Recaps

Tang Yu trained at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for months and reached the peak of Level 39 before attending the reserve team selection. There he met Qian Renxue in disguise and Ye Lingling as the competition was announced.

• Dugu Yan explained the academy's reserve team selection, and Dugu Bo used his influence to admit Tang Yu as a Heaven Dou Level student.
• Tang Yu spent months training in the Martial Soul Mimicry grounds, breaking through to Level 39 and later nearing Level 40.
• Tang Yu went to the Spirit Fighting Arena for the selection and recognized the crown prince Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Dugu Yan introduced Tang Yu to Ye Lingling, and the two exchanged greetings.
• Qin Ming announced the reserve team selection rules and told the 260 participants to draw their first-round match orders.

Tang Yu drew the first match in Heaven Dou Royal Academy's selection and faced Yu Tianheng, the academy's celebrated strongest student. After revealing his Clear Sky Hammer and three soul rings, Tang Yu silenced the crowd and left Yu Tianheng eager to test their martial souls against each other.

• Tang Yu drew slip number 1 and stepped onto the arena for the opening match.
• Yu Tianheng entered to cheers, and the students and Dugu Yan expected Tang Yu to surrender against the academy's strongest student.
• Tang Yu refused to back down despite Yu Tianheng's taunts and the crowd's ridicule.
• Tang Yu released his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul and revealed three soul rings, shocking the arena and the academy's chairmen.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Tang Yu as a worthy opponent and challenged him to prove whether the Clear Sky Hammer or Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was stronger.

Tang Yu challenged Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, revealing a level 39 Clear Sky Hammer and overwhelming the level 38 Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master. After defeating him, Tang Yu became the venue’s new center of attention, while Qian Renxue took interest in his strength.

• Tang Yu introduced himself as a level 39 Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master, shocking Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Qian Renxue.
• Yu Tianheng activated his Dragon Transformation and charged Tang Yu, but Tang Yu’s hammer strike proved stronger and pushed him back.
• Yu Tianheng used Wrath of Thunder while Tang Yu activated Clear Sky Overlord Body, and the two fought fiercely until Tang Yu gained the advantage.
• Tang Yu’s Clear Sky Bodyguard blocked and reflected Yu Tianheng’s lightning, knocking him down, but Yu Tianheng refused to concede.
• Tang Yu defeated Yu Tianheng with Thunderous Frenzy Hammer, drawing cheers from the crowd and leaving Dugu Yan embarrassed and Qian Renxue intrigued.

Tang Yu defeated Yu Tianheng in the reserve team trials, then teased Qian Renxue during a walk while she tried to assess his age and strength. Qian Renxue left for the palace, and Tang Yu asked her to look for books about rare herbs in the Heaven Dou Palace.

• Tang Yu defeated Yu Tianheng, who was eliminated and challenged him to fight again after recovering.
• Qian Renxue approached Tang Yu, praised his performance, and invited him to walk around the academy with her.
• Qian Renxue measured Tang Yu's bones and discovered he was under fourteen, then probed whether he had learned a Clear Sky Sect technique.
• Tang Yu teased Qian Renxue by touching her chest and waist, and she pulled away and claimed she had urgent business at the palace.
• Tang Yu asked Qian Renxue to find books in the Heaven Dou Palace about rare and exotic herbs.

Tang Yu secured a reserve team place at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then postponed Qin Ming’s special training to break through to level 40. After consuming Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, he planned to obtain his fourth Soul Ring and return to the Clear Sky Sect to challenge its strongest young disciples, despite Tang Tian’s warning that they were powerful Soul Kings.

• Tang Yu and Dugu Yan advanced through the final round of reserve selection, while Yu Tianheng chose a weaker opponent and also secured a place.
• Qin Ming explained that only twenty-two of the thirty reserve members would make Heaven Dou’s two competition teams and began special training, but Tang Yu asked to focus on reaching level 40 first.
• More than twenty days later, Tang Yu broke through to level 40, and Tang Tian brought him Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber along with smaller pieces.
• Tang Yu softened and ate the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, endured its intense heat in an ice-filled vat, and felt his body grow stronger.
• Tang Yu told Tang Tian he would seek a fourth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest and then challenge the Clear Sky Sect’s top young powerhouses, but Tang Tian warned him about Soul Kings Tang Long and Tang Hu.

Tang Yu and Tang Tian traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Tang Yu a Fourth Soul Ring, settling on a Thunderclap Dragon that could grant an enhancement skill. Tang Yu began absorbing its eighteen-thousand-year Soul Ring.

• Tang Yu insisted on pursuing the Clear Sky Nine Techniques and competing for a place among the sect's top three rather than waiting for Tang Long and Tang Hu to age out.
• Tang Yu and Tang Tian discussed the risks of a high-year Soul Ring and Tang Yu's plan to seek another enhancement skill.
• Tang Yu argued that the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Clear Sky Nine Techniques, and the Great Sumeru Hammer would provide enough offensive power, and Tang Tian promised his support.
• Tang Tian found an eighteen-thousand-year Thunderclap Dragon in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang Yu chose it for its enhancement ability and resemblance to his Thunder Dragon Wings.
• Tang Tian struck down the Thunderclap Dragon, Tang Yu finished it off, and Tang Yu began absorbing its Soul Ring.

Tang Yu absorbed Thunderclap Dragon’s ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, reached Level 43, and gained a powerful skill that doubled his attributes and Clear Sky Hammer’s weight. After returning to the Clear Sky Sect and revealing his strength and External Soul Bone, he was urged to compete for the future Sect Master position amid a split between the elders and Tang Xiao.

• Tang Yu overcame Thunderclap Dragon’s resentment, absorbed its Soul Ring, and advanced to Level 43.
• Tang Yu revealed that Clear Sky Power doubled his strength, speed, toughness, and Clear Sky Hammer’s weight, which excited Tang Tian.
• Tang Yu showed Tang Tian his External Soul Bone, and the two returned to the Clear Sky Sect ten days later.
• Tang Yu displayed his four Soul Rings, ten-thousand-year fourth ring, and Thunder Dragon Wings before the Five Great Elders, astonishing them.
• The Second Elder and Blazing Sun Douluo declared that the elders would support Tang Yu as a candidate for future Sect Master, reflecting their faction’s conflict with Tang Xiao over Tang Hao.

Tang Yu returned to the Clear Sky Sect and challenged its three strongest young disciples to earn the right to learn the Clear Sky Nine Techniques. After revealing that he had reached level forty-three and possessed a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, he left the sect shocked and prepared to face Tang Long.

• The Elders saw Tang Yu as a potential ally for their faction and agreed to teach him the Clear Sky Nine Techniques if he defeated one of the top three young disciples.
• Tang Yu chose to challenge Tang Long, the strongest chief disciple, and the Elders summoned the sect to its main hall.
• The Elders announced Tang Yu's challenge, and Tang Xiao doubted that the young Tang Yu could defeat the older Soul Kings.
• Tang Yu revealed he was a level-forty-three Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, silencing the disciples who had mocked him.
• Tang Yu taunted the disciple who had promised to eat shit if he won, as the hall erupted in shock.

Tang Yu battled Tang Long, Clear Sky Sect’s strongest young disciple, and overwhelmed him in a contest of hammer strength before Tang Long used the Clear Sky Nine Arts to counterattack. As Tang Long’s three-form combo threatened to overwhelm him, Tang Yu revealed his Thunder Dragon Wings, an External Soul Bone.

• Tang Yu and Tang Long exchanged direct Clear Sky Hammer blows, and Tang Yu’s heavier hammer sent Tang Long flying.
• Tang Tian revealed that Tang Yu’s Clear Sky Hammer weighed over 750 jin, astonishing the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Long unleashed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Tang Yu matched his eighty-first strike and blasted him into a stone wall.
• Tang Long began using the Empty, Seal, and Piercing Forms of the Clear Sky Nine Arts to neutralize Tang Yu’s strength and launch a relentless attack.
• Tang Yu spread his Thunder Dragon Wings, revealing his External Soul Bone and startling Tang Xiao and the sect.

Tang Yu defeated Tang Long with the power of his Clear Sky Hammer and Thunder Dragon Wings, earning the Clear Sky Sect's admiration and the qualification to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes. The next morning, the Elders began teaching him the sect's ultimate combat art.

• Tang Yu used Thunder Flash to overpower Tang Long, then defeated him in a contest of strength with his Clear Sky Hammer and Thunder Power.
• Tang Long was knocked through a stone wall and could no longer rise, leaving the gathered disciples and elders astonished.
• The Clear Sky Sect hailed Tang Yu as a second Tang Chen and hoped he would lead them back to the Soul Master World.
• Tang Xiao granted Tang Yu the qualification to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, and the Five Elders agreed to teach him together.
• At dawn the next day, Tang Yu arrived at the Elders' cultivation grounds, where they began explaining the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.

Tang Yu rapidly learned six of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes under the Five Elders’ instruction and decided to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to prepare for the Soul Master Competition. Tang Tian and Blazing Sun Douluo were assigned to secretly protect him as he left with Dugu Bo.

• The Five Elders explained the nine forms of the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and began teaching Tang Yu the Void Form.
• Tang Yu practiced with Tang Long and mastered the Void, Seal, and Piercing Forms in quick succession, astonishing the Elders.
• Over five months, Tang Yu mastered six forms and planned to learn the remaining Break, Flash, and Collapse Forms after returning to the academy.
• Tang Yu told his father and the Elders that he would return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to train with his teammates before the Soul Master Competition.
• The Second Elder assigned Tang Tian and Blazing Sun Douluo to protect Tang Yu, who set off with them and Dugu Bo.

Tang Yu returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found Tang San and the Shrek group had joined its reserve team. He beat Dai Mubai and Tang San, then faced Qin Ming when the teacher intervened.

• Tang Yu returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy while Tang Tian and Blazing Sun Douluo stayed hidden to protect him.
• Tang Yu spotted Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong among the reserve members and greeted them.
• Tang Yu struck Dai Mubai for glaring at him, then made the Shrek group call him Boss.
• Tang San considered using his hidden weapons against Tang Yu, while Tang Yu judged that Tang San lacked the resources to make King of Hell's Post.
• Tang Yu kicked Dai Mubai away and beat Tang San after calling him over.
• Qin Ming arrived and rebuked Tang Yu for bullying fellow students, while Tang San and the others welcomed their teacher's intervention.

Tang Yu challenged Qin Ming to a spar and overwhelmed the level 62 Soul Emperor with his strength and fire immunity. After nine moves, Qin Ming unleashed his sixth soul skill, and Tang Yu countered with Thunderous Frenzy Hammer.

• Tang Yu challenged Qin Ming to resign as team leader if he could not withstand ten moves, while Qin Ming demanded that Tang Yu obey him if he survived.
• Tang Yu revealed his level 45 rank and ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, shocking the team and disputing Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring limits.
• Qin Ming’s fire attack failed to harm Tang Yu, who mocked him and struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer, sending him flying.
• Tang Yu battered Qin Ming with Clear Sky Nine Absolutes until nine moves had passed, neutralizing Qin Ming’s fourth soul skill with Empty Form.
• Qin Ming unleashed his sixth soul skill, Brahma Flame, and Tang Yu answered with his second soul skill, Thunderous Frenzy Hammer.

Tang Yu defeated Qin Ming in ten moves after returning to Heaven Dou Academy, drawing Qian Renxue’s attention. Suspecting her invitation to Dou Spirit Mountain was a trap, Tang Yu prepared his Thunder Dragon Wings with his father’s help before meeting her.

• Tang Yu defeated Qin Ming in ten moves, and Qin Ming left the academy in disgrace.
• Tang Yu warned Tang San and the reserve team to behave during training, then began preparing for the Soul Master Competition under Teacher Wang.
• After hearing about Tang Yu’s strength, Qian Renxue rejected a proposal to kill him and invited him to Dou Spirit Mountain at eight that night.
• Tang Yu suspected Qian Renxue’s invitation was a Hongmen Banquet and decided to meet her while preparing a way to protect himself.
• Tang Yu asked Tang Tian to charge his Thunder Dragon Wings, and Tang Tian filled them with enough lightning energy to block a low-level Title Elder’s attacks.

Tang Yu met Qian Renxue on Dou Spirit Mountain, received a book of rare herbs, and refused her offer to recruit him. Qian Renxue decided he was too dangerous to leave alive and summoned several Soul Saints to attack him.

• Tang Yu revealed that his Thunder Dragon Wings could charge endlessly and urged Tang Tian to recover his Soul Power before heading to Dou Spirit Mountain.
• Tang Yu met Qian Renxue at the cleared Dou Spirit Mountain, and they climbed the tower together.
• Qian Renxue gave Tang Yu an ancient book recording rare herbs, and he recognized that it described the Immortal Herbs he had found at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Qian Renxue offered Tang Yu a dukedom and a province if he joined her, but Tang Yu declined and said Clear Sky Sect planned to return without opposing Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue concluded Tang Yu could not be recruited and might threaten Spirit Hall, then summoned several powerful Soul Saints as Tang Yu pretended to panic.

Tang Yu revealed that he had been pretending to panic, then overwhelmed Qian Renxue and exposed that he had known her identity. The chapter ended with him pinning her down and teasing her about her legs.

• Qian Renxue offered Tang Yu another chance to serve her, but he refused, so she ordered her Soul Saints to attack.
• Tang Yu unleashed his Thunder Dragon Wings and Thunder Power, killing the attacking Soul Saints and severely injuring Qian Renxue.
• Tang Yu revealed his Clear Sky Power and struck Qian Renxue through several floors of the tower while Tang Tian held off Snake Lance and Pufferfish.
• Tang Yu defeated Qian Renxue on the first floor and pinned her down, prompting her to realize he had known she was a woman since their first meeting.
• Tang Yu teased Qian Renxue about her legs as she panicked beneath him.

Tang Yu overpowered Qian Renxue, stole her first kiss, and demanded that she obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and stop Spirit Hall from interfering with his Soul Master Competition. He threatened to expose her Heaven Dou disguise if she broke their agreement, and Qian Renxue agreed while Snake Lance and Pufferfish remained under attack.

• Tang Yu frightened Qian Renxue while Snake Lance and Pufferfish were kept outside by Tang Tian.
• Tang Yu kissed Qian Renxue, who bit his lip before collapsing to the floor.
• Tang Yu demanded that Qian Renxue get him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and let him finish the Soul Master Competition without interference.
• Tang Yu reminded Qian Renxue that exposing her identity would ruin her fourteen-year infiltration of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Qian Renxue agreed to Tang Yu's demands, and he warned that Spirit Hall's attack would expose her disguise.

Tang Yu used Immortal Herbs to strengthen the Clear Sky Sect’s elders and younger generation while Qian Renxue planned to face him in the Soul Master Competition. A month later, Dugu Bo broke through to level 92 and greatly improved his poison arts.

• Tang Yu demanded that Qian Renxue give him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then left with Tang Tian after revealing his identity to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance to notify Spirit City that she would enter the next Soul Master Competition as the Heaven Dou team’s representative and defeat Tang Yu in the finals.
• Tang Yu gave Blazing Sun Douluo Immortal Herbs for several elders and Tang Hu, and asked Seventh Elder to keep Qian Renxue’s identity secret.
• After absorbing the herbs, Seventh Elder reached level 93, Second Elder reached level 96, Third Elder reached level 95, Fifth Elder reached level 94, and Tang Hu advanced to level 55.
• One month later, Dugu Bo broke through to level 92 at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and said his poison arts had improved as his toxins were forced into his Soul Bones.

Tang Yu gave Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan Immortal Herbs and gave Dugu Yan Whale Rubber to strengthen her body. After consuming it, Dugu Yan was overwhelmed by its effects, and Ye Lingling rushed to help her.

• Dugu Bo told Tang Yu that he had reached level 92, and Tang Yu offered him and Dugu Yan Jade Poison Purple Dragon Ganoderma.
• Tang Yu admitted that rare herbs had helped him advance, then gave Dugu Yan Thousand Year Whale Rubber and explained how to prepare it.
• Grateful for Tang Yu's gifts, Dugu Bo pledged lifelong loyalty and left to absorb his herb while Dugu Yan returned to her dormitory.
• Dugu Yan prepared ice water, swallowed the Whale Rubber, and climbed into the tub as its effects made her feel feverish and difficult to control.
• Hearing Dugu Yan's cries, Ye Lingling went downstairs and found her alone in the bathtub, struggling with the Whale Rubber's effects.
• Ye Lingling recognized that something was wrong and rushed to help, but Dugu Yan pulled her into the bathtub.

After Dugu Yan lost control from swallowing a piece of Whale Rubber, Ye Lingling fetched Tang Yu to help her. Tang Yu and Ye Lingling restrained Dugu Yan while Ye Lingling used acupuncture and ice to calm her, and Tang Yu left them with advice for Ye Lingling’s own Whale Rubber.

• Dugu Yan lost control after swallowing Whale Rubber and sent Ye Lingling to fetch Tang Yu.
• Tang Yu arrived at the dormitory, where Dugu Yan pounced on him and Ye Lingling tried to pull her away.
• Ye Lingling and Tang Yu restrained Dugu Yan in the bathtub while Ye Lingling used Silver Needles and ice to suppress her condition.
• Dugu Yan regained her composure and asked Tang Yu to stop holding her.
• Tang Yu gave Dugu Yan a piece of Whale Rubber for Ye Lingling and advised her to have an Ice Attribute Soul Master nearby when she took it.

Dugu Bo reached level 93 and joined Heaven Dou Academy as the reserve team’s leader, where he recognized Xiao Wu as a soul beast but agreed to hide it at Tang Yu’s request. He announced a three-day wilderness survival competition that could eliminate reserve members and warned them that a powerful teacher team would join on the final day.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling spent the night realizing they had fallen in love with Tang Yu, while Ye Lingling resolved to take the initiative.
• Dugu Bo absorbed Tang Yu’s Jade Poison Purple Dragon Ganoderma and broke through from level 92 to level 93.
• Dugu Bo joined Heaven Dou Academy as an assistant instructor and replaced Teacher Wang as leader of this year’s reserve team.
• Dugu Bo recognized Xiao Wu as a soul beast, but Tang Yu told him through Soul Power Telepathy to conceal what he knew for now.
• Dugu Bo arranged a three-day Wilderness Teacher-Student Competition in the Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range, with reserve members facing teams of teachers and possible elimination.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Zhao Wuji and Qin Ming ace team would enter on the final day and outlined how many members each placing team would lose.

Dugu Bo ordered the reserve members to form teams for the Wilderness Teacher-Student Competition, and Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing all chose Tang Yu, sparking jealousy and anger among their rivals. As the teams entered the Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range, Tang Yu urged his group to cooperate while Tang San planned to join forces with Yu Tianheng’s team to attack him.

• Dugu Bo announced that five reserve members would be eliminated and had the students form teams by drawing lots.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both chose Tang Yu and argued over him, while Yu Tianheng grew jealous and Zhu Zhuqing decided to join Tang Yu’s team as well.
• Tang Yu’s team formed with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Osler, Wang Yue, and Abin, while Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong joined Tang San’s team.
• Zhao Wuji and Qin Ming agreed to target Tang Yu on the competition’s final day to settle their scores with him.
• The teams entered the Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range, where Tang Yu told his teammates to cooperate and avoid internal conflict.
• Tang San proposed that his team join forces with Yu Tianheng’s team to outnumber and attack Tang Yu’s group.

Tang San formed an alliance with Yu Tianheng’s team and planned to use the Godly Zhuge Crossbow against Tang Yu. Meanwhile, Tang Yu’s team defeated several teacher teams through coordinated tactics and remained in good condition as the competition continued.

• Tang San proposed using the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and joining forces with Yu Tianheng’s team to defeat Tang Yu.
• Tang Yu’s team spotted a teacher squad and formed a Four-One-Two formation to meet its attack.
• Dugu Yan spread Purple Poison while Tang Yu and the others blocked the teachers’ escape routes and defeated the squad.
• Tang Yu’s team defeated two more teacher teams over the next day, with Ye Lingling healing their injuries.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng’s alliance defeated three teacher teams but lost two teammates, while the other student teams suffered heavy losses.

Tang Yu and the others camped for the night, and Dugu Yan secretly approached him in their shared tent. Tang Yu eventually gave in to her advances, while Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing remained nearby in the darkness.

• Abin and Wang Yue volunteered to take turns keeping watch while Tang Yu and the others set up camp.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing said they had forgotten their tents and joined Tang Yu in his tent.
• After the others fell asleep, Dugu Yan moved beside Tang Yu and embraced him.
• Tang Yu woke and told Dugu Yan to return to her place, but she kissed him and he pulled her close.
• Tang Yu and Dugu Yan kissed and became intimate, while Dugu Yan tried to stay quiet so Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing would not notice.

Tang Yu’s attempt to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dugu Yan was interrupted when Zhu Zhuqing confessed her feelings, prompting him to explain that he would not be devoted to only one woman. The next morning, Tang San and Yu Tianheng’s teams ambushed Tang Yu’s group, leaving the two sides facing off in the forest.

• Tang Yu and Dugu Yan nearly began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Zhu Zhuqing woke and interrupted them.
• Zhu Zhuqing confessed that she wanted to be with Tang Yu, and he warned her and the other women that he would have other partners.
• The next morning, Tang San’s hidden weapons seriously injured Wang Yue and Abin in an ambush.
• Tang Yu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling rushed from their tent and found Tang San and Yu Tianheng’s twelve-person alliance waiting in the forest.
• Tang San’s alliance announced that it would eliminate Tang Yu’s team to secure first and second place, and both sides prepared to fight.