Recaps

Yu Sheng and his classmates survived the journey to Demon-Suppressing Pass, joined Ink Academy, and began earning credits while the Evil Cultists prepared to target them. The arc ended with Yu Sheng investigating a wounded fugitive at a hotel as the Goddess and Zong Ren set plans for chaos in motion.

• Yu Sheng forced Zhao Zicheng to film and strike unconscious students, then continued collecting credits while treating the Ink Academy like Sin City.
• Xu Yuanqing led the new students to Demon-Suppressing Pass, where they witnessed the battlefield’s dead and wounded, helped with logistics, and descended Hero Road as an enemy attack sounded.
• The freshmen returned to Ink Academy, were entered into the roster, and learned that credits were needed for campus resources as Sun Wen became class monitor.
• Zhao Zicheng earned credits by letting upperclassmen use him as a sandbag, while Mu Yu pursued his own goal and Zong Ren ordered an ambush against Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng.
• Xu Yuanqing assigned the class a mission to capture Chen Feng, and Sun Wen organized the students to share their abilities and plan their approach.
• Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng revealed their second awakenings, while Liu Yu left Ink Academy to investigate Allure Gate and Elder Sun discussed holding Dawn Pass until reinforcements arrived.
• The Goddess ordered Zong Ren to cause chaos and promised him the position of Divine Attendant, while Zhong Yushu told Pavilion Master Lin to transport supplies.
• Sun Wen located a disguised, wounded middle-aged man in Room 603 of the Prosperous Age Hotel, and Yu Sheng went to take a closer look.

Yu Sheng and Ink Academy’s students fought to defend Jiangcheng while the Demon-Suppressing Pass came under attack, and Tail-Ender died holding the academy gate. After the battles, the wounded students began recovering as Xu Yuanqing prepared Yu Sheng for the Academy Freshmen Competition.

• Yu Sheng killed Chen Feng during a solo mission, then Xu Yuanqing scolded the team for their mistakes and assigned Yu Sheng to take missions alone.
• Bai Haitang tracked down and killed the Allure Gate deputy leader, while Old Sun’s scheme drew Ink Academy and the Dark Pavilion toward Qiu Xiaoxiao and her cult’s plans.
• As Demon Beasts attacked Demon-Suppressing Pass, Ink Academy’s experts left to reinforce it and Xu Yuanqing ordered the remaining students to defend Jiangcheng.
• Cultists flooded Jiangcheng, and the students fought to hold Ink Academy’s gate until Yu Sheng arrived and joined the battle.
• Zong Ren attacked the students and entered the academy seeking its treasure, but Tail-Ender stopped him and died after Zong Ren broke his hands.
• The Demon Clan retreated after Wan Bo devastated its forces, while Ink Academy mourned its dead and the wounded students began recovering.
• Xu Yuanqing told Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng that the Academy Freshmen Competition was approaching, then learned that Yu Sheng might be their only available fighter.

Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng led Ink Academy through the elimination round, turning their run to the finish into a profitable toll scheme. As the arena tournament was announced and the freshmen prepared for a protected trip to the Demon Domain, Xiangliu secretly marked Ji Hong while suspecting him of leaking intelligence.

• Yu Sheng agreed to compete for Ink Academy after his classmates urged him to go, and he insisted Zhao Zicheng train and join him as one of the Blood-Colored Twin Fiends.
• Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng reached Ink City, where Yu Sheng disguised his injuries for the reporters and studied footage of their opponents while Xu Yuanqing arranged a betting deal.
• Yu Sheng made a grand entrance at the Education Department, then began the elimination race by escaping through the city while Zhao Zicheng sped ahead in his wheelchair.
• Yu Sheng found Zhao Zicheng in the sewers and pushed his wheelchair through the muddy tunnels as the Reserve Corps pursued them.
• Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng crossed the finish line first, then used a manhole trap to extort Demon Crystals from Wu Qianqiu and other contestants.
• Yuan Qingshan helped enforce the toll operation, and the Ink Pavilion results placed Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng first and second.
• Yuan Qingshan and Elder Qi staged a public feud to settle on taking the freshmen to the Demon Domain, while the tournament was scheduled to begin on May 1.
• Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng inspected Sun Wen's battle-chariot wheelchair as Xiangliu secretly marked Ji Hong and wondered whether he had leaked intelligence.

Yu Sheng and Zhao Zicheng fought through the Freshman Competition as academy rivalries and online attacks intensified. The tournament reached the quarterfinals, while Yuan Qingshan’s crackdown uncovered a wider Demon Clan infiltration of human territory.

• Zhao Zicheng and Yu Sheng entered the competition with a theatrical disabled-access stunt, while Yu Sheng’s taunts stirred gray aura from the crowd.
• The academies staged elaborate entrances, and Zhao Zicheng presented edited footage that made him appear to be Ink Academy’s top rookie.
• Wu Qianqiu and Zhao Zicheng won early matches, while Yu Sheng defeated Wu Lin with overwhelming force and turned the fight into crosstalk.
• Yu Sheng advanced after a draw with Zhu Jin, then defeated Fan Yun and broke his shins after learning Fan Yun had intended to injure Zhao Zicheng.
• Online attacks against Yu Sheng’s Sin City ties spread as officials investigated suspicious spectators, and Heavenly Eye gave Yuan Qingshan and Qi Changshan intelligence about the people behind the posts.
• Yuan Qingshan banned contestants from surrendering, and Yu Sheng defeated Yin Meng while Zhao Zicheng fought through severe injuries to reach the final eight.
• Zhao Zicheng defeated Feng Yong with a hidden blade and collapsed, while Xu Yuanqing announced a three-day break before the quarterfinals.
• Yuan Qingshan’s teams arrested Demon Clan operatives across Ink City and nearby towns, and interrogation reports revealed a plan to infiltrate human territory and influence public opinion.