Recaps

Yu Xiaogang mistook the imposing Shrek Academy for Flender’s school and was turned away by its powerful guardian, Zhuo Shi. After Zhuo Shi revealed himself as a Titled Douluo, Yu Xiaogang’s fear grew, while the host received Long Chen as a special student.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to enter Shrek Academy, but its identity-scanning gate rejected him and a defensive railing struck him down when he tried to climb over.
• Yu Xiaogang called for Flender, and Zhuo Shi came out to question him.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself as the Grandmaster and claimed Flender had invited him to teach, but Zhuo Shi said there was no Dean Flender at Shrek Academy.
• Zhuo Shi explained that teachers needed sufficient strength and asked Yu Xiaogang to prove his power.
• Zhuo Shi released nine spirit rings, revealing himself as a Titled Douluo, and Yu Xiaogang trembled under his pressure and the suppression of his dragon-type bloodline.
• The host received Long Chen, a five-ring Soul King, as a special student after Yu Xiaogang’s recognition of Shrek Academy increased.

Yu Xiaogang left Shrek Academy shaken by the sight of a Title Douluo with three 100,000-year Soul Rings, and he suspected Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall were behind it. He arrived at Flender’s academy to see Tang San, who challenged the accuracy of Yu Xiaogang’s theory about the age limit for a First Soul Ring.

• Yu Xiaogang left Shrek Academy and suspected Bibi Dong had established it to humiliate him, but resolved to train Tang San into a powerhouse.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Flender’s shabby academy, and Flender welcomed him while concealing that Tang San had been injured.
• Yu Xiaogang waited in a room, criticized the academy’s poor condition, and looked over its basic Soul Master theory books.
• Tang San met Yu Xiaogang with his confidence diminished and asked whether a human’s First Soul Ring was truly limited to 423 years.

Yu Xiaogang talked Tang San out of doubting his theory about the maximum age of a first soul ring by claiming Shrek Academy’s students had sacrificed their potential or lifespan for their strength. Tang San accepted the explanation and renewed some of his trust in Yu Xiaogang, who planned to teach him again once he recovered.

• Yu Xiaogang panicked when Tang San asked about the thousand-year first and second soul rings of the students from Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San whether he had ever found errors in his theory, and Tang San said he had not.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed the students’ unusually powerful spirit rings had cost them their future potential or lifespan, and predicted their bodies would collapse in their thirties or forties.
• Tang San accepted Yu Xiaogang’s explanation, apologized for doubting him, and regained some trust in his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to rest until he recovered, then promised to teach him personally.

After classes, Wu Zhangkong announced that Shrek Academy’s new cafeteria would provide free meals, delighting the students. Tang Wulin eagerly led the group to the dining hall, while Ning Rongrong looked forward to seeing what it served.

• Ning Rongrong reflected on Wu Zhangkong’s lessons about soul beasts and wondered how she could earn contribution points for an Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Wu Zhangkong told the class that the school cafeteria had opened and that food and lodging were free for students.
• Tang Wulin eagerly volunteered to lead everyone to the dining hall, with Xie Xie hurrying after him.
• Ning Rongrong invited Wu Siduo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sister Yun'er to go with her, and they followed the group to the dining hall.

Ning Rongrong and the others visited Shrek Academy’s luxurious dining hall, where a chef explained the powerful effects of its food and Tang Wulin’s unusual ability to absorb it. As Ning Rongrong felt her strength rise after eating, her recognition of the academy increased, earning the host rewards.

• Ning Rongrong followed the others into the dining hall and was astonished by its luxury and the abundance of food.
• Tang Wulin piled his plate with food and devoured Ruby Shrimp, while the chef warned that ordinary Soul Masters needed about a year to digest one.
• The chef explained that Tang Wulin could absorb the shrimp’s Bloodline Power in moments and grew stronger the more he ate.
• Ning Rongrong sampled the food and felt her blood vitality, Soul Power circulation, and overall condition improve.
• Ning Rongrong’s increased recognition of Shrek Academy earned the host ten portions of cafeteria ingredients, while Zhu Zhuqing and Luo Ziyan’s recognition earned additional rewards.

At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang found the students eating a meager breakfast, and Flender told them to earn money at the Great Soul Arena if they wanted better food. After breakfast, Yu Xiaogang learned Flender had funds he was withholding and arranged for Tang San to receive enough cultivation resources discreetly.

• Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu joined Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar for Shrek Academy's meager breakfast.
• Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun complained about the food, while Flender blamed the academy's poverty partly on treating Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire.
• Flender told the students to earn Gold Soul Coins at the Soto Great Soul Arena if they wanted to improve their meals.
• After the others left, Yu Xiaogang confronted Flender about the academy's funds and learned he had held money back.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender that Tang San was His Excellency Haotian's son and required sufficient cultivation resources, while keeping the Great Soul Arena arrangement as a public explanation.

Wu Zhangkong brought the students into the Virtual Space for a lesson on applying Soul Skills, explaining that the same skill could produce different results when used differently. Ning Rongrong considered whether her sect’s Heart Separation Control counted as an application, while Zhu Zhuqing wondered if such techniques resembled Self-Created Soul Skills; Wu Zhangkong began a demonstration with his Sky Frost Sword.

• Ning Rongrong enjoyed breakfast at Shrek Academy and resolved to work hard so she would not lose access to its resources.
• Wu Zhangkong told the students that the day's lesson would cover Soul Skill applications, prompting Ning Rongrong to consider Heart Separation Control and Zhu Zhuqing to think of Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Wu Zhangkong led the students into the Virtual Space and asked them what Soul Skills were.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that using the same Soul Skill in different ways could produce completely different results.
• Wu Zhangkong summoned seven Soul Rings and manifested his Sky Frost Sword to demonstrate.

Wu Zhangkong demonstrated how Frost Trace could be adapted for delicate, defensive, or destructive uses, then Tang Wulin showed several applications of his Entanglement skill. The demonstrations impressed the students, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Luo Ziyan’s growing recognition of Shrek Academy earned the host new teachers and a student.

• Wu Zhangkong used Frost Trace to catch a leaf unharmed, form a barrier, and create a destructive tornado, teaching the students that one soul skill could be released in different forms.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized that changing a skill’s release method could give it entirely different effects, and Wu Zhangkong called on Tang Wulin to demonstrate Entanglement.
• Tang Wulin strangled a tree with Blue Silver Grass, then trapped Xie Xie in a cage woven from the vines, prompting Xie Xie to complain.
• Tang Wulin gathered his Blue Silver Grass into a whip and snapped a tree in half, leaving the students eager to develop their own soul skills.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing’s increased recognition of Shrek Academy earned the host Feng Wuyu and Shen Yi as special teachers, while Luo Ziyan’s recognition earned Yang Nianxia as a special student.

After recovering from their injuries, Tang San and the others began Yu Xiaogang’s grueling physical and combat training, followed by medicinal baths. Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San the best bath and promised to help him choose a third-ring soul beast, but Tang San’s question about pills that could improve Soul Power and Innate Soul Power left Yu Xiaogang stunned.

• Yu Xiaogang started the students on daily weighted running, mountain climbing, and randomized combat training after their injuries healed.
• The exhausted students learned that Yu Xiaogang would arrange medicinal baths to help them recover.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared Tang San a superior medicinal bath and told him to work hard, promising to recommend a suitable third soul ring.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether pills could increase Soul Power and Innate Soul Power, and Yu Xiaogang reacted with shock.

Yu Xiaogang dismissed Tang San’s claims about pills that could raise Soul Power, while privately longing for such a cure to his rank-twenty-nine limit. After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang and Flender arranged to reuse his medicinal bathwater for the other students, while Xiao Wu received a small amount of fresh herbs.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that miraculous pills were implausible and urged him not to be distracted from his potential.
• Tang San accepted his teacher’s explanation and left after his medicinal bath.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to lift the tub, so Flender and Zhao Wuji carried it into the courtyard.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender to divide the used medicinal bathwater among the other four students, and Flender praised the resource conservation.
• Zhao Wuji questioned why Tang San received special treatment, and Flender quietly explained the reason, which stunned Zhao Wuji.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji heated and delivered portions of the reused water to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, while Xiao Wu received a small amount of fresh herbs.

Zhu Zhuqing asked Wu Siduo to help her improve her strength, and Dai Yun'er joined them because they shared the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul. In the Virtual Pods, Wu Siduo demonstrated how to use Hell Stab for both attacks and retreats, before the three received an invitation to battle from Xu Zheng Yang Squad.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Wu Siduo to help her train, and Wu Siduo agreed.
• Dai Yun'er joined Zhu Zhuqing and Wu Siduo, and the three decided to practice together in the Virtual Pods.
• Ning Rongrong saw them leave and considered asking Ye Zhi to help her develop the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Wu Siduo showed Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Yun'er how Hell Stab could help her change direction and escape as well as attack.
• A virtual frame appeared and invited Zhu Zhuqing, Wu Siduo, and Dai Yun'er to battle Xu Zheng Yang Squad.

Zhu Zhuqing learned that Shrek Academy in Suotuo City was a branch with only her class, then accepted a challenge against Xu Xiaoyan's squad. The match was set for two against three, and Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Yun'er prepared to fight Xu Xiaoyan, Yang Nianxia, and Zheng Yiran.

• Dai Yun'er told Zhu Zhuqing that Suotuo City’s Shrek Academy was a branch with only one class of twenty students.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the challenge from Xu Zheng Yang Squad, and Wu Siduo tapped the accept button.
• The students arrived in a virtual arena, where Xu Xiaoyan introduced Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran and changed the setting to night.
• Wu Siduo proposed that Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Yun'er fight all three opponents, explaining that she and Dai Yun'er were four-ring Soul Ancestors.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Yun'er stepped forward to face Xu Xiaoyan, Yang Nianxia, and Zheng Yiran as Wu Siduo watched from the arena's edge.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Yun'er were eliminated by Zheng Yiran and Xu Xiaoyan, leaving Wu Siduo's side to regroup against the opposing trio. The virtual arena restored their Soul Power and stamina, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to grow stronger before the match resumed.

• Wu Siduo started the match, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Xu Xiaoyan but was blocked by Zheng Yiran and driven back by her poisonous mist.
• Dai Yun'er attacked Yang Nianxia, but his Dark Gold Body Protection stopped her claws while he held her off.
• Zheng Yiran bound Zhu Zhuqing with Venomous Snake Bind and eliminated her.
• Xu Xiaoyan confused Dai Yun'er with Starlight Feedback, allowing Zheng Yiran to eliminate her as well.
• Wu Siduo and Zheng Yiran agreed to restore both teams' Soul Power and stamina in the virtual arena, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to become stronger.
• Both teams returned to the arena to continue the match.

Xu Xiaoyan, Zheng Yiran, and Yang Nianxia lost their arena battle against Wu Siduo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Yun'er, whose teamwork and strength overwhelmed them. Afterward, Xu Xiaoyan learned that her class would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day and wondered how strong its students were.

• Dai Yun'er disrupted Xu Xiaoyan's control skill while Zhu Zhuqing attacked her, but Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran helped turn the fight against Wu Siduo and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Wu Siduo transformed into the Hell White Tiger and struck Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran, while Xu Xiaoyan trapped her with Star Wheel Chain.
• Dai Yun'er held off Yang Nianxia and Zheng Yiran, giving Zhu Zhuqing a chance to reach and defeat Xu Xiaoyan; the Hell White Tiger then helped eliminate the remaining opponents.
• Xu Xiaoyan praised Wu Siduo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Yun'er before her team logged off, and the system rewarded the host with Special Student Ye Xinglan.
• Outside the Virtual Pods, Zheng Yiran and Yang Nianxia vowed to fight hard against Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day, while Xu Xiaoyan wondered whether its students were at least Soul Emperors or Soul Sages.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming arranged an exchange match between his students and Shen Yi’s Shrek Academy students to gauge their strength. Yu Feng and Osler faced Xu Xiaoyan and Yang Nianxia in the opening two-on-two match as the referee prepared to start.

• Yu Tianheng warned Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and the others not to underestimate Shrek Academy despite its students’ young age.
• Qin Ming welcomed Shen Yi and agreed to her proposed format of three two-on-two matches followed by a defending-the-ring match.
• Yu Tianheng chose Yu Feng and Osler for Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s first match, while Shen Yi selected Xu Xiaoyan and Yang Nianxia.
• Xu Xiaoyan acted meek and asked Yu Feng and Osler to go easy on her, and the referee announced the opening match.

Xu Xiaoyan and Yang Nianxia defeated Yu Feng and Osler, impressing the spectators with their abilities. Poison Douluo Dugu Bo arrived to watch, and Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan prepared to face Long Chen and Yiran next.

• Yu Feng and Osler attacked Xu Xiaoyan and Yang Nianxia, but Yang Nianxia's defense and Xu Xiaoyan's ice attacks kept them at bay.
• Yang Nianxia struck Yu Feng down, while Xu Xiaoyan blocked Osler's escape and forced him to surrender.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the arena and watched Xu Xiaoyan and Yang Nianxia with interest.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng that their team would win, and Qin Ming announced their upcoming match.
• Shen Yi told Long Chen and Yiran to take their places for the next match.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan faced Long Chen and Zheng Yiran, but their opponents' superior Martial Souls and Soul Power overwhelmed them before the fight began. Qin Ming conceded, and the host received rewards after Dugu Bo and Yu Tianheng recognized Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

• Shi Mo and Shi Mo discussed the team's chances, while Ye Lingling told them to wait and watch the match.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan released their Martial Souls, each displaying two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring.
• Zheng Yiran revealed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, suppressing Dugu Yan and drawing Dugu Bo's astonished attention.
• Long Chen revealed four purple Soul Rings and one black Soul Ring, and his Martial Soul suppressed Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Qin Ming conceded the match after the opposing team lost their will to fight, and the host received the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and Sima Xian as rewards.

After the battle, Dugu Bo confronted Zheng Yiran, desperate to learn why her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul did not poison her. When he threatened her with his Titled Douluo aura, Shen Yi intervened and revealed that her Two-Word Battle Armor made her aura surpass his, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Dugu Bo hurried to Zheng Yiran and insisted that her Martial Soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, then asked why she showed no signs of poisoning.
• Zheng Yiran said her Martial Soul had never poisoned her and that she knew no method to prevent it.
• Worried about the poison afflicting his granddaughter, Dugu Bo lost control and released his aura and nine Soul Rings, frightening the students and preventing Qin Ming from approaching.
• Shen Yi stepped between Dugu Bo and Zheng Yiran, then revealed her seven Soul Rings when she refused to let him pressure her student.
• Shen Yi summoned her Two-Word Battle Armor, and its enhancement drove back Dugu Bo's pressure as her aura surpassed his.
• Shen Yi calmly asked Dugu Bo whether he could calm down.

Dugu Bo apologized to Shen Yi and asked to visit Shrek Academy in exchange for help with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison. After the defeat, Yu Tianheng and the other Heaven Dou Royal Academy students resolved to train harder, while the system granted the host rewards for Dugu Bo's and Yu Tianheng's increased recognition of Shrek Academy.

• Dugu Bo withdrew his aura, apologized to Shen Yi, and asked to visit Shrek Academy for an exchange and help with his poison.
• Shen Yi welcomed Dugu Bo to Shrek Academy and led her students out of the arena.
• Dugu Bo reassured Dugu Yan that he would resolve his problem, and she realized his poison might also threaten her life.
• Qin Ming apologized to his students for arranging the match, but Yu Tianheng and the others insisted on becoming stronger and requested extra training.
• Qin Ming doubled the students' training load, and the system awarded the host Ya Li and ten Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Wood.

At Shrek Academy’s Heaven Dou City branch, Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li removed the toxins that had plagued Dugu Bo for decades and agreed to save his granddaughter in exchange for a treasured spring in Sunset Forest. Meanwhile, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang at the dilapidated Shrek Academy in Suotuo City both sensed that something important was missing.

• Dugu Bo entered Shrek Academy’s Heaven Dou City branch and asked Shen Yi whether the academy could cure the toxins from his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
• Branch Dean Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li examined Dugu Bo and dissolved the toxins in his body in less than ten breaths.
• Dugu Bo asked Ya Li to save his granddaughter Dugu Yan and offered the treasured spring and its rare medicinal herbs in Sunset Forest to the academy.
• Ya Li accepted Dugu Bo’s offer to save Dugu Yan.
• In Suotuo City, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang each felt that something important was missing.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were told to pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins each in tuition before Flender took them to hunt Soul Beasts. After the students settled their fees, Flender ordered them to prepare for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, with Yu Xiaogang directing them.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu joined Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun for breakfast at Shrek Academy.
• Flender announced that each student owed one hundred Gold Soul Coins in tuition, and Ma Hongjun protested that he could not afford the fee.
• Flender insisted the students pay, arguing that they had received Academy resources and could have earned coins at the Great Soul Arena.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar paid their fees, and they lent Ma Hongjun enough to cover his shortfall; Tang San and Xiao Wu paid as well.
• Flender told the students to gather in half an hour for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Yu Xiaogang would lead their Soul Beast hunts.

The Shrek Academy group stopped at a hotel near the Star Dou Great Forest, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun baited a red-haired stranger after seeing his Gold Soul Coins. The stranger struck Ma Hongjun’s hand, dismissed Shrek Academy, and faced Ma Hongjun as he transformed to attack.

• Flender arranged rooms for the group and told them they would have to pay for their own meals.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun sat waiting for someone, and Oscar told Tang San that Shrek Academy students believed causing trouble was part of cultivation.
• A red-haired stranger arrived, ordered food, and set a pouch of Gold Soul Coins on his table.
• Ma Hongjun tried to take the stranger’s money, but the stranger struck his hand with chopsticks and told him to get lost.
• Dai Mubai joined Ma Hongjun and released the pressure of a three-ring Soul Elder, but the stranger mocked Shrek Academy.
• Ma Hongjun declared himself Yuanen Yehui of Shrek Academy and transformed into the Evil Fire Phoenix to attack the stranger.

Yuanen Yehui confronted Tang San's group at the hotel and effortlessly defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Oscar surrendered and Tang San held back. The encounter increased the group's recognition of Shrek Academy as a monster academy, earning the host several new teachers and students.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun attacked Yuanen Yehui, but she revealed four thousand-year soul rings and transformed with her Vajra Titan skill.
• Yuanen Yehui flung Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun outside the hotel, leaving both injured and unable to get up.
• Oscar surrendered, while Tang San chose not to fight and Xiao Wu reacted with alarm to Yuanen Yehui's transformation, whispering the name Er Ming.
• Yuanen Yehui returned to her tea and remarked that those who did not dare cause trouble were mediocre.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar increased their recognition of Shrek Academy, and the host received Feng Wuyu, Tang Yinmeng, Dai Yueyan, Kuang Zhantian, and Xu Lizhi as rewards.

Ye Xinglan forced Zhao Wuji and Flender to make the students apologize for attacking Yuanen Yehui, then demanded that Flender change his academy’s overlapping name. Flender agreed, leaving Tang San disillusioned as the group prepared to enter the forest the next morning.

• Zhao Wuji came downstairs and found Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun beaten, while Ye Xinglan arrived and sat with Yuanen Yehui.
• Ye Xinglan demanded apologies, and Zhao Wuji made Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Xiao Wu apologize.
• Ye Xinglan told Zhao Wuji that his academy’s name overlapped with hers and demanded that it be changed.
• Flender tried to pressure Ye Xinglan with his Soul Sage aura, but her sword intent made him retreat.
• Flender agreed to change the academy’s name and ordered everyone to rest before entering the forest the next morning.
• Tang San watched Flender leave and silently found the saying about daring to cause trouble bitterly ironic.

After Yuanen Yehui beat them, Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to endure his humiliation and grow stronger before seeking justice, then promised to find him a suitable Third Soul Ring. The next morning, Flender led the group out to hunt soul beasts, while Tang San focused on gaining strength and revenge.

• Tang San found Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun injured and heard them complain about Yuanen Yehui’s strength.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that retreating from stronger opponents was wise and that power would let him decide what was right and wrong.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to choose a suitable Third Soul Ring for Tang San, who resolved to make the people from Shrek Academy pay once he grew stronger.
• Dai Mubai agreed to take Ma Hongjun and Oscar to eat after the people downstairs left, but did not invite Tang San.
• The next morning, Flender ordered everyone to get ready, and the group set out to hunt soul beasts.