Recaps

After waking in the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Mingyuan received three talents, kept powerful Tang Sect abilities, and sent Yu Xiaogang’s remnant soul to Huo Yuhao. The chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang appeared in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Spirit and began introducing himself.

• Gu Mingyuan regained consciousness with severe wounds and learned that he had crossed into Douluo Continent with a system.
• Gu Mingyuan drew Otherworldly Twin Souls, Tang Sect Secrets ProMax, and Grandmaster’s Remnant Soul, then arranged to give the remnant soul to Huo Yuhao.
• The system identified the era as The Unrivaled Tang Sect, with Huo Yuhao traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest for his first Soul Ring.
• Gu Mingyuan claimed his talents and gained a Golden Jade Body, a Demon Contract, and knowledge of upgraded Tang Sect techniques.
• Yu Xiaogang appeared in Gu Mingyuan’s Sea of Spirit, but Gu Mingyuan’s transfer sent him to Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao sensed Yu Xiaogang’s arrival in his Sea of Spirit as Yu Xiaogang began claiming to recognize his Twin Martial Souls.

Gu Mingyuan discovered his new martial soul and decided to seek a Soul Ring while pursuing Electrolux's remnant soul. Huo Yuhao met the remnant soul of Yu Xiaogang, and Gu Mingyuan waited near the forest entrance while studying the Tang Sect secrets.

• Gu Mingyuan summoned the Sin-Cleaving Scythe, learned it grew stronger against evildoers, and chose to head toward the forest's edge rather than pursue the Bone-Shaking Ape.
• Huo Yuhao learned that the remnant soul in his Sea of Spirit was Yu Xiaogang, who rejected him after discovering he was eleven and had only reached level ten.
• Yu Xiaogang realized he could not leave Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit and reluctantly agreed to guide him, declaring that there were no useless martial souls, only useless Soul Masters.
• Gu Mingyuan waited by the sign marking fifty kilometers to the forest and began studying the Tang Sect Secrets ProMax.

Gu Mingyuan watched Huo Yuhao enter the Star Dou Great Forest and struggle against a Wind Baboon while Yu Xiaogang’s advice made the fight worse. After Huo Yuhao killed the beast, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began to emerge, and Gu Mingyuan waited for Electrolux to appear.

• Gu Mingyuan practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill and examined the power of his Golden Jade Body before noticing Huo Yuhao near the forest entrance.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Huo Yuhao to seek a poison-attribute Soul Beast, but a Wind Baboon attacked before he could finish.
• Huo Yuhao followed Yu Xiaogang’s instructions, suffered a deep shoulder wound, and killed the Wind Baboon with the White Tiger Dagger.
• Yu Xiaogang scolded Huo Yuhao, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke in Huo Yuhao’s mind and began to emerge from the ground.
• Gu Mingyuan sensed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice beginning and waited, hoping Electrolux would appear.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began sacrificing himself to Huo Yuhao, but Electrolux abandoned Huo Yuhao and entered Gu Mingyuan instead. Gu Mingyuan then met Tang Ya and Bei Bei beside the unconscious Huo Yuhao and explained that he had come to hunt for a Soul Ring.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit and complained about his weak body as he prepared to become Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring.
• Gu Mingyuan summoned the Sin-Cleaving Scythe as darkness fell and a gray figure appeared inside Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirit.
• The gray figure sensed the Demon's Contract and entered Gu Mingyuan, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm completed his sacrifice and Huo Yuhao collapsed unconscious.
• Gu Mingyuan realized Electrolux had chosen him because of his second martial soul and approached Huo Yuhao, intending to wake him.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei arrived, questioned Gu Mingyuan about Huo Yuhao, and heard his explanation that Huo Yuhao had likely collapsed after fighting a Wind Baboon.

Huo Yuhao woke after gaining a Million-Year Soul Ring and a new Martial Soul, while Gu Mingyuan revealed a possible connection to the Tang Sect. The chapter ended with Tang Ya asking Huo Yuhao to join the sect as he grew wary of Gu Mingyuan.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm questioned Yu Xiaogang, who boasted of teaching Tang San and other gods before the silkworm pinned him down with spiritual power.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that he had given Huo Yuhao a Million-Year Soul Ring and a new Martial Soul, then sent him back to the people waiting outside.
• Tang Ya confirmed Gu Mingyuan's Shrek Academy recommendation and invited him to join the Tang Sect, but Gu Mingyuan hinted that he already had a connection to it.
• Huo Yuhao woke and discovered that he had gained four Soul Skills, a jade-white Soul Ring, and a spiritual pulse.
• Tang Ya introduced Huo Yuhao to Gu Mingyuan, and Huo Yuhao became wary after Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned that Gu Mingyuan had been nearby during their fusion.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect.

Gu Mingyuan revealed that he came from a surviving Tang Sect branch and explained that his mutated Martial Soul had altered his sect techniques, but he refused Tang Ya’s invitation to join. Huo Yuhao joined Tang Ya and Bei Bei’s Tang Sect and became Tang Ya’s disciple, while Gu Mingyuan asked them to help him hunt for his second Soul Ring.

• Gu Mingyuan demonstrated his golden-patterned Mysterious Jade Hands and Golden Jade Body, convincing Tang Ya and Bei Bei that he belonged to a Tang Sect branch.
• Tang Ya invited Gu Mingyuan to join the Tang Sect, but he refused; Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Huo Yuhao that Gu Mingyuan had Twin Martial Souls.
• Bei Bei offered Huo Yuhao a place at Shrek Academy through the Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao accepted and became Tang Ya’s disciple.
• Tang Ya offered to treat Gu Mingyuan as an equal if he joined, but he refused again and asked her to help him hunt for his second Soul Ring.

Tang Ya absorbed a Mandala Snake's Soul Ring with help from Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Gu Mingyuan, then the group found Gu Mingyuan's chosen Bone-Shaking Ape. Gu Mingyuan defeated the ape with ease and killed it, leaving its Soul Ring ready for him to absorb.

• Tang Ya accepted Huo Yuhao's help and received a copy of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and a Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges belt.
• Bei Bei battled a Mandala Snake until Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing to help the group, while Gu Mingyuan forced the snake into Bei Bei's attack.
• Tang Ya absorbed the Mandala Snake's Soul Ring and became a Soul Elder.
• Gu Mingyuan led the group to a Bone-Shaking Ape and asked Bei Bei to cover him as he challenged the roughly nine-hundred-year-old beast.
• Gu Mingyuan used Golden Jade Barrier and precise footwork to knock the Bone-Shaking Ape unconscious, then killed it as Bei Bei and Tang Ya watched in shock.

Gu Mingyuan absorbed a 900-year second Soul Ring and gained new combat abilities before the group reached Shrek City. At the academy entrance, Huo Yuhao recognized Yu Xiaogang’s statue, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began plotting to project Yu Xiaogang into the outside world.

• Gu Mingyuan successfully absorbed a 900-year Soul Ring, gaining the Serious Punch trait and the Jade-Shaking Force Soul Skill.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei left Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Mingyuan and Huo Yuhao, and Bei Bei challenged Gu Mingyuan to spar at the academy.
• Gu Mingyuan joined the ordinary student assessment line while Bei Bei and Tang Ya took Huo Yuhao through Shrek Academy’s gates.
• Bei Bei showed Huo Yuhao the statue of his ancestor, Yu Xiaogang, and Huo Yuhao recognized it as the remnant soul in his spiritual sea.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Huo Yuhao to use his name to gain influence at Shrek Academy, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm considered projecting him into the outside world.

Gu Mingyuan enrolled at Shrek Academy after Bei Bei vouched for him, then learned his registration had helped spread news of their planned spar. He met his roommate Zhou Sichen and admitted Bei Bei would likely beat him if he fought at full strength, though he was confident in a battle between equals.

• Teacher Wang questioned Gu Mingyuan about his changed Martial Soul, and Gu Mingyuan claimed he had eaten a strange herb near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bei Bei vouched for Gu Mingyuan, allowing Teacher Wang to complete his registration while noting that he would report the Martial Soul Mutation to Du Weilun.
• Gu Mingyuan paid his tuition, received his freshman supplies, and agreed to spar with Bei Bei the next day.
• News of Bei Bei's challenge spread through the Outer Court, and Gu Mingyuan discovered he had been assigned to Freshman Class Nine.
• Gu Mingyuan quietly bowed to the old man guarding the dormitory entrance, who opened his eyes and murmured that Gu Mingyuan was odd.
• Gu Mingyuan met his roommate Zhou Sichen and acknowledged that Bei Bei had the advantage at full strength, but thought a fight at equal levels could go either way.

Gu Mingyuan challenged Bei Bei and revealed the power of his Golden Jade Body and Jade-Shaking Force in a fierce sparring match. Bei Bei was driven back by Gu Mingyuan’s counterattack, while the outcome remained unresolved.

• Huo Yuhao asked Yu Xiaogang about Wang Dong’s Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang claimed it could only be awakened by women.
• Gu Mingyuan and Bei Bei agreed to fight with Bei Bei suppressing his Soul Power to level twenty-two, and Xu Sanshi set the rules.
• Gu Mingyuan used Jade-Shaking Force and Golden Jade Barrier to withstand Bei Bei’s Thunderclap Dragon Claw and Thunderous Might without injury.
• Gu Mingyuan used Ghostly Shadow Trace to dodge Bei Bei, then struck with a Serious Punch strengthened by the force he had absorbed.
• Bei Bei’s third Soul Ring activated as Gu Mingyuan’s punch drove him backward across the platform, and Gu Mingyuan realized Jade-Shaking Force could absorb recoil.

Gu Mingyuan defeated Bei Bei and began classes at Shrek Academy, where his strength made him the temporary class monitor of Freshman Class Nine. That night, the Holy Spirit Cult contacted him through its mark and ordered him to meet an agent, but Electrolux absorbed the attempted soul attack.

• Gu Mingyuan defeated Bei Bei in the arena, while Huo Yuhao watched with envy and renewed resolve to grow stronger.
• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Xu Sanshi discussed Gu Mingyuan's strength and speculated about how his second Soul Skill worked.
• Mu Jin named Gu Mingyuan temporary class monitor of Freshman Class Nine, and he impressed his classmates during physical training.
• The Holy Spirit Cult contacted Gu Mingyuan through the mark near his heart and ordered him to meet at South City Spring Return Pharmacy the next day.
• Gu Mingyuan resisted the mark's attack when gray energy absorbed it, and Electrolux identified the technique as crude soul magic.

Gu Mingyuan learned that Electrolux could feed on the Holy Spirit Cult’s tracking brand and chose to leave it in place while investigating the cult. After recording Huo Yuhao secretly using Spiritual Detection Sharing, he went to Spring Return Apothecary, where a summoned apparition identified him as Bait Seven.

• Electrolux told Gu Mingyuan he could eventually remove the brand but advised leaving it in place because its caster could only track his approximate location and survival.
• Gu Mingyuan decided to use the brand to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans.
• Gu Mingyuan recorded Huo Yuhao covertly using Spiritual Detection Sharing to help Bei Bei during his fight with Xu Sanshi.
• Gu Mingyuan visited Spring Return Apothecary and followed an assistant underground to a sealed chamber.
• The assistant used his blood to summon an apparition, which addressed Gu Mingyuan as Bait Seven.

Gu Mingyuan met the Holy Spirit Cult and agreed to compile three lists of Shrek students and cultivators in exchange for resources. Back at the academy, he joined Zhou Sichen's team for the freshman assessment, with Cao Jinxuan set to be their third member.

• The Holy Spirit Cult checked Gu Mingyuan's Brand and ordered him to list promising students, unaffiliated talents, and students overlooked or rejected by Shrek.
• Gu Mingyuan demanded resources to protect himself, and the phantom gave him Gold Soul Coins, Soul-Nourishing Liquid, and an aura-concealing Soul Tool as an advance.
• Zhou Sichen told Gu Mingyuan that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had fought over a Class One student, then asked him to team up for the freshman assessment.
• Gu Mingyuan agreed to join Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan's team and arranged to meet Cao Jinxuan the next day.

Gu Mingyuan trained his Purple Emperor Eyes and received spiritual techniques from Electrolux before Zhou Sichen introduced him to Cao Jinxuan. Their new team was set to face Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er in a fight ordered by Mu Jin.

• Gu Mingyuan gathered Purple Qi at dawn, and Electrolux warned him that the Holy Spirit Cult’s Soul-Nourishing Liquid and aura-concealing Soul Tool were unsafe to use.
• Electrolux passed Gu Mingyuan a collection of spiritual-power techniques, which Gu Mingyuan absorbed and thanked him for.
• Zhou Sichen introduced Gu Mingyuan to Cao Jinxuan, and the three formed a team of assault, control, and summoning abilities.
• Ning Tian assessed Gu Mingyuan’s team as a threat to the freshman assessment, while Wu Feng dismissed their chances.
• Mu Jin arranged a fight between Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er and Gu Mingyuan, Cao Jinxuan, and Zhou Sichen.

Gu Mingyuan’s team fought Ning Tian’s team in a class spar, and he concealed his strength while protecting his teammates. He knocked Wu Feng out of the Training Ground and slipped past Nanmen Yun’er as he closed in on Ning Tian.

• Gu Mingyuan told Zhou Sichen to hold his position and told his team not to show too much during the spar.
• Ning Tian buffed Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun’er, who attacked Gu Mingyuan and Cao Jinxuan while Zhou Sichen’s Earth Bear disrupted their formation.
• Gu Mingyuan absorbed Wu Feng’s attacks with Golden Jade Barrier and took Nanmen Yun’er’s Jade Slash to protect Cao Jinxuan.
• Ning Tian ordered Wu Feng to retreat, but Wu Feng ignored her and charged Gu Mingyuan with Dragon’s Rage.
• Gu Mingyuan struck the ground with Serious Punch and Jade-Shaking Force, then sent Wu Feng flying out of the Training Ground.
• Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen blocked Nanmen Yun’er’s pursuit, and Gu Mingyuan slipped past her and appeared before Ning Tian.

After winning the team match, Gu Mingyuan prepared and delivered two recruitment lists to the Holy Spirit Cult, naming several promising students and presenting Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as unaffiliated. He collected ten thousand Gold Soul Coins while learning that the cult had hidden a tracking imprint in the Storage Ring, then planned to use its money to recruit expelled freshmen for his own Tang Sect.

• Gu Mingyuan's team defeated Ning Tian's team, and Mu Jin warned the winners that their victory had relied on Gu Mingyuan's strength rather than teamwork.
• Gu Mingyuan wrote lists of talented students and supposed unaffiliated recruits, including Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong on both.
• Gu Mingyuan delivered the lists to the Holy Spirit Cult's phantom, explained why Huo Yuhao was worth cultivating, and agreed to provide more information after the freshman assessment.
• The Holy Spirit Cult gave Gu Mingyuan a Storage Ring containing ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and he transferred the coins while returning the ring to its hidden compartment.
• Electrolux warned Gu Mingyuan that the ring carried a spiritual tracking imprint, and Gu Mingyuan planned to use the money to bring expelled freshmen into his Tang Sect instead.

Three months after founding the Tang Sect, Gu Mingyuan trained Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen and prepared with them for Shrek Academy’s freshman assessment. Their teacher gave them a list of teams to watch, and Ning Tian questioned why Huo Yuhao headed the roster despite his low Soul Power and ten-year Soul Ring.

• Gu Mingyuan challenged Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen to touch his clothes before sunset, and their teamwork tore a piece from his hem.
• Gu Mingyuan’s Tang Sect sheltered Lin Yan, whose Inscribed Pattern Pen Martial Soul gave him potential for Soul Tool work.
• Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen signed their freshman assessment forms and reaffirmed their commitment to the Tang Sect.
• Mu Jin sent Freshman Class Nine to draw lots as the freshman assessment began.
• Mu Jin gave Gu Mingyuan, Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er lists of teams to watch.
• Zhou Sichen questioned Huo Yuhao’s place on the list, Wu Feng dismissed him, and Ning Tian wondered why his name appeared first.

Gu Mingyuan’s team swept through the freshman assessment’s early rounds, drawing the attention of Shrek’s leaders because his martial soul had mysteriously changed. As the round of thirty-two matchups were posted, Mu Jin and Zhou Yi faced off over the upcoming contest.

• Gu Mingyuan’s team defeated their first opponents in under half a minute, with Gu Mingyuan knocking out the Rock Armor Bear soul master and Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen finishing the others.
• Yan Shaozhe and Du Weilun investigated Gu Mingyuan’s changed martial soul, then placed him on the Inner Court’s priority watch list without alerting him.
• Gu Mingyuan, Cao Jinxuan, and Zhou Sichen won all ten of their round-robin matches, while Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao also remained undefeated.
• Both teams advanced easily through the round of sixty-four, and Mu Jin found their matchup on the round-of-thirty-two notice board.
• Zhou Yi approached Mu Jin and challenged her apparent confidence in her students before their match began.

Huo Yuhao's team defeated Ning Tian's team, while Xu Sanshi realized Huo Yuhao's movements resembled Bei Bei's and learned about Spiritual Detection Sharing from Gu Mingyuan. Gu Mingyuan's team advanced to the semifinals, where they were drawn against Dai Huabin's team, while Huo Yuhao's team would face the other seeded team.

• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin wagered a Soul Bone on which class would produce the freshman champion.
• Huo Yuhao's team beat Ning Tian's team after Xiao Xiao revealed her Nine Phoenix Coming Ceremony Flute and Huo Yuhao struck Ning Tian with an enhanced Soul Shock, though Wu Feng injured him before the referee stopped the match.
• Xu Sanshi recognized the uncanny timing of Huo Yuhao's team's moves and connected it to how Bei Bei had fought him; Gu Mingyuan gave him a recording Soul Tool and asked to spar with him as a punching bag.
• Gu Mingyuan's team defeated Huan Xieyue and the Luo brothers in the quarterfinals, with Cao Jinxuan disrupting their rhythm and Gu Mingyuan knocking Huan Xieyue off the stage.
• The semifinal draw paired Gu Mingyuan's team with Dai Huabin's team and Huo Yuhao's team with the other seeded team, leaving Huo Yuhao regretting that his team had not drawn Gu Mingyuan's.

Gu Mingyuan's team defeated Dai Huabin's team in the semifinals by combining their abilities to break the Hell White Tiger fusion skill. Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin fall and looked ahead to the final.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu attacked Gu Mingyuan's team while Cui Yajie used Charm to control Cao Jinxuan, but Cao Jinxuan quickly broke free and Zhou Sichen summoned two beasts to protect him.
• Gu Mingyuan blocked Dai Huabin's assault, then defended Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen from the Hell White Tiger's first charge by collapsing the ground beneath it.
• Zhou Sichen ordered the Earth Bear to strike Gu Mingyuan and recharge Jade-Shaking Force, letting Gu Mingyuan launch a Serious Punch that knocked down the Hell White Tiger.
• Gu Mingyuan and the Flame Demon Tiger overwhelmed the fused pair while the Earth Bear cut off Cui Yajie's support, and Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's fusion fell apart.
• Dai Huabin conceded that Gu Mingyuan's teammates had helped stop the Hell White Tiger, and Gu Mingyuan replied that all three names were on the registration form.
• Huo Yuhao watched Dai Huabin's defeat bitterly as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm encouraged him to use his Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the final.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong faced Gu Mingyuan and Zhou Sichen in the freshman finals, eliminating Xiao Xiao and Cao Jinxuan through coordinated attacks. The match continued with Gu Mingyuan pressing Huo Yuhao while the two sides were down to two fighters each.

• At the start of the match, Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing and Soul Shock, but Gu Mingyuan resisted the attack.
• Huo Yuhao sent Xiao Xiao to occupy Gu Mingyuan and Wang Dong to target Cao Jinxuan, while Zhou Sichen summoned an Earth Bear and Flame Demon Tiger.
• Gu Mingyuan broke up Xiao Xiao's cauldron formation, then used Heaven and Earth Attraction to help Cao Jinxuan freeze her with Time Lock; Gu Mingyuan kicked Xiao Xiao out of bounds.
• Wang Dong shared her Soul Power with Huo Yuhao, strengthening his Soul Shock enough to leave Cao Jinxuan vulnerable, and Wang Dong eliminated him with Winged Blade and Butterfly God's Light.
• Gu Mingyuan punched Wang Dong away, then joined Zhou Sichen's two Soul Beasts in closing in on Huo Yuhao as Yu Xiaogang and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned him to target Zhou Sichen.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Golden Road, to seal Gu Mingyuan, but he broke free through sheer physical strength. Though he could barely move afterward, the referee stopped the fight when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could no longer continue, awarding the championship to Gu Mingyuan’s team and identifying his power as Ultimate Defense.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unleashed Golden Road, turning Zhou Sichen’s Summoned Beasts and Gu Mingyuan into golden statues.
• Gu Mingyuan broke Golden Road’s seal using the strength stored in his Body Martial Soul, and the referee allowed the match to continue.
• Gu Mingyuan charged Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who refused to surrender despite being nearly unable to stand.
• The referee blocked Gu Mingyuan’s punch, then declared Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unable to continue and named Gu Mingyuan’s team the champions.
• Xuan Zi recognized Gu Mingyuan’s bodily power as Ultimate Defense.

Gu Mingyuan's team won the Freshman Assessment Finals after he endured Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Huo Yuhao froze before Gu Mingyuan's finishing punch. After the match, Xuan Zi identified Gu Mingyuan's Golden Jade Body as potentially possessing Ultimate Defense and ordered Shrek Academy to conceal the details.

• Yan Shaozhe named Mu Jin the homeroom teacher of Class One and praised Gu Mingyuan, while Qian Duoduo also took an interest in him.
• Gu Mingyuan nearly collapsed after taking the Martial Soul Fusion Skill head-on, and Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen helped him off the stage.
• Huo Yuhao realized he had frozen in fear during the match, then left the stage with Wang Dong as Du Weilun announced Gu Mingyuan's team as the winners.
• Zhou Yi handed Mu Jin the Soul Bone prize, and Mu Jin rebuked her by asking whether Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were bad students.
• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe that Gu Mingyuan might possess Ultimate Defense and ordered him to hide the details of Gu Mingyuan's martial soul and the fight.

After Huo Yuhao’s team placed second in the freshman assessment, he was passed over for official core disciple status and given only provisional privileges. Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm stopped him to protect their plan to find Huo Yuhao’s second Martial Soul in the Far North.

• At dinner, Bei Bei explained why Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Golden Road had failed to defeat Gu Mingyuan, and Tang Ya welcomed Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao into the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Yuhao to invite Gu Mingyuan to join the Tang Sect, and Yu Xiaogang assured Huo Yuhao that he would become an official core disciple.
• Du Weilun announced Gu Mingyuan’s team as the winner, Huo Yuhao’s team in second place, and Dai Huabin’s team in third, then named the official core disciples without Huo Yuhao.
• Du Weilun granted Huo Yuhao and four other students provisional core disciple privileges, leaving Huo Yuhao disappointed and Wang Dong ready to protest.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm project him so he could challenge Shrek’s decision, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm refused to avoid drawing attention to Huo Yuhao and their Far North plan.

After Gu Mingyuan’s team won the freshman championship, he received two Soul Bones and gave the speed-focused left leg bone to Cao Jinxuan. He then reported Shrek’s promising students to the Holy Spirit Cult, where Ma Xiaotao appeared on his list and Huo Yuhao’s repeated inclusion drew questions.

• Du Weilun awarded the team a Hollow-Eyed Demon Leopard left leg bone, while Mu Jin gave them a Secret Art Soul right arm bone he had won from Zhou Yi.
• Gu Mingyuan gave the left leg bone to Cao Jinxuan because its speed boost suited a control type, and he kept the right arm bone for later.
• Gu Mingyuan drafted three student rosters for the Holy Spirit Cult, listing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong as talented unaffiliated cultivators and adding Ma Xiaotao among the most promising talents.
• At the Spring Return Apothecary, Gu Mingyuan delivered the rosters to the Holy Spirit Cult’s projection and explained why Huo Yuhao had been excluded from official core disciple status.
• The projection questioned why Huo Yuhao appeared on all three lists, and Gu Mingyuan said Shrek’s decision had left him deeply disappointed and humiliated.