Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin chose to remain in Dragon Valley and bury its dragon bones, despite learning that the collapsed spatial passage meant he could not return after leaving. As he worked, he discovered his strength had increased enormously, and the dragon souls began providing him with energy each day.

• Tang Wulin learned from the Water-Fire Dragon Kings that the passage out of Dragon Valley had collapsed and decided to stay and bury the dragon bones.
• Tang Wulin tested his newfound strength by punching a pit more than ten meters deep, then began burying dragon skeletons by himself.
• Tang Wulin spent several days digging pits and burying dragons, refusing to take the soul bones from their skeletons.
• On the sixth day, a dragon soul emerged from a skeleton and merged into Tang Wulin, replenishing his energy.
• Afterward, dragon souls appeared each day to provide Tang Wulin with energy, and he gradually adapted to his increased strength.

Xuan Zi watched the Space Rift collapse and concluded that Tang Wulin had been lost in Spatial Turbulence, then carried the news back to the academy. Huo Yutong learned of the disaster and collapsed in grief; three months later, she returned to Shrek Academy for treatment while Ju Zi joined the military.

• The Space Rift erupted, and Xuan Zi failed to find Tang Wulin before it vanished.
• Xuan Zi grieved over Tang Wulin’s apparent death and flew back to Douluo Continent to report the news.
• Huo Yutong struggled to concentrate on her Soul Tool work as the Eye of Destiny warned her of danger.
• Fan Yu arrived and told Huo Yutong that Tang Wulin had been lost, and she collapsed in despair.
• Three months later, Huo Yutong returned to Shrek Academy for mental health treatment, while Ju Zi officially joined the military.

Over the past year and a half, Huo Yutong returned to Shrek Academy’s Inner Court and became famous for her overwhelming strength and refusal to accept romantic advances. As the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Event approached, students wondered how many people she would freeze after confessing to her.

• Yuhuan brought Huo Yutong her medicine while she worked on a Soul Tool, then reflected on her treatment of the emotionless young woman.
• After returning to the Inner Court, Huo Yutong froze a student who confessed to her and defeated Wu Ming in a Soul Duel.
• Huo Yutong became known as the Inner Court’s Number One Cold Beauty after her victory over the Golden Crow Saintess.
• Half a month earlier, Huo Yutong shattered the Hongchen Siblings’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill with one strike as the exchange students prepared to leave.
• With the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Event less than a week away, students speculated about Huo Yutong’s participation and how many confessions she would reject.

Wang Dong persuaded Huo Yutong to attend the Sea God's Fate event, despite Huo Yutong's strong reluctance and claim that she was not single. Afterward, Wang Dong met a young man in hiding and told him she had helped; he apologized, while Wang Dong warned that she would beat him up once everything was over.

• Wang Dong visited Huo Yutong and asked Yuhuan how she was doing.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yutong about the Sea God's Fate event, but Huo Yutong said she was not interested and was not single.
• Wang Dong held Huo Yutong's hand and pleaded until Huo Yutong agreed to attend once.
• Wang Dong left Huo Yutong's room and told a hidden young man that she had persuaded Huo Yutong.
• Wang Dong blamed the young man for making her reopen Huo Yutong's wounds and threatened to beat him up, but he vanished.

Tang Wulin returned after spending nearly a year burying the dragon bones and stunned the Inner Court students by claiming the first position in the Sea God's Fate event. The blind date event began with the male students racing to secure lily pads on Sea God Lake.

• Five days later, the Inner Court male students gathered by Sea God Lake for the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event as the elders and deans watched from a ship.
• Eighteen veiled Sea God Fairies appeared on the lake, and Beibei and Zhang Lexuan introduced the event and explained its opening-stage rules.
• Beibei started the contest, and thirty-nine beams of light rose as the male students rushed toward the lily pads.
• Tang Wulin flew ahead of the others with his golden dragon wings and landed on the first lily pad.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Tang Wulin and abandoned his plan to challenge for first place.

Tang Wulin buried the final dragon bones in Dragon Valley and received the Mountain Dragon King's Soul Bone and the Light Dragon King's skull bone. The Light Dragon King sent him out of Dragon Valley to seek two other Dragon Kings, Little Hei and Little Bai, and warned him to be careful of the Silver Dragon King.

• Tang Wulin buried the last dragon bones, and the Mountain Dragon King's Dragon Soul gave him a yellow Dragon King Soul Bone.
• The Light Dragon King revealed that the bones belonged to the Mountain Dragon King and fused his own skull bone with Tang Wulin, protecting his mind from the Will of Destruction.
• The Light Dragon King asked Tang Wulin to find the remaining Dragon Kings, Little Hei and Little Bai, and said they were likely hiding in the most vicious place in the outside world.
• Tang Wulin asked whether he could return to Dragon Valley, and the Light Dragon King said he might if he found Little Bai.
• The Light Dragon King opened a Space Rift and sent Tang Wulin out of Dragon Valley, warning him to be careful of the Silver Dragon King.

After returning from Dragon Valley, Tang Wulin found Huo Yutong at Sea God's Fate and revealed himself during Mutual Appreciation. Huo Yutong was overcome with emotion but rejected him, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• Tang Wulin returned to the present after nearly two years away and learned from Beibei that Huo Yutong had been living like a walking corpse.
• Wang Dong stopped Tang Wulin from rushing to find Huo Yutong and gave him a plan to surprise her at Sea God's Fate.
• During Mutual Appreciation, Tang Wulin walked across the water and used the pull of Huo Yutong's dragon bones to locate her among the female students.
• Tang Wulin removed Huo Yutong's conical hat and apologized for being late, but she took back her hand and said she did not know him.
• Tang Wulin warned the other male students not to compete for Huo Yutong, while she hid her tearful face and struggled with her feelings.

During the Sea God's Fate matchmaking event, Xu Sanshi found Jiang Nannan while Ye Liu angered the female students and was driven from the competition. Tang Wulin learned that Ma Xiaotao had returned, then watched Huo Yutong as the first round ended.

• Xu Sanshi sailed across the water on his shield, identified Jiang Nannan, and removed her bamboo hat.
• Ye Liu sent waves toward the female students, but Wu Ming and Ma Xiaotao vaporized them with their flames.
• Xu Sanshi told Tang Wulin that Ma Xiaotao had returned to the academy after resolving her Phoenix Fire problem in a Secret Realm.
• Huo Yutong struck Ye Liu with Soul Impact, and Zhang Lexuan disqualified him for his improper conduct.
• The first round ended with only two female students still wearing bamboo hats, while Tang Wulin watched Huo Yutong avoid his gaze.

During the Love at First Sight segment, the female students chose which male students could continue in Sea God's Fate. Huo Yutong kept her lamp lit for Tang Wulin despite her anger, while Jiang Nannan extinguished hers for Xu Sanshi, and twelve boys were eliminated.

• Beibei explained that any male student with no female student leaving his lamp lit would be eliminated.
• Xie Huanyue was eliminated after no one kept a lamp lit for him, and Xu Sanshi passed when Huo Yutong and Xiao Xiao left theirs on despite Jiang Nannan turning hers off.
• Most female students kept their lamps lit for Tang Wulin, while Wu Feng, Ma Xiaotao, and Wu Ming extinguished theirs.
• Huo Yutong hesitated until the time limit was nearly over, then left her lamp lit for Tang Wulin, easing his fear that she would reject him publicly.
• The segment ended with twelve male students eliminated, while Xu Sanshi remained worried that Jiang Nannan had not forgiven him.

During the third stage of Sea God's Fate, Tang Wulin revealed that Huo Yutong was his girlfriend and explained how his disappearance in a Secret Realm had made her believe he was dead. He apologized and asked her for another chance, leaving her silent but visibly less burdened as the event moved to its final stage.

• Zhang Lexuan announced that the male students would introduce themselves before the girls made their final choices.
• Xu Sanshi confessed to Jiang Nannan again, but when she gave no response, he jumped into the water and withdrew from Sea God's Fate.
• Tang Wulin told the girls that Huo Yutong was his girlfriend and explained that he had been trapped in a Secret Realm for nearly two years.
• Tang Wulin apologized to Huo Yutong for breaking their promise and causing her grief, then returned to the lotus leaf.
• Huo Yutong said nothing, but the girls beside her sensed that her oppressive presence had weakened.
• The remaining male students completed their introductions, and Sea God's Fate entered its fourth stage.

During the Destined for Three Lives segment, Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan chose Wang Dong, while Huo Yutong chose Tang Wulin and let him hold her hand. Zhang Lexuan and Beibei then explained the rules for the final A Hundred Years of Harmony segment, where male students would choose and competing students could challenge one another.

• Zhang Lexuan began Destined for Three Lives and explained that female students would choose male students, with unchosen boys eliminated.
• Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan both chose Wang Dong, making Tang Wulin realize they were acting to help him.
• Huo Yutong walked past Wang Dong and stood beside Tang Wulin, who took her hand as she stayed silent.
• The remaining female students made their choices, and the fourth segment ended with only Huo Yutong choosing Tang Wulin.
• Beibei and Zhang Lexuan explained the final segment's choices and Bride Snatching challenges, then announced that it would begin in the girls' number order.

Wang Dong, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao challenged Tang Wulin to vent their anger on Huo Yutong’s behalf, but he endured their attacks without fighting back. Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong completed A Hundred Years of Harmony, though he knew their relationship still depended on what happened next.

• Wang Dong, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao asked to challenge Tang Wulin, and he accepted their attack without resisting.
• Wang Dong, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao exhausted themselves attacking Tang Wulin, who took no harm and asked whether they had calmed down.
• Tang Wulin returned to Huo Yutong and took her hand; she told him she had not been waiting for him but did not pull away.
• Tang Wulin chose Huo Yutong during A Hundred Years of Harmony, and she stepped closer to him instead of answering.
• Beibei congratulated Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong as they completed the segment, while Tang Wulin focused on what would happen next.

Tang Wulin used Sea God's Fate to give Huo Yutong time to calm down and acknowledge their relationship, and the two reconciled in private. Huo Yutong broke down in his arms and they kissed passionately.

• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin to let go, but he embraced her and insisted that she was his girlfriend.
• Tang Wulin recalled how Wang Dong had helped him plan to use Sea God's Fate to ease their conflict and make Huo Yutong acknowledge their relationship.
• Huo Yutong looked into Tang Wulin's eyes, began crying, and admitted through her tears how much she had missed him.
• Tang Wulin told Huo Yutong he loved her and comforted her as she cried against his chest.
• Huo Yutong kissed Tang Wulin, and they continued kissing passionately in private.

Tang Wulin comforted Huo Yutong, whose fear of being abandoned resurfaced as she remembered her mother’s fate. Huo Yutong asked him to have a child with her so she would have a reason to endure if he disappeared again, and Tang Wulin reluctantly agreed to discuss it.

• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin she had not forgiven him and demanded that he never leave her for more than a month or care for anyone else.
• Huo Yutong trembled and asked whether Tang Wulin would abandon her, revealing the fear rooted in his two-year disappearance and her past emotional distress.
• Tang Wulin apologized and promised not to disappear again, while Huo Yutong asked him to take her and explained that she wanted their child.
• Tang Wulin worried about Huo Yutong's state of mind, but when she threatened to take him by force, he agreed to talk it over.

Tang Wulin discovered that his Sea of Consciousness and Soul Power had gained traces of divine consciousness and divine power, which he suspected came from the fusion of his and Huo Yutong's Third Martial Souls. After Huo Yutong woke, they comforted each other, and Tang Wulin promised he would not leave her again.

• Tang Wulin asked Youyou to examine the changes in him, and she identified divine consciousness in his Sea of Consciousness and faint divine power in his Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin suspected that his and Huo Yutong's Third Martial Souls had fused more quickly during the previous night.
• Tang Wulin found that Huo Yutong became uncomfortable whenever he moved away, so he stayed beside her until she woke after nightfall.
• Huo Yutong confirmed that their reunion had not been a dream, and Tang Wulin teased her before reassuring her that she had suffered enough.
• Huo Yutong said she was hungry but too sore to get up, and Tang Wulin offered to bring food and promised to return.

After reconnecting with Wang Dong, Tang Wulin learned that he and Huo Yutong had gained a telepathic link and divine power after their reunion. As Wang Dong caught him up on the academy’s past two years, Tang Wulin encountered someone who looked exactly like him.

• Tang Wulin found Wang Dong waiting outside Huo Yutong’s room, and she told him the elders had postponed their meeting until the next day.
• Tang Wulin and Wang Dong flew to the Inner Court cafeteria, where he discovered he could communicate with Huo Yutong through a new link between their minds and spirits.
• Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that she and he had both gained divine consciousness and divine power, which Electrolux attributed to their fused life-and-death powers.
• Wang Dong told Tang Wulin that Ma Xiaotao had returned and was caring for Xuan Zi, Meng Hongchen had fainted when she heard Tang Wulin was missing, and Ji Juechen had been challenging people at the Tang Sect.
• After Wang Dong finished eating, Tang Wulin went to buy food for Huo Yutong and exclaimed in surprise when he saw another person who looked exactly like him.

Tang Wulin met Di Yun'er, a female Inner Court student who looked almost exactly like him and wielded Golden Dragon strength, but learned nothing about her identity. Back with Huo Yutong and Wang Dong, he planned to ask Cai Mei'er about Di Yun'er and received Huo Yutong's permission to tell Elder Xuan about Soul Spirits.

• Tang Wulin discovered that Di Yun'er looked like a female version of him, recognized her Golden Dragon aura, and stepped aside after she punched him.
• Tang Wulin returned to Sea God's Pavilion with Wang Dong and visited Huo Yutong, who was resting in bed.
• Tang Wulin told Huo Yutong and Wang Dong about Di Yun'er and said he would ask Cai Mei'er about her at the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting.
• Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong if he could tell Elder Xuan about Soul Spirits, and she agreed.
• Wang Dong asked what a Soul Spirit was, but Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong told her she would find out later.

Tang Wulin told the Sea God's Pavilion elders about Dragon Valley and the two missing Dragon Kings, prompting them to consider searching the Heaven and Earth Forbidden Zones for their bones. The meeting ended with the elders agreeing to investigate those dangerous regions when an opportunity arose.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong arrived at the Sea God's Pavilion, where Xuan Zi teased them about their reunion and Xian Lin'er welcomed them to sit beside her.
• Tang Wulin recounted his experiences in Dragon Valley, including its dragon souls, bones, and the Light Dragon King's control of the Pocket World.
• Tang Wulin identified the Star Dou Great Forest as the most suspicious place to search for the Dark Dragon King and Space Dragon King, though Xuan Zi noted Shrek could not safely interfere there.
• Huo Yutong said she could protect Tang Wulin in the Core Circle of the Far North, and Tang Wulin asked the elders not to question her method.
• Xian Lin'er rejected Yan Shaozhe's suggestion to send the Shrek Inspection Group into the forbidden zones, and Xuan Zi secured the elders' agreement to send Sea God's Pavilion members to investigate when possible.

Huo Yutong introduced Soul Spirits to Shrek’s elders as a new way for soul masters to gain soul rings and potentially reduce conflict with soul beasts. Elder Song warned that the Star Dou Great Forest would not cooperate until the Soul Spirit System was fully developed, leaving Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to focus on perfecting it with Electrolux’s research.

• Tang Wulin asked Huo Yutong to explain their new method for helping soul masters break through.
• Huo Yutong summoned the Water-Fire Dragon Kings and explained that Soul Spirits could provide multiple soul rings, assist in battle, and be inherited if the soul beast agreed.
• Huo Yutong said the ritual depended on a soul beast's willingness, prompting Zhang Lexuan to suggest cooperation with the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Elder Song argued that the ferocious beasts would not cooperate because Soul Spirits could strengthen humanity without ending the need for soul beast hunting.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong understood that they needed to perfect the Soul Spirit System before pursuing cooperation with soul beasts.

Tang Wulin learned that Di Yun'er had no records from the first half of her life and wondered if she might be his sister. He and Huo Yutong decided to use a Group Soul Beast Hunt to get closer to her, and the chapter ended with them sharing an affectionate moment.

• Tang Wulin asked Cai Mei'er about Di Yun'er, and Cai Mei'er revealed that Di Yun'er's early-life records were completely blank.
• Tang Wulin asked Cai Mei'er to leave the matter to him, and she offered to arrange for him and Huo Yutong to join a Group Soul Beast Hunt.
• Cai Mei'er explained that she was an orphan too and wanted to help Tang Wulin, who thanked her and agreed to go on the hunt with Huo Yutong.
• Huo Yutong asked whether Tang Wulin hoped Di Yun'er was his sister, and he admitted that he did.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong agreed to use the hunt to build a relationship with Di Yun'er, then kissed and teased each other.