Vol. 1Volume 1

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Chapters 1–91 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Lone Bamboo’s Rise

Xiao Xuan used the Three-in-One Fusion of All Things System to strengthen his Lone Bamboo Martial Soul, raise his cultivation, and defeat increasingly dangerous foes. After reaching level 20 and upgrading his Martial Soul to four stars, he killed a thousand-year Space-Rending Moon Wolf and began absorbing its Soul Ring under Shui Yuehua and Shui Bing’er’s watch.

  • Su Yuntao awakened Xiao Xuan’s Lone Bamboo Martial Soul, and after learning he had level-one Innate Soul Power, Xiao Xuan went to Lone Bamboo Village and activated the fusion system by touching a bamboo stalk.
  • Xiao Xuan fused Lone Bamboo plants with Gold Crystal Ore and then Red-Patterned Alloy Ore, advancing his Martial Soul to three stars and raising his Soul Power to level eight before enrolling at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
  • After reaching level ten, Xiao Xuan joined Wang Ping'an in the Soul Hunting Forest, killed a Bristle Pig, absorbed its hundred-year Soul Ring, and registered as a Soul Master at the Spirit Hall branch.
  • Xiao Xuan refused Yu Xiaogang’s offer to become his disciple and defeated Tang San in a duel, cutting apart Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass vines without using Soul Power or a Soul Skill.
  • Xiao Xuan used Whale Rubber to temper his body, then killed the fugitive Ma Xiu by sensing him underground through bamboo roots and striking him with his spear.
  • Xiao Xuan used Ma Xiu’s Soul Bone and two hundred-year Lone Bamboo Soul Rings to create a 1,999-year Soul Ring, while Xiao Wuyong claimed Ma Xiu’s bounty to protect Xiao Xuan’s strength.
  • After three years of cultivation and body refinement, Xiao Xuan reached level 20, traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest, and fused two thousand-year Lone Bamboos with a Hair Crystal to create a four-star Martial Soul with Armor Piercing.
  • Xiao Xuan killed a thousand-year Space-Rending Moon Wolf while protecting Shui Bing’er, then began absorbing its Soul Ring as Shui Yuehua and Shui Bing’er guarded him.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Xiao Xuan strengthened his Martial Soul, entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and gained Dugu Bo’s support through his treatment of Dugu Yan’s poison. His arena victories earned Xue Qinghe’s attention, and he joined the Heaven Dou Royal Team as a substitute while seeking materials for further advancement.

  • Xiao Xuan received Shui Yuehua’s recommendation, took Ah Yin’s right leg bone, and fused her true body with two Lone Bamboo stalks to advance his Martial Soul.
  • Xiao Xuan obtained the Eight Spider Lances, helped Ye Nishang and Ye Lingling against bandits, and entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ye Lingling’s assistance.
  • Xiao Xuan countered Dugu Yan’s venom and removed more than half her accumulated poison after strengthening her body with Deep Sea Whale Rubber.
  • Dugu Bo brought Xiao Xuan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, accepted the Eight Spider Lances for Dugu Yan, and granted Xiao Xuan access to his medicinal garden.
  • Xiao Xuan refined three Immortal Herbs, tempered his body in the spring, and absorbed a twelve-thousand-year Earth-Shaking Beast’s Soul Ring to reach level thirty-seven and gain Gravity Field.
  • Xiao Xuan discovered the hundred-thousand-year-old Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, postponed harvesting it, and received Dugu Bo’s help in seeking rare Lone Bamboo.
  • Xiao Xuan secured twenty consecutive arena victories, defeated the Shi Brothers, and asked Xue Qinghe for old Lone Bamboo and high-level weapon manuals.
  • Qian Renxue ordered an investigation and a test for Xiao Xuan, while Xiao Xuan joined the Heaven Dou Royal Team as a substitute and received Dugu Yan’s offer of family protection.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Purple Firmament Bamboo

Xiao Xuan reached level forty, claimed a powerful Soul Ring, and made a fortune at the Soul Fighting Arena before buying a Soul Bone and confronting Flender and Tang San. After transforming his Martial Soul and reconnecting with Dugu Yan, he learned of a possible threat from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and began helping Dugu Yan temper her body.

  • Xiao Xuan perfected his spear art, reached level forty, and entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where he killed the Thundering Hell Vine and absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • Xiao Xuan refused to surrender the vine’s remains to Meng Shu’s family, killed Meng Shu, and escaped while Meng Yiran described his unusual Soul Rings to the Shrek group.
  • Under the alias Black Bamboo, Xiao Xuan won nine arena matches, then deliberately lost his tenth to secure his betting scheme and used his winnings to buy a Soul Bone.
  • Flender and Tang San confronted Xiao Xuan over their losses, but he revealed his powerful Soul Rings, injured Flender, struck Tang San, and escaped.
  • Xiao Xuan fused two Lone Bamboos with the Thundering Hell Vine’s remains to create the Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo, then absorbed the Head Soul Bone and disguised his Soul Rings.
  • Xiao Xuan returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and heard Xue Qinghe’s warning that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might target him.
  • Qian Renxue ordered She Long to monitor Xiao Xuan and protect him if the clan attacked, aiming to build trust without making him feel watched.
  • Dugu Yan brought Xiao Xuan Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and he began helping her endure its powerful medicinal effects by sending life energy into her body.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read