Chapter Summaries

Duanmu Yan and Wei Jingming watched Lin Xingyu’s War God Temple assessment as he entered a dangerous half-real world that suppressed his abilities. After surviving four hours and killing numerous dragon-blooded soul beasts, Lin Xingyu defeated two flying dragons and was transported out of the assessment.

• Duanmu Yan showed Wei Jingming Lin Xingyu’s impressive Tang Sect Hero Hall record, and they watched his assessment together.
• Lin Xingyu realized the forest was a half-real world designed to test survival, with forces that gradually suppressed his soul power and abilities.
• Lin Xingyu killed a pack of dragon-blooded Wind Baboons with his Blazing Sun Sword and continued through the hostile forest.
• After four hours, Lin Xingyu’s soul power and martial soul were sealed, and two five-thousand-year flying dragons chased him through the forest.
• Lin Xingyu feigned defeat, then ambushed the silver dragon, wounded the golden dragon, and killed it in close combat before leaving the assessment.

Lin Xingyu completed the War God Temple Reserve’s assessments and received Rank 7 authority, then revealed that he was already a Rank 5 Mecha Designer. After he drew a Rank 5 blueprint to prove it, Wang Haoyang confirmed his skill, leaving Duanmu Yan poised to seek an upgrade to Lin Xingyu’s authority.

• Wei Jingming teleported Lin Xingyu out of the assessment, gave him the highest evaluation, and calmed his mind with Spiritual Pacification.
• Lin Xingyu earned full marks on Wang Haoyang’s mecha design test, declined his offer of mentorship, and accepted a book of his design insights.
• Duanmu Yan led Lin Xingyu through the remaining tests, and Lin Xingyu completed his oath and joined the War God Temple Reserve with Rank 7 authority.
• Duanmu Yan explained Lin Xingyu’s benefits, including discounted items, a Soul Spirit, Cultivation Methods, monthly subsidies, and ways to raise authority.
• Lin Xingyu told Duanmu Yan he was already a Rank 5 Mecha Designer, and Duanmu Yan took him to Wang Haoyang for verification.
• Lin Xingyu drew a Rank 5 mecha blueprint, and Wang Haoyang confirmed that it was genuine.

Lin Xingyu earned exceptional recognition from the War God Temple for his fifth-grade mecha design and celebrated with Duanmu Yan, while Tang Wulin’s influence disrupted Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The chapter left Wang Jinxi choosing to give up Martial Soul Evolution, prompting the two boys’ families to arrange their transfer from Eastsea Academy, while Lin Xingyu woke with a hangover and a newfound fondness for Fruit Wine.

• Duanmu Yan tested Lin Xingyu’s other secondary professions, found them all at fourth grade, and took him to celebrate at the Sacred Wood Noodle House.
• The Ninth War God approved level-six access for Lin Xingyu, with a monthly subsidy equal to that of a level-five access holder.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi received Tang Sect cultivation methods, and Tang Wulin entered Deep Meditation on the train with Wu Changkong.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi discovered their Dark Eagle Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed after Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul Evolution, and Zhang Yangzi’s father linked the problem to Wang Jinxi’s cultivation with Tang Wulin.
• Wang Jinxi chose to give up Martial Soul Evolution, and both families contacted Eastsea Academy to arrange the boys’ transfers, leaving Wu Changkong stunned.
• Lin Xingyu woke with a headache after drinking Duanmu Yan under the table, swore off alcohol, and then decided he might bring home some Fruit Wine for its cultivation benefits.

Lin Xingyu received Level 6 authority from the War God Temple and traveled to Heaven Dou City to seek out Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua. After earning Rank 4 Forging Master certification with seven Thousand Forges First Grade works, he met Zhen Hua, who began assessing whether to take him as a disciple.

• Duanmu Yan told Lin Xingyu his War God Temple status had been approved at Level 6, gave him a Rank 9 Mecha Designer's contact, and advised him to prioritize cultivation.
• Lin Xingyu asked the War God Temple to arrange a meeting with Zhen Hua, and Duanmu Yan suggested he certify his forging rank in Heaven Dou City to attract the Divine Craftsman's attention.
• Lin Xingyu reached Heaven Dou City and, unable to qualify for the Rank 3 assessment without a high-ranking blacksmith's guarantee, began with Rank 1 and quickly passed the Rank 1, Rank 2, and Rank 3 assessments.
• Lin Xingyu passed the Rank 4 assessment by Thousand Forging six kinds of metal to Thousand Forges First Grade, while Zhen Hua listened outside and investigated his background.
• Zhen Hua entered the assessment room, sent the evaluator away, and began speaking with Lin Xingyu.

Lin Xingyu impressed Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua with his forging talent and Bloodline Power, and Zhen Hua accepted him as his disciple. Lin spent a month studying forging and training in Heaven Dou City while Mu Ye grew interested in recruiting him into the Body Sect.

• Zhen Hua invited Lin Xingyu to his home, watched him forge a Thousand Forges First Grade Silver Moon Stone, and taught him forging techniques.
• Mu Ye noticed Lin Xingyu’s control over Bloodline Power and considered recruiting him into the Body Sect.
• Zhen Hua investigated Lin Xingyu’s background, invited him to become his disciple, and Lin Xingyu accepted.
• Lin Xingyu told his old housekeeper he would stay in Heaven Dou City for a month and messaged Duanmu Yan that everything had gone smoothly.
• Lin Xingyu trained with Zhen Hua and received blood-and-qi meals and pills from Mu Ye, then taught Mu Ye the Nine Dragon Potion method, strengthening Mu Ye’s resolve to recruit him.

Mu Ye recruited Lin Xingyu into the Body Sect, fed him rare medicinal cuisine that greatly advanced his Blood Replacement, and began teaching him the sect’s secret methods and other skills. After half a month of training in Heaven Dou City, Lin Xingyu gave Mu Ye and Zhen Hua a parting gift and boarded a train back to Eastsea City.

• Mu Ye invited Lin Xingyu to join the Body Sect, and Lin Xingyu accepted his offer to become Mu Ye’s disciple despite already belonging to the War God Temple.
• Mu Ye prepared rare medicinal cuisine for Lin Xingyu, whose Blood Replacement progress rose to forty-five percent after the meal.
• Mu Ye examined Lin Xingyu’s foundation and offered to teach him blood-energy circulation, Battle Skills, a Golden Body secret method, an Innate Secret Method, and Mecha Manufacturing.
• Lin Xingyu told Mu Ye that his martial soul had already undergone Second Awakening and explained his First Soul Skill, Metallurgy Stone, prompting Zhen Hua to offer resources in exchange for observing it.
• Lin Xingyu soothed Aya after she went on strike over her workload, then gave Mu Ye a book of blood-energy methods as a parting gift before leaving for Eastsea City.

Lin Xingyu returned to Eastsea City after giving Mu Ye and Zhen Hua a powerful Blood Energy inheritance, then began the new semester at Eastsea Academy with Xu Xiaoyan joining Class Zero. The chapter ended with Xu Xiaoyan asking Wu Changkong to test her martial soul again that night because it changed after dark.

• Mu Ye and Zhen Hua read Lin Xingyu's Blood Energy Secret Technique, recognized its value, and agreed to keep the inheritance secret until Lin Xingyu grew stronger.
• Lin Xingyu returned to Eastsea City, reunited with Lin Cheng, and told him he would return to Eastsea Academy the next day.
• Wu Changkong introduced Xu Xiaoyan to Lin Xingyu and explained that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had transferred after discovering a problem with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• At the opening ceremony, Wu Changkong explained the transfers to Class Zero, and Tang Wulin sank into depression after hearing that the two had left because of Martial Soul Evolution.
• Class Zero tested its abilities, revealing exceptionally high Spiritual Power for Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Lin Xingyu, while Xu Xiaoyan worried about passing her month-long assessment.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Wu Changkong that her Ice Staff changed at night and asked to test it again that evening.

Wu Changkong had Lin Xingyu spar against Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, who combined their abilities but could not defeat him. Afterward, Wu Changkong praised their progress, assessed Xu Xiaoyan’s place in the class, and revealed that they would still fight him that night.

• Wu Changkong offered the students a choice between fighting him or having the four team up against Lin Xingyu, and they chose Lin Xingyu.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan coordinated their attacks, but Lin Xingyu repeatedly broke through their defenses and defeated Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.
• Gu Yue unleashed a four-element storm that nearly exhausted Lin Xingyu’s Soul Power, but he endured it and emerged standing.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue conceded, and Lin Xingyu helped Xie Xie up after the spar.
• Wu Changkong praised the team’s improvement, told Xu Xiaoyan her place would be decided in a month, and ordered everyone to recover before fighting him that night.

Class Zero revealed Xu Xiaoyan’s nighttime ability and fought Wu Changkong, winning the match with teamwork and Lin Xingyu’s new sword technique. Wu Changkong made daily sparring their training for the next month, then announced they would compete in the Skysea Alliance Competition.

• Lin Xingyu asked Xu Xiaoyan to explain her Star Wheel Ice Staff, and she revealed that its Absolute Certainty ability could control even stronger opponents for one second at night.
• Class Zero fought Wu Changkong on the sports field, using coordinated attacks and Xu Xiaoyan’s control to create an opening for Lin Xingyu’s Annihilation of the Ten Directions.
• Wu Changkong declared that Class Zero had won, then assigned them three matches against him each day as practical combat training.
• Over the next month, Xu Xiaoyan joined Class Zero while Wu Changkong sparred with them daily, and the group stopped visiting the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Wu Changkong told Class Zero that they would travel to Skysea City to enter the Skysea Alliance Competition.

Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would compete in the Skysea Alliance Competition, where their results would determine their future cultivation resources. As the team traveled to Skysea City, Lin Xingyu arranged for former classmates Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to join them in the Seven-Person Competition.

• Wu Changkong told Class Zero to enter the Five-Person Team Competition and set a championship goal, while the students discussed which individual and secondary-profession events to enter.
• Lin Xingyu, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie chose the Individual Competition, and Xie Xie explained the competition categories and the strength of the Junior Group teams.
• Class Zero and Eastsea Academy's other competitors boarded a bus for Skysea City, while Mu Xi decided to focus on the Soul Master team competition instead of forging.
• Lin Xingyu contacted Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, learned they had transferred to Haifeng Academy, and persuaded Wu Changkong to ask their school about joining the Seven-Person Competition.
• Lin Xingyu invited Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to reunite with Class Zero and pursue the Junior Group championship, then began meditating as Xu Xiaoyan chatted with her brother Xu Xiaoyu.

Class Zero arrived in Skysea City for the Skysea Alliance Competition, where Wu Changkong reunited the team with Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi and demanded they win the seven-on-seven championship. At the opening ceremony, Tang Wulin befriended Xu Lizhi, then saw him and Ye Xinglan take the stage with Shrek Academy for an exhibition match.

• Lin Xingyu arrived in Skysea City with Class Zero, and Wu Changkong arranged their hotel rooms before negotiating for Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to join the team.
• Wu Changkong introduced Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to Class Zero, announced the upcoming competition, and set winning the championship as the team's goal.
• Lin Xingyu gave Aya a few days off, and they watched the sunset and the next morning's sunrise together.
• At the opening ceremony, Tang Wulin shared dried fish with Xu Lizhi, befriended him, and exchanged contact information before Ye Xinglan came to collect him.
• The Shrek Academy team, including Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan, faced the Skysea Alliance's reigning Youth Group champions in an exhibition sparring match.

Lin Xingyu and Class Zero watched Shrek Academy defeat their opponents, then discussed the upcoming competitions and Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Attribute Martial Soul. Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin later befriended Xu Lizhi over a meal, and Ye Xinglan ended up joining them.

• Shrek Academy defeated the Skysea Alliance Team in a coordinated display, and Lin Xingyu explained that Class Zero could still have a chance against them.
• Wu Changkong told Class Zero that Shrek’s younger students were future competitors and urged them to aim for Shrek’s Inner Court; Lin Xingyu arranged their preparations for the next day.
• At a meeting in Tang Wulin’s room, Xu Xiaoyan revealed her Absolute Certainty ability, and Lin Xingyu advised her to visit places connected to the Power of Stars.
• Tang Wulin and Lin Xingyu joined Xu Lizhi for a huge meal, and the three bonded over their appetites and favorite foods.
• Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi dining with Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin, but she accepted Xu Lizhi’s invitation and sat down to eat with them.

Class Zero advanced through the Individual Competition and defeated Lan Qing Academy in the team event, while Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin drew attention with their strength. Ye Xinglan remained angry over the meal bill and decided to challenge them in the Individual Tournament, as Shen Yi, Zhen Hua, and Mu Ye watched Class Zero’s performance.

• Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin left Ye Xinglan to pay her share of the meal, so she and Xu Lizhi worked at the restaurant to cover the bill.
• Class Zero’s competitors advanced in the morning Individual Competition, and Lin Xingyu defeated his opponent with Force Field Impact.
• Class Zero overwhelmed Lan Qing Academy in the team competition, with Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin’s Soul Rings shocking the audience.
• Ye Xinglan decided to enter the Individual Tournament to vent her anger by challenging Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin, while Xu Lizhi warned her about Lin Xingyu’s strength.
• Shen Yi praised Class Zero’s performance, and Zhen Hua and Mu Ye discussed Lin Xingyu’s talent and his future as the Body Sect’s next sect master.

Lin Xingyu defeated Ye Xinglan in the Individual Competition after their sword duel pushed his swordsmanship to a new level. Ye Xinglan recovered with Xu Lizhi’s help, insisted Lin Xingyu had won because of his greater Soul Power, and left with him.

• Xu Lizhi told Lin Xingyu that Ye Xinglan would be his opponent and asked him to show her mercy if he won.
• Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi won their matches, while Tang Wulin lost to a Soul Elder from Sheng Hai Academy.
• Lin Xingyu and Ye Xinglan fought with their swords, and Lin Xingyu used the duel to refine his technique while countering her Soul Skills.
• Ye Xinglan unleashed her remaining Soul Power in a final sword strike, but Lin Xingyu broke through and won the match.
• Xu Lizhi gave Ye Xinglan Recovery Meat Buns, and she left with him after telling Lin Xingyu to improve before their next fight.

Lin Xingyu defeated Ye Xinglan, then led Class Zero into a difficult match against Sheng Hai Academy in the Skysea Alliance Competition. After Lin Xingyu eliminated one opponent, Sheng Hai’s twin girls unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and he met their attack with his sword as the battle continued.

• Wu Changkong praised Lin Xingyu’s progress and asked Shen Yi to arrange another sparring match with Shrek’s students if Class Zero won the competition.
• Shen Yi treated Ye Xinglan’s injuries and told her not to lose again.
• Lin Xingyu returned to his teammates, dismissed their worries about Ye Xinglan’s defeat, and said Wu Changkong could handle any trouble with Shrek.
• Class Zero faced Sheng Hai Academy, whose team fielded six Soul Elders and a Soul Grandmaster.
• Lin Xingyu entered Unity of Body and Sword and swiftly eliminated one of Sheng Hai Academy’s Ice Bear fighters.
• Sheng Hai Academy’s twin girls activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Eternal Ice, and Lin Xingyu countered its attack with Crimson Gold sword energy.

Class Zero defeated Sheng Hai Academy and advanced through the Skysea Alliance Competition, reaching the top eight in the team event and the semifinals in the Individual Competition. With Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue possibly facing each other in the semifinals, Lin Xingyu visited her to discuss conceding so neither would be worn down before the team battle.

• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Lin Xingyu, and their teammates defeated Sheng Hai Academy, securing a team victory despite heavy Soul Power use and several injuries.
• Shen Yi healed Class Zero after the match, and Xie Xie forfeited the next day's Individual Competition to avoid risking his recovery.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi won their next Individual Competition matches, while Gu Yue and Lin Xingyu advanced easily; Class Zero then advanced through the team event to the top sixteen.
• Class Zero advanced from its group to the top eight, while Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue continued winning in the Individual Competition and reached the semifinals.
• Lin Xingyu visited Gu Yue and proposed that, if they met in the semifinals, one of them concede so they could preserve their strength for the afternoon team battle.

Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue avoided fighting in the Individual Competition final, settling the championship with rock-paper-scissors, while Class Zero prepared to face Skysea Academy First Team in the Seven-Person Competition final. The chapter ended as the team final began, with all seven Skysea Academy members revealed as three-ring Soul Elders.

• Lin Xingyu and Gu Yue agreed to decide their Individual Competition final through luck rather than fight each other.
• Lin Xingyu defeated his Skysea Academy opponent, and Gu Yue also won her match as Class Zero advanced to the Seven-Person Competition final by defeating Sheng Hai Academy.
• Long Huantian worried that Skysea Academy might lose the championship to Class Zero, while Eastsea City celebrated Class Zero's success.
• Lin Xingyu conceded to Gu Yue after they played rock-paper-scissors, angering the audience before the organizers awarded Gu Yue the Individual Competition championship.
• Wu Changkong arranged an announcement that the Seven-Person Competition champion would face Shrek Academy's representative team in a friendly match.
• Lin Xingyu and the other six members of Class Zero faced Skysea Academy First Team in the final, and the referee started the match.

Lin Xingyu’s Dragon Might overwhelmed Skysea Academy, securing Class Zero the championship, and the team celebrated before preparing to face Shrek Academy. The next day, both teams took the stage as Lin Xingyu and Yu Longsheng faced off at the front of their formations.

• Lin Xingyu combined his Electromagnetic Field and Spiritual Power to unleash Dragon Might, terrifying Skysea Academy’s team and rapidly knocking opponents out of the match.
• Skysea Academy’s last student surrendered, and the referee declared Eastsea Academy’s Class Zero the seven-person team champion.
• Wu Changkong explained that Lin Xingyu’s amplified fear effect had broken Skysea Academy’s inexperienced students’ confidence, while Shen Yi prepared Shrek Team to counter it.
• Lin Xingyu accepted the championship trophy and thirty million Federal Coins, and Class Zero celebrated their victory before agreeing to keep their celebrations modest ahead of the next match.
• The next morning, Class Zero traveled to the packed stadium and took the stage against Shrek Academy; Lin Xingyu faced Yu Longsheng as Ye Xinglan watched him with a sharpened, defiant gaze.

Eastsea Academy and Shrek Academy began their team match, with Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin working together to pressure Shrek captain Yu Longsheng. The battle remained unresolved as both teams fought across the arena, and Shrek’s support and fighters kept Eastsea from gaining a decisive advantage.

• Yu Longsheng offered to hold back, but Lin Xingyu refused and both teams released their martial souls when the match began.
• Shrek’s Xu Lizhi and Ning Lin boosted their teammates while Yun Yichen’s melodies countered Lin Xingyu’s oppressive force field.
• Lin Xingyu charged Yu Longsheng and, aided by Tang Wulin’s Dragon Might, overwhelmed him despite his battle armor and teammates’ support.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi trapped Wu Bo in darkness and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Xie Xie confronted Ye Xinglan with Xu Xiaoyan’s help.
• Tang Wulin attacked Shrek’s backline, but Yun Yichen’s Sound Blades tore apart his Blue Silver Grass and forced him to change targets.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie pressured Ye Xinglan, but she blocked their attacks as Lin Xingyu continued to suppress Yu Longsheng.

Eastsea Academy Class Zero Team overwhelmed Shrek Academy Team in the Skysea City match as Lin Xingyu and his teammates eliminated their opponents one by one. Ye Xinglan was the last to fall, ending Shrek's ten-thousand-year undefeated record with a crushing defeat.

• Gu Yue used her mastery of the Wind and Fire Elements to trap Xie Pengfei in a Fire Tornado, and the referee carried him off the stage.
• Xie Xie charged Ye Xinglan despite her Sword Lights, but she escaped Xu Xiaoyan's Ice Wheel and Xie Xie was eliminated.
• Lin Xingyu defeated Yu Longsheng in a clash of their strongest attacks, then used Aya's hidden Sword Control strike to eliminate him.
• Lin Xingyu rushed Yun Yichen, whose defeat ended the Sound Blades disrupting the fight, while Gu Yue pressured Ye Xinglan and Tang Wulin gained room to recover.
• Ning Lin and Xu Lizhi left the stage, and Wang Jinxi stood after Wu Bo and Zhang Yangzi fell.
• Lin Xingyu and the remaining Eastsea Academy fighters surrounded Ye Xinglan, who collapsed and became the final Shrek player eliminated.