Recaps

Wu Changkong criticized Tang Wulin’s mistakes in the Spirit Ascension Platform and made Zero Class study Soul Beasts more seriously. As the first-semester Final Exam approached, Wu Changkong announced that one of its two subjects would be the Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Wu Changkong told Tang Wulin that his lack of knowledge and mistakes had endangered his teammates, then stressed the importance of studying Soul Beasts.
• The six students studied and cultivated diligently, and weekly Spirit Ascension Platform trips became part of Zero Class’s training.
• Nan Fusheng tested Parasitism in the Spirit Ascension Platform, repeatedly fell victim to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and evolved his First Soul Spirit into a Century Soul Spirit.
• As the Final Exam neared, Gu Yue reached Peak Rank 19, Tang Wulin reached Peak Rank 15, Nan Fusheng reached Rank 20, and Xie Xie reached Rank 22.
• Wu Changkong announced that the Final Exam would have two subjects and that the first would be the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Wu Changkong explained the dangers and rules of the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform, where Tang Wulin’s team would enter together in three days. Nan Fusheng said he planned to obtain a Second Soul Spirit, claiming his First Soul Spirit could not produce another Soul Ring, and left the others surprised.

• Wu Changkong told the students that the Riot Period increased the number and activity of soul beasts, allowed teams of up to seven, and made spirit masters compete to absorb Spirit Power.
• Wu Changkong warned the group that many opponents would be powerful Three-Ring Peak spirit masters, then gave the six students three days to prepare before entering the platform.
• Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi celebrated their unexpected break, while Wang Jinxi worried that the Riot Period would be especially dangerous.
• Nan Fusheng suggested the academy wanted them to evolve their Soul Spirits to the thousand-year level before graduation, prompting the others to consider the value of the opportunity.
• Nan Fusheng announced that he would obtain a Second Soul Spirit and claimed his First Soul Spirit could not produce another Soul Ring, surprising the others.

The group discussed their plans and possible Secondary Professions, while Nan Fusheng privately decided to become a Soul Engineer and rely on Parasitism to gain other skills. The next morning, he went to the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda to obtain his Second Soul Spirit.

• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Nan Fusheng discussed how they would spend their vacation and which Secondary Professions to pursue.
• Nan Fusheng privately chose Soul Engineer as his Secondary Profession and planned to use Parasitism to acquire knowledge of other professions.
• After dinner, Nan Fusheng exercised lightly and meditated, having arranged his plans for the next three days.
• The next morning, Nan Fusheng went alone to the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City and told the Spirit Transmitter that his Soul Power had reached level twenty and he wanted his Second Soul Spirit.

Nan Fusheng went to the Spirit Pagoda to obtain a Second Soul Spirit and chose a Century Moonlight Bug. His Spiritual Power test reached 932, but before the Spirit Transmitter could report the discovery to headquarters, Nan Fusheng’s Soul Power left him dazed and made the result blur in his memory.

• Nan Fusheng told the Spirit Transmitter that he wanted a Second Soul Spirit and chose a Century Moonlight Bug.
• Nan Fusheng paid the fees and entered the testing room to have his Spiritual Power measured.
• Nan Fusheng’s Spiritual Power rose past 500 and ultimately reached 932, astonishing the Spirit Transmitter.
• The Spirit Transmitter decided to report Nan Fusheng’s talent to headquarters and seek to recruit him.
• Nan Fusheng’s Soul Power swept over the Spirit Transmitter, muddling his mind and blurring the test result in his memory.

Nan Fusheng acquired a Century Moonlight Bug Soul Spirit and fused with it, transforming it into the Worm of Star and gaining the Gate Spirit Skill. He left with the ability to teleport over short distances and travel to marked cities using copies of his Second Soul Spirit.

• Nan Fusheng used Steal to make the Spirit Transmitter forget his earlier Spiritual Power reading, then had his Spiritual Power recorded as 119 points.
• The Spirit Transmitter gave Nan Fusheng a Century Moonlight Bug Soul Spirit and invited him to join the Spirit Pagoda, but Nan Fusheng declined for now.
• Nan Fusheng fused with the Moonlight Bug, reached Level twenty-one, and watched it transform into a worm-like Soul Spirit.
• Nan Fusheng gained the Gate Spirit Skill, which let him teleport continuously over short distances and travel to cities where he had left a Worm of Star copy.
• Nan Fusheng named his Second Soul Spirit Worm of Star and learned it could split into as many as nine copies to mark different cities.

Nan Fusheng tested his new teleportation ability before Tang Wulin gave the team protective Cloud Titanium vests for their Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform exam. The six students entered the platform together and formed up to survive and hunt Soul Beasts while Wu Changkong watched their progress.

• Nan Fusheng spent three days testing the Gate’s teleportation abilities and considered how he could use Worm of Star markers to transport others.
• Tang Wulin gave Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Gu Yue Thousand-Refined Cloud Titanium vests to protect them in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Wu Changkong warned the students that they had to survive for the Final Exam or lose their vacation, then brought them to the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda.
• The six students entered the Rioting Spirit Ascension Platform together, formed a defensive formation, and set out to last an hour and hunt Soul Beasts.
• Wu Changkong assessed the six students’ talents as he observed them from the Spirit Pagoda’s monitoring room.

Zero Class fought through the Spirit Ascension Platform’s Riot Period, defeating Soul Beasts while prioritizing survival, until a Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed them and killed Zhang Yangzi’s Soul Spirit. The chapter ended with the group scattered beyond the spider’s corrosive web as the powerful enemy closed in.

• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Nan Fusheng coordinated to kill a hundred-year Iron-Armed Ape, and Xie Xie absorbed its Spirit Power.
• Zhang Yangzi spotted three approaching Spirit Masters, including Mu Xi, who fired at him before recognizing Tang Wulin and leaving with her companions.
• Tang Wulin kept the group in a defensive formation as they endured repeated Soul Beast attacks and Nan Fusheng helped dispatch the hundred-year beasts.
• After Zhang Yangzi remarked that the Riot Period seemed easy, a Man Faced Demon Spider killed his Soul Spirit Xiao Hei and dropped a corrosive web over the group.
• Tang Wulin used Blue Silver Grass to delay the spider while the six escaped the web’s reach, leaving their formation scattered.

Tang Wulin led Zero Class into battle against a Hundred-Year Man Faced Demon Spider, coordinating an ambush that wounded it despite its poisonous web and sharp Spider Spears. The fight remained unresolved as the spider targeted Xie Xie with a new purple slash attack and poised its spears beneath him.

• Wang Jinxi trembled when Zero Class encountered the Man Faced Demon Spider, but Tang Wulin refused to flee and assigned the team their roles.
• The spider surrounded the group with poisonous silk and trapped Tang Wulin's Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer in its web.
• Gu Yue raised a stone pillar to hold off the spider's web while Zhang Yangzi spread Dark Sky Curtain, and Wang Jinxi drew the spider's attack as Xie Xie struck its back with Light Dragon Storm.
• Tang Wulin used golden Blue Silver Grass and his Golden Dragon Claw to bind and injure the spider, cracking two of its Spider Spears.
• The spider charged at Xie Xie and fired purple slashes that severed Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass before it waited beneath Xie Xie's landing point with its spears raised.

Zero Class drove off a hundred-year Man Faced Demon Spider after Nan Fusheng coordinated the team's attacks, and Xie Xie narrowly avoided a humiliating injury. Outside the Spirit Ascension Platform, Wu Changkong questioned whether the unusually intelligent spider was a mutant.

• Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin struck the Man Faced Demon Spider, while Gu Yue and the others helped rescue Xie Xie from its attack.
• Nan Fusheng assigned the team their roles, but the Man Faced Demon Spider abruptly fled before Zero Class could launch its planned counterattack.
• Xie Xie thanked Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin and promised to treat the whole team to a feast after the Final Exam.
• The Spirit Pagoda staff praised Zero Class's teamwork and discussed inviting the students to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wu Changkong pointed out the Man Faced Demon Spider's strange intelligence, and a staff member suggested it might be a mutant.

Nan Fusheng used his Man Faced Demon Spider clone to trap Soul Beasts in its venomous silk, letting Zero Class absorb the Spirit Power released by their deaths. As the group’s Soul Spirits evolved, a Spirit Ascension Platform staff member raised concerns, but Wu Changkong refused to interfere.

• Zero Class rested inside the Man Faced Demon Spider’s web while its poison killed Soul Beasts and their lingering Spirit Power gathered around the group.
• A staff member noticed the Spirit Power accumulating and warned Wu Changkong that the students might not withstand their Soul Spirits evolving too far.
• Wu Changkong said the students had done nothing wrong and argued that the Spirit Ascension Platform could not be changed lightly.
• Tang Wulin woke to find dense Spirit Power and Soul Beast corpses surrounding his companions, then asked what had happened.
• Nan Fusheng explained that he had planned the trap using his Man Faced Demon Spider clone and had driven Soul Beasts toward the web to exploit the resulting Spirit Power.

Nan Fusheng led Zero Class out of the webbed shelter after they discussed the limits of their Soul Spirits and the risks of absorbing too much Spirit Power. In the forest, they encountered a Soul Elder who had swiftly killed a Six-Armed Fire Snake and absorbed its Spirit Power.

• Wang Jinxi explained that his Spiritual Power limited how much Spirit Power his Soul Rings could absorb, while Nan Fusheng estimated how much each member had gained.
• Nan Fusheng warned everyone to use their rescue signal devices if their Soul Spirits approached their limits, then led the group out as their protective webbing weakened.
• The six members of Zero Class avoided Venomous Spider Silk and returned to the forest, where they heard Soul Beasts and Spirit Masters fighting.
• Nan Fusheng identified a century-old Six-Armed Fire Snake ahead of them, but a young Soul Elder killed it with his Strange Ice Wheels and absorbed its Spirit Power.

Nan Fusheng tested a new spatial technique against an Ice Staff Spirit Master and his younger sister, Xiaoyan, on the Spirit Ascension Platform. After redirecting the youth’s attacks and evading his strongest strike, Nan Fusheng asked whether he admitted defeat.

• The Ice Staff youth demanded that Tang Wulin and the others leave the Spirit Ascension Platform and surrender their Spirit Power halos, then attacked Xie Xie when he refused.
• Nan Fusheng used his spatial ability to absorb the Ice Wheel and sent it back at the youth, then used Steal to stop his counterattack.
• Xiaoyan knocked her brother down, saving him from being beheaded by his own Ice Wheel.
• The Ice Staff youth summoned his Thousand-Year Spirit Skill, Ice Wrath, and fired an Ice Spear at Nan Fusheng.
• Nan Fusheng swallowed the Ice Spear with a spatial ripple and revealed that his new technique was Flying Thunder God Space-Time Barrier, also called Flying Thunder God Guided Thunder.

Nan Fusheng defeated the Ice Staff wielder, but a Flame Demon Lion Pride interrupted the encounter. After rescuing Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan and seeing them off, Nan Fusheng's group fled from the pursuing lions.

• Xu Xiaoyu surrendered to Nan Fusheng, but a Fireball and approaching roars revealed that Soul Beasts were nearby.
• Zhang Yangzi spotted at least thirty Flame Demon Lions closing in on the group.
• A Flame Demon Lion crept up on Xu Xiaoyan, and Nan Fusheng killed it with an Ice Spear before it could attack her.
• Xu Xiaoyu thanked Nan Fusheng, introduced himself and Xu Xiaoyan, and used their SOS Signal Devices to leave with his sister.
• Nan Fusheng ordered his teammates to run, and Gu Yue boosted their speed as the Flame Demon Lion Pride chased them.

Nan Fusheng and his companions fled the Flame Demon Lions, losing teammates one by one as they tried to distract the pursuing beasts. When a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appeared and severed Nan Fusheng’s leg, he urged Tang Wulin to escape while he held it back.

• Nan Fusheng ordered the group to flee, and Wang Jinxi and Gu Yue pressed their Rescue Signal Devices as the Flame Demon Lions caught up.
• Gu Yue unleashed an Ice Storm that briefly slowed the Flame Demon Lions, but a flock of Blue Birds descended on the group.
• Zhang Yangzi lured the Blue Birds toward the Flame Demon Lions and escaped with his Rescue Signal Device, drawing the beasts into a clash.
• Nan Fusheng kicked Xie Xie out of the path of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s attack, but the strike severed Nan Fusheng’s leg and Xie Xie’s left hand.
• Nan Fusheng told Xie Xie and Tang Wulin to use their Rescue Signal Devices, then insisted that Tang Wulin escape while he held back the bear.

Nan Fusheng lured out and parasitized a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then left Tang Wulin to fend for himself while the bear pursued him. Tang Wulin faced the bear and the Flame Demon Lion Pride in a tense standoff.

• Nan Fusheng explained that he had used his controlled Soul Beasts to drive Zero Class deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform and draw out the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Nan Fusheng used Parasitism to control the bear, then pressed his SOS Signal Device and left it behind.
• Tang Wulin fought through the Flame Demon Lion Pride as he tried to survive and absorb Spirit Power.
• Tang Wulin charged the Flame Demon Lion King, then changed direction as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear appeared.
• The Flame Demon Lion Pride prostrated themselves before the bear, which fixed its gaze on Tang Wulin and the Lion King.

In the Spirit Ascension Platform, Tang Wulin tested his Golden Dragon Claw against the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear before being killed, while Nan Fusheng absorbed the Spirit Power he left behind. Outside the platform, Nan Fusheng recovered quickly, and the group gathered around the injured Xie Xie, who thanked him for saving him.

• The Flame Demon Lion King retreated, and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear attacked Tang Wulin with a strike that tore through the forest.
• Tang Wulin threw his Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer, then clashed his Golden Dragon Claw with Nan Fusheng's Dark Gold Terrorclaw.
• Nan Fusheng felt the Golden Dragon King's bloodline suppress his Behemoth bloodline, but Tang Wulin's Soul Power ran out and the bear killed him before absorbing his Spirit Power.
• Nan Fusheng awoke outside the Spirit Ascension Platform with only temporary numbness, while Tang Wulin was found physically unharmed despite his apparent death inside.
• Xie Xie thanked Nan Fusheng for kicking him out of danger and apologized for getting him injured, then promised to treat the group to a feast.

After Zero Class earned high marks in the first Final Exam subject, Wu Changkong reviewed their performance and warned them about the dangers of overexertion. Nan Fusheng considered how to obtain the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s External Soul Bone without arousing suspicion, while the team awaited the second exam subject.

• Wu Changkong gave five students perfect scores and Tang Wulin ninety-nine points for helping others cheat with protective equipment.
• The group returned to the Academy, where Xie Xie recovered from the Spirit Ascension Platform’s aftereffects and teased Tang Wulin about jogging with a senior schoolmate.
• Nan Fusheng considered ways to claim the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s External Soul Bone without drawing the Spirit Pagoda’s attention.
• Wu Changkong praised Zero Class for working as a team, announced that they would undergo physical tests, and began reviewing their battles.
• Wu Changkong praised Tang Wulin’s control tactics but criticized his loss of composure, then warned Nan Fusheng against recklessly risking himself and becoming careless.

Wu Changkong warned the students that survival mattered more than the gains from hunting Soul Beasts, while Nan Fusheng privately accepted that profit could justify slaughter. Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan discussed their defeat in the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Xu Xiaoyan hoped to meet Nan Fusheng again and thank him.

• Wu Changkong told the students to flee or accept death if they encountered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, explaining that humans hunted them for their valuable Spirit Bones.
• Nan Fusheng privately decided that sufficiently great profits could make him willing to slaughter Soul Beasts.
• Xu Xiaoyu worried about explaining to his family that he and Xu Xiaoyan had gained little from their Spirit Ascension Platform trip.
• Xu Xiaoyu suspected that the group who defeated them were students from Eastsea Academy, and Xu Xiaoyan recalled Nan Fusheng saving her.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Xu Xiaoyu to tell her if Nan Fusheng came looking for him so she could thank him, leaving Xu Xiaoyu hoping never to see him again.

Wang Jinxi chose to preserve his friendship with Zhang Yangzi rather than continue cultivating with Tang Wulin, then decided that he and Zhang Yangzi would transfer schools to escape Tang Wulin's influence on his Martial Soul. The two left Zero Class, leaving Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue to face the Final Exam.

• Wang Jinxi told Wu Changkong that he would give up the chance to cultivate with Tang Wulin and remain with Zhang Yangzi.
• Wang Jinxi announced that he and Zhang Yangzi would transfer schools, and Wu Changkong agreed to handle the academy arrangements.
• Wang Jinxi apologized to his companions and said he hoped they would meet again as stronger challengers.
• Tang Wulin embraced Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, while Xie Xie asked to join and Gu Yue refused.
• Wu Changkong postponed the Final Exam until the next day, and Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi left after packing their things.

Wu Changkong took Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue to the Hall of Heroes for their second Final Exam, where they fought simulations of historical Spirit Masters. After the students reported their results, Wu Changkong explained that the simulated opponents had used around seventy percent of their real strength, leaving Nan Fusheng skeptical.

• Nan Fusheng noticed Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were gone and considered Xu Xiaoyan a possible future Parasitism target.
• Wu Changkong led the four students to a high-tech facility in Eastsea Soul Technology Park and sent them into the Hall of Heroes.
• Nan Fusheng evaded Thunderbolt Beibei's attacks and used Steal to paralyze the simulated opponent, passing two rounds at advanced difficulty.
• Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue emerged from the trial and compared their results.
• Wu Changkong told the students that their opponents had been simulations of real historical Spirit Masters fighting at about seventy percent strength, and Nan Fusheng doubted the claim.

Nan Fusheng fought Huo Yuhao’s Hall of Heroes data and suspected the Tang Sect had exaggerated its capabilities. After Wu Changkong explained the Hall of Heroes and its Tang Sect ties, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Nan Fusheng chose to join.

• Nan Fusheng faced Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao in the Hall of Heroes, where Huo Yuhao overwhelmed him despite supposedly having only Two Rings.
• Wu Changkong explained that the Hall of Heroes offered realistic combat training and that passing its assessment allowed students to join and earn access through merits.
• Wu Changkong revealed that the Hall of Heroes belonged to a Tang Sect subsidiary and used historical Shrek Seven Devils as opponents.
• Wu Changkong identified Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and Huo Yuhao as the opponents who had defeated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Nan Fusheng, and Gu Yue.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Nan Fusheng decided to join the Tang Sect organization.

Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie joined the Tang Sect, while Gu Yue chose the Spirit Pagoda but promised Tang Wulin she would stay with Zero Class. That night, Nan Fusheng reached level twenty-two and read news that made Soul Train travel seem exceptionally dangerous.

• Gu Yue declined to join the Tang Sect because she had already decided to join the Spirit Pagoda, while Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie chose to join the Tang Sect.
• Gu Yue reassured Tang Wulin that her choice of organization would not make her leave Zero Class or her companions.
• After joining the Tang Sect, Nan Fusheng digested his Dream Stealer Potion and reached level twenty-two.
• Nan Fusheng browsed news reports about frequent Soul Train attacks, including one hijacking stopped by an unnamed Shrek Inspector.
• Nan Fusheng read about proposed Soul Train insurance and a life-and-death contract, whose commenters angrily objected to the risks of riding.

Nan Fusheng joined Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue for a meal on Snack Street, where they tried a vendor’s supposedly meat-free starch sausages. Nan Fusheng recognized them as possibly contaminated products from a factory reported in the news, but stayed quiet as the others ate and the vendor explained he was leaving to see the wider world.

• Xie Xie invited Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin to a meal, and Gu Yue joined them as they headed to Snack Street.
• The group ordered food along the street, and Tang Wulin bought several starch sausages from a vendor who claimed they used only starch and a secret sauce.
• Nan Fusheng recalled a report about a factory that added bone paste to starch sausages and spotted a box suggesting the vendor’s sausages came from that factory.
• Nan Fusheng chose not to warn the others as Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue ate the sausages.
• The vendor said he was closing his stall because he wanted to visit Heaven Dou City and Shrek City, while Nan Fusheng suspected he was really fleeing.

Nan Fusheng traveled through several cities, then narrowly escaped a terrorist attack on a Soul Train by teleporting to Heaven Dou City. He returned to the wreckage to investigate and help while trying to stay out of sight.

• After the semester ended, Nan Fusheng traveled by Soul Train and left Time Worm markers in seven cities.
• During the journey from Sunrise City to Sun Moon City, Nan Fusheng sensed danger and spotted Fixed-Shell Soul Guidance Cannons approaching the train.
• The cannons overturned the Soul Train, and Nan Fusheng teleported to Heaven Dou City using a Worm of Star marker.
• Nan Fusheng suspected the attackers were the terrorists mentioned in the news and considered their purpose and the trouble the attack might bring him.
• Nan Fusheng used Gate to return to the wreckage and searched for cover as injured passengers cried out around him.

Nan Fusheng confronted an Evil Soul Master who was slaughtering the injured passengers from the overturned Soul Train. He used Steal to incapacitate the attacker and killed him with a Soul Guidance Gun.

• Nan Fusheng sensed an Evil Soul Master approaching the wreck and gauged the strength of the fighters battling farther away.
• The Heart-Eating Fox Soul Master killed and devoured injured passengers, then noticed Nan Fusheng and lunged at him.
• Nan Fusheng pretended to panic and revealed his two Soul Rings as the attacker charged.
• Nan Fusheng used Steal to blank the Soul Master’s consciousness, then shot him with a Soul Guidance Gun.