Recaps

The Federation, Shrek, and Tang Sect faced attacks from the Fighting Dragon Clan and the Holy Spirit Cult, while Chen Xinjie and Yun Ming fought to defend their forces. Tang Sect was destroyed, Shrek entered a state of war, and Zhong Shenxiu strengthened his position as Zhao Song died fighting Leo Star Dragon.

• Zhao Song broke through to the ninth layer of his secret art and drove Leo Star Dragon back, but his decisive mace strike passed through an illusion, and Leo Star Dragon killed him from behind.
• The Leng sisters and Zhong Shenxiu fought Chen Xinjie, while Quake Black Hand and Jinglei later joined the battle and helped exhaust his divine power.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin drove back Kuang Zhen and Jinglei, who withdrew after revealing they had only meant to stall until their Master finished preparing.
• Chen Xinjie warned the Federation that Zhong Shenxiu's forces had taken East Sea, and the Federation mobilized while discovering that its God-Slaying shells had vanished.
• The Holy Spirit Cult attacked Shrek City and fired two God-Slaying shells, but Yun Ming destroyed the shell aimed at Shrek while the other erased Tang Sect headquarters.
• Yun Ming shielded Shrek from the devastation, then ordered martial law, rescue work, and preparations for war as the Holy Spirit Cult retreated.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered the Black Hand Clan to raid Federation encampments, then brought Leng Yaozhu into the Dragon Fighting Plane and placed Jinglei and Kuang Zhen's weakened origins in a pool to recover.
• Zhong Shenxiu visited Di Tian among the hatchlings, where Di Tian said the plane's darkness origin might help him reach the true divine level.

Zhong Shenxiu strengthened his personal and political ties while the Black Hand Clan devastated the three legions and then shifted to a limited campaign. Lan Jinghe struck a bargain with him against Yun Ming, and the Withered Dragon Clan began working with Ling Zichen to upgrade the East Sea Legion’s weapons.

• Zhong Shenxiu drew Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan closer, and Xu Xiaoyan confessed her feelings and received his affection.
• The Black Hand Clan attacked the Northern, Central, and Southern Legions, killing Guo Zhenfeng and Zhou Chong and badly injuring Yu Siyuan and Yue Zhengen before retreating.
• Illusion announced Zhong Shenxiu’s order to avoid large-scale conflict while the clans secured the borders and exploited divisions within the Federation.
• Zhong Shenxiu appointed Leng Yaozhu and the Leng Family to enforce order in East Sea and authorized an independent Law Enforcement Hall.
• Lan Jinghe warned Zhong Shenxiu that Yun Ming was nearing godhood and offered the Abyss Passage and the Holy Spirit Cult’s secrets in exchange for his help.
• Zhong Shenxiu agreed to help Lan Jinghe kill Yun Ming, destroy Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and protect her daughter in exchange for control of the Abyss Passage and the cult’s intelligence.
• Aquarius Star Dragon summoned the Withered Dragon Clan to improve the East Sea Legion’s arsenal, prompting Ling Zichen and Xiha Dragon to argue over forging and Soul Guidance Technology.

Ling Zichen was captured by Leng Yaozhu as Shrek and the Federation prepared for Yun Ming’s tribulation, which the Holy Spirit Cult tried to exploit. Yun Ming achieved the Divine Realm and the allied forces repelled the cult, but Zhong Shenxiu and the surviving enemies remained threats.

• Xiha Dragon and Ling Zichen fought at the testing grounds until the Black Hand Clan arrived to arrest her, and Xiha Dragon let them take her after warning them not to mistreat her.
• Leng Yaozhu offered Ling Zichen an independent research institute and resources in exchange for staying, but Ling refused to betray the Tang Sect, so Leng Yaozhu kept her in East Sea and ordered her treated well.
• Zang Xin searched for the missing Ling Zichen and prepared the Tang Sect’s branches for battle while Shrek and the Federation rebuilt and learned of Yun Ming’s planned breakthrough.
• As Yun Ming began his tribulation, Ha Luosa attacked him and the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces fought the defenders, while Ya Li used their Life-Sharing Contract to heal Yun Ming.
• Yun Ming and Ha Luosa continued fighting through the tribulation as Lan Jinghe battled Chen Xinjie, and Zhong Shenxiu sent the Icefire Twin Dragons to aid the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zang Xin, Hu Jie, and Li Yunche reinforced the allied forces, but the Twin Dragons injured their opponents before the ninth tribulation lightning struck Yun Ming and Ha Luosa.
• Ya Li awakened her Grand Archangel Aspect, healed the allied commanders, and reached the Quasi-God Realm as Yun Ming achieved the Divine Realm.
• Lan Jinghe escaped with Ha Luosa, the Ghost Emperor, and the surviving cult members, while Zang Xin warned that the Holy Spirit Cult and Zhong Shenxiu remained major threats.

Zhong Shenxiu claimed the Thunder Whale God’s inheritance, reached the Quasi-God Realm, and set his sights on devouring the Thunder Whale Plane. He entered the plane with Lan Jinghe and Vance, where Vance confronted the generals who had betrayed his people.

• Zhong Shenxiu and Lan Jinghe discovered an ancient Thunder Whale inheritance site beneath a storm and entered its hidden realm.
• Lan Jinghe fought the guardian elder while Zhong Shenxiu passed the Thunder Whale God’s nine trials, including a final test against the Asura God’s divine consciousness.
• Zhong Shenxiu became a Quasi-God, claimed the Thunder Whale Plane as a future target for the Dragon Fighting Plane, and gained Vance’s loyalty.
• Zhong Shenxiu refused to share the treasury with Lan Jinghe, then found the Thunder Whale God’s battle arts, a Godhood Fragment, and other supplies.
• Zhong Shenxiu, Lan Jinghe, and Vance crossed into the Thunder Whale Plane and found its temple and monuments destroyed.
• Vance confronted Atticus and Downs over their betrayal, but they poisoned and badly wounded him before Zhong Shenxiu intervened.
• Lan Jinghe fought Atticus and Downs while Zhong Shenxiu and Vance watched, then unleashed a black-water tide that swallowed Downs.