Recaps

Ling Feng killed a hundred-year Netherworld Wolf with one hammer strike, then pretended to absorb its Soul Ring and demonstrated his Earth-Shaking Blast Soul Skill. The blast drew several Soul Beasts to the group, while Ling Feng sensed a concealed human intent targeting him.

• Ling Feng killed the Netherworld Wolf with a single hammer strike, leaving Wang Sheng, Teacher Mo Hen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu stunned.
• Ling Feng staged the absorption of the wolf’s Soul Ring while the others kept watch, and they believed his Soul Power had increased.
• Ling Feng revealed Earth-Shaking Blast by striking the ground with his Clear Sky Hammer, creating a crater and sending shock waves through the nearby rock and soil.
• The noise attracted several Soul Beasts, and Teacher Mo Hen ordered the students to gather and prepare to retreat.
• Ling Feng sensed a concealed human intent focused specifically on him and suspected that someone was making a move.

As a beast tide closed in, Xiao Li urged Teacher Mo Hen to lead everyone to a defensible slope, while Ling Feng suspected the proposal was a trap meant to kill him. Teacher Mo Hen chose the slope, and Ling Feng followed, preparing for danger from both the Soul Beasts and Xiao Li.

• Xiao Li appeared with his group and claimed they had crossed into the area while chasing Wind Wolves; he noticed Ling Feng’s newly absorbed Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
• As the Soul Beasts drew closer, Xiao Li argued that the groups should hold the nearby slope, while Ling Feng warned that gathering there could attract more predators and questioned Xiao Li’s plans.
• Ling Feng proposed breaking through in one direction, but Xiao Li dismissed the idea and accused him of gambling with everyone’s lives.
• Teacher Mo Hen ordered both groups to head for the slope, and Tang San and Xiao Wu followed while remaining wary.
• Ling Feng followed with his Clear Sky Hammer ready, sensing threats from the encroaching Soul Beasts and Xiao Li beside him.

A horde of soul beasts trapped the students and teachers on a hillside while Xiao Li secretly redirected beasts away from Ling Feng to set up a chance to kill him. Ling Feng saw through the ambush and crushed Xiao Li with one hammer blow, then turned to face the remaining beasts.

• Teacher Mo Hen arranged the students against the rock wall as soul beasts surrounded the hillside.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Teacher Mo Hen, and the other teachers fought off the attacking beasts while Xiao Li steered many of them toward their positions.
• Xiao Li exploited the chaos to attack Ling Feng from behind with his sword, claiming Ling Feng had shirked battle.
• Ling Feng sensed the attack, spun around, and used Earth-Shaking Blast through his Clear Sky Hammer to shatter Xiao Li's martial soul and leave him badly injured.
• Ling Feng announced that the threat within had been eliminated and prepared to fight the remaining soul beasts as Xiao Li stared at him in terror.

Ling Feng helped drive off the Soul Beasts attacking the group, then took Xiao Li’s ring and decided to pursue a system-marked check-in point deeper in the forest. He left Teacher Mo Hen and the others behind as a powerful presence drew closer.

• Ling Feng killed a charging Netherworld Wolf and took the ring from Xiao Li, while Teacher Mo Hen concluded Xiao Li’s injuries were beyond saving.
• Ling Feng commanded the group’s defense and used his Clear Sky Hammer and Earth-Shaking Blast to force the remaining Soul Beasts to retreat.
• Ling Feng harvested materials from the corpses and told Teacher Mo Hen he would face any trouble over Xiao Li when they returned to the academy.
• Ling Feng announced he would investigate the special check-in point deeper in the forest, despite Teacher Mo Hen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu warning him of the danger.
• Ling Feng slipped into the dense forest alone as the mysterious presence grew stronger.

Ling Feng discovered a rare Dragon Blood Orchid guarded by a powerful Thunderhorn Zheng beside the remains of a Titan Giant Ape in the Soul Hunting Forest. Unable to fight the Thousand-Year Soul Beast directly, he withdrew to plan a risky attempt to reach the treasure and the special check-in point.

• Ling Feng followed a powerful presence through the Soul Hunting Forest and found a clearing with a Dragon Blood Orchid beside a pool.
• Ling Feng spotted the remains of a Titan Giant Ape and realized the orchid might have grown from its blood essence.
• Ling Feng identified the Thunderhorn Zheng guarding the orchid as a Thousand-Year Soul Beast too strong for him to defeat head-on.
• Ling Feng considered the pool, the skeleton, and the orchid's approaching maturity as possible ways to exploit the Thunderhorn Zheng's habits.
• Ling Feng retreated to find a concealed vantage point and began planning a risky attempt to claim the treasure.

Ling Feng tried to lure the Thunderhorn Zheng away from the Dragon Blood Orchid with a blood-scented decoy, then raced for the treasure. The Thunderhorn Zheng saw through the ruse and returned before he could touch the plant.

• Ling Feng studied the clearing and decided he needed to draw the Thunderhorn Zheng away from the Dragon Blood Orchid.
• Ling Feng used wolf fangs, Xiao Li's clothes, his blood, and icy pool water to make a scent-laden bundle.
• Ling Feng threw the bundle behind the Titan Giant Ape's skeleton and dashed toward the Dragon Blood Orchid while the Thunderhorn Zheng investigated it.
• Ling Feng nearly reached the Dragon Blood Orchid, but the Thunderhorn Zheng recognized the decoy and charged back at him.

Ling Feng signed in at the Dragon Blood Orchid and gained the perfected Purple Demon Eye, which let him evade the Thunderhorn Zheng’s lightning attack. He escaped with the orchid, but the enraged beast pursued him into the forest, and he still needed a way to shake it.

• Ling Feng risked the Thunderhorn Zheng’s attack to touch the Dragon Blood Orchid and successfully obtained the Purple Demon Eye.
• Ling Feng used his newly enhanced vision and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to narrowly dodge the beast’s Lightning Strike.
• Ling Feng uprooted the Dragon Blood Orchid and stored it in Xiao Li’s storage ring.
• Ling Feng avoided the Thunderhorn Zheng’s charge by striking the ground with his Clear Sky Hammer and using the recoil to escape.
• Ling Feng fled deeper into the forest, but the Thunderhorn Zheng kept pursuing him, forcing him to search for a way to escape.

Ling Feng faced a Thunderhorn Zheng’s lethal lightning attack and survived by combining Earth-Shaking Blast with the first strike of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, though he was badly injured. As the beast prepared to finish him, a gray-clad man appeared and stopped it with his presence.

• Ling Feng failed to outrun the Thunderhorn Zheng and turned to meet its powerful lightning bolt head-on.
• Ling Feng combined Earth-Shaking Blast with the first strike of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, striking the lightning with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ling Feng blocked the attack but suffered internal injuries and lost the use of his right arm temporarily.
• The Thunderhorn Zheng prepared to kill Ling Feng as he lay injured and considered reaching for the system’s life-saving rewards.
• A gray-clad man appeared between Ling Feng and the beast, which recoiled in terror, and warned it against hurting someone.

A mysterious gray-clad man saved Ling Feng from the Thunderhorn Zheng and revealed overwhelming power. After killing the beast with a casual flick, he demanded to know where Ling Feng’s Clear Sky Hammer came from, and Ling Feng suspected the man was Tang Hao.

• The gray-clad man appeared and frightened the Thunderhorn Zheng into retreating.
• The man killed the Thunderhorn Zheng with a flick of his finger.
• Ling Feng thanked the man, who ignored him and studied his Clear Sky Hammer.
• The gray-clad man demanded to know where Ling Feng’s Martial Soul came from.
• Ling Feng suspected the man was Tang Hao and panicked over how to answer.

Ling Feng faced Tang Hao’s questions about his Clear Sky Hammer and invented a story about its inheritance from his fallen family. Tang Hao left after warning him that wielding the hammer meant carrying both its power and its curse.

• Tang Hao pressured Ling Feng to explain where his Clear Sky Hammer came from.
• Ling Feng claimed the hammer had passed down through his family, whose ancestors were Soul Masters and whose recent generations had been ordinary blacksmiths.
• Tang Hao scrutinized Ling Feng for signs of deception, then eased his pressure without confirming whether he believed him.
• Tang Hao appeared inches from Ling Feng and warned him that the Clear Sky Hammer was strength, destiny, and a curse.
• Tang Hao vanished into the forest, leaving Ling Feng beside the Thunderhorn Zheng’s corpse.

After surviving Tang Hao’s attack in the Soul Hunting Forest, Ling Feng returned to Nuoding Academy with a hundred-year first Soul Ring and became the focus of widespread attention. Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang sought him out to question him, while Xiao Yan secretly plotted revenge on behalf of the Xiao Clan.

• Ling Feng salvaged Thunderhorn Zheng’s horn and some of its muscle before leaving the forest, avoiding the Titan Giant Ape’s remains.
• Two days later, Ling Feng staggered out of the Soul Hunting Forest, and the teacher and students, including Tang San and Xiao Wu, saw his injuries and his yellow hundred-year Soul Ring.
• Ling Feng’s achievement spread through Nuoding Academy, drawing admiration and envy as he kept to himself to recover and study his gains.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang visited Ling Feng and asked to discuss his Martial Soul, first Soul Ring, and what he had encountered in the forest.
• Xiao Yan watched Ling Feng’s dormitory from hiding and vowed to make him pay for offending the Xiao Clan.

Ling Feng foiled Xiao Chenyu’s dirty-water trap and turned it against him, humiliating him in front of the other students. Xiao Yan heard his brother’s account and decided to retaliate against Ling Feng with violence.

• Ling Feng spotted the tripwire, falling bucket, slick puddles, and powder set as traps outside Dorm Seven.
• Ling Feng used his powers to disable the trap, then threw the bucket of filth at Xiao Chenyu and his lackeys, covering them in muck.
• Xiao Chenyu threatened Ling Feng before retreating and telling Xiao Yan how he had been humiliated.
• Xiao Yan crushed his teacup in anger and vowed that offending the Xiao Clan would bring bloodshed.

During a field combat exercise, Ling Feng’s group fought Steeltooth Gophers before a pack of Gale Demon Wolves suddenly charged them. Ling Feng recognized that Xiao Yan had deliberately guided the wolves toward the students, and the chapter ended as Ling Feng ordered his group to form up.

• Ling Feng remained wary of Xiao Yan’s hostile gaze during a week of quiet at the academy.
• Teacher Zhou and Xiao Yan led students into the woodland for a team combat exercise, and Ling Feng joined Tang San, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and Zhang Tiedan.
• Tang San killed three Steeltooth Gophers with throwing knives, while Xiao Wu used Charm and Waist Bow to defeat three more.
• A pack of twenty or thirty Gale Demon Wolves burst from Xiao Yan’s assigned flank and charged directly toward Ling Feng’s group.
• Ling Feng saw that Xiao Yan had steered the pack toward them and ordered his companions to form up as the wolves closed in.

Ling Feng led his companions in defeating a pack of Gale Demon Wolves and killed its wolf king, while Xiao Yan escaped punishment for his suspicious role in the attack. A week later, Xiao Yan challenged Ling Feng in Nuoding Academy’s Martial Arena, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yan attacked with his Black Rock Demon Lizard Martial Soul.

• Tang San blinded several Gale Demon Wolves with hidden weapons, and Xiao Wu used her Charm Soul Skill to disrupt the pack.
• Ling Feng wielded his Clear Sky Hammer to kill numerous wolves and killed the wolf king with his First Soul Skill, Earth-Shaking Blast.
• Teacher Zhou reprimanded Xiao Yan for his suspicious conduct during the wolf attack, but Xiao Yan denied wrongdoing and received only a disciplinary mark.
• Xiao Yan publicly challenged Ling Feng to an arena match under the pretense of providing instruction.
• Ling Feng accepted Xiao Yan’s challenge, and Xiao Yan transformed into his Black Rock Demon Lizard form and launched his First Soul Skill, Demon Lizard Venomous Fang Claw.

Ling Feng dodged Xiao Yan’s poisonous surprise attack and defeated him with three devastating Clear Sky Hammer blows, leaving him unconscious outside the arena. The academy erupted in celebration as Xiao Yan was carried away, secretly glaring at Ling Feng with hatred and fear.

• Xiao Yan launched a poisonous claw attack, but Ling Feng evaded it with Improved Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Ling Feng smashed Xiao Yan’s arms with the Clear Sky Hammer, breaking his bones and knocking him backward.
• Ling Feng struck Xiao Yan’s chest with a second hammer blow, shattering his defenses and sending him flying.
• Ling Feng landed a final hammer blow that hurled Xiao Yan beyond the arena and left him gravely injured.
• Wang Sheng, Zhang Tiedan, Xiao Wu, and the work-study students celebrated Ling Feng’s victory while teachers rushed to rescue Xiao Yan.
• The Seventh Elder quietly recognized Ling Feng as Clear Sky’s offspring, while the barely conscious Xiao Yan glared at him with hatred and fear.

After Ling Feng defeated Xiao Yan, Grandmaster visited him to discuss how the fight reshaped his theory of Martial Souls and gave him a rare Soul Beast manuscript. Ling Feng discovered Grandmaster’s hidden notes about awakening a Martial Soul’s potential through compatible Soul Bones, leaving him focused on seeking a Titan Giant Ape or Earth-Shaking Divine Ox bone.

• Ling Feng watched Xiao Yan receive emergency treatment while the crowd celebrated his victory, and he exchanged a focused look with Grandmaster.
• Grandmaster told Ling Feng that the academy had expelled Xiao Yan and praised Ling Feng’s strength and combat technique for confirming his theory about absolute Martial Soul attributes.
• Ling Feng suggested that an absolute attribute might become a rule at its limit, shocking Grandmaster and giving his research a new direction.
• Grandmaster gave Ling Feng his manuscript, “Illustrated Guide to Rare Soul Beasts and Analysis of Their Characteristics,” as a resource for choosing future Soul Rings.
• Ling Feng found Grandmaster’s notes proposing that compatible Soul Bones from powerful beasts could trigger a Second Awakening of a Martial Soul’s potential, and he considered targeting a Titan Giant Ape or Earth-Shaking Divine Ox.

Ling Feng sold Thunderhorn Zheng materials in Nuoding City and used a temporary Treasure Appraisal Eye to spot rare Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother Raw Ore hidden in a pile of black iron. He won the auction for twenty-five Gold Soul Coins and left with the ore, while Manager Qian took an interest in him.

• Ling Feng sold the Thunderhorn Zheng hide, horn, and bones to the owner of Wang's General Store for a hundred Gold Soul Coins after intimidating him with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ling Feng entered the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and received a temporary Treasure Appraisal Eye through a system check-in.
• Ling Feng spotted Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother Raw Ore among ordinary black iron ore and bid ten Gold Soul Coins to buy the lot.
• A fat merchant tried to raise the price for amusement, but Ling Feng outbid him at twenty-five Gold Soul Coins and won the ore.
• Manager Qian approached Ling Feng after the sale, gave him a business card, and resolved to keep an eye on him.
• Ling Feng left the auction house with the ore and considered searching nearby shops for more treasures.

Ling Feng entered Nuoding Academy’s grade tournament and defeated every opponent with a single hammer blow, winning the championship and one hundred Gold Soul Coins. As the work-study students celebrated, Xiao Yan watched from the shadows and vowed to arrange Ling Feng’s death.

• Ling Feng signed up for the academy tournament, where he faced competitors from every grade, including Xiao Chenyu.
• Ling Feng swept through the preliminary rounds and semifinals with single hammer strikes, earning the title “Nuoding One Hammer.”
• Xiao Chenyu reached the final and threw knockout powder at Ling Feng, but Ling Feng was unaffected and struck him down with the face of his hammer.
• Ling Feng won the tournament, received one hundred Gold Soul Coins from the dean, and celebrated with the work-study students.
• Xiao Yan watched Ling Feng from the shadows, vowed that someone would kill him, and slipped away to prepare a counterattack.

After Ling Feng’s victory celebration, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang told him, Tang San, and Xiao Wu that Nuoding Academy had been invited to an advanced academy tournament in Suotuo City. The team would leave in seven days, and Ling Feng welcomed the challenge of facing stronger opponents.

• Dorm Seven’s work-study students celebrated Ling Feng’s victory while Tang San watched and struggled with his sense of inferiority.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang summoned Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu and announced Nuoding Academy’s invitation to the Suotuo tournament.
• Grandmaster named Ling Feng captain and Tang San, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, Zhang Tiedan, and Li Qingsong as team members, with departure set for seven days later.
• Grandmaster warned them that their opponents could include Soul Grandmasters and Soul Elders from powerful academies.
• Ling Feng left unfazed by the warning and looked forward to testing his Clear Sky Hammer against stronger opponents.
• Back in Dorm Seven, Ling Feng examined his Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother ore and vowed to make a bigger stir in Suotuo.

Ling Feng and the reserve team left Nuoding City for Suotuo City under Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s guidance. Before departing, Ling Feng checked in at the academy gates, strengthened and stabilized his Soul Power, and vowed to transform Nuoding City when he returned.

• Wang Sheng and the other reserve team members gathered at the academy gates while Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang checked their supplies and waited for Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng arrived and checked in at Nuoding Academy’s gates, refining his Soul Power and reaching the peak of level 15.
• Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang put Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu in the first carriage and assigned the remaining students to the carriage behind them.
• The convoy left Nuoding City and headed southeast toward Suotuo City as Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang reminded Ling Feng to stay calm and observe the local powers.
• As Nuoding City faded from view, Ling Feng vowed to return and make the city a whole new world, leaving the carriage silent.

Ling Feng and the Nuoding Academy team arrived in Suotuo City, where he signed in to the new map and gained level 16 Soul Power and the passive skill Might. After an arrogant youth threatened Xiao Wu, Ling Feng used the skill to cow him; Grandmaster later revealed their first tournament opponent was a strong seeded team from Silves City.

• Grandmaster led the team into Suotuo City, and Ling Feng's first sign-in there raised his Soul Power to level 16 and activated Might.
• Grandmaster settled the students at an inn and went to report to the tournament committee while Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu explored the city.
• Ling Feng spotted the Soto Great Soul Arena as a possible sign-in location, then used Might to stop an arrogant youth from grabbing Xiao Wu.
• Grandmaster returned and told the team their first opponent was the Silves Academy Second Team, whose level 22 captain had an Iron Armored Rhinoceros Martial Soul.
• Ling Feng accepted the matchup calmly and planned to test his new skill at the tournament the next day.

Ling Feng and the Nuoding Academy group set out for Suotuo City, where he clashed with Lan Feng, a Soul Grandmaster from a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. At a relay station, Grandmaster warned that Silves Academy was also headed to the city and might target them at the tournament.

• Ling Feng checked in at Nuoding Academy's gates and gained a stabilization boost to his Soul Power as the group began its journey.
• At Clear Wind Town, Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu encountered Lan Feng, who insulted them and challenged Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng defeated Lan Feng with a single punch without using his Martial Soul, then returned to the carriage with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• At Sunset Relay Station, Ling Feng checked in and gained improved night vision.
• Grandmaster told Ling Feng that Silves Academy was heading toward Suotuo City and seemed to have targeted their group.

Ling Feng defeated Lan Feng’s six companions and forced Lan Feng to yield after the group ambushed the convoy in Black Wind Gorge. A Silves Academy teacher witnessed Ling Feng reveal the Clear Sky Hammer and vowed to kill him, while Grandmaster feared the weapon’s appearance would bring trouble.

• Grandmaster warned the convoy to stay close as they entered Black Wind Gorge, where Lan Feng and six Soul Masters blocked the road and demanded Ling Feng kneel and Xiao Wu be handed over.
• When Lan Feng ordered the group to attack, Ling Feng stepped in front of Grandmaster and revealed the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ling Feng defeated all six attackers in three breaths, then shattered Lan Feng’s Soul Skill and forced him to yield.
• Ling Feng rejoined the convoy, and Tang San recognized that his hammer technique involved more than raw strength.
• A Silves Academy teacher watched from a cliff, recognized the Clear Sky Hammer, and decided Ling Feng could not be allowed to live.
• Grandmaster worried that Ling Feng’s public display of the Clear Sky Hammer would stir up trouble as the convoy continued toward Suotuo City.

After Ling Feng killed the Silves Academy team in Black Wind Gorge, Chen Lie confronted the convoy and attacked him, but Grandmaster stopped the blow by revealing a Spirit Hall Honorary Elder Token. Chen Lie’s attack vanished, leaving him staring at Grandmaster in fear.

• Grandmaster warned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not let Ling Feng’s actions go unanswered, while Tang San worried about the consequences.
• Chen Lie blocked the convoy and demanded that Ling Feng sever one of his arms and return with him to answer for injuring Lan Feng.
• Chen Lie released his Soul Elder pressure, pushed Grandmaster back, and attacked Ling Feng with his third Soul Skill, Gale Thunder Claw.
• Ling Feng prepared to withstand Chen Lie’s attack as Tang San and Xiao Wu tried to help him.
• Grandmaster stepped in and raised a Spirit Hall Honorary Elder Token, causing Chen Lie’s attack and Martial Soul phantom to disappear.

Grandmaster used a Spirit Hall Honorary Elder Token to make Chen Lie retreat, leaving Tang San and Xiao Wu shaken by the revelation. The group reached a waystation near Suotuo City, where Ling Feng encountered Dai Mubai.

• Grandmaster revealed his Spirit Hall Honorary Elder Token, and Chen Lie knelt, apologized, and fled after being ordered to leave.
• Tang San questioned Grandmaster about the token, but Grandmaster said it was not yet time to explain and promised he would never harm them.
• The convoy stopped at a busy waystation outside Suotuo City, where Lan Feng recognized Ling Feng and warned his companions not to provoke him.
• Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu browsed the stalls, and Xiao Wu bought a grilled Soul Beast meat sausage and glowing stones.
• Dai Mubai arrived with a group of youths, noticed Ling Feng, and exchanged a scrutinizing gaze with him.