Recaps

Mu En gave Chen Yuan the Self-Created Soul Skill Reign Over the World and planned to cultivate him as his disciple, while Chen Yuan accepted the benefits of Mu En’s support. Later, Chen Yuan visited Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall, where Jiang Nannan tried to bargain after the fish had sold out.

• Mu En passed Reign Over the World to Chen Yuan as payment and urged him to use it in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament.
• Mu En decided to establish a bond with Chen Yuan and planned to take him as a disciple and arrange suitable Soul Bones for him.
• Chen Yuan welcomed the prospect of Mu En’s resources and support, then went to Huo Yuhao’s grilled-fish stall to support him and find Bei Bei.
• Chen Yuan bought Huo Yuhao’s five remaining grilled fish and left a Gold Soul Coin on deposit for future purchases.
• Jiang Nannan arrived after the grilled fish had sold out and tried to persuade Huo Yuhao to lower the price, but he refused.

Chen Yuan and Xu Sanshi teamed up to ambush Bei Bei after Chen Yuan persuaded Xu Sanshi with grilled fish and claimed Bei Bei’s family elders wanted him taught a lesson. The fight escalated as Tang Ya prepared to use her Dragon Whisker Needle, while Bei Bei resisted the two attackers.

• Jiang Nannan left without buying grilled fish, and Chen Yuan bought the five remaining fish from Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Sanshi asked Chen Yuan to give him two fish for Jiang Nannan, and Chen Yuan agreed on the condition that Xu Sanshi help him beat up Bei Bei.
• Chen Yuan gave Xu Sanshi two fish and advised him to resolve things with Jiang Nannan, but Xu Sanshi insisted nothing had changed between them.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived at the stall, and Chen Yuan and Xu Sanshi suddenly attacked Bei Bei together.
• Bei Bei defended himself with his dragon claw and Thunderbolt, while Tang Ya prepared her Dragon Whisker Needle and Bei Bei warned her not to use it on a fellow student.
• Xu Sanshi struck Bei Bei with Mystic Underworld Shock as Chen Yuan continued fighting him, and Chen Yuan urged Xu Sanshi to help tear out Bei Bei’s dragon tendons.

Chen Yuan helped Xu Sanshi teach Bei Bei a lesson, earning Mu En’s Self-Created Soul Skill as his reward, and sold Bei Bei two Mystic Water Pills for Huo Yuhao. At the cafeteria, Chen Yuan confronted Wang Dong'er about her disguise and prompted her to question whether it had been her choice.

• Chen Yuan used his third Soul Skill to defeat Bei Bei during the sparring match with Xu Sanshi.
• Chen Yuan told Bei Bei that Mu En had rewarded him with the Self-Created Soul Skill Reign Over the World, and Bei Bei realized Mu En wanted him to improve.
• Bei Bei asked Chen Yuan to sell him a Mystic Water Pill for Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi gave Bei Bei the pill he had won in their bet.
• Chen Yuan handed Bei Bei another Mystic Water Pill, then left with Xu Sanshi and headed for the cafeteria.
• Chen Yuan tried to avoid Wang Dong'er, but she confronted him about exposing her disguise; he asked whether dressing as a boy had truly been her idea.

Chen Yuan visited the Treasure Appreciation Fair to buy Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, hoping to improve his body and support his future cultivation. After securing it at a discount, he ran into someone who recognized him.

• Xiao Xiao prepared for the Freshman Assessment while training near Rank 24, and Huo Yuhao reached Rank 19 after receiving another Mystic Water Pill.
• Chen Yuan learned that Zhou Yi had received a major disciplinary demerit and that Wang Dong'er had transferred into Class Nine, where she met Huo Yuhao.
• Chen Yuan reached Rank 46 and resolved to obtain Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber to strengthen his body and prepare for future cultivation.
• Chen Yuan found the Whale Rubber at the Treasure Appreciation Fair and bought it for 4,800 Gold Soul Coins after his discount.
• As Chen Yuan put the Whale Rubber into his Storage Soul Tool, someone greeted him as Senior Chen Yuan.

Ning Tian repaid Chen Yuan for saving her by buying him Whale Rubber and giving him two Soul Tools, while discussing his opinion of Soul Tools. She left him with the gifts and went on her way, as Wu Feng anxiously waited for her return at the Female Dormitory.

• Ning Tian insisted on repaying Chen Yuan and offered to buy him an item, so Chen Yuan asked her to purchase a piece of Whale Rubber.
• Ning Tian bought all the Whale Rubber on display for Chen Yuan, despite his protests.
• Ning Tian asked Chen Yuan what he thought of Soul Tools, and he said they were useful tools but could not be used without Soul Power.
• Ning Tian gave Chen Yuan two Class 4 Propulsion Soul Tools from Mingde Hall and told him he could repay her someday with a suitable Soul Tool.
• Ning Tian placed the gifts in a Storage Soul Tool and left, while Wu Feng waited anxiously for her at the Female Dormitory.

Chen Yuan refined ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, discovered that his Ultimate Fire negated its side effects, and continued strengthening his body. After returning to Shrek Academy, he accepted an unusually well-paid assignment that required at least four Soul Rings.

• Chen Yuan swallowed the melted Whale Rubber and meditated through the night as its nourishing energy strengthened his physique.
• Chen Yuan realized his Ultimate Fire made him immune to the Whale Rubber’s yang-energy side effects and continued refining it.
• Chen Yuan bathed and cooked a feast for Dali Gu, then considered Dali Gu’s likely evolution and the powerful sacred weapons they might gain.
• Chen Yuan returned to Shrek Academy and accepted a teacher’s assignment offering two hundred Gold Soul Coins per day to someone with at least four Soul Rings.

Chen Yuan met Wang Yan to discuss recording freshmen’s Martial Souls during the assessment and asked for advice about cultivating his younger sister Yaya’s ordinary Swan Martial Soul. Wang Yan outlined possible Soul Ring paths for her, leaving Chen Yuan with guidance to consider as he prepared to help at the assessment.

• Chen Yuan visited Wang Yan’s office after accepting his task to record freshmen’s Martial Souls during the Freshman Assessment Round-Robin.
• Wang Yan explained that Chen Yuan would observe matches in other areas and record as many freshmen’s Martial Souls as possible.
• Chen Yuan asked Wang Yan how to cultivate Yaya, whose Swan Martial Soul had Innate Soul Power of 2.5.
• Wang Yan said Yaya would likely become a Soul Elder and suggested pursuing a higher-grade Swan, hunting birds with sacred and Light Attributes, or choosing prey birds for offensive skills.
• Wang Yan recommended swan-type Soul Beasts and said a first-ring flight ability would help Yaya, though Chen Yuan doubted her weak Martial Soul could support it.

Chen Yuan visited the Freshman Assessment grounds while Wang Yan prepared to supervise the matches. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao won their first match against Freshman Class Three, and Wang Yan stopped Xiao Xiao's enormous cauldron before it struck their opponents.

• Chen Yuan entered the Assessment Zone with Wang Yan, then left to look around while Wang Yan prepared to supervise six teams.
• Wang Yan explained the assessment rules and announced the first match between Freshman Class Nine and Freshman Class Three.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao released their martial souls and used Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing to coordinate their attacks.
• Xiao Xiao's cauldrons stunned Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng while Wang Dong'er moved to take out Zhao Haochen, the opposing team's support Soul Master.
• Wang Yan intervened before Xiao Xiao's Soul Suppressing Cauldron struck Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng, confirming the victory for Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao's team won its first Freshman Assessment match, and Wang Yan became interested in Huo Yuhao's unusual martial soul. Xiao Xiao mistook Chen Yuan's visit for a show of support, then arranged to take a walk with him after the next day's assessment.

• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao defeated Ouyang Junyi's team without using Soul Skills, earning their first match victory.
• Wang Yan wondered about Huo Yuhao's martial soul and planned to learn more about him during the assessment.
• Xiao Xiao spotted Chen Yuan and excitedly grabbed his clothes, but he explained that he had come to deliver notes to Wang Yan.
• Chen Yuan told Xiao Xiao that upper-year students had fewer classes and more time for independent cultivation.
• Xiao Xiao asked Chen Yuan to take a walk with her after the next day's assessment, and he agreed.

Xiao Xiao broke through to Level 25 and reflected on how Chen Yuan’s talent had changed her view of herself. Before the assessment, Wang Yan urged Chen Yuan to explore the Dragon Soul in his Martial Soul and asked him to record information about the twins’ hair Body Martial Souls.

• Xiao Xiao cultivated after the battle and broke through to Level 25.
• Xiao Xiao recalled learning about Chen Yuan’s unusual background and how his achievements had humbled her pride in her Twin Martial Souls.
• Wang Yan told Chen Yuan that his Coiling Dragon Staff lacked a Dragon Soul, while records described a true version containing the Heavenly Awakening Sacred Golden Dragon and its Indomitable trait.
• Wang Yan urged Chen Yuan to investigate the Dragon Soul within his Martial Soul, believing it might grant him an undiscovered ability.
• As the assessment approached, Wang Yan asked Chen Yuan to record the Martial Souls of the twins with hair Body Martial Souls.

Xiao Xiao arrived just before the Freshman Assessment began, while Chen Yuan observed the Lan Sisters and then watched Ning Tian's team win its match. The chapter ended with Ning Tian worried that Wu Feng's obvious feelings for her and jealous behavior would interfere with her plans to find a suitable partner at Shrek.

• Xiao Xiao arrived at the Assessment Zone after oversleeping, and Wang Yan announced the start of the matches.
• Chen Yuan considered the strengths and weaknesses of the Lan Sisters' hair Martial Souls and left before their team used its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Tian removed an opponent's control effect and boosted Wu Feng, who defeated the opposing team's Battle Soul Master while Nanmen Yun'er beat another opponent.
• Ning Tian rebuked Wu Feng for ignoring their plan and fighting recklessly, while Wu Feng insisted she could protect Ning Tian herself.
• Ning Tian reflected that she had come to Shrek to find a suitable partner, but feared Wu Feng's jealousy would sabotage her efforts.

Chen Yuan recorded Ning Tian’s unusual purification Soul Skill and discussed its limits and the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect’s research into evolving the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Ning Tian confided the sect’s predicament to him, then reflected on the sacrifices and lost hopes behind its pursuit of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

• Chen Yuan noted Ning Tian’s Second Soul Skill, and Wu Feng challenged him for being near Ning Tian.
• Ning Tian asked whether Chen Yuan had used the Whale Rubber she gave him, then offered to provide cultivation resources at half price.
• Chen Yuan explained that he was recording observable details about the new students and correctly guessed that Ning Tian’s Soul Skill purified abnormal conditions caused by external forces.
• Ning Tian told Chen Yuan that her Soul Skill was one of several variations developed by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect while trying to evolve the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
• Ning Tian asked Chen Yuan to keep the sect’s information secret, then reflected on the sect’s sacrifices and its uncertain hope of finding the immortal herb Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao explored Shrek Academy and ran into Xu Sanshi and Ma Xiaotao, who was seeking Huo Yuhao to suppress her raging Evil Fire. As Ma Xiaotao passed Chen Yuan, her fire aura vanished near him, leaving her wondering whether he possessed an exceptionally powerful fire martial soul.

• Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao set out to explore Sea God Lake and encountered the disheveled Xu Sanshi followed by Ma Xiaotao.
• Xiao Xiao noticed Ma Xiaotao's appearance and watched Chen Yuan react with undisguised disgust.
• Ma Xiaotao asked Chen Yuan whether he had seen Huo Yuhao, and Xu Sanshi explained that she needed him to help suppress her Evil Fire.
• Chen Yuan told Ma Xiaotao that Huo Yuhao was probably cultivating in the dormitory, and Xu Sanshi led her there.
• Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire aura disappeared as she passed Chen Yuan, making her suspect that he had a powerful fire-attributed martial soul.

Chen Yuan warned Xiao Xiao to avoid Ma Xiaotao and explained that several Shrek figures she had met were Title Douluo. Back in the dorm, he heard the voice of a remnant soul asking to borrow the Gold of Life.

• Ma Xiaotao noticed Chen Yuan but left without approaching him, while Xu Sanshi told her Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao were a couple.
• Chen Yuan called Ma Xiaotao dangerous and advised Xiao Xiao to stay away from her, and Xiao Xiao agreed.
• Chen Yuan told Xiao Xiao that Gong Changlong and the old man at the entrance were both Title Douluo.
• Chen Yuan returned to the dorm alone and heard a remnant soul say it had stabilized and ask to borrow the Gold of Life.

Chen Yuan let Electrolux purify the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, revealing the Gold of Life, and agreed to Electrolux’s recommendation to fuse it with his heart. The chapter ended with Electrolux preparing to explain why he chose the heart.

• Chen Yuan met Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness and agreed to lend him the Gold of Life so he could stabilize his Divine Sense.
• Electrolux took control of Chen Yuan’s body and used Chen Yuan’s fire to purify the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• Electrolux burned away the knife’s evil face, revealing the Gold of Life as transparent liquid metal.
• Electrolux recommended fusing the Gold of Life with Chen Yuan’s heart, and Chen Yuan agreed to trust his advice.
• Electrolux thanked Chen Yuan and began to explain why he had chosen the heart.

Chen Yuan fused Gold of Life with his heart, creating the Heart of Life and greatly strengthening his body while speeding up his Soul Power cultivation. Electrolux went back to sleep, and Chen Yuan began cultivating as his Soul Power neared a breakthrough.

• Electrolux guided Chen Yuan to place Gold of Life against his heart and directed its life force through his blood vessels.
• Gold of Life nourished Chen Yuan's body, toughened his meridians, and freed more of his Soul Power for cultivation, increasing his cultivation speed.
• Electrolux explained that the fused Gold of Life would continuously nourish Chen Yuan and named his heart the Heart of Life.
• Electrolux entered slumber after saying Chen Yuan would need to explore the Heart of Life's other benefits himself.
• Chen Yuan estimated that his improved constitution could let him absorb a Soul Ring of at least twenty-eight thousand years when he obtained his Fifth Soul Ring.
• Chen Yuan began cultivating immediately after sensing that his Soul Power was close to breaking through.

Chen Yuan broke through to Level 47 and continued cultivating while the Freshman Assessment advanced to its elimination round. After learning that Huo Yuhao possessed the Spirit Eye Body Martial Soul, Wang Yan reported him to Xuan Zi, who decided to watch the next matches.

• Chen Yuan reached Level 47, and he challenged Bei Bei to spar once Bei Bei became a Soul Ancestor.
• Chen Yuan sat out the next day's assessment to stabilize his cultivation while Wang Yan watched the matches and saw the Lan Sisters' Heavenly Net Martial Soul Fusion Skill interrupted by Huo Yuhao's Soul Shock.
• The round-robin stage ended, and the lower-ranked teams were eliminated from the Freshman Assessment.
• Wang Yan told Xuan Zi that Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was the Body Martial Soul Spirit Eye and that he was not from the Body Sect.
• Xuan Zi explained that the Lan Sisters' hair Martial Souls were low-grade Body Martial Souls and decided to watch the elimination round to see Huo Yuhao.

Chen Yuan accompanied Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi to watch the Freshman Assessment finals, where Chen Yuan predicted Dai Huabin’s team would win because of its likely Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Yan Shaozhe revealed that the unusually talented freshmen might be allowed to compete for the Reserve Team, leaving Xu Sanshi surprised by the possible change to the selection rules.

• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi persuaded Chen Yuan to take them into the Assessment Zone to watch the finals.
• Chen Yuan predicted Dai Huabin’s team would win, citing its stronger cultivation and the likely Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Wang Dong'er asked to join the Tang Sect, and Tang Ya promised to accept her if she won the final; Xiao Xiao declined to consider joining for now.
• Yan Shaozhe brought Chen Yuan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi to his platform and let them stay to watch the match.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that this year’s talented freshmen could participate in the Reserve Team Selection, surprising Xu Sanshi.

Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo negotiated the Soul Tool Department’s place in the Shrek Reserve Team, while Chen Yuan revealed that He Caitou was an exceptionally talented Food System Soul Master and Level 3 Soul Engineer. The competition was about to begin, and the students speculated that their year’s team could be overwhelmingly strong.

• Qian Duoduo challenged Yan Shaozhe over the Martial Soul Department’s treatment of the Soul Tool Department and asked for students to be sent there earlier.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo agreed that the Reserve Team would include a Soul Tool Department student, who would represent the academy in the tournament five years later.
• Qian Duoduo demanded the right to choose someone from the Martial Soul Department, and Yan Shaozhe agreed only if he approved the candidate.
• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei discussed which freshmen might join their Reserve Team, and Chen Yuan mentioned a Food System Soul Elder their age.
• Chen Yuan revealed that He Caitou was also a Level 3 Soul Engineer, leaving Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi astonished by his talent.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xiao Xiao battled Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie in the Freshman Assessment finals, while Qian Duoduo arranged for Huo Yuhao to join the Soul Tool Department. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu unleashed the Hell White Tiger, and when Huo Yuhao caught the falling Wang Dong'er, their Soul Power and Martial Souls began fusing.

• Wang Dong'er attacked Dai Huabin while Xiao Xiao harried Zhu Lu, and Huo Yuhao evaded Cui Yajie's charm and Fox Tail Needle with Spiritual Detection and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Huo Yuhao disrupted Dai Huabin with a spiritual attack, helping Wang Dong'er break through his White Tiger Protective Barrier, while Xiao Xiao's cauldrons slowed Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
• Qian Duoduo asked Yan Shaozhe to assign Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department, and Yan Shaozhe agreed as long as Huo Yuhao was willing.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu transformed into the Hell White Tiger, which knocked Xiao Xiao's cauldron aside and endured Wang Dong'er's Butterfly Goddess Light.
• The Hell White Tiger's roar disrupted Wang Dong'er, causing a Trident mark to appear on her forehead as she fell, and Huo Yuhao caught her.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's Soul Power and Martial Souls abruptly connected and began fusing.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er unexpectedly unleashed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, but Du Weilun intervened before the skills could collide. Xiao Xiao defeated Cui Yajie, leaving Xiao Xiao's team as the Freshman Assessment champions while Chen Yuan resolved to keep Wang Dong'er out of the Reserve Team.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er fused their martial souls, and Du Weilun broke free of their skill's restriction before knocking the Hell White Tiger out of the arena.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fell unconscious outside the arena, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er collapsed from exhaustion.
• Chen Yuan decided to avoid Wang Dong'er and prevent her from joining the Shrek Seven Devils Reserve Team, and he told Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi that Huo Yuhao's fusion skill was stronger than the Hell White Tiger.
• Xiao Xiao trapped Cui Yajie beneath her Soul Suppressing Cauldron and battered it with her fists until Cui Yajie passed out.
• Du Weilun stopped Xiao Xiao, who realized she had won the Freshman Assessment.

Chen Yuan celebrated Xiao Xiao’s Freshman Assessment victory before returning to cultivate with Whale Rubber, while Sea God Tang San watched Douluo Planet and vowed to keep Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny, within his grasp. The chapter ended as Tang San recalled that events had changed drastically four thousand years earlier.

• Du Weilun announced Wang Dong'er’s team as the Freshman Assessment champions, and Xiao Xiao was named a Core Disciple while Huo Yuhao was left off the list.
• Chen Yuan congratulated Xiao Xiao in his thoughts, said goodbye to Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, and returned to his dormitory to cultivate.
• Chen Yuan consumed nearly a thousand-year piece of Whale Rubber and felt its medicinal power rapidly strengthening his body.
• Sea God Tang San watched Douluo Planet and declared that Huo Yuhao could not escape his grasp, since the Child of Destiny was vital to the Tang Sect’s revival.
• Tang San reflected on his rise to godhood, the damage his choices had caused the God Realm and Douluo Planet, and how his plans had changed four thousand years earlier.

Tang San schemed to bind the Douluo Continent’s Child of Destiny to the Tang Sect through his daughter Xiao Qi, hoping to restore his faith and power. Meanwhile, Chen Yuan bought intelligence to find a suitable Fifth Soul Ring and was shocked by one of the listed Soul Beasts.

• Tang San recalled the Sun Moon Continent’s invasion, his failure to intervene, and the Tang Sect’s destruction as his sources of faith dwindled.
• Tang San planned to draw the Child of Destiny into the Tang Sect and bring him under his control through Xiao Qi.
• Chen Yuan paid the Nine Treasures Pavilion seven thousand Gold Soul Coins for intelligence on potential Fifth Soul Ring candidates.
• Chen Yuan reviewed the Soul Beast reports ahead of his vacation, during which he planned to awaken children’s Martial Souls in Small Lake Village and hunt for his Fifth Soul Ring.
• Chen Yuan saw a Soul Beast in the intelligence that he believed had gone extinct in ancient times.

Chen Yuan identified a mysterious Soul Beast as a possible Golden Lion Mastiff and chose it as his preferred Fifth Soul Ring, despite its terrifying strength. He then challenged Bei Bei to a sparring match at the Spirit Fighting Arena, where Bei Bei attacked after Chen Yuan said he would use neither his martial soul nor Soul Skills.

• Chen Yuan examined a portrait and records of an unidentified, powerful Soul Beast and suspected it was a Golden Lion Mastiff born from ancestral reversion.
• Chen Yuan selected the Golden Lion Mastiff as his top choice for a Fifth Soul Ring and kept two other Soul Beasts as alternatives.
• Chen Yuan returned to the dormitory and told Bei Bei that his chosen Soul Beast had at least 25,000 years of cultivation.
• Chen Yuan persuaded Bei Bei to fight him at the Spirit Fighting Arena before vacation began.
• Chen Yuan declared that he would not use his martial soul or Soul Skills, and Bei Bei charged with Thunder Fury and Thunder Dragon Claw.

Chen Yuan decisively defeated Bei Bei in the Soul Fighting Arena, forcing him to recognize the gap between them and resolve to train harder. Back at the dormitory, Chen Yuan and Bei Bei discussed their vacation plans with Xu Sanshi.

• Chen Yuan countered Bei Bei’s speed and dragon-claw attacks, then knocked him down with a Rising Dragon Fist.
• Bei Bei unleashed Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt Dragon Head, but Chen Yuan emerged from the explosion virtually unharmed and stopped his next punch just short of Bei Bei’s face.
• Bei Bei accepted his defeat and promised to train properly so he could grow stronger and help revive the Tang Sect with Tang Ya.
• Chen Yuan carried the exhausted Bei Bei back to the dormitory, where Xu Sanshi discovered his condition and asked what had happened.
• Bei Bei said he would stay at the academy to train during vacation, while Chen Yuan planned to return home, help awaken children’s martial souls, and seek his Fifth Soul Ring.