Recaps

Lu Chen visited the Blacksmith's Association to collect his third-rank badge and look for forging work, but was summoned to meet Zhang Huanyun. Zhang Huanyun revealed that Lu Chen's foster director, Zhang Yueyao, had recommended him to the War God Hall, whose members had now agreed to consider him because of his forging talent and perseverance.

• Lu Chen packed his forging blueprints and metal scraps and headed to the Blacksmith's Association to collect his third-rank badge and seek jobs.
• The receptionist told Lu Chen that an important visitor was waiting upstairs and brought him to an office.
• Lu Chen met Zhang Huanyun, who introduced himself as a soldier and asked whether Lu Chen knew Zhang Yueyao.
• Lu Chen recognized Zhang Yueyao as Director Mom, and Zhang Huanyun revealed that she was his younger sister and a former member of the War God Hall.
• Zhang Huanyun explained that Zhang Yueyao had recommended Lu Chen to the War God Hall, which had initially objected because of his low cultivation but later agreed after considering his blacksmithing talent and perseverance.

Zhang Huanyun adopted Lu Chen, made him an unofficial member of the War God Hall, and equipped him with valuable resources and contacts. After Zhang left, Zhen Hua appeared and asked to take Lu Chen as his disciple, leaving him overwhelmed by the day's surprises.

• Zhang Huanyun told Lu Chen he would adopt him and gave him a soul communicator to contact Yu Guanzhi if needed.
• Zhang Huanyun declared Lu Chen an unofficial member of the War God Hall, warned him not to join the Spirit Pagoda or Tang Sect, and gave him cultivation resources and rare metal.
• Zhang Huanyun said Long Tianwu would visit soon to look after Lu Chen, then left the office.
• Lu Chen recognized the Blood God Battalion emblem on the communicator and wondered whether the Blood God Legion had reserved him.
• Zhen Hua introduced himself to Lu Chen and asked to take him as his disciple.

Zhen Hua offered to teach Lu Chen forging as his disciple, while Lu Chen and Xie Xie learned they would represent their class in the promotion tournament alongside Tang Wulin. In Nibelungen, Constantine accepted a Storage Soul Guidance Device to work on and asked if he and the others could stay there forever instead of returning to the Dragon Clan’s world.

• Zhen Hua offered to take Lu Chen as his disciple, arranged for him to study forging two days a week, and gave him his forging notes.
• Zhen Hua told Lu Chen to use his name if Mu Xi caused him trouble.
• Xie Xie told Lu Chen that they would represent their class in the promotion tournament with Tang Wulin, and Lu Chen defended Tang Wulin when Xie Xie questioned his strength.
• Lu Chen entered Nibelungen and gave Constantine the Storage Soul Guidance Device from Zhang Huanyun to examine.
• Constantine asked Lu Chen whether he and the others could stay in Nibelungen forever rather than return to the Dragon Clan’s world.

Lu Chen discovered that reaching fifteen percent bloodline power would grant him the Word Spirits-Time Zero and Setsuna, then joined Tang Wulin in fighting upper-year students who attacked them. After Wu Zhangkong defended Lu Chen, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie at the disciplinary office, he took them to class, where Lu Chen finished his assigned laps with ease; a girl then arrived at the sports field.

• Lu Chen found his bloodline power at 13.4 percent and saw that reaching fifteen percent would reward him with Time Zero and Setsuna.
• Lu Chen and Tang Wulin blinded and defeated a group of upper-year students who attacked them outside the dormitory, then tied them up.
• Xie Xie appeared behind Mu Xi and held his Light Dragon Dagger to her neck.
• Lu Chen challenged Long Hengxu's accusations by pointing out the upper-year students had attacked first and that Master Zhen Hua had accepted him as a personal disciple.
• Wu Zhangkong defended Lu Chen, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, then assigned them twenty laps while the other students ran ten.
• Lu Chen finished his laps before Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, and Wu Zhangkong asked a girl who arrived at the field which class she was from.

Gu Yue challenged Lu Chen for admission to Eastsea Academy, and their entrance test became a fierce battle between her seven-element control and his Word Spirit and Nidhogg. After fourteen minutes, Gu Yue unleashed a fused seven-colored beam as she fought to last the final minute.

• Gu Yue asked to take the entrance exam, and Wu Zhangkong set a test: she had to last fifteen minutes against Lu Chen.
• Gu Yue attacked with water dragons, fireballs, and earth walls, but Lu Chen countered with Word Spirit: Dustless Land.
• Lu Chen fully released Nidhogg, whose devouring power shattered Gu Yue's attacks and consumed the elements she controlled.
• Gu Yue combined the seven elements into an array of attacks, while Lu Chen used Word Spirit: Chi and Nidhogg to pressure her.
• After fourteen minutes of fighting, Gu Yue fused all seven elements into a beam and fired it at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen defeated Gu Yue in their admission match, learned that he would become Class Five’s monitor, and wondered whether Nidhogg could absorb Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline. The chapter ended with Long Tianwu lost at a subway station as he tried to find Eastsea Academy.

• Lu Chen used Nidhogg and Earth Dragon Spine to withstand Gu Yue’s attack until Wu Zhangkong called time, and Gu Yue joined Class Five.
• Wu Zhangkong asked Lu Chen about his Martial Soul, appointed him class monitor, and left to handle Gu Yue’s enrollment.
• Lu Chen realized he liked Gu Yue and considered whether Nidhogg could absorb Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Wu Zhangkong discussed the class promotion tournament with Long Hengxu, then took Gu Yue to collect her uniform and textbooks.
• Xie Xie predicted that he, Lu Chen, and Gu Yue would compete in the tournament, while Lu Chen steered him and Tang Wulin toward the cafeteria.
• Long Tianwu asked a subway station staff member for directions to Eastsea Academy and grumbled about Zhang Huanyun, Chen Xinjie, and Guan Yue.

Long Tianwu met Lu Chen at Eastsea Academy and took on the role of his guardian, then struggled to find somewhere to stay until he rented a cramped inn room. That evening, Wu Zhangkong began training Lu Chen, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue for the class promotion tournament in three months.

• Long Tianwu met Lu Chen at the school gates and told him he would protect him and serve as his guardian.
• Lu Chen asked whether he needed to do anything for the War God Hall, and Long Tianwu told him to focus on growing safely and improving his forging skills.
• Lu Chen returned to the cafeteria to eat before heading back for Wu Zhangkong's special training.
• Long Tianwu failed to find someone to stay with, then rented the only available room at a nearby student apartment inn.
• Wu Zhangkong led Tang Wulin, Lu Chen, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue to an indoor training ground and announced their evening training for the class promotion tournament.

Wu Zhangkong confronted Tang Wulin about his place on the class tournament team, then reassured Lu Chen that his devouring Martial Soul was not evil as long as he did not use it on living people. He began special training by dueling Lu Chen with wooden and alchemical swords, leaving Lu Chen eager to improve after his eventual defeat.

• Wu Zhangkong told Tang Wulin that he would have to meet his requirements to represent Class Five, and Gu Yue refused to take his place.
• Wu Zhangkong warned Lu Chen to prioritize his Martial Soul and said he need not hide its devouring attribute if he had not used it to devour living people.
• Wu Zhangkong instructed Lu Chen to demonstrate his combat ability, and Lu Chen drew his alchemical sword for a sparring match.
• Lu Chen and Wu Zhangkong exchanged sword strikes, with Wu Zhangkong pointing out that Lu Chen's style was too direct and lacked variation.
• After Lu Chen slowed from exhaustion, Wu Zhangkong disarmed him and struck his chest, ending the duel in Wu Zhangkong's victory.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Lu Chen's swordsmanship and advised him to focus on cultivating his Martial Soul before eventually pairing a sword with Battle Armor.

Wu Zhangkong tested Lu Chen, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue, then excused Lu Chen and Tang Wulin from physical training so they could focus on cultivating. While cultivating beside Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, Lu Chen reached fourteen percent bloodline power, gaining a clearer Nidhogg manifestation and greatly improved Soul Power circulation; by the third day, most students were exhausted from special training.

• Wu Zhangkong praised Lu Chen’s swordsmanship and sensed rare sword intent before setting him aside to recover.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue attacked Wu Zhangkong together, but he easily countered them.
• Wu Zhangkong tested Tang Wulin’s strength, then had Lu Chen help pull him; impressed by their power, he excused both boys from upcoming physical training.
• While cultivating near Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, Lu Chen absorbed energy from their bloodlines and raised his bloodline progress from 13.4 to 14 percent.
• Lu Chen’s breakthrough revealed Nidhogg more clearly, nearly doubled his Soul Power circulation, and strengthened his Word Spirit abilities.
• By the third day, more than half the students were exhausted from the intense special training.

After Wu Zhangkong discovered Lu Chen’s unusually high Spiritual Power, Lu Chen trained intensely until Long Tianwu took him to the War God Hall’s secret base. There, Lu Chen received a second lieutenant rank and learned he could earn contributions by forging for the troops.

• Wu Zhangkong tested Lu Chen’s Spiritual Power, which reached 136, and concluded his Martial Soul likely had a spiritual attribute.
• Lu Chen continued his special training, forging, and cultivation, leaving him too busy to visit Long Tianwu until Saturday.
• Long Tianwu took Lu Chen to the War God Hall’s secret base inside the Federation army corps’ fortress in Eastsea City.
• Long Tianwu registered Lu Chen’s communicator in the War God Hall’s system and told him he had been granted the rank of second lieutenant.
• Long Tianwu explained that Lu Chen’s rank offered limited privileges and that he could earn contributions by taking forging assignments for the troops.

Lu Chen completed a simple forging mission and met Mu Ye at Zhen Hua’s office, where he accepted Mu Ye’s offer to become his disciple and learn the Body Sect’s secret body-tempering arts. The chapter ended with Mu Ye promising him heavenly treasures, while Tang Wulin received less attention from his own master, Mu Chen.

• Long Tianwu explained how Lu Chen could earn and spend contribution points, then helped him accept a simple mission to forge Thousand Refinements metal.
• Lu Chen completed the forging mission and went to the Blacksmith’s Association, where Zhen Hua introduced Mu Ye as his new chef.
• Mu Ye offered Lu Chen Red Jade Shrimp, and Lu Chen felt their nourishing energy strengthen his bloodline.
• After Mu Ye revealed that he led the Body Sect, Lu Chen agreed to become his disciple while remaining in the War God Hall.
• Mu Ye gave Lu Chen a secret body-tempering technique and promised to provide the heavenly treasures needed to cultivate it.
• Mu Ye valued Tang Wulin less than before, expecting him mainly to follow in Mu Chen’s footsteps as a Saint Blacksmith.

While Lu Chen slept, Nidhogg ambushed Old Tang in Lu Chen’s sea of consciousness, drained much of his divine power, and severed his connection to Tang Wulin. Lu Chen’s bloodline crossed rank fifteen as Old Tang was thrown back into Tang Wulin’s body, weakened and trapped within the Golden Dragon King Seal.

• A devouring force spread from Lu Chen and began consuming the Golden Dragon King Bloodline within Tang Wulin.
• Old Tang’s divine consciousness was pulled into Lu Chen’s sea of consciousness, where Nidhogg and the World Tree restrained and attacked him.
• Nidhogg eroded more than half of Old Tang’s divine consciousness and severed his mental connection to Tang Wulin.
• Nidhogg tossed the weakened Old Tang back into Tang Wulin’s body and mused that Tang Wulin should be raised as prey.
• Gu Yue sensed a strange presence in the girls’ dormitory, while Lu Chen’s bloodline power crossed rank fifteen.
• Old Tang was left bound inside the Golden Dragon King Seal, exposed to the Golden Dragon King’s resentment.

Lu Chen unlocked the Time Zero and Instant skills, then learned that Di Tian suspected his powerful bloodline might belong to the Dragon God reincarnated. He continued training across combat, forging, and military drills for several weeks, while Long Tianwu considered how to give his honorary rank some real authority.

• Lu Chen woke with his bloodline progress at fifteen percent and discovered that Time Zero and Instant had unlocked, then learned Gu Yue had taken leave.
• Di Tian abducted Lu Chen and probed his bloodline, which made him wonder whether Lu Chen was the Dragon God reincarnated.
• Gu Yue agreed to win Lu Chen over and told Di Tian to return him quietly to Eastsea Academy, where she pretended to find him unconscious.
• Lu Chen hid his new skills while training with Wu Zhangkong, improving his combat ability and swordsmanship during the week.
• Lu Chen spent weekends forging with Master Zhen Hua and practicing military drills with Long Tianwu over the next two or three weeks.
• Long Tianwu noticed that Lu Chen's second lieutenant rank carried no real authority and decided the situation was inappropriate.

Lu Chen and his classmates entered Eastsea Academy’s class promotion tournament, where Wu Zhangkong expected Class Five to crush Class Four. Lu Chen opened their first match by using Time Zero to knock out all four opponents in seconds, leaving the arena stunned.

• Lu Chen received a disciplinary inspector position at the War God Hall, which gave him protection backed by Long Tianwu.
• Wu Zhangkong told Class Five to defeat Class Four and planned to use Tang Wulin in early matches before relying on Lu Chen, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie for tougher battles.
• Class Five faced Class Four in the tournament’s opening match, and Lu Chen volunteered to fight alone.
• Lu Chen invoked Word Spirit: Time Zero, slowed Class Four’s four students, and struck them unconscious in under three seconds.
• Gu Yue recognized the mysterious chant Lu Chen used but could not reproduce its power.

After Lu Chen led Class Five to victory over Class Four, he joined Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin for a celebratory meal. Tang Wulin felt overshadowed by Lu Chen but was drawn into the group, and they arrived at Eastsea Snack Street to find food.

• Long Hengxu announced Class Five's win after Lu Chen defeated Class Four's team with a single sword strike.
• Xie Xie invited Lu Chen to celebrate with food, and Gu Yue insisted on joining them.
• Tang Wulin felt invisible and believed Lu Chen had taken the attention and glory that should have been his.
• Lu Chen noticed Tang Wulin, invited him along, and helped ease the tension between Xie Xie and Gu Yue.
• The four changed clothes, headed to Eastsea Snack Street, and followed Xie Xie to a pot-braised beef shop.

Lu Chen and his friends ate pot-braised beef and explored Eastsea Snack Street, where Lu Chen devoured far more than the others while Tang Wulin struggled to finish his meal. As they headed home full and in better spirits, Lu Chen remained unaware that the Nibelungen Domain was filling with power from several sources.

• Xie Xie brought Lu Chen, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin to Uncle Li’s shop, where he recalled his mother’s fondness for its pot-braised beef.
• Lu Chen ordered several extra portions and ate them eagerly, while Tang Wulin found himself unable to finish more than two portions and Lu Chen wondered if his absorption of Tang Wulin’s excess power was affecting his appetite.
• Within Lu Chen’s sea of consciousness, Fenrir and Constantine observed the Nibelungen Domain overflowing with Golden Dragon King, Sea God, and Silver Dragon King power.
• Lu Chen took the group around Eastsea Snack Street and paid for the snacks after insisting that he had promised to cover them.
• The four friends ate until they were full and walked home together, with Tang Wulin teasing Lu Chen about his enormous appetite.

Lu Chen found Guang Long beating Uncle Li and destroyed the shop over unpaid protection money, then stepped in and overwhelmed the two-ring Grand Soul Master. The chapter left Lu Chen still attacking Guang Long as Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin watched.

• Lu Chen saw that Guang Long had wrecked Uncle Li’s shop and injured him over protection money.
• Lu Chen used his speed to shield Uncle Li, gave him healing medicine, and hid his military inspector communicator.
• Guang Long released his Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul and charged at Lu Chen, but Lu Chen’s punch sent him staggering backward.
• The Nidhogg bloodline awakened more strongly in Lu Chen, and he vowed that Guang Long would pay for his arrogance.
• Lu Chen kicked Guang Long in the stomach and battered him with a flurry of punches as Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin arrived.

Lu Chen defeated Guang Long after Guang Long extorted protection money and attacked Uncle Li, then called Long Tianwu to handle the fallout. He revealed his War God Hall affiliation to reassure Uncle Li, while Gu Yue learned that Lu Chen had joined the organization.

• Lu Chen burned a hole through Guang Long’s chest with Royal Fire, leaving him gravely injured but alive.
• Lu Chen checked on Uncle Li, then called Long Tianwu and reported that Guang Long had been collecting protection money and claimed his brother Guang Biao was a mecha brigade captain.
• Long Tianwu praised Lu Chen and said he was coming to Eastsea Snack Street to handle the matter.
• Lu Chen reassured Xie Xie and Uncle Li, showing Uncle Li his War God Hall communicator and second lieutenant rank.
• Lu Chen told Gu Yue that he had joined the War God Hall because the director mom of his orphanage belonged to it.

After Lu Chen exposed Guang Long’s protection racket, he and Long Tianwu arranged to lure Guang Biao into the open, then Long Tianwu drove Lu Chen and his companions back to Eastsea Academy. The next afternoon, Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to the sports field, where they met Class Three’s teacher, Ye Yingrong.

• Long Tianwu arrived, ordered soldiers to take Guang Long to the military hospital, and had them repair Uncle Li’s shop at the military’s expense.
• Lu Chen suggested using Guang Long to draw out his brother Guang Biao, and Long Tianwu ordered the soldiers to let Guang Biao learn where Guang Long was being treated.
• Long Tianwu drove Lu Chen, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue back to Eastsea Academy and advised them to tell Wu Zhangkong what had happened.
• The next day, the four attended class, and Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to the sports field for their match.
• Ye Yingrong introduced herself to Wu Zhangkong as the homeroom teacher of first-year Class Three, but he only nodded and did not shake her hand.

Lu Chen and Class Five faced Class Three in a first-year arena match, where he quickly neutralized the Gu triplets and threw Chen Yi off the platform. Class Five gained a decisive advantage, though the chapter ended before the match was formally called.

• Xie Xie admired Wu Zhangkong’s cool presence while Lu Chen thought about Wu Zhangkong’s older brother, Chu Zihang.
• Ye Yingrong sent the Gu triplets and Chen Yi onto the platform to face Lu Chen’s Class Five, and Long Hengxu began the match.
• The Gu triplets released their Skyscraping Battle Eagle Martial Souls and flew above the arena.
• Lu Chen secretly had Fenrir use Gravity Squeeze, forcing the triplets to crash onto the platform.
• Gu Yue attacked Chen Yi with a wind blade, but he dodged it before Lu Chen used Time Zero, seized him, and hurled him off the platform.

After Lu Chen and Gu Yue easily won the class match, Guang Biao brought armed men and mechas to Eastsea Academy, demanding that Lu Chen and his friends be handed over. Lu Chen told Wu Zhangkong what had happened, and Wu Zhangkong went to confront the crowd at the school gates.

• Lu Chen and Gu Yue defeated Class Three's team while Xie Xie and Tang Wulin never got a chance to fight.
• Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin joined Lu Chen in cultivating in their dormitory until Wang Hu warned that Guang Biao had brought mechas to the school gates.
• Lu Chen decided Guang Biao should be removed from his position and messaged Long Tianwu about the threat.
• Gu Yue urged the group to find Wu Zhangkong, and Lu Chen explained how he had stopped Guang Long from collecting protection money and how Guang Biao had retaliated.
• Wu Zhangkong praised Lu Chen's sense of justice and headed for the gates, where Guang Biao's crowd of about two hundred people stood behind a banner demanding a life for a life.

Lu Chen confronted Guang Biao outside Eastsea Academy and provoked the Soul Emperor into attacking, using his Word Spirits to withstand and evade several blows. Though outmatched, Lu Chen kept harassing Guang Biao to wear him down and make him angrier, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Lu Chen secretly activated his inspector insignia’s recorder and confronted Guang Biao at the academy gates.
• Long Hengxu refused to hand over Lu Chen and warned Guang Biao not to enter Eastsea Academy.
• Lu Chen provoked Guang Biao by accusing him of abusing ordinary people and then challenged him with his Martial Soul.
• Lu Chen used Earth Movement and Bronze Throne to blunt Guang Biao’s punches, taking injuries but staying on his feet.
• Lu Chen used Setsuna and Royal Fire to evade Guang Biao and harass him, successfully provoking him into threatening to kill him.

Wu Zhangkong rescued Lu Chen from Guang Biao with a single sword strike, and Long Tianwu arrived to arrest Guang Biao and his men. Lu Chen later learned Guang Biao had been sentenced to life imprisonment, while Wu Zhangkong sent the students back to cultivate.

• Wu Zhangkong appeared before Lu Chen in his Battle Armor and knocked Guang Biao away with one sword strike.
• Long Tianwu arrived, immobilized the crowd, and ordered War God Hall soldiers to arrest Guang Biao and his men.
• Wu Zhangkong identified Long Tianwu as a level ninety-eight assault-type Titled Douluo, shocking Xie Xie.
• Lu Chen later heard that Guang Biao had been sentenced to life imprisonment, stripped of his honors, and had his Martial Soul crippled.
• Wu Zhangkong told Lu Chen and the other students to return and cultivate.

Lu Chen experienced Nidhogg’s memories as the dragon secretly devoured the first seal on Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline, unknowingly preventing the power from killing him. The next day, Lu Chen accompanied Xie Xie to an auction before returning to school for a meal.

• After Wu Zhangkong left, Xie Xie excitedly praised Lu Chen for keeping Uncle Long’s identity as a level ninety-eight Titled Douluo secret, then hurried off to cultivate with Lu Chen and Tang Wulin.
• While Lu Chen cultivated, he witnessed Nidhogg’s memories of the black dragon’s bloody defeat and sank into despair.
• Nidhogg entered Tang Wulin’s sea of consciousness and devoured the Sea God divine power and Golden Dragon King Bloodline inside the first seal, unknowingly preventing Tang Wulin’s bloodline from overwhelming his body.
• Old Tang watched helplessly as Nidhogg consumed the seal while the Golden Dragon King’s remaining consciousness continued tormenting him.
• The following afternoon, Xie Xie took Lu Chen to Eastsea City’s auction house, but Lu Chen found its wares inferior to what he could obtain through the War God Hall and his connections.
• Back at school, Lu Chen ate voraciously while Xie Xie marveled at how much he could consume.

Lu Chen led Class Five to an easy victory over Class Two, then cultivated through a rainstorm and discovered that his Soul Power had risen to rank eighteen. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin struggled after mysteriously losing strength, and the chapter left him unable to explain his failed Thousand Refinements attempt to Master Cen Yue.

• Wei Xiaofeng mocked Class Five, but Lu Chen stopped Xie Xie from fighting and warned Wei Xiaofeng about their upcoming match.
• Wu Zhangkong barred Lu Chen from competing, and Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin defeated Class Two's four contestants in ten minutes.
• When a storm canceled the tournament, Lu Chen cultivated in Nibelungen and found the World Tree restored and his Soul Power at rank eighteen.
• Lu Chen learned alchemy from Constantine and began practicing the Word Spirit: Emperor, which could suppress those with draconic bloodlines.
• Tang Wulin failed at Thousand Refinements because his strength had diminished, and Master Cen Yue mistook his attempt for rushing ahead before Tang Wulin could explain.