Recaps

Yang Hao fused the Divine Slaughter's Domain into his God-Slaying Spear and began researching how to make his borrowed Beast Martial Soul easier to control. At Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan returned with an Evil Moon Martial Soul and insisted on going to find Xiaotao.

• Bibi Dong explained the Divine Slaughter's Domain's origins and warned Yang Hao to refine it fully if he wanted to avoid its influence and break through to godhood.
• Bibi Dong advised Yang Hao to pursue a detached Martial Soul, and he asked Feng Ling to find a Beast Martial Soul Master with one for his research.
• The Holy Spirit Cult found a suitable Soul Master, and Yang Hao and Wan Hun began adapting the One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul bound to Yang Hao's Soul Bone.
• Mu En reread Long Xiaoyao's warning letter and worried that Shrek Academy faced a grave danger.
• Zhang Lexuan returned after an evil Soul Beast changed her Martial Soul into the Evil Moon Martial Soul, then told Mu En she intended to find Xiaotao and bring her back.

Zhang Lexuan prepared to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire, and Mu En strengthened her with four evil 100,000-year Soul Bones before arranging her next steps. Meanwhile, Yang Hao revealed his new Vajra Dharma Body and defeated Ma Xiaotao in a spar, leaving their rivalry simmering.

• Zhang Lexuan insisted on infiltrating the Sun Moon Empire, so Mu En took her to Shrek Academy's sealed chamber of evil Soul Bones.
• Mu En gave Zhang Lexuan a 100,000-year Head Soul Bone and selected three more 100,000-year Soul Bones to strengthen her and protect her mind.
• Zhang Lexuan refined all four Soul Bones, raising her Soul Power Level to 80, and Mu En planned to help her obtain a 100,000-year Soul Ring and gave her a token linked to Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
• In his third year at the Holy Spirit Cult, Yang Hao unveiled his Vajra Dharma Body during a spar with Ma Xiaotao and used it to overcome her fused-ring Phoenix Annihilation Strike.
• Yang Hao seized and bit Ma Xiaotao before Feng Ling stopped the spar, and Ma Xiaotao angrily vowed not to lose again as Yang Hao updated his Shrek Destruction Plan.

Yang Hao exposed Zhang Lexuan, disguised as Evil Moon, as a Shrek spy after she attacked him with the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus. Feng Ling subdued her, and Yang Hao proposed using her as leverage against Shrek and Dragon God Douluo.

• Yang Hao examined Evil Moon's moon Martial Soul and recognized her as Zhang Lexuan, Dragon God Douluo's great-grandson's betrothed.
• Zhang Lexuan attacked Yang Hao with her Martial Soul and a Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, but Feng Ling suppressed her and Yang Hao survived the poisoned blades.
• Ma Xiaotao begged Feng Ling not to kill Zhang Lexuan, while Feng Ling considered how to control her despite her powerful Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone.
• Yang Hao suggested capturing Zhang Lexuan's betrothed and luring Dragon God Douluo, then taunted her about Ma Xiaotao's divided loyalties.

Yang Hao exposed Zhang Lexuan’s connection to Dragon God Douluo and told Ye Xishui that Mu En had targeted him, worsening Ye Xishui’s anger toward Long Xiaoyao and Shrek. He then began an experiment to forge a Martial Soul Core and pursue a cultivation path that might not depend on Soul Rings.

• Yang Hao found Zhang Lexuan’s hidden Storage Soul Tool and wine cup, deduced that Dragon Emperor Douluo had informed Dragon God Douluo, and left Feng Ling to guard Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.
• Yang Hao showed Ye Xishui the wine cup and explained Zhang Lexuan’s infiltration, prompting Ye Xishui to crush it and condemn Mu En for targeting him.
• Yang Hao proposed that Bibi Dong control Zhang Lexuan, whose powerful Martial Soul, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones made her both valuable and difficult to manage.
• Ye Xishui brooded over Long Xiaoyao’s betrayal and warned that she would not tolerate anyone hurting Yang Hao again.
• Yang Hao used stored Soul Power, his Demon Blade Martial Soul, and the Tyrant Tiger Soul Bone’s Origin power to begin forming a Martial Soul Core modeled on Soul Beast cultivation.

Yang Hao successfully condensed a Martial Soul Core, broke through to Level 20, and earned a massive infusion of luck from the Plane Will for pioneering a new cultivation path. After discussing its limits and purpose with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Xishui, he began traveling to devour insect-type Soul Beasts and evolve his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone, while Ma Xiaotao worried about his departure.

• Yang Hao fused his Martial Soul Origin with Soul Bone Origin around a Soul Tool Core, forming a Martial Soul Core that pushed his Soul Power to Level 20.
• The Plane Will poured luck into Yang Hao, and Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Xishui questioned him about his breakthrough and its significance.
• Yang Hao explained that he wanted a cultivation path independent of Soul Rings because Soul Beast populations were declining, though Ye Xishui noted that his method had severe limitations.
• Yang Hao continued forming Martial Soul Cores for the Holy Sword and God-Slaying Spear while Ye Xishui, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong set out to pursue Ye Xishui's God Trial task.
• Yang Hao began traveling through Soul Beast forests to devour insect-type Soul Beasts and evolve his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone, and Ma Xiaotao worried he might be seeking revenge on Shrek Academy.

Yang Hao devoured the Blue Silver Emperor and gained the Evil Emperor’s eye Soul Bone before continuing his hunt for Soul Beasts with Ye Xishui’s followers. Near Star Luo City, he sensed Huo Yuhao’s immense dormant luck at the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

• Ye Xishui gave Yang Hao the crippled Blue Silver Emperor to devour, and he gained its Blue Silver Domain and transferred its thunder power into his spider leg bone.
• Wan Hun and Sleep Nightmare consumed the Blue Silver Emperor’s soul and mental power while Ye Xishui gave Yang Hao the Evil Emperor’s eye Soul Bone.
• Yang Hao refined the eye Soul Bone with his One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul and gained a vast increase in mental strength.
• Yang Hao and his companions traveled through the Far North and Sunset Forest before reaching Star Luo City near the end of the year.
• Feng Ling suggested that they rest before attacking the Strength Clan, but Yang Hao went to the White Tiger Duke Mansion and sensed Huo Yuhao’s immense luck.

Yang Hao captured Huo Yun'er, but she died before he could question her, so he preserved her soul and took her body and dagger. He then gathered his allies to attack the Strength Clan, arriving at its gate with revenge on his mind.

• Yang Hao sensed the Plane Will's resistance near the White Tiger Duke Mansion and cultivated while Feng Ling explored Star Luo City.
• Yang Hao recognized Huo Yun'er, knocked her unconscious, and carried her away from the mansion.
• Huo Yun'er suffered a fatal heart attack, and Yang Hao ordered Wan Hun to collect and protect her soul before devouring her body and keeping her dagger.
• Yang Hao and his allies traveled to the Strength Clan's territory, where Feng Ling agreed to handle its Soul Douluo and Yang Hao ordered the attack to be quiet.
• Yang Hao stood before the Strength Clan's gate and recalled how he had been confined there as a child.

Yang Hao wiped out the Strength Clan and spent months hunting Soul Beasts to strengthen his One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul. After defeating a Twin Cyclops, he encountered a group from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect and began purifying his Martial Soul with the creature’s bloodline power.

• Yang Hao, Wan Hun, and Sleep Nightmare slaughtered the Strength Clan, took its treasures, and burned its territory before leaving.
• Yang Hao and his companions hunted Soul Beasts around the Star Dou Forest for half a year while avoiding its core region.
• Yang Hao and the Vajra Dharma Body defeated and devoured a Twin Cyclops, though the Dharma Body accidentally trapped him beneath the beast.
• A group led by a Soul Douluo attacked Yang Hao and his companions after recognizing their evil aura, and Feng Ling, Wan Hun, and Sleep Nightmare quickly subdued them.
• Yang Hao spared the woman with the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Martial Soul and used the Twin Cyclops’ bloodline power to begin purifying and evolving his One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul.

Yang Hao evolved his Cyclops Martial Soul and Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone, then shared the Gold of Life’s power with Feng Ling and his followers. After Ye Xishui went searching for a hidden treasure, Yang Hao sensed the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s immense fortune and hurried toward it.

• Yang Hao purified and evolved his Cyclops Martial Soul, improving his compatibility with it and awakening light-and-dark powers in his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone.
• Ye Xishui arrived to check on Yang Hao, learned he had been searching Star Dou Forest for treasures, and flew toward the forest’s depths after sensing the Gold of Life.
• Yang Hao devoured Ye Xishui’s Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, absorbed its Evil God Pearl, and shared some Gold of Life energy with Feng Ling, Wan Hun, and Sleep Nightmare.
• After four days, Yang Hao sensed a powerful disturbance and a surge of fortune, recognized the Emperor Auspicious Beast’s presence, and traveled with Feng Ling, Wan Hun, and Sleep Nightmare to investigate.
• Yang Hao and his companions encountered two lion-like Soul Beasts, including a three-headed creature whose aura identified it as a Ferocious Beast.

Yang Hao connected with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Power of Fate and returned to the Holy Spirit Cult with Ye Xishui, who had obtained a Golden Hawksbill Turtle containing a vast life force. After they harvested its Green Crystal and shared their gains, Yang Hao discovered that one of the Soul Bones Ye Xishui offered was exceptionally powerful.

• Yang Hao used the Evil Eye to stun the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and connected its Power of Fate to himself, while Feng Ling held off the Scarlet King.
• Ye Xishui arrived wounded, healed by Yang Hao’s Gold of Life, and took him and the others back to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Tang San sensed changes in the Douluo Plane’s fortune and suspected the Destruction God King was interfering with his plans for Xiao Qi and the Child of Luck.
• Ye Xishui showed Yang Hao the Golden Hawksbill Turtle she had taken from the Star Dou Forest, and Yang Hao devoured it until only a piece of Green Metal remained.
• Yang Hao used the Angel Holy Sword to divide the Green Crystal, and Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue gave him Supreme Evil Origin and Supreme Holy Power Origin in exchange for pieces of it.
• Ye Xishui gave Yang Hao their Soul Bones and Whale Rubbers, and Yang Hao was astonished by the aura of one Soul Bone.

Yang Hao devoured powerful Soul Bones and the Chaos Yin Yang Bird, reshaping his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone into the million-year Chaos Eight Wings. He left with a vastly strengthened body and a plan to master its many attributes before pursuing godhood.

• Ye Xishui gave Yang Hao Soul Bones, Di Tian's Reverse Scale, and Ice Fire Spring Water, then watched over his refinement.
• Yang Hao devoured the Soul Bones and Reverse Scale, strengthening his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone and evolving its Darkness attribute into Ultimate Darkness.
• Yang Hao devoured the Chaos Yin Yang Bird and used the Ice Fire Spring Water to temper his body and Martial Souls with Ice, Fire, Holy, Light, and Water powers.
• Yang Hao arranged his Spider Legs into a Five Elements cycle and Taiji structure, cultivated the Five Qi Converging to Origin technique, and added Life and Death attributes.
• Yang Hao shaped rare metals around the Spider Legs into blade-like Chaos Eight Wings, then devoured the Demon Empress's Million-Year Soul Bone to raise them to the million-year level.
• Ye Xishui advised Yang Hao to stabilize his attributes before pursuing god-level evolution, and Yang Hao agreed not to rush.

Yang Hao showed Ye Xishui his newly created Soul Armor and agreed to study Soul Tools at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy while challenging Shrek Team. Back at the Holy Spirit Cult, he defeated Ma Xiaotao in a rematch and was assigned Zhang Lexuan as his bodyguard.

• Yang Hao demonstrated armor made from refined Deep Sea Silver Mother and explained his Three Refinements Method and Soul Armor system to Ye Xishui.
• Ye Xishui advised Yang Hao to join the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, challenge Shrek Team, and study Soul Tools, and he agreed.
• Yang Hao used his Vajra Dharma Body to overwhelm Ma Xiaotao, then put it away at her request and faced her Ring Fusion attack with his Heaven Severing Saber Technique.
• Yang Hao exploited Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire to disrupt her flight, subdued her, and revived her after she lost consciousness.
• Yang Hao asked Feng Ling for more opponents to train against, and she arranged for Zhang Lexuan to serve as his bodyguard.

Yang Hao transformed Zhang Lexuan’s Moon Essence Wheel into a Martial Soul Golden Core, stripping away her evil attributes and separating her Soul Rings in the process. After the core formed, their Martial Souls unexpectedly fused, and Yang Hao began raising the core’s level with Zhang Lexuan’s Soul Power.

• Yang Hao knocked Zhang Lexuan unconscious and used their fused Soul Power and the Gold of Life to remove the evil attributes from her Martial Soul and Soul Bones.
• Yang Hao devoured Zhang Lexuan’s Martial Soul Origin into a Level 9 Moon Essence Wheel, separated her eight Soul Rings, and caused her Soul Power Level to fall to ten.
• Yang Hao combined the Martial Soul Origin, Yin Yang and Five Elements energies, and the Soul Tool core to create a crystalline Martial Soul Golden Core.
• Zhang Lexuan woke and questioned her sudden loss of power as Yang Hao examined the Golden Core and found it resonated with his Demon Blade Martial Soul.
• Yang Hao and Zhang Lexuan’s Martial Souls fused, and he guided her Soul Power into the Golden Core until its colorless crystal turned pure white.

Yang Hao advanced his Martial Soul Golden Core system, tested it through Zhang Lexuan, and refined his own Martial Souls and cultivation. After developing the system’s Soul Rings and condensing four Soul Power Cores, he prepared to leave for Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with sixteen thousand-year Soul Rings.

• Yang Hao guided Soul Power into Zhang Lexuan, causing her Golden Core to form blank Soul Rings and her Soul Power Level to recover to thirty.
• Yang Hao converted his own Martial Soul Core to the Golden Core system, and Ye Xishui praised his progress as he outlined plans for Sharpness-based Soul Skills and discussed fusing his weapon Martial Souls.
• Yang Hao fused his Demon Blade and God-Slaying Spear Martial Souls into a Great Guan Dao, while Ye Xishui offered to capture a Seven Kill Sword user and Yang Hao urged her to keep the Holy Spirit Cult’s activities discreet.
• Yang Hao cultivated, gave his Soul Rings the Sharpness attribute, and condensed Soul Power Cores in his palms and soles, accelerating his recovery and advancement.
• Yang Hao advanced four Soul Rings to the thousand-year level, then told Ye Xishui he was ready to leave for Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy; he manifested sixteen purple Soul Rings.

Yang Hao received Ye Xishui’s protection and a secret identity as the Bright Cult’s Young Sect Leader before heading to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy under the name Luo Feng. After revealing his unusual Soul Rings and fused Martial Soul, he impressed the academy’s dean, who promised to help him become a Level 10 Soul Engineer.

• Yang Hao asked Ye Xishui about her Tenth Soul Ring, suggested she investigate the Phoenix God, and accepted her defensive Soul Tool before leaving.
• Zhongli Wu gave Yang Hao intelligence on the Sun Moon Crown Prince and named him Young Sect Leader of the newly established Bright Cult, with Wan Hun and Sleep Nightmare as his protectors.
• Yang Hao arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy disguised as Luo Feng and requested admission despite the guard’s doubts about his age.
• Yang Hao revealed four thousand-year Soul Rings, and Lin Jiayi brought him into the academy after learning he had fused his Martial Soul with a Soul Tool.
• Lin Jiayi recognized Yang Hao’s fusion as a true Life Soul Tool and offered to help him become an unprecedented Level 10 Soul Engineer.

Yang Hao demonstrated his rare-metal Soul Armor and offered the Bright Cult’s Three Refinements Method in exchange for access to the Royal Soul Master Academy’s Soul Tool knowledge. Jing Hongchen invited him to study at Mingde Hall and proposed testing whether the technology could create a prosthetic, while Yang Hao explained that the Bright Cult wanted faster development through cooperation.

• Yang Hao revealed that he had strengthened his body with rare metals and demonstrated a gold-plated Deep Sea Silver Mother Soul Armor that could withstand attacks and let him fly.
• Lin Jiayi accepted Yang Hao into the Royal Soul Master Academy and learned that his teacher was the leader of the Bright Cult.
• Jing Hongchen met Yang Hao and heard his offer to trade the Bright Cult’s Three Refinements Method for the academy’s Soul Tool knowledge.
• Yang Hao demonstrated the method’s potential, and Jing Hongchen considered how it could help create a prosthetic for the Crown Prince.
• Jing Hongchen offered Yang Hao access to Mingde Hall, rare metals, experimental participants, and personal instruction while he sought approval for the deal.
• Yang Hao agreed to pursue the prosthetic experiments, and Jing Hongchen asked why the Bright Cult would share technology with such far-reaching potential.

Yang Hao used Blood Refinement and Soul Refinement to create rare-metal prosthetic legs for Crown Prince Xu Tianran, earning his support and a valuable reward. After Xu Tianran began adapting to the legs, he gave Yang Hao an eighty-thousand-year-old right leg Soul Bone.

• Yang Hao asked Jing Hongchen to restrict access to the Three Refinements Method for twenty years and prevent people from the Douluo Continent from obtaining it, and Jing Hongchen agreed.
• Yang Hao developed Soul Tool Prosthetics for Xu Tianran, whose Soul Power carried a destructive attribute that could damage the rare metal.
• Yang Hao absorbed Xu Tianran’s Destruction attribute into the final pair of his Chaos Eight Wings, forming the Wings of Destruction, then used the remaining Soul Power to refine the prosthetic legs.
• Yang Hao and Jing Hongchen operated on Xu Tianran, fusing the rare-metal legs to his stumps so blood and Soul Power could nourish them.
• Xu Tianran learned to stand and walk with the prosthetics, then gave Yang Hao an eighty-thousand-year-old right leg Soul Bone as a reward.

Yang Hao received an eighty-thousand-year-old Soul Bone and began planning Xu Tianran’s prosthetic improvements with Ju Zi. At Shrek Academy, Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record before leaving to seek power and revenge, while Dai Huabin recognized Huo Yuhao’s identity and attacked him.

• Xu Tianran rewarded Yang Hao with an eighty-thousand-year-old Soul Bone, then told Ju Zi to discuss prosthetic improvements with him.
• Ju Zi gave Yang Hao her Soul Engineering textbooks and notes, and he explained his plans for improving Xu Tianran’s prosthetic limbs.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and a Godly Zhuge Crossbow before leaving after learning Zhang Lexuan might be missing.
• Sleep Nightmare learned that Tang Ya had left Shrek Academy and set off after her on the Holy Son’s orders.
• Dai Huabin recognized Huo Yuhao as Dai Yuhao, exposed Wang Dong as a girl, and provoked Huo Yuhao by insulting his mother.
• When Huo Yuhao punched him, Dai Huabin caught the blow and kicked him through the dormitory window.

Huo Yuhao killed Dai Huabin after learning he had been responsible for his mother’s death, and Elder Xuan intervened before Dai Yaoheng could retaliate. Meanwhile, Yang Hao took Tang Ya to the Bright Cult, transformed her Martial Soul and created her Life Soul Tool, then declared her its Holy Maiden; she refused to join.

• Huo Yuhao shot Dai Huabin with Tang Ya’s poisoned Godly Zhuge Crossbow, killing him, while Sleep Nightmare collected Dai Huabin’s soul for the Soul Summoning Banner.
• Dai Yaoheng arrived, learned that Huo Yuhao had killed his brother, and tried to strike him before Elder Xuan stopped him and took everyone away.
• Yang Hao ordered Sleep Nightmare to dispose of Dai Huabin’s soul and conceal what had happened.
• Yang Hao transformed Tang Ya’s Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor, removed its dark attributes, replaced her Soul Rings, and made a Life Soul Tool from her new Blue Silver Tyrant Spear Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya attacked Yang Hao after waking, but he restrained her and threatened Bei Bei; he then named her the Bright Cult’s Holy Maiden, and she refused to join.

Yang Hao modified Tang Ya with a Life Soul Tool and trapped her in the Bright Cult by threatening her family and Bei Bei. After leaving her in Sleep Nightmare’s custody, he went to meet his teacher, whose presence he had sensed in the base.

• Yang Hao bound Tang Ya with the Soul Treasure Ring and implanted the Thunder Spirit Blue Silver Spear to strengthen her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• Yang Hao ordered Tang Ya to remain at the base and threatened Bei Bei, while Sleep Nightmare revealed that Tang Ya’s parents’ remains and the Iron Blood Sect’s corpses had been brought there.
• Yang Hao gave Sleep Nightmare an eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone and ordered him to watch Tang Ya.
• Sleep Nightmare told Tang Ya that Zhang Lexuan had become an Evil Soul Master to infiltrate a powerful faction, and warned Tang Ya not to get involved.
• Sleep Nightmare began refining the Soul Bone as Tang Ya worried about Zhang Lexuan and considered her enhanced Martial Soul.
• Yang Hao went to an empty room in the base and called out to his hidden teacher.

Yang Hao discussed the danger of Sea God creating a Plane Life Core with Ye Xishui, then defeated Xiao Hongchen in a brief duel and demanded he become his underling. He returned to the library, where he exchanged Milk Bottles with Ju Zi and quietly asked her a question.

• Ye Xishui praised Yang Hao's growing Spiritual Power, discussed his studies at Mingde Hall, and warned him to stay away from Evil Soul Masters.
• Yang Hao told Ye Xishui he suspected Sea God planned to use Shrek Academy's Golden Ancient Tree to create a Plane Life Core, and she left to discuss and investigate the threat.
• Wan Hun escorted Yang Hao back to the academy as Yang Hao claimed Ye Xishui was kind and had been corrupted by the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xiao Hongchen challenged Yang Hao, who knocked him out with a golden battle sword and told Meng Hongchen to have her brother become his underling.
• Yang Hao met Ju Zi in the library, exchanged Milk Bottles containing purified Soul Power, and lowered his voice to ask her something.

Yang Hao discussed joining the academy’s Soul Fighting Tournament team with Ju Zi and began developing an embryonic Fire Domain. The next day, he defeated Xiao Hongchen again with a hidden metal needle, leaving Xiao curious about his ability to control metal.

• Ju Zi told Yang Hao about the academy team, its reserve members, and its rivalry with Shrek, while Yang Hao said he wanted to compete.
• Yang Hao developed an embryonic Fire Domain by combining the Blue Silver Domain with the principle of Five Elements Mutual Generation.
• Yang Hao met the Hongchen siblings at Mingde Hall and agreed to Xiao Hongchen’s challenge in his training room.
• Yang Hao used a concealed metal needle to defeat Xiao Hongchen before their rematch properly began.
• Xiao Hongchen asked whether Yang Hao’s Martial Soul could control metal.

Yang Hao advised Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to strengthen their cultivation foundations, then drew Jing Hongchen’s interest in the Bright Cult’s methods. While exploring Sword Intent at the academy, Yang Hao formed a powerful Ultimate Fire Domain and spent the night stabilizing it, leaving his strength impossible to conceal.

• Yang Hao warned Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that their Soul Power was impure from rapid, drug-assisted cultivation and explained that Super Douluos could evolve their Martial Souls and were essential for reaching Level 10 Soul Engineer status.
• Yang Hao demonstrated the greater purity of his Soul Power and hinted that the Bright Cult used a more efficient cultivation method, prompting Meng Hongchen to consider trading for it.
• Jing Hongchen learned about Martial Soul Evolution and the cultivation method, decided to investigate Yang Hao and the Bright Cult, and considered having his grandchildren join the cult.
• Yang Hao continued studying Ji Juechen’s Sword Intent but formed an immense Ultimate Fire Domain first, which threatened to collapse beyond his control.
• Jing Hongchen evacuated the area and shielded Yang Hao’s villa with a Level 9 Defensive Soul Tool as Yang Hao compressed the domain throughout the night.
• Yang Hao stabilized the domain at ten meters across, exhausted his Milk Bottles, and realized he could no longer keep a low profile.

Yang Hao recruited Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen into his Bright Cult and created tailored cultivation methods for them after cleansing their meridians and purging accumulated toxins. He named Meng Hongchen’s method the Blazing Fire Mysterious Ice Skill and Xiao Hongchen’s the Toad Technique.

• Jing Hongchen praised Yang Hao’s potential, asked him to guide his grandchildren, and arranged new quarters for him.
• Meng Hongchen gave Yang Hao the Level 9 Red Dust Shelter and explained that Jing Hongchen wanted the siblings to join his Bright Cult.
• Yang Hao examined Xiao Hongchen’s Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul, opened his Eight Extraordinary Meridians, purged his toxins, and taught him a faster cultivation method.
• Yang Hao performed the same treatment for Meng Hongchen and devised a method suited to her Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad’s ice-and-fire attributes.
• After returning that evening, Yang Hao named Meng Hongchen’s method the Blazing Fire Mysterious Ice Skill and Xiao Hongchen’s the Toad Technique.

Yang Hao taught Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen about Soul Armor and began assembling the academy’s Reserve Team. Xu Tianran brought his sister Tian Zhen to join, and Yang Hao immediately subdued her to curb her unruly behavior.

• Yang Hao warned Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to keep his two cultivation techniques secret, then explained Soul Armor and the Three Refinements Method for Rare Metals.
• Meng Hongchen revealed that the villa would become the Reserve Team’s shared dormitory, and Yang Hao discussed recruiting more members.
• Yang Hao reviewed a list of eligible students, noticed Nana’s Ghost Martial Soul, and considered recruiting her.
• Xu Tianran brought his sister Tian Zhen to Yang Hao, hoping to place her on the team because of her Ultimate Fire talent.
• Tian Zhen challenged Yang Hao, but he immobilized her with silver needles, and Xu Tianran left her in Yang Hao’s care.
• Yang Hao insisted that the team would have no princesses, only teammates, and Ju Zi understood that he intended to rein in Tian Zhen.