Recaps

Lin Yan identified a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent that could provide Oscar with his third Spirit Ring, while Tang San grew increasingly hostile toward him. The serpent rushed past the group, and Tang San charged into its path instead of using his control abilities.

• Dai Mubai invited Lin Yan to feast with him, and Lin Yan accepted while privately doubting Dai Mubai's sincerity.
• Zhu Zhuqing scouted ahead and reported a fast, winged red snake with a fleshy crest approaching the group.
• Lin Yan identified the serpent as a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and told Oscar it might suit his third Spirit Ring.
• Tang San snapped at Lin Yan when Lin Yan suggested he restrain the serpent, and Lin Yan withdrew with Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether he held a grudge against Lin Yan, but the serpent rushed into view before Tang San could answer.
• Tang San used Mysterious Jade Hand and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to confront the serpent head-on, and its charge slammed him into a tree.

Tang San subdued the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent alone to prove himself, but hid the injuries he suffered and resented Lin Yan for stopping him from getting treatment. As Oscar prepared to claim the beast’s Spirit Ring, Serpent Grandmother Chao Tianxiang arrived with Meng Yiran and demanded it back.

• Tang San caught and restrained the charging Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, impressing the group while secretly suppressing his injuries.
• Xiao Wu urged Tang San to let Lin Yan treat him, but Lin Yan praised Tang San’s strength and blocked him from admitting he was hurt.
• Tang San refused Oscar’s healing sausage and walked away, privately blaming Lin Yan and vowing revenge.
• Tang San went off to suppress his pain while Oscar prepared to kill the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for its Spirit Ring.
• Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran emerged from the bushes, and Chao Tianxiang told Zhao Wuji that the serpent belonged to her and her granddaughter.

Chao Tianxiang claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for herself, and Zhao Wuji yielded to avoid a conflict with her and the nearby Dragon Duke. Tang San provoked Chao Tianxiang, so Zhao Wuji pinned him down as she left with the snake.

• Chao Tianxiang introduced herself as Serpent Grandmother and explained that her cane had wounded the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent before Zhao Wuji's group found it.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Chao Tianxiang's connection to Dragon Duke Meng Shu and tried to negotiate over the serpent.
• Tang San interrupted Zhao Wuji and insulted Chao Tianxiang, escalating the standoff.
• Zhao Wuji offered Chao Tianxiang the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and she accepted while warning him to discipline his students.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Squeeze to pin Tang San down before Chao Tianxiang left with the serpent, and Oscar fell silent when Zhao Wuji glanced at him.

Tang San realized how dangerous the world beyond Notting City was after Zhao Wuji explained why he had surrendered the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. That evening, Lin Yan teased Ning Rongrong before pulling her into his arms, then threatened to give a gift to Zhuqing and Xiao Wu instead.

• Tang San accused Zhao Wuji of giving away the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Zhao Wuji explained that Chao Tianxiang and her husband could call on power comparable to a Title Douluo.
• Tang San recognized that his outburst had endangered the group, while Oscar lamented losing the Soul Beast and Zhao Wuji used his Mental Power to help Oscar search for another one.
• As evening fell in the Star Dou Great Forest, Dai Mubai kept watch while the others settled into tents.
• Ning Rongrong told Lin Yan she was cold, and Lin Yan teased her by offering a blanket and pretending to use a healing Spirit Skill.
• Lin Yan pulled Ning Rongrong into his arms after she revealed she wanted him to hold her, then said he might give his newly made item to Zhuqing and Xiao Wu instead.

Lin Yan gave Ning Rongrong a set of pink Soul Tools and warned her to keep them secret, but their conversation was interrupted by the Titan Giant Ape’s attack. Zhao Wuji confronted the beast to protect the others, and the chapter ended as he struck it again after Lin Yan healed and shielded him.

• Lin Yan gave Ning Rongrong pink Soul Tools and told her not to reveal their existence or use them carelessly.
• Lin Yan withheld his information-retrieval glasses because he did not want Ning Rongrong to learn that he had Twin Martial Souls.
• The Titan Giant Ape charged into the clearing, and Zhao Wuji ordered Mubai to lead the others away before facing it.
• Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and clashed fists with the Titan Giant Ape, which broke his arm.
• Lin Yan healed Zhao Wuji and protected everyone with his Spirit Skills, but Zhao Wuji urged him to flee and attacked the Titan Giant Ape again.

After the Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu away, Lin Yan healed Tang San and secretly followed him into the forest. He found Tang San fighting a healthy Man Faced Demon Spider and watched to see whether Tang San could defeat it without his Hidden Weapons.

• The Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and fled, while Tang San collapsed after his injuries flared up and he spat blood.
• Zhao Wuji decided to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, but Lin Yan healed Tang San, who immediately chased after Xiao Wu.
• Lin Yan told Zhao Wuji to take Ning Rongrong and meet the others, then flew after Tang San.
• Lin Yan spotted a healthy Man Faced Demon Spider waiting in a tree and saw it ambush Tang San.
• Tang San dodged the spider's strike with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and fought it with his Clear Sky Hammer as Lin Yan watched nearby.

Lin Yan intervened when Tang San was about to defeat the Man Faced Demon Spider, killing it himself and preventing Tang San from obtaining its External Soul Bone. After Tang San left to search for Xiao Wu, Lin Yan claimed the Eight Spider Lances and worried that Tang San might find another suitable Spirit Ring.

• Lin Yan recognized Tang San's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and decided to stop him from gaining the Man Faced Demon Spider's opportunity.
• Lin Yan smashed the Man Faced Demon Spider with a boulder until it died, then healed Tang San with his Holy Light Healing skill.
• Tang San thanked Lin Yan, remembered Xiao Wu, and hurried back into the forest to find her.
• Lin Yan cut the Eight Spider Lances from the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse and worried Tang San might find another suitable Spirit Ring.

Lin Yan ensured Tang San returned safely, then offered the thousand-year turkey he had found for Oscar’s third Spirit Ring. After Oscar began absorbing it and Tang San and Xiao Wu reunited with the group, Lin Yan proposed finding a Millennium Lone Bamboo for Tang San’s Spirit Ring.

• Lin Yan followed Tang San and Xiao Wu back toward Zhao Wuji’s group, then returned ahead of them with an unconscious thousand-year turkey for Oscar.
• Oscar reluctantly accepted Zhao Wuji’s advice, killed the turkey, and began absorbing its purple Spirit Ring.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu returned safely, and Xiao Wu claimed the Titan Giant Ape had fled after being frightened by a cow’s roar and said she had absorbed her third Spirit Ring.
• Tang San apologized to Lin Yan for his earlier rudeness, and Lin Yan forgave him before asking whether he had reached level 30.
• Lin Yan told Zhao Wuji he had seen a Millennium Lone Bamboo nearby and suggested they find it for Tang San’s third Spirit Ring.

Tang San demanded help finding a Millennium Lone Bamboo for his third Spirit Ring, but Zhao Wuji refused after Tang San had disrespected him. Tang San’s outburst against Xiao Wu and Lin Yan turned the group against him, and he was left panicking as everyone looked at him with contempt.

• Tang San recognized the Millennium Lone Bamboo as a promising Spirit Ring and urged Zhao Wuji to take him to find it.
• Zhao Wuji refused to help Tang San and mocked his earlier recklessness, while Lin Yan offered to let the group go together after Oscar finished absorbing his Spirit Ring.
• Xiao Wu urged Tang San to apologize to Zhao Wuji, but Tang San shouted at her, leaving her frightened and in tears.
• Ning Rongrong defended Xiao Wu and accused Tang San of being selfish, prompting the others to criticize him and compare him unfavorably with Lin Yan.
• Tang San blamed Lin Yan for choosing to save him, shocking the group; when he saw their contempt, he panicked over what he had said.

Tang San’s hostility toward Lin Yan alienated the others, and he privately resolved to gain the Millennium Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring to force them to respect him. Lin Yan gave Tang San the Lone Bamboo’s location, then rested as Xiao Wu offered to massage him as an apology for Tang San’s behavior.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu condemned Tang San for repaying Lin Yan’s rescue with hatred, while Lin Yan withdrew to his tent.
• Left alone, Tang San vowed to kill those who looked down on him and decided to obtain the Millennium Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring.
• Tang San went to Lin Yan’s tent but failed to complete his apology, then asked about the Lone Bamboo; Lin Yan told him it was west of camp.
• Tang San hurried off to find the Lone Bamboo, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu questioned Lin Yan for helping him.
• Lin Yan asked Ning Rongrong to massage his temples, and Xiao Wu offered to do it as an apology on Tang San’s behalf.

Oscar absorbed a thousand-year Spirit Ring and gained a speed-boosting sausage skill, while Tang San returned after obtaining a Spirit Ring of his own. Tang San walked into the tent and misread Lin Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong resting together as proof that Xiao Wu and Lin Yan were a couple.

• Xiao Wu massaged Lin Yan while he rested with his head on her thighs, and Ning Rongrong joined them before falling asleep against his chest.
• Oscar gained the third soul skill Speed Mushroom Sausage, which boosted its user's speed by ten percent for one minute.
• Zhao Wuji consoled Oscar about his unimpressive skill, and Oscar blamed Tang San for his earlier loss of the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Ma Hongjun told Oscar that Tang San had returned earlier, then left to absorb a Millennium Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring.
• Tang San returned and headed for Xiao Wu's tent to share his good news, while the others followed to prepare to leave.
• Tang San saw Lin Yan resting with his head on Xiao Wu's thighs and Ning Rongrong asleep on his chest, and concluded that Xiao Wu had gotten together with Lin Yan.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Tang San remained angry with Xiao Wu, who refused to apologize, while Lin Yan anticipated meeting Yu Xiaogang. The group arrived at the academy, where Tang San went to the headmaster’s office and Lin Yan invited Ning Rongrong and the others to a roast-meat dinner.

• Tang San collapsed in despair, and Xiao Wu woke up and tried to explain herself to him.
• Days later, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar discussed Tang San and mocked his falling-out with Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu told Ning Rongrong that she would keep massaging Lin Yan, while Lin Yan admitted that he enjoyed her massages.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy, where Li Yusong said Flender wanted Tang San in the headmaster’s office.
• Lin Yan realized Yu Xiaogang was at the academy and looked forward to clashing with him.
• Lin Yan invited Ning Rongrong to eat roast meat, and Ma Hongjun invited himself along.

Lin Yan spent time with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San told Yu Xiaogang about his new spirit bone and plans for future cultivation. Yu Xiaogang suddenly struck Tang San, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Yan for more golden feathers, then secretly took them to bed while Xiao Wu went to bathe.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Yan she wanted their relationship to be public, and Lin Yan suggested killing Dai Mubai.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that absorbing a Millennium Lone Bamboo had given him a Trunk Bone, raised his soul power by two ranks, and accelerated his cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang abruptly called Tang San a rebellious disciple and slapped him across the face.

Yu Xiaogang berated Tang San for absorbing a Millennium Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring, then manipulated him into blaming Lin Yan. Yu Xiaogang arrived at Lin Yan’s dormitory with Tang San and accused him of sabotaging Tang San’s cultivation.

• Yu Xiaogang slapped Tang San and condemned him for choosing the Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring instead of continuing his poison-attribute cultivation path.
• Yu Xiaogang pretended to disown Tang San, and Tang San panicked and blamed Lin Yan for killing the Man Faced Demon Spider and finding the Lone Bamboo.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to pin the blame on Lin Yan and promised Tang San he would seek justice.
• Lin Yan covered the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing with a blanket when someone arrived at his dormitory.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Lin Yan at the door and accused him of stealing Tang San’s Man Faced Demon Spider and forcing him to absorb the Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang blamed Lin Yan for Tang San’s Spirit Rings, but Zhao Wuji defended Lin Yan and drove them back. The chapter left Tang San and Yu Xiaogang silenced by Zhao Wuji’s threats as Lin Yan asked whether they had any other business.

• Tang San accused Lin Yan of stealing his Man Faced Demon Spider and ruining his cultivation by directing him to the Lone Bamboo.
• Zhao Wuji defended Lin Yan, condemned Tang San’s ingratitude, and insulted Yu Xiaogang’s abilities.
• Zhao Wuji punched Yu Xiaogang and stopped only when Flender intervened.
• Yu Xiaogang renewed his accusations over Tang San’s Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring, while Zhao Wuji argued that Tang San had asked Lin Yan for its location.
• Zhao Wuji threatened Tang San and Yu Xiaogang if they troubled Lin Yan again, leaving them too frightened to respond.
• Lin Yan asked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang whether they had any other business.

Lin Yan ended his confrontation with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then hurried back to his bedroom to help Zhu Zhuqing recover. Zhu Zhuqing escaped through the window, and Lin Yan washed and changed before opening the door to find Ning Rongrong outside.

• Zhao Wuji demanded that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San apologize to Lin Yan, but Lin Yan refused their apologies and ended his relationship with Tang San.
• Lin Yan calmed Zhao Wuji by suggesting they celebrate their return with grilled meat, and everyone dispersed.
• Lin Yan returned to his bedroom, healed Zhu Zhuqing, and woke her before Ning Rongrong could discover her.
• Zhu Zhuqing dressed and slipped out through the window while Lin Yan watched her escape.
• Lin Yan bathed, changed his clothes, and opened the door to find Ning Rongrong standing there.

Lin Yan joined the academy’s evening barbecue, where Zhao Wuji showed his support and Flender asked him to forgive Tang San and Yu Xiaogang. Lin Yan refused to make forgiveness an issue, saying he would have no dealings with them, while privately planning a harsher response.

• Ning Rongrong met Lin Yan at his door, and the two headed to the playground to prepare a barbecue.
• Lin Yan thanked Zhao Wuji for his earlier help, and Zhao Wuji promised to protect him from anyone who bullied him.
• Lin Yan roasted the Light Shadow Panther, and the academy’s students eagerly divided and ate the meat.
• Flender asked Lin Yan to forgive Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, admitting the request was unfair to him.
• Lin Yan told Flender there was no need for forgiveness because he would not have any dealings with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

Zhu Zhuqing returned to the academy after spending the afternoon in town, and Dai Mubai accused her of seeing another man. Ning Rongrong defended Zhu Zhuqing and condemned Dai Mubai’s double standards, leaving him ready to attack.

• Flender urged Lin Yan to forgive Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, but Zhao Wuji rebuked him for meddling and defending Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong shared food with Xiao Wu, and the two wondered where Zhu Zhuqing had been.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned from town and joined Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, while Dai Mubai suspected she had been with another man.
• Dai Mubai demanded to know why Zhu Zhuqing had gone to town, and she coldly replied that it was none of his business.
• Ning Rongrong shielded Zhu Zhuqing and challenged Dai Mubai’s right to control her, pointing out his visits to brothels.
• Dai Mubai clenched his fists and threatened to kill Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Mubai apologized after Zhao Wuji subdued him, but secretly planned to attack the others the next day. Lin Yan saw through the threat and prepared to meet Dai Mubai when he came to his door the following morning.

• Dai Mubai attacked Ning Rongrong, and Lin Yan intervened before Zhao Wuji pinned Dai Mubai down with Gravity Control.
• Dai Mubai apologized to everyone and returned to the dorm, while Lin Yan suspected he was plotting revenge.
• That night, Dai Mubai met a black-clad figure in the back mountain and ordered him to arrange an ambush for the next day.
• Lin Yan continued cultivating and decided Dai Mubai posed little threat because he had a level-95 Titled Douluo Puppet.
• The next morning, Dai Mubai knocked on Lin Yan's door, and Lin Yan opened it expecting trouble.

Dai Mubai lured Lin Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing toward Suotuo City, intending revenge, while Lin Yan anticipated the attack and prepared the girls. Dai Mubai’s ambush surrounded them on a forest path, and Zhu Zhuqing warned him that attacking Ning Rongrong could provoke the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Dai Mubai asked Lin Yan to arrange a meeting with Ning Rongrong so he could apologize, and Lin Yan agreed while privately anticipating trouble.
• Lin Yan brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing toward the city with Dai Mubai, then revealed that he and Zhu Zhuqing were together.
• Lin Yan gave both girls Tier 2 Soul Shields and told Zhu Zhuqing to protect Ning Rongrong in case he could not look after them.
• Dai Mubai summoned at least a dozen black-clad Soul Masters, who surrounded Lin Yan and the two girls on a deserted forest path.
• Dai Mubai threatened to kill Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing warned him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had people outside and could retaliate.

Lin Yan revealed his hostility toward Dai Mubai by kissing Zhu Zhuqing, then confronted Dai Mubai’s guards. He left them stunned after transforming into a twelve-winged Seraph Avatar.

• Dai Mubai threatened Zhu Zhuqing and her family, claiming he had sent people to find Lin Yan.
• Dai Mubai offered to spare Lin Yan if he swore allegiance, but Lin Yan kissed Zhu Zhuqing and declared their closeness.
• Dai Mubai realized Lin Yan was Zhu Zhuqing’s lover and ordered the Star Luo Dark Guards to kill him.
• Lin Yan told Zhu Zhuqing to protect Ning Rongrong with the Soul Tools he had given her, then stepped into the guards’ encirclement.
• Lin Yan invoked his Seraph Avatar, setting the surrounding woods and the guards’ clothes ablaze and appearing with twelve golden-red wings.

Lin Yan revealed his Seraph form and slaughtered the Soul Masters in Dai Mubai’s ambush. After killing the Soul Emperor who tried to attack him from behind, Lin Yan walked toward Dai Mubai, who remained frozen with fear.

• Lin Yan summoned the Blade of Judgment and used Flame Light Prison Kill and Blazing Light Judgment to burn the black-clad Soul Masters.
• Ning Rongrong used Lin Yan’s glasses to discover that his Martial Soul was a Seraph and that both of his Martial Souls had four purple Spirit Rings.
• The Soul Emperor attacked Lin Yan from behind, but struck only an afterimage before Lin Yan stabbed him through the chest.
• Lin Yan beheaded the kneeling Soul Emperor and surveyed the burned bodies left by the flames.
• Lin Yan approached Dai Mubai, who begged him not to come closer.

Lin Yan defeated Dai Mubai after revealing that he had seen through Dai Mubai’s plan, then let Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong decide his fate. Later, Lin Yan reunited with the group at the Soul Fighting Arena, where Zhu Zhuqing asked whether they should tell everyone they were together.

• Dai Mubai begged Lin Yan for mercy and offered Zhu Zhuqing, but Lin Yan severed Dai Mubai’s left shoulder when he tried to attack.
• Lin Yan revealed that Dai Mubai’s expression had exposed his plan in the Star Dou Great Forest and told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to deal with him.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong aimed their cannons at Dai Mubai despite his threats and offers, while Lin Yan’s response was left unstated.
• At the Soto Great Soul Fighting Arena, Lin Yan introduced Zhu Zhuqing as his girlfriend to Meng Qian.
• Flender arrived with the students and Yu Xiaogang, asked where Dai Mubai was, and hurried the group to register and search the Contestant Lounge.
• After the group left, Zhu Zhuqing leaned into Lin Yan and asked whether they should reveal their relationship.

Lin Yan spent the evening with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, agreeing to leave Shrek after they won Xiao Wu over. Late that night, Tang San arrived at the Contestant Lounge with a badly injured Xiao Wu, while Lin Yan continued enjoying himself at the arena.

• Lin Yan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that she could speak openly, and Ning Rongrong accepted their relationship.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing suggested leaving Shrek, but Lin Yan said they would go after winning Xiao Wu over.
• Lin Yan dismissed the danger of Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing proposed killing him to take Xiao Wu.
• Flender worried about Dai Mubai's all-day absence, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar assumed he was out with a woman and Yu Xiaogang criticized his truancy.
• Tang San burst into the Contestant Lounge supporting a blood-covered Xiao Wu, and Flender told the others to find Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan relaxed with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, earned more Gold Soul Coins, and offered the girls a riddle with a reward and punishment.

Lin Yan healed Xiao Wu after she was badly injured in a death match Tang San entered at Yu Xiaogang’s urging, with Flender’s approval. Lin Yan confronted Flender, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang noticed Lin Yan’s four millennium spirit rings.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing tried to solve Lin Yan’s bird-and-nest riddle, but urgent shouts about Xiao Wu interrupted him before he revealed the answer.
• Lin Yan used his healing skills to treat Xiao Wu and sent Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to take her back to rest.
• Ma Hongjun explained that Yu Xiaogang had advocated death matches, Tang San had signed himself and Xiao Wu up to prove the theory, and Flender had allowed it for the academy’s finances.
• Lin Yan questioned Flender about the death match and condemned him for risking the students’ lives to make money.
• Lin Yan silently confronted Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang spotted Lin Yan’s four millennium spirit rings.