Chapter Summaries

After a day of travel, Gu Yi massaged Zhu Zhuqing’s sore legs, and she kissed him before returning to her room. The next morning, Xiao Wu ran into Gu Yi and Ning Rongrong called him a pervert, leaving him confused as the group prepared to set out.

• After the group finished dinner, Zhu Zhuqing asked Gu Yi to massage her sore legs in the corridor.
• Gu Yi massaged Zhu Zhuqing’s feet and calves until her travel fatigue eased, and she thanked him and kissed his cheek.
• Gu Yi found Oscar and Ma Hongjun eavesdropping in his room while Dai Mubai glared at him; Ma Hongjun asked him for advice on courting women.
• Gu Yi told Ma Hongjun to focus on cultivating and promised to help him find love if he still had not by level sixty.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu ran into Gu Yi’s arms and hurried away, then Ning Rongrong called him a pervert as everyone gathered to leave.

Gu Yi and the others entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a suitable soul beast. They spotted an injured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent fleeing toward them, with two pursuers close behind.

• Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing cleared up the companions’ misunderstanding from overhearing them at the inn, while Ma Hongjun teased Gu Yi afterward.
• Zhao Wuji warned the group about the dangers of the Star Dou Great Forest and led them inside, with Dai Mubai clearing the path and Gu Yi keeping watch.
• Dai Mubai considered using Beast Attracting Powder on Gu Yi but decided to wait for another opportunity.
• After the group rested, Zhao Wuji and Tang San sensed something approaching and ordered everyone to prepare.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted an injured Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent flying toward them, and Gu Yi confirmed that two figures were pursuing it.

Gu Yi captured and knocked out a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent so Oscar could use its soul ring, but Chao Tianxiang and her granddaughter Meng Yiran arrived to claim it. Zhao Wuji hesitated after learning the women were the Snake Woman and Dragon Duke’s family, and Gu Yi offered an idea.

• Tang San spotted a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Gu Yi trapped it in his Endless Bone Domain without killing it.
• Gu Yi pinned the serpent with bone spikes and knocked it unconscious with a Bone Dragon’s forehead flick, then released his domain.
• Zhao Wuji praised Gu Yi and gave Oscar a short sword to claim the serpent’s soul ring.
• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran interrupted Oscar, arguing that they had found the serpent first and that it suited Meng Yiran.
• Chao Tianxiang identified herself as the Snake Woman and threatened to involve her husband, Meng Shu, the Dragon Duke.
• Gu Yi stepped forward and said he had an idea.

Gu Yi proposed settling the dispute over the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent through a fight and revealed that he had reached level forty at an exceptionally young age. Snake Woman agreed to his three-move challenge but offered to give him the Soul Ring only if he joined her family, leaving Gu Yi’s decision unresolved.

• Gu Yi proposed that strength decide who claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, offering to fight Meng Yiran or face Snake Woman for three moves.
• Zhao Wuji and Zhu Zhuqing warned Gu Yi against fighting Snake Woman, but he insisted he knew what he was doing.
• Gu Yi revealed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and said he had reached level forty, astonishing Snake Woman, Meng Yiran, and the others.
• Snake Woman accepted Gu Yi’s terms but required him to join her family if he survived three moves, promising him a Fourth Soul Ring and offering Meng Yiran in marriage.
• Zhao Wuji and Zhu Zhuqing urged Gu Yi not to accept Snake Woman’s offer.

Gu Yi accepted Snake Woman’s challenge and used his domain to evade her attacks, forcing her to concede and leave the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent to Oscar. Zhao Wuji then asked Gu Yi what kind of soul beast he wanted for his fourth soul ring.

• Snake Woman proposed that Gu Yi join her clan by marrying Meng Yiran, but Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong objected.
• Gu Yi accepted Snake Woman’s challenge and vanished from her locked serpent attack using his domain.
• Snake Woman attacked with thousands of poisonous snakes, but Gu Yi remained unharmed.
• Snake Woman admitted defeat, gave Oscar the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and left with Meng Yiran to find her grandfather.
• Oscar hurried to absorb the soul ring, and Zhao Wuji asked Gu Yi what soul beast he wanted for his fourth ring.

Gu Yi waited in the Star Dou Great Forest for the Titan Giant Ape while Zhao Wuji’s group searched for Soul Rings, and Oscar revealed his new flight-granting Soul Skill. The Titan Giant Ape appeared at the camp at night, leaving the group facing the King of the Forest.

• Gu Yi asked for a ten-thousand-year Dragon-Shaped Soul Beast, and Zhao Wuji noted how difficult one would be to find.
• Tang San announced that he had reached level thirty, while Oscar finished absorbing his Soul Ring and revealed a Mushroom Sausage that granted one minute of flight.
• Zhao Wuji led the group deeper into the forest to search for Soul Beasts, but they found nothing and made camp at nightfall.
• Gu Yi waited beside the campfire for the Titan Giant Ape, and Zhu Zhuqing joined him to watch the stars; Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai secretly observed them.
• A crash woke the group, and Zhao Wuji sensed a terrifying presence before the Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest.

Zhao Wuji and the students fought the Titan Giant Ape, which Gu Yi knew had come for Xiao Wu. After the beast seized Xiao Wu, Gu Yi left Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong behind and rushed to help Tang San.

• Zhao Wuji ordered the students to flee while he confronted the Titan Giant Ape, but Gu Yi charged in to help him.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Oscar stayed behind as well, and the group attacked the Titan Giant Ape.
• The Titan Giant Ape shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, knocked the group away, and leaped down at them.
• Gu Yi rescued Zhu Zhuqing and, at her urging, Ning Rongrong, while Tang San swept Xiao Wu out of danger briefly.
• The Titan Giant Ape caught Xiao Wu, and Tang San attacked its eyes as he rushed toward it.
• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing to stay put and vanished to help Tang San.

Gu Yi teleported Xiao Wu out of the Titan Giant Ape’s grasp, then stayed behind to draw the beast away while the others escaped. Inside the Endless Bone Domain, he gained a mysterious soul and activated a Titled Douluo Experience Card, leaving him ready to face the Titan Giant Ape with Golden Crocodile King powers.

• Zhao Wuji transformed with his seventh soul skill and attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but it knocked him back.
• Gu Yi used his Third Soul Skill to teleport Xiao Wu to safety, then drew the Titan Giant Ape away from the group.
• Zhao Wuji knocked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing unconscious and ordered Tang San to carry Xiao Wu as the others fled.
• In the Endless Bone Domain, Gu Yi received the soul of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit as a reward for Xiao Wu’s increased favorability.
• Gu Yi activated a Titled Douluo Experience Card, gained the level ninety-eight Golden Crocodile King martial soul and powers, and sent the Titan Giant Ape flying.

Gu Yi trapped the Titan Giant Ape, warned it that Spirit Hall would target Xiao Wu in six years, and offered it a chance to become his little brother. After Gu Yi showed it Xiao Wu's Mother's soul and promised to help revive her, Er Ming agreed, but Gu Yi began a fight to prove his strength.

• Gu Yi trapped the fleeing Titan Giant Ape in a bone-spike cage and explained that his world was under his control.
• Gu Yi warned the Titan Giant Ape that Spirit Hall would send two Titled Douluo after Xiao Wu in six years, then asked it to become his little brother.
• Gu Yi showed the Titan Giant Ape Xiao Wu's Mother's soul, and it realized she might be revived.
• The Titan Giant Ape agreed to become Gu Yi's little brother if he protected Xiao Wu and did everything possible to revive Auntie.
• Gu Yi dismissed the cage, summoned his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul, and attacked the Titan Giant Ape to settle their relationship through a fight.

After waking from a nightmare about Gu Yi, Zhu Zhuqing insisted on returning to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Xiao Wu argued with Tang San over whether to risk rescuing their lifesaving benefactor. Zhao Wuji agreed to take the two women back, and Ning Rongrong watched them leave, puzzled by how much everyone cared about Gu Yi.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke from a nightmare about Gu Yi and tried to return to the forest, but Dai Mubai grabbed her and insisted Gu Yi was dead.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai as her fiancé and said Gu Yi had given her the care and security he never had.
• Xiao Wu urged Tang San to return for Gu Yi, but Tang San refused because the Titan Giant Ape might still be there, disappointing her.
• Zhao Wuji offered to go back himself, and Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu insisted on accompanying him.
• Zhao Wuji let Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu go with him, and they took Oscar's Mushroom Sausages before heading for the forest.
• Ning Rongrong watched them leave and wondered why Gu Yi had become so important to everyone.

Gu Yi finished absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring, subdued the Titan Giant Ape, and prepared to return to the academy. Zhu Zhuqing, Zhao Wuji, and Xiao Wu found him alive, and Gu Yi gave Zhao Wuji a cover story while Xiao Wu suspected what had happened.

• Gu Yi awoke after absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and ordered the Titan Giant Ape to return, reminding it to meet him on the agreed day as his enforcer.
• The Titan Giant Ape promised to pass along that it missed Xiao Wu, then fled, while Gu Yi reflected that he had gained Xiao Wu's favor and secured the ape's help for the future.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Zhao Wuji, and Xiao Wu arrived, and Zhu Zhuqing rushed into Gu Yi's arms, crying with relief that he was alive.
• Gu Yi comforted Zhu Zhuqing, then told Zhao Wuji that the Titan Giant Ape had spared him after he fainted and that he had found and absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast nearby.
• Xiao Wu heard Gu Yi mention a bull's roar and wondered whether Er Ming had tried to take him away before Da Ming stopped it.

Gu Yi returned safely from the Star Dou Great Forest, and Zhao Wuji led the group to an inn at its edge. While Xiao Wu quietly noted a familiar aura around Gu Yi, Dai Mubai watched Gu Yi reunite with the others and seethed over his failed attempt to have him killed.

• Xiao Wu asked about finding her Soul Ring, but Zhao Wuji insisted that the group leave the dangerous forest and hunt later.
• Gu Yi stopped Zhao Wuji from killing a group of Wind Baboons, and the system rewarded Gu Yi with a Ten Thousand Year Grade Nine Ginseng King after Xiao Wu's favorability increased.
• Zhao Wuji brought Gu Yi, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to an inn, where Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others anxiously awaited them.
• Gu Yi reunited with the group and repeated his explanation for escaping the Titan Giant Ape.
• Dai Mubai stayed apart, furious that Gu Yi had survived and resentful as he saw Gu Yi holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Gu Yi and the others rested while Zhao Wuji reported their dangerous trip to Flender. Yu Xiaogang arrived and was stunned to learn that Gu Yi had absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, leaving him eager to understand the boy’s extraordinary abilities.

• Zhao Wuji ordered everyone to sleep, and the next morning the group left the Star Dou Great Forest for the academy.
• Oscar used his Mushroom Sausages to help the group return to Shrek Academy in half a day, and Zhao Wuji arranged to take Xiao Wu and Tang San to obtain Soul Rings the next day.
• Ma Hongjun invited Dai Mubai into town, and Dai Mubai agreed after seeing Zhu Zhuqing happily talking with Gu Yi.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Gu Yi had obtained a Fourth Soul Ring, then challenged him to guess its age.
• Yu Xiaogang guessed that Gu Yi’s Fourth Soul Ring was between eight thousand and nine thousand years, but Zhao Wuji revealed it was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Gu Yi had a Bone Dragon Martial Soul, multiple Soul Bones, and a mysterious domain, and he wondered whether Gu Yi was a Child of Destiny.

Yu Xiaogang assigned Zhao Wuji to train the students with gravity while he and Flender took Tang San and Xiao Wu to obtain a soul ring. After Ning Rongrong gave up during the training, Oscar offered to take everyone to eat something that would help them recover.

• Yu Xiaogang gave Zhao Wuji a medicinal bath recipe and told him to arrange weighted training for the students.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang left with Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Zhao Wuji subjected the others to half an hour of Gravity Enhancement.
• Gu Yi encouraged Zhu Zhuqing and helped her endure the pressure, while Ning Rongrong fell and Zhao Wuji eased the gravity around her.
• Ning Rongrong sulked apart from the others as the training continued, then Oscar and Ma Hongjun collapsed when Zhao Wuji ended the gravity field.
• Gu Yi supported Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar offered to take everyone for food that could restore their strength.

Oscar brought everyone to the cafeteria, where he agreed to become Shao Xin’s disciple and asked him to cook for the exhausted group. Gu Yi chose braised fish for Zhu Zhuqing and roast chicken for Ma Hongjun, while Ning Rongrong was left out and confronted Gu Yi over it.

• Oscar led the group to the kitchen and introduced them to Shao Xin, who revealed that he had stayed at Shrek Academy hoping Oscar would become his disciple.
• Oscar accepted Shao Xin’s offer, making the delighted teacher embrace him and promise to cook for the group.
• Gu Yi let Zhu Zhuqing choose a dish, and Shao Xin prepared her favorite braised fish, which she enjoyed and shared with Gu Yi.
• Oscar asked Gu Yi to choose another dish, but Gu Yi ordered roast chicken for Ma Hongjun instead of the kung pao chicken Ning Rongrong wanted.
• Ning Rongrong angrily confronted Gu Yi for ignoring her request, and Gu Yi coldly replied that he knew kung pao chicken was her favorite but asked what of it.

Gu Yi rejected Ning Rongrong’s belief that he was still trying to win her back, and publicly told her he had no interest in her. Ning Rongrong fled Shrek Academy in tears, while a hidden watcher sent a message to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and followed her.

• Ning Rongrong demanded that Gu Yi apologize and return to the way they used to be, accusing him of trying to make her jealous.
• Gu Yi mocked Ning Rongrong’s assumptions and angrily told her he was no longer interested in her.
• Ning Rongrong screamed at Gu Yi, burst into tears, and ran out of Shrek Academy toward Suotuo City.
• Oscar considered comforting Ning Rongrong but decided against it, while Ma Hongjun supported Gu Yi.
• A hidden figure watched Ning Rongrong leave, sent an urgent message to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and chased after her.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Ning Rongrong had left Shrek Academy in distress and went to Suotuo City with Gu Rong to find her. He comforted Rongrong as she cried, and she blamed Gu Yi for her hurt.

• A sect disciple reported that Ning Rongrong had left Shrek Academy for Suotuo City after suffering an emotional blow.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong traveled to Suotuo City, while Zhao Wuji continued training Oscar and Ma Hongjun at the academy.
• Ning Rongrong lay in a hotel room, replaying her conflict with Gu Yi and regretting coming to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi found Rongrong and held her as she cried, then sent Gu Rong to the academy to find Gu Yi.
• Ning Fengzhi asked who had wronged Rongrong, and she answered that Gu Yi had.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Gu Yi had rejected Ning Rongrong and devised a plan to make her change herself and win him back. At Shrek Academy, Gu Yi rested with Zhu Zhuqing until his grandfather suddenly appeared in the square.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that Gu Yi had humiliated her, and Ning Fengzhi realized Gu Yi no longer liked her.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Rongrong to restrain her temper and improve herself so Gu Yi would fall for her again and regret his actions.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to follow the plan, then prepared to return to the academy and apologize to Gu Yi.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun and Oscar complained about Zhao Wuji's punishing training while Zhu Zhuqing rested beside Gu Yi.
• Dai Mubai suppressed his anger as he watched Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing together.
• A black-robed man appeared in the square, and Gu Yi recognized him as his grandfather.

Gu Yi told Gu Rong that he had given up on Ning Rongrong and wanted to be with Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Rong agreed to support him. At Shrek Academy’s gates, Ning Rongrong apologized to Gu Yi, leaving him uncertain about what she intended.

• Gu Rong arrived at Shrek Academy and learned that Gu Yi had scolded Ning Rongrong and chosen Zhu Zhuqing instead.
• Gu Rong took Gu Yi outside the academy, where Gu Yi explained that he wanted a mutual relationship and had given up on Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Rong accepted Gu Yi’s decision and warned him that Ning Fengzhi was also coming.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong arrived at the academy gates, and Ning Rongrong apologized to Gu Yi and asked him to forgive her.

Ning Fengzhi had Ning Rongrong apologize to Gu Yi, but Gu Yi declined to accept the apology and left. Zhu Zhuqing kissed Gu Yi on the lips after he teased her about what his grandfather thought of her.

• Ning Rongrong apologized to Gu Yi at Ning Fengzhi's request, but Gu Yi said the apology was unnecessary and that he had brought their past conflict upon himself.
• Ning Fengzhi encouraged Ning Rongrong to pursue Gu Yi and try to win him back, and she vowed not to give up.
• Gu Rong welcomed the idea of Ning Rongrong pursuing Gu Yi, and he returned with Ning Fengzhi to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Yi returned to the academy plaza and teased Zhu Zhuqing, who asked what he and Gu Rong had discussed.
• Gu Yi asked Zhu Zhuqing for a kiss in exchange for telling her what his grandfather thought of her, and she kissed him on the lips.