Chapter Summaries

Mu Xi challenged Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to a forging contest while threatening their place at the academy, but Wu Yang Jin’s strength and his friends’ intervention stopped her group. Director Long arrived before the confrontation could escalate further, and Gu Yue urged Wu Yang Jin to be careful as everyone ended up in the director’s office.

• Mu Xi challenged Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to a forging contest and threatened to make things difficult for them at the academy.
• Wu Yang Jin revealed his Soul Grandmaster strength and used his Domain Soul Skill, leaving Mu Xi shocked.
• Xie Xie and Hu Meier restrained Mu Xi with their weapons while Gu Yue confronted the male students and warned them to leave Wu Yang Jin alone.
• Director Long arrived and ordered everyone to stop, prompting Xie Xie and Hu Meier to release Mu Xi.
• Gu Yue told Wu Yang Jin to be careful and thanked him for listening before everyone gathered in Director Long’s office.

Director Long questioned Mu Xi, Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and their friends after a confrontation over Mu Xi’s challenge to compete in forging. Wu Zhangkong defended his students and took Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin back to class, warning that he would pursue anyone who continued to target his younger brother.

• Mu Xi told Director Long she had wanted to compete with Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin, while they and Xie Xie accused her group of provoking and threatening them.
• Hu Meier argued that Mu Xi was at fault for refusing to accept their abilities and that the others had acted in self-defense, though she acknowledged that slitting Mu Xi’s throat had been dangerous.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin explained that they had fought back against repeated bullying and said they did not believe they had done wrong beyond the dangerous attack.
• Wu Zhangkong arrived, blamed Mu Xi’s group for instigating the conflict, and defended his students’ right to fight back.
• Wu Zhangkong took Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and the others back to class, warning that he would deal with anyone who continued to cause trouble for Wu Yang Jin.

Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin balanced training, forging, and growing closer with their classmates as they prepared for Eastsea Academy’s Promotion Tournament. After several months of cultivation, the tournament began, with their team determined to win.

• Tang Wu Lin answered Mang Tian’s call and agreed that he and Wu Yang Jin would visit the workshop the next day.
• Xie Xie asked Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin to forge items for him, and Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi also asked for their help.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin visited Mang Tian’s workshop, where Mang Tian understood that they had been occupied with an important task.
• The group’s teamwork improved during training, while Xie Xie, Gu Yue, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, and Wu Yang Jin made progress in Soul Power.
• Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue discussed their chances and agreed to approach the tournament with confidence and caution.
• Eastsea Academy’s Promotion Tournament began in Eastsea City, and the group set out to win for their class, Wu Zhangkong, and themselves.

Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to its first Promotion Tournament match against First Grade Class Four and ordered his students to defeat every opponent. The two classes arrived at the arena, where Class Four's sparse turnout showed how little they thought of Class Five.

• Wu Zhangkong told Xie Xie that Class Five needed no information about Class Four and had to crush its opponents throughout the tournament.
• Wu Yang Jin praised Gu Yue's abilities, then quickly praised Hu Meier as well after she poked him for leaving her out.
• Wu Zhangkong and the Class Five students arrived at the arena after three months of special training.
• First Grade Class Four arrived noisily with fewer than half its students, appearing unconcerned about the match.

First Grade Class Five faced First Grade Class Four in the opening Promotion Tournament match, with Wu Zhangkong choosing Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue to compete. The match began after Wu Yang Jin and the girls provoked Jialong, but no combat had taken place yet.

• Kong Hanwen mocked Wu Zhangkong and underestimated Class Five, while Wu Zhangkong ignored him.
• Director Long announced the match, and Wu Zhangkong selected three competitors while Kong Hanwen sent Jialong, Lin Zunyuan, and Mos.
• Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue took the stage for Class Five.
• Jialong mocked Class Five for sending two girls, and Wu Yang Jin teased him by posing with Hu Meier and Gu Yue.
• Director Long interrupted Jialong and declared the match underway.

Wu Yang Jin, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier overwhelmed First Grade Class Four in a fifteen-second Promotion Tournament match. Their victory moved them up to Class Four and set up a challenge against First Grade Class Three the next day.

• Jialong, Mos, and Lin Zunyuan charged forward with their Martial Souls and Lin Zunyuan's enhancement, expecting to overpower Class Five.
• Wu Yang Jin struck Jialong with an Ice Shard, and Gu Yue followed with fire and wind attacks that also caught Mos and Lin Zunyuan.
• Wu Yang Jin revealed two unusual soul rings and knocked Jialong off the stage with one punch.
• Hu Meier charmed Mos and kicked him off the stage, then Gu Yue defeated Lin Zunyuan with water attacks.
• Long Hengxu declared Class Five the winner and announced that the class would challenge First Grade Class Three the next day.

After Class Five won the Promotion Tournament, Wu Zhangkong gave the students the evening off, and Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie decided to celebrate. Hu Meier joined them as they prepared to leave the academy, but the chapter ended before they reached their destination.

• Wu Yang Jin explained that Gu Yue could use spatial power to transfer his attacks, and he and Xie Xie teased each other.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Class Five's performance and gave them the evening off; the students returned to their dormitory and celebrated the win.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin met Liu Yu Xin, then declined her invitation to celebrate and returned to the dormitory.
• Xie Xie persuaded Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin to go out for food, and Wu Yang Jin agreed to join them.
• Hu Meier appeared and asked to come along, and Wu Yang Jin welcomed her.

Wu Yang Jin, Gu Yue, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie went to East Sea City’s snack street after their match and followed Xie Xie to his favorite Braised Jarred Beef shop. Xie Xie explained that his mother had loved the shop’s beef, leaving the group eager to eat while he recalled her fondly.

• Gu Yue joined the outing, and Wu Yang Jin persuaded Xie Xie to let everyone come along.
• Wu Yang Jin gave lollipops to Gu Yue, Hu Meier, Tang Wu Lin, and Xie Xie before the five friends set off.
• Xie Xie led the group through the lively snack street, while Tang Wu Lin bought a large pile of food at a stall.
• Xie Xie named Braised Jarred Beef as their destination, and Wu Yang Jin said he liked it and offered to cook for his friends someday.
• Xie Xie explained how the shop prepared its tender, spice-simmered beef and said his mother had loved eating there.

Xie Xie brought Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier to Uncle Li’s restaurant for Braised Jarred Beef, where the meal helped him open up about the painful meaning of his name. He revealed that his mother named him after meeting his father, an encounter he had come to resent because his father was absent when she was gravely ill and died.

• Tang Wu Lin led the group into Uncle Li’s restaurant after noticing Xie Xie’s mood had fallen, and Wu Yang Jin quietly asked Gu Yue not to argue with him.
• Uncle Li welcomed Xie Xie and his friends, served them Braised Jarred Beef and side dishes, and Xie Xie warmly embraced him.
• The group enjoyed the meal, while Hu Meier fed Wu Yang Jin a piece of beef and Gu Yue added another piece to his bowl.
• Xie Xie asked Wu Yang Jin what he thought of his name, and Wu Yang Jin interpreted it as expressing gratitude for his parents’ meeting.
• Xie Xie explained that his mother had named him after meeting his father, then faltered as he recalled that his father was absent when she was gravely ill and died, leaving him to resent his father and sometimes his own name.

Xie Xie broke down while remembering his mother's death, and his friends comforted him at the Braised Jarred Beef Shop. Wu Yang Jin helped him accept that he could honor his mother's memory by living happily with the friends who had become his family.

• Xie Xie cried and admitted that he hated his father for never returning to his mother.
• Uncle Li recalled how Xie Xie used to visit the shop with his mother and asked his friends to look after him.
• Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin sat beside Xie Xie while Hu Meier and Gu Yue watched, unsure how to comfort him.
• Wu Yang Jin reminded Xie Xie that without his parents' encounter, he might not have existed, and that his mother would want him to live happily.
• Xie Xie realized that Wu Yang Jin, Tang Wu Lin, Hu Meier, and Gu Yue were his friends and family, and that he was no longer alone.

Xie Xie recovered his spirits after his friends comforted him, and Gu Yue apologized and promised their unit would support him. Wu Yang Jin shared that he had no parents and missed his adopted sister Na'er, while Gu Yue reacted uneasily to hearing about her; the friends grew closer as they continued eating at Uncle Li’s.

• Xie Xie thanked Wu Yang Jin and the others, and Gu Yue apologized for their earlier argument and promised they would help him as friends.
• Uncle Li welcomed the group’s request for more food, while Tang Wu Lin choked as he tried to speak and Xie Xie patted his back.
• Wu Yang Jin told Xie Xie that he had no parents and that Tang Wu Lin’s parents had cared for him.
• Wu Yang Jin explained how he found and took in Na'er, then said she had left after finding her family and that he hoped they would meet again.
• Xie Xie promised to help Wu Yang Jin find Na'er, and Hu Meier privately wondered why he had never mentioned his sister before.
• The friends ate together until their distance had nearly vanished, and Uncle Li marveled at the dozens of empty clay jars.

Wu Yang Jin and his friends ate snacks and headed back while discussing the next day’s Promotion Tournament. They found Uncle Li’s shop being wrecked by Light Dragon over unpaid protection money, and Uncle Li charged at the thug just as Xie Xie rushed to intervene.

• Gu Yue, Hu Meier, and Tang Wu Lin ate snacks with Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie, and Wu Yang Jin reassured Gu Yue that he did not mind paying.
• The group noticed a commotion at the Braised Jarred Beef Shop and hurried over, while Wu Yang Jin had gone off alone to buy something.
• They found Uncle Li injured and his shop smashed, with Light Dragon demanding overdue protection money.
• Uncle Li pleaded for more time because his wife was seriously ill, but Light Dragon ordered his men to tear down the shop.
• Uncle Li sprang up and charged at Light Dragon, who prepared to strike him, and Xie Xie rushed forward to stop the punch.

Light Dragon revealed his Soul Grandmaster strength and Ironclad Dragon Martial Soul, overpowering Xie Xie, Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier. Wu Yang Jin arrived in time to protect Gu Yue and restrain Light Dragon, while the others were left injured.

• Uncle Li worriedly urged Hu Meier and Xie Xie to leave, but Xie Xie charged Light Dragon after learning he had hurt Uncle Li.
• Light Dragon revealed two yellow Soul Rings and resisted Xie Xie's attacks, while Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier worked together to pull Xie Xie out of danger.
• Light Dragon activated Martial Soul Possession and Ironclad Armor, then sent Xie Xie crashing into a shop and into Tang Wu Lin.
• Light Dragon attacked Hu Meier, but Gu Yue stepped in front of her before Wu Yang Jin appeared and blocked Light Dragon's punch.
• Wu Yang Jin immobilized Light Dragon with pressure and ice, then sent Gu Yue to check on the others as Hu Meier asked about his power.

Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin joined forces to defeat Light Dragon, who had been attacking Xie Xie and terrorizing the neighborhood. Light Dragon escaped with his subordinates, while Wu Yang Jin treated a bleeding arm and the group worried that Light Dragon might retaliate against Uncle Li.

• Wu Yang Jin carried Hu Meier away from the fight, then provoked Light Dragon and charged him with his Black Dragon power.
• Tang Wu Lin felt his golden scales awaken and joined Wu Yang Jin; their combined punch knocked Light Dragon unconscious.
• The crowd gathered to celebrate Light Dragon's defeat, while Tang Wu Lin told Wu Yang Jin that strange dragon-like sensations had occurred again.
• Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin found that Light Dragon's subordinates had carried him away, then checked on Xie Xie and found him unharmed.
• Gu Yue treated Wu Yang Jin's bleeding arm, and she asked Xie Xie whether Light Dragon might take revenge on Uncle Li.

After a fight over protection fees, Tang Wu Lin suspected the Light Dragon Dagger triggered the appearance of his Golden Scales, and Wu Yang Jin suggested they might be a bloodline power. Wu Zhangkong could not identify them, but Old Long revealed to Wu Yang Jin that they belonged to the Golden Dragon King.

• Xie Xie and Wu Yang Jin agreed that Light Dragon was unlikely to cause more trouble and arranged for Xie's family to watch Uncle Li's place.
• Tang Wu Lin told Wu Yang Jin and Xie Xie that his Golden Scales had appeared when the Light Dragon Dagger injured him.
• Wu Yang Jin proposed that the Golden Scales might come from Tang Wu Lin's bloodline and took him and Xie Xie to ask Wu Zhangkong about them.
• Wu Zhangkong said he did not know what the Golden Scales were, but confirmed they would benefit Tang Wu Lin and told the three to focus on training.
• Old Long told Wu Yang Jin in his Sea of Consciousness that Tang Wu Lin's Golden Scales belonged to the Golden Dragon King.

Wu Yang Jin discussed his bloodline and Martial Soul with the Ice Empress, then sat out the second Promotion Tournament match because his hand was injured. Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin faced the flying Gu Family Triplets, and their coordinated attack knocked two opponents out of the fight.

• Old Long and the Ice Empress told Wu Yang Jin that his bloodline had surged during his previous fight and that he needed to control his power.
• Wu Yang Jin discussed his gauntlets and the compatibility between his Martial Soul and Gu Yue's with the Ice Empress.
• Wu Zhangkong sent Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin to compete against Ye Yingrong's students, while Wu Yang Jin and Hu Meier watched.
• The Gu Family Triplets released their Skyscraper Battlehawk Martial Souls and took to the air.
• Xie Xie feigned distress while Gu Yue created ice pillars, and their attack knocked Gu Tianri out of the arena and sent Gu Tianming to the ground, while Gu Tianyue dodged but was injured.

Tang Wu Lin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Wu Yang Jin quickly defeated their opponents, earning First Grade Class Five a promotion to Class Three. The next day, Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi reported that a crowd outside the academy accused them and several classmates of murder.

• Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie threw Gu Tianyue off the platform after Tang Wu Lin bound Gu Tianming with Blue Silver Grass, securing a swift victory.
• Wu Yang Jin explained that the team had planned their tactics together, and the crowd watching the match was stunned by their performance.
• Ye Yingrong congratulated Wu Zhangkong on becoming Class Three, while Wu Zhangkong praised the team's coordination and told them to keep working hard.
• The group returned to the cafeteria and spent the rest of the day resting and cultivating; Xie Xie continued aiming to reach Two Rings.
• The next day, Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi rushed to tell Wu Yang Jin, Xie Xie, and Tang Wu Lin that a crowd had gathered outside the academy with their photos, accusing them, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier of murder.

Guang Biao led more than a hundred armed men to Eastsea Academy and demanded that the students who injured his younger brother, Light Dragon, be handed over. As Guang Biao threatened to force his way inside, Wu Yang Jin was still getting dressed after being startled by Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi.

• Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie heard Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi describe the attack and learned that Guang Biao might be backing Light Dragon.
• Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi went to find Wu Yang Jin while Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Hu Meier hurried to the academy gates after notifying Teacher Wu.
• Guang Biao arrived at Eastsea Academy with more than a hundred armed men, Light Dragon on a stretcher, and a banner demanding the students be handed over.
• Long Hengxu challenged Guang Biao's accusations and demanded that he follow the law, but Guang Biao gave the academy ten minutes before threatening to search it himself.
• Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi burst in while Wu Yang Jin was getting dressed, startling him into shouting.

Wu Yang Jin confronted Captain Guang Biao as he threatened Shrek Academy, exposing how Guang Biao protected his brother Light Dragon despite his crimes. The confrontation continued as Wu Yang Jin described the injuries Light Dragon had inflicted on his companions and accused Guang Biao of covering up wrongdoing.

• Guang Biao threatened to force his way into Shrek Academy unless the students were handed over, while Long Hengxu refused to let him abduct them.
• Wu Yang Jin arrived and challenged Guang Biao, asking him to hear what the students had to say before acting.
• Wu Yang Jin mocked Guang Biao's devotion to Light Dragon and condemned Light Dragon's extortion and violence, accusing Guang Biao of trusting and shielding him.
• Wu Yang Jin acknowledged that his group had hit Light Dragon hard, then explained that Light Dragon had injured Tang Wu Lin and Xie Xie and attacked Gu Yue and Hu Meier with intent to kill or cripple them.
• An infirmary teacher confirmed that Tang Wu Lin, Xie Xie, and another student had needed treatment, as Wu Yang Jin accused Guang Biao of covering up crimes and blaming victims.

Guang Biao tried to take Wu Yang Jin and the others away, but Wu Zhangkong stepped in to protect the students and challenged him. Wu Zhangkong defeated Guang Biao with Heavenly Frost Slash and ordered him to leave, while Guang Biao recognized where Wu Zhangkong was from.

• Light Dragon and the students explained that Guang Biao's younger brother had started the trouble, and Long Hengxu refused to let Guang Biao take them away.
• Guang Biao activated his Ironclad Dragon Martial Soul and threatened to use force, but Wu Zhangkong's pressure overwhelmed him.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned the Heavenly Frost Sword, revealed his Soul Rings, and demanded that Guang Biao defeat him or apologize and compensate everyone.
• Guang Biao attacked Wu Zhangkong, who struck him with Heavenly Frost Slash and froze parts of his body without killing him.
• Wu Zhangkong told Guang Biao to leave, and Guang Biao trembled as he recognized where Wu Zhangkong was from.