Chapter Summaries

Wu Zhangkong tested Wu Yang Jin in the arena, limiting his Soul Power but still challenging him with powerful attacks. Wu Yang Jin revealed the strength of his Ice Empress Martial Soul by blocking two slashes head-on, leaving Wu Zhangkong puzzled by his choice to endure them.

• Xie Xie described how his, Tang Wu Lin's, Wu Yang Jin's, and Hu Meier's abilities complemented one another, while Tang Wu Lin reminded him not to neglect cultivation and studies.
• Wu Zhangkong said he would fight Wu Yang Jin using level 35 Soul Power, then began the match despite Wu Yang Jin questioning the advantage.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned his Heavenly Frost Sword, and Wu Yang Jin felt an unusual excitement and recognized a powerful presence in the weapon's chill.
• Wu Zhangkong attacked with Heavenly Frost Slash, and Wu Yang Jin used the Ice Empress's first and second Soul Skills to block it before countering with an Emperor Palm.
• Wu Yang Jin blocked Wu Zhangkong's next slash as well, leaving Wu Zhangkong wondering why he chose to endure attacks he could have dodged.

Wu Yang Jin fought Wu Zhangkong in a training match, combining his ice and dragon abilities to withstand the teacher’s attacks and launch a powerful counterattack. Wu Zhangkong ended the battle, praised him gently, and excused him from the next match because he had used so much energy.

• Wu Yang Jin used his domain and layered soul skills to deflect Wu Zhangkong’s Heavenly Frost Slash and charge at him.
• Wu Yang Jin’s stacked attack awakened his Black Dragon bloodline, startling Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, and Hu Meier.
• Wu Zhangkong countered with Frost Mark and Frost Mist, and the two fought through the mist with sword, palm, and claw strikes.
• Wu Zhangkong dispersed the mist with a stronger Heavenly Frost Slash, then rushed at Wu Yang Jin and declared the match over.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Wu Yang Jin and supported him when he staggered, then told him to sit out the next match.

Wu Zhangkong declared Hu Meier the winner after she defeated Xie Xie, then criticized the students and announced physical training and afternoon theory lessons. In his office, he began assessing the four students, revealing that he knew Xie Xie had Twin Martial Souls and warning him against complacency.

• Wu Zhangkong made Hu Meier and Xie Xie fight for the final, and Hu Meier won by using her wolf Martial Soul’s speed and skills.
• Wu Zhangkong criticized the class’s poor physical condition and announced special physical training beginning the next day.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin to his office, where Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie discussed Wu Yang Jin’s brother.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed that he knew Xie Xie had Twin Martial Souls and criticized his pride while urging him to develop his strengths.

Wu Zhangkong selected Xie Xie, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Hu Meier to represent Class Five in the academy’s Promotion Tournament and ordered special training to begin. After the group discussed the tournament with Liu Yu Xin, Wu Zhangkong started their training with ten laps around the track.

• Wu Zhangkong critiqued Tang Wu Lin’s performance and told him to prioritize Soul Power cultivation over forging.
• Wu Yang Jin explained that he was learning forging to gain resources, protect someone, and pursue becoming a Battle Armor Master, while Wu Zhangkong advised Hu Meier to develop beyond relying on charm.
• Wu Zhangkong named Xie Xie, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Hu Meier as Class Five’s Promotion Tournament team and explained that they would challenge higher-ranked classes for rewards.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that the tournament would begin in a month and that he would give the four students special training each night.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin told Liu Yu Xin about their selection, then Wu Yang Jin hurried the group away after she showed off their photos to her friends.
• Wu Zhangkong began training by ordering the students to run ten laps around the track.

Wu Zhangkong assigned extra weighted running to Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin as preparation for Eastsea Academy’s Promotion Tournament. During the run, Gu Yue arrived at the field, surprising Wu Yang Jin and drawing Hu Meier’s jealous attention.

• Wu Zhangkong selected Hu Meier, Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, and Wu Yang Jin to represent their class in the Promotion Tournament.
• Wu Zhangkong gave the four students iron clothes and ordered them to run extra laps after the class’s warm-up.
• Wu Yang Jin and Hu Meier kept pace as Xie Xie and Tang Wu Lin began to slow down during the run.
• Gu Yue walked onto the field, and Xie Xie pointed her out to Wu Yang Jin.
• Wu Yang Jin recognized Gu Yue, while Hu Meier pinched him and ran faster as she watched her.

Gu Yue arrived at Eastsea Academy and challenged Wu Yang Jin as part of her entrance test. After defeating Xie Xie, she fought Wu Yang Jin and confirmed that his aura felt familiar before her fire attack struck him.

• Gu Yue asked Wu Zhangkong to let her fight Wu Yang Jin, and he set her entrance test against Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie.
• Gu Yue overwhelmed Xie Xie with successive elemental attacks and won their match.
• Gu Yue and Wu Yang Jin greeted each other, and she asked whether his injury had healed.
• Wu Yang Jin charged at Gu Yue with his Snow Woman Martial Soul and Dragon Devastation Claw.
• Gu Yue blasted Wu Yang Jin with fireballs infused with wind, and Tang Wulin shouted his name.

Wu Yang Jin fought Gu Yue in the arena, using his ice abilities and Old Long’s power to withstand her elemental attacks. As Gu Yue pressed him with multiple elements, Wu Yang Jin broke through her ice-spike strike and charged at her again.

• Wu Yang Jin survived Gu Yue’s fireball attack with protection from the Ice Empress’s soul skills, then used ice shards and Old Long’s special second soul skill to counter her.
• Gu Yue evaded Wu Yang Jin’s ice and dragon-claw attacks, then trapped his legs with earth and water elements and fired ice spikes at him.
• Wu Yang Jin shattered Gu Yue’s ice spikes with his fist, revealing black-red markings on his arms that came from Old Long’s Martial Soul.
• Wu Yang Jin activated Dragon Subduing Stomp and charged Gu Yue as she sent ice spikes, fireballs, and wind blades at him.

Gu Yue fought Wu Yang Jin to demonstrate her strength, then joined First Grade Class Five after revealing her six-element Elemental Envoy Martial Soul. She learned more about Wu Yang Jin from Wu Zhangkong and joined him for physical training, thanking him for protecting her on the train.

• Gu Yue unleashed a barrage of elemental attacks, while Wu Yang Jin used his Soul Skills to push through and counterattack until Wu Zhangkong stopped their battle.
• Gu Yue presented her recommendation letter and explained that her Elemental Envoy let her control six elements, with Elemental Tide as her First Soul Skill.
• Wu Zhangkong welcomed Gu Yue into First Grade Class Five and told her to join the class's mandatory running.
• Gu Yue told Wu Zhangkong about meeting Wu Yang Jin on the train and asked him questions about Yang Jin.
• Gu Yue ran beside Wu Yang Jin, asked how he liked the school, and thanked him for protecting her on the train.

Wu Zhangkong completed Gu Yue’s enrollment at Eastsea Academy and explained how her arrival would change Class Five’s Promotion Tournament lineup. The group went to lunch before Wu Yang Jin left for the Forging Master Association.

• After their run, Gu Yue teased Xie Xie while the group waited for Wu Zhangkong to finish handling her enrollment.
• Wu Zhangkong persuaded Director Long to approve Gu Yue’s enrollment, making her a student in First Grade Class Five.
• Xie Xie nearly revealed Hu Meier’s agreement with Wu Yang Jin, but Wu Yang Jin, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier pressured him to keep quiet.
• Wu Zhangkong gave Gu Yue her school uniform and dormitory key, then explained the Promotion Tournament rules and announced more training.
• Wu Yang Jin told Wu Zhangkong he needed to visit the Forging Master Association and received permission to go later that afternoon.
• Tang Wu Lin brought a large meal for the group, while Xie Xie complained about paying for it.

Gu Yue challenged Xie Xie to move seats, but Hu Meier switched places with her before the argument escalated. Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin went to the Forging Master Association, where Mu Xi prepared to meet the two young forging prodigies and Yun Xiao Ling greeted them.

• Gu Yue demanded that Xie Xie move seats and threatened to spar when he refused, but Hu Meier offered to switch places with her.
• Xie Xie asked Yang Jin whether he and Tang Wu Lin would visit the Forging Master Association, then worried that Teacher Wu might make him do their training.
• Tang Wu Lin showed Yang Jin the golden patterns and increased vitality of his Blue Silver Grass, and Yang Jin found it tougher than before.
• Mu Xi remained indignant that two nine-year-old boys had passed the Second-Level Forging Master assessment and decided to see them for herself.
• Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin arrived at the Forging Master Association to collect their medals, and Yun Xiao Ling greeted them at the front desk.

Nine-year-old Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin received their badges as Second-Level Forging Masters and officially joined the Forging Master Association. Mu Xi recognized them and challenged them to compete, but they both refused and asked Cen Yue about accepting forging assignments instead.

• Yun Xiao Ling escorted Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin to the top floor, where Mu Chen and Cen Yue were waiting to present their badges.
• Mu Chen gave the boys their Second-Level Forging Master badges and urged them to treat forging seriously, while Cen Yue warned them not to become complacent.
• Mu Xi recognized Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin and challenged them to a forging match.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin both refused Mu Xi's challenge, and Wu Yang Jin asked Cen Yue where they could accept forging assignments.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin accepted a forging mission, then returned to school and told their friends about Mu Xi’s challenge. After a grueling makeup workout, Wu Zhangkong dismissed the students and told them to meet him after dinner, leaving Wu Yang Jin suspecting their evening training would involve fighting him.

• Mu Chen stopped Mu Xi from competing against the new students and told her he could arrange a match with them later.
• Cen Yue showed Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin forging missions, and the two chose one within their abilities before returning to school.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin told Xie Xie, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue about Mu Xi, and the girls worried she might bother them again.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin made up their missed physical training, and Wu Zhangkong led the group through strenuous exercises and relaxation drills.
• Wu Zhangkong dismissed the students and told them to find him after dinner, while Wu Yang Jin guessed they would have to fight Wu Zhangkong during practical training.

Wu Zhangkong gathered Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue for the first evening of special training ahead of the Promotion Tournament. He told Tang Wu Lin that Gu Yue would replace him in battle, but Gu Yue and Wu Yang Jin objected, leaving Wu Zhangkong to insist that they all continue training and compete for their places.

• Wu Yang Jin agreed to make capsules and gas canisters for Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie before the group received messages to meet for training.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that the group would train every evening for the Promotion Tournament and told Tang Wu Lin that Gu Yue would replace him in battle because she was stronger.
• Tang Wu Lin accepted Wu Zhangkong's decision, while Gu Yue refused to take his place and Wu Yang Jin offered to give up his own spot for Tang Wu Lin.
• Wu Zhangkong insisted that Tang Wu Lin and Gu Yue should earn their places through their own efforts and encouraged Xie Xie not to lose confidence.
• Wu Yang Jin reassured Xie Xie that they would move forward together, and Wu Zhangkong began the session with actual combat training.

Wu Zhangkong evaluated the five students’ strengths and weaknesses before preparing to have them fight him together. He outlined each student’s training needs and left Tang Wu Lin facing questions about his hammer use.

• Wu Zhangkong announced that he would test the five students’ Spiritual Power the next day.
• Wu Zhangkong told Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Hu Meier, and Wu Yang Jin to fight him together as practical training.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Hu Meier’s Twin Martial Souls, control, and speed, while advising her to refine her charm timing and work on applying force.
• Wu Zhangkong urged Gu Yue to experiment with combining elements, and told Xie Xie to improve his stamina and control while keeping his Second Martial Soul secret.
• Wu Zhangkong advised Tang Wu Lin to develop his control-type abilities and asked whether he had used a hammer in their first practical combat session.

Wu Zhangkong assessed Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin before beginning special training against the five-person team with strict limits on his Soul Power and Soul Skill. He caught the team off guard by changing targets and struck at Wu Yang Jin, freezing Tang Wu Lin’s Blue Silver Grass as the attack continued.

• Wu Zhangkong advised Tang Wu Lin to combine his strength and hammer with the toughness and control of his Blue Silver Grass, and warned him to keep working to earn his place in battle.
• Wu Zhangkong identified Wu Yang Jin’s incomplete control and hidden source of power, then told him to use it during the fight so he could assess it.
• Wu Zhangkong began special training, limiting himself to Soul Power below Rank 20 and his First Soul Skill.
• Wu Zhangkong feinted toward Xie Xie, abruptly changed direction, and attacked Wu Yang Jin.
• Tang Wu Lin sent Blue Silver Grass at Wu Zhangkong and used it to pull Wu Yang Jin away, but Wu Zhangkong froze and swept aside the vines before pressing his attack.

Wu Zhangkong trained against Wu Yang Jin and the others, overcoming their coordinated attacks with Frost Mark and freezing Xie Xie. As Wu Zhangkong pressed his attack on Tang Wu Lin, Wu Yang Jin struck his Heavenly Frost Sword with a powerful combination of abilities.

• Tang Wu Lin threw his Thousand Refinements Tungsten Steel Hammer to Wu Yang Jin, who caught it and hurled it at Wu Zhangkong; Wu Zhangkong dodged, and the hammer smashed into a wall.
• Xie Xie and Hu Meier attacked Wu Zhangkong while Wu Yang Jin used his domain to boost his teammates and then charged with Ice Empress's Claws.
• Wu Zhangkong unleashed Frost Mark's sword qi, forcing the attackers back, but Gu Yue immobilized him with water and earth before he broke free and scattered her fireballs.
• Wu Zhangkong severed Tang Wu Lin's Blue Silver Grass, then struck Xie Xie with Frost Mark and froze his legs, causing Xie Xie to leave the fight.
• Wu Zhangkong thrust toward Tang Wu Lin, but Wu Yang Jin intercepted the Heavenly Frost Sword with Emperor Palm, Ice Empress's Claws, and Ice Emperor Body Protection.

Wu Yang Jin tested the Blizzard Knuckle Gauntlets against Wu Zhangkong during special training, but his power was still limited by his level. After the battle, Wu Zhangkong evaluated the group’s abilities and urged them to keep working hard.

• Wu Yang Jin used the Blizzard Knuckle Gauntlets against Wu Zhangkong, who defeated him after the gauntlets came apart.
• Wu Zhangkong ended the special training after Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue were also defeated.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue praised Wu Yang Jin’s gauntlets, and he said they seemed connected to his bloodline.
• Xie Xie failed to lift Tang Wu Lin’s 150-kilogram forging hammer, and Wu Zhangkong tested Tang Wu Lin’s strength.
• Wu Zhangkong assessed the group’s performance, tested Wu Yang Jin’s strength, and told everyone to rest and review his advice.

Wu Yang Jin reviewed his abilities with Old Long and the Snow Empress, then joined his classmates for another day of training before they took Spiritual Power tests. Xie Xie’s score rose to 50, and Tang Wu Lin’s test began with Wu Zhangkong expecting another surprise.

• Wu Yang Jin discussed his gauntlets, hidden Martial Soul, and Soul Skills with Old Long, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress.
• Wu Yang Jin trained in his Sea of Consciousness, then joined his classmates for the next day’s physical and specialized training.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that morning sessions would focus on physical training and afternoons on practical combat and instruction.
• Wu Zhangkong led Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, Gu Yue, and Wu Yang Jin to test their Spiritual Power.
• Xie Xie scored 50 Spiritual Power, and Wu Zhangkong urged him to reach 70 or 80 before the Promotion Tournament.
• Tang Wu Lin took the testing chair, and Wu Zhangkong anticipated that his result would surprise him again.

The group tested their Spiritual Power, with Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, Gu Yue, and especially Wu Yang Jin achieving impressive results. They then began strength tests, where Tang Wu Lin and Hu Meier recorded their first measurements.

• Tang Wu Lin tested at 80 Spiritual Power, and Wu Zhangkong praised him while urging him to keep cultivating and compete in more Promotion Tournament matches.
• Hu Meier and Gu Yue tested at 200 and 210 Spiritual Power, while Wu Yang Jin's reading climbed to 250, impressing Wu Zhangkong and the others.
• Wu Zhangkong praised the group’s Spiritual Power and urged them to keep working hard, then announced the strength tests.
• Tang Wu Lin recorded a right-fist strength of 1,600 kilograms and a left-fist strength of 1,500 kilograms.
• Hu Meier recorded a right-fist strength of 180 kilograms and a left-fist strength of 160 kilograms.

Wu Yang Jin and his classmates completed strength tests and trained for the Promotion Tournament, then Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin were confronted by Mu Xi and several upper-year students. The chapter ended with the two resisting the students’ attempt to drag them away.

• Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Wu Yang Jin completed strength tests, with Wu Yang Jin recording 1,600 kilograms with his left hand and 1,800 kilograms with his right.
• Wu Zhangkong led the group through combat training, where they used their abilities and tactics to improve and avoided anyone being eliminated.
• During the second week, Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin set out for the Forging Master Association to seek tasks and advice on their techniques.
• Mu Xi identified Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to several upper-year students, who demanded that the pair go with them.
• Wu Yang Jin shoved one student into the others, while Tang Wu Lin tripped several with Blue Silver Grass and then bound them as Wu Yang Jin used his Domain Soul Skill to chill the area.