Recaps

Jiang Che defeated Ma Hongjun and built a record of consecutive victories at the Soto Great Soul Arena, where he became known as the Killing God. After his death matches, he overheard two maids and stopped them to ask what they had said.

• Jiang Che blocked Ma Hongjun's flames with his Qi Condensation Shield, used Blue Silver vines and smoke to close in, and knocked him down with a saber slash.
• Jiang Che defeated six more opponents in succession and then registered to fight alone in two-on-two matches, including one-against-two death matches.
• Jiang Che's instant victories made him famous at the arena, where spectators called him the Killing God and he reached 36 consecutive wins.
• After a day's death matches, Jiang Che heard two maids talking, stopped them, and asked what they had just said.

Jiang Che arranged to fight Tang San and Xiao Wu alone, and the two arrived at the arena expecting an easy match. When the masked fighter was announced as a level-twenty-eight Blue Silver Grass soul master called Cola, Tang San suspected he was Jiang Che, the opponent who had frightened him a week earlier.

• Jiang Che obtained the registration papers for Tang San and Xiao Wu’s Three-Five Combination and asked the staff to arrange a match against them.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San their opponent, Cola, would fight them alone, and Tang San dismissed him as someone showing off.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the arena, where the announcer introduced Cola as a level-twenty-eight Blue Silver Grass support soul master.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu remembered Jiang Che from Nuoding Academy, and Tang San also recalled his frightening encounter with him a week earlier.
• Jiang Che appeared masked before them as the arena’s celebrated Killing God, and Tang San became nearly certain he was Jiang Che while Xiao Wu remained confident they would win.

Jiang Che faced Tang San and Xiao Wu in a two-on-one Soul Fighting match, surprising them with his rank-twenty-eight Soul Power and new Starry Eyes skill. Tang San and Xiao Wu coordinated their opening attack, and Xiao Wu launched herself toward Jiang Che’s back as the fight continued.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu realized the masked, blue-haired fighter was Jiang Che, whose Soul Power had reached rank twenty-eight.
• Jiang Che dismissed Xiao Wu’s questions and challenged the pair to fight.
• Tang San reviewed his advantages, including his Tang Sect Secret Arts, Blue Silver Grass toxin, Soul Power reserves, and Xiao Wu’s support, then declared that he had the advantage.
• Tang San boosted Xiao Wu onto his shoulders, forming a human tower as Jiang Che rushed toward them.
• Tang San sent a swarm of Blue Silver Grass vines at Jiang Che, who activated Starry Eyes and cut the vines apart with five Water Tribulation Blue Silver Blade strikes.
• Tang San launched Xiao Wu diagonally behind Jiang Che, and she aimed a knife-hand strike at the back of his neck.

Jiang Che tested Tang San and Xiao Wu in the arena, then countered Tang San’s Parasitism with his Qi Condensation Shield and revealed his star-patterned blue silver grass. Tang San mistook Jiang Che’s stillness for paralysis and confidently believed he had won.

• Jiang Che threw Tang San off balance, and Xiao Wu used Tang San’s shoulder as a foothold before Jiang Che mocked their acrobatics.
• Jiang Che and Tang San recognized that they had been testing each other, and Tang San prepared to fight alongside Xiao Wu.
• Tang San activated Parasitism using blue silver grass seeds he had planted on Jiang Che, but Jiang Che’s Qi Condensation Shield stopped the vines from reaching him.
• Jiang Che’s golden-threaded, starry blue silver vines emerged and drove Tang San’s vines out of his control, astonishing the spectators.
• Tang San assumed his blue silver grass neurotoxin had paralyzed Jiang Che and told Xiao Wu to wait for him to give up.

Jiang Che overwhelmed Tang San and Xiao Wu in the Soul Fighting match, using his Blue Silver Emperor and Monarch’s Pressure to disable them and provoke Tang San into attacking. Tang San’s hidden weapons failed to break Jiang Che’s Qi Condensation Shield, leaving him facing Jiang Che with his strongest weapon exhausted.

• Jiang Che’s Blue Silver Emperor suppressed Tang San, forcing him to his knees, while Jiang Che’s vines pursued him and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu pulled Tang San toward the platform’s edge, but Jiang Che wounded her ankle with a water blade and bound her in the vines.
• Tang San attacked Jiang Che with Silent Sleeve Arrows, but Jiang Che’s Qi Condensation Shield blocked them, and Jiang Che then flung Tang San off the platform.
• Jiang Che tightened the vines around Xiao Wu, and her screams drove Tang San to attack again with Bone-Piercing Nails and other hidden weapons.
• Tang San’s hidden weapons bounced off Jiang Che’s shield, and his Back-Mounted Flower Crossbow pushed Jiang Che back several steps without injuring him.

Jiang Che defeated Tang San and the Three-Five Combination, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong won their first team match together. The Shrek students reunited afterward, and Tang San appeared devastated by his loss.

• Tang San attacked Jiang Che with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Jiang Che deflected and blocked the blows, disarming him and defeating the Three-Five Combination.
• The Great Soul Arena announcer declared Jiang Che the winner and the crowd cheered for Cola the Killing God.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reviewed their victory over the Ironblood Combination and discussed the Blue Silver Grass Soul Master called Cola.
• The Shrek students came out injured and subdued, and Dai Mubai noticed Tang San's confidence had given way to dejection.

After Jiang Che defeated Tang San and Xiao Wu in a two-on-one Soul Fighting match, he considered how to overcome the Blue Silver Emperor’s weakness to fire and planned to seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Qian Renxue learned of Jiang Che’s talent and prepared to meet him in person, while She Long urged her to investigate before drawing conclusions.

• Xiao Wu told Dai Mubai and Oscar that Jiang Che had defeated her and Tang San alone, and she explained that Tang San blamed himself for failing to protect her.
• Jiang Che reviewed his recent matches and recognized that Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire had exposed the Blue Silver Emperor’s vulnerability to flame.
• Jiang Che considered taking immortal herbs from Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but decided he would need to plan carefully around the poison formation and Dugu Bo.
• A subordinate told Qian Renxue that Jiang Che was the child named in the Pope’s decree, and she reviewed his record and wondered why he had not joined Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue ordered preparations to meet Jiang Che, and She Long advised her to sound him out before assuming the worst.

Salasi ordered his subordinates to investigate Jiang Che and invite him to Spirit Hall, while Snake Lance Douluo arrived at the branch hall. At Jiang Che’s courtyard, Xue Qinghe introduced himself as the Heaven Dou crown prince and began explaining why he had come.

• Salasi rebuked his staff for failing to report Jiang Che, then ordered a respectful investigation and invitation.
• Snake Lance Douluo arrived at the Spirit Hall Heaven Dou Branch Hall.
• Jiang Che sensed a visitor at his courtyard and recognized the party as connected to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Xue Qinghe introduced himself to Jiang Che as the crown prince and said he had come to meet him and discuss another matter.

Qian Renxue and Bishop Kado both tried to recruit Jiang Che, and he invited them inside to compare their offers. Qian Renxue offered him a noble title that would rise with his strength, ending in the position of Heaven Dou Imperial Preceptor if he became a Titled Douluo.

• Qian Renxue invited Jiang Che to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and he accepted her invitation in principle.
• Bishop Kado arrived on Bishop Salasi's orders and invited Jiang Che to Spirit Hall, prompting Qian Renxue to let Jiang Che choose between them.
• Jiang Che asked Qian Renxue and Kado to come inside and compete with their offers.
• Qian Renxue offered Jiang Che an immediate Viscount title, higher titles as he advanced, an Imperial Preceptor position if he reached Titled Douluo, and a generous stipend.

Jiang Che rejected Spirit Hall’s offer and chose to serve Qian Renxue, then stayed in Suotuo City to farm Skill Points while her spies watched him. At the Great Soul Arena, he spotted the Shrek Seven Devils as they discussed Tang San’s changed behavior.

• Kado offered Jiang Che the chance to become a Titled Douluo’s disciple, but Jiang Che refused Spirit Hall and chose Qian Renxue instead.
• Qian Renxue invited Jiang Che to Heaven Dou City, but he stayed in Suotuo City to finish his business, while she arranged for spies to keep watch over him.
• Jiang Che alternated between the Star Dou Great Forest and the Great Soul Arena to earn Skill Points, bringing his total to 1,141.
• Jiang Che encountered the Shrek Seven Devils at the Soto Great Soul Arena while wearing a black mask.
• Oscar offered the group sausages, and Ma Hongjun said Tang San had been tormenting opponents since Jiang Che’s earlier victory over him.

Ma Hongjun left for a brothel to vent his martial soul’s evil fire, while Dai Mubai’s confrontation with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong exposed how badly the Shrek students’ relationships had deteriorated. After Dai Mubai’s outburst, Jiang Che decided not to accept Ning Rongrong’s offer to kill him, reasoning that he was not strong enough and Zhu Zhuqing still depended on Dai Mubai’s survival.

• Ma Hongjun left to meet the dean at a brothel, and Dai Mubai explained to Xiao Wu that Ma Hongjun needed to discharge his martial soul’s evil fire.
• Zhu Zhuqing rebuffed Dai Mubai, who recalled that she had seen him entering a hotel with twin sisters and had grown distant from him.
• Ning Rongrong insulted Dai Mubai, and he released his soul power, sending her and Oscar flying while Tang San shielded Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai walked away after warning Ning Rongrong, and she offered Tang San ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and a favor from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to kill him.
• Tang San refused Ning Rongrong’s offer and left with Xiao Wu, while Jiang Che decided that killing Dai Mubai would bring dangerous consequences and threaten Zhu Zhuqing’s future.

After Oscar rejected Ning Rongrong as part of a scheme with Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong sought help from Jiang Che, whom she recognized as Cola the Killing God. Jiang Che tried to leave without agreeing, but Ning Rongrong followed and offered increasingly valuable payment for his instruction, leaving him unimpressed by her poor stamina.

• Oscar told Ning Rongrong he would no longer pursue her, then reflected on his plan with Dai Mubai to isolate her and win her over.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Jiang Che as Cola the Killing God and asked him to kill Dai Mubai for five thousand Gold Soul Coins, but he refused.
• Ning Rongrong asked Jiang Che to teach her to become stronger, citing Zhu Zhuqing's training, while Jiang Che considered how changing her role might affect Tang San's future.
• Jiang Che hinted that he had little time and slowly walked away, hoping Ning Rongrong would offer better terms.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Jiang Che and offered a Space Soul Tool, then followed him down the corridor and raised her offer to include ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Che remarked that Ning Rongrong had poor stamina, and she blushed as she admitted she had never exercised.

Ning Rongrong paid Jiang Che a valuable storage ring and a large sum of money to train her so she could surpass Oscar. After returning to Shrek Academy, she told Zhu Zhuqing about the deal and learned that Zhu Zhuqing had feelings for Jiang Che and that he had killed a thousand-year Soul Beast.

• Ning Rongrong asked Jiang Che to teach her so she could compete with Oscar, and offered him a storage ring and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Jiang Che accepted Ning Rongrong's tuition and told her to meet him daily at the Great Soul Arena's 201 VIP Lounge, except on some weekends.
• Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy, snapped at Oscar, and rushed to tell Zhu Zhuqing that she had met Jiang Che.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing until she admitted what had happened in the Star Dou Great Forest and how Jiang Che had helped her.
• Ning Rongrong was shocked to learn that Jiang Che had killed a thousand-year Soul Beast despite being only a Soul Grandmaster.

Jiang Che began experimenting with refining pills from medicinal herbs, but his first five batches all failed. Elsewhere, Zhao Wuji told Flender about Cola, a mysterious young fighter who had defeated Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had said nasty things to her, and Zhu Zhuqing vowed to defeat him and settle the score.
• Jiang Che studied the Record of Ten Thousand Herbs and bought large quantities of medicinal ingredients from several shops to avoid drawing attention.
• Jiang Che tried refining Solomon's seal and poria, but uneven heating and other mistakes left all five batches unusable.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Cola had recently beaten Tang San and Xiao Wu in a two-on-one fight and possessed rank twenty-eight Soul Power.

Flender refused to admit Cola to Shrek Academy until he reached rank thirty, while Tang Hao secretly watched Tang San recover from his defeat. The next morning, Jiang Che arrived to begin Ning Rongrong’s training and asked her about support-type Soul Masters.

• Flender rejected Zhao Wuji’s suggestion to recruit Cola, insisting that Shrek Academy’s entry rules required candidates under fifteen to have rank-thirty Soul Power.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San meditate after recovering from his defeat and decided that Cola’s victory was acceptable as long as Tang San’s meridians remained unharmed.
• Ning Rongrong waited with Zhu Zhuqing for Jiang Che to begin her training.
• Jiang Che admired Zhu Zhuqing’s Dark Night sword, then separated the two girls when their teasing turned into playful tussling.
• Jiang Che asked Ning Rongrong to explain her understanding of support-type Soul Masters, and she described how they strengthen teammates while managing Soul Power consumption.

Jiang Che taught Ning Rongrong how to judge a support-type Soul Master’s value and urged her to build her survivability so she could become a stronger combat support. In a two-on-two match, Zhu Zhuqing held back as instructed, while Ning Rongrong was targeted and quickly knocked off the arena.

• Jiang Che explained that a support-type Soul Master proved their value by helping a teammate outperform two comparable opponents, and challenged Ning Rongrong to become a support her enemies would fear.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to train toward becoming the strongest support, and Jiang Che told her to complete daily tasks while developing her survival skills and battlefield awareness.
• Jiang Che asked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to enter a two-on-two Soul Fighting match, and Ning Rongrong registered them as the Seven Treasure Spirit Cat Combination.
• Jiang Che quietly told Zhu Zhuqing to drag out the fight and keep one opponent occupied so Ning Rongrong could handle the other herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing fought cautiously while the opposing Agility Attack System Soul Master targeted Ning Rongrong, dodged her briefly, and then shoved her off the arena.

After Ning Rongrong’s defeat in a team battle, Jiang Che taught her that a support-type Soul Master had to survive to help her teammates. He then ordered her to enter one-on-one matches alone, leaving her frightened but ultimately agreeing to try.

• Ning Rongrong was quickly eliminated in a team battle, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated their two opponents afterward, though the fight was harder without Ning Rongrong’s support.
• Jiang Che explained that Ning Rongrong needed to stay alive to support her teammates, which lifted her spirits briefly.
• Jiang Che told Ning Rongrong to enter one-on-one Soul Fighting matches without Zhu Zhuqing, and claimed that he had once won a match as a support-type Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong protested that she would have to face Battle Soul Masters alone, but Jiang Che told her to use her Soul Skills to support herself, run, and hold out as long as possible.
• Ning Rongrong reluctantly agreed to the training, while Zhu Zhuqing encouraged her to persevere.

Ning Rongrong struggled through her first Soul Fighting matches while Jiang Che coached her, then he pursued pill-making and learned two new formulas. The chapter ended with Jiang Che refining Soul Recovery Pills and preparing to meditate and continue training.

• Ning Rongrong lasted one minute in her first Soul Fighting match by using her Soul Power to boost her speed, but her lack of combat experience left her humiliated.
• Jiang Che and Zhu Zhuqing comforted Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Che sent her into several more matches before stopping when she became worn out.
• Jiang Che spent all his medicinal ingredients on pill research, then bought two Random Pill Formulas from Today's Shop.
• Jiang Che learned the formulas for a Soul Recovery Pill and the deadly Nine-Turn Soul-Scattering Powder, whose rare ingredients included Ice-Soul Snow Lotus from the Far North.
• Jiang Che bought ingredients in Suotuo City, refined ten Soul Recovery Pills, swallowed one, and prepared to meditate.

Jiang Che taught Ning Rongrong the Symbiosis Method and introduced her and Zhu Zhuqing to his Soul Power Limit Augmentation Method, which could help support-type Soul Masters fight more effectively. He explained how to train its first stage, leaving Ning Rongrong eager to learn despite the technique’s demanding principles.

• Jiang Che explained that support-type Soul Masters were disadvantaged in basic attributes and said his Soul Power Limit Augmentation Method could help Ning Rongrong hold her own in battle.
• Jiang Che gave Ning Rongrong a handwritten copy of the Symbiosis Method and explained its advantages and drawbacks; after learning Zhu Zhuqing had practiced it, Ning Rongrong agreed to try it.
• Jiang Che told Ning Rongrong to keep the Symbiosis Method secret, and she promised that only the three of them would know about it.
• Jiang Che explained that the Soul Power Limit Augmentation Method required knowing one’s own meridian pathways and that he could only teach Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing its first, At Will realm.
• Jiang Che said the At Will realm would let them adjust Soul Power output to suit battle, and compared its full efficiency with the roughly 130 percent efficiency of his perfected method.

Jiang Che explained how the Extreme Soul Power Attachment Method improved the efficiency of using Soul Power and how its principles could help Zhu Zhuqing refine her own cultivation method. He assigned Ning Rongrong to begin strenuous training under Zhu Zhuqing’s supervision.

• Jiang Che explained that the Extreme Soul Power Attachment Method saved Soul Power by making the body use it more efficiently and let Soul Masters control its flow.
• Jiang Che said the method and the Martial Soul Possession Adaptation Method probably could not be practiced together, but their shared principles could help Zhu Zhuqing improve her method.
• Jiang Che described training the body to its limit before attaching a small amount of Soul Power, forcing the body to use that power more efficiently over time.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized she could restrict the Soul Power supplied to Martial Soul Possession to make it improve its efficiency, and Jiang Che praised her insight.
• Jiang Che told Ning Rongrong to run at full speed without Soul Power, then attach ten percent of her Soul Power at her limit and continue until it was drained, with Zhu Zhuqing supervising her.

Jiang Che ordered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to begin weighted training while he returned to the deathmatch arena. At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun planned a night out as Flender discovered that Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar were absent from class.

• Jiang Che told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to order training weights, then sent Ning Rongrong back to the Soul Fighting stage under Zhu Zhuqing's supervision while he went to the deathmatch arena.
• Dai Mubai grew frustrated over Zhu Zhuqing's coldness and asked Ma Hongjun to watch the dorm while he went out that night.
• Ma Hongjun asked to join Dai Mubai, who agreed to pay for his evening out.
• Tang San continued studying how to combine blue silver grass with the Clear Sky Hammer while Xiao Wu listened to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's conversation with disgust.
• Flender entered class, found only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun present, and demanded to know why Oscar was absent.

Oscar broke through to rank thirty after focusing on cultivation, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing missed classes to train and spend the day away from the academy. When they returned, Ning Rongrong challenged Yu Xiaogang’s reprimand with arguments she had learned from Jiang Che.

• Oscar told Flender that he had broken through to rank thirty, and the students congratulated him.
• Oscar reflected that he had stopped sulking over Ning Rongrong and committed himself to cultivation, which helped him overcome his bottleneck.
• Flender learned from Xiao Wu that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were missing, then took the five students to wait for them at the academy entrance.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned in the evening, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang demanded to know why they had missed classes.
• Ning Rongrong said that she and Zhu Zhuqing had been cultivating, then refuted Yu Xiaogang’s theories with arguments Jiang Che had taught her.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Yu Xiaogang’s authority and refused to join Shrek Academy’s trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, choosing instead to stay in Suotuo City and train with Jiang Che. Flender let them stay, while Jiang Che continued researching pills, unaware of the dispute.

• Yu Xiaogang praised Oscar’s rank-thirty breakthrough and criticized Ning Rongrong, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to challenge his claims and ask why his theories had not made him a Soul Elder.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Cola was her teacher, and Flender realized that the twelve-year-old who had defeated Tang San and Xiao Wu was the same Cola Zhao Wuji had once suggested recruiting.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered everyone to prepare for the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, but Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing refused and threatened to leave Shrek Academy.
• Flender stopped Yu Xiaogang from expelling the girls and allowed them to stay in Suotuo City, while Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar prepared to depart.
• Jiang Che continued experimenting with pill formulas, unaware of what had happened at Shrek Academy.

Jiang Che refined pills and fought at the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, where Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched his skill and considered his potential. After Jiang Che noticed their interest and Chen Xin’s anger over Ning Rongrong, the two waited for him and Ning Fengzhi praised his fighting under the nickname “Cola.”

• Jiang Che redeemed the Burst Soul Pill formula, decided it was unsuitable for absorbing a soul ring, and refined twenty Burst Soul Pills and ten Soul Recovery Pills.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched Jiang Che win a series of brief fights and discussed his talent, his self-created soul skill, and whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could recruit him.
• Chen Xin resented Jiang Che for making Ning Rongrong fight and suffer, but Ning Fengzhi argued that she needed to learn to bear responsibility.
• Jiang Che sensed Chen Xin’s sword intent, recognized Ning Fengzhi beside him, and worried that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might have designs on him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin waited at the competitors’ exit, where Ning Fengzhi praised Jiang Che’s fighting and called him “Cola.”

Jiang Che dealt with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin before returning to coaching Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at the Soto Great Soul Arena. He taught them how to use positioning and teammates as terrain, then asked Zhu Zhuqing how she would quickly end a seven-on-seven match.

• Jiang Che removed his mask for Ning Fengzhi, who invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before leaving with Chen Xin.
• Jiang Che learned that Ning Rongrong had been injured in her Soul Fighting match, and he later told her and Zhu Zhuqing that Chen Xin's pressure had left him pale.
• Over the following week, Jiang Che, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong continued to attract attention at the Soto Great Soul Arena, where Ning Rongrong's matches drew eager spectators.
• Ning Rongrong proudly told Jiang Che she had lasted three minutes in a one-on-one match, and he praised her improvement before teaching her about battlefield positioning and using Soul Masters as moving terrain.
• Jiang Che asked Zhu Zhuqing how she would end a seven-on-seven match quickly, and she said she would bypass the front line and target the opposing support-type Soul Master.