Chapter Summaries

Chen An sought a ten-year Soul Ring to trigger his Return to Simplicity system, secretly obtained one, and gained ice and grass elemental powers. He then helped Tang San kill the Mandala Snake and concealed his true motives while Tang San treated Yu Xiaogang’s poisoning.

• Yu Xiaogang brought Chen An and Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest and considered a ten-year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring, but hesitated because of Chen An’s innate full Soul Power.
• A Mandala Snake appeared, and Yu Xiaogang ordered Chen An and Tang San to seek help; Tang San turned back to assist his teacher while Chen An secretly absorbed a ten-year Soul Ring.
• Chen An’s system unlocked a hidden Easter egg that imbued his first Soul Skill with ice and grass elements and a growth attribute.
• Chen An returned to find Tang San struggling with the Mandala Snake and killed it with a strike through its brain.
• Tang San noticed Chen An’s Soul Ring, and Chen An claimed he had absorbed it to help save Tang San and Yu Xiaogang; Tang San thanked him and began treating Yu Xiaogang’s poison.

After Chen An revealed that he had absorbed a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring, Yu Xiaogang told him to call him Grandmaster in public and examined his unusual Soul Skill. Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake Soul Ring, while Chen An’s Soul Power rose to level thirteen, leaving Tang San wondering whether he had missed a valuable opportunity.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Chen An had killed the Mandala Snake, and Chen An explained that he had absorbed a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo as his Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured Chen An about his white First Soul Ring, then instructed him to call him Grandmaster in public and Teacher in private.
• Tang San asked to absorb the Mandala Snake Soul Ring, and Yu Xiaogang explained his theory that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could tolerate a snake-type Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Chen An to demonstrate Piercing, noticed its ice-grass effect, and learned that Chen An felt comfortable in the forest.
• Tang San finished absorbing the Mandala Snake Soul Ring and gained a paralytic effect for his Blue Silver Grass, while Yu Xiaogang noticed Chen An had reached level thirteen Soul Power.
• After Yu Xiaogang explained Chen An’s progress, Tang San wondered whether choosing the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo would have been a better opportunity.

After returning to the academy, Chen An planned to cultivate while Tang San stayed to care for the injured Yu Xiaogang. Chen An watched Xiao Wu defeat Boss Xiao, then agreed to spar with her, leaving Xiao Wu shocked when his first Soul Ring appeared as a ten-year ring.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Chen An and Tang San about their plans, and Tang San offered to care for him while Chen An said he would focus on cultivating.
• Chen An overheard students discussing a fight between the working students and the upperclassmen, then went to the grove to see Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu defeated Boss Xiao and claimed victory for the working students.
• Xiao Wu greeted Chen An, learned that he and Tang San had obtained their first Soul Rings, and challenged Chen An to spar.
• Chen An summoned his lone bamboo Martial Soul and a white Soul Ring, prompting Xiao Wu to question why someone with innate full Soul Power had a ten-year Soul Ring.

Chen An fought Xiao Wu to prove his ten-year soul ring’s worth, then learned Tang San and Xiao Wu had stopped sharing a bed. Finding Xiao Wu beside him that night, Chen An began plotting to win her over, but she caught him scheming before he could act.

• Chen An challenged Xiao Wu with his first soul skill, but she dodged and tried to defeat him with Waist Bow.
• Chen An caught Xiao Wu’s legs to counter her attack, and she fell onto him before claiming victory and leaving.
• Tang San told Chen An that Xiao Wu no longer slept beside him, and Chen An found that their beds had been split apart.
• Chen An discovered Xiao Wu sleeping beside him and began imagining a future in which he won her over.
• Xiao Wu interrupted Chen An’s plotting with an angry look before he could carry out his plan.

Chen An and Tang San went to Spirit Hall to register as Soul Masters and have their levels assessed. Ma Xiunuo discovered Tang San had a hundred-year soul ring and level thirteen soul power, while Chen An revealed a white ten-year soul ring that left him puzzled.

• Chen An agreed to accompany Tang San to Spirit Hall for their advancement assessments and monthly allowances.
• At Spirit Hall, Chen An reminded Su Yuntao that he and Tang San were the children with innate full soul power whom he had awakened in Holy Soul Village.
• Ma Xiunuo welcomed the boys and began their assessments after Su Yuntao left with Sisi.
• Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass and hundred-year soul ring, and Ma Xiunuo measured his soul power at level thirteen.
• Chen An revealed his Lone Bamboo martial soul and white ten-year soul ring, prompting Ma Xiunuo to wonder whether the bamboo was unusual.

After Chen An registered as a Soul Master, Xiao Wu's chilly request that he keep his distance from Tang San left him heartbroken and confused. Xiao Wu later asked Chen An whether his gay romance novel had a sequel, and he realized she had found the book he used to prop up his bed.

• Ma Xiunuo tested Chen An's Soul Power at level fourteen, registered him and Tang San as Soul Masters, and learned their teacher was called Grandmaster.
• Chen An encountered Xiao Wu, who told him to stay farther away from Tang San, leaving him distressed and baffled.
• At the cafeteria, Xiao Wu refused to let Tang San sit beside her, and Chen An took it as a sign that he might have a chance with her.
• Chen An asked Wang Sheng about Xiao Wu's behavior and learned she had secretly watched Chen An and Tang San talking the previous night.
• Xiao Wu approached Chen An in the rear garden and asked whether the gay romance novel he owned had a sequel.

Chen An learned that Xiao Wu wanted him to retrieve a rare ice-blue flower, then discovered hidden powers in his Lone Bamboo Martial Soul. When he returned to Holy Soul Village for vacation, he found a message from Old Laike telling him to seek out the Titan Giant Ape, while Xiao Wu decided to stay with him.

• Xiao Wu asked Chen An to pick an ice-blue flower that required the strength of a Titled Douluo, and promised him a favor in return.
• Chen An checked his system panel and learned that his Lone Bamboo carried Ultimate Ice and that his first Soul Ring skill carried an ice grass element, both with growth properties.
• Chen An returned to the orphanage for vacation and found an iron box containing a note from Old Laike, who said he had waited for Chen An and urged him to speak with the Titan Giant Ape.
• Xiao Wu visited Chen An at the orphanage and chose to stay with him, saying she wanted to help her little brother.

After six years of training, Chen An, Xiao Wu, and Tang San reached Suotuo City, where Chen An bought a stone from Flender and they ran into Dai Mubai at a hotel. Chen An challenged Dai Mubai, revealing his Lone Bamboo martial soul and two ten-year soul rings.

• Chen An asked Xiao Wu to be his little sister, and she accepted after joking that Tang San had made the same offer.
• Chen An explained that his soul power had reached rank twenty-nine and that his second soul ring came from a ten-year wildflower, granting Lone Bamboo new abilities.
• In Suotuo City, Chen An paid one hundred Gold Soul Coins for a stone from the general store and hurried Tang San and Xiao Wu away.
• At the hotel, Dai Mubai demanded the large room, and Xiao Wu and Tang San confronted him over his behavior.
• Chen An challenged Dai Mubai and revealed Lone Bamboo with two white, ten-year soul rings, prompting Dai Mubai to mock him.

Chen An defeated Dai Mubai with his Ultimate Ice bamboo sword while concealing which Soul Skill he had used. Afterward, he considered manipulating Tang San by giving him opportunities, while Xiao Wu confronted him about spending time with Tang San.

• Chen An transformed Lone Bamboo into a bamboo sword and used Ice Slash to shatter Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protective Barrier and overpower his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Dai Mubai admitted defeat, introduced himself, and invited Chen An to meet him at Shrek Academy; Chen An revealed that Ice Slash was not his second Soul Skill.
• Tang San asked Chen An about his second Soul Skill, but Chen An refused to reveal it and privately considered gaining Tang San’s loyalty by giving him opportunities.
• Xiao Wu scolded Chen An for staying close to Tang San and questioned whether he liked Tang San or her, and Chen An insisted he liked women.

Chen An, Xiao Wu, and Tang San set off for Shrek Academy and reached its entrance, where the gatekeeper tested their ages, Soul Power, and Martial Souls. The old man confirmed they met Shrek’s requirements, but Chen An objected when he stopped the inspection before checking him.

• Xiao Wu asked Chen An to brush her hair, and he embarrassed himself after mistaking her request for something more intimate.
• After a day of rest, Chen An, Xiao Wu, and Tang San set off for Shrek Academy, and Xiao Wu asked Chen An to carry her along the way.
• At the academy entrance, the gatekeeper revealed himself to be a Soul Emperor and drove away the parents protesting Shrek’s strict admissions rules.
• The gatekeeper tested the trio, confirmed their age and Soul Power qualifications, and watched Tang San and Xiao Wu reveal their Martial Souls and two yellow Soul Rings each.
• When the gatekeeper declared the inspection finished, Chen An protested that he had not yet shown his Martial Soul and corrected him about who was together.

Chen An and the other applicants faced Zhao Wuji’s assessment at Shrek, but Chen An held back while the others fought. Zhao Wuji called him out for squatting on the sidelines, and Chen An asked to postpone his assessment because his stomach hurt.

• Chen An arrived at Shrek with Xiao Wu and met Dai Mubai, while Xiao Wu mocked Dai Mubai for his behavior at the Rose Hotel.
• Zhao Wuji told the five applicants to defeat him before an incense stick burned out, and Ning Rongrong argued with Dai Mubai over the assessment.
• Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Zhao Wuji while Ning Rongrong joined in with her support ability; Chen An initially stayed out because he lacked strength and did not want to reveal his hidden power.
• Chen An eventually sent Xiao Wu to join the fight and watched from a distant corner, admiring Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong instead of helping.
• Zhao Wuji noticed Chen An squatting on the sidelines, and Chen An nervously asked to take leave and attempt the assessment the next day.

Chen An faced Zhao Wuji in the Shrek entrance test and used Ultimate Ice to land a powerful strike before collapsing from exhaustion. After waking in the boys' dormitory, he learned the group had passed and discovered that both his Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire had been depleted, while Xiao Wu stayed by his bedside.

• Zhao Wuji challenged Chen An alone, and Chen An revealed his bamboo Martial Soul and two white Soul Rings before attacking.
• Chen An used Ultimate Ice in an Ice Slash, forcing Zhao Wuji to activate his Martial Soul Avatar to withstand the blow.
• Chen An collapsed, and Xiao Wu caught him and secretly directed a chilling attack at Zhao Wuji before he sent Chen An to rest.
• Tang San told the anxious Xiao Wu that Chen An was fine and reluctantly directed her to his room.
• Chen An woke in the boys' dormitory, found that Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire had both been depleted, and learned from Xiao Wu that the four newcomers had passed.
• Xiao Wu locked the door and stayed with Chen An as he protested and told her to keep her distance.

Chen An skipped Zhao Wuji’s training and was taken by Flender to the infirmary, where he discovered Zhao Wuji frozen into an ice sculpture. Chen An feared his unrecovered ultimate ice had caused Zhao Wuji’s critical condition, though he insisted he was innocent.

• Xiao Wu fell asleep against Chen An’s arm, keeping him awake through the night.
• Dai Mubai woke Chen An late for class, and Chen An reacted in disgust when he saw the white liquid Dai Mubai had touched.
• Yu Xiaogang announced he would lead the students, but Ning Rongrong challenged his authority and Tang San defended him before Flender silenced them.
• Zhao Wuji ordered the students to carry rocks uphill, but Chen An refused and persuaded Xiao Wu to complete the task for him.
• Flender seized Chen An and brought him to the infirmary, where Chen An saw Zhao Wuji frozen solid and feared his ultimate ice had caused it.

Chen An used his ultimate ice and fire to stop the Ice Phoenix force inside Zhao Wuji, then refused Yu Xiaogang’s advice about his next Soul Ring. After eating with Xiao Wu, he returned to the dormitory and found Ning Rongrong looking for him.

• Yu Xiaogang berated Chen An and demanded that he save Zhao Wuji, while Flender tried to calm them both.
• Chen An sensed ultimate ice gathering around Zhao Wuji and ordered everyone out before an Ice Phoenix attacked him.
• Chen An’s Lone Bamboo summoned a flame dragon that fought the Ice Phoenix until both forces dissipated, though some ice remained in Zhao Wuji.
• Chen An told the others that Zhao Wuji might have been marked by someone, then rejected Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion that he pursue a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Chen An found Xiao Wu waiting in the dining hall, ate with her, and learned that the group would soon travel to Star Dou Great Forest for Soul Rings.
• Chen An returned to the dormitory and saw Oscar offer Ning Rongrong a sausage while she insisted that she was looking for Chen An.

Ning Rongrong demanded that Chen An kill Dai Mubai and later tried to bargain with him during Grandmaster Yu’s rock relay exercise. Chen An secretly used Ultimate Fire to make the stones lighter, and the chapter ended with Ning Rongrong asking him to make Dai Mubai kneel and apologize before she would reject Oscar.

• Ning Rongrong offered Chen An five thousand Gold Soul Coins to kill Dai Mubai, but he refused her.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned the students to carry rocks to a hilltop without using Soul Power, and Tang San proposed splitting the task into relay legs.
• Chen An arranged to run a leg with Ning Rongrong and secretly used Ultimate Fire to drain energy from the stones, making them much lighter.
• Ning Rongrong became exhausted while Chen An pretended to be tired, and she suspected he had used a Soul Skill.
• Chen An asked Ning Rongrong to reject Oscar if he handled the stones, and she countered by demanding that Dai Mubai kneel and apologize; Oscar overheard her.

Chen An teased Ning Rongrong into dancing and apologizing, then faced Xiao Wu’s jealousy and was left to move the remaining rocks alone. The group entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where a sudden fog separated Chen An from the others and Xiao Wu led him away by the hand.

• Chen An refused to carry Ning Rongrong’s rocks unless she danced and apologized, and Ning Rongrong agreed to his terms.
• Xiao Wu caught Chen An admiring Ning Rongrong’s dance, then made him finish moving the rocks by himself.
• Late at night, Chen An combed Xiao Wu’s hair and tried to soothe her jealousy.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji led the group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San spotted increasing numbers of Soul Beasts and Dai Mubai warned everyone about rising fog.
• After the fog dispersed, Dai Mubai and Tang San realized Chen An was missing, while Xiao Wu took his hand and ran with him.

Chen An destroyed a group of strange white mushrooms with his Ultimate Fire and absorbed a Ten-Year Soul Ring, triggering upgrades that secretly raised his first three Soul Rings to the thousand-year level. He collapsed as Xiao Wu and the others found him, then faintly heard an argument over the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

• Chen An mistook a white clay-like monster for Xiao Wu and destroyed it with his Ultimate Fire, only to attack the real Xiao Wu when another impostor appeared.
• Chen An unleashed a massive flame dragon that incinerated the surrounding mushrooms and left many Soul Rings behind.
• Chen An absorbed a Ten-Year Soul Ring, unlocked his third Soul Skill with the lightning element, and gained Ultimate Lightning.
• The system secretly upgraded Chen An's first three Soul Rings to the thousand-year level after he collected three ultimate elements.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and the others found Chen An, who fainted and overheard an argument about the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Chao Tianxiang and Zhao Wuji agreed to let Chen An and Meng Yiran compete for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, with a wager attached. Their fight was interrupted when a Titan Giant Ape appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Chao Tianxiang challenged Zhao Wuji's group to have their juniors compete for the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and demanded an apology if Meng Yiran won.
• Chen An woke up, accepted Meng Yiran's challenge, and asked Chao Tianxiang's group to do one thing for him if he won.
• Chen An revealed his third white Soul Ring and attacked Meng Yiran with a sword strike carrying Ultimate Ice.
• Chen An used Teleportation and Flame Slash to stop his attack from killing Meng Yiran, and the two were thrown back by the shock wave.
• The ground began to shake, and Tang San spotted a huge figure that Zhao Wuji identified as the Titan Giant Ape.

Chen An watched the Titan Giant Ape seize Xiao Wu while Tang San rushed after it, then secretly left the group to stop Tang San from gaining a major opportunity. He planned to give the Man Faced Demon Spider to Meng Yiran instead of letting Tang San absorb it.

• The Titan Giant Ape returned and reached for Xiao Wu, while Zhao Wuji tried to stop it and was blasted away.
• Tang San argued with Chen An about rescuing Xiao Wu, then ran after the Titan Giant Ape on his own.
• Zhao Wuji organized the others to follow the Titan Giant Ape, and Chen An slipped away from the group with Zhu Zhuqing's silence.
• Chen An used Teleportation and Ultimate Lightning to race after Tang San, intending to keep him from gaining the Man Faced Demon Spider and its Eight Spider Lances.

Chen An secretly watched Tang San kill the Man Faced Demon Spider, then followed the dispute over who would claim its Soul Ring. Zhao Wuji arrived to defend Tang San, but the Peerless Dragon Snake refused to yield until a familiar owl flew toward them.

• Chen An tracked down Tang San and watched him defeat the Man Faced Demon Spider with the Clear Sky Hammer and Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu offered Tang San a place in his family in exchange for the spider, but Tang San refused and said he needed to rescue Xiao Wu.
• Meng Yiran challenged Tang San's motives and praised Chen An, while Dragon Duke Meng Shu demanded that Tang San surrender the Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and Dragon Duke Meng Shu summoned their Martial Souls, and Zhao Wuji arrived with his Martial Soul Avatar to protect Tang San.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu rejected Zhao Wuji's proposal to let the youngsters settle the dispute, but an owl's cry announced the arrival of another ally.