Chapter Summaries

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi unleashed their uncontrollable Dark Demon Flash at Yao Xuan, forcing him to reveal the Ancestral Dragon Right Claw. Gu Yue recognized the Dragon God’s power and reconsidered her feelings and plans, while Yao Xuan launched a claw strike against the approaching beam.

• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi fired Dark Demon Flash at Yao Xuan after he refused to surrender.
• Long Hengxu tried to intervene, but Wu Zhangkong stopped him and said he trusted Yao Xuan to withstand the attack.
• Yao Xuan activated the Ancestral Dragon Right Claw, transforming his arm and releasing powerful nine-colored Dragon God energy.
• Gu Yue recognized the Dragon God’s power in Yao Xuan and decided to guide him toward the Soul Beasts while pursuing him sincerely.
• Yao Xuan launched himself toward Dark Demon Flash and struck with Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.

Yao Xuan defeated Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi’s Dark Eagle Dragon, securing victory for First Grade Class Five and earning Golden Evolution Points. After the academy announced special rewards, Gu Yue invited him to visit her family during winter break so they could examine his Martial Soul.

• Yao Xuan shattered the Dark Demon Flash with his Ancestral Dragon Right Claw, and the Dark Eagle Dragon disintegrated as Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi fainted.
• Yao Xuan caught Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi before they hit the ground, and Wei Xiaofeng admitted defeat and apologized.
• Long Hengxu announced First Grade Class Five’s victory, canceled further cross-grade challenges, and promised the class special rewards.
• The system awarded Yao Xuan 80 Golden Evolution Points for defeating the Dark Eagle Dragon and gaining students’ admiration.
• Gu Yue asked about Yao Xuan’s transformed arm and invited him to her family during winter break to examine his Martial Soul; Yao Xuan agreed after saying he would ask his mother.

After Yao Xuan considered Gu Yue’s interest in his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul, Eastsea Academy approved a special class for its exceptional first-year students to prepare them for Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Yao Xuan and six other students being named to First Grade Class Zero and summoned to the principal’s office.

• Yao Xuan reasoned that Gu Yue might mistake his Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul for the Dragon God and concluded that the misunderstanding could benefit their relationship.
• Long Hengxu persuaded Principal Yu Zhen to establish a special class, citing the first-year students’ strength and Wu Zhangkong’s teaching ability.
• Wu Zhangkong agreed to lead the class on the condition that Tang Wulin be included, and Yu Zhen approved the request.
• Eastsea Academy’s board approved the special class, and Yu Zhen announced that it would be called First Grade Class Zero and taught by Wu Zhangkong.
• Yu Zhen named Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng as the class’s first students and took them to the principal’s office.

Yu Zhen established First Grade Class Zero and had its students sign an agreement committing them to Eastsea Academy unless they entered Shrek Academy. The six who joined received special facilities and benefits, and Wu Zhangkong began outlining their new training program.

• Yu Zhen warned the students that they would face strict semester assessments and told Tang Wulin to work twice as hard because Teacher Wu had secured his place in Class Zero.
• Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi signed the agreement, while Wei Xiaofeng declined and left Class Zero.
• Yu Zhen announced the academy's goal of sending at least four students to Shrek Academy and provided the class with separate classrooms, individual dormitories, and generous meal benefits.
• The six students settled into their new rooms, with Gu Yue beside Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin on Yao Xuan's other side.
• Wu Zhangkong introduced himself as their homeroom teacher and said that practical combat training would increase, especially for new students Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.

Wu Zhangkong introduced mechas, Battle Armor, and the students’ future training, then led them to an aptitude test. After the others’ Spiritual Power results were recorded, Yao Xuan prepared to take his test.

• Wu Zhangkong explained Battle Armor’s ranks and requirements, and said Shrek Academy students needed to complete One-Word Battle Armor to enter the Inner Court or graduate.
• Wu Zhangkong discussed second professions, noting that Yao Xuan and Tang Wulin had chosen forging, and outlined practical combat, physical training, and theory as the class’s main subjects.
• Wu Zhangkong said the students would train in basic combat techniques and led them to Eastsea Academy’s testing room for aptitude tests.
• Xie Xie’s Spiritual Power reached 31, Tang Wulin’s reached 42, Zhang Yangzi’s reached 41, and Wang Jinxi’s was 18.
• Wu Zhangkong called on Yao Xuan to take his Spiritual Power test while the other five students watched with curiosity.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue tested their Spiritual Power and strength, astonishing their classmates with their exceptional results. After Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Possession, Wang Jinxi sensed his martial soul’s suppression while Gu Yue felt an urge to bite him.

• Yao Xuan tested at 242 Spiritual Power, and Wu Zhangkong praised his improvement.
• Gu Yue tested at 247 Spiritual Power, prompting Wu Zhangkong to warn her about advancing too quickly and plan more control training.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi tested their strength, followed by Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin.
• Yao Xuan recorded 4,810 kilograms with his left hand and 5,120 kilograms with his right, surprising the observers.
• Yao Xuan explained his rapid strength growth as a result of his unique martial soul, and Wu Zhangkong instructed him to test again after activating Martial Soul Possession.
• Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Possession, making Wang Jinxi feel suppressed and leaving Gu Yue longing to bite him.

Yao Xuan impressed his classmates and Wu Zhangkong with his strength, then improved through a week of basic combat training. Wu Zhangkong invited him to take the assessment for a secret organization, but Yao Xuan declined and said he hoped to join the Spirit Pagoda after graduation.

• Yao Xuan struck the testing plate with Ancestral Dragon Possession and measured 7,540 kilograms of force, drawing admiration from his classmates and Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong began training the students in basic combat without soul skills, using himself as their opponent and helping them develop teamwork around Yao Xuan.
• After a week of training, Wu Zhangkong told Yao Xuan that a secret organization wanted him to take its assessment.
• Yao Xuan declined the invitation because he knew the organization was the Tang Sect and said he hoped to join the Spirit Pagoda after graduation.

Yao Xuan agreed to visit Wu Zhangkong’s organization before deciding whether to join the Spirit Pagoda, while Class Zero prepared for its first Spirit Ascension Platform session. The students reached the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda and descended underground to enter the platform without Wu Zhangkong.

• Yao Xuan agreed to visit the organization Wu Zhangkong belonged to, though he still intended to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue advanced to Level 21, became a Soul Grandmaster, and gained the second soul skill Elemental Control.
• Wu Zhangkong took the six Class Zero students to the Eastsea City Spirit Pagoda for their weekly Spirit Ascension Platform session.
• The students admired the Spirit Pagoda’s grand building and murals of Huo Yuhao before Wu Zhangkong warned them to rely on themselves inside.
• Long Hengxu explained that Wu Zhangkong could not enter the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, and a staff member led the group into an elevator that descended underground.

Yao Xuan and five students entered the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform, a dangerous half-virtual world modeled on the Star Dou Great Forest. After arriving safely, Yao Xuan explored the forest and found four Steel Blade Mantises.

• Long Hengxu presented his qualification card, and staff escorted the six students through the Spirit Pagoda's guarded underground facility.
• A staff member explained the Spirit Ascension Platform's rules and warned the students to use their distress beacons if they faced danger.
• The six students entered metal pods and connected to the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Yao Xuan awoke in a dense forest, checked his distress beacon, and reviewed the Soul Beast dangers of the Beginner platform.
• Yao Xuan cautiously explored the forest and spotted four Steel Blade Mantises.

Yao Xuan entered the Spirit Ascension Platform and tested his strength against four Steel Blade Mantises, killing the strongest one with ease. He learned that defeating Soul Beasts gave his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit spiritual energy and decided to use the platform to strengthen it.

• Yao Xuan examined four Steel Blade Mantises and chose to practice against the hundred-year Soul Beasts rather than hunt a thousand-year beast.
• Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Possession and charged the mantises using Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps.
• Yao Xuan killed the eight-hundred-year Steel Blade Mantis with a strike to its head and received 6,000 Ordinary Evolution Points.
• Yao Xuan absorbed the mantis's Soul Beast spiritual energy, increasing his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit's cultivation by one year.
• Yao Xuan decided to raise his Soul Spirit's cultivation through the Spirit Ascension Platform instead of spending Golden Evolution Points.

Yao Xuan and the others hunted Soul Beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform, where Wang Jinxi was ambushed and nearly killed by a Man Faced Demon Spider. After the staff rescued Wang Jinxi, Yao Xuan tracked down the spider and prepared to assess its strength.

• Yao Xuan killed the remaining Steel Blade Mantises, while Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Wang Jinxi explored the Spirit Ascension Platform in different ways.
• Wang Jinxi slaughtered a pack of Azure Wind Wolves, exhausted himself, and rested without noticing a Man Faced Demon Spider above him.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider attacked Wang Jinxi, who was swallowed and suffered a severe Spiritual Power shock before Spirit Pagoda staff treated him.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that dying inside the Spirit Ascension Platform could cause a Spiritual Power shock severe enough to leave someone vegetative.
• Yao Xuan recognized Wang Jinxi's scream, followed it, found the Man Faced Demon Spider, and activated the Eye of Observation.

Yao Xuan accepted a system mission to slay a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider and confronted it in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He used his Ancestral Dragon abilities to withstand its opening attack and sent the beast crashing into the trees.

• Yao Xuan scanned the three-hundred-year Man Faced Demon Spider and learned that its combat strength rivaled a three-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Yao Xuan accepted the temporary mission to slay the spider for 100 Golden Evolution Points.
• Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Possession and Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body as the spider charged.
• Wu Zhangkong stopped the Spirit Pagoda staff from intervening, trusting Yao Xuan to handle the fight and retreat safely if needed.
• Yao Xuan dodged the spider's venom arrow, used Ancestral Dragon Right Claw, and suppressed the beast with his bloodline.
• Yao Xuan's claw clashed with the spider's foreleg and sent it crashing through several trees, leaving its spider spears cracked.

Yao Xuan used the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul’s suppressive power and spatial ability to defeat the Man Faced Demon Spider. Wu Zhangkong recognized that Yao Xuan’s strength exceeded his expectations and became even more determined to nurture him.

• Yao Xuan knocked the Man Faced Demon Spider back, and Spirit Pagoda staff marveled at his power.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider fired its Instant Spider Web, but Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps to teleport clear of it.
• Yao Xuan struck the Man Faced Demon Spider twice with Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike, shattering its forelegs and rupturing its abdomen.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider collapsed with its life fading as the Spirit Pagoda staff watched in shock.
• Wu Zhangkong concluded that the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul had made the Man Faced Demon Spider fear Yao Xuan, and he resolved to nurture Yao Xuan even more.

Yao Xuan killed the Man Faced Demon Spider and gained Golden Evolution Points before recovering and continuing through the forest. He attacked a 1,300-year Scarlet Demonic Tree and destroyed its largest eye, leaving the battle underway.

• Yao Xuan smashed the dying Man Faced Demon Spider's head, killing it and gaining 110 Golden Evolution Points from the kill and mission.
• Yao Xuan absorbed the spider's spiritual energy, increasing his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit's cultivation by ten years.
• Yao Xuan rested until his stamina recovered and most of his Soul Power returned, then continued exploring and killed several Shadow Wolves.
• Yao Xuan used Eye of Observation to identify a 1,300-year Scarlet Demonic Tree and charged at it.
• Yao Xuan dodged the tree's crimson beams, broke through its sweeping branches, and tore open its largest demonic eye.

Yao Xuan killed a Thousand-Year Scarlet Demonic Tree, earned three Golden Evolution Points, and refined the energy it released. Meanwhile, Gu Yue encountered a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear and decided to use it as bait to draw Yao Xuan into rescuing her.

• Yao Xuan tore open the Thousand-Year Scarlet Demonic Tree's trunk and then split the tree in half, killing it.
• Yao Xuan received three Golden Evolution Points and absorbed the tree's thousand-year Soul Beast energy while staff members praised his strength.
• Gu Yue encountered a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, and Wu Zhangkong decided to watch rather than have her teleport out.
• Gu Yue activated Elemental Tide, Elemental Control, and Spatial Teleportation to evade the bear, planning to use it to deepen her relationship with Yao Xuan.

Gu Yue escaped a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear and joined Yao Xuan to fight it in the Spirit Ascension Platform. As the bear charged, Gu Yue slowed it with elemental powers and boosted Yao Xuan for the battle.

• Gu Yue used wind and falling leaves to evade the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear and ran toward Yao Xuan.
• Yao Xuan finished refining a Thousand-Year Soul Beast’s energy, raising his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit’s cultivation to six hundred and twenty years.
• Gu Yue asked Yao Xuan to help her defeat the pursuing Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, and he activated Ancestral Dragon Possession.
• Yao Xuan assessed the fifteen-hundred-year Crystal Bear and used Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body to strengthen himself.
• Gu Yue enhanced Yao Xuan with wind and turned the ground beneath the charging bear into a swamp with earth and water powers.

Yao Xuan fought a Thousand-Year Crystal Bear, overpowering it with his Ancestral Dragon abilities while Gu Yue helped disrupt the beast. The battle continued as Yao Xuan attacked the bear’s vulnerable nape.

• Yao Xuan activated Right Claw Ancestral Dragon Transformation and charged the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear with Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.
• Yao Xuan’s attack resisted the bear’s Crystallization Power, sent it crashing through trees, and badly wounded its paw.
• Spirit Pagoda staff members, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie watched and marveled at Yao Xuan’s strength.
• Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps to move behind the recovering bear.
• Gu Yue covered the ground beneath the bear with ice, letting Yao Xuan leap toward its nape with another Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.

Yao Xuan killed the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear with Gu Yue’s help, then rested and recovered with her before a pack of Netherworld Wolves surrounded them. The chapter ended as Yao Xuan and Gu Yue prepared to face nearly a hundred wolves, including two Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf Kings.

• Gu Yue delayed the Thousand-Year Crystal Bear with her soul skill, allowing Yao Xuan to break its neck with his Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike and retreat from its death blast.
• Yao Xuan gained 12 Golden Evolution Points, and he and Gu Yue shared the bear’s spiritual energy before agreeing to hunt together.
• Yao Xuan stood guard while Gu Yue meditated, and he refined his share of the spiritual energy, increasing his Ancestral Dragon Soul Spirit’s cultivation by ten years.
• Tang Wulin encountered a Hundred-Year Soul Beast outside the Spirit Ascension Platform and was defeated, forcing him to leave.
• A pack of nearly a hundred Netherworld Wolves, led by two Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf Kings, surrounded Yao Xuan and Gu Yue as they prepared for battle.

Yao Xuan defended Gu Yue from a pack of Netherworld Wolves inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Gu Yue fortified their position with elemental barriers. The two Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf Kings broke through the defenses, and Yao Xuan prepared to meet them with his Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike.

• Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Possession and Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body, then stood between Gu Yue and the approaching wolves.
• The Netherworld Wolves feigned retreat before charging, so Yao Xuan ordered Gu Yue to strengthen him and build defensive walls.
• Gu Yue boosted Yao Xuan with wind and raised earth walls covered in ice, leaving an entrance for the wolves.
• Yao Xuan killed nearly twenty Hundred-Year Netherworld Wolves as they charged through the entrance.
• The two Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf Kings broke through the side walls and attacked, while Gu Yue raised fire barriers against the remaining wolves.
• Yao Xuan unleashed his Ancestral Dragon aura and activated Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike against the two Wolf Kings.

Yao Xuan defeated the two Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf Kings and protected himself from the surrounding Netherworld Wolves. After the remaining wolf king sacrificed itself to spare its pack, Yao Xuan and Gu Yue returned to the real world together.

• Yao Xuan killed one Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf King and gravely wounded the other with his Ancestral Dragon Right Claw.
• Several hundred-year Netherworld Wolves attacked Yao Xuan, but his Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body prevented their claws from breaking his scales.
• Yao Xuan killed the nearby wolves, and the wounded Thousand-Year Netherworld Wolf King called off its pack before offering itself to him.
• Yao Xuan killed the last wolf king, gained evolution points, and shared in the Soul Beast spiritual energy with Gu Yue.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue praised each other's efforts, then activated their wristbands and returned to the real world together.