Recaps

Yun Qingluo offered to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in exchange for access to the medicinal garden, Dugu Bo's future support of Lu Shiyuan, and a match between the young fighters. Lu Shiyuan revealed his extraordinary level and spatial abilities, and the battle left Dugu Yan losing Soul Power.

• Yun Qingluo told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan's poison would be easy to cure, but that fully curing him could destroy his cultivation, and she set three conditions for treating them both.
• Dugu Bo accepted the conditions, including allowing Lu Shiyuan to use the garden's herbs and promising to support him, while Dugu Yan agreed to fight him.
• Xiao Feiyu revealed that seven-year-old Lu Shiyuan had reached level 24, and Lu Shiyuan showed his disguised purple Soul Rings to convince Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan spread poisonous mist toward Lu Shiyuan, who swallowed it with a Space-Time Rift.
• Lu Shiyuan opened another Space-Time Rift beneath Dugu Yan, draining a quarter of her Soul Power in five seconds.

After Dugu Yan lost her spar with Lu Shiyuan, Yun Qingluo cured her poison and offered her an immortal herb that could transform her Martial Soul into an Ice Dragon. Dugu Bo realized the offer was also a chance to join their faction, leaving him to decide whether to accept.

• Dugu Yan admitted she could not defeat Lu Shiyuan, and Yun Qingluo promised to give her a great opportunity.
• Yun Qingluo used her healing ability to remove the poison from Dugu Yan's body, leaving her unable to use her first two Soul Skills.
• Yun Qingluo presented the Profound Frost Condensed-Jade Branch and explained that it could raise Dugu Yan's Soul Power and evolve her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul into an Ice Dragon.
• Xiao Feiyu explained how the herb's ultimate ice attribute could support the Martial Soul's evolution, while Dugu Bo hesitated to accept such a great gift.
• Yun Qingluo assured Dugu Bo that they rewarded their own people generously, making clear that he had to choose whether to join them.

Dugu Bo accepted the arrangement and let Dugu Yan absorb the Profound Frost Condensed-Jade Branch, while Lu Shiyuan and Yun Qingluo discussed the treasures in his herb garden. Yun Qingluo revealed a chance for Dugu Bo to advance and prepared Lu Shiyuan to temper his body with two more immortal herbs.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to accept her opportunity and remember who had given it to her, and she began absorbing the Profound Frost Condensed-Jade Branch.
• Dugu Bo invited Lu Shiyuan and Yun Qingluo to choose medicinal herbs from his garden, and Lu Shiyuan openly told him that it held priceless treasures.
• Yun Qingluo identified the Nethernight Corrupt-Heart Vine as a possible path for Dugu Bo to evolve his Martial Soul and reach Super Douluo after his poison was cured.
• Yun Qingluo told Lu Shiyuan to consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then enter the spring to temper his body and prepare to absorb a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring.

Lu Shiyuan endured the clashing energies of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Xiao Wu proved her devotion by claiming Lovesick Heartbreak Red and began absorbing it. As the group stayed in Dugu Bo’s herb garden to cultivate, Dugu Yan awakened an Ice Dragon Martial Soul.

• Lu Shiyuan endured the pain of the opposing energies rampaging through his meridians as Xiao Wu worried over him.
• Xiao Wu asked Xiao Feiyu for a suitable immortal herb, and Xiao Feiyu led her to Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Xiao Wu recalled her time with Lu Shiyuan, offered her essence blood without hesitation, and caught the flower when it fell into her palm.
• Xiao Wu began absorbing Lovesick Heartbreak Red, while Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo observed that events were changing for the better.
• Dugu Bo left to search for materials and arranged to return in a month while Lu Shiyuan and the others stayed to cultivate.
• Dugu Yan awakened first and summoned her new Ice Dragon Martial Soul.

Dugu Yan’s Ice Dragon Martial Soul evolved her Soul Skills, and Yun Qingluo arranged for her to hunt a third Soul Ring. Xiao Wu advanced to Soul Elder and began refining a Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng while Lu Shiyuan continued tempering in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Yun Qingluo welcomed Dugu Yan as a younger sister and learned that her evolved Martial Soul had transformed her first two Soul Skills into Frost Corrosion and Bitter Winter.
• Yun Qingluo and Xiao Feiyu decided Dugu Yan’s third Soul Ring should grant area-of-effect control, and Xiao Feiyu took her out to hunt a Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu woke with a third Soul Ring and reported that she had reached level thirty-two, with some medicinal power from the Lovesick Heartbreak Red still unabsorbed.
• Yun Qingluo gave Xiao Wu a Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng and instructed her to channel its energy into evolving her Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu began refining the ginseng while Lu Shiyuan remained in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yun Qingluo expected his tempering to continue for days.

After nearly three days in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lu Shiyuan gained immunity to ice, fire, and poison, reached level 30, and greatly strengthened his left arm bone. He emerged to celebrate his newfound strength, then realized he needed to prepare for his third Soul Ring mission.

• Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan returned from hunting and discussed their evolved Martial Souls and new third Soul Skills with Xiao Feiyu.
• Lu Shiyuan's body finished absorbing the well's energy, giving him resistance to ice, fire, and poison, raising his Soul Power to level 30, and bringing his left arm bone close to one hundred thousand years old.
• Lu Shiyuan woke and leaped out of the well, then asked Yun Qingluo and Xiao Feiyu for clothes after realizing he was naked.
• Lu Shiyuan joked that he was invincible, and Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo recognized that his new immunities made him formidable despite his level.
• Lu Shiyuan remembered that he still needed to deal with the mission for his third Soul Ring and complained about the system's slow updates.

Lu Shiyuan and his companions stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Yun Qingluo cured Dugu Bo’s poisoning with Dugu Bo’s herbs and a Soul Bone. After Dugu Bo pledged to follow Lu Shiyuan, the group prepared to leave, and Dugu Yan agreed to wait for Lu Shiyuan’s return to Heaven Dou City.

• Lu Shiyuan cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and raised his Celestial Rail Left Arm Bone to one hundred thousand years while waiting for a mission.
• Dugu Bo returned with Voidreturn Reed and an Earth Dragon Rhinoceros right arm bone, and Yun Qingluo confirmed they could be used to transfer and contain his toxins.
• Yun Qingluo spent four hours guiding Dugu Bo’s toxins into the Soul Bone, curing him and helping his Soul Power rise from level 91 to level 92.
• Yun Qingluo rested overnight, and Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waited to see Lu Shiyuan and his companions off the next day.
• Dugu Bo swore to follow Lu Shiyuan, and Lu Shiyuan promised Dugu Yan he would visit Heaven Dou City in a few years; she said she would wait for him.

After Lu Shiyuan's system returned and assigned him a mission to win fifty consecutive 1v1 soul battles, he and his companions traveled to Star Luo City so he could compete there. He registered at the city's Great Soul Arena and prepared to begin in a smaller arena.

• Lu Shiyuan received a mission requiring fifty consecutive 1v1 victories to earn the Void-Time Dragon Eyes' third Soul Ring.
• Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Feiyu, Yun Qingluo, and Xiao Wu chose to travel to the Star Luo Empire to avoid drawing attention in Heaven Dou Empire.
• Half a month later, the four arrived in Star Luo City, where Yun Qingluo took Xiao Wu to find a hotel while Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Feiyu went to the Great Soul Arena.
• Lu Shiyuan registered for soul battles, surprising the receptionist by claiming to be nine years old and level 30.
• Lu Shiyuan received an Iron Soul Arena Badge and headed with Xiao Feiyu to the competition area, where he had to start in a smaller arena.

Lu Shiyuan won his first Great Soul Arena battle in a crushing victory over Zhou Zhi, then reunited with Xiao Wu in Star Luo City. He agreed to team up with her for 2v2 matches while continuing his own soul battles.

• Lu Shiyuan entered his first soul battle against the level 31 Giant Axe contestant Zhou Zhi.
• Lu Shiyuan trapped Zhou Zhi in a Space-Time Rift, blocked his thrown axe with Stellar Orbit Bastion, and knocked him unconscious with Time Blade Pierce.
• The host declared Lu Shiyuan the winner, and he left the arena after his three-minute match.
• Lu Shiyuan asked Xiao Feiyu for her assessment, and she said his opponent had been too weak to challenge him.
• After meeting Xiao Wu, Lu Shiyuan agreed to team up with her for 2v2 matches, and Xiao Wu eagerly accepted.

After securing his forty-ninth consecutive Great Soul Arena victory, Lu Shiyuan left exhausted with Yun Qingluo and encountered the young Zhu Zhuqing. He watched her surrender to guards sent to bring her back to the Zhu estate, while realizing she was already suffering from her family’s heir struggle.

• Lu Shiyuan defeated a Level 55 Soul King after a grueling match, earning his forty-ninth consecutive victory.
• Yun Qingluo healed Lu Shiyuan and supported him as they left the arena, while Xiao Wu’s winning streaks and Soul Power growth were recounted.
• Zhu Zhuqing accidentally collided with Lu Shiyuan in an alley and apologized as guards caught up with her.
• The guards demanded that Zhu Zhuqing return to the estate, and she stood between them and Lu Shiyuan and Yun Qingluo to keep them out of trouble.
• Zhu Zhuqing reluctantly agreed to go with the guards, while Lu Shiyuan recognized her plight and thought of her future connection to Dai Mubai.

Lu Shiyuan offered to help Zhu Zhuqing escape her arranged fate, but she chose to return to the Zhu Family after a guard threatened her family. He then intimidated the family into treating her better, leaving Zhu Zhuqing wondering why he had helped her and the Spirit Cat Duke terrified by the discovery that Lu Shiyuan had at least two Titled Douluo at his side.

• Lu Shiyuan asked Zhu Zhuqing if she wanted to leave the Zhu Family and Star Luo City, then Yun Qingluo revealed her Titled Douluo strength to frighten the guards.
• A guard warned Zhu Zhuqing that fleeing would bring ruin upon the Zhu Family, so she withdrew her hand from Lu Shiyuan's and chose to return with the guards.
• Lu Shiyuan warned the guards not to mistreat Zhu Zhuqing and said he would visit the Zhu Family, then left the alley with Yun Qingluo.
• Lu Shiyuan took Xiao Feiyu to the Zhu Family, where the Spirit Cat Duke promised to prevent anyone from mistreating Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Shiyuan told Zhu Zhuqing he helped her because of fate, while the Spirit Cat Duke learned that Lu Shiyuan had at least two Titled Douluo with him.

Lu Shiyuan’s Celestial Rail Left Arm Bone evolved into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and he went to the Star Luo Great Soul Arena to attempt his fiftieth consecutive win. His match against the defensive level-fifty-seven Soul King Black Armor began with Xiao Wu, Xiao Feiyu, and Zhu Zhuqing watching from the stands.

• On the way back, Lu Shiyuan hinted to Xiao Feiyu that he had guessed where she and Yun Qingluo came from, and he said he would focus on getting stronger rather than prying into their affairs.
• After five days of cultivation, Lu Shiyuan’s Celestial Rail Left Arm Bone evolved into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and he decided to attempt his fiftieth consecutive win.
• Lu Shiyuan told Xiao Wu he would fight at the Great Soul Arena, and Xiao Wu gathered Xiao Feiyu and Zhu Zhuqing to watch; Xiao Feiyu also visited the Zhu Family.
• At the arena, Zhu Zhuqing learned that Lu Shiyuan was the famed Mo Ran Qianyuan, a seven-year-old level-thirty fighter with forty-nine consecutive wins.
• Lu Shiyuan entered the arena to face Black Armor, a level-fifty-seven Soul King whose Black Armor Rhinoceros Martial Soul specialized in defense.

Lu Shiyuan defeated Chen Xuan, a level-57 Soul King renowned for his defense, with one charged Star-Shattering Fist and completed his mission. Before leaving Star Luo City, he asked Zhu Zhuqing to come with him, but she stayed to keep another Zhu Family daughter from inheriting her dangerous engagement, promising to seek his help if she ever chose to escape.

• Chen Xuan activated his defensive Soul Skills, but Lu Shiyuan charged Star-Shattering Fist for five seconds and shattered his shields and armor, knocking him out of the arena with one punch.
• The host declared Lu Shiyuan the winner, and the system delivered the third Soul Ring for the Void-Time Dragon Eyes to storage.
• Lu Shiyuan left the arena, having completed his tasks in Star Luo City, and prepared to return to Notting City.
• Lu Shiyuan asked Zhu Zhuqing to leave with him, but she refused because another Zhu Family daughter would take her place in the engagement.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Shiyuan to help her if she came to him ready to break free, and Lu Shiyuan promised he would.

After absorbing a twelve-thousand-year third soul ring, Lu Shiyuan reached level thirty-six and left Star Luo City with Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo. Zhu Zhuqing watched him go, then accepted Titled Douluo Ye Youying as her teacher so she could grow stronger and meet him again.

• Lu Shiyuan spent two days absorbing his third soul ring, gained the Dragon Eye Gaze skill, and reached level thirty-six.
• Lu Shiyuan decided to leave Star Luo City with Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo, declining to say goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Lu Shiyuan depart and vowed to become stronger before their next meeting.
• Ye Youying appeared behind Zhu Zhuqing, restrained her, and introduced herself as Zhu Zhuqing's future teacher.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Ye Youying as her teacher, hoping the choice would let her meet Lu Shiyuan again.

Four years after beginning their training, Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu traveled to Suotuo City so Lu Shiyuan could join Shrek Academy and obtain his fifth Soul Ring. They arrived in the city and encountered Tang San, who assumed Xiao Wu had come because she missed him.

• Lu Shiyuan explained that he and Xiao Wu had to travel alone, and recalled how his strengthened Soul Bones and their teamwork let them defeat powerful enemies on the road.
• Xiao Wu rode on Lu Shiyuan's back as they traveled, and the two reached prosperous Suotuo City after a month on the road.
• Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu recalled surviving a battle against a group of Evil Soul Masters led by a Soul Emperor, though the experience had shaken them.
• Tang San greeted Xiao Wu in Suotuo City and claimed she had come to Shrek Academy because she missed him, leaving Xiao Wu displeased and Lu Shiyuan amused.

Xiao Wu and Lu Shiyuan checked into the Rose Hotel, where Lu Shiyuan encountered Dai Mubai and spotted Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai realized that Zhuqing was smiling at Lu Shiyuan, not him.

• Xiao Wu dismissed Tang San and left with Lu Shiyuan to find a hotel.
• Xiao Wu persuaded Lu Shiyuan to stay at the Rose Hotel, and they booked one room.
• Dai Mubai arrived with twin girls and claimed the room was reserved for him.
• Lu Shiyuan spotted Zhu Zhuqing in the lobby and called her over.
• Dai Mubai turned toward Zhuqing and realized she was looking at Lu Shiyuan.

Lu Shiyuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, but Dai Mubai interrupted them and challenged him. Zhu Zhuqing revealed she had reached level thirty-nine and challenged Dai Mubai herself, declaring she would reject their marriage.

• Lu Shiyuan embraced Zhu Zhuqing, and they confessed that they had missed each other.
• Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing for embracing Lu Shiyuan, and she called out his hypocrisy while he stood with two women.
• Lu Shiyuan threatened Dai Mubai after he ordered him to let Zhu Zhuqing go, and Dai Mubai challenged him to a fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing left Lu Shiyuan's embrace and revealed she had reached level thirty-nine.
• Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dai Mubai and declared she would prove he was unworthy of her and reject their engagement.

Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dai Mubai and revealed her evolved Profound Soul Spirit Shadow martial soul. She defeated him with her speed, clones, and piercing attacks, leaving him bloodied as she declared that he had lost.

• Dai Mubai activated his Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul and introduced himself as a Level 37 Battle Soul Elder, while Zhu Zhuqing revealed her evolved martial soul and her Level 39 rank.
• Dai Mubai attacked Zhu Zhuqing with White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but she evaded and used Thousand Illusory Afterimages to create three copies of herself.
• Dai Mubai mistook a clone for Zhu Zhuqing’s real body, and another clone slashed open his back.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s three clones pressured Dai Mubai through his White Tiger Vajra Transformation, then her Soul-Rending Gold-Piercing Strike tore through his defenses and wounded both arms.
• Dai Mubai destroyed one clone with a punch, but its explosion left him covered in wounds while Zhu Zhuqing’s real body remained unharmed.
• Zhu Zhuqing stood before Dai Mubai and told him that he had lost.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai and broke off their engagement, while Lu Shiyuan backed her and paid for damage from the fight. After Dai Mubai left, Lu Shiyuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu went to the Rose Hotel, as Ye Youying, Yun Qingluo, and Xiao Feiyu watched and teased Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing declared her engagement to Dai Mubai null and void, and Dai Mubai argued that she was being unfair to him.
• Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu offered to fight Dai Mubai, but he backed down and limped away.
• Lu Shiyuan gave Gold Soul Coins to a shopkeeper to compensate merchants whose shops were damaged.
• Lu Shiyuan teased Zhu Zhuqing about her remark, and Xiao Wu urged him to stop before the three entered the Rose Hotel together.
• Yun Qingluo praised Zhu Zhuqing's growth, while Ye Youying and Xiao Feiyu teased her about what Ye Youying had taught her.

Lu Shiyuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu in Suotuo City, and the three spent the day together before meeting Ye Youying and their other friends. Ye Youying praised Zhu Zhuqing for defeating Dai Mubai but said she should have injured him more severely, leaving Lu Shiyuan wary of the deadly resolve of the women around him.

• Lu Shiyuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu talked late into the night, then slept together in their hotel room.
• The next day, Zhu Zhuqing reminisced with Lu Shiyuan at the Great Soul Arena and told Xiao Wu about her Purple-Gold Soul Fighting rank.
• The three went shopping on Suotuo City's Commercial Street and returned to the Rose Hotel.
• Lu Shiyuan met Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo at the hotel, where Yun Qingluo introduced him to Ye Youying.
• Ye Youying praised Zhu Zhuqing for her fight against Dai Mubai and said she should have broken all five of his limbs, while dismissing the Star Luo Empire's ability to retaliate.

Lu Shiyuan moved with Xiao Feiyu and the other women to Suotuo City, where Yun Qingluo lifted some of his restrictions on dealing with Tang San. After buying a villa near Shrek Academy, Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing went to register for school.

• Xiao Feiyu explained that she and the others had followed Lu Shiyuan to protect him from afar, and that they had destroyed the Evil Soul Masters' stronghold after he left.
• Yun Qingluo told Lu Shiyuan he could take Tang San's opportunities and allies as long as he did not kill him.
• Lu Shiyuan and the women bought and renovated a large villa near Shrek Academy.
• The day before school began, Lu Shiyuan and the others moved into the villa.
• Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy's registration desk, where Li Yusong was handling enrollment.

As Lu Shiyuan went to register at Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, he questioned the academy’s recruitment claims to Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong revealed that she knew of him from dreams that had shaped her upbringing, leaving Lu Shiyuan bewildered.

• Lu Shiyuan watched Li Yusong intimidate dissatisfied parents and privately resolved to discuss Shrek Academy’s registration practices with Flender.
• Li Yusong examined Tang San, confirmed his age and cultivation, and admitted him after seeing his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and two yellow soul rings.
• Ning Rongrong approached Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing and said she had come to register at Shrek Academy.
• Lu Shiyuan questioned the academy’s promises about graduation and imperial titles, then pointed out the contradiction in its claim that a former student had become Spirit Hall’s youngest Titled Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong asked why Lu Shiyuan was enrolling if he thought the academy was poor, and he said he had no choice.
• Ning Rongrong said she knew of Lu Shiyuan from recurring dreams that Sword Douluo had verified, then shifted from aristocratic poise to a warm, familiar manner that stunned him.

Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong registered for Shrek Academy, shocking Li Yusong with their strength and especially Lu Shiyuan’s four Soul Rings at age twelve. Dai Mubai led them to the final trial, while Sword Douluo entrusted Ning Rongrong to the academy’s teachers outside.

• Lu Shiyuan agreed to register before discussing why Ning Rongrong had changed, and the four paid their fees and passed the age check.
• Ning Rongrong revealed she was a three-ring Soul Elder and said her father had approved her studies; Zhu Zhuqing was also a three-ring Soul Elder.
• Xiao Wu and Lu Shiyuan displayed their Martial Souls, and Li Yusong was stunned by Lu Shiyuan’s four rings, including a black one, despite his age of twelve.
• Dai Mubai returned, saw Lu Shiyuan and Zhu Zhuqing, and reluctantly led the four past the second and third trials toward the final trial, where Tang San stood beside an unconscious burly man.
• Outside the academy, Sword Douluo asked Xiao Feiyu and the others to look after Ning Rongrong, assuring them she was no longer spoiled or willful.

Xiao Feiyu told Sword Douluo that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul would transform within a year, while Ning Rongrong learned more about Tang San and worried over what her dreams foretold. At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji woke and ordered Dai Mubai to test the applicants by making them last through one incense stick.

• Xiao Feiyu asked Sword Douluo to pass Ning Fengzhi her regards and tell him that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul would undergo a complete transformation in about a year.
• Sword Douluo left, and Yun Qingluo planned a celebratory dinner for Xiao Yuan before his fifth Soul Ring absorption.
• Tang San eagerly approached Xiao Wu and bragged about passing the entrance exam with level twenty-nine Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong about Tang San and Xiao Wu, prompting Ning Rongrong to worry that her choices could bring disaster to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhao Wuji woke when Dai Mubai called him and ordered him to test the applicants by making them last for the time it took an incense stick to burn.

Zhao Wuji proposed testing the new students by having them endure one incense stick against him, but Lu Shiyuan volunteered to fight alone. After revealing that he was twelve and level fifty, Lu Shiyuan summoned four Soul Rings, leaving everyone stunned.

• Zhao Wuji learned from Dai Mubai that the new students included powerful Soul Ancestors and Soul Elders, then decided to test them himself.
• Zhao Wuji challenged the five students to last one incense stick against him, and Lu Shiyuan volunteered to face him alone.
• Ning Rongrong warned Lu Shiyuan that Zhao Wuji was a level-seventy-six Soul Saint, but Lu Shiyuan calmly introduced himself as a twelve-year-old level-fifty Battle Soul Ancestor.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai felt humiliated and discouraged when they learned Lu Shiyuan's level.
• Lu Shiyuan summoned four Soul Rings—one yellow, two purple, and one black—and left Zhao Wuji and the others shocked.