Recaps

Gu Yunxiao defeated Zhang Lexuan in their wager, then made her jump into Sea God Lake and recruited her to follow him. As the onlookers reacted and Ling Luochеn asked Ma Xiaotao about meeting him, Zhang Lexuan prepared to tell Gu Yunxiao something, but he asked her to call him Eldest Senior Brother first.

• Gu Yunxiao stopped his eight Mysterious Ice Splitting Arrows around Zhang Lexuan’s neck and declared her defeated.
• Zhang Lexuan accepted the loss, jumped into Sea God Lake, and Gu Yunxiao pulled her out and dried her with soul power.
• The crowd reacted to Gu Yunxiao’s victory, while Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo discussed Zhang Lexuan’s decision not to use her Martial Soul Avatar or Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.
• Hua Yao and the other girls questioned Ma Xiaotao about Gu Yunxiao, and Ling Luochеn asked whether she could meet him.
• Gu Yunxiao encouraged Zhang Lexuan to follow him, and she agreed to accept the wager’s consequences.
• Zhang Lexuan began to tell Gu Yunxiao something, but he asked her to call him Eldest Senior Brother first.

After losing Zhang Lexuan to Gu Yunxiao in their wager, Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion Elders accepted the result and tried to reassure themselves that Ma Xiaotao could still help Shrek Academy. Gu Yunxiao arranged to move Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao into the Star Emperor Hotel, then learned that Ling Luochеn wanted to meet him about Ultimate Ice.

• Mu En rejected the Elders' suggestion to negotiate with Gu Yunxiao and accepted that Zhang Lexuan now belonged to him.
• Mu En reminded the Elders that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire had been suppressed and argued that Zhang Lexuan would still consider Shrek Academy's interests.
• Gu Yunxiao told Zhang Lexuan to pack and move to the Star Emperor Hotel, and she mistakenly thought he wanted her body.
• Gu Yunxiao rebuked Ma Xiaotao for asking whether he liked Zhang Lexuan, then told her to pack for the hotel as well.
• Ma Xiaotao told Gu Yunxiao that Ling Luochеn wanted to meet him because she was interested in Ultimate Ice.

Gu Yunxiao learned that Zhang Lexuan was bound by a marriage contract with Bei Bei, then visited Mu En at the Sea God Pavilion and took the contract. He left Zhang Lexuan’s choices up to her while making clear she could not harm his interests.

• Gu Yunxiao entered Zhang Lexuan’s cabin and asked what she had wanted to tell him.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Mu En had arranged her engagement to Bei Bei, and Gu Yunxiao said he would not interfere in her decision as long as she did not harm his interests.
• Gu Yunxiao went to the Sea God Pavilion, where Gu Qinghan told him Mu En was near death and depended on the Golden Ancient Tree to survive.
• Gu Yunxiao confronted Mu En about the marriage contract, arguing that Zhang Lexuan had already done enough for Shrek Academy and that Bei Bei loved someone else.
• Mu En handed Gu Yunxiao Zhang Lexuan’s marriage contract, and Gu Yunxiao took it away.

Gu Yunxiao left Mu En uncertain about his identity, prompting Mu En to order Xuan Zi to verify his connection to the Clear Sky Sect. Later, Gu Yunxiao met Ling Luochеn, who wanted to spar so she could experience ultimate ice, and he tried to recruit her by claiming his faction had several ultimate-ice soul masters.

• Gu Yunxiao dismissed Mu En’s request for support and left, while Mu En grew suspicious that he was not truly a Clear Sky Sect successor.
• Mu En asked Xuan Zi to take a letter to the Clear Sky Sect to confirm Gu Yunxiao’s identity, but Xuan Zi first needed to handle academy and Inspection Corps duties.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao moved into Gu Yunxiao’s suite, where they and the other girls grew acquainted and asked Jiang Nannan about her relationship with him.
• Gu Yunxiao met Ling Luochеn at a beverage shop, where she asked to spar with him to experience his ultimate ice.
• Gu Yunxiao declined Ling Luochеn’s offer of money and invited her to join the force behind him after graduation, claiming it had several soul masters with ultimate ice.
• Ling Luochеn was shocked by Gu Yunxiao’s claim and asked whether he was telling the truth.

Gu Yunxiao invited Ling Luochеn to join the Dragon God Hall after graduation, promising that her ice abilities could transform through her contributions. Ling Luochеn accepted after learning about the Hall’s powerful connections and discovered that Gu Yunxiao was its Young Master.

• Gu Yunxiao teased Ling Luochеn, then invited her to join him after graduation and offered her a chance to deepen and transform her ice abilities.
• Ling Luochеn asked about Gu Yunxiao’s organization, and he described it as a hidden northern power comparable to Shrek Academy and the Body Sect.
• Ling Luochеn agreed to join after graduation, trusting Gu Yunxiao but warning him not to deceive her.
• Gu Yunxiao revealed that the organization was the Dragon God Hall, based in Dragon City, and that the Heavenly Dragon Sect and Earth Dragon Sect worked under it.
• Ling Luochеn learned that Gu Yunxiao was the Dragon God Hall’s Young Master and joked about being personally invited by its heir.

After Ling Luochеn agreed to keep the Dragon God Hall and Gu Yunxiao’s identity secret, Gu Yunxiao searched Shrek Academy for dragon martial soul users and arranged to plant them as hidden pawns. He refused to meet Ning Tian’s mother until the academic year ended, leaving the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s negotiations unresolved.

• Ling Luochеn asked to spar with Gu Yunxiao, agreed to protect his secrets, and privately decided she wanted him as her partner.
• Gu Yunxiao scouted Shrek Academy students with dragon martial souls and ordered Zi JI to distribute heavenly tribulation demon dragon blood to those on his list.
• Zi JI told Gu Yunxiao that Tang Ya would likely seek out Bei Bei within two months.
• Wu Feng told Gu Yunxiao that his dragon blood had strengthened her Red Dragon martial soul, while Ning Tian said the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wanted her mother to speak with him.
• Gu Yunxiao postponed meeting Ning Tian’s mother until after the academic year ended and left Ning Tian without a resolution.

Ning Tian realized Wu Feng had developed feelings for Gu Yunxiao, complicating the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s plans. More than a month later, Tang Ya broke up with Bei Bei and confronted him about his relationship with Zhang Lexuan.

• Ning Tian noticed Wu Feng staring at Gu Yunxiao and realized Wu Feng liked him.
• Wu Feng hurried Ning Tian away so they could relay Gu Yunxiao’s words to Ning Tian’s mother.
• Tang Ya met Bei Bei at a drink shop and told him they were not right for each other, leaving him stunned.
• Tang Ya explained that Xu Sanshi was only one reason for the breakup and asked Bei Bei about his relationship with Zhang Lexuan.

Tang Ya ended her relationship with Bei Bei after learning he had a childhood bride, while Bei Bei hoped they would reconcile. Huo Yuhao then sought Bei Bei’s help to discuss an important matter meant for Tang Ya.

• Tang Ya confronted Bei Bei about his childhood bride, returned the Gold Soul Coins he had spent on her, and broke up with him.
• Tang Ya told Bei Bei he was no longer a Tang Sect disciple and could keep using its techniques, then left him behind.
• Huo Yuhao found Bei Bei and asked where Tang Ya was, but Bei Bei said she was unavailable and concealed their breakup.
• Bei Bei took Huo Yuhao back to the Drink Shop, where the curious patrons gathered to watch them.
• The server returned Tang Ya’s pouch of Gold Soul Coins to Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao said he had an important matter to discuss with Tang Ya.

Huo Yuhao told Bei Bei he planned to leave the Tang Sect and join the Body Sect so he could gain strength to avenge his mother. Bei Bei, troubled by his own relationship with Tang Ya, went to drown his sorrows in a tavern, and news of his apparent breakup reached Zhang Lexuan.

• Huo Yuhao asked Bei Bei to leave the Tang Sect and explained that he needed to grow stronger to avenge his mother's murder.
• Huo Yuhao thanked Bei Bei and promised not to use the Tang Sect's techniques after leaving, while Bei Bei told him to seek approval from Tang Ya.
• After Huo Yuhao left, Bei Bei wandered into a tavern and drank heavily while calling out for Xiaoya.
• Shrek students spread rumors that Bei Bei and Tang Ya had broken up, and the news reached Zhang Lexuan.
• At the Star Emperor Hotel, Ma Xiaotao continued serving Gu Yunxiao and felt troubled by her growing feelings for him.

Zhang Lexuan went to see the heartbroken Bei Bei after Gu Yunxiao allowed her to visit, while Gu Yunxiao secretly sent Bi Ji to follow her and continued arranging dragon-blood deliveries for his hidden pawns at Shrek Academy. Bei Bei blamed Zhang Lexuan for Tang Ya leaving him, and the chapter ended as his anger erupted.

• Zhang Lexuan asked Gu Yunxiao for permission to see Bei Bei, and he let her go after warning her to behave appropriately.
• Gu Yunxiao ordered Bi Ji to follow Zhang Lexuan and told Zi JI to keep delivering dragon blood to people at Shrek Academy.
• Zhang Lexuan found Bei Bei drunk in a tavern, paid the patrons and bartender to leave, and told him Tang Ya was coming to get him.
• Bei Bei recognized Zhang Lexuan, turned resentful, and accused her of causing Tang Ya to leave.

After Bei Bei drunkenly blamed Zhang Lexuan for Tang Ya leaving, Zhang Lexuan drank Yunxiao Wine and returned to find Gu Yunxiao waiting for her. Gu Yunxiao offered her sobering tea, and the gesture stirred her emotions.

• Bei Bei shouted at Zhang Lexuan and blamed her for Tang Ya leaving, then fell silent when Tang Ya was mentioned.
• Xu Sanshi arrived, carried Bei Bei out of the tavern, and told Zhang Lexuan that Tang Ya had stayed away after learning she was there.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered Yunxiao Wine and drank twelve glasses before leaving the tavern.
• Zhang Lexuan walked by Sea God Lake, wandered through the city, and returned to the Star Emperor Hotel as Bi Ji secretly followed her.
• Gu Yunxiao waited awake in the living room, and Zhang Lexuan guessed that he had been waiting for her.
• Gu Yunxiao offered Zhang Lexuan sobering tea, stirring her emotions.

Gu Yunxiao gave Zhang Lexuan the scroll that bound her and burned it at her request, freeing her to choose her own future. After Zhang Lexuan discovered his Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire martial souls, she kissed him, and Gu Yunxiao returned her affection.

• Zhang Lexuan told Gu Yunxiao that her relationship no longer bound her, and he invited her to return to Dragon City with him after the school year.
• Gu Yunxiao gave Zhang Lexuan the scroll he had retrieved from the Sea God Pavilion, which she recognized as her shackle.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Gu Yunxiao to destroy the scroll, and he burned it with his Ultimate Fire, freeing her.
• Zhang Lexuan was shocked to learn that Gu Yunxiao possessed Twin Martial Souls, Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire.
• Zhang Lexuan kissed Gu Yunxiao, and he embraced her and returned the kiss.

Gu Yunxiao and Zhang Lexuan spent the night together, and Zhang Lexuan woke sore and frightened that he had left her. Gu Yunxiao reassured and cared for her, then concluded that he had won both her loyalty and her heart.

• Gu Yunxiao kissed Zhang Lexuan and the two spent the night together while Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Ma Xiaotao remained awake in their bedrooms.
• Zhang Lexuan woke in bed with blurred memories of the night and pain that kept her from getting up.
• When Gu Yunxiao was not beside her, Zhang Lexuan panicked and feared he had abandoned her.
• Gu Yunxiao returned with breakfast, comforted Zhang Lexuan, and fed her until she fell asleep in his arms.
• Gu Yunxiao decided that poaching Zhang Lexuan had succeeded and quietly called Bi Ji.

Gu Yunxiao had Bi Ji heal Zhang Lexuan, who slept until dusk and then faced the other women after learning they knew she had become his woman. At dinner, Ma Xiaotao's jealousy showed in her overly sour cooking, and Zhang Lexuan later spoke privately with her on the balcony, where they seemed to make up.

• Gu Yunxiao asked Bi Ji to treat Zhang Lexuan, and Gu Qinghan teased him about exhausting her and helping him win her over.
• Zhang Lexuan woke at dusk, learned the other women already knew about her and Gu Yunxiao, and reluctantly got dressed and went to dinner with him.
• Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and Ma Xiaotao scrutinized Zhang Lexuan as she joined them, while Ma Xiaotao's jealousy left dinner tasting unusually sour.
• After dinner, Zhang Lexuan asked Ma Xiaotao to talk, and the two spoke on the balcony and seemed to make up.
• Jiang Nannan teased Gu Yunxiao about his night with Zhang Lexuan, and he pointed out that the women had listened too.

As the school year ended, Gu Yunxiao left Shrek Academy with Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan while Wang Dong'er stayed behind to meet her family. After learning that Gu Yunxiao lived in Dragon City, Wang Dong'er went home with her Second Dad, who remained wary of the boy he could not see through.

• Jiang Nannan agreed to bring her mother to Dragon City after the school year and thanked Gu Yunxiao before playfully kissing him.
• Months later, the Shrek Academy students departed for home, while Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochен stayed behind and Gu Yunxiao left with Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan.
• At the academy gates, Gu Yunxiao teased Wang Dong'er, hugged her, and invited her to visit him in Dragon City before departing.
• Wang Dong'er regretted forgetting to tell Gu Yunxiao where she lived, then greeted her Second Dad and told him about her friend.
• Wang Dong'er explained that Gu Yunxiao treated her well, and she and her Second Dad flew home together.

Xuan Zi reported Wang Dong'er’s powerful protector to Mu En, who warned Shrek Academy not to provoke hidden forces as extraordinary talents emerged across the continent. In Dragon City, Gu Yunxiao saw how much the Dragon God Hall had grown and set out to expand its influence, establish an academy, and promote soul tools.

• Xuan Zi detected a powerful man protecting Wang Dong'er and returned to Sea God Pavilion to report it to Mu En.
• Mu En concluded that the man was at least as strong as Du Busi and told Xuan Zi that Shrek should avoid interfering or offending hidden powers.
• Mu En worried that Shrek lacked monstrous geniuses and resolved to preserve the academy’s legacy.
• Zhang Lexuan took Jiang Nannan and Jiang's Mother to the Zhang Residence while Gu Yunxiao went to inspect the Dragon God Hall’s development with Zi JI and Bi JI.
• Gu Yunxiao planned to make Dragon City the Dragon God Hall’s headquarters, establish a Dragon God Academy and tournament team, and encourage the use of soul tools.

Gu Yunxiao reviewed the Dragon God Hall’s progress and ordered a new academy and a reorganized leadership structure. After he left, Nan Shuishui urged Nan Qiuqiu to win his affection, and Qiuqiu blushed as she admitted she thought he was handsome.

• Nan Shuishui welcomed Gu Yunxiao to the Earth Dragon Sect and reported that the Dragon God Hall’s construction and expansion were proceeding smoothly.
• Heavenly Dragon Douluo arrived, and Gu Yunxiao introduced Bi Ji as an expert above the Super Douluo level.
• Gu Yunxiao ordered the establishment of Dragon God Academy and set rules for student training, graduation, and service.
• Gu Yunxiao reorganized the Dragon God Hall into an Elder Hall and an Offering Hall, appointed Nan Shuishui and Heavenly Dragon Douluo as elders, and told them to report any visitors from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Nan Shuishui and Heavenly Dragon Douluo passed on Gu Yunxiao’s orders, then Nan Shuishui teased Nan Qiuqiu about her interest in him.

Nan Qiuqiu admitted she liked Gu Yunxiao, while Nan Shuishui scolded her for suggesting her mother find a stepfather. At Zhang Lexuan’s residence, Gu Yunxiao gathered his companions and introduced the arriving Snow Empress and Ice Empress, whose relationship with each other surprised Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan.

• Nan Qiuqiu confessed to Nan Shuishui that she liked Gu Yunxiao, and Nan Shuishui urged her to pursue him before playfully beating her for suggesting she find a stepfather.
• Zhang Lexuan thanked Gu Yunxiao for keeping her company, and he kissed her before pulling Jiang Nannan onto his lap as well.
• Zi JI and Bi JI joined Gu Yunxiao and said he would introduce everyone once two more people arrived.
• Gu Yunxiao called Xue'er and Bing'er down after two powerful auras appeared above the Zhang Residence.
• The Ice Empress accused Gu Yunxiao of tricking women, and the Snow Empress explained that Bing'er was jealous.
• The Ice Empress denied being jealous and declared that she had always liked the Snow Empress, startling Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan.

Gu Yunxiao revealed to Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan that he was the Soul Beast Young Master and that his companions included members of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. After the women accepted his identity, he introduced Gu Qinghan, whose true identity as the former Ancient Ice God stunned them all.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress reported their progress to Gu Yunxiao, who embraced the Ice Empress and held the Snow Empress's hand.
• Gu Yunxiao introduced the Snow Empress and Ice Empress to Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan, then revealed that he was the Soul Beast Young Master and that the women were powerful soul beasts.
• Gu Yunxiao warned Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan that he would keep them under house arrest if they refused to accept the truth, but both women agreed to accept it.
• Gu Yunxiao comforted Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan with embraces and kisses, then summoned Gu Qinghan to meet the others.
• Gu Yunxiao revealed Gu Qinghan was the former Ancient Ice God, and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress bowed to her in reverence.

Gu Yunxiao reorganized the Dragon God Hall and appointed its first Enshrined, while outlining plans to recruit and train new soul masters. The chapter left him preparing to use the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament to raise the hall’s profile and attract talented recruits.

• Gu Qinghan thanked the Snow Empress and Ice Empress for protecting the Far North and told them to call her Qinghan.
• The Ice Empress provocatively called Gu Yunxiao Lord Ice God, so he spanked her; she retaliated by biting him before settling on his lap.
• Gu Yunxiao appointed Gu Qinghan Great Enshrined, the Snow Empress Second Worship, Bi Ji Third Offering, Zi JI Fourth Enshrined, and the Ice Empress Fifth Enshrined.
• Gu Yunxiao explained that the Offering Hall would answer only to him and would oversee the Dragon God Hall, while Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan would join as ordinary members.
• Gu Yunxiao announced the Dragon God Academy and planned to enter a team in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament to publicize the hall and recruit talented soul masters.

Gu Yunxiao decided to leave Shrek Academy and build his own team through Dragon God Academy, inviting Jiang Nannan and welcoming Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er if they chose to join. Days later, Ning Tian and her mother arrived in Dragon City and learned of the Dragon God Hall's growing power, leaving Ning Miaoyun urging her daughter to pursue Gu Yunxiao.

• Gu Yunxiao told Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan that he would leave Shrek Academy after classes began, and Jiang Nannan agreed to go with him.
• Gu Yunxiao said Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er could choose whether to join the Dragon God Hall, while he and Zhang Lexuan discussed inviting Shrek's Inner Court disciples.
• Gu Yunxiao teased the women before spending the night with Jiang Nannan's group, while the Snow Empress took the Ice Empress to sleep elsewhere.
• Several days later, Ning Tian and her mother, Ning Miaoyun, arrived in Dragon City and heard that the Dragon God Hall had absorbed the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect.
• After learning of the Dragon God Hall's academy, halls, and powerful Titled Douluo, Ning Miaoyun told Ning Tian to take the initiative with Gu Yunxiao.

Ning Miaoyun and Ning Tian met Gu Yunxiao in Dragon City to discuss the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect merging into the Dragon God Hall. Gu Yunxiao accepted the sect’s request to preserve its lineage and negotiated limits on its representation, leaving further requests unresolved.

• A woman escorted Ning Miaoyun and Ning Tian to the Dragon God Hall’s Elder Hall, where Gu Yunxiao was waiting.
• Gu Yunxiao clarified that he wanted the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to merge into the Dragon God Hall, not join as an equal partner, and warned that the sect’s weakness left it vulnerable.
• Ning Miaoyun said the sect had agreed to merge and asked to preserve its lineage; Gu Yunxiao agreed to establish a supervised Ning Family residence in Dragon City.
• Ning Miaoyun requested three permanent elder or enshrined positions, but Gu Yunxiao rejected the demand and offered one elder position subject to review.
• After Ning Miaoyun proposed two elder positions with two-year terms, Gu Yunxiao agreed on the condition that each elder contribute twice the baseline amount.

Gu Yunxiao negotiated the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s merger into Dragon God Hall, setting strict terms and postponing Ning Miaoyun’s proposal to match Ning Tian with him. Ning Tian agreed to transfer to Dragon God Academy, and the sect began preparing to relocate to Dragon City.

• Ning Miaoyun requested leadership positions, benefits for her lineage, and a possible match between Ning Tian and Gu Yunxiao; Gu Yunxiao deferred the personal request because Ning Tian had not answered for herself.
• Gu Yunxiao laid out Dragon God Hall’s conditions for the Ning Family, including financial contributions, management duties, disclosure of informants, and exclusive enrollment at Dragon God Academy for its younger generation.
• Gu Yunxiao invited Ning Tian to leave Shrek Academy and join Dragon God Academy’s team for the upcoming tournament, and she eagerly agreed.
• Gu Yunxiao told Ning Tian to pass the invitation on to Wu Feng and asked Ning Miaoyun to move the sect to Dragon City as soon as possible.
• Ning Miaoyun returned with Ning Tian, informed the sect’s senior members, and began preparations to relocate the disciples and establish the Ning Family in Dragon City.

The Ning Family joined the Dragon God Hall as it expanded, while Gu Yunxiao neared Soul Emperor level. At the Clear Sky Sect, Xuan Zi arrived and was immediately attacked by Tai Tan, who overwhelmed him with his strength and soul rings.

• The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect relocated to Dragon City as the Ning Family, and Ning Miaoyun and Ning Miaoyin became elders managing the city.
• Gu Yunxiao raised his soul power to level fifty-nine, while Han Ruoruo and other Shrek Inner Court disciples visited Zhang Lexuan in Dragon City.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan discussed Gu Yunxiao’s strength and their lack of news from the God King who had revived them.
• Xuan Zi reached the Clear Sky Sect, but Tai Tan attacked him before hearing who he was.
• Xuan Zi counterattacked, but Tai Tan blasted him away and revealed a seven-black, two-red soul ring configuration that shocked Xuan Zi.

Xuan Zi visited the Clear Sky Sect believing Gu Yunxiao was its successor, only to learn that Shrek Academy had mistaken him for one of their own. As Tai Tan went to fetch Wang Dong'er, she rushed into the hall asking whether there was news about Yunxiao.

• Xuan Zi recognized Tai Tan and followed him to the Clear Sky Sect's main hall, where he met Niu Tian.
• Xuan Zi gave Niu Tian Mu En's letter and asked about Gu Yunxiao, whom Shrek Academy believed was the sect's successor.
• Niu Tian denied that Gu Yunxiao belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and clarified that Wang Dong'er was their disciple.
• Xuan Zi realized Shrek Academy had badly misunderstood Gu Yunxiao's identity and became furious.
• Niu Tian asked Tai Tan to fetch Wang Dong'er, and she entered the hall asking whether there was news about Yunxiao.