Chapter Summaries

After awakening as the Golden Dragon King during the Dragon God War, Gu Chen chose to escape the Divine Realm with the Silver Dragon King. He broke through the God Realm Barrier, but the Rakshasa God attacked him from behind.

• Gu Chen discovered the Dragon God Choice System and selected the option to escape with the Silver Dragon King.
• Gu Chen used a God King Experience Card and defeated the three Elemental Gods with Golden Dragon Roar.
• Gu Chen seized the Silver Dragon King and fled toward the edge of the Divine Realm.
• Gu Chen wounded Poseidon when he tried to stop them, then cracked the God Realm Barrier with his claws.
• The Rakshasa God appeared behind Gu Chen and swung the Rakshasa Scythe at his neck.

Gu Chen and the Silver Dragon King escaped the God Realm and emerged in the Star Dou Great Forest, where they reunited with their soul beast subordinates. Gu Chen chose to conceal their strength and enter the human world, and the Silver Dragon King transformed into Gu Yuena as they introduced themselves anew.

• Gu Chen killed the Rakshasa God, broke through the God Realm Barrier with the Silver Dragon King, and fled into space-time turbulence.
• The God Realm Committee decided to monitor the lower realms, especially Douluo Continent, to prevent the Golden Dragon King from growing stronger.
• After a year in the turbulence, Gu Chen and the Silver Dragon King reached the Star Dou Great Forest and were greeted by the Titan Giant Ape, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Di Tian.
• Gu Chen rejected the Silver Dragon King's suggestion to launch a beast tide and chose to seal their strength and infiltrate the human world to avoid the God Realm's surveillance.
• Gu Chen transformed into a six-year-old human, and the Silver Dragon King sealed her power and became a girl named Gu Yuena; they introduced themselves to each other.

Gu Chen and Gu Yuena left the Star Dou Great Forest for Nuoding City, where they enrolled as work-study students at Nuoding Academy. In Dorm Seven, Gu Chen met Xiao Wu and subdued her with his Dragon Might when she challenged him to a spar.

• Gu Chen and Gu Yuena converted their divine power into Soul Power, formed their spears, and set out for the human world while Di Tian stayed to guard the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After five days of travel, Gu Chen and Gu Yuena reached Nuoding City and obtained Martial Soul certifications at Spirit Hall, declining Ma Xiunuo's invitation to join.
• Gu Chen used Gold Soul Coins to secure himself and Gu Yuena work-study student spots at Nuoding Academy and brought her to Dorm Seven.
• Gu Chen recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu as Xiao Wu defeated Tang San and accepted the dormitory's boss position.
• When Xiao Wu challenged Gu Chen to a spar, he released Dragon Might that made her fall to her knees and left her unable to move.

Gu Chen settled into the work-study dormitory, befriended Tang San, and used his system to learn the Mysterious Jade Hand and unlock his character panel. After treating the group to lunch, he confronted an older student who had made advances toward Gu Yuena.

• Gu Chen claimed Xiao Wu as his subordinate, introduced himself and Gu Yuena to the work-study students, and accepted Wang Sheng's offer of the best beds.
• Gu Chen chose to befriend Tang San, explained how his Golden Dragon Martial Soul had subdued Xiao Wu, and shook Tang San's hand.
• Gu Chen learned the Mysterious Jade Hand and unlocked his character panel, which showed his immense strength and sealed Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Gu Chen tossed Gold Soul Coins to pay for lunch, then led Gu Yuena and the others to the cafeteria with Wang Sheng.
• An older student mocked Wang Sheng's group and flirted with Gu Yuena, so Gu Chen stepped forward and shouted a string of insults at him.

Gu Chen humiliated and defeated an upperclassman who challenged him, then treated the work-study students to a feast. Tang San told his classmates that Grandmaster would take him to find his first soul ring, and Gu Chen and Gu Yuena later followed Tang San and Xiao Wu when they sneaked out to spar.

• Gu Chen mocked an upperclassman in the cafeteria, then let the man's staff rebound off his body and knocked him down with a palm strike.
• Gu Chen led the work-study students upstairs and paid for a lavish meal, while Tang San defended Grandmaster against Wang Sheng's criticism.
• Tang San told Gu Chen and Xiao Wu that Grandmaster planned to take him to obtain his first soul ring, and Xiao Wu agreed to cover his work-study duties.
• That night, Gu Chen noticed Tang San and Xiao Wu sneaking out to spar and asked Gu Yuena whether she wanted to follow them.

Gu Chen and Gu Yuena interrupted Tang San and Xiao Wu sparring, and Gu Yuena defeated Tang San with fire and earth abilities. The next day, Gu Chen took Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to the Soul Hunting Forest, where Xiao Wu condensed a yellow first soul ring and Gu Yuena began condensing hers.

• Xiao Wu surprised Tang San with a sparring attack, but Gu Chen and Gu Yuena arrived and teased the pair.
• Gu Yuena challenged Tang San, trapped him with earth power, scorched his clothes with a Flame Palm, and won his surrender.
• Gu Chen took Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena to the Soul Hunting Forest after obtaining a pass token from the Spirit Hall branch.
• Xiao Wu condensed a yellow first soul ring while Gu Chen and Gu Yuena stood guard.
• Gu Yuena began condensing her soul ring as a Seven-Colored Silver Dragon appeared behind her and seven elemental lights gathered in her palm.

Gu Chen broke his first seal and condensed an 8,000-year soul ring before returning to Nuoding Academy with Gu Yuena. When Xiao Wu reported that Boss Xiao's gang had bullied the dormitory students, Gu Chen went to confront them and knocked out their first fighter with one palm.

• Gu Chen chose the task to break his first seal, then condensed an 8,000-year soul ring while Gu Yuena formed a light-purple soul ring.
• Gu Chen, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu returned from the Soul Hunting Forest; Xiao Wu went to register at Spirit Hall while Gu Chen and Gu Yuena returned to the academy.
• Xiao Wu told Gu Chen that Boss Xiao's upperclassmen had bullied the dormitory students and called her a pet rabbit, so Gu Chen led the students to the back mountain.
• Gu Chen traded insults with Boss Xiao and challenged his entire group to fight him at once.
• Liu Long attacked Gu Chen with his staff, but Gu Chen struck him with one palm and knocked him unconscious, stunning Boss Xiao and the others.

Gu Chen defeated Xiao Chenyu’s group and became the boss of Nuoding Academy, then encouraged Tang San to strengthen his body so he could absorb stronger soul rings. As vacation began, Gu Chen, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu agreed to visit Tang San’s home, where they would meet his father.

• Gu Chen defeated Ling Feng and revealed his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and thousand-year soul ring, causing Xiao Chenyu to concede and name him the academy’s boss.
• Gu Chen told Tang San that physical strength could raise a Soul Master’s soul-ring limit and encouraged him to train his body.
• Tang San went to Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master while Gu Chen and Gu Yuena continued studying and cultivating at the academy.
• When vacation began, Gu Chen said he, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Wu would stay at the academy, but Xiao Wu asked to visit Tang San’s home instead.
• Tang San invited Gu Chen and Gu Yuena to join him and Xiao Wu, and both agreed to go.

Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu, Gu Chen, and Gu Yuena, only to find a letter saying his father had left. His friends helped him clean the house and comforted him before Tang San took them up the mountain and promised Xiao Wu he would protect her.

• Tang San reached Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu, Gu Chen, and Gu Yuena and hurried home to see Tang Hao.
• Old Jack told Tang San that Tang Hao had left him a letter, and Tang San read it before asking Old Jack to go.
• Gu Chen helped Tang San tidy the blacksmith shop, while Xiao Wu cleaned the furniture.
• Gu Chen reassured Tang San that Tang Hao would return, and Xiao Wu offered to be Tang San’s big sister.
• Tang San led Xiao Wu, Gu Chen, and Gu Yuena up the mountain, where he promised Xiao Wu that anyone who wanted to kill her would have to step over his corpse.

Gu Chen accepted Tang San as his younger brother, binding their group together before the five-year time skip. The group reached Suotuo City to enroll at an academy, but at the Rose Hotel they learned only two rooms were available, just as another guest challenged their claim to the last room.

• Gu Chen chose to acknowledge Tang San as his younger brother, and Tang San and Xiao Wu began calling Gu Yuena their big sister.
• Gu Chen and Tang San promised to spare each other’s lives if they ever became enemies.
• Five years later, Gu Chen, Gu Yuena, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City ahead of the academy entrance exam.
• Xiao Wu chose the Rose Hotel, where the attendant said only two rooms were available, and Gu Chen paid for them.
• An unknown voice interrupted the attendant and claimed the last room should belong to him.

Gu Yuena fought Dai Mubai after he insulted Gu Chen’s group and challenged them at the hotel. She nearly killed Dai Mubai before Gu Chen stopped her, and Dai Mubai left offering to cover the damage and help them at Shrek Academy.

• Dai Mubai demanded a room at the hotel and challenged Tang San’s group after Tang San mocked him.
• Gu Yuena insisted on fighting Dai Mubai herself, then attacked him with wind blades when he tried to recruit her.
• Manager Wang interrupted the fight and said Dai Mubai had reserved the last room, angering Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena revealed her Silver Dragon King Martial Soul and defeated Dai Mubai with ice and fire attacks.
• Gu Chen stopped Gu Yuena just before she could stab Dai Mubai, who then offered to cover the damages and help them at Shrek Academy.

Gu Chen and his companions settled into the Rose Hotel, where Gu Chen and Gu Yuena discovered that their paired cultivation greatly accelerated their progress. The next morning, Xiao Wu interrupted their cultivation to invite them shopping, and Gu Chen realized he was unlikely to refuse Gu Yuena.

• Xiao Wu criticized Dai Mubai, while Tang San said Dai Mubai had accepted his defeat and seemed willing to look after them at Shrek Academy.
• Manager Wang waived three days of room fees and gave Gu Chen two keys, and Gu Chen arranged the rooms with Gu Yuena sharing his room and Tang San sharing with Xiao Wu.
• Gu Chen recognized the Purple Rose room and explained that purple roses symbolized imprisoned love, but Gu Yuena admired the room and its flowers.
• Gu Chen checked their character panels, saw their impressive attributes, and cultivated with Gu Yuena, whose silver Soul Power combined with his golden Soul Power to double his cultivation speed.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San knocked on the Purple Rose door the next morning and invited Gu Chen and Gu Yuena shopping, prompting Gu Chen to expect a difficult day.

Gu Chen bought Flender’s Dragon Soul Claw Cover for free after exposing its grave-robbing origin, then unsealed it with his Golden Dragon King blood and absorbed it. Tang San kept the Board Crystal, which he planned to deal with at the hotel.

• Tang San found the Board Crystal in Flender’s shop, while Gu Chen examined the Soul Tools on display.
• Gu Chen recognized the Dragon Soul Claw Cover’s value and tried to buy it for ten Gold Soul Coins, but Flender raised the price after noticing Gu Chen’s excitement.
• Gu Chen threatened to expose Flender for digging up a Title Douluo’s grave, so Flender gave him the Dragon Soul Claw Cover for free.
• Gu Chen used his Golden Dragon King blood to unseal the claw cover, and its Black Scaled Sub-Dragon Tool Spirit evolved into a Black Scaled Golden Dragon before Gu Chen absorbed the Soul Tool.
• A waitress came to investigate the dragon’s roar, and Gu Chen claimed it was a sound from his cultivation.
• Tang San took out the Board Crystal and said he would deal with it there.

Tang San destroyed the Board Crystal and recovered the Dragon Beard Needles before the group traveled to Shrek Academy. After the academy’s strict entrance rules drove away most applicants, Gu Chen began registration by revealing his golden dragon spirit and three extraordinary spirit rings.

• Tang San shattered the Board Crystal with his forging hammer, and Gu Chen and Gu Yuena helped him gather the golden particles inside.
• The group left for Shrek Academy the next morning, with Gu Chen reflecting on his promise to protect Xiao Wu.
• At the academy’s village entrance, applicants complained about its rundown appearance and strict age and Soul Power requirements.
• Dai Mubai used his three spirit rings to intimidate a father and son who demanded their registration fee back.
• The old man explained that Shrek accepted only monsters, then allowed Ning Rongrong to enter after her initial test.
• Gu Chen paid forty Gold Soul Coins, passed the age check, and revealed his golden dragon spirit with purple and black spirit rings.

Gu Chen and his companions passed Shrek Academy’s entrance tests, met Oscar, and tried his Spirit sausages before Dai Mubai led them to Zhao Wuji for the final test. A mission appeared offering Gu Chen different rewards depending on whether he fought Zhao Wuji with all six newcomers or teamed up with Gu Yuena.

• Gu Yuena revealed her three Spirit Rings, and she and Gu Chen impressed the examiner enough to pass the entrance tests.
• Dai Mubai led the group into Shrek Academy and explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s aura seemed compatible with his Martial Soul.
• Tang San bought sausages from Oscar, but he and the others hesitated after hearing Oscar’s Spirit Incantation; Gu Chen ate one and praised its taste and effect.
• Dai Mubai brought the group to Zhao Wuji for the fourth test, and Zhao Wuji rose to test them himself.
• A mission offered Gu Chen rewards for either joining all six newcomers to defeat Zhao Wuji or teaming up with Gu Yuena to do so.

Gu Chen joined Tang San’s group for the test against Zhao Wuji and led their battle plan, but his powerful Golden Dragon Claw forced Zhao Wuji to take the fight seriously. After Gu Chen shielded Gu Yuena from Zhao Wuji’s attack and was injured, Gu Yuena erupted in anger and began combining her elemental abilities.

• Gu Chen chose to join Tang San’s team so he could protect Xiao Wu during the test against Zhao Wuji.
• Dai Mubai explained Zhao Wuji’s Spirit Sage strength, and Gu Chen assigned roles to the six fighters, mentioning his and Gu Yuena’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the group, and Gu Chen pierced Zhao Wuji’s defenses with his Golden Dragon Claw, forcing him to use his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Gu Yuena nearly struck Zhao Wuji with a Light Sword, but he dodged and attacked her with his Great Strength Vajra Roar.
• Gu Chen blocked the soundwave and was blasted away, prompting Gu Yuena to unleash her elemental abilities and begin Ice and Fire Twin Heavens.

Gu Chen and Gu Yuena defeated Zhao Wuji in their trial at Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji accepted the six newcomers after recovering with Oscar’s sausages. That night, Zhao Wuji planned to train them hard, but a sudden voice called his name.

• Gu Yuena trapped Zhao Wuji with her Dark Element while Gu Chen struck him with his Golden Dragon abilities, breaking his ribs and ending the trial.
• Dai Mubai summoned Oscar, who gave Zhao Wuji two sausages to help him recover; Zhao Wuji declared that Gu Chen and the others had passed.
• Dai Mubai showed the six newcomers to their dormitories, where Zhu Zhuqing asked Gu Yuena how to grow stronger and Gu Yuena told her that physical strength and spiritual power mattered.
• Zhao Wuji reflected on his defeat and resolved to give Gu Chen and the others rigorous training, but a sudden voice called out to him.

Tang Hao confronted Zhao Wuji, then allowed Gu Chen to test his strength in a spar. After seeing Gu Chen’s power, Tang Hao asked him to look after Tang San while he remained at Shrek Academy.

• Tang Hao appeared in black and defeated Zhao Wuji, then told him the encounter would serve as compensation for future trouble.
• Gu Chen claimed the Sound Transmission into Strings manual and the Shrink the Ground to Inch secret technique before hearing Zhao Wuji’s cries and rushing outside.
• Gu Chen greeted Tang Hao and asked to spar, then used his Golden Dragon King power to force Tang Hao back and reveal his Golden Dragon Spear.
• Tang Hao fought Gu Chen without using his Martial Soul or Soul Power, and Gu Chen ended the spar after being sent flying.
• Tang Hao praised Gu Chen’s strength, called him Uncle Hao, and asked him to protect Tang San while he stayed at Shrek Academy.

Gu Chen and his companions encountered Ma Hongjun harassing Cuihua, and Gu Chen and Gu Yuena stopped him before learning from Dai Mubai that Ma Hongjun was a fellow Shrek student. After breakfast, the students gathered on the field, where they recognized the approaching Flender as the shady merchant uncle.

• Gu Chen, Gu Yuena, Tang San, and Xiao Wu went outside Shrek Academy for breakfast and found Ma Hongjun arguing with Cuihua.
• Xiao Wu intervened when Ma Hongjun grabbed Cuihua, and Gu Chen punched him after he flirted with Gu Yuena.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Xiao Wu with his phoenix flames, but Gu Yuena took control of the fire and threatened him with wind blades.
• Cuihua asked them to stop, and Dai Mubai arrived and explained that Ma Hongjun was one of Shrek Academy's students.
• Gu Chen and the others reconciled with Ma Hongjun, ate breakfast, and went to the field after the bell rang.
• Dai Mubai brought Zhu Zhuqing to the field, where Xiao Wu recognized the arriving Flender as the shady merchant uncle.

Flender welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy and began an evening lesson by confronting Oscar and Ning Rongrong over their failure to follow instructions. Ning Rongrong defied Flender’s ultimatum, leaving her place at the academy in question.

• Flender introduced himself to the new students, assigned Dai Mubai to explain the academy rules, and summoned Oscar and Ning Rongrong for special instruction.
• Gu Chen took Gu Yuena to Suotuo City, where he kicked an old woman who tried to scam him with a staged accident.
• Gu Chen and Gu Yuena encountered Ning Rongrong while she was eating and shopping in Suotuo City.
• That night, Flender questioned Oscar and Ning Rongrong about their assigned twenty laps, then ordered Oscar to run another twenty for lying.
• Flender confronted Ning Rongrong about leaving the academy and gave her the choice to leave or prove she deserved to stay.
• Ning Rongrong dismissed Flender as a mere Soul Sage and openly defied him.