Recaps

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong challenged Miho Nishizumi, believing her summoned bear and summoning style would be manageable. Miho transformed Boko Bear into a giant and easily countered their opening moves, leaving Tang San fighting the bear while Zhu Zhuqing failed to land a hit on Miho.

• Ning Rongrong warned Tang San that Leng Xiyue’s group was dangerous, but Tang San chose to challenge them with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
• Miho Nishizumi sent the four against her, then used her fifth Soul Skill to enlarge Boko Bear into a towering giant.
• Tang San proposed that Ning Rongrong support him while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing slipped past the bear to attack Miho.
• Miho’s first Soul Skill made Boko Bear’s punch intensify gravity; Ning Rongrong boosted the team’s speed, and Tang San knocked her clear before dodging the blow.
• Boko Bear’s attack sent Tang San out of the arena, but he caught the railing and returned while Ning Rongrong was rescued by an unknown person.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Miho with Netherworld Hundred Claws, but Miho dodged every strike and invited her to try again.

Xiao Wu exploited Miho Nishizumi’s evasion mechanism to win the first fight, and Leng Xiyue introduced herself before presenting Qin Menglan as the next opponent. Qin Menglan entered the arena in powerful all-purpose armor, and the second fight began with Ning Rongrong fleeing Qin’s opening attack.

• Xiao Wu bewitched Miho Nishizumi, discovered that low-aggression contact bypassed her evasion, and used Waist Bow to throw her out of the arena; Leng Xiyue caught Miho and returned her to the stage.
• Leng Xiyue praised Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, then introduced herself as a level fifty-three Power Attack System Battle Soul Master and named Qin Menglan as their next opponent.
• Leng Xiyue gave Tang San and the others drinks that restored their soul power before the fight against Qin Menglan began.
• Qin Menglan activated her wristwatch and donned black armor, then revealed a huge Clear Sky Hammer; Tang San organized his team while Ning Rongrong used her buffs.
• Qin Menglan struck the arena with her hammer, sending force through the floor toward Ning Rongrong, who ran out of the arena as Qin’s Steel Wings propelled her forward.

Qin Menglan defeated Tang San in a rematch after agreeing not to use her armor, though both were seriously hurt. Leng Xiyue declared the examination passed, ordered Tang San to kneel at their dormitory as the wager’s loser, and took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing back to the dormitory.

• Qin Menglan defeated Xiao Wu with a mental attack, and Tang San handed the unconscious Xiao Wu to Ning Rongrong before challenging Qin Menglan to fight without her armor.
• Qin Menglan accepted Tang San’s challenge and borrowed Oscar’s gauntlet, then used it to launch him into the air and strike him repeatedly.
• Tang San fired Dragon Whisker Needles and used Parasite to paralyze Qin Menglan, but the gauntlet’s preset sequence sent them crashing into the ground.
• Qin Menglan knocked Tang San out of the arena before fainting, and Leng Xiyue treated her and announced that the others had passed the examination.
• Leng Xiyue ordered Oscar and Dai Mubai to take Tang San for treatment and bring him to kneel at the dormitory, then escorted Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu there.

Leng Xiyue planned to lure Tang Hao into a trap and beat him after Tang San badly injured Qin Menglan. After seeing Tang San’s underhanded tactics, Ah Yin also became furious with her son.

• Leng Xiyue showed Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing around the villa while Miho Nishizumi stayed with them.
• Leng Xiyue and Xiao Bai discussed whether Tang Hao would come to Shrek Academy to seek revenge, and Leng Xiyue decided to lure him out instead.
• Leng Xiyue recalled Ah Yin and explained that she intended to use her to draw Tang Hao into a trap, then sent an artificial version of Ah Yin’s body outside as bait.
• Leng Xiyue ordered Tian Meng, Kaldalis, and Probius to prepare to attack Tang Hao, while Xiao Bai showed Ah Yin what had happened in the match.
• Ah Yin saw Tang San’s psychological attack and sneak attack on Qin Menglan and condemned him for bullying a younger girl.

Ah Yin accepted that Tang San might not be her son and secured Leng Xiyue’s promise to spare Tang Hao. When Tang Hao came to Shrek Academy to discuss Tang San, Leng Xiyue offered to drop the matter if he carried out her plan to kill corrupt Spirit Hall members.

• Leng Xiyue persuaded Ah Yin that Tang San had taken over her son’s body, and Ah Yin asked her to spare Tang Hao.
• Leng Xiyue promised not to kill Tang Hao but warned that he would face punishment and a trial if he continued to protect Tang San and oppose Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao visited Zhao Wuji and asked him to protect Tang San, then realized Leng Xiyue and her allies were backed by powerful figures.
• Leng Xiyue met Tang Hao with Tian Meng and Jie Yun, and Tang Hao apologized for Tang San injuring her younger sister.
• Leng Xiyue offered to let Tang San’s matter go if Tang Hao killed nearly two thousand corrupt Spirit Hall members listed in her notebook.

Leng Xiyue persuaded Tang Hao to eliminate corrupt Spirit Hall officials, then learned about the gifted new student Liu Qinghan and met her at the dorm. The chapter ended with Tang San kneeling outside Leng Xiyue’s door after accepting his punishment.

• Leng Xiyue tested Tang Hao by asking him to eliminate corrupt officials, and he agreed after thinking of Ah Yin and his revenge.
• Leng Xiyue promised Tang Hao a personal favor if he completed the mission and asked Zhao Wuji about the academy’s admissions.
• Zhao Wuji told Leng Xiyue that Liu Qinghan had passed the Snow Empress’s domain, and Leng Xiyue watched footage of her fighting Dai Mubai with her Azure Dragon martial soul.
• Leng Xiyue learned Liu Qinghan had no notable family background and returned to the dorm after seeing Tang San kneeling outside her door.
• Leng Xiyue met Liu Qinghan during a gathering with the other girls and was struck by her elegant appearance.

Leng Xiyue welcomed the new students to Shrek Academy, promised the Jiuzhou Empire would protect them, and helped Ah Yin make peace with Tang Hao’s situation. The next morning, Tang San apologized for his behavior, and Leng Xiyue arranged a welcome banquet to reconcile him with Qin Menglan.

• Leng Xiyue explained Shrek Academy’s tournament graduation requirement and assured the newcomers that the Jiuzhou Empire would defend them, even against Spirit Hall.
• Leng Xiyue spoke privately with Ah Yin, who promised to support her more fully; Leng Xiyue then raised Ah Yin’s strength from Soul Elder to Soul King.
• Ah Yin explained that Tang Hao had not approached Liu Qinghan because he knew she was not Ah Yin, whom he loved alone.
• The next morning, Leng Xiyue’s group ate breakfast before heading to the training ground, while the others went to their work and research.
• Tang San came to see Xiao Wu, apologized for his challenge, and asked to apologize to Qin Menglan; Leng Xiyue invited him to a welcome banquet to help them reconcile.

The new students explored Shrek Academy’s training facilities and attended Flender’s first address, learning about tuition, academy rules, and their flexible lessons. The chapter ended with Flender assigning separate morning lessons to Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing, and warning everyone to prepare for danger at the Great Soul Arena that night.

• Leng Xiyue showed Ning Rongrong and the others the gravity-training area and set it to twice normal gravity, where Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Liu Qinghan, and Zhu Zhuqing tried it.
• Flender welcomed the new students and announced that tuition was ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, with a six-month payment deferral for those short on money.
• Flender explained Shrek’s rules, encouraged fair fighting and gambling, and handed the new students a list of teachers to choose from.
• Tang San asked what the Great Soul Arena was, but Flender told him he would find out that night.
• Flender assigned Oscar and Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, separate lessons while warning the others to be in peak condition for the dangerous evening training.

Flender assigned the students lessons meant to build their combat skills and relationships, then spoke privately with Tang San about Yu Xiaogang and read his letter. The chapter ended with Flender destroying the letter and preparing for the students’ evening lesson at the Great Soul Arena.

• Flender sent Oscar to teach Ning Rongrong about weapons and gun-fu, while Dai Mubai took Zhu Zhuqing to tour Suotuo City and get to know each other.
• Flender dismissed the other students and asked Tang San to follow him to his office.
• Tang San told Flender that Yu Xiaogang had been attacked by Spirit Hall and gave him a letter from his teacher.
• Flender read Yu Xiaogang’s request that Tang San verify his theories, and concluded that Yu Xiaogang was becoming increasingly distant from him.
• Flender destroyed Yu Xiaogang’s letter, told Tang San to prepare for the evening lesson, and headed out as the students’ new group arrived at the Great Soul Arena.

Flender brought the students to the Soto Great Soul Arena and challenged each to win a match, while Leng Xiyue learned why Liu Qinghan refused to compete and agreed to protect her. The chapter ended with Leng Xiyue choosing to watch Dai Mubai and Oscar face each other in doubles.

• Flender assigned the students to win one match at the Soto Great Soul Arena, with dinner as the reward or penalty.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing registered for doubles, while Oscar persuaded Ning Rongrong to team up with him by revealing his impressive record.
• Liu Qinghan refused to enter the arena because competing there could expose her to danger, and Leng Xiyue promised to protect her.
• Manager Ao showed Leng Xiyue the schedule, which paired Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger against Oscar and Ning Rongrong's Dream Sky Glaze.
• Leng Xiyue approved of the match and decided to watch Dai Mubai and Oscar compete.

Oscar and Dai Mubai fought a high-profile match in the Great Soul Arena, with both choosing to go all out. Oscar defeated Dai Mubai, leaving the spectators to witness the result of their intense duel.

• Manager Ao arranged for the match between Oscar and Dai Mubai to take place in the Central Main Soul Fighting Arena, and Leng Xiyue invited Tang San and the others to her viewing box.
• Ma Hongjun bet fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins on Oscar, while Tang San wagered ten thousand on Dai Mubai.
• Oscar and Dai Mubai agreed to a martial match and sent Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the edge of the platform before the fight began.
• Dai Mubai gained the initiative with his attacks, but Oscar endured the blows and eventually knocked him into the air with his Iron Fist.
• Dai Mubai wounded Oscar with the Heavenly Astral Sword, but Oscar used his Mirror Sausage to copy Dai Mubai and turned the fight into a swordplay contest.
• Dai Mubai abandoned defense to stab Oscar, but Oscar survived, pointed his sword at Dai Mubai's neck, and declared victory; Dai Mubai conceded.

Oscar won the match for the Dreamsky Glazed Glass Combination, and the group celebrated before returning to their routines. Two weeks later, Flender began a trip to find Soul Rings for five students, with Leng Xiyue looking forward to returning to Star Dou Town.

• The announcer declared Oscar the winner, while Tang San lost ten thousand Gold Soul Coins on the match.
• Leng Xiyue gave Oscar and Dai Mubai healing potions made by Ah Yin, and Flender said Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would pay for the meal.
• The group ate together, returned to Shrek Academy, and spent two weeks cultivating.
• Flender gathered the students at dawn and announced that Tian Meng and Zhao Wuji would lead a Soul Ring search for Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun.
• Leng Xiyue planned to bring Ah Yin, Wu Rou, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Xuanwu on the journey to Star Dou Town.

Leng Xiyue’s group introduced the Little Monsters to Qin Menglan’s new hovercars and took them on a frightening airborne journey toward Star Dou City. Leng Xiyue left them facing the challenge of adapting to high altitudes as a first step toward future travel into the void.

• Leng Xiyue’s plan to make Grandmaster irrelevant continued as Flender and Zhao Wuji prepared the Little Monsters to travel to Star Dou City.
• Tian Meng revealed that he was a Super Douluo and told Qin Menglan to bring out her experimental hovercars.
• Qin Menglan explained that the hovercars ran on soul power, could fly quickly, and might still malfunction, but the group boarded them anyway.
• The four hovercars took off, and the passengers relaxed in their luxurious interiors as they began their journey.
• Leng Xiyue activated panoramic display mode in the vehicles, exposing the passengers to the view a thousand meters above the ground.
• Liu Qinghan clung to Leng Xiyue in fear, while Leng Xiyue told the group they would need to get used to flying higher and eventually traveling into the void.

Leng Xiyue and the Little Monsters flew to Star Dou City, where she inspected its modernization and reunited with Lin Sen and Wang Yan. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong complaining about Leng Xiyue’s frightening high-altitude training.

• Leng Xiyue accelerated the Hovercar and told Oscar and Dai Mubai she planned to train them at high altitudes and underwater.
• After two hours of flight, Leng Xiyue and her companions arrived above the modernized Star Dou City.
• Leng Xiyue saw that Lin Sen had transformed the Governor’s Residence into a modern, defensible headquarters.
• Leng Xiyue greeted Lin Sen and Wang Yan, and helped Wang Yan rise after he knelt to address her as sovereign.
• The Little Monsters struggled to get out of the Hovercars, and Ning Rongrong complained that Leng Xiyue’s training was too frightening.

Lin Sen hosted the Shrek group in Star Dou City and asked them to retrieve a heavenly flame stone stolen by Clear Sky Sect members. Tang San recognized the stone as a key ingredient for the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and secretly resolved to claim it for himself.

• Lin Sen welcomed the Shrek group and served them a banquet, where Xiao Wu recoiled from the spicy rabbit head and Tang San ate it.
• After the meal, Lin Sen offered the visitors a mission, and Zhao Wuji agreed to hear him out.
• Lin Sen explained that Clear Sky Sect members had killed more than twenty scouts and stolen a heavenly flame stone that could cause a forest fire if mishandled.
• Tang San recognized the stone as a vital ingredient for the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and decided to take it for himself.

Leng Xiyue arranged to use Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect prisoners to deepen conflict between them, then accepted a mission to hunt Clear Sky Sect members. Meanwhile, three imprisoned scouts saw a possible chance to escape when they overheard guards discussing an understaffed Spirit Hall.

• Leng Xiyue explained how she planned to frame Tang San for killing Clear Sky Sect members and use the Heavenly Flame Stone to weaken his alliances.
• Leng Xiyue and the others accepted Lin Sen's mission to eliminate the Clear Sky Sect thugs, then settled into the Governor's Residence.
• Leng Xiyue left with Tian Meng to meet Lin Sen and plan how to stage their scheme.
• Tang Jin, Tang Mu, and Tang Shui despaired in their Spirit Hall cell, believing the Clear Sky Sect would not rescue them.
• The brothers overheard a guard arrange for Xiao Wen to deliver their food while most Spirit Hall personnel were away, and they saw an opportunity to escape.

Leng Xiyue and her allies tricked three Clear Sky Sect men into escaping Spirit Hall, while she learned more about the sect’s abuse of ordinary people. The fugitives fled south and secretly received a planted Heavenly Flame Stone as Leng Xiyue and the Shrek group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to search for soul rings.

• Leng Xiyue, disguised as a food girl, let Tang Jin, Tang Mu, and Tang Shui escape Spirit Hall without killing her.
• Wang Yan told Leng Xiyue that the Clear Sky Sect’s juniors oppressed and terrorized ordinary people, and she suspected Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had reasons not to destroy the sect.
• Tang Jin abandoned the guarded northern route and led the three men south, where they slipped out of Star Dou City and camped in the forest.
• An unseen figure secretly planted a Heavenly Flame Stone in the fugitives’ luggage while they rested.
• Leng Xiyue gathered the Shrek group, and they boarded Hovercars to search the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings.

Dai Mubai subdued a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Ma Hongjun, but Ma Hongjun killed it before Snake Granny could claim it. Zhao Wuji challenged Snake Granny’s account of the hunt, and the chapter ended with her identifying herself as Chao Tianxiang of the Peerless Dragon Snake.

• Oscar spotted a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Dai Mubai and Oscar jumped down to intercept it for Ma Hongjun’s Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai beat the serpent until it was nearly dead, and Ma Hongjun descended to claim it.
• Snake Granny and a young girl arrived and demanded that Ma Hongjun stop, but Oscar blocked Snake Granny’s attack while Ma Hongjun killed the serpent.
• Zhao Wuji confronted Snake Granny and questioned her claim that she had hunted the serpent first.
• Snake Granny introduced herself as Chao Tianxiang, mentioned her husband Meng Shu, and Zhao Wuji asked if she was Snake Granny of the Peerless Dragon Snake.

Zhao Wuji forced Chao Tianxiang to pay two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San went alone to hunt three injured Clear Sky Sect members. He killed two, found the Heavenly Flame Stone, and faced a jammed crossbow as Tang Jin threatened his family.

• Zhao Wuji demanded two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Chao Tianxiang, and she paid before fleeing with the girl.
• Qin Menglan located three injured Clear Sky Sect members, and Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Tang San set out to find them.
• Dai Mubai and Oscar arranged for Tang San to search alone, then doubled back to watch from a distance.
• Tang San found the three men and killed Tang Shui and Tang Mu with hidden weapons.
• Tang San wounded Tang Jin, took the Heavenly Flame Stone, and identified himself before his Godly Zhuge Crossbow jammed.

Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and prepared to absorb its Soul Ring after Tang Jin escaped. At the campsite, the Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Tian Meng persuaded him to take the group to meet his brother, though he allowed only the Soul Beasts to come.

• Tang San recognized the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Jin's accusations, but a Man Faced Demon Spider attacked before he could question him.
• Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider with his Godly Zhuge Crossbow and hammer, then found Tang Jin had escaped.
• Leng Xiyue's group caught a thousand-year-old Golden Cloud Skylark for Ning Rongrong while they waited for the others to return.
• Zhao Wuji sensed the killing intent of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest searching for Xiao Wu.
• Tian Meng approached the Titan Giant Ape and asked him to take the group to his brother; Tai Tan agreed but forbade the humans from coming along.

Leng Xiyue led Xiao Wu and the others to the Lake of Life, where Wu Rou reunited with her daughter and the Sky Azure Bull Python. Leng Xiyue offered Da Ming and Er Ming a chance at a new life, but left the choice to them as Xiao Wu prepared to repay her mother’s rescue with her own life.

• Leng Xiyue and her group followed Tai Tan deep into the forest and arrived at the Lake of Life.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python emerged from the lake and recognized Wu Rou, who reunited with Xiao Wu and confirmed she was her mother.
• Da Ming asked Leng Xiyue why she had come, and Leng Xiyue raised the possibility of sacrifice.
• Xiao Wu offered her life to protect Da Ming and Er Ming, but Leng Xiyue clarified that she meant helping them gain a new lease on life.
• Leng Xiyue said she would take Wu Rou and Xiao Wu regardless, and told Da Ming and Er Ming they could choose whether to leave the forest with her.

Wu Rou and the others explained why they trusted Leng Xiyue to give Soul Beasts a safer future, and Da Ming agreed that he and Er Ming should join them. Tian Meng transformed the two into human forms, while Xiao Wu condensed her third Soul Ring, leaving the group ready to return.

• Wu Rou, Ah Yin, and Xuanwu shared their experiences with Xiao Wu, while Da Ming questioned why the Far North’s powerful guardians would serve Leng Xiyue.
• The Snow Empress explained that the Far North no longer needed guardians and that Leng Xiyue could restore their strength after the tournament.
• Da Ming agreed to join the group, and Er Ming followed his decision.
• Tian Meng transformed Da Ming and Er Ming into middle-aged human forms while preserving their strength and skills.
• Xiao Wu condensed her third Soul Ring, and the group set off back the way they had come.

Leng Xiyue forced Meng Shu to break both his arms for threatening Zhao Wuji’s group, then let him leave with the Heavenly Cloud Leopard. After Xiao Wu confirmed she had gained her third Soul Ring, the group prepared to return, while Leng Xiyue wondered whether Tang San had secretly obtained an External Soul Bone.

• Ning Rongrong confronted Meng Shu and the Snake Granny for trying to take the Heavenly Cloud Leopard from the group.
• Meng Shu threatened Zhao Wuji and demanded that everyone kneel, but Leng Xiyue arrived with Da Ming and Er Ming and overwhelmed him with their pressure.
• Leng Xiyue let Meng Shu take the Heavenly Cloud Leopard but ordered him to break both his arms as punishment, and he obeyed before fleeing with his companions.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu about her third Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu said Leng Xiyue had helped her.
• Zhao Wuji reported that Tang San and Dai Mubai had found suitable Soul Rings and that the thugs had been punished, though the group had not recovered the Heavenly Flame Stone.
• Leng Xiyue wondered whether Tang San had obtained an External Soul Bone without telling the others.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji reported the Star Dou Great Forest mission and raised concerns that Tang San might have kept Star Dou City’s Heavenly Flame Stone. Yu Xiaogang arrived and reunited with Flender, who urged him to join the academy and seek recognition from his clan.

• The group enjoyed several days in Star Dou City before returning to Shrek Academy to resume cultivation.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Tang San had completed the mission alone, leaving no witnesses to confirm whether he had kept the Heavenly Flame Stone.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the dean’s office and asked Zhao Wuji whether Tang San had returned safely.
• Zhao Wuji left after meeting Yu Xiaogang, privately judging him to be all show and little substance.
• Flender invited Yu Xiaogang to take a post at Shrek Academy and suggested the coming tournament could help him win his clan’s recognition.

Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to pursue Liu Erlong with Shrek’s support, but Yu Xiaogang rejected the offer and criticized the Jiuzhou Empire. After Flender said he would pursue Liu Erlong himself, Yu Xiaogang agreed to stay with him for now.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that he could help him return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and ask for Liu Erlong’s hand.
• Yu Xiaogang refused, citing his relationship with Liu Erlong and condemning the Jiuzhou Empire’s legitimacy.
• Flender accused Yu Xiaogang of hiding behind excuses and said he would pursue Liu Erlong himself.
• Yu Xiaogang said he supported Flender pursuing Liu Erlong, though the thought pained him.
• Yu Xiaogang initially prepared to leave, but agreed to stay with Flender after Flender challenged him about his plans.