Recaps

Lin En defeated the Giant Swamp Crocodile King and helped the students complete their month-end assessment in the Star Dou Great Forest. As the group prepared to leave, he rejected Ning Rongrong’s offer to recruit him and demanded two million as a protection fee.

• Lin En had Sageross finish off the mortally wounded Giant Swamp Crocodile King, then confirmed its death and found that it had left no Soul Bone.
• The group caught a hundred-year Water Jumping Fish, allowing a junior student to advance to Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, then hunted a thousand-year Water Arrow Turtle at Water-Splashed Creek.
• Ning Rongrong repeatedly questioned Lin En about his strength and Soul Rings while trying to recruit him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Lin En refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to join the sect and demanded a two-million protection fee as the group prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ning Rongrong offered Lin En three million and tried to recruit him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but he declined. Tang San lost the Titan Giant Ape’s trail and feared for Xiao Wu until she returned, though she avoided his embrace.

• Ning Rongrong offered Lin En three million and complained about her treatment at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong urged Lin En to join her at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Lin En refused and she followed him, continuing to persuade him.
• Tang San lost track of the Titan Giant Ape and blamed himself for failing to protect Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Fatty, and Little Ao found Tang San, and Dai Mubai’s attempt to comfort him sparked an argument.
• Xiao Wu returned from the woods, but she stepped back when Tang San rushed to embrace her.

After Xiao Wu returned safely, Shrek searched Star Dou Great Forest for the missing Ning Rongrong, then found her with Skywater Academy outside the forest. Lin En defended Ning Rongrong from Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and the chapter ended with Xiao Wu watching Lin En with a changed expression.

• Xiao Wu reunited with Tang San, while Zhao Wuji learned that Ning Rongrong was missing and ordered the group to search for her.
• Ma Hongjun suggested Ning Rongrong might have left Star Dou Great Forest, so Shrek's group headed for the outskirts.
• Shrek encountered Skywater Academy outside the forest and found Ning Rongrong standing behind Lin En.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun accused Ning Rongrong of betraying Shrek, and Lin En insulted them and summoned Sageross when they challenged him.
• Zhao Wuji used his soul power to restrain Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, while Lin En remained unaffected; Xiao Wu watched Lin En with an unusual expression.

Ning Rongrong cut ties with Shrek after confronting Zhao Wuji and the students who had abandoned her during the Titan Giant Ape attack. Lin En led the Skywater group away, and Ning Rongrong chose to return to Skywater Academy with him, paying him one million Gold Soul Coins.

• Zhao Wuji urged Ning Rongrong to decide whether she would join Skywater Academy, and she accused Shrek of abandoning and isolating her before severing her ties with them.
• Lin En mocked Zhao Wuji and challenged the Shrek group, then baited Tang San into stepping forward before refusing to fight him.
• Tang San vowed to defeat Lin En fairly next time as Lin En led the Skywater group away from Shrek.
• After leaving Star Dou's bounds, Lin En asked Ning Rongrong whether she would return to Skywater Academy with him, and she agreed never to go back to Shrek.
• Ning Rongrong gave Lin En a gold card containing one million Gold Soul Coins and promised to pay the rest when she returned to her sect.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and tearfully told Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin about her mistreatment at Shrek. Chen Xin flew into a rage and promised to get her justice, leaving the pavilion reduced to powder by his sword energy.

• Ning Rongrong gave Lin En a gold card and promised to bring him more money when she returned to the sect.
• During the journey, Ning Rongrong questioned Lin En about his strength, and he bragged about his talent and his friendships with the women at Skywater Academy.
• Shui Yue'er denied being close to Lin En, while Zhu Zhuqing rejected his attempt to hug her and Ning Rongrong offered to take her place.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and threw herself into Chen Xin's arms in tears.
• Ning Rongrong recounted how Shrek's teachers and dean had treated her, and Chen Xin vowed to win her justice as his sword energy shattered the pavilion.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that Shrek had abandoned and mistreated her, prompting the Sword and Bone Douluo to take her back there to demand justice. Flender and Zhao Wuji tried to flee before they arrived, but the three confronted them and both men knelt in fear.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that Shrek had left her alone in the Star Dou Great Forest and that Skywater Academy had helped her return.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong decided to go to Shrek with Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind at the sect.
• Flender berated Zhao Wuji for letting Ning Rongrong leave and feared that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would retaliate.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji packed their belongings and prepared to hide, but the Sword and Bone Douluo appeared with Ning Rongrong and blocked their escape.
• Zhao Wuji begged for mercy and Flender quickly knelt as the three confronted them.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong confronted Shrek Academy over Ning Rongrong’s mistreatment, and Flender tried to shift the blame to Zhao Wuji. After the Douluo punished Flender and Zhao Wuji, they caught Dai Mubai, whom Ning Rongrong mocked for his earlier threats.

• Flender tried to appease Chen Xin and blamed Zhao Wuji for Ning Rongrong’s mistreatment, but Ning Rongrong accused Flender of starting and enabling her bullying.
• Chen Xin slashed Flender and filled his body with painful sword energy, while Gu Rong stopped Zhao Wuji from escaping and beat him until every bone in his body was broken.
• Dai Mubai followed the noise and Gu Rong seized him before he could approach; seeing Flender and Zhao Wuji defeated, Dai Mubai wet himself in terror.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Dai Mubai that she was the Young Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and taunted him for backing down from his threats.

Ning Rongrong brought Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong to punish Dai Mubai, but Tang Hao arrived and challenged Chen Xin to protect Shrek. After Chen Xin defeated him, Tang Hao asked to take two people away, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Chen Xin recognized Dai Mubai as the man who had humiliated Ning Rongrong, struck him with sword energy, and let Ning Rongrong slap him.
• Tang Hao appeared and objected to the two elders intervening, but Chen Xin refused to spare Shrek.
• Tang Hao revealed himself and asked Chen Xin to let Shrek go for his sake, but Chen Xin demanded justice.
• Tang Hao fought Chen Xin with the Clear Sky Hammer and gradually lost ground as his strength failed.
• Chen Xin offered to let Tang Hao leave, and Tang Hao said he would take two people with him.

Tang Hao fought Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo while trying to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away, but Xiao Wu learned that Tang Hao had intended to use her as a Soul Ring and Soul Bone for his son. Tang Hao escaped with Tang San after losing an arm, while Xiao Wu remained with the Douluos and Ning Rongrong received the dropped Soul Bone.

• Tang Hao refused to surrender Tang San, and Sword Douluo agreed to let him take Xiao Wu but not Tang San after Rongrong said Tang San had bullied her.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer and fought Sword Douluo, while Tang San and the other Shrek members emerged and Tang San recognized his father.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo recognized Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast and accused Tang Hao of planning to give her power to Tang San.
• Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao had meant to use her as a Soul Ring and Soul Bone, rejected Tang San, and watched Tang Hao carry him away.
• Sword Douluo severed Tang Hao's arm, kept the fallen left arm Soul Bone, and gave it to Ning Rongrong; his presence then drove Ma Hongjun and Oscar to their knees.

Ning Rongrong learned that Xiao Wu was a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast and chose to take her back to the sect. Two months later, Zhu Zhuqing reached the final four of Skywater Academy’s new student assessment, impressing Lan Susu with her strength, which Lin En implied he had helped develop.

• Ning Rongrong asked Bone Douluo Gu Rong to teach Oscar and Ma Hongjun a lesson for their behavior.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin revealed that Xiao Wu was a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and Gu Rong and Chen Xin discussed the risks of claiming her soul ring and soul bone.
• Ning Rongrong decided to take Xiao Wu back to the sect, and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo agreed.
• At Skywater Academy’s new student assessment two months later, Lin En joked with Lan Susu while they watched the matches.
• Zhu Zhuqing reached the final four and stood out with her speed and phantoms, prompting Lan Susu to ask whether Lin En had trained her; Lin En said he had.

Lin En told Lan Susu that he had discovered a way to open the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and offered to help her, hoping she would visit him that night. At the freshman assessment finals, Zhu Zhuqing won decisively and received the academy’s cheers.

• Lin En explained that opening the meridians had helped Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power rise toward rank thirty-five and said he would help Lan Susu try it despite her age.
• Lan Susu thanked Lin En and reconsidered her earlier judgment of him, while he privately looked forward to the supposed ritual.
• Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed her rank-twenty-three opponent in the finals and defeated her within minutes.
• Zhu Zhuqing celebrated her victory as students across Skywater Academy cheered, while Lan Susu applauded her perseverance.

After Zhu Zhuqing celebrated her freshman assessment victory, Lan Susu visited Lin En at night to ask him to open her meridians and help her overcome her level seventy-eight bottleneck. She agreed to bare her back for the procedure, and the chapter ended just as they were about to begin.

• Lin En congratulated Zhu Zhuqing on her victory, and she excitedly asked whether she could visit him again that night.
• Lan Susu arrived at Lin En’s house and asked whether he could open her meridians.
• Lin En explained that the procedure would be difficult and said he needed close contact, prompting Lan Susu to worry that she would have to remove her clothes.
• Lin En told Lan Susu she only needed to bare her back at first, and she agreed to proceed.
• Lin En led Lan Susu to his room and turned away while she removed her outer clothing; she then told him to begin.

Lin En used the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone’s life force to cleanse and begin opening Lan Susu’s blocked meridians, though his first attempt failed because her barrier was too strong. Lan Susu’s meridians recovered, and she tended to Lin En after the treatment left him exhausted.

• Lan Susu nervously asked Lin En to begin, and he placed his palm against her back to channel life force into her meridians.
• Lin En cleansed and widened Lan Susu’s meridians, then warned her that opening them would hurt and urged her to stay calm.
• Lan Susu endured Lin En’s repeated attempts to break through the first meridian, but the barrier resisted his available energy.
• Lin En treated Lan Susu’s swollen meridians to help them recover, and she felt renewed as the treatment ended.
• Lan Susu asked Lin En to be gentler next time, then noticed his exhaustion and helped him rest while tending to him.

Lan Susu thanked Lin En for using his healing power to strengthen her body and improve her chances of overcoming her bottleneck. After she left, Zhu Zhuqing visited Lin En for another meridian-opening session, and he began channeling energy into her.

• Lan Susu examined her body and discovered that her organs, blood, and vitality had been greatly strengthened.
• Lan Susu thanked Lin En, who insisted that they had simply helped each other.
• Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Lin En's room, noticed a lingering fragrance, and asked whether he had a guest.
• Lin En led Zhu Zhuqing to the sitting room and made an excuse for not using his own room.
• Zhu Zhuqing prepared for the session, and Lin En began opening her meridians with deep-blue energy.

Lin En used his Life Force to nourish Zhu Zhuqing’s meridians, and she discovered that the treatment had restored her flexibility and control. After thanking him, Zhu Zhuqing kissed Lin En on the cheek and hurried away, leaving him behind.

• Lin En asked Zhu Zhuqing how her body had changed after her meridians were opened, and she said her flexibility, coordination, and control had improved.
• Lin En massaged Zhu Zhuqing’s back and infused her body with Life Force, briefly losing control when his thoughts wandered before he steadied the energy.
• After half an hour, Lin En ran out of Soul Power, and Zhu Zhuqing dressed quickly while Lin En tried not to stare.
• Zhu Zhuqing stomped on Lin En’s foot after suspecting he was fantasizing about her, then laughed at his protests.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lin En for helping her find what she had lost, kissed his cheek, and hurried away.

Lin En and Zhu Zhuqing negotiated how often she would visit him before he discovered that opening her second meridian required working from the front of her chest. Zhu Zhuqing questioned his motives, and Lin En defended himself as the story ended with her feeling guilty.

• Zhu Zhuqing visited Lin En and agreed to come every three days after he protested her nightly visits.
• Lin En began clearing Zhu Zhuqing's meridians but stopped before opening her second meridian, the Conception Vessel.
• Lin En told Zhu Zhuqing that he could only open the Conception Vessel from the chest, and she reacted with alarm and embarrassment.
• Zhu Zhuqing suspected Lin En was using the meridian treatment as an excuse to take advantage of her and recalled his past extortion in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin En insisted that he had no improper intentions and claimed he had come to share his successful research with her first, leaving Zhu Zhuqing feeling moved and guilty.

Lin En opened Zhu Zhuqing’s meridians by massaging her chest, and she discovered that her Conception Vessel had opened as well. Afterward, Zhu Zhuqing demanded that Lin En take responsibility for her, then pushed him against a wall and kissed him.

• Zhu Zhuqing apologized for doubting Lin En and reluctantly agreed to let him begin opening her meridians from her chest.
• Lin En massaged Zhu Zhuqing for half an hour, opening her Conception Vessel as her Soul Power circulated through it.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt her body grow stronger and, after dressing, became embarrassed about Lin En having touched her.
• Lin En caught Zhu Zhuqing when she started to fall, and she demanded that he take responsibility for both her body and her heart.
• Zhu Zhuqing pushed Lin En against the wall and kissed him, leaving him stunned.

After Lin En and Zhu Zhuqing grew closer following an intimate encounter, Lan Susu approached him under the pretext of discussing the upcoming academy exchange tournament. The chapter ended with Lan Susu agreeing to meet Lin En that night, hoping he could help her break through her cultivation bottleneck.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Lin En kissed and grew intimate, then parted after she left his room.
• Over the following days, Lin En joked with Zhu Zhuqing until she warmed to him and allowed him to hold her hand.
• Lan Susu stopped Lin En after class and said she wanted to discuss arrangements for the academy exchange tournament.
• Lin En invited Lan Susu to meet him that night, and she agreed, hoping he could help her break through her rank seventy-eight bottleneck.

Lan Susu visited Lin En to discuss the upcoming exchange tournament, and they agreed to challenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy in a warm-up match. Lin En opened her Thoroughfare Vessel, helping her break through to level seventy-nine, and she left after giving him a shy kiss in thanks.

• Lan Susu asked Lin En for his thoughts on the exchange tournament, and he suggested a warm-up match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lan Susu agreed that Skywater Academy would face Heaven Dou Royal in five days.
• Lan Susu asked Lin En to help open her meridians, and he opened her Thoroughfare Vessel.
• Lan Susu's level-seventy-eight bottleneck broke, advancing her to level seventy-nine.
• When Lin En asked for a kiss as repayment, Lan Susu kissed his cheek and hurried out.

Skywater Academy’s team traveled to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a warm-up match ahead of the exchange tournament. After Qin Ming mistook Lin En for a teacher and learned he was a male student, he led the team toward the Mimicry Training Ground.

• Lan Susu told the Skywater Team that she had arranged a warm-up match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy to test their teamwork.
• Lan Susu led the Skywater Team to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where students stared at the visiting group.
• Shui Yue'er teased Lin En about being mistaken for a teacher, and he secretly swatted her, prompting her to claim a mosquito had bitten her.
• Qin Ming welcomed Lan Susu and mistook Lin En for a teacher until Lin En clarified that he was a student.
• Qin Ming led the Skywater Team toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Mimicry Training Ground to begin the warm-up match.

Lin En encountered Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu among the Heaven Dou Team and was shocked that they had left Shrek Academy. He provoked captain Yu Tianheng and teacher Qin Ming before the warm-up match, leaving the teams poised for a fierce contest.

• Lin En spotted Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu with the Heaven Dou Team and wondered why they had left Shrek Academy.
• Lan Susu noticed Lin En's distress, and he tried to hide his shock before greeting the two girls.
• Qin Ming introduced captain Yu Tianheng, who announced his level thirty-nine Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Lin En introduced himself as a level forty-seven Mantis Soul Ancestor, stunning the Heaven Dou Team members.
• Lin En taunted Yu Tianheng by pretending to offer a handshake before turning away, angering Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming.
• Lin En declared that Skywater would beat Heaven Dou in a team battle, and Qin Ming warned him that the team result would decide the match.

After provoking the Heaven Dou Team into a match, Lin En reunited with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, who had transferred to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Ning Rongrong tried to recruit him into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he refused, while she began plotting with Xiao Wu to change his mind.

• Lin En insulted the Heaven Dou Team, and Qin Ming challenged the Skywater Team to a battle beginning in half an hour.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu sneaked up on Lin En, but he recognized them by their scents.
• Ning Rongrong told Lin En she and Xiao Wu had left Shrek for Heaven Dou Royal Academy after Sword and Bone Douluo had dealt with Shrek.
• Ning Rongrong offered Lin En a powerful position in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Lin En rejected her offer.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu to help recruit Lin En and hinted that she had a plan involving Xiao Wu's charm.

Lin En avoided Ning Rongrong’s scheme, then joined Skywater Academy for its warm-up match against Heaven Dou Team. After Yu Tianheng charged at him, Lin En summoned Sageross and used Darkness Power to send Yu flying.

• Lin En slipped away while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu plotted, so Ning Rongrong asked Xiao Wu to help teach him a lesson during the match.
• Lin En returned to Skywater Academy’s group, traded teasing remarks with Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er, and went to find Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qin Ming and Lan Susu assembled Skywater Team and Heaven Dou Team on the Soul Fighting platform for the warm-up match.
• Yu Tianheng charged toward Lin En when Qin Ming started the match.
• Lin En summoned Sageross and ordered it to use Darkness Power, and Sageross struck Yu Tianheng and sent him flying.

Lin En and Sageross battled the Heaven Dou Team, countering Dugu Yan’s poison and overwhelming their defensive formation. Lin En stopped Yu Tianheng’s attack with his Eight Spider Lances and seized him with transformed purple-black hands.

• Lin En used Sageross’s Shadow Clone to confuse the Heaven Dou Team, then had Sageross blow Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Red Poison back toward them.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced the Heaven Dou Team, while Xiao Wu fought Shui Yue’er and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to target the opposing back line.
• Lin En charged through Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Blue Poison without being affected and sent Sageross’s blade energy crashing into the Shi Brothers’ defenses.
• Sageross unleashed Tooth-Linked Assault from the air as the Shi Brothers struggled to hold their formation.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Lin En after Sageross flew away, but Lin En blocked his lightning with the Eight Spider Lances and caught him with their transformed hands.

Lin En's Eight Spider Lances helped the Skywater Team overwhelm the Heaven Dou Team, while he secretly warned Xiao Wu that she had been exposed. After the battle, he found Dugu Yan beside the poisoned Yu Tianheng and claimed a great calamity loomed over her.

• Lin En used his Eight Spider Lances and venom to knock Yu Tianheng unconscious as Sageross and Shui Bing'er routed the Heaven Dou Team.
• Lin En restrained Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, then whispered to Xiao Wu that she had been exposed and urged her to stay near Ning Rongrong.
• Lin En released Xiao Wu after warning her, and the Skywater Team finished overwhelming the Heaven Dou Team.
• Qin Ming acknowledged Lin En's strength and congratulated Lan Susu on the Skywater Team's chances in the tournament.
• Dugu Yan demanded that Lin En cure Yu Tianheng, and Lin En studied her darkened lips and brow before warning that a great calamity loomed over her.