Recaps

The Evil Soul Masters’ blood-red light strengthened them, turning the battle against the Shrek Inspection Corps and the Star Luo Empire’s army. As Zhang Lexuan and Xuan Zi were held back by powerful opponents, Xuan Zi prepared to use his full strength against Feng Ling.

• The blood-red light boosted the Evil Soul Masters, forcing the Shrek Inspection Corps and the Star Luo Empire’s army onto the defensive.
• Two Soul Saint-level Evil Soul Masters confronted Zhang Lexuan, preventing her from ordering a retreat.
• Xuan Zi sent Inner Court students to evacuate the Outer Court students, then moved to help Zhang Lexuan.
• Feng Ling blocked Xuan Zi and used her Darkness Devouring Domain, revealing herself as a Level 95 Super Douluo with the Evil Phoenix Martial Soul.
• Xuan Zi released his Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul Avatar, intending to defeat Feng Ling quickly and lead the remaining students away.

Ma Xiaotao led the refugees and Outer Court students to safety, then insisted on returning to help the Shrek fighters at Spirit Star Village. Xu Xingyu agreed to accompany her because he sensed something important near the source of the blood-red light, and he offered a plan to turn the battle around.

• Ma Xiaotao escorted the refugees and Outer Court students away from Spirit Star Village while the other Shrek fighters remained under attack.
• After reaching safety, Ma Xiaotao sent Siqi to notify the academy and prepared to return to the battlefield.
• Xu Xingyu tried to persuade Ma Xiaotao to wait for reinforcements, but she explained that she could not abandon her Shrek family.
• Xu Xingyu agreed to go with Ma Xiaotao after sensing a mysterious call from the place where the blood-red light had appeared.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted she had no plan, and Xu Xingyu offered one that might turn the battle around.

Xu Xingyu explained a plan for Ma Xiaotao and him to infiltrate the site of the blood-red pillar and disable the Evil Soul Masters’ enhancement device. They concealed themselves and headed toward the pillar, with Ma Xiaotao restraining her anger as they passed the fighting Inner Court students.

• Ma Xiaotao listened as Xu Xingyu laid out a plan to investigate the blood-red pillar and destroy or disable the device enhancing the Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Xingyu explained that he could use wind and ice to create a light-reflecting shield that concealed them from sight and detection.
• After Ma Xiaotao carefully heard the plan, she agreed, and they set out toward the pillar with Xu Xingyu hiding them both.
• They passed Inner Court students fighting Evil Soul Masters, and Ma Xiaotao held back her anger to stay on course.
• Xu Xingyu reflected that Ma Xiaotao’s improved self-control was partly due to the Yin Fire balancing the yang Qi in her body.

Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao used a Soul Bomb to distract the Evil Soul Masters guarding the crimson stele, then attacked them with purple-gold chains. The chains pierced every guard, including their Soul Saint leader Ominous Star, leaving them linked together.

• Xu Xingyu stopped Ma Xiaotao from charging at the guards and explained that they would use a Soul Bomb to draw attention before attacking from behind.
• Xu Xingyu planted the bomb, and he and Ma Xiaotao moved to a safe distance before detonating it.
• Ominous Star ordered the Evil Soul Masters to remain at their posts, warning that the explosion could be a lure and that the sacred object had to be protected.
• A purple-gold chain burst from the ground and pierced an Evil Soul Master as he began to speak.
• Ominous Star called out an enemy attack and ordered the guards to spread out, but more chains pursued them and pierced every Evil Soul Master, including him.

Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao destroyed the Evil Soul Masters and discovered that the blood-colored stele was the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele, a powerful artifact that Xu Xingyu had created in his previous life. Xu Xingyu gained control of it and learned of its abilities, leaving him stunned by his past self’s power.

• Xu Xingyu trapped Ominous Star and the other Evil Soul Masters with Zi Wei Star Thunder Chains, while Ma Xiaotao struck them with a massive Phoenix meteor that killed them all.
• Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao failed to destroy or activate the blood-colored stele by force, so Xu Xingyu tried reaching it with his spiritual power.
• The stele absorbed Xu Xingyu’s spiritual power and formed a rune that gave him control over its power.
• Xu Xingyu learned that the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele could absorb bloodline essence Qi, provide boosts and healing, and purify beast bloodlines.
• Xu Xingyu discovered that he had created the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele in his previous life as the Starry Dragon Emperor.

As the bloody light vanished, Xuan Zi pursued Feng Ling while Zhang Lexuan led the Shrek survivors to safety. The light returned with a different effect, evolving Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul into a true Taotie, and he captured Feng Ling to interrogate her about the Holy Spirit Cult.

• The bloody pillar disappeared, weakening Feng Ling and the other Evil Soul Masters, so Feng Ling fled from Xuan Zi while Zhang Lexuan killed the two remaining Evil Soul Masters and led the Shrek survivors away.
• The bloody light rose again, healing and strengthening the Shrek fighters and the Star Luo Empire’s army instead of aiding the Evil Soul Masters.
• The light strengthened Xuan Zi’s Taotie bloodline, transforming his Martial Soul into a true Taotie and granting him the power to devour Feng Ling’s attack.
• Feng Ling burned her Soul Core and used Evil Phoenix Soul-Devouring Sun to escape, but Xuan Zi swallowed the attack and restrained her with gravitational force.
• Xuan Zi bound Feng Ling with Soul-Suppressing Handcuffs, stopped her from killing herself, and took her back to Shrek’s camp to question her about the Holy Spirit Cult.

After Xu Xingyu helped Shrek defeat the Evil Soul Masters with the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele, he received generous rewards from the academy. The chapter also revealed the Golden Ancient Tree’s history of lost intelligence and its forced service to Shrek and the Tang family.

• Xuan Zi and Zhang Lexuan joined forces with Shrek’s augmented members to eliminate the Evil Soul Masters, leaving only Feng Ling alive.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that Xu Xingyu had used the stele to heal and strengthen the academy’s fighters before fusing with it, and Xuan Zi and Zhang Lexuan thanked him without demanding the stele.
• Xu Xingyu awoke with memories of his past life as the Starry Dragon Emperor, including methods for using the stele, but no memories of the Dragon God War.
• Xuan Zi arranged for Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao to rejoin their group, and the survivors returned to Shrek Academy after briefing the Star Luo Empire.
• Shrek admitted the Outer Court students who took part in the operation to the Inner Court and rewarded Xu Xingyu with a month at the Golden Ancient Tree’s roots and unrestricted library access.
• The chapter revealed that Tang San had erased the Golden Ancient Tree’s intelligence and forced it to serve Shrek, and that it later remained subject to the Tang family’s control.

Zhang Lexuan escorted Xu Xingyu into the Sea God Pavilion, where she secretly sized him up as a possible match for Ma Xiaotao and worried about his approach to love. She led him to the Golden Ancient Tree’s roots, where someone was waiting to speak with him alone.

• Zhang Lexuan escorted Xu Xingyu into the Sea God Pavilion after his rewards were announced.
• Zhang Lexuan explained the Pavilion’s origins, then questioned Xu Xingyu about his interests and the girls he liked.
• Zhang Lexuan privately judged Xu Xingyu as mature and dependable but disapproved of his romantic entanglements, while considering him for Ma Xiaotao.
• Zhang Lexuan brought Xu Xingyu to a golden wooden door leading down to the Golden Ancient Tree’s roots and said someone inside wanted to meet him alone.
• Zhang Lexuan left Xu Xingyu at the entrance after saying goodbye.

Mu En revealed himself to Xu Xingyu and offered to take him as a disciple, explaining that he could best guide Xu Xingyu during his time at Shrek Academy. Xu Xingyu accepted a Sea God token but postponed his answer until he could consult his teacher, then began cultivating under Mu En’s help.

• Xu Xingyu descended beneath the Golden Ancient Tree and met Mu En, Shrek Academy’s hidden Limit Douluo and Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Mu En explained his old injuries and why Shrek had kept his survival secret.
• Mu En invited Xu Xingyu to become his disciple, saying he could guide him despite Xu Xingyu’s ties to the Spirit Contract Pagoda and the Silver Dragon Douluo.
• Xu Xingyu asked for time to consult his teacher, and Mu En gave him a Sea God token so he could return with his decision.
• Mu En gathered light elements to aid Xu Xingyu, who sat down and began cultivating with the Origin Star Celestial Art.

While Xu Xingyu cultivated beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, he encountered its consciousness and learned it wanted his help escaping a God King's influence. The Golden Ancient Tree offered him its Life-bound Seed as proof of loyalty, and Xu Xingyu began refining it.

• Xu Xingyu absorbed the Golden Ancient Tree's energy at an extraordinary rate, while Mu En worried that he might drain Shrek Academy's greatest safeguard.
• Xu Xingyu entered a golden space and communicated with the Golden Ancient Tree's consciousness, which explained its fear of a God King and its hopes of gaining freedom with Xu Xingyu's help.
• Xu Xingyu questioned whether the Golden Ancient Tree would remain loyal, so it gave him its precious Life-bound Seed, placing its lifeline in his hands.
• Xu Xingyu accepted the seed and began absorbing and refining it, startling Mu En when his cultivation suddenly stopped.

Xu Xingyu absorbed the Seed of Life’s power and entered Deep Meditation, while Mu En benefited from the life force he released. At the Sea God Pavilion, the elders learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had powerful backers and discovered its leader was Ye Xishui.

• Xu Xingyu absorbed the Seed of Life’s vast life force, gained new insight into creation, and entered Deep Meditation.
• Mu En guarded Xu Xingyu and absorbed the life force released from his body, easing his old injuries.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders used a scan of Feng Ling’s Sea of Consciousness to learn that Evil Soul Masters had founded the Holy Spirit Cult, but the process triggered a restriction that killed her.
• The elders suspected the Sun Moon Empire was sheltering the cult and sent an elder to ask Gu Yuena about it.
• Gu Yuena revealed that the Spirit Contract Pagoda knew the Holy Spirit Cult was working with the Sun Moon Empire and shared its findings.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders learned the cult had dozens of Titled Douluo, several Super Douluo, and a Limit Douluo named Ye Xishui.

Shrek Academy’s elders learned that Ye Xishui led the Holy Spirit Cult, and Yan Shaozhe worried that Mu En’s feelings and injuries would leave the academy unable to face her. After reflecting on his own past, Yan Shaozhe gave Ma Xiaotao the Vermilion Bird Divine Feather as her reward.

• The elders voted to have Xuan Zi tell Mu En that Ye Xishui had become the Holy Spirit Cult’s Limit Douluo, then ended their meeting uneasy about the future.
• Yan Shaozhe feared Shrek Academy could not defeat Ye Xishui and wondered whether Mu En and Long Xiaoyao could bring themselves to kill her.
• Yan Shaozhe blamed himself for failing to stop Feng Ling from becoming an Evil Soul Master, but Ma Xiaotao interrupted his thoughts when she came to his office.
• Yan Shaozhe gave Ma Xiaotao the Vermilion Bird Divine Feather, the treasure she had long wanted to help resolve her Evil Fire.

Xu Xingyu met the Golden Ancient Tree’s newly formed consciousness, who appeared as a young woman and called him Daddy, then learned he could command the tree’s power. After waking from a month of Deep Meditation, he prepared to leave, but Mu En asked him to join the Shrek Seven Monsters.

• Xu Xingyu panicked when a beautiful young woman appeared in the golden space and called him Daddy.
• Xu Xingyu recognized the young woman as the Golden Ancient Tree’s will, and she explained that the Star Soul Pearl had helped her form a consciousness while he refined the Seed of Life.
• Xu Xingyu learned that the Golden Ancient Tree had become his dependent and that he could draw on her power, while she despised Tang San and his family.
• Xu Xingyu left the golden space and woke beside Mu En, discovering that his month of cultivation had ended.
• Xu Xingyu prepared to leave and contact the women, but Mu En asked whether he would become one of the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Xu Xingyu accepted Mu En’s offer to become one of the Shrek Seven Monsters after his victory over Dai Yueheng proved his strength. He learned that Jiang Nannan had also earned a place, and he began considering how to prevent a future disaster that could threaten the people he cared about.

• Mu En offered Xu Xingyu a place among the Shrek Seven Monsters, citing his victory over Dai Yueheng and the students he had saved, and Xu Xingyu accepted.
• Mu En told Xu Xingyu that Jiang Nannan had defeated Xi Xi and the other challengers to claim a place among the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Xu Xingyu felt proud of Jiang Nannan’s progress and learned that her intensive training at the Spirit Contract Pagoda had made her stronger than most of the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Dai Yueheng fought the other members to keep his place, and Yao Haoxuan was eliminated when Dai Yueheng met the challenge’s requirement.
• Xu Xingyu realized that taking Yao Haoxuan’s place could affect the future disaster involving Evil Soul Masters, and resolved to protect the people important to him.

Xu Xingyu considered using the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele to revive the Myriad Beasts Contest and strengthen the Soul Beast Clan, but worried that awakening Behemoth and Titan bloodlines could threaten Gu Yuena’s rule. He planned to discuss the stele with Gu Yuena the next day and wondered how to tell her that the Golden Ancient Tree now regarded him as its father.

• Xu Xingyu accepted Shrek’s reserved place in the Soul Master Tournament as compensation for taking the Golden Ancient Tree, but declined membership in Shrek or the Sea God Pavilion.
• Xu Xingyu recalled creating the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele and establishing the Myriad Beasts Contest to strengthen other beast races while keeping them aligned with the dragons.
• Xu Xingyu decided the stele could be used to hold a smaller contest in the Spirit Contract Pagoda and improve the Soul Beast Clan’s strength.
• Xu Xingyu worried that the stele might awaken the Behemoth bloodline in Xiong Jun and make him a threat to Gu Yuena’s rule.
• Xu Xingyu planned to consult Gu Yuena about the stele and considered telling her that the Golden Ancient Tree had become his dependent.

After absorbing the Seed of Life, Xu Xingyu discovered that his powers had grown dramatically and planned to save his strength for the Soul Master Tournament. When Gu Yuena and the others confronted him over rumors that he had fathered a daughter with Ma Xiaotao, he summoned the Golden Ancient Tree’s clone to prove the truth, and they apologized.

• Xu Xingyu examined himself after leaving the Golden Ancient Tree and found his Soul Power, spiritual power, and physical strength greatly enhanced.
• Xu Xingyu decided he could hold back during the Soul Master Tournament and arranged to meet Gu Yuena at the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu arrived to find Gu Yuena, Xu Yanxue, Wang Dong'er, Jiang Nannan, and Gu Qiuxi waiting, and Gu Yuena demanded to know how he had ended up with a daughter.
• Xu Xingyu denied having a relationship with Ma Xiaotao and explained that the girl was not his biological daughter.
• Xu Xingyu summoned the Golden Ancient Tree’s clone, whose presence convinced the women that his story was true.
• The women apologized for doubting Xu Xingyu, and he accepted their apologies while hoping they would trust him more in the future.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena postponed using the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele until the Soul Beast Clan was under control, then watched the women compete to be his newly acknowledged daughter’s mommy. The girl chose Gu Yuena, and Xu Xingyu named her Buer before asking everyone what had happened during his month away.

• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena agreed that he would keep the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele until the Soul Beast Clan had been fully put in order.
• Xu Xingyu’s daughter asked which woman was her mommy, prompting the women to compete for the title.
• Xu Xingyu let the girl choose, and she picked Gu Yuena, who happily took her into her arms.
• Xu Xingyu reflected on his lack of maternal love and resolved to guide Buer’s upbringing while hiding her true form from Gu Yuena.
• Xu Xingyu named his daughter Buer and asked the others what had happened during the past month.

While Xu Xingyu was in Deep Meditation, Huo Yuhao’s unusual strength made Xu Xingyu wary and prompted him to investigate. Xu Yanxue recounted how she tied Huo Yuhao in the Ultimate Soldier assessment, but the Soul Tool Department chose Huo Yuhao for the plan because his Simulation Soul Skill made him better suited to infiltration.

• Huo Yuhao defeated experts throughout the second year and held his own against Wang Dong'er and Xu Yanxue, prompting Xu Xingyu to question the source of his strength.
• Xu Xingyu learned from Wang Dong'er that Huo Yuhao had argued and fought with Dai Huabin after accusing him of killing Huo Yuhao's mother and arranging an assassination.
• Xu Yanxue explained that she scored ten points in the Soul Tool assessment while Huo Yuhao scored seven, then Huo Yuhao earned ten in infiltration while she earned six.
• Xu Yanxue scored eight points in the combat assessment, and Huo Yuhao scored seven, leaving them tied at twenty-four points each.
• The Soul Tool Department teachers selected Huo Yuhao for the Ultimate Soldier Plan because his Simulation Soul Skill made him especially suited to infiltration.

Xu Xingyu spent a day shopping with the women before settling into Inner Court life and preparing with the Shrek Seven Monsters for the Soul Master Tournament. After demonstrating that he could defeat the entire team, he revealed his breakthrough to Soul King and considered how to develop his future Soul Skills.

• Xu Xingyu planned to test Huo Yuhao when the reserve team selection matches began, then was dragged shopping with Buer and the women, where he carried their purchases and paid for them.
• Xu Xingyu returned to the Inner Court, whose students had flexible classes, specialized cultivation grounds, and monthly missions, but focused instead on preparing for the tournament.
• Xu Xingyu challenged the other six Shrek Seven Monsters and defeated them first with Zi Wei Star Thunder Chains, then without that Soul Skill, and finally without using any Soul Skills.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters accepted Xu Xingyu's strength and learned that he had advanced to Soul King with six ten-thousand-year black Soul Rings, aided by Buer's energy gathering.
• Xu Xingyu decided to seek a destructive seventh Soul Skill from the Golden Ancient Tree, while finding his new Thundering Hell Vine Soul Skill unexpectedly focused on support, control, and restriction.

Xu Xingyu settled in with the Shrek Seven Monsters while training for the Soul Master Tournament and spending time with his family. Xuan Zi held the reserve-team trials, and the chapter ended with seven students passing the assessment.

• Xu Xingyu built friendships with the Shrek Seven Monsters, while Gongyang Mo's Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul drew him toward Xu Xingyu.
• Xu Xingyu balanced tournament preparation with cultivation and time with Jiang Nannan, Gu Yuena, and Buer.
• Xuan Zi announced the reserve-team selection trials and held a free-for-all for the candidates.
• Huo Yuhao's team and Wang Dong'er's team became the last groups on the field, and Xuan Zi declared everyone still standing a pass.
• Bei Bei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Xu Yanxue formed the reserve team.

Xu Xingyu watched the reserve team’s internal conflicts and Xuan Zi decided to keep the team together, hoping they would mature and unite for Shrek. The next day, the reserves met the main team and learned that Xu Xingyu was its Soul King captain, leaving them stunned by his rapid rise.

• Xu Xingyu noticed the reserve team’s tensions, while Xuan Zi weighed replacing its members against their potential and chose to keep them together.
• Xuan Zi explained the tournament’s importance and the honor of becoming one of the Shrek Seven Monsters, then dismissed the reserves to rest.
• The next day, Xuan Zi introduced the main team to the reserves at the Soul Fighting Arena.
• The reserves were surprised to find Xu Xingyu among the main team, and some initially suspected he had been chosen through favoritism.
• Xu Xingyu introduced himself as a level fifty-one Soul King and captain, revealing that he had earned the main team’s respect and leadership through his own strength.

Huo Yuhao joined Ma Xiaotao’s team for a mixed-team practice match against Xu Xingyu’s team, hoping to close the gap between himself and Xu Xingyu. Xu Xingyu’s side gained the advantage through Gongyang Mo’s newly awakened Five-Color Light Domain, while Wang Dong’er broke through the opposing formation and Xiao Xiao revealed a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit.

• Xuan Zi arranged a mixed-team practice match and barred Xu Xingyu from using his fourth and fifth Soul Skills.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to support Ling Luochen, while Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng confronted Xu Xingyu.
• Gongyang Mo awakened and deployed the Five-Color Light Domain, boosting the attributes of his allies.
• Wang Dong’er used Vast Sea Divine Light to reveal Chen Zifeng, then dodged He Caitou’s Soul Tool attacks and advanced toward Huo Yuhao.
• Xiao Xiao blocked Bei Bei with her Great Vessel of the Nation and revealed that she possessed a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit.

Xiao Xiao’s Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit helped Xu Xingyu’s team eliminate Bei Bei, He Caitou, and Ling Luochen, while Wang Dong’er defeated Huo Yuhao after their Divine Slaughter’s Domains clashed. Xu Xingyu’s team won the practice match, leaving Ma Xiaotao’s side to admit, as ordered, that they were pigs.

• Xiao Xiao released her Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit, and Xuan Zi eliminated Bei Bei when the bear’s Dark Gold Dreadclaw threatened him.
• Huo Yuhao turned from supporting Ling Luochen to fighting Wang Dong’er, and Xu Yanxue quickly subdued Ling Luochen’s Martial Soul and eliminated her.
• Xu Xingyu trapped Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng with Ziwei Star God Barrier and eliminated them.
• Huo Yuhao released Divine Slaughter’s Domain, causing Wang Dong’er’s Killing God Clear Sky Hammer and her own domain to emerge.
• Wang Dong’er’s Asura-infused domain overwhelmed Huo Yuhao’s Rakshasa-infused domain, and she struck him out of the arena with her Clear Sky Hammer.
• Chen Zifeng surrendered after his teammates were eliminated, giving Xu Xingyu’s team the victory, and Ma Xiaotao’s side was ordered to say, “I am a pig.”

After the mixed-team matches ended, He Caitou privately told Xu Xingyu that he wanted to join the Spirit Contract Pagoda. Huo Yuhao chose to decipher the mysterious scroll and pursue its inheritance, while He Caitou explained that his blood feud and distrust of Huo Yuhao had pushed him toward another way to oppose the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xuan Zi reshuffled the teams for more matches, and Xu Xingyu remained the only person who never had to say "I'm a pig."
• He Caitou asked Xu Xingyu for a private conversation, and Huo Yuhao watched them with resentment as he concluded He Caitou wanted nothing more to do with him.
• Huo Yuhao decided to decipher the blank scroll in his Sea of Consciousness and pursue the inheritance despite its connection to the Dai Family.
• He Caitou told Xu Xingyu that he wanted to join the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• He Caitou revealed that he was the son of the previous Sun Moon Empire emperor and explained his blood feud, his strained relationship with Huo Yuhao, and his belief that the pagoda would have to fight the empire.

After accepting He Caitou into the Spirit Contract Pagoda, Xu Xingyu sent him to complete the joining procedures. At the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters, Zhongli Wu ordered the cult to lie low, recruit more Evil Soul Masters, and search for the lost holy relic, while the Star Luo branch head set out to recruit the Emissary of the Death God.

• Xu Xingyu accepted He Caitou’s request to join the Spirit Contract Pagoda and gave him a card for completing the procedures in Shrek City.
• Zhongli Wu berated the surviving Evil Soul Masters for failing to recover the holy relic and losing his wife and many followers.
• Ye Xishui calmed Zhongli Wu and advised the cult to lie low while searching for the holy relic and recruiting more members.
• Zhongli Wu ordered the elders to restrict the movements of cult members and relay his instructions to the branches across the four empires.
• The Star Luo branch head decided to approach the Emissary of the Death God and recruit him personally.