Recaps

Zu Zong left Dugu Bo, reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and gave his companions Immortal Grade Herbs that transformed their abilities. After clashes with the Tai family and Gu Rong, he refused to join the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect but agreed to sell Ning Fengzhi firearms, then went to meet the Moonlight Pavilion Master.

• Zu Zong defeated the Green-Eyed Flood Dragon with Dugu Bo, absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, and reached Soul Power Level 46 with his Blue Silver Flood Dragon skill.
• Zu Zong returned to Heaven Dou City and reunited with Xiao Wu, then found Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy and met Liu Erlong, who mistook him for her lost Xiao Zong.
• Zu Zong gave Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing Immortal Grade Herbs, raising their Soul Power and transforming their Martial Souls, while his Sharingan briefly regained its Mangekyou form.
• Flender told Zu Zong that Yu Xiaogang was pregnant with twins, and Tai Nuo confronted Zu Zong over Tai Long before Zu Zong defeated them and erased their memories of him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zu Zong helped Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing gain new Soul Skills in Sunset Forest as Old Titan arrived at Shrek Academy and mistakenly challenged Tang San over the injuries to his family.
• Zu Zong fought Gu Rong after Bone Douluo intervened in Old Titan's confrontation, but Gu Rong broke free of Zu Zong's Blue Silver Cage and Ning Fengzhi stopped him from attacking again.
• Ning Fengzhi healed Zu Zong and Tang San, offered Zu Zong a place in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and agreed to buy ordinary firearms from him after Zu Zong refused to join.
• Zu Zong accepted an invitation signed by the Moonlight Pavilion Master and waited at Moonlight Pavilion with a handsome young man.

Zu Zong traveled between Douluo Continent and Qin’s Moon, fought Net, and married Yan Fei after giving Jing Ni a chance to leave her assassin’s life. Back at Heaven Dou, he grew stronger and allied with Qian Renxue to undermine Xue Beng and Tang San, while his relationships with the women around him remained complicated.

• Zu Zong met Tang Yuehua, who believed he was the man she had known decades earlier, then returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and shocked Xue Beng by appearing alive.
• Zu Zong traveled to Ghost Valley and Xianyang, where he drew Net’s assassins into attacks and exposed Yan Dan’s plans to the city’s powers.
• Zu Zong met Yan Fei, survived the Six Soul Fear Curse she placed on him, and persuaded Jing Ni to leave Net and join him at Ten Li Pavilion.
• Jing Ni turned against Net, and Zu Zong killed or crippled the attacking assassins before bringing her and Yan Fei to Ghost Valley, where he married Yan Fei.
• Zu Zong returned to Heaven Dou, reunited with Xiao Wu and Ye Lingling, and accepted Xue Qinghe’s request to lead the academy against Spirit Hall Academy.
• Zu Zong discovered that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, helped her recover, and later agreed to aid her effort to seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Zu Zong proposed using the Six Soul Fear Curse to turn Xue Beng against Tang San, then left a teahouse with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong while Qian Renxue returned with Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo.

Zu Zong gained his fifth Soul Ring, survived Old Titan’s attempt to kill him, and began building a family with Jing Ni while conflicts around Tang San and Shrek Academy intensified. At the tournament, he killed Shi Nian, grew closer to Qian Renxue, and watched Shrek face Elephant Armor Academy.

• Tang Yuehua told Liu Erlong that Xiao Zong was Zu Zong from the future, while Bibi Dong taught Hu Liena the Mind Control Curse and admitted that her secret teacher was someone she loved.
• Yu Xiaogang survived childbirth and welcomed twin daughters, whom Zu Zong named Da Yu'er and Xiao Yu'er before setting out to seek his fifth Soul Ring.
• Zu Zong received the Blue Silver Grass clan’s blessing and became the Blue Silver Emperor, then killed Old Titan after their battle ended with Old Titan’s self-destruction.
• Zu Zong visited Yan Fei and Jing Ni, learned Jing Ni was carrying his child, and promised to care for her and their daughter, A Yan.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Zu Zong to weaken Xue Beng, while Hu Liena blamed a bearded man with a hammer for the Strength Clan’s destruction and Tai Long turned against Tang San and Tang Hao.
• At the tournament, Shrek defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s secondary team, and Zu Zong killed Shi Nian after discovering his intent to assassinate Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zu Zong and Qian Renxue discussed Old Titan and the Strength Clan, and she accepted his Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower before joining him at the tournament.
• Shrek faced Elephant Armor Academy, and Tang San’s flying tactic faltered before he called for Zhu Zhuqing to lead their weakness-attack plan.

Zu Zong led Heaven Dou Academy through the tournament and defeated Zhu Zhuqing’s former allies, while Tang San and Spirit Hall revealed growing threats. As the three finalist teams gathered before Pope Hall, Zu Zong prepared to face the elimination matches and coveted the Soul Bone prize for Zhu Zhuqing.

• Shrek defeated the Elephant Armor team despite Yu Xiaogang being publicly criticized for the tactics he had devised, and Bu Le later lured Yu Xiaogang into an illusion and assaulted him.
• Zu Zong defeated Huo Wu in their wagered duel, while Shrek beat Blazing Academy and Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer to overcome Skywater Academy’s Ice Phoenix.
• Yu Xiaogang sought Bibi Dong’s help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, but she rejected him and warned that his flawed training had made them impossible to cultivate together.
• Zu Zong reunited with Zhu Zhuqing after Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi arrived, then led Heaven Dou Academy to defeat Star Luo Academy by overcoming the Hell White Tiger.
• Spirit Hall Academy crushed Godwind Academy with Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Bewitching Charm, prompting Zu Zong to seek Ning Fengzhi’s Seven Apertures Heart Control Method to counter it.
• Zu Zong gave Ning Rongrong Shi Nian’s Wisdom Skull Soul Bone and learned the Seven Apertures Heart Control Method from her and Zhu Zhuqing, then the finalist teams advanced to Pope Hall.
• Bibi Dong announced three Soul Bones as the prize for the winning team, and the individual elimination matches among the finalists began.