Recaps

Long Xiaoyao escaped with Tang Ya and Bei Bei after Huo Yuhao rescued the unconscious Ma Xiaotao. A mysterious fiery-haired man arrived at the ruins, while the others regrouped at camp and discovered Tang Ya was missing.

• Long Xiaoyao escaped into the mountains with the unconscious Tang Ya and Bei Bei, despite being wounded by Huo Yuhao's sword Qi.
• Huo Yuhao emerged from the spatial turbulence carrying Ma Xiaotao and headed toward the distant firelight.
• Half an hour later, a mysterious fiery-haired man emerged from a spatial rift, examined the ruins, and vanished eastward to recover.
• At the White Tiger Duke's camp, Zhou Yi awoke and anxiously asked where Huo Yuhao was, then welcomed him when he returned with Ma Xiaotao.
• Zhou Yi checked Ma Xiaotao's injuries and then realized Tang Ya was not in the tent.

Long Xiaoyao healed Bei Bei and revealed that he had abducted Tang Ya during their escape. Bei Bei chose to give Tang Ya the Holy Spirit Cult’s memory-erasing medicine, but after they left the cave, Tang Ya secretly expelled it and recovered her memories.

• Long Xiaoyao used a black pill to heal Bei Bei’s broken bones and internal injuries.
• Bei Bei found Tang Ya unconscious and suspected that Shadow was Huo Yuhao, then became agitated and demanded power.
• Bei Bei could not bring himself to kill Tang Ya and asked Long Xiaoyao to spare her.
• Long Xiaoyao gave Bei Bei a secret medicine that erased memories, and Bei Bei fed it to Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya woke with vacant eyes and no apparent memories, but outside the cave she expelled the medicine and secretly regained her clarity before leaving with Bei Bei and Long Xiaoyao.

At a Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Zhang Lexuan learned that Yan Shaozhe had been gravely injured and Tang Ya was missing, while Huo Yuhao revealed that “Joy” had been sent undercover. The group arrived in Star Luo City, where Dai Yueheng discussed Dai Huabin’s fate and Huo Yuhao appeared reluctant to return.

• Cai Mei'er brought news that Yan Shaozhe was seriously injured and Tang Ya was missing, and the Sea God Pavilion agreed to search for her.
• Xian Lin'er explained that Long Xiaoyao had attacked Yan Shaozhe and that Shadow had helped them survive.
• Zhang Lexuan ordered the academy to prepare for the tournament and develop Soul Tools, while Qian Duoduo promised Shrek could catch up with the Sun Moon Empire.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his true appearance to Zhang Lexuan and said that a sharp blade was needed behind the darkness; a Garden member helped her infer that “Joy” had gone undercover.
• Dai Yueheng told Chen Zifeng that Dai Huabin would be kept under strict guard, and the group entered Star Luo City as Huo Yuhao showed unease about returning.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek team arrived in Star Luo City for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, but soldiers initially barred their carriage from the Star Emperor hotel. The soldiers recognized Huo Yuhao as the Prince Consort and let them pass, while one hurried toward the imperial palace after noticing Xiao Xiao’s White Tiger Dagger.

• Huo Yuhao reminisced with Xiao Xiao about his mother as the carriage traveled through crowded Star Luo City, while Wang Dong'er remained unconscious.
• Zhou Yi learned that soldiers were barring carriages from the Star Emperor hotel and told the injured students they would have to walk.
• The soldiers recognized Huo Yuhao as the Prince Consort and knelt before him, drawing attention to his status and prompting Gongyang Mo to tease Dai Yueheng about it.
• Xiao Xiao learned that Huo Yuhao was a Prince Consort, and the soldier let the group’s carriage enter the hotel grounds.
• The soldier noticed the White Tiger Dagger at Xiao Xiao’s waist and hurried toward the imperial palace, leaving Huo Yuhao worried that the matter would cause trouble.

Huo Yuhao told Xiao Xiao the truth about his relationship, leaving her devastated and asking for time apart. Days later, Zhou Yi prepared Shrek Academy for the tournament’s elimination round, confident that Ma Xiaotao could secure victory without tactics.

• Huo Yuhao explained the truth to Xiao Xiao, who cried, left his room, and asked him to give her time.
• Wu Feng saw Xiao Xiao crying in the corridor, but Xiao Xiao insisted she was fine and hurried back to her room.
• At a team meeting, Zhou Yi told Huo Yuhao and the reserves to study their opponents, while Xiao Xiao kept her distance from him.
• Wang Dong'er clung to Huo Yuhao, but Xiao Xiao did not react as she normally would, and the others noticed the tension between them.
• Wu Feng asked whether the team should discuss tactics, and Zhou Yi dismissed the idea, confident that Ma Xiaotao’s strength could win the tournament.
• Zhou Yi warned the team that Shrek Academy would compete on the first day and told them to rest before the elimination round.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy assessed Shrek Academy as a formidable rival, but Xiao Hongchen dismissed their concerns and declared himself his only opponent. After the team meeting, Xiao teased Meng Hongchen about her feelings for the black-clad figure she remembered, and she ran off in embarrassment.

• Elder Ma and the other elder warned that Shrek Academy had brought a strong lineup and was closing the gap in Soul Tools, making the championship difficult to win.
• Xiao Hongchen mocked Elder Ma and Ma Rulong for doubting their chances, insisting that he would not treat Shrek's reserve team as his opponents.
• Elder Ma assigned the first-round competitors and told the team to give the tournament their best effort.
• Meng Hongchen remained distracted after the meeting, thinking about the black-clad figure she had encountered at the Dou Ling Festival.
• Xiao Hongchen teased Meng Hongchen about having someone she liked, and she blushed, denied it, and ran from the meeting room.

Huo Yuhao left Xiao Xiao a warm breakfast after she avoided him, and she eventually ate it in tears. As Star Luo Plaza filled for the competition, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu exchanged playful remarks before Xu Jiujiu watched for the arriving teams.

• Wang Dong'er brought Huo Yuhao breakfast, while Xiao Xiao left the dining room without eating when he arrived.
• Huo Yuhao took Xiao Xiao's seafood congee and divided his food between two plates for her.
• After the others departed, Xiao Xiao found the food Huo Yuhao had left and ate it while crying.
• The crowds gathered at Star Luo Plaza as Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu watched from the imperial city's main gate.
• Xu Jiawei teased Xu Jiujiu about Huo Yuhao, and she moved to the front to look for the competing teams.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament opened in Star Luo Plaza, and Shrek Academy prepared to face Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy in the first match. As Shrek entered to a roaring crowd, Meng Hongchen noticed Huo Yuhao and wondered why he seemed familiar.

• Xu Jiawei declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament officially open, and the announcer explained the elimination-round rules.
• The announcer named Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy as the first competitors, drawing loud cheers for Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao reassured nervous Wu Feng and Ning Tian and told them to watch how Shrek's reputation pressured its opponents.
• Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy's team entered the competition grounds looking unsteady under the crowd's attention.
• Ma Xiaotao and the rest of Shrek's team took the stage to cheers, while Huo Yuhao remained in the competitors' area.
• Meng Hongchen noticed Huo Yuhao, blushed when he turned toward her, and wondered why he looked so familiar; Huo Yuhao also found her face familiar.

Shrek Academy defeated Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy in the first elimination match after Ma Xiaotao revealed herself as a seven-ring Soul Saint with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. The overwhelming display stunned the crowd and left Xiao Hongchen shaken as Ma Xiaotao walked off the arena.

• Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy's captain rallied his teammates to fight Shrek instead of surrendering, while Ma Xiaotao told her team to show their opponents respect.
• The referee started the team battle, and both sides released their Martial Souls as the Star Luo Empire's Soul Masters raised the arena barrier.
• Ma Xiaotao revealed her seven Soul Rings and terrifying aura, while Shrek's other fighters' high ranks went unnoticed.
• Ma Xiaotao sent all seven Tianling students flying out of the arena with a single fire phoenix attack and told the referee to end the match.
• Xu Jiawei praised Shrek's strength, Xu Jiujiu privately questioned his assumptions, and Xiao Hongchen reacted with disbelief and fear at Ma Xiaotao's power.

Shrek Academy’s departure after Ma Xiaotao revealed her Soul Sage strength left the other teams shaken, while Meng Hongchen followed Huo Yuhao to the Star Emperor Hotel to learn his name. Their encounter ended abruptly when someone cried out beside Huo Yuhao.

• Zhou Yi worried that Ma Xiaotao had revealed too much, but Huo Yuhao reassured her, and Shrek Academy left the competition grounds.
• Ma Rulong rallied the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team before its elimination match, while Xiao Hongchen privately feared Ma Xiaotao’s power.
• Meng Hongchen slipped away to catch up with Huo Yuhao, and Elder Ma told Xiao Hongchen where she had gone.
• Xu Jiawei teased Xu Jiujiu about wanting to see Huo Yuhao, then agreed to let her leave early after the matches.
• Meng Hongchen called out to Huo Yuhao outside the Star Emperor Hotel and tried to stop him as he prepared to leave.
• A sudden cry sounded beside Huo Yuhao as Meng Hongchen reached for him.

Huo Yuhao accidentally caught Meng Hongchen when she fell, but Xiao Hongchen mistook the scene for him bullying his sister and attacked. Xiao Hongchen blasted Huo Yuhao with dozens of Soul Cannons, leaving Meng Hongchen horrified and his fate unclear.

• Huo Yuhao caught Meng Hongchen as she stumbled outside the Star Emperor Hotel, and Xiao Xiao saw them embracing from her room.
• Xiao Hongchen arrived, pushed Huo Yuhao away, and assumed his disheveled sister had been bullied despite Meng Hongchen's attempts to explain.
• Xiao Xiao rushed downstairs as Xiao Hongchen prepared to fight, while Huo Yuhao dodged his punch and refused to retaliate.
• Xiao Hongchen summoned dozens of Soul Cannons and fired them at Huo Yuhao, melting the ground around him.
• Meng Hongchen collapsed and cried out in horror over what Xiao Hongchen had done.

Xiao Hongchen attacked Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao emerged unharmed after using the defensive Soul Tool “Hongchen,” which Meng Hongchen recognized as her creation. After Xiao Xiao accused Huo Yuhao of getting intimate with Meng Hongchen despite having a fiancée, he reflected on the Soul Tool and realized who had made it.

• Cheng Gang arrived and warned Xiao Hongchen that private fights were forbidden during the tournament, while a Level 9 Soul Tool shield protected Xiao Hongchen from his pressure.
• Cheng Gang cleared the smoke and found Huo Yuhao unharmed; Meng Hongchen suspected he had used her “Hongchen” Soul Tool, and Xiao Hongchen was shocked that his attack had failed.
• Cheng Gang warned the two academies that another private fight would mean disqualification and told Xiao Hongchen he would have to pay compensation.
• Meng Hongchen apologized to Huo Yuhao and gave him healing pills, but Xiao Hongchen grabbed her and dragged her back into the hotel as she called for Huo Yuhao to meet her the next morning.
• Xiao Xiao recognized Meng Hongchen, then angrily accused Huo Yuhao of flirting despite having a fiancée before running upstairs in tears.
• Huo Yuhao took out “Hongchen,” looked toward where Meng Hongchen had gone, and realized that she was its maker.

Xiao Xiao woke alone and waited for Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao woke in a room with Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Jiujiu. After teasing chaos and affectionate embraces, he asked why they had come, and Xu Jiujiu blamed him for keeping them up too late the previous night.

• Xiao Xiao woke, found Huo Yuhao gone, and went to the balcony with the White Tiger Dagger.
• Huo Yuhao woke with Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, and Xu Jiujiu beside him and covered them with the quilt.
• Ma Xiaotao woke and kicked Xu Jiujiu after realizing Xu Jiujiu had been groping her in her sleep.
• Jiang Nannan asked Huo Yuhao for a hug, and Xu Jiujiu and Ma Xiaotao joined her before he flicked all three on the forehead.
• Huo Yuhao hugged the three women and asked why they had come, and Xu Jiujiu said it was because they had stayed up too late with him.

Huo Yuhao discussed Mitsugoshi Company’s progress and its investigation of the Sun Moon Empire before retreating to his room to bathe. Wang Dong’er led the others to find him, and they burst into the bathroom just as he came out.

• Huo Yuhao heard from Xu Jiujiu that Mitsugoshi Company had nearly taken over several empires and Shrek City, while Si continued investigating the Sun Moon Empire.
• Huo Yuhao instructed Xu Jiujiu to tell Si to stay safe and infiltrate as soon as possible, then dismissed her and the others.
• Wang Dong’er accused Xiao Xiao of hiding Huo Yuhao, but Ning Tian and Wu Feng intervened and proposed checking Huo Yuhao’s room.
• Wang Dong’er slashed down Huo Yuhao’s door, and the four girls found the bathroom light on and feminine scents in the room.
• Huo Yuhao emerged from the bathroom in front of the four girls, who shrieked and called him a pervert while secretly admiring his physique.

Huo Yuhao joined Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Wu Feng, and Ning Tian to watch their opponents, then encountered Meng Hongchen waiting for him at the hotel. Meng Hongchen flirted with Huo Yuhao and provoked Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao before telling him her name and saying she wanted to hear him say his own.

• Huo Yuhao agreed to leave the room with the four girls to watch their opponents perform.
• Meng Hongchen waited at the hotel entrance for Huo Yuhao and greeted him when he came out with the girls.
• Wang Dong'er linked her arm through Huo Yuhao's and challenged Meng Hongchen, while Wu Feng claimed Xiao Xiao was his girlfriend.
• Meng Hongchen provoked Xiao Xiao by suggesting she take Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao declared that he was her boyfriend.
• Meng Hongchen introduced herself and told Huo Yuhao she wanted him to tell her his name himself.

Meng Hongchen pursued Huo Yuhao, provoking conflict with Wang Dong'er and Xiao Hongchen. After Meng Hongchen left with the Shrek group, Wang Dong'er formed a temporary alliance with Xiao Hongchen to keep Meng away from Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong'er nearly attacked Meng Hongchen, but Wu Feng and Ning Tian restrained her until Huo Yuhao gave Meng his name.
• Meng Hongchen took Huo Yuhao's hand and proposed a date, prompting Xiao Hongchen to confront him and nearly strike him.
• Meng Hongchen stopped Xiao Hongchen from attacking Huo Yuhao, then left with the Shrek group.
• Wang Dong'er approached Xiao Hongchen and asked him to help keep Meng Hongchen away from Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Hongchen agreed to a temporary alliance, and she told him to follow her.

Huo Yuhao and the others learned that Dai Huabin had been sentenced to death and went to witness his execution. Dai Huabin was beheaded, while Dai Hao and Dai Yueheng left the execution site.

• Huo Yuhao bought ice cream for the girls, and Xiao Hongchen secretly followed the group before admitting to Wang Dong'er that Huo Yuhao had noticed him.
• People in the crowd said Dai Huabin would be executed that day for becoming an Evil Soul Master, and Wang Dong'er urged everyone to go watch.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to go with Xiao Xiao, and Meng Hongchen reluctantly let Xiao Hongchen join them after he claimed he had only come to see the execution.
• Dai Hao presided over the execution, and the executioner beheaded Dai Huabin as Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao watched.
• Dai Hao ordered soldiers to remove Dai Huabin's body, while Chen Zifeng offered condolences to Dai Yueheng, who briefly looked back before leaving.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek Team continued dominating the tournament, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy tried to steady its resolve. That evening, the Starlight Auction House invited Shrek to a top-tier auction at the princess’s request, and the team prepared to attend.

• Ling Luochеn swept seven opponents in a round-robin match, and Zhou Yi led Shrek away early after concluding the remaining matches were unimportant.
• Elder Ma urged the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy students to do their best, while Xiao Hongchen agreed to seek an exchange with Shrek after the tournament.
• Zhou Yi reviewed tactics with Shrek, advising Ma Xiaotao to trust her teammates and make decisive calls as captain.
• Qing Ya arrived from the Starlight Auction House with invitations, explaining that the princess hoped to meet Shrek and had invited them to the auction.
• Yan Shaozhe left to rest, while Dai Yueheng joked with Huo Yuhao about marrying the princess; Zhou Yi then arranged for the team to attend the auction.

Huo Yuhao and the Shrek group attended the Starlight Auction House’s exclusive top-tier auction, where they met his fiancée, Xu Jiujiu. The chapter ended with Xu Jiujiu warmly befriending Xiao Xiao and inviting her to visit the palace.

• Wang Yan led fourteen people from Shrek to the Starlight Auction House, where Qing Ya welcomed them.
• Qing Ya guided the group through a hidden passage to the first top-tier auction hall.
• Xu Jiujiu introduced herself as Huo Yuhao’s fiancée and offered the group a twenty-percent discount on their purchases.
• Xu Jiujiu asked to borrow Huo Yuhao, then affectionately took Xiao Xiao’s hand instead.
• Xiao Xiao agreed to Xu Jiujiu’s request, and Xu Jiujiu invited her to visit the palace.

Xu Jiujiu took Huo Yuhao through a hidden passage to a private room, leaving Xiao Xiao and the others behind. There, after teasing him affectionately, she produced two small balls that he had specifically asked her for.

• Xu Jiujiu spent ten minutes talking with Xiao Xiao before taking Huo Yuhao away, while Zhou Yi encouraged Xiao Xiao to follow her heart.
• Gongyang Mo envied Huo Yuhao's skill with girls, and Ma Xiaotao warned him to watch what he said.
• Xu Jiujiu led Huo Yuhao through a concealed passage while Qing Ya watched the corridor and restored the hidden entrance.
• In a lavish private room, Xu Jiujiu pushed Huo Yuhao onto a bed and kissed him before he told her to stop fooling around.
• Xu Jiujiu took two small round balls from beneath the pillow and teased Huo Yuhao that he had specifically asked her for them.

Huo Yuhao learned that the Holy Spirit Cult was allied with the Sun Moon Imperial Family and then purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife with Electrolux’s help. The knife’s vitality expanded Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness and formed a vertical eye between his brows, marking the first step in his next plan.

• Xu Jiujiu told Huo Yuhao that the Holy Spirit Cult was close to the Sun Moon Imperial Family and that its divine presence likely belonged to the Asura God, though its strength and headquarters remained unknown.
• Huo Yuhao said they needed to build up their strength because gods could still descend to the plane.
• Xu Jiujiu retrieved the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from a spatial compartment and used special gloves to protect herself from its savage aura.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm removed the grime from the knife, then passed out from exhaustion.
• Electrolux purified the knife with Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power, removing its evil Qi and revealing its life-filled blue-green form.
• The knife’s vitality expanded Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness and caused a vertical eye to appear and then vanish between his brows.

Huo Yuhao reunited with the others after collecting rare materials, while the Mitsugoshi Company’s hidden leadership became the subject of speculation. Xu Jiujiu opened the auction, and the first lot was introduced.

• Huo Yuhao took the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm back and stopped Xu Jiujiu from embracing him before she left through a hidden passage.
• Huo Yuhao retrieved rare materials from a spatial storage device, sealed away a chilling sphere, and returned to private room number one.
• Qing Ya rejoined Huo Yuhao and the Shrek group, then began setting up the auction as the Mitsugoshi Company’s ties to Shrek drew questions.
• Qing Ya implied that the Mitsugoshi Company boss’s identity was no mystery, and Dai Yueheng stopped Gongyang Mo from saying aloud what he had figured out.
• Xu Jiujiu appeared as the auctioneer and opened the event before the first lot, a Class 8 Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, was presented.

At the auction, Xu Jiujiu revealed a five-hundred-thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone, astonishing Zhou Yi and the other bidders. As Shrek’s students debated whether to bid, Huo Yuhao recognized it as the bone he had severed from Xiong Jun and remembered the Garden had captured the bear’s mate.

• Zhou Yi bought many high-grade Soul Tools and medicinal treasures for Shrek while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy saved its funds for the final lot.
• Xu Jiujiu unveiled a dark gold right palm bone with five blades and identified it as a Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone from the five-hundred-thousand-year Xiong Jun.
• Zhou Yi urged the Shrek group to consult the dean before bidding, while Dai Yueheng and other students pressed to pursue the Soul Bone.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the bone as the one he had cut from a bear in the Star Dou Great Forest and recalled that the Garden had captured its mate.

The auction house revealed that the final lot was a nearly hundred-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and Xu Jiujiu bundled it with the five-hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone to revive interest in the sale. The crowd learned the bear could soon become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and, with the included Godsealing Altar, offer a Soul Ring, Soul Bone, and Martial Soul with no consciousness to resist fusion.

• Elder Ma sought permission to extend the External Soul Bone's display period so he could consult the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, while Xiao Hongchen coveted it and Meng Hongchen wondered whether Huo Yuhao was present.
• Zhou Yi considered Qing Ya's offer of an interest-free, deadline-free loan, but Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Ling Luochеn warned that whoever won the Soul Bone might be attacked after leaving the Star Luo Empire.
• Elder Ma returned and announced that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would not bid, and Zhou Yi returned with two minutes left and indicated that Shrek would also withdraw.
• As bidders began giving up, Xu Jiujiu promised confidentiality and announced that the final lot would be bundled with the External Soul Bone.
• Xu Jiujiu unveiled a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear nearing one hundred thousand years and explained that it could soon become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, whose mind had already been destroyed.
• Xu Jiujiu said the bundle included a Level 9 Soul Tool, the Godsealing Altar, which could turn the bear into a Soul Beast embryo and enable its buyer to obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Soul Bone, and Martial Soul.

At Shrek’s urging, Huo Yuhao proposed lighting the sky lantern to secure the final auction items while hiding the buyer’s identity. The Sun Moon group learned the price could reach fifty billion Gold Soul Coins, and mysterious muscular men watched the bidding unfold.

• Xu Jiujiu announced that the Soul Beast had a chance of granting Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bones, prompting Xiao Hongchen to order Elder Ma to win the auction.
• Zhou Yi planned to give up the final items because Shrek lacked protection, but Huo Yuhao and Qing Ya explained how lighting the sky lantern worked.
• After Ma Xiaotao urged Zhou Yi to send for Xuan Zi, Zhou Yi decided to light the sky lantern, and the auction display showed the lantern symbol.
• Xu Jiujiu announced that the sky-lantern bidder would pay the highest bid, while Elder Ma learned the maximum price was fifty billion Gold Soul Coins and could not discover the buyer’s identity.
• A group of muscular, mysterious men watched the auction, and one of them remarked that things were about to get lively.