Recaps

Gu Xuan used his changing systems to gain power and manipulate events around Tang San, from their first Spirit Awakening to their arrival at Shrek Academy. The stretch ended with Gu Xuan, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing facing Zhao Wuji’s entrance test, as Tang San lost control from fear.

• Gu Xuan contracted Tang San during the Spirit Awakening ceremony, sharing Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power and evolving his own scythe into the Scythe of Shadows.
• At Nuoding Academy, Gu Xuan defeated Wang Sheng and Xiao Wu, then used a Premium Contract Card to bind Xiao Wu to him.
• Gu Xuan sacrificed Yu Xiaogang during a Mandala Snake attack, while Tang San fought the beast and later removed Yu Xiaogang’s poisoned kidney to save him.
• Tang San absorbed a Blood-Patterned Morning Glory spirit ring, while Gu Xuan opened an Epic Blind Box and gained a thousand-year Fire-Attribute Spirit Ring that raised him to Level Thirteen.
• At the Rose Hotel, Dai Mubai defeated Tang San and struck him in the groin after Gu Xuan altered the system’s plot entry, leaving Tang San in hospital for an operation.
• After recovering, Tang San joined Gu Xuan and Xiao Wu on the way to Shrek Academy, where Gu Xuan, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing passed the initial admission test.
• Zhao Wuji announced a trial in which the applicants had to withstand Dai Mubai for one incense stick, and Tang San trembled and wet himself.

Gu Xuan repeatedly alters events around Tang San as the Shrek students train, while Tang San’s failures and Yu Xiaogang’s arrival strain relations at the academy. The students prepare for combat at the Soto Great Spirit Arena, with Tang San indebted to Drunken Flower House and relegated to the substitute bench.

• Tang San failed the entrance exam after Gu Xuan altered his final approach, but Flender let him stay after reading Yu Xiaogang’s letter.
• Gu Xuan joined Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing as official Shrek students, then helped subdue a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent intended for Oscar.
• Tang San lost to Meng Yiran after Gu Xuan altered the fight, costing Oscar the serpent’s spirit ring, before the Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and she returned with a new ring.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San had failed the entrance exam and confronted Zhao Wuji, who recounted Tang San wetting himself and kneeling during the test.
• Yu Xiaogang joined Shrek Academy as Tang San’s personal teacher, while the other students questioned his credentials and avoided pairing with Tang San.
• Tang San entered Drunken Flower House, fell for a Honey Trap, and was beaten and made to clean toilets, leaving him with a debt he refused to repay through encounters with male guests.
• Flender ordered the students to earn Silver Spirit Master Badges at the Soto Great Spirit Arena, paired Dai Mubai with Tang San, and assigned Tang San to the substitute bench after his two losses.

Shrek traveled to Suotuo City to compete at the Great Spirit Arena, where Gu Xuan rose to fame while Tang San’s disastrous duel made him a notorious attraction. After Shrek built a twenty-seven-match winning streak, Manager Ao offered Flender a lucrative main-arena battle against a powerful Silver-ranked team and asked him to field Gu Xuan and Tang San together.

• Flender took Shrek to Suotuo City for spirit duels, while Yu Xiaogang searched for the missing Tang San and found him working off a debt at Drunken Flower House.
• Gu Xuan defeated Blue Cat in his first arena match, and Shrek won most of its other duels despite Ma Hongjun’s losses.
• Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San to fight as Shrek Number Eight, but Tang San’s bout ended in a humiliating defeat after his injuries triggered an explosive bout of diarrhea.
• The arena demanded compensation for the cleanup and audience refunds, so Yu Xiaogang paid eighty Gold Soul Coins and agreed to arrange a week of matches for Tang San.
• Gu Xuan led Shrek to defeat the Berserk Team, while Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s damage to the academy’s image.
• Shrek dominated the next month at the arena, winning twenty-seven team battles as Gu Xuan became popular and Tang San became known as the King of Shit.
• At the start of a new month, Gu Xuan received the Battle Rating Drop System, and Manager Ao asked Flender to move Shrek’s battle to the Central Main Spirit Arena.
• Manager Ao offered generous rewards for Shrek to face a Silver-ranked team and requested that Gu Xuan and Tang San fight together, and Flender accepted after judging Gu Xuan strong enough to handle the opponents.

Shrek Team faced the Imperial Dou Team in a high-stakes battle, where Gu Xuan’s strength secured victory despite Tang San’s worsening injury. The team completed its second training stage, while Gu Xuan reached level 40 and prepared to seek his fourth soul ring.

• Flender put Tang San in the starting lineup and briefed Shrek Team on the powerful Imperial Dou Team, while Gu Xuan predicted Shrek’s victory.
• The teams entered the arena, and Tang San’s injury flared as the battle began.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San engaged Yu Tianheng, but Tang San was struck repeatedly and his injury worsened.
• Gu Xuan burned away Dugu Yan’s poison mist and joined the fight as the Imperial Dou Team attacked in formation.
• Gu Xuan defeated the Shi Family Brothers, Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Osler, and Ye Lingling surrendered to end the match.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed Tang San to a hospital, where the chief physician said the damaged area required complete removal.
• Shrek Team collected its rewards and celebrated with Qin Ming before returning to Shrek Academy to conclude the second training stage.
• Gu Xuan reached level 40 and anticipated absorbing his fourth soul ring, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu discussed their feelings about him and Tang San’s injury.