Recaps

Chen Ping and Huo Yuhao advanced through the Soul Engineer competition, where Chen Ping won ranked carving knives and revealed powerful mechanical and martial-soul abilities. As the tournament shifted to its final eight, Chen Ping joined Shrek’s fight against the Snow Demon Sect, where his unexpected physical strength stunned the Body Sect spectators.

• Chen Ping defeated Gao Dalou with his versatile Soul-Tool Mechanical Arm Sleeve and advanced in the competition.
• Chen Ping hired Nan Qiuqiu to research her Rouge Dragon Martial Soul and urged her to help visiting sects leave Mingdu before the Sun Moon Empire could take them hostage.
• Chen Ping arranged a wager with Number 98 for their Ranked Carving Knives, then used a Level 6 Milk Bottle to satisfy the competition rules.
• Huo Yuhao defeated Huang Zheng with Eye-Popping Lightning, while Chen Ping overcame Mo Ke with undead mechanical Soul Tools and his transforming Frenzy Dragon Treasure Staff.
• Chen Ping won the wagered carving knives and gave Huo Yuhao the Darkness Azure Dragon, while Nangong Wan suspected the pair were connected to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Chen Ping persuaded Shrek to concede its team match against the Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin before the final eight were established.
• The Tang Sect defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the Proud Sword Sect swept the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and Star Luo National Academy withdrew from its quarterfinal against the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Chen Ping faced Wang Yanfeng in Shrek’s knockout match against the Snow Demon Sect and caught Wang Yanfeng’s heavy fists without moving, astonishing the Body Sect spectators.

Chen Ping defeated the Body Sect’s strongest fighter, then helped Shrek prepare to escape Mingdu while pursuing the empire’s rare-metal arsenal. In the semifinal against the Holy Spirit Sect, he killed three opponents and continued seeking vengeance for the destruction of his Coiling Dragon Sect.

• Chen Ping defeated Wang Yanfeng and Chen Lü, then fought Long Ao Tian to a draw as the Snow Demon Sect forfeited the team match.
• Chen Ping offered the Body Sect discounted body-tempering potions, while Xu Jiujiu and Vina asked him for help escaping Mingdu’s blockade.
• Chen Ping explained that confronting Xu Tianran directly would be dangerous, then suggested exploiting the emperor’s rivals and arranged with Chen An to steal rare metals.
• The Tang Sect defeated the Proud Sword Sect, and Shrek faced the Holy Spirit Sect in the semifinal as Chen Ping entered the first individual bout against Jili.
• Chen Ping and the Snow Empress beheaded Jili, then Chen Ping imprisoned Wang Xiaolei in the Heavenly Silkworm Robe and sent him to Electrolux’s Undead Demiplane.
• Chen Ping defeated Chu Sheng by weakening him with Poison Devil Dance, freezing him with Cold Binding Seal, and killing him with Frost Poison Explosion.

Chen Ping defeated the Holy Spirit Sect in the tournament, then entered a black-market Soul Tool competition while helping prepare a plot against Xu Tianran. As Shrek and its allies attacked the palace, Chen Ping’s group broke into the imperial arsenal and stole its rare metals and weapons.

• Chen Ping defeated the Holy Spirit Sect’s remaining fighters with the Snow Empress and the Holy Flame, and the Tang Sect forfeited the final so Shrek could claim the championship and receive its prizes.
• Xu Tianran awarded Chen Ping a Level 9 Invincible Shield, then planned a surprise against the young talents gathered in Mingdu.
• Chen Ping and Huo Yuhao entered the black-market Soul Tool competition, where Nangong Wan offered rare metals and the grand prize was a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
• Chen Ping overheard Nangong Wan and Nether Thunder Douluo discussing the Holy Spirit Cult’s plan to destroy a major city and gather vengeful spirits, then realized the cult was seeking mass slaughter because the Mingdu explosion had never occurred.
• Chen Ping began crafting an electromagnetic cannon as his companions prepared a palace operation, and an explosion at Xu Shiliu’s bedchamber drew Xu Tianran’s forces away.
• Zhang Lexuan and Xu Jiujiu’s group infiltrated the palace to save Xu Shiliu, while Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and their allies fought Long Xiaoyao above the palace and Chen Ping signaled his own team to move.
• Chen Ping’s group bypassed the arsenal’s defenses, killed its guards, and used the Gate of the Undead to transfer more than ten thousand tonnes of rare metals into the Undead Demiplane.
• Chen Ping and his companions opened the lower vaults and stole enough Soul Cannons, weapons, and ammunition to equip four elite Soul Engineer Corps.

Chen Ping wins the Soul Engineer competition, escapes with Shrek’s allies, and leads them into Qiankun Asking Love Valley. There, Ning Rongrong’s tampering with the trials costs her the High Priest position, while Chen Ping unlocks a hidden stage of the God of Love’s inheritance.

• Shrek’s allies infiltrated the Imperial Palace, helped Xu Shiliu recover, and escaped after Xu Tianran’s attack left the emperor badly injured and strengthened his rivals.
• Chen Ping completed the Soul Guidance Electromagnetic Cannon, secretly stripped the empire’s storehouse, and defeated Zhao Shouze with a tungsten projectile that dented Ye Yulin’s Level 9 shield.
• Chen Ping defeated Ye Guyi with his undead, won the competition’s prizes and wager, then escaped the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack with Xuan Zi and Shrek’s group through a Portal.
• Chen Ping revealed his identity to Ye Guyi and hired Chen An, while Xu Tianran learned the storehouse had been emptied and that Xu Shiliu and the rival princes were opposing him.
• Chen Ping led the group into Qiankun Asking Love Valley, collected water containing diluted divine power, and brought them to a crystal world where the True-Hearted Adventure began.
• Wang Dong’er rejected the valley’s romantic premise, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er were assigned linked Deep Adventures that Ning Rongrong intended to use to bring them closer.
• Ning Rongrong forced Chen Ping, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng through questions and lashes, but Chen Ping agreed to sacrifice the keepsakes to avert war and vowed revenge on her.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Chen Ping to assassinate Xu Tianran, then lost her High Priest position after her tampering reduced her compatibility to zero, while Chen Ping passed the Three Rounds of Love and unlocked a hidden stage.