Significant themes

• Concealment and uncertainty: Li Qingyue’s unexplained disappearance and the erased recordings leave key events difficult to verify.
• Protection versus danger: The characters seek safety while the Qiangu Family’s pursuit threatens to draw others into the conflict.
• Loyalty and divided motives: Leng Xiaoyue’s apparent loyalty is complicated by grief, concealed knowledge, and possible revenge.

Key plot points and events

• Leng Xiaoyue reflects on her younger brother’s death and her anger at Leng Yaozhu for concealing the truth. Unsure where to go, she decides to draw danger away from Li Qingyue so he will have time to remain hidden.
• On the way to Eastsea Academy, Li Qingyue travels with Mu Chen, Mu Xi, and Na’er. He senses that Gu Yue’s consciousness is no longer inside Na’er and concludes that she has left the child behind. He resolves to protect Na’er.
• Li Qingyue considers a tiny green shoot growing in his palm, then lets it scatter in the wind rather than destroying it.
• Mu Chen brings Li Qingyue and Na’er to his home, explaining to his wife, Bao’er, that the boy needs to stay with them discreetly. Bao’er welcomes both children and gives them separate rooms.
• Outside Eastsea City, Leng Xiaoyue kills two pursuers, but a powerful seven-ringed man in black appears and kills her with a wind blade. As the moonlight fades, emerald shoots emerge from her body and begin drawing her two halves together.

Character developments and interactions

• Leng Xiaoyue moves from grief and uncertainty to purposeful self-sacrifice. Though resentful toward Leng Yaozhu, she prioritizes buying Li Qingyue time and faces death with weary acceptance.
• Li Qingyue remains calm and considerate. His perception reveals Gu Yue’s absence from Na’er, and he takes responsibility for the child without demanding an explanation.
• Na’er acts like an ordinary little girl, pouting when Mu Xi rubs her head. Her behavior supports Li Qingyue’s belief that Gu Yue has separated from her rather than taken control.
• Mu Xi is playful and affectionate toward Na’er, and promises to look after both children at school. She seems disappointed when Li Qingyue pays her no attention.
• Mu Chen takes Li Qingyue into his household and asks his wife to keep the arrangement secret, emphasizing his concern for the boy.
• Bao’er warmly accepts Li Qingyue and Na’er, showing trust in her husband and kindness toward the children.

Significant themes

• Grief and loyalty: Leng Xiaoyue’s bond with her brother shapes her anger, isolation, and final choices.
• Protection and sacrifice: She risks her life to shield Li Qingyue, while he commits to caring for Na’er.
• Secrecy and trust: Mu Chen’s request for discretion reflects the danger surrounding Li Qingyue, while Bao’er’s welcome offers him temporary refuge.
• Death and renewal: The green shoots growing from Leng Xiaoyue’s body suggest that her death may not be the end, echoing the chapter’s title.

Plot points and events

• Police quietly collect three bodies and take them to a morgue, making no investigation because they were notified in advance.
• Leng Xiaoyue, one of the dead, suddenly revives. Her body is whole, and she senses that an enigmatic pair of eyes—linked in her memory to a gentle young man—may have restored her.
• A prayer to the Medicine King, Yaoshi, enters her mind, along with an urgent directive to spread his faith. Her inherited Martial Soul changes from the Leng family’s phoenix type to a windlike Kingfisher, transformed by strange vines and rapidly increasing power.
• Acting as if guided by an unseen force, Xiaoyue leaves the morgue and goes to the hospital wards.
• That night, critically ill patients see a serene, supernatural figure in their minds or dreams. Given a prayer and a sense of the promised relief and eternal life, they recite it, including many who had been skeptics.

Character developments

• Leng Xiaoyue moves from confusion at her resurrection to calm acceptance of her altered body and new mission, though she does not understand who or what has intervened.
• The patients are presented as desperate and vulnerable: fear of death and longing for loved ones overcome their disbelief, leading them to accept the Medicine King’s faith.

Character interactions

• Xiaoyue’s encounter with the Medicine King is indirect: she recalls his or an associated figure’s gaze and receives both supernatural healing and a religious charge.
• The Medicine King reaches the patients through visions and a prayer, prompting them to respond in unison. Their families are nearby, but the patients’ decisive interaction is with the apparition and its message.

Significant themes

• Resurrection and transformation: Xiaoyue returns from death physically restored and spiritually changed.
• Faith amid desperation: The threat of death makes even skeptics receptive to promises of healing and eternal life.
• Power and conversion: Xiaoyue’s new abilities come with a mission to spread belief, suggesting that salvation and supernatural power are linked to recruitment.
• Hope and vulnerability: The patients’ wish to live and remain with their loved ones makes them especially susceptible to the Medicine King’s promise.

Plot points and events

• Leng Xiaoyue wanders through the hospital, consumed by memories of her younger brother. She prays to the God of Abundance, willing to sacrifice her own life if he can be brought back.
• Her prayers coincide with a miraculous healing: colored petals and vines fill the hospital, while pale-green energy envelops the patients and clears their illnesses and pain.
• The next morning, Li Qingyue senses the power that has gathered within and around him, but shows little interest in it.
• He settles into a domestic routine with Mu Xi, Na’er, and Mu Xi’s parents. Mu Chen takes Li Qingyue and Mu Xi to advanced Forging lessons, while Na’er attends Mecha classes.
• News reports that every patient in the hospital has recovered, though vines have overtaken the building. The event attracts public and scientific attention, but Li Qingyue does not get involved.
• Li Qingyue continues studying and practicing Forging under Mu Chen’s guidance. Two peaceful months pass, and Eastsea Academy is about to begin.

Character developments and interactions

• Leng Xiaoyue is revealed as deeply devoted to her brother; her memories and desperate prayer appear to drive or accompany the hospital’s supernatural healing.
• Li Qingyue remains calm and detached despite his growing power, focusing instead on study and daily life.
• Mu Xi acts playfully and familiarly with Li Qingyue, sharing music with him during the drive to class. She also teases and bosses Na’er.
• Na’er is reluctant to attend Mecha classes and resents being separated from Li Qingyue, but obeys his advice to study.
• Mu Chen and Bao’er provide a warm, loving home. Mu Chen teaches Li Qingyue Forging patiently, while Bao’er welcomes both children at breakfast.

Significant themes

• Faith, devotion, and healing: Leng Xiaoyue’s selfless prayer is linked to the patients’ recovery.
• Family and care: The Mu household’s affectionate routines contrast with the suffering described in the hospital.
• Growth through mentorship: Li Qingyue’s progress shows the value of a skilled, supportive teacher.
• Ordinary life amid the extraordinary: Even as a miracle draws public attention, the characters continue with lessons and everyday routines.

Plot points and events

• Li Qingyue, Mu Xi, and Na’er arrive at Eastsea Academy, attracting attention because they are unusually young and strikingly beautiful.
• Mu Xi introduces Qingyue to her friend and senior student, Ouyang Zixin, who agrees to help Qingyue and Na’er complete enrollment.
• On the way to the boys’ dormitory, they find Xie Xie arguing with two new roommates over who gets the lower bunks. One boy has black wings; the other is accompanied by the phantom of an Ancient Dragon.
• Xie Xie says he had reserved the bunks for himself and Qingyue. Qingyue asks Ouyang Zixin to take Na’er to her dorm and wait for him and Mu Xi to join them for lunch.
• As the chapter ends, Qingyue faces the two boys, his expression still pleasant but his gaze calm and assessing.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Xi is impatient with the crowds and their curious stares, but has thoughtfully arranged for Ouyang Zixin to assist the newcomers.
• Ouyang Zixin is warm and helpful. She recognizes the dorm dispute but chooses not to interfere, allowing the boys to work it out themselves.
• Qingyue is courteous and composed: he greets Ouyang Zixin politely, asks her to escort Na’er, and appears ready to handle the confrontation without fuss. His striking appearance also affects those around him.
• Xie Xie is openly confrontational with the two boys, but clearly wants Qingyue as his roommate and expected him to take the lower bunk.
• Na’er trusts Qingyue’s strength completely and leaves without concern, even waving cheerfully as he stays behind.

Significant themes

• First impressions and appearance: The trio’s beauty draws attention, while Qingyue’s charm influences Ouyang Zixin.
• Independence and self-reliance: Unlike most new students, they arrive without family, and Qingyue handles the enrollment and dorm situation himself.
• Conflict and future relationships: The bunk dispute introduces tension among new roommates; Ouyang Zixin deliberately leaves them space to resolve it.
• Hidden strength: Qingyue’s calm demeanor contrasts with his formidable abilities, which Na’er knows far exceed what others might expect.

Key events

• Li Qingyue confronts Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi after they try to take someone else’s dormitory spot. He refuses to back down, reasoning that yielding would only encourage them.
• Wang and Zhang dismiss him and Xie Xie because they are from Class Five, but are surprised to learn both boys are Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters.
• Li disguises his unusually powerful Soul Rings as ordinary yellow ones, then overwhelms Wang and Zhang with two punches, sending them through the walls into the neighboring room.
• The chaos startles the room’s occupants, including Tang Wulin. There, a boy is already injured after stepping on a quilt, adding an absurd, almost comic note to the scene.
• Li calmly introduces himself as a Support Soul Master and uses his branch Martial Soul to heal everyone’s injuries almost instantly. He explains that healing is his specialty—but he can also fight.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Qingyue proves both formidable and composed: he responds decisively to bullying, yet remains gentle and courteous afterward. His contrast between devastating strength and rapid healing defines his presence.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi begin confident and dismissive, relying on their strength and assumptions about Class Five. Li’s punches leave them shocked and frightened, while his healing leaves them bewildered.
• Xie Xie stands with Li as a fellow Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, though Li handles the confrontation himself.
• Tang Wulin and the others witness the fight’s aftermath in stunned silence.

Significant themes

• Standing up to intimidation: Li believes backing down would invite further bullying, so he meets the challenge directly.
• Appearances and assumptions: Wang and Zhang underestimate Li because of his class, while his support role disguises his combat ability.
• Power kept hidden: Li masks the true nature of his Soul Rings to avoid drawing attention and causing trouble.
• Contrasts and humor: Li’s polite demeanor, healing gift, and immense punching power clash comically with the destruction he causes.

Key plot points

• After defeating Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, Li Qingyue insists they pay for the wall they crashed through. When Zhang Yangzi protests, Li threatens to make the pair help test his healing ability every day. Zhang Yangzi gives in and agrees to cover the full cost.
• Wang Jinxi, who had pretended to be unconscious, wakes up. He and Zhang Yangzi agree on a separate arrangement involving three extra meals, though Wang grumbles about the expense. Both recognize that Li is unusually powerful, especially for a healer, and decide not to challenge him again for now.
• Back in the dorm, Li finds Xie Xie making his bed with a new bedsheet. The two clean up together, then leave for lunch.
• Li treats a group that includes Xie Xie, Mu Xi, and Ouyang Zixin to expensive Class A meals. Ouyang Zixin notices a blue-haired young man and a young woman nearby, arguing with the familiarity of close companions.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Qingyue remains calm and courteous even while intimidating his opponents. He uses his strength—and the prospect of testing his healing—to make Zhang Yangzi accept responsibility, then shifts easily to friendly teamwork with Xie Xie.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi move from swaggering bullies to wary, reluctant opponents. Zhang negotiates on Wang’s behalf, while Wang admits they underestimated Li and recognizes how dangerous a healing Soul Master can be.
• Xie Xie shows consideration by preparing Li’s bed and helping clean the dorm. He is also openly impressed—and somewhat envious—that Li already knows an attractive upperclasswoman.
• Ouyang Zixin is initially struck by the group’s unusually good looks, then becomes alert when she spots the familiar-looking pair nearby.

Significant themes

• Strength and accountability: Li insists that provoking a fight carries consequences, even when his opponents try to shift blame.
• The strategic value of support abilities: The chapter emphasizes that healing can change the balance of a fight, especially when a healer can restore himself.
• Camaraderie and status: Practical kindness among Li and Xie Xie contrasts with the earlier posturing, while wealth and attractive appearances shape the social atmosphere at lunch.

Plot points and events

• Ouyang Zixin spots Xu Xiaoyu dining closely with a blue-haired girl and is visibly hurt. Na’er identifies the girl as Xu Xiaoyan, their first-year classmate and roommate.
• Li Qingyue is surprised to see Xu Xiaoyan at Eastsea Academy so early; in the timeline he remembers, she transferred later. He suspects there is an unexplained reason for the change.
• Mistaking the pair’s closeness for romance, Mu Xi confronts Xu Xiaoyu on Ouyang Zixin’s behalf. She summons a fireball and prepares to attack.
• Li Qingyue intervenes, binding Mu Xi with vines before she can strike. When Xu Xiaoyu reflexively summons his ice staff and Soul Rings, Li Qingyue restrains him too.
• Li Qingyue explains that Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Xiaoyu are almost certainly siblings, pointing out their resemblance and ending the confrontation.

Character developments

• Ouyang Zixin is shown to have deep feelings for Xu Xiaoyu, but her hurt turns into quiet disappointment rather than an open confrontation.
• Mu Xi demonstrates fierce loyalty to Zixin and a quick temper, acting boldly because of her family’s influence and power. She nevertheless stops resisting when Li Qingyue restrains her.
• Li Qingyue stays calm and practical, preventing a misunderstanding from becoming a fight. His vines show considerable strength.
• Xu Xiaoyu appears protective and indulgent toward the girl, but his relationship with her is misunderstood. He is startled by Mu Xi and unable to escape Li Qingyue’s vines.
• Xu Xiaoyan’s unexpected early arrival at the academy raises questions, though the chapter does not explain it.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and appearances: A sibling’s closeness is mistaken for romantic intimacy, nearly causing a fight.
• Unspoken affection: Zixin’s feelings are clear, but Xu Xiaoyu has neither returned them nor explicitly rejected her.
• Power and restraint: Mu Xi’s status emboldens her, while Li Qingyue uses his strength to prevent others from acting rashly.

Character interactions

• Zixin watches Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan together while Mu Xi recognizes her distress and steps in for her.
• Li Qingyue stops Mu Xi, then restrains Xu Xiaoyu as well, keeping both from escalating the situation.
• The chapter closes with Li Qingyue clarifying the likely sibling relationship to Mu Xi and Zixin.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue’s misunderstanding is cleared up: Xu Xiaoyan is Xu Xiaoyu’s sister, not his lover. Li releases the vines restraining the siblings, and the meal ends in awkward peace.
• Na’er remains quiet and eats an enormous meal—ten portions costing ten thousand Federation Credits—while Xie Xie watches the commotion with amusement.
• Back at the dormitory, two oddly dressed repairmen use hammer-like Martial Souls to restore a damaged wall almost instantly. Zhang Yangzi pays them sixty thousand Federation Credits.
• The next morning, Eastsea Academy holds its opening ceremony. After a brief welcome speech, first-year grade director Long Hengxu begins assigning students to classes.
• Several familiar students, including Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xu Xiaoyan, are placed in Class One. Despite being a Second Ring Soul Master, Na’er is not called for any of the first four classes; she and Li Qingyue are assigned to Class Five.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Xiaoyan is shy and uneasy after the confrontation, but greets Na’er and recognizes Li Qingyue’s striking appearance. She feels awkward once she understands why he misread her relationship with Xu Xiaoyu.
• Xu Xiaoyu is embarrassed and angry at Mu Xi, but is too intimidated by her to challenge her.
• Mu Xi is briefly embarrassed by the misunderstanding yet remains confident and dismissive.
• Na’er stays reserved, speaking little and keeping her attention on her meal; Xu Xiaoyan’s surprise at her Class Five placement highlights how unusual the assignment seems.
• Li Qingyue defuses the restaurant conflict and remains unconcerned by the lingering resentment from the others in the dorm.
• The dormmates share a moment of comic relief at the repairmen’s unusual ability, easing the earlier tension.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and appearances: Xu Xiaoyan and Xu Xiaoyu’s resemblance is not obvious, and Li Qingyue’s mistaken assumption drives the restaurant conflict.
• Social awkwardness and hierarchy: Xu Xiaoyan’s anxiety, Xu Xiaoyu’s reluctance to confront Mu Xi, and the strained meal reveal how status and temperament shape interactions.
• Unexpected ability and classification: The repairmen’s extraordinary repair power—and Na’er and Li Qingyue’s placement in Class Five despite Na’er’s strength—suggest that appearances and formal rankings may not tell the whole story.

Plot points and events

• Wu Changkong arrives to take charge of Class Five as its homeroom teacher. Though stern and reserved, he is an exceptionally capable Soul Emperor and Two-Word Battle Armor Master, with combat expertise and training from Shrek Academy.
• During introductions, Li Qingyue explains that he is nine, a Second Ring Soul Master, and a boy—clarifying the confusion caused by his unusually feminine appearance.
• Wu Changkong discovers that Li, Na’er, and Xie Xie are all Second Ring Soul Masters, a level that could have qualified them for Class One. He is puzzled that they are in Class Five but does not pursue the matter.
• Wu teaches material drawn from Shrek Academy, including a more precise version of Martial Soul Theory than the school’s usual curriculum. The students listen closely.
• After class, the students are dismissed. Li wears a mask to avoid the attention his appearance attracts.
• Xie Xie excitedly admires Wu and wants to imitate his aloof demeanor; Na’er reacts skeptically, while Li focuses only on learning from the teacher.
• Li declines Xie Xie’s invitation to go out because he senses Leng Xiaoyue approaching. He decides to meet her, recognizing their shared history and her potential as a trusted Emanator.

Character developments and interactions

• Wu Changkong is established as a disciplined, highly skilled teacher whose quiet authority contrasts with the students’ curiosity and excitement.
• Li Qingyue remains reserved and practical. He dislikes the attention his looks attract, but values Wu’s teaching and feels responsible for checking on Leng Xiaoyue.
• Xie Xie openly idolizes Wu, despite having a cheerful personality unlike Wu’s cool reserve. Na’er silently mocks the mismatch.
• Leng Xiaoyue, though not yet appearing directly, is shown to have kept her distance from Li, likely to avoid causing trouble. Their past three years together matter to him.

Significant themes

• Teaching and expertise: Wu’s experience and rigorous instruction offer a different, more advanced approach to education.
• Appearance and unwanted attention: Li’s beauty causes others to misread and scrutinize him, making it a source of discomfort rather than pride.
• Belonging and potential: The presence of several powerful students in Class Five raises questions about their placement and prospects.
• Trust and responsibility: Li’s bond with Leng Xiaoyue suggests that power and shared history may develop into deeper loyalty.

Plot points and events

• Leng Xiaoyue returns to Eastsea City after recovering from the incident in which her uncontrolled power covered a hospital in vines and cured many seriously ill patients.
• She has gained immense abilities: enhanced strength, extraordinary vitality, rapid regeneration—including regrowing a severed hand—and the capacity to absorb life force.
• Near Eastsea Academy, she senses a faint connection to Li Qingyue and a more overwhelming force that instinctively compels her to submit.
• Li Qingyue meets her in an alley. Xiaoyue realizes he gave her these powers and asks how he did it.
• She then kneels and begs him to revive her younger brother, offering him anything in return. Li Qingyue knows he can do so, but fears that granting her wish may push her toward becoming a remnant of the Abundance and losing herself. After a long hesitation, he nods.

Character developments

• Leng Xiaoyue has become physically powerful and seemingly impossible to kill, but the scale and mysterious origin of her abilities frighten her. Her grief for her brother overwhelms her pride and leads her to plead humbly with Li Qingyue.
• Li Qingyue remains calm and compassionate, but his decision reveals a conflict between helping Xiaoyue and protecting her from the danger his gift may bring.

Character interactions

• Xiaoyue senses that Li Qingyue is her superior and that her life is in his hands, yet accepts this relationship as natural because she believes her power came from him.
• Their reunion begins gently, with Li asking about her work, but shifts into a desperate plea for her brother’s revival.
• Li’s eventual agreement gives Xiaoyue hope while leaving the risk to her future unresolved.

Significant themes

• Power and dependence: Xiaoyue’s extraordinary abilities are tied to Li Qingyue, creating an unequal bond she willingly accepts.
• Grief and hope: Her desire to recover her brother drives her to risk everything.
• The cost of miracles: Revival is possible, but using such power may bring spiritual corruption and the loss of one’s identity.

Key plot points and events

• Li Qingyue tells Leng Xiaoyue that, by the time he reaches the Third Ring at the latest, he should be able to revive her younger brother. Though he makes no firm promise, Leng Xiaoyue kneels in gratitude.
• Leng Xiaoyue’s soul is steadily eroding as it remains separated from her body. The Abundance power Li Qingyue gave her can slow the damage, but using more of his power worsens it. Calling on the Reignbow Arbiter before the erosion becomes fatal would resolve the problem.
• Unable to leave Eastsea Academy himself, Li Qingyue sends Leng Xiaoyue out as his apostle. She is to preach the Medicine King’s name and promise healing and Eternal Life to anyone who prays, regardless of their morality.
• Li Qingyue reflects on the limits of his growing faith-based power: he needs Believers nearby to answer prayers, and each blessing consumes scarce Power of Faith. As he nears the Third Ring, he anticipates unlocking a new ability but does not know what it will be.
• He returns to the academy and keeps a low profile. With a Qiangu Family member dead and Leng Xiaoyue in Eastsea City, Qiangu Dongfeng’s search is likely to make the city increasingly dangerous.

Character developments

• Li Qingyue remains compassionate but is still learning to think and act like a god. He is also pragmatic, building a following through Leng Xiaoyue while conserving his strength and avoiding attention.
• Leng Xiaoyue accepts her new subordinate role without resentment. Her hope of restoring her brother outweighs her unease about preaching the hollow promise of Eternal Life, though her own condition remains precarious.

Significant themes

• Faith as power and influence: Belief enables Li Qingyue to reach and aid people, but his influence depends on the spread of his followers and the Power of Faith they provide.
• Hope and moral compromise: Leng Xiaoyue is willing to promote a promise she doubts because it may help save her brother.
• Power, responsibility, and uncertainty: Li Qingyue’s abilities are growing, but their costs and limits—and the nature of Yaoshi’s inheritance—remain unclear.
• The tension between humanity and divinity: Li Qingyue possesses a god’s power without yet fully adopting a god’s perspective.

Character interactions

• Leng Xiaoyue’s desperate gratitude contrasts with Li Qingyue’s discomfort at being treated as a deity.
• Li Qingyue gives Leng Xiaoyue authority and a mission; she accepts both, prioritizing her brother’s possible recovery.
• Their relationship has shifted from personal dependence toward a god-and-apostle arrangement, though Li Qingyue’s promise to help her brother remains central.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Wu Changkong struggles to choose three students for the class tournament. Sending Li Qingyue, Xie Xie, and Na’er together would be overwhelmingly unfair, but the remaining students are weak. He selects Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin, leaving Li Qingyue and Na’er off the team; neither objects.
• Wu arranges nightly combat training for all five students, including Li Qingyue and Na’er, and asks them to attack him so he can assess their abilities.
• Zhou Changxi volunteers first, charging with his Baboon Martial Soul. Wu defeats him effortlessly with a wooden branch, knocking him to the floor.

Character developments

• Wu Changkong is shown balancing fairness with the need to teach: he recognizes Li Qingyue’s exceptional strength but wants his instruction to matter. He also senses that Li may be powerful enough to pose a faint threat even to him.
• Li Qingyue remains largely passive, but Wu regards him as the strongest student by far and is wary of his potential.
• Xie Xie has grown rapidly, reaching roughly Soul Power Level 24–25, with a stronger Soul Spirit and substantial family support. He stands protectively near Li Qingyue and Na’er.
• Na’er is revealed to possess the Silver Dragon Spear and unusual purple Soul Rings; despite having only two rings, she is stronger than Xie Xie.
• Tang Wulin notices Xie Xie’s apparent protectiveness and feels an unexplained, powerful urge to be close to Na’er.
• Zhou Changxi shows courage by attacking first, despite his limited ability, but his lack of strength and technique is immediately exposed.

Significant themes

• Fairness versus meaningful challenge: Wu must avoid making the tournament effortless for his strongest students while still giving the weaker ones a chance.
• Talent, resources, and hidden potential: Xie Xie’s progress reflects family investment, while Li Qingyue and Na’er possess unusual abilities that others do not fully understand.
• Courage versus capability: Zhou Changxi’s willingness to step forward contrasts sharply with the gulf in strength between him and Wu Changkong.
• Unexplained bonds: Tang Wulin’s attraction to Na’er hints at a deeper connection he cannot yet explain.

Character interactions

• Wu gives all five students an ongoing training opportunity and invites them to attack him.
• Zhou Changxi acts alone, while the others hesitate; Xie Xie stays near Li Qingyue and Na’er, and Li’s silence seems to hold Xie back.
• Tang Wulin watches the group and is particularly drawn to Na’er.
• Wu’s single, casual counter to Zhou establishes the enormous gap between the teacher and his students.

Key plot points and events

• Wu Changkong tests the group while holding his strength down to Second Ring level. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie attack together, but he easily knocks them aside and breaks Tang’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Li Qingyue stays back, observing Wu and recognizing how much power he is suppressing. Wu then turns his attention to Li.
• Li reveals a jade-green plant Martial Soul and uses his first Soul Skill to heal his companions and instantly replenish their Soul Power.
• Repeatedly restored, Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin resume their assault. Their relentless attacks eventually catch Wu off guard: Xie Xie’s Twin Dragon Storm cuts his clothing and wounds him.
• Wu attempts to disrupt Li’s healing energy, but cannot affect it. He knocks the three attackers away with an icy strike, then rushes directly at Li and thrusts his branch toward him. The chapter ends before the attack’s outcome is shown.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Qingyue remains calm and strategic, supporting the others rather than joining the initial attack. His extraordinary healing and Soul Power restoration transform the fight, making him the group’s crucial force multiplier.
• Xie Xie shows persistence and tactical awareness. Knowing how Li’s ability works, he attacks from a favorable position and keeps striking even after being knocked down; his persistence earns the first clear hit on Wu.
• Tang Wulin initially attacks alongside Xie Xie, then is astonished by Li’s ability before joining the renewed assault.
• Zhou Changxi repeatedly throws himself at Wu to create openings for his teammates.
• Wu Changkong begins composed and seemingly in control, but Li’s healing proves difficult to counter. His growing frustration leads him to bypass the attackers and target Li directly.
• Li and Wu exchange a brief, measured acknowledgment: Li recognizes Wu’s skill, while Wu studies Li as a potential threat.

Significant themes

• Support can redefine a battle: Li’s healing turns defeat into an effectively continuous assault.
• Persistence and teamwork: The group relies on repeated attacks and small openings rather than matching Wu’s strength individually.
• Power and strategy: Wu’s superior technique dominates at first, but Li’s unusual ability forces him to change tactics.