Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiaoming went with Ning Rongrong to Spirit Hall for his Martial Soul Awakening, expecting to inherit his father's weak Martial Soul. As they entered, Ning Rongrong hoped he would awaken a combat-type Martial Soul with strong Soul Power so they could remain friends.

• Wang Xiaoming left for his Martial Soul Awakening with his butler, Uncle Meng, and sensed Ning Rongrong hiding in the carriage.
• Ning Rongrong revealed herself and said she had come to accompany Wang Xiaoming to his awakening.
• Wang Xiaoming warned Ning Rongrong not to call herself empress in Heaven Dou City, and she bit his wrist after he teased her about marriage.
• Ning Rongrong followed Wang Xiaoming into Spirit Hall and hoped he would awaken a combat-type Martial Soul with Soul Power above level seven.
• Wang Xiaoming told Ning Rongrong he expected to awaken the same Martial Soul as his father.

Wang Xiaoming accompanied Ning Rongrong to Spirit Hall for his Martial Soul awakening, where a mysterious belt appeared around his waist. Though the deacon called it a likely Trash Martial Soul, Wang Xiaoming recognized it as the Decadriver and was thrilled by what it might mean.

• Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong waited in line at Spirit Hall, bickering as other children awakened ordinary Martial Souls.
• Ning Rongrong encouraged Wang Xiaoming before his turn and hoped he would awaken a powerful Martial Soul.
• The Spirit Hall deacon guided Wang Xiaoming through the awakening ceremony, and his Martial Soul appeared around his waist instead of in his hand.
• Wang Xiaoming examined the white hexagonal belt and recognized it as the Decadriver.
• The deacon judged the belt to be a likely Trash Martial Soul, while Wang Xiaoming celebrated his discovery.

Wang Xiaoming awakened Innate Full Soul Power, prompting Spirit Hall to seek his information, while Ning Rongrong hurried him away. Back at his residence, he summoned the Decadriver and showed Ning Rongrong the cards it could use to wield other people’s Martial Souls.

• Wang Xiaoming pressed his hand to the testing crystal, which blazed with light and revealed his Innate Full Soul Power.
• The deacon began inviting Wang Xiaoming to join Spirit Hall, but Ning Rongrong pulled him toward the exit before he could finish.
• The deacon ordered Spirit Hall to find Wang Xiaoming’s records, while Ning Rongrong rushed him back to his residence and barred visitors.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wang Xiaoming to summon his Martial Soul, and he manifested the Decadriver around his waist.
• Wang Xiaoming showed Ning Rongrong that the Decadriver held a card for her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and a Forced Ride Card that could forcibly wield another person’s Martial Soul.

Wang Xiaoming prepared to demonstrate his Martial Soul’s ability to control another person’s Martial Soul, alarming Ning Rongrong and the hidden Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong. After Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Wang Xiaoming activated a Forced Ride Card and reached for it.

• Wang Xiaoming teased Ning Rongrong by warning that using his Martial Soul might cost her hers, and she dared him to demonstrate.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong watched from hiding, recognized Wang Xiaoming’s Innate Full Soul Power, and worried that his claimed ability could threaten their sect.
• Wang Xiaoming told Ning Rongrong to summon her Martial Soul and assured her that his demonstration would be safe.
• Ning Rongrong summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Wang Xiaoming activated a Forced Ride Card before reaching toward it.

Wang Xiaoming tested his ability to temporarily take Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul, then revealed he could summon a copy of it using her card. Ning Rongrong was left stunned by his second demonstration.

• Wang Xiaoming briefly took control of Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, frightening her before returning it.
• Ning Fengzhi restrained Gu Rong, who wanted to attack Wang Xiaoming for frightening Ning Rongrong.
• Wang Xiaoming explained that one of his Martial Soul abilities let him use an opponent’s Martial Soul, and Ning Rongrong eagerly asked to see more.
• Wang Xiaoming teased Ning Rongrong into paying him Gold Soul Coins, then claimed she should call him big brother.
• Wang Xiaoming used Ning Rongrong’s card to summon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda entirely on his own, leaving her wide-eyed.

Wang Xiaoming’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda alarmed Gu Rong, who feared Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul origin had been harmed. After Gu Rong confirmed she was unharmed, Ning Fengzhi emerged to correct Rongrong’s suspicion that Wang Xiaoming was connected to him.

• Ning Rongrong summoned a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda identical to Wang Xiaoming’s, prompting Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi to emerge from hiding.
• Gu Rong pressured Wang Xiaoming and examined Ning Rongrong, but found that she had suffered no harm.
• Gu Rong awkwardly claimed he had only been checking whether Ning Rongrong had lost weight, then retreated to the shadows.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wang Xiaoming whether his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was connected to her father.
• Ning Fengzhi came out of hiding and told Ning Rongrong that he had never met Wang Xiaoming before.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong visited Wang Xiaoming after hearing about his ability to control other Martial Souls, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Rongrong visit him. Gu Rong challenged Wang Xiaoming to control his Martial Soul, but Wang Xiaoming hid behind Rongrong and claimed he could not; privately, he knew his power had limits and kept its full scope secret.

• Ning Rongrong happily reunited with Ning Fengzhi, who explained that he and Gu Rong had come after her shadow guard reported to them.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Wang Xiaoming about his ability to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Wang Xiaoming said he could only use the Martial Souls of people who genuinely acknowledged him.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Rongrong's reaction and allowed her to keep visiting Wang Xiaoming, making her excited and grateful.
• Gu Rong asked Wang Xiaoming to control his Bone Dragon Martial Soul, but Wang Xiaoming claimed he could only control weaker opponents once a day and hid behind Rongrong.
• Rongrong defended Wang Xiaoming, and Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong not to force him to reveal his secrets.
• Wang Xiaoming privately recalled that his control worked best on targets no more than ten levels above him and decided to keep acting harmless.

Ning Fengzhi offered to help Wang Xiaoming obtain his first Soul Ring, and Wang Xiaoming reluctantly accepted after Ning Rongrong insisted. The conversation was interrupted when two important visitors arrived, leaving Gu Rong to complain that Wang Xiaoming had offered them no tea.

• Ning Fengzhi offered to arrange Wang Xiaoming's first Soul Ring and encouraged him to stay close to Ning Rongrong.
• Wang Xiaoming declined the offer, but Ning Rongrong insisted that he accept, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to let her help choose the Soul Beast.
• Wang Xiaoming accepted Ning Fengzhi's offer despite worrying that the favor might bind him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Meng Zhuang arrived and told Wang Xiaoming that two important people had come to the door.
• Wang Xiaoming asked Meng Zhuang to welcome the visitors and serve tea, prompting Gu Rong to sarcastically complain that he and Ning Fengzhi had received none.

After Wang Xiaoming awakened with Innate Full Soul Power, Xue Qinghe and Salas arrived at the courtyard where Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were visiting him. Xue Qinghe offered gifts and imperial favors, while Salas resented being outmaneuvered and considered taking Wang Xiaoming by force.

• Wang Xiaoming defused Gu Rong's complaint about the missing tea, earning Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong's approval.
• Xue Qinghe and Salas arrived, and Xue Qinghe greeted Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong before meeting Wang Xiaoming.
• Xue Qinghe called Wang Xiaoming a talent of the Heaven Dou Empire and offered him a thousand-year snow lotus and three years of tax exemption for his territory.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Salas as Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishop in Heaven Dou City, while Salas privately blamed Ning Rongrong for taking Wang Xiaoming away.
• Salas grew furious at being excluded by the other factions and considered summoning Titled Douluo to seize Wang Xiaoming.

Salas, Xue Qinghe, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect competed to recruit Wang Xiaoming, but Ning Rongrong pulled him away before he had to choose. As they walked through Heaven Dou City, Wang Xiaoming admitted he had no plan yet and said he would stay somewhere with plenty of scenery.

• Wang Xiaoming greeted Salas, while Gu Rong used his presence to force the bishop back and discourage him from recruiting the boy.
• Salas offered Wang Xiaoming Spirit Hall’s resources and a Titled Douluo teacher, but Xue Qinghe objected to poaching a Heaven Dou noble.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Wang Xiaoming and ran with him to the food street, while Xue Qinghe blocked Salas and Ning Fengzhi helped smooth things over.
• Salas left to report to the Pope, and Xue Qinghe departed to tell the emperor about the incident.
• Ning Rongrong asked Wang Xiaoming whether he would stay in the Heaven Dou Empire or join Spirit Hall, and he said he did not know but wanted plenty of scenery.

Wang Xiaoming discovered a mysterious camera that could locate scattered power he needed to reclaim, with the nearest point at Xue Qinghe’s residence. He tested his second Martial Soul, the Diendriver, by summoning a puppet of Ning Rongrong and learned its strength depended on his Soul Power and level.

• Wang Xiaoming studied Soul Beasts for a suitable Soul Ring but could not decide what to absorb for Decade.
• A magenta camera appeared in Wang Xiaoming’s hall, and touching it revealed a map showing scattered power across the Douluo Continent.
• Wang Xiaoming found that the nearest point of power was at Xue Qinghe’s residence and learned that the camera recovered scattered power.
• Wang Xiaoming tested the Diendriver and summoned an emotionless puppet of Ning Rongrong, which threw its pagoda into the wall.
• Wang Xiaoming realized that the Diendriver’s puppets matched his level, could use their Martial Souls, and consumed large amounts of his Soul Power.

Wang Xiaoming used a summoned duplicate of Ning Rongrong to serve him, but the real Ning Rongrong caught him hiding it and retaliated by taking all the breakfast. The meal ended with Meng Zhuang’s night-soil excuse ruining Ning Rongrong’s appetite, leaving the food to Wang Xiaoming.

• Wang Xiaoming had the summoned 'Ning Rongrong' massage his legs through the night and fetch water in the morning.
• Meng Zhuang noticed 'Ning Rongrong' leaving Wang Xiaoming’s room, then the real Ning Rongrong saw the duplicate carrying water and entered the room ahead of her.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Wang Xiaoming, and he denied seeing anyone before making the duplicate vanish.
• Ning Rongrong took the dishes from Wang Xiaoming at breakfast, and Meng Zhuang claimed the kitchen had no extra food before hurrying away to dispose of night soil.
• Ning Rongrong lost her appetite after Meng Zhuang’s explanation and let Wang Xiaoming eat the breakfast she had claimed.

Wang Xiaoming learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sent Ning Rongrong a trove of records on unusual Martial Souls, but he told her he had already chosen how to develop his own. After Xue Qinghe invited him to the crown prince’s residence, Wang Xiaoming decided to go and suggested Ning Rongrong join him.

• Ning Rongrong showed Wang Xiaoming the books and curiosities her father had sent as a token of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s regard.
• Wang Xiaoming thanked Ning Fengzhi but explained that he had already decided to pursue powerful Soul Beasts for his Soul Rings.
• Wang Xiaoming told Ning Rongrong his Martial Soul could absorb any powerful Soul Beast and considered taking Ah Yin’s Soul Ring from Tang Hao.
• Meng Zhuang delivered an invitation from the crown prince’s residence asking Wang Xiaoming to visit Xue Qinghe.
• Wang Xiaoming accepted the idea of visiting and invited Ning Rongrong to come with him.

Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong visited Xue Qinghe at the crown prince's residence after Wang showed Ning Rongrong how his camera worked. Xue Qinghe welcomed them and brought them inside, while Wang remained wary of the rumors Ning Rongrong had shared.

• Wang Xiaoming took photos of Ning Rongrong with his camera, and she delighted in the pictures.
• Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong arrived at the crown prince's residence and waited for Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Rongrong warned Wang Xiaoming about rumors that Xue Qinghe liked men, making him nervous.
• Xue Qinghe greeted Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong, and Wang politely explained that he was socially anxious.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xue Qinghe about snacks, and he invited them inside.

Wang Xiaoming visited Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince's residence, where Xue Qinghe offered advice about developing his Martial Soul. While Xue Qinghe was away, Wang Xiaoming searched the gardens for the red dot on his map and discovered a strange sword in the lotus garden.

• Xue Qinghe invited Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong to discuss his Martial Soul and offered to connect him with Heaven Dou Royal Academy's education committee.
• A black-robed man interrupted their conversation, and Xue Qinghe left to attend to other matters.
• Wang Xiaoming asked to explore the Crown Prince's residence while Ning Rongrong stayed behind to eat.
• Wang Xiaoming searched the back gardens while Ci Xue secretly watched him.
• Wang Xiaoming found a strangely shaped sword embedded in a stone in the lotus garden pavilion and identified it as the Blay Rouzer.

Wang Xiaoming captured the power inside the sword in the stone with his camera and secretly took it from Xue Qinghe’s courtyard. Xue Qinghe discovered the sword had lost its power and grew curious about Wang Xiaoming, while Wang Xiaoming examined the [Sword] card on his ride home.

• Wang Xiaoming failed to pull the Blay Rouzer from its stone, then photographed it and drew its power into a card.
• Wang Xiaoming left the Crown Prince’s residence with Ning Rongrong after noticing the map marker had turned green.
• Xue Qinghe burned a letter and learned from Ci Xue that Wang Xiaoming had lingered by the sword in the stone.
• Xue Qinghe found that the sword’s power was gone and wondered how many secrets Wang Xiaoming concealed.
• Wang Xiaoming took out the [Sword] card in the carriage, and Ning Rongrong called it ugly.

Wang Xiaoming persuaded Ning Rongrong to accompany him to the Soul Hunting Forest so he could test his sword’s abilities. After obtaining a permit, they reached the forest and pretended to be orphans when a guard questioned why they were entering alone.

• Wang Xiaoming invited Ning Rongrong to the Soul Hunting Forest, promising he would protect her if danger arose.
• Ning Rongrong agreed, and the two arranged for a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple to obtain an entry permit from Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong declined the disciple’s offer of an escort, and Wang Xiaoming drove her to the forest.
• At the Soul Hunting Forest gate, a guard questioned why the two children were entering without their parents.
• Wang Xiaoming claimed he was an orphan, and Ning Rongrong joined him in pretending to cry, drawing attention from nearby people.

Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong entered the Soul Hunting Forest to search for a suitable Soul Beast, where Wang Xiaoming explained the forest’s dangers and used his Ride Booker to defeat a Ghost Vine. The Ghost Vine left a faint Yellow Soul Ring, while Ning Rongrong excitedly examined Wang Xiaoming’s transforming weapon.

• Wang Xiaoming pulled Ning Rongrong past the guard and into the Soul Hunting Forest after the guard let them enter.
• Wang Xiaoming explained how Soul Beasts were distributed through the forest and warned Ning Rongrong to stay alert.
• Ning Rongrong spotted a Soft Bone Rabbit, but Wang Xiaoming stopped her and pointed out a hidden, poisonous Ghost Vine.
• Wang Xiaoming transformed his Ride Booker into a gun and then a sword, killing the Ghost Vine and revealing its Yellow Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Wang Xiaoming’s weapon, then took the Ride Booker to inspect how it transformed.

Wang Xiaoming and Ning Rongrong encountered the fast-moving Kabuto Zecter, which vanished after he tried to photograph it, leaving them facing an enraged Iron Armored Rhinoceros. Wang Xiaoming began transforming into Blade as the rhinoceros charged.

• Ning Rongrong pounced on Wang Xiaoming and bit his neck after he teased her about using his Martial Soul.
• Wang Xiaoming spotted something moving toward them on the map and warned Ning Rongrong to get behind him.
• A red-and-silver Kabuto Zecter flew overhead, and Wang Xiaoming tried to capture it with his camera, but it accelerated out of sight.
• An enraged, badly dented Iron Armored Rhinoceros appeared behind them and charged, so Wang Xiaoming dodged with Ning Rongrong and sent her to hide behind a tree.
• Wang Xiaoming inserted the Blade card into his belt and began transforming.

Wang Xiaoming transformed into armored form and killed the Iron Armored Rhinoceros with a jumping slash after discovering his Blay Rouzer had no usable cards. Chen Xin watched from nearby, while Ning Rongrong was impressed by Wang Xiaoming’s strength.

• Ning Rongrong called out as the Iron Armored Rhinoceros charged at Wang Xiaoming, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived to find her.
• Wang Xiaoming’s moving cards struck the Iron Armored Rhinoceros and sent it flying, then merged into silver-white armor around him.
• Wang Xiaoming punched the rhinoceros aside, while Chen Xin marveled at his strength and Ning Rongrong cheered him on.
• Wang Xiaoming found that every card in the Blay Rouzer was blank, so he leaped into the air and slashed down at the charging beast.
• The rhinoceros’s horn snapped against Wang Xiaoming’s attack, and he stabbed its eye, killing it.
• Ning Rongrong watched Wang Xiaoming undo his transformation and found him more appealing than before.