Chapter Summaries

After pursuing Na Nali for three days and nights, Cao Xin struck her down with a newly comprehended Soul Skill. He then trapped her in the independent mental world created by Within an Inch, leaving her frightened and unable to escape.

• Tang Wulin sat outside Mang Tian's Forging Room, reflected on his healing injuries and growing strength, and wondered who the two figures racing through the night were.
• Na Nali tried to persuade Cao Xin to end their pursuit, but he calmly continued chasing her.
• Cao Xin used a silver-white sword strike to wound Na Nali and revealed that he had just comprehended a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Na Nali gave up running and urged Cao Xin to kill her, but he remained wary of her cunning.
• Cao Xin used Within an Inch to bring himself and Na Nali into a boundless white world, where she panicked and demanded to know where they were.

Cao Xin trapped Na Nali inside his heart, absorbed her seduction power, and used her to deepen his comprehension of spring. Three days later, his cultivation breakthrough put him on the verge of reaching Soul King, and he remembered Tang Wulin, this era’s Child of Destiny.

• Cao Xin revealed that he had comprehended the spatial Self-Created Soul Skill Thousand-Mile Bright Moon during his three-day pursuit of Na Nali.
• Na Nali spread her pink emotional power through Cao Xin’s inner world and tried to kill him, but Cao Xin transformed the blank space into a forest and absorbed her power.
• Cao Xin declared that Na Nali would help him attain the Path, then drew the pink light from her until she collapsed and began meditating on spring.
• Three days later, Cao Xin woke with a deeper understanding of spring’s essence and realized that obtaining a fifth soul ring and using an Upgrade Pill could raise him to the fifty-ninth rank.
• Cao Xin reflected that he was close to becoming a Soul King at seven years old and recalled meeting Tang Wulin in Eastsea City.

Cao Xin went to Red Mountain Junior Academy to study Tang Wulin, the Child of Destiny, hoping to comprehend Destiny Law and overcome Tang Hao’s restriction. He joined Tang Wulin’s class, where he planned to observe him from nearby.

• Cao Xin reflected on the five laws he had encountered and resolved to keep pursuing the Dao despite the challenge of mastering them.
• Cao Xin traveled to Aolai City to meet Tang Wulin and sense the aura of the Child of Destiny without disrupting his life.
• Half a month later, Cao Xin entered Red Mountain Junior Academy as a new student, and Tang Wulin recognized him as the “Immortal big brother” before admitting he had mistaken him for someone else.
• Cao Xin chose a seat two rows from Tang Wulin so he could observe him without seeming deliberately close.
• Cao Xin recalled that the Holy Spirit Cult had gone into hiding after Na Nali’s death, leaving him with few targets to hunt.
• Cao Xin decided that understanding Destiny Law might let him bypass Tang Hao’s restriction and become an Immortal Deity.

At nine years old, Cao Xin had deepened his understanding of the Destiny Law and become powerful enough to defeat Limit Douluo, placing him among the Douluo Plane’s top ten experts. After his junior academy’s final class, he left with Tang Wulin, who excitedly told him that he had reached level ten Soul Power and would soon obtain a Soul Spirit.

• Cao Xin reflected that First Dad and Second Dad’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Emotion Moves Heaven, could even restrain powerful opponents such as Di Tian.
• Over a year and a half, Cao Xin advanced his understanding of the Destiny Law and gained insight into causality, though his cultivation remained at level fifty-nine.
• Cao Xin became strong enough to defeat Limit Douluo and fight Demigods, ranking among the Douluo Plane’s top ten experts at age nine.
• Lin Ximeng gave her students her final lesson and wished them bright futures as they left the junior academy.
• Cao Xin left alone, and Tang Wulin caught up with him and said his Soul Power had reached level ten and his father would soon take him to buy a Soul Spirit.

Cao Xin returned to Shrek City and spoke with Zang Xin about his future after reaching extraordinary strength at a young age. Zang Xin urged him to experience ordinary life, prompting Cao Xin to resolve his inner conflict and break through to level sixty.

• Tang Wulin told Cao Xin he admired his strength and wanted to catch up, then walked beside him before they parted at a fork in the road.
• Zang Xin summoned Cao Xin to the Tang Sect Headquarters study and asked what he planned to do next.
• Zang Xin noted Cao Xin's rapid growth and suggested he experience ordinary life instead of focusing only on strength.
• Cao Xin realized he had not truly connected with others at Red Mountain Academy and had been divided between the Ruthless Path and the Passionate Path.
• Cao Xin's bottleneck dissipated, and he advanced from level fifty-nine to level sixty, leaving Zang Xin bewildered by the breakthrough.

Cao Xin left his conversation with Zang Xin and found Xu Lizhi pestering Ye Xinglan at the Tang Sect. After Cao Xin ordered Xu Lizhi away, Lan Muzi intervened, and Cao Xin challenged Shrek Academy’s sense of propriety.

• Zang Xin accepted that Cao Xin needed to find his own direction in Mind Cultivation.
• Cao Xin saw Xu Lizhi offering Ye Xinglan cultivation resources and learned that Xu Lizhi had repeatedly pursued her at the Tang Sect for two years.
• Cao Xin told Xu Lizhi to get lost when Ye Xinglan approached him as her Young Master.
• Lan Muzi objected that Cao Xin should not insult a Shrek Inner Court disciple.
• Cao Xin mocked Lan Muzi and accused Shrek Academy of shamelessness.

Cao Xin rejected Lan Muzi’s claim of authority and killed him when Lan Muzi tried to seize him. Xu Lizhi panicked at the killing, and Cao Xin left him trembling and humiliated as Ye Xinglan looked on with disgust.

• Lan Muzi invoked his status as Long Yeyue’s disciple to lecture Cao Xin, but Cao Xin challenged his right to address him by name.
• Lan Muzi tried to capture Cao Xin, who sensed Zang Xin watching but knew he would not intervene.
• Cao Xin struck Lan Muzi with his sword, killing him instantly.
• Xu Lizhi shouted in shock and urinated himself when Cao Xin looked at him.
• Ye Xinglan and the Tang Sect disciple recoiled from Xu Lizhi in disgust.

After Cao Xin killed Lan Muzi, Zang Xin accepted his explanation and Cao Xin told Ye Xinglan to return to cultivation. Long Yeyue demanded that Yun Ming punish Cao Xin, and Yun Ming asked whether she wanted him to kill him.

• Cao Xin dismissed Xu Lizhi after killing Lan Muzi, and Zang Xin appeared and asked why he had done it.
• Cao Xin said he had gained insight, and Zang Xin praised him before going inside.
• Cao Xin told Ye Xinglan to return to cultivation and watched the corner where Xu Lizhi had fled, anticipating Long Yeyue's reaction.
• Long Yeyue smashed her desk in anger and ordered Xu Lizhi to take her to Yun Ming.
• Xu Lizhi resented Cao Xin for disrupting his plan to control Ye Xinglan but was too afraid to act on it.
• Yun Ming tried to calm Long Yeyue by pointing out Lan Muzi had crossed the line, but she accused him of betraying his promise to Tian Juan and demanded to know whether he wanted Cao Xin killed.

Yun Ming persuaded Long Yeyue to let the dispute with Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin go, though she immediately took offense when he said both sides were at fault. One month later, Cao Xin reunited with Tang Wulin at Eastsea Academy, and the two entered the same dormitory, where Xie Xie arrived and froze upon seeing Cao Xin.

• Yun Ming reminded Long Yeyue that Cao Xin could not be harmed without risking Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin's retaliation, and she agreed to give them face.
• Yun Ming proposed that both sides let Lan Muzi's matter go, but Long Yeyue accused him of being biased toward Cao Dezhi.
• At Eastsea Academy, Tang Wulin happily reunited with Cao Xin, who said he had come to study there too and told Tang Wulin to keep up.
• Cao Xin and Tang Wulin were assigned dormitory 206, avoiding the original conflict with Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao.
• Xie Xie entered dormitory 206, saw Tang Wulin, then froze when he noticed Cao Xin.

Cao Xin joined Class 1 with Xie Xie while Tang Wulin entered Class 5, and Cao Xin quietly gained a powerful Soul Bone before leading his class to dominate the Class Upgrade Match. After the students formed Class Zero, Cao Xin stepped forward to face a Mecha Brigade captain who had come to threaten Xie Xie and Tang Wulin.

• Cao Xin, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie met as roommates, then were assigned to Classes 1, 5, and 1 respectively.
• Cao Xin killed a hundred-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear in the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform and obtained a Right Palm External Soul Bone, which Qian Gu Dongfeng learned about.
• Tang Wulin led Class 5 to advance to Class 2, while Cao Xin led Class 1's challenge streak up to the third year before the academy stopped it.
• The academy established Class Zero with Cao Xin, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi as members.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin beat three thugs who demanded protection money at a restaurant, prompting their leader Guang Long to complain to his brother Guang Biao.
• Guang Biao brought dozens of subordinates to Eastsea Academy to threaten the students, and Cao Xin stopped Xie Xie and Tang Wulin from intervening and said he would go.

Cao Xin drove Guang Biao out of Eastsea City’s affairs, and the Mecha Brigade captain was imprisoned and later died. As Class Zero began physical testing, Cao Xin’s score overwhelmed the testing instrument and left it burnt out.

• Cao Xin struck Guang Biao and sent him fleeing from the academy gates.
• Zang Xin pressured the Eastsea City Governors into removing Guang Biao, who was imprisoned, and the Mecha Brigade was reorganized before Guang Biao died of a reported sudden illness.
• Tang Wulin thanked Cao Xin, who dismissed the matter and went to eat with the others.
• Wu Changkong began Class Zero’s physical assessments, and Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi received scores of 31, 66, 18, and 41.
• Cao Xin’s score climbed rapidly until the testing instrument screeched, smelled burnt, and went dark.

Cao Xin’s spiritual power overwhelmed the testing device, astonishing Wu Changkong and the other students. During the strength test, Tang Wulin recorded more than a thousand kilograms with each fist, and Cao Xin was left to test next.

• Cao Xin’s spiritual power burned out the testing device, leaving Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Tang Wulin, and Wu Changkong stunned.
• Wu Changkong continued the tests and had Zhang Yangzi, Xie Xie, and Wang Jinxi measure their punching strength.
• Tang Wulin struck the machine with 1,156 kilograms of force from his left fist and 1,348 kilograms from his right.
• Wu Changkong called Cao Xin forward for the strength test as the others watched expectantly.

Cao Xin destroyed the Strength Testing Instrument with one punch and froze its flying fragments, leaving Wu Changkong convinced the boy had outgrown Eastsea Academy. After class, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi asked Cao Xin to guide them, and he agreed.

• Cao Xin struck the Strength Testing Instrument hard enough to cave in its plate and shatter the machine.
• Cao Xin froze the scattered metal fragments in midair, impressing Wu Changkong with his precise control of ice.
• Wu Changkong and Tang Wulin’s group recognized Cao Xin’s strength and questioned why he was attending Eastsea Academy.
• After class, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi asked Cao Xin to take them under his wing.
• Cao Xin agreed to guide them, and Xie Xie eagerly accepted despite the hardship that followed.

Yu Zhen asked Cao Xin to compete in next year's Skysea Grand Tournament, hoping to end Eastsea City's losing streak. Cao Xin agreed in exchange for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Yu Zhen offered information about a Hundred-Thousand-Year sea soul beast instead.

• After hearing Wu Changkong's account of Cao Xin's test results, Yu Zhen summoned him and tried to persuade him to stay at Eastsea Academy.
• Yu Zhen asked Cao Xin to participate in next year's Skysea Grand Tournament, and Cao Xin agreed to consider it if Eastsea City met his demands.
• Cao Xin asked for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but Yu Zhen explained that Eastsea City could not provide one.
• Yu Zhen offered to share information about a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Cao Xin was surprised by the offer.

Cao Xin agreed to hunt the Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Soul Great White Shark blamed for Eastsea City’s fishing losses, then confronted it offshore. The shark surfaced under his attack, and Cao Xin evaded its crashing wave as their battle began.

• Yu Zhen told Cao Xin about the Demon Soul Great White Shark in the Eastsea coastal waters, and Cao Xin agreed to hunt it.
• The next day, Cao Xin flew to the location Yu Zhen provided and waited for the shark to arrive.
• Cao Xin summoned the Ruthless Sword and used Vicissitudes of Life to alter the surrounding sea.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark leaped from the water and sent a massive wave crashing toward Cao Xin.
• Cao Xin used Clear Sky and Blue Empyrean to ride white cranes into the sky and escape the wave as dark clouds gathered overhead.

Cao Xin triggered the Thunder Tribulation of Xiao Bai, a Demon Soul Great White Shark nearing three hundred thousand years of cultivation, and prevented her from escaping by enchanting her with the Sentimental Sword. He killed her as the lightning struck, leaving behind a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a left arm bone.

• Cao Xin used Vicissitudes of Life to bring on Xiao Bai’s Thunder Tribulation in the East Sea.
• Xiao Bai tried to flee into the deep sea, but the lightning followed and struck her repeatedly.
• Xiao Bai leaped at Cao Xin, who used Joyous Forgetfulness to immerse her in pleasant memories and leave her defenseless against the lightning.
• Xiao Bai accused Cao Xin of targeting the Sea God’s mount and threatened him with the Sea God’s divine punishment.
• Cao Xin pierced Xiao Bai with the Sentimental Sword as lightning struck, killing her and producing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a silvery-white left arm bone.

Cao Xin returned to Eastsea Academy, where Gu Yue finally joined Class Zero after avoiding the academy because she sensed his power. At the Skysea Grand Tournament, the team encountered Shrek Academy’s students, and Xu Lizhi recognized Cao Xin and asked if they could withdraw.

• Cao Xin stored the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for the Tang Sect and kept the left arm Soul Bone for himself.
• Gu Yue overcame her fear of the domain surrounding Eastsea Academy and joined Class Zero, followed by Xu Xiaoyan.
• Class Zero traveled to Skysea City for the Skysea Grand Tournament and checked into the Skysea Grand Hotel.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie noticed seven arrogant youths in Shrek Academy uniforms and realized Shrek had entered the tournament.
• Xu Lizhi saw Cao Xin, panicked, and asked his Shrek companions if they could skip the tournament.

Xu Lizhi joined Shrek Academy’s delegation for the Skysea Grand Tournament while secretly rejoicing in Long Yeyue’s plan to use the Holy Spirit Cult against Cao Xin. That night, the Skysea City Governor summoned Cao Xin and offered to arrange for him to face Shrek Academy, but Cao Xin showed no interest.

• Xu Lizhi relaxed when he learned Shrek’s visit was only for an exhibition match, then grew jealous as two girls admired Cao Xin.
• Xu Lizhi recalled that Long Yeyue had sent Shrek to provoke public opinion and draw the Holy Spirit Cult into attacking Cao Xin.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan mocked Shrek’s confidence before Cao Xin led them on.
• The Skysea City Governor explained that a councilman had asked him to arrange for Cao Xin to face Shrek in exchange for a chance to join the Federation Council.
• Cao Xin remained calm and confused when the Governor offered him the match.

Cao Xin accepted the Skysea Governor’s request to face Shrek’s seven students in an exhibition match, and the match began with him standing alone against their team. Shrek’s captain planned to attack first and prove the Alliance wrong.

• Cao Xin suspected Long Yeyue had arranged the match and agreed to participate.
• Tang Wulin and his companions arrived at Skysea Stadium and discussed the exhibition match and its risks.
• The Skysea Alliance announced that Cao Xin alone would represent it against Shrek’s seven students, surprising the crowd and Tang Wulin’s group.
• Xu Lizhi hoped Cao Xin’s victory would provoke the Evil Soul Masters into acting.
• Shrek’s captain ordered his team to suppress Cao Xin, and the seven students formed their practiced formation as the match began.

Cao Xin used Thought Materialization to defeat Shrek’s seven-student team with a single maple-leaf dragon strike. News of Shrek’s loss spread across the Federation, leaving the academy’s students in shock and anger.

• A Shrek youth unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury, but Cao Xin manifested an ancient maple tree that dispersed the lightning.
• Cao Xin shaped the falling maple leaves into a dragon and used it to bind and knock out all seven members of Shrek’s team.
• The crowd at Skysea Stadium erupted in cheers after Cao Xin defeated the team with one strike.
• People across the Federation discussed the loss online and identified the victor as Cao Xin of Eastsea Academy.
• Shrek students read the battle report and reacted with disbelief and anger over their academy’s defeat.