Recaps

Xiao Zi absorbed Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire, strengthened his cultivation, and used their encounter to advance his plans. After Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochе fought over him, he met with Yan Shaozhe, who began viewing him as a potential son-in-law, and left the dean’s office only to encounter someone else.

• Ma Xiaotao woke beside Xiao Zi, apologized for leaving him unconscious, and promised to protect him after he pretended to be weak.
• After Ma Xiaotao left to request his leave, Xiao Zi found his soul power had risen to the peak of rank twenty-nine and discussed his plan with Qian Renxue.
• Ling Luochе rushed over to check on Xiao Zi, and Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochе began arguing after she returned.
• Xiao Zi used a visit to Yan Shaozhe as an excuse to escape the quarrel, and Yan Shaozhe privately considered him a potential son-in-law.
• Xiao Zi praised Shrek to Yan Shaozhe, left without receiving a gift, and ran into someone outside the office.

Xiao Zi accepted Wang Dong’s invitation to the Treasure Appraisal Fair and went shopping with her before cultivating toward a breakthrough. At the fair, he clashed with Xu Sanshi over Xu’s pursuit of Jiang Nannan, and Jiang Nannan arrived just as Xu prepared to strike.

• Wang Dong gave Xiao Zi an invitation to the Treasure Appraisal Fair and persuaded him to go into the city with her.
• Xiao Zi returned to his dormitory and cultivated after his Soul Power reached the peak of rank twenty-nine.
• Xiao Zi attended the fair at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion with Dai Huabin and the others, where he looked over the treasures.
• Xu Sanshi mocked Xiao Zi as Dai Huabin’s lackey and asked him to help choose a gift for Jiang Nannan.
• Xiao Zi insulted Xu Sanshi and shoved him back, prompting Xu to prepare to strike.
• Jiang Nannan arrived and called for Xu Sanshi to stop.

Xiao Zi browsed the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, buying valuable items to strengthen himself and securing the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone. He left the exhibition in high spirits with several useful acquisitions stored in his Soul Tool.

• Bei Bei intervened to calm Xu Sanshi, and Xiao Zi reassured Jiang Nannan that he would help if Xu Sanshi bothered her again.
• Xiao Zi bought ten-thousand-year whale rubber after Qian Renxue identified its value for strengthening his body and meridians.
• Xiao Zi purchased several Soul Ascension Pills to raise his soul power and give some away as gifts.
• Xiao Zi prepared to buy the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone, but Wang Dong revealed that she wanted it and then yielded it to him because he had given her a Soul Bone before.
• Xiao Zi paid for the Soul Bone with his own savings, stored it in his Soul Tool, and continued browsing the fair.

Xiao Zi sought an ice-attribute herb to help him win the Snow Empress’s trust and found a ten-thousand-year snow lotus at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. Ma Xiaotao used her free selection to buy it for him, then took him back to the secret chamber to soothe him and treat her evil fire.

• Xiao Zi and Qian Renxue decided that a medicinal herb might help restore the weakened Snow Empress and earn her trust.
• Xiao Zi argued with a Treasure Gathering Pavilion staff member to see the ice-attribute herbs before closing.
• Ma Xiaotao intervened and made the staff member bring out a catalog of the herbs.
• Xiao Zi chose a ten-thousand-year snow lotus, and Ma Xiaotao used her yearly free selection to obtain it for him.
• Xiao Zi told Ma Xiaotao a half-true story about how he had earned his money and asked her to keep it secret.
• Ma Xiaotao took Xiao Zi to the secret chamber, comforted him, and dealt with her accumulated evil fire.

Xiao Zi consumed ten-thousand-year whale glue and a Soul Ascension Pill to break through to rank thirty, but their excessive yang energy overwhelmed him. Qian Renxue intervened in his Sea of Consciousness, where their souls fused their divine powers into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Xiao Zi sealed his dorm room, melted the ten-thousand-year whale glue, and swallowed it before taking the Soul Ascension Pill.
• Xiao Zi used Five Hearts Facing the Sky to absorb the two treasures, broke through the rank-thirty bottleneck, and strengthened his body.
• The excess yang energy left Xiao Zi feverish and unable to control himself, while Qian Renxue called to him from the Sea of Consciousness.
• Qian Renxue used Out-of-Body Soul to calm Xiao Zi, and the Sea of Consciousness formed a golden-and-purple ocean that cooled them with angel divine power.
• Qian Renxue guided their souls as Xiao Zi's destruction divine power and her Six-Winged Angel divine power fused completely into a soul-based Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

After reaching soul power level thirty, Xiao Zi declined Babata’s invitation to travel to Swallowed Star and planned to avoid Shrek’s core disciple selection tournament. He arranged for Dai Huabin to take his place while he prepared to visit Star Luo City and seek the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

• Xiao Zi ignored Babata’s message about traveling to Swallowed Star for an assessment and went to class instead.
• Mu Jin announced that Shrek’s Outer Court core disciple selection tournament would begin in three days and told Xiao Zi that the academy hoped he would reach the top seven.
• Xiao Zi decided to appear at the tournament but get eliminated, freeing himself to pursue his own plans while Shrek focused on the upcoming Soul Master Tournament.
• Xiao Zi planned to visit Star Luo City and buy the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at the Starlight Auction House.
• Xiao Zi instructed Dai Huabin to take his place in the selection tournament, advising him to contact Xiao Zi or Ma Xiaotao if he ran into trouble.

Shrek’s core disciples began a battle royale assessment in a shifting maze, where the last seven contestants would advance. Xiao Zi avoided fighting directly, provoked Xu Sanshi, and considered how to help Dai Huabin while deciding whether to sabotage Xu Sanshi.

• Mu Jin gathered the core disciples at the Soul Fighting Zone, where Xuan Zi announced a battle royale with only seven winners.
• Xuan Zi started the assessment, and moving walls divided the arena into a shifting maze that forced contestants to form alliances and keep moving.
• Xiao Zi avoided drawing attention while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu allied with Ning Tian’s group, and He Caitou’s soul tools eliminated Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan.
• Xiao Zi tripped Xu Sanshi to provoke him, then continued searching for allies as the maze separated them again.
• Xiao Zi planned to help Dai Huabin advance and considered sabotaging Xu Sanshi before the assessment ended.

Xiao Zi intervened when Jiang Nannan was close to being eliminated, then fought alongside her in the battle royale. After they defeated their opponents, Xu Sanshi arrived, misunderstood their closeness, and attacked Xiao Zi.

• Xiao Zi entered the battle royale and helped Jiang Nannan defeat a Ghost Sunflower soul master with his Golden Horned Beast martial soul.
• Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo watched Xiao Zi's fight and praised the Golden Horned Beast's abilities.
• Xiao Zi and Jiang Nannan joined forces to defeat She Yunfei and the other students, earning a brief respite.
• Xiao Zi brushed dust from Jiang Nannan's shoulder, and Xu Sanshi mistook the gesture for romantic intimacy.
• Jiang Nannan rebuked Xu Sanshi, who ignored her and attacked Xiao Zi.

Xiao Zi manipulated Xu Sanshi’s jealousy and anger, provoking him into attacking while Jiang Nannan chose to protect Xiao Zi. Xiao Zi lured Xu Sanshi through the maze and left him furious and exhausted, setting up their next confrontation.

• Xu Sanshi confronted Xiao Zi for getting close to Jiang Nannan, but Xiao Zi played the victim and Jiang Nannan ordered Xu Sanshi to leave.
• Xiao Zi provoked Xu Sanshi into using Xuanming Displacement, dodged his attack, and struck him with the Golden Horned Beast’s power.
• Xu Sanshi retaliated with the Mysterious Underworld Shield Formation, sending Xiao Zi flying and prompting Jiang Nannan to rush to help him.
• Xiao Zi kept Xu Sanshi enraged with taunts and deliberately let him chase through the maze, dodging his shields while wearing him down.
• Xiao Zi stopped running after Xu Sanshi challenged him to fight head-on.

Xiao Zi baited Xu Sanshi into a fight while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu waited to ambush him, then unleashed the Golden Horned Beast’s enhanced power. The battle left Xu Sanshi battered and nearly devoured, while Xiao Zi deliberately kept control of the situation.

• Xiao Zi contacted Dai Huabin through his Soul Imprint and lured Xu Sanshi toward Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s hiding place.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu agreed to wait for an opportunity to ambush Xu Sanshi and help Li Lezi.
• Xu Sanshi trapped Xiao Zi with the Mysterious Underworld Shield Formation, but the Golden Horned Beast escaped his attacks.
• Xiao Zi used Devour and Enhancement, allowing the Golden Horned Beast to overpower Xu Sanshi and break his shield formation.
• Xu Sanshi nearly fell into the Golden Horned Beast’s mouth, but Xiao Zi used Xuanming Displacement to switch their positions and prevent him from being eaten.
• Xiao Zi stopped pretending to flee and traded blows with Xu Sanshi while Xuan Zi watched from the stands.

Xiao Zi secretly arranged for Dai Huabin to eliminate Xu Sanshi, then faked his own defeat to help Dai Huabin enter the final circle. Shrek’s senior leadership accepted Dai Huabin as a candidate for the Shrek Seven Devils, leaving Xiao Zi pleased with how his plans had unfolded.

• Xu Sanshi began to unleash Xuanwu's Descent, but Xiao Zi struck him from behind with Rend Heaven and Earth and disrupted the technique.
• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu attacked the weakened Xu Sanshi, and Dai Huabin eliminated him with White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Xiao Zi pretended to collapse from exhaustion, allowing the Maze to eliminate him while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu entered the final circle.
• Huo Yuhao reacted with shock and anger when he learned Dai Huabin had eliminated Xu Sanshi.
• Cai Mei'er objected to the battle royale's results, but Xuan Zi dismissed her concerns and backed Dai Huabin for the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Xiao Zi heard Shrek’s senior leadership accept Dai Huabin and secretly celebrated the outcome.

The grand melee ended with Dai Huabin taking the final roster spot after Zhu Lu forfeited, leaving Huo Yuhao and Shrek’s leaders unhappy with the result. Xiao Zi was eliminated but anticipated a stretch of freedom before traveling to Swallowed Star and pursuing his plans.

• Huo Yuhao’s group used Spiritual Detection Sharing, He Caitou’s Soul Guidance Rays, and the Withering in Brilliance, Golden Road fusion skill to eliminate more than half the remaining participants.
• Dai Huabin escaped the Golden Road with his superior spiritual power, then Zhu Lu forfeited after realizing they could not defeat Huo Yuhao’s group.
• Xuan Zi declared the competition over and named Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, and Dai Huabin as the reserve members and next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.
• Huo Yuhao grew angry at Dai Huabin’s triumph, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao congratulated him after noticing Xiao Zi’s pleased reaction.
• Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Jiang Nannan checked on Xiao Zi, who hid his amusement and considered his upcoming travels.

Xiao Zi comforted Jiang Nannan, offered the Lan Sisters a possible path to the Body Sect, and instructed Dai Huabin to provoke Huo Yuhao during the new Shrek Seven Devils’ training. The scheme strained Huo Yuhao’s relationships and drew Wang Dong closer to Li Lezi.

• Xiao Zi reassured Jiang Nannan that Xu Sanshi was to blame for his harassment, while Huo Yuhao promised to train peacefully with Dai Huabin for Xiao Zi’s sake.
• Xiao Zi suggested that Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo seek the Body Sect and promised to look into helping them find it.
• Xiao Zi gave Dai Huabin instructions through their soul imprint before returning to the dorm with the Lan Sisters.
• Xu Sanshi repeatedly disrupted the new Shrek Seven Devils’ training to pursue Jiang Nannan until Ma Xiaotao drove him away.
• Dai Huabin covertly provoked Huo Yuhao during training, eventually leading Huo Yuhao to exclude him from Spiritual Sharing.
• Wang Dong defended Dai Huabin and grew more interested in Li Lezi, while her closeness with Huo Yuhao declined.

After Xuan Zi named Zhu Lu as the sole reserve for the Shrek Seven Devils, Xiao Zi was relieved to avoid the role and asked Mu Jin for leave. Mu Jin approved, despite Zhou Yi and Du Weilun questioning the request and warning that Xuan Zi had plans for Li Lezi.

• Xuan Zi chose Zhu Lu as the only reserve, deciding that Xu Sanshi and Li Lezi might worsen the conflict within the team.
• Xiao Zi rejoiced that he had not been selected and asked Mu Jin for leave to clear his head.
• Mu Jin approved the leave request after Xiao Zi acted dejected about losing the selection trial.
• At the director of studies' office, Zhou Yi challenged Mu Jin about Li Lezi's leave, while Du Weilun said Xuan Zi had an important role planned for him.
• Mu Jin defended the leave as a chance for Li Lezi to recover, and Zhou Yi returned to Class One to prepare for the tournament.

Xiao Zi left Shrek Academy on extended leave, reassuring Ling Luochеn that he would return after obtaining his third Soul Ring. Back at the training grounds, his departure deepened the divisions among the newly formed Shrek Seven Devils.

• Xiao Zi slipped out of Shrek Academy, but Ling Luochеn stopped him and asked whether he was leaving for a long time.
• Xiao Zi told Ling Luochеn he needed time away and planned to obtain his third Soul Ring, then left as she watched.
• The new Shrek Seven Devils learned that Li Lezi had departed, and Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and others reacted with worry and regret.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Dai Huabin for Li Lezi's departure and urged the others to replace him.
• Dai Huabin fought Huo Yuhao again while Xuan Zi ate and drank without intervening, worsening the group's divisions.

Xiao Zi left Shrek Academy and traveled to Swallowed Star, where he joined the Fire Hammer Squad to train in the Wilderness Zone. After proving himself against monsters, he helped the squad complete its mission in County-Level City 0201 and returned with them laden with spoils.

• Xiao Zi left Shrek Academy and used Babata's spatial passage to reach Jiangnan City in Swallowed Star.
• Wu Da arranged for Xiao Zi to join the Fire Hammer Squad, and Xiao Zi bought his weapons and equipment before setting out with them.
• Xiao Zi met the Fire Hammer Squad and its captain, Gao Liang, at a Supply Base before they entered the Wilderness Zone.
• Xiao Zi killed a One-Horned Wild Boar with the squad's help and earned his teammates' initial approval.
• The Fire Hammer Squad reached County-Level City 0201, hunted Beast General-level monsters, and returned fully laden.

After finishing his training with the Fire Hammer Squad, Xiao Zi traveled to the Far North, where he obtained his third soul ring and Clone skill. Babata then offered him a choice of clone, and Xiao Zi selected the Demon Slayer Race.

• Xiao Zi learned that Water of Life could restore Qian Renxue’s body and promised to keep working toward bringing her back to life.
• Babata ended Xiao Zi’s Fire Hammer Squad training and directed him to prepare for the War God Training Camp entrance assessment.
• Xiao Zi traveled to the Far North and absorbed a nearly ten-thousand-year-old Ice Silkworm soul ring, reaching level thirty-four and gaining the Clone skill.
• Babata showed Xiao Zi several clone options but ruled out the World Beast, and Xiao Zi chose the Demon Slayer Race clone.

Xiao Zi received a Demon Slayer Race avatar and a modified Wood Bud Crystal from Babata, raising the avatar to peak level 91. With a powerful disguise and combat form at his disposal, he thanked Luo Feng and continued into the Far North to search for the Snow Empress.

• Babata gave Xiao Zi a Demon Slayer Race avatar, which learned the Replication technique and displayed exceptional movement through space.
• Babata revealed Luo Feng's modified Wood Bud Crystal, which could raise a Douluo cultivator's power without side effects.
• Xiao Zi gave the Wood Bud Crystal to the avatar, which endured repeated destruction and reformation as it absorbed the energy over one day.
• The avatar reached peak level 91 and could use Simulation to conjure Soul Rings and disguise itself.
• Xiao Zi thanked Luo Feng through Babata, then entered the Far North with Qian Renxue's Spiritual Detection guiding their search for the Snow Empress.

The Snow Empress’s attempt to survive her tribulation by transforming into a human failed, leaving her vulnerable to a Sun Moon Empire Level 9 Soul Engineer who tried to seal her in the Sealing God Platform. A mysterious youth killed him, took control of the platform, and offered the Snow Empress a deal.

• The Snow Empress failed to condense yin-yang complementary dual soul cores and began transforming into a human to escape her heavenly tribulation.
• A Level 9 Soul Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire found the Snow Empress Embryo and tried to capture it with the Sealing God Platform.
• The Snow Empress resisted the seal, but her dwindling strength left her close to being captured.
• A mysterious youth appeared unnoticed, killed the Level 9 Soul Engineer, and took control of the Sealing God Platform.
• The Snow Empress asked the youth if he wanted her soul ring and soul bone, and he told her he wanted to make a deal.

Xiao Zi intervened as the dying Snow Empress was about to be captured by a Level 9 Soul Engineer, then offered her a chance to sacrifice herself while retaining her consciousness. The Snow Empress agreed to consider the deal, and Xiao Zi revealed his divine power as proof that he could help her survive.

• Xiao Zi found the Snow Empress weakened and being pulled into the Sealing God Platform by a Level 9 Soul Engineer.
• Xiao Zi killed the Soul Engineer, took control of the Sealing God Platform, and negotiated with the Snow Empress.
• The Snow Empress admitted she might sacrifice herself if Xiao Zi could convince her she would retain her autonomy and have a chance to resurrect.
• Xiao Zi's living body arrived, and he removed the Sealing God Platform after freeing the Snow Empress.
• Xiao Zi declared that he was a god and revealed the Destruction Scepter and a Golden Soul Ring.

Xiao Zi accepted the Snow Empress’s sacrifice after promising to protect the Far North, and her seven-hundred-thousand-year soul ring became the Destruction Scepter’s second ring. He inherited her abilities but learned that her origin had gone into repairing the scepter, then set out to notify the Titan Snow Demon King and consolidate his cultivation.

• Xiao Zi promised to protect the Far North in exchange for the Snow Empress’s sacrifice and gave her a ten-thousand-year snow lotus to heal her damaged origin.
• The Snow Empress sacrificed herself, and her energy formed one orange-golden soul ring that fused with Xiao Zi’s Destruction Scepter.
• The Snow Empress entered Xiao Zi’s Sea of Consciousness and discovered that her seven hundred thousand years of origin had been absorbed by the damaged Super Divine Artifact.
• Xiao Zi inherited the Snow Empress’s innate skills and became the Far North’s supreme ruler, while the Snow Empress withdrew into his Sea of Consciousness in embarrassment and sorrow.
• Xiao Zi, Qian Renxue, and the Demon Slayer Race clone headed for A-Tai’s Lair to inform the Titan Snow Demon King and give Xiao Zi time to familiarize himself with the new soul ring.

Xiao Zi advanced his cultivation at the Ice Palace while Shrek Academy’s team traveled to the Star Luo Empire and visited Dai Hao’s military camp. Dai Huabin exposed Zhou Yi as the teacher who had expelled him, and Dai Hao asked about Li Lezi, who had left the academy after failing to qualify.

• Xiao Zi healed his hidden injuries, comprehended the ultimate ice attribute, and broke through to Level 35 at the Ice Palace.
• Xuan Zi led Shrek’s large delegation to the Star Luo Empire and visited Dai Hao at the border military camp.
• Zhou Yi revealed her young appearance and explained that she had used her Eight-Sided Exquisite martial soul to disguise herself as an old woman.
• Dai Huabin mocked Zhou Yi about expelling students, and Xuan Zi stopped their exchange before leading the group into the command tent.
• Dai Huabin told Dai Hao that Zhou Yi had expelled him, then explained that Li Lezi had failed to qualify for the Shrek Seven Devils and had taken leave from the academy.

Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Hao over Dai Huabin’s treatment of Li Lezi and learned that his father saw commoners as servants, abandoning hope that Dai Hao would repent. In the Far North, Xiao Zi meditated and considered how evolving the Golden Horned Beast could advance his revenge and end the war sooner.

• Zhou Yi explained to Dai Hao that Shrek’s group needed military help investigating Evil Soul Masters, and Dai Hao revealed their location and strength.
• Dai Hao praised Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng, then dismissed Huo Yuhao’s challenge to Dai Huabin’s victory and called Li Lezi a servant who should accept defeat.
• Huo Yuhao saw Dai Hao’s callousness as proof that he would never acknowledge the harm done to Huo Yun’er, and he resolved to hide his anger while pursuing revenge.
• In the Far North, Xiao Zi meditated as the Golden Horned Beast possessed him, reflecting that its evolution could bring him closer to revenge and shorten the war.

The Shrek Inspection Corps entered the Death's Hand Bandit Group’s cave and was devastated by the Death Messenger’s concealed explosions and poison. Xuan Zi rescued Huo Yuhao after the Death Messenger tried to sacrifice him, then returned with him to the injured survivors.

• Ma Xiaotao led the Shrek Inspection Corps into the cave, where Dai Huabin complained of a sudden stomachache as they advanced.
• The Death Messenger triggered explosions, poisonous mist, and Corpse Explosion, killing Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Gongyang Mo and gravely poisoning Xixi.
• Xuan Zi arrived late and raised a Soul Power barrier, while the surviving students suffered injuries or were knocked unconscious.
• The Death Messenger seized Huo Yuhao to use him as an altar sacrifice, but Electrolux’s remnant soul prevented the attempt.
• The Death Messenger fled when Xuan Zi pursued him, and Xuan Zi found Huo Yuhao unharmed and brought him back to Ma Xiaotao and the others.

After a disastrous battle left Shrek’s team depleted, Xuan Zi sent the survivors to compete in the Soul Master Tournament with substitutes filling the gaps. In Star Luo City, Emperor Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu assessed Shrek’s chances, and Xu Jiujiu’s attention settled on Li Lezi.

• Xuan Zi took Xixi and the remains of Gongyang Mo and Chen Zifeng back to Shrek Academy, while Zhou Yi led the others toward the tournament.
• After resting at the military camp, Zhou Yi brought the survivors to Star Luo Imperial City, where Shrek’s depleted roster forced the reserve team to compete.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were selected to lead the substitute lineup, while Dai Huabin returned to his carefree habits in brothels.
• After learning of Shrek’s losses, Emperor Xu Jiawei summoned Xu Jiujiu to discuss the tournament and the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu reviewed Shrek’s roster and focused on the name Li Lezi.