Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Xiao Yan prepared for his Martial Soul Awakening in Holy Soul Village, while recalling his connection with another Xiao Yan on the Dou Qi Continent. He joined Tang San and the other village children, ready to go with Old Jack to the ceremony.

• Xiao Yan remembered meeting the other Xiao Yan in their shared dream space and learning that he had begun cultivating Dou Qi.
• A diamond-shaped jade vanished from Xiao Yan’s hand and appeared in the other Xiao Yan’s possession on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Old Jack woke Xiao Yan and told him that the Spirit Hall guest would conduct the village’s Martial Soul Awakening that day.
• Xiao Yan ate breakfast, then went to summon the children who would attend the awakening.
• Xiao Yan met Tang San outside his home, and they returned to Old Jack’s courtyard with all the children gathered.

Xiao Yan and Tang San attended their Martial Soul Awakening in Nuoding City, where Su Yuntao tested the village children. The chapter ended with Tang San awakening Blue Silver Grass alongside Innate Full Soul Power, while Xiao Yan waited for his turn.

• Old Jack led Xiao Yan, Tang San, and the other children to meet Su Yuntao, a rank twenty-six Soul Grandmaster from the Spirit Hall.
• Su Yuntao demonstrated his Martial Soul transformation and began awakening the children, most of whom gained ordinary Martial Souls without Soul Power.
• Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass, which Su Yuntao lamented as a Trash Martial Soul.
• Tang San's Soul Power test made the blue crystal shine brightly, revealing his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Su Yuntao called Xiao Yan forward for his awakening.

Xiao Yan awakened the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Soul Division as twin Martial Souls, along with Innate Full Soul Power, and Su Yuntao invited him to join Spirit Hall. Xiao Yan postponed his answer after sensing a killing intent, while Old Jack learned that Xiao Yan and Tang San both had Innate Full Soul Power.

• Su Yuntao guided Xiao Yan through his Martial Soul awakening, and Xiao Yan manifested the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the phantom Soul Division.
• Su Yuntao tested Xiao Yan's Soul Power and discovered he had Innate Full Soul Power, then invited him to join Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Yan sensed killing intent from outside the hall as he was about to accept, so he told Su Yuntao he would think it over.
• Su Yuntao finished the village's awakening tests and told Old Jack that two children had Innate Full Soul Power, including one with twin Martial Souls.
• Old Jack returned to Holy Soul Village and learned that Xiao Yan and Tang San were the two children with Innate Full Soul Power.

After meeting his counterpart in the mysterious space, Douluo Xiao Yan learned more about his Martial Souls and resolved to keep a low profile because of the hidden killing intent. Old Jack later persuaded Tang Hao to let Tang San attend the junior academy and asked Xiao Yan to deliver Tang Hao a jug of wine.

• Old Jack celebrated Xiao Yan’s talent with a meal, and Xiao Yan examined his Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Soul Division Martial Souls before returning to the mysterious space.
• The two Xiao Yans reunited, shared news of their progress, and Douluo Xiao Yan told his counterpart about the killing intent he had sensed.
• Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan advised Douluo Xiao Yan to develop quietly while they discussed their circumstances and the strange space’s limits.
• Old Jack became angry when Tang Hao refused to let Tang San attend the Junior Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City.
• After repeatedly visiting Tang Hao, Old Jack persuaded him to agree and told Xiao Yan to bring Tang Hao a jug of wine the next morning.

Xiao Yan practiced Stone Shattering Palm on a hill outside Holy Soul Village, but his Soul Power alone could not make the technique work. After merging with his Soul Division Martial Soul, he successfully struck a deep palm print into a rock and realized he could use Dou Techniques as an independent means of fighting.

• Xiao Yan brought Old Jack's wine jug to Tang San and saw him training at a furnace under his father's instructions.
• Xiao Yan decided to prepare for the junior Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City while keeping a low profile from the unknown enemy targeting him.
• Xiao Yan spent several days practicing Stone Shattering Palm, improving his control over Soul Power but failing to damage a rock.
• Xiao Yan merged with his Soul Division Martial Soul and found that his senses, Soul Power, and physical abilities had greatly improved.
• Xiao Yan used Stone Shattering Palm while the Martial Soul was merged with him and left a deep palm print in the rock.

Xiao Yan mastered three Yellow Tier Dou Techniques and traveled with Tang San and Old Jack to Nuoding Academy to enroll. At the academy gates, a young man insulted them and refused to accept their Spirit Hall certificates, so Old Jack led the boys away to seek help from Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yan mastered Stone Shattering Palm, Sky-Rending Claw, and Swift Step, and improved his control over Soul Power.
• Old Jack gave Xiao Yan and Tang San Spirit Hall certificates and took them toward Nuoding City for admission to Nuoding Academy.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to examine Xiao Yan, but saw a pitch-black human-shaped shadow staring back at him.
• A young man at Nuoding Academy mocked the boys' certificates and refused to admit them, despite their recorded Innate Full Soul Power.
• Old Jack took the certificates back and led Xiao Yan and Tang San away after the young man insulted Holy Soul Village.

Xiao Yan and Tang San defended Old Jack after a young academy worker insulted him, and the Grandmaster intervened, verified their certificates, and brought them into Nuoding Academy. The Grandmaster offered to teach them and revealed that he knew they possessed Twin Martial Souls, leaving Tang San on guard and Xiao Yan confused.

• The young man insulted Old Jack and tried to shove him, so Xiao Yan and Tang San stopped him and knocked him down.
• Xiao Yan stepped between Tang San and the young man, demanded an apology, and prevented Tang San from attacking him.
• The Grandmaster arrived, checked Xiao Yan and Tang San's Martial Soul certificates, and ordered the young man to apologize to Old Jack.
• The Grandmaster promised Old Jack he would handle their enrollment and warned the young man not to repeat his behavior.
• The Grandmaster led Xiao Yan and Tang San into Nuoding Academy, then asked whether they would accept him as their teacher.
• The Grandmaster identified Xiao Yan and Tang San as Twin Martial Soul holders, prompting Tang San to become wary and Xiao Yan to wonder how he knew.

Grandmaster explained why Tang San and Xiao Yan’s Innate Full Soul Power suggested they had Twin Martial Souls, and both boys accepted him as their teacher. As Grandmaster led them to enroll at the academy, Xiao Yan began to suspect Tang San was also a transmigrator.

• Grandmaster cited his research on Blue Silver Grass and Mutated Martial Souls to argue that Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power meant he had a second Martial Soul.
• Tang San knelt and kowtowed to Grandmaster, then asked him to become his teacher, prompting Xiao Yan to suspect Tang San was a transmigrator.
• Xiao Yan accepted Grandmaster as his teacher with a bow, and Grandmaster celebrated having both talented boys as disciples.
• Grandmaster escorted Xiao Yan and Tang San to the enrollment office, where Director Su registered them as work-study students and assigned them to Dorm Seven.
• Xiao Yan and Tang San overheard academy teachers mock Grandmaster’s theories, but they continued to value his expertise in Martial Souls.

Xiao Yan and Tang San arrived at Dorm Seven, where Xiao Yan defeated Wang Sheng in a series of fights. After learning that the work-study students relied on their leader for protection, Xiao Yan suggested that Tang San become the boss.

• Xiao Yan and Tang San arrived at Dorm Seven and introduced themselves to Wang Sheng and the other work-study students.
• Wang Sheng mocked Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and claimed he was the dormitory's boss.
• Xiao Yan kicked Wang Sheng, then beat him again when Wang Sheng attacked and activated his Martial Soul.
• Wang Sheng conceded and explained that the work-study students banded together to protect one another from bullying.
• Xiao Yan declined to lead the group and suggested that Tang San become the boss.

Xiao Yan became Dorm Seven’s boss, then Xiao Wu arrived and defeated Tang San in a spar to prove herself. After welcoming her, the students met their teacher and learned about their work-study classes and duties.

• Tang San declined to lead Dorm Seven, and Xiao Yan accepted the role while leaving Wang Sheng in charge of day-to-day matters.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself and agreed to spar with Tang San to enter Dorm Seven.
• Xiao Wu used a leg lock to throw Tang San, who admitted defeat and let her into the dorm.
• Xiao Yan welcomed Xiao Wu and continued wondering about Tang San’s past and behavior.
• Teacher Mo brought bedding for Xiao Yan and Tang San, then asked Wang Sheng to explain the work-study students’ arrangements.
• Wang Sheng explained that students had morning classes, cleaned the campus in the afternoon, and earned ten copper coins a day.

On registration day at Nuoding Academy, Xiao Yan joined Tang San and Xiao Wu for a meal before Grandmaster summoned him and Tang San to examine their Martial Souls. Grandmaster agreed to take them to hunt for Soul Rings the next day, but first explained that they had to choose how to develop their powers.

• Xiao Yan paid for Xiao Wu’s meal, then stopped Wang Sheng from confronting a student who insulted the work-study students.
• Grandmaster summoned Xiao Yan and Tang San, led them to his room, and asked them to show their Martial Souls.
• Grandmaster saw Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and hammer Martial Souls and warned him to keep the hammer secret and never attach Soul Rings to it.
• Grandmaster decided to take Xiao Yan and Tang San to hunt for Soul Rings the next day and explained that Soul Masters had to choose a direction for developing their Martial Souls.

Grandmaster advised Xiao Yan to pursue the Battle Soul Master path and Tang San to specialize in control, then agreed to take them to hunt for Soul Rings. Before setting out, Xiao Yan defeated Tang San in a spar and became his senior brother; the pair prepared to leave their work-study duties to their dormmates.

• Grandmaster recommended the Battle Soul Master path for Xiao Yan and the control path for Tang San, and promised to take them to hunt for Soul Rings the next morning.
• Xiao Yan and Tang San sparred in a grove, testing their strength and techniques against each other.
• Xiao Yan used Soul Division and Stone Shattering Palm to send Tang San flying, then helped him up; Tang San accepted Xiao Yan as his senior brother.
• Xiao Yan and Tang San returned to Dorm Seven, where Xiao Wu asked why they had taken so long to return.
• Xiao Yan and Tang San asked the other work-study students to cover their duties while they were away, and Tang San promised to take Xiao Wu's work for the rest of the semester afterward.

Grandmaster led Xiao Yan and Tang San from Nuoding City to the Soul Hunting Forest, teaching them to use the Soul Tools he gave them along the way. At the forest entrance, he warned them against speaking casually about the relationship between the Spirit Hall and the empire.

• Grandmaster took Xiao Yan and Tang San through the market to buy supplies for their journey to the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Grandmaster gave Xiao Yan a disguise bracelet and Tang San a storage belt; Xiao Yan named his Soul Tool Black Dragon, and Tang San named his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.
• Grandmaster led the two disciples on the three-hundred-li journey and had them practice storing and retrieving supplies with their Soul Tools.
• Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Grandmaster arrived at the Soul Hunting Forest, where Grandmaster explained the permits and Soul Hunting parties gathered outside.
• Tang San asked whether the forest belonged to the empire or the Spirit Hall, and Grandmaster warned both disciples not to discuss the two powers casually.

Grandmaster took Xiao Yan and Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest to find Tang San a first Soul Ring, teaching them about Soul Beasts and Soul Ring limits along the way. As night fell, Luo Sanpao sensed something nearby before they could settle in.

• Grandmaster used a third-rank Spirit Hall token to get himself, Xiao Yan, and Tang San past the forest checkpoint.
• Grandmaster summoned Luo Sanpao and explained that his Martial Soul had mutated unfavorably, leaving him unable to advance beyond level thirty.
• Grandmaster used Luo Sanpao to scout and taught the boys how to identify Soul Beasts, judge their strength and age, and choose Soul Rings.
• Grandmaster said Tang San should keep a nearby lone bamboo as a fallback because it was too young to provide a strong Soul Ring.
• Grandmaster explained that a first Soul Ring should not exceed 423 years and that the person absorbing it had to kill the Soul Beast themselves.
• Grandmaster stopped Xiao Yan and Tang San from lighting a fire at their campsite, then Luo Sanpao cried out toward something nearby.

Grandmaster demonstrated Luo Sanpao’s attack and explained Soul Ring absorption to Xiao Yan and Tang San before a Mandala Snake appeared. After Luo Sanpao struck it, Grandmaster pulled the two boys away and fled.

• Grandmaster used Luo Sanpao to injure two of six Netherworld Wolves and drive the others away, then fed Luo Sanpao white radishes.
• Grandmaster killed the injured wolves and showed Xiao Yan and Tang San how a Soul Ring appeared and why he could not absorb it.
• Luo Sanpao sensed danger, and Grandmaster recognized an approaching Mandala Snake as Xiao Yan and Tang San scattered realgar powder to hold it back.
• Grandmaster explained the Mandala Snake’s dangers and taught Xiao Yan and Tang San to flee when an enemy had more Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
• Grandmaster sent Luo Sanpao’s attack at the Mandala Snake, then grabbed Xiao Yan and Tang San and ran.

Grandmaster, Xiao Yan, and Tang San fought a nearly four-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake after it chased them through the forest. With Tang San’s concealed Silent Sleeve Arrow and Xiao Yan’s attack, they killed it, and Grandmaster recognized it as a possible first Soul Ring for Tang San.

• Grandmaster fled with Xiao Yan and Tang San when Luo Sanpao’s attacks failed to stop the Mandala Snake.
• Tang San hurled white radishes at the snake’s eyes to slow it while Xiao Yan warned that they could not keep running.
• After Luo Sanpao was bitten and returned to Grandmaster, Xiao Yan and Tang San attacked the snake together, and Tang San’s Silent Sleeve Arrow pierced its eye.
• Xiao Yan sensed a brief flash of killing intent from Tang San, who then hid his secret weapon and accepted Grandmaster’s concern.
• Grandmaster proposed that Tang San absorb the Mandala Snake’s nearly four-hundred-year-old Soul Ring despite Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass being a Plant-type Martial Soul.

Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring and gained Blue Silver Entanglement, while Xiao Yan treated Grandmaster’s venomous injury. The group continued searching for a suitable Soul Ring for Xiao Yan, but had not found one after two days.

• Tang San absorbed the Mandala Snake’s Yellow Soul Ring as Xiao Yan chose not to attack him and treated Grandmaster’s poisoned leg with an antidote.
• Tang San completed the absorption the next morning, broke through to become a Soul Master, and showed that his Blue Silver Grass had gained the snake’s venom and greater toughness.
• Tang San demonstrated his first Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement, and Grandmaster praised the control skill and its potential teamwork with Xiao Yan.
• Grandmaster led Tang San and Xiao Yan onward to search for Xiao Yan’s first Soul Ring, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the Soul Beasts they encountered.
• After two days without finding a suitable Soul Ring, Grandmaster urged Xiao Yan not to absorb an unsuitable one, and Xiao Yan calmed his impatience.

Xiao Yan, the Grandmaster, and Tang San hunted a gravely injured Scarlet Yang Demon Tiger so Xiao Yan could claim his First Soul Ring. As Xiao Yan absorbed the ring, Bone Spirit Cold Flame subdued its energy, and he glimpsed a strange vision ending with the words “Dou Qi, seventh stage!”

• The Grandmaster identified a trail of blood as belonging to a Scarlet Yang Demon Tiger and led Xiao Yan and Tang San to its cave.
• The Grandmaster estimated the injured tiger was nearly four hundred years old, and he and Tang San helped restrain it while Xiao Yan attacked its wounds.
• Xiao Yan killed the Scarlet Yang Demon Tiger, and a yellow Soul Ring emerged for him to absorb.
• The Grandmaster collected the tiger’s blood and taught Tang San about its useful parts while Xiao Yan absorbed the Soul Ring.
• Bone Spirit Cold Flame overcame the Soul Ring’s energy, and Xiao Yan experienced a vision of two girls, admiring onlookers, and the fading words “Dou Qi, seventh stage!”

After awakening his first Soul Skill, Xiao Yan returned to Nuoding City with Tang San and went to Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master. There, Su Yuntao failed to remember him, deepening Xiao Yan’s suspicion that someone was secretly interfering with his life; the chapter ended as he entered the registration room and met an elderly man.

• Xiao Yan demonstrated Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce, which combined ice and fire damage with a brief mental impact, astonishing Grandmaster and Tang San.
• Grandmaster brought Xiao Yan and Tang San back to Nuoding City and advised them to register with Spirit Hall for a monthly Gold Soul Coin.
• Xiao Yan went to Spirit Hall while Tang San stayed behind to find Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Yan recognized Su Yuntao, but Su Yuntao could not remember awakening Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul in Holy Soul Village.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether a hidden expert had erased Su Yuntao’s memory, then followed his directions upstairs to register.
• An elderly man greeted Xiao Yan after he entered the registration room.

Xiao Yan registered as a Spirit Master, declined Ma Xiunuo’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, and returned to Nuoding Academy. After the term ended, he traveled with Tang San and Xiao Wu to Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack learned of Xiao Yan’s achievement and kept his Gold Soul Coins for his future wedding.

• Xiao Yan demonstrated his Yellow Soul Ring, registered as a Level 12 Soul Power Spirit Master, and declined Ma Xiunuo’s offer to join Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Yan returned to Nuoding Academy and learned that Tang San had settled the dispute between the work-study students and the other students.
• Xiao Yan trained through the rest of the term, while Tang San took a forging job at a city smithy.
• Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu traveled to Holy Soul Village after the term ended.
• Xiao Yan showed Old Jack his Gold Soul Coins and proved he had become a Spirit Master, so Old Jack saved the money for Xiao Yan’s wedding.