Chapter Summaries

Yun Tian arrived in Nuoding City with Sang Biao, his husky Martial Soul, and enrolled at Nuoding Academy after watching Yu Xiaogang impress Tang San. As Sang Biao charged at Tang San, the terrified boy fled using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

• Yun Tian reached Nuoding City riding Sang Biao and decided to visit Nuoding Academy to learn about dog-type Martial Souls.
• Yun Tian watched Yu Xiaogang persuade Tang San to become his disciple, then entered the academy without confronting them.
• Female students flocked to pet Sang Biao, so Yun Tian charged them Soul Coins for petting and riding him before heading to registration.
• Tang San encountered Sang Biao, froze in terror, and ran when the dog barked and charged at him.
• Yun Tian grew tense and called out to Sang Biao as Tang San fled using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Yun Tian returned to Dorm Seven with Sang Biao, where the dog bit Xiao Wu after she kicked at Yun Tian. Tang San saw Sang Biao again and fainted from fright, leaving Yun Tian to suspect he was pretending.

• Tang San returned to Dorm Seven terrified after fleeing Sang Biao, then agreed to fight Wang Sheng over the dorm’s newcomer rule.
• Yun Tian bought bedding and returned to the academy with Sang Biao, who dodged Xiao Wu’s kick and bit her calf before Yun Tian called him off.
• Xiao Wu asked whether Sang Biao was Yun Tian’s Martial Soul, and Yun Tian recalled the dog before settling into an empty bed.
• Yun Tian prepared to rent a room to absorb the hundred-year whale rubber he had bought cheaply.
• Tang San entered Dorm Seven, saw Sang Biao bare his teeth, and fainted in terror.

After consuming whale rubber, Yun Tian tested the strength of his spear and Sang Biao’s bite and claws as he prepared to hunt a hundred-year soul beast for his first soul ring. He concluded that they could bring one down by having Sang Biao distract it while Yun Tian attacked from behind.

• Yun Tian consumed whale rubber in an ice-filled bathtub, enduring hours of heat and purging black sludge before emerging stronger and taller.
• Yun Tian consulted the Martial Soul Encyclopedia and Soul Beast Compendium, then guessed that Sang Biao might have an ice attribute because huskies are suited to snowy environments.
• Yun Tian tested his soul-power-nourished spear in a grove, piercing a thick tree and punching six holes in an iron slab.
• Sang Biao showed Yun Tian the claw and bite marks he had made in a piece of iron, and Yun Tian rewarded him with beef jerky.
• Yun Tian decided they could kill a hundred-year soul beast by having Sang Biao occupy it while Yun Tian ambushed it from behind.

Yun Tian hunted a gravely wounded Cold Abyss Ice Bear, absorbed its Soul Ring, and gained a powerful armor-forming Soul Skill. Sang Biao found a rare external Soul Bone on the bear, leaving Yun Tian astonished by his luck.

• Yun Tian entered the Soul Hunting Forest without a warrant and followed a map toward a Cold Abyss Ice Bear’s habitat.
• Sang Biao led Yun Tian to a clearing, where Yun Tian found a gravely wounded Cold Abyss Ice Bear beside a dead pig-type Soul Beast.
• Yun Tian killed the bear and absorbed its roughly five-hundred-year Soul Ring, reaching rank thirteen.
• Yun Tian gained the First Soul Skill, Cold Abyss Armor Transformation, which doubled his attack and defense.
• Sang Biao bit off the bear’s right paw, revealing a rare external Soul Bone that Yun Tian took.

Yun Tian tested the Cold Abyss Ice Bear Palm Bone while Tang San sought Yu Xiaogang’s help to overcome his fear of dogs. Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to challenge Yun Tian, who refused until Tang San offered his storage belt as a wager.

• Yun Tian discovered that the Cold Abyss Ice Bear Palm Bone’s ice crystals could cause severe damage and slow enemies, then noticed that riding Sang Biao felt cool after he absorbed his first soul ring.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he wanted to overcome his fear of dogs, and Yu Xiaogang advised him to face the fear by fighting Yun Tian.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Yun Tian riding Sang Biao and considered testing whether Yun Tian could cultivate, hoping to study his unusual body-detached martial soul.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to challenge Yun Tian, but Yun Tian refused and headed for Dorm Seven with Sang Biao.
• Tang San stopped Yun Tian and offered him the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, a storage soul tool Yu Xiaogang had given him, if Yun Tian agreed to fight.

Yun Tian defeated Tang San and won Yu Xiaogang’s storage bracelet after the two wagered it on their fight. Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit Yun Tian as his disciple, but Yun Tian slipped away, while Tang Hao watched from the shadows.

• Yu Xiaogang stopped Tang San from wagering Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and offered his own storage bracelet instead.
• Tang San challenged Yun Tian, but Sang Biao froze and shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Yun Tian overpowered Tang San in close combat and knocked him down with his first soul skill, Cold Abyss Armor Transformation.
• Yu Xiaogang handed Yun Tian the bracelet, which held ten cubic meters of storage space.
• Yu Xiaogang began pitching his credentials and asked Yun Tian to become his disciple, but Yun Tian slipped away as Tang Hao watched from the shadows.

Yun Tian discovered that Sang Biao could control ice and cultivate soul power, then planned to leave Nuoding Academy after obtaining his second soul ring and seek Dugu Bo at level 40. Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit Yun Tian as a disciple, but found that Yun Tian had already left.

• Tang Hao dismissed Yun Tian’s innate full soul power and body-detached martial soul, then recalled saving Tang San from Yu Xiaogang’s ten-year soul ring plan.
• Yun Tian locked himself in his dormitory and tested Sang Biao’s abilities, discovering that Sang Biao could create an Ice Spike powerful enough to pierce a five-hundred-year-old tree.
• Sang Biao absorbed nearby soul power while sleeping and passed some of it to Yun Tian, leading Yun Tian to realize that Sang Biao could cultivate for him.
• Yun Tian planned to leave Nuoding Academy after gaining his second soul ring and seek Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest once he reached level 40.
• Yu Xiaogang turned to recruit Yun Tian, learned from Tang San that Yun Tian had left long ago, and reassured Tang San that he would remain his most important disciple.

Yun Tian beat Yu Xiaogang unconscious and dumped him in a Spirit Hall dungeon cell with three burly prisoners. He then left Nuoding City for the Sunset Forest to seek a second soul ring, while Yu Xiaogang woke to find the three men approaching.

• Yu Xiaogang tried once again to recruit Yun Tian as his disciple and boasted about Tang San’s progress.
• Yun Tian revealed that he had reached Soul Grandmaster and beat Yu Xiaogang unconscious.
• Yun Tian carried Yu Xiaogang to a dungeon cell and left him with three prisoners.
• Yun Tian set out for the Sunset Forest to hunt for a second soul ring.
• Yu Xiaogang woke in the cell as three burly men approached him.

Yu Xiaogang was sent to a dungeon, where Scarface and his men forced him into a humiliating newcomer ritual. Yun Tian reached the Sunset Forest and rode northwest to search for an eleven-hundred-year-old Extreme Cold Swift Wolf as a source for his second soul ring.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to impress Scarface and his two men by claiming he would grant them an opportunity, but they laughed at him.
• Scarface subdued Yu Xiaogang and handed him to Third Brother, who told him to bathe and dropped soap for him to pick up.
• When Yu Xiaogang bent down to retrieve the soap, the men grabbed his waist and pulled at his clothes.
• After three days of travel, Yun Tian arrived at the Sunset Forest, bought dry rations, and stored them in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Yun Tian rode Sang Biao northwest, hoping to find the reported eleven-hundred-year-old Extreme Cold Swift Wolf for his second soul ring.

Yun Tian killed an eleven-hundred-year Extreme Cold Swift Wolf, absorbed its soul ring, and gained a soul skill that greatly increased his speed and recovery. The chapter ended with Yun Tian leaving Sunset Forest while, in Nuoding City, a burly man finished torturing Yu Xiaogang and called for his brother to take a turn.

• Yun Tian and Sang Biao found a lone Extreme Cold Swift Wolf, and Yun Tian immobilized it with his first soul skill while they attacked.
• Yun Tian killed the wolf after more than a dozen spear thrusts and absorbed its thousand-year soul ring, reaching rank twenty-four.
• Yun Tian activated his second soul skill, Dark Cold, and discovered it increased all aspects of his speed and his soul power recovery by two hundred percent.
• Yun Tian tested Dark Cold with Sang Biao and saw him form an icicle in about half a second, then stored the wolf's corpse to make jerky for Sang Biao.
• Yun Tian headed out of Sunset Forest, while in Spirit Hall's dungeon in Nuoding City, a burly man told his brother he was done torturing Yu Xiaogang and it was his turn.

Yu Xiaogang endured further humiliation in prison while blaming Yun Tian, and Yun Tian defeated two roadside robbers at the exit of Sunset Forest. He met Shui Bing'er and her mother, then rode away, leaving Shui Bing'er curious about Sang Biao.

• Yu Xiaogang blamed Yun Tian for his humiliation and resolved to live until Little San could prove his theories right.
• A scar-faced brute returned to Yu Xiaogang's cell and assaulted him while Yuang Xiaogang silently endured it.
• Two men in black tried to rob Yun Tian, but Sang Biao tore off the Soul Grandmaster's arm and killed the Soul Master.
• The Soul Grandmaster begged Yun Tian for mercy, but Yun Tian passed him and a brief scream followed.
• Shui Bing'er and her mother appeared, and Shui Bing'er apologized for having earlier persuaded her mother to spare the robbers.
• Yun Tian politely took his leave on Sang Biao, while Shui Bing'er resisted the urge to pet him.

Shui Bing'er learned that Yun Tian’s doglike martial soul could exist outside its user, while Tang Hao rescued Yu Xiaogang from Spirit Hall’s dungeon. Yu Xiaogang escaped with revenge on his mind, and Tang San still had not found his teacher.

• Shui Bing'er asked her mother about the unusual martial soul Yun Tian rode, and her mother suggested it might have mutated.
• Yu Xiaogang endured a month in captivity, hoping Tang Hao would rescue him and vowing to make his captors pay.
• Tang San searched Nuoding Academy for Yu Xiaogang, then told Xiao Wu he would keep looking after she asked him to inquire about Yun Tian.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San interact with Xiao Wu, then located Yu Xiaogang and attacked Spirit Hall’s dungeon guards.
• Tang Hao found Yu Xiaogang in his cell, restored his strength with soul power, and led him out of the dungeon.

Tang Hao sent Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to Shrek Academy and told him to bring Xiao Wu along, while Yun Tian weighed his academy options in Heaven Dou City. He ran into Shui Bing'er for the fifth time that month, and her mother considered whether he might join Skywater Academy.

• Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang Gold Soul Coins and ordered him to take Tang San from Nuoding Academy to Shrek Academy, bringing Xiao Wu if she agreed.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to support Tang San's pursuit of Xiao Wu after assuming Tang Hao approved of her as a future daughter-in-law.
• Yun Tian considered attending an academy but found that Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Four Elements academies did not suit his circumstances.
• Yun Tian met Shui Bing'er and her mother at a restaurant, accepted two Gold Soul Coins to share their table, and explained why he had not chosen an academy.
• Shui Bing'er's mother considered Yun Tian's ice attribute a possible fit for Skywater Academy, since her daughter might need stronger teammates to compete with Feng Xiaotian and Yu Tianxin.

Yun Tian accepted Shui Qingwu’s offer to attend Skywater Academy, agreeing to pursue second place in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and train with the team. Meanwhile, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu made him promise to give her half of his future Soul Master Subsidy.

• Shui Qingwu offered Yun Tian admission to Skywater Academy if he helped the academy place second in the tournament, and Yun Tian accepted with the condition that he could manage his own cultivation.
• Shui Qingwu gave Yun Tian a special admission letter and told him to report to Skywater Academy in one month; Shui Bing'er was excited that Yun Tian would study with her.
• Yun Tian returned to the hotel with Sang Biao after declining Shui Bing'er's invitation to stay with her.
• Xiao Wu complained to Tang San about walking to Shrek Academy, and Tang San explained that he had given her his Gold Soul Coins and followed his teacher's instructions.
• Tang San promised Xiao Wu his future Soul Master Subsidy, and Xiao Wu asked him to give her only half.

Tang San joined Shrek Academy, met his new roommates, and was dragged by them into Suotuo City for a mysterious welcome. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang arrived and clashed with Li Yusong after demanding to see the dean.

• Flender welcomed Tang San and Xiao Wu, praised their talent, and arranged their lodging at Shrek Academy.
• Tang San met Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun in the student dormitory and agreed to look out for one another.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun dragged Tang San toward Suotuo City, promising him a memorable welcome.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy by carriage and ordered Li Yusong to summon Flender.
• Li Yusong refused to escort Yu Xiaogang to the dean's office and told him to get lost.

Yu Xiaogang challenged Li Yusong, only to discover the old man was a Soul Emperor and suffer a brutal beating. That night, Yu Xiaogang found Tang San returning and clung to him, leaving Tang San shocked by his teacher’s injuries.

• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and insulted Li Yusong, who revealed his six soul rings and Soul Emperor strength.
• Li Yusong struck Yu Xiaogang eighty-one times, leaving him unable to speak or walk properly.
• Yu Xiaogang crawled into a nearby grove, cried for Flender, and fell asleep until night.
• Tang San returned with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after spending the day at a pleasure establishment without participating.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San, clung to his legs, and told him he had missed him.
• Tang San recognized his injured teacher and asked who had hurt him.

Tang San praised Yu Xiaogang’s teaching to Dai Mubai and the others, inspiring Dai Mubai to consider seeking his guidance. After reaching rank twenty-five, Yun Tian arrived at Skywater Academy to enroll, but Elder Xu reacted with shock while testing his bone age.

• Tang San told Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar that Yu Xiaogang’s theories had helped him reach rank fifteen with Blue Silver Grass, and said Yu would teach Shrek’s other students.
• Dai Mubai began hoping Yu Xiaogang could help him defeat his elder brother, while Ma Hongjun eagerly anticipated becoming stronger.
• After a month of training with Sang Biao, Yun Tian reached rank twenty-five and set out for Skywater Academy.
• Yun Tian arrived at Skywater Academy, where Shui Bing'er and Shui Qingwu greeted him; Shui Qingwu took him directly to have his bone age tested using his Special Admission Letter.
• Elder Xu tested Yun Tian’s wrist, abruptly opened his eyes, and stared at him in shock, prompting Shui Qingwu to ask what was wrong.

After discovering that seven-year-old Yun Tian was a rank-twenty-five Soul Grandmaster, Shui Qingwu gave him a secluded home at Skywater Academy. Five years later, Shui Bing'er invited him to join the team for a year of Soul Fighting, and Yun Tian had yet to answer.

• Elder Xu confirmed Yun Tian's age and cultivation, and told Shui Qingwu that Skywater Academy might contend for the tournament championship.
• Shui Qingwu arranged for Yun Tian to live privately on the mountain behind the academy and excused him from team training.
• Shui Bing'er complained that Yun Tian received special treatment, then continued visiting him despite her mother's warning not to disturb his cultivation.
• Five years passed as Yun Tian lived comfortably at the academy and Shui Bing'er occasionally visited him.
• Shui Bing'er broke through to rank thirty-five and told Yun Tian that the finalized team would spend a year at a Great Soul Arena earning Gold Soul Fighting Badges.
• Shui Bing'er asked Yun Tian whether he wanted to join the team for the year of Soul Fighting.

Yun Tian left Skywater Academy with Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and four other students to travel to a Great Soul Arena, and he persuaded them to head to Suotuo City. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Tang San handled new student registration at Shrek Academy.

• Shui Qingwu agreed to let Yun Tian travel with Shui Bing'er and the others, while warning them to earn their own Soul Fighting victories.
• Elder Xu escorted Yun Tian and the six Skywater students away from the academy in a carriage.
• Shui Bing'er teased Yun Tian about calling her big sister, but Yun Tian called her his little sister instead.
• Yun Tian proposed visiting the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, claiming the Imperial Fighting Team was there, and Shui Bing'er agreed to go.
• At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu complained about handling registration while Tang San massaged her shoulders, and Ma Hongjun kept his irritation to himself.

Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to focus less on Xiao Wu and more on strength, while Tang San privately dismissed his teacher’s advice. Three days later, Tang San and Oscar reached rank thirty, and Zhao Wuji led the students toward the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts as Skywater Academy’s carriage arrived in Suotuo City.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San not to be so obedient to Xiao Wu, but Tang San gave a perfunctory reply and thought his teacher did not understand love.
• Yu Xiaogang confirmed to Flender that His Excellency Haotian had left Shrek Academy, easing Flender’s concern.
• Three days later, Tang San and Oscar both broke through rank thirty and joined the others at the training grounds.
• Flender approved Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion that the students hunt Soul Beasts together, and Zhao Wuji set out with them for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Skywater Academy’s carriage entered Suotuo City as the Shrek group arrived to buy dry rations.