Recaps

Lu Qian was sent to the Soto Great Soul Arena for a punishment assignment after clashing with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and he left with Zhu Zhuqing. Flender and Yu Xiaogang stayed behind to discuss Lu Qian’s unusually vast Soul Power, while Yu Xiaogang chose not to leave Shrek Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Flender punish Lu Qian, and Tang San threatened to leave with his teacher unless Lu Qian apologized.
• Flender ordered Lu Qian to earn a thousand Gold Soul Coins at the Soto Great Soul Arena, but refused the coins when Lu Qian offered them as a bribe.
• Lu Qian asked to take Zhu Zhuqing along for two-on-two matches, and Flender impatiently agreed; Ma Hongjun was denied permission to go.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Flender over the supposed punishment, then went with Tang San to Flender’s office rather than actually leaving Shrek Academy.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang theorized that Lu Qian’s Soul Rings, Dark Gold Blue Silver Grass, and possible Soul Bones explained his Soul Power reserves.
• Lu Qian traveled toward Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing as evening approached.

On the road to Suotuo City, Lu Qian and Zhu Zhuqing were ambushed by a group of Soul Masters, and Lu Qian tried to hold them back so Zhu Zhuqing could escape. When his Blue Silver Grass could no longer restrain them, he revealed his Seven Kill Divine Sword martial soul and three black soul rings, leaving the attackers stunned.

• Lu Qian teased Zhu Zhuqing about Ning Rongrong as they traveled, but their conversation was interrupted by an approaching threat.
• More than a dozen Soul Masters, led by a Soul King, surrounded Lu Qian and Zhu Zhuqing and declared that they had orders to leave no survivors.
• Lu Qian tried to delay the attackers with jokes, then used Blue Silver Entanglement to bind them and urged Zhu Zhuqing to flee.
• Zhu Zhuqing ran ahead as Lu Qian's vines broke apart and the attackers prepared to strike him.
• Lu Qian revealed a seven-colored longsword martial soul and three black soul rings, shocking the Soul King and his men.

Lu Qian unleashed the Sword Qi Great Wall domain and slaughtered the enemies trapped inside, then escaped its uncontrolled explosion with his Soul Bone skill. After recovering briefly, he hurried to find Zhu Zhuqing, but an eerie voice asked whether he was looking for her.

• Lu Qian activated the Sword Qi Great Wall, trapping the enemy group as the Soul King captain ordered them to attack.
• Lu Qian used Sky River Shatter to kill around ten enemies, while the domain blocked the survivors from escaping.
• The Sword Qi Great Wall contracted and shredded the remaining enemies, then exploded with enough force to devastate the surrounding area.
• Lu Qian escaped the blast with his Burrowing Soul Bone skill and ran in the direction Zhu Zhuqing had gone.
• After a dozen or so minutes, Lu Qian stopped when an eerie voice asked, "Are you looking for her?"

Lu Qian faced Zhu Yu, a Soul Emperor who had captured Zhu Zhuqing and targeted him after watching his battle. Zhu Yu revealed his name and spider Martial Soul, while Lu Qian prepared to rely on the sealed Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor for a decisive strike.

• Zhu Yu appeared with Zhu Zhuqing in his grasp and told Lu Qian that she was not his target.
• Zhu Yu said he had been assigned to watch the attackers and was interested that Lu Qian had defeated them.
• Lu Qian asked whether Zhu Yu had witnessed his fight, then decided he would kill him regardless of the answer.
• Zhu Yu refused to answer, released his spider Martial Soul, and introduced himself as a rank sixty-seven Battle Soul Emperor named Zhu Yu, with the Bewildering Spider Martial Soul.

Lu Qian stalled Zhu Yu until Zhao Wuji arrived, then helped him capture and kill the attacker. Afterward, Lu Qian found Zhu Zhuqing unconscious and prepared to take her back to the academy with Zhao Wuji escorting them.

• Zhu Yu explained that his Bewildering Formation sealed off the forest, then prepared to kill Lu Qian.
• Zhao Wuji roared that no one could touch his student, and Lu Qian escaped toward him using Burrowing.
• Lu Qian restrained Zhu Yu with his soul skills until Zhao Wuji's Position Tracking hit him and Zhao Wuji pinned him down.
• Lu Qian told Zhao Wuji to kill Zhu Yu, and Zhao Wuji stomped him in two.
• Lu Qian found Zhu Zhuqing unconscious, and Zhao Wuji offered to escort them back to the academy.

After Zhao Wuji rescued Lu Qian and Zhu Zhuqing from a murderous ambush, he and Flender investigated the attack and suspected an unknown sword-wielding expert had intervened. Lu Qian concluded that Dai Mubai was behind the ambush and vowed to kill him.

• Lu Qian brought the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing back to her dormitory and asked Ning Rongrong to watch over her.
• Zhao Wuji reported that a Soul Emperor had ambushed Lu Qian and Zhu Zhuqing, and that he had arrived in time to save them.
• Zhao Wuji returned to the attack site and found Soul Elders killed by a sharp weapon, suggesting an unknown sword-wielding expert had helped the students.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed the possibility that Tang San had a second martial soul, identifying him as Tang Hao's son and warning each other to keep the secret.
• Flender ordered teachers to take turns escorting students traveling to and from Suotuo City.
• Lu Qian blamed Dai Mubai for the ambush and vowed to show him no mercy.

Lu Qian went to Suotuo City's Spirit Hall Main Hall, where he met its young bishop, Seraphine, and gave her orders concerning Soul Fighting rules and an attempted assassination. He left after flirting with Seraphine, who was tasked with investigating the attack and potentially retaliating against Dai Mubai.

• Ma Hongjun woke Lu Qian by pounding on his dormitory door, then fled when Lu Qian chased him with Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun went to Suotuo City, where they visited the Spirit Hall Main Hall so Lu Qian could collect his Soul Master Subsidy.
• Lu Qian met Seraphine, the bishop of the Suotuo City Spirit Hall Main Hall, and asked her to issue an order banning external items such as hidden weapons and poisons in official Soul Fighting matches.
• Lu Qian told Seraphine to investigate his attempted assassination and, if Dai Mubai was responsible, arrange an assassination attempt against him.
• Lu Qian flirted with Seraphine and left, then startled her by revealing that he had not yet gone far.

Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun left the Spirit Hall after Ma Hongjun received a duplicate Soul Master subsidy, then won three Great Soul Arena matches and spent the afternoon at a brothel street. As they emerged, Ma Hongjun spotted someone who looked like Dai Mubai entering the place he himself used to visit, leaving Lu Qian to realize something was amiss.

• Ma Hongjun told Lu Qian that Spirit Hall had accidentally given him a second Soul Master subsidy, and they decided to visit the Great Soul Arena.
• Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun won three consecutive two-on-two matches, earning Ma Hongjun hundreds of Gold Soul Coins and Lu Qian more than eight thousand.
• After lunch, Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun visited a brothel street, where Lu Qian was welcomed by the madam and took a group of women upstairs.
• Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun left the brothel street, and Ma Hongjun spotted someone who looked like Dai Mubai entering the place he used to visit.
• Lu Qian realized the significance of Ma Hongjun's comment about the brothel.

Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun caught Dai Mubai leaving Yixiang Pavilion and mocked him before fleeing without paying for the beauties Ma Hongjun had brought. On their way back, Lu Qian sensed a terrifying Titled Douluo aura and wondered whether Dai Mubai had hired another assassin.

• Lu Qian inferred that Dai Mubai had spent his money hiring a Soul Emperor to kill him, then persuaded Ma Hongjun to bring the beauties from Yixiang Pavilion.
• Lu Qian waited outside Yixiang Pavilion and taunted Dai Mubai when he emerged less than a minute later.
• Ma Hongjun brought the beauties, but Lu Qian ran off and left him with the bill; Ma Hongjun put the charges on Lu Qian's tab and fled too.
• Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun met again at the city gate, where they joked about the bill and discussed Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang.
• Lu Qian sensed a terrifying aura and recognized that a Titled Douluo was nearby, wondering if Dai Mubai had hired the person to attack him.

Lu Qian suspected Tang Hao had tested him because of his Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, but he passed out without revealing his trump cards. After waking, he recovered at the academy and brushed off Xiao Wu's questions about the attacker.

• Lu Qian guessed the Titled Douluo pressuring him might be Tang Hao and reasoned that the man was probing rather than trying to kill him.
• Tang Hao's pressure exhausted Lu Qian's Soul Power and knocked out both Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun, but Lu Qian kept his trump cards hidden.
• Lu Qian woke with Zhu Zhuqing watching over him and learned that Teacher Zhao had brought him and Ma Hongjun back.
• Lu Qian teased Zhu Zhuqing about an injury until she got annoyed, and Ning Rongrong arrived with breakfast before leaving.
• Xiao Wu visited Lu Qian and asked about the Titled Douluo, but Lu Qian claimed the attacker had probably only been a Soul Emperor.

Lu Qian received a Growth-Type Soul Ring and attended Shrek Academy’s first class, where Zhao Wuji ordered him and Dai Mubai to fight under restrictions. Dai Mubai immediately admitted defeat, leaving Lu Qian stunned.

• Zhao Wuji assigned Lu Qian twenty laps after realizing his new injury was connected to Zhu Zhuqing, then announced that teachers would escort students to and from Suotuo City.
• Lu Qian reconciled with Zhu Zhuqing over dinner and learned that classes would begin the next day.
• Lu Qian signed in and received fifty Random Sign-In Coins and a Growth-Type Soul Ring.
• At breakfast, Lu Qian ignored Yu Xiaogang’s cooking and left before watching Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s affectionate reunion.
• During Zhao Wuji’s lesson, Lu Qian and Dai Mubai were told to fight without causing serious injuries, but Dai Mubai admitted defeat before the fight began.

Dai Mubai conceded his match against Lu Qian, but Zhao Wuji ordered him and Tang San to fight Lu Qian together instead. Their battle began with Dai Mubai charging in and Tang San coordinating a surprise restraint, leaving Lu Qian temporarily immobilized as Dai Mubai prepared to strike.

• Dai Mubai explained that Lu Qian's strength and his own previous defeat made a match unnecessary, but Zhao Wuji ordered him and Tang San to team up against Lu Qian.
• Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul and three soul skills, then charged Lu Qian while Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass.
• Lu Qian used Blue Silver Entanglement and Spider Web Restraint against Dai Mubai, then immobilized him with Parasitism when he tried to break free.
• Tang San caught Lu Qian with Spider Web Restraint and followed with Entanglement and Parasitism, temporarily stopping him.
• Dai Mubai broke free of Lu Qian's restraints and leaped toward the immobilized Lu Qian with his tiger claws raised.

Lu Qian turned the fight against Tang San and Dai Mubai around, forcing Tang San to concede and freeing Dai Mubai after trapping him. In Flender's office, Lu Qian defended his actions and accused Yu Xiaogang of arranging the match to settle a personal grudge.

• Lu Qian broke free of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and used Parasitism to trap Dai Mubai in midair.
• Lu Qian demanded Tang San concede, ignored Yu Xiaogang's attempt to stop the match, and made Tang San lie down and admit defeat.
• Dai Mubai struggled inside Lu Qian's Blue Silver Grass, so Zhao Wuji ordered Lu Qian to release him and took Lu Qian to see the dean.
• In Flender's office, Lu Qian argued that he had only defended himself and accused Yu Xiaogang of using the match to target him.

Flender investigated Lu Qian’s accusation that Yu Xiaogang had arranged a battle to settle a personal score, then learned Tang San and Dai Mubai had coordinated through private practice. After Flender reconciled with Yu Xiaogang, they agreed to assess the students at the Great Soul Arena instead.

• Lu Qian accused Yu Xiaogang of using the battle to settle a personal score, and Flender questioned Zhao Wuji about what he had witnessed.
• Flender questioned Tang San and Dai Mubai separately; Tang San said they had developed their coordination through private discussions and his observations of Dai Mubai’s extra training, while Dai Mubai confirmed he had trained in secret.
• Flender concluded he had likely misunderstood Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Xiaogang angrily refused Lu Qian’s offer to apologize and left the office.
• Flender later explained his duty to remain impartial, and Yu Xiaogang forgave him.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed taking the students to the Great Soul Arena that night to assess their abilities and Soul Skills within three days.

Lu Qian traveled to Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, enjoying their company and teasing them about being his first and second wives. Ning Rongrong recovered her allowance after Zhu Zhuqing intervened, and the three went to feast, while Tang San's situation took a sudden turn for the worse.

• Ma Hongjun hurried to Lu Qian's dormitory, then joined Lu Qian, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong at the school gates before Zhao Wuji escorted them to Suotuo City.
• The group split up in the city, with Tang San and Xiao Wu heading toward the blacksmith's shop and Ma Hongjun going elsewhere, while Lu Qian walked with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Several men blocked Lu Qian's way, and he swept them aside with Blue Silver Grass before Ning Rongrong revealed she had come to collect her allowance.
• Ning Rongrong offered Lu Qian ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but Zhu Zhuqing told him to let her keep the money, and Lu Qian relented.
• Lu Qian called Zhu Zhuqing his first wife and Ning Rongrong his second wife, then followed them as Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing to get a feast.

Tang San discovered that Bibi Dong had banned hidden weapons and poison in official soul fighting matches, leaving him even less able to compete with Lu Qian. Lu Qian enjoyed Tang San’s frustration while keeping his own role in the ban secret, and the others remained unaware.

• Tang San read Spirit Hall’s decree at the Soto Great Soul Arena and realized he could no longer use hidden weapons or poison in matches.
• Xiao Wu tried to calm Tang San, who angrily suspected that Bibi Dong had issued the ban to target him, but he held back because Spirit Hall’s people were nearby.
• Lu Qian arrived at the arena with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong; they discussed how the ban might affect Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped Lu Qian from laughing.
• Lu Qian found a fresh fist mark on the decree and matched it to his fist, then imagined Tang San’s reaction as Zhu Zhuqing pinched him for laughing.
• Tang San arrived at the evening gathering dejected, while Yu Xiaogang wondered why Bibi Dong had issued the ban and Lu Qian watched as everyone failed to suspect him.

Lu Qian accompanied Flender to find Tang San after Tang San lost a Soul Fighting match while struggling to fight without hidden weapons. Lu Qian reminded him that concealed, undetectable weapons might let him use his skills discreetly, but Tang San said he lacked the materials to make them.

• Flender and Yu Xiaogang comforted Tang San after Spirit Hall's ban on hidden weapons disrupted his match, which he narrowly lost.
• Lu Qian offered to bring Tang San back, and Flender agreed to accompany him despite Yu Xiaogang's distrust of Lu Qian.
• Lu Qian found Tang San near the arena and taunted him until Tang San admitted he could not prove his nerve in his current state.
• Lu Qian suggested using hidden weapons silently and discreetly, reviving Tang San's hopes of fighting effectively despite the ban.
• Tang San explained that he lacked the materials needed to make hidden weapons that would be difficult to detect.

Lu Qian gave Tang San a valuable hair crystal in exchange for a favor, then learned Zhu Zhuqing had been injured by a man who harassed her. He confronted the man at the Soto Great Soul Arena despite warnings, and Flender ordered the students to surround them.

• Lu Qian gave Tang San a plate hair crystal, and Tang San recognized it as an exceptionally valuable material worth at least twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San admitted he could not afford the crystal, so Lu Qian offered it in exchange for a favor; Tang San accepted after seeing Lu Qian's Blue Silver Grass.
• Lu Qian returned to the Great Soul Arena with Tang San, who thanked him in front of everyone, while Yu Xiaogang watched uneasily.
• Lu Qian noticed Zhu Zhuqing's injured arm and learned from Ma Hongjun that a man had harassed her; Yu Xiaogang warned Lu Qian not to fight inside the arena.
• Lu Qian went to the man's table and kicked it over, and Flender called the students to surround them.

Lu Qian beat the man who had harassed Zhu Zhuqing and admitted to the arena staff that he had started the fight. After the city lord’s soldiers arrived and tried to seize him, their leader ordered them to attack Lu Qian, but someone shouted for them to stop.

• Lu Qian and the Shrek group beat the man who had harassed Zhu Zhuqing until the arena staff arrived, and Lu Qian stayed behind to take responsibility.
• Lu Qian admitted to the staff that he had beaten the man, then provoked them to summon Spirit Hall’s patrol.
• Flender told Lu Qian through Sound Transmission that Yu Xiaogang was taking the others away and that he was ready to rescue Lu Qian if needed.
• The city lord’s soldiers arrived and prepared to take Lu Qian and the injured man into custody.
• When the lead soldier ordered his men to attack Lu Qian, a fierce voice suddenly shouted, “Stop!”

Spirit Hall’s Patrol Team intervened when Bai Ding’s soldiers tried to take Lu Qian into custody, but the pig-headed prisoner revealed himself as Suotuo City’s Young City Lord and ordered Lu Qian killed. Bai Ding sided with the Young City Lord under pressure, and the chapter ended with Spirit Hall’s Patrol Team preparing to attack.

• Spirit Hall’s Patrol Team arrived at the Great Soul Arena and ordered Bai Ding to hand over Lu Qian and the other prisoners.
• The pig-headed man kicked a soldier, revealed his token to Bai Ding, and was recognized as the Young City Lord.
• The Young City Lord ordered Bai Ding to kill Lu Qian, leaving the soldiers torn between his command and Spirit Hall’s demand.
• Bai Ding ordered his men to surround Lu Qian and urged Spirit Hall’s Patrol Team to give the City Lord’s Manor face.
• The Patrol Team captain ordered his members to get ready, forcing Bai Ding to choose between defying the Young City Lord and facing Spirit Hall.

Bai Ding and the Spirit Hall patrol clashed over whether to take the young city lord, until City Lord Fidelis arrived and surrounded them with the Ironblood Curtain Legion. As Fidelis ordered Lu Qian killed, Bishop Seraphine arrived and challenged the city lord.

• Bai Ding ordered his soldiers to release Lu Qian but refused to hand over the young city lord, prompting the Spirit Hall patrol to prepare to fight.
• City Lord Fidelis arrived and summoned the Ironblood Curtain Legion, surrounding the Soto Great Soul Arena and outnumbering the Spirit Hall patrol.
• Fidelis ignored the patrol captain’s objections and told his son Cheng to do whatever he wanted with Lu Qian.
• Cheng demanded Lu Qian’s death, and Fidelis ordered the Ironblood Curtain Legion to kill him.
• Bishop Seraphine arrived and asked Fidelis whether he wished to challenge Spirit Hall.

Seraphine intervened when Fidelis confronted Lu Qian, then took Lu Qian to Spirit Hall and explained that she had arranged the conflict to conceal his connection to it. Lu Qian stayed the night at her residence and left the next morning, where Flender questioned how easily Spirit Hall had released him.

• Seraphine arrived at the Soto Great Soul Arena, overruled Fidelis, and let Lu Qian choose whether to take the Young City Lord away; Lu Qian agreed to go to Spirit Hall alone.
• Fidelis took his injured son home, kicked Bai Ding for failing to identify the other attackers, and left the arena while Flender watched Lu Qian being escorted away.
• Seraphine received Lu Qian in her Bedchamber and explained that she had alerted Fidelis to create a dispute between the City Lord's Manor and Spirit Hall, hiding Lu Qian's connection to Spirit Hall.
• Seraphine revealed that Bibi Dong had assigned her to Suotuo City to look after Lu Qian, and Lu Qian decided to leave the next day.
• Flender waited outside Spirit Hall and met Lu Qian after his release; Lu Qian said he had only eaten dinner and slept before being let go.

Lu Qian returned safely from the Spirit Hall Main Hall, and Yu Xiaogang explained his release as a political signal between Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires. Back at the academy, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong comforted Lu Qian and showed how deeply they cared for him, before Ma Hongjun teased him about winning them both over.

• Lu Qian told Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang what had happened at the Spirit Hall Main Hall, and Yu Xiaogang argued that Spirit Hall had used the incident to signal its growing independence from the Two Great Empires.
• Flender praised Yu Xiaogang's analysis and ordered the students to avoid Suotuo City for a month, while Lu Qian left without saying goodbye.
• Lu Qian found Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong waiting for him, and he comforted Zhu Zhuqing as she cried and apologized for putting him in danger.
• Lu Qian reassured Ning Rongrong that he had risked his life for her before, and she left flustered after he teased her about returning to his dorm.
• Ma Hongjun imitated Ning Rongrong to tease Lu Qian about winning over both girls, and Lu Qian angrily confronted him.

Lu Qian clashed with Tang San after criticizing Yu Xiaogang and wagered that he could help Ma Hongjun with his Martial Soul defect. He chose Xiao Wu as the stake, then returned from a private conversation with her while Tang San grew increasingly furious and challenged him to fight.

• Lu Qian mocked Ma Hongjun's womanizing, then promised he could ease Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul defect when the next semester began.
• Tang San confronted Lu Qian for speaking ill of Yu Xiaogang, and Lu Qian challenged him to a wager about solving Ma Hongjun's problem.
• Tang San demanded that Lu Qian apologize to Yu Xiaogang and forfeit the favor he owed if he failed; Lu Qian demanded Xiao Wu as his stake if he won.
• Xiao Wu took Lu Qian aside to talk, while Tang San followed them and Ma Hongjun's remarks only deepened his suspicion.
• Xiao Wu returned angry that Tang San had distrusted her, and Lu Qian refused to tell Tang San what they had discussed.
• Tang San roared for Lu Qian to come back and die as Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun walked away.

Lu Qian provoked Tang San into attacking him, but Xiao Wu intervened and knocked Tang San down, leaving him devastated. The next morning, Lu Qian challenged Yu Xiaogang’s strenuous team-training plan and began turning the students against it.

• Lu Qian provoked Tang San until he charged at him, but Xiao Wu teleported between them and struck Tang San down.
• Xiao Wu pinned Tang San and insisted there was nothing between her and Lu Qian, while Tang San was left heartbroken and unable to respond.
• That evening, Xiao Wu asked Lu Qian to stop joking about her in front of Tang San, and Lu Qian agreed on the condition Tang San stopped provoking him.
• Flender announced weighted running laps without Soul Power because the students could not attend Soul Fighting matches, and Lu Qian objected to the plan.
• Lu Qian questioned why Tang San was absent from Yu Xiaogang’s training, prompting Ning Rongrong and the other students to doubt whether it was safe.
• Yu Xiaogang appeared and defended the plan as a way to build team spirit, but Lu Qian and Ning Rongrong challenged his assurance that the training would not harm them.