Chapter Summaries

Ling Feng drew Tang San into a discussion of weapon-making, offering ideas that strongly resembled the principles behind the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons. Tang San left inspired but uncertain how much Ling Feng truly knew.

• Ling Feng waited near the dormitory until Tang San approached him to ask about his smithy remarks.
• Ling Feng described concentrating force, layering rapid strikes, and using grooves and linked mechanisms to make precise devices.
• Ling Feng proposed a weapon that could fire powerful bolts in succession for ordinary people, reminding Tang San of the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Ling Feng shared vague concepts including magazines, linked gears, spring-loaded force storage, and trigger assemblies, and Tang San eagerly connected them to his own problems.
• Tang San thanked Ling Feng and hurried away to think, then turned back to ask how much more he knew.
• Ling Feng answered with a meaningful smile and walked toward Dorm Seven, leaving Tang San wondering whether he knew more or was withholding it.

The academy announced that students with rank ten or higher would enter the Soul Hunting Forest in three days to obtain their first Soul Rings, placing Ling Feng, Tang San, and Xiao Wu in the same group. Xiao Li openly threatened Ling Feng, leaving their impending expedition shadowed by danger.

• Tang San returned to cultivating and designing hidden weapons while his relationship with Ling Feng settled into cautious mutual respect.
• The dean of studies announced the Soul Hunting Forest trip and assigned Ling Feng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Wang Sheng to Teacher Mo Hen's group.
• Ling Feng noticed that Xiao Li, Xiao Chenyu's older brother, would assist in leading another group despite needing his own second Soul Ring.
• Xiao Li made a threatening gesture at Ling Feng, and Tang San and Xiao Wu noticed the hostility.
• As they passed after the announcement, Xiao Li warned Ling Feng that accidents happened in the forest, and Ling Feng silently prepared for the threat.

Ling Feng prepared to leave for the Soul Hunting Forest, where he planned to pursue valuable check-in points while watching for Xiao Li’s threat. The academy’s groups set out together, with Xiao Li’s hostility still directed at Ling Feng.

• Ling Feng returned to Dorm Seven and calmly packed while the qualified working students prepared for the expedition.
• Xiao Wu packed carrots as dry rations, while Tang San carefully inspected and secured his hidden weapons.
• Teacher Mo Hen gathered the group and led them to the academy square, where the students assembled for departure.
• Xiao Li fixed Ling Feng with an icy stare and repeated his subtle throat-tapping threat, which Mo Hen noticed but did not address.
• The academy procession left Nuoding Academy for the Soul Hunting Forest, and Ling Feng anticipated the dangers and opportunities ahead.

Ling Feng and the academy party entered the Soul Hunting Forest, where his new Danger Sense revealed Xiao Li’s malice and helped him recognize a dangerous proposal. That night, while Ling Feng pretended to sleep, he sensed Xiao Li directing human malice toward him from the watch post.

• The party reached the Soul Hunting Forest entrance, and Ling Feng checked in to receive the passive skill Beginner Danger Sense.
• After the party entered the forest, Xiao Li urged Mo Hen to send his group into dangerous terrain, but Mo Hen refused and Ling Feng sensed Xiao Li’s malice.
• The students encountered several ten-year Soul Beasts, and Ling Feng quietly protected his teammates while Tang San, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others gained experience.
• At the campsite, Xiao Li volunteered for the second half of the night watch, and Mo Hen accepted.
• While pretending to sleep, Ling Feng sensed Xiao Li’s cold, deliberate malice coming from the direction of the watch post.

Ling Feng secretly obtained a five-hundred-year First Soul Ring from the system and revealed his power by killing a Netherworld Wolf with one hammer strike. He then turned his attention toward a dangerous special check-in location deep in the forest.

• Ling Feng checked in at the Soul Hunting Forest and received a five-hundred-year Soul Ring with the Earth-Shaking Blast skill, reaching the peak of level thirteen.
• The system warned Ling Feng of a high-energy special check-in location deep in the forest with unknown risks and potentially greater rewards.
• A Netherworld Wolf emerged, and Teacher Mo Hen assigned it to Ling Feng as practice for his new Soul Ring.
• Ling Feng dodged the wolf's pounce and killed it with a single Clear Sky Hammer strike without using a Soul Skill.
• Ling Feng looked toward the forest's depths, drawn by the special check-in location.

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.