Recaps

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their companions reunited with Wang Sheng on Suotuo City's black-market Oddities Street, where a Soul Ancestor was pressuring him to sell meteoric iron for a pittance. The chapter ended as Wang Sheng faced the man's revealed soul rings and the group prepared to intervene.

• The little monsters arrived in Suotuo City with Flender, Grandmaster, and Zhao Wuji, then settled into a hotel near Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena.
• The girls led the group shopping through the city, and the companions wandered into Oddities Street despite Dai Mubai warning them that it was a dangerous black market.
• Tang San and Zhao Xuan recognized Wang Sheng arguing with a middle-aged man, and Xiao Wu rushed over with Tang San and the others following.
• Wang Sheng protested that the man was offering only one Gold Soul Coin for meteoric iron he and his classmate had obtained at great effort.
• The middle-aged man revealed one white, one yellow, and two purple soul rings, showing that he was a Soul Ancestor, and Wang Sheng's expression turned grim.

Zhao Xuan reunited with Wang Sheng in Suotuo City and stopped a Soul Ancestor from taking Wang Sheng’s goods. The group caught up over tea, where Tang San recognized Wang Sheng’s meteor iron as Star Meteor Iron.

• A Soul Ancestor tried to seize Wang Sheng’s goods, but Zhao Xuan appeared and kicked him away.
• Xiao Wu and the others joined Zhao Xuan, and Wang Sheng greeted his old friends from Nuoding Academy.
• Zhao Xuan struck the Soul Ancestor a second time, leaving him badly injured, then told Wang Sheng to pack up.
• At a tea shop, Wang Sheng told the group that he had moved to Suotuo City after graduating and joined Suotuo Intermediate Soul Master Academy.
• Tang San examined Wang Sheng’s ore and identified it as Star Meteor Iron.

Wang Sheng learned that Tang San had become a Soul Elder and Zhao Xuan a Soul Ancestor, then the Shrek group arrived at Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena for the second phase of training. As the others prepared for their evening matches, Zhao Xuan went to the underground arena, where his reputation as Black Mystic drew attention.

• Tang San explained Star Meteor Iron to Wang Sheng and offered to buy it for three hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Sheng was shocked to learn Tang San was a Soul Elder and Zhao Xuan was a Soul Ancestor.
• The group returned to the hotel, ate dinner, and prepared for the next day's competition training.
• The master instructed the Shrek group to give their all and protect themselves during the matches.
• The Shrek group entered Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena, where most of them concealed their identities before registering for one-on-one matches.
• Zhao Xuan went to the underground Soul Fighting Arena, where spectators recognized him as Black Mystic.

Zhao Xuan entered the Indiscriminate Competition at Suotuo Soul Fighting Arena, where the counter attendant discovered he had advanced to Soul Ancestor and revealed that his opponent was the famed Soul King, the Flower Queen. He went to Yellow Character Arena Number 12 and recognized her as the graceful young woman he had seen on his first visit.

• Zhao Xuan registered for Indiscriminate Competition, and the counter attendant noticed his Soul Fighting Badge showed he was now a Soul Ancestor.
• Zhao Xuan explained that he had concealed his earlier Soul Power level, while the surrounding Soul Masters discussed his rapid advancement.
• The counter attendant announced that Zhao Xuan's opponent was the Flower Queen, a formidable Soul King with the Emperor Flower martial soul.
• The counter attendant warned Zhao Xuan about the Flower Queen and admitted she was his fan before he headed to Yellow Character Arena Number 12.
• Zhao Xuan entered the arena and recognized the Flower Queen as the young woman he had seen during his first visit to the underground arena.

Zhao Xuan faced Flower Queen, a popular Soul King with a fifty-six-match winning streak, in the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena. As he struggled against her Emperor Flower attacks, he discovered that her first soul skill drew energy from the ground to replenish her Soul Power and realized he might need to force her from her position.

• The host introduced Flower Queen and Mysterious Black, and the arena crowd cheered for the two fighters.
• Flower Queen summoned her Emperor Flower martial soul and blocked Zhao Xuan’s opening charge with an oppressive wall of flowers.
• Flower Queen fired two Emperor Flower Cannons, and Zhao Xuan escaped with his Third Soul Skill.
• Flower Queen used her second soul skill to make blade-edged Emperor Flowers erupt from the ground and attack Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan sensed that Flower Queen’s first soul skill drew energy from beneath the earth to restore her Soul Power and concluded that he might need to move her from her spot.

Zhao Xuan battled the Flower Queen, using his lightning domain and soul skills to destroy her Emperor Flowers while she countered with a decoy and a powerful beam attack. After the battle damaged the arena and nearly hit the spectators, Zhao Xuan realized the Flower Queen’s underground energy supply had run out and prepared to finish the fight.

• Zhao Xuan restrained the Flower Queen and charged through her Emperor Flowers with his lightning domain, then kicked her as she appeared immobilized.
• The Flower Queen used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell to escape Zhao Xuan’s attack and summoned a massive Emperor Flower that fired a powerful beam past him toward the stands.
• A transparent barrier stopped the beam, and protected spectators cheered for either the Flower Queen or Mystic Ink as the battle continued.
• Zhao Xuan tore at the massive Emperor Flower while the Flower Queen stood more than thirty meters away, exhausted, and the arena lay in ruins.
• Zhao Xuan noticed the distant Emperor Flowers drooping and the Flower Queen’s First Soul Ring no longer flashing, realized her underground energy supply had failed, and prepared to end the battle.

Zhao Xuan defeated Flower Queen in the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena after enduring her Fifth Spirit Skill, Chaos-Quelling Verdict, and overpowering it with immense strength. Flower Queen admitted defeat and asked whether he was truly a Soul Ancestor, and Zhao Xuan showed her his four soul rings.

• Flower Queen admitted that she had underestimated Zhao Xuan, then warned him to surrender before she used her Fifth Spirit Skill.
• Zhao Xuan invited Flower Queen to attack, and his Nascent Soul’s aura shook her confidence as she began to raise her hand.
• Flower Queen used her Fifth Spirit Skill, Chaos-Quelling Verdict, summoning an Emperor Flower sword that split the arena as it descended.
• Zhao Xuan met the flower sword with a punch and shattered it with strength approaching that of a Soul Sage.
• Flower Queen fell from her Emperor Flower, recovered from her shock, and admitted that she had lost.
• Flower Queen asked whether Zhao Xuan was really a Soul Ancestor, and he pointed to his four soul rings as the battle ended.

After defeating Flower Queen, Zhao Xuan collected his reward and met Granny Flower, a powerful Soul Sage from Flower Valley, who asked him for help because of his lightning-related martial soul. Granny Flower revealed that Flower Queen was Yiran, the runaway Valley Master, then asked Zhao Xuan to speak with them somewhere secluded.

• Zhao Xuan received three hundred Gold Soul Coins for defeating Flower Queen in the arena.
• Granny Flower and Flower Queen approached Zhao Xuan, and he recognized Flower Queen's aura.
• Granny Flower identified Zhao Xuan's lightning-related martial soul and reassured him that she meant no harm.
• Granny Flower introduced herself as a member of Flower Valley and revealed that Flower Queen was Yiran, the Valley Master who had secretly left months earlier.
• Granny Flower asked Zhao Xuan to accompany them somewhere secluded to discuss her request.

Granny Flower explained that the Flower Valley’s Wisdom Tree was gravely injured by heavenly tribulation lightning and asked Zhao Xuan to use his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to save it. Zhao Xuan agreed to help, leaving Granny Flower overjoyed.

• Granny Flower revealed that her Thousand-Eyed Heart Flower let her perceive the powerful lightning hidden within Zhao Xuan.
• Granny Flower told Zhao Xuan that Flower Valley’s Sacred Tree was the hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Tree, a wise spirit beast said to have been planted by the Goddess of Wisdom.
• Granny Flower explained that the Wisdom Tree had suffered a heavenly tribulation and could not heal while its lingering tribulation lightning remained.
• Granny Flower asked Zhao Xuan to use his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning to disperse the lightning, promising a rich reward while saying Flower Valley would not force him.
• Zhao Xuan agreed to help, and Granny Flower beamed with joy.

Zhao Xuan agreed to visit Flower Valley and brought Jade Lord Douluo Li Qing along after informing Grandmaster about the Hundred-Thousand-Year Wisdom Tree. They reached a seemingly ordinary clearing, where Granny Flower asked the Sacred Tree to open the gate.

• Zhao Xuan questioned Granny Flower about trusting him with the Sacred Tree, and she invited him to Flower Valley the next morning.
• Zhao Xuan asked to bring Jade Lord, and Granny Flower agreed after hearing Li Qing’s title and reputation.
• Zhao Xuan told Grandmaster about Flower Valley and the Wisdom Tree, and Grandmaster urged him to take Li Qing along.
• Granny Flower and the Flower Queen met Zhao Xuan at his hotel, then Zhao Xuan brought them to Li Qing, who agreed to join the journey.
• Zhao Xuan, Li Qing, Granny Flower, and the Flower Queen traveled to a forest-surrounded clearing, where Granny Flower asked the Sacred Tree to open the gate.

Granny Flower explained Flower Valley’s origins and the Sacred Tree’s role in preserving the secret realm, then led Zhao Xuan and Li Qing inside at the Sacred Tree’s invitation. They reached the badly damaged tree, where a face emerged from its trunk.

• Granny Flower explained that the Goddess of Wisdom created the secret realm and that the Sacred Tree had kept it from collapsing after the goddess departed.
• Granny Flower said the Sacred Tree had sheltered her ancestors and asked Zhao Xuan and Li Qing not to harm Flower Valley’s Spirit Beasts; Li Qing challenged her about where the humans obtained soul rings.
• The Sacred Tree spoke to Zhao Xuan and Li Qing and invited them into Flower Valley, and Li Qing decided they should enter together.
• Granny Flower led Zhao Xuan and Li Qing through Flower Valley, where they saw peaceful Spirit Beasts and the Sacred Tree, scarred by tribulation lightning.
• The Sacred Tree trembled beneath its barren, scorched surroundings, and a face appeared on its trunk.

Zhao Xuan and Li Qing learned that Spirit Beasts in the secret realm willingly sacrificed themselves to provide humans with soul rings. The Wisdom Tree offered Zhao Xuan a Wisdom Fruit in exchange for help removing the tribulation lightning from its body, and they agreed.

• Granny Flower explained the events to the Wisdom Tree, which asked Zhao Xuan to show it his lightning.
• The Wisdom Tree explained that Spirit Beasts in the secret realm willingly sacrificed their remaining lives to grant soul rings to humans they recognized.
• Zhao Xuan revealed his purple-gold lightning, and the Wisdom Tree recognized it as more advanced than tribulation lightning and asked him to drive out the lightning afflicting it.
• The Wisdom Tree sensed Zhao Xuan's powerful but inexperienced Spiritual Power and offered him a Wisdom Fruit to nourish it.
• Li Qing judged the offer credible, and Zhao Xuan and Li Qing agreed to help the Wisdom Tree in exchange for the fruit.

Zhao Xuan discovered that devouring the Wisdom Tree’s tribulation lightning helped his Nascent Soul grow, then cleared the lightning from its body. Granny Flower revealed that the lightning remained throughout the vast secret realm, leaving Zhao Xuan facing a far bigger task than he expected.

• Zhao Xuan tested whether his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning could devour the tribulation lightning and found that absorbing it helped his Nascent Soul grow.
• Zhao Xuan gathered lightning from the scorched ground while Li Qing and the Wisdom Tree discussed humanity’s potential and the limits of Spirit Beasts.
• The Wisdom Tree let Zhao Xuan climb into its canopy, where branches helped him search for and devour tribulation lightning.
• After Zhao Xuan finished clearing the lightning from the Wisdom Tree, Granny Flower reminded him that the tree’s roots extended throughout the secret realm.
• Zhao Xuan realized he would have to search the entire secret realm for the remaining lightning, and the Wisdom Tree asked him to continue.

After Zhao Xuan helped the Wisdom Tree remove its tribulation lightning, it rewarded him with a Wisdom Fruit that greatly expanded his divine consciousness and transformed his Computer Spirit. Zhao Xuan began using his new abilities to deduce a combat method of his own, determined to abandon the Invincible Turtle Fist.

• Zhao Xuan spent three days absorbing tribulation lightning throughout the secret realm, growing his Nascent Soul and increasing his divine consciousness’s speed of growth and recovery.
• The Wisdom Tree explained that its roots were fused with the secret realm and that it could not leave without perishing.
• After Zhao Xuan absorbed the final bolt, the Wisdom Tree healed its wounds and restored its crown, while the Spirit Beasts rejoiced and Granny Flower thanked Zhao Xuan.
• The Wisdom Tree gave Zhao Xuan a Wisdom Fruit, which he quickly ate despite Li Qing’s alarm.
• The Wisdom Fruit’s Spiritual Power expanded Zhao Xuan’s divine consciousness and stimulated his Computer Spirit to grow.
• Zhao Xuan began deducing his own combat method and resolved to stop relying on the Invincible Turtle Fist.

After spending more than a day absorbing the Wisdom Fruit, Zhao Xuan emerged from enlightenment having created a new soul skill, Thunder God's Hammer. The chapter ended with Li Qing wondering whether he could create a soul skill himself, while Zhao Xuan kept his other new techniques secret.

• The Wisdom Tree discovered that Zhao Xuan's Purple Heaven Divine Lightning could destroy Spiritual Power, then was scorched when his lightning erupted during his breakthrough.
• Zhao Xuan's Nascent Soul completed its deductions, and Zhao Xuan unleashed a mental attack and violet-gold lightning on Li Qing before the Wisdom Tree restrained him.
• Li Qing broke free from Zhao Xuan's attack and, after Zhao Xuan woke, asked about the unfamiliar spirit skill.
• Zhao Xuan explained that he had created Thunder God's Hammer, which concealed lightning in Spiritual Power and let it strike past Li Qing's Sword Wall.
• Zhao Xuan kept his newly comprehended movement and fist techniques to himself as Li Qing considered trying to create a soul skill.

After leaving the Flower Valley secret realm, Zhao Xuan reunited with the Shrek group and told them about meeting the Sacred Tree. The teachers were stunned by how powerful he had become, while Xiao Wu fell silent at the mention of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Zhao Xuan and Li Qing left the secret realm after saying farewell to Granny Flower and the Sacred Tree, which predicted Zhao Xuan would become an unparalleled figure.
• Zhao Xuan and Li Qing parted ways outside Suotuo City, and Zhao Xuan went to the Soul Fighting Arena to find the Master, Tang San, and Hermione.
• Zhao Xuan told the Master about his encounter with the Sacred Tree, and the Master regretted not being able to see the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast himself.
• Xiao Wu narrowly lost her match, then asked Zhao Xuan where he had been; after he mentioned the Wisdom Tree, she fell silent and seemed lost in thought.
• Zhao Xuan treated the Shrek little monsters to a lavish meal, while the Master, Flender, and Zhao Wuji privately reeled at how powerful he had become.

Zhao Xuan tried to persuade the Master to let him join Shrek’s group battles, then Manager Ao arrived with a request for the team to face the formidable Royal Fighting Team. After learning Zhao Xuan was a Soul Ancestor, Manager Ao agreed to ask the Royal Fighting Team whether he could participate.

• Zhao Xuan complained that he was bored watching Shrek’s group battles and asked the Master to let him fight under another identity.
• Manager Ao came to see the Master and explained his request, then showed him information about the Royal Fighting Team.
• The Master studied the Royal Fighting Team’s powerful lineup and showed renewed fighting spirit.
• Zhao Xuan asked to join the match, and Manager Ao was shocked to learn that he was a Soul Ancestor.
• The Master gave Manager Ao permission to let Zhao Xuan participate, and Manager Ao said he would ask the Royal Fighting Team.

Qin Ming accepted Shrek’s challenge to face the Royal Fighting Team, hoping the match would teach his arrogant students a lesson. After both teams reviewed each other’s strengths, Zhao Xuan joined the lineup as a Level 46 Soul Ancestor, and Grandmaster left the team selection to Tang San.

• Qin Ming agreed to Manager Ao’s terms despite Dugu Yan’s confidence that the Royal Fighting Team would win.
• Yu Tianheng and the others learned that Shrek had won twenty-seven consecutive battles, but most of them still dismissed the record.
• Manager Ao brought Shrek the Royal Fighting Team’s profiles, revealing seven powerful Soul Elders with strong Martial Souls.
• Zhao Xuan returned after registering as a Level 46 assault-type Soul Ancestor, surprising Shrek’s students with his new classification.
• Grandmaster asked Tang San to choose Shrek’s lineup, and Tang San began considering the team arrangement.

Tang San finalized Shrek’s lineup against the Royal Fighting Team and learned from Ning Rongrong that their opponent’s Nine Heart Begonia healer had to be eliminated. The two teams entered the Central Soul Fighting Arena, and the chapter ended as they released their martial souls and the battle began.

• Tang San selected Zhao Xuan, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong to join him, leaving Hermione disappointed and Ma Hongjun relieved.
• Ning Rongrong explained the Nine Heart Begonia’s healing ability, so Tang San assigned Zhao Xuan to target Ye Lingling while the Master warned him to limit his strength.
• Manager Ao arranged the match at the Central Soul Fighting Arena, where Doudou’s introduction brought the crowd to a fever pitch.
• Dai Mubai led the Shrek team in a good-luck cheer before both teams entered the arena and faced one another.
• Doudou announced the start, and the members of both teams released their martial souls and soul rings.

Shrek Academy launched its attack on the Royal Fighting Team, with Zhao Xuan racing toward the opposing support Soul Masters. Yu Tianheng’s lightning attack was effortlessly neutralized by Zhao Xuan, leaving Yu Tianheng wounded by Dai Mubai as the battle continued.

• Dai Mubai charged the Royal Fighting Team while Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to tether and support Shrek’s attackers.
• Xiao Wu used Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass to launch herself at Yu Feng, then stunned and brought him down with her soul skills.
• Yu Tianheng activated Wrath of Thunder and gained the advantage over Dai Mubai, while Zhao Xuan prepared to attack the Royal Fighting Team’s rear.
• Zhao Xuan raced across the arena using Swift Thunder Steps, and his violet-gold lightning disrupted Yu Tianheng’s lightning.
• Yu Tianheng launched his First Soul Skill at Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan’s Lightning Net swallowed it, allowing Dai Mubai to slash Yu Tianheng’s chest.

During the Battle Against the Royal Fighting Team, Zhao Xuan destroyed Dugu Yan’s poison mist with burning wine, while Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng and renewed his attack on Dai Mubai. Zhao Xuan then fought the Shi brothers’ Black Tortoise defenses and began injuring Shi Mo through his shield before Shi Mo activated his Third Soul Skill.

• Dugu Yan unleashed Jade Scale Purple Poison after Yu Tianheng was badly wounded, forcing the fighters to retreat from the spreading mist.
• Zhao Xuan shattered wineskins into the poison cloud and ignited the wine, burning away much of Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng with the Nine Heart Begonia, restoring his strength as Dugu Yan retreated behind the Shi brothers.
• Zhao Xuan charged toward Ye Lingling, but Shi Mo and Shi Shi blocked his path with their tortoise-shell shields.
• Zhao Xuan battered Shi Mo’s shield with Thunderclap Fist, sending force through it and leaving Shi Mo injured.
• Shi Mo’s Third Soul Ring lit up, and the tortoise-shell shield in his hand began to transform.

Zhao Xuan dodged Shi Mo’s Tortoise Shell Explosion and struck him down, while the Royal Fighting Team regrouped with poison and healing support. As Zhao Xuan drew Yu Tianheng’s attention, he and Dai Mubai moved to isolate the opposing team’s front line, and Tang San prepared Oscar’s sausages for the decisive clash.

• Shi Mo launched sixteen spinning tortoise-shell plates at Zhao Xuan, who dodged them all and charged at him.
• Yu Tianheng trapped Dai Mubai in Thunder’s Fury, but Tang San pulled him clear and Oscar gave him a Recovery Big Sausage.
• Zhao Xuan caught Yu Tianheng’s lightning attack in a Lightning Net and kicked Shi Mo down, but Dugu Yan released poison as Shi Mo attacked again.
• Ye Lingling healed Shi Mo, while Zhao Xuan retreated and signaled Dai Mubai to target the Royal Fighting Team’s isolated front line.
• Dai Mubai called Zhu Zhuqing to join him, Zhao Xuan moved toward Yu Feng, and Tang San told Oscar to prepare the Small Sausages.

The Shrek Team overwhelmed the Royal Fighting Team, with Zhao Xuan bringing down Yu Feng and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Yu Tianheng and Osler. Tang San caught Ye Lingling before she could heal her teammates, and the Royal Fighting Team conceded.

• Yu Tianheng ordered the Shi brothers to stop Zhao Xuan while he went after Osler, and Yu Feng fled from Zhao Xuan and Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Xuan pierced Yu Feng's wings with Lightning Long Arrows, leaving Xiao Wu to beat the fallen fighter.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing summoned the Hell White Tiger, which overwhelmed Osler and Yu Tianheng.
• Tang San and Oscar helped the exhausted Shrek fighters recover while Zhao Xuan engaged the Shi brothers.
• Tang San restrained Dugu Yan and seized Ye Lingling before her healing skill could take effect.
• Qin Ming conceded, and Doudou announced the Shrek Team's victory.

After Shrek defeated the Royal Fighting Team, Qin Ming reunited with his former teachers Flender and Zhao Wuji and learned how young and powerful Shrek’s students were, especially Zhao Xuan. After the exhausted students returned to the hotel to rest, Zhao Xuan prepared to go out and encountered someone emerging from the room opposite his.

• Ma Hongjun praised Zhao Xuan’s arrows, and Dai Mubai explained that his and Zhu Zhuqing’s tiger form had been a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji revealed that Grandmaster came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and that Yu Tianheng was his nephew.
• Qin Ming arrived, greeted Flender and Zhao Wuji as his teachers, and was introduced as Shrek Academy’s first graduate and the Royal Fighting Team’s leader.
• Flender told Qin Ming that most of Shrek’s students were younger than fourteen and revealed that Zhao Xuan had become a Soul Ancestor at eleven.
• Zhao Xuan asked to take the exhausted students back to the hotel, while Flender and Zhao Wuji stayed behind with Qin Ming.
• After bathing and changing at the hotel, Zhao Xuan prepared to stroll outside as someone opened the door to the room opposite his.

After Shrek’s battle with the Royal Fighting Team left Hermione feeling useless, Zhao Xuan reassured her during a walk through Suotuo City. When he went to buy drinks, two strangers abducted Hermione, and Zhao Xuan rushed after them.

• Zhao Xuan invited Hermione to walk with him, and she accepted.
• Hearing spectators discuss Shrek’s defeat, Hermione grew despondent and asked Zhao Xuan whether she was weak.
• Zhao Xuan explained why her skills had not suited that team battle and encouraged her by comparing her future prospects with Qin Ming and the Royal Fighting Team.
• While Zhao Xuan bought drinks, two strangers grabbed Hermione and carried her into a dark alley.
• Zhao Xuan sensed Hermione’s aura in the alley, discovered she was unconscious but unharmed, and chased the two abductors.