Recaps

Rota secured partnerships in Pates City and established Tongbao Pavilion on Sea God Island, then sent Kizaru to deliver gifts to Tang San and Xiao Wu. At Shrek Academy, the new students began a team assessment against Hashirama.

• Rota defeated Hellflame Dragon and captured Wang Qianjue, while Yue Longxing addressed Pates City's residents, sentenced Wang Qianjue to death, and agreed to cooperate with Tongbao Pavilion.
• Rota pursued Hellflame Dragon to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian agreed to handle him and warned him against taking revenge on humans.
• Rota arranged Tongbao Pavilion partnerships with Star Moon Tower and Sea God Island, then led employees to the island and secured Bo Saixi's approval to build a branch.
• Rota reunited with Ai Qiu, hosted a meal for Bo Saixi and the Sacred Pillar guardians, and sparred with Sea Dragon Douluo before beginning construction of the branch.
• Tongbao Pavilion expanded its Sea God Island services, and Rota sent Kizaru to deliver gifts to Tang San and Xiao Wu before their enrollment at Shrek Academy.
• Kizaru gave Tang San and Xiao Wu improved Storage Rings and a Soul Gathering Bomb, then accompanied them to Shrek Academy, where they passed Li Yusong's entrance assessment.
• Tang Hao asked Kizaru whether Xiao Wu was a soul beast, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, and Ning Rongrong chose Hashirama for their teamwork assessment.
• Hashirama tested the four students with a bell-snatching challenge, evaded their coordinated attacks, and let Xiao Wu strike his face with her Haki-enhanced Soft Bone Impact Fist.

Hashirama welcomed Tang San and the other newcomers to Shrek Academy, then pushed them through demanding physical training and protected them during Oscar’s Soul Ring search. The group reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where Hashirama befriended the Titan Giant Ape and enlisted it to find Oscar a suitable Soul Beast.

• Hashirama welcomed Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, and Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy after they passed his test, and the students began settling in together.
• Hashirama started the students on fifty laps without Soul Power, while Ning Rongrong left for Suotuo City and Oscar followed her, when the Scarred Man attacked them, Oscar protected Ning Rongrong and Hashirama later defeated the attacker.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar trained to improve their fitness, and Oscar broke through to Rank 30, prompting Hashirama to take the students toward the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Ring.
• The Shrek Seven Devils ran for hours under Hashirama’s guidance, replenishing their Soul Power along the way, then reached the forest and learned about its dangers and Soul Beasts.
• Tang San identified a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent as a suitable target for Oscar, and Hashirama secured it despite the objections of Chao Tianxiang, Meng Yiran, and Meng Shu before allowing Oscar to absorb its Soul Ring.
• Hashirama created a wooden villa for the group to camp in, and Tang San and Xiao Wu cultivated outside as they tried to reach Rank 30.
• Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape, appeared and fought Hashirama, who subdued it with Wood Release techniques and sealed it beneath five Myōjinmon gates.
• Hashirama cleared up the misunderstanding with Er Ming and asked it to find Oscar a roughly 1,700-year-old Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Er Ming agreed and left to search.

Tang San gained and mastered the Eight Spider Lances as Hashirama guided the Shrek students through training and brought Ning Rongrong’s attacker to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After uncovering a plot against the sect and returning to Shrek, Hashirama joined the group at the Douluo Arena to watch Tang San and Xiao Wu compete.

• Hashirama helped Oscar obtain a third Soul Ring, then watched as Tang San and the Shrek students fought a Man Faced Demon Spider so Tang San could gain his third Soul Ring.
• Tang San absorbed the spider’s Soul Ring and gained the Eight Spider Lances, which Hashirama sealed after the new appendages poisoned the nearby students.
• Tang San defeated Dai Mubai in a friendly match, and Hashirama took the group to Void Night Village, where Ulquiorra’s spiritual pressure helped Tang San achieve perfect compatibility with the Eight Spider Lances.
• Hashirama returned to Shrek Academy, left the students in Flender’s care, and carried the Scarred Man to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Hashirama told Ning Fengzhi and the elders about Oscar and Ning Rongrong, then let Chen Xin kill the Scarred Man after he refused to reveal useful information.
• Hashirama captured a masked infiltrator, learned that his organization sought to bring down multiple sects and operated from Scorching Rose tavern, then returned to Shrek Academy.
• Hashirama reunited with Huang Luoyu and went with her to the Douluo Arena, where Tang San and Xiao Wu were called to compete.

Hashirama helped Shrek’s students prepare for the Douluo Arena, where they defeated the Berserker Team and faced a lethal trial against outlaw Soul Masters. As the students prepared to meet Qin Ming’s Imperial Dou Team, Hashirama announced his plans to retire, and Qin Ming invited Flender and the others to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Hashirama killed a Soul Emperor who harassed Huang Luoyu, then watched Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Oscar win their arena matches.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned Shrek’s students to practice killing, and Hashirama urged them to overcome hesitation while Dai Mubai trained to release Soul Power through his fists.
• Tang San devised a plan against the Berserker Team, and Shrek defeated them after Xiao Wu eliminated Ruyi and Dai Mubai knocked Kuang Xi out of the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang entrusted Hashirama with arranging a realistic trial, and Hashirama hired the Black Eagle Gang to attack Shrek’s students outside Suotuo City.
• Tang San’s team ambushed the Black Eagle Gang with Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and Dai Mubai killed the gang leader while protecting Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that the students had passed their trial and announced an upcoming Douluo Arena challenge against Qin Ming’s Imperial Dou Team.
• Hashirama told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that he planned to retire and return to his hometown, and they agreed to hold a farewell gathering after graduation.
• Qin Ming invited Flender, Hashirama, and Yu Xiaogang to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Flender agreed to consider it after the competition while Qin Ming shared information about the Imperial Dou Team.