Recaps

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing withdrew from Shrek Academy and recovered their tuition from Flender. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo discussed Tang Hao’s son and planned how to capture the transformed Soul Beast.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai, while Jun Yi returned to the dormitory and Flender led Dai Mubai and the others to train in Suotuo City.
• Jun Yi prepared to leave Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing suggested reclaiming their tuition.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Shao Xin and then Flender, who returned the three hundred Gold Soul Coins she had paid.
• Bone Douluo told Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo about Tang Hao and the hundred-thousand-year transformed Soul Beast at Shrek Academy.
• Bone Douluo judged Tang San weaker than Jun Yi, and Ning Fengzhi’s group began planning to capture the Soul Beast without Tang Hao’s knowledge.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Spirit City and registered at Spirit Hall Academy, where Jun Yi applied as a visiting student. The chapter ended as Jun Yi’s Soul Power reading dazzled the admissions area and drew the attention of the other applicants.

• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing entered Spirit City and admired the Papal Palace and Douluo Hall.
• The three reached Spirit Hall Academy and began the enrollment process.
• Jun Yi asked to register as a visiting student, learning that visiting students paid much higher tuition than ordinary applicants.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power measured level twenty-seven, while Ning Rongrong’s measured level thirty-one.
• Jun Yi placed his hand on the crystal ball, which burst with dazzling blue light and attracted the other applicants’ attention.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing passed Spirit Hall Academy’s initial screening and were sent to a separate practical assessment overseen by Saintess Hu Liena. Ning Rongrong learned the academy would notify her family after enrollment, while the group prepared to begin the assessment.

• The examiner discovered Jun Yi was a twelve-year-old level 32 Soul Elder and exempted him from the second and third rounds.
• A Spirit Hall Academy student led Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the practical combat assessment grounds and explained the academy’s inner and outer divisions and strict admission rules.
• The student brought the three to a quiet arena, where Hu Liena agreed to assess them personally.
• Jun Yi recognized Hu Liena as Spirit Hall’s Saintess and wondered why she was examining new students.
• Ning Rongrong told Hu Liena she had secretly left home to enroll, but Hu Liena explained that the academy would notify her family after enrollment.
• Hu Liena invited Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to begin their assessment.

Hu Liena tested Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in a combat assessment, using her speed and flirtatious tactics to toy with Zhu Zhuqing until the incense burned out. She declared that both girls had passed and explained that the test measured combat experience, not whether they could defeat her.

• Ning Rongrong buffed herself and Zhu Zhuqing before Zhu Zhuqing attacked Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena easily countered Zhu Zhuqing, then stopped short of striking her and flirted with her instead.
• Hu Liena embraced Zhu Zhuqing and whispered into her ear, leaving Zhu Zhuqing temporarily unable to move while Jun Yi watched from the seats.
• Hu Liena continued testing and teasing Zhu Zhuqing until the incense burned out, then announced that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had passed.
• Hu Liena explained that Zhu Zhuqing's combat experience and control met the academy's standards, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked her.

Jun Yi faced Hu Liena in his assessment at Spirit Hall Academy and used his unusual spatial ability and Haki to counter her attacks. Hu Liena’s interest in him grew, and she vowed to strip him bare as the match continued.

• Hu Liena invited Jun Yi to join Spirit Hall Academy, but he declined and asked to begin the assessment.
• Jun Yi covered the arena with ROOM and used spatial swapping to attack Hu Liena, matching her strength in their first clash.
• Hu Liena released her second Soul Skill, but Jun Yi used Observation Haki to evade and cut through her heart-shaped flames.
• Hu Liena created pink mist and attacked from within it, but Jun Yi detected her position and struck through the mist.
• Jun Yi released Conqueror’s Haki, dispersing much of the mist and forcing Hu Liena back; she said he had piqued her curiosity and threatened to strip him bare.

Jun Yi fooled Hu Liena into thinking her charm had worked, passed his assessment, and rejected her invitation to join Spirit Hall Academy. Afterward, Ning Rongrong confronted him over his act, but remained angry and demanded to know what he had seen while pretending to be charmed.

• Hu Liena used her charm on Jun Yi, who pretended to fall under its influence and revealed details about his Martial Soul and its abilities.
• Ning Rongrong angrily watched Jun Yi from below the arena and accused him of being a lecher.
• Jun Yi revealed that he had only been pretending to be charmed, and Hu Liena praised his abilities before inviting him to join Spirit Hall Academy.
• Jun Yi rejected Hu Liena's invitation, saying he would stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as his older brother had instructed, and Hu Liena confirmed he had passed his assessment.
• Ning Rongrong flew at Jun Yi with a kick, and he caught her before using ROOM and Tact to keep her from falling after he let go.
• Jun Yi explained that he had pretended to be charmed, but Ning Rongrong stayed angry and asked what he had seen.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing passed the Spirit Hall Academy assessment, prompting Bibi Dong to consider their motives and Jun Yi’s talent. After Hu Liena explained that Ning Rongrong had sneaked out without Ning Fengzhi’s knowledge, Bibi Dong decided to inform him anyway, leaving his response pending.

• Hu Liena congratulated Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing on passing the assessment and arranged for a student to show them around Spirit Hall Academy.
• A registration teacher reported the trio to Bibi Dong, who promoted him to deputy director of the admissions office.
• Bibi Dong reviewed the registration forms, recognized Ning Rongrong and Jun Yi, and considered whether Jun Yi’s talent made him a threat to Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that Ning Rongrong had sneaked out and asked her to keep it secret from Ning Fengzhi.
• Bibi Dong had Hu Liena write Ning Fengzhi a letter revealing Ning Rongrong’s enrollment and whereabouts, then sent it to him.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing toured Spirit Hall Academy, handled enrollment details, and explored its library. Jun Yi found Grandmaster’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing gathered romance novels to read.

• Jun Yi and the two girls toured Spirit Hall Academy’s dormitories, which they compared favorably to Shrek Academy’s.
• The group visited the student guild, where the academy arranged uniforms and collected tuition.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing went to the academy library while waiting for their dormitory assignments.
• Jun Yi searched for Soul Master theory books and found Grandmaster’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing collected romance novels, and Jun Yi joked that the theory book should be called “From Grandmaster to Yu Xiaogang.”

Jun Yi read Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and judged its theories to be nonsense. A Spirit Hall Academy teacher and his colleagues agreed, and the chapter ended with a stern middle-aged teacher revealing Yu Xiaogang’s identity.

• Ning Rongrong questioned the book’s title and author, while Jun Yi praised its publication as evidence of the continent’s tolerance for theoretical knowledge.
• Jun Yi read the book’s ten core theories, criticized them as obvious or false, and decided its soft paper would make good toilet paper.
• Jun Yi brought the book to a Spirit Hall Academy teacher, who condemned its contents and warned Jun Yi not to believe its theories.
• The other teachers criticized the book until a stern middle-aged teacher told them to stop and asked Jun Yi to return it after reading.
• The middle-aged Soul Master revealed that Grandmaster was Yu Xiaogang, the former young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Jun Yi and Hu Liena told Ning Rongrong that her father had come to Spirit City to see her, and Jun Yi agreed to accompany her to the Papal Palace. There, Bibi Dong questioned Ning Fengzhi about why Rongrong had left her previous academy, while Ning Fengzhi said he had come to take her back.

• Jun Yi dismissed Yu Xiaogang's theories and chose other books to study at the library.
• Hu Liena told Ning Rongrong that Ning Fengzhi knew she had enrolled at Spirit Hall Academy and was waiting for her at the Papal Palace.
• Ning Rongrong panicked and asked Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing to come with her; Jun Yi reassured her, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go.
• Ning Rongrong, Jun Yi, and Zhu Zhuqing followed Hu Liena toward the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong challenged Ning Fengzhi over the poor environment at Rongrong's former academy, and Sword Douluo countered her oppressive might.
• Ning Fengzhi said he had come to take Ning Rongrong home, while Bibi Dong said she was not afraid of trouble.

Bibi Dong asked Ning Rongrong whether she wanted to stay at Spirit Hall Academy, and Ning Rongrong chose to remain. Jun Yi agreed to stay as well, but refused Bibi Dong’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, citing his ties to Heaven Dou and His Highness Qinghe.

• Hu Liena showed the guards her identity token and led Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing into the Papal Palace.
• Ning Rongrong and the others met Bibi Dong, who asked Ning Rongrong whether she wanted to stay at Spirit Hall Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she wanted to stay, and he accepted her decision.
• Jun Yi agreed to stay at the academy so he could remain with Ning Rongrong.
• Bibi Dong praised Jun Yi’s abilities and invited him to join Spirit Hall, but he refused, saying he would need His Highness Qinghe’s consent.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing left the Papal Palace and settled into Spirit Hall Academy, where Jun Yi wondered whether Ning Rongrong’s mother had known Bibi Dong. The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing visited Jun Yi’s dorm, and Ning Rongrong stopped Zhu Zhuqing from revealing their room number when she realized Jun Yi wanted an excuse to enter the girls’ dormitory.

• As they left the Papal Palace, Jun Yi suggested Bibi Dong might have known Ning Rongrong’s mother, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that Bibi Dong had watched Ning Rongrong closely.
• Jun Yi joked that Bibi Dong and Ning Rongrong’s mother might both have liked Ning Fengzhi, making Ning Rongrong laugh.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Spirit Hall Academy, where Jun Yi admired his spacious, comfortable dorm suite.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing visited Jun Yi’s dorm and explained that students could enter the other dormitory with permission from its supervisor.
• When Zhu Zhuqing began telling Jun Yi their room number, Ning Rongrong covered her mouth to stop him from using it as an excuse to visit the girls’ dormitory.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing discussed Spirit Hall Academy’s upcoming freshman competition over breakfast, and Zhu Zhuqing decided to enter. Hu Liena arrived with Yan and another man, then sat with the group while Jun Yi acted warmly toward her and invited Yan to stay.

• Jun Yi joined Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing for breakfast and learned that the academy’s entrance ceremony would be a freshman competition with prizes.
• Jun Yi said he would not compete for cultivation resources, while Zhu Zhuqing decided to test her strength among the freshmen.
• Ning Rongrong agreed with Jun Yi that she should avoid using Soul Tools because others might covet their technology.
• Hu Liena arrived with two men, told them to wait outside, and sat beside Jun Yi.
• Jun Yi offered Hu Liena water and asked her to take her time, then urged her not to send Yan away when she noticed him still standing nearby.

Hu Liena told Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that the entrance ceremony’s first-place prize was a two-hundred-year Rattlesnake Skull Bone, and Jun Yi decided to compete for it. Later, the system explained that Jun Yi could awaken additional Devil Fruits by absorbing Soul Power and corresponding heavenly materials, leaving him to realize he was essentially a Devil Fruit Tree.

• Hu Liena asked Yan to wait outside, then told Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that Yan liked her and that she did not return his feelings.
• Hu Liena revealed that first place in the entrance ceremony would earn a two-hundred-year Rattlesnake Skull Bone, and Jun Yi decided to compete for it.
• Hu Liena asked the three to keep the prize secret, then left the cafeteria; Jun Yi returned to his dorm to cultivate.
• Jun Yi asked the system when his Op-Op Fruit would awaken, and the system said it would usually happen at Soul Saint but could be achieved earlier through cultivation.
• The system explained that Jun Yi could obtain more Devil Fruits after his body absorbed enough Soul Power, but he would need to consume suitable treasures to give the fruits their attributes.

Jun Yi learned that he could obtain more Devil Fruits by absorbing Immortal Herbs once his Soul Power reached Level 35, then cultivated for seven days before the Spirit Hall Academy opening ceremony. He went to fetch Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, teased Zhu Zhuqing about her looks, and left with both girls for the ceremony.

• Jun Yi learned that he could condense new Devil Fruits at Soul Power Levels 35, 60, 85, and 99, but that Immortal Herbs used this way would not improve him directly.
• Jun Yi resolved to cultivate until he could obtain another Devil Fruit and spent seven days meditating.
• Jun Yi went to the girls' dormitory to fetch Ning Rongrong for the opening ceremony and found Zhu Zhuqing waiting while Ning Rongrong changed.
• Jun Yi openly complimented Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Ning Rongrong to attack him with a sword and accuse him of being a lecher.
• Jun Yi teased Ning Rongrong about being jealous, then the three of them headed to the training grounds for the opening ceremony.

At Spirit Hall Academy’s entrance ceremony, Jun Yi clashed with a regular student who tried to bully him for being a guest student. Jun Yi broke the student’s arm, drove off his lackeys, and the ceremony continued with Ning Rongrong spotting Senior Nana on the platform.

• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived late and discussed the academy’s new students and guest students.
• A burly regular student mocked Jun Yi and ordered him to move, then insulted him for relying on Ning Rongrong’s family.
• The burly student swung at Jun Yi, who seized his fist and broke his arm, knocking him unconscious.
• A teacher arrived, took the injured student to the infirmary, and said he would investigate after the ceremony.
• Jun Yi warned the student’s lackeys, who fled, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong checked on him.
• Ning Rongrong pointed out Senior Nana on the platform and praised her beauty.

Hu Liena announced a new entrance ceremony format in which sixty-four qualifying Soul Masters would battle together, and Jun Yi quickly won his first match by using ROOM to swap Cai Xukun off the stage. Cai Xukun accused him of fighting dirty, but the teacher agreed Jun Yi had followed the rules, leaving Cai Xukun furious.

• Hu Liena announced that sixty-four students would qualify through Soul Fighting matches before competing in a simultaneous battle royale for first place.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing found that their first-round matches were all in the first session, and Ning Rongrong said she would concede while praising Zhu Zhuqing’s rank twenty-eight breakthrough.
• Jun Yi reached stage 213, where Cai Xukun introduced himself as a rank twenty-six Blazing Chicken Soul Master.
• After the referee said to begin, Jun Yi used ROOM to swap Cai Xukun with a pebble outside the stage and was declared the winner.
• Cai Xukun accused Jun Yi of a sneak attack, but Jun Yi argued that the match had already started and the teacher agreed, leaving Cai Xukun furious.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing visited Spirit Hall Academy’s Barter Street after their first-round Soul Fighting matches. At the pavilion’s center, Jun Yi spotted a defensive Soul Tool and wondered how it had ended up there.

• Jun Yi met Ning Rongrong by Zhu Zhuqing’s arena, where Zhu Zhuqing defeated her turtle-Martial-Soul opponent by driving him out of the arena with Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Ning Rongrong urged Zhu Zhuqing to rest instead of cultivating, and the three decided to explore Barter Street.
• Ning Rongrong admired a purple jade bracelet, and Jun Yi bought it for five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing browsed the pavilion while Jun Yi paid for their chosen items.
• Jun Yi joined a crowd gathered around an unusual object and recognized it as a defensive Soul Tool.

Jun Yi discovered that defensive Soul Tools in Spirit Hall Academy had been made from blueprints he gave Ning Fengzhi, and he reassured Ning Rongrong that her decision to attend the academy was not her fault. After winning his second-round match with ROOM, Jun Yi received a letter from Ning Fengzhi apologizing for selling Soul Tools to Spirit Hall.

• Jun Yi examined a defensive Soul Tool and confirmed it used the blueprints he had given Ning Fengzhi, while the system assured him that no other transmigrator had received its blueprints.
• Jun Yi speculated that Ning Fengzhi had supplied the Soul Tools to Spirit Hall and teased Ning Rongrong about her father having an affair with the Pope.
• Ning Rongrong worried that her enrollment had forced Ning Fengzhi to cooperate with Spirit Hall, but Jun Yi comforted her and told her not to blame herself.
• Jun Yi won his second-round match by using ROOM to swap his opponent with a pebble outside the arena.
• Jun Yi returned to the dormitory, received a letter, and read Ning Fengzhi's apology for selling Soul Tools to Spirit Hall without his consent.

Jun Yi received Ning Fengzhi’s apology and compensation offer, then broke through to Soul Power Level 33. At the tournament, he defeated his next opponent with ROOM in an instant, leaving the watching students astonished.

• Jun Yi read Ning Fengzhi’s letter confirming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Soul Tool deal with Spirit Hall and offering him compensation for each Level 1 Soul Tool supplied.
• Jun Yi cultivated until he broke through to Soul Power Level 33 and reflected on his growing spiritual power and plans to collect immortal herbs.
• The tournament organizers ranked students by how quickly they had won, and Jun Yi’s listed time drew disbelief from the other students.
• Jun Yi walked to his arena as spectators recognized him as the visiting student who had previously broken a bully’s arm.
• Jun Yi activated ROOM, swapped his opponent with a pebble outside the arena, and won before the spectators could react.

After Jun Yi won his arena match with an unusual display, Hu Liena invited him to spar with Yan, apparently at Bibi Dong’s behest. Jun Yi accepted and followed them to a secluded clearing, where Yan summoned his Flame Lord and announced he would suppress his strength to Jun Yi’s level.

• Spectators questioned how Jun Yi had defeated his opponent, and Jun Yi left the arena to return to his dormitory and cultivate.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan stopped Jun Yi and asked him to exchange combat experience with Yan, a level 47 Soul Ancestor with the Flame Lord Martial Soul.
• Jun Yi teased Yan and said he would rather have a more in-depth exchange with Hu Liena, prompting Xie Yue to attack with a Moon Blade, which Jun Yi blocked with Armament Haki.
• Hu Liena apologized for Xie Yue’s threat, and Jun Yi agreed to the Soul Fighting match, suspecting Bibi Dong had arranged it to assess him.
• Hu Liena led them to a secluded mountain clearing, where Yan summoned the Flame Lord and said he would suppress his strength to Jun Yi’s level.

Jun Yi fought Yan in the training ground after revealing that he had reached level 33, and used his Op-Op Fruit abilities to control Yan’s Soul Skills within his space. The match ended when Yan resorted to his fourth Soul Skill, breaking his promise to suppress his Soul Power to level 33.

• Jun Yi introduced himself as a level 33 control-type Soul Master and created a space across the training ground.
• Yan attacked Jun Yi with Hell Magma Surge, but Jun Yi avoided the blow by swapping places with an object.
• Yan used Granite Rock to transform the ground’s stones and attack Jun Yi, who stopped the rocks and redirected them back at Yan.
• Yan unleashed Hell Blaze, but Jun Yi halted and returned the flames with his ROOM ability.
• Yan defended himself with his fourth Soul Skill, exceeding the agreed level limit and losing the match.

Jun Yi defeated Yan in a spar, prompting Bibi Dong to take a stronger interest in his abilities and possible secrets. She ordered Hu Liena to befriend Jun Yi and sent Yan to the Great Soul Arena, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing invited Jun Yi to dinner.

• Hu Liena stopped Yan from attacking again, declared Jun Yi the winner, and reprimanded Yan for disappointing her and their teacher.
• Jun Yi returned to his room, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing explained that they had broken the door handle to invite him to dinner.
• Jun Yi told Ning Rongrong that he had defeated Yan, and she dismissed Yan as unworthy of Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Jun Yi had hidden talent and might be connected to the Soul Tools sold to Spirit Hall, then instructed her to build a good relationship with him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yan to earn twenty consecutive victories at the Great Soul Arena before returning to the academy, then decided to investigate Jun Yi herself.

Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing entered the final arena match of Spirit Hall Academy’s entrance ceremony, where Bibi Dong announced a Soul Bone as the prize for first place. When four students attacked them, Jun Yi calmly prepared to counter with his ROOM ability.

• Ning Rongrong told Jun Yi that her Soul Power had reached Level 32.
• Jun Yi told Zhu Zhuqing she would not need to fight in the final match, and she agreed to watch.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the students and revealed a two-hundred-year-old rattlesnake skull Soul Bone as the first-place reward.
• The contestants formed small alliances and hesitated to attack, so Jun Yi considered breaking the deadlock.
• Four students charged at Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing, and Jun Yi enveloped them in his ROOM space.

Jun Yi dominated the arena, forcing the students to choose between fighting among themselves or facing him, then used overwhelming force to punish those who resisted. His ruthless display left Ning Rongrong astonished and made Bibi Dong even more curious about him.

• Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing vanished from the four students’ attacks, leaving the students outside the arena and eliminated; the others recognized Jun Yi’s ROOM ability and hesitated to challenge him.
• Jun Yi proposed that the students either fight each other or face him, then broke the burly Soul Master’s arm again and threw him out when he objected.
• After Jun Yi counted down, around thirty students charged him, but he swiftly kicked and stomped several of them into submission.
• Jun Yi demanded to know whether the students still thought they could beat him, and his show of force left the arena silent and intimidated.
• Jun Yi threw a female student out of the arena with his bare strength, shocking Ning Rongrong with his ruthlessness.
• Bibi Dong watched Jun Yi’s domineering conduct and grew more curious about him.