Chapter Summaries

Gu Yi reassured Zhu Zhuqing that his grandfather approved of her, but Ning Rongrong returned and declared she intended to win Gu Yi back. Zhu Zhuqing rejected her challenge, and Xiao Wu walked in on their tense confrontation.

• Gu Yi explained that his grandfather’s silence and smile meant he approved of Zhu Zhuqing, then warned her to keep her distance from Ning Rongrong when she briefly appeared at the training ground.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the dormitory and prepared her Medicinal Bath while Ning Rongrong watched her in silence.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Zhu Zhuqing about her relationship with Gu Yi and warned that he might abandon her.
• Ning Rongrong revealed she planned to take Gu Yi back, arguing that he had loved her for five years, while Zhu Zhuqing challenged her to try.
• Xiao Wu returned to the dormitory, sensed the tension, and heard Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing insist in unison that they were fine.

Gu Yi dominated Yu Xiaogang’s training duels, defeating Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar with his powerful soul skills. Yu Xiaogang then paired Tang San with Ning Rongrong for the next fight and urged Tang San to win.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered Gu Yi to defeat the others one by one, and Gu Yi revealed his level-four fourth Soul Ring as a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Gu Yi defeated Dai Mubai with his first and fourth soul skills, while Yu Xiaogang stopped his Bone Dragon from striking Dai Mubai.
• Gu Yi swiftly incapacitated Ma Hongjun and Oscar with Body Piercing Bone Needles and Space Transfer.
• Yu Xiaogang skipped Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then sent Tang San and Ning Rongrong to fight Gu Yi.
• Yu Xiaogang quietly told Tang San that he had to win the battle.

Gu Yi defeated Tang San and Ning Rongrong with ease, exposing the gap between his abilities and the academy students'. After Yu Xiaogang punished the defeated group, he asked Gu Yi whether he wanted to become his disciple.

• Tang San and Ning Rongrong challenged Gu Yi, but he swapped Tang San into the path of his own Hidden Weapons and sent Ning Rongrong back to the spectators.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement, but Gu Yi used Dark Bone Blooms to pursue and overwhelm him until Yu Xiaogang stopped the fight.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the students for their mistakes and ordered them to carry boulders at the academy entrance as punishment.
• Yu Xiaogang kept Gu Yi behind and asked him to become his disciple.

Gu Yi rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer to take him as a disciple, and Yu Xiaogang’s response deepened the tension between them. Gu Yi arranged to meet Xiao Wu that night to tell her about Er Ming, while Zhu Zhuqing resumed Gravity Training with him and Zhao Wuji, unaware of why Xiao Wu was watching Gu Yi.

• Gu Yi refused Yu Xiaogang’s offer of discipleship, and Yu Xiaogang insulted him before ordering Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu to join the others in receiving punishment.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu declined to go, and Gu Yi said they should continue Gravity Training with Zhao Wuji instead.
• Gu Yi told Xiao Wu that Er Ming missed her and asked her to meet him in the small woods outside the academy at eleven that night.
• Zhu Zhuqing went to find Zhao Wuji, who happily joined her and Gu Yi for Gravity Training.
• During training, Zhu Zhuqing noticed Xiao Wu watching Gu Yi and wondered what had happened between them.

After Xiao Wu secretly met Gu Yi in the grove, he brought her into his Endless Bone Domain to discuss his connection with Er Ming. He revealed Ah Rou’s soul, leaving Xiao Wu stunned as she recognized her mother’s aura.

• Yu Xiaogang refused to teach Gu Yi and the other two, while Flender went after Dai Mubai and the others to teach them himself.
• Xiao Wu slipped out of the girls’ dormitory at night, and Zhu Zhuqing followed her; Ning Rongrong followed Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong watched Xiao Wu meet Gu Yi beneath a tree in the grove.
• Gu Yi pulled Xiao Wu into his Endless Bone Domain, where she questioned his identity and his relationship with Er Ming.
• Gu Yi told Xiao Wu that Er Ming called him Big Brother, then showed her Ah Rou’s soul, which Xiao Wu recognized as her mother.

Gu Yi revealed Ah Rou’s soul to Xiao Wu and offered to help revive her if Xiao Wu tried to fall in love with him. After Gu Yi and Xiao Wu left the Domain Space, Zhu Zhuqing confronted him in tears, afraid he would abandon her.

• Gu Yi showed Xiao Wu Ah Rou’s soul, then put it away while Xiao Wu demanded to know who he was and what he wanted.
• Gu Yi offered to help fulfill Xiao Wu’s greatest wish, and Xiao Wu pleaded with him to bring her mother back.
• Gu Yi explained that reviving Ah Rou required an ancient spirit beast’s Inner Core, Saint Soul Grass, and Xiao Wu’s growing affection for him.
• Xiao Wu agreed to be his, but Gu Yi clarified that he wanted her feelings rather than her body.
• Gu Yi ended the Domain Space, where Zhu Zhuqing appeared, embraced him, and begged him not to abandon her.
• Gu Yi reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he had not planned to leave her, and she asked why he had met Xiao Wu in the middle of the night.

Gu Yi revealed Xiao Wu’s secret to Zhu Zhuqing, while Ning Rongrong overheard and plotted to use what she learned. The next morning, students switched to Flender’s group, and Xiao Wu chose to stay with Gu Yi rather than return to Yu Xiaogang’s class.

• Gu Yi explained to Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Wu was a soul beast and that he planned to revive her mother, and Zhu Zhuqing apologized for doubting him.
• Ning Rongrong overheard Gu Yi and Xiao Wu’s secret and decided to hide what she knew until Xiao Wu was gone.
• After Yu Xiaogang refused to teach Gu Yi, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, Flender split the students into two training groups and taught Gu Yi’s group.
• Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar left Yu Xiaogang’s group to train with Gu Yi.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to return to Yu Xiaogang’s group, but Xiao Wu refused and said she wanted to stay with Gu Yi.

Xiao Wu declared that she wanted to be with Gu Yi, leaving Tang San heartbroken, while Gu Yi rejected Ning Rongrong’s request to team up with him. Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo prepared to go to Shrek to secure the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for Gu Yi and bring the two girls back.

• Xiao Wu said she wanted to be with Gu Yi, shocking Tang San and leaving him clutching his chest as Yu Xiaogang supported him.
• Flender began the academy’s training routine, sending the students through sparring, Gravity Training, food therapy, and Soul Arena battles.
• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Yi to team up with her for the next match, but he refused and left with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong received Ning Fengzhi’s message that he would bring Bone Grandfather and Sword Grandfather to Shrek the next day, and she celebrated the prospect of obtaining the Soul Bone.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong agreed to set out for Shrek to secure the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for Gu Yi and bring the two girls back.

Tang San confronted Gu Yi over Xiao Wu, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo arrived at Shrek Academy after Ning Rongrong revealed Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Gu Yi protected Xiao Wu, but Ning Fengzhi claimed the sect had come to capture her for Gu Yi’s soul ring and soul bone, leaving Ning Rongrong stunned.

• Tang San questioned Gu Yi about his relationship with Xiao Wu, then collapsed after Gu Yi denied they had any special relationship.
• Ning Rongrong endured the academy’s training without complaint, and Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo arrived at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong identified Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, revealing she had learned about her through Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing’s meeting in the woods.
• Gu Yi used Space Transfer to shield Xiao Wu and pleaded with Ning Fengzhi not to harm her.
• Ning Fengzhi said the sect had come to capture Xiao Wu for Gu Yi’s soul ring and soul bone, stunning Ning Rongrong.

Gu Yi used his Domain Space to stop Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong from taking Xiao Wu, offering information that could help Ning Fengzhi break through his martial soul’s level limit in exchange for her freedom. Ning Fengzhi agreed to release Xiao Wu, and Gu Yi began by asking whether he knew of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Gu Rong seized Xiao Wu while Ning Fengzhi ordered him to ignore Gu Yi’s refusal of her soul ring and soul bone.
• Gu Yi transported himself, Xiao Wu, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong into his Domain Space, leaving Tang San restrained in the plaza.
• Gu Yi offered information that could help Ning Fengzhi break through level eighty in exchange for Xiao Wu’s release.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to the bargain, and Gu Rong released Xiao Wu.
• Gu Yi helped Xiao Wu up, protected her behind him, and asked Ning Fengzhi if he knew of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Gu Yi promised Ning Fengzhi that he would obtain Aromatic Silk Beauty within three months, then reassured Xiao Wu and gave her the choice to trust him. After Xiao Wu chose to believe him, Gu Yi used the system’s Saint Soul Grass to awaken Ah Rou’s soul, leaving mother and daughter reunited.

• Gu Yi told Ning Fengzhi that Aromatic Silk Beauty could resolve his martial soul flaw and promised to bring it within three months, so Ning Fengzhi agreed to wait and asked Gu Yi to release him and Gu Rong.
• Gu Yi released Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong from his domain, then assured the frightened Xiao Wu that he had no designs on her soul ring or soul bone.
• Gu Yi told Xiao Wu that she could trust him and gamble on survival or face death, and Xiao Wu chose to believe him because she wanted to see her mother again.
• The system rewarded Gu Yi with Saint Soul Grass after Xiao Wu’s affinity reached 40%, and Gu Yi used it on Ah Rou’s soul.
• Ah Rou reappeared, recognized Xiao Wu, and the two were reunited.

Gu Yi left Xiao Wu and her mother alone in the Endless Bone Domain, then emerged to find Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong arguing over his decision to leave. After Gu Yi refused Tang San’s demand to see Xiao Wu and protected Zhu Zhuqing from him, Dai Mubai plotted to kill Gu Yi and seize Xiao Wu that night.

• Gu Yi left the Endless Bone Domain so Xiao Wu and her mother could have privacy, while Ning Fengzhi insisted that Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong leave with him.
• Chen Xin threatened to take Ning Rongrong away and claim Xiao Wu’s soul bone, but Ning Fengzhi ordered him and Rongrong to follow him out of the academy.
• Ning Rongrong demanded to know where Xiao Wu was, and Gu Yi said she remained in his Domain Space; Ning Fengzhi rebuked her before leaving with Chen Xin and Rongrong.
• Tang San demanded to enter the Domain Space to see Xiao Wu, but Gu Yi refused and warned him to stop pestering him.
• Tang San rushed toward Zhu Zhuqing, so Gu Yi used his Third Soul Skill to bring her to his side, threatened Tang San, and vanished with her.
• Dai Mubai decided to gather people from the Soul Arena and planned to kill Gu Yi, capture Xiao Wu, and marry Zhu Zhuqing that night.

Ning Fengzhi explained that he had agreed to Gu Yi’s request because the Aromatic Silk Beauty could overcome his martial soul’s limits, while privately arranging to claim the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast’s soul ring. Gu Yi decided to leave Shrek Academy for Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing, then urged Xiao Wu to leave his domain with her mother.

• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that the Aromatic Silk Beauty could help him surpass Rank Eighty and possibly Rank Ninety, and revealed that he had sent Gu Rong to follow Gu Yi and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Gu Yi decided Shrek Academy no longer held anything for him and planned to leave for Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing the next day.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to follow Gu Yi but worried Ning Rongrong might cause him trouble if they returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Yi found Xiao Wu still talking with Ah Rou in his Endless Bone Domain, and Xiao Wu said she wanted to stay longer with her mother.
• Gu Yi reminded Xiao Wu that Ah Rou was only a soul body and told her to take Ah Rou back to the safer Star Dou Great Forest.

Gu Yi and Xiao Wu were ambushed by Dai Mubai and seven Soul Emperors, who had taken Zhu Zhuqing hostage. Gu Rong arrived in time to defeat the attackers, and Gu Yi prepared to kill Dai Mubai.

• Xiao Wu apologized to Gu Yi for being greedy, and Ah Rou comforted her before Gu Yi returned her to the System Warehouse.
• Gu Yi and Xiao Wu left the domain, but Zhu Zhuqing was missing when they appeared on a tree branch.
• Seven Soul Emperors attacked Gu Yi, and Dai Mubai appeared with an unconscious Zhu Zhuqing, demanding that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing be handed over.
• Gu Rong emerged and impaled the attackers with bone spikes, leaving Dai Mubai pinned and Zhu Zhuqing unharmed.
• Dai Mubai lamented his failed plan, and Gu Yi summoned bone spikes around him to kill him.

Gu Yi decided to leave Shrek Academy after defeating Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu chose to leave with him despite her feelings for Tang San. Gu Rong informed Flender that Gu Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong were officially withdrawing, leaving the academy to begin their departure.

• Gu Yi carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing and asked Xiao Wu whether she would leave Shrek Academy with him; Xiao Wu chose to go with him.
• Gu Yi explained that Gu Rong would have forcibly taken Xiao Wu if she stayed, and reassured her that he would protect her; Xiao Wu agreed to trust him.
• Gu Rong went to Flender’s office and announced that Gu Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong were withdrawing from Shrek Academy.
• When Flender asked why, Gu Rong said Gu Yi and Xiao Wu would have died if he had not protected them, and mocked Yu Xiaogang by mentioning a student’s corpse.
• Flender agreed to sign the withdrawal papers and begin the process, ending the four students’ enrollment at Shrek Academy.

Gu Yi stayed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to lead its team in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and promised to retrieve the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ning Fengzhi. He left for Heaven Dou Royal Academy to provoke the Royal Fighting Team and attract Dugu Bo’s attention.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Yi to lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's team in next year's tournament and hinted at further plans for him.
• Gu Yi decided Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu would stay at the sect while he went to retrieve the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ning Fengzhi promised to protect them.
• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing he would return within half a month, then flew toward Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Yi entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy openly, intending to challenge the Royal Fighting Team and draw Dugu Bo's attention to himself.
• A refined older youth spotted Gu Yi heading toward the Education Committee and invited his Fourth Brother to investigate, but the younger youth declined.

Gu Yi visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy and challenged the Royal Fighting Team to a seven-against-one match, wagering soul bones against a promise of one reasonable request. The Education Committee agreed to consult their supervising teacher, while the team scoffed at Gu Yi’s confidence.

• Zhi Lin caught Gu Yi trespassing with his vines, but Gu Yi escaped using Space Transfer and explained that he had come from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for an exchange.
• A winged youth watched Gu Yi and wondered whether the sect had sent him to make plans at the academy.
• Gu Yi asked Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin to arrange a seven-against-one match against the Royal Fighting Team, offering each member a soul bone if he lost.
• The three chairmen brought Gu Yi to the training grounds to seek Qin Ming’s approval, and Gu Yi explained that he would lose only if he fell or crossed the boundary.
• Osler, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling mocked Gu Yi’s challenge, while Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the Shi Brothers dismissed him; Gu Yi asked whether they were afraid.

Gu Yi challenged the Royal Fighting Team alone and used his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and position-switching ability to eliminate Ye Lingling and turn the team’s attacks against Shi Mo. With Yu Tianheng afraid to strike for fear of hitting another teammate, Dugu Yan ordered everyone off the field.

• Qin Ming accepted Gu Yi’s challenge, and the Royal Fighting Team took the training ground to face him.
• Gu Yi revealed his level 45 Bone Dragon Martial Soul and shocked the gathered spectators with his ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Yu Feng attacked Gu Yi, but Gu Yi switched places with Shi Mo and teleported Ye Lingling off the arena.
• The attackers struck Shi Mo instead, leaving him injured, while Gu Yi warned Yu Tianheng that any further attack could hit another teammate.
• Dugu Yan rejected Gu Yi’s claim that the team was trapped and ordered everyone off the field.

Gu Yi defeated Dugu Yan’s team and asked her to arrange a meeting with her grandfather, Dugu Bo. As he left the academy, Xue Qinghe—whom Gu Yi recognized as Qian Renxue—appeared and asked to meet him.

• Dugu Yan covered the training ground in poison, but Gu Yi ignited his prepared mist and burned the poison away.
• Dugu Yan conceded, and Gu Yi claimed victory and asked her to arrange a meeting with Dugu Bo at noon the next day.
• Dugu Yan agreed to bring her grandfather to the academy, and Gu Yi flew away.
• Xue Qinghe intercepted Gu Yi in midair, introduced himself, and greeted him.
• Gu Yi recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, shook her hand, and asked what she wanted.

Gu Yi persuaded Qian Renxue that he posed no threat, then met Dugu Bo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and offered to detoxify him and Dugu Yan in exchange for medicinal herbs. He left Dugu Bo stunned by accurately describing the symptoms of their poison, and the deal remained undecided.

• Qian Renxue questioned Gu Yi about seeking an Immortal Herb, decided he was no threat to her plans, and left.
• Gu Yi arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day, and Dugu Yan led him to her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• Gu Yi offered to detoxify Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in exchange for several medicinal herbs, but Dugu Yan dismissed his claim that they were poisoned.
• Dugu Bo sent Dugu Yan outside and asked Gu Yi how he knew about their condition.
• Gu Yi described Dugu Bo's recurring symptoms and asked whether he would accept the deal.