Chapter Summaries

Lin Kong, a level-ten soul master with Dark Blue Silver Grass, decided to pursue a hundred-year soul ring instead of accepting the academy’s help. He left on his own after borrowing oil from a blacksmith, intent on changing his fate and eventually obtaining the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor right leg soul bone.

• Lin Kong woke from a nightmare about his weak martial soul and level-one innate soul power, then resolved to change his fate while Tang San and Xiao Wu left the academy.
• Lin Kong decided to hunt a hundred-year soul beast himself, believing a stronger first soul ring would improve his future prospects.
• Lin Kong told the dean that a distant relative would take him to hunt a soul beast, and the dean approved his plan to leave the teachers’ group.
• Lin Kong avoided the group assembling for the hunt and went to a blacksmith’s shop, where he showed his graduation proof and asked to buy oil on credit.
• The blacksmith gave Lin Kong the oil, and Lin Kong declared that he would obtain a hundred-year soul ring.

Lin Kong entered the Soul Hunting Forest alone with a puppy and set out to obtain a hundred-year Netherworld Bamboo Soul Ring. After killing several ten-year Soul Beasts with his spear, he reached the bamboo and prepared to hunt it.

• Lin Kong used his Soul Master Academy credentials to buy supplies on credit and persuaded the forest officer to let him enter alone with his puppy.
• Lin Kong chose the Hundred-Year Netherworld Bamboo as his first Soul Beast because it was a stationary plant Soul Beast with a darkness attribute and lived among weaker beasts.
• The puppy warned Lin Kong of an approaching Azure Wind Cat, and Lin Kong killed it with one spear thrust and watched its ten-year Soul Ring form.
• Lin Kong cleaned his spear, fed the puppy, and killed several more ten-year Soul Beasts as he followed the map toward the Netherworld Bamboo.
• The puppy alerted Lin Kong to the Hundred-Year Netherworld Bamboo, and Lin Kong eagerly approached, believing its Soul Ring could help him advance despite his low innate Soul Power.

Lin Kong found a Netherworld Bamboo he hoped to claim as his hundred-year Soul Ring, but discovered skeletal remains that revealed it hunted other Soul Beasts. The mutated Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo used an eerie sound to control Lin Kong, and the chapter ended as he suddenly clenched his fists beneath its intensified attack.

• Lin Kong recalled how Tang San had received help obtaining a hundred-year Soul Ring while ordinary students were expected to settle for ten-year rings, and vowed to claim a better one himself.
• Lin Kong prepared fuel to burn the Netherworld Bamboo, then noticed Soul Beast skeletons arranged around it and realized something was wrong.
• Lin Kong recognized that the Netherworld Bamboo had mutated and decided to retreat so he could report its threat and perhaps later obtain its Soul Ring.
• The bamboo produced an eerie sound that confused Lin Kong and drew him toward its stalk as its rhizomes emerged to hide the remains.
• Lin Kong fell face-first into the ground near the bamboo, clenched both fists, and faced the Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo's shriller attack.

Lin Kong burned and fought the Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo until he destroyed it and obtained its hundred-year Soul Ring. He began absorbing the ring, unaware that its age and volatile power made it far more dangerous than he expected.

• Lin Kong broke free of the Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo's control and repeatedly threw fuel packs at it, setting it ablaze.
• As the bamboo fought the fire and attacked him, Lin Kong used his spear to defend himself and endured several wounds while wearing it down.
• The Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo's stalk cracked and its whips fell still, so Lin Kong pierced it with his spear and shattered it.
• A yellow Soul Ring appeared, and Lin Kong vowed to catch up to Tang San before preparing to absorb it with his Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Lin Kong began absorbing the Soul Ring, unaware that it was four hundred and fifty years old and carried volatile Soul Power, negative emotions, and disruptive sounds.

Lin Kong survived the dangerous absorption of the Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo’s Hundred-Year Soul Ring and broke through to the Soul Master realm. After his body and appearance transformed, he left the Soul Hunting Forest to return home.

• Lin Kong’s Dark Blue Silver Grass nearly collapsed under the Hundred-Year Soul Ring’s violent Soul Power, but it formed a scarlet ghostly face and began devouring the excess power.
• Lin Kong’s absorption stabilized, and several hours later he successfully obtained the Hundred-Year Ghost-Faced Netherworld Bamboo Soul Ring.
• Lin Kong celebrated his success and recalled the preparations and risks he had taken to pursue a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
• Lin Kong saw that his hair, build, face, and voice had changed after the absorption, then headed toward the Soul Hunting Forest’s outskirts.
• The officer at the forest gate watched Lin Kong leave, recognizing that he had just advanced to the Soul Master realm but not recognizing him by appearance.

Lin Kong watched Nuoding City celebrate the academy students who had returned from their Soul Hunting Operation, then revealed himself as a Soul Master with a hundred-year Soul Ring. After two men who accused the pancake vendor of lying begged for mercy, Lin Kong noticed two academy teachers approaching.

• Lin Kong watched the academy's procession celebrate students who had obtained Soul Rings during the Soul Hunting Operation.
• A northern market vendor claimed Lin Kong had taken his pancakes as provisions, but a refined man and a rough-looking man challenged him to prove Lin Kong existed.
• Lin Kong appeared beside them, revealed his hundred-year Soul Ring, and confirmed that he was the Lin Kong the vendor had described.
• The rough-looking man and the refined man collapsed and begged Lin Kong for forgiveness as he ate a pancake from the vendor's cart.
• Lin Kong heard deliberate footsteps, turned, and saw two teachers approaching.

Lin Kong resolved a dispute during Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy’s celebration and revealed his hundred-year first Soul Ring. After registering at Spirit Hall and paying his debts, he headed to the academy for the celebration banquet.

• A refined-looking man accused Lin Kong of trying to hit him, but the North Market vendor told the teachers that the men had cursed Lin Kong to die in the Soul Hunting Forest.
• The fat teacher seized the refined-looking man, and Wu Yunsheng arrived and warmly recognized his former student Lin Kong.
• Lin Kong showed his hundred-year Soul Ring, then agreed to attend the celebration banquet after going to Spirit Hall to register.
• The tall teacher bought pancakes, paid Lin Kong’s tab, and offered the vendor a chance to sell at the academy gates when the new school year began.
• Lin Kong went to Spirit Hall, paid off his debts, and headed toward the academy.

Lin Kong returned to Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy to find Wu Yunsheng had falsely announced that he obtained a three-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring. At the celebration banquet, Shen Zhinian challenged the claim, and the dean summoned Lin Kong and Wu Yunsheng to explain.

• Wu Yunsheng fabricated a banner claiming Lin Kong had absorbed a three-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring, and Lin Kong reluctantly agreed to let it stand.
• At the banquet, Shen Zhinian questioned whether Lin Kong’s Soul Ring was really three hundred years old, and the dean vouched for the claim based on Lin Kong’s Martial Soul.
• Wu Yunsheng and Luo Enqi argued while Lin Kong and Ding Qiuyu discussed their plans for further study.
• A teacher called Wu Yunsheng and Lin Kong to meet with the dean.

At a banquet, Shen Zhinian challenged Lin Kong over rumors that Lin Kong had obtained a three-hundred-year soul ring. Lin Kong revealed his four-hundred-year Netherworld Bamboo Soul Ring and then challenged Shen Zhinian to fight, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• The headmaster praised Lin Kong, and Wu Yunsheng falsely claimed that Lin Kong had absorbed a three-hundred-year Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring.
• Shen Zhinian challenged Lin Kong to a one-on-one match and demanded that he admit he was a liar if he lost.
• Wu Yunsheng confessed that he had fabricated the claim and tried to protect Lin Kong, but Shen Zhinian still demanded an apology from Lin Kong.
• Lin Kong revealed that his first soul ring was a four-hundred-year Netherworld Bamboo Soul Ring, stunning the banquet guests and silencing Shen Zhinian.
• Lin Kong offered Shen Zhinian a chance to fight to prove his claim, and Shen Zhinian sprang up and accepted angrily.

Lin Kong fought Shen Zhinian at the feast, using his Dark Blue Silver Grass to outlast and outmaneuver him. Lin Kong trapped Shen Zhinian with his first soul skill, Netherworld Shriek, and Shen Zhinian conceded.

• Shen Zhinian summoned his Savage Wolf Martial Soul and challenged Lin Kong, while the onlookers mostly predicted his victory.
• Lin Kong summoned Dark Blue Silver Grass, which rapidly spread and regrew after Shen Zhinian cut it down.
• Shen Zhinian used his first soul skill, Wolf Flame Blast, to burn away part of the grass, but Lin Kong rushed in and struck him at high speed.
• Lin Kong stopped playing with Shen Zhinian and used his first soul skill, Netherworld Shriek, to entangle and weaken him.
• Shen Zhinian failed to break free from the Dark Blue Silver Grass and conceded.

After defeating Shen Zhinian, Lin Kong left Nuoding City and tracked down Ah Yin’s hidden chamber beneath a waterfall. He severed her roots to take the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone and began absorbing it, gambling that no one would interrupt him.

• Lin Kong defeated Shen Zhinian, and the dean invited him and Wu Yunsheng to sit at the main table and offered help with his future plans.
• Lin Kong spent half a month studying maps before setting out to find Ah Yin and her Soul Bone at a waterfall.
• Lin Kong used his Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to sense Ah Yin inside a secret chamber beneath the waterfall.
• Lin Kong broke into the chamber, found Ah Yin growing from a flowerpot rooted into the Soul Bone’s box, and pulled them apart, snapping her main root.
• Lin Kong opened the box, found the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone, and began absorbing it.

Lin Kong discovered that Ah Yin had regained consciousness and could speak, but he initially refused to take her with him. After hearing her cries, he returned to the secret chamber and asked how he could get her out safely.

• Lin Kong saw that Ah Yin had recovered and considered the risks of leaving her behind or taking her with him.
• Ah Yin called out to Lin Kong, startling him by speaking, and pleaded for him to take her away.
• Lin Kong tried to leave, ignoring Ah Yin's offer of a deal, while she mourned and called for him after he disappeared.
• Lin Kong returned to the secret chamber after hearing Ah Yin call for him repeatedly, and she wrapped her leaves around him in relief.
• Ah Yin formed a small upper-body figure from her leaves, and Lin Kong asked how he could safely take her away.

Lin Kong persuaded Ah Yin to sacrifice herself in exchange for the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and a Soul Ring that could grow stronger. After the sacrifice, he left the chamber with her grass seed and reached level twenty-one.

• Lin Kong revealed Ah Yin's past as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and explained that he could not safely protect her in her current form.
• Ah Yin offered to sacrifice herself and described a Blue Silver Clan Soul Ring that could grow in age, but Lin Kong demanded another benefit.
• Lin Kong threatened to leave Ah Yin behind until she offered him the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline through sacrifice.
• Ah Yin sacrificed herself, leaving a grass seed that Lin Kong tied to his leg as it began absorbing Soul Power.
• Lin Kong gained the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, a white Ten-Year Blue Silver Clan Soul Ring, and enough Soul Power to reach level twenty-one.

Lin Kong went to Flender’s shop in Suotuo City and used talk of joining Shrek Academy to win Flender’s interest. After leaving without paying, Lin Kong mentioned competing in Soul Fighting, and Flender invited him to go together.

• Lin Kong decided he needed to join Shrek Academy while avoiding Tang Hao and drew up a plan to approach Flender directly.
• Lin Kong picked up a plate gold hair crystal and asked Flender about its price, then brought up Shrek Academy to gain Flender’s attention.
• Flender praised Shrek Academy and assured Lin Kong that his level met one of its entrance requirements.
• Lin Kong tried to leave without paying for the crystal or tea, claiming he had no money and would earn some at the Great Soul Arena.
• Flender, hoping to recruit Lin Kong as a student, invited him to watch Soul Fighting together, and Lin Kong agreed.

Lin Kong registered at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena under the alias Black Prison Asura and proved his strength by defeating ten opponents in a row. He ended the night acclaimed as a legend after winning his first ten Soul Fighting matches.

• Lin Kong registered as Black Prison Asura despite lacking Spirit Hall identification, and Flender used his standing to get the registration approved.
• Flender agreed to watch Lin Kong’s first match and threatened to settle their earlier score if Lin Kong lost.
• Lin Kong defeated Gold-Stealing Flying Squirrel in seconds with Netherworld Shriek and his Dark Blue Silver Grass, then knocked him unconscious with a kick.
• Flender asked about Lin Kong’s unusual second Soul Ring, and Lin Kong explained that he had absorbed a Ten-Year Soul Beast’s ring while trapped in danger.
• Lin Kong chose to pursue ten consecutive victories and defeated his tenth opponent several hours later.
• The Great Soul Arena announced Black Prison Asura as a legend, and the audience erupted in applause.

After Lin Kong won ten straight matches at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, Flender tried to use his offer of admission to Shrek Academy to avoid sharing his betting winnings. Lin Kong held his ground, secured his place at Shrek, and postponed his arrival so he could avoid Tang Hao.

• Lin Kong demanded half of Flender's betting profits, but Flender offered him admission to Shrek Academy instead of paying.
• Lin Kong threatened to return to the Great Soul Arena for prize money, prompting Flender to negotiate and accept that Lin Kong would join Shrek.
• Lin Kong said he would arrive several days later because he feared Tang Hao would detect Ah Yin while she was with him.
• Lin Kong told Flender he would stay at the Rose Hotel and instructed him to keep the plate gold hair crystal for him.
• Flender agreed to hold the crystal and put his winnings away, planning how to spend the money on Shrek Academy.

Lin Kong stayed at the Seven Treasure Hotel to avoid Tang Hao, then arrived at Shrek Academy as its eighth student. His appearance startled Zhu Zhuqing and made Tang San and Xiao Wu recognize him despite his changed looks, leaving them wary.

• Lin Kong chose the Seven Treasure Hotel for protection and recognized Zhu Zhuqing when she came to breakfast there.
• Zhu Zhuqing left the hotel for Shrek Academy, and Lin Kong followed a day later.
• Flender told Dai Mubai, Oscar, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that another student would join them.
• Lin Kong arrived at the academy on time and introduced himself to the assembled students.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Lin Kong, Dai Mubai grew hostile, and Tang San and Xiao Wu recognized him and decided to watch him carefully.

Lin Kong introduced himself at Shrek Academy as a twelve-year-old with rank twenty-one Soul Power, shocking his former classmates Xiao Wu and Tang San. Dai Mubai challenged his admission, and Flender turned the dispute into a duel between Lin Kong and Tang San before Tang San could ask how Lin Kong had advanced so quickly.

• Lin Kong introduced himself and revealed his age, Dark Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and rank twenty-one Soul Power, startling Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• Dai Mubai questioned Lin Kong's admission, while Flender refused to explain why he had bypassed the entrance assessment.
• Lin Kong accepted Dai Mubai's proposed combat assessment, but Ma Hongjun refused to fight him because Flender had personally brought him to the academy.
• Tang San recognized Lin Kong and began asking how his Soul Power had risen, but Flender interrupted and assigned Tang San to duel him instead.
• Lin Kong agreed to exchange a few moves with Tang San and said they should avoid hurting each other.

Tang San and Lin Kong began their martial soul contest, where Lin Kong’s transformed Dark Blue Silver Grass overwhelmed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass despite Tang San’s higher soul power. Tang San halted its advance by pouring his soul power into his martial soul, but the match remained unresolved.

• Tang San and Lin Kong announced their soul levels and released their martial souls, revealing Lin Kong’s unusual yellow-and-white soul rings and newly altered Dark Blue Silver Grass.
• Flender explained Lin Kong’s ten-year second soul ring as the result of accidentally consuming a heavenly treasure, while Tang San noticed hidden golden lines and transparent flecks in Lin Kong’s grass.
• Tang San and Lin Kong sent their grasses across the field, and their first clash appeared evenly matched to the spectators.
• Lin Kong’s Dark Blue Silver Grass weakened and devoured Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, exploiting its advantage over Tang San’s unawakened Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• Tang San flooded his Blue Silver Grass with soul power to stop Lin Kong’s advance and realized that Lin Kong’s advantage went beyond their difference in soul levels.

Lin Kong overwhelmed Tang San by countering both of his Blue Silver Grass soul skills, leaving Tang San desperate to turn the spar around. Flender stopped him from using hidden weapons, but Tang San remained determined to win with the Tang Sect Secret Arts.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement, but Lin Kong raised a barrier of dark Blue Silver Grass that caught and suppressed the vines.
• Tang San tried Parasite, but Lin Kong's dark Blue Silver Grass devoured the seeds before they could take root.
• Lin Kong advanced while Tang San maintained a weakening defense, unwilling to retreat despite being thoroughly suppressed.
• Tang San reached for his Storage Soul Tool to use hidden weapons, but Flender ordered him to stop, and Dai Mubai agreed.
• Tang San put away the hidden weapons and resolved to defeat Lin Kong with the Tang Sect Secret Arts.