Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan reflected on the Gravity Control ability he gained from the Titan Giant Ape soul bone before the Skysea Alliance tournament began. Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue dragged him to watch the individual competition, where they spotted a young ice-controlling Three Rings Soul Elder fighting on a platform.

• Lin Xuan considered how Gravity Control could help him study gravity-based soul skills and raise his potential.
• A Skysea Alliance official opened the tournament, and the contestants headed to their events.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue dragged Lin Xuan to Tianhai Stadium to watch the individual competition.
• Xu Xiaoyan said she had come to scout possible opponents for the Team Competition, though neither she nor Gu Yue had entered the individual event.
• Xu Xiaoyan called Lin Xuan over to watch a blue-haired Three Rings Soul Elder use ice spikes to fend off a Nether Rage Wolf soul master.

Lin Xuan and his companions watched Zhou Hanyou win a match, then encountered Tang Wulin arguing with Ye Xinglan over a restaurant bill. Lin Xuan brushed off Ye Xinglan and gave her a fake name before leaving, while she set out to find a chance to challenge him.

• Zhou Hanyou defeated her opponent, and Lin Xuan assessed her strength and her potential Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhou Tian'er.
• Xu Xiaoyan recorded notes on competitors as she led Lin Xuan and Gu Yue around the tournament grounds.
• Ye Xinglan confronted Tang Wulin over their unpaid restaurant bill, but he left to compete when Lin Xuan's group arrived.
• Lin Xuan ignored Ye Xinglan and jokingly introduced himself as Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family in Wutan City.
• Ye Xinglan decided to look for information about Xiao Yan and find a chance to fight him, while Xu Lizhi wondered why Tang Wulin had called Lin Xuan Brother Xuan.

Lin Xuan entered the Mecha Manufacturing competition and began inscribing a formation pattern on a Sea Crystal Stone armor component. Ye Xinglan learned that he had fooled her with the name Xiao Yan and left determined to defeat him.

• Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue followed Lin Xuan to his villa and took over his room, so he borrowed a room from Little Senior Sister for a nap.
• Lin Xuan arrived at the competition in slippers and drew skeptical looks from the referee and contestants.
• The competition began, and Lin Xuan chose a Sea Crystal Stone armor component and a Spirit Abyss Formation Pattern.
• Lin Xuan used his mutated eyes to inspect the component's internal structure as he started inscribing the pattern.
• Ye Xinglan recognized Lin Xuan, grew furious over his Xiao Yan deception, and left vowing to defeat and humiliate him.

Lin Xuan passed the first round of the Mecha Manufacturing competition with an excellent-quality Sea Crystal Stone Armor, then returned home to experiment with his new Gravity Control ability. His attempt to create a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus ended in an explosion that engulfed his room.

• Lin Xuan passed the first round after his Sea Crystal Stone Armor achieved 93% conduction efficiency and excellent quality.
• Lin Xuan watched Yu Jiahao draw cheers by comforting a contestant whose work had been ruined, then left the venue to return to his residence.
• Lin Xuan used Gravity Control to compress flames into petals and assembled them into a Golden Fire Lotus.
• Lin Xuan added mecha array patterns to the lotus, compressing its energy into a reddish-gold lotus seed and naming the creation Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
• Lin Xuan lost concentration, and the unstable fire lotus exploded, swallowing the room in golden-red flames.

After a Fire Lotus experiment burned Lin Xuan, Mu Xi treated his wounds and asked him to help with her forging. His guidance helped her achieve Thousand Forging Second Grade, and they fell asleep together, leaving Lin Xuan to explain their situation to Mu Chen the next morning.

• Lin Xuan arrived at Mu Xi's room covered in soot after his Fire Lotus experiment exploded, and Mu Xi laughed before treating his burns.
• Mu Xi described her difficulty advancing to Thousand Forging, and Lin Xuan watched her forge and identified that she was relying too rigidly on learned techniques instead of sensing the metal's spirituality.
• Lin Xuan tapped out a rhythm that helped Mu Xi attune herself to the metal, and she achieved Thousand Forging Second Grade.
• Mu Xi hugged Lin Xuan in excitement, fell asleep against him, and Lin Xuan covered them both with a blanket.
• Mu Chen knocked on the door the next morning, and Lin Xuan opened it from Mu Xi's room and began to explain.

Lin Xuan and Mu Xi explained their accidental night together to Mu Chen, who warned them to focus on cultivation. At Tianhai Stadium, Xu Xiaoyan chose herself, Lin Xuan, and Gu Yue to face Sea and Land Academy, then announced she would take on ten opponents.

• Lin Xuan teased the embarrassed Mu Xi, picked her up, and brought her to Mu Chen’s study.
• Mu Chen questioned Lin Xuan and Mu Xi about falling asleep together, warned them not to let romance distract them from cultivation, and sent them away.
• Mu Xi fled to her room and gleefully thought that Lin Xuan was hers, while Lin Xuan left humming.
• Wu Changkong told the team their opponents were Sea and Land Academy, and Xu Xiaoyan briefed them on Wang Dongqi and the twin sisters Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er.
• Xu Xiaoyan selected herself, Lin Xuan, and Gu Yue to compete, then declared that she would take on ten opponents.

Eastsea Academy’s Lin Xuan and Xu Xiaoyan faced Sea and Land Academy’s Zhou Tian’er, Zhou Hanyou, and Wang Dongqi, while Wu Changkong told Shen Yi that the two newcomers were unmatched among their peers. Xu Xiaoyan fused with Lin Xuan and unleashed a powerful starlight attack, and the chapter ended as their divine-looking fused form descended before the stunned arena.

• Wu Changkong told Shen Yi that Lin Xuan and Xu Xiaoyan were invincible among those of the same rank.
• Zhou Tian’er, Zhou Hanyou, and Wang Dongqi confronted Lin Xuan’s group, and Xu Xiaoyan answered their threats.
• Wang Dongqi, Zhou Hanyou, and Zhou Tian’er launched a coordinated attack from above, the middle, and below.
• Xu Xiaoyan fused with Lin Xuan, repelled the attacks with starlight, and summoned a gigantic star sword.
• Zhou Tian’er and Zhou Hanyou raised icy blue trees to block the star sword, filling the platform with cold mist.
• The starlight faded to reveal a beautiful woman descending on golden steps as Wang Dongqi and the audience stared in awe.

Xu Xiaoyan and Lin Xuan defeated the Zhou sisters with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xu Xiaoyan put on a grandiose victory performance. After the matches, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi confronted Lin Xuan and handed him a mysterious formation scroll.

• Xu Xiaoyan and Lin Xuan overwhelmed Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian’er with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then Xu Xiaoyan knocked the sisters off the stage to secure Eastsea Academy’s victory.
• Xu Xiaoyan boasted to the defeated sisters until Lin Xuan picked her up and carried her away, while Gu Yue followed and hoped to claim the promised time alone with him.
• Shen Yi and Wu Changkong watched Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi trail the Eastsea Academy group, and Wu Changkong showed no concern for the impending confrontation.
• After the matches, Lin Xuan parted from Tang Wulin and the others, then encountered Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi on his way back to the villa.
• Ye Xinglan silently tossed Lin Xuan a scroll covered in formation patterns, leaving him confused about what they wanted.

Ye Xinglan challenged Lin Xuan in exchange for a Mental Secret Method for cultivating Sword Intent, and Lin Xuan used his own Sword Intent to help her glimpse the Sword Intent realm. After she recovered, Ye Xinglan leaned close to whisper how to remove the seal on the scroll.

• Ye Xinglan offered Lin Xuan her secret method if he fought her, and he agreed to let her strike three times.
• Ye Xinglan attacked Lin Xuan with the Stargod Sword, but he easily blocked her first two strikes.
• Ye Xinglan feinted with Rainbow Pierces the Sun and struck Lin Xuan's chest with her palm, but he remained unmoved and grabbed her hand.
• Lin Xuan sent an illusory sword of Mental Sword Intent into Ye Xinglan's mind, and she fainted in his arms.
• Ye Xinglan awoke after glimpsing the Sword Intent realm, then leaned close to Lin Xuan to tell him how to undo the seal on the scroll.

Lin Xuan and Yu Jiahao competed in the final round of the mecha manufacturing competition, each attempting to Spirit Cast a Level 4 component. Yu Jiahao completed his mechanical arm first, while Lin Xuan’s mecha core remained unfinished as a deep roar sounded from his side of the stage.

• The final-round contestants were told to create works they were proud of, and Yu Jiahao chose a mechanical arm for a Level 4 component.
• Lin Xuan selected a mecha core and began carving its blueprint despite a fellow contestant’s warning.
• Mo Wentian and a bearded judge watched Lin Xuan’s confident work, while the bearded judge left to gather information about him.
• The other contestants finished, leaving Lin Xuan and Yu Jiahao to continue as the audience watched their competing Spirit Casting.
• Yu Jiahao completed his mechanical arm as a fire phoenix appeared and left a golden-red pattern on it.
• A deep beastly roar sounded from Lin Xuan’s side of the stage.

Lin Xuan impressed the judges by achieving Artifact-Form Unity during the mecha manufacturing competition, then declined recruitment offers and received his prize. As he traveled home with his companions, Gu Yue leaned against his shoulder while he pretended to sleep.

• Lin Xuan formed a trait-based vortex array pattern from Black Tortoise Iron, and Mo Wentian recognized it as Artifact-Form Unity and a sign of future seventh-rank skill.
• Yu Jiahao accepted that Lin Xuan had taken his moment of fame, and the competition ended with Lin Xuan receiving his award.
• Ye Xinglan watched Lin Xuan's victory before leaving for Shrek Academy with Xu Lizhi.
• On the bus, Mu Xi sulked over Gu Yue and Lin Xuan sitting together while Xu Xiaoyan watched them; Lin Xuan recalled that Tang Wulin's team had been eliminated, that he had received Mu Ye's notebook, and that he had declined the presidents' offers.
• Gu Yue rested her head on Lin Xuan's shoulder, and Lin Xuan pretended to sleep as she relaxed against him.

Lin Xuan received the Federation's reward for rescuing a train, then spent three years advancing his research in Forging and mecha-related fields. At Eastsea Academy, his picnic with Mu Xi turned intimate as Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan watched from the grass.

• Mo Lan gave Lin Xuan two Gold Cards and a commendation banner as the Federation's reward for rescuing the train.
• Lin Xuan returned to Eastsea Academy and resolved to focus on his sword-forging endeavor.
• Three years later, Lin Xuan had reached Level Seven in Forging and Mecha Manufacturing and Level Eight in Mecha Design.
• Mu Xi brought Lin Xuan a picnic and fed him spicy rabbit head, and he playfully bit her finger.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan secretly watched Lin Xuan and Mu Xi embrace and kiss.

Lin Xuan began his long-planned Sword Forging project, demonstrating extraordinary skill by fusing eight metals and completing Spirit Forging on the alloy. He continued forging, leaving Mu Chen uncertain about what he was attempting next.

• Mu Xi left after sharing a kiss with Lin Xuan, while Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan watched from the bushes.
• Lin Xuan received the Rare Metals from Mu Chen and went to the Blacksmith Association to begin his Sword Forging project.
• Lin Xuan purified eight metals through Ultimate Thousand Forging and fused them all at once, astonishing Mu Chen, Mang Tian, and Xu Hao.
• Lin Xuan completed Spirit Forging on the eight-in-one White Alloy, creating a weak consciousness within it.
• Lin Xuan continued forging, and Mu Chen wondered why he had not stopped after Spirit Ascension.

Lin Xuan used his Blood Forging method to try to Soul Forge an Alloy despite lacking the usual soul power, pouring his soul power and bloodline power into it before guiding its spirituality with his Spiritual Power. The metal began to resonate, and Mu Chen realized Lin Xuan had reached a critical stage but restrained himself from interrupting.

• Lin Xuan revealed that his soul power had reached level forty-six despite having only three soul rings, and explained that his system let his Mysterious Heaven Skill advance beyond the continent’s usual limits.
• Lin Xuan described his plan to wait for a chance to obtain a powerful Soul Spirit, hoping his Soul Spirit Sword Forging would transform the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo and trigger its Spirit Ascension.
• Lin Xuan used his self-developed Blood Forging method to fill the Alloy’s spirituality with his soul power and bloodline power, forming a White Light Cocoon.
• Lin Xuan guided the Blood-Sacrificed Alloy’s spirituality with his Spiritual Power, and the metal began producing muffled booms as its light changed.
• Mu Chen recognized the sounds as Soul Forging resonance and stopped himself from entering, realizing Lin Xuan could not be disturbed.

Lin Xuan completed Soul Forging on the White Alloy, astonishing Mu Chen, then rested in Mu Xi’s room while she cared for him and scolded him for taking such a dangerous risk.

• Lin Xuan used his Spirit Sword Embryo and Azure Leaf Grass Sword Intent to solidify the White Alloy’s spirit, then completed Soul Forging by linking their sword intents.
• Mu Chen rushed into the Forging Room, confirmed Lin Xuan had achieved Soul Forging, and Lin Xuan immediately fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Mu Chen later ran out in excitement, declaring that he had understood the forging method, while Mu Xi watched him in confusion.
• Mu Xi found Lin Xuan resting in her room among her secretly taken photos of him and fed him chicken soup.
• Mu Xi worriedly scolded Lin Xuan for risking his life, but he insisted he had been confident before they shared an affectionate moment.

Lin Xuan fused Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo and the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone into a powerful sword, then advanced his Soul Spirit to the Ten-Thousand-Year level. He left the Mecha Manufacturing room with his Soul Power at level forty-eight and a greatly enhanced set of abilities.

• Lin Xuan completed the sword’s formation patterns and used a blood formation to fuse Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo with the sword blank.
• Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo asked to absorb the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, and Lin Xuan allowed its Bloodline Peculiar Strength to join the fusion.
• The fusion produced a cloud-white sword, which Lin Xuan named Startling Swan.
• Startling Swan released stored spiritual energy that raised Lin Xuan’s Soul Power to level forty-eight and advanced Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo into a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.
• Lin Xuan discovered Startling Swan’s Void Shatter ability and the enhanced effects of his four Soul Skills, including the new Sword Heart skill.
• Lin Xuan left the Mecha Manufacturing room boasting that he was invincible among those of the same rank.

Lin Xuan fought Shen Yi after she ambushed him at Eastsea Academy, then overwhelmed her with his sword formation and close-combat attacks. Shen Yi fled after the beating, leaving Lin Xuan laughing at their disastrous first encounter.

• Lin Xuan dodged stones thrown by a masked white-haired woman and sent flaming meteors at her.
• The woman revealed herself as Shen Yi and attacked Lin Xuan with Mimosa pollen, but his Sword Heart dispelled its effects.
• Lin Xuan trapped Shen Yi in his Azure Leaf Sword Formation and used it to appear beside her, kicking her into the air.
• Lin Xuan repeatedly kicked Shen Yi before sending her crashing to the ground with a roundhouse kick.
• Shen Yi emerged in armor, covered her face, and limped away while Lin Xuan laughed.

Lin Xuan confronted Gu Yue’s anguish over his refusal to fully accept her, while a powerful man on another continent felt his lost divine guidance return. Gu Yue left in despair, and the man set out to seize his chance to become a god.

• Lin Xuan realized his strengthening physique was tied to his Purple Demon Eye’s growth and drank soul beast milk to ease his hunger.
• Gu Yue sneaked into Lin Xuan’s dormitory and gave him a handmade bracelet.
• Gu Yue embraced Lin Xuan and asked why he could not accept her, revealing that his favorability toward her had stalled at 99.
• Lin Xuan asked whether he could trust Gu Yue, and she could not answer before he gently sent her away.
• A man on another continent felt his mother’s guidance return and vanished into the night, believing his chance to become a god had arrived.

Lin Xuan and his classmates set out for Shrek Academy by bus, while Lin Xuan's strained relationship with Gu Yue and his encounter with Shen Yi added tension to the trip. The bus sped toward Shrek City, leaving Xie Xie questioning whether it was safe.

• Xie Xie brought breakfast to the class, and Xu Xiaoyan asked Lin Xuan whether he and Gu Yue had fought after Gu Yue sat by herself.
• Wu Changkong led the students to the school gate, where Shen Yi met them and made an excuse for her awkwardly moving leg.
• Lin Xuan hinted that he recognized Shen Yi as the woman who had attacked him, and Shen Yi hurried onto the bus in embarrassment.
• Wu Changkong and Shen Yi took the students toward Shrek City by bus, with Gu Yue sitting alone in front and Lin Xuan beside Xu Xiaoyan in the back.
• The bus sped along and shook violently, prompting Xie Xie to grab Tang Wulin's arm and ask whether it was safe.

As Shen Yi drove the group toward Shrek City, a tiny Red Orb shattered Wu Changkong’s powerful strike and attacked the bus. The bus exploded, and a Blood Light Pillar spread Gray Mist across the world, bringing swarms of Undead out of the earth.

• Shen Yi sped past a sedan, taunting its driver as Lin Xuan considered preparing his First-Class Battle Armor in Shrek City.
• Wu Changkong sensed danger, armored himself with Heaven Ice, and struck at a tiny Red Orb, but it shattered his sword aura and bore down on the bus.
• Wu Changkong tried to shield the bus from the Red Orb, was driven back inside, and shouted for everyone to jump off.
• Shen Yi used vines to pull the others to safety as Lin Xuan escaped with Xu Xiaoyan, and the bus exploded behind them.
• A Blood Light Pillar rose from the wreckage, Gray Mist spread across the sky, and skeletons, zombies, and other Undead crawled from the earth.
• Shen Yi summoned the group to her and donned dark green armor as the Undead surrounded them.