Chapter Summaries

After defeating a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider, Luo Ze let his teammates absorb its Soul Power while concealing why he did not need it. The group then ventured deeper into the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, where an ice-staff-wielding Soul Elder confronted them and his sister urged him to leave.

• Xie Xie emerged battered from the bushes and complained that Tang Wulin and Luo Ze had left webs on the Man Faced Demon Spider, ruining his chance to finish it off.
• Gu Yue teased Xie Xie, and Luo Ze stopped their argument so the group could absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Spirit energy.
• Luo Ze declined to absorb the energy, telling Xie Xie that he had his own reasons, and the others absorbed it instead.
• Two hours later, Luo Ze led the group deeper into the forest, where they encountered a youth with an ice staff who demanded their Soul Power energy.
• The youth's twin-ponytailed sister urged him to leave, but he dismissed her concern, and Luo Ze remarked that she was more pleasing to look at than Gu Yue.

Gu Yue confronted a powerful blue-haired Soul Elder during the final exam in the Spirit Ascension Platform and demonstrated her control over multiple elements. She left him with three seconds to withdraw with his sister.

• The blue-haired youth attacked Xie Xie with ice wheels, but Gu Yue teleported in and shattered them with precisely aimed ice spikes.
• Xie Xie argued with Gu Yue after she mocked him, and Tang Wulin and Luo Ze stopped him from charging at her.
• Gu Yue refused the blue-haired youth’s offer to avoid hurting a fellow ice-attribute Soul Master, while Luo Ze said he trusted her to fight alone.
• The blue-haired youth surrounded the group with ice spikes and demanded that they withdraw, but Gu Yue blinded him with intense light and made his ice spikes vanish.
• Gu Yue gave the blue-haired youth three seconds to help his sister press the Distress Signal Device and withdraw.

Gu Yue eliminated the blue-haired young man with a Four-Element Storm, completing the group's final exam task. As the group fled a large Flame Demon Lion pack, Gu Yue stayed behind to slow them and protect Luo Ze and the others.

• Gu Yue fused ice, wind, earth, and fire into a storm that eliminated the blue-haired young man, who first activated his companion's distress device to protect her.
• Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi praised and admired Gu Yue, while Tang Wulin asked Luo Ze whether he had known about her soul skill.
• Luo Ze announced that their final exam task was complete, but Zhang Yangzi warned that at least thirty Flame Demon Lions were approaching.
• Luo Ze led the group in a retreat as Gu Yue used wind to boost their speed, with Xie Xie scouting ahead and Zhang Yangzi watching the rear.
• Wang Jinxi fell behind and teleported out, leaving his unabsorbed spiritual energy to the others.
• Gu Yue, low on Soul Power, stopped to slow the Flame Demon Lions with a whirlwind of light and ice while Luo Ze and the others continued fleeing.

Zhang Yangzi lured flying Soul Beasts into the Flame Demon Lion pack, giving Luo Ze and Tang Wulin a chance to attack. As Xie Xie celebrated his chance to absorb the fallen Soul Beasts’ energy, a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear ambushed the group, killing him and injuring Luo Ze.

• Zhang Yangzi took a flying Soul Beast egg and used it to draw the flying Soul Beasts into the Flame Demon Lions before activating his Distress Signal Device and leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Luo Ze used Kirin Pressure to weaken the battling Soul Beasts, and Tang Wulin killed two of them with Golden Dragon Claw.
• Luo Ze hurried away with Xie Xie, warning that the Flame Demon Lions had a second leader, while Tang Wulin was left behind exhausted.
• Xie Xie fantasized about surpassing Gu Yue and absorbing the gathered energy, but a dark golden figure tore him apart midair.
• Luo Ze barely evaded the attacker with Kirin Pressure and recognized it as a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear.

Luo Ze faced a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear while the Flame Demon Lion pack pursued him, and Wu Changkong stopped the Spirit Pagoda staff from rescuing him so he could test Luo Ze's limits. After killing the Flame Demon Lion King, Luo Ze confronted the bear with his Time, Slow skill and prepared to exploit its weakness in speed.

• Luo Ze fled from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, but the Flame Demon Lion pack chased him from behind.
• Luo Ze charged into the Flame Demon Lion pack, while Wu Changkong prevented the staff from transferring him out of the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Luo Ze killed the Flame Demon Lion King with a punch, throwing its pack into confusion.
• The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear sliced through the forest and leaped after Luo Ze.
• Luo Ze activated Time, Slow and used his speed and control to keep the bear at a distance and wait for an opening.

Luo Ze studied the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, identified its eyes as a weak point, and exhausted his Spiritual Power to launch a final attack. The bear struck back, leaving Luo Ze unconscious as people outside the Spirit Ascension Platform rushed to help him.

• Luo Ze's punch rebounded from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's head, so he withdrew and used his Kirin bloodline to keep it from attacking while he searched for a weakness.
• Wu Changkong explained that Luo Ze was observing the bear, and Tang Wulin correctly guessed that Luo Ze would probe for a weak point and strike decisively.
• Luo Ze targeted the bear's eyes and activated both parts of his Second Soul Skill, stopping and slowing time despite the severe Spiritual Power cost.
• Luo Ze charged the bear's eyes as time resumed, but the bear swung its Dark Gold Dreadclaw at him and their attacks collided.
• Luo Ze lost consciousness, and the people outside the Spirit Ascension Platform called for help and medicine as he began to regain awareness.

Luo Ze defeated the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear but collapsed from overusing his Spiritual Power, and the examination showed he needed only a few days of rest. As Gu Yue pushed him home in a wheelchair, Xie Xie thanked Luo Ze and Tang Wulin for saving him, then teased Tang Wulin about dating a senior sister.

• Luo Ze woke after defeating the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and was too exhausted to speak, so staff took him for an examination.
• Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie insisted Luo Ze would win, and the smoke cleared to reveal the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was dead.
• A staff member reported that Luo Ze had no serious injuries and needed a few days to recover from Spiritual Power overuse.
• Gu Yue pushed Luo Ze home in a wheelchair, while Xie Xie teased her and was blasted away with her Ice-Fire Elemental Double Explosion.
• Xie Xie thanked Luo Ze and Tang Wulin for protecting him, and Tang Wulin suggested they run together; Xie Xie then teased Tang Wulin about dating a senior sister.

Tang Wulin's friends teased him about his growing familiarity with Ouyang Zixin, while Wu Changkong praised Luo Ze for defeating a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and questioned the source of his time-related Soul Skill. Luo Ze concealed his suspicion that his Pocket Watch was connected to the ability, and Wu Changkong let him rest.

• Tang Wulin blushed as his friends teased him about running into Ouyang Zixin, then teased Luo Ze about Liu Yuxin bringing him breakfast.
• Wu Changkong took Luo Ze to his office, praised his victory over the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and deducted only ten points for disobeying instructions.
• Luo Ze recalled that his Pocket Watch had heated up when he broke through the second seal, but he could not explain how it might have given him a time-related Soul Skill.
• Luo Ze told Wu Changkong he did not know why his Martial Soul had a time-related ability, and Wu Changkong stopped questioning him and sent him to rest.

Xu Xiaoyu brooded over his defeat in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform while Xu Xiaoyan wondered if Luo Ze’s group attended Eastsea Academy. At the academy, Luo Ze took Ouyang Zixin to try a dessert shop, and their meal was interrupted by the arrival of a blue-haired senior and his younger sister.

• Xu Xiaoyu told Xu Xiaoyan that he suspected Luo Ze’s group were Eastsea Academy students, then froze and shattered a bottle of wine in anger over his defeat.
• Xu Xiaoyan recalled Luo Ze’s strength and hoped he would become a senior who could protect her.
• Luo Ze met Ouyang Zixin on the athletic field and invited her to a nearby dessert shop to cheer her up.
• Luo Ze shared the desserts with Ouyang Zixin in the cafeteria, and she thanked him and offered to help him in the future.
• A blue-haired young man arrived to greet Ouyang Zixin, and his younger sister insisted that they sit and eat with her and Luo Ze.

Luo Ze and Xie Xie searched a quiet lakeside area in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform and killed a dangerous fish that attacked a blue-haired girl. The girl ran off crying for her brother, and Luo Ze returned to tell Gu Yue what had happened.

• Luo Ze agreed to accompany Xie Xie to inspect a nearby lake, while Gu Yue stayed behind to command the team.
• Luo Ze and Xie Xie checked the lakeside and found a concealed spot suitable for an ambush.
• A blue-haired young girl entered the area and played in the lake, unaware of the danger.
• A huge blue-white fish leaped out at the girl, but Luo Ze and Xie Xie killed it with the Light Dragon Dagger.
• The girl burst into tears and ran off calling for her brother, and Luo Ze later told Gu Yue about the encounter.

Luo Ze met Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan in the cafeteria, mocked Xu Xiaoyu, and gave Xu Xiaoyan two matcha cake rolls before leaving. He napped at the training field and woke at dusk to find Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie beside him.

• Gu Yue knocked Luo Ze unconscious after he admitted that he liked cute girls.
• Xu Xiaoyan spotted Luo Ze’s matcha cake rolls, and Ouyang Zixin introduced him to her and Xu Xiaoyu.
• Luo Ze objected to Xu Xiaoyan transferring into Class Zero, then greeted Xu Xiaoyu, who pretended not to know him.
• Xu Xiaoyu mocked Luo Ze for using a wheelchair, and Luo Ze fired back by recalling Gu Yue’s victory over him.
• Luo Ze gave Xu Xiaoyan two cake rolls, left the cafeteria, and fell asleep at the training field.
• Luo Ze woke at dusk and greeted Gu Yue while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stood nearby.

Luo Ze learned that his friends faced a difficult assessment after two classmates left Class Zero, and the group discussed their preparations. The chapter ended with Gu Yue confronting Luo Ze after noticing a woman's scent on him.

• Luo Ze asked Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie what had happened in class, and they told him about an assessment graded as a six-person challenge.
• Tang Wulin explained that Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi had withdrawn from Class Zero because they felt overwhelmed by the gap between their strength and the others'.
• Xie Xie asked Luo Ze to help them cultivate with his Kirin Martial Soul, but Gu Yue objected and teased Xie Xie about his weakness.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue suggested adjusting their tactics for the assessment, while Gu Yue and Tang Wulin warned Luo Ze to protect his body.
• Gu Yue stopped Luo Ze from leaving to eat and demanded to know why he smelled like a woman.

Luo Ze recovered enough to walk with crutches and joined Tang Wulin for a trip to the training grounds before Wu Changkong took Class Zero to a new test site at Eastsea Soul Island Technology Park. The group reached a strange compound, where an unseen person greeted Wu Changkong by the teasing nickname “East Sea Little Changkong.”

• Luo Ze told Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue that Xu Xiaoyan planned to transfer into Class Zero, and Gu Yue warned him to stay away from Ouyang Zixin.
• Gu Yue asked Luo Ze what kind of girl he liked, then returned to her room and merged several elemental lights in her palm.
• Luo Ze used crutches to accompany Tang Wulin outside, where Ouyang Zixin excitedly told Tang Wulin she had seen Xu Xiaoyu, extinguishing his hopes for her.
• Wu Changkong took Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie by soul guide bus to Eastsea Soul Island Technology Park for a test resembling but differing from the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• At the test site's dark-blue door, a voice called Wu Changkong “East Sea Little Changkong” before opening the doors.

Shrek Academy celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival with three competitions, and Luo Ze entered the zongzi-wrapping event while Gu Yue prepared a mugwort cord for him. After the festivities, the two exchanged gifts by Sea God Lake, where Luo Ze revealed that he had put honey dates in her zongzi.

• Luo Ze chose the zongzi-wrapping competition after turning down Tang Wulin's suggestions to join the dragon boat race or mugwort event.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan, and Wu Sidao entered the mugwort-weaving competition, while Gu Yue kept her planned gift for Luo Ze secret.
• Xie Xie challenged Yuanen Yehui to the dragon boat race and reminded her of their agreement that she would marry him if he won.
• Luo Ze struggled with wrapping zongzi, then made ten with help from a Senior Sister and marked one with a bow for Gu Yue.
• Class Two won the dragon boat race, the Class One girls won the mugwort event, and Luo Ze placed in the zongzi competition's top ten.
• Gu Yue tied a mugwort cord around Luo Ze's wrist, and he gave her the zongzi he had made with honey dates.

Wu Changkong brought Luo Ze, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue into a high-tech facility and began an upper-middle-level assessment. Luo Ze entered the Hero Hall trial alone, defeated its first opponent, and faced a stronger challenger whose golden dragon revealed a Mutated Martial Soul.

• Wu Changkong gave the four students identity-verification bracelets and led them through the facility’s teleportation system.
• Wu Changkong activated an upper-middle-level assessment that transported the students away, and Luo Ze arrived alone in the Hero Hall.
• Luo Ze used Kirin Pressure and a punch to defeat his first opponent, completing the initial trial stage.
• Luo Ze fought a faster, more skilled opponent in the second stage and weakened him with Kirin Pressure.
• A gigantic golden dragon appeared, and Luo Ze recognized that his opponent also possessed a Mutated Martial Soul.

After the four students completed the Hero Hall assessment, Wu Changkong explained that their opponents were historical Soul Masters and revealed that the test was meant to prove their talent and suitability for joining an organization. He named the Tang Sect, leaving Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie stunned by the revelation.

• Xie Xie was teleported out after clearing two stages, while Tang Wulin, Luo Ze, and Gu Yue each reached the final stage of the ultimate trial.
• Wu Changkong brought the four students to a room and explained that the Hero Hall opponents had been real historical Soul Masters limited to seventy percent of their combat power.
• Luo Ze reflected on his failed attempt to break the Mysterious Turtle Shield Formation and resolved to defeat his opponent next time.
• Wu Changkong said the Hero Platform offered protected combat training and that the assessment also confirmed the students could join an organization.
• Wu Changkong revealed that the organization was the Tang Sect, surprising everyone except Luo Ze.

Wu Changkong explained the Tang Sect’s history and tried to recruit Luo Ze, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin, but each refused because they belonged to the Spirit Pagoda. A mysterious pale blue consciousness tried to make Tang Wulin accept, but a powerful golden being drove it away, leaving Xie Xie upset that he had been excluded.

• Wu Changkong explained that the Tang Sect still existed and identified the historical Shrek Seven Devils who had defeated the students in the Hero Platform.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue refused Wu Changkong’s invitation to join the Tang Sect, saying they were already committed to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang Wulin struggled to speak as a pale blue consciousness entered his mind and tried to make him accept Wu Changkong’s offer.
• A golden figure inside Tang Wulin’s Sea of Spirit attacked the pale blue consciousness, and Tang Wulin returned to normal before he could agree to join.
• Tang Wulin said he had already joined the Spirit Pagoda, and Xie Xie accused the others of excluding him from their decision.

Luo Ze admitted to Gu Yue that he longed for a family, and she swore to become his family and never leave him. As they headed for the amusement park together, Luo Ze revealed his Second Soul Skill, Time Stop, leaving Gu Yue astonished.

• Luo Ze agreed to help Xie Xie join the Spirit Pagoda and arranged training with Tang Wulin after realizing Tang Wulin had told Xie Xie about it.
• Luo Ze watched an amusement park from the bus and told Gu Yue that he envied people who had family beside them, especially because Grandfather was busy and Na'er had left without saying goodbye.
• Gu Yue offered to become Luo Ze's family and used her Martial Soul to swear she would never leave him.
• Gu Yue took Luo Ze by the hand and led him toward the amusement park, with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie following behind.
• Luo Ze clarified that he cared about being with Gu Yue, not visiting the amusement park, then used his Second Soul Skill, Time Stop, stunning her.

Luo Ze spent the start of summer vacation alone after his classmates left, until Wu Changkong invited him to travel to Heaven Dou City. As they boarded the train, Wu Changkong gave Luo Ze a small dose of a nourishing Heavenly Treasure mixture.

• Luo Ze showed Gu Yue his Time Soul Skill, and she excitedly thanked him for letting her sense the mysteries of time.
• Gu Yue and Luo Ze walked away together while Xie Xie complained that he and Tang Wulin had been forgotten.
• After the semester ended, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie left, leaving Luo Ze unsure how to spend vacation.
• Wu Changkong found Luo Ze in the dormitory and invited him to accompany him on a trip to another city.
• Luo Ze traveled with Wu Changkong from Eastsea City toward Heaven Dou City by Soul Tool Train.
• Wu Changkong gave Luo Ze a small bottle of nourishing Heavenly Treasures and told him to drink it.

Wu Changkong helped Luo Ze absorb a powerful medicine aboard a train, and Luo Ze entered deep Meditation that could not safely be interrupted. When the train reached Heaven Dou City, Wu Changkong carried Luo Ze off on the compartment’s dismantled sofa so his Meditation could continue.

• Luo Ze drank Wu Changkong’s foul-smelling medicine and struggled against its scorching medicinal power.
• Wu Changkong guided Luo Ze in fusing his Soul Power with the medicine and protected him as he entered deep Meditation.
• Wu Changkong asked the train chief how long the train would stay at Heaven Dou City and learned it would depart for Sun Moon City after one day.
• Seven days later, the train arrived at Heaven Dou City, but Luo Ze remained in deep Meditation and could not be disturbed.
• Wu Changkong paid a staff member for the sofa, dismantled it, and carried Luo Ze off the train on it.