Recaps

Bai Yushan defeated Gu Yue in the junior individual final and was declared champion. In the lounge, Leng Yaozhu punched him for risking serious injury to his senior sister, and Bai Yushan defended his actions.

• Bai Yushan absorbed Gu Yue's Elemental Storm and struck through her defenses, sending her crashing to the ground.
• Gu Yue recovered and hurled a seven-colored spear at Bai Yushan, who shattered it with a lightning-wrapped punch.
• Gu Yue passed out from exhaustion, and Bai Yushan carried her from the arena as the referee announced him as champion.
• Leng Yaozhu laid Gu Yue on the lounge sofa, then punched Bai Yushan in the stomach for nearly seriously injuring her.
• Bai Yushan protested that Gu Yue had chosen to face his attacks and said he could not deliberately lose.

Leng Yaozhu treated Gu Yue after her match with Bai Yushan, while Yu Zhen celebrated Class Zero’s tournament success. Wu Changkong told Yu Zhen he wanted to take the students to Shrek, leaving the dean torn between their futures and Eastsea Academy’s needs.

• Leng Yaozhu scolded Bai Yushan, then healed Gu Yue’s broken arm and gave her medicine.
• Yu Zhen recalled Class Zero’s outstanding tournament results and celebrated their achievements to other academy leaders.
• Wu Changkong visited Yu Zhen, who eagerly offered him rewards for his work with Class Zero.
• Wu Changkong said the students were not suited to continuing at Eastsea Academy and wanted to take them to Shrek.
• Yu Zhen hesitated, reluctant to lose the students but aware that Shrek could offer them a better future.

Wu Changkong persuaded Yu Zhen to support Class Zero’s move from Eastsea Academy to Shrek, and Yu Zhen agreed to provide resources before they left. The story then shifted to Shrek City, where Leng Yaozhu described its unusual independence to Gu Yue and Bai Yushan.

• Wu Changkong told Yu Zhen that Eastsea Academy could not give Bai Yushan, Gu Yue, and Class Zero the opportunities they needed, and promised to bring Class Zero to Shrek within three years.
• Yu Zhen agreed to let the students pursue their futures and promised each of them one million Federation Coins, tier-four Soul Tools, and Soul-Gathering Liquid.
• Yu Zhen watched Wu Changkong leave and reflected that Eastsea Academy could send its talented students out into the world.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Gu Yue and Bai Yushan to Shrek City and explained that the Federation could not collect taxes there.
• Bai Yushan called Shrek City a state within a state.

Leng Yaozhu brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to her villa in Shrek City and explained that she planned to take them to an internal Spirit Pagoda auction. She intended to help prepare them for Shrek Academy’s entrance exam and promised to pay for anything they wanted.

• Leng Yaozhu drove Bai Yushan and Gu Yue past the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda to the Spirit Pagoda’s residential compound.
• Leng Yaozhu showed the two disciples to guest rooms at her villa and announced that she would take them shopping at an auction that night.
• Leng Yaozhu reflected that Wu Changkong had asked her to help Bai Yushan and Gu Yue prepare for Shrek Academy’s entrance exam.
• Bai Yushan asked about the auction, and Leng Yaozhu described its Soul Tools, medicinal herbs, and Soul Bones before offering to pay for their purchases.

Leng Yaozhu brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to the Spirit Pagoda's internal auction, where the first lot was a rare six-hundred-year Hell Panther Soul Bone. The bidding began and quickly climbed to six million Federation Coins.

• Leng Yaozhu arrived at the auction with Bai Yushan and Gu Yue and led them to VIP box A1.
• Bai Yushan dismissed the lavish box as ordinary, while Gu Yue watched the auction hall with curiosity.
• The host opened the Spirit Pagoda's end-of-season internal auction and presented a six-hundred-year Hell Panther hind leg bone.
• The host explained that the wild Soul Bone could boost a Soul Master's speed and potentially improve their Martial Soul and bloodline.
• The audience began bidding, and the price rose from three million to six million Federation Coins.

Bai Yushan watched a six-hundred-year Soul Bone sell for sixteen million Federation Coins and reflected on the Spirit Pagoda’s wealth and influence. The auction then began its second lot, a Scarlet-Veined Spirit-Nourishing Herb, with bidding about to start.

• Bai Yushan watched bidders from several private rooms drive the Soul Bone’s price up to sixteen million Federation Coins.
• Room A3 won the Soul Bone after outbidding the other rooms, and the auctioneer closed the sale.
• Bai Yushan realized the Spirit Pagoda’s control of Soul Spirits and Soul Bone auctions gave it immense wealth and power, and he felt fortunate to have Leng Yaozhu as his master.
• The auctioneer introduced a three-hundred-year-old Scarlet-Veined Spirit-Nourishing Herb and announced its two-million-Federation-Coin starting bid.

The auction sold a five-hundred-year-old Realm-Breaking Lotus for eighteen million Federation Coins before offering a rare Purple Ultimate Flesh-Regenerating Pill. Leng Yaozhu won the pill for sixty-eight million, and the attendant delivered it to her in private box A1.

• Private box A6 won the foundation-building spiritual herb for five million six hundred thousand Federation Coins.
• Private box A2 bought the Realm-Breaking Lotus for eighteen million Federation Coins after fierce bidding.
• The host introduced Grandmaster Xuandan’s Purple Ultimate Flesh-Regenerating Pill and described its ability to heal severe injuries.
• Private boxes A4 and A7 drove the pill’s price above forty million Federation Coins.
• Leng Yaozhu bid sixty-eight million from private box A1, ending the auction without further competition.
• An attendant delivered the pill to Leng Yaozhu in private box A1.

At the auction, Leng Yaozhu gave Gu Yue a bottle of pills and promised to buy Bai Yushan whatever he wanted, while Bai Yushan reflected on the people who kept him connected to his humanity. The auction’s final lots began with general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints, which Bai Yushan explained could help talented pilots develop their own mecha designs.

• Leng Yaozhu gave Gu Yue a bottle of pills and teased Bai Yushan about enjoying injuries from their sparring.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to buy Gu Yue whatever she wanted at the auction, prompting Bai Yushan to quickly agree with her.
• Bai Yushan reflected on his bonds with Bi Ji, Na'er, Chen Qingquan, Yu Zhen, Gu Yue, Zi JI, and Leng Yaozhu, which kept him from becoming a monster.
• The auction sold several high-value lots, including an Ice Flood Dragon Soul Bone, a Thunderlight Rat Soul Spirit, and a Rock Barrier Soul Tool.
• The host unveiled general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints as the first of the final three lots.
• Bai Yushan explained that the blueprints offered a bare-bones Black-Grade Mecha framework that could save a gifted Purple-Grade pilot years of design work.

Bai Yushan explained his knowledge of mecha to Leng Yaozhu, who then won the auction for twenty kilograms of silver marrow sea-containing gold at his request. The ore was delivered to their private box, leaving Bai Yushan with the material he had eagerly wanted.

• Leng Yaozhu questioned Bai Yushan about his knowledge of mecha, and he explained that he had studied the subject at the Aolai City library.
• Private Box Yi-1 won the general-purpose Black-Grade Mecha blueprints with a bid of one hundred and twenty million Federation Coins.
• The auctioneer introduced twenty kilograms of raw silver marrow sea-containing gold as the second highlight item.
• Bai Yushan asked Leng Yaozhu to bid for the ore, and she secured it for fifty-eight million Federation Coins.
• Two attendants delivered the silver marrow sea-containing gold to Private Box Jia-1 and placed it before Bai Yushan.

Bai Yushan used his Second Soul Skill, Lightning Refinement Shaping, to melt and freely reshape Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold, revealing a talent that astonished Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue. Leng Yaozhu urged him to pursue becoming a Divine Craftsman, but Bai Yushan refused and focused instead on using his abilities and scientific knowledge to develop his own path.

• Bai Yushan melted the Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold with his Second Soul Skill and reshaped it into weapons before forming it into a bracelet.
• Bai Yushan explained that Lightning Refinement Shaping let him smelt and manipulate metal and other materials at will.
• Leng Yaozhu urged Bai Yushan to become a Divine Craftsman, but he dismissed blacksmithing as uninteresting.
• Gu Yue reminded Leng Yaozhu that Bai Yushan would not be persuaded to follow a path he disliked, and Leng Yaozhu accepted his decision.
• Bai Yushan considered how his abilities and knowledge of science could help him use Silver Marrow Sea-Containing Gold in new ways.

After the auction, Bai Yushan and Gu Yue returned to the villa while Leng Yaozhu went to handle official matters. Gu Yue struggled with doubts about the Soul Beast Clan’s future, and Bai Yushan abruptly punched her, leaving her furious and demanding an explanation.

• The auction ended after the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Jade sold for 380 million and total sales exceeded 700 million.
• Leng Yaozhu drove Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to the villa and said she would take them around Shrek Academy the next day.
• Gu Yue reflected on Bai Yushan’s strength and worried that she lacked the experience and wisdom to revive the Soul Beast Clan.
• Bai Yushan read Gu Yue’s unspoken doubt and crossed the hallway without warning.
• Bai Yushan punched Gu Yue in the lower abdomen and sent her crashing into the wall.
• Gu Yue rose in anger as the elements around her surged and demanded to know what Bai Yushan was doing.

Bai Yushan overwhelmed Gu Yue with his will and visions of battles from other worlds, helping her let go of her doubts about reviving her kind. Her cultivation began to break through its level twenty-six bottleneck, but after she returned to her senses, Bai Yushan mocked her and reignited her anger.

• Bai Yushan confronted Gu Yue about her confusion, then pressed her down with his overwhelming will.
• Gu Yue was swept into a vision of devastating battles and powerful fighters from other worlds.
• Gu Yue realized that her worries would not help her and resolved to grow stronger and keep working toward reviving her kind.
• Gu Yue’s heart knot broke, and her cultivation loosened as a silver-blue halo spread around her.
• Gu Yue returned to her senses and found Bai Yushan mocking her, which made her anger flare again.

Leng Yaozhu broke up Bai Yushan and Gu Yue’s quarrel and told Bai Yushan that Na’er was a disciple in Shrek Academy’s Inner Court. Bai Yushan reacted fiercely when Leng Yaozhu said taking Na’er away might be difficult.

• Leng Yaozhu found Bai Yushan and Gu Yue bruised and arguing after they fought during the night.
• Leng Yaozhu stopped the argument, arranged replacement clothes, and postponed their trip to Shrek Academy until the afternoon.
• Leng Yaozhu teased Bai Yushan about his figure, and Bai Yushan insulted her before she punched him in the stomach.
• Leng Yaozhu told Bai Yushan that Na’er was Yun Ming’s disciple in Shrek Academy’s Inner Court and warned that taking her away might be difficult.
• Bai Yushan grabbed Leng Yaozhu’s shoulders and demanded to know who could stop him from taking his little sister Na’er away.

Bai Yushan’s rage over being prevented from taking Na’er away drove his Electric Current Push out of control, and Leng Yaozhu pinned him to stop him. A mysterious black force then resisted her Soul Power as Bai Yushan unleashed Conqueror's Haki, leaving Leng Yaozhu stunned by the stormlike pressure.

• Bai Yushan’s anger over being unable to take Na’er away caused his Electric Current Push to surge beyond 410,000 volts and threaten to run wild.
• Leng Yaozhu struck Bai Yushan into the corridor wall and pinned him there, but he continued struggling and tried to shock her.
• A pitch-black force covered Bai Yushan’s body and canceled nearly half of the Soul Power Leng Yaozhu used to restrain him.
• Bai Yushan declared that he had only just begun causing trouble, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki that darkened the sky and shook the villa district.
• Leng Yaozhu was horrified by the overwhelming will and wondered what kind of monster Bai Yushan was.

After Bai Yushan lost control while trying to reach Na'er, Leng Yaozhu calmed him and promised to help. Gu Yue quietly witnessed Bai Yushan accepting comfort from his teacher and returned to her room.

• Leng Yaozhu released Bai Yushan and urged him to calm down as his Conqueror's overbearing will filled the corridor.
• Bai Yushan's power receded, and he admitted that he felt helpless about reaching Na'er.
• Bai Yushan asked Leng Yaozhu, "Teacher, help me."
• Leng Yaozhu embraced Bai Yushan and promised to help him, soothing him as he held her tightly.
• Gu Yue saw them embracing, quietly returned to her room, and reflected that Bai Yushan could be vulnerable too.

Bai Yushan recovered from his loss of control, discovered that he could produce black mist he suspected was Armament Haki, and prepared to go with Leng Yaozhu and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy. At the residential district gate, Leng Yaozhu rebuffed Qiangu Dongfeng, who seethed with jealousy and vowed to destroy Shrek and Yun Ming.

• Bai Yushan thanked Leng Yaozhu for supporting him, then returned to his room and tested a wisp of black mist emerging from his fingertip.
• Bai Yushan wondered whether the life-threatening attempt to awaken Magnetic Field Rotation had awakened his Armament Haki, and vowed to master his power.
• Leng Yaozhu took Bai Yushan and Gu Yue toward Shrek Academy for an exchange visit.
• Qiangu Dongfeng stopped Leng Yaozhu's car at the residential district gate and offered to arrange Spirit Academy admissions for her disciples.
• Leng Yaozhu rejected Qiangu Dongfeng's familiarity and offer, then ordered the driver to continue toward Shrek Academy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng watched them leave and silently vowed to destroy Shrek and kill Yun Ming because Leng Yaozhu favored him.

Qiangu Dongfeng left after seeing Leng Yaozhu with Bai Yushan, who silently vowed to grow strong enough to oppose him. Leng Yaozhu then brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue to Shrek Academy, where Bai Yushan dismissed its students and Wu Changkong as unimpressive before the Spirit Pagoda convoy arrived for treaty business.

• Qiangu Dongfeng concealed his anger toward Yun Ming and Shrek, ordered his driver to leave, and headed elsewhere.
• Bai Yushan noticed Qiangu Dongfeng's possessive gaze toward Leng Yaozhu and decided to add him to the list of people he would surpass.
• Leng Yaozhu brought Bai Yushan and Gu Yue through Shrek Academy, explaining its reputation and the distinction between its Outer and Inner Courts.
• Gu Yue admired the academy's many strong students and looked forward to testing herself against them, while Bai Yushan judged the students anxious and unimpressive.
• Bai Yushan called Wu Changkong an ordinary former student and claimed Shrek Academy was average, prompting Leng Yaozhu to wonder whether he could back up his arrogance.
• The Spirit Pagoda convoy stopped at Shrek Academy, where Leng Yaozhu had come to handle the Soul Spirit supply treaty.

Leng Yaozhu arrived at Shrek Academy to negotiate Soul Spirit supplies with Yun Ming, while Gu Yue and Bai Yushan wandered to Sea God Lake. There, Na'er longed to see her brother again, unaware that Bai Yushan was nearby.

• Leng Yaozhu entered Shrek Academy's conference room to continue negotiations over the Spirit Pagoda's Soul Spirit supplies.
• Gu Yue and Bai Yushan left the administrative building and walked to Sea God Lake.
• Bai Yushan noticed the anxiety in the students they passed and dismissed their hurried lives as boring.
• Na'er stood by Sea God Lake, fearing her fate and the wager with Gu Yue while resolving to grow strong enough to remain with her brother.
• Na'er thought she might be hallucinating as she looked out over the lake.

Na'er reunited with Bai Yushan and joyfully learned he had come to see her, while Gu Yue teased her about being close to him. Na'er hoped they could attend Shrek Academy together, but Gu Yue claimed Bai Yushan had joined the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Na'er to challenge her to ask him directly.

• Na'er heard Bai Yushan call her name, recognized him beneath a willow tree, and ran into his arms.
• Bai Yushan comforted Na'er, and Gu Yue watched as the siblings reunited.
• Na'er became wary of Gu Yue, but Gu Yue teased her by acting affectionate toward Bai Yushan.
• Na'er and Gu Yue argued over who was closer to Bai Yushan until he placed a hand on each of their heads and stopped them.
• Na'er asked whether Bai Yushan had entered Shrek Academy, and Gu Yue said he had joined the Spirit Pagoda with her.
• Na'er insisted Teacher Yun Ming would not stop her from being with Bai Yushan and challenged Gu Yue to let him answer.

Gu Yue provoked Na'er into fighting on the frozen lake, using her stronger draconic pressure to intimidate her. Na'er resisted the suppression and launched a fierce series of attacks, but the battle remained unresolved as she charged at Gu Yue again.

• Gu Yue taunted Na'er about Yun Ming and invited her to chase her across the lake.
• Gu Yue revealed her draconic scales and heavier origin pressure, forcing Na'er to stop and fear that Gu Yue intended to absorb her.
• Na'er activated Dragon Soul Possession and Silver Dragon Flash, then attacked Gu Yue with her Silver Dragon Spear.
• Gu Yue evaded Na'er's strikes with wind and ice abilities, and Na'er shattered her Ice Wall and broke the ice forming on her spear.
• Na'er launched Silver Dragon Flash again, sealing off Gu Yue's escape angles with her spear.

Gu Yue and Na'er escalated their fierce battle across Sea God Lake, matching elemental attacks against spear techniques. As the fight continued, Gu Yue drew up the lake water for her next move.

• Na'er caught Gu Yue slipping on thin ice and unleashed her Third Soul Skill, Thousand Dragon Illusory Dance, which Gu Yue countered with an Elemental Storm.
• The collision shattered the lake ice and drove both fighters back, prompting Gu Yue to reveal more of her Silver Dragon King's power and Na'er to push Dragon Soul Possession to its limit.
• Na'er attacked from seven afterimages with Silver Dragon Flash, but Gu Yue identified her real body and met her spear with an ice blade.
• Na'er narrowly avoided Gu Yue's ice spikes and struck down with a concentrated Thousand Dragon Illusory Dance, blasting a huge crater into the lake.
• Gu Yue hovered above Na'er and raised streams of lake water with her palms pressed together.

Na'er and Gu Yue fought fiercely across the lake, trading spear strikes and elemental attacks without either gaining a decisive advantage. As Shrek students rushed in to join the fight, Bai Yushan stepped into their path to stop them.

• Na'er used the mist to ambush Gu Yue, but Gu Yue blocked her spear and countered with ice walls and a kick that knocked Na'er into the lake.
• Na'er burst from beneath the water with Silver Dragon Flash and continued attacking, while Gu Yue dodged and countered with Falling Ice Spike Rain.
• Na'er and Gu Yue clashed above the churning lake as Bai Yushan watched from the shore.
• Shrek students arrived and the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor leading them charged toward the fight to help Na'er.
• Bai Yushan appeared in the students' path, and the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor demanded that he move.

Gu Yue and Na'er ended their fierce sparring match on Sea God Lake, and Bai Yushan kept the Outer Court students from interfering. Liang Chuan arrived and tried to approach Na'er, but she stayed beside Bai Yushan and called Gu Yue her friend.

• Bai Yushan stopped an Outer Court student from advancing toward the fight, and the group backed down.
• Gu Yue and Na'er traded a final clash and landed apart, both exhausted; Gu Yue had held an advantage despite Na'er's cultivation and spear skills.
• Liang Chuan came from Sea God Island, and Gu Yue retreated to Bai Yushan's side rather than face more Inner Court disciples alone.
• The Outer Court students accused Bai Yushan of tricking them, but he mocked them for making assumptions.
• Na'er returned to Bai Yushan and rebuffed Liang Chuan's concerned approach, explaining that she had only been sparring with a friend.

Bai Yushan confronted Liang Chuan after he insulted Bai Yushan and Gu Yue, then overwhelmed the Five-Ring Soul King with his speed and Tangible Qi Force. Liang Chuan survived their exchange but recognized Bai Yushan as a formidable opponent.

• Liang Chuan challenged Bai Yushan and Gu Yue's presence at Sea God Lake, and Bai Yushan stepped forward to defend them.
• Liang Chuan attacked Bai Yushan with a Soul Power-infused punch, but Bai Yushan struck first and sent him flying into Sea God Lake.
• Bai Yushan appeared above Liang Chuan and smashed down at him, forcing Liang Chuan to summon his twin-mace Martial Soul to block the blow.
• Bai Yushan explained that his attack used Tangible Qi Force and followed with a lightning-fast punch that narrowly missed Liang Chuan's ribs.
• Liang Chuan retreated and saw the bruising on his side, then realized Bai Yushan was no ordinary opponent.

Bai Yushan overwhelmed Liang Chuan with lightning-enhanced attacks during their duel on the lake, forcing the Shrek Inner Court disciple to use his One-Word Battle Armor. The fight continued with Liang Chuan’s strength newly boosted.

• Bai Yushan used his lightning-enhanced speed and fists to break through Liang Chuan’s Layered Jian Shadows and suppress him in close combat.
• Liang Chuan unleashed Earth-Splitting Jian, but Bai Yushan pierced the attack with Lightning Plasma and struck him with a knee.
• Liang Chuan charged at Bai Yushan with Whirlwind Jian as purple lightning rained down from the thunderclouds summoned by Yellow Radiance, Stern Spirit, Palace of Li.
• Bai Yushan used Lightning Flash Step to appear behind Liang Chuan and hit him with Thunder Dragon’s Iron Fist, sending him flying.
• Liang Chuan’s fighting spirit flared, and he summoned black and white Qi before activating his One-Word Battle Armor.