Chapter Summaries

Xu Yang prepared for his martial soul awakening by meditating and drawing on his knowledge of the Douluo world. His awakening produced a radiant golden sphere wreathed in flames, which Ning Que recognized as a top-tier fire-attribute martial soul but could not identify.

• Xu Yang meditated beneath the sun, hoping to strengthen his Spiritual Power before his martial soul awakening.
• Xu Yang arrived at the awakening ceremony, where Ning Que tested six children and discovered that Li Qian had awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with sixth-level Innate Soul Power.
• Ning Que called Xu Yang forward and guided his awakening through the Hexagram Array.
• Xu Yang drew a glowing golden sphere covered in faint flames into his hand, and Ning Que called it a top-tier fire-attribute martial soul he had never seen before.

Xu Yang awakened the Sun Spirit martial soul and tested his Soul Power, discovering he had innate Soul Power close to level ten. Ning Fengzhi learned of Xu Yang’s talent and planned to take him as a disciple, while Xu Yang experimented with controlling and attacking through his new martial soul.

• Xu Yang identified his golden martial soul as the Sun Spirit and tested at roughly level nine and a half Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that his wife was pregnant and that a gifted child had awakened in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s orphanage.
• Ning Fengzhi planned to personally assess Xu Yang and take him as his disciple, hoping to secure the sect’s future through the child’s talent.
• Xu Yang tested the Sun Spirit’s flames and found them powerful but difficult to control precisely.
• Xu Yang discovered he could throw the Sun Spirit for a stronger attack, but worried the impact might shatter it, so he planned to investigate the effects of martial-soul damage.

Xu Yang searched the orphanage library for Soul Ring candidates compatible with his Sun Martial Soul and chose the Sun Flower as his preferred first ring. Ning Fengzhi and the others arrived, and Xu Yang greeted them, unaware that Ning Fengzhi had decided to take him as his disciple.

• Xu Yang studied fire- and light-attribute Spirit Beasts, seeking a soul skill to control flames, and identified the rare Fire Spirit as one possibility.
• Xu Yang found that the Sun Flower could gather Sun Power and decided it was his preferred first Soul Ring because it suited his martial soul and was easier to find.
• Xu Yang failed to find any other suitable Spirit Beasts in the orphanage's collection.
• Ning Fengzhi, his wife, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong watched Xu Yang and praised his maturity and diligence; Ning Fengzhi decided to take him as his disciple.
• Ning Que summoned Xu Yang to meet the visitors, and Xu Yang respectfully greeted Ning Fengzhi, his wife, and the two elders.

Xu Yang explained why the Sun Flower suited his Sun Martial Soul, persuading Ning Fengzhi to take him as a disciple. He prepared to leave for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Fengzhi, bringing his notes and a hidden supply of Whale Rubber.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Xu Yang's choice of the Sun Flower, warning that its healing skill did not suit a Power Attack System Spirit.
• Xu Yang explained that the Sun Flower could gather Sun Power and accelerate his cultivation, making it ideal for his Martial Soul.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Xu Yang's reasoning and asked him to become his disciple, and Xu Yang agreed.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Xu Yang to return with him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xu Yang went to pack his belongings.
• Xu Yang collected his notes and retrieved a box of Whale Rubber hidden under his bed.

Xu Yang retrieved the Whale Rubber he had bought to strengthen his body and improve his future Soul Ring absorption limit, but Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi mistook his interest in it for lewd intentions. Xu Yang explained his research in a notebook, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to let him test it after they returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Xu Yang confirmed his weathered Whale Rubber was safe in its box and left the dormitory with his belongings.
• Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi that Xu Yang had collected Whale Rubber and warned that the boy might be a pervert.
• Ning Fengzhi and Madam Ning confronted Xu Yang about the Whale Rubber, and he realized they had misunderstood his intentions.
• Xu Yang handed Ning Fengzhi a notebook describing his theory that Whale Rubber could improve a Spirit Master's physique and raise the Soul Ring absorption limit.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would believe Xu Yang for now and have him consume the Whale Rubber under observation at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi and the others watched Xu Yang test Whale Rubber, confirming that it could improve physical constitution. Ning Fengzhi then struggled to find a discreet reason for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to collect it, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo rejected Madam Ning’s suggestion that they take the blame.

• Ning Fengzhi brought Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Xu Yang to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Cultivation Area to test Whale Rubber.
• Sword Douluo used concentrated Soul Power to remove the impurities from the Whale Rubber, and Xu Yang swallowed the refined substance.
• Xu Yang endured the burning sensation and meditated as the Whale Rubber took effect, while Ning Fengzhi and the others monitored him.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Whale Rubber improved physical constitution and wondered how the sect could collect it without alerting other factions.
• Madam Ning suggested that Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, or Bone Douluo claim to need Whale Rubber, but the two Titled Douluo refused to take the blame.

After absorbing Whale Rubber, Xu Yang’s strength and physical constitution improved enough for him to absorb a Soul Ring, and he began cultivating at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi used rumors about his poor health to conceal the sect’s mass purchases, and a hunt for Xu Yang’s first Soul Ring was arranged.

• Xu Yang told Ning Fengzhi that Whale Rubber had raised his Soul Power to level ten, and Chen Xin confirmed he could safely absorb a seven-hundred-year Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi rewarded Xu Yang with a Storage Ring and promised to arrange a Soul Ring hunt in the Sunset Forest.
• Xu Yang settled into the sect, cultivated his Sun Martial Soul, and reasoned that Soul Power Attributes changed according to a Spirit Master’s Martial Soul and Soul Rings.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect secretly bought Whale Rubber while spreading rumors that Ning Fengzhi was in poor health.
• Xue Ye heard the rumors and sent Ning Fengzhi two pieces of high-quality Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, while Xu Yang’s Soul Ring hunt was arranged.

Xu Yang set out with Ning Haiyan to Sunset Forest to hunt for his first Soul Ring, learning practical survival skills and how to judge Spirit Beasts along the way. They headed toward a seven-hundred- to eight-hundred-year Golden-Edged Sun Flower, and Ning Haiyan began teaching him how appearances could mislead when estimating a beast’s age.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Ning Haiyan as Xu Yang’s instructor and assigned him to help Xu Yang obtain his first Soul Ring.
• Ning Haiyan led Xu Yang to Sunset Forest and taught him about dangers, poisonous plants, and other Soul Ring-hunting precautions.
• Xu Yang chose a seven-hundred- to eight-hundred-year Golden-Edged Sun Flower as his target, and Ning Haiyan used a map to guide them toward one.
• Ning Haiyan demonstrated that a Wind Baboon’s fur could hide its true length, showing Xu Yang that its apparent five-centimeter fur actually indicated fifty years of cultivation.
• Xu Yang asked Ning Haiyan how to judge a Spirit Beast’s age reliably, since a mistaken estimate during a hunt could be fatal.

Xu Yang and Ning Haiyan reached the Sun Flower Sea in Sunset Forest to find a Golden-Edged Sun Flower suitable for Xu Yang. After Xu Yang identified a likely seven-hundred-year plant, Ning Haiyan launched an attack, causing the Sun Flower King and the surrounding flowers to retreat into their buds.

• Xu Yang studied a Wind Baboon's traits to build experience judging Spirit Beast ages before continuing with Ning Haiyan.
• Xu Yang and Ning Haiyan arrived at the Sun Flower Sea, where Ning Haiyan explained that the ten-thousand-year Sun Flower King would retreat when faced with a Soul Saint's aura.
• After searching the outer area without finding any Golden-Edged Sun Flowers, Xu Yang spotted a suitable plant near the Sun Flower King and called Ning Haiyan over to inspect it.
• Ning Haiyan confirmed the plant was over seven hundred years old, then charged toward it with his flaming saber and released his seven Soul Rings.
• The Sun Flower King burrowed underground, and the surrounding sun flowers closed their buds to avoid the danger.

Xu Yang found several promising soul beasts among the Sun Flower Sea and absorbed a seven-hundred-year Golden-Edged Sun Flower as his First Soul Ring. He successfully strengthened his soul power and body, and discovered that he could gather Sun Power from the surrounding area.

• Xu Yang recognized mutated Firelight Dual-Attribute Slimes and Sun Sacred Beetles as potential future soul-ring targets.
• Ning Haiyan pulled up a Golden-Edged Sun Flower of a suitable age and brought it to Xu Yang.
• Xu Yang chopped through the flower’s roots and stem, killing it and releasing a deep yellow soul ring.
• Xu Yang absorbed the soul ring by guiding its scorching energy through his body with soul power and Spiritual Power.
• Xu Yang successfully absorbed the ring, increasing his soul power and Sun Soul Power, strengthening his body, and gaining the ability to gather Sun Power within a hundred meters.

After absorbing a seven-hundred-year Sun Flower Soul Ring, Xu Yang reached rank twelve and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he discovered that his converted Sun Soul Power was harming his body. He paused the conversion and planned to use his Morning Light Soul Skill to gather Eastern Purple Qi at sunrise.

• Ning Haiyan congratulated Xu Yang on absorbing the Soul Ring and reaching rank twelve, then urged him to leave Sunset Forest.
• Xu Yang and Ning Haiyan picked several Sun Flowers and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• On the journey, Xu Yang noticed his body had grown stronger and reasoned that Soul Rings deepened the fusion between a Martial Soul and its user.
• Xu Yang tested Morning Light and found that it eased the hidden injuries caused by his converted Sun Soul Power, so he decided to stop converting soul power for now.
• Xu Yang considered using Morning Light to gather Eastern Purple Qi at sunrise and planned his cultivation schedule while waiting for morning.

Xu Yang planned his cultivation around soul power, his Martial Soul, technique, and physical fitness, then asked Ning Haiyan to teach him basic blade techniques. After training late into the night, he went to bed early so he could test whether his Morning Light Soul Skill could draw in Eastern Purple Qi at dawn.

• Xu Yang reviewed his training plans and narrowed them to four priorities: soul power, his Martial Soul, technique, and physical fitness.
• Xu Yang asked Ning Haiyan to teach him blade techniques, and Ning Haiyan reluctantly agreed after Xu Yang promised to speak with Ning Fengzhi.
• At the Training Field, Ning Haiyan taught Xu Yang the downward chop, horizontal sweep, and upward slash, correcting his stance, movement, strength, and use of soul power.
• Xu Yang practiced with Ning Haiyan until around ten o'clock, then went to bed early to prepare for testing his Morning Light Soul Skill the next morning.

Xu Yang absorbed Eastern Purple Qi through his Morning Light Soul Skill at sunrise, and the energy subtly transformed his body and soul power. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin witnessed the event, leaving Ning Fengzhi to trust Xu Yang to explain his secret later.

• Xu Yang repeatedly cast Morning Light before dawn while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched from a rooftop.
• Xu Yang’s final attempt resonated with the rising sun, drawing violet light into his Sun Martial Soul and absorbing it as purplish-gold energy.
• Xu Yang felt the Eastern Purple Qi nourish and subtly transform his body before the brief sensation faded.
• Chen Xin explained to Ning Fengzhi that violet light from the rising sun had merged with Xu Yang’s soul skill, and Ning Fengzhi decided to ask Xu Yang about it later.
• Xu Yang recovered his soul power and sensed a new trace of vitality within it.

Xu Yang discovered that absorbing Eastern Purple Qi eased the burning caused by converting his soul power into Sun Soul Power. After Ning Fengzhi questioned him about his cultivation, Xu Yang blamed the phenomenon on his unusual Martial Soul, and Ning Fengzhi accepted the explanation; Xu Yang left breakfast wary of revealing anything else without a believable source.

• After absorbing Eastern Purple Qi, Xu Yang found that his newly born soul power gained vitality and the burning in his body eased.
• Xu Yang saw Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watching him and worried they had noticed his unusual cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Xu Yang to breakfast and asked him to explain his use of a Soul Skill and the purple qi.
• Xu Yang said his Martial Soul attracted the purple qi, and Ning Fengzhi accepted his explanation.
• Xu Yang resolved to find credible sources before revealing knowledge such as the Immortal Herbs, and considered how to approach the Breaking Clan.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xu Yang to eat with him and his wife from then on, and Xu Yang agreed.

Xu Yang continued cultivating as Ning Rongrong was born, then learned that Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji and that the Spirit Hall was moving against the Clear Sky Sect. Ning Fengzhi worried about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s position as the Upper Three Sects fractured, while Madam Ning urged him to strengthen cooperation with the continent’s other powers.

• Xu Yang spent nine months cultivating, raised his Soul Power to level sixteen, and developed his physical training with a preliminary Soul Power body-tempering method created by Bone Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong was born safely, and Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo celebrated her arrival.
• Xu Yang realized that Tang San had likely been born too and wondered why news of Tang Hao’s attack on Qian Xunji had not yet spread.
• News soon reported that Qian Xunji had died from his wounds and that Bibi Dong would become the new Pope; the Spirit Hall demanded Tang Hao from the Clear Sky Sect.
• The Clear Sky Sect sealed its mountain, expelled Tang Hao, and abandoned its affiliated sects, which the Spirit Hall then suppressed along with the Single Attribute Sects.
• Ning Fengzhi worried that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was left exposed, while Madam Ning urged him to cooperate with the two remaining forces capable of opposing the Spirit Hall.

Ning Fengzhi decided to strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ties with the Heaven Dou Empire by supporting First Prince Xue Qinghe and sending disciples to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xu Yang welcomed the chance to attend the academy, while Ning Fengzhi began publicly presenting him as his valued disciple.

• Ning Fengzhi recognized that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could help the Heaven Dou Empire stand against Spirit Hall, though Xu Yang privately knew Spirit Hall’s Worship Hall gave it a major advantage.
• Ning Fengzhi chose to support Xue Qinghe over Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang because Qinghe would depend more on the sect’s backing.
• Madam Ning proposed sending young sect disciples to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Xu Yang was pleased because he hoped to meet Dugu Yan there.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to reveal Xu Yang’s identity early and began taking him to Heaven Dou Empire events, introducing him as his newly accepted disciple.

Xu Yang accompanied Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to meet Emperor Xue Ye and his future junior brother, Xue Qinghe. There, Xu Yang noticed a striking Martial Soul resonance with Qian Renxue as Ning Fengzhi introduced him to the emperor.

• After enduring nobles’ attempts to exploit his status as Ning Fengzhi’s disciple, Xu Yang complained about attending another gathering, but Ning Fengzhi told him they were going to meet Emperor Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe.
• Xu Yang traveled with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin through Heaven Dou City and observed its wealthy streets, imperial grandeur, and nobles mistreating commoners.
• At the palace, Xu Yang noticed the resentful Second Prince Xue Luochuan, and Ning Fengzhi explained that Xue Luochuan blamed him for choosing Xue Qinghe as his disciple.
• Xu Yang sensed a strong Martial Soul resonance between himself and the black-haired boy beside the eldest prince, recognized him as Qian Renxue, and exchanged greetings with her.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xu Yang greeted Emperor Xue Ye, who praised Xu Yang as an outstanding young man.

At Xue Qinghe’s banquet, Xu Yang weighed the danger Qian Renxue posed while cautiously befriending the prince. After Ning Fengzhi formally became Xue Qinghe’s teacher, he asked Xu Yang to assess the imperial family on their journey home.

• Xu Yang decided to avoid leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because he feared Qian Renxue might kill him over their Martial Soul resonance.
• Xue Qinghe approached Xu Yang, and the two chatted while Qian Renxue silently watched and considered Xu Yang’s behavior.
• Xue Luochuan grew jealous of Xue Qinghe’s apparent closeness with Xu Yang and vowed to make him suffer if he became Crown Prince.
• Xue Ye announced Ning Fengzhi’s acceptance of Xue Qinghe as his disciple, and the three agreed that Ning Fengzhi would teach him once a week.
• On the journey back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi asked Xu Yang to assess Xue Qinghe and the imperial family, and Xu Yang described their pride, scheming, and pursuit of power.

Qian Renxue accelerated her plan to replace Xue Qinghe after Xu Yang’s martial soul resonated with hers, then met him again while he attended lessons at the palace. Their mutual attraction grew as Xu Yang revealed his Sky Sun martial soul, leaving Qian Renxue eager to bring him under her control.

• Ning Fengzhi explained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s approach to talent and strength to Xu Yang.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to investigate Xu Yang and told Ci Xue to arrange for Xue Qinghe’s identity to die publicly so she could take his place sooner.
• A week later, Xu Yang recognized that the Xue Qinghe meeting him at Honghe Palace was Qian Renxue in disguise after noticing his guard had changed.
• Xu Yang sat beside Qian Renxue during lessons, and both felt drawn to each other because of their martial soul resonance.
• Qian Renxue asked about Xu Yang’s martial soul, and he identified it as the fire-and-light Sky Sun, which strengthened her desire to obtain him as an ally.

Xu Yang continued visiting Qian Renxue while cultivating and began practical combat training with Ning Haiyan. After eight months of hard work, he reached rank twenty and became capable of holding his own against Spirit Masters.

• Qian Renxue invited Xu Yang to visit her in Heaven Dou City, then returned to Honghe Palace to protect her identity as Xue Qinghe and plan against his brothers.
• Xu Yang cultivated at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the growing number of Sun Flowers improved the cultivation environment and increased his cultivation speed by about five percent.
• Ning Haiyan ambushed Xu Yang during their first practical combat session, repeatedly beating him until Xu Yang began applying his Blade Skill and learned to manage the distance between them.
• Xu Yang healed his injuries with Morning Light and continued training with Ning Haiyan.
• Eight months later, Xu Yang reached rank twenty, improved his blade skill, and sometimes babysat Ning Rongrong when Ning Fengzhi, his wife, Sword, and Bone were busy.