Recaps

Tang Wulin defeated the dark gold terrorclaw bear and discovered an external soul bone, which he began absorbing. As his companions guarded him, the tyrant dragon soul spirit watched from his sea of consciousness in awe.

• Tang Wulin used his strength and Dragon Roar to slam the dark gold terrorclaw bear into the ground until it could no longer resist.
• Tang Wulin absorbed energy from the bear's corpse, then found a dark golden external soul bone beneath it.
• Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and Yuanen Yehui agreed that Tang Wulin should keep the soul bone he had earned.
• Tang Wulin began absorbing the soul bone as Gu Yue, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and Yuanen Yehui guarded him.
• The tyrant dragon soul spirit appeared in Tang Wulin's sea of consciousness and watched him with awe.

Tang Wulin absorbed the Tyrant Dragon as his second soul spirit and fused the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s external soul bone with his Golden Dragon Claw, gaining a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and a dramatic increase in strength. After recovering, he led the Genius Class to pursue Qiangu Zhangting and settle the score.

• The Tyrant Dragon submitted to Tang Wulin, who absorbed it as his second soul spirit while the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s external soul bone merged into his right arm.
• Tang Wulin awoke with four soul rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, and estimated that his soul power had risen to around rank forty-five.
• Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Yuanen Yehui, Gu Yue, and Na'er reacted to Tang Wulin’s increased strength as he prepared to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Tang Wulin announced that they would go after Qiangu Zhangting, and he argued that their teamwork and abilities could overcome the rank gap.
• Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and Yuanen Yehui agreed to fight, while Gu Yue and Na'er joined Tang Wulin as the group set out after Qiangu Zhangting.

Qiangu Zhangting and his companions celebrated after luring powerful soul beasts toward Tang Wulin's group, then hunted three lone ten-thousand-year soul beasts to improve their soul spirits. As they prepared to divide their spoils, a massive beast tide approached.

• Qiangu Zhangting's companions mocked Tang Wulin and the others, while Qiangu Zhangting dismissed concerns about Leng Yaozhu and resolved to teach Tang Wulin a lesson.
• Qiangu Zhangting led his team in cautiously hunting lone ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
• Qiangu Zhangting's team wounded three soul beasts, each estimated to be between fifteen thousand and twenty thousand years old.
• A huge commotion of charging soul beasts and crashing trees drew closer to Qiangu Zhangting's team.

Qiangu Zhangting and his four companions fought through a small beast tide in the Spirit Ascension Platform, only to be ambushed by Tang Wulin and his team. The ambush left Zhangting’s companions severely wounded, while Zhangting confronted his attackers in fury.

• Qiangu Zhangting and his four companions released their martial souls and battled the charging soul beasts, but the relentless beast tide gradually wore them down.
• Qiangu Zhangting used his sixth soul skill to blast open a path, and the five escaped the encirclement with serious wounds.
• As Qiangu Zhangting’s group rested, Gu Yue’s control skills and Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Roar stunned them.
• Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and Na'er attacked the four companions, while Xu Lizhi’s buns boosted the team; all four companions were severely wounded.
• Qiangu Zhangting recognized Tang Wulin and his companions as the ones who had lured the soul beasts and demanded to know whether they knew who he was.

Tang Wulin confronted Qiangu Zhangting after revealing that his team had lured the beast tide to ambush the Spirit Pagoda’s assessment group. When Qiangu unleashed his signature staff technique, Tang Wulin powered up and met him alone, overpowering his first block before Qiangu counterattacked with a net of staff shadows.

• Tang Wulin admitted that his team had lured the beast tide and said Qiangu Zhangting had been caught in their ambush by accident.
• Qiangu Zhangting unleashed the rudimentary Heaven-Shaking Earth-Splitting with his Coiling Dragon Staff, devastating the clearing and intimidating Tang Wulin’s teammates.
• Tang Wulin activated his Golden Dragon and Berserk abilities, summoned the Golden Dragon Spear, and challenged Qiangu to fight him alone.
• Tang Wulin teleported in and struck Qiangu’s staff with enough force to drive him backward and split the skin on his hands.
• Tang Wulin pressed his attack, and Qiangu dodged the spear before spreading layers of staff shadows around him.

Tang Wulin overwhelmed Qiangu Zhangting in battle, surviving his strongest attack and finishing him with the Golden Dragon Explosive Eight-Stage Throw. The chapter ended with Qiangu Zhangting dead and his teammates too late to stop the final blow.

• Tang Wulin used his strength and Teleportation to break Qiangu Zhangting's staff attacks and drive him back, astonishing Ye Xinglan and the others.
• Qiangu Zhangting unleashed his sixth soul skill, Coiling Dragon Heaven-Rending Strike, but Tang Wulin blocked it with Invincible Golden Body without injury.
• Tang Wulin used Taunt to force Qiangu Zhangting to charge at him, then teleported behind him and seized his shoulders.
• Tang Wulin slammed Qiangu Zhangting through the first seven throws, leaving him unable to resist and barely breathing.
• Qiangu Zhangting's teammates shouted for Tang Wulin to stop, but Tang Wulin completed the eighth throw and Qiangu Zhangting died.

Tang Wulin and his teammates killed Qiangu Zhangting’s squad in the Spirit Ascension Platform, then went after the wounded ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Qiangu Zhangting awakened in the real world and stormed toward the chamber where Tang Wulin’s group had exited, intent on killing him.

• Tang Wulin ordered Gu Yue, Na'er, Ye Xinglan, and Yuanen Yehui to kill the four surviving Soul Emperors after he slammed Qiangu Zhangting to death.
• The team celebrated defeating five Soul Emperors, and Tang Wulin led them toward the wounded ten-thousand-year soul beasts to claim their rewards.
• In the Spirit Pagoda’s stasis chamber, a Spirit Transmitter discovered that all five members of Qiangu Zhangting’s squad had been killed in the virtual world.
• Qiangu Zhangting woke from his pod, learned that Tang Wulin’s group had just left the Spirit Ascension Platform, and demanded to know where they were.
• Qiangu Zhangting strode toward the neighboring chamber to confront Tang Wulin, while his four teammates remained dazed behind him.

Qiangu Zhangting accused Tang Wulin and his companions of killing him in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, while Wu Changkong and the Spirit Pagoda leaders confronted the dispute. After completing the assessment with a new soul spirit and rank-forty-five soul power, Tang Wulin arrived and countered with his own account of Qiangu Zhangting’s attack.

• Qiangu Zhangting tried to force his way into the chamber, but Wu Changkong stopped him and overpowered him with his ice-blue battle armor.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and Leng Yaozhu arrived, and Qiangu Dongfeng discovered that his grandson’s spiritual power had been damaged.
• Qiangu Zhangting blamed Tang Wulin and his companions for ambushing and killing him, leaving out his own role in luring soul beasts toward them.
• Tang Wulin and his companions emerged from their hibernation pods after completing the assessment, and Tang Wulin reported gaining a second soul spirit and reaching rank forty-five.
• Tang Wulin told Leng Yaozhu that Qiangu Zhangting had lured a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and a Tyrant Dragon soul spirit toward his group in an attempt to kill them.

Tang Wulin and his companions exposed Qiangu Zhangting for luring powerful soul beasts to attack them, prompting Leng Yaozhu to threaten to leave the Spirit Pagoda with Tang Wulin. Qiangu Dongfeng punished his grandson and made him apologize, while Qiangu Zhangting was left furious after Tang Wulin and the others departed.

• Tang Wulin and his companions recounted how Qiangu Zhangting had lured soul beasts toward them, and Yuanen Yehui pointed out that the Spirit Ascension Platform records could verify their account.
• Leng Yaozhu condemned Qiangu Zhangting and threatened to leave the Spirit Pagoda with Tang Wulin, while Wu Changkong suggested Shrek Academy would welcome them.
• Qiangu Dongfeng tried to retain Tang Wulin and Leng Yaozhu, then confined Qiangu Zhangting to the Spirit Pagoda until he reached Soul Saint.
• Leng Yaozhu accepted Qiangu Dongfeng's resolution, and Tang Wulin forgave Qiangu Zhangting, who was forced to apologize.
• Tang Wulin and the others left with Wu Changkong and Leng Yaozhu, and Qiangu Zhangting angrily demanded to know why his grandfather had punished him.

Qiangu Dongfeng feared Tang Wulin’s talent and arranged for the Holy Spirit Cult to injure him, while Tang Wulin and his classmates learned they would spend the next year studying at the Spirit Pagoda under Leng Yaozhu. The chapter ended with Leng Yaozhu welcoming the students as their new teacher.

• Qiangu Dongfeng rebuked Qiangu Zhangting for losing to Tang Wulin, and Qiangu Zhangting silently vowed to remember the humiliation.
• Qiangu Dongfeng decided Tang Wulin’s talent threatened the Qiangu Family and contacted the Ghost Emperor to arrange an attack that would injure him without killing him.
• The Ghost Emperor agreed to send a Seven-Ring Soul Sage and Two-Word Battle Armor Master after Tang Wulin.
• Wu Changkong told the six students that their first academic year had ended and that they would study at the Spirit Pagoda for the next year.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived and explained that she had personally arranged to become their homeroom teacher because Gu Yue and Tang Wulin were her disciples.

Tang Wulin and his classmates began Leng Yaozhu’s demanding Spirit Pagoda training, which focused on strengthening spiritual power before moving on to combat practice. When Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui challenged him, Tang Wulin summoned Snowball and told them to defeat his little rabbit first.

• Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and the others agreed to train under Leng Yaozhu and promised to work hard.
• A month later, Tang Wulin and his classmates endured brain-wave training that stimulated their spiritual power, with Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan struggling while Tang Wulin, Na'er, and Gu Yue remained relatively comfortable.
• Leng Yaozhu observed the training and decided Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi needed extra guidance.
• Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui challenged Tang Wulin during combat training, and he accepted before redirecting them to face Snowball.
• Tang Wulin introduced Snowball as his first soul spirit, a powerful rogue rabbit whose bloodline had begun to show signs of dragon transformation.

Tang Wulin introduced Snowball as a ten-thousand-year soul spirit with nearly half his strength, and Snowball proved its combat ability by defeating Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan. The others saw that Snowball could use Tang Wulin's soul skills and its own tricks, leaving the two defeated women nursing lumps on their heads.

• Snowball proudly demanded that everyone call it Boss, and Tang Wulin said it was strong enough to spar with them.
• Yuanen Yehui challenged Snowball, but it dodged her attacks and repeatedly struck her with its carrot while using Tang Wulin's soul skills.
• Yuanen Yehui surrendered after Snowball evaded her area attack and continued hitting her on the head.
• Ye Xinglan challenged Snowball, but its carrot met her sword with overwhelming force and nearly knocked the weapon from her hand.
• Snowball used Teleportation and Intangibility to evade Ye Xinglan's sword and defeat her with repeated carrot strikes.

Tang Wulin left for Heaven Dou City to visit the Blacksmith Association headquarters, while Gu Yue and Na'er discussed the soul beasts’ plan to devour him. Di Tian decided to act against Tang Wulin himself despite Gu Yue’s orders to wait.

• Tang Wulin set goals for his classmates to reach Four-Ring Soul Ancestor and complete their One-Word Battle Armor, then left for Heaven Dou City to pursue advancement in forging.
• Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts urged Gu Yue to strike Tang Wulin, but she ordered them to wait until his Golden Dragon King bloodline reached its peak.
• Gu Yue told Na'er that she intended to devour Tang Wulin only after his growth reached its limit, and said she would stay by his side in the meantime.
• Di Tian told the ferocious beasts that Gu Yue and Na'er were too softhearted to act and decided to personally test Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin was ambushed on his way to Eastsea City by an assassin who claimed Qiangu Dongfeng had ordered his death. Tang Wulin revealed that he was unharmed and launched a counterattack, but the level seventy-two Soul Saint summoned his Blood Puppet and charged at him.

• Tang Wulin changed course for Eastsea City after learning Zhen Hua and Mu Ye were away from Heaven Dou City, and he rented a car to avoid taking a Soul Guidance Train.
• A middle-aged man carrying an unconscious girl flagged down Tang Wulin’s car and pleaded for help, then attacked Tang Wulin with a poisoned dagger.
• The assassin claimed Qiangu Dongfeng had ordered him to capture Tang Wulin alive because Tang Wulin had killed his grandson.
• Tang Wulin revealed that he had been pretending to be injured, crushed the dagger, and identified the attacker as a mere Soul Saint.
• Tang Wulin activated Berserk and Teleportation, then struck the assassin with Golden Dragon Terror Claw and wounded him.
• The level seventy-two assassin summoned his Blood Puppet and charged at Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin killed the Seven-Ring Soul Sage Blood Butcher before he could fully equip his battle armor. He then attacked the little girl who had taken a boy hostage, leaving her gravely wounded as the boy’s fate remained unclear.

• Tang Wulin used Teleportation, Golden Dragon Roar, and Golden Dragon Terror Claw to overwhelm Blood Butcher and prevent him from completing his Two-Word Battle Armor.
• Tang Wulin seized Blood Butcher and killed him with all eight throws of the Golden Dragon Eight-Stage Throw.
• The little girl woke up, revealed herself as a Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master, and took a young boy hostage to threaten Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin teleported in and punched the little girl, blasting apart half her body despite her holding the boy hostage.

Tang Wulin defeated three Evil Soul Masters who had ambushed him, then met Zhao Song, a Tang Sect hall master who invited him to join. Zhen Hua and Mu Ye arrived to check on him, leaving Zhao Song’s recruitment offer unresolved.

• Tang Wulin exposed the disguised boy as a Six-Ring Evil Soul Master and killed him after defeating him in battle.
• Zhao Song arrived, learned Tang Wulin had killed the three Evil Soul Masters, and recognized him from his exploits six months earlier.
• Zhao Song introduced himself as the Tang Sect’s Strength Hall master and invited Tang Wulin to join the sect.
• Before Tang Wulin could respond, Zhen Hua and Mu Ye arrived and asked whether he was all right.

Tang Wulin returned to Eastsea City with Zhen Hua and Mu Ye after fighting Evil Soul Masters, then announced he wanted to attempt the Seven-Level Saint Craftsman breakthrough. At the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association, he met Mu Chen and his daughter Mu Xi, who asked to take the Level Two Blacksmith assessment.

• Zhao Song invited Tang Wulin to visit the Tang Sect, but Tang Wulin said joining it was unsuitable while his Spirit Pagoda matters remained unresolved.
• Tang Wulin concealed Qiangu Dongfeng's role in the attack as he told Zhen Hua and Mu Ye about the Evil Soul Masters who had tried to kill him.
• Tang Wulin said he wanted to attempt the Seven-Level Saint Craftsman breakthrough, and Zhen Hua took him to the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association to test his forging.
• Mu Chen met Tang Wulin and questioned whether the apparently thin boy could handle a blacksmith's hammer.
• Mu Xi returned from the forging room, ignored Tang Wulin's greeting, and told Mu Chen she wanted to take the Level Two Blacksmith assessment.

Tang Wulin arrived at the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association to attempt the Seven-Level Saint Craftsman assessment, stunning Mu Chen and Mu Xi with his age and skill. As blacksmiths gathered to watch, they found a child standing alone at the forging bench.

• Mu Chen praised Mu Xi’s prospects for passing the Level Two Blacksmith assessment, while Mu Xi sized up Tang Wulin.
• Zhen Hua revealed that nine-year-old Tang Wulin intended to attempt the Seven-Level Saint Craftsman assessment, shocking Mu Chen and Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi accused Tang Wulin of cheating or boasting, but Tang Wulin calmly confirmed he planned to attempt the assessment.
• Mu Chen arranged for both children to take their assessments and invited the association’s blacksmiths to observe.
• Word spread through the association, and the arriving blacksmiths stared in surprise at the young Tang Wulin standing at the forging bench.

Tang Wulin passed the Seven-Level Saint Craftsman assessment by successfully Soul Forging heavy silver. Zhen Hua awarded him the Saint Craftsman badge, making him the youngest Seven-Level Saint Craftsman on the continent.

• Tang Wulin began the assessment by forging heavy silver, and Mu Chen and Zhen Hua praised his skill and strength.
• Tang Wulin completed Spirit Forging and then infused the heavy silver with his spiritual power to begin Soul Forging.
• Tang Wulin delivered the final hammer blow, and the heavy silver glowed with patterns that showed Soul Forging had succeeded.
• Zhen Hua examined the metal, declared Tang Wulin qualified as a Seven-Level Saint Craftsman, and awarded him the badge.
• Tang Wulin thanked Zhen Hua while the blacksmiths watched in shock and envy.

After earning a Seven-Level Saint Craftsman badge, Tang Wulin encouraged the disheartened Mu Xi and taught blacksmiths in Eastsea City. While Zhen Hua flew him and Mu Ye home in a black-grade mecha, a Limit Douluo-level attack ambushed them, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Mu Xi failed her Level Two Blacksmith assessment, then saw Tang Wulin's Seven-Level Saint Craftsman badge and admitted she could not compare with him.
• Tang Wulin told Mu Xi to follow her own path, and she regained her confidence after learning Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda were jointly training him.
• Tang Wulin taught blacksmiths at the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association, helping veteran smiths break through their bottlenecks.
• Tang Wulin refused to travel by soul guidance train, so Mu Chen arranged a black-grade mecha for the return journey with Zhen Hua and Mu Ye.
• During the flight, Tang Wulin considered the future potential of battle armor as Zhen Hua discussed whether Four-Word Battle Armor was its limit.
• An attack struck the mecha, and Zhen Hua identified the incoming assault as at least Limit Douluo-level, possibly from an Evil Soul Master wearing Three-Word Battle Armor.

Dark Hummingbird intercepted Mu Ye while Dark Phoenix attacked Zhen Hua and Tang Wulin, but Tang Wulin survived her strike with Invincible Golden Body. Zhen Hua fought Dark Phoenix to protect Tang Wulin as Mu Ye remained occupied elsewhere.

• A mysterious attacker destroyed the Black-Grade Mecha, while Dark Hummingbird revealed himself to Mu Ye and prevented him from helping Zhen Hua.
• Tang Wulin used Invincible Golden Body to survive Dark Phoenix’s attack, and Zhen Hua emerged from the wreckage protected by his Four-Word Battle Armor.
• Zhen Hua and Tang Wulin identified the attacker as Dark Phoenix, who explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had targeted Zhen Hua because of his importance as a Divine Craftsman.
• Dark Phoenix showed interest in Tang Wulin, prompting Zhen Hua to step in front of his disciple and attack her first.
• Dark Phoenix blocked Zhen Hua’s punch without moving, then exchanged blows with him as their battle shook the surrounding ground.

Tang Wulin saw Leng Yulai overpower Zhen Hua and learned that Federation officials had secretly enabled the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack. He feigned terror to distract Leng Yulai, but after she seized him as a hostage, she was suddenly struck by a devastating wound to her chest.

• Leng Yulai suppressed Zhen Hua and revealed that Federation officials had helped prepare the Holy Spirit Cult’s operation against the Divine Craftsmen.
• Tang Wulin assessed the battle as Zhen Hua weakened under the Dark Phoenix’s flames while Mu Ye remained trapped by Dark Hummingbird.
• Tang Wulin pretended to be a frightened child and pleaded with Leng Yulai to spare his teacher.
• Leng Yulai grabbed Tang Wulin and threatened to kill him, forcing Zhen Hua and Mu Ye to stop fighting and offer to surrender.
• As Leng Yulai laughed over her captives, a sudden attack tore open her chest and nearly pierced her heart.

Tang Wulin gravely wounded Leng Yulai with a surprise attack, turning the battle in Zhen Hua and Mu Ye’s favor. Leng Yulai healed herself with her ninth Soul Skill and escaped, leaving the fight behind with a vow to kill Tang Wulin.

• Tang Wulin used his Golden Dragon Terror Claw to pierce Leng Yulai’s defenses and badly wound her.
• Leng Yulai’s injury weakened her, and Tang Wulin challenged her to fight on while Zhen Hua and Mu Ye watched the tide turn.
• Zhen Hua attacked Leng Yulai while she was injured, and Mu Ye kept Dark Hummingbird from rescuing her.
• Leng Yulai activated her ninth Soul Skill, Dark Nirvana, to recover enough strength to flee after threatening Tang Wulin.
• Zhen Hua watched Leng Yulai disappear into the night, frustrated that he had failed to stop her.

Tang Wulin helped Zhen Hua and Mu Ye survive an assassination by the Holy Spirit Cult, but Zhen Hua left distrustful of the Federation. The Federation Chairman revealed he had delayed the rescue and plotted to bring the continent’s major powers under his control, just as Qiangu Dongfeng arrived.

• Dark Hummingbird escaped using Dark Space after Leng Yulai fled, while Mu Ye and Zhen Hua acknowledged that Tang Wulin’s ambush had turned the battle in their favor.
• Federation reinforcements arrived after the Evil Soul Masters had escaped, and Zhen Hua left with Tang Wulin and Mu Ye without trusting the officers.
• The Federation officers reported to the Chairman that Zhen Hua had survived, and the Chairman privately blamed the Holy Spirit Cult for failing to kill him.
• The Chairman revealed that he had deliberately delayed the rescue because he wanted Zhen Hua dead and resented the Spirit Pagoda, the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng entered the Chairman’s office and greeted him.

Qiangu Dongfeng persuaded the Chairman to allow Spirit Pagoda to obtain God-Slaying Soul Guidance Shells for use against Shrek Academy, while each man privately planned to exploit the other. After surviving an attack with Zhen Hua, Tang Wulin urged him to receive the Federation’s representative and avoid an open confrontation until they had an opportunity to act.

• Qiangu Dongfeng told the Chairman that Shrek Academy threatened the Federation and asked him to relax restrictions on God-Slaying Soul Guidance Shells.
• The Chairman agreed not to interfere with Qiangu Dongfeng’s plans, while privately hoping that both Shrek Academy and Spirit Pagoda would be weakened.
• Tang Wulin recovered with Zhen Hua and Mu Ye at the Blacksmith Association after escaping Leng Yulai’s attack.
• Zhen Hua condemned the Federation for allegedly working with the Holy Spirit Cult, and Mu Ye said the Federation wanted to control every faction.
• Tang Wulin recalled that Shrek City would later be bombed and vowed to prevent the tragedy.
• Tang Wulin persuaded Zhen Hua to meet the Federation’s representative rather than provoke a confrontation, and Zhen Hua left to receive the visitor.