Chapter Summaries

After learning that Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Linyuan were together, Ning Rongrong was devastated by the loss of her former relationship and her chance to be with a peerless genius. She returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in despair, telling Ning Fengzhi that Long Yuan no longer existed, while he wondered whether Long Yuan had died.

• Ning Rongrong confronted Zhu Zhuqing, who apologized for hiding her relationship with Gu Linyuan, and left in tears.
• Ning Rongrong realized Gu Linyuan had been the one to end their relationship and blamed herself for losing him.
• Gu Linyuan refused to comfort Ning Rongrong, said their emotional connection could not be restored, and left with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong arrived drenched and distraught at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong saw her.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that Long Yuan had nothing to do with her distress and that there was no longer any Long Yuan in the world.

Gu Rong revealed that Gu Linyuan was the prodigy Long Yuan, whose opposing Martial Souls had concealed his extraordinary talent until he overcame their restraint. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin realized how badly the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had misjudged him, leaving Ning Fengzhi consumed by regret over the broken engagement.

• Chen Xin questioned Gu Rong, who revealed that Gu Linyuan was Long Yuan and explained his ambition to become a dragon.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Gu Rong's claims were true and recalled how he had encouraged Ning Rongrong to leave Gu Linyuan and seek out geniuses at Shrek.
• Gu Rong explained that Gu Linyuan's opposing Martial Souls had suppressed his cultivation, but overcoming that flaw revealed Innate Soul Power far beyond level ten.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin realized Gu Linyuan possessed twenty levels of Innate Soul Power, comparable to Qian Renxue, and regretted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had lost him.
• Chen Xin reasoned that Gu Linyuan's years of physical training let him absorb powerful Soul Rings and advance rapidly.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Gu Linyuan would not return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, though he would help it in a future crisis. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng confronted Gu Linyuan and Dugu Yan, who confirmed their relationship and provoked him into issuing a duel challenge.

• Chen Xin explained that Gu Linyuan had added Soul Rings to his second Martial Soul early, and Ning Fengzhi regretted losing him.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Gu Linyuan held no hatred but wanted to live free of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s obligations.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to take him to speak with Gu Linyuan, and Gu Rong agreed.
• Yu Tianheng blocked Gu Linyuan and Dugu Yan at Heaven Dou Royal Academy while the Imperial Fighting Team, including Ye Lingling, watched.
• Gu Linyuan declared that he and Dugu Yan were together, and Dugu Yan said she chose him because he was stronger than Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Gu Linyuan to a duel.

Yu Tianheng challenged Gu Linyuan to leave Dugu Yan if he lost, and prepared to fight him. Dugu Yan remained confident in Gu Linyuan, while Ye Lingling grew curious about what made him so special.

• Yu Tianheng released his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and challenged Gu Linyuan, demanding that he leave Dugu Yan if he lost.
• Gu Linyuan called Yu Tianheng childish, while the Imperial Fighting Team members backed their captain and expected him to win.
• Dugu Yan teased Gu Linyuan in front of Yu Tianheng, provoking Yu Tianheng's anger and leaving the team members stunned by her behavior.
• Ye Lingling privately asked Dugu Yan whether she feared Gu Linyuan would lose, and Dugu Yan said Yu Tianheng could not even defeat her.
• Dugu Yan revealed that she had reached level forty-two and that her Martial Soul had improved, while Ye Lingling watched Gu Linyuan with growing curiosity.

Gu Linyuan revealed his Tree of Life Martial Soul and its overwhelming life energy while fighting Yu Tianheng. After defeating him with ease, he left Ye Lingling stunned by the life attribute’s superiority to healing, and Yu Tianheng accepted that he had lost and would stop pursuing Dugu Yan.

• Yu Tianheng launched his strongest attack at Gu Linyuan, determined to prove himself to Dugu Yan.
• Gu Linyuan summoned the Tree of Life, and its life energy healed aches and astonished the onlookers.
• Ye Lingling recognized Gu Linyuan as a life-attribute Soul Master and understood why Dugu Yan had chosen him.
• Gu Linyuan stopped Yu Tianheng’s attack, grabbed his hand, and hurled him to the ground.
• Yu Tianheng admitted defeat and promised to stop pestering Dugu Yan.
• Gu Linyuan withdrew the Tree of Life as its emerald radiance faded.

After Gu Linyuan decisively defeated Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianheng concluded that he was a hidden genius and gave up pursuing Dugu Yan. Gu Linyuan and Dugu Yan walked away with Ye Lingling, who learned that his Tree of Life was a life-type Martial Soul and wondered why it was not restricted like other support-type Martial Souls.

• Yu Feng, Osler, and the others gathered around Yu Tianheng, who said Gu Linyuan had concealed his talent to avoid Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianheng called Gu Linyuan the greatest genius of all time, gave up on Dugu Yan, and agreed that they should try to befriend him later.
• Ye Lingling hurried after Dugu Yan and Gu Linyuan, and Dugu Yan teased her about stealing her man.
• Dugu Yan introduced Ye Lingling to Gu Linyuan, who confirmed that his Martial Soul was the Tree of Life and that it leaned toward support while retaining formidable combat abilities.
• Ye Lingling recognized the Tree of Life's life attribute and asked why Gu Linyuan's support-type Martial Soul was not restricted.

Ye Lingling explained that powerful support-type Martial Souls were bound by restrictions, and Gu Linyuan revealed that gods had imposed those limits on the Nine Hearts Begonia and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The conversation ended with Ye Lingling confused by Gu Linyuan’s joking claim that his Martial Soul was unrestricted because he was connected.

• Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s users could not advance beyond Rank 79 or gain an eighth Soul Ring, while the Ye Clan could pass down the Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul to only one person per generation.
• Dugu Yan asked whether the restrictions could be broken, and Ye Lingling said no one had managed it, adding that Gu Linyuan’s Tree of Life and Nine Hearts Begonia seemed unusually powerful and unrestricted.
• Gu Linyuan explained that the Ning Clan’s and Ye Clan’s restrictions were Gene Locks imposed by gods to prevent their support abilities from threatening the world’s balance.
• Ye Lingling asked why Gu Linyuan was exempt from such restrictions, and he laughed that he was connected because both his parents were God Kings.

Ye Lingling questioned Dugu Yan about Gu Linyuan, and Dugu Yan hinted that he could help solve the Ye Clan’s problem. At Shrek Academy, Tang Hao reunited with Tang San and learned that Gu Linyuan had taken Tang San’s External Soul Bone, leaving him furious and threatening Gu Linyuan.

• Ye Lingling asked Dugu Yan about Gu Linyuan, and Dugu Yan teased her about falling for him.
• Dugu Yan encouraged Ye Lingling to consider Gu Linyuan, suggesting he might solve the Ye Clan’s inherited problem and confirming that her guess about his connection to a god was roughly right.
• Tang Hao arrived at Shrek Academy, and Tang San tearfully embraced his father as Flender and Yu Xiaogang greeted him as His Excellency Haotian.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang Hao that Gu Linyuan had taken Tang San’s External Soul Bone, and Tang Hao erupted with anger and killing intent.
• An unnamed Shrek observer assumed Tang Hao would kill Gu Linyuan and imagined Zhu Zhuqing returning to his hands.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun confronted Gu Linyuan while he rested with Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San revealed that Clear Sky Douluo had come to back them. Gu Linyuan recognized Tang Hao and wondered how he and Tang San would react if they learned that Ah Yin was alive and in his hands.

• Yu Xiaogang decided to take Tang San to see Clear Sky Douluo and have him reclaim the External Soul Bone from Gu Linyuan.
• Gu Linyuan rested on Zhu Zhuqing's lap by Lotus Lake while she massaged him, and he praised her beauty.
• Dai Mubai arrived with Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, and he angrily demanded that Gu Linyuan let Zhu Zhuqing go.
• Tang San stopped Dai Mubai and revealed that they had a trump card, then Tang Hao appeared behind him.
• Gu Linyuan recognized Tang Hao and considered revealing that Ah Yin was alive and in his hands.
• Tang Hao ordered Gu Linyuan to return the External Soul Bone to Tang San or die.

Tang Hao confronted Gu Linyuan and demanded that he return Tang San’s External Soul Bone, while the Shrek group learned Long Yuan’s true identity. Gu Linyuan refused and exposed Yu Xiaogang’s relationship with Liu Erlong, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious.

• Tang Hao identified Long Yuan as Gu Linyuan, prompting Xiao Wu and the others to connect his identity to Ning Rongrong’s heartbreak over her former childhood sweetheart.
• Gu Linyuan confirmed his identity, but Tang Hao asked him to return Tang San’s External Soul Bone in exchange for settling their grievances.
• Gu Linyuan said he had already absorbed the soul bone and had won it fairly, while Yu Xiaogang accused him of deceiving Tang San into the contest.
• Gu Linyuan insulted Yu Xiaogang over his relationship with Liu Erlong, causing Yu Xiaogang to lose his temper.
• Gu Linyuan continued mocking Yu Xiaogang and suggested he might teach Tang San to fall in love with his own sister, looking toward Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang Hao tried to force the External Soul Bone out of Gu Linyuan by crushing him with Soul Pressure. Gu Linyuan endured the escalating pressure until Ah Yin appeared and made it vanish, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gu Linyuan mocked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang over their relationships, provoking Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Tang Hao declared that the External Soul Bone had originally belonged to Tang San and unleashed his Soul Pressure against Gu Linyuan.
• Gu Linyuan pulled Zhu Zhuqing behind him and stood firm as Tang Hao's pressure rose from Soul Emperor to Spirit Douluo level.
• Tang Hao increased his Soul Power, but Ah Yin placed a hand on Gu Linyuan's shoulder and erased the pressure.

Ah Yin appeared beside Gu Linyuan and revealed herself to Tang Hao, then declared her allegiance to Gu Linyuan and turned her killing intent on Tang Hao. Gu Linyuan concluded that taking some of Tang San’s Fortune had made him a second child of Fortune with a harem protagonist’s path.

• Ah Yin emerged from behind Gu Linyuan, and Tang Hao recognized her despite her changed appearance.
• Ah Yin bowed to Gu Linyuan as her master, shocking Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Dai Mubai, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang with her beauty and immense power.
• Gu Linyuan emphasized that Ah Yin was his master’s attendant, and Ah Yin fixed Tang Hao with killing intent.
• Gu Linyuan reflected that his Fortune had grown after defeating Tang San and decided he had inherited a harem protagonist template alongside Tang San’s Fortune.

Ah Yin, reborn as Lan'er and devoted to Gu Linyuan, confronted Tang Hao and Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City. While she fought their strongest defenders, Gu Linyuan took Zhu Zhuqing after Dai Mubai, giving her the chance to kill her former fiancé.

• Ah Yin told Tang Hao that all enemies of Gu Linyuan deserved to die, and Gu Linyuan warned her not to damage Heaven Dou City.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong fused their Martial Souls into a giant dragon while Tang San and the others fled.
• Tang Hao hesitated at the sight of Ah Yin, and Yu Xiaogang urged him not to reveal himself in Heaven Dou City.
• Ah Yin attacked the fused dragon as Gu Linyuan left to pursue the fleeing Shrek students with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Dai Mubai deserved to die and asked Gu Linyuan for permission to kill him; Gu Linyuan agreed and chased after him with her.

Gu Linyuan caught Tang San and the others as they fled toward Shrek Academy, then crippled Dai Mubai when he attacked. Zhu Zhuqing killed Dai Mubai herself, ending their engagement as Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar watched in shock.

• Tang San led Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar through the forest toward Shrek Academy, but Gu Linyuan caught up with Zhu Zhuqing at his side.
• Gu Linyuan confronted Dai Mubai, who attacked him with his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul despite his fear.
• Gu Linyuan destroyed Dai Mubai's right hand with the Power of Destruction and left him incapacitated.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, rejected Dai Mubai's pleas and claims about their engagement, and killed him with her claws.
• Tang San pulled Xiao Wu back while Ma Hongjun and Oscar watched Dai Mubai's death in shock.

Gu Linyuan confronted Tang San and the others after Zhu Zhuqing killed Dai Mubai, while Tang San tried to save his life by revealing his plan to combine Hidden Weapons with Soul Tools. The chapter ended with Gu Linyuan recognizing Tang San’s potential and deciding to let him pursue the path for now.

• Gu Linyuan comforted Zhu Zhuqing after she killed Dai Mubai, and she accepted that she was his.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun knelt and begged Gu Linyuan for mercy, while Tang San stood protectively in front of Xiao Wu.
• Tang San challenged Gu Linyuan and claimed he could surpass him by combining his Hidden Weapons with the Soul Tool principles he had studied.
• Zhu Zhuqing accused Tang San of stealing her claw gauntlets, and Xiao Wu admitted she had secretly taken them to him for study.
• Gu Linyuan considered the potential of converting Hidden Weapons into Soul Tools and decided Tang San’s new path could make his journey more interesting.

Gu Linyuan defeated Tang San, then forced Ma Hongjun to choose between death and castrating himself. Ma Hongjun mutilated himself to survive, leaving him writhing in pain as Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing watched.

• Gu Linyuan struck Tang San with a purely physical punch, sending him flying and leaving him relieved that Gu Linyuan had spared his life.
• Gu Linyuan tossed Oscar aside, then confronted the kneeling Ma Hongjun about the harm he had done to women.
• Gu Linyuan offered Ma Hongjun survival if he castrated himself, and Ma Hongjun hesitated in terror.
• After seeing Dai Mubai's corpse and deciding he did not want to die, Ma Hongjun drew a dagger and castrated himself.
• Ma Hongjun screamed and collapsed in the mud as Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing watched.

Gu Linyuan spared Xiao Wu after Zhu Zhuqing pleaded for her, then took Zhu Zhuqing away and claimed her freedom depended on belonging to him. Tang San was left humiliated and resolved to master Soul Tools to close the gap with Gu Linyuan.

• Gu Linyuan looked at Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing pleaded with him to spare her; he agreed for Zhu Zhuqing's sake.
• Gu Linyuan grabbed Zhu Zhuqing and left with her as Tang San watched, unable to confront him.
• Tang San trembled with humiliation and decided to master Soul Tools to make up for his weaker Martial Soul and cultivation.
• By Lotus Lake, Gu Linyuan told Zhu Zhuqing she was free but belonged to him first, then held her and bit her lips.

Zhu Zhuqing confessed her love to Gu Linyuan and let him carry her through the moonlit grounds. At Shrek Academy, Tang Hao revealed that the veiled woman beside Gu Linyuan was Ah Yin, leaving Tang San and the others stunned and deepening their peril.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Gu Linyuan she loved him and called him Brother Linyuan.
• Gu Linyuan carried Zhu Zhuqing along the lakeside beneath the moonlight.
• Tang Hao returned to Shrek Academy alone after the Golden Iron Triangle was captured, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun cowered in fear.
• Tang San said he wanted to take Xiao Wu away and avoid Gu Linyuan until he could strengthen his hidden weapons.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he had recognized the veiled woman beside Gu Linyuan as Ah Yin.
• Xiao Wu rejected the idea that Ah Yin could be alive after sacrificing herself, and Tang San asked whether Tang Hao had mistaken her identity.

Tang Hao told Tang San that Ah Yin had been resurrected and was living with Gu Linyuan, prompting father and son to stay and find her. Gu Linyuan later went to visit an angry Qian Renxue, leaving their meeting unresolved.

• Tang Hao revealed that Ah Yin’s life-bearing seed had vanished and that she was alive beside Gu Linyuan, calling him Master.
• Tang San realized the woman in the green dress was his mother and agreed with Tang Hao that they could not leave without finding her.
• Xiao Wu wondered whether Gu Linyuan’s mysterious powers had helped resurrect Ah Yin and thought of whether her own mother could be restored.
• Gu Linyuan left Zhu Zhuqing sleeping and went to see Qian Renxue after keeping away from her for several days.
• Qian Renxue heard Gu Linyuan approach, turned away, and coldly snorted when she saw him.

Qian Renxue sulked at Gu Linyuan for neglecting her, but softened when he came to see her and kissed her. Her personal guards, She Long and Chi Xue, witnessed the kiss and debated whether Gu Linyuan was worthy of her despite his fickleness.

• Qian Renxue refused to look at Gu Linyuan and moved away whenever he sat closer to her.
• Gu Linyuan called Qian Renxue “Sister Xue,” held her hand, and apologized for making her angry.
• Gu Linyuan kissed Qian Renxue, and she stopped pushing him away and closed her eyes.
• She Long and Chi Xue watched the kiss from the treetops and realized Qian Renxue had feelings for Gu Linyuan.
• Chi Xue praised Gu Linyuan’s talent, while She Long worried that his fickleness made him unsuitable for Qian Renxue.