Recaps

Li Xun strengthened himself through the Blue Silver King’s sacrifice while negotiating with Qian Renxue and expanding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s plans. After defending Yang Qianjun from the Strength Clan, he began investigating how Martial Souls transformed external energy.

• Li Xun confirmed that Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji and discussed Spirit Hall’s plans with Dugu Bo before negotiating a restaurant partnership and possible alliance with Qian Renxue.
• Li Xun arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to purchase and reproduce Tang San’s Hidden Weapons, then planned a large factory and a new source of strength for the sect.
• Li Xun brought Ah Yin to the Blue Silver King, persuaded it to sacrifice itself, and survived the process by directing its energy through his body.
• Li Xun gained a black Fifth Spirit Ring, a spirit bone, greater Spiritual Power, and the Azure Spear, which he demonstrated to Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo.
• Qian Renxue struggled to secure Spirit Hall’s approval for her agreement with Li Xun, who offered the sect’s Titled Douluo to support her and secretly revealed that he planned to hunt his sixth Spirit Ring.
• Li Xun defeated Tai Nuo after the Strength Clan attacked Yang Qianjun and warned Yang Qianjun and Bai Jing to let Yang Wudi handle the dispute.
• Li Xun failed to use Sage Arts and began researching humanity’s evolution, theorizing that Martial Souls converted harmful external energy into Soul Power.

Li Xun’s clash with Tang San’s group draws the Shrek members into a conflict between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall. As Qian Renxue moves against the Heaven Dou court, Yu Xiaogang’s past and Xiao Wu’s identity complicate the alliances around Tang San.

• Li Xun urged the factory children to invent weapons, and Wang Cheng’s team impressed him with the Rocket Swarm.
• Tang San followed the crossbow shipment to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s warehouses, discovered the sect had copied his designs, and set the facilities ablaze.
• Li Xun and the sect pursued Tang San’s group, while Tang Hao carried Tang San and Xiao Wu away and the Golden Triangle fought Dugu Bo.
• Li Xun brought Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender into custody, and Qian Renxue sentenced Yu Xiaogang to public execution before seeking Li Xun’s support.
• Li Xun agreed to help Qian Renxue seize the Heaven Dou Empire and advised her on neutralizing Emperor Xue Ye and her political rivals.
• Tang San rescued Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang refused to retaliate against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and promised to prove his theories at the Soul Master Competition.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to help Yu Xiaogang prove himself but later considered capturing Xiao Wu after learning she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

Li Xun used his influence to arrange a match against Shrek and defeated them alone, leaving Tang San to question his cultivation path. As Heaven Dou Royal Academy continued winning, Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to return to Spirit Hall with the Pope Decree failed, while Li Xun and Qian Renxue began questioning the truth about Tang Hao and Qian Xunji’s death.

• Yu Yuanzhen rejected Yu Xiaogang’s defense of Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Qian Renxue assigned Bloodthorn Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to pursue the Hidden Weapon blueprints from Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Snake Lance Douluo Tang Hao’s Pope Decree as collateral after refusing to share the blueprints, and Qian Renxue later handed the decree to Li Xun.
• Li Xun revealed his Spirit King strength and arranged for Heaven Dou Royal Academy to face Shrek, then challenged Shrek’s entire team alone.
• Li Xun overwhelmed Shrek with his Wood Style techniques, forcing Flender to concede as Ma Hongjun and the others were injured.
• After the defeat, Tang San questioned Yu Xiaogang’s advice and considered cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, while Yu Xiaogang set out to investigate the risks of Twin Martial Souls.
• Li Xun defeated Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy, then told Qian Renxue he knew Tang Hao’s whereabouts and raised doubts about whether Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji.
• Yu Xiaogang presented the Pope Decree at Pope Palace, but Spirit Hall called it a forgery and barred him from entering.
• Tang San’s team won its final opponent, and Tang San considered hunting evil Spirit Beasts to strengthen himself enough to challenge Li Xun.

As the tournament continued, Li Xun pursued the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while Tang San turned to Tang Hao for answers and gained four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. The arc ended with Ma Hongjun’s death, Tang San’s return to Shrek, and Li Xun withdrawing his people from the academy.

• Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Blazing Fire Team, while Shi Nian killed Yu Tianheng and Dugu Bo later killed Shi Nian.
• Tang San broke Canghui Academy’s illusion with his Eight Spider Lances, then secretly drained the defeated students’ life force while removing their poison.
• Li Xun’s team defeated the Skywater Team, and Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu considered his offer to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Xun explored the Star Dou Great Forest with Sword Douluo and persuaded the captive Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to study how to divide and seal its cultivation.
• Tang Hao revealed that Tang San’s mother had been a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, explained Xiao Wu’s identity, and helped Tang San hunt Soul Beasts for his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue clashed over Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San was warned that his Soul Beast sales could trigger the Blacklist.
• Ma Hongjun died after a severe evil fire backlash from drinking cafeteria soup, and Tang San found no evidence that he had been poisoned.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, reassured Xiao Wu, and Li Xun ordered his people to withdraw from Shrek and the palace entrance.