Chapter Summaries

The Sea God Pavilion elders watched Cai Yue'er abuse her authority to punish Class Zero, provoking their fury. Tang Linyuan revealed Yun Ming's personal White Jade Token, and Yun Ming's energy phantom appeared in the examination hall as the true confrontation began.

• Cai Yue'er gave Tang Linyuan and every member of Class Zero zero points, voiding their earlier scores without letting them demonstrate their abilities.
• Long Yeyue, Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and other Sea God Pavilion elders condemned Cai Yue'er, while Yun Ming told the enraged elders to sit and keep watching.
• Tang Linyuan calmly declared that Class Zero was leaving Shrek, and Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan followed him toward the exit.
• Tang Linyuan flicked a White Jade Token bearing the Heaven Propping seal into the air, stunning the Sea God Pavilion elders.
• The token summoned Yun Ming's energy phantom, whose pressure made Cai Yue'er collapse in fear as the elders anticipated the confrontation to come.

Yun Ming showed the Sea God Pavilion elders how Tang Linyuan had shattered five Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and severely wounded Cai Yue'er with Sky-Splitting World-Breaker, revealing the strength he had accumulated during three years of travel. After the elders accepted Cai Yue'er's punishment without objection, Yun Ming named Tang Linyuan the next-generation Pavilion Master.

• Yun Ming's projection showed Tang Linyuan challenging Cai Yue'er to withstand his spear strike and then shattering his five Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to amplify his attack.
• The elders recognized Tang Linyuan's Ring-Shattering Secret Technique, perfectly compatible Soul Spirit, and major mastery Spear Soul as he defeated Cai Yue'er with Sky-Splitting World-Breaker.
• Yun Ming and Tang Linyuan understood that the strike's hidden power came from three years of accumulated experience and restraint.
• Yun Ming defended Cai Yue'er's removal and injuries, and the Sea God Pavilion elders raised no objections; Long Yeyue also remained silent.
• Yun Ming appointed Tang Linyuan the next-generation Sea God Pavilion Master and granted him permission to attend its highest meetings and submit proposals.

Tang Linyuan proposed Zhuo Shi as the new Outer Court Dean, and the Sea God Pavilion Elders unanimously approved. Yun Ming then took Tang Linyuan to meet his wife Ya Li and another young woman at his residence.

• Tang Linyuan proposed appointing Zhuo Shi as Outer Court Dean, citing his fairness, integrity, and ability to reform the Outer Court.
• The Pavilion Elders supported Tang Linyuan's proposal, and Yun Ming announced Zhuo Shi's appointment as Outer Court Dean.
• Zhuo Shi accepted the position and promised to protect Class Zero, while he and Feng Wuyu traded jokes as they left the pavilion.
• Yun Ming invited Tang Linyuan to meet his wife, Ya Li, and led him to a courtyard where she stood with a silver-haired young woman.

Tang Linyuan reunited with Na'er on Sea God Island after four years apart, and she ran into his arms in tears. Yun Ming and Ya Li realized the two had shared a deep bond long before their reunion.

• Yun Ming brought Tang Linyuan into the courtyard and noticed his disciple's gaze fixed on Na'er.
• Ya Li turned to greet Tang Linyuan but saw that he was looking past her at Na'er.
• Na'er recognized Tang Linyuan, broke down in tears, and ran across the courtyard toward him.
• Tang Linyuan opened his arms and caught Na'er as she embraced him and wept against his chest.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li exchanged a glance and realized Tang Linyuan and Na'er had been longing for each other for years.

Tang Linyuan and Na'er reunited at Shrek after four years apart and shared the story of how they had once lived together in Aolai City. Na'er learned that their parents were well and Tang Wulin had also entered Shrek, and Tang Linyuan accepted Shrek as his home.

• Na'er stopped crying after Tang Linyuan promised their family would never be separated again, and she led him inside with Yun Ming and Ya Li.
• Tang Linyuan told Yun Ming and Ya Li that he had found Na'er in Aolai City with no memories, and that she had lived with his family for three years before disappearing.
• Yun Ming realized the girl he had heard calling Tang Linyuan brother four years earlier was Na'er, whose awakened bloodline had changed her appearance, voice, and aura.
• Tang Linyuan told Na'er that their parents had moved to Heaven Dou City and that Tang Wulin had awakened a True Dragon bloodline and passed Shrek's Outer Court assessment.
• Tang Linyuan described how Tang Wulin and the other members of Class Zero had come to Shrek, and Ya Li welcomed Tang Linyuan home.
• Tang Linyuan agreed that he had come home as he sat with Na'er, Yun Ming, and Ya Li.

Tang Linyuan shared a warm dinner with Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Na'er after returning to Sea God Island. He and Na'er then set out to check on Class Zero, with Na'er holding his hand and asking him not to face danger alone again.

• Ya Li and Na'er prepared dinner while Yun Ming and Tang Linyuan drank tea and talked.
• Yun Ming teased Na'er for serving Tang Linyuan first, and the family enjoyed dinner together.
• Tang Linyuan said he was going to check on Elder Zhuo and Class Zero, and Na'er insisted on joining him.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li gave Na'er permission to go with Tang Linyuan.
• As they walked across Sea God Island, Tang Linyuan told Na'er about fighting a Titan Snow Demon King in the Far North Ice Plains.
• Na'er asked Tang Linyuan not to go to dangerous places alone again, and he agreed.

Tang Linyuan brought Na'er to the Inner Court living room, where Tang Wulin recognized her as the younger sister he had lost four years earlier. The siblings reunited, leaving the rest of Class Zero and their teachers stunned.

• Tang Linyuan led Na'er into the living room, where the gathered Class Zero students and teachers stared at her in shock.
• Tang Wulin recognized Na'er and asked Tang Linyuan to confirm her identity.
• Tang Linyuan confirmed that the silver-haired girl was Na'er, and Tang Wulin rushed toward her in tears.
• Na'er stopped Tang Wulin's charge, then hugged him and teased him about his strength.
• Tang Linyuan, Tang Wulin, and Na'er stood together as siblings while everyone else remained dumbfounded.

Tang Linyuan introduced Na'er to Class Zero and the Shrek Inner Court, reuniting her with Tang Wulin and revealing her connection to Gu Yue. After returning Na'er to her courtyard, he learned she wanted to leave the Inner Court and join him in the Outer Court, and promised to support her decision.

• Tang Linyuan explained how Na'er had lived with him and Tang Wulin before disappearing four years earlier, then introduced her as their younger sister.
• Na'er greeted Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, Wu Zhangkong, Shen Yi, and Zhuo Shi, while her brief contact with Gu Yue caused a hidden reaction between them.
• Tang Linyuan noticed the tension between Na'er and Gu Yue and resolved to speak with Gu Yue after the freshmen began school.
• After Tang Linyuan took Na'er back to her courtyard, she told him she wanted to leave the Inner Court and stand beside him in the Outer Court.
• Tang Linyuan promised to handle whatever she decided, and Na'er said they would see each other at the Outer Court soon.

Class Zero moved into a luxurious villa at Shrek Academy and explored the inner-city commercial street. At a beverage bar, Tang Linyuan recognized Yuan'en Yehui in her female disguise as Yue Zhengyu harassed her.

• Zhuo Shi gave Tang Wulin a month’s supply of Deep Sea Black Flour Buns to support his cultivation.
• Shen Yi led Class Zero to a detached villa Zhuo Shi had assigned them, and the students chose their rooms.
• Tang Linyuan agreed to go shopping with Class Zero, and the group spent the afternoon exploring the inner-city commercial street.
• At a beverage bar, Yue Zhengyu threatened to get Yuan'en Yehui fired unless she gave him her contact number.
• Tang Linyuan stood beside Yuan'en Yehui and offered help, startling her by recognizing her despite her disguise.

Yue Zhengyu tried to force the beverage bar owner to sell the shop, but Tang Linyuan used a Sea God Pavilion Elder’s token to protect the owner and foil him. Humiliated, Yue Zhengyu challenged Tang Linyuan to a one-on-one fight and walked out to the plaza.

• Yuan'en Yehui panicked when Tang Linyuan recognized her, while Yue Zhengyu grew angry at their silent exchange.
• Yue Zhengyu summoned the owner and ordered his butler to buy the beverage bar, backing the demand with the Holy Angel Family’s gold card.
• Tang Linyuan offered his Federation black card, then placed a Sea God Pavilion Elder’s Gilded Token on the table.
• The owner refused Yue Zhengyu’s offer, and the butler retrieved the gold card after recognizing Tang Linyuan’s token.
• Yue Zhengyu challenged Tang Linyuan to a one-on-one fight and went outside to the plaza.

Tang Linyuan confronted Yue Zhengyu after the Holy Angel heir tried to force the beverage bar’s owner to sell. He effortlessly overpowered Yue Zhengyu in the street, leaving him pinned against a bent lamp post and unable to resist.

• Tang Linyuan told the beverage bar owner to contact the Shrek Enforcement Team about the attempted forced purchase, then left with Class Zero.
• Tang Wulin swallowed an enormous bowl of ice cream in one gulp, and Yuan'en Yehui followed the group outside.
• Yue Zhengyu ignored his steward’s warning about Tang Linyuan’s Sea God Pavilion Elder Token and unleashed his Holy Angel Martial Soul when Tang Linyuan appeared.
• Yue Zhengyu charged with his Holy Sword, but Tang Linyuan caught the blade between two fingers and shattered it with a flick.
• Tang Linyuan grabbed Yue Zhengyu by the collar and slammed him into a metal streetlamp, crushing his wings and choking him into helplessness.

Tang Linyuan defended Yuan'en Yehui from Yue Zhengyu, whose false accusation of her being an Evil Soul Master led the Shrek Enforcement Team to arrest him. Afterward, Yuan'en Yehui accepted Tang Linyuan's invitation to join his team, and he promised she would no longer need to work for money.

• Tang Linyuan released Yue Zhengyu, and the enforcement captain arrived to take him in for fighting and damaging public property.
• The beverage bar owner and witnesses explained that Yue Zhengyu had started the conflict, but Yue Zhengyu accused Yuan'en Yehui of being an Evil Soul Master.
• Yuan'en Yehui proved she was a Shrek Academy work-study student, and the enforcement team arrested Yue Zhengyu for harassing her and making a false accusation.
• Yuan'en Yehui thanked Tang Linyuan, who asked whether she was poor and reminded her of his invitation to join his team.
• Yuan'en Yehui accepted Tang Linyuan's invitation, and he promised she would not have to keep working part-time before leaving with Class Zero.

At Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony, Zhuo Shi was revealed as the new Outer Court dean and announced sweeping reforms after Cai Yue'er’s dismissal. The ceremony ended with Zhuo Shi challenging the students to prove themselves through strength.

• Class Zero gathered for the new academic year, and Yuan'en Yehui greeted Tang Linyuan before returning to the second-year formation.
• Twenty Outer Court teachers descended onto Spirit Ice Plaza, with Zhuo Shi standing at the center as the new dean.
• The director of studies announced Zhuo Shi’s appointment, stunning Class Zero and the assembled students.
• Zhuo Shi explained that Cai Yue'er had been stripped of her dean and Sea God Pavilion positions for bias during the freshman assessment.
• Zhuo Shi vowed to end favoritism and shady dealings in the Outer Court, then concluded the opening ceremony by challenging the students to surpass his standards.

Shen Yi introduced Shrek’s rules and explained the demanding requirements for becoming a One-Word Battle Armor Master, while Tang Wulin’s group treated the challenge as a team project. The class learned that its monitor and vice monitor would be chosen through combat the next morning, and Shen Yi worried Tang Linyuan might overwhelm the other freshmen.

• Shen Yi led Grade One Class One to the classroom, introduced herself and Wu Zhangkong, and warned the freshmen about Contribution Points and semester elimination.
• Shen Yi explained that graduating from Shrek’s Outer Court required becoming a One-Word Battle Armor Master, with strict Soul Power, secondary-profession, material, and compatibility requirements.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan planned to create an advanced Battle Armor set for Tang Linyuan using their skills.
• Shen Yi announced that a practical combat assessment would select the class monitor and vice monitor at eight the next morning.
• Shen Yi left while privately hoping Tang Linyuan would show restraint against the class’s ambitious geniuses.

Tang Linyuan took Yuan'en Yehui to lunch with Class Zero, where the freshmen discovered they had no Contribution Points to pay for their meal. He covered the cost with a balance of 98,680 points and told the astonished team how to earn more.

• Tang Linyuan invited Yuan'en Yehui to eat with him and Class Zero, and she agreed.
• Tang Wulin loaded his tray with food while the other students chose meals suited to their Martial Souls.
• Xie Xie tried to pay, but the group discovered their new Identity Cards had no Contribution Points.
• Yuan'en Yehui offered to pay with her savings, but Tang Linyuan paid 1,320 points and revealed a balance of 98,680.
• When Xie Xie asked how Tang Linyuan had earned so many points, Tang Linyuan said he had earned a Six-Grade Blacksmith badge through the Blacksmith Association.

After a meal with Class Zero, Tang Linyuan invited Yuan'en Yehui to leave her shabby work-study dormitory and live with them. She followed the group back to their luxurious villa and was left stunned by the contrast with her meager belongings.

• Tang Linyuan explained that Feng Wuyu had paid him one hundred thousand Contribution Points for his Four-Metal Fusion Forged Divine Foundation Metal, while Tang Wulin wondered why he had received nothing for his Spirit Forged Deep Silver.
• Class Zero ate together, and Yuan'en Yehui watched in amazement as Tang Wulin devoured an enormous amount of food.
• Yuan'en Yehui guided the group around Shrek Academy and showed them the dilapidated work-study student dormitory where she lived.
• Tang Linyuan told Yuan'en Yehui to pack and move in with them, and she reluctantly agreed, carrying out her old canvas bag.
• Tang Wulin opened the door to the group's luxurious villa and offered Yuan'en Yehui an empty room, leaving her stunned.

Yuan'en Yehui joined Tang Linyuan and the others in their luxurious freshman dormitory, while Tang Linyuan’s arrival at Shrek Academy’s Grade One Class One sparked an uproar when the freshmen learned he was the legendary Spear Emperor. After he effortlessly crushed their spiritual probes, he declined the forging representative position and left the class anticipating a battle royale where some planned to gang up on him.

• Tang Linyuan welcomed Yuan'en Yehui into the group’s villa dormitory, and she chose a room upstairs.
• Tang Linyuan told everyone to rest and meditate before the next day’s selection.
• Shen Yi announced a battle royale to choose the class monitor and two vice monitors, then named Tang Linyuan forging representative because of his secondary profession rank.
• The freshmen recognized Tang Linyuan as the Spear Emperor and unleashed spiritual probes to test him.
• Tang Linyuan released his perfected Spear Soul, shattered the probes, and forced several students to collapse in pain.
• Tang Linyuan declined the forging representative position and recommended Tang Wulin instead, while some freshmen began calculating how to eliminate him in the battle royale.

Shen Yi gave Grade One Class One fifteen minutes to prepare for the class monitor selection battle, and Luo Guixing united ninety-five other students to challenge Tang Linyuan. The class left for the Combat Arena, where the selection battle was about to begin.

• Shen Yi allowed the students to form factions and announced that only the results would matter.
• Luo Guixing recruited Wu Siduo, Yang Nianxia, Xu Yucheng, and Zheng Yiran into an alliance to attack Tang Linyuan together.
• The five geniuses drew the remaining students into a formation, and ninety-six students prepared to face Tang Linyuan and the four members of Class Zero.
• Tang Linyuan calmly watched the assembled students as Shen Yi announced that preparation time had ended.
• Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong led the one hundred and one students toward the Advanced Combat Simulation Hall for the class monitor selection battle.

Tang Linyuan and four Class Zero students faced the other ninety-six freshmen in a simulated forest battle royale. Tang Linyuan defeated Yang Nianxia and Luo Guixing within seconds without releasing his martial soul, leaving Wu Siduo, Xu Yucheng, Zheng Yiran, and the rest of their side stunned.

• Shen Yi explained the battle royale rules and sent the freshmen into the simulated forest, where Tang Linyuan's group spawned opposite the ninety-six students led by five geniuses.
• Wu Siduo accepted Tang Linyuan's challenge on behalf of the five geniuses, and Yang Nianxia charged first with Dark Bear Heavy Strike.
• Tang Linyuan evaded Yang Nianxia's attack and kicked him through several trees, triggering the simulation system to eliminate him.
• Luo Guixing trapped Tang Linyuan in a spatial cage, but Tang Linyuan tore through it and redirected its spatial fragments into a blade.
• Tang Linyuan cut Luo Guixing apart with the Space Rending Blade, leaving Wu Siduo, Xu Yucheng, Zheng Yiran, and the remaining students in shock.

Tang Linyuan defeated Wu Siduo’s Hell White Tiger without using his Martial Soul, then eliminated the rest of the first-year students with a rain of spear phantoms. He and the four other Class Zero students were left as the only survivors in the Virtual Forest.

• Wu Siduo transformed into the Hell White Tiger and charged Tang Linyuan, determined to make him reveal his Martial Soul.
• Tang Linyuan stopped the Hell White Tiger with his bare hand, threw it down, and pinned its head until its Soul Power ran out and Wu Siduo was eliminated.
• Tang Linyuan refused Xie Xie’s request to let Class Zero fight the remaining students and summoned countless spear phantoms instead.
• Tang Linyuan’s spear shadows eliminated Xu Yucheng, Zheng Yiran, and all the other first-year students in the clearing.
• Tang Linyuan, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan remained as the only people standing in the Virtual Forest.