Chapter Summaries

Qing Luo reached the Early Heaven Fusion Realm and learned that Mu Chen was in Ice Valley, where students were besieging a Heaven Grade Spirit Beast. Mu Chen prepared to seize the beast’s essence with Luo Li and his allies, while Qing Luo headed toward Ice Valley.

• Qing Luo completed his breakthrough, raised his mark to Six, and set out for Ice Valley to gain more Spiritual Energy and approach the gathering point.
• Qing Luo confronted Lin Feng and the Great Lin Academy students, learned that Mu Chen and the Spirit Path Blood Calamity Maker were reportedly in Ice Valley, and continued on.
• Mu Chen gathered Luo Li, Ye Qingling, Chu Qi, and other experts while over ten thousand students wore down the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon.
• Mu Chen ordered Ye Qingling and Chu Qi to lead the assault and the other Spirit Soul Realm cultivators to stop observers, while he and Luo Li prepared to take the beast’s essence.

Mu Chen killed the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon and claimed its essence, determined to prove himself without relying on Luo Li. After the Banner Carrier suppressed a second Heaven Grade Spirit Beast, a black-clad figure appeared and demanded Mu Chen surrender the essence.

• Chu Qi and Ye Qingling tried to claim the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon's essence, but Ye Qingling invoked Luo Li's name to deter the gathered students.
• Mu Chen refused Luo Li's offer to fight and attacked the wounded Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon with his Netherworld Death Seals and Golden Wheel Spirit Splitting Array.
• Mu Chen killed the Ice Profound Spirit Flood Dragon, took its essence, and received Luo Li's praise.
• A fiery Heaven Grade Spirit Beast emerged from beneath Ice Valley, but the Banner Carrier's enormous Soul Banner drove it back underground.
• Luo Li recognized the Banner Carrier's familiar banner, and Mu Chen decided to leave with her to refine the essence and find Qing Luo.
• A black-clad figure emerged from the ghostly aura and demanded that Mu Chen leave the essence behind.

Qing Luo confronted Mu Chen and demanded the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast essence Mu Chen had obtained. Luo Li sided with Qing Luo, leaving Mu Chen hurt and confused, while Qing Luo noticed her level-seven Spirit Seal.

• Mu Chen recognized Qing Luo as the Banner Carrier, and the others learned that the two had attended the same academy.
• Qing Luo ordered Mu Chen to hand over the spirit essence he held, and Mu Chen refused to give it up willingly.
• Luo Li told Mu Chen to give Qing Luo the essence and offered to help him find another one.
• Mu Chen questioned why Luo Li was defending Qing Luo, but she stayed silent to avoid provoking a fight between them.
• Qing Luo remarked that Luo Li had reached a level-seven Spirit Seal.

Qing Luo revealed that he had taken the Spirit Seal energy from Luo Li and had eliminated King Yan Xiao and King Zhou Ling, provoking Mu Chen to challenge him. Luo Li urged Mu Chen to fight despite the risk, and Qing Luo added the Spiritual Energy in everyone’s imprints to the stakes.

• Qing Luo admitted that he had taken the Spirit Seal energy between Luo Li’s brows, and Mu Chen erupted in anger.
• Luo Li stopped Mu Chen from attacking and revealed that Qing Luo had eliminated King Yan Xiao and King Zhou Ling.
• Mu Chen accused Qing Luo of relying on external aids and challenged him to a fair fight, wagering the essence soul against Luo Li’s Spiritual Energy.
• Qing Luo accepted and demanded the Spiritual Energy in everyone’s imprints as an additional stake, alarming the gathered students.
• Luo Li told Mu Chen she believed in him and would return to the clan with him if they were eliminated.
• Mu Chen accepted the challenge, and Chu Lin and Ye Qingling offered wary encouragement before he vowed to defeat Qing Luo.

Mu Chen used five powerful Spirit Arrays and the Great Pagoda Art against Qing Luo, but Qing Luo effortlessly shattered them with the Kirin Step and Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger. The giant finger stopped just above Mu Chen and Luo Li, leaving the reason for Qing Luo’s restraint unclear.

• Mu Chen revealed five Spirit Arrays he had prepared around Qing Luo, including a Third Grade Spirit Array, and unleashed their attacks.
• Qing Luo used two steps of the Kirin Step to shatter all five arrays, leaving Mu Chen injured and the spectators stunned by his Three Heavens Realm strength.
• Enraged, Mu Chen attacked Qing Luo with the Great Pagoda Art, summoning a golden tower covered in Nine Golden Dragons.
• Qing Luo countered with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, which shattered Mu Chen’s golden tower and pressed toward him.
• Luo Li stood in front of Mu Chen as Qing Luo’s giant finger halted three inches above their heads.

Qing Luo defeated Mu Chen, took the students’ Spiritual Energy and spirit beast essence, and announced he would open Northern Cang Hall in two days. After the others prepared for the next trial, Qing Luo reached the gathering point and activated his mark to open the hall.

• Qing Luo shattered the Ancient Giant Finger, extracted the students’ Spiritual Energy, and raised his mark to Level Eight.
• Qing Luo reclaimed the Heaven Grade Spirit Beast essence and announced that he would open Northern Cang Hall in two days.
• Luo Li comforted Mu Chen, resolved to face her fear of the Western Heaven War Palace, and led the group to hunt Spirit Beasts.
• Qing Luo left Ice Valley, avoided provoking the Spirit Body within Mu Chen, and studied the Ten Fiends Treasure Arts for two days.
• Qing Luo arrived at the gathering point, where Mu Chen, Luo Li, and the others had raised their marks, then activated his mark to open Northern Cang Hall.

The Northern Cang Realm trial ended as the qualified students entered the Northern Cang Hall and received Spirit Value Tokens. When the Shi Family Twin Kings questioned Qing Luo’s 5,000 spirit values, the guide angrily shut them down, leaving tensions over Qing Luo’s reward unresolved.

• The Northern Cang Hall opened, and Qing Luo led the qualified students inside while those without Fourth Grade Spirit Seals were sent to other spiritual academies.
• The guide welcomed the students and distributed Spirit Value Tokens, giving Qing Luo 5,000 spirit values, Luo Li 2,000, and Mu Chen 1,000.
• Mu Chen vowed to get Qing Luo’s 5,000 spirit values back for Luo Li, but Luo Li said she would fight for herself.
• Shi Hao asked whether spirit values could be stolen, and Shi Jingtian claimed Qing Luo had received values that did not belong to him.
• The guide furiously rebuked the Shi Family Twin Kings and warned them to stop stirring up trouble.

Qing Luo challenged Northern Cang Academy’s senior students to attack him together, offering the spirit points he held to whoever could defeat him. The seniors accepted his provocation, and the chapter ended with Qing Luo stepping forward, ready to fight.

• Qing Luo asked whether spirit points could be stolen, and the Guide explained how students could earn or trade them.
• The Guide announced an optional challenge for students with Level 7 Marks or higher, offering five thousand spirit points for defeating a senior student.
• Ten seniors appeared, and An Ran explained that they ranked around the top fifty on Northern Cang Academy’s Spirit Soul Ranking.
• An Ran called the newcomers from the Northern Cang Realm the weakest, and Chu Lin protested that stolen marks had held them back.
• Qing Luo interrupted An Ran, challenged all the seniors to attack together, and offered the spirit points in his possession to whoever defeated him.
• The senior students threatened Qing Luo, who said he looked forward to being beaten to death by them or beating them to death.

Elder Bai allowed the senior students to challenge Qing Luo but forbade him from using his banner, prompting the hall to doubt whether he could win. Qing Luo defeated the first challenger with one punch, and the new students rallied behind him as the senior students prepared to continue.

• Elder Bai permitted Qing Luo to be challenged and barred him from using his banner, angering the senior students and shocking the new students.
• Mu Chen predicted Qing Luo would suffer, while Luo Li believed he might win based on his earlier battles and strength.
• An Ran selected Arrogant Guy to test Qing Luo, and the senior student attacked him with power approaching the Three Heavens Realm.
• Qing Luo met Arrogant Guy with an ordinary punch, sent him flying, and broke his attacking arm.
• The Shi Family Twin Kings praised Qing Luo, and the new students cheered him on against the senior students.

Qing Luo fought off a group of older students in Northern Cang Hall, overwhelming them with the Thunder Emperor Treasure Arts. After An Ran activated her Essence Soul, Qing Luo teleported to her and held his battle halberd at her neck, leaving her to admit defeat.

• Two older students attacked Qing Luo with quasi-god-tier Spiritual Arts, but he countered with the Thunder Emperor Fist.
• Three more older students joined the fight, and Qing Luo summoned the Thunder Emperor Battle Halberd to defeat all nine older students.
• An Ran activated her Northern Abyss Golden Pattern Eagle Essence Soul and clashed with Qing Luo amid the lightning filling the hall.
• Qing Luo used Thunder Force to appear beside An Ran and point his battle halberd at her neck.
• An Ran admitted defeat as the students and elders watched Qing Luo's victory.

Qing Luo entered Northern Cang Academy after defeating the older students and receiving a huge Spirit Value reward. After learning about the Spirit Soul Ranking and the Heaven Ranking, he declared that he would claim the top spot.

• Qing Luo calmly answered the older students’ threats, while Elder Bai praised his victory and awarded him fifty thousand Spirit Value.
• Elder Bai opened a Bronze Giant Gate, and Qing Luo and the new students entered Northern Cang Academy.
• An Ran explained the Spirit Soul Ranking to the newcomers and told Qing Luo that only Three Heavens Realm students could challenge the Heaven Ranking.
• The students read the Heaven Ranking’s top names, including Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuan Tong.
• Qing Luo declared that he wanted the Heaven Ranking’s first place.

Qing Luo and the other new students gathered at Northern Cang Academy, where Elder Bai announced a New Student Competition in one month. After Yang Hong taunted Mu Chen and Luo Li, Qing Luo struck him down with one finger and left him wary of provoking him again.

• An Ran explained that the Heaven Ranking was beyond the new students for now and that they should aim for the Spirit Soul Ranking.
• Elder Bai summoned the new students from the other Northern Cang Realms, and An Ran introduced Bing Qing, Mu Kui, and Yang Hong.
• Yang Hong mocked Mu Chen and Luo Li, so Qing Luo challenged him and warned him to withstand one punch.
• Elder Bai stopped the confrontation and announced that the New Student Competition would take place in one month.
• Qing Luo suddenly struck Yang Hong with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, severely wounding him, then joked that his finger had itched and washed it in front of everyone.
• Elder Bai warned Qing Luo not to attack again, and Yang Hong backed down when Qing Luo looked at him.

After arriving at Northern Cang Academy, Qing Luo and the new students learned how residence costs, Spirit Value, and the Thunder Domain worked. Mu Chen tried to arrange a shared First-Class room with Luo Li, leaving Qing Luo uneasy as he prepared to pursue the Thunder Emperor Body.

• Luo Li and Mu Chen discussed how she had handled Yang Hong, and Mu Chen vowed to settle his old debt with Ji Xuan himself.
• Elder Bai welcomed the newcomers as ordinary students, and instructor Mu Ling led them to the New Student Area, where Qing Luo recognized a Level 4 Spirit Gathering Array.
• Mu Ling explained the residential classes and Spirit Value costs, along with ways to earn Spirit Value and enter the Thunder Domain.
• Qing Luo focused on the Thunder Domain and planned to pursue the Thunder Emperor Body rather than the Thunder God Body.
• Mu Chen asked Luo Li to live with him, then asked Mu Ling how many people could share a room; Qing Luo frowned at his question.

At Northern Cang Academy, Mu Chen tried to arrange an A-Class Room for Luo Li, but Qing Luo intervened by renting her a Level 7 Spirit Gathering Array room. Luo Li accepted the gift for the sake of her cultivation, leaving Mu Chen furious, before Qing Luo sensed a wave of consciousness from the Myriad Soul Banner and summoned the Nine Nether Sparrow.

• Mu Chen proposed sharing an A-Class Room with Luo Li, but she objected until he promised he would not stay there at night.
• Qing Luo challenged the arrangement, then rented a Level 7 Spirit Gathering Array room for half a year and gave its Token to Mu Chen for Luo Li.
• Luo Li rejected both men’s rooms at first, then accepted Qing Luo’s Token after he reminded her that her time and responsibilities mattered.
• Mu Chen thanked Qing Luo through gritted teeth as the new students praised Qing Luo’s generosity, and Qing Luo flew toward the Thunder Domain.
• Qing Luo sensed a wave of consciousness from the Myriad Soul Banner, took it out, and summoned the Nine Nether Sparrow.

Mu Chen entered the Spirit Soul Ranking and claimed third place, shocking Northern Cang Academy and drawing the attention of his rivals. As Qing Luo headed for the Thunder Domain, Mo Lun decided to confront Mu Chen the next day.

• Angered by his C-Class dormitory placement and the other new students shunning him, Mu Chen set out to earn Spirit Value and challenged the Spirit Soul Ranking.
• Mu Chen’s name appeared in third place on the Spirit Soul Ranking, prompting astonishment from students across Northern Cang Academy.
• Yang Hong vowed to deal with Mu Chen and Qing Luo at the New Student Competition, while Luo Li reflected on Mu Chen and checked in to her Level 7 Spirit Gathering Array room.
• Qing Luo told the Nine Nether Sparrow she would have to earn Spirit Value herself to buy Northern Darkness Dragon Kun blood, then took her toward the Thunder Domain.
• Mo Lun discovered Mu Chen had displaced him from third place and resolved to confront Mu Chen the next day.

Mu Chen was astonished to place third on the Spirit Soul Ranking and gained enough Spirit Values to pursue stronger cultivation. Meanwhile, Qing Luo entered the Thunder Domain and endured the Sixth Layer’s lightning to prepare his body for cultivating the Thunder Emperor Body.

• Mu Chen discovered he had ranked third on the Spirit Soul Ranking and realized his strength could rival Heaven Fusion Realm experts.
• Mu Chen received twenty-one thousand Spirit Values and planned to improve his strength before challenging Qing Luo and seeking Luo Li.
• Qing Luo paid to enter the Thunder Domain, passed through the first five layers, and forced his way into the Sixth Layer despite being at the early stage of the Heaven Fusion Realm.
• Qing Luo used the True Phoenix Sacred Flame to recover from the Sixth Layer’s lightning and began directing Thunder Force through his body with the Thunder Emperor Treasure Arts.
• The Sixth Layer cultivators noticed Qing Luo enduring the Thunder Attraction Platform’s lightning and mistook him for a hidden expert, with several planning to investigate and recruit him.

Qing Luo completed his cultivation of the Azure Sky Glazed Art in the Sixth Layer of the Thunder Domain and prepared to condense the Thunder Emperor Body. He entered the layer’s most dangerous core, shocking the Heaven Ranking experts who recognized him as the mysterious cultivator who had endured there for half a month.

• Qing Luo formed the Glazed Heaven Refining Bottle, perfected his Glazed Body, and finished the preparations to cultivate the Thunder Emperor Body.
• Qing Luo charged toward the core of the Sixth Layer, drawing the attention of Heaven Fusion Realm Peak cultivators nearby.
• The onlookers watched Qing Luo enter the densest thunderclouds, where he stood firm as lightning struck him.
• A senior student recognized Qing Luo as the mysterious cultivator who had used the Thunder Attraction Platform on the Sixth Layer for half a month.
• The Heaven Ranking experts marveled at Qing Luo’s strength and wondered what rank he would claim if he challenged the Heaven Ranking.

Qing Luo condensed the first stage of the Thunder Emperor Body and forced his way into the Thunder Domain’s Seventh Layer, while Chen Yang identified him from the monument. Mu Chen broke through to Spirit Soul Realm Late Stage and took first place on the Spirit Soul Ranking, but his achievement appeared as Luo Li faced three Senior Students who were attacking the New Student Area over his earlier ranking challenge.

• Qing Luo formed Thunder Marks, then shattered the passage to the Seventh Layer with one punch and entered it.
• Chen Yang saw Qing Luo’s name on the Thunder Domain monument and decided to find out more about him.
• Mu Chen broke through to Spirit Soul Realm Late Stage and manifested his Great Pagoda Tower.
• Luo Li fought three Heaven Fusion Realm Senior Students led by Mo Lun, who had sealed off the New Student Area to force Mu Chen to appear.
• As the new students urged Luo Li to seek Qing Luo’s help, Mu Chen’s name rose to first place on the Spirit Soul Ranking.

Mu Chen claimed first place on the Spirit Soul Ranking and headed for the New Student Area to find Luo Li, unaware that Mo Lun and Su Ling'er had already turned against her. The chapter ended with Mo Lun joining Su Ling'er's fight and sending a torrent of golden sword shadows at Luo Li.

• Mu Chen took first place on the Spirit Soul Ranking, then learned from instructor Mu Ling that Luo Li was in the New Student Area and flew there.
• Su Ling'er arrived to challenge Mu Chen, but Mo Lun convinced her to fight Luo Li instead, and Luo Li accepted the challenge to protect Mu Chen.
• Su Ling'er attacked Luo Li with her whip and flames, while Luo Li countered with the Luo Shen Sword and cut through the fiery assault.
• Chu Lin tried to help Luo Li, but Mo Lun blasted him back and berated him.
• Mo Lun joined Su Ling'er's fight and unleashed a torrent of golden sword shadows at Luo Li, alarming the new students.

Mu Chen returned to the New Student Area and fought Mo Lun after finding Luo Li injured, but Luo Li rebuked him for arriving too late. When Mo Lun and the other senior students nearly overwhelmed Mu Chen, Qing Luo appeared beneath a storm of thunderclouds, leaving the attackers terrified.

• Mo Lun attacked the injured Luo Li again, prompting Mu Chen to arrive and blast him backward with four Netherworld Death Seals.
• Mu Chen apologized to Luo Li, but she slapped him, said he had disappointed her, and left him to deal with the trouble he had caused.
• Mu Chen fought Mo Lun with the Great Cang Finger and Vajra Pagoda Hand, while Mo Lun countered with his Golden Flame Beast and Golden Flame Horn.
• Mu Chen transformed into a black nine-tiered Floating Pagoda that withstood Mo Lun's attacks until Mo Lun's allies joined in and cracks appeared across it.
• A young woman in a bamboo forest sensed Mu Chen's tower, recognized its connection to Aunt Jing, and looked at a portrait of a woman holding a similar tower.
• Qing Luo arrived in a storm of lightning, renewing the freshmen's hope and striking fear into Mo Lun and the senior students.