Recaps

Using the alias Xuan Ye, Ye Xuan joined Blue Tyrant Academy to undermine Tang San's confidence. He humiliated Yu Xiaogang over his lack of strength, then unsettled Tang San by drawing Meng Yiran's attention, leaving the two teammates wary of each other.

• Ye Xuan rejected Yu Xiaogang's offer to teach him and displayed his four Soul Rings, claiming he had reached level forty-three through his own cultivation.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji welcomed Ye Xuan to Blue Tyrant Academy, where he said he had joined to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Tang San arrived with Meng Yiran, and Flender introduced Xuan Ye as a new teammate stronger than Tang San.
• Ye Xuan's appearance, modeled on Meng Yiran's first love, made her blush and act flustered when he spoke to her.
• Tang San warned Ye Xuan to show restraint toward his girlfriend, and Ye Xuan denied having any interest in stealing her while making a pointed remark about love and fate.

Ye Xuan joined the Blue Tyrant Team and drew the hostility of Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Dai Mubai. After beginning to cultivate toward Soul Emperor, he faced Dai Mubai in a tiger Martial Soul duel and gained the upper hand with his first two Soul Skills.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji calmed the confrontation, and Ye Xuan followed Zhao Wuji to his dorm while Tang San warned Meng Yiran to keep her distance from him.
• Yu Xiaogang left the training grounds vowing to suppress Ye Xuan, who then began cultivating to break through from level fifty-nine to Soul Emperor.
• Zhao Wuji introduced level-forty-three Soul Ancestor Ye Xuan and his Tyrant Tiger Martial Soul to the team, provoking Dai Mubai to challenge him.
• Dai Mubai attacked with White Tiger Protective Barrier, but Ye Xuan blocked the blow with Tyrant Power and forced Dai Mubai back.
• Dai Mubai fired White Tiger Intense Light Wave, and Ye Xuan used Might Shakes the World to weaken the beam before dodging it.

Ye Xuan defeated Dai Mubai, was appointed vice-captain, and challenged Yu Xiaogang’s criticism while declaring the team would aim for the championship. That night, he arranged a supposed chance encounter with Meng Yiran, whom Tang San had begun to notice him watching.

• Ye Xuan used his third Soul Skill to overpower Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Vajra Transformation and defeat him, then warned him against arrogance.
• Zhao Wuji appointed Ye Xuan vice-captain, and Tang San accepted his role in helping manage the team.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Ye Xuan’s Soul Skills, but Ye Xuan challenged him to demonstrate his own abilities and declared the team’s goal was to win the Soul Master Tournament.
• Meng Yiran found herself increasingly drawn to Ye Xuan, while Tang San noticed and grew more wary.
• That night, Ye Xuan used Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Spirit Detection to track Meng Yiran and prepare a carefully staged encounter based on her ideal partner.

Ye Xuan used a moonlit conversation to draw closer to the sleepless Meng Yiran, catching her when she tripped and offering thoughtful advice about her Serpent Cane. Their talk ended with Ye Xuan encouraging her to return and rest.

• Meng Yiran tripped near Ye Xuan, and he caught her before she fell.
• Meng Yiran sat with Ye Xuan and praised his victory over Dai Mubai, while Ye Xuan modestly discussed Soul Master strength.
• Meng Yiran told Ye Xuan that her Serpent Cane's poison made it difficult to use safely in a team fight.
• Ye Xuan suggested she control the poison in layers to hinder enemies without harming teammates, and Meng Yiran eagerly accepted the idea.
• After talking for fifteen minutes, Ye Xuan told Meng Yiran it was late and she should get some rest.

Ye Xuan strengthened his standing with the team while continuing to unsettle Tang San over Meng Yiran. On the eve of the tournament, he confronted Yu Xiaogang over his criticism, and Flender dragged Yu Xiaogang away after warning him to stop interfering.

• Meng Yiran thanked Ye Xuan for their conversation, then worried that her growing feelings for him were wrong because Tang San was her boyfriend.
• Ye Xuan trained Tailong and earned the team's admiration with his strength and instruction, while Tang San grew uneasy about Meng Yiran's increasing closeness to him.
• Yu Xiaogang interrupted training to criticize Ye Xuan's tactics, so Ye Xuan ended practice and headed out before Yu Xiaogang pursued him.
• Ye Xuan challenged Yu Xiaogang to spar and mocked his low rank and age, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to respond.
• Flender rebuked Yu Xiaogang for disrupting training and dragged him away from the training ground.

As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament approached, Ye Xuan grew closer to Meng Yiran while planning to use the competition against Tang San and Asura God's plans. The tournament opened in Heaven Dou Imperial City, where the first preliminary match was announced.

• During the month of training, Ye Xuan used God's Vision to improve his team's coordination and repeatedly helped Meng Yiran, and the two began sharing intimate moments without Tang San knowing.
• Flender explained the tournament format and rules, while Yu Xiaogang warned the team about Spirit Hall's powerful Golden Generation.
• Ye Xuan planned to use the tournament to undermine Tang San, while Meng Yiran struggled with the choice she felt she had to make before the competition ended.
• At the opening ceremony in Heaven Dou Imperial City, Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open as Qian Renxue attended disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• The first preliminary match was announced between Skywater Academy Team and Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.

Tang San's leering reaction to Skywater Academy's beauties damaged Meng Yiran's trust in him, while Ye Xuan's respectful behavior drew her closer. After Skywater Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, Meng Yiran thanked Ye Xuan warmly, leaving Tang San watching them uneasily.

• Skywater Academy's seven female students entered the plaza, and Tang San stared at them lecherously while Ye Xuan remained composed.
• Meng Yiran noticed Tang San's behavior, compared it with Ye Xuan's respectful treatment of her, and began doubting Tang San's love.
• Ye Xuan told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that he had become interested in Meng Yiran and observed Skywater Academy's match.
• Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team with coordinated ice and water attacks.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun praised Skywater Academy's students, while Oscar pointed out that Meng Yiran was angry and Tang San struggled to explain himself.
• Ye Xuan reminded Meng Yiran to prepare for their upcoming match, and she thanked him warmly as Tang San watched them.

Tang San tried to win Meng Yiran back by showing off his strength, but he ignored Blue Tyrant Academy's plan to conceal its abilities. After his team won, Meng Yiran and the others rebuked him, and Ye Xuan arrived as Tang San struggled to answer for his mistake.

• Tang San resolved to impress Meng Yiran in the upcoming matches and stop Ye Xuan from courting her, while Qian Renxue watched Ye Xuan with interest.
• Meng Yiran returned to her room instead of seeking out Tang San, and Ye Xuan told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that he was waiting for Tang San to lose his composure.
• Tang San defeated a weak opponent alone, using nearly all his visible Soul Skills and revealing his four Soul Rings despite the team's agreement to hide its strength.
• Tang San hurried to Meng Yiran expecting praise, but she and the other team members reacted with disappointment and anger.
• Dai Mubai scolded Tang San for exposing their strength, and Meng Yiran condemned him for putting the team at risk.
• Ye Xuan approached as Tang San failed to find words to defend himself.

After Tang San was rebuked for putting himself ahead of the team, Shi Nian trapped him in a lethal illusion and nearly destroyed his mind. The Asura God intervened, killed Shi Nian, and used his Soul Bone to save Tang San, whose mind began experiencing an alternate life without Ye Xuan.

• Flender stopped Tang San's explanation and told him to put the team ahead of individual heroics, while Ye Xuan ordered everyone to follow team discipline.
• Half a month later, Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion and used his Nightmare skill to attack him with visions of Meng Yiran's death and Ye Xuan defeating him.
• As Tang San's spiritual power nearly collapsed, the Asura God sent divine power that killed Shi Nian and released his ten-thousand-year Illusion Wisdom Skull.
• The Asura God's power guided Shi Nian's Soul Bone into Tang San, repairing his damaged mind and filling it with memories of an alternate life.
• Tang San dreamed of becoming the Shrek Seven Devils' leader, defeating the Spirit Hall, marrying Xiao Wu, and ascending to the Divine Realm, with Ye Xuan absent from his life.

After absorbing Shi Nian’s ten-thousand-year Illusion Wisdom Skull, Tang San awakened memories of a dream life and blamed Ye Xuan for the fate he believed had been stolen from him. He returned to Blue Tyrant Academy determined to reclaim Meng Yiran and eventually defeat Ye Xuan, while Ye Xuan suspected the Asura God had intervened.

• Tang San woke beside Shi Nian’s corpse and realized the dream’s memories remained after he absorbed the Illusion Wisdom Skull.
• Tang San blamed Ye Xuan for separating him from Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and vowed not to lose Meng Yiran too.
• Tang San sensed the Asura God’s support, broke through to level forty-five, and gained the soul bone skill Asura Illusion.
• Tang San returned to the encampment and found Ye Xuan discussing match tactics with Meng Yiran.
• Ye Xuan noticed Tang San’s transformation and ten-thousand-year soul bone, while Tang San concealed his resentment and watched Meng Yiran leave.

Tang San revealed his Ten Thousand Year Wisdom Skull to Yu Xiaogang and entered Shrek’s match against Blazing Academy, confident that his dream-forged immunity to fire would make Huo Wu’s flames harmless. His Blue Silver Grass was burned away and Shrek was pushed onto the defensive, but Tang San trapped Huo Wu in a Blue Silver Cage and attacked her with his spiritual power.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he had absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Wisdom Skull and reached level forty-five, asking his teacher to keep its origin secret.
• Tang San joined Shrek’s lineup against Blazing Academy, while Ye Xuan noticed something unusual about him.
• Huo Wu burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass with her Flame Vortex, and Blazing Academy broke through his Spiderweb Restraint with a coordinated fire attack.
• Oscar boosted Shrek’s fighters with sausages as Dai Mubai, Jing Ling, and Taisen held off the fire dragons and Jiang Zhu healed the team.
• Ignoring Ye Xuan’s call to fall back, Tang San trapped Huo Wu in a Blue Silver Cage and used his spiritual power to disrupt her Soul Power.

Tang San’s overconfidence left him gravely burned when Fire Dance’s attack overwhelmed him, and Ye Xuan led Shrek Academy’s counterattack to defeat Blazing Academy. Tang San was carried away in pain and disgrace while Yu Xiaogang watched, and Ye Xuan left amused by the injury Fire Dance had inflicted.

• Fire Dance burned through Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage and struck him with her flaming sword, leaving him severely burned and irreparably injured.
• Ye Xuan broke free from the Blazing Academy members holding him and blocked Fire Dance’s attack while directing Shrek Academy’s fighters.
• Ye Xuan and his teammates fought back as he suppressed Fire Dance and interrupted her attempt to unleash her strongest soul skill.
• Fire Dance unleashed Fire Dance Blazing Sun, but Ye Xuan countered with Source of the Heavenly Tiger and defeated all seven Blazing Academy members.
• The referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy’s team the winner as spectators mocked Tang San, who was carried from the arena in pain and humiliation.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Tang San being carried away, while Ye Xuan left the arena amused by the injury Fire Dance had caused.

Tang San awoke after Huo Wu’s flames forced doctors to remove part of his lower abdomen, and his teammates comforted him as he struggled with shame over the injury and defeat. While Tang San began recovering, Huo Wu sought out Ye Xuan in Heaven Dou Imperial City to praise his strength.

• The medical Soul Master told Yu Xiaogang that Tang San’s burned and necrotized lower abdominal organ had to be removed.
• Tang San woke after a day unconscious, learned what had been removed, and vomited blood in despair.
• Ye Xuan and the others visited Tang San, and Ye Xuan gave him medicine while Dai Mubai and Oscar encouraged him.
• Meng Yiran stayed by Tang San as he recuperated over the next two days, while Ye Xuan rested in Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Huo Wu approached Ye Xuan on the commercial street and openly admired his strength in their match.

Ye Xuan spent the day with Huo Wu, then kissed her in front of Feng Xiaotian, provoking his vow to defeat Ye Xuan. At the tournament, an injured Tang San led Blue Tyrant Academy against Blue Sunshine Academy while Ye Xuan watched from the stands.

• Huo Wu invited Ye Xuan to walk and have dinner with her, and her admiration for him deepened.
• Feng Xiaotian confronted Huo Wu and challenged Ye Xuan, but Huo Wu defended Ye Xuan and dismissed Feng Xiaotian.
• Ye Xuan kissed Huo Wu in front of Feng Xiaotian, then left with her as Feng Xiaotian vowed to defeat him.
• At the tournament, Tang San led Blue Tyrant Academy into its match against Blue Sunshine Academy despite his lingering injuries, while Ye Xuan watched from the stands.
• The leading member of Blue Sunshine Academy mocked Tang San for his injuries, drawing laughter from the audience.

Tang San defeated Blue Sunshine Academy by breaking its Asura Illusion, then Yu Xiaogang used the Pope's Order to stop Salas from taking Tang San away. The team celebrated their victory as Salas left vowing to remember the confrontation.

• Tang San used the Purple Demon Eye and Wisdom Skull to destroy Blue Sunshine Academy's Asura Illusion, leaving its seven members incapacitated and securing victory.
• Tang San regained confidence after the match, while Yu Xiaogang looked on with pride.
• Salas accused Tang San of harming Blue Sunshine Academy's team and ordered Spirit Hall Soul Masters to seize him.
• Yu Xiaogang defended Tang San, argued that the opponents had suffered backlash from their own unstable fusion skill, and revealed the Pope's Order.
• Salas backed down and left with his Soul Masters, and Yu Xiaogang told the team to keep celebrating.

After Tang San received praise at Blue Tyrant Academy, Ye Xuan followed Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to a secret meeting with Prince Xue Xing. He learned that Xue Xing had cut off Skywater Academy’s funding to force the team to defeat Blue Tyrant Academy or face royal control, and Shui Bing'er asked for one day to consider his demands.

• Tang San thanked Yu Xiaogang for protecting him, and Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar congratulated him on his performance.
• Meng Yiran teased Ye Xuan about his date with Huo Wu, while Ye Xuan joked that she was jealous.
• Unable to sleep because of the heat in his body, Ye Xuan left his room and secretly followed Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to Misty Rain Pavilion.
• Ye Xuan overheard Prince Xue Xing reveal that he had cut off Skywater Academy’s funding and offered five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins if they defeated Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Prince Xue Xing threatened that Skywater Academy’s members would become royal captives if they lost, and Shui Bing'er asked for one day to consider his demands.

Ye Xuan uncovered Prince Xue Xing’s scheme to control Skywater Academy and reported it to Qian Renxue, who planned to use the affair to strengthen her path to the throne. Two days later, Blue Tyrant Academy and Skywater Academy met in the tournament arena, with the outcome still undecided.

• Ye Xuan overheard Prince Xue Xing pressure Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to surrender control of Skywater Academy and make its team defeat Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Ye Xuan secretly entered the Crown Prince Mansion and told Qian Renxue about Xue Xing’s scheme and his plan to eliminate Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Qian Renxue said she would use her control of the empire’s finances to punish Xue Xing and draw his allies into a political trap.
• Ye Xuan told Qian Renxue that a god-backed inheritor had a grudge against Spirit Hall and had likely absorbed Shi Nian’s ten-thousand-year spirit bone.
• Two days later, the seven members of Blue Tyrant Academy and Skywater Academy entered the tournament arena as the crowd cheered.

Ye Xuan’s team battled Skywater Academy, whose Extreme Ice Phoenix fusion skill shattered Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and left him unconscious. Tang San’s poisoned counterattack crippled all seven opponents, and Ye Xuan launched a final attack as Shui Bing’er refused to concede.

• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu opened the match with ice attacks, while Ye Xuan directed his team’s defense and counterattack.
• Xuan Ye took an ice blade meant for Meng Yiran, and Shui Bing’er hesitated before Xue Wu urged her to continue.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu used the Extreme Ice Phoenix, which broke through the team’s defenses and shattered Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San used the poisonous fragments and silver needles in Bat Wing Reincarnation to hit all seven Skywater Academy members, then lost consciousness.
• Shui Bing’er tried to continue the match, but Ye Xuan unleashed Heaven Tiger Three Tribulations: Destruction Kill toward the Skywater Academy team.

After Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Skywater Academy, Qian Renxue offered the defeated team protection and financial support in exchange for their loyalty. Prince Xue Xing interrupted their discussion, leaving him face-to-face with the Crown Prince.

• Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Skywater Academy, and the referee declared Tang San's team the winner after Tang San suffered severe injuries.
• Shui Bing'er vowed that Skywater Academy would not submit to Prince Xue Xing, while Qian Renxue decided to bring the academy into Spirit Hall's sphere of influence.
• Qian Renxue visited Skywater Academy's waiting room and offered protection and imperial funding if the academy pledged loyalty to the Crown Prince.
• Shui Bing'er hesitated over the offer, but Prince Xue Xing burst into the room and froze when he saw Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue forced Prince Xue Xing to back down and gained Skywater Academy’s loyalty. A week later, Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer in the tournament final, helping Blue Tyrant Academy defeat Plant Academy, while Salas sent word to Spirit Hall and Emperor Xue Ye reacted to the hammer.

• Qian Renxue confronted Prince Xue Xing with evidence of his crimes and ordered him to leave Skywater Academy alone.
• Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Academy members pledged loyalty to Qian Renxue, who gave them Gold Soul Coins.
• Blue Tyrant Academy faced Plant Academy in the tournament final, with Ye Xuan leading the team despite Tang San’s injuries.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and struck down Plant Academy’s captain, allowing Blue Tyrant Academy to win.
• Salas sent a message to Spirit Hall about Tang San, while Emperor Xue Ye connected the Clear Sky Hammer to Tang Hao.

After revealing the Clear Sky Hammer during the tournament, Tang San suspected Ning Fengzhi wanted to use him and feared Spirit Hall would target him on the way to Spirit City. Yu Xiaogang told him about Tang Hao’s past, and Tang San prepared to face the journey while relying on himself; he still believed his father was secretly protecting him.

• Tang San recalled Ning Fengzhi’s unusual interest in him and suspected the sect master knew where Tang Hao was and meant to use him as a political pawn.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San’s father was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, who had been hunted by Spirit Hall after breaking with it eight years earlier.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Spirit Hall would likely attack him on the journey to Spirit City and urged him not to rely too heavily on Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang San resolved to turn Ning Fengzhi’s plans to his advantage and fight any Spirit Hall ambush, with hidden weapons already prepared.
• One month later, Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that Elder Chen Xin would guard him on the trip to Spirit City, while Tang San still believed Tang Hao was protecting him from the shadows.

Ye Xuan waited for Spirit Hall to attack the convoy, planning to fake his death and deepen Meng Yiran’s attachment to him. When Ghost Douluo nearly killed Tang San, Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened, leaving Ye Xuan’s plan on hold.

• Ye Xuan reassured Meng Yiran during the journey while secretly preparing to fake his death with Snake Lance Douluo’s help.
• Five Spirit Hall Soul Saints ambushed the convoy, and Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji fought to hold them back.
• Ghost Douluo appeared and seized Tang San by the throat while Meng Yiran cried out and Ye Xuan prepared to act.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived, struck Ghost Douluo with his sword, and forced him to release Tang San.
• Tang San recovered and thanked Chen Xin for saving his life.

Ye Xuan staged his death while shielding Meng Yiran from Snake Lance Douluo’s attack during the ambush. After the attackers withdrew, the Blue Tyrant Academy team mourned him, and Tang San arrived to find the scene.

• Ye Xuan reassured Meng Yiran and Jiang Zhu as Snake Lance Douluo attacked their carriage.
• Snake Lance Douluo speared Ye Xuan after Ye Xuan shoved Meng Yiran out of harm’s way.
• Snake Lance Douluo’s fifth soul skill struck Ye Xuan, making him appear to dissolve into blood mist as Meng Yiran collapsed in grief.
• Liu Erlong charged to help Ye Xuan but arrived too late, while Snake Lance Douluo left after completing his mission.
• Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo retreated with the remaining Soul Sages after failing to overcome Sword Douluo.
• Dai Mubai and the others mourned Ye Xuan, and Tang San arrived with Yu Xiaogang, shocked by the apparent death.

After staging Xuan Ye’s death, Ye Xuan watched Meng Yiran lose faith in Tang San, then healed his wounds and returned to Spirit Hall to warn Bibi Dong about Tang San’s possible divine inheritance. The chapter ended as Ye Xuan began reporting what he had learned to his teacher.

• Meng Yiran saw Tang San’s concealed schadenfreude over Xuan Ye’s death and walked away from him, her trust replaced by hatred.
• Ye Xuan revealed to Snake Lance Douluo that he had faked Xuan Ye’s death to remain in Meng Yiran’s heart and hurt Tang San.
• Ye Xuan used Ah Yin’s life energy to heal his wound, then told Snake Lance Douluo that Tang San might inherit a god’s legacy.
• Ye Xuan and Snake Lance Douluo returned to Spirit City and went to report their suspicions to Spirit Hall.
• Ye Xuan greeted Bibi Dong in the Pope Palace and said his trip to the Heaven Dou Empire had yielded a great deal.

Ye Xuan warned Bibi Dong that Tang San might be protected by a god, and Bibi Dong decided to arrange his death. A week later, Image Recording Crystals showing Yu Xiaogang in a compromising scene spread across Spirit City, devastating Bibi Dong; Spirit Hall’s investigation found no leads.

• Ye Xuan told Bibi Dong that Tang San was Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s son, possessed a divine aura, and might be protected by a god.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ye Xuan to keep his senior sister company and said she would personally make arrangements to kill Tang San.
• A week later, Image Recording Crystals showing Yu Xiaogang with Bu Le, Tian Ya, and E Kao circulated throughout Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong watched the images, suffered a collapse of her long-held admiration for Yu Xiaogang, and ordered an immediate investigation.
• Spirit Hall searched Spirit City for three days but found no clues about who had made or distributed the crystals.