Chapter Summaries

Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei fought so fiercely that they knocked each other senseless, and Zuo Xiaoduo agreed with Zhou Yunqing to call their match a draw. As the two teams restrained the still-dazed fighters, Ding Xiulan announced the second match.

• Li Chenglong followed Zuo Xiaoduo’s advice to keep the initiative, and he and Yan Kuanglei traded attacks until their swords shattered.
• Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei charged headfirst into each other, knocked themselves senseless, and collapsed with crossed eyes.
• Zuo Xiaoduo proposed a draw, and Zhou Yunqing accepted on behalf of his team.
• The teams fed and treated Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei, then pinned them down when they kept crawling around in their dazed state.
• Ding Xiulan announced the second match while trying not to laugh.

Long Yusheng and Ling Feixue fought a mutual, near-fatal sword duel, and Zhou Yunqing conceded after Long Yusheng’s final strike spared her heart. Both were treated and carried away, leaving Phoenix City Second High School ahead as the third match was announced.

• Ling Feixue and Long Yusheng attacked each other with Body and Sword as One, impaling one another within seconds.
• Long Yusheng shifted his sword at the last moment to avoid Ling Feixue’s heart, and Zhou Yunqing and Zuo Xiaoduo ordered them not to move.
• Zhou Yunqing conceded, and Ding Xiulan separated the fighters, removed their swords, and treated their wounds.
• Wan Lixiu carried Long Yusheng away, and Zuo Xiaoduo reassured her that she would not become a widow.
• Phoenix City Second High School retained the advantage, and the third match between Li Changming and Yu Yan'er was announced.

Li Changming used his Great Dream Divine Art against Yu Yan'er after their long fight, and both fell asleep on the field. Yu Yan'er woke up furious and embarrassed, leaving the referees unsure how to decide the match.

• Li Changming and Yu Yan'er fought for hundreds of moves, with Yu Yan'er gradually gaining the advantage as his strength waned.
• Li Changming hurled his staff at Yu Yan'er and released streams of white vapor that made them both fall asleep.
• Li Changming and Yu Yan'er woke from their dreams at nearly the same time, and Yu Yan'er called him a pervert before fleeing.
• The referees and onlookers debated what had happened and how to judge the match.
• Zuo Xiaoduo demanded that Li Changming confess what he had done in the dream, but Li Changming denied doing anything.

Zuo Xiaoduo defended Li Changming against Zhou Yunqing’s accusations, and the teachers ruled their match a draw. After joking with Li Changming and Yu Yan'er, Zuo Xiaoduo entered the ring for his match against Pi Yibao.

• Zuo Xiaoduo argued that Li Changming’s dream technique was a combat method and refused to let Zhou Yunqing use Yu Yan'er’s reputation to force a concession.
• Zhou Yunqing admitted he had been biased about special treatment for girls but maintained that his team had not lost.
• Ding Xiulan announced the teachers’ decision to declare the match a draw, and both captains accepted it.
• Li Changming insisted he was not a pervert, while Zuo Xiaoduo teased him and provoked Yu Yan'er.
• Ding Xiulan announced Zuo Xiaoduo’s match against Pi Yibao, and Zuo Xiaoduo entered the ring to cheers from viewers.

Zuo Xiaoduo’s team gained a decisive advantage when Pi Yibao conceded, and Zhou Yunqing stepped up for Shuicheng First High School’s next self-selected match. The chapter ended with Zuo Xiaoduo warning Zhou not to use his sword, claiming Spirit Cat was an unmatched Divine Artifact.

• After Zuo Xiaoduo took the arena, Pi Yibao immediately conceded, giving Phoenix City Second High School its second win and two draws.
• Zhou Yunqing worried about his team’s chances and volunteered to fight first, hoping to defeat or disable Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo entered the arena as Zhou Yunqing rose to meet him.
• When Zhou drew his sword, Zuo Xiaoduo advised him not to use it and claimed his own Spirit Cat was an extraordinarily sharp weapon that could destroy Zhou’s blade.

Zuo Xiaoduo unsettled Zhou Yunqing by warning him that his treasured sword might be damaged, but a judge intervened with Sudden Enlightenment to restore Zhou’s resolve. Zuo Xiaoduo accused the judge of destroying the fairness of the final.

• Zuo Xiaoduo used claims about Zhou Yunqing’s treasured Spirit Cat Sword to make Zhou hesitate over using it.
• Zhou Yunqing struggled to ignore the possibility that Zuo Xiaoduo’s claims about the sword were true, even as he knew they might be psychological warfare.
• A gray-bearded Ancestral Dragon High Martial teacher used Sudden Enlightenment to clear Zhou Yunqing’s mind.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told the teacher that his intervention had shaken his own state of mind.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declared that the teacher had destroyed the fairness of the match.

During the Dragon-Tiger Ranking finals, Zuo Xiaoduo protested Gu Yuanhang’s interference and accused him of judging unfairly. Mu Yanyan exposed Gu Yuanhang’s personal bias, leaving him disgraced while Zuo Xiaoduo nervously anticipated his teacher’s reaction.

• Zuo Xiaoduo protested Gu Yuanhang’s warning to Zhou Yunqing, arguing that the judge had violated tournament rules while his own tactics were permitted.
• Zhan Xiaofei and Cui Shangyan challenged Gu Yuanhang over his interference, while Ding Xiulan showed sympathy for Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Mu Yanyan appeared in the sky and accused Gu Yuanhang of targeting Zuo Xiaoduo because his techniques involved the Kunlun Dao Sect.
• Gu Yuanhang refused to swear an oath because Mu Yanyan’s accusation was true, and she vowed to report the matter.
• Mu Yanyan warned Zuo Xiaoduo to wait for her, leaving him frightened as Gu Yuanhang’s face turned deathly pale.

After Gu Yuanhang showed favoritism toward Ancestral Dragon High Martial and Zuo Xiaoduo exposed him during the nationally broadcast final, Ding Xiulan lost her chance to recruit Zuo Xiaoduo. The tournament committee removed Gu Yuanhang, who left for Upper Capital, while Ma Changsi took his place as judge.

• Ding Xiulan angrily denounced Gu Yuanhang for his biased remarks and vowed to report him to the principal.
• Cui Shangyan and Zhan Xiaofei supported Gu Yuanhang's removal and privately welcomed the setback to Ding Xiulan's effort to recruit Zuo Xiaoduo.
• The other judges agreed that Gu Yuanhang was unfit to serve, and the tournament committee escorted him from the panel.
• Gu Yuanhang glared at Zuo Xiaoduo and flew straight toward Upper Capital without returning to the hotel.
• Ma Changsi replaced Gu Yuanhang as judge.

After the earlier dispute over Gu Yuanhang’s help, Zuo Xiaoduo and Zhou Yunqing resumed their match and agreed to fight fairly. Zhou unleashed his No-Return Sword, while Zuo answered with a shroud of fine Sword Qi, and the duel intensified.

• Ding Xiulan sent Principal Bai Meixuan hundreds of messages about Zuo Xiaoduo and furious complaints about Gu Yuanhang, threatening to resign if the principal did not act.
• Bai Meixuan reluctantly asked for his phone so he could read Ding Xiulan’s messages.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zhou Yunqing agreed to set aside the earlier dispute and focus on their fight.
• Zhou Yunqing promised to fight fairly, saluted Zuo Xiaoduo with his sword, and declared his No-Return Sword technique.
• Zuo Xiaoduo cloaked the arena in misty rain threaded with Sword Qi as Zhou Yunqing’s sword pierced through it and surged in power.

Zhou Yunqing broke through to the third realm of the No-Return Sword during his final against Zuo Xiaoduo, whose determined counterattacks helped temper the breakthrough. Gu Qianfan recognized Zuo Xiaoduo’s efforts and told the teachers that Water City owed him a great favor.

• Zhou Yunqing entered a new state of sword intent and broke through to the third realm of the No-Return Sword as he attacked Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo used the Starry Sky Step, the Silk Rain Sword, the Light Rain Sword, and the Flame Sun True Scripture to resist Zhou Yunqing’s increasingly fierce attacks.
• Gu Qianfan watched the battle with Shuicheng First High School’s teachers and realized Zhou Yunqing needed a worthy opponent to complete his breakthrough.
• A teacher questioned whether Zuo Xiaoduo might be using tricks, but Gu Qianfan silenced him and explained that Zuo Xiaoduo was helping Zhou Yunqing by holding his ground and pushing him to his limits.
• Gu Qianfan declared that Water City must remember the favor Zuo Xiaoduo had done for Zhou Yunqing.

Zuo Xiaoduo risked his life to keep fighting Zhou Yunqing, helping him advance through a rare sword epiphany. As Zhou Yunqing’s Sword Qi reached perfection, Zuo Xiaoduo intensified his attacks and seemed to draw out the No-Return Sword’s killing intent.

• Gu Qianfan and the referees realized Zuo Xiaoduo was deliberately refusing to retreat so Zhou Yunqing could continue his sword epiphany.
• Zuo Xiaoduo faced Zhou Yunqing’s uncontrolled, greatly strengthened attacks and countered with multiple sword arts, refining his own Sword Heart and Sword Qi along the way.
• Gu Qianfan celebrated as Zhou Yunqing’s Sword Qi reached a perfect stage and said he owed Zuo Xiaoduo an enormous debt of gratitude.
• Zuo Xiaoduo changed his swordsmanship and unleashed a fiercer, wave-like counterattack, astonishing Gu Qianfan with the danger he risked for Zhou Yunqing.

Zuo Xiaoduo risked his life to help Zhou Yunqing transform his No-Return Sword, then ended their perilous duel and watched Zhou Yunqing collapse after recovering his senses. The teachers celebrated Zhou Yunqing’s breakthrough and joked about replacing Zuo Xiaoduo’s shredded uniform.

• Zhou Yunqing’s Sword Qi turned savage in response to Zuo Xiaoduo’s attacks, and his combat strength rose more than tenfold as the duel became increasingly dangerous.
• Zuo Xiaoduo continued pressing Zhou Yunqing with the Spirit Cat Sword, intending to help him reach the greatest possible breakthrough.
• Gu Qianfan recognized that Zhou Yunqing had surpassed his limits, and Zuo Xiaoduo unleashed 999 sword strikes before soaring out of the combat range.
• The six referee-teachers restrained Zhou Yunqing and guided him through Qi Recovery, after which Ding Xiulan dissipated his remaining strength.
• Zhou Yunqing thanked Zuo Xiaoduo, then collapsed into a deep sleep; Zuo Xiaoduo returned in a fresh outfit and joked that Zhou Yunqing should pay for his ruined uniform.
• Zhan Xiaofei, Cui Shangyan, and Ding Xiulan offered to replace Zuo Xiaoduo’s uniform, while the teachers recognized that he had risked his life to help Zhou Yunqing transform his swordsmanship.

After Gu Qianfan formally conceded the Dragon-Tiger Ranking championship to Phoenix City Second High School, he publicly thanked Zuo Xiaoduo and said he owed him a favor. The broadcast audience remained confused about the match, and accusations of rigging spread online.

• Ding Xiulan grew furious at Gu Yuanhang and sent him hundreds of messages.
• Zhan Xiaofei answered a call from Principal Gu Qianfan and put it on speakerphone.
• Gu Qianfan announced Shuicheng First High School's concession, thanked Zuo Xiaoduo, and said he owed him a favor.
• Online viewers questioned how the match had turned around and accused the schools of rigging the result.
• A Shuicheng First High School teacher quietly told the principal that people online were calling the match rigged.

Phoenix City Second High School won the Dragon-Tiger Ranking championship, and Zuo Xiaoduo and the others rushed home to present the trophy to Grandma He and honor their former principal. Gu Qianfan rejected demands for explanations and began handling calls from High Martial schools seeking to recruit Zhou Yunqing.

• Gu Qianfan dismissed calls to explain why he had conceded and ordered festive decorations for Yunqing and the others’ return.
• Gu Qianfan refused to answer recruitment calls from High Martial schools and said he would contact Ancestral Dragon High Martial himself because Zhou Yunqing must never attend it.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and the other Phoenix City Second High School students celebrated their championship and honored their former principal from the award platform.
• Zuo Xiaoduo used Qi-Viewing Technique and saw that Li Chenglong and the others’ fortune had greatly increased.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Ding Xiulan that the group wanted to take the trophy to Grandma He, and Phoenix City Second High School set off for home immediately.
• Zhan Xiaofei, Cui Shangfeng, and the other High Martial teachers carried the group home at full speed.

After winning the Dragon-Tiger Ranking, Zuo Xiaoduo and his teammates honored He Yuanyue at her grave before discussing their plans for high martial schools. Ancestral Dragon High Martial’s Ding Xiulan lamented that Gu Yuanhang’s actions had cost the school its chance to recruit the team and Zhou Yunqing.

• Ding Xiulan blamed Gu Yuanhang for driving Zuo Xiaoduo and the other team members away from Ancestral Dragon High Martial, and she concluded that the school had lost its chance to recruit them and Zhou Yunqing.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and the others placed their first-place trophy before He Yuanyue’s grave and thanked her for the dream they had fulfilled.
• The team stayed at He Yuanyue’s grave until midnight, then Hu Ruoyun asked them which schools they planned to attend.
• Yu Moyan chose Yuyang High Martial Arts School to pursue greater resources, while Li Chenglong said he would follow Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Wan Lixiu said she and Long Yusheng planned to attend Cloud High Martial, and Li Changming chose Dragon Soul to pursue the Great Dream Divine Art.

Hu Ruoyun warned Zuo Xiaoduo and the other students about the dangers of traveling alone to their High Martial Academies and gave Zuo Xiaoduo advice before parting. As Zuo Xiaoduo raced home, Mu Yanyan intercepted him and beat him.

• Hu Ruoyun told the students they had to travel to their High Martial Academies without escorts and warned that their studies would expose them to deadly dangers.
• Hu Ruoyun urged Zuo Xiaoduo to keep a low profile at Hidden Dragon, stay cautious about his enemies, and keep his teachers informed; she asked Li Chenglong to look out for him.
• Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie returned to school with the trophy, while Zuo Xiaoduo and the others watched them leave before going their separate ways.
• Zuo Xiaoduo hurried home, celebrating his return and thinking about Nian Nian Cat.
• Mu Yanyan called out to Zuo Xiaoduo, kicked him out of the air, and then attacked him with a barrage of kicks.

Mu Yanyan punished Zuo Xiaoduo with a beating, and Zuo Xiaonian healed him before beating him again for insulting her and stealing her sunflower seeds. They discussed their plans: Zuo Xiaoduo would still go to Hidden Dragon High Martial despite the dangers, while Zuo Xiaonian planned to join the Nine Heavens Pavilion.

• Mu Yanyan beat Zuo Xiaoduo and brought him back to Zuo Xiaonian, who treated his bruises.
• Zuo Xiaonian beat Zuo Xiaoduo again after he called her a silly girl.
• Zuo Xiaonian thrashed Zuo Xiaoduo after he stole her shelled sunflower seeds.
• Zuo Xiaoduo said he still intended to attend Hidden Dragon High Martial despite the enemies waiting for him in Fenghai City.
• Zuo Xiaonian said she would probably work for the Nine Heavens Pavilion instead of going to Phoenix Cry.
• Zuo Xiaoduo studied Zuo Xiaonian’s physiognomy and future, then reassured her that her strength would keep her safe.

Zuo Xiaoduo urged Zuo Xiaonian to use her Top-Grade Star Soul Jade by pretending he had discovered a huge mine and offering her more if she cultivated hard. Their warm conversation continued past midnight, ending when Zuo Xiaonian asked whether she looked pretty.

• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Xiaoduo she had joined the Nine Heavens Pavilion as its youngest woman member in many years, though she still needed training before taking missions.
• Zuo Xiaoduo falsely claimed he had found a mine containing at least a million pieces of Top-Grade Star Soul Jade and offered Zuo Xiaonian more jade if she used hers through cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoduo set a condition that Zuo Xiaonian had to suppress her surging True Essence more than fifteen times during her dan origin realm breakthrough to qualify for the reward.
• Zuo Xiaonian accepted the challenge and resolved to reach the required cultivation goal.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian chatted peacefully past midnight, and Zuo Xiaonian stood up and asked him whether she looked pretty.

Zuo Xiaonian asked Zuo Xiaoduo to choose among three versions of her height, but he misunderstood what she meant and got beaten. Meanwhile, Gu Yuanhang reached the Upper Capital after being repeatedly attacked on his way back and headed to Ancestral Dragon High Martial.

• Zuo Xiaonian changed her height twice and asked Zuo Xiaoduo which of her three versions looked best.
• Zuo Xiaoduo failed to understand what Zuo Xiaonian wanted him to notice, so she beat him and returned angrily to her room.
• Gu Yuanhang was ambushed by three pursuers after leaving South Ji City and fled back into the city for safety.
• Gu Yuanhang tried to escape by plane, but a streak of sword light cut off one of its wings, so he carried the plane to Fenghai airport and landed it.
• A black-clad attacker fought Gu Yuanhang for two hours near the Upper Capital before retreating, and Gu Yuanhang then went to Ancestral Dragon High Martial.

Phoenix City Second High School celebrated its championship-winning team and graduated its Innate students, sending many on to High Martial Academies. After the ceremony, Hu Ruoyun sat alone in He Yuanyue’s former office and watched the graduates leave.

• Phoenix City Second High School held a ceremony honoring its six Dragon-Tiger Ranking Tournament champions and paying tribute to He Yuanyue.
• Li Changjiang announced that 177 of the school’s 237 Innate students had earned admission to their chosen High Martial Academies, while the rest could pursue vocational training, enlist, or repeat a year.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and the other five competitors received recognition, and Li Chenglong’s tooth-baring face stole the spotlight in the class photograph.
• The graduating students received their certificates, said farewell to Second High School, and were given ten days off.
• Hu Ruoyun visited He Yuanyue’s former office and watched the graduates leave, reflecting on how painful and worthwhile it was to send them off.