Recaps

Ling Yun said farewell to the people at Shrek Academy and set out alone for Heaven Dou City, hoping to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s resources to grow stronger. He left the academy behind as new dangers and opportunities awaited him.

• Flender gave Ling Yun five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Zhao Wuji and Yu Xiaogang offered their farewells and advice.
• Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Heavy Armor Rhinoceros, and the other students bid Ling Yun farewell.
• Tang San admitted that Ling Yun had won and vowed to surpass him, while Ling Yun calmly accepted the challenge.
• A Qing gave Ling Yun a medicinal sachet and received his encouragement to practice the cultivation technique he had taught her.
• Ling Yun left Shrek Academy and traveled toward Heaven Dou City, intending to draw on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth and resources.

Ling Yun reached Qingshi Town to rest, but his meal was interrupted by an attack from Black Wind Stockade. Moved by the slaughter of innocent townsfolk, he headed toward the fighting.

• Ling Yun traveled north while cultivating and arrived at Qingshi Town to replenish his supplies.
• At a restaurant, Ling Yun overheard travelers discussing Black Wind Stockade and its recent raids.
• Liu Qing and his lackeys tried to intimidate Ling Yun, but he refused to heed them.
• Black Wind Stockade attacked Qingshi Town, and Liu Qing fled with his lackeys.
• Ling Yun sensed the bandits slaughtering townsfolk and walked toward the fiercest fighting.

Ling Yun confronted the bandits ravaging Qingshi Town and killed the One-Eyed Great Chieftain with his bare hands. He left without revealing his name as the grateful townspeople watched, while a connection between Black Wind Stockade and the mysterious Holy Cult was hinted at.

• Ling Yun walked into the bandit-filled town square and defeated the bandits who tried to stop him without using his martial soul.
• Ling Yun offered the One-Eyed Great Chieftain a choice between leaving Qingshi Town forever and dying there.
• The One-Eyed Great Chieftain attacked Ling Yun with his fourth soul skill, but Ling Yun caught and crushed the blade light with his bare hand.
• Ling Yun killed the One-Eyed Great Chieftain and sent the remaining bandits fleeing.
• The townspeople thanked Ling Yun as he left Qingshi Town without giving his name.
• The chapter hinted that the Holy Cult might be connected to Black Wind Stockade.

Ling Yun arrived in Heaven Dou City after a month of travel and gathered information while considering how to approach the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At a public Soul Fighting Arena, he noticed a mysterious girl in a wheelchair, who ordered her servant to investigate him after their eyes met.

• Ling Yun traveled north for a month, strengthening his abilities and maintaining his undefeated record as the Dragon Emperor in local Soul Arenas.
• Ling Yun entered Heaven Dou City, settled into an inn, and used his Spiritual Sense to gather information about the empire, the upcoming tournament, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ling Yun learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was based on Glazed Mountain and was led by Ning Fengzhi, with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong guarding it.
• Ling Yun watched a public Soul Fighting Arena and sensed unusually powerful, icy spiritual power from a girl in a wheelchair.
• The girl noticed Ling Yun watching her and ordered her old servant to investigate him after he left.

Ling Yun visited Glazed Town hoping to make contact with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then saved Ning Rongrong from an assassin. Madam Ning invited him to the sect’s headquarters to thank him, and he began climbing Glazed Mountain with her.

• Ling Yun explored Glazed Town and considered buying a Thick Earth Crystal at a Soul Tool shop.
• Madam Ning arrived at the shop with young Ning Rongrong, who picked out a Glazed Hairpin.
• A gray-clothed assassin attacked Ning Rongrong, but Ling Yun caught the poisoned dagger and wounded the attacker with it.
• Madam Ning thanked Ling Yun for saving her daughter and learned that he was a Rogue Cultivator.
• Madam Ning invited Ling Yun to meet her husband at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he accepted.

Ling Yun met Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong after Madam Ning brought him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and explained how he had saved Ning Rongrong. He declined to join the Sect as a disciple but accepted Ning Fengzhi’s offer to become a Guest Elder, gaining access to its resources while keeping his independence.

• Madam Ning brought Ling Yun and Ning Rongrong to Glazed Hall, where they met Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Madam Ning recounted the assassination attempt, and Ning Fengzhi ordered a thorough investigation while Ning Rongrong praised Ling Yun for saving her.
• Ning Fengzhi and the elders questioned Ling Yun about his background, cultivation, and plans, and he said he was a self-taught Level 30 Soul Elder seeking a quiet place to cultivate.
• Ling Yun declined Ning Fengzhi’s offer to join the Sect and receive personal guidance, asking instead to use its grounds and exchange for cultivation resources.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ling Yun the status of Guest Elder, and Ling Yun accepted, securing a place in Heaven Dou City and access to the Sect’s resources.

After settling into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ling Yun studied its Library Pavilion, gathered materials, and cultivated while learning about hidden powers and ancient secrets. Ning Fengzhi then asked him to coach the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Ling Yun agreed on the condition that they obey him completely.

• Ling Yun explored the Library Pavilion and discovered records about the Lake of Life, the Holy Cult, Self-Condensing Soul Rings, and the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Ling Yun collected medicinal herbs and rare metals, then spent his days cultivating and experimenting with weapon forging.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Ning Rongrong visited Ling Yun as the sect grew accustomed to its new Guest Elder.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ling Yun to serve as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team's specially appointed coach before the tournament.
• Ling Yun agreed to train the team on the condition that its members obey him completely.

Ling Yun arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the team’s special training coach, shocking the members who had previously encountered him. After effortlessly suppressing all ten of them, he began their month of training with a punishing running assignment.

• Ning Fengzhi brought Ling Yun to meet the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team and introduced him as a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Guest Elder and their coach for the next month.
• Yu Tianheng refused to accept Ling Yun as their coach and demanded proof that he was qualified to train them.
• Ling Yun challenged all ten team members to touch his clothes, and Yu Tianheng led them in a combined attack.
• Ling Yun suppressed the entire team with a trace of Dragon Might, leaving them unable to move until he withdrew it.
• Yu Tianheng and the others accepted Ling Yun’s authority, and he ordered them to run one hundred weighted laps before they could have dinner.

Ling Yun put the Heaven Dou Team through a month of brutal training that greatly improved their abilities and teamwork. After they failed to break through his defense in a final assessment, he ended their training and turned his attention to the upcoming tournament and the Child of Destiny.

• Ling Yun subjected the Heaven Dou Team to demanding physical, control, resistance, reaction, and teamwork exercises, while Ye Lingling focused on mental strength and healing precision.
• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others saw their abilities improve and began following Ling Yun's training wholeheartedly as he gave them guidance tailored to their Martial Souls.
• Over a month, the Heaven Dou Team grew more composed and coordinated, and on the final day Ling Yun announced that he would be their opponent for an assessment.
• Yu Tianheng led the seven members in a combined attack, but Ling Yun stopped it with a single push and declared their progress passable, predicting they could reach the tournament's top three unless they faced true monsters.
• The Heaven Dou Team cheered as Ling Yun left, while he looked ahead to the tournament, its possible surprises, and the Child of Destiny.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, and Ling Yun watched the assembled teams while assessing their strongest young Soul Masters. Before leaving, he noticed an unknown gray-clad youth whose concealed aura and strange power made him suspect an unexpected participant had entered the competition.

• Heaven Dou City filled with visiting academy teams as the tournament venue prepared for the opening ceremony.
• Ning Fengzhi took on tournament duties while Ling Yun decided to watch the competition and observe several key teams.
• The tournament opened, and the seeded Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team received a first-round bye.
• Ling Yun spotted the Shrek, Star Luo, and Spirit Hall teams, including Tang San, Dai Weisi, and the Golden Generation.
• Shrek Academy easily defeated a weaker opponent, and Ling Yun grew bored with the one-sided matches.
• Ling Yun noticed a gray-clad youth in another match who concealed his Soul Power and martial soul, then briefly met Ling Yun's gaze.

Ling Yun caught and killed a Holy Spirit Cult infiltrator who had entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect courtyard to investigate him and either control or eliminate him. He learned little about the organization and suspected that a gray-clothed youth at the tournament might also belong to it, leaving him on guard as the competition continued.

• Ling Yun detected a sinister presence outside his courtyard and found a black-clad Soul King sneaking toward his room.
• Ling Yun overpowered the intruder, imprisoned them with Space Imprisonment, and used Soul Searching after they refused to answer his questions.
• Ling Yun learned that the attacker belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult, whose mission was to investigate him and sanctify or eliminate him.
• Ling Yun destroyed the intruder's corpse and suspected that the gray-clothed youth at the tournament might also be connected to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ling Yun returned to cultivation, resolved to stay vigilant, and prepared to destroy the cult if it came after him.

Shrek Academy defeated the Star Luo National Academy team to advance to the top eight after Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and broke through to level forty during battle. As factions took notice of Tang San, Ling Yun focused on the coming clash with Spirit Hall and a mysterious team.

• Shrek Academy won several tournament matches, including against Elephant Armor Sect and Thunder Academy, and the Shrek Seven Devils gained fame.
• Shrek Academy faced Star Luo National Academy, forcing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to fight Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, and his Soul Power broke through to level forty during the match.
• Shrek Academy narrowly defeated Star Luo National Academy and advanced to the top eight, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing won their freedom from their family’s fate.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Tang San’s talent, while Ling Yun warned that his breakthrough and External Soul Bone did not guarantee lasting strength.
• Ling Yun turned his attention to the tournament’s coming clashes with Spirit Hall and the mysterious team connected to the gray-clad youth.

Shadow Academy’s gray-clad youth revealed a deadly, life-draining power as his team upset Element Academy, while Shrek defeated Godwind and advanced. With the semifinal matchups set, Ling Yun suspected the Holy Spirit Cult was using the tournament to pursue a deeper scheme.

• Ling Yun watched Shadow Academy’s gray-clad youth use shadow attacks that drained his opponents’ life force, and suspected his Martial Soul was connected to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• The gray-clad youth defeated four members of Element Academy, including a Soul Ancestor, as Shadow Academy upset them and advanced to the quarterfinals.
• Shrek Academy defeated Feng Xiaotian’s Godwind Academy, with Tang San directing the team’s coordinated attacks and support.
• The semifinals were set as Heaven Dou Royal Academy faced Shadow Academy and Spirit Hall Team faced Shrek Academy.
• Ling Yun suspected the Holy Spirit Cult had placed its agents in the tournament and prepared for trouble.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team faced Shadow Academy in the semifinals, but the gray-robed youth's powerful Shadow Domain put them in danger. Ling Yun secretly threatened the youth, forcing Shadow Academy to concede and sending the Heaven Dou team to the finals, while the Holy Spirit Cult marked Ling Yun as a threat.

• Yu Tianheng led the Heaven Dou team in a coordinated attack against Shadow Academy, while Ye Lingling's soul tool blocked the gray-robed youth's strike.
• The gray-robed youth unleashed his Shadow Domain, weakening the Heaven Dou team and injuring Yu Tianheng as he drained the members' life force.
• Sword Douluo recognized traces of the Power of Rules in the domain, and Ling Yun realized the gray-robed youth was tied to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ling Yun threatened the gray-robed youth through Spiritual Sense, and the youth withdrew his domain and conceded the match.
• The referee declared the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team the winner, while the gray-robed youth left vowing that the Holy Spirit Cult would not let Ling Yun go.

After the Spirit Hall Team defeated Shrek Academy, Ling Yun considered the dangers ahead and was confronted by Tang Hao and Bibi Dong on a cliff. He rejected Bibi Dong’s offer to join Spirit Hall and turned his thoughts toward the Divine Realm.

• The Spirit Hall Team’s Golden Generation defeated the Shrek Seven Devils, setting up the final against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.
• Ling Yun reflected on the coming threats and the opportunities he would need to pursue after the tournament.
• Tang Hao and Bibi Dong arrived and questioned Ling Yun about his connection to Tang San and his unusual strength.
• Tang Hao unleashed his Divine Slaughter's Domain, but Ling Yun remained unaffected, and Bibi Dong intervened before Tang Hao left.
• Bibi Dong offered to make Ling Yun her disciple and possible successor as Pope, but Ling Yun declined.
• After Bibi Dong departed, Ling Yun dismissed the idea that he could be controlled and contemplated visiting the Divine Realm.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team was overwhelmed by Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation in the finals, until Ling Yun intervened after a gray-robed youth attacked Ye Lingling. Ling Yun protected her, broke the Demon Charm fusion skill, and declared Spirit Hall the champion, leaving the continent stunned by his strength.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team launched a full assault, but Hu Liena’s charm and the Golden Generation’s attacks quickly injured or eliminated four teammates.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Demon Charm Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, leaving Ye Lingling alone in the arena.
• Ye Lingling used her self-created Begonia Guardian: Restraint to withstand Demon Charm’s Moon Blades, but her defenses began to fail.
• A gray-robed youth rushed from the stands to attack Ye Lingling, and Ling Yun appeared to knock him away and break the Demon Charm fusion.
• Ling Yun healed Ye Lingling, declared Spirit Hall the champion, and stunned the arena as his name spread across the continent.

Ling Yun’s actions in the tournament shook the continent, drawing admiration, fear, and hostility from powerful factions while he continued cultivating. After learning Tang Hao had taken Tang San toward the Star Dou Great Forest, Ling Yun prepared to leave the sect and seek new opportunities.

• News of Ling Yun’s victory spread across the continent, prompting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Empire, Spirit Hall, Shrek Academy, and other factions to react.
• Tang San became more withdrawn and pushed himself harder in cultivation after hearing about Ling Yun’s strength.
• Ling Yun returned to cultivation, judging that he still needed to grow stronger despite his concealed Soul Power Level of forty and his new Origin Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ling Yun that Tang Hao had taken Tang San toward the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring.
• Ling Yun told Ning Fengzhi to keep watching Tang Hao and Tang San and to prepare maps and information about the Extreme North and the ocean.
• Ling Yun decided to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek opportunities and continue his training.

Ling Yun left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after giving Ye Lingling a protective jade pendant, then traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest seeking the Lake of Life and hoping to check on Xiao Wu. Near the forest’s core, he sensed Tang Hao, Xiao Wu, and a powerful soul beast already engaged in battle and hurried toward them.

• Ling Yun gave Ye Lingling a jade pendant and encouraged her to cultivate before leaving the pavilion.
• Ling Yun said farewell to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, then departed Heaven Dou City.
• Ling Yun traveled through the mountains, training against soul beasts along the way.
• Ling Yun entered the Star Dou Great Forest and sensed the Lake of Life’s powerful life energy.
• Ling Yun detected Tang Hao, Xiao Wu, and a powerful soul beast fighting, then sped toward the battle.

Ling Yun arrived at the Lake of Life as Tang Hao tried to kill Xiao Wu for her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone. Ling Yun intervened, and the chapter ended with him meeting Tang Hao’s full-force hammer strike head-on.

• Tang Hao defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python and injured the Titan Giant Ape while Xiao Wu and Tang San watched.
• Tang Hao revealed that he had targeted Xiao Wu for her soul ring and soul bone, and Tang San shielded her from him.
• Ling Yun appeared at the Lake of Life and ordered Tang Hao to leave, declaring that he would protect Xiao Wu and the soul beasts.
• Tang Hao unleashed his ninth soul skill, Haotian Sky-Overlord Strike, against Ling Yun.
• Ling Yun used Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave and Dragon God Sky-Rending Claw together to meet Tang Hao’s hammer strike.

Ling Yun defeated Tang Hao in a clash of their strongest attacks and drove him and Tang San from the Star Dou Great Forest. After thanking Ling Yun for saving them, Xiao Wu watched as an ancient presence awakened in the Lake of Life and recognized the aura of the Dragon God in him.

• Tang Hao struck Ling Yun with his ninth soul skill, but Ling Yun met the hammer with the Dragon God Sky-Rending Claw and Dragon Emperor Earthshaker Wave.
• The collision devastated the area around the Lake of Life, and Tang Hao was badly injured and defeated while Ling Yun remained standing.
• Tang Hao admitted defeat, threatened Ling Yun, and fled with Tang San rather than risk a deadly fight.
• Ling Yun chose not to pursue them, and Xiao Wu thanked him for saving her and the others.
• A powerful presence awakened in the Lake of Life and remarked that Ling Yun's power carried an aura of the Dragon God.
• Ling Yun recognized the awakening presence as Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, and prepared for a conversation about the lake's secret.

Ling Yun met the Silver Dragon King's Spiritual Sense at the Lake of Life and negotiated permission to absorb some of its life energy in exchange for helping the Soul Beast Race if it faced annihilation. He began cultivating on the lake's central island while Xiao Wu worried about her future and Tang San.

• The Silver Dragon King questioned Ling Yun about his unusual Dragon God aura, and he explained that his power had evolved.
• After Ling Yun said he sought the Lake of Life's origin energy, the Silver Dragon King allowed him to cultivate there if he protected the lake's foundation and promised to aid the Soul Beast Race in a future catastrophe.
• Xiao Wu led Ling Yun to the island at the lake's heart, while Er Ming carried the injured Da Ming after them.
• Ling Yun absorbed the island's dense life energy, strengthening his Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor and Chaos Dragon God Martial Souls.
• Xiao Wu thanked Ling Yun and voiced her worry about Tang San, and Ling Yun told her that strength was necessary for her to choose her own path.

Ling Yun cultivated on the central island of Lake of Life and solidified both his Origin Soul Rings at the ten-thousand-year level, greatly increasing his strength. He left cultivation strong enough to challenge an ordinary Titled Douluo, while Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming watched in awe.

• Ling Yun used the lake's life energy to strengthen the origins of the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor and the Chaos Dragon God.
• Ling Yun's Begonia Revival grew powerful enough to nearly regenerate severed limbs and remove most negative conditions, while his dragon skills gained destructive force.
• After half a month, Ling Yun's Second Origin Soul Ring for the Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor and First Origin Soul Ring for the Chaos Dragon God both solidified at the ten-thousand-year level.
• Ling Yun rose from cultivation and assessed his new power, though his displayed Soul Power Level remained disguised as being in the forties.
• Xiao Wu ran over after sensing Ling Yun's increased strength, while Da Ming and Er Ming regarded him with awe.

Ling Yun descended to the Lake of Life’s source core and used the Chaos Dragon God and Nine-Heart Begonia Emperor powers to stabilize Gu Yuena’s rampaging energy. After thanking him, Gu Yuena proposed a true deal, leaving Ling Yun to ask what she wanted.

• The Lake of Life shook as Gu Yuena’s source power surged out of control, and she called to Ling Yun for help.
• Ling Yun plunged into the lake and reached Gu Yuena’s source core, where Dragon God resentment was destabilizing her.
• Following Gu Yuena’s instructions, Ling Yun guided his powers into the silver light and soothed its destructive energy.
• Gu Yuena’s source core calmed and its cracks began to heal, though Ling Yun was left drained.
• Gu Yuena thanked Ling Yun, warned that the God Realm might return its attention to the place, and proposed a true deal.
• Ling Yun asked Gu Yuena what the deal was.

Ling Yun and the Silver Dragon King negotiated an alliance to help secure a future path of survival for the Soul Beast Race. After establishing a soul contract, she began sharing her insights into the Dragon God's power and elemental laws, leaving Ling Yun immersed in comprehension.

• The Silver Dragon King revealed that human gods had conspired against the Dragon God and suppressed the Soul Beast Race, then asked Ling Yun to help them survive.
• Ling Yun agreed to aid the Soul Beast Race when he was strong enough, in exchange for its support, secrecy about his abilities, and knowledge of the Dragon God and God Realm.
• The Silver Dragon King accepted Ling Yun's conditions, and they established a Soul Contract linking their fates.
• The Silver Dragon King transmitted her first insights into the Dragon God's power and the origins of the seven elements to Ling Yun.
• Ling Yun absorbed the knowledge, deepening his understanding of power while his Soul Power Level remained unchanged.

After seven days of studying the Dragon God Laws, Ling Yun strengthened his command of elemental, life, vibration, and spatial powers. He accepted a Dragon Scale from the Silver Dragon King and left the Star Dou Great Forest for the Extreme North, where powerful rulers awaited.

• Ling Yun spent seven days comprehending the Dragon God Laws, improving his combat abilities and gaining preliminary control over the elements and life energy.
• The Silver Dragon King warned Ling Yun to keep a low profile, cautioned him about Ice Empress and Snow Empress, and gave him a Dragon Scale that could summon her aid.
• Ling Yun told Xiao Wu to consider a future in the human world and wished Da Ming and Er Ming well before leaving the island.
• Ling Yun flew north toward the Extreme North to seek battles and opportunities to grow stronger.