Recaps

After Shrek Academy lost, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai learned that Soul-Breaking Grass had ruined their potential, leaving them unable to challenge Dai Weisi for the throne. Dai Mubai begged for mercy and Zhu Zhuqing tried to kill herself, but Mitsuki stopped her and Zhu Zhuyun promised to care for her.

• Guang Tian defeated Tang San, and Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasures True Body to heal both Shrek and Spirit Hall.
• Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing for ruining their futures with Soul-Breaking Grass, while Zhu Zhuyun comforted her sister.
• Dai Mubai knelt before Dai Weisi and begged him to spare his life; Dai Weisi agreed and allowed him to take Oscar and Ma Hongjun if they wished to go.
• Zhu Zhuqing called Dai Mubai a coward and fought him, then turned away and tried to strike her own heart.
• Mitsuki stopped Zhu Zhuqing with a little white snake, and Zhu Zhuyun sealed her Soul Power and promised to care for her.

After Spirit Hall declared victory, Tang San defended Xiao Wu and accused Pope Bibi Dong of being an Evil Soul Master and a mole in Shadow. Bibi Dong revealed her evil aura by attacking Qian Daoliu, who fought back as the arena descended into chaos.

• Qian Daoliu declared Spirit Hall Academy the winner and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to seize Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Tang San stood between Xiao Wu and Spirit Hall, affirmed that he loved her, and asked Qian Daoliu which threat Spirit Hall should handle first: an Evil Soul Master or Xiao Wu.
• Tang San accused Bibi Dong of being a Shadow mole who devoured souls with her Second Martial Soul, and challenged Qian Daoliu to judge her Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong summoned her Second Martial Soul and attacked Qian Daoliu with Eternal Creation, exposing her evil aura.
• Qian Daoliu repelled Bibi Dong with Angel Domain and the Heaven-Measuring Sword as she countered with her domains and Space-Rending Abyss Slash.

Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo attacked Bibi Dong after Tang San exposed her as an Evil Soul Master. Bibi Dong was repeatedly beaten and revived, while Bai Ranmo and the others remained at risk as Spirit Hall closed off their escape.

• Tang Hao watched from hiding, ready to rescue Tang San and Xiao Wu, and wondered how Tang San had identified Bibi Dong as an Evil Soul Master.
• Qian Renxue joined Qian Daoliu in suppressing Bibi Dong, while Ning Fengzhi moved his team and Sasuke and Ye Lingling to safety.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attempted their Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Bibi Dong, but her Spider Emperor Clone interrupted them.
• Qian Renxue prepared to use her Eighth Soul Skill, then held back when Bai Ranmo warned that the attack could endanger everyone nearby.
• Hei Ranbai told Tang San and Xiao Wu that his father would take them away, but Light Feather Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Spirit Hall’s Elders blocked their path.
• Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo repeatedly battered Bibi Dong as her Immortal Body restored her, and she blamed Bai Ranmo for her predicament.

Bibi Dong and Tang Hao were overwhelmed by Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong revealed that she had killed Qian Xunji herself before her judgment. Tang San watched as his father was beaten and Qian Renxue demanded the chance to avenge hers.

• Bibi Dong unleashed Space-Rending Abyss Slash at Bai Ranmo, who used Universal Pull to place Tang San in its path.
• Tang Hao arrived and shattered the attack with his Clear Sky Hammer, then fought Qian Renxue, Qian Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to leave Tang Hao for her to kill later, while Spirit Hall's assault left Tang Hao badly beaten and Bibi Dong near death.
• Qian Daoliu stripped Bibi Dong of her position as Pope and declared judgment on her.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she had killed Qian Xunji by devouring his soul with her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over Qian Xunji’s death, and Bibi Dong revealed that she had devoured him after he forced her to bear Qian Renxue and ruined her chance to be with Gangzi. As Qian Renxue prepared to kill her, Bibi Dong kept declaring her love for Gangzi, who desperately wanted her silenced before she dragged his reputation down with her.

• Qian Renxue threatened Bibi Dong with the Holy Sword and demanded to know what had happened to Qian Xunji, while Qian Daoliu tried to keep the truth hidden.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that she had fallen in love with Gangzi, shown him Spirit Hall’s records, and planned to elope with him before Qian Xunji forced her to bear Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong said she had devoured Qian Xunji’s soul after Tang Hao wounded him, and condemned the Angel Clan and Qian Family.
• Bai Ranmo and Tianyue criticized Spirit Hall for allowing Bibi Dong to remain Saintess and become Pope, while Qian Renxue struggled to accept what she had learned.
• Qian Renxue raised the Holy Sword to kill Bibi Dong, who continued professing her love for Gangzi as he silently urged Qian Renxue to finish her off.

Bai Ranmo stripped Gangzi of most of his Soul Power and forced him to kill Bibi Dong to prove he was not her ally. Gangzi killed her, but Bai Ranmo intended to have the Shadow Assassins revive her because he still needed her.

• Bai Ranmo reduced Gangzi to a level-nine Soul Scholar and ordered him to kill Bibi Dong or die himself.
• Gangzi approached Bibi Dong and claimed he loved Liu Erlong, then repeatedly punched Bibi Dong as she pleaded with him.
• Bibi Dong stopped protecting herself with Soul Power and died from Gangzi’s blows.
• Gangzi wept beside Bibi Dong’s corpse and claimed he had loved her but only wanted to survive.
• Bai Ranmo considered summoning the Shadow Assassins, who had a technique that could suppress Bibi Dong’s Soul Devouring.

Qian Renxue realized Bibi Dong had never cared for her and prepared to execute Tang Hao, but Sukuna used their binding vow to take control of her, then transferred into Tang Hao. Sukuna faced Spirit Hall’s gathered forces with Tang Hao’s restored body and unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer’s Nine Rings Detonation.

• Qian Renxue accepted Bibi Dong’s death and confronted Tang Hao, while Spirit Hall’s elders coveted Xiao Wu and Toji vowed to protect her and Tang San.
• Qian Daoliu calmed Dark Shadow by promising Spirit Hall would not attack Toji or Hei Ranbai, as Qian Renxue prepared to torture Tang Hao.
• Sukuna activated Enchain, seized Qian Renxue’s body, and used his binding vow to shove one of his fingers into Tang Hao’s mouth.
• Sukuna transferred into Tang Hao, restored his severed arm, and attacked Qian Renxue, but Qian Daoliu shattered his slash with the Heaven-Measuring Sword.
• Sukuna summoned Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer and detonated all nine of his soul rings to fight Spirit Hall.

Sukuna fought Qian Daoliu over Spirit City, and Uraume brought him three more fingers that greatly increased his strength. Meanwhile, Tang San tried to escape Pope Mountain with Xiao Wu and attempted to kill Gangzi, but Gangzi accidentally dodged the bolt.

• Qian Daoliu and the other defenders battled Sukuna, while Azure Luan carried Sukuna high above Spirit City to protect the city from the fight.
• Qian Daoliu summoned the Angel Holy Sword and managed to hold Sukuna back with help from the other defenders.
• Uraume arrived and gave Sukuna three more fingers, which Sukuna swallowed after opening Malevolent Shrine.
• Tang San tried to flee Pope Mountain with Xiao Wu as Jogo and the others fought Spirit Hall's Elders.
• Hanami pulled Tang San and Xiao Wu away with Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San fired a Silent Sleeve Arrow at Gangzi.
• Gangzi's stomach cramps made him crouch down and release a foul-smelling pile of poop, causing him to dodge Tang San's bolt.

Tang San accused Gangzi of being an Evil Soul Master and tried to kill him, but Bibi Dong’s corpse transformed into a monstrous Vengeful Spirit. The creature appeared beside Gangzi, shrieking for him to say he loved her.

• Gangzi found a Silent Sleeve Arrow and accused Tang San of trying to kill him.
• Tang San denounced Gangzi as an Evil Soul Master, accused him of stealing Soul Power from his waste, and fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at him.
• Black Soul Power gathered around Bibi Dong’s corpse, drawing the attention of Sukuna, Qian Daoliu, and the others.
• Bai Ranmo recognized the creature formed from Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa Divine Power and soul-devouring power as a Vengeful Cursed Spirit.
• Vengeful Spirit Bibi Dong appeared beside Gangzi and demanded that he call her name and say he loved her.

Gangzi was possessed by Cursed Spirit Bibi Dong, who killed Liu Erlong and gave him overwhelming power as they set out after Tang San. As Gangzi tried to flee, Qian Renxue confronted him with Angel Domain.

• Cursed Spirit Bibi Dong demanded that Gangzi declare his love, then killed Liu Erlong when she attacked.
• Gangzi told Bibi Dong that Tang San had hurt him, but Tang San had already escaped with Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong fused with Gangzi's Detached Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, transforming it and giving Gangzi the power of a Titled Douluo.
• Gangzi gained Bibi Dong's Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, and they used her Mental Power to track Tang San.
• Qian Renxue activated Angel Domain to stop Gangzi from fleeing, and Bibi Dong recognized her as an enemy.

Gangzi merged with Bibi Dong and used the Earth-Shattering Bibi Cannon to escape Qian Renxue and the two Enshrined, then confronted Tang San and Xiao Wu. Itadori arrived as Bibi Dong attacked him, leaving Gangzi’s confrontation with the hooded man unresolved.

• Gangzi, empowered by Bibi Dong, prepared to attack Qian Renxue, but Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo intervened and joined her in beating him.
• Bibi Dong launched Gangzi across the battlefield with the Earth-Shattering Bibi Cannon, whose blast filled half of Pope Hall with a poisonous haze and gave him time to flee.
• Gangzi caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Dagon offered to hold him back so they could escape.
• A hooded man approached Gangzi, and Tang San recognized the pressure coming from him as he passed.
• Bibi Dong recognized Itadori and attacked him with her spider legs, while Gangzi threatened him for obstructing his revenge on Tang San.

Itadori overwhelmed Gangzi and forced him to flee, then joined Qian Daoliu against Sukuna. Meanwhile, Bai Cangyue and Azure Luan Douluo defeated Jogo, but a hidden Blue Silver Grass dragged his head away before Xuanwu appeared and greeted Sukuna.

• Itadori blocked Gangzi's attack and battered him with Black Flash until Gangzi called for Luo Sanpao.
• Itadori used Dismantle to split Luo Sanpao, inflicting severe pain on Gangzi and driving him to flee.
• Itadori joined Qian Daoliu in the battle against Sukuna, then knocked Uraume unconscious with Black Flash.
• Bai Cangyue and Azure Luan Douluo decapitated Jogo, but hidden Blue Silver Grass seized his head and pulled it away.
• Xuanwu overwhelmed Azure Luan Douluo's pressure and introduced himself to Sukuna as a level 99 Evil Soul Master.

Sukuna attacked Spirit City and Bai Cangyue was gravely wounded while protecting Hei Ranbai. After Qian Daoliu explained Sukuna’s history, Qian Renxue tried to recruit Hei Ranbai by blaming Tang San, but Hei Ranbai left determined to discover the truth himself.

• Sukuna rejected Xuanwu’s offer to join the Shadow Organization, attacked him, and fled after sending slashes raining over Spirit City.
• Bai Cangyue took a slash meant for Hei Ranbai and was severed in two, while Spirit Hall’s healers struggled to keep her alive.
• Ning Fengzhi and Dai Weisi challenged Qian Daoliu over Spirit Hall’s responsibility, and Qian Daoliu promised to confess publicly and hunt Sukuna and Bibi Dong’s cursed spirit.
• Qian Renxue claimed Tang San had allied with the Soul Beasts and recruited Hei Ranbai to Spirit Hall, but he refused and set out to uncover the truth himself.

Bai Ranmo became Spirit Hall’s acting Pope and was left with a mountain of paperwork while Qian Daoliu disappeared. Elsewhere, Xiao Wu confronted Hanami over Er Ming’s death, but Hanami offered to let Xiao Wu kill her, leaving Xiao Wu unable to act.

• Qian Renxue blamed Tang San for Bibi Dong becoming a Vengeful Cursed Spirit, while Bai Ranmo privately realized Tang San was innocent.
• Qian Daoliu placed the Pope’s Crown on Bai Ranmo and left him to review files as acting Pope for two days.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu escaped Spirit City with Dagon and reunited with Hanami and Mahito.
• Xiao Wu recognized Hanami as the one who had killed Er Ming, and Hanami apologized after learning he had been Xiao Wu’s little brother.
• Following Mahito’s suggestion, Hanami asked Xiao Wu to kill her to spare Tang San from being caught between them.
• Tang San begged Xiao Wu not to kill Hanami, and Xiao Wu knocked away Mahito’s offered knife, unable to harm the mother of the man she loved.

Xiao Wu forgave Hanami for killing Er Ming, choosing her love for Tang San over revenge, while Tang San learned Jogo was still alive and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall. Elsewhere, Gangzi discovered that Bibi Dong had begun the Rakshasa God Trial and became excited by the possibility that they could become gods together.

• Hanami urged Xiao Wu to avenge Er Ming, but Tang San offered to die to protect his mother, and Xiao Wu forgave Hanami so she could stay with Tang San.
• Hanami brought Jogo's severed volcano-shaped head to Tang San, who mourned until Jogo revealed he was still alive and would recover.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San and the Four Disasters that Spirit Hall had killed her mother and taken Da Ming's soul ring, and Tang San vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Gangzi recovered from his injuries outside Spirit City and asked the hazy Cursed Spirit Bibi Dong about the strange divine power within him.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she had begun the Rakshasa God Trial by devouring Qian Xunji's soul and refused to leave Gangzi, prompting him to imagine that they could merge and become gods together.

Gangzi embraced his new power, slaughtered villagers to advance the Rakshasa God Trials, and planned to recruit the Shadow Organization’s leader. In the Divine Realm, the Rakshasa God discovered that Bibi Dong had died and her trials had passed to Gangzi, then considered making him her successor before someone burst into her temple.

• Gangzi accepted the influence of Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa and Fallen Soul Powers and decided that becoming an Evil Soul Master was a necessary step toward godhood.
• Gangzi and Cursed Spirit Bibi Dong slaughtered people in more than a dozen villages, advancing the Rakshasa God’s Fifth Trial to about ninety-five percent.
• Gangzi decided to seek out the Shadow Organization’s leader and force him to become a subordinate.
• The Rakshasa God discovered that Bibi Dong had died and her Divine Power and trial had transferred to Gangzi, whom she recognized as Bibi Dong’s former lover.
• The Rakshasa God sensed Gangzi’s immense malice and considered allowing him to inherit her Godhood, but someone kicked open the Rakshasa Temple doors.

The Eternal God King forced the Rakshasa God to twist Gangzi and Er Bidong’s Sixth Trial before leaving her to plot her escape from his meddling. After Spirit Hall won the tournament final and weathered the public fallout from the chaos, Qian Daoliu named Golden Crocodile Douluo Acting Pope, designated Qian Renxue as the next Pope, and promised Bai Ranmo a future post as Elder of Judgment.

• The Eternal God King threatened the Rakshasa God into making Gangzi and Er Bidong’s Sixth Trial twisted, then repaired her temple doors and demanded her thanks.
• The Spirit Hall First Team defeated the Seven Treasure Team after Bai Ranmo shattered Zhongli’s shield and Zhongli conceded.
• The tournament’s chaos caused many deaths, but Bai Ranmo’s essays helped Spirit Hall retain public support, prompting Qian Daoliu to order scholars to produce and promote more essays like them.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Spirit Hall’s leaders and announced that he would hunt Yu Xiaogang, who had helped the dead Bibi Dong return.
• Qian Daoliu appointed Golden Crocodile Douluo Acting Pope, named Qian Renxue the next Pope after her trial, and promised Bai Ranmo the post of Elder of Judgment in ten years.

Qian Daoliu appointed Golden Crocodile Douluo Acting Pope and decided Hu Liena would be spared execution but sent to Slaughter City. Hu Liena entered the city determined to defeat Qian Renxue and Bai Ranmo, become Pope, and clear Bibi Dong’s name.

• Qian Daoliu rejected Bai Ranmo as a candidate for Pope and assigned Golden Crocodile Douluo to act in his place.
• Yue Guan and Golden Crocodile Douluo urged punishment for Hu Liena, but Qian Renxue argued that Hu Liena was innocent of Bibi Dong’s crimes.
• Qian Daoliu spared Hu Liena and ordered Yue Guan to escort her to Slaughter City.
• After Yue Guan left her at Slaughter Town, Hu Liena vowed to clear Bibi Dong’s name and entered a tavern for a Bloody Mary.
• Hu Liena drank the Bloody Mary, revealed her five Soul Rings, and used her bewitching power to make the tavern’s men fight each other.

Gangzi tracked down the Shadow Organization’s headquarters and tried to recruit its members, but White Fox and the other Shadow Assassins beat and humiliated him. Gangzi could not summon the Rakshasa Divine Power he expected to save him.

• Xuanwu let Gangzi find the Shadow Organization’s headquarters, where the Shadow Assassins gathered to confront him.
• Gangzi declared that the Rakshasa God had chosen him for a Divine Trial and demanded that the Shadow Assassins become his servants.
• White Fox easily deflected Gangzi’s Vampiric Boar Quills and punched him out of the cavern.
• White Fox had Stone Gate make a stone tennis racket, and the six Shadow Assassins batted Gangzi and Bibi Cannon around.
• Gangzi raged inwardly and tried to call on Rakshasa Divine Power, but it did not answer.

In the Divine Realm, the Eternal God King pressured the Rakshasa God to give her Godhood to Xuanwu and make Gangzi the target of his Sixth Trial. Meanwhile, Gangzi approached Xuanwu’s Shadow Assassins for help completing his trial, and their wine-side discussion of the world’s disorder began.

• The Eternal God King ordered the Rakshasa God to give her Godhood to Xuanwu and have Xuanwu kill Gangzi when Gangzi neared godhood.
• Xuanwu stopped the Shadow Assassins from battering Gangzi and Bibi Cannon, then asked Gangzi why he had come.
• Gangzi revealed his Rakshasa God Trial and claimed he wanted to set the chaotic world right, though the Shadow Assassins did not believe his grand display.
• Gangzi asked to speak privately with Xuanwu, and the two warmed wine with green plums at the Shadow Assassins’ headquarters.
• Gangzi asked the Shadow Assassins to help him complete his trial, falsely promising to leave the continent in their hands after ascending.
• Xuanwu questioned whether Gangzi would kill them afterward, and Gangzi began discussing the state of the world.

Gangzi tried to persuade Xuanwu and the Shadow Organization to help him become the Rakshasa God and oppose Spirit Hall, then dismissed every famous figure Xuanwu named as unworthy of being a hero. He ended by describing his own supposed qualities without naming himself, and Xuanwu failed to catch the hint.

• Gangzi warned Xuanwu that Qian Renxue might inherit the Angel Godhood and offered to protect the Shadow Organization if it helped him become the Rakshasa God.
• Xuanwu agreed Spirit Hall was a formidable enemy and began naming powerful figures and talented people as possible heroes.
• Gangzi dismissed Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Chen, Qian Renxue, Bai Ranmo, Hei Ranbai, and Tang San, while blaming others for his Martial Soul's degeneration and past failures.
• Gangzi described a hero as ambitious, wise, powerful, and capable of uniting the continent, but Xuanwu did not realize Gangzi was praising himself.

Gangzi enlisted Xuanwu’s help with his fifth Rakshasa God trial, which required him to devour powerful, evil souls. Xuanwu directed him toward the Strength Clan, and Gangzi arrived at its grounds to begin an attack.

• Gangzi told Xuanwu that his fifth trial was at 96% and asked him to find evil souls for the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor to devour.
• Xuanwu described the Strength Clan as evil and urged Gangzi to purge it, and Gangzi agreed to attack the clan.
• Gangzi and Xuanwu reached the Strength Clan’s grounds in Heaven Dou City and saw Tai Tan and the clan mourning Tang Hao.
• Gangzi summoned Dong’er and unleashed his soul power, destroying the clan’s entrance plaque and the statues beside it.

Gangzi and Bibi Cannon attacked the Strength Clan, where Tai Tan challenged Gangzi and struck him with a powerful punch. Gangzi and Bibi Cannon unleashed a poison-filled fart attack that killed hundreds, and Gangzi felt his Rakshasa God Trial advance.

• Tai Tan rushed to confront the black-armored intruder after learning that the Strength Clan's gate had been smashed and its members slaughtered.
• Gangzi and Bibi Cannon killed the clan members and Elders who arrived to defend the Strength Clan.
• Tai Tan struck Gangzi with his Eighth Soul Skill, leaving Gangzi curled up in pain despite his Death Spider Emperor carapace.
• Gangzi ordered Bibi Cannon to unleash Death Demon Poison Luo Sanpao, spreading poisonous gas across the Strength Clan grounds.
• The poison killed hundreds of Strength Clan members, while Bibi Cannon devoured the souls of the innately evil members.
• Gangzi felt his Rakshasa God Trial advance and declared that killing the Strength Clan had brought justice to the continent.

Gangzi wiped out the Strength Clan, drawing attention from Heaven Dou City and Spirit Hall. In Sunset Forest, Tang San gained his fifth Soul Ring and planned to train with the Clear Sky Hammer, establish the Tang Sect, and visit Hei Ranbai.

• Gangzi absorbed the Strength Clan's souls until his Rakshasa God trial reached 99.5%, then retreated after Xuanwu warned him that Heaven Dou City's garrison was approaching.
• Heaven Dou City's garrison and Salas found the Strength Clan dead, and Salas reported Gangzi's suspected attack to Spirit Hall.
• Hanami helped Tang San absorb life force from blue silver grass, allowing Tang San to gain his fifth Soul Ring after reaching level fifty.
• Tang San told Hanami he wanted to go to Slaughter City, and Hanami gave him manuals for the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and Great Sumeru Hammer to study first.
• Tang San learned that Gangzi had wiped out the Strength Clan and decided to visit Hei Ranbai, hoping to bring him into the Tang Sect's camp.

Hei Ranbai confronted Tang San over the attack that had grievously injured his mother, then stopped short of killing him. He left Tang San with a painful question about whether he had ever truly considered him a brother.

• Tang San secretly entered Hei Ranbai’s residence and revealed his identity.
• Hei Ranbai asked whether Tang San had planned the attack involving the Evil Soul Master possessing Tang Hao and the Soul Beasts, and Tang San admitted he had.
• Hei Ranbai summoned Mahoraga and attacked Tang San alongside Nue, forcing Tang San to defend himself and flee.
• Hei Ranbai stopped his Soul-Eater Blade just short of Tang San’s neck and told him to leave.
• Hei Ranbai revealed that the attack had left his mother with lasting injuries and asked why Tang San had kept his plan from him if they were brothers.
• Tang San froze, overwhelmed by guilt.