Chapter Summaries

Shi Quan chose a roughly 550-year-old Man-Eating Vine as the source of his first Blue Silver Grass spirit ring, and Marde and Dawson took him to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt it. After Marde defeated the vine, Shi Quan absorbed its yellow spirit ring, and the chapter left him trembling as its energy struck him.

• Dawson examined Shi Quan’s cultivation and agreed with Marde to escort him on a soul hunt.
• Shi Quan chose the Man-Eating Vine from Spirit Hall’s records because its rapid growth and regeneration suited his desired support ability.
• Marde and Dawson brought Shi Quan to the Soul Hunting Forest and found the Man-Eating Vine after several hours of travel.
• Marde battered the Man-Eating Vine until it was too weak to fight back, and Shi Quan killed it with a dagger.
• Shi Quan summoned his Blue Silver Grass and began absorbing the Man-Eating Vine’s spirit ring as Marde and Dawson watched anxiously.

Shi Quan successfully absorbed a five-hundred-and-fifty-year Man-Eating Vine Spirit Ring, advanced to Spirit Scholar, and gained a treasure chest reward while refining his Spirit Ring Year Limit Theory. After returning to Notting Academy, he tested his strengthened Blue Silver Grass spirit skill and found that its vines grew rapidly and widely but still had limited toughness.

• Shi Quan used the Muscle and Marrow Cleansing method to guide the Man-Eating Vine Spirit Ring's energy, then completed the absorption and experienced Spirit Soul Inner Vision as his Blue Silver Grass changed.
• Shi Quan reached Spirit Scholar and received a Primary Spirit Ring Enhancement Stone; he asked Dawson to keep his unverified theory confidential and said he needed more trials to confirm it.
• Marde and Dawson examined Shi Quan and found that his spirit power remained near level eleven, although his physical fitness and Blue Silver Grass had changed considerably.
• After the group returned to Notting City, Dawson reviewed Shi Quan's background with an investigator and arranged to keep watch over Notting Academy while awaiting his theory draft.
• Shi Quan returned to Notting Academy and wrote a draft of his Spirit Ring Year Limit Theory, then tested his first spirit skill and found that his Blue Silver Vines extended over fifty meters but could still tear under strain.

Shi Quan tested his first Spirit Ability, strengthened it with a system reward, and planned how to protect himself and Marde from Spirit Hall. After two years of study and cultivation at Notting Academy, he reached Level 20 and prepared to leave.

• Shi Quan used Blue Silver Growth to create a vine wall, a giant vine fist, and Blue Silver Armor, then found that a Spirit Ring Enhancement Stone improved his vines’ growth speed and regeneration.
• Shi Quan decided he needed another force to balance Spirit Hall and protect Marde, while delaying Dawson’s recruitment offer after handing over his first draft of the Spirit Ring Limit Theory.
• Over the next year, Shi Quan reached Level 16 and noticed Spirit Hall monitoring him, while Yu Xiaogang repeatedly questioned Marde about him.
• Shi Quan deduced from Yu Xiaogang’s theory that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and told Marde to withhold his secret unless Yu Xiaogang revealed Tang San’s second Spirit Soul.
• After another year of research and cultivation, Shi Quan broke through to Level 20 and decided to leave Notting Academy.

Shi Quan reached level 20 and chose to absorb a Thousand Year Ink Jade Bamboo Spirit Ring despite Marde’s concerns about its danger and stiffening effect. He survived the absorption, strengthening his Blue Silver Grass without making it stiff, and ended the chapter with his Second Spirit Ring successfully absorbed.

• Shi Quan told Marde he had reached level 20, and Marde and Dawson took him to the Beginner Soul Hunting Forest for a Second Spirit Ring.
• Shi Quan chose a Thousand Year Ink Jade Bamboo after learning about its exceptional toughness, despite Marde warning him about the risks and drawbacks.
• Marde and Dawson spent an hour breaking the Ink Jade Bamboo’s joints, then Shi Quan finished it with a Refined Iron Spear and began absorbing its purple Spirit Ring.
• Shi Quan endured the violent energy and successfully absorbed the Spirit Ring, breaking through to level 20 as his Blue Silver Grass grew darker, larger, and tougher.
• Shi Quan found that his Blue Silver Grass had not hardened, and he attributed its adaptability to its Life Attribute while its hidden Devouring Attribute absorbed the bamboo’s toughness.

After obtaining a Four-Dimensional Pocket, Shi Quan arranged for Marde to take his Spirit Ring theory to Xue Qinghe so the Empire could help prevent Spirit Hall from monopolizing it. Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to verify the theory and monitor Shi Quan, while Shi Quan received a Reputation Treasure Chest containing Nightmare.

• Shi Quan obtained an empty Four-Dimensional Pocket from his Soul Grandmaster Treasure Chest and decided not to use his Critical Hit Card on it.
• After returning to Notting City, Shi Quan asked Marde to take his refined Spirit Ring theory to Heaven Dou City and deliver it to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Marde left for Heaven Dou City, and Shi Quan later submitted his theory to Dawson.
• Bibi Dong read the theory and Shi Quan's records, then ordered Ghost Fan to have Spirit Hall verify the theory and watch Shi Quan.
• Shi Quan reasoned that Xue Qinghe could provide protection through the Heaven Dou Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall.
• Shi Quan received a Reputation Treasure Chest, which gave him Nightmare.

Shi Quan used a Critical Hit Card to replace the Reputation Treasure Chest’s Nightmare reward with Dream Butterfly, a powerful Lifebound Spirit Soul that controlled dreams and illusions. After summoning her and bonding her with his Spirit Soul Martial Soul, he fell asleep and began experiencing the world through Dream Butterfly’s dream.

• Shi Quan realized the Reputation Treasure Chest could help him gain fame and considered entering the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• He examined Nightmare, a loyal Spirit Soul that could grow alongside him, and decided to use a Critical Hit Card on the reward.
• The system drew Dream Butterfly as the new reward, revealing that she was a loyal, growing Spirit Soul with a Spiritual Inheritance Source.
• Shi Quan secured his dormitory, summoned Dream Butterfly, and heard her communicate with him telepathically.
• Dream Butterfly bonded with Shi Quan’s Spirit Soul Martial Soul, and he accepted her power before falling into a dream as Dream Butterfly.

Shi Quan awakened after absorbing Dream Butterfly’s power and learned about her abilities, their partnership, and the two Spirit Rings she had given him. He discovered that the rings were silver, but Xiao Meng offered to disguise their color so others would not notice.

• Shi Quan entered his Sea of Consciousness, where Dream Butterfly explained that her power had expanded it and improved his perception.
• Shi Quan named Dream Butterfly Xiao Meng, asked her to call him A Quan, and agreed they would grow stronger as partners.
• Xiao Meng told Shi Quan she had given him two Spirit Rings, two innate abilities, and Spirit Abilities related to dreams and illusions.
• Shi Quan left his Sea of Consciousness after absorbing power for about two days and learned he could communicate with Xiao Meng mentally.
• Shi Quan summoned his Spirit Soul martial soul and saw that both Spirit Rings were silver.
• Xiao Meng said she could conceal the silver rings and make them appear to be another color.

Shi Quan tested the abilities granted by Xiao Meng, including his new spirit rings and Spirit Sense, then explored the spiritual inheritance while cultivating in the Back Mountain. He began sensing nature as though he had become part of the forest, and his perception spread across the mountain.

• Xiao Meng disguised Shi Quan’s two silver spirit rings as yellow, and Shi Quan examined the powerful Dream Ripple and Dream Illusion abilities.
• Shi Quan used Dream Illusion to create visual illusions and clones, then embarrassed himself by making a Harem Technique illusion in front of Xiao Meng.
• Shi Quan tested Spirit Sense and found that it gave him detailed, three-dimensional awareness within a fifty-meter radius.
• Shi Quan went to the Back Mountain, where Spirit Sense revealed that an academy teacher had been secretly observing him.
• Shi Quan cultivated with his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul and entered the Spirit Enlightenment State, sensing nature’s energy and merging his awareness with the forest.

Shi Quan discovered that Natural Affinity strengthened his cultivation and his connection to nearby Blue Silver Grass, then tested Xiao Meng’s Dream Entry ability. After using it to explore several dreams, he learned that Marde had returned from his month-long trip, apparently excited by its results.

• During cultivation, Shi Quan’s Blue Silver Grass grew and connected more strongly with nearby plants, and he realized Natural Affinity greatly improved his perception and cultivation.
• Xiao Meng helped Shi Quan enter a dream, where he saw Director Su dreaming of becoming Notting Academy’s president and learned that dreams could reveal hidden thoughts.
• Shi Quan later entered Xiao Wu’s dream and, after Xiao Meng reversed its direction, Xiao Wu woke up furious; he also explored Yu Xiaogang’s dream and learned about his research.
• Shi Quan checked for Tang San’s dreams over the following days but found that Tang San had not dreamed.
• After a month away, Marde returned to the academy, and Shi Quan greeted him at the door.

Marde told Shi Quan that Xue Qinghe had praised his theory, sent Iron Guards to protect him, and invited him to Heaven Dou City and Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Academy. Two days later, the guards arrived at Notting Academy, where Shi Quan revealed his Thousand Year Spirit Ring and asserted his authority over Captain Fu.

• Marde gave Shi Quan the Crown Prince Token and explained Xue Qinghe’s protection and invitation to study in Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Quan told Marde he would finish the semester before applying for early graduation, and Marde accepted his decision with sadness and pride.
• Two days later, Captain Fu led fifty or sixty Iron Guards into Notting Academy, alarming the students and angering Marde.
• Shi Quan showed Captain Fu the Crown Prince Token and his Spirit Rings, stunning Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the academy with his Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Captain Fu and the Iron Guards knelt to Shi Quan, who demanded an apology to Marde before allowing them to rise.

Shi Quan worried that the Iron Guard’s arrival would draw Tang Hao’s or Spirit Hall’s attention, so he decided to leave Notting Academy early. As he prepared to depart, Tang San challenged him under the pretense of asking for guidance.

• Shi Quan met Captain Fu and arranged for the Iron Guard to stay at the academy, while City Lord Xiao visited and spoke with him.
• Shi Quan entered Tang San’s dream with Xiao Meng and watched memories of Tang San learning the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Xiao Meng could not uncover Tang San’s memories of the Tang Sect or Immortal Herbs.
• Shi Quan told Marde why he planned to leave early, packed his belongings, and waited on the Sports Field as the students watched.
• Tang San approached Shi Quan, saying he wanted guidance because they both had Blue Silver Grass martial souls, and Shi Quan told him to stop bothering him and go to work.

Shi Quan rejected Tang San’s request for guidance, then confronted Yu Xiaogang about his reputation and Tang San’s Spirit Ring choices. He warned that the poison in Tang San’s Spirit Rings could eventually overwhelm his Blue Silver Grass, but Yu Xiaogang insisted he had a solution and defended his theory that plant Spirit Souls could absorb beast Spirit Rings.

• Tang San asked Shi Quan for guidance, but Shi Quan refused, and a soldier blocked Tang San when he stepped forward.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived and learned that Shi Quan’s New Spirit Soul Theory had earned him praise as a new-generation master of Spirit Soul theory.
• Shi Quan insulted Yu Xiaogang and revealed that he knew Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, angering both Tang San and his teacher.
• Shi Quan criticized Tang San’s Mandala Snake and Ghost Vine Spirit Rings, warning that repeated poison attributes could damage his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Soul and harm his body.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he already had a solution and cited Tang San’s Mandala Snake Spirit Ring as proof that plant Spirit Souls could absorb beast Spirit Rings.

Shi Quan left Notting Junior Academy under the Iron Guards’ escort and returned to Stone Family Village, where he reassured his parents about his admission to Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Academy. He explained his Level 21 Soul Power and two spirit rings, and began promising that the Heaven Dou Empire would protect him.

• Shi Quan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s claims about spirit-ring theories until Marde interrupted and told him to show his friend respect.
• Marde saw Shi Quan off as he departed with the Iron Guards, then voiced his belief that Shi Quan’s theory would succeed and make him a Grandmaster.
• Shi Quan arrived at Stone Family Village with Captain Fury and the Iron Guards, and asked Uncle Shi Yi to tell the village chief and villagers not to panic.
• Shi Quan reunited with Shi Jian and Li Meili, explained that he had graduated early and been accepted into Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Academy, and revealed his Level 21 Soul Power and two spirit rings.
• Fury described the royal academy to Shi Quan’s parents, and Shi Quan reassured them that his status would protect him from anyone who tried to bully him.

Shi Quan left Stone Family Village for Heaven Dou City and met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who welcomed him and promised to help him enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Their friendly conversation ended with Xue Qinghe subtly probing Shi Quan’s attitude toward Spirit Hall.

• Shi Quan reassured Shi Jian and Li Meili that he could delay his departure, then spent a month at home before setting out with the Iron Guards.
• After traveling for about twenty days, Shi Quan arrived in Heaven Dou City and received a Bloodline Extractor when he encountered Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Shi Quan as a younger brother, praised his Spirit Master theory, and promised to take him to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.
• As they talked over dinner, Xue Qinghe probed Shi Quan about Spirit Hall, and Shi Quan said he held no hostility toward it and blamed his concerns on his teacher Marde.

Shi Quan inspected the Bloodline Extractor reward, then traveled with Xue Qinghe to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the Three Great Education Committees welcomed and tested him. The chapter ended with Zhi Lin increasing the pressure on Shi Quan and recognizing his unusual endurance.

• Xue Qinghe heard Fury’s report about Shi Quan and discussed with Snake Lance Douluo how to bring the talented boy under his command.
• Shi Quan examined the Bloodline Extractor reward, considered its limits and possible risks, then set it aside and cultivated.
• After breakfast, Shi Quan traveled with Xue Qinghe to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and admired its mountain setting and elaborate grounds.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin welcomed Shi Quan at the Education Committee, and Meng Shenji secretly probed his strength.
• Shi Quan revealed his Blue Silver Grass and yellow and purple Spirit Rings, and Zhi Lin tested him with pressure equivalent to level twenty-four Spirit Power.

Shi Quan enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, broke through to rank 22 under Zhi Lin’s soul power pressure, and began settling into his new cultivation grounds. Less than a week later, Xue Qinghe brought Ning Fengzhi to visit him, and Shi Quan welcomed them into his wooden house.

• Zhi Lin increased his soul power pressure until Shi Quan’s Blue Silver Grass shielded him, and the strain helped Shi Quan break through to rank 22.
• Shi Quan asked Meng Shenji for a quiet cultivation environment, Spirit Soul Theory materials, and the chance to join the Heaven Dou Battle Team through its selection process.
• Shi Quan followed a servant through the academy’s Simulated Cultivation environments and chose a clearing beside a mountain pool with a small wooden house.
• The academy delivered most of Shi Quan’s requested materials, and he resumed his routine of studying, martial arts training, and cultivating the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Divine Art.
• Xue Qinghe introduced Ning Fengzhi as his teacher, and Ning Fengzhi invited Shi Quan to call him Uncle Ning.

Ning Fengzhi asked Shi Quan to research a way to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Shi Quan agreed in exchange for research materials. After receiving a valuable storage bracelet and a carriage of books, Shi Quan considered how to nourish the Spirit Soul so it could evolve.

• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Shi Quan's Blue Silver Grass Theory could help other Spirit Souls, and Shi Quan said its methods were not yet known to apply beyond Blue Silver Grass.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could bear only seven Spirit Rings and asked Shi Quan to research its evolution into an Eight or Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Shi Quan agreed to research the evolution method and asked Ning Fengzhi to provide materials about gem-type Martial Souls and the sect's research.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Shi Quan the Snow Jade Bracelet, a Soul Tool with five storage gems, and Shi Quan accepted it.
• After Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe departed, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delivered a carriage of books, and Shi Quan considered using gathered Heaven and Earth Essence and Sun and Moon Radiance to nourish the Spirit Soul.

Shi Quan outlined a possible method for evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda before Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong to study and cultivate under him. Ning Rongrong arrived expecting an easy time, but Shi Quan began asserting his authority by trapping her with Blue Silver Vines.

• Shi Quan wrote down his idea that Sun and Moon Radiance and the Essence of Heaven and Earth might help evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• After the new term began, Ning Fengzhi visited Shi Quan with Ning Rongrong and asked her to cultivate and study alongside him.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Shi Quan two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, medicinal ingredients, and bath formulas, and told him to train Ning Rongrong without special treatment.
• Ning Rongrong told Shi Quan she was Rank Twenty-One, then mocked him as a little brat when she learned he was only Rank Twenty-Two.
• Ning Rongrong tried to leave after arguing with Shi Quan, but he used Blue Silver Vines to trip and restrain her, then dragged her back.

Shi Quan began training Ning Rongrong after Ning Fengzhi ordered her to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and study under him. After learning about Shi Quan’s unusual abilities from her father’s letter, Ning Rongrong returned, curious enough to follow his demanding first exercises.

• Shi Quan restrained Ning Rongrong, examined her physical condition, and told her to return each afternoon for cultivation guidance.
• Ning Rongrong tried to leave for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but a Dark Guard used an illusion to return her to the academy grounds and barred her from leaving for a year.
• A Dark Guard gave Ning Rongrong Ning Fengzhi’s letter, which revealed Shi Quan’s innate Level One Spirit Power and that his vines were Blue Silver Grass.
• The next afternoon, Ning Rongrong returned to Shi Quan, who told her to jog ten laps around the clearing.
• Shi Quan demonstrated a Horse Stance and corrected Ning Rongrong’s posture as she struggled to hold it.

Under Shi Quan's guidance, Ning Rongrong trained in the Horse Stance and cultivated, gradually respecting his knowledge while refusing to give up her pride. After a demanding afternoon, she soaked in a medicinal bath and privately admitted that his methods were effective and impressive.

• Shi Quan corrected Ning Rongrong's Horse Stance, and she pushed herself to keep holding it despite the pain in her legs.
• After Ning Rongrong fell, Shi Quan told her to cultivate; his Blue Silver Grass resonated with the surrounding plants and eased both their fatigue.
• Ning Rongrong tried to imitate Shi Quan's one-legged stance, fell, and then resumed the Horse Stance when he challenged her to hold it for a quarter of an hour.
• Shi Quan explained how proper posture improved training and prevented injury, while Ning Rongrong repeatedly trained and cultivated through the afternoon.
• Shi Quan told Ning Rongrong to take a medicinal bath, where she wondered at his stamina and skill and admitted his training methods were effective.