Chapter Summaries

Han Tao realized Ning Fengzhi had written Martial Soul Level Combat Strength Prediction and sought his guidance on breaking through. With Ning Fengzhi’s Flora Essence and access to a Blue Silver Grass mimicry room at the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy, Han Tao finally reached level 20.

• Ning Fengzhi added a Level 50 Six-Winged Angel combat strength range to his book after deducing Xue Qinghe’s identity, and Han Tao recognized Ning Fengzhi as its author.
• Han Tao asked Ning Fengzhi how to break through, and Ning Fengzhi gave him Flora Essence after Han Tao invoked their teacher-disciple relationship.
• Ning Fengzhi advised Han Tao to consume the Flora Essence in a Mimicry Cultivation facility, so Han Tao used Qian Renxue’s Crown Prince Token to enter the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy.
• Han Tao found the customized Blue Silver Grass mimicry room, swallowed the Flora Essence, and absorbed the surrounding Soul Power.
• The Blue Silver Grass plants’ gathered Starlight helped Han Tao break through his bottleneck and reach level 20.

Han Tao investigated why some weak plant Martial Souls had unexpectedly high combat strength and discovered that Solitary Bamboo Soul Rings could increase a Soul Master's Growth Base. He decided to choose a Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring next, leaving the rare Solitary Bamboo boost for a later opportunity.

• Han Tao concluded that Innate Soul Power determined Soul Power Quality and compatibility, while a Simulated Training Field made natural Soul Power compatible with a Soul Master.
• Han Tao met Ye Lingling, who chose to cultivate in the Blue Silver Grass Simulated Training Field, then began searching the Spirit Beast Encyclopedia for a Level 20 Soul Ring.
• Han Tao spent three months studying plant Martial Souls and found that 80- to 99-year Solitary Bamboo Soul Rings granted 0.2 Additional Growth Base.
• Han Tao considered the nearly hundred-year-old Solitary Bamboo near Holy Soul Village but weighed its one-time benefit against the Blue Silver Grass bloodline's potential.
• Han Tao decided to take a Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring next because he could obtain more Blue Silver Grass Soul Rings later, while Solitary Bamboo could not be repeated.

Han Tao absorbed a Ten Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring to test whether it increased his Martial Soul’s Growth Base, but he had not yet verified the change. He returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he planned to reach level 21 and investigate improving his Meditation Method.

• Han Tao killed a Solitary Bamboo just under one hundred years old and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining the Second Soul Skill Blue Silver Bamboo.
• Han Tao saw no obvious change in his Blue Silver Grass and decided he needed to break through to level 21 to test whether his Growth Base had increased.
• Han Tao struggled to cultivate under Gravity Pressure and began planning research into a better Meditation Method, though he postponed it until after verifying the Solitary Bamboo’s effect.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Han Tao about choosing a Ten Year Soul Ring, and Han Tao said he had his reasons but could not yet share them.
• Ning Fengzhi left after hearing Han Tao had not given up, while Han Tao recognized both his teacher’s genuine concern and his interest in Han Tao’s research.

After Han Tao’s Soul Power reached Level 21, he investigated how his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul shaped Soul Power and sought advanced cultivation knowledge at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He studied the academy’s meridian theory and was confronted by Ye Lingling in the library.

• Han Tao observed Soul Power forming a Bamboo-shaped framework inside his Martial Soul during his breakthrough to Soul Power Level 21, and recorded how it tempered his Soul Power.
• Han Tao concluded that he needed more trials and detailed observations to improve his Meditation Method, then went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy using the Crown Prince Token.
• Han Tao attended Bai Baoshan’s class, where the Soul Douluo explained the Twelve Principal Meridians, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, and the roles of the Ren and Du Meridians.
• Han Tao compared the academy’s meridian teachings with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s method of condensing Soul Power through fine meridians, then entered the academy’s library.
• Ye Lingling recognized Han Tao in the library and questioned why he had come to Heaven Dou Academy.

Han Tao was exposed for using the Crown Prince Token to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but he redirected suspicion toward Prince Xue Beng by warning Xue Qinghe. He stayed at the academy to continue studying meridians and medicinal materials, though he still had not learned the Heaven Dou Meditation Method.

• Ye Lingling questioned Han Tao about how he had entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and he revealed that he had used the Crown Prince Token.
• Teachers and education committee members arrived, accepted Han Tao's explanation, and did not punish him.
• Han Tao wrote to Senior Brother Xue Qinghe that Prince Xue Beng had planned the incident, redirecting the Crown Prince's anger toward Xue Beng.
• Han Tao remained in the Library Pavilion and studied a book about human meridians instead of leaving after losing face.
• Han Tao attended teacher Xu's lesson on how medicinal materials affected meridians, learning about Nettle Juice, Pomelo Family, and Meridian Cleansing Pills.

Han Tao learned the Heaven Dou Meditation Method and, after seven months of cultivation, opened all Twelve Principal Meridians to complete the Small Heavenly Cycle, which let his soul power circulate almost automatically. Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe received Han Tao’s warning that Xue Beng had orchestrated the incident, but Han Tao’s efforts to create his own cultivation method remained far from complete.

• Han Tao bought Meridian Cleansing Pills and used them while practicing the Heaven Dou Meditation Method, directing their medicinal power to clear his principal meridians.
• Xue Qinghe received Han Tao’s letter stating that Prince Xue Beng had orchestrated the incident, then rewarded the eunuch who delivered it and suspected Han Tao had come to seek a breakthrough.
• After seven months of practice, Han Tao mastered the Heaven Dou Meditation Method and opened all Twelve Principal Meridians.
• Han Tao realized that the Small Heavenly Cycle allowed soul power to circulate continuously with little attention, effectively making the technique an automatic cultivation method.
• Han Tao concluded that Ning Fengzhi likely knew Heart Separation Control could complement the Heaven Dou Meditation Method, but Han Tao still had a long way to go before creating his own technique.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s annual assessment, Han Tao and Ning Rongrong clashed over her plan to leave and find teammates. After Han Tao and Ning Tian refused to accompany her, Ning Rongrong ran off, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin unleashed his Seven Kill Sword’s pressure across the Training Field.

• Han Tao attended the Sect’s annual assessment with his soul power at rank 23 after gaining only two ranks in seven months.
• Ning Fengzhi reviewed Ning Tian’s romance-industry research and decided not to dock his stipend.
• Ning Rongrong defended her poor theory scores, said she wanted strong teammates like Sword Grandpa and Bone Grandpa, and received permission from Ning Fengzhi to leave the Sect.
• Ning Rongrong asked Han Tao and then Ning Tian to go with her, but both refused, and she ran out of the Training Field.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin released the Seven Kill Sword’s immense pressure, cracking the marble floor and knocking the Sect Disciples down.

After Sword Douluo injured several Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, Ye Junlan arrived to heal them and used her Fallen Red secret method on Han Tao. She revealed that the Sect’s feud with Nine Heart Begonia was about obtaining the secret of Martial Soul Evolution, leaving Han Tao wary of her offer.

• Chen Xin attacked the Sect Disciples to teach them not to provoke a Titled Douluo, while Han Tao escaped the blast by following Ning Rongrong away from the Training Field.
• Ye Junlan arrived and healed the injured disciples, and Manager Ning explained that her visit gave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Nine Heart Begonia a chance to settle their conflict.
• Ye Junlan used Fallen Red on Han Tao, who sensed it had strengthened his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
• Ye Junlan said Fallen Red could help plant-type martial souls evolve, but required additional conditions, and Han Tao questioned why he should trust her.
• Ye Junlan revealed that the generations-long feud was about profit and that Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect masters had long sought the method for Martial Soul Evolution.

Han Tao traded the Deep Treatment method for Ye Lingling’s explanation of Martial Soul Evolution. He learned that advancing Blue Silver Grass’s rank required killing the current Blue Silver King, leaving him with a stark choice.

• Ye Junlan offered to exchange knowledge of Martial Soul Evolution for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s meridian-repair method, and Han Tao agreed.
• Three days later, Han Tao gave Ye Lingling the Deep Treatment method at Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Library Pavilion.
• Ye Lingling explained that Martial Soul Evolution could come through inheritance, puzzle-like complementation, or breaking limits by mastering a martial soul’s essence and origin.
• Ye Lingling described how Blue Silver King, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Seven Heart Begonia had once fused to help Blue Silver King evolve into Blue Silver Emperor.
• Ye Lingling told Han Tao that only one Blue Silver King could exist and that Blue Silver Grass could advance its rank only by killing the previous generation’s Blue Silver King.

Han Tao set aside his plan to use Ye Lingling to obtain Immortal Herbs and considered how to exploit Tang San’s Bloodline awakening to seize the Blue Silver King’s Origin. He realized Ye Lingling’s confidence in her Martial Soul Evolution theory came from the missing “Fallen Red” Secret Method, which was central to her proposal.

• Han Tao put away his book about the Jade Phosphorous Serpent and recognized that his and Ye Lingling’s overlapping interests made them natural allies.
• Ye Lingling admitted she had no way to deal with the Blue Silver King, and Han Tao weighed her Martial Soul Evolution method against his own research.
• Han Tao planned to expose and kill the Blue Silver King during Tang San’s Bloodline awakening, then absorb the forest’s Blue Silver Origin and become its true king.
• Han Tao reconsidered the plan and noticed that the “Fallen Red” Secret Method was absent from the Evolution route Ye Lingling had described.
• Han Tao inferred that “Fallen Red” supplied the energy needed for Blue Silver Grass to advance and was the source of Ye Lingling’s confidence.

Han Tao suggested that Ye Lingling investigate whether the Nine Heart Begonia could heal Soul Power and spirit, then learned the Nine Heart Begonia’s Martial Soul Rank breakthrough required energy from Fallen Red. After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect imprisoned Han Tao and Ning Tian, Han Tao considered the essence of Blue Silver Grass and began to approach an answer.

• Han Tao proposed that Ye Lingling test whether the Nine Heart Begonia could restore a Soul Master’s Soul Power and spirit.
• Ye Lingling apologized to Han Tao and revealed that a Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul Rank breakthrough required energy provided by Fallen Red.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect imprisoned Han Tao and Ning Tian, ostensibly for damaging the Sect’s reputation after Han Tao made Ning Rongrong cry.
• Han Tao asked Ning Tian to help him obtain Whale Rubber, which could strengthen a Soul Master’s meridians, muscles, and bones.
• Han Tao reflected on the essence of Blue Silver Grass and began to identify perception as a clue to its core ability.

Han Tao explained how Blue Silver Grass could evolve by adapting to external forces and why healing and amplification Martial Souls could help it. After Ning Fengzhi challenged his choice to trade away Deep Treatment, Han Tao used the lead on Aromatic Silk Beauty to secure his release from the Sect’s Little Black Room.

• Han Tao reasoned that Blue Silver Grass evolved by adapting to damage and that Nine Heart Begonia and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could help accelerate that process.
• Ning Fengzhi entered the room and questioned Han Tao about trading away the theory of Deep Treatment for Ye Junlan’s knowledge of Martial Soul Evolution.
• Han Tao pointed out that Immortal Herbs could help overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s limits, and he named Aromatic Silk Beauty as a possible solution.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Han Tao for leads on Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Han Tao implied that he would share them for a price.
• Ning Fengzhi took Han Tao out of the Little Black Room and instructed the guard to register his departure.

Han Tao persuaded Ning Fengzhi to invest in Pharmacology, arguing that research could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect make better use of medicinal materials and Immortal Herbs. Ning Fengzhi agreed and proposed recruiting Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan, whose expertise could advance the sect’s research.

• Ning Tian begged to leave the Little Black Room with Han Tao, but Ning Fengzhi refused and promised to release him if he passed the Hall Guardian Elder’s next assessment.
• Han Tao realized that studying Botany and Pharmacology could deepen his understanding of Blue Silver Grass and help it actively adapt to new traits.
• At the Sect Leader’s Residence, Ning Fengzhi asked Han Tao where to find Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Han Tao explained that Immortal Herbs required careful study and might need medicines to counter their toxicity.
• Han Tao urged Ning Fengzhi to establish Pharmacology research in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, emphasizing its potential to improve cultivation and make better use of resources.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to fund Pharmacology and suggested recruiting Yang Wudi, the Breaking Clan’s expert, since the clan needed money for its research.

Han Tao confirmed that Blue Silver Grass’s Martial Soul Essence was Adaptation and strengthened his own Martial Soul through controlled injuries. After two months, he reached Soul Power Level 24 and prepared to begin adapting Blue Silver Grass to the elements.

• Han Tao and Ye Lingling tested a middle-aged Blue Silver Grass Soul Master’s Martial Soul, and Han Tao confirmed that healing after damage triggered Adaptation.
• Han Tao tested cutting, impact, and crushing injuries on his own Blue Silver Grass, finding that recovery improved its hardness, toughness, and vitality.
• Ning Rongrong reached Shrek Academy, and Ning Fengzhi approved her enrollment and asked Flender to look after her.
• Han Tao spent two months adapting his Martial Soul to external wounds, increased his growth base to 0.3, and broke through to Soul Power Level 24.
• Han Tao prepared to begin adapting Blue Silver Grass to different elements.

Ning Tian and Han Tao were confined to the Little Black Room for two months by Gu Rong, while Han Tao studied the properties of elements. Yang Wudi joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and shared his knowledge of the Immortal Herb Aromatic Silk Beauty, prompting Han Tao to wonder whether its toxicity could be removed.

• Ning Tian was sent back to the Little Black Room by Gu Rong for another two months, and Gu Rong then dragged Han Tao there for the same punishment.
• Ning Tian welcomed Han Tao as a fellow prisoner, and Han Tao opened the window and continued studying his book on elemental properties.
• Yang Wudi arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after agreeing to Ning Fengzhi's offer, and he shared his knowledge of the Immortal Herb Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Yang Wudi explained that the toxicity of multiple Immortal Herbs accumulated, leading Han Tao to ask whether an Immortal Herb's poison could be removed while its medicinal properties were perfectly refined.

Han Tao sought out Yang Wudi to learn pharmacology and received a potion he suspected might be poison. Yang Wudi explained the difference between Pure and Mixed Pharmacology, then noticed Han Tao had not taken the Rainbow Potion.

• Han Tao visited Yang Wudi and accepted the Rainbow Potion, which Yang Wudi said could cleanse meridians and improve aptitude.
• Han Tao put on gloves before taking the bottle and suspected Rainbow might be one of the poisons in Yang Wudi's Seven-Colored Mottled.
• Han Tao used the Breaking Clan's new laboratory and studied pharmacology to support his research into Blue Silver Grass and meditation methods.
• Yang Wudi explained that Pure Pharmacology studied extracted properties and formulas, while Mixed Pharmacology treated the body and medicinal materials as complex ecosystems.
• Yang Wudi turned to Han Tao and pointed out that he had not taken the Rainbow Potion.

Han Tao used Fire Lizard Saliva and Ye Lingling’s healing to gradually strengthen his Blue Silver Grass’s tolerance to fire. He recorded that adaptation consumed and slowly replenished Blue Silver Origin, then wondered whether cultivation speed affected its recovery.

• Yang Wudi explained that Rainbow was a poison that could stimulate Han Tao’s Yin Wei Meridian, but Han Tao refused to drink it.
• Han Tao used Fire Lizard Saliva on his Blue Silver Grass while Ye Lingling healed it, gradually increasing its tolerance to flames.
• Han Tao stopped the experiment when the saliva’s effect ran out and thanked Ye Lingling.
• Han Tao recorded that adaptation depended on Blue Silver Origin and the degree of damage, and that adaptation consumed origin.
• Han Tao concluded that Blue Silver Origin could recover through cultivation and wondered whether cultivation speed affected that recovery.

After a misunderstanding over Han Tao’s genuine praise, Ning Rongrong worked hard to surpass him and followed his example when she enrolled at Shrek Academy. At the Great Soul Arena, she watched her new classmates and suspected Tang San concealed a powerful background as he began a match.

• Ning Rongrong recalled how Han Tao’s approving nod after her 60-point assessment made her think he looked down on her, and she resolved to surpass him.
• When Han Tao was away studying, Ning Rongrong earned 61 points on a theory assessment and quietly reached rank 30 through study and cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong enrolled at Shrek Academy, hid her identity and talent, and observed Tang San, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Ning Rongrong paid to have Ma Hongjun fight in her place and considered what advantages Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing possessed.
• Ning Rongrong concluded Tang San likely came from a major power after seeing his hidden weapons, then watched him use Blue Silver Entanglement in the arena.

Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy for two months and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where she studied Pharmacology under Yang Wudi but remained unhappy. When Han Tao discussed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong secretly memorized the location clues.

• Ferland confronted Ning Rongrong for skipping the Great Soul Arena, and she asked for two months' leave before leaving Shrek Academy.
• Sword Douluo brought Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong continued studying Pharmacology under Yang Wudi, though she could not explain why she wanted to learn it and remained listless.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong whether she was troubled, but she did not answer.
• Han Tao asked Ning Fengzhi about the Aromatic Silk Beauty and learned that it could be found at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest.
• Ning Rongrong secretly memorized the names of Sunset Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong went to the Sunset Forest to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they confronted Dugu Bo. Gu Rong trapped Dugu Bo in his Void Domain, while a mysterious man in a nearby town sensed the Titled Douluo battle.

• Ning Rongrong agreed to have Han Tao and Ning Tian locked in the Little Black Room, and Bone Douluo imprisoned them for two months.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bone Douluo that Han Tao had reported an Immortal Herb at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Bone Douluo agreed to explore the Sunset Forest.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong entered the Poison Barrier, where they encountered Dugu Bo, who claimed the spring as his place of seclusion.
• Ning Fengzhi asked to take one medicinal herb, but Dugu Bo refused to let them see the spring.
• Gu Rong activated his Void Domain, trapped Dugu Bo, and demanded that he reveal the spring's location to spare his life.
• A man in a nearby town sensed the Titled Douluo battle and looked toward the Sunset Forest.