Recaps

Xu Cheng drove Shrek Academy and the other human forces out of the Far North, then asked the assembled soul beasts to submit the region to the Sun Moon Empire. He explained that the empire sought the Far North’s mineral resources rather than its soul beasts, and the beasts accepted his intentions after the Ice Empress confirmed that artificial soul rings existed.

• Elder Song and Xuan Zi ordered the human forces to withdraw after Xuan Zi revealed that Xu Cheng had assembled the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and summoned the Rakshasa God’s divine sense.
• The Titan Snow Demon King said nearly every Far North species had assembled, and Xu Cheng announced that he intended to bring the region under the Sun Moon Empire’s rule.
• The Titan Snow Demon King accepted Xu Cheng’s proposal on the condition that the soul beast clans would not be slaughtered, while Xiao Bai and the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan’s chief reacted to the news.
• Xu Cheng explained that artificial soul rings made hunting soul beasts unnecessary and that the empire wanted the Far North’s metal and mineral resources.
• The Ice Empress explained that the hunting humans belonged to factions hostile to the Sun Moon Empire, and the gathered soul beasts grew grateful and respectful toward Xu Cheng.

Ice Empress warned the Far North’s soul beasts that humanity, especially the Sun Moon Empire, would overwhelm them in a war because human technology and production advanced far faster than soul beasts could grow stronger. She introduced Xue Ling'er as Snow Empress and revealed that Xu Cheng had greatly improved Snow Empress’s chances of becoming a god.

• Ice Empress told the soul beasts that she had willingly become Xu Cheng’s soul ring and described the human world’s rapid development.
• She explained that the Sun Moon Empire’s mass-produced soul tools and Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells could devastate the soul beasts, leaving the Titan Snow Demon King and Xiao Bai stunned.
• Ice Empress said humanity’s creativity made its future potential even greater, while keeping Xu Cheng’s Level 11 weapon plan secret.
• Ice Empress introduced Xue Ling'er as Snow Empress, prompting Xiao Bai to call her “Mother.”
• Ice Empress scolded A-Tai for failing to protect Snow Empress, and A-Tai explained that he had lured away a powerful human attacker.
• Ice Empress said Snow Empress had turned misfortune into good fortune and was now almost certain to become a god because of Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng considered how to secure the Far North and summoned the Ice Silkworm Clan Chief to offer the clan a place in the Sun Moon Empire’s official ranks. The chief accepted, while Xu Cheng saw the clan’s spiritual abilities as a way to strengthen surveillance Soul Tools and mecha.

• Xu Cheng assessed the empire’s troop shortages and planned how to garrison the Far North using forces from Mingdu and the Star Dou Great Forest.
• A-Tai, Xiao Bai, the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan Chief, the Ice Silkworm Clan Chief, and Xu Cheng gathered at the Core of the Far North.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm appeared in Xu Cheng’s Sea of Consciousness and explained why the Ice Silkworm Clan had survived by hiding and being sly.
• The Ice Silkworm Clan Chief recognized Tian Meng, and the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan Chief explained Xu Cheng’s rescue of the Far North and the matters concerning the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Xu Cheng invited the Ice Silkworm Clan to join the Sun Moon Empire and clarified that its members would be incorporated into the official ranks.
• The Ice Silkworm Clan Chief eagerly accepted, and Xu Cheng considered how the clan’s spiritual power could support surveillance Soul Tools and mecha.

Xu Cheng secured the Ice Silkworm Clan’s loyalty by promising protection and a place in the Sun Moon Empire, then organized the Far North’s defenses with human troops and soul beasts. The Ice Silkworm Clan began operating surveillance tools, while Xu Cheng’s preparations for the region continued.

• Xu Cheng promised the Ice Silkworm Clan Chief that Far North soul beasts would no longer be allowed to eat the clan and offered the Ice Silkworm Clan official status in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Cheng demonstrated a surveillance soul tool and explained that only spiritual-type soul beasts could operate it, prompting the Ice Silkworm Clan Chief to pledge undying loyalty to Sun Moon.
• Xu Cheng and Xiao Bai explained to the Titan Snow Demon King that the Far North’s soul beasts would provide mineral and metal resources in exchange for protection.
• Qing Zhi arrived with the expeditionary soul engineer forces, and Xu Cheng assigned them to the southern Far North while explaining the Ice Silkworm Clan’s spiritual strength.
• Qing Zhi reported that the troops had brought everyday soul tools and supplies, and Xu Cheng wondered whether the soul beasts would watch movies.

Xu Cheng and the Snow Empress reached the Sea Princess Clan’s territory and found Shrek Academy hunting its soul beasts. As the clan fell into danger, Xu Cheng chose to wait and study its spiritual power before intervening.

• The Snow Empress revealed that her consciousness had recovered and explained to the Ice Empress why she wanted the Far North to shift its loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Cheng spotted the Sea Princess Clan’s territory and considered how its spiritual power might help him investigate spatial power.
• Xuan Zi led Shrek Academy’s elders and students in capturing sea soul beasts, until the Sea Princess emerged and demanded that the humans leave.
• Xuan Zi attacked the Sea Princess while the Shrek forces overwhelmed her clan, and Elder Song argued with him over capturing the soul beasts.
• Xu Cheng watched from above and refused to intervene yet, wanting to study the Sea Princess Clan’s spiritual power as the battle turned against them.

Three years after promising a continent-wide war, Xu Cheng toured the Sun Moon Empire’s first interstellar warship, Sky Dome, and reviewed how its leaders and allies had advanced. At a command meeting, Jing Hongchen announced his retirement and recommended Xiao Hongchen as his successor.

• Xu Cheng secured the Sea Princess Clan’s cooperation, including permission to gather seabed scrap metal, and departed after discussing ocean-resource development.
• Three years later, Xu Cheng rode a space elevator to Sky Dome, the first Star Radiance Class interstellar warship, and inspected its systems and escort ships.
• Meng Hongchen welcomed Xu Cheng aboard and told him that Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao had returned from the Destruction Temple for further training.
• Xu Cheng entered a command meeting where Jing Hongchen announced that he planned to retire to the academy and asked Xu Cheng to appoint Xiao Hongchen as his replacement.

Xu Cheng visited the Netherworld Realm as the Abyss Plane's arrival neared, while Tang San discovered the Sun Moon Empire's rapid technological rise and tried to attack it. The God of Destruction stopped him, leaving Tang San furious and outvoted by the Divine Realm Committee.

• Xu Cheng and Xiao Hongchen discussed the coming Abyss Plane invasion, the Sun Moon Empire's growth, and the upcoming Continental Soul Master Competition.
• Xu Cheng entered the Netherworld Realm and told Electrolux that the Abyss Plane would arrive soon.
• Tang San saw the Sun Moon Empire testing interstellar warships and realized Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect had declined while the empire's power and influence had grown.
• Tang San prepared to unleash Divine Punishment against the Sun Moon Empire, but the God of Destruction appeared and suppressed his attack.
• The God of Destruction told Tang San that the Divine Realm Committee had approved noninterference in mortal progress unless the Sun Moon Empire developed a God-Slaying Weapon, then explained that he supported Xu Cheng's plan to address the future spatial storm.

Xiao Hongchen commanded the Sun Moon Empire's fleet in its first space battle, defeating the Abyss Plane's advance force and discovering that its creatures could jump through space and evolve by devouring. The Abyssal Sage King studied the battle, recognized the fleet as a threat, and ordered the Abyss Plane to accelerate its advance, which was expected to reach Douluo Star in one year.

• A vortex opened beyond Douluo Star, and thousands of Abyssal Creatures poured into space as Xiao Hongchen ordered the fleet to battle stations.
• Xiao Hongchen took command of the escort ships, organized them into a diamond formation, and ordered the fleet to attack the Abyssal Creatures.
• Xiao Hongchen deployed Red Dust Shadow and killed the three gorgons, but they regenerated, while one gorgon began evolving by devouring its allies.
• Xiao Hongchen used the fleet's barrier and Red Dust Annihilation to destroy most of the Abyssal force, and a gorgon's self-destruction damaged the barrier without breaking it.
• The Abyssal Sage King examined the advance force's final images, recognized the Sun Moon Empire's technology as a potential threat, and ordered the Abyss Plane to accelerate its approach and prepare its forces.

Xu Cheng prepared for the coming conflict with Tang San while overseeing the Sun Moon Empire’s growing space force and political influence. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Wang Dong'er completed a daring Spirit Forging that fused her Martial Souls into a Light Goddess Butterfly Signal Axe.

• Xu Cheng examined captured Abyssal Creatures with short-range spatial-jump abilities and told Xiao Hongchen to keep developing the Sun Moon Empire’s space force.
• Xu Cheng considered Tang San’s investigation, the Divine Realm’s shifting alliances, Shrek Academy’s decline, and the Sun Moon Empire’s growing power before appointing Old Ma as captain of the main ship until Lexuan took over.
• Wang Dong'er used nine-stage Spirit Forging to reshape her Martial Soul, while Xu Cheng and the Ferocious Beasts watched.
• Wang Dong'er successfully forged the Light Goddess Butterfly and Clear Sky Hammer together into a crimson battle-axe, which she named Light Goddess Butterfly · Signal Axe.
• Wang Dong'er told Xu Cheng she had made the axe because he had once suggested it, and Xu Cheng wiped her face before telling her to use the towel herself.

Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui agreed to lure Xu Cheng into the Holy Spirit Cult and capture him, blaming him for the cult’s losses and the souls’ passage into reincarnation. Xu Cheng learned of their plot and prepared to have Wang Dong'er repair the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, while she claimed the Rakshasa God Sense as her temporary companion.

• Zhongli Wu lamented the laws and military raids that had crippled the Holy Spirit Cult, and Nangong Wan reported that their black-market channels had dried up.
• Zhongli Wu proposed inviting Xu Cheng to discuss the succession and then trapping him, and Ye Xishui supported the plan after revealing her resentment toward him.
• Ye Xishui told the elders that she had glimpsed Xu Cheng beside a mysterious figure while her soul was departing, and the Holy Spirit Cult elders rallied behind the plot.
• Fire Phoenix Corps soldiers delivered Xu Cheng a message about the Holy Spirit Cult’s scheme, which he said he had already uncovered.
• Xu Cheng asked Wang Dong'er to repair the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and she asked to keep the Rakshasa God Sense with her temporarily.

Shrek Academy’s leaders struggled with dwindling enrollment, a depleted treasury, and the Sun Moon Empire’s growing strength as they prepared for a tournament six months away. Mu Jin saw the Martial Soul Department’s decline deepen, while the soul beasts’ blockade pushed Shrek toward relying on the Sun Moon Empire’s Artificial Soul Rings.

• Xian Lin'er unveiled the Level 9 melee soul tool Heavenbreaker as Bei Bei reported that most of the Heaven Dou Empire’s top young talents had chosen the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Elder Song reported that Di Tian’s soul beasts had tightened their patrols, and Xuan Zi received a message of support from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bei Bei proposed restarting the ultimate individual soldier plan, but Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er, and Xuan Zi refused and told him to focus on reaching Limit Douluo strength.
• Mu Jin taught a nearly empty class while struggling with delayed salary payments and watched the Martial Soul Department’s teachers resent the Soul Tool Department’s lavish resources.
• Mu Jin overheard Cai Mei'er fail to secure funding from Xuan Zi and saw rare metals being delivered for the Soul Tool Department as the soul-beast blockade left Shrek increasingly dependent on Artificial Soul Rings.

Xu Cheng attended the Holy Spirit Cult’s banquet and let its leaders reveal their plan to force him to restore their privileges, only to expose that the gathering had been trapped in his illusion. As Ye Xishui attacked him, Xu Cheng drained the Death God Tower’s power, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xu Cheng descended into the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters with Nangong Wan and entered a council hall filled with its leaders, who expected to seize control of him.
• Zhongli Wu presented Xu Cheng with a proclamation restoring the Holy Spirit Cult’s freedom to commit crimes and demanding that he make it the Sun Moon Empire’s State Religion.
• Xu Cheng refused, and Ye Xishui accused him of weakening the cult by making the Law of Death continue the cycle of reincarnation, then demanded he surrender his authority over death.
• Ye Xishui ordered the cult members to bow to their Holy Lord, but the statue revealed Xu Cheng’s face as the hall transformed into an illusion of the Imperial Palace surrounded by Sun Moon Empire forces.
• Zhongli Wu realized Xu Cheng’s illusion had ensnared the entire gathering, including two Limit Douluos, while Xu Cheng revealed he was not a Soul Saint.
• Ye Xishui launched an attack with the Death God Tower, but its power vanished before it could strike Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng used the Netherworld Realm’s authority and the Sun Moon Empire’s forces to defeat the Holy Spirit Cult, then ordered its surviving members executed and announced its reorganization as the Holy Church. As he turned toward a coming conflict with Shrek, Ye Guyi attempted to reforge the angel godhood through faith and her own blood.

• Xu Cheng revealed his Death God's authority, suppressed the Holy Spirit Cult leaders, and trapped Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui in the palace with the Fire Phoenix Corps Legion.
• Xu Cheng’s Netherworld Realm Judgment struck Long Xiaoyao, and visions of the cult’s crimes shattered his resolve and ended his resistance.
• Nana and Cain fought the cult leaders while the Fire Phoenix Corps Legion overwhelmed them; Xu Cheng ordered proven criminals killed and renamed the Holy Spirit Cult the Holy Church.
• Xu Cheng told Nana to prepare for the Continental Elite Tournament and said he would settle things with Shrek.
• Ye Guyi gathered faith at an ancient altar and tried to reforge the angel godhood by driving Qian Renxue’s divine seat fragment into her heart, while Xu Cheng watched.

Ye Guyi completed her transformation into the Angel God, took Xu Cheng to the Angel Ancestral Grounds, and revealed an Angel Legion she had prepared for him. Later, Ji Juechen and Ma Xiaotao fought to a draw in the Sun Moon Empire's royal Dueling Arena.

• Ye Guyi mastered her divine power, saw the continent's faith flowing to her, and addressed Xu Cheng as her Master.
• Ye Guyi led Xu Cheng into the Angel Ancestral Grounds, bound him with Faith Shackles, and said her Divine Examination had been to resist him before drawing him into her secret chamber.
• Ye Guyi gave Xu Cheng divine blood, awakening his power to command her faith-nurtured battle angels, and Gu Yuena entered the chamber and found them together.
• Ji Juechen and Ma Xiaotao faced off in the royal Dueling Arena, where their Titled Douluo battle drew a huge crowd.
• Ji Juechen used his annihilation sword techniques against Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames, and Ma Xiaotao conceded before the fight could cause further damage; they declared the match a draw.

Xu Cheng’s companions discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s future and celebrated the Paper Boat Festival before Zhang Lexuan asked to destroy Shrek Academy herself. Three months later, Shrek’s team arrived in Mingdu for the tournament and was overwhelmed by the Sun Moon Empire’s prosperity, while Bei Bei remained determined to win.

• Ye Guyi assured Xu Cheng’s women that she would not compete with them for him, and Zhang Lexuan and Ju Zi discussed the empire’s ambitions and the future of soul tools.
• Xu Cheng and his companions watched paper boats drift along a river in Mingdu, and he made three wishes: to solve spatial technology problems, deal with Tang San, and survive.
• Zhang Lexuan spent the night with Xu Cheng in a captain’s uniform, then asked when he would unify the continent and said she wanted to destroy Shrek Academy herself.
• Xu Cheng agreed that Zhang Lexuan could take part in Shrek’s destruction and explained that he planned to settle matters with Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect after the tournament.
• Three months later, Bei Bei’s Shrek team arrived in Mingdu by Starlink Railway and was astonished by the city’s advanced technology and prosperity.
• Bei Bei urged the team to find a hotel and prepare for the tournament, while Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er discussed the team’s resolve and strength.

Tang San and the Body Sect prepared for a tournament against the Sun Moon Empire after divine trials transformed their teams. Xu Cheng and Xiao Hongchen reshaped the Sun Moon lineup, while Xu Cheng proposed universal identity cards to uncover hidden Holy Spirit Cult members.

• Tang San rallied thirteen elite Clear Sky Sect disciples to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and restore the sect’s reputation.
• Du Busi sent Long Aotian, Vina, and Mu Xue to the tournament, aiming for third place while warning the Body Sect not to offend the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xiao Hongchen and Xu Cheng replaced the Sun Moon Imperial Academy’s original main roster with a powerful lineup that included Xiao Hongchen, A Meng, Sword Enthusiast, Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, and Jiang Nannan.
• Nana explained that hidden Holy Spirit Cult branches remained difficult to locate because Zhongli Wu had destroyed their records and warned them to hide.
• Xu Cheng proposed making identity cards universal so authorities could track people across the Sun Moon Empire and expose concealed Holy Spirit Cult members.

Xu Jiujiu confronted Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect at the tournament hotel, where a disciple’s Soul Saint strength shocked the competing teams. Later, she discussed the tournament with Xu Cheng, who remained unconcerned and said A Xiao could handle the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xu Jiujiu registered the Star Luo Sect team and exchanged barbed remarks with Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect over the Star Luo Sect’s submission to the Sun Moon Empire.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple revealed his Soul Saint aura, prompting astonishment and speculation that the sect had already secured victory in the tournament.
• News of the disciple’s strength spread through the hotel, and Xu Jiujiu told Xu Cheng that it was causing a stir.
• Xu Jiujiu worried the Clear Sky Sect’s strength might panic the tournament teams, but Xu Cheng dismissed her concern and said A Xiao could deal with them.
• Xu Jiujiu tried to give Xu Cheng a gift from Xu Jiawei, but they kissed instead, and Xu Cheng asked where the gift was.

Xu Cheng learned that a rich arcane copper deposit could ease the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool shortage, then the teams gathered to draw their first-round opponents. The Sun Moon Imperial Academy drew the Heavenly Spirit Sect, while Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect also learned their matchups.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Cheng that an underground river in southern Paro Province held at least ten tons of arcane copper, and Xu Cheng asked what reward she wanted.
• The Sun Moon Imperial Academy members discussed Tang San, their tournament tactics, and Ji Juechen’s wish to face a powerful opponent before the draw was announced.
• Dai Huabin confronted the Sun Moon Empire team on the stairs, and Nana dismissed his provocation before leading her team to the draw.
• The draw paired Shrek Academy with the Rhino Armor Sect, the Clear Sky Sect with the Mingyu Sect, and the Sun Moon Imperial Academy with the Heavenly Spirit Sect.
• The draw also paired the Snow Demon Sect with the Star Luo Sect, prompting spectators to discuss the lack of apparent rigging and the difficulty of facing the Clear Sky Sect.

Shrek Academy’s group prepared for the elimination round while gossiping about Xu Sanshi treating Tiantian as Jiang Nannan’s replacement. At the tournament venue, Long Aotian and the Snow Demon Sect’s disciples assessed the Sun Moon Empire’s advanced facilities and worried about the competition ahead.

• Dai Huabin regretted not being matched against the Sun Moon Empire team, but Bei Bei stopped him from confronting them and reminded him to seek revenge in the arena.
• Shrek’s members noticed Xu Sanshi staring at Jiang Nannan, then gossiped that Tiantian resembled her and that Xu Sanshi treated Tiantian as her replacement.
• Bei Bei assigned Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to lead five Reserve Team members against the Rhino Armor Sect and told them to conceal their full strength.
• Bei Bei watched the Sun Moon Empire group leave and reflected on his lingering feelings for Xiaoya.
• Long Aotian and the Snow Demon Sect disciples arrived at their rest pavilion and marveled at its Soul Tool amenities.
• Mu Xue warned that the Sun Moon Empire had advanced rapidly, while Long Aotian questioned whether the tournament might include a Titled Douluo.

Dai Huabin led Shrek Academy to a crushing victory over the Rhino Armor Sect, revealing overwhelming strength and drawing attention from the tournament’s other factions. Xu Cheng and Gu Yuena noted that Dai Huabin’s Soul Douluo cultivation had been aided by Dai Mubai.

• Tang San resolved to win the tournament and considered how he might use the newly empowered inheritors of the Divine Seats.
• Dai Huabin taunted the Rhino Armor Sect before the match, while its captain tried to provoke him into showing an opening.
• Dai Huabin blocked the Rhino Armor Sect’s combined charge with White Tiger Vajra Barrier, then badly injured its captain after he attempted to surrender.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the watching academies speculated about Dai Huabin’s strength and whether Shrek had an even stronger leader.
• Bei Bei praised Dai Huabin in Shrek’s rest area, while Xu Cheng and Gu Yuena attributed his and Zhu Lu’s rapid cultivation to Dai Mubai’s help.

Tang San's Clear Sky Sect faced Cain's Mingyu Sect in the elimination rounds, and Tang San quickly overwhelmed most of the team with his Blue Silver Entanglement. He killed one disciple and threatened to kill another every minute, leaving Cain to decide how to respond.

• Xu Cheng said Tang San would likely kill Tang Ya if he had not sheltered her, and Ju Zi noted the Clear Sky Sect-Mingyu Sect and Snow Demon Sect-Star Luo Sect matches.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er discussed Shrek's confidence and the Sun Moon Empire's concealed strength.
• Tang San confronted Cain over the Mingyu Sect's past support for the Sun Moon Empire and declared them mortal enemies.
• Cain told Xue Bing that the Mingyu Sect should fight to reveal Tang San's strength, and the match began.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Entanglement paralyzed the Mingyu Sect members, while A De and Xue Bing broke free and reached Cain.
• Tang San killed one trapped Mingyu Sect disciple and threatened to kill another each minute, as Cain raised a hand to stop A De.

Cain and Tang San revealed themselves as Titled Douluos and clashed in the arena, shocking the tournament crowd. With Mingyu Sect disciples hanging overhead and the countdown nearly over, Cain conceded to Tang San.

• Cain attacked Tang San with her blood-red claws, cutting through his clothes and drawing blood.
• Tang San summoned his Eight Spider Lances and revealed nine Soul Rings, including four Hundred-Thousand-Year rings.
• Cain revealed that she also possessed nine Soul Rings, and the crowd realized both team leaders were Titled Douluos.
• Tang San and Cain fought at tremendous speed, with their attacks shaking the Level 9 Soul Tool arena.
• Tang San taunted Cain about the hanging Mingyu Sect disciples as the countdown neared its end.
• Cain raised her hand and conceded.

After Cain’s Mingyu Sect surrendered to the Clear Sky Sect, Shrek and the Body Sect speculated that she had been artificially strengthened, while their disciples praised their own divine-backed power. The Star Luo Sect then surrendered to the Snow Demon Sect, and Xu Cheng’s group prepared to face the teams that had begun treating them as threats.

• Cain cut through Tang San’s vines, then led Xue Bing and A De off the stage as the Mingyu Sect surrendered to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xuan Zi praised Zhou Sichen’s theory that Cain’s strength came from Sun Moon Empire experiments and declared that Shrek could nurture future demigods.
• Long Aotian recalled meeting the Angel Martial Soul inheritor and discussed Xu Cheng’s reputation with Vina and Mu Xue.
• Xu Jiujiu announced the Star Luo Sect’s surrender to the Snow Demon Sect, prompting other academies to consider surrendering if they faced Shrek, the Clear Sky Sect, or the Body Sect.
• Xu Cheng asked Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen about their next match, while Wang Qiu’er volunteered to go first and Wang Dong’er looked toward the Clear Sky Sect with melancholy.

During the tournament, Xu Cheng learned that Xuan Zi was trying to contact Long Xiaoyao and arranged to meet him himself. As the elimination rounds continued, Xu Cheng considered unifying the continent to earn a meaningful system reward, while Jiang Nannan prepared to settle her own grudge against someone from Shrek.

• Wang Dong'er complained that the tournament matches were dull, teased Xu Cheng about his night with Wang Qiu'er, and demanded that forging for him cost one time with him.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er visited a tavern to contact Long Xiaoyao using Mu En's code phrase, but Xuan Zi drank too much and passed out without reaching him.
• Xu Cheng told Nana that Long Xiaoyao was already dead and arranged for Xuan Zi to meet him at the tavern, where he would handle the meeting himself.
• Xu Cheng reflected that unifying the continent might be the only achievement capable of earning him a valuable system reward.
• Jiang Nannan told Xu Cheng that her mother was well and missed him, then said she would personally settle her grudge with the Shrek person who had been watching her.

Xu Cheng spent the morning with Xu Lexuan before agreeing to meet Shrek Academy, while the Clear Sky Sect and Sun Moon Imperial Academy drew each other in the second Elimination Round. As the academy teams prepared to fight, Xu Cheng appeared disguised as Long Xiaoyao to meet Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er.

• Xu Lexuan teased Xu Cheng by the pool, and he later agreed to meet Shrek Academy after Nana contacted him.
• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei saw that the Clear Sky Sect had drawn the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, and Bei Bei believed the fair draw had caught the empire unprepared.
• Tang San dismissed the danger of fighting on Sun Moon Empire territory, while Wang Dong'er and the others prepared to face the Clear Sky Sect with her leading the revenge effort.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er met a black-robed stranger in a tavern, who revealed himself as Xu Cheng disguised as Long Xiaoyao.