Chapter Summaries

After Wu Changkong defended Tang Wulin and his friends, he began grueling weighted running drills for Class Five. As Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, and Xie Xie struggled through the training together, a mysterious girl arrived at the track.

• Wu Changkong dismissed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's thanks, while Nan Fusheng and Xie Xie reaffirmed their friendship with Tang Wulin and agreed to settle their rivalry later.
• Wu Changkong assigned the class ten laps while Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, and Xie Xie wore twenty-jin Iron Vests.
• Xie Xie began to falter during the run, so Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng supported him as they ran.
• Wu Changkong ordered Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng to carry Xie Xie for another ten laps.
• A girl in white walked onto the track from the Intermediate Division school Gate, carrying a strange aura.

Wu Changkong tested Gu Yue for enrollment, and she defeated Xie Xie with her control over six elements. After learning about her Elementalist martial soul, Wu accepted her into Grade One Class Five and sent her to join the students' physical training.

• Wu Changkong gave Gu Yue a chance to enroll if she could defeat Xie Xie, who rested for twenty minutes before their match.
• Gu Yue used ice, fire, earth, wind, light, and space abilities to defeat Xie Xie, who refused to accept the loss.
• Gu Yue explained that her Elementalist martial soul controlled six elements but could not specialize in any of them, and Wu Changkong accepted her into Grade One Class Five.
• Wu Changkong ordered Gu Yue and Xie Xie to resume running, while Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng continued their training.
• Gu Yue spoke with Tang Wulin about understanding and controlling a martial soul, then teased Xie Xie about his defeat.

After a grueling day of physical training, Wu Changkong summoned Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue for evening special training to prepare for the Class Promotion Tournament. He challenged Tang Wulin to prove himself worthy of a place on the team, but Gu Yue immediately said she would not replace him.

• Wu Changkong dismissed Class Five after morning training and gave Gu Yue her school supplies.
• The students endured an afternoon of punishing physical training, and Wu Changkong ordered four of them to meet him after dinner.
• Nan Fusheng meditated and considered how to test his parasitism while keeping his abilities hidden.
• Wu Changkong led the four students to an indoor training ground and announced nightly special training for the tournament in three months.
• Wu Changkong told Tang Wulin he would need to meet his standards to remain on the team, and Gu Yue said she would not take his place.

Wu Changkong began combat training by having Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue attack him together, testing their abilities and coordination. He isolated Tang Wulin, who blocked Wu Changkong's wooden sword with a hammer and counterattacked before the force of the clash sent him flying backward.

• Gu Yue asked Wu Changkong to let Tang Wulin compete, but Tang Wulin said he would work hard to earn a place himself.
• Wu Changkong explained each student's training focus: Xie Xie needed to manage his stamina, Gu Yue should combine elements, Tang Wulin needed to control his Martial Soul, and Nan Fusheng should develop as a Mental System Soul Master.
• Wu Changkong ordered all four students to attack him at once, using only a wooden sword and no Martial Soul power or Spirit Skills.
• Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue coordinated several attacks, but Wu Changkong countered them and knocked Xie Xie aside.
• Wu Changkong isolated Tang Wulin and thrust his wooden sword at him; Tang Wulin blocked with his right-hand hammer and swung his left-hand hammer at Wu Changkong.
• The clash sent Tang Wulin backward as his Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer slammed into his chest.

Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue defeated Wu Changkong through Nan Fusheng's consciousness-depriving Spirit Skill and Tang Wulin's Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer. After learning more about the hammer and testing Tang Wulin's strength, Wu Changkong began considering how the four students could fight together in the Class Promotion Tournament.

• Tang Wulin threw his Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer at Wu Changkong as Nan Fusheng's Spirit Skill left him dazed, breaking Wu Changkong's wooden sword and nearly striking his face.
• Wu Changkong summoned his Martial Soul and stopped the hammer, then declared that the students had won the match.
• Wu Changkong asked Nan Fusheng about his Spirit Skill, and Nan Fusheng explained that Time Deprivation could briefly rob opponents of consciousness.
• Xie Xie tried to lift Tang Wulin's hammer, but its weight sent him sprawling; Tang Wulin explained its Stacking Hammer effect and said each hammer weighed about one hundred and fifty kilograms.
• Wu Changkong tested Tang Wulin's pulling strength and concluded that the four students' combined strength could make their Class Promotion Tournament tactics interesting.

Nan Fusheng advanced his cultivation and secretly parasitized Wu Changkong while Grade One Class Five trained and tested their Spiritual Power. After two months of growth and teamwork, Wu Changkong announced that the Class Promotion Tournament would begin next week and ordered his four disciples to crush Class Four.

• Nan Fusheng parasitized Wu Changkong with three Time Worms, sensed the Tang Sect cultivation method, and confirmed that Wu Changkong had not detected the parasitism.
• Wu Changkong excused Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng from physical training, and Spiritual Power tests showed Nan Fusheng at ninety-two, Gu Yue at one hundred and nineteen, Tang Wulin at forty-four, and Xie Xie at twenty-nine.
• Nan Fusheng and his classmates trained for two months, during which Nan Fusheng reached Level 16, Xie Xie reached Rank 19, Gu Yue reached Level 17, and Tang Wulin reached Level 12.
• Wu Changkong told Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue that their first Class Promotion Tournament match against Class Four would begin next week and ordered them to crush their opponents.

Wu Changkong set the goal of the Class Promotion Tournament: his students had to defeat Grade Four Class One or lose their rewards. Grade One Class Five began its challenge against Class Four, and both teams took their positions on the Competition Platform.

• Wu Changkong told Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue to fight their way up to Grade Four Class One, and Xie Xie reluctantly agreed to compete.
• The tournament began after school, drawing little attention beyond Grade One Class Three and the participating classes.
• Kong Hanwen mocked Wu Changkong and selected Jialong, Jiateng Ying, Lin Zunyuan, and Mosi to represent Class Four.
• Wu Changkong sent Tang Wulin, Nan Fusheng, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue onto the platform to challenge Class Four.
• Long Hengxu positioned the four students from each class fifty meters apart and called them to prepare.

Grade One Class Five defeated Grade One Class Four in the Class Promotion Tournament in under ten seconds, with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie quickly eliminating their opponents while Gu Yue froze Jiateng Ying. After the match, Nan Fusheng chose to cultivate while Xie Xie invited Tang Wulin and Gu Yue out to eat.

• Grade One Class Four opened the match with a coordinated attack, but Xie Xie bypassed Jialong to target support fighter Lin Zunyuan.
• Gu Yue blinded and froze Jiateng Ying, while Tang Wulin struck Jialong and sent him flying.
• Xie Xie eliminated Lin Zunyuan and Mosi, securing Grade One Class Five's victory before Nan Fusheng had to act.
• Long Hengxu declared Class Five the winner and announced that they would challenge Grade One Class Three the next day.
• Xie Xie invited Tang Wulin and Nan Fusheng out to eat, but Nan Fusheng declined so he could cultivate and finish digesting his Dream Master Potion.

Grade One Class Five faced Grade One Class Three in the second Class Promotion Tournament match. Tang Wulin’s group defeated the Gu Brothers Three and forced Ito Makoto to surrender, securing another victory.

• Ye Yingrong sent the Gu Brothers Three and Ito Makoto to compete against Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue.
• The Gu Brothers Three revealed their flying Skyscraper War Hawk Martial Souls and took to the air while Ito Makoto disappeared into the shadows.
• Tang Wulin used Blue Silver Grass and Gu Yue’s wind element to send Xie Xie flying toward the brothers.
• Xie Xie dazed and struck Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, and Gu Tianming with his Light Dragon Dagger, eliminating all three.
• Ito Makoto emerged from hiding and surrendered, and Long Hengxu declared Grade One Class Five the winner.

After First Grade Class Five won its third match, Nan Fusheng watched Tang Wulin and his friends draw attention over their confrontation with Guang Long. A typhoon then suspended classes and the Class Promotion Tournament for over a week, giving Tang Wulin time to prepare to break his Golden Dragon King seal.

• Gu Yue explained that the group should have defended against Ito Makoto instead of attacking impulsively, and Tang Wulin apologized for his mistake.
• Wang Ba told Nan Fusheng that people had gathered outside the academy demanding Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue, but Nan Fusheng continued cultivating.
• Xie Xie told Nan Fusheng that Wu Changkong had defeated Guang Biao after the students fought Guang Long, while Nan Fusheng kept his firsthand knowledge of the battle secret.
• Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie defeated Grade One Class Two, giving their class three consecutive tournament victories.
• Nan Fusheng declined the others' invitation to visit Eastsea Museum and realized Tang Wulin was nearing the breakthrough of his first Golden Dragon King seal.
• The academy announced that a week-long typhoon would suspend classes and the Class Promotion Tournament.

After a weeklong typhoon, Tang Wulin’s friends worried when he failed to show up at school, and they were unable to obtain his workshop’s location from the Blacksmith Association. He arrived just as the Class Promotion Tournament match against First Grade Class One was about to begin, leaving both teams ready to fight.

• Xie Xie and Gu Yue worried that Tang Wulin was missing, and Nan Fusheng concealed what he knew about his situation.
• Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Nan Fusheng visited the Blacksmith Association but could not get Tang Wulin’s workshop location because his records were confidential.
• Wu Changkong confirmed that First Grade Class Five would compete with only three students if Tang Wulin did not return.
• As Wu Changkong began announcing the lineup, Tang Wulin arrived and said he was fit to compete, so First Grade Class Five sent four competitors.
• The teams introduced themselves, and Xie Xie grew angry at Wei Xiaofeng’s taunt before Tang Wulin held him back.
• Long Hengxu warned both teams against deliberately injuring opponents, then sent them back to prepare for the match.

Wang Bili supported Zhang Yangzi’s team with his banana Martial Soul as both teams prepared to end the match quickly. When Zhang Yangzi covered the arena in darkness, Gu Yue countered with Light Element, weakening the curtain and restoring Xie Xie’s strength.

• Wang Bili gave Zhang Yangzi and his teammates bananas that restored their Soul Power and boosted their combat readiness.
• The narration explained Wang Bili’s reputation for his strange smile and his Energetic Big Banana skill, which Ye Yingluo had chosen to counter Nan Fusheng’s spiritual attacks.
• Zhang Yangzi called for his team to finish the match quickly, while Nan Fusheng and Tang Wulin agreed that Class Five needed to target Wang Jinxi or Wang Bili.
• Zhang Yangzi spread his wings and cast Dark Sky Curtain over the arena.
• Gu Yue stopped Tang Wulin from charging and released Light Element, clearing the darkness from Xie Xie and weakening Zhang Yangzi’s curtain.

Gu Yue unleashed her elemental combination to protect her teammates, then overwhelmed Zhang Yangzi’s group with Ice and Snow Storm. As the injured opponents refused to surrender, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi began a strange fusion.

• Gu Yue combined Light and Fire to hold back the Dark Sky Curtain while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie countered the enemy attacks.
• Zhang Yangzi’s Shadow Doppelganger struck Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin unleashed his Blue Silver Grass and knocked the opponents back.
• Gu Yue cast Ice and Snow Storm, leaving Wang Bili unconscious and the other opponents injured and drained.
• Xie Xie urged Zhang Yangzi’s group to surrender, but Zhang Yangzi refused and called Wang Jinxi to continue fighting.
• Zhang Yangzi fused into Wang Jinxi, who grew larger, gained wings and a tail, and formed a second Bone Dragon Claw.

Tang Wulin retaliated after Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon attack left Xie Xie badly injured, and Wu Changkong intervened before Tang could strike a fatal blow. The match ended with Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi seriously injured, while Nan Fusheng returned to the dormitory wondering whether he would still be accepted into the Zero Class.

• Wang Jinxi struck Xie Xie with his Bone Dragon Claw, leaving him unconscious with both forearms broken.
• Tang Wulin charged Wang Jinxi in fury, but Wu Changkong redirected Tang’s Golden Dragon Claw and stopped the fight.
• The attack broke Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon tail and right claw, while Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were left with broken legs and a fractured arm.
• Wu Changkong carried Xie Xie to the Medical Room, where a teacher treated his injuries and dispelled the dark energy in Tang Wulin’s body.
• Nan Fusheng told Tang Wulin that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had likely used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then returned to the dormitory and worried about joining the Zero Class.

Nan Fusheng reflected on Tang Wulin’s strength and his own shortcomings before cultivating to Soul Power Level 17. The next morning, he spotted Xie Xie watching Tang Wulin run with Ouyang Zixin, the Intermediate Division’s School Beauty.

• Nan Fusheng recalled how he had held back his consciousness-stealing ability during the battles so he could test Tang Wulin, and recognized the limits of his own physique and attacks.
• Nan Fusheng considered how Sefirah Castle and the three Uniquenesses could let him kill Wu Changkong, but decided not to risk using them or target Tang Wulin.
• Nan Fusheng meditated until dawn and found that his Soul Power had reached Level 17, then considered how his unusual Soul Spirit would require him to absorb multiple Soul Spirits.
• Nan Fusheng left the dormitory and saw Xie Xie watching Tang Wulin run with Ouyang Zixin, then watched Xie Xie explain who she was to Tang Wulin.
• Nan Fusheng went to the cafeteria, dismissing his lingering thoughts about having set Xie Xie up.

Eastsea Academy announced that Grade One Class Five had won the Class Promotion Tournament and established Grade One Zero Class for its strongest students, with Wu Changkong as homeroom teacher. The selected students stayed on the field with Dean Yu Zhen after the other classes were dismissed.

• Long Hengxu announced that the class rankings would shift after the tournament and that the new Grade One Class One would receive a daily meal A for the rest of the semester.
• Long Hengxu named Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Nan Fusheng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng as Grade One Zero Class members, with Wu Changkong as their homeroom teacher.
• The chapter revealed that Wu Changkong and Yu Zhen had insisted Nan Fusheng join because his Spirit Skill could restrain Wu Changkong and his Martial Soul had great potential.
• Long Hengxu gave all eight students involved in the previous day's match a serious reprimand and revoked any competition rewards they might have earned.
• Yu Zhen explained that Zero Class was created to develop students whose abilities surpassed their peers, then dismissed the other classes and asked the Zero Class students to come forward.

Nan Fusheng and five other students faced Dean Yu Zhen’s reprimand and were asked to sign agreements committing them to Eastsea Academy. Zero Class was established with six students after Wei Xiaofeng refused to sign, and Zhang Yangzi later joined by signing as well.

• Yu Zhen scolded the students for their recent behavior and warned them against arrogance and further trouble.
• Yu Zhen offered the students agreements requiring them to remain at Eastsea Academy through middle and high school in exchange for prioritized resources.
• Nan Fusheng, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Wang Jinxi signed, while Wei Xiaofeng declined and returned to Class Two.
• Yu Zhen revealed that the signers had become the Academy’s core elite, and Nan Fusheng doubted the Academy could rival Shrek Academy in the long run.
• Eastsea Academy moved the students into a separate classroom and individual teacher-level dormitories, and Zhang Yangzi signed to join Zero Class.

Wu Changkong began Grade One Zero Class’s theory lessons by explaining mecha, Battle Armor, and the importance of choosing a Secondary Profession. He gave the students up to three years to decide, while Tang Wulin had already committed to Forging.

• Wu Changkong postponed cultivation lessons because three students were injured and introduced mecha theory to the class.
• Wu Changkong explained the development of Soul Mecha and how high-grade miniaturized mecha became known as Battle Armor.
• Wu Changkong urged the students to choose a mecha-related Secondary Profession, saying it would help them create Battle Armor suited to themselves.
• Gu Yue questioned why the students needed a Secondary Profession, and Wu Changkong explained that it was essential to becoming a powerful Battle Armor Master.
• Wu Changkong identified Tang Wulin’s Forging as his chosen Secondary Profession and recommended that the other students consider it; the five undecided students had up to three years to choose.

Wu Changkong began practical combat training by criticizing Zero Class’s performance and demonstrating the value of basic combat techniques. After defeating Tang Wulin and Gu Yue without using Spirit Skills, he left the class ready to take his training seriously.

• Wu Changkong told the students that they needed to choose a mecha-related Secondary Profession and could see Battle Armor after completing the first stage of practical combat training.
• Wu Changkong asked Tang Wulin to assess the previous match, then criticized the six students for their poor coordination and lack of basic combat ability.
• Gu Yue argued that her Elemental Control made basic combat ability seem unnecessary, so Wu Changkong challenged her and Tang Wulin to attack him while he suppressed his Soul Power and used no Spirit Skills.
• Wu Changkong defeated Tang Wulin and Gu Yue with swordsmanship and Tang Sect Secret Techniques, then declared basic combat techniques essential to Spirit Masters and Battle Armor users.
• Wu Changkong used the defeat to humble Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, who began listening carefully to his instruction.

Zero Class endured Wu Changkong’s painful combat training before undergoing Spiritual Power tests. Tang Wulin scored sixty-six, while Nan Fusheng reached the Spirit Connection Realm with a score of 125, leaving the class astonished.

• Wu Changkong used Tang Wulin as a teaching example, then added Nan Fusheng to the painful combat lessons.
• Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi recovered and joined Zero Class’s practical combat sessions.
• Wu Changkong brought the students to a technology-filled room for Spiritual Power testing, where Xie Xie scored thirty-one, Wang Jinxi eighteen, and Zhang Yangzi forty-one.
• Tang Wulin’s Spiritual Power reached sixty-six, surpassing Zhang Yangzi’s score and placing him in the high rank of the Spirit Origin Realm.
• Nan Fusheng’s Spiritual Power reached 125, breaking into the Spirit Connection Realm and astonishing the other students and Wu Changkong.