Chapter Summaries

Tang Wu Lin learned that the hijacked trains might have carried Wu Yang Jin and hurried to check on him after hearing the passengers were safe. In the God Realm, Wu Qiu'er sensed that Shuang Han had been injured but survived, and their friends and elders worried about him while waiting for his return.

• Tang Wu Lin saw news of the train hijacking, realized Wu Yang Jin might have been aboard, and left the dining area to look for him.
• Wu Qiu'er sensed that Shuang Han had used his power and been injured, but reassured Xue, Na Na, and Xiao Meng that he was out of danger.
• Huo Yuhao and Tang San discussed contacting Shuang Han and Tang Wu Lin through divine power once Tang Wu Lin's seal was undone.
• The elders discussed Shuang Han's danger and the mystery of his experiences in the lower world.
• Nian Bing, Oscar, Rong Rong, Bei Bei, Xiao Ya, and their companions talked about missing Shuang Han and hoping he would return.

Na Na arrived in Eastsea City and met Tang Wu Lin on the train, where they talked about his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and his friend Yang Jin. After they parted, Na Na heard that a train had been hijacked and feared that the person she longed for might have been aboard.

• Na Na traveled to Eastsea City and sensed something familiar about Tang Wu Lin, who sat in front of her.
• Na Na and Tang Wu Lin introduced themselves and learned they were both headed to Eastsea Academy.
• Tang Wu Lin told Na Na about his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, his determination to prove himself, and his friend Yang Jin’s strength and forging talent.
• Na Na reassured Tang Wu Lin that Blue Silver Grass was not useless and recalled that Tang San’s Martial Soul had been Blue Silver Grass.
• After the train arrived, Tang Wu Lin went to eat while Na Na visited the Spirit Pagoda, bought a Soul Spirit, and explored the area.
• Na Na saw a report that a train had been hijacked and feared that the person she longed for had been injured.

Wu Yang Jin woke in the hospital after surviving an Evil Soul Master’s attack, and Tang Wu Lin told him how Gu Yue had explained their rescue to the authorities. After recovering, Wu Yang Jin discussed the attack with the spirits in his body and wondered why Gu Yue had briefly reminded him of Na'er.

• Tang Wu Lin brought food and a letter to the recovering Wu Yang Jin, who learned that Gu Yue had given the authorities an account of the attack and that the captured Evil Soul Master had died.
• Tang Wu Lin told Wu Yang Jin that school would be delayed for three days because of the incident near the train route.
• Ice Empress scolded Wu Yang Jin for facing the danger alone, while Old Long and Snow Empress reminded him he could rely on them.
• Wu Yang Jin told Ice Empress and Old Long that Gu Yue had briefly reminded him of Na'er when he protected her.
• Old Long said Wu Yang Jin would meet Gu Yue again, since she was his classmate and had a strong resonance with him.

Wu Yang Jin learned that Wu Zhangkong was his older brother, whom Old Long had kept out of his memories until their reunion. Wu Zhangkong urged him to be more careful and offered to train him.

• Old Long, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress explained that Gu Yue might have an extraordinary bloodline and that Wu Yang Jin's body had grown stronger after the incident.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin returned from a walk and found a man waiting in their room.
• The man revealed that he was Wu Yang Jin's brother, and Old Long's account explained how he had met and adopted Wu Yang Jin before Old Long sealed the boy's memories of him.
• Wu Zhangkong introduced himself, and Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin reacted with surprise to learning his name and their shared surname.
• Wu Zhangkong warned Wu Yang Jin to handle danger more carefully and offered him special training.

Wu Yang Jin reunited with Wu Zhangkong, who reassured him and asked about his forging. After learning how Eastsea Academy worked, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin arrived at the meeting place to travel to the academy.

• Wu Zhangkong and Wu Yang Jin talked privately while Tang Wu Lin stepped outside and spoke with a girl he had met before.
• Wu Zhangkong told Wu Yang Jin he could relax around him and asked about his Fourth-Level Forging Master skill.
• Tang Wu Lin explained Eastsea Academy's sections, student escort arrangements, dormitories, and entrance requirements to Wu Yang Jin.
• The next day, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin went to the meeting place Wu Zhangkong had given them to take a vehicle to Eastsea Academy.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin arrived at Eastsea Academy, registered, and received their dormitory assignments. They reached their shared room, where a sturdy student approached them with an unfriendly look.

• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin traveled peacefully to Eastsea Academy and met Liu Yu Xin at the entrance.
• Liu Yu Xin was shocked by Wu Yang Jin's Rank 23 Soul Power and praised Tang Wu Lin's Rank 13 cultivation and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Liu Yu Xin gave the boys their metal tags, dormitory key, communicator numbers, academy map, and city guidebook, while explaining that class assignments would be announced later.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin hoped to share a class but were glad they had the same dormitory.
• The boys entered their room, where two students were already present, and a sturdy student walked toward them with a hostile expression.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin confronted Zhou Changxi after he rummaged through their belongings and insulted them. They drove him off, but worried that the school might make them pay compensation.

• Tang Wu Lin obeyed Zhou Changxi’s order to clean the dorm, while Wu Yang Jin went to the Dean's Office after his Snow Enchantress Martial Soul and Level 23 Soul Power were discovered.
• Zhou Changxi scattered Tang Wu Lin’s belongings and mocked him, then opened Wu Yang Jin’s luggage and looked at a photograph.
• Tang Wu Lin beat Zhou Changxi and sent him flying into the wall after Zhou Changxi refused to pick up the scattered belongings.
• Wu Yang Jin returned, found Zhou Changxi handling the photograph of his younger sister, and froze him before striking him and taking the photograph back.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin packed their belongings and worried they might have to pay compensation, while Zhou Changxi strangely appeared to recover.

Wu Yang Jin settled Zhou Changxi’s bullying dispute, then fought off the arrogant new roommate Xie Xie when he tried to take their belongings. At the Dean’s Office, Long Hengxu assigned consequences to the boys and placed both Wu Yang Jin and Zhou Changxi in Class Five.

• Zhou Changxi apologized to Tang Wu Lin and agreed to pay for his meals and share of the dorm repairs after Wu Yang Jin demanded compensation.
• Xie Xie entered the dorm, tried to step on the photo, and attacked Wu Yang Jin, who tripped him with a sweep and a patch of ice.
• Long Hengxu summoned Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao to the Dean’s Office to hear what had happened.
• Long Hengxu criticized Zhou Changxi for bullying his classmates and kept him in Class Five, while also reprimanding Wu Yang Jin for fighting and assigning him to Class Five.
• Yun Xiao protested that he had not joined the fight, but Long Hengxu faulted him for failing to seek help and mocked his Resourceful Star title.

Director Long assigned Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wulin to Class Five and set compensation payments for the dormitory fight. As they arranged ways to cover the costs, Xie Xie challenged them to fight and agreed to pay their expenses.

• Director Long told Tang Wulin he would not be punished for the fight but had to stay in Class Five because of his Blue Silver Grass, and he assigned Wu Yang Jin to Class Five as well.
• Tang Wulin worried about the compensation, and Wu Yang Jin arranged for Zhou Changxi to cover Tang Wulin’s share in exchange for extra meals.
• Xie Xie approached Tang Wulin and Wu Yang Jin and challenged them to fight, offering to pay their compensation and meal costs if they agreed.
• Wu Yang Jin demanded appearance fees and medical expenses from Xie Xie, who agreed and wrote and signed an agreement.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin attended their first class under Wu Zhangkong, where the students introduced themselves and revealed several unusually high Soul Power Levels. Hu Meier introduced herself as a level-twenty-five Soul Master and showed a strange familiarity with Wu Yang Jin, leaving their connection unresolved.

• Wu Zhangkong introduced himself as the students’ teacher for the next six years and challenged them to become the strongest among their peers.
• Tang Wu Lin introduced himself as a level-fourteen Soul Master, and Wu Zhangkong rebuked a student who called his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul useless.
• Xie Xie revealed his level-eighteen Soul Power, and Wu Yang Jin revealed his Snow (Ice) Enchantress Martial Soul and level-twenty-three Soul Power.
• Hu Meier introduced her Spirit Demon Fox and Wind Demon Wolf Martial Souls and her level-twenty-five Soul Power, then waved at Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin.
• Wu Yang Jin wondered why Hu Meier seemed to know him, and Old Long said she, Tang Wu Lin, and Wu Yang Jin were connected by fate.

Xie Xie treated Tang Wu Lin, Wu Yang Jin, and Hu Meier to dinner, where Tang Wu Lin ate an astonishing amount. Afterward, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin went to the Forging Master Association with Hu Meier to pursue forging assessments, and the receptionists contacted Grandmaster Cen Yue.

• Xie Xie invited Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to dinner, and Hu Meier joined them after asking Wu Yang Jin to take her along.
• At the cafeteria, Tang Wu Lin ate so much that Xie Xie and the staff were stunned.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin headed for the Forging Master Association, and Hu Meier went with them.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin asked the receptionists about taking Forging Master rank assessments and said their teacher had sent them to find Grandmaster Cen Yue.
• The receptionists contacted Cen Yue after hearing the children knew Grandmaster Cen Yue.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin underwent a Forging Master assessment while Hu Meier watched and demonstrated her knowledge of metals. Cen Yue praised the boys as forging geniuses, just as a distinguished man and woman arrived at the association.

• Yun Xiao Ling escorted Tang Wu Lin, Wu Yang Jin, and Hu Meier to Cen Yue’s office, where he learned the boys were Mang Tian’s disciples.
• Cen Yue took the children to the testing area, and Wu Yang Jin explained the Forging Master ranks to Hu Meier.
• Hu Meier described Refined Silver and Mithril, while Tang Wu Lin chose Heavy Silver and Wu Yang Jin chose Mithril for their tests.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin displayed their layered hammering, and Cen Yue recognized their skill as worthy of Level Three forging.
• A distinguished man wearing a medal marked with eight stars stepped out of the elevator with a woman.

Mu Chen, an Eight-Star Saint Forger, heard unusual hammering from Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin’s test and became interested in meeting the nine-year-old candidates. The two boys passed their Second-Level Forging Master assessment, while Mu Chen went to prepare for his daughter Mu Xi’s test.

• Mu Chen brought Mu Xi to the Forging Master Association for her Second-Level Forging Master test and heard distinctive hammering nearby.
• Mu Chen learned that nine-year-olds Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were taking a test and asked the staff to have them wait so he could meet them.
• Cen Yue evaluated the boys’ forged mithril and confirmed they had passed the Second-Level Forging Master assessment.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin agreed to let the Association store their assessment pieces, then rested as Hu Meier brought them towels and water.
• Hu Meier told Wu Yang Jin she had enjoyed watching them forge, and he choked on his water in surprise.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin passed their Level 2 Forging Master assessments, met Mu Chen and his daughter Mu Xi, and returned to the academy. The next day, Liu Yu Xin approached them excitedly about Teacher Wu, with Hu Meier joining the conversation.

• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin decided to postpone their Level 3 examination and left with Cen Yue and Hu Meier.
• Mu Chen praised the boys for passing their assessments, learned they were Mang Tian's disciples, and exchanged Soul Guidance Communication numbers with them.
• Mu Chen introduced his daughter Mu Xi as the boys' senior apprentice sister, and she offered to help them at Eastsea Academy.
• Back at the dormitory, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin chatted with Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi before meditating, while Xie Xie watched them coldly.
• The next day, Liu Yu Xin hurried over to Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, excited to discuss Teacher Wu, and met Hu Meier.

Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie agreed to settle their dispute in a battle, while Liu Yu Xin asked Tang Wu Lin to take pictures of Wu Zhangkong. The fight began in the academy’s Combat Room, with Wu Yang Jin summoning his Snow Woman Martial Soul as Xie Xie charged at him.

• Liu Yu Xin asked Tang Wu Lin to take pictures of Wu Zhangkong and told him that Wu Zhangkong was a powerful Soul Emperor.
• Xie Xie arrived to fight Wu Yang Jin, and Wu Yang Jin admitted that Xie Xie seemed less annoying than before.
• Wu Yang Jin chose to hold the fight in the academy’s Combat Room after learning that Eastsea Park was crowded.
• Old Long told Wu Yang Jin that Xie Xie had Twin Martial Souls, and Snow Empress and Ice Empress encouraged Wu Yang Jin to do his best.
• Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie introduced their levels and Martial Souls, then Xie Xie charged as Wu Yang Jin summoned the Snow Woman.

Wu Yang Jin defeated Xie Xie with his domain and combined Soul Skills, then apologized and helped him recover. Xie Xie accepted Wu Yang Jin’s offer of friendship, and the four classmates renewed their introductions.

• Wu Yang Jin slowed Xie Xie with Emperor's Chill Heaven: Snow Dance Radiant Sun and sent him flying with Ice Empress's Claws combined with Emperor's Palm: Grand Cold Without Snow.
• Hu Meier recognized Wu Yang Jin’s Martial Soul and Soul Skill, while Tang Wu Lin admired his strength and worried about Xie Xie.
• Wu Yang Jin apologized and offered to take Xie Xie to the infirmary, but Xie Xie said he was fine and postponed his match with Tang Wu Lin.
• Wu Yang Jin helped Xie Xie to the arena’s edge, where Tang Wu Lin and Hu Meier checked on him.
• Wu Yang Jin asked Xie Xie to become friends, and Xie Xie accepted before they formally introduced themselves again.

Wu Yang Jin used his custom computer and the knowledge in his memories to develop a Soul Power-powered device. He completed an ice-blue knuckle-gauntlet and capsule, but it still needed power from one more person before it could be used.

• Xie Xie fought Tang Wu Lin again after getting treatment, managed to cut his arm, and later joined Wu Yang Jin and the others for a late-night snack.
• Xie Xie revealed that he had paid for Wu Yang Jin's computer and components, which Wu Yang Jin used to make his design ready for testing and manufacturing.
• In the Sea of Consciousness, Old Long and Ice Empress discussed how Wu Yang Jin could combine the computer with his Soul Power and Martial Soul to create a system.
• Wu Yang Jin wondered why he had not seen the girl from the train again, and Ice Empress told him they might meet if they were destined to.
• Wu Yang Jin used the computer to create an ice-blue knuckle-gauntlet and a capsule, but Old Long said the device needed power from three people, with one person still missing.

Wu Zhangkong began his combat-focused classes by arranging a single-elimination sparring match, starting with Tang Wu Lin and Zhou Changxi. As the fight was about to begin, Hu Meier told Wu Yang Jin that an admirer wanted to challenge him and Xie Xie.

• Xie Xie asked Wu Yang Jin why his Light Dragon Dagger had seemed afraid during their fight, and Wu Yang Jin promised to explain his research later.
• Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Xie Xie discussed Wu Zhangkong before he led the class to the field for combat training.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that every student would fight and paired Tang Wu Lin with Zhou Changxi for the first match.
• Hu Meier leaned against Wu Yang Jin to avoid an admirer, and she explained that the admirer wanted to fight Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie.
• Wu Zhangkong started the match between Tang Wu Lin and Zhou Changxi, and Zhou Changxi summoned his white soul ring.

Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, and Wu Yang Jin advanced through their class matches, while Wu Zhangkong criticized Tang Wu Lin for not using his Martial Soul. Hu Meier began her match against Ye Youlan after asking Wu Yang Jin to grant her a request if she won, and the fight was left underway.

• Tang Wu Lin defeated Zhou Changxi in a strength contest, but Wu Zhangkong scolded him for following his opponent's terms and not using his Martial Soul.
• Xie Xie defeated Li Chushui by slipping behind her and holding her at knifepoint.
• Wu Yang Jin used his domain and Emperor Palm to defeat Yun Xiao quickly.
• Hu Meier asked Wu Yang Jin to grant her a request if she won her match and the final, then faced Ye Youlan.
• Hu Meier activated her fox Martial Soul Possession and charged at Ye Youlan at a speed that surprised Xie Xie.

Hu Meier defeated Ye Youlan using her unusually powerful charm and fighting skills, while Wu Yang Jin and the others advanced through their matches. The semifinals began with Tang Wu Lin facing Xie Xie and Hu Meier defeating another student, leaving Wu Yang Jin to face Wu Zhangkong in a special training match.

• Hu Meier overwhelmed Ye Youlan with attacks and charm that worked regardless of gender, then helped her up after winning.
• Hu Meier rejoined Wu Yang Jin and the others, and Xie Xie, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Hu Meier won their matches.
• Wu Yang Jin defeated Hu Meier's fan in five seconds, leaving him, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, and one other student in the semifinals.
• Wu Zhangkong assigned Wu Yang Jin to fight him as special training, while Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie fought first and Tang Wu Lin lost.
• Hu Meier defeated her semifinal opponent without using charm, and Wu Zhangkong told Wu Yang Jin that lasting several exchanges against him would still prove his potential.