Recaps

Su Cheng entered Spirit Hall, made Qian Renxue his disciple, and advanced his research into exceeding Soul Ring limits and repairing his Martial Soul. After completing his Third Ring simulation and transforming his sword, he bargained with Bibi Dong for a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring for Qian Renxue and continued planning around Yu Xiaogang.

• Su Cheng joined Spirit Hall on the condition that he could use its library and take a talented disciple, then challenged Qian Renxue and defeated her with his sword techniques.
• Su Cheng persuaded Qian Renxue to become his disciple by appealing to her loneliness, and she revealed that Bibi Dong had ordered her to impersonate Xue Qinghe and seize the Heaven Dou throne.
• Su Cheng confronted Bibi Dong over Qian Renxue’s mission, endured her illusion, and gave her his research on absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as a fourth ring.
• Su Cheng rejected a quest to drive Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue into conflict, guided Qian Renxue for three years, and completed the simulation as she reached Soul Power Level 40.
• Su Cheng advised Hu Liena on her Second Soul Ring, then absorbed a 5,000-year Cloud Pattern Copper Horn Rhinoceros Soul Ring and transformed his Broken Sword through Martial Soul Completion.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Cheng how he had remedied his Martial Soul mutation, and he refused to share the method without compensation.
• Su Cheng bargained for a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring and accepted Bibi Dong’s offer on Qian Renxue’s behalf, then considered how Yu Xiaogang could serve his plans.

Su Cheng guided Qian Renxue to godhood and engineered her final confrontation with Bibi Dong, then died after destroying Qian Renxue’s divine core. Both women later awoke with fragments of the Simulator’s memories, while Su Cheng returned to the past and began rebuilding his path at Notting College.

• Qian Renxue absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring with Su Cheng’s help, gained External Soul Bone wings, and sparred with him before learning his meridian-based combat method.
• Su Cheng traveled with Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, treated Dugu Bo and his son, and prepared potions before visiting Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Qian Renxue discovered Su Cheng’s diaries and learned that Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji, while Su Cheng returned and urged her to grow strong enough to uncover the truth herself.
• Qian Renxue became Angel God after completing the Angel Nine Trials, and Bibi Dong emerged from her Rakshasa trial as Su Cheng prepared Qian Renxue to face her.
• Bibi Dong confessed to killing Qian Xunji and attacked Qian Renxue, so Su Cheng sacrificed his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to take a fatal blow meant for her.
• Su Cheng revealed his manipulation of Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Renxue killed Bibi Dong before Su Cheng shattered her godhood and died, followed by Qian Renxue’s suicide.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue awoke from dreams containing fragments of the Simulator’s memories, while Su Cheng exited the Simulator in a remote village and awakened two Martial Souls.
• Su Cheng enrolled at Notting College, confronted Tang San in the work-study dormitory, stabilized his Sword Intent through fear, and sought a Soul Hunting Token from a black-market dealer.

Su Cheng entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy, joined Ning Fengzhi’s circle, and gained Dugu Bo’s support by offering to treat his and Dugu Yan’s poison. The arc left Su Cheng working to secure rare herbs that might improve Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul while preparing to investigate its evolution.

• Su Cheng absorbed the Genshan Earth Suppressing Dragon’s Soul Ring, later defeated Tang San in a spar, and left for Heaven Dou City after earning a third Soul Ring.
• Su Cheng enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, impressed its staff with his strength, and met Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.
• Su Cheng became Chen Xin’s disciple, learned the basics of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Distraction Control Skill, and helped Ning Rongrong enroll at the academy.
• Su Cheng recognized Qian Renxue beneath her Xue Qinghe disguise, while she recognized him and considered him a threat.
• Su Cheng joined Royal Fight Team One and gave potions to Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Ye Lingling, helping Ning Rongrong advance and easing Dugu Yan’s poison symptoms.
• Su Cheng identified Dugu Bo’s poisoning and offered to treat him and Dugu Yan at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, asking Dugu Bo to protect him and keep his ability secret.
• Su Cheng warned Dugu Bo that Xue Qinghe might be responsible for the princes’ deaths and proposed that Dugu Bo help Xue Beng and involve the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Su Cheng arranged for Dugu Bo to stay at the academy and promised rare herbs that might raise Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul potential, then resolved to study its evolution.

Su Cheng exposed Qian Renxue’s identity, helped Ning Rongrong evolve her Martial Soul, and left the conflict in Heaven Dou City behind. In a new simulation, he manipulated Zhu Zhuqing’s circumstances to build her resolve, and she ended the stretch by challenging him to a duel.

• Su Cheng’s anonymous letter exposed Qian Renxue’s identity to herself, and she abandoned her Heaven Dou City mission to pursue him and Ning Rongrong.
• Qian Renxue confronted Su Cheng in Sunset Forest, but their fight ended when her unstable aura calmed and she left with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Su Cheng gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and she evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Su Cheng entered a simulation as the emperor’s illegitimate son, joined Star Luo Junior Royal Academy, and set out to influence Zhu Zhuqing.
• Su Cheng isolated and pressured Zhu Zhuqing at the academy, then used a disguise as Zhu Hongtao to encourage her to build influence and trust no one completely.
• Zhu Zhuqing began gathering allies and punishing Su Cheng’s followers, while Su Cheng gave her the Nirvana Sutra and potions and set a deadline for cooperation.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Su Cheng from striking Zhang San San and challenged him to a duel in three months, then apologized for injuring him and asked whether he had deliberately given her the chance.