Chapter Summaries

Wu Changkong put Zero Class through combat training and announced that they would prepare for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. Su Qiu wondered whether he and Na'er could compete in the Youth Division, but Wu Changkong said they were too young.

• Wu Changkong had the students except Su Qiu attack him, then removed Na'er and Gu Yue from the exercise when their strength and battlefield control proved too much.
• Wu Changkong sparred separately with Su Qiu, Na'er, and Gu Yue before praising the class’s improvement and advising several students on what to practice.
• Wu Changkong announced that Zero Class would train for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and warned Xu Xiaoyan that she had to prove her strengths to compete.
• Su Qiu asked whether the class could enter the Youth Division, but Wu Changkong explained that he and Na'er did not meet its age requirement.

Su Qiu returned from Heaven Dou City and learned that Mu Chen planned to have him represent the East Sea Blacksmith Association at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. At Zero Class, Wu Changkong confirmed Su Qiu and Tang Wulin would compete in forging, while Tang Wulin decided to enter the Individual Tournament as well.

• Mu Chen confronted Su Qiu about visiting the Blacksmith Association in Heaven Dou City and discovered he had brought back Heaven-Forged Metal from Zhen Hua.
• Mu Chen told Su Qiu to keep calling Zhen Hua teacher to persuade him to provide more Heaven-Forged Metal, then announced Su Qiu would represent the East Sea Blacksmith Association at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition.
• Su Qiu and Mu Chen laughed together about showing off their skills, while Mu Xi overheard them and decided not to enter the Forge Room.
• Wu Changkong confirmed that Su Qiu and Tang Wulin would enter the competition's forging event, surprising their classmates except Gu Yue.
• Tang Wulin asked about prizes and chose to enter the Individual Tournament, confident in his rapidly strengthening Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and approaching level twenty.

Tang Wulin and his friends signed up for the Individual Tournament and debated Shrek Academy and the Federation before Wu Changkong led Zero Class to the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. At Eastsea Plaza, Na'er intercepted Mu Xi’s attempted hug of Su Qiu, leaving Su Qiu to flee to Wu Changkong.

• Tang Wulin blamed Old Tang for the Golden Dragon King crisis, while Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Su Qiu, Na'er, and Gu Yue joined the Individual Tournament and Xu Xiaoyan chose to focus on the team event.
• Su Qiu and his friends debated what might happen if the Federation moved against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect until Wu Changkong ordered them to quiet down.
• Wu Changkong led Zero Class to Eastsea Plaza with Long Hengxu, where Tang Wulin recognized Xu Xiaoyu and Liu Yuxin among the Advanced Department competitors.
• Xu Xiaoyu warned Xu Xiaoyan to tell him if anyone bullied her, and Long Hengxu privately regarded Zero Class as the academy’s main hope for the competition.
• Mu Xi ran to hug Su Qiu, but Na'er stepped in and was embraced instead, prompting Su Qiu to escape to Wu Changkong.

Eastsea Academy’s delegation traveled to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, where Tang Wulin learned that Su Qiu had already achieved Spirit Forging. After settling into their hotel, Su Qiu took Tang Wulin to an Eastsea City blacksmith gathering, where they ran into Mu Xi.

• Mu Xi greeted Na'er, then told Tang Wulin that Su Qiu had achieved Spirit Forging and helped her overcome blacksmithing bottlenecks.
• The delegation boarded a Soul Guidance Bus, and Na'er sat beside Su Qiu while Xu Xiaoyu unknowingly thwarted Xu Xiaoyan’s attempt to sit with him.
• Wu Changkong watched Gu Yue sit beside him and mistakenly concluded that she was a tsundere competing for Su Qiu’s attention.
• The delegation arrived in Skysea City and checked into a hotel before Wu Changkong announced that the opening and drawing ceremonies would take place the next day.
• Su Qiu invited Tang Wulin to an Eastsea City blacksmith gathering and praised his chances in the competition, then they found Mu Xi waiting in the elevator.

Su Qiu and the others gathered with East Sea Blacksmith Association competitors before attending the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition opening ceremony, where they discussed Shrek Academy’s influence. A stern girl confronted them for speaking carelessly about Shrek, and Su Qiu stepped forward to answer her.

• Cen Yue introduced Tang Wenhao, Zheng Tianlin, Li Mo, and Zhang Lei to Su Qiu, then encouraged the blacksmiths competing in the grand competition.
• Cen Yue named Su Qiu, Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi the association’s trump cards, expecting them to take the top three places.
• At Sky Sea Stadium, Su Qiu speculated that Shrek Academy’s students might be taking part in the Exhibition Match as an exam, and Wu Changkong confirmed Shrek’s students were known for unusual tests.
• Gu Yue wondered whether joining the Tang Sect would affect her chances of entering Shrek, and Na’er told her the two affiliations did not conflict.
• A stern girl in a green tracksuit accused the group of insulting Shrek Academy, and Su Qiu stepped forward to ask who she was.

Su Qiu and his companions clashed with Ye Xinglan and the Shrek delegation after they discussed Shrek's examinations and the Federation's inability to control the academy. Shen Yi intervened before the confrontation became a fight, apologized for her students, and Su Qiu let the matter go.

• Ye Xinglan demanded that Su Qiu, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie apologize for criticizing Shrek, but Su Qiu and Gu Yue defended their comments as a normal discussion.
• Yu Henglong and a tall, thin Shrek student also demanded an apology, and Su Qiu prepared to fight them as Tang Wulin and the others readied themselves to help.
• Shen Yi arrived with Wu Changkong and rebuked the Shrek students for threatening others and trying to prove Shrek's glory through bullying.
• Ye Xinglan and the tall, thin youth accused Su Qiu of insulting Shrek and starting the confrontation, but Shen Yi recognized that Su Qiu had spoken truthfully.
• Shen Yi apologized to Su Qiu on her students' behalf, and Su Qiu accepted the apology and dismissed the incident.

Su Qiu offered to enter the Exhibition Match as a substitute and help the Tianhai Alliance defeat Shrek. The Governor of Skysea City agreed to gamble on Su Qiu after seeing his three black Soul Rings.

• After Yu Henglong and his teammates left, Su Qiu told Wu Changkong that the Tianhai Alliance wanted to win the Exhibition Match and offered to compete.
• Wu Changkong warned that changing the advertised roster would be difficult, but Su Qiu proposed claiming a champion team member had fallen ill and making him a specially invited substitute.
• Su Qiu's companions reacted with excitement when he announced he would seek the match official, while he refused Na'er's offer to join him.
• Su Qiu met the Governor of Skysea City and offered to help the Tianhai Alliance win the Exhibition Match.
• The Governor initially doubted Su Qiu, then agreed to gamble on him after seeing his three black Soul Rings.

Su Qiu entered the Tianhai Alliance exhibition match as Eastsea Academy’s substitute and faced Shrek Academy’s seven-man junior team. After Yu Henglong’s lightning attack immobilized Tianhai Academy’s fighters, Su Qiu unleashed his Sword Domain and suppressed the lightning.

• The Tianhai Alliance announced an exhibition match between Shrek Academy’s junior team and Tianhai Academy’s champions, with Su Qiu appearing as Tianhai’s substitute.
• Su Qiu introduced himself as a student from Eastsea Academy, while Shrek’s representatives mocked him and Ye Xinglan challenged him over their earlier conflict.
• Shen Yi recognized Su Qiu, and Wu Changkong said Su Qiu could easily defeat Yu Henglong and the others.
• Shrek launched its attack, and Yu Henglong’s lightning paralyzed Tianhai Academy’s six other members.
• Su Qiu released three black Soul Rings and used Sword Domain to compress Yu Henglong’s lightning back into his body.

Su Qiu’s newly awakened Sword Intent overwhelmed the Shrek team and left Ye Xinglan shaken, but Tianhai Academy failed to capitalize and was defeated. The chapter ended with Su Qiu facing the still-standing Shrek team after his teammates had all fallen.

• Su Qiu’s Sword Domain dispersed Yu Henglong’s lightning, injured Shrek’s members, and stunned Ye Xinglan with its pure Sword Intent.
• Su Qiu withdrew the domain, and Tianhai Academy rushed to attack Shrek while its team was still reeling.
• Tianhai Academy’s assault faltered as Yu Henglong and the others recovered enough to counterattack, and Ye Xinglan collapsed in shock.
• Ye Xinglan asked Su Qiu to show her his sword, but he urged her to get angry and fight instead.
• Su Qiu turned around and discovered that Tianhai Academy had been defeated while the remaining Shrek members stood on the stage.

Su Qiu faced Shrek’s exhausted team alone and overwhelmed them with his Soul Pressure, invisible sword, and wind attacks. After defeating the remaining fighters, he watched Xu Lizhi flee the arena.

• As Tianhai Academy’s fighters fell, Su Qiu remained surrounded by Shrek’s depleted members, while the crowd hoped they could still win.
• Ning Xin used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen Shrek’s fighters, and Yu Henglong charged Su Qiu.
• Su Qiu released overwhelming Soul Pressure to stop Yu Henglong, then struck him with his invisible sword and sent him flying off the fight.
• Ye Xinglan identified Su Qiu’s invisible sword as his Martial Soul, while Su Qiu countered the tall, thin youth’s Wind Blades and defeated him and another Shrek fighter.
• Su Qiu drained Ning Xin’s strength and flung her off the arena, then defeated another fighter.
• Su Qiu asked why Xu Lizhi was still onstage, and Xu Lizhi hurriedly ran off.

Su Qiu defeated Ye Xinglan after overwhelming Shrek’s students and exposed the gap between his skill and hers. Ye Xinglan broke down in tears, and Tianhai Academy won the Exchange Competition as the crowd celebrated Su Qiu.

• Su Qiu’s defeat of Shrek’s students shocked Shen Yi, while Wu Changkong explained that Su Qiu had not shown his full strength.
• Ye Xinglan charged Su Qiu, who countered her attacks and criticized her technique as he steadily overwhelmed her.
• Su Qiu knocked the Stargod Sword from Ye Xinglan’s hand and taunted her until she collapsed in tears.
• Wu Changkong remarked that Su Qiu had gone too far, and Shen Yi took Ye Xinglan away from the arena.
• The referee declared Tianhai Academy the winner, and Long Hengxu celebrated Su Qiu as a student of Eastsea Academy.

After Su Qiu defeated Shrek, Federation officials and other factions seized on the result to publicize Shrek’s first loss, while Spirit Pagoda pledged to protect him. Su Wuyan watched over Su Qiu as Qian Gu Dong Feng confronted his regret over Su Qiu’s parents’ deaths, and the chapter ended with Na'er and Xu Xiaoyan celebrating Su Qiu’s victory.

• The Federation Propaganda Department ordered a massive campaign about Shrek’s defeat, and its minister dismissed staff who tried to include context that weakened the story.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng asked Su Wuyan whether Su Qiu was the child of Su Wuye and Lezheng Huairou, then promised Spirit Pagoda would protect him.
• Su Wuyan kept watch over Su Qiu from above Skysea City while Qian Gu Dong Feng recalled that his negligence had helped Evil Soul Masters find Su Qiu’s parents.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng watched Su Qiu’s victory recording and remained wary because Su Qiu had no light attribute.
• Xu Xiaoyan rushed to congratulate Su Qiu, but Na'er elbowed her aside and hugged him first before Xu Xiaoyan praised his performance.

After Su Qiu agreed to deliberately lose to Gu Yue in the Individual Tournament in exchange for compensation, Wu Changkong warned Zero Class not to underestimate Shrek and outlined their upcoming matches. The next morning, Su Qiu and Tang Wulin headed to the Blacksmith Association for the forging competition.

• Tang Wulin and the others praised Su Qiu for defeating Shrek, while Xie Xie and his friends envied him.
• Gu Yue asked Su Qiu to deliberately lose to her in the Individual Tournament so she could advance through Shrek, and offered him compensation; Su Qiu agreed.
• Wu Changkong warned the students that Shrek's Inner Court held stronger elites and cautioned them against complacency.
• Wu Changkong announced the competition schedule and threatened Xie Xie with extra training if his performance disappointed.
• The next morning, Su Qiu and Tang Wulin went to the Blacksmith Association, where Cen Yue, Mu Xi, and the others were waiting.

Su Qiu accompanied the East Sea Blacksmith Association to the forging competition and disrupted the other contestants while forging Blue Pregnant Copper. He finished first and left for food, while Tang Wulin hurried to finish so he could join him.

• Su Qiu encouraged Tang Wulin to train so they could challenge Shrek together, while Zheng Tianlin watched Mu Xi admire Su Qiu with growing resentment.
• The youth forging division began, and Tang Wulin immediately started hammering the difficult Blue Pregnant Copper without first studying it.
• Su Qiu struck his metal with loud, irregular blows that disrupted the other contestants, prompting Master Zhang to accuse him of interfering and Cen Yue to defend him.
• Su Qiu finished first, handed his billet to the referee, and left to eat before the Soul Master competition.
• Tang Wulin heard Su Qiu mention food and sped up his forging, throwing the other contestants off rhythm again.

Su Qiu stunned the forging competition with a perfectly controlled Hundred Forging, then won his individual tournament match against an adoring fan who barely resisted. After the morning matches, Zero Class gathered at the hotel and Gu Yue hoped to face Su Qiu in the finals, while the afternoon team battles remained ahead.

• Su Qiu forged Blue Pregnant Copper to the exact Hundred Forging limit, leaving the judges and Master Zhang astonished.
• Su Qiu and Tang Wulin ate noodles with Xu Lizhi, who asked Su Qiu to go easy on Ye Xinglan in an upcoming team match.
• Su Qiu told Xu Lizhi he would treat Shrek's team normally now that their conflict was resolved and warned him they might lose even worse.
• Su Qiu easily defeated his individual tournament opponent, who was delighted to lose to his idol and posed for a picture.
• At the hotel, Tang Wulin checked that Zero Class had advanced, and Gu Yue said she hoped to face Su Qiu in the finals.

Zero Class began the team tournament against Blue Sea Academy, winning decisively while Su Qiu watched from the sidelines. The team left the arena celebrated by Long Hengxu, with their tournament still underway.

• Su Qiu agreed to compete in every team match, and Long Hengxu encouraged him to represent Eastsea Academy.
• Zero Class drew Blue Sea Academy as its first opponent, and Su Qiu told his teammates to have fun.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Na'er attacked in concert while Gu Yue sat out.
• Na'er knocked Blue Sea Academy's captain and another member out of the arena, causing the rest of the team to surrender or get eliminated.
• The referee declared Eastsea Academy the winner, and Long Hengxu praised Zero Class and especially Na'er.

After Shrek Academy’s defeat, Ye Xinglan knew they could not overcome Su Qiu, while Shen Yi and Wu Changkong discussed the academy’s decision to send Shrek back into the competition. Su Qiu then discovered he had been ranked sixth on the Youth Genius Ranking and tried to change his unwanted nickname, leaving his friends laughing and Na’er defending his choice.

• Yu Henglong and the Shrek students blamed their loss on Su Qiu’s Domain Skill and Tianhai Academy, but Ye Xinglan said their excuses were ignorant and believed they could not win against him.
• Ning Xin blamed Ye Xinglan for Shrek’s defeat, and Ye Xinglan recalled how Su Qiu’s swordsmanship and presence had overwhelmed her.
• Shen Yi told Wu Changkong that the academy wanted Shrek to compete again, despite their doubts that the students could beat Zero Class.
• Su Qiu learned that the Spirit Pagoda had ranked him sixth on the Youth Genius Ranking and nicknamed him the Wind Swordsman.
• Su Qiu asked his uncle to remove him from the ranking, then asked to be renamed the Invincible Tyrannosaurus, but his uncle hung up.
• Xie Xie laughed at Su Qiu’s proposed nickname, and Na’er kicked him away before declaring that she would someday rank as the Golden Dragon King.

Su Qiu chose the exceptionally difficult Starfall Gold for the second round and forged it with precise hammering while guiding its Power of Stars. After his thousandth strike, the metal was purified and glowed with a powerful starlit aura, leaving the judges and audience stunned.

• Su Qiu and Tang Wulin arrived at the competition, where contestants were told to forge a Rare Metal of their choice before a later shaping round.
• The judges discussed Su Qiu's skill, and Cen Yue withheld his prediction about how far the nine-year-old could go.
• Su Qiu selected Starfall Gold to begin preparing for his Battle Armor, drawing astonishment from the masters because of its difficulty.
• Su Qiu steadily struck the metal while removing impurities and guiding the Power of Stars, maintaining his focus through hundreds of hammer blows.
• Su Qiu landed his thousandth strike, purifying the Starfall Gold and awakening its brilliant starlit patterns.

Su Qiu stunned the forging competition by completing Spirit Forging with Starfall Gold at just nine years old. The feat made him the focus of the forging world, while Mu Chen and Zhen Hua each claimed him as their disciple and vowed to stop others from poaching him.

• Su Qiu completed Thousand Forgings First Grade with Starfall Gold, then continued forging as the crowd realized he was attempting Spirit Forging.
• Su Qiu fused his Soul Power with the Starfall Gold and completed Spirit Forging, awakening a tiny silver star within the metal.
• The spectators and blacksmiths cheered and saluted Su Qiu, while Zhen Hua watched proudly from the shadows.
• Zhen Hua and Mu Chen argued and scuffled over which of them was Su Qiu's true master, as Mu Ye watched without intervening.
• The competition ended with Tang Wulin and Mu Xi achieving Thousand Forgings Second Grade, and Elder Duan questioned Cen Yue about East Sea Blacksmith Association's talented young blacksmiths.
• Mu Chen and Zhen Hua overheard the masters discussing poaching Su Qiu and declared together that no one else was qualified to claim him.

Tang Wulin’s team learned that Shrek had registered a powerful substitute for the youth division: a fifteen-year-old Soul King and First-Rank Battle Armor Master. Su Qiu suspected Shrek planned to restore its reputation by winning, even if the matchup against children was unfair.

• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie noted that their team was not grouped with Shrek and planned to study Shrek’s eight round-robin matches.
• Su Qiu watched Shrek field the same seven competitors and wondered why the academy trusted them to win against him.
• Wu Changkong told the team that a Sea God Pavilion elder was bringing Shrek’s registered substitute to the competition.
• Wu Changkong revealed that the substitute was a fifteen-year-old Inner Court student who was at least a Soul King and a First-Rank Battle Armor Master.
• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin feared the team could not face such a strong opponent, while Wu Changkong offered to let them forfeit.
• Su Qiu concluded that Shrek wanted a victory to restore its reputation, regardless of how unfair the matchup looked.