Recaps

While the Shrek group searched Sunset Forest for suitable Soul Beasts, Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing shared a quiet moment by the campfire that turned intimate. Their moment was interrupted by a huge white scorpion, and Liu Erlong attacked it in a fury while the others rushed out.

• The group found no suitable Soul Beasts before dusk, and Flender decided they would rest and continue searching the next day.
• Qi Ling stayed on watch, and Zhu Zhuqing left the tent because someone was snoring and sat beside him by the fire.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qi Ling what kissing felt like and asked him to teach her, while Qi Ling warned that she was playing with fire.
• A huge white scorpion charged out of the forest and interrupted them.
• Liu Erlong unleashed her Martial Soul and attacked the scorpion, while Tang San and the others came out to watch.

Ma Hongjun absorbed the King of the Earth's Soul Ring, and the group then encountered a swarm of poisonous Pink Girls in the forest. Qi Ling protected everyone with his Poison-Prohibition Domain, and after Tang San located the Pink Lady, the adults let the younger members handle the hunt.

• Liu Erlong gave Ma Hongjun the King of the Earth to absorb as his Soul Ring, and he began absorbing it overnight.
• The group encountered a pink poisonous mist, and Qi Ling used his Poison-Prohibition Domain to protect everyone while Tang San searched for its source.
• Tang San identified the Pink Girls and located their Pink Lady, while Qi Ling explained that his domain suppressed poison but did not neutralize it.
• Liu Erlong prepared to attack the Pink Lady, but Grandmaster and Flender persuaded her to let the younger members face the challenge.

The Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Pink Lady so Oscar could absorb her Soul Ring, then used Qi Ling’s Beast-Attracting Powder to lure Soul Beasts after days of finding none. When a Ghost Tiger appeared as a suitable target for Zhu Zhuqing, Qi Ling punched it away.

• Qi Ling restrained the Pink Lady, Ma Hongjun struck her with his Fourth Soul Skill, and Qi Ling’s roar knocked out the Pink Girls while Tang San pulled Ma Hongjun to safety.
• Oscar killed the Pink Lady and absorbed her Soul Ring, gaining his Fourth Soul Skill.
• After two fruitless days of searching, Tang San proposed using bait to attract Soul Beasts, and Qi Ling offered his Beast-Attracting Powder.
• The group gathered near Dugu Bo’s poison formation, took protective pills, and Qi Ling opened the bottle to draw in Soul Beasts.
• A roughly five-thousand-year-old Ghost Tiger arrived as a suitable Soul Beast for Zhu Zhuqing, but Qi Ling struck it away with his Second Soul Skill.

Qi Ling rejected the Ghost Tiger as Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring candidate and fought a Rampaging Wild Boar while Tang San and the others took on two other Soul Beasts. The chapter ended with Qi Ling knocking the boar unconscious after repeatedly stopping its charge.

• Qi Ling told Tang San that the Ghost Tiger was unsuitable for Zhu Zhuqing, who trusted his judgment.
• Tang San asked to fight two of the three approaching Soul Beasts, and Qi Ling assigned him the Qilin Armor Beast and Blood Demon Rabbit while taking the Rampaging Wild Boar.
• The Shrek Seven Devils formed up under Tang San as Qi Ling faced the nearly six-thousand-year-old boar.
• Qi Ling stopped the boar’s charge, lifted it by its tusks, and slammed it into the ground, but its tough hide let it recover.
• Qi Ling blocked the boar’s repeated charges until they weakened, then punched it unconscious.

The Shrek group discovered the Qilin Armor Beast’s weakness and defeated it without Qi Ling’s help. After it launched a dying attack on Qi Ling, he forced its jaws open, warned everyone not to underestimate Soul Beasts, and took Ning Rongrong to absorb its Soul Ring.

• Qi Ling spared the Rampaging Wild Boar, while the Shrek group drove back the Blood Demon Rabbit and struggled against the Qilin Armor Beast.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to discover that the Qilin Armor Beast exposed the inside of its mouth when it attacked, then devised a plan to strike there.
• Tang San baited the beast into snapping at him, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun blasted its mouth while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing pulled Tang San to safety.
• The injured Qilin Armor Beast sprang up and clamped its jaws around Qi Ling, but he forced them open and dislocated its jaw.
• Qi Ling warned the group to stay alert around Soul Beasts, then took Ning Rongrong to absorb the Qilin Armor Beast’s Soul Ring.

While Ning Rongrong absorbed her Soul Ring, Qi Ling and the others sheltered from the Beast-Attracting Powder’s growing crowd of Soul Beasts and discussed their remaining choices. Zhu Zhuqing chose a rare Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Shadow Tiger despite Qi Ling’s warning about the danger, and said she wanted to become the creation he was proudest of.

• Ning Rongrong began absorbing the Qilin Armor Beast’s Soul Ring while Liu Erlong guarded her, and the gathered Soul Beasts forced the others into the poison formation.
• Qi Ling explained that his Beast-Attracting Powder made nearby Soul Beasts intensely hungry, prompting Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu to joke about the danger.
• Flender asked Qi Ling, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San what Soul Beasts they wanted, while Qi Ling considered seeking his own fourth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Grandmaster recommended that Tang San choose a roughly six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, but Tang San hesitated over a ten-thousand-year Cave Demon Spider.
• Zhu Zhuqing selected a rare Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Shadow Tiger, and Qi Ling warned her that absorbing its high-quality Soul Ring would be extremely risky.
• Zhu Zhuqing insisted on taking the risk for herself and Qi Ling, saying she hoped to become the creation he was proudest of.

Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing chose to absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, so Flender and Zhao Wuji helped capture a Cave Demon Spider. Qi Ling protected Xiao Wu from a Man Faced Demon Spider, then revealed that the Cave Demon Spider was still tied to his Immortal-Binding Rope and could be recaptured.

• Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing stood by their decisions to absorb Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and Flender sent Zhao Wuji to help capture the Cave Demon Spider.
• Qi Ling bound the Cave Demon Spider with his Immortal-Binding Rope, and Ma Hongjun burned away the webs it spat at the group.
• A six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider charged into the poisonous mist and attacked Xiao Wu, but Qi Ling took its Spider Spear thrust and defeated it with Tyrant Dragon Fist.
• Tang San said he would absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider after the Cave Demon Spider escaped, but Qi Ling whistled and revealed the Cave Demon Spider was still attached to his rope.
• Qi Ling asked Zhao Wuji and Flender to help pull the Cave Demon Spider back.

Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s power through his Eight Spider Lances while Qi Ling recovered from its poison. The group then pursued a Ghost Shadow Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring, but the tiger evaded Flender’s attack by disappearing into the ground.

• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to draw the Man Faced Demon Spider’s poison from Qi Ling and, at Qi Ling’s suggestion, absorbed the spider’s power, strengthening his lances.
• Tang San took the Cave Demon Spider toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling urged Flender and the others to hurry after the Ghost Shadow Tiger before nightfall, but his Immortal-Binding Rope failed to catch it when it merged into the ground.
• Flender transformed into a giant owl with his Seventh Soul Skill and knocked the Ghost Shadow Tiger out of the air.
• Flender swooped down to seize the tiger, but it turned into shadow and escaped beneath the ground again.

Flender and Zhao Wuji worked together to capture the Ghost Shadow Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing, using a barrage of attacks to force it out of its shadow form. Although Zhao Wuji struck it down, the tiger recovered and fled deeper into Sunset Forest, leaving the capture uncertain.

• Flender failed to catch the Ghost Shadow Tiger when it slipped into the shadows, and Zhao Wuji tried to attack it but also missed.
• Flender unleashed a powerful feather attack followed by explosions, injuring the Ghost Shadow Tiger and forcing it into its true form.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement to stop the injured tiger from maintaining its shadow form, then struck it with Great Strength Vajra Palm.
• The Ghost Shadow Tiger staggered back to its feet and fled deeper into the forest, worrying Flender because neither man was ready to pursue it safely.

Qi Ling helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb her fourth Soul Ring while the others completed their own and discussed the Soul Beasts gathering around their camp. Zhu Zhuqing successfully emerged from the forest, and the Shrek group reaffirmed that they would stay together.

• Qi Ling used the Immortal-Binding Rope to stop the wounded Ghost Shadow Tiger from escaping and brought it into the poison formation with Flender and Zhao Wuji.
• Qi Ling gave Zhu Zhuqing an upgraded Spirit Ascension Pill and guarded her as she began absorbing the Ghost Shadow Tiger’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong and Tang San completed absorbing their Soul Rings while the others waited for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun noticed that Soul Beasts, including many Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, were gathering outside, and Qi Ling and Grandmaster explained that they were hunting one another around the Beast-Attracting Powder.
• Qi Ling reminded everyone that Shrek’s friendship mattered more than treasure, and the group vowed to stay together.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged after successfully absorbing her fourth Soul Ring, and Qi Ling congratulated her.

After Zhu Zhuqing became a Soul Ancestor, Qi Ling and Xiao Wu declined to take Soul Rings and the group prepared to leave Sunset Forest. A Tyrannical Savage appeared, devoured the Soul Beasts and poison around them, and closed in on the group.

• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed her fourth Soul Ring, while Qi Ling and Xiao Wu said they would wait for suitable Soul Rings.
• Flender learned that the Beast-Attracting Powder's scent would linger for two hours, but an ominous roar interrupted their plans to leave.
• A Tyrannical Savage emerged, and Qi Ling explained that the ravenous Soul Beast could eat and digest almost anything.
• The Tyrannical Savage swallowed several Soul Beasts and then targeted Qi Ling's group, drawn by the Beast-Attracting Powder's scent.
• The Tyrannical Savage inhaled the poison formation's entire cloud without harm, leaving the group exposed to its attack.

With the Tyrannical Savage bearing down on them, Qi Ling persuaded the Shrek group to stay and fight alongside the Golden Iron Triangle instead of abandoning their teachers. The Golden Sacred Dragon and an enhanced Zhao Wuji engaged the beast, but the battle was still underway.

• Grandmaster warned Tang San and the others that only the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill could stop the Tyrannical Savage, while Qi Ling chose to keep everyone together and received the Spirit Gathering Array.
• Qi Ling declared that Shrek’s rules forbade abandoning companions, and Flender, Tang San, and Liu Erlong supported letting the students stay and fight.
• Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong summoned their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, transforming Luo Sanpao into a Golden Sacred Dragon that stopped the Tyrannical Savage and blasted it with dragon breath.
• Qi Ling gave Zhao Wuji a Fierce God Talisman, and Zhao Wuji used it to strengthen his Martial Soul Avatar before slowing the Tyrannical Savage with Gravity Enhancement and joining the attack.

Qi Ling used a Spirit Gathering Array to amplify his power and help defeat Tyrannical Savage, but the badly wounded creature unleashed a devastating counterattack. As the exhausted group faced it again, Tyrannical Savage began healing itself by devouring its own flesh.

• Qi Ling stopped the Shrek Seven Devils from wasting their strength against Tyrannical Savage and gave them Spirit Gathering Tokens to form an array.
• The Spirit Gathering Array concentrated the group's power in Qi Ling, who summoned his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and battered Tyrannical Savage alongside the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Qi Ling restrained Tyrannical Savage with his Immortal-Binding Rope, allowing the Golden Sacred Dragon's Holy Dragon True Form to bring it down.
• Tyrannical Savage fired a massive black beam, and Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong sacrificed the Golden Sacred Dragon to shield the group, leaving the three unconscious.
• Tyrannical Savage staggered back to its feet and began eating its own flesh, rapidly healing its wounds as Qi Ling and the others were left exhausted.

Qi Ling ordered the injured Shrek group to escape while he stayed behind to hold off the recovering Tyrannical Savage. After convincing them he could outrun the beast, he drew its attention to himself and prepared to face it alone.

• Qi Ling told Tang San and the others to carry the injured teachers out of Sunset Forest while he held the Tyrannical Savage back.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San refused to abandon Qi Ling, and Zhao Wuji offered to stay in his place.
• Qi Ling demonstrated that his Lightning Flash and Flint Spark speed was too fast for Tang San's Purple Demon Eye to track, then promised to return safely.
• The group left with the unconscious Grandmaster and the other injured teachers, while Qi Ling scattered Beast-Attracting Powder over himself to draw the Tyrannical Savage away from them.
• Qi Ling faced the Tyrannical Savage alone and declared that he would be the one to kill it.

Qi Ling lured Tyrannical Savage deep into Sunset Forest and prepared to defeat him with a 100,000-Ton-Class High-Energy Bomb. He entered the beast’s mouth carrying the bomb and a Thousand-Li Divine Escape Talisman, but the chapter ended before he could detonate them.

• Qi Ling’s Tyrant Dragon Fist failed to hurt Tyrannical Savage, so he dodged the beast’s attacks and taunted it instead.
• Qi Ling lured Tyrannical Savage thirty kilometers into Sunset Forest, where he took a 100,000-Ton-Class High-Energy Bomb from his Infinite Backpack.
• Qi Ling planned to detonate the bomb inside Tyrannical Savage’s stomach and escape with a Thousand-Li Divine Escape Talisman.
• Tyrannical Savage hesitated at first, but its appetite overcame its sense of danger and it lunged to swallow Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling used Lightning Flash and Flint Spark to shoot into Tyrannical Savage’s mouth.

Qi Ling exchanged three unwanted Soul Bones for the Soul Bone formed from Tyrannical Savage's skull, then risked absorbing its Soul Ring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while cultivating his True Dragon Body. After three days, he completed the fourth stage of his cultivation and emerged with a vastly strengthened body.

• Qi Ling reached the blast site, found Tyrannical Savage's intact skull and Soul Ring, and agreed to exchange three Soul Bones for the skull's Soul Bone.
• Qi Ling decided to absorb Tyrannical Savage's Soul Ring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while undertaking his fourth True Dragon Body cultivation.
• Qi Ling spent three days absorbing the Soul Ring and enduring the well's ice-and-fire forces as his body transformed.
• Qi Ling emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after completing the fourth stage of his True Dragon Body, with physical toughness rivaling a Soul Douluo.

Qi Ling returned to Shrek Academy after absorbing Tyrannical Savage’s sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring, reaching Soul Power Level forty-five and discovering the strength of his new fourth Soul Skill. Reunited with his worried friends, he agreed to demonstrate the skill and begin special training for their upcoming competition.

• Qi Ling tested his increased attack power and examined his fourth Soul Skill, which gave him a new idea about how to make up for being one person rather than a full team.
• After Zhao Wuji announced Qi Ling’s return, Xiao Wu rushed to embrace him, and Ning Rongrong scolded him for worrying them.
• Qi Ling told everyone that Tyrannical Savage had exhausted itself and exploded, then revealed that he had absorbed its sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Grandmaster was astonished by Qi Ling’s achievement, while Zhao Wuji disclosed that his own seventh Soul Ring was fifty thousand years old and Flender avoided the comparison.
• Qi Ling agreed to show his new Soul Skill and announced that he would put everyone through special training for their upcoming competition.

Qi Ling faced the seven Shrek students in a training battle, while Flender and Grandmaster assessed their chances against him. The Shrek team created an opening with coordinated attacks, but Qi Ling escaped Xiao Wu’s throw using a new function of his third Soul Skill, leaving the fight underway.

• Tang San rallied the seven Shrek students, and Grandmaster estimated they could win if Qi Ling did not use his fourth Soul Skill.
• The Shrek students summoned their Martial Souls and formed a defense around their Support System Soul Masters as Qi Ling summoned his Blood Devil Emperor.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Dai Mubai, allowing his attack and Ma Hongjun’s to catch Qi Ling off guard and break his defense.
• Xiao Wu seized the opening, wrapped herself around Qi Ling, and used her Waist Bow to throw him toward the ground.
• Qi Ling transformed into shadow to avoid the impact, then explained that Shadow Transformation was a new function of his third Soul Skill with significant limitations.

Qi Ling fought the Shrek Seven Devils and was injured by their coordinated attack before using Night Devil's Frenzied Cry to slip past their defenses. He reached the rear of the group, but Zhu Zhuqing intercepted him before he could reach Ning Rongrong.

• Dai Mubai held Qi Ling in place while Xiao Wu used Charm, letting Tang San pull them back and Ma Hongjun prepare his fourth soul skill.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike while Tang San restrained Qi Ling with Spider Web Restraint, and Tang San used Purple Demon Eye to guide Ma Hongjun through Qi Ling's shadowy mist.
• Ma Hongjun's strike injured Qi Ling and dispelled Nightmare Descends, but Qi Ling praised the Seven Devils before activating Night Devil's Frenzied Cry.
• Qi Ling used his enhanced ability to evade the group and rush toward Ning Rongrong, their support Soul Master.
• Qi Ling broke through the Seven Devils' defenses, but Zhu Zhuqing appeared between him and Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing and the Shrek Seven Devils coordinated their attacks to trap and overwhelm Qi Ling, forcing him to admit they had passed his special training. Grandmaster then pointed out that Qi Ling had not yet demonstrated his fourth Soul Skill, leaving the match’s real purpose unresolved.

• Zhu Zhuqing matched Qi Ling’s speed, used her Amethyst Shield and Hell Stab against him, and kept him occupied while Ning Rongrong strengthened her.
• Zhu Zhuqing bound Qi Ling with her shadow, allowing Tang San to trap him with Blue Silver Grass and Dai Mubai to strike with White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Qi Ling endured Dai Mubai’s attack but was left exhausted and injured, then declared that the Shrek Seven Devils had passed his special training.
• Ma Hongjun and the others celebrated their victory while Flender praised their progress.
• Grandmaster told Flender that Qi Ling had not used his fourth Soul Skill, which had been the match’s more important purpose.

Qi Ling demonstrated his fourth Soul Skill, Blood Devil Slays Heaven, after the Shrek Seven Devils insisted that their earlier victory did not count without seeing it. His transformation made their attacks useless, and the chapter ended with Ma Hongjun wondering how Qi Ling could win by only absorbing blows.

• Zhu Zhuqing and the others urged Qi Ling to use his unused fourth Soul Skill, and he agreed to demonstrate it rather than continue their training match.
• Qi Ling activated Blood Devil Slays Heaven, taking on a terrifying form and releasing fear that made the Shrek Seven Devils hesitate to attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing overcame her fear and attacked Qi Ling, but her blows sank harmlessly into his body.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai unleashed their strongest remaining attacks, but neither could hurt Qi Ling; Qi Ling also stopped Xiao Wu from attacking because he feared she would get hurt.
• Tang San recognized that Qi Ling could no longer use his other Soul Skills while the transformation lasted, though he gained their characteristics, and Ma Hongjun asked how Qi Ling could win by merely taking hits.

Qi Ling demonstrated how far his strength exceeded his rank by attacking Ma Hongjun with a flick and destroying a barren hill with Blood Devil Slays Heaven. The Shrek Seven Devils gave up on sparring with him, while Grandmaster explained that Qi Ling had not even shown the move's full power.

• Qi Ling sent Ma Hongjun tumbling with a distant Soul Power flick, then showed that Dai Mubai could withstand the same attack better.
• Qi Ling transformed into a towering demon and blasted the barren hill to pieces with Blood Devil Slays Heaven.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong compared the destruction with what they could accomplish using their own abilities.
• Grandmaster explained that Blood Devil Slays Heaven absorbed attacks and returned their force, and that Qi Ling had not reached its limit.
• Ma Hongjun said he would never spar with Qi Ling again, but Qi Ling argued that sparring could show them how vast the world was.

Shrek’s members grew stronger and Grandmaster explained the tournament format, while Qi Ling gave Heaven Dou’s seeded place to the second team so his Imperial Fighting Team could gain experience in the preliminaries. The team prepared to compete despite doubts about their readiness, and Qi Ling reassured the Hua sisters by pointing to their extraordinary third Soul Rings.

• Shrek’s Soul Masters reached new Soul Power levels, and Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, and Mo Lin joined as substitutes.
• Grandmaster explained that thirty-two teams would compete, with the remaining spots decided through regional preliminaries.
• Qi Ling told the Imperial Fighting Team they would enter the Heaven Dou City preliminaries after he gave their first-seed position to Heaven Dou’s second team.
• Yu Feng questioned the decision, but Qi Ling said the team needed combat experience and practice working together to pursue the championship.
• Hua Yimeng, Hua Yidie, and Luna worried that their Soul Power was too low, and Qi Ling reminded the Hua sisters that their third Soul Rings were ten thousand years old.

Qi Ling and the Imperial Fighting Team prepared for the tournament, while Dugu Bo took charge of their registration. At the opening ceremony, Qi Ling discovered that Dugu Bo had registered them as the Qilin Team.

• Luna became captain after the team recognized her strength, and Qi Ling helped the members train together.
• Dugu Yan argued that the team had no need to hide its strength because Qi Ling had not even joined the fight.
• Qi Ling left tournament arrangements to Meng Shenji, who handed the registration task to Dugu Bo.
• Five days later, Qi Ling and the team entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for the tournament's opening ceremony.
• The host announced the team's name as the Qilin Team, and Qi Ling realized Dugu Bo had caused the surprise.

Qi Ling learned that his team had been renamed the Qilin Team and watched the tournament opening ceremony, where Spirit Hall challenged the Heaven Dou Empire by offering finalists a path into its ranks. The Qilin Team drew the Purple Star Team for its first match, which was set to begin in an hour.

• Qi Ling realized Dugu Bo had arranged the Qilin Team name change with Emperor Xue Ye’s approval, in exchange for Qi Ling’s promise to win the tournament.
• Xue Ye opened the tournament with a speech, followed by Ning Fengzhi, and Salas drew the preliminary matchups.
• The Qilin Team drew the Purple Star Team, while Shrek Academy drew Oakland Academy.
• Salas announced that all finalists could join the Martial Soul Temple, provoking concern from Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi and exposing tensions between Spirit Hall and the empire.
• The organizers scheduled the Qilin Team’s match against the Purple Star Team as the opening match, one hour later, and the other teams went to watch.