Chapter Summaries

Class Five defeated Class Four in under ten seconds, and Xie Xie invited Luo Ze to the snack street that night. Gu Yue and Tang Wulin intercepted them, and Gu Yue and Xie Xie argued over who got to take Luo Ze along.

• Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin quickly defeated Class Four, knocking Jialong unconscious and freezing or restraining the other students.
• Xie Xie complained that the fight had been too easy, and Luo Ze offered to let him take the lead in a future match.
• Wu Changkong taunted Kong Hanwen after Class Four lost, then sent his students away to rest before their training matches.
• Xie Xie persuaded Luo Ze to visit the snack street, and Tang Wulin and Gu Yue questioned Luo Ze about their plans.
• Xie Xie met Luo Ze at the academy gates, but Gu Yue and Tang Wulin appeared and joined them.
• Gu Yue pulled Luo Ze toward her and claimed he was hers, while Xie Xie insisted that Luo Ze was his brother and companion.

Xie Xie took Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to a snack street, where he shared his favorite Stewed Pot Beef and the memory of his mother’s fondness for the shop. The meal brought the group together, and Xie Xie ended by explaining that his mother had chosen his name out of gratitude for an encounter.

• Xie Xie and Gu Yue nearly fought until Luo Ze intervened, while Tang Wulin calmed Xie Xie down.
• The four friends walked to the snack street, where Xie Xie offered to introduce them to his favorite Stewed Pot Beef.
• Xie Xie explained that his mother had loved the shop’s food, and Uncle Li warmly greeted him and served the group.
• Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue loved the meal, so Xie Xie ordered another twenty portions.
• Xie Xie told Luo Ze that his mother had named him out of gratitude for an encounter.

After sharing a meal, Xie Xie opened up to Luo Ze and the others about his mother’s death and his resentment toward his absent father. When they returned to Uncle Li’s shop and found Light Dragon had wrecked it and beaten Uncle Li, Xie Xie confronted him.

• Xie Xie told Luo Ze that his mother died wishing to see his father, who had failed to return in time.
• Uncle Li explained that Xie Xie had often visited the shop with his mother, and the friends comforted him before Gu Yue teased him into eating again.
• Luo Ze, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin toured the snack street, where Tang Wulin eagerly sampled its food.
• The four found Light Dragon and his men had smashed Uncle Li’s shop and injured him over unpaid protection fees.
• Uncle Li charged Light Dragon but was knocked down, so Xie Xie drew the Light Dragon Dagger and attacked with his full strength.

Tang Wulin and Luo Ze joined forces to defeat Light Dragon after he injured Xie Xie and Uncle Li. The shopkeepers celebrated their victory, and the group planned to take Uncle Li to the hospital before demanding compensation from Light Dragon.

• Light Dragon blocked Xie Xie's attack and sent him flying, but Luo Ze caught him.
• Tang Wulin and Gu Yue attacked Light Dragon, who revealed his two Soul Rings and Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul.
• Luo Ze used Minor Pressure to suppress Light Dragon, allowing Tang Wulin to punch him into another street.
• Light Dragon's lackeys fled, and the surrounding shopkeepers thanked Tang Wulin and Luo Ze for driving him away.
• Gu Yue confirmed that Xie Xie and Uncle Li had only minor injuries, and Luo Ze proposed taking Uncle Li to the hospital before seeking compensation from Light Dragon.

Luo Ze and his teammates faced Class Three’s flying quadruplets in the second Promotion Match. After the Gu brothers took to the air, Luo Ze was launched toward them and used Kirin Pressure to suppress two of them, leaving them unable to fly and beginning to fall.

• Gu Yue refused to let Luo Ze carry the injured Xie Xie, so Tang Wulin carried him back instead.
• The next day, Wu Changkong sent Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to face Class Three in the Promotion Match.
• Ye Yingrong sent quadruplets Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, Gu Tianming, and Gu Tianwang to fight the team.
• The Gu brothers revealed their Skyscraper Battle Eagle Martial Souls and flew above the competition platform.
• Luo Ze ordered Tang Wulin to hurl him into the air, then used Kirin Pressure to suppress Gu Tianri and Gu Tianyue, causing them to fall.

Luo Ze and his teammates defeated the Gu brothers through quick coordination, winning their class’s match and earning praise from Ye Yingrong. As the four discussed cultivating over lunch, Zhou Changxi warned them that important people had surrounded the academy and were demanding that the school hand them over.

• Luo Ze, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue defeated the Gu brothers, securing victory for Class Five of Year One.
• Ye Yingrong congratulated Wu Changkong, while Gu Yue criticized Luo Ze for acting without considering the team; Luo Ze apologized and accepted her advice.
• The four went to the cafeteria, where Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Luo Ze urged Xie Xie to keep cultivating toward Two-ring instead of relaxing.
• Zhou Changxi warned Luo Ze and the others that a group holding their photos had blocked the academy entrance and was demanding that the academy hand them over.

Luo Ze organized his friends to seek Wu Changkong’s help after learning that Guang Biao, captain of Eastsea City’s mecha battalion, had come to the academy demanding revenge for his injured brother. As Guang Biao threatened Eastsea Academy and Long Hengxu refused to surrender the students, Long warned him that Luo Ze was not someone he could afford to provoke.

• Luo Ze stopped Xie Xie from rushing to confront the visitors and proposed finding Wu Changkong before facing the mecha battalion captain.
• Gu Yue suggested that she accompany Luo Ze while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie went to find Wu Changkong, and the group split up.
• Guang Biao arrived at Eastsea Academy with armed men, photographs of the four students, and his bandaged brother Light Dragon on a stretcher.
• Long Hengxu recognized Guang Biao as the captain of Eastsea City’s mecha battalion and tried to calm him, but Guang Biao demanded that the students be handed over.
• Long Hengxu refused to surrender them despite Guang Biao’s men aiming their Soul Tools, then warned Guang Biao not to provoke Luo Ze.

Luo Ze faced Guang Biao, a six-ring Soul Emperor threatening Eastsea Academy, and used their battle to push toward a breakthrough. Just as Guang Biao’s Gravity Suppression trapped him, Wu Changkong and another rescuer intervened.

• Guang Biao threatened to tear down Eastsea Academy unless Long Hengxu handed over Luo Ze and the others.
• Luo Ze confronted Guang Biao, and Gu Yue stepped in to defend him before agreeing to fight alongside him.
• Luo Ze dodged Guang Biao’s attacks and deliberately endured his Gravity Suppression to approach Rank Twenty.
• Guang Biao activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Iron Armor, but a frost-wielding swordsman shattered the suppression as a Soul Sage landed before Luo Ze and overpowered Guang Biao.

Wang Mu and Wu Changkong punished Guang Biao and checked that Luo Ze was safe after he challenged a soul emperor. Luo Ze revealed that he had hoped to use the pressure to break through, then joined Class Five in defeating Class Two and advancing.

• Wang Mu and Wu Changkong confronted Guang Biao, beat him severely, and demanded an explanation from the Eastsea Armed Forces.
• Wang Mu and Wu Changkong checked Luo Ze and warned him against recklessly challenging a soul emperor, and he apologized.
• After the two men left, Luo Ze confessed to Gu Yue that he had hoped to break through during the fight, but their arrival had interrupted his plan.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie arrived, and Gu Yue silenced Xie Xie by challenging him to fight.
• Class Five suppressed Class Two's martial souls and won the Promotion Match, advancing to the next round.

Luo Ze and his classmates from Class Five encountered Class One’s students ahead of the Promotion Match, and Luo Ze’s Kirin bloodline suppressed their leader despite Luo Ze having only one ring. An announcement of a week-long typhoon suspended the match and gave Luo Ze time to pursue a breakthrough to Two-ring.

• Xie Xie suggested gathering information on Class One, while Luo Ze, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue warned him not to underestimate them.
• A center-parted Class One student provoked Xie Xie, but Luo Ze stopped him from taking the bait.
• The Class One student revealed two yellow soul rings and declared that Class Five would be crushed in the final round.
• Luo Ze released his Kirin Martial Soul and suppressed the Class One students, leaving their leader stunned by his strength despite his single ring.
• Luo Ze warned that the thin Class One student seemed especially strong, then Xie Xie wished for a typhoon to give him time to improve.
• An emergency broadcast announced a severe tropical storm lasting over a week, suspending classes and the Promotion Match, and Luo Ze resolved to use the time to break through to Two-ring.

Luo Ze sensed his bloodline stirring and went to the Designer Association to break through his seal in a private room. He emerged as a two-ring Soul Grandmaster at nine years old, with a stronger bloodline aura, and left while the young designers wondered how he had become a Level Three Designer as a one-ring Soul Master.

• Luo Ze left the cafeteria after Tang Wulin and Gu Yue sensed his bloodline power becoming unstable, while Xie Xie stormed out after Gu Yue and Tang Wulin teased him.
• Gu Yue left the cafeteria with a private thought about waiting until the bloodline became more abundant before acting.
• Luo Ze called his Senior Sister at the Designer Association and asked her to prepare a durable, well-protected room for his breakthrough.
• Luo Ze entered the sealed room alone and smoothly broke through to Two-ring, strengthening his bloodline aura enough to unsettle the Soul Masters outside.
• Luo Ze thanked his Senior Sister, promised to treat her to a meal, and left as the young designers questioned his age, rank, and strength.

Xu Cheng reflected on how Luo Ze had surpassed him at the youth design competition, while Luo Ze returned to the academy after breaking through to Two-ring. As Eastsea City braced for a typhoon, Luo Ze reunited with Gu Yue and joined his classmates as they prepared for their coming match against New Student Class One, keeping his new Soul Skill secret.

• Xu Cheng recalled Luo Ze defeating him at the All-Alliance Youth Division Grand Competition and how his father urged him to accept that someone was stronger.
• Luo Ze returned to the academy after reaching Two-ring and worried about the rising cost of the dragon blood needed for his next seal.
• Gu Yue went out to meet Luo Ze despite the approaching typhoon, and they returned together to the girls' dormitory.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie continued training for their challenge against New Student Class One while Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao debated whether accepting the challenge had been wise.
• Luo Ze arrived at the boys' dormitory, confirmed that he had broken through, and refused to reveal his second Soul Skill before the competition.

Class Five faced the heavily favored Class One in the final Promotion Match, as teachers and students gathered to watch. Both teams took the platform, and the match began after the students were warned not to injure one another.

• Students and teachers discussed Class Five's winning streak and Class One's powerful freshmen before the final match.
• Kong Hanwen hoped Class One would defeat Wu Changkong's students and restore his class's standing.
• Wu Changkong arrived with Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, while Ye Yingluo led Class One and vowed to humiliate him.
• Ye Yingluo told Zhang Yangzi to teach Class Five a brutal lesson, and he agreed confidently.
• Long Hengxu announced that both classes would send four competitors and warned them against deliberately harming their opponents.
• Xie Xie provoked Wei Xiaofeng and Zhang Yangzi before Long Hengxu officially started the match.

The final showdown between Class One and Class Five began, and Xie Xie revealed that he had reached the two-ring level before facing Wei Xiaofeng. Meanwhile, Luo Ze’s Kirin Martial Soul disrupted Class One’s fighters, but Zhang Yangzi trapped Luo Ze and Gu Yue in Darkness Cover with Wang Jinxi closing in.

• Wei Xiaofeng and Xie Xie released their two Yellow Soul Rings and charged at each other, while Long Hengxu was stunned that Class Five had a two-ring student.
• Xie Xie’s Light Dragon Dagger pressured Wei Xiaofeng, whose Green Shadow Snake Martial Soul feared its dragon might.
• Tang Wulin confronted Sloth and moved in to attack when Luo Ze’s Kirin Martial Soul disrupted Sloth’s Blazing Spear.
• Zhang Yangzi recognized Luo Ze as a threat and ordered Wang Jinxi to target him; Wang Jinxi released his Bone Dragon King Martial Soul.
• Zhang Yangzi trapped Luo Ze and Gu Yue in Darkness Cover, and Wang Jinxi charged into the darkness as Gu Yue asked Luo Ze what to do.

Luo Ze and his teammates overwhelmed Class One, but Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill just as the match seemed decided. Their attack threatened Xie Xie until Luo Ze appeared before him and used a time-slowing ability.

• Luo Ze subdued Wang Jinxi with his Kirin Martial Soul, while Gu Yue broke Zhang Yangzi's Darkness Curtain and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie defeated Class One's other teammates.
• Luo Ze knocked Wang Jinxi flying in a direct clash, leaving Class One with little chance of winning.
• Long Hengxu credited Wu Changkong for Class Five's strength as the teachers and students reacted with disbelief.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi refused to concede and combined their Martial Souls into a dark dragon form.
• Xie Xie charged Zhang Yangzi, but Wang Jinxi's fusion-powered strike threatened to hit him before Luo Ze appeared and said, "Time, slow!"

Luo Ze used his Time Stop soul skill to save Xie Xie from Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi’s devastating attack, then collapsed from the strain. Tang Wulin and Gu Yue retaliated, but Wu Changkong stopped them once Xie Xie revealed that Luo Ze was alive.

• Luo Ze stopped time, pulled Xie Xie to safety, and let time resume before Wang Jinxi’s punch shattered the competition platform.
• Wu Changkong knocked Wang Jinxi aside as Long Hengxu called for the match to stop and Tang Wulin rushed toward the wreckage.
• Believing Luo Ze had been killed, Tang Wulin attacked Wang Jinxi while Gu Yue froze Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi out of the air.
• Tang Wulin knocked both opponents unconscious, and Gu Yue prepared a lethal ice, fire, and Light Element attack.
• Wu Changkong blocked Gu Yue’s attack and told her that Luo Ze was fine as Xie Xie arrived, dragging the unconscious Luo Ze.
• Gu Yue examined Luo Ze and confirmed that he had only passed out from exhausting too much Spiritual Power.

After recovering from the Second Soul Skill’s exhaustion, Luo Ze learned that Gu Yue had fought Senior Sister Wen to protect him and won. Gu Yue then cared for him at his bedside, leaving his friends to watch their closeness in exasperation.

• Xie Xie protested that Wu Changkong and Gu Yue were more concerned about Luo Ze, and Gu Yue’s blunt reply made him faint.
• Luo Ze woke after three days of rest, and Gu Yue hurried to check on him and summon the others.
• Wu Changkong examined Luo Ze, confirmed he was only mentally exhausted, and asked him to explain his Second Soul Skill after leaving the hospital.
• Zhou Changxi told Luo Ze that Gu Yue had driven Senior Sister Wen away and defeated her in a duel with a Four Element Combination.
• Gu Yue brought Luo Ze congee and fed him while Xie Xie and the others watched, jealous of their intimacy.

Eastsea Academy established First-Year Class Zero to give its most promising students special training and prepare them for Shrek Academy. Wu Changkong accepted the head teacher position, and the seven selected students were asked to sign contracts to join the class.

• Long Hengxu urged Principal Yu Zheng to establish a special class, citing Class Five’s rapid growth and Luo Ze’s ability to contend with Class One’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Zheng agreed to put the proposal before the board, which approved it that evening.
• Wu Changkong accepted the head teacher position after Long Hengxu promised the academy would not interfere with his teaching methods.
• Yu Zheng announced the creation of First-Year Class Zero and named Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi as its first students.
• Yu Zheng presented the students with contracts requiring them to stay at Eastsea Academy unless they were admitted to Shrek Academy, in exchange for excellent rooms, meals, and training resources.

Class Zero officially formed at Eastsea Academy after five students signed the agreement, and Wu Changkong began teaching them Battle Armor and mecha knowledge. He then took the six students for comprehensive testing, where Xie Xie proudly reached the middle stage of the Spirit Origin Realm in Spiritual Power.

• Wei Xiaofeng declined to sign the agreement, while Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi signed and established Class Zero with six students.
• Eastsea Academy gave Class Zero luxurious dormitories, a private classroom, and special training facilities; Gu Yue won a dispute with Xie Xie over a room.
• Wu Changkong introduced himself as Class Zero's homeroom teacher, set two classroom rules, and explained Battle Armor, mecha, and Shrek Academy's standards.
• Wu Changkong took the students to the testing room to assess their martial soul attributes, beginning with Spiritual Power.
• Xie Xie scored fifty in the Spiritual Power test and bragged about his improvement, while Gu Yue dismissed his result.

Wu Changkong’s students retested their Spiritual Power and strength after three months of training, and Luo Ze’s results stunned Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi. The chapter ended after Tang Wulin demonstrated overwhelming strength and Luo Ze stepped up for his own strength test.

• Gu Yue poured cold water over Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin registered 100 Spiritual Power.
• Wang Jinxi scored 19 Spiritual Power and Zhang Yangzi scored 41, prompting Wu Changkong to warn Wang Jinxi to improve.
• Luo Ze tested at 154 Spiritual Power, surprising Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, while Wu Changkong suspected he was still holding back.
• Gu Yue scored 206 Spiritual Power and explained that her special Martial Soul let her Spiritual Power grow unusually quickly.
• The students took strength tests: Zhang Yangzi ranked last, Gu Yue and Xie Xie exceeded 140 kilograms, Wang Jinxi nearly reached 500 kilograms, and Tang Wulin struck with 3,000 kilograms of force.
• Luo Ze took his place for the strength test as Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi watched eagerly.