Chapter Summaries

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin passed their Fourth-Level forging assessment and learned they would represent the East Sea Forging Association in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. The chapter ended with Mu Xi teasing them about their unusual talents and Tang Wu Lin’s feelings for Zi Xin.

• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin forged Blue Womb Copper together, producing Spiritual Light Emission and passing Mu Chen’s Fourth-Level assessment.
• Mu Chen explained the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and selected Tang Wu Lin, Wu Yang Jin, and Mu Xi for the under-fifteen forging event, urging them to win the championship.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin eagerly focused on the competition’s prize money and rare metals as they headed back with Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi praised the boys’ exceptional abilities, while Wu Yang Jin wondered whether Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu had also discussed entering them in the team Soul Master competition.
• Mu Xi teased Tang Wu Lin about liking Zi Xin, then pinched Wu Yang Jin after he joked that Mu Xi was fierce.

Mu Xi offered Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin the competition’s top places and rewards as a joke, but they agreed because the prize money mattered more to them. Later, the Zero Class students celebrated Xu Xiaoyan’s birthday and planned how to face Wu Zhangkong in a spar, ending the evening eating together.

• Mu Xi offered Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin second and third place in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in exchange for the championship, and they readily agreed to keep the prize money and rewards.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin explained their need for materials and showed Mu Xi their dragon claws, which astonished her.
• The group went to a restaurant Xie Xie had chosen, where they celebrated Xu Xiaoyan and discussed plans for their spar with Wu Zhangkong.
• Xu Xiaoyan learned that Wu Zhangkong could intensify training until the students were exhausted, and she resolved to find a way to contribute.
• The students continued planning their spar over dinner while Tang Wu Lin ate enthusiastically.

Xu Xiaoyan revealed the Starwheel Ice Staff’s nighttime power and demonstrated its freezing control skill to Wu Yang Jin and the others. The skill trapped Wu Yang Jin until he used his Soul Power and Martial Soul to break free, leaving Xu Xiaoyan exhausted but showing that her ability could be a powerful trump card at their current level.

• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her Martial Soul’s special properties increased her Spiritual Power at night and might let her trap Wu Yang Jin.
• Wu Yang Jin and the others agreed to test her secret weapon in a secluded training ground after dinner.
• Beneath the stars, Xu Xiaoyan recited an incantation, transformed her bearing, and summoned the Starwheel Ice Staff’s power.
• Xu Xiaoyan sent a six-pointed star at Wu Yang Jin, whose body was bound by chains of ice.
• Wu Yang Jin struggled to escape without using his abilities, then broke free in under ten seconds after activating his Soul Power and Martial Soul.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her control skill was limited by her cultivation but could still serve as a strong trump card against opponents at their level.

Xu Xiaoyan explained the Starwheel Ice Staff’s powerful but restrictive abilities, and Wu Yang Jin realized his Star Eyes Martial Soul might let her use them during the day. The three boys went to challenge Wu Zhangkong, asking him to hold back as they prepared to test their plan.

• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her Starwheel Ice Staff could immobilize an opponent for up to a second at night, but using it left her unable to move.
• Xu Xiaoyan said that stronger cultivation could grant extra nighttime abilities, while during the day her Martial Soul remained an ordinary Ice Staff.
• Wu Yang Jin realized his Star Eyes Martial Soul might create a starry sky and let Xu Xiaoyan use her ability during the day.
• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie went to ask Wu Zhangkong for a battle, hoping to test Xu Xiaoyan’s ability and surprise him.
• Wu Zhangkong agreed to fight the three boys, and Xie Xie asked him to suppress his strength.

Wu Yang Jin and his classmates tested a coordinated assault against Wu Zhangkong, using Xu Xiaoyan’s Starwheel Chains and Wu Yang Jin’s icy Dragon Claw to challenge his defenses. Wu Zhangkong blocked their attacks and blasted Wu Yang Jin away, though Tang Wu Lin caught him safely.

• Wu Yang Jin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan agreed with Wu Zhangkong to limit the test to Three Rings and two soul skills, then Wu Yang Jin quietly shared a plan with Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Tang Wu Lin sent Blue Silver Grass across the training ground as Xie Xie and Hu Meier attacked Wu Zhangkong from above, while Gu Yue launched ice and fire attacks.
• Wu Zhangkong redirected Gu Yue’s fireballs with his Heavenly Frost Sword, and Tang Wu Lin pulled Xie Xie out of danger before he could be hit.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin charged while the Blue Silver Grass retreated, allowing Xu Xiaoyan to bind Wu Zhangkong with Starwheel Chains.
• Wu Zhangkong raised an icy barrier that repelled Tang Wu Lin, but Wu Yang Jin struck it with his enlarged, ice-covered Dragon Claw before Wu Zhangkong blasted him away with Heavenly Frost Slash.
• Tang Wu Lin caught Wu Yang Jin with Blue Silver Grass, bringing him safely to the ground.

Wu Zhangkong tested the six students in battle, and they won by coordinating their abilities and using Xu Xiaoyan’s Starwheel Chains. He praised their teamwork and discovered that Wu Yang Jin’s ice-based power amplified his teammates before beginning a new round of training with five rings and five soul skills.

• Gu Yue struck Wu Zhangkong from behind while the students checked on their injured teammates.
• Wu Zhangkong unleashed all seven rings, frightening the group with his duck pajamas at risk, then blasted them away before declaring the six students the winners.
• Wu Zhangkong praised the team’s coordination and Xu Xiaoyan’s Starwheel Chains, while the students discussed how the technique had helped them win.
• Wu Yang Jin explained how he gathered ice power from Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan to amplify his attacks, and Wu Zhangkong realized his presence could strengthen teammates with ice abilities.
• Wu Zhangkong announced extra training against his five-ring strength and five soul skills, leaving Wu Yang Jin and the others dreading the next fight.

After a month of intensified training, Wu Zhangkong announced that Zero Class would compete in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in Eastsea City. Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin also learned their forging competition would not conflict with the team event, and the group prepared for the challenges ahead.

• Wu Yang Jin and his classmates endured another round of Wu Zhangkong's harsh training, then spent a month improving their Soul Power and settling Xu Xiaoyan into Zero Class.
• Wu Zhangkong told Zero Class they would travel to Eastsea City to compete in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition rather than attend as spectators.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin would enter the forging competition and that Tang Wu Lin would captain their Youth Group three-person team.
• Tang Wu Lin worried that the team would be younger than its opponents, while Wu Zhangkong and Wu Yang Jin encouraged everyone to compete with their best effort.
• The group discussed entering the individual competition, and Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, Hu Meier, and Xie Xie chose to enter while Xu Xiaoyan focused on the team event.
• Tang Wu Lin continued pursuing prize money because he was nearing the threshold for his next seal.

Wu Yang Jin and the others decided which events to enter in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and prepared to travel to Skysea City. The chapter ended as they noticed Eastsea Academy’s Advanced Section students at the railway station.

• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xu Xiaoyan agreed to enter the doubles event, while Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier would handle the early rounds of the three-person event.
• Xu Xiaoyan praised Shrek Academy, and Wu Yang Jin wondered how it had endured for twenty thousand years.
• Wu Zhangkong approved the students’ event choices and told them to prepare for the trip to Skysea City.
• The students and their leaders traveled to Eastsea Railway Station, where Wu Yang Jin noticed Eastsea Academy’s Advanced Section students had gathered too.

Eastsea Academy’s students gathered before the competition, where Xu Xiaoyan and her classmates revealed they would compete despite the academy’s poor past results. Wu Yang Jin also met Mu Xi, who teased him about his friends.

• Ouyang Zixin and Xu Xiaoyu greeted their younger classmates, and Xu Xiaoyan announced that Zero Class aimed to win the Youth Group Three-Person Team Competition.
• Xu Xiaoyu worried about his sister’s team, while Xu Xiaoyan teased him about Eastsea Academy’s past failures to pass the preliminaries.
• The students discussed the academy’s weak competition record and their own potential as young competitors.
• Tang Wu Lin told Ouyang Zixin that they would enter the Forging Master competition.
• Mu Xi pinched Wu Yang Jin’s ear and teased him about having two girlfriends, prompting Gu Yue and Hu Meier to step in and Wu Yang Jin to deny it.

Wu Yang Jin and his companions prepared to compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition and traveled by train toward Skysea City. As the train passed the coast, Wu Yang Jin remembered Na'er and wondered when he would see her again.

• Mu Xi warned Wu Yang Jin that his young team would face strong competition, revealed her soul rings, and promised them a meal if they reached the preliminaries.
• The teams boarded the train, and Wu Yang Jin arranged the seats after Gu Yue and Hu Meier argued over sitting beside Xie Xie.
• Wu Zhangkong found rows of three seats, and the group rearranged themselves into two rows.
• Wu Yang Jin looked out at the sea, remembered Na'er, and wondered where she was and when they would meet again.
• Gu Yue and Hu Meier noticed Wu Yang Jin looked troubled and asked what he was thinking.

Wu Yang Jin remembered Na'er while traveling with Gu Yue and Hu Meier, and he resolved to believe they would meet again. The group arrived in Skysea City, checked into a seaside hotel, and Gu Yue asked to share a room with Yang Jin.

• Wu Yang Jin told Gu Yue and Hu Meier that the sea and familiar scenery reminded him of Na'er, and he said he looked forward to seeing her again.
• Gu Yue and Hu Meier fell asleep against Wu Yang Jin, and he later drank from both of their water bottles.
• Wu Yang Jin woke Gu Yue and Hu Meier as the group neared Skysea City, and the train pulled into the station.
• Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu led the group from the station toward a hotel, while the narration described Skysea City's coastal port, navy, and mountainous layout.
• At the hotel, Gu Yue asked Wu Zhangkong if she could stay in a room with Yang Jin, and he questioned whether she was serious.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin attended a meeting for the Forging Master competition, where Cen Yue explained the three-stage format and urged the young participants to compete for the top prizes. They returned to their room to rest before the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition began the next day.

• The team split between two rooms, and Gu Yue was left with a bump on her head after her request to share with the boys was rejected.
• Mu Xi took Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to a Forging Master Association meeting, pinching both of them on the way in.
• Cen Yue introduced the association’s young Forging Masters and praised Mu Xi, Wu Yang Jin, and Tang Wu Lin as his strongest prospects.
• Cen Yue explained that the forging competition would have three rounds, with rewards for the top eight and especially generous prizes for the top three.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin returned to find Xie Xie asleep and prepared to rest before the next day’s events.

Wu Yang Jin prepared for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, then attended its opening ceremony at Tianhai Stadium with his teammates. The ceremony ended with an exhibition match being prepared for Shrek Academy, whose opponents were the previous generation’s Seven-Person Team champions.

• Wu Yang Jin spoke with Old Long, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress about the competition and resolved to face strong opponents without letting the prospect unsettle him.
• The teams traveled to Tianhai Stadium, where officials gave speeches, announced the rules, and began the competition’s opening-day procedures.
• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Xu Xiaoyan discussed their nerves as the packed stadium prepared for the drawing and exhibition matches.
• A platform was built for Shrek Academy’s exhibition match, and Xie Xie told Gu Yue that the academy would face the previous generation’s Skysea Alliance Seven-Person Team champions.

Tang Wu Lin and his companions met the hungry Xu Lizhi and shared dried fish with him. Xu Lizhi introduced himself as a fellow big eater, and Wu Yang Jin offered an extravagant list of dishes he could cook.

• Xie Xie and the others discussed whether facing the previous generation’s champions would motivate them or discourage them with an insurmountable gap.
• Xu Lizhi interrupted their conversation to ask if anyone had food, explaining that his Martial Soul was buns and he did not want to eat more buns.
• Tang Wu Lin gave Xu Lizhi dried fish, and the two sat down to eat together.
• Xu Lizhi introduced himself and said he had just turned ten, while Tang Wu Lin claimed he could eat an unbelievable amount.
• Wu Yang Jin listed a lavish spread of dishes he could make, leaving Xu Lizhi dazed and the others wondering where they would get the food.

Tang Wu Lin and Xu Lizhi chatted about food until Ye Xinglan came to fetch Xu Lizhi, prompting Wu Yang Jin to mock her arrogance. The Skysea Alliance Grand Competition then announced an invitational Youth Group match between Shrek Academy and the previous champions, leaving Wu Yang Jin concerned about the matchup.

• Tang Wu Lin listed delicious seafood for Xu Lizhi, who asked him to eat together after the competition.
• Ye Xinglan arrived and warned Xu Lizhi not to accept food from strangers, while looking down on Wu Yang Jin's group.
• Wu Yang Jin advised Xu Lizhi to beware of arrogant people who mistreated others, provoking Ye Xinglan to storm away.
• The group discussed Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi before the broadcast announced a Youth Group exchange match between Shrek Academy and the previous Skysea Alliance champions.
• Wu Yang Jin said there was a problem with the announced match.

Wu Yang Jin and the others discussed the stakes of the exhibition match before watching Shrek Academy face the Skysea Alliance champions. The match began with Shrek’s auxiliary Soul Masters supporting a powerful four-ring youth, leaving the spectators impressed by the team’s strength.

• Wu Yang Jin explained why the teams should be of similar ages, and Gu Yue and Hu Meier agreed that either outcome would affect both sides’ reputations.
• The Skysea Alliance champions and Shrek Academy’s representative team entered the arena, where Wu Yang Jin and his friends recognized Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan.
• The referee started the seven-versus-seven match, and Xu Lizhi began supporting his teammates with his bun Martial Soul.
• A Shrek girl summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted the team’s leading youth with speed, strength, and Soul Power.
• The youth transformed his arms into dragon claws and revealed four soul rings, including two black rings, surprising Xu Xiaoyan and the spectators.

Shrek Academy’s team crushed the Skysea Alliance’s previous champions in under a minute, leaving the spectators stunned. Wu Yang Jin and his companions debated Shrek’s strength and methods as the story left them confident they could surpass the team through talent and coordination.

• Shrek Academy and the Skysea Alliance team began their exhibition match, and a burst of blue lightning enclosed the arena.
• After about thirty seconds, the lightning cleared to reveal all seven Skysea Alliance competitors defeated while Shrek’s team remained in formation.
• The Shrek leader bowed briefly and led his teammates off the stage as the spectators watched in silence.
• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Hu Meier, Gu Yue, and Wu Yang Jin discussed Shrek’s strength, their explosive power, and the importance of team coordination.
• Xu Xiaoyan suggested Shrek’s members might possess Soul Rings gained from hunting Soul Beasts and possibly Soul Bones, while Gu Yue dismissed the concern.

Wu Zhangkong explained that the students from Shrek Academy’s Outer Court were not the competitors Zero Class should ultimately measure themselves against, and urged his students to aim for the Inner Courtyard. After registering for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, the team learned their schedules and began making their own preparations.

• Xie Xie asked whether Zero Class could defeat the Shrek students, and Gu Yue, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, and Wu Yang Jin judged that they had a chance but little to gain from such a victory.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed that the students from the exhibition match belonged to Shrek Academy’s Outer Court, and said the younger members among them could become Zero Class’s strongest competitors.
• Wu Zhangkong told the group that he had never entered the Inner Courtyard and asked them to achieve the goal he had missed by reaching its pinnacle and going beyond.
• Wu Zhangkong led Zero Class through the competition formalities, and they drew lots for their individual and team elimination matches.
• The group confirmed that the forging, individual, and team competition schedules did not overlap, and Wu Zhangkong left them to make their own arrangements.

Wu Yang Jin told the group a little about Wu Zhangkong’s past with Long Bing as they prepared for the tournament. The chapter ended with Xie Xie relaying that Tang Wu Lin had called with something he was embarrassed to tell Wu Yang Jin.

• Xie Xie complained about Wu Zhangkong leaving the group, and Wu Yang Jin urged everyone to rely on themselves for the tournament.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked why Wu Zhangkong had never entered the inner court, and Wu Yang Jin revealed that Long Bing’s death had affected Wu Zhangkong and led him away from Shrek Academy.
• Wu Yang Jin rallied the group to prepare for the matches, and they joined hands to vow to fight their way to the pinnacle.
• The group discussed an unnamed sect that would recruit disciples after the tournament, then set the matter aside.
• At a restaurant, Xie Xie told Wu Yang Jin that Tang Wu Lin had called and asked him to pass along something he was embarrassed to say.

Tang Wu Lin and Xu Lizhi went out to eat, but neither had enough money to pay for their enormous meal, and Ye Xinglan and Wu Yang Jin joined them. The chapter ended with all three diners lacking enough money, leaving Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin facing the bill.

• Xu Lizhi secretly invited Tang Wu Lin to dinner, and the two ate a huge amount of food before realizing neither had brought money.
• Wu Yang Jin found Tang Wu Lin and Xu Lizhi, listened to their explanation, and questioned Xu Lizhi about sneaking out.
• Ye Xinglan introduced herself to Wu Yang Jin and explained how she had found Xu Lizhi and joined the meal.
• Ye Xinglan ordered Tang Wu Lin and Xu Lizhi to pay, then revealed that she had not brought enough money either.