Chapter Summaries

Little Iron Hammer secretly devoured Tang Tian’s Purple Gold Essence, earning his affection and an ability to identify metals while helping him advance to rank 11. Later, Xiao Chenyu confronted the work-study students and threatened to tear up their Blue Silver Grass, drawing Tang Tian’s attention.

• Little Iron Hammer ate the Purple Gold Essence, gained a purple-gold pattern, and earned Tang Tian an intermediate metal-identification ability.
• Tang Tian pretended to mourn the vanished treasure while discovering that his soul power had advanced from rank 10 to rank 11.
• Wang Sheng warned Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu that upper-year students had come looking for a fight.
• Xiao Chenyu demanded protection money and threatened to uproot the Blue Silver Grass if the work-study students refused his challenge.
• Tang Tian recognized Xiao Chenyu’s wolf martial soul and rank 11 strength, then privately mocked his white soul ring and rich background.

Tang Tian’s Little Blue awakened as a Blue Silver King and used her vines to overpower Xiao Chenyu and his companions, though she also bound Tang Tian and called him her baby. After Xiao Chenyu paid Tang Tian a hundred Gold Soul Coins and fled, Tang Tian checked the System Panel and reacted to its latest notification.

• Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and Ling Feng mocked Tang Tian, angering Tang San and prompting him to prepare to attack.
• Little Blue awakened as a Blue Silver King and unleashed powerful vines, binding Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, and Ling Feng while also lifting Tang Tian into the air.
• Little Blue insisted she was protecting Tang Tian, and Tang Tian demanded compensation from Xiao Chenyu for the Blue Silver Grass’s distress.
• Xiao Chenyu handed Tang Tian a hundred Gold Soul Coins, and Little Blue lowered Tang Tian gently while dropping the others face-first to the ground.
• Xiao Chenyu and his companions fled, and Tang Tian checked the System Panel before the latest notification made his smile twitch.

After Little Blue’s evolution into a Blue Silver King, Tang Tian recognized that her domineering queen persona masked her fear of abandonment and planned to reassure her. He returned to the dorm pretending to sleep, while Tang San resolved to train harder and Xiao Wu noticed Tang Tian’s scent growing stronger.

• Tang Tian analyzed Little Blue’s arrogant new personality as a defense against her lingering insecurity, while Little Iron Hammer mocked her from the Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang San admired Tang Tian’s strength after seeing him defeat Xiao Chenyu, and Xiao Wu noticed the spicy aura of Little Blue’s aggressive Soul Power around him.
• Tang Tian planned a date, a return to shared memories, and reassurance to help Little Blue feel secure without pretending to be someone else.
• Tang Tian encouraged Tang San to follow his own path, then concealed his exhaustion by pretending to fall asleep in the dorm.
• Tang San began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Xiao Wu wondered why Tang Tian’s scent seemed stronger as he slept.

Tang Tian used Little Blue’s jealousy over his attention to Little Iron Hammer to reassure her that she had been precious to him since the day she protected him from the rain. Little Blue burst into tears as Tang Tian revisited their first meeting in the grove.

• Little Blue slept beside Tang Tian, and the next morning Tang Tian called her in his Sea of Consciousness and invited her to bask in the sun.
• Tang Tian treated Xiao Wu and Tang San to an extravagant breakfast at Nuoding Academy, then went alone to the Back Mountain.
• Tang Tian summoned Little Blue and pretended he would spend his gold coins on Little Iron Hammer, prompting Little Blue to seize the coins for herself.
• Tang Tian reminded Little Blue of the rainy day after his martial soul awakening, when she had tried to shelter him in a grove in Holy Soul Village.
• Tang Tian told Little Blue that he had loved her from the start and that no one, not even a hundred Clear Sky Hammers, could replace her.
• Little Blue broke down and wailed while Little Iron Hammer fell silent in Tang Tian’s Sea of Consciousness.

Tang Tian comforted Little Blue, helping her abandon her forced queenly act and resolve her emotional knot. Their bond strengthened dramatically, and Little Blue shared the residual energy from the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, raising Tang Tian's soul power to level 12.

• Little Blue broke down and clung to Tang Tian, admitting that pretending to be dignified had exhausted her and pleading with him not to abandon her.
• Tang Tian reassured Little Blue that he liked her as she was and threatened to withhold Little Iron Hammer's iron if she mocked or bullied her.
• The system raised Little Blue's affection to 92, awarded Tang Tian the Blue Silver Heavenly Mandate skill, and gave Little Blue the Two-Sided Sweetheart trait.
• Little Iron Hammer sensed Little Blue's transformation and felt a new crisis over her growing strength and bond with Tang Tian.
• Little Blue transferred her remaining Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone energy to Tang Tian, loosening his soul power bottleneck and raising him from level 11 to level 12.

Tang Tian’s cultivation improved after Little Blue evolved into a Blue Silver King, and he later encountered City Lord Xiao, who came to confront him over Xiao Chenyu’s defeat. Dean Zhang intervened just as City Lord Xiao threatened to discipline Tang Tian.

• Tang Tian felt his meridians and body strengthen, credited his mother’s sacrifice, and resolved to send more life energy to Holy Soul Village during winter break.
• Little Blue nuzzled Tang Tian with relief, while Little Iron Hammer envied her progress and decided she needed to win over Tang Tian too.
• Tang Tian met Tang San and Xiao Wu on the way to lunch; Xiao Wu noticed Little Blue’s new calming fragrance, and Tang San sensed Tang Tian had grown stronger.
• City Lord Xiao arrived at the academy with guards and Xiao Chenyu, accused Tang Tian of bullying and extorting his son, and demanded an explanation.
• Tang Tian challenged City Lord Xiao to hear his son’s side, and City Lord Xiao threatened to discipline him before Dean Zhang hurried in and asked the city lord to show mercy.

Tang Tian defended his possession of Xiao Chenyu’s hundred Gold Soul Coins by claiming they were an investment, then revealed his age and Soul Power to justify the claim. City Lord Xiao remained unconvinced and demanded that Tang Tian prove his present worth, leaving everyone waiting to see what he would do.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Tang Tian of robbing Xiao Chenyu and urged City Lord Xiao and the academy to punish him, but Tang Tian mocked him and admitted he had the coins.
• Tang San challenged Yu Xiaogang for judging Tang Tian before investigating, while City Lord Xiao demanded that Xiao Chenyu explain how the money had changed hands.
• Tang Tian claimed Xiao Chenyu had offered the coins as an investment, leaving Xiao Chenyu, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dean Zhang bewildered.
• City Lord Xiao asked what made Tang Tian worth investing in, and Tang Tian listed his age, Soul Power, and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• City Lord Xiao acknowledged Tang Tian’s talent but demanded proof that his current abilities were worth a hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Tang Tian revealed the power of his unusually strong Blue Silver Grass soul ring, convincing City Lord Xiao that he was a genius. The city lord rewarded Tang Tian and promised support for Holy Soul Village, leaving the confrontation peacefully resolved.

• Tang Tian summoned his crystalline Blue Silver Grass and showed City Lord Xiao his four-hundred-and-twenty-year first soul ring.
• City Lord Xiao recognized Tang Tian's talent and reconsidered his anger, while Xiao Chenyu claimed he had invested in Tang Tian because he saw his potential.
• City Lord Xiao gave Tang Tian another hundred gold soul coins and asked which village he came from.
• After Tang Tian named Holy Soul Village, City Lord Xiao promised to double its work-study student quota, increase its subsidies, and reward its village chief.
• Tang Tian accepted the offer, Tang San welcomed the news for Old Jack, and Yu Xiaogang privately resented how events had unfolded.

City Lord Xiao rewarded Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu after learning they all had innate full soul power. He ordered his son Xiao Chenyu to make sure the three geniuses were provided for, leaving Xiao Chenyu bewildered by his new role as their follower.

• Dean Zhang revealed that Tang San also had innate full soul power, and City Lord Xiao gave him a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Wu announced that she had innate full soul power too and asked City Lord Xiao for a reward.
• City Lord Xiao gave Xiao Wu a hundred Gold Soul Coins and decided to invest in all three children.
• City Lord Xiao ordered Xiao Chenyu to follow Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu's lead and charge their expenses to the City Lord's Mansion.

Tang Tian and his companions secured increased academy funding and rewards, while Old Jack was honored by Nuoding City's City Lord. Tang Tian then took his grandfather, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to the market, where he hoped to find rare metals for Little Iron Hammer.

• Dean Zhang asked City Lord Xiao to increase the academy's funding, and City Lord Xiao doubled it and promised special ingredients for the cafeteria.
• Tang Tian explained a watered-down version of his Blue Silver Soul Skill to Tang San and Xiao Wu while Little Blue grew jealous of Xiao Wu and Little Iron Hammer gloated.
• Two days later, Tang Tian and Tang San welcomed Old Jack at Nuoding City's gates, where City Lord Xiao greeted him warmly.
• At a banquet, Old Jack received a medal and Gold Soul Coins as a subsidy, but Tang Tian refused to keep the money for himself.
• Tang Tian brought Old Jack, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to the market to shop and search for rare metals for Little Iron Hammer.

Tang Tian took Old Jack shopping in Nuoding City, then followed Little Iron Hammer's excitement to a swindler's stall and found a meteorite fragment disguised as scrap iron. He haggled the stallholder down to one Gold Soul Coin, concealing how valuable the find was.

• Tang Tian gave Old Jack a warm padded robe and tonics, and Old Jack accepted them after Tang San urged him to take care of his health.
• Tang Tian bought supplies for Old Jack to share with the villagers, then led the group to the city's Ghost Market.
• Little Iron Hammer sensed something valuable at a stall and urged Tang Tian to buy it, while Little Blue objected to her outburst.
• Tang Tian used Intermediate Metal Identification to identify a pitted lump of scrap as meteoric iron formed around a fragment from a star's core.
• Tang Tian pretended to bargain over an antique dagger and walked away, then persuaded the stallholder to sell the meteoric iron for one Gold Soul Coin.

Tang Tian bought a dagger for Old Jack and secretly took home a meteoric-iron core disguised as a rusty scale weight. Back at the dormitory, he revealed his second Martial Soul to Xiao Wu, then watched the Little Iron Hammer devour the metal and begin to shine with starlight.

• Tang Tian bargained for a dagger and took the stallholder’s rusty scale weight as an extra, while Tang San questioned the value of the scrap iron and Xiao Wu praised Tang Tian’s judgment.
• After returning to the academy, Tang Tian summoned his silver hammer Martial Soul in the dormitory, revealing his Twin Martial Souls to Xiao Wu and raising her affection to 59.
• The Little Iron Hammer plunged into the scale weight, stripped away its outer rust and iron, and exposed a metal core radiating powerful stellar energy.
• The Little Iron Hammer softened and absorbed the meteoric iron, as brilliant starlight began appearing across its body.

Little Iron Hammer evolved after absorbing meteoric iron, helping Tang Tian break through to Soul Power Level 13 and gain an Advanced Blacksmith skill. Tang Tian soothed Little Blue’s jealousy, gave Xiao Wu a rabbit-carved comb, and noticed Tang San’s resentment as he wondered what rewards he might have earned if the system could raise Tang San’s affection.

• Little Iron Hammer absorbed the meteoric iron and evolved, while her Soul Power feedback pushed Tang Tian to Level 13 and close to Level 14.
• Tang Tian used his consciousness avatar to comfort the jealous Little Blue, promising her future treasures and calling her his household’s chief steward.
• Tang Tian gave Xiao Wu a pink warm-jade comb, and she excitedly hugged him while Tang San watched with growing resentment.
• The system raised Little Iron Hammer’s affection and rewarded Tang Tian with Advanced Blacksmith skills; Tang Tian also noticed Xiao Wu’s affection had reached 59.
• Tang Tian saw Tang San’s gloomy expression and privately regretted that the system could not reward him for raising Tang San’s affection.

Tang Tian brought Tang San and Xiao Wu home to Holy Soul Village, then secretly led Tang San to a cave behind a waterfall that he claimed was connected to their bloodline. The brothers entered the cave, and Tang San was left wondering what they would find inside.

• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Nuoding Academy for winter break, carrying gifts and soil from the academy's Blue Silver Mimicry Training Ground.
• The villagers welcomed them to Holy Soul Village, where Xiao Wu received gifts and Tang Tian recounted his difficult childhood at the Blacksmith Shop.
• Tang Tian showed Tang San and Xiao Wu his old blue silver grass cultivation ground, while Tang San worried about Tang Hao's unexplained departure.
• After Xiao Wu fell asleep, Tang Tian slipped out, and Tang San secretly followed him to a secluded valley and its waterfall.
• Tang Tian revealed that he had sensed a bloodline-connected call behind the waterfall, used Blue Silver · Life Ruler to halt the water, and brought Tang San into the hidden cave.
• Tang Tian lit the cave with glowstones as Tang San wondered what lay inside.

Tang Tian revealed to Tang San that their mother, Ah Yin, was the Blue Silver Emperor and helped her recover with better soil and life energy. Ah Yin regained strength and shared her origin aura with her sons, helping Tang Tian advance to rank 14.

• Tang San entered the Stone Chamber with Tang Tian, recognized Ah Yin through their bloodline, and broke down when Tang Tian told him she was their mother, the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Ah Yin comforted Tang San, and he cried against one of her leaves as he grieved the years they had been separated.
• Tang Tian urged Tang San to compose himself, and the brothers replaced the depleted soil around Ah Yin with life-rich soil.
• Tang Tian combined his life skills with Little Blue’s Blue Silver Heavenly Mandate to restore Ah Yin, whose form grew clearer and more vigorous.
• Ah Yin sent a wisp of her origin aura to her sons, strengthening Little Blue and raising Tang Tian’s soul power from rank 13 to rank 14.

Tang Tian and Tang San left Ah Yin after renewing their resolve to protect her, then returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy with Xiao Wu. They received warm welcomes and gifts, while Yu Xiaogang tried a new approach to win them over by targeting Xiao Wu.

• Tang Tian and Tang San stopped Ah Yin from spending more energy on them, then left the cave determined to grow stronger and protect her.
• Xiao Wu greeted Tang Tian at the blacksmith shop and teased him about smelling of plants and dirt, while Tang San and Little Blue objected to her clinginess.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, where Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu welcomed them and Xiao Chenyu gave Tang Tian dragon-pattern steel.
• Dean Zhang welcomed the three students back and gave them packets of medicinal herbs for baths.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Xiao Wu after Tang Tian and Tang San had refused him, claiming he had created a Martial Soul development plan specifically for her.

Yu Xiaogang argued with Tang Tian and Tang San over Xiao Wu’s second Soul Ring, then left Nuoding Academy after feeling that nobody appreciated his theories. Tang Tian told Tang San to prepare for a trip to the blacksmith shop to buy farming tools and work on the dragon-pattern steel.

• Yu Xiaogang advised Xiao Wu to take a Plant-type Soul Beast ring and pursue a poison-based control style, but Xiao Wu rejected the plan and said she preferred kicking opponents.
• Tang Tian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s theories and argued that Xiao Wu’s Soft Bone Rabbit was suited to explosive kicks and speed, while Tang San agreed that Xiao Wu should follow what suited her.
• Dean Zhang tried to calm the argument, but Yu Xiaogang decided that Nuoding Academy did not recognize his abilities and left to seek a place where he could prove his theories.
• After Yu Xiaogang departed, Xiao Wu celebrated his leaving, and Tang Tian told Tang San to get ready for a trip to the city’s blacksmith shop.
• Tang Tian said they would buy farming tools and work on the dragon-pattern steel.

Tang Tian used Shi San’s blacksmith shop to forge a piece of rare dragon-pattern steel with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. The chapter ended with Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Shi San stunned that Tang Tian had shaped the precious metal into a small stand.

• Tang San asked Shi San to let them use his forging bench and furnace, and Tang Tian paid with a Gold Soul Coin.
• Tang Tian picked up Shi San’s fifty-jin hammer with one hand, then placed the dragon-pattern steel in the furnace while Tang San worked the bellows.
• Tang Tian forged the heated steel with thirty-six blows of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, using his Life Sovereign Soul Skill to maintain his strength.
• Tang Tian shaped the dragon-pattern steel into a small stand, leaving Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Shi San bewildered and upset at the apparent waste.

Tang Tian used a dragon-pattern steel frame to increase Little Iron Hammer’s affection and gain an advanced blacksmith skill, then continued cultivating with Tang San and Xiao Wu at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Nearly a year later, Tang Tian reached level twenty, while Tang San and Xiao Wu reached level nineteen.

• Tang Tian revealed the steel frame to Little Iron Hammer, whose affection rose by twenty points and earned him the advanced blacksmith skill.
• Tang Tian explained to Tang San that a Martial Soul should be treated as a partner, while Xiao Wu asked him to promise to protect her.
• Tang Tian developed Back Mountain into the Blue Silver Mimicry Training Ground, where he, Tang San, and Xiao Wu cultivated for nearly a year.
• Tang Tian broke through to level twenty, while Tang San and Xiao Wu each reached level nineteen.

Tang Tian reached level twenty and set out with Dean Zhang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to hunt for a second soul ring, insisting on seeking one at least two thousand years old. After they defeated a thousand-year Gale Demon Wolf King, Tang Tian found a golden metal-like leaf in its wound, which Little Blue identified as evidence of a powerful plant-type soul beast.

• Tang Tian revealed his level-twenty breakthrough to Dean Zhang, who agreed to lead the group to the Soul Hunting Forest the next morning.
• On the journey, Tang Tian told Dean Zhang he intended to obtain a second soul ring at least two thousand years old, and Dean Zhang reluctantly agreed to protect him.
• A thousand-year Gale Demon Wolf King ambushed the group, but Tang San restrained it, Xiao Wu struck its waist, Tang Tian pierced its abdomen, and Dean Zhang finished it with his fourth soul skill.
• Tang Tian examined the Wolf King's injured foreleg and found a heavy, sharp golden leaf embedded in the wound.
• Little Blue sensed a powerful life aura on the leaf and identified it as belonging to a formidable plant-type soul beast.