Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen joined Wu Zhangkong’s Class Five and revealed a dragon Martial Soul with an ultimate attribute. During introductions, Wu Zhangkong and Lu Chen silenced a student who mocked Tang Wulin by stuffing his mouth with chalk and a stray dog bone.

• Lu Chen and Tang Wulin ate a huge breakfast before attending Eastsea Academy’s opening ceremony.
• Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to its neglected classroom and told the students he would train them into the best among their peers.
• Lu Chen introduced himself as a rank-thirteen Soul Master with a dragon Martial Soul, and Wu Zhangkong sensed its ultimate attribute.
• Tang Wulin introduced himself as a rank-eleven Soul Master with Blue Silver Grass, prompting a classmate to mock his Martial Soul.
• Wu Zhangkong threw chalk at the mocker while Lu Chen added an old dog bone, leaving the student choking and unable to speak.

Wu Zhangkong noticed the unusual power of Lu Chen’s Martial Soul and summoned him to discuss why his cultivation was slow. After learning Lu Chen was a third-rank blacksmith from Red Mountain Orphanage, Wu Zhangkong accepted his choice to pursue forging.

• Wu Zhangkong reprimanded the class for mocking others and continued introductions, where Xie Xie announced his rank-eighteen Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul.
• Wu Zhangkong dismissed the class and called Lu Chen to his office to question him about his unusual Martial Soul.
• Wu Zhangkong suggested Lu Chen’s Martial Soul had not fully awakened and was suppressing his cultivation, citing Huo Yuhao as a precedent.
• Lu Chen asked whether he needed to awaken his Martial Soul fully, and Wu Zhangkong resolved to find a chance to test its potential.
• Wu Zhangkong objected to Lu Chen choosing forging until Lu Chen revealed he was already a third-rank blacksmith and needed the skill to support himself.
• After seeing that Lu Chen came from Red Mountain Orphanage, Wu Zhangkong accepted his choice and told him to pursue forging steadily.

Lu Chen left Wu Zhangkong’s office and earned money forging before joining Tang Wulin to cultivate. At Class Five’s first combat lesson, Lu Chen defeated Zhou Changxi with his Word Spirit, Royal Fire, and Wu Zhangkong stopped the flames before Zhou Changxi was seriously burned.

• Wu Zhangkong told Lu Chen he would consider how to deal with his Martial Soul, and Lu Chen went to the Blacksmith’s Association to earn forging fees.
• Lu Chen ate in the school cafeteria, then cultivated beside Tang Wulin in their dormitory and felt golden primal power enter his body.
• Wu Zhangkong led Class Five to the sports field for combat training and paired Lu Chen with Zhou Changxi.
• Zhou Changxi attacked Lu Chen with his Strength Amplification soul skill, but Lu Chen invoked Word Spirit-Royal Fire and blasted him away.
• Wu Zhangkong released his Skyfrost Sword to suppress the flames, then ordered the next pair to begin.

Lu Chen secretly obtained an alchemical longsword from Constantine before facing Wu Zhangkong in a sparring match. He used several Word Spirits to press the attack, and the chapter ended as he brought a flame-wreathed strike down on his teacher.

• Tang Wulin defeated Yun Xiao, and the remaining matches quickly concluded.
• Wu Zhangkong told Lu Chen not to use his earlier move, then later chose to fight him himself.
• Lu Chen claimed he needed time to recover, entered Nibelungen, and asked Constantine to forge him a weapon.
• Constantine made Lu Chen a longsword that amplified Word Spirit output and allowed him to use Royal Fire without chanting.
• Lu Chen fought Wu Zhangkong with Dustless Land, Royal Fire, and Myriad-Ton Bulwark, then leaped up to strike him with the flaming sword.

After Lu Chen impressed Wu Zhangkong with his swordsmanship, he invented an explanation for his Soul Skill and partially revealed the strange Word Spirit patterns in his mind. Wu Zhangkong summoned Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to his office, leaving them bracing for a scolding.

• Wu Zhangkong suppressed Lu Chen during training, then asked who had taught him his swordsmanship; Lu Chen claimed he learned it from books.
• Wu Zhangkong called the class rotten wood except for Lu Chen and took him to the office to ask about his first Soul Skill.
• Lu Chen claimed his first Soul Skill was Elemental Control and said strange patterns in his mind let him trigger abilities by reciting their syllables.
• Wu Zhangkong told Lu Chen to report any changes to the patterns and sent him to fetch Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie reluctantly went to Wu Zhangkong's office, where Wu caught Xie Xie trying to eavesdrop and ordered them to sit.

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.