Chapter Summaries

Class Zero's students received astonishing test results, with Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena displaying Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power at only nine years old. Long Bing and the others considered their futures, while Meng Xinghe reflected on Yun Ming, Shrek's growing arrogance, and the Federation's political motives for eventually destroying it.

• Wang Jinxi and the others were stunned by the students' assessment results, especially the extreme spiritual power scores of Xu Xiaoyan, Meng Xinghe, and Gu Yuena.
• Long Bing recognized that Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm and assessed the other students' potential for future advancement.
• Xu Xiaoyan credited her Golden Apple for her high ratings and resolved to keep cultivating so Xie Xie would not surpass her as a follower.
• Wei Xiaofeng asked whether anyone could match Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena's talent, and Long Bing named Yun Ming as a possible comparison.
• Meng Xinghe considered how Yun Ming's status as the world's strongest served Shrek's arrogance and how the Federation could use Shrek's misconduct to justify destroying it.

Class Zero entered the beginner-level Ascension Platform, where several students encountered thousand-year soul beasts. Gu Yuena rescued Xie Xie from a Mandala Snake and, with Meng Xinghe’s agreement, decided he needed more combat training.

• Long Bing explained the Ascension Platform’s rules and sent the eight Class Zero students in through its equipment.
• Wang Jinxi found himself face-to-face with a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, while Xie Xie encountered a Mandala Snake and fled from it.
• Meng Xinghe encountered an Earth Demon Spider in its own trap and let it escape.
• Gu Yuena appeared behind Xie Xie and killed the Mandala Snake with an elemental fireball.
• Gu Yuena criticized Xie Xie’s combat ability, and Meng Xinghe agreed that she should train him rather than give him a Golden Apple.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Meng Xinghe told Gu Yuena he planned to use the Ascension Platform’s God Realm fragment as a catalyst to create his own God Realm, supported by a divine artifact that converted universal energy into immortal spiritual energy. Meanwhile, Xie Xie gained a ten-thousand-year Thorn Dragon as his second soul spirit, while Huo Yuhao told Tang Wulin he could wait until Soul King to seek another soul spirit.

• Gu Yuena asked Meng Xinghe how he planned to use the God Realm fragment at the core of the Ascension Platform, and he said he intended to create his own God Realm.
• Meng Xinghe explained that he had forged a divine artifact to produce immortal spiritual energy and planned to draw energy from multiple planes and sources to sustain his project.
• Gu Yuena wondered what other surprises Meng Xinghe had kept from her.
• Gu Yuena arranged for Xie Xie to contract a ten-thousand-year Thorn Dragon, which eagerly accepted him as its partner because he was her follower.
• Tang Wulin asked Huo Yuhao for help finding a second soul spirit, and Huo Yuhao told him his resources could prepare him to use ten-thousand-year soul rings and that he could wait until Soul King.

After the students returned from the Ascension Platform, Long Bing praised Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi for defeating a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider and promised the class a fun activity with rewards. Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena recognized that she meant the Sky-reaching Tower, while Long Bing reflected on its rewards and wondered whether the Federation government possessed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Long Bing praised Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi for using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider, and the class applauded them.
• Xie Xie considered the power of Martial Soul Fusion Skills and recalled that Big Sister had chosen the Space-Time Sacred Dragon path for him because it offered a higher ceiling.
• Long Bing told the students to rest and teased that she would take them somewhere fun with rewards the next day.
• Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena recognized that Long Bing meant the Sky-reaching Tower, a one-hundred-and-eight-floor gauntlet offering rewards for each cleared floor.
• Long Bing recalled that she and Gu Yuena had kept their Sky-reaching Tower records below their true abilities, with personal bests of the eighty-first and seventy-second floors.
• Long Bing ruled out the Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult as locations of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and identified the Federation government as the remaining suspect.

Wu Changkong brought Class Zero to the Spirit Pagoda’s virtual Sky-reaching Tower and explained its holographic space. After Xie Xie reached only the fifth floor, Wu Changkong warned the others that their tower-climbing results would count toward their assessments.

• Wu Changkong led Class Zero through a spatial entrance after telling them to wear their Spirit Transmission Bracelets.
• Gu Yuena explained that spatial technology had long existed but was too expensive for civilian use.
• Wu Changkong revealed that the Sky-reaching Tower was a holographic projection and warned the students not to trust their eyes, recalling a past illusion that had led him to believe he killed Long Bing.
• Wu Changkong selected Xie Xie to challenge the tower first because his combat ability was the weakest and he had not adapted to his evolved Martial Soul.
• Xie Xie defeated the simulated Huo Yuhao on the first floor but wasted Soul Power showing off and stopped at the fifth floor.
• Wu Changkong told the class that tower results would count toward their assessments and asked the others to do no worse than Xie Xie.

Class Zero competed in the Sky-reaching Tower, where Gu Yuena and Meng Xinghe advanced rapidly and set their sights on breaking records. Meng Xinghe defeated the simulated Evil Emperor on the eighty-first floor with overwhelming spiritual power and continued toward the ninety-ninth floor, leaving Wu Changkong stunned by how much he had concealed.

• Meng Xinghe encouraged Xie Xie to try the tower-climbing game again, and Wu Changkong sent Class Zero into their battle spaces.
• Gu Yuena, Meng Xinghe, and Xu Xiaoyan advanced quickly through the tower, while Xie Xie fought cautiously to conserve his strength.
• Gu Yuena reached the seventy-second floor and decided to stop at the eighty-first floor to match Meng Xinghe's record.
• Meng Xinghe faced the simulated Evil Emperor on the eighty-first floor and withstood his Time-Space Light without injury.
• Meng Xinghe overwhelmed the Evil Emperor in a spiritual contest and chose to continue toward the ninety-ninth floor.
• Wu Changkong watched Meng Xinghe's display and realized his spiritual power exceeded even his own.

The Spirit Pagoda discussed rumors that the Evil Emperor and Snow Empress had either died or begun cultivating again in human form. After the Sky-reaching Tower challenge, the group compared their results, and Tang Wulin learned that Meng Xinghe had chosen a Frenzied Demon Lifespan-Reducing Pill as a survival trump card.

• Rumors spread within the Spirit Pagoda that the Evil Emperor and Snow Empress had died in tribulations or taken human form to pursue godhood.
• Meng Xinghe returned from the Sky-reaching Tower, and he and Gu Yuena compared their scores through voice transmission.
• Tang Wulin returned last and learned that he had reached the twenty-seventh floor, while Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yuena, and Meng Xinghe reached the nineteenth, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth, forty-fifth, eighty-first, and ninety-ninth floors respectively.
• Tang Wulin considered the rewards available for his score and asked about Meng Xinghe's choice.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that Meng Xinghe had publicly chosen a Frenzied Demon Lifespan-Reducing Pill, which traded twenty years of lifespan for a temporary doubling of strength.

Meng Xinghe reflected on the Frenzied Demon Lifespan-Reducing Pill and why he had kept its full version from the Spirit Pagoda. At Eastsea Academy, Wu Changkong and Long Bing taught Class Zero about mechas, Battle Armor, rare earth, and the demands of pursuing both paths.

• Meng Xinghe recalled that he had created the Frenzied Demon Lifespan-Reducing Pill and had given the Spirit Pagoda only a restricted version to prevent overuse.
• Class Zero returned to Eastsea Academy, where Long Bing asked Xie Xie to explain the academy’s famous mecha program.
• Long Bing and Wu Changkong explained the histories of mechas and Battle Armor, while Gu Yuena recognized Meng Xinghe’s influence on both developments.
• Wu Changkong taught the students that rare earth enhanced mechas and Battle Armor and helped unlock the potential of God Rank mechas.
• Wu Changkong described the Body Sect’s leader as the only Limit Douluo who had mastered both mechas and Battle Armor, and advised the students to weigh their talents before choosing their paths.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The story's platform is going premium, with the final free updates releasing at midnight tomorrow.
• The author reflects on the journey so far, hinting at the upcoming changes and the end of the free version.

Character Developments

• No significant character development in this chapter, as it's primarily a reflective piece by the author.

Significant Themes

• Transition and change: The author ponders the shift from free to premium content, reflecting on the past and anticipating the future.
• Gratitude and appreciation: The author expresses thanks to readers for their support and engagement throughout the free period.

Character Interactions

• The author interacts with readers indirectly through their reflections and expressions of gratitude, fostering a sense of community and connection.

The group debated whether to pursue mecha or Battle Armor Master paths, then chose Battle Armor Masters after learning that mecha maintenance could hinder Soul Power cultivation. Wu Changkong explained how secondary professions helped Battle Armor merge with its wearer, and the students revealed several of their profession levels.

• Meng Xinghe explained that mecha upkeep could impede cultivation, while Mu Ye reached Limit Douluo through his Body Martial Soul and human-mecha unity.
• Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng chose to become Battle Armor Masters, and Gu Yuena urged Xie Xie to make the same choice.
• Wu Changkong explained that Battle Armor Masters needed a related secondary profession to form a deep connection with their armor.
• Xie Xie said he had chosen Mecha Maker, and Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yuena, and Meng Xinghe disclosed their secondary professions and levels.
• Tang Wulin realized Meng Xinghe knew far more than blacksmithing, including all four major secondary professions and grandmaster-level pill refining.

Wu Changkong advised Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Wang Jinxi on choosing secondary professions, and the students learned that Meng Xinghe had completed his One-Word Battle Armor. Meng Xinghe showed off the sky-blue armor, explaining that its color came from an optical refraction array.

• Wu Changkong recommended mecha manufacturing to Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Wang Jinxi, and suggested Zhang Yangzi consider mecha design as well.
• Zhang Yangzi chose mecha manufacturing so he could learn and share insights with his classmates.
• Wu Changkong asked Meng Xinghe about his Battle Armor, and Meng Xinghe said he had finished its final component a few days earlier.
• Meng Xinghe summoned his One-Word Battle Armor from a special spatial Soul Tool bracelet and assembled it before the class.
• Long Bing asked why the armor looked sky-blue, and Meng Xinghe explained that its optical refraction array made the silver-white armor reflect blue light.

Meng Xinghe defeated Wu Changkong in a spar with his Great Desolate Prisoning Heaven Finger, then Wu Changkong challenged five students at once. Meng Xinghe explained to Gu Yuena that Celestial Dipper Disintegration could scatter martial souls but that he planned to keep this ability secret.

• Wu Changkong challenged Meng Xinghe to a spar while suppressing his cultivation, and Meng Xinghe agreed.
• Meng Xinghe used Great Desolate Prisoning Heaven Finger with Celestial Dipper Disintegration to knock Wu Changkong's Heavenfrost Sword away and defeat him.
• Wu Changkong called Xie Xie, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Tang Wulin to face him in a one-against-five match.
• Meng Xinghe told Gu Yuena that Celestial Dipper Disintegration could scatter tool and beast martial souls, but their owners could gather them again.
• Meng Xinghe said he would keep the ability secret to avoid attracting unwanted attention.

Wu Changkong defeated Tang Wulin and the others despite fighting blindfolded, then advised them to adapt better in battle. Afterward, Huo Yuhao eased Tang Wulin’s anxiety about Blue Silver Grass by explaining its weakness to sharp attacks and saying its next evolution would help.

• Tang Wulin and his teammates planned a coordinated attack, and Wu Changkong agreed to fight them blindfolded.
• Tang Wulin spread Blue Silver Grass across the training ground while Wei Xiaofeng disrupted Wu Changkong’s hearing and Zhang Yangzi covered him in darkness.
• Wu Changkong defeated all five, dodged the Dark Dragon Eagle’s attacks, and told them to improve their ability to adapt.
• Meng Xinghe looked toward Gu Yuena, who realized he had been thinking about her poor combat skills and reflected on her elemental abilities.
• Tang Wulin told Huo Yuhao that repeated encounters with sharp attacks had made him anxious about Blue Silver Grass.
• Huo Yuhao explained that sharp objects were a common weakness of plant-type Martial Souls and said Blue Silver Grass’s evolution after the Blue Silver Conference would ease the problem.

Class Zero received their final exam scores after completing the turbulent Ascension Platform test, and every student passed. The semester ended with winter break beginning the next day, while Long Bing and Wu Changkong left to travel together.

• Class Zero returned from the turbulent Ascension Platform, and the chapter described their cultivation progress and Wei Xiaofeng’s difficulties with his Azure Shadow Serpent Martial Soul.
• Wu Changkong announced that Meng Xinghe, Gu Yuena, and Tang Wulin had received perfect scores from both teachers.
• Xu Xiaoyan earned an average of ninety-nine, Xie Xie received eighty-seven from both teachers, and the remaining students’ scores were all high enough to pass.
• Long Bing announced that winter break began the next day and confirmed that nobody would be punished.
• Long Bing and Wu Changkong left together for a trip they had booked in advance.

Tang Wulin received a pill for breaking the Golden Dragon King's second seal and a Bloodline Purification Agent designed to strengthen his Blue Silver Grass bloodline. After the seal was broken, Gu Yuena learned that the next one would likely be broken in six months, while Meng Xinghe kept the winter-break surprise he had promised her secret.

• Tang Wulin followed Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena to a private cultivation room to discuss the Golden Dragon King's second seal.
• Meng Xinghe gave Tang Wulin a pill and a Bloodline Purification Agent made to strengthen his Blue Silver Grass bloodline as part of their God Core transaction.
• Tang Wulin took the pill, and an hour later Gu Yuena obtained the bloodline essence from the Golden Dragon King's second seal.
• Meng Xinghe told Gu Yuena that Tang Wulin's next seal would likely be broken in six months and explained that later seals would require stronger pills and more time to digest.
• Gu Yuena worried about refining the Golden Dragon King's lingering consciousness and finding the Dragon God's Legacy, while Meng Xinghe left his winter-break surprise unexplained.

Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena traveled to Mingdu while designing Gu Yuena’s Spirit Alloy one-word Battle Armor, whose perfect materials made it unusually difficult to create. They shared lunch on the plane, while Meng Xinghe reflected on the rare materials behind his own Battle Armor and Gu Yuena’s future upgrades.

• Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena flew to Mingdu and worked together on Gu Yuena’s Spirit Alloy one-word Battle Armor design.
• Meng Xinghe explained that perfect-fusion Spirit Alloy and pure rare earths exceeded existing technological limits and made the design more complex than ordinary Battle Armor.
• Meng Xinghe gave Gu Yuena design concepts for Spirit Gold, which he said suited her current needs, and considered how different alloys and Life Metal could affect Battle Armor.
• Meng Xinghe recalled that he had already forged his own Star Silver Battle Armor and its later-upgrade components, while another self possessed a perfect four-word set.
• Flight attendant Mo Lan served Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena’s lunch, and Gu Yuena encouraged Meng Xinghe to eat before they continued their work.

Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena arrived in Mingdu to visit Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy and see the surprise he had prepared. They entered the academy and began touring its grounds, with the surprise still waiting there.

• Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena landed at Sun Moon International Airport, where Sima Jinchi met them and drove them into the city.
• Gu Yuena asked whether they would visit the academy or see Meng Xinghe’s surprise first, and Meng Xinghe chose the academy.
• Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena entered Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy after showing their Spirit Transmission Bracelets.
• Gu Yuena noticed that the academy’s gate plaque looked like heavenly-forged metal, and Meng Xinghe confirmed that it was.
• Meng Xinghe guided Gu Yuena through the academy’s spacious grounds and antique-style buildings.

Meng Xinghe brought Gu Yuena to the Heavenly Flame Soul Burning Tower and explained its origin and purpose. The tower was a special Soul Tool that cultivated his external fire-attribute divine ability by drawing on Douluo Planet’s Sky Power.

• Meng Xinghe drove Gu Yuena across the nearly deserted Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to the crowded Heavenly Flame Soul Burning Tower.
• Gu Yuena searched for information and learned that the tower’s Heavenly Flame increased Soul Masters’ cultivation speed.
• Meng Xinghe explained that the flame came from the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower Flame, the natal true fire of the Fire Host Clan’s royal bloodline.
• Meng Xinghe recounted how he sheltered Huo Tian and the Fire Host Clan after they arrived from Falan Planet, and how Huo Tian gave him a flame seed and asked for help returning home.
• Meng Xinghe told Gu Yuena that he had made the flame seed into a growing external divine ability and that the tower drew on Douluo Planet’s Sky Power to nurture it.

Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena visited the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, where Huan Hongchen introduced them to the young genius Xu Yucheng and his Dark Demon Sickle. Meng Xinghe felt an inexplicable urge to destroy the sickle and challenged Xu Yucheng to a spar.

• Huan Hongchen welcomed Meng Xinghe and Gu Yuena and gave Meng Xinghe her contact card.
• Huan Hongchen told the pair that nine-year-old Xu Yucheng had reached Rank 30 after cultivating in the Heavenly Flame Soul Burning Tower.
• Xu Yucheng emerged from the crowd with his Dark Demon Sickle and three thousand-year soul rings.
• Huan Hongchen explained that the Holy Spirit Cult's Pope had cured the backlash from Xu Yucheng's martial soul.
• Meng Xinghe felt a bloodline-driven urge to destroy Xu Yucheng's sickle and challenged him to a spar.

Meng Xinghe accepted Xu Yucheng’s challenge and effortlessly stopped his attack with the domain True Self's Intent, demonstrating that he could control his Heavenly God bloodline rather than let it control him. After returning Xu Yucheng’s Dark Demon Sickle and compensating him with Star Silver, Meng Xinghe left with Gu Yuena while Xu Yucheng vowed to catch up and defeat him.

• Huan Hongchen wondered whether Meng Xinghe belonged to the Dragon Snake Family, while Xu Yucheng agreed to fight him and the crowd made room.
• Xu Yucheng attacked Meng Xinghe with the Dark Demon Sickle, but Meng Xinghe used True Self's Intent to freeze him in place.
• Meng Xinghe examined the sickle without being cut and chose not to destroy it, mastering the urge provoked by his Heavenly God bloodline.
• Meng Xinghe released Xu Yucheng, returned his Dark Demon Sickle, and gave him high-fusion Star Silver as compensation.
• Meng Xinghe left with Gu Yuena after bidding farewell to Huan Hongchen, and Xu Yucheng vowed to surpass and defeat him.