Chapter Summaries

Bai Yushan broke through the magnetic-field threshold, absorbed primordial Qi, and advanced to level thirty-five as a Three-Ring Soul Elder while his Mystic Thunder Owl grew stronger. A Federation Military mecha squadron arrived to investigate the upheaval, and Leng Yaozhu wondered if she could raise Bai Yushan into a god.

• Bai Yushan surpassed 300,000 volts and perceived the magnetic fields and resonances present throughout the world.
• Bai Yushan summoned primordial Qi, which poured into him and rapidly raised his Soul Power from level twenty-five to level thirty.
• The Mystic Thunder Owl emerged from Bai Yushan, grew to more than a hundred feet across, and gained strength as he advanced to Three-Ring Soul Elder.
• Bai Yushan's electric current reached 380,000 volts, and his poem accompanied the fading primordial Qi and Soul Power fluctuations.
• Twenty Federation Military mechas flew toward the Tianhai Coral Reef to investigate the disturbance.
• Leng Yaozhu called Bai Yushan a troublemaking disciple but believed his talent could let her raise a god.

Leng Yaozhu sent a mecha reconnaissance squad away after Bai Yushan’s breakthrough caused a disturbance. She warned him that the path to godhood he had revealed would make him and the Spirit Pagoda targets if anyone learned of it, and Bai Yushan agreed to keep it secret.

• Leng Yaozhu intercepted the colonel leading twenty mechas and ordered the squad to leave.
• Leng Yaozhu returned to the yacht and scolded Bai Yushan for causing a commotion with his breakthrough.
• Leng Yaozhu told Bai Yushan that his breakthrough had demonstrated a path to godhood and that the secret could not get out.
• Bai Yushan understood that people would pursue him for the secret and promised to keep quiet.
• Leng Yaozhu privately hoped that Bai Yushan’s future godhood might allow her to become a god and live forever.

Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue secretly celebrated Bai Yushan’s potential to become a god, while Bai Yushan saw through their excitement. At the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, Bai Yushan and Gu Yue began their junior division individual final, and Gu Yue opened with a pillar of fire.

• Leng Yaozhu realized Bai Yushan could be her path to godhood and hid her excitement behind a stern expression.
• Gu Yue connected Bai Yushan to Na’er and decided that protecting him could restore the Soul Beast Clan’s power.
• Bai Yushan noticed that Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue were struggling not to grin.
• Spectators rallied behind Bai Yushan and Gu Yue as the junior division individual final began.
• Bai Yushan taunted Gu Yue, and she answered with a blazing pillar of fire aimed at him.

Gu Yue fought Bai Yushan with a rapid combination of elemental attacks, but his strength and Electromagnetic Clarity let him counter her every move. The sparring continued as Gu Yue pressed forward despite his overwhelming defense.

• Gu Yue used fire and wind to attack Bai Yushan, and he blocked her opening punch before she rebounded off the arena barrier.
• Gu Yue combined ice, wind, and earth attacks, but Bai Yushan dodged and countered, leaving a shallow cut on his face that quickly healed.
• Bai Yushan struck Gu Yue's Rock Armor and sent her sliding back, but she swallowed her pain and surged forward with all six elements.
• Gu Yue used light and earth to create feints, but Bai Yushan saw through them with Electromagnetic Clarity and caught her wrist.
• Gu Yue escaped Bai Yushan's grip with water, then attempted a headbutt and knee strike, but he avoided the first and endured the second.

Gu Yue fought Bai Yushan with increasingly powerful elemental techniques and, furious at his teasing and resilience, unleashed a lethal assault. As her Elemental Storm descended with the strength of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor’s attack, Bai Yushan gathered himself to counter with Heart Moon Sinks into the Abyss.

• Gu Yue spotted an opening in Bai Yushan’s fighting style and struck his ribs, but his muscles trapped her fingers until she blasted him with fire and escaped.
• Gu Yue’s anger turned to killing intent as she charged Bai Yushan with a Three-Element Layered Blade, then obscured him with icy mist and attacked with Wind Blades, ice shards, and Flame Fist.
• Bai Yushan deflected Gu Yue’s projectiles and met her Flame Fist with Tiger Roar Mountain-Crushing Fist, forcing her back while she remained determined to continue.
• Gu Yue summoned Elemental Storm, a vast six-element attack with the power of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor’s all-out strike.
• Bai Yushan took the Elemental Storm seriously and prepared to answer it with Heart Moon Sinks into the Abyss.

Bai Yushan defeated Gu Yue in the junior individual final and was declared champion. In the lounge, Leng Yaozhu punched him for risking serious injury to his senior sister, and Bai Yushan defended his actions.

• Bai Yushan absorbed Gu Yue's Elemental Storm and struck through her defenses, sending her crashing to the ground.
• Gu Yue recovered and hurled a seven-colored spear at Bai Yushan, who shattered it with a lightning-wrapped punch.
• Gu Yue passed out from exhaustion, and Bai Yushan carried her from the arena as the referee announced him as champion.
• Leng Yaozhu laid Gu Yue on the lounge sofa, then punched Bai Yushan in the stomach for nearly seriously injuring her.
• Bai Yushan protested that Gu Yue had chosen to face his attacks and said he could not deliberately lose.

Leng Yaozhu treated Gu Yue after her match with Bai Yushan, while Yu Zhen celebrated Class Zero’s tournament success. Wu Changkong told Yu Zhen he wanted to take the students to Shrek, leaving the dean torn between their futures and Eastsea Academy’s needs.

• Leng Yaozhu scolded Bai Yushan, then healed Gu Yue’s broken arm and gave her medicine.
• Yu Zhen recalled Class Zero’s outstanding tournament results and celebrated their achievements to other academy leaders.
• Wu Changkong visited Yu Zhen, who eagerly offered him rewards for his work with Class Zero.
• Wu Changkong said the students were not suited to continuing at Eastsea Academy and wanted to take them to Shrek.
• Yu Zhen hesitated, reluctant to lose the students but aware that Shrek could offer them a better future.

Wu Changkong persuaded Yu Zhen to support Class Zero’s move from Eastsea Academy to Shrek, and Yu Zhen agreed to provide resources before they left. The story then shifted to Shrek City, where Leng Yaozhu described its unusual independence to Gu Yue and Bai Yushan.

• Wu Changkong told Yu Zhen that Eastsea Academy could not give Bai Yushan, Gu Yue, and Class Zero the opportunities they needed, and promised to bring Class Zero to Shrek within three years.
• Yu Zhen agreed to let the students pursue their futures and promised each of them one million Federation Coins, tier-four Soul Tools, and Soul-Gathering Liquid.
• Yu Zhen watched Wu Changkong leave and reflected that Eastsea Academy could send its talented students out into the world.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Gu Yue and Bai Yushan to Shrek City and explained that the Federation could not collect taxes there.
• Bai Yushan called Shrek City a state within a state.

Leng Yaozhu brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to her villa in Shrek City and explained that she planned to take them to an internal Spirit Pagoda auction. She intended to help prepare them for Shrek Academy’s entrance exam and promised to pay for anything they wanted.

• Leng Yaozhu drove Bai Yushan and Gu Yue past the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda to the Spirit Pagoda’s residential compound.
• Leng Yaozhu showed the two disciples to guest rooms at her villa and announced that she would take them shopping at an auction that night.
• Leng Yaozhu reflected that Wu Changkong had asked her to help Bai Yushan and Gu Yue prepare for Shrek Academy’s entrance exam.
• Bai Yushan asked about the auction, and Leng Yaozhu described its Soul Tools, medicinal herbs, and Soul Bones before offering to pay for their purchases.

Leng Yaozhu brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to the Spirit Pagoda's internal auction, where the first lot was a rare six-hundred-year Hell Panther Soul Bone. The bidding began and quickly climbed to six million Federation Coins.

• Leng Yaozhu arrived at the auction with Bai Yushan and Gu Yue and led them to VIP box A1.
• Bai Yushan dismissed the lavish box as ordinary, while Gu Yue watched the auction hall with curiosity.
• The host opened the Spirit Pagoda's end-of-season internal auction and presented a six-hundred-year Hell Panther hind leg bone.
• The host explained that the wild Soul Bone could boost a Soul Master's speed and potentially improve their Martial Soul and bloodline.
• The audience began bidding, and the price rose from three million to six million Federation Coins.

Bai Yushan watched a six-hundred-year Soul Bone sell for sixteen million Federation Coins and reflected on the Spirit Pagoda’s wealth and influence. The auction then began its second lot, a Scarlet-Veined Spirit-Nourishing Herb, with bidding about to start.

• Bai Yushan watched bidders from several private rooms drive the Soul Bone’s price up to sixteen million Federation Coins.
• Room A3 won the Soul Bone after outbidding the other rooms, and the auctioneer closed the sale.
• Bai Yushan realized the Spirit Pagoda’s control of Soul Spirits and Soul Bone auctions gave it immense wealth and power, and he felt fortunate to have Leng Yaozhu as his master.
• The auctioneer introduced a three-hundred-year-old Scarlet-Veined Spirit-Nourishing Herb and announced its two-million-Federation-Coin starting bid.

The auction sold a five-hundred-year-old Realm-Breaking Lotus for eighteen million Federation Coins before offering a rare Purple Ultimate Flesh-Regenerating Pill. Leng Yaozhu won the pill for sixty-eight million, and the attendant delivered it to her in private box A1.

• Private box A6 won the foundation-building spiritual herb for five million six hundred thousand Federation Coins.
• Private box A2 bought the Realm-Breaking Lotus for eighteen million Federation Coins after fierce bidding.
• The host introduced Grandmaster Xuandan’s Purple Ultimate Flesh-Regenerating Pill and described its ability to heal severe injuries.
• Private boxes A4 and A7 drove the pill’s price above forty million Federation Coins.
• Leng Yaozhu bid sixty-eight million from private box A1, ending the auction without further competition.
• An attendant delivered the pill to Leng Yaozhu in private box A1.

At the auction, Leng Yaozhu gave Gu Yue a bottle of pills and promised to buy Bai Yushan whatever he wanted, while Bai Yushan reflected on the people who kept him connected to his humanity. The auction’s final lots began with general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints, which Bai Yushan explained could help talented pilots develop their own mecha designs.

• Leng Yaozhu gave Gu Yue a bottle of pills and teased Bai Yushan about enjoying injuries from their sparring.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to buy Gu Yue whatever she wanted at the auction, prompting Bai Yushan to quickly agree with her.
• Bai Yushan reflected on his bonds with Bi Ji, Na'er, Chen Qingquan, Yu Zhen, Gu Yue, Zi JI, and Leng Yaozhu, which kept him from becoming a monster.
• The auction sold several high-value lots, including an Ice Flood Dragon Soul Bone, a Thunderlight Rat Soul Spirit, and a Rock Barrier Soul Tool.
• The host unveiled general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints as the first of the final three lots.
• Bai Yushan explained that the blueprints offered a bare-bones Black-Grade Mecha framework that could save a gifted Purple-Grade pilot years of design work.

Bai Yushan explained his knowledge of mecha to Leng Yaozhu, who then won the auction for twenty kilograms of silver marrow sea-containing gold at his request. The ore was delivered to their private box, leaving Bai Yushan with the material he had eagerly wanted.

• Leng Yaozhu questioned Bai Yushan about his knowledge of mecha, and he explained that he had studied the subject at the Aolai City library.
• Private Box Yi-1 won the general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints with a bid of one hundred and twenty million Federation Coins.
• The auctioneer introduced twenty kilograms of raw silver marrow sea-containing gold as the second highlight item.
• Bai Yushan asked Leng Yaozhu to bid for the ore, and she secured it for fifty-eight million Federation Coins.
• Two attendants delivered the silver marrow sea-containing gold to Private Box Jia-1 and placed it before Bai Yushan.

Bai Yushan used his Second Soul Skill, Lightning Refinement Shaping, to melt and freely reshape Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold, revealing a talent that astonished Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue. Leng Yaozhu urged him to pursue becoming a Divine Craftsman, but Bai Yushan refused and focused instead on using his abilities and scientific knowledge to develop his own path.

• Bai Yushan melted the Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold with his Second Soul Skill and reshaped it into weapons before forming it into a bracelet.
• Bai Yushan explained that Lightning Refinement Shaping let him smelt and manipulate metal and other materials at will.
• Leng Yaozhu urged Bai Yushan to become a Divine Craftsman, but he dismissed blacksmithing as uninteresting.
• Gu Yue reminded Leng Yaozhu that Bai Yushan would not be persuaded to follow a path he disliked, and Leng Yaozhu accepted his decision.
• Bai Yushan considered how his abilities and knowledge of science could help him use Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold in new ways.

After the auction, Bai Yushan and Gu Yue returned to the villa while Leng Yaozhu went to handle official matters. Gu Yue struggled with doubts about the Soul Beast Clan’s future, and Bai Yushan abruptly punched her, leaving her furious and demanding an explanation.

• The auction ended after the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Jade sold for 380 million and total sales exceeded 700 million.
• Leng Yaozhu drove Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to the villa and said she would take them around Shrek Academy the next day.
• Gu Yue reflected on Bai Yushan’s strength and worried that she lacked the experience and wisdom to revive the Soul Beast Clan.
• Bai Yushan read Gu Yue’s unspoken doubt and crossed the hallway without warning.
• Bai Yushan punched Gu Yue in the lower abdomen and sent her crashing into the wall.
• Gu Yue rose in anger as the elements around her surged and demanded to know what Bai Yushan was doing.

Bai Yushan overwhelmed Gu Yue with his will and visions of battles from other worlds, helping her let go of her doubts about reviving her kind. Her cultivation began to break through its level twenty-six bottleneck, but after she returned to her senses, Bai Yushan mocked her and reignited her anger.

• Bai Yushan confronted Gu Yue about her confusion, then pressed her down with his overwhelming will.
• Gu Yue was swept into a vision of devastating battles and powerful fighters from other worlds.
• Gu Yue realized that her worries would not help her and resolved to grow stronger and keep working toward reviving her kind.
• Gu Yue’s heart knot broke, and her cultivation loosened as a silver-blue halo spread around her.
• Gu Yue returned to her senses and found Bai Yushan mocking her, which made her anger flare again.

Leng Yaozhu broke up Bai Yushan and Gu Yue’s quarrel and told Bai Yushan that Na’er was a disciple in Shrek Academy’s Inner Court. Bai Yushan reacted fiercely when Leng Yaozhu said taking Na’er away might be difficult.

• Leng Yaozhu found Bai Yushan and Gu Yue bruised and arguing after they fought during the night.
• Leng Yaozhu stopped the argument, arranged replacement clothes, and postponed their trip to Shrek Academy until the afternoon.
• Leng Yaozhu teased Bai Yushan about his figure, and Bai Yushan insulted her before she punched him in the stomach.
• Leng Yaozhu told Bai Yushan that Na’er was Yun Ming’s disciple in Shrek Academy’s Inner Court and warned that taking her away might be difficult.
• Bai Yushan grabbed Leng Yaozhu’s shoulders and demanded to know who could stop him from taking his little sister Na’er away.

Bai Yushan’s rage over being prevented from taking Na’er away drove his Electric Current Push out of control, and Leng Yaozhu pinned him to stop him. A mysterious black force then resisted her Soul Power as Bai Yushan unleashed Conqueror's Haki, leaving Leng Yaozhu stunned by the stormlike pressure.

• Bai Yushan’s anger over being unable to take Na’er away caused his Electric Current Push to surge beyond 410,000 volts and threaten to run wild.
• Leng Yaozhu struck Bai Yushan into the corridor wall and pinned him there, but he continued struggling and tried to shock her.
• A pitch-black force covered Bai Yushan’s body and canceled nearly half of the Soul Power Leng Yaozhu used to restrain him.
• Bai Yushan declared that he had only just begun causing trouble, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki that darkened the sky and shook the villa district.
• Leng Yaozhu was horrified by the overwhelming will and wondered what kind of monster Bai Yushan was.

After Bai Yushan lost control while trying to reach Na'er, Leng Yaozhu calmed him and promised to help. Gu Yue quietly witnessed Bai Yushan accepting comfort from his teacher and returned to her room.

• Leng Yaozhu released Bai Yushan and urged him to calm down as his Conqueror's overbearing will filled the corridor.
• Bai Yushan's power receded, and he admitted that he felt helpless about reaching Na'er.
• Bai Yushan asked Leng Yaozhu, "Teacher, help me."
• Leng Yaozhu embraced Bai Yushan and promised to help him, soothing him as he held her tightly.
• Gu Yue saw them embracing, quietly returned to her room, and reflected that Bai Yushan could be vulnerable too.