Chapter Summaries

Yao Xuan and his classmates prepared for Eastsea Academy’s Class Promotion Tournament, with Wu Zhangkong confident in their strength. The tournament began with First Grade Class Five set to challenge First Grade Class Four, and Long Hengxu asked Wu Zhangkong how many students would compete.

• Yao Xuan continued cultivating while awaiting the tournament, confident that Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi could not threaten him.
• Over the following two weeks, Xie Xie reached Soul Grandmaster, Gu Yue advanced to level nineteen, and Tang Wulin reached level fourteen.
• Yao Xuan cultivated the second layer of the Fortune Soul Forging Art and raised his bloodline to 16.8% through Golden Evolution Points.
• The Class Promotion Tournament began, and First Grade Class Five assembled at the arena to face First Grade Class Four.
• Kong Hanwen taunted Wu Zhangkong about Class Five’s prospects, but Wu Zhangkong ignored him.
• Long Hengxu asked Wu Zhangkong how many students from First Grade Class Five would participate.

Yao Xuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie defeated Class Four’s team in the Class Promotion Tournament without losing a single exchange. Long Hengxu declared Class Five the winner and announced that they would challenge Class Three the next day.

• Wu Zhangkong selected Yao Xuan, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie to represent Class Five against Class Four.
• Class Four began the match with Jialong charging at Yao Xuan under Lin Zunyuan’s support while Mos vanished from sight.
• Yao Xuan knocked Jialong out of the arena with one punch without releasing his Martial Soul.
• Tang Wulin bound Lin Zunyuan with Bluesilver Grass, while Xie Xie forced Mos to surrender with his Light Dragon Dagger.
• Long Hengxu announced Class Five’s victory and scheduled their challenge against Class Three for the next day.

After winning their Class Promotion Tournament match, Yao Xuan discovered that defeating students earned almost no Golden Evolution Points, but he looked forward to collecting more in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He joined Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie for a celebratory meal and arrived with them at a snack street.

• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue discussed the team's chances against upper-grade students after Yao Xuan defeated First Grade Class Four.
• Yao Xuan found that the victory had yielded only one hundred Ordinary Evolution Points and hoped to gain Golden Evolution Points in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Xie Xie invited Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin out for food, and Yao Xuan invited Gu Yue to join them.
• Gu Yue intimidated Xie Xie into letting her come, and Yao Xuan offered to pay for the meal.
• Xie Xie led Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to a nearby snack street, where the four admired the food stalls.

After their competition, Xie Xie took Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to his favorite clay-pot beef shop. Over dinner, he opened up about his mother’s death and his resentment toward his absent father, while his friends comforted him.

• Xie Xie led Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to a shop serving Stewed Beef in Clay Pot, which he said his mother had loved.
• Uncle Li greeted Xie Xie warmly, gave the group free side dishes, and brought them their meal.
• The four enjoyed the beef, and Xie Xie ordered twenty more portions for the hungry Tang Wulin and Yao Xuan.
• Xie Xie explained that his mother had named him out of gratitude for meeting his father, then shared how she died wishing to see his father one last time.
• Xie Xie broke down in tears, and Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin comforted him while Uncle Li urged them to look after their friend.

Yao Xuan shared his childhood and his memories of Na'er, while Tang Wulin thanked him for his guidance and vowed to keep up with him. After the four friends ate their way down the snack street, they spotted a commotion at Uncle Li's shop.

• Yao Xuan told Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue that he had been orphaned, later found a home with a foster mother, and had lived happily with Na'er before she left without saying goodbye.
• Yao Xuan said he hoped to find Na'er again, and Tang Wulin thanked him for his encouragement and bowed to him; the system awarded Yao Xuan 500 Golden Evolution Points.
• Gu Yue reflected on her guilt and questions about Yao Xuan, then said she had learned a great deal during their three months together.
• The four friends ate forty-two portions at Uncle Li's shop and continued sampling food along the snack street before heading back.
• Tang Wulin noticed a crowd and a disturbance outside Uncle Li's Stewed Beef Pot Shop.

Xie Xie and his companions found Light Dragon beating Uncle Li and wrecking his braised beef shop over unpaid protection money. Xie Xie attacked Light Dragon, but the Soul Grandmaster's Iron Armored Dragon defense withstood his strikes, leaving Xie Xie in trouble.

• Xie Xie rushed with Yao Xuan and the others to Uncle Li's shop after hearing the commotion.
• Light Dragon and his three men beat Uncle Li and smashed his shop while demanding protection money.
• Uncle Li pleaded for mercy, explaining that his wife's illness had consumed his earnings, but Light Dragon kicked him aside and ordered the destruction to continue.
• Xie Xie confronted Light Dragon while Tang Wulin helped Uncle Li up.
• Xie Xie activated Light Dragon Storm, but his blows failed to penetrate Light Dragon's Iron Armor Possession, and Xie Xie realized he was at a disadvantage.

Yao Xuan stepped in after Light Dragon injured Xie Xie and defeated the gang leader with overwhelming physical strength. Light Dragon lay incapacitated as the shopkeepers praised Yao Xuan, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie admired him.

• Light Dragon knocked Xie Xie into a wall, and Gu Yue used her Element of Light to ease his injuries.
• Xie Xie asked Yao Xuan to help, and Yao Xuan confronted Light Dragon despite the gang's taunts.
• Yao Xuan struck Light Dragon with a punch that sent him crashing into a wall and left him unable to fight.
• Yao Xuan kicked Light Dragon in the ribs, then spat on him as Light Dragon lay helpless.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the shopkeepers praised Yao Xuan for defeating Light Dragon.

Yao Xuan defeated Guang Long, rescued Xie Xie and Uncle Li, and helped the shopkeepers deal with Guang Long’s thugs. After returning to Eastsea Academy, he reported the incident to Wu Zhangkong, who praised the group and promised to handle any trouble that followed.

• Yao Xuan gained Golden Evolution Points from defeating Guang Long and earning the shopkeepers’ admiration.
• Xie Xie thanked Yao Xuan for avenging Uncle Li, and Yao Xuan let the shopkeepers deal with Guang Long’s ordinary thugs.
• Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin carried the injured Uncle Li to a hospital with Xie Xie’s help.
• Yao Xuan, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin returned to Eastsea Academy and told Wu Zhangkong what had happened.
• Wu Zhangkong praised their actions, warned that Guang Long likely had an influential backer, and promised to handle anyone who came after them.

After Wu Zhangkong reprimanded Xie Xie and increased his physical training, Yao Xuan cultivated his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline alone at night. Gu Yue witnessed his Dragon God power and concluded that he was the Dragon God's reincarnation, leaving her unsure how to respond.

• Wu Zhangkong criticized Xie Xie for losing his match and doubled his physical training load.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie joined Yao Xuan in cultivating in their dormitory.
• Yao Xuan left the dormitory at midnight and spent 460 Golden Evolution Points to raise his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline from 16.8% to 17.4%.
• Gu Yue sensed the Dragon God's aura, found Yao Xuan on the training ground, and decided he was the reincarnation of the Dragon God's Soul Origin.
• Gu Yue worried that Yao Xuan had reincarnated as a human and wondered what she should do.

Gu Yue planned to bring Yao Xuan home during winter break to test whether he was the Dragon God's reincarnation, and arranged to find Lin Ximeng a boyfriend so Yao Xuan would be more likely to go. The second Class Promotion Tournament match began with Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie facing the flying Gu Family Brothers, and Yao Xuan launched an ice ball at Gu Tianming.

• Gu Yue decided to test Yao Xuan with her family's divine artifact and planned to persuade him to visit by offering help with his martial soul.
• Gu Yue rejected assassinating Lin Ximeng and instead ordered someone to find her a boyfriend.
• Wu Zhangkong selected Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie for the second match against Ye Yingrong's students, Gu Tianri, Gu Tianyue, and Gu Tianming.
• The Gu Family Brothers took flight and attacked with wind blades, which Gu Yue blocked by raising an earthen wall.
• Yao Xuan asked Gu Yue to make ice balls, then hurled one toward Gu Tianming.

Yao Xuan used thrown ice balls to defeat the three flying soul masters from First Grade Class Three, securing victory for First Grade Class Five. Wu Zhangkong praised the students’ adaptability but warned them that defending was the best way to handle flying Soul Masters before they obtained mechas or Battle Armor.

• Yao Xuan struck Gu Tianming’s wing with an ice ball, draining his Soul Power and knocking him from the sky; Wu Zhangkong caught him before he hit the ground.
• Yao Xuan threw four ice balls at Gu Tianri, who dodged two but was hit by the others and fell.
• Yao Xuan knocked Gu Tianyue from the field with more ice balls, giving First Grade Class Five the match victory.
• Long Hengxu announced the win and said the class would keep its designation until the Class Promotion Tournament ended.
• Ye Yingrong congratulated Wu Zhangkong, who told Yao Xuan and the others that their victory was opportunistic and advised them to defend against flying Soul Masters.

After their team won, Yao Xuan kept his friends from going out and led Gu Yue to investigate a crowd accusing them of assaulting Guang Long. Guang Biao, a powerful mecha captain, demanded that Eastsea Academy hand over the four students and threatened the school at its gates.

• Xie Xie celebrated Wu Zhangkong's praise, but Gu Yue pointed out it was directed at Yao Xuan, and Yao Xuan mediated their argument.
• Yao Xuan treated Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to dinner, then refused Xie Xie's suggestion to go out so he could cultivate.
• Yun Xiao warned the students that a crowd had surrounded the academy and displayed their photos as culprits; Yao Xuan sent Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to fetch Wu Zhangkong.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue reached the school gate and found Guang Biao leading more than a hundred armed men, with the injured Guang Long on a stretcher.
• Guang Biao demanded that Long Hengxu hand over the four students and stomped the ground as his men shouted for the culprits.

Guang Biao threatened Eastsea Academy, demanding the four students he blamed for injuring his younger brother. Wu Zhangkong confronted him to protect his students, and Guang Biao discovered that Wu Zhangkong wielded two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.

• Guang Biao demanded that Long Hengxu hand over the students and threatened to search the academy by force.
• Long Hengxu, the teachers, and several students released their Martial Souls and stood against Guang Biao.
• Wu Zhangkong arrived, identified the four students as his own, and challenged Guang Biao to defeat him before proceeding.
• Guang Biao released his Martial Soul and Soul Spirits, but Wu Zhangkong's Skyfrost Sword shattered his aura and froze the area around him.
• Wu Zhangkong revealed six Soul Rings, including two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shocking Guang Biao.

Wu Zhangkong defeated Guang Biao and drove him and his men away, then led First Grade Class Five to an easy victory over First Grade Class Two. As Class Five prepared to face a powerful opponent the following Monday, Tang Wulin asked to visit the auction house, and Yao Xuan realized his bloodline was beginning to awaken.

• Wu Zhangkong overwhelmed Guang Biao with Skyfrost Slash, spared his life, and ordered him and his subordinates to leave.
• Wu Zhangkong told Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin he did not blame them, but restricted their nighttime trips outside the academy.
• Yao Xuan and the other contestants easily defeated First Grade Class Two, earning Class Five attention across the intermediate division.
• The next Class Promotion Tournament was postponed until Monday, setting up a match between Class Five and a team led by a Soul Grandmaster.
• Tang Wulin asked to visit the auction house on the rest day, and Yao Xuan realized Tang Wulin's bloodline was beginning to awaken.

Yao Xuan, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie visited the East Sea Auction House, where Tang Wulin worried about the cost of obtaining spirit treasures. After a typhoon delayed the Class Promotion Tournament by a week, First Grade Class Five prepared to face First Grade Class One.

• Yao Xuan and his companions entered the East Sea Auction House, where he used the Eye of Observation to assess Spirit Fruits and their Golden Evolution Point value.
• Tang Wulin learned that century-old spirit treasures cost over a million Federal Coins each and worried about gathering the four he needed.
• Xie Xie reassured Tang Wulin, and the four continued exploring the auction house before returning to Eastsea Academy.
• A powerful typhoon delayed the Class Promotion Tournament by a week, and the match resumed after the storm passed.
• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie took their places for First Grade Class Five as Ye Yingluo led First Grade Class One onto the duel platform.

First Grade Class Five faced First Grade Class One in the first-year tournament, and the three-on-three battle began. As Xie Xie fought Wei Xiaofeng, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi joined forces against Yao Xuan, leaving the spectators waiting to see how he would respond.

• Ye Yingluo sent Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng to represent First Grade Class One against Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie of First Grade Class Five.
• The two teams introduced themselves, exchanged challenges, and agreed to follow the academy’s rules before taking their starting positions.
• When Long Hengxu started the match, Xie Xie and Wei Xiaofeng charged at each other and began a fast-paced duel using their Martial Souls.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi activated their Martial Souls and attacked Yao Xuan together, with Wang Jinxi striking toward his chest using Bone Dragon Claw.

Yao Xuan faced Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi’s coordinated ambush in a combat trial and revealed the overwhelming power of his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul. After knocking Wang Jinxi down with one strike, he prepared to counter Zhang Yangzi’s attack as the battle continued.

• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi began their rehearsed plan to overwhelm Yao Xuan while Wei Xiaofeng kept Xie Xie occupied.
• Yao Xuan summoned and possessed himself with the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul, whose pressure caused Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon King Martial Soul to falter.
• Zhang Yangzi attacked Yao Xuan from the shadows, and Gu Yue warned him and raised an earthen wall behind him.
• Yao Xuan’s Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike shattered Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon Claw and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Zhang Yangzi broke through Gu Yue’s wall and struck at Yao Xuan from behind, prompting Yao Xuan to activate Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps.

Yao Xuan used his spatial footwork and overwhelming strength to defeat Zhang Yangzi, while Gu Yue helped expose Zhang Yangzi by combining light and fire. Refusing to give up, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi fused into the martial soul form Dark Eagle Dragon.

• Yao Xuan dodged Zhang Yangzi's attack with Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps and struck back with Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.
• Gu Yue used Elemental Tide to combine light and fire, disrupting Zhang Yangzi's Darkness Curtain and exposing him.
• Yao Xuan's Ancestral Dragon Claw overwhelmed Zhang Yangzi, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi rose again, declaring they would fight for Class One's honor.
• Zhang Yangzi fused into Wang Jinxi, who grew larger and gained black wings, a bone tail, and a restored Bone Dragon Claw as they became Dark Eagle Dragon.

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dark Eagle Dragon, and believed they could defeat Yao Xuan. Yao Xuan answered by activating his second soul skill, Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body, matching and slightly surpassing their aura as the battle intensified.

• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi fused into the Dark Eagle Dragon, raising their strength close to that of a Soul Ancestor.
• The students in the stands marveled at the rare Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Ye Yingluo expected it to defeat Yao Xuan and humiliate Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong stayed confident in Yao Xuan, and Yao Xuan welcomed the chance to face the fusion skill at full strength.
• Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body, greatly boosting his power, attack, defense, and agility.
• The students watched Yao Xuan's aura rise to match and slightly exceed the Dark Eagle Dragon's.

Yao Xuan suppressed Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Dark Dragon Eagle, with his Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike. After Yao Xuan urged them to surrender, they prepared to unleash their strongest attack, Dark Demon Flash.

• Long Hengxu considered forming a special class for the exceptional freshmen and having Wu Zhangkong teach them.
• Yao Xuan refused to surrender and met the Dark Dragon Eagle’s lightning-fast attack with his Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.
• Yao Xuan drove the Dark Dragon Eagle back and left a deep mark in its claw, astonishing the students and teachers.
• Yao Xuan told Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi to surrender, but they praised his strength and prepared Dark Demon Flash.