Recaps

Gu You returned from the Far North with A Tai and a host of new powers, then reunited with his friends and led them through Shrek Academy’s entrance assessments. After saving the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and confronting Tang Wulin, Gu You began studying forging at Shrek while Gu Yue and Na'er faced a painful divide over their loyalties.

• Gu You claimed the Titan Snow Demon King A Tai as his fifth Soul Ring, then defeated Yue Zi and contained the black hole that threatened the Douluo Plane.
• After three years of seclusion, Gu You returned to Shrek City, reunited with Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan, and gave Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan gifts.
• Gu You led his friends through Shrek’s entrance assessments, earning full marks in most trials and confronting a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• When Tang Wulin killed the juvenile Three-Eyed Golden Lion for its Soul Bone, Gu You revealed the trial was virtual, revived the beast, and helped Xu Xiaoyan gain a Soul Ring.
• Gu You extracted Golden Dragon King bloodline power from Tang Wulin, and Shen Yi admitted the other friends to Shrek Academy while Tang Wulin was sent for treatment.
• Gu You demonstrated Spirit Forging for Feng Wuyu, created the alloy Yuan Xu, and arranged to study forging with him on weekends.
• Gu Yue told Na'er she would choose the dragon race over her, while Na'er admitted to Ya Li that she feared losing her sister.
• Gu You found Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan in their shabby dormitory, helped them clean it, and joined them in cleaning Spirit Ice Plaza with Gu Yue.

Gu You grew stronger through forging and the power he absorbed from Tang Wulin’s seals, while helping Tang Wulin prepare to break the fourth seal. He then led his companions into the Spirit Soul Tower, where he began collecting powerful Soul Beast souls for his spiritual world.

• Gu You won the cafeteria bet, clashed with Yue Zhengyu over the red-haired girl, and restored Xie Xie's injured face.
• At Shrek Academy, Gu You became forging representative, helped Tang Wulin regain his fighting spirit, and won the virtual combat trial before recommending Tang Wulin as class president.
• Gu You forged a powerful Battle Armor alloy, then returned with four spiritual herbs that helped Tang Wulin attempt to break his fourth seal as Gu You absorbed its power.
• Gu You's Martial Soul evolved into the Purple Gold Destruction Dragon Emperor, and Gu Yue told him about the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Soul Tower.
• Gu You and his companions traveled to the Spirit Pagoda, where Leng Yaozhu welcomed them and led them into the tower.
• Gu You led the group through the tower's early stages, killed four Snowfield Lion Kings, and offered their souls freedom in his spiritual world.
• At the fortieth floor, Gu You killed a ten-thousand-year Demon Lizard Dragon, persuaded its soul to guard the Tree of Life, and led the group onward as lightning struck them on the shared route to the fiftieth and sixtieth floors.

Gu You recovered the Dragon Ascension Stele, strengthened himself, and led his classmates through two contests against the sixth years. After his team won the battle, he entered a forging challenge involving Titanium Crystal, a metal he had never worked with.

• Gu You defeated the Mandala Snake on the ninety-ninth floor, learned it wanted a stone stele, and agreed to search for it.
• Qingu Dongfeng expelled Gu You from the Spirit Soul Tower, then let him take the Dragon Bone Stele after Gu You demanded it.
• Gu You recovered his memories through the stele, received his battle armor, and named it Purple Gold Dragon God.
• Gu You helped Tang Wulin break his fifth seal and absorbed the released Golden Dragon King essence.
• Gu You formed a seven-person team with Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi, then led them to victory over Yang Nianxia's team.
• Ye Xinglan forged a Jade Silver gauntlet into One-Word Battle Armor during the first-year class selection tournament.
• Gu You's team faced Ye Shihong's sixth-year team, and Gu You shattered the opponents' Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his Two-Word Battle Armor, forcing them to surrender.
• Gu You represented his class in the forging competition and learned the challenge was to purify Titanium Crystal, which he had never forged before.

Gu You and Class One completed Shrek’s solo journey to Mingdu, facing Spirit Pagoda forces and challenging powerful academies along the way. After Shrek defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the group celebrated before preparing to separate for the holiday.

• Gu You won the forging competition by giving his Titanium Gold life and spirituality, then reached rank seventy after defeating the Dragon God’s Evil Thought in his breakthrough.
• Shen Yi announced Shrek’s Final Exam, sending each student alone toward Mingdu to defeat stronger opponents without outside help, and the class set off to earn money and travel.
• Gu You saved Mo Lan during a train hijacking, then visited the Blacksmith Association, where Zhen Hua introduced him as his disciple and he defeated Xie Yinling in a spar.
• Gu Yue’s group fought Sun Runyu and the Spirit Pagoda’s enforcement mechas, then escaped with Wu Changkong’s help and continued their examination journey.
• Gu You stopped a force of Spirit Pagoda mechas while his companions challenged Tianding Starry Sky Academy, where he defeated Li Zhilong and Xu Xiaoyan absorbed the platform’s stellar power.
• The group chose Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for their final assessment, and the challenge grew into a widely publicized youth tournament in Mingdu.
• Gu Yue won the first match with a seven-element blast, and Gu You’s intimidating Soul Rings prompted Long Batian to withdraw from their bout.
• The group escaped the crowd through Gu Yue’s Spatial Teleportation, celebrated their victory, and Gu You booked a trip to Heaven Dou City before returning to Shrek for the graduation address.