Recaps

Gu Yue and Na'er fought to determine which of them was stronger, while Xiao Chen pursued Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, eliminating Xie Xie and overwhelming Tang Wulin. Cornered by Xiao Chen's soul sand, Tang Wulin awakened his Golden Dragon Claw and prepared to fight back.

• Gu Yue mocked Na'er's ties to humans, and Na'er challenged her to a fight after boasting about her superior Soul Rings and cultivation.
• Gu Yue attacked with ice and fire, while Na'er advanced with her Silver Dragon Spear; Gu Yue used spatial power to keep her at a distance.
• Xiao Chen bombarded Tang Wulin and Xie Xie with Wither Heads until Xie Xie was eliminated from the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Tang Wulin confronted Xiao Chen, who explained that Gu Yue had requested the assessment and that he was clearing the field.
• Xiao Chen's soul sand drained the vitality from Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass, forcing Tang Wulin to awaken his Golden Dragon Claw.

Tang Wulin unleashed his Golden Dragon King power against Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen used his Resurrection Soul Skill to withstand the attack and knock him unconscious. Tang San then awakened through Tang Wulin and recognized Xiao Chen as an anomaly, demanding that he bow before the God King.

• Tang Wulin charged Xiao Chen with his Golden Dragon Claw, determined to protect Gu Yue and their fallen teammates.
• Xiao Chen possessed his Wither Martial Soul and used Resurrection to endure Tang Wulin’s attack without injury.
• Tang Wulin was struck by the backlash and fell unconscious, while Xiao Chen prepared to finish the battle.
• Tang San awakened in Tang Wulin’s body, identified Xiao Chen as an anomaly, and Xiao Chen concealed his shock.
• Tang San released his God King pressure and ordered Xiao Chen to bow before him.

Xiao Chen realized Gu Yue’s aggressive attempt to seize Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Divine Core had awakened Tang San’s divine consciousness and disrupted his long-laid plans. Tang San blamed Xiao Chen for the upheaval and threatened to kill him, leaving Xiao Chen facing a fight to the death inside the Spirit Ascension Platform.

• Xiao Chen deduced that Gu Yue’s decision to send Di Tian and Xiong Jun after Tang Wulin had forced Tang San’s divine consciousness to awaken early.
• Di Tian sensed the God King-level aura, used the Dragon God Claw to escape with Xiong Jun, and abandoned their capture mission.
• Tang San recalled his plan to draw in the Silver Dragon King, use her against the Abyss, and bring her into the Tang Family, and he blamed Xiao Chen for disrupting it.
• Tang San recognized Na’er as the Silver Dragon King’s other half and found Xiao Chen’s mind obscured by a mysterious causal mist.
• Tang San’s anger erupted, and he accused Xiao Chen of ruining his ten-thousand-year plan and threatened him with death.
• The Spirit Ascension Platform’s data went abnormal after Tang San’s probing, while Xiao Chen prepared to fight him rather than retreat.

Xiao Chen refused Tang San’s demand to inspect his body and Sea of Consciousness, but the God King overpowered him with Unfixed Storm and tried to reach his mind. Xiao Chen summoned the Command Block to clear the immobilization, leaving Tang San stunned.

• Tang San, possessing Tang Wulin, demanded that Xiao Chen stand still and submit to an examination, but Xiao Chen refused and attacked with Wither Heads.
• Tang San effortlessly dispelled Xiao Chen’s attack and restrained him with Unfixed Storm.
• Tang San accused Xiao Chen of disrupting the plane’s balance and declared that he would purge his nature, while Xiao Chen feared he would be brainwashed.
• When Sea God’s Light failed to penetrate Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Power to summon the Command Block.
• The Command Block cleared Unfixed Storm, freeing Xiao Chen and shocking Tang San.

Xiao Chen escaped Tang San’s Unfixed Storm with the Command Block’s help, then stalled while Tang San tried to charm and intimidate him into handing it over. The Command Block began targeting Tang San’s divine consciousness, and Xiao Chen pretended to surrender it as Tang San lowered his guard.

• Xiao Chen broke free of Tang San’s Unfixed Storm and Sea God’s Light, leaving Tang San stunned by the Command Block’s unknown power.
• Tang San stopped attacking and claimed he had only been testing Xiao Chen, then invoked his status as the Sea God and Asura God to pressure him.
• Xiao Chen questioned why the legendary Sea God had attacked him, and Tang San demanded that he hand over the Command Block for safekeeping.
• The Command Block began trembling and marked Tang San’s divine consciousness with lines of code, revealing its desire to devour him.
• Xiao Chen pretended to obey and raised the Command Block as an offering while Tang San relaxed, unaware that it had targeted him.

Xiao Chen used the Command Block to pull Tang San’s divine consciousness out of Tang Wulin and devour it, then claimed the Golden Dragon King Divine Core. He learned that the block had purified and optimized the Divine Core, leaving its seventeen seals intact for him to unlock as his body grew stronger.

• Xiao Chen approached Tang Wulin with the Command Block, which suddenly began pulling Tang San’s divine consciousness out of him.
• Tang San panicked and demanded that Xiao Chen stop, but Xiao Chen refused and the Command Block stripped him away from Tang Wulin.
• The Command Block dismantled Tang San’s divine consciousness into code and devoured it completely.
• The Command Block pulled the Golden Dragon King Divine Core from Tang Wulin and merged it into Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen discovered that the Command Block had removed the Divine Core’s baleful energy and lingering consciousness while preserving its seventeen seals.

Xiao Chen used the Command Block to devour Tang San's divine consciousness and take the Golden Dragon King Divine Core, then eliminated Tang Wulin from the Spirit Ascension Platform. Outside, Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero had failed the assessment except for Gu Yue, while Xiao Chen hurried toward Gu Yue and Na'er's ongoing fight.

• Xiao Chen reasoned that the Command Block needed energy for powerful commands and could be triggered by intense desire or danger.
• Xiao Chen struck the unconscious Tang Wulin with his Wither Martial Soul, causing Tang Wulin to be ejected from the Spirit Ascension Platform as the platform's systems returned to normal.
• Tang Wulin awoke outside the Spirit Ascension Platform with no memory of what had happened after his clash with Xiao Chen.
• Wu Changkong announced that Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Tang Wulin had failed the assessment, and ordered them to undergo double special training next semester.
• Xiao Chen rushed through the forest toward Gu Yue and Na'er, whose fight remained unresolved.

Xiao Chen arrived as Na'er and Gu Yue's exhausting battle reached a stalemate, and Gu Yue challenged him to prove her worth for the Spirit Pagoda assessment. Na'er declared that Gu Yue had passed, but Gu Yue rejected the easy approval, and Xiao Chen agreed to fight her.

• Xiao Chen reached the clearing and found Na'er and Gu Yue wounded and nearly out of strength after a prolonged battle.
• Na'er relaxed when she sensed Xiao Chen, while Gu Yue guarded herself and considered how to secure approval for her assessment.
• Gu Yue challenged Xiao Chen, but Na'er stepped between them and declared Gu Yue had passed.
• Gu Yue grew furious at Na'er's decision and insisted on fighting Xiao Chen rather than accepting her approval.
• Xiao Chen warned Gu Yue that she was injured, but she confidently prepared her elemental soul power and he agreed to fight.

Xiao Chen defeated Gu Yue with his Wither Martial Soul and Soul Sand Devour, then Na'er declared that Gu Yue had passed the assessment. Gu Yue tried to provoke Na'er by showing interest in Xiao Chen, and Na'er quickly moved to protect her brother.

• Xiao Chen blasted through Gu Yue's ice wall with Wither Head, and Gu Yue narrowly escaped the explosion by teleporting.
• Xiao Chen bound Gu Yue with Soul Sand Devour, then released her after she admitted defeat.
• Gu Yue asked whether she had passed, and Xiao Chen explained that Na'er was the examiner.
• Na'er told Gu Yue she had passed and called her little sister, making Gu Yue furious.
• Gu Yue pretended to take an interest in Xiao Chen to test Na'er's feelings, and Na'er stood between them and rejected the idea.

After passing the Spirit Ascension Platform assessment, Gu Yue left to pursue her path with the Spirit Pagoda, while Xiao Chen and Na'er departed separately. Tang Wulin struggled with Gu Yue's departure, and Wu Changkong urged him to accept her choice.

• Xiao Chen told Na'er that Gu Yue had passed, and they prepared to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Gu Yue asked Xiao Chen's name, called him Brother Chen, and teleported out; Xiao Chen and Na'er followed.
• Gu Yue returned to the East Sea Spirit Pagoda and ignored Xie Xie and Tang Wulin as she went to Wu Changkong.
• Wu Changkong told Gu Yue she was the only Class Zero student who had passed and let her go; Gu Yue walked deeper into the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang Wulin tried to follow Gu Yue, but Wu Changkong stopped him and said she was likely joining the Spirit Pagoda.
• Tang Wulin accepted that Gu Yue had chosen her own path, though he felt desolate about her leaving.

Na'er and Gu Yue argued over Gu Yue’s plan to use the Spirit Pagoda to take revenge on humanity and restore the Silver Dragon King’s full origin. They agreed to a wager over whether Xiao Chen would fall for Gu Yue, leaving both convinced they would win.

• Xiao Chen agreed to take Gu Yue with him and Na'er to Shrek City, then left the two women alone to talk.
• Gu Yue accused Na'er of obstructing her assessment and betraying their soul beast mission by growing close to Xiao Chen.
• Gu Yue revealed she intended to use the Spirit Pagoda to take revenge on humanity, while Na'er refused to let her absorb her or harm Xiao Chen and her teacher.
• Gu Yue proposed that if Xiao Chen fell for her, Na'er would willingly let Gu Yue absorb her; if he continued to love Na'er, Gu Yue would spare Na'er, Xiao Chen, and her teacher.
• Na'er accepted the wager, and both women headed to Xiao Chen's room while privately believing they would prevail.

Xiao Chen took Na'er to Skysea City to meet his prospective forging teacher, Zhen Hua, and prepare for the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition. While they waited for Zhen Hua to arrive, they settled into the city and explored, ending their first outing at a Yuhao Grilled Fish shop where tournament footage embarrassed Xiao Chen.

• Leng Yaozhu told Xiao Chen to enter the forging competition in Skysea City and revealed that Zhen Hua, the Divine Craftsman, would be his prospective teacher.
• Xiao Chen refused to travel with Gu Yue, exchanged contact details with her, and left the East Sea Spirit Pagoda with Na'er for Skysea City.
• Xiao Chen learned that Zhen Hua would not arrive for a month, so he and Na'er checked into the Rose Hotel and began cultivating.
• Na'er persuaded Xiao Chen to take her out for grilled fish, and they ate at the Yuhao Grilled Fish shop.
• The shop played romantic Soul Master Tournament highlights, leaving Na'er enchanted and Xiao Chen embarrassed.

Xiao Chen demonstrated Spirit Forging to Zhen Hua and became his personal disciple, while Na'er lamented the widening gap between them. At the core of the Douluo Plane, Tang Hao and the planar spirit fought as the plane faced a crisis.

• Xiao Chen and Na'er visited the Blacksmith Association, where Zhen Hua agreed to test Xiao Chen after reading Leng Yaozhu's recommendation letter.
• Xiao Chen struck heavy silver once and used the Command Block to complete Spirit Forging, astonishing Zhen Hua.
• Zhen Hua accepted Xiao Chen as his personal disciple and took him to arrange fifth-rank blacksmith certification.
• Na'er privately compared her second-rank mecha repair skills with Xiao Chen's forging achievement and worried about returning to the Spirit Pagoda.
• At the core of the Douluo Plane, Tang Hao and the planar spirit accused each other of worsening the plane's crisis and continued fighting.

Xiao Chen accepted Zhen Hua’s plan for him to compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, then encountered Gu Yue and Class Zero at a seafood restaurant. Gu Yue’s unusual closeness to Xiao Chen provoked Na’er’s hostility and stunned the others.

• Zhen Hua gave Xiao Chen his fifth-rank blacksmith badge and persuaded him to enter the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, offering rare metals as prizes to promote his talent.
• Gu Yue messaged Xiao Chen to ask him to eat with her, but he declined, and Na’er celebrated that he had turned her down.
• Xiao Chen and Na’er went to a seafood restaurant, where Na’er ordered an enormous meal and they ran into Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan from Class Zero.
• Gu Yue explained that two members had left Class Zero, prompting Tang Wulin to show guilt before Xie Xie brushed off the matter.
• Gu Yue put crabmeat into Xiao Chen’s bowl with her own chopsticks, leaving Na’er hostile and the rest of the table shocked by her behavior.

At Tianhai Stadium, Na'er clashed with Ye Xinglan after the Shrek student insulted her and the others. Xiao Chen stopped the argument by swiftly seizing Ye Xinglan and sealing her soul power, leaving her helpless as he called her trash.

• Gu Yue and Na'er competed to fill Xiao Chen's bowl, while Tang Wulin enjoyed his meal and Xie Xie asked whether Xiao Chen would enter the battle events.
• Xiao Chen revealed his Level 5 Blacksmith badge and said he would only enter the forging competition; the group then headed to Tianhai Stadium for the opening ceremony.
• Tang Wulin gave Xu Lizhi dried fish when the hungry Shrek student approached them at the stadium.
• Ye Xinglan found Xu Lizhi with the group, called them disreputable, and claimed Shrek Academy was the continent's number one academy.
• Na'er traded insults with Ye Xinglan, and Xiao Chen suddenly grabbed her by the throat, used wither power to seal her soul power, and called her trash.

After Xiao Chen humiliated Ye Xinglan, he, Na'er, and Gu Yue entered the Tianhai Grand Competition to face Shrek’s team. With Zhen Hua and Leng Yaozhu backing them, the officials changed the roster, while Shrek’s captain Yu Yuanlong vowed to defend the academy’s honor.

• Xiao Chen threw Ye Xinglan to the ground and told her to leave, and Xu Lizhi followed her away.
• Xiao Chen agreed to enter one match with Na'er, and Gu Yue joined them, leaving Class Zero to report her temporary departure to Wu Changkong.
• Xiao Chen told Zhen Hua about the confrontation, and Zhen Hua and Leng Yaozhu promised to handle the officials while the trio prepared to compete.
• Leng Yaozhu offered Tianhai Academy Soul Spirit benefits, and the officials replaced the Skysea Team’s roster with Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to face Shrek.
• Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi returned to the Shrek Team and described the incident, prompting captain Yu Yuanlong to condemn the insult to Shrek.

The three-person Skysea Team overwhelmed Shrek after Xiao Chen revealed his three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and quickly incapacitated several opponents. The match remained one-sided as Na'er and Gu Yue continued attacking Ye Xinglan while Xiao Chen held Yu Longyuan captive.

• The Shrek Team entered to loud cheers, while the Skysea Team’s three-person lineup confused the crowd and drew mockery from Shrek.
• Ye Xinglan accused Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue of ambushing her, and Xiao Chen assigned Na'er to face her while he and Gu Yue handled the others.
• Xiao Chen seized Yu Longyuan, disabled his Martial Soul Possession, and stunned the stadium by revealing three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Xiao Chen’s soul sand incapacitated Xu Lizhi and a nameless team member, trapped Zheng Hui and Ye Kai, and left Ning Feng too frightened to move.
• Na'er struck Ye Xinglan with her Silver Dragon Spear, and Gu Yue followed with wind blades as the Skysea Team continued to suppress Shrek.

Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue defeated the Shrek Team at the opening ceremony, and Ning Feng surrendered to end the match. After the Skysea Team’s victory, Shen Yi received an angry call from Cai Yue'er, while Xiao Chen and his companions left the field.

• Xiao Chen threw Yu Longyuan off the field and eliminated Zheng Hui and Ye Kai with Soul Sand, leaving Ning Feng as the last Shrek member standing.
• Ning Feng surrendered, and the referee declared the Skysea Team the winner as the stadium erupted in cheers.
• Shen Yi realized the broadcast defeat could cost her teaching credentials, then received a furious call from Cai Yue'er warning that she would be punished.
• Xiao Chen invited Gu Yue to leave with him and Na'er, and the three walked out of the field together.

After Shrek Academy’s crushing defeat, Cai Yue'er proposed inviting Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to enroll in three years, while Shen Yi was tasked with sounding out Leng Yaozhu. Later, Xiao Chen encountered an ancient presence that stopped time and spoke to him, leaving its identity unknown.

• Yun Ming and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed Shrek Academy’s defeat and its damage to the academy’s reputation.
• Cai Yue'er proposed inviting Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue to enroll at Shrek in three years, and Yun Ming tacitly accepted the plan.
• Cai Yue'er called Shen Yi and ordered her to prepare the invitation and gauge Leng Yaozhu’s attitude.
• Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue recounted their victory to Leng Yaozhu, who reassured them that the Spirit Pagoda could handle Shrek’s response.
• Xiao Chen studied the Command Block in his room when an ancient aura stopped time and an unseen voice addressed him as “Child.”

Xiao Chen learned that the Plane Spirit had come to warn him that the Command Block was devouring the Douluo Plane’s origin. Tang Hao was holding back the destruction after the Command Block gravely wounded him, but the plane faced collapse if its origin ran out.

• A golden ball of light appeared in Xiao Chen’s room and questioned whether he had traveled between planes, then said it could not see through his soul.
• Xiao Chen concealed his panic and asked the entity what it was and why it had come to him.
• The entity identified itself as the Plane Spirit of the Douluo Plane and thanked Xiao Chen because the power within him had wounded Tang Hao.
• The Plane Spirit explained that the Command Block was draining the plane’s origin and that Tang Hao had taken more than half of it, making him the power’s primary target.
• The Plane Spirit said Tang Hao had fallen into a deep sleep after being gravely wounded, and warned that the plane and its inhabitants would perish if Tang Hao’s remaining origin ran out.

The Douluo Plane’s spirit asked Xiao Chen to stop the Command Block from devouring the plane, but he admitted he could not control it. The spirit proposed a deal based on Xiao Chen gaining control of the Command Block in the future, and Xiao Chen paused to consider its terms.

• Xiao Chen questioned whether the Command Block was causing the planar crisis and told the plane spirit he could not control its power.
• The plane spirit asked Xiao Chen to rein in the Command Block, but he bluntly said he could not.
• Xiao Chen rejected the idea that he was the Douluo Plane’s savior, then agreed to consider a reasonable deal and promised he would keep his word.
• The plane spirit explained it could not restrain Xiao Chen or challenge the Command Block, and said Tang Hao had seized more than half the planar origin and was unconscious.
• The plane spirit asked Xiao Chen to gain control of the Command Block and stop it from devouring the Douluo Plane, leaving Xiao Chen silent as he processed the request.

Xiao Chen struck a deal with the Plane Spirit to control his Command Block and eliminate Tang San, receiving a powerful fourth Soul Ring in return. The Plane Spirit sent him to Sea God Island to meet the Golden Ancient Tree, while the threat of the Command Block’s devouring remained unresolved.

• Xiao Chen agreed to stop the Command Block from devouring the Douluo Plane and to eliminate Tang San, and the Plane Spirit promised him compensation.
• The Plane Spirit gave Xiao Chen pure Soul Power, raising him to level forty-three and granting him a golden fourth Soul Ring.
• Xiao Chen demanded compensation for the Plane Spirit probing his soul, so it directed him to the Golden Ancient Tree at Sea God Island and said he had to visit regardless.
• Xiao Chen questioned how long the Plane Spirit could resist the Command Block and what would happen to the plane’s people, but the Plane Spirit had no clear answers before it vanished.
• Xiao Chen examined his new Soul Skill, decided he needed to visit Sea God Island, and went back to sleep.

Shen Yi nervously asked Leng Yaozhu to let Xiao Chen and the other two enroll at Shrek Academy, but Leng Yaozhu refused. Cai Yue'er arrived in Skysea City, intending to take over the negotiations and secure the three students for Shrek.

• Shen Yi spent a sleepless night preparing to meet Leng Yaozhu and persuade her to send Xiao Chen and the other two to Shrek.
• Shen Yi visited Leng Yaozhu and delivered Shrek Academy's invitation for the three young men to enroll in three years.
• Leng Yaozhu rejected the request, saying Xiao Chen and the other two were her disciples and would not attend Shrek.
• Shen Yi gave up on persuading Leng Yaozhu and worried that Cai Yue'er would blame her for failing.
• Cai Yue'er arrived in Skysea City, planning to use Shen Yi's failed negotiation as an opening to secure the three students for Shrek.

Leng Yaozhu agreed to let Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue study at Shrek after Xiao Chen said he wanted to visit Sea God Island, then laid out strict enrollment conditions for Cai Yue'er. Cai Yue'er arrived expecting an easy agreement but was left facing terms that would strip Shrek of much of its authority over the three students.

• Cai Yue'er arrived at Leng Yaozhu's room and insisted that Xiao Chen and the other two should enroll at Shrek, but Leng Yaozhu refused.
• Xiao Chen told Cai Yue'er he would consider Shrek, and when she pressured him with her Soul Power, Leng Yaozhu overpowered her and defended him.
• After Cai Yue'er and Shen Yi left, Xiao Chen told Leng Yaozhu he wanted to see Sea God Island, and Na'er and Gu Yue agreed to accompany him to Shrek in three years.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to support their decision and summoned Cai Yue'er the next day to discuss their enrollment.
• Leng Yaozhu demanded inner-court-level accommodations and resources, direct entry to the Inner Court, free access to Sea God Island, and Spirit Pagoda authority over any rule violations; Cai Yue'er balked at the terms.

Cai Yue'er rejected most of Leng Yaozhu’s demands for Xiao Chen and the other two, ending Shrek’s enrollment negotiations on hostile terms. Yun Ming decided Shrek would not invite the three again, but Long Yeyue arrived and argued that the academy should accept the conditions.

• Cai Yue'er agreed to provide Xiao Chen and the other two with resources on par with inner court students but refused Leng Yaozhu’s remaining conditions.
• Leng Yaozhu ended the negotiations, and Cai Yue'er left to report the matter to Shrek Academy.
• Several days later, Cai Yue'er recounted the negotiations to Yun Ming at Sea God Pavilion.
• Yun Ming told Cai Yue'er to stop pursuing the three students’ enrollment and let Shrek’s students restore the academy’s reputation.
• Long Yeyue arrived and said Shrek should agree to Leng Yaozhu’s conditions.