Chapter Summaries

Zuo Xiaoduo reflected on his parents’ habit of giving him countless nicknames and learned that his given name meant his birth had been a little superfluous to them. The chapter ended with his mother angrily calling him out of bed, and Zuo Xiaoduo hurried to appease her.

• Zuo Xiaoduo lay in bed and ignored his mother’s cheerful calls of “Pup.”
• Zuo Xiaoduo recalled that his parents used different nicknames to signal their moods and disliked his given name, Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo remembered his father explaining that he had been named Xiaoduo because his birth was a little superfluous to his parents.
• Zuo Xiaoduo recalled his parents saying they had come to enjoy having him as a toy.
• Zuo Xiaoduo’s mother burst into his room and scolded him for not answering, and he jumped up and offered to help with chores.

Zuo Xiaoduo tried to persuade his mother, Wu Yuting, to give him money so he could investigate whether his strange dream was real, but she refused. When his father, Zuo Changlu, came home, he said he had found something for Xiao Nian, and Zuo Xiaoduo immediately perked up at the mention of money.

• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to massage Wu Yuting and coax money from her, but she reminded him that he had already spent his monthly allowance.
• Wu Yuting told Zuo Xiaoduo to help prepare lunch while he wondered how to get money to investigate his strange dream.
• Zuo Changlu came home and asked whether Xiao Nian had returned yet.
• Zuo Changlu told Wu Yuting he had found something for Xiao Nian, and Zuo Xiaoduo eagerly listened when he heard them discuss its cost.

Zuo Xiaonian prepared to break through the Yin-Yang Boundary, and Zuo Changlu gave her a rare Life-Origin Pill to protect her. She said she wanted to stop advancing after reaching the Dan-Origin Stage and marry Zuo Xiaoduo once he turned twenty, leaving him stunned.

• Zuo Xiaonian came home and teased Zuo Xiaoduo, while Wu Yuting stopped him from retaliating.
• At dinner, Zuo Changlu asked Zuo Xiaonian about her plans for breaking through the Yin-Yang Boundary.
• Zuo Changlu gave Zuo Xiaonian a Life-Origin Pill, despite her concern about its enormous cost and scarcity.
• Zuo Changlu told Zuo Xiaonian that he and Wu Yuting would support her as far as they could.
• Zuo Xiaonian said she hoped to reach the Dan-Origin Stage, then quit advancing and marry Zuo Xiaoduo when he turned twenty.

Zuo Changlu urged Zuo Xiaonian to pursue her exceptional martial future rather than stay with the family out of gratitude or become Zuo Xiaoduo’s wife. The chapter ended with Wu Yuting warning that Xiaonian’s strength could put her younger brother in danger if they married.

• Zuo Changlu rejected Zuo Xiaonian’s wish to marry Zuo Xiaoduo and insisted that she was their daughter, not a child bride.
• Zuo Changlu listed Zuo Xiaonian’s rapid cultivation achievements and told her to keep advancing instead of claiming she was tired.
• Zuo Xiaonian cried in Wu Yuting’s arms after Zuo Changlu scolded her, while Zuo Xiaoduo secretly enjoyed her misfortune.
• Zuo Changlu warned Zuo Xiaoduo not to imagine a future with Zuo Xiaonian, and Zuo Xiaonian teased him for objecting to her nickname for him.
• Wu Yuting comforted Zuo Xiaonian and explained that staying and marrying Zuo Xiaoduo could harm him because of the difference in their abilities.

Zuo Xiaoduo tried to get money from his parents to test whether the strange dream and jade pendant were real, but they refused. After Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Changlu left, Wu Yuting comforted him about his inability to cultivate, while he privately remained content with his family and hoped to gain strength.

• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Zuo Changlu for money after learning that he had spent a million on pills for Zuo Xiaonian, but Zuo Changlu refused and told him to ask Wu Yuting.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reflected on his six years of dreams, the starry explosion, and the jade pendant, and worried that he could not afford the white jade he wanted to buy.
• After the meal, Zuo Xiaonian returned to her room and Zuo Changlu went to the shop to get star soul stones.
• Wu Yuting told Zuo Xiaoduo that he and Zuo Xiaonian belonged to different worlds because he could not cultivate, and he calmly reassured her while privately thinking about his future.

Wu Yuting warned Zuo Xiaoduo that his weak Star Soul gave him little chance of advancing as a martial artist and refused to give him more money for another experiment. Zuo Xiaonian playfully seized and questioned him, then gave him another Marrow-Washing Pill, continuing to secretly pass along the pills she received from her suitors.

• Wu Yuting compared Zuo Xiaoduo's feeble Star Soul with Zuo Xiaonian's rare Nine-Nine Star Soul Body and urged him to settle for an ordinary life.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Wu Yuting for money to fund one last experiment, but she angrily refused.
• Zuo Xiaonian used Void Object Seizure to whisk Zuo Xiaoduo through the air and bring him to her.
• Zuo Xiaonian pinched Zuo Xiaoduo's cheek and demanded to know what he wanted the money for.
• Zuo Xiaonian offered Zuo Xiaoduo a low-quality Marrow-Washing Pill, and he swallowed it, unaware that she had given him many of the pills her suitors brought her.

Zuo Xiaoduo took the pills Zuo Xiaonian had supposedly found and reflected on how his family had supported his cultivation despite his poor aptitude. Zuo Xiaonian gave him ten thousand in secret, and Zuo Xiaoduo considered the mystery of how she had become part of the family.

• Zuo Xiaonian gave Zuo Xiaoduo another Marrow-Washing Pill, and he swallowed it without noticing any effect.
• Zuo Xiaoduo thought about how his parents and Zuo Xiaonian had spent years trying to help him cultivate, and he resolved to protect his sister if she was ever in danger.
• Zuo Xiaonian offered Zuo Xiaoduo ten thousand, teased him by asking if she was pretty, then tossed him the money and told him not to tell their parents.
• Zuo Xiaoduo picked up the money and recalled that Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting had adopted Zuo Xiaonian before he was born.
• Zuo Xiaoduo remembered that Wu Yuting became pregnant with him when Zuo Xiaonian was three and her Star Soul talent had already been detected.

Zuo Xiaoduo considered how to gather the ingredients for his plan, then visited his father’s shop and helped unload a huge delivery of Star Soul Stones. The chapter left him being teased by his father and the neighboring shopkeepers for still being a martial apprentice at seventeen.

• Zuo Xiaoduo recalled that Zuo Xiaonian had refused sects because she wanted to stay with the Zuo family, while she blushed after he left and hurried off to train at Star Martial Academy.
• Zuo Xiaoduo realized he could easily obtain the ingredients he needed, bought a piece of superior white jade, and headed to Changlu Star Soul Stone Shop.
• Zuo Changlu asked Zuo Xiaoduo to help unload a truckload of Star Soul Stones, and Zuo Xiaoduo carried stones alongside his father and the neighboring shopkeepers.
• Zuo Changlu mocked Zuo Xiaoduo for his slow cultivation and pointed out that school would start the day after tomorrow.
• The neighboring shopkeepers laughed at Zuo Xiaoduo’s status as a seventeen-year-old martial apprentice, and one encouraged him as a late bloomer.

Zuo Xiaoduo obtained Star Soul Jade from his father and used it in an experiment with a blood-painted white jade disc and his broken pendant. The jade and pendant vanished in a burst of light, and two yin-yang fish entered the space between his eyebrows.

• Zuo Xiaoduo persuaded Zuo Changlu to give him a fine piece of Star Soul Jade, and Zuo Changlu watched him leave with affection.
• Zuo Xiaoduo returned home, drew two yin-yang fish on white jade, and covered their patterns with his blood.
• Zuo Xiaoduo placed the Star Soul Jade between the fish and set his broken jade pendant on top of it.
• The white jade released blood-red light, consumed the Star Soul Jade, and sent two yin-yang fish into Zuo Xiaoduo's forehead.

After absorbing a flood of knowledge, Zuo Xiaoduo awakened the Celestial Person Physiognomy and learned that he could gain Fortune Points by giving readings that came true. When his attempt to form the Fortune Eye made him cry uncontrollably, Zuo Xiaonian mistook his tears for despair over being unable to cultivate and comforted him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo collapsed as information surged into his consciousness, and his Star Soul expanded before settling into a vigorous purple flame.
• Zuo Xiaoduo woke with knowledge of Celestial Person Physiognomy, learning that he could earn Fortune Points through successful readings and use them to advance his rank, cultivation, or Fortune Eye.
• Zuo Xiaoduo became excited about the prospects of fortune-telling and wondered where the Fortune Eye had formed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo's eyes began streaming tears when he tried to summon the Fortune Eye.
• Zuo Xiaonian found Zuo Xiaoduo crying and embraced him, promising to find a way for him to cultivate while he tried to explain that he was not crying from sadness.

After Zuo Xiaoduo saw a deadly prediction on Zuo Xiaonian’s face, he realized she would be killed during a breakthrough in two and a half months. He confirmed that the secret date and location were real, then saw signs of a fatal tribulation and wondered how to protect her.

• Zuo Xiaoduo saw text predicting that Zuo Xiaonian would die after a sneak attack disrupted her breakthrough in the Star Martial Golden Crystal Room.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Zuo Xiaonian whether she planned to break through to the Dan-Origin Stage in two and a half months, and she was shocked that he knew the timing.
• Zuo Xiaonian realized Zuo Xiaoduo also knew the secret location of her breakthrough, the Star Martial Golden Crystal Room.
• Zuo Xiaonian denied that her plans were settled, but Zuo Xiaoduo recognized that she was lying.
• Zuo Xiaoduo examined Zuo Xiaonian with his Physiognomy and saw black energy forming between her brows, a sign of a fatal tribulation.

Zuo Xiaoduo resolved to prevent Zuo Xiaonian’s deadly breakthrough calamity as his own cultivation surged after its restraints were lifted. At dinner, he tried using his fate-reading ability on his parents but saw nothing, and Zuo Changlu confronted him about staring.

• Zuo Xiaoduo hid his discovery of Zuo Xiaonian’s impending death and vowed to protect her, while she wondered how he had learned about her breakthrough.
• Zuo Xiaoduo felt star power flooding into him and the barrier to Martial Warrior shaking as he worried about the limited time before Zuo Xiaonian’s breakthrough.
• Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu returned home, suspected the siblings of mischief, and told them to get ready for dinner.
• Zuo Changlu urged Zuo Xiaonian to spend more time at Star Martial Academy seeking her master’s guidance, but she said everything was ready.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried reading his parents’ fate during dinner but saw nothing, and Zuo Changlu turned toward him and asked why he kept staring.

Zuo Xiaoduo discovered that he could cultivate Star Soul Power and broke through to the Martial Warrior stage overnight. He told Teacher Hu, who celebrated his success and planned to transfer him directly to the Martial Warrior class.

• Zuo Xiaoduo reflected on his new cultivation ability and resolved to grow stronger so he could help Zuo Xiaonian.
• After accidentally farting during cultivation, Zuo Xiaoduo broke through the Martial Disciple bottleneck and tempered half his right leg before dawn.
• Zuo Xiaoduo excitedly went to school and told Teacher Hu that he had become a Martial Warrior.
• Hu Ruoyun congratulated Zuo Xiaoduo and said she would take him to report to the Martial Warrior class that afternoon.

After Zuo Xiaoduo broke through to Martial Warrior, Hu Ruoyun arranged for him to be evaluated and moved into a Martial Warrior class. As he left his old class, the children revealed they were mainly upset about losing their classmate who ranked last, and Zuo Xiaoduo stormed away.

• Hu Ruoyun told Principal Li Changjiang that Zuo Xiaoduo had broken through and urged him to place Zuo Xiaoduo in a Martial Warrior class.
• Li Changjiang agreed to arrange Zuo Xiaoduo's Star Soul Tower trial and connect his records to the Heaven and Earth Network.
• Hu Ruoyun expressed confidence that Zuo Xiaoduo would receive a top-grade evaluation.
• The younger students clung to Zuo Xiaoduo and begged him not to leave, then admitted they feared losing their last-place classmate and their sense of superiority.
• Zuo Xiaoduo kicked the children away, threatened to curse them into repeating a grade, and strode out while warning them not to mock him again.

Zuo Xiaoduo entered the Star Soul Tower for his martial arts assessment and found himself in a small town, where he rescued an old man struck by a hit-and-run driver. At the hospital, the old man and his family falsely accused Zuo Xiaoduo of causing the accident and demanded compensation.

• Zuo Xiaoduo celebrated reaching the Martial Warrior Realm and went to the Star Soul Tower with Hu Ruoyun's encouragement.
• Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun watched Zuo Xiaoduo enter the Tower's illusion and appear in a small town.
• Zuo Xiaoduo rushed to help an old man hit by a car, called emergency services, treated his injuries, and contacted the man's wife.
• Zuo Xiaoduo accompanied the old man to the hospital because he was supporting his neck and could not let go.
• The old man's family accused Zuo Xiaoduo of hitting him and demanded compensation, and the old man backed their false claim.

Zuo Xiaoduo endured a month of forced work in the Star Soul Tower illusion, leading Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun to believe he was meek and weak. He then beat the family that had framed him, paid them his wages for medical expenses, and waited for the police, revealing that he had understood the trial all along.

• The judicial authorities ruled Zuo Xiaoduo liable and ordered him to work off the debt after he repeatedly insisted he was innocent.
• Zuo Xiaoduo worked for a month, kept only a tenth of his wages, and brought the rest to the family.
• Zuo Xiaoduo kicked open the family's door and beat everyone there except the old man and his wife, who were in the hospital.
• Zuo Xiaoduo gave the family his wages for medical expenses and called the police himself.
• Zuo Xiaoduo admitted that he had beaten them and explained that he had intended to make them suffer during the trial.

Zuo Xiaoduo turned the family's extortion into a plan to keep beating them monthly while paying their medical bills, exploiting the civil compensation rules. Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun watched in disbelief as the assessment continued, since the incident still had to be resolved before it could end.

• Zuo Xiaoduo told the family he would hand over most of his earnings and return each month to beat them, insisting he would keep the arrangement going indefinitely.
• When the inspectors arrived, Zuo Xiaoduo admitted to beating the family and promised to pay compensation, while the family accused him.
• The inspectors concluded the civil investigation and extended Zuo Xiaoduo's compensation period by four months, leaving the family horrified.
• Zuo Xiaoduo saw the inspectors out, taunted the family about returning next month, and left.
• Li Changjiang and Hu Ruoyun watched the screen and marveled at Zuo Xiaoduo's unorthodox actions as the assessment continued.

Zuo Xiaoduo acted out his despair over being falsely accused and extorted, then went to the family’s home and learned they had gone to the hospital. He kept his promise to bring them his wages, while the family continued lying about him to the hospital staff.

• Zuo Xiaoduo spent payday drinking alone, and his boss gave him five hundred extra while coworkers sympathized with him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo left with his wages and went to the family’s home, where a neighbor told him they were at the hospital and defended his character.
• Zuo Xiaoduo said he would keep his promise and take the money to the hospital, then left for there.
• The family repeated their accusations against Zuo Xiaoduo in the hospital, and the doctors and nurses regarded them with disgust.
• Outside the illusion, Li Changjiang recognized Zuo Xiaoduo’s performance as deliberate, while Hu Ruoyun watched in exasperation.

After Zuo Xiaoduo’s attempt to deliver the demanded money turned into a furious beating of the old man’s family, the hospital staff sympathized with him and a nurse called the media. The inspection team arrived and began investigating, with doctors and nurses testifying in Zuo Xiaoduo’s favor.

• Zuo Xiaoduo brought the money to the hospital and demanded that the old man’s son count it and give him a receipt.
• When the old man’s son insulted him, Zuo Xiaoduo broke down and beat him and the rest of the family.
• Zuo Xiaoduo lamented that he had only wanted to be a good person, while doctors and nurses comforted him and worried about the injuries.
• A nurse called the media, hoping they would help Zuo Xiaoduo.
• The inspection team arrived and started investigating, and the doctors and nurses testified that the family had extorted and insulted Zuo Xiaoduo.

After witnesses and reporters exposed how Zuo Xiaoduo had been extorted and insulted after saving someone, public outrage forced local authorities to investigate his assault case. The truth emerged, confirming his account and identifying the person truly responsible for the accident.

• Nurses, a patient, a neighbor, and Zuo Xiaoduo’s coworkers testified that the family had mistreated him after he saved someone and brought them money.
• A reporter published an article portraying Zuo Xiaoduo as a kind young man who had been driven to assault the family, sparking widespread public outrage.
• Crowds protested outside the Inspection Bureau, demanding Zuo Xiaoduo’s release and a just verdict.
• Local authorities intervened, and within two days their investigation uncovered evidence that Zuo Xiaoduo had been extorted and identified the person truly responsible for the accident.
• The public sympathized with Zuo Xiaoduo and did not condemn his emotional collapse or assault.