Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen defeated the wanted Evil Soul Master Wang Chen aboard the train and earned a lifetime Federation-wide train pass as a reward. As the train continued toward the East Sea, Xiao Chen considered how to protect Na'er from being absorbed by Gu Yue and how much stronger he needed to become.

• Xiao Chen withdrew Wither after its soul sand devoured Wang Chen's consciousness, leaving the Evil Soul Master a living corpse.
• The passengers celebrated their rescue, and Na'er realized Xiao Chen had been holding back during their sparring matches.
• Conductor Mo Lan verified Wang Chen's identity as a level fifty-eight wanted Soul King and offered Xiao Chen a lifetime Federation-wide Soul Guidance Train pass and free private compartments.
• The train resumed its journey toward the East Sea while Na'er slept against Xiao Chen's shoulder.
• Xiao Chen reflected on his conflict with Gu Yue and planned to help Na'er absorb her without becoming Gu Yuena, while acknowledging that he needed to grow stronger.

Xiao Chen and Na'er arrived in Eastsea City and visited the Spirit Pagoda branch to prepare for their newcomer verification assignment. They learned that Gu Yue was registered at Eastsea Academy and arranged to enter the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform the next day, while Xiao Chen remained uncertain about Gu Yue's strength.

• Xiao Chen and Na'er arrived in Eastsea City by Soul Guidance Train and went directly to the Spirit Pagoda branch.
• Li Qi welcomed them and searched the branch's records for Gu Yue at Na'er's request.
• A staff member found Gu Yue on an Eastsea Academy class roster for a Primary Spirit Ascension Platform session the next day, and Na'er eagerly prepared to challenge her.
• Xiao Chen asked Li Qi to arrange Spirit Ascension Platform slots for himself and Na'er, and Li Qi agreed.
• Xiao Chen asked Na'er what Leng Yaozhu had told her about Gu Yue's strength, but Na'er said she did not know and relied on Xiao Chen to help her.

Xiao Chen used his Wither Martial Soul to locate Gu Yue and her companions in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He eliminated Xu Xiaoyu with a surprise attack, then arrived with Na'er as the others reacted in shock.

• Xiao Chen and Na'er entered the East Sea Spirit Pagoda's Primary Spirit Ascension Platform with special access.
• Xiao Chen used Visual Sharing with his Wither Martial Soul to locate Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and the Xu siblings.
• Xu Xiaoyu demanded that Tang Wulin and his companions surrender the area's spiritual energy and leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Xiao Chen struck Xu Xiaoyu with a Wither Head, triggering the elimination mechanism and ejecting him from the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Xiao Chen and Na'er emerged from beneath the trees as Xu Xiaoyan and the others stared in shock.

Gu Yue recognized Na'er as her other personality when Na'er and Xiao Chen arrived to assess her for the Spirit Pagoda. Na'er challenged her to a fight, and Gu Yue accepted as the two sides prepared to clash in the woodland.

• Gu Yue realized that Na'er, her split-off personality, had come as the Spirit Pagoda's assessor.
• Na'er told Gu Yue she had to defeat her and Xiao Chen to qualify for the Spirit Pagoda, and Gu Yue agreed to fight.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi moved to protect Gu Yue and questioned the strangers.
• Xiao Chen ordered the boys to leave the woodland and exit the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Wither descended above him.
• Gu Yue raised her hand and gathered Soul Power to face Na'er.

Gu Yue and Na'er began fighting, while Xiao Chen drove Class Zero's other members away to prevent them from interfering. The clearing was left to Gu Yue and Na'er for a one-on-one duel.

• Gu Yue attacked Na'er and Xiao Chen with a barrage of fireballs, but Na'er summoned the Silver Dragon Spear and shattered them with her first Soul Skill, Silver Dragon's Wrath.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi prepared to help Gu Yue, so Xiao Chen used Soul Sand Devour to eliminate Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi while Gu Yue and Xie Xie dodged.
• Xiao Chen bombarded Tang Wulin and Xie Xie with Wither Heads, forcing them away from Gu Yue and separating the fighters.
• Xiao Chen told Na'er he would leave her to face Gu Yue, then pursued Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, leaving Na'er and Gu Yue alone in the clearing.
• Gu Yue welcomed the one-on-one duel and resolved to show Na'er who was the Dragon King's rightful incarnation.

Gu Yue and Na'er fought to determine which of them was stronger, while Xiao Chen pursued Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, eliminating Xie Xie and overwhelming Tang Wulin. Cornered by Xiao Chen's soul sand, Tang Wulin awakened his Golden Dragon Claw and prepared to fight back.

• Gu Yue mocked Na'er's ties to humans, and Na'er challenged her to a fight after boasting about her superior Soul Rings and cultivation.
• Gu Yue attacked with ice and fire, while Na'er advanced with her Silver Dragon Spear; Gu Yue used spatial power to keep her at a distance.
• Xiao Chen bombarded Tang Wulin and Xie Xie with Wither Heads until Xie Xie was eliminated from the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Tang Wulin confronted Xiao Chen, who explained that Gu Yue had requested the assessment and that he was clearing the field.
• Xiao Chen's soul sand drained the vitality from Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass, forcing Tang Wulin to awaken his Golden Dragon Claw.

Tang Wulin unleashed his Golden Dragon King power against Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen used his Resurrection Soul Skill to withstand the attack and knock him unconscious. Tang San then awakened through Tang Wulin and recognized Xiao Chen as an anomaly, demanding that he bow before the God King.

• Tang Wulin charged Xiao Chen with his Golden Dragon Claw, determined to protect Gu Yue and their fallen teammates.
• Xiao Chen possessed his Wither Martial Soul and used Resurrection to endure Tang Wulin’s attack without injury.
• Tang Wulin was struck by the backlash and fell unconscious, while Xiao Chen prepared to finish the battle.
• Tang San awakened in Tang Wulin’s body, identified Xiao Chen as an anomaly, and Xiao Chen concealed his shock.
• Tang San released his God King pressure and ordered Xiao Chen to bow before him.

Xiao Chen realized Gu Yue’s aggressive attempt to seize Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Divine Core had awakened Tang San’s divine consciousness and disrupted his long-laid plans. Tang San blamed Xiao Chen for the upheaval and threatened to kill him, leaving Xiao Chen facing a fight to the death inside the Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Xiao Chen deduced that Gu Yue’s decision to send Di Tian and Xiong Jun after Tang Wulin had forced Tang San’s divine consciousness to awaken early.
• Di Tian sensed the God King-level aura, used the Dragon God Claw to escape with Xiong Jun, and abandoned their capture mission.
• Tang San recalled his plan to draw in the Silver Dragon King, use her against the Abyss, and bring her into the Tang Family, and he blamed Xiao Chen for disrupting it.
• Tang San recognized Na’er as the Silver Dragon King’s other half and found Xiao Chen’s mind obscured by a mysterious causal mist.
• Tang San’s anger erupted, and he accused Xiao Chen of ruining his ten-thousand-year plan and threatened him with death.
• The Spirit Ascension Platform’s data went abnormal after Tang San’s probing, while Xiao Chen prepared to fight him rather than retreat.

Xiao Chen refused Tang San’s demand to inspect his body and Sea of Consciousness, but the God King overpowered him with Unfixed Storm and tried to reach his mind. Xiao Chen summoned the Command Block to clear the immobilization, leaving Tang San stunned.

• Tang San, possessing Tang Wulin, demanded that Xiao Chen stand still and submit to an examination, but Xiao Chen refused and attacked with Wither Heads.
• Tang San effortlessly dispelled Xiao Chen’s attack and restrained him with Unfixed Storm.
• Tang San accused Xiao Chen of disrupting the plane’s balance and declared that he would purge his nature, while Xiao Chen feared he would be brainwashed.
• When Sea God’s Light failed to penetrate Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Power to summon the Command Block.
• The Command Block cleared Unfixed Storm, freeing Xiao Chen and shocking Tang San.

Xiao Chen escaped Tang San’s Unfixed Storm with the Command Block’s help, then stalled while Tang San tried to charm and intimidate him into handing it over. The Command Block began targeting Tang San’s divine consciousness, and Xiao Chen pretended to surrender it as Tang San lowered his guard.

• Xiao Chen broke free of Tang San’s Unfixed Storm and Sea God’s Light, leaving Tang San stunned by the Command Block’s unknown power.
• Tang San stopped attacking and claimed he had only been testing Xiao Chen, then invoked his status as the Sea God and Asura God to pressure him.
• Xiao Chen questioned why the legendary Sea God had attacked him, and Tang San demanded that he hand over the Command Block for safekeeping.
• The Command Block began trembling and marked Tang San’s divine consciousness with lines of code, revealing its desire to devour him.
• Xiao Chen pretended to obey and raised the Command Block as an offering while Tang San relaxed, unaware that it had targeted him.

Xiao Chen used the Command Block to pull Tang San’s divine consciousness out of Tang Wulin and devour it, then claimed the Golden Dragon King Divine Core. He learned that the block had purified and optimized the Divine Core, leaving its seventeen seals intact for him to unlock as his body grew stronger.

• Xiao Chen approached Tang Wulin with the Command Block, which suddenly began pulling Tang San’s divine consciousness out of him.
• Tang San panicked and demanded that Xiao Chen stop, but Xiao Chen refused and the Command Block stripped him away from Tang Wulin.
• The Command Block dismantled Tang San’s divine consciousness into code and devoured it completely.
• The Command Block pulled the Golden Dragon King Divine Core from Tang Wulin and merged it into Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen discovered that the Command Block had removed the Divine Core’s baleful energy and lingering consciousness while preserving its seventeen seals.

Xiao Chen used the Command Block to devour Tang San's divine consciousness and take the Golden Dragon King Divine Core, then eliminated Tang Wulin from the Spirit Ascension Platform. Outside, Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero had failed the assessment except for Gu Yue, while Xiao Chen hurried toward Gu Yue and Na'er's ongoing fight.

• Xiao Chen reasoned that the Command Block needed energy for powerful commands and could be triggered by intense desire or danger.
• Xiao Chen struck the unconscious Tang Wulin with his Wither Martial Soul, causing Tang Wulin to be ejected from the Spirit Ascension Platform as the platform's systems returned to normal.
• Tang Wulin awoke outside the Spirit Ascension Platform with no memory of what had happened after his clash with Xiao Chen.
• Wu Changkong announced that Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Tang Wulin had failed the assessment, and ordered them to undergo double special training next semester.
• Xiao Chen rushed through the forest toward Gu Yue and Na'er, whose fight remained unresolved.

Xiao Chen arrived as Na'er and Gu Yue's exhausting battle reached a stalemate, and Gu Yue challenged him to prove her worth for the Spirit Pagoda assessment. Na'er declared that Gu Yue had passed, but Gu Yue rejected the easy approval, and Xiao Chen agreed to fight her.

• Xiao Chen reached the clearing and found Na'er and Gu Yue wounded and nearly out of strength after a prolonged battle.
• Na'er relaxed when she sensed Xiao Chen, while Gu Yue guarded herself and considered how to secure approval for her assessment.
• Gu Yue challenged Xiao Chen, but Na'er stepped between them and declared Gu Yue had passed.
• Gu Yue grew furious at Na'er's decision and insisted on fighting Xiao Chen rather than accepting her approval.
• Xiao Chen warned Gu Yue that she was injured, but she confidently prepared her elemental soul power and he agreed to fight.

Xiao Chen defeated Gu Yue with his Wither Martial Soul and Soul Sand Devour, then Na'er declared that Gu Yue had passed the assessment. Gu Yue tried to provoke Na'er by showing interest in Xiao Chen, and Na'er quickly moved to protect her brother.

• Xiao Chen blasted through Gu Yue's ice wall with Wither Head, and Gu Yue narrowly escaped the explosion by teleporting.
• Xiao Chen bound Gu Yue with Soul Sand Devour, then released her after she admitted defeat.
• Gu Yue asked whether she had passed, and Xiao Chen explained that Na'er was the examiner.
• Na'er told Gu Yue she had passed and called her little sister, making Gu Yue furious.
• Gu Yue pretended to take an interest in Xiao Chen to test Na'er's feelings, and Na'er stood between them and rejected the idea.

After passing the Spirit Ascension Platform assessment, Gu Yue left to pursue her path with the Spirit Pagoda, while Xiao Chen and Na'er departed separately. Tang Wulin struggled with Gu Yue's departure, and Wu Changkong urged him to accept her choice.

• Xiao Chen told Na'er that Gu Yue had passed, and they prepared to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Gu Yue asked Xiao Chen's name, called him Brother Chen, and teleported out; Xiao Chen and Na'er followed.
• Gu Yue returned to the East Sea Spirit Pagoda and ignored Xie Xie and Tang Wulin as she went to Wu Changkong.
• Wu Changkong told Gu Yue she was the only Class Zero student who had passed and let her go; Gu Yue walked deeper into the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang Wulin tried to follow Gu Yue, but Wu Changkong stopped him and said she was likely joining the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang Wulin accepted that Gu Yue had chosen her own path, though he felt desolate about her leaving.

Na'er and Gu Yue argued over Gu Yue’s plan to use the Spirit Pagoda to take revenge on humanity and restore the Silver Dragon King’s full origin. They agreed to a wager over whether Xiao Chen would fall for Gu Yue, leaving both convinced they would win.

• Xiao Chen agreed to take Gu Yue with him and Na'er to Shrek City, then left the two women alone to talk.
• Gu Yue accused Na'er of obstructing her assessment and betraying their soul beast mission by growing close to Xiao Chen.
• Gu Yue revealed she intended to use the Spirit Pagoda to take revenge on humanity, while Na'er refused to let her absorb her or harm Xiao Chen and her teacher.
• Gu Yue proposed that if Xiao Chen fell for her, Na'er would willingly let Gu Yue absorb her; if he continued to love Na'er, Gu Yue would spare Na'er, Xiao Chen, and her teacher.
• Na'er accepted the wager, and both women headed to Xiao Chen's room while privately believing they would prevail.

Xiao Chen took Na'er to Skysea City to meet his prospective forging teacher, Zhen Hua, and prepare for the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition. While they waited for Zhen Hua to arrive, they settled into the city and explored, ending their first outing at a Yuhao Grilled Fish shop where tournament footage embarrassed Xiao Chen.

• Leng Yaozhu told Xiao Chen to enter the forging competition in Skysea City and revealed that Zhen Hua, the Divine Craftsman, would be his prospective teacher.
• Xiao Chen refused to travel with Gu Yue, exchanged contact details with her, and left the East Sea Spirit Pagoda with Na'er for Skysea City.
• Xiao Chen learned that Zhen Hua would not arrive for a month, so he and Na'er checked into the Rose Hotel and began cultivating.
• Na'er persuaded Xiao Chen to take her out for grilled fish, and they ate at the Yuhao Grilled Fish shop.
• The shop played romantic Soul Master Tournament highlights, leaving Na'er enchanted and Xiao Chen embarrassed.

Xiao Chen demonstrated Spirit Forging to Zhen Hua and became his personal disciple, while Na'er lamented the widening gap between them. At the core of the Douluo Plane, Tang Hao and the planar spirit fought as the plane faced a crisis.

• Xiao Chen and Na'er visited the Blacksmith Association, where Zhen Hua agreed to test Xiao Chen after reading Leng Yaozhu's recommendation letter.
• Xiao Chen struck heavy silver once and used the Command Block to complete Spirit Forging, astonishing Zhen Hua.
• Zhen Hua accepted Xiao Chen as his personal disciple and took him to arrange fifth-rank blacksmith certification.
• Na'er privately compared her second-rank mecha repair skills with Xiao Chen's forging achievement and worried about returning to the Spirit Pagoda.
• At the core of the Douluo Plane, Tang Hao and the planar spirit accused each other of worsening the plane's crisis and continued fighting.

Xiao Chen accepted Zhen Hua’s plan for him to compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, then encountered Gu Yue and Class Zero at a seafood restaurant. Gu Yue’s unusual closeness to Xiao Chen provoked Na’er’s hostility and stunned the others.

• Zhen Hua gave Xiao Chen his fifth-rank blacksmith badge and persuaded him to enter the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, offering rare metals as prizes to promote his talent.
• Gu Yue messaged Xiao Chen to ask him to eat with her, but he declined, and Na’er celebrated that he had turned her down.
• Xiao Chen and Na’er went to a seafood restaurant, where Na’er ordered an enormous meal and they ran into Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan from Class Zero.
• Gu Yue explained that two members had left Class Zero, prompting Tang Wulin to show guilt before Xie Xie brushed off the matter.
• Gu Yue put crabmeat into Xiao Chen’s bowl with her own chopsticks, leaving Na’er hostile and the rest of the table shocked by her behavior.

At Tianhai Stadium, Na'er clashed with Ye Xinglan after the Shrek student insulted her and the others. Xiao Chen stopped the argument by swiftly seizing Ye Xinglan and sealing her soul power, leaving her helpless as he called her trash.

• Gu Yue and Na'er competed to fill Xiao Chen's bowl, while Tang Wulin enjoyed his meal and Xie Xie asked whether Xiao Chen would enter the battle events.
• Xiao Chen revealed his Level 5 Blacksmith badge and said he would only enter the forging competition; the group then headed to Tianhai Stadium for the opening ceremony.
• Tang Wulin gave Xu Lizhi dried fish when the hungry Shrek student approached them at the stadium.
• Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi with the group, called them disreputable, and claimed Shrek Academy was the continent's number one academy.
• Na'er traded insults with Ye Xinglan, and Xiao Chen suddenly grabbed her by the throat, used wither power to seal her soul power, and called her trash.