Recaps

Yang Yunhai absorbed a third Spirit Ring from a Pot Vine, reaching level 32 and gaining major improvements to his martial soul, then flew toward the forest outskirts. He stopped by a stream to wash, rest, and catch fish, but the thing that fell beneath the waterfall turned out to be a large white fish—or so it appeared at first glance.

• A wounded Black-Clad Girl fled through the Star Dou Great Forest while pursuing Spirit Masters continued their chase on a commanding woman's orders.
• Yang Yunhai emerged from his pit after absorbing the Pot Vine's Spirit Ring and found that he had reached level 32 without gaining an External Soul Bone.
• Yang Yunhai examined his transformed martial soul and suspected its new barbs could release Parasitic Spores while its roots could store absorbed energy.
• Yang Yunhai flew toward the outskirts, found a stream, and decided to camp there after scouting the bank with Blue Silver Grass.
• Yang Yunhai shocked several bass in the stream, heard something splash beneath the waterfall, and hurried over to investigate.
• Yang Yunhai looked down from the waterfall and saw a very large white fish, making his earlobes grow hot.

Yang Yunhai accidentally electrocuted an injured young woman in Waterfall Pool, then rescued and treated her. He suspected she might be Zhu Zhuqing, but waited for her to wake and reveal who she was.

• Yang Yunhai noticed the unconscious woman floating beside the reef and worried that his electrical attack had worsened her injuries.
• He carried her ashore, dressed her in the clothes on the reef, and made a fire to warm her.
• Yang Yunhai used his life-aligned Soul Power to heal her injuries and remove the scabs without leaving scars.
• He wondered whether the woman was Zhu Zhuqing, but chose not to inspect her Soul Tool or belongings.
• After grilling fish and packing up, Yang Yunhai sat nearby and meditated while she remained asleep.

Yang Yunhai practiced his martial soul’s devouring ability on several soul beasts while guarding the unconscious girl. When a pack of Gale Devil Wolves attacked, he defeated them and the girl awoke, mistaking him for her savior and thanking him.

• Yang Yunhai captured a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and discovered he could drain its fluids and Soul Power, then restore what he had taken.
• Yang Yunhai spent hours practicing his devouring ability on the serpent and other soul beasts, learning its limits and energy-storage effect.
• At dawn, Yang Yunhai prepared rabbit meat by the stream as several fast soul beasts surrounded the camp.
• Seven Gale Devil Wolves attacked, and Yang Yunhai killed six while binding their fleeing alpha wolf.
• The girl awoke amid the fight, saw Yang Yunhai and the defeated wolves, and solemnly thanked him for saving her life.

Yang Yunhai rescued Zhu Zhuqing from the Gale Devil Wolves, but she was shaken when she learned he was a man and had treated her wounds. After he explained his actions and offered to take responsibility, she remained conflicted about her past and future, then agreed to travel with him out of the Star Dou Great Forest and gave him her name.

• Yang Yunhai killed the seven Gale Devil Wolves that had attacked Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yang Yunhai told Zhu Zhuqing that he was a man and explained that he had treated her wounds after finding her unconscious and alone.
• Yang Yunhai promised he had done nothing improper and offered to take responsibility, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to compare him with the man who had abandoned her.
• Yang Yunhai suggested they leave the Star Dou Great Forest together and asked her name.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Yang Yunhai her name.

Yang Yunhai rescued Zhu Zhuqing and told her about Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy, warning her about its poor conditions and lax teaching. Zhu Zhuqing thanked him, but she had not said whether she would join the academy.

• Yang Yunhai recognized Zhu Zhuqing, reassured her that he would not return her to the Zhu Family, and offered to tell her about Dai Mubai.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing left the forest stream, gathered firewood, and shared a lunch of roasted rabbit.
• Yang Yunhai described Ma Hongjun’s behavior and Oscar’s talent, then told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai was dating several women, including twin sisters.
• Yang Yunhai criticized Shrek Academy’s conditions, teaching practices, student deaths, and motto, and warned Zhu Zhuqing to be wary of its headmaster.
• Zhu Zhuqing listened in silence before softly thanking Yang Yunhai.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing traveled together to Suotuo City, where Yang Yunhai sought a shop selling Soul Tools. The chapter ended as he asked Flender the price of a dark yellow crystal.

• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing left the Star Dou Great Forest and camped overnight, then continued toward a human town.
• At a restaurant, Zhu Zhuqing confirmed she still intended to go to Suotuo City, and Yang Yunhai said they would part ways there before he continued to Heaven Dou City.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing hired a carriage and spent three days traveling to Suotuo City, cultivating along the way.
• After arriving, Yang Yunhai invited Zhu Zhuqing to explore the shops with him, and she agreed.
• Yang Yunhai recognized a general store displaying Soul Tools and found the dark yellow crystal he wanted.
• Yang Yunhai approached Flender and asked how much the crystal cost.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing bargained with Flender over a crystal, and Yang Yunhai used the encounter to test the Shrek Academy headmaster’s character. Flender realized the two young Soul Masters were exceptional recruits and relented, while Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to visit Shrek Academy the next day.

• Flender raised the crystal’s price from one hundred to two hundred Gold Soul Coins after Zhu Zhuqing offered to pay.
• Yang Yunhai told Zhu Zhuqing they should skip Shrek Academy for a more affordable school, prompting Flender to realize they had come to enroll and lower the price.
• Zhu Zhuqing paid one hundred Gold Soul Coins and stored the crystal in her Soul Tool.
• Yang Yunhai told Zhu Zhuqing that Flender was Shrek Academy’s headmaster and had likely sensed their cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing inferred that Yang Yunhai had used the purchase to test Flender and had hinted that they might leave unless he sold the crystal at its original price.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing stayed together at an inn in Suotuo City, where he persuaded her that her sister had driven her out of the Star Luo Empire to protect her. Zhu Zhuqing agreed to travel with him to Heaven Dou City, while Yang Yunhai resolved to grow stronger and pursue the Immortal Herbs.

• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing left Flender's shop after he tried to haggle over Hair Crystal, and Zhu Zhuqing spotted Dai Mubai with two women.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing bought clothes, booked one double room, and spent the evening cultivating at the inn.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she felt bound to stay and help Dai Mubai, and Yang Yunhai guessed she hoped to settle her obligation to the Zhu Family and end their Marriage Contract.
• Yang Yunhai argued that Zhu Zhuqing's eldest sister had staged her pursuit to escort her out of the Star Luo Empire, and warned her that helping Dai Mubai could lead to her sister's death.
• Yang Yunhai invited Zhu Zhuqing to travel with him to Heaven Dou City, and she agreed after deciding to try to get to know him.
• Yang Yunhai considered the need to become powerful, obtain Immortal Herbs, and prepare for future threats, while Zhu Zhuqing quietly wished him good night.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Heaven Dou City, where he prepared a fabricated account of his cultivation and Martial Soul evolution to explain his rapid Soul Power growth to Spirit Hall. After drafting a theory for testing Spirit Ring limits, he left for the Spirit Hall Holy Temple, while the chapter also showed Tang San and Xiao Wu arriving in Suotuo City and Flender wondering why they had not returned to his shop.

• Zhu Zhuqing trimmed Yang Yunhai's hair, and the two traveled by carriage toward Heaven Dou City while Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and Tang San defeated Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu visited Flender's shop, and days later Flender regretted that the pair had not come back to Shrek Academy.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing reached Heaven Dou City, booked a hotel room, and rested after their journey.
• Yang Yunhai wrote a story attributing his strength, evolved Martial Soul, and level 32 Soul Power to lightning cultivation and a mysterious bamboo shoot, and drafted a method for estimating Spirit Ring absorption limits.
• Yang Yunhai put away his papers and headed to the Spirit Hall Holy Temple to report his Soul Power breakthrough and collect his subsidy.

Yang Yunhai visited Spirit Hall to have his Soul Power tested and revealed that he was six years old and had reached level 32. He met with Bishop Salas and gave him a written account of his unusual cultivation, leaving Salas astonished by the Cross-Level Soul Ring Absorption Theory and considering how to report it to Spirit City.

• Yang Yunhai entered Heaven Dou City's Spirit Hall Temple and had his mutated Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Soul Power tested by a Beautiful Young Woman, who confirmed he was level 32.
• Yang Yunhai told the Beautiful Young Woman that he had just turned six, asked to meet Bishop Salas, and requested that she keep their conversation confidential.
• The Beautiful Young Woman reported Yang Yunhai's age and Soul Power to Salas, who arranged to meet him and ordered her to conceal the level 32 result from others.
• Yang Yunhai met Salas, handed over his Spirit Master certificate and a written account, and said his Soul Power had been only level 21 just over half a month earlier.
• Salas read Yang Yunhai's account of his lightning-based cultivation, Cross-Level Soul Ring Absorption Theory, and rare Bamboo Shoot Essence, then considered reporting the theory to Spirit City.

Salas tested Yang Yunhai’s evolved Martial Soul and physical aptitude, then invited him to Spirit City for further training. Yang Yunhai declined to go for the time being.

• Salas praised Yang Yunhai’s theory and said he would report it to the Pope.
• Yang Yunhai attacked Salas with his golden, thorn-covered vines and demonstrated their powerful restraint and Thunder Attribute.
• Salas examined Yang Yunhai’s body and Soul Power, finding his bones and meridians exceptionally strong and his Soul Power pure.
• Salas invited Yang Yunhai to accompany him to Spirit City, but Yang Yunhai refused for now.

Yang Yunhai asked Salas for permission to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy so he could compete in the next All-Continent Soul Master Competition. Salas examined Yang Yunhai’s lightning cultivation method and healing ability, then invited him to name his reward for his soul master theory.

• Yang Yunhai explained that he wanted to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and compete in the next All-Continent Soul Master Competition, and Salas agreed.
• Salas asked whether Yang Yunhai’s lightning cultivation method could be widely promoted, and Yang Yunhai said it might depend on his unusual Martial Soul mutation but suggested testing it with Thunder Attribute soul masters.
• Yang Yunhai confirmed that his Soul Power had a healing effect that had grown stronger after his Martial Soul Evolution.
• Yang Yunhai healed Salas’s cut so quickly that Salas praised the ability and reconsidered Yang Yunhai’s value to Spirit Hall.
• Salas asked Yang Yunhai to name the reward he wanted for his submitted soul master theory.

Yang Yunhai asked Salas for a living-storage Soul Tool, a map, and help bringing Zhu Zhuqing into Heaven Dou Royal Academy while he pursued plant research. Salas issued him a new Martial Soul certificate and advised him to use Xue Qinghe’s protection before the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect investigated his rapid cultivation.

• Yang Yunhai requested a Soul Tool that could store living creatures so he could study medicinal plants and conduct experiments, and Salas agreed to relay the request to the Pope.
• Yang Yunhai also requested a Heaven Dou Empire map, and Salas said he could collect it with the Soul Tool later.
• Yang Yunhai told Salas that he had rescued Zhu Zhuqing and planned to bring her to Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Salas urged him to try recruiting her into Spirit Hall.
• Salas issued Yang Yunhai a new Martial Soul certificate listing Blue Silver Grass and Level 31 Soul Power, then warned him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would investigate his rapid advancement.
• Salas advised Yang Yunhai to accept Xue Qinghe’s protection if offered and to tell him about the rare treasure, while giving Ning Fengzhi a vague account of where Yang Yunhai had found it.

Yang Yunhai received Salas’s advice about Heaven Dou Royal Academy and prepared to travel there with Zhu Zhuqing, who lent him a Storage Soul Tool. After Salas briefed a Spirit Hall elder on Yang Yunhai’s background and talent, the elder went to report to Xue Qinghe.

• Salas advised Yang Yunhai to conceal his identity at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and warned him about Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.
• Yang Yunhai collected his Soul Master subsidy, returned to Zhu Zhuqing, and told her they would leave for the academy the next morning.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing stayed in their room, cultivated, and ate together.
• Zhu Zhuqing lent Yang Yunhai her spare Storage Soul Tool, which held the crystal they had bought in Suotuo City.
• Salas showed Yang Yunhai’s letter and his report to a Spirit Hall elder, who decided to inform the Young Master.
• The elder arrived at Xue Qinghe’s room in the East Palace Prince Manor and began reporting to him.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Yang Yunhai demonstrated the strength of his Blue Silver Grass to convince the gate guard to report his request to enroll. Qian Renxue, who had been testing Yang Yunhai’s resourcefulness, decided to welcome him personally with the Education Committee.

• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing traveled from the city to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and climbed to its main campus.
• When the gate guard said enrollment had ended, Yang Yunhai showed his Rank 31 Martial Soul certificate and used Blue Silver Grass vines to cut down a tree.
• Yang Yunhai warned the guard that the Crown Prince might hear about it if he refused to report them, and the guard hurried inside.
• At the Education Committee office, the guard told Meng Shenji and the others about Yang Yunhai’s power.
• Qian Renxue recognized Yang Yunhai’s cleverness and invited the Education Committee members to accompany her in welcoming him and Zhu Zhuqing.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing met the Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s leaders, and Yang Yunhai recounted a tailored version of his breakthroughs and Soul Beast hunts. He requested that they join the academy’s first team and challenged its captain, Yu Tianheng, to a solo match.

• Yang Yunhai confessed to Zhu Zhuqing that he had accidentally electrocuted her unconscious while catching fish, and she listened in silence.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, and Xue Qinghe arrived at the academy gates and welcomed Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yang Yunhai told the academy leaders how he had advanced from Rank 21 to Rank 30, while altering details about his Soul Rings and the Soul Beast he hunted.
• The committee members believed Yang Yunhai had consumed a heavenly treasure and considered him worth training at the academy.
• Yang Yunhai asked to join the Heaven Dou Battle Team First Team with Zhu Zhuqing and requested a solo challenge against its captain, Yu Tianheng.

Yang Yunhai joined the Heaven Dou Battle Team with Zhu Zhuqing and asked the Education Committee and Qian Renxue to keep the Thunder Attribute of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul secret. After meeting the team, he prepared to spar with captain Yu Tianheng, and the battle began.

• Yang Yunhai asked the Education Committee to arrange a quiet Blue Silver Grass cultivation ground and keep his martial soul's Thunder Attribute secret, including from the battle team.
• Zhi Lin returned with Qin Ming, who welcomed Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing to the Heaven Dou Battle Team and agreed to the spar.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing met the team members, and Yu Tianheng welcomed them as the captain.
• Yang Yunhai and Yu Tianheng exchanged courtesies, summoned their martial souls, and began their spar when Qin Ming gave the signal.

Yang Yunhai defeated Yu Tianheng in a spar by combining his Blue Silver Grass soul skills, despite having eight fewer soul power levels. After Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng, Qin Ming led the team back to the dormitories while the Education Committee members escorted Qian Renxue away.

• Yang Yunhai used his first soul skill to sweep a thorn-covered whip at Yu Tianheng and scattered hidden Parasitic Spores in the dust.
• As Yu Tianheng approached, Yang Yunhai triggered Blue Silver Grass vines beneath and around him, which drained his soul power and restrained him.
• Yu Tianheng used his Thunder soul skills to try to break free, but the vines recovered, cut his skin, and forced Meng Shenji to call a halt.
• Yang Yunhai released Yu Tianheng and apologized, explaining that he was still learning to combine his newly acquired third soul skill with his others.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng, and Qin Ming led the team back to the dormitories as the Education Committee members escorted Qian Renxue away.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing settled into the dormitory and joined the team for lunch, where Yang Yunhai explained how his Martial Soul evolved and how he developed his vine-control abilities. The team discussed his strength and Qin Ming planned to devise training ideas, before Dugu Yan asked how Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing had met.

• Qin Ming showed Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing their rooms across the hall from each other on the third floor.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing unpacked, then joined the others for lunch and introduced themselves by their preferred names.
• At Yu Tianheng's prompting, Yang Yunhai described drinking Bamboo Shoot Essence, evolving his Martial Soul, and obtaining his third Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yang Yunhai explained how his Parasitism and Drain skills worked together and said he could precisely control eight vines after years of practice.
• Qin Ming said Yang Yunhai's vine control gave him ideas for team training, and Dugu Yan asked Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing how they had met.

Yang Yunhai ate with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing while considering when to address Dugu Yan’s poisoning and deciding to delay exploring the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi about Yang Yunhai’s Martial Soul evolution, prompting Ning Fengzhi to investigate the mountains and consider recruiting him.

• Dugu Yan teased Zhu Zhuqing about pursuing Yang Yunhai, but Yang Yunhai said they were only ordinary friends who had known each other for less than half a month.
• Yang Yunhai decided to wait for a suitable opportunity to expose Dugu Yan’s poisoning and postpone visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until after Bishop Salas returned.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi about Yang Yunhai’s Martial Soul evolution and his victory over Yu Tianheng, and Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo to investigate the mountains for more wondrous objects.
• Qian Renxue suggested Yang Yunhai might resent Spirit Hall for mishandling his First Soul Ring, while Ning Fengzhi considered making contact with him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue asked about Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi said she had snuck away from home.

Yang Yunhai learned Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s training routine, thanked Zhu Zhuqing for helping her understand her sister, and began experimenting with his third soul skill in a plant-based Simulated Environment. He left off controlling Parasitic Spores as they grew into Vine Armor and writhing tendrils.

• Qin Ming explained the team’s daily training schedule, and Yang Yunhai resolved to train independently rather than share his methods.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Yang Yunhai for helping her understand her big sister’s feelings, and he reassured her before they rested.
• Yang Yunhai received his academy uniform, then accompanied Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng to explore the academy’s Simulated Environments.
• Yang Yunhai entered a plant-based environment and began testing how Parasitic Spores could grow into armor and other forms.
• Yang Yunhai grew Vine Armor from the spores and transformed its vines into numerous twisting tendrils.

Yang Yunhai returned to the dormitory with Zhu Zhuqing, where Dugu Yan suffered a painful reaction to the cold. Yang Yunhai tried to sense her condition and obtained poison from her to test whether his second soul skill could absorb it.

• Yang Yunhai walked back to the dormitory with Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan teased them about their date.
• A cold gust made Dugu Yan shudder, and Yu Tianheng explained that she could not tolerate cold because of an old condition.
• Yang Yunhai used his Martial Soul to sense Dugu Yan's wrist but found no obvious way to help her.
• Dugu Yan gave Yang Yunhai a bottle of poison so he could test whether his second soul skill could absorb it.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing ate together, then returned to their rooms to cultivate.

Yang Yunhai and his teammates developed new tactics using his vines and Parasitic Spores, then he inspected the private cultivation site built for him. He decided to move there with Zhu Zhuqing, who agreed to join him and train on the valley’s steep cliffs.

• Qin Ming proposed centering team tactics on Yang Yunhai’s vine control, and Yang Yunhai suggested using Parasitic Spores and vines for offense and defense.
• The team practiced coordinating with Yang Yunhai over the following days while he maintained his regular training schedule.
• An instructor led Yang Yunhai to a secluded valley where the Education Committee had built a Wooden House beside a stream and dense Blue Silver Grass.
• Yang Yunhai told his teammates he planned to move to the private facility to develop his Martial Soul and conduct experiments away from the dormitory.
• Yang Yunhai invited Zhu Zhuqing to train with him by climbing the valley’s steep cliffs, and she agreed to move there with him.
• After morning training the next day, Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing left the dormitory for their new home.

Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing trained together for a week, with him helping her recover and taking care of meals while she gradually adapted to the demanding routine. Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo about Yang Yunhai’s abilities and his possible insight into her poison, leaving Dugu Bo unconvinced but curious about the idea of testing him if he succeeded.

• Yang Yunhai practiced lightning attacks and Blue Silver Grass control while Zhu Zhuqing climbed the cliff until exhaustion, so he treated her injuries and carried her back to the Wooden House.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Yang Yunhai training and resolved to work harder, then began helping prepare meals as she adapted to their daily training routine.
• After a week, Dugu Yan invited Yu Tianheng to visit Dugu Bo, but he declined, and she went to Heaven Dou City alone.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo about Yang Yunhai’s control abilities and his description of a rare bamboo shoot that matched one in Dugu Bo’s herb garden.
• Dugu Yan described Yang Yunhai sensing her wrist and asking for poison, and Dugu Bo dismissed the possibility that he understood poison absorption.
• Dugu Bo agreed to wait for Yang Yunhai to succeed before testing him, while Dugu Yan said she would rather handle the matter herself.

Bibi Dong reviewed Yang Yunhai’s transformation and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to examine him and investigate his background. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Yang Yunhai’s history and learned that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, while Qian Renxue invited Ning Fengzhi to help meet Yang Yunhai.

• Salas presented Bibi Dong with a report on Yang Yunhai, and Chrysanthemum Douluo confirmed the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo’s effects and judged Yang Yunhai to have the potential to become a Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong sent Ghost Douluo to retrieve a treasure for Chrysanthemum Douluo and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to examine Yang Yunhai and investigate his background.
• Sword Douluo reported that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had found no rare treasure, while Ning Fengzhi recounted Yang Yunhai’s upbringing and speculated about why he had stopped trusting Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo learned that Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San as his disciple and that Tang San’s father, Tang Hao, was a blacksmith.
• Qian Renxue asked Ning Fengzhi to accompany her to meet Yang Yunhai, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to support her effort to recruit him.