Recaps

The Golden Ranking revealed the strongest human Soul Masters, then began ranking soul beasts and rewarding them with rapid growth. It exposed hidden power across the continent and left the factions wondering what was causing the Star Dou Great Forest’s beasts to advance so quickly.

• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena reunited beside the Lake of Life as the Golden Ranking appeared and announced its list of the top twenty human Soul Masters.
• The Golden Ranking rewarded the ranked Soul Masters, including Shrek elders, Holy Spirit Cult leaders, and Sun Moon Empire experts, while their factions reacted to the growing revelations.
• The ranking exposed hidden powerhouses such as Mu En, Titan, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Niu Tian before naming Tang Hao first and revealing his divine status.
• After the ranking shifted to soul beasts, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Titan Snow Demon King, and Demon Spirit received rewards that increased their power.
• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian appeared in the rankings, gained substantial cultivation and new abilities, and prompted factions to investigate their unusual bloodlines.
• The ranking named Zi Ji and Scarlet King, while Shrek, the Sun Moon Empire, and other leaders suspected the beasts’ rapid advancement was connected to the two Lu children.

The Golden Ranking revealed the immense power of Lu Chen, Gu Yuena, and the Star Dou Great Forest’s beasts, then began listing powerful martial souls. It exposed Huo Yuhao’s rare Spirit Rings and left Shrek Academy preparing to protect him from hostile factions.

• The Golden Ranking revealed the Ice Empress and other Ferocious Beasts among its highest-ranked soul beasts, and their rewards drove factions across the continent to reconsider their plans.
• The rankings placed the Demon Empress, Sea Princess, Bi Ji, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Snow Empress, and Golden Ancient Tree among the top entries, prompting sea and land powers to prepare for conflict.
• Di Tian broke through the million-year barrier after ranking third, while Gu Yuena ranked second and Lu Chen ranked first as a God King-level Kunpeng.
• The Golden Ranking began listing martial souls, rewarding entries including Wang Dong’er’s Clear Sky Hammer, Xu Tianran’s Purple Blazing Sky Dragon, and Mu En’s Bright Holy Dragon.
• Mu En’s reward healed him and restored his martial soul, while the ranking’s fifth-place announcement began with a sudden wave of cold.
• Huo Yuhao went to the Sea God’s Pavilion to warn its elders, but the ranking exposed his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul and its 400,000-year Spirit Soul origin.
• Mu En placed Huo Yuhao under Shrek Academy’s highest protection as the Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire moved to capture or destroy him.

The Golden Ranking exposed the powers of Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and other figures, shifting the continent’s attention toward Shrek and the Soul Beast Clan. After Wang Dong'er awakened her memories and chose to remain at Shrek, the ranking began naming the continent’s top geniuses, leaving its sixteenth-place reveal imminent.

• The Golden Ranking revealed Wang Dong'er’s Sea God Martial Soul as first place, breaking the seal on her memories and drawing the continent’s attention to her.
• Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect protected Wang Dong'er as she recovered, while Huo Yuhao faced the danger of having his abilities exposed.
• The ranking revealed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's four fusion skills, then named Mu En and Long Xiaoyao’s Yin-Yang Purgatory second and Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian’s Cosmic Ruin first.
• Mu En ordered Shrek into seclusion and activated the Phoenix Fire Plan after Cosmic Ruin’s reveal, while Lu Chen safely dispelled the children’s demonstration of the skill.
• The Golden Ranking announced a top-twenty Genius Ranking, and Wang Dong'er awoke with her memories restored, choosing to stay at Shrek and continue her life as Wang Dong'er.
• The ranking named Xu Shishi twentieth, Xiao Xiao nineteenth, and Bei Bei eighteenth, while hostile factions added Shrek’s young talents to their plans and rival leaders urged their own disciples to improve.
• The ranking placed Ji Juechen seventeenth and granted him the Void Cutter insight, after which he returned to sword practice as the light gathered for sixteenth place.

The Golden Ranking revealed the strength of Vina, the continent’s leading young geniuses, and then its most powerful combatants, while Shrek and other factions responded to the growing Soul Beast advantage. The arc ended with Lu Youyou ranked seventeenth on the Combat Power Ranking and Du Busi weighing whether to challenge her.

• The Golden Ranking rewarded Vina and then revealed Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian, who entered the human world and rescued Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and themselves from five Evil Soul Masters.
• Shrek Academy heightened its defenses and began purging Evil Soul Master strongholds as the Golden Ranking revealed the young combatants from Ma Xiaotao and Yan Feng through Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er.
• The Golden Ranking placed Di Lin fourth, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion third, Lu Youyou second, and Lu Lingtian first, confirming the Soul Beast Clan’s dominance among the young geniuses.
• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Gu Yuena admonished them for leaving without permission and Lu Youyou recounted her time in the human world.
• The Golden Ranking opened its Combat Power Ranking, named Zhongli Wu twentieth and Xuan Zi nineteenth, and drew them into the Heavenly Dao Arena for a challenge.
• Zhongli Wu defeated Xuan Zi, advanced to nineteenth place, and received double rewards, while Mu En and the Golden Ancient Tree purified Xuan Zi’s Death Force and began his recovery.
• Du Busi was ranked eighteenth and declined Zhongli Wu’s challenge, then the Golden Ranking placed Lu Youyou seventeenth and Du Busi considered whether to challenge her.