Recaps

Xu Xingyu worried that Jiang Nannan’s repeated suppression of Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire could harm her, though Ma Xiaotao assumed he was feeling guilty about the Yin Fire. As Ma Xiaotao flew him back to the Outer Court, she learned Ma Zhengtian had asked him to help her, exposing the deep rift between the siblings.

• Xu Xingyu explained how Jiang Nannan had controlled Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, then worried that the Evil Fire’s evil Qi might poison Jiang Nannan over time.
• Ma Xiaotao reassured Xu Xingyu that the Yin Fire had been her own responsibility and offered to take him back to the Outer Court.
• Ma Xiaotao carried Xu Xingyu into the air with her Phoenix Martial Soul, and he struggled to breathe before she let him catch his breath.
• Ma Xiaotao asked who in her family had requested Xu Xingyu’s help, and he told her that Ma Zhengtian had asked him.
• Xu Xingyu considered how Ma Xiaotao and Ma Zhengtian’s opposing views on Shrek Academy had estranged them, and recalled that their last conversation had been when Ma Zhengtian led the family to seek refuge with the Spirit Contract Pagoda.

Ma Xiaotao confronted her family about joining the Spirit Contract Pagoda, while Xu Xingyu understood that Ma Zhengtian had pushed the alliance to protect his sister from being used in a marriage arrangement. The chapter ended with Xu Xingyu urging Ma Xiaotao to speak with her brother, leaving her to reconsider his actions.

• Ma Xiaotao returned to the Speed Clan and questioned her younger brother about why the family had become a vassal of the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu recalled Ma Zhengtian's explanation that the clan feared another decline and hoped to secure its future by joining the rising force.
• Ma Zhengtian had supported the alliance partly to prevent the elders from forcing Ma Xiaotao into a marriage alliance and to help revive the family.
• Xu Xingyu decided not to reveal Ma Zhengtian's motives and told Ma Xiaotao to talk to her brother again.
• Ma Xiaotao began reviewing her brother's past actions, hoping to understand him.

Xu Xingyu said goodbye to Ma Xiaotao after agreeing to help suppress her Evil Fire, then returned to the dormitory and reassured a worried Wang Dong'er. He explained his plans for Shrek and revealed that he intended to use the academy's three Soul Bones in an experiment to advance Soul Spirit technology.

• Ma Xiaotao thanked Xu Xingyu for helping her understand her situation and said she would talk with her brother before flying back to the Inner Court.
• Xu Xingyu entered the dormitory and found Wang Dong'er waiting; she scolded him for disappearing all day and worried that he had been hurt.
• Xu Xingyu explained how he had protected Wang Dong'er from Ma Xiaotao and agreed to help suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire.
• Xu Xingyu told Wang Dong'er that opening a Spirit Contract Pagoda in Shrek City could help spread its Soul Spirit Method across the continent.
• Xu Xingyu revealed that he had accepted the academy's three Soul Bones to use as materials in an experiment aimed at advancing Soul Spirit technology.

Xu Xingyu explained his Spirit Gathering experiment to Wang Dong'er, hoping to restore the spirituality of three fading Soul Bones and use what he learned to improve Soul Spirit resurrection and achieve Spirit Forging. The chapter ended with Wang Dong'er realizing that Xu Xingyu planned to keep training her until the freshman assessment a month later.

• Xu Xingyu explained that Soul Bones gradually lost their energy as their spirituality faded, and that the three bones Yan Shaozhe gave him were nearing that state.
• Xu Xingyu said he would use necromancy and forging techniques to restore the Soul Bones' spirituality, improve the resurrection ritual, and learn how to Spirit Forge.
• Wang Dong'er admired Xu Xingyu's plan and asked why he had not used Soul Bones already stored at the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu explained that he had only recently devised the experiment and had planned to request Soul Bones from Gu Yuena before Yan Shaozhe delivered the three.
• Xu Xingyu told Wang Dong'er that their morning training would continue for about a month, until the freshman assessment, and she protested in despair.

Xu Xingyu kept to his ordinary routine until Jiang Nannan reminded him of his promise to take her on a date. On the evening they arranged, he met her at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, complimented her appearance, and entered the pavilion with her hand in his.

• Xu Xingyu recalled that he had promised Jiang Nannan a date and agreed to take her out that weekend.
• Jiang Nannan arranged to meet Xu Xingyu at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, and a week later he waited there dressed for their date.
• Jiang Nannan arrived wearing a purple dress and makeup, and Xu Xingyu was struck by her beauty.
• Xu Xingyu reassured Jiang Nannan and offered her his hand, and she accepted.
• Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan walked hand in hand into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan visited Shrek Academy’s Treasure Appraisal Fair for a date, finding little of interest among its cultivation goods and browsing the accessories instead. Just before they left, Xu Xingyu spotted an ice-blue headband.

• Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan browsed the fair’s resource trading area and bought a few Soul Tool blueprints, medicinal herbs, and a piece of Whale Rubber.
• Xu Xingyu took Jiang Nannan to the accessories section, hoping to buy her something she would like.
• Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan ran into Dugu Yanran scolding Xu Sanshi after his antics nearly damaged merchandise.
• Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan continued their date, but found no accessories they liked as they prepared to leave.
• Xu Xingyu spotted an ice-blue headband just before they left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Xu Xingyu bought Jiang Nannan a Cold Jade Rhinoceros horn headband to help protect her during spiritual cultivation, then accompanied her on a date. At Sea God Lake, he reflected on his feelings and resolved to find out why she loved him.

• Xu Xingyu examined a Cold Jade Rhinoceros horn headband and recognized that its calming effect could help Jiang Nannan safely use her Dream Tapir Head Soul Bone.
• Xu Xingyu bought the headband for fifteen thousand gold coins and placed it on Jiang Nannan, who shyly asked whether it suited her.
• Jiang Nannan invited Xu Xingyu somewhere, and the two left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion hand in hand.
• Xu Xingyu considered his relationships with Gu Yuena, Xu Yanxue, and Wang Dong'er, but could not understand why Jiang Nannan loved him or whether her feelings came from gratitude.
• Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan arrived at Sea God Lake, where he hoped to learn why she liked him.

Jiang Nannan took Xu Xingyu to Sea God Lake and confessed that she loved him, explaining how her feelings had grown as she watched him pursue his ambitions. Xu Xingyu accepted her feelings with a kiss, beginning a relationship despite already being involved with other girls.

• Jiang Nannan told Xu Xingyu that she would enter the Inner Court next year and have less time to spend with him, prompting him to worry that she was injured.
• Jiang Nannan explained that she expected to reach Soul King and had asked Ma Xiaotao about the Inner Court; Xu Xingyu revealed that he was now helping Ma Xiaotao with her Evil Fire.
• Jiang Nannan confessed that she liked Xu Xingyu and hoped he would stay by her side for life.
• Jiang Nannan explained that she fell in love with Xu Xingyu because of his dedication to the Spirit Contract Pagoda and admitted she knew he was already with Pagoda Master Gu Yuena and Wang Dong'er.
• Xu Xingyu picked Jiang Nannan up and kissed her, accepting her feelings by the shores of Sea God Lake.

Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan confirmed their relationship and discussed how Wang Dong'er and Gu Yuena would react. Their conversation was interrupted when Ma Xiaotao arrived in distress, and Xu Xingyu discovered that her Yin and Yang flames had become unbalanced after she tried to convert them on her own.

• Jiang Nannan told Xu Xingyu that Wang Dong'er had accepted their relationship, and Xu Xingyu worried that the two women had plotted against him.
• Jiang Nannan warned Xu Xingyu that Gu Yuena would be possessive and might punish him when he returned to the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu spotted an out-of-control Ma Xiaotao approaching and tried to leave with Jiang Nannan, but Ma Xiaotao called for his help.
• Xu Xingyu examined Ma Xiaotao and learned that she had tried to create a flame vortex to convert Yin Fire and Yang Fire herself.
• Xu Xingyu discovered that Ma Xiaotao's Yin and Yang flames were unbalanced because she had nearly succeeded but lacked the spiritual power to complete the conversion.

Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan helped Ma Xiaotao balance the fires in her body and establish a Yin-Yang Vortex. Afterward, Xu Xingyu required Ma Xiaotao to visit him weekly for Evil Fire suppression and told her to warn him before making changes to her treatment.

• Xu Xingyu realized Ma Xiaotao had secretly formed a Yin-Yang Vortex, causing her Yin Fire, Evil Fire, and Yang Fire to clash.
• Xu Xingyu decided Jiang Nannan would nurture Ma Xiaotao's Yin Fire while he used the Power of Chaos to restrain the Evil Fire.
• Jiang Nannan and Xu Xingyu balanced Ma Xiaotao's fires, and Xu Xingyu used Chaos Fire to help form a Yin-Yang Vortex inside her body.
• Ma Xiaotao regained her senses and apologized for interrupting Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan's date, while Jiang Nannan reassured her.
• Xu Xingyu told Ma Xiaotao to come to him weekly for Evil Fire suppression and warned her to tell him about her plans beforehand.

Ma Xiaotao accepted the name Sun-Eclipsing Phoenix for her mutated Martial Soul, while Xu Xingyu warned that her Evil Fire was not yet fully gone. As the freshman assessment approached, Xu Xingyu formed a team with Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue, while Wang Dong'er prepared to challenge Huo Yuhao for team captain.

• Jiang Nannan eased the tension between Ma Xiaotao and Xu Xingyu by suggesting Ma Xiaotao rename her mutated Martial Soul, and Ma Xiaotao chose Sun-Eclipsing Phoenix.
• Xu Xingyu reminded Ma Xiaotao that she could use the new name only after her Evil Fire was completely cleared, and Ma Xiaotao worried that her teacher would discover she had obtained the flames without permission.
• The homeroom teachers announced the approaching freshman assessment, explained its rules, and assigned students to three-person teams; Xu Xingyu joined Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue.
• Wang Dong'er learned that she had been assigned to a team with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao, and she challenged Huo Yuhao to a fight to decide who would lead the team.
• Xu Xingyu warned Wang Dong'er to fight Huo Yuhao seriously, then began practicing with Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue for the assessment.

Xu Xingyu planned to help Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue demonstrate their abilities during the freshman assessment while keeping Xu Yanxue’s Ultimate Ice and Snow hidden. At their team meeting, Jiang Haoyue revealed a powerful Martial Soul that Xu Xingyu recognized as a Tyrant Dragon.

• Xu Xingyu planned to give Xu Yanxue opportunities to impress the Soul Tool Department while concealing her Ultimate Ice and Snow, and to let Jiang Haoyue show his abilities as well.
• Xu Xingyu met Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue, and the three agreed to introduce their Martial Souls before planning tactics.
• Xu Xingyu introduced himself as a level thirty-seven Control System Soul Elder with the Ziwei Star Martial Soul, and Xu Yanxue introduced herself as a level twenty-nine Control System Soul Grandmaster with an ice-element Martial Soul.
• Jiang Haoyue transformed into a towering, scale-covered figure with two yellow Soul Rings, and Xu Xingyu exclaimed that he had a Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

Xu Xingyu identified Jiang Haoyue’s mutated Martial Soul as a Tyrant Dragon and explained its Golden Dragon King bloodline and strengths. Jiang Haoyue gained confidence about his cultivation, and Xu Yanxue brought the group back to planning for the competition.

• Xu Xingyu recognized Jiang Haoyue’s Martial Soul as a Tyrant Dragon and learned that Jiang Haoyue’s family had called it Violent Dragon.
• Jiang Haoyue explained that he came from a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and knew little about his mutated Martial Soul.
• Xu Xingyu explained how the Tyrant Dragon bloodline related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and clarified that its strength could surpass the latter’s as it developed.
• Jiang Haoyue thanked Xu Xingyu and said the explanation gave him a clearer direction for cultivation.
• Xu Yanxue urged the group to plan their competition tactics, and Jiang Haoyue agreed to follow Xu Xingyu’s lead.

Xu Xingyu’s team dominated the freshman assessment, while Xu Xingyu watched the growing conflict between Wang Dong’er and Huo Yuhao threaten the cohesion of their team. After wondering whether he had misunderstood Huo Yuhao, Xu Xingyu turned his attention back to the remaining matches.

• Xu Xingyu, Xu Yanxue, and Jiang Haoyue practiced together and developed a coordinated strategy for the freshman assessment.
• Xu Xingyu’s team won its round-robin matches easily, with Jiang Haoyue defending, Xu Yanxue attacking, and Xu Xingyu commanding and finishing opponents.
• Xu Yanxue broke through Xie Huanyue’s defense with an ice sword while Xu Xingyu trapped him, and the referee intervened before the attack could seriously injure him.
• Wang Dong’er’s team grew divided as Huo Yuhao repeatedly ignored her plans and used Soul Shock to defeat opponents, while Xiao Xiao followed Wang Dong’er’s orders.
• Xu Xingyu considered why Huo Yuhao acted so differently from the person he remembered, then prepared for the team’s remaining matches.

Xu Xingyu faced Dai Huabin's team alone in the top-eight match and overwhelmed them with his strength. After eliminating Cui Yajie and beating Dai Huabin, he gave Dai Huabin one last chance to surrender.

• Xu Xingyu's team advanced to the top four and was matched against Dai Huabin's team.
• Dai Huabin provoked Xu Xingyu, driven by jealousy over his father's praise of Xu Xingyu, and released his Evil Eyes White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Xu Xingyu sent Xu Yanxue and Jiang Haoyue off the arena and challenged Dai Huabin's team alone.
• Dai Huabin charged Xu Xingyu with his first and third Soul Skills active, but Xu Xingyu caught his claw and used him to knock Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie away.
• Xu Xingyu slammed Dai Huabin into the arena, threw him toward Zhu Lu, and warned him to surrender.

Xu Xingyu defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger with a spiritual attack, leaving him disappointed and looking forward to facing Wang Dong’er’s team. He expected Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection to make the next fight more challenging, though he did not know an unexpected mishap was likely.

• Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fused into the Hell White Tiger as Dai Huabin made one last attempt to defeat Xu Xingyu.
• Xu Xingyu used Ziwei Star Divine Light, controlling its path with his spiritual power until it struck the Hell White Tiger.
• The spiritual attack overwhelmed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, ended their fusion, and left both unconscious.
• Xu Xingyu reflected that the freshman assessment had been boring and hoped Wang Dong’er’s team, especially Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection, would challenge him.
• Xu Xingyu looked forward to comparing Xu Yanxue and Wang Dong’er, unaware that an unexpected mishap was approaching.

Huo Yuhao watched Xu Xingyu overwhelm Dai Huabin and worried about the gap between them, but Tian Meng promised to help him grow stronger. Tian Meng warned him that using the black pearl could mark him as an Evil Soul Master, then agreed to possess him during the match, leaving Huo Yuhao confident despite the risks.

• Huo Yuhao watched Xu Xingyu defeat Dai Huabin and wondered whether he could ever recover Tian Meng's lost origin power or get revenge.
• Tian Meng encouraged Huo Yuhao by promising to help him awaken his Second Martial Soul during the holiday.
• Tian Meng warned Huo Yuhao that the black pearl carried a powerful evil attribute and could make other Soul Masters hunt him as an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao objected that he could not challenge Xu Xingyu without the pearl, so Tian Meng offered to possess him and unleash his power during the match.
• Tian Meng explained that possessing Huo Yuhao would leave him unable to protect him from mortal danger for several months, but Huo Yuhao accepted because he considered Shrek Academy safe.

After Wang Dong'er's team defeated Cao Jinxuan's team, Xu Xingyu congratulated them and met her teammates. Huo Yuhao left before Xu Xingyu could approach him about joining the Spirit Contract Pagoda, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm missed its only chance to recover its stolen origin power.

• Huo Yuhao knocked Cao Jinxuan unconscious with Soul Shock, while Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao defeated the other team members.
• Wang Dong'er struggled against Zhou Sichen's shifting elemental abilities but defeated him with Sea God's Light.
• After the semifinals, Xu Xingyu congratulated Wang Dong'er's team and shook hands with Wang Dong'er, who eagerly looked forward to their final match.
• Wang Dong'er introduced Xu Xingyu to Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao, while Xiao Xiao admired Xu Xingyu and Huo Yuhao greeted him coldly.
• Huo Yuhao left the examination grounds before Xu Xingyu could discuss recruiting him, causing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to miss its only chance to reclaim its origin power.

The freshman assessment final began with Wang Dong'er’s team facing Xu Xingyu’s team, while Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection supported his teammates. After Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock rebounded from Xu Xingyu, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm prepared to take over the fight, and Xu Xingyu resolved to punish what he saw as Huo Yuhao’s cheating.

• Wang Dong'er’s team and Xu Xingyu’s team charged into the final, with Xiao Xiao’s Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldrons trapping Jiang Haoyue and Wang Dong'er engaging Xu Yanxue.
• Xu Xingyu used Void Chaotic Astral Body to strengthen his teammates, while Huo Yuhao stayed back and used Spiritual Detection to support Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao.
• Huo Yuhao launched Soul Shock at Xu Xingyu, but the attack failed against Xu Xingyu’s stronger spiritual power and caused Huo Yuhao to spit blood.
• Huo Yuhao shut his eyes as platinum-gold eyes appeared, and a teacher mistook the change for the Second Awakening of a Body Martial Soul.
• Xu Xingyu realized the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was preparing to fight in Huo Yuhao’s place and decided to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson, while Tian Meng looked forward to fighting Xu Xingyu and reclaiming his lost origin power.

Xu Xingyu fought the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had taken control of Huo Yuhao, and defeated him despite his powerful ice attack. Huo Yuhao then transformed under the influence of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and attacked Xu Xingyu before turning on Xiao Xiao.

• Xu Xingyu taunted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and refused to return his origin power on demand.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm attacked Xu Xingyu with Tian Meng's Finger, but Xu Xingyu emerged unharmed and beat him while a nine-colored divine dragon appeared behind him.
• Huo Yuhao transformed, revealing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's presence, and charged Xu Xingyu in a frenzy.
• Xu Xingyu fought the relentless Huo Yuhao and eventually sent him flying toward Xiao Xiao.
• Huo Yuhao roared at Xiao Xiao, grabbed her by the throat, and swung his tiger claw at her.

Xu Xingyu stopped Huo Yuhao from killing Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er knocked Huo Yuhao out before forfeiting the final to Xu Xingyu's team. After the injured students were taken for treatment, the academy prepared to announce the freshman assessment results and core disciples the following day.

• Xu Xingyu caught Huo Yuhao's claw before it could kill Xiao Xiao and struck him with fire-powered punches.
• Wang Dong'er kicked Huo Yuhao out of the arena, then forfeited the match and gave Xu Xingyu's team the win.
• The teachers and students watched in silence before Yan Shaozhe led the stands in applauding the winners.
• Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were taken to the infirmary, and teachers prepared to investigate Huo Yuhao's uncontrollable power.
• Yan Shaozhe dismissed the students and announced that the assessment results, class assignments, and core disciple spots would be revealed at Shrek Square the next day.

Shrek Academy announced the freshman assessment results and rewards, including support for Soul Spirits through a new Spirit Contract Pagoda branch in Shrek City. Du Weilun then began announcing which freshmen had been approved as Outer Court core disciples.

• Du Weilun announced Dai Huabin's team took third place and Wang Dong's team, including Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao, took second.
• Du Weilun named Xu Xingyu's team the champions, while Huo Yuhao's team showed little excitement after Huo Yuhao's questioning over his berserk episode.
• Du Weilun announced the top three teams could receive either a suitable Soul Ring from the academy or a suitable Soul Spirit with half the cost covered.
• The students learned Shrek had arranged for a Spirit Contract Pagoda branch in Shrek City after Mu En guided the Sea God Pavilion elders toward reconciliation with the Pagoda.
• Du Weilun dismissed the winning team, praised the freshmen, and began announcing the list of newly approved Outer Court core disciples.

Du Weilun announced the freshmen chosen as core and provisional core disciples, but Huo Yuhao was on neither list and believed Shrek Academy had treated him unfairly. He did not know that Fan Yu had arranged for him to become a core disciple of the Soul Tool Department, leaving him unaware of the real reason for his omission.

• Du Weilun announced the core disciple list, which included Xu Xingyu and Wang Dong but not Huo Yuhao.
• Du Weilun named five provisional core disciples, and Huo Yuhao was left off that list as well.
• Huo Yuhao felt devastated by the omission and began to resent Shrek Academy.
• Fan Yu had decided to take Huo Yuhao as his disciple after being impressed by his assessment performance, despite concerns about his uncontrolled Second Martial Soul.
• At Fan Yu's urging, Du Weilun removed Huo Yuhao from the Martial Soul Department's provisional list because he was already designated a core disciple of the Soul Tool Department.

After the freshman assessment, Shrek Academy gave Xu Xingyu’s team their rewards and invited Xu Xingyu to apply for early entry into the Inner Court. He left with a year to decide whether to accept.

• Du Weilun assigned the first-year students to four classes based on their Battle Spirit types and introduced their homeroom teachers.
• Du Weilun brought Xu Xingyu, Xu Yanxue, and Jiang Haoyue to his office to receive their reward for winning the freshman assessment.
• Du Weilun presented the team with a five-thousand-year Qian Jun Ant Emperor right leg bone, and Xu Xingyu and Xu Yanxue gave it to Jiang Haoyue.
• Du Weilun gave Xu Xingyu a letter of recommendation to apply for early entry into the Inner Court, citing his strength and his past confrontation with Ma Xiaotao.
• Xu Xingyu asked for time to consider the invitation, and Du Weilun said the recommendation would remain valid for one year.

Xu Xingyu and his teammates joined Class One, where he found himself caught between Wang Dong'er and Xu Yanxue while Huo Yuhao arrived after becoming Fan Yu's personal disciple and a Soul Tool Department core disciple. The students elected their class monitors, with Dai Huabin winning the Power Attack System position, and Xu Xingyu's first-year life officially began.

• Xu Xingyu entered Class One with his teammates, and Dai Huabin decided to put aside his pride and try to befriend him.
• Xu Xingyu sat between Wang Dong'er and Xu Yanxue, who glared at each other, and learned that Huo Yuhao had been called away by Zhou Yi.
• Huo Yuhao returned to class after Fan Yu accepted him as a personal disciple and gave him core disciple status in the Soul Tool Department, then discovered he had to sit beside Dai Huabin.
• Wang Yan held elections for the Control System and Power Attack System class monitors, and Xu Xingyu faced little competition for the Control System position.
• Wang Yan took the students to the Soul Fighting Arena to settle the Power Attack System election, and Dai Huabin won after Wang Dong'er and Xu Yanxue fought to a draw and were eliminated.