Recaps

Tian Chen, a transmigrator and Golden Crocodile Douluo’s grandson, trained hard in Spirit City as he approached the age for his Martial Soul awakening. After preparing his body for future cultivation, he left the manor, looking forward to awakening his Martial Soul.

• The chapter described how Spirit Hall grew into the continent’s dominant power and kept the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires wary of one another.
• Tian Chen trained with heavy weights in the Worship Hall manor and wondered whether it was nearly time to awaken his Martial Soul.
• Tian Chen reflected on his past life, his knowledge of Douluo Continent, and his position as Golden Crocodile Douluo’s only grandson.
• Tian Chen recalled that he had trained relentlessly and received heavenly treasures and Soul Beast meat to strengthen his body for absorbing powerful Soul Rings.
• Tian Chen wiped off his sweat, tidied himself in a mirror, and left the manor.

Tian Chen visited the Worship Hall and met Qian Daoliu and the other enshrined before leaving with his grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo. He asked his grandfather to awaken his martial soul early, hoping to avoid the public ceremony and begin cultivating as soon as possible.

• Tian Chen climbed the three thousand steps to the Worship Hall, where Spirit Hall guards let him pass.
• Qian Daoliu and the six other enshrined appeared before Tian Chen, and Golden Crocodile Douluo greeted his grandson before taking him away.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo carried Tian Chen into the sky and asked why he had come to see him.
• Tian Chen asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to help awaken his martial soul early because he had already turned six and did not want to wait for the public ceremony.
• Tian Chen considered why he had not urged Qian Daoliu to hunt down Tang Hao and Tang San, including the risks of Tang Hao fighting back and the suspicion his knowledge could invite.

Tian E awakened Tian Chen’s hereditary Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul in a private chamber. Tian Chen also revealed innate full Soul Power, leaving both grandfather and grandson delighted and setting Tian Chen’s sights on greater power.

• Tian E agreed to awaken Tian Chen’s Martial Soul early and took him to a sealed chamber in their manor.
• Tian E revealed his Golden Crocodile Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, before instructing Tian Chen to focus.
• Tian Chen entered the formation and awakened the hereditary Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul.
• Tian Chen grasped the blue crystal, which revealed that he had innate full Soul Power.
• Tian Chen imagined claiming a Man Faced Demon Spider external soul bone and monopolizing the immortal herbs as he considered the possibility of reaching godhood.

After Tian Chen awakened his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul, Tian E promised to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest for his first Soul Ring and hinted at a valuable gift. Tian Chen considered possible Soul Beasts and planned how to pursue opportunities connected to Tang San.

• Tian E told Tian Chen to rest before their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest and promised him a gift after he obtained his Soul Ring.
• Tian E shared his experience hunting Soul Beasts and advised Tian Chen that several kinds of powerful Soul Beasts could suit the Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul.
• Tian Chen considered choosing a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear for his first Soul Ring after learning that his Martial Soul did not require crocodilian Soul Beasts.
• Tian Chen returned to his room and planned to take Tian E to seize the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tian Chen planned to pursue the Man Faced Demon Spider's External Soul Bone before Tang San could obtain it.

Tian Chen cultivated before traveling with his grandfather Tian E to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Beast. They reached a marsh filled with enormous crocodiles, where Tian Chen grew wary of the creatures.

• Tian Chen cultivated through the night and reminded himself not to waste his talent despite his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tian Chen joined Tian E for the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest, storing his training weights in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Tian Chen cultivated during the carriage ride while Tian E shielded him from outside disturbances.
• Tian E flew with Tian Chen into the Star Dou Great Forest, drawing fearful attention from Soul Masters who recognized his nine Soul Rings.
• Tian E brought Tian Chen to a marsh, where Tian Chen saw crocodiles nearly twenty meters long and moved closer to his grandfather.

Tian Chen absorbed his first Soul Ring from a Golden-armored Giant Crocodile and then asked to test the Soul Skill it granted him. Tian E took him to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tian Chen faced a pack of Gale Demon Wolves under his grandfather’s watch.

• Tian E subdued a Golden-armored Giant Crocodile and explained that its under-five-hundred-year Soul Ring suited Tian Chen’s Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul and physique.
• Tian Chen killed the crocodile and absorbed its bright yellow Soul Ring without pain, gaining a Soul Skill that delighted him.
• Tian Chen asked to test his new Soul Skill, and Tian E flew with him to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tian E placed Tian Chen among a pack of Gale Demon Wolves and concealed himself nearby, ready to intervene.

Tian Chen tested his new Martial Soul and first Soul Skill by fighting a pack of Gale Demon Wolves, then returned to Spirit City with Tian E. Tian Chen agreed to attend Spirit Hall Academy the next day, where he hoped to meet Hu Liena and the others.

• Tian Chen activated Golden Crocodile Body Protection and slaughtered several ten-year Gale Demon Wolves without being hurt.
• Tian E warned Tian Chen not to get smug and walked with him out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tian Chen gave the coachman Gold Soul Coins, then cultivated during the carriage ride back to Spirit City.
• Tian E asked Tian Chen to study at Spirit Hall Academy, and Tian Chen agreed.
• Tian Chen thought about meeting Hu Liena and considered how he might use her to advance his ambitions.

Tian E gave Tian Chen a complete Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from a Back-Spiked Crocodile King, which Tian Chen absorbed and used to increase his Soul Power and physical strength. Tian Chen resolved to build power independently of the Qian Family, while keeping his plans secret until he and his grandfather were strong enough.

• Tian Chen began cultivating in his room, but Tian E arrived later that night and sealed the room with a barrier.
• Tian E gave Tian Chen a complete golden right leg Soul Bone from a hundred-thousand-year-old Back-Spiked Crocodile King and told him his awakened bloodline would let him absorb it safely.
• Tian Chen absorbed the Soul Bone, which raised his Soul Power to rank fifteen, greatly improved his physical attributes, and granted him new skills.
• After Tian E left, Tian Chen resumed cultivating and reflected on how the Soul Bone had strengthened him.
• Tian Chen decided he would eventually seize power for himself, but would wait to act against the Qian Family until he and Tian E had secretly grown stronger.

Tian Chen left his manor and traveled to Spirit Hall Academy to begin studying, seeing Spirit City and the academy’s grounds along the way. After entering his assigned classroom, he arrived at the start of a new stage of his life at the academy.

• Tian Chen explored Spirit City’s bustling streets on his way out of the city.
• Meng Tao, a Soul Emperor patrolling overhead, recognized Tian Chen’s token and escorted him over the city wall.
• Tian Chen arrived at Spirit Hall Academy and presented his token to the gate guards, prompting the squad leader to suspect his visit was tied to the Worship Hall’s strained relations with Bibi Dong.
• Tian Chen walked through the academy, observed its students and class system, and found his assigned classroom on the second floor.
• Tian Chen pushed open the classroom door and entered.

Tian Chen joined Spirit Hall’s new students and revealed his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul and Soul Master rank, drawing the class’s attention. Instructor Li Yuan then sent the students to the Beast Fighting Arena for a practical combat class.

• Li Yuan welcomed Tian Chen to the class and told him to take a seat after hearing that the Second Worship had spoken to him.
• Tian Chen recognized Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, while the three regarded him with pride and scrutiny.
• Li Yuan called on his son Li Kai, who introduced himself as a six-year-old with a Black-Horned Mountain Boar Martial Soul and rank-seven Innate Soul Power.
• Tian Chen introduced himself last, manifested his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul, and claimed to be a rank-eleven Power Attack System Battle Soul Master.
• Li Yuan instructed the students to prepare for practical combat class at the No. 1 Beast Fighting Arena and considered how to get Li Kai close to Tian Chen.

Tian Chen won over his classmates and went with Li Kai to Beast Arena One for practical combat training. He chose a Hundred-Year Diamond Tiger as his opponent and jumped onto the fighting platform.

• Tian Chen accepted his classmates’ goodwill, then asked Li Kai to lead him to Beast Arena One.
• Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena followed the group, with Yan and Hu Liena vowing to prove themselves against Tian Chen.
• Li Yuan explained the practical combat lesson and its different requirements for each type of Soul Master.
• Tian Chen chose to fight a Hundred-Year Diamond Tiger, assuring Li Yuan that he was confident before jumping onto the platform.

Tian Chen fought and brutally killed a two-hundred-year Diamond Tiger in practical combat class, revealing his frightening strength and an alarming urge to slaughter. He left the arena to ask his grandfather why blood had triggered such violence in him.

• Hu Liena feared Tian Chen would die challenging the Diamond Tiger, while Xie Yue watched him seriously and Yan agreed with Hu Liena.
• Tian Chen used his Golden Crocodile King possession and first Soul Skill to withstand the Diamond Tiger’s charge.
• Tian Chen seized the beast’s foreleg and used a Death Roll to tear it off, then ripped apart its limbs until it died.
• Tian Chen stopped when a yellow Soul Ring appeared, struggled to suppress his bloodlust, and left to ask his grandfather about it.
• The students recoiled from Tian Chen’s blood-covered appearance, and Li Yuan gave him full marks for practical combat class.

After leaving Spirit Hall Academy, Tian Chen returned to the manor, recovered from his battle in a medicinal bath, and reflected on his strength and need for combat experience. He woke at dusk to find Tian E beside him and resolved to protect his grandfather from repeating past mistakes.

• Tian Chen left Spirit Hall Academy and used Tian E's token to enter Spirit City without waiting in line.
• At the manor, Tian Chen soaked in a medicinal bath and assessed his victory over the two-hundred-year Diamond Tiger, recognizing that he needed more combat experience.
• After bathing, Tian Chen rested in the courtyard and fell asleep while the maids massaged him.
• Tian Chen woke at dusk and found Tian E sitting nearby, asking whether he had been comfortable at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Tian Chen felt warmth toward his grandfather and resolved not to let Tian E lose to Tang Hao or repeat the same mistakes.

After Tian Chen told Tian E how the Back-Spiked Crocodile King Soul Bone had made him lose control during battle, Tian E promised to obtain a Head Soul Bone to strengthen his spiritual power. Tian Chen asked for the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, and the chapter ended with him cultivating, hoping to break through rank fifteen.

• Tian Chen told Tian E about losing control during his fight with the Diamond Tiger.
• Tian E identified the consciousness in the Back-Spiked Crocodile King Soul Bone as the cause and promised to find Tian Chen a Head Soul Bone.
• Tian Chen asked Tian E to obtain the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull left by a fallen Spirit Hall elder, and Tian E agreed.
• Tian E and Tian Chen ate dinner before Tian Chen returned to his room to cultivate.
• Tian Chen focused on breaking through rank fifteen after reaching the peak of that rank.

After breaking through to rank sixteen, Tian Chen went to Spirit Hall Academy and ignored Hu Liena when she challenged him. Hu Liena remained furious and headed to the dining hall, while Yan offered to fight Tian Chen for her.

• Tian Chen broke through to rank sixteen, hurried to Spirit Hall Academy, and bought meat buns on the way.
• Li Kai welcomed Tian Chen and led him to saved seats, where he sat in front of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Tian Chen learned the class was about Soul Beasts and slept through it.
• After class, Hu Liena challenged Tian Chen, but he brushed her off and left with Li Kai to eat.
• Xie Yue restrained Hu Liena, Yan offered to challenge Tian Chen on her behalf, and Hu Liena shoved Yan away before heading to the dining hall.

Tian Chen and Li Kai ate together at Spirit Hall Academy’s cafeteria, where Hu Liena had gathered students to witness her challenge. Tian Chen confronted her, and Hu Liena revealed her martial soul and demanded a soul fight, leaving Tian Chen wary as he prepared to face her.

• Tian Chen and Li Kai shared a meal on the cafeteria’s third floor, and Li Kai insisted on paying the bill.
• Tian Chen found the cafeteria’s first floor crowded with students watching him and Hu Liena.
• Tian Chen confronted Hu Liena and accused her of leaving him no room to refuse her public challenge.
• Hu Liena proposed a soul fight and activated her martial soul, revealing a furry tail and a yellow spirit ring.
• Tian Chen performed his Martial Soul Possession and watched Hu Liena cautiously to avoid her bewitching ability.

Tian Chen fought Hu Liena after she challenged him, but endured her mental attack and reached her before she could use it again. He stopped just short of harming her, leaving Hu Liena shaken as Xie Yue and A Yan comforted her.

• Tian Chen told Li Kai to step back and charged at Hu Liena while the spectators cleared space.
• Hu Liena used her first Soul Skill to strike Tian Chen with a mental attack, making him stagger in pain.
• Tian Chen endured the attack and rushed within striking distance before Hu Liena could activate her skill again.
• Hu Liena feared Tian Chen would kill her, but he stopped his attack and left her unharmed.
• Xie Yue and A Yan tried to comfort Hu Liena, who removed her hair tie and left the cafeteria looking shaken.

Three months after Tian Chen defeated Hu Liena, the academy announced a seven-day wilderness survival exercise in the Soul Hunting Forest, with teams of three competing for rewards. Tian Chen chose Li Kai as his teammate and began searching for a Control System Soul Master to complete their group.

• Tian Chen reached level seventeen, while his follower Li Kai advanced to the peak of level nine.
• Li Yuan announced that the junior class would spend seven days surviving in the Soul Hunting Forest and told students to form teams of three.
• Hu Liena left with Yan and Xie Yue after giving Tian Chen a complicated, fearful look.
• Wang Yong and Xie Rui tried to join Tian Chen's team, but he refused because both lacked Soul Rings.
• Tian Chen chose Li Kai and looked among the class's Control System Soul Masters for a third teammate.

Tian Chen chose Zhang Ping and Li Kai to join his team for the Soul Hunting Forest event, then set off with them after declaring their goal was first place. On the journey, they discussed their abilities, and Tian Chen and Li Kai began cultivating while the team prepared for the expedition.

• Tian Chen rejected the requests of students without Soul Rings and chose Zhang Ping, whose Golden-Waisted Flying Swallow Martial Soul could fly.
• Zhang Ping accepted Tian Chen's invitation, hoping the competition reward would help support her family.
• Tian Chen, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping boarded a carriage with the academy's escorted group and began discussing their abilities for the seven-day expedition.
• Tian Chen urged Li Kai to break through to rank ten so they could obtain his Soul Ring in the Soul Hunting Forest, then began cultivating.
• Li Kai felt urgency about falling behind Tian Chen and began cultivating beside him.

Tian Chen and his companions entered the Soul Hunting Forest to search for Soul Beasts, but first fought off a pack of Netherworld Wolves. After quickly defeating them, Tian Chen told Zhang Ping to lead the group away from the bloodied area and continue searching for a safe place to spend the night.

• Li Yuan briefed the students at the Soul Hunting Forest entrance, and Tian Chen collected supplies before entering with Li Kai and Zhang Ping.
• Tian Chen told Li Kai and Zhang Ping to stay close as the three released their Martial Souls and proceeded cautiously through the forest.
• Tian Chen ordered Zhang Ping to watch for approaching Soul Beasts while the group searched for a safe place to spend the night.
• Zhang Ping spotted a pack of eight Netherworld Wolves, and Tian Chen and Li Kai attacked before the beasts could take the initiative.
• Tian Chen and Li Kai killed all eight Netherworld Wolves, after which Tian Chen dispersed their Soul Rings and told Zhang Ping to lead them away.

Tian Chen, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping made camp in the Soul Hunting Forest, where Tian Chen shared valuable Purple Jade Fruits with his companions. As night fell, Zhang Ping insisted on helping Tian Chen keep watch, while Li Kai went to cultivate and was set to take the second watch.

• Li Kai chose a sheltered campsite and spread medicine around it to mask their scent and repel small creatures.
• The group pitched their tents, gathered firewood, ate, and extinguished their campfire to avoid attracting powerful Soul Beasts.
• Tian Chen gave Li Kai and Zhang Ping a Purple Jade Fruit, and Li Kai recognized its value while Zhang Ping savored hers.
• Tian Chen began keeping watch and told Li Kai and Zhang Ping to cultivate before Li Kai took over in the second half of the night.
• Zhang Ping offered to keep watch with Tian Chen, and he agreed while Li Kai entered his tent to cultivate.

After Li Kai broke through to rank ten, Tian Chen and Zhang Ping escorted him deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest to find a Soul Ring. They discovered a Black-Horned Mountain Boar fighting a Black-Scaled Python, and Tian Chen identified the boar as a suitable match for Li Kai.

• Li Kai broke through to rank ten, and Tian Chen promised to help him find a Soul Ring the next day.
• At dawn, Tian Chen, Zhang Ping, and Li Kai set out deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest, fighting off attacks from Soul Beasts along the way.
• Tian Chen sensed blood and heard two Soul Beasts fighting, so the three cautiously approached the battlefield.
• They saw a Black-Scaled Python constricting a Black-Horned Mountain Boar, which wounded the python with its horn.
• Tian Chen recognized the boar as having a little over three hundred years of cultivation and told Li Kai to prepare to obtain it as his Soul Ring.

Tian Chen ambushed the weakened Black-Horned Mountain Boar with a powerful Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill and had Li Kai kill it. After the group carried the corpse to a secluded place, Tian Chen prepared to absorb its Soul Ring despite being exhausted.

• The Black-Horned Mountain Boar killed the Black-Scaled Python, but Tian Chen and his companions prepared to hunt the exhausted boar.
• Tian Chen used his Earth Array Thrust Soul Bone skill to skewer and immobilize the Black-Horned Mountain Boar, draining nearly all his Soul Power.
• Tian Chen ordered Li Kai to kill the boar and move its corpse, while Zhang Ping covered the nearby blood smell.
• Li Kai killed the helpless boar, and Li Yuan watched Tian Chen from a tree before disappearing.
• Tian Chen, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping ran for an hour, then stopped at a secluded spot so Tian Chen could absorb the boar's Soul Ring.

Li Kai absorbed his first Soul Ring while Tian Chen planned how to build his power and protect his grandfather. After Li Kai succeeded, Tian Chen told him and Zhang Ping they would head deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest to compete for first place.

• Tian Chen assigned Zhang Ping to keep watch while Li Kai absorbed the Black-Horned Mountain Boar's Soul Ring.
• Zhang Ping kept watch from a treetop as Tian Chen recovered his Soul Power and considered his plans to recruit allies and protect his grandfather.
• Li Kai successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, gained Martial Soul Possession, and respectfully thanked Tian Chen.
• Tian Chen told Li Kai and Zhang Ping that they would head deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest the next day and fight for first place.

Tian Chen’s team spent several days hunting weaker Soul Beasts, and Li Kai acquired his first Soul Ring and Soul Skill. On the fifth day, Tian Chen decided they would conserve their strength and target the other teams, aiming to win the academy’s Soul Bone prize.

• Tian Chen led Li Kai and Zhang Ping along the boundary of the Soul Hunting Forest, where they killed seven Hundred-Year Soul Beasts over three days.
• Li Kai used his new Boar Charge Soul Skill to kill an approximately eighty-year-old Voidbright Demon Leopard.
• Tian Chen considered how Li Kai and Zhang Ping could help him defeat Xie Yue’s trio, while he planned to face Xie Yue and Hu Liena himself.
• Tian Chen told Li Kai and Zhang Ping that they would stop hunting Soul Beasts and spend the next two days defeating other teams.
• Tian Chen dismissed Li Kai’s concern that attacking other teams might break the rules and ordered the group to conserve their Soul Power and stamina.