Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiaoyan fused with the Star-Moon Divine Moth and gained the Star-Moon Illusory Cage Spirit Skill after Xu Mengqing helped her clear the twelfth stage. Back at the plaza, Leng Yaozhu invited Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan to join the Spirit Pagoda, then told them their Spirit Souls cost thirty million Federal Coins and gave them a month to pay.

• Xu Mengqing offered the Star-Moon Divine Moth the choice of cooperating with Xu Xiaoyan or being killed, and it willingly fused with her.
• Xu Xiaoyan completed the fusion, gained the Star-Moon Illusory Cage Spirit Skill, and showed how it created a brief star-and-moon illusion.
• The group cleared the twelfth stage and returned to the plaza, where Leng Yaozhu invited Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yuena asked Leng Yaozhu to give Xu Mengqing time to consider, while Xu Xiaoyan declined because she already belonged to an organization.
• Leng Yaozhu said both Spirit Souls cost thirty million Federal Coins and gave Xu Mengqing and Xu Xiaoyan one month to pay.

After paying a huge bill for Xu Xiaoyan’s Spirit Soul, Xu Mengqing returned to Shrek Academy with Gu Yuena and joined a debate over whether their group should make One-Word Battle Armor from Spirit Alloy. They agreed that each member could choose the approach they were willing to risk.

• Xu Mengqing declined Gu Yuena’s offer to lend him money after the Spirit Soul purchase, and the three returned to Shrek Academy.
• Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena met Tang Wulin, Wu Sidu, and Luo Guixing in the Blacksmith Association, where Tang Wulin proposed forging Battle Armor from Spirit Alloy.
• Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu objected that the plan required too many resources and depended on Tang Wulin maintaining a high forging success rate.
• Xu Mengqing supported trying Spirit Alloy for its future advantages, while Tang Wulin admitted his proposal might be too ambitious.
• Xu Mengqing proposed letting each member choose between Spirit Alloy and the original plan, and Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu agreed.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, and Xu Mengqing advanced their Battle Armor projects while Xu Mengqing worked to pay off his Spirit Soul debt. The chapter ended with Xu Mengqing finishing the components for half of his exclusive Battle Armor and preparing to assemble it.

• Gu Yuena chose Spirit Alloy for her Battle Armor, and Xu Mengqing suggested Jade Silver for himself and Spirit Gold for her.
• Tang Wulin proposed telling Xiaoyan and Xie Xie about making Mecha, while Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena revised the team's Battle Armor designs.
• Gu Yuena ordered large quantities of Demon Silver, Mithril, and Adamantine, while Xu Mengqing took Mecha Design assignments to earn Federal Coin for his debt.
• Xu Mengqing completed Thousand Refinement on Adamantine and gained the penetration trait through his blood sacrifice.
• Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, Wu Sidu, and Luo Guixing completed most of their right-hand One-Word Battle Armor as Xu Mengqing worked on his own design.
• Xu Mengqing finished engraving the components for half of his exclusive Battle Armor, then stored them and went to dinner with Gu Yuena.

Xu Mengqing completed the dragon-headed helmet Battle Armor after an exhausting night, then learned that his class would compete against the second years. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi transferred into the class, leaving Xu Mengqing's team with enough members for the competition.

• Xu Mengqing finished assembling the helmet Battle Armor, fused its spirituality, and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Shen Yi announced an all-around competition between the first and second years and asked Tang Wulin to tally the teams.
• Xu Mengqing agreed with Gu Yuena and their companions to form a five-person Class Zero team.
• Shen Yi introduced Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi as transfer students joining the class.
• Ye Xinglan ignored Luo Guixing, asked Xu Mengqing if he was alright after their last encounter, and then sat at the back while Xu Lizhi chatted with Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin’s class prepared for a real-combat selection tournament, while Xu Mengqing discovered that he could see the Faith Power surrounding Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li. The first-round matches began at Shrek Academy’s Sparring Arena, and Xu Mengqing’s group received a bye.

• Xu Mengqing agreed to let Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan join Tang Wulin’s team after Tang Wulin persuaded Ye Xinglan.
• Three days later, Shen Yi announced that Grade One Class One’s selection tournament would take place in the Sparring Arena as actual combat.
• At the arena, Xu Mengqing saw golden Faith Power surrounding Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li and learned what it was from the artifact spirit in the Holy Dragon Pearl.
• Wu Zhangkong explained the single-elimination tournament rules, and Xu Mengqing’s group drew a bye in the first round.
• The first-round battles began, with Ya Li stopping matches and rescuing injured students using beams of light.

Xu Mengqing's team advanced through the selection trials to face Luo Guixing's team in the final match. The battle began with both teams launching coordinated attacks, and the first clashes were underway.

• Luo Guixing's team received a bye in the second round, while Xu Mengqing's team easily defeated their weakened opponents.
• The three other teams in the top five forfeited, leaving Xu Mengqing's team and Luo Guixing's team to contest the final.
• Wu Zhangkong announced the final match, and both teams released their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings.
• Yang Nianxia charged at Tang Wulin as Wu Sidu and Xu Yucheng attacked from the flanks, with Luo Guixing and Zheng Yiran supporting them.
• Xu Mengqing confronted Wu Sidu, Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan moved to meet Yang Nianxia and Luo Guixing, and Gu Yuena launched Ice Cones to intercept the flankers while Xu Lizhi made buns.

Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Gu Yuena, and Xu Mengqing’s team seized control of the arena fight, eliminating Yang Nianxia while Gu Yuena countered Xu Yucheng. The chapter ended with Xu Yucheng reeling from Gu Yuena’s spear strike as Ya Li watched the Silver Dragon Spear with surprise.

• Xu Mengqing blocked Wu Sidu’s Hell White Tiger attack with Blue Silver Grass while Tang Wulin challenged Yang Nianxia to a contest of strength and overpowered him.
• Ye Xinglan trapped Yang Nianxia with her Sword God Net and struck him with Starfall Sword as Gu Yuena disrupted Luo Guixing’s Space Lock and Blue Silver Grass bound Yang Nianxia.
• Tang Wulin delivered the final blow to Yang Nianxia, and Ya Li safely caught and treated him as he was eliminated.
• Gu Yuena met Xu Yucheng’s Death Scythe with her Silver Dragon Spear, using elemental power to suppress and drive him back.
• Xu Yucheng blocked Gu Yuena’s precise spear thrust but staggered from the impact, while Ya Li watched the Silver Dragon Spear in surprise.

Xu Mengqing absorbed Zheng Yiran’s poison and used its energy to grow stronger while holding off Wu Sidu’s Hell White Tiger. He left Zheng Yiran injured and struggling, and his Blue Silver Grass steadily restricted Wu Sidu as Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan pressured Luo Guixing.

• Gu Yuena warned Xu Mengqing that Zheng Yiran’s Jade Phosphor Poison Mist was approaching, but he absorbed the poison with the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron and continued fighting Wu Sidu.
• Zheng Yiran unleashed three Spirit Skills at once, but Xu Mengqing refined the poison into energy while her Soul Power rapidly drained.
• Xu Mengqing gave Zheng Yiran a thumbs-up, and she spat blood after suffering a backlash from her exertion.
• Xu Mengqing spread Metalized Blue Silver Grass across the arena, restricting Wu Sidu’s Hell White Tiger and forcing her to struggle against the growing vines.
• Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan chased Luo Guixing, who relied on spatial teleportation to evade them without counterattacking.

Xu Mengqing's team gained control of the arena as Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu prepared to equip their Battle Armor. Xu Mengqing then unleashed a blinding burst of golden light that struck their opponents and left the match in chaos.

• Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan trapped Luo Guixing with Blue Silver Grass and Sword God Net, forcing him to raise a spatial barrier that Tang Wulin began breaking with his punches.
• Gu Yuena suppressed Xu Yucheng with light and ice while Xu Lizhi supported the team, and Xu Mengqing kept Wu Sidu's Hell White Tiger at bay until she ran low on Soul Power.
• Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu withdrew and decided to use their Battle Armor as their team's chances of victory dwindled.
• Xu Mengqing told Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yuena to retreat behind him and close their eyes, then unleashed an intense golden flash across the arena.
• The light blinded Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu as they equipped their armor, while its sacred power suppressed Xu Yucheng's death energy and caused him unbearable pain.

Xu Mengqing revealed his Dragon Head Battle Armor and used his control over the Blue Silver Grass to defeat the opposing team, leading Zheng Yiran to challenge the result over her ineffective poison. After Xu Mengqing demonstrated his poison immunity and near-ultimate lightning, Zheng Yiran conceded and the victory was confirmed.

• Xu Mengqing donned his Dragon Head Battle Armor and unleashed a barrage of metalized Blue Silver Grass spears, eliminating the opposing team as the Holy Spirit Douluo rescued Luo Guixing and Wu Sidu.
• Wu Zhangkong declared Xu Mengqing's team the winner, and Gu Yuena, Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan celebrated the victory.
• Zheng Yiran objected to the result, claiming Xu Mengqing had cheated because her Jade Phosphor Snake Venom had not affected him.
• Xu Mengqing invited Zheng Yiran to test her poison again, and it vanished on contact; he then showed near-ultimate lightning, prompting Zheng Yiran to concede.
• Wu Zhangkong asked whether anyone else disputed the result, and the crowd accepted the outcome.

After winning the class selection match, Xu Mengqing chose Wu Sidu and Luo Guixing as substitutes for the upcoming exchange against Grade Two Class One. As the team began preparing, Xu Mengqing explained that he had not joined the Tang Sect because he had not yet decided which faction to join.

• Wu Zhangkong announced that Xu Mengqing's team would represent Grade One Class One in a team battle against Grade Two Class One and could recruit substitutes.
• Wu Sidu, Luo Guixing, Xu Yucheng, and Yang Nianxia asked to join the team, and Xu Mengqing selected Wu Sidu and Luo Guixing with his teammates' approval.
• Xu Mengqing welcomed the two recruits and told the team to spend the next four days coordinating for the exchange match.
• Tang Wulin told Xu Lizhi that he and several classmates were Tang Sect disciples, while Xu Mengqing had refused to join.
• Xu Mengqing explained to Xu Lizhi that he was postponing his faction choice because joining one meant accepting its rules, duties, and restrictions.

Xu Mengqing collected the Heaven-Forged Starry Sky Divine Iron from Feng Wuyu and continued his forging lessons after learning his team had won their class selection match. The next morning, the victory brought him and Tang Wulin widespread attention, while Gu Yuena’s icy glare stopped Xu Mengqing from giving girls his Soul Communication Device number.

• Feng Wuyu gave Xu Mengqing the Heaven-Forged Starry Sky Divine Iron and explained that he had asked someone else to complete the Heaven Forging.
• Xu Mengqing inspected the metal, thanked Feng Wuyu, and reported that his team had won the class selection match before attending forging lessons.
• Xu Mengqing returned to the dormitory, rested, and woke the next morning to find that news of his team’s victory had spread through the Outer Court.
• Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin drew attention from students, including girls asking for their Soul Communication Device numbers.
• Tang Wulin gave his number to the girls, but Xu Mengqing withdrew his hand after Gu Yuena fixed him with a chilling glare.

Xu Mengqing prepared for Grade One Class One’s exchange match against Grade Two Class One, while Shrek’s senior figures gathered to watch. The match began with auxiliary professions, and the monitors were asked to choose their forging contestants.

• Xu Mengqing attended classes and studied forging and the four major professions as he prepared for the exchange match.
• Cai Yue'er announced that she would attend the match and that the winning class would receive Contribution Points.
• Xu Mengqing and Yuanen Yehui faced each other as Grade One and Grade Two assembled in the Sparring Arena.
• Ya Li, Cai Yue'er, Feng Wuyu, and Zhuo Shi arrived to watch, with Feng Wuyu and Zhuo Shi bickering until Ya Li silenced them.
• Shen Yi explained that the exchange match would begin with assigned-topic contests in the four auxiliary professions, then continue with combat, and asked both monitors to select their forging contestants.

Tang Wulin defeated He Xiaopeng in the first forging match by producing a superior Thousand Refinement of titanium crystal. He returned to Grade One Class One with the prize and replenished his blood qi with Xu Lizhi’s buns.

• Tang Wulin and He Xiaopeng began a half-hour titanium crystal purification match for their classes.
• Feng Wuyu explained that Tang Wulin used Inside-Out Forging to straighten and refine the crystal’s internal golden threads.
• Both blacksmiths achieved Thousand Refinement Grade One, but Tang Wulin’s crystal shone three times brighter than He Xiaopeng’s.
• Shen Yi declared Tang Wulin the winner, and Tang stored his spherical titanium crystal as the class cheered.
• Yang Nianxia praised Tang Wulin’s forging skill, and Xu Lizhi gave him meat buns to restore his depleted blood qi.

Xu Mengqing defeated Bai Hanying in the Mecha Design exchange with a comprehensive Spirit Alloy dual-core Battle Armor headband design, giving Grade One Class One a second straight win. As Grade Two Class One fell behind, Yue Zhengyu stepped forward for the next match, eager to show off his abilities.

• Xu Mengqing and Bai Hanying designed Battle Armor components under a two-ke time limit.
• Cai Yue'er and Ya Li judged the designs and declared Xu Mengqing the winner for his practical dual-core Spirit Alloy headband design.
• The students reacted with surprise and cheers as Grade One Class One extended its lead over Grade Two Class One.
• Yuanen Yehui turned away with an ugly expression while Yue Zhengyu stepped onto the Sparring Arena for the next exchange.

Grade One Class One chose seven fighters for its team battle against Grade Two Class One, and the two teams took their positions on the Sparring Arena. The match began with Xu Mengqing and Yuanen Yehui clashing through sheer momentum.

• Yuanen Yehui narrowly defeated Wu Sidu in the Mecha Repair exchange, leaving Grade Two Class One behind in the auxiliary matches.
• Xu Mengqing selected himself, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, Tang Wulin, Wu Sidu, Luo Guixing, and Xu Lizhi for Grade One's team.
• Yuanen Yehui led Grade Two's seven-person team, and Cai Yue'er and Ya Li discussed the first-years' chances before Ya Li took the referee's position.
• Both teams formed their battle lines, with Xu Mengqing facing Yuanen Yehui at the front.
• Shen Yi started the match as Xu Mengqing and Yuanen Yehui's auras collided.

Grade One and Grade Two began their match, with both teams launching coordinated attacks and their strongest fighters colliding at the front. The opening exchanges left Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, and He Xiaopeng facing powerful opponents as the battle continued.

• Xu Mengqing and Yuanen Yehui charged at each other while Gu Yuena unleashed an Ice Cone storm and Wu Sidu targeted Yue Zhengyu.
• Tang Wulin activated Golden Dragon Body and his One-Word Battle Armor Gauntlet before charging He Xiaopeng, while Ye Xinglan intercepted Ye Yumo.
• Duanhun Xiao played a group-control melody that disoriented most of Grade One, while Bai Hanying supported Grade Two with her Cherry Blossom Martial Soul and Murong Yunhai guarded her.
• Xu Mengqing’s metalized Blue Silver Long Spear clashed with Yuanen Yehui’s fist, and he forced her back before sweeping his spear at her waist.
• Wu Sidu switched to her Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul and struck Yue Zhengyu, who blocked with his Light Holy Sword.
• Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Claw struck He Xiaopeng’s hammer and knocked him backward.

Gu Yuena and her teammates gained the upper hand against Grade Two with coordinated attacks and a hidden trap. Yue Zhengyu then unleashed Judgment, eliminating Xu Lizhi and Wu Sidu while Ye Xinglan and Gu Yuena moved to attack the opposing support line.

• Gu Yuena’s Ice Cones overwhelmed He Xiaopeng, and Tang Wulin struck him with Golden Dragon Shocks the Heavens, knocking him out of the arena.
• Ye Yumo tried to attack Gu Yuena, but Xu Mengqing’s hidden Parasitic Spores bound him, allowing Gu Yuena to freeze him.
• Gu Yuena and Ye Xinglan agreed to target the enemy support and control fighters, then charged toward Bai Hanying and Murong Yunhai.
• Yue Zhengyu revealed his full strength and unleashed Judgment across half the arena.
• Judgment drained Xu Lizhi’s Soul Power and eliminated him, then dissolved Wu Sidu’s Hell White Tiger form and eliminated her.

Xu Mengqing revealed his transformed Spirit Rings and fought Yuanen Yehui to a standstill as Gu Yuena and Ye Xinglan dismantled Grade Two Class One’s rear line. With Grade Two losing three more members, Yuanen Yehui activated her final trump card and charged Xu Mengqing again.

• Xu Mengqing revealed red-gold, purple-gold, and red-gold Spirit Rings, summoned a Thunder Beast to help Gu Yuena, and matched Yuanen Yehui’s enhanced punch head-on.
• Gu Yuena broke free of Yue Zhengyu’s Holy Judgment while Ye Xinglan pressured Murong Yunhai and exposed Grade Two Class One’s rear line.
• Gu Yuena eliminated Bai Hanying, then Ye Xinglan eliminated Murong Yunhai when he was distracted.
• Duanhun Xiao’s Murderous Sound failed to stop the Grade One team, and Tang Wulin struck Yue Zhengyu out of the arena.
• Yuanen Yehui activated Troll Titan and charged Xu Mengqing with her final burst of power.

The First-Year Team defeated the second-year team to win the competition. Three days later, Shen Yi explained the next final examination: students had to travel alone to Ming Capital, visit ten cities, and defeat a stronger opponent before returning within fifteen days.

• Yuanen Yehui was knocked unconscious by Xu Mengqing's lightning attack, and the Holy Spirit Douluo rescued her from the arena.
• Gu Yuena froze Duanhun Xiao while Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan struck him, eliminating the final opponent and securing the First-Year Team's victory.
• Three days later, Shen Yi announced that students had to reach Ming Capital within fifteen days, visit at least ten cities, and defeat an opponent at least five cultivation levels above them without outside assistance.
• Shen Yi required students to travel alone, surrender their resources before departure, and warned that failure to return on time meant failing the examination.
• After Shen Yi dismissed them, Xu Mengqing and the others gathered to discuss the examination, which they considered manageable.