Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin challenged Yao Chuan and Xie Xie to a bun-eating contest, only to be decisively out-eaten by Yao Chuan. Impressed by Yao Chuan’s ability and generosity, Tang Wulin asked if he could call him Big Brother too.

• Xie Xie warned Tang Wulin about Yao Chuan’s appetite, and the three agreed to compete over buns at Eastsea Academy’s free Meal C counter.
• Xie Xie gave up after about twenty buns while Tang Wulin kept eating and passed the cafeteria’s previous record of forty-three.
• Tang Wulin reached eighty-seven buns, but Yao Chuan calmly finished one hundred buns and six large bowls of vegetable soup.
• Tang Wulin accepted that he had lost and promised to treat Yao Chuan and Xie Xie, though Yao Chuan told him not to feel obligated.
• Tang Wulin admired Yao Chuan and asked if he could call him Big Brother too.

After Xie Xie teased Tang Wulin about the joys and pains of being around Yao Chuan, Ouyang Zixin asked Tang Wulin to deliver a love letter to Yao Chuan. More than a dozen upperclasswomen then surrounded Tang Wulin and piled their own letters into his arms, leaving him overwhelmed and bewildered.

• Xie Xie teased Tang Wulin about being Yao Chuan's junior and hinted that life with their boss brought both luck and pain.
• Ouyang Zixin introduced herself to Tang Wulin and asked him to deliver her love letter to Yao Chuan.
• Tang Wulin accepted Ouyang Zixin's letter, then felt disappointed when he realized she had approached him only to reach Yao Chuan.
• More than a dozen upperclasswomen surrounded Tang Wulin and handed him love letters for Yao Chuan until he was buried beneath a towering pile.

Tang Wulin delivered a mountain of love letters to Yao Chuan and learned that Mu Xi was collecting them to keep other girls away. After discovering there was no class meeting that afternoon, Tang Wulin decided to take his rank assessment at the Blacksmith Association to regain some confidence.

• Tang Wulin brought Yao Chuan a stack of love letters and separately delivered Ouyang Zixin's pink letter.
• Mu Xi took the letters, saying she was watching over Yao Chuan for Na'er and wanted him to focus on his studies and cultivation.
• Xie Xie teased Mu Xi about guarding Yao Chuan, while Tang Wulin realized how popular and admired Yao Chuan was.
• A newly awakened fragment of Tang San's divine sense sensed Tang Wulin's thoughts about Yao Chuan and planned to guide him once its power recovered.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin there was no class meeting that afternoon, so Tang Wulin decided to visit the Blacksmith Association and take his rank assessment.

Tang Wulin passed the Thousand Refinement of Heavy Silver at nine and proudly sought to compare himself with Mu Chen’s legendary disciple. Mu Chen revealed that his disciple had achieved the same feat three years earlier, leaving Tang Wulin stunned.

• Tang Wulin asked Cen Yue to let him take the Level Two Blacksmith assessment and completed Thousand Refinement on Heavy Silver in No. 3 Forging Room.
• Cen Yue praised Tang Wulin’s nearly perfect work as Mu Chen arrived at the Blacksmith Association with Mu Xi.
• Mu Chen inspected Tang Wulin’s Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver and learned he was Mang Tian’s disciple.
• Tang Wulin asked when Mu Chen’s disciple had achieved Thousand Refinement, and Mu Chen said it had happened three years earlier.
• Tang Wulin was left shocked by how far ahead Mu Chen’s disciple had been.

Tang Wulin learned that Yao Chuan had completed Thousand Refinement at age six and was overwhelmed by admiration for his senior. After Tang offered Yao Chuan half his reward money, Yao Chuan refused and said the students would learn how strong he was at tomorrow’s class meeting.

• Mu Chen confirmed that Yao Chuan had completed Thousand Refinement at age six, shocking Tang Wulin.
• Mu Xi revealed that Yao Chuan was the genius Tang Wulin had heard about, and Cen Yue comforted Tang before scolding his own struggling disciple.
• The blacksmith association awarded Tang Wulin ten thousand Federal Coins for his Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver part.
• Tang returned to the dormitory, called Yao Chuan his idol, and offered him five thousand Federal Coins in gratitude.
• Yao Chuan refused the money and told Tang Wulin and Xie Xie they would discover his strength at tomorrow’s class meeting.

Yao Chuan joined Wu Changkong in Grade One Class Five, where his striking appearance stunned the students and he warned Wei Xiaofeng against taking the wrong path. After Wu Changkong rebuked Wei for mocking Tang Wulin, Yao Chuan revealed a Black Dragon Martial Soul and Level thirty-one Soul Power, leaving the class stunned.

• Wu Changkong entered Class Five with Yao Chuan, whose appearance drew a frenzied reaction from the students.
• Yao Chuan focused on Wei Xiaofeng, warned him not to take the wrong path, and called him an unlikely good student.
• Tang Wulin introduced himself as a Level eleven Blue Silver Grass user who had not chosen a goal.
• Wei Xiaofeng mocked Tang Wulin, so Wu Changkong struck him in the mouth with chalk and reprimanded him for calling others useless.
• Yao Chuan introduced himself as a Black Dragon Martial Soul user with Level thirty-one Soul Power, stunning the classroom.

Yao Chuan revealed that he was a level-thirty-one Soul Elder with a Black Dragon Martial Soul, stunning Class Five and forcing Wei Xiaofeng to his knees. Wu Changkong announced that he would personally face Yao Chuan, but the next morning he began class with partner combat drills instead of their expected match.

• Yao Chuan announced his level, and two Black Dragon phantoms overwhelmed Wei Xiaofeng with their pressure.
• Wu Changkong recognized Yao Chuan’s extraordinary talent and said he would be his opponent in practical training the next morning.
• Yao Chuan silently accepted Wu Changkong’s challenge.
• At the training ground the next morning, Wu Changkong told Class Five students to pair up and begin combat drills.

Wu Changkong began practical combat drills and Tang Wulin defeated Zhou Changxi without using his Martial Soul, then was scolded for following Zhou’s challenge too literally. Xie Xie explained Wu’s lesson about fighting effectively, leaving Tang Wulin impressed by Yao Chuan’s greater combat awareness.

• Wu Changkong dismissed the students’ objections and ordered Tang Wulin and Zhou Changxi to begin the first practical combat match.
• Zhou Changxi charged Tang Wulin, but Tang struck his wrists and then overpowered him with a punch that sent him sprawling.
• Wu Changkong declared Zhou Changxi out and rebuked Tang Wulin for not using his Martial Soul, ordering him off the field to think it over.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that he should defeat opponents by the most effective means instead of rigidly honoring their challenges.
• Tang Wulin accepted Xie Xie’s advice and concluded that Yao Chuan surpassed him not only in strength but also in combat understanding.

Yao Chuan faced Wu Changkong in a training-ground showdown, revealing three purple Soul Rings and overwhelming abilities that stunned the class. After Yao Chuan’s Blood Spear forced Wu Changkong to lift his Soul Power restraints and use his fourth Soul Ring, the battle remained unresolved.

• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that Yao Chuan was so far beyond him that he could not gauge his strength.
• Wu Changkong challenged Yao Chuan and said he would suppress his Soul Power to level thirty-one.
• Yao Chuan revealed three purple Soul Rings and a Black Dragon Martial Soul, shocking the class and exciting Wu Changkong.
• Yao Chuan dispelled Wu Changkong’s Frost Mist with his aura and shattered his Frost Mark with a tap.
• Wu Changkong attacked with Heavenly Frost Slash, but Yao Chuan summoned his Blood Spear and stopped the blade before detonating a destructive shockwave.
• Wu Changkong lifted his restraints and used his fourth Soul Ring to block the shockwave, staggering backward three steps.

Yao Chuan defeated Wu Changkong, then listened as the teacher dissected his combat flaws and set Class Five on a demanding training plan. As Tang Wulin and Xie Xie prepared for the Class Promotion Tournament, the remnant of Tang San’s consciousness sensed Yao Chuan’s extraordinary dragon aura and judged him a threat to the future he had planned for Wulin.

• Yao Chuan defeated Wu Changkong, who admitted he had nothing left to teach him about Soul Skills but pointed out detailed flaws in Yao Chuan’s combat technique.
• Yao Chuan recorded Wu Changkong’s advice, while Wu Changkong urged the demoralized class to build their physiques and fight with greater resolve.
• Yao Chuan explained that he had chosen Class Five to receive Wu Changkong’s guidance, not to compete in the Class Promotion Tournament.
• Wu Changkong selected Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to represent Class Five and ordered them to defeat Grade One Class One in a month.
• Tang Wulin celebrated his chance to compete, and Xie Xie challenged him after Tang teased him about their earlier fight.
• Tang San’s dormant consciousness sensed Yao Chuan’s powerful dragon aura and suspected that his presence had disrupted the plan for Wulin’s future.

Tang Wulin earned money by secretly photographing Yao Chuan for senior girls, shocking Tang San, while Yao Chuan finished training with Wu Changkong. Gu Yue arrived seeking to challenge Yao Chuan, defeated Xie Xie in one elemental assault, and faced Yao Chuan as their fight loomed.

• Tang Wulin sold the senior girls photos of Yao Chuan and hurried to the Blacksmith Association with his earnings.
• Tang San watched Tang Wulin's work in disbelief and lamented that his son had become a paparazzo for pocket money.
• Yao Chuan and Wu Changkong fought in a training session, and Wu Changkong praised Yao Chuan's rapid learning and talent.
• Gu Yue asked to join Grade One Class Five and challenged Yao Chuan instead of accepting Wu Changkong's proposed test against Xie Xie.
• Yao Chuan told Gu Yue to defeat Xie Xie first, and she swiftly overwhelmed Xie Xie with attacks using four elements.
• Gu Yue challenged Yao Chuan directly, and he responded with an amused, domineering smile.

Yao Chuan defeated Gu Yue by dismantling her six-element assault with a wooden spear, and she joined Eastsea Academy's Grade One Class Five. Tang San recognized Gu Yue as the weakened Silver Dragon King and panicked over her presence near Tang Wulin and Yao Chuan, while Mu Xi grew wary of Gu Yue's interest in Yao Chuan.

• Yao Chuan accepted Gu Yue's challenge and effortlessly redirected or shattered her six elemental attacks with a wooden spear before placing it at her throat.
• Wu Changkong ended the match, welcomed Gu Yue to Class Five, and ordered her to join the others for twenty laps of physical training.
• Tang Wulin offered Gu Yue water, but she angrily rejected it and ran to the track; Tang San recognized her as the Silver Dragon King and feared his plan was slipping out of control.
• Mu Xi and her friends saw Yao Chuan and Gu Yue at the training ground, and Mu Xi became wary of the new girl's apparent interest in him.

Gu Yue decided to win Yao Chuan over emotionally and dressed to make an impression, convinced her wisdom and charm would succeed where Na'er had failed. She reached the classroom only to find Yao Chuan surrounded by admirers and could not get close enough to speak to him.

• Gu Yue told Di Tian that she sensed a powerful draconic aura in Yao Chuan and Tang Wulin, and identified Yao Chuan as a valuable potential ally for reviving the Soul Beast Clan.
• Di Tian prepared to seize Yao Chuan by force, but Gu Yue stopped him and explained that she intended to win him over emotionally.
• Gu Yue dismissed Na'er's efforts and ordered Di Tian to find her mature, feminine outfits for approaching Yao Chuan.
• The next morning, Gu Yue wore her chosen outfit to school, confident that her charm would impress Yao Chuan.
• Gu Yue found Yao Chuan surrounded by girls from his class and older students bearing gifts, and she could not push through the crowd to reach him.

Wu Changkong began special training for Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue ahead of the Class Promotion Tournament, assigning Yao Chuan to spar with them while suppressing his strength to a One-Ring Soul Master’s level. Their first three-on-one attack failed, and Yao Chuan redirected Gu Yue’s fireball toward Xie Xie.

• Wu Changkong summoned Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Yao Chuan to the indoor training ground and announced tournament preparations for the first three.
• Yao Chuan said he would not compete in the Class Promotion Tournament, so Wu Changkong assigned him to spar with the trio under a One-Ring strength restriction.
• Wu Changkong challenged the three to avoid losing to Yao Chuan in a three-on-one fight, rousing their competitive spirit.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue coordinated an attack using daggers, Blue Silver Grass, wind, and rock walls, but Yao Chuan effortlessly deflected their moves.
• Gu Yue followed with icicles and a fireball, but Yao Chuan dodged the ice and nudged the fireball toward Xie Xie.

Yao Chuan defeated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue, but Tang Wulin’s golden scales appeared during the fight, drawing Wu Changkong’s attention. After Wu selected the trio for the Class Promotion Tournament and changed Tang Wulin’s training, Tang Wulin dreamed of a sealed golden dragon calling him.

• Yao Chuan effortlessly countered the trio’s attacks until golden scales covered Tang Wulin’s right arm and he unleashed a powerful punch.
• Yao Chuan revealed his Black Dragon Martial Soul, suppressed Tang Wulin’s punch, and defeated all three students.
• Wu Changkong praised the trio’s teamwork, selected them to represent Class Five in the tournament, and told Tang Wulin to focus on controlling his Blue Silver Grass.
• Wu Changkong treated the students to Grade A meals, while Tang San decided to guide Tang Wulin personally.
• Tang Wulin dreamed of an immense golden dragon bound by chains, and a voice told him, “Child, you’ve finally come.”

Tang Wulin encountered Old Tang in his consciousness, but suspected the mysterious figure was an Evil Soul Master trying to manipulate or possess him. He escaped back to the dormitory and decided to seek Yao Chuan’s help.

• Old Tang told Tang Wulin that the Golden Dragon King’s power was restrained by eighteen seals and that Tang Wulin risked exploding if he could not control it.
• Old Tang promised that breaking the seals would make Tang Wulin powerful enough to surpass Yao Chuan, then asked him to find a Century Ice Crystal Fruit, a Century Red Flame Fruit, and dragon-blooded Soul Beast blood essence.
• Tang Wulin pretended to be grateful and overwhelmed, then withdrew from the consciousness space while remaining suspicious of Old Tang’s motives.
• After Tang Wulin left, Tang San’s divine consciousness worried about Yao Chuan’s unusual dragon aura and vowed to protect his son before fading away to recover.
• Tang Wulin woke in the work-study students’ dormitory, realized the encounter had been real, and fixed his attention on Yao Chuan as the person he could consult.

Tang Wulin woke Yao Chuan in a panic after a figure named Old Tang appeared in his consciousness and offered to help unlock the Golden Dragon King’s seals. Yao Chuan pretended to consider both sides while quietly confirming the power was real, and resolved to exploit the situation and change Tang Wulin’s fate.

• Tang Wulin woke Yao Chuan and asked whether the possession tricks in Soul Breaking the Firmament were based on real history.
• Yao Chuan claimed the novel’s details came from an ancient book describing Evil Soul Masters who possessed people, then asked Tang Wulin what had happened.
• Tang Wulin described Old Tang’s offer to help with the Golden Dragon King’s power and the three resources he needed, insisting the encounter matched a possession trap.
• Yao Chuan cautioned Tang Wulin not to jump to conclusions, suggesting Old Tang might be a trapped expert or a source of help, which made Tang Wulin more suspicious.
• Tang Wulin grabbed Yao Chuan’s wrist in agitation, and a trace of Golden Dragon King power flowed into Yao Chuan, strengthening him slightly.
• Tang Wulin apologized and admitted he was terrified of being possessed; Yao Chuan reassured him and resolved to continue his plan.

Yao Chuan reassured Tang Wulin about Tang San's awakened divine consciousness and secretly planned to draw on the power leaking from the Golden Dragon King. When Tang Wulin panicked over a forgotten forging assignment, Yao Chuan persuaded Mang Tian to let him supervise Tang Wulin's forging, giving him a new way to pursue his plan.

• Yao Chuan warned Tang Wulin not to trust Tang San until he was proven safe, then privately realized the Golden Dragon King's power could help him grow.
• Yao Chuan found that no Golden Dragon King power leaked from Tang Wulin during their casual morning encounter.
• Tang Wulin told Yao Chuan that he had forgotten a week-old Level Two forging assignment and feared Mang Tian was furious with him.
• Yao Chuan called Mang Tian on Tang Wulin's communicator, explained the pressures Tang Wulin faced, and reminded Mang Tian of his own forging talent.
• Mang Tian agreed to let Yao Chuan oversee Tang Wulin's forging assignments and training while Tang Wulin was at school.
• Yao Chuan told Tang Wulin he would provide special forging training, privately pleased that the arrangement could help him obtain more Golden Dragon King power.

Tang Wulin passed the Level Three Blacksmith examination after Yao Chuan’s intensive training, while Gu Yue left in a jealous mood. The auction catalog then revealed the three ingredients Tang Wulin needed to break his first seal, but their immense cost left him despairing.

• Yao Chuan trained Tang Wulin to sense and guide the metal while forging, and his respect for Tang Wulin grew as he witnessed his perseverance.
• Tang Wulin passed the examination by completing a remarkably flawless Thousand Refinement of Heavy Silver and earned his Level Three Blacksmith certification.
• Gu Yue left the examination hall coldly after seeing how much time Yao Chuan had spent teaching Tang Wulin, and Tang Wulin could not understand her reaction.
• Su Wenjun gave Tang Wulin the auction catalog, where he found the three ingredients Old Tang had named as necessary to break his first seal.
• Tang Wulin saw that the ingredients would cost nearly ten million Federal Coins and realized he could not afford them.

Tang Wulin received the three treasures Yao Chuan had bought for him as a loan, while Tang San awakened and grew suspicious of Yao Chuan after sensing that some Golden Dragon King essence had leaked away. When Tang San warned Tang Wulin to stay away from Yao Chuan, Tang Wulin furiously defended his benefactor and ordered Tang San to shut up.

• Tang Wulin was stunned by the prices of the three treasures, but Yao Chuan told him he had already bought them and agreed to treat them as a loan.
• Yao Chuan warned Tang Wulin to absorb the treasures somewhere safe, then left him to wait for their delivery.
• Tang Wulin received the auction case and called to Old Tang, awakening Tang San's divine consciousness.
• Tang San sensed that the Golden Dragon King's essence had diminished slightly and learned from Tang Wulin that Yao Chuan had obtained the treasures.
• Tang San accused Yao Chuan of having ulterior motives and urged Tang Wulin to stay away from him.
• Tang Wulin erupted in anger and shouted that he would not let Tang San speak about Brother Yao Chuan that way.