Recaps

Feng Xiaotian found Xiang Yang shopping and learned that he was level forty-four, then pressed Tang San to reveal his Soul Power Level. Tang San said he was level fifty-three, but refused to answer Feng Xiaotian’s follow-up question about his age.

• Feng Xiaotian reunited with Xiang Yang and introduced him to Huo Wu as the rival he had been seeking.
• Huo Wu sensed Xiang Yang was formidable, but Xiang Yang said he was only level forty-four and explained that he was shopping for weapons.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Xiang Yang about Tang San, and they encountered Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tai Long in the alley.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Tang San whether he was a Soul King, and Tang San revealed he was level fifty-three.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Tang San how old he was, but Tang San pointed out that this was his second question.

Xiang Yang discussed Jing Ling’s weak skeleton Martial Soul and Agility Attack fighting style, then considered how Martial Souls might evolve and why he and Tang San could achieve Martial Soul Fusion. The chapter left Jing Ling’s questions unanswered as Xiang Yang examined the origins and nature of Martial Souls.

• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu said goodbye to Xiang Yang and Tang San, and Xiao Wu criticized Feng Xiaotian after hearing what had happened between him and Tang San.
• Xiang Yang, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others toured Strength Clan blacksmith shops and sampled local food before heading back as evening fell.
• Jing Ling asked Xiang Yang how his Martial Soul had evolved and explained that his skeleton Martial Soul was too weak to support his Agility Attack fighting style.
• Xiang Yang asked about Jing Ling’s Soul Skills and pointed out that most came from Soul Beasts without a close connection to skeletons.
• Jing Ling asked whether Martial Souls could improve by means other than Soul Rings, and Xiang Yang reflected on his and Tang San’s unusual ability to achieve Martial Soul Fusion.
• Xiang Yang questioned where Martial Souls came from, why they were linked to Soul Rings, and what happened to them when their owners died.

Xiang Yang invited Jing Ling to join his research into Soul Rings and Martial Soul evolution, and Jing Ling began following him as a disciple. At the tournament opening ceremony, Shrek Academy learned that Flame Radiance Academy would be its next opponent, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to fight.

• Xiang Yang admitted he could not answer Jing Ling's questions about Soul Rings and invited him to join the research.
• Jing Ling accepted Xiang Yang's invitation and began following him around as a disciple.
• Shrek Academy arrived at the tournament opening ceremony and watched the Heaven Dou Academy Second Team win its exhibition match.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed entering another tournament together, while Tang San objected.
• Tang San reasoned that Spirit Hall had likely attacked the Clear Sky Sect and resolved to take revenge.
• Huang Yuan identified Flame Radiance Academy as Shrek's next opponent, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to take the field.