Recaps

Zhu Ziyang watched the male disciples take their places for the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Festival and assessed the strength of Shrek Academy's Inner Court. During the first round, Xu Sanshi tricked a senior brother, then mistook Tang Ya for Xue Weiwei before finding her; Ye Liu was knocked into the lake, leaving Zhu Ziyang wondering about Ma Xiaotao's intentions.

• Dai Yueheng started the festival, and Zhu Ziyang used Golden Radiance to claim a spot on the first row of water lilies.
• Xu Sanshi took the foremost spot by switching places with Senior Brother Li, then joked that he was already taken.
• Zhu Ziyang observed the male disciples and noted the high cultivation levels of Beibei, Xu Sanshi, Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou.
• Xu Sanshi rode his Black Tortoise Shield toward the female disciples, lifted Tang Ya's hat by mistake, and then found Xue Weiwei with Tang Ya's help while Beibei glared at him.
• Ye Liu tried to use a gust of wind to benefit the male participants, but Wu Ming knocked him into the lake and disqualified him; Zhu Ziyang suspected Ma Xiaotao had her own reasons for not acting.

Zhu Ziyang crossed the lake and lifted the veils of Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Qian Lingyi, and Fifth Huan'er, then Huo Yuhao took his turn at the Sea God’s Fate Blind Date Convention. Huo Yuhao chose Sea God Fairy Number Four and discovered that she was Xiao Xiao, reuniting with his old companion.

• Zhu Ziyang greeted Dai Yueheng and Zhang Weiwei, then formed ice beneath his feet as he crossed the lake.
• Zhu Ziyang lifted the veils of Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Qian Lingyi, and Fifth Huan'er, revealing that he had recognized all four.
• Zhu Ziyang returned to his lotus leaf, and Beibei declined to take part after Xu Sanshi had already lifted Tang Ya’s veil.
• Chu Qingtian set out to lift Wu Ming’s veil, while Wu Ming teased Han Ruoruo and Huo Yuhao.
• Tang Ya encouraged Huo Yuhao to choose a Sea God Fairy, and Zhu Ziyang stopped him from using Spiritual Detection to cheat.
• Huo Yuhao chose Sea God Fairy Number Four, lifted Xiao Xiao’s veil, and greeted her after recognizing his old friend.

The second segment of the Sea God Fairies matchmaking event tested which girls favored each male disciple, with Zhu Ziyang receiving unanimous support and He Caitou and Xu Sanshi drawing only two and one lamps respectively. Huo Yuhao earned sixteen lamps, while Beibei received only Tang Ya’s; Xie Huanyue was eliminated after no girl chose him.

• After the first segment ended, Dai Yueheng explained that the girls would light or extinguish their lamps for each male disciple, and anyone receiving no lights would leave.
• All twenty-one girls kept their lamps lit for Zhu Ziyang, while only Tang Ya and Xue Weiwei lit theirs for He Caitou.
• Xu Sanshi received only Xue Weiwei’s lamp after the other girls coordinated to turn theirs off, and Beibei later received only Tang Ya’s.
• Huo Yuhao received sixteen lamps, including those from Tang Ya, Xue Weiwei, Xiao Xiao, Wu Ming, and the three still-veiled girls.
• Every girl except Wu Feng extinguished her lamp for Dai Huabin, whose engagement was known in the Inner Court.
• Xie Huanyue was eliminated when no girl left a lamp lit for him, and he protested that fat people had no rights.

The third segment of the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention began, with the boys introducing themselves before the girls made their final choices. Chu Qingtian and Dai Huabin performed, and Zhu Ziyang was next to take the stage.

• Zhang Weiwei explained the rules of the third segment, and Dai Yueheng had the boys draw lots while both groups rearranged their positions.
• Chu Qingtian introduced himself with a display of lightning and declared his devotion to whichever Sea God Fairy chose him, drawing Wu Ming's attention.
• Dai Huabin gave a brief introduction as a seventeen-year-old rank fifty-seven White Tiger Soul King, prompting disapproval from the Elders because he was engaged to Zhu Lu.
• The third boy, a seven-ringed Soul Saint, gave an elegant introduction before Zhu Ziyang's turn arrived.
• Elder Zhuang teased Xuan Zi about being a virgin and having no descendants, making Xuan Zi angry and reminding him of his loneliness caused by his Martial Soul flaw.

Zhu Ziyang stunned the Sea God Fate matchmaking convention by revealing that he was a twenty-year-old Rank 92 Titled Douluo, and the boys continued their introductions. The event moved into the girls’ selection segment, with the first girl called to introduce herself and choose a boy.

• Zhu Ziyang walked across Sea God Lake on ice and introduced himself as a twenty-year-old Rank 92 Assault System Titled Douluo with the title Jingtian, shocking the crowd and discouraging Dai Huabin from challenging him.
• Zhu Ziyang returned to his lotus leaf, and the boys who followed struggled to attract attention while the girls remained focused on his revelation.
• Wu Ming interrupted Huo Yuhao’s introduction to ask about his many abilities, and Huo Yuhao explained that he had twin martial souls and was a Soul Tool Master who had returned from an exchange at Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi gave straightforward introductions, and the boys’ segment ended.
• Dai Yueheng and Zhang Weiwei explained that the girls would introduce themselves and choose boys, while any boy left unchosen would be eliminated.
• Zhang Weiwei called for the first girl to introduce herself and make her choice, and she reminded the three girls in bamboo hats about when they could reveal their faces.

Hua Yao and Gu Fan became a couple at the Sea God's Fated Matchmaking Convention, while Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian all chose Huo Yuhao. Zhu Ziyang wondered why Ning Tian had passed him over as the matchmaking continued.

• Hua Yao introduced herself as a lotus Martial Soul Control System Battle Soul Saint and chose Gu Fan, who accepted her feelings.
• Wang Dong'er flew to Huo Yuhao without removing her bamboo hat, and he yielded his lotus leaf to her.
• Xiao Xiao used her cauldron to reach Huo Yuhao's lotus leaf, leaving him bewildered and He Caitou visibly disappointed.
• Ning Tian revealed herself as the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and explained that she sought a strong partner to protect and support her.
• Ning Tian hesitated when she passed Zhu Ziyang, then chose Huo Yuhao, prompting Zhu Ziyang to question his own charm.

At the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Convention, Wu Ming chose Chu Qingtian, while Ma Xiaotao chose Zhu Ziyang. Han Ruoruo accepted Wang Yan’s confession, though Xuan Zi required him to provide the Elders with a satisfactory guarantee.

• Wu Ming introduced herself and selected Chu Qingtian, who nearly fell from his lotus leaf before Zhu Ziyang saved him with frost.
• Chu Qingtian thanked Zhu Ziyang, and the others realized he had deliberately tried to attract Wu Ming’s attention; Elder Wu welcomed the match.
• Ma Xiaotao walked across a path of flames to Zhu Ziyang, who formed an Ice Lotus Flower for her to land on, and he gladly accepted her choice.
• Han Ruoruo considered giving up on finding a partner until Wang Yan publicly confessed his feelings, and she agreed to be with him.
• Xuan Zi said the Elders would overlook Wang Yan and Han Ruoruo’s relationship if Wang Yan first made a guarantee that satisfied them.

Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, Ling Luochen, Xue Weiwei, Qian Lingyi, Wu Feng, and Fifth Huan'er appeared during the Sea God Lake event and made their choices. Zhu Ziyang rejected Ling Luochen and ended the night with four beauties standing on Ice Lotus Flowers before him.

• Jiang Nannan astonished the crowd by appearing from a silver moon and landing on an Ice Lotus Flower Zhu Ziyang had prepared.
• Tang Ya introduced herself as the Tang Sect's Sect Master, revealed her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and said she already loved someone.
• Ling Luochen asked Zhu Ziyang for a lotus flower, but Ma Xiaotao objected and Zhu Ziyang refused; Ling Luochen left, vowing to prove herself better than Ma Xiaotao.
• Xue Weiwei chose Xu Sanshi, while Qian Lingyi flew to Zhu Ziyang and landed on an Ice Lotus Flower.
• Wu Feng chose Dai Huabin, and Fifth Huan'er walked across the water and joined Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi before Zhu Ziyang on his fourth Ice Lotus Flower.

During the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Convention's final round, Zhu Ziyang refused to choose between four girls and proposed that they all accept him and one another. Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan then arranged a two-on-two contest to determine seniority, and the chapter ended as the four girls prepared to fight.

• Dai Yueheng and Zhang Weiwei explained the final round's choice and Bride-Snatching rules, then called Zhu Ziyang to choose first.
• Zhu Ziyang told Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, Qian Lingyi, and Fifth Huan'er that he wanted all four of them.
• Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan agreed to settle their order by strength and formed teams with Fifth Huan'er and Qian Lingyi, respectively.
• The four girls released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, shocking the onlookers with their powerful abilities and configurations.
• The four girls faced off on the lake and began building momentum as their battle approached.

Zhu Ziyang stopped the women from fighting, then comforted Fifth Huan'er and learned how Huo Yuhao had chosen Xiao Xiao at the Sea God's Fate. He advised Huo Yuhao to pursue both Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er, then anticipated that Sea God Tang San might interfere through Wang Dong'er or the Clear Sky Sect.

• Zhu Ziyang subdued Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Qian Lingyi, and Fifth Huan'er with the power of his nine red Soul Rings and took them away from Sea God Lake.
• Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, and Qian Lingyi left Zhu Ziyang and Fifth Huan'er alone, and Zhu Ziyang kissed Fifth Huan'er after she struggled to admit her feelings for him.
• Zhu Ziyang learned that Huo Yuhao had chosen Xiao Xiao, then joined Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao to defeat Dai Huabin and Ning Tian's group in a three-against-four battle.
• After discovering that Girl Number Two was Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao asked Zhu Ziyang what he should do, and Zhu Ziyang encouraged him to pursue both Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er.
• Zhu Ziyang suspected Sea God Tang San might interfere in Huo Yuhao's relationships through Wang Dong'er or the Clear Sky Sect.

Shrek Academy’s elders debated the former Three Douluo Kingdoms’ plan to assassinate Xu Tianran, and Zhu Ziyang decided the academy would take command while continuing its Empress Plan. He outlined Zhang Lexuan’s remaining obstacles and concluded that he would need to act personally to ensure Xu Tianran was dealt with.

• Elder Lin reported that the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire had invited Shrek Academy to join their assassination plan against Xu Tianran.
• Xian Liner argued that joining would damage the Empress Plan, while Yan Shaozhe, Elder Zhuang, and Qian Duoduo supported taking part.
• Zhu Ziyang declared that Shrek Academy would lead the operation rather than follow the two Imperial Families.
• Zhu Ziyang assigned Elder Xuan and himself to travel to Mingdu for the Soul Master Tournament, while the eldest senior sister and third senior brother would support Zhang Lexuan and Elder Song.
• After the meeting, Zhu Ziyang reviewed the obstacles to Zhang Lexuan taking the throne, including the Sun Vein princess, the Sun Vein’s public prestige, and Mingde Hall’s leadership.
• Zhu Ziyang concluded that the former Three Douluo Kingdoms’ forces alone could not assassinate Xu Tianran successfully and that he would have to act personally.

Zhu Ziyang selected Ning Tian and Chu Hua for Shrek Academy’s Main Team, then arranged battles to decide its final slot. Zhou Tianhe and Wu Feng won their first matches and prepared to face each other.

• Zhu Ziyang explained that the team needed a Support-type Soul Master and a Control System Soul Master, then chose Ning Tian and Chu Hua.
• Zhu Ziyang set up one-on-one matches among Zhou Tianhe, Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, and Xie Huanyue for the remaining slot.
• Zhou Tianhe defeated Dai Huabin after overpowering him with his greater Soul Power and strength.
• Wu Feng defeated Xie Huanyue, setting up a final match against Zhou Tianhe.
• Zhou Tianhe and Wu Feng faced each other, each determined to win for someone they cared about.

Zhu Ziyang finalized Shrek Academy's Main Team and laid down his command rule as the team began training for the tournament. Xuan Zi then introduced the Preliminary Team and explained the new tournament format, leaving both teams informed of the rules they would face in Mingdu.

• Zhou Tianhe defeated Wu Feng and became the final member of the Main Team, while Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, and Xie Huanyue left the Training Ground.
• Jiang Nannan, Qian Lingyi, Fifth Huan'er, Zhou Tianhe, Chu Hua, and Ning Tian introduced themselves, and Zhu Ziyang ordered everyone to follow his commands.
• The Main Team trained against Shrek Academy sparring partners and gradually improved its coordination and combat strength.
• Xuan Zi brought the Preliminary Team and Tang Sect members to meet the Main Team, naming Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, Wu Feng, Zhu Lu, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo as Preliminary Team members.
• Xuan Zi explained that the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament would use elimination preliminaries, group stages, and matches combining Individual Elimination and seven-versus-seven team battles.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan traveled to the Moon South Archipelago, where Jiang Nannan formed a Soul Spirit Contract with the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King, Shui Yue. The contract raised Jiang Nannan to Soul Douluo, and she planned to delay choosing her final arm bone until she reached level 89.

• Zhu Ziyang balanced the Shrek and Tang Sect teams’ sparring lineups, making their training matches more competitive.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan went to the Moon South Archipelago so Jiang Nannan could subdue the Silver Moon Spirit Fish King.
• Shui Yue welcomed Jiang Nannan and led her and Zhu Ziyang to a secluded reef, where Zhu Ziyang formed their Soul Spirit Contract.
• Zhu Ziyang observed that the Silver Moon Spirit Fish Clan had grown dramatically stronger after consuming the flesh of Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Whales.
• Jiang Nannan emerged from the contract at level 84, becoming a Soul Douluo, and received a left arm bone from Shui Yue.
• Zhu Ziyang advised Jiang Nannan to wait until level 89 before fusing with a right arm bone, and she agreed to choose one at the academy in advance.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan visited Yang Zhenzhen in Falan City and offered to help her obtain her third Soul Ring. After catching up and learning about her place on Falan Academy’s Soul Master Tournament team, they took her to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan arrived at Falan Advanced Soul Master Academy, where Yang Zhenzhen greeted them excitedly.
• Zhu Ziyang praised Yang Zhenzhen for reaching rank thirty, and Jiang Nannan offered to take her to obtain her third Soul Ring.
• Yang Zhenzhen’s teacher, Pang Yan, checked on the visitors and allowed Yang Zhenzhen to leave with them.
• Yang Zhenzhen told Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan that she was the only third-year student on Falan Academy’s Soul Master Tournament team.
• Zhu Ziyang told Yang Zhenzhen how Han Li had advanced to rank forty-nine and become Cai Meier’s personal disciple.
• Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Yang Zhenzhen reached the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yang Zhenzhen hunted a Sky Thunder Eagle in the Star Dou Great Forest and successfully absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining an area-attack skill. She also received the eagle's trunk bone and began fusing with it while Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan stood guard.

• Yang Zhenzhen told Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan that she wanted a Sky Thunder Eagle for her third Soul Ring.
• Zhu Ziyang captured a roughly thirteen-hundred-year-old Sky Thunder Eagle in the Core Region and brought it to Yang Zhenzhen.
• Yang Zhenzhen absorbed the Sky Thunder Eagle's Soul Ring after three hours and gained the Third Soul Skill Heavenly Thunder Descent.
• Jiang Nannan found a thousand-year Sky Thunder Eagle Trunk Bone, and Zhu Ziyang urged Yang Zhenzhen to take it.
• Yang Zhenzhen accepted the Soul Bone and began fusing with it as Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan stood guard.

After Yang Zhenzhen absorbed a Soul Bone, Zhu Ziyang encountered three Evil Soul Master brothers battling a Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear and killed them with his holy light. He rescued the bear's two cubs, claimed the Soul Bones and Soul Tools, and left the forest.

• Yang Zhenzhen absorbed the Sky Thunder Eagle Trunk Bone, reached Rank 33, and gained the Sky Thunder Transformation Soul Skill; Zhu Ziyang warned her to keep her Soul Bone secret.
• Zhu Ziyang sent Jiang Nannan and Yang Zhenzhen away before confronting three Soul Douluo Evil Soul Master triplets who were attacking a Ten-Thousand-Year Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Zhu Ziyang identified the brothers' Underworld Serpent Martial Souls and their bonded Beast Souls, then purified the three brothers and freed the Beast Souls.
• Zhu Ziyang collected the brothers' three Grade Eight Soul Tools and three Soul Bones, then found two Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear cubs hidden near their dying father.
• Zhu Ziyang took the cubs to the Holy Law Demigod Plane, found a right arm Soul Bone on the bear's corpse, buried it, and left.

Zhu Ziyang reunited with Jiang Nannan and brought two orphaned Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear cubs back toward Shrek Academy. There, he introduced them to Xing Cai as playmates and entrusted her with keeping them safe.

• Zhu Ziyang caught up with Jiang Nannan and Yang Zhenzhen, and they escorted Yang Zhenzhen to Falan City Advanced Soul Master Academy before heading back to Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan about the two Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear cubs and let her meet them; she delightedly cuddled one before he returned both cubs to the Holy Law Demigod Plane.
• Zhu Ziyang gave Jiang Nannan the cubs' father's approximately fifty-thousand-year-old right arm bone, which she accepted happily.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhu Ziyang found Xing Cai with Fifth Huan'er and brought out the two cubs as Xing Cai's new playmates.
• Zhu Ziyang told Xing Cai to protect the cubs and let them grow normally, and she joked that he had given her masters to guard rather than playmates.

The night before Shrek Academy’s team departed for the tournament, Ma Xiaotao asked Zhu Ziyang to help suppress her Evil Fire, and the two became intimate. The next morning, she broke through to Titled Douluo, completed the God of Fire’s Seventh Trial, and received the God of Fire Sword as the challenge for her Eighth Trial.

• Zhu Ziyang’s Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear cubs, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, became popular among the Inner Court disciples and received help from the Elders.
• Ma Xiaotao confronted Zhu Ziyang at his residence and insisted he help suppress her Evil Fire, reminding him of his promise.
• Ma Xiaotao woke the next morning having broken through her bottleneck, and Zhu Ziyang said she had likely just needed an opportunity to relax.
• Ma Xiaotao responded to the Seven Trials of the Fire God and received increased God of Fire affinity, Soul Power, Soul Ring lifespans, a God-bestowed Soul Ring, and a Divine Artifact.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed that the Divine Artifact was the God of Fire Sword and that her Eighth Trial required earning its recognition and drawing it from its sheath.
• Ma Xiaotao failed to draw the sword, then absorbed her Ninth Soul Ring while Zhu Ziyang protected her.

Ma Xiaotao broke through to Titled Douluo at age twenty-four and chose the title God of Fire Douluo. After her crowning, Shrek’s team and the Tang Sect team set out separately for the competition in Mingdu, with the Tang Sect team secretly bound to follow Zhu Ziyang’s commands outside the competition.

• Ma Xiaotao emerged from the Golden Ancient Tree as a Titled Douluo, and Shrek’s Elders proposed the title Phoenix Douluo.
• Ma Xiaotao chose the title God of Fire Douluo, and Yan Shaozhe crowned her as Shrek’s newest Titled Douluo.
• Zhu Ziyang assigned the teams’ roles: Xuan Zi and Ma Xiaotao would lead Shrek’s competition team, while Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo would reinforce Zhang Lexuan and Elder Song.
• Zhu Ziyang led Shrek’s team toward Mingdu with Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, Qian Lingyi, and the other students.
• Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and the Tang Sect team departed separately, though they had agreed to follow Zhu Ziyang’s commands outside the competition.

As the Soul Master Tournament brought hundreds of teams to Mingdu, Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s looming succession struggle and the rival forces backing Xu Tianxuan. The Shrek Academy Team, led by Zhu Ziyang, arrived near Mingdu on foot.

• The tournament’s revived rules admitted sects, bringing the total to 367 teams, and the Sun Moon Empire offered Soul Tools as prizes.
• Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that the emperor was near death and that parts of the army had sided with the Second Prince and Xu Tianxuan.
• Xu Tianran dismissed his rivals as trash after Ju Zi explained Xu Tianxuan’s slogan calling for the Moon Vein to reclaim the throne.
• Ju Zi reported that Xu Tianxuan came from the Yin Clan and had support from a Titled Douluo named Xu Jianwei.
• The Shrek Academy Team, led by Zhu Ziyang, stopped more than a hundred kilometers from Mingdu and continued toward the city on foot.

The Shrek Academy Team arrived in Mingdu and checked into the Mingyue Hotel’s Emperor Suite, where they encountered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. Ma Xiaotao assigned the team’s rooms, while Meng Hongchen left with unspoken words for Zhu Ziyang.

• Zhu Ziyang led the Shrek Academy Team into Mingdu and praised the city’s advanced Soul Tool Technology.
• The Shrek Academy Team arrived at the Mingyue Hotel, where Yan'er welcomed them and led them upstairs.
• Other teams in the lobby recognized Shrek Academy, and Yang Zhenzhen nearly called out to her siblings before a woman stopped her.
• Zhu Ziyang and the others crossed paths with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, but no conflict broke out.
• Ma Xiaotao arranged the rooms in Shrek Academy’s Emperor Suite, assigning Zhu Ziyang the master bedroom and pairing the other team members.

Zhu Ziyang secretly met Zhang Lexuan and Elder Song to discuss the plan to kill Xu Tianran and position Zhang Lexuan to become empress. After spending the night with Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao, he learned that delegations from the Heaven Soul and Star Luo academies had arrived to contact Shrek.

• Zhu Ziyang slipped away from Mingyue Hotel and appeared at Xiyue Inn, where he reunited with Zhang Lexuan and Elder Song.
• Zhu Ziyang explained that the academy planned to kill Xu Tianran and the Sun Vein's direct descendants, creating an opening for Zhang Lexuan to claim the throne.
• Zhu Ziyang told Zhang Lexuan to wait in Mingdu until he confirmed the assassination date with the Heaven Soul and Star Luo representatives.
• Elder Song left Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan alone, and they spent the night together after Zhang Lexuan said she wanted to become a mother.
• Ma Xiaotao confronted Zhu Ziyang the next morning after detecting Zhang Lexuan's scent on him, and he admitted what had happened.
• Representatives from Star Luo Royal Academy and Heaven Soul Di'ao Academy arrived at Mingyue Hotel and sent people to contact the Shrek Academy Team.

Princess Xu Jiujiu and Princess Vina visited Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao to request a meeting with Shrek Academy’s Elder. Ma Xiaotao revealed her overwhelming power and identity as the God of Fire Douluo, and Zhu Ziyang eased the standoff by assuring the princesses that they could speak directly with them.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina met Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao, claiming they had come to meet Zhu Ziyang before Xu Jiujiu revealed they needed to speak with Shrek Academy’s Elder.
• Ma Xiaotao insisted they could represent Shrek Academy and rebuked the princesses for doubting them.
• A Red-robed Woman and a Blue-robed Woman appeared and used their pressure to challenge Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao.
• Ma Xiaotao overwhelmed the two women with her aura and revealed six black and three red Soul Rings, prompting the Red-robed Woman to identify her as Shrek Academy’s newly advanced God of Fire Douluo.
• Zhu Ziyang calmed the room, and the visitors accepted that he and Ma Xiaotao could represent Shrek Academy.

Zhu Ziyang confronted Xu Jiujiu and Vina during negotiations, revealing that he was the Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy’s Heavenly Origin Pavilion and forcing their groups to withdraw. Afterward, he and Ma Xiaotao flirted and wagered on whether the visitors would return that night, before Tang Ya and the others came back with news of a big deal.

• Ma Xiaotao’s strength made Xu Jiujiu and Vina’s Titled Douluo protectors back down, and the princesses apologized for their elders’ behavior.
• Zhu Ziyang rejected the proposed negotiations and told Xu Jiujiu and Vina that they were not qualified to negotiate with him as Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Origin Pavilion.
• Xu Jiujiu realized Zhu Ziyang had reached the Douluo realm and left with Manyi, while Vina and the others departed after promising to relay his demands.
• Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao relaxed together and made a wager about whether the visitors would return that night.
• Jiang Nannan, Qian Lingyi, and Fifth Huan'er returned from Mingdu alongside Tang Ya, Beibei, Huo Yuhao, and the rest of the Tang Sect, and Tang Ya announced that they had a big deal to discuss.