Chapter Summaries

Five-year-old Li Zha returned to his village and found a black-robed Soul Master preparing to sacrifice its people. Leng Yaozhu killed the Soul Master, but Li Zha’s parents were among the souls released from the Ghost Banner, and they dissipated.

• Li Zha discovered the village was dark and followed a blood-red fire to the ancestral hall.
• A black-robed Soul Master tried to seize Li Zha’s soul but found it protected by a Lotus Dharma Body, then decided to take him as a disciple.
• The Soul Master fed Li Zha a piece of his father’s hand while completing a formation over a pile of the villagers’ bodies.
• Li Zha realized the meat came from his father and saw that the apparent woodpile was made of villagers.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived and annihilated the black-robed Soul Master, freeing the trapped souls, including the souls of Li Zha’s parents.

After Li Zha mutilated his arm in grief over his murdered family, Rejuvenation Douluo healed him and his past-life memories awakened along with the Karma Fire System. Six months of intensive preparation followed, leaving Li Zha ready for his Martial Soul Awakening on his sixth birthday.

• Bai Haoze carried the unconscious Li Zha to Rejuvenation Douluo, who restored his arm and discovered his body held unusually great energy despite his unawakened Martial Soul.
• Li Zha woke with memories of his past life, recognized that he had become Leng Yaozhu's disciple, and learned that he could use Soul Power before awakening his Martial Soul.
• The Karma Fire System unlocked, offering Nezha's powers and treasures for killing beings burdened with karmic fire, and Li Zha activated it by shouting its slogan.
• Li Zha promised Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen he would not hurt himself again, and they agreed to keep his outburst from their teacher.
• Bai Haoze gave Li Zha energy-rich food and supplies from Heavenly Phoenix, and the siblings supervised his training for six months.
• On Li Zha's sixth birthday, after growing beyond 150 centimeters, he prepared to awaken his Martial Soul as Bai Haoze and Bai Zhicen eagerly knocked on his door.

Li Zha underwent Martial Soul Awakening at the Spirit Pagoda, revealing a lotus Dharma body and a Fire-Tipped Spear as twin Martial Souls. Leng Yaozhu judged the spear’s flames to surpass ultimate fire and identified the Dharma body as a body Martial Soul, leaving Li Zha’s extraordinary potential clear but his powers still unexplored.

• Da Bai and Xiao Bai brought Li Zha to a private awakening room and teased him about his Martial Soul.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived and began Li Zha’s Martial Soul Awakening ritual.
• A colossal lotus Dharma body resembling Li Zha appeared, making Leng Yaozhu sense an aura beyond that of a demigod.
• Fire lotuses filled the room, and Li Zha manifested a three-pointed Fire-Tipped Spear that made Leng Yaozhu feel suppressed.
• Da Bai and Xiao Bai recognized Li Zha’s twin Martial Souls, and Leng Yaozhu assessed the spear as a manifestation of fire beyond the ultimate and the Dharma body as a body Martial Soul.

Li Zha’s lotus dharma body was revealed as a superego that represented his strongest self, while his samadhi true fire proved capable of burning soul power and even ultimate fire. His awakening test then showed 450 points of spiritual power, leaving him able to seek a thousand-year soul spirit for his first contract.

• Leng Yaozhu identified Li Zha’s lotus dharma body as a top-tier body martial soul encompassing his whole self.
• Li Zha explained that the lotus dharma body was his superego, a divine embodiment above his ordinary self.
• Li Zha demonstrated that his samadhi true fire consumed Leng Yaozhu’s soul power and burned her ultimate fire.
• Leng Yaozhu tested Li Zha and found that he had innate full soul power and 450 points of spiritual power.
• Bai Haoze realized Li Zha’s spirit-connection-level spiritual power could let him contract a thousand-year soul spirit for his first soul spirit.

Li Zha went with Leng Yaozhu to choose his first soul spirit and rejected four powerful fire-attribute candidates. He asked to try a ten-thousand-year soul spirit instead, and Leng Yaozhu agreed to find more options.

• Leng Yaozhu took Li Zha to the Spirit Pagoda's simulated Star Dou Great Forest to choose a soul spirit.
• Li Zha considered how his Lotus Body and Fire-Tipped Spear shaped the attributes and fighting style he wanted.
• Leng Yaozhu presented an eight-thousand-year Three-Headed Flame-Tailed Eagle, a seven-thousand-year Fire Evil-Eyed Tyrant, a five-thousand-year Infernal Delicate Apricot, and a nine-thousand-year Lava Giant.
• Li Zha rejected all four, deciding he wanted a fire-attribute soul spirit balanced in every respect.
• Li Zha told Leng Yaozhu he was naturally immune to soul shocks and wanted to try a ten-thousand-year soul spirit, so she agreed to find more candidates.

Li Zha searched for a balanced first Soul Spirit and, with Leng Yaozhu’s help, found a four-thousand-year Blazing Flame Dragon. The dragon rejected him until Li Zha summoned his Lotus Dharma Body Martial Soul, then immediately agreed to the contract.

• Li Zha explained why he wanted one balanced Soul Spirit, and Leng Yaozhu searched the Spirit Pagoda’s records for a suitable candidate.
• Leng Yaozhu found a thousand-year Blazing Flame Dragon, but warned that its violent nature made it unwilling to contract with humans.
• Leng Yaozhu summoned the Blazing Flame Dragon, and Li Zha established a spiritual connection with it.
• The Blazing Flame Dragon told Li Zha to get lost, so Li Zha summoned his Lotus Dharma Body Martial Soul.
• Terrified by Li Zha’s Martial Soul, the Blazing Flame Dragon agreed to contract with him.

Li Zha bonded with the Blazing Flame Dragon, broke through to level 14, and entered the Spirit Ascension Platform to test his abilities. There, he narrowly dodged an ambush by a nearly thousand-year Mandala Snake.

• Li Zha subdued and contracted the Blazing Flame Dragon, gaining his first soul ring and reaching level 14.
• Leng Yaozhu congratulated Li Zha and considered seeking the Body Sect's help to explore his lotus body's potential.
• Leng Yaozhu took Li Zha to the Spirit Ascension Platform so he could test his first soul skill.
• Li Zha entered the virtual forest and sensed a predator nearby after finding no soul beasts.
• A nearly nine-meter Mandala Snake ambushed Li Zha from above, but he dodged its venomous bite at the last moment.

Li Zha used his Fire-Tipped Spear and first soul skill to kill a thousand-year Mandala Snake and strengthen his soul ring. He then ventured deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest and found a Man Faced Demon Spider fighting a Light Tiger, preparing to attack.

• Leng Yaozhu realized Li Zha had detected the Mandala Snake using his lotus body's hidden perception.
• Li Zha fought the Mandala Snake, using its attacks to practice his spearwork while his white flames weakened it.
• Li Zha unleashed his first soul skill, Hundred Slashes Across the Prairie, and burned the Mandala Snake to ash.
• The Mandala Snake's soul power increased Li Zha's soul ring age by a hundred years, and Li Zha continued deeper into the forest.
• Li Zha found a Man Faced Demon Spider battling a Light Tiger and prepared to swoop in.

Li Zha ambushed and killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and a Radiant White Tiger, raising his Soul Ring to five thousand years before leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform exhausted. The Blazing Dragon Spirit then claimed its dragon bloodline attracted Soul Beasts and called this fate “Blood Sorrow.”

• Li Zha waited for the Man Faced Demon Spider and Radiant White Tiger to weaken each other while Lotus Body restored his Soul Power.
• Li Zha struck the Man Faced Demon Spider during its clash with the tiger, burned through its venomous web with Samadhi True Fire, and killed it.
• The Radiant White Tiger attacked Li Zha, but the Blazing Dragon Spirit intervened and fought it until Li Zha could join in and defeat it.
• Li Zha absorbed both Soul Beasts, increased his Soul Ring's age to five thousand years, and used his emergency rescue device to leave the platform.
• Leng Yaozhu caught and treated Li Zha, while the Blazing Dragon Spirit said its dragon nature attracted Soul Beasts and named the condition “Blood Sorrow.”

Li Zha dreamed that Taiyi Zhenren left him immortal treasures and the seed of a Heavenly Court, along with the chance to learn powerful spells and spear techniques. He began training with the Fire-Tipped Spear, determined to grow strong enough to hunt Evil Soul Masters and possibly bring his parents back to life.

• The Blazing Dragon Spirit told Li Zha that its Blood Sorrow had affected him, and Li Zha was delighted by the prospect of encountering stronger dragons to fight.
• Leng Yaozhu took the exhausted Li Zha back to his room and said she would introduce him to secondary professions in a few days.
• Li Zha fell asleep and awoke in an immortal paradise, where Taiyi Zhenren addressed him as his grand-disciple and left him an inheritance.
• Li Zha used the State-Guiding Brush to recreate the Man Faced Demon Spider and found an ancient book containing Fire-Tipped Spear techniques and other spells.
• Li Zha realized the pagoda was a seed for recreating the Heavenly Court and wondered whether he could establish an Underworld to revive his parents.
• Li Zha thanked Taiyi Zhenren, summoned the Fire-Tipped Spear, and began practicing while the Holy Spirit Cult remained unaware of his strength.

Li Zha mastered the Fire-Tipped Spear’s techniques in the Mountain and River State Diagram, but failed to use the Illusion Technique. After returning to reality, he learned an advanced meditation method and entered Deep Meditation, prompting Bai Haoze to wonder how young he would be when he became a Titled Douluo.

• Li Zha practiced the Fire-Tipped Spear until he could perform its moves smoothly and use its fire blasts, split form, thrown attack, and returning Blazing Dragon Spirit.
• Li Zha tried and failed to transform a stone with the Illusion Technique, while the Blazing Dragon Spirit suspected it could learn the spell more easily.
• Li Zha left the Mountain and River State Diagram and joined Bai Haoze for breakfast before heading to the Mimicry Training Ground.
• Bai Haoze demonstrated an advanced meditation method, and Li Zha quickly learned it and entered Deep Meditation.
• Bai Haoze recalled Ha Luosa's record of becoming a Titled Douluo at nineteen and suspected Li Zha might surpass it.

Li Zha finished meditating and learned about Battle Armor and its secondary professions from Leng Yaozhu. When Leng Yaozhu introduced him to mecha design, Li Zha asked to try forging instead.

• Li Zha emerged from Deep Meditation after two days, and Leng Yaozhu praised how easily he cultivated.
• Leng Yaozhu led Li Zha to her workshop and explained Battle Armor and the four professions involved in making it.
• Li Zha demonstrated his knowledge of Battle Armor, surprising Leng Yaozhu with how much he had learned.
• Leng Yaozhu gave Li Zha design blueprints to study, but he found them overwhelming and asked to try forging.
• Li Zha chose to pursue blacksmithing, believing his Samadhi True Fire made forging the ideal profession for him.

Li Zha tried forging under Master Niu’s supervision, first hammering heavy silver with brute force before using his lotus body and spiritual power to sense its impurities. The chapter ended as he began a rhythmic series of strikes guided by the metal’s hidden spirituality.

• Leng Yaozhu brought Master Niu to assess Li Zha’s forging talent and hoped the test would steer him toward mecha design.
• Master Niu gave Li Zha a storage soul tool and asked him to hammer heated heavy silver while trying to remove its impurities.
• Li Zha found the ninety-kilogram hammer easy to wield and delivered more than five hundred wild blows, flattening the metal without properly purifying it.
• Master Niu judged that Li Zha had great strength but lacked a feel for metal, until Li Zha stopped playing around and examined the silver with his lotus body and the Void Gaze of the Dharma Image.
• The Immortal Court Seed helped Li Zha sense the heavy silver’s spirituality and impurities, and he began striking it in a rhythmic pattern that impressed Master Niu.

Li Zha demonstrated extraordinary forging talent by nearly purifying heavy silver on his first attempt, aided by his Samadhi True Fire. Leng Yaozhu agreed to let him study forging, while the weakened Plane Spirit chose him as its final hope against Tang San and Tang Hao.

• Li Zha hammered heavy silver with uncanny precision, and Uncle Niu and Leng Yaozhu recognized his natural forging talent.
• When the metal cooled, Li Zha summoned Samadhi True Fire and continued forging until the heavy silver had shrunk to a third of its original size.
• Uncle Niu judged Li Zha a forging prodigy who might become an Eighth-Rank Saint Craftsman or even a Divine Craftsman, and Leng Yaozhu agreed that he should study under him.
• Uncle Niu warned that he could teach Li Zha only through Thousand Refinement, so Leng Yaozhu agreed to find him a more advanced teacher later.
• The Plane Spirit revealed that it had chosen Li Zha as its final Child of the Plane because of the Immortal Court seed within him and hoped he could help it escape Tang San's control.
• The Plane Spirit resolved to help Li Zha resist Tang San's son when they met, then withdrew to continue struggling against Tang Hao as the Abyss's devouring approached.

Li Zha began an intensive training schedule and became a first-rank blacksmith at age six, while Leng Yaozhu kept his achievement secret. On Friday night, a Holy Spirit Cult attack on the Spirit Pagoda turned his supposed combat test into a real fight, leaving Leng Yaozhu battling three of the cult’s heavenly kings.

• Leng Yaozhu scheduled Li Zha for weekday meditation and forging, weekend combat training, and daily learning reports.
• Li Zha completed Hundred Refinement purification on heavy silver after one demonstration, becoming a first-rank blacksmith at six; Uncle Niu and Leng Yaozhu agreed to hide the news.
• Li Zha finished his first weekly report and went to sleep, hoping to grow stronger so he could hunt Evil Soul Masters for karma fire points.
• A black-robed skeleton entered Li Zha’s room with a dagger, and Li Zha dodged and counterattacked with his Fire-Tipped Spear.
• The Spirit Pagoda came under attack, and Leng Yaozhu identified Dark Bell, Dark Hummingbird, and Dark Blood Demon as members of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Leng Yaozhu deployed her four-word battle armor and fought the three heavenly kings while Li Zha realized the attack was real.

Li Zha fought his way through an imagined Holy Spirit Cult attack in Han Tianyin’s combat test, showing Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyin his fierce instincts and willingness to risk his life. After seeing the test, Leng Yaozhu decided to bring Na’er under her wing so she could grow up alongside Li Zha.

• Li Zha defeated a skeletal Holy Spirit Cult attacker, then escaped the seventieth floor of the Heavenly Spirit Tower by sliding down its walls with his Fire-Tipped Spears.
• Three of the Holy Spirit Cult’s Four Heavenly Kings confronted Li Zha, and he detonated his purple Soul Ring to attack Na Nali before the scene abruptly changed.
• Han Tianyin revealed that the battle had been an illusory combat test designed to assess Li Zha.
• Han Tianyin and Leng Yaozhu discussed Li Zha’s killing instinct and his need for friends.
• Leng Yaozhu decided to take Na’er, whose Martial Soul was the Silver Dragon Spear, under her wing and have her grow up alongside Li Zha.

Leng Yaozhu brought Na'er, a six-year-old girl with a Silver Dragon Spear Martial Soul, to the Spirit Pagoda to study alongside Li Zha. When they met over breakfast, Li Zha recognized Na'er and unnerved her with his strange comment about how delicious she smelled.

• Han Tianyin learned that Na'er had innate full soul power and memory loss, and Leng Yaozhu explained how she had found the girl and brought her to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Han Tianyin warned Leng Yaozhu about Shrek City's worsening crime and the Holy Spirit Cult's growing influence, while Leng Yaozhu said she would leave Li Zha and Na'er in his care.
• Li Zha woke from a dream about the Holy Spirit Cult, then called for a lavish breakfast in his room.
• Leng Yaozhu introduced Na'er as her new disciple and Li Zha's fellow student, and Li Zha recognized her despite her unexpected arrival at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Na'er felt afraid of Li Zha, but accepted his help peeling shrimp and offered him a rib before he said she smelled delicious and might taste better than the drake meat.

Li Zha discovered that the East Sea Dragon King tablet could grant godhood, then bestowed it on Na'er, transforming her bloodline and giving her new divine powers. Meanwhile, Gu Yue planned to infiltrate the Spirit Pagoda, unaware that she could never reclaim the power she had split off into Na'er.

• Li Zha chased Na'er around the room and pretended he was going to eat her, frightening her before reassuring her that he had only been joking.
• After noticing the Immortal Court Seed react to Na'er, Li Zha found a message on the East Sea Dragon King tablet explaining that he could bestow its godhood and receive Karmic Flame Points from its inheritor.
• The Blazing Dragon Spirit told Li Zha that Na'er carried its ancestor's aura and asked whether Li Zha planned to make her his Soul Spirit.
• Li Zha gave Na'er the East Sea Dragon King tablet, and it dissolved into her, granting her divine powers and transforming her bloodline.
• Gu Yue told Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts that Na'er had only taken thirty percent of her power and ordered them to focus on entering the Spirit Pagoda.

Li Zha toured the Spirit Pagoda with Na'er, chose mecha studies for her, and began training under Han Tianyin after recognizing his dream illusion. The Blazing Dragon Spirit then revealed that it had mastered an illusion technique, leaving Li Zha impressed by its potential.

• Li Zha urged Na'er to kill Evil Soul Masters and showed her around the Spirit Pagoda.
• Li Zha chose mecha design, manufacturing, and repair as Na'er's second profession, and Leng Yaozhu welcomed her as a student.
• Na'er struggled with her first mecha lesson but memorized blueprints and began a demanding weekday training schedule with Li Zha.
• Li Zha recognized Han Tianyin's forest dream as an illusion, so Han Tianyin decided to train him in person and secretly use illusions to teach Na'er.
• The Blazing Dragon Spirit demonstrated that it could turn a stool into a realistic flowerpot with an illusion technique, and Li Zha praised it.

Li Zha impressed Phantom Brain Douluo Han Tianyin by defeating illusions of Na'er and Yun Ming with his Fire-Tipped Spear, then trained against an evil soul master. Three years later, Li Zha and Na'er reached junior school graduation age, and Leng Yaozhu offered them a test for a half-month vacation.

• Han Tianyin placed Li Zha in an illusion battle against a Na'er replica, and Li Zha killed her with two spear techniques.
• Li Zha defeated an illusion of young Yun Ming by throwing the Fire-Tipped Spear twice, astonishing Han Tianyin.
• Li Zha asked Han Tianyin for a tougher opponent, and Han Tianyin summoned the skeleton evil soul master for him to fight.
• Han Tianyin considered sending Li Zha to the Body Sect so his lotus flower true body could undergo a second awakening and potentially make him its next sect master.
• Three years passed, and Li Zha's soul power reached rank 29 while his height remained fixed; Leng Yaozhu then announced a graduation test for him and Na'er, promising a half-month vacation if they passed.