Chapter Summaries

After Han Yu made Xiao Chenyu's group acknowledge Xiao Wu as their boss, Tang San returned from the Soul Hunting Forest and reunited with Han Yu. Tang San began work at a smithy and cultivation, while Han Yu kept his unusual Martial Soul secret from Spirit Hall.

• After the senior students recovered, Han Yu had Xiao Chenyu's group acknowledge Xiao Wu as their boss, and they began calling her Sister Xiao Wu.
• A few days later, Tang San returned from the Soul Hunting Forest and excitedly visited Han Yu, who was uninterested in hearing about his Soul Skill.
• Tang San went to Spirit Hall for a Martial Soul assessment and found a job at a smithy, while Han Yu stayed behind at the academy.
• Tang San offered Han Yu the Gold Soul Coin he had received, but Han Yu told him to keep it and refused to visit Spirit Hall.
• Tang San vowed to protect Han Yu, then sat down to cultivate using the untitled book Yu Xiaogang had given him.

As Nuoding Academy’s break began, Han Yu invited Xiao Wu to return to Holy Soul Village with him, while Tang San struggled with jealousy and hoped to reunite with Tang Hao. Tang Hao left letters at the smithy before returning to Nuoding City to protect Han Yu, and the three students set out by carriage, with Xiao Wu worrying about how Han Yu’s father would receive her.

• Tang San packed gifts for Tang Hao and looked forward to seeing him, while Han Yu doubted that Tang Hao would be waiting at home.
• Han Yu invited Xiao Wu to travel home with him, and Tang San teased her by calling her his sister-in-law; Xiao Wu blushed and Tang San felt jealous.
• Tang Hao secretly returned to Holy Soul Village, left two letters in the smithy, and then headed back to Nuoding City to protect Han Yu.
• Han Yu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San left Nuoding City by carriage, with Tang San offering to pay the fare.
• Xiao Wu asked Han Yu whether his father would like her, and Han Yu replied that it did not matter if he did not.

Han Yu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village, where they found Tang Hao gone and two letters waiting. Han Yu read his letter, which told him not to search for Tang Hao and gave him instructions for finding Tang Yuehua if he ever left the Soul Master path.

• On the carriage ride, Tang San struggled with jealousy over Han Yu and Xiao Wu, then felt guilty for wishing he could take Han Yu's place.
• The group reached Holy Soul Village before lunchtime, and Tang San rushed to the smithy to see Tang Hao.
• Han Yu and Xiao Wu found Tang San standing in the dusty, empty smithy, where Xiao Wu spotted two letters addressed separately to Han Yu and Tang San.
• Han Yu gave Tang San his letter and read his own, learning that Tang Hao had left and that he should not try to find him.
• Han Yu's letter said Tang Hao needed to reclaim things that belonged to him and instructed Han Yu to take the letter to Tang Yuehua at the Court Etiquette Academy in Heaven Dou City if he ever grew tired of being a Soul Master.

Han Yu secretly read Tang Hao’s letter, which claimed he and Tang San were not blood brothers and urged him to treat Tang San as a future Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Tang San kept his own letter, believing Tang Hao had asked him to protect Han Yu, while Tang Hao watched from hiding and hoped his deception would work.

• Han Yu read Tang Hao’s secret letter, which claimed Tang San was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and urged Han Yu to keep him close until he could absorb his ring and bone.
• Han Yu hid the letter in his Soul Tool, and the concealed Tang Hao believed his plan was going well.
• Han Yu asked Tang San about his letter, but Tang San hid it and joined Han Yu and Xiao Wu in their playful conversation.
• Tang San reread Tang Hao’s letter, tucked it into his pack, and resolved not to hurt his brother’s feelings.

Tang San returned to the old blacksmith shop and resolved to put Han Yu first, while Tang Hao watched from the shadows and kept his plans hidden. Old Jack welcomed Han Yu, Xiao Wu, and Tang San to dinner, and the group cleaned the shop before settling in for the evening.

• Tang San decided he would put Han Yu's feelings first, while Tang Hao watched him and reflected on his own past with Ah Yin and Tang Xiao.
• Old Jack visited the blacksmith shop, learned Tang Hao was away, and invited Han Yu and the others to eat at his home.
• Han Yu introduced Xiao Wu to Old Jack, who warmly welcomed her and hurried home to prepare food for them.
• After dinner, Han Yu gave Old Jack the things he had bought, and the three returned to clean the blacksmith shop.
• Xiao Wu said she would sleep in Han Yu's room, and Tang San volunteered to cook while Han Yu rested.

Han Yu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Holy Soul Village and returned to Nuoding Academy, where two years passed. Han Yu reached Soul Power level twenty and needed another Soul Ring, but he dismissed the thought of asking Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself for one.

• Han Yu told Tang San and Xiao Wu that they would leave Holy Soul Village the next morning.
• Han Yu caught Xiao Wu trying to tickle him and tickled her in the smithy until she begged him to stop.
• Han Yu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu returned to Nuoding Academy in Nuoding City.
• Two years later, Han Yu reached Soul Power level twenty and began considering how to obtain a new Soul Ring.
• Han Yu considered having Xiao Wu sacrifice herself, then dismissed the idea because he felt the time was not right.

Han Yu planned to obtain his second Soul Ring from the Blue Silver King and set out for a forest filled with Blue Silver Grass. There, Tang Hao revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, and Han Yu explained how he had figured out his identity.

• Han Yu decided to seek the Blue Silver King for a Soul Ring and told Xiao Wu he would leave the next day.
• Han Yu hinted to Xiao Wu that he did not need to kill a Soul Beast for his Soul Ring and told her he and Tang San were not blood brothers.
• Han Yu traveled toward the Blue Silver King’s location, using the Blue Silver Emperor to sense a stronger spiritual presence.
• After several days, Han Yu reached a vast sea of Blue Silver Grass, where Tang Hao appeared and revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Han Yu told Tang Hao that books, his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, and the absence of any mention of his mother had helped him identify him.

Han Yu deduced that Spirit Hall had hunted Tang Hao for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and Tang Hao began recounting his past. He revealed that Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

• Han Yu explained why he believed Spirit Hall had pursued Tang Hao, and Tang Hao confirmed that his guesses were mostly correct.
• Han Yu told Tang Hao that the Blue Silver Grass had called to him since he reached about level fifteen, leading him to follow the voice into the forest.
• Tang Hao decided to tell Han Yu the truth and described his rise as the Clear Sky Sect heir alongside his elder brother, Tang Xiao.
• Tang Hao recalled meeting Ah Yin and said Tang Xiao secretly returned to the Clear Sky Sect so Tang Hao and Ah Yin could be together.
• Tang Hao revealed that Ah Yin had told him she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

Tang Hao told Han Yu that Ah Yin had been a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and recounted her death, though Han Yu suspected the story concealed more. Guided by the Blue Silver Emperor, Han Yu reached the Blue Silver King, who angrily confronted him for mistreating her.

• Tang Hao recounted how Spirit Hall pursued him and Ah Yin, and said Ah Yin sacrificed herself on the day Han Yu was born so he could escape with their child.
• Han Yu questioned the circumstances of Ah Yin's death and left Tang Hao, then released the Blue Silver Emperor from his spiritual space.
• The Blue Silver Emperor's presence stirred the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, and she guided Han Yu deeper into the forest toward a place rich with life.
• After about an hour, Han Yu reached the Blue Silver King, whose vines blocked his retreat and whose human face demanded to know what he had done to the king.
• Han Yu joked that he meant the Blue Silver Emperor and flicked her vine, prompting her to pose indignantly while the Blue Silver King grew furious.

Han Yu forced the Blue Silver King to provide his Second Soul Ring, using the Blue Silver Emperor as leverage. As the Sacrifice began, the Blue Silver King realized Han Yu already carried the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then Han Yu’s small tree absorbed him.

• Han Yu asked the Blue Silver King for a Soul Ring and threatened to make him Sacrifice after the Blue Silver King attempted a sneak attack.
• The Blue Silver Emperor used her Blue Silver Domain to restrain the Blue Silver King, and Han Yu threatened to burn her unless the king agreed.
• The Blue Silver King agreed to Sacrifice himself, while Han Yu hid the Blue Silver Emperor in his spiritual space and warned him against attacking.
• The Blue Silver King began the Sacrifice, then recognized the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Ring on Han Yu and tried to rescue her.
• Han Yu summoned a small tree that bound and absorbed the Blue Silver King.

Han Yu discovered that his God Tree could absorb Martial Souls and create Soul Rings, and that it had awakened his Sharingan. After absorbing the Blue Silver King's Soul Bone, he gained enhanced abilities and flew back to Tang Hao, who was surprised by his changed presence.

• Han Yu watched the God Tree give the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Rings and awaken a deep-purple Soul Ring on its branch.
• Han Yu's eyes changed into red Sharingan with one black Tomoe in each, and he speculated that absorbing nine Martial Souls might let him reach Six Paths.
• Han Yu absorbed the Blue Silver King's right leg Soul Bone into the God Tree, gaining more Soul Power and improved recovery.
• Han Yu discovered that plants could sense and heal him, replenish his Soul Power, and help him perceive his surroundings as he flew back at greatly increased speed.
• Han Yu returned to Tang Hao and called him to leave, while Tang Hao reacted with surprise at Han Yu's presence.

Han Yu revealed his Blue Silver Domain to Tang Hao and left, resolving to grow stronger while investigating the truth behind Ah Yin’s sacrifice. In Suotuo City, he encountered Ma Hongjun being teased in an alley and saw Flender explain why they had come there.

• Han Yu showed Tang Hao his Blue Silver Domain, then flew back toward the academy while reflecting on Tang Hao’s guilt and his own plans.
• Han Yu visited the Spirit Hall in Suotuo City, collected ten Gold Soul Coins, and entered a narrow alley.
• Han Yu saw Ma Hongjun surrounded and teased by women, and Ma Hongjun fled when one reached for him.
• Flender arrived and explained to Ma Hongjun that his First Soul Ring had left him needing to release the fire in his body to avoid dying.

Flender suspected Han Yu’s Soul Tool belt had come from Yu Xiaogang and sent Zhao Wuji to investigate and seize it if necessary. Han Yu fought Zhao Wuji in the forest, and the chapter ended with Zhao Wuji using his Soul Skills to trap him.

• Flender questioned Han Yu about his belt, learned Yu Xiaogang had given it to him, and sent Ma Hongjun into the alley with a Gold Soul Coin.
• Ma Hongjun entered the alley, while Han Yu spent several days in Suotuo City before leaving for Nuoding City with supplies for Xiao Wu.
• Han Yu noticed Zhao Wuji following him and lured him into a deserted forest clearing, where Zhao Wuji demanded the belt.
• Han Yu revealed two black Soul Rings and struck Zhao Wuji with the Clear Sky Hammer, sending him crashing through several trees.
• Zhao Wuji retaliated with his Soul Skills, knocking Han Yu back, pinning him in place, and encircling him with a purple Soul Ring.

Han Yu fought Zhao Wuji, revealing his flight and Blue Silver Grass abilities before turning the tables with a surprise attack. Impressed by Han Yu’s talent, Zhao Wuji demanded that he join Shrek Academy and threatened to take him by force.

• Zhao Wuji used his skills and advanced on Han Yu, while Flender watched from hiding and also hoped to recruit him for Shrek Academy.
• Han Yu took to the air with his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and attacked Zhao Wuji with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Zhao Wuji kicked him back to the ground.
• Han Yu restrained Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver Grass and struck his chest with the hammer, sending him flying.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Han Yu’s talent and asked him to join Shrek Academy, mistaking Han Yu’s Blue Silver Grass ability for a domain.
• Han Yu rejected Zhao Wuji’s pitch and resolved to defeat him without revealing more of his abilities, but Zhao Wuji threatened to tie him up and take him to the academy.

Flender stopped Zhao Wuji from escalating his fight with Han Yu after recognizing Han Yu’s Clear Sky Hammer and assuming a Clear Sky Sect elder was nearby. Han Yu accepted Flender’s apology and left for Nuoding City, while a powerful figure with a red Soul Ring emerged from the shadows after he was gone.

• Flender recognized the Clear Sky Hammer in Han Yu’s hand and called for a Clear Sky Sect senior to reveal themselves.
• Zhao Wuji released his Martial Soul Possession, and Han Yu told Flender that no one was following him.
• Flender gave Han Yu three hundred Gold Soul Coins as an apology, then asked about his connection to Xiaogang.
• Han Yu said Xiaogang was his younger brother’s teacher, revealed that Xiaogang was in Nuoding City, and hurried away.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender discussed Han Yu’s talent and his two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings before a figure with a red Soul Ring stepped out of the shadows.

Tang Hao appeared before Flender and Zhao Wuji, then beat them in a spar and ordered them to keep his presence secret. As Flender and Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy, they speculated that he had come to protect Han Yu and worried about their old friend Grandmaster.

• Tang Hao revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, frightening Flender and Zhao Wuji with his nine Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao told Zhao Wuji he only wanted to spar with him, then ordered Flender to join in as well.
• Tang Hao quickly defeated Flender and Zhao Wuji, withdrew his hammer and Soul Rings, and told them not to tell anyone he had been there.
• Flender helped the battered Zhao Wuji back toward Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji complained that Flender had made him take extra blows.
• Flender said he had been worried about Grandmaster and wondered how his old friend was doing; he and Zhao Wuji then joked about a promised drink as they returned to the academy.

Han Yu returned to Nuoding Academy and reflected on his growing abilities, including the Blue Silver Emperor’s strengthening Soul Rings. He reunited with Xiao Wu, and they returned to Dorm Seven, where the other students welcomed him back.

• Han Yu assessed his combat weaknesses and discovered that the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Rings seemed to grow stronger as it developed.
• Han Yu returned to Nuoding Academy, where Xiao Wu ran into his arms and tearfully welcomed him back.
• Han Yu took Xiao Wu to the dining hall, where she watched him affectionately and embarrassed herself when Yu Xiaogang interrupted them.
• Han Yu accompanied Xiao Wu back to Dorm Seven, where students greeted him as their boss.

Han Yu returned to Dorm Seven, teased Xiao Wu about her stomach trouble, and showed her the things he had brought back. Meanwhile, Tang San wrestled with his jealousy of Han Yu before finding a strange object and taking it to Yu Xiaogang for an explanation.

• Xiao Wu hurried out of Dorm Seven with stomach pain, then returned and lay down exhausted.
• Han Yu teased Xiao Wu about having the runs, and she pounced on him in embarrassment and anger.
• Han Yu showed Xiao Wu the goods he had stored in his Soul Tool, then hurriedly threw away a strange bumpy stick she found.
• Tang San brooded over his envy of Han Yu and blamed his feelings for Xiao Wu on his parents.
• The discarded stick struck Tang San, who read its label and mistook it for a Soul Power accelerator.
• Tang San brought the stick to Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory and entered while Yu Xiaogang was bathing to ask about it.

Tang San interrupted Yu Xiaogang’s bath to ask about a strange object, which Yu Xiaogang mistook for a cultivation accelerator. After using it and accidentally injuring himself, Yu Xiaogang was discovered by a crowd of academy staff and students, leaving him in pain and humiliation.

• Tang San showed Yu Xiaogang a strange object, and Yu Xiaogang sent him away after taking it to inspect.
• Yu Xiaogang read the object’s label and pictures, then decided to use it as an accelerator.
• Yu Xiaogang found that his Soul Power had not improved, then fell and drove the object inside himself, causing severe pain and bleeding.
• Yu Xiaogang crawled to his bed as his cry brought teachers and students rushing to his dormitory.
• The dean cleared the crowd and left, while Yu Xiaogang lay helpless and wept in despair.

Yu Xiaogang regained his resolve to live and imagined Tang San and Han Yu making him famous as their teacher. When Tang San finally found him the next evening, he helped remove the object that had kept Yu Xiaogang immobilized, triggering a humiliating mess that left Tang San covered in filth and the corridor full of retching students.

• Yu Xiaogang recovered from despair by imagining Tang San and Han Yu becoming renowned under his tutelage.
• Tang San waited for Yu Xiaogang at the cafeteria, attended class amid other students’ strange looks, and went to his dormitory that evening.
• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang still lying in the same position and, after asking about his cultivation, pulled away the object causing him pain.
• A torrent of foul-smelling yellow material covered Tang San, who rushed into the corridor vomiting as nearby students recoiled and retched.
• Tang San scrubbed himself in the bathroom while Yu Xiaogang asked him to wash the bedding and laughed at the future homage he expected to receive.