Recaps

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Zhao Xuan reached Shrek Academy but was stopped at the gate by students who doubted his employment contract. Ma Hongjun recognized him, and the students began to realize Zhao Xuan might really be a Special-Class Lecturer.

• After leaving the illusion realm on Ghost Island, Zhao Xuan said goodbye to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in Star Luo City and returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Zhao Xuan arrived at Shrek Academy and was startled by its lavish entrance.
• A blond student challenged Zhao Xuan’s claim that he was an instructor, and Zhao Xuan showed him Flender’s employment contract naming him a Special-Class Lecturer.
• The students suspected the contract was forged, and Zhao Xuan restrained himself from forcing his way inside.
• Ma Hongjun recognized Zhao Xuan and rushed to hug him, but Zhao Xuan kicked him into a tree, leaving the students stunned.

Zhao Xuan returned to Shrek Academy with Ma Hongjun and learned that Hermione was teaching theory classes and attracting attention from students. Their visit to Flender’s office ended in disaster when Ma Hongjun’s movements caused Flender’s prized porcelain vase to shatter.

• Ma Hongjun introduced Zhao Xuan to the students on duty as Shrek Academy’s strongest person, and Zhao Xuan accepted the employment contract before heading inside with him.
• Zhao Xuan asked Ma Hongjun about changes in the empire and learned that Hermione was teaching theory classes while waiting for Grandmaster’s instructors to take over.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Xuan that students were pursuing Hermione, and Zhao Xuan dismissed the idea that anyone could take her away.
• Zhao Xuan ordered Ma Hongjun to run with weights and lose weight, and Ma Hongjun reluctantly agreed to train by himself.
• Flender admired a blue-and-white porcelain vase in his office and planned to approve more military recruitment slots in exchange for it.
• Ma Hongjun burst into Flender’s office and shook the desk, causing Flender to break the vase; Zhao Xuan saw the shards as Flender confronted Ma Hongjun.

Zhao Xuan returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender hired him to cover theory classes after Zhao Xuan made him pay over thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Zhao Xuan then went to find Hermione, and they happily reunited.

• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun to fight two matches at the Great Soul Arena each day and run laps, with Zhao Xuan adding to the punishment.
• Flender persuaded Zhao Xuan to fill in as a theory instructor, and Zhao Xuan made him settle an employment contract for over thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ma Hongjun told Zhao Xuan that Jade Lord Douluo had been in seclusion for over two years, Dugu Bo was researching in Sunset Forest, and Hermione was teaching three beginner classes.
• Zhao Xuan dismissed Ma Hongjun and went to Beginner Class One, where he called out to Hermione during a break.
• Hermione saw Zhao Xuan and greeted him with delight.

Zhao Xuan reunited with Hermione at Shrek Academy, then faced off against Zhou Ze, a student who had been pursuing her. Teacher Lian Hua recognized Zhao Xuan as a special-grade instructor, leaving Zhou Ze stunned.

• Hermione rushed into Zhao Xuan's arms, and the surrounding students recognized her as a Shrek Academy Soul King and wondered who he was.
• Zhou Ze arrived, saw Hermione embracing Zhao Xuan, and confronted him after Zhao Xuan teased him about coughing.
• Zhou Ze summoned his Shadowless Spear and challenged Zhao Xuan to a duel, despite Zhao Xuan asking if he was sure.
• Teacher Lian Hua arrived and reprimanded Zhou Ze for summoning his Martial Soul outside the arena.
• Lian Hua recognized Zhao Xuan as a teacher, and the students saw his special-grade instructor badge; Zhou Ze dropped his spear in shock.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Zhao Xuan became a teacher and took petty revenge on Zhou Ze by repeatedly calling on him in class. Ning Rongrong arrived with a message that her father, Uncle Ning, was waiting to see Zhao Xuan in the reception room.

• Lian Hua reassured Zhao Xuan that she had not expected him to retaliate against Zhou Ze, then accidentally mentioned the female students who missed his lessons and prompted Hermione to question him.
• Hermione made Zhao Xuan accompany her around the imperial capital for several days before he returned to his usual routine.
• Zhao Xuan visited his parents in Flower Valley's secret realm, then became a Shrek Academy teacher and took over Hermione's spirit-beast course, where Zhou Ze was one of his students.
• Zhao Xuan repeatedly called on Zhou Ze in class, earning a reputation among the junior students as a petty-minded teacher.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Zhao Xuan at the academy, and Hermione asked why she had come; Ning Rongrong revealed that her father was waiting in the reception room.

Zhao Xuan learned that Xue Qinghe was an impostor secretly connected to Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi asked him to help protect the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Princess Xue Qingqing. The chapter ended with Zhao Xuan warning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might be targeted first because of its alliance with the imperial family.

• Zhao Xuan blocked Bone Douluo’s sudden test and greeted Ning Fengzhi after Headmaster Flender left.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that his investigation with Grand Princess Xue Yue had exposed them to Xue Qinghe and uncovered evidence that the real Xue Qinghe had died long ago.
• Ning Fengzhi said Xue Ye believed the evidence that the impostor had caused the deaths of the other princes, and that the impostor was likely a highly secret agent controlled by Bibi Dong.
• Ning Fengzhi relayed Xue Ye’s request for Zhao Xuan to help the imperial family and Xue Yue’s request that he protect Princess Xue Qingqing.
• Zhao Xuan agreed to help if the danger was manageable, then warned Ning Fengzhi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be attacked first because it was aligned with the imperial family.

Zhao Xuan warned Ning Fengzhi and Hermione that Spirit Hall might target the Heaven Dou Empire and its allies, including Shrek Academy. Jade Lord Douluo emerged from seclusion with a terrifying increase in power, drawing the attention of Heaven Dou’s leaders and Bishop Salas.

• Zhao Xuan speculated that Spirit Hall might attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi promised to consider countermeasures.
• Zhao Xuan told Hermione about Spirit Hall’s ambitions and worried that Shrek Academy could become a target as its students grew stronger.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione sensed a sword cry from Jade Lord Douluo’s secluded residence and realized he had emerged.
• Jade Lord Douluo’s sword energy tore through the clouds, alarming powerful Soul Masters across Heaven Dou City.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Family discussed strengthening its cooperation with Shrek Academy, while Bishop Salas reported the disturbance to Spirit City and vowed that Shrek and the other factions would not escape.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione visited Jade Lord Douluo after he broke through the level ninety-five bottleneck, and Jade Lord Douluo asked Zhao Xuan to spar. The two began preparing to fight before Shrek Academy’s gathered teachers and students, who expected Zhao Xuan to win.

• Zhao Xuan and Hermione congratulated Jade Lord Douluo, who had drawn his sword qi within himself after breaking through level ninety-five.
• Jade Lord Douluo showed Zhao Xuan the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, whose sword qi had been exhausted, and said he planned to replant it near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Jade Lord Douluo invited Zhao Xuan to spar, and Zhao Xuan accepted.
• At a wasteland outside Heaven Dou City, Ma Hongjun praised Zhao Xuan’s strength, while Flender scolded him for dismissing a Title Douluo.
• Master told Liu Erlong that Zhao Xuan would definitely win, citing his physical strength, spiritual cultivation, and combat experience.
• Jade Lord Douluo heard the group’s remarks and challenged Zhao Xuan to show his true strength; Zhao Xuan agreed.

Zhao Xuan sparred with Jade Lord Douluo, countering his sword techniques with divine consciousness and then answering his vast wind-and-sword storm with a devastating display of lightning. The clash ended with wind and thunder raging across the sky.

• Jade Lord Douluo attacked Zhao Xuan with countless sword images, but Zhao Xuan located his true body and blocked his strike with a Thunder Long Spear.
• Zhao Xuan used his first soul skill, Cannot Move, to halt Jade Lord Douluo, but Hidden Edge sword energies erupted from the Clear Wind Sword.
• Zhao Xuan's Starry Sky Construction Method divine-consciousness barrier repelled the concealed sword energies and surprised Jade Lord Douluo.
• Jade Lord Douluo unleashed Great Evolution—Sword Leaf and Great Evolution—Rainfall, surrounding Zhao Xuan with a massive storm of leaves and sword energy.
• Zhao Xuan slammed his hand downward and summoned Purple Gold divine lightning, filling the sky with thunder above the storm.

Zhao Xuan sparred with Jade Lord Douluo, countering his sword techniques and Ninth Spirit Skill with his strength and Demon God True Body. Jade Lord Douluo ended the fight after his Clear Wind sword qi proved unable to reach Zhao Xuan.

• Zhao Xuan and Jade Lord Douluo clashed with lightning, sword qi, and a powerful exchange of fist force and sword light, while Zhao Xuan shielded the distant Shrek group.
• Zhao Xuan used Thunder God's Hammer to daze Jade Lord Douluo, then activated Connection Blockade and kicked him into the ground.
• Jade Lord Douluo rose, acknowledged Zhao Xuan's rapid improvement, and offered to use his final move.
• Jade Lord Douluo unleashed his Ninth Spirit Skill, Clear Wind, whose sword qi silently cut Zhao Xuan from outside and inside.
• Zhao Xuan transformed into Demon God True Body, whose blood, qi, and lightning annihilated the incoming sword qi, so Jade Lord Douluo dispersed the wind and conceded that Zhao Xuan's skill was monstrous.

After defeating Jade Lord Douluo, Zhao Xuan settled back into teaching at Shrek Academy until Princess Xue Yue arrived with Xue Qingqing and claimed the girl was to become his disciple. Zhao Xuan suspected the princess had invented the arrangement to bind him to the Heaven Dou imperial family.

• Zhao Xuan defeated Jade Lord Douluo, and his superficial wounds healed completely by nightfall.
• Zhao Xuan praised Zhou Ze during class, then learned that a noblewoman and her companions had come to see him.
• Zhao Xuan recognized Princess Xue Yue, Xue Qingqing, and the maid Guli when he met them in the office.
• Princess Xue Yue presented Xue Qingqing to Zhao Xuan as his student and said Ning Fengzhi had told her Zhao Xuan agreed.
• Zhao Xuan doubted that Ning Fengzhi had passed along such a message and suspected Princess Xue Yue wanted to tie him to the imperial family.

Zhao Xuan accepted responsibility for Xue Qingqing after Princess Xue Yue entrusted her to him, then took her to the rear mountain platform to assess her strength. He learned that Xue Qingqing understood the political danger surrounding the royal family and asked both her and her maid Guli to summon their martial souls and attack him.

• Princess Xue Yue gave up on asking Zhao Xuan to take Xue Qingqing as his disciple and entrusted Qingqing to his care, offering to cover her expenses and pay him monthly.
• After Princess Xue Yue left Shrek Academy, Zhao Xuan awkwardly greeted Xue Qingqing, who teased him for praising girls' beauty.
• Zhao Xuan brought Xue Qingqing to the rear mountain platform and asked why she thought the Grand Princess had sent her to him.
• Xue Qingqing explained that she knew her father had sent her elder sisters away and was watching Xue Qinghe, and Zhao Xuan warned that the factions faced a dangerous political crisis.
• Zhao Xuan asked Xue Qingqing to attack him so he could assess her strength, then told her maid Guli to do the same.

Zhao Xuan tested Xue Qingqing and Guli in battle, exposing their weak combat awareness despite their promising Souls and abilities. He stopped Xue Qingqing from injuring herself with a reckless attack, then warned that her desperation could prevent her from achieving her goal.

• Guli introduced herself as a Level 44 Assault-Type Battle Soul Sect Master with the Scythe of Death, while Xue Qingqing revealed her Level 27 Swan Soul.
• Zhao Xuan invited them to attack together, and Guli used Twilight to block his vision before charging at him.
• Xue Qingqing ambushed Zhao Xuan with Falling Feathers, but he redirected the feathers, and Guli's slashes were destroyed by his lightning.
• Xue Qingqing launched a reckless dive with her wing blades, and Zhao Xuan caught her and safely dissipated her momentum.
• Zhao Xuan criticized their combat awareness and warned Xue Qingqing that continuing to damage her body could keep her from achieving her goal.

Zhao Xuan treated Xue Qingqing after her meridians were twisted, then received an invitation from Xue Qinghe to a banquet at Moonlight Pavilion. Learning that its master, Tang Yuehua, possessed a rare domain, Zhao Xuan decided to attend with Hermione.

• Zhao Xuan cleared Xue Qingqing's meridians with Soul Power, then hurried away after she blushed at the sensation.
• Zhao Xuan reflected on the growing political tension between Xue Qinghe's Spirit Hall faction and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, while Oscar remained missing.
• Hermione delivered Xue Qinghe's invitation to Zhao Xuan, who noted its respectful address as "Thunder Douluo."
• Hermione explained that Moonlight Pavilion was an influential noble institution led by Tang Yuehua, who possessed a domain despite her low rank.
• Zhao Xuan accepted the invitation to the banquet and asked Hermione to accompany him, and she agreed.

Zhao Xuan ended Xue Qingqing’s training and reflected on the pressure facing the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. That evening, he and Hermione went to Moonlight Pavilion, where he learned that a recent newcomer had become Tang Yuehua’s disciple.

• Zhao Xuan ended Xue Qingqing’s morning training, but she asked Guli to keep training with her after he left.
• Zhao Xuan considered how Spirit Hall’s power pressured the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Zhao Xuan and Hermione went to a banquet at Moonlight Pavilion in their usual clothes, and Hermione entered after Zhao Xuan presented their invitation.
• Zhao Xuan asked a staff member about recent newcomers and learned that one had caused a disturbance before being accepted as Tang Yuehua’s disciple.

Zhao Xuan and Hermione attended Xue Qinghe’s banquet, where Zhao Xuan deliberately snubbed the Crown Prince and spoke with Tang Yuehua. Tang San performed as Master Gu’s harp assistant and searched the crowd for Xue Qinghe, but Zhao Xuan called out to him before he could find her.

• Xue Qinghe welcomed Zhao Xuan and Hermione, but Zhao Xuan addressed Tang Yuehua instead and later pretended he had only just noticed the Crown Prince.
• Tang Yuehua introduced the visiting harpist Gu Pan and his young assistant, whom Hermione thought looked familiar.
• Tang San assessed the nobles at the banquet and suspected the affiliated kingdoms and duchies had secretly aligned with Spirit Hall.
• Tang San listened to Master Gu’s music, which eased his hostility, then looked through the crowd for Xue Qinghe.
• Zhao Xuan called Tang San a harp boy.

At Moonlight Pavilion, Zhao Xuan secretly encountered Tang San, who had returned to the imperial capital but was avoiding Shrek Academy while he purged the City of Slaughter’s influence. Xue Qinghe revealed that he was Qian Renxue and discussed Spirit Hall’s interests with Zhao Xuan, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• Zhao Xuan spotted Tang San in the hall and promised to introduce him, while Tang San asked him not to reveal his presence because he feared losing control of his emotions.
• Zhao Xuan pretended to appreciate Madam Gu’s performance, and Hermione pointed out that she had played Flowing Water.
• Xue Qinghe asked Zhao Xuan to speak privately, then used a Spiritual Power barrier to separate them from Hermione and Tang Yuehua.
• Zhao Xuan recognized the barrier’s strength and challenged Xue Qinghe, who revealed his real name as Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue admitted Zhao Xuan had likely exposed his disguise and said Spirit Hall would value him despite his killing of its people, while Zhao Xuan called him cold-blooded.

Zhao Xuan spoke with Qian Renxue, then asked Tang Yuehua to show him her Noble Ring domain. After analyzing its soothing power, he realized he might be able to simulate domains within his illusions.

• Zhao Xuan refused to betray his companions to Qian Renxue and dismissed the idea of killing her, then teased her about having a woman’s name.
• Zhao Xuan broke the hidden Spirit Hall soul master’s Spiritual Power barrier and rejoined Hermione and Tang Yuehua.
• Zhao Xuan asked Tang Yuehua to demonstrate her domain, and she led him to a reception room after speaking with Xue Qinghe.
• Tang Yuehua unfolded her silver-white Noble Ring domain, and Zhao Xuan used the Starry Sky Construction Method to analyze its calming, supportive power.
• Zhao Xuan realized he might simulate domain powers within illusions and use many domains to overwhelm opponents.

After learning that Spirit Hall had devastated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Zhao Xuan gathered Shrek Academy’s leaders to discuss the attack. The Master called for Zhao Xuan to take them to Seven Treasures City so they could join forces against Spirit Hall.

• A messenger from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gave Zhao Xuan Ning Fengzhi’s letter reporting that an unknown force had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s settlement and killed its old clan leader.
• Zhao Xuan learned that Spirit Hall had sent over ten thousand Soul Masters and five Title Douluo, and that the surviving clan members had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Seven Treasures City.
• Zhao Xuan summoned Shrek Academy’s leaders, and the Master and Liu Erlong were devastated by news of the attack on their family.
• After Zhao Xuan identified Spirit Hall as the likely attacker, Liu Erlong tried to charge out, but the Master stopped her.
• The Master asked Zhao Xuan to take them to Seven Treasures City so they could unite with other forces against Spirit Hall.

After Spirit Hall devastated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Zhao Xuan, the master, and Liu Erlong arrived at Seven Treasures City to meet Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. The survivors took refuge with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong organized aid as Zhao Xuan reunited with her.

• Zhao Xuan brought the master and Liu Erlong to Seven Treasures City while Flender, Jade Lord Douluo, and Zhao Wuji handled other tasks.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo met Zhao Xuan alongside two injured members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of whom had lost an arm.
• The master ordered Liu Erlong to go down into the city with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan member who had taken her arm, and Zhao Xuan helped the master descend.
• Bone Douluo told Zhao Xuan that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had lost its old clan leader, its Titled Douluo, three Soul Douluo, and nearly seventy percent of its members.
• Zhao Xuan saw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect treating wounded survivors and sheltering orphaned children in Seven Treasures City.
• Ning Rongrong directed relief efforts at the sect gates, and Zhao Xuan praised her growing ability as a leader.

Ning Fengzhi and Zhao Xuan discussed Spirit Hall’s attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and learned that Xue Qinghe had escaped the Heaven Dou Empire. When Zhao Xuan revealed Xue Qinghe’s real name, Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi explained her connection to Spirit Hall’s ruling Qian family, leaving Zhao Xuan stunned by the possibility that she was Bibi Dong’s daughter.

• Ning Fengzhi led Zhao Xuan into the reception hall to discuss the attack and Spirit Hall’s next moves.
• Ning Fengzhi told Zhao Xuan that the imperial family planned to act against Xue Qinghe, but a letter confirmed that Xue Qinghe had already escaped.
• Zhao Xuan admitted that he had just attended Xue Qinghe’s banquet and revealed that she had given him the name Qian Renxue.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the Qian family inherited the Six-Winged Angel martial soul and had long ruled Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi speculated that Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong’s child, while Zhao Xuan struggled to process her identity and years-long disguise.

Zhao Xuan and Ning Fengzhi discussed Spirit Hall’s hidden influence and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s surviving elders. Yu Yuanzhen arrived with Yu Yuancian, the Master, and Liu Erlong, leaving the clan elders surprised to learn of Zhao Xuan’s connection to the Master and his standing at Shrek Academy.

• Zhao Xuan asked Ning Fengzhi which Soul Douluo remained in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Ning Fengzhi named Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Yuancian, and the injured Yu Fanghua.
• A guard announced that Yu Yuanzhen had requested an audience, and Ning Fengzhi ordered him brought in.
• Yu Yuanzhen entered with Yu Yuancian, the Master, and Liu Erlong, and Ning Fengzhi offered his condolences for the clan’s losses.
• The Master thanked Ning Fengzhi for helping the clan, and Ning Fengzhi explained that the upper three sects were bound by common interests and family ties through Rongrong.
• Yu Yuancian asked who Zhao Xuan was, and Zhao Xuan introduced himself as a special-grade instructor at Shrek Academy and a disciple of the Master.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Yuancian were surprised by Zhao Xuan’s claimed relationship with the Master and his position at Shrek Academy.

Ning Fengzhi proposed uniting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the remnants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with the royal family to resist Spirit Hall. He sought help from the Clear Sky Sect through Tang Yuehua, appointed Grandmaster to train the united Soul Masters, and Zhao Xuan stepped outside as dawn approached.

• Ning Fengzhi proposed combining the clans’ remaining Soul Masters into a force to face Spirit Hall, and Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Yuancian reluctantly agreed they had to cooperate.
• Yu Yuancian lamented that they had no news of the Clear Sky Sect, so Zhao Xuan told Ning Fengzhi about Tang Yuehua and Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang Yuehua as a possible Clear Sky Sect connection and sent a letter to Moonlight Pavilion at once.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Yuancian left to rest, while Grandmaster watched them go and Liu Erlong comforted him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Grandmaster to lead training for the united Soul Masters, and Grandmaster accepted after hesitating.
• Zhao Xuan went outside and looked toward the paling eastern sky as Seven Treasures City grew quiet.

Zhao Xuan joined a meeting at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as its leaders sought allies against Spirit Hall. Prince Xue Xing accepted the alliance proposal and appointed Grandmaster the empire's Chief Soul Master, while Tang Yuehua agreed to report the matter to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Zhao Xuan questioned whether the forces opposing Spirit Hall could win, then continued patrolling Seven Treasures City for threats and spies.
• A disciple summoned Zhao Xuan to a meeting attended by the leaders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, and Prince Xue Xing.
• Prince Xue Xing apologized to Zhao Xuan for his past conflict with Shrek Academy, and Yu Yuanzhen realized Zhao Xuan was the young Titled Douluo Yu Tianheng had mentioned.
• Tang Yuehua accused the upper three sects of abandoning the Clear Sky Sect when it fought Spirit Hall, then agreed to report the alliance effort to her sect.
• Prince Xue Xing accepted Ning Fengzhi's proposal on behalf of the imperial family and appointed Grandmaster the empire's Chief Soul Master.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Zhao Xuan secluded himself to assess his abilities and plan how to grow stronger, realizing that developing his Soul Power and Second Spirit could unlock a powerful illusion realm. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall expanded its influence as the alliance and factions across the continent prepared for a looming conflict.

• Zhao Xuan recounted the attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Grandmaster rested after returning to Shrek Academy.
• Zhao Xuan moved to a secluded courtyard on the academy's back mountain and reviewed his abilities, weaknesses, and prospects for growth.
• Zhao Xuan resolved to develop his Soul Power and use his Second Spirit to construct an illusion realm with simulated domains.
• Spirit Hall publicly condemned the attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan while secretly deploying forces, and intelligence reports revealed that factions were pledging allegiance to it.
• People across the continent reacted to the spreading tensions as soul masters trained, intelligence agents gathered reports, and a calamity brewed beneath Spirit City's sacred mountain.