Recaps

Flender and the others told Ma Hongjun that becoming a eunuch was the only way to survive his Martial Soul’s Evil Fire. Ma Hongjun stayed with Shrek while secretly resenting them and planning revenge.

• Flender told Ma Hongjun that the only way to stop the Evil Fire was to endure becoming a eunuch, and said Ma Hongjun had brought the trouble on himself.
• Dai Mubai blamed Ma Hongjun for the harm done to Flender and Oscar, and said Shrek had already done all it could by keeping him along.
• Ma Hongjun pleaded that his Phoenix Martial Soul and high Innate Soul Power meant he was destined to become a Titled Douluo, then threatened that the arrangement would bring shame on Shrek.
• Dai Mubai offered to find Ma Hongjun vagrants or pretty boys who could help keep his secret, but Ma Hongjun resented the group and decided to stay until he could solve his problem and take revenge.

Xiao Wu joined Liu Erlong on the way to Blue Tyrant Academy and accepted her as her godmother. Liu Erlong told Xiao Wu about her family history and her long, unresolved love for Yu Xiaogang, leaving Xiao Wu questioning whether he had treated her fairly.

• Liu Erlong adopted Xiao Wu as her daughter and brought her toward her academy in Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Wu considered using the academy and its connections to search Sunset Forest for immortal herbs and secure protection from Tang San.
• Liu Erlong explained that her mother had been a songstress and that her strained relationship with Yu Luomian began with his refusal to take responsibility for them.
• Liu Erlong recounted meeting Flender and Yu Xiaogang, then learning that she and Yu Xiaogang were close cousins and could not marry.
• Liu Erlong said she founded Blue Tyrant Academy with Yu Luomian's financial support and hoped Yu Xiaogang would eventually return to her.
• Xiao Wu privately judged Yu Xiaogang for leaving Liu Erlong waiting and thought he should have encouraged her to move on.

Tang San grew furious after Shrek Academy left without him and went with Tai Tan to investigate at Blue Tyrant Academy. Meanwhile, Leng Yaozhu and the others secured an alliance with Skywater Academy and agreed to consider Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing joining them, leaving the women to contact their families and meet at Skywater Academy.

• Tang San asked Tai Tan to investigate Shrek Academy's departure and decided to visit Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Leng Yulai promised Skywater Academy protection and an alliance, and Shui Jingyan offered Kai a place on its tournament team.
• The Leng sisters privately discussed the risks of accepting Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, while Kai considered using soul tools and their defections to undermine Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's financial support, and Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted help changing her fate.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed to cooperate with Ning Rongrong if she informed her family, and allowed Zhu Zhuqing to join if she severed her ties with Shrek and followed their instructions.
• Ning Rongrong said she would notify her father, and they agreed to meet at Skywater Academy.

Kai, the Leng Family Sisters, and their companions traveled with Shui Bing'er and Shui Jingyan to Skywater Academy in Element City. Shui Jingyan hoped to secure the Leng family’s backing for Skywater and the other elemental academies, and she ended the journey by offering to register the Leng sisters’ disciples as special-case students.

• Shui Bing'er privately asked Shui Jingyan whether Kai and his companions could be trusted, and Shui Jingyan reassured her that the Leng Family Sisters had powerful backing.
• Shui Jingyan explained that Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were competing to control the elemental academies, and argued that the academies should seek support from the Leng family instead of becoming subordinate factions.
• Shui Bing'er accepted that the academies had little influence without their own Titled Douluo and would fare poorly if absorbed by either major faction.
• Kai and the others arrived at Skywater Academy in Element City, which was home to the three elemental academies, Thunder Academy, and the Elephant Armor Sect’s academy.
• Shui Jingyan asked the Leng Family Sisters to be patient with the deans of Godwind and Blazing Fire when she approached them, then offered to register their disciples at Skywater Academy as special cases.

Shui Jingyan brought Kai and the Leng Family Sisters to Skywater Academy, where their powerful Martial Souls and Soul Rings persuaded the three great elemental academies to unite. Kai and Gu Luoyi were registered as students, and the group planned to use the alliance to build strength and compete in the Soul Master Tournament.

• Shui Jingyan introduced Kai and the Leng Family Sisters at Skywater Academy, where their Martial Souls and Soul Rings stunned the teachers and students.
• Shui Jingyan contacted the deans and vice deans of Godwind and Blazing Fire Academies and explained the group's strength and circumstances.
• The leaders agreed to merge the three elemental academies and discussed founding a sect to challenge the Upper Three Sects and oppose the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall.
• Shui Jingyan proposed entering the Soul Master Tournament to strengthen their reputation and attract more Soul Masters to their power.
• Kai and Gu Luoyi registered as Skywater Academy students, and the Leng Family Sisters advised Kai to cultivate his Heavenly Spear before his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul.

Godwind Academy hosted a friendly match against Skywater Academy, whose team included Kai, a disciple of the Leng Family sisters. The chapter left Feng Xiaotian facing Kai and his shocking four black soul rings.

• Students from Godwind Academy discussed how the Leng Family sisters had protected Skywater Academy and agreed to serve as Kai’s teachers.
• Godwind Academy was chosen to host the match, and Feng Xiaotian promised Huo Wu he would prove himself.
• Huo Wushuang advised Feng Xiaotian not to underestimate Kai, who was younger but reputed to be strong.
• The Leng Family sisters arrived and signed autographs for the excited students.
• Kai revealed that he and Feng Xiaotian were both Soul Ancestors, then displayed four black soul rings and stunned the crowd.