Chapter Summaries

After an intimate encounter with Hu Liena left Lu Yuan remorseful and wary of his own self-control, he planned to leave Spirit City for Notting City and visit Qian Renxue along the way. Bibi Dong approved the trip, but Hu Liena arranged to accompany him, leaving Lu Yuan unable to escape her.

• Lu Yuan fled the room, regretted his behavior toward Hu Liena, and resolved that he should leave Spirit City for a while.
• Lu Yuan decided to return to Notting City to see his father, Ferros, and planned to visit Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou along the way.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Lu Yuan's request and offered to arrange an escort.
• Hu Liena asked to accompany Lu Yuan, and Bibi Dong approved; Lu Yuan reluctantly agreed to show her around Notting City.
• As Lu Yuan left to prepare for the trip, Bibi Dong noticed that both his and Hu Liena's lips were swollen, and Hu Liena blushed.

Hu Liena admitted to Bibi Dong that she loved Lu Yuan, and Bibi Dong encouraged her to pursue him despite knowing he seemed to love Qian Renxue. Hu Liena later confronted Lu Yuan about their swollen lips, then revealed that Bibi Dong knew what had happened between them.

• Bibi Dong noticed Hu Liena's swollen lips and teased her about kissing Lu Yuan.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Hu Liena truly loved Lu Yuan, and Hu Liena admitted that she did.
• Bibi Dong encouraged Hu Liena to pursue Lu Yuan and warned her to watch out for other girls during their trip.
• Hu Liena declared she would not give up on Lu Yuan and left Papal Hall.
• Hu Liena struck Lu Yuan with a pillow and complained that their kissing had swollen her lips.
• Hu Liena told Lu Yuan that Bibi Dong knew what had happened, leaving him startled.

Lu Yuan and Hu Liena shared another kiss, deepening his conflicted feelings for her while he remained in love with Qian Renxue. Hu Liena prepared to return to Notting City with him, escorted by Golden Crocodile Douluo.

• Hu Liena teased Lu Yuan about their first kiss and learned that he had also kissed Qian Renxue.
• Hu Liena pressed Lu Yuan onto the bed and kissed him, biting his lip when he did not respond.
• The next day, Hu Liena joined Lu Yuan on the carriage back to Notting City.
• Bibi Dong assigned Golden Crocodile Douluo to escort Lu Yuan and Hu Liena, and he agreed to accompany them.

Lu Yuan, Hu Liena, and Golden Crocodile Douluo left Spirit City and traveled toward the Heaven Dou Empire, with Lu Yuan gently reassuring Hu Liena as she adjusted to being away from Bibi Dong. They reached the Heaven Dou border, where Golden Crocodile Douluo noticed Hu Liena asleep against Lu Yuan and disapproved of their closeness.

• Bibi Dong entrusted Lu Yuan and Hu Liena to Golden Crocodile Douluo, who drove their carriage out of Spirit City.
• Lu Yuan comforted Hu Liena when she felt reluctant to leave Bibi Dong, and she asked him to look after her on the journey.
• The group traveled slowly toward Heaven Dou, and Hu Liena fell asleep leaning against Lu Yuan during the ride.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo announced that they had reached the Heaven Dou border and silently disapproved when he saw Hu Liena resting intimately against Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan, Hu Liena, and Golden Crocodile Douluo reached Jialing Pass at the Heaven Dou Empire’s border and stopped at an inn. Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to separate Lu Yuan and Hu Liena by assigning them different rooms, but Hu Liena objected.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo drove the carriage toward the Heaven Dou border while Lu Yuan reflected on his affection for Hu Liena and misunderstood the reason for Golden Crocodile Douluo’s wary looks.
• Lu Yuan woke Hu Liena, who had slept through the afternoon, and she playfully clung to him as they entered Jialing Pass.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo found an inn with only two rooms and said Lu Yuan would share his room while Hu Liena took the other.
• Hu Liena claimed Lu Yuan made noise in his sleep and insisted that she and Lu Yuan share a room, then pinched his waist before he could protest.

Lu Yuan and Hu Liena shared a room after Hu Liena stood up to Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Lu Yuan was moved to embrace her and reconsider his feelings. He asked Hu Liena for time as he contemplated pursuing both her and Qian Renxue.

• Hu Liena insisted on sharing a room with Lu Yuan and persuaded Golden Crocodile Douluo to allow it.
• After they reached their room, Lu Yuan thanked Hu Liena for defending him and pulled her into an embrace.
• Lu Yuan admitted to himself that he might accept Hu Liena's feelings, despite still loving Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan asked Hu Liena to give him time, and she agreed while crying.
• The author explained in a note that Hu Liena's relationship with Lu Yuan had been brought forward and that Zhu Zhuqing's romance would develop more gradually.

Lu Yuan reunited with Hu Liena and joined her and Golden Crocodile Douluo for dinner, where Golden Crocodile Douluo brought up visiting Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Lu Yuan decided they could not go without risking Qian Renxue’s covert plan, leaving him longing to see her but choosing to wait.

• Lu Yuan comforted Hu Liena, then went downstairs with her to eat alongside Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Lu Yuan sensed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s hostility toward Hu Liena and kept her close beside him.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo mentioned that they would soon pass through Heaven Dou Imperial City and asked whether Lu Yuan wanted to visit Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan declined, explaining that their presence could expose Qian Renxue’s identity as Xue Qinghe and endanger her plan.

After dinner, Lu Yuan explained why they could not visit Qian Renxue and discussed creating a new movement technique with Hu Liena. He offered to teach her Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and they agreed to sleep together while keeping things proper.

• Lu Yuan asked Hu Liena not to question Qian Renxue’s confidential mission, and Hu Liena accepted his answer.
• After bathing, Lu Yuan explained that he wanted to create a new movement technique because Phoenix Dance Six Illusions no longer suited his growing strength.
• Lu Yuan offered to teach Hu Liena Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, and she kissed him in gratitude.
• Lu Yuan explained that Qian Renxue had no need for the technique because she could fly and had developed her own movement style.
• Hu Liena asked Lu Yuan to sleep lying down and hold her, and he agreed on the condition that she behave properly.

Lu Yuan returned to Notting City with Hu Liena after more than three years away, hoping to visit his old home while keeping his identity quiet. He reached Notting College and was finally recognized by the gatekeeper Wang Wu.

• Lu Yuan woke beside Hu Liena, shared affectionate kisses with her, and told her to change out of her revealing outfit before they traveled.
• After breakfast, Lu Yuan and Hu Liena continued their journey, and more than half a month later their carriage reached Notting City.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Liena that they would go straight to Notting College and keep his identity hidden for now.
• Lu Yuan and Hu Liena arrived at Notting College while Golden Crocodile Douluo stayed outside to stroll.
• Gatekeeper Wang Wu stopped Lu Yuan at the entrance, then recognized him after Lu Yuan gave his name and apologized for not knowing him at first.

Lu Yuan returned to Notting College with Hu Liena and brought her to the courtyard where he grew up. There he reunited with Ferros and revealed his Golden Dragon Bloodline, leaving Ferros delighted and introducing Hu Liena as his Senior Sister.

• Lu Yuan waved off Wang Wu’s offer to notify the dean and entered Notting College with Hu Liena.
• Lu Yuan took Hu Liena to the courtyard he shared with Ferros and showed her where he used to train.
• Hu Liena praised the courtyard for holding traces of Lu Yuan’s childhood, and the two grew affectionate.
• Ferros surprised Lu Yuan and Hu Liena in the courtyard, then recognized Lu Yuan despite his changed appearance.
• Lu Yuan told Ferros that his bloodline had awakened and revealed his Golden Dragon Bloodline alongside his Golden Dragon Spirit.
• Lu Yuan introduced Hu Liena to Ferros, the dean of Notting College and the man who had raised him.

Lu Yuan welcomed Hu Liena to Ferros's home and cooked a meal for her and Ferros. Hu Liena admired his cooking, while Ferros teased the pair about being husband and wife.

• Hu Liena greeted Ferros as Lu Yuan's Senior Sister, and Lu Yuan led her into his simply furnished room.
• Lu Yuan and Hu Liena joined Ferros in the kitchen, where Lu Yuan began cooking and Hu Liena washed the bowls.
• Lu Yuan prepared four dishes and a soup, impressing Hu Liena with his cooking.
• Hu Liena praised the rabbit meat and agreed to try Lu Yuan's spicy rabbit head later.
• Ferros complained that Lu Yuan had forgotten to serve him, so Lu Yuan put pork tenderloin in his bowl.

Lu Yuan teased Hu Liena about abandoning her for being involved with two women, then reassured her that he would never let her go. They discussed Yu Xiaogang’s past and why Lu Yuan called him a scumbag, leaving Hu Liena content in Lu Yuan’s arms.

• Lu Yuan joked that he might give Hu Liena up, and she grew tearful until he assured her he would never abandon her.
• Hu Liena said she would not let Lu Yuan abandon her even if he stayed with Qian Renxue, while leaving her acceptance of Qian Renxue dependent on his behavior.
• Lu Yuan explained that Yu Xiaogang had useful Martial Soul research but called him a scumbag for distrusting his longtime girlfriend, choosing her younger sister, and abandoning that sister too.
• Hu Liena suggested killing Yu Xiaogang, but Lu Yuan stopped her and said he still owed Yu Xiaogang for what he had learned.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Liena that both she and Qian Renxue were his for life, and Hu Liena said she never intended to leave him.

Lu Yuan spared Yu Xiaogang because of an old debt and visited him at Notting College, hiding his plans to infiltrate Shrek and undermine the Seven Devils. He revealed that he had reached level twenty-eight, shocking Yu Xiaogang.

• Lu Yuan persuaded Hu Liena to spare Yu Xiaogang until he had repaid his debt, and she stayed behind while he went to meet him.
• Lu Yuan planned to use Yu Xiaogang as a future Shrek instructor while secretly seeking to divide the Seven Devils and hinder Tang San's growth.
• Lu Yuan reached Yu Xiaogang's cabin and heard him boast that Tang San had reached level twenty-one and obtained a second soul ring.
• Yu Xiaogang guessed that Lu Yuan was only level seventeen, but Lu Yuan claimed he was a level twenty-eight Soul Grandmaster.
• Lu Yuan released one yellow and one purple soul ring, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.

Lu Yuan revealed that his Golden Dragon Spirit had brought him to level twenty-eight with a thousand-year second soul ring, overwhelming Grandmaster with its Dragon Might. After Tang San returned and challenged Lu Yuan to a spar, Lu Yuan accepted.

• Lu Yuan released his Golden Dragon Spirit and suppressed Grandmaster and Luo Sanpao with its Dragon Might.
• Lu Yuan told Grandmaster he had reached level twenty-eight in three years, and Grandmaster compared his strength unfavorably with Tang San’s.
• Lu Yuan withdrew his Martial Soul as Grandmaster regretted missing the chance to take him as a disciple.
• Tang San arrived, recognized Lu Yuan after Grandmaster introduced him, and greeted his old acquaintance.
• Tang San challenged Lu Yuan to a spar to reclaim his pride, and Lu Yuan accepted before Grandmaster could stop him.

Lu Yuan accepted Tang San’s challenge and demonstrated how much stronger he had become during their three-year separation. Tang San was knocked back by Lu Yuan’s punch, leaving Grandmaster to witness the gap between them.

• Lu Yuan agreed to fight Tang San, and they moved outside Grandmaster’s cabin to spar.
• Tang San and Lu Yuan introduced their martial souls and levels, and Tang San was shocked that Lu Yuan had reached level twenty-eight.
• Lu Yuan refused to summon his Martial Soul, while Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass and Entanglement.
• Lu Yuan shattered Tang San’s vines with his golden aura and closed in with a powerful punch.
• Tang San tried to evade Lu Yuan with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and redirect the attack with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, but Lu Yuan broke free and struck his chest, sending him flying and making him spit blood.

After defeating Tang San in a spar, Lu Yuan spent several happy days exploring Notting City with Hu Liena. Golden Crocodile Douluo then delivered a letter from Your Holiness, revealing news that sent Lu Yuan and his companions toward the Star Luo Empire for a dangerous struggle.

• Lu Yuan defeated Tang San in a spar but held back, and Grandmaster suggested he visit Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
• Lu Yuan returned to Hu Liena, and the two toured Notting City together over the following days.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo stopped Lu Yuan and Hu Liena outside Notting College and gave Lu Yuan a letter from Your Holiness.
• Lu Yuan read the letter and agreed with Golden Crocodile Douluo that they had to travel to the Star Luo Empire, where a fierce struggle awaited.

Lu Yuan received a system task to sign in at the Temple of Life in the Star Luo Empire, where newly appeared Ancient Ruins were attracting attention. After reading Bibi Dong’s letter, he agreed to travel with Hu Liena the next day to explore the ruins and seek their treasure.

• Lu Yuan triggered a three-month Sign-in Task for the Temple of Life and suspected the Ancient Ruins were connected to the Goddess of Life.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that the ruins had age restrictions, and Lu Yuan read Bibi Dong’s request for him and Hu Liena to go together.
• Lu Yuan and Hu Liena discussed the likely Soul Ancestor-level competition and whether the Heaven Dou Empire would send participants.
• Lu Yuan decided the ruins might not remain open long and arranged for himself and Hu Liena to leave the next day.

Lu Yuan and his companions traveled toward the Temple of Life ruins in Senyue City, and Lu Yuan theorized that the ruins only admitted those under twenty and might not be deadly to entrants. After reaching Star Luo City, he chose to keep his identity hidden and go directly to the Spirit Saint Hall instead of meeting Platinum Bishop Osfer in public.

• Lu Yuan said goodbye to Ferros and set out with Hu Liena and Golden Crocodile Douluo for the Star Luo Empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that the Zhu Clan had found the ruins, the Qin Sect exposed them, and pressure from Spirit Hall forced the Star Luo Empire to open them to all local sects and soul masters.
• Lu Yuan reasoned that the ruins killed entrants over twenty because of an age-based restriction, and suggested that those under twenty might face no danger or could be revived if they died inside.
• Hu Liena affirmed her trust in Lu Yuan, and he kissed her and held her as they traveled.
• After fifteen days, the group reached Star Luo City, where Golden Crocodile Douluo said Platinum Bishop Osfer had come to receive them.
• Lu Yuan declined to meet Osfer in public and told Golden Crocodile Douluo to take them directly to the Star Luo Spirit Saint Hall so his identity would remain concealed.

Lu Yuan and his companions arrived in Star Luo City, where he learned that the factions had gathered in Senyue City over a tense dispute. He set the terms for their entry, then stood alone in his room at the Star Luo Spirit Saint Hall.

• Osfer welcomed Lu Yuan, Hu Liena, and Golden Crocodile Douluo with a public ceremony, so Hu Liena gave Lu Yuan masks to conceal their identities.
• Osfer reported that the Star Luo Imperial Family, the Nether Duke Zhu Clan, the Xu Clan, the Qin Sect, the Wind Sword Sect, and other factions had gathered in Senyue City.
• Lu Yuan ordered Osfer to set the opening for three days later and limit each faction to two people, and Golden Crocodile Douluo approved the decision.
• Lu Yuan and his companions declined further ceremony and went to rest at the Star Luo Spirit Saint Hall.

Lu Yuan and Hu Liena prepared to explore the Goddess of Life’s ruins, then joined the many factions gathered in Senyue City. Dai Tianfeng announced rules for entering the ruins, including limits on each faction’s participants and a ban on killing between factions.

• Lu Yuan warned Hu Liena to stay close during the ruins expedition and said their abilities would let them protect each other.
• In Senyue City, Lu Yuan drove away youths staring at Hu Liena, and she teased him for acting jealous.
• Dai Tianfeng arrived under the Star Luo Imperial Family’s White Tiger banner, and Lu Yuan and Golden Crocodile Douluo discussed the Star Luo Empire as a future enemy.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Lu Yuan to focus on cultivation, and Lu Yuan agreed that he understood his current limits.
• Dai Tianfeng addressed the gathered factions and announced that each could send no more than two Soul Masters under twenty into the ruins, where factions were forbidden to kill one another.