Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Mu Tian'en awakened the fearsome Black Hole Whale and demonstrated level-ten Innate Soul Power, attracting Spirit Hall’s attention. Deacon Yan Bohan invited him to join Spirit Hall and offered to support his cultivation, while Mu Tian'en’s village chief watched as his future brightened.

• Mu Tian'en entered the awakening array, remembering his village’s destruction in a tsunami and the whale song he believed came from the Sea Soul Beast responsible.
• Mu Tian'en’s awakening unleashed a powerful suction that nearly overwhelmed the array, forcing Yan Bohan to pour in his Soul Power to stabilize it.
• Mu Tian'en named his twelve-eyed whale Martial Soul the Black Hole Whale and tested at level ten Innate Soul Power.
• Yan Bohan invited Mu Tian'en to join Spirit Hall, promised to report his talent to headquarters, and offered him a place at the junior academy and one hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Mu Tian'en accepted Yan Bohan’s kindness as his village chief watched from the crowd, and Mu Tian'en’s Martial Soul absorbed the Soul Power surging around him.

Mu Tian'en learned that his mutated Martial Soul combined his parents’ fish spirits, and he chose to join Spirit Hall so he could grow strong and help his family and village. Deacon Yan Bohan prepared to take him to Vast Sea City after giving Old Beita money to feed the village children.

• Mu Tian'en's anger toward the sea was swallowed by his Black Hole Whale, and Yan Bohan finished testing the village children, finding four with Soul Power.
• Yan Bohan and Old Beita revealed they were cousins, and Mu Tian'en asked whether his grandfather could move to the city with him.
• Old Beita explained that he had to stay and care for the village's orphaned children, while Yan Bohan gave him several dozen Gold Soul Coins for food.
• Mu Tian'en confirmed that joining Spirit Hall was his own choice, saying he wanted to help his family and disliked the sea.
• Yan Bohan promised to feed Mu Tian'en and help him earn Gold Soul Coins, and Mu Tian'en offered to seal their agreement with a pinky promise.

Yan Bohan brought Mu Tian'en to stay at the Vast Sea City Spirit Hall Main Hall and arranged for him to attend a reading class after learning he was nearly illiterate. At headquarters, Bibi Dong sent word that Mu Tian'en should be entrusted to the Worship Hall, prompting concern from Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• Mu Tian'en cleaned Yan Bohan's house, and Yan Bohan let him stay there and gave him a member's pass and cultivation books.
• Mu Tian'en admitted he could barely read, so Yan Bohan took him to a general studies class for four-year-olds.
• Bibi Dong received a report about Mu Tian'en's Innate Full Soul Power and decided to send him to the Worship Hall because she had already chosen her disciple.
• Bibi Dong asked Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo whether they objected to her decision, and they questioned giving such a promising talent to the Worship Hall.

Bibi Dong explained how the Worship Hall’s investment in the gifted boy could strengthen her own position, while the Worship Hall recognized her scheme. Golden Crocodile Douluo chose to become the boy’s final disciple and personal backer, and Qian Daoliu promised support for him and his family.

• Bibi Dong told Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo that the boy’s whale-type Martial Soul would make him costly to nurture, and that sending him to the Worship Hall could create an opening for her to gain influence.
• Ghost Douluo ordered the elders to prioritize the boy’s requested resources and grant him access to Spirit Hall’s grand archive.
• Qian Daoliu called Bibi Dong’s plan clever, and Golden Crocodile Douluo volunteered to become the boy’s final disciple and provide his own resources and protection.
• Qian Daoliu offered Golden Crocodile Douluo access to Angel lineage resources and invited his disciple and family members to join Qian Renxue’s hunt for her third Soul Ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo understood that Qian Daoliu was securing his family’s future, accepted the offer with tears, and called Qian Daoliu his big brother.

Mu Tian'en began his first attempt at Soul Power cultivation after learning the circulation method, and his Martial Soul revealed a star-filled inner world. The whale forced energy through his body and struck a star, leaving Mu Tian'en wondering whether he was meant to light it as he thought of his parents.

• Mu Tian'en finished learning the circulation instructions in the Basic Soul Power Cultivation Method and returned to his room to cultivate.
• Mu Tian'en summoned his whale Martial Soul and saw countless faint stars inside his body.
• The whale led Mu Tian'en's attention to his lower abdomen, where it waited in a small puddle of Soul Power.
• Mu Tian'en offered to help the whale expand its ocean, and it surged through his meridians while drawing energy into his body.
• The whale struck a star, which flashed and dimmed, and Mu Tian'en wondered whether he should light it as he thought of his parents.

After a painful first Soul Power cultivation session, six-year-old Mu Tian'en recovered overnight and hurried to a library to investigate what had happened. Yan Bohan believed Mu Tian'en was ready to absorb his First Soul Ring and awaited the arrival of an important figure from Spirit Hall headquarters.

• Mu Tian'en endured severe pain and exhaustion after his Martial Soul Possession ended, cried for his parents, and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Mu Tian'en woke feeling much better, ate the breakfast Yan Bohan had brought, and grabbed his schoolbag.
• Yan Bohan recalled learning about Mu Tian'en's orphaned past from Old Beita and felt glad that the child had begun controlling his Soul Power.
• Yan Bohan told Mu Tian'en that there were no classes on his day off, but Mu Tian'en said he had found a fun place full of books.
• Mu Tian'en rushed off to the library to look for answers, while Yan Bohan reminded him to eat at the cafeteria and prepared to awaken Martial Souls elsewhere.

Mu Tian'en realized that his Soul Power cultivation method consumed the food and weight his body needed, so he hurried toward the treasure room seeking a solution. Auntie Qiansha noticed his sudden weight loss and rushed him to Bishop Xiunuo, who feared the change could jeopardize Mu Tian'en's upcoming transfer to Spirit City.

• Mu Tian'en circulated Soul Power and found that it was becoming easier to control, but it rapidly consumed his body's reserves.
• Mu Tian'en decided to revise his cultivation method and seek an answer in the treasure room.
• Qiansha noticed Mu Tian'en had grown thinner and picked him up despite his request to be put down.
• Qiansha used Martial Soul Possession and rushed to the main hall, alarming Xiunuo with news that Mu Tian'en had suddenly lost weight.
• Xiunuo took Mu Tian'en from Qiansha and examined him with Soul Power, worried about the child and his own prospects for promotion.

Qiansha told Bishop Xiunuo that Mu Tian'en had lost five jin, leading Xiunuo to suspect that someone had secretly starved the child and to plan a purge of Spirit Hall's Vast Sea City main hall. Mu Tian'en explained that using the Basic Soul Power Cultivation Method made him hungry and caused his weight loss, and Xiunuo crouched to speak with him.

• Qiansha told Xiunuo that Mu Tian'en had lost five jin after she had helped him regain weight.
• Xiunuo suspected someone at the main hall had secretly starved Mu Tian'en and resolved to purge its spies.
• Xiunuo gently asked Mu Tian'en whether he had been eating well, and Mu Tian'en said he could eat three bowls of rice at each meal.
• As Qiansha tried to lead him away, Mu Tian'en said he had learned to control his Soul Power and tried the Basic Soul Power Cultivation Method.
• Mu Tian'en explained that using Soul Power made him hungry and caused him to lose weight, and Xiunuo crouched to address him.

Mu Tian'en feared that his unusual hunger would make Old Master Xiunuo send him away, but Xiunuo reassured him and promised him generous meals. Xiunuo then recognized Mu Tian'en's rare cultivation breakthrough as a possible path to advancement and secretly summoned the main hall's deacons.

• Mu Tian'en told Old Master Xiunuo that his Martial Soul had taught him to cultivate, making him hungrier, and begged not to be sent away.
• Old Master Xiunuo comforted Mu Tian'en, promised he would have enough to eat, and ordered his meal allowance raised to Xiunuo's level.
• Qiansha carried Mu Tian'en to the dining hall and explained that he would be served the finest Soul Beast meat.
• Old Master Xiunuo prayed before the Angel God's statue and concluded that Mu Tian'en's rare abilities could improve his prospects within Spirit Hall.
• Old Master Xiunuo issued a secret summons to the deacons still in the main hall.

Mu Tian'en arrived at the cafeteria with Qiansha, and Old Suolong prepared an extra nourishing meal after noticing the boy had lost weight. Qiansha explained that Xiunuo had ordered Mu Tian'en's meals upgraded using his own ration, leaving Old Suolong wondering what made the boy worth such an investment.

• Old Suolong noticed Mu Tian'en looked thinner and quickly cooked him a hearty meal.
• Qiansha and Mu Tian'en ate with Old Suolong, who checked that the boy was not overfull.
• Qiansha told Old Suolong that Xiunuo had ordered Mu Tian'en's ingredients upgraded and allowed his own ration to be used.
• Old Suolong realized Xiunuo expected the decision to cause dissatisfaction among Soul Masters and began considering Mu Tian'en's potential.

Mu Tian'en went to the library to look for Soul Power cultivation methods, while Qiansha's affection for him stirred memories of the child she had lost. The library's dismissive old caretaker watched Mu Tian'en searching among the books and turned an unusual page-less object in his hands.

• Qiansha teased Mu Tian'en about his schoolbag of beef jerky, and he offered her a small piece before hurrying toward the library.
• After Mu Tian'en left, Qiansha wondered whether her child with Xiu would have been his age and walked away with tears in her eyes.
• Mu Tian'en wondered why Qiansha looked at him with sorrow and longing, then entered the library hoping to find answers and Soul Power cultivation methods.
• Old Master Ma dismissed Mu Tian'en's chances of lasting in the library, but Mu Tian'en began searching despite the shelves' size and the characters he could not read.
• Old Master Ma watched Mu Tian'en from afar while turning a book-like object with no first or last page.

Mu Tian'en studied Soul Power cultivation books in the library while secretly improving his body's condition by circulating Soul Power and eating beef jerky. Grandpa Ma noticed his developing muscles and told him to avoid training and eat more until he obtained his first Soul Ring, while worrying that the envoy to take him hunting had not arrived.

• Mu Tian'en read cultivation books and used a dictionary while the old caretaker studied nearby.
• When Mu Tian'en's stomach growled, he ate Old Suolong's beef jerky, and his Black Hole Whale Soul Power quickly turned it into nourishment.
• Grandpa Ma recognized Mu Tian'en, and the boy explained that he had come early to keep their appointment punctually.
• Mu Tian'en told Grandpa Ma that circulating Soul Power through his body had helped him, and showed him his arm.
• Grandpa Ma warned Mu Tian'en not to train at the training ground before hunting his first Soul Ring and offered to pay for more nourishing food.
• Grandpa Ma privately wondered why the envoy who was meant to take Mu Tian'en to hunt his First Soul Ring had not arrived.

Mu Tian'en's growing Soul Power worried Elder Ma, who went to urge Xiunuo about the delayed Spirit Hall envoy. The envoy revealed himself as the son of Primal Crocodile Douluo Jin Yuan, who had come to thank Ma Chengyuan for helping his father find a new path to Titled Douluo.

• Mu Tian'en continued replenishing his Soul Power as his Martial Soul consumed half of it, and he felt his Soul Power pond expanding.
• Elder Ma worried that Mu Tian'en's growing power would harm him and left the library to urge Xiunuo to press the Spirit Hall headquarters envoy.
• Elder Ma arrived at the Angel Hall and found Xiunuo seated beside a masked envoy.
• The envoy recognized Ma Chengyuan's research into Martial Souls and identified him as a Level seventy-three support-type Soul Emperor with the Boundless Book Martial Soul.
• The envoy revealed that his father, Primal Crocodile Douluo Jin Yuan, had sent him to thank Ma Chengyuan for devising a Soul Ring path for the Yellow Golden Crocodile line.

Jin Huang met Ma Chengyuan and Qing Xiunuo to learn about a genius with Innate Full Soul Power and potentially arrange his first Soul Ring. As the elders led him toward the library, Jin Huang sensed a dangerous pressure ahead and grew wary.

• Jin Huang introduced himself as a level eighty-three Soul Douluo with the Primal Crocodile Martial Soul, and Ma Chengyuan realized his old friend's descendant's visit meant his ban had been temporarily lifted.
• Ma Chengyuan introduced Qing Xiunuo and praised his ability to train youths with modest Innate Soul Power into Soul Emperors and Soul Saints.
• Ma Chengyuan and Qing Xiunuo gave conflicting accounts of why the genius had lost weight during cultivation, then began clashing until Jin Huang's Martial Soul presence suppressed them.
• Jin Huang said the Worship Hall had instructed him to hunt a first Soul Ring for the genius, while privately considering whether the youth deserved the Golden Crocodile Clan's resources.
• As the elders led Jin Huang toward the library, he sensed intermittent pressure that stirred the Primal Crocodile's instincts, while Ma Chengyuan continued discussing his theory about powerful ancient races.

Jin Huang learned Elder Ma Chengyuan's theories about the Primal Crocodile bloodline and met Mu Tian'en, whose Black Hole Whale Martial Soul made the Beast Martial Souls submit. Elder Ma began testing Mu Tian'en's ideas for a First Soul Ring, only to realize the boy lacked the knowledge to answer.

• Elder Ma argued that the Yellow Golden Crocodile bloodline could have advanced further and suggested Jin Huang might surpass his father if he followed the same difficult path.
• Jin Huang revealed his Primal Crocodile Martial Soul, which reacted fearfully to a whale's cry from the library.
• Elder Ma called Mu Tian'en out and told him the Spirit Hall envoy had arrived to take him to Spirit City and help hunt for his First Soul Ring.
• Elder Ma asked Mu Tian'en what Soul Skill he wanted and what Martial Soul could provide it, but Mu Tian'en's blank stare revealed he did not understand the question.
• Mu Tian'en worried that Elder Ma and Elder Xiunuo were broken when Xiunuo began shaking with laughter, and Elder Ma warned that Xiunuo would die if he laughed aloud.

Elder Ma used his Memory skills to reveal his plan for Mu Tian'en’s First Soul Ring: a Soul Beast that could expand and restore Soul Power while creating a suitable environment. Old Xiu Nuo feared Ma was recklessly treating the child as a test subject and prepared to stop him.

• Elder Ma warned Bishop Xiunuo not to laugh, but Xiunuo broke into laughter when Mu Tian'en believed Ma had a deadly illness.
• Mu Tian'en scolded Elder Ma and Bishop Xiunuo for joking about serious illnesses, and the two men soothed him.
• Elder Ma explained that Mu Tian'en’s enormous Martial Soul relied on overwhelming force, making Soul Power reserves and recovery essential.
• Elder Ma activated the Boundless Book and used Memory Filtering, Memory Palace, and Memory Manifestation to reveal Soul Beast records.
• Elder Ma claimed he had found a Soul Beast that could grant Mu Tian'en a skill close to a domain, while Old Xiu Nuo covered the child’s eyes and condemned the plan.
• Old Xiu Nuo asked Jin Huang to protect Mu Tian'en, then manifested his tortoise-shell Martial Soul and prepared to restrain Elder Ma.

Old Xiu Nuo subdued Old Ma after he went mad, then considered Jin Huang’s offer to trade a book on Soul Power amplification for a Vast Sea City technique. Unbeknownst to them, Golden Crocodile Douluo had been watching from the clouds.

• Old Xiu Nuo used his ice abilities to freeze Old Ma while leaving him able to breathe.
• Jin Huang praised Old Xiu Nuo’s control of cold air and offered to trade for the technique.
• Jin Huang returned Mu Tian'en to Old Xiu Nuo and presented him with a book titled “On the Theory of Soul Power Amplification.”
• Old Xiu Nuo read the book and asked Jin Huang whether he truly intended to trade it.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo watched from the clouds, having come in person because Mu Tian'en was a promising potential disciple.

Qian Daoliu explained to Qian Renxue how Mu Tian'en could become a valuable ally and urged her to befriend him before her Nation-Stealing Plan. He left her with advice about Spirit Hall’s shifting power and the importance of gaining support beyond her family.

• Qian Daoliu gave Qian Renxue Xiunuo’s report on Mu Tian'en and asked what she understood from it.
• Qian Daoliu pointed out that Old Beita and the adopted orphans were Mu Tian'en’s vital weakness and warned that harming them could make him go berserk.
• Qian Daoliu advised Qian Renxue to befriend Mu Tian'en so she could gain the support of Spirit Hall’s younger generation and its elders.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Qian Family’s influence had weakened because the succession of Six-Winged Angel Popes had been broken and some people believed its power was fading.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to win Mu Tian'en over as her right-hand man and wiped away her tears.

Mu Tian'en ate at the Vast Sea City cafeteria while Old Xiunuo explained his past and unusual appetite to Jin Huang. A powerful stranger then flooded the cafeteria with Soul Power pressure, and Xiunuo was shocked when he saw Mu Tian'en remain unaffected.

• Mu Tian'en followed Bishop Xiunuo and Envoy Jin Huang to the cafeteria, where Old Suolong traded barbs with his son Suolandao and brother Aosite.
• Jin Huang and Old Xiunuo drank and ate while Mu Tian'en devoured a tableful of nutrient-rich food by himself.
• Old Xiunuo told Jin Huang that Yan Beita had cared for Mu Tian'en and other orphans after a tsunami and beast tide devastated Anlan Village.
• Old Xiunuo explained that Mu Tian'en's appetite grew after his Martial Soul Awakening and that his Soul Power now plundered energy, causing him to lose five jin after one cycle.
• A powerful presence spread Soul Power pressure through the cafeteria, leaving Bishop Xiunuo unsteady as he feared for Mu Tian'en.
• Bishop Xiunuo looked toward Mu Tian'en and exclaimed in disbelief.

Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed himself to Mu Tian'en and tested the boy’s appetite by slipping him a piece of his nearly unbreakable snack. After Mu Tian'en asked for more, Cardinal Qing Xiunuo recognized Golden Crocodile Douluo as the Second Worship and greeted him.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo assessed Mu Tian'en’s unusually long Soul Power pathway and considered the energy his first Soul Skill might need to store.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo slipped a piece of his tough snack into Mu Tian'en’s bowl, and Mu Tian'en bit through it and asked for more.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo warned Mu Tian'en to judge whether someone was friend or foe before accepting their food, then released his suppressive presence.
• The other Soul Masters left the cafeteria, while Old Suolong stayed and Cardinal Qing Xiunuo hurried over to greet Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Qing Xiunuo explained that he had once seen Golden Crocodile Douluo when he was a student at Martial Soul Advanced Academy.