Recaps

Gu Yunxiao provoked Gu Yuena into beating him, then kissed her while she was trying to apologize. After she angrily confronted him, he confessed that his feelings for her were genuine and said he would honor both her and his responsibilities.

• Gu Yuena pinned Gu Yunxiao down and repeatedly punched his face until he had a pair of panda eyes.
• Gu Yunxiao used the power of heavenly tribulation and his soul power to heal his face, then pressed Gu Yuena to apologize.
• As Gu Yuena began to apologize, Gu Yunxiao lifted her veil and kissed her; she bit his tongue and eventually shoved him away.
• Gu Yuena threatened to keep Gu Yunxiao imprisoned, but he said he liked her and did not mind staying.
• Gu Yunxiao told Gu Yuena that his feelings were real and that he would not abandon either her or his responsibilities, leaving her silently pleased.

Gu Yunxiao and Gu Yuena grew closer while he helped her heal and trained in the underground space. After more than a year, he returned to the Lake of Life and faced the dejected Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who seemed reluctant to part with him.

• Gu Yuena asked Gu Yunxiao whether she or his responsibility to the Soul Beast Clan mattered more, and he explained that the two were inseparable.
• Gu Yuena threatened to withhold affection if Gu Yunxiao failed his duties, and she grew furious when he said he might find other women.
• Gu Yunxiao kissed Gu Yuena again, and she responded before returning to her Silver Dragon King form to heal.
• Gu Yuena demanded a liter of Gu Yunxiao's blood each day, and he boasted that he could provide two liters while cultivating his Soul Power.
• For more than a year, Gu Yunxiao trained by day and cultivated underground by night, while his relationship with Gu Yuena grew warmer.
• At the Lake of Life, Gu Yunxiao offered roasted meat to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who stared at him sadly and refused to eat.

Gu Yunxiao prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest for the human world, while warning the Three-Eyed Golden Lion not to take human form without his permission. He named her Gu Mingli and learned that Bi Ji and Zi JI would accompany him as guardians before he went to meet Na'er.

• Gu Yunxiao refused the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's plea to stay, explaining that he needed to learn about Soul Tools and find rare supreme ice treasures in the human world.
• Gu Yunxiao forbade the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from taking human form without his permission, then promised to take her out once he had established himself among humans.
• Gu Yunxiao named the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Gu Mingli after she asked to share his surname, and they ate grilled meat together before she fell asleep.
• Bi Ji told Gu Yunxiao that she and Zi JI would accompany him to the human world to protect him, intervening only in major matters or emergencies.
• Zi JI told Gu Yunxiao that Na'er wanted to see him, and he left Gu Mingli in Bi Ji and Zi JI's care before heading beneath the Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena explained why Bi Ji and Zi JI would accompany Gu Yunxiao, gave him her Silver Dragon Reverse Scale to conceal and protect him, and prepared to place safeguards on the Ice God's remnant soul. The chapter ended with Gu Yuena about to address the remnant soul's behavior.

• Gu Yuena told Gu Yunxiao that Bi Ji could heal him and that spending time with him would help Zi JI strengthen her dragon bloodline.
• Gu Yuena said she and Zi JI were willing to try to produce offspring with Gu Yunxiao for the Dragon Clan, while privately hoping to keep him from becoming too involved with humans.
• Gu Yuena gave Gu Yunxiao her Silver Dragon Reverse Scale, which concealed his dragon aura, and he pressed it to his chest until it merged beneath his skin.
• Gu Yuena told Gu Yunxiao she would place safeguards on the Ice God's remnant soul, allowing it to stabilize if it behaved but threatening it with death if it had ulterior motives.

Gu Yuena secured the Ice God's remnant soul and shared an intimate parting with Gu Yunxiao before he left. At the Lake of Life, Gu Mingli struggled to let him go and asked when he would return.

• Gu Yuena placed a controlling mark on the Ice God's remnant soul and taught Gu Yunxiao how to use it.
• Gu Yunxiao and Gu Yuena kissed, and Gu Yuena initiated their intimate union.
• After several days, Gu Yuena promised to manage the Soul Beast Clan until Gu Yunxiao grew strong enough, and he departed through a spatial passage.
• Gu Yunxiao emerged by the Lake of Life, where Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Gu Mingli noticed his return.
• Gu Mingli clung to Gu Yunxiao's sleeve and asked when he would come back.

Gu Yunxiao left the Star Dou Great Forest after promising Gu Mingli he would return within three years, while Bi Ji and Zi JI followed him. In the Outer Zone, Bei Bei fought a thousand-year Mandala Snake as Tang Ya prepared Huo Yuhao for his future at Shrek Academy, and the snake began to flee.

• Gu Yunxiao promised Gu Mingli he would return within three years and asked Di Tian to watch over her before departing with Bi Ji and Zi JI.
• Bei Bei confronted a thousand-year Mandala Snake while Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao watched nearby.
• Bei Bei used lightning attacks against the snake, then took an antidote pill and tossed the bottle to Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao an antidote and told him the Tang Sect would teach him its skills and give him its guaranteed Shrek Academy admission slot.
• Bei Bei refused Tang Ya's offer to help and told her to guard Huo Yuhao and their surroundings, but Tang Ya warned him that the Mandala Snake was escaping.

Gu Yunxiao encountered Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao while they pursued a Mandala Snake in the Star Dou Great Forest, and captured it with his water-element power. After sensing the powerful presences within Huo Yuhao, Gu Yunxiao challenged the group to defeat him for the snake, while Bei Bei tried to settle the matter peacefully.

• Bei Bei chased the fleeing Mandala Snake, while Tang Ya followed with Huo Yuhao close behind.
• Gu Yunxiao caught the Mandala Snake in a mass of ultimate water and warned Bei Bei about charging through the forest at Soul Elder cultivation.
• Gu Yunxiao sensed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux within Huo Yuhao and wondered whether Huo Yuhao was still the child of destiny.
• Tang Ya claimed the Mandala Snake belonged to her group, and Gu Yunxiao demanded that they beat him to take it.
• Bei Bei stopped Tang Ya from escalating the dispute and offered Gu Yunxiao a thousand Gold Soul Coins for the snake.

Gu Yunxiao defeated Bei Bei in a fight over the Mandala Snake, then released the soul beast and hinted that he knew about hidden powers within Bei Bei and Tang Ya. Bei Bei recovered while Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao kept watch, with Huo Yuhao sensing a new distance between Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

• Gu Yunxiao demanded one thousand Gold Soul Coins to give up the Mandala Snake, but Bei Bei agreed to fight him instead.
• Gu Yunxiao shattered Bei Bei’s Thunder Dragon Claw and sent him flying with five icy claw slashes.
• Gu Yunxiao offered Bei Bei another chance to fight, but Bei Bei admitted defeat rather than use his Radiant Sacred Dragon bloodline.
• Gu Yunxiao freed the Mandala Snake and warned Tang Ya to think before she spoke, then hinted that he knew about the power within her and Bei Bei.
• Tang Ya denied Gu Yunxiao’s claims, while Bei Bei concealed his own power from Huo Yuhao and began recovering.
• Huo Yuhao guarded Bei Bei with Tang Ya and wondered why the two seemed more distant from each other.

Gu Yunxiao traveled to Shrek Academy intending to use it as a stop before pursuing two treasures in the Heavenly Soul Empire. After his soul power test revealed an extraordinary rank, he began to leave when Director Du appeared to stop him.

• Gu Yunxiao decided to attend Shrek Academy before heading to the Heavenly Soul Empire for the profound ice marrow and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• At Shrek Academy’s enrollment entrance, Gu Yunxiao met Xiao Xiao, and the two exchanged names.
• Gu Yunxiao’s test showed he was eleven years old with rank-thirty-seven soul power, stunning the applicants and Shrek students.
• When asked for a city lord’s recommendation letter, Gu Yunxiao said he would leave and look at another academy.
• Director Du appeared before Gu Yunxiao and called for him to wait.

Du Weilen admitted Gu Yunxiao to Shrek Academy without a recommendation letter, then personally guided him and Xiao Xiao through enrollment. He discovered that Gu Yunxiao had listed three ten-thousand-year soul rings and demanded to know whether the form was wrong.

• Du Weilen approved Gu Yunxiao's admission and blamed the missing recommendation letter on Gu Yunxiao's local city lord.
• Gu Yunxiao introduced Xiao Xiao, and Du Weilen accepted her recommendation letter and admitted her too.
• Du Weilen showed Gu Yunxiao and Xiao Xiao Shrek Academy's grounds, statues, Sea God Lake, and school buildings.
• Gu Yunxiao and Xiao Xiao filled out registration forms, and Xiao Xiao showed Du Weilen her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and yellow soul ring.
• Du Weilen read Gu Yunxiao's form, saw his three ten-thousand-year soul rings, and asked whether he had filled it in incorrectly.

Gu Yunxiao revealed his three ten thousand year soul rings to Du Weilen, who urged him to join the Martial Soul Department. Gu Yunxiao instead chose the Practical Soul Tool Department, then left with Xiao Xiao and headed to his dormitory, where an elderly man was resting in a wicker chair.

• Gu Yunxiao released his Extreme Dust Ice Bow and showed Du Weilen and Xiao Xiao three ten thousand year soul rings.
• Du Weilen described the Martial Soul Department’s resources and warned Gu Yunxiao that the Soul Tool Department’s flexible schedule could waste his time.
• Gu Yunxiao chose the Practical Soul Tool Department, and Du Weilen decided to report his choice to the academy’s dean.
• Gu Yunxiao selected room 108 and gave Xiao Xiao a key to a Martial Soul Department dormitory.
• Gu Yunxiao and Xiao Xiao thanked Du Weilen and left, and Gu Yunxiao headed toward his room, where an elderly man rested in a wicker chair.

Gu Yunxiao arrived at Shrek Academy, where Mu En and his hidden protectors assessed his mysterious strength and background. After settling into his dorm, Gu Yunxiao teased Xiao Xiao, and the two went to eat together beneath the academy trees.

• Gu Yunxiao entered Room 108, and Mu En realized he could not see through him and detected two hidden Super Douluos warning him not to probe further.
• Bi Ji and Zi JI agreed to protect Gu Yunxiao and avoid interfering without his orders, while concluding that Mu En would restrain himself.
• Gu Yunxiao tidied his shabby dorm and planned to use his Ultimate Ice and three ten thousand year soul rings to secure a powerful position at Shrek Academy before leaving for the Heavenly Soul Empire.
• Xiao Xiao visited Gu Yunxiao, and he teased her about her supposedly dirty thoughts before asking her to join him for a meal.
• Gu Yunxiao and Xiao Xiao collected food from the cafeteria and ate beneath a tree, drawing surprised looks from other students.

Yan Shaozhe learned that Gu Yunxiao possessed ultimate ice and hoped it could save his disciple Ma Xiaotao from her evil fire, but Gu Yunxiao had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department. When Yan Shaozhe went to tell Xiaotao the news, he found her evil fire flaring out of control and warned her that it threatened her life.

• Du Weilen told Yan Shaozhe that Gu Yunxiao was a rank thirty-seven Soul Elder with three ten-thousand-year soul rings and an ultimate ice martial soul.
• Yan Shaozhe discovered that Gu Yunxiao had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department, refused to change his selection without permission, and decided to inform the Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Yan Shaozhe went to Ma Xiaotao's residence, where he sensed her evil fire breaking loose during cultivation.
• Yan Shaozhe used his Bright Phoenix martial soul and light power to suppress Ma Xiaotao's evil fire.
• Yan Shaozhe scolded Ma Xiaotao for secretly cultivating and warned that her evil fire could endanger her life.

Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao that a new student named Gu Yunxiao had an ultimate ice martial soul and might help suppress her evil fire, then showed her his astonishing registration form. Ma Xiaotao accepted that Gu Yunxiao was real, and Yan Shaozhe planned to take her to meet him when the time was right.

• Yan Shaozhe asked Ma Xiaotao whether she would consider developing feelings for a male ultimate ice Soul Master, and she said she would be willing to try if he met her standards.
• Yan Shaozhe revealed that Gu Yunxiao was a new student with an ultimate ice martial soul and ordered Ma Xiaotao to meet him, warning her to control her temper.
• Ma Xiaotao read Gu Yunxiao's registration form and was shocked to see that he was a level thirty-seven Soul Elder with three ten thousand year soul rings.
• Ma Xiaotao suspected Yan Shaozhe had fabricated the information, but he insisted Du Weilen had verified it and said the Elders would review it at a Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
• Yan Shaozhe took back the registration form and told Ma Xiaotao to put her cultivation on hold until he could take her to meet Gu Yunxiao.

Yan Shaozhe urged Ma Xiaotao to pursue Gu Yunxiao for her own and Shrek Academy’s future, while Gu Yunxiao settled into Dormitory 108 and discovered Huo Yuhao was his roommate. The chapter ended as Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived to collect Huo Yuhao and found Gu Yunxiao there.

• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao that Gu Yunxiao’s talent made him a valuable future partner for her and Shrek Academy, but warned her not to approach him before the academy made arrangements.
• Gu Yunxiao learned that Bi Ji had gone to buy bedding for the hotel room he and Zi JI had booked, and Zi JI said Mu En had not detected their identities.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at Dormitory 108 and discovered that Gu Yunxiao was his roommate.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Gu Yunxiao for cleaning his bed, and Gu Yunxiao explained nothing, returning to cultivation.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya came to take Huo Yuhao away, then noticed Gu Yunxiao inside the dormitory.

Gu Yunxiao left the dormitory while Bei Bei and Tang Ya discussed Huo Yuhao’s new roommate. After Mu En and Yan Shaozhe reviewed Gu Yunxiao’s enrollment information, they suspected he was the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden heir and considered how that connection might help Ma Xiaotao.

• Gu Yunxiao left the dormitory to scout the Practical Soul Tool Department’s freshman classroom, while Bei Bei warned Huo Yuhao to keep some distance from him because of their past conflict.
• Bei Bei took Huo Yuhao to explore the academy, and Mu En praised Huo Yuhao’s politeness after he greeted him.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Mu En Gu Yunxiao’s enrollment form, and Mu En confirmed that Gu Yunxiao had extraordinary abilities and powerful protectors.
• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that hidden powers such as the Clear Sky Sect and the Evil Soul Masters could rival Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe and Mu En speculated that Gu Yunxiao was a Clear Sky Sect disciple using an alias, perhaps even its heir with twin martial souls.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe considered that Gu Yunxiao’s connection to the Clear Sky Sect could help him suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire and potentially lead to an alliance through marriage.

Mu En warned Yan Shaozhe to protect and accommodate Gu Yunxiao, including letting him study both martial arts and soul tools. At the Star Emperor Hotel, Zi JI finally acted on her feelings and kissed Gu Yunxiao.

• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that two Super Douluos secretly protected Gu Yunxiao and warned him not to slight the young man or act impulsively.
• Yan Shaozhe worried that Gu Yunxiao had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department, but Mu En advised him to encourage Gu Yunxiao to study in both departments and convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
• Gu Yunxiao read a beginner's guide to soul tools in his suite at the Star Emperor Hotel and considered how they might help him prepare for battle armor.
• Zi JI nervously approached Gu Yunxiao, then rose onto her toes and kissed him on the lips.

Gu Yunxiao punished Zi JI after she teased him, while Bi Ji returned and found them together. Elsewhere, Shrek Academy's elders gathered at the Sea God Pavilion to discuss Gu Yunxiao's suspected ties to the Clear Sky Sect and the two powerful Douluos protecting him.

• Gu Yunxiao carried Zi JI to the bed, and she welcomed his punishment; Bi Ji returned with snacks, found them together, and stayed nearby to guard him.
• Mu En and Yan Shaozhe called an emergency Sea God Pavilion Meeting about Gu Yunxiao's identity and the academy's future.
• Yan Shaozhe distributed dossiers identifying Gu Yunxiao as almost certainly a successor of the Clear Sky Sect, shocking the elders.
• Mu En told the elders that he had been unable to detect the two hidden Super Douluos until they revealed traces of their auras, prompting concern and calls for caution.

Mu En concluded that Gu Yunxiao was the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden heir and proposed giving him resources from both Shrek Academy departments. The elders debated which department should receive more of his time, and Mu En reminded them that Gu Yunxiao had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department himself.

• Mu En explained why he believed Gu Yunxiao and the two female soul masters were connected to the Clear Sky Sect, and the elders agreed to keep the suspected identity secret.
• Xuan Zi worried about the two Super Douluos protecting Gu Yunxiao, but Mu En assured him he could handle any threat with the Golden Ancient Tree’s support.
• Mu En proposed making Gu Yunxiao a core disciple of both the Soul Tool Department and the Martial Soul Department after the new student assessment, and suggested pairing him with Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe argued that Gu Yunxiao should spend more time in the Martial Soul Department so he could grow closer to Xiaotao, while Xian Lin'er protested on behalf of the Soul Tool Department.
• Xuan Zi and Elder Song supported Yan Shaozhe’s position, leaving Xian Lin'er upset, but Mu En cautioned them that Gu Yunxiao had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department himself.

The Sea God Pavilion agreed to let Gu Yunxiao manage his own schedule after gaining dual disciple status, while Mu En urged Xuan Zi to overcome the guilt that had kept him from leading the academy. Two days later, Gu Yunxiao acknowledged Zi JI as his woman and helped her recover after their time together.

• Mu En decided that Gu Yunxiao could arrange his own schedule after becoming a dual disciple, and the pavilion members accepted the arrangement.
• Yan Shaozhe listed the promising new students, including Dai Huabin, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and Wang Dong'er.
• Mu En asked Xuan Zi to stop blaming himself for the deaths of eight inner court disciples and to take on more responsibility for the academy.
• After Xuan Zi left, Mu En wondered what had caused the soul beasts in the mixed zone to riot, unaware that Gu Yunxiao had ridden the Three-Eyed Golden Lion through the area.
• Two days later, Gu Yunxiao told Zi JI that their intimacy had strengthened her Dragon Clan bloodline and acknowledged her as his woman.
• Zi JI asked Gu Yunxiao for a kiss, and he kissed her tenderly.

After sharing a kiss with Gu Yunxiao, Zi JI teased the jealous Bi Ji before secretly following him to Shrek Academy. In Freshman Class Two, Gu Yunxiao revealed his exceptional cultivation, declined the class monitor position, and caught Xian Lin'er's attention as she asked him to come with her after class.

• Zi JI kissed Gu Yunxiao, then followed him in secret, while Bi Ji confronted her jealously about using the bed she had made.
• Gu Yunxiao entered Freshman Class Two, where Liu Ruyan introduced herself and the students showed interest in him.
• Xian Lin'er introduced the Practical Soul Tool Department and had the students introduce themselves.
• Gu Yunxiao revealed that he was a rank-thirty-seven Soul Elder with the Extreme Dust Ice Bow martial soul, startling the class.
• Gu Yunxiao declined Xian Lin'er's offer to make him class monitor, and Liu Ruyan accepted the position.
• Gu Yunxiao studied and practiced with soul tools during class, then followed Xian Lin'er out when she asked to speak with him.

Xian Lin'er asked Gu Yunxiao why he chose the Practical Soul Tool Department, and Yan Shaozhe tried to recruit him into the Martial Soul Department. Gu Yunxiao agreed to attend one Martial Soul Department class each month and pressed Yan Shaozhe for an ice-attribute Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone within three days.

• Xian Lin'er asked Gu Yunxiao why he had chosen the Practical Soul Tool Department, and he said its one hour of daily classes was the main reason.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived at Xian Lin'er's office and invited Gu Yunxiao to join the Martial Soul Department while keeping his Soul Tool Department status.
• Gu Yunxiao rejected Yan Shaozhe's offers of a soul bone and more flexible study arrangements, warning that he would skip classes.
• Yan Shaozhe agreed to let Gu Yunxiao attend only one Martial Soul Department class each month, and Gu Yunxiao accepted.
• Gu Yunxiao reminded Yan Shaozhe to provide an ice-attribute Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone within three days.

Gu Yunxiao agreed to join the Martial Soul Department and chose Zhou Yi’s Freshman Class One, where he immediately objected to her exhausting training methods. Yan Shaozhe ordered the freshmen to stop and rest, while Gu Yunxiao’s first impression of the class was shaped by Zhou Yi’s treatment of them.

• Yan Shaozhe persuaded himself that offering Gu Yunxiao a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was worth it and invited him to meet the Martial Soul Department’s teachers and students.
• Gu Yunxiao selected Freshman Class One, whose homeroom teacher was Zhou Yi, and Yan Shaozhe decided to warn her about his special attendance arrangements.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Gu Yunxiao to the field, where Zhou Yi’s freshmen were running laps as part of a test.
• Gu Yunxiao said the students had reached their limits and warned that continued running could harm their knees and future health.
• Zhou Yi defended her training methods, but Yan Shaozhe told her to stop the students and let them rest.

Gu Yunxiao joined Freshman Class One while remaining a student in the Practical Soul Tool Department, and Xiao Xiao’s explanation of Zhou Yi’s training left Yan Shaozhe furious with the teacher. After revealing his rank thirty-seven cultivation, Gu Yunxiao left Shrek Academy to consider his plans for claiming treasures and founding his own faction.

• Xiao Xiao told Gu Yunxiao that Zhou Yi had made the freshmen run a hundred laps under threat of expulsion, though she believed the order was only a test of their fitness.
• Yan Shaozhe summoned Zhou Yi to his office at noon after learning what she had told the freshmen, while Gu Yunxiao joined Class One.
• Zhou Yi introduced Gu Yunxiao to the class, and he announced that he was a rank thirty-seven Soul Elder.
• Gu Yunxiao left class for the Soul Tool Department but instead went to explore Shrek City and considered seeking a Soul Bone, visiting the Heavenly Soul Empire’s treasure lands, and building a faction in Dragon City.

Gu Yunxiao reunited with Jiang Nannan in Shrek City and told her he had enrolled in both of Shrek Academy’s departments. Jiang Nannan invited him to lunch at a popular barbecue restaurant, where her roommate worked.

• Gu Yunxiao recognized Jiang Nannan, whom he had once helped by giving her a spiritual herb that cured her mother’s illness.
• Jiang Nannan excitedly greeted Gu Yunxiao and hinted that she wanted to repay him, but he turned their conversation toward her mother’s health.
• Gu Yunxiao revealed that he had recently enrolled at Shrek Academy in both the Soul Tool Department and the Martial Soul Department.
• Gu Yunxiao and Jiang Nannan compared their cultivation; he was a rank thirty-seven Soul Elder, while she was a rank thirty-three Soul Elder.
• Jiang Nannan offered to cook for Gu Yunxiao and then invited him to lunch at a barbecue restaurant where her roommate worked part-time.