Chapter Summaries

Leng Yaozhu despaired over Lin An ignoring her messages, while Shadow Brake secretly blocked and archived them. Lin An returned to the Spirit Pagoda and learned that Leng Yaozhu had been waiting for him on the top floor.

• Leng Yaozhu reread her unanswered messages to Lin An, feared he had never cared for her, and broke down crying in her office.
• Lin An arrived at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters after twenty-one days away and worried that he had been fired.
• Shadow Brake concealed that she had blacklisted Leng Yaozhu and intercepted her messages as evidence of harassment.
• The receptionist told Lin An that Vice Tower Master Leng had been waiting for him, and he took the elevator to the seventy-second floor.

Lin An returned to the Spirit Pagoda and found Leng Yaozhu furious and heartbroken after she mistook his silence for rejection. With Shadow Brake’s reluctantly offered advice, he prepared to try an intimate gesture to calm her, while the AI secretly readied herself to intervene.

• Lin An stepped out of the elevator and dodged a book Leng Yaozhu hurled at him.
• Leng Yaozhu accused Lin An of ignoring her messages and mocking her feelings, while he insisted he had received none.
• Leng Yaozhu smashed Lin An’s communicator before he could show her its empty inbox.
• Lin An asked Shadow Brake for help, but she first rebuked him for calling her an idiot AI.
• Shadow Brake advised Lin An to approach Leng Yaozhu, take her hand, and close his eyes while standing on tiptoe.
• Shadow Brake secretly prepared to use her mental power to push Leng Yaozhu away if she did not retreat.

Lin An tried to kiss Leng Yaozhu, but she pulled away at the last moment before realizing he genuinely liked her. After he explained why she had not received his messages, she asked him to stay with her, while he ignored Gu Yue’s complaints and decided to deal with her tomorrow.

• Lin An took Leng Yaozhu’s hand and leaned in to kiss her, but she instinctively shifted back and then panicked at how close they had come.
• Leng Yaozhu questioned Lin An, and he explained that his communicator’s messages had probably been intercepted.
• Leng Yaozhu accepted his explanation, told him not to ignore her messages again, and asked him to stay with her instead of handling work.
• Lin An turned on a backup communicator, ordered lunch, and sent Gu Yue money while telling her he would not be coming back at noon.
• Gu Yue flooded Lin An with angry messages accusing him of abandoning her, but he ignored them and decided to deal with her tomorrow.

Lin An sought Leng Yaozhu’s help with Gu Yue’s stalled battle armor design, while Shadow Brake confessed that she was willing to mate with him. Leng Yaozhu studied the blueprints and identified ways to improve them, leaving Lin An with expert guidance for the armor.

• Lin An considered asking Leng Yaozhu, a master forger, to help solve the material problems in Gu Yue’s battle armor.
• Leng Yaozhu bathed and changed while Lin An spread out the armor blueprints; Shadow Brake told him she was willing to mate with him, but he insisted her feelings were only programming.
• Leng Yaozhu noticed Lin An’s blueprints and was surprised by the advanced ideas compressed into a One-Word Battle Armor design.
• Leng Yaozhu pointed out that the design used too many elements and recommended adding Heavenly Star Iron and redesigning the law-isolation array.

Lin An asked Leng Yaozhu to forge materials for battle armor built around a scale carrying Gu Yue’s divine aura, and argued that humans and Soul Beasts could find a way to coexist. Leng Yaozhu agreed to help, then began teasing him in a way that left him wary.

• Lin An showed Leng Yaozhu a silver scale bearing Gu Yue’s aura and asked her to forge ninth-level materials for his battle armor.
• Leng Yaozhu questioned why Lin An would help Gu Yue despite the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts, and Lin An argued that technology and common enemies could make cooperation possible.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to forge the materials and complete the battle armor, asking Lin An to bring the rest of the materials the next day.
• Leng Yaozhu pinched Lin An’s chin, promised to pay him ten times the market price, and traced her fingers down his neck.

Lin An accepted Leng Yaozhu’s Phoenix Plume after she warned him to be cautious around Gu Yue, then worked with her to refine the Battle Armor blueprints. The chapter left Shadow Brake privately struggling with jealousy as Lin An continued his discussion with Leng Yaozhu.

• Leng Yaozhu told Lin An to come to work as her personal secretary and threatened to expose what had happened between them if he failed to reply to her messages promptly.
• Leng Yaozhu gave Lin An a Phoenix Plume that contained a camera and tracker, saying it could protect him and warning him to be careful around Gu Yue.
• Lin An asked Shadow Brake why Leng Yaozhu was acting unpredictably, and Shadow Brake judged that Leng Yaozhu was likely jealous.
• Shadow Brake realized that she was jealous too and resented that Lin An had almost kissed Leng Yaozhu.
• Lin An and Leng Yaozhu spent half an hour reviewing and revising the Battle Armor blueprints.

After leaving Leng Yaozhu, Lin An returned to Eastsea Academy and found Gu Yue waiting in the dark, hollow-eyed and blood-red-eyed. She showed him Leng Yaozhu’s viral post implying they were lovers, along with the furious comments from Shen Qingyi and Qiangu Dongfeng, leaving Lin An facing a public scandal and an angry mother.

• Leng Yaozhu teased Lin An as he left and slipped Phoenix Plume into his coat, while keeping Gu Yue’s Reverse Scale.
• Lin An returned to his dormitory late at night and found Gu Yue sitting silently in the dark with an empty expression and blood-red eyes.
• Gu Yue showed Lin An a screenshot of Leng Yaozhu’s social media post, which staged a near-kiss and joked that she and her secretary were lovers.
• Shen Qingyi threatened to sue Leng Yaozhu and angrily disputed her claim that Lin An’s mother had approved their relationship.
• Qiangu Dongfeng publicly despaired over Leng Yaozhu’s apparent romance, while the post spread widely despite her deleting it and claiming her account had been hacked.

Gu Yue confronted Lin An over the missing Reverse Scale and the Phoenix Plume she believed was a love token from Leng Yaozhu. After Lin An comforted her, she revealed her jealousy over his claim that she and Tang Wuling were a couple—and that she had arranged for Di Tian to stop Leng Yaozhu, leaving her alone with Lin An.

• Gu Yue accused Lin An of kissing Leng Yaozhu and giving her the Reverse Scale, then unleashed all seven elements as she trapped him against the wall.
• Gu Yue tearfully told Lin An she had worried about him and could not live without him, and Lin An pulled her into an embrace.
• Gu Yue showed Lin An the bruises and cut she had suffered fighting Tang Wuling, then asked whether he felt sorry for her.
• Gu Yue accused Lin An of leaving her to find Leng Yaozhu after saying she and Tang Wuling were a couple.
• Gu Yue said Di Tian had stopped Leng Yaozhu, leaving her alone with Lin An.

Gu Yue confessed that she had heard Lin An’s conversation with her teacher and realized he was trying to help her and promote peace between humans and Soul Beasts. After she kissed him and he tended to her injuries, Gu Yue clung to him and insisted that they should have dragon babies, while Lin An objected that he was too young.

• Gu Yue hugged Lin An and told him she knew he had asked her teacher for a kiss to help forge her Battle Armor, and that his efforts toward peace made her feel useless.
• Lin An reassured Gu Yue that he did not hate her and gently patted her head.
• Gu Yue kissed Lin An, carried him to the bed, and declared that she could kiss her wife however she wanted.
• Lin An noticed Gu Yue’s injuries from her fight with Tang Wuling and applied ointment to her wounds.
• Gu Yue took Lin An’s gentle care as proof of his love, then asked why he was not excited to enter the bridal chamber and have dragon babies.
• Lin An protested that he was too young, but Gu Yue pounced on him again and clung to him while licking and nuzzling his face.

Lin An rejected Gu Yue’s attempt to claim a wife’s status, and Shadow Brake removed her from his room. Meanwhile, Leng Yaozhu faced a scandal after her social media post sparked accusations that she was pursuing Lin An and that the Spirit Pagoda was targeting his family.

• Lin An told Gu Yue that they were owner and pet, then ordered Shadow Brake to take her away.
• Shadow Brake dragged Gu Yue out, and Gu Yue realized that misunderstanding Leng Yaozhu’s post could have led her to hurt the Dragon Queen.
• Leng Yaozhu deleted Qiangu Dongfeng’s messages and read Shen Qingyi’s threat to involve the legal department over her post about Lin An.
• Online commenters accused Leng Yaozhu of pursuing a minor and speculated that the Spirit Pagoda intended to absorb Universal Group or wage war against it.

Leng Yaozhu rejected Yun Ming’s attempt to interfere in her relationship with Lin An and resolved to pursue him despite the consequences. After learning that Gu Yue had kissed and licked Lin An, she confronted her disciple and unleashed her Limit Douluo pressure, leaving their clash poised to escalate.

• Leng Yaozhu read Yun Ming’s warnings about her relationship with Lin An and rejected his interference.
• Remembering Yun Ming’s past rejections, Leng Yaozhu decided that no one would stop her from being with Lin An.
• Gu Yue stormed into Leng Yaozhu’s office and accused her of provoking her by posting about Lin An, whom Gu Yue called her wife.
• Leng Yaozhu saw footage of Gu Yue kissing, licking, and embracing Lin An, and grew furious.
• Leng Yaozhu released her level ninety-nine Limit Douluo pressure, forcing Gu Yue back as the two faced off.

Gu Yue confronted Leng Yaozhu over her closeness with Lin An, but Leng Yaozhu defended her intentions and accused Gu Yue of mistreating the teacher who had cared for her. The chapter ended with Leng Yaozhu arranging to help with the Battle Armor and paying Gu Yue’s fine, then sending her two million Federal Credits.

• Gu Yue accused Leng Yaozhu of betraying her by getting close to her lover, and Leng Yaozhu reminded her of all the care and support she had given her.
• Leng Yaozhu tearfully claimed she had only met with Lin An to assess him and help plan Gu Yue’s Battle Armor, leaving Gu Yue feeling guilty.
• Gu Yue insisted Leng Yaozhu still could not make a move on her wife, and Leng Yaozhu denied touching him and told Gu Yue to stop clinging to him.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu Yue that Lin An supposedly disliked her clinginess, leaving Gu Yue shaken and doubtful.
• Leng Yaozhu confirmed she would help Lin An refine the Battle Armor design, gave Gu Yue the receipt for her paid fine, and transferred her two million Federal Credits.

Gu Yue accepted Leng Yaozhu's money and a promise to buy her a rare communicator in exchange for not interfering when Lin An visited the Spirit Pagoda, even as she struggled with betraying the Dragon Queen. At the Eastsea Academy dormitory, Lin An found Shadow Brake waiting for him, her resentment intensified after Di Tian had held her back.

• Leng Yaozhu asked Gu Yue not to interfere with her meeting Lin An about Battle Armor and transferred two million to her.
• Leng Yaozhu threatened to end their teacher-disciple relationship, and Gu Yue agreed to stay out of the way in exchange for a limited-edition Universe 17 Communicator.
• Gu Yue left Leng Yaozhu's office, slapped herself, and lamented that money had made her feel like a husband whose wife was cheating on him.
• Lin An finished brushing away the traces of Gu Yue's kisses and found Shadow Brake waiting in his dormitory.
• Lin An asked Shadow Brake whether Gu Yue had gone back.

Shadow Brake confronted Lin An after noticing his swollen lips, then kissed him while explaining she had learned the gesture online. She admitted that her programming was set to love him, leaving Lin An stunned by her feelings and behavior.

• Shadow Brake noticed the bite mark on Lin An's mouth and confronted him about favoring someone else.
• Lin An realized he had neglected to purify Shadow Brake and used his power to cleanse her negative emotions.
• Shadow Brake kissed Lin An and claimed it was a way to clear her cache.
• Lin An questioned how she had become so skilled at kissing, and Shadow Brake said she learned from an online search.
• Shadow Brake told Lin An that seeing him with others hurt her and that her programming was set to love him.

Lin An comforted Shadow Brake after realizing her negative emotions had grown dangerous, then let her sleep beside him and hold him through the night. Leng Yaozhu watched through Phoenix Plume and suffered from jealousy as Shadow Brake held Lin An with ease.

• Lin An rubbed Shadow Brake's head and reassured her that he was joking about restoring her factory settings.
• Shadow Brake said she would stay beside Lin An to protect him from the dragon, and he let her lie beside him.
• Shadow Brake pulled Lin An into her arms, and his exhaustion led him to settle comfortably against her as she held him.
• Shadow Brake adjusted her body temperature when Lin An complained of the heat and gently stroked his hair as he slept.
• Leng Yaozhu watched the scene through Phoenix Plume and stayed awake all night, jealous that Shadow Brake could hold Lin An when she could not.

Lin An woke up in bed with Shadow Brake, who proposed sleeping together regularly to improve her purification of negative emotions. He agreed to share a bed once in a while, leaving Shadow Brake overwhelmed by happiness before she returned to work.

• Lin An woke to find Shadow Brake holding him and complained that she had climbed into his bed again.
• Shadow Brake said physical contact increased purification efficiency and asked whether they should sleep together every day.
• Lin An told Shadow Brake to protect herself, then agreed that they could share a bed once in a while.
• Lin An rubbed Shadow Brake's head and went to wash up while she sat frozen, replaying his words.
• Lin An found Shadow Brake still sitting blankly after he changed, reminded her to get to work, and she vanished.

Gu Yue dressed up to win Lin An’s attention, but caught Shadow Brake’s scent on him and suspected they had been intimate. Lin An stayed angry over Gu Yue’s actions the previous night, and the chapter ended after the group reached the field for a day of cultural classes.

• Gu Yue arrived at Lin An’s dorm in a carefully chosen dress and makeup, hoping he would notice her appearance.
• Gu Yue smelled Shadow Brake on Lin An and tried to look into his room, but Lin An stopped her and took her to breakfast.
• Gu Yue asked Lin An whether he noticed anything different about her, and he told her she had gotten even stupider.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wuling noticed Gu Yue’s disappointment and Lin An rubbing his lower back as Gu Yue hurried after him.
• Lin An ordered four portions of Meal A, and the group ate breakfast together while Gu Yue pressed close to him and he ignored her.
• The group arrived at the field, where Wu Zhangkong announced cultural classes and the other students dispersed.

Wu Zhangkong announced a two-week training plan to prepare the group for the Class Advancement Tournament against Class One. When he said Lin An would have to withdraw if he could not keep up, Gu Yue angrily confronted him and called him “Old Wu.”

• Wu Zhangkong gave Lin An, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wuling a demanding daily schedule and announced the tournament would take place in two weeks.
• Wu Zhangkong described Class One’s powerful students and criticized the group’s weaknesses, including Xie Xie’s limited Soul Power and Lin An’s poor physical fitness.
• Tang Wuling secretly watched Lin An with shy affection, while Lin An felt unnerved by her gaze.
• Wu Zhangkong said Lin An would train normally and withdraw from the tournament if he collapsed or could not endure it.
• Gu Yue stepped in front of Lin An, protested that the training would be too much for him, and called Wu Zhangkong “Old Wu.”

Lin An forced himself through Wu Zhangkong’s running warm-up while Gu Yue and Tang Wuling competed to protect and care for him. The chapter ended with Gu Yue fanning him and giving him water as Tang Wuling approached, both girls’ feelings for Lin An growing more evident.

• Gu Yue challenged Wu Zhangkong over making Lin An run, but Lin An accepted the training schedule despite his poor constitution.
• Gu Yue and Tang Wuling grew jealous of each other after noticing Lin An’s attention, and Wu Zhangkong ordered everyone to run five kilometers.
• Tang Wuling checked on Lin An during the run and promised to protect him, leaving him worried that she might become romantically attached to him.
• Lin An stopped after four laps and rested on a bench while Tang Wuling prepared to approach him.
• Gu Yue reached Lin An first, fanned him with elemental air, and fed him water while privately admiring him.

Gu Yue clung to Lin An during physical training, while Tang Wuling watched jealously. The class began testing their strength, revealing a huge gap between the students, and Wu Zhangkong moved them on to spiritual power tests after Gu Yue attacked Xie Xie for trying to comfort Lin An.

• Gu Yue tried to make amends to Lin An by fussing over him, then rubbed against his thigh while taunting Tang Wuling.
• Wu Zhangkong began the strength test, and Xie Xie recorded a punch of 312kg.
• Tang Wuling struck the testing machine for 1423kg, while Gu Yue recorded 608kg.
• Lin An punched for 79kg, and Gu Yue stopped Xie Xie from approaching him by slamming him to the ground and warning him away.
• Wu Zhangkong told everyone to quiet down and prepare for the spiritual power test.