Chapter Summaries

Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu grew jealous and decided to confront Lin An after learning he had arranged dinner with Ouyang Zixin. At the hotel, Ouyang Zixin arrived dressed up, while Tang Wuling received Lin An’s message telling her to sit beside Ouyang Zixin and take care of her.

• Gu Yue caught Xie Xie trying to leave and forced him to reveal that Lin An had booked Cloudsky International Hotel for dinner with Ouyang Zixin, Mu Xi, Tang Wuling, and other senior students.
• Gu Yue confronted Leng Yaozhu over her relationship advice, and the two joined forces to go to the hotel after Gu Yue imagined Lin An might be unfaithful.
• Shadow Brake arranged the dinner and warned Lin An not to get into trouble, then left while privately wondering whether he was attracted to Tang Wuling’s unusual personality.
• Ouyang Zixin arrived at the hotel dressed up and felt overwhelmed when she saw Lin An, while Tang Wuling grew anxious about her appearance and Ouyang Zixin’s past rumors with him.
• Tang Wuling received Lin An’s message telling her to sit beside Ouyang Zixin, help choose her food, and satisfy her needs, along with an encouraging sticker.

Lin An apologized to Ouyang Zixin at a lavish dinner, but she joked about rumors that they had dated and she was pregnant with his child. Tang Wuling grew jealous and confused by Lin An’s apparent encouragement for her to pursue Ouyang, leaving her wondering whether he truly saw her only as a brother.

• Tang Wuling reluctantly sat beside Ouyang Zixin while Xie Xie guarded the seat next to Lin An.
• The guests marveled at the extravagant meal as Lin An gazed out at Eastsea City and ignored the food.
• Ouyang Zixin greeted Lin An, and he sincerely apologized for how he had handled their past.
• Ouyang Zixin told Lin An that rumors claimed they had dated, that she was pregnant with his child, and that their story had inspired a popular novel.
• Tang Wuling became jealous while watching Lin An talk with Ouyang Zixin, and Lin An mistook her feelings for a chance to encourage her to pursue Ouyang.

At Lin An's dinner gathering, Ouyang Zixin lashed out at Tang Wuling over her feelings for Lin An, leaving Tang Wuling hurt and Lin An angry. Ouyang Zixin tried to excuse her remarks, but Lin An stayed distant, and Xie Xie moved beside Tang Wuling.

• Ouyang Zixin noticed Lin An's concern for Tang Wuling and felt her jealousy return.
• Ouyang Zixin mocked Tang Wuling's transformation and warned her not to harbor feelings for Lin An, prompting the other female students to gossip.
• Tang Wuling said she and Lin An were only brothers and claimed she would change back, while Lin An regretted arranging the gathering.
• Ouyang Zixin drank three glasses and offered Tang Wuling a half-hearted apology, but Lin An remained cold toward her.
• Ouyang Zixin asked to change seats, and Xie Xie moved beside Tang Wuling and told her to eat.

Lin An struggled to respond to Ouyang Zixin’s offer to help redirect Tang Wuling’s feelings while Ouyang asked him not to reject her. Outside the hotel, Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu abandoned their plan to burst in and waited awkwardly in midair.

• Tang Wuling refused food at first, but Xie Xie coaxed her into eating by placing meat in her bowl.
• Ouyang Zixin told Lin An she would approach Tang Wuling and help shift her attention, if Lin An did not push her away.
• Lin An grew uneasy about Ouyang Zixin’s feelings and the tangled situation, while Tang Wuling watched them and felt increasingly out of place.
• Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu watched Lin An and Ouyang Zixin from outside the hotel, then hesitated over how they could justify barging in.
• Gu Yue complained that Leng Yaozhu should have gone inside with her, but Leng Yaozhu insisted they wait.

Gu Yue watched Lin An from outside the hotel while Leng Yaozhu monitored the floor, and the dinner ended with Ouyang Zixin’s confidence shaken by Leng Yaozhu’s presence. Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue met Lin An outside the hotel, where Leng Yaozhu said they had come because they were worried about him.

• Gu Yue clung to an air conditioner unit high above the ground to watch Lin An, while Leng Yaozhu told her that Lin An seemed to have noticed her.
• Shadow Brake alerted Lin An to Gu Yue’s presence, and he spotted her outside the window and worried she might fall.
• Ouyang Zixin stayed close to Lin An through dinner, while Mu Xi apologized to Tang Wuling and offered to take her home.
• Ouyang Zixin saw Leng Yaozhu waiting with Gu Yue and felt that her confidence in winning Lin An over had been misplaced.
• Lin An asked Leng Yaozhu why she had come, and she replied that she and Yue'er had been worried about him.

Lin An went with Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu to the Spirit Pagoda, where a major Spirit Realm breach led to Leng Yaozhu's suspension. He brushed off the danger and tried to sleep, but both women stayed beside his bed.

• Gu Yue confessed that she had waited for Lin An on a rooftop, and Leng Yaozhu drove them to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue realized Lin An did not think he had done anything wrong, then argued over who would lie beside him while he slept.
• Leng Yaozhu received an alert that stolen Spirit Realm architecture had enabled a large-scale breach, and she was suspended pending an investigation.
• Lin An told Leng Yaozhu to treat her paid suspension as a vacation because she had not caused the breach.
• Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu refused to leave Lin An's bedside, and he asked how anyone could sleep with two perverts staring at him.

Gu Yue transformed into a fluffy little dragon to coax Lin An into hugging her, while Lin An continued accompanying Leng Yaozhu as she worked toward letting go of her past with Yun Ming. In Ming Capital, Yun Ming struggled with the city’s modern systems and accidentally revealed that he and Zhuo Shi had lost hundreds of millions trading stocks.

• Gu Yue turned into a tiny fluffy dragon and tried to persuade Lin An to hug her, but Lin An remembered that Gu Yue had nearly strangled her before.
• Lin An checked Leng Yaozhu’s companionship progress, saw that it had reached 87%, and decided to keep her company while she was suspended from duty.
• Yun Ming and Na'er arrived in Ming Capital, where the city system warned Yun Ming and his outdated communicator failed to support the current system.
• Na'er arranged an unmanned aircraft ride and teased Yun Ming about being old-fashioned and worrying about the fare.
• Na'er let slip that Yun Ming and Zhuo Shi had lost hundreds of millions trading stocks, prompting Yun Ming to angrily blame Zhuo Shi.

Na'er went to the zoo hoping to see Di Tian, but learned he was working at Universal Group headquarters and had blocked her messages. At headquarters, she confronted Di Tian over his new job, his growing belly, and the money he refused to give her.

• Na'er persuaded Yun Ming to take her to the zoo by threatening to tell Ya Li about his stock trading with Zhuo Shi.
• Na'er found Di Tian’s enclosure closed because he had been called to work, and learned he was a star animal and security consultant for Universal Group.
• Na'er discovered that Di Tian had blocked her messages and headed with Yun Ming to Universal Group headquarters.
• Di Tian scanned Yun Ming as a dangerous target and warned him not to trigger the city’s security systems.
• Na'er slapped Di Tian’s belly and demanded to know why he had blocked her and refused to send her ten million.
• Yun Ming pulled Na'er back and told her to apologize to Di Tian, leaving her incredulous.

As the Spirit Realm remained closed after the breach, souls began dissipating and military storage costs soared, turning public anger toward Universal. Yun Ming visited Shen Qingyi to demand answers, but she challenged the Federation for relying on Universal without funding the Spirit Realm.

• Public attention shifted from the Spirit Realm breach to Leng Yaozhu's suspension and rumors about her relationship with Gu Yue.
• The Spirit Realm's emergency closure left recently deceased people without access to soul storage, and their souls began to dissipate.
• After hundreds of soldiers died on the Abyss Battlefield, the military stored their souls in costly devices while the Spirit Realm stayed inaccessible.
• Public opinion turned against Universal as people demanded that the Spirit Realm reopen for the dead.
• Yun Ming asked Shen Qingyi when the Spirit Realm would reopen and warned that soldiers' souls were at risk.
• Shen Qingyi told Yun Ming that Universal built and maintained the Spirit Realm without Federation funding, and asked why she should bear its costs and blame.

Shen Qingyi agreed to restart the Spirit Realm’s emergency channels while demanding that the groups responsible pay for its upkeep and answer for the code leak. Meanwhile, Na'er took Di Tian out to summon the Star Dou creatures and discovered that he had grown a huge belly.

• Yun Ming proposed that the Federation cover Spirit Realm costs for soldiers killed on the front lines, and Shen Qingyi agreed to restore basic channels while warning that Universe would pursue those behind the code leak.
• Shadow Brake reopened the Spirit Realm’s emergency military and hospital channels, and her soul and authority began recovering as she erased the remnant soul’s memories.
• Na'er dragged Di Tian out of Yun Ming’s office, and Yun Ming let them go because Di Tian was serving as Universe’s security consultant.
• Na'er climbed onto Di Tian’s neck and ordered him to call Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, Scarlet King, Ten Thousand Demon King, Zi Ji, and the other Star Dou residents.
• Na'er learned that Di Tian was working for humans and making money, then noticed his enormous belly and asked how much he had eaten.

Na'er confronted Di Tian over the Ferocious Beasts’ work and income, believing they had excluded her from their profits. Di Tian summoned the others to bring money, and the chapter ended with him scolding and beating Xiong Jun while the group gathered.

• Na'er slapped Di Tian’s belly, called him fat, and kicked him, hurting her own foot.
• Di Tian urged Na'er to return to Shrek while keeping quiet about Gu Yue and the Dragon Queen’s affairs.
• Na'er accused Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts of abandoning her and withholding their salaries, bonuses, and streaming revenue.
• Di Tian summoned the Ferocious Beasts and told them to bring money for Na'er.
• Xiong Jun arrived while eating, and Di Tian punched him for calling him Little Di before ordering him to show more respect.

Di Tian lectured the Ferocious Beasts about their comfortable lives, but Na'er called him the fattest one and took charge of collecting money and valuables for the Soul Beast race. After she stripped the group of most of their wealth, Na'er turned to Di Tian and demanded payment too.

• Xiong Jun secretly photographed Di Tian and posted a mocking caption online while Di Tian criticized the well-fed Ferocious Beasts.
• Na'er told Di Tian he was the fattest one, and Di Tian obediently stood before the Soul Beasts as she scolded them for abandoning their spirit.
• Scarlet King recognized Na'er's familiar aura, and Bi Ji warned the others not to disrespect their Lord.
• Di Tian demanded that the Ferocious Beasts contribute money, and Na'er used her Silver Dragon aura to make them comply.
• Na'er collected money and materials from the Ferocious Beasts, threatened to take Scarlet King's fur, and considered plucking Bi Ji's feathers.
• Na'er demanded money or scales from Di Tian, who swallowed his protest when her Silver Dragon aura pressed down on him.

Lin An and Tang Wuling attempted to build a stable Soul Power resonance for a Martial Soul Fusion, but Tang Wuling’s distracting thoughts and Gu Yue’s jealous presence disrupted their cultivation. Gu Yue then accused Lin An of cheating and asked if he planned to abandon her.

• Lin An and Tang Wuling joined hands and began forming a resonance between his seven-colored Soul Power and her Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Lin An sensed Tang Wuling imagining intimate scenes with him, gave her an Iceheart Pill, and told her to focus.
• As their resonance began to stabilize again, Lin An and Tang Wuling sensed Gu Yue watching them, and their connection broke.
• Tang Wuling blamed Gu Yue for distracting her, while Gu Yue offered to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Lin An instead.
• Gu Yue cried and asked Lin An whether he no longer wanted her and planned to leave her.

Gu Yue comforted Di Tian after seeing that Na'er had stripped his scales, then learned that Na'er was coming to East Sea. Gu Yue panicked at the thought that Na'er might pursue Lin An's wife, Tang Wuling, and compete with her for Lin An.

• Gu Yue clung to Lin An and accused Tang Wuling of having improper designs on him, while Tang Wuling insisted they were only male best friends.
• Di Tian called Gu Yue in distress, and she saw that he had been left bald, yellow, and plump after Na'er stripped his scales.
• Gu Yue secretly took a screenshot of Di Tian's appearance while pretending to comfort him.
• Di Tian told Gu Yue that Na'er was preparing to come to East Sea.
• Gu Yue feared Na'er might become interested in Lin An and compete with her for Lin An's affection, then angrily asked Di Tian why he had not stopped her.

Lin An read Shen Qingyi’s messages about Yun Ming’s coming visit, Leng Yaozhu, and a silver-haired girl she hoped he would meet. As Tang Wuling crept over to see what had caught his attention, Lin An recognized her quiet footsteps.

• Lin An rebuffed Tang Wuling when she tried to follow him, and she retreated to a corner to watch him sadly.
• Lin An read that Yun Ming would soon visit East Sea to investigate the Spirit Realm access leak and the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack, bringing a child with him.
• Shen Qingyi warned Lin An to keep his distance from Leng Yaozhu, suspecting she might have ulterior motives toward him or Universal Group.
• Shen Qingyi said she could not yet accept Gu Yue as Lin An’s future wife because Gu Yue was a Soul Beast.
• Shen Qingyi sent Lin An a photo of the silver-haired, purple-eyed girl Yun Ming was bringing and suggested he spend time getting to know her.
• Tang Wuling quietly approached Lin An as he studied his communicator, and he recognized her footsteps without turning around.

Tang Wuling recognized Na'er in Lin An's communicator and learned that Yun Ming would bring her to East Sea, filling her with joy and then fear that Na'er might reject her changed body. Lin An tried to reassure her while urging her to act more masculine, still hoping she would stop pursuing him.

• Tang Wuling sneaked closer to Lin An and recognized the silver-haired girl in his communicator as Na'er.
• Lin An told Tang Wuling that Na'er would likely come to East Sea with Yun Ming, and Tang Wuling became overjoyed at the prospect of reuniting with her sister.
• Lin An privately saw Na'er as a chance to steer Tang Wuling toward a childhood-sweetheart relationship and away from him.
• Tang Wuling worried that Na'er would not recognize or accept her after her body changed, and imagined Na'er rejecting her.
• Lin An comforted Tang Wuling by saying her body might be changed back, then told her to stop acting girly and become more masculine.

Lin An urged Tang Wuling to spend time with Na'er, mistakenly believing their reunion could turn into a romance, and reminded her of her promise to protect her family. Tang Wuling was left reflecting on who she wanted to become.

• Lin An gave Tang Wuling money and told her to spend time with Na'er, then sent her a chart about getting closer to girls.
• Tang Wuling explained that Na'er was her little sister and that their bond was purely familial, but Lin An argued that their history resembled a romance.
• Lin An pointed out that Na'er had white hair and purple eyes, and urged Tang Wuling to make up for the hardships she had faced at Shrek.
• Tang Wuling suspected Lin An was trying to set her up with Na'er and wondered why Na'er looked so much like Gu Yue.
• Lin An reminded Tang Wuling that she was a man who had once wanted to protect her parents and Na'er, and urged her not to forget who she wanted to become.

Lin An and Tang San tried to redirect Tang Wuling’s fixation on Na’er toward family and responsibility, but Lin An’s talk of sterilization unsettled her again. Gu Yue overheard everything and recoiled at the thought that Tang Wuling might pursue Na’er, who was her other half.

• Lin An reminded Tang Wuling of her parents, Na’er, and her reasons for becoming stronger, and Tang San supported him from her Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang San urged Tang Wuling to steel her will and reclaim her root, warning that she needed it to protect her family and give Na’er happiness.
• Tang Wuling nodded with renewed resolve, but Lin An said she should get sterilized first and promised to help restore her root once her cultivation matured.
• Tang Wuling objected that things were fine as they were and grew anxious over Lin An’s apparent fixation on sterilization.
• Gu Yue, who had overheard the conversation, judged Tang Wuling harshly for her feelings toward Na’er and worried about what Na’er’s memories and feelings would mean if they merged with her.

Lin An, Tang Wuling, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie waited at Eastsea City Station for Na'er, where Lin An’s striking outfit drew unwanted attention and stirred up jealousy. Tang Wuling took Lin An to a grilled fish restaurant, reminding him of the last time she had left him waiting there for two hours.

• A young man mistook Lin An for a woman and asked for his contact information, so Tang Wuling claimed Lin An already had a boyfriend and drove him away with her Golden Dragon King aura.
• Gu Yue struggled to keep her distance from Lin An as promised, while Tang Wuling grabbed his hand and led him toward a nearby grilled fish restaurant.
• Xie Xie insulted all three by comparing them unfavorably to Lin An, then quickly apologized when they turned on him.
• At the restaurant, Lin An reminded Tang Wuling that she had once left him waiting two hours while she ate grilled fish, and she felt guilty remembering how vulnerable he had been.

Lin An, Tang Wuling, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie waited for grilled fish while teasing one another about Gu Yue’s first meeting with Lin An and Tang Wuling’s attentiveness. Xie Xie’s remark that Gu Yue and Tang Wuling looked like a married couple sparked a chase that ended when the restaurant owner shouted them back to their seats.

• Xie Xie revealed that Gu Yue had been too shy to approach Lin An when she first went to pick her up, though she had been anxious about Lin An’s safety.
• Tang Wuling wiped a chair for Lin An, and Xie Xie took the seat she had prepared for herself, insisting that he and Lin An shared only father-son affection.
• Lin An wondered whether Tang Wuling and Gu Yue would have ended up together if she had not come to Eastsea City, and both women reacted with disgust.
• Tang Wuling mocked Gu Yue’s old disguise and appearance, prompting Gu Yue to threaten her as the two prepared to fight.
• Xie Xie called Gu Yue and Tang Wuling a married couple, so they chased him around the restaurant until the owner shouted them back to their seats.