Chapter Summaries

Tang Tian discovered that his unusual dating system required him to win over his martial souls, so he began encouraging and cultivating with Blue Silver Grass. By evening, she had started to believe he did not despise her, though she still feared she would eventually be too weak to stay by his side.

• Tang Hao dismissed Tang Tian's potential and focused on teaching Tang San to use the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Tian checked his system and found Blue Silver Grass and his little iron hammer listed as his romance targets.
• Tang Tian read Blue Silver Grass's insecure thoughts and decided to encourage her by promising to make her the strongest plant-type martial soul.
• Tang Tian cultivated with Blue Silver Grass throughout the day, and she became moved by his persistence and attention.
• Blue Silver Grass began to enjoy cultivating with Tang Tian but worried that she would not grow strong enough to remain with him.

Tang Tian discovered that Blue Silver Grass’s affection increased his cultivation speed and gave him Soul Power feedback, while his Great Sumeru Hammer grew jealous and angry at being ignored. He returned home with Tang San, where Tang Hao remained cold toward him, and Tang Tian chose to ignore his father in turn.

• Tang Tian saw Blue Silver Grass blaming herself for his slow cultivation, and the system rewarded his encouragement with increased affection, faster cultivation, and Soul Power feedback.
• Little Iron Hammer emerged in a jealous rage, complained that Tang Tian favored Blue Silver Grass, and lost affection when he sent her back into his body.
• Tang San found Tang Tian and invited him home, while Tang Tian dismissed his worries and went with him for dinner.
• At the smithy, Tang Hao treated Tang Tian with disappointment and indifference, while Tang San worried about their strained relationship.
• Tang Tian finished eating, ignored Tang Hao, and went back to his room.

Tang Tian defended his decision not to apologize to Tang Hao, winning Little Iron Hammer’s approval, then kissed Blue Silver Grass goodnight and sent her affection soaring. Little Iron Hammer grew jealous of Blue Silver Grass’s treatment and turned against him again.

• Tang San urged Tang Tian to apologize to Tang Hao, but Tang Tian refused because he believed he had done nothing wrong and would cultivate without his father’s support.
• Little Iron Hammer approved of Tang Tian’s backbone, raising her affection to zero.
• Tang Tian found that Blue Silver Grass was flustered by being summoned onto his bed and kissed one of her leaves goodnight.
• Blue Silver Grass’s affection rose to 36 as she vowed to wake Tang Tian in the morning.
• Little Iron Hammer became jealous of Blue Silver Grass’s goodnight kiss and lowered her affection toward Tang Tian to -3.

Tang Tian woke to Blue Silver Grass gently patting his cheek and praised her, while Little Iron Hammer grew jealous watching their interaction. After getting ready for the day, Tang Tian explained his appearance-focused cultivation theory to Tang San, and Tang Hao dismissed it as vanity.

• Tang San secretly watched Tang Tian mutter to his martial soul and decided to force him to cultivate the next morning.
• Blue Silver Grass woke Tang Tian by patting his cheek, and he thanked and praised her.
• Little Iron Hammer expressed irritation at Tang Tian's tender interaction with Blue Silver Grass, making him decide to let her watch rather than comfort her.
• Tang Tian groomed himself and called his approach to cultivation “looks-driven cultivation.”
• Tang San asked whether Tang Tian was going on a date, and Tang Hao mocked his concern for appearances.

Tang Tian tried to train his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul by connecting it to nearby grass, but Little Blue’s social anxiety made her panic. After soothing her, he suggested she absorb sunlight instead, and a wondrous sight began to unfold.

• Tang Tian went to a grove to test his Blue Silver Grass Cuddle Plan and connect Little Blue with the wild grass.
• Little Blue panicked at the thought of interacting with other Blue Silver Grass, while the Little Iron Hammer mocked her.
• Tang Tian remembered his own social anxiety and comforted Little Blue, telling her she did not have to socialize or fit in.
• Tang Tian suggested that Little Blue bask in the sunlight and absorb its energy, and she agreed to try.

Tang Tian cultivated with Little Blue in the sunlight, gaining enough Soul Power to rise from rank 6 to rank 7 in one day. After Little Blue grew jealous of nearby Blue Silver Grass, Tang Tian realized their attraction to his aura had created a network that boosted his cultivation.

• Little Blue photosynthesized in Tang Tian's palm, restoring his energy and accelerating his cultivation as her affection rose to 36 points.
• Tang Tian praised Little Blue, strengthening her resolve and making his Soul Power circulate even faster; Little Iron Hammer grudgingly accepted a share of the energy.
• Tang Tian cultivated until his Soul Power advanced from rank 6 to rank 7, then set his sights on winning over Little Iron Hammer.
• At sunset, Little Blue wrapped herself around Tang Tian's neck and complained jealously about the nearby Blue Silver Grass plants staring at him.
• Tang Tian inferred that the wild Blue Silver Grass plants resonating with his aura had formed a network that boosted his cultivation.

Tang Tian reassured Little Blue, earning her affection and a milestone reward that greatly increased his control over his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. After returning home, he ignored Tang Hao’s cold dismissal and ended the day affectionately with Little Blue, leaving Tang San shocked by their bond.

• Tang Tian told Little Blue she was special, raising her affection to 42 and unlocking a 100% increase in his control over his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Tang Tian transformed Little Blue into a scarf, while Little Iron Hammer grew jealous and lost affection for him.
• Tang Hao sensed Tang Tian’s increased Soul Power but decided that, despite his talent, he should remain an ordinary person in Holy Soul Village for his own safety.
• Tang Tian returned home, greeted Tang Hao, and went to his room without engaging with him.
• Tang Tian kissed Little Blue good night, and Tang San watched their affectionate exchange in shock.

Tang Tian and Little Blue successfully connected with nearby Blue Silver Grass, creating a training ground that greatly accelerated his cultivation. Concerned by the unusually silent iron hammer in his Sea of Consciousness, Tang Tian retrieved a rusty blade he had once treasured and returned home to forge something with it.

• Tang San noticed Tang Tian's stronger Soul Power and wondered whether his brother had discovered a new cultivation method.
• Little Blue overcame her anxiety and connected with a wild Blue Silver Grass, then coordinated the nearby plants to channel energy through her to Tang Tian.
• Tang Tian's cultivation accelerated, Little Blue gained confidence, and her affection for him rose to 45.
• Tang Tian noticed the iron hammer had fallen silent and wondered whether she was planning something because he had neglected her.
• Tang Tian dug up a rusty blade he and Tang San had found by the river, returned home, and lit the unused furnace to forge something.

Tang Tian forged a Blue Silver Grass ring with the Little Iron Hammer’s help and gave it to Little Blue as a gift. Little Blue’s affection rose and awakened a healing skill, while the Little Iron Hammer’s affection fell after she realized she had helped make a present for her rival.

• Tang Tian summoned the Little Iron Hammer and used her cooperation to forge a rusty saber into a Blue Silver Grass ring, impressing Tang Hao and confusing Tang San.
• Tang Tian gave the finished ring to Little Blue and told her it was made from her old favorite treasures, while Tang San watched in disbelief.
• The Little Iron Hammer realized Tang Tian had used her to make a gift for Little Blue, became furious, and lost affection.
• Little Blue embraced the ring, gained affection for Tang Tian, and awakened the Blue Silver Healing skill.

Tang Tian gained a healing skill for Blue Silver Grass and spent the next two months cultivating with Little Blue, while Little Iron Hammer grew jealous of her attention and abilities. After Little Blue hunted a pheasant, Tang Tian shared the roast with Tang San and offered a wing to Tang Hao.

• Tang Tian discovered that Blue Silver Grass could heal itself and channel healing to him, while Little Iron Hammer lamented being ignored.
• Little Iron Hammer struck Tang Tian awake the next morning, prompting Little Blue to attack her before Tang Tian confined her and comforted Little Blue.
• Tang Tian trained with Little Blue in the woods, and over two months his Soul Power rose from level 7 to level 9 as her affection reached 58.
• Little Blue caught a pheasant with her vines in front of Tang San, who marveled at her speed and strength, while Little Iron Hammer despaired over being outclassed.
• At dinner, Tang Tian gave Tang San a drumstick and offered a chicken wing to Tang Hao.

Tang Tian and Tang San set out for Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy after Old Jack secured Work-Study Student places for both brothers. At the academy gate, Tang Tian defended Old Jack from the gatekeeper, but Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang arrived and ordered him to put the man down.

• Old Jack told Tang Tian and Tang San that both brothers could attend Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, and Tang Tian reminded Tang San to repay Old Jack's kindness once they succeeded.
• Old Jack escorted the brothers to Nuoding City, fussing over their needs while Tang Tian chatted with Blue Silver Grass along the way.
• The gatekeeper insulted Old Jack, rejected the brothers' enrollment certificate, and tried to shove the old man away.
• Tang Tian used Blue Silver Grass to hoist the gatekeeper upside down and threatened him into silence.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang arrived, criticized Tang Tian for using his power against the gatekeeper, and ordered him to put the man down.

Tang Tian defended Old Jack from the academy gatekeeper and entered Nuoding Academy with Tang San. Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San’s hidden twin martial souls and offered to take him as a disciple, but dismissed Tang Tian as unworthy.

• Tang Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang over ignoring the gatekeeper’s insults and mistreatment of Old Jack, then let Old Jack decide whether to release him.
• Old Jack asked Tang Tian to let the gatekeeper go, and Tang Tian dropped him onto the flagstones before saying goodbye to Old Jack.
• Tang Tian and Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang into Nuoding Academy, where Yu Xiaogang identified Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and inferred that he had another martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to become his disciple, and Tang San introduced Tang Tian as his impressive elder brother.
• Yu Xiaogang judged Tang Tian’s innate soul power of level six to be mediocre and refused to accept him as a disciple.

Tang San grew furious when Yu Xiaogang disparaged Tang Tian, but Tang Tian challenged the Grandmaster to identify Tang San’s second martial soul. Yu Xiaogang dodged the question and insulted Tang Tian, while Tang Tian discovered that his words had shaken Blue Silver Grass’s confidence.

• Tang San prepared to attack Yu Xiaogang for calling Tang Tian unworthy, but Tang Tian stepped in and asked Yu Xiaogang to name Tang San’s second martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to answer and claimed he needed further observation, prompting Tang San to doubt the Grandmaster’s expertise.
• Yu Xiaogang changed the subject and attacked Tang Tian’s rank-six soul power, character, and right to question him.
• Tang San wondered why Yu Xiaogang had missed Tang Tian’s Little Iron Hammer and suspected the Grandmaster was a fraud.
• Tang Tian read Blue Silver Grass’s self-doubting thoughts and grew cold with anger, while Little Iron Hammer mocked the Grandmaster and urged Blue Silver Grass to stand firm.

Tang Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim that Blue Silver Grass was a trash martial soul and exposed the Grandmaster’s weak cultivation and hidden shortcomings. Humiliated and enraged, Yu Xiaogang threatened to expel Tang Tian from the academy.

• Yu Xiaogang called Blue Silver Grass a trash martial soul, and Tang Tian’s Little Blue grew insecure at his words.
• Tang Tian defended Little Blue and challenged Yu Xiaogang to explain his own age, cultivation rank, and martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that he was forty and only a rank-29 Soul Grandmaster, blaming his stalled progress on a martial soul mutation.
• Tang Tian mocked Yu Xiaogang for criticizing Soul Kings while refusing to reveal his innate soul power or summon his martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang lost his temper and threatened to expel Tang Tian from the academy for disrespecting his elders.

Tang Tian publicly exposed Yu Xiaogang’s hypocrisy, and Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao to attack him before declaring him expelled from Nuoding Academy. Tang Tian sent Tang San to fetch a guard, and Director Su arrived to hear Yu Xiaogang’s accusation.

• Tang Tian used Yu Xiaogang’s own claim about useless Soul Masters to mock him for being stuck at level 29.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, and Tang Tian and Tang San mocked the unimpressive-looking Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Luo Sanpao to attack Tang Tian, but Tang Tian challenged him for assaulting a six-year-old in public.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed Tang Tian had been expelled and that he had authority to deny his admission.
• Tang Tian sent Tang San to fetch a guard, and Tang San returned with Director Su.
• Yu Xiaogang told Director Su that Tang Tian had misbehaved and that he had revoked his admission.

Tang Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s authority to expel him and Tang San by exposing that Yu was only a guest adviser, not an official teacher. Yu tried to defend himself, but the crowd mocked him as Director Su tried to calm the dispute.

• Director Su prepared to reprimand Tang Tian and Tang San, but Tang Tian asked whether Yu Xiaogang held an official teaching post at Nuoding Academy.
• Director Su admitted Yu was a guest adviser with no specific teaching duties, and Tang Tian accused him of using connections and lacking authority to expel students.
• Tang Tian argued that he and Tang San met the academy’s enrollment requirements and demanded that Director Su uphold its rules.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Tang Tian of twisting logic, but Tang Tian mocked his conduct and the crowd laughed at Yu.
• Director Su suppressed his smile and began trying to smooth over the dispute.

Tang Tian humiliated Yu Xiaogang during an argument over Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, then enrolled with Tang San at Nuoding Soul Master Academy. As they headed to their dormitory, Tang Tian received a cultivation boost and the Blue Silver · Mimicry skill.

• Director Su ended the confrontation and enrolled Tang Tian and Tang San, forcing Yu Xiaogang to leave in disgrace.
• Tang Tian’s defense of Blue Silver Grass raised its affection to 68 and Little Iron Hammer’s affection by three points.
• Director Su and the teachers examined the brothers’ certificates, then gave them uniforms and a key to Dorm Seven.
• Tang San asked whether Yu Xiaogang was a fraud, and Tang Tian argued that Yu Xiaogang was unworthy of being a teacher.
• Tang Tian received a 40% increase to Blue Silver Grass cultivation speed and the special skill Blue Silver · Mimicry.

Tang Tian’s new Blue Silver · Mimicry skill let him conceal his presence, and Tang San briefly mistook his aura for a blade of grass. At Dorm Seven, Wang Sheng immediately named Tang Tian the students’ boss, but Xiao Wu’s arrival offered Tang Tian a chance to pass the role to someone else.

• Tang Tian gained an independent 40% cultivation-efficiency boost and activated Blue Silver · Mimicry, startling Tang San by masking his presence.
• At Dorm Seven, Wang Sheng greeted Tang Tian as boss and urged him to lead and protect the work-study students.
• Tang San agreed that Tang Tian deserved to be boss, while Tang Tian privately dreaded managing the dormitory.
• Xiao Wu arrived at Dorm Seven, and Tang Tian saw her as a possible replacement for himself as boss.

Xiao Wu arrived at Dorm Seven and challenged Tang San after declaring that she wanted Tang Tian as her hugging pillow. Tang San fought her to stop her from taking his big brother, and their battle continued as the work-study students watched in shock.

• Tang Tian nominated Xiao Wu as Dorm Seven’s boss, and Xiao Wu approached him to sniff his fresh, vitality-filled scent.
• Xiao Wu said she would accept the boss position if Tang Tian cultivated with her or let her sniff him, prompting Tang San to shield his big brother.
• Xiao Wu demanded a chance to prove her strength and said she would make Tang Tian her hugging pillow after beating the others.
• Tang San stepped forward to fight Xiao Wu and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to attack her.
• Xiao Wu dodged Tang San’s palm strike and countered with her braid and a kick, then exchanged several rapid moves with him.

Tang Tian stopped Tang San and Xiao Wu’s fight, made Xiao Wu the boss of Dorm Seven, and turned away Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to summon Tang San. Xiao Wu clung to Tang Tian, prompting him to wonder whether his system could affect beings beyond his own Martial Souls.

• Tang Tian used Blue Silver · Mimicry to calm Tang San and Xiao Wu, then declared Xiao Wu the boss of Dorm Seven.
• Little Iron Hammer complained that Tang Tian had missed a chance to show off, while Little Blue trembled at the sight of Xiao Wu, a rabbit soul beast.
• Xiao Wu hugged Tang Tian’s arm, and Tang San grew jealous as an older student arrived to summon him to Grandmaster’s office.
• Tang San refused Yu Xiaogang’s invitation to discuss cultivation, and Tang Tian praised him for rejecting the Grandmaster.
• Tang Tian wondered whether his system’s influence was limited to his own Martial Souls after seeing Xiao Wu cling to him.