Chapter Summaries

Wu Changkong protected Luo Ze as he absorbed potent medicinal effects on a train seat, then faced down patrol officers and a mecha squad until Luo Ze woke and explained what had happened. The two left for Heaven Dou City, where Wu Changkong called Luo Ze his son to fend off admiring tourists.

• Wu Changkong carried Luo Ze off the train on his seat and protected him while the patrol officers accused him of taking the child by force.
• When Luo Ze's bloodline and Soul Power surged, Wu Changkong raised a Protective Wall, and the patrol officers summoned a mecha squad captain.
• Luo Ze completed his absorption, shattered the Protective Wall, and released a powerful bloodline pressure that forced a Soul Ancestor backward.
• Luo Ze woke, told the staff members he was fine, and was allowed to leave with Wu Changkong.
• Wu Changkong guided Luo Ze to Heaven Dou City and told admiring female tourists that he was married and Luo Ze was his son.

Wu Changkong took Luo Ze through Heaven Dou City, where they ate and found a place to stay before heading toward Wu Changkong’s old friend. The chapter ended as they reached the entrance to Heaven Dou Cemetery.

• Wu Changkong led Luo Ze into central Heaven Dou City and said they were going to see an old friend.
• Wu Changkong took Luo Ze to Huo Yuhao's Grilled Fish, but Luo Ze explained that he could not eat seafood, so Wu Changkong ordered him other dishes.
• Luo Ze ate seventy plates of stir-fried dishes and sixty portions of rice, then asked to pack grilled fish for Gu Yue and the others.
• Wu Changkong took Luo Ze to a simple, clean hotel to wash up and change before they continued their journey.
• Wu Changkong led Luo Ze out of the busy streets and across a bridge marked Heaven Dou Cemetery.

Wu Changkong took Luo Ze to visit Long Bing’s grave, revealing a gentle side that changed Luo Ze’s impression of him. Afterward, they ate noodles in Heaven Dou City, where Wu Changkong jokingly introduced Luo Ze as his daughter.

• Wu Changkong led Luo Ze to Long Bing’s grave in Heaven Dou Cemetery and carefully cleaned the gravestone.
• Luo Ze felt pain in his chest as his Pocket Watch glowed and replayed the word “past” in an unfamiliar voice.
• Wu Changkong spoke tenderly to Long Bing’s grave, revealing that he wore white and smiled for her sake.
• Wu Changkong took Luo Ze to a noodle shop, where Luo Ze shared a photo of the meal with Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie.
• When bystanders considered approaching them, Wu Changkong claimed Luo Ze was his daughter, leaving Luo Ze privately offended by the implication.

Luo Ze spent the night cultivating Spiritual Power and chatting with Gu Yue, then joined Wu Changkong at dawn to learn about training his mind. He chose to hunt spiritual-type Soul Beasts for power rather than join the Tang Sect, accepting the dangers of that path.

• Luo Ze admired the city lights and sent Gu Yue a picture, then chatted with her about their lives and plans.
• Luo Ze ended the conversation and entered Meditation after Gu Yue warned him not to force his Spiritual Power cultivation.
• Wu Changkong woke Luo Ze at dawn and used Extreme Violet Eyes to show him the morning’s purple qi while guiding his perception.
• Wu Changkong explained that Spiritual Power would strengthen Luo Ze’s time-control abilities and offered two cultivation methods.
• Luo Ze rejected joining the Tang Sect and chose the dangerous method of hunting spiritual-type Soul Beasts to absorb their energy.

Wu Changkong trained Luo Ze in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, while Gu Yue pursued control of the Myriad Beast Platform and discussed Luo Ze with Di Tian. With three days left before school began, Luo Ze returned from training stronger and believed he had found a cultivation method suited to him.

• Wu Changkong warned Luo Ze about the dangers of the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and took him there to begin training.
• Gu Yue learned that the Qian Gu Family refused to surrender the Myriad Beast Platform's final position unless she joined their family.
• Gu Yue rejected Di Tian's suggestion to recruit Luo Ze and said she suspected he might not be human.
• After a month of training, Luo Ze raised his Soul Power from rank twenty-four to rank twenty-six and told Wu Changkong he had found a cultivation method that suited him.

Wu Changkong explained that Luo Ze's Kirin Martial Soul and bloodline made his cultivation unusually slow, then increased his training as they returned to Eastsea. Back at the Blacksmith Association, Luo Ze reunited with Mu Chen and learned his next paid task combined forging and design.

• Wu Changkong explained that Luo Ze's Kirin Martial Soul could only absorb power from the same source and tripled his training for the new semester.
• Luo Ze thanked Wu Changkong for helping him reach Rank 26 Soul Power and more than three hundred Spiritual Power, then wondered what the word "past" and his Pocket Watch meant.
• On the train, Wu Changkong asked if Luo Ze's Pocket Watch had belonged to his parents, but Luo Ze did not continue the conversation.
• Wu Changkong told Luo Ze to rest before school began, while Luo Ze went to the Blacksmith Association to resume his work.
• Mu Xi complained that Luo Ze had gone away for the summer while she had practiced forging, and Mu Chen told her to improve before expecting a vacation.
• Mu Chen told Luo Ze that his next task combined forging and design and promised to triple the payment.

Luo Ze completed three forging assignments to exceptional standards while Mu Chen marveled at his rapid progress. As the new semester began, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie searched for Luo Ze, while Long Hengxu urged Wu Changkong to admit a transfer student into Class Zero.

• Luo Ze designed and forged all three assignments to superior quality, prompting Mu Chen to marvel at his talent and progress.
• Three days later, Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi discussed their missing classmates as the new semester began at Eastsea Academy.
• Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie hurried toward the gates, worried that Luo Ze had not arrived for the opening ceremony.
• Tang Wulin called Mu Chen to ask where Luo Ze was.
• Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that a timid transfer student with a Mutated Ice Staff should enter Class Zero, and quietly mentioned her family’s financial support for the academy.

Wu Changkong accepted Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero on a one-month trial, while Dean Yu planned to use the class in the Tianhai Alliance Competition to promote Eastsea Academy. At the opening ceremony, Luo Ze arrived late after someone sabotaged his alarm, and his disheveled appearance drew teasing from his classmates.

• Wu Changkong agreed to take Xu Xiaoyan as his disciple if she earned his and Class Zero's approval within a month.
• Long Hengxu told Dean Yu that Xu Xiaoyan had been accepted, and Dean Yu planned for Class Zero to demonstrate Eastsea Academy's strength at the Tianhai Alliance Competition.
• Wu Changkong showed Xu Xiaoyan her private dormitory, and she decided she wanted to work hard to remain in Class Zero.
• Xu Xiaoyan attended the opening ceremony with the four other Class Zero students while Luo Ze was absent.
• Luo Ze arrived late and told Gu Yue that someone had turned off his alarm, then Tang Wulin and Xie Xie teased him about his messy hair and appearance.

Class Zero welcomed Xu Xiaoyan as its newest student, and Wu Changkong assessed the group after their month of rest. Xu Xiaoyan had one month to prove she belonged, while the class’s test results showed how far its members had progressed.

• Luo Ze recognized the newly arrived Xu Xiaoyan as the girl he and Gu Yue had nicknamed Bold Duck, while Xie Xie and the others struggled to place her.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself as a ten-year-old with a Star Wheel Ice Staff martial soul and level-seventeen Soul Power, and Luo Ze welcomed her to Class Zero.
• Wu Changkong gave Xu Xiaoyan one month to prove she suited Class Zero and ordered the students to undergo physical and combat assessments.
• The assessments showed that Tang Wulin’s strength had increased, while Xu Xiaoyan was astonished by his four-digit strength figure.

Class Zero tested its students’ strength and Spiritual Power, revealing Luo Ze and Gu Yue’s startlingly high Spiritual Power scores. The chapter left Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie reeling at how far their classmates outclassed them.

• Xu Xiaoyan recognized Luo Ze as the two-ring Soul Master who had defeated a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with one punch.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan recorded weak strength scores, while Xie Xie was relieved not to finish last.
• Wu Changkong sent Luo Ze directly to the Spiritual Power test, where he scored 345.
• Gu Yue tested next and scored 355, shocking Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie.
• Xie Xie lamented his score of 130, while Xu Xiaoyan wondered whether Luo Ze and Gu Yue were humanoid Fierce Beasts.

Luo Ze treated his new Class Zero companions to grilled fish, while Gu Yue and Luo Ze’s affectionate behavior surprised Xu Xiaoyan. That evening, Wu Changkong assigned teams for practical combat training, and Gu Yue challenged his uneven team arrangement.

• Xu Xiaoyan revealed that her Spiritual Power changed at night, and Wu Changkong scheduled practical combat training for that evening.
• Luo Ze invited Xu Xiaoyan to join the group for dinner and served them grilled fish, including a spicy one prepared for Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue and Luo Ze affectionately shared their meal, while Tang Wulin persuaded Luo Ze to let him try Gu Yue’s spicy fish.
• Wu Changkong assigned Luo Ze and Xu Xiaoyan to fight Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie.
• Gu Yue argued that the teams were unfair and proposed a more balanced arrangement with herself fighting alongside Luo Ze.

Gu Yue rearranged the teams so she could fight alongside Luo Ze, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie prepared to face them. When the match began, Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan trapped Luo Ze with an icy cage, leaving Xie Xie to confront Gu Yue alone.

• Wu Changkong accepted Gu Yue's suggestion to switch her and Xu Xiaoyan between teams, despite Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's protests.
• Tang Wulin asked Xu Xiaoyan about her abilities, while Gu Yue asked Luo Ze whether he would enter the Tianhai Alliance Competition; Luo Ze refused over the uncertain prize money.
• Gu Yue's fireballs exposed Xie Xie as he rushed at Luo Ze, and Luo Ze's Kirin Pressure briefly stunned him before Tang Wulin blocked Luo Ze's attack.
• Tang Wulin drew Luo Ze into an attack, then Xu Xiaoyan used Star Wheel Chain to trap Luo Ze in icy chains.
• Xie Xie stopped pretending to struggle against Gu Yue and challenged her, but Gu Yue calmly asked who had given him confidence he could defeat her.

Luo Ze and Gu Yue defeated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan in a training match, then welcomed Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero. Long Hengxu told Wu Changkong that the Tianhai Alliance Competition was approaching and hinted that Eastsea Academy needed Class Zero to compete.

• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin attacked Gu Yue while Xu Xiaoyan used Star Wheel Chain to restrain Luo Ze.
• Luo Ze escaped Xu Xiaoyan’s control, stopped Tang Wulin with his barrier, and helped Gu Yue defeat the others.
• Gu Yue and Luo Ze welcomed Xu Xiaoyan into Class Zero, and Xu Xiaoyan asked Luo Ze how he had broken free.
• Long Hengxu called Wu Changkong outside and explained the importance of the upcoming Tianhai Alliance Competition to Eastsea Academy.

Wu Changkong agreed to have Class Zero represent Eastsea Academy in the Tianhai Alliance Competition after securing better meals for them. After training, Luo Ze was summoned to meet President Wen, and Gu Yue insisted on going with him.

• Long Hengxu asked Wu Changkong to enter Class Zero in the youth division, and Wu agreed on the condition that the children received meals as good as Shrek's.
• Wu Changkong coached the five students, then sent them to rest; Luo Ze proposed studying tactics the next morning, while Tang Wulin suggested sparring with senior students.
• President Wen summoned Luo Ze to the association for an urgent face-to-face discussion, and Tang Wulin revealed that Luo Ze had won the youth division of the Skysea Alliance Designer Competition.
• Gu Yue learned that Senior Sister Wen would be at the meeting and decided to accompany Luo Ze.
• Gu Yue stopped Luo Ze from asking permission to bring her, pointing out that they could simply go together.

Luo Ze negotiated with President Wen over joining the Tianhai Alliance Competition and agreed after being promised twenty million and a place at Shrek Academy. The next morning, Tang Wulin and the others gathered to discuss tactics and learned that Shrek Academy would compete as a team for the championship.

• Gu Yue joined Luo Ze for President Wen's late-night dinner while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and their companion stayed behind.
• President Wen greeted Luo Ze and Gu Yue at the hotel, where Senior Sister Wen's rivalry with Gu Yue made the dinner tense.
• Luo Ze demanded payment for competing, rejected President Wen's complaints about the association's finances, and threatened to join the Blacksmith Association instead.
• President Wen offered Luo Ze twenty million if he won the championship and promised him an Eastsea District quota for Shrek Academy, persuading him to stay.
• The next morning, Tang Wulin and the others met to discuss tactics, and Tang Wulin reported that Shrek Academy would enter as a team aiming for the championship.

Luo Ze and Tang Wulin discussed which events to enter in the Tianhai Alliance Competition, while Class Zero prepared to compete for the team championship. The chapter ended as the academy gathered at Eastsea City Plaza to depart, where Mu Xi greeted Luo Ze.

• Xie Xie explained the competition formats and prizes, and Luo Ze said he would skip the individual competition because it conflicted with his Designer competition.
• Tang Wulin decided he would pursue the individual championship, while Xie Xie signed up after learning Luo Ze would not compete.
• Luo Ze rallied Class Zero to work together for the team championship, and Gu Yue teased Xie Xie during their team cheer.
• Wu Changkong and Long Hengxu led Class Zero and the Advanced Division to Eastsea City's central plaza, where Luo Ze noticed Xu Xiaoyu and Liu Yuxin among the older students.
• Xu Xiaoyu boasted that the Advanced Division team would do well, while Luo Ze learned Eastsea Academy had struggled in past competitions and Eastsea City was counting on Class Zero to improve its reputation.
• Mu Xi ran up to Luo Ze at the plaza and affectionately rubbed his cheek.

Luo Ze and his companions prepared to travel to the competition, where Mu Xi warned him about Shrek Academy and encouraged his forging and design talent. On the bus, Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyu each displaced Xie Xie to sit beside someone else, while Luo Ze remembered Na'er and quietly mourned her absence.

• Gu Yue shielded Luo Ze from Mu Xi's teasing, and Mu Xi warned him that Shrek Academy's Three-Ring students would compete in the five-person team battle.
• Mu Xi encouraged Luo Ze and praised his talent, prompting Gu Yue to tell him to stay away from her.
• Xie Xie boarded first and sat beside Luo Ze, but Gu Yue pulled him away so she could take the seat.
• Xu Xiaoyu then displaced Xie Xie so she could sit with Xu Xiaoyan, leaving Xie Xie beside Tang Wulin to complain about being bullied.
• As the bus traveled along the coast, Luo Ze remembered playing by the sea with Na'er and pressed her silver scale to his lips.

On the bus to Skysea City, Luo Ze fretted over sharing Gu Yue’s water bottle and what he considered their indirect kiss, while Gu Yue slept on his shoulder. After they arrived and settled into the hotel, Luo Ze fell asleep, and Mu Xi came by to summon Tang Wulin to a Blacksmith Association meeting and said Wenwen had a message for Luo Ze.

• Luo Ze pretended to be angry about missing his little sister, and Gu Yue comforted him before offering him water.
• Gu Yue drank from the same bottle as Luo Ze, then fell asleep against his shoulder while he wondered whether their Soul Power could resonate.
• Luo Ze spent the bus ride panicking over their indirect kiss and woke Gu Yue when the bus reached Skysea City.
• Xie Xie teased Luo Ze and Gu Yue about how comfortably she had slept against him, and Gu Yue massaged Luo Ze’s sore shoulders.
• Luo Ze collapsed into bed at the hotel, while Mu Xi arrived and told Tang Wulin to meet the Blacksmith Association contestants in room 402.

Luo Ze was summoned by Yao Lizhong and Cen Yue, who questioned him about “Destruction” and kept the reason for their concern secret. The Tianhai Alliance Competition began with a ceremony welcoming Shrek Academy, where Luo Ze and his friends spotted a hungry Little Fatty in the crowd.

• Tang Wulin woke Luo Ze and told him Mu Xi wanted to see him in the hotel lobby.
• Yao Lizhong and Cen Yue argued over whether Luo Ze belonged with the Designers or the Blacksmiths before asking whether he had heard of “Destruction.”
• Yao Lizhong used a soul skill to confirm Luo Ze was telling the truth, and he and Cen Yue spoke privately about a hidden threat after Luo Ze left with Elder Frost’s letter.
• Luo Ze and Tang Wulin attended the Tianhai Alliance Competition’s opening ceremony, where Xie Xie questioned the plan to use Shrek Academy to challenge Tianhai Academy.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie joked about another foodie after a Little Fatty wandered through the crowd asking for food.

Luo Ze gave the hungry Xu Lizhi a dried fish and learned that Xu Lizhi was ten and nicknamed Little Foodie by his beloved Sister Xinglan. Sister Xinglan arrived to take Xu Lizhi to their match, and Luo Ze was left irritated by her remark about him.

• Gu Yue and Tang Wulin scolded Xie Xie for insulting Luo Ze, and Tang Wulin prepared to punish him.
• Luo Ze offered Xu Lizhi a dried fish, which the hungry boy quickly devoured.
• Luo Ze and Xu Lizhi exchanged communication numbers after agreeing to meet for seafood after the competition.
• Sister Xinglan arrived and told Xu Lizhi to stop eating and get ready for their match.
• Sister Xinglan warned Xu Lizhi not to trust pretty girls like Luo Ze, and Luo Ze bristled at the remark.
• Xie Xie teased Luo Ze about Sister Xinglan, and Luo Ze told him to focus on the competition.