Chapter Summaries

Fang Yang reached level fifty and chose to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame to prepare for condensing a Soul Core. With Gu Yue guarding him, he successfully refined the flame, leaving him with a powerful new source of energy.

• Fang Yang told Gu Yue he had reached level fifty and planned to condense a Soul Core instead of obtaining a fifth Soul Ring.
• Gu Yue raised a silver barrier around the Lake of Life and agreed to protect Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang entered the Heavenly Flame Plaza and released the Green Lotus Core Flame from its pillar using the Heaven Sealing Divine Prohibition.
• Fang Yang obtained the Green Lotus Seat and used it to calm himself before devouring the flame.
• Fang Yang endured the Green Lotus Core Flame's intense heat until he successfully devoured it.

Fang Yang broke through to Rank 56 Soul King, refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, and fused four Heavenly Flames into a more powerful Black Flame. He also gained the Golden Dragon Spear and condensed a Soul Core, though his rank fell to Rank 50.

• Fang Yang broke through to Rank 56 Soul King and received the Essence of Fire and Green Lotus Heart Soul Skills.
• Fang Yang refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, advanced the Flame Mantra to a Heaven-rank cultivation method, and fused four Heavenly Flames into a Black Flame.
• The Golden Dragon King Bloodline manifested the Golden Dragon Spear, which Fang Yang recognized as a divine artifact that drained enemies' life force and Soul Power.
• Fang Yang condensed a Soul Core with Gu Yue standing guard, and his rank fell from Rank 56 to Rank 50.
• Gu Yue congratulated Fang Yang on successfully condensing his Soul Core.

Fang Yang gave the Fierce Beasts Shaping Pills that transformed them into human forms while preserving their strength and granting them the potential to become Gods. He chose Bear Lord to accompany him and Gu Yue, and the three left the Star Dou Great Forest for Heaven Dou City on their way back to the academy.

• Fang Yang summoned Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts, then gave each of them a Shaping Pill.
• Di Tian and the five other Fierce Beasts swallowed the pills and gained human forms, cultivation talent, and the qualification to become Gods.
• The Fierce Beasts argued over who would accompany Fang Yang and Gu Yue, and Gu Yue chose Bear Lord.
• Fang Yang ordered Di Tian and the others to remain and cultivate while Bear Lord joined him and Gu Yue.
• Fang Yang spoke with Tang Wulin, who said he and Senior Sister were returning to Eastsea Academy.
• Gu Yue opened a Space Gate, and Fang Yang, Gu Yue, and Bear Lord traveled to Heaven Dou City.

Fang Yang, Gu Yue, and Bear Lord enjoyed grilled fish in Heaven Dou City before boarding a Soul Tool Train to Eastsea City. The train departed safely, and Fang Yang and Gu Yue fell asleep while Bear Lord guarded them.

• Fang Yang took Gu Yue and Bear Lord to Huo Yuhao's Grilled Fish, where Bear Lord ordered and ate thirty thousand Federal Currency worth of food.
• Fang Yang paid the thirty-two thousand Federal Currency bill with his Black Gold Card.
• The three went to Heaven Dou Soul Tool Station and boarded the train bound for Eastsea City, booking two Luxury Private Rooms.
• Fang Yang held Gu Yue as they slept in their compartment, while Bear Lord kept watch in his own room.

Fang Yang and Gu Yue arrived in Eastsea City and returned to Eastsea Academy for the new semester. Wu Changkong accepted Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero on a trial basis, and she looked forward to seeing Fang Yang.

• Fang Yang instructed Bear Lord to secretly guard him and Gu Yue and find an apartment near Eastsea Academy.
• Fang Yang, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie headed to the Class Zero Classroom and talked about their break and Tang Wulin.
• Zhou Changxi greeted Fang Yang, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie before hurrying away.
• Long Hengxu persuaded Wu Changkong to give Xu Xiaoyan a chance in Class Zero, and she explained her Star Wheel Ice Staff Martial Soul.
• Wu Changkong accepted Xu Xiaoyan provisionally and took her to arrange her dormitory.

Xu Xiaoyan joined Class Zero on a one-month trial, while Principal Yu Zhen assigned the class to represent Eastsea Academy in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. She met her new classmates, who welcomed her after recognizing her from the barbecue gathering.

• Long Hengxu told Principal Yu Zhen that Wu Changkong had accepted Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero, and Yu Zhen ordered the class to enter the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition to promote Eastsea Academy.
• Wu Changkong showed Xu Xiaoyan her single-room dormitory and warned her that she had one month to prove herself.
• Fang Yang, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi gathered in the classroom, where Tang Wulin bound Xie Xie with Blue Silver Grass Entanglement when he began to interrupt him.
• Wu Changkong introduced Xu Xiaoyan as Class Zero's new student, and the class recognized her from their earlier barbecue gathering.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself, and Fang Yang and the others welcomed her to Class Zero.

Xu Xiaoyan introduced her Star Wheel Ice Staff to Class Zero, then joined the students as Wu Changkong checked their cultivation and physical progress. After Xie Xie ran fifteen laps for fooling around during the break, the class completed a round of tests that showed they had all continued cultivating.

• Xie Xie teased Tang Wulin about Xu Xiaoyan being his rival's sister, and Fang Yang freed him from Blue Silver Grass with Black Flame.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her Star Wheel Ice Staff gained Star Power at night, while Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi recognized it as the Xu Family's inherited martial soul.
• The students reported their Soul Power Levels, revealing that Class Zero included two Soul Kings, and Wu Changkong ordered Xie Xie to run fifteen laps.
• Wu Changkong gave the class half an hour to meditate, then led them to the Testing Room for physical and Spiritual Power evaluations.
• Fang Yang skipped the strength test because the academy's Strength Tester could not withstand his power, and Wu Changkong was satisfied with the class's latest physical data.

Class Zero completed a Spiritual Power test, where Fang Yang and Gu Yue reached the Spirit Abyss Realm with scores above 5,000. Afterward, the students planned a group meal at Uncle Li's Braised Beef Can, leaving Xu Xiaoyan walking hand in hand with Fang Yang and Gu Yue.

• Xu Xiaoyan asked Wu Changkong to let her take the Spiritual Power test that night, and he agreed to test her immediately for baseline data.
• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Tang Wulin recorded Spiritual Power scores of 101, 101, 35, 150, and 255, respectively.
• Fang Yang scored 5,001 Spiritual Power, shocking the class and Wu Changkong, who confirmed the equipment was working properly.
• Gu Yue scored 5,002 Spiritual Power, matching Fang Yang in the Spirit Abyss Realm, and Wu Changkong dismissed the class after praising their progress.
• Xie Xie suggested a Class Zero get-together at Uncle Li's Braised Beef Can, and Fang Yang agreed to treat everyone.
• Fang Yang took Gu Yue's hand while Xu Xiaoyan took his other hand, and the group later gathered to follow Xie Xie to the restaurant.

Long Hengxu announced that Class Zero would represent Eastsea Academy in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, and Wu Changkong assigned the students their events. The class began preparing for the tournament, with Fang Yang tasked to win the individual championship.

• Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that the academy wanted Class Zero to compete in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, and Wu agreed after asking for better student meals.
• Wu Changkong explained that the competition included Soul Master duels and contests in fields such as forging and Mecha skills.
• Wu Changkong required everyone except Xu Xiaoyan to enter the individual competition and told Fang Yang to win the championship.
• Wu Changkong entered Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie in one three-person match, and Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi in another, while leaving Fang Yang to focus on singles.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked whether Fang Yang could win, and Fang reassured her before Tang Wulin and Xie Xie traded teasing remarks about their tournament prospects.

Wu Changkong and Long Hengxu led Eastsea Academy’s students to the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, where Fang Yang and his companions traveled by bus toward Skysea City. The delegation arrived ready to compete, while Fang Yang and Gu Yue woke from a peaceful journey together.

• Wu Changkong and Long Hengxu led the Eastsea Academy delegation from Eastsea Square, where Xu Xiaoyu warned Fang Yang to treat Xu Xiaoyan well and Xu Xiaoyan defended him.
• Fang Yang inferred from Xu Xiaoyu’s remarks that Eastsea Academy had repeatedly failed to pass the competition preliminaries, prompting the academy to seek better results for Eastsea City.
• The Eastsea Academy students boarded Vehicle Number Six, and Gu Yue chose to sit beside Fang Yang while Xu Xiaoyu seated Xu Xiaoyan beside himself.
• Xie Xie ended up sitting beside Wu Changkong, and the Soul Guiding Buses departed Eastsea City for the competition.
• Fang Yang and Gu Yue slept leaning against each other during the four-hour bus ride, then woke as the bus arrived and the delegation prepared for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.

Fang Yang, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin explored Skysea City ahead of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and met Xu Lizhi while looking for food. The chapter ended as Fang Yang confronted Xie Xie after a mysterious wave of heat rose behind him.

• The Eastsea Academy group arrived in Skysea City and received their room assignments at a seaside hotel before the competition’s opening and drawing ceremonies.
• Fang Yang invited Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan for a walk; Gu Yue declined, while Xu Xiaoyan hugged Fang Yang before he left.
• Fang Yang, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin went out to explore and find local food, while Zhang Yangzi said Wang Jinxi had already gone to sleep.
• The three encountered Xu Lizhi, who apologized after bumping into Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin immediately began talking with him about food.
• Xie Xie felt heat behind him, turned around, and heard Fang Yang address him in a dangerous tone.

Fang Yang, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Lizhi went to a seafood restaurant in Skysea City and feasted on its signature dishes. Their meal was interrupted when an angry blonde girl from Shrek Academy arrived looking for Xu Lizhi.

• Fang Yang confronted Xie Xie for nearly reporting them, and Tang Wulin restrained Xie Xie with Blue Silver Grass until he promised not to do it again.
• Xu Lizhi offered to treat the group, but Fang Yang warned Xie Xie that they might be stuck with the bill, so Xie Xie agreed to pay for the three of them.
• The group chose the Seafood Assassin restaurant, where Xu Lizhi ordered every signature seafood dish and Xie Xie added thirty oysters.
• The four ate a lavish seafood feast until a blonde Shrek Academy student stormed in and called out Xu Lizhi.

Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi eating an expensive seafood feast with Fang Yang, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, and ordered him to return. After the others left, Xu Lizhi discovered he could not pay his eighteen-million-Federal-Currency bill, so Ye Xinglan called Shen Yi for help.

• Ye Xinglan confronted Xu Lizhi for sneaking out to eat and told him to go back with her.
• Fang Yang, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie left after paying their own thirty-million-Federal-Currency bill, while Ye Xinglan wondered whether the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition would be difficult.
• A waiter stopped Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi and demanded payment for the eighteen-million-Federal-Currency meal.
• Xu Lizhi admitted he had no money, and Ye Xinglan called Shen Yi to come to the Seafood Assassin restaurant.
• Ye Xinglan suspected Xu Lizhi had invited the others intending to make them pay.

After Shen Yi paid the eighteen-million bill Xu Lizhi had left for others, Fang Yang explained the trick to Tang Wulin and Xie Xie. The next morning, the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition began with a Youth Group match between Shrek Academy and the Skysea Alliance champions.

• Shen Yi arrived to find Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi at the restaurant, and the waiter accused Xu Lizhi of eating without paying.
• Shen Yi paid the eighteen million Federal Currency bill, then left with Ye Xinglan as Xu Lizhi tried to explain himself.
• Fang Yang told Tang Wulin that Xie Xie had paid for the seafood feast Xu Lizhi claimed to be treating them to.
• The next morning, the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition opened at Tianhai Grand Stadium, where Shrek Academy's Youth Group team was scheduled to face the Skysea Alliance champions.
• Fang Yang declared that Shrek would win, while the narration described Yun Ming's power and the tensions between Shrek and the Federation's major factions.

Shrek Academy’s teenage team crushed the Skysea Alliance champions in under a minute, stunning the audience and Class Zero. Wu Changkong revealed they were only Outer Court students and explained that he had entered Shrek’s Inner Court but failed to graduate.

• Shrek Academy’s seven students faced Tianhai Academy’s adult champions as Tang Wulin and his classmates watched.
• Xu Lizhi gave his teammates steamed buns, and Ye Xinglan used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost the team’s lead fighter.
• The Shrek team overwhelmed the Tianhai team with coordinated Soul Skills and defeated all seven opponents in about a minute.
• Gu Yue dismissed the Shrek students as nothing special, while Fang Yang declared that all paths became empty before him; Wu Changkong tacitly approved their confidence.
• Wu Changkong told Class Zero that the competitors were Shrek Outer Court students and revealed that he had entered the Inner Court but failed to graduate.

Fang Yang and the Class Zero students began the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, advancing through their first individual and team matches. They left the opening rounds undefeated and prepared for the later competitions.

• Fang Yang and the other Class Zero students encouraged Tang Wulin ahead of his forging competition and discussed their upcoming events.
• Fang Yang defeated his nervous first-round opponent when the youth fell before using his Dragon Coiling Staff, and the referee declared Fang Yang the winner.
• The Class Zero students all advanced in their first individual matches, then returned to the hotel to rest before the afternoon team matches.
• Tang Wulin's team defeated Ocean Intermediate Academy with Blue Silver Grass Entanglement, while Gu Yue's team beat Great Sea Intermediate Academy with a massive fireball.

Tang Wulin advanced in the second round of the Youth Group forging competition and brought Mu Xi with him, while Fang Yang and the rest of Class Zero competed in their singles and Trio Team Matches. Every Class Zero student won, and Wu Changkong arrived to watch their performance.

• Tang Wulin told Fang Yang and the others that he had advanced in the forging competition and that Mu Xi had advanced as well.
• Ye Xinglan introduced herself to Fang Yang and said she looked forward to their singles match, while Xu Lizhi followed her and glared at Fang Yang.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Fang Yang each won their singles matches.
• Wu Changkong arrived at Tianhai Stadium and praised Class Zero's performance.
• Tang Wulin's and Gu Yue's teams swept their afternoon Trio Team Matches with strong teamwork.

Class Zero dominated the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, and Fang Yang accepted Ye Xinglan’s challenge after her opponent withdrew. Their match began with both geniuses facing off on the competition platform.

• Class Zero members won their singles and trio matches, while Fang Yang defeated his opponents without using his Martial Soul.
• Fang Yang’s teammates discussed their strength and agreed they would surrender rather than fight him or Gu Yue.
• Spectators and Eastsea Academy staff praised Class Zero’s performance, while several onlookers admired Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyu acknowledged Fang Yang’s superiority.
• Ye Xinglan requested a match against Fang Yang after his scheduled opponent withdrew, and Fang Yang accepted.
• Fang Yang complimented Ye Xinglan’s yellow dress, making her blush, while Xu Lizhi reacted jealously.
• The referee counted down, beginning the Eastsea Academy versus Shrek Academy match.

Fang Yang defeated Shrek Academy’s Ye Xinglan in a decisive match at the tournament, overpowering her sword techniques with his Golden Dragon Spear. The victory left Ye Xinglan determined to grow stronger, while Xu Lizhi’s offer of a baozi went unanswered.

• Ye Xinglan revealed her Sword-Body Unity and challenged Fang Yang, who blocked her Stargod Sword with the Golden Dragon Spear without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Ye Xinglan used her Sword God Star skill, but Fang Yang struck back and forced her to retreat, surprising the spectators and both academies.
• Ye Xinglan cast Sword God Net, but Fang Yang broke through with the first form of the Vast Universe Spear Art, Pierce Cloud, and pressed his spear to her throat.
• Ye Xinglan admitted defeat, and the referee declared Fang Yang the winner as the audience applauded.
• Ye Xinglan left the platform determined to become stronger, then rejected Xu Lizhi’s offer of a meat baozi.

Fang Yang and Class Zero headed to Tianhai Stadium after Eastsea Academy swept the top seven places in the singles match. In a VIP box, Shen Yi urged Wu Changkong to return to Shrek Academy and apologize to their teacher, leaving him quietly considering her words.

• Fang Yang joined Class Zero as they prepared to leave for the Trio Team Match, while Tang Wulin went with Mu Xi to compete in the blacksmithing final.
• Class Zero's contestants had voluntarily conceded to one another after Fang Yang defeated Ye Xinglan, giving Fang Yang first place, Gu Yue second, Tang Wulin third, and their teammates fourth through seventh.
• Shen Yi asked Wu Changkong about Fang Yang defeating Ye Xinglan, and Wu Changkong said he only knew Fang Yang's Martial Soul was Elemental Flame.
• Wu Changkong told Shen Yi he had visited Long Bing and still sought a way to revive her.
• Shen Yi urged Wu Changkong to return to Shrek Academy and apologize to their teacher, and Wu Changkong fell silent as he considered her advice.