Recaps

Xiao Wu won her first Soul Fighting match in an instant, then Xiao Yan defeated Tang San in their match. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan reassuring Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could still be useful for camouflage despite being countered by his flames.

• Xiao Wu used her Waist Bow Soul Skill to send Qing Bao flying out of the arena and won her first match.
• The host announced that Xiao Yan and Tang San, both companions of Xiao Wu, would fight next, and the two entered the arena together.
• Xiao Yan attacked Tang San at close range and used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to burn through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and force him to dodge.
• Tang San lunged through the flames with Mysterious Jade Hand, but Xiao Yan blocked him with Soul Armor and Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yan trapped Tang San's feet with ice crystals spread across the platform, struck his chest, and won the match.
• Xiao Yan told Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could still help him camouflage himself in the wild.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the two-on-two Soul Fighting Arena match as the Little Pig Combination, facing the Dragon-Phoenix Combination. Zhu Zhuqing was exhausted from her earlier victory, leaving Xiao Yan to prepare for a difficult fight.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai discussed Xiao Yan's many abilities as Zhu Zhuqing went to fight her next opponent.
• Zhu Zhuqing outlasted a Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster and won after nearly half an hour, but the battle left her exhausted.
• Xiao Yan suggested they watch Tang San and Xiao Wu's match before taking the stage, and the host announced the Little Pig Combination's bout against the Dragon-Phoenix Combination.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing met the siblings Long Xuan and Feng Yu, who summoned their dragon-like and bird Martial Souls and revealed two yellow Soul Rings each.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing summoned their Martial Souls, though Zhu Zhuqing's depleted Soul Power was evident.

Xiao Yan defeated Long Xuan with a surprise attack that used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to paralyze him before landing a powerful punch. Long Xuan and Feng Yu then joined forces for their signature Dragon Flame Burst, leaving Xiao Yan to brace for their combined attack while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to fight beside him.

• Long Xuan and Feng Yu attacked Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to distract and paralyze Long Xuan before striking him with Mountain-Bombarding Fist.
• Xiao Yan sent Long Xuan crashing into the platform's guardrail, and Dai Mubai explained to Ma Hongjun how Xiao Yan's Martial Soul had caught Long Xuan off guard.
• Feng Yu helped Long Xuan up, and the siblings revealed that their twin connection allowed them to share damage to some extent.
• Long Xuan and Feng Yu activated their combined Soul Skill, Dragon Flame Burst, channeling their Soul Power into Feng Yu's Blue Bird Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan warned Zhu Zhuqing to stay behind him because her Soul Power was low, while she silently took a fighting stance behind him.

Long Xuan and Feng Yu unleashed their fused Soul Skill, Dragon Flame Burst, forcing Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to dodge the Blue Bird’s high-speed attacks. After Zhu Zhuqing spotted its straight-line weakness, Xiao Yan charged the siblings with an ice-crystal spear, leaving her exposed as the Blue Bird dived toward her.

• Long Xuan and Feng Yu fused their Soul Power into the Blue Bird and attacked Xiao Yan, who blocked its first strike with Soul Armor.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged the Blue Bird’s attack, while Xiao Yan realized its speed made it difficult to hit and its beak could not withstand his full strength.
• Long Xuan and Feng Yu directed the Blue Bird to target Zhu Zhuqing, who grew increasingly exhausted as Xiao Yan failed to intercept it.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that the Blue Bird relied on straight-line acceleration, and she signaled to Xiao Yan to use her as bait.
• Xiao Yan formed an ice-crystal spear and charged Long Xuan and Feng Yu, so they sent the Blue Bird plunging toward Zhu Zhuqing from above.

Xiao Yan defeated Long Xuan and Feng Yu after their fused blue bird attack, and Long Xuan surrendered with respect for his opponent. Afterward, Xiao Yan carried an injured Zhu Zhuqing from the arena and reunited with the others, while Ma Hongjun left to visit the dean’s shop.

• Xiao Yan hurled an ice-crystal spear at Long Xuan and Feng Yu’s diving blue bird, shattering the spear and spreading frost across the platform.
• Xiao Yan fused with his Soul Division Martial Soul and struck the blue bird with Mountain-Bombarding Fist, breaking through its Soul Power and knocking it back.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Xiao Yan withstand the clash’s impact, and Long Xuan surrendered before leaving with Feng Yu.
• Xiao Yan discovered Zhu Zhuqing had injured her ankle and carried her off the Soul Fighting platform.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing met Tang San and the others, and Xiao Wu supported Zhu Zhuqing as they left the arena.
• Ma Hongjun said he was going to the dean’s shop, while Dai Mubai angrily refused to go with him.

The students returned to Shrek Academy after Dai Mubai took Ma Hongjun to a pleasure house, and Dai Mubai’s strained connection with Zhu Zhuqing became more apparent. Ning Rongrong’s clash with Dai Mubai cost her the support of Tang San and Oscar, leaving her alone with Xiao Yan’s advice.

• Dai Mubai explained that Flender had taken Ma Hongjun to a pleasure house to help him manage his Martial Soul’s effects, and Zhu Zhuqing rebuked Dai Mubai before limping back to the academy with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San and Xiao Yan suspected Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had an unusual history, though Tang San noted that Dai Mubai had seemed not to know her at registration.
• At the academy entrance, Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai, who threatened and then blasted her aside with his Soul Power.
• Tang San refused Ning Rongrong’s offer to help kill Dai Mubai, and Oscar ended his pursuit of her, saying he would no longer like her.
• Xiao Yan advised Ning Rongrong to abandon her pride if she wanted trustworthy companions, then went into the academy.

Xiao Yan broke through to level thirty, while Oscar also reached level thirty and prepared to hunt for a Soul Ring. Flender made the students eat Oscar’s sausages as survival training, and the chapter ended with the group gathering to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Xiao Yan broke through to level thirty and briefly sensed Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan during a visit to the Xiao Clan council hall.
• Xiao Yan told Tang San about his breakthrough, and the students congratulated him at breakfast.
• Oscar arrived late and announced that he had broken through to level thirty, prompting Flender to assign the class to eat Oscar’s sausages.
• Ning Rongrong ate the sausages first, and the other students followed.
• Flender told the group that Zhao Wuji would lead them to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for Oscar.
• The students gathered the next morning and saw that Zhao Wuji had bruises and swelling across his face.

Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where they stopped for the night before entering it the next morning. At the hotel, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted students from Blue Sunshine Academy, leaving Xiao Yan uneasy about Shrek's habit of encouraging its students to stir up trouble.

• Dai Mubai arranged the group's formation, and Zhao Wuji led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest as Oscar explained the dangers of the forest.
• The group reached a town near the forest, where Zhao Wuji explained that Soul Beasts often strayed beyond its borders and told everyone to rest before entering the next morning.
• Dai Mubai and the others ate together at their hotel, where Ma Hongjun noticed a girl among a group of students from Blue Sunshine Academy.
• Dai Mubai dismissed Blue Sunshine Academy, and Ma Hongjun openly leered at the girl, prompting Xiao Yan to caution them against acting rudely away from home.
• Ma Hongjun defended their behavior by quoting Dean Flender, while Tang San laughed along and Xiao Yan wondered whether the Shrek teachers recognized the danger of raising students to act so recklessly.

A confrontation between Shrek Academy and Blue Sunshine Academy broke out in a dining hall after two students tried to sabotage Dai Mubai. As Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun faced the remaining opponents, Xiao Yan questioned their conduct, leaving Oscar and the others reflecting on his words.

• Two Blue Sunshine Academy students tried to spill food on Dai Mubai and damage his chair, but Tang San saved the tray and Dai Mubai struck them, leaving them badly injured.
• The Blue Sunshine Academy teacher demanded to know the Shrek students’ academy, but Dai Mubai insulted him, and Ma Hongjun mocked their food.
• When the teacher ordered the remaining students to attack, Xiao Wu rushed forward and used her braid and Waist Bow to defeat one of them.
• Xiao Yan refused to join the fight and told Oscar that Flender’s advice meant resisting unfair treatment, not bullying others or provoking trouble.
• Xiao Yan’s words surprised Oscar, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing watched in silence; Xiao Wu faltered after Xiao Yan asked what she would do against someone stronger.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and the Blue Sunshine students recoiled at Dai Mubai’s Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Xiao Yan tried to settle a confrontation with Ye Zhiqiu after Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San provoked the Blue Sunshine Academy director, but the Shrek students chose to fight. The chapter ended with the group preparing a coordinated plan to take on Ye Zhiqiu, a Soul King.

• Ye Zhiqiu revealed his Black Tortoise Martial Soul and five Soul Rings after Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted him.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Ye Zhiqiu for his companions’ disrespect, while making clear he would fight if necessary.
• Xiao Yan challenged Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San over their refusal to admit fault, but they chose to follow Ye Zhiqiu outside.
• Tang San proposed a battle plan that used the group’s speed, Xiao Yan’s cold fire, and Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire against Ye Zhiqiu.
• Xiao Yan agreed to join the coordinated attack, and the Shrek group took their positions.

Xiao Yan and the others fought Ye Zhiqiu until Zhao Wuji ended the confrontation, then set out for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning. Zhao Wuji led them into the dangerous forest, where Xiao Wu seemed unusually excited.

• Ye Zhiqiu attacked the students, but Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Yan, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing combined their abilities to counter him.
• Zhao Wuji appeared, slapped Ye Zhiqiu twice, and sent the students back to the hotel to rest.
• Ye Zhiqiu and the Blue Sunshine Academy students watched Shrek Academy leave without daring to challenge Zhao Wuji.
• The next morning, Zhao Wuji led the group on their run to the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to stay close and avoid attacking Soul Beasts without orders.
• Zhao Wuji led the students into the dim forest, where Xiao Wu happily hopped along within the safe range he had set.

Zhao Wuji’s group captured a thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake for Oscar’s third Soul Ring, but Snake Granny arrived and claimed the beast as her prey. Zhao Wuji revealed his status as a Soul Saint, then recognized her and worried that Dragon Duke might be nearby.

• Zhu Zhuqing spotted an injured Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake, and Xiao Yan and Tang San identified it as a suitable thousand-year Soul Beast for Oscar.
• Zhao Wuji restrained the snake, and Oscar approached with a dagger while Xiao Wu turned away in distress.
• An old woman and a young girl appeared, and the old woman demanded that Zhao Wuji’s group hand over the snake.
• Zhao Wuji released his seven Soul Rings and forced the old woman to identify herself as Chao Tianxiang, Snake Granny.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Chao Tianxiang and feared that her husband, Meng Shu, the Dragon Duke, might be close by.

Zhao Wuji refused to surrender the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake to Snake Granny, and Oscar absorbed it to gain a flying Soul Skill. After the group camped for the night, Tang San revealed that he had also reached level thirty, so Zhao Wuji led everyone out to find Soul Beasts for him and Xiao Yan.

• Zhao Wuji claimed the Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake despite Snake Granny's objections, and she left with the girl after warning him she would remember the dispute.
• Oscar absorbed the snake's Soul Ring and gained a third Soul Skill that let people who ate his summoned sausage fly for one minute at the snake's speed.
• Oscar revealed that his third Soul Skill's incantation was "I've got a Mushroom Sausage!" and vowed to share the sausages only with Xiao Yan and Tang San.
• Zhao Wuji led the group away from the area and had them camp overnight to avoid trouble with the Peerless Dragon Snake couple.
• Tang San told Zhao Wuji the next morning that he had broken through to level thirty, and Zhao Wuji led the group to seek Soul Beasts for him and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Tang San continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for suitable Soul Beasts while the group grew more coordinated. Their search was interrupted when the Titan Giant Ape appeared, and Zhao Wuji charged it so the others could escape.

• Xiao Yan and Tang San spent two days searching for suitable Soul Beasts without finding any, while the group’s teamwork improved.
• Xiao Yan discussed the growing scarcity of Soul Beasts with Tang San and Zhao Wuji during the night watch.
• Zhao Wuji sensed an approaching Soul Beast and ordered everyone out of their tents, telling Dai Mubai to protect the group if he fell behind.
• The Titan Giant Ape emerged from the forest, and Xiao Yan recognized it as the King of the Forest.
• Zhao Wuji urged the group to retreat, but the Titan Giant Ape roared as they moved, so Zhao Wuji charged it and ordered Dai Mubai to lead everyone away.

The Titan Giant Ape overwhelmed the group and abducted Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to fly after her. Though injured, Xiao Yan followed to rescue his junior brother and Xiao Wu, leaving Zhao Wuji to rally the others in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Dai Mubai, Xiao Yan, and the others attacked the Titan Giant Ape, but it easily knocked them back and injured Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San and Xiao Yan tried to save Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing; Xiao Yan shielded Zhu Zhuqing from a blow while the Titan Giant Ape seized Xiao Wu and vanished into the forest.
• Zhao Wuji apologized to Tang San, who blamed himself for failing to protect Xiao Wu.
• After healing, Tang San ate Oscar's Mushroom Sausage and flew after the Titan Giant Ape, declaring that he would save his little sister.
• Despite Zhu Zhuqing's concern and his injuries, Xiao Yan spread his six-colored wings and followed Tang San, while Zhao Wuji urged the remaining group to move.

Xiao Yan found a 1,700-year-old Red-Eyed Back-Striped Frog while searching for Tang San, but it attacked him and he fought back. Meanwhile, Tang San reunited with Zhao Wuji and the others after killing a Man Faced Demon Spider, and the group heard fighting nearby and hurried toward it.

• Xiao Yan searched the forest for Tang San and discovered a 1,700-year-old Red-Eyed Back-Striped Frog beside a swamp.
• The frog attacked Xiao Yan as he tried to leave, so he used his Soul Skills and Dou Techniques to fight it.
• Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and encountered Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and Dragon Duke, but Zhao Wuji arrived and stopped the confrontation.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that Xiao Yan had flown into the forest to find Tang San, and the group realized they had not met.
• After hearing explosions nearby, Zhu Zhuqing rushed toward the sounds, and Zhao Wuji asked Dragon Duke to watch the others before following her.

Xiao Yan killed the Red-Eyed Back-Striped Frog and absorbed its Soul Ring before reuniting with the others, including Xiao Wu, who had escaped the Titan Giant Ape and gained a Soul Ring. Tang San survived absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring, awakening after a day with eight spider-like spikes retracted into his back, and realized he was naked.

• Xiao Yan pierced and killed the Red-Eyed Back-Striped Frog, then absorbed its Soul Ring while Zhao Wuji and Zhu Zhuqing waited.
• Zhao Wuji led Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing back to the group, where Xiao Yan found Xiao Wu safe after the Titan Giant Ape had released her and she had absorbed a suitable Soul Ring.
• Xiao Yan learned that Tang San was struggling to absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, and eight spider-like spikes burst from Tang San's back and held him aloft.
• Tang San remained unconscious until the following night, when the eight spikes retracted and Xiao Wu caught him as he fell.
• Tang San comforted Xiao Wu, then realized he was naked and asked who had removed his clothes.

After escaping the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu revealed the Soul Skills they had gained, and the group celebrated their safe return. Dai Mubai invited everyone for drinks, while his resentment toward Zhu Zhuqing's cold attitude grew.

• Zhao Wuji led the group out of the Star Dou Great Forest after Oscar, Xiao Yan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached level thirty.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated Netherworld Lock, a control skill that chilled Zhao Wuji and reduced his Soul Power circulation and reactions.
• Tang San described Spider Web Restraint, which bound a single target with a poisonous Man Faced Demon Spider web.
• Xiao Wu revealed that her third Soul Skill was Teleportation, which let her move up to five meters at a time.
• The group safely left the forest, and Dai Mubai offered to buy everyone drinks; he then grew angry at Zhu Zhuqing's continued indifference.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Grandmaster explained that the terrifying bellow in the Star Dou Great Forest belonged to the Sky Azure Bull Python and speculated that Tang San had gained something extraordinary from the Man Faced Demon Spider. As Xiao Yan rested, he felt his Battle Through the Heavens self calling him for the first time.

• The group rested in town for two days, with Dai Mubai paying for their expenses while the students relaxed and went out in pairs.
• Zhao Wuji reported the Star Dou Great Forest ordeal to Flender, who decided future trips would need more teachers for protection.
• Grandmaster arrived and told Flender and Zhao Wuji about the Sky Azure Bull Python, which had frightened both a Titled Douluo and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Grandmaster said he could not yet confirm what Tang San's Man Faced Demon Spider legs meant, but suggested Tang San's gains might exceed the value of his Soul Ring.
• Flender and Grandmaster argued after Flender asked whether Grandmaster had truly let go of the woman from their past.
• Ning Rongrong spoke privately with Tang San, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun headed to Suotuo City; Xiao Yan then felt his Battle Through the Heavens self calling him.

Xiao Yan was on his way to the Misty Cloud Sect with Nalan Su when Ling Ying arrived and said the Xiao Clan had suffered a great upheaval. Xiao Yan hurried back toward Wutan City, fearing for his father as Ling Ying began explaining what had happened.

• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su arranged for Nalan Su to escort Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• A powerful Dou Huang presence appeared outside the imperial capital, drawing the attention of Jia Xingtian and Yun Leng.
• Ling Ying introduced himself as Xun'er's guard and told Xiao Yan that the Xiao Clan was in crisis and he needed to return immediately.
• Xiao Yan accepted the jade hairpin Ling Ying presented and apologized to Nalan Su for leaving before visiting Nalan Jie.
• As Ling Ying flew Xiao Yan toward Wutan City, he warned him to stay calm, and Xiao Yan feared something had happened to his father.

After learning that the Xiao Clan had been attacked and Xiao Zhan was missing, Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and found the clan in ruins. The elders entrusted him with the clan leader’s life-linked ancient jade, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan and Xun'er sitting together in silence.

• Jia Xingtian, Yun Leng, and the Nalan Family learned that a Dou Emperor had attacked Wutan City and devastated the Xiao Clan.
• Nalan Jie ordered supplies prepared and decided to lead the Nalan Family to Wutan City to help the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan arrived in Wutan City and saw the ruined clan grounds and the wounded Third Elder, who told him Xiao Zhan had been taken away.
• The First Elder gave Xiao Yan the Xiao Clan’s ancient jade, whose glowing point showed Xiao Zhan was still alive.
• Xiao Yan helped the elders arrange shelter for the clan members while Oba Pa and the Ao Ba Family cleared the ruins.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er sat together in his courtyard until Xun'er asked whether he planned to remain silent forever.

After the Xiao Clan’s destruction and Xiao Zhan’s abduction, Xiao Yan resolved to seek power through the mysterious ring, despite the danger. He asked his counterpart from the Douluo World to avenge him if he failed, and Douluo Xiao Yan returned to Shrek Academy burdened by the promise.

• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that his father had been taken because the Xiao Clan possessed something its enemies wanted, but she refused to identify them.
• Xiao Yan remembered the destroyed Xiao Clan and feared that ordinary cultivation would not make him strong enough to save his father in time.
• Xiao Yan opened the sealed box, put the ancient black ring back on his finger, and decided to let it absorb his Dou Qi.
• Battle Through the Heavens Xiao Yan told Douluo Xiao Yan about the upheaval and asked him to kill the Xiao Clan’s enemies if he failed.
• Douluo Xiao Yan returned to his dormitory at Shrek Academy and vowed to slaughter the enemies if the day came.

Grandmaster reunited with Xiao Yan and Tang San, praised their progress, and identified Tang San’s spider legs as a rare External Soul Bone. After warning them not to cultivate their Second Martial Souls before reaching Titled Douluo, he heard Xiao Yan reveal that his Second Martial Soul seemed connected to another world.

• Xiao Yan met Grandmaster outside the dormitory, and Tang San joined them before sunrise.
• Grandmaster had Xiao Yan and Tang San demonstrate their third Soul Skills and praised Xiao Yan’s balanced abilities.
• Tang San manifested and retracted the eight spider legs growing from his back while Grandmaster examined them.
• Grandmaster identified Tang San’s spider legs as an External Soul Bone and explained its rarity, power, and the danger of revealing it.
• Grandmaster warned Xiao Yan and Tang San not to attach Soul Rings to their Second Martial Souls before reaching Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Yan told Grandmaster and Tang San that his Second Martial Soul seemed connected to another world.

Xiao Yan told Grandmaster and Tang San about the Battle Through the Heavens World and his Soul Division Martial Soul, awakening Grandmaster’s hope that he could cultivate Dou Qi despite his Martial Soul mutation. Grandmaster agreed to stay at Shrek Academy to study the boys’ abilities and train them, then confronted Flender over their inadequate breakfast.

• Xiao Yan explained the Battle Through the Heavens World and how his Soul Division Martial Soul brought him there to cultivate Dou Techniques.
• Grandmaster realized he might be able to cultivate Dou Qi and asked Xiao Yan to release his Second Martial Soul for examination.
• Grandmaster warned Xiao Yan and Tang San to keep the secret, then said he would stay and give them special training.
• Grandmaster privately rejoiced at finding a possible new path to power through Dou Qi.
• At the cafeteria, Grandmaster criticized the plain breakfast Flender provided, and Flender joked that he could sponsor the academy.

Grandmaster introduced Shrek Academy’s teachers and announced that he would train all eight students together, ranking them by age. After the assembly, the students split up, with Xiao Yan going to see Grandmaster and Tang San heading into the city to find a blacksmith’s shop.

• Flender announced that four students had reached level thirty and urged Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to keep working toward their breakthroughs.
• Flender introduced Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, Shao Xin, and Grandmaster, highlighting their abilities and Grandmaster’s expertise in Martial Soul theory.
• Grandmaster said he would create individual training plans, unite the eight students in one group, and ranked them from Dai Mubai first to Zhu Zhuqing eighth by age.
• Ma Hongjun invited the others to Suotuo City, and Dai Mubai agreed to go with him while Oscar and Xiao Yan declined.
• Tang San said he was going to the city to find a blacksmith’s shop, while Xiao Yan headed deeper into the academy to see Grandmaster.