Recaps

Xu Xiaoyan settled into her dorm room and looked forward to seeing Zhong Shenxiu again when classes began. At the opening ceremony, Tang Wulin was absent, and Xie Xie and Gu Yue argued over who had made better progress during vacation.

• Xu Xiaoyan unpacked, hid her family-crest badge beneath her pillow, and imagined sitting near Zhong Shenxiu in class.
• Zero Class stood at the front of the opening ceremony with only four students because Tang Wulin had not arrived.
• Xie Xie wondered aloud why Tang Wulin was late, while Zhong Shenxiu briefly glanced at the vacant spot.
• Gu Yue said Tang Wulin was probably delayed by something and taunted Xie Xie for indulging himself over vacation.
• Xie Xie insisted he had been three ranks ahead of Gu Yue before vacation and declared, "The advantage is mine."

Zero Class welcomed Xu Xiaoyan and began its new-term assessments, while Tang Wulin arrived late after an unusually long meditation. As Wu Zhangkong started the practical combat test, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue formed up against Zhong Shenxiu.

• Gu Yue brushed off Xie Xie's boast, impressing Xu Xiaoyan, who watched her with admiration.
• Tang Wulin hurried into the opening ceremony after waking from deep meditation and explained that he had cultivated too long.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself to Zero Class and revealed that her martial soul was the Star Wheel Ice Staff and her Soul Power was level seventeen.
• Wu Zhangkong ordered the students to meditate, then tested their physical data, leaving Xu Xiaoyan impressed by Zero Class while Zhong Shenxiu declined testing.
• Wu Zhangkong announced the practical combat test, and Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue formed an arrowhead facing Zhong Shenxiu.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan faced Zhong Shenxiu in a practical combat test, but he effortlessly countered the trio’s coordinated attacks without using a soul skill. The fight continued as Gu Yue prepared a compressed fire-and-ice sphere and Zhong Shenxiu partially transformed his arms.

• Tang Wulin told Xu Xiaoyan to stay behind him and explained that the others needed to work together to challenge Zhong Shenxiu.
• Wu Zhangkong began the test, and Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue attacked Zhong Shenxiu in coordination.
• Zhong Shenxiu deflected Xie Xie’s daggers, broke Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass, cut apart Gu Yue’s ice spikes, and caught Tang Wulin’s punch.
• Xu Xiaoyan realized Zhong Shenxiu had easily handled their attacks without using a soul skill or Martial Soul Possession.
• Xie Xie activated Twin Dragon Blade, Tang Wulin moved in to flank Zhong Shenxiu, and Gu Yue compressed fire and ice into a sphere.
• Zhong Shenxiu partially activated Martial Soul Possession, covering his arms in golden dragon scales and forming glowing dragon claws.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated Tang Wulin and Xie Xie in their training battle while Gu Yue held back. After Wu Zhangkong stopped the fight, he reprimanded Xu Xiaoyan for failing to attack or help her teammates.

• Zhong Shenxiu crushed Xie Xie's dagger strike, threw Tang Wulin aside, and blasted apart Gu Yue's elemental sphere.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue coordinated another attack, but Zhong Shenxiu used the Sky Light Dragon Spear and Light-Imperial Ninja Blade to counter all three.
• Zhong Shenxiu struck Xie Xie in the abdomen and swept Tang Wulin to the ground, while Gu Yue chose not to attack.
• Wu Zhangkong stopped the battle as Tang Wulin and Xie Xie remained down and Zhong Shenxiu's spear dissipated.
• Wu Zhangkong questioned Xu Xiaoyan for not attacking, and she could not explain why she had stood by while her teammates fought.

After Xu Xiaoyan faltered in her first battle, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie reassured her while Wu Zhangkong corrected her. Zhong Shenxiu’s challenge reignited Wu Zhangkong’s dormant fighting spirit, and the two prepared to face each other with their weapons drawn.

• Wu Zhangkong told Xu Xiaoyan that no one in Zero Class would wait for her during a fight, and she apologized for freezing.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie encouraged Xu Xiaoyan and explained that she could use her martial soul more effectively by observing and striking at the right moment.
• Zhong Shenxiu faced Wu Zhangkong, and their fighting spirits stirred Wu Zhangkong’s memories of his former strength and helped revive his resolve.
• Wu Zhangkong invited Zhong Shenxiu to fight, and Zhong Shenxiu drew the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade as Wu Zhangkong summoned the Sky Frost Sword.
• Wu Zhangkong and Zhong Shenxiu stood ready without releasing their soul rings, while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan watched their intense standoff.

Zhong Shenxiu and Wu Zhangkong fought a fierce weapon duel in the training ground, with Zhong Shenxiu's overwhelming physical strength and relentless offense challenging Wu Zhangkong's skillful swordsmanship. Wu Zhangkong called the match to a halt after his Sky Frost Sword was chipped, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Zhong Shenxiu launched a rapid saber attack, and Wu Zhangkong evaded with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track before countering with his sword.
• Zhong Shenxiu pressed Wu Zhangkong with relentless attacks, while Wu Zhangkong used agile footwork and precise sword strikes to defend and counter.
• Zhong Shenxiu's physical strength surprised Wu Zhangkong when their fist and palm collided and forced both men back.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan watched as Zhong Shenxiu and Wu Zhangkong escalated their duel without using Soul Skills.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Wu Zhangkong exchanged a final clash that knocked them both back and chipped Wu Zhangkong's Sky Frost Sword, after which Wu Zhangkong called, "Enough."

Zhong Shenxiu’s fierce sparring match forced Wu Zhangkong to stop before his pride—and his hand—suffered further. Afterward, Gu Yue tried to care for Zhong Shenxiu, but he politely rejected her, and Xie Xie’s teasing remark left Tang Wulin fearing Gu Yue’s response.

• Wu Zhangkong ended the sparring session and hid the pain in his injured hand while admitting to himself how hard Zhong Shenxiu had hit.
• Gu Yue caught Zhong Shenxiu’s wrist and wiped the sweat from his face, but he thanked her and said there was no need next time before leaving.
• Gu Yue tucked away her handkerchief and resolved not to rush things despite feeling rebuffed again.
• Xie Xie called Gu Yue a simp in front of Tang Wulin, who noticed Gu Yue watching them with a chilling gaze.

After Tang Wulin fled to avoid Gu Yue’s anger, Gu Yue punished Xie Xie for calling her a bootlicker. Xu Xiaoyan witnessed the fight and was welcomed to Zero Class by the battered Xie Xie.

• Tang Wulin told Xie Xie he would bring him roast duck next year, then fled the training ground.
• Gu Yue confronted Xie Xie and attacked him with Fire Dance Whirlwind.
• Xie Xie apologized and praised Gu Yue, so she stopped beating him and warned him not to insult her again.
• Xu Xiaoyan checked on Xie Xie, who told her not to provoke Gu Yue.
• Xie Xie welcomed Xu Xiaoyan to Zero Class.

Long Hengxu told Wu Zhangkong that the academy would increase its support for Zero Class and expected the students to compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition. The chapter left Wu Zhangkong preparing to pursue the Junior Individual Championship, while Long Hengxu remained curious about Tang Wulin’s unusual physical data.

• Wu Zhangkong reviewed Tang Wulin’s training records and saw that his strength had risen seven percent in half a month.
• Long Hengxu told Wu Zhangkong that the academy was pleased with Zero Class’s results and would provide more resources, while keeping Zhong Shenxiu’s exceptional Soul Power rank forty-three record highly restricted.
• Wu Zhangkong requested nourishing seafood for the students, and Long Hengxu agreed to arrange supplies within three days.
• Long Hengxu said Zero Class should compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, and Wu Zhangkong named the Junior Individual Championship as their goal.
• Long Hengxu asked about Tang Wulin’s unusually strong physical data, and Wu Zhangkong described him as exceptionally gifted.

Zhong Shenxiu entered the Dragon Fighting Plane and felt the Core Crystal’s heartbeat, which carried the plane’s history of glory, calamity, and rebirth. As his cultivation nourished the plane, its signs of renewed life grew stronger.

• Wu Zhangkong marked Tang Wulin’s training metrics as beyond standard and hid the report because of his special bloodline.
• Zhong Shenxiu cultivated in the dormitory before entering the Dragon Fighting Plane, where his power continued to revive the stars and statues.
• The Badi Holy Dragon greeted Zhong Shenxiu in its Dragon Fighting Form and addressed him as The Master.
• Zhong Shenxiu approached the altar, where the Core Crystal’s glow and the new life around it had strengthened as his Eternal Myriad Dragon Source Art fed energy into the plane.
• Zhong Shenxiu touched the Core Crystal and felt its heartbeat link with his Radiant Dragon Power and bloodline, revealing the plane’s past glory, destruction, and gradual recovery.

Zhong Shenxiu realized his bond with the Dragon Fighting Plane was mutual rather than a burden and promised to awaken more Fighting Dragon Clan members when he grew stronger. After training at Eastsea Academy, he agreed to meet Tang Wulin and Xie Xie that night.

• Zhong Shenxiu felt the Core Crystal's heartbeat resonate with his own and understood that he and the Dragon Fighting Plane nurtured one another.
• Zhong Shenxiu told the Badi Holy Dragon to keep guarding the plane and promised to awaken the remaining Fighting Dragon Clan members once his cultivation advanced.
• After joint training at Eastsea Academy, Tang Wulin asked Zhong Shenxiu to meet him and Xie Xie that night.
• Zhong Shenxiu agreed, and Tang Wulin happily planned to ask him for combat advice, especially about strengthening Blue Silver Grass's defenses.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie asked Zhong Shenxiu to teach them weapons so they could contribute more in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition. Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan joined them, and Zhong Shenxiu was left to consider their request.

• Gu Yue questioned Tang Wulin about seeking Shenxiu’s guidance and insisted on joining him.
• Xie Xie sided with Gu Yue to get back at Tang Wulin for leaving him alone the previous day, then argued with Tang Wulin after she left.
• Tang Wulin invited Xu Xiaoyan to join their nighttime visit, and she agreed to reveal her abilities to her companions.
• At night, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie asked Zhong Shenxiu to teach them weapons so they could improve in the team competition.

Zhong Shenxiu taught Tang Wulin and Xie Xie that weapon mastery came from honing basic movements through relentless practice. He demonstrated the lethal precision of a spear thrust, leaving the two determined to focus on their fundamentals.

• Zhong Shenxiu summoned the Sky Light Dragon Spear and explained that mastering one basic attack could be more effective than learning many techniques.
• Zhong Shenxiu demonstrated the spear’s basic movements with precise, deliberate form.
• Zhong Shenxiu thrust at Tang Wulin’s brow and throat, stopping each time just short of contact and showing how quickly a life-or-death attack could land.
• Tang Wulin admitted that he and Xie Xie had been impatient, and both recognized the importance of persistent practice.
• Xie Xie drew his Twin Dragon Daggers, and he and Tang Wulin agreed to hone their weapon basics.

Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue joined Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Zhong Shenxiu after their training discussion, and Xu Xiaoyan prepared to demonstrate how her martial soul changed at night. The group gathered beneath the stars as she summoned her Star Wheel Ice Staff.

• Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue arrived in evening dresses, and Zhong Shenxiu gave them only a brief, emotionless glance.
• Tang Wulin told Xu Xiaoyan that Zhong Shenxiu had taught them to train the fundamentals to the extreme.
• Gu Yue watched Zhong Shenxiu and decided his mastery of fundamentals gave her another reason to recruit him.
• Tang Wulin reminded Xu Xiaoyan that she had promised to demonstrate her martial soul's nighttime abilities.
• Gu Yue created a gentle golden light while Xu Xiaoyan stepped into an open patch of ground and summoned her Star Wheel Ice Staff.

Xu Xiaoyan summoned Star Power and used her Star Wheel Chain to restrain Zhong Shenxiu, revealing that the seal could suppress Soul Power circulation. Zhong Shenxiu sensed the starlight was a form of light, imitated its power, and formed a deep resonance with Xu Xiaoyan.

• Xu Xiaoyan chanted beneath the moon and called pure Star Power down onto her ice staff, transforming her soul ring and summoning a golden star wheel.
• Xu Xiaoyan cast her Star Wheel Chain beneath Zhong Shenxiu, suppressing his Soul Power circulation and immobilizing him.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed that the seal carried an ancient, gentle form of light and stopped trying to break it with his own Light Power.
• Zhong Shenxiu imitated the starlight's frequency, changing his radiance into a soft silvery-white glow.
• Xu Xiaoyan felt a deep, fundamental resonance connect her to Zhong Shenxiu.

Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Wheel resonated with Zhong Shenxiu’s Light Power, strengthening her martial soul and creating a lingering connection between them. Gu Yue grew jealous and decided Xu Xiaoyan must not be allowed to stay, while Tang Wulin’s attempt to smooth things over was immediately shut down.

• Xu Xiaoyan’s Star Wheel resonated with Zhong Shenxiu’s simulated starlight, boosting her Soul Power and Starlight Protection.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin reacted with shock as Gu Yue noticed the growing connection between Xu Xiaoyan and Zhong Shenxiu.
• Gu Yue told them to stop, and Xu Xiaoyan withdrew her martial soul, though she could still sense a faint connection to Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu left the starlight state, breaking the connection, while Xu Xiaoyan remained dazed and Gu Yue grew wary of her.
• Tang Wulin suggested they return and tell Teacher Wu in the morning, but Gu Yue told him to shut up.

Xu Xiaoyan remembered her grandparents’ explanation that the Star Wheel Ice Staff could resonate with a compatible partner’s Martial Soul and form a heaven-ordained bond. After Zhong Shenxiu left the training field, Gu Yue told Xu Xiaoyan that her Martial Soul was very good.

• Xu Xiaoyan recalled her grandparents teaching her that the Star Wheel Ice Staff’s resonance could enable a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a compatible partner.
• Xu Xiaoyan met Gu Yue’s gaze without backing down, thinking of the security she had felt when starlight resonated between her and Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu put away the Sky Light Dragon Spear and left the training field, leaving Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan facing each other.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan exchanged glances again after Zhong Shenxiu disappeared into the shadows.
• Gu Yue stepped toward Xu Xiaoyan and said her Martial Soul was very good.

After Gu Yue gently sent Xu Xiaoyan to rest, Xu Xiaoyan and Zhong Shenxiu reported that their abilities might have the potential for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Xu Xiaoyan then gathered her courage to invite Zhong Shenxiu to dinner, and he silently wondered why she and Gu Yue kept offering to treat him.

• Gu Yue told Xu Xiaoyan to rest before training, then left while Xu Xiaoyan wondered what she meant.
• Wu Zhangkong learned that Xu Xiaoyan and Zhong Shenxiu might be able to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, though Zhong Shenxiu cautioned that it was uncertain.
• Wu Zhangkong dismissed Zhong Shenxiu and Xu Xiaoyan after hearing their explanation.
• Xu Xiaoyan stopped Zhong Shenxiu in the corridor and invited him to dinner that night.
• Zhong Shenxiu wondered why Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue were so eager to treat him to meals.

Xu Xiaoyan invited Zhong Shenxiu to dinner, and his agreement left her delighted while Wu Zhangkong overheard them. Wu Zhangkong concluded that his talented students could make the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition theirs to lose.

• Xu Xiaoyan invited Zhong Shenxiu to eat after training, and he agreed before heading to cultivate.
• Xu Xiaoyan hid around the corridor corner, excitedly celebrating Zhong Shenxiu's acceptance.
• Wu Zhangkong overheard their conversation and laughed as he considered the potential of Zhong Shenxiu, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Wu Zhangkong predicted that Zhong Shenxiu would win the youth individual championship and that their team could challenge even Shrek Academy.

Zhong Shenxiu refined his Light-Imperial Ninja Blade technique and resolved to unite his will with the blade before facing real enemies. Before the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, he entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform with Wu Zhangkong, where the blood-tinged battlefield awaited him.

• Zhong Shenxiu repeatedly practiced the eight basic blade forms while reflecting on the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade’s memory of a twin-blade wielder who attacked without defense.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized that his technique still relied on conscious calculations and resolved to make the blade an instinctive extension of his will.
• As the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition approached, Zero Class made its final visit to the Spirit Ascension Platform before the competition.
• Because Zhong Shenxiu had reached Soul Ancestor, the academy secured him entry to the Eastsea City Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, a dangerous area populated by powerful Soul Beasts.
• Zhong Shenxiu entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform alongside Wu Zhangkong and arrived in a vast green world with a faint smell of blood.

Zhong Shenxiu sensed the abandoned plane’s suppressed anger and entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform to hunt soul beasts for energy to revive the Dragon Fighting Plane. After spotting and striking a camouflaged Mist Sea Snake, he charged to meet its second attack.

• Zhong Shenxiu sensed the plane’s awareness and felt its anger, reluctance, and resentment, but chose not to investigate further.
• Zhong Shenxiu summoned the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade and headed into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform to hunt soul beasts for spirit power halos.
• Zhong Shenxiu detected a Mist Sea Snake’s ambush and struck its head with a blade of golden light.
• The six-thousand-year Mist Sea Snake recovered and lunged at Zhong Shenxiu, who charged forward to meet it.

Zhong Shenxiu defeated a six-thousand-year Mist Sea Snake and a four-thousand-year Silver Moon Spider, absorbing their Spirit Power to strengthen himself and the Dragon Fighting Plane. As a Shadowless Ghost Tiger ambushed him with a roar, his Clear Dragon Heart blocked the mental attack and left him unharmed.

• Zhong Shenxiu caught the Mist Sea Snake's tail with his dragon claws, battered it into the ground, and killed it with his Fourth Soul Skill, Holy Dragon Sky-Severing Slash.
• Zhong Shenxiu absorbed the Mist Sea Snake's Spirit Power Halo, strengthening his cultivation and the Dragon Fighting Plane, then continued deeper into the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed the surroundings with his Clear Dragon Heart and killed a Silver Moon Spider with a single slash.
• Zhong Shenxiu absorbed the Silver Moon Spider's Spirit Power Halo, bringing the Dragon Fighting Plane's third charging stage close to one-third complete.
• The Shadowless Ghost Tiger ambushed Zhong Shenxiu with a soundwave attack, but his Clear Dragon Heart shielded his mind from the roar.

Zhong Shenxiu fought a Shadowless Ghost Tiger, whose ghostly body could evade attacks and whose wounds did not weaken it. He discovered the brief rigidity after its ethereal state and pressed his attack as the tiger continued its assault.

• Zhong Shenxiu turned and struck at the Shadowless Ghost Tiger, but it made its body ethereal and dodged the blade-light.
• Zhong Shenxiu activated Dragon Fighting Form and clashed with the tiger, then used his Clear Dragon Heart to identify the limits of its ethereal ability.
• Zhong Shenxiu cut the tiger during its brief rigid moment, but its bloodless wound did not slow it, and its next palm drove him back two steps.
• Zhong Shenxiu advanced as the Shadowless Ghost Tiger approached, and he met its three-palmed attack with three rapid slashes.

Zhong Shenxiu killed the Shadowless Ghost Tiger with his Light Power and absorbed its Soul Power before continuing through the Spirit Ascension Platform. Ye Xinglan fled from the Diamond Baboon, then stopped and prepared to face it rather than be caught while running.

• Zhong Shenxiu timed his attack to the Shadowless Ghost Tiger's return from phasing and pierced its shoulder with his dragon claw.
• Zhong Shenxiu used Holy Dragon Sky-Severing Slash to destroy the Shadowless Ghost Tiger and absorb its Soul Power.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed that the absorbed power had raised his Soul Power limit and continued through the forest.
• Ye Xinglan recalled how the Diamond Baboon had defeated Xu Lizhi and effortlessly resisted her sword techniques.
• Ye Xinglan stopped running and turned to face the approaching Diamond Baboon.

Ye Xinglan unleashed her strongest sword strike against the Diamond Baboon, but it barely wounded the beast and she could not escape its killing blow. A golden Sky Light Dragon Spear suddenly pierced the Diamond Baboon and pinned it to a tree, leaving Ye Xinglan frozen and wondering who had saved her.

• Ye Xinglan gathered her strength and struck the Diamond Baboon with Sword Star Fall.
• The Diamond Baboon shattered Ye Xinglan's sword beam and mocked her after receiving only a faint mark on its fist.
• The Diamond Baboon leapt at Ye Xinglan, and she realized she could neither evade it nor withstand its attack.
• A golden Sky Light Dragon Spear flew from the forest and pierced the Diamond Baboon through the chest.
• The spear pinned the Diamond Baboon to a tree as Ye Xinglan stood frozen, wondering who had intervened.