Chapter Summaries

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Mu Chen lost a card game to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo and was sent to cook fried chicken. As the elders worried about his martial soul awakening the next day, Mu Chen secretly took two rare Seven Treasure Chickens to the kitchen.

• Mu Chen lost a landlord card game to Sword Douluo, with Bone Douluo helping him lose, and was ordered to cook fried chicken from two Seven Treasure Chickens.
• Ning Rongrong promised to handle her father, Ning Fengzhi, and Mu Chen headed to the kitchen.
• After Mu Chen left, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo worried that he might awaken a weak martial soul or have no Innate Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that Mu Chen would become the best, and Bone Douluo reassured her that the sect would protect him regardless of his talent.
• Mu Chen sneaked two Seven Treasure Chickens into the kitchen and dropped them into boiling water.

Mu Chen used the Cooling System to draw a Martial Soul before his awakening ceremony, but received only ordinary plant spirits with Level 1 Innate Soul Power. He ran out of Cool Points and planned to seek Gold Soul Coins for more draws, leaving his awakening uncertain.

• Mu Chen checked his status and worried that he would awaken a weak Martial Soul at the sect’s ceremony the next day.
• The Cooling System offered him a Martial Soul draw and explained that gray sections could yield unknown spirits or none at all.
• Mu Chen spent 1,000 Cool Points on two draws, receiving Blue Silver Grass and an unfamiliar vine, both with Level 1 Innate Soul Power.
• With no Cool Points left, Mu Chen considered paying 100 Gold Soul Coins per draw and prepared food for the wealthy Ning Fengzhi, the sect’s other pillar, and Ning Rongrong.

Mu Chen asked Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Rongrong for money, but Ning Fengzhi returned and learned that Mu Chen had cooked with Seven Treasure Chickens. After Mu Chen took the blame and was sent to confinement, Ning Rongrong admitted she had helped, and Ning Fengzhi revealed that Mu Chen would awaken his martial soul the next day.

• Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo praised Mu Chen's cooking as they ate his fried chicken.
• Mu Chen asked for money, and Bone Douluo offered him a black card with fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins before Ning Fengzhi returned and Bone Douluo took it back.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had refused Xue Ye's push for closer cooperation and hurried back for the sect's martial soul awakening the next day.
• Ning Fengzhi asked where the chicken came from, and Mu Chen admitted he had used Seven Treasure Chickens.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Mu Chen to confinement, then Ning Rongrong confessed that she, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo had encouraged him to cook the chickens.

Mu Chen used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Gold Soul Coins to draw Martial Souls until he won the Emperor Dragon Sword, a powerful Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power and a Nine Dragon Hairpin. The next morning, he woke to Ning Rongrong’s visit and headed with her to the sect’s Martial Soul Awakening Hall, confident his awakening would astonish everyone.

• Ning Fengzhi watched Mu Chen leave and worried about his Martial Soul awakening, then lamented the loss of his Seven Treasure Chicken.
• Mu Chen entered a room lined with Gold Soul Coins and used the system to draw Martial Souls, getting mostly weak results despite winning a Flame Wolf King and a Flame Ape.
• Mu Chen drew the Emperor Dragon Sword with Innate Full Soul Power and received the Nine Dragon Hairpin, which could greatly enhance his attributes.
• Mu Chen went to sleep satisfied, then dreamed of three blurry figures before Ning Rongrong woke him by sitting on his chest.
• Mu Chen noticed Ning Rongrong staring at his changed appearance, teased her, and led her toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul Awakening Hall.

Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong attended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, where Ning Rongrong revealed innate ninth-level Soul Power. Mu Chen awakened his Emperor Dragon Sword and its dragon might shook the disciples with beast Martial Souls, leaving his Soul Power yet to be tested.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo welcomed Ning Rongrong and Mu Chen to the ceremony and noticed Mu Chen’s changed temperament.
• A direct disciple awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul with innate seventh-level Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul and demonstrated innate ninth-level Soul Power.
• Mu Chen awakened the Emperor Dragon Sword, whose faint dragon might made disciples with beast Martial Souls tremble.

Mu Chen awakened the Emperor Dragon Sword and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power, astonishing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Sword Douluo Chen Xin accepted Mu Chen as his disciple, and the sect kept his abilities secret as they left the awakening ceremony.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were astonished by Mu Chen's Emperor Dragon Sword, and Chen Xin decided to take him as his disciple.
• The testing elder announced that Mu Chen had Innate Full Soul Power, prompting the gathered sect members to marvel at his talent.
• Chen Xin asked Mu Chen to become his disciple, and Mu Chen accepted before the two exchanged their swords in a formal gesture.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the disciples and elders to keep Mu Chen's martial soul and talent secret, then left with Bone Douluo, Chen Xin, and Mu Chen.
• Ning Rongrong followed the group, admiring Mu Chen, while the system awarded him Cool Points for impressing the sect members.

Mu Chen discussed protecting his rare talent and delaying his first soul ring so he could improve his physical fitness while waiting for Ning Rongrong to reach level ten. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi dismissing the significance of the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, which Mu Chen asked about to gauge his opinion of Yu Xiaogang.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo warned Mu Chen to keep his Martial Soul awakening and Innate Full Soul Power secret and remain under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's protection.
• Sword Douluo offered to arrange Mu Chen's first soul ring, but Mu Chen refused and said he wanted to wait until Ning Rongrong could obtain hers with him.
• Mu Chen explained that he wanted to improve his physical fitness first so he could endure an older soul ring, and Ning Fengzhi understood his plan.
• Sword Douluo left Bone Douluo to arrange the body-tempering resources, and Ning Fengzhi urged Mu Chen to focus on cultivating Soul Power.
• Mu Chen asked Ning Fengzhi about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and Ning Fengzhi said they were mostly known already and questioned their credibility because their author was only a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster.

Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong trained together under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support until Rongrong reached level ten, and they set out with Sword Douluo to obtain their first soul rings. Mu Chen gained Cool Points for impressing the sect’s elders and wondered whether Tang San was ready to seek his first soul ring too.

• Ning Fengzhi arranged costly supplements to improve Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong’s physical condition, and the two began eating special foods and taking medicinal baths.
• Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong ran together each morning, with Mu Chen carrying her when she tired before setting her down to continue jogging.
• After just over a month, Ning Rongrong reached level ten, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo estimated that the children could withstand unusually strong first soul rings.
• Ning Fengzhi decided they would obtain their first soul rings, and Sword Douluo took Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Mu Chen received 290 Cool Points for impressing Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong, then wondered whether Tang San was ready to obtain his first soul ring.

Mu Chen and Sword Douluo accompanied Ning Rongrong into Soul Hunting Forest, where she absorbed her first soul ring and reached level 13. Mu Chen chose an over-eight-hundred-year Silver Moon Wolf King for his own first ring and began absorbing it after Sword Douluo subdued the pack.

• Ning Fengzhi's Papal Token let Sword Douluo, Mu Chen, and Ning Rongrong enter Soul Hunting Forest.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed a three-hundred-and-eighty-year Crystal Beast soul ring and reached level 13.
• Mu Chen rejected a seven-hundred-year Swift Wind Wolf because it lacked other attributes.
• Mu Chen selected the Silver Moon Wolf King from a pack of about fifteen wolves as his first soul ring.
• Sword Douluo defeated the Wolf King and drove off the pack, and Mu Chen killed the weakened beast and began absorbing its soul ring.

Mu Chen absorbed the Silver Moon Wolf King's soul ring, reached Soul Power Level 14, and revealed his first Soul Skill. After drawing the Shadow movement technique from the system, he returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Sword Douluo began his special training.

• Mu Chen absorbed the eight-hundred-year-old Silver Moon Wolf King's soul ring and broke through to Soul Master Level 14.
• Mu Chen demonstrated Silver Light Falling Blade, a sword skill with boosted power and speed that doubled in strength under moonlight.
• Sword Douluo led Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where they reported their new Soul Skills to Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.
• Mu Chen spent 500 Cool Points on a system draw and received the Shadow movement technique, which the system made him master immediately.
• Sword Douluo began personally training Mu Chen at his residence, with Ning Rongrong present.

Mu Chen explained his view of the sword, prompting Sword Douluo to teach him the stages of Sword Dao and demonstrate them. The chapter ended with Sword Douluo setting cultivation goals for Mu Chen and hoping he would surpass him and his father.

• Mu Chen told Sword Douluo that his sword was the weapon he relied on to overcome every obstacle and described his decisive approach to killing.
• Sword Douluo explained the stages of Sword Dao, from Sword Qi and Sword Momentum to Subtle Mastery, Sword Heart, and Sword Intent, and said he had reached Sword Heart but could not advance further.
• Sword Douluo demonstrated Sword Qi, Sword Momentum, and Subtle Mastery, showing how he could focus his pressure precisely.
• Sword Douluo demonstrated Man-Sword Unity by slicing off the top of an artificial rockery with his finger, without using Soul Power or a Soul Skill.
• Sword Douluo named Mu Chen as a potential successor and asked him to comprehend Sword Qi before Soul Elder, Sword Momentum before Soul King, and Subtle Mastery before Soul Sage.

Mu Chen trained with Sword Douluo to comprehend Sword Qi while Ning Rongrong grew more diligent in her cultivation. Two years later, both children had reached level 20, and Mu Chen left with Sword Douluo for Sunset Forest to obtain his second soul ring as Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo worried about keeping his talent and martial soul secret.

• Mu Chen sparred with Sword Douluo, who praised his self-created movement skill and encouraged him to comprehend the Emperor Dragon Sword.
• Ning Rongrong began cultivating Soul Power and Heart Separation Control more diligently, inspired by Mu Chen.
• Over two years, Mu Chen trained with Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong studied with Ning Fengzhi, and both reached level 20.
• Sword Douluo took Mu Chen toward Sunset Forest to find his second soul ring while Ning Rongrong stayed at the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo discussed Mu Chen's exceptional talent and agreed to keep his martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power secret as long as possible.

Mu Chen traveled through Sunset Forest with Sword Douluo to seek a powerful second Soul Ring. He absorbed a two-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear’s ring, reached level 23, and sensed that Sword Douluo had noticed two powerful presences nearby.

• Sword Douluo asked Mu Chen about his second Soul Ring, and Mu Chen said he wanted a Soul Beast that would strengthen his attacks and believed he could handle one around two thousand years old.
• Mu Chen sensed a disturbance ahead, and Sword Douluo found a two-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear fighting a five-thousand-year Crimson Flame Lion.
• Sword Douluo wounded the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and drove off the Crimson Flame Lion, allowing Mu Chen to deliver the final blow and begin absorbing the bear’s Soul Ring.
• Sword Douluo sensed two powerful people nearby, while Mu Chen completed the absorption and reached level 23 with a powerful new attack skill.
• Mu Chen asked the system to open his personal data panel.

After reaching Level 23, Mu Chen obtained and fused a rare Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear External Soul Bone while Sword Douluo sensed nearby trouble. Learning that Qian Renxue had appeared in Sunset Forest, Mu Chen chose to return to investigate.

• Mu Chen checked his status panel and told Sword Douluo about his Level 23 Soul Power and Annihilation Slash.
• Mu Chen spotted a glowing paw bone in the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's corpse, and Sword Douluo retrieved the External Soul Bone for him.
• Mu Chen fused the bone into his left palm and tested its sharp claws by cutting through a thick tree.
• Sword Douluo sensed someone nearby, told Mu Chen to leave the forest, and vanished to deal with trouble.
• The system notified Mu Chen that Qian Renxue had appeared in Sunset Forest, and Mu Chen decided to go back and look for her.

Sword Douluo fought Spirit Hall’s Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo while Mu Chen made his way deeper into Sunset Forest. Mu Chen found Qian Renxue battling a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider, and the chapter left her without her two guardians as the spider grew stronger.

• Sword Douluo confronted Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo, and all three activated their Martial Soul Avatars and began fighting.
• Mu Chen avoided the stronger Soul Beasts deeper in Sunset Forest and followed a woman’s voice.
• Mu Chen saw Qian Renxue fighting a twelve-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider and recognized the danger it posed.
• Qian Renxue struck the spider with Angel Assault and avoided its poisoned web with Angel’s Sacred Slash.
• Qian Renxue called for the two elders to help, discovered they were gone, and saw the Man Faced Demon Spider grow stronger with Spider God Possession.

Mu Chen joined Qian Renxue against the ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider after she was trapped by its webs. He used two Nine Dragon Hairpins to boost his strength and fought the spider, but it struck him hard enough to send him crashing into a tree.

• The Man Faced Demon Spider trapped Qian Renxue with reinforced webs, and her Sacred Fire failed to burn through them.
• Mu Chen appeared beside Qian Renxue and helped her tear open the web so they could escape.
• Qian Renxue chose to fight alongside Mu Chen after learning he was only a Soul Grandmaster, while Mu Chen used two Nine Dragon Hairpins to triple his attributes.
• Mu Chen attacked the spider and evaded its strikes with Shape-Shifting Shadow while repeatedly cutting the wound Qian Renxue had made.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider swept its legs at Mu Chen and sent him crashing into a tree, leaving him badly hurt.

Mu Chen and Qian Renxue defeated a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, though Mu Chen collapsed from the strain. After he recovered in a cave, they discussed their reasons for being in the forest and his unusual sword abilities.

• Mu Chen used Annihilation Slash and his Dark Gold Dreadclaw to inflict a massive wound on the Man Faced Demon Spider while Qian Renxue weakened it with her first Soul Skill.
• Mu Chen ran out of Soul Power, and Qian Renxue took over and killed the spider; Mu Chen then passed out from exhaustion and internal injuries.
• Qian Renxue carried Mu Chen to a cave, where he later woke up wrapped tightly in vines she had mistaken for a healing plant.
• Mu Chen and Qian Renxue talked about their Soul Ring hunts, and Qian Renxue asked whether Sword Qi explained the unusual power of his sword abilities.

Mu Chen and Qian Renxue bonded while he taught her about sword cultivation, and she invited him to join Spirit Hall. After they caught fish, played in the water, and ate together, they decided to spend the night in a shelter in Sunset Forest.

• Mu Chen explained sword cultivation methods to Qian Renxue, who praised his talent and warned him to keep his abilities secret.
• Qian Renxue offered to bring Mu Chen and his teacher into Spirit Hall, but Mu Chen's growling stomach interrupted their conversation.
• Mu Chen and Qian Renxue gathered ingredients, and Mu Chen warned her that the red mushrooms she found were highly poisonous.
• Mu Chen splashed Qian Renxue, and they played in the water before grilling and eating the fish he had caught.
• Mu Chen explained that dangerous soul beasts made it risky to travel after dark, and Qian Renxue agreed to stay the night with him.

Mu Chen and Qian Renxue spent a peaceful night together in a cave before Mu Chen left her a farewell message and departed to meet Sword Douluo. After learning that Mu Chen was Sword Douluo’s disciple from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qian Renxue believed they were destined to be enemies and continued into Sunset Forest to obtain her fifth soul ring.

• Qian Renxue confided in Mu Chen that she wished she could live as an ordinary girl, and the two fell asleep together in the cave.
• The next morning, Qian Renxue nearly stabbed Mu Chen when she woke and found him watching her, so Mu Chen left her a roasted rabbit and a farewell message before departing.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo found Qian Renxue and explained they had been searching for her after confronting Sword Douluo in Sunset Forest.
• Qian Renxue realized Mu Chen was Sword Douluo’s disciple and felt they were destined to become enemies, then set off to obtain her fifth soul ring.
• The system awarded Mu Chen 90 Cool Points for impressing Qian Renxue, and he reunited with an anxious Sword Douluo, who took him back to the sect.

Mu Chen returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Sword Douluo after Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo threatened their safety, and the elders decided he should stay and cultivate. Ning Fengzhi then proposed that Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong enter the sect's disciple sparring competition, leaving Bone Douluo to agree after Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi expressed confidence in them.

• Sword Douluo told Mu Chen he had fought two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo before returning to protect him.
• Mu Chen and Sword Douluo left Qian Renxue, Snake Lance, and Porcupine Douluo in Sunset Forest and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Sword Douluo reported the encounter to Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, and the three decided Mu Chen should remain in the sect and focus on cultivation.
• Mu Chen explained his second soul ring and External Soul Bone to Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo, then left with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong enter the sect's sparring competition, and Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi persuaded Bone Douluo to agree.