Recaps

Tang San went to Shrek Academy to learn how Tang Wulin made Soul Tools, but Tang Wulin refused to help him. Xie Xie challenged Tang San to prove his forging skill, and Tang San chose pig iron for the contest.

• Tang San left Monster Academy for Shrek Academy while Yu Xiaogang and Flender waited at the gate and Flender promised him resources if he learned the techniques.
• Tang San encountered Tang Wulin and asked him to introduce him to someone who could teach him to make Soul Tools, offering Soul Tools in return.
• Tang Wulin refused because he could tell Tang San's intentions were not right.
• Xie Xie challenged Tang San to forge metal like Tang Wulin's, promising an introduction if he succeeded.
• Xie Xie offered metals for Tang San to inspect but said he had to bring his own, so Tang San chose pig iron and prepared to forge.

Tang San accepted a forging challenge against Tang Wulin after Elder Cai arranged the terms. He gained a lighter hammer and stood ready to begin, knowing he would have to follow Cai Yue'er’s orders for a month if he lost.

• Tang San asked Tang Wulin to lend him a lighter hammer, and Xie Xie mocked him for not bringing his own.
• Tang San provoked Tang Wulin, but Xie Xie refused to lend him a hammer until Elder Cai ordered Tang Wulin to provide one.
• Elder Cai offered to recommend Tang San to the dean if he won and said he would have to follow her arrangements for a month if he lost.
• Tang San accepted the wager, took the lighter hammer from Tang Wulin, and declared that they could begin.

Tang San lost a forging contest to Tang Wulin and was taken to Shrek Academy’s Confinement Room. There, he unexpectedly found his father, Tang Hao, imprisoned in the shadows.

• Tang San forged pig iron into Iron Mother with twenty-four strikes of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, then watched Tang Wulin forge heavy silver into a radiant metal with cloud patterns and a dragon’s roar.
• Xie Xie declared Tang San had lost, and Tang San admitted defeat.
• Cai Yue'er carried Tang San into Shrek Academy and locked him in the Confinement Room.
• Tang San heard someone breathing in the shadows and recognized the ragged, gaunt figure as his father, Tang Hao.
• Tang San called out to Tang Hao, who weakly answered, “Little San...”

Chen Xinjie traveled to Sea God Island on the dean’s orders to discuss opening a Shrek Academy branch. After defeating several sea soul beasts along the way, he reached the island and was met by its guards, just as someone intervened and said there was no need to report his arrival.

• Sailors on a merchant ship spotted Chen Xinjie flying over the sea and hoped he might kill dangerous soul beasts.
• Chen Xinjie crushed a Tyrant Whale and several Iron-Armored Demon Fish with his control over the seawater, causing nearby sea beasts to flee.
• Chen Xinjie reached Sea God Island and identified it by its golden light and crystalline building.
• Sea God Island guards surrounded Chen Xinjie and asked why he had trespassed.
• Chen Xinjie introduced himself as a Shrek Academy representative and said he had come to discuss establishing a branch academy.
• The guard leader said they needed to report the matter, but an unseen speaker interrupted and said there was no need.

Chen Xinjie arrived at Sea God Island to negotiate the establishment of an academy, but Sea Star Douluo challenged him. After Chen Xinjie defeated Sea Star Douluo in one move, the Seven Sacred Pillars said they needed the High Priest and Sea God's approval before negotiations could continue.

• Sea Star Douluo warned Chen Xinjie to abandon his plan, then challenged him when Chen Xinjie insisted on proceeding.
• The other six members of the Seven Sacred Pillars arrived, and Sea Star Douluo released his Martial Soul and attacked Chen Xinjie with poisonous mist.
• Chen Xinjie revealed nine red soul rings and used Vast Sea Overturn to dispel the poison and defeat Sea Star Douluo with one strike.
• Chen Xinjie asked to resume negotiations, while the Seven Sacred Pillars said they needed to consult the High Priest and obtain Lord Sea God's consent.
• The system awarded the host the Vast Sea Universe Crystal, Sea God Helmet, and Sea God Soul Cannon Fleet after Sea Horse Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, and Sea Star Douluo recognized Shrek Academy as Monster Academy.

Chen Xinjie secured Bo Saixi’s permission to establish Shrek Academy on Sea God Island, and his robots quickly built it. He opened enrollment to anyone who passed the assessment, regardless of background or Soul Power Level.

• Chen Xinjie asked the Seven Sacred Pillars to accept his proposal, and Sea Horse Douluo said only Bo Saixi could decide.
• Bo Saixi met Chen Xinjie and asked whether his academy would harm Sea God Island or whether he sought the Sea God’s godhood; Chen Xinjie denied both intentions and promised aid if the island faced destruction.
• Bo Saixi permitted Chen Xinjie to establish an academy and ordered Sea Horse Douluo to show him a suitable site.
• Sea Horse Douluo led Chen Xinjie to a clearing, where Chen Xinjie deployed robots that built an academy in less than half an hour.
• Chen Xinjie announced that Shrek Academy had begun enrollment and welcomed anyone who passed its assessment, regardless of background or Soul Power Level.

Chen Xinjie opened Shrek Academy on Sea God Island and accepted twenty-one students, including Jixiang, who had zero Innate Soul Power. Sea Horse Douluo helped spread the news and received seven Black Steamed Buns as thanks, while Jixiang wondered whether the academy would change his future.

• Sea Horse Douluo agreed that islanders could join Shrek Academy without losing their chance to remain on Sea God Island, then reluctantly helped spread the enrollment news.
• A nervous couple asked Chen Xinjie to enroll their son Jixiang despite his zero Innate Soul Power, and Chen Xinjie accepted his registration.
• Chen Xinjie assessed sixty-three applicants and accepted twenty-one, prompting their families to celebrate and the rejected applicants to complain.
• Chen Xinjie silenced the complaints with a trace of pressure, and Sea Horse Douluo sent the rejected applicants away.
• Chen Xinjie gave Sea Horse Douluo seven Black Steamed Buns, which Sea Horse Douluo recognized as containing powerful Bloodline Power and gratefully accepted.
• Jixiang stood with the new students and wondered whether joining the academy would change his fate.

Bo Saixi wondered whether Chen Xinjie carried the Sea God’s bloodline and sought guidance from Lord Sea God. After hearing what Chen Xinjie had done at his academy, she allowed it to operate undisturbed, while Sea Maiden Douluo prepared to visit.

• Bo Saixi considered Chen Xinjie’s aura and command over the sea evidence that he might be a descendant of the Sea God, then attempted to contact Lord Sea God for guidance.
• The Seven Sacred Pillars arrived, and Sea Horse Douluo reported that Chen Xinjie had built an academy, accepted twenty-one students, and given him seven black steamed buns.
• Bo Saixi examined the buns and determined that they contained dense Bloodline Power and were likely made from Deep Sea Soul Beasts.
• Bo Saixi told the Seven Sacred Pillars to leave the academy alone unless Chen Xinjie harmed Lord Sea God.
• Sea Maiden Douluo asked to visit the academy, and Bo Saixi gave her permission.

Yu Xiaogang and the others worried about Tang San after he went to Shrek Academy, then learned that an old woman had dragged him inside. Unable to challenge the academy’s powerful defenders, Yu Xiaogang vowed to save Tang San, and Flender brought up Liu Erlong.

• Yu Xiaogang considered that Shrek Academy might recruit Tang San and hoped Tang San could bring back valuable resources, including pills.
• Oscar warned that Shrek Academy had little need for Tang San’s forging and might hold a grudge, prompting Yu Xiaogang to rush outside.
• A street vendor told Yu Xiaogang that an old woman had dragged Tang San into Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed to destroy Shrek Academy if Tang San was harmed, but Flender pointed out that they could not overcome a Titled Douluo.
• Flender reminded Yu Xiaogang of Liu Erlong and revealed that she had seen him during a recent trip to Heaven Dou City.

Tang San learned that Tang Hao had been imprisoned after breaking into the academy to avenge him, and that the academy used Tang Hao as a sparring target in a special space. Tang Hao promised to teach Tang San combat skills there, and the two entered the space together, where Tang Hao appeared restored to peak condition.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that he had been captured after trying to punish the academy for rejecting and humiliating Tang San.
• Tang Hao explained that the academy periodically forced his consciousness into a space where its students fought him with his strength suppressed.
• Tang Hao told Tang San he would teach him practical combat skills and ways to survive while they were both confined.
• Tang San's consciousness was pulled from the Confinement Room into a realistic forest and grassland.
• Tang San found Tang Hao beside him, and Tang Hao explained that the space restored their condition so they could remain at their best while being beaten.

Tang Hao and Tang San confronted Tang Wulin and tried to teach Tang San the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer through a fight, but Tang Wulin defeated them both. Tang San woke back in the Confinement Room unable to remember the lesson, and Tang Hao fainted in despair.

• Tang Hao and Tang San recognized Tang Wulin and vowed to settle their old grievances with him.
• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and told Tang San to watch and learn as they fought Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin matched Tang Hao’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer with his Heavy Silver Hammers and showed greater strength and skill.
• Tang San joined the fight, but Tang Wulin held off both father and son before blasting them to the ground.
• Tang San awoke in the Confinement Room with Tang Hao and realized he had forgotten everything from the fight, causing Tang Hao to faint.

Wu Zhangkong taught the students how to use spiritual power, including Spirit Shock, Spirit Defense, and Spirit Detection Sharing. Dai Yun'er felt her unique Spirit Shock ability had become less special, but Tang Wulin encouraged her to develop new techniques with her Spirit Eye Martial Soul; the lesson ended with individual practice followed by a move to actual combat.

• Wu Zhangkong introduced Spirit Shock and Spirit Defense, demonstrating how spiritual power could attack or protect the mind.
• At Wu Zhangkong's request, Dai Yun'er used Spirit Shock on him, and he blocked it; Xie Xie and the others recognized its potential in battle.
• Dai Yun'er felt disheartened that others could learn Spirit Shock, and Wu Zhangkong noted that her low-age Ice Silkworm soul ring was not a suitable choice.
• Tang Wulin reminded Dai Yun'er that her Spirit Eye Martial Soul could enhance spiritual techniques and encouraged her to develop new applications.
• Wu Zhangkong demonstrated Spirit Detection Sharing, guided the students as they practiced, and then announced actual combat.

Tang San and Tang Hao were forced into another Shrek Academy training session, where a bracelet let Tang San reflect Spirit Shock while their Martial Souls were sealed. Xie Xie recognized Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as an inferior version, leaving Tang San wondering whether the Tang Sect from his previous life had pursued him.

• Tang San and Tang Hao were summoned again, bound to a tree, and ordered by Wu Zhangkong to wear silver-white bracelets and train without using their Martial Souls.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie tested Spirit Shock on Tang San, and his bracelet reflected Xie Xie’s attack back at him.
• The tree released Tang San and Tang Hao, and Wu Zhangkong began a dynamic test that required them to run while their powers remained sealed.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the attacks, while Tang Hao could only run without his abilities.
• Xie Xie told Tang San that his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was an inferior version, prompting Tang San to wonder whether the Tang Sect from his previous life had followed him.

Tang San mistook Xie Xie for a pursuer from his past life and tried to bargain for the complete Tang Sect cultivation method, but Xie Xie mocked and defeated him with Spirit Shocks. Tang San passed out while vowing revenge, and the system rewarded Xie Xie with Special Teacher Ha Luosa.

• Xie Xie questioned whether Tang San had permission to learn the Tang Sect techniques, triggering Tang San’s memories of being condemned by the Tang Sect.
• Tang San fled through the forest, but Xie Xie easily kept pace and taunted him about learning an inferior version of the techniques.
• Tang San asked whether Xie Xie was a transmigrator and whose reincarnation he was, but Xie Xie said he was simply himself.
• Tang San offered to help Xie Xie train if Xie Xie taught him the complete cultivation method, but Xie Xie revealed that he had no intention of agreeing.
• Xie Xie struck Tang San with successive Spirit Shocks, and Tang San collapsed unconscious while swearing revenge on Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Shrek Academy.
• The system announced that Tang San’s recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy had increased and awarded Special Teacher Ha Luosa, with the evil version removed.

Pufferfish Douluo reported to Qian Daoliu that Qian Renxue wanted Spirit Hall to approach Shrek Academy, whose rare angel martial souls and growing influence had caught her attention. Qian Daoliu decided to visit Tiantou City alone to win over the academy and support his granddaughter.

• Pufferfish Douluo returned to the Worship Hall and told Qian Daoliu that Shrek Academy had members with Praying Angel, Holy Angel, and Fallen Angel Martial Souls.
• Pufferfish Douluo explained that Qian Renxue saw Shrek as a powerful potential ally and identified its Tiantou City branch as Spirit Hall's best opportunity to approach it.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to go to Tiantou City himself and ordered Pufferfish Douluo to return to his covert post and protect Qian Renxue.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo questioned whether Qian Daoliu's visit might endanger Qian Renxue's plans, but Qian Daoliu said he would go alone and make the visit in his capacity as a Spirit Hall member.
• Qian Daoliu resolved to turn Shrek Academy into a source of support for Qian Renxue and her future divine trials.

Ning Fengzhi prepared a lavish shipment for Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and arranged a smaller gift for its Tiantou City branch. At the Tiantou academy gate, he met Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, who had come to apologize, before Qian Daoliu appeared and startled Chen Xin.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered more than a dozen carriages of rare goods prepared for Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and told a disciple to send a modest gift to the Tiantou City branch.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin traveled to the Tiantou City academy, where they encountered Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng.
• Prince Xue Xing explained that he had brought Xue Beng to apologize to Lady Mo for his earlier misconduct at the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to enter the academy with Prince Xue Xing, but Qian Daoliu appeared at the gate and Chen Xin recognized the man who had defeated his father.

Qian Daoliu visited Shrek Academy to seek a connection with its angel soul masters, while Prince Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi also tried to build ties with the academy. Yun Ming rejected gifts and Qian Daoliu’s offer to exchange cultivation insights, but agreed to a friendly spar.

• Qian Daoliu told Prince Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi that he had come to visit Shrek Academy, and they hurried inside with him.
• Prince Xue Xing apologized for Xue Beng’s offense against Lady Mo and offered Yun Ming a gift, but Yun Ming refused it.
• Yun Ming welcomed the visitors and confirmed that Ya Li and other Shrek Academy members possessed Angel Martial Souls.
• Qian Daoliu proposed exchanging Angel Martial Soul cultivation insights, but Yun Ming declined.
• Qian Daoliu challenged Shrek Academy’s experts to a friendly spar, and Yun Ming accepted.

Yun Ming, dean of Shrek Academy’s Star Luo Branch, faced Qian Daoliu in a spar and offered to let him name a condition if he won. After revealing that he was rank ninety-nine, Yun Ming prepared to fight without holding back.

• Prince Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi followed Qian Daoliu and Yun Ming to a vast training ground, where Chen Xin doubted that the youthful-looking Yun Ming could match En Ci’s strength.
• Yun Ming introduced himself as dean of the Star Luo Branch, and Qian Daoliu identified himself as Spirit Hall’s representative before accepting the challenge.
• Yun Ming offered to let Qian Daoliu propose one condition if he won, alarming Ning Fengzhi because Qian Daoliu sought to win the academy over.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Qian Daoliu as invincible in the skies in an attempt to suggest that he should not take flight, but Yun Ming showed no sign of responding to the hint.
• Yun Ming summoned his Sky-Piercing Divine Spear and declared that he and Qian Daoliu were both rank ninety-nine, prompting Qian Daoliu to prepare for a full-strength fight.

Yun Ming fought Qian Daoliu in a sparring match and defeated him, impressing the observers with his strength and the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear’s Air Prohibition. The victory increased Qian Daoliu, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi’s recognition of Shrek Academy and earned the host several rewards.

• Qian Daoliu revealed his eight black and one red soul rings, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Prince Xue Xing, and Xue Beng reacted to his overwhelming strength.
• Yun Ming used the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear’s Air Prohibition to prevent Qian Daoliu from flying, then revealed nine hundred-thousand-year soul rings of his own.
• Qian Daoliu activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Yun Ming with his Divine Sword, but Yun Ming met his strikes with the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear.
• Yun Ming used his Martial Soul Avatar and Heavenly Star Array Breaker to shatter Qian Daoliu’s sword and strike his shoulder.
• Qian Daoliu admitted defeat, and the increased recognition from Qian Daoliu, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi granted the host the Space-Time Divine Shuttle, Sima Jinchi, and fruit rewards.

After Yun Ming defeated Qian Daoliu, the onlookers considered how the power shift could affect their factions. Xue Beng’s attempt to secure a private audience with Yun Ming failed, leaving Qian Daoliu to speak with him while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin remained nearby.

• Ning Fengzhi resolved to preserve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ties with Shrek Academy through Ning Rongrong, while Chen Xin reflected on Yun Ming’s strength.
• Xue Beng hoped to gain Shrek Academy’s support for his claim to the throne, but Prince Xue Xing warned him that his earlier behavior had offended the academy.
• Qian Daoliu asked Yun Ming to speak privately, prompting Xue Beng to demand a meeting as Heaven Dou Empire’s Fourth Prince.
• Yun Ming refused Xue Beng’s request, and Prince Xue Xing hurriedly took the shaken prince away from the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin stayed behind, and Yun Ming allowed Qian Daoliu to speak in their presence after they promised to keep the events secret.

Qian Daoliu questioned Yun Ming about a God Trial and the academy’s extraordinary Soul Rings, learning that Yun Ming and Ya Li were both Rank 99 powerhouses. As Qian Daoliu departed, Yun Ming said it was better to become a god oneself than inherit a Divine Position, leaving Qian Daoliu to consider his words while remaining determined to help Qian Renxue.

• Qian Daoliu asked Yun Ming whether he was undergoing a God Trial, and Yun Ming said he was not.
• Qian Daoliu asked about Yun Ming’s nine 100,000-year Soul Rings, and Yun Ming attributed them to the academy’s capability.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin reconsidered the Spirit Ascension Platform and speculated about Spirit Hall’s possible Angel God inheritance.
• Yun Ming told Qian Daoliu that Ya Li had a Praying Angel Martial Soul and was Rank 99, deepening Qian Daoliu’s concern about Shrek Academy’s strength.
• Qian Daoliu announced his departure, and Yun Ming said becoming a god oneself was better than inheriting a Divine Position.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left for Suotuo City, while Qian Daoliu said he looked forward to Yun Ming becoming a god and remained resolved to help Qian Renxue.

Flender led Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, and the others toward Blue Tyrant Academy so they could compete in the tournament under the name Monster Academy. On the way, Dai Mubai discovered that Shrek Academy had a branch in Tiantou City and that the Star Luo emperor endorsed it; when the group reached Blue Tyrant Academy, a woman greeted Yu Xiaogang as Xiaogang.

• Flender told the teachers and students that Shrek Academy lacked the qualifications for the tournament, so they would join Blue Tyrant Academy while continuing as Monster Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang brooded over Tang San's disappearance and feared losing the disciple he relied on to prove his theories.
• Dai Mubai said he was glad to leave Suotuo City, then spotted a Shrek Academy branch in Tiantou City.
• Flender revealed that Shrek Academy also had branches in Suotuo City and Star Luo City, where the emperor had strongly endorsed it.
• Dai Mubai suspected his father and imperial brother were behind Shrek Academy's actions, but suppressed his anger and resolved not to return to the empire.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, a tearful woman ran up to Yu Xiaogang and told him he had finally come.

Liu Erlong reunited with Yu Xiaogang at the academy and agreed to help him recover Tang San, either with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill or by seeking help from his family. Their conversation was interrupted when Dugu Bo appeared after hearing Yu Xiaogang threaten Shrek Academy.

• Flender greeted Liu Erlong and urged her to give Yu Xiaogang time to recover, while comforting him about Tang San.
• Liu Erlong arranged accommodations and promised Flender she would not let Yu Xiaogang run away again.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong to walk with him, then told her Tang San had been taken and asked her to help rescue him.
• Liu Erlong agreed to help Yu Xiaogang recover Tang San, and he angrily vowed never to forgive Shrek Academy if Tang San suffered.
• Dugu Bo appeared beside Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, asking who Yu Xiaogang would never forgive.

Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit Dugu Bo against Shrek Academy, unaware that Dugu Bo considered Shrek his benefactor. Dugu Bo poisoned Yu Xiaogang’s face as punishment, leaving him scarred and resentful.

• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself to Dugu Bo and offered to train Dugu Yan if Dugu Bo helped him deal with Shrek Academy.
• Liu Er Long realized Yu Xiaogang had offended Dugu Bo and tried to pull him back and apologize.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Shrek Academy had saved his life and threatened Yu Xiaogang for slandering his benefactors.
• Dugu Bo struck Yu Xiaogang with poison before leaving, and Liu Er Long rushed him to Blue Tyrant Academy for treatment.
• A healer expelled the poison, but Yu Xiaogang woke with the left half of his face disfigured and blamed Shrek Academy.

After Dugu Bo disfigured Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaogang pressured Flender and Liu Erlong into seeking help to rescue Tang San. Flender and Liu Erlong left for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Flender concealed his own heartache over Liu Erlong.

• Flender arrived and learned from Liu Erlong that Dugu Bo had poisoned Yu Xiaogang after he spoke ill of Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang woke, felt the pain of his ruined face, and Liu Erlong promised she would still love him.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Flender and Liu Erlong ask his father to help rescue Tang San, threatening to kill himself if they refused.
• Flender and Liu Erlong agreed to leave at once, and Yu Xiaogang asked them to bring back a mask and inform the Clear Sky Douluo about Tang San.
• In the corridor, Flender told Liu Erlong that Tang San was Yu Xiaogang's lifeline, then hid his bitterness as he followed her.