Chapter Summaries

Gu Yunxiao secured the Heavenly Dragon Sect's cooperation by offering dragon blood and proposing the Dragon God Hall. After he left, Heavenly Dragon Douluo and the elders agreed to accept the arrangement for now while secretly planning to strengthen the sect and gain leverage over the mysterious Yun Family.

• Zi JI introduced Gu Yunxiao as her young master, prompting Heavenly Dragon Douluo and the elders to treat him with respect.
• Gu Yunxiao offered Heavenly Dragon Douluo dragon blood and explained the partnership he had already arranged with the Earth Dragon Sect.
• Heavenly Dragon Douluo accepted Gu Yunxiao's proposal, promised the Heavenly Dragon Sect would provide a site and resources for the Dragon God Hall, and received diluted dragon blood for the elders.
• After Gu Yunxiao and Zi JI left, Heavenly Dragon Douluo and the elders debated the sect's future, weighing their desire for dragon blood against the threat of surrendering their independence.
• Heavenly Dragon Douluo advised the elders to yield temporarily, accept the Yun Family's support, and build the Heavenly Dragon Sect's strength before seeking better terms.

Gu Yunxiao celebrated after persuading the Heavenly Dragon Sect to accept his dragon blood and outlined his plan to absorb Dragon City into the Dragon God Hall. He assigned Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Zi JI to remain in the city and oversee the sects and dragon-blooded soul beasts.

• The Heavenly Dragon Sect’s elders agreed to accept Heavenly Dragon Douluo’s proposal and decided to test Gu Yunxiao’s dragon blood for any hidden danger.
• At the hotel, Gu Yunxiao told Snow Empress that the blood was harmless but would gradually make Dragon Clan beings submit to him once they refined it.
• Gu Yunxiao explained that the Earth Dragon Sect and Heavenly Dragon Sect would eventually be absorbed into the Dragon God Hall, which would then take control of Dragon City and establish its headquarters there.
• Gu Yunxiao predicted that the Heavenly Soul Royal Family would investigate or negotiate with the Dragon God Hall, helping spread its reputation, and said the empire would be at a disadvantage if war broke out.
• Gu Yunxiao asked Snow Empress and Ice Empress to watch the two sects and distribute his blood to dragon-blooded soul beasts in the Far North, then told Zi JI she would also stay in Dragon City.

Gu Yunxiao assigned Zi JI to gather Dragon Clan bloodlines in the Sunset Forest and planned to return to Shrek Academy with Bi Ji to recruit more. Before dawn, he kissed the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress interrupted them by kissing him herself to reclaim the Snow Empress’s kiss.

• Gu Yunxiao sent Zi JI to find soul beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines in the Sunset Forest and told Bi Ji she would return to Shrek Academy with him.
• After spending the night with Zi JI, Gu Yunxiao found the Snow Empress and learned Bing'er was bathing.
• Gu Yunxiao embraced and kissed the Snow Empress on the balcony, and the Ice Empress caught them.
• The Ice Empress kissed Gu Yunxiao, claiming she wanted the Snow Empress’s kiss back, and Gu Yunxiao kissed her in return.
• The jealous Snow Empress pulled them apart, and the three stared at one another in silence.

Gu Yunxiao reunited romantically with the Snow Empress and Ice Empress before returning to Shrek Academy after two months away. Yan Shaozhe asked him to join the upcoming freshman assessment and awkwardly explained how Tang San had helped Ma Hongjun overcome his evil fire.

• Gu Yunxiao embraced the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, and the three playfully teased and tussled together.
• Gu Yunxiao returned to Shrek Academy, where Yan Shaozhe welcomed him and asked about his cultivation progress.
• Yan Shaozhe invited Gu Yunxiao to compete in the freshman assessment for its secret-method Soul Bone reward, and Gu Yunxiao agreed.
• Gu Yunxiao revealed his interest in recruiting the freshman Wu Feng into the Dragon God Hall.
• Yan Shaozhe recounted how Tang San had helped Ma Hongjun resolve his evil fire, and Gu Yunxiao misunderstood his wording as implying an intimate relationship between the two ancestors.

Yan Shaozhe asked Gu Yunxiao to treat Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, but Gu Yunxiao agreed only after Yan promised to negotiate the terms. Gu Yunxiao planned to use the treatment to secure benefits from Shrek Academy, then joined Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong’er’s team for the freshman assessment.

• Yan Shaozhe explained that Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire was threatening her cultivation and life, and asked Gu Yunxiao to use his ultimate ice to help her.
• Gu Yunxiao refused at first, but agreed to meet Ma Xiaotao the next day after Yan offered academy benefits and resources.
• Gu Yunxiao told Bi Ji he intended to keep Shrek Academy providing benefits, and arranged for the Ice God to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire when needed.
• Gu Yunxiao visited Xian Lin’er, familiarized himself with Soul Tools, and returned to Freshman Class One to complete his assessment information.
• Xiao Xiao told Gu Yunxiao that she, Wang Dong’er, and he were on the same assessment team, and Wang Dong’er bristled when he doubted she could win at rank twenty-two.

Wang Dong'er angrily confronted Gu Yunxiao after he teased her about becoming his underling, then joined him and Xiao Xiao for a meal. At the academy gates, they met Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong'er suddenly grabbed Gu Yunxiao's sleeve to provoke a reaction.

• Wang Dong'er declared she could win the freshman assessment alone, and Gu Yunxiao teased her about becoming his little underling.
• Wang Dong'er tried to hit Gu Yunxiao, but he caught her wrist and steadied her when she toppled forward.
• Gu Yunxiao invited Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao to eat with him, and they agreed to go along.
• At the academy gates, Gu Yunxiao introduced Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er to Jiang Nannan, who admitted she was not yet his girlfriend.
• Wang Dong'er decided to disrupt Gu Yunxiao and Jiang Nannan's relationship and grabbed Gu Yunxiao's sleeve to ask where they would eat.

Gu Yunxiao noticed Tang Ya's increasingly dark demeanor and suspected she had begun using her dark blue silver grass's devouring ability. At dinner, Wang Dong'er tried to provoke him, but their secret struggle ended with her making an accusation she could not prove and being forced to apologize.

• Wang Dong'er acted unusually affectionate toward Gu Yunxiao, and he teased her before leading her, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao to eat.
• The group encountered Tang Ya working at the restaurant, and Gu Yunxiao sensed her changed demeanor and suspected she had started using her devouring ability.
• Jiang Nannan said Tang Ya had reached level thirty-five and still had not reconciled with Bei Bei after their fight.
• Wang Dong'er secretly put her foot on Gu Yunxiao's, and he clamped her calf between his legs until she cried out.
• Wang Dong'er accused Gu Yunxiao of rubbing against her thigh, but he denied it, and Xiao Xiao doubted her accusation.
• Gu Yunxiao demanded an apology, and Wang Dong'er reluctantly apologized while seething over the encounter.

Gu Yunxiao let Wang Dong'er order and eat as much grilled food as she wanted, and she pushed herself until she was sick. After she vomited on him, he carried her to the Star Emperor Hotel, where they began cleaning up for the night.

• Gu Yunxiao offered to keep ordering food for Wang Dong'er, and she ate far beyond her usual appetite to spite him.
• Wang Dong'er kept eating despite her discomfort, while Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao watched and Tang Ya brought more food.
• On the walk back, Gu Yunxiao's mention of grilled fish made Wang Dong'er nauseous, and she vomited on him.
• Gu Yunxiao carried Wang Dong'er to a nearby hotel instead of returning to the academy, and Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao went with them.
• At the Star Emperor Hotel, Gu Yunxiao showered while Wang Dong'er went to clean the vomit off her clothes.

Gu Yunxiao let Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er stay in his hotel suite, then made Wang Dong'er wash the clothes she had stained. The Ice God warned him that Wang Dong'er carried a god's power and might be a God King's daughter, leaving Gu Yunxiao aware that her soul was sealed and incomplete.

• Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao discussed Wang Dong'er's prickly personality and shared stories about meeting Gu Yunxiao, growing closer as they talked.
• Gu Yunxiao invited Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er to spend the night in his hotel suite.
• Gu Yunxiao told Wang Dong'er to wash the clothes she had thrown up on, then soothed her stomach and dried her hair.
• Wang Dong'er grumbled about Gu Yunxiao while carefully washing his clothes on the balcony.
• The Ice God told Gu Yunxiao that Wang Dong'er carried divine power, might be a God King's daughter, and had a sealed, incomplete soul.
• The Ice God explained that the divine sense within Wang Dong'er was inactive and would awaken only if she faced mortal danger.

Gu Yunxiao discussed ways to remove the God King's divine consciousness in Wang Dong'er, but rejected the dangerous options suggested by the Ice God. He told Bi Ji about the Ice God, and their intimacy was interrupted by a knock at the door.

• The Ice God said she could transfer the divine consciousness from Wang Dong'er into Gu Yunxiao's sea of consciousness, where his heavenly tribulation demon dragon bloodline could destroy it, but Gu Yunxiao refused.
• The Ice God suggested asking the Silver Dragon King for help, and Gu Yuena's reverse scale flickered when Gu Yunxiao began boasting about her.
• Gu Yunxiao used a method Gu Yuena had taught him to punish the Ice God for laughing at him, and she angrily vowed to get even.
• Bi Ji asked what Gu Yunxiao had been doing, and he explained that the Ancient Ice God lived in his sea of consciousness and had been with him since his martial soul awakening.
• Bi Ji asked whether Zi JI knew about the Ice God, then grew intimate with Gu Yunxiao until a knock at the door interrupted them.

Jiang Nannan went to Gu Yunxiao’s room and confessed that she wanted to sleep with him, and they spent the night together. The next morning, she woke in his arms, embarrassed but happy to be his.

• Bi Ji hid in the shadows when Jiang Nannan came to Gu Yunxiao’s door, interrupting her time alone with him.
• Jiang Nannan embraced Gu Yunxiao and told him she wanted to sleep with him, and he carried her into his room.
• Bi Ji watched from the shadows while the Ice God endured the night in Gu Yunxiao’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao eavesdropped from the room next door and stayed awake listening.
• The next morning, Jiang Nannan woke in Gu Yunxiao’s arms, blushed as he teased her, and happily accepted that she was his.

Jiang Nannan spent the night with Gu Yunxiao, received healing from Bi Ji, and returned to Shrek Academy with him. She decided to move in with Gu Yunxiao, then found Tang Ya waiting in their dormitory, looking dejected.

• Jiang Nannan and Gu Yunxiao stayed in bed together before Bi Ji appeared at Gu Yunxiao's summons.
• Gu Yunxiao introduced Bi Ji to Jiang Nannan as his woman, and Bi Ji healed Jiang Nannan's injuries.
• Jiang Nannan, Gu Yunxiao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er returned to Shrek Academy, where Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er hurried off to class.
• Jiang Nannan decided to move into the Star Emperor Hotel with Gu Yunxiao and returned to her dormitory to pack.
• Jiang Nannan found Tang Ya in the dormitory, and Tang Ya asked where she had spent the night.

Jiang Nannan told Tang Ya that she and Gu Yunxiao were together, and Tang Ya confessed that she wanted to break up with Bei Bei after suspecting he was involved with Xu Sanshi. The two friends stayed in the dormitory to talk, and Jiang Nannan eventually shared intimate details about Gu Yunxiao in exchange for dessert.

• Jiang Nannan confirmed to Tang Ya that she and Gu Yunxiao were together and had spent the night together.
• Tang Ya told Jiang Nannan she wanted to break up with Bei Bei because he had been caring for Xu Sanshi instead of comforting her.
• Tang Ya explained that she had kicked Xu Sanshi down the stairs after he claimed his bond with Bei Bei was stronger than gold, and Bei Bei had gotten angry with her.
• Jiang Nannan comforted Tang Ya, and Tang Ya grew more determined to stop seeing Bei Bei.
• Tang Ya asked Jiang Nannan about being intimate with Gu Yunxiao, and Jiang Nannan eventually answered after Tang Ya offered to buy her dessert.

Gu Yunxiao examined Ma Xiaotao's evil fire and said that suppressing it would require repeated, time-consuming treatments. Yan Shaozhe tried to win his help for free by suggesting Ma Xiaotao as a match, but Gu Yunxiao praised his girlfriend and provoked Ma Xiaotao, leaving her angrily demanding an explanation.

• Gu Yunxiao arrived at Yan Shaozhe's office and met Yan Shaozhe's disciple, Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe explained Ma Xiaotao's dangerous evil fire and asked Gu Yunxiao to help suppress it.
• Gu Yunxiao examined Ma Xiaotao and said that treating her with ultimate ice would take repeated, lengthy sessions.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Gu Yunxiao what he thought of Ma Xiaotao and hinted that she might be prettier than his girlfriend.
• Gu Yunxiao said his girlfriend was much prettier and had a better temper, prompting Ma Xiaotao to angrily challenge him.

Gu Yunxiao confronted Ma Xiaotao over her temper, then laid out the soul-bone payment Shrek Academy would need to provide for treatment of her evil fire. Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao were left stunned by his demand for forty soul bones to keep treating her.

• Ma Xiaotao lost her temper at Gu Yunxiao, and Yan Shaozhe ordered her to apologize to him.
• Gu Yunxiao said Ma Xiaotao had failed his test and warned Yan Shaozhe that treatment would cost Shrek Academy heavily.
• Yan Shaozhe suggested a marriage between Gu Yunxiao and Ma Xiaotao, but Gu Yunxiao refused to let the academy dictate his private affairs.
• Gu Yunxiao agreed to treat Ma Xiaotao three times in one year for a soul bone at least thirty thousand years old, then rejected offers of older soul bones as insufficient.
• Yan Shaozhe asked what it would cost for ongoing treatment, and Gu Yunxiao demanded forty soul bones, including five hundred-thousand-year soul bones.

Gu Yunxiao demanded a vast payment from Shrek Academy to treat Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, including five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and Mu En’s Dragon Core. Yan Shaozhe relayed the terms to Mu En, who was left stunned by their scale.

• Gu Yunxiao left Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao to consider his demands for treating Ma Xiaotao.
• Yan Shaozhe urged Ma Xiaotao to apologize to Gu Yunxiao and win his favor, and she agreed to try for the academy’s sake.
• Ma Xiaotao searched for Gu Yunxiao, but he had already left the academy.
• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Gu Yunxiao demanded five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, five soul bones over fifty thousand years old, and ten each of Ten Thousand Year, Thousand-Year, and Hundred-Year Soul Bones.
• Mu En began coughing violently, then froze in shock after hearing the full terms.

Mu En weighed Shrek Academy’s options for suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and chose to give Gu Yunxiao a Radiant Sacred Dragon’s Dragon Core instead of paying the demanded Soul Bones. Yan Shaozhe left with the Dragon Core to arrange Xiaotao’s treatment.

• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Gu Yunxiao would suppress Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire in exchange for either forty Soul Bones, including five at the hundred-thousand-year level, or a supreme true-dragon treasure of at least that grade.
• Mu En revealed that he possessed a Radiant Sacred Dragon’s Dragon Core that met Gu Yunxiao’s condition.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed paying the Soul Bones in installments, but Mu En warned that Gu Yunxiao could refuse the arrangement and that Shrek Academy needed his help.
• Mu En decided that Shrek Academy should accept Gu Yunxiao’s other condition and keep the Dragon Core’s existence secret.
• Mu En handed the Dragon Core to Yan Shaozhe, who knelt and thanked him for saving Ma Xiaotao.

After Mu En gave Yan Shaozhe the Dragon Core, Gu Yunxiao settled into life with Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er and began the freshman assessment. The chapter ended when Ma Xiaotao arrived and Gu Yunxiao asked whether the academy had accepted his conditions.

• Mu En gave Yan Shaozhe the Dragon Core and told him to keep the matter from Ma Xiaotao while she focused on Gu Yunxiao.
• Jiang Nannan moved in with Gu Yunxiao, and Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er joined them at the Star Emperor Hotel.
• Gu Yunxiao told Jiang Nannan about the organization he had founded and his interest in recruiting Tang Ya.
• Wang Dong'er defeated Gu Yunxiao's team's first opponents alone in the freshman assessment, drawing attention to Gu Yunxiao and his strength.
• Ma Xiaotao approached Gu Yunxiao after the match, and he asked whether the academy had accepted his conditions.

Gu Yunxiao accepted Shrek Academy’s payment to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire. At the Star Emperor Hotel, Ma Xiaotao mistook his intentions for a sexual advance, but Gu Yunxiao corrected her and prepared to use ultimate ice.

• Ma Xiaotao apologized to Gu Yunxiao, who told her to discuss his terms with Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Ma Xiaotao to Gu Yunxiao and offered him a specially stored item, which Gu Yunxiao accepted in exchange for treating her evil fire.
• Gu Yunxiao invited Ma Xiaotao to eat with him, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er while Yan Shaozhe paid for the meal.
• After eating, Gu Yunxiao took Ma Xiaotao to the Star Emperor Hotel to treat her evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Gu Yunxiao to take responsibility for her, and he told her to stop imagining things and sit still while he used ultimate ice.

Gu Yunxiao used the Ice God’s energy to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, then challenged her to a contest and demanded she become his maid if she lost. Ma Xiaotao could not harm him with her flames, and Gu Yunxiao let her go after suppressing the fire, leaving their contest unresolved.

• Gu Yunxiao asked the Ice God to suppress Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire for six months, and the Ice God sent cold energy through his fingers to quell it.
• Overwhelmed by relief, Ma Xiaotao accidentally clung to Gu Yunxiao, then pulled away in embarrassment.
• Gu Yunxiao pinned Ma Xiaotao down and offered to return Shrek Academy’s belongings if she could break free, but demanded she serve as his maid if she failed.
• Ma Xiaotao ignited her Evil Fire Phoenix flames, but they could not harm Gu Yunxiao because he was immune to fire.
• Gu Yunxiao released Ma Xiaotao and told her the evil fire had been suppressed, and she left with the encounter still fresh in her mind.