Recaps

Qi Ling reunited with his former companions and prepared to face the Shrek group and the Golden Iron Triangle in a one-against-many match. He offered the Shrek students Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones as the stakes, and both sides readied themselves to fight.

• Qi Ling found Hua Yimeng, Hua Yidie, and Ye Lingling among the performers, reunited with them, and learned what had happened over the past five years; Dugu Yan was absent.
• Tang San told Qi Ling that he and the Shrek students would fight separately from the teachers, but Qi Ling released a domineering presence that made everyone reconsider their chances.
• Qi Ling offered each of the five Shrek students a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone if they won, and the students agreed to fight at full strength.
• Flender asked whether the teachers could win Soul Bones too, and Qi Ling promised him other gifts instead.
• Qi Ling invited the Golden Iron Triangle to attack first, but they urged him to make the opening move; Qi Ling warned that they might not get another chance afterward.

Qi Ling revealed Dragon Soul Summoning and used a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring to summon a Golden Sacred Dragon matching the one created by the Golden Iron Triangle. The match began with two Golden Sacred Dragons facing off, while Qi Ling’s friends and teachers remained stunned by his new power.

• Flender and Liu Erlong joined Grandmaster to summon their Golden Sacred Dragon through the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qi Ling explained that Dragon Soul Summoning let him summon a dragon and temporarily grant it the strength of one of his Soul Rings, at the cost of losing that Ring’s power and 30% of his Soul Power.
• Qi Ling used a red hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring to open a summoning gate and brought forth a Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Ma Hongjun, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the teachers reacted with shock as they realized Qi Ling had summoned a dragon identical to the Golden Iron Triangle’s.
• Qi Ling told everyone to summon their Martial Souls because the match had begun.

Qi Ling faced Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong’s Golden Sacred Dragon in a match while Shrek’s other members held off the second one. He proved he could challenge the fusion despite his missing Soul Ring, and the chapter ended with the Golden Iron Triangle deciding to use Holy Dragon True Form.

• Both teams summoned their Martial Souls, and Zhao Wuji started the match with a three-incense-stick time limit.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong sent their Golden Sacred Dragon after Qi Ling while the Shrek team tried to hold back the other one.
• Qi Ling used his Overbearing Dragon Spear and Tyrant Dragon Fist to halt the Golden Sacred Dragon and force it backward.
• Yu Xiaogang had Luo Sanpao bombard Qi Ling with Soul Power blasts, but Qi Ling dodged them and countered with his Gaia Energy Cannon.
• Qi Ling used his Soul Bone ability to rush Luo Sanpao and throw the enormous beast to the ground.
• Flender proposed using Holy Dragon True Form, and Yu Xiaogang agreed despite Liu Erlong’s concern.

The Golden Iron Triangle and Qi Ling's summoned Golden Sacred Dragon exhausted themselves by clashing with Holy Dragon True Form, leaving Qi Ling to face the five Shrek members. Shrek coordinated an attack that Zhu Zhuqing nearly turned into a serious wound, and the chapter ended as Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun launched their meteor showers.

• Grandmaster warned Qi Ling about Holy Dragon True Form, and Qi Ling switched opponents so his Golden Sacred Dragon faced Luo Sanpao.
• Both Golden Sacred Dragons used Holy Dragon True Form and exhausted themselves, prompting the Golden Iron Triangle to withdraw.
• Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San coordinated an attack that restrained Qi Ling and targeted him with Phoenix Fire Line.
• Qi Ling used Dragon Dominates the World to break the restraint and repel the group, but Zhu Zhuqing evaded it and struck his armor with Netherworld Hundred Claws.
• Zhu Zhuqing failed to pierce Qi Ling's armor and retreated as Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun unleashed White Tiger Meteor Shower and Phoenix Meteor Shower.

Qi Ling countered the Shrek team’s attacks, then used his Fifth Soul Skill to capture and eliminate Zhu Zhuqing. With Ma Hongjun and Tang San still in the fight, Tang San planned to buy time for Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun launched a meteor-shower combination attack, but Qi Ling destroyed it with his Dragon King Star-Piercing Arrow: Rain of Arrows.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Qi Ling from behind, but he escaped with Utsusemi, caught her, and used Dragon Dominates the World to suppress her Netherworld Domain.
• Qi Ling bound Zhu Zhuqing with the Immortal-Binding Rope and turned his attention to the remaining fighters.
• Qi Ling flew after Ma Hongjun, immobilized him with Dragon Claw Hand, then kicked him toward Tang San, who caught him and crashed to the ground with him.
• Tang San decided to buy time so Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun could unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill as their final attack.

Qi Ling fought Tang San, then defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after they completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. With Ning Rongrong refusing to admit defeat, Qi Ling found a way to handle her without the watching students seeing.

• Qi Ling stopped Tang San from summoning his Martial Souls and defeated him with the Coiling Gold Acupoint Sealing Hand.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forming a fiery winged tiger after Tang San bought them time.
• Qi Ling drew the Xuanyuan Sword and used an ordinary thrust to break apart their fusion skill, leaving Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun too exhausted to continue.
• Ning Rongrong refused to admit defeat, taunting Qi Ling because he could not attack her in front of the students.
• Qi Ling realized the Blood Devil Emperor could help him hide what he did from the onlookers and warned Ning Rongrong that it was too late to regret her choice.

Qi Ling defeated the combined Shrek Five Monsters and Golden Iron Triangle, then gathered his friends and allies to distribute ten Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. The chapter ended as he began handing out bones, with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun receiving theirs.

• Ning Rongrong surrendered, giving Qi Ling victory over the Shrek Five Monsters and the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Zhao Wuji announced Qi Ling's win, and students from Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Academy cheered as Tuoliya rushed toward him.
• Qi Ling brought the Hua sisters, Tuoliya, and Ye Lingling to the dean's office to give them suitable Soul Bones.
• Qi Ling laid ten Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones on the table and told everyone to choose their gifts.
• Qi Ling gave Dai Mubai a strength-type tiger leg Soul Bone, and Dai Mubai promised to appoint him prime minister if he became king.
• Qi Ling tossed a Soul Bone to Ma Hongjun, who caught it anxiously.

Qi Ling distributed Soul Bones to his companions and discussed their plans before setting out with Tang San for the Star Dou Great Forest to bring Xiao Wu back. His ominous premonition and doubts about Qian Xunji’s plans left him worried that someone important was in danger.

• Qi Ling gave Tang San, Ye Lingling, Hua Yimeng, Hua Yidie, and Tuoliya Soul Bones suited to them.
• Qi Ling gave Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Luna Soul Bones connected to his own Soul Rings, and they gladly accepted them.
• Qi Ling and his companions discussed their future plans, and Luna said she wanted to remain at Qi Ling’s side.
• Qi Ling sensed that someone important faced danger and worried that Qian Xunji might be targeting Xiao Wu or preparing Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation.
• Qi Ling and Tang San said farewell to the others and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.

Oscar was pursued through the Frozen Forest over a Soul Bone and was badly injured after his attackers caught him. A mysterious swordswoman arrived and killed Baluofu and his remaining companion, then asked Oscar who he was and why they had attacked him.

• Baluofu and two Soul Masters surrounded Oscar, who used a copied Soul Skill and Tang San’s Zhuge Repeating Crossbow to kill one of them, but the dying man tripped him.
• Baluofu broke Oscar’s leg and tortured him while his companion took the crossbow.
• A mysterious young woman appeared, and Oscar warned her to run before Baluofu attacked her.
• The woman killed Baluofu with one sword stroke and swiftly slew the remaining Soul Master.
• The woman crouched beside Oscar and asked who he was and why the men had attacked him.

Qian Renxue rescued the injured Oscar, and the two traveled together to Shrek Academy after discovering they shared a destination. She waited there for Qi Ling, while Oscar’s growing enthusiasm for her prompted Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to predict heartbreak.

• Qian Renxue treated Oscar’s broken leg and agreed to travel with him to Shrek Academy.
• Oscar and Qian Renxue discovered they were both headed to Shrek Academy and set out together the next day.
• Oscar told Qian Renxue stories about the Shrek Seven Devils, and she eagerly asked him about Qi Ling.
• Qian Renxue and Oscar arrived at Shrek Academy, where she learned that Qi Ling had already left for the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang San.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun watched Oscar eagerly pursue Qian Renxue and concluded that he was headed for another tragedy.

Qi Ling and Tang San entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Xiao Wu, but they discovered a Spirit Hall force searching for her. Qi Ling spotted Hu Liena among them, leaving Tang San troubled about whether he might have to fight her.

• Qi Ling told Tang San that he sensed a major event was approaching, and Tang San agreed to stay alert.
• Qi Ling and Tang San searched the forest for Xiao Wu, but after a day they stopped to camp without finding her.
• Tang San sensed a large group of powerful people approaching through the forest, and Qi Ling identified them as Spirit Hall members.
• Qi Ling spotted Hu Liena among the group and wondered why she had come, while Tang San worried that he might have to oppose her.

Qi Ling sent Tang San to infiltrate Spirit Hall’s party and learn why they had come, while the group’s true target was Xiao Wu. Tang San gained Hu Liena’s protection at camp, but Yan challenged him, forcing Hu Liena to confront her teammate.

• Qi Ling persuaded Tang San to use Hu Liena’s feelings to enter Spirit Hall’s ranks and investigate their mission.
• Qi Ling observed Spirit Hall’s powerful group, including Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Hu Liena, Yan, and three mysterious figures, and concluded they had come for Xiao Wu.
• When Spirit Hall made camp, Qi Ling punched Tang San toward them so he would appear injured and in need of help.
• Hu Liena recognized Tang San from Slaughter City and defended him despite the others’ suspicions.
• Yan summoned the Flame Lord and tried to attack Tang San, so Hu Liena summoned her Martial Soul and threatened to make Yan her enemy.

Yan left after Hu Liena defended Tang San, who stayed with the Spirit Hall group and began his infiltration. Qi Ling reached the lake in the Star Dou Great Forest to retrieve Xiao Wu, but Er Ming challenged him and struck him with a powerful punch.

• Hu Liena told Yan not to make her sad, and Yan angrily returned to camp after accusing her of abandoning their friendship for Tang San.
• Tang San acted as though he should leave, but Hu Liena urged him to stay, allowing him to remain with the Spirit Hall group.
• Qi Ling set off ahead of the Spirit Hall group to find Xiao Wu and alert Da Ming and Er Ming, traveling at great speed through the forest.
• Qi Ling reached the lake and greeted Er Ming, saying he had come to take Xiao Wu back and had become strong enough to protect her.
• Er Ming questioned Qi Ling's strength, used his Gravity Domain to hold him in place, and punched him through several trees.

Qi Ling fought the Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming, to prove he was strong enough to see Xiao Wu. Their battle grew increasingly intense until a sweet voice ordered them to stop.

• The Titan Giant Ape praised Qi Ling for enduring his punch, but insisted that he prove his fighting ability before seeing Xiao Wu.
• Qi Ling used Instant Burst and Tyrant Dragon Fist to strike Er Ming, then explained how his speed skill worked.
• Er Ming caught and crushed Qi Ling's Overbearing Dragon Spear, while Qi Ling followed with a swarm of Dragon King Star-Piercing Arrows.
• Qi Ling and Er Ming traded powerful punches, and Qi Ling's strength forced Er Ming to step back.
• Qi Ling charged at Er Ming again, but an incomparably sweet voice stopped their fight.

Qi Ling reunited with Xiao Wu after five years and passed the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python’s test of his strength. The Sky Azure Bull Python sensed that Qi Ling had begun an emperor’s path, but warned that Xiao Wu’s future with him could bring either fortune or disaster.

• Qi Ling and Xiao Wu recognized each other, embraced, and shared how much they had missed one another.
• Xiao Wu noticed Qi Ling’s injuries and angrily blamed Er Ming, but Qi Ling explained that Er Ming had been testing him.
• Er Ming declared that Qi Ling had passed his test, and the Sky Azure Bull Python also praised his strength.
• Xiao Wu led Qi Ling away to spend time alone, while Er Ming and the Sky Azure Bull Python discussed Qi Ling’s imperial Qi.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python warned Er Ming that Qi Ling’s emperor’s path would end either in ruin or at the summit, leaving Xiao Wu’s fate beside him uncertain.

Qi Ling showed Xiao Wu his new Mysterious Crystal Investigation ability, which let them view Tang San through a crystal using a connected medium. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu proposing that Qi Ling watch her bathe, and Qi Ling agreeing that she could call him next time.

• Qi Ling massaged Xiao Wu and told her Spirit Hall's forces had come to capture her, but she said she trusted him, Tang San, Da Ming, and Er Ming to protect her.
• Qi Ling brought Xiao Wu closer to Tang San and used Blue Silver Grass and water to activate a crystal that showed Tang San and his surroundings.
• Qi Ling explained that Mysterious Crystal Investigation required a connected medium and the other person's cooperation, and that they could sever the connection.
• Xiao Wu suggested using the ability to peep into the girls' bathhouse, and Qi Ling objected that it violated people's privacy.
• Xiao Wu offered to call Qi Ling when she bathed alone, and Qi Ling agreed that she could call him next time.

At Spirit Hall’s camp, Hu Liena doted on Tang San while Yan watched jealously, and Tang San secretly passed intelligence to Qi Ling. Qi Ling learned that Qian Xunji, not Bibi Dong, had ordered Hu Liena to come, leaving him suspicious that something unusual was behind the seemingly favorable information.

• Hu Liena fed Tang San and openly admired him, while Yan grew jealous and Xie Yue admitted that she had fallen for him.
• Tang San asked Hu Liena to stop staring at him, and she blushed before noticing that the others were watching them.
• Xiao Wu questioned Qi Ling about Tang San and Hu Liena, and Qi Ling attributed their closeness to surviving danger together.
• Tang San used his secret code to relay intelligence to Qi Ling, who grew wary despite the information seeming favorable.
• Qi Ling learned that Qian Xunji, rather than Bibi Dong, had ordered Hu Liena to come.

Qi Ling learned that Spirit Hall was pursuing Xiao Wu under Qian Xunji’s orders and prepared a counterattack with her and Tang San. Spirit Hall reached the lake, where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immobilized the two great beasts with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving Xiao Wu exposed to the others.

• Qi Ling learned Hu Liena was receiving orders from Qian Xunji, worried about Bibi Dong, and discovered that Spirit Hall’s three cloaked figures were Soul Douluos.
• Qi Ling returned with Xiao Wu to the lake and planned to coordinate with Tang San to ambush Spirit Hall.
• Spirit Hall set out for the lake, while Yan grew jealous of Hu Liena’s closeness to Tang San and considered arranging an accident for him.
• Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape confronted Spirit Hall at the lake, and the Sky Azure Bull Python joined the fight against Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo activated Bipolar Lockdown Domain, freezing both great beasts while Spirit Hall’s other fighters prepared to capture Xiao Wu.

Qi Ling appeared at the lake and confronted Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo while they held Da Ming and Er Ming in their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After revealing his six Soul Rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, he crushed Wang Ping’s bones and left Spirit Hall’s forces too frightened to attack.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo taunted Da Ming and Er Ming, claiming they could not escape the fusion skill without help.
• Qi Ling emerged and challenged Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, who recognized him from Spirit City.
• Ghost Douluo ordered Wang Ping to kill Qi Ling, but Qi Ling stopped Wang Ping’s Martial Soul Avatar-enhanced punch with his bare hand.
• Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor and revealed six Soul Rings, including two red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Qi Ling crushed Wang Ping’s hand and forearm bones, terrifying the watching Spirit Hall forces.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered his subordinates to attack, but the Soul Masters and Soul Douluos refused to approach Qi Ling.

Qi Ling pierced Chrysanthemum Douluo’s invincible defense with Invincibility Penetration, breaking the Bipolar Lockdown Domain and freeing Da Ming and Er Ming. With Spirit Hall’s strongest tactic defeated, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo asked the three mysterious figures for help.

• Qi Ling crippled Wang Ping, then challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo as the Spirit Hall forces hesitated.
• Qi Ling hurled his Overbearing Dragon Spear through the Douluos’ invincible defense and wounded Chrysanthemum Douluo with his Invincibility Penetration skill.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo lost control of his Soul Power, collapsing the Bipolar Lockdown Domain and freeing Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Qi Ling revealed that he and his allies had gambled on making the Douluos use their fusion skill, and Xiao Wu and Tang San celebrated his success.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo rejected retreat and bowed to the three mysterious figures, asking them to grant their arts and help defeat Qi Ling’s side.

Three mysterious men summoned a terrifying being from another realm, and its enormous blood-red hand dragged away the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python. Unable to move, Qi Ling watched them vanish before the hand reached for him.

• The three hooded men revealed blood-marked faces and condemned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for their failures.
• The three men began a blood-fueled summoning formation while Spirit Hall's forces and four Defense System Soul Masters held off Qi Ling, Da Ming, and Er Ming.
• The completed formation unleashed an otherworldly power that immobilized everyone and produced an enormous blood-red hand.
• The hand seized the Titan Giant Ape and dragged him into a mysterious space despite his resistance.
• The hand then seized the Sky Azure Bull Python, who entrusted Sister Xiao Wu to Qi Ling before disappearing.
• The blood-red hand reached for Qi Ling as he remained unable to move.

A mysterious giant hand failed to seize Qi Ling after the Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul protected him, but it left a strange triangular mark on his chest before withdrawing. With Da Ming and Er Ming trapped and Spirit Hall closing in, Qi Ling signaled Tang San to take Hu Liena hostage as their escape plan.

• A bloody aura from Qi Ling’s Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul repelled the giant hand, which then imprinted a red triangular symbol on his chest before retreating.
• The three Soul Douluo who summoned the hand died after exhausting their vitality, and everyone else was freed from its pressure.
• Qi Ling told Xiao Wu that Da Ming and Er Ming were likely trapped rather than dead, and warned her to protect herself as Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo advanced.
• Qi Ling whistled, prompting Tang San to apologize to Hu Liena, seal her acupoints, and take her hostage with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to back away, using Hu Liena’s safety to force them to let him and his companions escape.

Tang San took Hu Liena hostage as he and Qi Ling led her and Xiao Wu deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, while Spirit Hall pursued them and prepared to sacrifice Hu Liena if necessary. Qi Ling stayed behind to face Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and their forces, then unleashed a domineering presence to stop them from passing.

• Hu Liena recognized Tang San by his Blue Silver Grass, and he bound her to himself and apologized for taking her hostage.
• Hu Liena revealed that she understood his choice, and Qi Ling confirmed that he had been the person who helped her in Slaughter City.
• Tang San, Qi Ling, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena fled into the forest as Yan demanded Hu Liena's release and Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered a pursuit, allowing her to be sacrificed if needed.
• Qi Ling realized Spirit Hall's pursuers did not care about Hu Liena's safety and stopped to hold off Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo while the others escaped.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered nineteen Soul Saints and Soul Douluos to continue after Tang San and the others, but Qi Ling's overwhelming presence halted them.

Qi Ling used Holy Dragon Judgment to kill nineteen Soul Saints and Soul Douluos, but the attack exhausted his Soul Power and left him vulnerable to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. Xiao Wu and Tang San returned to save him, and Xiao Wu prepared to sacrifice herself to protect him.

• Qi Ling unleashed Holy Dragon Judgment and killed all nineteen Soul Saints and Soul Douluos in one strike.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo approached cautiously, then Ghost Douluo restrained Qi Ling and took his Thousand-Li Divine Escape Talisman as Chrysanthemum Douluo prepared to kill him.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San returned after sensing Qi Ling was in danger, and Xiao Wu rushed into his arms.
• Xiao Wu confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, resolved to sacrifice herself to protect Qi Ling.

As Xiao Wu prepared to sacrifice herself, Qi Ling activated the Demon Pawnshop and traded a hundred years of his lifespan for a product meant to solve their immediate crisis. He accepted the condition that he must become a Titled Douluo within five years, then time resumed just as Xiao Wu’s sacrifice began.

• Qi Ling realized Xiao Wu intended to sacrifice herself and blamed his weakness for leaving her in danger.
• The system activated the Demon Pawnshop, where a little demon explained its costly offers and warned Qi Ling that he had to make a transaction.
• Qi Ling chose a product suited to his crisis and paid a hundred years of lifespan, agreeing to become a Titled Douluo within five years or die.
• The pawnshop closed, time resumed, and Qi Ling found Xiao Wu beginning her sacrifice.
• Qi Ling rose, put a hand on Xiao Wu’s shoulder, and urged her to stop, promising he would not let her be hurt.