Chapter Summaries

Dan Heng rejected Prince Zhu’s offer to take him to the Star Luo Empire and reaffirmed his agreement to teach Zhu Zhuqing until she reached the Soul Emperor rank. Zhu Zhuqing asked her father to stop interfering, and Prince Zhu left promising to support her and keep others away.

• Dan Heng returned home with Gu Yuena and met Prince Zhu, who apologized for his earlier behavior and praised Dan Heng’s teaching of Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dan Heng told Prince Zhu that Zhu Zhuqing could leave if she chose, but she had agreed to study with him until she reached the Soul Emperor rank.
• Prince Zhu urged Dan Heng to move to the Star Luo Empire, offering him a noble title, resources, and servants, but Dan Heng refused.
• Zhu Zhuqing came out in tears and pushed Prince Zhu to leave her alone and let her keep studying with Dan Heng.
• Prince Zhu agreed to support Zhu Zhuqing and promised no one would disturb her, then hurried away after recalling the mysterious beating he had suffered.

Dan Heng praised Zhu Zhuqing’s powerful new third soul ring while Gu Yuena competed to train her and win a wish from him. Meanwhile, Di Tian forced Prince Zhu to make contact with Fontaine, and the Shrek Academy group arrived near Small Town with Zi Ji.

• Gu Yuena told Dan Heng that Zhu Zhuqing had absorbed two soul rings and gained a third ring of over six thousand years, and Zhu Zhuqing showed them her new soul skill.
• Dan Heng promised Zhu Zhuqing specialized training once she reached level thirty-five, while Gu Yuena reminded him of their bet and considered what wish to request.
• Di Tian intercepted Prince Zhu on the road, pinned him down, and struck his injured back to teach him a lesson.
• Di Tian told Prince Zhu that Fontaine could change the Zhu Family’s future and demanded a token to arrange further contact.
• Flender and Dai Mubai led the Shrek Academy group toward Small Town, while Zhao Wuji questioned Dai Mubai about bringing Zi Ji along.

Gu Yuena asked Di Tian and Zi Ji to find a way to make Dan Heng pursue greater strength, but rejected their suggestions. At the library, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu spotted Dan Heng, and Ning Rongrong decided to win his attention.

• Di Tian reported that Prince Zhu resented the Star Luo Royal Family and could be won over, but Gu Yuena refused to seize control and said their goal was to awaken Dan Heng's ambition.
• Zi Ji reported that Dai Mubai was infatuated with her, then proposed using hundreds of naked women to tempt Dan Heng, angering Gu Yuena.
• Di Tian suggested creating a crisis to force Dan Heng to change, but Gu Yuena rejected that idea too.
• Gu Yuena sensed visitors approaching and sent Di Tian and Zi Ji away before the newcomers arrived.
• At the library, Ning Rongrong praised Dan Heng's looks to Xiao Wu and vowed to make him infatuated with her, while Xiao Wu defended Tang San and left.

Ning Rongrong tried to seduce Dan Heng, but Gu Yuena appeared and revealed that she was his wife, leaving Ning Rongrong humiliated. Dan Heng rejected Gu Yuena’s suggestion that he become a city lord, while Ning Rongrong returned to the Shrek group in tears.

• Ning Rongrong approached Dan Heng at the library and repeatedly bothered him despite his rejection.
• Gu Yuena appeared, called Dan Heng her husband, and warned Ning Rongrong against pursuing another woman's husband.
• Ning Rongrong fled in embarrassment, and Gu Yuena teased Dan Heng before suggesting he become a city lord.
• Dan Heng declined Gu Yuena’s suggestion and continued working, leaving her unsure whether she could change his mind.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the hotel, where the Shrek group gathered around her as she cried; Zi Ji stayed at the table and complained about the food.

After Ning Rongrong returned from the library crying, Xiao Wu led Shrek Academy’s group to Dan Heng’s courtyard to confront him. Zhao Wuji backed down when Gu Yuena revealed her overwhelming presence, and the group left after learning she was Dan Heng’s wife and Zi Ji’s elder sister.

• Xiao Wu concluded that Dan Heng had bullied Ning Rongrong, so the Shrek Academy group rushed to his courtyard after the library had closed.
• Zhao Wuji threatened to break down the gate and demanded that Dan Heng come out, but Zhu Zhuqing stood in his way.
• Gu Yuena emerged and suppressed Zhao Wuji with her aura, leaving him trembling while the others admired her beauty.
• Dan Heng arrived with Zi Ji, and Gu Yuena embraced him while pretending to be frightened by the visitors.
• Zi Ji called Dan Heng her elder sister’s husband, prompting Dai Mubai and the others to apologize and hurry away with Zhao Wuji.
• Dan Heng remained at the door with Gu Yuena, Zi Ji, and Zhu Zhuqing as Gu Yuena went inside to prepare a meal.

Zhao Wuji warned the Shrek students to stay away from Dan Heng’s courtyard after his frightening encounter there, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun argued over Zhu Zhuqing. At the courtyard, Gu Yuena grew uncertain about whether to engineer a clash between Dai Mubai and Dan Heng, and Zi Ji assured her one would happen on its own.

• Zhao Wuji returned to the hotel shaken, ordered Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun not to bother Dan Heng’s group, and left Tang San wondering what had happened.
• Ma Hongjun asked Dai Mubai to let him pursue Zhu Zhuqing, but Dai Mubai refused and planned to visit her the next day.
• Zi Ji praised Dan Heng’s cooking, but Gu Yuena caught her stealing food and made her eat standing up.
• Gu Yuena asked Zi Ji about Dai Mubai, and Dan Heng gave Zhu Zhuqing a revised movement-technique booklet after Gu Yuena warned that she was unsafe.
• Gu Yuena punished Zi Ji for stealing food and questioned whether she should provoke a conflict between Dai Mubai and Dan Heng.
• Zi Ji told Gu Yuena that Dai Mubai would clash with Dan Heng without any intervention, and Gu Yuena considered letting events unfold.

Gu Yuena trained Zhu Zhuqing in movement while Zi Ji kept Dai Mubai outside the courtyard and challenged him to catch her. At lunch, Ma Hongjun persuaded Dan Heng to follow him somewhere, leaving his destination unknown.

• Gu Yuena trained Zhu Zhuqing to evade elemental obstacles as Zi Ji watched and wondered about Dan Heng's strength.
• Dai Mubai arrived with a gift, but Zi Ji refused to let him enter unless he could touch Zhu Zhuqing's clothes.
• Zhu Zhuqing effortlessly kept one meter ahead of Dai Mubai, even after he used Martial Soul Possession, and insulted him when he gave up.
• Gu Yuena left to bring Dan Heng lunch while Dan Heng continued working amid his colleagues' cold treatment.
• Ma Hongjun visited Dan Heng at the library and persuaded him to follow him somewhere, promising it would be enjoyable and safe.

Ma Hongjun tried to win Dan Heng’s favor by taking him to a brothel, but the women there swarmed Dan Heng and drove Ma Hongjun away. Ma Hongjun then persuaded Zhao Wuji that Dan Heng was happy, while Gu Yuena learned that Ma Hongjun had taken him away and grew concerned.

• Ma Hongjun led Dan Heng to a secluded street of brothels, promising to show him the good life.
• More than twenty women surrounded Dan Heng, while others grabbed Ma Hongjun and threw him out.
• Ma Hongjun rushed to the hotel, where Zhao Wuji was scolding Ning Rongrong, and falsely claimed he had made Dan Heng happy.
• Zhao Wuji demanded that Ma Hongjun take him to see Dan Heng, and Ma Hongjun reluctantly agreed.
• Gu Yuena brought Dan Heng lunch at the library, learned that Ma Hongjun had taken him away, and listened as the librarian warned her about the lecherous fat man.

Gu Yuena followed Dan Heng to a red-light district and grew furious when Zhao Wuji claimed he had arranged for Dan Heng to enjoy himself there. Zhao Wuji followed her into an alley, while Dan Heng remained inside after feeling sympathy for the women there.

• Gu Yuena tracked Dan Heng to Pink Street and confronted the women gathered outside the establishment.
• Ma Hongjun fled when he saw Gu Yuena, leaving Zhao Wuji to explain that he had brought Dan Heng there.
• Zhao Wuji claimed he had arranged for Dan Heng to visit the establishment for a month, making Gu Yuena even angrier.
• Gu Yuena ordered Zhao Wuji to follow her into an alley, and he mistakenly thought she intended to reward him.
• Dan Heng stayed on the second floor after seeing women whose helplessness reminded him of his own past and thinking San Yueqi would help them.

Dan Heng tried to comfort the women at the red-light district but was confronted by Gu Yuena, whose hurt over their distant marriage forced him to reconsider his actions. After Gu Yuena left him lunch, Zhao Wuji recovered in an alley and blamed Ma Hongjun for his suffering.

• Dan Heng told the women not to let their past lives define them, then left when they responded by flirting with him.
• Gu Yuena arrived with lunch and confronted Dan Heng about visiting the red-light district despite their strained marriage.
• Gu Yuena handed Dan Heng the lunchbox and hurried away, leaving him to realize he had not considered her feelings.
• Zhao Wuji slowly got to his feet in an alley and cursed Ma Hongjun for the pain he had endured.

Zhu Zhuqing humiliated Dai Mubai at Dan Heng’s courtyard, and Gu Yuena arrived angry and threw him away before punishing Zi Ji for provoking her. When Dan Heng returned home, Zi Ji blamed him for Gu Yuena’s anger while he considered whether to apologize or let their marriage fall apart.

• Zhu Zhuqing outmaneuvered Dai Mubai without using her martial soul, leaving him exhausted and furious at the courtyard entrance.
• Dai Mubai appealed to Gu Yuena as she returned, but she called him a scumbag and flung him into the distance with a gust of wind.
• Zi Ji offered to help Gu Yuena take revenge, so Gu Yuena pinched her cheeks and ordered her not to heal them with Soul Power.
• Dan Heng returned from work to find Zhu Zhuqing preparing ingredients and Zi Ji waiting with red, swollen cheeks.
• Zi Ji grabbed Dan Heng’s collar and demanded to know what he had done, while Dan Heng wondered whether to apologize to Gu Yuena or let their marriage fall apart.

Dan Heng apologized to Gu Yuena for visiting the red-light district, but he failed to understand her attempt to draw reassurance from him and left her waiting. That night, Gu Yuena told Zi Ji that Xiao Wu was a soul beast in human form and that she planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest when the Shrek group went there.

• Dan Heng apologized to Gu Yuena, and she briefly hid a pleased smile while Zi Ji urged him to confess why he had upset her.
• Gu Yuena ordered Zi Ji out, then softened when Dan Heng said he had enjoyed the chicken soup she made.
• Gu Yuena hinted that she feared their marriage was only an arrangement, but Dan Heng left for the bedroom without answering her.
• Gu Yuena punished Zi Ji by forbidding her to eat, then later found her sneaking leftover food in the kitchen.
• Gu Yuena told Zi Ji that Xiao Wu was a soul beast in human form and that she would visit the Star Dou Great Forest when the Shrek group traveled there.

Gu Yuena prepared an ill-fated meal for Zi Ji and planned to join the Shrek group’s trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to learn whether Dan Heng cared about her. After Zhao Wuji punished Ma Hongjun for taking Dan Heng to a red-light district, Gu Yuena and Zi Ji announced they would join the trip, while Dan Heng showed little concern when told Gu Yuena was going.

• Gu Yuena made Zi Ji eat her cooking and asked her to recruit the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python into their ranks.
• Gu Yuena wondered whether Dan Heng would worry about her while she traveled, and Zi Ji reassured her that Dai Mubai would not dare trouble him.
• Zhao Wuji beat Ma Hongjun for taking Dan Heng to a red-light district and warned the Shrek Monsters not to provoke Dan Heng’s family.
• Gu Yuena and Zi Ji appeared at the hotel and announced that Gu Yuena would accompany the Shrek group to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dan Heng that Gu Yuena was going with Zi Ji, but Dan Heng dismissed her concern and walked away.

Gu Yuena took Xiao Wu aside and secured her agreement to keep cultivating, while Zi Ji questioned whether Dan Heng had lost his strength. Back in town, the curator and Dan Heng’s colleagues pressured him to fetch Gu Yuena from the Star Dou Great Forest, and Zhu Zhuqing’s warning finally convinced him to go check on her.

• Gu Yuena told Xiao Wu about her plans, and Xiao Wu agreed to follow her because she still identified with soul beasts.
• Zi Ji dismissed Xiao Wu as weak and speculated that Dan Heng had lost his power, while Gu Yuena wondered about his condition and thought of him.
• The curator learned that Gu Yuena had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest and scolded Dan Heng for allowing her to go.
• Dan Heng returned home after his colleagues urged him to bring Gu Yuena back, and Zhu Zhuqing warned him about the dangers there.
• Dan Heng decided to go check on Gu Yuena in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Dan Heng unleashed a Water Azure Dragon toward the Titan Giant Ape after spotting it charging toward Gu Yuena. In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Titan Giant Ape confronted Gu Yuena and the Shrek group, but Gu Yuena turned sharply toward Small Town before she could respond.

• Dan Heng spotted the Titan Giant Ape charging toward Gu Yuena and launched a Water Azure Dragon at it with a single strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Dan Heng's attack in awe as thunder rolled and torrential rain began falling.
• After Tang San reached rank thirty, Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group onward with Gu Yuena and Zi Ji accompanying them.
• The Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest, and the Shrek group gathered around Zhao Wuji while Gu Yuena regarded Xiao Wu thoughtfully.
• Gu Yuena suddenly turned toward Small Town before she could answer Zhao Wuji or Zi Ji.

Gu Yuena and the others were saved when Dan Heng's distant Water Azure Dragon attack knocked the Titan Giant Ape unconscious. After Gu Yuena realized he had weakened the attack to avoid killing it, Zhao Wuji urged the Shrek group to leave the forest.

• A Water Azure Dragon swept through the forest and blasted the Titan Giant Ape unconscious.
• Gu Yuena realized Dan Heng had launched the attack and weakened it so it would only knock out the beast.
• Zi Ji recognized the attack as Old Pervert's and felt relieved she had not provoked him.
• Gu Yuena headed toward the unconscious Titan Giant Ape while Zi Ji followed warily.
• Tang San and the others woke up, and Zhao Wuji told the Shrek group to leave the forest.

Gu Yuena revived Er Ming and sent Zi Ji to persuade him to pledge loyalty while she returned to Dan Heng. After witnessing Dan Heng’s strength, Zhu Zhuqing grew more devoted to him, while Zi Ji’s account of Dan Heng inspired Er Ming to consider confronting him.

• Gu Yuena used divine power to wake Er Ming, and Zi Ji intimidated him into behaving.
• Gu Yuena told Zi Ji to follow Shrek and the others back, then left to return to Dan Heng.
• Zi Ji told Er Ming that Xiao Wu was safe and persuaded him to pledge loyalty to Gu Yuena.
• Zi Ji disparaged Dan Heng and claimed she had to hide her true form, prompting Er Ming to consider teaching Dan Heng a lesson.
• Dan Heng told Zhu Zhuqing to forget what she had witnessed, but she became even more devoted to him.

Di Tian watched the Water Azure Dragon enter the Star Dou Great Forest and realized its immense power was weakening, while Gu Yuena returned to Dan Heng despite her injuries. Their intimate reunion was interrupted by Zhu Zhuqing's breakthrough, and Gu Yuena reminded Dan Heng to fulfill one of her wishes.

• Di Tian observed the Water Azure Dragon's flight and decided not to test Dan Heng after sensing its overwhelming power.
• Gu Yuena appeared beside Di Tian, dismissed his concerns, and went to Dan Heng's courtyard despite coughing blood from her injuries.
• Dan Heng welcomed Gu Yuena, who embraced him and tried to deepen their intimacy in the bedroom.
• A Soul Power fluctuation from Zhu Zhuqing's breakthrough interrupted them, and Dan Heng and Gu Yuena went to investigate.
• Gu Yuena reminded Dan Heng that Zhu Zhuqing's advancement to level thirty-three meant he owed her the fulfillment of one wish.

Zhu Zhuqing reached level thirty-three, earning Gu Yuena a request from Dan Heng, and she chose a honeymoon trip to Star Luo City. As Dan Heng prepared to leave, Zhao Wuji brought Ma Hongjun to apologize, then learned that Dai Mubai had his eye on Dan Heng’s disciple.

• Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level thirty-three, and Gu Yuena used her bet with Dan Heng to request a honeymoon in Star Luo City.
• Dan Heng agreed to the trip, and the next day the curator gave him leave to prepare for the journey.
• While buying books on East City Street, Dan Heng encountered Zhao Wuji, who made Ma Hongjun apologize for taking him to an improper place.
• Dan Heng rejected Zhao Wuji’s offer of gratitude and walked away, leaving Zhao Wuji unwilling to pursue him.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Wuji that Dai Mubai had his eye on Dan Heng’s disciple, and Zhao Wuji flew into a rage over the possible offense to Dan Heng.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai in a Soul Battle and returned to summon Zi Ji for dinner. Zi Ji reluctantly went back to the courtyard, where Dan Heng startled her and Gu Yuena told her to drive the carriage.

• Zhu Zhuqing outmaneuvered Dai Mubai and defeated him with Netherworld Slash while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong mocked him.
• Zhao Wuji arrived, pretended to defend Zhu Zhuqing, and punched Dai Mubai before promising to teach him a lesson.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Zi Ji that Master's Wife wanted her back for dinner, and Zi Ji reluctantly left the hotel.
• Zi Ji crept into the courtyard, but Dan Heng startled her, and she hid behind Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena told Zi Ji to stop fooling around and drive the carriage.