Arc 1Jiang Che's Rise

Jiang Che grew stronger through the Daily Shop System, left Nuoding Academy, and made a name for himself in Vast Sea City. After surviving a Wolf Bandit attack and hunting Razor Kelp for his second soul ring, he gained a new skill before a storm struck the boat.

  • Jiang Che awakened Blue Silver Grass with level-three innate soul power, rejected Su Yuntao's offer to join Spirit Hall, and discovered the Daily Shop System.
  • Jiang Che found Ah Yin and stole the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, then spent two years at Nuoding Academy reaching level nine.
  • Jiang Che hunted a 395-year-old White Jade Bamboo, absorbed his first soul ring, and gained the First Soul Skill Profusion.
  • Jiang Che made Soul-Enhancing Pills, fought Xiao Wu and Tang San, and eventually left Nuoding Academy to return to Lanhe Village.
  • Jiang Che absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, then left home for Vast Sea City and won a string of fights at the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena.
  • Jiang Che helped Li Kuisheng defeat a Wolf Bandit pack and suspected that the Li Family had links to the arena after recognizing a rescued woman among its new waitresses.
  • Jiang Che traveled to the Calm Sea Plain, weakened a thousand-year Razor Kelp, killed it, and absorbed its soul ring to gain the Water Tribulation Blue Silver Blade.
  • Jiang Che tested his new Water Blades underwater, reached level 22, and faced a sudden storm with the fisherman and three sailors.
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Ch. 1Jiang Che

Jiang Che, a reincarnated orphan in Lanhe Village, hoped to awaken innate soul power when Su Yuntao arrived to test the village's six-year-old children. The ceremony began, and the chapter left off as the first girl's martial soul appeared as a silver needle.

  • Jiang Che recalled that his parents had Blue Silver Grass martial souls without soul power and that Grandpa Old Gavin had supported him since their deaths.
  • Jiang Che brought firewood home, shared fish soup with Old Gavin, and learned that Su Yuntao would awaken the village children's martial souls the next day.
  • Jiang Che told Old Gavin he would work hard if he awakened soul power and hoped to repay the village and give his grandfather a comfortable old age.
  • Old Gavin brought Jiang Che to the village Spirit Hall, where Su Yuntao prepared to awaken the six children and revealed his Lone Wolf martial soul.
  • Su Yuntao began the ceremony, and the first girl to stand in the formation manifested a silver needle in her right hand.

Ch. 2Daily Shop System

Jiang Che awakened Blue Silver Grass with level-three innate soul power, refused Su Yuntao’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, and learned he would receive a shared work-study place at the Nuoding City junior soul master academy. That night, the Daily Shop System bound to him and revealed its skill-point rewards for killing soul beasts and soul masters.

  • Jiang Che awakened Blue Silver Grass and level-three innate soul power, and Su Yuntao recorded his results and gave him a Spirit Hall certificate.
  • Jiang Che refused Su Yuntao’s offer to join Spirit Hall because he wanted to avoid becoming cannon fodder in the future conflict.
  • Su Yuntao announced Jiang Che’s results to the villagers, and Grandpa Old Gavin promised to secure him a work-study place and send him to the Nuoding City junior soul master academy in a month.
  • The Daily Shop System appeared before Jiang Che that night, showing its shop, skill-point rewards for killing, and a beginner gift pack in System Storage.
  • Jiang Che realized the system was real and resolved to grow stronger by earning skill points.

Ch. 3Nuoding Academy

Jiang Che traveled from Lanhe Village to Nuoding City to enroll at Nuoding Academy, where he witnessed Tang San defeat a gatekeeper who insulted Old Jack. The chapter left Jiang Che observing Tang San’s concealed technique and a faint click from his sleeve.

  • Jiang Che opened his beginner gift pack and received 50 Skill Points and a 30-minute Soul Ancestor Trial Card, then considered the risks of taking the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
  • Jiang Che reviewed the money he had saved and prepared to leave Lanhe Village for Nuoding City with Grandpa Old Gavin and Zhang Daniu.
  • Jiang Che arrived at Nuoding Academy with Grandpa Old Gavin while Zhang Daniu stayed outside the city with the ox cart.
  • The gatekeeper mocked Old Jack and rejected Tang San’s Recommendation Letter, prompting Tang San to insult him.
  • Tang San used a pressure-point technique and a knee strike to knock the gatekeeper down as Jiang Che watched closely.

Ch. 4Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

Jiang Che watched Yu Xiaogang take Tang San away, then followed the stream near Holy Soul Village to find Ah Yin’s cave and the hidden Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. He discovered the bone in a concealed box, but the chapter ended before he took it.

  • Yu Xiaogang stopped Tang San from attacking the gatekeeper, checked his Spirit Hall certificate, and brought him into the academy.
  • Jiang Che planned to take the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone while Tang Hao secretly protected Tang San on his first soul-ring hunt.
  • After Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left Nuoding City, Jiang Che hired an ox cart to Holy Soul Village and followed a stream to a cave.
  • Jiang Che found Ah Yin, the weakened Blue Silver Emperor, growing beneath a shaft of sunlight in the cave.
  • Jiang Che pulled a concealed stone from the wall and found an oblong wooden box containing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

Ch. 5Level ten

Jiang Che took Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, then spent two years preparing to hunt for his first Soul Ring. After reaching a cultivation bottleneck, he planned to enter Star Dou Great Forest and went to buy a weapon, where he revealed his goal to a blacksmith.

  • Jiang Che took the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Ah Yin from the mountain cave and stored them in System Storage.
  • Tang Hao discovered Ah Yin and the Soul Bone were missing, then destroyed the area behind Holy Soul Village in a rage and vowed to find the thief.
  • Over two years at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Jiang Che reached level nine and researched Soul Beasts to plan his first Soul Ring.
  • Jiang Che reached a soul-power bottleneck, packed supplies for Star Dou Great Forest, and planned to use his Soul Ancestor Trial Card to hunt for a Soul Ring himself.
  • At a blacksmith's shop, Jiang Che claimed Tang San was his roommate to get a discount, then asked for a short blade or dagger for his first Soul Ring hunt.

Ch. 6First Soul Ring

Jiang Che used a temporary Soul Ancestor power to hunt Soul Beasts, then absorbed a soul ring from a White Jade Bamboo in the Star Dou Great Forest. Afterward, he uncovered a hollow beneath its roots containing mysterious dark blue fruits.

  • Jiang Che bought a short blade and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his first soul ring.
  • Jiang Che used the Soul Ancestor Trial Card to defeat a 322-year-old Emerald Poison Snake and hunted more Soul Beasts to gain skill points.
  • Jiang Che killed a 395-year-old White Jade Bamboo and absorbed its soul ring, gaining the First Soul Skill Profusion.
  • Jiang Che dug beneath the White Jade Bamboo's roots and found a hollow filled with dark blue fruits.

Ch. 7Random Pill Formula

Jiang Che harvested Lone Bamboo for skill points, bought a Random Pill Formula, and learned to refine the Soul-Enhancing Pill before returning to Nuoding City. At the Spirit Hall, he registered as a Soul Master and revealed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and hundred-year first Soul Ring, while Ma Xiunuo discovered his soul power was level 11.

  • Jiang Che collected fifteen fruits, then abandoned his plan to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and harvested Lone Bamboo until he had 389 skill points.
  • Jiang Che bought the Random Pill Formula for 300 skill points and learned how to refine the Soul-Enhancing Pill.
  • Jiang Che returned safely to Nuoding City two days later and went to the Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master.
  • Sisi saw Jiang Che's hundred-year Soul Ring and brought him to Ma Xiunuo for certification.
  • Jiang Che manifested his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and yellow Soul Ring, and Ma Xiunuo tested his soul power at level 11.

Ch. 8Soul-Enhancing Pill

After becoming a Soul Master, Jiang Che made and tested Soul-Enhancing Pills, which raised his Soul Power and strengthened his body and spiritual power, though repeated doses had diminishing effects. When he returned to Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu confronted him over allegedly bullying Wang Xiaohua, and Jiang Che fought back before she could use her Soul Skill.

  • Ma Xiunuo gave Jiang Che his Soul Master badge and explained that he could collect two Gold Soul Coins each month.
  • Jiang Che considered his future academy options, rejected them, and rented a room to make Soul-Enhancing Pills.
  • Jiang Che crafted five pills and found that the first raised his Soul Power to level twelve and improved his physique and spiritual power.
  • Jiang Che took two more pills and discovered that each dose had weaker effects than the previous one.
  • Xiao Wu accused Jiang Che of bullying Wang Xiaohua and attacked him outside Nuoding Academy.
  • Jiang Che used his Blue Silver Vines to bind Xiao Wu briefly, then rushed toward her as she began to activate her First Soul Skill.

Ch. 9Xiao Wu

Jiang Che defeated Xiao Wu in a fight, then rejected Yu Xiaogang’s criticism of his Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring and left to avoid Tang San’s retaliation. At the Hundred Medicine Pavilion, he showed a sales assistant the Strange Fruit from his System Storage and asked what it was.

  • Jiang Che interrupted Xiao Wu’s first Soul Skill, trapped her with Blue Silver Grass, and slammed her into the ground when she attacked with Waist Bow.
  • Wang Xiaohua tried to stop the fight, and Yu Xiaogang arrived and sent Xiao Wu away to rest.
  • Yu Xiaogang criticized Jiang Che’s plant-type Soul Ring and promoted his theories, but Jiang Che challenged his advice and walked away.
  • Jiang Che decided to hide in his rented room rather than return to Dorm Seven, fearing Tang San would retaliate over Xiao Wu’s injuries.
  • Jiang Che went to the Hundred Medicine Pavilion and showed a sales assistant the Strange Fruit, asking her to identify it.

Ch. 10Whale Rubber

Jiang Che bought and consumed four-thousand-year whale rubber, strengthening his physique, then collected Skill Points while racing to prepare for Tang San’s return with a second Soul Ring. He opened the Today's Shop and focused on a Random Incomplete Cultivation Technique.

  • Jiang Che sold Navy Blue Fruits, bought a piece of four-thousand-year whale rubber, and consumed it to temper his meridians and improve his physique.
  • Jiang Che assessed that the whale rubber had increased his physique by thirty percent and might let him exceed the thousand-year Soul Ring absorption limit.
  • Jiang Che learned that Tang San had reached rank twenty and left with Yu Xiaogang and the dean to obtain his second Soul Ring, so Jiang Che requested leave from the academy.
  • Jiang Che spent days hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest and saved up 755 Skill Points.
  • Jiang Che opened the Today's Shop and fixed his attention on the Random Incomplete Cultivation Technique.

Ch. 11Qi Condensation Shield

Jiang Che acquired the Qi Condensation Shield technique and trained beneath a waterfall until he could sustain its protective barrier for a minute. After returning to Nuoding Academy, he learned Tang San had spread rumors of his death and was challenged to a fight.

  • Jiang Che bought the incomplete cultivation technique and gained true qi, discovering that it contained the first level of the Qi Condensation Shield.
  • Jiang Che repeatedly trained beneath a waterfall, enduring its blows as he learned to condense and spin his true qi into a shield.
  • On the eighteenth day, Jiang Che sensed qi moving through his meridians, and the next morning he held the shield steady for a full minute.
  • Jiang Che returned to Nuoding Academy and learned from Wang Sheng that Tang San had claimed a soul beast killed him after he went to the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Tang San confronted Jiang Che over Xiao Wu and Grandmaster, blocked his way, and demanded a fight after Jiang Che pushed past him.

Ch. 12Tang San's Defeat

Jiang Che defeated Tang San in a spar outside the Cafeteria, ending Tang San and Xiao Wu’s two-year dominance at Nuoding Academy. After Tang San admitted defeat, he tried to attack Jiang Che with a Sleeve Arrow, and Jiang Che rushed back toward him as Yu Xiaogang intervened.

  • Jiang Che challenged Tang San’s confidence and used his speed and Qi Condensation Shield to counter Tang San’s techniques.
  • Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement and his Tang Sect skills, but Jiang Che blocked his attacks with swirling mist and his shield.
  • Jiang Che launched his shield at Tang San as a feint, then punched him onto the Cafeteria steps and asked whether he admitted defeat.
  • Tang San raised his hand to fire a Sleeve Arrow, and Jiang Che stamped on it before heading into the Cafeteria.
  • Tang San fired another Sleeve Arrow at Jiang Che’s back, but the Qi Condensation Shield stopped it; Jiang Che charged back as Yu Xiaogang shouted, “Stop!”

Ch. 13Withdrawing from the Academy

Jiang Che withdrew from Nuoding Academy after defeating Tang San and decided to return to Lanhe Village with gifts for the villagers. As he traveled, his coachman Old Wang began hinting at a personal matter.

  • Jiang Che kicked Tang San unconscious after Tang San continued attacking, then challenged Yu Xiaogang for ignoring Tang San's sneak attack.
  • After a month of repeated challenges from Tang San and Xiao Wu, Jiang Che withdrew from Nuoding Academy, saying he had met its graduation requirement and needed to follow his own path.
  • Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San by claiming Jiang Che feared him and promised to take him to an academy that only accepted monsters.
  • Jiang Che bought supplies in Nuoding City, including ingredients for seven Soul-Enhancing Pills, and planned to bring books and farming tools to Lanhe Village.
  • During the journey home, Old Wang praised Jiang Che and began asking whether anyone at home could take care of his personal needs.

Ch. 14Homecoming

Jiang Che returned to Lanhe Village as a Soul Master and celebrated with the villagers, giving Grandpa Old Gavin a pill, books, and a hundred-year soul beast. He planned to spend about a month at home before leaving for several years, while preparing to absorb Ah Yin’s hundred-thousand-year soul bone and use her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline to evolve his martial soul.

  • Jiang Che refused Old Wang’s offer to have his daughter serve him and rode through a storm to Lanhe Village, where he gave Old Wang a Silver Soul Coin.
  • Jiang Che reunited with Grandpa Old Gavin and told him he had become a Soul Master, prompting the village to plan a feast.
  • Jiang Che gave Grandpa Old Gavin a Soul-Enhancing Pill and books for the village children, and donated a hundred-year soul beast for a communal meal.
  • Jiang Che checked on Ah Yin, who had grown stronger, and planned to absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to help evolve his martial soul.
  • Jiang Che addressed the villagers, promised to make Lanhe Village the wealthiest village near Nuoding City, and said he would stay for about a month before leaving for several years.

Ch. 15Vast Sea City

Jiang Che absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which strengthened his body and soul skills and raised his soul power to level 17. After spending a month helping Lanhe Village, he left for Vast Sea City to seek opportunities in its underground dueling arena and nearby wilderness.

  • Jiang Che secretly absorbed the Blue Silver Grass and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone by the river, gaining two skills and reaching level 17.
  • Jiang Che spent his remaining days in Lanhe Village cultivating and helping the villagers with their chores.
  • A month later, Jiang Che said goodbye to Grandpa Old Gavin and the villagers and set out for Vast Sea City.
  • Jiang Che reached Vast Sea City after a week of travel and passed through its guarded city gate.

Ch. 16Underground Duel Arena

Jiang Che entered the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena under the alias Xuebi to earn Skill Points and quickly killed two Soul Masters. He left with 157 Skill Points and continued fighting in the arena.

  • Jiang Che concealed his identity with a mask and entered the underground arena using a purchased pass.
  • Jiang Che read the arena rules, registered as Xuebi, and received a white wristband for One-Ring Soul Masters.
  • Jiang Che kicked Disha off balance and killed him with a short blade, gaining one Skill Point.
  • Jiang Che fought another Soul Master and killed him, raising his Skill Points to 157.

Ch. 17Qianqian

Jiang Che won several more matches at the dueling arena, defeating the powerful Black Bear without using a Soul Skill. After leaving the arena, he met Qianqian, who offered to rent him a house, and followed her to her family’s cluster of villas.

  • Jiang Che won five consecutive fights with instant kills, drawing the attention of the dueling arena’s spectators.
  • Black Bear challenged Jiang Che, but Jiang Che broke his arm with one punch and killed him with his blade.
  • Jiang Che won three more matches, then left the arena in daylight and decided to look for temporary lodging in Vast Sea City.
  • Qianqian approached Jiang Che and offered to show him a house her family could rent to him.
  • Jiang Che noticed two Soul Masters following them as Qianqian led him to her family’s villas.

Ch. 18Self-Created Soul Skill

Jiang Che created the Blue Silver Emperor soul skill Star Wheel Rotation and used his growing strength to hunt soul beasts and win fifty consecutive fights at the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena. He accepted a challenge against a Soul Grandmaster, and the fight began with him revealing his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and defending against Mad Shark’s attacks.

  • Jiang Che planted Blue Silver Grass in his villa courtyard and developed Star Wheel Rotation, a high-frequency attack powerful enough to threaten five-hundred-year soul beasts.
  • Jiang Che used Blue Silver Emperor vines to kill a 388-year Wind Falcon in the Tianyun Mountain Range and gained five skill points.
  • After earning fifty consecutive victories at the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena, Jiang Che accepted the manager’s offer to fight an opponent above his rank for ten Gold Soul Coins per win.
  • The arena’s owner watched as Jiang Che entered ring six to face Mad Shark, a Soul Grandmaster with two yellow soul rings.
  • Mad Shark attacked with Wave Palm and Shark Slash, forcing Jiang Che to reveal his hundred-year soul ring and defend with three Blue Silver Vines.
  • Spectators dismissed Jiang Che’s Blue Silver Grass as a trash martial soul, but the arena owner sensed that it was unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

Ch. 19Wolf Bandits

Jiang Che cultivated, learned about Qianqian and a possible second soul ring, and gathered skill points before encountering wolf bandits slaughtering a village. The chapter left him facing the winged bandit leader after its attack drove him back.

  • Jiang Che killed a level 25 Soul Grandmaster in the dueling arena with his Blue Silver Vines and gained 5 skill points.
  • After a week of cultivation in his courtyard, Jiang Che met Qianqian, learned that her family owned much of Vast Sea City, and heard about Razor Kelp in the nearby Calm Sea Plain.
  • Jiang Che hunted soul beasts in the Tianyun Mountain Range, raised his skill points to 751, and found that the Heart of Africa in the shop was merely a collectible.
  • Jiang Che smelled blood near a village, tried to flee from a wolf bandit, and landed in the village after a winged wolf bandit chased him.
  • Jiang Che found the village filled with dead residents and captive women, then took a powerful blow from the winged wolf bandit leader.

Ch. 20Wolf Bandits (2)

Jiang Che was badly injured by the thousand-year Wolf Bandit until a young Soul Elder arrived and helped him fight the pack. Together they killed the Wolf Bandits and freed the women from danger, with Jiang Che landing the final blow on the leader.

  • The thousand-year Wolf Bandit struck Jiang Che into a tree while the other Wolf Bandits threatened the women trapped in an iron cage.
  • A young Soul Elder arrived and attacked the leader with his Raging Shark Arrow as Jiang Che used Blue Silver Emperor vines to heal himself and ensnare the pack.
  • Jiang Che killed three Wolf Bandits with his short blade and vines, then trapped the fourth as it tried to flee.
  • The young Soul Elder battled the leader while Jiang Che healed him and restrained the beast, and their combined attacks brought it down.
  • Jiang Che asked to deliver the final blow and killed the 1214-year Wolf Bandit with his short blade.

Ch. 21Fishing for Information

Jiang Che and Li Kuisheng cautiously probed each other after fighting Wolf Bandits, then parted with a false address that led Li Kuisheng to the Clown Theater. Days later, Jiang Che suspected the Li Family was connected to the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena and checked the latest goods in Today's Shop.

  • Jiang Che freed the captured women and introduced himself to Li Kuisheng, recognizing him as Li Qianqian's eldest brother.
  • Jiang Che and Li Kuisheng traded questions about Jiang Che's Martial Soul and the Li Family while concealing what they knew.
  • Jiang Che gave Li Kuisheng the address 17 Beihai Street, and Li Kuisheng went there the next day and found the Clown Theater.
  • Jiang Che noticed a waitress at the Black Kui Underground Duel Arena whose scar and height matched a woman from the Wolf Bandit incident, then confirmed the arena had recently hired the same number of new waitresses.
  • Jiang Che suspected the Li Family owned the arena and checked Today's Shop the following morning.

Ch. 22Level 20

Jiang Che mastered the basics of Flowing Cloud Force Release and reached Soul Power level 20, then went to Vast Sea City to hire a boat for hunting a second soul ring. A fisherman agreed to take him toward the Calm Sea Plain to seek a thousand-year Razor Kelp after Jiang Che offered extra Gold Soul Coins, but left to buy a secret weapon.

  • Jiang Che spent days learning to sense air currents with Flowing Cloud Force Release until fallen leaves could no longer strike him.
  • Jiang Che successfully cultivated his Soul Power to level 20 and decided to hunt for his second soul ring.
  • Jiang Che visited the harbor in Vast Sea City and negotiated with an old fisherman to take him to the Calm Sea Plain.
  • Jiang Che revealed his hundred-year first soul ring, convincing the fisherman that he was a Soul Master.
  • Jiang Che said he was seeking a thousand-year Razor Kelp, and the fisherman agreed to take him deeper into the Calm Sea Plain for extra Gold Soul Coins.
  • The fisherman left to buy a secret weapon for dealing with Soul Beasts.

Ch. 23Razor Kelp

Jiang Che sailed into Wind Sea Plain with an old fisherman and three young men to find Razor Kelp, using Salt Crystal Blocks and Stinky Sulfur Blocks to guard against sea soul beasts. He found a thousand-year Razor Kelp and spent a night weakening it with Salt Crystal Blocks.

  • Jiang Che inspected the fisherman's boat and accepted Salt Crystal Blocks, Stinky Sulfur Blocks, and help from three experienced young sailors.
  • The fisherman took Jiang Che toward Wind Sea Plain and warned him to flee from soul beasts over fifteen hundred years old.
  • At night, Jiang Che spotted a Serrated Lantern Shark with Razor Kelp tangled around it and followed the direction it had come from.
  • Jiang Che found a Razor Kelp bed and identified a person-thick, ten-meter-tall plant at its center as a newly thousand-year-old soul beast.
  • Jiang Che threw Salt Crystal Blocks at the Razor Kelp through the night until it was badly weakened.

Ch. 24The Final Struggle

Jiang Che wore down Razor Kelp with regenerating Blue Silver Vines, but the Thousand-Year Soul Beast struck him with a powerful Water Blade. Wounded but still standing, Jiang Che activated his First Soul Skill, Profusion.

  • Jiang Che ordered the fishermen to hold the boat steady as Razor Kelp attacked with Water Blades.
  • Jiang Che sent Blue Silver Vines into the seabed and tossed Salt Crystal into the sea to exhaust Razor Kelp’s Soul Power.
  • Razor Kelp’s weakening slashes repeatedly severed the Blue Silver Vines, which Jiang Che regenerated and sent back toward it.
  • Razor Kelp unleashed a powerful Water Blade at Jiang Che, who used a Qi Condensation Shield but was thrown into the railing and wounded.
  • Jiang Che stood up despite his injury and activated his First Soul Skill, Profusion.

Ch. 25Second Soul Skill

Jiang Che killed the Razor Kelp and absorbed its thousand-year soul ring, gaining a powerful second soul skill and underwater movement. After testing the skill and reaching level 22, he and the others were caught in a sudden storm at sea.

  • Jiang Che cautiously confirmed that the Razor Kelp could no longer fight, then cut through its roots and killed it.
  • Jiang Che and the three young men hauled the Razor Kelp onto the boat, and Jiang Che began absorbing its purple soul ring.
  • Jiang Che endured the dangerous absorption and gained the Water Tribulation Blue Silver Blade, which let him unleash five Water Blades and move underwater for thirty minutes.
  • Jiang Che tested the Water Blades against Razor Kelp on the seabed, gained 296 skill points, and reached level 22.
  • A sudden storm battered the fishing boat, and the fisherman and three young men struggled to steer it.
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