Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling woke in a six-year-old body in the Douluo world after Yu Xiaogang rescued him and took him to Nuoding Academy. He accepted the God-Level Selection System’s offer to live in this world and gained Innate Full Soul Power, but had not yet awakened his Martial Soul.

• Qi Ling woke with no memory of how he had reached an unfamiliar place, and Yu Xiaogang told him he had found and rescued him in a forest three days earlier.
• Qi Ling realized he had become a six-year-old child and recognized Yu Xiaogang as Tang San’s teacher from Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Qi Ling was at Nuoding Academy, a junior academy for training Soul Masters.
• Qi Ling wondered whether he would get a system, and the God-Level Selection System offered him a choice between transmigrating again or living in the Douluo world.
• Qi Ling chose to remain in the Douluo world and received Innate Full Soul Power, reaching the equivalent of a level 10 Soul Master before awakening his Martial Soul.

Qi Ling went to the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City to awaken his martial souls, revealing a terrifying demon and a majestic divine dragon. He left before completing his soul master certification, while the Spirit Hall prepared to report his extraordinary abilities to headquarters.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Qi Ling a token so he could awaken his martial soul at the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City.
• The old man in red welcomed Qi Ling as Yu Xiaogang's recommended student and sent Sisi to guide his awakening.
• Qi Ling's first Awakening Stone turned blood-red and revealed the phantom of a savage demon, frightening everyone in the room.
• Qi Ling said he sensed another power within him, and Su Yuntao brought a second Awakening Stone.
• The second stone revealed a divine dragon whose golden presence clashed with the demon's red aura until Qi Ling withdrew his hands.
• Qi Ling left before the Spirit Hall could process his certification, and both Awakening Stones crumbled as the old man in red ordered a report sent to headquarters.

Qi Ling chose to confront Wang Sheng and easily defeated him, earning the respect of the Dorm Seven students. Wang Sheng became his loyal follower after Qi Ling encouraged him to stop seeing himself as merely one of a group.

• Qi Ling chose to teach Wang Sheng a lesson and received Infinite Storage Space.
• Wang Sheng attacked Qi Ling, who caught his punch and forced him to submit.
• Wang Sheng accepted Qi Ling as Dorm Seven's boss and promised to train hard.
• Wang Sheng explained that he had wanted to lead the work-study students so they could protect one another.
• Qi Ling called Wang Sheng a tiger rather than a goat, and Wang Sheng became fiercely loyal to him.

Father Fei Luoma invited Qi Ling to join Spirit Hall, offering its resources and support, but Qi Ling chose to refuse in exchange for the Mysterious Heaven Skill. He told Fei Luoma he would stay at Nuoding Academy, and Fei Luoma accepted his decision and planned to report it to headquarters.

• Yu Xiaogang told Qi Ling that Father Fei Luoma had come to recruit him for Spirit Hall.
• Fei Luoma offered Qi Ling Spirit Hall's support, education, resources, and an audience with the Pope.
• Qi Ling used his system to choose the option to refuse Spirit Hall and received the Mysterious Heaven Skill cultivation method.
• Qi Ling told Fei Luoma he would remain at Nuoding Academy and would not join Spirit Hall.
• Fei Luoma accepted Qi Ling's refusal and said he would report it to Spirit Hall's headquarters.

Qi Ling returned to Dorm Seven and met the new students Xiao Wu and Tang San. After befriending Tang San, he sparred with Xiao Wu and left her falling backward toward a bed leg.

• Qi Ling arrived at Dorm Seven and learned that Xiao Wu and Tang San had beaten Wang Sheng after he demanded they accept him as their leader.
• Qi Ling introduced himself to Tang San, and the two agreed they felt they would become good friends.
• Xiao Wu challenged Qi Ling for control of the dorm, and Qi Ling agreed to spar with her inside a circle he drew on the ground.
• Xiao Wu tried to throw Qi Ling with her legs, but he held his ground and then calmly defended against her flurry of attacks.
• Exhausted, Xiao Wu launched one more attack, lost her balance in midair, and fell backward toward a hard bed leg.

Qi Ling accepted his loss to Xiao Wu and let her become Dorm Seven’s boss before Yu Xiaogang prepared to take him and Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest for their first soul rings. Qi Ling chose the trip over an uncertain soul ring and received a powerful Barrett Sniper Rifle, leaving him confident about the hunt.

• Qi Ling stepped outside the fighting circle while catching Xiao Wu, accepted the resulting loss, and made her Dorm Seven’s boss.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to seek soul rings suited to Blue Silver Grass and explained the difficult requirements of Qi Ling’s Blood Devil Emperor and Divine Dragon Emperor martial souls.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged to take Qi Ling and Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest the next morning to seek their first soul rings.
• Qi Ling chose the system’s option to join the trip rather than accept an uncertain five hundred-year soul ring.
• Qi Ling received a level-four Barrett Sniper Rifle with two rounds and learned it could kill opponents below the Soul Saint level in one shot.

Qi Ling, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang entered the Soul Hunting Forest to search for a suitable Soul Beast for Tang San. When they found a Mandala Snake and a rare Dragon-Cry Golden Toad, Yu Xiaogang warned that the toad was the predator and that they needed to flee.

• Qi Ling showed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San his enormous Infinite Space and the supplies he had stored inside.
• The three traveled to the Soul Hunting Forest, entered with Yu Xiaogang's command token, and searched for suitable Soul Beasts.
• Yu Xiaogang identified the scent of a Mandala Snake as a promising match for Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, and Qi Ling agreed.
• Qi Ling spotted a Dragon-Cry Golden Toad near the Mandala Snake and recognized it as a dangerous Soul Beast at least five hundred years old.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that the Dragon-Cry Golden Toad preyed on the Mandala Snake and urged them to run for their lives.

Qi Ling gave Tang San a Barrett Sniper Rifle to kill the Dragon-Cry Golden Toad from a distance and create an opening to capture the Mandala Snake. Tang San’s shot struck the toad, and Qi Ling urged him to collect the Mandala Snake’s Soul Ring before it recovered.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that the Dragon-Cry Golden Toad was too dangerous to fight and advised him to abandon the Mandala Snake Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling revealed his Barrett Sniper Rifle and decided to have Tang San fire it after a choice mission offered him a divine eye technique and increased favorability.
• Qi Ling taught Tang San to operate the rifle, and Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to aim while waiting for the Dragon-Cry Golden Toad to attack.
• The Dragon-Cry Golden Toad wounded the Mandala Snake, then stunned it with its dragon-like cry as the snake tried to flee.
• Tang San fired at Qi Ling’s command and hit the Dragon-Cry Golden Toad in the head, prompting Qi Ling to hurry him toward the Mandala Snake to collect its Soul Ring.

After returning to Nuoding Academy, Qi Ling learned that Xiao Da and his group had challenged Xiao Wu and the work-study students. He chose to confront Xiao Da and arrived just as Xiao Wu was about to fight, leaving Tang San to tend to the injured students.

• Tang San recovered after absorbing the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring and thanked Qi Ling for saving him before the three returned to Nuoding Academy.
• A work-study student told Qi Ling that Xiao Da had surrounded Xiao Wu and threatened to make her his pet and the students his servants.
• Qi Ling chose the system option to teach Xiao Da a lesson and received three levels of Soul Power and three reputation points.
• Xiao Wu's students lost repeatedly in the rotating battle, leaving her to face Xiao Da herself.
• Qi Ling and Tang San arrived; Qi Ling told Tang San to check the injured students and promised to handle Xiao Da's group without lifting a hand.

Qi Ling confronted Xiao Da over his threat to make Xiao Wu his pet and challenged Xiao Da’s whole group to fight him at once. After Qi Ling overwhelmed the attackers, he ordered Wang Sheng to slap Xiao Da a hundred times, leaving Xiao Da unable to resist.

• Qi Ling rejected Xiao Da’s proposed rules and challenged his entire group to take him down together.
• Xiao Wu backed Qi Ling, and Xiao Da’s group summoned their Martial Souls to fight him.
• Qi Ling revealed his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and swiftly knocked down three One-Ring Soul Masters with a single slap each.
• Qi Ling threatened the remaining attackers, and Xiao Da’s group fled in panic.
• Qi Ling asked Wang Sheng to slap Xiao Da a hundred times, and Wang Sheng began while Xiao Da could not fight back.

Qi Ling helped Xiao Wu take control of Dorm Seven by having Wang Sheng beat Xiao Da until he submitted, then persuaded Xiao Da to support the working students. Later, Tang San convinced Qi Ling to stop skipping class by reminding him that he could not graduate without enough attendance.

• Wang Sheng finished slapping Xiao Da, and Qi Ling stopped him after Xiao Wu asked him to leave Xiao Da fit to be her lackey.
• Qi Ling made Xiao Da declare Xiao Wu the boss of Dorm Seven, and Xiao Da hurried away after she dismissed him.
• The working students celebrated Qi Ling, and he reminded them that Xiao Wu was their big sister before insisting Wang Sheng pay for their meal.
• Xiao Da paid for the meal and promised to handle the working students' jobs, making life easier for Dorm Seven.
• Tang San challenged Qi Ling's habit of skipping class, and Qi Ling agreed to attend after Tang San pointed out that he needed enough class hours to graduate.

Qi Ling challenged Lu Xuan’s outdated Martial Soul lesson and argued that no Martial Soul made someone worthless. After Lu Xuan ordered him out, Xiao Wu and several students followed, with many deciding to attend Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s lessons instead.

• Tang San invited Qi Ling to class, but Qi Ling fell asleep during Lu Xuan’s lesson.
• Lu Xuan reprimanded Qi Ling and demanded he explain why the lesson was flawed, so Qi Ling chose to debate him.
• Qi Ling criticized Lu Xuan’s claims about Soul Rings, talent, flawed Martial Souls, and so-called Trash Martial Souls.
• Qi Ling called Lu Xuan unworthy of teaching, and Lu Xuan expelled him from class.
• Xiao Wu joined Qi Ling at the door, and students followed them, saying they would seek lessons from Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

After Lu Xuan challenged Qi Ling to a duel, Qi Ling accepted and gained a Thousand-Year Soul Ring from the system. He absorbed it into his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul, experiencing a brutal process that left him shaken ahead of the next morning’s duel.

• Lu Xuan challenged Qi Ling to a duel and demanded that Qi Ling leave the academy if he lost, while Lu Xuan would only have to admit he was wrong if he lost.
• Qi Ling accepted the challenge for the following morning and invited the teachers and students to witness it.
• Qi Ling told Xiao Wu to bring the students to support him, while Tang San worried about the gap between Qi Ling and Lu Xuan.
• Qi Ling chose to equip his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and the system assigned him a Blood Bat Demon Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling absorbed the Soul Ring through his Blood Devil Emperor and endured intense pain before emerging shaken by the Martial Soul’s terrifying nature.

After gaining a powerful Thousand-Year Soul Ring and the divine eye technique Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, Qi Ling faced Lu Xuan in their duel. He revealed his ability to predict Lu Xuan’s movements and easily blocked the teacher’s first attack, leaving the fight underway.

• Qi Ling recognized the dangers of his two Martial Souls and valued the increased quality of his Soul Power and his powerful new skills.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether Qi Ling could beat Lu Xuan, and Yu Xiaogang said Qi Ling needed another Soul Ring to bridge the gap.
• Lu Xuan arrived at the arena with two Soul Rings and challenged Qi Ling, who refused to apologize and urged him to begin.
• Lu Xuan possessed his Shadow Wolf Martial Soul, activated his speed-boosting first Soul Skill, and attacked Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling blocked Lu Xuan’s strike without using his Martial Soul, and Tang San noticed that Qi Ling had moved as if he had anticipated the attack.
• Qi Ling’s eyes turned gold as he used Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to predict Lu Xuan’s movements.

Qi Ling defeated Lu Xuan in a sparring match with his Nine Heavens Dragon Roar, then spared him from a final punch. A year later, as the academy break began, Tang San invited Qi Ling and Xiao Wu to return home with him.

• Lu Xuan unleashed his Shadow Hundred Claw Strike, but Qi Ling dodged every attack and revealed his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul.
• Qi Ling used Nine Heavens Dragon Roar to stun Lu Xuan and the onlookers, then stopped his punch short and called the match a draw.
• The students cheered for Qi Ling as he left the field, while Tang San and Xiao Wu praised his strength and restraint.
• A year passed, and Wang Sheng, Boss Xiao, and the other students left for intermediate academy exams or returned home.
• Tang San asked Qi Ling and Xiao Wu to come home with him after they said they had nowhere to go for the break.

Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village with Qi Ling and Xiao Wu, but found that Tang Hao had left him a farewell letter. The three became sworn siblings and shared a happy holiday before graduating five years later and preparing to leave for Shrek Academy.

• Old Jack gave Tang San a farewell letter from Tang Hao, leaving Tang San deeply disappointed when he learned his father had gone away.
• Qi Ling and Xiao Wu cheered Tang San up, then helped him clean his house and shared a meal he cooked.
• Tang San, Qi Ling, and Xiao Wu became sworn siblings, promising to protect Xiao Wu even against enemies they could not defeat.
• Qi Ling beat Tang San in a drinking contest, and the three spent their vacation enjoying childhood activities in Holy Soul Village.
• Five years later, Yu Xiaogang told the three graduates to leave for Shrek Academy and assured them it would not disappoint.

Qi Ling, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and tried to book a room at the Rose Hotel, where Dai Mubai challenged Qi Ling over the last room. Qi Ling accepted the fight and received a pass to Shrek Academy for defeating Dai Mubai.

• Qi Ling, Tang San, and Xiao Wu explored Suotuo City and went to the Rose Hotel after lunch.
• Xiao Wu insisted that the three stay at the hotel despite there being only one room left, and Qi Ling agreed.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two twins and tried to take the room key, but Qi Ling pulled it away from him.
• Dai Mubai challenged Qi Ling to a fight, and Qi Ling accepted after choosing the option to defeat him.
• Qi Ling received a Shrek Academy Pass as his reward for accepting the challenge.

Qi Ling challenged Dai Mubai at the hotel and revealed his powerful Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He knocked Dai Mubai through a wall with Tyrant Dragon Fist, and Dai Mubai conceded the room after recovering.

• Xiao Wu challenged Dai Mubai, and Qi Ling encouraged her while Tang San tried to caution her.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Possession and his Third Soul Skill, then agreed to waive Qi Ling's entrance exams if Qi Ling beat him.
• Qi Ling revealed his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and his two Soul Rings, including a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, shocking Dai Mubai.
• Qi Ling struck Dai Mubai with Tyrant Dragon Fist, sending him through the hotel wall and into a shop across the street.
• Dai Mubai recovered, thanked Qi Ling for showing mercy, and gave him the room as promised.
• Qi Ling remarked that Dai Mubai had avoided serious injury and asked if he wanted to take another punch.

Qi Ling, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached Shrek Academy, where they learned its strict admission requirements and reunited with Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai let the trio enter without testing, just as a striking girl arrived and caught his attention.

• Dai Mubai admitted defeat to Qi Ling, gave him a card to cover his expenses, and accepted the nickname Xiao Bai.
• Qi Ling, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left the Rose Hotel after finding its room too suggestive, then set out for Shrek Academy the next morning.
• The trio reached a village and discovered Shrek Academy, where an old Soul Emperor announced that it only accepted students under fourteen with at least rank-twenty-one Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai recognized Qi Ling and told him, Tang San, and Xiao Wu they could enter without taking the test.
• A beautiful, cold-looking girl arrived, and Dai Mubai watched her eagerly because he had been waiting for her.

Zhu Zhuqing joined Shrek Academy and asked Qi Ling to teach her how to defeat Dai Mubai. At the next examination area, the examiner sent most of Qi Ling’s group ahead but challenged Qi Ling to face ten other applicants, who formed a team against him.

• Zhu Zhuqing passed the entrance test, then told Qi Ling she wanted to become strong enough to defeat Dai Mubai and asked him to teach her.
• Dai Mubai led the group through Shrek Academy to the second examination area, where the examiner let applicants with Soul Power above rank twenty-five skip the first three tests.
• Ning Rongrong arrived and was allowed to proceed after the examiner recognized her talent and her connection to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• When other applicants complained about unfair treatment, the examiner challenged Qi Ling to fight them and sent Dai Mubai and the others inside.
• Xiao Wu agreed to go ahead after Qi Ling reassured her, while ten applicants summoned their Martial Souls and formed a fighting formation against him.
• Qi Ling questioned whether the ten applicants truly trusted one another, asking if they would risk themselves for their teammates or give up the sole admission spot.