Recaps

Tang San fought the Wind Demon Wolf king while weighing whether to abandon the badly injured Yu Xiaogang to protect his secrets. After Tang Hao secretly aided him, Tang San killed the Wolf king and recognized Yu Xiaogang’s kindness, leaving Yu Xiaogang still gravely wounded.

• Tang San dodged the Wolf king’s attack but realized his last Sleeve Arrow had failed and decided to flee while leaving Yu Xiaogang behind.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to run, causing him to hesitate as the Wolf king charged again.
• Tang San drew the blue shortsword Yu Xiaogang had given him and met the Wolf king’s claws head-on.
• Tang Hao secretly strengthened the clash, allowing the shortsword to sever the Wolf king’s front paws.
• Tang San regretted considering Yu Xiaogang’s death, then used the shortsword to stab the Wolf king through its eye and kill it while Tang Hao restrained it.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San, then cried out as his injuries worsened.

Tang San defeated the Wind Demon Wolf king and cared for the badly injured Yu Xiaogang while Tang Hao secretly guarded them. After the pair resumed their search, Tang Hao placed a suitable Lone Bamboo in their path, and Tang San began absorbing its Spirit Ring.

• Tang San killed the Wind Demon Wolf king, drove off the remaining wolves, and collapsed from exhaustion as Tang Hao secretly pursued the fleeing beasts.
• Tang San treated Yu Xiaogang’s severe wounds, then rejected the Wolf king’s wind-attributed Spirit Ring as unsuitable for his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San cared for Yu Xiaogang in a cave for three days while Tang Hao secretly kept Spirit Beasts away and fretted about returning to Ah Yin.
• After waking, Yu Xiaogang insisted on continuing the search, but Tang Hao used his Spiritual Power to find and knock out a nearly four-hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo.
• Tang San killed the Lone Bamboo, drew out its yellow Spirit Ring, and began absorbing it for his Blue Silver Grass.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San returned to Nuoding City, where Tang San read the Grandmaster’s Martial Soul theories and agreed to test them through his cultivation. The master and disciple embraced, each convinced that choosing the other had been the right decision.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived in Nuoding City, with Yu Xiaogang still recovering from his wounds.
• Tang San reflected that absorbing his First Spirit Ring had broken his Mysterious Heaven Skill bottleneck, raised his Soul Power to level eleven, and made him a Spirit Master.
• Tang San read Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and praised Yu Xiaogang’s theories as a peerless work.
• Yu Xiaogang lamented that no one recognized his theories, and Tang San offered to prove them through practice.
• Yu Xiaogang eagerly embraced Tang San and promised to train him into the strongest Spirit Master, while Tang San lowered the Sleeve Arrow he had instinctively aimed at him.

Tang Hao returned to Ah Yin’s cave and found her missing along with the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Mistaking a dying Blue Silver Grass for Ah Yin, he blamed Spirit Hall and left with the plant, unaware that Ye Qifeng had taken the real Ah Yin and Spirit Bone.

• Tang Hao scanned Nuoding City, confirmed Tang San was safe, and flew to the waterfall cave to check on Ah Yin and her Spirit Bone.
• Tang Hao found the cave disturbed and Ah Yin gone, then mistook a withered Blue Silver Grass for her and mourned over it.
• Tang Hao discovered the Spirit Bone was missing and raged until he collapsed the cave and devastated the valley.
• Tang Hao blamed Spirit Hall for Ah Yin’s disappearance and vowed to take revenge with Tang San’s help.
• Tang Hao planted the dying Blue Silver Grass in a stone flowerpot and carried it away, promising not to leave it again.

Ye Qifeng traveled north from Nuoding City toward Heaven Dou City, while Yu Xiaogang returned to Nuoding Academy injured and humiliated. Tang San brought a reluctant healing teacher to treat him, but the teacher mocked Yu Xiaogang as he pretended to be unconscious.

• Ye Qifeng checked his map, planned a route toward Heaven Dou City, and noticed that Gui Mei was still following him in secret.
• Gui Mei recalled reporting Tang Hao and Tang San’s information to Bibi Dong before returning to guard Ye Qifeng.
• Tang San helped Yu Xiaogang back to his room at Nuoding Academy after teachers and students mocked him on the way.
• Tang San fetched a healing teacher, who entered Yu Xiaogang’s messy room and examined his injuries while Yu Xiaogang pretended to be unconscious.
• The healing teacher mocked Yu Xiaogang for being badly injured by a four-hundred-year-old Wind Demon Wolf, and Tang San urged him to begin treatment.

Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang recover from his injuries, then followed his teacher’s advice to register at Spirit Hall and collect his monthly allowance. When he returned to the dormitory, he found Xiao Wu hiding under his covers, and she burst into tears, saying someone had bullied her.

• A male teacher healed most of Yu Xiaogang’s wounds but left his deeper injury painful, so Yu Xiaogang had to remain prone and rest.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to register at Spirit Hall, collect his monthly allowance, focus on cultivation, and keep his distance from Spirit Hall.
• Tang San went to Spirit Hall, registered as a Spirit Master with Ma Xiunuo’s witness, received an Identity Token, and collected one Gold Soul Coin.
• Tang San returned to Dormitory Seven and found Xiao Wu beneath the covers on their shared bed.
• Xiao Wu leapt into Tang San’s arms in tears and said someone had bullied her; Tang San saw her swollen face and cried out in shock.

After Xiao Wu was badly beaten by Xiao Chenyu’s group, Tang San returned to Nuoding Academy, heard her account, and brought her to confront them. The chapter leaves both sides arguing in the small forest, with Xiao Chenyu mocking the Work-Study Students for losing.

• Xiao Chenyu’s group defeated Xiao Wu and the Work-Study Students in a rotating duel, leaving Xiao Wu unconscious with a swollen face.
• Tang San arrived a day late because Yu Xiaogang’s injury delayed their Spirit Beast hunt, and Xiao Wu told him how Xiao Chenyu’s group had beaten her.
• Tang San promised to avenge Xiao Wu, took her to a healing teacher, and then went with her to confront Xiao Chenyu.
• Xiao Wu accused Xiao Chenyu’s group of using unfair tactics, while Xiao Chenyu argued that the Work-Study Students had simply been useless.

Tang San challenged Xiao Chenyu’s claim that the work-study students had lost a fair duel, pointing out their disadvantages in age, strength, and the gauntlet format. Xiao Chenyu invoked strength as the basis of fairness and revealed that his father was Nuoding City’s City Lord, but Tang San seized on Xiao Chenyu’s question about whether he could handle fairness and answered, “I can!”

• Tang San stepped forward to defend Xiao Wu and told Xiao Chenyu that yesterday’s duel had been unfair.
• Tang San explained that the older upperclassmen had advantages in physical ability, cultivation time, and the ten-man gauntlet format.
• Xiao Chenyu praised Tang San’s reasoning, insulted Xiao Wu, and offered to protect and support him if he joined Xiao Chenyu’s group.
• Xiao Wu angrily rejected Xiao Chenyu’s insults and recruitment offer, and Tang San pulled her back.
• Xiao Chenyu said fairness required strength and revealed that his father was the City Lord of Nuoding City.
• When Xiao Chenyu asked whether Tang San could handle fairness if he gave it to him, Tang San immediately said he could.

Tang San persuaded Xiao Chenyu to hold a rematch under a three-person gauntlet format, then secretly used hidden weapons to help the work-study students win the first two bouts. Xiao Wu revealed her new Spirit Ring and defeated Ling Feng, while Xiao Chenyu accused Tang San of using dirty tricks.

• Tang San provoked Xiao Chenyu into agreeing to a three-on-three gauntlet duel, with injuries borne by the fighters and no retaliation afterward.
• Wang Sheng fought Liu Long, and Tang San secretly paralyzed Liu Long with medicated stones, allowing Wang Sheng to knock him unconscious.
• Xiao Wu entered the next bout, revealed her Hundred-Year Spirit Ring and Waist Bow skill, and caught Ling Feng with her Scorpion Braid.
• Tang San secretly weakened Ling Feng, and Xiao Wu used Waist Bow to defeat him and badly injure his face.
• Xiao Chenyu ordered Ling Feng taken for treatment, then accused Tang San of resorting to underhanded tricks despite calling for a fair duel.

Tang San confronted Xiao Chenyu after Xiao Chenyu defeated Xiao Wu and left her badly injured. Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Grass Spirit Skill, bound Xiao Chenyu, and began taking revenge.

• Xiao Chenyu defeated Xiao Wu by grabbing her legs and slamming her into the ground, leaving her unconscious and badly injured.
• Tang San rushed in to stop Xiao Chenyu from stomping Xiao Wu, then sent Wang Sheng and other work-study students to take her to a healing teacher.
• Tang San challenged Xiao Chenyu, revealed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and fought him while testing his strength and abilities.
• Tang San used his First Spirit Skill, Bind, to restrain Xiao Chenyu, then struck him before he could surrender and began using the Muscle-Tearing Bone-Dislocating Hand.

Tang San secretly crippled Xiao Chenyu after he harmed Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang used his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ties to end the City Lord's Mansion's challenge. Meanwhile, Ye Qifeng traveled toward a strange forest, while Tang Hao began taking revenge on Spirit Hall by destroying its branch in Nuoxi City.

• Tang San dislocated Xiao Chenyu's jaw, broke his bones and tendons, and secretly damaged his meridians before having his stunned lackeys carry him away.
• After Xiao Chenyu recovered, the City Lord's Mansion demanded that Nuoding Academy hand over Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Yu Xiaogang invoked his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lineage and forced the dispute to end.
• Ye Qifeng released several Spirit Beasts from his Purple Jade Crystal Ring in a Soul Hunting Forest and headed east to investigate a mysterious forest.
• Tang Hao arrived in Nuoxi City carrying the wilted Blue Silver Grass he called Ah Yin and found its Spirit Hall branch empty.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and crushed the Nuoxi City Spirit Hall branch, killing and injuring nearby innocent bystanders before leaving to seek another target.

Bibi Dong reread a tender letter from Ye Qifeng and realized it sounded like a love letter, while cherishing his words and missing him. Yue Guan then reported that Tang Hao had destroyed several Martial Soul Hall Branches in Fasinuo Province, prompting him to consider joining the hunt.

• Bibi Dong reread Ye Qifeng’s letter, which addressed her as his dearest Teacher Dong’er and expressed his longing, concern, and love.
• Bibi Dong blushed as she wondered whether Ye Qifeng had written her a love letter, then held it close and recalled their time together.
• Yue Guan entered the Council Hall and reported that Tang Hao was suspected of destroying several Martial Soul Hall Branches in Fasinuo Province.
• Yue Guan decided he wanted to join Gui Mei in an operation to surround and kill Tang Hao.

Bibi Dong learned that Tang Hao had destroyed Spirit Hall branches, causing more than a hundred civilian casualties, and ordered Spirit Hall to blame the Clear Sky Sect and demand an explanation. She revealed that Xiao Feng and Gui Mei had taken Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from Tang Hao, leaving Tang Hao furious but Spirit Hall prepared for his retaliation.

• Yue Guan reported that Tang Hao had destroyed Spirit Hall branches in two cities, five towns, and eleven villages, with no Spirit Hall personnel casualties but more than a hundred civilians killed or injured.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Elder Hall to announce that the Clear Sky Sect was responsible and demand that it stop its attacks and explain itself.
• Yue Guan questioned why Spirit Hall was not pursuing Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong explained that Xiao Feng and Gui Mei had raided Tang Hao’s hideout and taken Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong explained that Xiao Feng had predicted Tang Hao’s attack and that Spirit Hall had evacuated its personnel to prevent casualties.
• Bibi Dong said Spirit Hall’s real target was the Clear Sky Sect and that blaming it for Tang Hao’s actions would keep him from striking again.

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to blame the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Hao’s attack while wondering why Qian Daoliu had spared him years earlier. Qian Daoliu warned Golden Crocodile that Tang Hao had divine protection and persuaded him to postpone revenge, then learned that Yue’er had awakened a Golden Crocodile Martial Soul with rank-eight Innate Soul Power.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to spread the claim that Clear Sky Sect members had attacked Spirit Hall and harmed civilians, turning public anger against the sect.
• Bibi Dong questioned why Qian Daoliu had failed to kill Tang Hao six years earlier and wondered whether Xiao Feng knew of a hidden danger.
• Bibi Dong calmed herself when she remembered Ye Qifeng, then read his letter and longed for his return.
• Golden Crocodile asked Qian Daoliu to let him avenge his son Jin Ming by killing Tang Hao.
• Qian Daoliu said Tang Hao carried divine power and likely had a god’s protection, and urged Golden Crocodile to wait until Xiao Xue became a god.
• Golden Crocodile agreed to postpone his revenge for Yue’er’s sake and told Qian Daoliu that she had awakened a Golden Crocodile Martial Soul with rank-eight Innate Soul Power.

Jin E decided to personally train Jin Yue'er, while Qian Daoliu worried over Qian Renxue and sent her a letter urging her to pursue Ye Qifeng. Meanwhile, Ye Qifeng headed toward the Forbidden Curse Forest to investigate its mysterious curse power.

• Qian Daoliu reassured Jin E that Jin Yue'er could still become a Title Douluo and might someday evolve her Martial Soul.
• Jin E chose to teach Jin Yue'er himself rather than send her to Spirit Hall Academy.
• After Jin E left, Qian Daoliu fretted over Qian Renxue's feelings for Ye Qifeng and sent her a letter urging her to seize her chance with him.
• Ye Qifeng studied a map while traveling east through Fasinuo Province and became interested in the Forbidden Curse Forest.
• Ye Qifeng reasoned that the forest's curse power was a form of Law Power and wondered whether it was connected to curses affecting certain Martial Souls, then continued toward the forest.

Tang Hao’s attacks on Martial Soul Hall Branches sparked outrage across the continent, and Martial Soul Hall pressured the Clear Sky Sect to answer for them. Tang Hao publicly claimed responsibility and went into hiding near Tang San, while the Clear Sky Sect was left paying for the damage.

• Martial Soul Hall blamed the Clear Sky Sect for Tang Hao’s attacks and demanded that it hand over the culprit and compensate for the losses.
• Tang Xiao denied the sect’s involvement, but Martial Soul Hall cited witness accounts identifying the Clear Sky Hammer and intensified public pressure.
• The Clear Sky Sect named Tang Hao as the attacker and said he had been expelled six years earlier, prompting further criticism from Martial Soul Hall.
• Tang Hao learned the Clear Sky Sect was under pressure, then publicly admitted that he had attacked the branches and withdrawn from the sect.
• Tang Hao returned to Nuoding City and hid near Tang San as public opinion condemned him for harming commoners.
• Martial Soul Hall forced the Clear Sky Sect to compensate for the losses and civilian casualties, draining much of the sect’s remaining wealth.

Ye Qifeng reached Terra Town to investigate the Forbidden Curse Forest and stepped in when village chief Bulong was refused a Martial Soul awakening ceremony for Mingyue. He began the ceremony and learned that Mingyue had two contrasting personalities, with the bear doll keeping her timid and quiet.

• Ye Qifeng arrived in Terra Town and went to the local Martial Soul Hall to gather information and obtain a map of the Forbidden Curse Forest.
• Bulong and Mingyue were turned away by the guards because previous Spirit Hall deacons had died after visiting Puppet Village, which lay near the forest.
• Ye Qifeng presented his third-rank Inspection Deacon token, learned about the village, and offered to conduct Mingyue's Martial Soul awakening.
• Ye Qifeng obtained the forest map, set up the awakening array, and asked Mingyue to stand in its center.
• Bulong told Ye Qifeng that Mingyue's parents had died and that she had two personalities: a timid one when holding her bear doll and a mischievous, destructive one when she was without it.

Ye Qifeng learned about Xiao Mingyue’s two personalities and earned her trust when she willingly handed him her bear doll. He began the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony with Xiao Mingyue in the formation and Old Bulong holding the doll.

• Ye Qifeng asked Old Bulong about Xiao Mingyue’s personalities and learned that taking her bear doll by force could provoke the Little Witch.
• Xiao Mingyue offered her bear doll to Ye Qifeng, showing that she trusted him enough to let it go herself.
• Ye Qifeng accepted the doll and promised to guide Xiao Mingyue through her Martial Soul awakening, while her Little Witch personality briefly emerged.
• Ye Qifeng soothed Xiao Mingyue by stroking her head, then asked Old Bulong to hold the doll.
• Ye Qifeng summoned his Dark Shadow Martial Soul and began preparing to awaken Xiao Mingyue’s Martial Soul.

Ye Qifeng awakened Xiao Mingyue’s Martial Souls and discovered that she possessed two, which seemed strangely familiar to him. Gui Mei arrived and confirmed that she had Twin Martial Souls, while Ye Qifeng noted that they were somewhat different.

• Ye Qifeng used the Awakening Formation to awaken Xiao Mingyue, impressing Old Bulong with his four-ringed Soul Ancestor cultivation.
• Xiao Mingyue manifested a black rose-like vine and a small bear doll as her two Martial Souls.
• Ye Qifeng recognized Xiao Mingyue’s resemblance to a character from a game he had played on Blue Star and wondered about the Forbidden Curse Forest, then dismissed his suspicions as coincidence.
• Gui Mei appeared in the Council Hall, and Ye Qifeng reassured Old Bulong that the newcomer was on their side.
• Gui Mei identified Xiao Mingyue’s two Martial Souls as Twin Martial Souls, and Ye Qifeng agreed but said they were somewhat different.

Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue had awakened Companion Martial Souls, a rare form of Twin Martial Souls that shared one set of Spirit Rings and could perform a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Gui Mei became determined to recruit her into Spirit Hall.

• Old Bulong asked Ye Qifeng whether Twin Martial Souls could harm Xiao Mingyue, and Ye Qifeng reassured him that Spirit Hall knew how to manage their risks.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue’s two Martial Souls were Companion Martial Souls because they had appeared together in her right hand.
• Ye Qifeng said Companion Martial Souls shared one set of Spirit Rings and could be used separately or together, and could form a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gui Mei was astonished by the possibility of one person using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and resolved to recruit Xiao Mingyue into Spirit Hall.

Ye Qifeng explained the strengths and limitations of Xiao Mingyue’s Companion Martial Souls and helped her learn to control them. The chapter ended with Crazy Bear remaining as a physical doll in her arms after she withdrew her Martial Souls.

• Gui Mei restrained his dangerous aura after Ye Qifeng reminded him not to treat Xiao Mingyue as a threat.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Xiao Mingyue’s Companion Martial Souls shared Spirit Rings and could unleash a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Qifeng supported Xiao Mingyue with Soul Power as she learned that her Martial Souls were named Black Rose and Crazy Bear.
• Xiao Mingyue enlarged her Martial Souls and gleefully made Black Rose’s vines lash about while Crazy Bear attacked the air with its claws.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue to withdraw her Martial Souls, but Crazy Bear shrank into a physical doll and jumped into her arms.
• Ye Qifeng examined the bear doll to determine why Crazy Bear could not be withdrawn.

Ye Qifeng examined Xiao Mingyue’s unusual Crazy Bear Martial Soul and explained that she would be able to control its power as she grew stronger. He tested her Soul Power, confirming she had Innate Full Soul Power, just as he had expected.

• Ye Qifeng noticed that Xiao Mingyue’s Crazy Bear was a physical, seemingly intelligent Martial Soul that could not yet be withdrawn.
• Ye Qifeng reassured the timid Xiao Mingyue and explained that Crazy Bear would not harm her and could move under her thoughts.
• Ye Qifeng brought out Bibi Dong’s Soul Power Crystal Ball and explained how it tested Soul Power Levels.
• Xiao Mingyue placed both hands on the crystal ball, which shone brightly and revealed her Innate Full Soul Power.
• Gui Mei and Old Bulong reacted with shock, while Ye Qifeng remained unsurprised.

After discovering Xiao Mingyue had Innate Full Soul Power and two top-tier Companion Martial Souls, Ye Qifeng encouraged her to join Spirit Hall and train there. Old Bulong accepted her choice despite his reluctance to part with her, and Xiao Mingyue reaffirmed that she wanted to go.

• Ye Qifeng explained Innate Full Soul Power to Xiao Mingyue and urged her to cultivate diligently.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue about Spirit Hall and explained that he came from its headquarters in Spirit City.
• Xiao Mingyue asked to join Spirit Hall, and Ye Qifeng warned her that membership meant serving it in the future.
• Ye Qifeng asked Old Bulong for permission, and Old Bulong agreed that Spirit Hall was the best place for Xiao Mingyue despite treating her like his own granddaughter.
• Old Bulong confirmed Xiao Mingyue's wishes, and she said she had already agreed to join.

Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue around Terra Town, bought her new clothes and gifts, then told her they would go to the Forbidden Curse Forest to find her first Spirit Ring. Xiao Mingyue feared the forest because her parents had died there, but agreed to go with him after he explained the danger and said they would first find Bulong.

• Ye Qifeng took Xiao Mingyue on a stroll through Terra Town after Old Bulong returned to Puppet Village and Gui Mei went back to guarding them in secret.
• Ye Qifeng bought Xiao Mingyue a black gothic princess outfit and more than twenty sets of clothes, then filled her Soul Tool Ring with the purchases and other things she liked.
• Ye Qifeng told Xiao Mingyue they would go to the Forbidden Curse Forest to find a suitable first Spirit Ring, and Xiao Mingyue revealed that her parents had died there.
• Ye Qifeng explained that the forest’s mysterious power was Forbidden Curse Power and reassured Xiao Mingyue that neither of them needed to fear it.
• Xiao Mingyue agreed to accompany Ye Qifeng, and he said they would first go find her grandfather Bulong.

Ye Qifeng carried Xiao Mingyue toward Puppet Village while teaching her basic Martial Soul theory. He explained the major Martial Soul categories and introduced God-Bestowed Martial Souls, leaving Xiao Mingyue eager to meet a Six-Winged Angel Spirit Master.

• Ye Qifeng offered to investigate the Forbidden Curse deaths in Puppet Village and carried Xiao Mingyue there while teaching her Martial Soul theory.
• Ye Qifeng explained Tool, Beast, and Body Martial Souls, and Xiao Mingyue listened and asked questions.
• Ye Qifeng criticized the Grandmaster for claiming there were only two Martial Soul types, then warned Xiao Mingyue not to accept his opinions without thinking for herself.
• Ye Qifeng described Special Martial Souls and told Xiao Mingyue that gods existed and that the Qian Family's Six-Winged Angel was a God-Bestowed Martial Soul.
• Ye Qifeng promised to introduce Xiao Mingyue to an older sister whose Martial Soul was the Six-Winged Angel.