Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuanzhen and Leng Yaozhu faced Qiangu Dongfeng’s challenge over three stolen External Soul Bones, while Qiangu Dongfeng warned Qiangu Zhangting to grow stronger. That night, Zhao Xuanzhen left the Spirit Pagoda to handle a lingering problem, but Guang Biao followed him and provoked his monstrous Soaring Serpent form at sea.

• Qiangu Dongfeng called Leng Yaozhu about the deaths of two guardians and the loss of three External Soul Bones, but she defended her actions as compliant with Spirit Pagoda rules and hung up.
• Leng Yaozhu explained to Zhao Xuanzhen that Qiangu Dongfeng was warning her not to take more Soul Bones, while Qiangu Dongfeng told Qiangu Zhangting that her adopted children might be dangerous and vowed to restrict future Soul Bone absorption.
• Na'er returned from the sea with four Green Armor Crabs, while Guang Biao learned that his brother Guang Long had no chance of being released and swore revenge on the people who had wronged him.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used Soaring Serpent’s Deceitful Soul to deceive Leng Yaozhu’s perception and leave the Spirit Pagoda, then noticed Guang Biao following him.
• Guang Biao attacked Zhao Xuanzhen at sea in his black-grade mecha, but Zhao Xuanzhen summoned a colossal Giant Serpent and unleashed Soaring Serpent Descends, Burning Heaven Boiling Sea.

Zhao Xuanzhen confronted Tang San’s divine sense with Soaring Serpent and the star-enhanced Heavenly Plate, while the Douluo Plane Spirit intervened to help destroy Tang San and suppress Tang Hao. The Plane Spirit burned itself out and left Zhao Xuanzhen its power and the task of freeing Douluo from its threats.

• Zhao Xuanzhen rode Soaring Serpent toward Tang San after destroying the Spiritual Imprint Tang San had placed on him.
• Tang San possessed Tang Wulin’s body and met Zhao Xuanzhen in the sky above Eastsea City.
• Zhao Xuanzhen merged with Soaring Serpent and used the Heavenly Plate’s star power to block Tang San’s attacks and seal him.
• The Douluo Plane Spirit appeared, explained Tang San’s control over the plane, and asked Zhao Xuanzhen to help free Douluo.
• The Plane Spirit burned itself out, extinguished Tang San’s divine sense, and dragged Tang Hao into a severely wounded slumber.
• Before dissipating, the Plane Spirit told Zhao Xuanzhen that the Blue Silver Emperor was consuming the Life Core and left him its final power.

Zhao Xuanzhen destroyed Tang San’s lingering divine consciousness, then suppressed the rioting Golden Dragon King God Core inside Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin gained Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass and chose to seek a stable life and find his parents, while Zhao Xuanzhen prepared for the threats ahead.

• Zhao Xuanzhen used the Plane Revenge Spear to destroy Tang San’s divine consciousness, freeing Tang Wulin from its control.
• The Golden Dragon King’s seals began breaking, and Tang Wulin agreed to let Zhao Xuanzhen take the God Core rather than risk its destruction or endanger the continent.
• Zhao Xuanzhen shattered the Heavenly Plate and used Eight Gates, Suppressing Souls to seal the Golden Dragon King, which condensed into its God Core.
• Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass evolved into Golden Patterned Blue Silver Grass, and he resolved to cultivate and search for Tang Ziran and Lang Yue.
• Zhao Xuanzhen, injured and exhausted, turned his attention to the threat posed by Ah Yin, while Tang Wulin embraced his identity as Tang Ziran’s son.

Zhao Xuanzhen recovered from the Soaring Serpent’s backlash while Na’er cared for him, then announced Gu Yue’s Spirit Pagoda assessment and made himself her sole examiner. After Gu Yue registered as a Quasi-Core Disciple, Na’er approached her privately to discuss something away from Zhao Xuanzhen.

• Na’er visited Zhao Xuanzhen at noon, found him weak and disoriented, and brought him seafood porridge from the Spirit Pagoda kitchen.
• Leng Yaozhu called Zhao Xuanzhen and tasked him with delivering Gu Yue’s assessment results.
• Gu Yue arrived at the Spirit Pagoda, worried that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline had weakened and determined to infiltrate the Pagoda’s core.
• Zhao Xuanzhen granted Gu Yue Quasi-Core Disciple status and told her he alone would decide when she qualified as a Core Disciple.
• After Gu Yue registered and collected her identification, Na’er approached her and asked to speak privately.

Gu Yue and Na'er confronted each other over their identities as halves of the Silver Dragon King and negotiated a temporary pact. Na'er left believing they would coexist, while Gu Yue secretly planned to exploit Na'er's attachment to Zhao Xuanzhen and eventually devour her.

• Na'er told Gu Yue that she remembered the Silver Dragon King's memories but considered herself human, while Gu Yue insisted they must avenge the Soul Beast Clan.
• Na'er challenged Gu Yue over her plans for the Spirit Pagoda and threatened to expose their identities if Gu Yue harmed Zhao Xuanzhen or Aunt Leng.
• Gu Yue and Na'er agreed that Gu Yue would spare Na'er’s loved ones and not attempt to devour her before reaching Extreme Douluo, while Na'er would keep Gu Yue’s identity secret and avoid interfering with her plans.
• Na'er asked why Gu Yue had not taken Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline, and Gu Yue explained that setbacks had prevented her from doing so.
• After Na'er left, Gu Yue decided to make Zhao Xuanzhen favor her over Na'er so she could break Na'er's attachment to humanity and devour her.

Zhao Xuanzhen nearly injured Gu Yue during a mental-backlash hallucination, then traveled with Gu Yue and Na'er toward Heaven Dou City. On the train, Na'er played a melodramatic web series that left Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue horrified by its shouted catchphrase.

• Zhao Xuanzhen mistook Gu Yue for Guang Long while suffering mental backlash and nearly struck her with his Darkgold Fearclaw before recognizing her.
• Na'er rushed in, misread the scene, and accused Zhao Xuanzhen of breaking their agreement to fake a relationship; Zhao Xuanzhen explained that his cultivation accident had disoriented him.
• Gu Yue decided to exploit Na'er's feelings for Zhao Xuanzhen, then asked to join them on their trip to Heaven Dou City, and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed.
• Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, and Gu Yue boarded a Soul Guide Train after he messaged Leng Yaozhu about their departure.
• Na'er used her mental strength to block the carriage noise and watched San-Wu Tragic Love with Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue; the episode's shouted "Revive My Lover" catchphrase stunned them.

Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, and Gu Yue fought multiple groups of Evil Soul Masters who attacked Mo Lan aboard the train to Heaven Dou City. The remaining attackers were defeated by Wu Changkong and Tang Wulin, leaving Zhao Xuanzhen annoyed that Tang Wulin had stolen their chance to finish the job.

• Na'er and Gu Yue teased each other before Na'er let Zhao Xuanzhen rest against her shoulder as the train continued toward Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Yue spotted four Evil Soul Masters attacking Mo Lan and defeated them with her wind-and-fire combination skill.
• Two more attackers rushed in with activated incendiary bombs, but Na'er killed them with Shattered Space Light and she and Gu Yue sent the bombs outside the train.
• The Skeleton Soul Elder revealed himself and attacked the sleeping Zhao Xuanzhen, who woke and killed him with Darkgold Fearclaw.
• Mo Lan told the group that Wu Changkong and Tang Wulin had already dealt with the attackers elsewhere on the train, and Zhao Xuanzhen grumbled that Tang Wulin had beaten them to it.

After helping stop an attack on the Soul Guide Train, Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, and Na'er reached Heaven Dou City, where Tang Wulin saw Gu Yue growing close to Zhao Xuanzhen. Over dinner, Zhao Xuanzhen revealed they were heading to the Forging Association, while his true goal was to awaken a second Eight Deceitful God in the city.

• Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, and Na'er accepted the Federation's reward for helping defeat the Evil Soul Masters who attacked the train.
• The three arrived in Heaven Dou City, explored its streets, and stopped at Heaven Dou Young Woman Milk Tea, where Na'er shared Zhao Xuanzhen's drink.
• At Yuhao Grilled Fish, Tang Wulin saw Gu Yue acting intimately with Zhao Xuanzhen and left with Wu Changkong after feeling hurt.
• Zhao Xuanzhen secured the silver fish Na'er wanted, and the three ate grilled fish together.
• Na'er asked where they would deliver Old Han's letter, and Zhao Xuanzhen said the Forging Association Headquarters in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhao Xuanzhen reflected that he intended to awaken a second Eight Deceitful God in Heaven Dou City: the Dry Gold Image.

Zhao Xuanzhen secretly awakened Jiu Tian and sent him to become the next Godly Craftsman, while Jiu Tian impressed Zhen Hua and was accepted as his disciple. Zhao Xuanzhen then delivered Han Tianyi’s letter to Muye, whose contents made Muye react with shock.

• Zhao Xuanzhen awakened Jiu Tian at the Forging Association and ordered him to join it and rise to the position of Godly Craftsman.
• Zhao Xuanzhen arrived at the Forging Association with Na'er and Gu Yue and asked to meet Zhen Hua and Muye.
• Jiu Tian forged two pieces of Tianxing Iron into Thousandfold Forged metal, impressing Zhen Hua, who accepted him as a disciple and gave him the Spiritual Forging Cloud Gold Hammers.
• Zhen Hua brought Zhao Xuanzhen and the others to Muye, and Zhao Xuanzhen handed over Han Tianyi’s secret letter.
• Muye opened the letter, read the words “True Self,” and exclaimed in shock.

Muye recognized Zhao Xuanzhen’s True Self Martial Soul and tried to recruit him into Body Sect, but Zhao Xuanzhen remained loyal to his teacher, Leng Yaozhu. Han Tianyi advised Muye to cultivate Zhao Xuanzhen’s support without requiring him to join, and the group stayed at the Forging Association, where someone sneaked into Zhao Xuanzhen’s room at night.

• Zhao Xuanzhen revealed his True Self Martial Soul, and Muye excitedly asked him to become his disciple.
• Zhao Xuanzhen explained that Leng Yaozhu was his teacher, so Muye abandoned his recruitment attempt and invited the group to lunch instead.
• Muye called Han Tianyi, who advised him to teach Zhao Xuanzhen Body Sect’s techniques and seek his help in supporting the sect while he remained in Spirit Pagoda.
• Muye served Jadeite Ginseng soup and other rare dishes, then persuaded the group to stay several days at the Heaven Dou City Forging Association.
• Zhen Hua took Jiu Tian to study forging, while Muye told Zhao Xuanzhen about Body Sect; Gu Yue grew alarmed when Muye mentioned the sect killing seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• After night fell, a dark gold figure quietly entered Zhao Xuanzhen’s room and reached toward him as he meditated.

Muye took Zhao Xuanzhen to Death Valley for a Second Awakening and forced him to fight waves of Undead Creatures until dawn. After Muye treated his exhausted body, Gu Yue applied medicine to his wounds and discovered that her touch eased his pain.

• Muye carried Zhao Xuanzhen from Heaven Dou City to Death Valley to perform his Second Awakening.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used his wind abilities to survive Muye's attempted surprise drop and entered the valley alone.
• Zhao Xuanzhen fought twenty-seven waves of Undead Creatures until he was completely depleted.
• Muye brought Zhao Xuanzhen back to the Forging Association and used the Ben Ti Secret Technique to help his body recover.
• Gu Yue volunteered to apply medicine to Zhao Xuanzhen, teased him about Na'er, and found that the pain had vanished.

Zhao Xuanzhen spent time in Heaven Dou City with Gu Yue and Na'er while Leng Yaozhu worried about him from afar. After Muye treated him to Blood Jade Shrimp, Zhao Xuanzhen explained his theory of Original Martial Souls and concluded that their cultivation meant being oneself.

• Leng Yaozhu called Zhao Xuanzhen and asked when he would return to the Spirit Pagoda, and he said he planned to stay in Heaven Dou City for about two months.
• Gu Yue massaged Zhao Xuanzhen while Na'er walked in, saw him resting on Gu Yue's lap, and fought her for the chance to care for him.
• Na'er asked Zhao Xuanzhen for shopping money, and he gave her a Black Card after recalling how she had once spent twenty million Federation Coins on chicken chop bones.
• Gu Yue and Na'er argued over their agreement, and Gu Yue insisted she was proving that human emotions were fragile while Na'er warned her not to fall in love with a human.
• Muye served Zhao Xuanzhen Blood Jade Shrimp and asked him to define an Original Martial Soul.
• Zhao Xuanzhen explained that Original Martial Souls relied on human blood and bodily compatibility, then summed up their cultivation principle as "Be yourself."

Muye gave Zhao Xuanzhen the Body Sect manual Secrets of Ben Ti and trained him for his Original Martial Soul's Second Awakening while teaching him Mecha Manufacturing. At dinner, Gu Yue tried to impress Zhao Xuanzhen with her cooking before announcing she would return to Eastsea Academy, and Na'er answered with a disastrous meal of her own.

• Muye explained that Original Martial Souls depended on being true to oneself, gave Zhao Xuanzhen Secrets of Ben Ti, and asked him to help the Body Sect in the future.
• Muye agreed to teach Zhao Xuanzhen Mecha Manufacturing, and Zhao Xuanzhen began daily training in Death Valley while studying the Body Sect's secret arts.
• After thirty days of training, Muye noted that Zhao Xuanzhen's Second Awakening had not begun, and the pair returned to the Forging Association in Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Yue served an elaborate meal, told Zhao Xuanzhen she would return to Eastsea Academy the next day, and accepted his offer to take her there.
• Na'er tried to cook to compete with Gu Yue, produced charcoal and inedible dishes, and made Zhao Xuanzhen taste her Carbon Fiber Large Intestine.

After forty-nine days of extreme training, Zhao Xuanzhen achieved an Innate Gold-Grade Second Awakening of True Self and defeated the Evil Spirit Bone Dragon. Muye took him toward Heaven Dou City in a red-grade mecha, while Zhao Xuanzhen disputed how much credit Muye deserved.

• Muye released the sealed Evil Spirit Bone Dragon as the final trial for Zhao Xuanzhen's Second Awakening.
• The Evil Spirit Bone Dragon overwhelmed Zhao Xuanzhen with its mutated Wind and Water powers, leaving Muye convinced that only an awakening could save him.
• Zhao Xuanzhen's True Self underwent a Gold-Grade Second Awakening, and his empowered Taiji Yang Hand sent the dragon flying.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used Bagua Qimen to counter the dragon's attacks and killed it with a Thunder Spear.
• Muye celebrated Zhao Xuanzhen's unprecedented awakening and took him toward Heaven Dou City in a red-grade mecha.
• Muye claimed most of the credit for the awakening, but Zhao Xuanzhen assigned him thirty percent and credited Na'er and Gu Yue with ten percent each.

Zhao Xuanzhen returned to Heaven Dou City after achieving a Gold-Grade Second Awakening, then traveled with Na'er, Muye, Zhen Hua, and Jiu Tian to Skysea City for the Skysea Alliance Competition. There, Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er met Gu Yue and the East Sea F4 at a seafood restaurant, where Na'er and Tang Wulin competed over the meal.

• Muye demonstrated that his red-grade mecha Xiao Hong could transform and perform a thousand-meter Space Jump, while Zhao Xuanzhen said he might build a mecha of his own.
• Na'er waited outside the Heaven Dou City Forging Association in the rain, celebrated Zhao Xuanzhen's Gold-Grade awakening, and worried about its effects before he reassured her.
• Zhen Hua announced that he would take Jiu Tian to the Skysea Alliance Competition, hoping to introduce his young disciple as his successor to the forging community.
• Ten days later, Zhen Hua and Jiu Tian traveled to Skysea City for the forging competition, while Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er explored the city with Muye and Xiao Hong nearby.
• Na'er ordered an enormous seafood feast, and Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan arrived to join Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er.
• Na'er and Tang Wulin competed to eat the most seafood until Na'er complained about Tang Wulin's manners and declared that Zhao Xuanzhen was the truly bold one.

Tang Wulin set aside his feelings for Gu Yue and joined his friends at the Tianhai Alliance Competition, where Na'er clashed with Shrek students over their uniform and school pride. After Zhao Xuanzhen intimidated Shrek captain Yu Yuanheng, the group agreed to face Shrek in battle.

• Tang Wulin accepted that Gu Yue favored Zhao Xuanzhen and focused on finding his missing parents and growing stronger.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Na'er, and Zhao Xuanzhen traveled to Tianhai Stadium for the competition's opening ceremony, where they met Jiu Tian and learned he was a Fourth-Rank Forging Master.
• Tang Wulin gave dried fish to the hungry Xu Lizhi, whose teammate Ye Xinglan arrived and reprimanded him for accepting food from strangers.
• Ye Xinglan demanded an apology from Na'er for criticizing Shrek Academy's green uniform, and Na'er refused and challenged her.
• Yu Yuanheng intervened and demanded an apology, but Zhao Xuanzhen shielded Na'er and overwhelmed Yu Yuanheng with his aura until he led the Shrek team away.
• Na'er, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie said they wanted to fight Shrek, and Zhao Xuanzhen agreed.

Na'er, Zhao Xuanzhen, and their allies persuaded Zhen Hua and Muye to arrange a match between their Eastsea Academy team and Shrek Academy. As the packed stadium awaited the exhibition match, both teams entered the arena, with Shrek confident and Wu Changkong privately wary of Zhao Xuanzhen.

• Na'er told Zhen Hua that Shrek Academy had bullied them, and Zhao Xuanzhen asked to take Tianhai Academy's place in the exhibition match.
• Muye offered Tianhai Academy five Black-Grade Mechas, Zhao Xuanzhen promised its students Soul Spirits, and Long Huantian gave up the match slot.
• Zhen Hua agreed to supply the Skysea Alliance with double the forged metals, and Zhao Xuanzhen told Tang Wulin that their plan had succeeded.
• The Shrek Team learned that Eastsea Academy would face them and vowed to defeat their opponents, while Wu Changkong warned Shen Yi that Zhao Xuanzhen was a formidable fighter.
• Na'er rallied Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, Jiu Tian, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan before Zhen Hua announced the match and called both teams into the arena.

Eastsea Academy and Shrek Academy began their Exhibition Match, with Zhao Xuanzhen’s Golden Awakening overwhelming Yu Yuanheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. The battle left Shrek’s captain defeated and Zhao Xuanzhen declaring him a stepping stone.

• Both teams entered Tianhai Stadium, where the crowd overwhelmingly cheered for Shrek Academy.
• Ning Xian and Xu Lizhi boosted Shrek’s fighters as Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Jiu Tian, and Na'er each engaged their opponents.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Yu Yuanheng began their captain’s duel, and Zhao Xuanzhen’s Golden Awakening let him overpower Yu Yuanheng in close combat.
• Zhao Xuanzhen broke through Yu Yuanheng’s thunder attack and twisted his arm, provoking Yu Yuanheng to unleash his fourth soul skill.
• Zhao Xuanzhen summoned a golden Thunder Dragon that defeated Yu Yuanheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and left him bloodied on the stage.
• Yu Yuanheng refused Ning Xian’s support as Zhao Xuanzhen called him a stepping stone.

Eastsea Academy fought back from Shrek Academy’s overwhelming Soul Power advantage and defeated the famed team in a public exhibition match. Zhao Xuanzhen’s Rift Claw overcame Shrek’s Emperor Thunder Domain, leaving Shrek’s students devastated and the Sun Moon Federation’s reporters ready to publicize their loss.

• Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Yu Yuanheng, while Na'er overwhelmed Ye Xinglan and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie sent Yao Yue flying.
• Shrek’s battered students regrouped as the crowd began cheering for Eastsea Academy, and Yu Yuanheng ordered his teammates to use their Seven-in-One Combination Skill.
• Ning Xian fused the team’s Soul Power and passed it through Xu Lizhi to Ye Xinglan, before Yu Yuanheng unleashed the Emperor Thunder Domain.
• Gu Yue and Na'er’s Spatial Powers merged around Zhao Xuanzhen’s Darkgold Fearclaw, creating the Rift Claw that tore through the Emperor Thunder Domain.
• Yu Yuanheng collapsed, and Eastsea Academy’s victory ended Shrek Academy’s long public winning streak.
• Sun Moon Federation reporters photographed Shrek’s defeated team, while a Sun Moon Evening News reporter prepared an article titled “Myth Shattered!”

Jiu Tian defeated Tang Wulin to win the Tianhai Alliance Competition forging finals, while Shrek Academy faced public backlash after its Exhibition Match loss to Eastsea Academy. As Ye Xinglan resolved to help Shrek recover, Gu Yue left to undergo seclusion, still conflicted about Na'er and their shared power.

• Jiu Tian and Tang Wulin forged Thousand Refinements First Grade metal, and the judges awarded Jiu Tian the championship because Yan Gold was harder to forge and showed signs of life resonance.
• Shrek Team members argued over their defeat, and Ye Xinglan defended Eastsea Academy while Yu Yuanheng blamed her and threatened her.
• Shen Yi told the team that rumors about Shrek had spread from Mingdu and that Poseidon Pavilion might expel Yu Yuanheng and Ye Xinglan if they failed to resolve the crisis.
• Ye Xinglan decided to take responsibility for the conflict and left her room late at night to help Shrek overcome its troubles.
• Gu Yue told Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er that she would return home for one to three years of seclusion to stabilize the changes caused by joining forces with Na'er.
• Gu Yue left Tianhai Hotel with a purple-haired woman, hesitating over whether she needed to devour Na'er before reaffirming her resolve as the Silver Dragon King.