In this third installment of the Soul Land English recap series, we cover episodes 17 through 24 of the popular Chinese donghua. Tang San, a formidable soul master reborn into a realm that has lost all memory of his former life, continues his path of growth as he faces new trials and uncovers deeper mysteries.
With intense training and battles against increasingly powerful foes, glimpses of his past begin to emerge — hinting at a destiny more extraordinary than anyone could have foreseen.
💥 What’s Inside This Recap:
Tang San’s advancement in cultivation and new spirit abilities
High-stakes fights that test the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils
Surprising plot turns and evolving character arcs
A closer examination of the growing danger posed by the Spirit Hall
📺 Haven’t seen the earlier recaps? Watch them here:
[Part 1 – Episodes 1–8]
[Part 2 – Episodes 9–16]
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With intense training and battles against increasingly powerful foes, glimpses of his past begin to emerge — hinting at a destiny more extraordinary than anyone could have foreseen.
💥 What’s Inside This Recap:
Tang San’s advancement in cultivation and new spirit abilities
High-stakes fights that test the strength of the Shrek Seven Devils
Surprising plot turns and evolving character arcs
A closer examination of the growing danger posed by the Spirit Hall
📺 Haven’t seen the earlier recaps? Watch them here:
[Part 1 – Episodes 1–8]
[Part 2 – Episodes 9–16]
📌 Love donghua breakdowns? Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for Part 4 and future updates!
#SoulLand #SoulLandRecap #TangSan #DonghuaHighlights #ChineseAnimation #斗罗大陆 #SoulLandEpisodes
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00:00As we saw in the last episode, Zewoo and the chubby boy were fighting fiercely,
00:04each exerting their full strength to defeat the other.
00:06Their battle was about to resume when Mr. Dai arrived and intervened,
00:09calming things down.
00:10It turns out this chubby boy isn't a bad guy at all.
00:13Mr. Dai then told everyone Fatboy's story.
00:15Fatboy is actually a new student at the school who enrolled this year.
00:19His soul is a mutated spirit soul, meaning it originates from two souls combined into one.
00:23This mutated soul is very dangerous, which is why Fatboy possesses immense strength.
00:27However, Fatboy can't yet control his spirit soul,
00:30so it changes his emotions and causes him to harm those around him.
00:33As a result, he becomes attracted to several girls,
00:36but every girlfriend he's had ends up betraying him, leaving him deeply hurt.
00:39The only thing that can control his spirit soul is feeding him to his heart's content.
00:43Everyone found this very strange, but realized this truly is the most unusual school.
00:47Then Mr. Dai introduced him to the other students.
00:49At that moment, Oscar appeared and introduced himself.
00:53He tried to impress Ning Rongrong by striking a pose and showing off his biceps.
00:56He even shaved his beard, but Ning Rongrong wasn't impressed.
00:59In fact, his antics irritated her.
01:01Then the school dean arrived.
01:03It turned out he's the same person who used to be a shopkeeper,
01:05the one from whom they'd bought that crystal.
01:07He serves both roles, shopkeeper and dean here.
01:10He lined up all the children and began assigning tasks.
01:13First, he called Ning Rongrong and Oscar and told them to run 20 rounds around the place,
01:17then dismissed them.
01:18He asked Mr. Dai to explain the rules to the other children,
01:21and then summoned Tang Shandu's office.
01:22There they discussed the grandmaster and showed him a three-year grandmaster approval letter
01:26stating that Tang Shandu was permitted to study at the school.
01:29Meanwhile, we see Rongrong's tribe is furious that she ran away from her home.
01:33They believe they could have educated her better themselves.
01:35Back with Oscar and Rongrong doing their 20 rounds,
01:38Oscar makes sausage from his soul par and offers it to Rongrong,
01:41since she hadn't eaten all morning.
01:42But Rongrong, with her attitude, declines and walks ahead, leaving him behind.
01:47Rongrong's tribe then send agents to bring her back.
01:49After a while, all children stand in line again, and the dean asks if they completed
01:52their 20 rounds.
01:54Oscar says yes, but when asked, Rongrong Oscar says on her behalf that he also does.
01:58The dean commends Oscar, then tells him to do 20 more rounds.
02:01Though upset, Oscar can't refuse his teacher and goes to run again.
02:05They realize Oscar lied on behalf of Rongrong.
02:07The dean scolds her too, and Rongrong angrily turns to him,
02:10raising her voice to say this is only a school, not a battlefield for unquestioning obedience.
02:15Rongrong's tribe is powerful and arrogant, so she answered defiantly.
02:18Enraged, the dean orders her to leave the school and tells Mr. Dai to pack her belongings.
02:23Rongrong threatens them, saying her tribe won't leave them alone.
02:26But the dean retorts,
02:27What can you do?
02:28You're the weakest girl here, and should be grateful we even admitted you.
02:31Rongrong can't bear it, but seeing Time San, Ji Woo, Fat Boy, Mr. Dai, and Cat Girl standing
02:36behind her, she begins to feel weak.
02:39Then she looks at Oscar and thinks he's even stronger.
02:41But the dean points out that Oscar, too, possesses his full soul and is the strongest among his peers.
02:46Realizing this, Rongrong turns sad, cries, and runs away.
02:49That evening, the dean takes all of them on a city tour, and then brings them into a ring where
02:53warriors used to compete.
02:55This place is called the Soul Arena, where people use their fighting skills to defeat each other.
02:59Victors receive badges of distinction, and the dean tells them that to graduate from the school,
03:03they must at least earn a silver badge.
03:05Everyone goes in, and Mr. Dai explains his record.
03:07He's won 27 matches and lost 25, and his score is 2.
03:11Fat Boy then says his score is 9.
03:13Because Fat Boy's soul power is lower, he draws weaker opponents, while Mr. Dai, with stronger power,
03:18faces tougher ones.
03:20Then Ziwon Tang Shan register for a 2-versus-2 match, naming their team Sang Woo.
03:24First, Ziwon another warrior enter the ring.
03:27The opponent has an Iron Rhino soul power, very formidable.
03:30But Ji Woo, without using soul power, attacks and, in a short but brilliant fight, uses her skills
03:35to defeat and win the match.
03:36Next is Tang Shan vs. Cat Girl.
03:38Tang Shan knows Cat Girl's ability is speed, so he wants to trap her.
03:42He constructs a cage using blue-silver plants around her.
03:45Cat Girl gets caught, and Mr. Dai is displeased because he likes Cat Girl and wants to see her win.
03:49Tang Shan tries to trap her, but she escapes through the top.
03:52Mr. Dai then realizes Tang Shan's strategy.
03:55He's laid blue-silver plants on the ground so that when she jumps, they'll grab her at her feet.
03:59That's exactly what happens when Cat Girl leaps, Tang Shan captures her, earning the win.
04:03Cat Girl is sad, but Mr. Dai comforts her.
04:06This arena is flat, and her ability is meant for climbing trees, so she shouldn't be disheartened.
04:11Then the two-on-two round begins.
04:13Team Ziwon Tang Shan vs. the two Hammersoul brothers, Iron Tiger and Iron Dragon, both extremely strong.
04:19They attack using random hammering skills.
04:21Though Tang Shan counters, the brothers overpower him.
04:24One of them strikes Tang Shan with a hammer, injuring him.
04:26Before he gets seriously hurt, Tang Shan traps them in his blue-silver plants.
04:30As I've sees Tang Shan wounded and, in anger, seriously attacks the brothers with her blades.
04:35But since this is a competition where someone is supposed to lose, her blades could have killed them.
04:39To prevent that, Tang Shan throws his hidden weapon at the brothers to save them.
04:43Impressed, the brothers admit defeat, and Team Sang was declared the winner.
04:47After the fight, Tang Shan realizes there are many powerful warriors in this world and that he needs training.
04:52They exit, and Mr. Dai plans to propose to Cat Girl.
04:54But Fat Boy blurts it out in front of everyone, embarrassing Mr. Dai, and Cat Girl misunderstands and walks away, thinking Mr. Dai is a playboy.
05:02Ziwon Tang Shan talk and head back to school.
05:04At the entrance, they see Mr. Dai arguing with Ning Rongrong, who is treating him very rudely.
05:09This angers Mr. Dai, and he moves to strike her.
05:11Tang Shan stops him, telling him to control his anger.
05:14Mr. Dai calms down and goes inside.
05:16After Mr. Dai leaves, Rongrong tells Tang Shan to kill Mr. Dai.
05:19If he does, her tribe will pay him a lot and offer him a good position.
05:23But Tang Shan refuses because it means nothing to him.
05:26He tells her to improve her behavior.
05:27He then asks Oscar for help, but Oscar also refuses.
05:31Shocked, Rongrong says,
05:32You like me, but you won't take my side?
05:34Why?
05:35Oscar replies,
05:36You repeatedly made me feel you're from a big family and we're insignificant compared to you.
05:40Now I feel I'm not made for a highborn girl like you.
05:42Rongrong realizes her mistake, and though she doesn't respond,
05:45she understands that if she doesn't change her behavior, she won't have any friends.
05:49She then starts crying loudly.
05:50The next morning, all the children stand in line again, and once more Oscar arrives late.
05:55As he arrives, the dean is about to scold him, but Oscar excitedly says,
05:59I trained this morning, and today my soul power reached 30th rank.
06:02Hearing this, the dean is delighted, and the other children congratulate him.
06:06Reaching soul power rank 30 is very difficult.
06:08To go beyond rank 30, he needs to add a spirit ring to his soul power,
06:12and to get that, he must kill a beast.
06:14The dean then orders them,
06:15Go into the forest today and hunt a beast so he can obtain his spirit ring.
06:18To celebrate, the dean asks Oscar to give everyone a sausage each.
06:22Oscar happily starts making sausages, but no one wants to eat his sausage.
06:25Finally, once they are ready, Ning Rongrong steps forward first and eats both sausages in front of him,
06:30shocking everyone.
06:31Then Mr. Ja arrives and leads them into the forest to start hunting.
06:35They haven't seen any beasts yet.
06:36Eventually, they reach a spot where Oscar, walking, trips and falls into a pit.
06:40But Ning Rongrong rescues him.
06:42This is a romantic moment from her side.
06:44Continuing through the forest, they arrive at another town and decide to stay the night.
06:47They all enter a restaurant and begin eating when children from another school enter.
06:51These other kids are mischievous and always looking for trouble.
06:54The Shrek school kids sense a fight brewing.
06:56The rival kids first try to throw the waiter's food at them,
06:58but Tang Shan uses his speed to stop it.
07:00Then the rival kids try to hurt Mr. Dai,
07:03but Mr. Dai is so strong the rival kids get hurt instead.
07:06The rival school's leader asks about their school,
07:08and when he hears its name, he laughs.
07:10They're from a rich school.
07:11A fight breaks out, with the rival kids and the Shrek school kids battling.
07:14But Xi overpowers them all, and the rival leader gets angry.
07:17They glare at each other.
07:18Now a serious fight begins between the two.
07:20The other school's leader has the spirit soul of a black turtle.
07:24Tang Shan and everyone else thinks that it's a defense-type spirit soul,
07:27and accordingly, they plan to defeat him.
07:28Then they all try to attack him together,
07:30but he evades all their attacks and laughs at them.
07:32The Shrek school kids try different ways to defeat him,
07:35but they are unable to,
07:36and now he also gets angry and starts trying to freeze them with ice.
07:39And the misunderstanding Tang Shan had,
07:41that he would only defend breaks,
07:42because now he starts attacking too.
07:44The Shrek school kids begin to lose badly,
07:46but just then Mr. Zhao arrives.
07:48Mr. Zhao sends all the Shrek school kids inside to sleep in their rooms,
07:51and then goes to face the leader himself.
07:53The leader also mocks him,
07:54but Mr. Zhao starts beating him up without even using his spirit soul.
07:58Even after using his full power,
07:59the leader can't defeat him,
08:01and ends up beaten,
08:02falling into a dustbin.
08:03After beating him,
08:04Mr. Zhao goes back to the kids,
08:05and tells them to head back to the forest the next day.
08:07There, he also asks Ning Rongrong why she didn't use her spirit soul.
08:11She replies that she was waiting for the right time.
08:13Actually, according to the plan,
08:15she was supposed to use her spirit soul after Mr. Dai used his second spirit ring,
08:19but Mr. Dai never got the chance to use it.
08:21In truth,
08:22Ning Rongrong had now changed and wanted to be friends with the rest of the Shrek school kids
08:25because she understood what Oscar had said.
08:27The next day,
08:28they all go back into the forest,
08:30where they again see many strange creatures,
08:31and they all proceed according to Mr. Zhao's planning.
08:34As they move forward,
08:35they come across a very dangerous beast.
08:36It is a huge snake called the Millennium Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent.
08:40This snake is over a thousand years old,
08:42which is why it's extremely powerful.
08:44Actually,
08:44the older a beast is,
08:45the more powerful it becomes.
08:47Now they decide to kill it because if Oscar gets the spirit ring inside it,
08:50he'll become very powerful.
08:52They all plan to kill it through teamwork,
08:53and as per the plan,
08:54they each attack it.
08:55Finally,
08:56after a tough struggle,
08:57they manage to injure it and knock it down.
08:59Now Oscar had to kill it and obtain the spirit ring inside it.
09:02He steps forward with his knife to kill it.
09:04But then Zewu asks him,
09:05Can't we leave it alive?
09:06To which Tangshan explains that this is the law of nature.
09:09In this world,
09:10the stronger always kills the weaker.
09:12If we were weaker than this beast,
09:13they would be the ones lying on the ground,
09:15and the beast wouldn't have spared them either.
09:17Then Oscar proceeds to kill it.
09:18But just then,
09:19an old lady and her granddaughters arrive,
09:21and say that they had seen this beast first,
09:23and had already attacked it.
09:24They had wounded it on the stomach earlier,
09:26and upon checking,
09:27Tangshan finds three marks there.
09:29Actually,
09:30the grandmother wanted to give the spirit ring to her granddaughter,
09:32so she could become stronger.
09:33But Mr. Zhao doesn't agree with her.
09:35Actually,
09:36the grandma and grandpa,
09:37her husband,
09:38are extremely strong.
09:39If the two fight together,
09:40even the greatest warriors of the continent can lose to them.
09:43But right now,
09:43the grandmother is alone,
09:45and the grandpa isn't with her,
09:46which is why Mr. Zhao could defeat her if he wanted to.
09:48But Mr. Zhao doesn't want to take the risk.
09:50What if the grandpa is somewhere nearby in the forest?
09:52So a polite argument breaks out between the two.
09:55Then it's decided that there will be a fight
09:56between the granddaughter and Tangshan.
09:58If the granddaughter wins,
09:59she gets the spirit ring.
10:01If Tangshan wins,
10:02Oscar gets the spirit ring.
10:03Fighting the granddaughter isn't an easy task
10:05because she is at rank 30
10:06and her spirit soul is also of a serpent stick,
10:09which is very strong.
10:10Still,
10:10a fight starts between the two.
10:12First,
10:13Tangshan tries to bind her using his skill,
10:15but she escapes the attack,
10:16and then both start fighting using their best possible efforts.
10:19Then both start attacking each other using their spirit souls,
10:22and their energies clash.
10:23After a while,
10:24they both fall far apart.
10:25The granddaughter falls unconscious,
10:27but Tangshan,
10:27though injured,
10:28remains conscious.
10:30This means Tangshan has won
10:31and the granddaughter has lost.
10:32Now Tangshan immediately sits to meditate
10:34because his power is drained.
10:36The grandmother accepts her defeat
10:37and lets them take the spirit ring.
10:39Oscar kills the beast
10:40and obtains the spirit ring
10:41and starts meditating.
10:43When he wakes up,
10:43everyone is eager to see his spirit ring,
10:45but he feels shy to show it.
10:47When everyone says they won't laugh at it,
10:48he agrees and uses his spirit ring
10:50to create a tasty sausage and shows them.
10:52Seeing this,
10:53everyone bursts out laughing.
10:54Oscar feels very bad,
10:56but then he shows them the second ability
10:57of this spirit ring
10:58and flies in front of them.
11:00This means Oscar now has the power to fly,
11:02and everyone is very happy to see this.
11:04Then Tangshan also regains consciousness
11:06and says that they shouldn't leave the forest yet.
11:08Mr. Zhao scolds him,
11:09saying this forest isn't a place to play or picnic.
11:12Tangshan then explains that due to the fight,
11:14he has upgraded and reached rank 30,
11:16and now he too will need a spirit ring.
11:17Everyone congratulates Tangshan
11:19and is very happy.
11:20They decide to find a spirit ring
11:22for Tangshan the next day.
11:23Then they all move ahead again
11:24and stop at a place to talk.
11:25Tangshan discusses with Mr. Zhao
11:27about how humans kill soul beasts
11:28for their cultivation.
11:30A human kills five to six soul beasts
11:31in their lifetime,
11:32without even thinking or understanding.
11:34One day,
11:35all soul beasts will go extinct,
11:36and then humans won't be able
11:37to cultivate either.
11:38As Tangshan talks about
11:39the death of soul beasts,
11:40Zewu looks a little upset.
11:42Actually,
11:42Zewu has her own different
11:44and interesting story,
11:45which we will find out later.
11:46While they are still talking,
11:47the ground starts shaking,
11:49and an earthquake begins.
11:50Trees,
11:51animals,
11:51and everything around
11:52begin to stir,
11:53and Mr. Zhao realizes
11:54that a great danger is approaching.
11:56They are in the middle of the forest,
11:57so they can't run away,
11:58either.
11:59Then a massive beast
12:00with abs-like muscles appears.
12:01It's a many-thousand-year-old beast.
12:03Such a dangerous beast
12:04should have been deep in the forest,
12:05but it's here,
12:06and they realize why it's here.
12:08Mr. Zhao steps forward
12:09and politely tells it
12:10that if this is your place
12:11and you don't want to see us here,
12:12we will leave.
12:13We didn't come here to cause harm.
12:14But the ape hates humans
12:16because humans kill soul beasts
12:17without mercy for their own benefit.
12:18That's why the giant ape
12:20now wants to kill all of them.
12:21Mr. Zhao uses his soul power
12:22and attacks it,
12:23and Ning Rongrong uses her soul power
12:25to increase Mr. Mao's speed
12:26by 30 times.
12:27But even this doesn't kill the giant ape.
12:29Now everyone else uses
12:30their own soul powers to attack it,
12:32but nothing affects the ape.
12:33They decide to escape,
12:34but during this,
12:35the giant ape grabs Zewu.
12:37Now Tangshan and Mr. Zhao get angry.
12:39Mr. Zhao uses his seventh spirit ring,
12:41which is of a bear.
12:42He attacks the giant ape
12:43with full potential,
12:44but even then,
12:45the ape only gets injured
12:46and doesn't die.
12:47Now Mr. Zhao is power-drained,
12:48and will take seven days to recover.
12:50Tangshan, in anger,
12:51runs toward the giant ape
12:52to save Zewu.
12:53He wanted to save Zewu at any cost
12:55because she was the only one
12:56he cared for the most in his life.
12:58He reaches the giant ape
12:59and tries to kill it,
13:00but the ape pushes him away
13:01and runs off with Zewu.
13:02All the kids are very sad
13:03because Zewu is gone,
13:05and Tangshan deeply regrets
13:06not being able to save her.
13:08He decides to save her
13:09and immediately tells Oscar
13:10to make a flying sausage mushroom.
13:12Oscar had received his third ring
13:13because of Tangshan.
13:14So despite Mr. Zhao's refusal,
13:16he listens to Tangshan
13:17and gives him the flying sausage.
13:19After eating it,
13:20Tangshan gets wings
13:21and sets off alone
13:21to find Zewu.
13:23Ningrongrong also increases
13:24his speed by 30%.
13:25Seeing Tangshan go alone,
13:27Mr. Zhao decides to follow him.
13:29Oscar also begins
13:29making a flying sausage mushroom
13:31for everyone.
13:32Meanwhile,
13:32the giant ape
13:33who had taken Zewu
13:34was behaving very politely toward her,
13:36and Zewu was calmly talking to him,
13:37saying,
13:38My friends must be worried about me.
13:40You shouldn't harm my friends,
13:41and you shouldn't have
13:42picked me up like this.
13:43From this,
13:43we learn that Zewu
13:44already knew this giant ape
13:46and that he didn't want to kill her.
13:47The ape listens to everything she says.
13:49Then we're shown Tangshan,
13:50who finally reaches the giant ape
13:52after searching for him.
13:53And with that,
13:53this episode ends here.
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