Recaps

Qingque survived the Star Dou Great Forest and joined Huo Yuhao’s group, while Nan Fusheng advanced experiments involving Marionettes, the Time Worm, and the Evil Demon Forest. The stretch ended with Nan Fusheng creating a new Soul Beast, resolving to form a Witch Cult, and heading toward Ming Capital.

• Di Tian recognized Qingque as an Imperial Divine Beast and agreed to protect her after Nahida warned him about her coming tribulation.
• Nan Fusheng revealed that Qingque’s arrival in the forest was part of an experiment, then created Soul Beast Marionettes while Qingque searched for corpses to mark.
• Qingque watched Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu’er fight the Wolf Apes, then defeated the Zhongli brothers and agreed to keep Wang Qiu’er’s identity secret.
• Huo Yuhao’s group accepted Qingque for their journey, but she declined Cai Meier’s invitation to join Shrek Academy and left with Wang Qiu’er.
• Sirin arrived at Nan Fusheng’s home, where she overpowered Na Nali after Na Nali claimed to be Nan Fusheng’s wife.
• Leng Yaozhu delayed returning Yun Ming to the Tang Sect after he regained Titled Douluo strength, then chose to leave Leng Yulai with them.
• Nan Fusheng entered the Evil Demon Forest, killed the Water Evil Tyrant, and used the Time Worm to parasitize the Evil Emperor.
• Nan Fusheng fused the Evil Emperor’s tentacle with blood from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to create a new Soul Beast, then decided to form a Witch Cult and headed toward Ming Capital.

The Witch Cult advanced through the tournament by killing or terrifying its opponents, while Nan Fusheng pursued plans beyond the arena. Its quarterfinal clash with the Holy Spirit Sect ended with Pudu Cihang facing Tang Ya, leaving Huo Yuhao preparing to intervene as her resistance faltered.

• Sloth introduced the Witch Cult at Mingyue Hotel, and Nan Shuishui warned Nan Qiuqiu to concede if they faced its team.
• Real Person killed Wu Yifan and Wu Di during the preliminary matches, exposing the Witch Cult’s living, transformed summons and provoking public outrage.
• The Witch Cult swept through Group Two as Sharu, Cain, and Tomie killed opponents, and Tomie ultimately killed Cain after revealing she had survived.
• Nan Fusheng planned to move Yun Ming to the Dragon Valley Minor World, sent Qiangu Dongfeng material meant to provoke an investigation into Leng Yaozhu, and gave Na Nali a modified Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• The tournament draw paired the Witch Cult with the Holy Spirit Sect, and Nan Fusheng’s fighters Naraku and Pudu Cihang killed Jili, Lu Genggeng, Wang Xiaolei, and Tang Dai.
• Pudu Cihang dissolved Tang Ya’s attacks with golden light and struck at her consciousness with his Life-Taking Sanskrit Sound, while Huo Yuhao warned the Tang Sect to prepare to rescue her.

The Witch Cult's tournament clash with Holy Spirit Sect led to Tang Ya's rescue and a deadly confrontation with the Sun Moon Empire. Nan Fusheng then cultivated new beings using stolen luck and Beast Tide casualties, while preparing further schemes involving Huo Yuhao and Di Tian.

• Naraku killed Jili and Lu Genggeng before Pudu Cihang overwhelmed Wang Xiaolei and Tang Ya with golden light.
• Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and their allies intervened to save Tang Ya, but Regulus Corneas retrieved her and wounded Zhang Peng.
• Nan Fusheng escaped with Tang Ya after Greed and Sloth killed imperial soldiers and Greed repelled Elder Xuan.
• Nan Fusheng stole luck during Wang Qiu'er's sacrifice to Huo Yuhao and fed it to the Pseudo-Auspicious Beast, while Di Tian ordered an attack on Shrek City.
• Evil Emperor demanded Huo Yuhao's blood and secured a ten-year cultivation wager after Huo Yuhao killed his son, and Nan Fusheng used the blood to hatch the Pink Evil Eye.
• Nan Fusheng disguised himself as Ape Demon and collected energy from the Soul Beasts killed during the assaults on Shrek City.
• Kiana Kaslana emerged from the Purple-white Crystal, displayed her divine powers and weapons, and received permission from Nan Fusheng to stay at the Governor's Mansion.
• Nan Fusheng planned a staged attack to gain Ye Xinglan's trust and prepared to use Ape Demon to provoke Huo Yuhao and Di Tian during Di Tian's coming Soul Spirit Contract.

Nan Fusheng prepared Ape God, who attacked the Star Dou Great Forest and later devastated the Tang Sect while demanding Huo Yuhao face him. After learning of the massacre and kidnappings, Huo Yuhao set out for the forest, where Ape God held his captives and tortured them.

• Di Tian warned Huo Yuhao about the Soul Spirit Contract as Shrek’s forces arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, and the two sides prepared for the experiment.
• Ape Demon rejected Huo Yuhao’s appeal for support, cursed humanity and the Soul Beast Clan, and burned her soul before exploding.
• Ten thousand years later, Nan Fusheng prepared Ape God for Huo Yuhao’s arrival, and Ape God challenged Di Tian to avenge Ape Demon before the Silver Dragon King and Kiana stopped them.
• After Ju Zi’s empire conquered much of the continent, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong ended the war, and Ape God went to the Tang Sect branch seeking Huo Yuhao.
• Ape God killed Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er, overwhelmed the defenders, and left Xuan Zi gravely weakened before capturing the survivors.
• Rong Nianbing told Huo Yuhao that inheriting the God of Emotions’ position required him to defeat the opponent who would be his first and final trial.
• Huo Yuhao found the Tang Sect Base in ruins, learned that Ape God had abducted his companions and challenged him, and left for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ape God held eleven captives near the forest, mutilated He Caitou and Fan Yu, and forced Ma Xiaotao and Zhou Yi to eat their flesh.