Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu joined Dorm Seven and fought Tang San over who would sleep beside Tang Tian, while Little Blue and Little Iron Hammer reacted jealously from his Sea of Consciousness. Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang Tian for Tang San refusing him as a teacher, and the chapter ended with Tang Hao appearing in Yu Xiaogang’s room.

• Tang Tian discovered that Xiao Wu had 40 affection toward him and considered winning her over with carrots.
• Xiao Wu claimed the bed beside Tang Tian, but Tang San restored his bedding and insisted that they each sleep on one side of their brother.
• Tang Tian lay trapped between Xiao Wu and Tang San while Little Blue lamented being ignored and Little Iron Hammer pretended not to care about missing his Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Tang Tian for Tang San refusing him and resolved to speak to Tang San alone.
• Tang Hao appeared at Yu Xiaogang’s window, and Yu Xiaogang recognized the pressure of a Titled Douluo.

Tang Hao left a letter asking Yu Xiaogang to teach Tang San, but Tang Tian persuaded Tang San to reject him. Tang Tian realized Tang Hao had left, giving him a chance to explore the cave behind the waterfall outside Holy Soul Village.

• Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a token and letter asking him to teach Tang San, then left without seeing his sons.
• Tang Tian woke as Little Blue secretly rubbed against his face, while Xiao Wu slept beside him and Tang San criticized her sleeping habits.
• Yu Xiaogang presented Tang Hao's letter to Tang San and claimed Tang Hao had agreed to make him Tang San's teacher.
• Tang Tian questioned Yu Xiaogang's rank and Tang Hao's judgment, convincing Tang San to thank Yu Xiaogang for delivering the letter but refuse his tutelage.
• Tang Tian left with Tang San and Xiao Wu, then realized Tang Hao's departure gave him a chance to explore the cave behind the waterfall outside Holy Soul Village.

Tang Tian left Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy and returned to Holy Soul Village to find the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone and his mother, Ah Yin. He reached the hidden cave behind a waterfall and found Ah Yin growing there as a weakened Blue Silver Emperor.

• Tang Tian requested leave from Director Su by saying he needed to fetch winter clothes, while Tang San mistook his trip for a chance to cultivate.
• Tang Tian rejected Xiao Wu's request to come with him and raced back to Holy Soul Village using Blue Silver Grass's vitality enhancement.
• Tang Tian bypassed the village and entered a secluded valley, where he found and opened the hidden entrance behind a waterfall.
• Tang Tian crossed the damp passage and discovered a small chamber containing a wilted Blue Silver Emperor, whom he recognized as his mother, Ah Yin.
• Little Blue sensed Ah Yin's powerful aura and felt both reverence and jealousy toward her.

Tang Tian visited his mother Ah Yin and told her about his childhood, his talent, and his bond with his martial soul, Little Blue. Ah Yin comforted him and welcomed Little Blue with a blessing, leaving Little Blue overwhelmed but reassured.

• Tang Tian sat beside Ah Yin’s mound and shared his memories of growing up without his mother’s care.
• Tang Tian told Ah Yin that Tang Hao neglected him and favored Little San, while Ah Yin comforted him and showed him unconditional love.
• Tang Tian revealed that he had reached soul power level nine and claimed his Blue Silver Grass was unusually gifted.
• Tang Tian summoned Little Blue and introduced her to Ah Yin as his closest partner, making Little Blue panic at meeting her master’s mother.
• Ah Yin eased her imperial pressure, thanked Little Blue for staying with Tang Tian, and passed life force to her as a blessing.

Tang Tian soothed Little Blue and Little Iron Hammer with Ah Yin’s affection, then improved the cave’s sunlight with the hammer’s help. Ah Yin gave Tang Tian her hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which he absorbed without pain as he vowed to turn her back into a human.

• Tang Tian summoned Little Iron Hammer and praised her forging ability, while Ah Yin comforted the jealous hammer with a gentle touch.
• Tang Tian had Little Iron Hammer break holes in the cave wall so sunlight could reach Ah Yin, improving her condition.
• Ah Yin revealed a hidden compartment and gave Tang Tian the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• Tang Tian thanked Ah Yin and promised to restore her human form, then absorbed the Soul Bone as it merged smoothly with his body.

Tang Tian absorbed Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, strengthening his body and gaining two soul bone abilities that fused into Blue Silver · Everlasting Life. He broke through to rank ten and formed a self-generated thousand-year Soul Ring before leaving Ah Yin in the cave, promising to return when he could protect her.

• Tang Tian’s Soul Power condensed, his body was reforged, and he gained the Flight and self-repair abilities from his Soul Bone.
• The system fused his self-repair ability with Blue Silver Healing to create Blue Silver · Everlasting Life.
• Tang Tian broke through to rank ten and formed a self-generated purple thousand-year Soul Ring, gaining Blue Silver · Life Ruler.
• Ah Yin explained that Little Blue was dormant while evolving after absorbing excess Soul Bone energy, and Little Iron Hammer complained jealously.
• Tang Tian gave Ah Yin life energy using his new abilities, then left the cave after promising to return and take her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang Tian tested his new flight ability, disguised his appearance and purple Soul Ring with Blue Silver · Mimicry, and returned to Holy Soul Village for warm clothes. Old Jack welcomed him and led him to the smithy, where Tang Hao did not answer.

• Tang Tian flew out from behind the waterfall and celebrated his new agility while Little Iron Hammer mocked him.
• Tang Tian washed himself and his clothes, then used Blue Silver · Mimicry to darken his complexion, hide his hair’s blue sheen, and disguise his purple Soul Ring as a yellow one.
• Tang Tian walked openly into Holy Soul Village and told Old Jack he had come to get thicker clothes for winter.
• Old Jack praised Tang Tian’s growth and told him the outside world suited him better than life with Tang Hao.
• Old Jack brought Tang Tian to the smithy and called for Tang Hao, but the house remained silent.

After Tang Hao left a letter and abandoned Tang Tian and Tang San, Tang Tian returned to Nuoding City with new clothes and a carrot hair clip for Xiao Wu. His gift delighted Xiao Wu, while Little Iron Hammer grew even more jealous.

• Tang Tian found Tang Hao's letter saying he had to leave, and Old Jack gave Tang Tian Gold Soul Coins and urged him to look after himself and Tang San.
• Tang Tian promised Old Jack that Holy Soul Village would someday become a home of gods, then returned to Nuoding City and bought clothes for himself and Tang San.
• Tang Tian bought a free carrot hair clip, intending to use it to win Xiao Wu's affection while Little Iron Hammer sulked.
• Xiao Wu eagerly embraced Tang Tian when he returned to Dorm Seven, and Tang San read Tang Hao's letter before taking comfort in his brother's support.
• Tang Tian gave Xiao Wu the carrot hair clip, which delighted her and increased her affection, while Little Iron Hammer became more jealous.

Tang Tian placated the resentful Little Iron Hammer by hinting at rare metals, then advised Tang San to strengthen his foundation before seeking a first Soul Ring. Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit Tang San with his Soul Ring theory, but Tang San followed his brother’s advice, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious.

• Tang Tian baited Little Iron Hammer with the prospect of forging with deep sea sunken silver or black iron essence mother, and she turned her attention back to him.
• Tang San woke Tang Tian and peeled a sleeping Xiao Wu off him before the three headed out for breakfast.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped them and urged Tang San to obtain his first Soul Ring, proposing a lone bamboo or Mandala Snake for his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San asked Tang Tian what he thought, and Tang Tian recommended tempering his body and consolidating his foundation before absorbing a Soul Ring.
• Tang San accepted Tang Tian’s advice, and Yu Xiaogang accused Tang Tian of ruining his younger brother’s future.

Tang Tian rejected Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to bet Tang San’s future on the first Soul Ring limit, insisting that his brother was not a bargaining chip. Yu Xiaogang offered his valuable spatial storage belt to raise the stakes, but Tang Tian still refused, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed a first Soul Ring could be no older than 423 years, while Tang Tian suggested his training could let Tang San exceed that limit.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Tang Tian to a bet that would make Tang San study under him if the method failed, but Tang Tian refused to gamble with his brother’s future.
• Tang San felt deeply moved by Tang Tian’s protection, and Xiao Wu’s affection for Tang Tian increased.
• Yu Xiaogang offered his twenty-four-stone spatial storage belt as the wager, but Tang Tian again said he would not bet.
• Yu Xiaogang was left stunned by Tang Tian’s refusal.

Tang Tian refused Yu Xiaogang’s proposed gamble because he would not risk Tang San for a Storage Soul Tool, moving both Tang San and Xiao Wu. After gaining a cultivation-speed bond with Xiao Wu, Tang Tian tricked Little Iron Hammer into eating a lump of ordinary pig iron by pretending it was rare ore.

• Yu Xiaogang left angrily after Tang Tian refused his Storage Soul Tool and the proposed wager.
• Tang Tian told Tang San he would never gamble with his safety, and Tang San’s regret gave way to gratitude.
• Xiao Wu was moved by Tang Tian’s care for Tang San, raising her affection and granting them both a 30% cultivation-speed increase when they were within ten meters.
• Tang Tian bought a lump of pig iron and told Little Iron Hammer it was disguised Hundred-Year Cold Iron Essence.
• Little Iron Hammer emerged at night and ate the entire lump of pig iron, believing it was a tempting snack.

Tang Tian’s deception won Little Iron Hammer’s gratitude and a 50% cultivation boost, and he set up a Blue Silver Grass training area that sped up cultivation for himself, Tang San, and Xiao Wu. After half a month of training, Tang San reached the point where he needed a Soul Ring, so Tang Tian took him to find help with Soul Hunting.

• Little Iron Hammer believed Tang Tian had fed it Cold Iron Essence, raising its affection and granting Tang Tian a 50% cultivation speed boost.
• Tang Tian and Tang San transplanted Blue Silver Grass behind Nuoding Academy, where Tang San found his cultivation speed increased by 30%.
• Xiao Wu joined them and also gained a 30% cultivation speed increase, which Tang Tian falsely attributed to her affinity for grass.
• After half a month of training, Tang San’s physique had more than doubled in strength, and he told Tang Tian he needed a Soul Ring to progress.
• Tang Tian decided to take Tang San Soul Hunting and went with him to find Director Su instead of Yu Xiaogang.

Tang Tian secured Dean Zhang’s help in taking Tang San to obtain his first Soul Ring, while insisting that the brothers would make the final choice. He then brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to Yu Xiaogang, who mistakenly believed they had come to accept him as their teacher.

• Tang Tian asked Director Su to arrange for the dean to take Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest, and Director Su agreed to introduce them to Dean Zhang.
• Dean Zhang examined Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass control and agreed to lead the Soul Hunting trip, proposing that Yu Xiaogang join them.
• Tang Tian accepted Yu Xiaogang’s presence but insisted that the brothers would decide which Soul Ring Tang San absorbed.
• Tang Tian took Tang San to fetch Xiao Wu, then led them to Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory.
• Yu Xiaogang assumed the children had returned to become his disciples and lectured them about needing a renowned teacher.

Tang Tian told Yu Xiaogang that Dean Zhang would lead the group to the Soul Hunting Forest, then brought Tang San and Xiao Wu along on the journey. On the carriage, Tang Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s plan for Tang San’s first soul ring and proposed a more offensive path for Blue Silver Grass.

• Tang Tian told Yu Xiaogang that Dean Zhang would lead the trip and invited him along, enraging Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to join the group and vowed to prove the value of his theoretical guidance.
• The next morning, Dean Zhang, Yu Xiaogang, Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu traveled by carriage to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang recommended a Mandala Snake soul ring for Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and Dean Zhang praised his reasoning.
• Tang Tian secretly fed Xiao Wu a dried carrot, raising her affection to 57/100.
• Tang Tian argued that Blue Silver Grass should draw on its vitality and become a weapon capable of cutting through steel, stunning Tang San and awakening Little Iron Hammer.

Tang Tian’s advice about violent damage inspired Tang San and earned him a temporary attack boost from Little Iron Hammer, while Yu Xiaogang’s confidence was undercut during the search for a suitable first soul beast. The group camped in Soul Hunting Forest, where Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao after promising to handle a Mandala Snake.

• Little Iron Hammer agreed with Tang Tian’s theory of violent damage output and granted him the Blood Boiling ability, while Tang San embraced his brother’s advice about refining ordinary things into weapons.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily challenged Tang Tian’s claims, but Tang Tian ignored him as Dean Zhang urged the group to focus on practical results.
• After entering Soul Hunting Forest, Tang Tian caught Xiao Wu’s wrist and kept her close as the group searched for soul beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed a hundred-year lone bamboo for Tang San’s first soul ring, but Dean Zhang argued that it was too weak, embarrassing Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang declared he could subdue a Mandala Snake himself, and Tang Tian silently anticipated that his boast would backfire.
• The group set up camp using Yu Xiaogang’s wilderness advice, then Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, making Xiao Wu laugh at its appearance.

Yu Xiaogang explained Luo Sanpao’s unusual gas-based attack before a Mandala Snake appeared and he tried to defend the group. His strike barely affected the snake, which knocked him and Luo Sanpao flying, leaving the others stunned.

• Xiao Wu questioned how Luo Sanpao could fight, and Yu Xiaogang explained that feeding it radishes increased the gas it used to attack.
• Tang Tian reassured Xiao Wu about her ruby carrots and persuaded Tang San and Xiao Wu to respect Yu Xiaogang’s efforts to protect them.
• Tang San sensed poison as a nearly four-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake emerged, and Yu Xiaogang identified it as a threat and a potential first soul ring for Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang charged the snake with Luo Sanpao’s Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao attack, but the blast only made it pause.
• The Mandala Snake struck Luo Sanpao with its tail, sending it and Yu Xiaogang flying, while Little Iron Hammer laughed at the failed attack from Tang Tian’s Sea of Consciousness.

Tang Tian and Tang San restrained a Mandala Snake, and Dean Zhang killed it, leaving Yu Xiaogang humiliated when Tang San refused its Soul Ring. The group continued searching the next morning, and Tang Tian spotted purple gold sword bamboo in a valley.

• Tang Tian and Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to restrain the Mandala Snake, allowing Dean Zhang to kill it with his third Soul Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to absorb the snake's Soul Ring, but Tang San refused because it did not suit the path Tang Tian had chosen for them.
• Xiao Wu and Dean Zhang credited Tang Tian and Tang San with saving the group, leaving Yu Xiaogang ashamed and withdrawn.
• The group took turns keeping watch that night, with Yu Xiaogang paired with Tang Tian.
• The next morning, Tang Tian spotted purple gold sword bamboo growing in a mist-shrouded valley.

Tang San absorbed a seven-hundred-year purple gold sword bamboo Soul Ring despite Yu Xiaogang’s warnings, reaching rank twelve and proving the first Soul Ring limit wrong. Dean Zhang decided to invest further in Tang San and prepare powerful Soul Rings for both brothers.

• Yu Xiaogang and Dean Zhang warned Tang Tian that the seven-hundred-year purple gold sword bamboo was too dangerous for Tang San to absorb, but Tang San insisted on trying.
• Dean Zhang defeated the purple gold sword bamboo and left it barely alive, and Tang San delivered the finishing blow before beginning to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Tang San absorbed the Soul Ring safely with blue silver grass protecting him and rose from rank ten to rank twelve, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.
• Tang San celebrated his success with Tang Tian, and Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu thanked Dean Zhang for his help.
• Dean Zhang accepted their thanks and began planning Tang San’s second Soul Ring and a powerful Soul Ring for Tang Tian, then asked Tang San about his first Soul Skill.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass strike shocked the group, while Tang Tian found and claimed purple gold essence and bamboo from the fallen Purple Gold Sword Bamboo. Xiao Wu returned from the bushes with a Soul Ring and demonstrated her new speed-and-concealment skill, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious.

• Tang San’s Flying Flower Picking Leaves pierced the ancient tree, stunning Dean Zhang and undermining Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his Martial Soul Theory.
• Tang Tian found purple gold essence in the rocks, stored it away, and collected the remaining bamboo segments.
• Xiao Wu claimed she had absorbed a Soul Ring from a rabbit that ran into a stump while she was using the toilet.
• Xiao Wu showed Tang Tian her first Soul Skill, Netherworld Rabbit Shadow, which created afterimages and concealed her among the trees.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Xiao Wu for choosing a skill focused on speed and concealment instead of offense.

Xiao Wu defended her speed-focused fighting style, while Yu Xiaogang plotted to draw Tang Tian into his influence. That night, Little Iron Hammer secretly ate the purple gold essence Tang Tian had hidden, narrowly avoiding Xiao Wu’s sleep-kick.

• Xiao Wu explained that speed and evasion let her outlast enemies, and Tang Tian praised her approach while Yu Xiaogang had no rebuttal.
• Dean Zhang decided to invest more in Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu as promising students for Nuoding Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to devise a Soul Ring plan for Tang Tian and use him to get closer to Tang San.
• Tang Tian hid the purple gold essence beneath his bed and pretended to fall asleep so Little Iron Hammer would sneak out to eat it.
• Xiao Wu kicked toward the space beneath Tang Tian’s bed in her sleep, startling Little Iron Hammer, who then consumed the purple gold essence and felt a small pang of guilt.