Chapter Summaries

Yu Zhen established first-year Class Zero and offered selected students academy resources in exchange for agreeing not to transfer before graduating from the upper grades. After the students signed, Wu Zhangkong began reviewing their tournament performances.

• Yu Zhen offered Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie places in Class Zero under a contract requiring them to repay the academy's investment if they transferred before graduating from the upper grades.
• Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Xu Xiaoyan signed the contracts, while Wei Xiaofeng declined the opportunity.
• Yun Chen encouraged Xu Xiaoyan to sign, and Gu Yue signed after seeing Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan commit.
• Wu Zhangkong led the students to their new classroom and began reviewing their Class Promotion Tournament performances.
• Wu Zhangkong criticized Xie Xie for displaying less than sixty percent of his training ability, then asked Gu Yue to assess her own performance.

Wu Zhangkong critiqued Class Zero’s teamwork and Yun Chen’s combat judgment before teaching the students about Mecha and Battle Armor. The advanced lesson overwhelmed most of the class, and the chapter ended as Wu Zhangkong prepared them for afternoon combat practice.

• Wu Zhangkong told Gu Yue that Soul Masters needed teamwork, while Gu Yue remained unconvinced of her classmates.
• Yun Chen admitted his battle judgment needed improvement, and Wu Zhangkong promised to help refine his combat techniques.
• Wu Zhangkong taught the class about Mecha and Battle Armor, leaving Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi struggling to absorb the material.
• Xu Xiaoyan said she had written down the lesson despite not understanding it, while Yun Chen said he understood most of the Mecha material but not Battle Armor.
• Wu Zhangkong began afternoon combat practice with a teaching whip, making Zhang Yangzi and the others feel a chill.

Wu Zhangkong taught the six students the importance of practical combat without relying on martial souls or soul skills, then demonstrated it in sparring. After defeating Gu Yue and Xie Xie, he began testing Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan, and Yun Chen pressed his attack with trained hand-to-hand techniques.

• Wu Zhangkong explained that the students lacked combat experience without their martial souls and challenged Gu Yue and Xie Xie to attack him while he matched their Soul Power.
• Xie Xie charged recklessly, but Wu Zhangkong used footwork and his teaching whip to strike him before Gu Yue attacked with wind blades and ice cones.
• Wu Zhangkong evaded or broke Gu Yue's attacks, redirected one of her fireballs toward Xie Xie, and tapped her with his whip before she could form another attack.
• Wu Zhangkong told Xu Xiaoyan that Control System Soul Masters also needed practical combat training, then paired her with Yun Chen.
• Xu Xiaoyan tried to lock Wu Zhangkong in an Ice Wheel as Yun Chen charged, but Wu Zhangkong escaped the lock and blocked Yun Chen's whip kick.
• Yun Chen dodged Wu Zhangkong's counterattack and drove a charged fist toward his chest.

Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan combined their abilities to catch Wu Zhangkong off guard in a sparring match, though they could not injure him. Wu Zhangkong assessed the students’ combat skills and set pair training as the next step, while Yun Chen kept the mystery of his third Soul Ring to himself.

• Xu Xiaoyan bound Wu Zhangkong with her mutated Ice Staff Martial Soul, giving Yun Chen the opening to land a blood-powered punch.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan’s teamwork, then asked Yun Chen whether the attack had been his third soul skill.
• Yun Chen explained that he had used a technique to mobilize Bloodline Power and privately reflected on his unexplained third Soul Ring and heightened vitality.
• Wu Zhangkong told Yun Chen to prioritize cultivation and criticized Gu Yue and Xie Xie for their poor coordination.
• Wu Zhangkong assigned the students to train in pairs and said he would teach them more once they met his requirements.

After learning that Tang Wulin had stabilized, Gu Yue ordered Di Tian to keep watching him and search for the missing portion of the Golden Dragon King Origin. She also tasked Ziji with monitoring Yun Chen, while planning to infiltrate the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirit research and use it to advance the Spirit Beasts’ revival.

• Wu Zhangkong visited Tang Wulin at Eastsea Hospital, learned from Mang Tian that Tang Wulin would recover in about a week, and left to attend to Class Five.
• Di Tian told Gu Yue that Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li had stabilized Tang Wulin and that the life energy within him might exceed Bi Ji’s.
• Gu Yue ordered Di Tian to continue surveilling Tang Wulin and find the separated portion of the Golden Dragon King Origin, linking it to the two strange bolts of lightning.
• Gu Yue told Ziji to monitor Yun Chen and, if useful, approach him in disguise and try to recruit him.
• Gu Yue considered her growing position in the Spirit Pagoda and planned to use Soul Spirit research to control human Soul Masters as part of the Spirit Beasts’ revival plan.

Yun Chen investigated the mysterious light in his Spirit Sea before meditating, then joined his classmates for physical-strength tests at Eastsea Academy. The chapter ended as he prepared to test his own strength.

• Yun Chen examined the growing ball of light in his Spirit Sea, which began forming a pattern after he withdrew his consciousness.
• Yun Chen meditated through the night and reflected on his improved cultivation and unusual third soul ring.
• Yun Chen dragged Xu Xiaoyan from bed, and she joined him for breakfast before Wu Zhangkong took the students to a training room.
• Zhang Yangzi, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, and Gu Yue each tested their punching strength, revealing widely differing results.
• Wu Zhangkong called Yun Chen to take his turn, and Gu Yue waited to see how strong he was.

Yun Chen’s strength test revealed that his unarmed punch reached 3,797 kilograms, astonishing Wu Zhangkong and the others. During spiritual-power testing, Xu Xiaoyan scored 83 points and Yun Chen unexpectedly scored 173, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yun Chen admitted he had held back during his first strength tests, then struck the Soul Tool with full force and registered 3,797 kilograms.
• Wu Zhangkong assessed Yun Chen’s exceptional physical condition and led the group to test their spiritual power.
• Wu Zhangkong warned Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi to cultivate their spiritual power to avoid trouble with future Soul Spirit breakthroughs or evolution.
• Xu Xiaoyan scored 83 points in spiritual power, while Yun Chen unexpectedly scored 173 despite claiming he had not trained it.

Gu Yue raised her Spiritual Power score to 184, matching Yun Chen’s score by coincidence, while Wu Zhangkong explained the class’s access to the Spirit Ascension Platform. During sparring, Yun Chen faced a wary Xie Xie and sent him flying with an eruption of blood and qi.

• Gu Yue scored 184 on the Spiritual Power test after loosening her restrictions to outscore Yun Chen, and the others found the matching result suspiciously coincidental.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that Class Zero students could enter the Spirit Ascension Platform once a week and said he would arrange suitable cultivation methods for them.
• Yun Chen asked Gu Yue whether his core disciple entry chances could accumulate, but she did not know.
• Wu Zhangkong paired Yun Chen against Xie Xie for sparring, while Xu Xiaoyan interrupted Gu Yue’s skills before conceding from exhaustion.
• Xie Xie circled Yun Chen for several minutes before attacking, and Yun Chen blasted him into the air with his blood and qi.

Yun Chen defeated Xie Xie in a spar and reflected on his approach to strength and teamwork before the class continued. After lessons, Mu Xi asked him to visit the Blacksmith's Association to meet her father, Mu Chen, and Yun Chen left with her.

• Yun Chen overwhelmed Xie Xie with his Bloodline Power, then pulled him to his feet after the spar.
• Yun Chen dismissed Xie Xie's reliance on teamwork and focused on personal strength, while Xu Xiaoyan praised his victory.
• Wu Zhangkong critiqued Xie Xie's shortcomings and arranged more spars for the class.
• Mu Xi told Yun Chen that her father, Mu Chen, wanted to see him at the Blacksmith's Association, and she offered to pay for his meal.
• Yun Chen left Eastsea Academy with Mu Xi as Gu Yue watched them from a street corner.

Yun Chen learned that Mu Ye intended to arrange for the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua to teach him forging, despite Mu Chen having summoned him to the Eastsea Blacksmiths Association. The chapter ended with Mu Ye assuring Yun Chen that he would handle the matter.

• Mu Xi took Yun Chen from Mu Chen's office to Gourmet Street after they had waited over an hour without eating.
• Mu Xi regretted having once concealed Yun Chen's exceptional forging talent from Mu Chen.
• Mu Ye called Yun Chen and learned that the nine-year-old could perform Thousand Refinement but had no forging master.
• Mu Ye told Yun Chen he would arrange for Zhen Hua to teach him and asked him to visit during vacation for body tempering.
• Mu Xi hesitated to call Mu Chen, while Yun Chen messaged Mu Ye about the possible conflict; Mu Ye replied that he would take care of it.

Mu Chen agreed to teach Yun Chen despite losing the chance to formally make him his disciple, while Mu Xi wrestled with her confusing feelings toward the nine-year-old. At Eastsea Academy, Tang Wulin returned to Class Zero, leaving Gu Yue wary because she believed the Divine Sense within him might still be present.

• Yuan Bao'er persuaded Mu Chen to make amends for Mu Xi's deception by teaching Yun Chen and building goodwill with him.
• Mu Xi teased Yun Chen after their meal, then worried that she might be attracted to him before rushing off to take a cold shower.
• Tang Wulin returned to Class Zero, and Wu Zhangkong warned him that he would be sent back to his original class if he failed to meet the academy's requirements.
• Gu Yue wondered whether Tang Wulin's Divine Sense had been exhausted, unaware that Tang San's Divine Sense was asleep while refining Faith Power.

Tang Wulin’s rapid recovery and life-infused Martial Soul surprised Wu Zhangkong, while Class Zero prepared to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform. Yun Chen entered the platform alone ahead of the group to strengthen his Soul Spirit and avoid possible trouble, where he killed a Ghost Demon Leopard before two more Spirit Beasts attacked.

• Wu Zhangkong tested Tang Wulin and found that his spiritual power had risen to ninety-three points, while the life energy in his mutated Blue Silver Grass reminded him of the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Wu Zhangkong told Class Zero to rest before their trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform the next day.
• Yun Chen left Eastsea Academy with Gu Yue and entered the Spirit Ascension Platform ahead of his classmates.
• Yun Chen rushed into the forest to hunt Spirit Beasts and strengthen his hundred-year Soul Spirit, planning to ask Mu Ye to examine why he could not use his third Soul Ring.
• Yun Chen killed a Ghost Demon Leopard with his fists, but another Ghost Demon Leopard and a hulking Spirit Beast emerged and attacked him.

Yun Chen fought off a Ghost Demon Leopard and a Demon Ape inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, even as the Demon Ape evolved into a thousand-year beast. He chased the wounded Demon Ape down and killed it with a single punch.

• Spirit Pagoda staff watched in shock as Yun Chen pinned the Demon Ape and snapped off its arm.
• Yun Chen threw the Demon Ape aside, defeated the lurking Ghost Demon Leopard, and noticed the Demon Ape had vanished into the forest.
• The Demon Ape returned with newly grown demonic horns and increased strength, but Yun Chen fought it with his amplified soul skills.
• The wounded Demon Ape fled, and Yun Chen pursued it for more than ten minutes until it collapsed.
• Yun Chen smashed the Demon Ape's head with a punch, killing it.

Yun Chen fought through the Spirit Ascension Platform and destroyed a large Corrosive Rat pack, drawing Gu Yue's attention. After sensing her killing intent, he left her, while Gu Yue questioned whether Spirit Beasts and humans could ever coexist.

• Yun Chen absorbed the Demon Ape's remaining energy and continued deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Yun Chen encountered a pack of more than two hundred Corrosive Rats and killed over a hundred of them with crystal spears.
• Gu Yue emerged from behind a tree and asked Yun Chen why he was in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Yun Chen sensed Gu Yue's killing intent, ended their conversation, and left to hunt Spirit Beasts alone.
• Gu Yue watched Yun Chen depart and wondered whether Spirit Beasts deserved to die and whether her plan could secure their future.

Yun Chen advanced through the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform to challenge its Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear guardian, fighting it with his crimson crystal and blood qi abilities. Gu Yue followed and watched as Yun Chen pressed the battle, which remained unresolved when he charged into the wounded bear.

• Yun Chen sensed that the forest had grown quiet and dodged the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's surprise slash.
• Yun Chen blocked the bear's next slash with crimson crystals, then used his Soul Rings' enhancements to rush in and punch it into a crystal prison.
• The Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear broke free and swung its terror claw at Yun Chen, who met the strike with his fist.
• Gu Yue, following Yun Chen, watched him clash head-on with the guardian and gain the upper hand.
• Yun Chen pierced the bear with crimson blood qi spears, then charged forward and rammed his shoulder into it.

Yun Chen fought the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear with his Bloodline Power and was cut in half, though his final attack badly injured the beast. After leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, he endured severe pain and was taken for treatment, while Gu Yue wondered what secrets he was hiding.

• Yun Chen threw the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear aside and gathered his strength to unleash his Bloodline Power.
• The Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear released ten claw slashes, which cut Yun Chen in half, while his golden lion attack struck and injured the beast.
• Yun Chen woke in his Access Pod and tried to stand despite his severe injuries, and Gu Yue supported him.
• Yun Chen went to the medical room, where staff examined and treated him before he fell asleep.
• Gu Yue watched Yun Chen in the hospital and wondered what secrets he was hiding.

Yun Chen discovered that a fragment of the Golden Dragon King Origin had entered his Spirit Sea, where his light orb shattered it and the Spirit Sea, orb, and Blood Rage Lion Tiger absorbed the power. He woke in Gu Yue’s room, and she questioned him about his Soul Spirit’s evolution while remaining uncertain how the fragment had entered his body.

• Yun Chen realized that a restrained Golden Dragon King shadow was raging inside his Spirit Sea and suspected its power had escaped when Tang Wulin broke a seal.
• The light orb formed a spear and shattered the Golden Dragon King Origin, which Yun Chen’s Spirit Sea, the orb, and the Blood Rage Lion Tiger devoured.
• The Blood Rage Lion Tiger grew to more than twice its size as it began evolving, and Yun Chen left his Spirit Sea once its waves had calmed.
• Yun Chen woke in Gu Yue’s room and told her that his Soul Spirit’s evolution had not finished yet.
• Gu Yue recalled that she had sensed the Golden Dragon King Origin in Yun Chen and contacted Na'er, but had not extracted it because Na'er had never sensed a dragon bloodline in him.

After Yun Chen recovered, he joined his classmates in returning to the Spirit Ascension Platform, where he sought to learn the meaning of battle. Xie Xie was the first of Class Zero to be eliminated after a pack of Wind Wolves surrounded him.

• Gu Yue told Yun Chen that Wu Zhangkong and the others were coming to Spirit Pagoda, and she asked whether his Soul Spirit's ongoing ascension would let him enter the Spirit Ascension Platform again.
• Wu Zhangkong arrived with Tang Wulin and the others, and Yun Chen pointed his classmates toward Gu Yue when they asked how to join Spirit Pagoda.
• Spirit Pagoda's staff examined Yun Chen, approved his entry, and warned him to evacuate if his Soul Spirit showed any unusual signs.
• Yun Chen entered the Spirit Ascension Platform intending to enjoy fighting Spirit Beasts, while Class Zero's members split up and began moving independently.
• Xie Xie entered a forest, was surrounded by Wind Wolves, and was eliminated by their wind blades.

Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, Tang Wulin, and Wang Jinxi were eliminated from the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Yun Chen and Gu Yue continued exploring. The chapter left Yun Chen facing the Flame Demon Lions that had chased Tang Wulin.

• Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi were eliminated early, and Long Hengxu lamented their wasted opportunity while Wu Zhangkong watched the remaining students.
• Yun Chen pushed deeper into the forest, Xu Xiaoyan carefully hunted near the outskirts, and Gu Yue wandered without encountering any Spirit Beasts.
• Wang Jinxi lost track of Zhang Yangzi and became anxious as he explored alone.
• Tang Wulin was chased by Flame Demon Lions, killed one with his Forging Hammer, absorbed its spiritual energy, and was then eliminated.
• Wang Jinxi was ambushed by a Man Faced Demon Spider and withdrew, while Yun Chen encountered the Flame Demon Lions.

Yun Chen fought a pack of Flame Demon Lions without using his Martial Soul, then left the Spirit Ascension Platform because his Soul Spirit’s energy had reached its limit. After Wu Zhangkong evaluated the students’ performances, Mu Xi called Yun Chen to meet her at the academy gate for dinner.

• Yun Chen defeated the Flame Demon Lions with physical attacks, and Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu watched in surprise as he fought without using soul skills.
• Yun Chen exited the Spirit Ascension Platform and explained to Long Hengxu that he had absorbed as much energy as his body could handle.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue also exited, and Gu Yue explained that she had directed the energy she absorbed to Xu Xiaoyan, whose Soul Spirit had not completed its ascension.
• Wu Zhangkong criticized Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi, comforted Wang Jinxi, rated Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan as not bad, and reminded Yun Chen to monitor his Soul Spirit.
• Mu Xi contacted Yun Chen that evening and invited him to dinner, and Yun Chen agreed to meet her at the academy gate.