Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin awakened to find he had the Soft Bone Rabbit and Clear Sky Hammer as Twin Martial Souls, along with Innate Full Soul Power, instead of the Blue Silver Grass he expected. He left the awakening room determined to forge his own path, while an unknown voice recognized him as a descendant of the Tang Family.

• Tang Wulin followed the awakening master into the room, expecting to receive Blue Silver Grass and level-three Innate Soul Power.
• During the awakening, a golden pattern appeared on Tang Wulin's forehead and power surged through him, prompting the awakening master to identify his Soul Power as Innate Full Soul Power.
• A pink Soft Bone Rabbit appeared as Tang Wulin's first Martial Soul, and he recognized it as Xiao Wu's Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin manifested a Clear Sky Hammer in his right palm, revealing that he possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• A voice in Tang Wulin's mind declared that the Tang Family had a descendant again, and the awakening master led him outside after reacting in disbelief.
• Tang Wulin concealed his excitement from the awakening master and resolved to forge his own path without Blue Silver Grass.

After Tang Wulin told his parents he had awakened two Martial Souls and innate full soul power, he fell asleep and dreamed of meeting Tang Hao in a forge. Tang Hao recognized Tang Wulin’s Clear Sky Hammer, took him on as an apprentice, and began teaching him to forge.

• Tang Wulin told Tang Ziran that he had awakened a pink rabbit and a black hammer, and Tang Ziran celebrated his twin Martial Souls.
• Tang Ziran and Lang Yue discussed getting Tang Wulin a free first Soul Spirit through the Spirit Pagoda’s preferential treatment for gifted children.
• Tang Wulin went to bed, and a golden marking flashed across his body before he entered a dream of a forge.
• Tang Wulin recognized Tang Hao, pretended he did not know where he was, and asked him for food.
• Tang Hao offered to take Tang Wulin on as an apprentice, then accepted him after Tang Wulin produced his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao taught Tang Wulin to correct his hammer grip and practice his stance and swings.

Tang Wulin learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer from Tang Hao in a vivid dream, then began Soul Master classes at the academy. On his way home, he confronted three youths harassing a silver-haired girl and swung his Clear Sky Hammer at their leader.

• Tang Hao taught Tang Wulin to borrow the force of each hammer strike, and Tang Wulin practiced until he began to improve.
• Tang Wulin woke from the forging lesson unsure whether it had been a dream, then asked Lang Yue when they would visit the Spirit Pagoda.
• Lang Yue took Tang Wulin to his first day of school, where Lin Ximeng taught him Martial Soul theory and meditation.
• On his way home, Tang Wulin found three youths cornering a silver-haired girl and challenged their leader.
• The leader charged Tang Wulin with a dagger, and Tang Wulin summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and swung it.

Tang Wulin rescued Na'er from street thugs and brought her home, where Lang Yue took her to report her missing. During meditation, Tang Wulin returned to Tang Hao's forge, where Tang Hao taught him the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the rest of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

• Tang Wulin knocked out the leader of three young men who were attacking Na'er, and the others fled with their companion.
• Tang Wulin brought Na'er home and told Lang Yue how he had found her; Na'er said she could not find her parents.
• Lang Yue took Na'er to the consul to see whether anyone had reported her missing.
• Tang Wulin meditated and entered Deep Meditation, returning in his vision to Tang Hao's forge.
• Tang Hao told Tang Wulin that his slow cultivation came from lacking a good method, then taught him the Mysterious Heaven Skill after Tang Wulin promised to keep the record secret.

Tang Wulin practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill and learned forging and Tang Sect techniques, becoming more determined to grow stronger. His family agreed to take him to the Spirit Pagoda that evening to obtain a Soul Spirit.

• Tang Wulin used the Mysterious Heaven Skill, greatly increasing the Soul Power stored in his dantian.
• Tang Wulin's family kept Na'er with them after the consul's office found no missing-person report matching her.
• Tang Hao taught Tang Wulin to practice the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer on an iron ingot, aiming for eighty-one successive blows.
• Tang Wulin practiced the Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Jade Hand, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track at sunrise.
• Tang Wulin told Lang Yue and Tang Ziran he wanted to become strong enough to protect his family, and Lang Yue agreed they would go to the Spirit Pagoda that evening.

Tang Wulin visited the Spirit Pagoda with his family to claim a free Soul Spirit, and his Spiritual Power test astonished the Spirit Transmitter. Unable to find a compatible Hundred-Year Soul Spirit among the official choices, Tang Wulin examined lottery stock and encountered a defective grass snake Soul Spirit.

• Tang Wulin went with Tang Ziran, Lang Yue, and Na'er to the Spirit Pagoda to claim a free Soul Spirit.
• Tang Ziran told the Spirit Transmitter that Tang Wulin had Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls, changing the Spirit Transmitter's dismissive attitude.
• Tang Wulin's Spiritual Power tested at sixty-seven, astonishing the Spirit Transmitter, who said he could fuse with a Hundred-Year Soul Spirit.
• Tang Wulin rejected all eleven official Hundred-Year Soul Spirits because none suited his Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul.
• The Spirit Transmitter showed Tang Wulin the lottery Soul Spirits, and Tang Wulin found a defective grass snake that the Spirit Transmitter called useless.

Tang Wulin chose a hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Spirit and fused with it, breaking through to Soul Power Level eleven before the Golden Dragon King’s power violently disrupted the process and knocked him unconscious. His family found him sleeping safely, while Tang Ziran worried that he could not guide his son on his path as a Soul Master.

• Tang Wulin recognized a hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Spirit as matching his Martial Soul and chose it from the Soul Spirit Balls.
• Tang Wulin released the rabbit from its Soul Spirit Ball and began fusing it with his Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin entered Deep Meditation and broke through from Soul Power Level ten to level eleven.
• The Golden Dragon King’s power spread into the Soft Bone Rabbit, turned violent, and caused Tang Wulin to pass out as the fusion completed.
• Tang Ziran, Lang Yue, and Na'er checked on Tang Wulin and found him asleep with steady breathing.
• Tang Ziran voiced his helplessness about guiding Tang Wulin, and Na'er comforted him.

Tang Wulin completed eighty-one strikes of forging and impressed Tang Hao, who began teaching him to control his strength with a wooden hammer. After waking, Tang Wulin noticed his family’s financial strain and asked Tang Ziran if he could learn forging.

• Tang Wulin completed eighty-one consecutive strikes, transforming rough black iron into smooth silvery-white metal, and Tang Hao praised his work.
• Tang Hao gave Tang Wulin a wooden hammer and taught him that forging required precise control of force; Tang Wulin repeatedly shattered the hammers while practicing.
• Tang Wulin woke at dawn, tucked Na'er’s blanket around her, and completed his cultivation routine before breakfast.
• Tang Wulin and Na'er ate most of the family’s breakfast as Tang Ziran worried over the rising cost of feeding the household.
• Tang Wulin saw his father’s concern and asked Tang Ziran if he could learn forging.

Tang Wulin persuaded Tang Ziran to let him apprentice under Mang Tian so he could help support the family. At Mang Tian’s workshop, Tang Wulin revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and asked to try purifying Heavy Silver, while Mang Tian allowed him to attempt it, expecting him to fail.

• Tang Wulin said he wanted to learn forging and earn money, and Tang Ziran agreed to contact Mang Tian about an apprenticeship.
• Mang Tian accepted Tang Wulin as an apprentice, and Tang Ziran decided to seek extra night-shift repair work to help support the family.
• Lang Yue took Tang Wulin to Mang Tian’s workshop, where Mang Tian asked him what he knew about forging.
• Tang Wulin gave a detailed explanation of forging and showed Mang Tian his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Wulin identified the Heavy Silver Mang Tian was heating and asked to try forging it, so Mang Tian let him proceed while expecting little from him.

Tang Wulin forged Heavy Silver into First Grade Thousand Refinement on his first real attempt, leaving Mang Tian stunned by his extraordinary skill. After Tang Wulin asked whether he had done an okay job, he explained that he had practiced extensively in his dreams.

• Tang Wulin purified the Heavy Silver with three precise hammer blows, astonishing Mang Tian with the high-grade Hundred Refinement result.
• Tang Wulin continued hammering the metal, and Mang Tian realized he was attempting Thousand Refinement without first communicating with it.
• After an hour and a half, Tang Wulin completed First Grade Thousand Refinement, making him the youngest recorded person to do so.
• Tang Wulin collapsed from exhaustion and asked Mang Tian whether his purification had been okay.
• Mang Tian roared in disbelief when Tang Wulin confirmed it was his first real forging attempt, and Tang Wulin recalled practicing in his dreams for a year.

After Tang Wulin completed First Grade Thousand Refinement on his first day at Mang Tian’s workshop, Mang Tian hired him and told Lang Yue that his work could earn the family substantial money. That night, Tang Wulin gave Na'er a piece of the refined Heavy Silver, then practiced in his dream forge, where Tang Hao showed him that controlling his strength was still difficult.

• Mang Tian praised Tang Wulin for completing Thousand Refinement on his first attempt and offered him daily work at the workshop.
• Tang Wulin ate nearly all of Mang Tian’s stored food after the exhausting forging session.
• Lang Yue arrived, and Mang Tian told her Tang Wulin could work after school and earn a high wage.
• Tang Ziran learned from Mang Tian that Tang Wulin had achieved Thousand Refinement and questioned his son about how he had done it.
• Tang Wulin gave Na'er a small piece of the Thousand Refined Heavy Silver he had brought home.
• In his dream forge, Tang Wulin tried to practice with a wooden hammer, broke it, and resolved to try again after Tang Hao warned him to control his strength.

After Tang Wulin mastered eighty-one strikes with an unbroken wooden hammer, Tang Hao explained that his forging could not advance until his cultivation improved. He began teaching Tang Wulin the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, starting with Empty.

• Tang Wulin completed eighty-one controlled strikes and produced a flawless piece of metal without breaking the wooden hammer.
• Tang Hao praised Tang Wulin's progress, then said his forging could not improve further until his body and cultivation grew stronger.
• Tang Hao identified Tang Wulin's Martial Soul as the Clear Sky Hammer and named its nine attack methods, the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
• Tang Hao explained the principles of all nine Absolutes and demonstrated how Empty concealed gathered force before a sudden strike.
• Tang Wulin asked to begin training, and Tang Hao started teaching him the Empty Character Absolute in the forge.

Tang Wulin encountered a divine consciousness that explained the Golden Dragon King’s power and the danger of its eighteen seals. He learned he had until age ten to gather three rare materials to safely break the first seal, then returned to his usual cultivation with the deadline weighing on him.

• Tang Wulin saw the Golden Dragon King and learned that eighteen seals suppressed its power within him.
• A divine consciousness told Tang Wulin to strengthen his body and gradually absorb the sealed power or risk being killed by it.
• The divine consciousness required Tang Wulin to obtain a hundred-year Ice Crystal Fruit, a hundred-year Scarlet Flame Fruit, and ten drops of fresh blood from a hundred-year dragon-type Soul Beast before he turned ten.
• Tang Wulin realized he had two years to find the materials and decided to save money and ask around without making Uncle Mang Tian suspicious.
• Tang Wulin woke beside Na'er, tucked her blanket around her, and went to the rooftop to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye as usual.

Tang Wulin finished forging for Mang Tian and learned that he could find Ice Crystal Fruit and Scarlet Flame Fruit in Eastsea City. After securing permission to travel there for a blacksmith rank assessment, he said goodbye to his family and boarded a Soul Guidance Train.

• Tang Wulin completed ten Hundred Refined tungsten steel pieces and a first-grade Thousand Refined Heavy Silver piece for Mang Tian.
• Tang Wulin asked Mang Tian where to find Ice Crystal Fruit and Scarlet Flame Fruit, and learned that Eastsea City had spiritual material shops and auction houses.
• Tang Wulin told Mang Tian he wanted to travel to Eastsea City for a blacksmith rank assessment, and Mang Tian gave him a Storage Soul Tool and a letter of introduction to Cen Yue.
• Tang Wulin told Tang Ziran and Lang Yue about his trip, and Lang Yue agreed to let him travel alone after asking him to be careful.
• Tang Wulin said goodbye to Na'er and his family, bought a student ticket, passed the station security check, and boarded the Soul Guidance Train.

Tang Wulin's meditation on a Soul Guidance Train was interrupted when a female Evil Soul Master attacked the passengers and targeted a little girl. He revealed his Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and used Charm to stun her, leaving him poised to rescue the girl.

• Tang Wulin meditated aboard the train until a passenger collapsed and an attendant declared an emergency.
• A female Evil Soul Master entered the carriage, blocked the way forward, and targeted a frightened young girl for her blood essence.
• Tang Wulin recognized the danger and stood up to challenge the Evil Soul Master.
• The attacker revealed her Blood Bat Martial Soul and grabbed the girl, prompting Tang Wulin to charge and shout that she must let his sister go.
• Tang Wulin revealed his Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and used his Second Soul Skill, Charm, to stun the Evil Soul Master for two seconds.

Tang Wulin rescued a little girl and fought a female Evil Soul Master aboard a Soul Guidance Train, overpowering her with his speed and strength. When she enhanced herself with two Soul Skills and wounded him, he switched to the Clear Sky Hammer, revealing his Twin Martial Souls as she charged again.

• Tang Wulin pulled the little girl away from the female Evil Soul Master and struck the attacker into the train ceiling with Waist Bow.
• The female Evil Soul Master accused Tang Wulin of being a Tang Sect disciple and attacked him in the narrow aisle.
• Tang Wulin dodged and counterattacked, sending the female Evil Soul Master through a window and a seat before striking her repeatedly.
• The female Evil Soul Master activated Blood Armor and Frenzied Blood, increasing her speed and strength enough to scratch Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin switched from the Soft Bone Rabbit to the Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the female Evil Soul Master, who vowed to kill him.

Tang Wulin defeated the female Evil Soul Master on the train with the Breaking Character Technique, then shielded the rescued girl from the grisly aftermath. When train security arrived, he claimed the attacker had escaped using a Blood Escape Technique.

• Tang Wulin struck the female Evil Soul Master repeatedly with the Clear Sky Hammer, building the power of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and cracking her Blood Armor.
• The girl used Star Wheel Chain to immobilize the fleeing Evil Soul Master, giving Tang Wulin the chance to unleash the Breaking Character Technique and destroy her.
• Tang Wulin pulled the girl into his arms and told the passengers to shield the children from the bloodied carriage.
• Tang Wulin realized he had truly grasped the Breaking Character Technique's intent as the attendant cleaned up and train security entered.
• Tang Wulin told the security captain that the Evil Soul Master had used a Blood Escape Technique, and the captain challenged his claim after seeing the blood and flesh on the floor.

Tang Wulin left the train after the guards accepted the claim that the Evil Soul Master had escaped, then parted from Xu Xiaoyan without telling her his name. Xu Xiaoyan reunited with her brother Xu Xiaoyu and told him how Tang Wulin had saved her.

• After an attendant spoke to him, a guard let Tang Wulin go and told the other guards to record that the Evil Soul Master had escaped using the Blood Escape Technique.
• Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan rode the train to Eastsea City, where passengers praised Tang Wulin for defeating the Evil Soul Master.
• At the station, Xu Xiaoyan asked Tang Wulin his name, but he said he would tell her if they met again and walked away.
• Xu Xiaoyu found Xu Xiaoyan and panicked when she told him the Evil Soul Master had grabbed her.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Xu Xiaoyu that an eight-year-old Tang Sect disciple with Twin Martial Souls had saved her, but she had not learned Tang Wulin's name.

Tang Wulin arrived in Eastsea City and went to the Blacksmith Association to meet Grandmaster Cen Yue for a blacksmith rank assessment. Yun Xiaoling brought him to Cen Yue’s office, where the door opened for them.

• Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan left the station while Xu Xiaoyan vowed to join the Tang Sect and find Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin arrived in Eastsea City and followed Mang Tian’s note to the Blacksmith Association.
• Tang Wulin charmed the two receptionists and told them he had come to be assessed by Grandmaster Cen Yue.
• Yun Xiaoling contacted Cen Yue, then led Tang Wulin to his office on the fifteenth floor.
• Yun Xiaoling announced their arrival, and Cen Yue’s office door opened automatically.

Tang Wulin took a blacksmith rank assessment under Cen Yue’s supervision and stunned the assessors by rapidly purifying heavy silver. He continued forging toward Thousand Refinement, leaving Cen Yue realizing Mang Tian had sent him an extraordinary prodigy.

• Cen Yue brought Tang Wulin to the forging assessment and joked that Mang Tian had exaggerated his standing as a blacksmith.
• Tang Wulin chose heavy silver, one of the most difficult metals in the assessment, and began forging it with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Wulin completed Hundred Refinement in three blows, astonishing the assessor and Cen Yue.
• Tang Wulin continued using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and the assessor recognized that he was performing Thousand Refinement.
• Golden patterns appeared across the heavy silver as Tang Wulin’s forging continued.