Chapter Summaries

Class Zero completed a specialty assessment before Elder Cai, whose harsh evaluations and surprise at Gu Yue’s elemental control shaped the results. Gu Yue’s five-element display earned her an offer of direct entry to the Inner Court.

• Xie Xie demonstrated his clones, received criticism about his Spiritual Power and technique, and scored seven points.
• Xu Xiaoyan explained her Star Wheel Ice Staff and received eight points.
• Tang Wulin revealed his Blood Essence Soul Ring and Golden Dragon Bloodline, demonstrated his strength, and scored a perfect ten.
• Yao Xuan prompted Gu Yue to demonstrate her specialty before him, and she formed a flower using five elements in harmony.
• Elder Cai praised Gu Yue’s performance and offered her direct entry to the Inner Court.

Gu Yue and Yao Xuan completed Elder Cai’s assessment, both earning full marks after declining her offers to become her disciples because they already studied under the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo. The group moved on to a secondary-profession assessment, where they were told to prove their skill in a chosen field.

• Gu Yue declined Elder Cai’s offer of discipleship, explained that the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo was her teacher, and received ten points.
• Yao Xuan displayed his Ancestral Dragon abilities and used his Great Desolate Sky-Annihilating Spear against Elder Cai, who stopped the attack with silver light.
• Elder Cai offered to take Yao Xuan as her personal disciple, but he declined because he was also the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo’s disciple, and she awarded him ten points.
• Yao Xuan and his companions followed a student to the next assessment room, where they were instructed to demonstrate a secondary profession such as forging or mecha work.

Yao Xuan demonstrated extraordinary forging talent during Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment, completing third-rank Spirit Forging and attracting Feng Wuyu’s attention. Feng Wuyu offered to take him as a disciple and exempt him from the remaining assessments, but Yao Xuan chose to continue with his companions.

• Yao Xuan forged adamantite to Thousand Forgings Rank 1, then began Spirit Forging as the examiner summoned Feng Wuyu.
• Feng Wuyu arrived and watched Yao Xuan complete third-rank Spirit Forging, producing a pale nine-colored dragon within the flames.
• Feng Wuyu praised Yao Xuan, offered to admit him specially to Shrek Academy, and asked to take him as his personal disciple.
• Yao Xuan explained that Mu Chen was already his forging master, so Feng Wuyu postponed the matter until Mu Chen arrived.
• Feng Wuyu returned the Spirit Forged Adamantite and let Yao Xuan continue the assessment with his companions, telling him to visit the Blacksmith Association afterward.

Yao Xuan and Class Zero completed the sixth and seventh trials before reaching the eighth trial, a comprehensive combat assessment against Shrek students. Yao Xuan assigned the battle order, and the group began choosing opponents.

• Yao Xuan received full marks for spirit forging and left the workshop after the examiner explained that his Spirit Forged Adamantite would remain as a record.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin completed their second-profession assessments, earning ten, nine, six, and nine points respectively.
• Tang Wulin ate nearly a hundred steamed buns, and all five Class Zero members passed the sixth trial with full marks.
• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin completed the endurance events for full marks, while Xu Xiaoyan stopped after the first event and earned two points.
• The guiding student introduced the eighth trial and gave Class Zero five minutes to choose opponents; Yao Xuan set the battle order with Xu Xiaoyan going last.

Yao Xuan and his companions began their Shrek Academy trials, earning points in their individual battles. As Yao Xuan faced the powerful Student Number Two, he activated his Ancestral Dragon abilities and launched a counterattack, leaving the match unresolved.

• Yao Xuan analyzed the ten opponents and quietly advised Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan before the battles began.
• Tang Wulin defeated Student Number Ten after a prolonged fight and earned ten points, while Xie Xie followed Yao Xuan's advice but lost to Student Number Seven after lasting thirteen minutes, earning seven points.
• Gu Yue swiftly defeated Student Number One and earned ten points, impressing the Shrek Academy students.
• Yao Xuan faced Student Number Two, who transformed with his Great Strength Vajra Ape martial soul and attacked with Vajra Divine Ape Fist.
• Yao Xuan activated his Ancestral Dragon abilities, surpassed Student Number Two's aura, and launched Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike at his opponent.

Yao Xuan defeated Student Number Two in one move, and Class Zero completed the first eight trials with strong scores. The five students entered the ninth trial, while Zhuo Shi ordered Shen Yi to set its difficulty to the highest level.

• Yao Xuan struck down Student Number Two with his Ancestral Dragon Claw and earned ten points and 150 Golden Evolution Points.
• Xu Xiaoyan tricked her opponent into losing, and the five Class Zero students finished the first eight trials with scores ranging from 66 to 80.
• The guide student led the group to a metal examination room, where Shen Yi explained that the ninth trial tested survival in an environment like the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Elder Cai and Zhuo Shi discussed the students' abilities, their academy prospects, and the consequences of failing the ninth trial.
• Zhuo Shi ordered Shen Yi to set the examination to the highest difficulty, and she obeyed.

Yao Xuan led Class Zero through the assessment forest after a pair of roars drew them toward a valley, where he discovered a Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear fighting the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. After the beasts moved away, the group entered the valley with Tang Wulin leading them, hoping to find treasures connected to the assessment.

• Yao Xuan gathered Class Zero and had Tang Wulin link them with Bluesilver Grass while Gu Yue scouted with wind birds.
• After a frightening roar sounded at night, Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin agreed to investigate its source.
• Gu Yue traced the roars to a valley, and Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura to shield the group as they approached.
• Yao Xuan found a Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear and the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, fighting inside the valley.
• The two Soul Beasts chased each other away, and Yao Xuan led Class Zero into the valley with Tang Wulin guiding them using Bluesilver Grass.

Yao Xuan led Class Zero into a cave where they found and killed a juvenile Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Its corpse produced a skull soul bone, leaving the group gathered around the rare drop.

• Yao Xuan led the group into a cave they suspected belonged to a Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The group found a juvenile Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Yao Xuan activated his powers to confront it.
• Yao Xuan pierced the juvenile Three-Eyed Golden Lion with his spear, killing it and gaining 1,000 Golden Evolution Points.
• Xie Xie spotted a skull-shaped soul bone floating above the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's corpse, and the Class Zero students gathered to inspect it.

Yao Xuan and the Class Zero students shared the illusionary Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Bone, with each teammate yielding it to Xu Xiaoyan. Shen Yi revealed that the ninth trial tested their character and awarded all five full marks, securing their places at Shrek Academy before leading them to the final trial.

• Yao Xuan offered the Soul Bone to Gu Yue, who refused and suggested Xu Xiaoyan; Xie Xie and Tang Wulin also yielded it to Xu Xiaoyan.
• As Xu Xiaoyan prepared to absorb the Soul Bone, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion returned, froze the group, and engulfed them in golden flames.
• Yao Xuan and the others awoke in the metal drawers, and Shen Yi explained that the ninth trial's Soul Bone could not be taken out and that the trial tested their character.
• Shen Yi awarded all five students full marks for sharing the spoils and told them they had secured places at Shrek Academy.
• Shen Yi led the five Class Zero students to a rooftop terrace for the final trial.

Yao Xuan and the other four Class Zero students completed Shrek Academy's final assessment and officially earned admission, with Yao Xuan receiving the highest score of ninety-nine. After registering and having dinner, they left the academy with Shen Yi, who wanted to speak with Teacher Wu.

• Elder Cai awarded Yao Xuan ninety-nine points and confirmed his admission to Shrek Academy.
• Elder Cai gave Gu Yue ninety-eight points and confirmed her admission.
• Elder Cai gave Tang Wulin ninety-six points and urged him to improve his Soul Power.
• Elder Cai admitted Xie Xie with eighty-two points and Xu Xiaoyan with eighty-four points.
• The five students ate dinner, completed their registration, and prepared to leave the academy.
• Shen Yi asked the students to take her to see Teacher Wu, and they headed out together.

After the students were accepted into Shrek Academy, Wu Zhangkong learned that he had been rehired as an assistant instructor and that the Inner Court assessment had been suspended during reforms. Yao Xuan and Gu Yue settled into their shared dormitory, where Yao Xuan used the Super God System to raise his Culinary Skill to Head Chef Level.

• Xie Xie told Wu Zhangkong that the group had been accepted into Shrek Academy, and Shen Yi informed him that the academy had rehired him as an assistant instructor.
• Shen Yi explained that only One-Word Battle Armor Masters would be admitted to the Inner Court after its reforms, so the students would begin in the outer court without an Inner Court assessment.
• The students completed enrollment, received their Identity Cards and school supplies, and learned from Shen Yi that Contribution Points served as the academy’s main currency.
• The group reached the dormitory area, where Yao Xuan and Gu Yue moved into their shared Couple's Dormitory.
• Yao Xuan saw the kitchen and used 111 Golden Evolution Points to upgrade his Culinary Skill to Head Chef Level.

Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and their classmates toured Shrek Academy’s Inner Court and met Zhuo Shi, who advised them on cultivation and battle armor. After exploring the academy, Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin ate enormous amounts at the cafeteria and were told they could have only ten free portions per meal.

• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue settled into their dormitory alongside Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Shen Yi led the students into the Inner Court and used Spatial Teleportation to bring them to Sea God Island.
• The group met Zhuo Shi, who spoke with them and gave advice about cultivation and battle armor.
• Zhuo Shi kept the students for lunch and served Tang Wulin black steamed buns.
• The Class Zero students toured Shrek Academy before eating at the central cafeteria.
• Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin ate food for eighteen and twenty people, respectively, and the cafeteria teacher warned them that free meals were limited to ten portions each.

Yao Xuan and his companions encountered Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu at a Shrek Academy drink bar, where Xie Xie intervened when Yue Zhengyu harassed Yuanen. After Yue Zhengyu threatened Xie Xie over his interference, Yao Xuan stepped in to defend him.

• Yao Xuan led the group to a busy street, where they entered a drink bar and met Yuanen Yehui, who served them.
• Yue Zhengyu demanded Yuanen Yehui's contact information, then bought the drink bar when its owner refused him, but Yuanen resigned and left.
• Xie Xie blocked Yue Zhengyu and condemned his behavior, while Yue Zhengyu revealed his Holy Angel martial soul and chased Yuanen outside.
• Yuanen revealed her Fallen Angel martial soul and fought Yue Zhengyu briefly before Shrek City's law enforcers stopped them and confirmed she was not an Evil Soul Master.
• Yue Zhengyu's butler stopped him from pursuing Yuanen, so Yue Zhengyu threatened Xie Xie and demanded that he kneel and apologize.
• Yao Xuan stepped forward and warned Yue Zhengyu to keep his mouth clean when speaking about his little brother.

Yao Xuan defended Xie Xie from Yue Zhengyu, who backed down after learning Yao Xuan carried the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo's token. Yao Xuan and Gu Yue returned to their shared dormitory, cultivated together, and ended the evening preparing for bed.

• Yao Xuan confronted Yue Zhengyu for ordering Xie Xie to kiss his boots and showed him the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo's token.
• Yue Zhengyu's butler identified the token, and Yue Zhengyu withdrew without apologizing.
• Yao Xuan, Xie Xie, and the others bought daily necessities and returned to the dormitory that evening.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue cultivated together in the dormitory, raising Yao Xuan's Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Gu Yue showered and came to the bedroom in a nightgown, then told Yao Xuan to take his shower so they could sleep together.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue spent the night embracing before attending Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony. Elder Cai announced the academy’s strict standards and became the first-year freshmen’s homeroom teacher, warning them that their training would be especially demanding.

• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue went to bed together and slept while embracing, with nothing further happening between them.
• The next morning, Yao Xuan and Gu Yue got ready and attended Shrek Academy’s opening ceremony at Spirit Ice Plaza.
• Elder Cai addressed the students, outlining the academy’s examinations, expulsion rules, and graduation requirements.
• Elder Cai took charge of the first-year freshmen and announced that she would train them more than twice as strictly as previous classes, with Shen Yi and Wu Zhangkong assisting her.

Yao Xuan and the new students attended their first class, where Shen Yi explained Shrek Academy’s strict rules and elimination system. After class, Yao Xuan suggested that Class Zero register with their professional associations before meeting for lunch.

• Elder Cai and Shen Yi led the freshmen to the classroom, where Shen Yi assigned their seats and reported full attendance.
• Elder Cai briefly addressed the class, then left Shen Yi to explain the academy’s regulations and study arrangements.
• Shen Yi warned that lateness, poor exam results, and failed Contribution Point missions could lead to expulsion.
• Yao Xuan felt little pressure from the academy’s rules, though he remained concerned about Tang San and his hidden contingencies.
• After class, Yao Xuan suggested that Class Zero register with their professional associations and meet at the cafeteria at noon.

Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin joined Shrek Academy’s Forging Association, where Tang Wulin’s Fourth-level rank and Yao Xuan’s verified status as a fourteen-year-old fifth-level Forging Grandmaster stunned the staff. After learning about the benefits of membership, Yao Xuan asked to meet Feng Wuyu, who had invited him to come by.

• Tang Wulin presented his Fourth-level Forgemaster badge and joined the Forging Association.
• The staff member verified Yao Xuan’s badge and confirmed that he was a fourteen-year-old fifth-level Forging Grandmaster.
• The attendants gathered around Yao Xuan in shock and admiration as the staff member welcomed him to the association.
• The staff member explained the benefits Yao Xuan would receive as a Forging Grandmaster.
• Yao Xuan asked the staff member to take him to Feng Wuyu, whom he had met during his assessment.

Yao Xuan became Feng Wuyu’s disciple after Feng secured his teacher’s approval, and Feng promised to train him as a blacksmith. Feng gave Yao Xuan a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and strengthened his meridians, while Tang Wulin also became Feng’s disciple.

• A staff member escorted Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin to meet Feng Wuyu at the Blacksmith Association.
• Feng Wuyu told Yao Xuan that his teacher had agreed to let him teach him, and Yao Xuan accepted Feng as his master.
• Feng Wuyu offered Yao Xuan a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and proposed nourishing his meridians before he refined it.
• Feng Wuyu also took Tang Wulin as a disciple and gave him two pieces of Starfall Iron.
• Feng Wuyu nourished Yao Xuan’s meridians through forty-nine cycles, improving his physique and Soul Power compression.

Yao Xuan refined the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and broke through to Soul Ancestor after fusing a purple Soul Ring. His cultivation, Spiritual Power, physique, and Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul all improved, leaving him far stronger.

• Feng Wuyu gave Yao Xuan the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus, and Yao Xuan endured its frigid energy while refining it.
• Yao Xuan's Soul Power broke through Rank 39 to Rank 40, then rose to about Rank 42 as he absorbed the lotus's remaining energy.
• Yao Xuan summoned his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul and Soul Spirit, then fused the purple Soul Ring to break through the Soul Ancestor bottleneck.
• Yao Xuan's Soul Power compression increased from 75.5% to 81%, and his Spiritual Power rose from 847 to 945 points.
• Yao Xuan's Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul transformed, strengthening his body and raising his physical strength from 62,500 to 75,000 kilograms.

Yao Xuan completed his breakthrough to level 42 Soul Ancestor, received rewards and a three-year mission to reach Soul King, and began planning to forge Battle Armor. After returning to the dormitory, he told Gu Yue about his advancement and went to cultivate.

• Yao Xuan fused his fourth Soul Ring, gained the Ancestral Dragon Myriad Blades Kill soul skill, and advanced to level 42 Soul Ancestor.
• Yao Xuan received rewards for completing his advancement mission and accepted a new mission to reach Soul King within three years.
• Yao Xuan reviewed his updated profile and resolved to pursue One-Word Battle Armor using Spirit Alloy.
• Feng Wuyu instructed Yao Xuan to win the upcoming Class Monitor Competition, maintain regular forging training, and avoid consuming other rare treasures for six months.
• Feng Wuyu gave Yao Xuan two forging-hammer badges, asking him to pass one to Tang Wulin.
• Yao Xuan returned to the dormitory, told Gu Yue he had advanced to Soul Ancestor, and entered the Cultivation Room to consolidate his realm.