Chapter Summaries

Toji fought off Body Sect disciples who suspected he was the person they had been searching for, then escaped Heaven Dou City. When two elders arrived to pursue him, they found the pursuing disciples dead outside the city.

• A Body Sect disciple confronted Toji and demanded that he cooperate with an examination, but Toji refused.
• The Body Sect disciples surrounded Toji and attacked him after he dodged their leader’s Soul King attack.
• Toji endured their assaults, counterattacked with a short blade and the Heaven-Breaking Sword, and injured or killed several disciples.
• Toji escaped over the city wall as the Body Sect disciples pursued him, while one Soul King returned to report to the elders.
• The two elders hurried out of Heaven Dou City but found the pursuing disciples dead ten kilometers away, and the long-legged Soul King felt relieved he had not continued the chase.

Du Busi learned that Toji had slaughtered a Body Sect search party, but decided Toji’s strength made him a valuable potential successor and ordered his people to bring him home peacefully. Meanwhile, Toji fled the area, Zhang Lexuan entered Shrek Academy, and Xuan Zi dismissed a teacher’s proposal to admit an exceptionally strong young man with no Soul Power.

• Du Busi scolded the elders and disciples for provoking Toji, then ordered them to find him and bring him to the Body Sect without making him an enemy.
• Toji fled after learning the Body Sect had been searching for him, considered absorbing his ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, and laid false trails to avoid being tracked.
• Zhang Lexuan became a Soul Grandmaster, passed Shrek Academy’s entrance examination, and joined the academy without meeting Mu En.
• A middle-aged teacher told Xuan Zi about a fourteen-year-old with no Soul Power but strength near a Soul Emperor’s, and Xuan Zi rejected the idea of admitting him because he had innate Level 0 Soul Power.

Xuan Zi rejected the middle-aged teacher’s proposal to recruit Toji, arguing that his lack of Soul Power limited his potential. Toji returned to the Soul Fighting Arena, where angry patrons demanded Tyrant’s return and one noble’s greedy remarks provoked his fury.

• Xuan Zi dismissed Toji as a poor investment for Shrek Academy because he lacked Soul Power and could not use Soul Rings, Soul Bones, or a Martial Soul Avatar.
• The middle-aged teacher recalled that Toji had claimed to possess Soul Skills but stayed silent rather than challenge Xuan Zi.
• Toji carefully returned to the Soul Fighting Arena and planned to refine Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and attempt to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Nobles and wealthy merchants complained to Liang Wu that recent matches were dull and demanded that Tyrant fight again.
• A fat noble offered Liang Wu a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for Tyrant and made a lewd remark about Toji, while Toji watched with a frighteningly dark expression.

Toji planned to kill Li Erpang and then target the Shrek disciple tied to Liang Wu’s profits. Meanwhile, two Body Sect elders found Li Erpang and learned that Toji had been fighting at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Toji questioned Liang Wu about the nobles pressuring him to sell Toji and learned that Li Erpang wanted to possess him.
• Liang Wu proposed a Hongmen Banquet, and Toji agreed to poison Li Erpang and attack him with Liang Wu and Uncle Zhang.
• Toji told Liang Wu to arrange contact with the Shrek inner-court disciple, whom he intended to target after the nobles were dealt with.
• Elder Big Head and his thick-armed companion confronted Li Erpang at home and discovered his disgusting obsession with Toji.
• Elder Big Head confirmed that Toji had fought at the Soul Fighting Arena, and the two Body Sect elders decided to report their discovery to the sect master.

Li Erpang and everyone in his estate were killed by two elders, prompting Liang Wu and Toji to investigate the massacre. In Li Erpang’s storeroom, Toji discovered a vast hoard of wealth and stacks of hundred- and thousand-year-old Whale Rubber.

• An elder with a thick right arm killed Li Erpang after he begged for his life, and the two elders left his estate.
• A subordinate sent by Liang Wu found the estate full of corpses and reported Li Erpang’s death at the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Toji, Liang Wu, and Father Zhang examined the estate, and Toji concluded that a far stronger person had killed Li Erpang without meeting resistance.
• Liang Wu opened the storeroom, revealing treasures and hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.
• Toji opened boxes of Whale Rubber and was delighted to find large quantities of hundred- and thousand-year-old pieces.

Toji and his companions looted Li Erpang’s fortune and prepared to ambush a Shrek disciple, planning to poison him before attacking. The disciple arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena the following night, unaware of their plan.

• Toji, Father Zhang, and Liang Wu found Li Erpang’s wealth, including rare treasures and Invincible Shields, and divided some of the Soul Tools among themselves.
• Toji offered Liang Wu a chance to join him in pursuing greater ambitions, and Liang Wu agreed to follow him if it meant earning more money.
• The three counted Li Erpang’s fortune at roughly nine million Gold Soul Coins, packed the valuables, and carried them back to the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Toji suspected the Body Sect might have been behind Li Erpang’s death, but decided to proceed with the banquet and use it to target a Shrek disciple.
• Toji, Father Zhang, and Liang Wu planned to get the Shrek disciple drunk, poison his final bottle, and attack together; Liang Wu said the man was a level-sixty-one Soul Emperor with a Flame Lion King Martial Soul and a left-leg Soul Bone.
• The next night, a subordinate escorted the Shrek disciple into the Soul Fighting Arena, where he arrogantly remarked that Liang Wu had given him another share of profits.

Toji strengthened his Bloodline Power by absorbing Whale Rubber, but remained stuck at the Soul Elder realm because his Martial Soul required a life-or-death breakthrough to advance. Meanwhile, Liang Wu paid Luo Tian for his share in the child-selling business, leaving Toji and Zhang's father preparing to face him at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Luo Tian arrived to collect his share of the profits from Liang Wu, who credited the success of his business to the child Luo Tian had sold him five years earlier.
• Toji absorbed nourishing treasures and dramatically strengthened his body, blood, and Qi, though he said he could not advance beyond the Soul Elder realm without a life-or-death breakthrough.
• Zhang's father witnessed Toji's immense Bloodline Power and waited until Toji finished his training before telling him Luo Tian was at the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Toji put away the remaining Whale Rubber and left with Zhang's father, hoping his improvement would help them win their battle.
• Liang Wu gave Luo Tian several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Luo Tian accepted the money before agreeing to help him again if needed.

Liang Wu poisoned Luo Tian’s wine to weaken him before Toji launched a surprise attack. Luo Tian was badly injured and trapped beneath a crescent-moon strike, leaving his attackers with the advantage.

• Liang Wu got Luo Tian to reveal that he had recently reached level sixty-one, then secretly mixed Toji’s poison into his wine.
• Liang Wu kept Luo Tian drinking and distracted him with tales of his hardships until the poison took effect.
• Luo Tian discovered that the poison was making his flesh come away, then forced some of it from his body with Soul Power.
• Toji sprang from the shadows and struck Luo Tian’s left shoulder with a greatsword, but Luo Tian’s counterattack missed.
• A crescent moon appeared above Luo Tian and slammed him into the floor, leaving him bleeding and badly wounded.

Toji, Zhang's father, and Liang Wu attacked Luo Tian, a Shrek Inner Court disciple whose poison had not yet weakened him enough to defeat. As Luo Tian hurled a deadly flame spear at Liang Wu, Toji struck him from behind and made him bleed.

• Luo Tian recognized Toji as the boy who had survived the Soul Fighting Arena and admitted that the three attackers had come for revenge.
• Luo Tian fought off Toji and Zhang's father with his flame abilities while Liang Wu joined them, and they tried to stall until the poison took effect.
• Luo Tian overpowered Liang Wu and smashed him into a wall, then formed a spear of flame to finish him.
• Liang Wu activated an Invincible Shield as Toji attacked Luo Tian from behind, drawing blood.

Toji fought Luo Tian in a desperate battle at the Soul Fighting Arena, despite suffering severe injuries. Just as Luo Tian tried to self-destruct, a man stopped him and told the blood-soaked Toji that he had finally found him.

• Toji stabbed Luo Tian in the back with the Heaven-Breaking Sword, but Luo Tian blasted him away and attacked him.
• Toji fought Luo Tian at close quarters while Unyielding Fortitude increased his combat power, and Father Zhang searched for a chance to help.
• Luo Tian broke Toji's left hand, but Toji knocked him out of the room and continued fighting him in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Luo Tian unleashed his Soul Skills and prepared to self-destruct after Toji struck toward his heart, while Father Zhang rushed to pull Toji away.
• A man descended beside Luo Tian, stopped his self-destruction, and told Toji that he had finally found him.

Toji killed Luo Tian after learning the identities of the two men who had sold him to the Soul Fighting Arena, then faced Du Busi, the Body Sect master. Du Busi attacked, but Toji dodged his grab, leaving the watching Body Sect members stunned.

• Du Busi arrived and told Toji to settle his business with Luo Tian before they dealt with each other.
• Luo Tian revealed that one of the men who sold Toji was connected to the White Tiger Duke and the other was a disciple of a Sea God Pavilion elder.
• Toji vowed to kill both men in Shrek and beheaded Luo Tian.
• Du Busi identified himself and confirmed Toji had killed a squad of Body Sect disciples; Toji admitted it without hesitation.
• Du Busi suddenly attacked, but Toji evaded his grab as the Heaven-Breaking Sword melted against an invisible barrier.
• The Body Sect disciples and elders watching from the shadows were astonished that Toji had dodged their master's attack.

Du Busi captured Toji after a brutal pursuit, recognized his Body Martial Soul, and decided to bring him into the Body Sect. Toji later woke in a hot spring, revealing he had acted as though he might die because he knew Du Busi would keep him alive.

• Toji repeatedly dodged Du Busi's attacks until a Soul Power strike wounded his shoulder and Du Busi seized him.
• Toji used the Invincible Shield and short blades to escape Du Busi's grip, but Du Busi recognized his Body Martial Soul and became eager to recruit him.
• Toji fought Du Busi with punches, kicks, and poisoned blades, but Du Busi knocked him unconscious and caught him.
• Du Busi freed Father Zhang and told him he had come to bring Toji back to the Body Sect; Liang Wu offered to explain Toji's past.
• Toji woke in a hot spring and realized Du Busi had taken a liking to him, while revealing he had known the Body Sect would want him alive.

Toji recovered in the Body Sect’s medicinal pool while Du Busi offered him a chance to join the sect by proving his worth in an arena tournament. The tournament would determine whether the resentful disciples accepted Toji, and Du Busi revealed that their Body Martial Souls shared a deeper connection.

• Du Busi told Toji that his Body Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power made him a worthy recruit, but demanded compensation for the Body Sect disciples Toji had killed.
• Toji offered to repay the sect by devoting himself to it and argued that his future value could outweigh the loss of the dead disciples.
• Du Busi announced that, seven days later, disciples under twenty and below level sixty could enter a month-long tournament to defeat Toji or accept him into the sect.
• Toji recognized that the tournament would let him establish his place in the sect, and Du Busi praised his insight.
• Du Busi said he hoped Toji would become his student because both of their Body Martial Souls were themselves.

Du Busi explained that Toji’s vanished Soul Power had strengthened his body and revealed the immense potential of their shared Self Body Martial Soul, then accepted Toji as his personal disciple. Seven days later, Toji prepared to face the Body Sect’s young challengers and asked Du Busi to charge his Soul Tools.

• Du Busi explained that Toji’s Soul Power had been consumed to strengthen his body and that training through physical hardship would cultivate his Self Body Martial Soul.
• Du Busi gave Toji a custom crystal, which measured his cultivation at Level 39, and Toji knelt to become Du Busi’s personal disciple.
• Du Busi encouraged Toji to forge his own path and asked him to put on clothes after noticing he was naked.
• News of Du Busi’s competition spread through the Body Sect, and disciples under twenty and below Level 60 eagerly prepared to challenge Toji.
• After seven days of recovery and training, Toji told Du Busi he was ready, then asked him to charge the Soul Tools he could not replenish with Milk Bottles.

Toji argued with Du Busi that he needed Soul Tools to defeat Soul Emperors, then received a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone and went to the Body Sect’s challenge match. He defeated Li Dong in the opening bout, leaving the assembled disciples stunned as the month-long trial began.

• Toji insisted that Soul Tools were necessary for him to kill a Soul Emperor, and Du Busi charged the tools and Milk Bottles he carried.
• Du Busi gave Toji the ten-thousand-year left leg Soul Bone taken from Luo Tian and promised to teach him how to absorb it that night.
• Toji followed a map to the competition platform, where the Body Sect announced that he would become a core disciple if no eligible disciple defeated him within a month.
• Li Dong challenged Toji, but Toji dodged his attack, seized his face, and punched him off the platform.

Toji defeated Li Dong, a level forty-two Soul Ancestor, with one punch, then beat Wang Meng despite his Second Awakening and Soul Skills. After Wang Meng surrendered, Toji invited another disciple to challenge him.

• Toji knocked Li Dong unconscious with one punch, shocking the Body Sect disciples watching.
• The elder quieted the angry crowd and called the challengers in signup order.
• Wang Meng introduced himself as a level forty-eight Soul Ancestor and fought Toji using his Bronze Grade Second Awakening and Soul Skills.
• Toji dodged Wang Meng’s attacks, struck through his defenses, and pinned him to the ground by the neck.
• Wang Meng surrendered, praised Toji’s strength, and Toji called for the next challenger.

Toji defeated five Soul Ancestor disciples before facing Lin Xuan, a level fifty-three Soul King. He won with precise combat skills and Soul Tools, then challenged the Body Sect disciples who objected to his methods.

• Toji defeated Wang Meng and several more Soul Ancestor disciples, earning five consecutive victories.
• Lin Xuan introduced himself as a level fifty-three Soul King and challenged Toji.
• Lin Xuan attacked with poisoned bone blades and frost, but Toji blocked him with a dagger and used his silver chain to slam him into the arena floor.
• Lin Xuan unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, but Toji used a Soul Tool shield to break through the attack and put a great saber to Lin Xuan's throat.
• Lin Xuan admitted defeat, and the elder declared Toji the winner of his sixth consecutive match.
• When Body Sect disciples protested Toji's use of Soul Tools, Toji argued that their own abilities gave them an advantage and said he was stronger despite having no Soul Power.

Toji defeated dozens of Body Sect disciples in the arena, earning Du Busi’s respect and a lavish meal that helped him recover and grow stronger. Du Busi then agreed to exchange Toji’s fire-attribute Soul Bone for a more suitable Gale Demon Leopard Soul Bone.

• Du Busi silenced the angry disciples, rebuked them for making excuses, and ordered the competition to continue.
• Toji won thirty-seven consecutive matches, including fights against three Level 55 Soul Kings, setting a record for the Body Sect.
• Du Busi took the wounded Toji to the cafeteria, where Toji ate every dish and left nearly a hundred late-arriving disciples without dinner.
• Du Busi offered to pay for Toji’s meals and then brought him to the hot spring room to teach him how to absorb a Soul Bone.
• Toji asked to trade his fire-attribute left leg Soul Bone for one better suited to him, and Du Busi exchanged it for a Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Demon Leopard Soul Bone.

Toji absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone that granted him Teleportation, then showed Du Busi his powerful Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone. Du Busi advised him to wait until level forty before absorbing it and promised to help him obtain a Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Du Busi gave Toji a ten-thousand-year left leg Soul Bone and taught him to absorb it using his Qi and blood.
• Toji quickly absorbed the Soul Bone, resisting the Gale Demon Leopard's presence and strengthening his body.
• Toji discovered that the Soul Bone gave him Teleportation, which could reach up to a hundred meters at the cost of one fifth of his Qi and blood.
• Toji showed Du Busi his Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Right Palm Bone, which he had bought at an auction in Heaven Dou City.
• Du Busi advised Toji to wait until level forty to absorb the powerful Soul Bone and said he would take Toji to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain at least a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Toji learned from Du Busi that his Martial Soul could absorb Soul Rings and that its advancement required repeated awakenings at the limits of life and death. After winning a brutal challenge and achieving a Gold Grade Martial Soul Second Awakening, Toji broke through to rank forty; Du Busi prepared to teach him how to absorb a Soul Ring.

• Du Busi explained that Toji's Martial Soul could absorb Soul Rings and that its unusual cultivation required awakenings between realms.
• Toji won ninety-seven consecutive arena matches over a month, including a crushing victory over a rank fifty-nine Soul King.
• Toji accepted a challenge from a rank sixty-one Soul Emperor and, after sustaining severe injuries, triggered Unyielding Fortitude and achieved a Gold Grade Martial Soul Second Awakening.
• The sect recognized Toji as its foremost young disciple and made him a core disciple; Du Busi treated his injuries in the medicinal pool.
• After seven days, Toji woke with his injuries partly healed and broke through to rank forty.
• Du Busi congratulated Toji and told him to prepare to hunt Soul Beasts the next day so he could learn to absorb a Soul Ring.