Recaps

Zhong Shenxiu transformed into a powerful dragon-like state and faced Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue at once. He defeated Tang Wulin and Xie Xie with ease, then stopped his claw just before Gu Yue’s throat, ending the fight.

• Zhong Shenxiu descended into the field in a more complete dragon-like form, and his aura frightened Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue launched their strongest attacks together, but Zhong Shenxiu charged straight through them.
• Zhong Shenxiu broke Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass and sent him flying with one punch.
• Zhong Shenxiu caught Xie Xie’s Light Dragon Dagger, knocked away his Dark Dragon Dagger, and threw him toward Gu Yue.
• Zhong Shenxiu reached Gu Yue and held his dragon claw less than an inch from her throat, bringing the battle to an end.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue in seconds, leaving the students stunned and Gu Yue questioning his identity and dragon might. Later, he sold Old Chen twenty lighting Soul Tools and considered whether he could risk making more profitable, complex devices.

• Zhong Shenxiu overwhelmed Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue, but withdrew his dragon claw when Wu Zhangkong stopped the fight.
• Wu Zhangkong ordered Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue to run fifty laps, while Gu Yue watched Zhong Shenxiu with shock and a sense of resonance.
• Zhong Shenxiu went to Old Chen's Material Shop and sold twenty lighting Soul Tools for 2,400 Federal Coin.
• Old Chen suggested that Zhong Shenxiu make functional Soul Tools with higher profit margins, but Zhong Shenxiu hesitated because he could not afford the risk of failure.

Zhong Shenxiu declined Old Chen’s advice to approach shops about selling his Soul Tools until his craftsmanship improved. When Gu Yue questioned him about his dragon bloodline and dreams, he refused to answer further, but agreed to go with her to Qingyun Restaurant after she offered an all-you-can-eat meal.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Old Chen he would wait before visiting the shops Long Hengxu had contacted, wanting to improve his craftsmanship first.
• Gu Yue stopped Zhong Shenxiu outside the alley and asked whether his martial soul was the Radiant King Dragon, whether he had grown up in an orphanage, and whether he dreamed about ancient dragons.
• Zhong Shenxiu confirmed his martial soul and orphanage upbringing but denied having dragon dreams, then tried to leave.
• Gu Yue offered Zhong Shenxiu an all-you-can-eat meal at Qingyun Restaurant, and he agreed to go with her.
• As they walked to the restaurant, Gu Yue asked whether Zhong Shenxiu was curious about her reasons for seeking him out, and he said he was not.

Gu Yue tried to force Zhong Shenxiu to admit he was curious, and he recognized her as a powerful but inexperienced Silver Dragon King who handled ordinary interactions like a child. When he finally agreed, her anger gave way to helpless confusion.

• Gu Yue asked Zhong Shenxiu why he knew she would like Qingyun Restaurant, but he said he was not curious.
• Gu Yue pointed at Zhong Shenxiu and insisted that he was curious.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Gu Yue as the Silver Dragon King and realized that her long periods of slumber had left her unfamiliar with everyday human interactions.
• Zhong Shenxiu decided it was better to humor Gu Yue so she would still pay for his meal.
• Zhong Shenxiu said he was curious, leaving Gu Yue bewildered and unsure what to say.

Gu Yue and Zhong Shenxiu went to Qingyun Restaurant after she struggled to meet his gaze and accidentally headed the wrong way. At the restaurant, Gu Yue tried to get Zhong Shenxiu to ask about her Black Gold Card, but he openly brushed her off, leaving her to watch the street and think about his eyes.

• Gu Yue glared at Zhong Shenxiu, then turned away and told him they should go eat.
• Gu Yue started walking west until Zhong Shenxiu pointed out that Qingyun Restaurant was east, and she claimed she had been testing whether he would follow.
• Gu Yue showed her Black Gold Card at Qingyun Restaurant, and the manager escorted her and Zhong Shenxiu to a private room.
• Gu Yue asked Zhong Shenxiu whether he was curious about her card, but he said he was not.
• Gu Yue demanded that Zhong Shenxiu pretend to be curious, and he complied in an emotionless tone, frustrating her further.

Zhong Shenxiu devoured a lavish meal at Qingyun Restaurant while Gu Yue questioned him about his family and the reason he needed so much food. He left her with the suggestion that he might have family, concealing the truth about his origins and the forces connected to him.

• The attendants served Zhong Shenxiu and Gu Yue an extravagant meal made from hundred-year Soul Beasts and rare spiritual plants.
• Zhong Shenxiu rapidly ate every dish, and Gu Yue asked whether he had any family somewhere in the world.
• Zhong Shenxiu paused briefly at Gu Yue’s question but gave no answer, then told her he ate so much because he needed to.
• After finishing the meal, Zhong Shenxiu considered his connection to the Dragon Fighting World and decided he could imply he had support and family.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Gu Yue, “Perhaps I do,” and her eyes lit up with hope.

Gu Yue questioned Zhong Shenxiu about his possible dragon kin, then shared that she too felt she had a lost people she was searching for. Zhong Shenxiu recognized her dreams as sealed memories and admitted that perhaps he was searching as well.

• Gu Yue pressed Zhong Shenxiu for clues about the dragon clan he might come from, hoping to find an ally for the Soul Beast Clan.
• Zhong Shenxiu said he only had a feeling that his people were alive somewhere else, and pointed out that if he knew where they were, he would not be an orphan.
• Gu Yue apologized for being presumptuous and explained that she dreamed of a people she could not remember or find.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Gu Yue as the Silver Dragon King and understood that her dreams were sealed memories of her kind.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Gu Yue that perhaps he was like her and was still searching too.

Gu Yue and Zhong Shenxiu renewed their acquaintance and gradually grew comfortable with each other at Eastsea Academy, stirring Tang Wulin’s confusing feelings about Gu Yue and Na'er. Wu Zhangkong summoned Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Zhong Shenxiu, and Xie Xie to his office and reflected on their remarkable talents.

• Gu Yue introduced herself to Zhong Shenxiu again, and he accepted her offered hand and gave his name.
• As autumn deepened, Gu Yue began sharing quiet meals with Zhong Shenxiu and glancing back at him during class.
• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue and Zhong Shenxiu together, felt an inexplicable irritation, and thought of Na'er and his forging bottleneck.
• Wu Zhangkong called Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Zhong Shenxiu, and Xie Xie to his office after class.
• Wu Zhangkong considered Zhong Shenxiu's rapid growth from level seventeen to twenty-one, Gu Yue's rise to level seventeen, and Xie Xie's talent and Twin Martial Souls.

Wu Zhangkong challenged Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhong Shenxiu, and Gu Yue to advance to fourth grade in the Class Promotion Tournament. After Zhong Shenxiu and Gu Yue declined Tang Wulin’s invitation to eat, Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue leave with Zhong Shenxiu and was left struggling with an unfamiliar ache.

• Wu Zhangkong told the four students that the Class Promotion Tournament would begin the following week and ordered them to defeat fourth grade’s Class One to earn their rewards.
• Xie Xie protested the challenge, but Wu Zhangkong said he could withdraw and let the other three compete.
• Tang Wulin invited Zhong Shenxiu to eat with the group, but Zhong Shenxiu refused because he was busy.
• Tang Wulin invited Gu Yue to the snack street, but she also declined and jogged after Zhong Shenxiu.
• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue walk away beside Zhong Shenxiu and felt an unfamiliar, painful sense of being left behind.

Zhong Shenxiu returned to his dormitory and entered the Dragon Fighting Space, where he tried using Soul Guidance Batteries to power the world’s core and revive its sealed dragon souls. The first battery worked, giving him hope as he continued feeding the crystal.

• Gu Yue tried to persuade Zhong Shenxiu to spend the weekend with her, but he went back to the dormitory while she left to handle her own plans.
• Zhong Shenxiu entered the Dragon Fighting Space and reflected on the battles and deaths he had endured before becoming its Plane Master.
• Zhong Shenxiu placed Soul Guidance Batteries beside the core crystal, hoping they could provide energy more quickly than cultivating Soul Power.
• The crystal drained a battery in three seconds and grew slightly brighter, confirming that the method worked.
• Zhong Shenxiu began feeding the crystal the remaining batteries one by one.

Zhong Shenxiu drained thirty-seven Soul Guidance Batteries to advance the crystal’s activation by about three percent, then cultivated through the night and trained with his Sky Light Dragon Spear the next morning. He resolved to win the Class Promotion Tournament brilliantly so he could obtain the resources needed to awaken the dragon souls and grow strong enough to face any opponent.

• Zhong Shenxiu estimated that activating the crystal’s first stage would require more than three hundred Soul Guidance Batteries after thirty-seven advanced it by about three percent.
• Zhong Shenxiu cultivated with the Eternal Myriad Dragon Source Art and sensed that he could break through from Level Twenty-One to Level Twenty-Two within five days.
• Zhong Shenxiu resolved to win the Class Promotion Tournament brilliantly to secure resources for the crystal and the sleeping dragon souls.
• Zhong Shenxiu rose the next morning and summoned the Sky Light Dragon Spear on the empty field.
• Zhong Shenxiu practiced lethal thrusts until his spear produced a sonic boom, then judged that he still needed to become stronger.

Class Five and Class Four prepared to begin their Class Promotion Tournament match, with Tang Wulin trying to focus on the contest despite his doubts and feelings about Gu Yue. The four students from each class took the platform, and Jialong bristled at Zhong Shenxiu’s calm, dismissive gaze as the match was about to start.

• Class Five assembled at the field after three months of training, while Class Four arrived casually for the tournament.
• Wu Zhangkong selected four competitors for Class Five, and Kong Hanwen named Jialong, Lin Zunyuan, Mosi, and Xiezhou for Class Four.
• Tang Wulin worried about facing stronger opponents with only level twelve Soul Power, then pushed aside his thoughts about Gu Yue and focused on winning.
• Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin stepped onto the platform alongside the four Class Four competitors.
• Jialong frowned when Zhong Shenxiu looked at him with calm disregard.

Zhong Shenxiu overwhelmed Class Four in a school match, knocking out Jialong and Lin Zunyuan within seconds. He faced Xiezhou and Mosi’s coordinated attack as the chapter ended.

• Long Hengxu explained the match rules and started the fight between the two classes.
• Zhong Shenxiu activated his Martial Soul and formed the Sky Light Dragon Spear before charging at Class Four.
• Zhong Shenxiu sent Jialong flying with a spear thrust and knocked him unconscious.
• Zhong Shenxiu struck Lin Zunyuan with the spear shaft, sending him into the arena barrier and leaving him unable to continue.
• Xiezhou attacked Zhong Shenxiu with his sword while Mosi rolled toward his lower body, and Zhong Shenxiu began to move.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated all four members of Class Four in ten seconds, securing Class Five’s promotion. The spectators and his teammates struggled to process the overwhelming display as the match ended.

• Zhong Shenxiu crippled Mosi with one stomp, disarmed Xiezhou, and knocked him out of the arena, leaving all four members of Class Four defeated.
• Long Hengxu declared Class Five the winner and announced that it would be promoted to Class Four while the original Class Four was demoted.
• Zhong Shenxiu dismissed his Martial Soul Possession and walked away without speaking, while Gu Yue watched him with new understanding.
• Xie Xie felt relieved that Zhong Shenxiu was his teammate, and Tang Wulin reflected on how far Zhong Shenxiu surpassed his own progress.

Gu Yue walked toward a figure at the edge of the training ground after the match ended, while Tang Wulin returned to Class Five. Elsewhere, the Light Fighting Dragon Warrior battled the Black Death Dragon on a mountain peak, discovered it could be wounded, and faced its full assault.

• Gu Yue left Xie Xie and Tang Wulin behind and walked toward the figure at the edge of the training ground.
• Tang Wulin turned and went to Class Five's formation as the match ended and the next tournament was set for tomorrow.
• The Black Death Dragon and the Light Fighting Dragon Warrior fought amid the darkness atop a mountain peak.
• The Light Fighting Dragon Warrior struck the Black Death Dragon with its spear and saw fine cracks in its scales.
• The Black Death Dragon declared that the Light Fighting Dragon Warrior could die, then attacked with black dragons, Black Lightning Rampage, and Dark Breath.

Zhong Shenxiu woke from a vivid memory of defeating the Black Death Dragon and reflected on how strange and peaceful his life felt after nine years of nightly battles in the Dragon Fighting World. He realized that, despite learning to live as a normal child, he still had not grown used to the quiet.

• Zhong Shenxiu woke sweating after dreaming of his final battle with the Black Death Dragon, whose defeat he remembered but still struggled to believe.
• Zhong Shenxiu went onto the balcony and watched the silver moon, contrasting it with the blood-red moon of the Dragon Fighting World.
• Zhong Shenxiu saw his child’s hand overlap in his mind with the scaled, clawed hand that had wielded a spear against dragons.
• Zhong Shenxiu remembered how he had spent nine years fighting and dying each night, then struggled to adjust to the peace of his life in the human world.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled his first week of insomnia and how he gradually learned to sleep, attend school, cultivate, and live like a normal child.

Zhong Shenxiu reflected on how his years of slaughter in the Dragon Fighting World had become the roots of his identity, even as he struggled to accept the peaceful life he had found. After standing awake through the night, he sought out Wu Zhangkong and asked to fight him.

• Zhong Shenxiu stood on the balcony beneath the moon and thought about the bloodshed and deaths he had endured in the Dragon Fighting World.
• Zhong Shenxiu gripped the balcony railing, mocked himself as pathetic, and realized that his past suffering had shaped who he was.
• The next morning, Zhong Shenxiu waited outside the teachers' dormitory for Wu Zhangkong.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Wu Zhangkong that he wanted to fight him, and Wu Zhangkong asked why.

Zhong Shenxiu asked Wu Zhangkong to give him a real challenge, unable to settle into peaceful life after nine years of nightly Dream Trials. In the training room, both summoned their weapons and prepared to fight, with Wu Zhangkong giving the order to begin.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Wu Zhangkong that he wanted to challenge his limits, and Wu Zhangkong led him to an Indoor Training Room.
• As they walked, Zhong Shenxiu reflected on his repeated nightly battles and deaths in the Dream Trials and admitted that he craved the danger again.
• Zhong Shenxiu transformed, revealed his two yellow soul rings, and summoned the Sky Light Dragon Spear.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned the Sky Frost Sword and revealed his four purple and two black soul rings.
• Wu Zhangkong told Zhong Shenxiu to come and raised his sword.

Zhong Shenxiu fought Wu Zhangkong in a fierce spear-and-sword exchange, enduring severe wounds as his attacks grew faster and more instinctive. Wu Zhangkong began treating the nine-year-old two-ringed fighter with grave seriousness as Zhong Shenxiu’s apparent barrier broke.

• Wu Zhangkong opened with a killing sword strike that froze the battlefield and wounded Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu charged and repeatedly thrust his spear at Wu Zhangkong, who deflected his attacks and unleashed Frost Slash.
• Zhong Shenxiu stepped inside the falling sword light and continued attacking during the brief opening in Wu Zhangkong’s sword momentum.
• Wu Zhangkong’s counterattacks cut and scorched Zhong Shenxiu, but Zhong Shenxiu kept pressing him with increasingly fast, deadly thrusts.
• Wu Zhangkong recognized that Zhong Shenxiu was becoming more complete and began responding to him with grave seriousness.

Zhong Shenxiu fought Wu Zhangkong through increasingly powerful ice attacks, laughing as he pushed himself to the brink of death. Wu Zhangkong realized that Zhong Shenxiu’s claim about challenging his limits was a lie and that he craved the experience of struggling near death.

• Wu Zhangkong used Ice Age to freeze the training room and wound Zhong Shenxiu, who laughed and demanded to continue.
• Zhong Shenxiu attacked with renewed intensity, and Wu Zhangkong countered with Extreme Cold Frost.
• The clash sent Zhong Shenxiu crashing into a wall, where he collapsed with severe wounds but continued to smile and laugh.
• Wu Zhangkong realized Zhong Shenxiu was not seeking to test his limits but needed to experience death’s edge, and he felt sorrow for the nine-year-old.

After witnessing Zhong Shenxiu’s bloodied exhilaration during training, Wu Zhangkong recognized that the child needed professional help for the effects of war and went to find a doctor. Meanwhile, the second day of the Class Promotion Tournament drew a large crowd eager to see the student who had defeated four opponents in ten seconds.

• Wu Zhangkong watched Zhong Shenxiu kneel in the training room, smiling through his wounds, and realized he treated pain and near-death struggles as normal.
• Wu Zhangkong left Zhong Shenxiu alone and headed to Eastsea Academy’s school doctor to seek professional help for his condition.
• The Class Promotion Tournament began its second day, and the Intermediate Division field filled with students and teachers discussing Class Five’s victory.
• Spectators searched Class Five’s formation for the student who had defeated Class Four’s four members in ten seconds and found Zhong Shenxiu standing calmly at the far left.

Class Three prepared to face Zhong Shenxiu and Class Five in the Class Promotion Tournament, relying on the Gu triplets’ flying martial souls to counter him. The chapter ended as Lu Feng and the triplets took their positions and prepared to carry out their plan.

• Students from the upper grades and Class Two watched Zhong Shenxiu with caution after his swift victory over Class Four.
• Class Three assembled in formation, with Lu Feng leading the team and Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, and Gu Tianming standing behind him.
• Ye Yingrong assessed Zhong Shenxiu’s strength and decided that Class Three would use the triplets’ flight to wear him down.
• Lu Feng told the Gu triplets to follow the plan, and they nodded as the teams faced each other on the stage.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated Lu Feng and the three triplets by using Holy Light Judgment to disrupt their flight and leave them unable to fight. After confirming their defeat, he walked off the platform.

• Zhong Shenxiu activated his Martial Soul and formed the Sky Light Dragon Spear as Lu Feng and the triplets took flight.
• Zhong Shenxiu unleashed Holy Light Judgment across the arena, piercing the opponents with light needles that disrupted their Soul Power.
• Lu Feng and the triplets lost control of their flight and fell onto the platform, unable to get back up.
• Zhong Shenxiu confirmed that all four opponents had lost their ability to fight and walked off the platform.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated four flying Soul Masters almost instantly, earning Class Five promotion and leaving the spectators and teachers stunned. Xie Xie and Tang Wulin lamented that they had not been able to fight, but Tang Wulin reminded Xie Xie that they would have more chances in the tournament.

• Zhong Shenxiu interrupted the four opponents' flight with a wide-area Soul Skill and defeated them before they could act.
• Ye Yingrong realized Zhong Shenxiu had exploited the flying Soul Masters' weakness, while Long Hengxu declared Class Five the winner and promoted it to Class Three.
• Xie Xie complained to Tang Wulin that Zhong Shenxiu had handled both matches without giving him a chance to use his Martial Souls.
• Tang Wulin admitted he also had not been able to contribute and told Xie Xie there would be opportunities in the upcoming matches.

After Zhong Shenxiu’s victory, Gu Yue resolved to win him over, while Tang Wulin quietly accepted that she was drawn to Zhong Shenxiu. As evening fell, Wu Zhangkong called Zhong Shenxiu to come with him, and Zhong Shenxiu followed without asking why.

• Tang Wulin watched Gu Yue stand beside Zhong Shenxiu, then left with Xie Xie after Xie Xie called him an idiot.
• Gu Yue decided to win Zhong Shenxiu over, hoping to enlist his strength and learn more about the strange closeness she felt toward him.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed a calculating, hunter-like quality in Gu Yue’s gaze and wondered why she kept seeking him out instead of Tang Wulin.
• After the injured students left the field and night fell, Wu Zhangkong approached Zhong Shenxiu and told him to come with him.
• Zhong Shenxiu agreed and followed Wu Zhangkong, trusting him because of the help he had given over the past three months.