Recaps

Qi Ji met the three Limit Douluo who led the War God Temple and demonstrated his extraordinary Martial Souls. Their examination left them convinced that he was a genius the Federation should prioritize cultivating.

• Luo Yuhang brought Qi Ji to meet Divine Brush Douluo Yu Guanzhi, Heaven-Surpassing Douluo Guan Yue, and Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie.
• The three hall masters asked Qi Ji to demonstrate the talent that had earned such high praise.
• Qi Ji summoned his seven-colored giant dragon Martial Soul and Nine-Tassel Crown, whose majesty made the three Limit Douluo feel a faint pressure.
• Yu Guanzhi, Guan Yue, and Chen Xinjie praised Qi Ji's Martial Souls and questioned him about his understanding, cultivation plans, and views on the factions.
• The hall masters grew more satisfied with Qi Ji and decided his name would be remembered among the Federation's priority talents.

Three years later, Qi Ji had become a celebrated Federation-supported genius and reached rank forty at age nine. After breaking through, he learned that Yu Xiaogang, a rank sixty-eight Soul Emperor, had challenged him, and he prepared to face the Dragon Clan opponent.

• Over three years, Qi Ji gained widespread fame and Federation support, while Tang Wuling settled in Mingdu and became his closest childhood friend.
• Qi Ji broke through to rank forty, and Tang Wuling congratulated him and compared their cultivation progress.
• Qi Ji explained that his four awakened ultimate attributes made cultivation difficult and that his four Soul Rings had all reached the ten-thousand-year level.
• Tang Wuling told Qi Ji that Yu Xiaogang, a rank sixty-eight Soul Emperor with a Golden Holy Dragon martial soul, had challenged him.
• Qi Ji laughed at Yu Xiaogang's name and dismissed the challenge as no threat.

Qi Ji accepted Yu Xiaogang’s challenge and set a duel at Mingdu Stadium for the next day. He also urged Tang Wuling to improve her cultivation, prompting her to vow to break through rank thirty after watching his match.

• Qi Ji accepted the challenge because the Young Genius Rankings required ranked geniuses to face challengers below them.
• Tang Wuling told Qi Ji that Yu Xiaogang had been taunting him online without setting a duel time, so Qi Ji called him to Mingdu Stadium the next day.
• Qi Ji asked Tang Wuling when she would reach three rings and the Spirit Sea Realm, and promised to take her to the Spirit Pagoda afterward.
• Qi Ji mentioned that Gu Yuena was preparing to break through rank thirty, reminding Tang Wuling of their long-running rivalry.
• Tang Wuling vowed to enter seclusion after Qi Ji’s match and stay there until she reached rank thirty.

Qi Ji prepared for and arrived at his highly publicized match against Shrek Academy student Yu Xiaogang, who had accepted Qi Ji’s challenge. The two met in the arena before a packed crowd, where Yu Xiaogang offered Qi Ji three free moves and Qi Ji pointed out that Yu Xiaogang was the challenger.

• Yu Xiaogang publicly accepted Qi Ji’s challenge after Qi Ji had posted it online.
• Qi Ji left his apartment in central Mingdu with heavy security and traveled to Mingdu Stadium.
• A huge crowd cheered Qi Ji as he entered the sold-out stadium and walked onto the arena.
• Qi Ji faced Yu Xiaogang, a level-sixty-eight Light Holy Dragon Soul Emperor and Shrek Academy inner court student.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to let Qi Ji make three moves first, and Qi Ji reminded him that Yu Xiaogang was the challenger.

Qi Ji baited Yu Xiaogang into publicly denouncing the Federation’s genius rankings and promoting Shrek Academy before they fought in the arena. Qi Ji overwhelmed Yu Xiaogang with his dragon might and defeated him with a light flick, leaving the stadium cheering.

• Yu Xiaogang challenged Qi Ji and accused the Federation and Spirit Pagoda of rigging the rankings.
• Qi Ji drew Yu Xiaogang into declaring that Shrek Academy alone had the right to judge geniuses.
• Yu Xiaogang activated his golden dragon Martial Soul and Two-Character Battle Armor to fight Qi Ji.
• Qi Ji revealed his seven-colored dragon Martial Soul and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, making Yu Xiaogang tremble with fear.
• Qi Ji flicked Yu Xiaogang into the arena’s edge, knocking him down as the stadium erupted in cheers.

Qi Ji defeated Yu Xiaogang with a single flick in the arena, then left with an adoring Tang Wuling. He urged her to break through to level thirty before Gu Yuena, and agreed to treat her to a large meal before her seclusion.

• Qi Ji checked that Yu Xiaogang was still alive, then left the arena to the crowd’s cheers.
• Tang Wuling praised Qi Ji’s victory, and he explained that his dragon martial soul had let him suppress Yu Xiaogang’s Light Holy Dragon.
• Qi Ji reminded Tang Wuling to enter seclusion and break through to level thirty; she vowed not to let Gu Yuena surpass her.
• Tang Wuling asked Qi Ji to buy her a big meal, and he offered his unlimited Federation black card.
• Tang Wuling hugged Qi Ji and walked out of the stadium with him.

While cultivating to reach level thirty, Tang Wuling discovered a vast Golden Dragon sealed within her spiritual world and met a mysterious man named Old Tang, who warned her about the danger of its power. She pieced together his identity and recognized him as Sea God Tang San.

• After feasting with Qi Ji, Tang Wuling returned to her cultivation room and meditated, determined to reach level thirty before Gu Yuena.
• Tang Wuling entered her spiritual world and found a colossal Golden Dragon bound by eighteen seals, including one close to breaking.
• As Tang Wuling reached toward the failing seal, Old Tang appeared and stopped her, warning that the Golden Dragon King's power could destroy her if released recklessly.
• Old Tang told Tang Wuling that he had come to guide her in mastering the Golden Dragon King's power and gradually undoing its seals.
• Tang Wuling inferred that her origins might lie in the vanished Divine Realm and concluded that Old Tang was Sea God Tang San.

Tang Wuling learned that Old Tang’s forgotten memories offered no confirmation of her divine parentage, then opened the first Golden Dragon King seal and absorbed its power. She finished the chapter at Rank 30, with her cultivation stabilized.

• Tang Wuling concluded that Sea God Tang San was her father and that her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul came from a divine bloodline, but Old Tang said he remembered only his duty to protect and guide her.
• Old Tang confirmed that Tang Wuling was strong enough to open the first seal without medicinal herbs, and she asked him to stand guard.
• Tang Wuling tore the failing seal from the Golden Dragon King by force, releasing a torrent of golden energy into her body.
• Tang Wuling absorbed the energy with little difficulty and broke through to Rank 30, stabilizing her cultivation.

Tang Wuling broke through to Soul Elder and gained new skills before storming into a restaurant to confront Gu Yuena over Qi Ji. Gu Yuena sensed a primordial aura from Tang Wuling that she recognized as the Golden Dragon King's scent.

• Tang Wuling reached level thirty, gained three soul skills for each of her two Martial Souls, and hurried to challenge Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena spent time feeding Qi Ji at a restaurant after breaking through level thirty herself.
• Tang Wuling burst into the restaurant and attacked Gu Yuena, who teleported them away from the table.
• Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena traded insults, and Gu Yuena sensed the Golden Dragon King's scent in Tang Wuling's aura.

Tang Wuling provoked Gu Yuena into a fight after Gu Yuena sensed the Golden Dragon King's aura in her, but Qi Ji stopped them before they could clash. The women apologized to the restaurant guests and the confrontation ended without a fight.

• Gu Yuena sensed the Golden Dragon King's aura coming from Tang Wuling and wondered how it could have survived or been inherited.
• Tang Wuling challenged Gu Yuena to a fight, and Gu Yuena formed a sphere by merging the six elements.
• Qi Ji dispersed Gu Yuena's attack, restrained Tang Wuling, and scolded both women for preparing to fight in a public hotel.
• Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena withdrew their powers and apologized to the disturbed guests.

Qi Ji took Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena home after paying for the restaurant and scolding them for nearly fighting in public. He proposed that they compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, and both girls accepted, eager to prove who was stronger.

• Qi Ji paid the restaurant’s guests with a Federation black card and brought Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena to his apartment.
• Qi Ji reprimanded Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena for risking a fight around ordinary people, and they apologized.
• Qi Ji told the girls about his invitation to the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament and proposed entering them so they could compete fairly.
• Tang Wuling accepted, confident in her forging, while Gu Yuena planned to compete in mecha design and agreed to the challenge.

Qi Ji, Tang Wuling, and Gu Yuena signed up for multiple events at the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament and joined Eastsea City's delegation. As they drove to the tournament, Qi Ji avoided taking a soul-guided train and kept the two girls from fighting, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena signed up for every competition they could enter, while Qi Ji registered for several events, including mecha repair and team battles.
• Qi Ji arranged for Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena to represent Eastsea City with him, and Eastsea City's officials celebrated the prospect of their powerful delegation.
• The Young Genius Rankings removed the crippled Yu Xiaogang, moving Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena up one place each.
• Qi Ji and the two girls set out for the tournament in a soul-guided car instead of taking a train.
• Tang Wuling questioned Qi Ji's choice of transport, and he blamed their public profiles; Gu Yuena insulted Tang Wuling, and Qi Ji pushed them back into their seats before they could fight.

Qi Ji arrived in Eastsea City with Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena, then planned a visit to Eastsea Academy for the next day. He considered recruiting Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan while deciding that Wu Changkong was unlikely to join him.

• Qi Ji, Tang Wuling, and Gu Yuena reached Eastsea City and checked into the hotel arranged by the Skysea Alliance.
• Tang Wuling tried to get a room near Qi Ji, but he gave her and Gu Yuena separate keycards and went to his suite alone.
• Gu Yuena provoked Tang Wuling, who held back and said they would settle things in the arena.
• Qi Ji looked out over Eastsea City and planned to visit Eastsea Academy the next day.
• Qi Ji decided Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan would be valuable recruits, while Wu Changkong's loyalty to Shrek made recruiting him unlikely.

Qi Ji, Tang Wuling, and Gu Yuena visited Eastsea Academy, where teachers and students welcomed them as celebrities. Qi Ji asked to meet Class Zero and entered its classroom, where he saw Wu Changkong and the four young students.

• Eastsea Academy welcomed Qi Ji, Tang Wuling, and Gu Yuena with a large reception and crowds of students.
• Qi Ji asked Long Hengxu about Class Zero, and Long Hengxu described its students and warned him about Wu Changkong's temper.
• Long Hengxu led the visitors to Class Zero's classroom and introduced them to Wu Changkong.
• Qi Ji saw Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi waiting inside the classroom.

Qi Ji, Tang Wuling, and Gu Yuena visited Class Zero, where the students reacted with excitement and admiration. Qi Ji spoke with them and reassured Zhang Yangzi, leaving the class in a cheerful mood.

• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan excitedly admired Qi Ji when he entered with Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena.
• Wu Changkong ended the lesson and let the students meet the visitors.
• Xie Xie introduced himself, and Qi Ji teased him about his name before apologizing.
• Xu Xiaoyan shook Qi Ji's hand, while Wang Jinxi greeted the visitors sincerely.
• Zhang Yangzi asked Qi Ji for cultivation advice, and Qi Ji encouraged him to follow his own path.
• Zhang Yangzi told Xie Xie to change his name, breaking the solemn mood with laughter.

Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, then challenged Qi Ji after Qi Ji questioned whether the nine-year-olds should enter. The two revealed their strength and prepared to fight in the classroom.

• Wu Changkong told Class Zero that its four students would compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, and Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi objected to their age and abilities.
• Wu Changkong rebuked Zhang Yangzi for calling himself inferior, and Zhang Yangzi apologized.
• Qi Ji questioned the decision to send nine-year-olds against older competitors, but Wu Changkong dismissed his concern.
• Tang Wuling wanted to defend Qi Ji, but Gu Yuena stopped her and let Qi Ji handle the insult himself.
• Qi Ji stood up to Wu Changkong, who challenged him to fight and revealed his level-sixty-nine Heavenly Frost Sword.
• Qi Ji accepted the challenge, summoned his Seven-Colored Dragon and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and faced Wu Changkong.

Qi Ji and Wu Changkong fought at Eastsea Academy after Wu Changkong's dormant fighting spirit drove him to challenge Qi Ji. Qi Ji overwhelmed him and pierced his chest with the Dragon God Spear, leaving Wu Changkong badly wounded at the arena's edge.

• Xu Xiaoyan was confused when Qi Ji and Wu Changkong suddenly agreed to fight, and everyone went to Eastsea Academy's training grounds.
• Qi Ji and Wu Changkong activated their Battle Armor and Soul Skills as the duel began.
• Wu Changkong attacked through icy fog with Frost Mark, Heavenly Frost Slash, and binding ice wheels, but Qi Ji stopped or shattered each attack.
• Wu Changkong combined Condensing Frost, Frost Mark, and Heavenly Frost Slash into a powerful final strike, but Qi Ji tore it apart with his bare hands.
• Qi Ji formed the Dragon God Spear and hurled it through Wu Changkong's Heavenly Ice armor, sending him crashing into the arena's edge.

Qi Ji healed Wu Changkong after defeating him with a devastating spear strike, leaving Class Zero relieved and Wu Changkong to acknowledge Qi Ji’s overwhelming strength. Qi Ji then explained the formidable rule-based abilities of his second Martial Soul, the Nine-Tassel Crown.

• Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xu Xiaoyan rushed to Wu Changkong after Qi Ji knocked him from the arena and pierced his chest.
• Qi Ji used the Nine-Tassel Crown’s Dew of Healing to repair Wu Changkong’s wounds, and Wu Changkong recovered and silently thanked him.
• Class Zero’s students relaxed once Wu Changkong was safe, while Xie Xie asked Qi Ji about his powerful healing skill.
• Qi Ji explained that the Nine-Tassel Crown was a Pseudo-Super Divine Artifact and described its Binding Law, Mountain Suppression, and Breaking Delusion skills.

After defeating Wu Changkong, Qi Ji declared that he could never lose and offered Wu Changkong a chance to leave his past behind and pursue the summit with him. Wu Changkong accepted, and Qi Ji sealed their contract with a punishment for betrayal.

• Qi Ji reassured Wu Changkong after healing him, and Wu Changkong acknowledged his defeat.
• Wu Changkong asked whether Qi Ji had ever lost or believed he could lose, and Qi Ji insisted he was impossible to defeat.
• Qi Ji urged Wu Changkong to follow him and choose between remaining trapped in his past or becoming one of his great generals.
• Wu Changkong knelt before Qi Ji and asked to witness the true summit.
• Qi Ji formed a contract with Wu Changkong, declaring that betrayal would bring the Punishment of Ten Thousand Dragons Devouring the Heart.

Qi Ji arrived in Skysea City with Wu Changkong and his companions ahead of the tournament, where local officials and Swordfish Douluo welcomed him as the Skysea Alliance’s celebrated genius. After enduring a long banquet, Qi Ji returned to his hotel room and began his daily meditation.

• Qi Ji traveled to Skysea City with Wu Changkong and his companions while Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan took Eastsea Academy’s bus.
• Skysea Alliance officials welcomed Qi Ji, and he reunited with Swordfish Douluo, who promised him a more suitable gift.
• Qi Ji explained that he had never used Swordfish Douluo’s black card because his expenses were already covered by other sources.
• Qi Ji endured a banquet full of formalities and toasts while Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena explored the city.
• Qi Ji returned to his room, reflected on how social obligations consumed his time, and began meditating.

Qi Ji faced Shrek Academy’s seven-person team alone in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament’s exhibition match. As the two sides prepared to fight, Wu Changkong confidently predicted Shrek’s defeat.

• Qi Ji appeared at the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament’s opening ceremony as a special representative, drawing loud cheers from the crowd.
• The organizers arranged an exhibition match between Qi Ji and the entire Shrek Academy Team, and Qi Ji refused to join Skysea Academy’s team.
• Xie Xie worried that Qi Ji might lose against seven opponents, but Wu Changkong said Shrek would lose without suspense.
• Wu Changkong told Xie Xie that teamwork mattered for ordinary Soul Masters, while true powerhouses stood above teams.
• Qi Ji calmly faced Shrek’s seven fighters with his hands in his pockets as Xie Xie watched in awe.

Qi Ji faced Shrek Academy’s seven-person team and mocked their threats before effortlessly overpowering their opening attacks. After countering a spatial swap that nearly pushed him off the arena, he prepared to end the match.

• Qi Ji invited all seven Shrek students to attack him, provoking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon user, who identified Yu Xiaogang as his clan uncle.
• The Shrek team released their Martial Souls, and their Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda user boosted the front line.
• A Clear Sky Hammer user struck at Qi Ji, but Qi Ji caught the hammer and flung its wielder off the arena.
• A teammate used Xuanming Replacement to swap Qi Ji to the arena’s edge, but Qi Ji fixed his position and walked back across the air.
• Qi Ji acknowledged the team’s unusual mechanics and told the students to leave the stage.

Qi Ji overwhelmed the Shrek students in the arena with his Mountain Suppression Domain and dragon authority, leaving him as the sole fighter standing. After the crowd erupted in cheers, he taunted the defeated team with a finger-gun gesture.

• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon youth led a coordinated attack, but Qi Ji caught and tossed aside the two Soul Masters who ambushed him with a hammer and saber.
• Qi Ji used Mountain Suppression to pin down Xu Lizhi, Ye Xinglan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda girl, and the remaining fighters.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon youth briefly awakened signs of a Light Holy Dragon, but Qi Ji shattered his dragon soul and reduced his martial soul to Luo Sanpao.
• The youth fainted after Luo Sanpao sprayed him, leaving Qi Ji as the only one standing in the arena.
• The crowd cheered as Qi Ji asked the referee to announce the result, then declared, “We're all the same age. I never meant to crush you like this!”

Qi Ji defeated Shrek’s team and defended his actions when teacher Shen Yi confronted him, accusing her of breaking Federation law. The crowd turned against Shrek, and Skysea Alliance personnel restrained Shen Yi as Qi Ji reminded her that Skysea City was not Shrek City.

• Qi Ji basked in the crowd’s cheers after defeating Shrek’s seven elites in the arena.
• Shen Yi rushed onto the arena and attacked Qi Ji with vines, but his dragon might shattered them.
• Shen Yi accused Qi Ji of harming her students, and Qi Ji denied wrongdoing before accusing her of assaulting a Federation public servant and disrupting an official duel.
• Spectators echoed Qi Ji’s criticism by recounting Shrek’s past abuses and disregard for Federation law.
• Shen Yi flew into a rage, but two Skysea Alliance Soul Douluo restrained her as Qi Ji told her to obey the law in Skysea City.

Wu Changkong acknowledged Shrek’s flaws to Class Zero after they witnessed its students and teacher disgraced at the tournament. As criticism of Shrek spread online, Qi Ji explained his role and reminded Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena to prepare for their final, but they ended up arguing instead.

• Wu Changkong told Xie Xie and the other Class Zero students that Shrek had always been this way, forcing them to confront the gap between its legend and what they had witnessed.
• Medical staff carried the unconscious Shrek students away, and Skysea Alliance security personnel escorted Shen Yi from the venue.
• Gu Yuena showed Qi Ji the flood of negative reports about Shrek, and he said he had opposed Shrek as a matter of principle while others seized the opportunity to attack it.
• Qi Ji reminded Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena about their bet and urged them to focus on their upcoming final.
• Tang Wuling and Gu Yuena traded insults while Qi Ji gave up watching them and looked out the window.