Recaps

Gu Zhi led Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran to activate the Colossus Guardian Icon and collect powerful rewards. Their new attributes, techniques, and treasures left other onlookers envious as the story turned toward mechanics beyond simple numerical growth.

• Liu Erlong and the four girls followed Gu Zhi, while Flender and the others stayed behind to guard Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong brushed off Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran ignored him as they continued after Gu Zhi.
• Gu Zhi activated the Colossus Guardian Icon and received a broad set of stat, crafting, and treasure rewards.
• Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Wang Qiu'er each received rewards tailored to their attributes and abilities.
• The scrolling comments explained how the women's new techniques and bonuses could transform their fighting styles, prompting envy among other Douluo beauties.

After Tang San awakened with a new Soul Ring and the Eight Spider Lances, Liu Erlong decided to split from Shrek Academy and search for Xiao Wu with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. Gu Zhi left with Meng Yiran, while Tang San and the others set out to rescue Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong praised Gu Zhi for helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and invited him to visit her family.
• Tang San awakened with a new Soul Ring, an offensive Soul Skill, and the Eight Spider Lances, prompting the others to celebrate his increased strength.
• Gu Zhi said he was leaving and asked Liu Erlong whether she would go with the group; Tang San pleaded with her to help rescue Xiao Wu.
• After reading the barrage condemning Tang San's family’s pattern of sacrifices for love, Liu Erlong chose to split from Shrek Academy and travel with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Zhi refused to travel with either group and left with Meng Yiran, while Liu Erlong and the other women departed separately.
• Tang San insisted that his group focus on rescuing Xiao Wu, and Flender looked dissatisfied with him.

After Meng Yiran declared her determination to stay by Gu Zhi’s side despite his relationship with Liu Erlong, the group set out together to supposedly rescue Xiao Wu. Gu Zhi agreed to venture toward the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Area, where he suspected the Gold Chests were hidden, with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion accompanying them.

• Gu Zhi spoke privately with Meng Yiran about taking responsibility for his intimacy with Liu Erlong, and Meng Yiran said she would not give up on him.
• Liu Erlong and the others caught up with Gu Zhi and Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing asked Gu Zhi to help rescue Xiao Wu.
• Gu Zhi agreed to join the rescue mission after consulting Meng Yiran, and the group headed deeper into the forest toward the Core Area.
• Liu Erlong warned that the Titan Giant Ape was said to appear near the Core Area, while Gu Zhi worried about the danger to their group.
• The women suggested that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion might bring them good luck, and Gu Zhi decided to investigate the Core Area in search of Gold Chests.

Gu Zhi and his companions traveled toward the Core Area, collecting abundant chests while Xiao Wu prepared to offer him the treasures gathered by herself, Da Ming, and Er Ming in exchange for help changing their fate. The two groups finally met at the Lake of Life, where Gu Zhi immediately spotted a Gold Chest beneath the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Gu Zhi and his companions made an easy journey toward the Core Area as the Emperor Auspicious Beast's aura drove away nearby Soul Beasts, and they collected many valuable chests.
• Xiao Wu waited near the Lake of Life with Er Ming and Da Ming, hoping Gu Zhi would help prevent their future sacrifices.
• Xiao Wu proposed investing their accumulated spirit herbs, treasures, and Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones in Gu Zhi to persuade him to help.
• Er Ming hesitated to give away their family fortune, while Xiao Wu reasoned that a nearby Gold Chest and their treasures could convince Gu Zhi.
• Ning Rongrong called out as Gu Zhi and the others arrived, and Gu Zhi focused on the Gold Chest beneath the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Xiao Wu revealed that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and her friends accepted her. The Sky Azure Bull Python explained that Xiao Wu had entered the human world hoping to help resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts, then asked Gu Zhi to look after her.

• Er Ming greeted Xiao Wu's friends, and Xiao Wu admitted that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong accepted Xiao Wu, while Gu Zhi struggled to respond to her confession.
• Xiao Wu asked Gu Zhi to speak privately, and he agreed to meet with her and the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python described the dangers facing soul beasts and discussed a prophecy about resolving the conflict with humans.
• Gu Zhi refused to take responsibility for ending the conflict, so the Sky Azure Bull Python clarified that they only wanted him to look after Xiao Wu.

Gu Zhi accepted the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape’s gifts, promising to protect Xiao Wu and help them in return. He opened the Gold Chest and received a huge collection of rewards, including a Law Seed, Law Power, and a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone.

• Dugu Yan warned Dugu Bo against befriending anyone named Tang San after the barrage recounted Tang San’s treatment of their family.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape gave Gu Zhi their accumulated treasures because they trusted Xiao Wu’s judgment.
• Gu Zhi accepted the gifts and offered the trio protective items, a promise to protect Xiao Wu, and help with three tasks within his abilities.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python welcomed Gu Zhi as a friend, and Xiao Wu felt relieved that Da Ming and Er Ming might avoid their tragic futures.
• Gu Zhi opened the Gold Chest and gained numerous rewards, including increased attributes, a Law Seed, Law Power, a God-given Spirit Ring, and a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone.

Gu Zhi gained Basic Law Power and demonstrated how it could defy physical rules and reshape objects, while the women received powerful rewards of their own. The women tested their new abilities and resolved to grow stronger so they could stand beside Gu Zhi.

• Gu Zhi used Law Power to make a dead branch roll without force and then flattened it by rewriting its structure.
• The rewards revealed that Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Wang Qiu'er, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Wu had gained attributes, abilities, and varying amounts of Law Power.
• The women moved aside to test their new powers, while Ning Rongrong celebrated how much stronger she had become.
• Xiao Wu felt conflicted about her Love God Law Power and her growing connection to Gu Zhi, while Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran resolved to catch up to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing proposed that the women absorb their God-given Spirit Rings, but Ning Rongrong urged them to use their pills first.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran used three pills to strengthen and transform their martial souls and physiques, becoming major contenders among the younger generation. Their rapid progress prompted Hu Liena and several other women to set out or consider approaching Gu Zhi, while Qian Renxue headed to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran took the Mending Heaven Pill, which transformed their martial souls, including evolving Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• The three women took the Marrow-Cleansing Pill and Foundation Establishment Pill, enduring intense pain as the pills strengthened their meridians, physiques, and foundations.
• Hu Liena watched the bullet comments praise the three women and resolved to pursue Gu Zhi.
• Dugu Yan led Ye Lingling to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er decided to seek Gu Zhi there as well.
• Huo Wu reaffirmed her decision to approach Gu Zhi, and Tang Yuehua considered using his Ultimate Fire to break free of her mutated martial soul's limitations.
• Qian Renxue decided to stop insisting on having Gu Zhi exclusively, remained wary of Bibi Dong, and set off for the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena in Xue Qinghe's appearance.

Gu Zhi and Liu Erlong discussed his rapid growth, new techniques, and plans to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, while the bullet comments revealed that his rewards included dual cultivation arts. After absorbing the Foundation Establishment Pill, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong began absorbing God-given Spirit Rings, with the comments speculating about their potential age.

• Gu Zhi decided to return from the Star Dou Great Forest to stabilize his state of mind and postponed Liu Erlong's challenge because powerful beasts might notice a fight.
• Gu Zhi and Liu Erlong looked over their new cultivation techniques, and the bullet comments revealed that Gu Zhi had received five intermediate dual cultivation arts.
• Xiao Wu realized Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong had finished absorbing the Foundation Establishment Pill and urged them to focus on their Soul Rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong began absorbing their God-given Spirit Rings as the bullet comments speculated that their strengthened bodies could withstand unusually old rings.
• The bullet comments revealed that Gu Zhi already had four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and speculated that his future rings might reach the Hundred Thousand Year level.

Gu Zhi decided to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and consolidate his rapid cultivation gains, while postponing Liu Erlong’s challenge. After the women finished refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, they began absorbing God-given Spirit Rings for their third Soul Rings, with the bullet comments speculating about how powerful they might become.

• Gu Zhi told Liu Erlong he planned to return and stabilize his state of mind after his rapid breakthroughs.
• Liu Erlong challenged Gu Zhi to a match, but he refused to fight in the Star Dou Great Forest in case the noise attracted Ferocious Beasts.
• Gu Zhi discovered that all five intermediate techniques he received were dual cultivation techniques, and the bullet comments spread the news to women across Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Wu noticed that Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong had finished refining the Foundation Establishment Pill and urged them to focus on absorbing their God-given Spirit Rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the other two began absorbing their third Soul Rings as the bullet comments discussed whether their physiques could withstand rings approaching ten thousand years.

Gu Zhi absorbed a Spirit Bone that strengthened his Law Seed, then created two defensive formations for the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran successfully obtained Ten Thousand Year third Soul Rings, and the group prepared to end their exploration.

• Xiao Wu watched Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran condense their third Soul Rings while Liu Erlong distracted Gu Zhi from their use of God-given Spirit Rings.
• Gu Zhi chose a high-quality left arm Spirit Bone and gave two others to Liu Erlong, who exchanged spirit herbs with him before they absorbed their treasures.
• Gu Zhi discovered that his left arm Spirit Bone increased his cultivation techniques' efficiency and boosted the Law Power generated by his Law Seed.
• Gu Zhi promised the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape protection, then set up two formations powered by the earth veins and taught them how to control the formations.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran obtained Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, while Xiao Wu looked forward to her fourth Soul Ring opportunity.
• The girls returned to Gu Zhi and the others after the formations were finished, and the group prepared to conclude their exploration.

Xiao Wu returned safely to Tang San and the exhausted Shrek group after parting from the Sky Azure Bull Python brothers, though her new unease made her keep her distance from Tang San. As the group began recovering and planning their return, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that they had both reached level thirty, and Zhu Zhuqing had already obtained her third Soul Ring.

• Xiao Wu said goodbye to the Sky Azure Bull Python brothers, who told her that the forest would always be her home and support.
• Tang San and the others argued over their exhausting search for Xiao Wu until she appeared with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu apologized to Tang San but instinctively stepped away from him, and Tang San collapsed from exhaustion as Grandmaster took him to rest.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender that Liu Erlong had left to handle other matters, prompting Flender to suspect she had gone to find Gu Zhi.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun teased Flender about Liu Erlong and Gu Zhi, while the scrolling comments left Flender distraught.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that they had reached level thirty, and Zhu Zhuqing said she had already obtained her third Soul Ring.

After returning to Suotuo City, Gu Zhi and Meng Yiran headed to the Great Soul Arena, where they learned that people had been mysteriously disappearing. As they prepared for a two-on-two match, Shui Bing'er hesitated to approach Gu Zhi, while their opponents, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, recognized him.

• Meng Yiran went shopping with Gu Zhi and Liu Erlong before suggesting they visit the Great Soul Arena.
• At the Great Soul Arena, the receptionist told them that people had been disappearing in Suotuo City and that Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou City were investigating.
• Gu Zhi registered for a two-on-two match with Meng Yiran, while Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er spotted him from nearby.
• Shui Bing'er lost her nerve and watched Gu Zhi leave without speaking to him.
• Meng Yiran and Gu Zhi were matched against Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who recognized Gu Zhi and discussed how to handle the fight.

Gu Zhi and Meng Yiran faced Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in a public match, where Meng Yiran’s summons and superior combat skills overwhelmed Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan refused to surrender and continued fighting despite the growing gap between them.

• Gu Zhi and Meng Yiran took the stage against Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, drawing the crowd’s attention.
• Dugu Yan attacked with Ye Lingling’s healing support, while Meng Yiran summoned six bone beasts to surround her.
• Dugu Yan broke through the bone beasts’ attacks and charged at Meng Yiran, who evaded her strikes with ease.
• Meng Yiran knocked Dugu Yan back with a palm strike, but Dugu Yan refused to give up and kept fighting.

Meng Yiran defeated Dugu Yan after Gu Zhi stopped Ye Lingling from healing her, and all three women received rewards for participating in the match. Afterward, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling approached Gu Zhi to introduce themselves, while he prepared to take Meng Yiran to meet Liu Erlong.

• Meng Yiran used the Spirit Serpent Skill to overpower Dugu Yan, while Ye Lingling repeatedly healed her.
• Gu Zhi froze Ye Lingling's Soul Power, allowing Meng Yiran to defeat Dugu Yan, then lifted the effect so Ye Lingling could heal her.
• The system rewarded Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling for the two-versus-two match, and the three women learned they had each received valuable prizes.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling caught up with Gu Zhi and introduced themselves as students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Gu Zhi introduced himself and Meng Yiran as his companion before preparing to take her to meet Liu Erlong.

After Gu Zhi met Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, Xue Qinghe’s envoy invited him to discuss Suotuo City’s unexplained disappearances. Gu Zhi joined Xue Qinghe, who admitted he needed Gu Zhi’s help investigating the cases.

• Liu Erlong politely turned down Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s offer to accompany Gu Zhi, and they left disappointed.
• An envoy from the First Prince’s Residence invited Gu Zhi to meet Xue Qinghe, and Gu Zhi accepted.
• The comments speculated that an Evil Soul Master might be behind the disappearances as Liu Erlong and Meng Yiran shared their information with Gu Zhi.
• Gu Zhi noticed someone following his group as they arrived at the hotel where Xue Qinghe was staying.
• Gu Zhi asked Xue Qinghe whether the invitation concerned the disappearances, and Xue Qinghe admitted he needed Gu Zhi’s help.

Gu Zhi accepted Qian Renxue’s invitation to discuss the mysterious disappearances in Suotuo City. At their meeting, Qian Renxue admitted she had run out of options and needed his help.

• Liu Erlong turned away Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling after they tried to spend more time with Gu Zhi.
• A messenger from Xue Qinghe’s residence invited Gu Zhi to meet with his lord, and Gu Zhi agreed.
• Gu Zhi and his companions discussed the disappearances, while the bullet comments speculated that an Evil Soul Master might be responsible.
• Gu Zhi noticed someone following the group as they traveled to the hotel where Qian Renxue was staying.
• Gu Zhi asked Xue Qinghe whether the meeting concerned the disappearances, and Qian Renxue said she needed his help.

Qian Renxue told Gu Zhi that thousands of people had vanished in Suotuo City, and the comments identified the disappearances as Rules Horror Tales. After Huo Wu shared what she had witnessed, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu set out to warn Shrek Academy and find Gu Zhi, but the world suddenly shifted around them.

• Qian Renxue described the unexplained disappearances in Suotuo City and asked Gu Zhi to help investigate.
• Gu Zhi declined to commit immediately, then led Liu Erlong and Meng Yiran away from the banquet.
• Gu Zhi and the others confronted Huo Wu after she followed them, and she revealed she had witnessed a person vanish.
• Huo Wu recounted the incident, but she had little information about how the Rules Horror Tales appeared.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu discussed warning Shrek Academy and seeking Gu Zhi's help.
• As the three Shrek students stepped outside, the world spun and their surroundings changed.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu found themselves trapped in a Rules Horror Tale, where they uncovered five rules and drew the attention of a powerful uncanny presence. They searched for an exit and a safe place to rest, but a figure appeared before they could investigate further.

• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu gathered five rules posted on the doors and learned they must stay below five meters, obey the lamplighter, ignore people in red, leave the streets within an hour, and avoid rooms with open doors.
• Ning Rongrong used Earth God's Power to test the height restriction, provoking a powerful gaze from above, and Zhu Zhuqing concealed the group with Wind God Law.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu decided to search for an exit while looking for Tang San, Flender, and the others.
• Ning Rongrong chose a southeast branch at random, and the three passed open rooms whose tempting food was bait while seeking a closed room to rest in.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing to wait for their Law Power to recover, but Zhu Zhuqing spotted a figure flash past ahead.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu searched for a way to obtain fuel without entering the dangerous open rooms, then explored a lounge and narrowly avoided a trap from a man in red. The chapter ended as a strange elderly woman emerged from the opposite room.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her law-level speed enhancement to reason that the open rooms might close if they stopped thinking about what they feared or desired, but the three women failed to close one.
• Ning Rongrong suggested checking a room with a closed door, and the women found a lounge with a rule limiting it to one person at a time.
• A man in red demanded that they leave and warned them about Ghost Granny, but Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stopped Xiao Wu from responding in violation of Rule Three.
• The man ran away, turning transparent and leaving bloody footprints behind him.
• An elderly figure in half-white, half-red clothing emerged from the opposite open room and greeted the newcomers with a chilling laugh.

Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong faced Ghost Granny’s offer of a stone and decided not to take it, then chose to follow her from a distance. Meanwhile, Gu Zhi questioned Huo Wu but let her go, and after returning to the hotel he noticed someone had moved his cup and wine jug and was watching him from outside.

• Ghost Granny left a bluish-black stone by Zhu Zhuqing’s door and walked away after warning the three women that either she or the Lantern Bearer might be lying.
• Zhu Zhuqing reasoned that taking the stone could violate the rules, so she and the others left it untouched and focused on finding open rooms and places to rest.
• Ning Rongrong suggested following Ghost Granny, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to track her from a distance despite Xiao Wu’s misgivings.
• Gu Zhi questioned Huo Wu about her sudden appearance in Suotuo City, then let her return to her hotel after Liu Erlong and Meng Yiran spoke up for her.
• Huo Wu watched Gu Zhi and the others leave and came up with a new idea, while Gu Zhi later noticed that someone had moved his cup and wine jug and sensed a watcher outside his window.

Gu Zhi suspected Huo Wu had a hidden motive when she climbed through his window, but her wine-drugging scheme left him scrambling to restrain her and explain himself to Liu Erlong. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu followed Ghost Granny through a strange phenomenon and learned from the comments that Gu Zhi was occupied elsewhere.

• Gu Zhi pretended to drink Huo Wu's wine, then revealed that he had forced it out through his fingertips when she confronted him.
• Gu Zhi demanded that Huo Wu drink the wine before leaving, and she reluctantly drained the pot.
• Huo Wu became delirious and pressed herself against Gu Zhi, who restrained her and reached for an antidote as Liu Erlong entered the room.
• Liu Erlong told Gu Zhi to see the excitement through, and the livestream screen went black.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu followed Ghost Granny through the strange phenomenon and saw comments about Gu Zhi, upsetting Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong while Xiao Wu focused on finding a way out.

Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong followed Ghost Granny and discovered that she was using the street’s rules to control Imposters and collect human hearts as rent. After Ning Rongrong covered her clothes in blood and became unable to communicate with her companions, they devised a plan for her to search the open room for fuel while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu kept watch.

• Ghost Granny demanded rent from an Imposter hiding in an open room and killed him when he could not pay, leaving his heart behind.
• The barrage explained how Ghost Granny used the rooms and rules to control Imposters and urged the girls to make use of the blood outside the room.
• Ning Rongrong smeared blood on her clothes and sensed a growing connection to the rooms with open doors.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu stopped responding to Ning Rongrong because she was now wearing red, and the three planned for Ning Rongrong to search the room while they guarded her.

Ning Rongrong used her damage-reflection mechanic to kill the Imposters attacking her in a room with an open door. After searching the room and the corpses, she removed an Imposter’s heart, suspecting it might be a clue.

• Ning Rongrong entered the open room with layered defenses and reflected the first Imposter’s infinite attack back at it, killing it.
• The bullet comments explained that open rooms spawned Imposters to attack intruders, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing realized how dangerous the rules were.
• A second Imposter appeared and charged Ning Rongrong, only to die from her damage reflection as she searched the room between blinding effects.
• Ning Rongrong found supplies in the room but no useful items on the Imposter corpses, then recalled that Ghost Granny had taken the Imposters’ hearts.
• Ning Rongrong removed a heart from one of the corpses, hoping it would reveal a clue.

Ning Rongrong gathered Imposter hearts to test whether they could fuel the Lantern Bearer, while she, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu hid in separate rooms and waited out the rules. Meng Yiran interrupted Gu Zhi and told him about the crisis at Shrek Academy, and he rushed there with her to find Qian Renxue had already cordoned off the area.

• Ning Rongrong collected five or six Imposter hearts and carried them toward the Lantern Bearer while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu guarded her.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu each hid in a room with a closed door as they waited for the one-hour limit to pass.
• Zhu Zhuqing wondered why her Law Power seemed to counter the supernatural rules and whether Xiao Wu's Love God Law could help as well.
• Meng Yiran learned that Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu were trapped in a supernatural crisis and went to confront Gu Zhi at his room.
• Meng Yiran told Gu Zhi about the event at Shrek Academy, and he hurried there with her and Wang Qiu'er.
• Gu Zhi and Meng Yiran arrived at Shrek Academy and saw that Qian Renxue had cordoned off the area.