Chapter Summaries

Gu You and Yun Ming stopped Yue Zi’s curse, then returned to the survivors and honored Qianyu with a grave. A mysterious power revived the dead at great cost, while Gu You became a celebrated “Most Beautiful New Era Youth.”

• Yun Ming dispersed Yue Zi’s curse, and she fell silent inside Qianyu’s body; Gu You summoned Iron Blockhead and checked that his breakthrough had stabilized.
• Gu You and Yun Ming buried Qianyu, then met Qiong Shiyu and Jiang Xing, who thanked Gu You for helping save the regiment.
• A golden beam descended over Qianyu’s grave as the Plane Master spent enormous energy to revive the dead.
• Long Yueye learned that the Plane Master’s action had reduced Soul Power fluctuations across Douluo Star by one percent and considered the coming great era.
• News outlets across the cities celebrated Gu You as a model youth, leaving him embarrassed by his new fame.

Gu You reacted to his sudden fame as a youth role model and discovered that the story had attracted attention across the Federation. Meanwhile, Na'er read about him on Sea God Lake before a mysterious figure warned her about their wager.

• Gu You resented the humiliating photo and wording in the news but kept his commemorative banner because it could help him if he joined the army.
• Gu You read comments on Skysea City's official feed and saw the Star Luo Empire Embassy express interest in recruiting him, prompting the Douluo Federation to dismiss the idea.
• Gu You realized his fame had spread internationally, then grew more interested in pursuing business after looking into the Federation's gaming and film markets.
• Na'er read the newspapers about Gu You on Sea God Lake and laughed softly.
• A cloaked figure appeared and warned Na'er not to forget their wager, saying her emotional fluctuations had been intense.
• Na'er said the wager determined her life and stared coldly into the distance.

Yun Ming took Gu You to Heaven Dou City to meet the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua and arrange for him to become Zhen Hua’s disciple. Zhen Hua agreed to test Gu You, who asked for Life Ore instead of a Soul Forging Hammer.

• Yun Ming took Gu You to Heaven Dou City, where he brought him into the Blacksmith Association headquarters to meet Zhen Hua.
• Zhen Hua questioned whether Gu You could endure forging, and Gu You demonstrated his strength by lifting a thousand-jin block of Sinking Silver.
• Yun Ming revealed that Gu You was a nine-year-old Level Four blacksmith capable of attempting Spirit Forging, astonishing Zhen Hua.
• Zhen Hua offered Gu You a Soul Forging Hammer and set a test: forge Thousand Forgings First Grade of any metal to become his disciple.
• Gu You declined the hammer and pointed to the Life Ore, while Zhen Hua recognized his potential to become a future Heavenly Forging blacksmith.

Gu You attempted to Spirit Forge Ice Crystal Ore before Zhen Hua, revealing his astonishing Spiritual Power and skill. As he began an unusual hammer technique, Zhen Hua grew determined to take him as a disciple.

• Gu You prepared to Spirit Forge with his blood-sacrificed Life Essence Hammers, and Zhen Hua recognized their remarkable vitality.
• Gu You chose Ice Crystal Ore and explained through his actions why he excelled at forging both it and Life Ore.
• Gu You entered a focused forging state and revealed Spirit Sea Realm Spiritual Power, stunning Zhen Hua and Yun Ming.
• Zhen Hua praised Gu You's talent and learned that Feng Wuyu had trained him, while Yun Ming said Feng Wuyu had stepped aside so Gu You could become Zhen Hua's disciple.
• Gu You's hammer strikes quickened as he spun, leaped, and swept across the ore, leaving Zhen Hua and Yun Ming bewildered by his technique.

Gu You completed Thousand Forgings with Spirit on an ice crystal and began guiding it through Spirit Forging, impressing Zhen Hua with his talent and mysterious power. As the crystal's blue-violet light intensified, the forging's success remained uncertain.

• Gu You completed the hundred forgings and made the ice crystal respond to his hammer strikes.
• Zhen Hua noticed Gu You's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and True Dragon Martial Soul as Gu You began Spirit Forging.
• Gu You communicated with the ice crystal through gentle strikes, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power, guiding it toward developing life.
• The ice crystal trembled as purple patterns swirled across it and its blue-violet light grew stronger, showing that Gu You had formed a connection with it.

Gu You used a Soul Guide Milk Bottle to sustain his Spirit Forging when his Soul Power ran low, then discovered that his dragon Bloodline Power could replace it. The ice crystal’s life force stabilized, but the crystal began breaking down into his Life Essence Hammers.

• Gu You’s Soul Power nearly ran out while he Spirit Forged the ice crystal, risking failure and a backlash.
• The Milk Bottle replenished Gu You’s Soul Power, and Zhen Hua realized it could let blacksmiths forge at higher levels despite having low Soul Power.
• Gu You switched to using his left hand to hammer and pressed his right hand against the refined silver, enduring its intense heat as his dragon scales appeared.
• Gu You replaced the Milk Bottle’s Soul Power with Bloodline Power, and his blood stabilized the ice crystal’s failing life force.
• Gu You’s Purple Emperor Dreadclaws released purple-gold power into the ice crystal, which changed rapidly and began breaking down into his Life Essence Hammers.

Gu You completed Spirit Forging on his Life Essence Hammers, creating a life-linked pair that merged into his body before he collapsed from exhaustion. After Gu You passed Zhen Hua’s assessment and became his disciple, Zhen Hua tried to replenish him but discovered that an aura within Gu You rejected his Soul Power.

• Gu You used his vitality and blood to finish Spirit Forging the ice crystal, and a blue-violet dragon-shaped blaze marked the hammers’ birth.
• The Life Essence Hammers turned violet, gained dragon-shadow markings, and merged into Gu You’s palms.
• Gu You collapsed, and Zhen Hua caught him, recognizing that he had completed Spirit Forging at an extraordinarily young age.
• After waking briefly, Gu You asked whether he had passed the assessment, and Zhen Hua confirmed it and named him his disciple.
• Gu You fainted again, and Zhen Hua tried to replenish his strength with Soul Power.
• Violet patterns appeared on Gu You’s body and repelled Zhen Hua’s yellow Soul Power, forcing him to stop.

Yun Ming returned to the Sea God Pavilion and told its Elders that he had rescued his adopted godson, Gu You, from a powerful Evil Soul Master whom he killed. Long Yueye then revealed that the Plane Master’s actions had lowered the Douluo Plane’s overall Soul Power by one percent, leaving Yun Ming’s faith in the plane’s judgment crumbling.

• Cai Yuer told the Pavilion Elders that everyone had arrived except Yun Ming, and Ya Li worried about his mission to save Gu You.
• Yun Ming returned through a tear in space, reassured Ya Li, and explained that Gu You was his adopted godson and had faced an Evil Soul Master near Limit Douluo strength.
• Yun Ming told the Elders that he had killed the Evil Soul Master, easing their immediate fear of a threat to the Federation.
• Long Yueye recalled the Nether King and revealed that the Golden Ancient Tree had told her the Plane Master’s actions caused the Douluo Plane’s Soul Power fluctuations to drop by one percent.
• Yun Ming suspected that Tang Hao, the current Plane Master, had attacked Gu You, and struggled as his faith in the plane’s judgment began to collapse.

Yun Ming recovered his resolve with Ya Li and Na'er’s support, while Gu You woke after three days and discussed his plans with Zhen Hua. Gu You chose to develop in Eastsea City, where Zhen Hua arranged his enrollment and gave him forging notes and a new communication device.

• Ya Li comforted Yun Ming as he worried about the Douluo Plane, and Yun Ming regained his confidence and embraced her while Na'er watched.
• Gu You woke after sleeping for three days, and Zhen Hua explained that he had arranged for a healing-type Titled Douluo to treat him.
• Zhen Hua and Gu You shared a lavish meal, then discussed Gu You’s forging studies and plans for the future.
• Gu You told Zhen Hua that he wanted to attend Eastsea Academy and grow from a junior academy rather than study at Shrek.
• Zhen Hua agreed to arrange Gu You’s enrollment through the Eastsea Blacksmith Association and gave him forging notes and a new Soul Guide Communication device.

After leaving Zhen Hua with valuable Life Ore and a notebook of forging insights, Gu You received a call from Chen Shilin asking him to visit the Heaven Dou Federal Parliament. Gu You agreed and set out, wondering what Chen Shilin wanted to discuss.

• Gu You left Zhen Hua with top-grade Life Ore and a notebook containing Heavenly Forging insights.
• Chen Shilin called Gu You and asked him to meet at the Heaven Dou Federal Parliament.
• Gu You agreed to come and prepared to go, suspecting Chen Shilin had something important to discuss.

Gu You met Chen Shilin at the Heaven Dou Council, where Chen asked whether he would eventually serve the Federation and support its goal of unifying Douluo. Gu You promised to support the Federation if it pursued peace and prosperity, while Chen expressed hope that the younger generation would lead a unified Federation.

• Gu You arrived at the secluded Heaven Dou Council and met Chen Shilin in a small room.
• Chen Shilin explained that Gu You’s ties to Shrek, Leng Yaozhu, Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Zhen Hua had made him worry the Federation might lose Gu You’s support.
• Chen Shilin asked whether Gu You would accept the Federation’s command and devote himself to it when he became stronger, arguing that the Federation could unite Douluo.
• Gu You said he would support the Federation as long as it served the people and pursued unity and prosperity, but would not support aggression.
• Chen Shilin grasped Gu You’s hand and shared his hope that the Federation system would unite Douluo and eventually lead humanity among the stars.

Gu You and Chen Shilin affirmed their loyalty to the Federation, while Zhen Hua told Mu Chen that he had taken Gu You as a disciple and asked him to arrange Gu You’s studies in Eastsea City. Gu You questioned Chen Shilin about the Federation’s investigations, and Chen Shilin hinted that technology would change the balance between nations and Soul Masters.

• Gu You and Chen Shilin clasped hands and declared their support for the Federation and the unity of the Douluo people.
• Zhen Hua told Mu Chen that he had taken a disciple and asked him to arrange for Gu You to study at Eastsea Academy.
• Mu Chen agreed to receive Zhen Hua’s disciple personally and reflected that he had once hoped to recommend Tang Wulin to Zhen Hua.
• Gu You asked Chen Shilin not to investigate him secretly again and questioned how the Federation had learned about him.
• Chen Shilin said the Federation’s investigative methods were classified and predicted that technology would make Soul Masters secondary.
• Gu You offered to help Chen Shilin if he ever faced a problem, and Chen Shilin accepted.

Gu You traveled to Eastsea City to take a blacksmith rank assessment and seek out Cen Yue so he could meet Mu Chen. Cen Yue received him in his office, where the chapter ended as he looked up at Gu You.

• Gu You left Heaven Dou City and rode a Soul Guide Train to Eastsea City.
• Gu You used his positioning system to find the Blacksmith Association and walked there from the station.
• Gu You told the receptionists he wanted a blacksmith rank assessment and asked them to contact Cen Yue.
• Yun Xiaoling confirmed Cen Yue was available and escorted Gu You to his office on the fifteenth floor.
• Cen Yue looked up from a blueprint as Yun Xiaoling introduced Gu You.

Gu You asked Cen Yue to contact Mu Chen so he could enroll at Eastsea Academy. Mu Chen discovered that Gu You was truly nine years old and had Level 30 Soul Power, but remained doubtful about his forging ability.

• Gu You asked Cen Yue to tell Mu Chen that a visitor from Heaven Dou City wanted to see him.
• Mu Chen arrived at the Forging Association with Mu Xi, who went to take her Level Three forging test.
• Mu Chen recognized Gu You from the news and offered to report him to Eastsea Academy for enrollment.
• Gu You wrote that he was nine years old, had Level 30 Soul Power, and was a Level Five Master of forging.
• Mu Chen confirmed Gu You's age and Soul Power by sensing him, then questioned his forging claims and said they needed to get to know each other better.

Gu You’s Level 5 blacksmith rank secured him a place at Eastsea Academy, though his enrollment was delayed while Mu Xi completed her Thousand Forging. After settling into a luxurious room, Gu You created a music account and began preparing to introduce a song to Soul Land.

• Gu You showed Mu Chen his Level 5 Blacksmith Emblem, and Mu Chen arranged for his enrollment at Eastsea Academy.
• Principal Yu Lian told Long Hengxu to place Gu You in Class Zero without requiring him to sign the academy’s restrictive agreement.
• Mu Chen informed Gu You that government approval had delayed the enrollment procedures until the next day.
• Mu Xi succeeded at Thousand Forging, and the Blacksmith Association celebrated her achievement.
• Yun Xiaoling escorted Gu You to his luxurious room, where he encouraged her to pursue business or finance studies.
• Gu You registered on a music platform as Dragon God and began preparing “The Undaunted.”

Gu You finished and uploaded a song, then collected his enrollment documents for Eastsea Academy. At the association front desk, he learned that Yun Xiaoling had left her job to take university entrance exams.

• Gu You used AI to simulate his singing, uploaded the finished music video, and invited viewers to bid for the song's copyright.
• Gu You went to sleep instead of cultivating after finishing his work.
• Mu Chen told Gu You that his enrollment documents were waiting at the association front desk and complained that Yuan Bao'er was still angry with him.
• Gu You collected his recommendation letter and admission certificate from Yuan Yuan, and the documents merged into his Soul Guide Ring.
• Yuan Yuan told Gu You that Yun Xiaoling had left to take university entrance exams.

Gu You enrolled at Eastsea Academy and was assigned to first-year Class Zero, where he planned to reform Tang Wulin. Meanwhile, Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that the principal had ordered a new student to join Class Zero.

• Yuan Yuan recognized Gu You as the model student from a popular news photo after he left.
• Gu You rode a Soul Guide Bus to Eastsea Academy and completed enrollment with Mu Chen's recommendation letter.
• Gu You received two school uniforms and a dormitory key, and learned he had been assigned to Class Zero.
• Gu You settled into his dormitory and thought about meeting Tang Wulin and Wu Changkong.
• Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that a student would join Class Zero on the principal's orders.

Gu You arrived late to Class Zero and met Wu Changkong, who refused to accept his recommendation letter and demanded that he prove himself in a fight against Xie Xie. The chapter ended as Xie Xie eagerly prepared to battle him.

• Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that Gu You was a genius from the Eastsea Blacksmith Association, and Wu Changkong agreed to teach him only if he passed an assessment.
• Gu You found his way to the Class Zero classroom, where Wu Changkong waited for him instead of taking the students to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wu Changkong saw Gu You arrive and rejected his recommendation letter, insisting that Soul Masters had to prove their talent through fighting.
• Wu Changkong challenged Gu You to defeat Xie Xie to earn a place in Class Zero, and Xie Xie eagerly accepted the prospect of a fight.

Gu You faced Xie Xie in a duel at Eastsea Academy, revealing a powerful dragon presence that suppressed Xie Xie's Martial Soul and overwhelmed his attack. The fight remained unresolved as Gu You's fist closed in on Xie Xie.

• Wu Changkong brought Class Zero to the academy square and ordered Xie Xie to retreat farther before his duel with Gu You.
• Gu You manifested dragon claws, prompting Wu Changkong to recognize a destructive Dragon Martial Soul, while Gu Yue felt an inexplicable familiarity with him.
• Xie Xie charged after Wu Changkong began the match, but Gu You's dragon roar suppressed the students and caused Xie Xie's Martial Soul to falter.
• Gu You released purple radiance that knocked the Light Dragon Dagger away, then appeared before Xie Xie and swung a massive fist at him.
• Xie Xie twisted his waist in midair to evade Gu You's punch.

Gu You defeated Xie Xie in a sparring match by revealing his Blood Essence Soul Ring and overwhelming him with his strength. After joining Class Zero, Gu You revealed that he was a nine-year-old Soul Elder, leaving Tang Wulin shaken by the gap between them.

• Xie Xie used his speed and combat technique to corner Gu You, but Gu You released his violet-blue Blood Essence Soul Ring and shattered Xie Xie's Light Dragon Blade with his Dragon Might.
• Gu You struck Xie Xie with a controlled punch that sent him flying and won the match.
• Gu You explained that his Blood Essence Soul Ring came from his body's blood essence and was exceptionally powerful.
• Wu Changkong accepted Gu You into Class Zero, and Gu You introduced himself as a level-thirty Soul Elder with the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin felt inferior for the first time as Gu You's talent made him resolve to defy the gap between them.