Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinglan insisted that Wu Yang Jin pay for the meal, then warned Xu Lizhi that Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin might be trying to exploit them. When the pair disappeared, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi tried to leave and learned the bill was still unpaid.

• Ye Xinglan pressured Wu Yang Jin to pay for the meal, and he dragged Tang Wu Lin toward the cashier.
• Tang Wu Lin said he needed to use the restroom and let Wu Yang Jin go ahead to pay.
• Ye Xinglan told Xu Lizhi to avoid Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin, claiming they might be agents of the Skysea Alliance.
• Xu Lizhi noticed Tang Wu Lin had been gone a long time, so Ye Xinglan sent him to check on both boys.
• Xu Lizhi returned and said Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin seemed to have left, so Ye Xinglan headed out with him.
• The restaurant owner stopped Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi and told them to settle the unpaid bill.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin moved on from their dispute with Ye Xinglan and arrived at the Forging Master competition venue, where Zheng Tianlin mocked the younger competitors. Mu Xi defended Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, and Zheng Tianlin left by challenging them to prove themselves in the Youth Group.

• Wu Yang Jin had not paid Tang Wu Lin's portion, so Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi were stopped; later, Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin celebrated the outcome and prepared for the next day's competition.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin went to the Forging Master competition venue with Mu Xi and discussed their packed schedule of events.
• Zheng Tianlin invited Mu Xi to join the Forging Master Grand Competition in Shrek City and mocked Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin's ability to use forging hammers.
• Wu Yang Jin replied sarcastically, and Mu Xi defended him and Tang Wu Lin by pointing out that Mu Chen had allowed them to compete.
• Zheng Tianlin claimed he had only meant to motivate them, then challenged them to show what they could do in the Youth Group before leaving.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin competed in the Youth Group forging event, quickly completing the first round and astonishing the judges with the quality of their work. After slipping away before the results were announced, they rejoined their friends to check the individual matches and discuss the competition.

• Mu Xi reminded Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to hide their Fourth-Level Forging Master badges and urged them to aim for the top three.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin began forging Blue Womb Copper almost immediately after the Youth Group competition started.
• Wu Yang Jin finished first, and Tang Wu Lin completed his work moments later; the judges were shocked by the quality of their Blue Progesterone.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin left before the results were announced, while Mu Xi's work ranked just behind theirs.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin checked the individual-match schedule and rejoined Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Hu Meier, and Xu Xiaoyan.
• The group discussed the Three-Ring Soul Masters they had seen competing and agreed to stay cautious despite their own strengths.

Wu Yang Jin and his classmates won their first individual matches, then entered the Three-Person Team Competition with Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie. Their opening team match began with Wu Yang Jin releasing his Martial Soul, leaving the opposing team unable to move as the assault started.

• Wu Yang Jin defeated Bing Yi Ding in under twenty seconds in his first individual match.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue also reported easy wins in their individual matches.
• The group chose Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie for their first Three-Person Team Competition lineup.
• The referee started the match against Bing Chang, Yi Ling, and Ding Ming of Some-Some-Some Academy.
• Wu Yang Jin released his Martial Soul before the opposing team could finish taunting, and the opponents suddenly found themselves unable to move.

Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie quickly won their team match and discussed their chances in the competition. Ye Xinglan then confronted them over being tricked, but she and Xu Lizhi were left responsible for paying their own meal bill.

• Wu Yang Jin froze the opposing team while Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie swiftly knocked out their members, earning Eastsea Academy the victory.
• Wu Yang Jin, Xie Xie, and their friends discussed the lineup’s speed and agreed to aim for the championship.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi confronted the group, but Wu Yang Jin and the others pretended not to notice them and tried to leave.
• Ye Xinglan accused Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin of tricking her, while Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan defended Wu Yang Jin.
• Ye Xinglan learned that the others had paid only their own share of the meal, leaving her and Xu Lizhi to pay for theirs.

Ye Xinglan confronted Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin over the meal that had left her washing dishes, but their arguments exposed the weakness of her complaint. She revealed that she had entered the individual competition and challenged them to face her there.

• Ye Xinglan recalled how she and Xu Lizhi had been made to wash dishes after their call for help failed, and blamed Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin for the humiliation.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin argued that they had not promised to pay for Ye Xinglan's meal, leaving her unable to refute their reasoning.
• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Gu Yue prepared to leave, but Ye Xinglan stopped them and announced that she had entered the individual competition.
• Ye Xinglan challenged Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin to meet her in the competition, while Xu Xiaoyan questioned how Shrek students could participate.

Ye Xinglan confronted Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, but they refused to be intimidated and sent her away. Mu Xi then told them they had broken the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition record for the fastest Superior Grade Hundred Refinements Purification, leaving them to prepare for the intense scrutiny in the next round.

• Ye Xinglan threatened to make Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin lose in the round of sixteen, but Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin dismissed her and she left.
• Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier praised Wu Yang Jin for standing up to Ye Xinglan.
• Mu Xi woke Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin and told them they had set a new speed record for Superior Grade Hundred Refinements Purification.
• Mu Xi explained that Wu Yang Jin had forged slightly faster while Tang Wu Lin's purity had been slightly higher, and that people had come looking for them after the match.
• Mu Xi warned Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin that the next round would bring intense attention, and Wu Yang Jin said she might need to be involved in a question he had just thought of.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin urged Mu Xi to choose Heavy Silver for the second round of the Forging Masters' competition, believing she could succeed and hoping to give her the championship. Mu Xi refused to accept their offer, but their heartfelt plea left her moved as the competition was about to begin.

• Mu Xi reassured Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin that she would not let anyone poach them as they grew famous.
• The team match lineup changed to Hu Meier, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan, while the individual matches continued.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin asked Mu Xi to choose Heavy Silver for the forging round and revealed they hoped she would win the championship.
• Mu Xi rejected their plan, insisting they were competitors and she could not accept their help.
• Wu Yang Jin brought Mu Xi Heavy Silver and hugged her, with Tang Wu Lin joining him, as he begged her to trust them.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin helped Mu Xi prepare to forge Heavy Silver alongside them in the second round of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. As their rhythms synchronized, Mu Xi entered a focused state and glimpsed two dragon phantoms surrounding them.

• Wu Yang Jin encouraged Mu Xi to trust herself and smile, while Zheng Tianlin watched them jealously from nearby.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin told Mu Xi to follow their rhythm as they forged together, then the second round began.
• The white-haired elder recognized Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin, asked for their backgrounds to be investigated, and considered recruiting young Eastsea talents.
• Mu Xi listened for Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin's hammering, then synchronized her movements with theirs as they forged Heavy Silver.
• Golden and black-red dragon phantoms appeared around the trio as Mu Xi grasped the rhythm and continued forging.

Mu Xi, Wu Yang Jin, and Tang Wu Lin forged Heavy Silver together and achieved an extraordinary Spiritual Light Emission, impressing the forging masters watching the competition. After the second round ended, the three left the arena together.

• Mu Xi was drawn into the shared forging rhythm of Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin and entered a focused state.
• The three contestants completed their Thousand Refinements, producing Spiritual Light Emission with unusual golden and black-red radiance.
• Cen Yue praised the young talents and warned Old Duan and the other forging masters that Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were Mu Chen's personal disciples.
• Old Duan questioned whether Mu Chen had taken disciples, and Cen Yue challenged his implication before the judges resumed watching the competition.
• Mu Xi finished forging feeling renewed, teased Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, and left the arena with them after the judges inspected their work.

After Mu Xi thanked Wu Yang Jin and encouraged him and Tang Wu Lin to focus on forging, the Zero Class students prepared for their individual matches and discussed possible opponents. Ye Xinglan approached them with a taunt, and Wu Yang Jin stepped forward to challenge her.

• Mu Xi hugged Wu Yang Jin, thanked him for helping her, and explained why she was focusing on forging rather than entering the individual competition.
• Mu Xi urged Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to pursue forging and do their best in the individual and team competitions without overworking themselves.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin rejoined their classmates, who discussed the matches, their opponents, and the possibility of facing Ye Xinglan.
• Ye Xinglan approached the group and taunted them that their luck was about to run out.
• Wu Yang Jin stepped forward and challenged Ye Xinglan to fight.

Ye Xinglan arranged to face Tang Wu Lin in the individual competition, but someone with authority changed the match so Wu Yang Jin would take his place. Wu Yang Jin accepted the matchup and headed off, while the mysterious sect members discussed why they had arranged the change.

• A woman from the mysterious sect asked a Shrek Academy teacher whether she knew a special child, then decided not to press her.
• Ye Xinglan revealed that she had secured an exception to enter the individual competition and had been assigned to face Tang Wu Lin.
• Wu Zhangkong told the group that Wu Yang Jin would replace Tang Wu Lin in the match, though he had not made the change himself.
• A woman in a silver-gray robe instructed the Shrek Academy teacher to alter Wu Yang Jin's match, while the mysterious sect members debated whether the arrangement was appropriate.
• Wu Yang Jin accepted the new matchup against Ye Xinglan and prepared to leave.

Wu Yang Jin took Tang Wu Lin’s place in the match against Ye Xinglan, who had expected to fight Tang Wu Lin and vowed to defeat them both. Their battle began with Wu Yang Jin catching Ye Xinglan off guard with a powerful, icy strike, but she blocked it and recognized his strength.

• Hu Meier, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie encouraged Wu Yang Jin before his match.
• Xu Lizhi asked Ye Xinglan to go easy on Tang Wu Lin, but she blamed him for her troubles and vowed to defeat Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin.
• Ye Xinglan arrived at the arena expecting to face Tang Wu Lin and found Wu Yang Jin standing in his place.
• Ye Xinglan revealed her Stargod Sword Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, including a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Wu Yang Jin rushed Ye Xinglan with icy dragon claws, and she blocked his heavy strike before retreating and taking him seriously.

Ye Xinglan entered the Sword and Body as One state and charged at Wu Yang Jin, who answered by revealing his Snow Woman Martial Soul and unusual orange-white Soul Rings. As their clash began, Wu Yang Jin’s fused bloodlines stirred an excitement-driven frenzy that he had not yet recognized.

• Ye Xinglan admitted she had underestimated Wu Yang Jin and raised her power by merging her aura with the Stargod Sword.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Hu Meier recognized Ye Xinglan’s Sword and Body as One state as she rushed at Wu Yang Jin.
• Wu Yang Jin summoned the Snow Woman Martial Soul and an emerald-green scorpion phantom, and the crowd noticed his orange-white Soul Rings.
• Old Long, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress discussed how Wu Yang Jin’s fused bloodlines were pushing him toward an excited frenzy.
• Wu Yang Jin felt the Black Dragon’s low growl as his body trembled and his eyes began to change.

Wu Yang Jin overwhelmed Ye Xinglan in their arena match, shocking the audience and drawing the attention of several women who recognized his aura. Tang Wu Lin spoke with Old Tang about becoming stronger, while Gu Yue and Hu Meier reflected on their feelings for Wu Yang Jin.

• Wu Yang Jin charged into Ye Xinglan's Sword Starfall and broke through her attacks with Emperor Palm and Ice Empress's Claws.
• Wu Yang Jin used Star Eyes to daze Ye Xinglan, then struck her down, leaving her at a disadvantage despite her quick recovery.
• The visiting team and its teachers praised Wu Yang Jin's strength, while a white-haired woman wondered whether he was the person she had been seeking.
• Old Tang appeared to Tang Wu Lin, said he had sensed Wu Yang Jin through him, and encouraged Tang Wu Lin to keep working toward becoming stronger.
• Gu Yue and Hu Meier praised Wu Yang Jin, and Hu Meier privately resolved to win his heart in this life.

Wu Yang Jin blocked Ye Xinglan’s sword techniques and pressed her into a draining stalemate, while his Black Dragon Martial Soul grew increasingly fierce. As Ye Xinglan’s power and sword weakened, Wu Yang Jin broke the stalemate and launched a counterattack.

• Ye Xinglan used Sword God Net and Sword God Star to attack Wu Yang Jin, but he blocked both with ice and his protected arms.
• Women from a mysterious sect recognized Wu Yang Jin and discussed finding him.
• Wu Yang Jin’s Black Dragon Martial Soul grew more excited during the fight, while Ye Xinglan’s attacks steadily drained both their Soul Power.
• Wu Yang Jin taunted Ye Xinglan as her Stargod Sword began to weaken and flicker under the strain.
• Wu Yang Jin unleashed the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, knocked Ye Xinglan backward, and charged after her with Emperor Palm: Great Cold No Snow.

Wu Yang Jin overwhelmed Ye Xinglan with his defense and counterattacks, but she refused to accept defeat and prepared to exhaust herself in a final assault. The match remained unresolved as she gathered her strength and Wu Yang Jin acknowledged her determination.

• Wu Yang Jin's icy palm struck Ye Xinglan's Stargod Sword and sent her tumbling across the stage.
• Spectators and Skysea Alliance officials noticed Wu Yang Jin's performance and discussed his ability to challenge Shrek Academy.
• Ye Xinglan struggled to her feet while Wu Yang Jin declared that the match was nearly decided and reflected on how he had countered her techniques.
• Ye Xinglan insisted she would not lose and invoked Sword God Net, Sword Starfall, and Sword God Star to gather her Soul Power into the Stargod Sword.
• Wu Yang Jin warned that Ye Xinglan was overexerting herself, then said he admired her while preparing to face her attack.

Wu Yang Jin and Ye Xinglan unleashed their strongest attacks in a decisive clash, but Wu Yang Jin froze her StarNet and caught her Stargod Sword without being hurt. He knocked Ye Xinglan down with a restrained punch and approached her holding her sword, leaving the match effectively decided.

• Wu Yang Jin and Ye Xinglan prepared their strongest attacks, then released their abilities and charged at each other.
• Wu Yang Jin froze Ye Xinglan's StarNet, caught the blade of her Stargod Sword, and shattered the falling ice with his other hand.
• Wu Yang Jin held Ye Xinglan in place as the spectators and Tang Wu Lin's group reacted after the battle had ended.
• Wu Yang Jin punched Ye Xinglan with restrained force, sending her sprawling across the arena.
• Wu Yang Jin caught Ye Xinglan's Stargod Sword and approached her as she struggled to sit up.

Wu Yang Jin defeated Ye Xinglan and returned her Stargod Sword, then comforted her as she broke down over the loss. Ye Xinglan regained her composure and respect for him, and the referee officially ended the match with Wu Yang Jin victorious.

• Wu Yang Jin sat across from Ye Xinglan and returned her Stargod Sword after defeating her.
• Ye Xinglan began to cry as she reflected on her hard work and felt overwhelmed by how easily Wu Yang Jin had beaten her.
• Wu Yang Jin praised Ye Xinglan's sword and training, telling her he respected her as an opponent.
• Ye Xinglan asked whether she had gone too far, and Wu Yang Jin urged her not to let her tears keep her from improving.
• Ye Xinglan calmed down, looked at Wu Yang Jin normally, and reconsidered her opinion of him.
• The referee announced the end of the match, with Wu Yang Jin declared the winner.

After defeating Ye Xinglan, Wu Yang Jin carried her from the stage, but collapsed from exhaustion and injuries before reaching the others. His companions took him to the infirmary while Ye Xinglan worried about him, and women in a viewing room argued over whether to visit him.

• Wu Yang Jin helped Ye Xinglan up and carried her, making Hu Meier and Gu Yue jealous as Ye Xinglan blushed.
• Ye Xinglan apologized for how she had treated Wu Yang Jin and his companions, but Wu Yang Jin suddenly dropped her and fainted after spitting out blood.
• Hu Meier, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan rushed to Wu Yang Jin while Tang Wu Lin went to find Wu Zhangkong.
• The Shrek Academy team leader carried Wu Yang Jin to the infirmary, and Hu Meier and Gu Yue followed while Ye Xinglan was left behind.
• Ye Xinglan reassured Xu Lizhi that Wu Yang Jin should rest, while women in a viewing room argued about whether someone should go see him.