Chapter Summaries

Gu Linyuan demonstrated his Life Domain and overwhelming combat skill while sparring with Gu Rong, who had suppressed his cultivation to Soul Emperor level. Gu Rong struggled against Gu Linyuan’s attack and judged his strength to be on par with a Peak Soul Emperor.

• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to secure Gu Linyuan’s favor by becoming pregnant, and Dugu Yan admitted she could not decide that alone.
• Meng Yiran overheard them and resolved to compete for Gu Linyuan’s affection and try to become pregnant as well.
• Gu Rong challenged Gu Linyuan to attack first while suppressing his cultivation to Rank 60.
• Gu Linyuan summoned his Life Domain, the Forest of Life, filling the courtyard with life energy and causing plants to bloom.
• Gu Linyuan used Dance of Fragrant Bloom to send countless life-draining petals against Gu Rong, tearing his clothes and forcing him to struggle to defend himself.
• Gu Rong concluded that Gu Linyuan’s soul skill and domain gave him combat strength comparable to a Peak Soul Emperor.

Gu Linyuan demonstrated his formidable strength and promised to bring Gu Rong to the God Realm, where Gu Rong could serve on the God Realm Law Enforcement Team. As Gu Linyuan reunited with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, Gu Rong considered leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after repaying its kindness.

• Gu Rong praised Gu Linyuan's strength but explained that Gu Linyuan's powerful soul skills consumed too much Soul Power to defeat a Soul Saint in a prolonged fight.
• Gu Linyuan promised to take Gu Rong to the God Realm and said he could arrange a position for him on the God Realm Law Enforcement Team, though obtaining a Godhood would be difficult.
• Dugu Bo praised Gu Linyuan's strength and remarked that his Tree of Life Martial Soul made Dugu Yan's Nine Hearts Begonia seem inferior.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran embraced Gu Linyuan, while Gu Rong looked on approvingly.
• Gu Rong reflected that he might leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect within ten years and considered saying farewell to Ning Fengzhi.

Gu Linyuan assured Gu Rong that he would protect the Ning Clan but would never return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or reconcile with Ning Rongrong. While cultivating, he received a message from Zhu Zhuqing asking to meet at Lotus Lake in three days.

• Gu Linyuan told Gu Rong that he did not hate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he would not return or have a future with Ning Rongrong, and promised to protect the Ning Clan if it was ever in trouble.
• Gu Rong accepted Gu Linyuan's decision and said he would tell the sect not to disturb him again.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran felt relieved when they learned Gu Linyuan would not reconcile with Ning Rongrong.
• After stabilizing his cultivation at level thirty-five, Gu Linyuan found a dart carrying Zhu Zhuqing's note inviting him to meet her at Lotus Lake in three days.
• Gu Linyuan thought eagerly about Zhu Zhuqing and wondered whether his increasing vitality was intensifying his desire.

After stabilizing his cultivation, Gu Linyuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing at Lotus Lake, where she asked about his relationship with Qian Renxue. He reassured her that Qian Renxue was only a female friend, then teased Zhu Zhuqing about whether she had fallen for him, leaving her flustered.

• Gu Linyuan finished stabilizing his cultivation and thought about Zhu Zhuqing and his other female companions.
• Zhu Zhuqing waited for Gu Linyuan at Lotus Lake, wondering if he still remembered her.
• Gu Linyuan greeted Zhu Zhuqing, and the two talked about missing each other and the money she owed him.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why Qian Renxue had not come and whether she was Gu Linyuan's girlfriend.
• Gu Linyuan said Qian Renxue was only a female friend, then asked Zhu Zhuqing if she had fallen for him, leaving her stammering in denial.

Gu Linyuan flirted with Zhu Zhuqing and promised to protect her from her family, while she struggled with her arranged engagement but welcomed his interest. Dai Mubai emerged from hiding, furious at finding Gu Linyuan courting his fiancée, and confronted him.

• Gu Linyuan told Zhu Zhuqing that she was his ideal type and teased her about her looks, making her blush and feel pleased despite her insecurity.
• Zhu Zhuqing hesitated because of her Zhu Family engagement, and Gu Linyuan promised that no one could hurt her if she went with him.
• Dai Mubai emerged from the willow grove after secretly listening to them and accused Gu Linyuan of trying to steal his fiancée and coveting her body.

Gu Linyuan defended Zhu Zhuqing when Dai Mubai threatened her with the power of their families and the Star Luo Empire. He beat Dai Mubai repeatedly, while Zhu Zhuqing made clear that she wanted to end their engagement and leaned on Gu Linyuan for support.

• Dai Mubai confronted Gu Linyuan and warned him to stay away from Zhu Zhuqing, invoking the Dai Family.
• Gu Linyuan told Zhu Zhuqing not to worry and explained that he would settle things with Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that she did not love him and that their relationship was over.
• Dai Mubai threatened that the Dai-Zhu Families would pursue Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Linyuan if she broke their marriage alliance.
• Gu Linyuan kicked Dai Mubai aside and declared that he did not care about offending the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai repeatedly charged Gu Linyuan, who beat him until he was battered and nearly out of strength; Dai Mubai still vowed revenge.

Zhu Zhuqing accepted that she could no longer return to her former engagement and trusted Gu Linyuan to protect her from the Dai and Zhu Families. Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy badly beaten, while Ning Rongrong secretly anticipated the thought of Gu Linyuan and Zhu Zhuqing together.

• Dai Mubai reflected that Zhu Zhuqing leaving with Gu Linyuan could free him from his rivalry with Dai Weisi, though it meant losing Zhu Zhuqing for good.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized for bringing trouble to Gu Linyuan, and he promised to protect her in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Gu Linyuan explained Dai Mubai's scheme, and Zhu Zhuqing realized Dai Mubai would portray her as having betrayed him to the Zhu Family.
• Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy's camp more than two hours after leaving, covered in bruises and injuries.
• Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Tang San reacted with shock to Dai Mubai's condition, while Ning Rongrong privately thought about Gu Linyuan and Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang San and the Shrek Team plotted to retaliate against Long Yuan, while Dai Mubai planned to seek Star Luo Empire support. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Gu Linyuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he could handle the threat and began revealing his powerful background.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar urged Tang San and Dai Mubai to retaliate against Long Yuan, citing their grudges and Tang San's stolen External Soul Bone.
• Dai Mubai decided to contact his imperial family for reinforcements, while Tang San said they needed to discover Long Yuan's identity.
• Ning Rongrong volunteered to investigate Long Yuan, and Xiao Wu teased her about possibly joining Zhu Zhuqing; Tang San resolved to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with his hidden weapons.
• Gu Linyuan walked hand in hand with Zhu Zhuqing beside the lake, where she asked how he would contend with the Star Luo Empire.
• Gu Linyuan asked Zhu Zhuqing to call him big brother before explaining his plan to beat anyone who refused to submit, then teased that he was a second-generation heir more powerful than the Dai Family.

Gu Linyuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that a Limit Douluo guarded him, then enrolled her at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran confronted the new transfer student and closed ranks around Gu Linyuan, leaving the three women together in a tense rivalry.

• Gu Linyuan revealed that he had a level ninety-nine Title Douluo as a guard, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to become the guard’s disciple.
• Gu Linyuan enrolled Zhu Zhuqing at Heaven Dou Royal Academy under Dugu Bo’s name, and they left the admissions office holding hands.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran met Zhu Zhuqing in the corridor and assessed her as a rival for Gu Linyuan’s affection.
• Dugu Yan linked her arm through Gu Linyuan’s, while Meng Yiran tugged his sleeve and Zhu Zhuqing held his hand.

Gu Linyuan considered how to help Zhu Zhuqing improve her cultivation before preparing to awaken the Blue Silver Grass spirit Ah Yin. As the grass began to change in front of Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Meng Yiran, the chapter ended before Ah Yin awakened.

• Gu Linyuan asked Dugu Yan to look after Zhu Zhuqing at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told Meng Yiran to seek help from Dugu Yan or him.
• Gu Linyuan worried that Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation lagged behind Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, and considered asking his mother to bless her or having Ah Yin teach her.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran asked Gu Linyuan about the powerful guardian his mother had left to protect him as they walked back from dinner.
• Gu Linyuan decided it was time to awaken Ah Yin, who had been sleeping as Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his arm.
• The Blue Silver Grass responded to Gu Linyuan's call, unfurled, and shifted between golden and emerald-green colors as the three women watched.

Gu Linyuan summoned Ah Yin, whose pure life energy and breathtaking beauty stunned Dugu Yan, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing. As Tang Hao sensed Ah Yin calling to him through her glowing soul bone, the chapter left him wondering what was happening.

• Gu Linyuan released golden life energy and summoned Ah Yin, whom the Goddess of Life had transformed into a pure life-element Soul Beast.
• Ah Yin appeared in an emerald-green dress and bowed to Gu Linyuan, calling him Master.
• Dugu Yan, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing were shocked by Ah Yin's presence, and Zhu Zhuqing wondered about Gu Linyuan's hidden identity.
• Gu Linyuan admired Ah Yin's beauty and privately wondered whether Tang San would blame him if he gave in to temptation.
• Tang Hao awoke in a rundown inn when the blue-gold soul bone at his hand glowed, and he wondered whether Ah Yin was calling to him.

The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone reacted to Ah Yin’s presence, leading Tang Hao to believe she was alive and head toward Heaven Dou City. Gu Linyuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Ah Yin was Tang Hao’s wife and revealed that he came from the God Realm, leaving Zhu Zhuqing stunned but relieved about her family’s threats.

• Tang Hao felt Ah Yin’s faint presence in the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and set out toward Heaven Dou City.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Ah Yin’s name and questioned how she could be alive after sacrificing herself for Tang Hao.
• Gu Linyuan confirmed that Ah Yin was Tang Hao’s wife and explained that his mother had revived her and made her his follower.
• Gu Linyuan revealed to Zhu Zhuqing that he came from the God Realm and that his mother was the goddess who governed life.
• Zhu Zhuqing was shocked by Gu Linyuan’s divine origins but felt reassured that the Dai Family and Zhu Family could not threaten her.

Gu Linyuan explained that his parents were the God Kings Goddess of Life and God of Destruction, revealing his unique place in the God Realm and the opposing powers behind his childhood struggles. The women learned why he had been unable to cultivate after awakening his Martial Soul.

• Dugu Yan asked Gu Linyuan about his mother’s status in the God Realm, and he explained the hierarchy and the role of the Five Supreme Gods.
• Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran realized that Goddess of Life’s influence could offer them a path to a comfortable life in the God Realm.
• Dugu Yan asked about Gu Linyuan’s father, and Gu Linyuan revealed that he was the God of Destruction, the God Realm’s most influential God King.
• Gu Linyuan explained that his parents’ opposing powers kept them apart and that he was their only child, born through a series of coincidences.
• Dugu Yan concluded that the conflict between life and destruction had caused Gu Linyuan’s inability to cultivate during the six years after his Martial Soul awakening.

Gu Linyuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing about his past with Ning Rongrong and absorbed a second Immortal Herb, advancing to rank thirty-eight. As he left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Zhao Wuji confronted him after discovering that he was Long Yuan.

• Zhu Zhuqing understood Gu Linyuan's divine heritage and asked what he would do about Ning Rongrong, and he agreed to clarify his identity as Long Yuan to her.
• Gu Linyuan stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while the three girls went to school.
• Gu Linyuan absorbed his second Immortal Herb and advanced to rank thirty-eight as its medicinal power strengthened his body.
• Gu Linyuan left the valley for Heaven Dou City, where Zhao Wuji emerged from the forest and attacked him with a crushing Soul Power aura.
• Zhao Wuji explained that he had traced Gu Linyuan through Zhu Zhuqing and revealed that he knew Gu Linyuan was Long Yuan.

Gu Linyuan revealed his Ancient Tree of Life Soul Rings and used his second Soul Skill against Zhao Wuji in the Sunset Great Forest. After Gu Linyuan activated his Life Domain and drew on the forest’s energy, Zhao Wuji was stunned by the power of a domain in the hands of a Soul Elder.

• Zhao Wuji realized Gu Linyuan was Long Yuan and questioned how he had raised his cultivation so quickly.
• Zhao Wuji threatened to cripple and kill Gu Linyuan, while Gu Linyuan warned him to leave.
• Gu Linyuan summoned the Ancient Tree of Life and used his second Soul Skill, Falling Blossoms, to send blade-like chrysanthemum gears at Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji shielded himself as the gears struck his arms, leaving white marks on his skin.
• Gu Linyuan activated his Life Domain and absorbed the Sunset Great Forest’s life energy, leaving Zhao Wuji shocked that a Soul Elder possessed a domain.

Gu Linyuan defeated and killed Zhao Wuji, then revealed that his power came from his God Clan Bloodline. At Shrek Academy, Flender mourned Zhao Wuji while Yu Xiaogang feared that more deaths would follow.

• Gu Linyuan trapped Zhao Wuji in a storm of petals and Chrysanthemum Gears that wounded him and drained his life force.
• Zhao Wuji collapsed, and Gu Linyuan told him that his strength came from his God Clan Bloodline before Zhao Wuji died.
• Gu Linyuan took Zhao Wuji's corpse and put it into his storage ring.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender knelt beside Zhao Wuji's body and grieved over his death and the academy's losses.
• Yu Xiaogang sensed that Zhao Wuji might be the first of more victims and looked anxiously around the room.

After Zhao Wuji's death, Yu Xiaogang claimed Long Yuan was taking Shrek's Fortune and urged the team to fight him to reclaim it. Tang San swore vengeance, while Ning Rongrong remained uncertain about her ties to Long Yuan and Shrek.

• Yu Xiaogang blamed Long Yuan for stealing Shrek's Fortune and linked his rise to the team's recent losses, including Zhao Wuji's death.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled Shrek's earlier good fortune and warned that failing to act would leave them increasingly unlucky.
• Tang San knelt in grief and vowed that he and Long Yuan could not both survive, believing Long Yuan had taken his opportunities and Fortune.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek to defeat Long Yuan in the coming age of great strife to reclaim their Fortune.
• Oscar asked Ning Rongrong whether she would stay with Shrek, and she admitted she felt increasingly distant from Long Yuan.

Zhu Zhuqing affirmed that she stood with Gu Linyuan after he killed Zhao Wuji, and they discussed the coming conflict with Shrek Academy. As Gu Linyuan and Zhu Zhuqing shared an intimate moment, she confessed how much she liked him.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Gu Linyuan she did not resent him for killing Zhao Wuji and said she would have urged him to act.
• Zhu Zhuqing advised Gu Linyuan to deal harshly with the people of Shrek Academy, and he said their conflict had already become a fight to the death.
• Gu Linyuan praised Zhu Zhuqing for standing by him, and she playfully pinched his waist before he held her hand.
• Gu Linyuan complimented Zhu Zhuqing and caressed her as she blushed and told him she liked him.

After confessing their love, Gu Linyuan and Zhu Zhuqing decided to tell Ning Rongrong the truth so she would not grow more attached to him. Ning Rongrong met Gu Linyuan by Lotus Lake, where he turned to face her.

• Gu Linyuan and Zhu Zhuqing kissed and confessed that they loved each other.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Gu Linyuan that Ning Rongrong had come to see him and suggested they make their relationship clear to her.
• Ning Rongrong arrived early at the teahouse and happily thanked Zhu Zhuqing for helping her meet Gu Linyuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing sent Ning Rongrong to find Gu Linyuan waiting by Lotus Lake.
• Ning Rongrong approached Gu Linyuan, greeted him after their long separation, and watched him turn around.

Ning Rongrong confessed her feelings to Long Yuan, only to learn that he was Gu Linyuan, the man she had once rejected. The revelation left her devastated and furious at Zhu Zhuqing for hiding the truth.

• Ning Rongrong asked Long Yuan whether he and Zhu Zhuqing were together, then confessed that she liked him.
• Gu Linyuan revealed his face and told Ning Rongrong that he was Long Yuan, explaining that he had used an alias in Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Gu Linyuan and collapsed as she realized the man she admired was the childhood companion she had rejected.
• Zhu Zhuqing came out of the teahouse, and Ning Rongrong accused her of knowing Long Yuan's identity and hiding it.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized, and Ning Rongrong cried and told her that she hated her.