Chapter Summaries

Lin Gu used a quest to kick Yu Xiaogang, earned enough gold to buy Heartsteel, and returned to test its effect on him. He drew Yu Xiaogang over to inspect his changed Martial Soul, setting up another attack.

• Yu Xiaogang mocked Lin Gu's white-clothing Martial Soul while Tang San watched, and Lin Gu's system revealed that it was an Equipment Slot with a quest to kick Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Gu tricked Yu Xiaogang into turning around and kicked him, completing the quest and earning the gold needed to reach 3,000 coins.
• Lin Gu bought Heartsteel beneath a tree at Nuoding Academy, and his Martial Soul changed into a breastplate that was fully charged.
• Lin Gu returned to Yu Xiaogang's office pretending to apologize, then asked him to come closer and inspect his changed Martial Soul.

Lin Gu discovered that his Heartsteel equipment could steal HP through attacks and touches, then used it on Yu Xiaogang and his Dorm Seven roommates. He ended the chapter with 7,700 HP and planned to keep increasing it, especially by targeting Yu Xiaogang again.

• Lin Gu kicked Yu Xiaogang with Heartsteel, gained 1,000 HP, and escaped just before Tang Hao arrived to meet the Grandmaster.
• Lin Gu entered Dorm Seven after Heartsteel charged and fought Xiao Wu, gaining 500 HP before surrendering and letting her become the dorm boss.
• Lin Gu secretly touched Tang San and the other roommates, gaining 400 HP from Tang San and 300 HP from each of the others.
• Lin Gu discovered Heartsteel had stored nine charges overnight and used them on Xiao Wu under the guise of giving her a massage, gaining 4,500 HP.
• Lin Gu's HP rose to 7,700, and he decided to keep stealing HP from nearby people while looking for more chances to kick Yu Xiaogang.

Lin Gu joined Yu Xiaogang and Tang San on a trip to the Soul Hunting Forest to find his first Soul Ring. When Tang Hao dropped a 423-year-old Mandala Snake into their path, Lin Gu charged it and gained 10,000 HP with Heartsteel, just as the beast attacked again.

• Lin Gu asked Yu Xiaogang to help him hunt his first Soul Ring, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to bring him along with Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang explained Soul Ring limits and suggested Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo for both boys, but Lin Gu refused the suggestion for himself.
• After the group found no suitable Soul Beasts, Tang Hao dropped a 423-year-old Mandala Snake in front of them.
• Yu Xiaogang attacked the snake with Sanpao, but the Mandala Snake defeated him, so Tang San fought it with his hidden weapons.
• Lin Gu charged the Mandala Snake with Heartsteel and gained 10,000 HP before it continued attacking him and Tang San.

Lin Gu survived the Mandala Snake’s attack by restraining it, allowing Tang San to kill it and earn Lin Gu a mission reward. Tang San chose to absorb the snake’s Soul Ring despite Yu Xiaogang’s warning, and he was still struggling as Lin Gu assured Yu Xiaogang he would be fine.

• Lin Gu received a kill mission and used his Martial Soul breastplate and enormous health reserve to hold the Mandala Snake by its tail.
• Lin Gu called on Tang San to attack, and together they killed the Mandala Snake, completing Lin Gu’s mission and earning him five hundred gold coins.
• The Mandala Snake left behind a Soul Ring that Yu Xiaogang warned was too old for either boy to absorb safely.
• Lin Gu declined the Soul Ring, and Tang San chose to absorb it while Lin Gu and Yu Xiaogang stood guard.
• As Tang San groaned through the absorption, Yu Xiaogang worried about the danger, but Lin Gu calmly reassured him.

Tang San absorbed a 422-year-old Mandala Snake and gained his first Soul Skill, while Lin Gu insisted on hunting a thousand-year Soul Beast for his own Soul Ring. They encountered a Boulder Turtle, and Yu Xiaogang revealed its weak point after Lin Gu and Tang San struggled to hurt it.

• Tang San woke after absorbing the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring, gained Entanglement as his first Soul Skill, and discovered that his Blue Silver Grass had become poisonous and purple.
• Lin Gu rejected Yu Xiaogang's suggestion of a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo and planned to hunt a thousand-year Soul Beast with Tang San's help.
• A Boulder Turtle emerged from the ground, and Yu Xiaogang identified it as a defensive Soul Beast at least a thousand years old.
• Lin Gu struck the Boulder Turtle four times, triggering steel and raising his health from sixty-six thousand to a hundred and forty-six thousand.
• Tang San used Entanglement to restrain and poison the Boulder Turtle, but he and Lin Gu could not break its defenses and began to tire.
• Yu Xiaogang told Lin Gu and Tang San that the Boulder Turtle's weak point was between its brows.

Lin Gu and Tang San defeated a Boulder Turtle, and Lin Gu absorbed its thousand-year Soul Ring despite Yu Xiaogang’s warnings. He became a rank-thirteen Soul Master, gained the Solid as a Rock shield skill, and unlocked a second equipment slot containing a small white knife.

• Lin Gu and Tang San exploited the Boulder Turtle’s weakness and restrained it until it was nearly dead.
• Tang San gave Lin Gu his dagger, and Lin Gu delivered the finishing blow to the Boulder Turtle.
• Lin Gu endured severe pain and repeated bouts of blood loss while absorbing the thousand-year Soul Ring, ultimately succeeding despite Yu Xiaogang’s doubts.
• Lin Gu reached rank thirteen and revealed that his first Soul Skill, Solid as a Rock, shielded him and one teammate for thirty percent of his health.
• Lin Gu unlocked his second Equipment Slot and found a small white knife, prompting Tang San to ask why he had another knife.

After gaining a second equipment slot containing a wooden knife, Lin Gu left Tang San and Yu Xiaogang and inspected the weapon shop, finding costly weapons suited to his high health. He went to Nuoding City's Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master, where Supervisor Ma asked whether he had obtained his first Soul Ring.

• Lin Gu noticed his Martial Soul had gained a weapon slot, and Yu Xiaogang and Tang San mistook it for a second Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to take Lin Gu as a disciple, but Lin Gu refused and left the Soul Hunting Forest alone.
• Lin Gu examined the weapon equipment and chose [Blade of the Bloodbath], but he had only 1,700 of the 30,000 gold needed to buy it.
• Lin Gu headed to Nuoding City's Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master and met Su Yuntao at the entrance.
• Su Yuntao brought Lin Gu to Supervisor Ma, who asked whether he had hunted down his first Soul Ring.

Lin Gu registered as a Soul Master and stunned Supervisor Ma and Su Yuntao with his thousand-year first Soul Ring. When Tang San arrived to register, Lin Gu agreed to join Spirit Hall while Tang San refused, leaving the two friends to pursue separate paths.

• Lin Gu showed Supervisor Ma and Su Yuntao his purple thousand-year Soul Ring and registered as a Soul Master with a breastplate Martial Soul.
• Tang San arrived to register, displayed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and four-hundred-and-twenty-two-year Soul Ring, and recalled meeting Lin Gu in Holy Soul Village.
• Supervisor Ma invited Lin Gu and Tang San to join Spirit Hall, and Lin Gu agreed while Tang San declined.
• Tang San registered and left, and Supervisor Ma told Lin Gu to stay at Nuoding Academy while Spirit Hall's main hall received a letter.

Lin Gu used his Soul Skill, Solid as a Rock, to protect Wang Sheng from Xiao Chenyu and his lackeys, then revealed his thousand-year First Soul Ring. After enduring their attacks, Lin Gu renewed his shield just as Xiao Chenyu tried to kill him, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Lin Gu saw Xiao Chenyu’s lackeys beating Wang Sheng and used Solid as a Rock to shield him.
• Lin Gu stepped forward when Xiao Chenyu demanded to know who was interfering, then shielded himself as the lackeys attacked.
• Xiao Chenyu and the students saw Lin Gu’s purple thousand-year Soul Ring and were stunned.
• Xiao Chenyu summoned his Lone Wolf Martial Soul and led the others in attacking Lin Gu as he sat calmly behind his shield.
• After the group attacked for ten minutes and Lin Gu’s shield nearly wore off, Xiao Chenyu aimed Wolf Claw Assault at Lin Gu’s neck, but Lin Gu cast Solid as a Rock again.

Lin Gu defeated Xiao Chenyu and his followers, then was abducted by Xiao Chenyu’s father, the city lord, who attacked him for hurting his son. Lin Gu’s shield failed against the city lord’s fourth soul skill, and he tried to stall by claiming he had powerful backing.

• Lin Gu beat the exhausted Xiao Chenyu and his followers, then had Wang Sheng punish Xiao Chenyu and warned them not to bully Dorm Seven again.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San arrived; Xiao Wu praised Lin Gu, while Tang San doubted his own first soul ring after seeing Lin Gu unharmed.
• Lin Gu saved seventy-two “Steel” hits over three days, hoping to use them on powerful fighters at Spirit Hall.
• A man abducted Lin Gu outside the academy and brought him to City Lord Xiao, who said Lin Gu had bullied his son and attacked him with his fourth soul skill.
• City Lord Xiao shattered Lin Gu’s shield, and Lin Gu asked whether he had investigated thoroughly before killing him.

Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived at the city lord’s hall just as Xiao He was about to kill Lin Gu, revealing that Lin Gu had attracted Bibi Dong’s attention. Lin Gu spared Xiao He in exchange for a Soul Bone, then asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to cripple him.

• Xiao He threatened to kill Lin Gu and hide his disappearance from Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived, subdued Xiao He, and explained that Bibi Dong had sent him to investigate and bring Lin Gu to Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo confirmed Lin Gu’s unusual Martial Soul and thousand-year First Soul Ring, then prepared to take him away.
• Lin Gu asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to kill Xiao He, who begged for his life and offered a two-thousand-year Golden Radiance Horizontal Visage Skull.
• Lin Gu accepted the Soul Bone and gave it to Chrysanthemum Douluo as a gift, asking him to cripple Xiao He’s Martial Soul and Soul Power.

Lin Gu spared Xiao He’s life but had Chrysanthemum Douluo destroy his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, then used a staged fall to gain a huge amount of HP from the elder. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong examined Lin Gu’s unusual Martial Soul, and he explained that it granted him a piece of equipment whenever he broke through.

• Lin Gu rejected Xiao He’s Soul Bone as payment for his attack and said that sparing his life did not mean he would escape punishment.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo destroyed Xiao He’s Martial Soul and four Soul Rings, leaving him crippled, then took Lin Gu toward Spirit Hall.
• Lin Gu deliberately stumbled into Chrysanthemum Douluo and triggered [Heartsteel], raising his HP from 186,000 to 200,186,000.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Lin Gu to Spirit Hall, where Bibi Dong inspected his breastplate Martial Soul and its wooden knife.
• Lin Gu told Bibi Dong that his Martial Soul was called the Equipment Slot and that each breakthrough granted him a piece of equipment.

Lin Gu revealed that his Martial Soul granted equipment like Soul Bones and let Bibi Dong test his unusually powerful shield. While Bibi Dong attacked the shield, Lin Gu secretly gained vast amounts of health by punching her, leaving him eager to keep using his ability.

• Lin Gu told Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo that his Martial Soul granted equipment similar to Soul Bones and credited [Heartsteel] with helping him withstand his First Soul Ring.
• Lin Gu proposed that he and Bibi Dong each attack once, then secretly gained a billion health when he punched her.
• Lin Gu activated Solid as a Rock, and Bibi Dong tested the shield with increasing Soul Power but could not break it.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo observed that Lin Gu's shield was as strong as a Soul Elder's, despite Lin Gu being a rank thirteen Soul Master.
• Lin Gu punched Bibi Dong again and gained another billion health, bringing his total to 2,200,186,000.

Lin Gu demonstrated that his first soul skill could withstand attacks at the Titled Douluo level, impressing Bibi Dong, who arranged for Spirit Hall to care for him. After Lin Gu considered becoming Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu’s disciple to improve his shield, Qian Renxue confronted him in his room and attacked him.

• Lin Gu reset his shield, and Bibi Dong raised her Soul Power until she shattered it at Titled Douluo strength.
• Bibi Dong praised Lin Gu’s talent and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to provide him with the finest treatment.
• Qian Renxue arrived angrily to speak with Bibi Dong, who sent Lin Gu away with Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Lin Gu received an apprenticeship quest and decided to choose between Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu based on how much his shield grew when he used Steel on them.
• Qian Renxue entered Lin Gu’s room at night and thrust her sword at him, prompting him to activate his first soul skill, Solid as a Rock.

Qian Renxue attacked Lin Gu in anger, but his powerful shield withstood all her Soul Skills, even after he restored it to full strength. As she continued striking him to vent her frustration, Lin Gu let her attack and wondered what had happened between her and Bibi Dong.

• Qian Renxue’s sword and Soul Skills failed to break through Lin Gu’s shield, despite her being a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
• Lin Gu restored his nearly depleted shield with his Soul Skill, leaving Qian Renxue shocked and helpless.
• Qian Renxue recalled arguing with Bibi Dong, who ordered her to go undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire and claimed Lin Gu was a greater genius than she was.
• After Bibi Dong revealed Lin Gu’s thousand-year First Soul Ring and her intention to name him Holy Son, Qian Renxue went to his room to kill him.
• Qian Renxue resumed attacking Lin Gu to vent her anger, while Lin Gu watched quietly and let her continue.

After Qian Renxue exhausted herself attacking Lin Gu, she begged him to persuade Bibi Dong not to send her undercover and offered to bring him to her grandfather for training. Lin Gu agreed, and Qian Renxue took him to the Worship Hall to meet the Great Enshrined.

• Qian Renxue stopped attacking Lin Gu after two hours, then stared silently at the moon while her Soul Power recovered.
• Lin Gu asked Qian Renxue whether killing him would keep her from being sent undercover, and she revealed her anger at Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue tearfully asked Lin Gu to speak to Bibi Dong and promised that her grandfather and Spirit Hall's seven enshrined would train him.
• Lin Gu agreed to help, and Qian Renxue hugged and kissed him before returning to her composed demeanor.
• Qian Renxue took Lin Gu past the unconscious maids and led him to the Worship Hall to meet her grandfather.

Qian Renxue brought Lin Gu to the Worship Hall to meet her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, and showed him Lin Gu's unusual Martial Soul and powerful first Soul Skill. After Qian Daoliu agreed to test Lin Gu, Lin Gu prepared to punch him.

• Qian Renxue flew with Lin Gu to the Worship Hall and introduced him to Qian Daoliu, who greeted her affectionately.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had refused to listen to her, and he urged her to try to listen to her mother.
• Qian Renxue introduced Lin Gu as a rare genius, and Lin Gu showed Qian Daoliu his purple first Soul Ring, equipment, and wooden knife.
• Qian Renxue explained that Lin Gu's Martial Soul was an equipment slot and that his first Soul Skill could withstand her attacks for two hours.
• Lin Gu challenged Qian Daoliu to test his strength, and Qian Daoliu agreed to let him punch once without flinching.

Lin Gu’s Heartsteel procs against Qian Daoliu greatly increased his HP and shield, which withstood attacks from a rank ninety-six Soul Master before finally breaking. Qian Daoliu offered to make Lin Gu his disciple, but Bibi Dong arrived with her own offer before Lin Gu could accept.

• Lin Gu repeatedly struck Qian Daoliu and gained three billion HP from Heartsteel procs, raising his shield’s HP to over 1.56 billion.
• Qian Daoliu tested Lin Gu’s shield with Soul Power, and it withstood attacks up to rank ninety-five before breaking when he exceeded rank ninety-six.
• Qian Daoliu praised Lin Gu’s defense and offered to devote Spirit Hall’s resources to him if Lin Gu would become his disciple.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo and offered to make Lin Gu her direct disciple and Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Lin Gu had already accepted Qian Daoliu as his master.

Lin Gu helped Qian Renxue persuade Bibi Dong that he had already become Qian Daoliu’s disciple, then formally joined Qian Daoliu and gained system gold coins. Qian Renxue took Lin Gu to share her room for the night, leaving him flustered as they settled in together.

• Qian Renxue brought Lin Gu before Bibi Dong, and Lin Gu said Qian Daoliu had already accepted him as a disciple.
• Qian Daoliu urged Bibi Dong to let go of the past, and she left with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
• Lin Gu formally acknowledged Qian Daoliu as his master and completed his apprenticeship quest, earning a thousand system gold coins.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Lin Gu to stay with Qian Renxue in the Worship Hall, and Qian Renxue brought him to her room.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Gu she was happy he had helped her stand up to Bibi Dong, then prepared to share her bed with him.
• Lin Gu and Qian Renxue went to sleep together, while Lin Gu lay awake, embarrassed and overheated.

Lin Gu used [Heartsteel] procs while massaging Qian Daoliu, then spent a year cultivating until his HP exceeded a trillion and he reached rank twenty. After revealing his powerful [Blade of the Bloodbath], Lin Gu and Qian Renxue prepared to hunt Soul Beasts with Jiang Mo and Qian Jun Douluo.

• Qian Renxue gave Lin Gu new clothes and the Six-Snow Sky-Congealing Sash before taking him to visit Qian Daoliu.
• Lin Gu completed his daily quest and used ninety-two [Heartsteel] procs while massaging Qian Daoliu, raising his HP to 159,700,186,000.
• Lin Gu and Qian Renxue cultivated under Qian Daoliu's guidance for a year; Lin Gu reached rank twenty, and Qian Renxue reached rank seventy.
• Lin Gu told Qian Renxue that he had obtained the [Blade of the Bloodbath], a greatsword that drained his HP to grow stronger.
• Qian Daoliu warned Lin Gu not to use the burdensome sword casually, then ordered Jiang Mo and Qian Jun Douluo to accompany Lin Gu and Qian Renxue on a Soul Beast hunt.