Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan led the group from Shrek Academy into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings. As Gu Yuena sensed his return through her Silver Reverse Scale, Lu Yuan chose to focus on protecting Zhu Zhuqing and postpone visiting her.

• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing discussed their feelings, and Zhu Zhuqing offered to help him.
• Flender announced the expedition to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Lu Yuan assigned the students their positions in the formation.
• After traveling for three days, the group reached the forest without encountering Canghui Academy and entered under Flender’s lead.
• Lu Yuan touched Gu Yuena’s Silver Reverse Scale, which warmed as Gu Yuena sensed his arrival from the Lake of Life.
• Lu Yuan considered visiting Gu Yuena but decided to stay with Zhu Zhuqing because the forest was dangerous.

Lu Yuan and the group searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable thousand-year spirit ring for Oscar, then prepared to intercept a Flying Cat-Eagle pursued by a stronger Soul Beast. The chapter left Lu Yuan charging at the Flying Cat-Eagle as Flender went to handle its pursuer.

• The group traveled deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest and stopped for the night without lighting a fire.
• Lu Yuan warmed rations for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, then shared a quiet, affectionate moment with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan spotted a fifteen-hundred-year Flying Cat-Eagle approaching from the northeast with a five-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle chasing it.
• Flender took responsibility for the Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle while the others prepared to capture the Flying Cat-Eagle for Oscar.
• Lu Yuan rushed forward and swung his golden-lit fist at the Flying Cat-Eagle.

Lu Yuan swiftly defeated two Soul Beasts, helped Oscar obtain a soul ring, and explained why Soul Beasts should be protected. That night, Long Xiaoyao revealed that Tang Hao had recovered enough to secretly follow the group, apparently to watch over Tang San.

• Lu Yuan knocked down the Flying Cat-Eagle and kicked away the pursuing Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle before Oscar killed the Flying Cat-Eagle for its soul ring.
• Lu Yuan told Xiao Wu and the others that Soul Beasts should not be hunted needlessly because their numbers were declining, and he let the Scarlet Flame Golden Light Eagle escape.
• After the group settled for the night, Zhu Zhuqing leaned against Lu Yuan, who covered her with a fur cloak.
• Lu Yuan used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to speak privately with Long Xiaoyao, who warned him that Tang Hao had been secretly following the group.
• Long Xiaoyao explained that Grandmaster had arranged treatment for Tang Hao, allowing the badly injured Tang Hao to walk and wield the strength of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Tang Hao secretly following them while Oscar finished absorbing his soul ring. A massive ape then emerged from the forest, beginning the expected attack on the group.

• Lu Yuan decided to let Tang Hao follow them as long as he caused no trouble, and asked Long Xiaoyao to stand guard for an impending disturbance.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke and learned that Long Xiaoyao had been protecting them and Tang Hao had been following them.
• Oscar completed absorbing the Flying Cat-Eagle soul ring, and Lu Yuan congratulated him.
• A sudden tremor and falling trees woke the group as a massive ape appeared before Lu Yuan.

The Titan Giant Ape appeared before Flender’s group, and Grandmaster identified it as a forest ruler too powerful to fight head-on. After the beast targeted Xiao Wu, Lu Yuan joined the defense while secretly signaling that it should take Xiao Wu without harming anyone else.

• A gigantic Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest, and Grandmaster warned Flender that they must not provoke it.
• The Titan Giant Ape looked over the group, focusing first on Xiao Wu and then on Lu Yuan, who silently indicated it should take Xiao Wu and spare the others.
• The Titan Giant Ape roared and charged toward Xiao Wu, so Flender and Zhao Wuji attacked while urging the others to retreat.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing to stay with Ning Rongrong and rushed to help, while Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost the fighters.
• The others activated their Martial Soul Possession and joined the battle.

The Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu after overpowering the group, and Tang San was badly injured while trying to stop it. After recovering enough to learn about Oscar’s flying sausages, Tang San took them and flew off alone to pursue Xiao Wu.

• Lu Yuan, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but it easily knocked them aside.
• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and left, while its attack sent Tang San flying and worsened his injuries.
• Oscar distributed Recovery Sausages and explained his third soul skill as the group treated their wounds.
• Tang San used Oscar’s flying sausages and black wings to pursue Xiao Wu, telling Grandmaster he would bring her back even if she was dead.
• Oscar told Grandmaster that Tang San would have pursued Xiao Wu anyway, and Grandmaster sighed.

Grandmaster begged Lu Yuan to ask Dragon Emperor Douluo to rescue Tang San, but Lu Yuan refused because Tang San had once attacked Zhu Zhuqing with hidden weapons. Lu Yuan revealed that Tang Hao was secretly following Tang San and that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, leaving the others stunned.

• Flender refused to risk the injured Shrek members to save Tang San, so Grandmaster pleaded with Lu Yuan for help.
• Lu Yuan rejected Grandmaster's request, saying Tang San had forfeited their friendship when he aimed hidden weapons at Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan reassured Grandmaster that Tang Hao was secretly following Tang San and could rescue him from the Titan Giant Ape.
• Lu Yuan explained Tang Hao's identity and the earlier fight to the confused Shrek members.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Xiao Wu was in danger, and Lu Yuan revealed that she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, not a human.

Lu Yuan revealed that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit and explained why he believed Tang Hao had hidden motives for letting her stay near Tang San. He left the others convinced by his argument and intended to disrupt the group before it could become the Shrek Seven Devils.

• Lu Yuan told everyone that Xiao Wu was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and identified his Double Pupils as proof.
• Grandmaster questioned Lu Yuan’s claim and asked whether his Second Martial Soul had awakened after birth; Lu Yuan said his eyes were like a Second Martial Soul.
• Grandmaster argued that Tang Hao would have hunted Xiao Wu already if she were a soul beast, but Lu Yuan said Tang Hao was waiting for Tang San to be strong enough to absorb her soul ring and soul bone.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others accepted that Tang Hao might have planned to claim both treasures from Xiao Wu.
• Lu Yuan reflected that exposing Xiao Wu would keep her from joining the group, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong might leave with him.

Lu Yuan expected Tang San to pursue Xiao Wu and feared the Titan Giant Ape would attack him, while the Sky Azure Bull Python planned to use Tang Hao’s intervention to drive a wedge between them. Tang San caught up and was badly injured by the Titan Giant Ape, but Tang Hao appeared and blocked its fist.

• Lu Yuan reflected that Tang San might follow the Titan Giant Ape and be struck down, while the Sky Azure Bull Python intended to exploit the conflict to separate Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• The Titan Giant Ape stopped with Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu pleaded to return because she was worried about Tang San.
• The Titan Giant Ape told Xiao Wu it would prove Tang San had bad intentions, then waited for him to arrive.
• Tang San found Xiao Wu, attacked the Titan Giant Ape with hidden weapons, and charged at it, but his weapons bounced off.
• The Titan Giant Ape struck at Tang San despite Xiao Wu’s cries, and Tang San was sent flying while coughing blood.
• Tang Hao appeared with nine soul rings and blocked the Titan Giant Ape’s fist with his hammer.

Tang Hao arrived to protect Tang San from the Titan Giant Ape, but the Sky Azure Bull Python appeared and exposed Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form. Xiao Wu began to suspect that Tang Hao had secretly watched her so he could kill her for her soul ring and soul bone.

• Tang Hao struck the Titan Giant Ape but was badly wounded, then told Tang San to run.
• Xiao Wu saw Tang Hao's Hundred-Thousand-Year soul ring and grew fearful that he knew she was a Soul Beast.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python appeared, and Tang Hao recognized it as the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python called Xiao Wu by name and revealed that she had taken human form twelve years earlier.
• Xiao Wu admitted her identity, leaving Tang San shocked and conflicted.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python accused Tang Hao of planning to kill Xiao Wu for her soul ring and soul bone, and Xiao Wu began to believe it.

After the Sky Azure Bull Python challenged Tang Hao to deny coveting Xiao Wu’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, Tang Hao admitted he had once planned to kill her. The beasts attacked, and Tang Hao sent Tang San away before fighting them with his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San struggled with the revelation that Tang Hao might have wanted Xiao Wu’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python demanded that Tang Hao swear he had never coveted Xiao Wu’s treasures, and Tang Hao stayed silent because he had once intended to kill her for them.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python called on Er Ming to attack Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao hurled Tang San away and unleashed Chaotic Cloak with his Clear Sky Hammer to hold off the two beasts.
• Tang San watched Tang Hao detonate a Soul Ring and then get punched into the ground by the Titan Giant Ape.

Tang Hao fought the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python by detonating his Clear Sky Hammer’s soul rings, while Tang San struggled toward the battlefield and Xiao Wu watched. After Tang Hao’s final strike left both Soul Beast overlords gravely wounded, he lay motionless in the blood, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Tang San swallowed Oscar’s Recovery Sausage and forced himself toward Tang Hao, refusing to abandon his father.
• The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python attacked Tang Hao, while Xiao Wu watched without pity and questioned whether Tang San could protect her.
• Tang Hao detonated his fourth, fifth, and sixth soul rings, shattered the Titan Giant Ape’s arm, and sent it flying.
• Tang Hao detonated his seventh and eighth soul rings to counter the Sky Azure Bull Python’s attacks, then unleashed his final strike by detonating his red soul ring.
• The Titan Giant Ape took most of Tang Hao’s final strike and suffered grievous injuries, while the Sky Azure Bull Python was also badly wounded.
• Tang Hao fell blood-soaked and motionless near the two wounded Soul Beast overlords.

Tang San watched the Sky Azure Bull Python kill Tang Hao, then attacked in grief before Xiao Wu stopped Da Ming from killing him. Xiao Wu returned to the Lake of Life with Da Ming and Er Ming, while Tang San swore revenge and collapsed from his injuries.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python destroyed Tang Hao with lightning and swallowed the streams of light that burst from his body.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at the Sky Azure Bull Python and charged with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Da Ming prepared to strike him down.
• Xiao Wu cried out to stop Da Ming, who spared Tang San and blew him away with a stream of air.
• Tang San looked at Xiao Wu with hatred, and she decided to leave the human world and return to the Lake of Life with Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Tang San swore to kill Da Ming and Er Ming, then lost consciousness from his severe injuries.

Grandmaster and Flender led the group back through the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang San unconscious and badly injured, while Lu Yuan reflected on the girl at the Lake of Life. Their journey was interrupted when a black dragon claw seized Lu Yuan, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and the others alarmed.

• Grandmaster picked up the unconscious Tang San, and Flender led the group back toward Shrek Academy.
• Lu Yuan held Zhu Zhuqing's hand as the group traveled, while Ning Rongrong stayed close beside him.
• At the Lake of Life, the silver-haired girl sensed Lu Yuan had left without visiting her and called for Di Tian.
• Lu Yuan felt the Silver Reverse Scale growing cooler as the group moved away from the forest's core zone.
• A black dragon claw tore through space, seized Lu Yuan after he pushed Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong aside, and drew cries of alarm from Zhu Zhuqing.

Long Xiaoyao intervened when Di Tian took Lu Yuan away, but Lu Yuan stopped him and left him behind to protect Zhu Zhuqing. Di Tian brought Lu Yuan to the space beneath the Lake of Life, where he faced Gu Yuena again.

• Long Xiaoyao appeared and prepared to attack Di Tian, but stopped when Lu Yuan ordered him to stand down.
• Lu Yuan told Long Xiaoyao to protect Zhu Zhuqing and warned him to kill anyone who harmed her.
• Lu Yuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he would return, then vanished with Di Tian.
• Long Xiaoyao bowed to Zhu Zhuqing and addressed her as “Mistress.”
• At the Lake of Life, Lu Yuan argued with Di Tian about being carried off before agreeing to face him in a future fight.
• Di Tian led Lu Yuan through a spatial passage to the space beneath the Lake of Life, where Lu Yuan saw Gu Yuena.

Lu Yuan reunited with Gu Yuena in the Star Dou Great Forest, apologized for not visiting sooner, and embraced her. He confessed that he had fallen for her, leaving their relationship at a turning point.

• Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena reunited after more than a year apart and admired how much each had changed.
• Gu Yuena asked why Lu Yuan had come to the Star Dou Great Forest without visiting her, and he explained that he had been busy and did not want to disturb her recovery.
• Lu Yuan asked about Gu Yuena's injuries and learned that they would take several decades to heal completely.
• Gu Yuena agreed to Lu Yuan's request for a hug, and they held each other in the underground space.
• Lu Yuan reminded Gu Yuena of what he had said before leaving and confessed that he had fallen for her.

Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena confessed their feelings through a tender kiss, and he promised to face future hardships with her. Gu Yuena accepted his support and rested in his embrace, feeling the burden of her clan's future grow lighter.

• Lu Yuan reminded Gu Yuena of the gesture that had first drawn her close to him, and she recalled how her affection had grown during their year together.
• Lu Yuan kissed Gu Yuena, and she relaxed into his arms and returned to the intimacy.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena she was his and promised to bear future difficulties with her.
• Gu Yuena agreed and rested against Lu Yuan's chest, comforted by having someone to rely on.

Lu Yuan reunited with Gu Yuena and taught her the Zhe Secret, a technique that could heal her injuries and restore her strength. Gu Yuena believed she could recover fully within two years, while regaining her God King-level combat power would take longer.

• Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena shared an affectionate moment and reaffirmed that they liked each other.
• Gu Yuena reminded Lu Yuan to keep her silver reverse scale with him so she could sense danger and protect him.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan that her current power matched a Third-Class God, and that healing her injuries could eventually let her fight a First-Class God.
• Lu Yuan reminded Gu Yuena of his promise to help her recover and transmitted the Zhe Secret to her.
• Gu Yuena was astonished by the technique and said she expected to heal fully within two years if she comprehended it well.

Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena discussed how she could repay him for teaching her the Zhe Secret, and Lu Yuan told her not to treat him like an outsider. Gu Yuena then revealed that the Titan Giant Ape was gravely injured, and Lu Yuan asked whether she objected to his plan to have it sacrifice itself for him.

• Gu Yuena said she wanted to repay Lu Yuan for the precious Zhe Secret, but he kissed her and told her there was no need for formality between them.
• Gu Yuena told Lu Yuan that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had returned with the little rabbit and were seriously injured.
• Gu Yuena said Bi Ji could heal the Sky Azure Bull Python, but the Titan Giant Ape's severe internal injuries could only be delayed, and it would survive at most another ten-odd years without the Zhe Secret.
• Gu Yuena refused to teach the Zhe Secret to more people because she feared it would endanger Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan said he intended to have the Titan Giant Ape sacrifice itself for him and asked whether Gu Yuena objected.

Lu Yuan reassured Gu Yuena that he would never let her sacrifice herself for the Spirit Beast Clan, then took her outside to enjoy the world above. Their quiet moment ended when Lu Yuan sensed a familiar bloodline approaching.

• Gu Yuena said she would willingly sacrifice herself for the Spirit Beast Clan, but Lu Yuan embraced her and insisted that he would never allow it.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena that she was his strongest bond with the Spirit Beast Clan and urged her to protect herself; she promised not to think of sacrificing herself again.
• Lu Yuan invited Gu Yuena to leave the underground space with him and visit the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan and Gu Yuena enjoyed the sunlight and scenery outside the Lake of Life, holding hands and walking close together.
• Lu Yuan sensed a familiar bloodline approaching and saw a familiar golden figure, his gaze softening.