Chapter Summaries

Quan Yi returned to the team and faced Huo Wu’s seven-member team in a one-against-seven Combat Training match. The team powered up with a coordinated formation, but Quan Yi’s rare soul-ring configuration and martial soul suppression gave him a decisive presence until Huo Wu revealed her Third Soul Skill.

• Quan Yi returned to the team, and its members greeted him with unusual enthusiasm while Lin Meng avoided explaining why.
• Wu Jie arranged a one-against-seven match, and Quan Yi accepted as Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and the others prepared their formation.
• Ling Yun and Wang Xing infused Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu with their Soul Power before withdrawing from the arena.
• Quan Yi summoned Blazing Sun Heart and revealed yellow, yellow, purple, black, and black soul rings, suppressing the other team members’ martial souls.
• Huo Wu activated her Silver-grade Second Awakening and used her Third Soul Skill, Defying Flame Ring, spreading a towering ring of fire around herself.

Huo Wu used her Defying Flame Ring, amplified by her Martial Soul Second Awakening, to blast Quan Yi out of the arena and win the battle for her team. Wu Jie praised the team for enduring a year of defeats, and their victory renewed their confidence ahead of practical training.

• Huo Wu unleashed a blazing halo that sent Quan Yi flying off the arena, securing her team's victory.
• Quan Yi returned unharmed, congratulated the team, and accepted his defeat.
• Huo Wu explained that her Martial Soul Second Awakening amplified her power and let her control the Defying Flame Ring's expanded range.
• Wu Jie praised the team's perseverance and declared that their hard-won victory had given them a new drive to win.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu began their week off, but Quan Yi discovered that his cultivation speed had sharply decreased. After spending the day shopping with Huo Wu, he flew her to the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop, where Blacksmith Yuan welcomed him.

• Wu Jie ended combat training after Huo Wu's Defying Flame Ring unexpectedly ended the battle and gave the team a week off.
• Quan Yi realized a night of cultivation had yielded less than half his previous progress, which he attributed to his Soul Power's exceptional purity.
• Quan Yi accompanied Huo Wu shopping, and she bought all the dresses she had tried on.
• Quan Yi carried Huo Wu through the sky above Saus City and flew her toward its outskirts.
• At the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop, Quan Yi greeted Blacksmith Yuan, who hurried to the door and called him Young Master.

Quan Yi visited the Anti-Corrosion Alloy Secret Research Institute to increase the weight of his equipment and learn about alloy research. He tasked Blacksmith Yuan with developing affordable, plentiful metals that could withstand seawater as the Quan Family prepared to relocate to the coast and build ships.

• Quan Yi brought Huo Wu to the research institute and asked Blacksmith Yuan to reforge his Weighted Equipment, adding ten thousand kilograms.
• Quan Yi reassured Blacksmith Yuan that Huo Wu could hear about the alloy research, and Blacksmith Yuan reported that years of experiments had produced many alloys with special properties.
• Quan Yi explained that he needed hard, corrosion-resistant metal for ship hulls exposed to seawater.
• Quan Yi told Blacksmith Yuan that the Quan Family would gradually relocate to the coast and instructed him to focus on researching seawater-resistant alloys that were cost-effective and made from common materials.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu returned from their seaside vacation, and he resumed training in ten-ton armor while attempting to cultivate Soul Power at the same time. His first successful session suggested he could reach Level 60 a year sooner than expected.

• Quan Yi asked Huo Wu whether she would follow him to live by the sea, and she agreed without hesitation.
• After their week-long break, Quan Yi began physical training in heavy armor made by Blacksmith Yuan.
• Quan Yi decided to circulate his Soul Power while training, using his Mental Power to keep it from fueling his body.
• Quan Yi completed two hours of simultaneous training and cultivation, confirming that his Soul Power had grown during the session.
• Quan Yi estimated that the method could reduce his time to advance one level from ten months to seven, potentially saving a year on his path to Level 60.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu discussed her growing responsibility as the team’s controller, then joined their teammates at the Martial Arts Practice Field for real-combat training. Wu Jie revealed that their training would begin as a Friendly Exchange Match against Godwind Academy, surprising the Blazing Fire Team because its members had not been told.

• Quan Yi told Huo Wu that he would likely sit out practical training so she could learn to command the team, and she accepted the responsibility.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu arrived at the Martial Arts Practice Field and found students from Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy gathered there.
• Wu Jie explained that the team’s next stage of training would involve real combat against varied opponents.
• Wu Jie introduced the visiting team from Godwind Academy Affiliated Intermediate Academy and announced a joint Friendly Exchange Match.
• The Blazing Fire Team realized that Quan Yi and the other seven members had not known about the match.

Wu Jie announced an eight-on-eight match between Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy, and both teams prepared their battle plans. Feng Xiaotian led Godwind’s strategy and went to greet Blazing Fire, confident his team would win.

• Wu Jie told Blazing Fire’s team that the practical combat training would be an eight-on-eight match against Godwind Academy, and Quan Yi agreed to fight without holding back.
• Huo Wushuang warned that Feng Xiaotian had Innate Full Soul Power and led a strong, mobile team, while Huo Wu rallied Blazing Fire’s morale and began arranging their formation.
• Feng Xiaotian assessed Blazing Fire’s Martial Souls and instructed his team to attack their back row from the air.
• Godwind’s teammates joked that Feng Xiaotian would outclass Quan Yi, and Feng Xiaotian shared their confidence in victory.
• Feng Xiaotian left his team to greet Blazing Fire, viewing the match as a chance to deepen their friendship rather than a serious challenge.

Feng Xiaotian visited Blazing Fire Team before the Friendly Exchange Match and angered Quan Yi and Huo Wu by declaring his interest in her and challenging Quan Yi. The match began with Blazing Fire Academy using its strongest Sharp Spear Formation, while Feng Xiaotian continued to provoke Quan Yi from the opposing formation.

• Feng Xiaotian greeted Blazing Fire Team, became captivated by Huo Wu, and demanded to know her relationship with Quan Yi.
• Quan Yi refused to answer Feng Xiaotian, who tried to grab him until Wu Jie intervened.
• Feng Xiaotian told Huo Wu he would prove he was worthy of her, and Quan Yi urged her to settle things in the arena.
• Huo Wu changed Blazing Fire Academy's plan to use its strongest formation, and the Friendly Exchange Match began as both teams entered the arena.
• Quan Yi led Blazing Fire Academy in the Sharp Spear Formation, while Feng Xiaotian led Divine Wind Team and taunted Quan Yi.

The Blazing Fire Team faced the Divine Wind Team, but Feng Xiaotian grew alarmed when Quan Yi effortlessly blocked his attack without summoning his Martial Soul. After Feng Xiaotian tried to escape into the air, Quan Yi nearly caught him, leaving Feng Xiaotian climbing higher in panic.

• Wu Jie began the eight-versus-eight Soul Fight, and the Divine Wind Team’s members prepared their planned aerial and ground attacks.
• Feng Xiaotian ignored the plan and struck Quan Yi with his Wind Blade Array to test the motionless front-line fighter.
• Quan Yi stood his ground and repelled Feng Xiaotian’s wind blades with compressed soul power armor, without summoning his Martial Soul.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Gale Twin Wings and Twin Wolves Possession, then tried to fly away from Quan Yi.
• Quan Yi leaped toward Feng Xiaotian, who narrowly dodged his grasp and flew to an altitude of forty to fifty meters.

Quan Yi crippled Feng Xiaotian’s wings and countered his desperate attack with Huo Wu’s Defying Flame Ring. Feng Xiaotian was left sprawled near the arena’s edge as his confidence collapsed.

• Quan Yi dodged Feng Xiaotian’s attack and pierced his left wing with a compressed Soul Power strike.
• Quan Yi caught Feng Xiaotian as he fell and crushed the supports of both wings, preventing him from flying.
• Feng Xiaotian rose and ordered the Divine Wind Team to attack him, planning to trap Quan Yi in a mutual assault.
• Huo Wu unleashed Defying Flame Ring, blasting Feng Xiaotian away and erasing the incoming soul skill barrage.
• Feng Xiaotian lay on the arena floor, his confidence shattered by Quan Yi and Huo Wu.

Quan Yi helped the Blazing Fire Team defeat the Divine Wind Team and discussed how the victory benefited Blazing Fire Academy. After the match, he went to Wu Jie and asked to withdraw from the upcoming practical combat training.

• Huo Wu's Defying Flame Ring sent three Divine Wind Team members off the arena, and Quan Yi subdued Feng Xiaotian with his fused soul power and Mental Power.
• The Divine Wind Team's teacher surrendered, and Wu Jie declared the Blazing Fire Team the winner.
• Quan Yi returned to his team, and Wu Jie praised him while Blazing Fire Academy's students celebrated the victory.
• Quan Yi asked Wu Jie whether his actions would affect relations between the academies, and Wu Jie said the win would raise Blazing Fire Academy's standing.
• Quan Yi met Wu Jie alone at noon and asked to withdraw from the upcoming practical combat training.

Quan Yi withdrew from the Blazing Fire Team to focus on cultivation, while his fame spread and Huo Wu rose to prominence. Meanwhile, the Quan Family began relocating to Vast Sea City, where Quan Yue and Su Ling'er arrived and explored the city’s harbor.

• Quan Yi told Wu Jie he wanted to leave the Blazing Fire Team’s training, and Wu Jie accepted while keeping a place open for him.
• Quan Yi devoted himself to physical training, mental training, Soul Power cultivation, and research with Blacksmith Yuan, while Huo Wu gained fame through the team’s winning streak.
• The Quan Family chose Vast Sea City as its new home and began moving its members and supplies there in batches.
• Quan Yue and Su Ling'er arrived in Vast Sea City with a large convoy, which city soldiers inspected before allowing it through the gates.
• Quan Yue and Su Ling'er reached the family’s new villa, then traveled to the harbor to survey the city’s maritime trade facilities.

Quan Yue and Su Ling'er toured Vast Sea City’s largest shipyard and decided to commission a durable medium-sized seagoing vessel. They grew suspicious of deputy director Jiang Jun’s unusual behavior but chose to wait and learn more about him.

• Quan Yue reassured Su Ling'er that they could build up their shipbuilding efforts gradually after seeing the enormous ships at the docks.
• Quan Yue and Su Ling'er visited the Vast Sea Shipyard, where deputy director Jiang Jun personally welcomed them.
• Quan Yue asked for a durable medium-sized vessel, and Jiang Jun described a design reinforced with thick iron armor.
• Quan Yue agreed to commission the ship, and Jiang Jun hurried off to fetch the contract and seal.
• Su Ling'er questioned Jiang Jun’s reliability, but Quan Yue decided to wait and observe him rather than seek out the director.

Quan Yue commissioned a ship from Su Li at Vast Sea Shipyard while considering how to recruit the shipyard’s skilled personnel, especially Jiang Jun. After returning to the villa, he ordered his subordinates to investigate the shipyard and both men in detail.

• Su Li interrupted Jiang Jun’s meeting with Quan Yue and Su Ling'er, exposed Jiang Jun’s lack of shipbuilding experience, and took over the commission.
• Jiang Jun apologized and yielded the customers to Su Li, while Quan Yue followed Su Li to his office.
• Su Li presented a design proposal, and Quan Yue signed a contract for a ship whose construction time could be shortened by modifying a prepared hull.
• Su Ling'er asked why Quan Yue chose Su Li instead of Jiang Jun, and Quan Yue explained that Su Li was the better choice for the urgent commission while he had other reasons to pursue Jiang Jun.
• Quan Yue returned to the villa with Su Ling'er and ordered his subordinates to investigate Vast Sea Shipyard, Jiang Jun, and Su Li.

Quan Yue invited Jiang Jun to leave the shipyard and lead the Quan Family's new shipyard, offering him a chance to escape Su Li's suppression. Jiang Jun declined because he wanted to remain and care for the ailing Old Factory Director.

• Quan Yue welcomed Jiang Jun to the Quan Family Villa and asked about his recent days at the shipyard.
• Jiang Jun described how Su Li's faction kept taking his clients and revealed that he had never been allowed to gain practical shipbuilding experience.
• Quan Yue offered to support Jiang Jun in striking out on his own and invited him to guide the Quan Family Shipyard.
• Jiang Jun was tempted by the opportunity but declined, explaining that he could not leave the ailing Old Factory Director without care.

Quan Yue showed Jiang Jun evidence that Su Li had been poisoning the Old Factory Director and gave him an antidote. Jiang Jun returned to Shipyard determined to save his master, where he found Su Li already with him.

• Quan Yue gave Jiang Jun letters revealing that Su Li had secretly bought three herbs that formed a slow-acting poison when combined.
• Quan Yue gave Jiang Jun an antidote and warned him that Su Li had recently increased how often he bought the herbs.
• Jiang Jun suspected Su Li had accelerated the poisoning because he feared Jiang Jun would interfere, and resolved not to back down.
• Jiang Jun hurried to Shipyard and entered the Old Factory Director’s office, where Su Li was present.
• The Old Factory Director praised Jiang Jun for being invited to Inner City, and Su Li reacted with a gloomy gaze.

Jiang Jun warned Sun Miao that Su Li had likely poisoned him, and Sun Miao decided to conceal his suspicions until Su Li returned. Sun Miao confronted Su Li and prepared to punish him, leaving the two disciples on the verge of a fight.

• Sun Miao celebrated Jiang Jun's progress while Su Li acted like a caring Senior Brother.
• Jiang Jun ate Sun Miao's lunch, then secretly told him that Su Li was likely responsible for poisoning him and gave him a pill from Quan Yue.
• Sun Miao recovered his composure and told Jiang Jun to act normally while he handled Su Li.
• Su Li returned with sea fish soup, but Sun Miao rejected his excuses and accused him of trying to kill his master.
• Sun Miao slammed the table apart, summoned a Wooden Mallet, and revealed seven Soul Rings.

Su Li attacked Sun Miao with the help of an unseen ally, but Su Ling'er intervened and defeated the attackers. Sun Miao killed Su Li and his accomplice, then prepared to face the arriving soldiers as Su Ling'er disappeared.

• Su Li revealed his hostility toward Sun Miao and attacked him with his planer martial soul, exploiting Sun Miao's weakened condition.
• Jiang Jun discovered that a powerful Mirage was concealing the fight, and Sun Miao realized Su Li had arranged outside help.
• Su Ling'er appeared, defeated Su Li, and told Sun Miao and Jiang Jun that her husband had sent her to protect them.
• Sun Miao killed Su Li and his accomplice with a curved blade after they fell unconscious.
• The Mirage vanished as soldiers rushed in, and Su Ling'er withdrew while Sun Miao promised to visit her benefactor.

Quan Yue and Su Ling'er learned that outside forces were involved in the attack on Sun Miao, then waited for further information. Sun Miao later thanked the Quan Family with thirty ships, and Jiang Jun joined them to lead their shipyard.

• Su Ling'er told Quan Yue about the five-ring Sea Soul Master called Lord Xu, and Quan Yue decided to wait for the Shipyard's investigation.
• A week later, Sun Miao visited Quan Yue with Jiang Jun and offered a gift in thanks for being saved.
• Quan Yue discovered that Sun Miao's gift consisted of contracts for thirty sea vessels worth several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and accepted them.
• Jiang Jun fulfilled his oath by offering to join the Quan Family as director of its shipyard.
• Sun Miao explained that he had resigned from the Vast Sea Shipyard to rest, and Quan Yue welcomed Jiang Jun into the Quan Family.

The Quan Family began building a shipyard in an abandoned town near Vast Sea City while Quan Yue and Su Ling'er trained to sail, and its scattered members reunited in the city. At Blazing Fire Intermediate Academy, Quan Yi continued cultivating and found that the two kinds of flame from his soul skills could not merge.

• Sun Miao explained that powerful pirate groups and Spirit Hall’s warning kept the official forces from pursuing pirates at sea, so the Quan Family strengthened the shipyard’s protection.
• Jiang Jun guided the Quan Family to abandoned Linjiang Town, where Quan Yue funded construction of a medium-sized shipyard under Jiang Jun and Sun Miao’s direction.
• Quan Yue and Su Ling'er took turns sailing small vessels into shallow waters to train, but seasickness made their early attempts difficult.
• Thousands of Quan Family members from its main lineage, branch lineage, and production families arrived in Vast Sea City, with Quan Li and Yun Qiong expected to follow.
• Quan Yi summoned Black Flame and golden flame using his Second and Fifth Soul Skills and discovered that the two flames could not merge.