Recaps

Han Yu secured support for Canaan Academy, established it as a rival to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek, and drew students and guests with its powerful cultivation tower. The arc ended with the Selection Competition underway and three academy leaders negotiating access to the tower.

• Han Yu won Bibi Dong’s support for Canaan Academy by offering three Immortal Herbs, then left Spirit City to organize the school.
• Xue Xing had Qin Ming executed, prompting Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and others to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and join Han Yu’s new school.
• Han Yu became Canaan Academy’s dean, recruited Dugu Bo and Sun Buyu, and opened the Heavenly Burning Soul Refining Tower.
• Canaan Academy held its opening ceremony, and Tian Yue joined its battle team after losing a spar to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Han Yu sold Flender a bottle of strong liquor as Water of Life, while Ma Hongjun’s drunken antics and condition sparked a scandal at Shrek Academy.
• Han Yu launched the Selection Competition and invited students from other academies to compete and experience the tower.
• Yu Tianheng won his arena match, Xiao Wu lost, and Feng Changlin, Huo Lie, and Shui Ningbing negotiated with Han Yu for tower access.

Han Yu secured rare treasures, advanced to Titled Douluo, and expanded Canaan City's influence while preparing his students for the Soul Master Grand Competition. The arc ended with him proposing a continent-wide broadcast of the tournament to Qian Daoliu, who explained that Spirit Hall lacked working projection equipment.

• Han Yu found the Blue Silver Emperor and a hidden Soul Bone, while Tang Hao planned to use Tang San against Canaan Academy.
• Tang San led the Shrek group toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Dugu Bo drove them away and Tang Hao later fought Han Yu before fleeing injured.
• Han Yu discovered a trove of Soul Bones, Immortal Herbs, records, and Soul Tool materials, then distributed several Soul Bones to Canaan Academy's staff and students.
• Han Yu reached Level 94 Titled Douluo after absorbing the Fire and Ice Dragon Kings' remains, gaining a new martial soul and the title Emperor.
• Han Yu built a cigarette business with Qian Duoduo and refused Ning Fengzhi's attempts to control or buy the tobacco trade, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later signed a supply contract with him.
• Tian Yue and Zhu Zhuqing each secured a fourth Soul Ring, and Han Yu ordered Canaan Academy's students to train together for the Soul Master Grand Competition.
• Han Yu visited Spirit City, revealed his title as Fire Emperor Douluo to Qian Daoliu, and proposed broadcasting tournament matches across the continent, but learned Spirit Hall's projection devices were too damaged.

Han Yu prepared the Canaan Battle Team for the Soul Master Grand Competition while Shrek Academy struggled with its rivalries, Tang Hao’s return, and the promised soul-bone prizes. After Canaan defeated Godwind and Shrek suffered a public loss, Han Yu exposed Shi Nian’s attack on Tang San and claimed the soul bone Shi Nian left behind.

• Han Yu secured Spirit Hall’s tournament broadcasts and offered eight soul bones as the championship prize, while Bibi Dong added Xiao Wu’s mother’s soul bone to the runner-up reward.
• Tang Hao reunited with Tang San, revealed that both Xiao Wu and Tang San’s mother were soul beasts, and trained Shrek while Tang San gained a powerful Fourth Ring and the team absorbed Pseudo Immortal Herbs.
• The Soul Master Grand Competition opened with Canaan revealing its formidable lineup and Shrek crushing the Royal Fight Second Team in under a minute.
• Canaan defeated Godwind Academy, while Tang San chose to fight Godwind and Shrek was eliminated after Feng Xiaotian overwhelmed its team.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to use a Pope Token to challenge Godwind’s victory, but Li Tian exposed him as a fake elder and knocked him unconscious.
• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion outside Heaven Dou City, and Han Yu recorded the attack before confronting Shi Nian and copying Tang San’s hidden weapon materials.
• Han Yu executed Shi Nian and claimed his twenty-thousand-year illusion-type head soul bone, while Ning Fengzhi regretted backing Shrek Academy.

Han Yu’s Canaan Battle Team swept its promotion tournament matches, culminating in Tian Yue’s one-versus-seven victory over Shrek and Zhu Zhuqing’s narrow win over Godwind Academy. As the team claimed first place, Tang San struggled to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer, Yu Xiaogang was imprisoned by Spirit Hall, and the finalists prepared to travel to Spirit Hall.

• Han Yu reached rank 96 after absorbing the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, while Canaan Academy completed its undefeated preliminary run and advanced to the promotion tournament.
• Han Yu organized training and investigations, welcomed Ye Tianxin to Canaan City, and rejected Hu Yanzhen’s request to let A Li compete as a substitute.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Thunder Academy’s team and rejected Dai Mubai, while Han Yu forced Dai Mubai to kneel after he trespassed into Canaan Academy’s tent.
• Canaan Academy defeated Plant Academy, while Shrek lost to Godwind Academy after Feng Xiaotian beat Tang San, who later traveled with Tang Hao to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San’s attempt to add four soul rings to his Clear Sky Hammer left him unable to cultivate, but he returned to compete and swept Exotic Beast Academy’s seven fighters.
• Tian Yue swept Shrek Academy, defeating Tang San and Dai Mubai, and Han Yu rewarded her with a Soul Guidance Ring before confronting Yu Yuanzhen over her Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to obtain Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls cultivation method and was imprisoned after defiling Papal Hall, while Yu Yuanzhen signed away the clan’s Spirit City businesses to secure his son’s eventual release.
• Zhu Zhuqing edged out Feng Xiaotian in the final promotion match, giving Canaan Academy first place undefeated, and Xue Ye announced that the finalists would rest before traveling to Spirit Hall.