Recaps

Zhao Xuan killed Chen Sheng with a disabling soul skill and Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, then joined the fight against Hu Yanzhen as Sword Douluo struck down the Black Robe Figure. The Black Robe Figure’s body shattered, but a silver flame escaped into the distance.

• Zhao Xuan used his First Soul Skill to immobilize Chen Sheng, broke his spine with a punch, and killed him with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• Hu Yanzhen and the Black Robe Figure were shaken by Chen Sheng’s death, prompting Sword Douluo and the Jade Lord Douluo to intensify their attacks.
• Zhao Xuan charged at Hu Yanzhen, whose Diamond Mammoth form turned to meet him, and Zhao Xuan’s Thunder Long Spear pierced its outer armor but caused only a small wound.
• Sword Douluo struck the Black Robe Figure, whose body burst into bone fragments as a silver flame escaped into the distance.

Spirit Hall’s reinforcements arrived with eight Titled Douluo and ten Soul Douluo, and Thousand Jun Douluo demanded Tang San and Zhao Xuan. Ning Fengzhi chose to stand with Shrek, and Spirit Hall launched its attack.

• Zhao Xuan sensed Spirit Hall’s approaching forces and reported that they included eight Titled Douluo and ten Soul Douluo.
• Hu Yanzhen celebrated the reinforcements, but Zhao Xuan struck him out of his Martial Soul Avatar and severely injured him.
• Spirit Hall’s group confronted Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo, and Thousand Jun Douluo offered to spare others if Tang San and Zhao Xuan were handed over.
• Thousand Jun Douluo invited Zhao Xuan to join Spirit Hall, but Zhao Xuan refused.
• Ning Fengzhi declared that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would stand with Shrek.
• Thousand Jun Douluo ordered his forces to kill Tang San and Zhao Xuan, and the soul rings of the Spirit Hall fighters lit up.

Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and several other Titled Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan and the Shrek group, leaving them badly outnumbered. Just as Zhao Xuan considered using his Demon God True Body, Poison Douluo arrived as reinforcements.

• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo trapped Zhao Xuan's clone in the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, while the real Zhao Xuan emerged from the forest.
• Ning Fengzhi enhanced Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, and Jade Lord Douluo, as Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo split up to attack them.
• The Master and Flender used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the Golden Sacred Dragon against a Soul Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan fought Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Thorn Pig Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo with his lightning, but another Titled Douluo joined the battle and worsened the Shrek side's disadvantage.
• Poison Douluo arrived on the battlefield, relieving the Shrek group and teasing Zhao Xuan about his predicament.

Zhao Xuan and his allies fought to protect Tang San from Spirit Hall, while Dugu Bo tried to reach the rear and was intercepted by Pufferfish Douluo and Yue Guan. Mu Yuan arrived to aid the defenders with a healing domain, and Zhao Xuan prepared to enter the final battle.

• Dugu Bo revealed that Tang San was his friend and rushed to help Grandmaster and the others, while Zhao Xuan stopped Pufferfish Douluo from pursuing him.
• Yue Guan went to support the fight against Dugu Bo as Zhao Xuan faced Snake Lance Douluo and Kang Lang, and the battle spread into a chaotic melee.
• Sword Douluo and Jade Lord Douluo suffered injuries as Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo pressed their attack.
• Mu Yuan emerged from the forest and used his domain to heal Zhao Xuan, Sword Douluo, Jade Lord Douluo, and their allies.
• Mu Yuan joined Jade Lord Douluo against Ghost Douluo and another Spirit Hall Title Douluo, while Sword Douluo fought Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan gathered his power as a Demon God True Body appeared behind him, wreathed in blood-red mist and purple-gold lightning.

Zhao Xuan’s Demon God True Body helped Shrek’s forces resist Spirit Hall, but Kang Lang Douluo died in their clash and Zhao Xuan’s Soul Power ran out. As Spirit Hall pressed its attack and Shrek refused to abandon him, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared beside Zhao Xuan and Tang San.

• Demon Subduing Douluo broke away to attack Zhao Xuan while Kang Lang Douluo’s saber light collided with Zhao Xuan’s lightning.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized several opponents and destroyed Kang Lang Douluo with the resulting energy storm.
• Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan, and Tang San sent Oscar’s recovery and excitation sausages to Shrek’s side.
• Spirit Hall exploited Zhao Xuan’s Soul Power limits until his Demon God True Body began to fade, and Zhao Xuan urged the others to leave.
• Shrek’s companions refused to abandon Zhao Xuan, but none of their other battlefields could spare reinforcements.
• A familiar yet unfamiliar voice appeared beside Zhao Xuan and Tang San, startling Zhao Xuan.

Tang Hao arrived on the battlefield and revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, rescuing Tang San and confronting Spirit Hall’s forces. After his Haotian True Body overwhelmed seven Titled Douluos, Spirit Hall retreated, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer struck Demon Subduing Douluo’s Coiled Dragon Staff before flying back to Tang Hao, who caught it.
• Tang San recognized his father, Tang Hao, while Tang Hao thanked Zhao Xuan and told him to leave the rest to him.
• Tang Hao confronted Spirit Hall and revealed a vivid red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring among his seven rings.
• Tang Hao used Haotian True Body to smash through the combined defense of seven Titled Douluos and injure several of them.
• Thousand Jun Douluo ordered Spirit Hall to retreat and warned that they would settle the score another day.

After Spirit Hall retreated, Tang San reunited emotionally with Tang Hao while Zhao Xuan and his companions tended Jade Lord Douluo’s injury. Mu Yuan explained his Ninth Spirit Skill, and Zhao Xuan used Eternal Time to imprint it before the story moved on.

• Tang San rushed to Tang Hao and embraced him, while Zhao Xuan and the others gave them space.
• Zhao Xuan sensed an unusual disturbance, but Sword Douluo found nothing; a tiny silver flame remained hidden underground.
• Zhao Xuan used divine lightning to remove the ghostly energy from Jade Lord Douluo’s wound, and Mu Yuan healed it with his life energy.
• Mu Yuan told Zhao Xuan and the others that his Ninth Spirit Skill was All Things Revive, accompanied by the Life Domain.
• Zhao Xuan asked Mu Yuan to demonstrate All Things Revive, then used his Fourth Soul Skill, Eternal Time, to imprint it.

Zhao Xuan tested his newly imprinted Ninth Spirit Skill, recovered from his injuries, and learned more about Spirit Hall’s overwhelming power. As everyone warned him to be cautious, Tang San arrived and announced that he was leaving.

• Zhao Xuan used Eternal Time: Revival of All Things to heal his injuries and discovered that it replenished his Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and stamina while boosting his combat strength.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar fawned over Zhao Xuan for defeating two Titled Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi warned that his conflict with Spirit Hall had become deadly.
• Sword Douluo explained that Zhao Xuan could not defeat Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing together and that Spirit Hall possessed even stronger enshrined elders and Peerless Douluo.
• Sword Douluo and Mu Yuan warned Zhao Xuan and the Shrek students not to underestimate Spirit Hall or risk their futures through carelessness.
• Tang San arrived with his father and told everyone that he was leaving.

Tang Hao decided to take Tang San away to grow stronger, while Flender officially graduated the Shrek students. The friends parted with a promise to reunite at Shrek in five years.

• Tang Hao announced that he would take Tang San away, and Flender declared the Shrek students graduated from the academy.
• Zhao Xuan comforted the group, and Tang San said farewell to his friends and went to speak with Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Xuan and Dai Mubai joked about visiting Star Luo, while the friends used laughter to soften their parting.
• Oscar asked Ning Fengzhi to let him join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi agreed as Ning Rongrong looked pale.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu held hands, and Tang San proposed that the friends reunite at Shrek in five years.

The Shrek Academy group returned to Heaven Dou City after the tournament, with several companions having departed for their own plans. They reached the academy and revealed to Zhao Wuji that Shrek had won first place and received three soul bones.

• Zhao Xuan asked Hermione and Xiao Wu about their plans, and Hermione chose to follow him while Xiao Wu decided to return to her cultivation grounds.
• The group arrived in Heaven Dou City and returned to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji greeted them after two difficult months handling academy affairs.
• Zhao Wuji asked where Tang San and Dai Mubai had gone, and Zhao Xuan assured him that they were fine and attending to their own matters.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that Shrek had taken first place in the tournament, leaving him stunned.
• The group revealed that the prize for first place was three soul bones, and Zhao Wuji froze in disbelief.

Zhao Xuan reunited with his parents at Shrek Academy and explained his strength and conflict with Spirit Hall. He proposed moving them to Flower Valley for safety, and Zhao Shi agreed to go in a few days.

• Flender teased Zhao Wuji about the events surrounding the three soul bones, while the master sent Zhao Xuan and the others to rest.
• Zhao Wuji reminded Zhao Xuan that Zhao Shi and Mu Qin were staying in Dormitory Number Forty-Seven, and Zhao Xuan hurried to see them.
• Zhao Shi scolded Zhao Xuan for leaving his parents worried for over a month, and Mu Qin joyfully welcomed him inside.
• Zhao Xuan told Zhao Shi and Mu Qin that he was comparable in strength to a Titled Douluo and had offended Spirit Hall, though he left out many details.
• Zhao Xuan proposed that his parents move to Flower Valley, and Zhao Shi agreed to go in a few days.

Zhao Xuan promised Xiao Wu that they would avenge her mother, then left Shrek Academy with Hermione and his parents for Flower Valley. After his cultivation rose to level fifty-seven on the journey, he brought them through a spatial gate into the secret realm.

• Xiao Wu revealed that Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong had killed her mother, and Zhao Xuan promised they would get revenge.
• Shrek Academy celebrated its tournament victory while Hermione and Ma Hongjun fused with their soul bones under Zhao Xuan's watch.
• Zhao Xuan formally said farewell to Grandmaster, Flender, and the Jade Lord Douluo, then set out with Hermione, Zhao Shi, and Mu Qin.
• Zhao Xuan cultivated during the five-day journey and raised his Soul Power from level fifty-four to level fifty-seven.
• Zhao Xuan opened a spatial gate near Flower Valley and led the others into the secret realm.

Zhao Xuan brought Zhao Shi, Mu Qin, and Hermione to Flower Valley, where they met the Sacred Tree and settled safely away from Spirit Hall. After half a year of cultivation, Zhao Xuan reached level sixty and Hermione reached level forty-seven, but Zhao Xuan found his progress had slowed; the chapter ended as he hurried over to Mu Yuan.

• Zhao Xuan showed Zhao Shi, Mu Qin, and Hermione the Sacred Tree and revealed that it was a plant-type Spirit Beast with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Granny Flower welcomed Zhao Xuan and agreed to shelter his parents and Hermione from Spirit Hall in Flower Valley.
• Over the following half year, Zhao Xuan broke through to level sixty, obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and his Sixth Soul Skill, while Hermione reached level forty-seven and gained Spiritual Power from the Sacred Tree's holy water.
• Zhao Xuan complained that his Soul Power was growing more slowly, and Hermione teased him for being stronger than her.
• Zhao Xuan spotted Mu Yuan approaching and hurried over to ask where he had been.

After learning that everyone at Blue Sunshine Academy had died from a spiritual attack, Zhao Xuan connected the incident to the strange You Huan and set out with Hermione to investigate. They visited their families in Nuoding City before traveling north toward the academy.

• Mu Yuan told Zhao Xuan that Blue Sunshine Academy’s students and teachers had died suddenly, their consciousness shattered by powerful Spiritual Power.
• Zhao Xuan told Mu Yuan about You Huan and decided to investigate Blue Sunshine Academy with Hermione.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione left Flower Valley, traveled to Nuoding City, and visited their families separately.
• Old Jack warned Zhao Xuan that Spirit Hall had searched Sacred Soul Village for him, and Zhao Xuan promised they would return one day.
• Zhao Xuan reunited with Hermione in Nuoding City, and they headed north toward Blue Sunshine Academy.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione investigated the abandoned Blue Sunshine Castle and discovered that its square was laid out like a deity’s altar. Suspecting an Evil God was behind the academy’s deaths, Zhao Xuan found and shattered a second altar beneath a sea of bones, releasing black mist with scarlet eyes.

• Zhao Xuan and Hermione visited Blue Sunshine Castle, where local residents said Headmaster Shi Nian and Vice Headmaster You Huan had vanished and many teachers and students had fled.
• Zhao Xuan used his divine sense to search the abandoned castle while he and Hermione inspected its rooms.
• From the castle’s highest room, Zhao Xuan recognized the patterns in the square as an altar resembling one used by the Blood God.
• Zhao Xuan suspected a fallen deity had sacrificed the academy’s teachers and students and concluded that an Evil God was involved.
• Zhao Xuan found a small altar beneath a sea of bones and struck it with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, breaking it and releasing black mist with scarlet eyes.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione awakened a powerful black-mist figure while investigating an altar, and the figure claimed to be a deity. After clashing with Zhao Xuan’s Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, it fled, leaving him worried about their next encounter.

• Zhao Xuan and Hermione saw black gas drain the surrounding plants’ life force and gather into a shadow with scarlet eyes.
• Zhao Xuan protected Hermione from the shadow’s terrifying illusion and demanded to know its identity.
• The shadow awakened, said Zhao Xuan and Hermione had interrupted its recovery, and challenged mortals for daring to oppose gods.
• The shadow attacked Zhao Xuan, but their powers clashed as Purple Heaven Divine Lightning burned through its spatially slicing black lines.
• The shadow recognized Zhao Xuan’s forbidden lightning and fled after its attack on his Sea of Consciousness failed.
• Zhao Xuan searched for the vanished shadow and feared it would become even more dangerous before they met again.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione traveled to Seven Treasures City to visit Ning Rongrong and her friends after dealing with a fleeing shadow near Canghui Castle. Ning Rongrong warmly welcomed them, but her expression changed when Hermione mentioned Oscar, leaving the reason unclear.

• Zhao Xuan refused to explain the fleeing shadow to Hermione and searched the area around Canghui Castle, finding nothing else.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione decided to travel and visit Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Xiao Wu, and possibly Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Hermione marveled at Seven Treasures City's prosperity as Zhao Xuan led her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhao Xuan revealed his six soul rings to the guards, and a guard captain recognized him and sent word to Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong came out to greet Zhao Xuan and Hermione, but her expression changed when Hermione joked about Oscar.

Ning Rongrong told Zhao Xuan and Hermione that Oscar had left more than half a year ago after her father opposed their marriage. Ning Fengzhi then revealed that his investigation, aided by the Grand Princess, had implicated Xue Qinghe, and asked Zhao Xuan to share what he knew.

• Ning Rongrong lamented Oscar's sudden departure and the lack of any word from him.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, then asked Ning Rongrong and Hermione to leave so he could speak privately with Zhao Xuan.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile fragrance had confirmed Zhao Xuan's warning about Snake Lance Douluo and Thorn Pig Douluo serving Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi said his secret investigation and the Grand Princess's separate investigation had both pointed to Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi reported that the little Princess had seen Xue Qinghe with mysterious people before falling ill and being sent to Swan Castle.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Zhao Xuan to share his information and theories about Xue Qinghe.

After staying at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zhao Xuan and Hermione left for the Star Dou Great Forest. They reached the forest six days later, with Hermione still believing Xiao Wu belonged to a powerful hidden clan.

• Zhao Xuan said farewell to Ning Fengzhi after sparring with Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo, and Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong escorted him and Hermione out of the sect.
• Ning Rongrong asked to travel with Zhao Xuan and Hermione, but Ning Fengzhi refused because he wanted her to focus on her cultivation and inherit the sect.
• On the way south, Hermione asked where Xiao Wu lived, and Zhao Xuan told her that Xiao Wu lived in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Hermione guessed that Xiao Wu came from a powerful hidden clan, and Zhao Xuan let her keep that belief.
• Six days after leaving Seven Treasures City, Zhao Xuan and Hermione arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest toward its core, where they hoped to find Xiao Wu, while Hermione practiced fighting Spirit Beasts. Near the inner region, Zhao Xuan sensed Oscar’s aura and the pair hurried to check on him.

• Zhao Xuan used his Computer Spirit’s environmental simulation to hide himself and Hermione as they entered the forest.
• Zhao Xuan let a Black Mandala attack so Hermione could practice, and she killed it with her soul skills.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione continued into the inner region, where powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts were common.
• Zhao Xuan sensed Oscar nearby, and Hermione urged him to hurry to their companion’s aid.

Oscar was abandoned by his hunting party as bait for a starving Fear Demon Bear, but Zhao Xuan arrived in time to save him. Zhao Xuan then turned his attention to the hunting party members who had left Oscar to die.

• A hunting party encountered a twenty-thousand-year Fear Demon Bear, and its captain told the employer they needed to retreat.
• The captain used Oscar’s sausages to give the fighters wings, then abandoned Oscar to distract the bear while the others escaped.
• Oscar realized the captain had sacrificed him, and struggled to dodge the Fear Demon Bear’s attack.
• Zhao Xuan appeared and struck down the Fear Demon Bear, saving Oscar, who clung to him in relief.
• Zhao Xuan stared coldly at the hunting party members, who had stopped at a distance to watch.

Zhao Xuan rescued Oscar and Hermione in the Star Dou Great Forest, then pursued and killed the bearded Soul Saint who had abandoned Oscar. Afterward, Oscar explained that he had left to seek a Spirit Beast whose abilities could help him imitate others’ skills.

• The bearded man and the employer fled when Zhao Xuan appeared, and Zhao Xuan told Oscar and Hermione to wait while he pursued the bearded man.
• Oscar said he wanted to take revenge himself someday, but Zhao Xuan went after the bearded man anyway.
• Zhao Xuan caught the bearded man and killed him with a divine lightning arrow, then returned to Oscar and Hermione.
• Zhao Xuan asked Oscar why he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Oscar explained that he was searching for a Spirit Beast capable of copying other people’s abilities.

Zhao Xuan brought Hermione and Oscar into the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region to visit Xiao Wu, where they reunited beside a lake. Their reunion left Hermione and Oscar terrified of the Titan Giant Ape, while Zhao Xuan and the ape signaled that they wanted to fight.

• Oscar worried that Zhao Xuan was leading them too deep into the Star Dou Great Forest, but Zhao Xuan continued searching for Xiao Wu’s familiar aura.
• At the lake, Xiao Wu chatted with Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape, until he sensed that someone they knew was approaching.
• Zhao Xuan, Hermione, and Oscar arrived by Purple Gold lightning, and Xiao Wu greeted them excitedly.
• The Titan Giant Ape stood and pounded his chest after sensing Zhao Xuan’s fighting spirit, while Hermione and Oscar clung to Zhao Xuan in fear.
• Xiao Wu told Er Ming to sit down and stop frightening the guests, and he obeyed while staring at them.

Xiao Wu revealed that Er Ming had recently become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Zhao Xuan took him to a secluded basin for a spar. After Er Ming overwhelmed Zhao Xuan in their first test of strength, Zhao Xuan eagerly charged back in.

• Oscar and Hermione were shocked to see the Titan Giant Ape obey Xiao Wu, and Hermione encouraged Xiao Wu to share what was troubling her.
• Zhao Xuan asked the Titan Giant Ape to spar, then was stunned when it spoke and learned its name was Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu explained that Er Ming had recently reached the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast level and warned Zhao Xuan to be careful.
• Zhao Xuan and Er Ming went to a secluded basin, where they prepared to fight using physical strength.
• Er Ming sent Zhao Xuan flying with a blow using less than seventy percent of his strength, and Zhao Xuan recognized his terrifying power.
• Zhao Xuan charged at Er Ming again, eager to continue the spar.

Zhao Xuan battled the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, and discovered that it could use a gravity domain. Excited to study the ability, Zhao Xuan accepted Er Ming’s challenge and activated his Demon God True Body and Fourth Soul Skill.

• Zhao Xuan’s attacks failed to overcome Er Ming’s strength and thick hide, so he struck it with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• Er Ming pretended to be hurt and charged Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan used a soul skill to create a decoy and punched Er Ming from behind.
• Er Ming revealed a gravity domain that increased Zhao Xuan’s weight and made itself lighter, then attacked him.
• Zhao Xuan escaped Er Ming’s attacks and recognized the domain as a chance to further his research.
• Zhao Xuan agreed to face Er Ming head-on and activated Demon God True Body and his Fourth Soul Skill, Eternal Time: Revival of All Things.