Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan cultivated beside the Lake of Life while Di Tian allowed him to stay and Long Xiaoyao guarded him. At dusk, Lu Yuan encountered the Star Dou Great Forest’s Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Di Tian agreed to let Lu Yuan remain by the Lake of Life, and the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape returned to guard the entrance.
• Lu Yuan began cultivating by the lake, while Di Tian left and Long Xiaoyao stayed nearby to protect him.
• After two hours, Lu Yuan finished cultivating and noticed his cultivation speed had nearly doubled.
• As Lu Yuan felt hungry, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion appeared, and Lu Yuan recognized it as the Star Dou Great Forest’s Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Lu Yuan met the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and felt an affinity with her because they shared the Golden Dragon Bloodline. After seeing them bond, Gu Yuena decided to meet Lu Yuan and personally explain matters to him the next day.

• Long Xiaoyao moved to drive away the approaching Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but Lu Yuan stopped him after sensing a bond between their bloodlines.
• Lu Yuan released the aura of his Golden Dragon Bloodline, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion warmed to him and let him pet her.
• Di Tian brought Lu Yuan fruits that could temper his body and increase his Soul Power, and Lu Yuan shared one with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Di Tian reported to Gu Yuena that Lu Yuan and the auspicious beast had bonded, while Gu Yuena worried he would eventually resent her.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian to bring Lu Yuan to see her the next day and planned to rely on her beauty to soften his reaction.

Lu Yuan named the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er and welcomed her as his little sister. After Di Tian brought him to Gu Yuena, Lu Yuan confronted her about plotting and surprised her with his close, affectionate attention.

• Lu Yuan absorbed the morning's purple qi with the Qingqi Sutra beside the Lake of Life.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could speak and named her Qiu'er, asking her to call him big brother.
• Di Tian told Lu Yuan that Gu Yuena wished to see him, and Lu Yuan left Qiu'er to meet her.
• Gu Yuena remarked on Lu Yuan's bond with Qiu'er, and Lu Yuan said he liked the Auspicious Beast but did not want to be plotted against again.
• Lu Yuan moved close to Gu Yuena, lifted her chin, and teased her about her beauty and schemes, leaving her flustered.

Lu Yuan confronted Gu Yuena over her schemes and later trained in the Lake of Life, mastering Unfixed Storm and advancing his spear cultivation. After nearly a year, he named the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Wang Qiu'er and created his first spear-art move, Vast Sea.

• Lu Yuan warned Gu Yuena to stop manipulating him and she promised not to do it again.
• Lu Yuan borrowed Gu Yuena's cultivation grounds and told her he liked Qiu'er as a little sister, leaving Gu Yuena confused.
• A year later, Lu Yuan used Unfixed Storm to restrain the Three-Eyed Golden Lion during his spear training.
• Lu Yuan released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and gave her the surname Wang, naming her Wang Qiu'er.
• Lu Yuan reached Spear Intent, comprehended Vast Sea Spear Intent, and created the first move of his own spear art, Vast Sea.

After creating his first original spear art and reaching level thirty-nine, Lu Yuan decided to leave the Lake of Life and told Gu Yuena he might be gone for years. Gu Yuena gave him her silver reverse scale, which could protect him and summon her to his aid.

• Lu Yuan reflected on creating Vast Sea as his first self-made spear art and resolved to keep developing his own techniques while learning from others.
• After one year at the Lake of Life, Lu Yuan reached level thirty-nine and decided he needed to leave to continue progressing through trials.
• Lu Yuan visited Gu Yuena and told her that he might be away for one or several years.
• Gu Yuena gave Lu Yuan her silver reverse scale, which could defend him and let her sense danger and come to his aid.

Lu Yuan discovered that Gu Yuena’s unexplained heartache and excitement around him were signs that she had fallen in love with him. The chapter left them embracing as Lu Yuan wondered about his own feelings and sensed a deep longing tied to their bloodlines.

• Gu Yuena said Lu Yuan was the Spirit Beast Clan’s future hope, and he prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan that her heart hurt more when she heard he was leaving, though she did not understand why.
• Lu Yuan tested Gu Yuena’s reactions by touching her face and hand and pulling her into his arms; she felt no anger and said she felt happy and excited.
• Lu Yuan concluded that Gu Yuena had fallen in love with him, and she recognized that her feelings were romantic.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Lu Yuan loved her, but he said he did not know before tightening his arms around her as they embraced.

Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena spent the night embracing in the strange space beneath the Lake of Life, and Lu Yuan wondered about their feelings and the attraction between their bloodlines. At dawn, he promised to return in several years, help Gu Yuena recover, and travel the continent with her.

• Lu Yuan questioned whether he liked Gu Yuena and worried that he had broken his promise to Xue Er.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan that embracing him felt warm, fulfilling, and eased the burden of reviving the Soul Beasts.
• Lu Yuan realized the Seed of Primordial Qi had been evolving his Golden Dragon Bloodline, causing it to resonate with Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King bloodline.
• Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena watched the sun rise, and he said he had to leave.
• Lu Yuan promised to return in three to eight years, help Gu Yuena recover, and accompany her around the continent.

Lu Yuan promised Gu Yuena he would help restore the Spirit Beast Clan and confessed that he had fallen in love with her. He then persuaded the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to let Er Ming become his fifth soul ring, promising to preserve Er Ming’s soul and help the Soul Beasts.

• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena he had found the Icefire Yin Yang Well and promised to help the Spirit Beast Clan, then kissed her forehead and confessed his feelings.
• Lu Yuan asked the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to protect Xiao Wu until she returned with a group about a year later, while warning them not to harm anyone else.
• Lu Yuan told the two Soul Beasts that he would deal with Tang San himself and explained that he needed the Titan Giant Ape as his fifth soul ring to help him become a god.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python offered to sacrifice himself instead, but Lu Yuan argued that Er Ming was a better match and that Xiao Wu would still need the Sky Azure Bull Python’s protection.
• Er Ming volunteered to help the Soul Beasts, and Lu Yuan promised that Er Ming’s soul would survive in his sea of consciousness and that the brothers could meet again.

After leaving the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, Lu Yuan reflected on his promise to help the Spirit Beast Clan and received a new sign-in task at Shrek Academy. He considered the rewards and prepared to join the academy within three months.

• Lu Yuan left after persuading the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape and securing his fifth soul ring.
• Lu Yuan reflected on his identity as a Golden Dragon and reaffirmed that he intended to fulfill his promise to Gu Yuena to help the Spirit Beast Clan.
• The system issued Lu Yuan a sign-in task at Shrek Academy, with a three-month period and rewards of a Limitless Myriad Year Soul Ring and a Myriad Year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone.
• Lu Yuan reasoned that tasks with greater influence brought better rewards and concluded that the Shrek Academy task was low-level.
• Lu Yuan considered how the new rewards would complement his soul bones and equipment, and noted that he was also preserving Gu Yuena's reverse scale.

Lu Yuan arrived in Suotuo City and checked into the Rose Hotel before encountering Dai Mubai. Their conversation hinted at Lu Yuan’s connection to Zhu Zhuqing and their future meeting at Shrek Academy.

• Lu Yuan entered Suotuo City with Long Xiaoyao secretly following him and decided to find lodging before visiting Shrek Academy.
• Lu Yuan chose to stay at the Rose Hotel, a couples' hotel, and told Long Xiaoyao to enter later.
• Dai Mubai arrived with two women and teased Lu Yuan for renting a room alone.
• Lu Yuan recognized Dai Mubai, mentioned his absent “little kitty,” and said they would meet again at Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai watched Lu Yuan leave and wondered why hearing about the little kitty made him feel that something important was missing.

Lu Yuan arrived at the impoverished Shrek Academy and revealed his extraordinary strength during registration. Ma Hongjun escorted him to the final entrance test, where he said Lu Yuan had to defeat Dai Mubai, leaving Lu Yuan suspicious of his motives.

• Lu Yuan reached Shrek Academy, recognized Ma Hongjun at the entrance, and decided he might be willing to recruit him.
• Li Yusong examined Lu Yuan, who revealed his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and yellow, purple, and black soul rings.
• Lu Yuan told Li Yusong he was an eleven-year-old level thirty-nine Soul Elder, astonishing Li Yusong and Ma Hongjun.
• Li Yusong sent Ma Hongjun to take Lu Yuan to the fourth test, and Ma Hongjun said Lu Yuan had to defeat Dai Mubai to pass.
• Lu Yuan questioned Ma Hongjun's claim because he remembered the test only required enduring for the time it took an incense stick to burn.

Ma Hongjun persuaded Lu Yuan to teach Dai Mubai a lesson, and the two reached the final test, where Lu Yuan revealed his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and extraordinary Soul Rings. Lu Yuan began fighting Dai Mubai and sent him flying with a single punch.

• Ma Hongjun complained that Dai Mubai bullied him and asked Lu Yuan to beat Dai Mubai, while secretly wanting revenge because Dai Mubai had pursued a girl he liked.
• Ma Hongjun led Lu Yuan to the final test, where Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji were waiting.
• Dai Mubai introduced himself and revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul, while Lu Yuan activated his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and displayed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan charged at Dai Mubai, whose White Tiger Barrier could not stop Lu Yuan from dislocating his claw and sending him flying with one punch.

Lu Yuan easily defeated Dai Mubai, then turned Dai Mubai’s anger toward Ma Hongjun by blaming him for the accusations. Zhao Wuji challenged Lu Yuan to a spar, and Lu Yuan summoned the Golden Dragon Spear as the fight was about to begin.

• Lu Yuan sent Dai Mubai flying with one punch, breaking Dai Mubai’s wrist and a rib.
• Dai Mubai surrendered, but Lu Yuan struck his cheek after Dai Mubai spoke too late.
• Lu Yuan told Dai Mubai that Ma Hongjun had accused him of bullying students and mistreating girls, then let Dai Mubai believe Ma Hongjun had asked him to attack.
• Dai Mubai blamed Ma Hongjun for holding a grudge over a girl and stayed to watch Lu Yuan fight Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Lu Yuan to test their strength, and Lu Yuan accepted and summoned the Golden Dragon Spear.

Lu Yuan faced Zhao Wuji in Shrek Academy’s admission test, confident he could withstand the rank seventy-six Soul Sage. Their first clash of strength surprised the onlookers, but Lu Yuan recognized that Zhao Wuji had not yet used his full power.

• Zhao Wuji introduced himself as a rank seventy-six Soul Sage and set the test: Lu Yuan had to last one stick of incense or force him to use his fifth soul skill.
• Dai Mubai doubted Lu Yuan could withstand Zhao Wuji, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar arrived to watch the fight.
• Lu Yuan summoned the Golden Dragon and charged Zhao Wuji with his Golden Dragon Spear as Zhao Wuji activated his Vajra Bear Martial Soul.
• Lu Yuan traded a punch with Zhao Wuji and forced him back more than ten meters, astonishing Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Zhao Wuji became more serious, while Lu Yuan stayed wary because Zhao Wuji had not used his full strength.

Lu Yuan battled Zhao Wuji in a test of strength, using his spear, speed, and soul skills to overcome Zhao Wuji’s defenses and control abilities. As the fight intensified, Lu Yuan unleashed his Golden Dragon Sky-Rending Claw against Zhao Wuji.

• Lu Yuan used the Golden Dragon Fist and Vast Sea Spear Art to pierce Zhao Wuji’s Immovable Bright King Body and evade his counterattacks.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement, but Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Armor let him resist its effects and strike back with Vast Sea Cosmos.
• Lu Yuan hit Zhao Wuji with Sky-Piercing Strike and drove him into a crater, astonishing the onlookers.
• Zhao Wuji got up and attacked in earnest, turning the training field into a wreck as they exchanged blows.
• Zhao Wuji’s Target Tracking failed against Lu Yuan’s Golden Dragon Battle Body, and Lu Yuan attacked with Golden Dragon Sky-Rending Claw.

Lu Yuan defeated Zhao Wuji after forcing him to use his sixth soul skill, though the fight left Lu Yuan nearly drained. His victory stunned the Shrek Academy students and established him as a formidable newcomer.

• Zhao Wuji lifted his restrictions and used his sixth soul skill, Vajra Roar, to break Lu Yuan's Golden Dragon Sky-Rending Claw.
• Lu Yuan used Unfixed Storm to erase the roar's remaining force, and Zhao Wuji conceded defeat before the incense burned out.
• Lu Yuan reflected that he had nearly exhausted his Soul Power and believed he could contend with Zhao Wuji more evenly after further training.
• Dai Mubai abandoned his plan to challenge Lu Yuan and considered taking out his anger on Ma Hongjun instead.
• Oscar praised Lu Yuan as a real dragon, while Ma Hongjun decided to call him Boss so he could avoid Dai Mubai's bullying.

After defeating Zhao Wuji and the others, Lu Yuan reflected on the threat posed by Evil Soul Masters and suspected that Soul Demon Yu had been trained by an organization. Ma Hongjun led him to his dormitory, while Dai Mubai fumed over Ma Hongjun’s attempt to gain Lu Yuan’s favor.

• The system rewarded Lu Yuan with a Limitless Myriad Year Soul Ring and a Myriad Year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone after his battle.
• Lu Yuan considered how few peers could challenge him and recalled Soul Demon Yu’s unusual strength and rapid cultivation.
• Lu Yuan reviewed Spirit Hall’s history with Evil Soul Masters and suspected Soul Demon Yu belonged to an organization that could threaten the continent.
• Zhao Wuji told Ma Hongjun to take Lu Yuan to his room and asked Oscar to heal the injured group.
• Ma Hongjun eagerly offered to escort Lu Yuan, hoping to gain a powerful backer, while Dai Mubai recognized his plan and complained.

Lu Yuan settled into his quiet dormitory, planned to exploit the conflict between Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to divide the Shrek Seven Devils, and absorbed the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone. He emerged with five extraordinarily sharp claws and tested their power on the floor.

• Lu Yuan chose a secluded cabin and dismissed Ma Hongjun’s request for help with his dispute with Dai Mubai.
• Lu Yuan considered winning Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar over to weaken Tang San and divide the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Lu Yuan examined the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone and began absorbing it into his right hand.
• After half an hour, Lu Yuan grew five long claws and cut deep marks into the floor without using Soul Power.

One year later, Lu Yuan had strengthened his body through intense training with the Golden Dragon Armor and refined his control over his rapidly growing Soul Power. He remained at level forty without a fourth soul ring, but his preparation had raised his strength and the soul-ring limit he could aim for.

• Lu Yuan ran outside Shrek Academy wearing the Golden Dragon Armor, which had grown from two thousand jin to over five thousand as his strength increased.
• He continued training past his limits to improve his physique and Soul Power control, postponing his fourth soul ring for another year.
• Lu Yuan's physical constitution reached the level of a strong-attack-type Soul Sage, and his normal strength reached fifty thousand jin, surpassing Zhao Wuji in pure power.
• Lu Yuan judged that he might still lose to Zhao Wuji in a direct battle because of the Martial Soul Avatar, but expected his fourth soul ring to bring a comprehensive increase in power.
• After finishing his run, Lu Yuan walked back to the academy as the Zhe Secret automatically restored his stamina.

Lu Yuan returned to Shrek Academy and began absorbing the system-provided ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for his fourth ring. He reached his body's limit while raising its lifespan, stopped pushing it higher, and continued refining its energy.

• Lu Yuan recalled how his strength and battles had earned him Zhao Wuji's friendship and a Sapphire Badge at the Great Soul Arena.
• Lu Yuan found Shrek Academy empty and returned to his cabin to prepare for his fourth Soul Ring.
• Lu Yuan retrieved the system's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and circulated the Qingqi Sutra as he absorbed it.
• Lu Yuan felt his body nearing collapse while increasing the Soul Ring's lifespan, so he stopped raising it and focused on refining its energy.