Chapter Summaries

After attackers targeting Lu Jun self-destructed, Leng Yulai and Gu Chenyu could not identify who had sent them. The Federation decided Lu Jun would continue the competition and dispatched a military mecha escort and special train to take the group to Skysea City.

• Leng Yulai stopped the surviving attackers from dying immediately, but one self-detonated and Gu Chenyu warned that the others were modified Soul Masters rather than ordinary death warriors.
• Leng Yulai, Gu Chenyu, and the leading teacher considered whether the Tang Sect or another faction had targeted Lu Jun and reported the attack to their superiors.
• Leng Yulai told Lu Jun he would continue the competition, with an exclusive Soul Guidance Train arranged and the Spirit Pagoda protecting him.
• Five black mechas and a formation of purple mechas arrived, and a Federal Seventh Special Operations Group officer announced their orders to escort the group to Skysea City.
• The Federation's military Soul Guidance Train arrived, and Leng Yulai urged everyone to board for safety.

Lu Jun and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team arrived in Skysea City under heavy Federation protection and settled into the Sea Pearl Hotel ahead of the Exhibition Match. At the hotel buffet, Lu Jun spotted a familiar figure eating, leaving the identity of the person unrevealed.

• Long Chen asked whether Lu Jun was heir to a reclusive family, and Lu Jun jokingly claimed he was from the Leng Family before admitting it was false.
• Gu Yue Na explained that the Federation's escort warned hidden enemies not to attack the group, and the train traveled safely to Skysea City.
• The team arrived in Skysea City, where officials and reporters welcomed them and questioned Lu Jun about the upcoming match against Shrek Academy.
• The group checked into the Sea Pearl Hotel, and Long Chen was startled by a Demon Soul Great White Shark swimming beneath the lobby floor.
• Long Chen invited Lu Jun to the buffet, where Lu Jun spotted a familiar figure eating and reacted with surprise.

Lu Jun recognized Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Wu Zhangkong, and Long Bing at a buffet, and learned that Long Bing was alive and still with Wu Zhangkong. As Lu Jun tried to avoid the group, Xu Xiaoyan recognized him as the highly ranked Ice Sword Lu Jun, astonishing Tang Wulin with his strength.

• Lu Jun and Long Chen watched Tang Wulin devour a large amount of food, and Lu Jun encouraged Long Chen not to worry about others' judgments.
• Lu Jun identified Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan as Eastsea City's three little ones and recognized their teacher as Wu Zhangkong.
• Lu Jun saw Long Bing beside Wu Zhangkong and realized she was alive, then speculated that her circumstances had changed the course of their lives.
• Long Chen interrupted Lu Jun's thoughts, and Lu Jun decided to find a place to eat without interacting with the group.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie recognized Lu Jun as the nineteenth-ranked Ice Sword Lu Jun on the Young Talent Rankings.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Tang Wulin about Lu Jun's rank and level thirty-three strength, leaving Tang Wulin stunned by the gap between them.

Tang Wulin and his classmates discussed Lu Jun’s Ultimate Ice talent and his growing fame before Lu Jun discovered the online rumors, fan pages, and pictures devoted to him and Gu Yue Na. The chapter ended with Tang Wulin approaching Lu Jun and introducing himself as a fan.

• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan told Tang Wulin about Lu Jun’s Ultimate Ice, Spirit Pagoda status, and popularity online.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that Ultimate Ice depended on Martial Soul quality and dismissed rumors that Lu Jun was Huo Yuhao’s reincarnation.
• Lu Jun overheard the conversation and browsed the Soul Master Forum, where he found sensational posts, fanfiction, and pictures of himself and Gu Yue Na.
• Lu Jun saved several pictures of Gu Yue Na, wondered why she ranked above him, and returned to choosing food.
• Tang Wulin and his classmates gathered around Lu Jun, and Tang Wulin introduced himself as Lu Jun’s fan.

Tang Wulin wondered why he felt compelled to approach Lu Jun, while Lu Jun avoided him because he knew Tang Wulin carried Tang San’s Divine Sense. At the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition’s opening exhibition match, Shrek Academy’s team took the stage, and Lu Jun recognized several members.

• Tang Wulin awkwardly reflected on his failed greeting with Lu Jun, and Xu Xiaoyan teased him while admitting she admired Lu Jun.
• Tang Wulin realized an inexplicable urge had pushed him to befriend Lu Jun, leaving him feeling as though his body did not belong to him.
• Lu Jun avoided Tang Wulin and spoke with Long Chen, who admitted he envied the carefree lives of other students despite his family’s expectations.
• At the arena, Lu Jun told Long Chen that Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy would face the runners-up rather than the champion team.
• Shrek Academy’s team entered the arena, and Captain Yu Tianxuan introduced himself as a level forty-eight Battle Soul Ancestor with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Lu Jun recognized Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi and concluded that Shrek’s team was much as he remembered from the original story.

Shrek Academy crushed the Skysea Alliance champion team in under a minute, prompting Sun Moon Royal Soul Sage Academy to face its runner-up team next. Lu Jun revealed the scale of his ice abilities by freezing all seven opponents in seventeen seconds, startling the spectators and Shrek’s team.

• Xu Lizhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda wielder boosted Yu Tianxuan, who overwhelmed the Skysea Alliance champion team with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon power in under a minute.
• Zhao Tianyu rallied his Sun Moon Royal Soul Sage Academy teammates to face Shrek without fear, while Lu Jun silently resolved to demonstrate his strength through action.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Sage Academy team entered the arena as spectators doubted they could match Shrek, and Yu Tianxuan dismissed them as unworthy opponents.
• Lu Jun used his Ice Abyss Domain to slow the Skysea Alliance runner-up team, then unleashed Ice Abyss Storm and froze all seven opponents in seventeen seconds.
• Yu Tianxuan and the Shrek members rose in shock at the size and power of Lu Jun’s ice storm.

Lu Jun led Sun Moon Royal to defeat the Skysea Alliance runner-up in seventeen seconds, then challenged Shrek Academy to last one minute against him in their Exhibition Match. Back at the hotel, Leng Yulai informed him that the academy had entered him in two additional competitions and promised him a rare ice-attribute Soul Bone if he completed the task.

• Lu Jun froze the Skysea Alliance runner-up team and secured Sun Moon Royal’s victory in seventeen seconds.
• Yu Tianxuan dismissed the result and said Shrek would defeat Sun Moon Royal in the next day’s Exhibition Match.
• During interviews, Lu Jun said he hoped Shrek could last one minute against him, provoking Shrek and igniting online debate.
• On the way back to the hotel, Lu Jun’s teammates asked whether he meant his challenge, and he calmly affirmed it.
• Leng Yulai told Lu Jun he had been entered in the Individual Competition and Three-person Team Competition, offering him a top-quality ice-attribute Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone if he defeated the top three.

Lu Jun accepted the Spirit Pagoda’s offer of a rare Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone as a reward for placing in the top three, then learned he had to compete in the individual and three-person events. He won his first individual match in three seconds, while Tang Wulin worried that he might face Lu Jun.

• Leng Yulai offered Lu Jun a fifty-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone, and Lu Jun agreed to pursue a top-three finish.
• Gu Yue Na told Lu Jun they had been registered for the Individual Competition and Three-person Team Competition, and Long Chen joined them as the third teammate.
• Lu Jun was summoned to Arena Number Three for his first individual match, where he faced a three-ring Soul Elder from the Skysea Alliance.
• Lu Jun froze his opponent before the Soul Elder could finish activating a Soul Skill and won in three seconds.
• Tang Wulin watched Lu Jun’s victory with Xu Lizhi and realized he might have to face Lu Jun in the Individual Competition.

Lu Jun spoke with the Ice Empress about mastering Ultimate Ice and restoring his Divine Power before heading to the tournament. Tang Wulin revealed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline during his match, and Gu Yue Na left the chapter intent on killing him and taking it.

• The Ice Empress visited Lu Jun, reminded him to train his Ultimate Ice, and urged him to find energy to restore his Divine Power.
• Lu Jun rested at the tournament grounds while Gu Yue Na watched beside him, uninterested in the matches.
• Tang Wulin defeated Lin Mo with a sudden Golden Dragon King Bloodline attack, winning the match quickly.
• Gu Yue Na sensed Tang Wulin's pure Golden Dragon King Bloodline and resolved to kill him, take it, and fuse it with her own.

Lu Jun realized Gu Yue Na had sensed Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline and followed her to ensure she would target him, hoping to draw out Tang San’s divine sense. Gu Yue Na confirmed the bloodline but held back when Ye Xinglan confronted Tang Wulin, and she began considering how to obtain the Golden Dragon King bloodline.

• Gu Yue Na reacted strongly after seeing Tang Wulin, while Lu Jun reasoned that her attack could force Tang San’s divine sense to protect his son and leave Lu Jun unwatched.
• Gu Yue Na followed Tang Wulin and released her Silver Dragon King aura toward him, causing his Golden Dragon scales and power to flare up.
• Gu Yue Na prepared to attack Tang Wulin, but Ye Xinglan arrived and argued with him over their earlier meal and the dishwashing humiliation.
• Xu Lizhi apologized to Tang Wulin and admitted that he had forgotten to bring money, while Ye Xinglan promised to challenge Tang Wulin the next day.
• Gu Yue Na restrained her killing intent because of the people nearby, and Lu Jun joined her as she considered how to obtain Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline.

Tang San sensed Gu Yue Na’s killing intent toward Tang Wulin and strengthened the seal hiding his Golden Dragon King bloodline before falling asleep again. At the competition, Lu Jun faced Ye Xinglan, who challenged his swordsmanship and revealed that she had reached Sword-Body Unity.

• Tang San suppressed Tang Wulin’s restless Golden Dragon King power, concealed its aura, and reinforced the seal after Ye Xinglan’s arrival interrupted Gu Yue Na.
• Gu Yue Na returned to the preparation area with Lu Jun, and Zhao Tianyu urged the team to support Lu Jun in the upcoming matches.
• Lu Jun and Ye Xinglan entered the arena for their individual competition match before the exhibition match against Shrek.
• Ye Xinglan criticized Lu Jun for lacking a personal sword intent, and Lu Jun replied that her sword was not pure.
• Ye Xinglan launched her attack with Sword-Body Unity, astonishing the sword-wielding Soul Masters in the audience.

Lu Jun defeated Ye Xinglan after awakening his Sword Intent during their match, but his Ice Abyss Sword shattered her Stargod Sword and left her badly injured. Shrek blamed him and vowed revenge in the upcoming Exhibition Match, while his teammates warned him to stay cautious.

• Ye Xinglan attacked Lu Jun with the Stargod Sword, and he dodged while observing her Sword Intent.
• Lu Jun caught Ye Xinglan's sword barehanded with his Ice Crystal-protected palms, then awakened an ice-blue Sword Intent and summoned the Ice Abyss Sword.
• Lu Jun's first clash with Ye Xinglan shattered her Stargod Sword and sent her crashing to the edge of the arena, unconscious and severely injured.
• Xu Lizhi tried to feed Ye Xinglan a Restorative Meat Bun, while Yu Tianxuan called for a healer and accused Lu Jun of striking too hard.
• The referee declared Lu Jun the winner, and Yu Tianxuan threatened that Shrek Academy would avenge Ye Xinglan in the Exhibition Match.
• Long Chen and Zhao Tianyu warned Lu Jun that Shrek might retaliate, while Su Yu and Xu Ming argued that Ye Xinglan and the referee bore responsibility.

Lu Jun and Sun Moon Royal faced Shrek Academy in a highly anticipated exhibition match after Lu Jun injured Ye Xinglan. Cai Yue'er authorized Shrek to retaliate, and the chapter left the teams clashing as Yu Tianxuan charged at Lu Jun.

• Zhao Tianyu and Su Yu criticized Shrek for reacting angrily to Ye Xinglan's injury, while Lu Jun insisted he would compete.
• Yu Tianxuan ordered Shrek's team to cripple Lu Jun, and Cai Yue'er endorsed their retaliation while warning them about his Sword Intent.
• The two academies entered the packed arena as spectators argued over which school was superior.
• Yu Tianxuan opened the match with a lightning attack, which Lu Jun countered with extreme frost.
• A Shrek support fighter boosted Yu Tianxuan with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Lu Jun told Zhao Tianyu to hold him off for thirty seconds.

Lu Jun unleashed an indiscriminate Ultimate Ice sword strike that froze the entire Shrek team, securing Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy’s victory in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. His teammates fled the stage before the attack, and Zhao Tianyu praised Lu Jun afterward.

• Yu Tianxuan overpowered Zhao Tianyu, but Xu Ming used the Nine Heart Begonia to heal and empower him.
• Lu Jun gathered Ice Elemental Energy for thirty seconds while Zhao Tianyu held Yu Tianxuan back and the arena grew dangerously cold.
• Lu Jun ordered everyone off the stage, and Zhao Tianyu, Su Yu, Xu Ming, Long Chen, and the others jumped down, leaving Gu Yue Na beside him.
• Lu Jun unleashed an enormous Ice Abyss Sword strike that froze every member of Shrek’s team.
• The referee declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy the winner, and Zhao Tianyu told Lu Jun he was convinced by his strength.

After Lu Jun defeated Shrek’s team, he refused to back down when Cai Yue'er demanded that he thaw her disciples, and left with Sun Moon Royal’s team. In the audience, Tang Wulin heard that Sun Moon Royal offered commoners more opportunity than Shrek, then asked Wu Zhangkong whether Shrek only accepted nobles.

• Sun Moon Royal’s students praised Lu Jun for defeating Shrek, and he cautioned that his sword technique required a long charge and could not overcome a Battle Armor Master easily.
• Gu Yue Na offered to bring Lu Jun recovery Pills and Natural Treasures after realizing his strike had drained him.
• Cai Yue'er demanded that Lu Jun thaw Shrek’s disciples, but he insisted she apologize; she left after he challenged her for using her seniority to intimidate him.
• Tang Wulin heard a spectator describe Shrek as a Noble Academy and Sun Moon Royal as an academy where commoner Soul Masters could find hope.
• Tang Wulin asked Wu Zhangkong whether Shrek only accepted nobles, and Wu Zhangkong replied that entry was possible but places were limited and students competed fiercely.

Wu Zhangkong explained the differences between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and Tang Wulin decided he wanted to apply to Sun Moon Royal. Tang San panicked at the choice, while Lu Jun returned to his room exhausted after his sword strike and was urged by the Ice Empress to recover.

• Wu Zhangkong compared Shrek Academy’s elite approach with Sun Moon Royal’s accessibility and advised Tang Wulin to choose what he would not regret.
• Tang Wulin decided to apply to Sun Moon Royal, and Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan said they would consider going with him.
• Tang San awoke in Tang Wulin’s spiritual world and angrily tried to convince him to choose Shrek, but Tang Wulin could not hear him.
• Wu Zhangkong noticed Tang Wulin’s discomfort and sent him back to the hotel to rest with Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan’s help.
• Lu Jun collapsed against his hotel-room wall, and the Ice Empress praised his sword strike before helping him to bed and telling him to meditate.

Cai Yue'er freed Shrek's team from Lu Jun's Ultimate Ice, and Yu Tianxuan vowed to challenge him again in the Individual Competition. As Lu Jun recovered, Gu Yue Na brought him rare supplies, including a Black Bun she had stolen from Di Tian.

• Cai Yue'er slowly thawed Yu Tianxuan and the other Shrek team members, who had been frozen by Lu Jun's Ultimate Ice.
• Cai Yue'er rebuked Yu Tianxuan for his arrogance, then agreed to register him for the Individual Competition against Lu Jun.
• Yu Tianxuan admitted he had been careless and vowed to recover quickly and reclaim Shrek's lost glory.
• Ice Empress helped Lu Jun stabilize his depleted Soul Power and noted that he had formed Sword Intent during the battle.
• Gu Yue Na visited Lu Jun with Pills and Natural Treasures, including a precious Black Bun she had stolen from Di Tian.

Gu Yue Na brought Lu Jun nourishing treasures, then sensed Ice Empress’s presence in his room before leaving him to recover. After one bite of the Black Bun nearly overwhelmed him, Ice Empress helped him absorb its energy, and Lu Jun broke through to Soul Power Level thirty-four; Gu Yue Na then resumed her investigation of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

• Gu Yue Na gave Lu Jun several Pills and Natural Treasures to help restore his depleted Soul Power and damaged meridians.
• Gu Yue Na smelled another woman on Lu Jun and demanded to know who was in his room, while Ice Empress hid from her.
• Lu Jun denied anyone else was there, and Gu Yue Na left without investigating further.
• Lu Jun ate a bite of the Black Bun, and its powerful energy overwhelmed his body until Ice Empress helped him control and absorb it.
• Lu Jun broke through to Soul Power Level thirty-four, while Gu Yue Na called to ask about the investigation into Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

Gu Yue Na discovered that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline had been implanted and decided to extract it, but Tang Hao intervened before she could succeed. She withdrew after weighing the danger to Lu Jun, leaving Tang Wulin unconscious and the conflict unresolved.

• Gu Yue Na learned from her informant that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline had been implanted after birth and might be connected to a God Realm seal.
• Gu Yue Na went to Tang Wulin’s room and attacked him, using her Silver Dragon Claw to forcibly draw out his bloodline.
• Tang Hao appeared and blocked Gu Yue Na, warning that their full-power fight could devastate the surrounding area.
• Gu Yue Na stopped the attack because Lu Jun might be endangered, but warned that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline belonged to the dragon clan and vanished.
• Tang Hao looked at the unconscious Tang Wulin, then disappeared while worrying about how to deal with Gu Yue Na.

After finding Tang Wulin unconscious, Wu Zhangkong went upstairs and stopped a Tang Sect Titled Douluo from forcing Lu Jun to join the sect. The Tang Sect agent defended coercion as necessary for the sect’s future, leaving Wu Zhangkong facing him on the balcony.

• Wu Zhangkong and Long Bing arrived at Tang Wulin’s room, where Wu Zhangkong treated him and sensed a powerful dragon-like aura.
• Wu Zhangkong detected a powerful Soul Power Fluctuation upstairs and went to investigate Lu Jun’s room.
• A Tang Sect middle-aged man tried to recruit Lu Jun, but Lu Jun rejected his offers and told him to leave.
• The Tang Sect man threatened Lu Jun and released his Titled Douluo pressure, but Wu Zhangkong intercepted the attack with the Heavenly Frost Sword.
• Wu Zhangkong challenged the man’s coercive methods, and the man insisted that any means were acceptable for the Tang Sect’s future.