Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinglan worried about Wu Yang Jin after he risked his life to shield Gu Yue, while Wu Zhangkong sensed life energy inside the golden cocoon. Mechas arrived to restrain the enraged Wu Zhangkong, but Shen Yi doubted they could stop him, and Shrek seniors appeared.

• Ye Xinglan recalled Wu Yang Jin charging through the Frost Forest to protect Gu Yue and became deeply concerned for his safety.
• Xu Lizhi asked whether Wu Yang Jin would be all right, but Ye Xinglan remained lost in thought.
• Wu Zhangkong sensed two life fluctuations and strong life energy inside the golden cocoon, taking it as a sign that Wu Yang Jin was not in immediate mortal danger.
• More than twenty mechas surrounded Wu Zhangkong, with white mechas aiming Soul Guidance Cannons and Purple Mechas held in reserve.
• Shen Yi warned that the mechas were unlikely to restrain an enraged Wu Zhangkong.
• A Shrek senior addressed Shen Yi, who turned and respectfully acknowledged that the others had arrived.

Wu Zhangkong summoned his Heaven Ice Dou Armor and prepared to punish Zhang Zhenpeng for questioning him after his younger brother was hurt. Shen Yi and a hooded woman intervened, and the woman’s arrival revealed the mysterious God Seal Sect.

• Wu Zhangkong summoned his Heaven Ice Dou Armor and confronted Zhang Zhenpeng, saying he would punish the teacher for his students’ actions.
• Shen Yi donned her own armor and urged Wu Zhangkong to calm down, explaining that the injured Yang Jin was his younger brother.
• A black-haired woman in a silver-black robe appeared and ordered Wu Zhangkong to stop.
• The woman displayed a divine soul ring and released a terrifying aura, leaving the mecha pilots confused.
• Long Wantian identified the woman’s group as the God Seal Sect, founded by the Aurora Douluo to protect the continent.

Zhu Lu confronted the mech pilots, identifying herself as the acting head of the God Seal Sect, before Zhang Lexuan and the other long-lived representatives arrived and took control of the situation. Zhang Lexuan canceled the sect’s disciple recruitment and left to handle the underlying matter, while Wu Zhangkong’s breakthrough to Rank 70 was noted.

• Zhu Lu revealed her identity as the acting head of the God Seal Sect, and the mech pilot leader thanked her for preventing the situation from escalating.
• Zhang Lexuan, Nan Qiuqiu, and Wei Na arrived with Zhu Lu’s other fellow representatives and discussed whether to let Zhu Lu act.
• Shen Yi reported that Wu Yang Jin was safe, and Zhang Lexuan canceled the God Seal Sect’s disciple recruitment and ordered everyone not to discuss the incident further.
• Zhang Lexuan noticed that Wu Zhangkong had broken through to Rank 70, then left with the other women to handle the matter.
• After most of the group departed, Wu Zhangkong asked Shen Yi about his younger brother’s condition.

Wu Yang Jin survived his fatal-looking injuries after Gu Yue used her life force to heal him, while Wu Zhangkong broke through to become a seven-ring Soul Sage. His friends and Mu Chen gathered to visit him as he recovered.

• Shen Yi explained that Wu Yang Jin's wounds had healed and that Gu Yue had spent her life force to save him.
• Wu Zhangkong lifted Wu Yang Jin, left the arena with Gu Yue and Shen Yi, and led Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wu Lin, and Hu Meier away.
• Hu Meier recalled how deeply Wu Yang Jin's injury had affected her as she followed the others out.
• Mu Chen told Duan Xuan he needed to visit Wu Yang Jin, then went with Cen Yue and Mu Xi to see him.
• After confirming Wu Yang Jin was out of danger, Shen Yi prepared to leave, while Hu Meier and Gu Yue stayed by his side and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wu Lin sought ways to help.

After Wu Yang Jin recovered from the incident at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, Zero Class withdrew from public view and time passed by three years. Now thirteen, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie hurried to the Tang Sect branch in Eastsea Technology Park to register their exchanges.

• Cen Yue, Mu Chen, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and others visited Wu Yang Jin as he recovered, while Wu Zhangkong stayed with him and considered making changes for the children.
• Zhang Zhenpeng arrived with the Zhou Sisters and Wang Dong Qi to apologize, but only Zhou Han You and Zhou Tian Er were allowed to visit Wu Yang Jin.
• Zero Class left the competition after placing in the top sixteen, and its members gradually disappeared from Eastsea Academy as Wu Yang Jin recovered.
• Three years later, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie raced to the Tang Sect branch in Eastsea Technology Park.
• The three boys entered the branch and registered and recorded their exchanges.

Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, and Wu Yang Jin checked their Tang Sect records and compared their contribution points and ranks, with Wu Yang Jin far ahead of the others. Tang Wu Lin then registered rare materials needed to break his second seal, leaving Millennium Green Vein Vine as the last item he needed.

• Wu Yang Jin wondered whether the group might someday join the mysterious God Seal Sect, and the others reassured him that their past defeat had not been his fault.
• Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie completed fingerprint verification, revealing their ages, martial souls, soul powers, ranks, and contribution points.
• Wu Yang Jin joked before verifying his identity, then revealed that he had 100,000 total contribution points and ranked as a Level 7 Outer Sect Disciple.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wu Lin recalled how Wu Yang Jin had pushed them through numerous missions, including late-night tasks that led people to report seeing ghosts.
• Tang Wu Lin registered the Millennium Earth Dragon Tendon and Millennium Sea Dragon Marrow he had obtained, noting that he still needed Millennium Green Vein Vine for his second seal.

As Zero Class prepared to leave for Shrek Academy, Wu Yang Jin worried about his unresolved estrangement from Mu Xi. Wu Zhangkong confirmed that he would take the students to Shrek and would not return to Eastsea Academy afterward.

• Wu Yang Jin said Xu Xiaoyan's training with him had strengthened her and that she had likely reached level thirty.
• Wu Yang Jin admitted he and Mu Xi were still giving each other the cold shoulder, but said the matter would be resolved before they left.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin returned to find that Wu Zhangkong had arrived to speak with the students.
• Wu Zhangkong told Yu Zhen that Zero Class needed to attend Shrek's upcoming admissions because the students would otherwise miss their chance.
• Wu Zhangkong promised Yu Zhen that the students would return to teach at the academy after becoming Battle Armor Masters.
• Wu Zhangkong confirmed that he would accompany the students to Shrek Academy and would not return to Eastsea Academy.

Wu Zhangkong gave his students a final assessment before their trip to Shrek City: they had to survive for twenty-four hours in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform. After entering, the group found the forest strangely quiet, and Gu Yue located a pack of Flame Demon Lions as they prepared to approach and fight them.

• Wu Zhangkong told the group their final assessment was to remain in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform for twenty-four hours before leaving for Shrek City.
• Xie Xie asked about a reward, and Wu Zhangkong jokingly offered him the chance to fight him or the others until they reached Shrek.
• The group entered the platform and reflected on how much stronger they had become since their earlier visits.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin noticed the forest was unusually quiet, so Wu Yang Jin asked Gu Yue to scout.
• Gu Yue sensed a pack of Flame Demon Lions to the left, and the group agreed to approach them and take them on.

Tang Wu Lin’s squad found a Flame Demon Lion pack battling another team and intervened when its captain, Brother Kun, was about to be overwhelmed. Their ambush killed the attacking lions and threw the pack into disarray, leaving the Flame Demon Lion King facing Gu Yue.

• The six-person squad cautiously approached the Flame Demon Lion pack and spotted it fighting another team.
• Gu Yue estimated that the pack had about fifteen lions, and the squad hid in a tree to watch for a chance to strike.
• Brother Kun’s team dwindled to three people as their auxiliary Soul Master struggled to keep up her shields.
• When three Flame Demon Lions lunged at Brother Kun, Tang Wu Lin bound them with Blue Silver Grass and Wu Yang Jin killed them with his Emperor Sword.
• Brother Kun joined the fight with his iron staff as the Flame Demon Lion pack fell into chaos, and Gu Yue appeared before the enraged Flame Demon Lion King.

Gu Yue and the others ambushed and eliminated the Flame Demon Lion pack, then ventured deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform to keep training. Wu Yang Jin abruptly stopped the group when he sensed something nearby, leaving them wary of what lay ahead.

• Gu Yue used an Ice and Snow Storm to wipe out the remaining Flame Demon Lions while Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Xie Xie secretly sent Brother Kun and the female Soul Master out of the platform.
• Brother Kun and the female Soul Master emerged safely, unaware that the team had ambushed them, while their teammates celebrated the apparent victory.
• Wu Yang Jin's group regrouped, absorbed spiritual energy, and headed deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform at speed.
• The group recalled their earlier encounters with a Man Faced Demon Spider, the Xu Family siblings, and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as they discussed the dangers ahead.
• Wu Yang Jin suddenly stopped everyone and looked in one direction, alarming Gu Yue, Hu Meier, and Xie Xie.

Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and their companions confronted the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear again and launched a coordinated attack. The battle remained underway as Wu Yang Jin summoned an ice-blue greatsword above the bear.

• Gu Yue drew the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear out of the darkness with wind-and-fire attacks, and the group prepared to fight.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin led the charge while Xie Xie and Hu Meier moved around the flanks, and Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan provided support.
• Xu Xiaoyan tried to restrain the bear with her Star Ring, but it broke free and charged at the vanguard.
• Tang Wu Lin clashed with the bear, then used the Blue Silver Thorns Array as a feint before Wu Yang Jin summoned a huge ice-blue greatsword above it.

Wu Yang Jin and the others combined their attacks to bring down the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but the wounded beast launched one last attack at Tang Wu Lin. Wu Yang Jin saved him and finished the bear with a freezing axe strike.

• Wu Yang Jin directed the group to stall the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear while he completed a giant sword infused with ice and Starwheel power.
• Gu Yue's elemental attack and Wu Yang Jin's giant sword struck the bear, leaving it badly wounded and seemingly motionless.
• Tang Wu Lin approached the bear, but it suddenly struck him and charged after him with its remaining strength.
• Xie Xie tried to shield Tang Wu Lin, but Wu Yang Jin intercepted the bear's blow with his claws and Ice Emperor Body Protection.
• Wu Yang Jin used his half-axe and the Baribari Stamp Fever finishing move to cut through and kill the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Wu Yang Jin and his team defeated the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and discovered it had dropped two Soul Bones. After learning the bear was a Spirit Ascension Platform Guardian, they discussed who should absorb the bones and left the decision between Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin.

• Wu Yang Jin helped Tang Wu Lin up after the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear collapsed and died.
• Xu Xiaoyan noticed two dark golden Soul Bones where the bear's corpse had vanished, and Xie Xie identified one as a palm bone and the other as a leg bone.
• Gu Yue explained that the Spirit Ascension Platform blended illusion and reality, and that the bear had been a powerful Guardian whose death yielded Soul Bones.
• Wu Yang Jin picked up the Soul Bones and offered them to the team, while Gu Yue explained they had to be absorbed inside the platform and recommended Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, or Hu Meier based on compatibility.
• Xie Xie, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue urged Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to absorb the bones because their strength and attributes made them better candidates.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin chose and absorbed the hand and leg Soul Bones, then tested their new abilities against a Millennial Crawler Dragon. After the group left the Spirit Ascension Platform, they learned they had passed the final assessment.

• Wu Yang Jin chose the leg Soul Bone and gave the hand Soul Bone to Tang Wu Lin, and the two absorbed them under their friends’ protection.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin attacked a Millennial Crawler Dragon, with Wu Yang Jin’s kick and Tang Wu Lin’s Golden Dragon Terrorclaw dealing heavy damage.
• Tang Wu Lin explained that his Soul Bone enhanced his Golden Dragon Claw and could evolve, while Wu Yang Jin said his leg Soul Bone improved his speed and kicking techniques.
• The group rested and exited the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Xie Xie celebrated their victory over the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• The final assessment results were announced, and the group was told they had passed.

As the Zero Class members prepared to leave for Shrek Academy, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin worried about making peace with Mu Xi and Xi Xi before their departure. After speaking with Mu Chen and arranging a visit, the two headed for the Girls' Dormitory to find Mu Xi.

• The Zero Class members finished their semester and prepared to travel to Shrek City for Shrek Academy's entrance exam.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin discussed their worries about people they had fallen out with before leaving.
• Mu Chen praised Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin's forging progress, urged them to keep practicing, and asked Wu Yang Jin to reconcile with Mu Xi.
• Mu Chen told Wu Yang Jin that Mu Xi had asked him to reach out, though she hoped he would start the conversation.
• Wu Yang Jin called Ouyang Zixin, confirmed Mu Xi was at the dormitory, and arranged to bring Tang Wu Lin along.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin went to the Girls' Dormitory and used Tang Wu Lin's Blue Silver Grass to propel themselves into the air.

Wu Yang Jin visited Mu Xi to say goodbye before leaving for the Shrek Academy entrance exam, while Tang Wu Lin confessed his feelings to Ouyang Zixin. Wu Yang Jin left after telling Mu Xi how much she meant to him, and Mu Xi was left frozen by his departure.

• Ouyang Zixin told Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin that Mu Xi had been unhappy about their sudden departure.
• Tang Wu Lin told Ouyang Zixin that he liked her, and she replied that she liked him too.
• Wu Yang Jin entered Mu Xi's room and found her trying to hide her excitement behind a cold manner.
• Mu Xi told Wu Yang Jin to leave, but he explained that he was sorry for their past arguments and promised to keep forging and visit her whenever he could.
• Wu Yang Jin recalled their meal of Braised Jarred Beef and said Mu Xi was an amazing senior sister and big sister before leaving.
• Mu Xi froze as the door closed behind Wu Yang Jin.

Mu Xi admitted her feelings about Wu Yang Jin leaving, and he revealed he had stayed in the room to hear her true thoughts. They reconciled before his departure and promised to meet again, while discussing Tang Wu Lin and Ouyang Zixin.

• Mu Xi recalled how Wu Yang Jin had protected and supported her over the years and confessed that she felt guilty and sad about his leaving.
• Wu Yang Jin revealed that he had pretended to leave and asked Mu Xi if she had truly meant her earlier words.
• Wu Yang Jin embraced Mu Xi, and she apologized and hugged him back as they made up.
• Mu Xi asked whether Wu Yang Jin would return, and he promised he would and said he might help her and Ouyang Zixin transfer to Shrek.
• Mu Xi and Wu Yang Jin discussed whether Tang Wu Lin liked Ouyang Zixin, then Wu Yang Jin suggested they eat together the next night.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin said goodbye to their companions and arrived in Shrek City with Wu Zhangkong. Wu Zhangkong took the boys to the city’s lavish auction house, where the chapter left them preparing to attend the evening auction.

• Wu Yang Jin told Mu Xi he would look after Uncle Li’s business, then left after making her blush; he later encouraged Tang Wu Lin about their parting and Ouyang Zixin’s feelings.
• Tang Wu Lin said he would work harder and search for his parents as the group prepared to separate.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin arrived in Shrek City with Wu Zhangkong and their companions, each hoping to find something there.
• Wu Zhangkong booked rooms at a nearby hotel, and Wu Yang Jin told Xie Xie that he and Tang Wu Lin would go to the auction house.
• Wu Zhangkong took Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to Shrek City’s lavish auction house when evening came.

Tang Wu Lin needed a top-grade Millennium Azure Tendon Vine, and Wu Yang Jin used a mysterious gray-gold card from the God Seal Sect to help him obtain one immediately at a steep discount. The group returned to the hotel, where Wu Zhangkong began preparing them for an upcoming test.

• Wu Zhangkong learned that the next auction for Millennium Azure Tendon Vines was in three days and that buying one immediately would normally cost six million Federal currency.
• Wu Yang Jin urged Tang Wu Lin not to wait because Shrek Academy's admissions were approaching, then offered his gray-gold card to help.
• Ruo Ling recognized Wu Yang Jin's card, contacted the consignor, and brought them a top-grade Millennium Azure Tendon Vine for one and a half million.
• Wu Yang Jin explained that the God Seal Sect had sent him the card as compensation for losses from a competition and had said they would have chosen him and Tang Wu Lin as disciples.
• Wu Zhangkong cautioned Wu Yang Jin to use the card prudently, then led the group back to the hotel and said he would take Tang Wu Lin to the test in seven days.

As he waited for Shrek’s entrance examination, Wu Yang Jin searched Shrek City for Na’er and unexpectedly reunited with her. The siblings joyfully caught up and planned to have dinner together.

• Tang Wu Lin broke through the second seal and gained his first Bloodline Soul Ring and the Golden Dragon Body Soul Skill.
• Wu Yang Jin chose to explore Shrek City alone while the others went their own way.
• Wu Yang Jin heard Na’er call him and turned to find his younger sister after their long separation.
• Na’er hugged Wu Yang Jin, and they happily promised to protect each other.
• Wu Yang Jin learned Na’er could cultivate and invited her to dinner, though neither knew which restaurant to choose.