Chapter Summaries

Na'er and Gu Yue joined Xiao Chen at Sea God's Fate, where Na'er finally confessed that she had loved him for years and asked to stay by his side. The chapter ended before Xiao Chen answered her.

• Na'er woke to find Xiao Chen had returned and eagerly asked him to accompany her to Sea God's Fate with Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue appeared through Spatial Transfer, and Xiao Chen teleported all three of them directly to Sea God Lake.
• Xiao Chen waited while Na'er struggled to speak and Gu Yue silently worried about the strength of his teleportation.
• As Sea God's Fate reached its final segment, the fireworks and happy couples gave Na'er the courage to confess her love to Xiao Chen.
• Na'er told Xiao Chen she had loved him since she began living with him and asked whether he would let her love him.

Xiao Chen accepted Na'er, then confronted her and Gu Yue about their secret plans before letting them speak alone. Gu Yue revealed that Na'er's essence was unstable and that she might vanish unless she returned, but Na'er resolved to spend the time she had with Xiao Chen, while Gu Yue accepted that she could not let go of her duties.

• Na'er celebrated Xiao Chen's choice, while Gu Yue accepted her defeat because she could not set aside her mission and hatred of humanity.
• Xiao Chen asked Na'er and Gu Yue about their private activities, but Na'er refused to explain their important purpose.
• Gu Yue asked to speak with Na'er alone, and Xiao Chen reluctantly left them in the forest after warning them to return on their own.
• Gu Yue told Na'er that her unstable essence could collapse and that she was destined to return or disappear.
• Na'er said she could not bear to leave Xiao Chen and the people around her, but vowed to stay with Xiao Chen for as long as she could.
• Gu Yue accepted that Na'er had won because she could devote herself to love, while Gu Yue remained bound by her responsibilities.

Gu Yue agreed to merge with Na'er when Na'er's essence neared collapse, while Xiao Chen resolved to use the Golden Dragon King Divine Core to stabilize her. Leng Yaoyu advised Gu Yue about her feelings for Xiao Chen, leaving Gu Yue to face her ambitions and emotions alone.

• Gu Yue told Na'er she would reunite with her when Na'er's essence was about to collapse, and Na'er silently accepted.
• Xiao Chen emerged from hiding, learned of Na'er's danger, and decided the Golden Dragon King Divine Core could stabilize her essence.
• Gu Yue questioned whether her lingering pain was love, and Leng Yaoyu recognized her feelings for Xiao Chen.
• Leng Yaoyu warned Gu Yue that pursuing her aspirations could separate her from Xiao Chen, while urging her to keep trying if she truly loved him.
• Gu Yue stopped Leng Yaoyu from saying more and asked whether she had seen Na'er; Leng Yaoyu denied having any ulterior motive and left.
• Gu Yue remained by the window and gradually settled into calm and acceptance.

Na'er, Gu Yue, and Xiao Chen encountered Qiangu Zhangting at the Spirit Transferring Pagoda, where he challenged Xiao Chen over the Pagoda Master position. Xiao Chen overwhelmed him with spiritual pressure, leaving him kneeling in public as the three walked away.

• Na'er collided with Qiangu Zhangting at a corner, and Xiao Chen and Gu Yue joined her.
• Qiangu Zhangting recognized the three candidates for Pagoda Master and decided to use the contest to challenge Xiao Chen.
• Qiangu Zhangting declared the position belonged to the Qiangu Clan and demanded that Xiao Chen fight him.
• Xiao Chen refused, and Qiangu Zhangting taunted him for being afraid to accept the challenge.
• Xiao Chen’s spiritual pressure terrified Qiangu Zhangting, forcing him to his knees and dimming the Dragon Soul in his Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue left Qiangu Zhangting kneeling in humiliation.

Xiao Chen took Na'er north in his Black-rank Mecha toward Devil's Island, leaving Gu Yue behind to inform Aunt Leng that they might be gone for months. Near the North Sea, they found human corpses drifting across the water, and Xiao Chen realized the Drowned had appeared before they reached the island.

• Na'er noticed Xiao Chen's purple eye and urged him to change it before outsiders saw it, but he restored it and avoided explaining what had happened.
• Xiao Chen invited Na'er to Devil's Island and took off in his Black-rank Mecha after Gu Yue declined to join them.
• Xiao Chen told Gu Yue to inform Aunt Leng that they might not return for a few months.
• Xiao Chen and Na'er flew past North Sea City and out over the North Sea, where Na'er saw Sea Soul Beasts fleeing in panic.
• Na'er spotted countless human corpses floating across the sea, and Xiao Chen recognized them as the Drowned.