Recaps

Cao Yu killed Zhou Liansen and his bat with golden light, leaving the Holy Spirit Sect furious and wary. He then faced the sect captain Yue Guling, who threatened to consume him, and launched a barrage of golden spheres as their fight began.

• Zhou Liansen unleashed a swarm of bats to attack Cao Yu, but Cao Yu blinded and unbalanced him with golden light, destroyed the bats, and killed him.
• Yue Guling consumed Zhou Liansen's corpse with a giant skull, while the Holy Spirit Sect members watched without concern.
• Cao Yu faced Yue Guling, the Holy Spirit Sect captain, whose Soul Power had reached rank sixty-nine and whose Soul Rings included one red ring.
• Cao Yu activated his second and sixth Soul Rings, multiplied golden spheres into a massive barrage, and sent them flying toward Yue Guling.

Cao Yu defeated Yue Guling after the Holy Spirit Sect captain survived an apparent death and tried to overwhelm him with skulls. The Holy Spirit Sect conceded the round-robin stage and was eliminated, while Cao Yu returned to the Ming Yue Hotel with his Shrek teammates.

• Yue Guling formed a giant skeleton from skulls, but Cao Yu's explosive golden spheres shattered it and blasted Yue Guling apart.
• Yue Guling re-formed from vapor and trapped Cao Yu among his skulls, but Cao Yu appeared behind him from his shadow and froze him with his sixth Ice Martial Soul skill.
• Cao Yu's ice sculpture exploded after he walked away, and the Holy Spirit Sect conceded after its captain fell; the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner and the Holy Spirit Sect eliminated.
• Long Xiaoyao noticed Taotie Douluo watching the match as the crowd cheered Cao Yu.
• Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Ning Tian, and the others praised Cao Yu, then returned with him to the Ming Yue Hotel to rest.

Shrek Academy faced the Sun Moon Team in the tournament, and Bei Bei opened their match against Zhao Shuting. After countering Zhao’s flight and cannon attacks with his own Flying Soul Tool, Bei Bei launched a powerful lightning assault that left the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Hongchen rejected Hao Tingkun’s suggestion to concede against Shrek and chose to fight for the team’s honor.
• Cao Yu teased Xiao Hongchen about taking good care of Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Hongchen angrily confronted him.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen about the match, and Jing admitted that Shrek had the advantage while hoping his grandson would win.
• Zhao Shuting took the stage for the Sun Moon Team, while Bei Bei entered for Shrek.
• Zhao attacked from the air with Soul Cannon shells, but Bei Bei used a Flying Soul Tool to dodge them and make them collide.
• Zhao transformed into a Level 6 Soul Tool Turret and fired at Bei Bei, who pushed through the explosions and attacked with Thunder Dragon Head.

Bei Bei defeated Zhao Shuting and Hao Tingkun in the individual elimination matches, but then lost to Xiao Hongchen. Cao Yu quickly defeated Xiao Hongchen, prompting the Sun Moon Team to forfeit the remaining individual matches and move directly to the team battle.

• Bei Bei destroyed Zhao Shuting’s Soul Tool Turret, and Zhao Shuting admitted defeat.
• Bei Bei used his Level 7 Soul Tool Shield to withstand Hao Tingkun’s strongest hammer attack, and Hao Tingkun surrendered.
• Xiao Hongchen defeated Bei Bei after more than ten minutes of fighting.
• Cao Yu defeated Xiao Hongchen in under three minutes, despite Xiao Hongchen transforming into a gigantic Three-Legged Golden Toad.
• Xiao Hongchen forfeited the Sun Moon Team’s remaining individual matches, and the referee called both teams into the arena for the team battle.

Shrek faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a team battle, with Cao Yu initially letting his teammates fight while he waited. He then deployed a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret to overwhelm the opposing team, securing Shrek’s victory and advancement to the quarterfinals.

• Xiao Hongchen led the Sun Moon team onto the stage, and Cao Yu taunted him about taking care of Meng Hongchen.
• Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Bei Bei, and Jiang Nannan combined their abilities to counter the Sun Moon team's opening Soul Tool barrage.
• The Sun Moon team fired Level 7 Soul Cannons, but Jiang Nannan survived the blast using her Invincible Golden Body.
• Cao Yu assembled a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret and blasted apart the Sun Moon team's shield formation.
• Cao Yu destroyed Xiao Hongchen and Hao Tingkun's Soul Tool Turrets, and the Sun Moon team conceded as Shrek advanced to the quarterfinals.

Shrek Academy drew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy in the quarterfinals, and Cao Yu defeated its first competitor, Xue Xiaoyue. He then faced captain Xu Tianzhen, who asked him to go easy on her and said she would withdraw if she lost.

• At the quarterfinal draw, Cao Yu drew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy as Shrek Academy's opponent.
• Cao Yu opened the individual elimination match against Xue Xiaoyue, overwhelming him with speed and a crushing attack.
• Xue Xiaoyue fired a Level 7 Soul Cannon at Cao Yu, but Cao Yu used Shadow Stream Avatar to appear behind him and win the match.
• Xu Tianzhen took the stage as Mingdu's next competitor and asked Cao Yu to go easy on her, saying she would withdraw if she lost.

Cao Yu defeated Xu Tianzhen of Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy with his ice storms, securing Shrek Academy’s place in the semifinals. Xu Tianzhen confessed that she wanted to pursue him, but Cao Yu rejected her and left her determined to try again.

• Xu Tianzhen attacked Cao Yu with her Sun Martial Soul, using Sun Divine Light and then Sun Gaze.
• Cao Yu countered Xu Tianzhen’s scorching attack with four massive storms of extreme cold, surrounding her and forcing her to surrender.
• Xu Tianzhen withdrew Mingdu Soul Engineering Academy from the tournament, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Xu Tianzhen asked Cao Yu if she could pursue him, but Cao Yu rejected her and warned that she might someday hate him.
• Xu Tianzhen left determined to win Cao Yu over, while Shrek Academy celebrated becoming the first team to qualify for the semifinals.
• Teacher Wang Yan teased Cao Yu about Xu Tianzhen’s interest, and Cao Yu denied that anything was going on.

Cao Yu turned down Xu Tianzhen, then secretly spent the night with Xu Jiujiu while Wang Dong'er realized she had been too late to join them. The next day, Shrek faced the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the semifinals, where Cao Yu transformed into a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret as Di Ziyi prepared to fight back.

• Cao Yu admitted to Wang Dong'er and the other girls that he had turned down Xu Tianzhen, easing their suspicions.
• Xu Jiujiu slipped into Cao Yu's room, but Wang Dong'er interrupted them; Xu Jiujiu later invited Cao Yu to her room, and he went to her after Wang Dong'er left.
• Wang Dong'er checked Cao Yu's room and, finding him gone, realized he had gone to Xu Jiujiu and returned to her room glumly.
• The Shrek team prepared for its semifinal against the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and Wang Yan warned them not to let their guard down.
• Cao Yu faced Di Ziyi and immediately transformed into a Level 8 Soul Tool Turret, while Di Ziyi charged in determined not to lose easily.

Cao Yu led Shrek Academy past the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the semifinals with the Level 8 Soul Tool Turret, securing a place in the final. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and the Body Sect then began their semifinal match, with Hong Xiaodong facing Wang Yaofeng.

• Di Ziyi charged Cao Yu, but tracking Level 8 Soul Cannon shells broke through his defenses and forced him to surrender.
• Cao Yu won the remaining matches against the Heavenly Dragon Sect in quick succession, advancing Shrek Academy to the finals.
• Spectators gathered to watch the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy face the Body Sect, while Cao Yu judged the Body Sect slightly more likely to win.
• Hong Xiaodong and Wang Yaofeng introduced themselves before the match, and Hong Xiaodong regarded the Body Sect contestant as a beast.

The Body Sect defeated the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s Hong Xiaodong, and Wang Yaofeng won several matches with his powerful attacks and Flying Soul Tools. The contest ended with Xiao Hongchen and Long Xiaochen exhausting themselves in a prolonged battle, which Xiao Hongchen narrowly won for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

• Wang Yaofeng overwhelmed Hong Xiaodong with a series of flying kicks and knocked him off the platform, eliminating the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy from the match.
• Wang Yaofeng defeated two more opponents in succession, using Flying Soul Tools to counter the Soul Engineers’ aerial advantage.
• Xiao Hongchen took the stage and defeated Wang Yaofeng, but then faced the Body Sect captain Long Xiaochen.
• Xiao Hongchen and Long Xiaochen fought for half an hour, exhausting their Soul Power and leaving both badly injured.
• Long Xiaochen collapsed first, and Xiao Hongchen fell moments later, giving the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy the win.

The Sun Moon Team defeated the Body Sect in the team match after narrowly winning the individual matches, securing second place in the tournament. Hao Tingkun lamented that they had once again fallen short of Shrek Academy, while A Mu celebrated his bet.

• The Sun Moon Team rallied after Meng Hongchen was injured and won the remaining individual matches by a narrow margin.
• A Mu taunted Feng as the Sun Moon Team advanced to a team match against the Body Sect.
• The Sun Moon Team adopted a defensive formation and unleashed repeated shell attacks against the Body Sect.
• The Body Sect countered with Yang Xi'an's Thousand Mountain Hands, a long-haired fighter's attacks, and a bone spike, but the Sun Moon Team held its ground.
• After nearly an hour of fighting, Hao Tingkun and Zhao Shuting's final shells knocked out the last three Body Sect members, giving the Sun Moon Team victory and second place.
• Hao Tingkun regretted that the win was not against Shrek Academy, while A Mu celebrated and Feng angrily protested.

Shrek Academy won the Continental Soul Fighting Tournament after the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy conceded the final, and Cao Yu rejected Xu Tianran’s offer to join the Sun Moon Empire. As the group prepared to leave, Xu Tianzhen saw Cao Yu with his girlfriends and left heartbroken.

• Hao Tingkun announced that the Sun Moon Team had unanimously withdrawn from the final, giving Shrek Academy the tournament victory.
• Xu Tianran presented the Body Sect, the Sun Moon Team, and Shrek Academy with their prizes, then offered Cao Yu a place in the Sun Moon Empire, which Cao Yu refused.
• Cao Yu shared Shrek’s prize money with his companions as the spectators began to leave.
• Xuan Ziwen told Bai Xiuxiu to prepare to return to Shrek Academy, while Zi Mu asked to come along.
• Xu Tianzhen approached Cao Yu, saw him with his girlfriends, and left in tears after he confirmed that he loved them and others.

Tang San and Dai Mubai investigated a barrier that had severed the Divine Realm’s connection to the human world, while Xiao Wu worried about their daughter. In the Sun Moon Empire, villagers uncovered the remains of ancestors in Qiankun Asking Love Valley and destroyed the valley with help from nearby troops.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai found that the Divine Realm remained connected to other worlds, but a strange barrier isolated the human world, and they suspected someone there was behind it.
• Xiao Wu worried about their daughter, and Zhu Zhuqing took her away to look for other solutions.
• Villagers entered the mist-free Qiankun Asking Love Valley and found remains and belongings belonging to their ancestors.
• The village chief recognized his great-grandfather’s token and ordered the villagers to raze the valley.
• The villagers bombarded Qiankun Asking Love Valley for three days, and nearby Sun Moon Empire troops joined them after learning what had happened.

Shrek Academy celebrated the Shrek Seven Devils’ tournament championship, and Cao Yu gave Wang Qiu’er a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone before Sister Xiaotao whisked him away. At the Sea God Pavilion, the elders discussed the Holy Spirit Cult’s alliance with the Sun Moon Empire and Yan Shaozhe argued that Cao Yu’s weapons gave the Star Luo Empire the advantage in any coming war.

• Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy with the champions and reported that they had won the tournament.
• Xian Lin'er welcomed the students back and took them to the Sea God Pavilion to receive their rewards.
• Cao Yu gave Wang Qiu’er a hundred-thousand-year right leg Soul Bone, then Sister Xiaotao carried him away and said she would return him the next day.
• Wang Qiu’er told the other girls that Sister Xiaotao had borrowed Cao Yu, while Bei Bei led Xu Sanshi and the others off to celebrate.
• Xuan Zi told Mu En and the elders that the Holy Spirit Cult had allied with the Sun Moon Empire and that Long Xiaoyao stood beside Xu Tianran.
• Yan Shaozhe argued that Cao Yu’s weapons gave the Star Luo Empire the strength to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and leave the Holy Spirit Cult vulnerable.

Cao Yu told Ma Xiaotao he planned to graduate from Shrek Academy and return to the Star Luo Empire, where they would marry. He agreed to help coordinate against the Holy Spirit Cult and learned that the Star Luo Emperor had already prepared a chancellor’s post for him.

• Cao Yu and Ma Xiaotao shared breakfast and discussed his plan to leave Shrek Academy after the semester and return to the Star Luo Empire.
• Cao Yu invited Ma Xiaotao to return with him and marry, and she agreed while saying they could wait to have a child.
• Cao Yu and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s ailing king, Xu Tianran’s likely accession, and a plan to attack the Holy Spirit Cult during the coming war.
• Cao Yu told the elders he would graduate and return to the Star Luo Empire, and they asked him to treat Ma Xiaotao well and invite them to the wedding.
• Cao Yu met Shen Cheng at the research institute, where Shen Cheng said the Star Luo Emperor had prepared a chancellor’s post for him.

Cao Yu received supplies and research materials from the Star Luo Empire, then flirted with the Snow Empress until the Ice Empress interrupted them. A week later, Xuan Ziwen arrived at the Soul Guidance Department with Bai Xiuxiu, who had come to see Cao Yu.

• Cao Yu accepted the title of Chancellor Cao and received materials, data, and an update on the Star Luo Empire’s Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells and Big Ivan Plan.
• Cao Yu told the Snow Empress he planned to return to help as the world grew less peaceful, then tried to kiss her.
• The Ice Empress interrupted and dragged Cao Yu away, but he immobilized her and kissed the Snow Empress again until the Ice Empress left in anger.
• The Snow Empress said the kiss had only been an act to make the Ice Empress give up, while Cao Yu urged her to keep acting with him.
• A week later, Xuan Ziwen brought Bai Xiuxiu to the Soul Guidance Department, and she bashfully reunited with Cao Yu.

Cao Yu showed Xuan Ziwen and Bai Xiuxiu the Soul Guidance Department’s aircraft and described plans to make air travel available to ordinary people. He then toured Shrek Academy with Bai Xiuxiu, leaving her happy but aware that he was holding back because many girls liked him.

• Cao Yu welcomed Bai Xiuxiu and Xuan Ziwen, then showed them the Soul Guidance Department’s gliders and unfinished airplanes.
• Cao Yu explained that airplanes could eventually carry ordinary passengers, and Xuan Ziwen praised their practical construction and affordable materials.
• Bai Xiuxiu asked whether Cao Yu had created the new technology, and he credited everyone involved.
• Cao Yu took Bai Xiuxiu around Shrek Academy, Sea God Lake, and the Inner Court while students commented on their pairing.
• Bai Xiuxiu enjoyed spending the day alone with Cao Yu and wondered what difference one more girl who liked him would make.

Cao Yu cultivated with Wang Dong'er, then gathered Huo Yuhao and the others to recruit them for Operation Big Ivan, a plan to develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent against the Sun Moon Empire. He arranged funding, equipment, personnel, and safety measures for their research.

• Cao Yu and Wang Dong'er joined hands to cultivate, and she kissed him before they focused on training together.
• Cao Yu summoned Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, Xuan Ziwen, Ye Xiaosheng, Chen Beifeng, and Ji Juechen to explain Operation Big Ivan.
• Cao Yu described fission and fusion weapons, and Xuan Ziwen was shocked by their destructive power and radioactive effects.
• Cao Yu said the Star Luo Empire had mass-produced hundreds of Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, while Ji Juechen estimated that the weapons combined could devastate the Sun Moon Empire.
• He Caitou, Ye Xiaosheng, and Chen Beifeng agreed to help develop the weapons, and Cao Yu promised them a research area, funding, materials, machinery, staff, and protective clothing.

Cao Yu settled into the academy’s new experimental area, then spent the night with Ju Zi and Meng Hongchen before Mu En gave him a rare medicinal herb. He returned to the dormitory and spent the rest of the morning with Wang Dong'er.

• Cao Yu accepted Xuan Ziwen’s help with the experimental area, and Shrek Academy approved a space within half a day.
• Ju Zi and Meng Hongchen teased Cao Yu over Bai Xiuxiu and each asked him to spend the night with her, while Ke Ke watched enviously.
• Cao Yu spent three hours with Ju Zi and another three with Meng Hongchen, then left for the boys’ dormitory at dawn.
• Mu En teased Cao Yu about his unsteady walk and gave him a ten-thousand-year-old Subduing Dragon Herb to nourish his body.
• Cao Yu steeped a piece of the herb, then kissed Wang Dong'er when she mocked him for supposedly overexerting himself; they remained together until noon.

Luo Yan took leave from Shrek Academy to visit her family with Cao Yu, who proposed to her during their flight. They reached her home in Red Maple City and met her parents, who examined Cao Yu as a potential son-in-law.

• Luo Yan asked Yan Shaozhe for leave to visit her sister before the wedding, and Yan Shaozhe told her she could go with Cao Yu.
• Cao Yu met Luo Yan outside Shrek Academy, and they flew toward her home in the Star Luo Empire.
• Cao Yu proposed to Luo Yan aboard the Flying Soul Tool and fastened a necklace around her neck.
• Cao Yu and Luo Yan arrived at the Luo residence in Red Maple City, where the old steward welcomed them and escorted them to the main hall.
• Luo Tianqin and Meng Xi came out to meet the couple, and Cao Yu presented them with gifts.

Cao Yu met Luo Yan’s parents, who warmly accepted him as their future son-in-law after learning he was the Cao Clan head’s son. He shared Luo Yan’s room that night, and over the following days he visited Luo Tianqin’s businesses and explored Red Maple City with Luo Yan.

• Luo Yan introduced Cao Yu to Luo Tianqin and Meng Xi, and Luo Tianqin recognized the imperial wine Cao Yu had brought.
• Cao Yu confirmed that his father was the current head of the Cao Clan, prompting Luo Tianqin to approve of him as a son-in-law.
• Luo Tianqin drank and talked with Cao Yu over lunch while Luo Yan, Luo Chuyou, and Meng Xi enjoyed their company.
• Luo Yan told Cao Yu that there were no spare rooms and invited him to share her room; her parents watched them leave together and approved.
• Luo Tianqin showed Cao Yu his auction house and other businesses, while Cao Yu and Luo Yan visited places around Red Maple City.

Luo Chuyou married Chu Heci, and both families celebrated with a wedding feast at Chu Heci’s family home. At the feast, Cao Yu teased Luo Yan and met Chu Xiaoxiao, a little girl who reminded him of an old man.

• Chu Heci arrived at the Luo residence and bowed to Luo Tianqin and Meng Xi before marrying Luo Chuyou.
• Luo Tianqin and Meng Xi offered the couple their betrothal gifts, and Luo Tianqin arranged an even larger dowry.
• Cao Yu promised Luo Yan that he would marry her after graduation, and Chu Heci led Luo Chuyou away from the Luo residence.
• Chu Heci brought Luo Chuyou to his family home, where their families and guests celebrated the wedding.
• Cao Yu ate at the children’s table and joked with Luo Yan before meeting Chu Xiaoxiao, who offered him a chicken drumstick.

After visiting Luo Yan's parents, Cao Yu took her to meet his family at the Cao Clan residence. His grandfather welcomed them and called Cao Xiang and Luo Lingyun home to meet their new daughter-in-law.

• At the Luo residence, Luo Tianqin asked when Cao Yu planned to marry Luo Yan, and Cao Yu said he would marry her after graduation.
• After spending several more days with Luo Yan's parents, Cao Yu left Red Maple City with her and stopped in Star Luo City to take her to his home.
• Cao Yu introduced Luo Yan to the Cao Clan guards, then his grandfather arrived from fishing and welcomed her as his granddaughter-in-law.
• Cao Yu's grandfather called Cao Xiang and told him to hurry home because Cao Yu had brought his wife.
• While waiting, Cao Yu told Luo Yan that his grandfather blasted fish out of the water when he was young, explaining why some fish in the creel were in pieces.

Cao Yu and Luo Yan visited the Cao Clan estate, where his family warmly welcomed her before the couple returned toward the academy. At Shrek Academy, the Soul Guidance Department successfully tested Cao Yu’s glider, demonstrating its altitude, speed, and weapons before it landed safely.

• Cao Xiang, Luo Lingyun, and Cao Yu’s grandfather welcomed Luo Yan and doted on her during the family visit, leaving Cao Yu feeling neglected.
• Cao Yu and Luo Yan left the Cao Clan estate the next morning and flew out of the Star Luo Empire.
• Xuan Ziwen and the Soul Guidance Department gathered at Shrek Academy to watch the glider’s test flight while Cao Yu was away visiting family.
• Pilot Luo Ji took off, climbed to several thousand meters, and reported that the glider was shaking before descending on the flight controller’s orders.
• Luo Ji fired the glider’s machine gun at Spearhead Mountain, confirmed that its systems worked, and landed safely to cheers from the gathered staff.

Cao Yu celebrated the successful test flight with the Soul Guidance Department, then became dean of Shrek Academy’s newly established Academy of Sciences. He addressed the academy’s students and invited them to ask questions about its purpose.

• Cao Yu hosted a banquet where Luo Ji described the thrill of piloting the aircraft, and Cao Yu encouraged him to prepare for future flights beyond the sky.
• Cao Yu celebrated with Ju Zi, Meng Hongchen, and the others as they sampled the food.
• Several months later, Cao Yu reluctantly accepted the title of dean after the Academy of Sciences became a separate institution from the Soul Guidance Department.
• Cao Yu joked with the Sea God Pavilion elders about being appointed dean, and they teased him about accepting the position.
• Cao Yu addressed the Academy of Sciences students, explained that he would answer their questions, and began to introduce the academy’s purpose.