Chapter Summaries

Bai Yushan explained that he wanted to grow stronger and become free enough to protect those he cared about, and Gu Yue decided to accompany him to Skysea City’s underground fighting arena. They reached the arena beneath an auction house, where Bai Yushan’s level-four fighter token granted them entry.

• Bai Yushan said he wanted to become stronger so he could protect those he cared about and live freely.
• Gu Yue insisted on coming along to keep an eye on Bai Yushan for Na'er, and they traded barbs as they walked through Skysea City.
• Bai Yushan explained that the lavish auction house secretly ran an underground fighting arena and gave Gu Yue a fox mask to wear.
• Bai Yushan followed hidden tiger-head signs to a restricted elevator, where a Three-Ring Soul Elder attendant checked his token.
• The attendant recognized Bai Yushan as an esteemed level-four fighter and let him and Gu Yue descend into the arena.

Gu Yue and Bai Yushan entered Skysea City's underground fighting arena, where Bai Yushan prepared to fight as Sea Tiger. After Gu Yue bet three million Federation Coins on his victory, a drunken man in a private box blocked her path, and Bai Yushan intervened.

• Bai Yushan explained that fourth-grade fighters were roughly Soul King-level and described the arena's fighter ranks to Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue and Bai Yushan watched a brutal match before Bai Yushan explained that he was challenging for promotion from Black Iron Rank to Bronze Rank.
• Bai Yushan gave Gu Yue his money and told her to bet it all on Sea Tiger to win.
• Gu Yue placed the three-million-Federation-Coin bet, then a drunken man stopped her and offered her a drink.
• Bai Yushan called out to the man from behind Gu Yue.

Bai Yushan protected Gu Yue from a drunken man, then entered the Black Iron Rank challenge match as Sea Tiger and defeated Tieshan with one punch. The crowd erupted under the influence of his mysterious electric currents, and Bai Yushan demanded another opponent as Yuan Guan was announced.

• Bai Yushan slapped the fat man who had harassed Gu Yue and led her back to their seats.
• Bai Yushan entered the ring as Sea Tiger to challenge Tieshan, a peak three-ring fighter.
• Bai Yushan knocked Tieshan down with one punch, and the audience roared his name.
• Gu Yue sensed electric particles from Bai Yushan stirring the crowd’s bloodlust and excitement.
• Bai Yushan refused to rest and demanded another opponent, so the announcer introduced Yuan Guan, a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

Bai Yushan, fighting as Sea Tiger, defeated Yuan Guan in a few moves and stunned the underground arena crowd. After the spectators demanded another opponent, the host announced that Sea Tiger’s Bronze Rank challenge matches would begin immediately.

• Gu Yue learned that Yuan Guan was a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor whose winning streak had recently been ended by a Shrek Academy student.
• Yuan Guan challenged Bai Yushan, but Bai dodged his attacks and knocked him unconscious with a decisive combination.
• The crowd erupted in cheers for Sea Tiger, while Gu Yue watched with surprise, unease, and pride.
• Bai Yushan called for another opponent, and the host announced the start of the Bronze Rank challenge matches.

Bai Yushan swept through Bronze Rank and challenged the Gold Rank fighter Crimson Scale King, defeating his opening strike with a single punch. He then launched a lightning-charged counterattack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bai Yushan defeated Bronze Rank fighters one after another until none dared enter the ring.
• The announcer introduced Crimson Scale King, a level-four Soul King, as Bai Yushan's Gold Rank opponent.
• Bai Yushan provoked Crimson Scale King by calling Gold Rank fighters old fossils with flashy moves and no substance.
• Crimson Scale King activated his Crimson Scale Armored Dragon Martial Soul and attacked with Dragon Scale Crushing Strike.
• Bai Yushan blocked Crimson Scale King's punch with Tiger Roar Mountain-Crushing Fist and forced him back three steps.
• Bai Yushan charged and brought down his lightning-wreathed palm with Slaughter Path: Cold Blade Holding Light.

Bai Yushan dominated the close-range fight against the Crimson Scale King, whose injuries and weakening defenses brought him to his knees. Recalling his hard-earned rise as an underground fighter, the Crimson Scale King unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill and charged back at Bai Yushan, who met his attack with Thunder Dragon's Iron Fist.

• Bai Yushan chained powerful strikes together, breaking the Crimson Scale King's shoulder scales and wounding him in close combat.
• The Crimson Scale King used Dragon Flame Breath, but Bai Yushan's Lightning Armor neutralized the flames and his Thunder Dragon's Iron Fist forced the king to his knees.
• The Crimson Scale King recalled his struggles as a dockworker and underground fighter, then resolved not to accept defeat.
• The Crimson Scale King unleashed Crimson Scale Dragon's Wrath, greatly increasing his speed and strength, and attacked Bai Yushan with simultaneous strikes.
• Bai Yushan twisted in midair and struck down at the Crimson Scale King's claw rays with Thunder Dragon's Iron Fist.

Bai Yushan fought the Crimson Scale King in a brutal, life-for-life match, ultimately gaining the upper hand after they collided in their strongest attacks. The Crimson Scale King admitted defeat but said he had no regrets after fighting to his heart’s content.

• The Crimson Scale King burned his Soul Power and attacked Bai Yushan recklessly, trading wounds as they exchanged close-range blows.
• The Crimson Scale King engulfed Bai Yushan in Dragon Flame Breath, but Bai Yushan resisted with Lightning Armor and knocked him back with Tiger Roar Mountain-Crushing Fist.
• The Crimson Scale King launched his final Falling Heaven Strike, and Bai Yushan met it head-on with Body Becomes a Soul Nail.
• The collision left the Crimson Scale King bloodied and kneeling while Bai Yushan remained standing, prompting the crowd to erupt in cheers.
• The Crimson Scale King acknowledged that Bai Yushan had won and said he had no regrets because he had fought to his heart’s content.

After winning his underground arena fight, Bai Yushan left with Gu Yue and reminded her about the things Na’er had sent him. Gu Yue asked how important Na’er was to him, then became flustered and shut herself in her room after hearing his sincere answer.

• Bai Yushan defeated his opponent, received the crowd’s acclaim, and left the arena with Gu Yue.
• Bai Yushan ruffled Gu Yue’s hair and led her out, and she followed him back toward the hotel.
• Outside their rooms, Bai Yushan caught Gu Yue’s wrist and reminded her about the things Na’er had sent him.
• Gu Yue asked how important Na’er was to him, and Bai Yushan said Na’er was very important as his little sister and family.
• Gu Yue angrily pulled away, promised to give him the things tomorrow, and hurried into her room, leaving Bai Yushan confused.

Bai Yushan reflected on his resolve to grow stronger while Gu Yue struggled with her feelings and the lie about Na'er. At the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition’s opening ceremony, the teams drew lots and prepared to watch an exhibition match featuring Shrek Academy fighters.

• Bai Yushan resolved to become strong enough to stand beside Na'er and protect those he cared about, while Gu Yue wondered what she could give him and recalled the masked fighter’s victory.
• Bai Yushan’s underground arena victory spread through Skysea City as the name Sea Tiger, though he went to sleep before the competition began.
• The Eastsea Academy team arrived at Tianhai Stadium, where Bai Yushan punched Xie Xie unconscious for calling him scary.
• Wu Changkong drew Eastsea Academy’s lot as officials assembled a battle platform for the competition’s exhibition match.
• Xie Xie explained that Shrek Academy fighters would face the previous Skysea Alliance champions, and Gu Yue called his doubts a weakling’s mindset.

Gu Yue declared that she was invincible among her peers except for Bai Yushan, and Bai Yushan teased her before backing down when she threatened to withhold Na'er’s things. Tang Wulin then met the hungry Xu Lizhi and shared food with him.

• Gu Yue dismissed Shrek Academy’s strength and declared herself invincible among her peers except for Bai Yushan.
• Bai Yushan ruffled Gu Yue’s hair, but she smacked his hand away and threatened to keep Na'er’s things from him, making him apologize.
• Bai Yushan flicked Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan on the head after they watched his exchange with Gu Yue.
• Xu Lizhi asked the crowd for food, and Tang Wulin offered him grilled dried fish.
• Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi introduced themselves, and Tang Wulin gave Xu Lizhi more beef jerky.

Tang Wulin befriended Xu Lizhi before Ye Xinglan scolded him and warned him not to accept food from strangers. The Skysea Alliance Grand Competition opened with its adult champions facing a much younger Shrek Academy team, and Tang Wulin watched eagerly as the match began.

• Tang Wulin shared jerky with Xu Lizhi, and they bonded over snacks and agreed to visit Skysea City's snack street after the competition.
• Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi, scolded him for eating, and told him not to take food from just anyone.
• Bai Yushan criticized Shrek Academy's manners to Gu Yue and worried that Na'er might pick up bad habits there.
• The host announced that the Skysea Alliance's seven-member youth champions would challenge Shrek Academy's seven-member junior team.
• Tang Wulin recognized Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan among Shrek's competitors and saw a composed fifteen-year-old lead their team onto the stage.
• After both teams introduced themselves, the referee started the match.

Hu Yuxiu abandoned Shrek’s planned tactics and charged Tianhai’s formation, using wind-infused physical attacks to break through its shield line. As Yu Lin’s team followed with support and a lightning assault, the thunderstorm faded and left the battle’s outcome unclear.

• Hu Yuxiu charged Tianhai’s formation alone, dodged a shield, and injured one of its guards to open a breach.
• Bai Yushan watched Hu Yuxiu’s improvised fighting style and recognized that he had begun finding his own way.
• Yu Lin ordered Shrek to exploit the breach, while Xu Lizhi restored the team’s stamina with Recovery Pork Buns and a girl with a seven-story pagoda boosted three fighters.
• Yu Lin transformed with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and unleashed Thunderous Might, engulfing the platform in lightning.
• The thunderstorm faded after less than a minute, but the chapter did not reveal the battle’s result.

Shrek Academy’s junior team crushed Skysea’s reigning youth champions in an exhibition match, leaving the crowd and Tang Wulin’s group stunned. Gu Yue questioned Hu Yuxiu’s strength until Bai Yushan explained that Hu had forged his own path and was nearing an awakening driven by conviction.

• Shrek Academy’s team defeated all seven Skysea youth team members without suffering any injuries, and the referee declared them the winners.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan watched the overwhelming victory and felt pressure at the strength of other young geniuses.
• Hu Yuxiu searched the crowd for the person he hoped would see him fight, but could not find the white tiger-masked figure.
• Gu Yue asked Bai Yushan to assess the Shrek team, and he said only the boy who commanded fierce winds could match her one-on-one.
• Bai Yushan told Gu Yue that Hu Yuxiu had forged his own path through conviction and was nearing awakening, then revealed a glimpse of his own formidable spiritual will.

After watching Shrek’s students, Gu Yue found new resolve to break beyond fixed Soul Skills, while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan vowed to grow stronger. Gu Yue and Bai Yushan then dismissed Shrek’s students as no match for them, drawing scorn from nearby spectators.

• Gu Yue reconsidered how Soul Masters grew stronger and resolved to use her six elements in countless ways rather than rely on fixed Soul Skills.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan watched Shrek’s students and committed themselves to becoming stronger.
• Wu Changkong asked Gu Yue and Bai Yushan what they thought of the exhibition match, and Gu Yue claimed she could nearly reach four rings and defeat the students in two years.
• Bai Yushan declared that none of Shrek’s students could fight him, prompting Wu Changkong to reveal that they were only Outer Court students.
• Bai Yushan repeated that Outer Court and Inner Court students were no match for him, and nearby spectators mocked the Eastsea Academy students for their arrogance.

Bai Yushan silenced Shrek supporters by knocking them unconscious with the residual force of his Haki, stunning Wu Changkong and his classmates. As the team prepared for the next day’s competitions, Bai Yushan and Gu Yue realized Dean Yu Zhen’s five assigned supports were missing, leaving them unable to register for the team event.

• Bai Yushan released his Haki and knocked several people unconscious after they mocked Eastsea Academy.
• Wu Changkong and Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue were astonished by Bai Yushan’s display.
• Wu Changkong told the students to return to the hotel and prepare for their competitions the next day.
• Gu Yue asked where the five supports assigned by Dean Yu Zhen were, and Bai Yushan noted that they could not register without them.

Tang Wulin left after receiving a call while Gu Yue teased Xie Xie about being jealous. At the shore, Hu Yuxiu reflected on the figure he hoped to emulate, then attacked Yu Lin and dodged his counterstrike.

• Tang Wulin answered his soul communicator and left the stadium, while Bai Yushan guessed that Xu Lizhi had called him to eat.
• Gu Yue teased Xie Xie about being jealous, and Xu Xiaoyan laughed as Xie Xie denied it.
• Hu Yuxiu reflected on how his priorities had changed since returning from Eastsea City and vowed to catch up to the powerful figure he admired.
• Yu Lin confronted Hu Yuxiu about his arrogant behavior, and Hu Yuxiu attacked him with Gale Step and a punch.
• Yu Lin blocked Hu Yuxiu's punch with Thunder Dragon Arm and countered with Thunder Serpent Pierce, but Hu Yuxiu dodged the three lightning bolts.

Hu Yuxiu countered Yu Lin’s Soul Skills with close-range attacks and his self-created Soul Skill, Soaring Azure Sky, before declaring Yu Lin had grown weaker. He overwhelmed Yu Lin with his speed and seized him, preparing to slam him into the ground.

• Hu Yuxiu dodged Yu Lin’s Thunder Serpent Pierce and battered him with wind-charged close-range strikes, keeping Yu Lin from landing his attacks.
• Yu Lin unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Overlord’s Startling Thunder, but Hu Yuxiu blocked it with his self-created Soul Skill, Soaring Azure Sky.
• Yu Lin demanded to know how Hu Yuxiu had grown so strong, and Hu Yuxiu told him that he had grown weaker.
• Yu Lin, stung by the remark, charged up his lightning again and demanded that Hu Yuxiu take him seriously.
• Hu Yuxiu closed in at top speed, grabbed Yu Lin by the face, lifted him into the air, and slammed him downward.

Hu Yuxiu defeated Yu Lin and showed Bai Yushan the Gale Combat Technique he had developed, but Bai Yushan easily overpowered him and demonstrated the difference between controlling power and letting power influence him. The chapter left Hu Yuxiu facing Bai Yushan’s ordinary but seemingly unavoidable punch.

• Hu Yuxiu slammed Yu Lin into the ground, won the fight, and felt the Gale Leopard’s power become part of his body.
• Bai Yushan appeared, and Hu Yuxiu eagerly showed him the wind markings and combat technique he had developed over the past month.
• Hu Yuxiu attacked Bai Yushan with Wind Blades, but Bai Yushan easily redirected his strikes and kicked him into the sand.
• Bai Yushan praised Hu Yuxiu’s progress, then told him to influence his power and let power follow his will.
• Bai Yushan flashed in front of Hu Yuxiu and threw an ordinary punch that Hu Yuxiu could neither dodge nor block.

Hu Yuxiu witnessed Bai Yushan’s overwhelming strength and resolved to grow strong enough to fight him someday. Later, Bai Yushan attacked Shen Yi when she approached him, and his hostility intensified when she revealed she taught at Shrek Academy.

• Bai Yushan stopped his punch beside Hu Yuxiu, leaving a hundred-meter crater in the beach, and told him to fuse his will into his fists before challenging him.
• Hu Yuxiu asked what move Bai Yushan had used, learned it was an ordinary punch, and vowed to become stronger and fight him for real.
• Shen Yi confronted Bai Yushan and asked for his real name, but he gave her the name Sea Tiger and attacked her with Lightning Flash Step.
• Shen Yi activated her Battle Armor and blocked Bai Yushan’s first strike, then used Soft Silk Bind while explaining that she was a Shrek Academy teacher.
• Bai Yushan’s hostility surged at the mention of Shrek Academy, and he declared that its people deserved a punch because he blamed them for separating him from Na'er.

Bai Yushan fought Shen Yi, a Shrek teacher and Soul Sage, through her control skills and Battle Armor, matching her in a prolonged close-quarters battle. After more than a hundred exchanges, Shen Yi healed her wounds and realized she needed to break his rhythm.

• Bai Yushan endured Shen Yi’s grass restraints and miasma, then used Electromagnetic Clarity to locate her and blast through her defenses.
• Bai Yushan pressed Shen Yi with lightning-powered punches and close-range techniques while she countered with her whip, barriers, and Soul Skills.
• Shen Yi and Bai Yushan traded more than a hundred attacks, but his combat experience and lightning gradually damaged her Battle Armor and slowed her meridians.
• After they exchanged a final punch and stepped back, Shen Yi healed her bleeding and decided she had to change her approach.