Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong asked Ning Rongrong whether she wanted to stay at Spirit Hall Academy, and Ning Rongrong chose to remain. Jun Yi agreed to stay as well, but refused Bibi Dong’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, citing his ties to Heaven Dou and His Highness Qinghe.

• Hu Liena showed the guards her identity token and led Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing into the Papal Palace.
• Ning Rongrong and the others met Bibi Dong, who asked Ning Rongrong whether she wanted to stay at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she wanted to stay, and he accepted her decision.
• Jun Yi agreed to stay at the academy so he could remain with Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong praised Jun Yi’s abilities and invited him to join Spirit Hall, but he refused, saying he would need His Highness Qinghe’s consent.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing left the Papal Palace and settled into Spirit Hall Academy, where Jun Yi wondered whether Ning Rongrong’s mother had known Bibi Dong. The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing visited Jun Yi’s dorm, and Ning Rongrong stopped Zhu Zhuqing from revealing their room number when she realized Jun Yi wanted an excuse to enter the girls’ dormitory.

• As they left the Papal Palace, Jun Yi suggested Bibi Dong might have known Ning Rongrong’s mother, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that Bibi Dong had watched Ning Rongrong closely.
• Jun Yi joked that Bibi Dong and Ning Rongrong’s mother might both have liked Ning Fengzhi, making Ning Rongrong laugh.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Spirit Hall Academy, where Jun Yi admired his spacious, comfortable dorm suite.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing visited Jun Yi’s dorm and explained that students could enter the other dormitory with permission from its supervisor.
• When Zhu Zhuqing began telling Jun Yi their room number, Ning Rongrong covered her mouth to stop him from using it as an excuse to visit the girls’ dormitory.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Spirit Hall Academy’s upcoming freshman competition over breakfast, and Zhu Zhuqing decided to enter. Hu Liena arrived with Yan and another man, then sat with the group while Jun Yi acted warmly toward her and invited Yan to stay.

• Jun Yi joined Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing for breakfast and learned that the academy’s entrance ceremony would be a freshman competition with prizes.
• Jun Yi said he would not compete for cultivation resources, while Zhu Zhuqing decided to test her strength among the freshmen.
• Ning Rongrong agreed with Jun Yi that she should avoid using Soul Tools because others might covet their technology.
• Hu Liena arrived with two men, told them to wait outside, and sat beside Jun Yi.
• Jun Yi offered Hu Liena water and asked her to take her time, then urged her not to send Yan away when she noticed him still standing nearby.

Hu Liena told Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that the entrance ceremony’s first-place prize was a two-hundred-year Rattlesnake Skull Bone, and Jun Yi decided to compete for it. Later, the system explained that Jun Yi could awaken additional Devil Fruits by absorbing Soul Power and corresponding heavenly materials, leaving him to realize he was essentially a Devil Fruit Tree.

• Hu Liena asked Yan to wait outside, then told Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that Yan liked her and that she did not return his feelings.
• Hu Liena revealed that first place in the entrance ceremony would earn a two-hundred-year Rattlesnake Skull Bone, and Jun Yi decided to compete for it.
• Hu Liena asked the three to keep the prize secret, then left the cafeteria; Jun Yi returned to his dorm to cultivate.
• Jun Yi asked the system when his Op-Op Fruit would awaken, and the system said it would usually happen at Soul Saint but could be achieved earlier through cultivation.
• The system explained that Jun Yi could obtain more Devil Fruits after his body absorbed enough Soul Power, but he would need to consume suitable treasures to give the fruits their attributes.

Jun Yi learned that he could obtain more Devil Fruits by absorbing Immortal Herbs once his Soul Power reached Level 35, then cultivated for seven days before the Spirit Hall Academy opening ceremony. He went to fetch Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, teased Zhu Zhuqing about her looks, and left with both girls for the ceremony.

• Jun Yi learned that he could condense new Devil Fruits at Soul Power Levels 35, 60, 85, and 99, but that Immortal Herbs used this way would not improve him directly.
• Jun Yi resolved to cultivate until he could obtain another Devil Fruit and spent seven days meditating.
• Jun Yi went to the girls' dormitory to fetch Ning Rongrong for the opening ceremony and found Zhu Zhuqing waiting while Ning Rongrong changed.
• Jun Yi openly complimented Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Ning Rongrong to attack him with a sword and accuse him of being a lecher.
• Jun Yi teased Ning Rongrong about being jealous, then the three of them headed to the training grounds for the opening ceremony.

At Spirit Hall Academy’s entrance ceremony, Jun Yi clashed with a regular student who tried to bully him for being a guest student. Jun Yi broke the student’s arm, drove off his lackeys, and the ceremony continued with Ning Rongrong spotting Senior Nana on the platform.

• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived late and discussed the academy’s new students and guest students.
• A burly regular student mocked Jun Yi and ordered him to move, then insulted him for relying on Ning Rongrong’s family.
• The burly student swung at Jun Yi, who seized his fist and broke his arm, knocking him unconscious.
• A teacher arrived, took the injured student to the infirmary, and said he would investigate after the ceremony.
• Jun Yi warned the student’s lackeys, who fled, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong checked on him.
• Ning Rongrong pointed out Senior Nana on the platform and praised her beauty.

Hu Liena announced a new entrance ceremony format in which sixty-four qualifying Soul Masters would battle together, and Jun Yi quickly won his first match by using ROOM to swap Cai Xukun off the stage. Cai Xukun accused him of fighting dirty, but the teacher agreed Jun Yi had followed the rules, leaving Cai Xukun furious.

• Hu Liena announced that sixty-four students would qualify through Soul Fighting matches before competing in a simultaneous battle royale for first place.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing found that their first-round matches were all in the first session, and Ning Rongrong said she would concede while praising Zhu Zhuqing’s rank twenty-eight breakthrough.
• Jun Yi reached stage 213, where Cai Xukun introduced himself as a rank twenty-six Blazing Chicken Soul Master.
• After the referee said to begin, Jun Yi used ROOM to swap Cai Xukun with a pebble outside the stage and was declared the winner.
• Cai Xukun accused Jun Yi of a sneak attack, but Jun Yi argued that the match had already started and the teacher agreed, leaving Cai Xukun furious.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing visited Spirit Hall Academy’s Barter Street after their first-round Soul Fighting matches. At the pavilion’s center, Jun Yi spotted a defensive Soul Tool and wondered how it had ended up there.

• Jun Yi met Ning Rongrong by Zhu Zhuqing’s arena, where Zhu Zhuqing defeated her turtle-Martial-Soul opponent by driving him out of the arena with Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to rest instead of cultivating, and the three decided to explore Barter Street.
• Ning Rongrong admired a purple jade bracelet, and Jun Yi bought it for five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing browsed the pavilion while Jun Yi paid for their chosen items.
• Jun Yi joined a crowd gathered around an unusual object and recognized it as a defensive Soul Tool.

Jun Yi discovered that defensive Soul Tools in Spirit Hall Academy had been made from blueprints he gave Ning Fengzhi, and he reassured Ning Rongrong that her decision to attend the academy was not her fault. After winning his second-round match with ROOM, Jun Yi received a letter from Ning Fengzhi apologizing for selling Soul Tools to Spirit Hall.

• Jun Yi examined a defensive Soul Tool and confirmed it used the blueprints he had given Ning Fengzhi, while the system assured him that no other transmigrator had received its blueprints.
• Jun Yi speculated that Ning Fengzhi had supplied the Soul Tools to Spirit Hall and teased Ning Rongrong about her father having an affair with the Pope.
• Ning Rongrong worried that her enrollment had forced Ning Fengzhi to cooperate with Spirit Hall, but Jun Yi comforted her and told her not to blame herself.
• Jun Yi won his second-round match by using ROOM to swap his opponent with a pebble outside the arena.
• Jun Yi returned to the dormitory, received a letter, and read Ning Fengzhi's apology for selling Soul Tools to Spirit Hall without his consent.

Jun Yi received Ning Fengzhi’s apology and compensation offer, then broke through to Soul Power Level 33. At the tournament, he defeated his next opponent with ROOM in an instant, leaving the watching students astonished.

• Jun Yi read Ning Fengzhi’s letter confirming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Soul Tool deal with Spirit Hall and offering him compensation for each Level 1 Soul Tool supplied.
• Jun Yi cultivated until he broke through to Soul Power Level 33 and reflected on his growing spiritual power and plans to collect immortal herbs.
• The tournament organizers ranked students by how quickly they had won, and Jun Yi’s listed time drew disbelief from the other students.
• Jun Yi walked to his arena as spectators recognized him as the visiting student who had previously broken a bully’s arm.
• Jun Yi activated ROOM, swapped his opponent with a pebble outside the arena, and won before the spectators could react.

After Jun Yi won his arena match with an unusual display, Hu Liena invited him to spar with Yan, apparently at Bibi Dong’s behest. Jun Yi accepted and followed them to a secluded clearing, where Yan summoned his Flame Lord and announced he would suppress his strength to Jun Yi’s level.

• Spectators questioned how Jun Yi had defeated his opponent, and Jun Yi left the arena to return to his dormitory and cultivate.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan stopped Jun Yi and asked him to exchange combat experience with Yan, a level 47 Soul Ancestor with the Flame Lord Martial Soul.
• Jun Yi teased Yan and said he would rather have a more in-depth exchange with Hu Liena, prompting Xie Yue to attack with a Moon Blade, which Jun Yi blocked with Armament Haki.
• Hu Liena apologized for Xie Yue’s threat, and Jun Yi agreed to the Soul Fighting match, suspecting Bibi Dong had arranged it to assess him.
• Hu Liena led them to a secluded mountain clearing, where Yan summoned the Flame Lord and said he would suppress his strength to Jun Yi’s level.

Jun Yi fought Yan in the training ground after revealing that he had reached level 33, and used his Op-Op Fruit abilities to control Yan’s Soul Skills within his space. The match ended when Yan resorted to his fourth Soul Skill, breaking his promise to suppress his Soul Power to level 33.

• Jun Yi introduced himself as a level 33 control-type Soul Master and created a space across the training ground.
• Yan attacked Jun Yi with Hell Magma Surge, but Jun Yi avoided the blow by swapping places with an object.
• Yan used Granite Rock to transform the ground’s stones and attack Jun Yi, who stopped the rocks and redirected them back at Yan.
• Yan unleashed Hell Blaze, but Jun Yi halted and returned the flames with his ROOM ability.
• Yan defended himself with his fourth Soul Skill, exceeding the agreed level limit and losing the match.

Jun Yi defeated Yan in a spar, prompting Bibi Dong to take a stronger interest in his abilities and possible secrets. She ordered Hu Liena to befriend Jun Yi and sent Yan to the Great Soul Arena, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing invited Jun Yi to dinner.

• Hu Liena stopped Yan from attacking again, declared Jun Yi the winner, and reprimanded Yan for disappointing her and their teacher.
• Jun Yi returned to his room, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing explained that they had broken the door handle to invite him to dinner.
• Jun Yi told Ning Rongrong that he had defeated Yan, and she dismissed Yan as unworthy of Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Jun Yi had hidden talent and might be connected to the Soul Tools sold to Spirit Hall, then instructed her to build a good relationship with him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yan to earn twenty consecutive victories at the Great Soul Arena before returning to the academy, then decided to investigate Jun Yi herself.

Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing entered the final arena match of Spirit Hall Academy’s entrance ceremony, where Bibi Dong announced a Soul Bone as the prize for first place. When four students attacked them, Jun Yi calmly prepared to counter with his ROOM ability.

• Ning Rongrong told Jun Yi that her Soul Power had reached Level 32.
• Jun Yi told Zhu Zhuqing she would not need to fight in the final match, and she agreed to watch.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the students and revealed a two-hundred-year-old rattlesnake skull Soul Bone as the first-place reward.
• The contestants formed small alliances and hesitated to attack, so Jun Yi considered breaking the deadlock.
• Four students charged at Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing, and Jun Yi enveloped them in his ROOM space.

Jun Yi dominated the arena, forcing the students to choose between fighting among themselves or facing him, then used overwhelming force to punish those who resisted. His ruthless display left Ning Rongrong astonished and made Bibi Dong even more curious about him.

• Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing vanished from the four students’ attacks, leaving the students outside the arena and eliminated; the others recognized Jun Yi’s ROOM ability and hesitated to challenge him.
• Jun Yi proposed that the students either fight each other or face him, then broke the burly Soul Master’s arm again and threw him out when he objected.
• After Jun Yi counted down, around thirty students charged him, but he swiftly kicked and stomped several of them into submission.
• Jun Yi demanded to know whether the students still thought they could beat him, and his show of force left the arena silent and intimidated.
• Jun Yi threw a female student out of the arena with his bare strength, shocking Ning Rongrong with his ruthlessness.
• Bibi Dong watched Jun Yi’s domineering conduct and grew more curious about him.

Jun Yi dominated the Spirit Hall Academy entrance ceremony, forcing the remaining contestants to surrender and winning first place. As Bibi Dong presented his award, she privately invited him to join Spirit Hall and offered materials for forging Soul Tools.

• Jun Yi attacked the contestants who challenged him, defeating several and warning the rest to fight among themselves or be eliminated.
• Several students surrendered or fled, while the remaining contestants fought until only four stood besides Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Jun Yi gave the four finalists a choice, and they surrendered; Zhu Zhuqing then surrendered as well, leaving Jun Yi as champion.
• A teacher announced Jun Yi as the entrance ceremony's first-place winner and invited Bibi Dong to present his award.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Jun Yi, then privately asked whether he had considered joining Spirit Hall and offered to supply Soul Tool forging materials.

Bibi Dong offered Jun Yi a place in Spirit Hall and gave him a Head Soul Bone after the entrance ceremony, while a hidden elder watched and considered recruiting him. The next morning, Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were assigned to Class One, where Jun Yi found his classmates wary of him.

• Bibi Dong offered Jun Yi forging materials and a chance to develop his talent in Spirit Hall, then gave him a two-hundred-year Head Soul Bone as his reward.
• Jun Yi accepted the Soul Bone and planned to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for immortal herbs after his Soul Power reached level 33.
• A hidden old man observed Jun Yi, decided to report his talent to Big Brother, and considered bringing him into the Elder Hall.
• Ning Rongrong teased Jun Yi about his behavior in the arena, then misunderstood his compliment and pulled Zhu Zhuqing away after saying she would never marry him.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were assigned to Class One, where Zhu Zhuqing explained how the academy had arranged the classes and Ning Rongrong questioned their front-row seats.

Jun Yi attended Li Wang’s lesson at Spirit Hall Academy and realized the teacher had used a Soul Skill to hypnotize the class and hold their attention. Jun Yi gave Ning Rongrong money and revealed he planned to take leave and return to Heaven Dou City, promising to bring her a present.

• Li Wang taught the students about Soul Master cultivation and Soul Skills, using a Soul Skill that drew them into his lesson.
• Jun Yi told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that Li Wang had hypnotized the class and was at least a Soul Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong tried to hypnotize Jun Yi by demanding payment for clothes she had bought on credit, and Jun Yi gave her a Soul Tool Ring containing about fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Rongrong asked Jun Yi why he was giving her so much money, and he said he planned to take leave and return to Heaven Dou City.
• Jun Yi promised to bring Ning Rongrong a present, while planning to obtain Immortal Herbs for her and Zhu Zhuqing, then headed to the teachers’ office.

Jun Yi secured an extended leave from the academy and set off for Heaven Dou City to pursue his plans. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo agreed to wait until Tang Hao’s guard over Xiao Wu weakened and Ning Rongrong was strong enough to claim her as a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

• Jun Yi asked Li Wang for extended leave, received the Pope’s approval, and was given a token allowing him to enter and leave the academy freely.
• The teachers discussed Jun Yi after he left, while Li Wang suspected his polite demeanor concealed a calculating mind.
• Jun Yi left the academy by carriage and planned to visit Qian Renxue, find Dugu Yan and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then travel to Gengxin City.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Tang Hao was guarding Tang San and Xiao Wu, leaving no opportunity to capture Xiao Wu.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed helping conceal Xiao Wu’s identity while waiting for Ning Rongrong to reach Soul Emperor, then capturing Xiao Wu so she could become Rongrong’s seventh soul ring.

Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou City and visited the palace, where he found the courtyard he once lived in neglected. He reunited with Xue Qinghe, who agreed to arrange his enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy while Jun Yi continued studying at Spirit Hall Academy.

• Jun Yi showed the palace guards Xue Qinghe’s jade token and entered the imperial palace.
• Jun Yi found his old courtyard overgrown and dusty, and reflected that Qian Renxue seemed to have abandoned him.
• A maid recognized Jun Yi and escorted him into Xue Qinghe’s sleeping quarters.
• Jun Yi told Xue Qinghe he had come to visit and handle his Heaven Dou Royal Academy enrollment, apologizing for joining Spirit Hall Academy without permission.
• Xue Qinghe accepted Jun Yi’s choice of school and said he would write to the academy’s three education committee members to arrange his enrollment.