Chapter Summaries

Yao Xuan encountered a Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear in the Spirit Ascension Platform and accepted a system mission to withstand three attacks from it. He blocked most of its first strike, but the weakened final claw mark hit his transformed right arm.

• Yao Xuan and the observers recognized the approaching Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear as a legendary Soul Beast, and Yao Xuan saw that it had eight hundred years of cultivation.
• The system gave Yao Xuan a temporary mission to withstand three attacks from the bear for 300 Golden Evolution Points.
• Yao Xuan activated his Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body and Right Claw Dragon Transformation instead of exiting the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• The Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear attacked with three claw marks, while the observers watched Yao Xuan's response.
• Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Sky-Rending Strike to erase two and a half claw marks before the remaining weakened mark struck his right arm.

Yao Xuan survived the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear’s attacks by blocking one strike and evading the next two, completing his mission in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He earned 300 Golden Evolution Points and teleported out, injured but alive.

• Yao Xuan blocked the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear’s first claw strike but suffered injuries, astonishing Long Hengxu and the watching students.
• The Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear unleashed three stronger claw marks, and Yao Xuan dodged them as they carved deep ravines through the ground.
• The Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear charged and brought down a devastating close-range strike, but Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps to teleport clear.
• Wu Zhangkong reassured the others as Yao Xuan reappeared unharmed enough to continue, and the system awarded him 300 Golden Evolution Points.
• Yao Xuan activated his signal device and teleported out of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

After Yao Xuan returned from the Spirit Ascension Platform, Spirit Pagoda personnel tried to recruit the students, but Wu Zhangkong turned them away. Wu Zhangkong scored the team's first examination and gave them a week to prepare for the more difficult second subject.

• Yao Xuan told Long Hengxu that his bloodline had driven him to fight the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear, and Long Hengxu warned him not to take such risks again.
• A Spirit Pagoda supervisor offered to recruit the students and then proposed letters of intent, but Wu Zhangkong’s icy response forced the personnel to leave.
• Wu Zhangkong gave Yao Xuan ninety-five points, Gu Yue ninety-eight, Tang Wulin eighty, Xie Xie eighty-five, Zhang Yangzi eighty-three, and Wang Jinxi eighty-five for the first portion of the final examination.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that the students had a week to prepare for the more difficult second examination by becoming familiar with their newly advanced Soul Spirits and abilities.

Yao Xuan spent Golden Evolution Points to raise his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline to 20% and break through its Second Limit. After enduring an hour of excruciating pain, he gained new bloodline abilities and left the Cultivation Room planning to take a bath.

• Yao Xuan used 100 Golden Evolution Points to begin raising his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline from 19.9% to 20%.
• Yao Xuan endured the raging Ancestral Dragon Power by activating Ancestral Dragon Possession and refining it through his Second Layer Blood Qi Circulation.
• Yao Xuan completed the breakthrough, strengthening his body, Soul Power, Bloodline Power, and Second Layer Blood Qi Circulation.
• The system awarded Yao Xuan Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura, Left Claw Dragon Transformation, and Intermediate Ancestral Dragon Body, which was pending activation.
• Yao Xuan recovered from the ordeal and decided to take a bath.

After unlocking the Second Layer Blood Qi Circulation, Yao Xuan activated the Intermediate Ancestral Dragon Body and gained a major increase in strength, recovery, and cultivation potential. He tested his newly acquired Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura, which formed a powerful shield but consumed most of his Bloodline Power.

• Yao Xuan discovered that his Second Layer Blood Qi Circulation had tripled his Bloodline Power and raised his strength to ten thousand kilograms.
• Yao Xuan unlocked the Intermediate Ancestral Dragon Body, further transforming his body and increasing his strength to nearly fifteen thousand kilograms.
• Yao Xuan found that the Intermediate Ancestral Dragon Body greatly improved his recovery, meridians, attributes, and combat power, bringing him to the level of an ordinary high-stage Soul King.
• Yao Xuan examined his new Left Claw Dragon Transformation and Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura abilities, learning that activating both dragon claws doubled their physical enhancement.
• Yao Xuan spent ninety percent of his Bloodline Power to summon a thin Chaos shield that could block a full-force strike from an ordinary high-stage Soul Emperor.

After strengthening his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, Yao Xuan joined his classmates and Gu Yue for a celebratory barbecue. Their meal was interrupted when Xu Xiaoyu confronted him, but Xu Xiaoyan urged her brother to take responsibility for his own aggression.

• Yao Xuan raised his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline to 21.3%, spending nearly all his Golden Evolution Points, and recognized that the Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura still cost too much to use effectively.
• Yao Xuan accepted Tang Wulin's invitation to celebrate passing the final exam and brought Gu Yue along.
• The six classmates went to a pricey barbecue restaurant, where Yao Xuan, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin ate far more than their companions.
• Xu Xiaoyu confronted Yao Xuan over the Spirit Ascension Platform encounter, and Tang Wulin defended Yao Xuan by pointing out that Xu Xiaoyu had attacked first.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Xu Xiaoyu that his aggressive tone and threat to kill Yao Xuan's group had caused the conflict.

Xu Xiaoyan explained that she would transfer into Class Zero next semester, and Xu Xiaoyu reconciled with Yao Xuan. Gu Yue grew jealous of Xu Xiaoyan and decided to make her relationship with Yao Xuan official during winter vacation.

• Xu Xiaoyan pointed out that Xu Xiaoyu had partly been at fault, then learned that Yao Xuan and the others were Class Zero students.
• Xu Xiaoyan said her enrollment had been approved and that she would join Class Zero next semester, making Gu Yue feel threatened by her closeness to Yao Xuan.
• Xu Xiaoyan apologized for Xu Xiaoyu, and Yao Xuan offered him a handshake, which Xu Xiaoyu reluctantly accepted.
• Xu Xiaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan left after declining Tang Wulin's invitation to eat with the group.
• Gu Yue concealed her jealousy when Yao Xuan asked what was wrong, then decided to confirm their relationship during winter vacation.

Gu Yue asked Yao Xuan whether he found Xu Xiaoyan pretty and felt reassured when he said Gu Yue was prettier and that he liked her most. They planned to visit her home near Heaven Dou City after the exams, and Yao Xuan later entered the Simulated Combat Space to test his improved abilities.

• Gu Yue invited Yao Xuan to her dormitory and asked whether he thought Xu Xiaoyan was pretty and who was prettier between them.
• Yao Xuan told Gu Yue that she was prettier and that she was the one he liked most, easing her jealousy.
• Gu Yue reminded Yao Xuan of their plan to visit her home after the exams, and he agreed to go with her to Heaven Dou City.
• Yao Xuan left Gu Yue's dormitory after they spent time together, then told Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi that they had only chatted.
• Yao Xuan entered the Simulated Combat Space and prepared to fight an early Soul Ancestor-ranked illusion of Wu Zhangkong to master his new abilities.

After improving his combat skills in the Simulated Combat Space, Yao Xuan joined Wu Zhangkong and the other students for the second part of their final examination at a Tang Sect-affiliated technology park. The group passed through spatial technology and arrived somewhere unknown, leaving the students astonished.

• Yao Xuan left the Simulated Combat Space after two hours and assessed his improved strength and the challenges facing his future advancement.
• Wu Zhangkong led the six students out of the academy for the second part of their final examination, which he said would test their actual combat abilities.
• Wu Zhangkong took the students by Soul Guidance Bus to the East Sea City Soul Guidance Technology Park and led them into a dark-blue building.
• A playful voice greeted Wu Zhangkong as East Sea Little Sky, and he ordered the building's doors opened.
• The students put on metal wristbands and followed Wu Zhangkong through the building, where spatial technology transported them to another location.

Yao Xuan and five other students entered the Hall of Heroes for a medium-difficulty trial, where Yao Xuan faced a Level 23 phantom of Dai Mubai. The chapter ended as they charged at each other and exchanged claw strikes.

• Wu Zhangkong activated the Hall of Heroes trial system, which confirmed six participants and began the medium-difficulty assessment.
• Yao Xuan arrived in the Hall of Heroes and learned that his first test required him to endure for thirty seconds.
• A phantom of Dai Mubai appeared as Yao Xuan's opponent, and the system identified them as having equal Soul Power levels.
• Dai Mubai used Martial Soul Possession, while Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Void-Shattering Steps and rushed toward him.
• Yao Xuan and Dai Mubai crossed paths in midair and attacked each other with their claws.

Yao Xuan easily cleared the Hall of Heroes intermediate assessment and faced a stronger Dai Mubai phantom in the advanced assessment. He badly injured Dai Mubai but continued the fight, leaving his opponent attempting to block his finishing attack.

• Yao Xuan killed the level 23 Dai Mubai phantom and cleared the intermediate assessment's first stage.
• Yao Xuan killed another Dai Mubai phantom and cleared the second stage, triggering the advanced assessment.
• Dai Mubai's level 33 phantom activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, while Yao Xuan activated Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body.
• Yao Xuan's attack shattered Dai Mubai's arms and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Body Protection Barrier as Yao Xuan's dragon claw struck toward his face.

Yao Xuan instantly defeated Dai Mubai’s phantom in the Hall of Heroes assessment and began the ultimate assessment against Tang San’s phantom. He identified Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, leaving the battle poised to continue.

• Yao Xuan tore through Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and killed his phantom with one strike, earning 25 Golden Evolution Points.
• Wu Zhangkong and the Tang Sect Vice Hall Master discussed Yao Xuan’s growing strength and his interest in joining the Spirit Pagoda; the Vice Hall Master said the Tang Sect would welcome him if he chose to join.
• Yao Xuan defeated Dai Mubai’s level 32 phantom again, cleared the second stage of the advanced assessment, and entered the ultimate assessment.
• Tang San’s level 32 phantom appeared with Bluesilver Grass, three Soul Rings, and the Eight Spider Lances, then charged Yao Xuan using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Yao Xuan activated the Ancestral Dragon Hegemonic Body, studied Tang San’s footwork, and quickly discerned its movement pattern.

Yao Xuan defeated Tang San's phantom by blocking Batwing Reincarnation with Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura. Impressed by Yao Xuan's abilities, the Tang Sect's Vice Hall Master agreed to personally recruit him.

• Yao Xuan tore through Tang San's Spider Web Restraint and shattered his Eight Spider Lances, while Tang San's Mysterious Jade Hand failed to seriously injure him.
• Tang San's phantom, badly wounded, gathered sixteen fragments of his shattered Eight Spider Lances and unleashed Batwing Reincarnation.
• Yao Xuan used Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura to block the fragments and break Batwing Reincarnation.
• Wu Zhangkong told the Vice Hall Master that Yao Xuan's unique ability might have awakened during the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform trial.
• The Vice Hall Master agreed to step forward and bring Yao Xuan into the Tang Sect.

Yao Xuan defeated Tang San’s illusion, completed the Ultimate Assessment, and returned to the preparation space, where he compared results with his companions. He and Gu Yue had each cleared six stages, while the others had struggled to pass or had failed to clear any.

• Wu Zhangkong spoke respectfully with a Tang Sect deputy hall master, who suggested that Yao Xuan might accept his approach.
• Yao Xuan killed Tang San’s exhausted illusion, then defeated another illusion and passed the second stage of the Ultimate Assessment.
• Yao Xuan reflected that the simulated Shrek Seven Monsters were weaker than their historical selves and resolved to keep improving to oppose Tang San and protect Gu Yue Na.
• Yao Xuan returned to the preparation space and learned that Xie Xie and Tang Wulin had each cleared one stage, while Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi had cleared none.
• Gu Yue appeared and told the group that she had cleared six stages, matching Yao Xuan’s result, before Yao Xuan encouraged Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.

After the assessment, Wu Zhangkong explained that the students had fought simulated versions of the legendary Shrek Seven Monsters and revealed that passing the test offered a chance to join the Tang Sect. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi accepted, while Yao Xuan and Gu Yue chose the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Wu Zhangkong hoping Yao Xuan might still change his mind.

• Wu Zhangkong comforted Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, then explained that the students had faced simulated versions of the two generations of Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Wu Zhangkong warned the students not to grow arrogant and said the assessment offered a chance to join the organization behind the Hall of Heroes, the Tang Sect.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie chose to join the Tang Sect, and Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi also accepted after Wu Zhangkong secured approval for them.
• Yao Xuan declined the Tang Sect because he preferred the Spirit Pagoda, and Gu Yue said she had already joined the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wu Zhangkong accepted their choices but privately hoped Yao Xuan could still be persuaded to join the Tang Sect.

Vice Hall Master Cao tried to recruit Yao Xuan into the Tang Sect, but Yao Xuan chose the Spirit Pagoda because Gu Yue had joined it. Cao offered them a trial in the Hall of Heroes before leaving to instruct the new Tang Sect disciples.

• Wu Zhangkong urged Yao Xuan to hear the Tang Sect’s offer, and Yao Xuan agreed to meet Vice Hall Master Cao.
• Cao praised the Tang Sect’s resources and secret arts, then asked Yao Xuan why he preferred the Spirit Pagoda.
• Yao Xuan explained that the Spirit Pagoda offered advantages in Soul Spirit research and resources, but said he also wanted to join Gu Yue, who had chosen it.
• Gu Yue blushed and clasped Yao Xuan’s hand as Cao accepted his decision and offered them a trial in the Hall of Heroes.
• Cao warned Yao Xuan and Gu Yue to keep what they had seen secret, then told Wu Zhangkong to teach the new disciples the sect rules and Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Wu Zhangkong explained the Tang Sect's rules and took the students who planned to join to complete their enrollment, leaving Yao Xuan and Gu Yue alone. Gu Yue offered to introduce Yao Xuan to the Spirit Pagoda, and they officially became boyfriend and girlfriend.

• Wu Zhangkong recited the Tang Sect's rules, and Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Jin Xi, and Yangzi agreed to uphold them.
• Wu Zhangkong reassured Yao Xuan and Gu Yue that they would remain his students, then left with the four students to handle their Tang Sect enrollment.
• Gu Yue told Yao Xuan that her family had ties to the Spirit Pagoda and offered to introduce him to her teacher during winter break.
• Yao Xuan asked Gu Yue to be his girlfriend, and Gu Yue happily accepted.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue embraced and exchanged affectionate compliments.

Wu Zhangkong discovered that Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul had mutated under Yao Xuan’s influence, preventing Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi from using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The two chose to leave Class Zero together and transfer to Sun Moon Royal Academy, and Wu Zhangkong agreed to handle their Tang Sect arrangements.

• Wu Zhangkong helped Tang Wulin and the others submit their Tang Sect applications and said they would receive their identity tokens after the review.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi failed twice to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, prompting Wu Zhangkong to examine their Martial Souls.
• Wu Zhangkong found that Wang Jinxi’s Martial Soul had mutated after absorbing the mysterious Nine-Colored Power associated with Yao Xuan, and explained that Wang Jinxi could recover by leaving Class Zero.
• Wang Jinxi said he would consult his family before deciding, while Wu Zhangkong told him to take until winter break to choose.
• At the dormitory, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi announced they would transfer to Mingdu and Sun Moon Royal Academy so they could stay together.
• Wu Zhangkong accepted their decision, wished them well, and promised to arrange new Tang Sect guides after their transfer.

After winter break began, Yao Xuan left Eastsea Academy with Gu Yue to visit her family. He discovered the extent of her family’s wealth as they boarded a private Soul Guiding Aircraft bound for Heaven Dou City.

• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi said goodbye to Yao Xuan and their classmates before leaving Class Zero and Eastsea Academy.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue left the academy together, and Gu Yue’s butler welcomed them into a luxurious Soul Guiding Sedan.
• Yao Xuan drank a glass of spirit-item juice and gained 20 Golden Evolution Points from the system.
• Gu Yue told Yao Xuan her family would provide cultivation resources and plenty of food, then rested against his shoulder during the ride.
• Yao Xuan and Gu Yue arrived at Eastsea City’s airport and boarded Gu Yue’s family’s private Soul Guiding Aircraft.

Yao Xuan and Gu Yue shared an extravagant meal aboard a Soul Guiding Aircraft before arriving at Gu Yue's home in Heaven Dou City. As they entered the castle, Yao Xuan prepared to meet the Four Great Fierce Beasts waiting inside.

• Yao Xuan used the Eye of Detection to inspect the spirit-grade dishes and gained 120 Golden Evolution Points after eating them.
• Gu Yue held Yao Xuan's hand and promised to keep him well fed at her home as they flirted during the flight.
• The Soul Guiding Aircraft landed in Heaven Dou City, and the butler drove Gu Yue and Yao Xuan to her castle.
• The butler led Gu Yue and Yao Xuan into the castle, where Di Tian, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun were waiting.