Recaps

Gu Changsheng awakened the Myriad Heaven Book, gained Bibi Dong’s trust, and survived an ambush while growing closer to Hu Liena. After uncovering ancient arrays and clues about Tang San, he joined a hunt for the Spirit Pattern Book Demon, whose illusion showed Tang San as a god above a burning Pope Palace.

• Gu Changsheng manifested the Myriad Heaven Book, demonstrated his analytical ability to the director, and was brought to Spirit Hall Academy by Instructor Saluo.
• Gu Changsheng passed Yue Guan’s tests, joined the Pope Palace under Bibi Dong’s protection, and began guiding Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Gu Changsheng chose the rare Phantom Bookworm as his first Soul Ring target and entered Maze Ancient Forest with Hu Liena and Yan Xiu.
• After masked attackers ambushed them, Gu Changsheng absorbed the Phantom Bookworm’s 840-year Soul Ring, gained Myriad Burning, and escaped the Mist Tide with Hu Liena.
• Gu Changsheng exposed Yan Xiu’s role in the attack, prompting Bibi Dong to have him arrested, then gained access to more records and studied ancient array patterns.
• Gu Changsheng defeated Yan by redirecting his fire attacks through the Training Ground’s formation, and Bibi Dong gave him an Ancient Array Scroll to study.
• Bibi Dong sent Gu Changsheng, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan with Yue Guan to investigate the Spirit Pattern Book Demon in Star Dou Great Forest, where they found ruins bearing an unknown Blue Silver bloodline’s traces.
• The Spirit Pattern Book Demon awakened and trapped Gu Changsheng’s group in an illusion that showed Tang San as a god above the burning Pope Palace.

Gu Changsheng strengthened his powers and led Spirit Hall Academy through the tournament while tracking Tang San’s growing threat and investigating an attempt on his life. As the teams advanced toward a possible final, his ties to Hu Liena and Xiao Wu grew more complicated, and the next draw sent Shrek against Blazing Fire Academy.

• Gu Changsheng shattered the Thousand-Faced Phantom Demon Spider’s illusion, absorbed its five-thousand-three-hundred-year Soul Ring, and awakened Minor Thousand-Faced Phantom Realm.
• Gu Changsheng trained with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, then became Spirit Hall Academy’s tactical commander as the tournament began.
• Gu Changsheng studied Shrek’s victories and warned his team about Tang San’s tactics before meeting Tang San and Xiao Wu in Tiandou City.
• A Spirit King and three Soul Sects ambushed Gu Changsheng, but he and Xiao Wu escaped, and Gu Changsheng later traced the attack to Viscount Luxun and an unknown person who had increased the price on his death.
• Gu Changsheng led Spirit Hall Academy to decisive wins over Yunluo and Tianshui, while Tang San and Shrek advanced through their own matches.
• Gu Changsheng warned Xiao Wu to stay near Tang San, confronted Tang San over how he treated her, and admitted to Hu Liena that he was deliberately provoking Tang San.
• Xiao Wu confessed to Ning Rongrong that she could not stop thinking about Gu Changsheng, while Tang San overheard her and blamed him.
• The next draw paired Shrek Academy with Blazing Fire Academy and gave Spirit Hall Academy a bye, so Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena planned to watch Shrek’s match.

Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena grew closer as they uncovered a plot involving ancient arrays, silver-rune experiments, and the White Tower. The trail led from Yunshui Lake through Fengling Valley to Chisha Town, where the main core was due to be ignited within three days.

• Shrek defeated Blazing Fire Academy and later won the tournament final against Spirit Hall Academy, but Bibi Dong exposed Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast before Tang Hao rescued her and Tang San.
• After the tournament, Gu Changsheng studied Tang Hao’s hammer techniques, survived Qian Daoliu’s loyalty test, and left Spirit City with Hu Liena for a promised vacation in Yunshui Town.
• Masked attackers trapped Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena in a Water Prison with Love Poison, but they linked their Consciousness Seas and destroyed the formation eye before capturing their leader.
• The captive’s dying clues and a snow-patterned jade token connected the ambush to Tiandou and Xue, while Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena discovered an ancient array beneath Yunshui Lake and a plot involving Soul Guidance Tools.
• Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena traced Silver Pattern Fragments to the Northern White Tower, rescued a girl fused with silver runes, and redirected the enemy’s teleportation array before it could claim her.
• At Fengling Valley, Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena defeated White Tower agents and explored a ruined Transit Ruin, where a message revealed that the main core had been moved to Chisha Town for ignition within three days.
• Ghost Douluo Guimei arrived with covert support from the Pope and warned Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena that Chisha Town had been out of contact for two days.

Gu Changsheng destroyed the White Tower’s Main Furnace, then became caught between Spirit Hall, the Worship Hall, and Qian Renxue’s hidden identity. In Heaven Dou City, a coordinated attack left Hu Liena demanding to know whose side he was on.

• Gu Changsheng and Hu Liena uncovered the White Tower’s plan to use captives and villagers as fuel, and Gu Changsheng destroyed its Main Furnace with Xue Qinghe’s help.
• Gu Changsheng and Xue Qinghe rescued the surviving villagers, while the Silver Core escaped into the northern snowstorm and the Myriad Heaven Book revealed a Soul Guidance System prototype.
• Gu Changsheng returned to Bibi Dong, received custody of the Chisha Furnace Core, and then gained his Fifth Spirit Ring after joining Tang San and Xiao Wu to capture the Mirror Space Spirit Deer.
• Gu Changsheng discovered a seed core inside the White Tower Residual Core, drawing the Worship Hall’s attention, and Bibi Dong sent him and Hu Liena to Heaven Dou City with Xue Qinghe.
• At an auction in Heaven Dou City, Gu Changsheng recognized Tang San and sensed a familiar aura inside an Old Artifact that later proved connected to a Black Seal.
• After attacks disrupted Tiandou’s supplies, Xue Ye put Xue Qinghe in charge of the investigation, and coordinated assaults set fires and drew Gu Changsheng and Xue Qinghe into the burning palace.
• The Silver-Faced Man ambushed Gu Changsheng and Xue Qinghe, who fought their way through the Eastern Palace as Qian Renxue revealed her Angel Power and admitted she was not the Crown Prince.
• Hu Liena arrived and recognized Qian Renxue, then confronted Gu Changsheng about his connection to her and demanded to know whose side he was on.