Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin challenged Xu Yuan to test his growing strength, but Xu Yuan defeated him decisively. Xu Yuan then turned his attention to Gu Yue and asked who else would fight.

• Tang Wulin thanked Xu Yuan for the fusion technique that helped him condense a golden Blood Essence Soul Ring, then asked to experience Xu Yuan's full strength.
• Tang Wulin activated Golden Dragon Body and clashed with Xu Yuan's Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, but Xu Yuan's weapon matched the Golden Dragon Claw and drove him back.
• Xu Yuan used Forbidden Arts Seven Absolutes to suppress Tang Wulin's blood essence and pressed his attack with a fluid series of spear strikes.
• Tang Wulin used his Blue Silver Golden Light Array, but its effects barely hindered Xu Yuan, who struck him until he could no longer sustain the formation.
• Xu Yuan declared Tang Wulin defeated, lowered his spear, and asked Gu Yue, "Who else?"

Xu Yuan reflected on his weak Heaven Origin Brush and decided its evolution could not wait much longer. After defeating his classmates in the simulation, he explained to Wu Siduo that he cultivated essence, qi, and spirit together rather than spreading himself too thin.

• Gu Yue refused to fight Xu Yuan, who noted that his Spiritual Power had reached 7,600 and could pass 10,000 within a year.
• Xu Yuan resolved to wait another half year for news from Uncle, then choose a Soul Spirit himself if none arrived, because the Heaven Origin Brush needed to evolve.
• Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi withdrew from the simulation, and Xu Yuan sensed the distinction between illusion and reality before emerging from the pod.
• Wu Siduo struggled with her defeat and asked Xu Yuan whether cultivating so many things at once was too scattered.
• Xu Yuan told Wu Siduo that he cultivated essence, qi, and spirit together, while she reflected that the complete Soul Engineer system had long gone out of use.

Xu Yuan received news from his missing uncle, Xu Shengqun, who had nearly finished creating a Paper Soul Spirit using space power and Five Elements theory. Xu Shengqun planned to return in half a year, giving Xu Yuan time to prepare to absorb it and split his Martial Soul.

• Xu Yuan was elected class monitor, with Wu Siduo and Tang Wulin chosen as vice class monitors, while he also took all four sub-profession committee positions.
• Tang Wulin defeated Yang Nianxia and the other challengers during two weeks of class competitions.
• Xu Yuan received a call from Xu Shengqun, who said he had completed the Paper Soul Spirit's prototype but had been delayed by a mishap.
• Xu Shengqun explained that he had combined space power with Five Elements Attributes, relying on Xu Zhi's Five Elements theory to create the Paper Soul Spirit.
• Xu Yuan told Xu Shengqun that his Soul Power was level forty-five, his Spiritual Power was nearly seventy-seven hundred, and his Brain Martial Soul's Second Soul Spirit was ten thousand years old.
• Xu Shengqun said he would return in half a year so Xu Yuan could absorb the Paper Soul Spirit and attempt to split his Martial Soul.

Xu Yuan discussed his planned Martial Soul split with Yun Ming and sought advice on Immortal Herbs to strengthen his Heaven Origin Brush. He left without a suitable option, still weighing alternatives as six months remained.

• Xu Yuan told Yun Ming he planned to complete his Martial Soul split and would pause Martial Soul development while perfecting his other cultivation methods.
• Xu Yuan asked Yun Ming about strengthening the tip of his Heaven Origin Brush, and Yun Ming said hundred-thousand-year Wolf Bristle Grass was nearly impossible to obtain while Phoenix Tail Orchid might be available through the Tang Sect.
• Xu Yuan explained that he wanted to avoid bloodlines, and Yun Ming agreed that pursuing them could distract him and that he knew no way to surpass Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Bloodline Power.
• Xu Yuan sought Yun Ming's guidance on the Forbidden Arts Seven Absolutes, then left Sea God Island without finding another suitable option for his brush tip.
• Xu Yuan considered abandoning further efforts to strengthen the brush tip, since the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and the academy's Five Elements materials had already improved it.

After two months of cultivation, Xu Yuan’s Spiritual Power growth slowed, and he planned to raise Phantom Star’s age after absorbing the Paper Soul Spirit. At school, his classmates questioned why his Mecha was still unfinished, and Xu Yuan said he was taking the project seriously because he wanted to develop as a Mecha Pilot.

• Xu Yuan sensed that his Spiritual Power had reached 8,100 points and realized his Soul Spirits were not imposing enough of a burden on his Spirit Abyss Realm cultivation.
• Xu Yuan decided to wait until after absorbing the Paper Soul Spirit before going to the Spirit Ascension Platform to raise Phantom Star’s age.
• Xu Yuan reviewed the nearly completed Starry Scene in his Sea of Spirit and recognized that its Star Power circulation still lacked a crucial element.
• Wu Siduo and Luo Guixing asked Xu Yuan why his Mecha was not finished after two months.
• Xu Yuan explained that his Mecha was special and that he planned to develop as a Mecha Pilot, leaving Wu Siduo stunned and Luo Guixing guessing it might be a Yellow-Rank Mecha.

Xu Yuan’s plans to pursue advanced mecha manufacturing impressed his classmates, while Tang Wulin’s group resolved to focus on battle armor as their chance to catch up. When Wu Siduo asked Xu Yuan to forge Thousand Refined Metal for her group, he offered them failed attempts at Thousand Refined First Grade as surplus.

• Xu Yuan said he planned to make a Yellow-Rank Mecha and continue studying mecha manufacturing, surprising the students who overheard him.
• Fang Yuan imagined pairing a mecha with his God Suppressing Stele Martial Soul, while Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan discussed Xu Yuan’s many pursuits.
• Gu Yue argued that Xu Yuan’s interest in mechas could give their group an opening, and Tang Wulin reaffirmed their plan to make Spiritual Alloy battle armor.
• Wu Siduo asked Xu Yuan to forge Thousand Refined Metal for her group, and he offered them metal that had failed to reach Thousand Refined First Grade.
• Yang Nianxia realized Xu Yuan’s forging skill might exceed Level Four and wondered whether he could attempt Spirit Forging.

Wu Siduo and Yang Nianxia visited Xu Yuan’s Forging Room to select Thousand Refined Metal for their Mechas, and Xu Yuan refused to sell his unprocessed Dark Gold. After seeing them off, Xu Yuan practiced forging Sinking Silver and Demon Silver, aiming to improve his Spiritual Alloy skills and eventually create God Alloy.

• Wu Siduo and Yang Nianxia entered Xu Yuan’s Forging Room and saw his large collection of Rare Metals and forged Thousand Refined Metal.
• Yang Nianxia asked to buy Xu Yuan’s Dark Gold, but Xu Yuan refused to sell it unprocessed and explained its scarcity and potential value for Yang Nianxia’s Martial Soul.
• Wu Siduo selected seven pieces of Thousand Refined Metal for her Mecha, and Xu Yuan completed the transaction with her and Yang Nianxia.
• After they left, Xu Yuan reviewed his Spiritual Alloy forging and resolved to improve his fusion results toward creating God Alloy.
• Xu Yuan used his Dark Gold forging hammers to strike Sinking Silver and Demon Silver simultaneously, forcing impurities from both metals.

Xu Yuan fused Sinking Silver and Demon Silver into Jade Silver with a ninety-seven-percent fusion rate, confirming that his Essence, Qi, and Spirit method could forge God Alloy. After several further attempts fell short, he called Zhen Hua to ask for Jade Silver’s follow-up formula, and Zhen Hua reacted in shock to the news.

• Xu Yuan used Bloodline Power, Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and his mastery of Forbidden Arts Seven Absolutes to fuse Sinking Silver and Demon Silver.
• Xu Yuan tested the resulting Jade Silver and found that its fusion rate was ninety-seven percent.
• Xu Yuan forged Jade Silver four more times successfully, achieving fusion rates of seventy-one, eighty-seven, ninety-three, and ninety-six percent, while one attempt failed.
• Xu Yuan reviewed his forging in Dream Realm Space and called Zhen Hua to ask about the follow-up formula for Jade Silver.
• Zhen Hua asked whether Xu Yuan had forged God Alloy, then exclaimed in disbelief when Xu Yuan confirmed it.

Xu Yuan achieved a ninety-seven percent fusion rate while forging Jade Silver, convincing Zhen Hua that he had the makings of a Divine Craftsman. After securing leave from Shrek Academy, Xu Yuan prepared to travel to Heaven Dou City for further forging guidance, leaving by Mecha.

• Xu Yuan told Zhen Hua that he had forged Jade Silver with a ninety-seven percent fusion rate, and Zhen Hua recognized his potential as a Divine Craftsman.
• Zhen Hua invited Xu Yuan to Heaven Dou City to choose advanced Fusion Forging methods and receive instruction in orthodox forging techniques.
• Xu Yuan asked Wu Zhangkong for leave and assured him he was ready for the upcoming Exchange Tournament.
• Wu Zhangkong approved Xu Yuan's leave, asked him to return before the tournament, and discussed the possibility of challenging third-years after defeating the second-years.
• Xu Yuan sought guidance on Sea God Island, then left Shrek the next day and flew to Heaven Dou City in his own Mecha.

Xu Yuan traveled to Heaven Dou City in his nearly completed Yellow-Rank Mecha, which Mu Ye praised for its powerful arrays and unusual energy efficiency. He then showed Zhen Hua two pieces of God Alloy Jade Silver, and Zhen Hua said he would help Xu Yuan reorganize his forging foundations.

• Xu Yuan piloted his light Yellow-Rank Mecha from Shrek to Heaven Dou City, relying on his Soul Power and recovery arrays.
• Mu Ye inspected the mecha and judged its strength comparable to a complete set of One-Word Dou Armor, while praising Xu Yuan's design and materials.
• Xu Yuan explained that he planned to concentrate the mecha's spirituality in an Energy Core made from Spiritual Alloy.
• Mu Ye took Xu Yuan to Zhen Hua, who examined the two pieces of Jade Silver Xu Yuan had forged and identified their fusion rates as ninety-six and ninety-seven percent.
• Zhen Hua told Xu Yuan that he had little more to teach him about Fusion Forging and would help him reorganize his forging foundations, leaving Xu Yuan confused.

Xu Yuan trained under Zhen Hua to improve his orthodox forging skills and learned that he needed to raise his Fusion Forging success rate before attempting a ninety-nine percent fusion. After intensive practice, he returned to Mu Ye and received the completed Mecha transformation technology document.

• Zhen Hua taught Xu Yuan orthodox forging techniques, and Xu Yuan decided to save his first Spirit Forging for Jue.
• Xu Yuan trained in Hundred Refined and Thousand Refined forging for a week under Zhen Hua's guidance.
• Zhen Hua set Xu Yuan the task of achieving a ninety-eight percent fusion rate without the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method before returning for intensive training.
• Xu Yuan completed more than eighty forging sessions, producing ten God Alloys, including seven with a ninety-seven percent fusion rate.
• Zhen Hua told Xu Yuan to improve his success rate without the Heaven and Earth Furnace Method, then come to Heaven Dou City for further training.
• Xu Yuan asked Mu Ye about the Mecha transformation technology, and Mu Ye handed him the completed document.

Xu Yuan discussed plans for a purple-rank mecha and delayed making Battle Armor until his Martial Souls had split. While returning to Shrek City, he considered the coming God-Slaying Missile attack and struggled with whether to warn Yun Ming, then Na Er asked him what strength was for.

• Mu Ye explained Little Red's combat transformation and gave Xu Yuan notes on yellow-rank and purple-rank mechas.
• Xu Yuan told Mu Ye he would wait to design his Battle Armor Core Array until his Martial Souls had completely split.
• Mu Ye accepted Xu Yuan's reasoning and advised him to rely on his mecha's amplification in the meantime.
• On his journey back to Shrek City, Xu Yuan recalled that the God-Slaying Missile attack was still years away and decided to find a tactful way to warn Yun Ming.
• Xu Yuan returned to his dormitory and cultivated, then Na Er woke him from his thoughts on Sea God Island and asked what becoming stronger was for.

Xu Yuan reflected on why he sought strength and concluded that it let him keep his fate out of others’ hands. After Xu Yuan and Na Er alerted Yun Ming to the threat of God-Slaying Missiles, Yun Ming convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting to address the danger.

• Xu Yuan considered his reasons for becoming stronger, and Yun Ming explained that strength was relative and required constant pursuit.
• Xu Yuan suggested that God-Slaying Missiles could threaten Yun Ming if an enemy forced him to take a hit, prompting Yun Ming to reconsider the danger they posed to Shrek.
• Yun Ming sensed that the threat of God-Slaying Missiles might be more than theoretical and reassured Na Er that he would protect them.
• Xu Yuan took Na Er away from Sea God Island for a barbecue while Yun Ming called a Sea God Pavilion meeting.

Yun Ming suspected that the Federation’s three God-Slaying Missiles had been moved and asked Long Yeyue to arrange a meeting with Chen Xinjie so he could investigate discreetly. At Shrek, Xu Yuan organized team training for the Exchange Tournament and revealed that he had not yet begun making his Battle Armor, prompting Tang Wulin to challenge him to spar with a different team.

• Yun Ming told the Sea God Pavilion Elders that he sensed a threat from the three God-Slaying Missiles and suspected they had been moved.
• Yun Ming asked Long Yeyue to arrange a meeting with Chen Xinjie so he could personally explain his concerns.
• Xu Yuan told Wu Siduo and the others that Teacher Wu planned to seek a third-year Exchange Tournament if they beat the second years, then assigned them rotating three-versus-three training.
• Tang Wulin learned that Xu Yuan had not started designing his Battle Armor and proposed that Xu Yuan join the early team battles.
• Xu Yuan formed a team with Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, but Tang Wulin suggested he team up with Wu Siduo and Fang Yuan instead.

Tang Wulin tried to use his newly completed Battle Armor piece to close the gap with Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan remained confident as the seven students began their team battle. Gu Yue and Wu Siduo attacked Xu Yuan together, and his Blood Qi Flame engulfed Wu Siduo.

• Tang Wulin admitted he had spoken too quickly and sent Wu Siduo to join Xing Lan and the others instead.
• Xu Lizhi revealed that Tang Wulin had completed a Jade Silver Spiritual Alloy right Forearm Guard, and Ye Xinglan disclosed that she was a level-five Mecha Manufacturer.
• Teacher Ji started the match, and Xu Lizhi supplied Xu Yuan and Ye Xinglan with energy-restoring buns.
• Ye Xinglan engaged Fang Yuan while Gu Yue and Wu Siduo targeted Xu Yuan.
• Xu Yuan countered Gu Yue's Elemental Vortex, blocked Wu Siduo's claws with the Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, and engulfed her in Blood Qi Flame.

Xu Yuan tested Wu Siduo, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue in battle, revealing Phantom Star’s support and demonstrating how thoroughly he outmatched them. He assigned the students coordination training and Battle Armor work, then the Exchange Tournament arrived ten days later.

• Wu Siduo, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue attacked Xu Yuan, who countered Tang Wulin and blocked Gu Yue’s Elemental Vortex with Phantom Star’s barrier.
• Xu Yuan instructed Phantom Star to train harder in Five Elements control, while Phantom Star blamed Gu Yue and launched a Mental Shock at her.
• Xu Yuan ended the ten-minute battle after testing the three students, while Fang Yuan controlled and eliminated Ye Xinglan before Xu Yuan eliminated Fang Yuan.
• Xu Yuan assigned Wu Siduo, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue sparring and coordination training, then told the students which Battle Armor pieces to make.
• Ten days passed, and the Exchange Tournament began.

Tang Wulin competed in the Exchange Tournament’s forging event and transformed a Titanium Crystal through an unprecedented Spirit Forging breakthrough. He left the arena still forging, as the stunned crowd watched him achieve a feat few Shrek Outer Courtyard Forging Masters could manage.

• Xu Yuan chose Tang Wulin to represent First Grade Class One in the forging competition against He Xiaopeng.
• He Xiaopeng purified his Titanium Crystal first, but Tang Wulin’s final strike triggered a dramatic transformation that revealed his resonance with the metal.
• Feng Wuyu urged Tang Wulin to continue, and Tang Wulin realized he had entered the realm that made Spirit Forging possible.
• Cai Yue'er declared First Grade the winner and cleared the arena so Tang Wulin could finish forging.
• Tang Wulin successfully Spirit Forged the Titanium Crystal, stunning the venue and leaving Yang Nianxia to marvel that he was even more formidable than Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan gave Tang Wulin and the others opportunities to showcase their sub-profession skills as First Grade Class One faced Second Grade Class One in an Exchange Tournament. After First Grade won the first three matches, Xu Yuan entered the Mecha Maintenance contest and chose to repair a scrapped One-Word Dou Armor Heartguard Mirror.

• Tang Wulin returned with Spirit Forged Titanium Gold after defeating his opponent in forging, and Xu Yuan congratulated him without jealousy.
• Ye Xinglan represented First Grade in Mecha Manufacturing and overwhelmed the Fourth Grade opponent with her Fifth Grade skills.
• Gu Yue presented her independently completed Spiritual Alloy One-Word Dou Armor design blueprint, earning recognition as a Fifth Grade Mecha Designer and securing First Grade's third victory.
• Xu Yuan entered the Mecha Maintenance contest against Yuanen Yehui, who chose a damaged Yellow-Rank Mecha chestplate to repair.
• Xu Yuan chose to repair a scrapped One-Word Dou Armor Heartguard Mirror, prompting the examiner to check that he was sure.

Xu Yuan repaired a damaged Heartguard Mirror and won the Mecha Maintenance competition for First Grade Class One, giving them a four-to-zero lead. He then chose seven participants for the final team battle, which was set to begin after a half-hour break.

• Xu Yuan reconstructed the Heartguard Mirror’s Core Array, drafted a repair plan, and restored the arrays with the Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear.
• Shen Yi awarded the Mecha Maintenance competition to First Grade Class One, making it four consecutive victories over Second Grade Class One.
• Xu Yuan selected seven participants for First Grade Class One’s team battle, and Ya Li helped him recover his Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• First Grade Class One and Second Grade Class One named their seven-person teams before the final match began.

Xu Yuan coordinated his team against Second Grade Class One using Mental Link, countering Duan Hunxiao’s sound-based control and directing a coordinated assault. Tang Wulin’s enhanced Golden Dragon Claw met Yuanen Yehui’s Air Cannon, and the clash left him staggering backward as Gu Yue’s Elemental Vortex descended behind Yuanen.

• Yuanen Yehui charged Tang Wulin while Yue Zhengyu targeted Wu Siduo, and the opposing team’s other members moved to engage Xu Yuan’s teammates.
• Duan Hunxiao played his flute to disorient most of Xu Yuan’s team, while Bai Hanying and Gao Yang enhanced their allies, with Gao Yang boosting Yue Zhengyu.
• Xu Yuan used Mental Link to coordinate his team, protect them from Duan Hunxiao’s sound waves, and order Wu Siduo, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi into action.
• Xu Lizhi gave Tang Wulin a Bloodthirsty Red Bean Bun, and Tang Wulin unleashed Golden Dragon Ascends to Heaven with his Golden Dragon Claw.
• Yuanen Yehui countered Tang Wulin’s attack with Air Cannon, forcing him backward, as Gu Yue’s Elemental Vortex appeared behind Yuanen.