Recaps

Danheng accompanied Tang Yuehua to Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City and learned that the Crown Prince would attend its graduation ceremony the next day. After he left, Tang Yuehua scolded the students for staring at him and worried about their performance at the ceremony.

• Tang Long left to contact the Strength Clan while Danheng accompanied Tang Yuehua to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua told Danheng that Moonlight Pavilion's annual graduation ceremony would take place the next day and that the Crown Prince was expected to attend.
• Danheng considered how to save time on his travels across the continent and said he would return for the ceremony.
• The guards and students gossiped about Danheng's appearance and his connection to Tang Yuehua.
• After Danheng left, Tang Yuehua reprimanded the students for staring at him and reminded them to prepare for the ceremony.

Tang Yuehua waited outside Moonlight Pavilion for Danheng, then introduced him to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue. Danheng recognized Qian Renxue, leaving Tang Yuehua surprised that they knew each other.

• Tang Yuehua waited anxiously at Moonlight Pavilion because she had forgotten to invite Danheng to the ceremony.
• Princess Xue Ke and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrived, and Qian Renxue considered whether Moonlight Pavilion could disrupt her plans for Heaven Dou Empire.
• Danheng arrived before the ceremony and recalled watching Tang San's team fight at the Great Soul Arena.
• Tang Yuehua introduced Danheng to Xue Qinghe, and Danheng recognized Qian Renxue in her original appearance.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Danheng and Xue Qinghe knew each other.

At Moonlight Pavilion’s ceremony, Danheng reunited with Qian Renxue, who worried that his connection to Tang Yuehua might link him to the Clear Sky Sect. Their conversation drew attention from the nobles, while Xue Ke tried to avoid studying and teased the pair; the ceremony ended with guests seeking to befriend Danheng.

• Tang Yuehua seated Danheng beside Qian Renxue after a guest agreed to switch places, then apologized and left to prepare for the ceremony.
• Qian Renxue questioned Danheng about how he knew Tang Yuehua, and his mention of one of her elders made her suspect he had dealt with Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Danheng wondered how he could meet Qian Renxue in her original identity before she completed her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Ke joined Danheng and Qian Renxue, praised Danheng’s appearance, and complained after Qian Renxue revealed that their father had sent her to study.
• After the ceremony ended, nobles greeted Qian Renxue and Danheng, assuming that the Crown Prince’s companion must be influential.

Qian Renxue questioned Danheng about his connection to Tang Yuehua’s family and his views on the Heaven Dou Empire, but he gave her little information and left abruptly. Danheng then confronted She Long, followed him to Spirit Hall’s branch hall, and saw a chance to learn more about Qian Renxue’s infiltration.

• Tang Yuehua bade Xue Ke and Qian Renxue farewell at Moonlight Pavilion, and Qian Renxue stayed behind to speak with Danheng.
• Qian Renxue asked Danheng how he knew Tang Yuehua’s family elders and what he thought of the Heaven Dou Empire, but his answers revealed little.
• Danheng suddenly left Qian Renxue, who ordered a guard to send a letter to her grandfather in Spirit Hall.
• Danheng stopped She Long in a secluded corner and asked why he had come to Heaven Dou City; She Long said he had been entrusted with delivering an important item.
• She Long feared Danheng was following him and hid in Spirit Hall’s branch hall, while Danheng watched and recognized an opportunity to investigate Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue learned that Danheng had encountered She Long and decided to meet Danheng in her true identity to learn his intentions. After Danheng revealed that he had known who she was, Qian Renxue asked why he had stopped She Long.

• Qian Renxue learned that Danheng had discovered She Long and ordered She Long to lie low at a Spirit Hall branch.
• Qian Renxue decided to visit Spirit Hall as herself, and the next day the Crown Prince's carriage secretly left Heaven Dou City.
• At the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall branch, Qian Renxue learned that She Long had left to meet Danheng at a secret Spirit Hall intelligence station.
• Qian Renxue went to the station, met Danheng, and sent She Long out of the room so they could speak privately.
• Danheng admitted that he had long known Qian Renxue's identity, and she asked why he had stopped She Long.

Danheng questioned Qian Renxue’s plan to take the Heaven Dou Empire and argued that pursuing godhood might serve her better than years of undercover work. His words left her reconsidering the plan, while She Long reported that an unknown person had visited the Strength Clan’s compound.

• Danheng asked why Spirit Hall did not seize the Heaven Dou Empire by force, and Qian Renxue explained that she wanted to take it with minimal bloodshed.
• Danheng warned that Qian Renxue’s identity as Xue Qinghe might eventually be exposed and that ruling the empire could cost her valuable time.
• Danheng argued that Qian Renxue should focus on cultivating and becoming the Angel God, since success would give her power to subdue the continent.
• Qian Renxue asked Danheng why he was helping Spirit Hall, and he said he had no reason beyond wanting to help before bidding her farewell.
• After Danheng left, Qian Renxue told She Long she wanted to change the plan, and She Long reported that scouts had seen an unfamiliar person visit the Strength Clan’s compound.

Tang Long failed to recruit the Strength Clan and complained to Danheng that Tai Tan favored the injured Tang San. Danheng planned to leave Heaven Dou City for the Star Luo Empire, while Qian Renxue dismissed a report about his meeting with Tang Long and focused on improving her plan.

• Tang Long left the Strength Clan after Tai Tan rejected his negotiations, citing Tang San as someone he wished to follow.
• Tang Long encountered Danheng, who suggested he approach the other three clans; Tang Long warned that Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan was especially dangerous.
• Danheng said he planned to travel to the Star Luo Empire after exploring most of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he and Tang Long wished each other well.
• She Long reported that Danheng had met someone suspected to be from the Clear Sky Sect, and Qian Renxue set the report aside and told him to improve the plan.

Danheng crossed the Star Dou Great Forest toward the Star Luo Empire, while Little Wu worried that he might encounter the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. At Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong clashed with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San over her plan to leave after the tournament, then stormed out.

• Danheng flew through the Star Dou Great Forest toward the Star Luo Empire, passing the territories of the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape without stopping.
• Little Wu recognized Danheng’s passing and worried that he was heading toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s territory, but Da Ming and Er Ming trusted him to handle any attack.
• Little Wu wondered whether Tang San, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Mama Erlong were doing well at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong argued with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San after they accused her of undermining the team by announcing she would leave after the tournament.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Tang San that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had funded his requested materials and saved his life, then challenged him to find another support Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong stormed out of the room, and Yu Xiaogang stopped Oscar from following her.

After Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang questioned his judgment while Tang San vowed to oppose her and promised to break through level forty before the tournament. Meanwhile, Danheng entered the Star Luo Empire and sensed a powerful presence watching him.

• Tang San comforted Yu Xiaogang after Ning Rongrong's departure, but the others showed their disgust and Zhu Zhuqing ended the meeting.
• Zhu Zhuqing understood Ning Rongrong's choice, while Dai Mubai gave up on their relationship and Zhu Zhuqing considered leaving Shrek Academy herself.
• Tang San privately vowed to treat Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as enemies, then assured Yu Xiaogang that he would break through level forty and clear his teacher's name.
• Flender arrived and asked Yu Xiaogang why Ning Rongrong had suddenly left the academy.
• Danheng crossed into the Star Luo Empire, walked through the forest at night, and sensed a powerful presence watching him.

Danheng confronted a sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and tested its formidable abilities while trying not to kill the rare soul beast. He struck it with a punch that nearly destroyed it, but the tiger’s hidden method succeeded.

• Danheng recognized the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and approached it with Cloud Piercer, while the intelligent beast kept its distance.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attacked with corrosive wind blades and a rapid charge, but Danheng evaded its concealed Evil God Hook.
• Danheng disrupted the tiger’s ground-level attack with Cloud Piercer and then struck it with a restrained punch, which its Evil God's Protection mostly absorbed.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger unleashed its strongest charge, and Danheng blasted it hundreds of meters with a punch using forty percent of his strength.
• The badly injured Dark Demon Evil God Tiger refused to give up because its hidden method had succeeded.

Danheng shattered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Arena of Life and Death skill before it could take effect, leaving the tiger trapped in a juvenile form. After subduing it and learning how the skill worked, Danheng let it go, leaving the confused tiger calling after him.

• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger attempted to pull Danheng into its Arena of Life and Death, but Danheng pierced and shattered the black hole with Cloud Piercer.
• Danheng grabbed the tiger and discovered it had shrunk into a juvenile form, then slapped it to stop its attacks.
• Danheng used spiritual power to communicate with the tiger, slapping it again whenever it insulted or threatened him.
• The tiger explained that the Arena of Life and Death made both combatants revert to childhood, and admitted it had used the skill as its final trump card.
• Danheng said he was just a Nameless, placed the tiger on the ground, and walked away; the tiger called after him in disbelief.

Danheng released the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and continued toward the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, where he discovered a hidden cave containing a Mountain Spirit Water Lotus. A sinister middle-aged man followed him inside and confronted him over the rare herb.

• Danheng let the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger go, and the tiger headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt weaker soul beasts and recover its strength.
• Danheng wandered toward the forest's edge and sensed unusual energy behind a waterfall in a secluded valley.
• Danheng punched open the narrow entrance and a second crack farther inside, while a lanky middle-aged man secretly followed him.
• Danheng entered a cave with a glowing pool and identified the lotus at its center as a Mountain Spirit Water Lotus.
• A sinister middle-aged man entered the cave carrying a black spear wrapped in blood-colored mist and stared solemnly at Danheng.

Danheng met Yang Wudi, the Breaking Clan’s clan head, while searching for the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus and agreed to spar with him in exchange for the herb. After Danheng effortlessly sent Yang Wudi flying, Yang Wudi insisted on continuing the fight.

• Danheng recognized Yang Wudi’s interest in the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus and asked him to identify himself.
• Yang Wudi introduced himself as the Breaking Clan’s clan head and reacted angrily when Danheng mentioned Spirit Hall, but he held back after Danheng warned him not to attack.
• Danheng offered to spar with Yang Wudi in another location before giving him the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus, and Yang Wudi eagerly accepted.
• Yang Wudi launched a powerful spear attack, but Danheng stopped it and sent him flying backward with a single push.
• Danheng praised the Soul Breaking Spear and Yang Wudi’s fighting spirit, and Yang Wudi declared that he could keep fighting.

Danheng defeated Yang Wudi in their spar and left him recovering beside the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus, then encountered the wary Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong asked Chenxin and Gu Rong not to confront Tang San, but they and Ning Fengzhi decided to settle the matter anyway.

• Danheng repeatedly countered Yang Wudi until Yang Wudi collapsed from exhaustion, then carried him into the cave and left him beside the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger approached Danheng, learned that its opponent was likely dead, and fled before Danheng could question it further.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chenxin, and Gu Rong learned that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had mistreated Ning Rongrong after she mentioned leaving Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong asked Chenxin and Gu Rong to let the matter go and said she would stay in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cultivate.
• Chenxin and Gu Rong agreed to handle the matter, and Ning Fengzhi gave them his approval.

Chenxin confronted Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy over his treatment of Ning Rongrong and demanded an apology. After learning Tang San had gone with Tang Hao to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring, Chenxin agreed to spare Yu Xiaogang for now if Liu Erlong sent word when Tang San returned.

• Chenxin left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek justice for Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong joined him on the way to Shrek Academy.
• Chenxin stormed into Yu Xiaogang's room and held his Seven Kill Sword to Yu Xiaogang's throat.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he had misspoken to Ning Rongrong and revealed that Tang San had left with Tang Hao to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring.
• Chenxin ordered Yu Xiaogang to apologize to Ning Rongrong, then warned Liu Erlong and Flender not to interfere.
• Chenxin privately told Liu Erlong to notify him when Tang San returned, and Liu Erlong saw a chance to spare Yu Xiaogang.

Chenxin forced Yu Xiaogang to publicly apologize to Ning Rongrong, while Liu Erlong agreed to provide information about Tang San. After Ning Rongrong left Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi invited Zhu Zhuqing to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; elsewhere, Yang Wudi reached Star Luo City and found Danheng in a confrontation at the gates.

• Liu Erlong agreed to pass along information about Tang San, and Chenxin withdrew his sword after Yu Xiaogang asked him to spare Shrek Academy’s students.
• Yu Xiaogang publicly apologized to Ning Rongrong, who accepted and prepared to leave Shrek Academy with Ning Fengzhi, Chenxin, and Gu Rong.
• Gu Rong stayed in Heaven Dou City to watch Shrek Academy, while Ning Fengzhi invited Zhu Zhuqing to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhu Zhuqing considered Ning Fengzhi’s invitation as he departed with Ning Rongrong.
• Yang Wudi woke in the Star Dou Great Forest, collected the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus, and traveled to Star Luo City.
• At the city gates, a young man rejected Danheng’s Spirit Hall token and tried to have him seized, but Danheng sent him flying into the wall.

Danheng entered Star Luo City after Yang Wudi vouched for him, then visited the local Spirit Hall branch to test the Pope’s token and obtain a map. The Platinum Bishop recognized the token’s authority and arranged assistance, while Danheng left with the map and Sebas began investigating recent conflicts in the city.

• Danheng injured a young man by striking him into the city wall, and Yang Wudi stopped the Star Luo soldiers from confronting him by vouching for his identity.
• The soldiers struggled to free the unconscious young man, while Danheng and Yang Wudi entered Star Luo City.
• Yang Wudi asked about Danheng’s unusual Spirit Hall token, and Danheng said the Pope had personally given it to him before the two parted ways.
• Danheng showed the token to the guards at the Star Luo City Spirit Hall branch and asked to see its bishop.
• Sebas, the branch’s Platinum Bishop, bowed to Danheng, confirmed the Pope had ordered every branch to assist him, and provided a map of the Star Luo Empire.
• After Danheng left with the map, Sebas ordered an intelligence officer to investigate recent conflicts in Star Luo City.

Danheng studied the Star Luo Empire map and planned to visit the divine craftsman Lou Gao, while Yang Wudi learned that Danheng had met with Spirit Hall and resolved not to worry about the consequences. The next morning, Dai Weisi arrived at Danheng’s inn, where Sebas blocked him from reaching Danheng.

• Danheng reviewed Spirit Hall’s map and decided to visit Lou Gao in Gengxin City.
• Yang Wudi struck Zhu Yunting, who revealed that Sebas had personally seen Danheng off from Spirit Hall and threatened the Breaking Clan; Yang Wudi later returned home to think over the matter.
• Yang Wudi gave Yang Lin the Mountain Spirit Water Lotus and concluded he had no reason to feel guilty about Danheng’s connection to Spirit Hall.
• Danheng woke to find Dai Weisi and his people gathered outside the inn, while Sebas argued with Dai Weisi and refused to let him disturb Danheng.
• Danheng considered going downstairs to stop the confrontation.

Danheng left Star Luo City for Gengxin City to meet the divine craftsman Lou Gao, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed Spirit Hall and the upcoming tournament. Zhu Zhuyun realized that Danheng, who had spared her life two years earlier, was a Titled Douluo.

• Danheng accepted Sebas's offer to handle Dai Weisi's complaint and left Star Luo City for Gengxin City.
• Dai Weisi told Dai Tianfeng about his humiliating encounter with Sebas, and his father warned him against provoking Spirit Hall.
• Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had reached rank forty-seven and recognized Danheng's portrait as the man who had rescued Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Weisi confirmed that Sebas and Yang Wudi had treated Danheng with great respect, and Zhu Zhuyun realized she had survived because Danheng had spared her.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun dismissed the danger of Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai ahead of the Spirit Master Tournament.

Tang San failed to absorb fourth Soul Rings of four thousand years and five thousand years, so Tang Hao found him a three-thousand-year Crimsonbeard Rock Vine instead. After Tang San gained Blue Silver Thrust, he and Tang Hao headed back to Heaven Dou City, while Di Tian took Little Wu deeper into the forest.

• Tang Hao advised Tang San to settle for a three-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring after his injuries caused him to fail at absorbing stronger ones.
• Tang San mistook a passing pink figure for Little Wu and charged into the forest, then aimed his sleeve arrow at Tang Hao before Tang Hao slapped him and Tang San apologized.
• Di Tian arrived with Little Wu after Tang Hao and Tang San left, warned her to stop running around, and noted that Tang Hao carried the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang Hao found a nearly dead three-thousand-year Crimsonbeard Rock Vine for Tang San, who absorbed its Soul Ring and reached level forty-one.
• Tang San used his new fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Thrust, and then set off with Tang Hao for Heaven Dou City.

Danheng exposed a fraudulent Dragon Soul Spear in Gengxin City and demonstrated his own authentic dragon aura. After the seller fled, the burly man who had been harmed by the spear called out to Danheng as he was leaving.

• Danheng entered Gengxin City and found a hawker claiming his Dragon Soul Spear carried Dragon Qi from a dragon-type soul beast.
• A burly man tried to swing the spear, was struck by the lone horned serpent-dragon's resentment, and spat blood.
• Danheng dispelled the resentment affecting the burly man and revealed that the spear held only a dead serpent-dragon's resentment, not Dragon Qi.
• Danheng manifested his Vidyadhara form and planted Cloud Piercer in the ground to demonstrate its true Dragon Qi.
• The seller failed to answer Danheng's accusations and fled, while the burly man called after Danheng as he prepared to leave.

Danheng traveled to the Blacksmiths' Association in Gengxin City to meet Godsmith Lou Gao, after Si Cheng offered to guide him in exchange for a chance to examine Cloud Piercer. Si Cheng stayed behind while Si Long escorted Danheng to the fifth floor to meet Lou Gao.

• Danheng told Si Cheng he had come to Gengxin City to see Godsmith Lou Gao, and Si Cheng offered to arrange a meeting if he could borrow Cloud Piercer.
• Si Cheng led Danheng to the Blacksmiths' Association and explained that Lou Gao worked on the top floor.
• The guards on the third floor let Danheng and Si Cheng pass after seeing Cloud Piercer.
• Si Long recognized Si Cheng and reminded him that Lou Gao still blamed him for destroying a prized work.
• Si Cheng decided not to face Lou Gao, and Si Long escorted Danheng to the fifth floor while Si Cheng stayed behind with Si Yu.

Danheng visited the divine craftsman Lou Gao and showed him Cloud Piercer, which Lou Gao eagerly asked to study. The chapter ended as Lou Gao confidently prepared to lift the spear despite Si Long's warning about its weight.

• Si Long opened the alloy door to the fifth floor and led Danheng to Lou Gao's forging room.
• Lou Gao rushed out when Si Long mentioned an unparalleled divine weapon and asked Danheng to show it to him.
• Danheng summoned Cloud Piercer, and Lou Gao praised its forging before asking to study it.
• Lou Gao offered Danheng one of his works or anything he wanted in exchange for studying the spear.
• Si Long warned Lou Gao that Danheng's strength was unfathomable, but Lou Gao insisted he could lift Cloud Piercer.

Danheng showed Lou Gao the Cloud Piercer, whose immense weight left the master craftsman unable to lift it even with Si Long's help. After Lou Gao fainted and woke, he saw the spear again and promptly went back to sleep, leaving Si Long to suggest Danheng return the next day.

• Danheng let Lou Gao examine the Cloud Piercer, and Lou Gao was astonished by its craftsmanship and weight.
• Lou Gao and Si Long struggled to lift the spear until Danheng took it back, causing Lou Gao to faint.
• Si Long asked whether the Cloud Piercer could change size, and Danheng said it could not before reminding him to carry Lou Gao inside.
• While Lou Gao lay unconscious, Danheng examined his works and materials as Si Long introduced them.
• Lou Gao woke, realized the encounter had been real, then fell back asleep, and Si Long suggested Danheng return tomorrow.

Danheng discovered that the middle-aged swindler selling the Dragon Soul Spear had caused Si Cheng’s expulsion and secretly marked him to follow later. The next day, rumors about Lou Gao spread through the Blacksmiths' Association, while Si Long found Lou Gao unresponsive behind his locked door.

• Danheng overheard the middle-aged swindler blame Si Cheng for his past losses and reveal that he had framed Si Cheng, leading to his expulsion from Lou Gao’s school.
• Danheng secretly marked the swindler, intending to follow him to the place where he had found the Lone Horned Serpent-Dragon corpse.
• Si Long personally escorted Danheng into the Blacksmiths' Association, where blacksmiths spread exaggerated rumors that Lou Gao had gone mad after Danheng forged a weapon he could never match.
• Si Yu blamed Si Cheng for spreading the rumors and stormed off to find him.
• Si Long and Danheng went to Lou Gao’s room, but Lou Gao did not answer, so Si Long pounded on the door and alarmed the blacksmiths nearby.