Recaps

Leng Yaozhu gave Xu Yue two Soul Bones and gifted Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan protective and restorative items. Xu Yue fused three Soul Bones into a more powerful complete bone and prepared to absorb it.

• Leng Yaozhu explained that the yellow Secret Method Soul Bone could fuse similar Soul Bones, then gave it and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to Xu Yue.
• Leng Yaozhu placed a Heavenly Phoenix Mark on Gu Yue and gave her and Xu Xiaoyan Thousand-Year Spirit Essence Fruits.
• Leng Yaozhu told Xu Xiaoyan to wait until she had digested her previous spirit herb before consuming the fruit.
• Xu Yue fused the three Soul Bones, creating a complete Soul Bone that released a dragon's roar.
• Xu Yue prepared to absorb the newly fused Soul Bone.

Xu Yue tested the improvements from his fused Soul Bone and planned ways to strengthen himself further. After receiving a message from Gu Yue, he joined her and Xu Xiaoyan on their trip to Shrek City, where Gu Yue remained quiet and lost in thought.

• Xu Yue reached level forty-two peak and discovered that Dragon's Fury doubled the power of his next attack after four consecutive strikes.
• Xu Yue considered unsealing the Golden Dragon King’s second layer, cultivating the Authority of Reason, combining it with the Authority of Earth, and developing Battle Armor or a mecha.
• Xu Yue received Gu Yue’s message that she and Xu Xiaoyan were ready, then joined them for breakfast.
• The three boarded a Spirit Pagoda vehicle arranged by Leng Yaozhu and traveled toward Shrek City.
• Xu Xiaoyan marveled at the city and its walls as Xu Yue explained its history, while Gu Yue stared out the window in thought.

Xu Yue reunited with Mu Xi before Shrek Academy’s entrance examination and learned that Ye Xinglan had been injured after Cai Yue'er punished her. He gave Ye Xinglan Blood Jade Coral to treat her wounds, then accompanied her, Mu Xi, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue toward the examination while Xu Lizhi stayed behind in tears.

• Mu Xi reunited with Xu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue after they told her Shrek had invited them to join its admissions.
• Ye Xinglan approached Xu Yue, and Xu Lizhi accused him of causing her distress before Ye Xinglan revealed that Cai Yue'er had injured her hands during punishment.
• Xu Yue examined Ye Xinglan’s wounds and gave her Blood Jade Coral to help her recover.
• Ye Xinglan led Xu Yue and the three girls toward the entrance examination, leaving Xu Lizhi crying as the surrounding crowd recognized Xu Yue.

Yun Ming and Ya Li discussed the entrance examination and allowed Na'er to watch over it. At the Outer Court, Cai Yue'er arranged a harsher examination for Xu Yue and his companions, leaving their assessment about to begin under unfair conditions.

• Ya Li worried that Cai Yue'er might cause trouble for Xu Yue during Shrek's entrance examination, but Yun Ming believed she would not go too far.
• Na'er asked to visit the Outer Court, and Ya Li allowed her to watch the examination and report anything unusual.
• Cai Yue'er spotted Xu Yue and the golden-haired girl beside him among the applicants and reacted with resentment.
• Cai Yue'er ordered Xu Yue's group to be placed first and to receive no waiting time between examination stages.
• The other elders questioned Cai Yue'er's decision, but she asserted her authority and made them follow her instructions.

Ye Xinglan showed Xu Yue and his companions around Shrek Academy before Yan Xue, a thirteen-year-old Seraph Soul Elder and Xu Yue fan, joined their team for the assessment. The five registered as the first group and headed to the examination grounds with the other examinees.

• Ye Xinglan explained the academy's landmarks and assessment process to Xu Yue, Mu Xi, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Yan Xue approached Xu Yue, introduced herself as a level thirty-six Seraph Soul Elder, and asked to join his team.
• Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Mu Xi agreed to let Yan Xue join, completing the five-person team.
• Xu Yue and his companions registered together and were assigned the first group number.
• An assessment teacher led the examinees toward the examination grounds and ordered parents and other visitors to remain in the plaza.

Xu Yue and his team began Shrek’s assessment, where Cai Yue'er unfairly gave Xu Xiaoyan six points and arranged for the group to face the next round without rest. Xu Yue crushed a Steel-Spiked Mammoth in the combat assessment, and Yan Xue grew curious about the different sides of him.

• Xu Yue protected Xu Xiaoyan from Di Tian’s pressure in the first assessment, while Cai Yue'er awarded Xu Yue and Gu Yue full marks, Mu Xi and Yan Xue eight points, and Xu Xiaoyan six.
• Xu Yue comforted Xu Xiaoyan, then realized Cai Yue'er had likely targeted his group by assigning them to start the next assessment without rest.
• Yan Xue offered Xu Yue a place at another academy, but he refused and vowed to get even with Shrek.
• Xu Yue entered the combat assessment alone and defeated the Steel-Spiked Mammoth with overwhelming strength.
• Xu Yue’s team advanced to the next round as Yan Xue wondered which side of him was genuine and the observers fell silent.

Xu Yue and his companions endured Cai Yue'er’s punitive scoring as they smashed through Shrek’s trials, then confronted her over her unfair treatment. When Cai Yue'er attacked Xu Yue, he summoned Eden's Star and began a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Xiao Yan.

• Xu Yue tore apart the Steel Wire Mammoth, and Cai Yue'er ordered him given seven points while his four teammates received zero.
• Xu Yue led the group through the Guillotine Gate by smashing a path through it, earning them another zero and leaving the examination equipment wrecked.
• The group continued through the trials, and Xu Yue ate enough steamed buns to restore his spent power before they reached Cai Yue'er and the elders.
• Yan Xue confronted Cai Yue'er for interfering with the examination, and Xu Yue stepped between them when Cai Yue'er unleashed her Super Douluo aura.
• Xu Yue challenged Cai Yue'er over whether she had Yun Ming's authorization, then blocked her Soul Power attack and called for Xiao Yan and the Star Staff.
• Xu Yue unfolded his starfield domain and began the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Celenova.

Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan formed the Star Roar Martial Soul Fusion Skill and overwhelmed Cai Yue'er inside its vast Star Sea Domain. Cai Yue'er’s Silver Moon was suppressed, and she erupted in fury as the confrontation continued.

• Xu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan unleashed Star Roar, whose Star Sea Domain covered the testing building and alarmed Shrek’s elders, including Yun Ming and Ya Li.
• Xu Yue, transformed as Star Roar, challenged Cai Yue'er, who attacked him with her Silver Moon martial soul.
• The Star Sea Domain weakened Cai Yue'er's moonlight attack, and Xu Yue countered with Gravitational Tide and Chaos of the Stars.
• Xu Yue suppressed Cai Yue'er's Silver Moon and severed her control over it, leaving her power greatly diminished.
• Cai Yue'er, humiliated and enraged, denounced Xu Yue for daring to shame her.

Xu Yue used Star Roar and Lock of the Stars to suppress Cai Yue'er, the senior elders, and the Shrek leaders who arrived to intervene. As he formed a destructive star core over Cai Yue'er, an enraged voice ordered him to stop.

• Cai Yue'er donned her Silver Moon Underworld battle armor, but Star Roar's stellar authority suppressed her even further.
• Xu Yue froze four senior elders with Lock of the Stars and knocked Cai Yue'er back to the ground when she tried to escape.
• Xu Yue intensified his power until Cai Yue'er's Silver Moon Martial Soul began to crack, and she cried out for Brother Ming to save her.
• Yun Ming, Ya Li, Zhuoshi, and the others entered the Star Sea Domain, but Xu Yue's Lock of the Stars immobilized them before Yun Ming could use his Air-Forbidden Domain.
• Xu Yue formed a star core above Cai Yue'er while the immobilized leaders watched, until an aged voice roared at him to stop.

Long Yeyue attacked Xu Yue in the Star Sea Domain, but Xu Yue used his new defensive skill and a doubled Star Core strike to injure Cai Yue'er and blast Long Yeyue into the ruins. Leng Yaozhu arrived and struck Long Yeyue down again, warning her not to harm her student.

• Long Yeyue tore into the Star Sea Domain and attacked Xu Yue, while Gu Yue activated Leng Yaozhu's Heavenly Phoenix Mark to summon help.
• Leng Yaozhu sensed the danger and rushed from Spirit Pagoda headquarters as Qian Gu Dongfeng and Zang Xin also headed toward Shrek Academy.
• The Heavenly Phoenix Mark blocked most of Long Yeyue's attack, and Xu Yue protected his companions with Guard of the Stars.
• Xu Yue struck Cai Yue'er with four streaks of starlight, then launched his empowered Star Core at Long Yeyue and sent her crashing through buildings.
• Long Yeyue rose to attack again, but Leng Yaozhu appeared and struck her back into the ruins, declaring that no one would harm her student.

Leng Yaozhu arrived at Shrek Academy to protect Xu Yue and confronted Long Yeyue before the Star Sea Domain’s restraints broke. After Gu Yue, Mu Xi, Yan Xue, and Na'er exposed Cai Yue'er’s deliberate mistreatment and attack on Xu Yue, Leng Yaozhu brutally punished Cai Yue'er and demanded compensation from Yun Ming.

• Leng Yaozhu appeared to defend Xu Yue, and Yun Ming intervened to stop her and Long Yeyue from fighting.
• Ya Li treated Long Yeyue while Yun Ming and Leng Yaozhu questioned the witnesses about the assessment and the clash.
• Gu Yue and Na'er described Cai Yue'er's deliberate targeting of Xu Yue and his companions, and an outer court elder confirmed their accounts.
• Leng Yaozhu beat Cai Yue'er and threatened to hunt her down if she harmed her student again, while Yun Ming restrained Long Yeyue.
• Yun Ming offered to remove Cai Yue'er as outer court dean and confine her, but Leng Yaozhu demanded compensation for the danger Cai Yue'er had posed to Xu Yue.

After Leng Yaozhu disciplined Cai Yue'er, she demanded compensation from Shrek for Xu Yue. Xu Yue asked first for the Vast Sea Universe Crystal and then for five Golden Tree origin cleansings, leaving Yun Ming objecting that both requests exceeded reasonable compensation.

• Leng Yaozhu told Yun Ming that Shrek could not leave Xu Yue's mistreatment uncompensated, and Yun Ming accepted responsibility and invited Xu Yue to make a request.
• Xu Yue withdrew the Star Sea Domain, supported the exhausted Xu Xiaoyan, and asked Leng Yaozhu for guidance on what to request from Shrek.
• Xu Yue demanded the Vast Sea Universe Crystal, but Yun Ming refused and Long Yeyue angrily rejected the request.
• Xu Yue then asked for a Golden Tree origin cleansing for himself, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, Mu Xi, and Yan Xue.
• Yun Ming offered more practical compensation such as Soul Bones, spiritual herbs, or rare metals, while Xu Yue looked to Leng Yaozhu again.

Leng Yaozhu and Xu Yue pressed Yun Ming for compensation after Cai Yue'er attacked Xu Yue, while Qian Gu Dongfeng joined them to put pressure on Shrek. Zang Xin declined to intervene because Xu Yue was tied to the Tang Sect through his parents’ sacrifice, and Yun Ming ultimately offered Xu Yue one Golden Tree Origin Cleansing spot.

• Leng Yaozhu rejected Yun Ming’s offer of soul bones, spiritual herbs, and rare metals, demanding compensation that only Shrek could provide.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng appeared and backed Leng Yaozhu, criticizing Shrek’s proposed settlement.
• Zang Xin arrived and told Yun Ming that the Tang Sect could not directly intervene because Xu Yue’s parents had died saving Xu Weitao, a Tang Sect member.
• Yun Ming accepted that the Tang Sect would remain neutral and continued negotiating with Leng Yaozhu and Xu Yue.
• After suddenly appearing to receive a message, Yun Ming offered Xu Yue the sole Golden Tree Origin Cleansing spot, leaving the others stunned.

After Elder Jin agreed to give Xu Yue the Golden Tree's origin baptism, Yun Ming took him and his companions to Sea God Island while Leng Yaozhu stayed nearby to watch over them. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Dongfeng and Dark Blood Demon began plotting to kill Xu Yue within five years.

• Yun Ming revealed that Elder Jin had authorized Xu Yue's origin baptism, and Shrek offered Xu Yue's four companions access to special cultivation rooms as compensation.
• Ya Li promised to protect Xu Yue and his companions on Sea God Island, allowing Leng Yaozhu to stand down and watch from outside Shrek City.
• Yun Ming took Xu Yue and the others to Sea God Island, where he sent the four girls to special cultivation rooms and led Xu Yue to the Golden Tree's baptism chamber.
• Xu Yue told Yun Ming that Cai Yue'er had taken her anger out on others, prompting Yun Ming to realize Ye Xinglan may have been treated unfairly and promise to apologize.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng told Dark Blood Demon about Xu Yue's strength, and they agreed Xu Yue had to be killed within five years.

Xu Yue met Gold Spirit, the spirit of the Golden Tree, and learned that Ah Yin and Tang Hao were still recovering from their injuries. Gold Spirit began cleansing Xu Yue with the Golden Tree’s origin power, leaving him immersed in a baptism that strengthened his body, Soul Power, and sea of consciousness.

• Gold Spirit appeared before Xu Yue in the sealed chamber and explained that he had known of Xu Yue through the plane consciousness.
• Xu Yue asked about Ah Yin, and Gold Spirit said she and Tang Hao were still slowly recovering from the injuries Xu Yue had inflicted on them.
• Gold Spirit asked Xu Yue to help purge Ah Yin from the Golden Tree when he became strong enough, and explained why Douluo Star accepted a rightful heir but rejected Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s usurpation.
• Gold Spirit instructed Xu Yue to sit and receive the Golden Tree’s origin cleansing, and golden light began enhancing Xu Yue’s body, Soul Power, and sea of consciousness.

Xu Yue underwent the Golden Tree’s origin baptism while Shrek’s elders argued over its rapidly diminishing essence. He took a small portion to store for Leng Yaozhu, then broke the second seal on the Golden Dragon King Divine Core and began fighting its phantom again.

• The elders sensed the Golden Tree’s essence draining quickly, and Long Yeyue confronted Yun Ming over the cost of Xu Yue’s baptism.
• Elder Jin appeared and explained that Xu Yue could complement the Golden Tree and benefit it over time, then silenced Long Yeyue with the tree’s pressure before leaving.
• Ya Li calmed Elder Jin and soothed the tense conference hall, though some elders remained unhappy about the baptism.
• Xu Yue absorbed the Golden Tree’s essence and used Eden’s Star to store a small portion as a potential gift for Leng Yaozhu.
• Xu Yue shattered the Golden Dragon King Divine Core’s second seal and used Light’s Passing to battle the Golden Dragon King’s phantom.

After a month of seclusion, Xu Yue emerged from the Golden Tree’s cleansing with greatly enhanced physical strength, Soul Power, spiritual power, and Gravity Domain. Na'er came to escort him away from the seclusion area, and Xu Yue noticed a hint of Gu Yue’s influence in her behavior.

• Xu Yue emerged from seclusion after the Golden Tree’s origin and the Golden Dragon King’s energy strengthened him, raised his Soul Power to level forty-seven, and improved his Gravity Domain.
• Xu Yue thanked Elder Jin, who warned that Shrek’s elders would object to the amount of the ancient tree’s origin he had used and reminded him of their agreement.
• Yun Ming sensed Xu Yue’s emergence, and Na'er persuaded him to let her go meet Xu Yue and keep an eye on him.
• Na'er met Xu Yue, pulled her hand away after briefly touching his, and hurried him toward the exit.
• Xu Yue followed Na'er to the shore of Sea God Lake and wondered whether Gu Yue’s influence explained Na’er’s behavior.

After a month of seclusion, Xu Yue reunited with Leng Yaozhu and told her about his gains. He used the Golden Tree essence he had saved to nourish her, leaving her refreshed and stronger.

• Na'er told Xu Yue that his classmates had improved during their meditation and that Leng Yaozhu had nearly fought Shrek over his prolonged absence.
• Xu Yue skipped class and went to see Leng Yaozhu, who was relieved to find him safe.
• Xu Yue described his cultivation gains, and Leng Yaozhu praised him and checked that the Golden Tree's essence cleansing had caused no harm.
• Xu Yue massaged Leng Yaozhu and transferred all the Golden Tree essence stored in Eden's Star into her body.
• Leng Yaozhu emerged from the hour-long treatment looking renewed and in better condition than when she had reached the Limit Douluo rank.

After Xu Yue gave Leng Yaozhu Golden Tree origin essence, she gained a longer lifespan and greater cultivation potential. Xu Yue told her he wanted to cultivate his second martial soul and prepare for threats by strengthening himself, and he stayed at her home for the night.

• Leng Yaozhu absorbed the Golden Tree origin essence Xu Yue had saved for her, extending her lifespan and stabilizing her Limit Douluo cultivation.
• Xu Yue and Leng Yaozhu cooked dinner together after he admitted he had not eaten since leaving seclusion.
• Xu Yue said he wanted to cultivate his second martial soul because Shrek, Qian Gu Dongfeng, and the Holy Spirit Cult might target him.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to seek a suitable spiritual-type soul spirit and help Xu Yue obtain rare metals to forge two-word battle armor.
• Leng Yaozhu invited Xu Yue to stay the night, clarified that he would sleep in an empty room, and Xu Yue went to rest.

After a month in seclusion, Xu Yue returned to Shrek Academy and reunited with Mu Xi, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Yan Xue, and Ye Xinglan. He joined Class One as a level forty-seven Soul Ancestor and openly challenged anyone hostile toward him, then Shen Yi began the lesson.

• Xu Xiaoyan, Mu Xi, Gu Yue, Yan Xue, and Ye Xinglan waited together for Xu Yue to emerge from seclusion, and he surprised them by arriving at the classroom.
• Xu Yue greeted the girls, then learned that Gu Yue had reached level thirty-six, Xu Xiaoyan level thirty-two, Yan Xue level thirty-nine, Mu Xi level forty-three, and Ye Xinglan level thirty-three.
• Xu Yue noticed hostile and curious classmates watching him, while Gu Yue told him she would explain what had happened during his absence later.
• Shen Yi introduced Xu Yue as a new student, and he announced that he was a level forty-seven battle-type Soul Ancestor with Eden's Star as his martial soul.
• Xu Yue told anyone who had an issue with him to challenge him, and Shen Yi welcomed him to Class One before starting the lesson on battle armor basics.

Xu Yue learned why his class had been made work-study students and why their classmates resented him and his companions. As word of his strength spread through Shrek, students from higher years took an interest in challenging him, while Ye Xinglan rejected Ye Xingmo’s warning to stay away from Xu Yue.

• After class, Ye Xinglan met Ye Xingmo, while Xu Yue’s classmates spread news of his victory and reputation throughout the academy.
• Second-year students Li Qiankun and Mo Jue discussed Xu Yue, and students from other years also became interested in him.
• Ye Xingmo warned Ye Xinglan to stay away from Xu Yue for the family’s sake, but she refused and said she would handle her own choices.
• Mu Xi, Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Yan Xue took Xu Yue to the work-study dormitories and explained that the entire class had been assigned work-study status after the disrupted assessment.
• Xu Yue realized that leaked information about his group’s retained benefits had caused resentment among their classmates, and he apologized to his companions for their hardship.

Xu Yue renovated the work-study dormitories and accepted a challenge posted on Shrek Academy’s forum. He built an arena at Spirit Ice Plaza and faced Li Qiankun, who stepped forward to challenge him.

• Xu Yue arrived at the work-study dormitory and learned that Gu Yue, Mu Xi, Yan Xue, and Xu Xiaoyan had saved him a room beside theirs.
• Xu Yue used earth-element control and the Rock Dragon King's crystallization effect to renovate the three dormitories.
• Xu Xiaoyan showed Xu Yue a pinned forum post challenging him, and he accepted and told her to announce that he was waiting at Spirit Ice Plaza.
• Xu Yue led the girls to Spirit Ice Plaza and shaped the ground into a large stone arena.
• Yan Xue announced that Xu Yue would challenge every member of Shrek's Genius Ranking, drawing a crowd.
• Li Qiankun, a second-year class monitor ranked ninth on the Young Geniuses Ranking, entered the arena and challenged Xu Yue.

Xu Yue challenged Shrek’s upper-year students to face him in their strongest field and defeated Li Qiankun’s defense with a single Gravity Slash. After Yan Xue called for another challenger, Mo Jue flew onto the ring to face Xu Yue.

• Xu Yue challenged Li Qiankun to attack and defend once in the field where Li Qiankun excelled, and Li Qiankun accepted.
• Li Qiankun revealed his Qiankun Ball Martial Soul and three pieces of Battle Armor, while Xu Yue summoned Eden’s Star with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and raised Jade Shield.
• Li Qiankun’s space-powered attack failed to move Xu Yue or break his shield.
• Xu Yue struck with Thousand Rocks: Menogias: Gravity Slash, shattered Li Qiankun’s defenses, and knocked him from the ring with only superficial injuries.
• Yan Xue called for another challenger, and Mo Jue flew onto the ring to face Xu Yue.

Xu Yue defeated Mo Jue in the arena, then faced Yu Tianxiang, who challenged him on behalf of his younger brother, Yu Tianxiao. As the two prepared to fight, Xu Yue revealed his golden dragon transformation and said Yu Tianxiang would help him test his newly acquired blood-and-qi Soul Skill.

• Yun Ming and Ya Li watched Xu Yue’s matches and discussed Shrek’s growing conflict with the Federation and its resistance to change.
• Yun Ming asked Ya Li to find out whether Na’er had feelings for anyone, then joked that Xu Yue would face his Sky-Propping Spear if he tried to take her away.
• Xu Yue defeated Mo Jue with a powerful punch, and she conceded that he deserved his title as the Genius Ranking’s number one.
• Yu Tianxiang entered the arena and challenged Xu Yue to avenge the humiliation suffered by his younger brother, Yu Tianxiao.
• Yu Tianxiang revealed his Radiant Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and Soul King cultivation, while Xu Yue transformed with golden dragon scales, horns, and two Golden Soul Rings.

Xu Yue overwhelmed Yu Tianxiang in a Spirit Ice Plaza duel, first overpowering him with his dragon strength and then absorbing and returning his strongest thunder attack. After Yu Tianxiang was knocked unconscious and his Battle Armor shattered, Yan Xue challenged the silent crowd, but no one stepped forward.

• Xu Yue revealed two golden Soul Rings, and he and Yu Tianxiang began their match with a clash of fists that exposed Xu Yue’s superior strength and bloodline suppression.
• Xu Yue urged Yu Tianxiang to wear his One-Word Battle Armor, and Yu Tianxiang activated Thunder after realizing he could not win without it.
• Yu Tianxiang awakened his Radiant Holy Dragon bloodline and combined his Battle Armor, secret art, and fifth Soul Skill into Holy Dragon Breaks Evil, striking Xu Yue head-on.
• Xu Yue absorbed Yu Tianxiang’s attack with Rock Dragon Tyrant Body and countered with a punch infused with Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon lightning.
• Xu Yue sent Yu Tianxiang flying hundreds of meters, shattered his Battle Armor, and left him unconscious as Yu Tianxiao cried out.
• Yan Xue called for another challenger, but no one stepped onto the arena.