Chapter Summaries

Luo Ze and the others watched Shrek Academy prepare to face the Skysea Alliance champions, while insisting that Eastsea Academy's Class Zero could defeat Shrek if given the chance. Wu Changkong then promised Luo Ze an opportunity to challenge Shrek after the team battle.

• Gu Yue confronted Xie Xie over his earlier comment, and Luo Ze explained that the Shrek girl had taken the Little Fatty away without speaking to him.
• The announcer revealed that the Skysea Alliance Youth Division champions would face Shrek Academy's Junior Division team in a cross-age exchange match.
• Luo Ze, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie declared that they would not be intimidated by Shrek Academy and wanted the chance to fight them.
• Wu Changkong asked Luo Ze how confident he was against Shrek, and Luo Ze said he was completely confident in one-on-one, doubles, and five-on-five team battles.
• Wu Changkong told Luo Ze he would give him the opportunity to challenge Shrek after the current team battle.

Luo Ze and the others watched Shrek Academy's Outer Academy students crush Tianhai Academy in under a minute, leaving them stunned by Shrek's strength. As Wu Changkong explained what it took to enter Shrek's Inner Academy, Luo Ze confidently predicted a guaranteed victory and left to gather intelligence and treat Xu Lizhi to a meal.

• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan doubted they could compete with Shrek, while Wu Changkong told them to keep watching the match.
• Shrek's team used Xu Lizhi's food support and a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's boosts as their front-line boy revealed a Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.
• Shrek defeated Tianhai Academy in less than a minute, leaving the stadium silent and Xie Xie convinced his team had no chance.
• Tang Wulin proposed making a battle plan, Gu Yue declared they would surpass Shrek by that age, and Wu Changkong revealed the victorious students were only from Shrek's Outer Academy.
• Luo Ze claimed they had a one-hundred-percent chance of winning, then left to gather intelligence and treat Xu Lizhi to a meal.

Luo Ze took Xu Lizhi out to sample Skysea City's food, and Ye Xinglan arrived furious that Xu Lizhi had sneaked away. After Luo Ze broke open a giant salt-baked Bluefin Tuna with one punch, Xu Lizhi offered Ye Xinglan a piece, leaving her torn between her pride and her appetite.

• Xu Lizhi called Luo Ze and asked him to take him out for food, and Luo Ze ordered an enormous Bluefin Tuna for their companions.
• Xu Lizhi ate his fill of seafood and asked to pack up the leftovers for Ye Xinglan.
• Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi and scolded Luo Ze for luring him out to eat.
• Luo Ze shattered the tuna's thick salt crust with one punch.
• Xu Lizhi served Ye Xinglan a piece of tuna, and she hesitated after swearing she would not eat any of Luo Ze's food.

Luo Ze treated Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi to grilled tuna while secretly planning to gather information, then left without paying the bill. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi were caught trying to leave the restaurant with the leftover fish, while Luo Ze enjoyed his escape in the sea breeze.

• Luo Ze offered Ye Xinglan tuna, but she suspected it was poisoned and tried to stop Xu Lizhi from eating.
• Xu Lizhi eagerly ate the fish and declared Luo Ze his Big Brother, while Ye Xinglan insisted she would never touch the food.
• Ye Xinglan gave in to the tuna’s delicious taste, called Teacher Shen to discuss poaching the chef, and later questioned Luo Ze about himself.
• Luo Ze praised Xu Lizhi and agreed to pay the bill, then disappeared after leaving the restaurant.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi packed up the leftover fish, but a waiter stopped them and said they had not paid.
• Luo Ze walked away along the seaside, feeling freed of years of pent-up resentment.

Luo Ze returned to the hotel and learned that the Alliance had approved him to compete in both the Designer and Forge Masters competitions. After discussing the risks with his friends, he decided to consider the opportunity carefully, and they shared the late-night food he had brought back.

• Luo Ze returned to the hotel, where Gu Yue confronted him for taking so long to gather information and then led him to join the others.
• Tang Wulin showed Luo Ze the Forge Masters Competition list, revealing that the Alliance had approved his participation despite his already entering the Designer competition.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan encouraged Luo Ze to seize the chance, while Gu Yue and Tang Wulin warned that drawing attention could bring jealousy and trouble.
• Luo Ze agreed that he should consider the risks and then offered the group salt-grilled tuna as a late-night snack.
• Tang Wulin eagerly dug into the fish, and Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan hurried to share it with him.

Luo Ze joined Eastsea City’s youth Designers for the first event of the Tianhai Alliance Competition, where Senior Sister Wen warned him to keep a low profile and Gu Ning tried to ingratiate himself with her. As the five-minute array engraving contest began, Luo Ze started carving without studying the diagram because he had already memorized it.

• Luo Ze hurried to the gathering point after oversleeping, and Yao Lizhong assembled Eastsea City’s contestants.
• Senior Sister Wen told Luo Ze that her father and President Yao wanted him to barely pass, while Gu Ning insulted Luo Ze and tried to win her favor.
• The contestants arrived at Skysea Sports Stadium, where officials explained that the youth division would engrave an array within five minutes.
• Luo Ze recognized the valuable Heart Gold engraving knives and saw Senior Sister Wen react to the easy array diagram.
• When the contest began, Luo Ze started engraving without looking at the diagram because he already knew its original appearance.

Yao Lizhong praised Luo Ze’s extraordinary design talent, and Elder Cheng approved his perfect formation diagram despite contestants’ cheating accusations. Luo Ze hurried to the Soul Master competition, where Ye Xinglan confronted him over the previous night until Gu Yue stepped in to protect him.

• Yao Lizhong told Elder Cheng that ten-year-old Luo Ze was already a Level Four Designer, and Elder Cheng offered to poach him.
• Contestants protested that Contestant Fifty-Four had cheated by finishing a formation diagram in one minute, so the judge asked Elder Cheng to review the result.
• Elder Cheng recognized Luo Ze’s flawless blueprint and ordered the judges to bring him up for his advancement prize.
• Luo Ze reached the Soul Master competition grounds with fifteen minutes left before the doubles match and headed for the physical examination checkpoint.
• Ye Xinglan blocked Luo Ze and tried to strike him, but Gu Yue intervened and shielded him.
• Ye Xinglan confronted Luo Ze over the previous night, when she had been made to wash dishes after she and Xu Lizhi could not pay the restaurant bill.

Ye Xinglan confronted Luo Ze over their argument, then entered the competition to challenge him. Luo Ze and Gu Yue easily won their first match and returned to the hotel, where they met Tang Wulin and Xie Xie after both had advanced.

• Ye Xinglan demanded an explanation from Luo Ze, but Gu Yue approved of his actions and Luo Ze taunted Ye Xinglan before leaving with Gu Yue.
• Ye Xinglan decided to enter the competition so she could beat Luo Ze onstage, and Xu Lizhi followed her.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue agreed that whoever held the other back for one minute would owe them a favor.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue defeated their nervous opponents without releasing their Martial Souls, advancing to the next round.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue returned to the hotel after the morning matches and ran into Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, who had both advanced from their individual matches.

Luo Ze’s team prepared for the five-person match by conserving their strength and giving Xu Xiaoyan a chance to contribute. As Eastsea Academy faced Ocean Intermediate Academy, Luo Ze used their opponents’ confidence and interest in Xu Xiaoyan to distract them before the match began.

• Luo Ze and Gu Yue explained that vigilance and combat experience were essential, and Luo Ze reassured Xie Xie that the team could win the championship.
• Director Long Hengxu led Luo Ze’s team to the five-person matches while Wu Changkong was absent.
• Luo Ze told Xie Xie to sleep while they waited, then planned to end their opening match quickly and include Xu Xiaoyan in the team’s tactics.
• Luo Ze’s team faced five older students from Ocean Intermediate Academy, who underestimated the younger Eastsea Academy students.
• Luo Ze acted harmless and introduced Xu Xiaoyan, whose arrival distracted the opposing students before the countdown.

Luo Ze, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie swiftly defeated South Sea City in the team match and advanced. Afterward, Luo Ze encountered Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan, who revealed they had entered the two-person matches, setting up a possible clash with Gu Yue and Luo Ze.

• Moka let Class Zero take the first move, but Luo Ze’s Kirin Pressure stunned South Sea City’s team and Xu Xiaoyan froze their feet.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie sent all five opponents off the platform before Luo Ze could direct them, securing Eastsea Academy’s victory.
• Luo Ze attributed their easy win to their opponents’ weaker combat training and overconfidence.
• Xu Xiaoyan teased Luo Ze for misleading the opposing team, while Xie Xie and Gu Yue argued over his claim that he had used military strategy.
• Xu Lizhi greeted Luo Ze, and Ye Xinglan glared at him before saying she had entered the two-person matches; Gu Yue challenged her to see who would be waiting.

Luo Ze clashed with Ye Xinglan over a challenge and later learned he had broken the Skysea Alliance Designer Competition’s shortest design-time record. Concerned about drawing dangerous attention, he planned to speak with President Wen, but went to check on Gu Yue first and entered her room.

• Ye Xinglan threatened Luo Ze, and Gu Yue pulled him away before he could answer.
• Luo Ze told his teammates about his dispute with Ye Xinglan, while Gu Yue defended his choice not to give up his hard-earned money.
• Xie Xie teased Gu Yue about marrying Luo Ze, leaving her visibly troubled as she hurried back to the hotel.
• Mu Xi and Senior Sister Wen told Luo Ze that his design time had broken a competition record and that experts were eager to examine him.
• Luo Ze worried that publicity could expose his talent to the Qian Gu Family, but decided to visit Gu Yue before contacting President Wen.
• Gu Yue invited Luo Ze into her tidy room and asked whether it differed from what he had imagined.

Luo Ze tried to avoid drawing attention during the Designers' second-round competition, but the masked contestant at the station beside him recognized him as Qilin. The chapter left Luo Ze shocked and wondering who Number Seventy-Six was.

• Xu Xiaoyan teased Luo Ze and Gu Yue, then recruited Luo Ze as her test subject for a hairstyle and makeup session.
• Luo Ze asked Senior Sister Wen to follow his rhythm during the second round so he could avoid attracting unwanted attention.
• Designers gathered for the self-directed second round, wary of Luo Ze after his extraordinary performance the previous day.
• Luo Ze drew number seventy-five and disguised himself in black clothes and a mask to stay unnoticed.
• Number Seventy-Six told Luo Ze that they had met before and identified him as Qilin.

Luo Ze saw Number Seventy-Six reveal a horrifying form and attack him with a black current, but his Qilin power broke the assault. After he nearly struck the chief referee in a confused state, Luo Ze advanced to the designer competition’s final round, while President Wen and the elders debated how to protect him from Destruction.

• Number Seventy-Six revealed his twisted, tear-streaked face and used a black current that overwhelmed Luo Ze with fear and began consuming him.
• Luo Ze’s golden Qilin appeared, shattered the black current, and drove Number Seventy-Six to disperse before Luo Ze could strike him.
• Luo Ze mistook the chief referee for his vanished enemy and attacked, then stopped and apologized when he regained his senses.
• Luo Ze completed the second round and advanced to the final, then left to return to the doubles competition venue.
• President Wen argued that Luo Ze should withdraw for his safety, but the elderly man urged him to trust Luo Ze and use Destruction’s scheme against it.

Luo Ze learned that Ye Xinglan had become his doubles opponent, while Gu Yue angrily insisted that she would fight alongside him. Xie Xie warned that Ye Xinglan’s status as a Shrek Inner courtyard reserve student meant she would be a formidable opponent.

• Luo Ze rejoined Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan and brushed off Gu Yue’s questions about his distracted mood.
• Ye Xinglan approached Luo Ze and revealed that she had arranged to replace his absent opponent in the doubles match.
• Luo Ze calmly accepted the challenge, while Xu Lizhi warned him that Ye Xinglan was strong.
• Gu Yue declared that she would not tolerate Ye Xinglan challenging Luo Ze and claimed that only she was allowed to bully him.
• Xie Xie warned that Ye Xinglan’s Inner courtyard reserve status made her a serious threat, and Xu Xiaoyan teased him for acting unusually serious.

Luo Ze prepared to face Ye Xinglan in the two-person match, confident that his abilities could overcome her Shrek training. Ye Xinglan demanded a one-on-one fight, but Luo Ze refused and argued that defeating Shrek with Gu Yue would bring his academy even greater glory.

• Tang Wulin reminded Xie Xie that Luo Ze's Kirin Pressure could weaken and intimidate Ye Xinglan despite her Shrek background.
• Wu Changkong encouraged Luo Ze and challenged him to end the fight within five minutes or face doubled training.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue entered the arena while Xu Lizhi pleaded with Ye Xinglan to go easy on Luo Ze.
• Ye Xinglan demanded a one-on-one fight, claiming she did not want to bully the weak.
• Luo Ze refused to accept Ye Xinglan's terms and said that he and Gu Yue could bring their academy glory by defeating Shrek together.

Ye Xinglan challenged Luo Ze in the Alliance Tournament, revealing her Stargod Sword and mastery of Man-Sword Unity, but Luo Ze’s two thousand-year Soul Rings stunned her. She attacked with a storm of sword blades, yet Luo Ze dispersed them and repelled her strike; the chapter ended with him unharmed and absorbing the strange energy of her sword.

• Ye Xinglan nearly attacked Luo Ze before the match, but Xu Lizhi reminded her that doing so would disqualify her, and she calmed herself.
• At the referee’s signal, Ye Xinglan revealed her Stargod Sword and demonstrated Man-Sword Unity, surprising Luo Ze and the tournament representatives.
• Luo Ze released his Martial Soul and revealed two thousand-year Soul Rings, shocking Ye Xinglan, who steadied herself and decided to attack first.
• Ye Xinglan unleashed a rain of sword blades and charged Luo Ze, but he dispersed the blades with his bloodline aura.
• Luo Ze repelled Ye Xinglan’s close-range sword strike, sending her flying, then absorbed the unusual energy that entered his arm while remaining unharmed.

Luo Ze defeated Ye Xinglan in the doubles competition after countering her Star God Power and knocking her unconscious when she refused to stop. His ability to use time drew Shen Yi’s interest in recruiting him to Shrek Academy, while Wu Changkong showed no intention of letting him go.

• Ye Xinglan’s Star God Power failed to affect Luo Ze, and his Kirin Pressure shattered her first soul skill and suppressed her Stargod Sword.
• Wu Changkong pressured Shen Yi into agreeing to a personal exchange between their groups.
• Ye Xinglan continued fighting despite her exhaustion, and Luo Ze warned her that her body had reached its limit.
• Ye Xinglan used her time-slowing skill, but Luo Ze moved behind her, stopped time, and knocked her unconscious.
• Luo Ze asked the referee to announce Eastsea Academy’s victory, and Xu Lizhi thanked him for protecting Ye Xinglan.
• Shen Yi praised Luo Ze’s time ability and said Shrek Academy should recruit him, while Wu Changkong made clear he did not intend to let Luo Ze go.

After Luo Ze defeated a Shrek Academy student, Wu Changkong refused Shen Yi’s suggestion that he join Shrek, and Eastsea Academy celebrated its victory. The team then learned their afternoon opponent was Holy Spirit Academy, whose mysterious lineup gave Luo Ze and Wu Changkong cause for concern.

• Wu Changkong rejected Shen Yi’s proposal for Luo Ze to attend Shrek Academy, saying Luo Ze wanted to endure hardship and rise above others.
• Eastsea Academy’s Long Hengxu celebrated the victory over Shrek, then angrily sent Xu Xiaoyu to the hospital after Xu slapped him too hard.
• Luo Ze and the other members of The Five Little Ones escaped a crowd of eager spectators and discussed their victory and possible rewards.
• Xie Xie argued with Gu Yue, fainted after Tang Wulin taunted him, and was warned to save his strength for the afternoon team battle.
• Wu Changkong brought the team information about their next opponent, Holy Spirit Academy, and pointed out its contestants’ martial souls as a reason to look closely at the unfamiliar academy.

Wu Changkong and Luo Ze explained the history of Evil Soul Masters and identified Holy Spirit Academy’s Martial Souls as evil, leaving the team to decide whether to face them in their next match. Luo Ze planned to lead the attack, but Gu Yue warned that his weak defenses made charging in suicidal.

• Luo Ze explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had grown powerful ten thousand years ago by absorbing flesh, blood, and souls, before Huo Yuhao and his wife destroyed its headquarters.
• Tang Wulin wondered about the City of Slaughter, while Xie Xie asked whether the team should fight Holy Spirit Academy; Wu Changkong said the opponents had not committed crimes and the match was fair.
• Luo Ze called for the team to face the challenge, and Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue backed him; Xie Xie reluctantly followed the majority.
• Luo Ze proposed that he attack while Gu Yue controlled the field and worked with Tang Wulin to create openings, but Gu Yue warned that his weak defense made a direct charge suicidal.

Luo Ze revealed that his Qilin Martial Soul had the Divine attribute and received comfort from Gu Yue before Yao asked him to use Divine Power against Holy Spirit Academy. On the morning of the match, Luo Ze recognized Holy Spirit Academy’s captain, An Wu Ye, who greeted him with a predatory hunger.

• Luo Ze revealed his Qilin Martial Soul’s Divine attribute, and Gu Yue promised to stay by his side as the team teased one another.
• Wu Changkong sent the five students to rest, then Yao asked Luo Ze to use Divine Power against Holy Spirit Academy.
• Luo Ze wondered whether Holy Spirit Academy was connected to the Holy Spirit Cult, but Tang Wulin reassured him and reminded him of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Luo Ze and An Wu Ye introduced themselves as captains before An Wu Ye recognized Luo Ze as the Qilin and looked at him greedily.