Chapter Summaries

Gu You met Feng Wuyu and was urged to pursue his forging alongside his cultivation. At the rooftop workshop, he began his first attempt to fusion forge Long Yuan Meteorite Ore and Dragon Whisker Crystal.

• Shen Yi explained that Gu You had qualified for direct enrollment in his second-profession assessment and directed him to the medical center and student affairs office.
• Shen Yi brought Gu You to a rooftop terrace, where Cai Yuer and Feng Wuyu were waiting.
• Gu You told Feng Wuyu that he had mastered Spirit Forging but remained a fifth-rank blacksmith because he had focused on cultivation, and revealed he was a peak Rank 63 Soul Emperor.
• Feng Wuyu urged Gu You to develop his forging skills and asked him to demonstrate Spirit Forging.
• Gu You heated Long Yuan Meteorite Ore and Dragon Whisker Crystal, then began trying to fusion forge the two ores for the first time.

Gu You fused Dragon Whisker Crystal with Long Yuan Meteorite Ore and successfully completed Spirit Forging, creating an alloy for his planned Two-Word Battle Armor. Feng Wuyu explained how alloy forging depended on a metal’s spirituality and began describing the mysterious energy produced when life was created.

• Gu You forged Dragon Whisker Crystal and Long Yuan Meteorite Ore together, using the meteorite ore’s devouring trait to bind them.
• Gu You used his Life Essence Hammer and Soul Power to Spirit Forge the fused ore, then drew on his Bloodline Power to complete forty-nine hammer strikes and achieve first-grade Thousand Forgings with Spirit.
• Gu You continued forging until Spirit Forging was complete, while Feng Wuyu sensed his Martial Soul being drawn toward Gu You.
• Gu You asked Feng Wuyu whether the result counted as an alloy, and Feng Wuyu explained that Spirit Forging allowed blacksmiths to work with alloys they understood.
• Gu You described how a metal’s spirituality was awakened during Spirit Forging, and Feng Wuyu began explaining how metal quality affected that process and how creating life produced an unusual energy.

Feng Wuyu explained Genesis energy, Guardian Creation, and alloy forging to Gu You, then began teaching him alloy formulas at the Shrek Academy Forging Association. Gu You ended the chapter arriving at the shabby Work-Study Student dormitories.

• Feng Wuyu explained that Spirit Forging used Genesis energy and that alloys strengthened metal to help it withstand that energy.
• Feng Wuyu began teaching Gu You alloy forging and said he would need to master at least a hundred methods before attempting Spirit Forging again.
• Gu You named his newly created alloy Yuan Xu, and its scarce materials led its formula to be classified as rare.
• Gu You studied alloy forging with Feng Wuyu for four hours, then left after revealing he had probably invented Spin Forging himself.
• Gu You arranged to study at Shrek Outer Court on weekdays and learn from Feng Wuyu on weekends.
• Gu You reached the Work-Study Student dormitories and remarked on how shabby they were.

Gu Yue confronted Na'er at Shrek Inner Court and declared that reviving the dragon race mattered more than honoring their oath or letting Na'er live. She gave Na'er until age eighteen before their eventual fusion, leaving Na'er afraid she would lose the people she loved.

• Gu Yue met Na'er at Sea God Lake after infiltrating Shrek Inner Court with Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yue told Na'er to abandon their heavenly oath and argued that humanity's decline made reviving the dragon race their duty.
• Na'er said she wanted to live and asked whether all humans were evil, but Gu Yue insisted she would choose the dragon race over Na'er.
• Gu Yue promised Na'er a final period of human life until she turned eighteen, then left as an expert approached.
• Ya Li found the grief-stricken Na'er, who admitted she feared she might never see her again.
• Gu You sneezed twice and wondered who might be cursing him.

Gu You reunited with Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue at Shrek Academy’s rundown work-study dormitory, where they cleaned and prepared to settle in. When the group began their work-study task of cleaning Spirit Ice Plaza, Gu Yue used her elemental abilities to create a powerful blue-green vortex.

• Gu You found Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan in their dilapidated dormitory and learned that Gu Yue had gone out.
• Gu You organized the group to clean the room, block the broken windows, and hang a curtain to divide the shared space.
• The group discovered that work-study students had to fetch cold water from a single pipe and use facilities in the Main Teaching Building.
• Gu You and the others went to Spirit Ice Plaza to clean it, where they encountered the student who had previously defeated Xie Xie at the water pipe.
• Gu Yue combined wind and water elements with her Soul Skills, forming a growing blue-green vortex to help clean the plaza.

Gu You unlocked the powerful Purple Gold Dragon Armor ability and treated his companions to an extravagant meal at Shrek Academy. An Academy Enforcement Team member, Xie Peichen, challenged Gu You over the amount of food he had ordered and threatened to punish him if he could not finish it.

• Gu Yue spent four and a half hours cleaning Spirit Ice Plaza while Gu You bought furnishings for their dormitory.
• Gu You broke through and gained the Purple Gold Dragon Armor ability, which increased his defense and emitted destructive ripples.
• Gu You exchanged Spirit Forging ore for Contribution Points and took Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue to eat at the cafeteria.
• Xie Peichen confronted Gu You about the huge amount of food and said he would punish him if he failed to finish it.

Gu You won one thousand Contribution Points from Xie Peichen by eating thirty portions of the cafeteria’s highest-grade dishes, prompting the cafeteria supervisor to limit him to one meal. Afterward, Gu You, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan explored the outer academy and stopped at a busy beverage bar, where Xie Xie talked about the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention.

• Gu You bet Xie Peichen one thousand Contribution Points that he could finish thirty portions of the cafeteria’s highest-grade dishes, then ate them all and collected the points.
• The cafeteria supervisor told Gu You that his eating had exhausted rare ingredients needed by other students, and Gu You agreed to eat only one meal that day.
• Gu You left the cafeteria with Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, and the group decided to explore the outer academy and get drinks.
• The four students entered a busy beverage bar, found a table, and ordered juice and ice cream.
• Xie Xie explained the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention and said he would work hard to reach the inner academy, while Gu You raised his juice in a toast.

At a drink bar in Shrek City, Gu You challenged a golden-haired youth who harassed a waitress and tried to buy the establishment. The waitress quit and left, and the youth followed her outside.

• A golden-haired youth demanded a waitress's Soul Guide Communication number, then pressured the manager when she refused.
• Gu You mocked the youth and urged him to let everyone drink in peace, but the youth ordered his butler Sun Bo to buy the drink bar.
• After Sun Bo completed the purchase, Gu You outbid the youth by escalating the price, then backed out and left the youth to pay.
• The youth again demanded the waitress's number, but she quit and told him off.
• The youth smiled and followed the waitress outside.

Gu You watched Yue Zhengyu confront a red-haired Fallen Angel girl, whose Academy identity Yang Qian verified. After the girl left, Gu You tried to make peace with Yue Zhengyu and warned him against taking his light to extremes.

• Xie Xie rushed after the red-haired girl, but returned badly beaten after a clash with Yue Zhengyu, who had revealed his angel wings and Soul Rings.
• The girl used her dark wings and power to evade Yue Zhengyu until Yang Qian arrived to enforce Shrek’s regulations.
• Gu You used the Vastness Realm of his Purple Emperor's Roar to observe Yang Qian, who recognized him and confirmed the girl was an Academy Work-Study Student, not an Evil Soul Master.
• The girl mocked Yue Zhengyu before leaving, and a steward stopped him from pursuing her.
• Gu You introduced himself to Yue Zhengyu and warned him not to take his light to the extreme, beginning to argue that Evil Soul Masters could also have good qualities.

Gu You ate an immature Fruit of Life to replenish his fading life force, then went with Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue to accept their daily tasks. At the Academic Affairs Office, he recognized the Work-Study Student Yuanen as a girl disguised as a boy, leaving Xie Xie baffled.

• Yue Zhengyu argued that Evil Soul Masters could not escape society's suspicion, and Gu You let the disagreement end without further debate.
• Gu You restored Xie Xie's swollen face and warned him not to repeat his mistake.
• Gu You saw that the Tree of Life had created a thriving world and ate one of its immature fruits, which could extend a person's lifespan by six months.
• The group went to the Academic Affairs Office, where Xie Xie and the others were assigned to clean Spirit Ice Plaza while Gu You left the task to them.
• Gu You recognized Yuanen, a Work-Study Student accepting a task, as a girl disguised as a boy, and began explaining how he could tell.

Gu You attended Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony and learned how enrollment, exams, and Contribution Points worked. After Cai Yuer ended the ceremony, Shen Yi began briefing the first-years on academy rules and warned that their conduct was subject to Shrek’s own authority.

• Gu You learned that Shrek Academy had six grades, a little over seven hundred students, and only one class per grade.
• Cai Yuer addressed the students, explaining the academy’s yearly and three-year exams, expulsion rules, age limit, and use of Contribution Points.
• Wu Changkong and Shen Yi led Gu You’s group to the first-year classroom, where Tang Wulin’s seat remained empty.
• Shen Yi welcomed the first-years and warned them that misconduct would be punished by Shrek Academy, independently of the Federation.

Shen Yi explained Shrek Academy’s rules, Contribution Points, and elimination policies before beginning a lesson on Battle Armor Masters. She outlined the Outer Court’s graduation and Inner Court assessment standards, then started defining what a Battle Armor Master was.

• Shen Yi explained how students used Contribution Points and described class schedules, attendance rules, and restrictions on outside purchases.
• Shen Yi told Work-Study Students that they had to pay for meals and accept at least one task daily, and warned that failed tasks could lead to expulsion.
• Shen Yi described the Academy’s bottom-five elimination system and said only about one-third of Outer Court students graduated as Battle Armor Masters.
• Shen Yi explained that students had to become One-Word Battle Armor Masters before age thirty-five to graduate, while doing so before twenty-five qualified them for the Inner Court assessment.
• Shen Yi began defining Battle Armor Masters and started explaining how the term included professions such as Mecha Masters.

Tang Wulin confronted Old Tang about the Golden Dragon King Seal and the virtual Soul Bone, while Old Tang questioned whether he had made a mistake. Meanwhile, Gu You earned more Contribution Points by turning in Spirit-Forged Ore, then faced a newcomer who asked if he could perform Spirit Forging.

• The morning class explained Battle Armor ranks, how Battle Armor fused with a Martial Soul, and the requirements for becoming a Battle Armor Master.
• Tang Wulin accused Old Tang of misleading him with a virtual Soul Bone, and Old Tang explained that he could replicate a trace of the Power of Destiny.
• Tang Wulin said he might abandon the Soul Master path if Gu You could help him find his parents and sister, leaving Old Tang to wonder, “Was I wrong?”
• Gu You submitted more Spirit-Forged Ore for Contribution Points, astonishing the exchange station staff with his skill as a first-year blacksmith.
• Gu You transferred Contribution Points to Gu Yue’s student card, then answered a deep-voiced newcomer who asked whether he could perform Spirit Forging.

Gu You agreed to forge Spirit-Forged metal for Yuanen without payment in exchange for a future favor, and advised him on making gauntlets that could adapt to his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul. After learning about the Work-Study Student system, Gu You reflected on the academy’s divisions before noticing a blond youth near the dormitory.

• Yuanen offered Gu You five thousand Contribution Points for Spirit-Forged metal, but Gu You agreed to make it for free in exchange for a future favor.
• Gu You explained that top-grade Spirit-Forged metal, fused through a blood sacrifice, could adapt to Yuanen’s changing body when he used the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul.
• Yuanen described the Work-Study Student system and gave Elder Feng as an example of a Work-Study Student who rose to become a Titled Douluo and Saint Craftsman.
• Gu You remarked that Shrek Academy ranked students into different classes, and Yuanen thought he was different from the others.
• Gu You headed toward the Work-Study Student Dormitory and noticed a blond youth sitting at the edge of the woods.

Yue Zhengyu confronted Yuanen while searching for a red-haired girl, then joined the Work-Study Students. At class, Gu You was named forging representative as the students prepared to compete for the remaining officer positions.

• Yue Zhengyu questioned Gu You about a red-haired girl, and Yuanen denied knowing her before striking him when he tried to touch her.
• Yue Zhengyu challenged Yuanen to spar at the arena, but she walked away, and he vowed to find the Evil Soul Master.
• Gu You returned to the dormitory, cultivated, and neared rank 65 Soul Power.
• The academy approved Yue Zhengyu as a Work-Study Student, and Xie Xie remained unfriendly toward him.
• Shen Yi announced the class officer selection and appointed Gu You forging representative without a competition.
• Yang Nianxia questioned Gu You's appointment, but Shen Yi defended Gu You's strength, and the class prepared to compete for the remaining positions.

Tang Wulin asked Gu You to help find his kidnapped parents, offering his Golden Dragon King Bloodline in return, and Gu You agreed to provide seal-breaking treasures and use his connections. As Class One prepared for its class monitor competition, Tang Wulin reconciled with Xie Xie and renewed his determination to fight without relying on his bloodline.

• Shen Yi explained that the class monitor and vice monitors would be chosen in a free-for-all and gave the students fifteen minutes to form alliances.
• Tang Wulin asked Gu You to help rescue his parents and offered his Golden Dragon King Bloodline; Gu You accepted and promised to provide rare treasures and search for them.
• Gu You told Tang Wulin to join his group for the competition and encouraged him to explore the secrets of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan told Tang Wulin that they still regarded him as a friend, and Tang Wulin regained his fighting spirit.
• Yang Nianxia asked to team up with Gu You, but Gu You refused because his team was full.
• Shen Yi and Wu Changkong led all 108 students of Class One, Grade One toward the Grand Arena.

Gu You entered Shrek’s virtual forest trial and unleashed overwhelming power against his opponents. As the class battle continued, Wu Changkong judged that Gu You might one day become the continent’s strongest, while a bloodied Winged Tiger Soul Master fled from three pursuers.

• Shen Yi explained the virtual combat trial and had the students enter simulation pods in the Main Teaching Building.
• Gu You spotted Yang Nianxia, then led his teammates toward him instead of hiding.
• An Agile Attack Soul Master strangled Yang Nianxia, but Gu You’s dragon attack eliminated them both.
• Three more students attacked Gu You, and he used destructive power to erase them and distort the virtual world.
• Shen Yi remarked on Gu You’s growing strength, and Wu Changkong said he could become the continent’s strongest after gaining more experience.
• A bloodied student with Winged Tiger-like wings burst from the shrubs as three figures, led by a black-shrouded opponent, pursued him.

Gu You fought through the forest, defeated Xu Yucheng and Luo Guixing's team, and unexpectedly encountered Yue Tian, a former orphanage acquaintance. As the match narrowed to its final circle, Gu You wondered about Xie Xie's whereabouts.

• Gu You killed Xu Yucheng's Winged Tiger Soul Master companion, then stunned Xu Yucheng and his two teammates with a dragon roar.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that Xu Yucheng wielded the powerful Dark Demon Scythe, while Xie Xie remained unimpressed.
• Gu You encountered Yue Tian with Luo Guixing's team and recognized him as the weak child from the orphanage.
• Gu You offered Yue Tian's team a chance to withdraw, then used his power to lift and crush the ground until they retreated.
• Gu You vowed to challenge the Strongest Combat Power Ranking as the announcer declared thirty-two participants remained and shrank the terrain by half.
• Gu You was transported to a new location and wondered where Xie Xie was.

Gu You defeated Wu Sido’s Hell White Tiger and emerged first from the class selection trial, then recommended Tang Wulin as class president. After the class officers were chosen, Gu You asked Tang Wulin what treasures he needed to break his next seals.

• Wu Sido used her Dual Spirit Self-Fusion Skill to summon the Hell White Tiger, but Gu You shattered its attack with a spiritual shockwave and won the trial.
• The students forfeited, and Gu You returned from the trial to face the stunned gazes of the students, including Yang Nianxia, Luo Guixing, Xu Yucheng, and Wu Sido.
• Shen Yi asked Gu You whether he wanted to be class president, and he recommended Tang Wulin because he lacked time for the duties.
• Gu Yue and Wu Sido volunteered as vice class presidents, and Shen Yi appointed Tang Wulin class president and both girls vice class presidents.
• Gu You asked Tang Wulin about the treasures needed for his seals, and Tang Wulin listed four thousand-year spiritual items required for the fourth seal.

Gu You agreed to help Tang Wulin find his parents and then returned to the Shrek Blacksmith Association to begin preparing his Two-Word Battle Armor. He started forging materials while Feng Wuyu went to retrieve the rare Starfall Iron.

• Gu You agreed to help Tang Wulin find his parents and considered the dangers posed by the Holy Spirit Cult and the Demon Empress.
• Gu You left Shrek Academy’s outer court and told Feng Wuyu he planned to make his Two-Word Battle Armor.
• Gu You asked Feng Wuyu to find two pieces of Starfall Iron and placed his broken God battle armor, his unused Dragon battle armor, and Sinking Silver on the forging platform.
• Gu You Spirit Forged the Sinking Silver and put it away to give to Yuanen.
• Feng Wuyu returned and announced that he had found the requested materials.