Chapter Summaries

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue began combat training against Wu Zhangkong, who limited himself to the power and skills of a level 39 Soul Elder. Their opening exchange showed that Yao Xuan could match Wu Zhangkong’s strongest attack, but both fighters were hurt by the clash.

• Wu Zhangkong led Class Zero to a training ground and assigned Yao Xuan and Gu Yue to fight him.
• Yao Xuan activated three Ancestral Dragon enhancements while Gu Yue prepared her elemental powers, and Wu Zhangkong used Frost Mist to conceal and suppress them.
• Yao Xuan dispelled the mist’s chill with his Bloodline Power, while Gu Yue used fire, and Gu Yue boosted Yao Xuan’s charge with wind.
• Wu Zhangkong met Yao Xuan’s Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike with Skyfrost Slash, and their clash shook the combat room’s defensive barrier.
• The collision bent Wu Zhangkong’s Skyfrost Sword and strained him, while the slash cut into Yao Xuan’s claws and shook his insides.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue defeated Wu Zhangkong in a spar by coordinating their attacks and forcing him to exceed the agreed Soul Power limit. Wu Zhangkong admitted defeat, praised them, and turned to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan.

• Yao Xuan and Wu Zhangkong exchanged attacks, and Wu Zhangkong suffered a slight disadvantage.
• Gu Yue blinded Wu Zhangkong and disrupted his control of the ice elements, giving Yao Xuan an opening to strike.
• Wu Zhangkong blocked Yao Xuan’s attack, then raised his Soul Power above the agreed limit to defend against Gu Yue’s follow-up attack.
• Wu Zhangkong admitted defeat, and Yao Xuan received 50 Golden Evolution Points from the system.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Yao Xuan and Gu Yue for their strength and coordination, then turned to Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan.

Wu Zhangkong accepted the academy’s plan for Class Zero to enter the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition and arranged training for the students. After Xu Xiaoyan joined the group, Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin learned that Mu Chen also wanted to tell them about a forging competition, and the group ended the day with a celebratory dinner planned.

• Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan teamed up against Xie Xie in a practical battle and defeated him, after which Wu Zhangkong approved Xu Xiaoyan’s place in Class Zero.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that Class Zero would begin joint training against him the next day, with three matches daily.
• Long Hengxu told Wu Zhangkong that the academy wanted Class Zero to compete in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, and Wu Zhangkong agreed while requesting improved meals for the students.
• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan ate lunch together, toured the campus, and discussed tactics in the dormitory.
• Mu Chen summoned Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin to the Blacksmith Association and informed them about the Heaven Sea Alliance Forging Grand Competition.
• The group planned to celebrate Xu Xiaoyan joining Class Zero with dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Class Zero welcomed Xu Xiaoyan with a lavish seafood banquet at the East Sea Grand Hotel, where she gradually became part of the group. The next morning, Wu Zhangkong announced that the class would represent Eastsea Academy at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in one month and led them to begin combat training.

• Xie Xie led Class Zero to the East Sea Grand Hotel and explained its membership tiers and dining privileges.
• Yao Xuan offered to pay for the banquet, and Xie Xie ordered a variety of seafood dishes.
• The group shared a lively meal, and Xu Xiaoyan gradually integrated into Class Zero.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that Class Zero would represent Eastsea Academy at the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition in one month.
• Wu Zhangkong led the students to the combat room to begin their practical training.

After a month of training, Xu Xiaoyan officially joined Class Zero as the students prepared to travel to Skysea City for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. Wu Zhangkong assigned Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie to the three-person team and ordered them to win the championship, while Tang Wulin and the others decided whether to enter individual matches.

• Yao Xuan gained access to the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform through his Spirit Pagoda membership, and over the month his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit reached 1,700 years while his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline rose to 26.6%.
• Xu Xiaoyan adjusted to Class Zero and officially joined after her Soul Power rose to level 18.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that Class Zero would leave for Skysea City and compete in the junior division of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, assigning Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie to the three-person team with Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan as substitutes.
• Wu Zhangkong ordered the team to win the championship and explained that the students could also enter individual matches without affecting the team schedule.
• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin chose to enter individual matches, while Xu Xiaoyan declined because her support abilities were less suited to them.

Class Zero learned that winning the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition would not be enough to attract Shrek Academy’s attention, but they encouraged one another before setting off to compete. At Eastsea Square, they met other Eastsea Academy competitors and Mu Xi, who was surprised that Yao Xuan’s group planned to enter the junior team event.

• Xie Xie wondered whether winning the championship would earn them invitations to Shrek Academy, and Xu Xiaoyan explained how selective and powerful the academy was.
• Yao Xuan urged Class Zero to focus on the competition, and the five students joined hands and shouted encouragement.
• The next morning, Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu led the five Class Zero students to Eastsea Square to board the Soul Guidance Buses for the competition.
• Xu Xiaoyu questioned Xu Xiaoyan’s claim that Class Zero could win the junior three-person team event, and the siblings bickered before returning to their groups.
• Mu Xi greeted Yao Xuan, learned that Gu Yue was his girlfriend and that Class Zero was competing, then reacted with surprise when Yao Xuan declared their goal was the championship.

Yao Xuan reassured Mu Xi that Class Zero could compete at the Tianhai Grand Competition, then rode toward Skysea City with his teammates. On the bus, he reminisced about Na'er and shared a tender moment with Gu Yue, who comforted him and gave him water.

• Mu Xi warned Yao Xuan that Class Zero faced older competitors, including Soul Elders, but Yao Xuan said they were confident and thought the Zhou Sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill was their only real challenge.
• Mu Xi promised to treat Class Zero to a meal if they reached the preliminaries, and Eastsea Academy's teachers and students boarded Bus Number Six.
• Gu Yue sat beside Yao Xuan, held his hand, and comforted him when the ocean scenery reminded him of Na'er.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue shared a water bottle, and Yao Xuan privately wondered if drinking from it after him counted as indirectly kissing.
• Gu Yue asked Yao Xuan to close the curtain, and he drew it shut after admiring her in the sunlight.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue slept together on the bus to Skysea City, then joined Class Zero and the Blacksmith Association for preparations for the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. The chapter ended the following morning, just before the competition began.

• Gu Yue leaned on Yao Xuan and napped with him for most of the bus ride to Skysea City.
• Xie Xie woke Yao Xuan and Gu Yue when the bus arrived, and they explored the city's harbor-side surroundings before checking into a hotel.
• Long Hengxu assigned Gu Yue to share a room with Xu Xiaoyan and Yao Xuan to share one with Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, disappointing Gu Yue.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that the competition's opening ceremony and drawing would take place the next day, with matches to follow.
• Mu Xi took Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin to a Blacksmith Association meeting, where Cen Yue explained the competition format and encouraged the contestants.
• Class Zero ate dinner, discussed tactics, and returned to their rooms to cultivate before morning arrived.

Yao Xuan and the Eastsea Academy team attended the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition's opening ceremony and learned how the event would be run. As the exhibition match was about to begin, they met Xu Lizhi, and Tang Wulin offered him food.

• Yao Xuan and the Eastsea Academy competitors entered Skysea Sports Stadium through the contestants' passage and waited for the opening ceremony.
• The Tianhai Alliance leader explained the competition's purpose, declared it open, and struck the bronze bell.
• The chief referee outlined the three stages of the eleven-day competition, including the elimination rounds and finals.
• The ceremony ended, the teachers completed the drawing, and preparations began for the exhibition match between Shrek Academy and the previous youth team champions.
• Xu Lizhi asked for food, and Tang Wulin handed him a piece of dried fish while Yao Xuan privately judged him.

Tang Wulin befriended Xu Lizhi at the competition venue and met Ye Xinglan before the exhibition match began. He and the others discovered that Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan were members of Shrek Academy’s team.

• Xu Lizhi eagerly ate Tang Wulin’s dried fish, introduced himself, and exchanged communicator numbers with him.
• Tang Wulin offered to show Xu Lizhi local food after the competition, while Yao Xuan declined to join them.
• Ye Xinglan arrived, scolded Xu Lizhi for wandering off to eat, and led him away.
• The announcer introduced an exhibition match between Shrek Academy’s youth team and the Skysea Alliance’s previous Youth Division champions.
• Tang Wulin and the other Class Zero students recognized Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan among Shrek Academy’s competitors.

Class Zero watched Shrek Academy’s special invite team defeat Tianhai’s team in a one-sided match, revealing the vast gap in strength. Wu Zhangkong explained that Shrek’s Outer Court students would be future rivals and that his goal was to help Class Zero enter the Inner Court, before the group headed to register for the individual competition.

• Shrek Academy’s seven students defeated all seven Tianhai Team members with a coordinated assault led by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon user.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan discussed the Shrek team’s strength, and Yao Xuan said he would have even odds against its captain without using his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline.
• Wu Zhangkong told Class Zero that the Shrek students were from the Outer Court and would be their strongest future competitors.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed that he had entered Shrek’s Inner Court but had not graduated, and said he hoped to train Class Zero to enter it.
• Class Zero went to the individual competition registration entrance to sign up for the next day’s matches.

Yao Xuan and his teammates registered for the individual competition, then won their first individual and team matches with ease. Ye Xinglan confronted Class Zero after Tang Wulin’s meal with her left her angry, and she threatened to eliminate them before the top sixteen.

• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin passed the registration tests and entered the individual competition.
• Tang Wulin told Yao Xuan that he had met Ye Xinglan and complained about her temper.
• Yao Xuan and the others won their individual elimination matches, then defeated Ocean City Intermediate Academy in the team competition.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi confronted Class Zero, and Ye Xinglan threatened to stop them before they reached the top sixteen.
• Tang Wulin apologized for causing trouble, and Yao Xuan reassured him before reminding the group to prepare for the Forging Master competition.

Yao Xuan won the youth Forging Master Tournament and helped Class Zero Team advance through the preliminaries, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie struggled in individual matches. On the sixth day, Yao Xuan faced Ye Xinglan in the individual round of sixteen.

• Yao Xuan, Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi passed the forging assessment, and Yao Xuan won the finals with a Thousand Forging fourth-grade Adamantite piece.
• Class Zero Team finished the team preliminaries undefeated, while Yao Xuan and Gu Yue qualified for the individual main tournament; Xie Xie and Tang Wulin did not.
• Ye Xinglan changed opponents to face Tang Wulin and defeated him, prompting Yao Xuan to challenge her.
• Class Zero Team crushed its round-of-sixteen team opponent and became a celebrated dark horse.
• Ye Xinglan and Yao Xuan entered the battle platform to face each other in the individual competition.

Yao Xuan faced Ye Xinglan in a public match and overwhelmed her opening sword strike with his Ancestral Dragon Claws. Ye Xinglan realized she could not fight him head-on and planned to use movement and soul skills to wear him down.

• The referee explained the match rules and gave Yao Xuan and Ye Xinglan time to prepare.
• Ye Xinglan summoned her Stargod Sword and entered Body-Sword Unification, while Yao Xuan activated his Ancestral Dragon abilities and revealed two thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Ye Xinglan struck at Yao Xuan's ribs with a precise sword sweep, and Yao Xuan met her attack with his claws.
• Yao Xuan's blow sent Ye Xinglan flying backward, leaving her arms numb and forcing her to reconsider her strategy.

Yao Xuan stunned the arena by overpowering Ye Xinglan, then broke through her star-based Soul Skills with his Ancestral Dragon power. As Ye Xinglan resorted to evasion, Yao Xuan pressed his attack and the duel continued.

• Yao Xuan's easy first repulse of Ye Xinglan shocked the spectators, Shrek Academy's team, and Eastsea Academy, while Tang Wulin and the others admired him.
• Shrek Academy's captain judged Yao Xuan's strength formidable, and the white-haired team leader suspected she knew who had taught him.
• Yao Xuan reminded Ye Xinglan that he had warned her, but she dismissed her earlier setback as carelessness and unleashed Sword God Net and Falling Star Sword.
• Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike to shatter Ye Xinglan's net and most of her sword beams, with the remaining attacks barely marking his scales.
• Ye Xinglan dodged Yao Xuan's follow-up strike with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and planned to evade until his Soul Power ran low, while he immediately attacked again.

Yao Xuan defeated Ye Xinglan in their individual match, earning the Skysea Alliance’s cheers and Ye Xinglan’s respect. Ye Xinglan apologized to Tang Wulin through Yao Xuan, and the Eastsea Academy group returned to the hotel.

• Yao Xuan kept up his attacks until Ye Xinglan was cornered, despite using only about half his strength.
• Ye Xinglan unleashed Falling Star Sword, but Yao Xuan shattered most of its sword rays, disarmed her, and won the match.
• Yao Xuan praised Ye Xinglan after the referee declared him the winner, and she apologized for provoking him and asked him to pass her apology to Tang Wulin.
• Ye Xinglan said she would challenge Yao Xuan again when he came to Shrek Academy, then left the stage.
• Yao Xuan told Tang Wulin about Ye Xinglan’s apology, and the group followed Wu Zhangkong and Long Hengxu back to the hotel.

Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi discussed Yao Xuan's mysterious abilities and Wu Zhangkong's estrangement from Shrek Academy, while Shen Yi urged him to return and reconcile with his master. The next morning, Class Zero faced Hailu Academy in the quarterfinals, where the Zhou Sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill posed a potential challenge.

• Shen Yi asked Wu Zhangkong about Yao Xuan's strength, and he explained that Yao Xuan had a mutated Nine-Colored Dragon Martial Soul and unusual bloodline abilities he could not understand.
• Wu Zhangkong said Yao Xuan had become the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo's disciple and had refused the Tang Sect's invitation, so he could not join Shrek Academy's core ranks.
• Shen Yi told Wu Zhangkong that his master still cared for him and urged him to return to Shrek Academy; Wu Zhangkong said he might return with his students.
• The next morning, Class Zero entered the quarterfinals against Hailu Academy, whose team included captain Wang Dongqi and the Zhou Sisters, Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er.
• The referee reviewed the rules as both teams prepared to begin their match.

The Class Zero Team faced Hailu Academy as Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Forest of Ice and Snow. They attacked Yao Xuan with a storm of ice spikes, leaving his response unresolved.

• Yao Xuan, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue activated their Martial Souls as Wang Dongqi, Zhou Hanyou, and Zhou Tian'er prepared for battle.
• Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er joined hands and fused their Martial Souls, creating a powerful icy form that shocked the spectators.
• The Zhou Sisters warned Yao Xuan that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was dangerous and urged him to surrender, but he refused.
• Zhou Hanyou told Wang Dongqi to leave, and Yao Xuan sent Xie Xie off the arena and told Gu Yue to take to the air.
• Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er unleashed Forest of Ice and Snow, sending thick ice spikes erupting around Yao Xuan.

Yao Xuan blocked the Zhou Sisters’ Forest of Ice and Snow Martial Soul Fusion Skill and led Eastsea Academy’s Class Zero Team to victory. That evening, he told Di Tian and Zi Ji his bloodline was about to break through and prepared to begin another enhancement.

• Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Power to form a nine-colored shield that withstood the Zhou Sisters’ Forest of Ice and Snow without breaking.
• The Zhou Sisters conceded, and the host declared Eastsea Academy’s Class Zero Team the winner; Yao Xuan gained Golden Evolution Points and the spectators’ admiration.
• Shen Yi asked Wu Zhangkong about Yao Xuan’s defensive ability, and Wu Zhangkong said neither he nor a Titled Douluo at the Tang Sect branch could see through Yao Xuan.
• Di Tian asked whether Yao Xuan’s bloodline was nearing another breakthrough, and Yao Xuan confirmed it before preparing to begin with Di Tian and Zi Ji.

Yao Xuan increased his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline to 27.0% while Di Tian and Zi Ji guarded him and absorbed the released power. Three days later, Class Zero faced Shrek Academy in the team battle finals, and the match began with Shrek’s fighters receiving Ning Xueqing’s boosts.

• Yao Xuan spent 2,800 Golden Evolution Points to raise his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline by 0.4%, reaching 27.0%.
• Di Tian and Zi Ji absorbed the dispersed Ancestral Dragon Power, thanked Yao Xuan, and chose to stay nearby for his future breakthroughs.
• Yao Xuan returned to Class Zero, and three days later the team prepared to face Ye Xinglan’s Shrek team in the championship match.
• The referee introduced both teams, and Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie took the stage for Class Zero.
• Ning Xueqing summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda and boosted Ye Xinglan and Jun Xiaoyao as the Shrek team prepared to fight.