Recaps

Yu Xiaogang learned about Gu Ye’s unusual abilities and considered visiting him in hopes that he could treat his Martial Soul defect. Zhao Wuji then revealed that Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul ring came from a Black Flame Fox over two thousand years old, contradicting Yu Xiaogang’s theory.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang about Gu Ye’s Martial Soul Blood, medical skills, and reputation, prompting Yu Xiaogang to consider visiting him.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Zhao Wuji about Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul ring and confidently guessed that it came from a speed-type soul beast.
• Zhao Wuji repeatedly asked whether Yu Xiaogang’s 1,760-year limit for a third soul ring had ever been surpassed, but Flender and Yu Xiaogang insisted his theory had never been wrong.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul ring came from a Black Flame Fox more than two thousand years old.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang struggled to believe Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang darkened at the revelation that contradicted his theory.

Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed Zhu Zhuqing's unprecedented absorption of a soul ring over two thousand years old, leaving Flender concerned about how Yu Xiaogang would react. The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing woke in Gu Ye's bed, and Gu Ye told her to continue attending Shrek Academy while he privately considered how to deal with Dai Mubai.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that Zhu Zhuqing had safely absorbed a Black Flame Fox soul ring over two thousand years old, but Yu Xiaogang insisted his theories made that impossible.
• Flender arranged to ask Zhu Zhuqing about the soul ring the next day and worried that the discovery would wound Yu Xiaogang's pride.
• Gu Ye let Zhu Zhuqing sleep while holding his arm, and she woke the next morning feeling safe and reliant on her teacher.
• Gu Ye made breakfast and told Zhu Zhuqing to keep studying at Shrek Academy while using her own judgment about what she learned there.
• Gu Ye planned to use Zhu Zhuqing's place at Shrek Academy to gather information and considered transforming or castrating Dai Mubai to keep him away from her.

Gu Ye persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to return to his clinic each night after classes and spirit battles, while she left for Shrek Academy after breakfast. At the academy, Yu Xiaogang gathered the students to ask about Zhu Zhuqing’s soul ring, but she was missing.

• Gu Ye offered to cook for Zhu Zhuqing and have her stay at his clinic at night, where he would teach her about meridians and acupoints.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy after breakfast, and Yu Xiaogang summoned the seven students to a classroom meeting.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the others noticed Zhu Zhuqing was absent when they arrived.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu recognized Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San excitedly greeted his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender realized only six students were present, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to ask Zhu Zhuqing about her soul ring.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang examined her third soul ring and found it exceeded the limit in his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls. Unable to explain the exception, he warned the students not to exceed his stated limit, while Zhu Zhuqing privately trusted Gu Ye’s judgment more than his.

• Zhu Zhuqing returned from Gu Ye's Medical Clinic and declined to explain where she had been.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang as the Grandmaster and announced that he would take charge of the students’ training.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Zhu Zhuqing to release her third soul ring, then examined it and realized it truly exceeded two thousand years.
• Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun questioned how Zhu Zhuqing had absorbed a soul ring beyond Yu Xiaogang’s stated 1,760-year limit.
• Yu Xiaogang called Zhu Zhuqing an exception and warned the other students not to exceed the limit, while Zhu Zhuqing doubted his authority and trusted Gu Ye’s advice.

Yu Xiaogang questioned Zhu Zhuqing about Gu Ye’s Martial Soul Blood and her unusually powerful third soul ring, but she refused to reveal private details and declared Gu Ye her teacher. She defended his knowledge against Yu Xiaogang’s theories, and Flender allowed her to visit Gu Ye while continuing her studies at Shrek Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Zhu Zhuqing to explain her Martial Soul Blood modification, but she said her teacher had forbidden her from sharing its details.
• Zhu Zhuqing confirmed that she had taken Gu Ye as her master, prompting questions from Flender, Dai Mubai, and the other students.
• After Tang San praised Yu Xiaogang, Zhu Zhuqing said Gu Ye had taught her to absorb a third soul ring exceeding two thousand years and that she considered his knowledge superior.
• Flender agreed to let Zhu Zhuqing visit Gu Ye in Suotuo City during her free time, provided she did not neglect her studies.
• Dai Mubai felt relieved, believing that Zhu Zhuqing’s teacher-disciple relationship with Gu Ye meant nothing could happen between them.

Yu Xiaogang announced that he would take charge of Shrek Academy’s unified instruction, but Zhu Zhuqing calmly challenged his demand that students never question his methods. After Yu Xiaogang ended the gathering, Zhu Zhuqing left for Suotuo City to meet her teacher, Gu Ye.

• Flender announced that Yu Xiaogang would lead the students’ instruction and gave them the day off before classes began the next morning.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned the seven students age-based rankings and told them not to voice dissent during his training.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether students should remain silent if Yu Xiaogang’s teaching methods were flawed, leaving him struggling to respond.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Zhu Zhuqing’s question, dismissed the students, and warned them to attend breakfast and training the next day.
• After the others discussed their rankings, Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong she was going to Suotuo City to see Gu Ye.

The Shrek Academy students and staff traveled to Suotuo City, where Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong visited Gu Ye’s clinic. Gu Ye collected a drop of Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul Blood and began the treatment she had agreed to, leaving Zhu Zhuqing reading in his study.

• Ning Rongrong joined Zhu Zhuqing on a trip to Suotuo City, while Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu also chose to go there.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender decided to visit Gu Ye to learn more about him and discuss treating Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect.
• The students arrived in Suotuo City and split up according to their plans; Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong went to Gu Ye’s Medical Clinic.
• Gu Ye sent Zhu Zhuqing to read in his study and took Ning Rongrong to a private room, where he quickly collected a drop of blood from her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to continue the treatment and lay down as Gu Ye began undoing her clothes.

Gu Ye treated Ning Rongrong in private while Zhu Zhuqing studied anatomy and acupoints in his study. Zhu Zhuqing walked in on the treatment, misunderstood what was happening, and left after Gu Ye promised to explain.

• Gu Ye treated Ning Rongrong while she lay on the bed, and she nervously reacted to his hands.
• Zhu Zhuqing studied books on the human body, meridians, and acupoints while waiting for Gu Ye.
• Zhu Zhuqing heard Ning Rongrong's cries, opened the treatment-room door, and found Gu Ye treating her.
• Ning Rongrong clung to Gu Ye in embarrassment, and Gu Ye sent Zhu Zhuqing outside before reassuring Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Ye explained to Zhu Zhuqing that he had only treated Ning Rongrong's illness, and Zhu Zhuqing apologized for misunderstanding.

Gu Ye set Zhu Zhuqing the challenge of becoming undefeated in the Soul Elder arena using only her physical abilities and first two soul skills, then began training her while Ning Rongrong watched. Their close sparring was interrupted when Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar arrived, and Dai Mubai grew angry at seeing Gu Ye holding Zhu Zhuqing as they practiced.

• Gu Ye told Ning Rongrong that Zhu Zhuqing was his disciple, gave Ning Rongrong medicine to ease her weakness, and allowed her to stay for Zhu Zhuqing's lesson.
• Gu Ye challenged Zhu Zhuqing to fight daily in the Suotuo City Grand Soul Arena until she became undefeated among Soul Elders, and Zhu Zhuqing firmly accepted.
• Gu Ye and Ning Rongrong bet on whether Zhu Zhuqing could succeed, with Gu Ye offering treatment if she failed and proposing to take something from Ning Rongrong if she won.
• Gu Ye sparred with Zhu Zhuqing while explaining how spiritual power helped him predict her attacks, then guided her through close-contact techniques as Ning Rongrong watched.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar arrived at Gu Ye's clinic and saw him practicing closely with Zhu Zhuqing, making Dai Mubai angry.

Gu Ye taught Zhu Zhuqing a movement technique through an intense practice session, while Dai Mubai watched jealously. After carrying the exhausted Zhuqing to his room to rest, Gu Ye reassured Dai Mubai that he was her teacher and returned to face the others’ questions.

• Tang San stopped Dai Mubai from interrupting Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing’s synchronized training, recognizing that Gu Ye was teaching her a movement technique.
• Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing practiced until she was exhausted, then Gu Ye carried her to his room to rest despite Dai Mubai offering to carry her instead.
• Gu Ye barred Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar from entering his room, laid Zhu Zhuqing on the bed, and wiped the sweat from her cheek before leaving.
• Dai Mubai asked whether Gu Ye was truly Zhu Zhuqing’s teacher, and Gu Ye firmly confirmed that he was.
• Xiao Wu asked Gu Ye what he and Zhu Zhuqing had been practicing, and Gu Ye dismissed her question with an eye roll.

Gu Ye scanned Yu Xiaogang and, suspecting he had come for treatment of his Martial Soul defect, met him with cuttingly insincere praise. He used Zhu Zhuqing’s unusually powerful third soul ring to challenge Yu Xiaogang’s published soul-ring limits, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to respond.

• Xiao Wu pressed Gu Ye to explain why he had taken Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple, while Ning Rongrong chatted with him and Oscar felt jealous.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender arrived at the Medical Hall to see Gu Ye, and Yu Xiaogang privately struggled to ask for treatment for his Martial Soul defect.
• Gu Ye scanned Yu Xiaogang and found numerous symptoms, then inwardly resolved to give him an extensive operation.
• Gu Ye praised Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and Ten Core Theories with concealed sarcasm, then described how Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul ring exceeded the theory’s stated limit.
• Yu Xiaogang remained stiff and silent as Gu Ye insisted he was only pursuing his personal interest in training a genius.

Zhu Zhuqing emerged recovered as Yu Xiaogang admitted that his mutated Martial Soul had left him unable to break through Rank 30 and asked Gu Ye for treatment. Gu Ye said Yu Xiaogang’s condition could be treated, while planning to use the treatment to his own advantage.

• Zhu Zhuqing came out of Gu Ye’s room and greeted him, then Gu Ye asked Yu Xiaogang and Flender why they had come.
• Yu Xiaogang asked whether Gu Ye could treat Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul defect, and Gu Ye observed that Yu Xiaogang was sick too.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that his own mutated Martial Soul had kept him from breaking through Rank 30 and said he had come to Gu Ye for treatment.
• Gu Ye offered Flender a second way to treat Ma Hongjun’s defect, but said the price would not be money, and Flender left with Dai Mubai and Oscar to find Ma Hongjun.
• Gu Ye told Yu Xiaogang that his condition could still be treated, while privately considering whether to exploit the opportunity.

Gu Ye persuaded Yu Xiaogang to consider experimental treatment for his Martial Soul defect, promising that it might let him break through to level thirty but warning of unknown aftereffects. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San decided to wait and observe Ma Hongjun’s treatment first, as Flender returned with Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai.

• Gu Ye warned Yu Xiaogang that the experimental treatment carried uncertain risks, though he had previously cured someone with a Martial Soul defect.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to consider treatment after hearing that the predictable effects included losing his beard, a changed voice, and renewed vigor.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang stepped outside and decided to let Ma Hongjun undergo treatment first so they could observe the results.
• Flender returned with Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai to Gu Ye’s Medical Clinic.

Gu Ye treated Ma Hongjun’s evil fire with surgery on his martial soul and arranged the fees for treating both Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiaogang. After Ma Hongjun emerged amazed by the procedure, Gu Ye prepared Zhu Zhuqing to assist with Yu Xiaogang’s upcoming surgery.

• Gu Ye agreed to treat Ma Hongjun’s evil fire for six months in exchange for Flender doing three tasks, and charged Yu Xiaogang two favors and one task for his treatment.
• Ma Hongjun entered the Treatment Room with Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing, then returned about ten minutes later praising Gu Ye’s treatment method.
• Ma Hongjun explained that Gu Ye had performed surgery on his martial soul, astonishing Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others.
• Gu Ye teased Zhu Zhuqing and told her to watch carefully when he operated on Yu Xiaogang, then asked her to fetch medicine and a needle.
• Gu Ye began demonstrating the needle he would use for Yu Xiaogang’s curative surgery.

Gu Ye began treating Yu Xiaogang with a special injection and surgery on Luo Sanpao, while discovering that the Martial Soul’s blood contained the origin of the Golden Saint Dragon. Yu Xiaogang left feeling healthier but unaware that Gu Ye planned to purify the blood and give the Golden Saint Dragon to someone else.

• Gu Ye injected Yu Xiaogang with a special medicine, and Yu Xiaogang immediately felt healthier and more favorably disposed toward him.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, and Gu Ye cut into the Martial Soul and extracted a drop of its blood.
• Gu Ye scanned the blood and learned that it contained the Golden Saint Dragon’s origin, which he planned to purify and use to grant someone else that Martial Soul.
• Gu Ye restored Luo Sanpao and told Yu Xiaogang the treatment was finished, while Zhu Zhuqing helped him maintain the appearance of exhaustion.
• Yu Xiaogang left the room feeling energized, unaware that several hairs from his beard fell out as he stepped outside.

After treating Yu Xiaogang, Gu Ye created a Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul Serum and decided Kadan might be a good recipient to help her grow stronger. He visited her at the Great Spirit Arena and went with her to bathe.

• Yu Xiaogang emerged from treatment feeling healthy, and Tang San confirmed that Gu Ye had treated him successfully.
• Flender thanked Gu Ye, then left the clinic with Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek Academy students.
• Gu Ye used Surgery Points to turn Yu Xiaogang's blood into Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul Blood and combined it with Martial Soul Serum.
• Gu Ye decided he could give the serum to Kadan to strengthen her, then headed to the Great Spirit Arena.
• Kadan greeted Gu Ye, invited him to bathe with her, and he carried her into the bathroom.

After treating Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun, Gu Ye secretly spent time with Kadan in her VIP room while the Shrek students returned to the academy. Xue Hong arrived and found Gu Ye and Kadan together, but did not suspect their affair.

• Yu Xiaogang recorded what he had learned about Martial Soul Blood and illness, then prepared training plans for the Shrek Seven Devils, including a special schedule for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu visited Zhu Zhuqing, who described Gu Ye’s treatments and praised her teacher’s abilities.
• Gu Ye and Kadan continued their private affair in her room as the Great Spirit Arena prepared to open for the night’s battles.
• Xue Hong arrived at the arena and went to Kadan’s VIP room, where he found her chatting with Gu Ye over oranges.
• Gu Ye calmly asked Xue Hong why he had come, and Xue Hong admitted he planned to watch the spirit battles with a friend.

Gu Ye treated spirit masters at the Great Spirit Arena while continuing his secret relationship with Kadan. He returned through the back door and prepared to strengthen her body before granting her a powerful Martial Soul.

• Gu Ye masked the room's odors while speaking with Kadan, then left with Xue Hong as Kadan stayed behind.
• Gu Ye met Xue Hong's nobles but soon left to treat injured spirit masters, while Kadan later inspected the arena and visited his Treatment Room.
• After the arena closed, Qin Xiao took the drunken Xue Hong home, and Kadan secretly brought Gu Ye back inside.
• Gu Ye stopped Kadan from continuing their earlier encounter and showed her the Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul Serum, promising it could make her stronger.
• Gu Ye explained that Kadan first needed an injection of Cell Reinforcement Potion, and Kadan agreed to receive it.

Gu Ye injected Kadan with a Cell Reinforcement Potion and then bestowed the Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul Serum on her. Kadan awakened a powerful Martial Soul, and its roar alerted powerful Soul Masters across Suotuo City and beyond.

• Gu Ye injected Kadan with the Cell Reinforcement Potion, and she endured severe pain before completing her first bodily enhancement.
• Kadan praised Gu Ye for the changes to her body, then agreed to receive the Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul Serum.
• Gu Ye injected the serum, and golden light poured from Kadan as she awakened the Golden Saint Dragon Martial Soul.
• Kadan's dragon-like roar awakened powerful Soul Masters, including Yan Xi, Qin Xiao, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and Tang Hao.
• Kadan sensed her powerful new Martial Soul, praised Gu Ye, and threw herself onto the bed with him.

After Kadan reached level fifty and gained the Golden Saint Dragon as a second Martial Soul, Gu Ye told her to keep the secret and continue cultivating her White Fox. The next day, Gu Ye left the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena and bumped into a mysterious little girl on his way back to the Medical Hall.

• Gu Ye examined Kadan and discovered that she had reached level fifty, grown stronger, and become the owner of twin Martial Souls: the White Fox and the Golden Saint Dragon.
• Gu Ye told Kadan to keep her Martial Souls secret and wait to hunt for their fifth soul rings until they had both reached level fifty.
• Kadan showed her feelings for Gu Ye, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Gu Ye left Kadan resting in VIP Room Number One and returned to his Medical Hall through the arena's back entrance.
• On the way, Gu Ye bumped into a dirty-faced little girl with loose golden hair, who hurried away after saying she was fine.

At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing used her enhanced speed to overwhelm Dai Mubai during Yu Xiaogang’s training match. Yu Xiaogang stopped the fight before she could attack again, and Zhu Zhuqing credited Gu Ye’s instruction for her advantage.

• Gu Ye returned to the Medical Hall, closed it, and began cultivating so he could reach level fifty and hunt soul rings with Kadan.
• Yu Xiaogang began his training plan at Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai fought Tang San before facing Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing moved too quickly for Dai Mubai to follow and repeatedly kicked him, eventually sending him flying with a powerful strike to the thigh.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and fired an enhanced White Tiger Violent Light Wave, but Zhu Zhuqing evaded it with ease.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped the match and praised Zhu Zhuqing’s speed, and she said Gu Ye had taught her that speed could keep her undefeated among Soul Elders.

Zhu Zhuqing visited Gu Ye after class and realized from a woman’s scent that he had spent the night with someone else, leaving her distracted despite her efforts to focus on training. She and Gu Ye planned to attend her Soul Arena match together, then cooked dinner side by side.

• Yu Xiaogang dismissed Zhu Zhuqing from training, and she left Shrek Academy for Gu Ye’s clinic in Suotuo City.
• Zhu Zhuqing smelled Kadan’s scent on Gu Ye and asked whether he had been with another woman the previous night.
• Gu Ye avoided discussing his encounter with Kadan and taught Zhu Zhuqing cultivation, though she remained distracted by the scent.
• Gu Ye trained Zhu Zhuqing in footwork and later agreed to accompany her to the Great Soul Arena that evening.
• Gu Ye prepared dinner, and Zhu Zhuqing joined him in the kitchen, where she struggled with the household tasks.

Gu Ye brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Suotuo City Great Spirit Arena, where they encountered Kadan, the arena’s owner and the woman Zhu Zhuqing suspected had spent the night with her teacher. Zhu Zhuqing pulled Gu Ye away to register for matches, then reunited with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong as Shrek Academy prepared for its first team battle.

• Gu Ye and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the arena, where Kadan came to greet Gu Ye.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Kadan’s fragrance as the same one she had noticed on Gu Ye and suspected they had been together the previous night.
• Kadan questioned whether Zhu Zhuqing was truly only Gu Ye’s disciple, and Zhu Zhuqing coldly introduced herself to Kadan.
• Zhu Zhuqing linked arms with Gu Ye and pulled him away to register for her spirit battles, leaving Kadan to speculate about their relationship.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong joined Zhu Zhuqing, while Yu Xiaogang asked Gu Ye to advise the Shrek Seven Devils before their first team battle.
• Ning Rongrong stayed with Gu Ye as the Shrek students went to their individual matches.

Gu Ye watched Zhu Zhuqing defeat a Soul Elder in one move, then took Ning Rongrong to the Treatment Room to treat her. Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar entered and spoke with Gu Ye while Ning Rongrong remained concealed behind a curtain.

• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Ye how he had trained Zhu Zhuqing, and Gu Ye joked that she could learn by becoming his disciple.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated her level thirty-three opponent with Netherworld Hundred Claws before he could react.
• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Ye to treat her again, and he led her to a private room in the Treatment Room.
• Oscar saw Ning Rongrong follow Gu Ye and headed to the Treatment Room, where he met Zhu Zhuqing after her match.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered Gu Ye's room with Oscar and discussed her victory while Gu Ye continued treating Ning Rongrong behind a curtain.

Gu Ye treated Ning Rongrong in the Treatment Room while Zhu Zhuqing grew jealous and misread his teasing remark. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left to join the Shrek Academy group, where Ning Rongrong asked where Gu Ye had gone.

• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Ye to examine her, and he gave her hands-on treatment while Oscar waited outside.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the room, saw Ning Rongrong adjusting her clothes, and became jealous of Gu Ye treating her.
• Gu Ye told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to leave for their upcoming team battle, then refused to tell Oscar what Ning Rongrong had asked him about.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about Gu Ye's remark and said she had enjoyed his gentle treatment.
• Oscar returned to collect Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and they left to join Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and the others.
• Ning Rongrong asked where Gu Ye was after noticing he was not with the Shrek Academy group.