Chapter Summaries

After Chen An and Gu Yue Na left the Spirit Pagoda, the Branch Pagoda Master discovered that Chen An had taken a Soul Bone from the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and sought Leng Yaozhu’s guidance. Back at the hotel, Gu Yue Na decided to call Bear Monarch to protect them from further trouble.

• The Branch Pagoda Master expelled Wu Zhangkong and warned Chen An and Gu Yue Na that the Tang Sect might retaliate.
• The Branch Pagoda Master reviewed the Spirit Ascension Platform recording and realized Chen An had obtained the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Dragon Emperor Soul Bone.
• Leng Yaozhu told the Branch Pagoda Master to use the Soul Bone to try to recruit Chen An without damaging their relationship, and promised to confront the Tang Sect over Wu Zhangkong’s actions.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na returned to their hotel, where Gu Yue Na decided to call Bear Monarch to protect them while Di Tian searched for two soul beasts.

Chen An urged Gu Yue Na to seek support from the Sea Soul Beasts, then planned a trip to the shore with her. Their plans were interrupted when Meng Yu arrived and revealed that the Spirit Pagoda had discovered Chen An absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Dragon Emperor’s Soul Bone.

• Gu Yue Na told Bear Monarch to leave his current task to Zi Ji and the others and come to her.
• Gu Yue Na explained that she had sent the ferocious beasts to gather surviving Soul Beasts, and Chen An suggested recruiting the Sea Soul Beasts.
• Chen An invited Gu Yue Na to visit the sea with him the next day, and she agreed.
• Meng Yu found Chen An and Gu Yue Na at their hotel and said he had something to discuss.
• Meng Yu told Chen An that surveillance footage showed him killing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Dragon Emperor and absorbing its Soul Bone.

Chen An defended his absorption of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Dragon Emperor Soul Bone as an accident permitted by Spirit Ascension Platform rules, while Gu Yue Na backed him up. Meng Yu ultimately agreed to accept ten million Federal Currency as compensation rather than risk escalating the dispute.

• Chen An argued that he had absorbed the Soul Bone believing it was ordinary soul beast energy and that the Spirit Pagoda shared responsibility for failing to warn entrants.
• Meng Yu proposed that Chen An join the Spirit Pagoda and keep the Soul Bone as a welcome gift, but Chen An refused to join any faction.
• Chen An offered ten million Federal Currency for the Soul Bone, and Meng Yu objected that it was worth at least one billion.
• Gu Yue Na supported Chen An, pointing out that Meng Yu had encouraged them to absorb as much energy as they liked.
• Chen An threatened to call someone to judge the dispute, prompting Meng Yu to remember Chen An's background and agree to the ten-million compensation.

Chen An paid the Spirit Pagoda three million toward the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone and began testing its sharpness, while Gu Yue Na wondered about Tang Wulin’s golden scales. After lunch, the two set out to explore Eastsea City and its food stalls.

• Chen An refused Meng Yu’s offer to waive the Soul Bone’s price and transferred three million, agreeing to pay the remaining seven million later.
• Meng Yu left after failing to recruit Chen An, while Gu Yue Na and Chen An discussed how their encounter with Tang Wulin had exposed them.
• Gu Yue Na recalled Tang Wulin’s golden dragon scales and wondered whether the Plane Master had influenced her thoughts.
• Chen An tested the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone against his Gray Dragon Scales, then practiced engraving Soul Guidance Arrays with its claws.
• Gu Yue Na suggested going to see the sea, and she and Chen An walked through Eastsea City, sampling snacks along the way.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na spent the day eating snacks and relaxing by the seaside, where they shared barbecue and talked about their pasts. They ended the evening feeling less alone and grateful for each other’s company.

• Chen An and Gu Yue Na wandered between food stalls for more than two hours, then returned to the hotel when they were too full to visit the beach.
• Gu Yue Na rested at the hotel while Chen An practiced engraving Soul Guidance Arrays, and they later took a taxi to the seaside.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na watched the moonlit ocean before heading to a barbecue restaurant, where Gu Yue Na said she wanted to try surfing the next day.
• Gu Yue Na disliked the beer, while Chen An explained that drinking reminded him of his late father and the family misfortune he had endured.
• Gu Yue Na offered to keep Chen An company when he wanted to drink, and she told him that meeting him had given her a clearer goal.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na shared barbecue and drinks, and Gu Yue Na got thoroughly drunk. He took her to the beach, where they played in the sand before lying down to look at the full moon.

• Chen An and Gu Yue Na toasted their chance encounter and enjoyed grilled food with beer.
• Gu Yue Na drank cup after cup until she was completely disoriented, and Chen An paid the bill and helped her out of the restaurant.
• Gu Yue Na refused to go home and asked to keep drinking, then pointed out the beach and persuaded Chen An to take her there.
• On the beach, Gu Yue Na tossed and kicked sand while Chen An played along with her.
• After more than an hour of playing, Chen An and Gu Yue Na lay on their backs in the sand and looked at the full moon.

After spending a carefree day at the beach, Chen An and Gu Yue Na encountered Wu Zhangkong waiting for them as they left in the early morning. Wu Zhangkong openly revealed his killing intent, and the chapter ended with both of them facing him on guard.

• Chen An woke beside Gu Yue Na on the beach and explained that they had slept there after she got drunk.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na returned to the hotel, ate, and spent the day enjoying beach activities together.
• That evening, Gu Yue Na discussed the Dragon God's past, and Chen An comforted her without taking sides.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na continued walking and talking until two or three in the morning, then headed toward the road.
• Wu Zhangkong appeared ahead of them, and Gu Yue Na challenged him while Chen An watched him warily.

Wu Zhangkong confronted Chen An and Gu Yue Na, intending to torture them, but Bear Monarch appeared and stopped his attack. Bear Monarch’s words exposed that he was a soul beast in human form, prompting Gu Yue Na to reprimand him.

• Wu Zhangkong found Chen An and Gu Yue Na without Spirit Pagoda protection and threatened to repay their earlier cuts with a hundred more.
• Chen An prepared to fight, but Gu Yue Na stopped him and calmly challenged Wu Zhangkong’s threat.
• Wu Zhangkong claimed Meng Yu and the Sky Phoenix Douluo could not come to their aid, then swung his Frost Sky Sword at Gu Yue Na.
• Bear Monarch appeared, caught the Frost Sky Sword barehanded, and began cracking it with his grip.
• Wu Zhangkong recognized Bear Monarch’s strength, then questioned whether he was a soul beast in human form.
• Gu Yue Na rebuked Bear Monarch for revealing his identity so carelessly.

Gu Yue Na ordered Bear Monarch to torture Wu Zhangkong after he confronted them, while Chen An watched and tried to steel himself against the bloodshed. Wu Zhangkong remained trapped and helpless as Bear Monarch carried out the punishment.

• Bear Monarch revealed that Gu Yue Na wanted Wu Zhangkong dead, and Chen An and Gu Yue Na warned him to be careful with his words.
• Gu Yue Na told Wu Zhangkong that he would die and ordered Bear Monarch to carve him two hundred times with a Soul Guidance carving knife.
• Wu Zhangkong abandoned the Frost Sky Sword and tried to call for help, but Bear Monarch shattered the sword, injuring him, then destroyed his communicator and restrained him.
• Bear Monarch began carving Wu Zhangkong while Chen An and Gu Yue Na watched; Chen An felt sick but forced himself to endure the scene.
• After more than a hundred cuts, Wu Zhangkong was covered in blood, and Gu Yue Na showed no sympathy for him.

Chen An overcame his hesitation and killed Wu Zhangkong, then returned to the hotel with Gu Yue Na. The Tang Sect’s Eastsea Branch learned that Chen An and Gu Yue Na had survived, but Wu Zhangkong could not be reached.

• After Bear Monarch carved 199 cuts into Wu Zhangkong, Chen An asked to deliver the final blow, and Gu Yue Na agreed.
• Chen An stabbed Wu Zhangkong in the chest, killing him and declaring that he would not be the last person he killed.
• Chen An chose to have Wu Zhangkong’s bones thrown into the sea while leaving the flesh and blood behind as a warning.
• Gu Yue Na carried the exhausted Chen An back to the hotel, where a man monitoring them reported their return to his superior.
• The Eastsea Branch hall master called Wu Zhangkong, learned his communicator was damaged, and worried that something had happened to him.

After Gu Yue Na and Chen An returned safely to the hotel, Bear Monarch reported that he had disposed of Wu Zhangkong’s remains, and Gu Yue Na ordered him not to act against the Tang Sect without her permission. At dawn, the Tang Sect confirmed Wu Zhangkong’s death and informed Red Dragon Douluo at Shrek Academy.

• Meng Yu learned that the attack on Gu Yue Na and Chen An had failed, then ordered more guards for them and an investigation into what happened.
• The Tang Sect hall master left to find Wu Zhangkong, worried about his safety.
• Gu Yue Na carried the sleeping Chen An to his room and put him to bed.
• Bear Monarch told Gu Yue Na that he had thrown Wu Zhangkong’s remains to the sharks and offered to attack the Tang Sect, but Gu Yue Na told him to wait for her orders.
• Gu Yue Na explained to Bear Monarch that the soul beasts needed wisdom as well as strength, then told him to follow her in secret.
• The Tang Sect confirmed the blood and flesh on the beach belonged to Wu Zhangkong, ordered a search for his remains, and contacted Shrek Academy to inform Red Dragon Douluo.

At Shrek Academy, Zhuo Shi learned that Wu Zhangkong had been murdered in Eastsea City and broke down in grief. The details of the killing remained under investigation, while Yun Ming dismissed Wu Zhangkong’s death as the result of seeking revenge without enough strength.

• Yun Ming and Yali heard Zhuo Shi’s furious roars and went with Feng Wuyu to investigate.
• Shen Yi told them that the Tang Sect headquarters had reported Wu Zhangkong’s horrific murder in Eastsea City, with only pieces of flesh found so far.
• Shen Yi said Wu Zhangkong was believed to have been killed while seeking revenge, though the details were still being investigated.
• Yun Ming said Wu Zhangkong had no one to blame but himself for seeking revenge without sufficient strength.

Shen Yi explained Wu Zhangkong’s death and the identities of Gu Yue Na and Chen An to Yun Ming and the Shrek elders. Yun Ming refused to let the academy officially intervene, but allowed Zhuo Shi to seek revenge and sent Feng Wuyu to keep him from acting rashly; meanwhile, Chen An woke refreshed in a hotel room in Eastsea City.

• Shen Yi told Yun Ming, Ya Li, Zhuo Shi, and Feng Wuyu that Gu Yue Na and Chen An were involved in Wu Zhangkong’s death, and identified their powerful mentors and connections.
• Zhuo Shi insisted he would avenge Wu Zhangkong, but Yun Ming said Shrek Academy could not act officially because Wu Zhangkong was no longer its student.
• Ya Li and Yun Ming urged Zhuo Shi to confirm the strength of his enemies’ protector before making a move, while Yun Ming promised the academy would protect him if he returned safely.
• Zhuo Shi left to pursue revenge, and Yun Ming ordered Feng Wuyu to follow him and prevent him from acting impulsively.
• Ya Li asked whether they should contact the Spirit Pagoda and Sun Moon Royal Academy, but Yun Ming said the matter had to be settled privately and warned he would retaliate if Shrek’s elders were killed.
• Chen An woke after sleeping more than eleven hours in a hotel room in Eastsea City, washed the dried blood from his hands, and changed into clean clothes.

Chen An faced police and Tang Sect officials who came to question him over Wu Zhangkong’s death, but his Federation Xu Family token made Deputy Director Li back down. Deputy Hall Master Luo still accused Chen An of murder, and Chen An demanded evidence.

• Chen An left his room and found Tang Wulin, Deputy Director Li, Deputy Hall Master Luo, and their armed group waiting in the corridor.
• Chen An showed the police his Federation Xu Family token, and Deputy Director Li ordered the officers to lower their guns and apologized to him.
• Deputy Director Li explained that Deputy Hall Master Luo had asked the police to arrest Chen An on suspicion of killing Wu Zhangkong.
• Deputy Hall Master Luo insisted Chen An had killed Wu Zhangkong, and Chen An calmly demanded evidence.

Chen An challenged the Tang Sect’s accusations over Wu Zhangkong’s death, while Deputy Director Li refused to arrest him and Gu Yue Na without evidence. The Eastsea Spirit Transfer Pagoda’s Branch Pagoda Master arrived and blocked the Tang Sect from taking them away.

• Deputy Hall Master Luo accused Chen An and Gu Yue Na of being major suspects, but admitted he could not produce evidence because the cameras near the beach had been destroyed.
• Chen An argued that he and Gu Yue Na could not have killed the powerful Wu Zhangkong and suggested that Tang Sect infighting or a frame-up was responsible.
• Deputy Director Li declined to arrest Chen An and Gu Yue Na, telling Deputy Hall Master Luo to consult the Xu Family.
• Deputy Hall Master Luo ordered four Tang Sect members to seize Chen An, but the Branch Pagoda Master arrived and declared that the Spirit Pagoda would not let them take Chen An or Gu Yue Na.

Tang Wulin confronted Gu Yue Na about Wu Zhangkong’s death and insisted she was his sister, Na Er, but she rejected both claims. After Chen An stopped Tang Wulin from pounding on her door, the two men prepared to fight.

• Deputy Hall Master Luo withdrew with the Tang Sect after the Branch Pagoda Master warned that Sky Phoenix Douluo would arrive and evidence against Chen An and Gu Yue Na was insufficient.
• Tang Wulin called for Na Er and demanded to know whether she had killed Wu Zhangkong, prompting Gu Yue Na to come out and insist that she was not his sister.
• Gu Yue Na denied responsibility for Wu Zhangkong’s death but admitted that she had carved flesh from his body, then said he had brought his suffering upon himself.
• Tang Wulin questioned Gu Yue Na about her relationship to Na Er, but she denied knowing anyone by that name and shut the door on him.
• Tang Wulin pounded on the door, so Chen An seized his hands and threw him back, then warned him to stop calling Gu Yue Na Na Er.
• Tang Wulin challenged Chen An, and Chen An accepted, as both men prepared to fight.

Chen An defeated Tang Wulin in a plaza fight, proving his strength and warning him to stay away from Gu Yue Na. Tang Wulin remained suspicious of Gu Yue Na’s connection to Na Er, while Gu Yue Na sensed something abnormal about his dragon bloodline.

• Chen An and Tang Wulin fought outside the hotel as Gu Yue Na and several onlookers watched.
• Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King power failed to suppress Chen An, and Chen An’s greater Soul Power let him overpower Tang Wulin.
• Chen An beat Tang Wulin badly, warned him not to bother Gu Yue Na, and left.
• Tang Wulin insisted that Na Er was connected to Gu Yue Na’s group, while Deputy Hall Master Luo escorted him away.
• Gu Yue Na concluded that something was wrong with Tang Wulin’s dragon bloodline, though she could not identify what it was.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na discussed Tang Wulin’s powerful dragon Bloodline while waiting for Leng Yaozhu to arrive and take them from Eastsea City. Leng Yaozhu praised them, dismissed Wu Zhangkong’s death as unrelated to them, and escorted them toward the train station for their return to Mingdu.

• Chen An told Gu Yue Na that Tang Wulin’s dragon Bloodline seemed nearly as powerful as theirs, and Gu Yue Na wondered whether it was a fourth kind or the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Gu Yue Na said she instinctively doubted Tang Wulin had the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, while Chen An decided not to reveal what he knew.
• Gu Yue Na recounted how she had carried Chen An after the previous night’s events and asked him to stay in her room until her teacher arrived.
• Leng Yaozhu reached the hotel, praised Chen An and Gu Yue Na, and treated Wu Zhangkong’s death as someone else’s work.
• Leng Yaozhu led Chen An and Gu Yue Na from the hotel and set off with them for Eastsea Train Station to travel to Mingdu.

At Eastsea Train Station, Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu confronted Chen An and Gu Yue Na over Wu Zhangkong’s death, but Leng Yaozhu refused to hand them over and defended them. Zhuo Shi ignored Feng Wuyu’s warnings and dived toward the ground to attack.

• Leng Yaozhu asked Chen An and Gu Yue Na why they had come to Eastsea City, and Chen An repeated their cover story about visiting during the academy break.
• As the group reached Eastsea Train Station, Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu arrived and accused Chen An and Gu Yue Na of killing Wu Zhangkong.
• Leng Yaozhu demanded evidence and refused Zhuo Shi’s request to detain Chen An and Gu Yue Na.
• Feng Wuyu tried to persuade Leng Yaozhu to give up her disciple in exchange for peace and a favor, but she vowed to protect both Chen An and Gu Yue Na.
• Feng Wuyu proposed fighting in the high sky, but Leng Yaozhu rejected the plan as a trick to leave her disciples vulnerable.
• Zhuo Shi broke free from Feng Wuyu and dived toward the ground, determined to kill Chen An and Gu Yue Na.

Leng Yaozhu used her Four-Word Battle Armor to overpower Zhuo Shi and hold off Feng Wuyu while protecting Chen An and Gu Yue Na. The two attackers were forced back, and Chen An grew eager to forge Four-Word Battle Armor himself.

• Zhuo Shi released his Martial Soul and three-word battle armor, then attacked Chen An and Gu Yue Na with Red Dragon Shakes the Earth.
• Leng Yaozhu summoned her Sky Phoenix Martial Soul and Four-Word Battle Armor, extinguished Zhuo Shi's attack, and shielded Chen An and Gu Yue Na from the impact.
• Leng Yaozhu's flames overwhelmed Zhuo Shi, while the battle's shockwaves injured civilians and damaged the station.
• Feng Wuyu joined the fight and moved to attack Chen An and Gu Yue Na, but Leng Yaozhu stopped him with her fire phoenix Soul Skill.
• Chen An recognized that Leng Yaozhu's Four-Word Battle Armor gave her a decisive advantage and became more interested in forging god-level metals himself.