Recaps

Li Han returned from the Star Dou Great Forest and planned to seize Ghost Douluo’s Martial Soul as his second Martial Soul after the Soul Master Tournament. He arrived at Heaven Dou Academy just before its scheduled match against Shrek Academy, whose remaining team members appeared despite several leaders being missing.

• The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python swallowed powerful Blood Essence Pills made from a hundred-and-ten-thousand-year-old Shadow Sabertooth Tiger and began cultivating.
• On the journey back to the Heaven Dou Empire, Li Han promised Silver Moon more pills made from the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear and discussed settling his score with Tang Hao and competing in the Soul Master Tournament.
• Li Han decided that Ghost Douluo’s Gui Mei Martial Soul would suit his second Martial Soul and the Mystic Yin Art, but postponed hunting him until after the tournament.
• Li Han returned to Heaven Dou Academy, where Qin Ming told him the match against Shrek Academy was scheduled for the next day.
• Zhao Wuji brought the remaining Shrek Battle Team to the match and said Flender and the others had gone to hunt a Soul Ring for Mubai and had not returned.

Li Han and the Heaven Dou Team faced Shrek Academy in a sparring match, but Li Han initially refused to participate because Shrek had no Soul Ancestors. The match began after Tai Long challenged him, and the Heaven Dou Team stunned Shrek by revealing six Soul Ancestors and one Soul King.

• Xiao Wu traded insults with Ma Hongjun and rejected Tai Long's advances as the teams gathered for the match.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Wu argued, while Qin Ming tried to calm them and get the match started.
• Li Han dismissed Shrek as too weak to interest him, prompting Tai Long to challenge him directly.
• Li Han and six teammates took the arena against Shrek's seven members.
• Shrek revealed that all seven fighters were Soul Elders, while the Heaven Dou Team displayed six Soul Ancestors and Mei Ning's five Soul Rings, leaving Shrek stunned.

The Heaven Dou Team overwhelmed Shrek Academy, knocking out all seven opponents in under ten seconds. Zhao Wuji then challenged them to prove their strength, and Li Han agreed to let the team spar with him.

• Zhao Wuji and Tai Long were shocked by the Heaven Dou Team’s high ranks, but Tai Long and Ma Hongjun rallied Shrek to fight instead of surrendering.
• Li Han punched Tai Long out of the arena and shattered his Martial Soul, while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Mei Ning quickly defeated the other Shrek fighters.
• Ning Rongrong faced Oscar, who surrendered, leaving all seven Shrek members knocked out or off the arena.
• Dugu Yan complained that the match had been too easy, and Zhao Wuji objected to the team’s remarks and challenged them to fight him.
• Qin Ming tried to dissuade Zhao Wuji, but Li Han agreed to the spar so the Heaven Dou Team could test their training against a Soul Saint.

Li Han led the Heaven Dou Team in a coordinated challenge against Zhao Wuji, using poison, powerful attacks, and support skills to break through his defenses. Xiao Wu’s rocket headbutt finally shattered Zhao Wuji’s Martial Soul Avatar and sent him flying.

• The Heaven Dou Team accepted Li Han’s challenge to fight Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming agreed despite warning Zhao Wuji to go easy on them.
• Li Han called Plan Six, and Dugu Yan poisoned Zhao Wuji while Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianheng attacked the opening in his defenses; Xiao Wu protected Zhu Zhuqing with her Invincible Golden Body.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and expelled Dugu Yan’s poison, prompting Ning Rongrong and Mei Ning to strengthen the team with their support Soul Skills.
• Li Han interrupted Zhao Wuji’s Mighty Vajra Roar with a Demon-Extinguishing Arrow, allowing Yu Tianheng and Zhu Zhuqing to attack him together.
• Li Han launched Xiao Wu from the bent Demon-Extinguishing Arrow, and her Invincible Golden Body headbutt shattered Zhao Wuji’s Martial Soul Avatar and sent him flying.

The Heaven Dou Team defeated Zhao Wuji and Shrek Academy in a ten-second match, then celebrated their teamwork as the Soul Master Tournament approached. At the Strength Clan, Tai Tan learned that Li Han had beaten Tai Long with one punch and set out to confront him.

• The Heaven Dou Team worked together to blast Zhao Wuji out of the arena, and Qin Ming had Ning Rongrong and Mei Ning help him recover.
• Zhao Wuji left in shame, while Yu Tianheng and the others celebrated their victory and Qin Ming urged them to rest before the tournament.
• Zhao Wuji told Li Yusong that Shrek Academy had been defeated in ten seconds and planned to return with Dai Mubai to reclaim their honor.
• Tai Long told Tai Tan that Li Han had beaten him with one punch, and Tai Tan ordered him to lead the way so he could confront Li Han.

Tai Tan and Tai Long confronted Li Han at Green Bamboo Cottage after Li Han defeated Tai Long, and Tai Tan tried to force Li Han into the Strength Clan. When Li Han refused and insulted Tai Tan’s ties to Tang Hao, he unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain, leaving Tai Long in agony and Tai Tan unable to move.

• Tai Tan and Tai Long broke into Green Bamboo Cottage and demanded that Li Han answer for defeating Tai Long.
• Tai Tan offered Li Han a choice between joining the Strength Clan after apologizing to Tai Long or being killed.
• Li Han mocked Tai Tan for targeting a younger Soul Master instead of confronting the Spirit Hall or defending Tang Hao.
• Tai Tan abandoned his offer and used his pressure to try to force Li Han to kneel, but Li Han remained unmoved.
• Li Han unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain, tormenting Tai Long and immobilizing Tai Tan, who recognized the domain and asked if Li Han had been to Slaughter City.

Li Han used Divine Slaughter's Domain to kill Tai Long and Tai Tan after they attacked him at Green Bamboo Cottage. Silver Moon warned that the domain intensified his killing intent, and Li Han decided he might remove it if it continued to affect his state of mind.

• Tai Tan recognized Li Han's Divine Slaughter's Domain and realized Li Han was far more powerful than he had expected.
• Li Han's domain drove Tai Long into madness, and Tai Long killed himself by smashing his own head.
• Tai Tan attacked Li Han with his Martial Soul Avatar and Mighty Mountain-Shattering Strike, but Li Han's Heaven-Supporting Dharma Avatar blocked the blows and crushed him.
• Li Han told Tai Tan that he intended to kill Tang Hao and destroy his followers before killing Tai Tan.
• Silver Moon warned Li Han that Divine Slaughter's Domain made him more bloodthirsty, and Li Han acknowledged its influence and considered removing it from his Martial Soul.

Li Han and Silver Moon disguised themselves as Tai Tan and Tai Long, then attacked the Heaven Dou Spirit Sacred Hall to frame the Strength Clan and divert suspicion from their disappearances. The Strength Clan fell into turmoil as Platinum Bishop Salas confronted them, while Li Han watched from Green Bamboo Cottage.

• Li Han burned away the bodies at Green Bamboo Cottage, and he promised Silver Moon that he considered her a trusted friend and would never abandon her.
• Li Han and Silver Moon disguised themselves as Tai Tan and Tai Long and left Green Bamboo Cottage to distract the Strength Clan.
• Silver Moon suggested they provoke the Heaven Dou Spirit Sacred Hall before leaving the city, and Li Han agreed to shift the blame onto the Strength Clan.
• Disguised as Tai Tan, Li Han insulted the Spirit Hall and knocked its Soul Ancestor guards down with one punch before fleeing with Silver Moon.
• Tai Nuo learned that Tai Tan and Tai Long had disappeared and that Tai Tan had attacked the Spirit Hall, then went to meet Platinum Bishop Salas, who had arrived at the Strength Clan's gates.
• Li Han heard about the Strength Clan's predicament and smiled at the trouble they faced.

As the Soul Master Tournament began, Qin Ming divided the Heaven Dou Team into two squads so more students could compete and both teams could reach the finals. Li Han helped Wang Sheng secure a place on his squad, then gave Dugu Bo a pill to evolve Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul before the tournament.

• Li Han reached rank seventy-nine and went with Mei Ning to join the Heaven Dou Team after Qin Ming called them together.
• Qin Ming proposed splitting the team into two squads led by Yu Tianheng and Li Han, and the members agreed.
• Xiao Wu recommended Wang Sheng for Li Han’s squad, and Li Han and Xiao Wu told Wang Sheng he could compete in the tournament.
• Dugu Bo asked Li Han to arrange Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul Evolution, and Li Han gave him a pill for her to consume.

Li Han recognized that Dugu Bo had reached rank ninety-five and sent him off to give Dugu Yan her pill. At the Soul Master Tournament, Shrek Academy forfeited its opening match against Li Han’s team, and the Heaven Dou Second Team prepared for its next match against Elephant Armor Academy.

• Li Han identified Dugu Bo’s breakthrough to rank ninety-five, and Dugu Bo left with the pill for Dugu Yan.
• The tournament began, and Li Han’s Heaven Dou Second Team drew Shrek Academy as its first opponent.
• With Dai Mubai and other team members missing, Zhao Wuji ordered Shrek Academy to forfeit rather than face Li Han’s team.
• The host announced Shrek’s withdrawal, and the audience mocked the academy as Li Han’s team claimed the victory without fighting.
• Qin Ming told the team that Elephant Armor Academy would be their next opponent, and Li Han assigned Plan Eighteen for the match.

Heaven Dou Second Team faced Elephant Armor Academy, and Li Han, Mei Ning, and Ning Rongrong stayed out of the fight as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing led the attack. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing breaking through Huyan Li’s defense and leaving him covered in claw wounds.

• Huyan Li mocked Heaven Dou Second Team for appearing weak, and Xiao Wu angrily challenged him.
• Heaven Dou Second Team revealed that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were Four-Ring Soul Ancestors, while Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth Soul Ring was black.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye and Huyan Zhen that Heaven Dou Second Team could defeat Elephant Armor Academy even with only four fighters.
• Xiao Wu teleported into Elephant Armor Team’s formation and charmed three Soul Elders.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Clones and Hell Stab to wound Huyan Li, shocking Huyan Zhen.

Heaven Dou Second Team defeated Elephant Armor Academy in under half a minute with only four members, drawing attention from rival teams. Blazing Fire Academy decided to face them the next day, while Huo Wu eagerly anticipated the challenge.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu quickly incapacitated most of Elephant Armor Academy, and Wang Sheng, Zhao Ting, and Zhu Zhuqing finished off the remaining opponents.
• Huyan Zhen tried to attack Heaven Dou Second Team, but Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye stopped him from intervening.
• The host and spectators praised Heaven Dou Second Team's overwhelming victory, and news of the match spread among the competing teams.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng that her evolved Jade Phosphorous Flood Dragon Martial Soul had made her stronger than any Soul Ancestor.
• Huo Wushuang proposed forfeiting Blazing Fire Academy's match against Heaven Dou Second Team, but Huo Wu argued they should fight and scout their abilities, so the team began preparing.

Huo Wu challenged Li Han before their teams’ match and decided to target him, but Li Han calmly dodged her attacks. During the match, Blazing Fire Academy launched a coordinated assault on him, and Huo Wu unleashed a powerful fire skill while the crowd feared he was at a disadvantage.

• Huo Wu confronted Li Han in the corridor, but he dodged her punches and kicks without using Soul Power or soul skills.
• Huo Wu concluded that Li Han was Heaven Dou Second Team’s key fighter and planned with Huo Wushuang to take him down first.
• At the match, Huo Wu’s Ring of Resistance sent Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Zhao Ting, and Wang Sheng flying toward the edge of the stage.
• Huo Wushuang attacked Li Han with Tyrannosaurus Rage, but Li Han summoned the Demon-Extinguishing Arrow and blocked his flaming claws.
• Huo Wu used Fire Dance Radiant Sun with support from two teammates, forming a powerful fireball as she declared victory.

Li Han and Heaven Dou Second Team defeated Blazing Fire Academy in under a minute after Li Han’s fire-immune Demon-Extinguishing Arrow blocked Huo Wu’s strongest attack. Huo Wushuang became fascinated with Zhu Zhuqing, while Huo Wu left furious and determined to challenge Li Han again.

• Huo Wu’s enhanced fourth soul skill struck Li Han’s Demon-Extinguishing Pillar but failed to damage it, and Li Han revealed that his arrow was fire-immune.
• Li Han ordered Heaven Dou Second Team to counterattack, and Ning Rongrong boosted Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and Zhao Ting with her Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
• Xiao Wu defeated Huo Wu, Zhu Zhuqing subdued Huo Wushuang, and the rest of Blazing Fire Academy were knocked out or captured.
• The host announced Heaven Dou Second Team’s victory in under a minute, and Huo Wushuang told Zhu Zhuqing he would catch up to her someday.
• Huo Wu demanded a one-on-one fight with Xiao Wu, but Li Han stopped them and told her they could compete in the later arena gauntlet matches.
• Huo Wu vowed to challenge Li Han and prove he was not fire-immune, while Li Han casually dismissed her challenge.

Heaven Dou Second Team prepared to face Canghui Academy, whose members specialized in spiritual attacks, while Li Han warned the others about the team leader, Shi Nian. Li Han left the city alone to draw Shi Nian into an ambush, and the chapter ended as they faced off in a secluded forest.

• Heaven Dou Second Team learned that Canghui Academy would be their next opponent and planned to have Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong counter its spiritual attacks.
• Li Han warned the team that Shi Nian might attack them outside the tournament, and Qin Ming confirmed rumors linking Shi Nian to suspicious deaths.
• Li Han left Heaven Dou City alone, detected Shi Nian following him, and led him into a secluded forest.
• Li Han confronted Shi Nian and said he wanted to take the spiritual skull bone Shi Nian possessed.

Li Han confronted Shi Nian alone and let the Soul Saint trap him in an illusion of his former life. He broke free with his Clear Insight Spirit Eyes and overwhelming spiritual power, leaving Shi Nian crushed to his knees.

• Li Han demanded Shi Nian's Head Soul Bone, revealing that he knew about it and was confident he could defeat him.
• Shi Nian used his Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, to trap Li Han in an illusion of his previous life and his parents.
• Li Han cherished the reunion with his parents in the illusion, then declared that he would cultivate until he could return to them.
• Li Han activated his Clear Insight Spirit Eyes and shattered Shi Nian's illusion.
• Shi Nian was shocked when Li Han escaped, and Li Han used his superior spiritual power to crush him to his knees.

Li Han killed Shi Nian and took his Soul Bone, then explained Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to his teammates before their match. The Heaven Dou Second Team headed to the arena, with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu preparing to counter the mental illusion.

• Li Han revealed his seven Soul Rings to Shi Nian, killed him with flames, and claimed the Soul Bone that appeared from his ashes.
• Silver Moon congratulated Li Han for killing Shi Nian for treasure, and Li Han admitted he had baited Shi Nian into attacking him.
• Before the match, Li Han told the team that Canghui Academy’s trump card was a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that created a lethal mental illusion.
• Li Han explained that Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu could counter the illusion with their spiritual power, and they agreed to go all out while he covered them.
• The seven members of the Heaven Dou Second Team left for the arena as Qin Ming followed, wondering whether Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu could withstand the skill.

Heaven Dou Second Team faced Canghui Academy’s seven-person fusion technique, the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, in the Soul Master Tournament. Li Han’s plan disrupted their Soul Power balance and left Canghui Academy vulnerable to Xiao Wu’s Charm.

• Canghui Academy opened the match by unleashing the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, which shrouded the arena in seven-colored light.
• Li Han gathered his teammates and told them to focus their spiritual power at their brows, while Ning Rongrong used her Third Soul to shield them.
• Li Han realized the fusion technique depended on balanced Soul Power and directed Ning Rongrong to spread her support across the entire field, varying its effect on Canghui Academy’s members.
• Ning Rongrong’s uneven Soul Power enhancement disrupted Canghui Academy’s coordination and caused the illusion realm to collapse.
• Li Han called for Xiao Wu to attack, and she used her wide-range Charm on Canghui Academy’s seven members as they reeled from the backlash.

Heaven Dou Second Team defeated Canghui Academy after Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu disrupted its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, then prepared to face Skywater Academy. Li Han reflected on his progress in the Red Dust Tribulation, and the chapter ended as Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu opened their match with a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu helped Heaven Dou Second Team defeat Canghui Academy by disrupting its fusion skill, and the audience celebrated their victory.
• Qin Ming warned Heaven Dou Second Team that Skywater Academy, led by level-forty-three Shui Bing'er, would be a formidable opponent.
• Li Han said the tournament's youthful atmosphere was completing his Red Dust Tribulation and predicted he would break through after the tournament.
• Several days later, Heaven Dou Second Team met Skywater Academy in the arena, where Xiao Wu and Shui Bing'er exchanged confident remarks.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu immediately unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Drifting, startling Xiao Wu.

Skywater Academy launched a surprise attack that eliminated Wang Sheng and Zhao Ting, but Li Han’s team quickly cleared the arena and used his Soul Bone skill to withstand Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The Ice Phoenix emerged from the ice sphere, and Li Han trapped it in Greenwood Immortal Vine chains as the teams prepared to decide the match.

• Skywater Academy’s five teammates attacked at once, eliminating Wang Sheng and Zhao Ting before Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing could help.
• With Ning Rongrong’s support, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing knocked all five Skywater Academy teammates off the arena.
• Shui Bing’er unleashed an ice-blade attack across the arena, and Li Han protected his team with his Greenwood Immortal Vine Soul Bone skill.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu combined their Soul Power to unleash the final stage of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, creating an Ice Phoenix.
• Li Han transformed the vines into heavy chains and wrapped them around the Ice Phoenix.

Li Han defeated Skywater Academy by using the Greenwood Immortal Vine to overwhelm Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, securing the Heaven Dou Second Team’s victory. As the team prepared to face Godwind Academy, Li Han dismissed Feng Xiaotian’s self-created Soul Skill as a foolish use of his cultivation years.

• Li Han’s Greenwood Immortal Vine restrained the Ice Phoenix, drained its Soul Power, and forced Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to concede defeat.
• The audience celebrated the Heaven Dou Second Team’s victory, and Qin Ming praised Li Han for revealing his Soul Bone skill to protect his teammates.
• Huo Wu, frustrated by Li Han’s hidden strength, told Huo Wushuang to offer Feng Xiaotian her agreement to be his girlfriend if he defeated Li Han.
• Qin Ming briefed the team on their next opponent, Godwind Academy, and its captain Feng Xiaotian, a level forty-four Soul Ancestor with a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Li Han criticized Feng Xiaotian for delaying his cultivation to create his own Soul Skill, while Qin Ming warned the team not to underestimate him.

Li Han gave Zhu Zhuqing a hundred-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger Soul Bone to help her prepare to face the Star Luo Team and overcome her inner demon. When Feng Xiaotian challenged Li Han to a one-on-one match, Li Han accepted, setting up a duel to decide the teams' match.

• At hot pot, Li Han assigned Zhu Zhuqing to face Feng Xiaotian, while Xiao Wu agreed to handle the other Godwind Academy members.
• Li Han gave Zhu Zhuqing the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger's right-leg Soul Bone and encouraged her to use it to strengthen herself against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Soul Bone, gained the Dread Sword Prison and Shadow Ghost Step skills, and said she had a chance to defeat the Star Luo Team's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Several days later, Feng Xiaotian challenged Han Li to a one-on-one match, saying he wanted to avenge Huo Wu.
• Han Li accepted Feng Xiaotian's challenge and leaped onto the stage.

Li Han challenged Feng Xiaotian’s confidence in his self-created soul skill, then faced his attacks in the arena. Feng Xiaotian began his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Continuous Slashes, and the battle remained unresolved as he reached his eighth slash.

• Li Han criticized Feng Xiaotian for sacrificing cultivation to create a soul skill too early, provoking Feng Xiaotian into attacking.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang that Li Han seemed unfathomably strong and might be hiding his true strength.
• Feng Xiaotian used Twin Wolves Possession and struck Li Han’s Demon-Extinguishing Pillar, hurting his fist.
• Feng Xiaotian took flight with Gale Double Wings, but Li Han prepared his bow and aimed at him.
• Feng Xiaotian launched Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Continuous Slashes, and Li Han evaded as Feng Xiaotian chained attacks through his eighth slash.

Li Han calmly dodged Feng Xiaotian’s thirty-six consecutive strikes, then defeated him with a barrage of Demon-Extinguishing Arrows. Feng Xiaotian conceded, and Li Han advanced amid the crowd’s cheers.

• Huo Wu explained that Li Han predicted Feng Xiaotian’s attacks and dodged them without being hit.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed his thirty-sixth consecutive strike, destroying the arena, while Li Han escaped its range by leaping into the sky.
• Li Han surprised Feng Xiaotian with an aerial kick, then announced that it was his turn to attack.
• Li Han fired countless Demon-Extinguishing Arrows, piercing Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Double Wings and sending him crashing into the arena.
• Li Han declared Feng Xiaotian defeated, and Feng Xiaotian conceded as the audience cheered.

Li Han’s team finished the Heaven Dou selection and dominated the Promotion Tournament, while Dugu Yan and Huo Wu challenged him and were defeated. The teams prepared to head to Spirit City for the finals against the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Yan used her evolved jade phosphorous flood dragon’s poisonous flames against Li Han, but his Demon-Extinguishing Pillar blocked the attack, and she conceded.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s Selection Tournament ended, and the qualified teams prepared for a Promotion Tournament to determine their order of appearance.
• Li Han watched from the substitutes’ bench as Wang Sheng, Zhao Ting, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu defeated opposing teams in succession.
• Huo Wu challenged Li Han during the Promotion Tournament, and her Ring Fusion fireball covered the arena.
• Li Han used Vine World Descent to form a wooden dragon that swallowed and extinguished Huo Wu’s fireball, leaving her out of soul power and forcing her to concede.