Recaps

The allied forces launched a continent-wide purge of the Xie Luo Mountain Range, while the Chen Clan struck the Crimson Church’s Sea Lake Manor. The assault devastated the Demon Dragon Legion and uncovered valuable resources and intelligence, though Yan Wufeng escaped badly wounded.

• Ao Yinuo and Xia Qingyun helped secure Phoenix Mountain, then Xia Qingyun led an expedition to confront the Serpent Emperor while Xue Chuxin’s forces fought across the northern front.
• Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan killed the Peng Emperor, and the Chen Clan and its allies recovered its remains and strengthened their standing among the major forces.
• Xia Qingyun and Chen Xiaojun coordinated an open campaign in the Xie Luo Mountain Range, drawing Soul Masters and other professionals into a continent-wide purge.
• Yan Wufeng learned of the Chen Clan’s victories and came under attack at Sea Lake Manor as Chen Hong, Shen Tianjun, and their allies launched a coordinated assault.
• Chen Wu, Shen Lang, and Xi Li Dao Gao fought Yan Jiu while the Chen Clan’s forces surrounded the manor, and Lu Xueying and Leng Qingqiu intercepted Yan Qi as he fled.
• Zhuo Qianren pursued Yan Wufeng, while Lu Xueqi and Chen Hong joined the battle and Shen Tianjun sealed the battlefield against Yan Jiu.
• Lu Xueying and her allies killed Xiong Ba, and Yan Jiu died after revealing that he had stayed behind to help Yan Wufeng escape.
• Lu Xueqi, Chen Hong, and Yang Jingxue helped Zhuo Qianren sever Yan Wufeng’s arms, but he escaped by burning his essence blood as the Chen Clan recovered resources and intelligence from the manor.

Chen Xiaojun expanded the Chen Clan’s finances, security alliances, and academy plans while the group prepared for the Gao Ying Competition. Chang’an Academy won its opening match and faced a fierce battle with Ryan Academy, where Xiao Yi kept supporting her team under attack.

• The Chen Clan distributed rewards and opened its crystal card system, while Chen Xiaojun planned clan-backed currency and prepared to launch cigarettes.
• Ma Zhibin refused Ma Tianyang’s demand for half his bounty, and the two agreed to seek the Chen Clan’s help with Ma Wencai’s martial soul evolution.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed a Security Council and a continent-wide vocational academy system, then reached a smaller joint-funding plan with Chen Zixiu and the military region.
• Chen Xiaojun developed plans for the Brocade-Clad Guards and academies while the Chen Clan assessed the costs and coordinated crystal cards with its allies.
• Xia Qingyun revealed that she was Xue Shiqiong’s master, encouraged Xiao Yi to claim her own path, and promised to protect Xue Shiqiong from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Chang’an Academy traveled to Heaven Spirit City, where Chen Mu analyzed rival teams and assigned a counterstrategy for Changyu Academy’s formation.
• Chang’an Academy defeated Changyu Academy with Ma Wencai’s illusion, Gao Cuilan’s mist, and Chen Bin and Chen Shurui’s Wind Fire Sword Wheel.
• Chang’an Academy faced Ryan Academy, where Zhu Wuneng and Du Gu Fu pressured the opposing line and Xiao Yi maintained her Life Force Field while evading Lin Xiao’s spear.

Chang’an Academy defeated a string of rival teams as Xiao Yi revealed her formidable control and sword techniques. The arc ended with Xiao Yi knocked from the arena in the battle against Qing Lin Academy, followed by the tournament’s match schedule and draw rules.

• Zhu Wuneng overwhelmed Ryan Team with Earth Fiend Prison Wheel, Neil Severn and Wang Baoqiang defeated Chang’an’s fighters, and Su Yao surrendered before Xiao Yi healed Ryan Team’s injured members.
• Chang’an Academy defeated Five Mountains and Soren, while Xiao Yi healed Qin Huabin, discussed illusions with Xia Shuyao, and fought Soren’s Ling Han with precision.
• Xiao Yi faced Sky Peak Team alone after Ma Liang fell, rescued him, then used One Thousand and One Nights to knock down the five airborne attackers and secure Tian Feng Academy’s concession.
• Chang’an Academy defeated Nice Academy with Ma Wencai’s Eclipse Shadow Burst, then overcame Skywolf Academy as Xiao Yi froze Xiao Tianjin and Chen Mu defeated Wei Yelin.
• After Chen Xiaojun studied Qing Lin Academy’s Qing Lin Absolute Spear Array, Chang’an Academy trained through repeated losses and prepared to face the Yang Family’s spear formation.
• Yang Yanlang’s Blood Spear Formation injured Chen Mu, Chen Bin, Chen Shurui, and Zhu Wuneng before Xiao Yi froze its attacks, but his final explosion blasted her from the arena and Chen Xiaojun caught her as she collapsed.
• The tournament draw divided the academies into groups of three and set the top three teams’ matchups for Rounds 10, 15, and 20, with each receiving a bye in a different round.

Chang'an Academy survived a brutal showdown with Yue Si, then Chen Xiaojun reshaped the team’s image with a solo victory and led several more wins. As the tournament standings shifted, Five Mountains Academy revealed new strength and its match with Surging Waves began.

• Xiao Yi’s Life Vine Spores collapsed Qing Lin Academy’s Blood Spear Formation, giving Chang’an the victory, and Chen Xiaojun later fielded a weakened lineup that defeated Starfall Academy.
• Chang’an Academy faced Yue Si Academy, where Su Ningxia awakened the Demon Slayer Mark and the Chen brothers’ clash with Yue Pan and Yue Que left all four fighters grievously wounded.
• Chen Mu defeated Zhong Weifeng after their fierce duel, but Zhong Weifeng recovered long enough to secure Yue Si’s victory over Chang’an in the Battle of Bloody Fasinuo.
• Chen Xiaojun and Wang Wei assessed the team’s injuries and weaknesses, while Wang Wei promoted Chang’an’s expanded admissions and Chen Xiaojun arranged academy and commercial initiatives with Yin Duoruo.
• Five Mountains Academy defeated Yue Si’s substitute team and rose into a tie at the top of the rankings with Chang’an, Canghui, and Yue Si.
• Chen Xiaojun refused Xiao Yi’s request to fight and defeated all seven Lyon Academy contestants alone with his Xuantian Frost Realm.
• Chang’an defeated Yueyang Academy and Tide Sound Academy, using Nine Yang Thunderbolt against Yueyang’s barrier and a phoenix sound wall with Chen Xiaojun’s Black Sun Yin Wind Howl against Tide Sound’s formation.
• Five Mountains Academy revealed Zhu Xuanming and Lin Chiluan in its match against Surging Waves, where Xia Shuyao revealed her Soul King strength before Shi Feiyang attacked her with Thousand-faced Asura.