Chapter Summaries

Jiang Che received his noble title, a residence, and a unit of elite guards, then began assessing the people around him and monitoring the household. He continued cultivating while considering how to reach the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which remained beyond his current ability to secure.

• Xue Ye awarded Jiang Che a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Jiang Che endured the court session before Qian Renxue helped him leave.
• Qian Renxue took Jiang Che to his new residence, where he found fifty elite guards led by the Soul Emperor Meng Duo and servants managed by Li Xun.
• Qian Renxue warned Jiang Che that Xue Ye's gift of guards likely came with surveillance, then promised to take him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.
• Jiang Che told Li Xun to keep the household from disturbing him and planted Blue Silver Grass throughout the residence to watch its inhabitants.
• Jiang Che considered seeking the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but recognized that its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and Dugu Bo were beyond his current reach.

Jiang Che showed his Blue Silver Emperor to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s education commissioners and secured a dorm room before meeting his new teacher, Qin Ming. Qin Ming introduced him to the academy’s Soul Fighting Zone, where Jiang Che spotted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng’s team finished its match.

• Jiang Che released his Blue Silver Emperor, whose quality impressed the commissioners and Qian Renxue, but he refused to explain it.
• Jiang Che asked for and received a dorm-room key, then Qian Renxue left and Meng Shenji guided him around the academy.
• Meng Shenji introduced Jiang Che to Qin Ming, telling him that the twelve-year-old’s Soul Power had reached level thirty-three and that the imperial family expected him to be nurtured well.
• Meng Shenji led Jiang Che to the Soul Fighting Zone, where he saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling among the students fighting on a platform.
• Qin Ming began to introduce Jiang Che to his teammates as Yu Tianheng knocked down the last opponent, prompting Jiang Che to remark that the team was far above standard.

Jiang Che joined Qin Ming's team and introduced himself as a rank-thirty-three Blue Silver Grass soul master with both offensive and support abilities. His thousand-year soul rings revealed that he was the famous Cola, and Yu Tianheng led the team to show him around the academy.

• Qin Ming left the opposing team's teacher and brought Jiang Che to the team lounge to introduce him to the others.
• Jiang Che explained that his Blue Silver Grass had changed and could support both power attacks and healing, then demonstrated his soul rings.
• Qin Ming recognized Jiang Che as Cola, the Blue Silver Grass user known as the Killing God of Suotuo City.
• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the other team members introduced themselves to Jiang Che.
• Qin Ming asked Yu Tianheng to show Jiang Che around the academy, and Jiang Che agreed despite having toured it twice already.

Jiang Che tested his martial soul at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, discovered it showed vitality and an unexplained star-like attribute, and settled into academy life. Ning Fengzhi decided to keep Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy to cultivate a friendship with Tang San while also seeking ties with Jiang Che, who trained with Yu Tianheng.

• Jiang Che tested his martial soul and Teacher Liu identified its blue-gold vitality attribute and a mysterious purple-gold attribute that resembled lightning.
• Jiang Che found Heaven Dou Royal Academy's plant-type mimicry ground unimpressive, then moved into a villa prepared for the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
• Jiang Che went to the academy library while Ning Fengzhi chose to leave Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy to build a friendship with Tang San and personally befriend Jiang Che.
• Jiang Che spent his mornings in the library, afternoons training, and nights earning skill points in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Jiang Che and Yu Tianheng traded blows on Heaven Dou Royal Academy's fighting platform.

Jiang Che defeated Yu Tianheng in a spar by outmaneuvering him with Blue Silver Emperor Soul Skills and feints. Yu Tianheng conceded, while Qin Ming drew the group’s attention.

• Yu Tianheng used Thunder Dragon Claw and Thunderous Fury, but Jiang Che held him off with his Qi Condensation Shield and Blue Silver long blade.
• Yu Tianheng feinted toward Jiang Che’s face and struck at his unguarded lower body, but Jiang Che escaped with Blue Silver Vines and countered.
• Jiang Che drove Yu Tianheng back with successive kicks, then used vines and a blade as feints while slipping behind him.
• Jiang Che put a blade to Yu Tianheng’s neck, and Yu Tianheng conceded, saying he had learned to adapt his Soul Skills.
• Qin Ming coughed twice and drew everyone’s attention.

Jiang Che watched Yu Feng defeat Dugu Yan with dirty tactics, then learned that Dugu Bo wanted to meet him that night. When Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng she was taking Jiang Che home, Yu Tianheng reacted with sudden jealousy and killing intent.

• Qin Ming praised Jiang Che's combat methods, and Yu Feng used two of them to defeat Dugu Yan.
• Qin Ming warned the team not to use such dirty moves on girls, then left the students to make their own plans.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling waited for Jiang Che, and Dugu Yan told him that her grandfather wanted to see him that night.
• Jiang Che agreed to meet Dugu Bo and planned to report the meeting to Qian Renxue.
• Yu Tianheng arrived with the others, and Dugu Yan said she had to take Jiang Che home that night, provoking Yu Tianheng's jealousy.

Jiang Che accompanied Dugu Yan to meet her grandfather, Dugu Bo, while Yu Tianheng insisted on coming despite knowing he might be beaten again. Dugu Bo welcomed Jiang Che but pinned Yu Tianheng to the floor with his pressure, leaving Jiang Che to admire his courage from a safe distance.

• Dugu Yan said her grandfather wanted to see Jiang Che, and Yu Tianheng volunteered to come despite the threat of another beating.
• After dinner, Yu Tianheng asked his friends to arrange a high-ranked healing Soul Master for him that night.
• Jiang Che told Qian Renxue about the meeting and followed Dugu Yan to Dugu Bo's nearby home.
• Dugu Bo's pressure slammed Yu Tianheng to the floor while leaving Jiang Che and Dugu Yan untouched.
• Jiang Che greeted Dugu Bo as Yu Tianheng struggled under the pressure and silently praised his resolve.

Dugu Bo confronted Yu Tianheng, then summoned Jiang Che after learning he had refined unusual pills. Jiang Che feared Dugu Bo wanted his formulas, but Dugu Bo instead asked for some pills, leaving with three bottles and imagining using them against Chrysanthemum Guan.

• Dugu Bo forced Yu Tianheng to stay on the ground and told him Yu Yuanzhen could come challenge him if he objected.
• Dugu Bo recognized Jiang Che and asked whether he had refined the pills from the Heaven Dou Auction House; Jiang Che admitted he had.
• Yu Tianheng laughed at the thought of Jiang Che suffering Dugu Bo's treatment, then claimed his mouth had been leaking air when Dugu Bo demanded an explanation.
• Dugu Bo assured Jiang Che he did not want his pill formulas and asked him for some pills.
• Jiang Che gave Dugu Bo bottles of Burst Soul Pills, Soul Recovery Pills, and Heaven-Shaking Fart-and-Diarrhea Pills, which Dugu Bo planned to use against Chrysanthemum Guan.

Jiang Che watched Dugu Bo reject Yu Tianheng’s attempt to win his approval to pursue Dugu Yan, while treating Jiang Che warmly and giving him a personal token. Yu Tianheng left dejected, and Jiang Che worried that his presence had changed the future; Dugu Bo later told Dugu Yan that Jiang Che’s talent made him worth befriending.

• Dugu Bo praised Jiang Che and offered help, briefly prompting a misunderstanding before he clarified that he meant the teammates should get along.
• Dugu Bo confronted Yu Tianheng and demanded to know what he liked about Dugu Yan, but dismissed his romantic assurances as empty words.
• Dugu Bo ordered Yu Tianheng to stop pursuing Dugu Yan, and Dugu Yan offered him no support as he left dejected.
• Dugu Bo gave Jiang Che his personal token, and Jiang Che left while worrying that his actions had altered the future.
• Dugu Yan asked why Dugu Bo thought so highly of Jiang Che, and Dugu Bo said Jiang Che’s talent made him worth befriending.

Jiang Che discovered that nearly all the people in his residence were informants, then returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and clashed with Xue Beng. The chapter ended with Xue Beng ordering his followers to attack Jiang Che.

• Jiang Che learned through the Blue Silver Grass that Xue Ye, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Qian Renxue had informants among his guards and servants, and he identified five people he could trust.
• Jiang Che returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Meng Duo and was confronted by Xue Beng and his lackeys.
• After a lackey shoved Jiang Che, Jiang Che sent him flying and then slapped Xue Beng to the ground.
• Xue Beng, bloodied and furious, ordered his followers to attack Jiang Che and kill him.

Xue Beng confronted Jiang Che at the academy, but Jiang Che’s calm assessment and effortless defeat of three attackers revealed his strength to the watching students. The fight remained unresolved as two Soul Elders and several other opponents still stood against him.

• Xue Beng gathered ten soul masters to surround Jiang Che, drawing a crowd of students who recognized Jiang Che as a member of the Heaven Dou Royal Team First Team.
• Jiang Che judged that only the three-ring Shadow Leopard and Mighty Bear Soul Elders among his opponents posed a serious threat.
• Jiang Che activated Starry Eyes as three Soul Grandmasters charged him.
• Jiang Che dodged a spear strike, seized the spear, and moved clear of the other two attackers’ soul skills, causing them to hit the spear-wielding soul master.
• The onlookers marveled at Jiang Che’s strength, while some pointed out that seven opponents, including two Soul Elders, still remained.

Jiang Che fought off the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group after Xue Beng ordered them to attack, overwhelming their fighters with his strength and sword technique. He ended the confrontation by throwing a Heaven-Shaking Fart-and-Diarrhea Pill at Xue Beng and the others, leaving them incapacitated in public.

• Jiang Che taunted the ten opponents and challenged them to attack together, then Xue Beng ordered the group to surround and assault him.
• Jiang Che used his Qi Condensation Shield to withstand the Soul Grandmasters' attacks, then kicked one fighter away and slammed another to the ground with Blue Silver Vines.
• Jiang Che defeated the Shadow Leopard Soul Elder with a slash, frightening the remaining Soul Elder and Soul Grandmasters.
• Jiang Che threw a Heaven-Shaking Fart-and-Diarrhea Pill toward Xue Beng and the group, causing them to suffer uncontrollable diarrhea.
• Jiang Che mocked Xue Beng as he pointed at him, trembling.

Jiang Che defeated Xue Beng and his men, then learned that Prince Xue Xing had brought Dugu Bo to the academy to confront him. The chapter ended with Bai Baoshan angrily challenging Xue Beng while Xue Xing and Dugu Bo stood in the committee office.

• Jiang Che refused to acknowledge defeat after Xue Beng and his men complained about his tactics, then left them to be helped away.
• Qin Ming learned that Jiang Che had beaten Xue Beng and advised him to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy in case of trouble.
• The Three Education Committee Members summoned Jiang Che and warned him that Prince Xue Xing was coming with Dugu Bo.
• Prince Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and Dugu Bo entered the committee office, where Jiang Che and Dugu Bo exchanged puzzled looks.
• Xue Beng accused Jiang Che of beating him, and Bai Baoshan rebuked Xue Beng until he hid behind Xue Xing.

Jiang Che used Dugu Bo’s token to stop Prince Xue Xing from attacking him, and Dugu Bo mediated a truce over Xue Beng’s behavior. After a day of cultivation, Jiang Che was summoned to the imperial palace by Qian Renxue.

• Xue Xing confronted Jiang Che over beating Xue Beng, while the three education committee members defended Jiang Che.
• Jiang Che showed Xue Xing Dugu Bo’s token, and Dugu Bo confirmed that he and Jiang Che had become close.
• Dugu Bo urged Jiang Che and Xue Xing not to become enemies, so Xue Xing made Xue Beng apologize.
• Jiang Che accepted Xue Beng’s apology but warned him to stop causing trouble at the academy.
• Dugu Bo asked Meng Shenji where Dugu Yan was, collected more pills from Jiang Che, and left.
• After cultivating with Yu Tianheng and the others, Jiang Che was summoned to the imperial palace and entered using Qian Renxue’s token.

Jiang Che spoke with Qian Renxue about Dugu Bo, Tang Hao, and Sword Douluo’s offer to teach him. Qian Renxue approved the lessons and arranged for Jiang Che to stay at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s nearby castle.

• Jiang Che told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo had mediated Prince Xue Xing’s confrontation, and Qian Renxue warned him to be cautious around Dugu Bo.
• Qian Renxue asked Jiang Che about Tang San’s father, and Jiang Che learned that Tang Hao was Clear Sky Douluo.
• Qian Renxue told Jiang Che that Sword Douluo wanted to give him pointers, and Jiang Che accepted after affirming his loyalty to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Jiang Che to live at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s castle near the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy so Sword Douluo could teach him.
• Jiang Che asked Qian Renxue about martial souls but found that her knowledge came only from books.

Jiang Che arrived at Ning Clan Castle to begin learning from Sword Douluo Chen Xin, hoping to study sword intent and use it to comprehend blade intent. Chen Xin tested Jiang Che’s saber skills in a wooden-weapon spar, then began to assess his fundamentals.

• Yu Tianheng took leave from the academy, while Jiang Che cultivated there before traveling to Ning Clan Castle that afternoon.
• A guard led Jiang Che through the castle and bamboo grove to Chen Xin, who told him that formal lessons would begin the next day.
• Jiang Che asked Chen Xin to teach him about sword intent, explaining that he believed saber and sword intent shared a source.
• Chen Xin agreed to test Jiang Che’s understanding of the saber using wooden weapons, with neither combatant using soul power or martial souls.
• Jiang Che and Chen Xin exchanged dozens of fast blows, and Chen Xin praised Jiang Che’s solid fundamentals before beginning a further critique.

Jiang Che demonstrated his self-developed bladework to Chen Xin, advancing from Blade Force to Blade Aura without using Soul Power or his Martial Soul. Chen Xin matched him with Sword Qi and broke Jiang Che’s wooden blade, leaving Jiang Che defeated but impressing his senior.

• Chen Xin tested Jiang Che’s reactions with three rapid thrusts, and Jiang Che blocked them but was driven back.
• Jiang Che used Blade Force in a series of increasingly powerful strikes, forcing Chen Xin to respond seriously.
• Jiang Che told Chen Xin he had developed the moves himself, astonishing him with his skill at twelve years old.
• Jiang Che unleashed Blade Aura, and Chen Xin answered with Sword Qi as their attacks shook the bamboo grove.
• After Jiang Che’s seven exhausting strikes weakened, Chen Xin pierced a gap in his Blade Aura and broke the wooden blade with a precise thrust.
• Jiang Che acknowledged his defeat and saluted Chen Xin.

After losing a spar to Chen Xin, Jiang Che earned his guidance in sword intent. At the academy, he found Yu Tianheng despondent over Dugu Yan, and Qin Ming urged him to stop neglecting his cultivation for romance.

• Chen Xin told Jiang Che that his talent for understanding intent surpassed Chen Xin’s at the same age and agreed to teach him sword intent each morning.
• Jiang Che explained that he wanted to learn from Chen Xin to broaden his understanding and avoid detours on the path to blade intent.
• Jiang Che encountered a listless Yu Tianheng at the academy and sat beside Dugu Yan, who offered to help him with his personal matters.
• Qin Ming cleared the classroom and asked Yu Tianheng what was wrong, then warned him that pursuing Dugu Yan was distracting him from cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng realized his feelings for Dugu Yan had grown beyond his original interest in her Titled Douluo grandfather.

Qin Ming urged Yu Tianheng to become strong enough to earn Dugu Yan’s approval, while Jiang Che overheard news of the Symbiosis Cult and learned from Chen Xin that understanding his own purpose was essential to comprehending intent. Jiang Che ended the chapter questioning why he wanted to become stronger and become a god.

• Qin Ming told Yu Tianheng that he needed enough strength to win Dugu Yan’s approval and suggested he leave the academy if he could not focus on cultivation.
• Jiang Che overheard passersby discuss the Symbiosis Cult, a fast-growing organization that had killed two Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Masters.
• Jiang Che dismissed the Symbiosis Cult as he had never heard of it in the original story, then went to meet Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin explained that comprehending intent required understanding what one wanted to do with the blade, and that everyone’s path was different.
• Jiang Che questioned why he wanted to become stronger and become a god, but could not find an answer.

Chen Xin taught Jiang Che the principles of Sword Intent and set him to study them alongside his practice. Jiang Che bought the spirit-bearing Crimson Blade, but when he tried to contract with it, the blade resisted and a dragon’s cry sounded in his mind.

• Chen Xin explained momentum, resonance, and communion as the three realms of Sword Intent, and told Jiang Che to explore his own purpose through practice.
• Jiang Che compared Blade Force and Blade Aura to roots, combat experience to a trunk, and the three realms to branches and leaves, impressing Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin arranged to teach Jiang Che theory for two hours daily over the next half month and told him to bring a real blade.
• Jiang Che gave Peace Qi Pills to guards Iden and Cyril, then returned to the courtyard and opened the system shop.
• Jiang Che redeemed the Crimson Blade, read its description, and dripped blood onto it to form a contract; the blade trembled in resistance as a dragon’s cry rang in his consciousness.