Chapter Summaries

Chen Ci awakened twin sword Martial Souls with Innate Full Soul Power, drawing Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s attention. Chen Xin took him as a disciple and brought him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi considered him a potential match for Rongrong.

• Chen Ci awakened the Passionate Sword and the Ruthless Sword, and the village filled with Sword Qi as he gained Innate Full Soul Power.
• Chen Xin sensed the Sword Qi while playing a board game with Ning Fengzhi, then left to find Chen Ci.
• Chen Xin invited Chen Ci to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as his disciple, and Chen Ci accepted.
• At the sect, Chen Ci showed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin the Passionate Sword, then revealed the Ruthless Sword as well.
• Chen Xin recognized the Ruthless Sword as a weapon of ultimate slaughter, while Ning Fengzhi thought of betrothing Rongrong to Chen Ci.

Ning Fengzhi proposed arranging a marriage between Ning Rongrong and Chen Ci, his new ally with twin martial souls and innate full soul power. Gu Rong agreed the match was suitable but said Rongrong’s opinion should matter, while Rongrong privately decided her future husband must become the strongest power attack system Soul Master in the world.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Ci whether he wanted a wife, and Chen Ci agreed to leave the arrangement to him.
• Ning Fengzhi brought Chen Ci and Chen Xin to the family side hall, where Ning Rongrong greeted her father and Grandpa Jian and received gifts from Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Chen Ci to Gu Rong as Chen Xin’s final disciple, with twin martial souls and innate full soul power.
• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong he intended to betroth Ning Rongrong to Chen Ci, and Gu Rong said the match was suitable but Rongrong should be asked.
• Ning Rongrong stole glances at Chen Ci and privately resolved that her future husband must become the world’s strongest power attack system Soul Master.

Ning Rongrong agreed to marry Chen Ci on the condition that he become the world's number one Power Attack System Soul Master, and Chen Xin began teaching him swordsmanship. During their first lesson, Chen Ci quickly showed an extraordinary grasp of unity of man and sword and resisted Chen Xin's attempt to summon his wooden sword.

• Ning Rongrong agreed to marry Chen Ci if he became the world's number one Power Attack System Soul Master, and Ning Fengzhi settled their engagement.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged for Chen Xin to take Ning Rongrong and Chen Ci to hunt for their first Soul Rings after Rongrong cultivated to rank ten.
• Chen Xin took Chen Ci to Sword Peak, explained that he could guide his swordsmanship but could not advise him on cultivating twin Martial Souls, and heard Chen Ci's plan to focus on the Ruthless Sword.
• Chen Xin began teaching Chen Ci the realm of unity of man and sword, and Chen Ci steadied the wooden sword in his grasp.
• Chen Xin tried to summon the wooden sword to demonstrate sword intent, but Chen Ci held it fast and recognized that Chen Xin was trying to take it.

Chen Ci trained under Chen Xin and introduced whale rubber to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where a trial confirmed it could increase the Soul Ring age a Soul Master could withstand. After the sect gathered high-quality whale rubber for Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin began teaching Chen Ci the Seven Kill Sword Technique to help him absorb it.

• Chen Xin demonstrated his Seven Kill Sword Intent by cutting a distant mountain peak flat, and Chen Ci asked whether the sword had realms beyond intent.
• Chen Ci trained basic sword moves and spent his free time reading in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's library.
• Chen Ci asked a sect steward to search the continent for whale rubber, and a Soul Douluo brought the first piece back a week later.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged for an outer disciple to test the whale rubber, and the disciple reported that it increased the age of Soul Rings he could withstand.
• Ning Fengzhi mobilized the sect to collect whale rubber from the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, and Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong received high-quality ten-thousand-year pieces.
• Chen Xin judged that Chen Ci had mastered the basic moves and began teaching him the Seven Kill Sword Technique.

Chen Ci practiced the Seven Kill Sword Technique and absorbed whale rubber while Ning Rongrong trained to reach rank ten. Chen Xin took them to the Star Dou Great Forest to find their first Soul Rings, where Chen Ci proved able to absorb increasingly old rings as Ning Rongrong reached her limit.

• Chen Xin taught Chen Ci the first three forms of the Seven Kill Sword Technique, and Chen Ci quickly grasped their essence.
• Chen Ci practiced the sword forms and absorbed all his whale rubber over the next month and a half, while Ning Rongrong reached rank ten and modestly increased her Soul Ring age limit.
• Chen Xin took Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a mental-type Soul Beast for Chen Ci and a Soul Beast for Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin tested their limits by killing Soul Beasts of progressively greater ages; both could absorb rings up to five hundred and fifty years, but Ning Rongrong struggled with a six-hundred-year ring while Chen Ci did not.
• Chen Ci continued absorbing increasingly old Soul Rings without difficulty, reaching nine hundred and fifty years as the test moved on to a thousand-year Soul Beast.

Chen Ci proved he could absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and found that his first-ring limit was about fifteen hundred years. He absorbed a fourteen-hundred-year Three-Eyed Demon Fox’s ring, gained the Soul Skill Once, and advanced to Soul Master, leaving Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong eager to hear what the skill did.

• Chen Ci tested a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and confirmed to Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong that he could absorb one.
• After testing a fifteen-hundred-and-fifty-year Soul Beast, Chen Ci estimated that his first Soul Ring limit was around fifteen hundred years.
• Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong discussed the advantages of Chen Ci’s first ring and the effort required to temper Ning Rongrong’s body.
• Chen Xin found a fourteen-hundred-year Three-Eyed Demon Fox, blinded its vertical eye, and disabled its limbs so Chen Ci could kill it safely.
• Chen Ci absorbed the Three-Eyed Demon Fox’s Soul Ring, gained the Soul Skill Once, and broke through to Soul Master.
• Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong asked Chen Ci what his first Soul Skill was.

Chen Ci demonstrated the tactical value of Once and gained his first real combat experience while hunting a Soul Beast for Ning Rongrong. He killed a five-hundred-year-old Rock-Patterned Giant Bear, leaving Rongrong to deliver the final blow for her Soul Ring.

• Chen Ci explained that Once stirred a target’s strongest emotion and rewound its actions by two seconds, and Chen Xin described how the skill could disrupt an opponent’s attack.
• Chen Xin arranged for Chen Ci to hunt a five-hundred-year-old Soul Beast for Ning Rongrong without his intervention, so Chen Ci could gain combat experience.
• Chen Xin brought a Rock-Patterned Giant Bear from its habitat and assigned Chen Ci to severely wound it before Ning Rongrong finished it off.
• Chen Ci attacked the confused bear, then used Once to escape its counterattack and repeatedly disrupt its attempts to strike him.
• Chen Ci wore down the Rock-Patterned Giant Bear with successive cuts until it died helplessly.

Chen Ci helped Ning Rongrong kill a Rock-Patterned Giant Bear, and she absorbed its Soul Ring while Chen Xin secretly watched over them. After learning about their first Soul Rings, Ning Fengzhi accepted that Chen Ci would effectively marry into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and decided to invest more resources in him.

• Chen Ci repeatedly attacked the Rock-Patterned Giant Bear, then crippled it and invited Ning Rongrong to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong killed the bear and successfully absorbed its yellow Soul Ring while Chen Ci cultivated nearby.
• Chen Ci revealed that his first Soul Ring was over fourteen hundred years old, while Ning Rongrong said hers was five hundred and twenty-one years old and boosted strength by 25%.
• Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi that future Soul Hunting trips could help Ning Rongrong and Chen Ci grow closer and improve their coordination.
• Gu Rong reminded Ning Fengzhi that Chen Ci was an orphan, so Ning Rongrong's marriage would leave their home within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi reconsidered Chen Ci's place in the family and decided to increase the resources invested in him.

Six years after Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong graduated, Ning Rongrong ran away from home, and Chen Ci set out to find her. He reached her in a dark forest, where she ran into his arms in tears.

• Chen Ci reached Soul Power rank thirty-two and decided to pursue further studies at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, planning to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Ci that Ning Rongrong had run away from home and asked him to bring her back.
• Chen Ci took Ning Fengzhi’s prepared luggage and map, then hurried after Ning Rongrong, who was traveling toward Shrek under Chen Xin’s secret protection.
• As darkness fell, Ning Rongrong grew frightened and wished Chen Ci would find her.
• Chen Ci reached Ning Rongrong, and she threw herself into his arms, crying that she had been scared without him.

Ning Rongrong reunited with Chen Ci after a difficult journey, and they spent the night together in a hotel room while Ning Fengzhi secretly watched over them. The next morning, Ning Rongrong taught Chen Ci her father’s Clear Heart Technique, which helped him suppress his desires, and she said he was not an outsider.

• Ning Rongrong poured out her fears to Chen Ci, who comforted her, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched from hiding.
• Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong hurried to a nearby city with secret assistance from Ning Fengzhi and checked into the hotel’s last room.
• Ning Rongrong clung to Chen Ci in her sleep, so he stayed in the bed beside her.
• Ning Rongrong woke after touching Chen Ci and offered to help him, but Chen Ci used the Clear Heart Technique she had taught him to dispel his desires.
• Ning Rongrong praised her father’s technique and told Chen Ci she had taught it to him because he was not an outsider.

Chen Ci and Ning Rongrong encountered Zhu Zhuqing fleeing from mounted bandits, and Chen Ci attacked them with the Passionate Sword while Ning Rongrong supported him with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. After the bandits recognized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and tried to escape, Chen Ci vowed not to let them get away.

• Chen Ci sensed a disturbance in the mountain forest and directed the carriage toward it.
• Zhu Zhuqing burst from the forest with more than ten injured mounted bandits chasing her, and Chen Ci recognized her and decided to help.
• Chen Ci used Sincerity to make the bandits regard him as a brother, then killed Bandit Number One and broke the Soul Skill's hold on the others.
• Ning Rongrong gave Chen Ci Strength, Speed, and Soul buffs, and the bandits recognized her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
• The bandits turned their horses to flee, but Chen Ci declared that they would not escape.

Chen Ci pursued and killed the mounted bandits, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing rode after him and helped deal with the remaining pursuers. Afterward, the three shared the only surviving horse on the ride back, leaving Zhu Zhuqing flustered by her closeness to Chen Ci.

• Chen Ci chased the fleeing bandits despite Zhu Zhuqing's warning, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing followed him on a horse.
• Ning Rongrong's horse ran out of control, so Chen Ci climbed on and stopped it while the three were pressed close together.
• Chen Ci asked Ning Rongrong to enhance him and Zhu Zhuqing to pursue a bandit who had fled in the opposite direction.
• Chen Ci killed the fleeing bandits, and Zhu Zhuqing returned after killing the bandit she had pursued.
• The three rode back together on the sole remaining horse, with Zhu Zhuqing blushing at her close contact with Chen Ci.

Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Suotuo City together, with Chen Ci offering Zhu Zhuqing a possible place at Heaven Dou Royal Academy if Shrek Academy disappointed them. After they arrived, a red-haired fat boy harassed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Chen Ci threatened him.

• Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing a healing pill and introduced herself and Chen Ci as they rode toward Suotuo City.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was also headed to Suotuo City, and Chen Ci invited her to join them on the way to Shrek Academy.
• Chen Ci told Zhu Zhuqing that he might take Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead if Shrek failed to meet expectations, and offered Zhu Zhuqing a place there too.
• After several days, Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Suotuo City and set out to find lodging.
• A red-haired fat boy demanded that Chen Ci hand over Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Chen Ci warned him that he was courting death.

Chen Ci punished Ma Hongjun after he tried to force Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to go with him, then had him arrested. Dai Mubai failed to secure Ma Hongjun’s release and vowed revenge.

• Ma Hongjun threatened Chen Ci and the girls, then attacked Chen Ci with his Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Chen Ci used his sword skills to stop Ma Hongjun’s attacks and overwhelm him with painful memories.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing asked Chen Ci to spare Ma Hongjun, but he refused, citing Ma Hongjun’s attempt to seize them.
• Chen Ci contacted Suotuo City’s law enforcement officers, who recognized Ma Hongjun as a repeat offender and sent him to prison.
• Dai Mubai arrived to free Ma Hongjun but was told to wait several extra days, then vowed to make Chen Ci pay.

After choosing the Rose Hotel, Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing encountered Dai Mubai trying to take the last room ahead of them. Chen Ci stood his ground, and the chapter ended with Dai Mubai challenging his authority.

• Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing headed to the Rose Hotel after failing to find a suitable place to stay elsewhere.
• Ning Rongrong entered the hotel, and Chen Ci invited Zhu Zhuqing to join them for a room and a rest.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two women and demanded the hotel’s last room, ignoring the group waiting ahead of him.
• The receptionist told Dai Mubai that Chen Ci’s group had arrived first, then insulted Dai Mubai and the women with him.
• Dai Mubai revealed his identity as the Evil Eye White Tiger, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing linked arms with Chen Ci in support.
• Chen Ci insisted the room belonged to his group because they had arrived first, and Dai Mubai challenged him.

Chen Ci challenged Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel and used his unusual Soul Skills to defeat him despite having lower Soul Power. Dai Mubai left in shock while Chen Ci went with Ning Rongrong to arrange a room, and Zhu Zhuqing grew more determined to win him over.

• Dai Mubai revealed his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul and rank-thirty-seven strength, while Chen Ci showed three purple Soul Rings and his Passionate Sword.
• Chen Ci used Once to rewind Dai Mubai's actions and cancel his defensive Soul Skills, then wounded him with the Seven Kill Sword Technique's Break Kill.
• Chen Ci used Sincerity to make Dai Mubai regard him as a close friend, letting Chen Ci put his sword to Dai Mubai's throat and declare victory.
• Chen Ci walked away with Ning Rongrong to get a room, while Zhu Zhuqing admired him and resolved to win him over.
• Dai Mubai left the Rose Hotel bleeding and distraught over his defeat.

Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing settled into the Rose Hotel’s only remaining room and agreed to share its enormous bed. While Zhu Zhuqing showered, Ning Rongrong took advantage of Chen Ci’s meditation to touch his muscles, unaware that he had opened his eyes.

• Chen Ci tipped the Rose Hotel receptionist with over fifty Gold Soul Coins and went upstairs with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The three found the luxurious room had only one bed, and Chen Ci and Zhu Zhuqing objected to the others sleeping on the sofa.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that all three share the bed for the night, and Chen Ci and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• Chen Ci washed up, then began cultivating while Zhu Zhuqing secretly admired his abs.
• After Ning Rongrong finished showering, Zhu Zhuqing went into the bathroom, and Ning Rongrong began touching Chen Ci as he meditated.
• Chen Ci opened his eyes while Ning Rongrong continued running her hands over his muscles.

After several days together, Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing found Shrek Academy and Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing passed its entrance test. Chen Ci refused to join without assessing the academy, then challenged its staff to see a true monster as he revealed his power.

• Chen Ci, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing shared an intimate encounter before spending several days exploring Suotuo City.
• The trio searched for Shrek Academy and found it in a village outside the city; Chen Ci privately planned to let Zhu Zhuqing learn more about Dai Mubai and to seek the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• They joined the line at Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai spotted them, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing passed the aptitude test.
• Chen Ci declined to enroll without first assessing the academy, angering the testing Soul Master, who ordered Dai Mubai to remove him.
• Chen Ci said Dai Mubai was someone he had defeated and announced that he would show them a true monster as he stopped concealing his presence.

Chen Ci revealed his three Thousand-Year Soul Rings at Shrek Academy and demanded permission to observe the school before deciding whether to join. Flender accepted his condition, leaving Dai Mubai resentful as Chen Ci threatened to eclipse his standing at Shrek.

• Chen Ci displayed his three Thousand-Year Soul Rings, astonishing the aptitude tester, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the other onlookers.
• The aptitude tester told Chen Ci he would need to consult Flender about Chen Ci's request, so Dai Mubai went to notify the dean.
• Flender flew to the academy entrance, welcomed Chen Ci, and agreed that he could observe Shrek before deciding whether to join.
• Dai Mubai objected that Chen Ci's condition broke Shrek's rules, but Flender said the school could make concessions for a true genius.
• Dai Mubai glared at Chen Ci and blamed him for taking his woman, reputation, and standing at Shrek.

Flender tried to persuade the new students to join Shrek by praising its three existing students, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing exposed Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar’s conduct. Ning Rongrong condemned the academy and left Tang San questioning whether coming to Shrek had been the right choice.

• Chen Ci considered killing Xiao Wu for her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but decided against acting while she and Tang San had no feud with him and powerful allies could intervene.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu passed Shrek’s aptitude test, and Flender announced that Shrek had gained five new students while insisting Chen Ci would join them eventually.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Shrek’s reputation after learning it had only three students, and Flender introduced Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun as rare geniuses.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing recalled Ma Hongjun’s attempt to force himself on them, and Flender could not defend his conduct.
• Ning Rongrong denounced Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Shrek’s standards, while Tang San began to doubt Grandmaster’s decision to send him there.