Recaps

Six-year-old Liu Bai explored the world beyond his Shuttle Gate and discovered it opened into a dangerous canyon in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. After finding a merchant caravan near dusk, he was spotted by its armed leader, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Liu Bai used a ladder and rope to cross the cliffside opening and confirmed that he could move the Shuttle Gate in the other world while its location in Douluo World stayed fixed.
• Liu Bai explored the unfamiliar forest for most of the afternoon but found no road and avoided venturing too far in case of dangerous creatures.
• Liu Bai heard a merchant caravan preparing to leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range before nightfall and hurried toward the voices.
• The caravan leader spotted Liu Bai from a distance, drew his blade, and shouted at him.

Liu Bai joined Ma Qi’s caravan after learning he was in the Battle Through the Heavens world and began studying Dou Qi. During his first night of cultivation, his existing Soul Power helped him condense a thread of Dou Qi in less than an hour, suggesting he could advance unusually quickly.

• Liu Bai pretended to be a lost orphan, and Ma Qi invited him to travel with the caravan.
• Ma Qi introduced himself as a Seven-Star Dou Zhe, allowing Liu Bai to recognize the world as Battle Through the Heavens.
• The caravan reached Bitter Sea Town, where Ma Qi took Liu Bai in and taught him the basics of Dou Qi cultivation.
• Liu Bai began cultivating at Ma Qi’s home and sensed energy circulating through his meridians.
• Liu Bai condensed his first thread of Dou Qi in under an hour, likely aided by his Soul Power.

Liu Bai returned to Nuoding City to awaken his Martial Soul after learning to cultivate Dou Qi in another world. Si Si began the awakening and Liu Bai manifested a cluster of golden flame in his palm.

• Liu Bai cultivated overnight, condensing two strands of Dou Qi and slightly increasing his Soul Power.
• Ma Qi left town with the caravan for a seven-day delivery, and Liu Bai returned through the Shuttle Gate to the Douluo Continent.
• Liu Bai went to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch to awaken his Martial Soul and met Si Si, who offered to help him.
• Si Si used six black stones and a blue crystal ball to begin Liu Bai's awakening, drawing out his Soul Power and two strands of Dou Qi.
• Liu Bai's Martial Soul appeared as a cluster of golden flame in his palm.

Liu Bai discovered that he had both a Flame Martial Soul and a Blood Martial Soul, declined Si Si’s invitation to join Spirit Hall, and planned to develop his abilities across the Douluo and Battle Through the Heavens worlds. After three months of training, he reached Soul Power level ten and Dou Qi Tier Two.

• Liu Bai awakened a Flame Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power level eight, and Si Si invited him to join Spirit Hall.
• Liu Bai told Si Si he needed time to consider, accepted his Martial Soul certificate and beginner gifts, and left Spirit Hall.
• Liu Bai discovered that his second Martial Soul was blood and concluded that cultivating Dou Qi had given him the Flame Martial Soul.
• Liu Bai returned to the Battle Through the Heavens World and planned to use Dou Techniques for offense and defense and Soul Rings for percentage-based enhancements.
• Liu Bai trained for three months and advanced to Soul Power level ten and Dou Qi Tier Two.

Liu Bai and Si Si searched the Soul Hunting Forest for a first Soul Ring, where they encountered Grandmaster and Tang San and narrowly avoided a confrontation. After leaving them behind, they sensed a powerful heat approaching and hid in a tree.

• Liu Bai and Si Si searched the forest for a suitable soul beast until they encountered Grandmaster and Tang San after Luo San Pao released a foul-smelling blast.
• Grandmaster questioned Liu Bai about his age, Soul Power, and Martial Soul, but Liu Bai refused to answer.
• Tang San demanded that Liu Bai show respect to Grandmaster, and the two argued until Grandmaster stopped Tang San from pressing the dispute.
• Liu Bai took Si Si away from Grandmaster and Tang San, and they continued deeper into the forest.
• Si Si sensed an approaching soul beast and pulled Liu Bai into a tree, where they waited as its scorching heat drew closer.

Liu Bai and Si Si hunted a Blazing Male Lion so Liu Bai could claim his first Soul Ring. After they killed it, Liu Bai prepared to absorb its bright yellow hundred-year Soul Ring while Si Si guarded him.

• Liu Bai insisted on choosing the Blazing Male Lion for his first Soul Ring despite Si Si's warning that it was likely over four hundred years old.
• Si Si ambushed the resting Blazing Male Lion and pierced its left lung, then Liu Bai struck from the other side using Red Phosphorus Leap.
• Liu Bai dodged the Blazing Male Lion's attacks while Si Si supported him, and the two targeted its joints until it could no longer rise.
• Liu Bai and Si Si finished off the Blazing Male Lion, and a bright yellow hundred-year Soul Ring appeared.
• Liu Bai asked Si Si to guard him as he began preparing to absorb the Soul Ring.

Liu Bai absorbed the Blazing Male Lion's Soul Ring, gained his first Soul Skill, and advanced in both Soul Power and Dou Qi. After registering as a Soul Master, he returned home and used the Shuttle Gate to enter the world of Battle Through the Heavens.

• Liu Bai absorbed the Blazing Male Lion's Soul Ring despite its intense energy, using Dou Qi cultivation to stabilize the process and break through his Soul Power barrier.
• Liu Bai awakened his First Soul Skill, Flame Vault - Azure Profound Fire, and demonstrated how it made his flames more explosive and raised their temperature by fifty percent.
• Si Si accompanied Liu Bai out of the Soul Hunting Forest, and the next day they tested his Soul Power at Spirit Hall of Nuoding City, where he reached level 12 and collected one Gold Soul Coin.
• Liu Bai said farewell to Si Si and entered the world of Battle Through the Heavens through the Shuttle Gate, reflecting on how its cultivation ranks compared with those of Douluo.

After a year of training, Liu Bai arrived in Heaven Dou City and used his exceptional talent to gain admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy despite missing enrollment and being underage. He was placed in the Elite Seed Class, where Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and other academy geniuses studied.

• Liu Bai trained with Stone-Crushing Fist and Roaming Cloud Steps for a year, reaching level 16 Soul Power and the fifth stage of Dou Qi.
• Liu Bai reached Heaven Dou City and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with an introduction letter from the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City.
• Liu Bai summoned his Golden Flame Martial Soul and yellow Soul Ring to prove he was seven years old and level 16, impressing the academy official.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin examined Liu Bai and accepted him into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Yun arranged Liu Bai's dormitory and classes, placing him in the Elite Seed Class with Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and other elite students.

Liu Bai joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Elite Class and revealed that he was a seven-year-old Soul Master at Level sixteen. He volunteered for practical combat and was matched against Du Yun, with their battle about to begin.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling heard that the Elite Class would receive a transfer student.
• Qin Ming introduced Liu Bai, who joined Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling and said he was seven years old with Level sixteen Soul Power.
• Qin Ming led the class outside for practical combat, and Liu Bai insisted on participating.
• Qin Ming drew Liu Bai as the first fighter against Du Yun, a Level twenty-five agility attack-type Soul Master.
• Liu Bai and Du Yun summoned their Martial Souls and prepared to fight as Qin Ming stood between them.

Liu Bai defeated Du Yun and remained on the arena, then faced Osler in a second match. After trading blows and evading Osler’s attacks, Liu Bai launched a flaming punch at him.

• Liu Bai struck Du Yun with a palm and knocked him off the arena, winning their match.
• Qin Ming called for another challenger, and Osler stepped onto the arena to face Liu Bai.
• Liu Bai and Osler exchanged attacks, and Osler recognized Liu Bai’s punch as a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Osler used Residual Claws, but Liu Bai dodged the attacks with Roaming Cloud Steps.
• Liu Bai activated Flame Dome-Azure Profound Fire and lunged at Osler with a punch.

Liu Bai defeated Osler with a Golden Flame-enhanced Stone-Crushing Fist, then faced Yu Tianheng, the Elite Class’s strongest fighter. After an intense battle that drained Liu Bai’s power, they launched their strongest attacks to decide the match.

• Liu Bai blasted Osler out of the arena, and Qin Ming declared him the winner.
• Qin Ming sent Yu Tianheng to test Liu Bai’s limits, and Yu Tianheng offered to let him recover before the fight.
• Liu Bai and Yu Tianheng exchanged blows, with Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon strength overwhelming Liu Bai’s nearly depleted Soul Power.
• Liu Bai and Yu Tianheng agreed to decide the match with one move and charged at each other using their strongest attacks.

Liu Bai’s fierce sparring match with Yu Tianheng ended in a draw, and Ye Lingling healed his injuries while he recovered his Soul Power. After class, Liu Bai reflected on his limits and questioned whether Qin Ming’s weak fifth Soul Ring had damaged his future potential.

• Liu Bai and Yu Tianheng exchanged powerful attacks until Liu Bai ran out of Soul Power, and Yu Tianheng declared their match a draw before catching him as he fell.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling helped Liu Bai off the arena, where Ye Lingling used her Nine-Heart Begonia to heal his wounds.
• Liu Bai recovered his Soul Power and assessed that his techniques let him challenge opponents below Soul Elder level, but his limited reserves prevented him from fighting for long.
• Yu Tianheng introduced himself and left, promising to duel Liu Bai again, while Dugu Yan said she disliked his arrogant manner.
• Qin Ming ended the practical class after reviewing the students’ battles, and Liu Bai speculated that Qin Ming’s thousand-year fifth Soul Ring had limited his future cultivation.

After a year of cultivation, Liu Bai reached level twenty and joined Dugu Yan on a trip to Sunset Forest to obtain Soul Rings. Dugu Bo accepted him and learned that Liu Bai wanted a thousand-year Fire Earth Dragon for his second Soul Ring.

• Liu Bai spent a year studying and cultivating across both worlds, reaching level twenty while Dugu Yan reached level thirty.
• Dugu Yan invited Liu Bai to accompany her to obtain Soul Rings, with her grandfather Dugu Bo leading them.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, checked Liu Bai’s age and talent, and teased him about pursuing Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo took Liu Bai and Dugu Yan to Sunset Forest and asked what Soul Ring Liu Bai needed.
• Liu Bai requested a thousand-year Fire Earth Dragon for his second Soul Ring, startling Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

Liu Bai absorbed an unprecedented thousand-year second Soul Ring without difficulty, reaching Soul Grandmaster and gaining a powerful fire skill. Dugu Bo brought Liu Bai and Dugu Yan to his Medicine Garden, where Liu Bai considered how to persuade him to enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

• Dugu Bo agreed to help Liu Bai absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring after judging his physique strong enough, and Dugu Yan reluctantly accepted his decision.
• In Sunset Forest, Dugu Yan absorbed a thousand-year Purple Nether Snake Soul Ring, then Liu Bai absorbed an eleven-hundred-year Fire Earth Dragon Soul Ring.
• Liu Bai's absorption succeeded easily, raising his Soul Power to level twenty-two and his Dou Qi cultivation to the ninth stage.
• Liu Bai demonstrated his second Soul Skill, Flame Dragon Scorching Bite, which greatly enhanced his Golden Flame and burned a tree to ashes.
• Dugu Bo took Liu Bai and Dugu Yan to his Medicine Garden, but stopped them outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; Liu Bai planned to convince him to take them inside by bringing up his poisoning.

Liu Bai warned Dugu Yan that Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison had been accumulating in her body and explained how a Spirit Bone could contain it. Grateful for the help, Dugu Bo offered Liu Bai three favors and led him and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

• While sharing provisions with Dugu Yan, Liu Bai suggested that her unusual hair might indicate poison accumulating in her body.
• Dugu Bo appeared after overhearing them, and Liu Bai explained that a Spirit Bone could store the poison away from Dugu Yan’s body.
• Dugu Bo realized the method could save Dugu Yan and offered Liu Bai three favors in gratitude.
• Liu Bai said Spirit Bones only treated the symptoms and that Martial Soul Evolution was the only complete solution.
• Dugu Bo brought Liu Bai and Dugu Yan to his herb garden, where Liu Bai saw the divided hot spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Liu Bai found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and used an Earth Dragon Golden Melon to help Dugu Bo evolve his Martial Soul and overcome his poison. As Dugu Yan began absorbing her own melon, Liu Bai chose two herbs for himself.

• Liu Bai identified the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as a treasure basin whose Immortal Herbs could suppress poison and help evolve Martial Souls.
• Liu Bai gave Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan Earth Dragon Golden Melons, explaining that the herbs could strengthen their snake-type Martial Souls.
• Dugu Bo absorbed an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, evolved his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor into the Jade Phosphorous Poison Flood Dragon, and advanced to Rank 93 as his poison was resolved.
• Dugu Bo thanked Liu Bai and allowed him to choose Immortal Herbs, while Dugu Yan began absorbing her own Earth Dragon Golden Melon.
• Liu Bai chose the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot beside the spring waters.

Liu Bai consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then tempered his body in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while cultivating. He emerged after condensing a Dou Qi Cyclone and breaking through to Dou Zhe, with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waiting for him.

• Liu Bai ate both poisonous Immortal Herbs and entered the boundary between the cold and hot spring waters despite Dugu Bo's concerns.
• Liu Bai cultivated in the spring as its ice and fire energy fused the herbs' medicinal effects and tempered his body and Dou Qi.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waited through the night while Liu Bai absorbed the herbs and built his Dou Qi to its limit.
• Liu Bai compressed his Dou Qi into a Dou Qi Cyclone and broke through to the Dou Zhe realm, reaching Soul Power Level 25.
• Liu Bai emerged from the spring, and Dugu Yan scolded him while Dugu Bo told him to put on clothes.

After learning that a Sacred Heart Begonia might grow at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and could break the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan’s curse, Ye Lingling asked Liu Bai for it. Dugu Yan offered to give it to her, and the chapter ended as Liu Bai considered bringing Ye Lingling to the well.

• Dugu Bo sent Liu Bai and Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after they absorbed Immortal Herbs and improved their cultivation and Martial Souls.
• Dugu Yan reunited with Ye Lingling and revealed that her Soul Power had risen to level 37 and her Martial Soul had evolved.
• Ye Lingling asked Liu Bai whether he had found a Sacred Heart Begonia, an Immortal Herb that could evolve the Nine-Heart Begonia and break its curse.
• Liu Bai recalled seeing a likely Sacred Heart Begonia at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well but said it belonged to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan offered to give Ye Lingling the herb, and Liu Bai considered taking her to the well.

Liu Bai planned to seek a high-grade cultivation method from the Misty Cloud Sect, then encountered Yao Ye after she killed a group of bandits. She discovered that he was a twelve-year-old Dou Zhe and learned he was heading to the Imperial Capital to join a faction.

• Liu Bai promised Ye Lingling he would retrieve a Sacred Heart Begonia for her during his next trip to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Liu Bai traveled from Bitter Sea Town toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, hoping to join the Misty Cloud Sect and obtain a high-grade cultivation method.
• Yao Ye pursued and killed the bandits riding along the road, then spotted Liu Bai hiding in a tree.
• Liu Bai told Yao Ye his name and claimed he was twelve years old, concealing that he was actually eight.
• Yao Ye learned Liu Bai was a Dou Zhe heading to the Imperial Capital to find a faction to join.

Liu Bai agreed to consider joining the Jia Ma Imperial Family after Yao Ye recruited him and brought him to the Imperial Palace. Jia Xingtian learned that Liu Bai was a twelve-year-old Dou Zhe and reacted with astonishment.

• Liu Bai showed Yao Ye his Dou Qi, and she invited him to join the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Yao Ye brought Liu Bai to the Imperial Capital and led him into the palace to meet her great-grandfather, Jia Xingtian.
• Yao Ye introduced Liu Bai and explained that he sought a faction because he lacked a cultivation method.
• Yao Ye revealed that Liu Bai was twelve years old and had already become a Dou Zhe.
• Jia Xingtian examined Liu Bai, confirmed his realm, and praised his astonishing talent.

After discovering that Liu Bai was only eight years old, Jia Xingtian recruited him into the Jia Ma Imperial Family and equipped him with a powerful cultivation method and matching Dou Techniques. Liu Bai began cultivating in the palace, while Yao Ye recognized Jia Xingtian’s plan to make him the family’s future protector.

• Jia Xingtian learned that Liu Bai had not tested his Dou Qi attribute and ordered Yao Ye to arrange a test and accommodations for him.
• The test revealed that Liu Bai had dual fire and wood attributes, and Jia Xingtian gave him the High Xuan Tier Red Spirit Flame Mantra and four matching Dou Techniques.
• Jia Xingtian arranged for Liu Bai to live beside Yao Ye and Yao Yue, gave him access to the Imperial Palace, and offered to teach him personally.
• Liu Bai cultivated the Red Spirit Flame Mantra, found that it strengthened both his Dou Qi and Soul Power, and planned to find suitable methods to adapt for Dugu Yan and the others.
• Yao Ye realized Liu Bai was only eight and understood that Jia Xingtian meant to groom him as the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s future guardian; she accepted the arrangement.
• After a night of cultivation, Liu Bai withdrew from meditation at dawn and exhaled a streak of white light.

Liu Bai spent a month cultivating in the Battle Through the Heavens world before returning to the Douluo World. He reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had worried about his disappearance, and promised to tell them before leaving again.

• Liu Bai trained with Yao Ye in the palace and used a medicinal bath to recover from a day of cultivation.
• Liu Bai waited until Jia Xingtian left before opening the Shuttle Gate and returning to his private dormitory in the Douluo World.
• Liu Bai visited Dugu Yan, who hugged him and scolded him for disappearing without a word for a month.
• Liu Bai explained his absence to Dugu Yan and promised to warn her before leaving again; she noticed the lingering scent of his medicinal baths.
• Dugu Yan brought Liu Bai to see Ye Lingling, and the three went to Heaven Dou City for a meal.
• Dugu Yan wrote to Dugu Bo that Liu Bai had returned, though Dugu Bo was still away searching for him.

After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Liu Bai taught Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling powerful cultivation arts from another world. He then headed to practical combat class, where Yu Tianheng challenged him to a rematch.

• Dugu Yan told Liu Bai that Yu Tianheng had reached Level 32 and had been looking for him to fight.
• Liu Bai brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to his dormitory, explained cultivation arts, and taught them the Azure Wood Spirit Art and Nether Poison Secret Canon.
• After three days of guidance, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling successfully changed their cultivation methods and felt their Soul Power improve.
• Dugu Yan hugged and kissed Liu Bai, then playfully tickled Ye Lingling before the three left for practical combat class.
• Yu Tianheng told Liu Bai he would be waiting for him, and Liu Bai assured Dugu Yan he was strong enough to face him.

Liu Bai and Yu Tianheng fought to determine who was stronger, and Liu Bai revealed a thousand-year second Soul Ring before facing Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon abilities. The chapter ended with their strongest attacks colliding at the arena’s center, with neither fighter yet yielding.

• Yu Tianheng asked Qin Ming to let him fight Liu Bai first, and Liu Bai accepted the challenge.
• Liu Bai revealed his thousand-year second Soul Ring, shocking Yu Tianheng and everyone watching.
• Yu Tianheng used Martial Soul Possession and Dragon Transformation, then unleashed his third Soul Skill, Dragon's Fury.
• Liu Bai stood his ground and gathered Golden Flame with Dou Qi without using a Soul Skill.
• Liu Bai struck with Dazzling Fire Fist as Yu Tianheng attacked with Dragon's Fury, and their fists met in a massive clash.

Liu Bai decisively defeated Yu Tianheng and went on to defeat every challenger without using Soul Rings or Soul Skills. After his Soul Power was nearly exhausted, he left the arena and was supported by Dugu Yan while Ye Lingling praised his performance.

• Yu Tianheng poured his strength into his dragon claw, but Liu Bai’s Dazzling Fire Fist: Burst shattered his lightning and sent him flying out of the arena.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Tianheng, who admitted defeat and vowed to challenge Liu Bai again.
• Liu Bai told Yu Tianheng that he would have time to catch up, then returned to the arena to wait for another challenger.
• Liu Bai defeated every subsequent opponent, including a Soul Ancestor, without using his Soul Rings or Soul Skills.
• When his Soul Power was nearly depleted, Liu Bai left the arena, and Dugu Yan supported him while she and Ye Lingling praised his dominance.