Recaps

After learning that Di Tian had taken a lucrative job at a zoo with the Dragon Queen’s help, Gu Yue decided she could profit by sending more rare soul beasts there. She left Bi Ji terrified at the prospect of being recruited next.

• Lin An left Gu Yue and Tang Wuling glaring at each other and resolved to talk to Wuling about her feelings.
• Gu Yue ordered Di Tian to watch the Dragon Queen, but he ignored her messages.
• Bi Ji told Gu Yue that Di Tian had joined Ming Capital Federation Zoo as a protected soul beast and forwarded an article about his new job.
• Gu Yue learned that the Dragon Queen had arranged Di Tian’s position and sent him a million Federal Credits, then decided the arrangement was acceptable.
• Gu Yue asked Bi Ji if she wanted Di Tian to find her a zoo job and proposed packing rare soul beasts into the zoo for profit.
• Bi Ji refused, fearing the zoo’s breeding program, while Gu Yue insisted Di Tian should produce more offspring for the dragon clan.

After arriving at the Spirit Pagoda, Lin An found Leng Yaozhu exhausted and increasingly attached to him. She pulled him onto the sofa and fell asleep in his arms, leaving him to let her rest.

• Gu Yue worried about the dragon race’s low fertility and decided she needed to discuss improving Lin An’s frail constitution.
• Shadow Brake left Lin An at the Spirit Pagoda, where he sensed danger and found Leng Yaozhu sending him a flood of messages.
• Lin An found Leng Yaozhu sleepless and disheveled, and she stroked his hair and reached toward him until he warned her against sexual harassment.
• After Lin An tidied her office, Leng Yaozhu dragged him onto the sofa and clung to him, saying he should compensate her for staying up to design his Battle Armor.
• Lin An felt Leng Yaozhu trembling, changed his attempt to push her away into a gentle pat, and let her fall asleep against him.

Lin An discovered that Leng Yaozhu’s [Crimson Flame Heavenly Heart] progress increased when she felt relaxed and content, while Leng Yaozhu openly tried to draw him closer. After they spent the afternoon forging together, she brought up Shen Qingyi’s lawsuit and questioned whether his family approved of their relationship.

• Lin An learned that Leng Yaozhu’s trait progress depended on her state of mind, and he let her hold him while it increased.
• Leng Yaozhu confessed that she wanted another chance and teased Lin An, but he avoided responding to her advances.
• After two hours on the sofa, Leng Yaozhu woke and apologized for hugging Lin An, then joined him in the Spirit Pagoda’s forging laboratory.
• Leng Yaozhu forged components while Lin An reviewed the Battle Armor blueprints and pointed out adjustments.
• Leng Yaozhu told Lin An that Shen Qingyi had sent a lawyer’s letter and asked whether his family opposed their relationship.

Gu Yue confronted Leng Yaozhu over her closeness with Lin An, but Leng Yaozhu subdued her in the laboratory. Lin An returned for his communicator, saw them in a compromising position, and fled, leaving Leng Yaozhu to suspect Gu Yue truly thought of herself as a male dragon.

• Gu Yue barged into the laboratory, sniffed Leng Yaozhu's scent on Lin An, and tried to leave with him despite Leng Yaozhu reminding her of their agreement.
• Lin An patted Gu Yue's head and left, while Leng Yaozhu stopped Gu Yue and demanded she honor her deal and repair the damage to her reputation.
• Gu Yue accused Leng Yaozhu of embracing Lin An and attacked her, but Leng Yaozhu pinned and teased her.
• Lin An returned for his communicator, saw Leng Yaozhu straddling Gu Yue, and hurried away as Gu Yue failed to follow him.
• Leng Yaozhu realized Gu Yue might truly see herself as a male dragon and looked at her with disgust.

Lin An left the Spirit Pagoda and headed to find the injured Tang Wuling, but Shadow Brake connected him to his mother, Shen Qingyi. Shen Qingyi berated him over his visits with Leng Yaozhu and urged him to choose Shadow Brake instead, leaving Lin An trying to end the call.

• Lin An received a call from Gu Yue, who said she was dealing with Leng Yaozhu before the call cut off.
• Lin An summoned Shadow Brake and told her to find Tang Wuling's hospital so he could visit him.
• Shadow Brake revealed that Shen Qingyi was calling and, despite Lin An's order to hang up, answered the call.
• Shen Qingyi scolded Lin An for failing to call her and accused him of getting close to Leng Yaozhu at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Shen Qingyi praised Shadow Brake as a suitable companion and condemned the idea of Lin An marrying Leng Yaozhu because of their age difference.
• After Shen Qingyi rambled for twenty minutes, Lin An quietly told Shadow Brake to hang up.

Lin An visited Tang Wuling in the ICU after Gu Yue nearly killed her in a fight. He felt relieved that she was alive, then prepared to crush her hopes of being with him.

• Shen Qingyi told Shadow Brake to watch Lin An and keep him away from another woman, leaving Shadow Brake delighted by her apparent approval of their relationship.
• Wu Zhangkong waited outside the ICU, reflecting on how Gu Yue’s Space Slash had nearly killed Tang Wuling and how her powerful connections protected her.
• Lin An arrived at the hospital with Shadow Brake, learned Tang Wuling had only just survived, and heard Wu Zhangkong tell him to pay the medical bills before leaving.
• Tang Wuling greeted Lin An tearfully and said she could die without regrets now that he had visited.
• Lin An resisted his attraction to Tang Wuling, reminded himself that she was a man trying to get close to him, and resolved to crush her hopes.

Lin An rejected Tang Wuling’s confession, telling her they could only be brothers and that he already liked someone else. Tang Wuling broke down in tears, but still wished that they could be husband and wife in the next life.

• Lin An recalled meeting Tang Wuling as Tang Wulin and said his heart had stirred, but he had chosen to be her brother and friend.
• Lin An urged Tang Wuling not to change herself for him and said she should find someone who could return her love.
• Tang Wuling confessed that she was willing to pay any price to protect Lin An and openly love him.
• Lin An rejected Tang Wuling, saying their relationship was impossible and that he already liked someone else.
• Tang Wuling accepted that they would be brothers in this life, wished they could be husband and wife in the next, and broke down crying.

Lin An urged Tang Wuling to get sterilized, driving her into despair as she misread his concern and nearly lost control to the Golden Dragon King. Lin An's cold gaze suppressed the Golden Dragon King, and he left the ward, where Xie Xie was waiting with food.

• Lin An patted Tang Wuling's head and advised her to get sterilized, saying her desires made her vulnerable to Gu Yue.
• Tang Wuling broke down sobbing and imagined creating a world with only Lin An, free of obstacles and prejudice.
• As Lin An turned to leave, Tang San urged Tang Wuling to steady her mind, but the Golden Dragon King tried to seize control of her body.
• Lin An turned back and stared down the Golden Dragon King, forcing it to retreat and halting its possession of Tang Wuling.
• Lin An left the ward, and Xie Xie greeted him at the door with bags of boxed meals and fruit.

Lin An questioned Xie Xie about Tang Wuling’s transformation while Xie Xie secretly considered pursuing her. Tang Wuling’s desperate cry made everyone in the hospital mistake Lin An and Xie Xie for a couple and Xie Xie for a cheating scumbag.

• Xie Xie told Lin An how Gu Yue had used Space Slash and how Teacher Wu had rushed the injured Tang Wuling to the hospital.
• Lin An suspected Xie Xie had been sterilized and asked whether he knew who had performed Tang Wuling’s surgery, but Xie Xie evasively denied knowing.
• Xie Xie privately admired Tang Wuling’s beauty and considered taking advantage of her heartbreak, while Lin An wondered if Xie Xie’s feelings for her had changed.
• Tang Wuling cried out that people who truly loved each other could not be together, drawing everyone in the corridor’s attention.
• The bystanders saw Lin An, Xie Xie, and the crying Tang Wuling and assumed Xie Xie was cheating on his hospitalized girlfriend.

Lin An fed the injured Tang Wuling while Xie Xie left in frustration, and Tang Wuling gratefully accepted Lin An’s care. After seeing a photo of them together, Gu Yue grew furious that Tang Wuling was receiving the tenderness she wanted from Lin An.

• Xie Xie brought food for Tang Wuling, but she insulted him until Lin An entered the hospital room.
• Lin An offered Tang Wuling food, and she refused until he began feeding her himself.
• Xie Xie tried to feed Tang Wuling, but she called him disgusting, and Lin An ordered him out.
• Lin An fed Tang Wuling while calculating that she needed to reach level twenty so he could obtain the Golden Dragon King Bloodline trait.
• Gu Yue received Bi Ji’s photo of Lin An feeding Tang Wuling and crushed her communicator in anger.

Lin An learned that Gu Yue had nearly killed Tang Wuling and stayed with the badly injured child in the hospital. After Tang Wuling received word that her parents had left and her medical bills remained unpaid, Lin An offered to cover the costs, while she cried that she did not want to keep burdening him.

• Gu Yue saw a photo of Lin An looking grim at Tang Wuling's hospital bed and worried that the Dragon Queen was truly angry with her.
• Lin An read Tang Wuling's report and realized Gu Yue's Space Slash had been a genuine attempt to kill her.
• Tang Wuling defended Gu Yue despite her severe injuries, and Lin An soothed her as she struggled with a high fever.
• Tang Wuling received a message from Wu Zhangkong saying her father had left to resume work as a mecha designer and that her medical bills were still short by over a million.
• Tang Wuling broke down over her parents' departure and the cost of her treatment, and Lin An offered to pay the bills.
• Tang Wuling cried that she did not want to keep owing Lin An or making things difficult for him.

Tang Wuling struggled with guilt over Lin An paying her medical bills until he reassured her that he needed her as his teammate and protector. As her resolve returned, Lin An grew wary of Gu Yue for nearly killing her, while Bi Ji and Shadow Brake reacted to the tense situation outside the hospital room.

• Tang Wuling worried that she could never repay Lin An for her medical expenses, but Lin An urged her to recover and reminded her that he needed her to protect him in their upcoming competition.
• Tang Wuling regained hope and vowed to protect Lin An, while he noticed her bloodied bandages and feared Gu Yue's emotional outbursts.
• Bi Ji watched Lin An and Tang Wuling through the hospital-room window and worried that Gu Yue would be furious about Tang Wuling's condition.
• Shadow Brake appeared behind Bi Ji, who nervously claimed she had come to change the patient's medicine and hurried into the room.
• After changing the medicine, Bi Ji escaped down the corridor and fled the hospital, still frightened by Shadow Brake's silent stare.

Lin An left the hospital after visiting Tang Wuling and found Gu Yue waiting outside, desperate for him to speak to her. When he finally stopped, Gu Yue blamed Tang Wuling for provoking her and tried to excuse her actions as love, leaving Lin An to question whether she would use that excuse to evade responsibility again.

• Lin An told Tang Wuling to rest and not worry about her medical bills, then left the hospital while Xie Xie stayed beside her bed.
• Lin An found Gu Yue waiting outside the hospital and walked away without acknowledging her, leaving her to follow three steps behind.
• Gu Yue apologized and reminded Lin An of their shopping plans, but he continued to ignore her.
• Gu Yue grabbed Lin An's arm and said she had hurt Tang Wuling because she loved him and blamed Tang Wuling for getting close to him.
• Lin An looked at Gu Yue without warmth as she panicked and swore she would change, then wondered whether she would use love to excuse anything she did.

After Gu Yue injured Tang Wuling, Lin An told her their relationship was over and walked away, leaving her unable to hold on to him. In the following days, he cared for Tang Wuling and kept Gu Yue at a distance, while Gu Yue stopped daring to cause trouble for fear of losing him completely.

• Lin An condemned Gu Yue for trying to kill Tang Wuling over a romantic dispute and walked away after telling her to leave things as they were.
• Gu Yue chased Lin An, apologized, and grabbed his hand, but Lin An pried her fingers open and continued without looking back.
• Lin An spent his mornings working for Leng Yaozhu at the Spirit Pagoda and his afternoons watching Gu Yue and Xie Xie train at the academy.
• Lin An visited Tang Wuling in the hospital, synchronized their Soul Power to help heal him, and ignored Gu Yue whenever she was in the room.
• Lin An assigned Shadow Brake to guard his bed, and Gu Yue stopped approaching after Shadow Brake watched her, afraid that causing trouble would push Lin An further away.

Lin An continued his cold war with Gu Yue, enjoying the freedom while she fell into despair over his silence. When Gu Yue confided in Leng Yaozhu, her teacher comforted her by calling the cold war normal, while privately recognizing an opportunity.

• Lin An kept ignoring Gu Yue, who cautiously messaged him and waited outside the hospital while he visited Tang Wuling.
• Gu Yue drifted through class and accidentally demonstrated a powerful Space Slash when Wu Zhangkong called on her; Xie Xie avoided her during break.
• Lin An continued synchronizing Soul Power with Tang Wuling, helping her recover, while Gu Yue felt abandoned by everyone around her.
• Leng Yaozhu found Gu Yue crying in bed and learned that Lin An had ignored her for two weeks after she injured Tang Wuling.
• Leng Yaozhu comforted Gu Yue by saying cold wars were normal, recalling that she had once waited decades for someone who never realized she was ignoring him.

Gu Yue broke down over Lin An and became convinced that human emotions had turned him against her, while Leng Yaozhu saw an opportunity to approach him. As Class Five prepared for its promotion match, Gu Yue's chilling behavior left Wu Zhangkong worried that she was becoming dangerous.

• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue to give Lin An space, denied having improper intentions toward him, and secretly considered approaching him while he was emotionally vulnerable.
• Alone after Leng Yaozhu left, Gu Yue decided that human emotions were fake and vowed to prove to Na'er that she was Lin An's final destination.
• After two weeks of training, Xie Xie advanced to Level 22, Tang Wuling recovered enough to walk and reached Level 18, and Gu Yue reached Level 19.
• Wu Zhangkong ended training before the promotion match and warned Gu Yue not to let her conflict with Lin An affect Class Five.
• Wu Zhangkong told Gu Yue not to use Space Slash to kill competitors, and she left without further discussion, deepening his fear that she was slipping out of control.

Gu Yue visited Lin An’s empty dorm before declaring she would take the Dragon Queen away, while Lin An watched Tang Wuling break through to level twenty in the hospital. When Lin An copied her activated Dragon God Bloodline, time froze and an unknown presence embraced him from behind.

• Gu Yue bathed in Lin An’s bathroom, then headed to the hospital and vowed to take the Dragon Queen away no matter what.
• Shadow Brake told Lin An that Tang Wuling had recovered and was far stronger than ordinary Soul Masters of her rank.
• Tang Wuling cultivated with Lin An’s help and broke through to level twenty, her Golden Dragon King Bloodline surging.
• Lin An saw the Dragon God Bloodline entry activate above Tang Wuling and chose to copy it despite the warning of unknown risks.
• The world turned colorless and silent, and a warm presence embraced Lin An from behind as Heaven’s Favor shrieked.

A mysterious rainbow-haired woman appeared to Lin An, called him her Dragon Queen, and left him terrified after divine power injured him. He discovered Tang Wuling had healed and insisted they leave the hospital for the promotion match, then stepped into its eerie corridor.

• The rainbow-haired woman embraced Lin An, gently bit his earlobe, and said she hoped he would reunite with the one he loved before they met again.
• Lin An collapsed in fear as the vision ended, and his burst of Soul Power sent Tang Wuling flying into the wall.
• Shadow Brake tried to remove the divine power from Lin An, but it erupted and made him spit blood, so he used a life potion instead.
• Lin An checked Tang Wuling's abdomen and learned her injury had healed, then ordered her to pack for the morning promotion match.
• Lin An left the ward despite claiming he was not afraid, and an icy gust brushed his neck in the dark corridor.

Lin An learned that Tang Wuling’s bloodline had turned her into a girl and feared his copied Golden Dragon King Bloodline would do the same to him. As he left the hospital holding Shadow Brake’s hand, she sensed someone hiding in the shadows ahead.

• Tang Wuling told Lin An that her special bloodline had turned her into a girl and said they could now be together.
• Lin An examined his face in the mirror, feared the Golden Dragon King Bloodline would change his body, and demanded that Tang Wuling get sterilized.
• Lin An left Tang Wuling and worried that his Golden Dragon King Bloodline would eventually make him lose his manhood.
• Lin An held Shadow Brake’s hand as they walked through the dark hospital corridor, and Shadow Brake sensed someone in the shadows ahead.

Gu Yue confronted Lin An and Shadow Brake, intending to take Lin An back to Star Dou Forest, but Lin An’s affectionate coaxing quickly broke through her icy resolve. The chapter ended with Gu Yue sobbing in his arms and pounding his chest in a tearful tantrum.

• Shadow Brake entered combat mode when Lin An screamed about a ghost and hid behind her.
• Gu Yue emerged from the shadows, resolved to take Lin An back to Star Dou Forest and make him hers again.
• Lin An recognized Gu Yue’s unusually cold demeanor and approached her to ask if she was angry.
• Gu Yue tried to deliver her prepared ultimatum, but Lin An pulled her into an embrace and ruffled her hair.
• Lin An kissed Gu Yue’s cheek and asked if she would forgive him, destroying her resolve.
• Gu Yue burst into tears, clutched Lin An, and pounded his chest with childish, aggrieved blows.

Lin An coaxed Gu Yue out of her despair, and she transformed into a tiny dragon and clung to him. Back at the dormitory, Shadow Brake confirmed that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline had improved Lin An’s power without harming him, while he reflected on his role in the cold war and the traits he had obtained.

• Gu Yue transformed into a tiny, crying dragon, and Lin An picked her up and soothed her until she quieted.
• Tang Wuling tried to pet Gu Yue, but Gu Yue hid inside Lin An’s collar to avoid being recognized.
• Gu Yue claimed Lin An’s bed at the dormitory and begged him not to chase her away, and he let her stay.
• Shadow Brake examined Lin An and reported that his life force and attributes had increased without signs of assimilation or discomfort.
• Lin An found Gu Yue asleep and reflected that his cold war with her had partly helped him obtain the Golden Dragon King Bloodline trait.

Lin An woke to find Gu Yue shrunk into a palm-sized dragon, teased her as they prepared for the class promotion match, and noticed that Tang Wuling’s Dragon God Bloodline had advanced. The group headed out with Gu Yue still embarrassed and Tang Wuling quietly jealous.

• Lin An found Gu Yue asleep in palm-sized dragon form, lifted her by the tail, and woke her.
• Gu Yue changed back into a girl, blushed at Lin An’s teasing, and noticed the Dragon Queen’s vitality had increased before he hurried her to wash.
• Xie Xie saw Gu Yue leaving Lin An’s room and asked if they had made up, while Tang Wuling felt jealous but reminded herself that Lin An had forgiven her.
• Lin An sensed the Golden Dragon King’s power in his bloodline and restrained his urge to test it before the class promotion match.
• Lin An spotted the words “Dragon God Bloodline: Gold LV2” above Tang Wuling, confirming her bloodline had advanced.

Lin An and Xie Xie affirmed their trust in each other while Gu Yue and Tang Wuling silently agreed that Xie Xie was a rival. The students arrived at Eastsea Academy’s promotion tournament, where reporters had gathered because of Lin An’s fame, and Xie Xie was startled by the spectacle.

• Lin An withdrew from checking Tang Wuling’s LV2 unlock requirements after recalling her warning about another dragon’s scent.
• Xie Xie declared his bond with Lin An, and the two bumped fists and exchanged words of trust.
• Gu Yue and Tang Wuling agreed that Xie Xie was also acting suspiciously and silently decided to deal with him first.
• Xie Xie accused Gu Yue and Tang Wuling of being driven by lust, while Lin An reflected on his Soul Power reaching rank twenty-five.
• Wu Zhangkong led the students toward the promotion tournament and frowned at his unusual group.
• At Eastsea Academy’s Central Stadium, reporters crowded the entrance because Lin An was a famous internet celebrity, and Xie Xie was overwhelmed by the cameras.

At the class promotion tournament, Shadow Brake rejected Zhuo Shi’s request to place Shrek graduates in Universe and criticized Shrek’s graduates and finances. Wu Zhangkong, disturbed by his teacher’s deference and convinced Universal Group had corrupted the world, turned toward the judges’ table.

• Tang Wuling shook off Xie Xie, while Wu Zhangkong told the students to show their abilities and not embarrass him.
• Wu Zhangkong recognized Zhuo Shi, his teacher, among the judges, and saw Shadow Brake and Leng Yaozhu seated beside him.
• Shadow Brake privately told Lin An that she had been sent to judge in his favor, but Lin An told her not to play favorites.
• Zhuo Shi asked Shadow Brake to help Shrek graduates find jobs at Universe, and she refused, criticizing their arrogance and Shrek’s poor financial performance.
• Wu Zhangkong reflected on Bing’er’s soul extraction and suspected Universal Group was linked to the Holy Spirit Cult before walking resolutely toward the judges’ table.

Wu Zhangkong publicly rejected any backroom deals before the judges, then prepared Class Five for its opening match against Class Four. As the match began, Class Four formed a standard battle formation while spectators focused on Lin An.

• Wu Zhangkong told Zhuo Shi, Shadow Brake, and Leng Yaozhu that Class Five would compete without backroom deals, and Zhuo Shi assured him the results would be fair.
• Yu Zhen pulled Wu Zhangkong aside and warned him that confronting the judges could put him in danger.
• Long Hengxu announced the first match between first-year Class Five and Class Four, while Class Four students and their teacher Kong Hanwen accused Wu Zhangkong of arranging a fixed result for Lin An.
• Wu Zhangkong denied taking money but wavered as he thought about Bing'er's soul.
• The tournament match began, and Class Four formed a standard battle formation as the broadcast screens showed Class Five approaching the arena.