Chapter Summaries

Lin Xia taught Zhu Zhuqing the fundamentals of Soul Master cultivation and began strengthening her foundation during their journey. They arrived in Gengjin City, where Zhu Zhuqing eagerly took in the unfamiliar industrial sights.

• Lin Xia asked Zhu Zhuqing to commit to growing strong enough to shape her own fate, and she promised to work hard.
• During their half-month journey, Lin Xia taught Zhu Zhuqing Soul Master theory, encouraged her to explore her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, and showed her a body-tempering method.
• Lin Xia guided Power of Stars through Zhu Zhuqing during meditation, helping cleanse and improve her Soul Power circulation.
• Larvitar became Zhu Zhuqing's companion and watched her practice, occasionally cheering her on.
• Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing reached Gengjin City, where Zhu Zhuqing marveled at its metal buildings, machinery, and industrial streets.

Lin Xia brought Zhu Zhuqing to Gengjin City, where she delighted in the bustling market and enjoyed a carefree evening. He then returned with her to the Blacksmith Association Headquarters, reuniting with his worried senior brothers and hinting that he had brought back something good.

• Lin Xia showed Zhu Zhuqing Gengjin City's sights as they entered the city, and she eagerly asked about its chimneys, food, and busy streets.
• Lin Xia took Zhu Zhuqing through the evening market, buying her an Iron Sparrow, grilled lamb, pancakes, malt candy, and small trinkets.
• Lin Xia led the contented but tired Zhu Zhuqing to the Blacksmith Association Headquarters, where the guards recognized him and announced his return.
• Si Long, Si Yu, and the other senior brothers welcomed Lin Xia back and asked whether anyone in Star Luo City had troubled him.
• Lin Xia introduced Zhu Zhuqing as a girl he had picked up and said she would stay with him, while keeping her identity secret.
• Lin Xia told his senior brothers to look at what he had brought back, leaving them curious.

Lin Xia returned to the Blacksmith Association with an imperial document granting five years of procurement at a thirty percent premium and exclusive rights to ten mines, a reward for restoring the Star Luo Empire’s Star Radiance Crown. Si Long called the Association to celebrate, and the chapter ended with its bells ringing across Gengjin City.

• Lin Xia gave Si Long an imperial document, and Si Long and the other senior brothers were stunned by its procurement terms and mining rights.
• Lin Xia confirmed that Dai Tianxing had signed the document and explained that it was his reward for restoring the Star Radiance Crown.
• Si Long embraced Lin Xia and celebrated him as the Blacksmith Association’s lucky star, while Si Yu and Si Di joined in the excitement.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Xia and his senior brothers celebrate and smiled as she held the Little Iron Sparrow.
• Si Long ordered the Association’s bell rung and called for a grand feast, and the bells sounded across Gengjin City.

Lin Xia returned to Gengjin City with Imperial procurement privileges and news that he had repaired Star Luo's National Artifact, prompting the Blacksmith Association to celebrate. Zhu Zhuqing experienced the warmth of the blacksmiths’ community, while Si Long learned she faced danger and promised to protect her in Gengjin City.

• Si Long’s disciples spread news of Lin Xia’s return, a thirty percent Imperial procurement premium, rights to ten mines, and his repair of Star Luo's National Artifact.
• Blacksmiths and their families gathered at the Association headquarters for a citywide celebration of the news.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched the blacksmiths celebrate and felt their genuine joy soften her defenses.
• Si Long asked Lin Xia about Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Xia warned him that her background could bring future risks.
• Si Long accepted Lin Xia’s request for secrecy and promised that the Blacksmith Association would protect Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Xia revealed that the Tear of the Star Core could solve the mecha’s power and material problems, and he and Si Long rushed to the workshop to begin bringing their creation to life. They uncovered the completed crimson frame, ready to receive its core, while Lou Gao remained away.

• Lin Xia told Si Long that the Star Luo Treasury’s greatest prize was the Tear of the Star Core, which could power the mecha and support its Core Array.
• Lin Xia and Si Long agreed to head to the Geocentric Furnace workshop and begin assembling the mecha’s core and power unit.
• Si Long lamented that Lou Gao could not witness the mecha’s completion, and Lin Xia vowed that they would fulfill their teacher’s dream and welcome him back with it.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to stay at the celebration while Lin Xia and Si Long went to the workshop.
• Lin Xia removed the canvas covering the colossal crimson mecha frame in the Geocentric Furnace core workshop.

Lin Xia installed the Tear of the Star Core and inscribed the mecha’s control array, bringing the steel giant to life. The mecha moved smoothly in the workshop, and Si Long watched its successful awakening.

• Lin Xia climbed into the mecha’s cockpit and connected his Soul Power and Spiritual Power to its neural linkage nodes.
• Lin Xia placed the Tear of the Star Core into the Energy Furnace, powering the mecha’s dormant Soul Tool Arrays.
• Lin Xia used his Spiritual Power to inscribe the Core Control Hub and complete the Consciousness Synchronization rune.
• The awakened mecha raised its head, lit its eyes with Azure Beams, moved its limbs, and planted a foot on the workshop floor.
• Si Long exclaimed that the mecha had moved.

Lin Xia successfully piloted the Blacksmith Association’s first mecha, demonstrating its agility and immense strength. He and Si Long celebrated its success and resolved to develop more mechas so the Association could become a major force.

• Si Long watched the mecha move and wept with joy at the success of his and Lin Xia’s work.
• Lin Xia felt directly connected to the mecha and tested its movements throughout the workshop.
• Lin Xia struck a block of Trial Obsidian, leaving a deep fist-shaped dent and astonishing Si Long with the mecha’s power.
• Lin Xia told Si Long that the mecha was the Blacksmith Association’s future and that imperial mines and orders could support further production.
• Si Long agreed that their work had been worth the effort as Lin Xia declared their goal of becoming a top-tier force.

Lin Xia and Si Long secretly agreed to protect the existence of Chi Xiao after its successful test, then rejoined the Blacksmith Association’s victory banquet. As Lin Xia emerged as the Association’s celebrated young leader, Zhu Zhuqing watched him with admiration.

• Lin Xia told Si Long that Chi Xiao’s basic performance had exceeded expectations and warned him to keep the Mecha secret until the Association could protect it.
• Si Long pledged to guard Chi Xiao’s existence, recognizing that rival powers might target the Blacksmith Association if the Mecha were revealed.
• Lin Xia and Si Long concealed their excitement and returned to the victory banquet, where Si Long discussed the Empire’s mining rights with Association members.
• Lin Xia accepted the craftsmen’s toasts and spoke with senior craftsmen and apprentices about orders, ore, and forging techniques.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Xia from beside a barbecue grill, feeling deep admiration for him.

At the Gengjin City celebration, Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Xia lead and inspire the blacksmiths, and resolved to become as strong as him. As the feast ended, her admiration turned into a flustered wish that he were her husband, just as Lin Xia came to speak with her.

• Zhu Zhuqing watched Lin Xia earn the blacksmiths' respect and decided to gain the strength to lead and inspire others like him.
• Lin Xia noticed Zhu Zhuqing watching from the shadows and gave her an encouraging nod, making her feel welcomed and hopeful.
• As the feast wound down, Zhu Zhuqing continued watching Lin Xia and thought that being his wife would be wonderful.
• Lin Xia found Zhu Zhuqing in a quiet corner, and she blushed and nervously asked if he was done.

Five years after Zhu Zhuqing joined Lin Xia in Gengjin City, she had become his trusted companion. They waited at the Norton Volcano crater for Lou Gao to emerge from the God of Phoenix's trial, and a sudden rumbling began.

• Lin Xia led Zhu Zhuqing to her room at the Blacksmith Association Headquarters and told her Gengjin City would be her new home.
• Five years later, Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing stood at the Norton Volcano entrance where Lou Gao had begun his trial.
• Zhu Zhuqing comforted Lin Xia as he worried about Lou Gao's fate, and he reassured himself that his mentor would succeed.
• The volcanic crater rumbled as Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing continued waiting.

Lou Gao emerged from the Norton Volcano after completing the God of Phoenix's Second Trial, reborn with divine power. He reunited with Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing, declaring that he had returned.

• The Norton Volcano range shook as a Phoenix Phantom erupted from its tallest crater, and Lin Xia shielded Zhu Zhuqing with the Power of Stars.
• Lin Xia recognized the spectacle as Phoenix Nirvana and realized that Lou Gao had succeeded in his trial.
• Lou Gao rose from the golden flames transformed, bearing the Phoenix God's inheritance and a powerful divine aura.
• Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing recognized Lou Gao, and he joyfully greeted his disciple and announced his return.

Lin Xia joyfully reunited with Lou Gao after five years apart, but their embrace turned to shock when Lou Gao discovered that Lin Xia had reached Peak Soul King at twelve years old.

• Lou Gao returned from his five-year absence, and Lin Xia rushed to embrace him, overcome with emotion.
• Lou Gao welcomed Lin Xia and comforted him as he cried against his teacher's shoulder.
• Lou Gao sensed the immense Soul Power within Lin Xia and froze in disbelief.
• Lou Gao pushed Lin Xia back and realized that his twelve-year-old disciple was a Peak Soul King.

Lin Xia reunited with Lou Gao and revealed that he had reached peak Soul King at age twelve, astounding his newly ascended godly teacher. Lou Gao celebrated Lin Xia’s achievements and prepared to return with him to Gengjin City, where he would learn how the Blacksmith Association and their mecha project had developed.

• Lou Gao sensed Lin Xia’s Soul Power and was stunned when Lin Xia confirmed he was a level fifty-nine peak Soul King.
• Lou Gao detected the powers of the Tear of the Star Core, Phoenix Divine Fire, and Dragon Clan within Lin Xia.
• Lin Xia explained that his progress came from the Tear of the Star Core, nurtured divine fire, the Dragon Tomb, imperial mines, and other opportunities.
• Lou Gao praised Lin Xia’s extraordinary strength and foundation, then proudly pointed him out to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lou Gao asked Lin Xia to take him back to Gengjin City so he could see the changes to the Blacksmith Association and their mecha project.
• Lin Xia introduced Zhu Zhuqing as the Second Miss of the Star Luo Zhu Family and one of the people he trusted most.

Lou Gao learned that Zhu Zhuqing was the Zhu Family’s Second Miss and an eleven-year-old Soul Elder, and he realized Lin Xia had protected her for years. The chapter ended with Lou Gao proudly accepting the danger posed by the Zhu Family and Star Luo Imperial Family.

• Lou Gao recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s family name and questioned Lin Xia about her Martial Soul and Soul Power.
• Lin Xia shielded Zhu Zhuqing from Lou Gao’s scrutiny and reassured her by holding her hand and stroking her cat-ear ornaments.
• Lin Xia revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and had reached level thirty-three.
• Lou Gao was astonished by Zhu Zhuqing’s talent and concluded that Lin Xia had chosen to protect her for her character and resilience.
• Lou Gao decided he would face any trouble from the Zhu Family or Star Luo Imperial Family to stand behind Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing.

Lou Gao accepted Zhu Zhuqing as one of the Blacksmith Association’s own and affirmed his support for Lin Xia. Lin Xia then revealed and piloted the completed Mecha, Chi Xiao, challenging Lou Gao to test its strength.

• Lou Gao praised Zhu Zhuqing’s talent and declared her worthy of Lin Xia, easing her fear and bringing her under his protection.
• Lou Gao set off with Lin Xia and Zhu Zhuqing for Gengjin City to see what they had built during his absence.
• Lin Xia summoned a fifteen-meter steel Mecha with crimson armor and deep-blue energy flowing through it, astonishing Lou Gao.
• Lin Xia entered the Mecha’s cockpit and awakened Chi Xiao, then invited Lou Gao to test it with his Phoenix Diamond Chisel.
• Lou Gao’s shock turned to excitement as he praised Chi Xiao and accepted Lin Xia’s challenge.

Lou Gao tested Lin Xia’s mecha, Chi Xiao, with a powerful hammer strike, and the mecha withstood the blow before counterattacking at high speed. Their fierce clash continued as Lou Gao met Chi Xiao’s punches and kicks with his divine weapon and fire shield.

• Lou Gao summoned the Phoenix Diamond Chisel and struck Chi Xiao with a Phoenix Mountain-Breaking Hammer.
• Lin Xia activated Chi Xiao’s energy shield and arm guard, and the mecha absorbed Lou Gao’s attack without losing its footing.
• Lin Xia overcharged Chi Xiao’s engine and used its Starlight Thrusters to maneuver around Lou Gao and launch a Furnace Fist.
• Lou Gao swept the Phoenix Diamond Chisel into Chi Xiao’s punch and blocked its follow-up kick with a Nirvana Golden Flame shield.

Lou Gao unleashed his divine-technique attack on Lin Xia’s mecha, Chi Xiao, and Lin Xia met it with the Star Dome Barrier. The barrier eventually shattered, but Chi Xiao survived the blow, leaving Lou Gao awed by the mecha’s potential.

• Lou Gao ended the warm-up and attacked Chi Xiao with Phoenix Pecking Star Meteor.
• Lin Xia redirected Chi Xiao’s starlight energy into its shoulder arrays and formed the Star Dome Barrier.
• Phoenix Pecking Star Meteor pierced the barrier, and the resulting energy storm damaged Chi Xiao and forced both fighters back.
• Lou Gao praised Chi Xiao as a Divine Artifact Embryo capable of changing the continent’s balance of power.

Lin Xia revealed that he had built a Mecha Legion and explained how Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, and his own prospecting talents had supplied its resources. He also told Lou Gao that his Martial Soul had evolved into Tyranitar, leaving his teacher eager to see its new form.

• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that Chi Xiao was only one of the mechas he had built and that he had assembled a Mecha Legion.
• Lin Xia explained that he had kept the mechas sealed while he trained loyal Blacksmith Association members to operate them.
• Lou Gao questioned how Lin Xia had obtained enough resources and energy to build and maintain an entire legion.
• Lin Xia credited Spirit Hall, Crown Prince Dai Weisi, joint mining agreements, and his and Tyranitar's prospecting talents for the resources.
• Lin Xia told Lou Gao that his Martial Soul had evolved from Larvitar through Sandile into Tyranitar.
• Lou Gao eagerly asked Lin Xia to summon Tyranitar so he could see its evolved form.

Lin Xia revealed Tyranitar’s evolved form to Lou Gao, unleashing its immense earth-born pressure and a vast sandstorm. Lou Gao was left stunned by how dramatically the creature had changed.

• Lin Xia warned Lou Gao to prepare before revealing his power.
• Lin Xia summoned Tyranitar, whose primordial pressure shook the volcanic ground and weighed heavily on Lou Gao.
• Tyranitar appeared as a hundred-meter armored giant, towering over Lou Gao.
• Tyranitar’s presence created a massive sandstorm that swallowed the sky and transformed the surrounding air.
• Lou Gao stared in disbelief, recognizing Tyranitar as the evolved form of the little Larvitar he had once known.

Lin Xia revealed Tyranitar as the Sandstorm Monarch, astonishing Lou Gao with its power. Tyranitar recognized Lou Gao as its old friend, shrank back to its smaller form, and reunited with him in an embrace.

• Lin Xia showed Lou Gao Tyranitar ruling the battlefield with a sandstorm that suppressed Lou Gao's Phoenix Divine Fire.
• Tyranitar recognized Lou Gao and roared with joy as memories of its time as Larvitar returned.
• Tyranitar's giant form shrank to a smaller, armored body, and the sandstorm subsided.
• Lou Gao recognized Tyranitar as Little Guy and embraced it, pounding its armor in excitement.