Recaps

Madara drove Yu Luomian away after their clash, while Liu Erlong and the Grandmaster faced the pain of their broken family ties. Huo Wu then sought Madara’s guidance, and he explained Spirit Ring Fusion and helped her understand the principles behind her new flame technique.

• Madara judged Yu Luomian a formidable enemy and watched him leave after their fight.
• Liu Erlong said her father had stopped recognizing her, and the Grandmaster comforted her.
• Flender returned with Tang San and the others, and the Grandmaster explained what had happened with Yu Luomian.
• Yu Luomian returned to Thunderclap Academy and ordered his students to crush Shrek Academy in their next match, especially Tang San.
• Huo Wu asked Madara for guidance on Spirit Ring Fusion and her new skill, and he explained that it involved fusing soul skills and changing the nature of flames.
• Madara showed Huo Wu his Amaterasu flames and let her hold them as he explained the principles behind her technique.

Madara fought Yu Luomian after Yu Tianxin was injured in Thunderclap Academy’s defeat, and the two clashed in a battle that wrecked the arena grounds. Madara trapped Yu Luomian in Tsukuyomi, but a spirit bone carried him away, leaving Madara wounded and vowing revenge.

• Grandmaster used successive substitutes to exhaust Thunderclap Academy’s fighters, and Dai Mubai defeated Yu Tianxin after Xiao Wu was forced from the match.
• Madara confronted Yu Luomian, who attacked him in anger over Yu Tianxin’s injury and Grandmaster’s tactics.
• Yu Luomian transformed with his Blue Electric Tyrant Armor while Madara opened the Fourth Gate, and they exchanged powerful blows.
• Madara used Shadow Clones and Great Fireball Jutsu to stop Yu Luomian’s Rage of the Mad Thunder, but Yu Luomian wounded him with a dragon claw.
• Madara caught Yu Luomian in Tsukuyomi and prepared to torture him, but a spirit bone carried Yu Luomian away.
• Madara watched Yu Luomian escape and declared that their blood feud had been forged.

Madara defeated Yu Luomian but was stopped from killing him by Sword Douluo, then advised Shrek Academy on facing Godwind Academy. Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer while defeating Feng Aotian, leaving Yu Xiaogang to prepare an escape plan.

• Madara tried to kill Yu Luomian, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened, and Yu Luomian collapsed after Madara left.
• Madara recovered at Shrek Academy and warned Yu Xiaogang that Godwind Academy and Feng Aotian could pose a serious threat.
• Tang San faced Feng Aotian, matching him in close combat before Feng Aotian used his Wind Blade Demon Wolf Thirty Consecutive Slashes.
• Tang San countered Feng Aotian's final dive with the Clear Sky Hammer, revealing the famed martial soul to the shocked audience.
• Yu Xiaogang left to arrange a way out for Tang San, while Madara calmly accepted that the Clear Sky Hammer had been exposed.

Madara prepared for the coming conflict after Grandmaster left to seek a way to protect Tang San from Spirit Hall. He intimidated Shrek’s companions when they offered to help and set out that night, determined to defend his little brother.

• Madara found Grandmaster packing and learned he was leaving to find a way for Tang San to survive Spirit Hall’s pursuit.
• Madara told the Shrek teachers and students that Grandmaster had left, while Liu Erlong and the others worried about the coming storm.
• Madara sharpened his weapons as his old fighting spirit awakened, and Dai Mubai, Oscar, Fatty, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and the others felt his overwhelming aura.
• When Zhu Zhuqing offered the Seven Monsters’ help, Madara overwhelmed everyone with an illusion and told them their only task was to stop Tang San from joining him.
• After the others left, Madara vowed to kill anyone who threatened his little brother, armed himself, and prepared to hunt before heading toward Spirit Hall the next day.

Madara fought off Spirit Hall's elite squad, led by the Soul Douluo Night Demon, on the roof of Shrek Academy's reception hall. He left the battlefield amid a mountain of corpses, while watching academies witnessed the display that would make his name spread across the continent.

• Madara faced a coordinated squad of Spirit Hall soul masters and dismissed them as trash.
• Madara used his scythe, War Fan, and explosive ninja tools to slaughter the attackers and break through their ranks.
• Madara killed the Soul Saint deputy and confronted Night Demon, the Soul Douluo leading the squad.
• Madara's Soul-Cutting Blood Slash severed Night Demon's claws, forcing him to retreat as his remaining fighters attacked.
• Madara used his War Fan to rebound the incoming spirit skills into the long-range attackers, crushing Spirit Hall's elite forces.

Madara protected Tang San from Spirit Hall’s attack and warned him that revealing the Clear Sky Hammer would bring further danger. He revealed that he had inherited the Asura God and promised to seek a divine trial that could help Tang San grow stronger.

• Madara returned safely to Shrek Academy after driving off the attackers, and Flender told the students to return to their rooms.
• Madara took Tang San aside and warned him that exposing the Clear Sky Hammer would put him in greater danger.
• Madara urged Tang San to pursue strength rather than regret what had happened.
• Madara told Tang San that gods existed, that he had inherited the Asura God, and that he would search for a suitable divine trial for Tang San after the tournament.
• Tang San was moved by Madara’s willingness to bear danger for him and realized why his brother craved power.

Madara anticipated an ambush at Heavenly Sword Mountain and annihilated the bandits attacking the convoy. He then drew out the hidden enemy’s fighters and forced Night Demon and Golden Eagle to retreat, while the white-robed leader remained on the mountain.

• Shrek Academy traveled with the other academies toward Spirit City and reached Heavenly Sword Mountain after nearly ten days.
• Madara warned Tang San to protect the academy, while Flender held Liu Erlong back from joining the fight.
• Bandits attacked the convoy in the gorge, and Madara wiped out nearly all of them with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Madara challenged the hidden enemy on the mountaintop, who sent Night Demon and Golden Eagle to test him.
• Madara used Shuriken Manipulation and blood-colored flames to frighten the two Soul Douluo into retreating from the air.

Madara overwhelmed Golden Eagle and Night Demon with Susanoo, capturing both Soul Douluo as they tried to flee. Their master descended from the mountaintop to join the battle, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Golden Eagle attacked Madara with Feather Dance while Night Demon used Night Demon Shriek, but Susanoo shielded Madara from their assault.
• Golden Eagle's Eagle King Sky Rend Claw shattered against Susanoo, and Madara mocked the two Spirit Hall Soul Douluo as the watching academy soul masters marveled at his strength.
• Night Demon fired Dark Demon Rays to cover Golden Eagle's escape, but Susanoo's arm caught Golden Eagle and dragged him back.
• Madara seized Night Demon after he evaded an initial grab and called for his master to save him.
• The veiled man descended from the mountaintop, declaring that he would teach the juniors a lesson as a Titled Douluo entered the battle.

Madara refused to release Golden Eagle and Night Demon, crushing the two Soul Douluo in front of their Titled Douluo master. The white-robed man revealed his nine spirit rings and launched an attack, leaving Madara eager for their battle to begin.

• Tang San helped the Shrek Academy fighters and worried as Madara faced Golden Eagle and Night Demon.
• A white-robed Titled Douluo arrived and mistook Madara for Tang San, then threatened to kill the academy if Madara did not release his captives.
• Madara revealed that Tang San was his younger brother and crushed Golden Eagle and Night Demon in Susanoo's hands.
• The Titled Douluo erupted in fury and released an aura that overwhelmed the battlefield, while Tang San vowed to grow strong enough to stand beside Madara.
• Madara provoked the Titled Douluo, who summoned his nine spirit rings and sent a towering chrysanthemum phantom sweeping toward him.

Madara battled Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, whose golden petal attacks damaged Susanoo but failed to defeat him. Madara retaliated with a colossal punch as Yue Guan revealed his true strength by growing into a mountain-sized Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum, and the two enormous forms faced off.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan bound Susanoo with his First Spirit Skill, Drunken Yellow Flowers, but Madara tore free with four blade auras.
• Yue Guan unleashed his Second Spirit Skill, Golden Wind of Sky-Piercing, and its petal tide scratched Susanoo while devastating the canyon.
• Flender and Liu Erlong urged the students to retreat as the fighters' shockwaves made the battlefield too dangerous.
• Madara's Susanoo rose unharmed from the golden petals, and Yue Guan recognized Madara as a true powerhouse.
• Madara attacked Yue Guan with a gigantic Susanoo fist, prompting Yue Guan to transform into a mountain-sized Sky-Piercing Chrysanthemum.
• Yue Guan's enormous chrysanthemum bloomed and met Susanoo's fist head-on.

Madara fought Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose Sky-Piercing Heaven Barrier turned Susanoo’s immense force back on it and injured Madara. Madara revealed his concealed fifth hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and unleashed Blood Slash, cornering Chrysanthemum Douluo as he activated Golden Feather Fall.

• Madara rained Susanoo’s fists down on Chrysanthemum Douluo, who caught them with Sky-Piercing Heaven Barrier and rebounded their force, cracking Susanoo’s arms and making Madara cough blood.
• Madara revealed his concealed fifth hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and declared that he could finally use Shinra Bansho and Blood Slash without restraint.
• Madara’s blood-red Blade Aura cut through Chrysanthemum Douluo’s barrier, forcing him to dodge for the first time.
• Madara advanced with Susanoo and attacked Chrysanthemum Douluo with four blades, leaving him nearly unable to escape.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo activated his third spirit skill, Golden Feather Fall, as Madara pressed his attack.

Madara and the Shrek Academy fighters tried to stop Chrysanthemum Douluo from reaching Tang San, but Dugu Bo arrived just as Chrysanthemum Douluo’s attack seemed to kill Tang San and Xiao Wu. Madara and Dugu Bo cornered Chrysanthemum Douluo, who seized Xiao Wu as a hostage.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo evaded Madara’s attacks and rushed toward Shrek Academy, but Madara’s Amaterasu burned him before he escaped in chrysanthemum-petal form.
• Liu Erlong and Flender charged Chrysanthemum Douluo to protect the Shrek students, but he struck them both down.
• Xiao Wu’s aura let the Shrek group escape Chrysanthemum Douluo’s golden-petal attack, and Tang San shielded her from his next assault.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo’s golden storm swept over Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Dugu Bo appeared and grabbed Tang San before the pair could be seen again.
• Madara and Dugu Bo joined forces against Chrysanthemum Douluo, who grabbed Xiao Wu and held petals to her throat as a hostage.

Madara stopped Tang San from offering his life for Xiao Wu and confronted him over treating his own life as worthless. After realizing Tang San and Xiao Wu shared romantic love, Madara told Xiao Wu to kill herself, leaving everyone stunned.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo held Xiao Wu hostage and demanded Tang San trade his life for hers.
• Madara slapped Tang San, rebuked him for offering his life, and raised Susanoo's attack against Chrysanthemum Douluo despite the hostage.
• Tang San threatened to cut his own throat with his treasured azure Kunai, so Dugu Bo and Madara lowered Susanoo's arm.
• Madara asked Tang San why he would sacrifice himself, then argued that he loved Tang San as his brother too.
• Madara asked Xiao Wu if she loved Tang San, and she said she would rather die than watch him sacrifice himself.
• Madara cheered and told Xiao Wu to kill herself, leaving Dugu Bo, Tang San, and Xiao Wu stunned.

Madara pushed Xiao Wu toward sacrificing herself for Tang San, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived in time to rescue her. Madara, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin drove Chrysanthemum Douluo to the brink of defeat before Ghost Douluo intervened and helped him escape, leaving the conflict unresolved.

• Madara urged Xiao Wu to give her life for Tang San, and she nearly cut her throat before Chrysanthemum Douluo stopped her.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin struck Chrysanthemum Douluo and rescued Xiao Wu, who reunited with Tang San.
• Madara, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin surrounded Chrysanthemum Douluo and attacked him, while Tang San watched and resolved to pursue greater strength.
• Madara and Chen Xin wounded Chrysanthemum Douluo severely, but Ghost Douluo arrived and blocked Chen Xin’s strike.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo withdrew after warning their opponents they would settle the score later.

After Madara, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reconciled, their group regrouped and received reinforcements from Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi. The battle ended with Madara dismissing Xue Qinghe, leaving Qian Renxue resentful and regretting that she had not made things harder for him sooner.

• Madara asked Tang San whether he hated him for what he had done, and Tang San and Xiao Wu reassured him that they did not blame him.
• Madara agreed to put aside his old grudge with Dugu Bo after Dugu Bo asked to settle their debts.
• Chen Xin explained that Titled Douluo sometimes fought in pairs because of their bonds and Spirit Avatar Fusion Skills.
• Madara asked Dugu Bo why he had no companion, then questioned Chen Xin about the Clear Sky Sect brothers he mentioned.
• The academy Soul Masters regrouped with Shrek Academy at the front, and Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi arrived with soldiers.
• Xue Qinghe praised Madara's strength, but Madara dismissed him, leaving Qian Renxue inwardly regretting that she had not made things difficult for him.

Madara and Tang San arrived in Spirit City with Shrek Academy, where the Grandmaster reunited with them and the Pope summoned Madara. Madara went to meet her, leaving the others at their quarters.

• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San and Madara that the Grandmaster had helped secure their safe passage, while Xue Qinghe warned Madara to be careful in Spirit City.
• Xue Qinghe and Dugu Bo entered Spirit City first, and Madara surveyed the powerful stronghold before the Grandmaster arrived to greet the academy.
• Mumu rushed at Madara, who dodged him and praised his improvement, while the Grandmaster explained that Mumu had insisted on coming to watch the matches.
• The Grandmaster apologized to Tang San for the hardships he had endured, and Madara urged the Grandmaster to speak with the woman waiting behind the group.
• After Shrek Academy reached its quarters, Spirit Hall guards summoned Madara to meet the Pope, and he followed them without hesitation.

Madara entered the Pope’s Palace and met Bibi Dong, whose overwhelming strength left him eager to find a stronger opponent to pursue. Bibi Dong offered him a high-ranking position in Spirit Hall, but Madara rejected it, declaring that only power interested him.

• Madara entered the Pope’s Palace and saluted Bibi Dong, recognizing her as far stronger than Tang Hao.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo challenged Madara for not kneeling, but Dugu Bo defended him and Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to stand down.
• Ning Fengzhi presented Madara to Bibi Dong as the young hero who had helped resolve trouble on the road.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Madara had competed in the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition, and he said he had not.
• Bibi Dong offered Madara the rank of Platinum Bishop if he joined Spirit Hall, but Madara refused and said he wanted only strength and power.
• Bibi Dong regarded Madara more seriously after hearing his answer.

Madara learned from Bibi Dong that stronger experts existed on the continent, then encountered Yu Tianheng and the Spirit Hall Golden Generation on his way back to the academy. Yan revealed his growing strength and enduring hatred for Madara before leaving with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, promising their conflict would continue.

• Bibi Dong confirmed to Madara that experts stronger than her existed on the continent, rekindling his desire to fight powerful opponents.
• Yu Tianheng confronted Madara to avenge an earlier defeat, but Madara ignored him until Yu Tianheng attacked; Madara stopped him effortlessly and overwhelmed him with killing intent.
• Yan intervened and freed Yu Tianheng from Madara's grip, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena warned Yu Tianheng that Madara was too strong for him.
• Madara recognized Yan, who had risen from Spirit King to Soul Emperor through a year of training driven by hatred for him.
• Yan rejected Madara's invitation to fight, promised they would have time to settle things, and left with Xie Yue and Hu Liena.

Grandmaster told the Shrek Academy team that Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy had merged, and Madara revealed that Yan had become a Soul Emperor. Madara then discovered Tang Hao watching him and learned that Tang Hao had returned to protect Tang San during the tournament.

• Grandmaster announced that Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy had merged, and Tang San and Dai Mubai urged the team to stay confident.
• Madara revealed that the Golden Generation had two Spirit Kings and one Soul Emperor, Yan, whom Madara had injured in the Extreme North.
• Madara sensed someone watching him, followed the cloaked figure into a noodle shop, and identified him as Tang Hao.
• Madara challenged Tang Hao for abandoning Tang San, and Tang Hao said he had returned to guard against Bibi Dong and serve as Tang San's final safeguard.
• Madara left without revealing Tang Hao's presence and told him to speak to Tang San himself, then stuck Tang Hao with the bill for two bowls of expensive ramen.

Madara accompanied Xiao Wu to hunt for her fourth Spirit Ring, but discovered she had secretly obtained one without killing a Spirit Beast. When he confronted her, Xiao Wu revealed that she was a Spirit Beast, and Madara demanded to know why she had hidden it.

• After Xiao Wu became a Soul Ancestor, the Grandmaster assigned Madara to help her find a Spirit Ring, and Madara accepted.
• Madara questioned Xiao Wu during their search, suspecting that she was hiding something.
• Xiao Wu asked to wash her face by a stream, then secretly absorbed a purple Spirit Ring without any Spirit Beast nearby.
• Madara pretended to be trapped by a beast tide and used an illusion to expose Xiao Wu's deception.
• Xiao Wu revealed that she was not human and placed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red on the ground, exposing her Spirit Beast aura.
• Madara recognized Xiao Wu as a rabbit Spirit Beast and asked why she had concealed her identity; Xiao Wu agreed to tell him.

Madara returned with Xiao Wu and agreed to keep her Spirit Beast identity secret, then confronted Dai Mubai’s elder brother, Dai Weisi, and his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun. Madara drove them away after their arrival provoked him, while Dai Weisi left promising to meet Dai Mubai on the battlefield.

• Madara agreed to keep Xiao Wu’s Spirit Beast identity secret in exchange for her promise to protect Xiao San and never hurt him.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun arrived at Shrek Academy, and Madara recognized their resemblance to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Weisi challenged Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Zhu Zhuqing about their coming confrontation.
• Madara hurled a jar at Dai Weisi, then advanced on him with his scythe and War Fan, furious at his treatment of Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuyun transformed and joined Dai Weisi as a Hell White Tiger, but they retreated under Madara’s pressure.
• Dai Weisi left after telling Dai Mubai that they would meet on the battlefield, and Zhu Zhuqing approached her tearful partner.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing led Shrek Team to defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, breaking Dai Mubai free of his family’s fate. Yu Tianheng then arrived to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team’s upcoming battle against Spirit Hall, declared Tang San his future rival, and entered the arena as the Golden Generation arrived.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing joined Shrek Team’s confrontation with Star Luo Royal Academy, and the teams summoned matching Hell White Tigers through their Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Dai Mubai defeated Dai Weisi and helped Shrek Team win, surprising Madara with the pair’s strength.
• Madara met Yu Tianheng, who admitted he could not keep up with Madara and heard him recall Hashirama as someone who had once defeated him.
• Yu Tianheng chose Tang San as a future rival and led Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team into the arena for its match against Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianheng urged Tang San to watch the match and avenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, while Yan challenged Tang San to reach the final round.

Shrek watched Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Yan revealed a terrifying black-flame spirit skill and taunted Madara. Madara recognized Yan’s altered fire Soul Power and left to prepare a trump card for Xiao San before the final, while Yan vowed to make him suffer.

• Tang San worried about Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and Madara reminded him that strength mattered most.
• Dai Mubai suggested Shrek watch Heaven Dou Royal Academy face Spirit Hall, and the group took seats in the stands.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, trapping Heaven Dou Royal Academy in crimson mist while Yan fought Yu Tianheng.
• Yan’s black flames overwhelmed the Heaven Dou team, and his Furious Fire Sky Burst left Yu Tianheng screaming in agony despite showing no visible wounds.
• Yan taunted Madara and threatened his family, while Madara recognized the change in Yan’s fire Soul Power and left to prepare a trump card for Xiao San.
• Yan kicked aside Yu Tianheng and left, thinking he would first collect interest from Madara’s little brother.

The Shrek Team prepared for its difficult battle against the Golden Generation, while Madara promised Tang San a secret countermeasure against Yan. After Dugu Yan asked for help, Madara removed the hatred power afflicting Yu Tianheng and restored his senses.

• Grandmaster outlined a strategy for the Shrek Team and promised them a trump card against the Golden Generation's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Madara told Tang San he would teach him a secret trump card to use against Yan.
• Dugu Yan came to Madara and begged him to save Yu Tianheng, who had been injured by Yan.
• Madara sensed that hatred power was tormenting Yu Tianheng and absorbed it with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Yu Tianheng regained his senses, thanked Madara, and embraced the tearful Dugu Yan.

Madara told the Grandmaster that Yu Tianheng was out of danger and learned that the Grandmaster had prepared a Seven-in-One Combination Skill for the tournament. At Spirit Hall, Yan struggled to control the dark power in his body, revealed that Madara had injured him in the Extreme North, and was sent to seek help from the Great Elder.

• Madara reassured Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng was out of danger and jokingly claimed elder status through Dugu Bo.
• The Grandmaster told Madara that his team would use a Seven-in-One Combination Skill, inspired by Madara’s azure giant, and Madara said he had prepared a soul bone for the children.
• Yan went to Bibi Dong as black smoke erupted from his body, and Bibi Dong used her Soul Power to suppress the uncontrolled energy.
• Yan told Bibi Dong that he had seen the person who injured him, but insisted he would reclaim what he lost himself.
• Bibi Dong advised Yan to seek the Great Elder’s help and learned that Madara had injured him in the Extreme North.