Recaps

Qing Linyun teased Gu Yue during their walk through Eastsea City, making her pay for grilled cold noodles that he then claimed for himself. After provoking her with a game of blocking her path, he apologized, and Gu Yue ordered him to follow quietly.

• Qing Linyun stopped at a grilled cold noodle stall and bought two portions while Gu Yue came over, hoping to share.
• Qing Linyun told Gu Yue to pay for the food, then claimed both portions were his, prompting her to chase and curse him.
• Qing Linyun held Gu Yue back when she tried to take the noodles, and she bit his arm before he hung one portion around her neck.
• Qing Linyun repeatedly blocked Gu Yue's way, making her change direction until she stopped and told him to quit.
• Qing Linyun apologized, and Gu Yue ordered him to follow behind her without speaking.

Gu Yue took Qing Linyun to Eastsea City's snack street, where sharing tanghulu stirred memories of their past with Na'er. On a moonlit bridge, Gu Yue questioned Qing Linyun about Tang Wulin's strange presence, but he played innocent and left her struggling to explain herself.

• Gu Yue and Qing Linyun walked through Eastsea City's snack street, where he bought her grilled fish and other treats.
• Qing Linyun bought Gu Yue tanghulu, reminding her of the times he had taken Na'er out and making her wonder what the gesture meant.
• Gu Yue and Qing Linyun reached a bridge and stood together beneath the moon.
• Gu Yue asked Qing Linyun what he had been teaching Tang Wulin, and he said he had taken him as a disciple and was teaching him cultivation.
• Gu Yue insisted that Tang Wulin had a strange presence, but Qing Linyun pretended not to sense it and challenged her to explain what she meant.

Qing Linyun reassured Gu Yue that he supported her dream of protecting Soul Beasts and agreed that artificial Soul Spirits could help humans and Soul Beasts coexist. He claimed he had a way to resolve their conflict and began by asking whether she knew about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar.

• Qing Linyun brushed off Gu Yue's suspicions about Tang Wulin, and she turned away from him in annoyance.
• Gu Yue asked whether Qing Linyun liked Soul Beasts, and he said they should not go extinct.
• Gu Yue explained her dream of creating artificial Soul Spirits so Soul Masters would not need to hunt Soul Beasts, and Qing Linyun said he shared her view.
• Qing Linyun explained that the Spirit Pagoda's Soul Spirit technology was crude and could lead to renewed hunting if Soul Beasts recovered.
• When Gu Yue asked whether humans and Soul Beasts could reconcile, Qing Linyun said he had a way and asked whether she knew about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar.

Qing Linyun revealed that he had helped create the Heaven-Supporting Pillar’s Soul Spirit technology, and Gu Yue hired him as her bodyguard and private tutor for a billion a month. As the two grew closer by the river, Na'er saw a photo of them together and grew furious.

• Gu Yue questioned Qing Linyun about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, and he admitted that he had provided its Soul Spirit technology and owned a share of the company.
• Qing Linyun explained that the company made Soul Spirits from Soul Beast genetic fragments, though it lacked enough data for species over a hundred thousand years old.
• Gu Yue offered Qing Linyun a billion a month to serve as her bodyguard and private tutor, and he accepted.
• Qing Linyun draped his coat over Gu Yue, and they stood shoulder to shoulder watching the river without mentioning Tang Wulin or their hidden thoughts.
• Na'er saw a photo of Qing Linyun standing close to Gu Yue on her Soul Communicator and angrily threw it, cracking the screen.

Qing Linyun reassured a jealous Na'er after Gu Yue sent her a photo of him, then reflected on his complicated feelings for Na'er and began cultivating. Na'er realized she had exposed that she knew about Gu Yue, while Gu Yue remained unaware of the blunder.

• Na'er called Qing Linyun and confronted him about spending time with Gu Yue and buying her candied hawthorn.
• Qing Linyun explained that the photo made them look closer than they were and claimed he had gone with Gu Yue to keep an eye on her for Na'er.
• Na'er made Qing Linyun promise not to buy Gu Yue candied hawthorn, lend her his clothes, or let her call him brother.
• Qing Linyun recalled taking Na'er in as a child, promised to visit her after his busy stretch, and reflected on their uncertain feelings for each other.
• Qing Linyun considered Gu Yue, the Soul Beast Clan, and his new work before sitting down to cultivate his Soul Power.
• Na'er realized that she had revealed she knew Gu Yue and had her contact information, while Gu Yue returned to her dormitory unaware of Na'er's mistake.

Tang Wulin entered his Sea of Consciousness and met Old Tang, who revealed that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline and its eighteen seals had vanished. After Tang Wulin described his recent training and gifts from Qing Linyun, Old Tang grew suspicious of the teacher’s lavish investment.

• Tang Wulin fell asleep and found himself in a Sea of Consciousness filled with Blue Silver Grass.
• Old Tang introduced himself as a remnant of a top-tier expert and told Tang Wulin that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline was inside him.
• Tang Wulin denied knowing about the bloodline, and Old Tang discovered that its eighteen seals had disappeared without a trace.
• Old Tang asked whether Tang Wulin had recently met anyone, and Tang Wulin praised his master, Qing Linyun.
• Tang Wulin told Old Tang that Qing Linyun had given him a Thousand-Year Blue Silver King Torso Bone, raised his First Soul Ring to a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, and helped him gain four levels.
• Old Tang remarked that Qing Linyun had made a lavish investment, while Tang Wulin said his master planned to make him a powerful expert and king of Douluo Continent.

Tang San told Tang Wulin that he carried a weak Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and urged him to cultivate, while remaining suspicious of his master, Qing Linyun. Tang Wulin woke resolved to grow stronger, and Tang San considered the threat posed by whoever had taken the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

• Tang San learned that Tang Wulin's master was a Soul Saint and told Tang Wulin that the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline had begun to emerge in him.
• Tang San urged Tang Wulin to cultivate, reassured him that Blue Silver Grass could become powerful, and said he would meet Qing Linyun someday.
• Tang Wulin asked who Tang San was, but Tang San told him to call him Old Tang and said he would explain when Tang Wulin grew stronger.
• Tang Wulin woke at dawn, resolved to train hard for himself and Qing Linyun, and felt the hollow feeling in his chest had vanished.
• Tang San praised Qing Linyun's strength but worried that an unknown expert had suppressed and taken the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

Tang San awakened Tang Wulin’s Asura Clear Sky Hammer and Divine Slaughter’s Domain, then planned to pass the Sea God Godhood to him to protect the Douluo Continent. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin wondered why Gu Yue was acting unusually cheerful, unaware that she believed Qing Linyun had feelings for her.

• Tang San concluded that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline’s disappearance made it too dangerous to wait, so he awakened Tang Wulin’s Asura Clear Sky Hammer and Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Tang San planned to pass the Sea God Godhood to Tang Wulin once he grew strong enough, hoping the God King-level power would deter the mysterious expert.
• In class, Tang Wulin noticed Gu Yue acting unusually gentle, and Xie Xie speculated that she had fallen in love with someone.
• Gu Yue privately believed her conversation with Qing Linyun had brought them closer and that he was attracted to her.
• The narration revealed that Qing Linyun had tailored his words to Gu Yue’s hopes rather than acting out of love.

Qing Linyun reviewed the progress on his Three-Word Battle Armor with Ye Lingling while Na Nali and Ye Lingling competed for his attention. After Na Nali left, he and Ye Lingling discussed the remaining upgrades, and she shyly asked him to stay longer as he prepared to return to the academy.

• Gu Yue imagined recruiting Qing Linyun to help revive the Soul Beasts and making him her royal consort.
• Qing Linyun met with Ye Lingling and Na Nali at the Heaven-Supporting Pillar's East Sea branch to ask about his Battle Armor.
• Ye Lingling reported that four Battle Armor components had reached Three-Word level, with the other components still being upgraded, and said medicine for Wu Changkong's injuries was nearly ready.
• Na Nali and Ye Lingling argued over Qing Linyun's attention until he sent Na Nali outside to discuss business with Ye Lingling.
• Qing Linyun and Ye Lingling reviewed the remaining Battle Armor upgrades, and Ye Lingling shyly asked him to stay longer as he prepared to leave for the academy.

Qing Linyun left his company after teasing encounters with Ye Lingling and Na Nali, while Gu Yue discovered that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline had vanished and sensed the Asura God’s presence within him. She suspected Qing Linyun was involved but chose to wait and watch, unaware that Tang Wulin was beginning to awaken a second, powerful martial soul.

• Qing Linyun praised Ye Lingling, promised to treat her to a meal, and then fended off Na Nali’s flirtation before returning to school.
• Gu Yue sensed that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline was gone and detected the Asura God’s presence in its place.
• Gu Yue restrained her urge to attack Tang Wulin, vowed to kill him if the Golden Dragon King Bloodline could not be recovered, and suspected Qing Linyun was involved.
• Tang Wulin felt a sudden chill, but Wu Changkong punished him for not paying attention in class by making him stand at the back.
• An Asura Clear Sky Hammer appeared in Tang Wulin’s Sea of Consciousness, while Divine Slaughter’s Domain lay dormant in his bloodline.

Tang Wulin discovered a strange power in his left hand, and Qing Linyun identified it as the Asura God Bloodline. When Tang Wulin summoned the resulting Clear Sky Hammer, its power overwhelmed him and forcibly broke through his level-twenty barrier, leaving him convulsing on the floor.

• Tang Wulin told Qing Linyun that his control over Blue Silver Grass had improved, but a strange sensation had begun moving inside his left hand.
• Qing Linyun probed Tang Wulin and sensed a cold, domineering power that he recognized as the Asura God Bloodline.
• Qing Linyun told Tang Wulin to summon his Blue Silver Grass and open his left hand, triggering a blood-red Clear Sky Hammer to appear in his right palm.
• The hammer's markings flared, and Tang Wulin collapsed as they spread up his arm and the Asura power rampaged through his meridians.
• The Asura power forcibly widened Tang Wulin's meridians and broke through his level-twenty barrier while Qing Linyun realized Tang San had awakened the power without protecting him.

Qing Linyun stabilized Tang Wulin after the Asura energy awakened his Clear Sky Hammer, then considered killing him before deciding to preserve their master-disciple relationship. Gu Yue entered the training room, sensed that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline had become part of Qing Linyun, and was left struggling with what to do.

• Qing Linyun subdued the Asura energy in Tang Wulin's meridians, stabilizing his Soul Power at level twenty-one and awakening his second Hundred-Year Soul Ring before Tang Wulin passed out.
• Qing Linyun realized Tang San had awakened Tang Wulin's Clear Sky Hammer and worried that Tang San might uncover the stolen Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Qing Linyun raised his hand to kill Tang Wulin but stopped, deciding Tang Wulin was more useful alive and leaving recovery pills beside him.
• Gu Yue entered and sensed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline within Qing Linyun, recognizing that it had completely merged with him.
• Gu Yue silently compared Qing Linyun with the unconscious Tang Wulin, while Qing Linyun asked what she wanted to learn.

Qing Linyun began teaching Gu Yue the theory behind Soul Spirit Technology while Tang Wulin recovered, as Qiangu Dongfeng and the Ghost Emperor discussed Dark Hummingbird’s death and agreed to reassess Qing Linyun before acting. The Ghost Emperor reminded Qiangu Dongfeng that their real priority was taking down Shrek Academy.

• Gu Yue asked Qing Linyun to teach her how to make Soul Spirits, and he began a lesson on gene segment deduction while Tang Wulin remained unconscious.
• Qiangu Dongfeng questioned the Ghost Emperor about Dark Hummingbird, a Level 98 fighter who had died at the hands of a Level 78 Soul Saint.
• The Ghost Emperor said Qing Linyun had either a hidden trump card or powerful backing, and he doubted Shrek had protected him.
• The Ghost Emperor warned Qiangu Dongfeng that their interests were tied together and proposed leaving Qing Linyun alone until they reassessed his strength.
• As Qiangu Dongfeng left, the Ghost Emperor reminded him that their real task was to take down Shrek Academy first.

Qiangu Dongfeng learned that two former Holy Spirit Cult members, Na Nali and Leng Yulai, had become powerful bodyguards for his rival Qing Linyun and had attacked the Ghost Emperor. He was left stunned when his secretary suggested the two women had an improper relationship with Qing Linyun.

• Qiangu Dongfeng brooded over the Heaven-Supporting Pillar cutting into Spirit Pagoda profits and complained about the Holy Spirit Cult’s failed fighters and the Ghost Emperor.
• Qiangu Dongfeng’s secretary reported that the Heaven-Supporting Pillar’s chief, Na Nali, was a Level 99 Quasi-God and former Holy Spirit Cult Heavenly King.
• The secretary identified the Second Knight as Leng Yulai, a Level 99 Demigod and Leng Yaozhu’s younger sister.
• Qiangu Dongfeng learned that Na Nali and Leng Yulai had fought their way into the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and left the Ghost Emperor weakened.
• Qiangu Dongfeng wondered how Qing Linyun had recruited the two former cult members, and his secretary suggested they had an improper relationship with him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng was left speechless and panicked by the suggestion.

Qiangu Dongfeng learned that Leng Yulai had left the Holy Spirit Cult for a fifteen-year-old boy, then considered using Leng Yaozhu’s disciple Gu Yue to obtain the Heaven-Supporting Pillar’s Soul Spirit Technology. He abandoned the idea of forcing Gu Yue into espionage and sent his secretary to invite Leng Yaozhu to discuss the matter.

• Qiangu Dongfeng heard that Leng Yulai had left the Holy Spirit Cult for a fifteen-year-old boy and that Na Nali also liked him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng’s secretary proposed using Gu Yue, Leng Yaozhu’s disciple and a student at Eastsea Academy, to gain access to the Heaven-Supporting Pillar’s Soul Spirit Technology.
• Qiangu Dongfeng realized Leng Yaozhu could block any attempt to use Gu Yue as an undercover agent because of her status and influence in the Spirit Pagoda.
• Qiangu Dongfeng told his secretary to invite Leng Yaozhu to discuss the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, Soul Spirit Technology, and Gu Yue.
• After the secretary left, Qiangu Dongfeng wondered whether Leng Yulai’s life would have turned out differently if she had chosen him.

Qing Linyun broke two more Golden Dragon King seals and found the Silver Dragon Spear for sale in the system, but lacked the money to buy it. Meanwhile, Gu Yue felt inexplicably uneasy in class.

• Qing Linyun broke his eleventh and twelfth Golden Dragon King seals, strengthening his body further.
• Qing Linyun found a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice-Attribute Soul Spirit that suited Wu Changkong and decided to buy it for him later.
• Qing Linyun discovered the Silver Dragon Spear listed as a four-billion-Federation-Coin divine weapon and considered buying it to combine with his Golden Dragon Spear.
• Qing Linyun realized he lacked enough personal funds and set out to ask Ye Lingling for money.
• Gu Yue felt uneasy during Wu Changkong's lesson and pressed her temples as he asked what was wrong.

Gu Yue sensed that Qing Linyun was up to something, while Qing Linyun secretly obtained four billion Federation Coins from Ye Lingling and bought the Silver Dragon Spear. He tried to unite it with the Golden Dragon Spear, but the weapons failed to merge.

• Gu Yue felt a growing disturbance and suspected Qing Linyun was behind it.
• Qing Linyun asked Ye Lingling for four billion Federation Coins, claiming he would fund research into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits.
• Ye Lingling agreed to obtain the money from the Ye Clan and the Angel Legion and gave Qing Linyun a check.
• Qing Linyun asked Ye Lingling to send Wu Changkong a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Ice-Attribute Soul Spirit for his upcoming breakthrough to the seven-ring level.
• Qing Linyun used the money to purchase the Silver Dragon Spear and tried to merge it with the Golden Dragon Spear, but the two weapons did not unite.

Qing Linyun put the Silver Dragon Spear away and looked forward to showing it to Gu Yue. At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Leng Yaozhu agreed to meet Qiangu Dongfeng to discuss official business and Gu Yue, but she warned that she would leave if he spoke against her disciple.

• Qing Linyun returned both divine spears to his Sea of Consciousness and thought about surprising Gu Yue with the Silver Dragon Spear.
• Qiangu Dongfeng's secretary told Leng Yaozhu that the pagoda master wanted to discuss the Heaven-Supporting Pillar, Soul Spirit technology, and Gu Yue.
• Leng Yaozhu suspected Qiangu Dongfeng had ulterior motives involving Gu Yue, but agreed to meet him to discuss official business and learn whether he had discovered anything about her disciple's background.
• Leng Yaozhu warned the secretary that she would leave if Qiangu Dongfeng said anything against Gu Yue.
• Qiangu Dongfeng prepared to embrace Leng Yaozhu, but she kept her distance, addressed him formally, and sat down to hear what he wanted.

Qiangu Dongfeng asked Leng Yaozhu to have Gu Yue gather information about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar's Soul Spirit Technology in exchange for substantial Spirit Pagoda concessions. Leng Yaozhu accepted only on the condition that Gu Yue could refuse, then left after rejecting Qiangu Dongfeng's invitation to lunch.

• Qiangu Dongfeng asked Leng Yaozhu to use Gu Yue's studies under Qing Linyun to obtain information about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar's Soul Spirit Technology.
• Qiangu Dongfeng offered the Phoenix Clan control over Soul Spirit research at three southern branches and two branch pagoda master positions.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to the terms but insisted she would first ask whether Gu Yue was willing and would not force her.
• Qiangu Dongfeng tried to invite Leng Yaozhu to lunch, but she warned him to keep their relationship strictly to Spirit Pagoda business and left.
• Qiangu Dongfeng cursed to himself and vowed he would never pursue Leng Yaozhu again.

Qing Linyun took Gu Yue out of Eastsea Academy after securing leave from Wu Changkong, then brought her to his office atop Shrek City’s Heaven-Supporting Pillar. The chapter ended with Gu Yue unsettled by the height as Qing Linyun introduced the place where she would take lessons.

• Qing Linyun asked Wu Changkong for half a day of leave for Gu Yue, claiming her aunt had come to visit.
• After Gu Yue left the office, Qing Linyun gave Wu Changkong healing pills for his old meridian injury and a ten-thousand-year Icefield Snow Fox Soul Spirit for his Seventh Soul Ring.
• Wu Changkong accepted the gifts and signed Gu Yue’s leave slip.
• Qing Linyun took Gu Yue by the wrist and used spatial power to bring them to his office atop the Heaven-Supporting Pillar in Shrek City.
• Qing Linyun showed Gu Yue the office and said she would take lessons there, while Gu Yue felt uneasy at the height.

Qing Linyun showed Gu Yue the Heaven-Supporting Pillar’s Soul Spirit production line and demonstrated how it created a ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit. Gu Yue realized the technology could advance the Silver Dragon King’s plan ahead of schedule and considered taking control of it.

• Qing Linyun led Gu Yue through the research facility to a laboratory filled with Soul Spirits and production equipment.
• Qing Linyun explained how researchers extracted genes, injected matching Soul Power, and fused them to create a Soul Spirit.
• Qing Linyun produced a ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Bird Soul Spirit and let Gu Yue hold it.
• Gu Yue sensed that the Soul Spirit had power and spirituality comparable to a real Soul Beast.
• Gu Yue considered obtaining the technology and using her spiritual power to control it so the Silver Dragon King’s plan could move ahead of schedule.

Qing Linyun teased Gu Yue in the laboratory, and Gu Yue agreed to spy on him for Leng Yaozhu before kissing him to appease his feigned anger. Ye Lingling arrived and caught them in an intimate moment.

• Qing Linyun held Gu Yue close while showing her Soul Spirit fusion data, then playfully patted her backside.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Gu Yue to get close to Qing Linyun and report anything she learned about the Heaven-Supporting Pillar's Soul Spirit technology, and Gu Yue reluctantly agreed.
• Qing Linyun revealed that he had overheard the call and confronted Gu Yue about agreeing to spy on him.
• Gu Yue kissed Qing Linyun on the cheek to calm him, and he froze in surprise.
• Ye Lingling entered the laboratory and teased Qing Linyun and Gu Yue about their intimate moment.

Ye Lingling confronted Gu Yue in Qing Linyun’s laboratory and the two traded barbs over their closeness to him. After Qing Linyun took Gu Yue away, Ye Lingling decided to seek allies among Leng Yulai and Na Nali.

• Ye Lingling arrived in the laboratory and teased Qing Linyun and Gu Yue about their intimate-looking lesson.
• Gu Yue revealed a commanding air and challenged Ye Lingling’s assumptions about her relationship with Qing Linyun.
• Gu Yue pointed out that Qing Linyun had never acknowledged Ye Lingling’s place in his life, leaving Ye Lingling speechless.
• Qing Linyun tried to calm the two women, then took Gu Yue by the wrist and left with her for Eastsea City.
• Ye Lingling decided to form an alliance and called Leng Yulai to arrange a meeting with her and Na Nali.

Ye Lingling and Leng Yulai grew angry after hearing that Qing Linyun had been close to Gu Yue, and the three women agreed to unite against him when he returned. Meanwhile, Qing Linyun took Gu Yue back to Eastsea Academy, where she warned him she would not tolerate CEO Ye bullying her again.

• Ye Lingling told Leng Yulai and Na Nali that Qing Linyun had been teaching Gu Yue in the lab while holding her close.
• Leng Yulai joined Ye Lingling in condemning Qing Linyun, and Na Nali suggested tying him to a bed and wearing him out.
• Leng Yulai, Ye Lingling, and Na Nali agreed to work together to pin Qing Linyun down when he came back.
• Qing Linyun brought Gu Yue through a spatial passage to Eastsea Academy, and she accused him of being too close to CEO Ye.
• Qing Linyun apologized for putting his arm around Gu Yue during the lesson, and Gu Yue warned that she would not let CEO Ye bully her again.

Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue practiced together before the Class Promotion Tournament, attacking Wu Changkong while he limited himself to one-ring Soul Power. Their coordination and Tang Wulin’s striking progress impressed Wu Changkong, who concluded that Qing Linyun may have changed Tang Wulin’s future.

• Tang Wulin continued to improve his Blue Silver Grass, whose blue-gold sheen and control had grown stronger, while Qing Linyun watched and worried that Gu Yue was still ignoring him.
• Wu Changkong summoned Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue for their final joint practice before their match against Class Four and challenged them to attack him under strict limits.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue released their Martial Souls and took the positions Wu Changkong assigned them.
• Tang Wulin opened with Blue Silver Entanglement, Xie Xie followed with Light Dragon Slash, and Gu Yue attacked with fire, ice, and earth through Elemental Tide.
• Tang Wulin used Blue Silver Parasite to catch Wu Changkong off guard, giving Xie Xie an opening for another Light Dragon Slash.
• Wu Changkong reflected on Tang Wulin’s rapid growth and unusual Blue Silver Grass, and considered that Qing Linyun might have given him a chance to enter Shrek Academy.