Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Lu Jingming hurried to the Awakening Hall after Zhang Lexuan reminded him that his martial soul awakening was scheduled for that day. The chapter revealed their shared family history and left Lu Jingming racing to avoid Jing Liu’s punishment.

• Zhang Lexuan massaged Lu Jingming as he rested on her lap and reminded him that he was due to awaken his martial soul.
• Lu Jingming panicked at the thought of being late to Jing Liu’s ceremony and rushed toward the Awakening Hall.
• Zhang Lexuan recalled that Ice Sword immortal Jing Liu had saved her after the Zhang Family was slaughtered and that Lu Jingming was her fiancé.
• Guards and maids addressed Lu Jingming as City Lord as he ran through the mansion.
• The chapter recounted how Lu Jingming’s father died fighting Sea Soul Beasts and his mother died shortly after giving birth to him.

With Haiyuan City's noble factions attacking the weakened Lu and Zhang families, Lu Jingming used his True Power to summon a silver-haired swordswoman who defeated the rebels. He later calmed down with the tiny fox Yae Miko and entered the Awakening Hall, where he noticed its valuable Spirit Condensing Stone pillars.

• As hostile noble factions tried to seize the City Lord's Manor, Lu Jingming realized he could use the True Power he had retained after reincarnating.
• Lu Jingming materialized a silver-haired swordswoman with an Ice Sword, and she slaughtered the invading Soul Masters and defeated the Soul Sage patriarchs.
• A pink-haired little fox named Miko leapt from the kitchen onto Lu Jingming's head, and he caught her with grease from stolen fried tofu at her mouth.
• Lu Jingming wiped Miko's mouth, held her as he recalled that insufficient True Power had left Yae Miko tiny and childlike, and headed for the Awakening Hall.
• Lu Jingming entered the rune-covered awakening room and noticed its valuable pillars made of Spirit Condensing Stone.

Lu Jingming arrived at the Spirit Condensing Stone awakening room with Zhang Lexuan, Jing Liu, and a pink-haired fox. The fox leaped into the arms of a striking woman, leaving Lu Jingming watching enviously.

• The chapter described how Spirit Condensing Stone fragrance could steady people during martial soul awakening and explained why the room was rare.
• Lu Jingming reflected on how he had saved Zhang Lexuan, his fiancée, and how her changed circumstances had given her a carefree youth.
• Lu Jingming entered the awakening room and met Jing Liu’s sharp gaze.
• The pink-haired fox leaped from Lu Jingming’s arms and plunged into the woman’s cleavage.

Lu Jingming reflected on how Chang Li had helped him retain control of Haiyuan City through her administrative skill and political maneuvering, backed by Jing Liu’s strength. Chang Li reassured him that with Lady Black Tower and trusted confidants sharing the work, her burden had eased.

• Lu Jingming told Chang Li she had worked hard and recalled summoning her to help manage Haiyuan City after the Yae Miko summoning failed.
• Chang Li efficiently managed the city and manor, brought unruly family factions under control, and helped Lu Jingming resist the Star Luo Empire’s attempt to appoint a temporary city lord.
• Chang Li’s political maneuvering and Jing Liu’s strength enabled Lu Jingming to retain control of Haiyuan City despite his age and the empire’s pressure.
• Chang Li told Lu Jingming that Lady Black Tower and several trusted confidants had eased her workload, and Lu Jingming felt relieved.

Lu Jingming described how Black Tower’s intellect and Soul Tool inventions were helping Haiyuan City develop, while he prepared to awaken his martial soul. The chapter ended with him standing in the Awakening Room and telling Jing Liu he was ready.

• Lu Jingming explained that he had spent years gathering True Power to summon Black Tower, whose genius he valued more than her combat strength.
• Black Tower studied Soul Masters, soul beasts, and Soul Tools, and her discarded inventions earned Lu Jingming over a hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
• Lu Jingming said Black Tower had become a Rank 9 Soul Engineer and was helping Chang Li improve Haiyuan City.
• Lu Jingming stood in the center of the six-pointed star array and told Jing Liu he was ready.

Lu Jingming replaced the Lu Family’s inherited Martial Soul with the origin of Black Abyss White Flower and awakened Twin Martial Souls with Innate Full Soul Power. After the successful ceremony, he visited The Great Black Tower in her laboratory to ask whether she had worried the awakening might fail.

• Jing Liu used an ice-forged longsword and Soul Power to help implant Black Abyss White Flower into Lu Jingming’s bloodline.
• Black Abyss White Flower replaced Lu Jingming’s inherited Martial Soul, and he awakened with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Lu Jingming manifested White Flower and Black Abyss as Twin Martial Souls, delighting Zhang Lexuan, Jing Liu, and Chang Li.
• Lu Jingming went to The Great Black Tower’s laboratory and asked whether she had considered the possibility of failure.
• The Great Black Tower claimed that her involvement had made failure impossible.

Lu Jingming thanked The Great Black Tower for granting him powerful Martial Souls, then trained with Jing Liu’s improved Meditation Method while preparing to obtain his first Soul Ring. Saint Freya Academy’s origins and role in building a loyal force for Lu Jingming were also explained.

• Lu Jingming praised The Great Black Tower and thanked her for helping him gain powerful Martial Souls, while she continued researching her Simulated Universe and pondered Nihility and Elation.
• Lu Jingming finished a meditation session but could not raise his Soul Power Level without first obtaining a Soul Ring.
• The chapter explained how Jing Liu improved the Lu Family’s Meditation Method by combining Xianzhou and Douluo cultivation techniques, and how Lu Jingming named it “From Novice to Standing Above the Heavens.”
• After awakening Black Abyss White Flower, Lu Jingming spent three days learning to control his Soul Power and Martial Souls before setting out to prepare for his first Soul Ring.
• Chang Li established Saint Freya Academy to train commoner children and build a loyal force for Lu Jingming; Jing Liu and The Great Black Tower served as its Martial Soul and Soul Guidance Department deans.

Lu Jingming established Saint Freya Academy to give Haiyuan City's commoners free martial soul awakenings and soul master education, rather than relying on Shrek Academy's elite admissions and connections. The chapter described the academy's facilities and Jing Liu's swordsmanship lessons, while noting that its students lacked Zhang Lexuan's talent.

• The chapter explained that awakening fees and Shrek Academy's strict requirements made it difficult for commoners to become soul masters.
• Lu Jingming decided that he and Zhang Lexuan did not need Shrek Academy, given the guidance of Jing Liu, Chang Li, and The Great Black Tower.
• Lu Jingming used his resources to provide free awakenings and instruction for commoners in Haiyuan City through Saint Freya Academy.
• Jing Liu taught swordsmanship to Saint Freya Academy's students, though none matched Zhang Lexuan's talent.
• The chapter described Saint Freya Academy's modern buildings, dormitories, training grounds, simulated cultivation chambers, cafeteria, and scenic area.

Lu Jingming set out with Jing Liu to obtain his first Soul Ring, seeking a thousand-year Soul Beast. The chapter explained Haiyuan City’s isolated location and the hardships it faced from border tensions and Sea Soul Beast attacks.

• Lu Jingming visited the pavilion, where Chang Li beat Zhang Lexuan at chess and teased him about his poor skills.
• Jing Liu told Lu Jingming they were ready to leave, while Zhang Lexuan and Chang Li wished them well.
• The Little Fox jumped into Zhang Lexuan’s arms rather than accompany Lu Jingming, who planned to find a first Soul Ring at least a thousand years old.
• The chapter described Haiyuan City’s position between the Star Luo Empire, the Sun Moon Empire, and the sea, with the Star Dou Great Forest lying far to the east.
• The chapter explained that border conflicts blocked Haiyuan City’s maritime trade, while frequent Sea Soul Beast attacks and a lack of powerful local forces kept the city weak.

Lu Jingming learned that fighting between the Star Luo and Sun Moon Empires made the Mingdou Mountain Range too dangerous, so he chose to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest for his first Soul Ring. On the way, he confirmed the timeline and resolved to avoid attracting the attention of the God King who was watching Huo Yuhao.

• Lu Jingming learned from Chang Li why the Sun Moon Empire had failed to use its decisive Soul Tools against Duke White Tiger Dai Hao's forces.
• Lu Jingming chose the Star Dou Great Forest over the Sea Soul Beasts and the contested Mingdou Mountain Range as his destination.
• Jing Liu flew Lu Jingming above Star Luo City and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, avoiding the empire's air defenses.
• Lu Jingming learned that Dai Yueheng had just joined Shrek Academy and Dai Huabin was four years old, confirming that Huo Yuhao was still very young.
• Lu Jingming concluded that the God King had already taken an interest in Huo Yuhao and resolved to stay out of the God King's notice until he was strong enough.

Lu Jingming reflected on how the God King’s interference had made ascending to godhood nearly impossible in this era, and resolved to seek a different path. He and his companions descended toward the Star Dou Great Forest, whose regions and powerful inhabitants he knew well.

• Lu Jingming recalled how the God King had controlled events on Douluo Continent and concluded that even inheriting a divine position would leave him beneath the God King’s shadow.
• Lu Jingming decided that he would need to create a new path rather than pursue godhood through inheritance.
• Lu Jingming and his companions descended through the clouds and saw the Star Dou Great Forest below them.
• Lu Jingming considered how the forest had shrunk over time and described its outer, inner, core, and forbidden regions.
• Lu Jingming recalled that Beast God Ditian guarded the forbidden land and that the injured Silver Dragon King slept in the alternate space of the Lake of Life.

Lu Jingming entered the Star Dou Great Forest’s inner region with Jing Liu and encountered a Rainbow Spirit Fox pursued by a Black Flame Demonic Tiger. A piercing cry frightened both soul beasts, and Jing Liu suggested Lu Jingming had good luck.

• Lu Jingming entered the Star Dou Great Forest’s inner region with Jing Liu, who stayed alert to protect him.
• Lu Jingming met a young Rainbow Spirit Fox, and Jing Liu explained that it could bewilder others but posed little threat.
• A Black Flame Demonic Tiger chased the Rainbow Spirit Fox, and Lu Jingming considered but rejected it as a candidate for his first soul ring.
• A piercing cry made the Black Flame Demonic Tiger flee and left the Rainbow Spirit Fox terrified on the ground.
• Jing Liu smiled and told Lu Jingming that his luck seemed good.

Lu Jingming and Jing Liu encountered a powerful fifteen-hundred-year Blazing Phoenix Bird with Phoenix Bloodline in the Star Dou Great Forest. Jing Liu defeated it with ease and told Lu Jingming to take it as his Soul Ring.

• A Blazing Phoenix Bird appeared, driving the Black Flame Demonic Tiger away with its intimidating aura.
• Jing Liu identified the bird as a fifteen-hundred-year Soul Beast with destruction and fire attributes, then drew her Ice Sword.
• The Blazing Phoenix Bird attacked Jing Liu with flaming feathers and a charge of destructive black flame.
• Jing Liu froze the bird’s fire attack, evaded its charge, and struck it into a tree with the flat of her sword.
• Jing Liu told Lu Jingming to claim the Blazing Phoenix Bird, whose destruction attribute suited him.

Lu Jingming killed a Blazing Phoenix Bird despite Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe ordering him to stop, then faced their objections. Yan Shaozhe introduced himself and cautiously challenged Jing Liu over the kill.

• Lu Jingming pierced the Blazing Phoenix Bird's heart with a black spear, killing it and causing its purple soul ring to appear.
• Ma Xiaotao angrily confronted Lu Jingming, but he dismissed her demand and said the kill was his business.
• Ma Xiaotao tried to attack Lu Jingming, and Yan Shaozhe stopped her before introducing himself to Jing Liu.
• Jing Liu gave Yan Shaozhe only her name, while Lu Jingming recognized Yan Shaozhe and deduced that the girl was Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe cautiously argued that Lu Jingming was too young to absorb the Blazing Phoenix Bird's soul ring and questioned whether killing it was proper.

Jing Liu stood firm against Yan Shaozhe over the Blazing Phoenix Bird, and their auras clashed until her Ultimate Ice suppressed him. As Yan Shaozhe reconsidered fighting her, a golden-haired girl arrived and began mediating the dispute.

• Jing Liu told Yan Shaozhe that the Blazing Phoenix Bird belonged to those who had killed it and challenged him to settle any objection with strength.
• Yan Shaozhe released his Bright Phoenix aura and challenged Jing Liu, but her Sword Intent and Ultimate Ice overwhelmed his power.
• Ma Xiaotao felt her evil fire and anger ease under Jing Liu's icy aura, while Yan Shaozhe realized Jing Liu might help cure her.
• Yan Shaozhe prepared to yield when a golden-haired girl arrived and asked him and Jing Liu to discuss the matter calmly.
• Lu Jingming was surprised by the girl's arrival and looked at her closely.

Xu Jiujiu intervened in the clash between Jing Liu and Yan Shaozhe, identifying Jing Liu as a powerful figure the Star Luo Empire wanted to recruit. Yan Shaozhe apologized and backed down, leaving those with Xu Jiujiu even more respectful toward Jing Liu.

• Xu Jiujiu greeted Lu Jingming as the City Lord of Haiyuan City, and he recognized her as a princess of the Star Luo Empire.
• Yan Shaozhe greeted Xu Jiujiu and Senior Xingyun, while Xu Jiujiu considered Jing Liu’s strength and the empire’s interest in her.
• Xu Jiujiu reflected that she had stepped in to mediate because conflict between Jing Liu and Yan Shaozhe would not benefit the Star Luo Empire.
• Yan Shaozhe called the dispute a misunderstanding, apologized to Jing Liu, and said he could find another Thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Xu Jiujiu’s companions assumed Jing Liu’s strength had subdued Yan Shaozhe and treated her with greater respect.

Lu Jingming began absorbing a thousand-year soul ring as his first soul ring while Jing Liu watched over him. As Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao departed and Xu Jiujiu stayed to observe, Lu Jingming endured the ring’s violent power and broke through the bottleneck at the tenth level of Soul Power.

• Jing Liu told Lu Jingming to absorb the Blazing Phoenix Bird’s soul ring before it dissipated, and Yan Shaozhe and Xu Jiujiu warned that a thousand-year first ring was dangerous.
• Jing Liu assured them Lu Jingming could endure it, and Lu Jingming released Black Abyss and began absorbing the purple ring.
• Yan Shaozhe left with Ma Xiaotao to seek a third soul ring for her, while Ma Xiaotao looked back in astonishment at Lu Jingming.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Jing Liu for permission to stay and watch, then had her guards keep their distance from Lu Jingming.
• Lu Jingming withstood the soul ring’s violent, scorching power until it shattered the bottleneck at the tenth level of Soul Power.

Lu Jingming absorbed a thousand-year Soul Ring as his first and revealed his transformed appearance, while the White Flower martial soul’s Power of Creation repaired the damage to his body. Afterward, Xu Jiujiu teased him about his modesty and told him to call her Sister.

• Black mist erupted from Lu Jingming, but Xu Jiujiu and Star Cloud Douluo watched safely as it gathered back around him.
• Lu Jingming emerged with white hair and red eyes, holding Black Abyss after absorbing the Blazing Phoenix Bird’s thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Lu Jingming credited the White Flower martial soul’s Power of Creation with repairing his body during the dangerous absorption.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that she had stayed to witness his unprecedented first Soul Ring and teased him for downplaying his achievement.
• Xu Jiujiu sensed that Lu Jingming’s respect for her was mostly superficial and told him to call her Sister instead of Her Highness the Princess.

Lu Jingming and Xu Jiujiu struck up a mutually beneficial friendship before he and Jing Liu left the Star Dou Great Forest. As they departed, the Silver Dragon King awakened briefly and spoke of Creation and Destruction, leaving Di Tian shocked and confused.

• Lu Jingming and Xu Jiujiu began calling each other siblings, while Star Cloud Douluo Manyi approved of their friendship and watched their growing closeness with interest.
• Lu Jingming and Jing Liu bid farewell to Xu Jiujiu and set out for Haiyuan City, while Xu Jiujiu stayed behind to search for her third Soul Ring.
• Jing Liu glanced toward the Star Dou Great Forest's core as the Lake of Life rippled and Di Tian noticed the Silver Dragon King's awakening.
• The Silver Dragon King opened her violet eyes, sensed something connected to Creation and Destruction, and then closed them again.
• Di Tian recalled the Dragon God's powers and the Silver Dragon King's origin, but suppressed his questions about what had prompted her words.

Haiyuan City had transformed into a prosperous, modernized port under Lu Jingming, with Soul Tools and sea trade reshaping daily life. The Golden Guard, led by Jing Liu, kept the city secure and thwarted outsiders who coveted its wealth.

• Soul Tools spread throughout Haiyuan City as Chang Li enforced the City Lord's Manor's policies and residents gradually embraced the new technology.
• Over eight years under Lu Jingming, Haiyuan City expanded, added tall buildings and tram lines, and attracted merchants and migrating soul master families.
• Haiyuan City's Soul Tool Battleships brought back seafood and Sea Soul Beast materials, turning invasions into valuable sources of trade.
• Jing Liu led the five-hundred-member Golden Guard, which maintained order and punished criminals and rampaging Sea Soul Beasts.
• Three Golden Guard commanders subdued a Soul King, and the force deterred powerful outsiders from exploiting Haiyuan City's resources.