Recaps

Elder Xuan explained the Reserve Team’s role in Shrek Academy’s upcoming tournament and told Yue Ling he could not join the team traveling to compete. He took Yue Ling to the Inner Court, while Wu Ming visited Zhang Lexuan to ask for advice about someone she liked.

• Elder Xuan told the eligible students they would form the Reserve Team and serve as substitutes, then warned them to keep their selection secret and train with him weekly.
• Elder Xuan told Yue Ling he could not join the team traveling to the tournament because the Academy’s elders remained concerned about him, and Yue Ling accepted the decision.
• Yue Ling told Elder Xuan he wanted to compete only if he could win the championship, and Elder Xuan took him to the Shrek Inner Court instead of letting him return to class.
• Gongyang Mo saw a streak of white light leaving and guessed that Yue Ling would not return to the dorm that night.
• Wu Ming went to Zhang Lexuan’s courtyard and asked her for advice because she thought she might have fallen for someone.

Yue Ling returned to Xuan Zi’s home and went to fetch Zhang Lexuan and the others for a meal. Meanwhile, Wu Ming revealed that she had fallen for Yue Ling, leaving Zhang Lexuan torn between her affection for him and Wu Ming’s hopes as Yue Ling approached nearby.

• Yue Ling collapsed after returning with Xuan Zi, then agreed to cook and went to invite Zhang Lexuan and the others.
• Wu Ming told Zhang Lexuan she liked a younger student and described his chrysanthemum Martial Soul, strength, and Soul King cultivation.
• Wu Ming named Yue Ling as the boy she liked and explained that she had lost a bet, earning a month of sparring with him.
• Zhang Lexuan hid her turmoil and gave Wu Ming an uncertain answer, which Wu Ming took as encouragement before leaving to talk with Sister Ruo Ruo.
• Zhang Lexuan struggled with jealousy and doubts about her place in Yue Ling’s life, unaware that Yue Ling was nearby.

Yue Ling visited Zhang Lexuan and was accidentally struck by her when he startled her. While pretending to be unconscious, he suspected her orange quilt had originally been prepared for him, then invited her to join a meal at Elder Xuan’s place; Zhang Lexuan was left flustered and wondered how he had found out about the quilt.

• Yue Ling saw Wu Ming leave Zhang Lexuan’s courtyard and asked Zhang Lexuan whether she liked her, startling her into striking him with Soul Power.
• Zhang Lexuan panicked when Yue Ling fell, carried him to her room, and gave him a healing pill while he pretended to be unconscious.
• Yue Ling recognized the scent of the orange quilt and suspected Zhang Lexuan had originally prepared it for him.
• Zhang Lexuan scolded Yue Ling after he mentioned Wu Ming, then sent him flying from the room when he began asking about the quilt.
• Yue Ling invited Zhang Lexuan to eat at Elder Xuan’s place, and she agreed; afterward, she hid beneath the quilt and wondered how he had found out.

Yue Ling invited Mu En, Bei Bei, and Senior Sister to dinner and began preparing a feast with his teacher, Xuan Zi, at home. When he opened the door hoping for help, he found Ma Xiaotao instead of Zhang Lexuan.

• Yue Ling visited the Sea God Pavilion and invited Mu En to dinner, and Mu En agreed to bring Bei Bei.
• Yue Ling planned nine dishes and one soup, then returned to the courtyard to prepare the meal while Xuan Zi slept.
• Yue Ling took out Soul Beast meat and began sorting and cutting ingredients.
• Yue Ling heard a knock, opened the door expecting Zhang Lexuan, and found Ma Xiaotao.

Yue Ling reunited with Ma Xiaotao, who came to see him and ended up helping him prepare a meal for several guests. When Zhang Lexuan arrived, Xiaotao’s nervous reaction revealed that Lexuan had once beaten her in a fight.

• Ma Xiaotao visited Yue Ling after sensing that he had returned, and they traded teasing remarks while he cooked.
• Yue Ling invited Ma Xiaotao to help prepare the meal, and she agreed after warning him not to laugh if she made a mistake.
• Ma Xiaotao heard Xuan Zi inside the house and became cautious because she knew how powerful he was.
• Yue Ling said that six people would be eating, and a knock at the door interrupted his explanation of who was coming.
• Zhang Lexuan arrived, and Ma Xiaotao greeted her nervously; Zhang Lexuan explained that they had fought before.

Yue Ling prepared an elaborate meal while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao helped in the kitchen and Xuan Zi, Mu En, and Bei Bei gathered outside. As dish after dish came out, the group waited eagerly for the feast to begin.

• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao joined Yue Ling in the kitchen, where he assigned them vegetables and dishes to prepare.
• Yue Ling cooked several meat dishes, then sent Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao outside to wait.
• Xuan Zi woke to the smell of the food, tried to taste it early, and Yue Ling pushed him out of the kitchen.
• Mu En arrived with Bei Bei, who greeted Xuan Zi and noticed Ma Xiaotao.
• Yue Ling continued cooking, bringing out a variety of meat and vegetable dishes as their aroma filled the courtyard.

Yue Ling cooked a lavish meal for the others at Shrek, and they enjoyed the feast together. After the meal, Ma Xiaotao challenged Yue Ling to a fight, and he accepted while warning her not to regret it.

• Yue Ling finished preparing nine dishes and a soup, and Zhang Lexuan helped arrange the meal while Ma Xiaotao brought out the bowls and chopsticks.
• Everyone gathered around the stone table and ate Yue Ling's food, with Xuan Zi and Mu En chatting, Bei Bei eating heartily, and Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan enjoying the dishes and soup.
• After the meal, Xuan Zi went inside to sleep, Mu En returned to the Sea God Pavilion, and Ma Xiaotao carried the dishes to the kitchen while Bei Bei went to wash them.
• Ma Xiaotao demanded that Yue Ling fight her after their two-year separation, and Yue Ling accepted while warning her not to regret it.

Yue Ling reunited with Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan after two years, revealing that he had reached Soul King and ending Ma Xiaotao’s desire to spar. He and Zhang Lexuan then spent a quiet evening together at their familiar pavilion, where they felt at ease in each other’s company.

• Ma Xiaotao revealed her four Spirit Rings and challenged Yue Ling to a friendly match.
• Yue Ling revealed that he was a level fifty-three Soul King with five Spirit Rings, including two black rings, and Ma Xiaotao called off the fight.
• Ma Xiaotao left determined to cultivate until her Soul Power matched Yue Ling’s, while Yue Ling sent Bei Bei off to play.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan walked to their usual pavilion and sat together over chrysanthemum tea and pastries.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan stayed at the pavilion until nightfall, finding comfort in their quiet companionship.

Yue Ling and the Reserve Team trained intensely under Xuan Zi as they prepared for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. At the first meeting with Shrek’s Inner Court students, Xuan Zi revealed that the Reserve Team would compete while Yue Ling would stay behind as a secret weapon for a future tournament.

• Yue Ling returned to his room after saying goodbye to Zhang Lexuan, then went back to the Shrek Outer Court with his teacher the next day.
• The Reserve Team improved through daily cultivation and Xuan Zi’s full-contact practice fights, until Yue Ling finally lost to the increasingly coordinated six.
• Xuan Zi gathered the Reserve Team and seven Inner Court students ten days before the tournament and explained that the reserves would compete to conceal the main team’s abilities.
• Xuan Zi said Yue Ling would not attend the tournament, and Yue Ling agreed to remain behind as the academy’s secret weapon.
• Yue Ling introduced himself as a level-fifty-four Battle Soul King, and Dai Yueheng followed by introducing himself as a level-forty Battle Soul Ancestor.

Yue Ling watched the Shrek Outer Court and Inner Court students introduce themselves before Xuan Zi arranged a friendly team match to test their abilities and teamwork. The Inner Court students prepared for the tournament, while Yue Ling returned to cultivation and learned how Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon abilities could strengthen a team.

• Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luochеn introduced themselves as third-year Shrek Outer Court students.
• The Shrek Inner Court students revealed that they included two Soul Emperors and five Soul Kings, astonishing the Reserve Team members.
• Xuan Zi announced a friendly match and assigned the two strongest Inner Court students to choose teammates for opposing teams.
• Yue Ling learned that the students would leave for the tournament in the Heaven Dou Empire the next morning, then returned to his usual cultivation routine.
• Gongyang Mo told Yue Ling that the official and Reserve Team students had been mixed for a match, and Yue Ling reflected on the powerful support abilities of Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon.

Gongyang Mo joined the Shrek Seven Monsters on their early departure for the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Yue Ling slept in at the academy. Before they left, Mu En and Xuan Zi discussed the threat of Evil Soul Master spies and how to protect Shrek and the child they were targeting.

• After the friendly matches, Gongyang Mo’s Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul helped his team win, and Yue Ling felt glad that he had shown his abilities.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En that Evil Soul Master spies had appeared near Shrek and refused to reveal who they served.
• Mu En rejected the idea of handing over the child the Evil Soul Masters sought and told Xuan Zi to strengthen the watch while preparing the child to defend himself.
• At dawn, Xuan Zi and two senior teachers escorted the official and reserve teams of the Shrek Seven Monsters out of the academy for the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Gongyang Mo left without waking Yue Ling, who woke after daylight and realized his friend had already gone.

With Gongyang Mo away at the tournament, Yue Ling returned to ordinary classes and spent his free time cultivating while puzzling over his strange abilities and Martial Souls. He suspected he might be connected to the Flower God, but remained focused on removing the Fifth Elder’s remnant soul before it could take over his body.

• Yue Ling returned to class after deciding the Reserve Team would have few chances to compete, and he adjusted to Gongyang Mo’s absence.
• Yue Ling tried to communicate with a sprig of Blue Silver Grass but got no response and left after passersby stared at him.
• Yue Ling sparred with his Soul Emperor homeroom teacher and used his extra free time to cultivate toward the Soul Emperor level.
• Yue Ling reviewed the strange history and emotional nature of his Lovesick Heartbreak Red Martial Soul and wondered if he was a candidate to inherit the Flower God’s divine position.
• Yue Ling considered ways to remove the Fifth Elder’s remnant soul, fearing it could seize his body and live on as him.

Yue Ling spent a month at Shrek cultivating and attending classes while keeping the Remnant Soul trapped inside him. When Gongyang Mo returned from the tournament with news of Shrek’s championship, he hurried Yue Ling off to join a celebratory meal.

• Yue Ling decided to keep the Remnant Soul imprisoned inside his Spirit Sea rather than let it escape or attempt to remove it.
• Yue Ling followed his usual routine at Shrek, visited the Soul Fighting District, and potted a stalk of blue silver grass on his windowsill.
• Over the month, Yue Ling cultivated until his soul power reached the peak of rank fifty-four.
• Gongyang Mo returned to the dormitory and announced that Shrek had won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Gongyang Mo told Yue Ling that Dai Yueheng had invited the competitors and reserve team members to a celebratory meal, then dragged him out before he had finished getting dressed.

Gongyang Mo brought Yue Ling to a dinner gathering with Shrek’s main and reserve teams, where Wu Ming eagerly welcomed him. Yue Ling arrived in his pajamas and slippers, and Wu Ming saved him a seat beside her.

• Wu Ming impatiently waited for Yue Ling and claimed that he belonged to her, while another female student hinted that he already liked someone.
• Gongyang Mo led Yue Ling to Room 205, and Yue Ling complained about being dragged there in his messy hair, pajamas, and bear slippers.
• Gongyang Mo opened the door and announced that he had brought Yue Ling, prompting the gathered students to react with surprise and excitement.
• Wu Ming stood up, offered Yue Ling the seat beside her, and smiled at his fluffy hair and casual outfit.

Yue Ling attended a celebratory meal with Shrek’s students, learned about the Sea God Fate matchmaking event and the Inner Court, and heard how Inner Court students graduated. He left the meal looking forward to joining the Inner Court, though he thought he would be too young for matchmaking.

• Wu Ming congratulated Yue Ling on his future role in maintaining Shrek’s championship streak, and Dai Yueheng arranged the meal.
• Yue Ling listened as the Reserve Team discussed their travels and considered the Body Sect and the changing nations of Douluo Continent.
• Yue Ling shared a rib with Wu Ming, while he and Gongyang Mo ate most of the food.
• Yue Ling learned that Sea God Fate was an annual matchmaking event for Shrek Inner Court students.
• Dai Yueheng asked about Inner Court graduation, and a senior student explained that assessments varied according to each student’s strongest field.

Yue Ling celebrated Shrek’s tournament victory with his teammates, then spent a year advancing to fourth year. At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yan Shaozhe proposed letting Yue Ling take the Inner Court Assessment early, and the elders debated his age, strength, and the Evil Soul Master within him.

• Dai Yueheng toasted the team’s victory, and Yue Ling joined the relaxed celebration with the main and reserve teams.
• Yue Ling returned to the dormitory with Gongyang Mo, and a year later he had entered his fourth year.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed granting Yue Ling an exception to qualify early for the Inner Court Assessment because of his Soul Fighting District record and strength.
• The elders debated whether Yue Ling was too young and whether his Evil Soul Master posed a danger, while Xuan Zi supported giving him the opportunity.
• Elder Zhuang sided with the supporters and said he was not sure Yue Ling’s Evil Soul Master invited disaster.

The Sea God Pavilion Council approved an exceptional Shrek Inner Court assessment for Yue Ling, leaving his admission to depend on a difficult test in the coming days. Back at the dormitory, Gongyang Mo struggled with the prospect of parting and vowed to enter the Inner Court himself so he could catch up with Yue Ling.

• Elder Zhuang argued that Yue Ling deserved the chance to take the Shrek Inner Court assessment, and Mu En agreed that he could attempt it without any lowered standards.
• The elders approved the exceptional assessment, which Xuan Zi would oversee with Yan Shaozhe assisting.
• Xuan Zi told Yue Ling that the assessment would take place within the next few days.
• Gongyang Mo reflected on Yue Ling's rapid rise to level fifty-eight and resolved to enter the Shrek Inner Court by fifth year to become his teammate.
• Yue Ling reassured Gongyang Mo that he and Ma Xiaotao would wait for him, and Gongyang Mo embraced Yue Ling as he recalled their years together.

Gongyang Mo reflected on how Yue Ling had changed his life and resolved to enter the Shrek Inner Court so he could stand beside him. Yue Ling learned that his assessment would take place that afternoon and prepared himself, aware that his self-created soul skill still needed work.

• Gongyang Mo recalled the years he had spent with Yue Ling, then decided to work hard enough to reach the Shrek Inner Court and keep pace with him.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe flew across Sea God Lake after agreeing on a three-part assessment for Yue Ling.
• Wu Ya told Yue Ling that his Shrek Inner Court assessment was scheduled for four that afternoon at the Soul Fighting District, where Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi would meet him.
• Yue Ling returned to the empty Dormitory and meditated to restore himself before the assessment.
• Yue Ling considered his rank-fifty-eight soul power and the difficulty of developing a self-created soul skill beyond the techniques that had inspired him.

Yue Ling began the first part of his Shrek Inner Court assessment by fighting Zhang Lexuan, whose strength and control quickly put him at a disadvantage. The match was still underway as Zhang Lexuan prepared to launch more attacks.

• Yue Ling arrived at the Soul Fighting District, where Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe explained that his assessment had three parts and that he had to endure a fight against an Inner Court disciple.
• Yan Shaozhe revealed that Zhang Lexuan would be Yue Ling’s opponent, and Yue Ling recalled her strength against a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Yan Shaozhe started the match, and Yue Ling charged Zhang Lexuan with his first and fourth Soul Skills active.
• Zhang Lexuan used Moonlight Body Protection to trap Yue Ling’s blades and hold him suspended in the air.
• Zhang Lexuan amplified her attacks with Full Moon and struck Yue Ling with Moonlight Ray, shattering his barrier and blasting him away.

Yue Ling fought Zhang Lexuan in a Shrek Inner Court assessment, using feints, spirit-bone abilities, and a hidden explosive attack to challenge her despite their power gap. Xuan Zi stopped Zhang Lexuan’s final attack, ending the match before its result was stated.

• Yue Ling used his Velvet Domain and Indestructible Diamond to approach Zhang Lexuan through the dust, then attacked her from two directions with chrysanthemum blades.
• Zhang Lexuan trapped Yue Ling and his blades with Moon’s Binding, then launched Moon Blade at him.
• Yue Ling used Earth Shatter to break the restraints and Lone Sunset Reflecting Moon to block Moon Blade.
• Zhang Lexuan countered Yue Ling’s Falling Blossom Storm with her enhanced moon sickle, which continued toward him after his attack shattered.
• Yue Ling detonated a hidden energy crystal beside Zhang Lexuan, while Xuan Zi erased the moon sickle and ended the match.

Yue Ling passed his first Inner Court assessment after a hard-fought duel with Zhang Lexuan, whose strength and composure overwhelmed him. With the second assessment set for the next morning, Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan left the academy together for a stroll in Shrek City.

• Yue Ling explained how he had concealed his Golden Stamen Piercing Ray Strike behind his other attacks in a final gamble against Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhang Lexuan praised Yue Ling’s performance, and Yan Shaozhe declared that Yue Ling had passed the first Inner Court assessment.
• Xuan Zi told Yue Ling that Wang Yan would find him the next morning for the second assessment.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe left the Soul Fighting District, leaving Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan alone.
• Yue Ling invited Zhang Lexuan to stroll outside the academy, and the two headed toward Shrek City.

Tang Ya arrived at Shrek Academy to enroll, carrying the Tang Sect’s recommendation letter and a determination to revive the fallen sect. Bei Bei also came to register alone, and Tang Ya reached the front of the queue.

• Tang Ya walked through Shrek City and reflected on Shrek Academy’s history and influence.
• Tang Ya recalled the Tang Sect’s former glory and resolved to revive it despite its decline.
• Tang Ya joined the registration queue with a letter of recommendation from the Tang Sect.
• Bei Bei arrived to apply to Shrek Academy with a city lord’s recommendation letter arranged by Mu En.
• Tang Ya’s turn to register came.

Tang Ya tried to enroll at Shrek Academy as the last heir and leader of the fallen Tang Sect, but the registration steward demanded proof of her identity. With Bei Bei’s suggestion, she demonstrated the Tang Sect’s Mysterious Jade Hand and was admitted, beginning her effort to revive the sect.

• Tang Ya presented her Tang Sect recommendation letter, but the registration steward questioned her claim and demanded proof.
• Tang Ya recalled how the Iron Blood Sect had killed her parents and seized the Tang Sect’s grounds, leaving her as its sole direct heir.
• Bei Bei suggested that Tang Ya demonstrate a Tang Sect Secret Art to prove her connection to the sect.
• Tang Ya displayed the Mysterious Jade Hand, and the steward agreed to report the matter while allowing her to register.
• Tang Ya gave her details as a level twenty-three Control Type Soul Grandmaster with a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and the steward enrolled her at Shrek Academy.

Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan ate noodles in Shrek City after their day together, and Yue Ling spotted Bei Bei walking with a girl. Zhang Lexuan remained composed and said she would report what she saw to Mu En as they headed back to Shrek Academy.

• Yue Ling asked Zhang Lexuan for a hint about tomorrow's assessment, but she only told him it would not be too difficult.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan ordered beef noodles and tomato and egg noodles at a shop in Shrek City.
• Yue Ling spotted Bei Bei walking with a girl and went outside with Zhang Lexuan to watch them.
• Yue Ling asked Zhang Lexuan about the girl, and she said she would report the matter to Mu En exactly as it happened.
• Yue Ling and Zhang Lexuan finished their noodles and walked back toward Shrek Academy.

Yue Ling returned to the dormitory and teased Gongyang Mo about his Shrek Inner Court assessment, while Zhang Lexuan told Mu En about Bei Bei’s apparent affection for another girl. Mu En freed her from the old marriage promise, and Zhang Lexuan realized she wanted to pursue Yue Ling and build a life with him.

• Yue Ling returned to the dormitory, where he gave Gongyang Mo only a few details about his assessment after teasing him.
• Zhang Lexuan told Mu En that Bei Bei seemed to care for a girl his own age and asked what she should do about their promised marriage.
• Mu En admitted that making Zhang Lexuan swear the promise had been selfish and told her she was free to choose her future.
• Zhang Lexuan left Mu En’s room in tears and reflected on her years of protecting Bei Bei and the promise that had shaped her life.
• Zhang Lexuan remembered Yue Ling’s care and realized she had fallen for him and could now openly pursue the person she loved.