Chapter Summaries

Gu Yue and Lin An took their spiritual power tests, shocking their classmates and Wu Zhangkong with their extraordinary results. Lin An left the chapter exhausted after his test, while Gu Yue stayed close and used her power to help him recover.

• Gu Yue comforted Lin An after confronting Xie Xie, while privately worrying about their future married life.
• Xie Xie scored 80 spiritual power, Tang Wuling scored 62, and Gu Yue scored 150, prompting Gu Yue to call Xie Xie trash.
• Gu Yue told Lin An they were practically an old married couple, leaving Xie Xie stunned and Tang Wuling devastated.
• Lin An's spiritual power display climbed past 1,000, reaching the tester's limit and leaving Wu Zhangkong and the others in disbelief.
• Lin An drank several replenishment and enhancement agents, and Gu Yue used her creative power to soothe his exhausted body.

Lin An recognized Tang Wuling and offered to merge Soul Power with her, despite the danger that it would accelerate her Golden Dragon King bloodline's assimilation. Tang Wuling accepted, and the surge of power broke her level-fifteen bottleneck.

• Gu Yue proposed taking the top, and Tang Wuling told Lin An she would accept either position, shocking everyone in the quiet room.
• Gu Yue confronted Tang Wuling for pursuing Lin An, but Lin An stood up and offered Tang Wuling their familiar fist bump.
• Tang Wuling realized Lin An had recognized her and hesitated because merging their Soul Powers could accelerate the Golden Dragon King bloodline's assimilation.
• Tang San warned Tang Wuling not to merge Soul Power with Lin An again, but she ignored him and touched fists with Lin An.
• Seven-colored light surrounded them as their Soul Powers merged, and Tang Wuling's Soul Power rose past her level-fifteen bottleneck toward level sixteen.

Tang Wuling reached Soul Power level sixteen after cultivating with Lin An, while Gu Yue grew jealous and threatened her. Lin An left to rest, and Gu Yue worriedly warned him not to go to the Spirit Pagoda or let an old woman touch him.

• Tang Wuling withdrew her hand after helping Lin An cultivate, and Xie Xie teased Gu Yue about being jealous.
• Gu Yue supported the exhausted Lin An and confronted Tang Wuling with a threatening glare, while Tang Wuling stood her ground.
• Xie Xie tried to mediate by suggesting Tang Wuling consider him, so Tang Wuling kicked him in the shin.
• Wu Zhangkong excused Lin An from the rest of the day's classes, and Lin An left for the meditation room after taking an energy potion.
• Gu Yue clung to Lin An before finally letting him go, then shouted warnings about the Spirit Pagoda and an old woman.

Gu Yue became frightened after receiving a message from Leng Yaozhu, while Lin An returned to the dorm and rested. He comforted Gu Yue after Tang Wuling tore her dress, but she grew upset again when he said he might go to the Spirit Pagoda.

• Gu Yue threatened Xie Xie for gossiping about her teacher, then received a message from Leng Yaozhu and wondered whether her cultivation exceeded that of an Ultimate Douluo.
• Lin An asked Shadow Brake to take him back to the dorm, where she carried him by spatial transit and offered to help him bathe.
• Lin An showered, reviewed Leng Yaozhu's Battle Armor blueprints, and fell asleep on the sofa.
• Gu Yue woke Lin An and tearfully told him that Tang Wuling had torn her dress; Lin An comforted her and promised to buy her another one.
• Lin An told Gu Yue he might go to the Spirit Pagoda after they ate, and she became upset again.

Gu Yue tried to stop Lin An from leaving with Shadow Brake, then became overjoyed when he mentioned her proposing marriage. As Lin An departed, he gave the battered Tang Wuling medicine, prompting a jealous confrontation with Gu Yue.

• Gu Yue worried that Shadow Brake would take advantage of Lin An, but Lin An reassured her that Shadow Brake would protect him.
• Shadow Brake brought food, and Gu Yue ate while keeping a wary eye on her.
• Gu Yue begged Lin An to let her quit school, but he told her to go to class and mentioned that she could propose marriage at his home.
• Lin An left with Shadow Brake and gave an injured, tearful Tang Wuling a bottle of medicine.
• Gu Yue confronted Tang Wuling, who rejected Gu Yue's claimed agreement and said Lin An could decide whom he liked.

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.