Chapter Summaries

An Ping and Gu Yuena joined the Spirit Pagoda as reserve members after defeating the Guardian Beast, then discussed the Soul Bone An Ping had secretly brought out of the Spirit Ascension Platform. They agreed to hide its rarity and claim its skill only boosted strength if questioned.

• Spirit Receivers offered An Ping and Gu Yuena membership in the Spirit Pagoda, and both signed contracts to become reserve members.
• Wu Changkong praised the Cadets of Class Zero but docked An Ping and Gu Yuena points for recklessly challenging the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.
• Wu Changkong took Tang Wulin aside to discuss his Spirit Soul, while Gu Yuena brought An Ping back to their dormitory.
• An Ping showed Gu Yuena the External Soul Bone and explained that his Martial Soul had stopped him from absorbing it and that he had retrieved it through a temporary spatial passage.
• Gu Yuena advised An Ping to keep the Soul Bone secret, and they agreed he would describe its skill as a strength boost if asked.

Wu Changkong reviewed the students’ Spirit Ascension Platform performance, praised their progress, and reprimanded Gu Yuena and An Ping for recklessly challenging the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. That afternoon, he began team combat training by having all six students face him as he wielded his Martial Soul.

• Wu Changkong reviewed the class’s performance and advised the students to understand their Martial Souls and control their Soul Power more effectively.
• Wu Changkong praised Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi, and suggested that Xie Xie might develop a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gu Yuena explained that she had challenged the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear to test its spiritual energy and her own strength, and Wu Changkong scolded her and An Ping for risking their lives.
• Wu Changkong brought the six students to the Training Ground and announced that they would face him in team combat training.
• Wu Changkong released his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, then ordered the students to begin.

During combat practice, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill repeatedly failed because Tang Wulin’s Bloodline Power had mutated Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul. Wu Changkong suspended team combat and began one-on-one battles, while Gu Yuena persuaded An Ping to try a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her.

• Tang Wulin, An Ping, Gu Yuena, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi attacked Wu Changkong during team combat practice.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi failed twice to activate their Dark Eagle Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wu Changkong determined that Tang Wulin’s Bloodline Power had mutated Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul, weakening its compatibility with Zhang Yangzi’s.
• Wu Changkong explained that Wang Jinxi could stop cultivating with Tang Wulin to help restore the compatibility, but continued cultivation might bring greater benefits than the fusion skill.
• Wu Changkong suspended team combat and called Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to begin one-on-one battles.
• Gu Yuena asked An Ping to try a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her, and he agreed.

An Ping and Gu Yuena successfully discovered a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though its first form drained their Spiritual Power before they could fully test it. After Gu Yuena comforted An Ping on the rooftop, Wu Changkong took the class to begin the second part of the Final Exam.

• An Ping and Gu Yuena fused their Martial Souls, appearing as a silver-haired young woman whose enhanced Magic Power and perception revealed the fusion's boosting effect.
• Their fusion ended because of excessive Spiritual Power consumption, and Wu Changkong advised them to practice the skill after they recovered.
• An Ping went to the rooftop that night because he could not sleep, and Gu Yuena joined him and encouraged him not to worry about the future.
• An Ping thanked Gu Yuena for helping him feel better, and she led him back inside to sleep.
• The next day, Wu Changkong told the class that he was taking them to the second part of the Final Exam, which would be held outside the school.

Wang Jinxi chose to leave Class Zero with Zhang Yangzi because Tang Wulin’s bloodline affected his cultivation, and Wu Changkong led the remaining students to a high-tech testing facility for their Final Exam. The chapter ended as An Ping entered the first trial in Hero Hall.

• Wang Jinxi told Wu Changkong he and Zhang Yangzi would transfer schools, and Tang Wulin embraced them as they wept goodbye.
• Wu Changkong postponed the Final Exam until the next day and left the classroom.
• Wu Changkong led Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yuena, and An Ping to East Sea Science and Technology Park, where they entered a high-tech testing facility.
• The four students were transported into a dark-blue space, and Wu Changkong set their test to medium difficulty.
• An Ping appeared in Hero Hall and was told to survive for thirty seconds as a dark-blue-haired youth materialized before him.

An Ping faced increasingly powerful opponents in Hero Hall, clearing the first two assessments but failing the second stage of the ultimate assessment. Wu Changkong explained that Hero Hall would serve as their next training ground and that the trials were intended to qualify them to join an organization.

• An Ping defeated the first two opponents, then trapped a Three-Ring opponent in a reinforced Frost Cage and endured both stages of the advanced assessment.
• A Four-Ring opponent nearly broke An Ping’s Frost Cage and forced him to defend until the first ultimate stage ended.
• An Ping failed the second ultimate stage when his Soul Power barrier shattered, and he returned to Xie Xie, Gu Yuena, and Tang Wulin.
• Wu Changkong told the students that Hero Hall’s simulated opponents were historical Soul Masters and that the hall could train them more effectively than the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Wu Changkong explained that passing the trials would let them join an organization, earn merits, and use Hero Hall for training.

Wu Changkong explained that the organization behind the Hero Hall was the Tang Sect and invited the students to join. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie became Tang Sect members, while An Ping and Gu Yuena stayed committed to joining the Spirit Receiving Pagoda.

• Wu Changkong revealed that Xuan Shi Tangmen Technology Co., Ltd. belonged to the Tang Sect and identified the legendary Soul Masters the students had fought in the Hero Hall.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie eagerly accepted Wu Changkong's invitation to join the Tang Sect.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena declined, explaining that they had already agreed to join the Spirit Receiving Pagoda.
• Wu Changkong took Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to complete their Tang Sect membership information and told An Ping and Gu Yuena to wait.
• Gu Yuena asked An Ping whether he regretted choosing the Spirit Receiving Pagoda, and both said they did not regret their decision.

As vacation began, An Ping and Gu Yuena were summoned to the Spirit Pagoda, where Deputy Tower Master Leng Yaozhu approved their applications and invited them to headquarters. The next day, they set off with her from Eastsea City, beginning their trip to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

• Wu Changkong dismissed Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, An Ping, and Gu Yuena for the month-long vacation, and Xie Xie discussed their plans on the way back.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena received a message from the Spirit Pagoda and met Leng Yaozhu, who had noticed their records and battle footage.
• Leng Yaozhu approved An Ping and Gu Yuena's applications to join the Spirit Pagoda and invited them to visit headquarters for procedures and guidance.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena agreed to travel with Leng Yaozhu, then returned the next day with their belongings.
• Leng Yaozhu took An Ping and Gu Yuena by Soul Guiding Automobile to the Eastsea City Soul Tool Train Station and led them toward the waiting hall.

Leng Yaozhu brought An Ping and Gu Yuena to Spirit Pagoda headquarters, enrolled them in the organization, and trained them for nearly a month. After accepting them as her disciples, she arranged to send them back to Eastsea City with access to continue their Spirit Pagoda studies.

• Leng Yaozhu took An Ping and Gu Yuena to Spirit Pagoda headquarters in Shrek City and arranged rooms for them.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena signed contracts to join the entire Spirit Pagoda as Junior Spirit Receivers.
• Leng Yaozhu tested their strength and Spiritual Power, then arranged cultivation, Spirit Ascension Platform sessions, and studies for them.
• Over more than twenty days, An Ping and Gu Yuena raised both Soul Rings to the two-thousand-year level and studied Artificial Spirit Souls and the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Leng Yaozhu asked An Ping and Gu Yuena to become her disciples, and they accepted.
• Leng Yaozhu said she would send them back to Eastsea City the next day and arrange access for their Spirit Pagoda studies there.

An Ping returned to Eastsea Academy and spent several days forging the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Bone into two swords, Soul Breaker and Spirit Purifier. He gave Gu Yuena her choice of sword, then encountered Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie in the dormitory corridor.

• An Ping used the Soul Bone, Heavy Silver, and Mithril to forge two Longswords and inscribed them with Rune Arrays that damaged and purified souls and energy structures.
• An Ping named the swords Soul Breaker and Spirit Purifier and gave Gu Yuena her choice of one.
• Gu Yuena chose Spirit Purifier and invited An Ping to dinner, while warning him that the Opening Ceremony was the next day.
• An Ping and Gu Yuena found Xie Xie knocking on Tang Wulin's door and met Xu Xiaoyan, who recognized them from the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Xu Xiaoyan joined Class Zero and met An Ping, Gu Yuena, and Xie Xie while they searched for Tang Wulin. After school began, Wu Changkong tested the students and Xu Xiaoyan requested a second Spiritual Power test at night, revealing that her power increased after dark.

• Xie Xie introduced himself to Xu Xiaoyan, who said she had joined Class Zero through the back door, and the group ate barbecue together.
• Xie Xie told Xu Xiaoyan that Tang Wulin was Class Zero's captain despite having only one ring, and Tang Wulin arrived late to the opening ceremony the next day.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself to Class Zero, and Wu Changkong said she would have a month to prove she deserved to stay.
• During physical tests, Tang Wulin scored 212 in Spiritual Power, Gu Yuena scored 500, and An Ping held his score at 500.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Wu Changkong to retest her Spiritual Power at night, and he agreed after learning that it increased then.

Wu Changkong tested Class Zero in combat, limiting himself to his first two Soul Skills and two rings. An Ping trapped him in an Ice Prison, earning the group its first victory against their teacher in practical training.

• Wu Changkong set the five cadets against him and gave Xu Xiaoyan five minutes to learn about their abilities.
• Tang Wulin introduced the team’s abilities, and Xu Xiaoyan explained that her Ice Wheel control was stronger at night.
• Class Zero summoned their Martial Souls, startling Xu Xiaoyan and the onlookers when An Ping and Gu Yuena revealed two Thousand-Year Soul Rings each.
• After Wu Changkong scolded the hesitant cadets, Tang Wulin, An Ping, Gu Yuena, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan coordinated their attacks against him.
• An Ping’s Frost Chains briefly restrained Wu Changkong, allowing him to raise an Ice Prison around Wu Changkong, who conceded the match.
• Xie Xie celebrated Class Zero’s first victory over Wu Changkong, while Long Hengxu left satisfied.

Wu Changkong reviewed Class Zero's performance, praised An Ping's combat planning, and set a tougher challenge for the next day's training. Afterward, Xu Xiaoyan settled in with her new classmates while Long Hengxu, impressed by the battle, saw that Class Zero remained worth supporting.

• Wu Changkong praised An Ping and Gu Yuena's coordination, advised Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and warned Xu Xiaoyan to prove herself within a month or leave Class Zero.
• An Ping explained that he had prepared Frost Chains in advance and calculated where Wu Changkong was likely to step during the fight.
• Wu Changkong announced that the next practical training would use three-ring strength and his first three Soul Skills, then left the Training Ground.
• Tang Wulin welcomed Xu Xiaoyan to Class Zero, and she traded playful remarks with Xie Xie before the group went to eat.
• Long Hengxu met Wu Changkong outside the Training Ground and felt satisfied after seeing Class Zero's progress firsthand.

Wu Changkong secured better meals for Class Zero and agreed to enter the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. The Cadets discussed the competition and planned to examine Xu Xiaoyan’s nighttime abilities.

• Wu Changkong asked Long Hengxu to improve Class Zero’s meals, and Long Hengxu agreed to report the request while urging the class to compete for an Outstanding Newcomer award.
• Wu Changkong accepted the academy’s decision to enter Class Zero in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition so the Cadets could gain combat experience.
• Class Zero received better meals that evening, and Xie Xie explained the Skysea Alliance and the Tianhai and All-Federation competitions to Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Tang Wulin asked Xu Xiaoyan to demonstrate how her abilities changed at night so the Cadets could understand and coordinate with her.

Xu Xiaoyan revealed her Star Wheel Ice Staff and its nighttime control ability, which she called absolute validity. When An Ping asked to test it, he broke free almost immediately and caused her martial soul to vanish, leaving her exhausted and wondering how he had done it.

• After dinner, Xu Xiaoyan demonstrated her Star Wheel Ice Staff in a school grove and used its Star Wheel Ice Chain to immobilize Xie Xie.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained that her martial soul drew on starlight at night and could control a target for at least one second, though casting required her to remain still.
• An Ping asked Xu Xiaoyan to use the ability on him after she recovered her soul power.
• Xu Xiaoyan cast the Star Wheel Ice Chain on An Ping, who disrupted it with magic power mixed with soul power and broke free almost immediately.
• Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul vanished, and she collapsed from exhaustion; An Ping said the control was not truly absolute and suggested his martial soul might explain his resistance.

After Xu Xiaoyan collapsed from exhausting her Soul Power during a Spiritual Power test, Wu Changkong confirmed she was unharmed and postponed the test. The next day, he announced that Class Zero would spend a month training for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, with the team aiming for the Youth Group Three-Person Team championship.

• An Ping apologized after Xu Xiaoyan collapsed, and the group helped her back to the dormitories.
• Wu Changkong examined Xu Xiaoyan, found no serious problem, and postponed her Spiritual Power Test until the next night.
• Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would compete in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in one month and train in practical combat.
• Wu Changkong registered the class for the Youth Group Three-Person Team Competition and set the goal of winning the championship.
• An Ping, Gu Yuena, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin asked to enter the Individual Competition, while Xu Xiaoyan declined.

After a month of intense training, Wu Changkong gave Class Zero a day off before leading them to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. The cadets gathered with Eastsea City's competitors at Eastsea Plaza to depart together.

• Wu Changkong ended the month's training and announced that Class Zero would leave for Skysea City the next day.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan discussed Shrek Academy, while An Ping said he had no particular opinion about joining it.
• Tang Wulin went to the Blacksmith Association, and Gu Yuena, An Ping, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xie Xie spent the day exploring Eastsea City.
• Wu Changkong led Class Zero from Eastsea Academy to Eastsea Plaza, where Eastsea City's competitors were gathering for the trip.

Class Zero traveled to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, where An Ping and Gu Yuena received an invitation to join Shrek Academy. Both refused, leaving Chen Yi and Wu Changkong without their agreement.

• Xu Xiaoyu teased Xu Xiaoyan at the academy gate, but she reminded him that Class Zero had defeated them in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Mu Xi challenged Class Zero's strength at Eastsea Plaza, and Xie Xie insisted they would prove themselves if their teams met.
• Wu Changkong led the students by bus to Skysea City, where An Ping roomed with Xie Xie and Gu Yuena invited him to dinner.
• Chen Yi invited An Ping and Gu Yuena to join Shrek Academy, and An Ping firmly declined despite Wu Changkong urging him to reconsider.
• Chen Yi asked Gu Yuena whether she would join, and Gu Yuena refused as well.

An Ping and Gu Yuena refused Chen Yi’s invitation to join Shrek Academy, prompting Wu Changkong and Chen Yi to suspect the Spirit Pagoda was involved. Later, Gu Yuena asked An Ping why he had refused, and the two discussed their reasons while walking along the beach in Skysea City.

• Gu Yuena refused Chen Yi’s invitation to Shrek Academy, and An Ping refused alongside her.
• Wu Changkong told Chen Yi that the students’ prior invitation from the Spirit Pagoda might explain their refusal, and Chen Yi agreed to report the matter to the academy for investigation.
• Gu Yuena pulled An Ping out of the hotel to walk along the beach, where she asked why he had turned down Shrek Academy.
• An Ping said he preferred to follow his own cultivation plan and hinted that he had other private reasons.
• Gu Yuena said she had refused because she and An Ping shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then ran to buy ice cream.

Class Zero watched Shrek Academy overwhelm the Skysea Alliance champions in an exhibition match, prompting Wu Changkong to ask An Ping how he and Gu Yuena would fare against them. An Ping dismissed the performance as ordinary, leaving his confidence under scrutiny.

• Tang Wulin shared dried fish with Xu Lizhi, and they bonded over food before Xu Lizhi was taken away by Sister Xing Lan.
• Shrek Academy's seven-man team defeated the Skysea Alliance champions in less than a minute without suffering any apparent injuries.
• Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin discussed Shrek's power and the strength of its teamwork.
• An Ping said the match showed no real coordination and amounted to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon backed by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and a Food-type Soul Master.
• Wu Changkong asked An Ping how he and Gu Yuena would fare against Shrek Academy, surprising the rest of Class Zero.