Chapter Summaries

Luo Ze astonished everyone by demonstrating immense strength with his Qilin Martial Soul, then Wu Changkong privately invited him to join the Tang Sect with promises of exceptional support and future status. The chapter ended with Luo Ze stunned by Wu Changkong’s offer, before he had responded.

• Luo Ze struck the strength tester with both hands, registering over two thousand kilograms without activating his Martial Soul.
• Wu Changkong asked Luo Ze to use Qilin Possession, and Luo Ze’s aura stirred fear in Wang Jinxi and familiarity in Tang Wulin and Gu Yue.
• Luo Ze smashed the strength tester with a single punch, shocking Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi and prompting Wu Changkong to praise his combined control and combat potential.
• Wu Changkong dismissed the others and brought Luo Ze to a soundproof room to invite him to join the Tang Sect.
• Wu Changkong promised Luo Ze generous support and described a possible future as the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils or Sea God Pavilion Master, leaving Luo Ze stunned.

Luo Ze refused Wu Changkong’s invitation to join the Tang Sect because he felt indebted to the Spirit Pagoda, though he agreed to visit it. He told Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie about the offer and revealed that he and the others were Spirit Pagoda members, leaving Xie Xie eager to join as well.

• Luo Ze refused to join the Tang Sect, explaining that the Spirit Pagoda had raised him, but agreed to visit it with Wu Changkong.
• Luo Ze met Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, then told them that Wu Changkong had invited him to join the Tang Sect.
• Xie Xie questioned why Luo Ze would turn down the Tang Sect and the chance to enter Shrek, while Luo Ze stood by his loyalty to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue revealed that she and Tang Wulin also belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, and Xie Xie complained that they had kept it from him.
• Xie Xie asked Luo Ze to help him join the Spirit Pagoda, while Gu Yue dismissed his request.

Wu Changkong took Class Zero to Eastsea City's Spirit Pagoda for their first-generation Spirit Ascension Platform cultivation session. After passing through the tower's secure underground levels, the six students arrived at the platform entrance.

• Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would enter the Spirit Ascension Platform every Friday and explained how it helped Soul Masters cultivate and gain combat experience.
• Wu Changkong led the six students to Eastsea City's Spirit Pagoda, where Long Hengxu was waiting with their entry slot.
• Long Hengxu guided the group through the tower, and Wu Changkong reminded the students that they would have to rely on themselves inside the beginner platform.
• A staff member escorted the students and Long Hengxu to the underground facility, where guards and staff checked their authorization.
• The students entered a circular room with a screen showing a lush forest, the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Luo Ze and the others entered the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform after receiving instructions about its rules and dangers. While Luo Ze explored the forest, Tang Wulin told Xie Xie how Luo Ze had once been eliminated by a Man Faced Demon Spider’s sneak attack.

• A staff member explained the Spirit Ascension Platform’s rules and warned the children to use their distress buttons if they faced danger.
• Tang Wulin teased Luo Ze about finding love around the corner, then hid behind Xie Xie when Luo Ze threatened to beat him.
• The six children entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Luo Ze awoke in its forest with a distress device on his wrist.
• Luo Ze began exploring the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform cautiously, recalling the Soul Beasts and dangers found there.
• Tang Wulin told Xie Xie that Old Six, a Man Faced Demon Spider, had once eliminated Luo Ze with a sneak attack.

Luo Ze and the other students hunted Soul Beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform, but Wang Jinxi was ambushed by a Man Faced Demon Spider and suffered a severe mental shock. After staff rescued Wang Jinxi, Luo Ze encountered the same spider and prepared to face it.

• Luo Ze used his Kirin Martial Soul and bloodline suppression to defeat four Leopard Bears and absorb their energy.
• Gu Yue explored the Star Dou Great Forest and casually defeated several Hundred-Year Soul Beasts.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin fought a small group of Soul Beasts together, while Wang Jinxi spent much of his strength killing Clear Wind Wolves.
• A Man Faced Demon Spider ambushed Wang Jinxi while he rested, swallowed his head, and caused a severe mental shock that forced his removal from the platform.
• Staff treated Wang Jinxi and reassured Long Hengxu that he was out of danger.
• Luo Ze reached the spider’s location after Wang Jinxi’s defeat, and the Man Faced Demon Spider targeted him for his rich energy.

Luo Ze avenged his earlier death by brutally defeating a nearly three-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider in the Spirit Ascension Platform. After the spider became Soul Beast energy, Wu Changkong recognized Luo Ze’s extraordinary strength and control and resolved to recruit him for the Tang Sect.

• Luo Ze encountered the Man Faced Demon Spider that had ambushed and killed him before, and activated Kirin Possession as it trapped him in poisonous webbing.
• Wu Changkong stopped the Spirit Pagoda Staff Members from using emergency measures and trusted Luo Ze to win.
• Luo Ze suppressed the spider with his Bloodline Power and Kirin Pressure, then pinned it down and tore it apart while keeping it alive.
• Luo Ze continued dismantling the spider until it became Soul Beast energy and entered his body, shocking the Spirit Pagoda Staff Members and Long Hengqu.
• Wu Changkong realized Luo Ze had tremendous spiritual power and decided the Tang Sect must recruit him before the Spirit Pagoda could.

Luo Ze resisted the One-Eyed Ghost Soul’s mental attack and killed it with a single punch, impressing the Spirit Ascension Platform staff. Deeper in the forest, Gu Yue encountered a giant bear and faced its charge.

• After recovering from the Man Faced Demon Spider battle, Luo Ze continued searching the forest and resisted the One-Eyed Ghost Soul’s mental interference.
• The staff prepared to rescue Luo Ze, but Wu Changkong stopped them and said he trusted his student to handle the danger.
• Luo Ze used his Kirin Martial Soul and bloodline pressure to approach the One-Eyed Ghost Soul, then smashed it with a punch before it could possess him.
• The staff watched Luo Ze kill the hundred-year One-Eyed Ghost Soul and reacted with shock at his strength.
• Gu Yue sensed her Soul Power nearing level twenty-two, then encountered a three-meter giant bear that roared and lunged at her.

Gu Yue evaded a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear while trying to draw Luo Ze into rescuing her, and Luo Ze’s Spiritual Power advanced after he absorbed a One-Eyed Ghost Soul. The chapter ended as Gu Yue reached Luo Ze and asked him to help fight the Crystal Bear chasing her.

• Wu Changkong identified Gu Yue’s opponent as a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear and decided to watch rather than have her teleport out.
• Gu Yue used her elemental abilities and Space Teleportation to dodge the Crystal Bear and obscure its vision with leaves.
• Long Hengxu praised Gu Yue’s tactics, while Wu Changkong claimed he alone could bring out her talent.
• Luo Ze’s Spiritual Power entered the middle stage of the Spirit Connection Realm after he absorbed the One-Eyed Ghost Soul.
• Gu Yue found Luo Ze and asked him to help fight the Soul Beast pursuing her.

Luo Ze used Time Stop to save Gu Yue from a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, then lured it through the forest toward his nearby teammates despite his mental backlash. Outside the Spirit Ascension Platform, Wang Mu arrived to observe the students and questioned why Luo Ze had not been brought out.

• Gu Yue identified the pursuing beast as a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, and Luo Ze used his Second Soul Skill to carry her out of its attack, suffering severe mental backlash.
• Luo Ze intimidated the Crystal Bear with his First Soul Skill and led it through the forest while Gu Yue leaned against him and confessed that she wanted to bite him.
• Luo Ze stopped in a dense stretch of forest, where Gu Yue realized she had thrown herself into his arms and pulled away in embarrassment.
• Wang Mu arrived at the Spirit Ascension Platform with Zhang Qi and explained that Luo Ze and his companions had stopped because they had gathered together.
• Wang Mu noticed Luo Ze looked injured and asked why he had not been brought out, and Wu Changkong said he wanted to test his student's strength.

Luo Ze and Gu Yue faced the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, using her support and his Kirin bloodline to create an opening for their teammates despite his weakened mental state. Tang Wulin arrived in time to block the bear, but Luo Ze refused Gu Yue’s attempt to activate his rescue button and insisted on staying.

• Gu Yue eased Luo Ze’s mental pain and agreed to follow his plan to distract the Crystal Bear while Wulin and Xie Xie attacked.
• Gu Yue boosted Luo Ze’s speed and turned the ground beneath the Crystal Bear into a swamp, while Luo Ze used Kirin Pressure to make it hesitate.
• Xie Xie struck the Crystal Bear’s eyes with Light Dragon Storm, but the bear crystallized the swamp and charged at Luo Ze.
• Tang Wulin blocked the Crystal Bear’s attack with his Golden Dragon Claw, then threw it back and punched it.
• Gu Yue checked that Luo Ze was unharmed and tried to press his rescue button, but Luo Ze stopped her and insisted on staying.

Luo Ze left the Spirit Ascension Platform after using his Second Soul Skill left him mentally exhausted, giving the Soul Spirit energy he had gathered to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue. Back at the Spirit Pagoda, he rested while Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi praised his achievement and resolved to improve.

• Luo Ze apologized to Gu Yue, and she embraced him before he activated his signal device to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Luo Ze's collected Soul Spirit energy flowed to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue, and Gu Yue realized his Soul Rings might already be at the thousand-year limit.
• Luo Ze emerged from his metal pod, and Wu Changkong used Soul Power to ease his exhaustion before ordering him to rest.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi praised Luo Ze for defeating a Man Faced Demon Spider, and he encouraged them to keep improving.
• Luo Ze waved goodbye to Wang Mu and told Wang Jinxi that the Spirit Pagoda master was his friend.

After the group finished absorbing their Soul Spirit energy, Xie Xie celebrated gaining a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Wu Changkong questioned Class Zero about their first Spirit Ascension Platform experience. He ended by confronting Luo Ze about the fatal mistake he had made, and Luo Ze admitted he knew where he had gone wrong.

• Xie Xie boasted about becoming a Soul Grandmaster with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Gu Yue dismissed his challenge to fight.
• The Spirit Ascension Platform staff praised Luo Ze and the others for killing six Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, while Long Hengxu modestly credited their success to luck.
• Wu Changkong asked Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue to describe their experiences on the platform and offered advice about their lessons and fears.
• Gu Yue explained that she could locate her companions by attaching elemental control tricks to them.
• Wu Changkong accused Luo Ze of making a fatal mistake, and Luo Ze stood up and admitted that he knew where he had gone wrong.

Wu Changkong corrected Luo Ze’s mistakes in the Spirit Ascension Platform and taught the team about Soul Beasts, while Luo Ze’s cultivation and spiritual power improved. On Sunday, Luo Ze and Tang Wulin headed to the Designer Association for certification, and Gu Yue joined them, openly claiming Luo Ze when Senior Sister Wen greeted him.

• Luo Ze admitted that he had misused his Second Soul Skill, challenged the Crystal Bear head-on, and failed to press the emergency button; Wu Changkong warned him not to repeat those mistakes.
• Wu Changkong ended the team’s Spirit Ascension Platform session and taught them how studying Soul Beasts could aid cultivation and survival.
• Over the following week, Luo Ze’s Soul Power stabilized at level twenty-two and his spiritual power rose to 312 points.
• Luo Ze and Tang Wulin set out for the Designer Association and Blacksmith Association, and Gu Yue appeared and insisted on joining them.
• At the Designer Association, Senior Sister Wen greeted Luo Ze warmly, but Gu Yue stepped in and declared that he was hers.

Luo Ze passed the Level Four Designer assessment by completing a working mech arm blueprint in half an hour, then went to the Blacksmith Association for his Level Four Blacksmith assessment. He achieved Thousand Forgings Grade One, leaving his next advancement within reach.

• Luo Ze completed the Level Four Design Blueprint, impressing President Wen and the Designer Association staff.
• Gu Yue teleported Luo Ze away before he could register, then ordered him to carry her and keep away from other girls.
• Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin went to the Blacksmith Association for Luo Ze's assessment.
• Luo Ze forged refined gold for an hour and achieved Thousand Forgings Grade One.

Luo Ze and Tang Wulin earned Level Four Designer badges after completing Thousand Forgings Grade One, but Mu Chen warned them to keep their achievement secret. As the semester ended, Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero’s final exam would require them to survive together for two hours in a dangerous Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin left the Blacksmith Association after Mu Chen awarded Luo Ze and Tang Wulin their Level Four Designer badges and ordered them to conceal their Thousand Forgings achievement.
• Mu Chen made the association staff promise not to reveal what the two students had accomplished.
• Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin discussed the threat posed by the Holy Spirit Cult and agreed to be careful.
• Several weeks later, Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero’s final exam would consist of entering the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform and surviving there for two hours.
• Wu Changkong explained that the platform let teams fight together, contained Soul Beasts up to six thousand years old, and offered triple Spiritual Power that other Soul Masters could steal if someone left before absorption finished.

Luo Ze and his companions prepared for their first assessment in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, planning to use protective gear to reduce mental damage. Mu Chen gave Luo Ze an entry ticket and urged him to take his companions into the dangerous platform to train.

• Wu Changkong announced that the six students would enter the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform for their assessment in three days.
• Luo Ze reviewed the team's tactics and proposed protective gear, arguing that using it was allowed under the rules.
• Luo Ze planned to design the gear's core arrays, while Tang Wulin offered to forge it and Gu Yue chose to meditate.
• Luo Ze comforted Wang Jinxi, who was still haunted by his previous frightening experience in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Mu Chen gave Luo Ze an entry ticket to the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform and encouraged him to bring his companions to train there.

Luo Ze received admission tickets for the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform from Mu Chen and President Wen, then spent two days designing Formation Cores for his companions. After exhausting himself with work, he was comforted by Gu Yue and fell asleep resting on her lap.

• Mu Chen gave Luo Ze a Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform ticket and asked him to look after Mu Chen if they met inside.
• President Wen gave Luo Ze another ticket and secretly asked him to watch over his impulsive Senior Sister.
• Luo Ze spent two days and a night designing Formation Cores for the six of them and handed them to Tang Wulin.
• Luo Ze took missions and cultivated his Spiritual Power before heading out at night to find food.
• Gu Yue brought Luo Ze grilled snacks, caught him when he nearly fainted, and made him rest on her lap.

Luo Ze teased Gu Yue with talk of marrying her, and she quietly accepted his feelings before he fell asleep on her lap. After Di Tian reported on their plan and suggested devouring Luo Ze, Gu Yue rejected the idea; the next morning, Luo Ze gave Gu Yue a defensive armor blueprint and planned to leave the forging to Tang Wulin.

• Luo Ze praised Gu Yue and joked that marrying her would be a blessing, and Gu Yue accepted his words while he slept on her lap.
• Xiong Jun brought Di Tian to report to Gu Yue, and Di Tian proposed devouring Luo Ze to help Gu Yue reclaim the Dragon God position.
• Gu Yue rejected Di Tian's proposal, warned him to follow the plan without deviation, and sent him and Xiong Jun back into hiding.
• Luo Ze woke the next morning, praised Gu Yue, and gave her a defensive armor Design Blueprint that impressed her.
• Luo Ze decided to leave the remaining forging to Tang Wulin and spend his time completing missions at the Designer Association.

Luo Ze led his team into the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, where they planned to complete their exam while keeping a low profile and improving their strength. Their cautious training was interrupted when the Man Faced Demon Spider appeared and killed Zhang Yangzi’s Little Black.

• Luo Ze gathered the team, distributed Tang Wulin’s protective gear, and encouraged everyone before they entered the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Luo Ze and the others arrived at the Spirit Pagoda with Wu Changkong and entered the Riot Period platform together.
• After awakening in the Star Dou Great Forest, Luo Ze set the team’s goals, handed out Cloud Titanium Light Armor, and led them toward the outskirts.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi’s group defeated nearby Hundred-Year Soul Beasts while the others guarded and scouted.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider killed Zhang Yangzi’s Little Black, prompting Wang Jinxi to recognize the Soul Beast that had once tormented him.

Luo Ze and Tang Wulin confronted a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform while Gu Yue tried to lead Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi to safety. After the spider trapped them, the team regrouped and Tang Wulin shattered the monster’s armor with a powerful attack, leaving Gu Yue unharmed.

• Luo Ze recognized that the Man Faced Demon Spider was nearing a thousand years of cultivation and signaled Gu Yue to guide Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi away while he and Tang Wulin held it off.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider targeted Gu Yue’s group, trapped them in a venomous web, and sent Wang Jinxi into panic.
• Gu Yue reprimanded Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, restoring their resolve and bringing them back into combat.
• Luo Ze used Kirin Pressure to stun the spider as Tang Wulin bound it with Entanglement and struck its armor with Golden Dragon Body, shattering it and sending the monster crashing through the forest.
• Gu Yue burned away the venomous web, and Luo Ze checked that she was unharmed.