Recaps

Ji Lin and Freedom Gate revealed their overwhelming strength at the start of the match, drawing the attention and hostility of the Sun Moon Empire’s leaders. As the Evil Soul Masters prepared to attack, Lu Genggeng transformed into a gigantic monster.

• Ji Lin revealed seven soul rings, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and a golden Million-Year Soul Ring, shocking the arena.
• The mysterious Imperial Tutor identified the golden ring as a Million-Year Soul Ring, while he and Xu Tianran developed killing intent toward Ji Lin; Ju Zi worried about his safety.
• Gu Yuena revealed her Silver Dragon Spear, dragon form, and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, showing that Freedom Gate had three Soul Saints and four Soul Emperors.
• Vina said Freedom Gate could not be defeated, but Long Aotian insisted that the Holy Spirit Sect should still fight.
• The four Evil Soul Masters released their martial souls, and Lu Genggeng swelled into a monster over five meters tall, shaking the competition platform when he landed.

The Holy Spirit Sect revealed its terrifying lineup as Yan Feng, Tang Dai, Lu Genggeng, and Gu Yu prepared to fight Freedom Gate. Gu Yuena disrupted their formation, leaving Gu Yu exposed to Ye Guyi’s divine attack.

• Lu Genggeng transformed into an Abomination, while Tang Dai became a giant Skeleton King and Yan Feng revealed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
• The spectators counted eight Soul Saints in the tournament and recognized the Holy Spirit Sect as one of its strongest teams.
• The Holy Spirit Sect advanced with Gu Yu supporting the attack as Yan Feng unleashed Bone Dragon Breath against Gu Yuena’s tornado.
• Ye Guyi charged the enemy, and Gu Yuena used spatial power to place Gu Yu directly in her path.
• Ye Guyi struck Gu Yu with Sacred Light Illumination and Saint Spirit Slash, prompting him to activate his sixth soul ring.

Gu Yuena and Ye Guyi led Freedom Gate’s counterattack against four Evil Soul Masters, killing Gu Yu and forcing the others onto the defensive. Ye Guyi escaped their control and unleashed her Angel’s Dance, while Yan Feng answered by transforming into his Bone Dragon True Body.

• Gu Yu used Void to evade Ye Guyi’s Saint Spirit Slash, but Gu Yuena squeezed him out of the void and Ye Guyi killed him with her Holy Sword.
• Tang Dai, Lu Genggeng, and Yan Feng charged Gu Yuena, but Ji Lin’s crimson sword energy and Ye Guyi’s sacred light wounded and repelled them.
• Yan Feng attacked Ye Guyi with Bone Dragon Breath while Lu Genggeng hooked her and Yan Feng trapped her in Burial Ground.
• Ye Guyi broke free with Sacred Light Spirit Array and unleashed her Holy Sword and Angel’s Dance against Yan Feng.
• Yan Feng activated his seventh Soul Skill, Bone Dragon True Body, and emerged as a gigantic bone dragon.

Yan Feng transformed into a Bone Dragon and attacked Gu Yuena, but Ji Lin and Ye Guyi fought back, killing Lu Genggeng and Tang Dai. Yan Feng launched a desperate final assault on Ji Lin’s Immovable Ming King, and the chapter ended as the flaming giant swung its Blazing Flame King Sword at him.

• Yan Feng used his Martial Soul Avatar to become a Bone Dragon and lunged at Gu Yuena, while Lu Genggeng attacked Ye Guyi.
• Ji Lin summoned the Immovable Ming King and struck Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon, then gravely wounded Lu Genggeng with a Great Brahma fireball.
• Ye Guyi killed the wounded Lu Genggeng with her Holy Sword as Yan Feng’s icy torrent collided with the Immovable Ming King’s punch.
• Ye Guyi destroyed Tang Dai’s Skeleton King, eliminating him before his Soul Fire could escape.
• Yan Feng powered up his Bone Dragon and charged Ji Lin, who summoned the Blazing Flame King Sword and slashed at him.

Ji Lin and Freedom Gate defeated the Holy Spirit Sect, with Ji Lin’s Blazing Flame King Sword killing Yan Feng and wiping out the last of the opposing team. After Freedom Gate celebrated its victory and earned the crowd’s acclaim, the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders left in anger, and the team prepared for the finals.

• Ji Lin’s Blazing Flame King Sword destroyed Yan Feng’s body and soul, completing the Holy Spirit Sect’s defeat.
• The Imperial Tutor nearly lost control but left after Xu Tianran and a black-robed woman addressed him.
• Freedom Gate received a loud ovation, and its victory made the team famous across the continent.
• Nan Qiu Qiu kissed Ji Lin’s cheek in excitement, while Wang Qiuer glared at them.
• Zhang Peng confronted Freedom Gate, but Nan Qiu Qiu answered him boldly, and he left with Tang Ya and the reserve Evil Soul Masters.
• Vina and Mu Xue congratulated Ji Lin on reaching the finals, and he said Freedom Gate killed only Evil Soul Masters.

Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan agreed to work together on a plan against the Sun Moon Empire, while Xu Tianran prepared for an expected attack. After Ji Lin received an unsigned warning that Holy Spirit Cult was targeting him, he recognized the sender, prompting the women around him to question their connection.

• Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan met in secret and confirmed that Shrek Academy would join the operation against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina discussed the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire and began sharing the operation's details with Zhang Lexuan.
• Xu Tianran ordered his forces to maintain first-level alert and prepared defenses on all four sides, hoping his enemies would choose the west.
• Ji Lin found an unsigned note warning that Holy Spirit Cult had a Limit Douluo and that only the west was safe.
• Wang Qiuer and the other women noticed Ji Lin recognized the handwriting and pressed him about his connection to the sender.

Ji Lin met Jing Hongchen in secret to propose cooperation with the Hongchen Family and questioned whether the Sun Moon Empire’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult would benefit the family. The meeting ended with Jing Hongchen silent after Ji Lin asked whether the Hongchen Family would keep its standing if Xu Tianran unified the continent.

• Ji Lin explained that Ju Zi had warned them, and Wang Qiuer decided they would remember the Crown Princess Consort’s favor despite rejecting her advice to head west.
• Ji Lin and Meng Hongchen entered Mingde Hall, where they met Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen.
• Ji Lin told Jing Hongchen he wanted to cooperate with the Hongchen Family and asked what he thought of the Sun Moon Empire’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jing Hongchen admitted that the empire needed the Evil Soul Masters’ combat strength, and Ji Lin agreed that the Sun Moon Empire could defeat the other three great empires.
• Ji Lin asked whether the Hongchen Family would retain its status after Xu Tianran unified the Douluo Continent, leaving Jing Hongchen silent.

Ji Lin tried to persuade Jing Hongchen to support his plan to found a new empire, arguing that the Sun Moon Empire did not have to be the power that unified the continent. Jing Hongchen began considering a bet on Ji Lin when Chi Yuan appeared and demonstrated overwhelming power.

• Ji Lin reminded Jing Hongchen that Xu Tianran might eventually suppress the Hongchen Family, while Jing Hongchen struggled between his family's interests and loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ji Lin asked Jing Hongchen to consider whether Xu Tianran or the Sun Moon imperial family had to unify the continent, then revealed that he intended to establish an empire of his own.
• Ji Lin explained that the Star Crown Sect could support him and that he needed the Sun Moon Empire to help eliminate his rivals; Jing Hongchen demanded proof of his confidence.
• Jing Hongchen considered secretly backing Ji Lin through Meng Hongchen while Xiao Hongchen served the Sun Moon Empire, and Ji Lin summoned his teacher Chi Yuan.
• Chi Yuan appeared inside Mingde Hall undetected and directed his pressure at Jing Hongchen, forcing him to kneel while Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen remained unaffected.

Ji Lin won Jing Hongchen’s support by revealing his alliances and a powerful blueprint, giving him a key ally in the Sun Moon Empire. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran invited Ju Zi to attend the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition.

• Ji Lin told Jing Hongchen that Chi Yuan, the Fierce Beasts, and the Liyue Chamber of Commerce were among his resources.
• Ji Lin showed Jing Hongchen a blueprint that amazed him and convinced him to join Ji Lin’s plans.
• Jing Hongchen agreed to help Ji Lin research and manufacture the weapon in secret, completing Ji Lin’s preparations.
• Xu Tianran invited Ju Zi to watch the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition, and she questioned whether his status made the visit appropriate.

Xu Tianran explained why he relied on the Holy Spirit Cult to pursue his conquest of the continent, while Ju Zi worried about Ji Lin’s safety. As Xu Tianran’s enemies arrived, Long Xiaoyao challenged Du Busi and called the opposing experts to fight in the sky under the Titled Douluo rules.

• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi that he needed the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength to help conquer the continent, despite knowing their alliance would eventually turn dangerous.
• Ju Zi kept her concerns about Ji Lin to herself and stayed beside Xu Tianran as he waited for visitors.
• Long Xiaoyao confronted Du Busi outside Xu Tianran’s study, and Du Busi revealed that the Body Sect was cooperating with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Long Xiaoyao summoned Xuan Zi and led the gathered Titled Douluo and Rank 9 Soul Masters into the sky to face the opposing forces under the rules governing their battlefield.

Long Xiaoyao fought Xuan Zi and Du Busi above the Mingdu Imperial Palace while Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan’s groups watched the chaos for their own purposes. As the battle continued, Xuan Zi and Du Busi sensed they were nearing a breakthrough, while Long Xiaoyao held back because he did not want to risk his life for the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Xuan Zi and Du Busi led more than twenty Titled Douluo into the sky and confronted Long Xiaoyao.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi attacked Long Xiaoyao together, but his palm strikes sent Xuan Zi flying and left him with the upper hand.
• Ji Lin watched the battle from the Mingyue Hotel with Spirit Detection, and he declined Wang Qiuer’s suggestion that they get involved.
• Zhang Lexuan led Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the others to raid a Sun Moon Empire munitions depot while the major forces gathered at the palace.
• Long Xiaoyao transformed into his black dragon Martial Soul Avatar and continued fighting Xuan Zi and Du Busi, whose battle experience helped them hold their ground and sense a path toward a breakthrough.
• Long Xiaoyao realized he could drive the two back if he fought all out, but he held back because he did not want to risk his life for the Holy Spirit Cult.

Long Xiaoyao held back as he fought Du Busi and Xuan Zi, while masked forces from Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire attacked the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial palace. Ma Xiaotao’s Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens destroyed Xu Tianran’s study and shattered its shield, but his hidden defenses protected him, and Ju Zi discovered he could stand.

• Long Xiaoyao restrained his strength against Du Busi and Xuan Zi, leaving the battle on the ground to unfold without their intervention.
• Masked Soul Saints and stronger fighters from Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire stormed Mingdu’s imperial palace, with Long Aotian leading the assault.
• Ma Xiaotao launched her eighth soul skill, Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens, and burned the Evil Soul Masters blocking her path to Xu Tianran.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Fire Phoenix shattered the Level 9 Soul Tool Shield around Xu Tianran, but he survived beneath the protection of his Sun Moon Qiankun Pot.
• Ju Zi saw Xu Tianran standing before the charred ruins of the imperial study, while Ma Xiaotao realized their assassination plan had failed.

Ma Xiaotao and her allies failed to kill Xu Tianran and faced the Sun Moon Empire’s hidden palace defenses. Shrek Academy and the Body Sect retreated after Long Xiaoyao blocked their attack, while Ju Zi discovered the extent of Xu Tianran’s concealed power.

• Ma Xiaotao’s amplified Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens failed to kill Xu Tianran, and she and Long Aotian led their group in retreat under fire.
• Du Busi and Elder Xuan ordered their forces into battle, and Shrek Academy’s side gained the advantage against the Sun Moon Empire’s fighters.
• Xu Tianran ordered the palace defenses prepared, and buildings opened to reveal a forest of powerful Soul Cannons aimed at the sky.
• Long Xiaoyao expanded into an enormous illusory dragon and blocked the attackers, allowing Elder Xuan to order a retreat.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s Imperial Tutor stopped his forces from pursuing, and the attacking forces withdrew from the imperial palace.
• Ju Zi realized Xu Tianran used a Level 9 Soul Tool as prosthetic legs and reconsidered how carefully she needed to act around him.

After the failed assassination of Xu Tianran, Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, and their allies regrouped and prepared to escape Mingdu together. Xu Tianran ordered the city’s defenses tightened, hoping to drive them west while limiting damage to the capital.

• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to block escape routes to the east, south, and north, while Elder Xuan recognized Zhang Lexuan’s signal and learned her team had succeeded.
• Gu Yuena revealed that a powerful hidden figure in the imperial palace had made the assassination attempt against Xu Tianran impossible to complete.
• Du Busi and Elder Xuan led their groups to separate rendezvous points, and Du Busi decided to withdraw from the competition and coordinate an escape with allied sects.
• Xu Jiujiu arranged for the Star Luo competitors to travel with the Body Sect, then secretly entered the Freedom Gate villa under Chi Yuan’s protection.
• Elder Xuan’s group reached the outskirts of Mingdu and waited to join the Body Sect before attempting to break through the blockade.
• Xu Tianran strengthened surveillance and defenses, while the Spirit Hall Master promised to attack Freedom Gate after the final battle.

A catastrophic explosion devastated Mingdu’s western district, leaving the city in chaos and Shrek Academy’s team fearing they had caused it. As evil Soul Masters gathered to exploit the destruction, Ji Lin ordered Freedom Gate to flee Mingdu.

• Zhang Lexuan, Elder Xuan, and the other powerful fighters saw Mingdu’s western district erupt in an immense explosion that devastated much of the city.
• Elder Xuan confronted Zhang Lexuan, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, and Huo Yuhao, then ordered them to conceal their possible role in the blast.
• The Sun Moon Empire’s enemies and tournament spectators watched in shock as strange Soul Tools emerged from underground and the devastation spread; Du Busi suspected Shrek Academy was responsible.
• Ju Zi carried the injured Xu Tianran from the imperial palace ruins, while the Spirit Hall Master and Evil Soul Masters gathered above the city to seize the opportunity.
• Ji Lin concluded that Mingdu was no longer safe and told Freedom Gate to leave; Nan Qiu Qiu contacted the Earth Dragon Sect as they prepared to flee.

Shrek Academy’s sabotage of a Sun Moon Empire military warehouse triggered hidden Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shells beneath Mingdu, causing catastrophic destruction and mass casualties. After the group escaped, He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi confessed their role, and He Caitou’s history as a former Sun Moon Empire prince emerged.

• Ji Lin led Freedom Gate and Earth Dragon Sect through the weakened blockade, while Shrek Academy and the Body Sect escaped and split up.
• As Shrek fled toward the mountains, Zhang Lexuan feared their raid had caused the explosion, while Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, and Xu Sanshi knew they had planted timed explosives in the warehouse.
• The explosives had detonated more than a dozen hidden Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shells and tens of thousands of other shells beneath Mingdu, magnifying the blast into a disaster.
• Elder Xuan confronted the group, and He Caitou admitted proposing the sabotage; Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi also accepted responsibility.
• He Caitou blamed himself for failing to anticipate the hidden weapons and recalled how his uncle seized the Sun Moon Empire throne after his family died, forcing him to flee and eventually join Shrek Academy.

After the explosion devastated Mingdu, He Caitou and Xu Sanshi accepted responsibility while Xuan Zi postponed judgment until they returned to Shrek Academy. Xu Tianran exploited the disaster and the emperor’s death to strengthen his claim to power and blame the neighboring empires, while Ji Lin and his companions escaped toward the Star Luo Empire.

• Zhang Lexuan, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan offered to share responsibility for Xu Sanshi and He Caitou’s actions, but Xuan Zi postponed punishment until their return to the Academy.
• Xu Sanshi and the others discussed the civilian casualties and suggested that suspicion for the underground operation might fall on the Body Sect.
• Xu Tianran learned that the emperor had died and privately welcomed the removal of his last obstacle to the throne.
• Ji Lin explained that Evil Soul Masters were drawn to the casualties in Mingdu, and his group continued toward the Star Luo Empire without pursuit.
• Xu Tianran ordered relief efforts, military patrols, a national day of mourning, secrecy about the emperor’s death, and a public statement blaming the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire for the explosion.

Xu Tianran and the Spirit Hall Master discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s losses, delaying war, and purging supposed traitors. Meanwhile, Ji Lin led Freedom Gate and the Earth Dragon Sect into the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where they met Duke White Tiger Dai Hao and his troops.

• Xu Tianran ordered the Minister of Defense to rescue survivors and stabilize public morale after the destruction.
• The Spirit Hall Master told Xu Tianran that several major groups had escaped the city, and they agreed to prepare for war while delaying an invasion and using the disaster to purge alleged traitors.
• Xu Tianran promised that the Spirit Hall would become the Guardian Divine Cult if the Sun Moon Empire unified the continent, but the Spirit Hall Master showed little interest in the offer.
• Ji Lin led Freedom Gate and the Earth Dragon Sect through the night into the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where they would be safe from pursuit and near Star Luo Empire forces.
• Duke White Tiger Dai Hao rode out to meet Ji Lin’s group while inspecting the Western Military District, and Ji Lin recognized him as a newly advanced Titled Douluo.

Ji Lin and his companions met Duke White Tiger Dai Hao while traveling through the Ming Dou Mountain Range, and Dai Hao escorted them toward the Star Luo Empire. The group was ambushed by a long-range attack aimed at Dai Hao, who fought back as the explosions erupted overhead.

• Dai Hao met Xu Jiujiu and Ji Lin, then agreed to escort them through the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
• Ji Lin told Dai Hao that Dai Huabin had left with Shrek Academy and should be safe.
• Ji Lin, Chi Yuan, and Gu Yuena sensed an ambush ahead, and Dai Hao ordered the White Tiger Guards to prepare.
• Green, gourd-shaped projectiles descended from above, and the guards fired Anti-air Soul Tools to intercept them.
• The projectiles split apart and sent green cones toward Dai Hao, who transformed and counterattacked with his soul skill.

Duke White Tiger Dai Hao and his group survived a concealed Level 8 bombardment that shattered the mountain road, then came under fire from more soul tool shells. Ji Lin activated Blazing Asura, located the ambushers, and unleashed a colossal flaming sword at their forest hideout.

• Dai Hao shielded the group from a hidden Mountain Collapse Earth Crack Bomb and falling rocks while the White Tiger Guards and other fighters defended themselves.
• Dai Hao sent a distress signal and chose to wait for reinforcements rather than leave the guards behind across the ruined road.
• A barrage of High-Explosive Shells swept toward the group, and Dai Hao redirected White Tiger Meteor Shower to intercept them.
• Ji Lin activated Blazing Asura and Fire-Burning Eyes, locating twelve concealed enemies, including four Titled Douluo and a Rank 9 Soul Master.
• Ji Lin summoned a hundred-meter flaming greatsword and drove it into the forest, reducing the ambushers' hideout to ash.

Ji Lin defended Duke White Tiger Dai Hao from a Sun Moon Empire assassination squad, killing eight attackers and forcing the four Titled Douluos to flee. Ji Lin headed for Star Luo City while Xuan Zi brought the Shrek group into the Heaven Dou Empire, and the chapter ended at Clear Sky Fortress, the Clear Sky Sect’s secluded home.

• Ji Lin’s Blazing Flame King Sword exposed the assassins’ Invincible Shields, and their leader ordered a retreat after the attack failed to kill them.
• Ji Lin pursued the fleeing assassins with Heavenly Fire Unsheathed, killing four Soul Douluos and four Soul Saints while four Titled Douluos escaped.
• Duke White Tiger Dai Hao recognized Ji Lin’s strength, and Ji Lin and his companions soon left the military camp for Star Luo City.
• Xuan Zi brought the Shrek group into the Heaven Dou Empire and planned to gather information, help rescue captured students, and punish He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Huo Yuhao.
• The chapter introduced Clear Sky Fortress, the former residence and secluded sanctuary of the Clear Sky Sect.

Ji Lin told Xu Jiawei that he planned to unify Douluo Continent, but Xu Jiawei warned that the empires were not the only obstacle. The chapter ended with Ji Lin considering the hidden sects, powerful clans, and possible intervention from the God Realm.

• At Clear Sky Fortress, Niu Tian and Titan wondered why the man who left a trial for Dong'er had not acted or explained who it was meant for.
• After half a month of diplomatic disputes over the Mingdu explosion and detained tournament teams, Ji Lin's allies made progress with help from Soul Engineers secretly sent by Jing Hongchen.
• Ji Lin met with Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu in the imperial palace and announced that he wanted to unify Douluo Continent.
• Xu Jiawei said he had once shared that ambition but now wanted to preserve the Star Luo Empire, and he warned Ji Lin that hidden sects and clans stood in the way.

Ji Lin persuaded Xu Jiawei to support his plan to use the Sun Moon Empire’s campaign against other factions to help unify the Douluo Continent. Xu Jiawei agreed, then urged Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu to have a child to carry on the Xu family line, leaving Ji Lin and Xu Jiujiu alone together.

• Ji Lin told Xu Jiawei that the Sun Moon Empire had at least three Limit Douluo and explained his plan to exploit its conflict with other factions.
• Xu Jiawei weighed their resources and Ji Lin’s ambitions, then agreed to support him and cooperate with his plan.
• Xu Jiawei asked Ji Lin to get Xu Jiujiu pregnant soon, preferably with a son to inherit the future empire.
• Ji Lin teased Xu Jiujiu and urged her to begin immediately; after she resisted doing it in the palace, she agreed to go to her room.

During two months of uneasy peace, Freedom Gate expanded and grew in influence while the kingdoms prepared for war and Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect produced Soul Tools. The chapter ended with Ji Lin watching the girls spar and asking what Sacred Marks they wanted next.

• Xu Tianran ascended the Sun Moon Empire's throne but remained quiet, while the original Three Douluo Kingdoms prepared for war and Xu Jiawei handed military command to the White Tiger Duke.
• Freedom Gate moved to a site more than ten times larger near Star Luo City and attracted many new students and talented graduates.
• He Caitou and Huo Yuhao developed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon, and the Tang Sect supplied batches of the Soul Tools to the three great empires with help from Shrek Academy and Freedom Gate.
• Freedom Gate's Sacred Marks increased the number of low-level Soul Masters, helping the kingdoms build up their forces alongside Tang Sect Soul Tools.
• Wang Dong'er and Nan Qiu Qiu sparred against Wang Qiuer, showing how much their combat skills had improved over the past two months.
• Ji Lin arrived to watch the girls train and asked what kinds of Sacred Marks and Soul Beasts they wanted.

Ji Lin brought Bai Xiuxiu into the open, where Ye Guyi, Wang Qiuer, and Gu Yuena helped train her to fight. After reading a letter from Shrek Academy about rescuing imprisoned tournament contestants, Ji Lin considered joining the rescue to gain allies for Freedom Gate and his plans to unify Douluo Continent.

• Ji Lin avoided sparring with Ye Guyi by bringing out Bai Xiuxiu and suggesting that Ye Guyi train her instead.
• Bai Xiuxiu agreed to learn to fight so she could avenge her mother and people, and Ye Guyi began sparring with her.
• Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena joined in instructing Bai Xiuxiu as the training continued.
• Xu Jiujiu gave Ji Lin a letter from Shrek Academy proposing a rescue of contestants detained by the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that Shrek Academy and the three great empires planned rescue efforts because abandoning the hostages could alienate sects and academies.
• Ji Lin weighed the risks and benefits and concluded that Freedom Gate should join the rescue to earn the gratitude of the imprisoned contestants and their organizations.