Chapter Summaries

Xu Mengqing fused with the Diamond Vine Spirit Soul, evolving his Blue Silver Grass and breaking through his Soul Power bottleneck. During the fusion, his consciousness entered a strange white space, where a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon struck him and imprinted mysterious symbols in his mind.

• Xu Mengqing entered the Blue Silver Grass Bagua Formation and began absorbing the Diamond Vine Spirit Soul.
• The Diamond Vine fused smoothly with Xu Mengqing's Blue Silver Grass, transforming it into sturdier, vine-like strands.
• Xu Mengqing's Soul Power broke through its bottleneck as the fusion drew in heaven and earth energy.
• Xu Mengqing's consciousness entered a hazy white space filled with motes of light and a golden pearl.
• A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon emerged from the pearl, struck Xu Mengqing, and imprinted mysterious symbols in his consciousness, causing intense pain.

Xu Mengqing absorbed the golden dragon’s power and the Holy Dragon Pearl’s cultivation technique, strengthening his soul and evolving his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. After he explained the cause of his transmigration and his Twin Martial Souls, his family entered the courtyard and Xu Zhan asked whether the fusion had succeeded.

• Xu Mengqing endured the mysterious symbols merging into his sea of consciousness, which greatly strengthened his Spiritual Power and soul.
• The golden dragon’s aura transformed his Diamond Vine Spirit Soul and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul as his Soul Power broke through to a new realm.
• Xu Mengqing learned that the Holy Dragon Pearl had brought him to this world and that an accident involving his Blue Silver Grass and Bright Serpent bloodlines had given him Twin Martial Souls and rank-three Innate Soul Power.
• Xu Mengqing inspected his evolved, resilient vine Martial Soul and felt its close connection with his Diamond Vine Spirit Soul.
• Meng Ling'er, Xu Zhan, and Na'er entered the courtyard, and Xu Zhan asked Xu Mengqing whether he had fused successfully.

After his Spirit Soul fusion, Xu Mengqing’s Blue Silver Grass transformed into a tough Blue Silver Vine, and he gained the Blue Silver Diamond Transformation Spirit Skill. He showed Xu Zhan that he could weave the vine into a spear and asked to learn spear techniques.

• Xu Mengqing reassured Xu Zhan, Meng Ling'er, and Na'er that his fusion had gone smoothly and that he had reached level eleven.
• Xu Mengqing revealed his transformed Blue Silver Vine and white Spirit Ring, and Xu Zhan failed to tear the vine even while using his Great Strength Spirit Skill.
• Xu Mengqing told his family that his first Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Diamond Transformation, made his Martial Soul metallic and increased its strength.
• Xu Mengqing wove his Blue Silver Vine into a spear and asked Xu Zhan to find him a teacher for basic spear techniques.

After breaking through to level ten and evolving his Martial Soul, Xu Mengqing entered the Holy Dragon Pearl’s secret realm and began learning its inheritance. He mastered the first layer of the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit-Devouring Art by dawn, strengthening and refining his Soul Power without yet increasing its level.

• Xu Zhan agreed to ask his spear-wielding Battle Spirit Master friend to teach Xu Mengqing.
• Meng Ling'er prepared a celebratory dinner for Xu Mengqing, and he later tucked Na'er into bed.
• Xu Mengqing used the Holy Dragon Pearl to enter its barren secret realm and found a vast lake among ancient remains.
• Xu Mengqing received the meridian knowledge and first layer of the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit-Devouring Art from the rune imprint.
• Xu Mengqing practiced the technique through the night, drawing in energy and refining his Soul Power until dawn.

Xu Mengqing celebrated becoming a rank 11 Spirit Master and prepared to learn spear techniques while walking to Red Mountain Academy with Na'er. He met Tang Wulin on the way, told him about his breakthrough, and encouraged him to keep working toward his own.

• Xu Zhan told Xu Mengqing that his rank 46 friend would teach him spear techniques that afternoon, and Xu Mengqing promised to work hard.
• Na'er wished she could become a Spirit Master and protect Xu Mengqing, who assured her he would protect her.
• Xu Mengqing and Na'er set out for Red Mountain Academy and met Tang Wulin on the road.
• Tang Wulin asked whether Xu Mengqing had become a Spirit Master, and Xu Mengqing said he had fused with a Spirit Soul and reached rank 11.
• Xu Mengqing encouraged Tang Wulin not to rush, while Na'er proudly praised her brother.

Xu Mengqing spent the day at the academy before Zhou Lie arrived to teach him spearmanship. After discovering Xu Mengqing’s extraordinary physical strength and seeing his Blue Silver Long Spear, Zhou Lie began training him in the basic techniques.

• Xu Mengqing took Na'er to her class, attended lessons, and reviewed his cultivation knowledge during breaks.
• Xu Mengqing and Na'er returned home, where Xu Zhan introduced Zhou Lie as Xu Mengqing’s spearmanship teacher.
• Zhou Lie examined Xu Mengqing and was astonished that the eleventh-level Spirit Master’s physical strength rivaled an ordinary Soul Elder’s.
• Xu Mengqing demonstrated his Blue Silver Long Spear and used Blue Silver Diamond Transformation to harden and strengthen it.
• Zhou Lie taught Xu Mengqing how to grip a spear, move his feet, and direct force through his body, then watched him practice repeatedly.

Xu Mengqing spent a year training in spear technique under Zhou Lie and reached level sixteen as a Spirit Master. After Zhou Lie left, Xu Mengqing had also become a level-one Mecha Designer.

• After six months of spear practice, Zhou Lie began sparring with Xu Mengqing to teach him real combat.
• Xu Mengqing impressed Zhou Lie with his precise spear techniques and sharp combat instincts during their first sparring match.
• Xu Mengqing trained and sparred daily for another half year, raising his Soul Power to level sixteen and building strength comparable to an ordinary level thirty-nine Soul Elder.
• Zhou Lie left after a month of finding he could no longer teach Xu Mengqing much and struggled to keep up with him in sparring.
• Xu Mengqing chose Mecha Design as his second profession, learned from his father Xu Zhan, and reached level one after a year of study.

Xu Mengqing balanced his studies, spear practice, and cultivation while developing a plan to use the Holy Dragon Pearl Space to break his Blue Silver Grass’s bloodline limits. He began renovating the space into a protected domain where his Blue Silver Grass could grow into an empire of its own.

• Xu Mengqing devoted his days to Mecha Design studies, practiced his spear after school, trained his Blue Silver Grass, and meditated late into the night.
• Xu Mengqing decided that planting Blue Silver Grass inside the Holy Dragon Pearl Space offered a way to bypass Ah Yin and overcome the bloodline limit that kept his Martial Soul from becoming an emperor.
• Xu Mengqing discovered that Blue Silver Grass grew rapidly in the space and planned to cultivate a Blue Silver Grass Empire there.
• Xu Mengqing designed a Bagua Formation around the space’s lake and began transplanting Blue Silver Grass from elsewhere, leaving the grass around Red Mountain Academy and his home depleted.

Xu Mengqing discussed intermediate academy plans with Tang Wulin and helped him improve his cultivation before spending a peaceful day with Na'er. That night Na'er underwent a mysterious seven-colored change, while Xu Mengqing cultivated until dawn and joined his family for breakfast.

• Xu Mengqing, Tang Wulin, and Wan Yunchao discussed graduation, Rank Ten, and intermediate academies, and Tang Wulin said he expected to break through that night after using Xu Mengqing's Mimic Cultivation advice.
• Xu Mengqing met Na'er after school, took her to the market for barbecue, and returned home with her in the afternoon.
• After Xu Mengqing left to cultivate, a seven-colored halo emerged from Na'er, entered her between the brows, and left her looking slightly taller as she fell into an uneasy sleep.
• Xu Mengqing cultivated in the backyard through the night using the Blue Silver Grass in his Eight Trigrams Formation and felt refreshed when he stopped at dawn.
• Xu Mengqing joined Meng Ling'er, Xu Zhan, and Na'er for breakfast, and Meng Ling'er reminded him not to overexert himself.

Xu Mengqing realized Na'er had recovered her memories and was preparing to leave, then shared a tearful farewell with her by the sea. Na'er departed with Di Tian and the other Spirit Beasts, leaving Xu Mengqing with a handmade pendant and the promise that home would be waiting for her.

• Xu Mengqing noticed Na'er was unusually quiet and suspected she had regained her memories, so he treasured their remaining time together.
• Na'er asked Xu Mengqing to take her to the seaside, where she asked whether he would miss her if she left.
• Xu Mengqing guessed Na'er had remembered her past and learned that her family had come to take her away.
• Na'er told Xu Mengqing she had important duties to fulfill, and he embraced her and promised she could always return home.
• Na'er gave Xu Mengqing a silver pendant she had made herself and asked him to thank their parents for caring for her.
• Na'er said goodbye and left with Di Tian and the other Spirit Beasts waiting nearby.

Xu Mengqing watched Na'er leave with her family, then resolved to grow stronger so they could reunite in the future. As junior academy graduation approached, he and Tang Wulin traveled to Eastsea City and registered with Eastsea Academy.

• Xu Mengqing returned home alone and told Xu Zhan and Meng Ling'er that Na'er had left with her family, while assuring them they would meet again.
• Xu Mengqing renewed his determination to grow stronger for his future reunion with Na'er.
• Tang Wulin reached Rank 10, absorbed a Grass Snake Spirit Soul after choosing a random draw, and received his graduation certificate and Eastsea Academy admission notice.
• Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin arrived in Eastsea City by Soul Guidance Train and looked around the unfamiliar station.
• Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin met Liu Yuxin, an Eastsea Academy senior student receiving new students, and completed registration forms.

Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing registered to enter Eastsea Academy, where senior student Liu Yuxin guided them from the bus to the Academic Affairs Office. They learned about the academy’s divisions and were told that an entrance assessment would follow enrollment.

• Liu Yuxin read Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing’s forms, praised their Soul Power, and issued them metal passes.
• Liu Yuxin defended the two boys against another student’s disparaging remarks about their Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.
• Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing boarded the Soul Guidance Bus and traveled to Eastsea Academy.
• Liu Yuxin met the boys at the academy entrance and explained the difference between its Intermediate and Advanced Academy Divisions.
• Liu Yuxin directed Tang Wulin and Xu Mengqing to the Academic Affairs Office, where they went to register.

Xu Mengqing enrolled at Eastsea Academy, witnessed Tang Wulin’s dormitory fight, and went to the East Sea Mecha Designer Association to take the Level 1 assessment. The chapter ended with Xu Mengqing quickly drawing a scaled-down Soul Guidance blueprint as the timed test began.

• Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin enrolled at Eastsea Academy and received neighboring dormitory rooms.
• Xu Mengqing cleaned his dormitory, then saw Tang Wulin fighting Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao; the teachers summoned the students involved to the office.
• Xu Mengqing walked to the East Sea Mecha Designer Association and asked about the Level 1 assessment and registration requirements.
• A receptionist guided Xu Mengqing into a glass testing room, where a timed assessment appeared.
• Xu Mengqing began the assessment by rapidly drawing a scaled-down version of a complex Soul Guidance design blueprint.

Xu Mengqing passed the Mecha Designer assessment, settled into his empty dorm room, and cultivated in the Holy Dragon Pearl until his Soul Power reached level seventeen. At Eastsea Academy’s opening ceremony, he and Tang Wulin were assigned to Class Five with Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao.

• Xu Mengqing answered the Mecha Designer assessment questions quickly, scored 136 points, and received his Soul Guidance badge.
• Xu Mengqing ate in the Intermediate Division cafeteria and learned that he was the sole occupant of his dorm room.
• Xu Mengqing entered the Holy Dragon Pearl Space and cultivated overnight, breaking through to level seventeen Soul Power.
• Xu Mengqing met Tang Wulin the next morning, and they confirmed that both had earned Level One blacksmith badges.
• Dean Yu addressed the students at Eastsea Academy’s opening ceremony before Long Hengxu began assigning freshmen to classes.
• Xu Mengqing, Tang Wulin, Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao were assigned to Class Five.

Wu Zhangkong introduced himself as Class Five’s homeroom teacher and had the students share their Soul Power, Martial Souls, and goals. Xu Mengqing revealed his evolved Blue Silver Grass and Level 17 Soul Power, while Xie Xie impressed the class with Level 18; Wu Zhangkong warned the students that his classes would be harsh.

• Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to its classroom, introduced himself, and began having the students introduce themselves.
• When a student mocked Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass, Wu Zhangkong struck the student with chalk and warned the class against calling others useless.
• Xu Mengqing revealed his Blue Silver Grass and Level 17 Soul Power, prompting Wu Zhangkong to examine the Martial Soul and the class to whisper in surprise.
• Tang Wulin confirmed to Xie Xie that Xu Mengqing had reached Level 17 the previous night.
• Xie Xie introduced himself as a Level 18 Spirit Master with a Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul, astonishing the class.
• Wu Zhangkong warned the students that his teaching would be difficult, then dismissed them.

Xu Mengqing left class, received a request to secretly photograph Teacher Wu Zhangkong, and returned to his Holy Dragon Pearl Space to train and plant Blue Silver Grass. He ended the day cultivating with the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit-Devouring Art.

• Xie Xie collected Tang Wulin to fulfill his promise, while Xu Mengqing left the classroom afterward.
• Liu Yuxin asked Xu Mengqing to take pictures of Wu Zhangkong and gave him a Soul Guidance Camera, which he accepted despite not knowing how to use it.
• Xu Mengqing entered the Holy Dragon Pearl Space, practiced spear techniques with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and used Devouring Power to recover.
• Xu Mengqing planted and watered Blue Silver Grass seeds in the space’s prepared field.
• Xu Mengqing sat on his cultivation boulder and circulated the Heaven-Swallowing Spirit-Devouring Art to absorb elemental energy and life force into Soul Power.

Tang Wulin fought Xie Xie in East Sea Park, where Xie Xie used his speed and Light Dragon Dagger to overcome Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass. The fight ended with Tang Wulin wounded and pinned, as Xie Xie demanded that he admit defeat.

• Xie Xie led Tang Wulin into East Sea Park and chose a clearing for their fight.
• Xie Xie gave Tang Wulin time to prepare, then charged with his yellow Spirit Ring and Light Dragon Dagger while Tang Wulin released Blue Silver Grass.
• Xie Xie dodged through Tang Wulin’s vines and knocked them aside with rapid dagger strikes, draining Tang Wulin’s Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin tried to counter with his fists and draw the vines back around Xie Xie, but Xie Xie dodged and reached his side.
• Xie Xie stabbed Tang Wulin’s shoulder with the Light Dragon Dagger, then used its energy to suppress Tang Wulin’s Soul Power and demanded that he admit defeat.

Tang Wulin’s golden scales and power erupted after Xie Xie stabbed him, and he collapsed from exhaustion. A Golden Trident rune then awakened in Tang Wulin, revealing a fragment of divine consciousness that confronted Di Tian and the others as they tried to take him away.

• Tang Wulin refused to admit defeat, and his golden-scaled arm blasted Xie Xie into a tree with a powerful punch.
• Golden Light shrank back to its original size, Tang Wulin’s changes disappeared, and he fainted.
• A burly man arrived to take Tang Wulin away, but a Golden Trident rune appeared on Tang Wulin’s forehead and froze the man’s Soul Power.
• The man transformed into a giant bear as Di Tian and others arrived, and the black-robed man attacked Tang Wulin with a black Dragon Claw.
• Tang Wulin summoned a Golden Trident and used Undetermined Storm to seal off the area.
• Watching from the trees, the silver-haired girl concluded that the God Core was inside Tang Wulin.

After the battle in East Sea Park, Gu Yuena learned that the Golden Dragon King had fallen and planned to study beside Tang Wulin so she could extract its bloodline from him. Tang Wulin woke with the Golden Dragon King's essence sealed inside his body and was tasked with finding three ingredients before he turned ten; he then carried the unconscious Xie Xie back toward Eastsea Academy.

• Tang Wulin failed to reach Tang Hao with his divine sense and lamented that his plan had gone wrong.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian and the others that the Golden Dragon King had fallen and its bloodline power was sealed inside a human.
• Gu Yuena ordered Bi Ji to treat the injured Spirit Beasts and said she would enter Eastsea Academy to seek a chance to extract the bloodline from Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin woke and heard a strand of divine sense explain that the Golden Dragon King's essence was sealed inside him and could kill him if he failed to grow stronger in time.
• The divine sense told Tang Wulin to find a Century Red Flame Fruit, a Century Ice Crystal Fruit, and ten drops of blood from a century-old Spirit Beast with a dragon bloodline before he turned ten.
• Tang Wulin discovered his wound had healed, carried the unconscious Xie Xie, and headed back to Eastsea Academy.

Xu Mengqing joined Tang Wulin and Xie Xie for breakfast, then attended Wu Zhangkong’s first class, where students were ordered to fight. Tang Wulin began his match against Zhou Changxi and struck him back despite Zhou’s strength-boosting Spirit Skill.

• Xu Mengqing noticed Tang Wulin looked tired at breakfast, but Tang Wulin said he had not slept well.
• Xie Xie asked whether Xu Mengqing had innate divine strength, and Xu said he was probably a little stronger than Tang Wulin.
• Xu Mengqing showed Xie Xie and Tang Wulin the Soul Guidance Camera Liu Yuxin had lent him, and Xie Xie explained how to use it.
• Wu Zhangkong took Class Five to the field and announced that students would fight until one was eliminated.
• Zhou Changxi activated his Strength Boost and charged Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin’s punch forced him to stagger backward.