Chapter Summaries

Meng Li proposed broadening the first- and second-year exchange activity beyond team competitions, and Cai Yue'er approved a revised plan. The chapter ended with Shen Yi announcing a seven-day class exchange using a lottery to pair students across the two years.

• Shen Yi announced an exchange activity between the first years and second years, with competitions in secondary professions and practical combat.
• Meng Li argued that students should share ideas across specialties and suggested adding talent performances, and Shen Yi agreed to raise the proposal.
• Cai Yue'er approved Meng Li's suggestions and planned an activity combining talent performances, secondary-profession contests, and paired practical combat.
• Shen Yi introduced transfer students Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi to the class, while Meng Li recognized Ye Xinglan as someone he had tricked before.
• Shen Yi announced that the exchange would last seven days, involve the entire classes, and pair first- and second-year students by lottery.

First- and second-year students began Shrek Academy’s exchange event, drew their pairings, and started seeking out their teammates. Ya Li noticed that Meng Li’s presence stirred an alarming urge to submit in her.

• Yue Zhengyu celebrated reaching level forty and hoped the exchange event would pair him with Meng Li, while Ye Xinglan thanked Meng Li for helping her improve.
• Xu Lizhi treated Tang Wulin, Ye Xinglan, and the others to lunch, and the students grew closer as they learned about Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan’s second professions.
• The first- and second-years drew numbers for the exchange event, and the teachers posted the pairings that afternoon.
• Xie Xie learned that his teammate was He Xiaopeng, Yuanen Yehui was paired with Xu Lizhi, and Gu Yue was paired with Meng Li; Tang Wulin was paired with Mu Xi, Xu Xiaoyan with Bai Hanying, and Ye Xinglan with Yue Zhengyu.
• Ya Li told Cai Yue'er that Shrek’s young geniuses were its future, then felt an inexplicable urge to kneel and submit when she met Meng Li’s eyes.

Meng Li and Gu Yue planned a talent for the class exchange competition, then left Shrek Academy to buy a guitar. After Meng Li saw a silver-haired girl who reminded him of his missing younger sister and spoke about the strange voice controlling him, he and Gu Yue arrived at the crowded Huo Yuhao Grilled Fish stall.

• Meng Li asked Gu Yue what talent she could perform, and they came up with a plan using her elemental abilities.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue left to buy a guitar, but Meng Li suddenly turned the car around after spotting a silver-haired girl he thought might be Na'er.
• Meng Li told Gu Yue about his missing younger sister and the strange voice that had taken control of him; when he repeated its words, everything briefly froze.
• Meng Li asked whether Gu Yue would miss him if he died, and Gu Yue promised to protect him and would devour the Golden Dragon King Essence if his life were in danger.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue reached the Huo Yuhao Grilled Fish stall, found a kilometer-long line, and Meng Li said he could handle the crowd.

Meng Li took Gu Yue to Yu Hao Grilled Fish, where he paid the waiting customers to let them cut in line, then bought her a guitar and later sang for her at Shrek Academy. After seeing Gu Yue's reaction to a song he had written for Na'er, he chose another song, and its lyrics moved her to tears.

• Meng Li offered the people in line one thousand Federal Coins each to let him and Gu Yue enter Yu Hao Grilled Fish ahead of them, then left four million Federal Coins with the shop attendant.
• Gu Yue ordered several kinds of grilled fish, and she and Meng Li shared a serving before he took her to a guitar shop and bought a guitar.
• Meng Li returned to Shrek Academy, reviewed old song notes, and rented a room in the Mecha Design Studio so he could sing without disturbing anyone.
• Meng Li sang "The Wind Rises," and Gu Yue grew troubled by the lyrics and their connection to Na'er.
• Meng Li switched to "Beautiful Myth," and Gu Yue read the lyrics and cried.

Meng Li and Gu Yue shared a tender moment before the academy’s class exchange competition began. The first round opened with Tang Wulin’s bun-eating performance, while the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li focused her attention on Meng Li and Gu Yue.

• Meng Li sang Gu Yue a song he had written for her, and she accepted the lyrics despite calling them cheesy.
• Three days later, the students gathered at Ice Spirit Plaza for the final competition of the class exchange event.
• Cai Yue'er introduced judges Feng Wuyu and Zhu Shi, then announced that the first round would be a talent contest with bonus points for the five teams receiving the most votes.
• Ya Li arrived, and Meng Li struggled to bow or speak until he regained control of his body and thanked her.
• Tang Wulin began his talent performance by eating buns, and Cai Yue'er explained that he was a Rank 5 Blacksmith.
• Ya Li watched Meng Li and Gu Yue closely, while Gu Yue glared at her with hostility.

Meng Li and Gu Yue performed two songs at Shrek Academy’s talent show, captivating the audience and earning widespread admiration. Ya Li learned that Meng Li had a missing younger sister named Na’er, while Gu Yue grew troubled by her feelings for him.

• Cai Yue'er called Gu Yue and Meng Li to perform after the other contestants finished.
• Meng Li sang “Beautiful Myth” while Gu Yue used water figures to portray a couple’s story, earning thunderous applause.
• At the audience’s request, Meng Li performed “Who in the World Will Listen to You?” and moved several teachers with its lyrics.
• Ya Li learned from Cai Yue'er that Meng Li had a missing younger sister named Na’er and wondered whether she was Ya Li’s disciple.
• Gu Yue felt miserable as she questioned whether Na’er understood what it meant to like someone, and the audience awarded Meng Li and Gu Yue votes.

After reconciling with Gu Yue, Meng Li designed a One-Word Battle Armor for her in the second profession competition. The group later headed to a noodle house for a night out, where Wu Changkong recognized the place.

• Meng Li told Gu Yue that his song had made him realize he should cherish the people around him, and Gu Yue forgave him.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue won the singing competition with twelve times as many votes as the second-place team.
• During the mecha design competition, Meng Li planned a Gold Chromium and Magic Silver Spirit Alloy Battle Armor for Gu Yue and chose powerful formation arrays.
• Meng Li, Gu Yue, their classmates, Shen Yi, and Wu Changkong set out to visit the night market after the competition.
• The group arrived at Jianyi Noodle House, and Wu Changkong froze when he saw it.

Meng Li and the group ate noodles and explored the night market, where he learned more about Wu Changkong’s past. The next day, the class exchange activity began, and Meng Li recognized Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li among the arriving teachers.

• Meng Li, Tang Wulin, Xu Lizhi, and the others ate noodles, with Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi consuming more than thirty bowls between them.
• Meng Li sent Tang Wulin a picture of an Aolai Barbecue sign, and Tang Wulin asked for the night market’s address before saying he would arrive in an hour.
• At the clothing stalls, Meng Li asked Wu Changkong about Shen Yi, then learned that Wu Changkong’s wife had gone to another world and that he still had an unavenged enemy he could no longer find.
• Wu Changkong watched Shen Yi from a distance after talking with Meng Li, while Meng Li returned to help Gu Yue choose a hairpin.
• The next day, teachers arrived at the class exchange activity, led by Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li and Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er.

Cai Yue'er opened the two-versus-two combat tournament, and Meng Li and Gu Yue faced their first opponents, Xing Daonan and Lu Ying. As the match began, Meng Li's Sacred Winged Angel Martial Soul resonated with Holy Spirit Douluo Yali and seemed to let her sense a breakthrough.

• Zhu Shi and Feng Wuyu arrived to watch the tournament, then found Holy Spirit Douluo Yali there to referee.
• Cai Yue'er explained the tournament rules, revival format, point system, and contribution-point rewards.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue declared their goal was the championship, and Meng Li took Gu Yue's hand before their match.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue met Xing Daonan and Lu Ying, whose team was called Just One Group, while their own team was the Moon Carp Combination.
• The match began, and Meng Li summoned his Sacred Winged Angel Martial Soul and attacked as Gu Yue stayed back.
• Yali felt Meng Li's Martial Soul resonate with her and sensed that she might reach a long-unattainable threshold.

Meng Li and Gu Yue won their match, and their mentor Leng Yaozhu arrived to watch them compete. Her meeting with Shrek’s leaders revealed that she was the Spirit Pagoda’s Vice Tower Master and publicly acknowledged both students as her disciples.

• Meng Li and Gu Yue defeated Xing Daonan and Lu Ying, advancing as the Moon Carp Combination.
• Cai Yue'er and Ya Li agreed that Meng Li was impressive and became eager to take him as a disciple.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived at Shrek, where Meng Li called her Master and Gu Yue called her Teacher.
• The next day, Ya Li greeted Leng Yaozhu and invited her to the VIP area, while Leng Yaozhu called Meng Li her disciple and Gu Yue her student.
• Shrek’s students learned that Leng Yaozhu was the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo and Vice Tower Master of Spirit Pagoda.

Meng Li and Gu Yue defeated Xie Xie and He Xiaopeng in the first battle royale match, and Meng Li displayed a growing mastery of fire. After the match, Leng Yaozhu praised her disciple, but seeing Ya Li brought Yun Ming back to her mind and stirred her pain.

• Cai Yue'er announced that Meng Li and Gu Yue would face Xie Xie and He Xiaopeng in the first match.
• Xie Xie and He Xiaopeng attacked, but Meng Li easily withstood their strikes while Gu Yue’s elemental assault wounded Xie Xie.
• Meng Li drew magma from beneath the platform, engulfed He Xiaopeng in flames, then used a Fire Sword to eliminate both opponents.
• Gu Yue wondered why she could not control the elements associated with Meng Li, and the uninjured pair returned to Leng Yaozhu.
• Leng Yaozhu praised Meng Li’s fire mastery, but seeing Ya Li reminded her of Yun Ming and filled her with pain.

Leng Yaozhu, Meng Li, and Gu Yue shared lunch with Ya Li and Cai Yue'er while the women’s tension surfaced. After Meng Li ignored Ya Li’s message and returned to the tournament, Ya Li’s anger gave way to unexplained fondness, and the Moon Carp Combination received loud cheers.

• After the morning matches, the top twenty-eight teams advanced, and Xie Xie joined Tang Wulin’s team to advise them.
• Leng Yaozhu, Meng Li, and Gu Yue went to lunch with Ya Li and Cai Yue'er, whose strained exchanges revealed hostility between the women.
• At lunch, Meng Li served food to Gu Yue, Ya Li, and Cai Yue'er after Leng Yaozhu reminded him to honor his elders.
• Ya Li messaged Meng Li asking whether he had a younger sister, but he accepted her request and went to sleep without replying.
• When the afternoon matches began, Ya Li’s irritation at being ignored faded into fondness for Meng Li, and the Moon Carp Combination drew loud support.

Meng Li and Gu Yue defeated Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan in the revival round, with Meng Li unveiling his powerful new sword, Dragon Sparrow. Xu Xiaoyan and Bai Hanying then weighed whether to surrender their match against Tang Wulin and Mu Xi and save their strength for the revival match.

• Gu Yue and Meng Li advanced easily through the round of twenty-six to thirteen after drawing number two.
• Meng Li and Gu Yue faced Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan, while Tang Wulin and Mu Xi were matched against Xu Xiaoyan and Bai Hanying.
• Meng Li revealed Dragon Sparrow, a demigod artifact forged for Leng Yaozhu’s Fire Sword characteristics, and fought with it alongside his Mythical Spear.
• Yue Zhengyu’s Judgment attack struck Meng Li and Gu Yue, but Gu Yue was protected by white wings, and Meng Li countered by breaking Yue Zhengyu’s holy sword.
• Gu Yue knocked Yue Zhengyu out with a four-element fireball, and Ye Xinglan surrendered, giving Meng Li and Gu Yue the victory.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Bai Hanying discussed whether to surrender to Tang Wulin and Mu Xi so they could preserve strength for the revival match.

The eight-to-four match between the Moon Carp Combination and the Eternal Night Combination became a contest of strength between Meng Li and Yuanen Yehui, while Gu Yue and the teachers reacted to the escalating danger. The fight left Yuanen Yehui determined to grow stronger after Meng Li held his ground against her enhanced attacks.

• Bai Hanying linked her Soul Power to Xu Xiaoyan, but Tang Wulin shattered Xu Xiaoyan's ice blade with his Golden Dragon Claw, and the pair conceded.
• Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan won a place in the next round, while several favored combinations advanced.
• Meng Li told Gu Yue that she did not need to fight Yuanen Yehui, then met Yuanen Yehui's Titan Giant Ape attack with a punch that sent her flying back.
• Xu Lizhi gave Yuanen Yehui a Recovery Big Meat Bun, and she resumed attacking Meng Li as Gu Yue, Leng Yaozhu, and Ya Li reacted to the danger.
• Meng Li's golden barrier blocked Yuanen Yehui's punch, and he later withstood her Titan Strength-enhanced attack, leaving Yuanen Yehui resolved to become stronger.

Yuanen Yehui lost to Meng Li, and Tang Wulin and Mu Xi advanced to the semifinals. That night, Tang Wulin gathered his friends to plan their next matches and asked them to unite behind his chance to defeat Meng Li.

• Yuanen Yehui used Bloodthirsty Berserk and Xu Lizhi’s Bloodthirsty Mochi Buns to challenge Meng Li, but Meng Li defeated her with a powerful Dragon Sparrow slash, and Xu Lizhi surrendered.
• Tang Wulin and Mu Xi defeated Luo Guixing and Wu Sidao, ending the quarterfinals.
• Leng Yaozhu, Gu Yue, and Meng Li shared dinner, and Leng Yaozhu ignored the Spirit Pagoda’s calls by activating flight mode.
• Tang Wulin gathered Yue Zhengyu, Xu Lizhi, Ye Xinglan, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, and Mu Xi to discuss their strategy.
• Ye Xinglan promised to forge Tang Wulin’s battle armor, and Tang Wulin considered breaking the seal within his body to improve his chances against Meng Li.

Meng Li teased Gu Yue into forgiving him with a made-up fairy tale, then rejected Ya Li’s invitation to eat. The next day, the tournament’s final-four match began with Meng Li and Gu Yue facing Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan, whose opening attacks targeted Meng Li.

• Meng Li pretended Gu Yue’s bite had poisoned him, then kissed her cheek and told her an altered story about a princess rescuing a cursed prince.
• Gu Yue went upstairs smiling and sent Meng Li a good-night message, while Leng Yaozhu and Ya Li also messaged him.
• Meng Li declined Ya Li’s dinner invitation, leaving her offended, and sent good-night messages to Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu.
• At the arena, Meng Li and Gu Yue prepared to fight Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan in the final-four match as Leng Yaozhu wished them luck.
• Yue Zhengyu regained his confidence, and after Ya Li started the match, he released his Sacred Angel Martial Soul while Ye Xinglan attacked Meng Li with the Stargod Sword.

Cai Yue'er tested Leng Yaozhu's feelings for Yun Ming while trying to recruit Gu Yue and Meng Li, but Leng Yaozhu left the choice to her disciples. In the tournament, Meng Li defeated Yue Zhengyu and Ye Xinglan, and Tang Wulin began preparing for the final against Meng Li and Gu Yue in three days.

• Cai Yue'er offered to trade Yun Ming's companionship for Gu Yue and Meng Li, but Leng Yaozhu insisted her disciples could choose their own teachers.
• Meng Li used replicated attacks and his Mythical Spear and Fire Phoenix to defeat Yue Zhengyu and force Ye Xinglan to concede.
• Ya Li announced that Lin Xi and the Moon Carp Combination would face off in the final after both sides rested for three days.
• Tang Wulin considered ways to counter Meng Li and Gu Yue, knowing he had little chance to break his seal before the final.
• Mu Xi encouraged Tang Wulin, who agreed to go eat with her.

Tang Wulin fought Meng Li and Gu Yue in the final match of the class exchange event, revealing his One-Word Battle Armor and injuring Meng Li. Gu Yue flew into a rage and seized control of Tang Wulin, leaving him helpless in the air.

• The final match began between Tang Wulin and the team of Meng Li and Gu Yue at Shrek Academy's Sparring Platform.
• Gu Yue revealed that she was a Soul Ancestor and used wind and ice elements to batter Tang Wulin and Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi struck Tang Wulin with her hammer, helping him activate his One-Word Battle Armor and launch a surprise attack on Gu Yue.
• Meng Li pulled Gu Yue out of Tang Wulin's path and took Tang Wulin's full-force attack, suffering serious wounds.
• Enraged by Meng Li's injury, Gu Yue refused to teleport away and used the Elemental Staff to lift Tang Wulin helplessly into the air.

Gu Yue defeated Tang Wulin and Mu Xi in the class exchange competition, and Meng Li encouraged Tang Wulin afterward. That evening, Meng Li moved with Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu into a new apartment, where he learned that another anonymous one-billion bounty had been placed on him.

• Gu Yue restrained Tang Wulin and Mu Xi with her elemental control and nearly struck Tang Wulin's heart before the Holy Spirit Douluo rescued them and declared the Moon Carp Team the winner.
• Gu Yue healed Meng Li with her spatial ability, while Tang Wulin accepted his loss and resolved to surpass her.
• Meng Li encouraged Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi awkwardly reacted when Meng Li hinted that he thought highly of her and Tang Wulin as a pair.
• Gu Yue, Meng Li, and Leng Yaozhu moved into a three-bedroom apartment beside Sea God Island, where Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu prepared dinner.
• Zhou Hansheng called Meng Li to warn him that someone had anonymously offered a one-billion bounty for his head and reported progress on artificial intelligence chips for machines.
• Meng Li advised Zhou Hansheng to keep mecha intelligence limited and returned to helping prepare dinner.

Meng Li, Gu Yue, and Leng Yaozhu enjoyed dinner and a quiet evening before all three woke from strange dreams they could not remember. When Meng Li told Ya Li that the phrase “Do you believe in angels?” had appeared in their dreams, she realized she had dreamed the same thing.

• Gu Yue served Meng Li and Leng Yaozhu dinner, and Meng Li praised her cooking.
• Meng Li dreamed that everyone had forgotten him except for someone searching for him, then woke at three in the morning.
• Meng Li found Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu eating instant noodles, and they said they had also woken hungry after bad dreams they could not recall.
• Meng Li posted a picture of his late-night noodles, exchanged messages with Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, and noticed Ya Li had briefly liked his post.
• Ya Li told Meng Li that the dreams might have been caused by his Angel Martial Soul, and Meng Li pointed out that she had one too.