Recaps

Jiang Zhen arrived in Spirit City with Bi Ji and Zi Ji and used his Worshipper status to enter the Worship Hall’s secluded quarters. At the Grand Finals opening ceremony, he watched from the VIP seats as the tournament began, while Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong considered his unusual companions and influence.

• Jiang Zhen presented Qian Daoliu’s Honorary Worshipper Token and had a guard escort him, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji to guest rooms near the Worship Hall.
• After three days of rest, the participating academies gathered at the Finals Venue for the tournament’s drawing ceremony.
• Jiang Zhen ignored the draw and watched from a VIP seat beside Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, with Bi Ji and Zi Ji accompanying him.
• Chen Xin warned Ning Fengzhi that Bi Ji and Zi Ji concealed powerful auras, and Ning Fengzhi wondered how deep Jiang Zhen’s strength and influence ran.
• Bibi Dong watched Jiang Zhen from the Papal Palace viewing platform and reflected on her complicated feelings toward him.
• A red-robed bishop announced the Grand Finals’ opening and prepared to announce the first-round matchups and byes.

Shrek faced the Star Luo Team in a Grand Finals match that carried life-or-death stakes for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. After Shrek’s attempted Hell White Tiger fusion failed, Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and Eight Spider Lances and launched a desperate counterattack, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing before the match began.
• The Star Luo Team’s six Soul Ancestors overwhelmed Shrek, injuring Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing and stopping the others’ attacks.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s attempted fusion failed and injured them.
• As the Hell White Tiger prepared to strike, Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San charged the Hell White Tiger and brought the Clear Sky Hammer down toward its head, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun dodged Tang San’s full-powered hammer strike and defeated him, while Yu Xiaogang tried to use his Spirit Hall Elder Token to demand the Star Luo Team’s disqualification. Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to reclaim the token, and a cold voice told Yu Xiaogang that he was no longer an elder.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun evaded Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, then struck him unconscious with the Hell White Tiger.
• Liu Erlong carried the injured Tang San away for treatment and declared that Blue Tyrant Academy forfeited.
• Yu Xiaogang raised his Spirit Hall Elder Token and accused the Star Luo Team of attempted murder, but the referee ruled that their attack followed the competition rules.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to take Yu Xiaogang’s Elder Token back after he finished making a scene.
• Yu Xiaogang stood humiliated as a cold voice told him, “Now... you're not.”

Jiang Zhen became intrigued by the hidden aura of Xiao Wu and ordered Zi Ji to capture her. Zi Ji brought the terrified Xiao Wu to the courtyard, where Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji examined her.

• Yue Guan reclaimed Yu Xiaogang’s Elder Token by order of the Pope, leaving Yu Xiaogang shocked.
• Jiang Zhen noticed Xiao Wu’s hidden rabbit form, while Bi Ji sensed unusual auras in Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• Jiang Zhen ordered Zi Ji to capture Xiao Wu, and Zi Ji reluctantly obeyed after he slapped her backside.
• Zi Ji returned to the courtyard carrying Xiao Wu, who trembled as Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji approached to inspect her.

Jiang Zhen captured Xiao Wu and planned to keep her until Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling could absorb her Spirit Ring, then encouraged his team before taking them to the Seven Treasures Grand Hotel. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi learning that Jiang Zhen was dining there and reacting with a knowing smile.

• Jiang Zhen asked Bi Ji whether he should keep Xiao Wu for Dugu Yan or Ye Lingling to kill and absorb her Spirit Ring, and Bi Ji agreed despite her pity for Xiao Wu.
• Zi Ji knocked Xiao Wu unconscious, bound her, and reinforced the seal on her Soul Power before staying behind to guard her.
• Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji visited Dugu Yan, Jiang Lingxi, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling, praised their progress, and promised each a grand prize if they won the championship.
• Jiang Zhen took the girls and Bi Ji to the Seven Treasures Grand Hotel, where an attendant recognized him as Taiyi Douluo and sent word to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi, who had withdrawn Ning Rongrong from Blue Tyrant Academy after the first-round matches, heard that Jiang Zhen was at the hotel and smiled meaningfully.

Jiang Zhen met Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi subtly tried to recruit him and gauge his position. Elsewhere, Blue Tyrant Academy searched for the missing Xiao Wu, and Tang San awoke to the news, overwhelmed by despair as black energy spread from his body.

• Jiang Zhen left his private room to meet Ning Fengzhi, who introduced Ning Rongrong and spoke with Jiang Zhen while probing his views and considering his strength.
• Liu Erlong ordered a search after the injured Blue Tyrant Academy team discovered Xiao Wu was missing, but Yu Xiaogang and the others found no clues.
• Tang San woke and asked about Xiao Wu, then spat blood when Yu Xiaogang told him she had disappeared.
• Tang San blamed the tournament for the tragedies that had befallen his companions and father, and faint black energy began spreading around him.

Ning Fengzhi failed to persuade Jiang Zhen to let Ning Rongrong join his team or serve him, but he secured a friendly connection with a VIP card. Later, Jiang Zhen returned to his courtyard and found Qian Daoliu waiting for him at night.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Ning Rongrong’s talent and asked Jiang Zhen to let her join his team, but Jiang Zhen politely refused.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to have Ning Rongrong serve Jiang Zhen as a maid, but Jiang Zhen refused again and accepted a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect VIP card instead.
• Jiang Zhen returned to the private room and joked with Jiang Lingxi about the card before Dugu Yan explained its thirty-percent discount.
• Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji escorted Dugu Yan and the others back to their hotel, then returned to their courtyard and found Qian Daoliu waiting there.
• Jiang Zhen sent Bi Ji to rest, poured himself tea, and asked Qian Daoliu why he had come at night.

Qian Daoliu brought Qian Renxue to ask Jiang Zhen for help improving her cultivation potential and offered her in marriage in exchange. Jiang Zhen rejected the proposal and criticized her years spent infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving Qian Renxue shaken as she departed with her grandfather.

• Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Renxue into Jiang Zhen’s courtyard and asked Jiang Zhen to share whatever resources had helped his followers advance and evolve their Martial Souls.
• Jiang Zhen refused Qian Daoliu’s request, arguing that his honorary title did not obligate him to help the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu offered to betroth Qian Renxue to Jiang Zhen, embarrassing her and prompting her to protest.
• Jiang Zhen rejected the match and called Qian Renxue’s years of undercover work unwise, prompting her to defend her goal of taking the Heaven Dou Empire without bloodshed.
• Qian Renxue faltered under Jiang Zhen’s calm scrutiny, and Qian Daoliu left the courtyard with her after Jiang Zhen ended the conversation.

The Makeshift Team forfeited the individual matches, then defeated the Star Luo Team in the losers’ bracket team final to reach the Grand Finals against Spirit Hall. Though its members were badly exhausted and injured, Bi Ji restored most of their strength with Emerald Light, leaving Spirit Hall stunned ahead of the championship match.

• The Makeshift Team forfeited the individual elimination matches, while Spirit Hall defeated the Star Luo Team to claim the first Grand Finals slot.
• Dugu Yan, Jiang Lingxi, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling fought the Star Luo Team, with Dugu Yan poisoning the Hell White Tiger and Jiang Lingxi piercing it with her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Lan Xi bound the remaining Star Luo members with vines, forcing them to concede and sending the Makeshift Team into the Grand Finals.
• The four Makeshift Team members left the arena exhausted and injured, while Xie Yue and Yan expected Spirit Hall to win the next day.
• Bi Ji used Emerald Light to restore the four girls’ Soul Power and heal most of their injuries, stunning Spirit Hall and the nearby onlookers.

The Makeshift Team faced Spirit Hall Academy in the tournament championship match and overcame their numerical disadvantage to defeat the Golden Generation. The chapter ended with the referee declaring the four girls champions.

• Hu Liena ordered Spirit Hall Academy to split the battlefield and target Lan Xi and Ye Lingling while she, Xie Yue, and Yan attacked Dugu Yan and Jiang Lingxi.
• Lan Xi revealed her Blue Silver Overlord Spear, and Ye Lingling used her Jade Swan Wings to fly above the fight and heal her as Lan Xi held off four Soul Ancestors.
• Dugu Yan’s poison and Jiang Lingxi’s Golden Dragon Spear weakened Demonic Charm, and the two defeated Xie Yue and Hu Liena after the fusion skill collapsed.
• Dugu Yan and Jiang Lingxi joined the fight against Yan while Lan Xi continued battling the four Soul Ancestors with Ye Lingling’s support.
• Dugu Yan and Jiang Lingxi forced Yan to concede, and Lan Xi defeated the remaining Spirit Hall fighters, securing the championship for the Makeshift Team.

Jiang Lingxi, Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling celebrated their championship victory after defeating Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, while Bi Ji revealed her strength as the Jade Douluo and healed both teams. Jiang Lingxi accepted the tournament’s three Spirit Bones for the Makeshift Team and turned down Bibi Dong’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, reaffirming that she would follow Jiang Zhen.

• Jiang Lingxi, Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling embraced after winning the tournament final against Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Bi Ji revealed her nine Spirit Rings and Jade Swan spirit, healed both teams, and identified herself to Ning Fengzhi as the Jade Douluo.
• Bibi Dong declared the Makeshift Team the champions and asked Jiang Lingxi to join Spirit Hall.
• Jiang Lingxi declined, saying she would go wherever A Zhen went, and accepted the three Spirit Bones as the team’s champion reward.
• Bibi Dong invited Jiang Lingxi to visit the Papal Palace, while the crowd’s greed for the Spirit Bones subsided under the protection of Jiang Zhen and Bi Ji.

At the victory banquet in Spirit City, Shui Bing'er asked Jiang Zhen to let her follow him in cultivation, and he invited her to seek him out in Heaven Dou City if her family agreed. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fled through the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest with a pursuer’s presence close behind.

• Mizuki thanked Jiang Zhen and the four girls at Skywater Academy’s victory banquet, while Dugu Bo celebrated Dugu Yan’s achievement and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan recovered from his injuries.
• The Skywater Team danced at the banquet, and Dugu Yan, Jiang Lingxi, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling joined them.
• Jiang Zhen reflected on the tournament and the scattered Shrek team, including Xiao Wu’s disappearance and Tang San’s departure with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Shui Bing'er asked Jiang Zhen to follow him in cultivation, and he told her to discuss it with her family and Dean Shui before finding him in Heaven Dou City.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fled along a rugged path near the Star Dou Great Forest as an unseen pursuer continued to follow them.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun cornered Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhu Zhuqing killed herself and Dai Weisi killed his brother. One month later, Davis was named Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire.

• Dai Weisi’s forces surrounded the exhausted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Weisi mocked his younger brother while Zhu Zhuyun condemned Zhu Zhuqing’s faith in him.
• Dai Mubai begged Dai Weisi to spare his life, and Dai Weisi kicked him aside as Zhu Zhuqing lost her remaining hope.
• Zhu Zhuyun offered Zhu Zhuqing their childhood dagger, and Zhu Zhuqing used it to take her own life.
• Dai Weisi killed Dai Mubai, ordered his guards to clean up, and left the forest with Zhu Zhuyun.
• One month later, the Star Luo Empire named Davis Crown Prince for his service in the Soul Master Academy Tournament.

After returning to Heaven Dou City from their journey, Jiang Zhen parted ways with Bi Ji and Jiang Lingxi when they left for the Star Dou Great Forest. Left alone with Jiang Zhen, Zi Ji struggled with his teasing, while he announced that he was going to Sunset Forest.

• Jiang Zhen and the others quietly returned to Heaven Dou City, where Ye Lingling went back to the Ye family and Xiao Wu remained locked in the basement.
• Bi Ji told Jiang Zhen she would take Jiang Lingxi back to the Star Dou Great Forest, and the two left the next day.
• With Bi Ji and Jiang Lingxi gone, Dugu Yan and Lan Xi sorted their souvenirs while Zi Ji felt uneasy being alone around Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen teased Zi Ji about her outfit and her reaction to his closeness, leaving her flustered and confused.
• Jiang Zhen told Zi Ji he was going to Sunset Forest, and Zi Ji concluded that he had provoked her on purpose.

Jiang Zhen returned to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye to cultivate toward Level 99 and was drawn into a remnant-soul space by the Water Dragon King. After learning about true Yin-Yang fusion and Creative Power, he received the Fire Dragon King's Dragon Core and began cultivating beneath the Water Dragon King's skeleton.

• Jiang Zhen reunited with Ice Empress and Snow Empress, then told them he would enter seclusion to break through to Level 99.
• Jiang Zhen descended into the ice spring, where the Water Dragon King's remnant soul pulled him into a space shared with the Fire Dragon King.
• The Water Dragon King explained that true Yin-Yang fusion required unity of intent and principle, and described Creative Power as a deeper balance of creation and destruction.
• Jiang Zhen told the Dragon Kings that Gu Yue Na, the Silver Dragon King, was alive and recovering in the Star Dou Great Forest's Core Zone.
• The Fire Dragon King gave Jiang Zhen her Dragon Core and asked him to protect the Dragon Race, especially Gu Yue Na.
• Jiang Zhen returned to the ice spring, stored the Fire Dragon King's Dragon Core, and began cultivating beneath the Water Dragon King's skull.

Overcome by grief and resentment over Tang Hao’s disappearance, Xiao Wu’s disappearance, and his defeat, Tang San was approached by the Rakshasa God and accepted her Divine Position. He returned to the lakeside with a Rakshasa mark, and his first trial required him to devour a portion of Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.

• Tang San’s grief and resentment erupted at the secluded lake, releasing an ominous purple-black aura.
• The Rakshasa God drew Tang San into her space and offered him her Divine Position in exchange for power to take revenge.
• Tang San accepted the offer, and the Rakshasa God sent divine energy into him, leaving a mark on his forehead.
• Back at the lake, Tang San heard that the first Rakshasa God's Nine Trials condition was to devour one portion of Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.

Tang San received a Rakshasa trial demanding Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang’s Golden Sacred Dragon Origin, while Jiang Zhen began condensing a Life Soul Core to reach Level 99. Jiang Zhen’s cultivation stirred a massive elemental disturbance that woke the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

• Tang San learned he had one year to devour part of the Golden Sacred Dragon Origin or lose five Soul Power levels and suffer Rakshasa Demonic Fire.
• Tang San realized the origin belonged to his mentor, Yu Xiaogang, and struggled between pursuing power and betraying him.
• Jiang Zhen began condensing a Life Soul Core in his lower energy center to complete a triangular circuit with his Water and Ice Soul Cores.
• Jiang Zhen’s attempt triggered violent Ice, Fire, and Life energy throughout the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye valley.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings awoke as their remnant-soul space shook from Jiang Zhen’s energy fluctuation.

Jiang Zhen’s attempt to condense a Life Soul Core triggered a world-shaking energy disturbance and a special lightning punishment of life and destruction. He emerged from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye to face the first strike, as the unstable core began resisting the attack.

• The energy disturbance alarmed the Dragon Kings, the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, and others around the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Dark-purple clouds formed above the spring, gathering a special lightning punishment that combined life and destruction after Jiang Zhen touched the Plane Rules.
• Jiang Zhen sensed his cracked Life Soul Core Prototype and the danger of the gathering tribulation, then rose from beneath the spring to face it in the sky.
• A petite figure stood atop the thunder eye and concealed something with a wave of her hand.
• The first Ice Crystal Lightning Tribulation struck Jiang Zhen, freezing his Soul Power and attacking his meridians, but his Life Soul Core Prototype erupted in resistance.

Jiang Zhen stabilized his three Soul Cores by creating an Energy Loop that absorbed, refined, and circulated energy. He used the Thunder Tribulation to temper his body and Soul Power, and faced its third level after his breakthrough had largely succeeded.

• The Life Soul Core repaired itself by absorbing the Thunder Tribulation’s trace of life Origin, while the Water, Ice, and Life Soul Cores clashed over the Elemental Tide’s energy.
• Jiang Zhen guided the three Soul Cores into an Energy Loop that absorbed energy, solidified it, transformed it into Life Primordial Power, and fed it back to the cores.
• The synchronized Energy Loop calmed the Elemental Tide, and Jiang Zhen deliberately triggered the second level of the Thunder Tribulation.
• Jiang Zhen drew the lightning into his Energy Loop, allowing it to temper his body, transform his Soul Power, and strengthen his Spiritual Power.
• As the third level of the Thunder Tribulation descended, Jiang Zhen’s Life Soul Core had fully solidified and his three Soul Cores formed a stable Energy Matrix.

Jiang Zhen completed his breakthrough to the Demigod realm and endured the final lightning tribulations. As powerful figures investigated the energy wave in Heaven Dou City, a drunken Yu Xiaogang was lured into a trap by Scarface and his thugs.

• Jiang Zhen merged Yin and Yang, shattered the Level 99 barrier, and reached the Demigod realm as the Water Dragon King Dragon Core began transforming his Soul Power into Divine Power.
• Jiang Zhen absorbed six lightning tribulations that tempered his body and Spiritual Sense before the tribulation cloud dispersed.
• Qian Renxue learned that a powerful energy fluctuation had come from Sunset Forest and wondered if Jiang Zhen had caused it.
• Gu Rong left Seven Treasures Mountain to investigate the disturbance after Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi discussed its danger.
• Yu Xiaogang drank alone and lamented his losses, his estrangement from Tang San, and his inability to accept Liu Erlong.
• Scarface and his thugs deceived the drunken Yu Xiaogang and hauled him toward a concealed room in the tavern.

Jiang Zhen survived his tribulation and broke through to the Demigod realm, then reunited with Bing'er and accepted her affectionate reward. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was left battered and helpless in the tavern after Scar Brother and the other men left.

• Jiang Zhen descended after his breakthrough, and Snow Empress asked if he had reached the Demigod realm.
• Jiang Zhen confirmed his breakthrough, shocking Bing'er, Snow Empress, the Sea Princess, and the others.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King acknowledged Jiang Zhen before leaving with Demon Empress and Lan Fozi.
• Jiang Zhen teased Bing'er for a reward, and she kissed his cheeks and lips while Snow Empress blushed nearby.
• Scar Brother and the other men left Yu Xiaogang battered and helpless in the tavern room.

After enduring a brutal assault, Yu Xiaogang staggered toward Blue Tyrant Academy and found Tang San embracing Tang Yuehua at the gates. Tang San hid his connection to Yu Xiaogang from his aunt, while Yu Xiaogang watched with growing resentment.

• Yu Xiaogang woke injured and humiliated after Scarface and his gang assaulted him, then blamed them and vowed revenge.
• Yu Xiaogang made his way through Heaven Dou City toward Blue Tyrant Academy, concealing his injuries and appearance.
• Tang Yuehua recognized Tang San as her nephew by his resemblance to Tang Hao and embraced him at the academy gates.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San and Tang Yuehua from the street corner and grew jealous and resentful.
• Tang Yuehua asked Tang San whether he knew Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San called him irrelevant while privately resolving to deal with him.

Tang San summoned Yu Xiaogang to his room and revealed that he intended to take Yu Xiaogang’s Golden Sacred Dragon Origin. Yu Xiaogang was left bound and helpless as Tang San prepared to claim it.

• Tang San escorted Tang Yuehua into Blue Tyrant Academy while Yu Xiaogang watched, furious at being ignored but suppressing his anger because he still needed Tang San.
• A gate guard mistook the filthy Yu Xiaogang for a beggar before recognizing him and letting him enter the academy.
• After cleaning himself up, Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San wanted to consult him and reluctantly went to Tang San’s room.
• Tang San locked the door, approached Yu Xiaogang from behind, and trapped him with Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Tang San told the terrified Yu Xiaogang that he had come to borrow his Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.

Tang San drained Yu Xiaogang’s life, Soul Power, and Golden Sacred Dragon Origin to activate the Rakshasa God’s First Trial, leaving Yu Xiaogang dead and Tang San at the Level Forty bottleneck. After disposing of the corpse, Tang San left with Tang Yuehua for the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tang San bound Yu Xiaogang and pierced him with his Eight Spider Lances, draining his vitality and Golden Sacred Dragon Origin.
• Tang San absorbed Yu Xiaogang’s power for two and a half hours while Yu Xiaogang died from the extraction.
• Tang San’s Soul Power rose from Level Thirty-Eight to the Level Forty bottleneck, and the Rakshasa God’s First Trial activated with a ten-year deadline to reach Titled Douluo.
• Tang San dealt with Yu Xiaogang’s corpse, found Tang Yuehua, and left the academy with her for the Clear Sky Sect.

Jiang Zhen returned to Dugu Bo's residence with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress and reunited with Bi Ji and Jiang Lingxi. He found Zi Ji exhausting Lan Xi and Dugu Yan with combat training, then chased Zi Ji after she fled from his promise to avenge them.

• Jiang Zhen introduced the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to Bi Ji and Jiang Lingxi, while Jiang Lingxi clung possessively to his arm.
• Jiang Zhen and the others found Lan Xi and Dugu Yan bruised and exhausted from Zi Ji's repeated sparring sessions.
• Jiang Zhen offered to spar with Zi Ji, prompting her to flee, and then pursued her.
• Bi Ji healed Lan Xi and Dugu Yan as they thanked her and watched Jiang Zhen and Zi Ji disappear.