Chapter Summaries

Wu Yang Jin recovered in the infirmary while Wu Zhangkong and his teammates visited him between matches. More visitors arrived, and Wu Yang Jin learned that the forging competition had been postponed, leaving open the possibility that he could still compete.

• Wu Zhangkong arrived at the infirmary, stayed with Wu Yang Jin, and sent Hu Meier, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin to compete.
• Gu Yue and Hu Meier swiftly defeated their opponents in the individual matches, then ended the three-person team match before Xie Xie could act.
• Wu Yang Jin woke and found Gu Yue and Hu Meier beside him; Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin later joined them.
• Mu Xi and Cen Yue visited Wu Yang Jin, who worried he might have to withdraw from forging, but Mu Xi told him the competition had been postponed.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi visited Wu Yang Jin, and Ye Xinglan teased him about having picked her up before asking whether he had recovered.

Wu Yang Jin recovered from his fight, placed third in the forging competition, and promised Ye Xinglan he would try to attend Shrek Academy. As the Tianhai Tournament continued, Wu Zhangkong taught Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin a Tang Sect technique, then discussed Wu Yang Jin’s strength and mysterious circumstances with Shen Yi.

• Ye Xinglan asked Wu Yang Jin whether he would come to Shrek Academy, and he said he would go if he could and hoped they would meet again for another battle.
• Wu Yang Jin recovered enough to compete in forging, where Mu Xi took first place, Tang Wu Lin second, and Wu Yang Jin third.
• Wu Zhangkong taught Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin the Tang Sect technique Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and told them to prepare for the upcoming matches.
• Shen Yi asked Wu Zhangkong about Wu Yang Jin after seeing him defeat Ye Xinglan, and Wu Zhangkong admitted that some aspects of his younger brother’s situation remained unclear.

Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi discussed his guilt over leaving the academy and his desire to find a way to save Long Bing. After Shen Yi told him that Wu Yang Jin had affected Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword, they brought Ye Xinglan to meet Wu Yang Jin and asked about what had happened.

• Wu Zhangkong told Shen Yi that he would not let the academy’s elders examine his younger brother or students and admitted he blamed himself for the past.
• Shen Yi urged Wu Zhangkong to make amends in person, and he said he might return to the academy with his students.
• Shen Yi told Wu Zhangkong that Wu Yang Jin had affected the starlight power of Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword after their encounter.
• Wu Zhangkong agreed to visit Wu Yang Jin’s room with Shen Yi and Ye Xinglan that evening.
• Wu Yang Jin returned to his room, greeted Shen Yi and Ye Xinglan, and heard Wu Zhangkong explain the Stargod Sword incident.

Wu Yang Jin revealed his Star Eyes Martial Soul to Shen Yi, Wu Zhangkong, and Ye Xinglan, explaining its connection to Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword. After Shen Yi recognized his potential and promised secrecy, Wu Yang Jin told his companions that his Martial Soul had resonated with the Stargod Sword.

• Wu Yang Jin confirmed that he had a second Martial Soul, the Star Eyes, and demonstrated its starry appearance to Shen Yi, Wu Zhangkong, and Ye Xinglan.
• Wu Zhangkong asked Shen Yi and Ye Xinglan to keep Wu Yang Jin’s Twin Martial Souls secret, and both agreed.
• Wu Yang Jin asked whether the resonance between his Star Eyes and Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword could improve their cultivation, and Shen Yi said he had the potential to receive a Shrek Academy invitation.
• Wu Yang Jin told Shen Yi he wanted to earn admission through his own efforts, and Shen Yi assured him that he had the strength to qualify.
• After Shen Yi and Ye Xinglan left, Wu Yang Jin explained to Tang Wu Lin and the others that Ye Xinglan’s Stargod Sword had mutated after resonating with his Star Eyes.

Wu Yang Jin revealed his Star Eyes Second Martial Soul and discussed how it could strengthen the team. The group reviewed its upcoming Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition matches, focusing on a powerful Hailu Academy team they might face next.

• Wu Yang Jin confirmed that he had a Second Martial Soul, the Star Eyes, which had detection and spiritual interference abilities.
• Wu Yang Jin and the others discussed the competition schedule and learned that Mu Xi had won the Forging Master competition.
• Xie Xie told the team that their next opponent after tomorrow's match could be Hailu City Hailu Academy's first team, which had two Three Rings and one Two Rings.
• Wu Yang Jin urged the team to prepare for Hailu Academy while Gu Yue reminded them to stay confident in their coordination.
• Xu Xiaoyan said the finals would take place in the evening, and Wu Yang Jin noted that this would suit her participation.

The team finalized its lineups for the remaining matches and headed to the competition venue the next morning. There, Duan Xuan, president of the Tianhai Forging Master Association, offered Wu Yang Jin generous support to recruit him, but Wu Yang Jin had not yet answered.

• Xie Xie asked for more chances to compete, and the team assigned him the first match alongside Tang Wu Lin and Hu Meier.
• The team set Wu Yang Jin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan as the preliminary final lineup, and Gu Yue, Wu Yang Jin, and Tang Wu Lin for the crucial fifth match.
• Gu Yue worried about Wu Yang Jin's injury on the way to the venue, and Wu Yang Jin promised to be careful.
• Duan Xuan introduced himself to Wu Yang Jin and praised his forging talent, explaining that he had already invited Tang Wu Lin to join the Tianhai Forging Master Association.
• Duan Xuan offered to cover Wu Yang Jin's forging expenses through Spirit Forging and help raise his cultivation to at least Soul Emperor level, leaving Wu Yang Jin to consider the offer.

Duan Xuan accepted Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin’s refusal to join him while offering future help. Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin reunited with former classmates Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, and Tang Wu Lin renewed his resolve to win for Zero Class; Duan Xuan then praised the two children to his own student.

• Wu Yang Jin declined Duan Xuan’s invitation, and Duan Xuan offered help while saying his doors would remain open to Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin.
• Wu Yang Jin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue reunited with Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, exchanged news, and recalled their former class and battles together.
• Tang Wu Lin felt guilty about Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi leaving, but Wu Yang Jin reminded him to focus on winning for Zero Class.
• Duan Xuan entered Private Room No. 3 and told his student that Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were excellent and should be taught well.

Mu Chen told Duan Xuan that Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were already Fourth-Level Forging Masters and discussed how their talent could help their branch rise. Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie then defeated Tianhai Academy’s second team and advanced to the next round.

• Mu Chen revealed that Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were Fourth-Level Forging Masters and predicted they could challenge Spirit Forging within a few years.
• Mu Chen and Duan Xuan discussed their plans to support the younger generation and strengthen their branch, including Mu Chen’s goal of becoming a Divine Forger.
• Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie formed their team’s battle formation against Bi Ran, Wu Yu Han, and Lei Jun of Tianhai Academy’s second team.
• Gu Yue enhanced Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie with elemental power as they attacked, overcoming their opponents’ ranged attacks and shield defense.
• The referee declared Eastsea Academy’s Zero Class representative team the winner and advanced them to the next round.

After an easy victory, the students discussed how Teacher Wu’s demanding training and combat experience had helped them, while Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi assessed Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin’s abilities. The team prepared to face Hailu Academy, and Mu Chen and Duan Xuan worried that Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin were advancing remarkably fast.

• Xie Xie, Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue discussed their victory, their training, and how Soul Guidance technology had changed the paths available to Soul Masters.
• Shen Yi praised Tang Wu Lin’s talent and leadership and said Wu Yang Jin’s abilities seemed to have more potential than he had revealed; Wu Zhangkong then left the private box.
• Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie reminded the others that their next opponent was Hailu City Hailu Academy, which had also won all four previous matches.
• Mu Chen and Duan Xuan praised Tang Wu Lin’s performance and tactics, then expressed concern about how quickly Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin had progressed to become Fourth-Level Forging Masters.

Mu Chen explained to Duan Xuan why he supported Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin pursuing Battle Armor Master training alongside forging. Meanwhile, Zhang Zhenpeng invited Long Wantian to watch the Youth Group competition and hinted that Hailu Academy had exceptional students.

• Mu Chen told Duan Xuan that Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin could choose their own paths, and that forging would support their ambitions to become Battle Armor Masters.
• Mu Chen said he hoped to train both children into Divine Forgers, and Duan Xuan accepted his reasoning.
• Long Wantian and Zhang Zhenpeng watched the matches together in a private box reserved for Skysea City officials.
• Zhang Zhenpeng told Long Wantian that Hailu Academy had several highly talented students competing in the Youth Group.

Zhang Zhenpeng asked Long Wantian for three Shrek Inner Courtyard application slots, provoking Long Wantian’s anger because the Skysea Alliance had only five. Zhang Zhenpeng urged him to hear the explanation, leaving the request unresolved.

• Long Wantian realized Zhang Zhenpeng was seeking Shrek Academy application slots after hearing him praise his students.
• Zhang Zhenpeng clarified that he wanted three slots for the Shrek Inner Courtyard.
• Long Wantian grew stern and pointed out that the entire Skysea Alliance had only five Inner Courtyard slots.
• Zhang Zhenpeng told Long Wantian to calm down and hear him out.

Zhang Zhenpeng persuaded Long Wantian to consider Hailu Academy’s students for Shrek Academy Inner Court recommendation slots, and Long Wantian agreed to watch their matches before deciding. As Hailu Academy’s team entered the arena for its match against Wu Yang Jin, Long Wantian began examining the three girls, including captain Wang Dong Qi.

• Zhang Zhenpeng argued that Hailu Academy’s three students deserved consideration for Inner Court recommendation slots, and Long Wantian agreed to observe their performance before making a decision.
• Hailu Academy’s three-girl team entered the arena as Long Wantian and Zhang Zhenpeng watched through the private room’s live display.
• Long Wantian noticed the similar-looking twin sisters Zhou Han You and her pale-green-haired sister, along with the tall, pale-golden-haired captain Wang Dong Qi.
• Zhang Zhenpeng introduced Wang Dong Qi as a level thirty-three assault-type Battle Soul Elder with the Lightning Flash Sword Martial Soul, and Long Wantian remarked on her calm demeanor.

Long Wantian and Zhang Zhenpeng discussed the undefeated East Sea Intermediate Academy team and their unexpected strength, while Zhang prepared his students for their match against them. Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Gu Yue took the field against Zhou Han You, Zhou Tian Er, and their golden-haired teammate, and Zhou Han You felt wary despite their young age.

• Zhang Zhenpeng introduced Zhou Han You and Zhou Tian Er as sisters with complementary elemental Martial Souls and Soul Power above level thirty.
• Long Wantian noticed that East Sea Intermediate Academy's third team had also won all four matches and asked Zhang Zhenpeng about Wu Yang Jin and his teammates.
• Zhang praised the children's tactics, composure, teamwork, and combat ability, though he had not watched their matches himself.
• Xie Xie commented on the opposing girls' looks, and Wu Yang Jin lectured him until he asked him to stop.
• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Gu Yue followed the planned lineup onto the stage to face Zhou Han You, Zhou Tian Er, and a golden-haired girl.
• Zhou Han You recalled Zhang Zhenpeng's warning not to underestimate the children and felt an unusual wariness toward them.

Before the match, Wu Yang Jin teased Zhou Tian Er by talking her into questioning whether the girls should compete, until Zhou Han You snapped her out of it. Zhou Tian Er then joked that she would make Wu Yang Jin regret not surrendering.

• Zhou Tian Er playfully asked Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin why such young boys had entered the competition and suggested they surrender.
• Wu Yang Jin argued that meeting the girls was fate and that they should not waste the chance by surrendering, while Gu Yue urged everyone to focus on the match.
• Wu Yang Jin claimed the girls should avoid fighting to protect their skin, and Zhou Tian Er nearly agreed with him.
• Zhou Han You smacked Zhou Tian Er and pointed out that Wu Yang Jin was teasing her, so Zhou Tian Er realized what he had done.
• Zhou Tian Er jokingly threatened to hit Wu Yang Jin in the match and again told the boys to surrender.

The Three Dragons Team and Frost Sisters Team began their match after Wu Yang Jin teased Zhou Tian Er. As combat opened, the teams revealed their abilities, and Zhang Zhenpeng explained the Zhou sisters’ rare elemental talents and twin telepathy to Long Wantian.

• Wu Yang Jin persuaded Zhou Tian Er to stop urging his team to surrender, and Zhou Han You called her back to start the match.
• Hu Meier told Xie Xie she was not jealous of Wu Yang Jin teasing Zhou Tian Er, while Cen Yue and Mu Xi watched from below.
• The referee started the match, and both teams formed up as the Hailu Academy girls revealed their Soul Rings.
• Wu Yang Jin charged at the Zhou sisters with Emperor Palm and Ice Empress's Claws while Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin split to attack and Gu Yue supported them from behind.
• Zhang Zhenpeng explained that Zhou Han You had an Ice Spirit Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power, while Zhou Tian Er had a Wood Spirit physique and the twins shared telepathy.
• Long Wantian recognized the Zhou sisters’ exceptional potential and considered the students worthy of the scarce slots.

Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Gu Yue battled Wang Dong Qi and the Zhou Sisters, using ice, physical strength, and elemental abilities to counter the sisters’ coordination. The fight remained unresolved as the Zhou Sisters prepared to attack Tang Wu Lin and Gu Yue together.

• Wu Yang Jin distracted Wang Dong Qi with Ice Shards while Tang Wu Lin charged at the Zhou Sisters to separate them.
• Tang Wu Lin smashed through Zhou Han You’s ice wall, but Zhou Tian Er used vines to pull herself and her sister out of his path.
• Gu Yue blasted Wang Dong Qi with fire and wind, interrupting her attack on Wu Yang Jin.
• Wu Yang Jin froze Zhou Tian Er’s vines with Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain, while the sisters combined ice walls and vines to stop Tang Wu Lin.
• Gu Yue teleported Tang Wu Lin beside her as he used Blue Silver Grass to evade the sisters’ attacks.
• Zhou Han You recognized Gu Yue’s space ability and ordered Zhou Tian Er to attack Tang Wu Lin and Gu Yue.

Wu Yang Jin unveiled his Barid Rex armor to survive a crushing ice attack and turn the match against Hailu Academy. He warned Gu Yue that the armor consumed too much energy, then charged the Zhou Sisters and was caught by Ice Spirit.

• Wang Dong Qi and Zhou Han You attacked Wu Yang Jin while Zhou Tian Er drove vines forward, leaving him unable to defend against every assault.
• Gu Yue and Tang Wu Lin redirected the shattered ice fragments toward Wu Yang Jin, but he activated an egg-shaped object and transformed into Barid Rex.
• Zhang Zhenpeng, Long Wantian, Mu Chen, Duan Xuan, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan watched in astonishment as Wu Yang Jin appeared in his unfamiliar armor.
• Wu Yang Jin blocked Wang Dong Qi's attack, sent her flying toward Tang Wu Lin, and told Gu Yue that the armor rapidly drained his energy.
• Wu Yang Jin charged the Zhou Sisters and smashed through Zhou Han You's ice wall, but Ice Spirit lifted him into the air and began to freeze him.

Wu Yang Jin escaped Zhou Han You’s explosive ice trap, but Gu Yue became furious at how badly he had been hurt and took over the fight. She revealed that she had comprehended the Heart of Elements and summoned a powerful wind-and-fire tornado as the chapter ended with its attack looming.

• Zhou Han You trapped Wu Yang Jin in an ice wall whose explosive spikes nearly pierced him, but he used Barid Rex to break free.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress secretly helped Wu Yang Jin withstand the freezing chill inside his body.
• Tang Wu Lin caught Wu Yang Jin with Entanglement and threw him toward Gu Yue, who checked on him and grew enraged when she heard how close he had come to being overwhelmed.
• Gu Yue walked toward the Zhou Sisters and formed a massive Wind Fire Double Dragon Twister by drawing wind and fire elements from the air.
• Zhou Tian Er and Zhou Han You recognized that Gu Yue had comprehended the Heart of Elements, while Old Long, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress discussed the strain Wu Yang Jin’s armor placed on him.

The Zhou Sisters unleashed their uncontrolled Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Frost Forest, trapping Gu Yue and forcing Wu Yang Jin to shield her from its ice spikes. Wu Yang Jin shattered the Frost Forest and helped Gu Yue escape, but he collapsed from his injuries as she teleported them away and tried to heal him.

• Zhou Han You and Zhou Tian Er joined hands and activated the Frost Forest Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which sent ice spikes surging across the arena.
• Wang Dong Qi and Tang Wu Lin fled the platform, while Wu Yang Jin rushed to save Gu Yue, who was pinned by the frigid aura.
• Wu Yang Jin took the ice spikes through his armored body as he lifted Gu Yue out of danger.
• Wu Yang Jin unleashed a freezing aura that shattered the Frost Forest, then used his finishing move and Ice Emperor Body Protection to protect himself and Gu Yue as they landed.
• Gu Yue teleported herself and the collapsing Wu Yang Jin away from the arena and used light, water, and wood elements to heal him.

Wu Zhangkong erupted in fury after Gu Yue was saved from the Zhou Sisters’ Frost Forest, attacking Zhang Zhenpeng and Long Wantian at the competition. He ignored their warnings as alarm sirens rang through Tianhai Stadium and his power continued to rise.

• Wu Zhangkong and Zhang Zhenpeng rushed from their private box, but Wu Yang Jin reached Gu Yue first and saved her from the Frost Forest.
• Zhou Han You and Zhou Tian Er landed, exhausted and remorseful, while Zhang Zhenpeng checked on them and realized their soul skill could have killed someone.
• Wu Zhangkong confronted Zhang Zhenpeng over how he taught his disciples, then summoned the Heavenly Frost Sword and unleashed nine giant swords.
• Zhang Zhenpeng defended himself, and Long Wantian joined him to counter Wu Zhangkong’s attack, forcing both men back.
• Alarm sirens sounded across Tianhai Stadium as Long Wantian demanded to know why Wu Zhangkong was causing trouble, but Wu Zhangkong stayed silent and lit all six of his soul rings.