Chapter Summaries

Wu Changkong put Class Zero through a harder training battle by using his Soul Skills, then tested Xu Xiaoyan’s night-mutated Martial Soul. Xu Xiaoyan demonstrated that her Star Wheel Ice Staff could immobilize even a much stronger opponent, earning Wu Changkong’s approval as he began to add a qualification.

• Wu Changkong used his first two Soul Skills against Class Zero, overwhelming most of the students while Zhao Tao and Gu Yue led the resistance.
• Wu Changkong ended the battle, ordered the class to rest for an hour, and announced three training sessions each day.
• That night, Wu Changkong took Class Zero to the training field and asked Xu Xiaoyan to demonstrate her mutated Martial Soul.
• Xu Xiaoyan summoned her Star Wheel Ice Staff and used its starlight chains to immobilize Wu Changkong for a second.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her Martial Soul gained the Star Phase attribute at night, allowing her to immobilize enemies regardless of their cultivation; Wu Changkong praised it and said she qualified for Class Zero, then began to add a qualification.

Xu Xiaoyan completed her evaluation and joined Class Zero as the students prepared for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. At Eastsea Square, Gu Yue showed her jealousy when Mu Xi tried to touch Zhao Tao.

• Wu Changkong set Xu Xiaoyan a month-long evaluation and announced that Class Zero would enter the youth division's three-person team competition in two groups, with Xu Xiaoyan as a substitute.
• After a month of training, Xu Xiaoyan passed her evaluation and became an official Class Zero member, while Tang Wulin also qualified after reaching Rank 15 and passing the Rank 3 Blacksmith assessment.
• Wu Changkong led the seven Class Zero students to Eastsea Square to depart for Skysea City and the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.
• Xu Xiaoyan teased her brother Xu Xiaoyu about Zhao Tao defeating him, and Mu Xi greeted Zhao Tao at the square.
• When Mu Xi reached to pat Zhao Tao's shoulder, Gu Yue stepped between them and slapped Mu Xi's hand away.

Zhao Tao and Gu Yue teased each other before joining Eastsea Academy’s delegation on its way to the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in Skysea City. As Gu Yue rested beside him on the bus, Zhao Tao resolved to grow stronger and prevent the tragedy of his first life.

• Mu Xi teased Zhao Tao about having a girlfriend, and Zhao Tao shamelessly took Gu Yue’s hand and invited her to his wedding.
• Gu Yue pinched Zhao Tao for standing too close to Mu Xi, but he soothed her by stroking her hair.
• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and the other Eastsea Academy contestants boarded Bus Six and traveled toward Skysea City with the city delegation.
• On the way, Zhao Tao remembered Na'er and silently vowed to find her, while Gu Yue shared her water bottle with him and fell asleep on his shoulder.
• Zhao Tao recalled his first life’s failure to prevent tragedy and resolved to grow stronger against Divine King Tang, Tang Hao, and the returning Divine Realm.

Zhao Tao planned to win Gu Yuena’s trust and use Dragon Valley to restore her as the true Dragon God, while giving Na'er the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. After arriving in Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, he spent the afternoon exploring the city with Gu Yue.

• Zhao Tao considered how Gu Yue and Na'er could combine their powers in Dragon Valley to restore Gu Yuena and resist Tang Hao, Tang Wulin, and even Divine King Tang.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue slept through the bus ride from Eastsea City to Skysea City, where Tang Wulin woke them upon arrival.
• Wu Changkong gave the students their hotel keys and announced they had the afternoon off before the competition’s opening ceremony.
• Master Cen Yue explained the blacksmithing competition’s elimination rounds, final rankings, and rewards, while Zhao Tao remained unconcerned about the prizes.
• Zhao Tao invited Gu Yue to explore Skysea City, and they strolled along a busy shopping street holding hands.
• Zhao Tao offered to buy two cups of coconut juice, but Gu Yue asked for one large cup instead.

Zhao Tao and Gu Yue enjoyed a date in Skysea City, exchanging gifts and growing closer before returning to the hotel. Later, the Class Zero students went out for barbecue, where a large, grinning figure rushed over and reached for their food.

• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue shared coconut juice and walked through the shopping district together.
• Zhao Tao bought Gu Yue a silver-white dress, and Gu Yue bought Zhao Tao five suits.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue returned to the hotel, where they expressed how happy they were with their date.
• Tang Wulin invited the seven students of Class Zero out to enjoy Skysea City's night view and eat barbecue.
• A fat figure suddenly rushed toward the group and reached for the grilled skewers.

Zhao Tao and the Class Zero students encountered Xu Lizhi while eating, and he tried to take their food before demanding that they kneel and hand it over. After Zhao Tao insulted him, Xu Lizhi charged at him with his Mysterious Jade Hand, leaving their confrontation about to turn violent.

• Zhao Tao recognized Xu Lizhi as a Shrek Academy disciple, and Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan reacted with disgust.
• Xu Lizhi reached for the Class Zero students' barbecue, and Xie Xie stabbed his wrist with a skewer.
• Xu Lizhi berated the students and demanded that they kneel and give him their food.
• Zhao Tao mocked Xu Lizhi, enraging him.
• Xu Lizhi charged at Zhao Tao and struck toward his face with his Mysterious Jade Hand.

Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan brutally punished Xu Lizhi after he tried to steal their barbecue. As diners gathered to watch, Gu Yue launched an enormous fireball at him.

• Zhao Tao used Fleeting Bloom to slow Xu Lizhi while Gu Yue reinforced Zhao Tao's legs with granite, allowing him to sweep Xu Lizhi off his feet.
• Xu Lizhi crashed into the seasoning rack and rolled through spilled condiments, leaving him choking, blinded, and covered in grime.
• Xie Xie threw barbecue skewers into Xu Lizhi's rear, and Tang Wulin kicked him using a tablecloth-wrapped shoe.
• Xu Xiaoyan attacked Xu Lizhi with ice spikes, prompting nearby diners to mock him and his Shrek Academy uniform.
• Gu Yue sent a fireball at Xu Lizhi, which swelled into a huge sphere of flame as it struck his filthy body.

Gu Yue nearly burned Xu Lizhi to death after he provoked Class Zero, but Zhao Tao persuaded her to stop before the incident caused trouble. As Class Zero prepared to leave, Ye Xinglan arrived, blamed them for injuring Xu Lizhi, and challenged Zhao Tao when he refused to go with her.

• Gu Yue set Xu Lizhi ablaze, then stopped the flames after Zhao Tao warned that killing him at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition would cause trouble.
• Zhao Tao mocked Xu Lizhi for causing trouble without the strength to back it up and paid the barbecue stall owner for the damage.
• Ye Xinglan arrived, saw Xu Lizhi's injuries, and blocked Zhao Tao and Class Zero from leaving.
• Ye Xinglan accused Class Zero of attacking a Shrek Academy disciple and demanded that they come with her.
• Zhao Tao refused, and Ye Xinglan raised her Stargod Sword and threatened him.

Zhao Tao fought Ye Xinglan on an open beach and defeated her with his time-based sword technique, narrowly sparing her life. Ye Xinglan accepted the loss and agreed to let the dispute over Xu Lizhi rest for now, but vowed to challenge Zhao Tao again at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.

• Ye Xinglan agreed to move the fight away from the crowd, and Zhao Tao's group followed her to an open beach.
• Zhao Tao summoned his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and revealed two Purple Soul Rings, surprising Ye Xinglan.
• Ye Xinglan attacked with her Stargod Sword, but Zhao Tao used Fleeting Bloom to slow her and struck with his Five Finger Fist Heart Sword.
• Zhao Tao's sword cut Ye Xinglan's hair and wounded her neck, and he declared that she had lost.
• Ye Xinglan initially accused Zhao Tao of ambushing her, then accepted defeat and acknowledged that Xu Lizhi had provoked the conflict.
• Ye Xinglan agreed to let the matter rest for now and vowed to fight Zhao Tao fairly at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.

Zhao Tao left Ye Xinglan determined to challenge him fairly at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, then took Class Zero out for a seafood feast. Back at the hotel, he and Gu Yue relaxed together, ending with Gu Yue offering to massage him.

• Ye Xinglan learned Zhao Tao's name and vowed to enter the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition so she could settle their fight fairly.
• Zhao Tao led the admiring Class Zero students to a seafood restaurant, where they shared a lavish meal.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue returned to their hotel room, where Gu Yue took a bath and teased him about looking.
• Zhao Tao massaged Gu Yue after she changed into her pajamas, and Gu Yue then offered to massage him in return.

Gu Yue gave Zhao Tao a massage after learning the technique on the spot, and the next morning Class Zero attended the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition’s opening ceremony. A Shrek Academy team began an exhibition match against Tianhai Academy’s older champions, with Ye Xinglan among the six Shrek competitors and a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda user supporting her team.

• Gu Yue massaged Zhao Tao and pleased him with her precise technique, earning his enthusiastic praise.
• Wu Changkong led Class Zero to Sky Sea Stadium, where they watched the opening ceremony and competition drawings.
• Xie Xie explained that Shrek Academy would face the previous generation’s Skysea Alliance seven-person champions in an exhibition match.
• The announcer revealed that one Shrek competitor had fallen ill and only six would participate; Ye Xinglan was among those who took the stage.
• A Shrek girl summoned her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and used its seven-colored light to support her teammates.

Zhao Tao and his companions watched Shrek Academy overwhelm the Tianhai Academy Team, then learned the tournament format and schedules. Zhao Tao advanced through the first round of the forging competition and won his opening individual match with a swift strike.

• A Shrek Academy Soul Master revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and defeated all seven Tianhai Academy Team members in a one-sided battle.
• Wu Changkong explained the tournament brackets and schedules, and Zhao Tao studied his events before returning to cultivate.
• Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin broke the youth division's speed record while purifying Blue Pregnant Copper in the forging competition.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue began their individual matches after completing their forging events.
• Zhao Tao defeated his first individual opponent by placing his sword against the youth's throat, earning one point.

Zhao Tao and Gu Yue stayed undefeated in the individual matches, while most of Class Zero struggled to keep pace. In the three-person team competition, Zhao Tao and Gu Yue swept their opponents, leaving Eastsea Academy First Team with a perfect record.

• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue each won all five of their morning individual matches, while Xie Xie won four, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi won three each, and Tang Wulin won two.
• Tang Wulin envied Zhao Tao and Gu Yue’s undefeated records, and Zhao Tao encouraged him before the team competition began.
• Eastsea Academy First Team, made up of Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie, faced three older students from Ocean City in the three-person competition.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue revealed their thousand-year soul rings, and Gu Yue overwhelmed the Ocean City team with her Elemental Tide, securing the victory before Xie Xie could act.
• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue led Eastsea Academy First Team to two more easy victories, maintaining a perfect team-competition record.

After relaxing with Gu Yue, Zhao Tao competed in the second round of the Forging Masters Grand Competition and advanced to the top thirty-two with Tang Wulin and Mu Xi. He reunited with Gu Yue for breakfast before heading to his individual competition platform.

• Gu Yue complained that Class Zero’s opponents had been weak, and Zhao Tao reassured her that stronger teams would appear later.
• Zhao Tao gave Gu Yue a massage, and she tried the techniques on him in turn, quickly learning his skills.
• Zhao Tao, Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi passed the forging competition’s second round and qualified for the top thirty-two.
• Judges noticed Zhao Tao and Tang Wulin were only ten years old, but the two had already left for their next events.
• Gu Yue met Zhao Tao at the stadium with a warm breakfast, and he ate before the individual competition began.
• When the referee called Zhao Tao’s number, he waved to Gu Yue and walked toward a platform.

Zhao Tao defeated his senior sister Mu Xi in the regional points round and returned to Gu Yue, who grew jealous after smelling Mu Xi on him. The two waited together for the next match.

• Zhao Tao and Mu Xi discovered they were opponents and exchanged confident remarks before their match began.
• Mu Xi used Repelling Fire Ring and Three Suns Blazing, but Zhao Tao blocked her attacks and reached her with the Time Burial Sword.
• Mu Xi conceded, praised Zhao Tao's strength, and wished him luck as he headed toward the championship.
• Zhao Tao wished Mu Xi luck in the forging finals, then returned to Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue questioned Zhao Tao about fooling around with Mu Xi, and Zhao Tao explained that they had fought each other in the tournament.

Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and their classmates advanced to the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition’s main event, where Class Zero Team One drew Class Zero Team Two in the round of sixteen. Zhao Tao and Gu Yue agreed to hold back so their teammates would not be humiliated and so they could surprise later opponents, and the match began with the teams clashing.

• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue finished their individual qualifying matches with perfect records, while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi were eliminated from the individual competition.
• Class Zero Team One won its remaining team matches with Xu Xiaoyan replacing Xie Xie, and Class Zero Team Two advanced with a perfect record of its own.
• At the main-event draw, Class Zero Team Two learned its first opponent was Class Zero Team One, and Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi asked Zhao Tao to go easy on them.
• Zhao Tao promised to hold back in the opening match to conceal their strength from later opponents, and Gu Yue agreed to do the same before their team match.
• Class Zero Team Two began the match by forming the Dark Eagle Dragon and sending Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Vines toward Class Zero Team One; Zhao Tao attacked the fusion, Xu Xiaoyan engaged Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue weakened her elemental attacks.

Zhao Tao and Gu Yue defeated Class Zero's second team, with Zhao Tao and Gu Yue breaking Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul Fusion Skill. At the Forging Masters Grand Competition finals, Zhao Tao forged Thousand-Forged First Grade refined gold in under half an hour, astonishing the judges and spectators.

• Zhao Tao and Gu Yue defeated Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, forcing them out of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill in fewer than five moves.
• Gu Yue swept Tang Wulin off the platform, completing Class Zero's second team's defeat and giving Eastsea City's first team the victory.
• Zhao Tao went with Gu Yue and Tang Wulin to the forging finals, where Duan Xuan announced the competition.
• Zhao Tao selected refined gold and quickly forged it through Hundred Forgings to perfection.
• Zhao Tao completed Thousand Forgings in under half an hour, producing Thousand-Forged First Grade refined gold and drawing astonished reactions from the judges and spectators.

Zhao Tao won the Forging Masters Grand Competition youth division after Tang Wulin and Mu Xi also completed Thousand Forgings, giving Eastsea City a sweep of the top three places. The Soul Fighting events began the next morning, where Gu Yue easily advanced before Zhao Tao faced Skysea City's star competitor, Jiang Xiu.

• Zhao Tao declined Duan Xuan's offer to join Skysea City, explaining that he had become Mu Chen's disciple, then rested beside Gu Yue.
• After four hours, Tang Wulin and Mu Xi each completed a Thousand Forging, and Duan Xuan announced Zhao Tao, Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi as first, second, and third.
• Zhao Tao endured a crowd of admirers before returning to the hotel, while Tang Wulin went to the snack street for food and lamented Zhao Tao's closeness with Gu Yue.
• The next morning, Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and the other Class Zero students went to the Soul Fighting events, where Gu Yue defeated a Tianhai Academy Soul Elder with a Mysterious Nether Turtle Martial Soul.
• Zhao Tao's match began against Jiang Xiu, Tianhai Academy's celebrated top young Soul Master, as the crowd cheered.

Zhao Tao faced Jiang Xiu in the individual competition and used his Spring Autumn Cicada Martial Soul and time-based Soul Skills to overcome Jiang Xiu’s shadow abilities. After destroying Jiang Xiu’s Shadow Clone, Zhao Tao held his sword at Jiang Xiu’s throat, leaving the match poised for a decisive finish.

• Jiang Xiu revealed his Shadow King Martial Soul and challenged Zhao Tao, while Zhao Tao summoned the Spring Autumn Cicada and accepted the fight.
• Jiang Xiu turned into shadow to evade Zhao Tao, but Zhao Tao used his time-based Soul Skills to track and strike him.
• Jiang Xiu launched a Shadow Demon Blade, but Zhao Tao broke it and struck Jiang Xiu out of his shadow form.
• Jiang Xiu summoned a Shadow Clone and attacked Zhao Tao from two directions, but Zhao Tao blocked them and destroyed the clone.
• Zhao Tao advanced on Jiang Xiu and stopped his sword at Jiang Xiu’s throat.

Zhao Tao and Gu Yue advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Vast Sea City’s second team, then took Class Zero out for dinner. On the way back, the group was attacked by one of the notorious Yellow Family Three Ghosts, who had targeted Xu Xiaoyan.

• Zhao Tao defeated Jiang Xiu and advanced to the quarterfinals, then returned to his teammates and Gu Yue.
• Zhao Tao, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie defeated Vast Sea City’s second team in under half a minute and advanced.
• Zhao Tao agreed to treat Class Zero to dinner after Tang Wulin pointed out his first-place finish in the blacksmithing tournament.
• A dark figure ambushed Class Zero on their walk back to the hotel and tried to abduct Xu Xiaoyan.
• Zhao Tao slowed the attacker with Fleeting Bloom while Gu Yue teleported Xu Xiaoyan to safety, and Xie Xie identified the man as one of the Yellow Family Three Ghosts.