Chapter Summaries

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.

Zhong Shenxiu killed a Diamond Baboon with his light spear, but its alarm roar warned Ye Xinglan that its pack was coming. He ignored her warning and faced the forest, leaving Ye Xinglan uncertain whether to flee or stay.

• Zhong Shenxiu’s light spear burned through the Diamond Baboon, and the dying beast roared to alert its pack.
• Ye Xinglan recognized the roar as an alarm and warned Zhong Shenxiu that more Diamond Baboons would soon arrive.
• Zhong Shenxiu emerged from the forest, and Ye Xinglan recognized him and his light blade from rumors about the Radiant King Dragon martial soul.
• Zhong Shenxiu withdrew the Sky Light Dragon Spear, absorbed the Diamond Baboon’s Spirit Power Halo, and told Ye Xinglan to go her own way.
• Zhong Shenxiu turned toward the forest while Ye Xinglan watched, alarmed by his complete lack of fear.

Zhong Shenxiu transformed into his Dragon Fighting Form as a pack of Diamond Baboons closed in, then charged into the group and killed two. The Diamond Baboon Leader watched for an opening while four of its followers attacked Zhong Shenxiu from every direction.

• Ye Xinglan warned Zhong Shenxiu that a pack of Diamond Baboons was approaching and refused to leave him behind.
• Zhong Shenxiu awakened his Dragon Fighting Form as the Diamond Baboons emerged from the forest, led by a 5000-Year Diamond Baboon Leader.
• Zhong Shenxiu charged the pack with the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade and Sky Light Dragon Spear, killing two Diamond Baboons in seconds.
• Four Diamond Baboons attacked Zhong Shenxiu from four directions while the Diamond Baboon Leader watched for a weakness.

Zhong Shenxiu fought off the Diamond Baboons, endured a powerful blow from their leader, and unleashed his Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King techniques. The chapter ended as he charged the leader in his Unity of Heart and Body form, attacking with his blade and spear.

• Zhong Shenxiu was struck by the Diamond Baboons and crashed through trees, then rose with blood at his mouth as Ye Xinglan watched helplessly.
• Zhong Shenxiu used Burning Heaven Holy Flame to force back the charging Diamond Baboons, but their leader struck him into a deep pit.
• Zhong Shenxiu rose with cracked dragon scales and charged the Diamond Baboon Leader, forming the Prison-Suppressing Wisdom King Seal.
• The seal slowed the Diamond Baboon Leader and drove its legs into the earth, but it broke the phantom apart.
• Zhong Shenxiu condensed the Wisdom King Phantom into armor around himself and attacked the Diamond Baboon Leader with his blade and spear.

Zhong Shenxiu fought the Diamond Baboon Leader and its remaining followers, killing three more Diamond Baboons before they overwhelmed him. He lay face down and motionless after enduring a brutal barrage of punches.

• Zhong Shenxiu killed a Diamond Baboon that had seized him, but the Leader shattered his armor's barrier and sent him flying.
• Zhong Shenxiu used the Burning Heaven Holy Flame to repair his armor and killed another Diamond Baboon by severing its knee and piercing its neck.
• Zhong Shenxiu killed two more Diamond Baboons by blinding them and striking their throats and heads.
• The Diamond Baboon Leader and the remaining three Diamond Baboons surrounded Zhong Shenxiu and battered him with repeated punches.
• Zhong Shenxiu crashed to the ground and lay face down without moving.

Zhong Shenxiu recovered from his grievous injuries and drove the Diamond Baboon Leader back with a relentless assault, but the leader awakened its Berserk bloodline skill and charged at him with greatly increased power and speed.

• Zhong Shenxiu rose despite his shattered armor and severe wounds, then healed and strengthened himself through his dragon powers.
• Zhong Shenxiu attacked the Diamond Baboon Leader with increasingly powerful slashes, forcing it to retreat and wounding it repeatedly.
• Zhong Shenxiu killed a Diamond Baboon that tried to ambush him, bringing his total kills to nine.
• The Diamond Baboon Leader awakened its Berserk bloodline skill, increasing its physical attributes by fifty percent.
• The Berserk Diamond Baboon Leader rushed Zhong Shenxiu and struck at him with a fist too fast for him to track clearly.