Recaps

Tang Ya learned that her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had begun transforming, while Shrek Academy freshmen prepared for an assessment that would eliminate half of them. Class Four teacher Xia Yu explained the team battle rules and began arranging teams.

• Zhu Ziyang told Tang Ya that her Blue Silver Grass might evolve further with suitable Soul Rings or treasures, and Yu Beibei cited Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul evolution as an example.
• Tang Ya set a goal of evolving her Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor, and Mu En decided to help her.
• Three months after enrollment, the Freshman Assessment approached after Shrek Academy had already eliminated many students, and another half of the freshmen were expected to leave.
• Xia Yu told Class Four that the assessment would consist of three-person team battles, with each team limited to one Assault System Soul Master and three different development paths.
• Xia Yu said dormmates would be grouped first and students could choose a third teammate before he assigned any remaining teams by lot.

Xia Yu explained the Freshman Assessment and assigned Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya to one team. As the assessment approached, Zhu Ziyang reassured Jiang Nannan that they could stay together by winning the championship, while their different levels of preparation became clear.

• Xia Yu announced that the assessment would begin with a ten-battle points ranking, eliminate the bottom one hundred teams, and send the top sixty-four into a knockout tournament with rewards for the top four.
• Xia Yu assigned Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya to Group One, and named Yan Ziyue, Luo Luo, and Shangguan Jie to Group Twenty-Seven.
• After class, Yu Beibei told Tang Ya that she was grouped with Xu Sanshi and another girl, then teased Tang Ya about her strength.
• Jiang Nannan worried that the team might be split into different classes after the assessment, and Zhu Ziyang said Brother Yu had told him the championship team could remain together.
• Zhu Ziyang had reached Soul Power level 36 after cultivating and refining pills, while Jiang Nannan had reached level 27 and improved greatly in combat; Tang Ya had only reached the peak of level 22.

Zhu Ziyang revealed his Martial Soul and Soul Rings while sparring with Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan to prepare their team for the Freshman Assessment. After defeating them, he pointed out their poor tactics, and the three looked ahead to the assessment beginning that afternoon.

• Tang Ya asked Zhu Ziyang to explain his Martial Soul and Soul Skills, and he described his scythe and its abilities.
• Xia Yu announced that the Points Ranking Match would begin that afternoon and urged Class Four to fight seriously.
• Zhu Ziyang suggested a spar in the woods, where Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan teamed up against him.
• Tang Ya's Blue Silver Net briefly restrained Zhu Ziyang, prompting him to reveal his yellow and two purple Soul Rings and break free with Light Blessing.
• Zhu Ziyang feinted past Jiang Nannan and pressed his scythe to Tang Ya's neck, ending the match.
• Zhu Ziyang criticized Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan's tactics, and Tang Ya agreed to let him decide their strategy.

Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya entered the Freshman Assessment and began their first match against Class 3's team of Soul Grand Masters. The battle started with Zhu Ziyang directing his teammates to target the opposing support and agility fighters, and both teams launched their first attacks.

• The freshmen gathered at the Assessment Zone as the Freshman Assessment's first-stage round-robin matches began.
• Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya arrived at Examination Ground No. 12 and faced Lu Shaoyou, Du Shaofu, and Wang Shaowei of Freshman Class 3.
• Liu Xue started the match, and Zhu Ziyang summoned the World-Pacifying Death Scythe without displaying any Soul Rings, surprising her.
• Lu Shaoyou and Du Shaofu took red beans from Wang Shaowei and charged Zhu Ziyang, while Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya followed Zhu Ziyang's orders to attack their opponents.
• Tang Ya cast a Blue Silver Net at Du Shaofu as he swooped down from above.

Zhu Ziyang’s team won two freshman assessment matches at the twelfth arena and finished the day with the arena’s best record. After Tang Ya led them to scout Beibei’s team, Dean Yan Shaozhe arrived to review their results.

• Zhu Ziyang defeated Lu Shaoyou, Tang Ya forced Du Shaofu to struggle against her net and hidden weapons, and Jiang Nannan made Wang Shaowei surrender, earning Class Four the first match victory.
• Zhu Ziyang’s team won their fourth match in under five minutes and ended the day with two wins and no losses.
• Tang Ya persuaded Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan to go to the third arena to assess Beibei’s teammates.
• Liu Xue submitted the twelfth arena’s results to the head teachers and reported that Zhu Ziyang’s team had won both matches.
• Yan Shaozhe arrived with Du Weilun and asked Liu Xue to show him the match records.

Yan Shaozhe learned about Zhu Ziyang’s exceptional talent and decided to recruit him as a disciple. After his team’s assessment matches, Zhu Ziyang met Yu Beibei’s teammates, including Xu Sanshi and Xue Weiwei, and they discussed the possibility of facing each other later.

• Yan Shaozhe learned that Zhu Ziyang was an eleven-year-old Rank 35 Soul Elder with a Light Attribute mutated Martial Soul, and became interested in taking him as a disciple.
• Du Weilun told Yan Shaozhe about Jiang Nannan’s Moon Bloodline and Tang Ya’s status as the Tang Sect’s sect master.
• Yan Shaozhe left the assessment area after observing the match records and discussing the students’ abilities with the teachers.
• Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya met Yu Beibei and his teammates after the matches in the third examination area ended.
• Yu Beibei introduced Xu Sanshi and Xue Weiwei, and the students joked together and talked about possibly meeting in the Knockout Tournament.

Zhu Ziyang’s team completed the Points Ranking Match with a ninth consecutive victory, defeating Gao Hongyue, Qiu Ning, and Jiang Yutong while Zhu Ziyang stayed out of the fight. The team celebrated finishing the assessment, though Zhu Ziyang reminded Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya that the Knockout Tournament was still ahead.

• Yu Beibei confirmed he had reached Rank 28, while Tang Ya lamented that she was still at Rank 22.
• Zhu Ziyang reassured Jiang Nannan that a top-three finish would let her ask Shrek Academy to obtain a Silver Moon Golden Armored Beast for her soul ring.
• Zhu Ziyang’s team won its matches on the second and third days, reaching eight wins and zero losses before the final day.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya defeated Gao Hongyue, Qiu Ning, and Jiang Yutong in the team’s final ranking match while Zhu Ziyang watched from the edge of the field.
• Liu Xue announced Zhu Ziyang’s team as the winner, and Zhu Ziyang praised Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya before reminding them that the Knockout Tournament remained.

After Zhu Ziyang's team finished the ranking matches undefeated, they prepared for the Freshman Assessment Knockout Tournament. Xia Yu encouraged them to pursue the championship and gave them information on the other top teams, and Zhu Ziyang decided they should rest before the competition.

• Zhu Ziyang's team won all nine matches and qualified as the seeded team from Examination Arena Twelve, while students who failed the assessment left Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Ziyang told Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan that leaving the academy could spare weaker students the pressure of competing with gifted classmates.
• Xia Yu urged Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya to win the championship and told them the academy had prepared its most generous champion's reward in fifty years.
• Xia Yu gave Zhu Ziyang information about the top sixty-four teams, and Zhu Ziyang identified Xue Weiwei's Yellow Crystal Mysterious Deer as a potential threat to watch.
• Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya to rest instead of training, and the two girls playfully chased each other back toward the dormitory.

Zhu Ziyang continued strengthening his Spiritual Power and advanced with his team through the first knockout match. Afterward, he watched Yu Beibei and Xu Sanshi win their match, but Xue Weiwei did not reveal her Martial Soul.

• Zhu Ziyang observed that a silver vortex was refining his Spiritual Power and continued cultivating his Soul Power.
• Du Weilun called roll, and the sixty-four teams drew their first knockout-round matchups.
• Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya defeated Lu Shaoyou's team from Class 3 in Arena Twelve.
• Zhu Ziyang's team watched Yu Beibei and Xu Sanshi defeat their opponents, while Xue Weiwei never summoned her Martial Soul.

Zhu Ziyang's team advanced easily through the knockout rounds and prepared to face Zhou Tianhe's team in the quarterfinals. The match began with academy officials watching, but the chapter ended before either side made a move.

• Beibei and Xu Sanshi defeated their opponents quickly, and both teams expected to meet in the finals.
• Zhu Ziyang's team returned to class, where their classmates praised him as the only first-year Soul Elder.
• Zhu Ziyang's team advanced through the round of thirty-two and the round of sixteen after defeating teams from their own class.
• Zhu Ziyang's team reached the quarterfinals, where they faced Zhou Tianhe, Su Li, and Yang Yumeng from Freshman Class 1.
• The examiner announced the quarterfinal match between the two teams and ordered them to begin.

Zhu Ziyang’s group fought Zhou Tianhe’s team in the freshman assessment, while Yan Shaozhe watched and praised Zhu Ziyang’s control and powerful light aura. Zhu Ziyang’s team defeated all three opponents, revealing his Time Stop ability and leaving the match decided.

• Zhou Tianhe charged Zhu Ziyang as Su Li used Charm and Yang Yumeng trapped Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya in her cauldron.
• Su Li’s Charm backfired against Zhu Ziyang’s stronger Spiritual Power, and Zhu Ziyang used Time Stop to evade Zhou Tianhe’s attack and reach Su Li.
• Zhu Ziyang smashed Yang Yumeng’s Cauldron Wall and knocked Su Li out, then struck Yang Yumeng and sent her flying.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya freed themselves when Yang Yumeng turned away, then teamed up to bind and slam Zhou Tianhe into the ground, ending his ability to fight.

Zhu Ziyang’s team won its morning match after he used a time-based ability, drawing Yan Shaozhe’s and Mu En’s attention. After recovering, Zhu Ziyang joined the other semifinalists as Yan Shaozhe arrived to watch their matches, and the semifinal draw began.

• Zhu Ziyang’s team defeated Zhou Tianhe’s team, and Yan Shaozhe identified a time-attribute fluctuation as the cause of the sudden reversal.
• Zhu Ziyang returned to the Dormitory to meditate while Yan Shaozhe reported the match to Mu En, who told him to keep observing Zhu Ziyang.
• Zhu Ziyang recovered his Spiritual Power and met Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya for lunch before they went to the assessment area.
• Yan Shaozhe addressed the twelve semifinalists, praised their class, and announced that he would watch their matches.
• Du Weilun began the semifinal draw, and Chu Hua’s team drew Number One.

Beibei’s team drew Zhu Ziyang’s team in the semifinals, and their long-awaited match began. Zhu Ziyang revealed his World-Pacifying Death Scythe and Ultimate Light, stunning Yan Shaozhe, who left to report the discovery at the Sea God Pavilion.

• The semifinal draw paired Beibei’s team with Zhu Ziyang’s team while the other two teams celebrated their chance to reach the final.
• Du Weilun and Yan Shaozhe discussed the fighters’ strengths before Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Xue Weiwei faced Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya in Arena Two.
• Beibei and Zhu Ziyang exchanged eager words, then both teams released their martial souls as the match began.
• Xue Weiwei revealed her Yellow Crystal Mysterious Deer, and Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya to target her first.
• Zhu Ziyang revealed his World-Pacifying Death Scythe and its one yellow and two purple Soul Rings, and Yan Shaozhe recognized its Ultimate Light attribute.
• Yan Shaozhe left for the Sea God Pavilion to tell his teacher, Mu En, about Zhu Ziyang’s supreme martial soul.

Yan Shaozhe hurried back to the Inner Court after witnessing Zhu Ziyang's extraordinary Martial Soul and Soul Ring configuration. In the assessment battle, Xue Weiwei slowed Zhu Ziyang's group, but Zhu Ziyang overwhelmed Beibei and Xu Sanshi with his Soul Skills and declared the fight over.

• Yan Shaozhe lost his composure and hurried back to the Inner Court, while Du Weilun guessed why he had gone.
• Xue Weiwei spread her Light of Slowness across the arena, reducing the speed of Zhu Ziyang's team by thirty-five percent.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya moved to confront Xue Weiwei as Beibei and Xu Sanshi pressed Zhu Ziyang with coordinated attacks.
• Zhu Ziyang activated Light Blessing and Exorcism Slash of Light, sending Beibei staggering back and knocking Xu Sanshi more than twenty meters away.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi got back up and prepared to attack again, but Zhu Ziyang said the match was over.

Zhu Ziyang’s team defeated Beibei and Xu Sanshi’s team after he unleashed his self-created Golden Crescent, while Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya took down Xue Weiwei. Yan Shaozhe hurried to Sea God Pavilion to tell Mu En that freshman Zhu Ziyang possessed an Ultimate Martial Soul.

• Zhu Ziyang used Golden Crescent to carve a massive gash across the arena, and the examiner rescued Beibei and Xu Sanshi before the attack hit them.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya defeated Xue Weiwei, and the examiner declared Zhu Ziyang’s team the winner.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi congratulated Zhu Ziyang, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan, and Xu Sanshi praised Zhu Ziyang’s rare second Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Yan Shaozhe rushed to Sea God Pavilion, where he told Mu En that Zhu Ziyang had an Ultimate Martial Soul.

Mu En learned that Zhu Ziyang possessed an Ultimate Light Martial Soul and arranged to meet him after the Freshman Assessment. Zhu Ziyang’s team won the championship, celebrated with Xia Yu, and was announced as the first-place team at the award ceremony.

• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Zhu Ziyang had an Ultimate Light Martial Soul, and Mu En asked him to bring Zhu Ziyang to Sea God Pavilion after the assessment.
• Xia Yu congratulated Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya on their performance and promised them a celebration banquet if they won the final.
• Zhu Ziyang’s team defeated Chu Hua’s team to claim the Freshman Assessment championship, while Beibei’s team took third place.
• Xia Yu celebrated with the champions at Tianying Pavilion and told them they were likely to become Core Disciples.
• Du Weilun announced Beibei’s team in third place, Chu Hua’s team in second, and called Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya forward as champions.

After the Freshman Assessment, Zhu Ziyang's team received the champion team's special reward and learned which freshmen became Core Disciples. The team was assigned to Class 1, then visited Du Weilun's office to collect their reward, whose nature remained unknown.

• Du Weilun announced that the top three teams could request Academy help obtaining a suitable Soul Ring and that Zhu Ziyang's champion team would receive an additional reward.
• Du Weilun named eight Outer Court Core Disciples and granted seven other freshmen Core Disciple treatment for one year.
• The Academy assigned Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya to Class 1 with Xia Yu and Liu Xue as homeroom teachers.
• Zhu Ziyang speculated that the special reward would be a Soul Bone, and Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya eagerly agreed to find out.
• After class, Zhu Ziyang led Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya to Du Weilun's office, where Du Weilun left to retrieve their reward.

Yan Shaozhe presented Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya with Soul Ascension Pills and a Moon Shadow Rabbit Right Leg Bone as rewards for winning the Freshman Assessment. After learning it matched Jiang Nannan’s Soul Ring and enhanced her speed, they agreed she should receive it, and Yan Shaozhe offered a second Soul Bone as compensation for his mistake.

• Yan Shaozhe praised Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya, then gave them three Soul Ascension Pills and a Soul Bone Pouch.
• Zhu Ziyang opened the pouch and revealed a five-thousand-year Moon Shadow Rabbit Right Leg Bone that increased speed and granted an Attribute Amplification-type skill.
• Tang Ya explained that Jiang Nannan’s First Soul Ring also came from a Moon Shadow Rabbit, and Jiang Nannan said her First Soul Skill doubled her speed.
• Yan Shaozhe decided Jiang Nannan should receive the Soul Bone, and Zhu Ziyang and Tang Ya agreed.
• Zhu Ziyang reassured Jiang Nannan that he wanted her to have the Soul Bone, and Tang Ya urged her to accept it.
• Yan Shaozhe praised their friendship and produced another Soul Bone Pouch as compensation.

Yan Shaozhe gave Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya soul bones, then took Zhu Ziyang to Sea God Island to meet his teacher. Zhu Ziyang reached the Sea God Pavilion, where Yan Shaozhe announced his arrival.

• Yan Shaozhe offered the trio a Scaled Demonic Crocodile left arm bone, and Zhu Ziyang gave it to Tang Ya because she needed to improve her physique and aptitude.
• Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya began fusing their soul bones in Du Weilun's office while Yan Shaozhe asked Zhu Ziyang to accompany him.
• Zhu Ziyang followed Yan Shaozhe to Sea God Island, where they met Xuan Zi and continued toward the island's highest point.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Zhu Ziyang to the Sea God Pavilion and respectfully announced him to his teacher.

Zhu Ziyang met Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo and Sea God Pavilion Master, who recognized the potential of his Ultimate Light and Death Martial Soul. Mu En accepted Zhu Ziyang as his disciple and began cleansing and strengthening his meridians, while Yan Shaozhe left to summon the Elders.

• Yan Shaozhe brought Zhu Ziyang to meet his teacher, Mu En, in Sea God Pavilion.
• Zhu Ziyang recognized Mu En as the legendary Dragon God Douluo and expressed his admiration for him.
• Zhu Ziyang summoned his World-Pacifying Death Scythe, revealing its fused Ultimate Light and Death attributes to Mu En and Yan Shaozhe.
• Mu En asked Zhu Ziyang to become his disciple, and Zhu Ziyang knelt and accepted.
• Mu En infused Zhu Ziyang with Soul Power to strengthen his meridians, while Yan Shaozhe left to summon the Elders.

Beibei obtained a Wood Spirit Pill for Tang Ya, while Mu En finished strengthening Zhu Ziyang’s meridians and learned that his second Martial Soul was Ultimate Ice. Recognizing Zhu Ziyang as a possessor of Twin Ultimate Martial Souls, Mu En took him to meet the other elders and students at Shrek Academy.

• Beibei received a Wood Spirit Pill from his family’s people and looked forward to using it to repair Tang Ya’s foundation.
• Mu En finished opening Zhu Ziyang’s meridians and discovered that Zhu Ziyang had unusually strong meridians and a second strand of Soul Power with dragon might.
• Zhu Ziyang awakened from his cultivation at Rank 37 and thanked Mu En for strengthening his meridians and acupoints.
• Zhu Ziyang revealed that his second Martial Soul, the Heavenly Frost Holy White Dragon, possessed Ultimate Ice, shocking Mu En with the discovery of Twin Ultimate Martial Souls.
• Mu En assured Zhu Ziyang that Shrek Academy would reward his trust, then took him to meet the other elders and students.

Yan Shaozhe introduced Zhu Ziyang to the Sea God Pavilion Elders after Mu En took him as a disciple, and the elders learned that Zhu Ziyang possessed Ultimate Light. The elders welcomed him with gifts, while Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo worried that his talent would draw resources away from the Soul Tool Department.

• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion Elders that Mu En had accepted a new disciple and revealed that Zhu Ziyang possessed Ultimate Light.
• Mu En brought Zhu Ziyang into the hall, where he introduced himself as an eleven-year-old, 37th-rank Battle Soul Elder with the World-Pacifying Death Scythe martial soul.
• Xuan Zi offered Zhu Ziyang help at the academy, and Lin Huiqun gave him a Soul Guidance Ring after Mu En told him to accept it.
• Zhuang Qingzhai gave Zhu Ziyang a Hundred Cures Pill, and Song Lan presented him with a Storm Ghost Roc Left Arm Bone.

Mu En granted Zhu Ziyang red-level secrecy and Pavilion Master-level treatment, then discussed his gifts and cultivation with him. The chapter ended with Zhu Ziyang choosing to exchange a poorly matched Soul Bone through the academy.

• Yan Shaozhe introduced Xian Liner, Qian Duoduo, and Cai Meier as Zhu Ziyang’s senior siblings, and they gave him a defensive Soul Tool and a Spirit Heart Warm Jade.
• Mu En ordered Zhu Ziyang’s records raised to red-level secrecy and his treatment set at Pavilion Master level, and the other Sea God Pavilion members accepted.
• Mu En arranged for Yan Shaozhe to find Zhu Ziyang a room inside the Golden Tree.
• Zhu Ziyang named his living-storage Rose Gold Ring Star Flame and learned that Elder Zhuang’s Hundred Cures Pill could save his life.
• Mu En advised Zhu Ziyang that the Storm Ghost Roc Left Arm Bone was a poor match, and Zhu Ziyang chose to exchange it with the academy.

Zhu Ziyang received Mu En’s Light Attribute notebook and explored the Golden Ancient Tree and Sea God Island with Yan Shaozhe. After learning how the island was arranged, he followed his senior brother toward the Treasure Pavilion.

• Mu En praised Zhu Ziyang’s cultivation, gave him a Light Attribute notebook, and agreed that he could move to the island after reaching four rings.
• Yan Shaozhe showed Zhu Ziyang his treehouse room on the Golden Ancient Tree and explained the tree’s origins and its role at Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Ziyang inspected his room and noticed the unusual spacing between the rooms of the senior disciples and teachers.
• Yan Shaozhe toured Sea God Island with Zhu Ziyang and described its living, central, and work areas.
• Yan Shaozhe told Zhu Ziyang that he had permission to visit the Treasure Pavilion and led him there.

Zhu Ziyang visited Shrek Academy’s Treasure Pavilion with Yan Shaozhe and chose two soul bones for his parents, only to realize the danger they could bring. Yan Shaozhe suggested safer alternatives, and they went to the second floor to look for herbs or pills.

• Yan Shaozhe explained the Treasure Pavilion’s floors and told Zhu Ziyang he could choose an item from the first four floors.
• Zhu Ziyang found an Ice Tyrannosaurus Right Arm Bone and a Light Spirit Mane Tiger Left Arm Bone that he thought would help his parents.
• Zhu Ziyang offered his Storm Ghost Roc Left Arm Bone in exchange for the two soul bones, and Yan Shaozhe warned that they did not suit him.
• Zhu Ziyang explained that he intended the soul bones for Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying, and Yan Shaozhe cautioned that possessing them could put his parents in danger.
• Zhu Ziyang accepted Yan Shaozhe’s advice to seek herbs or pills instead, and they went to the Treasure Pavilion’s second floor.