Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye and Tang San reached Nuoding Academy, where Grandmaster exposed the gatekeeper’s lies and helped them enter. Grandmaster recognized Tang San as a wielder of Twin Martial Souls, leaving Lin Ye startled and Tang San on guard.

• The gatekeeper falsely accused Lin Ye, Old Jack, and Tang San, but Grandmaster pointed out the holes in his story and said he would recommend replacing him.
• Grandmaster checked Lin Ye and Tang San’s martial soul certificates, confirmed they were genuine, and offered to take the boys inside to register.
• Old Jack thanked Grandmaster, said goodbye to Lin Ye and Tang San, and left Nuoding Academy.
• As Grandmaster led the boys through the academy, Tang San guessed that Grandmaster was a famous person despite not being a teacher there.
• Grandmaster recognized Tang San as the continent’s third Twin Martial Souls, making Lin Ye look at Tang San in shock and Tang San tense up.

Grandmaster deduced that Tang San and Lin Ye had Twin Martial Souls and accepted Tang San as his disciple, but Lin Ye refused to become his student. Grandmaster gave Lin Ye notes on soul beasts and soul rings and offered to let him join a future hunt.

• Grandmaster explained that Tang San and Lin Ye's full Innate Soul Power despite their apparent Trash Martial Souls suggested they each had a second Martial Soul.
• Tang San admired Grandmaster's deduction, asked him to become his teacher, and kowtowed to him.
• Tang San urged Lin Ye to become Grandmaster's disciple, but Lin Ye refused and explained he wanted to choose his own path.
• Grandmaster accepted Lin Ye's decision, warned him about hunting soul beasts and choosing soul rings, and offered him notes and a chance to join Tang San's future hunt.
• Lin Ye hesitated, then accepted Grandmaster's notebook and thanked him.

Lin Ye and Tang San registered at Nuoding Academy, where the teachers mocked the Grandmaster and learned the boys both had Innate Full Soul Power. Lin Ye clarified that he had not become the Grandmaster's disciple and privately recognized that his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia was no Trash Martial Soul.

• The Grandmaster brought Lin Ye and Tang San to Director Su's office to register them as Work-Study Students, then left after telling Tang San he would return.
• Director Su questioned Tang San for calling the Grandmaster Teacher, and Lin Ye explained that Tang San had taken him as his master.
• Two teachers mocked the Grandmaster for his low level, weak Martial Soul, and ridiculed his theories; Lin Ye held back from intervening because Tang San did not act.
• The teachers discovered that Lin Ye and Tang San both had Innate Full Soul Power, then remarked that their Trash Martial Souls made the Grandmaster a suitable mentor.
• Lin Ye clarified that he had not taken the Grandmaster as his teacher and thought that his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia was a powerful Support System Martial Soul, not a Trash Martial Soul.

Lin Ye and Tang San arrived at Nuoding Academy’s Dormitory Seven as new Work-Study Students and met Wang Sheng, who claimed to be the dormitory’s boss. After mocking their Martial Souls and demanding they become his underlings, Wang Sheng moved to shove Lin Ye.

• Director Su gave Lin Ye and Tang San their Martial Soul certificates and academy supplies, then directed them to Dormitory Seven.
• Lin Ye and Tang San found Dormitory Seven and introduced themselves to the children staying there.
• Wang Sheng introduced himself as the dormitory boss and summoned his Battle Tiger Martial Soul.
• Lin Ye and Tang San named their Martial Souls, and Wang Sheng mocked them as Trash Martial Souls before ordering them to become his underlings.
• Lin Ye refused Wang Sheng’s demand, and Wang Sheng approached him and reached out to shove him.

Lin Ye defeated Wang Sheng and became the boss of Dormitory Seven, then revealed that he had Innate Full Soul Power and planned to leave the academy after becoming a Soul Master. He arranged for Tang San, who also had Innate Full Soul Power, to take over as boss after he left.

• Wang Sheng tried to shove Lin Ye, but Lin Ye grabbed him and slammed him to the ground.
• Wang Sheng attacked again with a soul-power-enhanced punch, but Lin Ye caught it and struck him into an overturned bed.
• Wang Sheng recognized Lin Ye's begonia martial soul and accepted that Lin Ye had defeated him, making Lin Ye the boss of Dormitory Seven.
• Lin Ye explained that he had Innate Full Soul Power and planned to leave the academy after becoming a Soul Master and learning its basic knowledge.
• Wang Sheng and the other children were shocked to learn that Tang San also had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Lin Ye proposed Tang San as his successor, and Tang San reluctantly agreed to become Dormitory Seven's next boss.

Lin Ye agreed to become Dormitory Seven's boss after arranging for the other Work-Study Students to handle his cleaning duties, and promised to protect them from bullies. When a new student named Xiao Wu arrived, Lin Ye challenged her to fight for the position of boss.

• Lin Ye told Wang Sheng and the other boys they would need to complete his Work-Study Student cleaning duties, while he would take responsibility for protecting them.
• Wang Sheng warned Lin Ye that students from other dormitories had bullied him and could have Soul Power at levels seven or eight.
• A girl entered Dormitory Seven, and Wang Sheng told Lin Ye she was likely a new Work-Study Student.
• Lin Ye introduced himself to the girl, who said her name was Xiao Wu and that she would be staying in Dormitory Seven.
• Lin Ye challenged Xiao Wu to exchange moves, offering her the boss's position if she defeated him.

Lin Ye and Xiao Wu began their fight in Dormitory Seven, where Xiao Wu’s powerful techniques briefly put Lin Ye in danger. Lin Ye held firm with the Dragon Elephant Stance and used the Nine Yang Divine Skill to knock her away, leaving Xiao Wu sore on the floor.

• Lin Ye agreed to fight Xiao Wu, and she eagerly put away her bundle before attacking him.
• Xiao Wu launched a kick and punches, but Lin Ye blocked and caught her strikes before countering with a whip kick.
• Xiao Wu dodged Lin Ye’s kick with an iron bridge and clamped her legs around his neck to try to throw him.
• Lin Ye rooted himself with the Dragon Elephant Stance, resisting Xiao Wu’s strength as Wang Sheng and the other children watched in alarm.
• Lin Ye activated the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and its rebounding force sent Xiao Wu flying several meters before she landed hard on the ground.
• Lin Ye asked Xiao Wu if she was all right as she rubbed her sore backside.

Lin Ye told Xiao Wu he planned to leave the academy after learning the basics, and pointed out that she would need to beat Tang San to become Dormitory Seven’s boss. Teacher Mo delivered bedding to Lin Ye and Tang San and assigned them and Xiao Wu garden-cleaning duties as Work-Study Students, leaving Xiao Wu without bedding.

• Xiao Wu accepted that Lin Ye had beaten her for the position of boss and was pleased to hear she might claim it next year when he left the academy.
• Lin Ye identified Tang San as another strong contender, but Tang San refused to fight Xiao Wu and claimed that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul was disadvantaged against her rabbit martial soul.
• Teacher Mo arrived with bedding for Lin Ye and Tang San, then assigned all three newly enrolled Work-Study Students to clean the garden behind the teaching building each morning for ten Copper Soul Coins a day.
• Xiao Wu complained that she had received no bedding and learned from Wang Sheng that the academy did not provide it, leaving her wondering what to do.

Lin Ye gave Xiao Wu his clean bedding and offered to cover her meals after learning she had no money. As the students headed to eat, Tang San defended Grandmaster against Wang Sheng’s doubts about his teacher.

• Wang Sheng explained that Xiao Wu needed money to buy bedding, and the other students offered her their worn sets.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San to share his bedding, but Lin Ye instead gave her his clean set and said he would buy another in Nuoding City.
• Wang Sheng questioned Tang San about calling Grandmaster his teacher, and Tang San warned him not to insult Grandmaster.
• The students decided to go eat, and Xiao Wu revealed that she did not know meals cost money.
• Lin Ye offered to pay for Xiao Wu’s meals for the next few days, drawing on the Soul Coins he had earned by selling animal goods and herbs.

Lin Ye and the Work-Study Students went to the cafeteria, where Day Students mocked them for being poor. After one of the Day Students threw a chicken leg at Lin Ye and he dodged it, Lin Ye decided to strike back and establish his authority.

• Wang Sheng led Lin Ye, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other Work-Study Students to the cafeteria and explained how the serving windows worked.
• Day Students on the second floor mocked the Work-Study Students, and Xiao Wu grew angry when she learned that ordering dishes upstairs was expensive.
• Lin Ye frowned at the Day Students but initially decided to ignore their taunts and continue looking for food.
• A jealous Day Student threw a half-eaten chicken leg at Lin Ye, who dodged it as Wang Sheng and the others turned to see what had happened.
• Lin Ye decided to retaliate rather than let the attack undermine his authority as boss.

Lin Ye retaliated against a Day Student who threw a chicken leg at him, then defeated five Day Students in a fight on the second floor. The beaten youths called for their leader, Lu Bing, and Lin Ye questioned why they followed a girl.

• A Day Student mocked Lin Ye by throwing a chicken leg at him, and Lin Ye kicked it back into the youth’s mouth, splattering grease and meat over the surrounding Day Students.
• When the Day Students threatened to attack him, Lin Ye leaped to the second floor and challenged the five youths waiting there.
• Lin Ye dodged their punches and easily knocked all five Day Students to the floor, impressing Wang Sheng and the boys from Dormitory Seven.
• One defeated Day Student claimed he and his companions were only average, but Lin Ye dismissed them as no match for him.
• Lu Bing arrived with a group of youths, and the defeated Day Students hailed her as their boss; Lin Ye questioned why they had chosen a girl as their leader.

Lin Ye confronted Lu Bing after a Day Student revealed that Lu Bing’s Martial Soul made him increasingly feminine. He rejected the academy’s rule that Work-Study Students had to endure bullying, and Lu Bing attacked him to prove a Soul Master’s strength.

• A Day Student revealed that Lu Bing was a man whose mutated Martial Soul made him look more feminine, and Lu Bing kicked the underling for exposing his secret.
• Lin Ye told Lu Bing that he was now the Work-Study Students’ boss and knew no rules requiring them to accept bullying.
• Lu Bing threatened to beat any Work-Study Student who resisted, while Lin Ye challenged the Day Students to compare their fists with his.
• The watching Day Students mocked Lin Ye because Lu Bing was a Soul Master, but Lin Ye questioned whether Soul Masters were really impressive.
• Lu Bing, angered by Lin Ye’s words, charged at him and swung a Soul Power-enhanced fist.

Lin Ye fought Lu Bing, a Day Student and Soul Master, after she attacked him for insulting her. He overwhelmed her even after she activated her Crescent Moon Fox Martial Soul and first soul skill, leaving the onlookers stunned by how much stronger he had become.

• Lu Bing swung at Lin Ye, but he caught her fist and punched her into a wall.
• Lu Bing activated Martial Soul Possession and used her first soul skill, Demonic Fox Claw Strike, to boost her speed and attack.
• Lu Bing charged with her claws, but Lin Ye dodged with Phoenix Dance Six Illusions and struck her back.
• Lin Ye pressed his advantage with rapid attacks, forcing Lu Bing to retreat after her soul skill entered cooldown.
• The Dormitory Seven children and Xiao Wu cheered for Lin Ye, while Wang Sheng and Tang San reacted with disbelief at his strength.

Lin Ye defeated Lu Bing and intimidated the day students, then went into Nuoding City to buy a map and bedding. After Tang San returned from meeting Grandmaster, he invited Lin Ye to join them on a trip to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day, and Lin Ye agreed.

• Lin Ye defeated Lu Bing and warned the day students not to bully work-study students, while Tang San told Grandmaster what had happened.
• Grandmaster speculated that Lin Ye had a powerful second Beast Martial Soul and spoke with Lin Ye before eating upstairs.
• Lu Bing said she would no longer trouble the day students, though she could not control Xiao Chenyu and his followers.
• Lin Ye bought a map on Department Store Street and bedding on Sujin Street before returning to the academy.
• Tang San invited Lin Ye to go with Grandmaster to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day, and Lin Ye accepted.

Lin Ye and Tang San left Nuoding Academy with Grandmaster to travel to the Soul Hunting Forest and obtain Soul Rings. On the journey, Grandmaster gave Tang San a Storage Soul Tool, while Lin Ye remained unimpressed because his jade pendant could store far more.

• Lin Ye agreed to accompany Grandmaster to the Soul Hunting Forest because getting an official pass would be troublesome.
• Lin Ye and Tang San left Dormitory Seven early, and Grandmaster led them through Nuoding City to buy supplies and white radishes before hiring a carriage.
• The three traveled northeast toward the Soul Hunting Forest while Grandmaster answered Tang San’s questions about the forest.
• Grandmaster gave Tang San a belt containing a Storage Soul Tool and explained how its twenty-four storage spaces worked.
• Tang San tried to refuse the valuable gift, but Grandmaster insisted and mentioned that he had another Storage Soul Tool for a future disciple.
• Grandmaster was surprised that Lin Ye showed no interest in the belt, unaware that Lin Ye’s jade pendant held over one hundred cubic meters of storage space.

Grandmaster led Lin Ye and Tang San through the bustling town outside the Soul Hunting Forest and explained how Soul Hunting Groups worked. After Grandmaster used a seemingly distinguished Pass Token to enter the forest, Lin Ye stopped and proposed that they part ways.

• Grandmaster explained that the town prospered because Soul Masters paid for services related to hunting Soul Beasts, while goods there cost far more than in Nuoding City.
• Grandmaster described how Soul Hunting Groups hunted Soul Beasts for employers and said effective groups needed members with complementary abilities.
• Lin Ye realized Support System Soul Masters were highly sought after and thought his own abilities would make him valuable to a group.
• Grandmaster showed the gate captain a Pass Token, and the captain reacted with astonishment and personally let Grandmaster, Lin Ye, and Tang San into the forest.
• After they entered the forest, Lin Ye stopped and told Grandmaster and Tang San that they should part ways for now.

Lin Ye convinced Grandmaster to let him search for a soul beast alone by demonstrating strength comparable to a Soul Elder. He entered the forest to find a soul ring for his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul, following the plan he had formed from his father’s guide and Grandmaster’s notes.

• Grandmaster warned Lin Ye that the Soul Hunting Forest was too dangerous for him to explore alone, but Lin Ye insisted he had decided to go.
• Lin Ye punched through a massive tree, shocking Grandmaster and Tang San with his strength.
• Grandmaster allowed Lin Ye to leave, and Lin Ye sprinted into the forest after bidding him and Tang San goodbye.
• Lin Ye used the Phoenix Dance Six Illusions technique to travel across the treetops and searched for a suitable soul beast.
• Lin Ye decided to seek a status-effect soul ring for his restorative Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul.

Lin Ye searched the Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable thousand-year soul beast and discovered a battle between a Spikehorn Dragon Viper and an Emerald Aurora Bird. Hoping to gain a soul skill that purified poison, he waited for the two beasts to become entangled so he could attack.

• Lin Ye ignored the low-cultivation soul beasts he encountered while searching for a beast with at least eight hundred years of cultivation.
• As evening approached, Lin Ye hunted a sika deer, roasted some of its meat, and stored the remains before finding a stream.
• Lin Ye spotted a large bird hunting in the distance and followed it to a Spikehorn Dragon Viper and an Emerald Aurora Bird.
• Lin Ye estimated that the Spikehorn Dragon Viper was over a thousand years old and the Emerald Aurora Bird was about nine hundred years old.
• Lin Ye decided the Emerald Aurora Bird might grant his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia a poison-purifying soul skill and waited for the beasts to engage each other.

Lin Ye waited for the Emerald Aurora Bird and Spikehorn Dragon Viper to weaken each other, then killed both with thrown swords. He ended the chapter with the two soul beasts dead, their bodies tangled together.

• The Emerald Aurora Bird repeatedly attacked the stronger Spikehorn Dragon Viper, whose venom could not harm the bird.
• The Emerald Aurora Bird exhausted the viper and struck its seven-inch point, while the viper coiled around it to crush it.
• Lin Ye saw his chance, leaped from a tree, and hurled the iron sword and Xuanyuan Sword at the entangled soul beasts.
• The iron sword pierced the Spikehorn Dragon Viper's heart through its wound, and Xuanyuan Sword pierced the Emerald Aurora Bird, killing both.

Lin Ye killed the Emerald Aurora Bird and the Spikehorn Dragon Viper, collected valuable parts from both beasts, and chose the Emerald Aurora Bird’s roughly nine-hundred-year soul ring for his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia. He moved away from the corpses to absorb it in a tree, where the incoming Soul Power caused him little pain.

• Lin Ye used the Hundred-Step Flying Sword to kill the Emerald Aurora Bird and the Spikehorn Dragon Viper, then destroyed the snake’s head to prevent it from biting him.
• Lin Ye harvested the Spikehorn Dragon Viper’s horn, fangs, and venom sac, along with the Emerald Aurora Bird’s crystal, wings, and legs.
• Lin Ye chose the Emerald Aurora Bird’s roughly nine-hundred-year soul ring and drew it to his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia.
• Lin Ye traveled nearly a thousand meters through the forest and settled on a tree to absorb the soul ring away from the corpses.
• Lin Ye began absorbing the soul ring and found that its powerful Soul Power caused only a slight numb itch rather than pain.