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Jiang Mingyuan awakened a phoenix martial soul with innate full soul power and discovered his Favorability System. After comforting Tang Wulin over his Blue Silver Grass awakening, Jiang Mingyuan drew three powerful traits from him, and the boys left Red Mountain Academy with Tang Ziran.

• Jiang Mingyuan awakened a phoenix martial soul, received the Favorability System, and tested at innate full soul power.
• Jiang Mingyuan changed his phoenix form from sacred golden flames to destructive black flames, then returned to his original form and received an invitation to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Jiang Mingyuan showed Tang Wulin his phoenix wings before Tang Wulin entered the Awakening Room and awakened Blue Silver Grass with innate soul power of level three.
• Jiang Mingyuan comforted Tang Wulin, then used the system to discover Tang Wulin's favorability of 79 and draw the Destruction Godhead, Goddess of Life's blessing, and false child of destiny traits.
• Jiang Mingyuan loaded the three traits, and Tang Ziran drove the boys away from Red Mountain Academy, stopping first at Jiang Mingyuan's villa.

Jiang Mingyuan discovered the unusual abilities of his phoenix martial soul and bought an Emerald Swan soul spirit after demonstrating extraordinary spiritual power. He then headed to Tang Wulin’s home with a box of desserts.

• Jiang Mingyuan cultivated and learned that his phoenix martial soul had a destructive female form and a healing male form, with his body changing sex when he switched forms.
• At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Leng Yaozhu noticed Jiang Mingyuan’s rare phoenix martial soul and asked her assistant to retrieve his detailed information.
• Jiang Mingyuan visited the Aolai City Spirit Pagoda and measured 239 points of spiritual power, an unprecedented score for a rank-ten soul master.
• Jiang Mingyuan chose the 653-year-old Emerald Swan soul spirit, declined the Spirit Pagoda’s offer to join, and bought it at a discounted price of 2.56 million Federation Coins.
• Jiang Mingyuan bought desserts to celebrate and traveled to the residential complex where Tang Wulin lived.

Jiang Mingyuan visited Tang Wulin’s family and explained the costs of obtaining a Soul Spirit, offering Tang Wulin two paths toward becoming a Soul Master. He asked Tang Wulin to choose between accepting a ten-year Soul Spirit or earning money himself before Jiang lent him enough to buy a hundred-year one.

• Jiang Mingyuan brought Tang Wulin his favorite desserts and asked to discuss his future as a Soul Master with Tang Ziran and Lang Yue.
• Jiang Mingyuan explained how Soul Masters obtained soul rings and told Tang Wulin that a ten-year Soul Spirit cost around seventy thousand Federation Coins.
• Tang Ziran offered to work harder to save for a Soul Spirit, but Jiang Mingyuan said Tang Wulin needed to face the challenge and contribute his own effort.
• Jiang Mingyuan showed Tang Wulin his Emerald Swan Soul Spirit and offered to lend him three million Federation Coins after three years if Tang Wulin first earned thirty thousand himself.
• Tang Wulin faced the choice while Tang Ziran stayed silent and Lang Yue wept, and he began to answer, “I... choose...”

Jiang Mingyuan helped Tang Wulin reconcile with his parents, then took him flying and encouraged him to pursue cultivation. Tang Wulin learned that he could begin studying forging with Mang Tian.

• Jiang Mingyuan drew the Golden Dragon King Bloodline trait and learned that traits could be removed or gifted, while Tang Wulin's favorability toward him rose.
• Tang Ziran and Lang Yue thanked Jiang Mingyuan and went out to buy groceries, leaving him alone with Tang Wulin.
• Jiang Mingyuan carried Tang Wulin into the sky on his fiery wings, giving him his first thrilling flight.
• After they landed, Tang Wulin vowed to cultivate until he could fly himself, and Jiang Mingyuan urged him to aim higher than Soul Douluo.
• Tang Ziran told Tang Wulin that Mang Tian had agreed to teach him forging, and Tang Wulin eagerly asked when he could start.

Jiang Mingyuan encouraged Tang Wulin to pursue blacksmithing and defended him after classmates mocked his Blue Silver Grass martial soul at Red Mountain Academy. The chapter ended with Jiang Mingyuan carrying Tang Wulin into the sky and urging him to remember the feeling of flight.

• Jiang Mingyuan discussed secondary professions with Tang Wulin and encouraged him to become a blacksmith, while Tang Ziran warned that forging required great talent and effort.
• Jiang Mingyuan flew home, sensed someone watching him in the shadows, and found no one when he searched.
• At Red Mountain Academy, Lin Ximeng introduced the Soul Master class, and Tang Wulin told the students his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass and his innate soul power was rank three.
• When the students mocked Tang Wulin, Jiang Mingyuan stood up, announced his phoenix martial soul and rank-ten innate soul power, and rebuked them.
• After class, Jiang Mingyuan comforted Tang Wulin about his talent and carried him into the sky on his fiery wings.

Jiang Mingyuan rescued Na'er from human traffickers and learned that she had lost her memories and had nowhere to go. He invited her to stay at his house, and the two walked there together as she began to show her lively nature.

• Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin found thugs trying to abduct a silver-haired girl and sell her on the black market.
• Jiang Mingyuan beat the thugs, while Tang Wulin bound them with blue silver grass, and Jiang Mingyuan called the police.
• The girl introduced herself as Na'er and said she could not remember anything or where she belonged.
• Jiang Mingyuan invited Na'er to stay at his house, and he bought candied hawthorn skewers for her and Tang Wulin on the way.
• Jiang Mingyuan took Tang Wulin home, then walked with Na'er toward his house as she picked a wildflower and grew more comfortable with him.

Three years after taking Na'er in, Jiang Mingyuan helped Tang Wulin begin his path as a Soul Master and watched him choose a Soul Spirit. The chapter ended with Tang Wulin proudly showing Jiang Mingyuan the Dragon-Scaled Iron Tree he had obtained.

• Jiang Mingyuan discovered that he had forgotten to switch back to his usual appearance, then explained to Na'er that he was a boy and could not share a bed with her.
• Jiang Mingyuan planned to earn more money and began writing a novel titled Douluo Continent: Peerless Tang Sect.
• Three years later, Jiang Mingyuan accompanied Tang Wulin to the Spirit Pagoda's Aolai City branch, where Tang Wulin used his 3.03 million Federation Coins to choose a Soul Spirit.
• Jiang Mingyuan noticed that the Spirit Transmitter was reading his bestselling novel, published under the pen name Jiang San.
• Tang Wulin returned with a Dragon-Scaled Iron Tree Soul Spirit, which Jiang Mingyuan recognized as a plant with no actual connection to dragons.

Tang Wulin obtained a Dragon-Scaled Iron Tree Soul Spirit, and Jiang Mingyuan carried him home so he could celebrate with his family. Back at his own home, Jiang Mingyuan wondered about the traits he had gained from Na'er before sensing an unseen presence near the stone table.

• Jiang Mingyuan flew Tang Wulin home using his Phoenix Domain, and the two talked about leaving Aolai City and growing up.
• Tang Wulin reunited with Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, who had prepared a celebratory meal, while Jiang Mingyuan declined their invitation and flew home.
• Jiang Mingyuan reflected on the four traits he had gained from Na'er and found that Creation Godhead could not be equipped to his Phoenix Form.
• Na'er welcomed Jiang Mingyuan home and told him she had made tomato and egg stir-fry for lunch.
• Jiang Mingyuan sensed someone watching him near the stone table, and the Emerald Swan Soul Spirit felt drawn to the same spot.

After Na'er revealed that her family had found her, Jiang Mingyuan comforted her and promised they would meet again. On the train to Eastsea City, armed robbers provoked Jiang Mingyuan, whose grief and anger unleashed his destructive phoenix powers against them.

• Jiang Mingyuan gave Na'er a phoenix pendant he had made as a protective charm.
• Na'er told Jiang Mingyuan that her family had found her and wanted to take her home, and he encouraged her to go.
• Jiang Mingyuan and Na'er embraced, exchanged a pinky promise to visit each other, and parted.
• On the train to Eastsea City, Tang Wulin tried to comfort the downcast Jiang Mingyuan after Na'er left.
• Four armed robbers threatened the passengers, and one pressed a blade to Jiang Mingyuan's neck.
• Jiang Mingyuan's Karma Fire engulfed one robber as his crimson domain spread through the carriage and flames pursued the others.

Tang Wulin subdued Jiang Mingyuan during the train-robber attack and got him safely to Eastsea City. After registering at Eastsea Academy, Jiang Mingyuan woke as they arrived at the school and joined Tang Wulin in getting off the bus.

• Tang Wulin used his paralytic Blue Silver Grass toxin to calm Jiang Mingyuan after the robbers were defeated, and Jiang Mingyuan fell asleep once the train police arrived.
• Tang Wulin carried the sleeping Jiang Mingyuan through Eastsea City Station and found the Eastsea Academy registration tables.
• Liu Yuxin checked Tang Wulin and Jiang Mingyuan's recommendation letters and arranged a reclining chair for Jiang Mingyuan.
• Tang Wulin settled Jiang Mingyuan into a seat on the academy bus and tied back his long hair as they rode to the school.
• Jiang Mingyuan woke as the bus reached Eastsea Academy, thanked Tang Wulin, and hurried with him to get off and line up.

Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin arrived at Eastsea Academy, where Jiang Mingyuan chose to join Tang Wulin in Class Five despite his level twenty-eight soul power. They moved into Dormitory 205 and met their new roommate Yun Xiao.

• Jiang Mingyuan secretly changed back to his male form while entering the school and introduced himself and Tang Wulin to Wei Xiaofeng.
• The academic affairs office assigned Jiang Mingyuan to Class One and Tang Wulin to Class Five, placing both boys in Boys' Dormitory 205.
• Jiang Mingyuan persuaded the teacher to transfer him to Class Five so he could stay with Tang Wulin.
• Liu Yuxin explained that classes could challenge one another in the Class Promotion Competition to win higher rankings and resources.
• Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin entered Dormitory 205, where Yun Xiao greeted them.

Jiang Mingyuan defended Tang Wulin from Zhou Changxi, then accidentally sent Xie Xie flying into the dormitory wall before making peace with him. At the disciplinary office, Long Hengxu accepted their account, ordered the wall repaired, and transferred Xie Xie, Yun Xiao, and Zhou Changxi to Class Five.

• Zhou Changxi ordered Jiang Mingyuan to sweep, and Tang Wulin challenged him when he tried to force the issue.
• Jiang Mingyuan caught Zhou Changxi's punch and slapped him into the hallway, where he crashed into Xie Xie.
• Xie Xie charged into the dorm with his Light Dragon Dagger, but Jiang Mingyuan's two soul rings appeared and Xie Xie abruptly knelt to praise his dagger.
• Jiang Mingyuan healed Xie Xie's injuries with falling feathers, apologized, and introduced himself as Tang Wulin and Yun Xiao also met Xie Xie.
• Long Hengxu heard the boys' account, waived disciplinary marks, ordered them to pay for the damaged wall, and transferred Xie Xie, Yun Xiao, and Zhou Changxi to Class Five.

Jiang Mingyuan treated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao to a meal, where Tang Wulin astonished everyone with his enormous appetite. Later, Jiang Mingyuan visited the Designer Association to meet President Qin Yu about a piece of soul silver she had found for him.

• Long Hengxu showed Xie Xie the updated class roster, revealing that Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin had both been assigned to Class Five.
• Jiang Mingyuan led Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao to the cafeteria and paid for their A-meal dishes.
• Tang Wulin ate food from fifty-three plates, leaving Xie Xie, Yun Xiao, and nearby students stunned by his appetite.
• Jiang Mingyuan went to the Designer Association and met President Qin Yu, who had found the soul silver he wanted.

Jiang Mingyuan experimented with shaping soul silver and received it as a gift from Qin Yu before meeting Wu Changkong, his new homeroom teacher. During Class Five’s introductions, Wu Changkong defended Tang Wulin from ridicule, and Jiang Mingyuan stunned everyone by revealing his rank-twenty-eight soul power.

• Jiang Mingyuan shaped molten soul silver into different forms and considered using it to make temporary Soul Tools, then accepted the metal from Qin Yu as a gift.
• Wu Changkong took charge of Class Five and told the students his goal was to make them the strongest among their peers.
• Yun Xiao and Xie Xie introduced themselves, then Tang Wulin revealed his blue silver grass martial soul and rank-eleven soul power.
• When a student mocked Tang Wulin’s martial soul, Wu Changkong hit him in the mouth with chalk and warned the class not to mock others without ability.
• Jiang Mingyuan introduced himself as a Phoenix Soul Master with rank-twenty-eight soul power, shocking his classmates and drawing Wu Changkong’s attention.

Wu Changkong assessed his new students through paired fights, where Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin displayed exceptional abilities. Their final match began with Jiang Mingyuan taking to the air and attacking Tang Wulin with a stream of fireballs.

• Wu Changkong paired Jiang Mingyuan with Li Chushui, and Jiang Mingyuan trapped her in a fiery net until she surrendered without using his soul rings.
• Tang Wulin defeated Li Yan with a punch, and the poison from his Blue Silver Grass fruit left Li Yan unconscious.
• Tang Wulin defeated Xie Xie with two punches, impressing Wu Changkong with his strength.
• Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin began the final assessment match, and Jiang Mingyuan flew above Tang Wulin and launched a continuing barrage of fireballs.

After Jiang Mingyuan defeated Tang Wulin in a combat test, Wu Changkong praised Tang Wulin's fighting ability but criticized him for learning forging instead of focusing on cultivation. Jiang Mingyuan defended Tang Wulin and challenged Wu Changkong to consider the poverty that had made forging necessary, leaving Wu Changkong unable to comfort Tang Wulin.

• Jiang Mingyuan overwhelmed Tang Wulin with fireballs until Tang Wulin surrendered, then showed him the silver armor that had blocked a thrown stone.
• Wu Changkong ended the test, criticized Class Five's combat skills, and ordered Jiang Mingyuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to come to his office.
• Wu Changkong treated Xie Xie's swollen eye with ice and praised Tang Wulin's physical strength and Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Wulin told Wu Changkong he had learned forging, but Wu Changkong rebuked him for neglecting cultivation and called it a waste of his talent.
• Jiang Mingyuan defended Tang Wulin, explained that forging had helped him become a soul master, and challenged Wu Changkong to consider the cost of a ten-year soul spirit.
• Wu Changkong tried to comfort Tang Wulin, but Jiang Mingyuan slapped his hand away.

Jiang Mingyuan defended Tang Wulin and exposed Xie Xie's lack of effort, while Wu Changkong assessed the students' talents and criticized Jiang Mingyuan's soul spirit choice. The chapter ended with Jiang Mingyuan questioning Wu Changkong's assumption that his martial soul was power-attack type.

• Jiang Mingyuan explained Tang Wulin's financial hardship and blacksmithing efforts, then revealed that he had lent Tang Wulin money for his soul spirit after a bet.
• Wu Changkong confronted Xie Xie about being only rank eighteen despite his twin martial souls and innate full soul power, while Jiang Mingyuan revealed his own rank twenty-eight and Level-Two Designer Badge.
• Wu Changkong praised Jiang Mingyuan's control over fire but advised him to build his physical strength and criticized his Emerald Swan soul spirit as unsuitable for a Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Jiang Mingyuan stopped Wu Changkong and asked whether his martial soul might actually be support-type and he simply dreamed of being a warrior.

Jiang Mingyuan demonstrated his versatile support abilities to Wu Changkong, who then assigned him, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to compete in the upcoming Class Promotion Competition. During special training, Jiang Mingyuan feigned exhaustion to avoid running, and Xie Xie saw through his act.

• Jiang Mingyuan used his innate healing and enhancement abilities on Xie Xie, impressing Wu Changkong with his Martial Soul's versatility.
• Wu Changkong explained the Class Promotion Competition and chose Jiang Mingyuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to try to make First Grade Class Five the new Class One.
• Wu Changkong began special training, while Jiang Mingyuan complained after running twenty laps and eventually collapsed on the field.
• Tang Wulin checked on Jiang Mingyuan after the class completed forty laps, and Xie Xie accused Jiang Mingyuan of pretending to be exhausted.

During the special training, Jiang Mingyuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie teamed up to challenge Wu Changkong, briefly forcing him to abandon his sword. Wu Changkong brought out a hidden flexible sword, and Jiang Mingyuan unleashed his Phoenix Hundred-Crack Fist as the spar continued.

• Wu Changkong made Jiang Mingyuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie run with weighted Iron Garments before assigning them a month of teamwork training.
• Wu Changkong suppressed his Soul Power to level 40 and fought the three students without using Soul Skills or his Martial Soul.
• Jiang Mingyuan buffed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and the three coordinated their attacks until Tang Wulin’s hammers trapped Wu Changkong’s wooden sword.
• Wu Changkong abandoned the trapped sword and drew a flexible sword from his belt.
• Jiang Mingyuan’s Phoenix Flame began turning blood-red, and he rose into the air to unleash his Phoenix Hundred-Crack Fist.

Wu Changkong tested Jiang Mingyuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, then missed class after their coordinated attack left him injured. With the evening training canceled, the three classmates explored Eastsea City and stopped for a meal at Li's Stewed Beef Pot, where Jiang Mingyuan recognized the restaurant as the setting for a coming encounter.

• Wu Changkong revealed his Soul Emperor cultivation, but Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin coordinated their attacks until Wu Changkong conceded defeat and criticized Xie Xie for losing track of the battle.
• Wu Changkong skipped class the next day, and Yun Xiao told Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin that he had gone to the School Infirmary the previous night.
• Wu Changkong canceled evening training, so Xie Xie invited Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin to explore Eastsea City and treated them to food.
• Xie Xie led Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin to Li's Stewed Beef Pot, where Jiang Mingyuan recognized a scripted encounter from the story.
• Uncle Li served the three friends stewed beef pot and rice, and Xie Xie eagerly began eating while Jiang Mingyuan and Tang Wulin hesitated.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Jiang Mingyuan confronted Guanglong after he threatened Uncle Li, and Jiang Mingyuan burned him before the group left. The next morning, Tang Wulin heard that a fire had killed more than half the Eastsea City Mecha Brigade, including its captain.

• Guanglong demanded protection money from Uncle Li, then attacked Xie Xie and Tang Wulin when they intervened.
• Xie Xie cut Guanglong's arm, and Guanglong seized Tang Wulin with his strengthened ironclad dragon arm.
• Jiang Mingyuan set Guanglong ablaze, and one of his lackeys accidentally poured oil on the flames before Jiang Mingyuan extinguished them.
• Xie Xie gave Uncle Li two hundred thousand Federation Coins, and Tang Wulin added his remaining five thousand.
• Jiang Mingyuan left after receiving a message from Qin Yu, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie returned to Eastsea Academy and planned to ask Wu Changkong for help.
• Tang Wulin heard that a fire at the Eastsea City Mecha Brigade base had killed more than half its members, including its captain.

Tang Wulin learned that the Eastsea City Mecha Brigade had suffered an inexplicable fire, while Jiang Mingyuan reunited with Na'er, now calling herself Gu Yuena, and met her relatives and teacher. Leng Yaozhu offered to mentor Jiang Mingyuan and take the siblings to Shrek Academy, but he chose to remain at Eastsea Academy with his trusted companions.

• Tang Wulin heard that a fire at the Eastsea City Mecha Brigade could not be extinguished and wondered whether Jiang Mingyuan was involved, while Xie Xie warned him about the incident.
• Jiang Mingyuan arrived at Qin Yu's office and reunited with Na'er, who introduced herself as Gu Yuena and showed him her awakened Martial Soul.
• Gu Yuena introduced Jiang Mingyuan to Zi JI and Leng Yaozhu, who offered to take him and Gu Yuena as students and arrange their entry into Shrek Academy.
• Leng Yaozhu promised to find Jiang Mingyuan a suitable Soul Spirit when he reached rank thirty and invited the siblings to Shrek City the next day.
• Jiang Mingyuan declined Leng Yaozhu's plan because he would not leave his companions at Eastsea Academy.

Jiang Mingyuan agreed to train under Leng Yaozhu during school breaks, while Na'er left with Zi JI for Spirit Pagoda Headquarters. Back at Eastsea Academy, Jiang Mingyuan joined Tang Wulin and Xie Xie for the Class Promotion Competition, where Class Five quickly took control of its match against Class Four.

• Leng Yaozhu offered to let Jiang Mingyuan stay with his companions and receive instruction at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters during breaks, and he accepted.
• Na'er left with Zi JI that evening, while Jiang Mingyuan returned to school and heard rumors that Eastsea City's mecha brigade had burned down.
• Tang Wulin welcomed Jiang Mingyuan back, and Wu Changkong focused special training on integrating Xie Xie into their group.
• Wu Changkong told Jiang Mingyuan to hold back during Class Five's Class Promotion Competition match against Class Four.
• Jiang Mingyuan buffed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin sent Jialong flying with one punch as Xie Xie confronted Moss.

After Tang Wulin, Jiang Mingyuan, and Xie Xie won their first formal match, Tang Wulin collapsed during the night and encountered a mysterious golden figure in a dreamlike realm. The figure revealed that the Golden Dragon King was sealed inside Tang Wulin and warned that its power could kill him if it broke free.

• Tang Wulin, Jiang Mingyuan, and Xie Xie defeated Class Five quickly, earning praise from Wu Changkong and celebrating their victory.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin and Jiang Mingyuan that Uncle Li was safe from further trouble and offered to treat them to a meal.
• That night, Tang Wulin heard dragon roars, grew feverish, and collapsed onto Jiang Mingyuan's bed before losing consciousness.
• Tang Wulin awoke in a dark realm, where he saw an enormous golden dragon with eighteen rings circling a palace.
• A golden figure explained that the Golden Dragon King was sealed inside Tang Wulin, and that its energy could kill him if it erupted.
• The golden figure said he existed to help Tang Wulin grow stronger and avoid the Golden Dragon King's backlash, and Tang Wulin asked how he would do so.

Tang Wulin learned that the Golden Dragon King sealed inside him could kill him unless he absorbed its essence using three rare treasures before he turned ten. After Tang Wulin told Jiang Mingyuan what he needed, Jiang Mingyuan took him to the Eastsea City Museum and Auction House to search for them.

• The Golden Figure explained that Tang Wulin needed to break the first seal before age ten using a Hundred-Year Ice Crystal Fruit, a Hundred-Year Scarlet Flame Fruit, and ten drops of blood from a hundred-year soul beast with a draconic bloodline.
• Jiang Mingyuan woke to find Tang Wulin feverish, cooled him with soul power, and helped him awaken from the Golden Dragon King's inner realm.
• Tang Wulin told Jiang Mingyuan about the Golden Dragon King and the three treasures, and Jiang Mingyuan promised to help him find them at the Eastsea City Auction House.
• The next day, Jiang Mingyuan brought Tang Wulin to the Eastsea City Museum, where an attendant said they needed rank-three professional credentials or a deposit of one hundred thousand Federation Coins to enter the upper exhibition halls.