Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing honored the dead in Qinghe Town, planted Blue Silver Grass, and fished mutated beasts from a lake. He then arrived in Eastsea City with Gu Yuena and headed for Eastsea Academy’s new student registration desk.

• Xu Qing cremated the corpses in Qinghe Town, buried their ashes, and erected a nameless grave marker.
• Xu Qing began planting Blue Silver Grass by the lake and caught a mutated grass carp, extracting its crystal core.
• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena arrived at Eastsea City by Soul Guidance Train while Tang Wulin waited for a later train.
• Xu Qing asked a station staff member for directions, took Gu Yuena’s hand, and led her to Eastsea Academy’s registration area.

Xu Qing and Gu Yuena enrolled at Eastsea Academy, astonishing the staff with their high cultivation despite their young ages and Xu Qing’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. After reaching campus and being assigned to Class One, Xu Qing found his new dorm room in disarray.

• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena registered with Liu Yuxin, who was surprised to learn they were nine and eight years old and had cultivation ranks of twenty-three and twenty-five.
• Xu Qing revealed his aura to confirm his rank, and Liu Yuxin stamped their recommendation letters and gave them academy entry tags.
• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena rode the soul bus to Eastsea Academy and completed their enrollment procedures.
• The academy assigned both of them to Class One of the first year, and Xu Qing escorted Gu Yuena to the girls' dormitory before finding his own room.
• Xu Qing entered Room 101 and found the floor littered with the previous year's students' belongings.

Xu Qing explored Eastsea Academy with Gu Yuena before stumbling into the dormitory fight between Tang Wulin and several boys. After Long Hengxu investigated the incident, Tang Wulin was fined for the damage, while Xu Qing was cleared and the other boys were assigned to Class Five.

• Xu Qing cleaned his dorm room, found a hidden map of Eastsea Academy, and memorized it.
• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena toured the academy together before returning to their dorms.
• Xu Qing sensed danger near the boys' dorm, punched an approaching boy unconscious, and carried him inside.
• Xu Qing found Tang Wulin amid a dormitory fight and later stood up for him when Long Hengxu questioned the boys.
• Tang Wulin explained that Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao had targeted him, and Long Hengxu assigned them and the aloof boy to Class Five while ordering Tang Wulin to pay for the damage.
• Long Hengxu reviewed Xu Qing's information and wondered how both he and Tang Wulin had advanced so quickly with Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.

Xu Qing settled into his new dorm room, ate with Gu Yuena, and accompanied Tang Wulin to the Blacksmith Association for their assessments. The receptionist confirmed that Grandmaster Cen Yue was expecting them and offered to take them upstairs.

• Xu Qing learned that he was the only student assigned to Room 101, then tidied his room.
• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena ate Meal A at the cafeteria, where their large appetites drew attention.
• Xu Qing waited for Tang Wulin, and the two took a soul-powered taxi to the Blacksmith Association.
• The driver’s soul-powered screen showed a private surveillance feed, leaving Xu Qing and Tang Wulin embarrassed during the ride.
• Xu Qing told the receptionist that he and Tang Wulin were students of Mang Tian and had come for blacksmith rank assessments.
• The receptionist called Grandmaster Cen Yue, confirmed he was expecting them, and offered to escort them upstairs.

Xu Qing and Tang Wulin arrived at the Blacksmith Association for rank assessments, where Cen Yue arranged separate testing rooms for them. Xu Qing began purifying Cubic Copper with exceptional hammer control, leaving the assessor and Cen Yue astonished as the test continued.

• A girl brought Xu Qing and Tang Wulin to Cen Yue, who agreed to take them to their blacksmith assessments.
• Cen Yue arranged two testing rooms and assessors after Xu Qing and Tang Wulin completed their registration forms.
• Tang Wulin chose Deep Silver for his assessment while Xu Qing selected Cubic Copper, a metal that demanded precise control of force.
• Xu Qing used twin Thousand Refined tungsten steel hammers to strike the heated Cubic Copper, gradually purifying it as the male assessor watched in amazement.
• Cen Yue listened to the hammering from both rooms and wondered how Mang Tian had found two such gifted nine-year-old disciples.

Xu Qing and Tang Wulin passed the first- and second-rank blacksmith assessments, astonishing Cen Yue with their forging skill. Afterward, Cen Yue called Mang Tian to tell him that both nine-year-old disciples had advanced straight through the second-rank assessment, and Mang Tian calmly credited his own good eye.

• Tang Wulin and Xu Qing passed their first-rank assessments with results that shocked Cen Yue and the evaluators.
• Tang Wulin and Xu Qing each forged a medium-sized component for the second-rank assessment.
• Xu Qing finished first and passed, and Cen Yue led him to observe Tang Wulin's forging.
• Tang Wulin completed his component and passed, and the two boys left the Blacksmith Association with compensation due and badges to collect in two days.
• Cen Yue called Mang Tian and told him both disciples had passed the second-rank assessment, and Mang Tian replied that it proved he had a good eye.

After Xu Qing and Tang Wulin discovered a murder scene, Xu Qing sensed an eerie, evil presence and wondered whether an Evil Soul Master was involved. He returned to Parallel Earth to stabilize his cultivation, then came back to Eastsea Academy refreshed.

• Cen Yue complained to Mang Tian that Xu Qing and Tang Wulin forged more steadily than he did, then scolded his own apprentices for their poor hammering.
• Xu Qing smelled blood while walking with Tang Wulin, and they found a crowd gathered outside a shop on 101 Second Street.
• Xu Qing used Dragon Eyes to glimpse the bloodied murder scene and sensed a cold, eerie presence before leaving with Tang Wulin.
• Xu Qing returned to his dorm and wondered whether the presence came from an Evil Soul Master.
• Xu Qing traveled to Parallel Earth, meditated beside the lake while absorbing crystal cores, and cultivated the Blue Silver Grass with his four zombies.
• After stabilizing his cultivation, Xu Qing returned to Eastsea Academy, washed up, and left the dormitory.

Eastsea Academy held its opening ceremony, and Xu Qing and Gu Yuena were assigned to Freshman Class One under Ye Yingluo. The students began introducing themselves, with Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi revealing they were Soul Grandmasters.

• Dean Yu Zhen delivered the opening address at Eastsea Academy's ceremony.
• Long Hengxu announced the freshmen's class assignments, placing Xu Qing and Gu Yuena in Class One.
• Ye Yingluo led Class One to its classroom and challenged the students to maintain their standing as the strongest class.
• Ye Yingluo asked the freshmen to introduce themselves, and Zhang Yangzi stated that he was a rank twenty-one Soul Grandmaster with the Dark Phantom Demon Eagle Martial Soul.
• Wang Jinxi introduced himself as a rank twenty-one Soul Grandmaster with the Bone Dragon King Martial Soul, drawing admiration from his classmates.

Xu Qing shocked Class One by revealing his rank-twenty-three Soul Power despite having Blue Silver Grass, while Gu Yuena silenced Wei Xiaofeng with her rank-twenty-five strength. After class, Xu Qing and Gu Yuena headed to Eastsea City's snack street, where Gu Yuena eagerly pulled him toward a food stall.

• Wei Xiaofeng introduced himself as a rank-twenty-two Azure Shadow Snake Battle Spirit Master, and the other students followed with their Martial Souls and Soul Power ranks.
• Xu Qing introduced himself as a rank-twenty-three Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, prompting his classmates to question how he had cultivated so quickly.
• Gu Yuena challenged Wei Xiaofeng after he doubted Xu Qing, then revealed her rank-twenty-five Elementalist Martial Soul and made him back down.
• Ye Yingluo praised Class One's talent, announced that lessons would begin the next day, and said the class would elect a monitor.
• Xu Qing agreed to explore Eastsea City with Gu Yuena, and they walked hand in hand to a busy snack street.
• Gu Yuena spotted a food stall and pulled Xu Qing toward it, saying she wanted to eat there.

Xu Qing and Gu Yuena enjoyed a meal at the Pot-Braised Beef Shop before street thugs accosted them. Xu Qing’s killing intent frightened the thugs into retreat, but when their leader reported him to the public security office, the officers dismissed the story as a joke and decided not to investigate.

• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena ate several servings of pot-braised beef at the crowded shop, impressing its owner with their appetite.
• As they continued along the snack street, a thug leader and his followers surrounded them and tried to harass Gu Yuena.
• Xu Qing seized the thug leader’s hand and unleashed killing intent, frightening the group into fleeing.
• The thug leader called the public security office to report Xu Qing, but the officers laughed at his description and chose not to investigate.

Xu Qing learned how the T virus energy and later catastrophes destroyed civilization on Parallel Earth, then rode from Qinghe Town to Shanghe Village in search of its sanctuary. After cutting down the zombies at the entrance, he faced the village’s battered wall.

• Xu Qing reviewed what he had learned about the zombie outbreak, the rise of supernatural beings, and the blood rain that brought civilization to ruin.
• Xu Qing rode his motorcycle out of Qinghe Town and sped past the horde of zombies drawn by its engine.
• Xu Qing reached Shanghe Village and drew his reforged steel cleaver as zombies converged on the entrance.
• Xu Qing killed every zombie at the village entrance and turned his attention to the battered wall inside.

Xu Qing used zombie puppets rigged with homemade bombs to clear a horde inside a village shelter, then fought through the survivors and looted their remains. While searching the corpse pile, he was ambushed by a giant silver mantis that vanished between attacks, leaving him wounded and unsure how it moved.

• Xu Qing entered the ruined village shelter and spotted zombies carrying firearms.
• Xu Qing controlled four zombies, used them to lure a horde, and detonated bombs inside them.
• Xu Qing fought the remaining zombies with his machete and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, then collected crystal cores, firearms, and grenades.
• A giant silver mantis ambushed Xu Qing from the corpse pile and wounded him with its sudden attacks.
• Xu Qing blocked one strike but watched the mantis vanish again, wondering if it had a spatial ability.

Xu Qing used his Golden Dragon Battle Armor and Spiritual Power to defeat a spatially teleporting Space Mantis and found a purple-striped crystal core. The next day, Ye Yingluo began the class monitor selection with combat matches, and the announcement of the second pair of contestants stunned the students.

• Xu Qing activated Golden Dragon Battle Armor, endured the Space Mantis's attacks, and sensed its position by closing his eyes and spreading his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Qing pursued the injured Space Mantis and killed it with a dragon-powered punch.
• Xu Qing collected the mantis's silver-striped purple crystal core and supplies, then returned to Eastsea Academy and went to sleep.
• Ye Yingluo told Class One that the new class monitor would be selected through combat matches and said Support System Soul Masters also had to defend themselves.
• Ye Yingluo divided the sixteen students into eight pairs for an elimination tournament; the first winner advanced, and the announcement of the second match caused an uproar.

Xu Qing and Gu Yuena advanced through the tournament, with Gu Yuena defeating Wei Xiaofeng before Xu Qing faced Zhang Yangzi. Xu Qing countered Zhang Yangzi’s ambush with his Blue Silver Grass, binding him as he struck at the clone.

• Gu Yuena defeated Wei Xiaofeng by sealing him in ice after evading his illusions and blocking his attacks.
• Xiao Yan beat Lin Tian, and the other second-round match ended soon afterward.
• Xu Qing and Zhang Yangzi began their match, and Zhang Yangzi covered the arena with darkness before attacking with his shadow clone.
• Xu Qing used Dragon Eyes to track Zhang Yangzi and stopped his dive with a net of Blue Silver Grass.
• Xu Qing’s vines bound Zhang Yangzi and absorbed his dark Soul Power, while Xu Qing punched the approaching clone with a bright, sacred presence.

Xu Qing conceded the class monitor match to Gu Yuena, and Ye Yingluo explained the upcoming Class Promotion Tournament to the five students she had summoned. Later, Xu Qing and Tang Wulin went to the Blacksmith Association to receive their badges and met its president, Mu Chen, and his daughter, Mu Xi.

• Xu Qing conceded the final match to Gu Yuena, who became Class One's class monitor.
• Ye Yingluo told Gu Yuena, Xu Qing, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng that they would defend Freshman Class One in the Class Promotion Tournament.
• Xu Qing waited for Tang Wulin after school, and the two went to the Blacksmith Association to collect their second-rank blacksmith badges.
• A receptionist took Xu Qing and Tang Wulin to the top floor, where President Mu Chen and Cen Yue were waiting to award their badges.
• Mu Chen praised the two young blacksmiths, while Mu Xi scrutinized Tang Wulin and Xu Qing.

Tang Wulin and Xu Qing received their second-rank blacksmith badges and went to the mission hall to accept their first forging jobs. The association rewarded them with storage rings and soul communicators, while Mu Xi was left wanting to compete with them.

• Mu Chen pinned second-rank badges on Tang Wulin and Xu Qing and spoke about forging as the creation of life, inspiring both boys.
• Mu Xi challenged Tang Wulin and Xu Qing to a forging contest, but both declined and asked to accept missions instead.
• Cen Yue took the boys to the mission hall and explained that blacksmiths could only accept missions at or below their rank.
• Tang Wulin accepted a mission to purify ten pieces of heavenly dragon iron, and Xu Qing accepted a suitable second-rank forging mission.
• Cen Yue gave both boys storage rings and soul communicators as rewards, and they thanked him and Mu Chen.

Xu Qing used crystal cores and the gold of life to temper his meridians, confirming that his method strengthened them and improved the flow of Soul Power. After completing his workshop missions, he returned to Parallel Earth, where he killed an attacking mutated rat and encountered zombies again.

• Xu Qing replaced his wristband with the soul communicator and reviewed his weapons and crystal core supplies.
• Xu Qing used the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to absorb crystal cores and temper his hand meridians, enduring the pain as he planned to work toward a greater circulation through his body.
• Xu Qing met Gu Yuena the next morning, ate breakfast with her, and attended Ye Yingluo's lesson.
• Xu Qing completed his missions at Mang Tian's workshop while Tang Wulin attended special training, then returned to school.
• Xu Qing arrived on Parallel Earth, killed a mutated rat that tried to ambush him, and used his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul against the zombies that had reappeared.

Xu Qing entered a ruined building in the shelter and climbed through floors of zombies, killing them with Blue Silver Grass and collecting their crystal cores. On the eighteenth floor, he fought a tier-three zombie with his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline while Blue Silver Grass vines restrained it and spread parasitic spores through its body.

• Xu Qing stopped advancing through the shelter and entered a tall, ruined building to investigate.
• Xu Qing used Blue Silver Grass to kill three tier-one zombies in the lobby and collected their crystal cores.
• Xu Qing climbed the building, killing tier-one zombies along the way and gathering their cores.
• A tier-three zombie appeared on the eighteenth floor and charged Xu Qing.
• Xu Qing activated his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline and struck the zombie, sending it crashing to the ground.
• Xu Qing and the tier-three zombie clashed again as Blue Silver Grass vines restrained it and released parasitic spores into its body.

Xu Qing killed a berserk third-tier zombie in Parallel Earth, then returned to academy life as Ye Yingluo trained Class One for the upcoming Class Promotion Tournament. On the students’ day off, Gu Yuena asked Xu Qing to take her out for something delicious, and he agreed.

• Xu Qing bound the third-tier zombie with Blue Silver Grass and spores, then struck it with a powerful punch.
• The zombie triggered a near-death berserk state and lunged at Xu Qing, who threw his machete through its head and extracted its purple crystal core.
• Xu Qing searched an apartment on the twenty-third floor, killed three zombies, secured the door, and returned to his dormitory to rest.
• Ye Yingluo assessed Class One through combat training and learned that Gu Yuena controlled six elements and that Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi could perform a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• When the students’ day off arrived, Gu Yuena asked Xu Qing for something delicious, and he agreed to go eat with her.

Xu Qing and Gu Yuena enjoyed a meal together before discovering that a man was following them. The follower accused Xu Qing of being an Evil Soul Master and summoned a group of mechas, and the two began fighting them.

• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena ate barbecue and pot-braised beef before walking through the busy street.
• Xu Qing noticed someone following them and warned Gu Yuena, who used her Spiritual Power to locate the pursuer.
• Xu Qing and Gu Yuena hid in an alley, then Xu Qing confronted the follower alone.
• The follower accused Xu Qing of being an Evil Soul Master and fired a flare to summon mechas.
• The thug leader arrived in a yellow mecha and ordered the mechas to attack Xu Qing, who dodged the soul beams and struck the leader's mecha with a chopping saber.
• Gu Yuena emerged from the alley and attacked the other four mechas with a barrage of ice spikes.