Recaps

During the Promotion Round, Tang San grew closer to Shui Bing'er as they met beside the river each day. On the final day, he defeated Feng Xiaotian in their agreed single fight, and the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City for the Grand Finals.

• Over five days, Shrek Team swept through its opponents, and Tang San rarely needed to take the field.
• Tang San met Shui Bing'er by the river, and they discussed cultivation and their plans for the future until sunset.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about returning with Tang San, while Shui Bing'er kept her feelings to herself.
• On the final day, Tang San and Feng Xiaotian agreed to decide the match in a single fight before the assembled spectators.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked with Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, but Tang San's Blue Silver vines held firm, and Feng Xiaotian conceded after exhausting his Soul Power.
• The Promotion Round ended, and the fifteen teams were set to travel to Spirit City three days later for the Grand Finals.

Tang San endured traveling with Yu Xiaogang and Flender for one day before moving to Xue Qinghe’s carriage, where he raised the possibility that Bibi Dong would attack the convoy. Qian Renxue reassured him that powerful allies were guarding them and promised he would be protected.

• Tang San saw Yu Xiaogang join Flender in Shrek Academy’s carriage and feared sharing the ride with them for the journey to Spirit City.
• On the second day, Tang San left the Shrek carriage under the pretext that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had summoned him and joined her in her carriage.
• Tang San sat beside Xue Qinghe and held her hand while she warned him quietly not to be too familiar around the many experts nearby.
• Tang San asked whether Bibi Dong might ambush the convoy to eliminate Shrek Academy and seize its four Soul Bones.
• Qian Renxue said Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin were likely guarding the procession and assured Tang San that she would protect him.

Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to arm their forces with Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and the convoy carrying Tang San was ambushed by a vast force wielding similar Hidden Weapons. Tang San recognized the threat and used his fourth Soul Skill to erect a lightning prison in the attackers’ path.

• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to equip each person with a newly made Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• On the eleventh day of the journey, attackers ambushed the convoy between two low hills, sending rocks down the slopes and dividing the carriages.
• Flender, Qin Ming, and the Soul Masters organized a defense around the students as thousands of black-clad figures charged from the hills.
• Tang San recognized the attackers’ weapons as Zhuge Repeating Crossbows and warned everyone not to face them head-on or let them get within thirty meters.
• Tang San joined Flender, Qin Ming, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu at the front, then used Blue Silver Lightning Prison to block the charging attackers.

Tang San and the Shrek group fought off hundreds of black-clad attackers before facing a Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints. As their battle began to wear them down, Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran.

• Tang San used Ning Rongrong’s boosts to strengthen Blue Silver Lightning Prison and attack the black-clad attackers alongside Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Qin Ming, and Flender.
• Three powerful enemies descended from the hillside: a Sand Sculpture Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints.
• Tang San connected the five fighters with Blue Silver Heart-Link, increasing their attributes and recovery as they coordinated against the three newcomers.
• Qin Ming fought the Ironclad Turtle Soul Saint, Flender battled the Winged Tiger Soul Saint, and Tang San, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu engaged the Sand Sculpture Soul Douluo.
• Tang San’s group began tiring as the battle stalemated, and he worried that Blue Silver Lightning Prison would collapse before they could hold off the attackers.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran, and Meng Shu called out to the Sand Sculpture Soul Douluo.

Dragon Duke and Snake Granny withdrew after Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived, leaving Tang San and the others facing Spirit Hall. Dugu Bo intervened to protect them, but Ghost Douluo Gui Mei appeared and attacked him while Yue Guan prepared to kill the others.

• Dragon Duke Meng Shu refused Lor Diarra's threats and defended Shrek, but he led Snake Granny and Meng Yiran away when Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan arrived.
• Yue Guan ordered Lor Diarra to finish off Tang San and the others, then used his pressure to pin them down.
• Dugu Bo arrived, shielded Tang San and the others, and challenged Yue Guan after declaring Tang San his grandson-in-law.
• Ghost Douluo Gui Mei appeared and told Yue Guan to kill the others while he held Dugu Bo off.
• Gui Mei lunged at Dugu Bo with enormous ghostly claws formed from black mist.

Dugu Bo fought Ghost Douluo to a standstill while Tang San recovered his strength and defended himself against Chrysanthemum Douluo. As Chrysanthemum Douluo unleashed a rain of golden blades, a mysterious white sword arrived and blocked them all.

• Dugu Bo transformed with his Jade Phosphorous Earth Dragon Martial Soul and battled Ghost Douluo, leaving Tang San and his companions exposed to Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Tang San activated Indestructible Thunder Heart, restored his Soul Power, and raised Blue Silver Grass shields to block Chrysanthemum Douluo's first attack.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo unleashed his fifth Soul Skill, Gathering of Cold Blossoms, sending hundreds of golden blades toward Tang San.
• A white sword flew between Tang San and Chrysanthemum Douluo and blocked every golden blade.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived to protect the group, forcing Spirit Hall’s Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to retreat. As the group recovered from the ambush, Tang San examined the mass-produced Zhuge Repeating Crossbows and realized Spirit Hall could use them to greatly increase its military strength.

• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived, and Chen Xin warned Chrysanthemum Douluo not to attack Shrek because Ning Rongrong was with them.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo judged the opposition too strong and withdrew with the black-clad men.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that the Emperor had sent him and Chen Xin to protect the Crown Prince and the group.
• Xue Qinghe reassured the shaken survivors and ordered them to rest before continuing their journey.
• The group rested while Ye Lingling treated the wounded and the Royal Knights buried their dead.
• Tang San inspected the abandoned Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, recognized them as weakened versions modified by Zhang San, and considered the danger of Spirit Hall mass-producing them.

Tang San and the Shrek Team arrived in Spirit City to prepare for the Grand Finals, but Tang San was soon summoned by Demon Subduing Douluo to meet the Great Enshrined. The chapter ended as Tang San was brought to the Worship Hall, where someone stood on its raised platform.

• Tang San worried about Zhang San's hostility and considered how to counter Tang Sect Hidden Weapons before joining Xiao Wu and the others.
• Ten days later, Xue Qinghe led the Soul Master teams into Spirit City, where the academies settled into Spirit Hall's hotel for three days of rest.
• Tang San reviewed the Shrek Team's improved levels and felt confident about their chances in the Grand Finals.
• Spirit Hall's Seventh Enshrined, Demon Subduing Douluo, contacted Tang San and summoned him to meet the Great Enshrined.
• Demon Subduing Douluo carried Tang San to the Worship Hall, where a figure stood on the raised platform.

Tang San met Qian Daoliu, who promised to protect him during the Soul Master Tournament but demanded that he leave Qian Renxue afterward. Tang San agreed, while privately doubting Qian Daoliu’s understanding of the conflict between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.

• Tang San met Qian Daoliu, who thanked him for giving Qian Renxue a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and approved of their relationship.
• Qian Daoliu promised that no one in Spirit City would harm Tang San during the Soul Master Tournament.
• Qian Daoliu demanded that Tang San leave Qian Renxue after the tournament so she could focus on her plan for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang San asked whether Qian Renxue wanted them to separate, and Qian Daoliu admitted it was his own decision, intended to prevent Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong from turning against each other.
• Tang San agreed to disappear after the tournament, and Demon Subduing Douluo carried him out of the Worship Hall.

Bibi Dong learned that Tang San was the son of Tang Hao and had studied under Yu Xiaogang, whose personality and life had changed after a soul-beast injury. She secretly brought Yu Xiaogang to the Pope's Palace, only to find him content with his new self.

• Ghost Douluo reported that Tang San was Tang Hao's son, had hidden his Clear Sky Hammer, and had competed for Shrek Academy.
• Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that Tang San had studied under Yu Xiaogang, whose ability to father children and personality had changed after an injury.
• Bibi Dong suspected Tang San was responsible and ordered Ghost Douluo to bring Yu Xiaogang to her quietly.
• Bibi Dong was shocked by Yu Xiaogang's altered appearance and asked what had happened to him.
• Yu Xiaogang said he was comfortable with his life and saw nothing wrong with how he had become.

Yu Xiaogang rejected Bibi Dong and left the Pope's Palace, while Bibi Dong turned her grief into a plot against Tang San and the Qian family. She told Zhang San that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and urged him to defeat him in the Soul Master Tournament, leaving Zhang San secretly focused on revenge against the Worship Hall.

• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong not to seek him out again because he feared Flender would misunderstand, then left the Pope's Palace.
• Demon Subduing Douluo delivered Qian Daoliu's warning that Bibi Dong must not harm Tang San during the tournament because the Worship Hall would protect him.
• Bibi Dong vowed to destroy the Qian family and Tang San, then summoned Zhang San.
• Bibi Dong told Zhang San that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and that the Worship Hall was protecting him.
• Zhang San concealed his anger, promised to defeat Tang San in the tournament, and left the palace looking toward the Worship Hall with hatred.

Shrek Academy began the Grand Finals and learned that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, letting them advance through the first two rounds with byes. In the stands, Zhang San became fixated on Xiao Wu, who reacted with disgust and clung closer to Tang San.

• Qin Ming briefed Shrek Academy on the Grand Finals format and urged the team to treat every match seriously.
• Flender returned from the draw and announced that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited against Shrek.
• Qin Ming explained that Shrek's Promotion Round victory also earned them a bye in the second round, sending them straight to the third round.
• Flender and Qin Ming chose to stay at the venue with the team to watch the other academies compete.
• Zhang San noticed Xiao Wu and stared at her with a powerful sense of familiarity.
• Xiao Wu glared at Zhang San, then moved closer to Tang San and hid her face against his shoulder.

Zhang San’s animosity toward Tang San surfaced at the Grand Finals, but Hu Liena calmed him before a fight could break out. After Skywater Academy won its first match, Tang San visited Shui Bing’er, and she learned that Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan accepted her growing closeness with him.

• Tang San mocked Zhang San for staring at Xiao Wu, and Zhang San responded with concealed hostility after remembering that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son.
• Hu Liena tugged at Zhang San’s sleeve, and he withdrew his killing intent as Tang San turned back to Xiao Wu.
• Skywater Academy won its opening match, and Tang San went with Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling to congratulate Shui Bing’er.
• Shui Yue’er teased Shui Bing’er about Tang San, and Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu said they would accept Shui Bing’er joining their relationship with him.
• Shui Bing’er overheard their approval, felt relieved, and hid her excitement while continuing to talk with her teammate.

Tang San and Shui Bing'er began a relationship and spent several happy days together with their companions in Spirit City. As the Grand Finals approached, the tournament narrowed to ten teams, and Shrek Academy prepared for its first match.

• Tang San and Shui Bing'er held hands as their teams left the competition grounds, then Tang San invited Skywater Academy to dinner.
• Tang San spent the next three days with Shui Bing'er, who grew closer to Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu and then Dugu Yan joined Tang San in his room at night, while Shui Bing'er and Qian Renxue remained apart from him.
• The first two rounds of the Grand Finals ended, leaving ten teams; Godwind Academy and the Star Luo Empire's second-place academy received byes.
• The third round began, and Shrek Academy prepared to fight its first Grand Finals match.

Zhu Zhuqing asked to fight Star Luo Empire Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy so she could face Zhu Zhuyun, while Dai Mubai promised to end their engagement if they won. The teams entered the arena, where Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai.

• Flender announced that Shrek Academy had drawn Star Luo Empire Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, one of the three seeded teams.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qin Ming to let her take the field and explained her history with Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Empire’s succession system.
• Qin Ming approved Zhu Zhuqing’s request on the condition that she follow Tang San’s orders.
• Dai Mubai apologized to Zhu Zhuqing and promised to ask his father to dissolve their engagement if they defeated Dai Weisi.
• Both teams entered the arena, and Dai Weisi scornfully accused Dai Mubai of disgracing the Star Luo Imperial Family.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy after Tang San’s pollen illusion interrupted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Zhu Zhuqing returned to her team with her rivalry resolved and shared a quiet moment of thanks with Tang San.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing before the match began.
• Tang San and Dugu Yan limited their abilities while boosting Shrek’s fighters, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fought Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun with Ye Lingling’s healing support.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Tai Long defeated Star Luo Academy’s other five fighters, leaving the two pairs to battle.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun began their Hell White Tiger fusion, but Tang San triggered Dreamlike Illusion Realm and disrupted their concentration.
• Dai Mubai knocked Dai Weisi down with White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun with Netherworld Slash, securing Shrek’s victory.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek’s team, exchanged a nod with Tang San, and softly thanked him.

Shrek, Spirit Hall, and New Divine Wind advanced from the final six to the tournament’s final three, with Tang San and Shui Bing’er sharing a hopeful farewell. The three teams gathered before the Pope’s Palace for the championship round, whose unusual format was about to begin.

• Qin Ming selected Tang San, Xiao Wu, Huang Yuan, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Jing Ling, and Tai Long to face the second-place Star Luo Empire team, and Shrek won in under five minutes.
• Spirit Hall defeated the Thunder Team, while New Divine Wind beat Skywater Academy through Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu’s wind-and-fire coordination.
• Shui Bing’er congratulated Tang San after Shrek’s victory and urged him to win the championship.
• Shrek, Spirit Hall, and New Divine Wind were confirmed as the final three, with the title to be decided through individual bouts followed by team battles.
• The three teams assembled before the Pope’s Palace, where twelve cardinals announced the arrival of His Holiness the Pope.

Bibi Dong opened the final three-team competition by presenting four rare Soul Bones as the prize for the championship. Tang San openly declared his loyalty to Xue Qinghe and refused to kneel to the Pope, leaving the teams to compete for the valuable reward.

• Bibi Dong emerged from the Pope's Palace as the Spirit Hall crowd knelt, while Tang San and the Shrek Team remained standing.
• Tang San resisted Bibi Dong's mental pressure and told her that he served Xue Qinghe, drawing glares from the Spirit Hall Team.
• Bibi Dong exchanged formal remarks with Xue Qinghe and Tang San, then ordered the kneeling crowd to rise.
• Bibi Dong displayed four Soul Bones, and Ghost Douluo identified them as rare remains from Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Bibi Dong announced that the championship-winning team would receive all four Soul Bones.

The three top teams began the individual elimination match that would decide who advanced directly to the championship final. New Godwind Academy forfeited, leaving Shrek and Spirit Hall to face each other, while Tang San resolved to fight through to the end.

• The Pope announced the individual elimination rules and offered four Soul Bones as rewards for the tournament’s top three teams.
• Tang San decided Shrek would not forfeit, determined to defeat Spirit Hall fairly and reassure Qian Renxue.
• Tang San encouraged his teammates to fight without overexerting themselves, and Huang Yuan drew a bye for Shrek in the first round.
• Feng Xiaotian announced that New Godwind Academy was forfeiting the individual match and would enter the afternoon’s losers’ bracket contest.
• Bibi Dong showed displeasure at Feng Xiaotian’s decision, and the individual match became a direct showdown between Shrek and Spirit Hall.

Shrek and Spirit Hall exchanged fighters in the individual matches, with both teams losing several members as Shrek’s planned rotation wore down their opponents. The seventh match began with Xiao Wu facing Zhang San, whose inexplicable sense of closeness toward her contrasted with her hostility.

• Huang Yuan surrendered to Sun Chuantao after draining about half of his Soul Power.
• Tai Long defeated Sun Chuantao, then lost to Zhang Ping, who surrendered to Jing Ling after he depleted most of her Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai defeated Zhang Ping, then fought Zhao Ming to a draw as both exhausted their Soul Power.
• After six matches, Shrek had Tang San, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu remaining, while Spirit Hall had Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, and Zhang San.
• Xiao Wu and Zhang San began the seventh match, and both activated their Martial Soul Possession.

Xiao Wu defeated Zhang San by exploiting her Soul Power advantage, then fought Xie Yue to drain his strength before surrendering. The match continued with Xie Yue weakened and Shrek preserving an opportunity for Dugu Yan and Tang San.

• Zhang San activated his Man-Faced Spider Emperor Martial Soul, drawing disgusted reactions from the spectators and deepening Xiao Wu's dislike of him.
• Xiao Wu used Charm against Zhang San, but his Purple Demon Eye broke its effect, and they fought at close range with their Soul Skills and techniques.
• After a prolonged battle, Xiao Wu bound Zhang San with Bone Shadow Lock and used Waist Bow to throw him out of the arena.
• Xie Yue entered the arena with his Moon Blades, and Tang San recognized that Spirit Hall had sent him out to wear down Shrek before Yan's match.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body to evade Xie Yue's attacks and drain his Soul Power, then surrendered when she ran out of Soul Power.

Dugu Yan defeated Xie Yue with her Eight Spider Lances and poison, then Tang San replaced her for the match against Hu Liena. Hu Liena’s Charm failed to affect Tang San, who counterattacked with his Blue Silver vines.

• Dugu Yan used her Eight Spider Lances to overwhelm Xie Yue, poison him, and knock him from the platform.
• Zhang San and a healing Soul Master treated Xie Yue, and the referee declared Dugu Yan the winner.
• Tang San asked Dugu Yan to step down before her match with Hu Liena, then took her place.
• Hu Liena attacked Tang San with her Charm skill, but his powerful Spiritual Power left him unaffected.
• Tang San sent Blue Silver vines across the ground toward Hu Liena.

Tang San defeated Hu Liena and Yan in the individual competition, humiliating the Spirit Hall team while protecting his Blue Silver Grass from their attacks. Shrek won the match, and Tang San vowed to defeat Spirit Hall again in the final the next day.

• Tang San caught Hu Liena with Blue Silver vines and tossed her out of the arena, ending her match in under a minute.
• Yan challenged Tang San and attacked him with fire skills, but Tang San's Blue Silver Grass shield withstood every attack.
• Tang San bound Yan, whipped him repeatedly, and threw him out of the arena after humiliating him in front of the spectators.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner and announced that Spirit Hall Academy and New Divine Wind Academy would compete in the losers' bracket for the other place in the final.
• Tang San returned to Shrek's team, and they vowed to win the final the next day as Xue Qinghe watched proudly and Bibi Dong left for the Pope's Palace.

The New Divine Wind Team targeted Yan in the losers' bracket match, knocking him unconscious before Spirit Hall defeated them and advanced to the final. Tang San then promised to face Demon Charm in tomorrow's championship match.

• Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian combined their power, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm.
• Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and the other New Divine Wind Team members concentrated their attacks on Yan, breaking his armor and knocking him unconscious.
• Feng Xiaotian conceded after the Spirit Hall Team gained the advantage against the depleted New Divine Wind Team.
• The referee declared Spirit Hall the winner and advanced them to the final.
• Tang San told the Shrek Team he would take on Demon Charm in the final.

Bibi Dong ordered the Spirit Hall Team to recover and use Demon Charm immediately in the final against Shrek. Tang San’s team countered the fusion skill and took control of the battle, while the fight remained underway.

• Bibi Dong criticized the Spirit Hall Team’s performance, arranged for healing, and instructed them to defeat Shrek quickly with Demon Charm.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena persuaded Yan to regain his confidence, and Yan entered the final vowing revenge on Tang San.
• Tang San provoked the Spirit Hall Team before the match, then used Blue Silver Heart-Link and Dreamlike Illusion Eyes to free Shrek from Demon Charm’s suppression and see through its red mist.
• Tang San attacked Demon Charm with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear, damaging Xie Yue’s Moon Blade and forcing the fusion to evade.
• Dugu Yan battled Yan with her Eight Spider Lances, while Xiao Wu used the team’s enhancements to suppress Zhang San.