Recaps

Juzi resolved to seek Lin Ye and risk everything to escape Xu Tianran's control, while Ice Empress and Snow Empress reflected on Lin Ye's extraordinary talent. The next morning, Lin Ye and Wang Dong'er wondered whether Shrek Academy had replaced Zhou Yi, and Lin Ye arrived at Class Two to find Ning Tian waiting.

• Juzi read the latest diary entries and bitterly considered how her weak talent limited her future.
• Juzi decided to wait for an opportunity to flee to Douluo Continent and find Lin Ye, no matter the risk.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress read the updated diary and marveled at Lin Ye's potential to become a god within a few years.
• Lin Ye and Wang Dong'er discussed whether Zhou Yi would return as Class One's homeroom teacher, then parted for their classes.
• Lin Ye greeted Ning Tian in Class Two, and she smiled at him while recalling what she had read in the diary.

Teacher Mu Jin announced that Class One and Class Two would merge after Zhou Yi was temporarily removed from teaching. Lin Ye joined Ning Tian and Wang Dong'er in the new classroom, where he found himself surrounded by girls.

• Teacher Mu Jin told Class Two that Zhou Yi was ill and that he would temporarily lead Class One as the two classes merged.
• Class Two students speculated that Zhou Yi had been suspended after the incident on the Playground and packed their belongings.
• Lin Ye and Ning Tian joined Teacher Mu Jin and the Class One students, including Wang Dong'er, as they moved to the larger classroom.
• Lin Ye and Ning Tian chose seats by the window, Wang Dong'er sat nearby, and Xiao Xiao joined the girls around Lin Ye.

After Class One and Class Two merged under Teacher Mu Jin, she asked the students to choose a class monitor. Lin Ye had no intention of volunteering and remained lost in thought as his classmates looked toward him and Wang Dong'er.

• The newly merged class watched Lin Ye, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian while students whispered about Lin Ye and Wang Dong'er's looks.
• Teacher Mu Jin entered and explained that the two classes had become one collective after Class One's homeroom teacher was involved in an unexpected incident.
• Teacher Mu Jin asked whether anyone would volunteer to be class monitor, but no one stepped forward.
• Students looked toward Lin Ye and Wang Dong'er as possible candidates, while Ning Tian and Xiao Xiao recognized that Lin Ye would avoid the troublesome position.
• Lin Ye wrote in his diary that he would not become class monitor because the job was tiring and meddlesome.

Teacher Mu Jin appointed Wang Dong as class monitor for both classes after no one volunteered or challenged her. Lin Ye only learned about it after the lesson began and was relieved that someone else had taken the role; he later ate lunch with Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian.

• Mu Jin explained that the two classes would share one class monitor, but no student volunteered.
• Mu Jin chose Wang Dong, who accepted after glancing at the oblivious Lin Ye.
• No one challenged Wang Dong, and Mu Jin officially appointed her class monitor for both classes.
• Lin Ye asked Xiao Xiao what had happened, then felt relieved that he would not have to be class monitor.
• After morning classes, Lin Ye, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian went to the cafeteria and ate together.

Lin Ye heard that Zhou Yi had been suspended for three months and spent an uneventful day at the academy. Bored in his dorm, he decided to write in his Diary about Tang San’s Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry.

• Students in the cafeteria celebrated the news that Zhou Yi had been suspended for three months and that her expelled students would receive compensation.
• Lin Ye finished a dull afternoon of classes and left the Teaching Building with Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, and Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er headed toward the back mountain, while Lin Ye parted ways with Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian and returned to his dorm.
• Lin Ye found little to record in his Diary and worried that the lack of writing would result in a poor reward.
• Lin Ye chose to write about Tang San's Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry and began an entry about it.

Lin Ye revealed that Tang San had taken control of the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry and turned its fair divine trial into a trap. Juzi recorded the relic’s location, while Wang Dong’er, Gu Yuena, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress reacted to the revelation.

• Juzi learned that the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry lay in the West Mountain Range west of Bright Capital and recorded its location so she could send trusted people to investigate.
• Wang Dong’er read about the valley and worried that entering it would cause her to lose herself and become Tang Wutong.
• Gu Yuena learned that the God of Love had fallen after her lover betrayed her, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion wondered how gods could die.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress considered the valley’s potential inheritance but decided they could not risk confronting Tang San.
• Lin Ye explained that Tang San had seized control of the valley during the second Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament and changed its fair trial into a deadly game governed by his own rules.

Lin Ye described how Tang San manipulated the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry trials to advance his own plans. Wang Dong'er and the others reacted with growing distrust as the account ended with the unfair Great Adventure trial.

• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, Jiang Nannan, and Ma Xiaotao read Lin Ye's diary and questioned the fairness of Tang San's actions.
• Lin Ye explained that the Heart Inquiry trial made every answer binding, while Tang San could decide who passed regardless of what they said.
• Tang San disguised himself as an examiner and asked Huo Yuhao whom he loved most; Huo Yuhao immediately named Wang Dong'er, and Tang San let him pass.
• Lin Ye explained that the Great Adventure wheel targeted each participant's deepest fear, with those who failed sent into a deadly Deep Adventure.

Huo Yuhao conceded to Wang Qiuer, then risked his life to save Dai Hao during Deep Adventure. The chapter then revealed Tang San’s next trial: forcing Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer to choose whether one of them would die to save Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao conceded to Wang Qiuer, and he and Wang Dong’er were sent into Deep Adventure.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er rescued Dai Hao from Sun Moon Empire assassins despite Huo Yuhao’s hatred for his father.
• Tang San disguised himself as the God of Love and trapped Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong’er, and Wang Qiuer in an enclosed white space.
• Tang San created an illusion of Huo Yuhao dying and told Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer that one of them had to sacrifice her life and soul to save him.
• Wang Qiuer hesitated, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Gu Yue, the Ice Empress, and Ning Tian reacted to the events and Tang San’s manipulation.

Lin Ye continued writing about Tang San’s cruel manipulation of Wang Dong’er, Wang Qiuer, and Huo Yuhao during Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry. Wang Dong’er resolved to reject Tang San’s plan and live for herself as the diary revealed the ordeals awaiting the three young people.

• Snow Empress and Juzi recognized that Tang San had treated Wang Dong’er’s devotion and death as tools in his scheme.
• Lin Ye wrote that Tang San planned to revive Wang Dong’er as Tang Wutong after erasing her memories, while discarding Wang Qiuer once she had served her purpose.
• Wang Dong’er decided not to follow Tang San’s script or sacrifice herself for anyone, and instead vowed to live and grow stronger.
• Lin Ye described how Tang San repeatedly killed and revived Huo Yuhao during his trial until Huo Yuhao became numb.
• Wang Dong’er felt no sympathy for Huo Yuhao’s suffering, while Jiang Nannan worried about his ordeal.
• Lin Ye revealed that Tang San sent Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer to an icy plain and forced them to fight for the right to remain beside Huo Yuhao.

The diary revealed that Tang San forced Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer into a trial where one had to die to save Huo Yuhao, after they talked and fought without truly trying to hurt each other. Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan reacted with shock and disgust, and the chapter left them questioning the demand that love require self-sacrifice.

• Tang San watched as Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer discussed their feelings for Huo Yuhao before their conversation broke down and they began fighting without either gaining the advantage.
• Ju Zi realized Tang San had intended to make the two girls kill each other so Huo Yuhao would focus on one person, but they had refused to fight to the death.
• Wang Dong'er was astonished by the other timeline's Wang Dong'er's willingness to talk with a romantic rival, then rejected the idea of sharing Huo Yuhao with another woman.
• Tang San conjured a dying Huo Yuhao and gave Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer ten seconds to choose which one would sacrifice her life to save him.
• Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan understood Wang Qiuer's hesitation and concluded that dying for a loved one would be unfair to themselves and their families.
• Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan felt disgusted by Tang San's trial, and Jiang Nannan thought of how devastated her mother would be if she died for someone she loved.

The diary revealed that Tang San had planned Huo Yuhao’s life and arranged for him to inherit Rong Nianbing’s Godhood, while Rong Nianbing disapproved of Tang San’s control over others. At Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry, Rong Nianbing confronted Tang San as he watched Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiuer undergo the trials.

• Jiang Nannan feared that her mother would be left alone if she died, and blamed Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry and Tang San.
• Wang Dong'er immediately leaped off the cliff to follow the dying Huo Yuhao, while Wang Qiuer hesitated and realized she could never replace Wang Dong'er in his heart.
• Gu Yuena judged the trial foolish, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion resolved that she could not give up her life because her fate belonged to the Soul Beast Clan.
• The diary stated that Tang San had plotted Huo Yuhao’s path from birth, including his masters, Godhood, and marriage, and had pressured Rong Nianbing to pass on the God of Emotions position.
• Rong Nianbing secretly followed Huo Yuhao to the trial, saw Tang San watching the three participants with smug satisfaction, and asked whether treating Huo Yuhao that way was really good.

Tang San admitted that he had put Huo Yuhao through repeated trials to make him a devoted husband to Wang Dong'er and a loyal son-in-law. The chapter portrayed his plan to keep Huo Yuhao powerful enough to serve him but unable to challenge his rule, while Wang Dong'er and others condemned the cost of his schemes.

• Tang San said Huo Yuhao had to endure trials of separation and death so he would cherish Wang Dong'er and never betray her.
• Juzi and Wang Dong'er recognized that Tang San had treated Wang Dong'er as bait to bind Huo Yuhao to him.
• Rong Nianbing challenged Tang San for using his daughter, and Tang San could only offer the excuse that hardship led to happiness.
• Tang Ya condemned Tang San for making his daughter suffer, while Ning Tian lamented that outsiders could not interfere in the family matter.
• The diary explained that Tang San intended to limit Huo Yuhao to First-Level Godhood so he could serve the God Realm without threatening Tang San's position.
• The diary stated that Huo Yuhao might have become a God King if allowed to develop freely, which could have made him Tang San's equal.

The diary revealed Tang San’s manipulation of Huo Yuhao and his plan to force Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer to fight, while exposing their private conversation to their companions. As the two women fought without either gaining the advantage, Three-Eyed Golden Lion feared that Wang Qiuer’s secret as a soul beast had been exposed.

• Gu Yuena and Snow Empress reflected on Tang San’s lifelong schemes and his attempt to break Huo Yuhao into an obedient servant.
• Juzi considered how strength could have changed her fate and command over powerful subordinates.
• The diary showed that the chief examiner had ordered Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer to fight, with only one allowed to survive.
• The companions heard Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer’s private conversation, judged Huo Yuhao for pursuing both women, and learned that Wang Qiuer could transform into Wang Dong’er’s appearance.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion worried that Wang Qiuer had revealed she was a soul beast and that the others would infer the truth.
• Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiuer fought, but Wang Dong’er only evaded and neither woman gained the upper hand.

Lin Ye described how Tang San used Wang Dong'er's apparent death to manipulate Huo Yuhao, while criticizing the others for failing to question the suspicious inheritance trial. Shrek Academy students recognized the scheme and condemned Tang San for using a loved one's life to make Huo Yuhao obey him.

• Tang San told Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer that one of them had to die for Huo Yuhao to return, while controlling Huo Yuhao's reactions.
• Wang Qiuer appeared holding Wang Dong'er, and Huo Yuhao grieved over her apparent death as Lin Ye accused him of indecision and selfishness.
• Gu Yuena realized Tang San intended to use Wang Dong'er's staged death to break Huo Yuhao and force him to carry out orders.
• Lin Ye argued that the supposed God of Love inheritance trial was suspicious because divine trials should not put candidates in mortal danger, and Ma Xiaotao and Xiao Xiao agreed.
• Lin Ye explained that Huo Yuhao later questioned whether Wang Dong'er could be saved and that Tang San used the hope of her return to direct him to Haotian Sect.
• Ning Tian condemned Tang San for manipulating Huo Yuhao through Wang Dong'er's life and death, calling his methods unworthy even of Evil Soul Masters.

Lin Ye described how Tang San manipulated Huo Yuhao after Wang Dong'er’s death, using Wang Qiuer’s sacrifice to revive her while leaving her soul damaged. The chapter ended with characters condemning Tang San’s control over Huo Yuhao and the sacrifices of Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong'er.

• Ice Empress and Snow Empress read Lin Ye’s account and condemned Tang San’s treatment of Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Ye recounted how Tang San let Wang Qiuer sacrifice herself to revive Wang Dong'er, then claimed an unresolved soul problem had left her unconscious.
• Gu Yuena comforted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and mourned how Tang San had manipulated it and caused its destruction.
• Lin Ye explained that Tang San had deliberately left Huo Yuhao dependent on him, intending to send him to the Haotian Sect for help.
• Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan condemned Tang San for orchestrating the events and sacrificing Wang Qiuer and Wang Dong'er.

Tang San questioned Xiao Xiao about whether she would sacrifice herself for He Caitou, and her tearful fear of dying amused the others who had been reading Lin Ye’s diary. The chapter ended with Tang San sternly telling her that refusing to choose would kill them both, while answering would let her decide who survived.

• Tang San questioned Xiao Xiao about sacrificing her life for He Caitou, and she cried that she was too young and had not married him yet.
• Ice Empress laughed at Xiao Xiao’s answer, and Snow Empress praised her honesty as the diary’s readers relaxed.
• Xiao Xiao blushed with embarrassment as she read the account, but reflected that life was precious and that she might sacrifice herself if there were truly no other choice.
• Tang San told Xiao Xiao that both she and He Caitou would die if she refused to answer, but that answering would let her choose who survived.

Tang San expected Xiao Xiao to choose her own survival, but she instead offered her life so He Caitou could live and asked him to care for her parents. Her choice stunned the women reading the diary and caused Gu Yuena and Three-Eyed Golden Lion to reconsider what they believed about humans and sacrifice.

• Tang San anticipated that Xiao Xiao would abandon He Caitou and prepared to lecture them about love.
• Xiao Xiao chose to die in He Caitou’s place and asked that he be spared the knowledge of her sacrifice while caring for her parents.
• Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Dong'er, Jiang Nannan, Juzi, and the other diary readers were shaken by Xiao Xiao’s decision.
• Gu Yuena questioned her harsh view of humans after seeing Xiao Xiao’s courage.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion cried over Xiao Xiao’s choice and reconsidered her own past refusal to sacrifice herself for Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong'er was astonished that the lively, seemingly fragile Xiao Xiao had shown such courage.

After learning that her future self would sacrifice herself to save He Caitou, Xiao Xiao was stunned by Lin Ye’s promise to give her a Godhood. His words stirred hope, envy, and curiosity among others, while Xiao Xiao was left deeply moved by his promise to protect her.

• Xiao Xiao wondered whether she would really sacrifice herself for He Caitou, whom she had not yet met.
• Lin Ye promised that Xiao Xiao would inherit a First-Level Godhood or possibly become a God King, and Gu Yuena and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion praised his loyalty.
• Xiao Xiao was overwhelmed by Lin Ye’s promise and softly murmured his name, feeling touched by his care.
• Ma Xiaotao felt happy that Xiao Xiao had a bright future, though she envied the prospect of becoming a god.
• Juzi wondered what kind of person Lin Ye was and imagined how it would feel if he cared for her as he did Xiao Xiao.
• Ice Empress admitted she was jealous of Xiao Xiao’s promised Godhood, while Snow Empress said Xiao Xiao deserved it.

He Caitou chose to survive rather than sacrifice himself for Xiao Xiao, explaining that he needed to avenge the Xu Clan. In the second trial, Xiao Xiao saved him from Xu Tianran, and He Caitou realized that she mattered more than revenge, leaving their relationship reconciled.

• He Caitou chose himself when Tang San asked whether he or Xiao Xiao should live, then explained that he had to avenge the Xu Clan.
• Wang Dong'er, Zhang Lexuan, Tang Ya, and Ning Tian reacted to He Caitou's choice, while Gu Yuena and Three-Eyed Golden Lion also discussed it.
• He Caitou's second trial placed him in an illusion where Xu Tianran captured and overpowered him.
• Xiao Xiao, now a Titled Douluo, rushed to protect He Caitou as Xu Tianran prepared to kill him.
• Xiao Xiao told He Caitou they could face his enemy together, and he understood that she was more important than revenge.

The diary recounted how Ning Tian and Wu Feng were tested in the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry, revealing Wu Feng’s love and Ning Tian’s refusal to fake affection even to save her. The chapter left Wu Feng devastated by Ning Tian’s answer as others reacted to the possibility of love between two girls.

• Xiao Xiao wondered whether He Caitou would remain a good partner if he became emperor, then read the diary’s claim that Tang San had corrupted the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry trials.
• The diary named Ning Tian and Wu Feng as the trial’s second-greatest victims, prompting Wang Dong’er and Jiang Nannan to question whether two girls could be a couple.
• Wu Feng answered Tang San that Ning Tian was her beloved without hesitation.
• Ning Tian said Wu Feng was only her friend and refused to return her feelings, even when Tang San told her Wu Feng would die unless she loved her.
• Ning Tian said she would rather die in Wu Feng’s place than pretend to love her, and Wu Feng nearly broke down after hearing her words.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed with Ning Tian’s decision and wondered how her own feelings compared.

Tang San tested Ning Tian and Wu Feng by forcing them to choose whether to die so the other could live. Both chose self-sacrifice, passed the test, and survived.

• Ma Xiaotao condemned Tang San for tormenting Wu Feng by exposing her unrequited love for Ning Tian.
• Tang San told Wu Feng that only she or Ning Tian could survive, and Wu Feng chose to die so Ning Tian could live.
• Just as Wu Feng moved to stab herself, time froze throughout the Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry.
• Tang San gave Ning Tian the same choice, and she chose to die for Wu Feng before her blade vanished.
• The test ended with both women alive, and Wang Dong'er admired their willingness to sacrifice themselves for each other.

Ning Tian succumbed to the pressure of her expectations and jumped from a cliff during the second stage, and Wu Feng followed her. Golden light saved them both and brought them to the main hall, where their journey through Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry ended.

• Ning Tian and Wu Feng lost their preliminary match to Jiang Nannan, who won an exemption pass.
• Ning Tian faced an amplified sense of failure and pressure on a cliff, then jumped into the abyss.
• Wu Feng saw Ning Tian fall and jumped after her, choosing to follow her rather than live without her.
• Golden light caught Ning Tian and Wu Feng and brought them embracing into the main hall of Heaven-and-Earth Valley of Love Inquiry.
• The account revealed that Tang San's divine power later transformed Wu Feng into a man, allowing the two of them to become a couple.

Readers reacted with anger and disbelief to the account of Tang San turning Ning Tian into a man, arguing that he had forced his values onto Ning Tian and Wu Feng without asking what either wanted. Zhang Lexuan concluded that Tang San’s need for control made the transformation a humiliation rather than a happy ending.

• Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao were shocked to learn that Ning Tian, rather than Wu Feng, had been turned into a man.
• Juzi and the Ice Empress condemned Tang San for using divine power to change Ning Tian’s sex, while the Snow Empress pitied Ning Tian.
• Ma Xiaotao and Juzi accused Tang San of treating others like pieces he could rearrange to fit his beliefs.
• Tang Ya feared Tang San might alter her or Bei Bei if he disapproved of their relationship.
• Zhang Lexuan said Tang San sought control over others’ feelings and sex, and called Ning Tian’s transformation a humiliation.

Bei Bei faced Tang San’s first trial, which demanded that he castrate himself in exchange for restoring Tang Ya. He endured the illusion and passed, but the valley paired him with Zhang Lexuan for the trials ahead.

• Tang San asked Bei Bei about his beloved, and Bei Bei named Tang Ya and vowed to restore her and bring her back.
• Tang San showed Bei Bei an image of Tang Ya and demanded that he castrate himself to prove his devotion.
• Bei Bei agreed, asking that Tang Ya forget him if she recovered, then struck himself with the blade.
• Bei Bei discovered that the blade and pain had been an illusion and learned that he had passed the first trial.
• The valley matched Bei Bei with Zhang Lexuan, who harbored a secret feeling he had never noticed.

Zhang Lexuan revealed that she had loved Bei Bei for years, though he had never returned her feelings and loved Tang Ya. She recounted how Elder Mu had raised her to be Bei Bei’s child bride, and her trial exposed the secret she had kept for more than twenty years.

• Xiao Xiao reacted with relief after learning that Bei Bei’s apparent self-castration had been an illusion, while Juzi mocked Tang San’s test.
• Tang San asked Zhang Lexuan whether she had ever loved someone, and she admitted that she loved Bei Bei.
• Zhang Lexuan told Bei Bei that he had never loved her and explained that she had fallen for him after years of caring for him.
• Zhang Lexuan revealed that Mu En had rescued her as an infant, adopted her, and arranged for her to become Bei Bei’s child bride.
• After Bei Bei fell in love with Tang Ya, Mu En released Zhang Lexuan from her oath, but she remained devoted to Bei Bei and rejected other suitors.
• Ice Empress criticized Zhang Lexuan’s sacrifices, while Snow Empress sympathized with her choice to love and protect Bei Bei from afar.