Recaps

Tang San and Shrek Academy were publicly mocked by Canghui Academy over their past humiliation, and Flender stopped them from attacking before revealing that Canghui Academy was led by the dangerous Shi Nian. The chapter ended with Flender warning Shrek to be wary of Shi Nian, whose illusion-based Martial Soul and high Soul Power made him a serious threat.

• Tai Long tried to strike a Canghui Academy student who insulted Tang San, but Tang San stopped him and said they should fight in the arena.
• A Canghui Academy student exposed Tang San and the others’ humiliation involving Mating Apes, prompting the hall to laugh and Shrek’s newer members to realize the rumors might be true.
• Tang San and the others released their Martial Souls and prepared to attack, but Flender warned that Spirit Hall could put them on its wanted list and restrained them.
• Shi Nian arrived and led Canghui Academy away, while Ma Hongjun jeered at the students and Flender rebuked him.
• Flender told Shrek that Shi Nian used the illusion-producing Remnant Dream Martial Soul, had likely reached above rank seventy, and was too dangerous to underestimate.

Shrek Academy entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament last and faced ridicule from the crowd. In the stands, Yu Tianlong chatted with Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, then caught Tang San’s attention, leaving Tang San and the Shrek team furious and wary.

• Flender warned Shrek Academy about Yu Tianlong, then left as the tournament staff brought the team into the venue last.
• The crowd laughed at Shrek Academy’s unusual uniforms and slogan, while Tang San calmed Dai Mubai and urged him to wait until the matches began.
• Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi invited Yu Tianlong to the VIP seats, where the emperor joked about marrying his daughter to him.
• Tang San spotted Yu Tianlong beside the empire’s highest-ranking figures and wondered why he deserved a place among them.
• Yu Tianlong met Tang San’s gaze and nodded; Tang San lowered his head, and Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others reacted with anger.

Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi opened the tournament, and Salas drew the preliminary matchups. Shrek Academy learned that it would face the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Secondary Team, while Salas announced Spirit Hall’s offer to finalists.

• Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open and urged the competitors to win glory for the empire.
• Ning Fengzhi praised the young Soul Masters and said every team had a chance to win.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups and paired the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Secondary Team with Shrek Academy.
• Shrek Academy’s members reacted with alarm, then realized Yu Tianlong was unlikely to compete for the secondary team.
• Spectators booed the draw and accused the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Secondary Team of choosing an easy opponent.
• Salas swore the draw had not been rigged and promised finalists could join the Martial Soul Temple directly.

Spirit Hall’s Platinum Bishop recruited talented Soul Masters in front of Emperor Xue Ye, deepening tensions with the Heaven Dou Empire. Shrek Academy prepared to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team, with Tang San planning to crush them quickly while insisting to himself that he was only biding his time against Yu Tianlong.

• The Platinum Bishop announced that outstanding Soul Masters could enter the Martial Soul Temple, and Ning Fengzhi restrained Xue Ye from reacting angrily.
• The tournament organizers announced Shrek Academy’s first-round match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team, and Tai Long vowed to help Tang San’s friends defeat them.
• Tang San overheard spectators gossiping about him, swore revenge on Yu Tianlong and Canghui Academy, then told himself he was biding his time.
• Tang San selected seven Shrek fighters and ordered them to follow their first plan, aiming to crush Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team in one minute.
• Shrek’s fighters watched Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Second Team make a dazzling entrance, and Huang Yuan and Jing Ling complained that their own team was being treated as a foil.

Shrek Academy entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and clashed with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. After Yu Tianlong’s trick made Shrek’s contestants fall and the rival team mocked them, the first preliminary match began with both sides summoning their Martial Souls.

• Yu Tianlong activated the Living Biological Armor Panels in Tang San and the others, causing them to tumble as they entered the arena.
• Yu Feng and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team mocked Shrek Academy, while their members backed away after recalling the Mating Ape incident.
• Ning Rongrong told Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi about Yu Tianlong’s grudge and his righteous severing of men who harbored ill intentions toward him.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng exchanged threats before the referee ordered the teams to salute and clear the platform of nonparticipants.
• Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy in summoning its Martial Souls, and the first preliminary match officially began.

Shrek Academy defeated the favored Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, despite the spectators’ confidence in the stronger-looking opponents. After the crowd booed the result, Yu Tianlong returned to his room and ordered Cho'Gath to send Voidlings toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Tianlong predicted Shrek Academy would win, and Ning Fengzhi and the others watched as Tang San and his teammates fought with unexpected skill.
• Yu Tianheng conceded after his teammates were injured, giving Shrek Academy the victory.
• The spectators booed both teams after Shrek Academy won, while Flender celebrated the team’s performance and planned to sell advertising space on their uniforms.
• Yu Tianlong left the arena and later returned to his room after spending time in Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong and the others.
• Yu Tianlong told Cho'Gath to create more Voidlings and send them toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to devour or parasitize clan members when opportunities arose.

Yu Tianlong used a Voidling to reach Sea God Island, hoping to find the Asura God Sword or other resources and establish a supporter for The Void. After slipping past the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and reaching shore, he was immediately confronted by eight yellow-clad Sea Soul Masters who mistook him for a Soul Beast.

• Yu Tianlong guided a Voidling through the ocean and spotted a Demon Soul Great White Shark near Sea God Island.
• Yu Tianlong avoided the shark and continued toward shore, considering the Asura God Sword and the island's other resources as possible goals.
• Yu Tianlong reached Sea God Island and admired its warm climate and lush scenery.
• Eight yellow-clad Sea Soul Masters emerged from the forest, saw Yu Tianlong, and wondered how a Soul Beast had reached the island.
• Yu Tianlong realized he had been discovered immediately and feared the Sea Soul Masters would kill him.

Yu Tianlong was escorted by Sea Soul Masters to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar after they received word that he should undergo a Sea God trial. Sea Horse Douluo agreed to let him take it, though he remained puzzled that a Soul Beast had come for a trial.

• Yu Tianlong watched the Sea Soul Masters debate what to do with him and chose not to resist because his current body was too weak to fight them.
• A middle-aged Sea Soul Master led Yu Tianlong into the woods and warned him not to probe the island with spiritual power.
• The group reached the Sea Within the Sea, where the middle-aged man explained that the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar could administer Sea God trials.
• The middle-aged man reported that a visiting Soul Beast had come to take a trial, and the black-clad Sea Horse Douluo opened his eyes.
• Sea Horse Douluo questioned whether Yu Tianlong was a Soul Beast, then accepted the request after hearing it was the Sea God's will.

Yu Tianlong accepted the Sea God’s trial and crossed the Sea Within the Sea by digging underground, while Sea Horse Douluo went easy on him. The Sea Horse Sacred Pillar granted Yu Tianlong Black Level Six Trials, leaving Sea Horse Douluo wondering whether the Sea God meant to kill him or let him live.

• Yu Tianlong agreed to undergo the trial and dug beneath the Sea Within the Sea toward the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar.
• Sea Horse Douluo raised a wall of water and shook the ground, but held back most of his strength as Yu Tianlong continued onward.
• Sea Horse Douluo activated the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and directed its light onto Yu Tianlong.
• The light turned black, the Sacred Pillar’s patterns darkened, and six trial screens appeared before Yu Tianlong.
• The six trials sank into Yu Tianlong’s forehead as a black six-pointed star, and he sat down to contemplate them.
• Sea Horse Douluo watched Yu Tianlong and wondered whether the Sea God’s trial was meant to kill him or let him live.

Yu Tianlong learned that he could exploit the assessment to create more Voidlings, then heard how deadly the black level six trials were. As Sea Horse Douluo warned him of certain death, a mysterious woman in red appeared at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and questioned what he was.

• Yu Tianlong discovered that the black level assessment disappeared when he returned his consciousness to his main body, allowing him to create more Voidlings without losing the assessment.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained the assessment ranks, the difficulty of black level trials, and that failing one meant death.
• Yu Tianlong said he was willing to die and send his kin to take the assessment, then asked how Sea Horse Douluo had passed his own trial.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained his past assessment and warned Yu Tianlong that his strength left him no chance of passing.
• A mysterious red-robed woman appeared at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and asked whether Yu Tianlong was a Soul Beast or something else.

Yu Tianlong met Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi, who confirmed that he was an honored guest and warned him to complete at least one Sea God trial each year or die. Sea Horse Douluo Ou Ya escorted him to Seahorse City, where Yu Tianlong began learning about life on Sea God Island.

• Sea Horse Douluo Ou Ya apologized to Bo Saixi for failing to understand the Sea God's will, and she told him the unusual situation was not his fault.
• Bo Saixi ordered Ou Ya to treat Yu Tianlong as an honored guest, help him with his trials, and summon the other six Sacred Pillar guardians for a meeting.
• Bo Saixi warned Yu Tianlong that he had to complete at least one trial each year and that failure meant death, then vanished in a flash of red light.
• Ou Ya led Yu Tianlong across a bridge of seawater toward Seahorse City and explained the trial rules and the restriction against entering Sea God Island's central forbidden grounds.
• Ou Ya showed Yu Tianlong Seahorse City and explained that its population included retired Sea God Warriors and children, while Sea Dragon City had more than two thousand residents.

Yu Tianlong settled into Seahorse City and learned how Sea God Island obtained supplies, then asked a purple-clad Sea Soul Master to take him to the forbidden grounds for his first trial, Crossing the Sea God's Light. The Sea Soul Master explained that Yu Tianlong’s Sea God mark had made his passage easy, but the trial ahead would be formidable.

• Sea Horse Douluo explained that Sea God Island relied on barter and traded its local specialties for supplies brought by outside Sea Soul Masters.
• Yu Tianlong considered hiding his Voidlings aboard the supply ships, then settled into the city lord’s residence as Sea Horse Douluo went to report to Bo Saixi.
• Yu Tianlong learned that his first trial required him to climb 108 steps beneath the forbidden grounds within one year.
• After lunch, Yu Tianlong asked a purple-clad Sea Soul Master to escort him to the forbidden grounds.
• The Sea Soul Master said Yu Tianlong’s Sea God mark and recognition by the Sea God explained his easy access, while warning that the trial’s defenses would be formidable.

Yu Tianlong reached Sea God Island’s forbidden ground and attempted to cross the Ring Sea and ascend Sea God Mountain. After strange fish failed to catch him, an invisible force repelled him at the foot of the steps, leaving his trial unresolved.

• The purple-robed Sea Soul Master carried Yu Tianlong at full speed to the forbidden ground at the center of the Ring Sea and explained the Sea God's Light trial and its one thousand and one steps.
• Yu Tianlong crossed the Ring Sea by burrowing underground, and black light appeared around him as soon as he entered the water.
• A large spear-mouthed fish leapt from the sea, but Yu Tianlong had already passed beneath it; the fish turned back into the water after spotting him on shore.
• Yu Tianlong reached the foot of Sea God Mountain and charged toward the steps, but an invisible barrier struck him backward more than ten meters.

Yu Tianlong tested the trial steps and found their escalating pressure drained Soul Power, leaving him unsure how a Voidling could pass within a year. He returned to the tournament and confidently told Ning Fengzhi that his team would reach the finals.

• Yu Tianlong climbed to the fifth step, where the pressure was so great that a rank-thirty Soul Master would struggle to stand.
• Yu Tianlong handed control back to the Voidling, asked Cho'Gath about Rongrong and the others, and learned that seven or eight members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been parasitized.
• Yu Tianlong went to watch the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, where the VIP seats included Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Salas, and Heavenly Elephant Huyan Zhen.
• Yu Tianlong greeted Ning Fengzhi and said that the team he was leading would make it to the finals.

Yu Tianlong watched Shrek Academy face the enormous Elephant Armor Academy in the second preliminary round, while Emperor Xue Ye and Huyan Zhen exchanged remarks about their teams. The match began with both teams revealing their strength, but its outcome remained undecided.

• Yu Tianlong asked Ning Fengzhi where Rongrong and the others had gone, then learned that Shrek Academy would face Elephant Armor Academy and decided to watch.
• Tang San and his teammates saw the towering Elephant Armor competitors enter the platform, and Dai Mubai nervously introduced Shrek Academy.
• The referee began the match, and Elephant Armor Academy’s seven competitors used Martial Soul Possession to transform their bodies and reveal their Soul Rings.
• Huyan Zhen praised his grandson Huyan Li and declared Elephant Armor Sect’s goal was to place in the finals’ top three.
• Emperor Xue Ye challenged Huyan Zhen’s confidence, saying Shrek had beaten stronger teams before and Elephant Armor could not reach the top three.

Huyan Zhen and Salas accused Emperor Xue Ye of bias as the Shrek Academy team faced the Elephant Armor Sect in the qualifying match. Tang San studied the opponents’ formation and launched his Meteor Human Hammer tactic, carrying his teammates into the air as the Elephant Armor Sect continued advancing.

• Huyan Zhen reacted with disbelief to the gap between the teams’ Soul Ring Configurations, and Salas challenged Emperor Xue Ye over his apparent bias.
• The Elephant Armor Sect’s seven members activated their first Soul Rings and advanced in formation, using their size and weight to pressure Shrek Academy.
• Tang San tested their defense with Blue Silver Entanglement, but the vines snapped against their enhanced strength.
• Tang San ordered his teammates back, then had five of them advance three steps as he formed the Meteor Human Hammer.
• Tang San used a Speed Mushroom Sausage to fly with Oscar, then carried the rest of the Shrek team into the air after telling them to lighten themselves.

Tang San used Oscar’s Speed Mushroom Sausages and Blue Silver Grass to lift Shrek Academy’s team into the air and attack Elephant Armor Academy, exploiting their lack of agility. After learning how quickly the opponents could break his bindings, he ordered a second assault and targeted Huyan Li, but the battle remained undecided.

• Tang San carried all seven Shrek Academy members into the air with Blue Silver Grass, while Oscar replenished his strength with sausages.
• Tang San sent five teammates down toward Elephant Armor Academy, but Huyan Li gathered his team into a tight defensive formation and swatted them back.
• Tang San withdrew his teammates and bound all seven opponents, discovering that their defenses resisted his thorns, poison, and paralysis.
• Tang San measured how quickly the Elephant Armor Academy members escaped, and Oscar gave him another Speed Mushroom Sausage.
• Tang San ordered his team to defeat Huyan Li within twenty seconds, then bound the opponents again as Dai Mubai and four teammates descended to attack Huyan Li.

Tang San restrained the Elephant Armor Sect’s team with overlapping Blue Silver Grass and led five Shrek Academy members in an assault on Huyan Li. Huyan Li broke free after Huyan Zhen secretly guided him, and Tang San realized the mysterious helmet was a Soul Bone.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Cage and Parasite to trap the six Elephant Armor Sect members other than Huyan Li, while Oscar supplied recovery Big Sausages.
• Tang San directed five Shrek Academy members to concentrate their attacks on Huyan Li’s exposed head.
• Yu Tianlong taunted Huyan Zhen, and Emperor Xue Ye accused him of secretly guiding Huyan Li through Sound Transmission.
• Huyan Li activated his fourth Soul Ring, strengthened his defenses, and endured attacks from Jing Ling, Dai Mubai, and Huang Yuan.
• A helmet appeared on Huyan Li’s head and blocked Dai Mubai and Huang Yuan’s combined strike before Huyan Li shattered the Blue Silver Grass and broke free.
• Tang San recognized that Huyan Li’s helmet was a Soul Bone.

Tang San’s team continued its fight against the Elephant Armor Sect, but Huyan Li revealed a Head Soul Bone to withstand their attacks. Tang San rescued Tai Long from Huyan Li’s Crushing Kill and redirected Jing Ling and Huang Yuan toward another opponent as Huyan Li’s teammates began breaking free.

• Huyan Li revealed his Head Soul Bone, prompting Emperor Xue Ye to warn Huyan Zhen that others might covet it.
• Huyan Li broke free of Tang San’s restraints and charged Jing Ling, then used Crushing Kill to lock Tai Long in place.
• Tang San pulled Tai Long out of danger with Blue Silver Grass and sent Jing Ling and Huang Yuan toward another restrained Elephant Armor Sect disciple.
• Huyan Li crashed into the arena, leaving a crater, while Jing Ling and Huang Yuan attacked their target together.
• Huyan Li crouched and swung at the advancing Tai Long, hoping to endure long enough for his teammates to recover.

Tang San and the Shrek Academy Team defeated all seven Elephant Armor Sect fighters by breaking their defensive formation and outlasting their attacks. The victory left Huyan Zhen and Salas stunned, while Yu Tianlong was unsurprised that Tang San had managed the feat.

• Tang San struck Huyan Li with the Clear Sky Hammer, then Shrek's fighters sent the other two high-ranked Elephant Armor Sect disciples flying from the arena.
• Jing Ling and Huang Yuan knocked out another opponent, leaving seven Shrek fighters to surround the final two Elephant Armor Sect disciples.
• Oscar's Recovery Sausages restored Tang San's Soul Power as the two opponents charged him with Crushing Kill.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect one attack into the other fighter, and Blue Silver Grass bound them as they crashed down.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner after all seven Elephant Armor Sect disciples lost the ability to resist.
• Huyan Zhen crushed his chair's armrest in disbelief, Salas was stunned, and Yu Tianlong accepted Tang San's victory as expected.

Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy, while Shi Nian promised to handle the problem of Shrek for Canghui Academy. Yu Tianlong reunited with Ning Rongrong and the others, and the chapter left him watching the qualifiers as Shrek prepared to face Othello Academy and Thunder Academy met Elephant Armor Academy.

• Tang San led Shrek Academy to defeat Elephant Armor Academy by targeting Huyan Li and breaking the team’s formation.
• Shi Nian reassured Canghui Academy’s students that he would deal with Shrek Academy.
• Yu Tianlong found Ning Rongrong and the others at the auction house and learned they had bought whale rubber because they worried about his lack of intimacy with them.
• Ten days later, Shrek Academy had won all six of its first qualifier matches alongside Thunder Academy and Godwind Academy.
• Yu Tianlong watched the seventh round with the girls and dismissed both Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy as opponents who could not last a single exchange against him.

Yu Tianlong explained the Five Elemental Academies and the rivalry between extreme and balanced approaches to Soul Master training. He argued for individual specialization paired with team balance, then revealed that Spirit Hall’s teams quietly followed this fusion approach and kept its advantage secret.

• Yu Tianlong described the Five Elemental Academies, their backers, and their focus on lightning, wind, water, fire, and earth.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why the academies chose members with the same attribute, and Yu Tianlong explained the conflict between extreme and balanced schools of thought.
• Yu Tianlong advocated individual specialization supported by complementary teammates, calling it the most suitable path for cultivation.
• Ye Lingling asked which school Spirit Hall supported, and Yu Tianlong said Spirit Hall teams followed the fusion approach without openly promoting it.
• Yu Tianlong told Zhu Zhuqing that Spirit Hall had no reason to share its advantage, then advised her to view matters more rationally.

Tang San left the tournament stands for Shrek Academy, unaware that Shi Nian was stalking him, while Yu Tianlong and Bi Ji followed to observe. Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion and revealed that he intended to make him disappear.

• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to leave the tournament, and a sinister watcher followed him from the stands.
• Yu Tianlong left the VIP stands with Bi Ji after learning Tang Hao was still in Heaven Dou City, while the other girls stayed behind.
• Tang San walked toward Shrek Academy, gradually sensed something was wrong, and summoned his Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Tang Hao watched from the shadows but restrained himself, while the invisible Yu Tianlong and Bi Ji observed him.
• Shi Nian appeared before Tang San and said he needed to make him disappear.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in his Remnant Dream and tried to kill him, despite Tang San's hidden attempts to call for help. The illusion overwhelmed Tang San with memories of his past life as a Tang Sect disciple, leaving him confronted by the elders who accused him of stealing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

• Shi Nian revealed that he had lured Tang San into an isolated grove outside Heaven Dou City and intended to eliminate him for Canghui Academy.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Shi Nian, but the bolts vanished because Shi Nian controlled the Remnant Dream illusion.
• Tang San surrounded himself with Blue Silver Grass and hoped the Shrek Academy members would notice his disappearance, while Shi Nian attacked him through the illusion.
• Tang San saw the Tang Sect elders accusing him of stealing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and saying his death would be no loss.
• Tang San tried to resist the elders, but four of them seized him and one struck his arm with internal Astral Qi.

Tang San relived a nightmare of being tortured by the Tang Sect elders while Shi Nian struggled to understand his memories. Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Shi Nian, then entered the dream with him to investigate Tang San’s strange past.

• Tang San dreamed that the Tang Sect elders shattered his limbs and left him to die on Ghost's Sorrow after he admitted secretly learning the sect’s cultivation techniques.
• Shi Nian watched Tang San’s life force fade and prepared to kill him, but Tang Hao struck Shi Nian and stopped his Clear Sky Hammer above him.
• Shi Nian told Tang Hao that his Remnant Dream had shown him an older Tang San using power from another world.
• Tang Hao ordered Shi Nian to cast the dream again without letting Tang San die, and they both entered it.
• Tang San woke before the white-clad figures and broke down, believing he had returned to the torture he had just endured.