Recaps

Han Qiu, a transmigrator in Holy Soul Village, gave up on training and resigned himself to an ordinary life while Tang San continued cultivating. Just as Tang San returned, Han Qiu’s Choice System appeared and offered him three rewards from The Outcast’s Eight Extraordinary Skills.

• Tang San invited Han Qiu to exercise, but Han Qiu refused and argued that strenuous training was pointless.
• After Tang San climbed the nearby mountain, Han Qiu reflected on his memories of his previous life and envied Tang San’s abilities.
• Han Qiu decided to stay in Holy Soul Village and live comfortably if he could not cultivate.
• Tang San returned and asked why Han Qiu was still chewing Blue Silver Grass.
• Han Qiu received Mother Blue Star’s gift: a Choice System that offered three options, each rewarding a different Eight Extraordinary Skills ability.

Han Qiu chose Blue Silver Grass for Tang San and gained Qi-State Origin-Flow from the system, giving him a way to strengthen himself before the Martial Soul awakening. He began intense training in hopes of improving enough to awaken with Innate Full Soul Power.

• Han Qiu told Tang San that Blue Silver Grass was ordinary but had tenacious vitality, then chose the option that granted him Qi-State Origin-Flow.
• Han Qiu received Qi-State Origin-Flow and felt its power transform his body and fill his mind with methods of circulating Qi.
• Tang San objected that Han Qiu had nearly cursed him with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and reminded him to return to the village chief's house for a meal.
• Han Qiu resolved to use Qi-State Origin-Flow to temper his body and prepare for the Martial Soul awakening ceremony expected in two months.
• Han Qiu ate breakfast, went to Tang San's mountain training path, and pushed himself to keep running despite exhaustion.

Han Qiu pushed his untrained body to the point of collapse, but Qi-State Origin-Flow restored and strengthened him. The next morning, he bragged to Tang San and faced a Choice System prompt as they prepared to train.

• Han Qiu ran beyond his physical limit and collapsed, then felt Qi-State Origin-Flow repair his body and strengthen the Qi in his dantian.
• After more training, Han Qiu surpassed his limit again at midnight and said he had grown much stronger.
• Tang San arrived at the village entrance the next morning and was surprised to find Han Qiu away from his usual rocking chair.
• Han Qiu claimed he had deliberately lost to Tang San before and challenged him to prove who was stronger.
• The Choice System offered Han Qiu rewards for challenging Tang San to a duel, competing in a mountain climb, or admitting he had been lying.

Han Qiu beat Tang San in a race up a mountain and won the Golden Light Mantra, then used Qi-State Origin-Flow to practice the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic. He continued refining his body while wondering how his growing strength might affect his first Soul Ring.

• Han Qiu chose to race Tang San up the mountain rather than fight him for the Tang Sect General Principles.
• Han Qiu overtook Tang San using efficient climbing routes and won the contest.
• Han Qiu received Mount Longhu's Golden Light Mantra, a foundational cultivation technique.
• Han Qiu and Tang San agreed to have a proper match after their Martial Souls awakened.
• Han Qiu practiced the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic, and Tang San could not see through his body with the Purple Demon Eye.
• Han Qiu reflected that pushing his improved body past its limits was becoming harder and wondered how old his first Soul Ring might be.

Han Qiu trained his body relentlessly while Tang San tried to imitate his movements and struggled to keep up. By the time they returned to Holy Soul Village for lunch, Tang San had resolved to train twice as hard, while the outcome of their contest after Martial Soul Awakening had become uncertain.

• Tang San tried Han Qiu's Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic movements, struggled with their demands, and asked where Han Qiu had learned them.
• Han Qiu explained that he had found the method by chance and continued practicing, relying on the Qi-State Origin-Flow to repair the strain on his body.
• Han Qiu spent the morning alternating between stretching, weighted frog jumps, mountain climbs, and sprints while Tang San occasionally joined in and quickly became exhausted.
• Tang San marveled at Han Qiu's stamina and progress, and admitted that even his own long practice of the Mysterious Heaven Skill would not prepare him to train that way.
• Han Qiu and Tang San headed back to Holy Soul Village for lunch, and Tang San resolved to train twice as hard.

Han Qiu used the choice system to obtain mastery of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer by provoking Tang San at the forge. The technique’s power and principles flooded his mind, while Tang San and Tang Hao heard his insult.

• Han Qiu caught a sparrow with newfound speed and strength, while Tang San watched and worried that Han Qiu might surpass him.
• Han Qiu realized his Qi had reached a bottleneck and considered learning the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer from Tang Hao.
• The system offered Han Qiu three choices, and he chose to tell Tang San that anyone with hands could work a forge.
• At the smithy, Han Qiu said the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was just swinging a hammer and stacking force.
• The system rewarded Han Qiu with mastery of all eighty-one strikes, and the technique’s insights and muscle memory took root in him.

Han Qiu explained the core of Tang Hao’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and demonstrated six layers of stacked force, astonishing Tang San and Tang Hao. He concealed the full extent and true source of his skill, while Tang Hao’s admiration gave way to scrutiny and wariness.

• Tang San stopped hammering after noticing Han Qiu’s bearing resembled Tang Hao’s technique, and Tang Hao reacted sharply to Han Qiu’s claim that anyone could learn it.
• Han Qiu described how the hammer technique built force by stacking blows and vibrations, revealing its central principles to Tang Hao and unsettling Tang San.
• Tang Hao challenged Han Qiu to prove his understanding, and Han Qiu picked up a hundred-jin sledgehammer and struck the billet.
• Han Qiu landed six precise, steady blows that stacked force, while deliberately hiding most of his ability and using a method that only resembled the orthodox technique.
• Tang San was shaken by Han Qiu’s skill, and Tang Hao admired his talent but grew suspicious and wary.

Han Qiu and the village children went to the Spirit Hall for their Martial Soul awakenings, where Tang San revealed Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power. Han Qiu activated his Choice System and loudly demanded all three rewards, leaving Su Yuntao stunned as his awakening began.

• Tang Hao let Han Qiu work at his forge while secretly keeping watch on him and considering whether he might become an ally or a threat.
• Grandpa Jack brought Han Qiu, Tang San, and seven other children to the Spirit Hall, where Su Yuntao prepared to awaken their Martial Souls.
• Su Yuntao awakened the children one by one, but none showed Soul Power before Tang San’s turn.
• Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power, astonishing Su Yuntao.
• Han Qiu activated his Choice System, chose all three options, and shouted his demand to Su Yuntao, shocking everyone in the hall.

Han Qiu awakened the supreme Martial Souls Light and Heavenly Eye, then revealed Innate Full Soul Power while concealing that his strength exceeded the usual limit. Su Yuntao and Tang San were left astonished, and Tang San quietly discovered that he also possessed a hammer Martial Soul.

• Han Qiu awakened the Light and Heavenly Eye Martial Souls, which merged without conflict, and the system announced his two supreme Martial Souls.
• Su Yuntao dismissed Han Qiu’s vertical eye as a useless Trash Martial Soul, but Han Qiu insisted on testing his Soul Power.
• Han Qiu’s test unleashed a brilliant golden light, revealing Innate Full Soul Power and shocking Su Yuntao, Old Jack, and Tang San.
• Tang San wondered how Han Qiu had gained Innate Full Soul Power without cultivation and secretly manifested a small hammer in his left hand.
• Han Qiu noticed the testing crystal beginning to crack and restrained his excess energy to hide that his Soul Power surpassed the ordinary limit.

After awakening the Martial Soul of Light and discovering its healing abilities, Han Qiu tested them on Uncle Zhang’s broken leg. The injury healed in moments, revealing the extraordinary strength of Han Qiu’s Martial Soul.

• Old Jack celebrated that Han Qiu and Tang San both had Innate Full Soul Power and took Tang San to speak with Tang Hao about the academy quota.
• Han Qiu returned home and summoned the Martial Soul of Light, discovering that it could purify negative conditions, heal injuries, and gain new forms as he advanced.
• Han Qiu visited Uncle Zhang and offered to test his newly awakened healing Martial Soul on the man’s broken leg.
• Han Qiu channeled Soul Power into Uncle Zhang’s injury, quickly mending the broken bone and restoring movement to his leg.

Han Qiu treated Uncle Zhang’s broken bone with his Martial Soul of Light, then faced Tang San in a sparring match and evaded every attack using his Heavenly Eye and Qi-State Origin-Flow. Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill made his assault faster and stronger, but he still could not touch Han Qiu.

• Han Qiu stopped healing Uncle Zhang before the recovery became suspicious, and Uncle Zhang thanked him for the remarkable improvement.
• After Tang Hao learned Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, he allowed Tang San to return to school.
• Tang San attacked Han Qiu at the mountain, but Han Qiu dodged his punches and elbows by reading the movements ahead of time.
• Tang San activated the Mysterious Heaven Skill and increased his speed and strength, yet Han Qiu continued to evade his strikes.
• Tang San launched a sustained flurry of varied attacks, but Han Qiu avoided every one without landing a counterattack.

Tang San used the Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers technique with stones, but Han Qiu caught every projectile and copied the move with even greater speed and force. Tang San recognized Han Qiu’s attack as an imitation and dodged as the stones flew toward him.

• Tang San paused his assault, admitted Han Qiu’s Heavenly Eye had countered his attacks, and said he would get serious.
• Tang San circled Han Qiu and launched dozens of stones with Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers.
• Han Qiu caught every stone barehanded, using his Heavenly Eye to track their trajectories.
• Han Qiu copied Tang San’s technique and named his stone volley Torrential Pear Blossom.
• Tang San realized Han Qiu had imitated Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers and dodged the incoming stones.

Han Qiu defeated Tang San in a sparring match, then borrowed Tang Hao’s heavy iron hammer to train his strength. Tang San resolved to grow stronger and challenge Han Qiu again.

• Han Qiu beat Tang San and teased him while applying ointment to his bruised face.
• Han Qiu admitted he had used seventy or eighty percent of his strength, prompting Tang San to vow to become stronger.
• Han Qiu returned to Holy Soul Village with Tang San and asked Tang Hao to lend him an iron hammer for training.
• Tang Hao allowed Han Qiu to try the hammer and advised him that strength should work with footwork and eyesight.
• Han Qiu lifted the heavy hammer, and Tang San promised to win their next match.

Han Qiu and Tang San traveled with Old Jack from Holy Soul Village to Nuoding City, where they were to begin their studies at the junior Soul Master academy. Along the way, Old Jack explained the difficulties of Soul Master cultivation and academy progression, and the chapter ended with the three reaching the city.

• Han Qiu and Tang San said farewell to the villagers of Holy Soul Village before setting out for Nuoding City with Old Jack.
• Old Jack explained the lessons at junior academies and the requirements for graduating from intermediate academies, while Han Qiu wondered what Soul Beast meat tasted like.
• Old Jack told the boys that advanced academies were rare and largely reserved for nobles, and Tang San longed to attend one.
• Han Qiu reflected on the advantages held by the wealthy and powerful, while Old Jack admitted he could only share the basics he knew.
• Han Qiu, Tang San, and Old Jack reached Nuoding City in the afternoon, and Han Qiu surveyed its busy streets.

Han Qiu brought Tang San and Old Jack to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, where he used the guards’ fear of the Spirit Hall to make them apologize and offer compensation. The guards offered Silver Soul Coins, but Han Qiu rejected them as too little.

• Old Jack presented Tang San and Han Qiu’s work-study documents to the academy guards, who mocked the boys’ Innate Full Soul Power and threw the papers on the ground.
• Han Qiu accused the guards of defying the Spirit Hall and threatened to take Tang San and Old Jack away, making the guards panic and apologize.
• Han Qiu pointed the guards toward Old Jack, who accepted their apology and felt proud of their sudden respect.
• Han Qiu said he still wanted to complain to the Spirit Hall, so the guards offered him several Silver Soul Coins as compensation.
• Han Qiu dismissed the coins as too little, while Old Jack wondered where Han Qiu had supposedly gotten pocket money.

Han Qiu used a threat to make the gate guards apologize and pay him, then he and Tang San entered Nuoding Academy with Yu Xiaogang. After Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, Tang San asked him to become his master.

• The gate guards gave Han Qiu two Gold Soul Coins and apologized after he threatened to report them to Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang apologized on behalf of Nuoding Academy and offered to take Tang San and Han Qiu inside.
• Old Jack left the boys with Yu Xiaogang, and Han Qiu recognized him as the Grandmaster.
• Tang San praised Yu Xiaogang's abilities after learning he was not an academy teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang deduced that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, and Tang San asked him to guide his cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to take Tang San as his disciple and asked whether Tang San knew how he had identified his secret.

Yu Xiaogang deduced that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls from his Innate Full Soul Power and Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San accepted him as his teacher. Han Qiu refused to become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and announced that he would hunt his first Soul Beast alone, while secretly aiming for one a thousand or even ten thousand years old.

• Yu Xiaogang questioned Han Qiu about his Twin Martial Souls, and Han Qiu challenged him to explain why Twin Martial Souls appeared.
• Yu Xiaogang used his research on Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power to conclude that Tang San had a hidden Second Martial Soul, convincing Tang San with his theory.
• Tang San knelt and accepted Yu Xiaogang as his teacher while Han Qiu watched without intervening.
• Tang San invited Han Qiu to become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, but Han Qiu declined, saying Yu Xiaogang could not help him.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to introduce them to an instructor to help them obtain their first Soul Rings, but Han Qiu said he would hunt a Soul Beast himself.
• Han Qiu privately set his sights on a Soul Beast a thousand or even ten thousand years old, leaving Tang San and Yu Xiaogang shocked by his plan to hunt alone.

Han Qiu secured a place in Dorm Six by using a Gold Soul Coin to persuade Director Su to bend the academy’s rules. After parting from Grandmaster and Tang San, he arrived at the noble students’ dormitory, where his plain clothes set him apart.

• Grandmaster warned Han Qiu about the dangers of choosing a First Soul Ring, but Han Qiu remained determined and agreed to study Soul Beasts and Soul Rings.
• Grandmaster took Han Qiu and Tang San to complete their enrollment and collect their uniforms and dorm assignments.
• When Director Su said Dorm Seven was full and work-study students could not enter Dorm Six, Han Qiu offered him a Gold Soul Coin and obtained a place there.
• A young man mocked Han Qiu and Grandmaster, while Director Su warned him not to insult Grandmaster.
• Grandmaster questioned Han Qiu’s assignment to Dorm Six, but Han Qiu avoided explaining how he got it; Grandmaster then escorted Tang San to Dorm Seven.
• Han Qiu followed the dorm supervisor to Dorm Six and approached its entrance as the noble students chatted inside.

Han Qiu entered Dorm Six after overhearing its noble students plan to use the new work-study student as a servant, then effortlessly defeated Zhang Jian and Liu Long. He left the remaining students wary as Boss Xiao watched him gravely.

• Han Qiu kicked open Dorm Six’s door and challenged the noble students who had mocked the work-study student they expected to control.
• Boss Xiao let Zhang Jian fight Han Qiu, but Han Qiu dodged Zhang Jian’s punch and pinned him with one hand.
• Liu Long attacked Han Qiu from behind with a short staff, but Han Qiu caught it and kicked him down.
• Han Qiu closed the steel door behind him as the other students recoiled and Boss Xiao watched with a grave expression.

Han Qiu defeated Xiao Chenyu and the other youths in Dorm Six, then became their new boss. After he left for the cafeteria, Teacher Zhao and a young man arrived expecting to find him injured.

• Xiao Chenyu offered to make Han Qiu his underling, but Han Qiu refused and rejected his threats.
• Xiao Chenyu attacked Han Qiu with his Wild Wolf Martial Soul, but Han Qiu knocked him into the dormitory wall with one punch.
• Han Qiu declared himself the boss of Dorm Six, and the other youths accepted, with Xiao Chenyu agreeing to acknowledge him as their boss.
• Han Qiu told the youths not to provoke him, asked them to make his bed, and went to the cafeteria.
• Teacher Zhao and a young man entered the dormitory looking for Han Qiu, and Xiao Chenyu and the others explained that Han Qiu was now their boss.

Han Qiu met Xiao Wu, agreed to spar with her after they both obtained Soul Rings, and studied Soul Beast records to prepare for his first ring. After Tang San left for the Martial Soul Forest with Grandmaster, Han Qiu asked Director Su to let him go there too, but Director Su refused because it was too dangerous.

• Liu Long and Zhang Jian confirmed that Han Qiu had become the boss of Dorm Six, leaving the young man and Teacher Zhao stunned.
• Han Qiu met Xiao Wu and agreed to fight her only after they both obtained Soul Rings, choosing the system reward Ripple Steps.
• At lunch, Wang Sheng criticized Grandmaster, and Tang San angrily defended him before leaving the cafeteria.
• Han Qiu spent the day studying Soul Beast records in the academy library.
• Tang San left Nuoding Academy with Grandmaster for the Martial Soul Forest, and Han Qiu asked Director Su for permission to go hunt his First Soul Ring.
• Director Su refused Han Qiu's request, warning that the forest was too dangerous for him to enter without an experienced escort.

Han Qiu obtained travel papers from Nuoding Academy and set out alone to hunt for his First Soul Ring in the Soul Hunting Forest. As Han Qiu entered the forest seeking a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Grandmaster and Tang San searched elsewhere for a suitable beast and discussed how dangerous Han Qiu’s goal was.

• Han Qiu persuaded Director Su to issue him travel papers, accepting that the academy would not be responsible for his safety.
• Han Qiu packed supplies and a short blade, refused Xiao Chenyu and the others’ offer to accompany him, and left Nuoding Academy alone.
• After reaching the market outside the Soul Hunting Forest, Han Qiu showed his papers to a guard and entered the forest, determined to hunt a Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Elsewhere in the forest, Grandmaster explained to Tang San that a level-ten Soul Master could absorb a First Soul Ring of a little over four hundred years and searched for a suitable beast.
• Tang San asked how strong a Soul Beast Han Qiu might hunt, and Grandmaster judged that a Hundred-Year Soul Beast was likely Han Qiu’s limit.

Han Qiu watched a Silver Moon Spirit Deer battle a far stronger Purple Lightning Mane Lion and decided to use the deer’s strength to his advantage. As the exhausted beasts continued fighting, he prepared to intervene with his healing power.

• Han Qiu defeated a five-hundred-year Rock Bear but left its Soul Ring unclaimed and continued deeper into the forest.
• Han Qiu heard two powerful Soul Beasts fighting and found a three-thousand-year Silver Moon Spirit Deer facing a Purple Lightning Mane Lion with over five thousand years of cultivation.
• Han Qiu judged that he could not defeat the Purple Lightning Mane Lion directly, but noticed that both beasts were growing tired as the deer healed itself.
• Han Qiu decided to rely on the Silver Moon Spirit Deer’s strength and opened his palm to gather milky-white light.

Han Qiu helped the Silver Moon Spirit Deer wear down the Purple Lightning Mane Lion, then killed the exhausted lion and prepared to absorb its powerful Soul Ring. Elsewhere, Tang San and the Grandmaster defeated a Mandala Snake, giving Tang San the Soul Ring the Grandmaster had calculated for his first.

• Han Qiu repeatedly healed the Silver Moon Spirit Deer with his Martial Soul of Light, allowing it to fight the Purple Lightning Mane Lion until the lion collapsed from exhaustion.
• Han Qiu leaped down and killed the Purple Lightning Mane Lion, whose corpse produced a deep purple Soul Ring that he judged to be at least 5,000 years old.
• The Silver Moon Spirit Deer showed no hostility toward Han Qiu and indicated that he should absorb the lion’s Soul Ring, so he sat down to begin.
• The Grandmaster identified the Rock Bear’s killer as a powerful and precise fighter while traveling with Tang San.
• A Mandala Snake with over four hundred years of cultivation attacked the Grandmaster and Tang San, but they defeated it.
• The Grandmaster urged Tang San to absorb the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring, which matched his calculated age limit for a first Soul Ring.

Han Qiu attempted to absorb the Purple Lightning Mane Lion’s seven-thousand-year Soul Ring and endured extreme pain after choosing the system’s guaranteed-refinement option. He survived as his Martial Soul of Light healed and strengthened his body, then fell asleep.

• Han Qiu began absorbing the Purple Lightning Mane Lion’s Soul Ring, but its immense pressure and lingering resentment nearly overwhelmed him.
• Han Qiu chose to continue refining the ring after the Choice System offered guaranteed success, then discovered the process would cause tenfold pain while keeping him conscious.
• The Purple Lightning Mane Lion’s resentment and lightning energy battered Han Qiu’s body and consciousness, while a mysterious power repeatedly repaired him.
• A glowing speck in Han Qiu’s sea of consciousness absorbed the lightning and transformed into a lion woven from light and electricity.
• Han Qiu summoned his Martial Soul of Light to heal his injuries and strengthen his body with the Soul Ring’s residual energy.
• Han Qiu survived the refinement, felt his strength surge, and fell into a deep sleep.