Recaps

Ma Xiaotao refined the Blazing Glue with the Ice Empress suppressing its Ultimate Fire, purifying her Evil Fire and preparing her flames to advance. Lu Ran created an icy region in the Small World for the Snow Maiden, who summoned her Martial Soul to withstand the cold and wondered how he had made it snow.

• Ma Xiaotao swallowed the Blazing Glue and began refining it as the Ice Empress suppressed the Ultimate Fire to protect her.
• The Ice Empress asked Lu Ran where he had obtained the Blazing Glue, and he said he had borrowed it from a plant-type, fire-attribute Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Lu Ran showed the Snow Maiden the Small World and explained common knowledge about the human world as they visited its varied landscapes and Soul Beasts.
• The Snow Maiden asked whether the Small World had ice or snow, and Lu Ran used its water and wind elements to create an icy region with heavy snowfall.
• The Snow Maiden summoned her Martial Soul to endure the cold and looked at Lu Ran in confusion, unable to understand how he had created the snowy landscape.

Lu Ran explained his plan to expand the Small World into a refuge for Soul Beasts and argued that humans needed ways to grow stronger without killing them. He left the solution undecided, while Electrolux studied the continent’s power systems and possible alternatives.

• Lu Ran created a small icy region in the Small World and said he wanted to expand it enough to shelter every Soul Beast on the Douluo Continent.
• Lu Ran rejected Snow Maiden’s suspicion that he wanted to monopolize Soul Beast resources and described how human development and Soul Tools had driven Soul Beast numbers down.
• Lu Ran argued that Soul Spirits did not solve the conflict because they deprived Soul Beasts of freedom and could make humans more willing to kill them.
• Lu Ran outlined self-condensed Soul Rings, bestowed Soul Rings, and life-bond contracts as possible ways for Soul Masters to grow without killing Soul Beasts.
• Lu Ran recalled Electrolux advising him to try every method, and explained that Electrolux was studying Soul Power, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Soul Tools, and the proposed alternatives.
• Lu Ran told Snow Maiden that he could not yet say which approach would work, but promised humans would eventually stop relying on killing Soul Beasts to grow stronger.

The Snow Maiden agreed to trust Lu Ran and cultivate while he prepared a home for her. After four hours of Ice Empress suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, Ma Xiaotao purified it and advanced to Ultimate Fire, leaving her overjoyed and embracing Lu Ran.

• The Snow Maiden asked Lu Ran what he needed from her, and he told her to focus on cultivating until he called on her.
• Lu Ran offered to find the Snow Maiden clothes and build her a home, and she agreed to choose a house style in a town or village.
• Lu Ran explained to Ice Empress that he had created an icy region in his Martial Soul space for the Snow Maiden.
• Ice Empress continued suppressing Ma Xiaotao’s Ultimate Fire for four hours while the Snow Maiden cultivated nearby.
• Ma Xiaotao purified her Evil Fire, transformed into a Fire Phoenix, and advanced to Ultimate Fire.
• Ma Xiaotao excitedly hugged Lu Ran and celebrated her freedom from the Evil Fire’s torment.

Ma Xiaotao thanked Lu Ran for helping her reach Ultimate Fire, mistakenly believing he had made great sacrifices for her, and broke down in his arms. Meanwhile, the Snow Maiden prepared to leave the Small World to learn about Soul Tools and grow stronger before helping the Ice Empress face her tribulation.

• Ma Xiaotao thanked the Ice Empress for purifying her Evil Fire, and the Ice Empress said Lu Ran had already paid for the favor with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow.
• Ma Xiaotao imagined Lu Ran had gone to great lengths and sacrificed much for her, then hugged him and cried with gratitude.
• The Ice Empress teased Lu Ran about Ma Xiaotao clinging to him before he sent her out of the Small World.
• The Snow Maiden learned that Ma Xiaotao had successfully absorbed the Blazing Glue, then told the Ice Empress she would leave soon and return in a dozen or so years to help with her tribulation.
• The Snow Maiden planned to study Soul Tools, strengthen herself for the Far North, and prepare to protect the Ice Empress.

Lu Ran and Snow Maiden left the Far North with Ice Empress’s gifts, while Ma Xiaotao tested her newly gained Ultimate Fire in the Small World. After Lu Ran reunited with Ma Xiaotao on the Sylvie Grassland, she clung to him and wondered how he had acquired a little sister.

• Ma Xiaotao calmed down after Lu Ran comforted her, then stayed in the Small World to test her new Ultimate Fire.
• Ice Empress gave Lu Ran Ice Attribute treasures for Snow Maiden, and the three left the Far North together.
• Snow Maiden chose to travel outside the Small World with Lu Ran and settled against him as they flew east.
• Ma Xiaotao unleashed her purified flames in the Small World, destroying sand with Ultimate Fire.
• After landing on the Sylvie Grassland, Lu Ran brought Ma Xiaotao out of the Small World, and she embraced him and asked where they were.
• Ma Xiaotao thanked Lu Ran for helping her and grew curious about how he had gained a little sister.

Ma Xiaotao asked Lu Ran how he had met Xiao Xue and tried to understand their unusual Martial Souls. Lu Ran explained that he had found Xiao Xue alone with her Martial Soul awakened in early childhood, while keeping his meeting with Bing'er secret; Ma Xiaotao accepted his account as they continued traveling together.

• Ma Xiaotao questioned Lu Ran about his origins and wondered how his and Xiao Xue's powerful Martial Souls had mutated.
• Lu Ran told Ma Xiaotao that he had spotted Xiao Xue fishing on a frozen river when she was two or three years old and learned that her adoptive parents had died.
• Lu Ran explained that Xiao Xue's adoptive family had connections to his own, leading him to recognize her as a distant little sister.
• Lu Ran said Xiao Xue's Martial Soul had awakened automatically at birth, and Ma Xiaotao believed him despite her shock.
• Ma Xiaotao asked how Lu Ran had found Bing'er, but he called it a secret, and Ma Xiaotao stayed close to him as they traveled on.

Lu Ran flew across the Seville Grassland with Snow Maiden and spotted a prosperous city where he hoped to find her a suitable home. As they circled above it, Snow Maiden looked over the city with fresh curiosity.

• The Purple Wolf King spotted a fast-moving figure in the sky, readied its pack to defend their pups, then relaxed when the figure passed without attacking.
• Lu Ran, riding the Jade Green Luan, noticed a large city on the grassland and decided to explore it for a house Snow Maiden might like.
• Lu Ran summoned Snow Maiden and told her he wanted to replace the temporary rock castle he had built for her.
• Snow Maiden agreed to follow Lu Ran, and the Jade Green Luan flew toward the city.
• Lu Ran and Snow Maiden circled above the bustling city, taking in its river, walls, and busy outskirts.

Lu Ran took Snow Maiden to a clothing store in Shrek City and bought her hundreds of dresses. After leaving the shop, he introduced her to sugar-roasted chestnuts, which she tasted for the first time.

• Lu Ran descended into the busy street with Snow Maiden and brought her into a clothing store to choose dresses.
• The shop manager guided them upstairs, where Lu Ran picked out dresses for Snow Maiden and then bought every dress that fit her.
• Lu Ran paid the manager 785 Gold Soul Coins and told Snow Maiden they would shop for shoes and hair accessories next.
• Lu Ran bought sugar-roasted chestnuts and gave one to Snow Maiden, who peeled and tasted it.

Lu Ran returned to Shrek Academy with Ma Xiaotao and Snow Maiden, whose arrival and Ultimate Ice shocked Mu En. He secured Snow Maiden a room and protection from the Elders, while Ma Xiaotao excitedly told Yan Shaozhe that she had advanced to Ultimate Fire.

• Lu Ran returned to Shrek Academy with Snow Maiden and Ma Xiaotao and recounted their trip to Mu En.
• Mu En accepted Lu Ran’s request to let Snow Maiden stay beside his room and ordered the Elders not to disturb her.
• Lu Ran showed Snow Maiden her room in Sea God Pavilion and explained the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Ma Xiaotao found Yan Shaozhe and announced that she had advanced to Ultimate Fire after absorbing Blazing Glue with Lu Ran’s help.
• Yan Shaozhe questioned Ma Xiaotao about Blazing Glue and Snow Maiden as she began describing the trip.

Ma Xiaotao told Yan Shaozhe about Lu Ran’s return with Xiao Xue and Senior Bing’er, and how she had advanced to Ultimate Fire. Yan Shaozhe sought answers from Mu En, who told him to respect Lu Ran’s privacy and stop Shrek from investigating.

• Ma Xiaotao explained that Lu Ran found Xiao Xue using Soul Power to freeze a river and learned that her Ultimate Ice Martial Soul had awakened at birth.
• Ma Xiaotao said Lu Ran took Xiao Xue in as his distant little sister and that Senior Bing’er helped her absorb Blazing Glue and advance to Ultimate Fire.
• Yan Shaozhe hurried to the Sea God Pavilion to question Lu Ran, but Mu En told him that Lu Ran and the others had gone to Shrek City.
• Yan Shaozhe pressed Mu En for answers, but Mu En said Lu Ran had his reasons and ordered him not to investigate, promising to restrain the Elders.

Shrek’s elders and deans gathered after learning that Ma Xiaotao had advanced to Ultimate Fire, and Yan Shaozhe explained that Lu Ran had helped her with Blazing Glue and an Ultimate Ice Soul Master. The gathering ended with questions still unanswered about how Lu Ran had obtained the rare essence and earned the Soul Beast’s trust.

• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe to trust Lu Ran and cautioned him against dwelling on the division between Shrek’s departments.
• News of Ma Xiaotao’s Ultimate Fire advancement spread, bringing Xian Lin’er and the available Shrek elders and deans to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En confirmed Ma Xiaotao’s advancement and asked Yan Shaozhe to explain how it had happened.
• Yan Shaozhe said Lu Ran took Ma Xiaotao to the Far North, where an Ultimate Ice Soul Master helped her use Blazing Glue borrowed from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Xian Lin’er questioned how Lu Ran obtained the rare essence, and Yan Shaozhe said the Soul Beast wanted to remain undisturbed and unknown.

Yan Shaozhe explained how Lu Ran found Xiao Xue, a naturally awakened child with Innate Full Soul Power and Ultimate Ice, and brought her to Shrek as his distant younger sister. Mu En and the Elders accepted her as family, while Mu En asked Xian Lin'er to arrange simple Soul Tools for Xiao Xue to study.

• Yan Shaozhe told the Elders that Lu Ran had found Xiao Xue beside a frozen river and learned she had awakened naturally with Innate Full Soul Power and Ultimate Ice.
• Yan Shaozhe explained that Xiao Xue's adoptive parents were related to Lu Ran's adoptive parents, making her his distant younger sister, and Lu Ran had brought her to Shrek.
• Several Elders questioned Xiao Xue's suspicious background, but Mu En said he had examined her and warned them not to disturb or distrust her.
• A white-haired Elder supported Mu En, and the Elders accepted that Xiao Xue was part of Shrek because of Lu Ran's trust and contributions.
• Mu En told Xian Lin'er that Xiao Xue was interested in Soul Tools and asked her to have the Soul Guidance Department prepare simple gadgets for her to study.

Mu En revealed that Snow Maiden had an Ultimate Ice Martial Soul and innate full Soul Power, setting off a contest between Shrek Academy’s Martial Soul and Soul Guidance Departments to win her over. The departments prepared gifts and strategies while Lu Ran showed Snow Maiden around Shrek City.

• Xian Lin'er and the Soul Guidance Department celebrated after Mu En revealed Snow Maiden’s exceptional talent, while Yan Shaozhe reacted in shock.
• Mu En ordered the Martial Soul and Soul Guidance Departments to merge and told Yan Shaozhe to consider Shrek Academy as a whole.
• The departments’ Elders argued over whether Snow Maiden should be developed as a soul master or given Soul Tools, with both sides determined to recruit her.
• After the meeting, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo planned Soul Tool gifts and intended to ask Lu Ran what Snow Maiden liked, while the Martial Soul Department discussed its own approach.
• Mu En allowed the departments to compete for Snow Maiden, and Lu Ran continued introducing her to Shrek City and human customs.

After months of peaceful life at Shrek Academy, Fan Yu and Huo Yuhao encountered the Evil Soul Master Zhou Ping while hunting for a Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. Tian Meng revealed it had secretly engineered the encounter and was alarmed by the rapid evolution of Lu Ran’s Soul Beasts.

• Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo gave the Snow Maiden beginner Soul Tools, and she chose to study them under Xian Lin'er’s instruction.
• Lu Ran continued visiting Jiang Nannan, the Snow Maiden, Ma Xiaotao, and the Ice Empress as the academy’s Martial Soul and Soul Guidance Departments began merging.
• Fan Yu brought Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Huo Yuhao’s third Soul Ring, where they encountered Zhou Ping, an Evil Soul Master.
• Fan Yu’s Soul Cannons fired at Zhou Ping, but Fan Yu collapsed, and Zhou Ping struck Huo Yuhao with his sixth Soul Skill, Soul Shock.
• Tian Meng revealed it had secretly knocked Fan Yu unconscious, protected Huo Yuhao from Zhou Ping’s attack, and led them to the encounter.
• Tian Meng worried that Lu Ran’s thousand-year Soul Beasts had evolved into ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts and wondered how powerful they might become.

Tian Meng decided to steer Huo Yuhao away from Shrek Academy and toward a darker path after spotting the Heavenly Snow Woman there and fearing she would take the rest of its origin power. As Huo Yuhao fought Zhou Ping, Tian Meng revealed that Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye Martial Soul had been changing, leaving him alarmed.

• Tian Meng realized that Huo Yuhao could not defeat Lu Ran and feared the Heavenly Snow Woman had absorbed its Silkworm Slough and might target Huo Yuhao.
• Tian Meng chose to guide Huo Yuhao away from Shrek Academy and toward Evil Soul Master cultivation, while Huo Yuhao focused on killing Zhou Ping.
• Huo Yuhao charged Zhou Ping in his Titan Snow Demon form, but Zhou Ping’s mental attack only caused him brief pain before he recovered.
• Zhou Ping noticed Huo Yuhao’s unusual aura and Twin Martial Souls, then questioned him about changes to his Martial Soul.
• Tian Meng confirmed Zhou Ping was telling the truth and said Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye had been gradually evolving in an uncertain direction.

Huo Yuhao learned that his Martial Soul carried a Dark Attribute and that hatred could awaken his potential as an Evil Soul Master. Zhou Ping revealed he led the Holy Spirit Cult’s Desolate Gold Branch and tried to recruit Huo Yuhao, who ended by naming the White Tiger Duke, the Duchess, and the Duke’s Mansion as targets of his revenge.

• Huo Yuhao angrily confronted Tian Meng and Zhou Ping after learning his Martial Soul had mutated and that Tian Meng had kept the truth from him.
• Zhou Ping explained that Huo Yuhao’s spiritual Martial Soul had the potential to become evil and that hatred could bring out that potential.
• Tian Meng admitted it had secretly encouraged Huo Yuhao’s hatred because their plan to build his strength gradually would not work.
• Zhou Ping introduced himself as the altar master of the Holy Spirit Cult’s Desolate Gold Branch and offered to help Huo Yuhao take revenge if he joined.
• Huo Yuhao identified himself and said he wanted revenge for his mother, then declared that he would kill the White Tiger Duke and the Duchess and raze the Duke’s Mansion.

Huo Yuhao agreed to leave with Zhou Ping for the Holy Spirit Cult’s Desolate Gold Branch after revealing his revenge motive and Soul Tool talent. Zhou Ping led him away, while Fan Yu remained unconscious in the Star Dou Great Forest under the protection of a Soul Tool.

• Huo Yuhao told Zhou Ping that he wanted to avenge his mother by killing the White Tiger Duke, and said he had trained and studied Soul Tools for that purpose.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he expected to become a Level 3 Soul Engineer after gaining his third Soul Ring, exciting Zhou Ping with his talent.
• Tian Meng warned Huo Yuhao that returning to Shrek Academy was dangerous and offered to take control of his body if he refused to go with Zhou Ping.
• After Huo Yuhao hesitated and looked at the unconscious Fan Yu, Zhou Ping promised he could stay at the Desolate Gold Branch without committing to the Holy Spirit Cult, and Huo Yuhao agreed to go.
• Huo Yuhao told Zhou Ping that his Martial Soul was the Spirit Eye, and Zhou Ping recognized it as a Body Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao took a self-sustaining shield-shaped Soul Tool from Fan Yu’s Storage Soul Tool to protect him, then followed Zhou Ping away into the forest.

Fan Yu searched for the missing Huo Yuhao while Shrek overhauled its curriculum to unite soul guidance and martial soul studies. In the Divine Realm, Tang San ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to kill Lu Ran within three years, and they suspected Lu Ran had been chosen for a god trial by one of Tang San’s rivals.

• Fan Yu recovered his memories, searched the forest for Huo Yuhao, and returned to Shrek, where Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and others joined the search.
• After eight days without finding Huo Yuhao, Fan Yu vowed to keep looking for him, even if it took a hundred years.
• Shrek began a new school year with expanded soul guidance courses, exchanges between the two departments, and examinations covering both martial souls and soul guidance.
• Tang San confronted Da Ming and Er Ming for failing to kill Lu Ran and gave them three years to eliminate him in exchange for ascending to the Divine Realm.
• After Tang San left, Da Ming and Er Ming suspected that a rival god had chosen Lu Ran as a successor and that Tang San feared Lu Ran would challenge him in the Divine Realm.

Da Ming and Er Ming debated how to survive the threat posed by Lu Ran and decided to learn more about him through Dong'er. After Electrolux returned from a year of research, he discussed Soul Rings and potential ways to ease the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts with Lu Ran, who then proposed refining Tang San's divided soul.

• Da Ming and Er Ming chose to ask Dong'er about Lu Ran before deciding how to respond to the threats against them.
• Electrolux returned to Shrek Academy and explained his research into Soul Rings, self-condensed Soul Rings, and contracts between humans and Soul Beasts.
• Lu Ran described his plan for free Martial Soul Awakening and the dangers it posed to Soul Beast populations and the balance of power.
• Lu Ran asked whether Electrolux could refine and absorb the god's divided soul hidden in a human's Sea of Consciousness.
• Electrolux agreed to learn the details, and Lu Ran went to find her while Electrolux waited in the Small World.

Lu Ran brought Wang Dong to Electrolux to solve her aversion to Soul Tools, and Electrolux examined her Sea of Consciousness. He found and extracted a Soul Fragment belonging to Sea God Tang San, leaving Wang Dong stunned.

• Wang Dong worried that her refusal to attend Soul Tool classes would keep her from passing her exams.
• Lu Ran found Wang Dong in a grove and took her into the space inside his Martial Soul to meet Electrolux.
• Wang Dong agreed to let Electrolux examine her Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang San's Soul Fragment emerged and threatened Electrolux, who trapped and extracted it with a golden magic circle.
• Electrolux told the tiny phantom that Tang San's true body could not sense them there.

Lu Ran and Elder Yi captured Tang San's soul fragment from Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness, and Lu Ran convinced Wang Dong that Tang San planned to take over her body and use the Clear Sky Sect. Wang Dong returned to the sect to confront her fathers, while Elder Yi began interrogating the fragment.

• Lu Ran and Elder Yi decided to keep Tang San's soul fragment imprisoned and prevent it from contacting its main body.
• Wang Dong feared that Tang San intended to erase her consciousness and take her Twin Martial Souls, and Lu Ran suggested he wanted to use her and the Clear Sky Sect amid coming turmoil.
• Wang Dong requested leave and returned to the Clear Sky Sect to ask Big Dad and Second Dad about Tang San.
• Elder Yi studied the fragment, which tried to tempt him with the promise of godhood.
• Lu Ran questioned Tang San about hiding in Wang Dong's Sea of Consciousness, and Elder Yi used the bindings to burn him when he denied knowing why.

Lu Ran interrogated Tang San's Soul Fragment and learned that Tang San had sent him to find and recruit the Child of Destiny. The fragment also revealed details about his assignment, Wang Dong, and Tang San's relationships in the Divine Realm.

• Lu Ran and Electrolux tortured Tang San's Soul Fragment until he admitted Tang San had sent him to find the Child of Destiny and bring them to Tang San's side.
• Tang San's Soul Fragment said he could not identify the Child of Destiny and claimed he had mostly slept since arriving on Douluo Star.
• Lu Ran questioned him about Wang Dong's dorm change and dislike of Soul Tools, then forced him to confess that he had helped arrange the latter and contacted Tang San only once, when Wang Dong enrolled at Shrek Academy.
• Lu Ran asked which gods Tang San got along with, and the fragment named the Shrek Seven Devils as his closest companions and the God of Destruction and Rong Nianbing as those he got along with worst.

Lu Ran questioned Tang San's Soul Fragment about Tang San’s ability to observe Douluo Star and obtained secret techniques and locations. The fragment was sealed away, while Tang San sensed trouble but could not divine what had happened.

• Tang San’s Soul Fragment explained that Tang San relied on believers’ faith to perceive events on Douluo Star and could see directly only inside the Clear Sky Sect’s altar.
• Lu Ran revealed that Da Ming and Er Ming were the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then learned Tang San knew nothing about Lu Ran because the fragment had entered Wang Dong'er’s Sea of Consciousness before Lu Ran was born.
• After Elder Yi tortured him, Tang San’s Soul Fragment imprinted the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill and Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record for Lu Ran.
• Tang San’s Soul Fragment located the Qiankun Asking Love Valley in the Falling Star Mountain Range and the Blue Silver Emperor near Skysea City.
• Elder Yi sealed the fragment away, while Tang San tried three times to divine changes on Douluo Star and saw only chaos.

Wang Dong'er returned to the Clear Sky Sect after Lu Ran removed Tang San's soul fragment from her Sea of Consciousness, fearing she had nearly been controlled. Da Ming and Er Ming reacted with alarm, and Wang Dong'er began explaining why she had hated Soul Tools.

• Wang Dong'er borrowed a Class 4 Flight Soul Tool from Xian Lin'er and flew from Shrek Academy to the Clear Sky Sect over fourteen days.
• Da Ming and Er Ming welcomed Wang Dong'er, and she wept that she had nearly been unable to see them again.
• Wang Dong'er accused Tang San of placing a soul fragment in her Sea of Consciousness and said Lu Ran had removed it before it could control her.
• Da Ming and Er Ming were shocked and tried to understand how Lu Ran could remove a god's soul fragment.
• Wang Dong'er noticed Da Ming's suspicious reaction, but accepted his explanation and began recounting how Tang San had caused her hatred of Soul Tools.

Wang Dong'er searched the Clear Sky Sect’s records for answers about Tang San, while Da Ming and Er Ming feared Tang San was forcing them into a deadly choice over Lu Ran. Da Ming decided to act alone, but Tang San received his message and chose not to reply.

• Wang Dong'er told Da Ming and Er Ming about the gray-gold old man capturing Tang San’s Soul Fragment, then flew to the Scripture Repository to investigate Tang San.
• Lu Ran visited Snow Maiden, gave her softened Whale Rubber to help her condense higher-age Soul Rings, and helped her refine it.
• Er Ming realized Tang San might be using the captured Soul Fragment to force the brothers to either kill Lu Ran or prove their disloyalty, while Da Ming agreed they could not both survive.
• Da Ming sent Er Ming to calm Wang Dong'er, then awakened the Ancient Altar and decided to tell Tang San alone and go to Shrek to kill Lu Ran.
• Tang San received information from the altar while returning from Food God Oscar’s palace, grew irritated with Da Ming and Er Ming, and read the message without replying.