Chapter Summaries

Xia Yi began learning Forging from Mu Xi and quickly showed extraordinary talent with unfamiliar metals. After Mu Xi demonstrated how to communicate with metal through the heart, Xia Yi achieved Thousand Refinement without realizing he had become a Level-Three Blacksmith.

• Mu Xi drove Xia Yi to the Blacksmith Association, where he collected his Level-Two Blacksmith Badge.
• Mu Xi began teaching Xia Yi Forging and gave him a Rare Metal Compendium before asking him to forge Gale Magic Metal by instinct.
• Xia Yi reached Hundred Refinement with Gale Magic Metal, but it shattered when he struggled to sense its remaining impurities.
• Mu Xi explained that forging beyond Hundred Refinement required communicating with metal through the heart, then demonstrated the technique for Xia Yi.
• Xia Yi later forged Thousand-Refined Metal, and Mu Xi told Mu Chen that Xia Yi could perform Thousand Refinement.
• Mu Chen told Mu Xi to keep teaching Xia Yi and help him consolidate his Forging foundation.

Xia Yi studied forging, reached Level Three, and asked Gu Yue for Life Gold to help him pursue becoming a Divine Craftsman. After Mu Xi spent a month teaching him, she took him to meet her father, Mu Chen.

• Xia Yi chose Qingshi Copper for a forging hammer and agreed with Gu Yue to receive Life Gold if he became a Level-Three Blacksmith within a year.
• Zi Ji told Gu Yue that Xia Yi had already reached Level Three after completing Thousand Refinement, and Gu Yue decided to give him Life Gold once he obtained his badge.
• Xia Yi studied forging diligently for a month and refined the resentment in his body, raising his Soul Power to level twelve.
• Mu Xi picked Xia Yi up after school and told him that her father wanted to see him.
• Xia Yi asked Mu Xi whether Tang Wulin was her father's disciple, and Mu Xi teased him about being afraid Mu Chen had held back.

With Mu Xi's guidance, Xia Yi learned that Tang Wulin was Mu Chen's final disciple and visited Mu Chen's home hoping to become his apprentice. Mu Xi arranged for Xia Yi to meet the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua in Heaven Dou City, while Mu Chen privately worried about Xia Yi's sudden appearance.

• Mu Xi told Xia Yi that Tang Wulin was Mu Chen's final disciple and had reached the fourth-rank Forging Master level.
• Mu Xi brought Xia Yi to meet Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er, and Mu Chen gave him notebooks of Forging insights instead of taking him as a disciple.
• Xia Yi claimed he was an orphan from Heaven Dou City whose poor talent had forced him to study in Eastsea City, winning sympathy from Mu Xi and Yuan Bao'er.
• Yuan Bao'er asked Xia Yi to accompany Mu Xi to Heaven Dou City to visit her senior uncle, the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, and Xia Yi agreed.
• Mu Chen told Yuan Bao'er that Xia Yi had appeared in Heaven Dou City only a month earlier and worried he might harm Mu Xi, but Yuan Bao'er trusted Zhen Hua to judge him.

Xia Yi forged a living Thousand Refined Qingshi Copper hammer, then met Zhen Hua, who set a cultivation requirement before accepting him as a disciple. On the drive back to Eastsea City, Xia Yi recognized that Zi Ji was under attack by a human expert.

• Xia Yi added Life Gold to his Qingshi Copper during a Blood Sacrifice, giving the metal an awareness of life as he forged it into a hammer.
• Xia Yi and Mu Xi traveled to Heaven Dou City, where Zhen Hua said he would accept Xia Yi as a disciple if he reached Spirit Douluo before age thirty.
• Zhen Hua urged Xia Yi to prioritize cultivation over forging, and Xia Yi accepted his advice before returning to Eastsea City with Mu Xi.
• Xia Yi noticed dark clouds and a powerful shockwave outside Heaven Dou City, then recognized Zi Ji in the sky as a human expert attacked her.

Xia Yi and Mu Xi were caught in an ambush by an armored woman who had targeted Xia Yi to threaten Zhen Hua. When she tried to kill Xia Yi, a mysterious cyan light absorbed her and left a black Phoenix Tattoo on his arm, while Zhen Hua arrived and recognized the attackers as Evil Spirit Masters.

• Xia Yi tried to flee with Mu Xi, but the armored woman blocked their escape with black flames and trapped them in her Battle Armor Domain.
• Zi Ji shattered the flames and teleported Xia Yi, Mu Xi, and their car away, then fell from the sky after the woman struck her.
• The woman revealed that she had baited Zi Ji and returned Xia Yi and Mu Xi, intending to use Xia Yi to threaten Zhen Hua before killing him.
• The woman could not break Xia Yi’s neck, and a cyan light engulfed her, suppressed her powers, and dragged her and her Divine Artifact into Xia Yi.
• A black Phoenix Tattoo appeared on Xia Yi’s right arm as the woman vanished into his body; Zi Ji left when Zhen Hua arrived and identified the black-flame traces as belonging to Evil Spirit Masters.

Xia Yi woke at Eastsea Academy with a new Dark Phoenix ability and learned that he had trapped Leng Yulai inside a space within his body. His weakened spiritual consciousness explained his origins and made Leng Yulai agree to guide Xia Yi when he reached the Spirit Abyss Realm.

• Wujin told Xia Yi that Mu Chen had brought him to Eastsea Academy, and Zi Ji recounted what happened after he lost consciousness.
• Xia Yi summoned the Dark Phoenix from his arm, and Zi Ji tested its power and described its effects.
• Inside Xia Yi, Leng Yulai failed to escape the metal space and attacked its walls without damaging them.
• Xia Yi's spiritual consciousness revealed that the Plane Master had tried to erase him and that Leng Yulai was bound to die if his body died.
• Xia Yi told Leng Yulai to guide his body after it reached the Spirit Abyss Realm, and she learned that she could then leave the space.

Xia Yi joined Eastsea Academy’s group as they prepared to travel to Skysea City for the Heaven Sea Alliance Grand Competition, where he had entered both the Forging Tournament and the Soul Master Tournament. After Gu Yue chose to sit beside him on the bus, Tang Wulin grew jealous and resolved to defeat him in the competition.

• Xia Yi arrived at Eastsea Plaza with Eastsea Academy’s team and learned that he would travel with them despite also competing in the Blacksmith Association’s Forging Tournament.
• Mu Xi questioned Xia Yi’s decision to enter the Soul Master Tournament, while Ouyang Zixin and Liu Yuxin met him and admired his looks.
• Mu Xi brought Xia Yi aboard the academy bus and found two adjacent seats, but Gu Yue took one and pulled Xia Yi into the other.
• Mu Xi confronted Gu Yue over taking the seats, but Long Hengxu’s arrival ended the argument before it escalated.
• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue and Mu Xi gravitate toward Xia Yi, felt jealous, and vowed to defeat Xia Yi and win Gu Yue back.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue arrived in Skysea City for the Heaven Sea Alliance Grand Competition, where Xia Yi learned he would face Xu Xiaoyan and Wujin would face Xie Xie. While dining with Gu Yue, Xia Yi boasted that Shrek Academy would lose to him, prompting Ye Xinglan to confront him.

• Gu Yue asked Xia Yi to join a sect, but he refused because he wanted to remain free, while both privately worried about the secrets surrounding him and Leng Yulai.
• Xia Yi skipped the competition's opening ceremony and lot drawing to cultivate, then learned that Xu Xiaoyan was his first-round opponent and Wujin would face Xie Xie.
• Xia Yi left the hotel with Gu Yue for dinner while Wujin stayed behind to meditate.
• At a seafood restaurant, Xia Yi and Gu Yue ran into Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi, who told them Shrek Academy had competed in an exhibition match.
• Xia Yi dismissed Shrek Academy and claimed he could defeat its team, and Ye Xinglan arrived and rebuked him.

Gu Yue took Xia Yi to the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda to measure his Spiritual Power and keep the result from the organization’s upper ranks. His reading reached 183, in the Spirit Connection Realm, exceeding Gu Yue’s at the same Soul Power level.

• Ye Xinglan confronted Xu Lizhi for eating with Xia Yi, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin, then seized part of Xia Yi’s yellow croaker and shared it with Xu Lizhi.
• Xia Yi left without confronting Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yue followed him while joking that the Shrek students would pay the restaurant bill.
• Gu Yue brought Xia Yi to the Spirit Pagoda and arranged for him to take a Spiritual Power test without a Spirit Master present.
• The test showed Xia Yi had 183 Spiritual Power, and Gu Yue deleted the record before leaving the Spirit Pagoda with him.

Xia Yi sparked a public scandal by turning Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi’s unpaid restaurant bill into a viral story, while they faced backlash despite settling the debt. The next day, Xia Yi and Tang Wulin impressed forging officials with rapid high-grade Hundred Refinement before Ye Xinglan confronted them at the Soul Master competition.

• Xia Yi contacted numerous media outlets and framed Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi being made to wash dishes as unfair treatment of Shrek Academy students.
• The story spread across the Douluo Continent, the restaurant was vandalized, and Shen Yi apologized and paid the bill, but public outrage continued.
• Sea God Pavilion higher-ups called Shen Yi as the controversy expanded into a dispute over relations between Soul Masters and ordinary people.
• At the blacksmith competition, Xia Yi and Tang Wulin rapidly completed high-grade Hundred Refinement purification of Blue Pregnancy Copper and left for the next event.
• Ye Xinglan confronted Xia Yi and Tang Wulin at Skysea Stadium, furious over the restaurant scandal and the abuse she received online.

Ye Xing Lan confronted Xia Yi over the previous night’s seafood-restaurant incident, but he brushed her aside and went to compete. Xia Yi defeated Xu Xiaoyan without using his martial soul, while Wujin’s Hundred Lion Fist overwhelmed Xie Xie until the referee intervened.

• Ye Xing Lan recalled how she and Xu Lizhi had been made to wash dishes after failing to pay for their meal, and how the media coverage had damaged Shrek Academy’s reputation.
• Ye Xing Lan stopped Xia Yi outside Skysea Stadium, but he challenged her complaints about the fish and went inside to compete.
• Xia Yi faced Xu Xiaoyan in Arena Thirteen and broke free from her ice before knocking her off the stage.
• Wujin used Hundred Lion Fist to trap Xie Xie with a roar and unleash a hundred punches, which the referee took while protecting Xie Xie.
• Long Hengxu realized that Zero Class had lost two combatants early, while Wu Zhangkong prepared to intervene from the stands.

Xia Yi rushed back to the Heaven Sea Alliance blacksmith competition after spending the night attempting fourth-rank forging, but he had not mastered Second-Grade Thousand Refinement. As the second round began, his hammer gave Qingshi Copper a breath of life, astonishing the judges and revealing a divine-grade special effect.

• Mu Xi contacted Xia Yi, who hurried from the Skysea City Blacksmith Association to the competition venue just before the second round began.
• Xia Yi told Mu Xi that he had spent the night attempting Second-Grade Thousand Refinement but had only achieved peak Third-Grade Thousand Refinement.
• Xia Yi chose Qingshi Copper for the second round, surprising the judges because the metal could not ordinarily be given life.
• Old Duan asked an associate to investigate Xia Yi, Tang Wulin, and their backgrounds, hoping to recruit promising talent for the Skysea City Blacksmith Association.
• Xia Yi began forging with his Thousand Refinement Qingshi Copper Hammer, and its green light gave the metal a breath of life before Hundred Refinement was complete.
• The judges recognized the hammer's effect as potentially divine-grade and regretted that its blood sacrifice meant only Xia Yi could use it.

Xia Yi completed Second-Grade Thousand Refinement by revealing the Creation Effect of his hammers, then learned Ye Xinglan had arranged to face him in the Soul Master Tournament. He accepted the match confidently, while Gu Yue suspected he had a way to beat her.

• Xia Yi forged the Qingshi Copper through successive grades of Thousand Refinement and achieved Second-Grade Thousand Refinement.
• Mu Xi learned Xia Yi had succeeded after he had claimed to fail, then sent him to join the Soul Master Tournament.
• Xia Yi met Gu Yue at the tournament venue and learned their matches had not yet begun.
• Ye Xinglan revealed she had secured an exceptional quota and would face Xia Yi that day, Tang Wulin the next day, and Gu Yue the day after.
• Xia Yi accepted Ye Xinglan's challenge, and Gu Yue told Mu Xi not to worry because Xia Yi could exploit tricks to overcome her.

Wu Zhangkong warned Shen Yi that Xia Yi had defeated Na'er, prompting her to alert Ye Xinglan before their match. Xia Yi overcame Ye Xinglan's sword skills and Soul Skills, slammed her into the ground, and left the outcome of their match unclear after the referee intervened.

• Wu Zhangkong told Shen Yi that Xia Yi had defeated Na'er, and Shen Yi summoned Ye Xinglan to warn her.
• Ye Xinglan and Xia Yi began their match, and Ye Xinglan used the Stargod Sword while Xia Yi charged with his Qingshi Copper Hammers.
• Ye Xinglan used Sword God Star to control Xia Yi's hammer and then attacked, but Xia Yi countered with a Dark Phoenix from his right arm.
• Ye Xinglan leaned backward to dodge the Dark Phoenix, and Xia Yi grabbed her ankle and smashed her into the ground repeatedly.
• The referee restrained Xia Yi, but Xia Yi switched Ye Xinglan to his other hand and slammed her down again before releasing her.

Xia Yi defeated Ye Xinglan, a Shrek Academy Soul Master, and defended his actions when Shen Yi challenged him. He escaped Skysea Stadium with Gu Yue as the stunned crowd reacted, while Tang Wulin resolved to prove he could defeat a Shrek student too.

• Shen Yi arrived after Xia Yi released Ye Xinglan and accused him of striking viciously, while Xia Yi dismissed the match and walked away.
• Shen Yi confronted Xia Yi, but he argued that he had followed the referee’s instruction to fight with everything he had; Long Hengxu backed him up.
• Xia Yi left the arena and met Mu Xi and Gu Yue, who hurried him out of Skysea Stadium before the shocked spectators could react.
• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue leave hand in hand with Xia Yi, felt irritated, and decided he could also defeat a student from Shrek Academy.

After Xia Yi and Gu Yue were disqualified from the Heaven Sea Alliance Grand Competition, Shrek Academy faced public backlash for appealing Ye Xinglan’s defeat. The Spirit Pagoda and Shrek’s leaders took notice of Xia Yi, while Leng Yaozhu wondered why he possessed her little sister’s ability.

• Xia Yi and Gu Yue returned to the hotel, discussed their relative strength, and received notice that all Eastsea Academy competitors had been disqualified after Shen Yi’s appeal.
• Xia Yi lamented losing his chance at the Blacksmith Tournament’s runner-up prize, while Tang Wulin and the other Eastsea Academy students also reacted to the ban.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders criticized Shrek Academy’s response, and Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li explained that Federation officials had ordered the disqualification and that Shrek could only handle the matter quietly.
• Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue watched Xia Yi’s battle footage and said he might come to Shrek Academy for recruitment.
• Qiangu Dongfeng considered recruiting Xia Yi, while Leng Yaozhu questioned Gu Yue about Xia Yi and his Dark Phoenix before wondering why her little sister’s ability had appeared in him.

After defeating Ye Xinglan, Xia Yi faced an angry crowd and media gathered outside his hotel, then agreed to appear at Skysea Stadium the next day. There, officials announced a rematch with Ye Xinglan to decide whether Eastsea Academy’s suspension would be revoked.

• Gu Yue warned Xia Yi about the crowds outside the hotel, and he asked her to tell them he would meet them at Skysea Stadium the next day.
• Gu Yue delivered Xia Yi’s message, the crowd began to disperse, and Long Hengxu brought Eastsea Academy’s contestants back to the hotel.
• The next day, Xia Yi arrived at Skysea Stadium under heavy security as the crowd and media focused on him.
• A competition official announced that Xia Yi and Ye Xinglan would fight again, with Eastsea Academy’s suspension to be revoked if Xia Yi won.
• The official challenged Xia Yi to face Ye Xinglan, and Xia Yi recognized that Shrek Academy could benefit from either outcome.

Xia Yi refused to fight Ye Xinglan again and named Gu Yue as the opponent she would have to defeat to earn another challenge. Gu Yue overwhelmed Ye Xinglan with a powerful elemental attack, leaving the match unresolved as Shen Yi intervened.

• Xia Yi declined the official’s invitation to rematch Ye Xinglan, saying she was no longer worthy of being his opponent.
• Xia Yi offered Ye Xinglan another chance to challenge him if she defeated Gu Yue, and Gu Yue reluctantly accepted the fight.
• Gu Yue blinded Ye Xinglan with a flash of light and gathered Wind and Fire Elements into a growing tornado after revealing her Heart of Element.
• Ye Xinglan realized she could not withstand Gu Yue’s attack and prepared to risk everything, but Shen Yi stepped in and told her she was no match for Gu Yue.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue defeated Shrek Academy’s challengers, leaving Shen Yi convinced and Eastsea Academy celebrating. Afterward, Duan Xuan tried to recruit Xia Yi to the Skysea Blacksmith Association, but Xia Yi rejected the offer and declared his goal was Heaven Forging.

• Gu Yue displayed the Hearts of Element for wind and fire, forcing Shen Yi to accept defeat and leave with Ye Xinglan.
• Long Hengxu celebrated Xia Yi and Gu Yue’s victories and stayed behind to promote Eastsea Academy.
• Duan Xuan approached Xia Yi and asked why he had missed the final round of the blacksmith competition.
• Duan Xuan offered to fund Xia Yi’s forging studies and help him reach Soul Emperor cultivation if he joined the Skysea Blacksmith Association.
• Xia Yi refused, saying he aimed to achieve Heaven Forging, and claimed his victories over Shrek Academy students gave him confidence.

Gu Yue asked Xia Yi to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult and investigate a powerful, possibly nonhuman expert within it. Di Tian altered Xia Yi’s Dark Phoenix tattoo so it could pass as a second Martial Soul, and Gu Yue gave him a silver dragon scale as he prepared to face the cult.

• Duan Xuan left after Xia Yi refused to join Skysea City's Blacksmith Association.
• Di Tian reported that Leng Yulai had joined the Holy Spirit Cult and that his investigation had uncovered a powerful aura that did not seem human.
• Gu Yue explained that the Holy Spirit Cult might trace Xia Yi after his fight with Ye Xinglan and asked him to infiltrate the cult, identify the hidden Soul Beast expert, and potentially take control of it.
• Di Tian used his dark power and dragon scales to embed the Dark Phoenix tattoo into Xia Yi’s flesh so it could pass as a second Martial Soul.
• Gu Yue gave Xia Yi a silver dragon scale and warned him that Zi Ji might not always be able to protect him once he joined the Holy Spirit Cult.