Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen broke through to level thirty after five days of secluded cultivation and recovered from the strain in a day-long sleep. He asked Mo Yuan to accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his third soul ring, and Mo Yuan tested his soul power to confirm the breakthrough.

• Lin Chen broke through the bottleneck at level twenty-nine and reached level thirty, then collapsed into a deep sleep while Liuli guarded him.
• Lin Chen woke after sleeping for a day and night, ate spiritual provisions, and realized he needed a third soul ring to become a Soul Elder.
• Lin Chen went to Mo Yuan's courtyard and asked him to accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a soul ring.
• Mo Yuan took out a testing crystal and asked Lin Chen to channel his soul power into it.
• The crystal shone with the light of level thirty soul power, confirming Lin Chen's breakthrough.

After Lin Chen reached level thirty, Mo Yuan prepared to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his third Soul Ring. The chapter left them at the dean’s office, where Mo Yuan registered their departure.

• Mo Yuan tested Lin Chen’s soul power, praised his stable breakthrough to level thirty, and promised to accompany him on a Soul Ring hunt.
• Lin Chen checked his supplies, rested with Liuli, and prepared for the journey.
• At dawn, Lin Chen met Mo Yuan at his courtyard, and they headed to the dean’s office to register their trip.
• Mo Yuan told the dean that Lin Chen had reached level thirty and requested approval to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable Soul Ring.

The dean approved Lin Chen’s trip to the Star Dou Great Forest with Mo Yuan so Lin Chen could obtain a soul ring and reach the Soul Elder realm. Mo Yuan carried him through the air, but his limited endurance forced them to stop and recover repeatedly as they continued their journey.

• The dean praised Lin Chen for reaching level thirty at eleven and approved Mo Yuan accompanying him to find a suitable soul ring.
• Lin Chen and Mo Yuan left the academy and headed for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Mo Yuan carried Lin Chen aloft, and Lin Chen used a thin soul-power barrier to shield himself from the wind.
• After about fifteen minutes, Mo Yuan’s soul power weakened, so he landed to rest and recover.
• Mo Yuan resumed the flight, but he and Lin Chen landed three times in total as Mo Yuan repeatedly replenished his soul power.

Mo Yuan and Lin Chen reached Star Dou Town ahead of their planned soul hunt, and Lin Chen explored the stalls while Mo Yuan recovered. Lin Chen discovered a strange white flower that strongly attracted his Two-Tailed Fox martial soul.

• Mo Yuan and Lin Chen arrived at Star Dou Town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Mo Yuan booked adjoining rooms, told Lin Chen to stay safe, and secluded himself to recover his soul power.
• Lin Chen explored a side street of temporary stalls selling goods gathered from the forest.
• Lin Chen's Two-Tailed Fox martial soul reacted intensely to an unusual white flower with five fox-tail-like fronds and a fox-shaped face.
• The stall owner praised the flower's supposed benefits, while Lin Chen ignored his sales pitch and sensed his martial soul's powerful longing for it.

Lin Chen bought a fox-faced flower and discovered it was an Immortal Herb suited to fox martial souls. After Liuli ate it, Lin Chen refined its energy and gained a stronger foundation, while Liuli developed a new skill; the chapter ended with Lin Chen and Mo Yuan going downstairs to eat.

• Lin Chen recognized the flower's affinity with his fox martial soul and bought it from the stall owner for one Gold Soul Coin.
• Lin Chen returned to his hotel room and summoned his Two-Tailed Fox martial soul, which eagerly responded to the flower.
• Lin Chen realized the flower was an Immortal Herb that could nourish fox bloodlines, and Liuli swallowed it.
• Lin Chen refined the energy throughout the afternoon, strengthening his soul power, meridians, and foundation as Liuli's Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline grew stronger and granted it a skill.
• Mo Yuan called Lin Chen to dinner, and they went downstairs to choose a table in the hotel dining area.

Mo Yuan prepared Lin Chen for entering the Star Dou Great Forest, warning him about its dangers and instructing him to stay calm and follow orders. After discovering Liuli’s new Charm skill and consolidating his Soul Power overnight, Lin Chen set out with Mo Yuan toward the forest for his Soul Ring hunt.

• Mo Yuan explained the forest’s dangers, Soul Ring selection, and safety rules while Lin Chen listened carefully.
• Lin Chen discovered that Liuli had gained Charm, a skill that could daze a target up to twenty levels stronger for one second.
• Lin Chen meditated overnight to consolidate his level-thirty Soul Power, and he and Mo Yuan rested before the expedition.
• At daybreak, Lin Chen and Mo Yuan ate breakfast, left Star Dou Town, and approached the forest on foot with their auras suppressed.
• Mo Yuan reiterated that Lin Chen must stay beside him, conserve his strength, and remain calm as they entered the forest.

Lin Chen and Mo Yuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a roughly two-thousand-year-old fire-attribute fox Soul Beast for Lin Chen’s third Soul Ring. Mo Yuan revealed his Flowing Cloud Blade and cleared a path through the forest, leaving them to continue past the defeated territorial beasts.

• Lin Chen told Mo Yuan he wanted a roughly two-thousand-year-old fire-attribute fox Soul Ring, and Mo Yuan warned him that it exceeded the usual limit for a third Soul Ring.
• Mo Yuan agreed to help and led Lin Chen toward a geothermal area in the southeastern outskirts where fire-type Soul Beasts and fox packs lived.
• Mo Yuan manifested his Flowing Cloud Blade and precisely cut a path through the dense forest.
• Mo Yuan’s Soul Saint pressure frightened away most low-level Soul Beasts, while several territorial thousand-year beasts attacked them.
• Mo Yuan defeated a Gray-Furred Split-Toothed Wolf, an Ironspine Thorn Boar, and a Poison-Scaled Lizard with precise blade strikes.

Mo Yuan led Lin Chen through the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest to a geothermal gathering place suited to fire-type soul beasts. Lin Chen spotted a powerful Flame Spirit Fox at the center of its clan, but its age and fate remained unknown.

• Mo Yuan killed the soul beasts blocking their path and warned Lin Chen to avoid lingering where blood could attract danger.
• Mo Yuan and Lin Chen traveled carefully through the forest, eventually reaching a dry, geothermally heated area on Star Dou's outskirts.
• Mo Yuan explained that the area suited fire-type soul beasts and that two-thousand-year-old foxes might live there.
• Mo Yuan led Lin Chen to a geothermal spring where a large clan of Flame Spirit Fox soul beasts rested and played.
• Lin Chen examined the clan and identified a particularly powerful Flame Spirit Fox resting on a boulder at the spring's center.

Lin Chen and Mo Yuan lured a two-thousand-year Flame Spirit Fox away from its pack so Lin Chen could claim it for his third Soul Ring. After Mo Yuan crippled the fox, Lin Chen narrowly dodged its final counterattack.

• Lin Chen hid with Liuli while Mo Yuan prepared to draw the Flame Spirit Fox pack leader away from its nest.
• Mo Yuan provoked the two-thousand-year Flame Spirit Fox and led it to an open clearing, far from its pack.
• Mo Yuan struck the fox with precise blade intent, leaving it near death and unable to use its soul power.
• Lin Chen approached the fallen fox to finish it, but it suddenly slashed at him with its right forepaw.
• Lin Chen twisted aside and narrowly avoided the fox's claws.

Lin Chen killed the two-thousand-year Flame Spirit Fox and began absorbing its Soul Ring, but the ring chose Liuli and unleashed energy that threatened to overwhelm them both. Mo Yuan prepared to intervene as Lin Chen and Liuli struggled to endure the dangerous absorption.

• Mo Yuan restrained the Flame Spirit Fox, and Lin Chen killed it with his short sword.
• A purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring formed above the Flame Spirit Fox's corpse as Lin Chen prepared to absorb it.
• The Soul Ring moved to Liuli and encircled the little fox, sending its immense fire energy through Liuli into Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen and Liuli shared the energy, but it overwhelmed their bodies as they tried to refine it.
• Mo Yuan watched their perilous condition and gathered soul power, ready to interrupt the absorption and save Lin Chen.

Lin Chen endured the painful absorption of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Mo Yuan guarded him, and Liuli’s Martial Soul transformed into a three-tailed fox. The absorption finished successfully, and Lin Chen began to sense the changes in his body.

• Mo Yuan chose to trust Lin Chen to continue absorbing the Soul Ring and guarded the area against danger.
• Lin Chen endured severe pain as the Soul Ring’s energy reshaped his body and strengthened his Martial Soul.
• Liuli began growing a third tail, absorbing excess fire energy and calming the Rampage energy around Lin Chen.
• Mo Yuan kept low-level Soul Beasts away while Lin Chen and Liuli refined the energy for several hours.
• Liuli’s third tail finished growing, and Lin Chen’s Soul Power settled as the absorption entered its final stage.
• Lin Chen opened his eyes and stood, while three-tailed Liuli nuzzled his leg and he sensed the changes within his body.

After Lin Chen safely absorbed his third soul ring and evolved Liuli into a three-tailed spirit fox, he and Mo Yuan prepared to camp in the Star Dou Great Forest rather than risk traveling at night. Mo Yuan secured the campsite, and the two settled in behind a fire and a circle of beast-repelling powder.

• Lin Chen recovered from absorbing the soul ring, thanked Mo Yuan for guarding him, then washed at a secluded hot spring with Liuli.
• Lin Chen returned to the clearing, where Mo Yuan warned that dangerous soul beasts roamed the forest at night and advised them to stay put.
• Mo Yuan chose a sheltered campsite and pitched a tent while Lin Chen gathered firewood and lit a campfire.
• Mo Yuan scattered beast-repelling powder around the campsite to discourage soul beasts from approaching.

Mo Yuan secured the camp and explained the dangers of relying on a campfire alone while Lin Chen reported the changes caused by absorbing a two-thousand-year Flame Spirit Fox soul ring. The chapter left Lin Chen and Liuli preparing to stabilize their cultivation overnight before returning to the Academy at dawn.

• Mo Yuan set copper-bell warning cords around the tent and explained that repellents and alarms were needed to deter stronger soul beasts.
• Lin Chen told Mo Yuan that his third soul ring had produced two soul skills and strengthened his first two skills as his martial soul transformed.
• Mo Yuan explained that exceeding the usual soul-ring limit could cause unusual skills and a broader transformation, but warned Lin Chen to watch for hidden injuries.
• Mo Yuan reminded Lin Chen that Liuli had shouldered much of the soul-ring energy pressure and told them to regulate their breathing and energy together overnight.
• Lin Chen agreed to stabilize his cultivation and study his transformed martial soul while the camp remained secure.

After absorbing a Flame Spirit Fox’s two-thousand-year Soul Ring, Lin Chen meditated by the campfire and mastered his transformed Soul Skills. Mo Yuan then asked him to demonstrate his twin third Soul Skills so he could check them for problems.

• Lin Chen examined how the breakthrough had transformed his body, meridians, Martial Soul, and Soul Power.
• He reviewed the upgrades to his four existing Soul Skills and practiced all his old and new abilities until he controlled them smoothly.
• Mo Yuan watched over Lin Chen without interrupting while he stabilized his cultivation.
• After Lin Chen finished, Mo Yuan asked him to demonstrate his two new third Soul Skills so he could check their stability and control.

Lin Chen tested Liuli’s offensive and support soul skills under Mo Yuan’s guidance, and Mo Yuan praised both abilities. Lin Chen and Liuli slept while Mo Yuan kept watch through the night in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Lin Chen instructed Liuli to use Lifting Fire to Burn the Sky, and the attack blasted a deep, charred pit into the clearing.
• Mo Yuan assessed the offensive skill’s power and precision, then Lin Chen asked Liuli to apply Urgent as Ten Thousand Fires to Mo Yuan.
• Mo Yuan tested the speed enhancement and judged that it increased his overall speed by about twenty percent.
• Mo Yuan told Lin Chen to rest after absorbing a Soul Ring beyond his limits, and Lin Chen went into the tent with Liuli.
• Mo Yuan guarded the camp through the night, using his soul power to sense activity in the surrounding forest.

After a safe journey out of the Star Dou Great Forest, Mo Yuan and Lin Chen returned to Border Town. Mo Yuan went to rest, while Lin Chen set out to browse the market stalls with Liuli.

• At dawn, Mo Yuan woke Lin Chen, and they packed up their campsite before setting off along the marked route.
• Mo Yuan and Lin Chen traveled safely through the forest for four hours and emerged onto the plains outside Border Town.
• Mo Yuan took Lin Chen to their hotel, booked two rooms, and warned him not to leave town or enter the forest alone.
• After Mo Yuan went to rest, Lin Chen decided to explore the market stalls in search of useful goods and unexpected finds.

Lin Chen was swept from Border Town’s marketplace to a fight between Zhu Zhuqing and Lu Jia of the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group. He recognized Zhu Zhuqing as she struggled against Lu Jia and his companions.

• Lin Chen searched a market stall for valuable ores while Liuli stayed beside him.
• News of a fight outside town drew Lin Chen and the townspeople to the outskirts.
• Onlookers said Lu Jia had harassed a young woman and that the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group had blocked her escape.
• Lin Chen saw the black-clad girl use her Nether Civet Martial Soul to attack Lu Jia, but Lu Jia evaded her with ease.
• Lin Chen recognized the girl as Zhu Zhuqing and recalled that she had left her family to search for Dai Mubai.

Lin Chen decided to recruit Zhu Zhuqing for Spirit Hall and intervened when Lu Jia nearly defeated her. Trapped with Zhu Zhuqing by Lu Jia and the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group, Lin Chen waited anxiously for Teacher Mo Yuan as their lives hung in the balance.

• Lin Chen recognized Zhu Zhuqing as an opportunity to draw into Spirit Hall and sent Liuli to deliver a plea for help to Teacher Mo Yuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing exhausted her soul power and lost her martial soul possession, leaving her unable to defend herself against Lu Jia.
• Lin Chen stepped in, shielded Zhu Zhuqing, and condemned Lu Jia for bullying her.
• Lu Jia attacked Lin Chen while the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group surrounded him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lin Chen dodged Lu Jia's increasingly vicious attacks with Zhu Zhuqing, silently urging Teacher Mo Yuan to arrive before they were overwhelmed.

Mo Yuan arrived to protect Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing from the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group, then approached Zhu Zhuqing with an offer to join his Soul Master Academy. Zhu Zhuqing had not yet answered when the chapter ended.

• Mo Yuan released his Soul Saint aura, forced the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group and the onlookers to their knees, and checked that Lin Chen was unharmed.
• Lin Chen recounted how Lu Jia and the mercenaries had harassed Zhu Zhuqing and blocked their escape.
• Lin Chen urged Mo Yuan to recruit Zhu Zhuqing, praising her combat experience, resolve, and talent.
• Mo Yuan teased Lin Chen that he was interested in Zhu Zhuqing because she was pretty, then went to speak with her.
• Mo Yuan invited Zhu Zhuqing to study at his academy and offered to personally guide her training.

Zhu Zhuqing accepted Mo Yuan’s invitation to join the academy, changing the expected course of events. After Mo Yuan punished the Iron Tiger Mercenary Group, Lin Chen carried the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing in his arms.

• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to join Mo Yuan’s academy instead of heading to Suotuo City to seek out Dai Mubai.
• Mo Yuan ordered the frightened onlookers to leave and destroyed Lu Jia’s Martial Soul as punishment for his crimes.
• The Iron Tiger Mercenary Group surrendered its valuables as compensation and fled with the crippled Lu Jia.
• Zhu Zhuqing collapsed from exhaustion, and Mo Yuan urged Lin Chen to help her.
• Lin Chen lifted Zhu Zhuqing into a princess carry while Mo Yuan watched with approval.