Recaps

Xu Cheng intervened when the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape tried to take Wang Dong from the Sun Moon Empire, and Wang Dong accepted his offer to become his disciple. He marked her and gave the brothers a stark choice, leaving the standoff poised to turn into a fight.

• Chen Zifeng fled, while Zhang Lexuan affirmed her feelings for Xu Cheng and worried about their future after her exchange ended.
• Ma Xiaotao recounted how she had been captured and imprisoned by the Holy Spirit Cult, and Xu Cheng identified Zhongli Wu as the leader of the operation.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape arrived to take Wang Dong, but Sun Moon Empire forces surrounded them and refused to clear a path.
• Xu Cheng revealed the brothers' identities and history with Tang San, then offered Wang Dong his protection by asking her to become his disciple; she accepted.
• Xu Cheng marked Wang Dong, summoned Kong Deming, Ye Cheng, and other powerful allies, and told the brothers they could leave only if they left Wang Dong behind or killed her.

Xu Cheng rescued Wang Dong from Da Ming and Er Ming, then entrusted her to Kong Deming while the beasts withdrew. In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Silver Dragon King drove off Da Ming and Er Ming, and the Auspicious Beast asked to visit the human world to oversee Xu Cheng’s artificial soul-ring research.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python ordered the Titan Giant Ape to release Wang Dong, and Xu Cheng caught her before asking Kong Deming to protect her.
• Xu Cheng told Ye Cheng that he had not found Ye Guyi, and Ye Cheng accepted that he would have to keep waiting.
• The Auspicious Beast decided she wanted to become human and planned to leave the Star Dou Great Forest under the pretext of supervising Xu Cheng’s artificial soul-ring research.
• Da Ming and Er Ming demanded the soul fragment from Di Tian, but the Silver Dragon King ordered them away and challenged Tang San to come retrieve it himself.
• The Auspicious Beast approached the Silver Dragon King and asked to go to the human world to urge Xu Cheng to develop artificial soul rings faster.

The Auspicious Beast won the Silver Dragon King's permission to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and meet Xu Cheng, while Ju Zi's forces seized the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and sought the location of the Dai family's ancestral graves. Xu Cheng brought Zhang Lexuan to the imperial banquet, where a noble boy injured an attendant, prompting Xu Cheng to consider the punishments he would impose after taking the throne.

• The Auspicious Beast compared Di Tian to the witch from Rapunzel, and the Silver Dragon King let her leave with a protective scale to serve as a liaison with Xu Cheng.
• Ju Zi's mechas cleared the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and Ju Zi demanded that the White Tiger Duchess reveal where the family's ancestral graves were.
• Xu Cheng encouraged Zhang Lexuan to attend the banquet and meet her blood relatives, then helped her prepare for the event.
• Xu Xiaofeng and his companions injured an attendant during a cruel bet at the imperial banquet, while the guests stayed silent.
• Shi Xing told Xu Cheng that the injured attendant belonged to his forces, and Xu Cheng promised to handle the matter as his car headed to the palace.
• Xu Cheng reflected on the Sun Moon Empire's nobles' abuse of commoners and resolved that some people would die after he took the throne.

At the Imperial Palace banquet, Xu Cheng punished Xu Xiaofeng and Xu Shi for causing trouble, then publicly rebuked the prime minister and forced him to stab himself. Xu Zhen backed Xu Cheng and accepted the prime minister’s resignation, while Xu Jiangnian concluded that Xu Cheng’s actions had warned and won over those present.

• Xu Cheng stopped a fat guest from striking an attendant, confronted Xu Xiaofeng, and lifted Xu Shi into the air before Xu Jiangnian intervened to save him.
• Xu Tianzhen urged Xu Cheng to kill the unruly young nobles, but he told her to focus on being a princess.
• After the banquet began, Xu Cheng reported the nobles’ disorder to Xu Zhen and challenged the prime minister over his grandson’s conduct.
• Xu Cheng made the prime minister stab himself, and Xu Zhen imposed a five-year stipend forfeiture on Xu Cheng while allowing the prime minister to retire.
• Xu Jiangnian told Xu Shi that Xu Cheng could have killed him and explained that the prince’s actions were both a warning and an attempt to win favor.

Xu Cheng learned that Zhang Lexuan was the missing daughter of the Xu family, while a raid on the White Tiger Duke’s ancestral graves brought the Star Luo Empire and Sun Moon Empire to the brink of war. After Ju Zi returned safely and Xu Cheng rejected Xu Jiawei’s demands, Xu Jiawei sought an alliance, but Shrek gave him only an ambiguous promise.

• Xu Cheng told Xu Jiangnian that his missing sister was alive at Shrek Academy, and Zhang Lexuan revealed herself as Xu Mingxuan and reunited with her brother.
• Xu Cheng directed a film about Tang San’s life and planned to pause production until he could find convincing ways to portray powerful soul beasts.
• A messenger reported that Ju Zi’s forces had attacked the White Tiger Duke’s mansion and destroyed his family’s ancestral graves, prompting Dai Hao to threaten action and Xu Jiawei to pursue diplomacy.
• Xu Cheng learned that Ju Zi had escaped capture, seriously wounded a Titled Douluo, and returned to camp, then ordered a defiant response to Xu Jiawei’s demands.
• Xu Jiawei called for an alliance with the other countries and Shrek Academy, but Du Weilun replied that Shrek might join someday without giving a timeline.

Dai Hao seethed over the Sun Moon Empire’s insult while Du Leisi warned that Star Luo’s weak communications and uncertain allies made war dangerous. Meanwhile, Tang San cultivated under Xuan Zi’s tutelage and then approached Xue Mu’s party as they fled a powerful soul beast, concealing his identity and plotting revenge.

• Dai Hao considered attacking the Sun Moon Empire despite Du Leisi’s warning that the Star Luo emperor might withdraw support and the empire was poorly prepared for war.
• Da Ming and Er Ming worried that Tang San had cut contact, while Tang San in the Divine Realm focused on his conflict with the God of Destruction.
• Tang San gathered wild game for Xuan Zi, accepted his promise to groom him as Shrek Academy’s successor, and secretly planned to seize control of the academy and restore the Tang Sect.
• After hearing a powerful soul beast nearby, Tang San left the waterfall cave and encountered Xue Mu’s party fleeing a twenty-thousand-year Netherworld Blood Cat.
• Tang San introduced himself under the false name Tang Que and offered help, while privately planning to lure Xue Mu and her companions to Xuan Zi’s cave for revenge.

Tang San led Mu Xue and Vina to the cave, then revealed himself and tried to use Xuan Zi’s supposed protection to confront them. He was left frozen and gravely wounded until Xuan Zi woke and found him, ending the chapter in a furious search for whoever had hurt his student.

• Tang San guided Mu Xue, Vina, and their attendants away from the Netherworld Blood Cat and into the cave where he said his teacher was resting.
• Tang San revealed his identity to Mu Xue and Vina and blamed them for crippling his left leg.
• Tang San called for Xuan Zi, but when no one answered, he attacked the sisters and was overwhelmed by their teamwork and stronger Soul Power.
• Vina froze Tang San in an ice sculpture and shot both of his legs before Mu Xue stopped her and the sisters left.
• Xuan Zi woke, found Tang San gravely wounded and trapped in ice, healed him with Soul Power, and roared in fury.

Xu Cheng took Wang Qiu'er to inspect Elder Cheng's soul beast research, and she approved of the humane treatment and offered the Star Dou Great Forest's support. Afterward, she accepted Xu Cheng's invitation to lunch and began imagining a future with him.

• Meng Hongchen invited Xu Cheng to teach her in her single dorm room that night, and he agreed.
• Jing Hongchen introduced Xu Cheng to Wang Qiu'er, the Star Dou Great Forest's inspector, who demanded to see how the soul beasts were being treated.
• Xu Cheng led Wang Qiu'er to Elder Cheng's laboratory, where she found the soul beasts had been treated peacefully and listened to the research results.
• Wang Qiu'er accepted that the research could take time and offered the Star Dou Great Forest's help with future difficulties.
• Xu Cheng invited Wang Qiu'er to lunch, and after he called them close friends, she blushed and imagined having children with him.

Xu Cheng welcomed Wang Qiu'er with a lavish meal, and she joined Mingde Hall to stay near him. Meanwhile, Tang San tried to retaliate against Mu Xue and Vina, but Du Busi intervened, and Tang San was rejected by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Grand Trial as Mu Xue, Vina, and Huo Yuhao entered.

• Xu Cheng served Wang Qiu'er a feast, and she agreed to join Mingde Hall after learning he studied there.
• Xuan Zi spotted Mu Xue and Vina and prepared to confront them on Tang San's behalf, but Du Busi appeared and shielded them.
• Vina recounted how Tang San had injured her and Mu Xue, and Du Busi ended the argument by sending Xuan Zi and Tang San away for treatment.
• Jiaojiao announced the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Grand Trial, and Mu Xue, Vina, and Huo Yuhao were selected to enter.
• Tang San was left behind, learned he did not meet the trial's requirements, and was carried away by Xuan Zi in despair.

Tang San told the Sea God Pavilion that the Body Sect had found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, prompting Shrek to plan an expedition of its own. Xu Cheng shared dinner with Meng Hongchen, and their first intimate night began.

• Elder Zhuang told Xuan Zi that Tang San's leg injuries would likely leave hidden damage unless Wang Xian'er treated him.
• Tang San accompanied Xuan Zi to the Sea God Pavilion, where he described the secret realm and urged Shrek to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Mu En ordered Xuan Zi and others to investigate Sunset Forest and determine who could enter the secret realm.
• Xu Cheng learned that Shrek and the Body Sect were searching for the secret realm, but believed neither group would gain entry without a fated candidate.
• Meng Hongchen served Xu Cheng her failed cooking, so he brought out dishes he had prepared and shared a candlelit dinner with her.
• Xu Cheng massaged Meng Hongchen's feet, carried her to her bedroom, and spent a sleepless night with her.

Xu Cheng taught his students at the Sun Moon Imperial Academy and agreed to compete in the upcoming Mingde Hall and outer-court same-year competitions. After Meng Hongchen invited him and Wang Qiu'er to go with her, Wang Qiu'er hugged his other arm, misunderstanding what it meant to share between friends.

• Xu Cheng found Wang Qiu'er outside Meng Hongchen's room and teased her about how friends behaved, leaving her flustered and unsure of what friendship implied.
• Meng Hongchen woke, learned Wang Qiu'er had visited, and hurried to the laboratory after getting dressed.
• Xu Cheng taught Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, and Mo Xuan, praised their progress as Level 1 Soul Engineers, and told them to prepare for their assessments.
• Meng Hongchen and Wang Qiu'er told Xu Cheng that Mingde Hall planned a competition between its departments and a new outer-court same-year competition, and asked whether he would participate.
• Xu Cheng agreed to compete, and Wang Qiu'er hugged his other arm after Meng Hongchen took the first, thinking friends should share with each other.

Xu Cheng learned that Huo Yuhao, Vina, and Mu Xue had entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where revelations about Tang San’s role in the fall of the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires emerged. At the Holy Spirit Cult’s competition, Yan Feng challenged Xu Cheng, setting up a confrontation that left the gathered Evil Soul Masters stunned.

• Jing Hongchen postponed the friendly tournament, while Meng Hongchen told Wang Qiu'er she and Xu Cheng had been together since childhood and then proposed that they work together.
• Youyou admitted Huo Yuhao, Vina, and Mu Xue to the trials at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, explaining that Xu Cheng had cleared the poison miasma outside.
• Youyou revealed that Tang San had suppressed and split Heaven Dou’s dragon vein and that his Spirit-Gathering Array had also harmed the Dou Ling Empire; Jiaojiao confirmed the damage to Sunset Forest.
• Xu Cheng recognized Yan Feng and three other young Evil Soul Masters as unusually powerful and suspected Zhongli Wu had arranged the competition to undermine his standing.
• Zhongli Wu opened the Holy Spirit Cult competition, and Yan Feng publicly challenged Xu Cheng, shocking the assembled crowd.

Xu Cheng accepted a life-or-death challenge from Yan Feng and three other rising Holy Spirit Cult members, then fought them without using Soul Tools. He revealed a powerful soul skill and unusual soul rings, and his first flaming arrow killed Lu Genggeng as the others fled.

• Yan Feng, Lu Genggeng, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu challenged Xu Cheng, and Zhongli Wu set the fight as a life-or-death match.
• Xu Cheng accepted and asked all four challengers to attack together, while Ma Xiaotao watched with concern and Nana worried for him.
• The four challengers revealed their formidable martial souls and Soul Emperor strength, while Xu Cheng refused to use Soul Tools.
• Xu Cheng used Borrowed Sun to fill the arena with light and lava, then revealed six soul rings with a purple-and-black configuration.
• Xu Cheng formed four flaming arrows and released them, killing Lu Genggeng with the first while Tang Dai fled in terror.

Xu Cheng overwhelmed Yan Feng and his allies without using Soul Tools, then revealed a nearly thousand-meter-long Bone Dragon that left Yan Feng pleading for Zhongli Wu to save him. The chapter ended with Yan Feng facing Xu Cheng’s judgment.

• Tang Dai fell into the magma after Xu Cheng’s flaming arrow pierced his Bone Armor, while Yan Feng and Gu Yu survived two arrows behind their Bone Dragon defenses.
• Xu Cheng killed Gu Yu with Soul Shock, stunning the onlookers and darkening Yan Feng’s expression.
• Yan Feng attacked Xu Cheng with his Frost Bone Dragon, but Xu Cheng countered with Solar Flare and vanished inside the resulting mist.
• Zhongli Wu sensed a powerful, pure undead aura as a colossal Bone Dragon emerged from the mist with Xu Cheng standing on its head.
• Xu Cheng declared that his authority came from his own power, then pronounced Yan Feng’s death deserved; Yan Feng begged Zhongli Wu to save him.

Xu Cheng defeated Yan Feng in the Holy Spirit Cult's match and later discussed his growing forces and Ju Zi's promotion with Nana. The chapter left Ju Zi serving as a Major General and Battalion Commander, while Xu Cheng looked ahead to training her for greater responsibilities.

• Xu Cheng refused Zhongli Wu's request to spare Yan Feng and crushed him with the Bone Dragon, winning the match.
• The Third Elder announced Xu Cheng's victory, and Zhongli Wu left the cavern in anger.
• Nana reported that she had screened new recruits and rejected at least three quarters of those who pledged allegiance.
• Nana told Xu Cheng that Ju Zi had been promoted to Major General and was now the legitimate commander of the Mecha Battalion.
• Xu Cheng said Ju Zi needed more experience before she could become Empress, and Nana affirmed that she only wanted to stay by his side.

Dai Hao considered rebelling against the Star Luo Empire after its treatment of Ju Zi, then ordered Du Leisi to offer the Sun Moon Empire one hundred thousand soldiers in exchange for her. Xu Jiawei learned of Dai Hao’s discontent but chose to approach him cautiously and replace some of his generals.

• Dai Hao silenced his officers when they urged rebellion, then privately asked Du Leisi to assess their chances.
• Du Leisi estimated their chances at less than ten percent, citing the empire’s powerful Soul Masters and lack of allies.
• Dai Hao ordered Du Leisi to contact the Sun Moon Empire and offer his hundred thousand soldiers for Ju Zi, threatening to proclaim himself king if they refused.
• Dai Hao dismissed concerns about his wife and children, saying Yueheng and Huabin were safe at Shrek Academy.
• Xu Jiawei’s ministers warned that Dai Hao’s troops might rebel, and Xu Jiawei decided to establish contact and gradually replace some of Dai Hao’s generals.

Xu Cheng visited Mingde Hall to push for more advanced data-gathering tools, while Du Busi concluded that Xu Cheng was the Child of Destiny and ordered the Body Sect to recruit Shrek students with body martial souls. The chapter ended with Xu Cheng demanding a system that could measure opponents’ combat abilities and recommend tactics.

• Ma Xiaotao arrived at Xu Cheng’s office after he had left and angrily realized he had been intimate with someone while she was searching for him, but she decided to prioritize asking him for a favor.
• Du Busi reassured Mu Xue and Vina about their failed trial, then declared that Xu Cheng—not Huo Yuhao—was the Child of Destiny and warned that the Body Sect would eventually oppose him.
• Du Busi ordered the Body Sect to infiltrate Shrek Academy, identify students with body martial souls, and abduct them when the time was right.
• Xu Cheng went to Mingde Hall and criticized its crude methods for measuring distance, strength, and speed, calling for comprehensive combat data and tactical recommendations.
• An elderly researcher suggested scanning an opponent’s bone and muscle density and movements, though he admitted that integrating those measurements into one system would be difficult.

Xu Cheng ordered Director Wang to develop a miniature battlefield data-visualization system, dismissed Dai Hao’s demand for Ju Zi with a box of oranges, and continued expanding his film industry by casting actors for The Legend of Tang San. Dai Hao took the oranges as an insult and, fearing trouble with the Star Luo emperor, considered declaring his territory independent.

• Xu Cheng asked Director Wang to develop wearable battlefield displays that could coordinate friendly and enemy forces, and Nana told him Dai Hao had demanded Ju Zi’s surrender.
• Xu Cheng mocked Dai Hao’s demand and sent him oranges, then visited the academy’s auditions and cast Tian Ji for the film.
• Dai Hao opened Xu Cheng’s box of oranges, flew into a rage, and learned from Du Leisi that his letter could bring trouble from the imperial capital.
• Dai Hao proposed declaring his province an independent kingdom, and Du Leisi agreed that the plan seemed feasible.

Dai Hao and Du Leisi decided to rebel against Xu Jiawei by killing two imperial generals and seeking recognition from other powers. At Shrek Academy, Tang San heard about a movie based on his life and set out to watch it, where a scalper offered him an overpriced ticket.

• Dai Hao received a letter from the imperial capital and feared Xu Jiawei had discovered his plan to defect.
• Du Leisi argued that Xu Jiawei only wanted to reduce Dai Hao's military authority, then urged him to kill the arriving generals and seize the border.
• Dai Hao agreed to begin the rebellion and seek recognition from the Heaven Dou Empire, the Dou Ling Empire, and Shrek Academy.
• Tang San brooded over his injuries and his missing daughter before overhearing students discuss The Legend of Tang San.
• Tang San went to the cinema, where a middle-aged scalper offered him a ticket for five Gold Soul Coins.

Tang San watched a film that exposed troubling details about his past and his father, while Xu Cheng tried to manage Ma Xiaotao’s transformed evil fire. Zhang Lexuan returned and found Ma Xiaotao wrapped around Xu Cheng, accusing her of stealing her man.

• Tang San attended a screening of The Legend of Tang San and heard the film reveal that he had secretly learned Tang Sect techniques, prompting the audience to question his celebrated history.
• The film showed Tang Hao treating the infant Tang San cruelly, leaving Tang San shaken as the audience criticized his father and reconsidered Tang San’s achievements.
• Xu Cheng told Ma Xiaotao that her evil fire had changed into an uncontrollable fire of desire, partly due to her immortal herb’s sacrifice, and explained its possible benefits and ways to control it.
• Ma Xiaotao lost control and clung to Xu Cheng, so he carried her toward the dormitory and used his Ultimate Ice to help her regain some clarity.
• Zhang Lexuan returned, saw Ma Xiaotao nestled with Xu Cheng, and accused her of stealing her man while Ma Xiaotao struggled to explain herself.

Xu Cheng reassured Zhang Lexuan about Ma Xiaotao, then learned that Xue Xiao Xue’s strength and identity made her participation in the Mingde Hall assessment dangerous. At the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, Xue Ling'er dominated a series of matches until a teacher told her Xu Cheng was looking for her, and her expression changed as she searched for him.

• Xu Cheng explained that Ma Xiaotao’s martial soul had evolved and her fire of desire had erupted, easing Zhang Lexuan’s suspicion about them.
• Zhang Lexuan said Shrek would take part in the Mingde Hall assessment so its Inner Court students could experience soul tools, while Ma Xiaotao questioned Zhang Lexuan’s uncertainty about her future.
• Jing Hongchen warned Xu Cheng that Xue Xiao Xue’s identity as the Snow Woman could draw dangerous attention if she entered the academy tournament, and Xu Cheng agreed to ask her about withdrawing.
• Xue Ling'er defeated her opponents in a string of matches at the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, freezing Nan Qiuqiu and other students with ease.
• The students discussed Xue Ling'er's strength and Xu Cheng's reputation before a teacher told Xue Ling'er that Xu Cheng was waiting below the platform, prompting her to search for him eagerly.

Xu Cheng reunited with Xue Ling'er and learned that she retained nearly five hundred thousand years of power, while Shrek’s staff grew alarmed over Zhang Lexuan’s apparent relationship with him. The chapter ended with Dai Hao hosting two imperial deputy generals as their guards drank themselves unconscious, leaving danger brewing outside the White Tiger Duke’s tent.

• Ning Chen and the other students recognized Xu Cheng as he left with Xue Ling'er, and Yu Tianlong urged them to prepare for the coming assessments.
• Xue Ling'er revealed her snowy spiritual world and formidable remaining strength to Xu Cheng, then embraced and kissed him while Tian Meng and Ice Empress watched from his Sea of Consciousness.
• Mo Xuan told Fan Yu that Zhang Lexuan seemed to be in love with Xu Cheng and had been missing from class, prompting Fan Yu to fear for Shrek’s future.
• He Caitou speculated that Zhang Lexuan might actually be connected to the Xu family and the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial moon lineage, so Fan Yu decided to alert the academy.
• Dai Hao warmly hosted two deputy generals sent from the imperial capital, while the generals and their more than one hundred soul-master followers drank heavily and became vulnerable.

Dai Hao launched a rebellion against Xu Jiawei, seizing control of his province and splitting the Star Luo Empire. Xu Jiawei sent forces to suppress him and sought Shrek Academy’s support, while Xu Cheng considered a proposal concerning the upheaval.

• Dai Hao persuaded his commanders to back his rebellion and ordered a purge of officers loyal to Xu Jiawei, killing thousands at the military camp.
• Du Leisi explained that imperial rules and threats from neighboring powers would limit Xu Jiawei’s response, giving Dai Hao a chance to hold his ground.
• A messenger informed Xu Jiawei that Dai Hao had rebelled, and a bloodstained letter described the massacre of the duke’s opponents and the takeover of his province.
• Xu Jiawei ordered an envoy to persuade Shrek Academy to remain neutral and sent troops led by Cheng Gang and Huang Jinxu to suppress Dai Hao.
• Xu Cheng received Dai Hao’s letter, heard Nana report the rebellion’s rapid gains, and was asked whether they should agree to the proposal.

The Heaven Dou Emperor recognized Dai Hao’s rebellion as an opportunity to make the White Tiger Province a shared front against the Sun Moon Empire, while learning that Tang San or Shrek Academy had caused Heaven Dou and Dou Ling to split. Xu Cheng ordered the Sun Moon Empire to hold back as neighboring powers gathered around Dai Hao, who struggled to resist their demands for money and influence.

• The Heaven Dou Emperor told Mu Xue he would recognize Dai Hao and explained that Heaven Dou, Dou Ling, the Body Sect, and Shrek Academy would use the White Tiger Province as a defensive front against the Sun Moon Empire.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor confirmed to Mu Xue that Tang San had severed Heaven Dou’s Dragon Vein, and he suspected a god or Shrek Academy had caused the ancient banquet massacre that prevented Heaven Dou and Dou Ling from reunifying.
• Xu Cheng told Nana that Dai Hao had chosen to draw other countries into the White Tiger Province, then ordered Aunt Qing and Ju Zi not to launch an attack while the makeshift alliance formed.
• Dai Hao declared that he would name his new country the Star Luo Empire as Du Busi and the Body Sect, a Dou Ling envoy, and other sect experts gathered to support him and argue over the spoils.
• Du Busi demanded twenty-five million Gold Soul Coins each year and permission to establish a Body Sect branch, while the Dou Ling envoy asked for seven million annually and permission to recruit students.
• Dai Hao rejected the Dou Ling envoy’s demands and argued that Dou Ling could not afford to threaten him, while acknowledging that he had to rely on the Body Sect.

Dai Hao and Du Busi discussed the mounting military threat and refused to abduct Zhang Lexuan, while Shrek’s leaders decided to summon her back under false pretenses. Xu Cheng expanded Mingde Hall’s military research, and Tang San became increasingly disturbed by the revelations in a drama about his past.

• The Dou Ling Super Douluo left after threatening Dai Hao, and Du Busi examined a report describing major Sun Moon Empire reinforcements heading to the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Du Busi refused Dai Hao’s suggestion to seize Zhang Lexuan and warned him not to provoke Xu Cheng or the Sun Moon Empire.
• At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yan Shaozhe proposed tricking Zhang Lexuan into returning by claiming Mu En was near death, and Mu En approved the plan.
• Xu Cheng ordered Mingde Hall to accelerate research into Linked Defense and intelligence detection, then praised Xuan Ziwen’s improved mobile artillery platform.
• Tang San brooded over the drama depicting his past, questioned his parents’ actions, and feared that someone close to him had revealed the details of his life.