Chapter Summaries

The Sea God Pavilion elders speculated wildly about Gu Yunxiao's potential and decided Shrek Academy had to secure him, even imagining a match with Zhang Lexuan. As Gu Yunxiao and Zhang Lexuan arrived for their sparring match on Sea God Lake, the crowd watched with admiration and interest.

• Mu En and the elders imagined Gu Yunxiao gaining ferocious beast-level soul rings and resolved to win him over through Zhang Lexuan.
• Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Hua Yao, and the other Inner Court women discussed Gu Yunxiao's strength and looks while Ma Xiaotao felt jealous.
• Cai Mei'er announced the sparring rules and handed the lake over to Gu Yunxiao and Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhang Lexuan stepped onto Sea God Lake, and Gu Yunxiao arrived by freezing the water beneath his feet.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan watched Gu Yunxiao from a nearby boat, each showing a different reaction.

Gu Yunxiao revealed that he had reached level fifty-five, shocking Shrek Academy’s students and elders before his sparring match with Zhang Lexuan. Zhang Lexuan agreed to call him eldest senior brother if he won, while Gu Yunxiao suggested he might demand something else.

• Zhang Lexuan introduced herself as a level eighty-four Soul Douluo, and Gu Yunxiao revealed he was a level fifty-five Soul King.
• Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion elders praised Gu Yunxiao’s talent and predicted he could reach Limit Douluo and perhaps glimpse divinity.
• Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochеn reacted with surprise to Gu Yunxiao’s cultivation and strength.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan marveled at Gu Yunxiao, while Tang Ya considered Jiang Nannan’s invitation and Xu Sanshi vowed to take revenge.
• Bei Bei urged Xu Sanshi to stay away from Gu Yunxiao, then noticed Tang Ya had disappeared.
• Zhang Lexuan praised Gu Yunxiao, and he teased that she might have to call him something beyond eldest senior brother if he won their sparring match.

Gu Yunxiao displayed his extraordinary Soul King strength and five soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, before beginning his spar with Zhang Lexuan. After he fired two powerful arrows at her, Zhang Lexuan continued to defend herself and challenged him to use his remaining free move.

• Gu Yunxiao summoned his Extreme Dust Ice Bow and revealed four black soul rings and one red hundred-thousand-year soul ring, shocking everyone at Sea God Lake.
• Zhang Lexuan released her Moon Martial Soul and showed her rank-eighty-four Soul Douluo cultivation and own hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
• Gu Yunxiao fired an Ice Burst Arrow, which exploded against Zhang Lexuan's soul power barrier and counted as his first move.
• Gu Yunxiao launched Falling Ice Arrow into the sky, and its enormous descending form struck Zhang Lexuan's strengthened barrier with enough force to threaten a Soul Emperor.

Gu Yunxiao and Zhang Lexuan continued their spar over Sea God Lake, trading powerful attacks as the spectators marveled at the Soul King’s ability to match a Soul Douluo. Zhang Lexuan’s Silver Moon’s Sorrow struck Gu Yunxiao and briefly stiffened him, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Gu Yunxiao unleashed Ice Feather Arrow Rain, and Zhang Lexuan endured the barrage before its lingering cold froze a bridge across the lake.
• Zhang Lexuan attacked with moonlight beams and Moon Daze, but Gu Yunxiao dodged and countered with arrows from the Extreme Dust Ice Bow.
• Zhang Lexuan and Gu Yunxiao exchanged Moon Blades and ice arrows evenly, while the Sea God Pavilion Elders judged that Gu Yunxiao was likely to lose unless he used a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.
• Zhang Lexuan launched Moonfall, and Gu Yunxiao intercepted the crescent with Ice Burst Arrow, causing a powerful explosion.
• Zhang Lexuan used Silver Moon's Sorrow, and its black light struck Gu Yunxiao and briefly stiffened his body.

Gu Yunxiao used Sea God Lake and his Ice Soul Mark to immobilize Zhang Lexuan, turning the spar in his favor. As Shrek Academy's elders accepted that she had lost, Gu Yunxiao activated his hundred thousand year soul skill, Mysterious Ice Splitting Arrow.

• Gu Yunxiao shattered the ice beneath him and plunged into Sea God Lake to escape Zhang Lexuan's moonlight attack, then emerged and landed on the lake's surface.
• Zhang Lexuan drew on the lake's energy to recover her soul power and urged Gu Yunxiao to concede, but he warned her to use her Martial Soul Avatar and hundred thousand year soul skill.
• Gu Yunxiao marked Zhang Lexuan with Ice Soul Mark and fired an Ice Soul Arrow that pierced her heart without physical injury, freezing her soul and leaving her unable to move.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi panicked at Zhang Lexuan's impending defeat, but Mu En stopped Xuan Zi from intervening and insisted Shrek Academy honor its wager.
• Gu Yunxiao activated his fifth soul skill, Mysterious Ice Splitting Arrow, as the power of his hundred thousand year soul ring swept across the spectators.

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.