Chapter Summaries

Xu Mengqing and his teammates prepared for a practical combat test against their teachers, choosing Wu Zhangkong and planning a coordinated attack. The spar began with Xu Mengqing charging forward, and Wu Zhangkong revealed his seven-ring Soul Sage strength as the arena temperature fell.

• Xu Mengqing told Gu Yuena that a special treasure might require her help and that his Spirit Soul would be delayed further.
• Shen Yi announced that the class would fight her and Wu Zhangkong in groups, with coordination as the test's focus.
• Xu Mengqing's group chose Wu Zhangkong, and Luo Guixing assigned positions while Tang Wulin explained what he knew about their opponent's abilities.
• The five students entered the arena and began their spar, with Xu Mengqing charging while Tang Wulin sent Blue Silver Grass vines toward Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned the Sky Frost Sword and revealed seven Spirit Rings, causing the arena's temperature to plunge.

Gausmos and the others attacked Wu Zhangkong in a coordinated sparring match, showcasing their improved abilities and teamwork. Wu Zhangkong countered with a powerful sword technique that sent Gausmos and Wu Sidu flying and split his greatsword into nine blades aimed at them.

• Wu Zhangkong opened with Frost Mark, but Gausmos's Holy Dragon's Blessing and Blue Silver Grass endured the attack while Luo Guixing interrupted Wu Zhangkong's follow-up with Space Lock.
• Wu Sidu struck with Hell Stab, then Luo Guixing teleported her away as Gausmos attacked Wu Zhangkong with Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
• Wu Zhangkong's sword clashed with Gausmos's claw, and the impact forced Wu Zhangkong back before he knocked Gausmos away.
• Wu Sidu activated Hell White Tiger as Tang Wulin used Blue Silver Thorn Array, while Gausmos and a four-colored ice spear joined the coordinated assault on Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong raised the Sky Frost Sword and unleashed a powerful attack that flung Gausmos and Wu Sidu back, then formed a seven-meter greatsword that split into nine swords and slashed toward them.

Gu Yuena used Space-Time Transfer to rescue Xu Mengqing and help his team withstand Wu Zhangkong’s attacks. As Tang Wulin took the front line, Xu Mengqing spread Parasitic Spores across the arena and prepared to attack, leaving Wu Sidu frozen and the confrontation poised to shift.

• Gu Yuena teleported Xu Mengqing behind Luo Guixing, surprising him and shielding Xu Mengqing from Wu Zhangkong’s strikes.
• Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing combined their Blue Silver Grass to form a barrier against Wu Zhangkong’s Frost Marks, while Xu Mengqing switched Martial Souls and revealed a new form of Blue Silver Grass.
• Gu Yuena lifted Xu Mengqing into the air, where he unleashed Parasitic Spores and spread them across the arena with her wind control.
• Tang Wulin charged Wu Zhangkong in his dragon form, but his dodge let Wu Zhangkong’s attacks break through the barrier and freeze Wu Sidu.
• Tang Wulin struck Wu Zhangkong with his Dragon Claw, then retreated when Xu Mengqing called him off; Xu Mengqing prepared to attack as the spores glowed throughout the arena.

Xu Mengqing used his regenerating, metal-hardening Blue Silver Grass to trap Wu Zhangkong and pressure him with a relentless spear assault. Wu Zhangkong broke free with his Martial Soul Avatar, then acknowledged Xu Mengqing’s strength while criticizing the team’s coordination.

• Xu Mengqing spread Blue Silver Grass across the arena, restoring Tang Wulin, Luo Guixing, and Gu Yuena while binding Wu Zhangkong.
• Xu Mengqing hardened the grass into metal, attacked with a Blue Silver spear, and sent waves of thorny vines and spears at Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong activated his Martial Soul Avatar, shattered the metallic grass, and sent Xu Mengqing and the others flying, though Blue Silver Grass cushioned their falls.
• Wu Zhangkong acknowledged that Xu Mengqing had forced him to use his Martial Soul Avatar and told the team their coordination was terrible.

After their poorly coordinated battle against Wu Zhangkong exposed the rift in the team, Tang Wulin confronted Luo Guixing about accepting his role as class monitor and urged everyone to work together. Luo Guixing accepted Tang Wulin as the group leader but vowed to challenge him, leaving their rivalry intact as they agreed to pursue their goals together.

• Wu Zhangkong ended the battle, and his criticism of the team's poor coordination left Tang Wulin, Xu Mengqing, Gu Yuena, and Luo Guixing in an awkward silence.
• Luo Guixing recognized that his hesitation had disrupted the team's attack and contributed to Wu Sidu being frozen out of the fight.
• Tang Wulin tried to ease the tension, but Luo Guixing took his reassurance as condescension, while Xu Mengqing identified their lack of trust as the team's real problem.
• Tang Wulin admitted his own mistakes, then told Luo Guixing that he was the class monitor and urged the group to set aside their differences and work toward completing their Battle Armor.
• Luo Guixing offered Tang Wulin his hand and accepted him as class monitor and group leader, while warning that he would be waiting for Tang Wulin to make a mistake.

Tang Wulin brought his teammates together to plan their Battle Armor, while Xu Mengqing accepted Feng Wuyu as his forging teacher. The group chose their forging materials, and Xu Mengqing confirmed he would use the exceptionally rare Starry Sky Divine Iron Gu Yuena had given him.

• Tang Wulin reconciled with Wu Sidu, then the students watched Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong defeat the groups in practical combat.
• Tang Wulin gathered Wu Sidu, Luo Guixing, Gu Yuena, and Xu Mengqing to discuss forging their Battle Armor and rented a forging room from Feng Wuyu.
• Feng Wuyu called Yang Tian, who approved Xu Mengqing becoming Feng Wuyu's disciple, and Xu Mengqing formally greeted his new teacher.
• Xu Mengqing chose Starry Sky Divine Iron, while Wu Sidu chose Nether Iron, Luo Guixing chose Thousand Mechanism Copper, and Tang Wulin chose Sinking Silver.
• Tang Wulin, Wu Sidu, and Luo Guixing expressed surprise at Xu Mengqing's extravagant choice, but Xu Mengqing said the metal suited him best and Gu Yuena supported his decision.

Xu Mengqing revealed his plan to forge a Starry Sky Divine Iron helmet for his One-Word Battle Armor and asked Tang Wulin to help forge the other components first. The group reviewed their Battle Armor designs and began forging, completing four pieces of Thousand Refinement first-grade metal in an hour.

• Xu Mengqing explained that he would start his Battle Armor with a helmet made from Starry Sky Divine Iron, and the others agreed to help forge their components before his.
• Tang Wulin examined Xu Mengqing's dragon-shaped helmet blueprint and agreed to forge its components, though he questioned using such rare metal for One-Word Battle Armor.
• The group went to a large Forging room, where Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena shared designs for the others' right-hand gauntlets and explained the role of core formations and Thousand Refinement.
• Tang Wulin described how he could purify and strengthen specific areas of metal during shaping, surprising Luo Guixing with his ability to perform a second purification.
• Tang Wulin, Wu Sidu, Luo Guixing, and the others completed Thousand Refinement first-grade purification on Sinking Silver, Demon Silver, Nether Iron, and Thousand Mechanism Copper.

Xu Mengqing finalized the Battle Armor designs with Tang Wulin, then followed Feng Wuyu to test his physical strength. His punch registered 4,652 kilograms, leaving Feng Wuyu shocked and delighted by the strength of a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

• Xu Mengqing left Gu Yuena to finish minor Battle Armor design adjustments and went with Tang Wulin to meet Feng Wuyu.
• Feng Wuyu gave Tang Wulin a book of Forging knowledge, then led Xu Mengqing to a testing room.
• Xu Mengqing punched the strength tester and produced a reading of 4,652 kilograms.
• Feng Wuyu reacted with shock and praised Xu Mengqing's exceptional physical strength.

Xu Mengqing began learning Forging under Feng Wuyu, quickly reaching Hundred Refinement before receiving instruction on proper hammer techniques. After Tang Wulin completed Xu Mengqing’s Battle Armor components, Xu Mengqing went to the Holy Dragon Pearl Space to begin carving and assembling them.

• Feng Wuyu brought Xu Mengqing to a new Forging room and asked him what Forging meant.
• Xu Mengqing forged Sinking Silver with surprising skill and reached the Hundred Refinement level on his first attempt.
• Feng Wuyu demonstrated proper force and hammer techniques, then left Xu Mengqing to practice while he taught Tang Wulin.
• Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin practiced Forging after class, and Tang Wulin finished the components Xu Mengqing needed for his Battle Armor.
• Xu Mengqing arranged the components in the Holy Dragon Pearl Space and began carving a piece of Thousand Refinement metal.

Xu Mengqing showed Gu Yuena a Fusang Divine Tree fragment and asked her to cultivate it into a Spirit Soul for him. After agreeing that it would take about half a month, Gu Yuena arranged tower-challenge slots, and Xu Mengqing prepared to take her and Xu Xiaoyan to challenge the tower.

• Xu Mengqing revealed the Fusang Divine Tree fragment to Gu Yuena, who sensed its powerful True Solar Fire and life force.
• Gu Yuena cut off a small sample and agreed to cultivate it into a Spirit Soul, estimating that the process would take about half a month.
• Gu Yuena told Xu Mengqing that she had arranged tower-challenge slots with help from her teacher, and they agreed to go that afternoon if they were free.
• Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena went to fetch Xu Xiaoyan, who eagerly joined them, hoping to obtain a Spirit Soul.
• Xu Mengqing reassured Xu Xiaoyan that he would help her find a suitable Spirit Soul as they prepared to challenge the tower.

Gu Yuena brought Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters to visit the virtual Spirit Soul Tower. After showing them the headquarters and its murals, she led them to meet her teacher, Leng Yaozhu.

• Gu Yuena took Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan by Soul-Gathering Taxi to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Gu Yuena explained that the Spirit Soul Tower was a virtual facility inside the headquarters and registered the three visitors at the entrance.
• Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan admired the headquarters' murals, including depictions of the Spirit Eye and Tang Wutong's Light Goddess Butterfly.
• Gu Yuena led the two visitors up to an office above the clouds and introduced them to her teacher, Leng Yaozhu.

Leng Yaozhu brought Xu Mengqing, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yuena to the Spirit Soul Tower and invited Xu Mengqing to join the Spirit Pagoda. Inside the tower, the group faced the first stage: a pack of more than a hundred Wind Wolves.

• Leng Yaozhu led Xu Mengqing, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yuena to the Spirit Soul Tower and warned them that its dangers were real.
• Leng Yaozhu invited Xu Mengqing to join the Spirit Pagoda, but postponed his answer until after their tower run.
• Xu Mengqing led the group through the golden gate, where the tower’s entrance hall appeared and vanished behind them.
• Eight metal doors opened, releasing packs of Wind Wolves as the group prepared for the first stage.
• Tang Wuyang spread water chains across the floor and said he and Gu Yue would handle the stage while the others conserved their strength.

Xu Mengqing and his companions fought through the trial’s stages, with Xu Mengqing defeating the second stage’s eight Flame Demon Lions before the group cleared six more stages. They entered the ninth stage and faced four Ice Bears, each with cultivation above three thousand years.

• Xu Mengqing entered the second stage with Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan and formed a Blue Silver Long Spear to fight the eight Flame Demon Lions alone.
• Xu Mengqing killed or incapacitated the Flame Demon Lions with his spear, footwork, and punches, then finished the survivors with Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Xu Mengqing, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan ignored the option to choose a Thousand-Year Flame Demon Lion and advanced through six more stages, teaming up in the final three.
• The group entered the ninth stage, where four doors opened and four enormous Ice Bears emerged.
• Gu Yuena identified the Spirit Beasts as Ice Bears from the Extreme North and estimated that each had over three thousand years of cultivation.

Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena faced four powerful ice bears on the Spirit Soul Tower’s ninth floor, where Xu Mengqing revealed his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul and fought back against their blizzard. He trapped three bears in golden lightning, leaving them convulsing as if they were dancing.

• Xu Mengqing let Xu Xiaoyan choose an ice bear before the four bears gathered and unleashed a blizzard.
• Xu Mengqing transformed into his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon form, and Leng Yaozhu watched his unusual crimson-golden spirit rings from the control room.
• The four ice bears combined their powers into an ice storm that strained Gu Yuena’s flame barrier.
• Xu Mengqing activated Blood Qi Reversal and met the lead bear’s attack with his dragon claw, forcing the bear back.
• Three bears surrounded Xu Mengqing with icy breath, but he used his second spirit skill, Holy Radiance Void-Devouring Thunder, to paralyze them in a dancing frenzy.

Xu Mengqing defeated and subdued the Ice Bears in the ninth trial arena, then advised Xu Xiaoyan to seek a star-element Spirit Soul instead of choosing an Ice Bear. Leng Yaozhu preserved the strongest Ice Bear as a fallback while the three continued upward.

• Xu Mengqing incapacitated three Ice Bears with Holy Radiance Void-Devouring Thunder and knocked their leader unconscious with Holy Dragon Gaze.
• Xu Mengqing freed Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan from the illusions created by his Spirit Skill, and Gu Yuena asked what had happened.
• Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena warned Xu Xiaoyan that an Ice Bear could strengthen her ice attribute at the expense of her Star Wheel Ice Staff's star potential.
• Leng Yaozhu confirmed that Xu Xiaoyan could return to the Ice Bear if she found no suitable Spirit Soul on the upper floors, so Xu Xiaoyan chose to continue searching.
• Leng Yaozhu had the Ice Bear removed from the arena and stored separately, then told Xu Mengqing, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan they could claim it after the trial.

Xu Mengqing and his companions advanced into the second tier of the trial, where he quickly defeated a Demon Lizard Dragon. At the next stage, they encountered a small yellow lightning Spirit Beast that Xu Xiaoyan recognized as Pikachu.

• Xu Mengqing, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan entered the tenth stage after choosing to continue the trial.
• Gu Yuena identified the enormous opponent as a Demon Lizard Dragon and rested while Xu Mengqing fought it alone.
• Xu Mengqing used his dragon roar and holy light to bring down the Demon Lizard Dragon, then killed it with his claws.
• The three entered the next stage and guarded themselves as a small, bright yellow Spirit Beast appeared amid crackling lightning.
• Xu Xiaoyan looked at the creature and asked, "Is that... Pikachu?"

Xu Mengqing fought a fast, intelligent Thunder Beast in the trial hall, using his golden divine thunder and Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline to overcome its lightning attacks. He finally caught the subdued beast in his Dragon Claw, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Xu Mengqing knocked the Thunder Beast's lightning bolt aside and sent Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan away from the fight.
• Xu Mengqing attacked the Thunder Beast with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw, but it dodged at high speed and countered with three lightning bolts.
• Xu Mengqing used Holy Dragon's Blessing to withstand the Thunder Beast's lightning, then unleashed Holy Radiance Void-Devouring Thunder to suppress its speed.
• The Thunder Beast transformed into a massive lightning sphere and charged Xu Mengqing, who met it with golden divine thunder and devoured its attack.
• Xu Mengqing caught the Thunder Beast in his Dragon Claw, and his dragon might left it trembling and unable to resist.

Xu Mengqing subdued the Thunder Beast and discovered that it wanted to cling to him rather than leave. With the Holy Dragon Pearl artifact spirit’s guidance, he prepared to merge the Thunder Beast into his second Spirit Ring, leaving the fusion about to begin.

• Xu Mengqing restrained the Thunder Beast with his Dragon Clan bloodline and decided not to kill the rare creature.
• The Thunder Beast clung to Xu Mengqing’s thigh, having chosen his comforting aura over the Spirit Soul Tower.
• Xu Mengqing asked the Holy Dragon Pearl artifact spirit whether he could absorb the Thunder Beast, and it proposed merging it into his second Spirit Ring.
• Gu Yuena agreed the method was feasible and promised to interrupt the fusion if anything went wrong.
• Xu Mengqing sat down with the Thunder Beast’s cooperation and summoned his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Martial Soul and Spirit Rings to begin the fusion.

Xu Mengqing absorbed the Five-Thousand-Year Thunder Beast Spirit Soul into his second Spirit Ring, completing an unusual fusion that transformed the ring into purple-gold. He tested his newly combined lightning power, leaving Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan stunned by its destructive force.

• Xu Mengqing began absorbing the Thunder Beast after the tower offered him the choice to take its Spirit Soul or continue upward.
• Gu Yuena reassured an uneasy Xu Xiaoyan while Xu Mengqing fused the Thunder Beast's energy into his second Spirit Ring.
• Leng Yaozhu watched the fusion from the monitoring room and found Xu Mengqing's method unprecedented but could detect no problems.
• Xu Mengqing completed the fusion, and his second Spirit Ring turned purple-gold as the now tiny Thunder Beast bonded with him and perched on his shoulder.
• Xu Mengqing combined golden and purple lightning into a purple-gold sphere and blasted a stone wall, prompting Gu Yuena to say his lightning was close to Ultimate Lightning.

Xu Mengqing and his companions entered the twelfth stage, where the expected King Kong Baboon had been replaced with a Star-Moon Divine Moth so Xu Xiaoyan could obtain its stellar Spirit Soul. Xu Mengqing defeated the moth, and Xu Xiaoyan approached it to begin absorption.

• Xu Mengqing named the Thunder Beast Xiao Pi, and he, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan entered the twelfth stage.
• The group encountered a Star-Moon Divine Moth instead of the expected King Kong Baboon, while a flashback revealed that Leng Yaozhu had ordered the change to recruit Xu Mengqing.
• Xu Xiaoyan said she wanted the moth's Spirit Soul, and Gu Yuena boosted Xu Mengqing with the Wind Element as he attacked it.
• Xiao Pi fired thunderballs to restrict the moth, and Xu Mengqing tore through its wings, bringing it down.
• Gu Yuena explained that the moth's strength increased under moonlight, and Xu Mengqing judged its cultivation suitable for Xu Xiaoyan.
• Xu Xiaoyan approached the weakened Star-Moon Divine Moth without hostility to begin absorbing its Spirit Soul.