Recaps

Zhao Ming planned to bluff the Star Dou Forest’s Fierce Beasts into worshiping him and winning Gu Yue Na’s favor. He convinced Titan Giant Ape that he was an ancient powerhouse, then gained Titan’s enthusiastic approval as Xiao Wu’s lover and brother-in-law.

• Zhao Ming considered how he could use his supposed ancient identity to win over the Fierce Beasts and Gu Yue Na.
• Titan Giant Ape asked Zhao Ming what memory had made him look weary.
• Zhao Ming invented a tale about Titan’s ancestor Kong, claiming he had once empowered him on Skull Island.
• Zhao Ming told Titan that he might grant him a similar fortune because he was Xiao Wu’s brother-in-law.
• Titan realized Zhao Ming and Xiao Wu were lovers, and Xiao Wu confirmed their relationship.
• Titan happily accepted Zhao Ming as his brother-in-law, while Xiao Wu felt relieved and pleased that her family approved of him.

Zhao Ming persuaded Titan and the Sky Azure Bull Python that he was an ancient powerhouse, then traveled with them to the Lake of Life to meet the Star Dou Forest’s elite Soul Beasts. He introduced himself to Di Tian and Zi Ji, leaving his fabricated identity at risk of scrutiny.

• Zhao Ming told Titan that Kong had once received his help, and Titan began treating him as the benefactor of the Titan clan.
• Titan, Xiao Wu, and Zhao Ming met the Sky Azure Bull Python, who respectfully greeted Zhao Ming and learned about his relationship with Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Ming continued inventing stories about his ancient past and worried that Gu Yue Na might recognize inconsistencies in his account.
• Titan and the Sky Azure Bull Python led Zhao Ming and Xiao Wu to the Lake of Life, where Zhao Ming observed the Star Dou Forest’s core region.
• Di Tian and Zi Ji arrived with the other powerful Soul Beasts and respectfully introduced themselves to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming decided to pursue Zi Ji, using his supposed lustful nature as the Ancient Immortal Bird to conceal his intentions. He left Zi Ji embarrassed and angry after comparing her unfavorably to Bi Ji, while Di Tian’s deference to Zhao Ming deepened Zi Ji’s disappointment in him.

• Zhao Ming admitted to the system that he desired Zi Ji, while the system protested that it had never assigned him a mission to pursue her.
• Zi Ji secretly admired Zhao Ming’s attention and hoped to surpass Bi Ji as the most outstanding female soul beast in the Star Dou Forest.
• Zhao Ming smacked Zi Ji’s buttocks in front of the Fierce Beasts, shocking everyone present.
• Zhao Ming said Zi Ji was still somewhat inferior to Bi Ji, leaving Zi Ji ashamed and furious.
• Di Tian scolded Zi Ji for disrespecting Zhao Ming, and Zi Ji felt disappointed that Di Tian no longer defended her.

Zhao Ming asserted his status as the Ancient Immortal Bird before Di Tian and the Star Dou Forest’s fierce beasts, then reassured Xiao Wu and helped Da Ming and Er Ming gain acceptance at the Lake of Life. The chapter ended with Titan and Azure being welcomed to cultivate there.

• Zhao Ming reprimanded Di Tian, who apologized and treated him with deference, convincing Zi Ji and the other fierce beasts of his lofty standing.
• Zhao Ming praised Zi Ji, then announced that he wanted to see what the Dragon God had become.
• Zhao Ming noticed Xiao Wu’s unease, reassured her of his love, and heard the fierce beasts apologize for arriving too late to help her family against Spirit Hall.
• Di Tian allowed Titan and Azure to cultivate at the Lake of Life, and the two were excited and grateful to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming met Gu Yue Na in the Palace beneath the Lake of Life, where she sought his help to save the Soul Beast race from human hunting. He claimed he had planned for his return for millions of years, leaving the Fierce Beasts astonished and eager to believe in his power.

• Di Tian led Zhao Ming and the others to the Palace beneath the Lake of Life, where Zhao Ming met Gu Yue Na.
• Gu Yue Na recognized Zhao Ming as an Ancient Immortal Bird and asked him to help protect Soul Beasts from humanity's continued hunting.
• Zhao Ming agreed that Soul Beasts were being depleted, while privately blaming Tang San for Gu Yue Na's future suffering.
• Gu Yue Na explained that she and Zhao Ming could challenge the God Realm if he recovered his strength and she absorbed the Golden Dragon King's power.
• Zhao Ming claimed he had survived his ancient death by sealing a wisp of his soul in a drop of essence blood, leaving the Fierce Beasts amazed.

Zhao Ming convinced the Fierce Beasts and Gu Yue Na that he had emerged from seclusion to save the Soul Beast Clan, and Gu Yue Na appointed him the second Master of Star Dou Forest. With the beasts accepting him as their leader, Zhao Ming considered his new influence and the danger of drawing the God Realm’s attention.

• Zhao Ming claimed the Ancient Immortal Bird Clan could be reborn from any surviving flesh or blood and said he had emerged early because humans had humiliated the Soul Beast Clan.
• Di Tian, Scarlet King, and Xiong Jun expressed guilt over the Soul Beasts’ loss of power, while Gu Yue Na came to admire Zhao Ming and believe in his sincerity.
• Gu Yue Na named Zhao Ming the second Master of Star Dou Forest, and Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, Zi Ji, and the other Fierce Beasts accepted him.
• Xiao Wu felt proud and affectionate toward Zhao Ming, while Titan and Azure celebrated the status they expected to gain through their connection to him.
• Zhao Ming considered using the Fierce Beasts to dominate the continent, then decided their movements might attract the God Realm’s attention and imagined eventually conquering it with Gu Yue Na.

Zhao Ming left Gu Yue Na’s Palace after arranging to meet her again, while Gu Yue Na cultivated and continued recovering her power. He revealed his Ancient Immortal Bird identity to Xiao Wu, reassured her of his love, and she asked if they could have a child.

• Zhao Ming flirted with Gu Yue Na and asked to call her Nana, then left without making a move on her.
• Gu Yue Na wondered why Zhao Ming had not taken advantage of her and resumed cultivating to recover her strength.
• Zhao Ming emerged from the Lake of Life and considered how he could win Gu Yue Na’s sincere heart.
• Xiao Wu joined Zhao Ming, and he promised to make her his empress when he conquered the world.
• As Zhao Ming and Xiao Wu walked together, he revealed his Ancient Immortal Bird identity and reassured her that she was the one he loved most.
• Xiao Wu asked Zhao Ming if she could have a child.

Xiao Wu asked Zhao Ming to let her bear his first child, seeking security as his other relationships grew. After spending the night together, they discussed names for a future child, settling on Zhao Wulin for a boy and Zhao Wutong for a girl.

• Xiao Wu told Zhao Ming she wanted to give birth to his first child, and Zhao Ming promised their son would inherit the Zhao Family crown-prince position.
• Xiao Wu and Zhao Ming spent the night together at their residence beside Lake of Life as the Fierce Beasts celebrated having two Masters.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu told Zhao Ming she had been thinking about baby names despite not yet knowing whether she would become pregnant.
• Xiao Wu proposed Zhao Wulin for a boy and Zhao Wutong for a girl, explaining that the names combined their names and carried auspicious meanings.
• Zhao Ming praised Xiao Wu's cleverness and affectionately pinched her nose.

Zhao Ming spent a quiet morning with Xiao Wu before asking Zi Ji to collect Spirit Bones from the Star Dou Forest. Zi Ji accepted the task, while Zhao Ming saw the valuable bones as a way to benefit Soul Beasts and strengthen his own resources.

• Xiao Wu and Zhao Ming walked beside the Lake of Life, where the Titan Giant Ape invited them to breakfast.
• Zhao Ming saw Zi Ji cooking meat porridge from a fifty-thousand-year-old Heavenly Spirit Tiger and considered the value of its Spirit Bone.
• Zhao Ming told Zi Ji not to waste Spirit Bones from future prey and to gather high-grade ones throughout the Star Dou Forest.
• Zi Ji agreed to organize the collection through Di Tian and resolved to do her utmost to complete Zhao Ming's task.

Zhao Ming spent the week with Xiao Wu and continued trying to win over Gu Yue Na while waiting for Zi Ji to finish her assigned task. Zi Ji reported that she had gathered Spirit Bones, and she led Zhao Ming to the Hell Demonic Dragon Tribe to show him the results.

• Zhao Ming enjoyed Xiao Wu's cooking and praised her beauty as they relaxed beside the Lake of Life.
• Zhao Ming reflected that he needed to keep patiently courting Gu Yue Na before he could complete his mission and claim its reward.
• Zi Ji arrived and told Zhao Ming she had been carrying out his task; he asked her to show him what she had collected.
• Zi Ji said the Spirit Bones were stored in the Hell Demonic Dragon Tribe's secret chamber and led Zhao Ming to the tribe's territory.

Zhao Ming entered the Hell Demonic Dragon Tribe's territory with Zi Ji and claimed that she was his woman, provoking You Lie, a powerful clansman who had long admired her. Zi Ji defeated You Lie and pleaded with Zhao Ming to spare him, then Zhao Ming teased her and told her to keep her distance from him.

• Zhao Ming and Zi Ji traveled through the Hell Demonic Dragon Tribe's territory while Zhao Ming asked whether many members pursued her.
• You Lie confronted Zhao Ming and demanded to know who he was, then grew furious when Zhao Ming called Zi Ji his woman.
• Zi Ji slapped You Lie, transformed into a giant dragon, and severely beat him after he insulted Zhao Ming.
• Zi Ji begged Zhao Ming to spare You Lie because he was important to the tribe's succession.
• Zhao Ming spared You Lie, joked about punishing Zi Ji, and told her to keep her distance from men like him.

Zhao Ming received three exceptionally rare Spirit Bones and roughly fifty more that Zi Ji had gathered for him from the Star Dou soul beasts. He accepted Zi Ji as his secretary and planned to seal the bones’ power so he could use them later.

• Zi Ji presented Zhao Ming with a Hundred Thousand Year Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear right palm bone, a Two Hundred Thousand Year Hell Three-Headed Dog skull bone, and a Hundred Thousand Year Black Dragon right arm bone.
• Zhao Ming asked the system how to seal the Spirit Bones, and the system agreed to help after he promised to find it a beautiful female system.
• Zhao Ming stored the three Spirit Bones in his Storage Ring, then saw two chests containing around fifty more bones collected from deceased soul beasts.
• Zi Ji explained that she, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King had asked other soul beasts for the Spirit Bones, and Zhao Ming praised her work.
• Zhao Ming appointed Zi Ji as his secretary, and she eagerly accepted the role.

Zhao Ming grew closer to Zi Ji, promising to marry her properly before claiming her. When he visited Gu Yue Na, he discovered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in her palace and resolved to prevent the Auspicious Beast’s future tragedy.

• Zhao Ming embraced Zi Ji on the mountain and told her he liked her.
• Zhao Ming kissed Zi Ji, then stopped and promised to marry her properly before claiming her.
• Zi Ji told Zhao Ming she would not refuse him, and the two returned to the Lake of Life.
• Zhao Ming went to Gu Yue Na’s palace to build up Affection Points and heard a woman’s voice inside.
• Zhao Ming found the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with Gu Yue Na and recognized her as the Auspicious Beast.

Zhao Ming visited Gu Yue Na and the Auspicious Beast with a pot of meat soup, quickly winning the young beast’s affection. After leaving, he received a mission to win her over and considered using its reward to strengthen one of his Puppets.

• Zhao Ming met the Auspicious Beast, asked her to call him Brother Zhao Ming, and teased her about her beauty.
• Zhao Ming brought Heavenly Spirit Bear Meat Soup for Gu Yue Na and the Auspicious Beast, who eagerly ate it.
• Zhao Ming left Gu Yue Na’s Palace and received a system mission to win over the Auspicious Beast, with a Puppet Strength Enhancement Card as the reward.
• Zhao Ming considered using the card on Flame Spirit Princess or Medusa and decided to save a future card for Medusa after she awakened.

Zhao Ming began absorbing the Hundred Thousand Year Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone after the System sealed most of its power. The Fierce Beasts discovered what he was doing, gathered to guard him, and were left marveling at his sealing technique.

• Zhao Ming chose to absorb the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone first and confirmed with the System that its power had been safely sealed.
• Zhao Ming used Soul Power to absorb the Spirit Bone, whose remaining energy was within his body's limits.
• Xiong Jun sensed the aura of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear and suspected Zhao Ming was absorbing the Spirit Bone.
• Di Tian led the Fierce Beasts to Zhao Ming and recognized that his sealing method had left behind precisely the energy Zhao Ming could endure.
• The Fierce Beasts praised Zhao Ming's mysterious technique and stood guard while he continued absorbing the Spirit Bone.

Zhao Ming absorbed the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, gained two powerful soul skills, and reached Soul Power level thirty-nine. He then visited Xiao Wu, offered her a selection of Spirit Bones, and discussed their hoped-for child.

• Zhao Ming absorbed the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear Right Palm Bone, gained the Dark Golden Dreadclaw and Dark Golden Divine Palm skills, and raised his Soul Power to level thirty-nine.
• Zhao Ming demonstrated the new skills by carving into and then collapsing a large tree, while the Fierce Beasts praised him.
• Zhao Ming went to see Xiao Wu and joked about whether she might already be pregnant and about their future child.
• Zhao Ming told Xiao Wu he had obtained fifty Spirit Bones and invited her to choose some to absorb after they ate.

Xiao Wu absorbed a forty-thousand-year Shadow Leopard Right Leg Bone, raised her cultivation to level 33, and asked Zhao Ming when they would return to Shrek Academy. The next day, Zhao Ming continued courting Gu Yue Na at her palace, leaving her moved by his attention but still reserved.

• Zhao Ming let Xiao Wu choose a Spirit Bone, and she selected a forty-thousand-year Shadow Leopard Right Leg Bone.
• Xiao Wu absorbed the Spirit Bone, raised her cultivation to level 33, and thanked Zhao Ming for giving it to her.
• Xiao Wu asked when they would return to Shrek Academy, and Zhao Ming said they would leave after he settled matters in the Star Dou Forest.
• Zhao Ming asked the system about his chances with Gu Yue Na, then decided to continue pursuing her the next day.
• Zhao Ming brought Gu Yue Na meat stew, held her hand, and told her he wanted her to be happy.
• Gu Yue Na thanked Zhao Ming after realizing his attention was meant to ease her loneliness.

Zhao Ming took Gu Yue Na for a walk by the Lake of Life and confessed that he wanted to be with her. His promise to protect her moved Gu Yue Na, and she developed feelings for him as the system confirmed his mission was complete.

• Zhao Ming took Gu Yue Na's hand and led her on a walk beside the Lake of Life, holding her close despite her embarrassment.
• Zhao Ming asked Gu Yue Na what their relationship was and declared that they were lovers, but Gu Yue Na said she could not think about romance while the God Realm pursued her.
• Zhao Ming promised to protect Gu Yue Na from the God Realm and pulled her into his arms, moving her to tears.
• Gu Yue Na realized Zhao Ming cared for her rather than seeking her body, while Zhao Ming told her she would someday be his woman.
• The system announced that Zhao Ming had completed his mission and awarded him a Five Million Year Ancient Immortal Bird Torso Bone, which he declined to fuse while on his date with Nana.

Zhao Ming accepted Gu Yue Na’s decision to delay their relationship and promised to become strong enough to free her from the God Realm. Back home, he found the Auspicious Beast visiting Xiao Wu and began arranging to use her Power of Fortune for his own plans.

• Gu Yue Na told Zhao Ming she could not pursue love while the God Realm still threatened her, and Zhao Ming said he would wait and support her.
• Zhao Ming spent the day with Gu Yue Na, who gave him her first kiss and agreed to become his woman if he conquered the God Realm and reclaimed the Golden Dragon King's power.
• Zhao Ming returned home and found the Auspicious Beast visiting Xiao Wu after Di Tian had asked Azure to look after her.
• Zhao Ming decided to use the Auspicious Beast's Eye of Destiny to gain fortune and asked the system to fabricate false memories so she would not discover his secrets.
• The Auspicious Beast agreed to help Zhao Ming obtain her Power of Fortune, unaware that he had lured her into his plan.

Xiao Wu prepared a feast for Zhao Ming and the Auspicious Beast, then learned that Zhao Ming wanted to borrow the beast’s Power of Fortune for protection. As Xiao Wu enthusiastically asked how to obtain it, Zhao Ming revealed the Eye of Destiny as the source, leaving the Auspicious Beast flustered by the method required to share its power.

• Xiao Wu cooked a table of dishes, and Zhao Ming affectionately wiped her forehead and sat her beside him.
• The Auspicious Beast eagerly ate the meal and offered to help Zhao Ming as promised.
• Xiao Wu asked what help Zhao Ming needed, and he explained that he wanted the Auspicious Beast’s Power of Fortune to avert danger.
• The Auspicious Beast claimed her fortune could protect Zhao Ming, and Xiao Wu excitedly asked how he could obtain it.
• Zhao Ming said he could align his brow with the Auspicious Beast’s Eye of Destiny, and she became embarrassed and uncertain.

Zhao Ming revealed a five-million-year Ancient Immortal Bird Spirit Bone while explaining why he had hoped to borrow the Auspicious Beast’s Power of Destiny. The Fierce Beasts recognized the bone’s ancient aura and became even more devoted to him.

• Zhao Ming reconsidered asking the Auspicious Beast for her Power of Destiny and claimed he needed it to absorb his original Spirit Bone.
• Zhao Ming brought out his black Spirit Bone and said it had returned to him after lying underground since his fall in ancient times.
• The Spirit Bone’s aura startled Xiao Wu and the Auspicious Beast and summoned the Fierce Beasts from their meditation.
• Gu Yue Na sensed the Spirit Bone’s aura and realized it was five million years old, believing it explained Zhao Ming’s confidence in challenging the God Realm.
• Zhao Ming told Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts that the bone was only five million years old, and their awe and worship of him intensified.

Zhao Ming used his five-million-year Spirit Bone to impress the Fierce Beasts, then conducted Attribute Alignment and Memory Sharing with the Auspicious Beast. After seeing Zhao Ming's memories of his devotion to Wang Dong'er, the Auspicious Beast decided she wanted to be with him, and Zhao Ming received a mission reward.

• Zhao Ming showed the Fierce Beasts his Spirit Bone, convinced them of his power, and ordered them to leave the room.
• Xiao Wu clung to Zhao Ming anxiously, and he reassured her that he would never abandon her.
• The Auspicious Beast decided to share her attributes and memories with Zhao Ming, and they joined their foreheads to begin the process.
• Zhao Ming and the Auspicious Beast exchanged energy and memories, gaining benefits from their Attribute Alignment.
• The Auspicious Beast saw Zhao Ming's memories of fighting the Sky Devouring Beast for Wang Dong'er and decided she wanted to be with him.
• Zhao Ming received a Puppet Strength Enhancement Card after successfully winning over the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Zhao Ming stayed in the Star Dou Forest to consolidate his cultivation and spend time with the Auspicious Beast and Gu Yue Na. After more than half a month, he prepared to return to the human world, promising Gu Yue Na he would free her from her shackles within ten years.

• Zhao Ming decided the Auspicious Beast was his greatest gain and told her that her help had increased his chances of absorbing a Spirit Bone.
• Zhao Ming remained in the Star Dou Forest for several days, consolidated his cultivation, and postponed absorbing the Black Dragon Right Arm Bone and five million year Torso Bone.
• Zhao Ming spent quiet time with Gu Yue Na in Silver Dragon Castle and told her she was beautiful.
• Zhao Ming told Gu Yue Na he had to return to the human world, and she accepted his decision.
• Zhao Ming promised to grow strong enough to free Gu Yue Na within ten years, and she said she would wait for him.

Zhao Ming left the Star Dou Forest with Xiao Wu, and Zi Ji insisted on joining them as his secretary. After arriving in Suotuo City, Zhao Ming decided to lodge Zi Ji at the Rose Hotel before arranging for her to go to Tianyi Pavilion.

• Zhao Ming said goodbye to the Fierce Beasts and the Auspicious Beast, promising to return to the Star Dou Forest.
• Zi Ji asked Zhao Ming to let her leave the forest with him, and he agreed to bring her along as his secretary.
• Zhao Ming flew with Xiao Wu and Zi Ji to Suotuo City, where their arrival drew attention from passersby.
• Zhao Ming decided not to take Zi Ji to Shrek Academy or Tianyi Pavilion immediately and arranged for her to stay at the Rose Hotel first.

Zhao Ming found Zhu Zhuqing fighting at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena after she believed he had been taken by the Titan Giant Ape. He embraced her after her match, leaving her startled as he told her it was him.

• Zhu Zhuqing's winning streak made her a celebrated attraction at the Great Soul Arena, while Zhao Ming watched and noticed how thin and cold she seemed.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Tian Gou, a rank twenty-eight Control System Soul Master, with a swift attack and declared that he was nowhere near Zhao Ming's equal.
• Zhao Ming left the stands and approached Zhu Zhuqing as spectators mocked him for trying to speak to her.
• Zhao Ming rushed forward and pulled Zhu Zhuqing into his arms, then told her, "Zhuqing, it's me."