Recaps

Gu Yue arranged to fight Zhong Shenxiu that evening, while her friends mistakenly thought she was courting disaster. After Xie Xie called her an M, Gu Yue beat him into the ground and warned him to stay out of her affairs.

• Zhong Shenxiu recognized the danger hidden behind Gu Yue's Level 19 appearance and agreed to meet her at the main gate at six to fight.
• Gu Yue's friends confronted her after Zhong Shenxiu left, and Xie Xie accused her of challenging him because she liked being hurt.
• Xie Xie called Gu Yue an M, and she blasted him into the ground with a gust of wind.
• Gu Yue stepped on Xie Xie's back and warned him not to meddle in her affairs.
• Tang Wulin defended Gu Yue as usually gentle, while Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi quietly retreated.

After Tang Wulin accidentally injured himself while trying to help Xie Xie, Gu Yue picked up Zhong Shenxiu in a luxury car and took him toward the coast for their planned fight. Zhong Shenxiu anticipated a real battle, while Gu Yue secretly planned to recruit and cultivate him for the Soul Beast Organization.

• Tang Wulin offered Xie Xie a hand, but Xie Xie pulled hard enough to twist Tang Wulin's waist.
• Gu Yue happily imagined her date with Zhong Shenxiu and planned to fight, eat, and enjoy the night together.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled Gu Yue's hidden strength and prepared for a genuine battle.
• Gu Yue arrived at Eastsea Academy in a luxury car, and Zhong Shenxiu sensed that her driver had at least five-ring Soul Power.
• Gu Yue watched Zhong Shenxiu and decided to draw the talented little dragon-man into the Soul Beast Organization.
• The car carried Gu Yue and Zhong Shenxiu east toward the seaside villa district, and Zhong Shenxiu looked forward to facing her.

Gu Yue brought Zhong Shenxiu to her seaside villa, where he mistook her candlelit dinner and teasing for a prelude to a fight. After she showed him the enormous underground training ground, Zhong Shenxiu eagerly attacked her, leaving Gu Yue caught unprepared.

• Gu Yue took Zhong Shenxiu to her villa overlooking the sea, where he sensed hidden watchers in the courtyard.
• Zhong Shenxiu questioned Gu Yue about their promised fight when he saw the candlelit dinner, and she teased him before they ate together.
• Gu Yue led Zhong Shenxiu to a vast underground training ground, and he was thrilled by its size.
• Zhong Shenxiu demanded that they fight immediately and charged at Gu Yue before she was ready.
• Zhong Shenxiu covered his fist in dragon scales and punched straight toward Gu Yue's face.

Zhong Shenxiu and Gu Yue fought in the Underground Training Ground, pushing each other with the Sky Light Dragon Spear and Gu Yue’s elemental powers. As their battle intensified, Zhong Shenxiu eagerly faced the rare opponent who could make him fight seriously.

• Gu Yue stopped Zhong Shenxiu’s punch with spatial power and moved thirty meters away.
• Gu Yue sent more than a dozen wind blades at Zhong Shenxiu, but he formed the Sky Light Dragon Spear from light and shattered them.
• Zhong Shenxiu charged Gu Yue with his spear, and she evaded as his strike blasted a crater into the alloy floor.
• Gu Yue accepted Zhong Shenxiu’s challenge and unleashed a vortex of six elements as he readied the Sky Light Dragon Spear.
• Gu Yue struck Zhong Shenxiu with compressed molten-core fire, but he broke through the explosion with only shallow burns that quickly healed.

Zhong Shenxiu and Gu Yue fought fiercely in the Underground Training Ground, trading spear attacks and elemental defenses. After Zhong Shenxiu’s thrown Sky Light Dragon Spear exploded and shattered Gu Yue’s spatial restraint, she sensed a greater threat descending and sealed herself inside a stone dome.

• Zhong Shenxiu unleashed a relentless spear assault, and Gu Yue blocked it with four compressed-earth walls before he charged through them.
• Gu Yue evaded Zhong Shenxiu’s thrust by shifting through space, then attacked with ice spikes and a storm of ice fragments.
• Zhong Shenxiu deflected the ice storm with his spear, suffering shallow wounds that healed rapidly.
• Zhong Shenxiu threw the Sky Light Dragon Spear at Gu Yue, and she stopped it in midair by freezing the surrounding space.
• The spear exploded, breaking Gu Yue’s spatial restraint, and she raised four earthen walls into a sealed stone dome as a dangerous presence descended from above.

Zhong Shenxiu used his Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal against Gu Yue, who trusted he would not truly hurt her. He stopped the seal just above her, ending their spar with both of them satisfied.

• Gu Yue stacked rock, heavy-water, and wind defenses as Zhong Shenxiu descended and summoned his Wisdom King phantom.
• Zhong Shenxiu used his Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal, and its pressure broke through Gu Yue’s defenses and left her unable to move freely.
• Gu Yue chose not to unseal herself, trusting Zhong Shenxiu would not hurt her.
• The seal stopped just above Gu Yue, and Zhong Shenxiu dismissed the phantom and ended his Martial Soul Possession.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Gu Yue that they had had a great fight.

Gu Yue failed to draw Zhong Shenxiu’s attention away from sparring during their three days together, then joined Wu Zhangkong and the Zero Class students for the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform. Inside the platform, Zhong Shenxiu realized it was a demiplane probing his hidden Dragon Fighting Plane and concealed its aura to escape the resulting suppression.

• Gu Yue invited Zhong Shenxiu to stay for three days of daily sparring, and he agreed.
• Over the next three days, Gu Yue tried to get Zhong Shenxiu to pay attention to something besides battle and cultivation, but failed.
• Wu Zhangkong led the Zero Class students to the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda and warned them that survival in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform was their only task.
• Zhong Shenxiu entered the platform and found that his Soul Power was circulating thirty percent slower than usual.
• Zhong Shenxiu deduced that the platform was a demiplane reacting to his Dragon Fighting Plane, then concealed the latter’s aura and ended the suppression.

Zhong Shenxiu entered the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform alone and was confronted by a three-person squad. He transformed into a golden, dragon-like form and began his attack, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Zhong Shenxiu found himself alone in the forest of the Spirit Ascension Platform, separated from Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed three Soul Masters approaching and recognized their coordinated formation as they surrounded him.
• The red-haired girl teased Zhong Shenxiu while she and her two companions prepared to ambush him.
• Zhong Shenxiu said he would see them off, then unleashed a dragon's roar and transformed with golden scales, claws, horns, and molten-gold eyes.
• Zhong Shenxiu moved to attack the startled squad.

Zhong Shenxiu instantly eliminated three opponents in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform. He left the forest searching for a stronger opponent.

• Zhong Shenxiu struck down the girl before she could draw her sword, and the Spirit Ascension Platform teleported her away.
• The lean youth fled, but Zhong Shenxiu caught him and slammed him into the ground, eliminating him.
• The burly youth attacked with his greatsword, but Zhong Shenxiu dodged and smashed him into the ground.
• Zhong Shenxiu ended his Martial Soul Possession and walked through the forest, sensing nearby auras as he searched for a worthy fight.

The chapter explained why the Riot Period of the Spirit Ascension Platform turned hunting Soul Beasts into a deadly war of attrition, and why Wu Zhangkong required Zero Class to survive for only one hour. Zhong Shenxiu understood the danger because Wu Zhangkong had briefed all six students before they entered.

• The Riot Period caused Soul Beasts to grow more active and made Spirit Power Halos accumulate because they were absorbed far more slowly.
• Accumulated Spirit Power Halos attracted increasingly large and powerful swarms of Soul Beasts, eventually overwhelming Soul Masters through exhaustion.
• Wu Zhangkong set a one-hour survival requirement to let Zero Class experience the danger while protecting them from lasting harm.
• Zhong Shenxiu knew the Riot Period's dangers because Wu Zhangkong had explained its mechanics and survival precautions to all six students.

Zhong Shenxiu entered the Spirit Ascension Platform eager to face life-or-death battles, confident that its dangers could help him grow. After killing numerous Soul Beasts and becoming a beacon that drew them from several miles away, he decided he still had not attracted enough.

• Wu Zhangkong warned the students about the Spirit Ascension Platform, but Zhong Shenxiu ignored the danger and longed for real battles at the edge of death.
• Zhong Shenxiu walked through the forest with his Sky Light Dragon Spear, sensing the auras around him with Heavenly Mountain's Clear Dragon Heart.
• Zhong Shenxiu killed a charging Iron-Backed Grizzly Bear with one thrust, and its Spirit Power Halo entered his body.
• Zhong Shenxiu killed a Fierce Tiger, three Giant Pythons, and a pack of Wind Wolves, accumulating more Spirit Power Halos.
• Zhong Shenxiu became a conspicuous beacon to nearby Soul Beasts but judged the dozen or so kills insufficient and continued onward.

Zhong Shenxiu deliberately gathered a blazing Spirit Power Halo to draw every nearby Soul Beast into a deadly fight. After unleashing Dragon Fighting Form, he fought through packs of Wind Wolves and Iron-Backed Grizzly Bears, ending surrounded as he chose to charge rather than retreat.

• Zhong Shenxiu killed Soul Beasts as he advanced, absorbing their Spirit Power Halos until his radiance drew creatures from every direction.
• Zhong Shenxiu welcomed the approaching horde and fully unleashed Dragon Fighting Form, covering himself in golden scales and forming dragon claws and horns.
• Zhong Shenxiu cut down more than twenty Wind Wolves with the Sky Light Dragon Spear.
• Zhong Shenxiu dodged the Bear King's paw and pierced its shoulder with a Soul Power-infused spear strike.
• Several Iron-Backed Grizzly Bears pounced at Zhong Shenxiu from both sides, and he decided to charge forward instead of retreating.

Zhong Shenxiu fought off waves of Soul Beasts until exhaustion and injuries began to overwhelm him. As the battle continued, his Heavenly Mountain · Clear Dragon Heart finally awakened.

• Zhong Shenxiu killed the Iron-Backed Grizzly Bears and a Shadow Leopard with the Sky Light Dragon Spear as more Soul Beasts swarmed him.
• Zhong Shenxiu fought through packs of Soul Beasts, but a thousand-year Iron-Backed Grizzly Bear struck him and a giant eagle forced him into a desperate defense.
• Zhong Shenxiu used his second soul skill, Holy Light Judgment, to pierce and kill Soul Beasts within ninety feet.
• Zhong Shenxiu charged back into the advancing beasts despite dwindling Soul Power and strength, and a Double-Horned Berserk Rhino struck and injured him.
• Zhong Shenxiu heard his heart roar and felt the Heavenly Mountain · Clear Dragon Heart awaken.

Zhong Shenxiu awakened the Clear Dragon Heart’s ability to see the spirit-power patterns and cores within Soul Beasts. With his other powers also awakening, he charged into the horde and began striking down the beasts with precise attacks.

• Zhong Shenxiu saw the world and the attacking Blood Tiger as transparent, revealing the mist-like spirit power within them.
• He dodged the Blood Tiger’s charge and pierced its spirit-power core with the Sky Light Dragon Spear, killing it.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized the Clear Dragon Heart’s power to reveal the flow and weaknesses of everything around him.
• He faced a horde of at least a hundred Soul Beasts and awakened the powers of East Sun, Luo Hai, Overlord, and the Four Direction Dragon Kings Inheritance.
• Zhong Shenxiu charged into the horde, killed an Iron-Backed Grizzly Bear with a precise spear thrust, and broke a Shadow Leopard’s claws and spine.

Zhong Shenxiu slaughtered the Soul Beasts with the Sky Light Dragon Spear and Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal, then awakened his dragon might and forced the beasts to submit. He sat on a bluestone to absorb the gathered Spirit Power as a light-dragon phantom formed around him and the Soul Beasts offered him power.

• Zhong Shenxiu charged into the Soul Beast horde and killed the beasts with his spear before using Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal to destroy every beast within 150 meters.
• Zhong Shenxiu roared, manifested the Radiant King Dragon, and made the remaining Soul Beasts submit through his dragon might.
• Zhong Shenxiu declared himself the Radiant Night-Illuminating Star and walked to a bluestone as the prostrate Soul Beasts cleared his path.
• Zhong Shenxiu sat cross-legged and absorbed the Spirit Power Halos while a coiled light-dragon phantom formed around him.
• The Soul Beasts crawled toward Zhong Shenxiu and willingly offered him Spirit Power, which he absorbed to strengthen his body and bloodline.

Zhong Shenxiu absorbed the Spirit Power Halo, strengthening his body and Earth Dragon while bringing the Twelve Star Dragon Ring closer to its next stage. As Soul Beasts remained prostrate before him, he recalled the Dragon Fighting World’s final battle and the sacrifice that left it shattered.

• Zhong Shenxiu divided the Spirit Power Halo among the Dragon Fighting Plane, his Earth Dragon, and his body, raising the Soul Spirit’s age to 4,700 years and strengthening his physique while his cultivation stayed at level thirty-six.
• Zhong Shenxiu saw that the surrounding Soul Beasts still knelt in reverence after his dragon might faded.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled the Black Death Dragon’s destruction of the Dragon Fighting World and the Four Great God King Dragons sacrificing themselves to seal it.
• Zhong Shenxiu remembered the Twelve Star Dragons protecting the last Fighting Dragon Clan survivors from the Six Great Black Hands.

Zhong Shenxiu witnessed the Fighting Dragon Clan’s destruction and the Libra Star Dragon’s sacrifice to preserve its legacy, then hardened his resolve to pursue revival through strength. As the Soul Beast riot resumed, he transformed and prepared to fight the charging horde with the Wisdom King Phantom and the Sky Light Dragon Spear.

• Zhong Shenxiu saw the Libra Star Dragon sacrifice its Dragon Source to the Space-Time Mirror, preserving the Fighting Dragon Clan’s legacy in statues and an altar before the shattered world fell silent.
• Zhong Shenxiu closed off his grief and resolved that his responsibility to revive the Fighting Dragon Clan required strength rather than softheartedness.
• Zhong Shenxiu transformed, manifesting pale-gold dragon scales, claws, horns, molten-gold vertical pupils, and three purple soul rings.
• Zhong Shenxiu told the Soul Beasts he would not save them, and the riot overcame the dragon’s influence as the beasts rose to attack him.
• Zhong Shenxiu used his third soul ring to form the Wisdom King Phantom around himself and set the Sky Light Dragon Spear ablaze with the Burning Heaven Holy Flame.

Zhong Shenxiu survived a Soul Beast riot in the Spirit Ascension Platform, slaughtering the horde with the Wisdom King Phantom and Sky Light Dragon Spear until the beasts fled. After absorbing the gains and returning to the exit hall, he told Wu Zhangkong that the beasts had rioted and went to rest.

• Zhong Shenxiu charged into the Soul Beast horde and killed them with the Wisdom King Phantom and Sky Light Dragon Spear.
• The surviving Soul Beasts retreated in fear, and Zhong Shenxiu dispelled the phantom and absorbed the Spirit Power Halo.
• Zhong Shenxiu ended his Spirit Ascension Platform trial after his mind and Soul Power were exhausted.
• Wu Zhangkong asked Zhong Shenxiu why the monitoring feeds had gone blank, and Zhong Shenxiu said the Soul Beasts had rioted and he had fought for a long time.
• Wu Zhangkong told Zhong Shenxiu to return and rest while he waited for the others.

Zhong Shenxiu completed the Dragon Fighting Plane’s second charging and received its powerful light-origin feedback, awakening the plane and gaining a Ninja Blade. The energy strengthened him and evolved his Earth Dragon Soul Spirit before the Badi Holy Dragon awakened from its statue.

• Zhong Shenxiu stepped onto the charged altar, and the Dragon Fighting Plane began to revive as its scattered origin fragments gathered.
• The Four Great God King Dragon statues released four beams of light that fused into a Ninja Blade, which Zhong Shenxiu absorbed along with a surge of light energy.
• Zhong Shenxiu’s Soul Power rose to level forty, while the light energy further tempered his body and soul.
• Zhong Shenxiu’s Earth Dragon Soul Spirit evolved as the plane’s light origin transformed its body and bloodline.
• A statue behind the Twelve Star Dragons cracked apart, and the Badi Holy Dragon awakened with a violent aura and burning flames.

Zhong Shenxiu encountered the awakened Badi Holy Dragon, who had destroyed the Dragon Fighting Plane while controlled by Black Death Dragon. The Badi Holy Dragon pledged to serve Zhong Shenxiu and fight for the Plane as a chance to atone for its past.

• The Badi Holy Dragon broke free of its stone shell and asked Zhong Shenxiu whether he was the new ruler of the Dragon Fighting Plane.
• Zhong Shenxiu confirmed that he was the Plane's ruler, and the Badi Holy Dragon knelt and pledged to serve him unto death.
• The Badi Holy Dragon explained that the Plane's origin had preserved it after Black Death Dragon's defeat, though awakening to find its homeland ruined filled it with grief and regret.
• The Badi Holy Dragon recounted killing its brother, the Blazing Fighting Dragon, while under Black Death Dragon's control.
• The Badi Holy Dragon admitted it sought to atone for its sins and begged Zhong Shenxiu for a chance to fight for the Dragon Fighting Plane.

Zhong Shenxiu bound the Badi Holy Dragon to the Dragon Fighting Plane and received a great increase in power through the dragon’s feedback. Back in his room, he considered the risks of his exposed abilities and examined the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade.

• Zhong Shenxiu marked the Badi Holy Dragon as his retainer, and it accepted the bond without hesitation.
• The Badi Holy Dragon offered to fight for Zhong Shenxiu, who told it to recover its strength and wait until he summoned it.
• After Zhong Shenxiu’s awareness left the Dragon Fighting Plane, the Badi Holy Dragon began absorbing origin energy and vowed to find its brother, Blazing Fighting Dragon, after repaying its sins.
• Zhong Shenxiu awoke in his room with greatly increased physical and spiritual power from the Indestructible Dragon Body, though his Soul Power remained at rank forty.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled that the Spirit Ascension Platform footage had shown only blinding light, then drew the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade and saw it shine brightly.

Zhong Shenxiu witnessed the Ultimate Phantom Dragon’s battle against an overwhelming darkness through the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade’s sealed memory. Awakened by the blade’s battle intent, he went to Wu Zhangkong’s dormitory at two in the morning and asked to fight.

• Zhong Shenxiu gripped the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade and saw the Ultimate Phantom Dragon wielding twin blades to tear through the darkness threatening the world.
• Zhong Shenxiu suffered spiritual pain from witnessing the Ultimate Phantom Dragon’s slash, then recovered and reflected on the blade’s legacy.
• Zhong Shenxiu felt battle intent surge through him as the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade responded to his desire to fight.
• Zhong Shenxiu went to Wu Zhangkong’s dormitory at two in the morning and asked his sleep-deprived teacher to fight him.

After Zhong Shenxiu’s Soul Spirit evolved in the Spirit Ascension Platform, he woke Wu Zhangkong and asked to fight so he could digest his newfound power. Wu Zhangkong took him to the academy’s training room, where their spar began with Zhong Shenxiu using a feint and surprise attack.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Wu Zhangkong that his Soul Spirit had evolved in the Spirit Ascension Platform and that he needed battle to absorb the change.
• Wu Zhangkong agreed to spar and led Zhong Shenxiu to Eastsea Academy’s Indoor Training Room.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned the Sky Frost Sword, and Zhong Shenxiu opened the fight by throwing his Sky Light Dragon Spear.
• Wu Zhangkong’s Frost Whisper Ice Wheel destroyed the spear, creating an icy mist that Zhong Shenxiu used to approach with his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade.
• Wu Zhangkong dodged Zhong Shenxiu’s first slash with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, then blocked his follow-up strike with the Sky Frost Sword.

Zhong Shenxiu tested his growing strength against Wu Zhangkong, pushing the six-ringed Soul Emperor with his speed and combat intuition. As their battle intensified, Wu Zhangkong unleashed his fifth soul skill, Ice Age.

• Wu Zhangkong was surprised by Zhong Shenxiu's increased strength and speed as they exchanged attacks.
• Zhong Shenxiu activated Dragon Fighting Form and forced Wu Zhangkong to take a step back with a powerful slash.
• Zhong Shenxiu's blade grew so fast that its golden light seemed to merge with the training room's light.
• Wu Zhangkong used the Purple Demon Eye to read Zhong Shenxiu's attacks, but Zhong Shenxiu closed his eyes and relied on Clear Dragon Heart to anticipate Wu Zhangkong's moves.
• The two fought evenly until Wu Zhangkong unleashed his fifth soul skill, Ice Age, freezing the training room.

Zhong Shenxiu fought Wu Zhangkong in a late-night training session and lost when Frost Scar slowed his movements. Afterward, he reflected on what he had learned and cultivated for two days, mastering the power from the Dragon Fighting Plane’s second feedback.

• Wu Zhangkong used Frost Scar to erode Zhong Shenxiu’s body during their sword fight, then stopped his blade three inches from Zhong Shenxiu’s throat.
• Zhong Shenxiu admitted defeat, and Wu Zhangkong praised his performance before warmly telling him that teaching him was a teacher’s duty.
• Zhong Shenxiu returned to his room, considered the insights he had gained in battle, and cultivated through the night.
• Zhong Shenxiu spent two days cultivating in his dormitory and mastered the power from the Dragon Fighting Plane’s second feedback.
• Zhong Shenxiu stood up with his fortieth-rank soul power settled in his meridians, picked up the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade, and left his room.