Recaps

Ye Qifeng found Yue Guan unusually distracted at the Second Squad’s training grounds, where Rui Wen, Feng Xian, Ye Lan, Jin Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bai Chenxiang sparred. Gui Mei explained Yue Guan’s painful family history and suggested Feng Xian could reveal why he was acting strangely, leaving Ye Qifeng poised to ask her.

• Ye Qifeng arrived at the Second Squad’s grounds and watched its members train while Xiao Mingyue healed them.
• Ye Qifeng noticed Yue Guan acting listless and greeted Gui Mei, who had come to check on Zhu Zhuqing and his old partner.
• Gui Mei praised Zhu Zhuqing’s progress and thanked Ye Qifeng for helping her become his disciple.
• Gui Mei told Ye Qifeng that Yue Guan’s sister Yue Fei had raised him after their clan was destroyed, and that her death deeply shaped his personality and appearance.
• Gui Mei suggested Ye Qifeng ask Feng Xian about Yue Guan’s current state, then stopped explaining to avoid angering him.

Ye Qifeng learned why Yue Guan had been staring at Qin Lan, while Sword Douluo returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect injured after clashing with Golden Crocodile Douluo. After Ning Fengzhi healed him, Sword Douluo warned that they would not be able to obtain the treasures from Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Herb Garden.

• Feng Xian told Ye Qifeng that Yue Guan often lost focus while watching her mother, Qin Lan.
• Gui Mei explained that Qin Lan resembled Yue Guan’s late elder sister, Yue Fei, and said Yue Guan and he were only partners and friends.
• Sword Douluo brought Ning Rongrong back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then collapsed and coughed up blood from injuries sustained fighting Golden Crocodile Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to heal Sword Douluo and help restore his Soul Power.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that they would not be able to obtain the things in Dugu Bo’s Medicinal Herb Garden.

After Sword Douluo recounted the failed attempt to reach Dugu Bo’s herb garden, Ning Fengzhi ended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s cooperation with Tang Hao and ordered Ning Rongrong to keep the matter secret. Days later, Tang Hao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy gravely injured and unconscious, and Ning Fengzhi considered visiting him despite the danger of provoking Golden Crocodile Douluo.

• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Dugu Bo was a level 95 Peak Super Douluo, Spirit Hall had occupied his medicinal herb garden, and Golden Crocodile Douluo had nearly killed him.
• Ning Fengzhi ended the sect’s cooperation with Tang Hao, planned to report Dugu Bo’s involvement with Spirit Hall to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and told Ning Rongrong to stay in the sect and keep quiet.
• Sword Douluo revealed that the fight with Golden Crocodile Douluo had helped him find an opportunity to break through to level 96, frustrating Bone Douluo.
• The Shrek Academy group returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to treat Tang Hao’s severe old and new injuries, but Tang Hao remained unconscious.
• Bone Douluo reported that Tang Hao was alive but gravely injured and unconscious, and Ning Fengzhi decided they should visit him despite Bone Douluo’s concern about Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Ning Fengzhi planned to unite the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and both empires against Spirit Hall, beginning by making peace with the injured Tang Hao. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang Hao woke briefly after Tang San treated him, and Tang San pleaded with him to keep living.

• Ning Fengzhi explained to Bone Douluo that Spirit Hall threatened the continent and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needed allies to resist it.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed winning over Tang Hao, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Shrek Academy, and the two empires to form an Anti-Martial Soul Hall Alliance.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Ning Rongrong flew toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy to visit Tang Hao and offer goodwill.
• Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to nourish Tang Hao's damaged meridians, and Tang Hao slowly regained consciousness.
• Tang San's disrupted energy triggered Tang Hao's domineering internal force, causing Tang Hao to pass out again before Tang San managed to stabilize him.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao to recover and stay alive so he could remain with his only family and see Tang San's future descendants.

Tang Hao reunited with Tang San, explained that the Blue Silver Grass was connected to Tang San’s mother, and ordered his son to kneel. The conversation was interrupted by Ning Fengzhi’s arrival to examine Tang Hao’s injuries, though Tang Hao remained resentful of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Tang Hao asked whether Tang San resented him for leaving, and Tang San said he was grateful to have a father.
• Tang Hao evaded Tang San’s questions about his past and urged him to grow stronger before learning the truth.
• Tang Hao took back the potted Blue Silver Grass, ordered Tang San to kneel, and told him to protect the Martial Soul because it came from his mother.
• Xiao Wu entered and announced that Ning Fengzhi had come to examine Tang Hao’s injuries.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s healing Spirit Skill, but Tang Hao mocked the offer and refused to trust it.

Ning Fengzhi treated Tang Hao’s severe injuries and then proposed an alliance against Spirit Hall. Tang Hao agreed that he wanted to oppose Spirit Hall but refused to contact the Clear Sky Sect on Ning Fengzhi’s behalf.

• Tang San persuaded Tang Hao to accept Ning Fengzhi’s treatment despite Tang Hao’s distrust of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi examined Tang Hao’s injuries and used his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to ease his pain and restore his strength.
• Tang Hao thanked Ning Fengzhi and agreed to put their dispute over the Sunset Forest incident behind them, while Ning Fengzhi warned him against fighting again.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu outside before proposing an alliance of the Upper Three Sects and the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires against Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao said he was willing to oppose Spirit Hall but could not serve as a link to the secluded Clear Sky Sect because he was no longer a member and had no standing with them.

Ning Fengzhi learned from Tang Hao that Tang Yuehua could help him contact the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Hao agreed to oppose Spirit Hall without accepting restrictions on his freedom. Tang Hao then set a demanding cultivation plan for Tang San and Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San to prepare for secluded training and Xiao Wu to remain at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Tang Hao told Ning Fengzhi to contact the Clear Sky Sect through Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion and asked him not to reveal that Tang Hao was in Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao agreed to join an alliance against Spirit Hall on the condition that he could act as he wished, and Ning Fengzhi accepted.
• Ning Fengzhi left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Bone Douluo after reminding Ning Rongrong to study, cultivate, and complete her assigned task.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that his level 38 cultivation was not enough to protect Xiao Wu and ordered him to train with the Clear Sky Hammer in seclusion until the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Tang Hao dismissed Yu Xiaogang's training methods and said he would handle the Grandmaster while Tang San followed his arrangements.
• Tang Hao ordered Xiao Wu to cultivate diligently but refused to take her into seclusion, telling her to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After years of working together, Yue Guan and Qin Lan had developed feelings for one another, though Qin Lan hesitated because she was an ordinary woman and he was a Title Douluo. Ye Qifeng and Feng Xian watched them from the Shadow Realm, and Ye Qifeng decided to help bring them together.

• Tang Hao left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Tang San to cultivate, while Xiao Wu stayed behind without revealing her Spirit Beast identity.
• Qin Lan tended the flowers in Yue Guan’s courtyard, and Yue Guan watched her, seeing the resemblance to his sister Yue Fei and recognizing feelings he had not yet understood.
• Qin Lan recalled her daughter Feng Xian’s suggestion that she find someone to rely on and admitted to herself that she was tempted by Yue Guan.
• Feng Xian told Ye Qifeng that Qin Lan had feelings for Yue Guan but was hesitant because of the gap between their status and abilities.
• Ye Qifeng decided to act as a matchmaker for Yue Guan and Qin Lan and considered later helping Gui Mei rebuild his body.

Ye Qifeng told Yue Guan that Tang Hao had severely injured Golden Crocodile Douluo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, though Tang Hao was only a peak level 95 Super Douluo. The chapter left Ye Qifeng suggesting that a hidden, sinister force had secretly helped Tang Hao.

• Ye Qifeng confirmed that Feng Xian supported the idea of her mother, Qin Lan, becoming close to Yue Guan, and the two agreed to encourage them.
• Ye Qifeng and Feng Xian visited Yue Guan and Qin Lan, where Qin Lan and Yue Guan shared an awkward, intimate moment before Feng Xian led her mother away.
• Ye Qifeng told Yue Guan that Dugu Bo had reported an attempt to invade the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and that Golden Crocodile Douluo had been badly injured while driving off the intruders.
• Yue Guan reacted furiously when Ye Qifeng identified Tang Hao as the one who injured Golden Crocodile Douluo, recalling Tang Hao's past attack on Spirit Hall.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Tang Hao was only a peak level 95 Super Douluo and concluded that a sinister force had secretly meddled behind the scenes.

Ye Qifeng sent Yue Guan to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and assess Golden Crocodile Douluo’s injuries, while Feng Xian encouraged Qin Lan to pursue Yue Guan. Several months later, Emperor Xue Ye raised Spirit Hall’s application to enter the Heaven Dou City division of the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Qian Renxue prepared to support it so she could see Ye Qifeng again.

• Ye Qifeng ordered Yue Guan to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, tend its herbs, and see whether they could help Golden Crocodile Douluo recover.
• Ye Qifeng warned Yue Guan that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect coveted Aromatic Silk Beauty, then teased him about his feelings for Qin Lan, prompting him to hurriedly leave for the well.
• Feng Xian got Qin Lan to admit that she felt comfortable and happy with Yue Guan, and Qin Lan agreed to give a relationship with him a try.
• Several months later, Emperor Xue Ye presented Spirit Hall’s application to enter the Heaven Dou City division of the elite tournament and asked the court for its opinions.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin sensed that Dugu Bo had reached rank 96, alarming Ning Fengzhi.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, planned to support Spirit Hall’s application because Ye Qifeng and Xiao Riven would be on the team.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, argued that the Heaven Dou Empire should approve Spirit Hall’s application to compete in the tournament, citing the chance to assess its young fighters and gain support against Star Luo. After the court’s factions clashed, Ning Fengzhi backed Xue Qinghe’s proposal, and Emperor Xue Ye was left to decide.

• Emperor Xue Ye asked Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for his opinion on Spirit Hall’s application, and Xue Qinghe recommended approving it to assess Spirit Hall’s strength, improve relations, and seek help against Star Luo.
• Prince Xue Xing and Fourth Prince Xue Beng opposed the proposal, warning that Spirit Hall would recruit Heaven Dou’s talent and might threaten the Empire.
• Xue Qinghe challenged Prince Xue Xing’s arguments, prompting their supporters to trade insults until Emperor Xue Ye silenced the court.
• Emperor Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi for his view, and Ning Fengzhi said Spirit Hall’s participation posed little political danger and that its army was not evidence of an imminent threat to the Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi endorsed Xue Qinghe’s proposal, arguing that the Empire should show Spirit Hall goodwill while facing the more urgent danger from Star Luo.

Emperor Xue Ye approved Spirit Hall’s tournament application, while Qian Renxue continued maneuvering for control of the Heaven Dou Empire as his health failed. Far away, Tang San continued his waterfall training with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao stopped the practice for the day.

• Emperor Xue Ye followed Ning Fengzhi’s advice and approved Spirit Hall’s team to compete in the preliminary tournament, assigning Xue Qinghe to oversee the matter.
• Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing’s factions argued through the court session until Emperor Xue Ye’s coughing ended it, and he kept Ning Fengzhi behind.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that Emperor Xue Ye was gravely frail and might have only a few years left, then warned him privately to prepare early.
• Tang San trained at the waterfall for more than half a year, improving his body, Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique.
• Tang San prepared to resume practicing beneath the waterfall, but Tang Hao placed a hand on his shoulder and told him to stop for the day.

Tang Hao ended Tang San’s waterfall training, revealed that Tang San had reached the level 40 bottleneck, and set off with him for Star Dou Forest to hunt a Fourth Spirit Ring. Tang San learned that Tang Hao had attacked Spirit Hall outposts and would hide while continuing to protect him, while Bibi Dong saw Ye Qifeng off as he prepared to travel north.

• Tang Hao praised Tang San’s progress with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and told him it was time to leave the valley.
• Tang Hao explained that Tang San had reached the level 40 bottleneck and planned to take him to Star Dou Forest for his Fourth Spirit Ring before the Elite Spirit Master Tournament.
• Tang Hao admitted that he had destroyed Spirit Hall branch halls to collect a debt, but refused to explain what had happened to Tang San’s mother.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Spirit Hall might hunt him and that he would stay hidden while watching over his son; Tang San embraced him before they flew toward Star Dou Forest.
• In Spirit City, Bibi Dong adjusted Ye Qifeng’s collar and told him to be careful and return early as he prepared to set out north.

Ye Qifeng said farewell to Bibi Dong, Ni Huang, and Hu Liena before leading the Martial Soul Hall Second Team toward Heaven Dou City for the Elite Spirit Master Tournament. Yue Guan joined them as their driver, while Gui Mei agreed to watch over Qin Lan in his absence.

• Ye Qifeng refused Ni Huang's offer to accompany him, accepted Hu Liena's kiss, and advised her to delay obtaining her sixth Spirit Ring until he could possibly surprise her.
• The chapter recounted how Yue Guan and Qin Lan grew close and began a relationship, and how curious Spirit Hall elders visited Yue Guan after hearing that he had changed his orientation.
• Yue Guan asked Gui Mei to protect Qin Lan and keep an eye on his courtyard while he was away.
• Bibi Dong provided Ye Qifeng with her Pope Carriage and two hundred Holy Emperor Warriors to escort the team to Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Qifeng, Yue Guan, and the seven members of the Martial Soul Hall Second Team departed for Heaven Dou City.

Ye Qifeng’s convoy neared Heaven Dou City, where Tang Hao and Tang San secretly probed it before fleeing from Yue Guan and Ye Qifeng’s detection. As the convoy reached the capital, Salas waited to receive the Holy Son and wondered why the Heaven Dou Crown Prince had come to join the reception.

• Ye Qifeng concealed himself and the seven girls in the Shadow World when Tang Hao probed the Spirit Hall convoy, while Yue Guan drove off to search for the intruder.
• Tang Hao and Tang San hid nearby after abandoning their plan to attack the convoy; Tang Hao warned Tang San about Spirit Hall’s strength and took him back toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Qifeng identified the fleeing intruder as Tang Hao and used his Spiritual Power to frighten him, then reassured Yue Guan before the convoy continued toward Heaven Dou City.
• Salas and the Heaven Dou Spirit Temple personnel waited at the city’s South District Gate to receive Ye Qifeng, while Salas wondered why the Heaven Dou Crown Prince had joined them.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, waited eagerly at Heaven Dou City’s gates to welcome Ye Qifeng, while Salas questioned her motives. Ye Qifeng arrived with Yue Guan and the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team, reunited with Qian Renxue in public, and left their relationship concealed beneath their formal greeting.

• Qian Renxue arranged for the Royal Knights to line the city gates and personally waited for Ye Qifeng, unable to bear waiting for him at the palace.
• Salas challenged Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s decision to welcome Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but Qian Renxue insisted Ye Qifeng was an honored guest of the empire and proposed that he stay at the palace.
• Ye Qifeng’s procession arrived, and Salas and the Cardinals knelt to greet him as Yue Guan drove the carriage into the city.
• Ye Qifeng recognized Qian Renxue beneath her disguise and noticed her joy and resentment, while she restrained herself from greeting him too eagerly.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Ye Qifeng as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and shook his hand, secretly revealing that she had deliberately left a flaw in her camouflage so he could recognize her.

Ye Qifeng warmed Qian Renxue’s hand with Innate Yang Qi, and she invited him to meet her at their old Secret Room that night. Meanwhile, Rui Wen told the girls about her childhood in Heaven Dou City’s slum and explained how the empire’s nobles kept commoners impoverished.

• Ye Qifeng used the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique to warm Qian Renxue’s hand, while she recalled their past and the Secret Room sparring match that first stirred her feelings for him.
• Qian Renxue reproached Ye Qifeng for not visiting her, then ordered him to come to her bedchamber that night and wait for her at their old place.
• The seven girls watched Heaven Dou City from the carriage, and Rui Wen recounted how she had been orphaned, lived in its slum, and was rescued by Ye Qifeng and Xue'er.
• Feng Xian explained that her family had also declined but that she and her mother had managed to get by before Ye Qifeng brought them to Spirit City.
• Rui Wen told the girls that nobles controlled Heaven Dou City’s wealth and resources, leaving commoners poor, and said slums existed throughout the Heaven Dou Empire as it declined.

Rui Wen discussed the slums and living conditions in the Two Great Empires, then described Xue'er as a woman whose beauty matched Bibi Dong's. Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue spoke privately about his team before Salas prompted Xue Qinghe to let Ye Qifeng enter Heaven Dou City and rest.

• Feng Xian and Rui Wen discussed the slums in both empires, and Rui Wen praised Spirit Hall for improving people's lives without noble oppression.
• Jin Yue'er asked Rui Wen about Xue'er, and Rui Wen described her as one of the world's most beautiful women, equal in beauty to Bibi Dong.
• Rui Wen warned the girls to keep Xue'er's special identity secret, and Jin Yue'er promised they would say nothing.
• Qian Renxue assessed Ye Qifeng's seven young female team members and teased him about assembling so many pretty girls.
• Salas urged Xue Qinghe to let Ye Qifeng enter the city and rest, and Xue Qinghe released Ye Qifeng's hand and promised to visit later.

Ye Qifeng entered Heaven Dou City with the Spirit Hall procession after meeting Qian Renxue, while news of his arrival spread through the capital. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San fought Yu Tianheng with the Clear Sky Hammer and gained the upper hand, leaving Yu Tianheng’s transformed hands badly injured.

• Ye Qifeng ended his meeting with Qian Renxue, returned to his carriage, and entered Heaven Dou City with Salas and the Spirit Hall procession.
• Qian Renxue watched Ye Qifeng’s carriage depart, then returned to the palace with She Long.
• Ye Qifeng observed Heaven Dou City’s prosperity and reflected that the empire’s commoners remained poor beneath the nobility’s wealth.
• News of Ye Qifeng’s arrival spread through Heaven Dou City and reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tang San had returned after his failed ambush with Tang Hao.
• At Grandmaster’s request, Tang San sparred with Yu Tianheng, using the Clear Sky Hammer and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to overpower him.
• Tang San’s final strike sent Yu Tianheng sliding across the courtyard and left his dragon-transformed hands cracked and bleeding.

Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng in a sparring match, while Oscar healed Yu Tianheng’s injuries and earned his goodwill. Ma Hongjun then revealed that Dai Mubai’s fiancée Zhu Zhuqing had arrived in Heaven Dou City with a Spirit Hall convoy, leaving Tang San furious and wondering whether Ye Qifeng had come with her.

• Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Yu Tianheng conceded the match.
• Oscar healed Yu Tianheng’s injured hands with two Recovery Big Sausages, and Yu Tianheng paid him a Gold Soul Coin.
• Ning Rongrong reflected that she remained distant from most of the Shrek Seven Devils but was closest to Oscar.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai returned from Heaven Dou City, and Ma Hongjun explained that Dai Mubai was gloomy because they had seen Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Zhu Zhuqing had been traveling with a Spirit Hall convoy from Spirit City, and Tang San suspected Ye Qifeng might be with her.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall’s team had arrived for the tournament and that Ye Qifeng was leading it, though he would not compete. Shrek prepared to face Spirit Hall, while Ye Lingling continued cultivating at the Imperial Fighting Team’s training room, still short of Soul King.

• Ma Hongjun told Yu Xiaogang and the others that Dai Mubai and he had seen Zhu Zhuqing with Spirit Hall’s convoy in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Spirit Hall’s team could challenge Shrek and urged him to help the team reach the Grand Finals and defeat them.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Ye Qifeng had led the convoy and was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but said he would supervise rather than compete in the tournament.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun headed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Spirit Fighting Platform to spar and assess their strength.
• Ye Lingling cultivated alone in the Imperial Fighting Team’s private training room, remaining at rank forty-nine after reaching the Soul King bottleneck.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan learned that His Highness the Holy Son had arrived in Heaven Dou City and planned to meet him at Blue Tyrant Academy, where his sister Er Long lived. They parted to notify their families before meeting there.

• Ye Lingling cultivated in the Heaven Dou Royal Team's Training Room while nearing the level 50 bottleneck.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that His Highness the Holy Son had arrived in Heaven Dou City, according to news Yu Feng had gathered.
• Dugu Yan urged Ye Lingling to see him immediately, but Ye Lingling pointed out that their connection to Spirit Hall could not be revealed publicly.
• Ye Lingling suggested waiting for him at Blue Tyrant Academy, where he would likely visit his sister Er Long.
• Dugu Yan admitted she and Ye Lingling both liked him and said they could face potential rivals together.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan decided to visit their families first, then meet at Blue Tyrant Academy.

Blazing Academy’s team left for Heaven Dou City to compete in the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, with Huo Wu looking forward to seeing Ye Qifeng. Huo Wushuang arranged for Feng Xiaotian’s group to travel with them, while Huo Wu agreed on the condition that Feng Xiaotian not bother her; Skywater Academy’s all-female team also set out.

• Huo Hong sent off Blazing Academy’s team, urged Huo Wushuang to protect Huo Wu, and told them to avoid forcing a fight against Ye Qifeng’s team.
• Huo Hong asked Huo Wu to send Ye Qifeng his regards and invite him to Blazing City, while Huo Wu warned her father not to bully her future husband.
• Huo Li, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu departed with the Blazing Academy team, and Huo Li began cultivating in their carriage.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang they would meet Bing’er at the crossroads, then learned that Feng Xiaotian’s group would travel with them.
• Huo Wu agreed to let Feng Xiaotian accompany them but warned that she would beat him if he bothered her.
• Skywater Academy’s all-female team left Skywater City for Heaven Dou City.

During the journey to Heaven Dou City, Shui Wuxiang teased Shui Bing'er about her dedication to cultivation while Shui Bing'er privately wondered about her growing feelings for Ye Qifeng. Shui Wuxiang revealed to Shui Yue'er that Ye Qifeng had arranged Shui Bing'er's training with Huo Wu and that Spirit Hall's support was a family secret, then joked that Ye Qifeng would make a good son-in-law.

• Shui Wuxiang urged Shui Bing'er to relax, but Shui Bing'er ignored her and began meditative cultivation.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether her strange feelings for Ye Qifeng came from her connection to Huo Wu or their Immortal Grade Herbs, then dismissed the thoughts.
• Shui Yue'er agreed with Shui Wuxiang and cuddled with her while they discussed Shui Bing'er's growing resemblance to Huo Wu.
• Shui Wuxiang told Shui Yue'er that Ye Qifeng had arranged Shui Bing'er's training with Huo Wu and warned her to keep Spirit Hall's support for the Shui Clan secret.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether Ye Qifeng was handsome, and Shui Wuxiang joked that he would make a suitable son-in-law before Shui Yue'er accused her of wanting Bing'er's man.

Shui Wuxiang and Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er during their journey, while Feng Xiaotian prepared to meet Spirit Hall's Holy Son and pursue Huo Wu at the tournament. As the academy teams headed toward Heaven Dou City, Huyan Zhen led Elephant Armor Academy north as well, hoping to secure Spirit Hall's favor.

• Shui Wuxiang denied wanting to steal her daughter's man, but her teasing with Shui Yue'er unsettled Shui Bing'er and left her blushing.
• Feng Teng told Feng Xiaotian to build ties with Ye Qifeng and Spirit Hall during the tournament and warned him not to let his feelings for Huo Wu hinder his future.
• Feng Xiaotian agreed to approach Ye Qifeng but insisted he still intended to show Huo Wu the sincerity of his feelings.
• The teams from Godwind Academy, Blazing Academy, and Skywater Academy joined forces on the road to Heaven Dou City, while Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy set out separately.
• Huyan Zhen explained that he would attend the tournament to gather intelligence and meet Spirit Hall's Holy Son, then ordered Huyan Li and the Elephant Armor Academy team to depart for Heaven Dou City.