Chapter Summaries

Class Zero prepared for its final exam on the Spirit Ascension Platform as Lin Xingyu advised Tang Wulin about his plan to make the team inner armor. The team chose to take the exam without equipment, and Tang Wulin unexpectedly broke through to rank sixteen the next day.

• Wu Changkong explained the Rampage Period Spirit Ascension Platform exam and gave Class Zero three days off.
• Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Gu Yue discussed their second professions, and Lin Xingyu advised Gu Yue to consider Mecha Design or Mecha Manufacturing.
• Tang Wulin proposed making inner armor for the team, but Lin Xingyu pointed out that it might be forbidden, impractical, and less useful than Tang Wulin raising his Soul Power.
• Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin asked Wu Changkong about using equipment, then chose the equipment ban when Wu Changkong said allowing it would increase the exam's difficulty.
• Tang Wulin focused on meditation and broke through to rank sixteen in Soul Power the next day.

Lin Xingyu led Class Zero through the Rampage Period Spirit Ascension Platform, using his enhanced Magnetic Field Control to locate Soul Beasts and directing the team to avoid other Soul Masters. After they quickly killed a Hundred-Year Black Fur Baboon, they prepared to attack a Thousand-Year Dragon Ape.

• Lin Xingyu sensed nearby lifeforms, organized Class Zero into positions, and told the team to focus on Soul Beasts while avoiding Soul Masters.
• Lin Xingyu formed a Crimson Gold greatsword with his Glazed True Fire and Mysterious Soldier Armor as the team advanced toward a Hundred-Year Black Fur Baboon.
• Tang Wulin restrained the Black Fur Baboon with Blue Silver Grass, Lin Xingyu pinned it with Magnetic Field Control, and Gu Yue struck it with an Ice Cone.
• Xie Xie finished off the Black Fur Baboon, and its yellow halo was absorbed by his Soul Spirit.
• Zhang Yangzi identified a nearby Thousand-Year Dragon Ape, and Lin Xingyu said he would lead the attack while the others covered him.

Lin Xingyu led Class Zero through the Rampage Period of the Elementary Spirit Ascension Platform, where the team killed a Thousand-Year Dragon Ape and hunted many more Soul Beasts. After nearly an hour of fighting, everyone had gained enough spiritual energy to see their Soul Spirits’ evolution within reach.

• Lin Xingyu led the team toward a Thousand-Year Dragon Ape after it detected them, and the group prepared their coordinated attack.
• Tang Wulin bound the Dragon Ape with Blue Silver Grass while Zhang Yangzi weakened its defenses and Lin Xingyu cut off its right arm.
• Gu Yue struck the Dragon Ape with a stone spike, Tang Wulin stunned it with his hammer, and Lin Xingyu beheaded it.
• Lin Xingyu ordered the team to resume formation and continue moving after checking that no one was seriously injured.
• Lin Xingyu led the team in hunting over a hundred Soul Beasts, including three Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and each team member gained nearly two hundred years of spiritual energy.

Lin Xingyu used his combined Soul Skill, Sword Control, to kill a Hundred-Year Man-Faced Demon Spider and turn its trapped surroundings into a safe place to rest. After the group recovered and absorbed spiritual energy, they discussed how close their Soul Spirits were to their limits, while Tang Wulin remained short of the Spiritual Power needed for another spirit ascension.

• Zhang Yangzi boasted about the group's easy victories, and Xie Xie warned him to keep quiet because Wu Changkong was watching.
• Zhang Yangzi spotted a Man-Faced Demon Spider setting traps, and Lin Xingyu decided to lure it into making a resting place for them.
• Lin Xingyu had Aya prepare Sword Control and fired a Crimson Gold flying sword that devastated the spider, then Wang Jinxi delivered the final blow.
• Lin Xingyu's group rested behind the spider's traps and absorbed spiritual energy from Soul Beasts that blundered into them and died.
• After thirty minutes, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue described their Soul Spirit limits, while Tang Wulin said his limit was about nine hundred years but his Spiritual Power was insufficient for another spirit ascension.

Lin Xingyu led Class Zero through the Spirit Ascension Platform, avoiding opponents before switching to hunting soul beasts. When Tang Wulin recognized Mu Xi in danger, he chose to help her, and the group arrived just in time to wipe out the Flame Winged Snakes.

• Lin Xingyu told the group to avoid fights until they had absorbed enough spiritual power, then led them on a hunt after two hours.
• Lin Xingyu sensed a nearby battle, and Zhang Yangzi observed three Soul Masters being overwhelmed by a Flame Winged Snake swarm led by a Thousand-Year beast.
• Tang Wulin recognized Mu Xi among the Soul Masters, and Lin Xingyu teased him before asking whether the group should save her.
• Tang Wulin chose to rescue Mu Xi, and Lin Xingyu ordered an attack as the Thousand-Year Flame Winged Snake threatened her team.
• Lin Xingyu's sword and Gu Yue's Ice Cones struck the swarm, allowing Class Zero to defeat the snakes and absorb their spiritual power.
• Tang Wulin greeted Mu Xi after the group rescued her.

Mu Xi and her teammates were rescued by Tang Wulin and Class Zero, but she left after recovering rather than remain indebted to him. Lin Xingyu then led Class Zero through more hunts until several members reached their limits and had to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Mu Xi recognized Tang Wulin among the people who had saved her, and felt awkward about how she had treated him before.
• Lin Xingyu offered Mu Xi's group protection while they recovered, and Yin Jingfeng used his healing abilities to restore the team.
• After thanking Class Zero, Mu Xi led Lu Jiasheng and Yin Jingfeng away because she did not want to stay with Tang Wulin's group.
• Lin Xingyu continued leading Class Zero on hunts, helping the others raise their Soul Ring ages while they also fought hostile Soul Master teams.
• After Lin Xingyu defeated a Thousand-Year Earth Demon Rhino, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Xie Xie said they had reached their limits, and Lin Xingyu told them to leave using their Distress Signal Devices.

After his teammates left the Spirit Ascension Platform, Lin Xingyu stayed behind and headed toward the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, the powerful Soul Beast he had hoped to find. He prepared his flying swords for battle, while Gu Yue left unaware of his plan.

• Wang Jinxi, Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Xie Xie left the Spirit Ascension Platform one after another as they reached their limits.
• Lin Xingyu asked Gu Yue how much longer she could absorb spiritual energy, and she said she could not reach a thousand-year Soul Spirit.
• Lin Xingyu sensed a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with his Magnetic Field Control and decided to seek it out once Gu Yue left.
• Gu Yue, who had been observing Lin Xingyu's abilities, said she had reached her limit and pressed the button to leave.
• Lin Xingyu walked toward the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and prepared nine flying swords by empowering them with elemental energy, Soul Power, Sharpness, Toughness, and Spellbreak.

Lin Xingyu confronted the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear after the Flame Demon Lion pride fled from it. He countered the bear’s Dark Gold Dreadclaw with three of his nine flying swords, and the bear raised a glowing defensive barrier against the remaining six.

• Lin Xingyu heard the Flame Demon Lion pride fleeing and found the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear pursuing them.
• The Flame Demon Lions escaped as Lin Xingyu faced the bear across a devastated battlefield.
• Spirit Pagoda staff members worried that Lin Xingyu could not defeat the guardian, but Wu Changkong told them to keep watching.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear launched its strongest attack, and Lin Xingyu fired his nine flying swords in response.
• Lin Xingyu’s first three swords dispersed the bear’s ten dark-gold strikes, while the remaining six flew at the bear.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear formed a bright defensive shell in front of itself.

Lin Xingyu killed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with nine flying sword attacks, then absorbed the remaining spiritual energy and exited the Spirit Ascension Platform. Wu Changkong praised the group for passing the examination and said they would review their battles the next day.

• Lin Xingyu's first eight flying swords broke through the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's defenses and left it gravely wounded.
• Lin Xingyu's ninth flying sword struck the bear's head and killed it, leaving a huge crater in the battlefield.
• Lin Xingyu suppressed a faint golden light and resisting force in his right hand, then absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy before using his Signal Distress Device to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Lin Xingyu returned to the real world, where Wu Changkong and the others were shocked that he had killed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Wu Changkong led the six students away, awarded each of them one hundred points, confirmed they had passed, and scheduled a post-battle review for the next day.

After returning to Eastsea Academy, Lin Xingyu revealed the Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone to Wu Changkong and began meditating. His Martial Soul then evolved into a powerful True Body Martial Soul, leaving him with effortless control over Gold and Fire Elements.

• On the bus, Wu Changkong advised Tang Wulin to save or sell his Spirit Ascension Platform ticket and promised to take him to an auction.
• After reaching Eastsea Academy, Lin Xingyu showed Wu Changkong the Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone he had gained in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Wu Changkong promised to seek support from Dean Yu Zhen and help protect Lin Xingyu while he fused with the Soul Bone.
• Lin Xingyu returned to his dormitory, activated High-Dimensional Vision, and entered meditation as his Martial Soul began to evolve.
• Lin Xingyu completed his Martial Soul Evolution, gaining a True Body Martial Soul and far greater control over Gold and Fire Elements.

Lin Xingyu completed his fourth Blood Replacement after his Martial Soul Evolution, enduring painful transformations and bloodline illusions that strengthened his will and Spiritual Power. He emerged with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone fully integrated into his blood and qi and discovered that his overall abilities had improved.

• Lin Xingyu used his Nine Dragon Potion during the fourth Blood Replacement to nourish his blood and qi and endured the pain without blocking it.
• Lin Xingyu experienced manifestations of different bloodlines and chose to purify his own blood rather than become another species.
• Lin Xingyu entered bloodline illusions as various creatures, repeatedly awakening and strengthening his will and spirit.
• Lin Xingyu completed the fourth Blood Replacement and raised his Spiritual Power from 1,748 to 2,649 points.
• Lin Xingyu fully integrated the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone into his blood and qi and found his physical abilities and control of the Gold and Fire Elements had improved.

Lin Xingyu forged his Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone into a Crimson Gold Longsword, discovering that the process strengthened and could evolve his Martial Soul. He tested the sword’s abilities and began considering how to forge future soul bones into weapons and armor.

• Lin Xingyu decided that he could forge his growing External Soul Bone into a weapon and use his Bloodline Power, soul skills, and Magnetic Force to shape it.
• Lin Xingyu repeatedly hammered the five Dark Gold Dreadclaw blades, infusing them with his Bloodline, Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Martial Soul Origin until they became a Crimson Gold Longsword.
• Lin Xingyu sensed that the sword had become part of his Martial Soul and that forging it had promoted his Martial Soul’s evolution.
• Lin Xingyu discovered that the sword could change size, weighed one thousand kilograms but only five hundred kilograms in his hand, cut through metal, pierced armor, and released a sharp, Fire-attribute sword energy.
• Lin Xingyu resolved to forge future External Soul Bones into weapons and normal soul bones into armor, and considered calling himself a swordsman.

Lin Xingyu completed his seclusion after evolving his martial soul and transforming the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone into the Blazing Sun Sword. After explaining the change to Yu Zhen, he learned the academy had settled on three options for resolving the Soul Bone dispute, including an offer to support him in exchange for three years of teaching after graduation.

• Lin Xingyu studied his new sword, named it Blazing Sun, and realized five days had passed while he was in seclusion.
• Lin Xingyu joined Tang Wulin for breakfast, learned the class had been resting before its final assessment, and told him his martial soul had evolved.
• Wu Changkong sent Tang Wulin to gather the others and brought Lin Xingyu to meet Yu Zhen.
• Lin Xingyu demonstrated his evolved martial soul and explained that the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Soul Bone had transformed into his sword.
• Yu Zhen outlined three ways to resolve the Soul Bone matter and offered to reduce the academy's teaching requirement to three years after Lin Xingyu graduated.

Lin Xingyu chose to repay Eastsea Academy by signing a contract to return as a teacher after graduation, then rejoined Class Zero for its second final assessment. His revelation that his Martial Soul had evolved left Gu Yue reconsidering how much of her own power to keep sealed.

• Lin Xingyu rejected repaying the debt immediately and joining the Spirit Pagoda, Tang Sect, or Shrek, choosing instead to sign a contract with Eastsea Academy and later teach there.
• Yu Zhen approved Lin Xingyu’s choice, produced an agreement, and watched him sign it.
• Lin Xingyu went to the classroom with Wu Changkong, and Wu Changkong led the six members of Class Zero toward the suburbs for their second assessment.
• Xie Xie asked Lin Xingyu about his closed-door cultivation, and Lin Xingyu revealed that his Martial Soul had evolved.
• Gu Yue sensed Lin Xingyu’s increased aura and considered unsealing more of her own talent.

Wu Changkong took Lin Xingyu and the other students to Eastsea Soul Tool Technology Park for the second assessment of their final exam, an actual combat test. The group was teleported into a special space, where Lin Xingyu landed safely and learned that his first trial in Hero Hall was to survive for thirty seconds.

• Wu Changkong led Lin Xingyu and the other students through Eastsea Soul Tool Technology Park to a facility with advanced Soul Guidance technology.
• The students wore identity bracelets and passed through a spatial teleportation system into a testing room.
• Wu Changkong announced that the final exam’s second assessment was actual combat, and the six students were teleported away.
• Lin Xingyu used his force field to slow his fall and land safely in a white, dreamlike space.
• A voice welcomed Lin Xingyu to Hero Hall and set his intermediate first trial: persist in battle for thirty seconds.

Lin Xingyu fought Huo Yuhao through the Hero Hall’s intermediate and advanced assessments, overcoming his spiritual attacks and Ultimate Ice with his martial soul, sword, and Aya’s flying swords. He defeated the four-ring Huo Yuhao without injury and passed the Ultimate Assessment.

• Lin Xingyu recognized his three-ring opponent as Huo Yuhao and charged at him with the Crimson Gold Blazing Sun Sword.
• Lin Xingyu resisted Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock and Group Weakness, then broke through Ice Emperor’s Claw and drove Huo Yuhao back with repeated strikes.
• The assessment ended before Lin Xingyu could finish the three-ring Huo Yuhao, and the advanced stage began against a four-ring Huo Yuhao.
• Aya launched three flying swords as Lin Xingyu attacked, overwhelming Huo Yuhao’s defenses with explosions and Glazed Color flames.
• Lin Xingyu cut Huo Yuhao in two, and the electronic voice announced that he had passed the advanced and ultimate assessments without injury.

Lin Xingyu and his classmates completed the Hero Hall assessment, where he defeated a simulated Huo Yuhao and learned that their opponents were historical Soul Masters. Wu Changkong offered them a chance to join the Tang Sect, but Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue declined because they had other organizations in mind.

• Lin Xingyu returned after defeating Huo Yuhao with his Sword Control technique, while his classmates described how many trials they had passed.
• Gu Yue emerged after losing her first Ultimate Assessment trial, and Lin Xingyu explained that his self-created technique had earned him an outright pass.
• Wu Changkong revealed that the Hero Hall simulated historical Soul Masters at seventy percent of their real strength and could serve as a safer training ground.
• Wu Changkong explained that passing Hero Hall assessments could earn access to the Tang Sect and its benefits, prompting Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi to agree to join.
• Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue each told Wu Changkong that they already planned to join other organizations.

Wu Changkong confirmed that Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi would join Tang Sect, while Gu Yue and Lin Xingyu pursued other organizations. The six friends celebrated the end of the semester together, then shared their vacation plans as snow fell on their walk back to Eastsea Academy.

• Wu Changkong accepted Gu Yue and Lin Xingyu's refusals to join Tang Sect and explained the commitment and benefits to the four students who chose to join.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi completed their Tang Sect registration forms, and Wu Changkong encouraged them to work hard to close the gap with Gu Yue and Lin Xingyu.
• Xie Xie invited the group to celebrate the end of the semester, and the six friends shared a meal at Uncle Li's Stewed Beef Pot Shop before eating their way along the snack street.
• Zhang Yangzi said he and Wang Jinxi would return to their clan to cultivate, Gu Yue planned to take an assessment at the Spirit Pagoda, and Lin Xingyu planned to visit Mingdu and Heaven Dou City for an organization connected to the Sun Moon Federation.

Lin Xingyu discovered that Aya could refine metals for him, then left Eastsea Academy for Mingdu to take the War God Temple Reserve assessment and seek a suitable Soul Spirit. After a smooth three-day train journey, he arrived in Mingdu.

• Lin Xingyu asked Aya to use her First Soul Skill to refine lodestone and found that her work strengthened his Magnetic Field Control.
• Lin Xingyu coaxed Aya into refining a batch of metals for him and suggested that she handle such work in the future.
• Lin Xingyu said goodbye to his companions and set out for Mingdu to take the War God Temple Reserve assessment and look for a Soul Spirit for his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Lin Xingyu boarded a private compartment on the Soul Tool Train and spent the journey reading and meditating.
• Lin Xingyu arrived safely at Mingdu Station after three days and two nights of travel.

Lin Xingyu arrived in Mingdu and went to take the reserve assessment at an underground facility. After learning his invitation was based on his talent in Mecha Design, he entered the assessment area and was teleported away, leaving Duanmu Yan and Wei Jingming to speculate about how long he would last.

• Lin Xingyu arrived in Mingdu, traveled by bus across the city, and found the building named in his invitation.
• Duanmu Yan recognized Lin Xingyu's invitation as one for a reserve assessment and led him into an underground base.
• Duanmu Yan explained that Lin Xingyu had been invited for his talent in Mecha Design and said the assessment involved survival combat.
• Lin Xingyu entered the assessment room and stepped onto a metal platform, which teleported him away.
• Duanmu Yan asked Wei Jingming how long Lin Xingyu would last, and Wei Jingming guessed no more than two hours.