Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena and the group speculated about why Di Tian launched a beast tide, while Tang Ya unexpectedly cursed Tang San and clashed with Wang Dong'er over how to insult him. Aoyao wrote an assessment of Di Tian, praising his strength but criticizing his loyalty to Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu, and ultimately giving him a solid rating.

• Gu Yuena suspected Di Tian had launched the beast tide after discovering the Auspicious Beast's fate and the loss of the Soul Beasts' fortune.
• Wang Dong'er and other group members blamed Tang San and Huo Yuhao for the beast tide, but Tang Ya surprised everyone by cursing Tang San.
• Wang Dong'er argued with Tang Ya over her vulgar insult and thought they would clash even without Tang San involved.
• Aoyao began writing about Di Tian's strength, dragon bloodline, and battles against the Snow Empress and Evil Lord.
• Aoyao criticized Di Tian for backing Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu, including sacrificing himself to protect Lan Xuanyu and having his corpse turned into a warship.
• Aoyao concluded that Di Tian had little choice but to serve the Dragon God's lineage and gave him a solid rating.

Gu Yuena lost her composure while reading Aoyao’s diary, then hid her outburst from Di Tian by blaming the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s appetite. Troubled by what the diary revealed about Di Tian’s fate and her own future, she wondered how to get Aoyao to mention her more often without threatening or bribing him.

• Gu Yuena unleashed a powerful aura after reading the diary, alarming the Ferocious Beasts and delighting Di Tian because her strength had grown.
• Gu Yuena felt guilty about Di Tian’s future death and blamed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s hunger when Di Tian asked what had happened.
• Di Tian returned to the shore and asked the Scarlet King to find light-attribute Soul Beast brains for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Scarlet King felt relieved that he no longer had to guard the Three-Eyed Golden Lion constantly, while Xiong Jun went back to sleep and Bi Ji linked arms with Di Tian.
• Gu Yuena considered the diary’s revelations about Tang Wulin and their future child, then wondered how she could persuade Aoyao to write about her more often.

The girls learned that the Demon Empress was a million-year deep sea demon whale who would later become a god and lead the Holy Spirit Cult. The ranking named Niu Tian as its strongest figure and revealed that Electrolux died saving Huo Yuhao at the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xiao Xiao tried to stop Where the Clouds Lie Deep and Grass (a plant) from arguing as the group wondered who ranked above Di Tian.
• Aoyao explained that the Demon Empress was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife, sought revenge against Tang San, and would later control the Holy Spirit Cult and become a god.
• Meng Hongchen questioned how the Holy Spirit Cult could survive Shrek Academy's efforts to destroy it, while Ma Xiaotao wondered how to warn her teacher and the elders.
• Wang Dong'er wondered why Uncle Niu Tian had not appeared on the list, then Aoyao named Niu Tian its top-ranked powerhouse and described his divine status.
• Aoyao explained that Electrolux sacrificed his divine consciousness and source power to save Huo Yuhao, turning the Snow Empress into Huo Yuhao's first spirit soul before perishing.

Aoyao finished the strength rankings, explaining that Gu Yuena belonged in a separate category and revealing his suspicions about Tang San’s plot against Huo Yuhao. After the women reacted to the rankings and the mysterious Demon Empress, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress decided to seek out Aoyao at Shrek Academy.

• The women read Aoyao’s claim that Tang San had arranged the ten-thousand-year ice jade marrow bed to eliminate Electrolux and secure Huo Yuhao’s path to inheriting the God of Emotion’s position.
• Aoyao ranked Gu Yuena as number 0, saying her power surpassed the First-Level Gods, though he gave her a lower overall rating because of her characterization and absurdity.
• Aoyao explained why Du Bisou, Du Busi, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin were left off the list, then concluded his rankings with Xuan Zi as the gatekeeper.
• The women were astonished by the strength of the soul beasts and the previously unknown Demon Empress, while the Snow Empress and Ice Empress regretted missing the diary’s reward.
• The Snow Empress comforted the Ice Empress, and the Ice Empress insisted they go directly to Shrek Academy to find Aoyao and secure a reward that could help the Snow Empress overcome her heavenly tribulation.

After receiving several godhoods and the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, Aoyao considered who might inherit the godhoods and decided to fuse with the bloodline himself. Gu Yuena received a powerful silver mark as a diary reward and chose to fuse with it despite its unusual location.

• Aoyao considered passing on the Ice God, Angel, and Rakshasa Godhoods, but could not find a suitable Rakshasa candidate and wondered whether Electrolux could purify its harmful influence.
• Aoyao focused on his Golden Dragon King Bloodline, which had ten seals with five unlocked, and decided to fuse with it to gain its power and skills.
• The diary rewarded Gu Yuena for appearing most often with healing, increased strength, and an exclusive silver mark that could double her peak strength.
• Gu Yuena sensed the silver mark's unusual location, but chose to fuse with it because of the immense power it contained.

Aoyao encountered Princess Jiujiu and a group from Star Luo Royal Academy arriving at Shrek Academy, prompting him to suspect she had come because of his diary. Yan Shaozhe agreed to let the visiting students study in the Inner Court after learning several had reached Soul King cultivation.

• Aoyao left his dormitory with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, while Dai Huabin watched and brooded over Zhu Lu avoiding him.
• Aoyao wondered how Huo Yuhao was faring after leaving Shrek Academy and losing Electrolux.
• Ning Tian pointed out Yan Shaozhe escorting Xu Jiujiu and seven Star Luo Royal Academy students, and Dai Huabin identified her as Princess Jiujiu.
• Aoyao suspected Xu Jiujiu had come to Shrek Academy because she could read his diary, while Ning Tian and Wu Feng reached the same conclusion.
• Xu Jiujiu told Yan Shaozhe that several of her students met the Inner Court's Soul King requirements, and Yan Shaozhe agreed to let the group study there.

Aoyao discussed using Xu Jiujiu’s arrival to sell rare metals before Tang Ya approached him to talk privately. Ning Tian let Tang Ya go with Aoyao, believing that giving him space would make him value her and Wu Feng more.

• Aoyao joked that he could marry into a wealthy family, and Ning Tian insisted that she could support him as a rich woman from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
• Aoyao said he could sell his rare metals through Xu Jiujiu and the Starlight Auction House, while Xu Jiujiu agreed to leave her arrangements at Shrek Academy to Dean Yan.
• Tang Ya waited outside the first-year teaching building and asked Aoyao to speak with her alone.
• Ning Tian released Aoyao’s arm and took Wu Feng away so Tang Ya could talk to him privately.
• Ning Tian explained that stepping aside was a tactic to make Aoyao value her and Wu Feng, while Wu Feng was distracted by Ning Tian calling her “baby.”

Tang Ya sought Aoyao’s help in obtaining more diary rewards, and he demanded a kiss in return. Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi later saw Tang Ya kissing Aoyao by Sea God Lake, leaving Bei Bei stunned.

• Tang Ya invited Aoyao to join the Tang Sect, but he refused and asked her to discuss the diary instead.
• Tang Ya offered to teach Aoyao the Tang Sect’s secret arts, but he rejected them and asked what else she would offer.
• Tang Ya agreed to do anything for more diary rewards, and Aoyao demanded a kiss on the lips.
• Tang Ya kissed Aoyao, who took the moment further.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi spotted Tang Ya kissing Aoyao, and Bei Bei froze in disbelief.

Bei Bei saw Tang Ya kissing Aoyao and left in despair, believing she had moved on after their breakup. Tang Ya explained that Bei Bei was her ex and that the kiss was her first, while Aoyao led her to a hotel; meanwhile, Bei Bei blamed his stubbornness for Tang Sect’s troubles and said he wished Tang Ya well.

• Xu Sanshi spotted Aoyao kissing Tang Ya and tried to lead Bei Bei away, but Bei Bei watched before leaving to drink.
• Aoyao told Tang Ya that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had seen them, and Tang Ya said she and Bei Bei had broken up after Huo Yuhao was expelled.
• Aoyao said Tang Ya still owed him the other half of her sincerity and took her to a hotel in Shrek City.
• Xu Sanshi tried to stop Bei Bei from drinking, but Bei Bei said his stubbornness had contributed to Tang Sect’s decline and Huo Yuhao’s expulsion.
• Bei Bei accepted that Tang Ya had been right to leave him and said he wished her happiness.

Tang Ya accepted the price of Aoyao’s help to grow stronger and went to join him. After Tang Ya broke up with Bei Bei, he sought comfort from Zhang Lexuan, who kept her distance and told him to focus on cultivation.

• Tang Ya decided that becoming stronger was worth the price and joined Aoyao after bathing.
• Bei Bei, upset over his breakup with Tang Ya, wandered to Zhang Lexuan’s courtyard instead of returning to his room.
• Zhang Lexuan let Bei Bei in and listened as he explained that Tang Ya had left him for a first-year student.
• Zhang Lexuan told Bei Bei to focus on cultivation and visit his great-great-grandfather after sobering up.
• Bei Bei left Zhang Lexuan’s residence, and she reflected on his unfamiliar address before resolving herself.

Aoyao wrote a commissioned diary entry about the Divine Realm’s conflicting origin accounts and the Dragon God War, revealing why Soul Beasts were forbidden from becoming gods. Gu Yuena recalled her escape from the war and wondered whether the Dragon God’s return would let Soul Beasts ascend.

• Tang Ya woke beside Aoyao and asked him not to write about their night together in his diary.
• Aoyao began a commissioned entry about the Divine Realm, describing accounts that attributed its origins either to the Creator God or to the Divine Dragon Realm ruled by the Dragon God.
• Aoyao recounted the Dragon God War, in which the Dragon God’s forces fought the gods led by Asura God, the Divine Dragon Realm collapsed, and the Dragon God split into the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King.
• Aoyao explained that the Dragon God forbade Soul Beasts from becoming gods unless the dragons revived and the Dragon God returned.
• Gu Yuena remembered escaping the war and wondered whether Lan Xuanyu’s inheritance of the Dragon God’s power would allow Soul Beasts to become gods.

Aoyao explained the hierarchy of the Divine Realm and the Shrek Seven Devils’ inherited god positions, prompting Ma Xiaotao to imagine inheriting the God of Fire’s position. The discussion then turned to Tang San’s destruction of Slaughter City and how it may have helped Evil Soul Masters run rampant in the Peerless Tang Sect era.

• Aoyao described the Divine Realm’s ranks and the god positions inherited by the Shrek Seven Devils, including Ma Hongjun’s failure to claim the God of Fire’s position.
• Ma Xiaotao considered whether she could inherit the God of Fire’s position if she had a pure Fire Phoenix martial soul and were free of her evil fire.
• The group chat joked about earning divine rewards through Aoyao, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked what “that” meant and halted the conversation.
• Aoyao explained that Slaughter City had screened successors for the Asura God and that Tang San destroyed it with Blood Swan Kiss after becoming the favored successor.
• Aoyao argued that survivors from Slaughter City, combined with Tang San’s destruction of Spirit Hall, contributed to Evil Soul Masters running rampant in the Peerless Tang Sect era.

Tang Ya used the diary to condemn Tang San’s choices, while Wang Dong’er learned that her Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul and Butterfly God inheritance had been arranged for her from birth. The women read about the Divine Realm’s civil war and its eventual merger with six other Divine Realms, leaving Gu Yuena determined to return without falling in love with Tang Wulin.

• Tang Ya posted insults about Tang San and ignored the ensuing argument to admire Aoyao, while Wang Dong’er angrily rebuked her through the jade stone.
• Wang Dong’er wondered where Aoyao had gone and realized she missed tending to him after he failed to return to their dorm.
• The diary explained that Tang San inherited both the Asura God and Sea God positions, later clashed with the Destruction God King, and helped bring about a Divine Realm civil war.
• The diary revealed that Tang Wutong’s birth blessing had bound her to the Second-Level Butterfly God position and given her the Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul, prompting Wang Dong’er to reject the idea that she was Tang San’s daughter.
• The diary recounted the Golden Dragon King’s death, the sacrifices of the Destruction God King and Goddess of Life, and the Divine Realm’s later merger with six other realms into the Great God Realm.
• Gu Yuena was stunned to learn of the other Divine Realms and vowed to return to the Divine Realm without falling in love with Tang Wulin.

Aoyao described the disturbing romantic histories of God Kings Lei Xiang and Ye Yinzhu, leaving the women shocked by the Divine Realm’s darker side. The discussion turned to the costs and possibilities of becoming a god before Aoyao added details about Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong’s children.

• Aoyao recounted how Lei Xiang raped Mo Yue and described Ye Yinzhu defeating the Mother Demon King by impregnating her with his divine power and destroying her origin soul.
• The women, including Gu Yuena and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, posted question marks in the group chat and questioned how someone like Ye Yinzhu could become a God King.
• The women discussed whether they would choose godhood if it meant separation from loved ones, and Proud Fire Phoenix suggested becoming a First-Level God to bring Aoyao into the Divine Realm.
• The group noted how difficult it was to inherit a First-Level God Position and recalled that Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong were the only ones besides the predetermined candidates to become gods during their era.
• Aoyao compared Tang San favorably with Lei Xiang and Ye Yinzhu, then revealed that Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong had a daughter, Dai Ying, and a son, Huo Zhanji.

Wang Dong'er suffered through the group chat’s renewed teasing about Huo Yuhao’s Hao-Dong Three Absolutes as Aoyao explained the Divine Realm’s First-Level Gods and revealed she held the Angel God, Rakshasa God, and Ice God positions. Aoyao had candidates for the Angel and Ice God positions but not Rakshasa, leaving Meng Hongchen hopeful about inheriting the Ice God position while the Ice Empress and Snow Empress worried about what it might mean for the Extreme North Land.

• Wang Dong'er tried to hide her identity as the group chat joked about the Hao-Dong Three Absolutes and asked which member was Dong'er.
• Aoyao described the First-Level Gods, their factions, and several God Positions that had been removed from the setting.
• Aoyao said she held the Angel God, Rakshasa God, and Ice God positions, had candidates for two of them, and would not give Rakshasa to Ye Xishui.
• Meng Hongchen hoped her ice-attributed Martial Soul and closeness with Aoyao might make her the Ice God's successor, while worrying another group member could be better suited.
• The Ice Empress worried that the Extreme North Land might have to submit to the human who inherited the Ice God position, but the Snow Empress said they needed to focus on helping Xue'er survive her seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.

The chapter recounted the Nine Great Dragon Kings’ powers and deaths, leaving Gu Yuena determined to change the dragon race’s fate while wondering whether Aoyao could help her refine her silver marking. Elsewhere, Ye Guyi continued hunting Evil Soul Masters despite Shangguan Wan’er’s warning, wishing she could inherit the Angel God’s position.

• The Snow Empress headed toward Shrek Academy with Bing'er and urged her to hurry.
• Shangguan Wan'er told Ye Guyi to focus on cultivation and avoid hunting Evil Soul Masters, but Ye Guyi remained driven by her mother’s death and civilians’ suffering.
• Ye Guyi blamed Tang San for destroying the Angel God’s God Position and wished she could inherit it to defeat Evil Soul Masters.
• Aoyao’s diary described the Nine Great Dragon Kings’ abilities and how each of them died during the Dragon God War.
• Gu Yuena remembered the dragon race’s destruction and resolved to prevent that future, considering whether Aoyao could help her refine the silver marking.
• Gu Yuena hesitated to leave the Star Dou Great Forest because the Divine Realm might discover her.

Aoyao received Dragon God Claw and other rewards, while Gu Yuena gained temporary concealment from the Divine Realm and decided to enter human society in disguise. After changing her appearance and leaving the Three-Eyed Golden Lion behind, she summoned Di Tian to discuss her plans.

• Aoyao received a five-level soul power increase, Dragon God Claw, and several other rewards, then pulled Tang Ya back beneath the covers.
• Gu Yuena received one percent healing and a year of concealment from the Divine Realm's perception.
• Gu Yuena decided to visit the human world, disguising herself so Aoyao would not recognize her or discover that she could read the diary.
• Gu Yuena changed her silver hair and purple eyes to black, checked the private silver mark, and chose not to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with her.
• Gu Yuena summoned Di Tian while he was with Bi Ji, and he hurried to her cave.

Gu Yuena decided to spend a year studying the human world before returning to the Star Dou Great Forest to heal, and agreed to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with her. She transformed the Auspicious Beast into a human girl and gave them the identities Yue'er and Qiuli for their journey.

• Di Tian entered the cave and learned that Gu Yuena planned to visit the human world for one year before returning to heal fully.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to guard the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while she was away, but the Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked to accompany her.
• Gu Yuena agreed to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion if she obeyed, then used her power to transform her into a human.
• Gu Yuena named herself Yue'er and the transformed Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiuli, presenting them as sisters with Elemental Dragon martial souls.

Gu Yuena and the Auspicious Beast prepared to enter Shrek Academy as students so they could learn about humanity, while keeping the Auspicious Beast’s departure secret. At Shrek, Jiang Nannan rejected Xu Sanshi and said she liked someone else, but kept Aoyao’s identity from him to protect him.

• Gu Yuena asked Di Tian where she and the Auspicious Beast could learn about the human world, and he advised them to enroll at Shrek Academy.
• Gu Yuena and the Auspicious Beast set out for Shrek Academy after she ordered Di Tian to conceal the Auspicious Beast’s absence from the other soul beasts.
• Aoyao returned to Shrek Academy after spending the night with Tang Ya, who was too exhausted to leave the hotel.
• Aoyao saw Xu Sanshi offering breakfast to Jiang Nannan, who rejected him and told him to stop pestering her because she liked someone else.
• Xu Sanshi demanded to know who Jiang Nannan liked and threatened the man, so Jiang Nannan refrained from pointing out Aoyao to protect him.

After Jiang Nannan rejected Xu Sanshi, he took his frustration out on Aoyao, who dodged and slapped him. Xu Sanshi unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Xuanming Displacement, and began dragging Aoyao toward him.

• Jiang Nannan warned Xu Sanshi to stop pestering her and left, leaving him resentful.
• Xu Sanshi noticed Aoyao among the onlookers and confronted him, blaming him for Bei Bei's heartbreak.
• Xu Sanshi tried to grab Aoyao, but Aoyao dodged and slapped him.
• Xu Sanshi manifested his Martial Soul and revealed his fourth Soul Ring.
• Aoyao taunted Xu Sanshi without releasing his Martial Soul, so Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to pull him closer.