Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianheng arranged for Song Guan to open a betting pool on his duel with Lei Long a year later, then cultivated in seclusion while concealing how he spent his time. After more than half a year, Yu Tianheng reached level 36 and learned that Lei Long had broken through the level 40 bottleneck.

• Yu Tianheng told Song Guan to organize a betting pool on their duel, and Song Guan agreed to manage it for a share of the profits.
• Yu Tianheng claimed he would win and promised to bet five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on himself.
• Yu Tianheng entered seclusion and secretly cultivated for four hours a day, reaching Soul Power Level 36 after more than half a year.
• Lei Long also entered seclusion to prepare for the duel and broke through the level 40 bottleneck.
• Song Guan visited Yu Tianheng after he emerged from seclusion and reported Lei Long's breakthrough.

Yu Tianheng learned that Lei Long had reached Level Forty but planned to fight before obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, while the betting pool around their match grew popular across Heaven Dou City. After stopping a young pickpocket during a day out, Yu Tianheng considered his plans to win over Dugu Yan, approach Dugu Bo, and build strength before war engulfed the continent.

• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that Lei Long had reached Level Forty but would fight him before hunting for a fourth Soul Ring.
• Song Guan reported that students, teachers, nobles, and merchants were joining the betting pool, and warned that a loss could bankrupt them.
• Yu Tianheng left Heaven Dou Royal Academy to relax in Heaven Dou City after more than half a year of secluded cultivation.
• A young pickpocket tried to steal Yu Tianheng's purse, but Yu Tianheng caught him and let him go with a warning.
• Yu Tianheng planned to win over Dugu Yan, get close to Dugu Bo, and build his strength ahead of the coming war.

Yu Tianheng planned to build a secret force by teaching the Martial Dao to poor, hardworking youths. He followed a young thief to a slum and discovered that the boy was bringing food to a group of children led by a wary older girl.

• Yu Tianheng decided to spread the Martial Dao among ordinary youths without Soul Power, choosing people who lacked backgrounds, were under twenty, and could endure hardship.
• Yu Tianheng spotted the boy he had earlier released stealing Silver Soul Coins from a merchant and followed him, considering him a potential Martial Dao recruit.
• The boy used the stolen money to buy steamed buns and bags of rice, then carried them to a dilapidated slum on the outskirts of the city.
• Yu Tianheng secretly watched from the roof as the boy entered a hut, where several children gathered around him and an older girl reacted with relief at the sight of the food.

Yu Tianheng watched a poor boy steal food to feed the children in his care and decided the boy was worthy of learning the Martial Dao. After the boy was brutally beaten for stealing from a young noble, he returned to the slums gravely wounded, and his younger sister and the other children feared he would die.

• Yu Tianheng watched the boy share food with the starving children and decided to teach him the Martial Dao.
• Yu Tianheng observed the boy bravely resist thugs and continue caring for the children.
• The boy tried to steal a purse from a young noble, whose attendants beat him severely.
• The boy returned to the rundown house and collapsed as his younger sister and the other children rushed to help him.
• The children struggled to stop the boy's bleeding while his breathing weakened and his sister begged him not to die.

Yu Tianheng saved Mu Qing from fatal injuries with a Rejuvenation Pill, then offered him a path to strength despite lacking a Martial Soul. He demonstrated the Martial Dao by splitting a large tree with one punch.

• Yu Tianheng entered the slum house and healed the dying Mu Qing with a Rejuvenation Pill.
• Mu Qing recognized Yu Tianheng as the young master he had once tried to rob and learned he would need to repay the favor after recovering.
• Mu Qing thanked Yu Tianheng and explained how robbers destroyed his village, leaving him and the other children struggling to survive in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Tianheng offered Mu Qing a chance to become stronger through the Martial Dao, which anyone could cultivate without a Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianheng took Mu Qing to the mountain behind the slums and split a large tree with a single punch.

Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the Body Tempering Skill and supported his Martial Dao training while Mu Qing worried about feeding his younger siblings. After three months of rapid progress, Mu Qing reached the ninth level of the Skin Refining Realm and neared a breakthrough.

• Yu Tianheng demonstrated the power of the Martial Dao, and Mu Qing agreed to learn it.
• Yu Tianheng passed Mu Qing the Body Tempering Skill and gave him 150 Gold Soul Coins to support his family.
• Yu Tianheng explained the Martial Dao realms and told Mu Qing to begin training toward the Skin Refining Realm.
• Mu Qing entered the first level of the Skin Refining Realm in five days and reached the third level a month later.
• Yu Tianheng converted his accumulated Innate Qi into True Qi and advanced to the sixth level of the Sinew Refining Realm.
• After another two months of intensive training under Yu Tianheng, Mu Qing reached the ninth level of the Skin Refining Realm.

Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the Dragon Claw Hand before returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to borrow money for his wager against Lei Long. After learning that the total bets had reached ten million Gold Soul Coins, he remained confident he would win.

• Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the middle-grade Martial Skill Dragon Claw Hand and told him to keep cultivating while he was away.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and persuaded Yu Xiaolong to lend him five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the wager.
• Yu Xiaolong gave Yu Tianheng the money after warning him that he would be held responsible if he lost.
• Yu Tianheng arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gave Song Guan the five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the wager.
• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that the bets had reached ten million Gold Soul Coins and that most people backed Lei Long, but Yu Tianheng insisted he would defeat him.

Yu Tianheng and Lei Long began their long-awaited match at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where their different ages and Soul Power Levels drew the spectators’ attention. The chapter ended with Meng Shenji questioning how Yu Tianheng had gained five Soul Power Levels in a year.

• Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan watched the crowded arena and discussed Yu Tianheng’s growth.
• Lan Lingmeng told Su Sha that Lei Long had the advantage, though Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul could still turn the match.
• Yu Tianheng and Lei Long entered the platform, released their Martial Souls, and revealed Soul Power Levels of 36 and 40 respectively.
• Lei Long taunted Yu Tianheng about the difference in their Soul Power Levels, and Yu Tianheng retorted that he was only thirteen and challenged Lei Long’s right to boast.
• The spectators were shocked to learn Yu Tianheng’s age, and Meng Shenji asked Bai Baoshan how Yu Tianheng had gained five Soul Power Levels in one year.

Yu Tianheng fought Lei Long in the Soul Fighting Arena, overcoming his higher-level opponent with powerful lightning skills and superior martial arts. He defeated Lei Long and ended the battle victorious.

• Bai Baoshan marveled at Yu Tianheng's rapid cultivation, while Zhi Lin urged them to watch his fight against Lei Long.
• Lei Long attacked with Tiger Fang Pierce, but Yu Tianheng met him with Thunder Dragon Claw, and the two skills clashed evenly.
• Lei Long used Tiger Shadow Flash Assault, but Yu Tianheng's Thunderous Might destroyed the afterimages and struck Lei Long's real body with lightning.
• Lei Long activated Mad Tiger's Furious Roar, and Yu Tianheng answered with Thunderous Fury before they fought hand to hand.
• Yu Tianheng used his martial arts and footwork to exploit Lei Long's openings, then struck him with Dragon Claw Hand and won the battle.

Yu Tianheng defeated Lei Long and learned that their betting pool had earned more than eight million Gold Soul Coins. He then confronted Lei Long and demanded that he fulfill their bet by kneeling and kowtowing, leaving Lei Long facing humiliation or Yu Tianheng’s force.

• Yu Tianheng’s victory over Lei Long won cheers from the arena, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s committee members praised him and promised to improve his treatment.
• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that the betting pool had earned them more than eight million Gold Soul Coins, and Yu Tianheng reaffirmed their agreed thirty-seventy split.
• Yu Tianheng left to collect on the bet that the loser would kneel and kowtow, and Song Guan followed to watch.
• Yu Tianheng stopped the injured Lei Long and demanded that he kneel and kowtow.
• Lei Long offered Yu Tianheng a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to escape the bet, but Yu Tianheng refused and threatened to make him kneel himself.

After forcing Lei Long to kneel and kowtow, Yu Tianheng collected his winnings and returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where his father backed his actions. He then visited Mu Qing, who had entered the Flesh Refining Realm, and offered to move Mu Qing and the other children into a residence in Heaven Dou City so he could teach them Martial Dao cultivation.

• Yu Tianheng made Lei Long kneel and kowtow, and Lei Long vowed to challenge him again after obtaining his fourth Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianheng and Song Guan divided the wager, leaving Yu Tianheng with more than 5.6 million Gold Soul Coins.
• News of Lei Long’s defeat spread through Heaven Dou Royal Academy, boosting Yu Tianheng’s reputation.
• Yu Tianheng told Yu Xiaolong about the fight, and Yu Xiaolong assured him the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would protect him.
• Yu Tianheng visited Mu Qing and learned that he had broken through to the Flesh Refining Realm but had only grasped the basics of Dragon Claw Hand.
• Yu Tianheng announced that Mu Qing and the other children would move into a residence in Heaven Dou City, where he would teach them Martial Dao cultivation.

Yu Tianheng bought a residence in Heaven Dou City and established the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall, where Mu Qing began training Mu Zi and the other children in the Martial Dao. Seeking to advance beyond the Sinew Refining Realm, Yu Tianheng chose to buy a Bone Forging Pill and prepared to break through.

• Yu Tianheng took Mu Qing, Mu Zi, and the other children to Heaven Dou City and bought a spacious residence for eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Tianheng named the residence the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall and told the children that Mu Qing would teach them the Body Tempering Skill and basic Martial Dao knowledge.
• Mu Qing led Mu Zi and the other children in daily cultivation at the hall while Yu Tianheng trained at the peak of the ninth level of the Sinew Refining Realm.
• Yu Tianheng asked the Heavenly Mandate System how to reach the Bone Refining Realm and learned three methods: taking a Bone Forging Pill, tempering his bones through strenuous training, or absorbing primordial Qi at a blessed location.
• Yu Tianheng bought a Bone Forging Pill from the System Shop for five hundred Heavenly Mandate Points.

Yu Tianheng broke through to the first level of the Bone Forging Realm, bought the Golden Body Art, and entered seclusion to cultivate while Mu Qing and Mu Zi managed his affairs. A month later he had reached the third level, while Lei Long returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy at Soul Power Level 41 after obtaining his fourth Soul Ring.

• Yu Tianheng used a Bone Forging Pill to break through to the first level of the Bone Forging Realm.
• Yu Tianheng bought the earth-grade Golden Body Art and assigned Mu Qing to teach the disciples and Mu Zi to manage affairs before entering seclusion.
• Yu Tianheng spent a month tempering his bones with Bloodline Power, reaching the third level of the Bone Forging Realm.
• Lei Long left Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Yu Tianheng defeated him, hunted a five-thousand-year Soul Beast with his family's help, and obtained his fourth Soul Ring.
• Lei Long consolidated his cultivation for half a month and reached Soul Power Level 41 before standing outside Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After reaching Soul Ancestor, Lei Long searched for Yu Tianheng to exact revenge and tracked him to the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall. Mu Qing warned Yu Tianheng, who was cultivating in seclusion, that Lei Long had arrived, and Yu Tianheng recognized the danger.

• Lei Long returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after breaking through to Soul Ancestor and found Yu Tianheng’s room empty.
• Lei Long threatened Song Guan until Song Guan told him Yu Tianheng had gone to Heaven Dou City.
• Lei Long learned about the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall and rushed there, convinced Yu Tianheng was hiding inside.
• Lei Long demanded that Yu Tianheng come out and threatened Mu Qing when Mu Qing refused to disturb his seclusion.
• Mu Qing hurried to Yu Tianheng’s secret chamber and warned him that Lei Long, a four-ring Soul Master, was making trouble; Yu Tianheng opened his eyes in surprise.

Yu Tianheng emerged from seclusion to confront Lei Long, confident that his Bone Refining Realm and Golden Body Art had made him stronger. He shattered Lei Long’s strongest Soul Skill with one punch and launched a second attack, leaving Lei Long’s fate unresolved.

• Yu Tianheng told Mu Qing to take him to Lei Long, who had challenged him after obtaining a fourth Soul Ring.
• Lei Long demanded that Yu Tianheng kneel and hand over his gambling winnings, but Yu Tianheng refused.
• Lei Long used Martial Soul Possession and unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Tiger Fang Space-Rending Slash.
• Yu Tianheng shattered Lei Long’s attack with a single punch, stunning Lei Long and impressing Mu Qing and Mu Zi.
• Yu Tianheng charged at Lei Long and threw a powerful punch toward his chest.

Yu Tianheng defeated Lei Long and nearly killed him, but decided against provoking Lei Long’s powerful family. Instead, he forced Lei Long to write an IOU for one million Gold Soul Coins, leaving Lei Long alive but indebted.

• Yu Tianheng shattered Lei Long’s fourth Soul Skill with a punch, then struck him down and left him gravely wounded.
• Yu Tianheng threatened Lei Long with a blade, but Lei Long pleaded for mercy and invoked his father and clan’s influence.
• Yu Tianheng explained that his own status and grandfather’s strength outweighed Lei Long’s family backing, then chose not to kill him to avoid trouble.
• Yu Tianheng demanded that Lei Long write an IOU for one million Gold Soul Coins, due within three years, and Lei Long signed it.

After humiliating Lei Long, Yu Tianheng learned that Lei Long planned to hire an assassin to kill him. Yu Tianheng then appointed Mu Qing to lead the expansion of the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall and began setting rules for recruiting disciples.

• Lei Long ordered his subordinates to keep quiet about Yu Tianheng defeating him, then announced that he would leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and recover from his injuries.
• Alone, Lei Long vowed revenge and decided to secretly hire someone to assassinate Yu Tianheng, treating his one-million-Gold-Soul-Coin IOU as worthless if Yu Tianheng died.
• Yu Tianheng assessed Mu Qing, Mu Zi, and the other disciples’ Martial Dao progress and resolved to expand the martial arts hall to build a stronger force before the continent descended into war.
• Yu Tianheng appointed Mu Qing, his first disciple, as hall master and instructed him to recruit more disciples.
• Yu Tianheng said the hall would reject people who had awakened Martial Souls and children of nobles.

Yu Tianheng laid out the Blue Lightning Martial Arts Hall’s rules, resources, and development plan, then entrusted its future to Mu Qing. Back at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he learned Song Guan had revealed his whereabouts to Lei Long, who had returned seeking revenge after advancing to a four-ring Soul Master.

• Yu Tianheng explained the hall’s rules, disciple ranks, and reward system to Mu Qing, and promised two million Gold Soul Coins for its development.
• Yu Tianheng gave Mu Qing cultivation techniques and resources, then left the hall’s operations in her hands.
• Yu Tianheng returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after being away for months.
• Song Guan regretted telling Lei Long where Yu Tianheng might be after Lei Long returned as a four-ring Soul Master seeking revenge.
• Song Guan encountered Yu Tianheng and confessed that he had revealed his whereabouts to Lei Long.

Yu Tianheng told Song Guan that he had defeated Lei Long and forced him to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Lei Long soon graduated under the pretext of joining the imperial army. As rumors of Yu Tianheng’s strength spread through the academy, he continued cultivating both the Martial Dao and his Martial Soul, reaching Soul Master level 37 and the third layer of the Organ Refining Realm.

• Yu Tianheng told Song Guan that he had beaten Lei Long after Lei Long challenged him as a Four-Ring Soul Master, and that he had warned Lei Long to leave the academy.
• A few days later, Lei Long sent someone to submit his graduation application, claiming he wanted to advance his prospects in the imperial army, and the Education Committee approved it.
• Students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy speculated about Lei Long’s departure and learned that Yu Tianheng had defeated him in their conflicts.
• Yu Tianheng cultivated both the Martial Dao and his Martial Soul in his detached dormitory.
• Yu Tianheng checked his character interface and found that he had reached Soul Master level 37 and the third layer of the Organ Refining Realm.

Yu Tianheng focused on cultivating his Martial Soul after deciding he lacked the Heavenly Mandate Points to obtain Martial Dao resources, and he resolved to pursue a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his fourth ring. After four months of seclusion, he reached Soul Power Level 39 and left his chamber to rest before challenging the level 40 bottleneck.

• Yu Tianheng decided to focus on improving his Martial Soul and resolved to hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for his fourth Soul Ring after reaching level 40.
• Yu Tianheng cultivated Innate Skill in seclusion, using its perfected sixth realm to draw in primordial Qi and increase his Soul Power.
• After a month and a half, Yu Tianheng broke through the level 38 bottleneck.
• Two and a half months later, Yu Tianheng reached Soul Power Level 39.
• After four months of uninterrupted cultivation, Yu Tianheng left his quiet chamber to rest before attempting to break through to level 40.