Chapter Summaries

After completing Nuoding Academy’s foundational courses, Lin Ye graduated early and returned to Holy Soul Village to visit Old Jack. After a village-wide celebration, Lin Ye left to travel across the continent with Grandmaster’s travel notes.

• Lin Ye applied for early graduation, and Director Su approved it after Lin Ye explained that he had completed the academy’s courses.
• Lin Ye held a farewell banquet for Dormitory Seven and Xiao Chenyu’s group before preparing to leave.
• Grandmaster gave Lin Ye his travel notes and suggested he visit Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
• Lin Ye returned to Holy Soul Village and revealed to Old Jack that he had become a Soul Master, adding that Tang San had too.
• Old Jack celebrated Lin Ye’s achievement with the whole village, and Lin Ye set out on his journey after the banquet.

Hu Liena arrived in Nuoding City on Bibi Dong’s orders to bring Lin Ye to Spirit Hall, but learned he had already left to travel across the continent. Meanwhile, Lin Ye reached Evernight City and prepared to seek experience in Evernight Forest.

• Hu Liena arrived at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, where Ma Xiunuo told her Lin Ye was studying at the local academy.
• Hu Liena explained that Bibi Dong wanted to meet Lin Ye and planned to bring him back to headquarters.
• At Nuoding Academy, Hu Liena learned Lin Ye had graduated several days earlier and had already set out to travel.
• Hu Liena left the academy frustrated that she had missed Lin Ye by only a few days.
• After traveling for more than half a month, Lin Ye reached Evernight City and set out to join a Soul Hunting Group.

Lin Ye arrived in Evernight City to train in the Evernight Forest and began preparing to hunt soul beasts. After learning how the city's Soul Hunting Hall connected Soul Masters with groups, he went there to find a group to join.

• Lin Ye paid his carriage fare, entered Evernight City, and rented a room at the Tulip Hotel.
• Lin Ye ate a hearty meal and learned from the restaurant server that Soul Hunting Groups posted recruitment notices at the Soul Hunting Hall.
• Lin Ye went to the Soul Hunting Hall and began reading the recruitment notices to find a suitable group.

Lin Ye searched for a Soul Hunting Group but found that the groups he liked required Support System Soul Masters to be Soul Grandmasters, so he decided to cultivate for another six months. He bought provisions for a planned trip to the Evernight Forest and was approached by a young man asking if he wanted wide noodles.

• Lin Ye examined Soul Hunting Group notices, but the groups that met his standards required Support System Soul Masters to be at least Soul Grandmasters.
• Lin Ye gave up on joining a group for now and decided to cultivate until he reached the Soul Grandmaster level.
• Lin Ye bought more than twenty steamed buns to prepare for entering the Evernight Forest.
• After Lin Ye left the provision shop, a young man with a crew cut approached him and asked whether he wanted wide noodles.

Lin Ye met Jiaman, a Food System Soul Master who tried to sell him wide noodles, but Brute Bear Shi Yue exposed Jiaman’s false claims and chased him off. Lin Ye thanked Shi Yue and learned about his experience and Soul Hunting Group as they walked through Evernight City together.

• Jiaman claimed his wide noodles had miraculous effects, but Shi Yue interrupted and revealed that Jiaman’s martial soul had become useless after he absorbed the wrong soul ring.
• Jiaman fled into the crowd, and Shi Yue explained the truth about his martial soul to Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye thanked Shi Yue, who inferred that Lin Ye had just arrived in Evernight City and asked why he had come.
• Lin Ye said he was a Soul Master who had come alone to gain experience, and Shi Yue praised his courage and invited him to ask for advice.
• Shi Yue told Lin Ye that he was a Soul King with an Iron Arm Black Bear martial soul and led the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group as they walked together.

Lin Ye prepared to enter the Evernight Forest after learning about its dangers and the requirements Soul Hunting Groups placed on Support System Soul Masters. He reached the forest and began searching for a powerful soul beast at least a thousand years old.

• Shi Yue warned Lin Ye that a Support System Soul Master faced lethal danger in the Evernight Forest, but Lin Ye said he had to train and had ways to protect himself.
• Shi Yue explained why Soul Hunting Groups generally recruited Support System Soul Masters only after they reached the Soul Grandmaster realm, then invited Lin Ye to join the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group someday.
• Shi Yue entered a medicinal herb shop to buy supplies, while Lin Ye left to purchase necessities for his trip into the forest.
• The next morning, Lin Ye left the Tulip Hotel and used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to reach the Evernight Forest in just over an hour.
• Lin Ye entered the dim forest and, after traveling several hundred meters, spotted several kinds of soul beasts but continued searching for a target at least a thousand years old.

Lin Ye ventured deeper into Evernight Forest, where he encountered increasingly powerful soul beasts and sought out a strong opponent. He discovered a giant bear feeding at a beehive and recognized it as a Thunder Demonic Bear.

• Lin Ye encountered a curious Hell Spirit Cat, which soon wandered away without attacking him.
• As Lin Ye went deeper into the forest, he passed hundred-year soul beasts and drove off several territorial carnivores.
• Lin Ye noticed that the carnivorous soul beasts had nearly disappeared from the area and suspected a powerful beast had claimed it.
• Lin Ye followed a buzzing sound through the woods and found a giant black bear with purple lightning patterns eating honey from a beehive.
• Lin Ye recognized the creature as a Thunder Demonic Bear.

Lin Ye tracked an eight-hundred-year Thunder Demonic Bear to its nest and challenged it to test his strength. After the bear overpowered his first punch, Lin Ye healed his arm and used Nine Yang True Qi to force the bear back, earning its serious attention.

• Lin Ye watched the Thunder Demonic Bear raid a Jade Bee nest, then followed it to its tree-hollow home.
• Lin Ye approached the dozing bear, judged it a suitable opponent, and provoked it into attacking.
• Lin Ye met the bear’s first paw strike with his fist but was driven backward and injured his arm.
• Lin Ye summoned the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul to heal himself, then charged again with Nine Yang True Qi.
• Lin Ye struck the bear from above and forced it back several steps, making it take him seriously.

Lin Ye sparred with the Thunder Demonic Bear, stole its Jade Honey, and spent nearly seven days training and fighting soul beasts in the Evernight Forest. As he roasted a rabbit one night, he spotted a Mandala Snake chasing a white figure through the trees.

• Lin Ye discovered that Nine Yang True Qi blocked the Thunder Demonic Bear’s lightning and fought it until both were exhausted.
• Lin Ye sliced the Jade Honey from the Thunder Demonic Bear’s paw, stored it in his jade pendant, and escaped into the forest.
• Lin Ye spent nearly seven days training, hunting, and sparring with the Thunder Bear King, Demonic Wolf King, Ghost Leopard King, and Crimson Tiger King.
• Lin Ye realized his supply of realgar was nearly gone and planned to return to Evernight City when it ran out.
• While roasting a Gray-furred Wild Rabbit, Lin Ye saw a Mandala Snake pursuing a fast-moving white figure through the forest.

Lin Ye killed the Mandala Snake that pursued a white Gold-Eating Mouse, then returned to his campfire and ate roasted rabbit. The mouse later appeared beside him, leaving Lin Ye wondering whether it was the same creature from earlier.

• Lin Ye recognized a white-furred mouse with a golden tuft being chased by a Mandala Snake and wondered whether it was a mutated Gold-Eating Mouse.
• The mouse ran past Lin Ye, but the Mandala Snake attacked him, so Lin Ye killed it with a single sword strike.
• Lin Ye removed the Mandala Snake’s venom sac and fangs, then returned to his campfire to finish roasting and eat rabbit.
• A small white mouse emerged from nearby bushes, and Lin Ye wondered whether it was the Gold-Eating Mouse from earlier.

Lin Ye befriended a White Gold-Eating Mouse, fed it roasted rabbit, and named it Tangyuan. After spending the night apart, he feared it had left, but it returned just as he was preparing to go.

• The White Gold-Eating Mouse approached Lin Ye for roasted rabbit, and he fed and gently petted it.
• After eating its fill, the mouse climbed onto Lin Ye and rubbed against his cheek, so he decided it would follow him and named it Tangyuan.
• Lin Ye woke the next morning, prepared to leave, and realized Tangyuan was missing from the tree hollow where he had left it.
• Lin Ye searched the surrounding woods for nearly two hours but could not find Tangyuan, then gave up and prepared to depart.
• A familiar squeaking came from nearby, and Lin Ye saw Tangyuan racing toward him.

Lin Ye reunited with Tangyuan, who brought him a Hundred-Year Ginseng and led him to the place where he had found it. As Lin Ye traveled through the forest, Tangyuan began pointing toward a new destination, and Lin Ye changed course to investigate.

• Tangyuan returned to Lin Ye carrying a Hundred-Year Ginseng, which Lin Ye accepted and planned to save for cultivation.
• Tangyuan led Lin Ye to a clearing where he had dug up the ginseng beside a boulder marked with snake scales and dried sheds.
• Lin Ye recognized the scales as belonging to the Mandala Snake he had killed the previous day and guessed Tangyuan had taken the ginseng after the snake was gone.
• Lin Ye stored the ginseng in his jade pendant and set off through the forest with Tangyuan on his shoulder.
• Tangyuan pointed toward a direction in the forest, so Lin Ye changed course to see what he wanted to show him.

Lin Ye followed Tangyuan through Evernight Forest, collected several medicinal herbs, and discovered that the White Gold-Eating Mouse could seek them out. After returning to Evernight City, Lin Ye shared fruit wine with Tangyuan, sold the Mandala Snake’s fangs and venom sac, and encountered a familiar person.

• Lin Ye found a Jade Snake Orchid guarded by a Scorpion-tailed Poison Python, but decided not to fight the dangerous soul beast.
• Following Tangyuan’s directions, Lin Ye collected several medicinal herbs and realized the mouse could locate hidden treasures.
• Lin Ye returned to Evernight City, bathed, ate at a restaurant, and watched Tangyuan drink fruit wine until it got drunk.
• Lin Ye sold the Mandala Snake’s venomous fangs and venom sac at a weapon shop.
• A familiar man patted Lin Ye’s shoulder and greeted him as they met again.

Lin Ye reunited with Shi Yue in Evernight City, and Shi Yue invited him to meet the members of the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group. The chapter ended with Lin Ye being introduced to the group’s final member, Su Ying, who was nearly eighteen despite her small stature.

• Lin Ye unexpectedly met Shi Yue, who had returned from a delayed soul-hunting mission in the Evernight Forest.
• Shi Yue invited Lin Ye to join him for a gathering at the Blood Rose Tavern and introduce him to the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group.
• Shi Yue introduced He Feng, Xie Lin, and Luo An, while Xie Lin and He Feng bickered over He Feng’s behavior.
• Shi Yue introduced the group’s Food System Soul Master, Su Ying, and revealed that she would soon turn eighteen.
• Su Ying blushed and timidly greeted Lin Ye after noticing his surprise at her age and height.

Lin Ye met Shi Yue and the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group, where he revealed that his Innate Soul Power was above rank nine but his Martial Soul was support-type. He introduced Tangyuan, his adopted mutant White Gold-Eating Mouse, whose cuteness captivated Su Ying and Xie Lin.

• Shi Yue welcomed Lin Ye to the table and ordered him a Clear Spring Resonance, while Xie Lin asked about his Innate Soul Power.
• Lin Ye confirmed his Innate Soul Power was above rank nine and explained that his Martial Soul was support-type, prompting surprise and awkward reassurance from He Feng.
• A waiter brought the Clear Spring Resonance, but Tangyuan poked out of Lin Ye's clothes before he could try it.
• Lin Ye introduced Tangyuan as a mutant White Gold-Eating Mouse he had rescued in Evernight Forest and adopted.
• Su Ying and Xie Lin fed Tangyuan nuts and took turns petting it, while He Feng apologized for dismissing it as a mouse.

Shi Yue and Baohu confronted each other in the Blood Rose Tavern after Shouhou provoked their group, but Blood Rose stopped them and offered her old method for settling disputes. Both chose an arm-wrestling match, and Baohu proposed adding a wager.

• Shouhou mocked Tangyuan and provoked Xie Lin, prompting He Feng and Shi Yue to trade insults with Baohu.
• Blood Rose arrived and ended the confrontation, then Lin Ye learned from Xie Lin that she was a powerful Soul Sage and the tavern’s owner.
• Blood Rose offered the two groups a peaceful settlement or her old method of resolving conflicts, and Shi Yue and Baohu both chose the old method.
• Blood Rose proposed an arm-wrestling match, and Baohu asked to put something on the line.

Baohu manipulated Shi Yue into wagering his Seven-Colored Illusion Spirit Ginseng against Baohu’s Storage Bracelet in an arm-wrestling match at the Blood Rose Tavern. As the match began, Lin Ye warned Xie Lin that Baohu’s careful setup suggested he had an advantage or a backup plan.

• Blood Rose refused to interfere in Baohu and Shi Yue’s dispute as long as they kept it out of her tavern.
• Baohu challenged Shi Yue to an arm-wrestling match with a wager, and Shi Yue agreed to defend his reputation.
• Baohu offered his Storage Bracelet and persuaded Shi Yue to wager his Seven-Colored Illusion Spirit Ginseng, while He Feng reacted guiltily to the mention of the herb.
• Shi Yue and Baohu sat down to arm-wrestle as their supporters cheered and tavern patrons placed bets.
• Lin Ye told Xie Lin that Baohu would probably win because he had carefully arranged the confrontation and might have received a lasting enhancement or prepared another advantage.

Lin Ye offered to compete for the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group after Shi Yue and Violent Tiger's arm-wrestling match ended in a draw. Shi Yue trusted him and agreed to continue the contest, leaving Lin Ye facing Black Rhino in the next round.

• Shi Yue and Violent Tiger's arm-wrestling match ended in a draw, and Violent Tiger proposed that their members compete instead.
• Shi Yue rejected the proposal as unfair, but Violent Tiger taunted him and tried to leave with his Storage Bracelet.
• Lin Ye quietly offered to compete for Shi Yue, and Shi Yue chose to trust him.
• Shi Yue agreed to continue the contest, and Violent Tiger sent Black Rhino to the table.
• Shi Yue surprised the crowd by naming Lin Ye as the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group's competitor.

Lin Ye accepted Shi Yue’s challenge against Black Rhino in an arm-wrestling match, stunning the tavern by overpowering the much larger Soul Ancestor. He slammed Black Rhino’s arm onto the table, leaving the crowd in stunned silence.

• Shi Yue sent Lin Ye to compete against Black Rhino and insisted Lin Ye was a reserve member of his group.
• The Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group and tavern patrons doubted Lin Ye could defeat Black Rhino because of their difference in size.
• Black Rhino used all his strength, but Lin Ye’s arm remained unmoved.
• Lin Ye unleashed his strength and slammed Black Rhino’s arm onto the table, stunning everyone in the tavern.

Lin Ye defeated Black Rhino in an arm-wrestling match, winning the wager for the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group and leaving the tavern with Shi Yue and the others. Blood Rose upheld the result and offered Lin Ye her protection.

• Lin Ye beat Black Rhino in arm wrestling, astonishing the onlookers and prompting Shi Yue to claim Lin Ye had used a family trump card for the group.
• Violent Tiger disputed the result, but the tavern witness ruled that Lin Ye had won and took Violent Tiger's Storage Soul Tool for the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group.
• Blood Rose confirmed the match was fair and warned Violent Tiger to accept the wager.
• Blood Rose praised Lin Ye, offered to help him if he ran into trouble, and received his thanks.
• Shi Yue urged Lin Ye to leave, and Lin Ye departed the Blood Rose Tavern with the Brute Bear Soul Hunting Group.