Recaps

Xu Cheng expanded the Sun Moon Empire’s power through artificial soul rings, political alliances, and the recovery of Bibi Dong’s divine weapon while Shrek Academy struggled with dwindling resources. In the Far North, the Ice Empress intervened against human soul-beast hunters, returned their captives, and forced Shrek’s plans to collapse.

• Xu Cheng rejected Zhou Weiqing as the God of Destruction’s successor and sent him to Tang San, while the artificial soul ring trials proved ready for wider use.
• Xu Cheng prepared an attack on the Clear Sky Sect, secured the Star Luo Empire’s submission, and used Ye Guyi’s ordeal to test her resolve and potential as an Angel God.
• Xu Cheng recovered the Rakshasa Demon Scythe’s final fragment, and Bibi Dong restored her divine power before Xu Cheng revealed himself as the God of Destruction and trapped her divine sense.
• Xu Cheng withdrew from the Clear Sky Sect after warning Da Ming and Er Ming against retaliation, then negotiated Star Luo’s allegiance and border troops with Xu Jiawei.
• Yan Shaozhe resigned as Shrek’s Martial Soul Department lost resources, while Xu Cheng chose to weaken Shrek gradually and Di Tian restricted soul-beast hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Abyssal Sage King turned the Abyss Plane toward the Douluo Plane, while Xu Cheng traveled to the Far North and learned that human factions were hunting its soul beasts.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi’s forces subdued Far North soul beasts, but the Ice Empress took control of Xu Cheng’s body and ordered outsiders to leave.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress returned the captured soul beasts, including those held by Xian Lin'er, ruining Shrek’s plans.

Xu Cheng brought the Far North and Sea Princess Clan into cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire, oversaw the empire’s growing space forces, and crushed the Holy Spirit Cult’s leadership. As the Continental Elite Tournament began, Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect advanced toward a confrontation with the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, while Xu Cheng arranged to meet Shrek in disguise.

• Xu Cheng secured the Far North soul beasts’ cooperation by promising their protection and offering the Ice Silkworm Clan official status, then obtained the Sea Princess Clan’s permission to gather seabed scrap metal.
• Three years later, Xu Cheng inspected the Sky Dome interstellar warship as Xiao Hongchen led its fleet against an Abyssal advance force, prompting the Abyssal Sage King to accelerate the invasion.
• Tang San prepared to attack the Sun Moon Empire, but the God of Destruction stopped him and explained the Divine Realm’s decision not to interfere unless the empire developed a God-Slaying Weapon.
• Xu Cheng trapped the Holy Spirit Cult leaders in an illusion, revealed his Death God authority, defeated their resistance, and renamed the cult the Holy Church.
• Xu Cheng and his allies prepared for the Continental Elite Tournament as Shrek’s team arrived in Mingdu, and the draw eventually paired the Clear Sky Sect with the Sun Moon Imperial Academy.
• Dai Huabin led Shrek to victory over the Rhino Armor Sect, while Tang San’s Clear Sky Sect defeated the Mingyu Sect after Cain conceded and the Star Luo Sect surrendered to the Snow Demon Sect.
• After the Clear Sky Sect drew the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, Xu Cheng disguised himself as Long Xiaoyao and met Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er in a tavern.