Recaps

Tang San returned to the academy and found Xiao Wu leading the work-study students in a challenge against Boss Xiao. He stepped in to fight Xiao Chenyu and revealed his Level Thirteen Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring, then caught Xiao Chenyu’s legs with his vines as the battle began.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to keep up his cultivation and visit the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City to register and collect a stipend.
• Tang San found Dorm Seven empty and went to the hill behind the academy, where Xiao Wu and the work-study students faced Boss Xiao’s group.
• Xiao Wu accepted Boss Xiao’s challenge, and Tang San arrived before Wang Sheng could take the first fight.
• Tang San announced his Level Thirteen Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and yellow Soul Ring, surprising the upper-year students.
• Xiao Chenyu revealed his wolf Martial Soul and charged, but Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass suddenly wrapped around his legs.

Tang San defeated Xiao Chenyu, establishing Xiao Wu as Dorm Seven’s boss, then took Xiao Wu to the Spirit Hall to register as Soul Masters and collect their allowances. He treated her to a meal in Nuoding City, and they left the restaurant together as evening fell.

• Tang San restrained Xiao Chenyu with Blue Silver Grass until Xiao Chenyu conceded and accepted Xiao Wu as Dorm Seven’s boss.
• Xiao Wu revealed her level-twelve Soul Master status, and Xiao Chenyu took responsibility for the work-study students’ cleaning duties.
• Tang San invited Xiao Wu to the Spirit Hall, where they registered and received Soul Master certificates and Gold Soul Coins.
• Xiao Wu reminded Tang San of his promise to buy her a meal, and he agreed to treat her at a Nuoding City restaurant.
• Tang San paid the bill after Xiao Wu ate several dishes and desserts, and the two left together in the evening.

Tang San and Xiao Wu grew closer after he stood up for her, and a year later he had devoted himself to training and study at the academy. His Soul Power reached level eighteen, though Xiao Wu’s effortless rise to level sixteen left him frustrated.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that she felt comfortable around him and sensed a pleasant fragrance from him, and Tang San suspected she was drawn to his Soul Ring’s vitality.
• Xiao Wu promised to have Tang San’s back, and he accepted her earnest pledge.
• Over the next year, Tang San trained daily, studied Martial Soul Theory with Yu Xiaogang, practiced his hammer technique, cultivated Blue Silver Grass, and worked on Heart Separation Control.
• Tang San raised his Soul Power from level thirteen to level eighteen, while Xiao Wu rose from level twelve to level sixteen despite not training especially hard.
• Tang San felt aggrieved by Xiao Wu’s rapid progress and grumbled that she was simply not human.

Tang San brought Xiao Wu to Holy Soul Village and introduced her to Old Jack and Tang Hao. Tang Hao gave Tang San his mother’s ring and said he would leave the next day.

• Tang San agreed to let Xiao Wu accompany him home, and carried her when she grew tired on the walk to Holy Soul Village.
• Tang San gave Old Jack gifts and introduced him to Xiao Wu.
• Tang San found Tang Hao still working at the blacksmith shop and introduced Xiao Wu before cooking dinner for them.
• Tang Hao led Tang San to the mountain, gave him his mother’s ring, and said he would leave the next day.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao where he was going.

Tang San left the smithy with Xiao Wu and told her he was going away to find Tang Hao. After sending her back to the academy, he set out for Sunset Forest to seek a safe place to absorb his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and hunt for his second Soul Ring.

• Tang Hao told Tang San he would search for a way to help awaken his Blue Silver Grass, then left after warning him to be careful with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu woke up tangled together, then returned to Nuoding City after Tang San confirmed Tang Hao had left the smithy.
• Tang San examined the Storage Ring Tang Hao had left behind and found about fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and a jade box containing the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he was leaving to find Tang Hao and persuaded her to stay at the academy and pass a message to Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San left Xiao Wu at the academy and headed toward Sunset Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring and search for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang San safely absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone in a secluded cave, strengthening his body and breaking through his Soul Power bottleneck at level twenty. After gaining flight and a powerful healing skill, he left the cave and prepared to seek his Second Soul Ring.

• Tang San bought a horse and traveled toward Sunset Forest, stopping at a secluded cave to absorb the Soul Bone safely.
• Tang San absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which transformed his body, strengthened his meridians, and raised his Soul Power past level twenty.
• Tang San sensed the Soul Bone’s two skills: flight and a healing ability that could regenerate severe injuries and lost limbs within five seconds.
• Tang San found that his Blue Silver Grass had become thicker, tougher, and sharper after the absorption.
• Tang San left the cave at noon and set out to obtain his Second Soul Ring.

Tang San entered Sunset Forest seeking a suitable Second Soul Ring while worrying about concealing its unusual age. He encountered an injured ten-thousand-year Red Flame Tiger fleeing a pursuer and tried to divert its charge with Blue Silver Grass.

• Tang San reached Sunset Forest, bought supplies and a map, and considered the risks of revealing a purple Second Soul Ring.
• Tang San spent five days exploring the forest, avoiding powerful Soul Beasts while searching for a plant-type Soul Beast between two and three thousand years old.
• A storm darkened the forest, and an injured Red Flame Tiger charged toward Tang San as it fled from a pursuer.
• Tang San activated his First Soul Skill, Evergreen Body, dodged left, and sent Blue Silver Grass vines toward the tiger’s limbs to slow it down.

Tang San struggled to hold off the dying Red Flame Tiger until a golden sword from the sky struck it down. He recognized the winged young woman who descended as Qian Renxue, leaving him stunned by her arrival.

• Tang San used successive Blue Silver Grass barriers and his speed to evade the Red Flame Tiger while trying to buy time.
• The Red Flame Tiger gathered a powerful flame breath, and Tang San spent nearly all his Soul Power forming seven vine walls to protect himself.
• A golden sword descended from the sky, shattered the tiger's flame breath, and injured the Red Flame Tiger.
• Tang San saw a young woman with three pairs of golden wings descend from the sky.
• Tang San recognized her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and identified her as Qian Renxue.

Tang San watched Qian Renxue kill a ten-thousand-year Red Flame Tiger and pretended to be a young cultivator named Li Si to hide his identity. She gave him healing medicine and left him calling her Fairy Sister, while his deception remained undiscovered.

• Qian Renxue struck the Red Flame Tiger with her golden sword and killed it before it could attack or flee.
• A Titled Douluo in golden robes arrived, and Tang San recognized him as Snake Lance Douluo, She Long.
• Qian Renxue checked Tang San’s injuries and asked whether he was alone in the forest.
• Tang San claimed he was an independent cultivator named Li Si who had come to hunt for his second Soul Ring and lost his way.
• Qian Renxue gave Tang San healing medicine and objected when he called her Fairy Sister, but she let him continue.

Tang San accepted Qian Renxue’s personal token after helping her kill the Red Flame Tiger, then escaped deeper into Sunset Forest while she began absorbing its Soul Ring. After recovering in a hidden cave, he set out again to search for a suitable Second Soul Ring and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Tang San and Qian Renxue exchanged thanks, and she gave him her personal token so he could seek her help at the Martial Soul Temple in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San left Qian Renxue to absorb the Red Flame Tiger’s Soul Ring, while Snake Lance Douluo guarded her and questioned whether Tang San could reveal her identity.
• Tang San found a concealed cave, blocked its entrance, and used the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Evergreen Body to heal his injuries and restore his Soul Power.
• Tang San studied Qian Renxue’s token and a small porcelain bottle, then put them away and reminded himself to focus on finding a Second Soul Ring and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San left the cave before nightfall and headed in a new direction with Blue Silver Grass’s perception ability alert for danger.

After a month of dangerous training in Sunset Forest, Tang San found a three-thousand-year-old Illusory Dream Nether Vine that suited his needs for a Soul Ring. He destroyed its flowers to weaken its hallucinogenic attacks, then prepared to face its still-powerful vines.

• Tang San entered a secluded valley after detecting a drowsy, sweet scent and identified the rare Illusory Dream Nether Vine as a suitable target.
• Tang San tested the vine’s reaction and range by throwing stones, then watched it blanket the valley in purple mist when he threatened its main stem.
• Tang San used a bow and arrows to destroy both flowers, weakening the vine’s ability to release hallucinogenic pollen.
• Tang San recognized that the vine could still attack with its powerful branches and that fire was the most effective way to deal with it.

Tang San burned the Illusory Dream Nether Vine and absorbed its three-thousand-year Soul Ring, gaining the Dreamlike Illusion Eyes as an External Soul Bone. He discovered its abilities, including disguising his purple Second Soul Ring, and prepared to examine the Soul Skill it granted.

• Tang San drenched the Illusory Dream Nether Vine in lamp oil and burned it until only a charred stump remained.
• Tang San cut through the stump, revealed a three-thousand-year Soul Ring, and began absorbing it.
• Tang San endured the Soul Ring's hallucinatory energy as it transformed his body and eyes.
• Tang San successfully absorbed the Second Soul Ring and discovered a purple-gold glow in his eyes and a faint purple halo in each pupil.
• Tang San identified the External Soul Bone as the Dreamlike Illusion Eyes and learned it granted Illusory Gaze and Soul Ring Disguise.
• Tang San realized Soul Ring Disguise could make his purple Second Soul Ring appear yellow, then prepared to inspect the Soul Skill it granted.

Tang San learned the abilities of his new Soul Skill, Dreamlike Illusion Realm, and tested the power of Illusory Gaze before searching Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After two fruitless months and a rise to Soul Power Level twenty-five, he left for Heaven Dou City to seek another way to find it.

• Tang San discovered that Dreamlike Illusion Realm boosted his attributes, caused hallucinations, replenished his vitality and granted Spiritual Detection.
• Tang San observed how the Illusory Dream Nether Vine Soul Ring had strengthened and changed his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San tested Illusory Gaze on a bird, making it lose its sense of direction and crash into a tree.
• Tang San searched deeper into Sunset Forest for Dugu Bo's poisonous miasma, the marker of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• After two months without finding the well and encountering increasingly powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Tang San abandoned the search and headed for Heaven Dou City.

Tang San arrived in Heaven Dou City, rested after months in Sunset Forest, and planned to use the Great Soul Arena to attract Dugu Yan’s attention and reach Dugu Bo. He registered under the name Cyberpunk and signed up for a one-on-one match that night.

• Tang San entered Heaven Dou City and slept until noon after checking into an inn.
• Tang San decided to seek Dugu Yan’s attention through strong performances at the Great Soul Arena so he could approach Dugu Bo about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San registered for Soul Fighting as Cyberpunk, reporting that he was eleven, level twenty-five, and had Blue Silver Grass as his Martial Soul.
• Tang San received an Iron Soul Badge and learned the Soul Fighting rules, including the option to bet on his own victories.
• Tang San signed up for a one-on-one match that night and explored the Great Soul Arena.

Tang San won his first Soul Fighting match at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, then built an impressive record over two months with his strengthened Blue Silver Grass. After sixty matches, he stood one victory away from earning a Gold Soul Fighting Badge and recognized fire as his greatest weakness.

• Tang San defeated Zhao Meng in his first match by binding him with Blue Silver Grass that Zhao Meng could not cut or break.
• Tang San fought regularly at the arena over the next two months, using his resilient Blue Silver Grass to defeat most opponents.
• Tang San lost two matches to powerful fire-attribute Soul Masters because their flames burned his vines before they could reach them.
• Tang San concluded that Ice-Fire Body Tempering might give his Blue Silver Grass immunity to fire.
• Tang San finished sixty matches with fifty-eight wins, two losses, and 4,990 points, leaving him one win short of a Gold Soul Fighting Badge.

Tang San’s thirty consecutive Soul Fighting victories made Cyberpunk famous across Heaven Dou City, drawing the attention of its powerful factions. Yu Tianheng accepted Dugu Yan’s challenge to defeat Cyberpunk in exchange for her accepting his courtship, and Tang San agreed to the match after learning Yu Tianheng would pay him two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Tang San had earned two million Gold Soul Coins betting on his victories, while spies and agents from Heaven Dou City’s major powers watched his matches.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng’s advances and proposed she would accept his courtship if he defeated Cyberpunk, but would refuse him permanently if he lost.
• Yu Tianheng agreed to challenge Cyberpunk at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and instructed his attendant to arrange the match for the next day.
• Manager Li told Tang San that Yu Tianheng wanted their fight to be Tang San’s thirty-first match and his decisive bid for a Gold Soul Fighting Badge.
• Tang San accepted Yu Tianheng’s offer of two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Manager Li promised to promote the match heavily.

Tang San entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to face Yu Tianheng in a heavily promoted match between Blue Silver Grass and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. As the crowd watched, Xue Qinghe suspected Cyberpunk was the boy she had met in Sunset Forest.

• Spectators packed the arena to watch Tang San challenge Yu Tianheng after winning thirty matches in a row.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took seats in the front row, and Dugu Yan hoped Tang San would win so Yu Tianheng would stop pestering her.
• Xue Qinghe watched with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, saying he wanted to assess Cyberpunk as a potential recruit.
• Xue Qinghe recognized that Cyberpunk's age, Martial Soul, and Soul Power Level matched the child she had met in Sunset Forest.
• Yu Tianheng entered the arena to cheers, then Tang San followed to an even louder welcome from his fans.

Tang San faced Yu Tianheng in the Soul Fighting Arena, hiding the true strength of his second Soul Ring while using Blue Silver Grass to withstand the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s attacks. As the battle continued, Dugu Yan became invested in Tang San’s victory and Ye Lingling questioned her about wanting to be his girlfriend.

• Ye Lingling recognized Tang San and told Dugu Yan that she had met him a year and a half earlier in the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Dugu Yan joked that she would be Tang San’s girlfriend if he defeated Yu Tianheng, shocking Ye Lingling.
• Qian Renxue recognized Tang San as Li Si and watched him with amusement from the VIP room.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng released their Martial Souls, while Tang San disguised his three-thousand-year second Soul Ring as a yellow one.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Tang San blocked the strike with Blue Silver Grass and dodged his follow-up assaults.
• Dugu Yan grabbed Ye Lingling’s hand and cheered for Tang San, prompting Ye Lingling to ask if she really wanted to be his girlfriend.

Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng in a Soul Fight by outlasting his lightning attacks, earning promotion to Gold Soul Fighting. After the battle, Dugu Yan decided to meet Tang San, while Ye Lingling remained unsettled by her feelings.

• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that she might accept Cyberpunk if he defeated Yu Tianheng, leaving Ye Lingling troubled by her reaction.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed his Thunderous Might, but Tang San evaded the lightning and relied on Evergreen Body to sustain himself.
• Tang San used repeated Blue Silver Grass attacks to drain Yu Tianheng's Soul Power, while Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang San's Heart Separation Control.
• Yu Tianheng spent his remaining Soul Power on a massive lightning attack, but Tang San's thick wall of Blue Silver Grass absorbed it and left him unharmed.
• Tang San bound Yu Tianheng and threw him off the stage, winning the fight and advancing to Gold Soul Fighting.
• Dugu Yan decided to meet Tang San, while Ye Lingling lowered her head and wrestled with her feelings.

After defeating Yu Tianheng, Tang San collected his rewards and recovered before meeting Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan at the Great Soul Arena. Dugu Yan arranged a fight with him for the next day, while the Crown Prince's summons interrupted their conversation.

• Supervisor Li congratulated Tang San on his thirty-one consecutive wins, awarded him Yu Tianheng's wager, the match prize, his winnings, and a Gold Soul Fighting Badge token.
• Tang San rested until his injuries healed and his Soul Power recovered, then left the lounge and found Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan in the lobby.
• Dugu Yan told Tang San that his victory had ended Yu Tianheng's pursuit of her and challenged him to a Soul Fight at Ye Lingling's house the next day.
• Ye Lingling asked why Tang San had come to Heaven Dou City, and he said he wanted to help resolve the defect in her Martial Soul.
• A Great Soul Arena staff member told Tang San that the Crown Prince had requested to see him in the second-floor reception room.

Tang San met Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong after his victory, then declined Xue Qinghe’s offer to join the crown prince’s residence for now. Xue Qinghe gave him a token, and Tang San responded with an emotional display that included clasping her hand and embracing her.

• Tang San left Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and went upstairs to meet Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Tang San’s Heart Separation Control, while Ning Rongrong congratulated him on defeating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Xue Qinghe teased Tang San about the women he had spoken with, and Tang San praised the fairy sister who had saved him in Sunset Forest.
• Xue Qinghe invited Tang San to join the crown prince’s residence, but Tang San asked to travel freely and promised to serve in a few years.
• Xue Qinghe gave Tang San a crown prince’s token, and Tang San clasped her hand and embraced her in an exaggerated show of gratitude.

Tang San said goodbye to Xue Qinghe after embracing her, then visited Ye Lingling’s home to fight Dugu Yan. He defeated Dugu Yan by binding her with Blue Silver Grass, but a barb accidentally tore her skirt as she surrendered.

• Tang San embraced Xue Qinghe, apologized, and left the reception room after saying goodbye to Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San returned to the hotel and planned how to reach Dugu Bo through Dugu Yan and get to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San arrived at the Ye residence, spoke with Ye Lingling, and waited for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan used Martial Soul Possession and attacked Tang San, who dodged and bound her with Blue Silver Grass.
• Dugu Yan surrendered, but a barb on Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass caught and tore her skirt, prompting Tang San to release her and apologize.

Tang San rejected Dugu Yan's attempt to make him her girlfriend by claiming her Jade Phosphorus Snake poison was harming her, and she hurried home to confront her grandfather. Tang San then sought Ye Lingling's help in finding Senior Ye, while Dugu Yan reached Dugu Bo and asked him to stand up for her.

• Dugu Yan declared that Tang San had to become her boyfriend because he had defeated her and torn her skirt, but Tang San claimed he was only eight and tried to refuse.
• Tang San told Dugu Yan that her Jade Phosphorus Snake poison had been building up inside her, and she angrily left to ask her grandfather about it.
• Ye Lingling asked Tang San whether Dugu Yan was really poisoned, and he confirmed it while explaining that his Martial Soul could sense declining vitality.
• Worried that Dugu Bo might retaliate, Tang San asked Ye Lingling to take him to see Senior Ye, and she led him toward the East Garden.
• Dugu Yan rushed home and embraced Dugu Bo in the rear garden, asking him to stand up for her.

Dugu Bo confronted Tang San after Dugu Yan said he had claimed she was poisoned, then learned Tang San was telling the truth. Dugu Bo revealed the Jade Phosphorus Snake poison’s deadly effects to Dugu Yan, who pleaded with Tang San to save her grandfather.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Tang San had rejected her advances and warned that poison was harming her.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to the Ye Residence and accused Tang San of lying, but Tang San insisted he was eight and that Dugu Yan carried poison.
• Ye Renxin calmed Dugu Bo, and Tang San offered to share ideas about curing the poison.
• In a secret room, Dugu Bo explained how the Jade Phosphorus Snake poison had killed Dugu Yan’s parents and could turn against its host.
• Dugu Yan wept and then begged Tang San to save Dugu Bo, promising she would do anything.

Tang San proposed using Soul Bones to contain the Jade Phosphorus Snake poison, then suggested rare medicinal herbs could transform the Martial Soul at its root. Dugu Bo brought Tang San and Dugu Yan to his hidden medicinal garden, where Tang San recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Tang San told Dugu Bo that Soul Bones could store the toxins and reduce their harm, though he warned the method required increasingly powerful Soul Bones and could not prevent poison from affecting future descendants.
• Tang San suggested precious medicinal herbs might transform the Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo offered to show him his garden of unknown rare plants.
• Dugu Bo flew with Tang San and Dugu Yan to Sunset Forest and led them through a poisonous miasma after giving them antidote pills.
• Tang San recognized the valley's red-hot and blue-cold spring as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Bo explained that he had studied its rare plants for decades without identifying them.