Recaps

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Wind Baboon's Ten-Year Soul Ring and awakened a rare spiritual-type Body Martial Soul, while Lu Ran secretly gained the weakened Electrolux as an ally. After finding Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect, and he listened with growing excitement.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Huo Yuhao and became his Soul Ring as Tang San sensed an ominous change around Douluo Star and plotted to act through Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Lu Ran welcomed the faint, weakened Electrolux into his spiritual world while traveling with Jiang Nannan and the others.
• Tang Ya and the group found Huo Yuhao beside the Wind Baboon's corpse, and Huo Yuhao woke to reveal that he had absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei realized Huo Yuhao had a rare spiritual-type Body Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao summoned his gleaming white Ten-Year Soul Ring.
• After learning Huo Yuhao was alone, Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect and offered to teach him its skills.

Huo Yuhao left the Duke's Mansion and vowed to return for revenge, while Lu Ran joined Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya on their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest. The four set off together, with Tang Ya still wary that Lu Ran might challenge Bei Bei.

• Huo Yuhao left the Duke's Mansion, took his mother's surname, and ran north, vowing to return and trample the mansion beneath his feet.
• Lu Ran decided to accompany Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he planned to search for Sweet Honey Bees.
• Tang Ya nervously guarded Bei Bei as she waited for Lu Ran, convinced he might challenge him.
• Jiang Nannan introduced Lu Ran to Bei Bei and Tang Ya, and Lu Ran said he wanted to find Sweet Honey and travel with them for safety.
• The four left Shrek Academy together, drew attention from the registration crowd, and walked across the plains toward the forest as Tang Ya suggested names for their group.

Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Lu Ran, and Jiang Nannan met Huo Yuhao in the forest and bought his grilled fish, but he declined Bei Bei’s offer to travel together. After Huo Yuhao defeated a Wind Baboon and saw its Soul Ring, a huge white worm entered his forehead as black specks of light changed direction in the sky.

• Tang Ya enjoyed the forest as the group traveled through it.
• Huo Yuhao bathed by a stream, remembered his mother and vowed revenge on the Duke’s Mansion, then caught and roasted fish.
• Tang Ya paid Huo Yuhao a Silver Soul Coin for grilled fish, and Bei Bei offered to accompany him toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yuhao refused the offer and left, while Tang Ya regretted that he had not joined the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao defeated a Wind Baboon and watched its ten-year Soul Ring form above its corpse.
• A huge white worm entered Huo Yuhao’s forehead, and the black specks of light in the sky stopped and changed direction.

Huo Yuhao absorbed the Wind Baboon’s Ten-Year Soul Ring after Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered his body, while Lu Ran gained the help of a weakened Electrolux. The group found Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya invited him to join the Tang Sect.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Huo Yuhao, and a mysterious force in the Divine Realm noticed that Douluo Star’s future had become difficult to observe.
• Tang San worried about the changes on Douluo Star and considered sending an order to Da Ming and Er Ming while God of Destruction watched him.
• A weakened Electrolux appeared in Lu Ran’s spiritual world and said he would stay with him for a while.
• Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Lu Ran, and Jiang Nannan found Huo Yuhao beside the Wind Baboon’s corpse, and Huo Yuhao woke after absorbing its Ten-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya discovered Huo Yuhao had a spiritual-type Body Martial Soul, learned he was alone, and invited him to join the Tang Sect.

As the group traveled deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, a Mandala Snake ambushed them and escaped Bei Bei’s attacks. Lu Ran revealed his two thousand-year Soul Rings and struck the snake down, leaving everyone stunned.

• Bei Bei explained Tang Sect history and Martial Soul basics to Huo Yuhao while praising Tang Ya as a level-thirty control-type Great Soul Elder.
• A Mandala Snake attacked the group, and Bei Bei used Thunderbolt, Thunder Fury, and Thunder Dragon Claw while Tang Ya fired Sleeve Arrows.
• The Mandala Snake released poisonous mist and escaped through the trees, prompting Bei Bei to order everyone toward open ground.
• Lu Ran revealed two purple Soul Rings and unleashed an attack that shattered trees and silenced the forest.
• A yellow figure emerged from the battered forest with the peach-pink Mandala Snake dangling from its mouth.

Lu Ran revealed his summoned Rock Crystal Dragon, which defeated a Mandala Snake so Tang Ya could absorb its Soul Ring. After the group returned to Shrek Academy, Dean Yan Shaozhe waited at the gate, and Lu Ran said he was ready to register for enrollment.

• Lu Ran summoned the Rock Crystal Dragon, which badly wounded the Mandala Snake and tossed it toward Tang Ya.
• Lu Ran explained that he had summoned the Soul Beast, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm assessed his strength and Huo Yuhao was left stunned.
• Tang Ya killed the dying Mandala Snake and absorbed its Purple Soul Ring, gaining an Entanglement Soul Skill.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy, where Yan Shaozhe was waiting for them at the eastern gate.
• Lu Ran told Yan Shaozhe that they were ready to register for enrollment.

Yan Shaozhe accompanied Lu Ran to Shrek Academy’s registration, where Lu Ran’s extraordinary talent drew attention. Huo Yuhao also attempted to enroll, but his low Soul Power left Du Weilun uncertain whether to accept him, and he looked to Yan Shaozhe for guidance.

• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao realized Yan Shaozhe had come specifically to wait for Lu Ran, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm encouraged Huo Yuhao to stay confident.
• Yan Shaozhe led the group to the registration plaza, where Ning Tian and Wu Feng demonstrated their Martial Souls and qualified for enrollment.
• Lu Ran revealed three purple Soul Rings and level thirty-six Soul Power at age eleven, astonishing the crowd and earning his school badge.
• Huo Yuhao introduced himself with a Spirit Eye Martial Soul, a white Soul Ring, and level eleven Soul Power, prompting Du Weilun to hesitate over his eligibility.
• Tang Ya stepped forward as Du Weilun sought Yan Shaozhe’s guidance about Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was admitted to Shrek Academy through the Tang Sect's exemption slot and planned to collect his Soul Master subsidy. Lu Ran and Jiang Nannan settled into their dormitory and explored Shrek City, where Lu Ran returned to find an unfamiliar boy waiting inside.

• Tang Ya explained that Huo Yuhao had received the Tang Sect's exemption slot, and Du Weilun gave him his school badge and admitted him.
• Huo Yuhao said goodbye to Tang Ya and Bei Bei, then planned to register as a Soul Master and collect his subsidy.
• Lu Ran and Jiang Nannan visited the dormitory building, where Mu En gave Lu Ran the key to Room 110.
• Lu Ran used a gust of wind to clear the dust from their room, and he and Jiang Nannan chose their beds.
• Lu Ran and Jiang Nannan walked through Shrek City, and later Lu Ran found a handsome boy with powder-blue eyes sitting in their open dormitory.

Lu Ran found Wang Dong as his roommate and kicked her out of their room several times without using a Soul Skill. Huo Yuhao arrived at the dormitory and met his roommate Lin Hu, while Wang Dong was left questioning her strength.

• Lu Ran met Wang Dong, who introduced herself and laid down rules for their shared room, but he ignored her and lay on his bed.
• Huo Yuhao collected his Soul Master subsidy, received Room 112's key and freshman badge from Mu En, and headed to the dormitory.
• Wang Dong flew out of Room 110 just as Huo Yuhao passed by, then charged back in and was thrown out again.
• Huo Yuhao reached Room 112 and met his roommate Lin Hu, who pulled him inside to avoid the fight.
• Lu Ran kicked Wang Dong out of Room 110 once more without using a Soul Skill, leaving her stunned and wondering whether he was stronger than she was.

Lu Ran and Wang Dong entered Freshman Class Nine, where their strained relationship drew attention as Mu Jin warned the students that the upcoming assessment would eliminate many of them. Meanwhile, Zhou Yi put another group of freshmen through punishing laps, and Huo Yuhao ran in silence to avoid expulsion.

• Tang San worried that his intervention in his daughter’s actions might have caused an uncertain change in the Nether.
• After three days of Wang Dong refusing to speak to Lu Ran, he entered Freshman Class Nine and saw Ning Tian and Wu Feng among his classmates.
• Wang Dong entered the classroom, avoided Lu Ran, and chose the seat farthest from him.
• Mu Jin introduced herself as the class’s homeroom teacher and warned that the freshman assessment would eliminate half or even two-thirds of the students.
• Zhou Yi made over a hundred students run laps under the blazing sun, while Huo Yuhao silently focused on circulating his Soul Power to avoid expulsion.

Huo Yuhao impressed Zhou Yi with his Spiritual Detection and earned Fan Yu’s promise to teach him Soul Tool crafting. Meanwhile, Lu Ran and Wang Dong discussed the Freshman Assessment, and Huo Yuhao continued cultivating despite his exhaustion.

• Mu Jin appointed Ning Tian class monitor and Wu Feng deputy class monitor for Class Nine.
• Zhou Yi learned that Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye granted Spiritual Detection, then brought him to Fan Yu, who promised to teach him Soul Tool crafting if his skill reached a hundred meters.
• Lu Ran reflected on Shrek’s classes and discussed the Freshman Assessment’s three-person teams with Wang Dong, who declared she would team up alone too.
• Lin Hu found Huo Yuhao meditating after a grueling day and questioned how he could still cultivate.

Huo Yuhao, Chen Hu, and Zhao Chen won their first team assessment match, but Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Huabin as one of the men who had killed his mother. Lu Ran and Wang Dong then faced Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, and Dai Huabin opened the fight with a White Tiger Intense Light Wave.

• Wang Yan explained the team-match assessment rules and called Huo Yuhao, Chen Hu, and Zhao Chen to face Lin Po, Gao Ying, and Chu Sihu.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Sharing as the teams fought, and his team won the match.
• Wang Yan called Lu Ran and Wang Dong to face Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, and Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Huabin and trembled with rage over his mother's death.
• Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie attacked Lu Ran and Wang Dong after the match began.
• Dai Huabin fired a White Tiger Intense Light Wave at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran overwhelmingly defeated Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, while Huo Yuhao watched and was consumed by renewed hatred and resolve to take revenge. As Huo Yuhao left to cultivate, Wang Yan watched him with a thoughtful gaze.

• Lu Ran dodged Dai Huabin's attack, struck him out of the arena, and used Rock Pillars to defeat Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie.
• Wang Yan confirmed Lu Ran's victory as the spectators cheered, while Huo Yuhao stared at Dai Huabin and reflected on his own lack of progress.
• Huo Yuhao's hatred resurfaced, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him to let that hatred drive him toward revenge and godhood.
• Huo Yuhao calmed down enough to tell Chen Hu and Zhao Chen he was fine and wanted to return to cultivate, then left with them.
• Wang Yan watched Huo Yuhao leave with a meaningful expression, while Zhou Yi looked at Mu Jin with jealousy.

As the first day of testing ended, Wang Dong fretted over whether to apologize to Lu Ran, while the turtles in Lu Ran’s Small World resisted eating his Blue Silver Green Wood Vine. The next day, Lu Ran watched ordinary student matches in the stands and said he felt relieved and in a good mood.

• The first day of testing ended after Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er won their match with ease.
• Wang Dong lay awake wondering whether to apologize to Lu Ran, who still had not returned to their room.
• The Turtle Expedition Team found Lu Ran’s Blue Silver Green Wood Vine meadow but, led by Big Turtle, decided not to eat it and left.
• Wang Dong asked Lu Ran why he had suddenly started laughing while they watched ordinary matches in the stands.
• Lu Ran said he felt relieved and was in a pretty good mood.

Lu Ran considered how to accelerate the growth of the Blue Silver Grass and spoke with the newly awakened Electrolux, who said he was too weak to help. In the assessment, Wang Yan stopped Dai Huabin from seriously harming Huo Yuhao and awarded the match to Freshman Class Five.

• Lu Ran considered building a Soul Gathering Soul Tool Array to increase Soul Power and accelerate plant growth in the Small World.
• Lu Ran visited his Sea of Consciousness and found Electrolux newly awakened but too weak to help him.
• Dai Huabin overwhelmed Huo Yuhao and the other students in the assessment, driving Huo Yuhao to call on Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for help.
• Wang Yan knocked Dai Huabin back, stopped the assault, and declared Freshman Class Five the winner.
• Dai Huabin walked away from Zhu Lu after she asked if he was all right.

After Lu Ran and Wang Dong won the Freshman Assessment, Yan Shaozhe offered Lu Ran a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone as a reward. Lu Ran declined it and asked to exchange it for two storefront rentals, leaving Yan Shaozhe stunned.

• The assessment eliminated the bottom two hundred teams, while Huo Yuhao barely advanced to the semifinals in ninetieth place.
• Lu Ran dominated the semifinals, and he and Wang Dong took first place; Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie placed second, while Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er placed third.
• Du Weilun announced that the top three teams would receive academy assistance in obtaining suitable Soul Rings, while Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin onstage and felt bitter resentment.
• Yan Shaozhe offered Lu Ran a ten-thousand-year Canglang Waterfall Dragon Right Leg Bone, but Lu Ran said it did not suit him and asked to exchange it for another reward.
• Lu Ran asked to rent two small storefronts in busy locations, one inside Shrek Academy and one in Shrek City, leaving Yan Shaozhe bewildered.

Lu Ran traded the prospect of a Soul Bone for two valuable shop locations as he planned a business, while Huo Yuhao entered the Soul Guidance Department. Zhou Yi lost her position as head homeroom teacher and left after Du Weilun warned that further complaints would cost her a year of teaching.

• Lu Ran asked Yan Shaozhe to find him a large, busy shop location in Shrek Academy or Shrek City and said he could wait if none were available.
• Lu Ran chose not to take the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, reasoning that it would be more valuable to trade for shops.
• Huo Yuhao joined the Soul Guidance Department without Yan Shaozhe opposing the decision.
• Du Weilun told Zhou Yi that Wang Yan would be head homeroom teacher and she would remain his assistant under supervision because of student complaints and her conduct.
• Zhou Yi left after smashing the office door, and Du Weilun warned that another student complaint would result in her taking a year off.

Lu Ran returned to class after the Freshman Assessment and was joined by Ning Tian and Wu Feng, while Wang Dong watched from across the room. Wang Yan announced he would be the homeroom teacher, but Zhou Yi was assigned to teach the class, leaving the students frightened as Lu Ran calmly watched her enter.

• Lu Ran entered the new classroom alone and sat by the window as the other students watched him.
• Ning Tian sat beside Lu Ran with Wu Feng, told him to look after Wu Feng, and left before class began.
• Wang Yan introduced himself as the homeroom teacher, prompting the students to celebrate because they thought Zhou Yi was gone.
• Wang Yan introduced Zhou Yi as the teacher responsible for lessons, and the students fell silent and trembled.
• Zhou Yi called the students ingrates as she approached the podium, while Lu Ran remained calm and Wu Feng secretly urged him not to act impulsively.

Wang Yan introduced Teacher Zhou as a co-homeroom teacher, but she intimidated the students and left in anger. The students were left dreading the next six years, while Wu Feng spiraled into a fantasy about her Young Lord.

• Lu Ran ignored Teacher Zhou’s furious stare as she pressured the class with her Soul Emperor aura.
• Wang Yan countered Teacher Zhou’s pressure and introduced her as the class’s other homeroom teacher for the next six years.
• Wang Yan praised Teacher Zhou’s teaching despite the students’ fears and Teacher Zhou’s anger over her demotion and loss of authority.
• Teacher Zhou left the classroom, and the students sighed with relief as they worried about the years ahead.
• Wu Feng renewed her resolve to protect the Young Lord, then imagined a conversation with her and muttered to herself.
• Lu Ran watched Wu Feng hug herself and wondered if she had gone delusional.

Wang Yan congratulated the new first-year students and urged them to study Soul Tools, explaining their advantages and the threat of the Sun Moon Empire’s growing technology. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao attended a Soul Tool lesson and became excited about his mental attribute, imagining himself destroying the Duke’s Mansion with Soul Tool cannonballs.

• Wang Yan congratulated the students on entering Shrek Academy’s Outer Academy and reminded them that they needed to reach level twenty to advance to second year.
• Wang Yan presented a Soul Tool Sprayer and explained how Soul Tools differed from traditional weapons and could serve many purposes.
• Lu Ran reflected on Soul Tools’ potential, teased Wu Feng when she questioned his odd expressions, and listened as Wang Yan urged students to take Soul Tool electives.
• At the Soul Guidance Department, Huo Yuhao learned about Soul Tool classifications and imagined using Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs to destroy the Duke’s Mansion.

Lu Ran inspected a storefront provided by Shrek Academy and revealed that he planned to open a milk tea shop. He recruited Cloud Cluster Ground Rats to help prepare the shop, which ended with its new sign going up.

• Yan Shaozhe showed Lu Ran an empty three-story storefront near Shrek Academy, and Lu Ran approved its busy location.
• Lu Ran told Yan Shaozhe that he planned to sell drinks and open a milk tea shop using crops from his Small World.
• Lu Ran summoned a group of Cloud Cluster Ground Rats and introduced their leader, Rat Boss, to Yan Shaozhe.
• Lu Ran and the rats arranged the shop, with Rat Boss directing the others as they carried and organized the supplies.
• Lu Ran and Yan Shaozhe hung a sign reading "Milk Tea Shop" outside the finished storefront.

Lu Ran opened his Milk Tea Shop, where Cloud Cluster Ground Rats prepared drinks and Yan Shaozhe discovered that Lu Ran’s milk tea and Soul Power-infused ingredients could set the shop apart. The shop drew a crowd with Soul Beast greeters, but its menu prices and unfamiliar drinks left customers surprised.

• Lu Ran rejected imitation names and chose to call his business the Milk Tea Shop.
• Lu Ran hired three Cloud Cluster Ground Rats with food and other benefits, and Yan Shaozhe sampled their juice and Lu Ran’s special milk tea.
• Yan Shaozhe noticed that one drink contained Soul Power and realized the Small World could be used to make distinctive products.
• The Milk Tea Shop opened, and two large Soul Beasts held signs outside to attract passersby.
• Customers entered the shop, saw the drink menu, and questioned its high prices and unfamiliar offerings, including Ten-Year Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice.

Lu Ran’s Milk Tea Shop drew a huge crowd in Shrek City as customers flocked to buy drinks made from Soul Beast fruits and served by Cloud Cluster Ground Rats. After a lucrative opening day, Lu Ran counted the earnings and considered how the shop’s premium drinks appealed to status-conscious customers.

• A young man bought Jade Dew Golden Orange juice, praised its flavor, and ordered more, prompting other customers to crowd the counter.
• Lu Ran limited customers to five cups each and directed the growing crowd while Cloud Cluster Ground Rats worked across the shop’s floors.
• The shop stayed busy into the night, and the exhausted Cloud Cluster Ground Rats rested as Lu Ran thanked them and gave them prepared fruit milk tea.
• Lu Ran tallied the day’s sales and found that the shop had earned 7,115 Gold Soul Coins.
• Lu Ran reasoned that Soul Beast fruit milk tea occupied a profitable niche between ordinary drinks and expensive fruit, then decided to buy nuts, grains, and fruit for the Cloud Cluster Ground Rats.

Zhou Yi’s punishing classes left her students exhausted, while Lu Ran shared fruit tea with Ning Tian and Wu Feng and managed his profitable milk tea shop. Zhou Yi later complained to Fan Yu that none of her methods could wear Lu Ran down, and Fan Yu warned her against targeting him.

• Zhou Yi dismissed her class after forcing the students through grueling exercises, and the students complained that they had no way to challenge her training.
• Ning Tian brought Lu Ran fruit tea from his shop, and Wu Feng grew jealous before Ning Tian gave her a cup too.
• Lu Ran explained that Shrek Academy now operated his milk tea shop, with the Cloud Cluster Ground Rats working there, while he only needed to restock it.
• Zhou Yi told Fan Yu that her attempts to exhaust Lu Ran had failed, and Fan Yu urged her to teach properly and warned that Lu Ran had influential supporters.

Lu Ran continued his journey across the Far North, using the Small World to evade Soul Beasts and recover from the cold. He placed a Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow on an ice plain, and a borrowed Soul Tool began flashing a dire warning.

• Zhou Yi angrily denied targeting Yu Hao and complained that Shrek's leaders were interfering in her affairs, while Fan Yu tried to calm her and praised Yu Hao's progress.
• Over three months, Lu Ran's Milk Tea Shop became popular, and copycat drink shops opened across Shrek City but struggled to match its flavors and low costs.
• Lu Ran flew deeper into the Far North on Jade Green Luan, using the Small World to escape a Snow Eagle and recover his Soul Power.
• After another day of travel, Lu Ran reached a level ice plain, sent Jade Green Luan into the Small World, and brought out the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.
• Lu Ran drew out another item, and the indicator on Xuan Zi's feather-shaped Soul Tool flashed red, warning him to leave at once.