Chapter Summaries

Zhuo Shi tested Yao Xuan’s Beginner Ancestral Dragon Domain and, impressed by its power, offered to teach him his Nine Dragon God Forms. He also included Tang Wulin in the lesson and demonstrated the technique’s immense strength.

• Wu Zhangkong brought Yao Xuan to Zhuo Shi’s cottage, where Zhuo Shi asked Yao Xuan to show his domain.
• Yao Xuan released his Beginner Ancestral Dragon Domain, which boosted Zhuo Shi’s Soul Power and Bloodline Power and began to improve his martial soul.
• Zhuo Shi offered to teach Yao Xuan his Self-Created Soul Skills, and Yao Xuan swore not to pass them on.
• Wu Zhangkong worried that Tang Wulin was not ready to learn the Nine Dragon God Forms, but Zhuo Shi said Tang Wulin’s pure dragon bloodline made him suitable.
• Zhuo Shi led Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin to the backyard and demonstrated the Nine Dragon God Forms, unleashing a fiery bloodline dragon and a spatial rift without harming them.

Yao Xuan learned Zhuo Shi’s Dragon Shakes the Heavens at remarkable speed, using Xiao Zhi’s analysis and his own control of Bloodline Power. The chapter leaves him gathering the technique’s Blood Qi Vortices into one large vortex as Zhuo Shi and Wu Zhangkong watch in astonishment.

• Zhuo Shi demonstrated Dragon Shakes the Heavens and told Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin to practice it before receiving his guidance.
• Yao Xuan asked Xiao Zhi to analyze the move, then began reversing his Bloodline Power while Tang Wulin struggled to grasp the technique.
• Yao Xuan formed Blood Qi Vortices, entered Martial Soul Possession, and released a powerful aura that impressed Tang Wulin.
• Zhuo Shi sensed Yao Xuan’s progress, brought Wu Zhangkong downstairs, and watched as Yao Xuan continued cultivating.
• Yao Xuan reached the final step and began merging his Blood Qi Vortices into one large vortex.

Yao Xuan completed Zhuo Shi’s Dragon Shakes the Heavens technique and unleashed his own Ancestral Dragon Shocking Heaven. After Zhuo Shi corrected his form and arranged for him to guide Tang Wulin, he privately asked Yao Xuan to call him “Senior” in public.

• Yao Xuan merged his final two Blood Qi Vortices, completed Dragon Shakes the Heavens, and unleashed Ancestral Dragon Shocking Heaven.
• Zhuo Shi praised Yao Xuan’s success, pointed out flaws in his execution, and instructed him on how to improve.
• Zhuo Shi suggested naming the move Colored Dragon Shocking Heaven, while Yao Xuan privately preferred Ancestral Dragon Shocking Heaven.
• Tang Wulin said he had reached ten percent progress, and Zhuo Shi reassured him and told him he could ask Yao Xuan for guidance.
• Yao Xuan agreed to help Tang Wulin, and Zhuo Shi privately told him to call him Senior in public.

Yao Xuan returned to the Outer Court with Wu Zhangkong and Tang Wulin, spotted Na'er but chose not to reunite with her yet, and met Ye Xinglan, who arranged to challenge him. He then guided Tang Wulin in Dragon Shakes the Heavens and asked Xiao Zhi to optimize the technique for his body.

• Yao Xuan encouraged Tang Wulin and told him to ask for help whenever he had questions.
• Yao Xuan recognized Na'er sailing away from Sea God Island but decided not to call out to her while Wu Zhangkong and Tang Wulin were present.
• Ye Xinglan greeted Yao Xuan and requested a rematch, which he accepted for when she joined his class in about a month.
• Yao Xuan taught Tang Wulin more about Dragon Shakes the Heavens before leaving to have dinner with Gu Yue.
• Yao Xuan asked Xiao Zhi to optimize Dragon Shakes the Heavens for his body, and Xiao Zhi estimated the analysis would take 18 days and 20 hours.

Yao Xuan told Gu Yue he had seen Na'er, and Gu Yue revealed that she and Na'er were two personalities of the same person who both loved him. They accepted Yao Xuan loving them both, and Na'er later visited Gu Yue to discuss their identities and a way to preserve both of them.

• Yao Xuan told Gu Yue he had seen Na'er at Sea God Lake, and Gu Yue congratulated him on finding his adopted younger sister.
• Gu Yue revealed that she and Na'er were two personalities of one person, and said both had fallen in love with Yao Xuan.
• Yao Xuan told Gu Yue he loved Na'er too, and Gu Yue accepted his feelings and asked him to love Na'er as he loved her.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue finished dinner, cultivated together, and went to sleep in their Couple's Dormitory.
• Na'er visited Gu Yue late at night, and Gu Yue said they could use the Dragon God Imprint to merge while preserving both personalities in separate bodies.
• Gu Yue told Na'er that Yao Xuan accepted Soul Beasts and relationships between humans and Soul Beasts, easing Na'er's worries about revealing their identities.

Na'er thanked Gu Yue for allowing her to continue living with Yao Xuan, then secretly kissed him before leaving. Yao Xuan visited Mu Chen and Mu Xi, received blacksmithing guidance and a Soul Forging notebook, and raised his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit's cultivation to 8,500 years as two weeks passed.

• Na'er declined Gu Yue's offer to arrange a meeting with Yao Xuan, then kissed his cheek while he slept and left.
• Yao Xuan greeted Gu Yue the next morning, attended mecha design practice, and accepted Mu Chen and Mu Xi's invitation to visit the Blacksmith Association.
• Mu Chen advised Yao Xuan on Spirit Forging and gave him a notebook about Soul Forging.
• Yao Xuan entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and raised his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit's cultivation to 8,500 years.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue continued their routine of receiving Heavenly Phoenix Douluo's guidance and cultivating together as two weeks passed.

Yao Xuan began crafting Gu Yue’s Battle Armor Belt after strengthening his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline and honing his manufacturing skills. After two hours of uninterrupted work, the belt was more than ninety percent complete and close to success.

• Yao Xuan invested his Golden Evolution Points to raise his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline to 38.1%, bringing him within 1.9% of the fourth threshold.
• Gu Yue completed the Battle Armor Belt designs, while Yao Xuan’s simulated practice brought his One-Word Battle Armor crafting success rate to one hundred percent.
• Yao Xuan began engraving Gu Yue’s Spirit Forged magic silver prototype as she wished him luck.
• Yao Xuan spent two hours continuously inscribing Soul Guiding Arrays, causing the belt’s patterns and aura to grow stronger.
• Yao Xuan brought the Battle Armor Belt to more than ninety percent completion while maintaining his strength and concentration.

Yao Xuan completed Gu Yue’s One-Word Battle Armor Belt, and she bonded with it and demonstrated its transformation before their shocked class. The chapter ended with Wu Zhangkong praising their achievement and urging the other students to learn from them.

• Yao Xuan infused the prototype Battle Armor Belt with his nine-colored Ancestral Dragon Power, completing its transformation into a magic silver Battle Armor Belt.
• Gu Yue used her blood to acknowledge the Battle Armor Belt as its master and formed a bond with it.
• Gu Yue summoned the Belt and transformed it into silver Battle Armor around her waist, completing the forging process.
• Wu Zhangkong invited Yao Xuan and Gu Yue to demonstrate the Battle Armor before their astonished classmates.
• Wu Zhangkong praised their early achievement and encouraged the class to learn from their hard work.

After Gu Yue showed off her newly forged Battle Armor Belt, she and Yao Xuan discussed adapting to it and planning their next armor components. They returned to their Couple's Dormitory after lunch and rested together, while Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin looked forward to seeing or making their own battle armor.

• Gu Yue told Yao Xuan that her Battle Armor Belt had increased her Soul Power and improved her elemental control, and they planned to forge helmets and breastplates next.
• Xu Xiaoyan admired Gu Yue's battle armor, and Gu Yue promised to help revise Xu Xiaoyan's design after she advanced to Soul Ancestor; Xie Xie and Tang Wulin asked to see Yao Xuan's armor next week.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue optimized her battle armor, then ate lunch together in Shrek Academy's cafeteria.
• Yao Xuan took Gu Yue back to their Couple's Dormitory, where they changed clothes, embraced, and fell asleep together.

Yao Xuan forged and equipped his Dragon Blood Adamantite Battle Armor Belt, gaining a major boost in strength. Gu Yue praised the result, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie asked to see it, leaving the group eager to keep improving.

• Tang Wulin advanced to Level 32 during the week, while Yao Xuan's Spiritual Power increased by ten points.
• Yao Xuan forged his Battle Armor Belt from Dragon Blood Adamantite using Gu Yue's design.
• Yao Xuan activated the Battle Armor Belt and found it increased his Bloodline Power by twenty percent, Soul Power by twenty percent, and Ancestral Dragon Power by ten percent.
• Yao Xuan reached peak early-stage Soul Saint strength while using his Martial Soul Avatar and planned to keep forging battle armor before facing Long Yue.
• Gu Yue asked whether Yao Xuan liked her design, and he told her he was very satisfied.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie asked to see the Battle Armor Belt, and Yao Xuan summoned it for them.

Yao Xuan completed the third step of condensing his Soul Core and began polishing the Soul Power Crystals through dual cultivation with Gu Yue. His initial progress exceeded expectations, and he and Gu Yue ended the evening by going to the bathroom together.

• Yao Xuan encouraged Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to keep working toward becoming Battle Armor Masters after they admired his battle armor.
• Over the following week, Yao Xuan and Gu Yue completed adjustments to their battle armor belts, and Gu Yue designed their helmets while Yao Xuan forged the metals.
• Yao Xuan's base strength surpassed one hundred thousand kilograms, his Spiritual Power reached 990, and the Soul Power at his heart solidified into crystals.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue began dual cultivation, and Yao Xuan used the Fortune Soul Forging Art to polish his Soul Power Crystals with Refinement Source Energy.
• After three hours, Yao Xuan's Soul Core formation progress reached 0.37%, and his Spiritual Power rose to 991; he estimated that he could finish in about nine months.
• Gu Yue invited Yao Xuan to sleep with her and then asked him to join her in the bath, and he accepted.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue spent the night together before Shen Yi introduced Inner Court transfers Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi to their class. Ye Xinglan showed renewed fighting spirit toward Yao Xuan, while the newcomers were told to choose a study group and follow Outer Court rules.

• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue teased each other after spending the night together, then fell asleep in each other's arms.
• Shen Yi introduced Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi as Inner Court transfers joining the class.
• Ye Xinglan introduced herself and revealed her ambition to become a powerful Battle Armor Master, showing Yao Xuan admiration and fighting spirit.
• Xu Lizhi introduced himself as a foodie, and Gu Yue used Water Element earplugs to shield herself and Yao Xuan from his voice.
• Shen Yi told Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi to choose a study group within a day and assigned them seats at the back of the classroom.

Ye Xinglan challenged Yao Xuan to a real battle, hoping to test the swordsmanship and Sword Intent she had developed since their last fight. They began their duel in the small Sparring Arena, where Yao Xuan's transformed aura overwhelmed her presence as the match started.

• After class, Ye Xinglan rejected Luo Guixing's offer to join his team and asked Yao Xuan to fight her.
• Yao Xuan agreed to a real battle, and he, Ye Xinglan, and Gu Yue went to the small Sparring Arena as students followed to watch.
• Ye Xinglan revealed that she had advanced beyond Man-Sword Unity and comprehended Sword Intent and Sword Momentum, then summoned her Stargod Sword.
• Yao Xuan praised Ye Xinglan's progress and activated his Ancestral Dragon abilities, causing his aura to suppress hers.

Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Shocking Heaven to overwhelm Ye Xinglan’s strongest defenses and defeat her in a single move. He left her alive, but her Soul Power was exhausted and her Stargod Sword shattered, leaving her unable to continue fighting.

• Yao Xuan unleashed Ancestral Dragon Shocking Heaven, summoning a massive nine-colored dragon phantom.
• Ye Xinglan countered with Sword Star Rain, weakening the dragon phantom with a barrage of miniature Stargod Swords.
• Ye Xinglan formed a Star God Net, but Yao Xuan’s attack broke through it and struck her Stargod Sword.
• Yao Xuan’s attack shattered the Stargod Sword and depleted Ye Xinglan’s Soul Power, causing backlash from her Martial Soul.
• Yao Xuan dispersed the remaining force before it could hurt Ye Xinglan further, but she had already lost the match.

After defeating Ye Xinglan, Yao Xuan welcomed her into his team and arranged a gathering, while Wu Siduo reconsidered her attitude toward him. He later told his teammates about Ye Xinglan joining and set the welcoming banquet for six that evening.

• Ye Xinglan accepted her defeat, asked to join Yao Xuan's team, and agreed to attend a welcome gathering.
• Yao Xuan left with Gu Yue, and Ye Xinglan felt a brief pang of jealousy before reminding herself to focus on swordsmanship.
• Wu Siduo decided that following Yao Xuan could help her grow, but she dismissed her romantic thoughts after seeing him walk away with Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue asked whether Ye Xinglan liked Yao Xuan, and Yao Xuan reassured her that he loved her and Na'er most.
• Yao Xuan told Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue that Ye Xinglan would join the team and arranged to meet them at the school gate at six for her welcome banquet.

Yao Xuan and the Class Zero students welcomed Ye Xinglan and took her to choose a restaurant for dinner. They arrived at Zhengxin Fried Chicken, where the powerful chef took their orders, and Tang Wulin questioned Ye Xinglan’s small meal.

• Yao Xuan asked Ye Xinglan to introduce herself, and she greeted the Class Zero team with reserved politeness.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin introduced themselves, with Gu Yue emphasizing that she was Yao Xuan’s girlfriend.
• Yao Xuan offered to host Ye Xinglan’s welcome banquet, and she was astonished to learn he had hundreds of thousands of Contribution Points as a level-6 Forging Master.
• Ye Xinglan offered her skills as a level-4 Mecha Manufacturer and led the group to Zhengxin Fried Chicken.
• Yao Xuan recognized the restaurant’s chef as a Soul Saint and One-Word Battle Armor Master, while Tang Wulin asked Ye Xinglan why she ordered only half a portion of fried chicken.

Yao Xuan and his companions ate at Zhengxin Fried Chicken Restaurant, and Ye Xinglan began fitting in with their team. Nearly half a year passed as the group cultivated and grew stronger, while Yao Xuan advanced his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline to 39.4%.

• Yao Xuan ordered five fried chickens each for himself and Gu Yue, while Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Ye Xinglan placed their own orders; the group enjoyed the meal and Yao Xuan gained nearly forty Golden Evolution Points.
• After eating and talking, Yao Xuan and the others returned to the dormitory, where Ye Xinglan had moved to a higher floor after joining the team.
• The next day, Xu Lizhi reported that he had joined the second group led by Luo Guixing.
• Nearly half a year passed as Yao Xuan and his companions trained and studied, reaching Soul Power Levels of 46 for Yao Xuan, 44 for Gu Yue, 43 for Ye Xinglan, 37 for Xu Xiaoyan, 39 for Xie Xie, and 34 for Tang Wulin.
• Yao Xuan accumulated 130,000 Golden Evolution Points and invested them in his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, raising it to 39.4%.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue made major gains in cultivation, Battle Armor, and combat strength over six months, while their classmates advanced in their own specialties. They became powerful enough to earn perfect marks in practical combat, though they continued training against Wu Zhangkong at full strength.

• Yao Xuan increased his physical strength, refined his Heart Soul Core to 45%, and mastered the first three Nine Dragon God Forms, while Tang Wulin still struggled to learn the first form.
• Yao Xuan advanced his forging and Mecha Manufacturing skills, made fifteen Spirit Metal Battle Armor components, and raised his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit's cultivation to 9,900 years.
• Yao Xuan's strength reached that of an ordinary high-stage Soul Saint, while Gu Yue's reached that of the weakest high-stage Soul Saint after gaining six Battle Armor components.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue earned perfect scores in practical combat after becoming too strong for Wu Zhangkong to defeat without using his Martial Soul Avatar and Battle Armor.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue continued training against Wu Zhangkong at full strength, while the other students gave up trying to compete with them.

Yao Xuan prepared to enter the riot-phase Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform with Gu Yue so their Soul Spirits could break through, and the two traveled together to the Soul Spirit Pagoda. The chapter ended as their Soul Guiding Sedan arrived at the Pagoda headquarters.

• Yao Xuan's team was described as increasingly powerful, with Ye Xinglan and Tang Wulin among its strongest members.
• Yao Xuan planned to use the seven-day riot phase to raise his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit to ten thousand years and skipped Saturday's practical combat class.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue left Shrek Academy after lunch and rode a Soul Guiding Sedan toward the Soul Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue leaned against Yao Xuan in the sedan as they shared an affectionate journey.
• The sedan stopped outside the Soul Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue entered the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform during its riot period to strengthen their Soul Spirits. After hearing a large herd approach, they climbed into a tree to assess the danger.

• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue visited Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, who warned them to prioritize their safety in the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue entered the platform together and formed a combat formation, with Gu Yue scouting ahead using an elemental bird.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue set out to gather enough spiritual energy for their Soul Spirits to evolve, which each needed about another hundred years' worth of.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue heard a large Soul Beast herd approaching, and Yao Xuan suggested they climb a tree to judge its strength.
• Yao Xuan carried Gu Yue up into a tree using his Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps.