Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin entered the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform hoping to raise his Soul Spirit’s age, but a 250-year Amethyst Bear defeated him in two and a half seconds. Watching the others afterward, he saw Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena command a Forest Giant Ape to attack Soul Beasts for them.

• Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and the others entered the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, while Jiang Lingli took Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena to the Intermediate platform.
• Tang Wulin spawned in the Soul Beast Forest, ignored Tang San’s advice to take things cautiously, and went searching for Soul Beasts.
• Tang Wulin attacked a 250-year Amethyst Bear with Blue Silver Entanglement, but it tore through his vines and defeated him in two and a half seconds.
• Tang Wulin returned to the room, embarrassed by his record-breaking defeat, and watched the other students’ screens with Wu Changkong and Lu Li.
• Tang Wulin saw Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena ride a Forest Giant Ape and direct it to smash a pack of Fire Wolves, leaving him and the observers stunned.

Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena advanced through the Spirit Ascension Platform while Wu Changkong and Lu Li showed Tang Wulin how far behind he was. After resolving to become the Dragon King, Tang Wulin mocked his classmates’ cautious approach, and the teachers rebuked him for his own poor performance.

• Gu Yuena absorbed energy from thousand-year Soul Beasts, while Jiang Yan praised the loyal Vajra Ape and rode with her farther into the forest.
• Tang Wulin called Jiang Yan’s mount unfair, but Wu Changkong replayed Jiang Yan instantly killing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast and warned Tang Wulin against envy.
• Jiang Lingli dismissed Tang Wulin’s criticism, and Wu Changkong told him to lower his expectations after his brief, unsuccessful exploration.
• Tang Wulin considered leaving Zero Class, but Tang San urged him to persist and reminded him that Jiang Yan’s bloodline could help him become the strongest; Tang Wulin resolved to become the Dragon King.
• Lu Li and Wu Changkong showed Tang Wulin’s classmates cautiously searching for one another, and Tang Wulin mocked them before the teachers pointed out that he had lasted only two and a half minutes in the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform.

A Bai reflected on turning twenty, his anxieties about age and achievements, and the readers and friends who had supported him over the years. He ended by hoping to become his own hero and his family’s pride, and asked readers to wish him a happy birthday.

• A Bai saw birthday red packets from Dad, his girlfriend, and Mom and realized he was turning twenty by the lunar calendar.
• A Bai compared himself with successful writers and friends and worried that he had failed to move forward.
• A Bai recalled beginning to write under the name A Bai in high school, when he had only two hundred followers.
• A Bai looked back on writing nearly eight million words and receiving support and criticism from readers.
• A Bai hoped to become his own hero and his family’s pride, then asked readers to wish him a happy birthday.

Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena completed a four-hour trial in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, earning extraordinary Soul Spirit age increases before returning home to reveal their new power. Jiang Yan gained a system reward, while Jiang Lingli nearly called the two an immortal couple, leaving Gu Yuena flustered.

• Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie finished their trials with varying results, and the teachers praised their performances.
• Xie Xie learned that Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena had been meditating in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform after Jiang Yan killed a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast and befriended a Vajra Ape.
• Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena exited after four hours, with Jiang Yan defeating six Soul Beasts for a 7,500-year increase and Gu Yuena defeating 29 for a 5,500-year increase.
• Jiang Yan returned home and revealed three black Soul Rings; his first Soul Spirit had reached ten thousand years, and the system awarded him Dragon God's Blessing.
• Gu Yuena revealed a dark purple Soul Ring exceeding five thousand years, and Jiang Lingli nearly called her and Jiang Yan an immortal couple, making Gu Yuena uneasy.

Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena discussed Tang Wulin’s poor performance and learned that three young members of the Blood God Legion would soon join Class Zero. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin sought a way to strengthen his Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and Tang San proposed borrowing money from Bai Xiaobai; the chapter ended with a preview of Gu Yuena’s jealousy over Jiang Qiyue calling Jiang Yan “Brother Xiao Yan.”

• Gu Yuena and Jiang Yan agreed that Tang Wulin’s talent needed further testing, while Jiang Lingli said his place in Class Zero depended on proving himself.
• Jiang Lingli told Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena that Long Yuxue, Jiang Wuyue, and Jiang Qiyue would soon come from the Blood God Legion to study in Class Zero.
• Tang Wulin asked Tang San how he could grow stronger, and Tang San recommended heavenly treasures and Soul Beast blood essence to unlock another layer of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Tang Wulin admitted he could not afford those materials and told Bai Xiaobai he would repay the money Bai had covered for him.
• After hearing that Bai Xiaobai’s family was well-off, Tang San urged Tang Wulin to ask him for a loan.
• In the three-days-later preview, Gu Yuena grew jealous when Jiang Qiyue called Jiang Yan “Brother Xiao Yan.”

Tang Wulin decided to target Jiang Yan for his bloodline after learning that the heavenly treasures he wanted cost millions of Federation Coins. Jiang Yan and his allies learned of the plan and prepared to face Tang Wulin and Tang San the next day.

• Tang San persuaded Tang Wulin to accept Bai Xiaobai’s offer of future financial help, and Bai Xiaobai agreed to invest in him.
• Tang Wulin found that the treasures and soul beast blood essence he wanted cost three million Federation Coins, so he decided to ask Jiang Yan out and take his bloodline power.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue reported Tang Wulin’s plan to Jiang Yan, who agreed to meet him the next day after sending Na’er home.
• Di Tian warned Gu Yuena that Tang Wulin and Tang San might act soon, and Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian and Bruteful Bear to protect Jiang Yan and repeatedly wear down Tang San’s divine sense.

Tang Wulin lured Jiang Yan to East Sea Park so Tang San could take Jiang Yan’s bloodline, but Tang San’s possession was exposed and Angel God Qian Renxue and Rakshasa God Bibi Dong appeared to protect Jiang Yan. Tang San fled and called for his parents’ help, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Tang Wulin invited Jiang Yan to East Sea Park, believing Jiang Yan’s bloodline would soon belong to him.
• After dropping Gu Yuena off at home, Jiang Yan went to the park while Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to protect him if danger arose.
• Tang Wulin admitted he wanted Jiang Yan’s bloodline, and Tang San possessed him and demanded Jiang Yan surrender it.
• Jiang Yan recognized Tang San and revealed that he knew Tang San was Tang Wulin’s biological father.
• Jiang Yan summoned Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, who confronted Tang San and guarded him.
• Tang San tried to flee the park and called for his parents to help him.

Jiang Yan and his allies defeated Tang San’s divine consciousness and reclaimed the Golden Dragon King’s Bloodline from Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin was left gravely weakened as Jiang Yan and the others departed.

• Di Tian confronted Tang San, and Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong revealed their super divine artifacts.
• Tang San tried to bargain by offering Jiang Yan the position of Asura God, but Jiang Yan ordered Qian Renxue to attack.
• Qian Renxue destroyed Tang San’s divine consciousness with one strike, leaving Tang Wulin unconscious.
• Jiang Yan and his allies entered Tang Wulin’s spiritual world and shattered the eighteen seals imprisoning the Golden Dragon King.
• The Golden Dragon King’s origin returned to Jiang Yan, and the group escaped as Tang Wulin’s spiritual world collapsed.
• Jiang Yan left Tang Wulin to fend for himself, while Qian Renxue said his potential had been irreversibly reduced.

Jiang Yan returned after Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue defeated Tang San and Tang Wulin, then revealed his divine guardians to Gu Yuena and agreed to celebrate with them. In the Douluo God Realm, Tang San sensed that the divine consciousness he had placed in Tang Wulin had shattered and vowed to find whoever harmed his son.

• The system rewarded Jiang Yan with Sea God Affinity and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for completing the God Plunder achievement.
• Di Tian told Bruteful Bear that Jiang Yan would one day make the world tremble, and they decided to leave the goddesses’ presence to the Lord’s judgment.
• Jiang Yan told Gu Yuena that two powerful guardians protected him and summoned Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, identifying them as the Angel God and Rakshasa God.
• Gu Yuena accepted the revelation and suggested they celebrate with a meal, and Jiang Yan offered to pay for the outing.
• Tang San sensed that the divine consciousness within Tang Wulin had shattered and roared that he would punish whoever had harmed his son.

Tang San discovered that his Divine Sense in Wulin had shattered and sent him the Sea God and Asura legacies, along with gifts from Tang Wutong and Dai Yuhao. In Eastsea City, Jiang Yan received a mysterious message saying Tang San had nourished him.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu that his Divine Sense in Wulin had shattered, and Xiao Wu feared Tang San's parents could not protect their son.
• Tang Wutong and Dai Yuhao arrived, and Tang Wutong accused Dai Yuhao of not caring about Wulin before he explained that cooperation with the other God Realms could help them return to Douluo Continent.
• Tang San sent Wulin the Sea God Legacy, and Xiao Wu added the Asura Legacy to the rift.
• Tang Wutong sent Wulin her Peace Ring, and Dai Yuhao sent him a divine ice staff he had created.
• In Eastsea City, Jiang Yan received a message congratulating him for receiving nourishment from the Sea God Tang San and wondered who Tang San was.

Jiang Yan received the Sea God and Asura God legacies, along with divine artifacts from Tang San's family, and realized he might eventually achieve Tri-God Unity. He gave the Peace Ring and Holy Ice Staff to Gu Yuena for protection, while Tang Wutong and Xiao Wu celebrated in the God Realm after the ring was bound.

• Jiang Yan received the Sea God Legacy from Tang San, the Peace Ring from Tang Wutong, the Holy Ice Staff from Dai Yuhao, and the Asura God Legacy from Xiao Wu, whose trials would advance alongside the Sea God trials.
• Jiang Yan realized the legacies could let him unite the Sea God, Asura God, and Dragon God powers, and the system explained that Tang San would lose both divine positions if Jiang Yan inherited them.
• Jiang Yan told Gu Yuena, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue about the gifts and their legacies after they returned from lunch.
• Jiang Yan gave the Peace Ring and Holy Ice Staff to Gu Yuena, who accepted them and began binding the artifacts while Jiang Yan and the goddesses stood guard.
• Tang Wutong told Tang San and Xiao Wu that she had lost contact with the Peace Ring, and Xiao Wu rejoiced that Wulin had bound it.

Tang Wulin woke to find that Old Tang and the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline had vanished, leaving him grieving and convinced he had to accept an ordinary future. The next day, three new students arrived at Zero Class, and one girl greeted Jiang Yan as “Brother Yan.”

• Tang Wulin tried to summon the Golden Dragon King but manifested only Blue Silver Grass, then found Old Tang and the Golden Dragon King gone from his consciousness space.
• Tang Wulin concluded that Old Tang had died in the struggle against Jiang Yan and mourned the loss of his chance to become strong.
• Ah Yin worried that Tang Wulin was in trouble, but Tang Hao reassured her that Little San had arranged everything properly for him.
• Tang Wulin entered Zero Class dispirited, avoided provoking Wei Xiaofeng, and decided to accept that he might have to live as an ordinary person.
• Wu Changkong and Lu Li brought two girls and a boy to class as new classmates, and a girl with twin ponytails greeted Jiang Yan as “Brother Yan.”

Jiang Yan’s three old acquaintances joined Class Zero, drawing attention with their powerful dragon Martial Souls. During a sparring lesson, Jiang Qiyue defeated Wei Xiaofeng, Jiang Wuyue sent Xie Xie flying, and Tang Wulin prepared to face Jiang Wuyue in a strength match.

• Jiang Qiyue, Jiang Wuyue, and Long Yuxue introduced themselves as Soul Grandmasters and took seats beside Jiang Yan.
• Jiang Yan explained that the Jiang siblings wielded Tyrant Dragon Martial Souls and Long Yuxue wielded an Ice Dragon Martial Soul, unsettling and impressing their new classmates.
• Lu Li arranged sparring matches, pairing Wei Xiaofeng with Jiang Qiyue, Xie Xie with Jiang Wuyue, and Zhang Yangzi with Wang Jinxi; Tang Wulin was told he would later fight Jiang Wuyue with his cultivation suppressed.
• Jiang Qiyue used her Tyrant Dragon abilities to withstand Wei Xiaofeng’s attacks until his Soul Power ran low, then defeated him.
• Jiang Wuyue sent Xie Xie flying with an elbow, while Tang Wulin accompanied Jiang Wuyue toward their upcoming match.

Jiang Wuyue, Jiang Qiyue, and Long Yuxue joined Class Zero, revealing powerful dragon-type Martial Souls that rattled their new classmates. During a sparring assessment, Jiang Qiyue defeated Wei Xiaofeng, Jiang Wuyue quickly beat Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin prepared to fight Jiang Wuyue with his cultivation lowered.

• Wei Xiaofeng heard that the three newcomers were Soul Grandmasters, while Tang Wulin worried that he still ranked last among Class Zero's geniuses.
• Jiang Yan introduced Jiang Qiyue and Jiang Wuyue as his cousins and Long Yuxue as their childhood companion; Gu Yuena said she was only a little weaker than Jiang Yan.
• Jiang Yan identified Jiang Qiyue and Jiang Wuyue's Martial Soul as the Tyrant Dragon, and Long Yuxue revealed that hers was the Ice Dragon, astonishing and envying the students.
• Lu Li began a sparring assessment, pairing Jiang Qiyue with Wei Xiaofeng, Jiang Wuyue with Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin with Jiang Wuyue after he lowered his cultivation.
• Jiang Qiyue used her Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul's strength and defense to outlast Wei Xiaofeng's clones and defeat him.
• Jiang Wuyue defeated Xie Xie with an elbow, and Tang Wulin went with Jiang Wuyue to begin their match.

Jiang Wuyue’s arrival led to a spar that exposed Tang Wulin’s lost strength and left him shaken by the disappearance of Old Tang and the Golden Dragon King’s Bloodline. Tang Wulin was sent flying, and the chapter ended with Jiang Yan recognizing that he would have to accept the loss of power that had never truly belonged to him.

• Jiang Luochuan welcomed Jiang Yan and the children home, pleased that the five little ones could grow up together.
• Tang Wulin challenged Jiang Wuyue to test his strength, but Jiang Wuyue’s casual block sent him stumbling backward.
• Jiang Wuyue activated Tyrant Arms and struck Tang Wulin with an elbow, sending him flying and shattering his confidence in his strength.
• Wu Changkong checked on Tang Wulin, who said he felt out of sorts and worried that more than Old Tang and the Golden Dragon King’s Bloodline had disappeared.
• Jiang Yan reflected that Tang Wulin had lost power that had never belonged to him and might struggle to continue forging.

Tang Wulin worried that his lost abilities would be exposed during Zero Class’s final exams, while his classmates celebrated their growth and the start of winter break. Wu Changkong tried to persuade Lu Li to let the students train at the Tang Sect’s Hall of Heroes, but Lu Li refused, and Tang Wulin headed back toward the faculty apartments.

• Ouyang Zixin mistook Tang Wulin for a strange person, then hurried away when he tried to explain himself and ask her name.
• Four months later, Wu Changkong and Lu Li announced that Zero Class’s final exams would take place over the next two days before winter break.
• Jiang Yan and his classmates joked about their cultivation and looked forward to vacation while Tang Wulin worried that he could no longer forge and would fail his exam.
• Wu Changkong asked Lu Li to bring the students to the Tang Sect’s Hall of Heroes, but Lu Li refused and warned him against hiding the plan from Jiang Yan and the others.
• Wu Changkong decided to give Wei Xiaofeng extra training after catching himself using Wei’s catchphrase, while Tang Wulin steeled himself and returned toward the faculty apartments.

Tang Wulin borrowed another hundred thousand Federation Coins from Bai Xiaobai, but still could not afford the heavenly treasures he wanted. As final exams approached, Wu Changkong ordered him to demonstrate his forging, leaving Tang Wulin anxious but planning to impress him with a flashy display.

• Tang Wulin visited Bai Xiaobai and asked for money, and Bai Xiaobai agreed to transfer him one hundred thousand Federation Coins.
• Bai Xiaobai wondered whether his repeated financial support for Tang Wulin had been a poor investment, but decided to keep helping him.
• Tang Wulin went to the auction house and discovered that even the cheapest heavenly treasure cost more than he could afford.
• Tang Wulin worried about the upcoming final exams and hoped his Soul Master level and Soul Spirit would be enough to pass.
• Wu Changkong arrived at Tang Wulin's dormitory and ordered him to demonstrate his forging skills as an assessment.
• Tang Wulin nervously agreed to forge and planned to make his performance flashy because he believed Wu Changkong would not recognize the finer points.

Tang Wulin’s forging assessment convinced Wu Changkong and Lu Li that his abilities fell far short of his claims, leaving Jiang Lingli to consider whether he should remain in Zero Class. The class began its Rampage Period Spirit Ascension Platform final examination, while Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena headed toward the Intermediate Platform and Jiang Yan revealed he had already defeated its guardians five times.

• Tang Wulin completed a Second-Grade Hundred Refinement forging assessment, and Wu Changkong suspected that his blacksmith talent was far below what he had claimed.
• Lu Li reviewed Tang Wulin’s metal and surveillance footage, concluded that he was only an average blacksmith, and told Wu Changkong that the Tower Master should decide whether he stayed in Zero Class.
• Wu Changkong reported Tang Wulin’s assessment results to Jiang Lingli, who decided to investigate before judging whether Tang Wulin still qualified for Zero Class.
• Wu Changkong announced that the final examination would take place on the Rampage Period Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, where the students would enter together and train without Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena accompanying them.
• Jiang Yan took Gu Yuena toward the deepest part of the forest, aiming to reach the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, and told her that he had already defeated its guardians five times.

Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena sneaked into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, where Jiang Yan easily defeated Soul Beasts. They encountered Yue Zhengyu, whose reckless challenge to a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast ended in a mental backlash as his guards rushed to get help.

• Jiang Yan recalled clearing Guardians from several Beginner Spirit Ascension Platforms and earned Gu Yuena's teasing admiration.
• Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena slipped into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, where he trapped and killed a ten-thousand-year Black Essence Bear.
• Lu Li and Wu Changkong watched Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena's progress and considered them exceptional compared with the other students.
• Yue Zhengyu entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform with two Soul Emperor guards and mocked Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena for being there alone.
• Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena destroyed an eight-thousand-year Crimson Flame War Tiger, astonishing Yue Zhengyu and his guards.
• Yue Zhengyu charged a ten-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Orb and suffered a mental backlash, so his guards carried him away and called for help.

Yue Zhengen learned that Yue Zhengyu had been badly hurt after challenging a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider in the Spirit Ascension Platform. Meanwhile, Xu Xiaoyu tried to rob Class Zero of its Soul Spirit cultivation, but Jiang Wuyue charged at him before the fight could begin.

• Yue Zhengen confronted Yue Zhengyu's guards, learned that Zhengyu had challenged a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, and dismissed them for failing to protect him.
• Jiang Yan and Gu Yuena decided to leave the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform after Gu Yuena's Soul Spirit reached a little over ten thousand years of cultivation.
• Xie Xie's group dominated the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, while Tang Wulin gained little Soul Spirit cultivation because he contributed almost nothing to their hunts.
• Xu Xiaoyu led Xu Xiaoyan toward Class Zero and planned to seize the group's Soul Spirit cultivation during the Rampage Period.
• Xu Xiaoyu demanded that Class Zero hand over its gains, and Jiang Wuyue launched an elbow strike at him.