Recaps

Li Han trapped Zhou Hai and his followers in his Inverted Five Elements Formation, giving Mei Ning the chance to take revenge. After Zhou Hai broke free briefly and attacked, Li Han defeated him and killed him, leaving the Soul Sage dead at the Mei Family estate.

• Li Han used the Inverted Five Elements Formation to trap Zhou Hai and his followers in illusions.
• Mei Ning killed the seven Soul Kings with Fireburst Buns while Li Han's Man Faced Demon Spider killed two Soul Emperors.
• Zhou Hai activated his Martial Soul Avatar, briefly escaped the formation's restraints, and attacked Li Han.
• Li Han used Sword Qi into Threads to break Zhou Hai's Azure Water Spear and weaken him.
• Silver Moon trapped the fleeing Zhou Hai in the Greenwood Pouch, and Li Han's twelve Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords killed him.

Li Han rescued Mei Ning and helped her avenge her family by annihilating the Zhou Family. He left Mei Ning near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and returned there, reflecting on the corruption of the world.

• Li Han stayed beside Mei Ning as she mourned her dead family, then recommended that she join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Han took Mei Ning to the Zhou Family estate and unleashed the Man Faced Demon Spider, the Blood Spirit Drill, and his puppets to kill everyone there.
• Li Han burned the Zhou Family estate and left with Mei Ning, who thanked him for helping her avenge her family.
• Li Han settled Mei Ning in a nearby town, told her to keep his identity and the night’s events secret, and returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Li Han put away the puppet that had impersonated him and told Silver Moon that nobles should disappear.

After the Zhou Family was mysteriously destroyed, Qian Renxue suspected Li Han but had no proof, while Ning Fengzhi welcomed Mei Ning into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Training with Mei Ning spurred Ning Rongrong to master the Godly Travel Talisman and approach her next breakthrough.

• Qian Renxue learned that the Zhou Family had been destroyed without witnesses or clues and ordered Pufferfish Douluo to suppress the matter.
• Qian Renxue suspected Li Han had destroyed the Zhou Family and decided to test him and recruit him if he proved strong enough.
• Li Han brought Mei Ning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi welcomed her and Ning Rongrong questioned her reasons for joining.
• Ning Fengzhi learned of the Zhou Family's destruction and wondered who could have carried out such a silent massacre.
• Mei Ning joined Li Han and Ning Rongrong's training, prompting Ning Rongrong to work harder and master the Godly Travel Talisman.

After the Zhou Family’s destruction, Li Han returned to Green Bamboo Cottage and continued guiding Ning Rongrong and Mei Ning while pursuing his cultivation. Two and a half years later, Li Han had reached level sixty but still had not comprehended the Red Dust Tribulation, and Mei Ning arrived at his cottage alone.

• Li Han denied having any knowledge of the Zhou Family’s destruction and said he would return to Green Bamboo Cottage.
• Ning Rongrong asked to keep cultivating with Li Han, and Ning Fengzhi arranged for her to visit; Mei Ning asked to join them, and Li Han agreed.
• Li Han returned to Green Bamboo Cottage the next morning, and Ning Rongrong and Mei Ning visited him from time to time to cultivate.
• Two and a half years passed, and Li Han turned thirteen, reached level sixty, gained a Purple Thunder Roc left arm bone, and amassed substantial wealth and skills.
• Li Han reflected that he still had not comprehended the Red Dust Tribulation and decided that obtaining his sixth soul ring was his priority.
• Mei Ning entered Green Bamboo Cottage alone, and Li Han asked why she had come by herself.

Li Han left Heaven Dou City for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his sixth soul ring, while Mei Ning agreed to look after Green Bamboo Cottage. Silver Moon revealed that she had awakened the Blue Silver Domain and demonstrated its support and scouting abilities.

• Mei Ning told Li Han that Ning Rongrong had reached Rank 30 and left with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to hunt for her third soul ring.
• Li Han arranged for Mei Ning to mind Green Bamboo Cottage while he was away and promised to pay her with a Firebird Talisman.
• Mei Ning chose the Mirror Shadow Beast as her future fifth soul-ring target, and Li Han promised to accompany her to the Extreme North after he returned.
• Li Han departed Heaven Dou City alone for the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a soul beast for his sixth soul ring.
• Silver Moon revealed that her cultivation had surpassed sixty thousand years and that she had comprehended the Blue Silver Domain.
• Silver Moon demonstrated the domain’s effects, including boosting Li Han’s Soul Power, suppressing enemies, and using Blue Silver Grass to scout.

Zhu Zhuqing fled her pursuers into a beast tide and hid in a tree hollow, where Li Han’s overwhelming strength drove the beasts away. After Zhu Zhuqing fainted under Li Han’s mental pressure, he recognized her and wondered why she was in the forest.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul to escape the Soul Masters sent by Zhu Zhuyun, but their leader wounded her with a wind blade.
• As a beast tide approached, Zhu Zhuqing rushed into it to escape capture, while the Soul Masters fled.
• Zhu Zhuqing evaded the beasts and hid in a tree hollow, but exhaustion left her struggling to stay conscious.
• Li Han kicked a thirty-thousand-year Earth King down, causing the surrounding soul beasts to flee.
• Li Han looked toward Zhu Zhuqing, and his mental pressure made her pass out; he then opened the tree hollow and recognized her.

Li Han rescued Zhu Zhuqing in the Star Dou Great Forest, treated her injuries, and told her about Shrek Academy. Zhu Zhuqing learned that Dai Mubai had joined a poor academy with few students, and Li Han advised her not to go there.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke beside Li Han and was startled by Xiao Ba, a Man Faced Demon Spider that Li Han said he had raised.
• Li Han shared roasted meat with Zhu Zhuqing and gave her an Essence Nourishing Pill to heal her wounds.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself, and Li Han told her he could protect himself in the forest with Xiao Ba and his own strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she wanted to find a friend at Shrek Academy, and Li Han described its poor resources, small student body, and high student mortality rate.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried that Dai Mubai could not surpass his elder brother at Shrek Academy, and Li Han advised her not to attend.

Li Han criticized Shrek Academy to Zhu Zhuqing, then revealed that he was a thirteen-year-old Soul Emperor hunting for his sixth soul ring. He hoped his strength would persuade her to cultivate the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art, and the chapter ended with her demanding to know how he had advanced so quickly.

• Li Han told Zhu Zhuqing that Shrek Academy exploited geniuses and failed to protect or properly train its students.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed that Shrek Academy seemed unreliable, recalling Zhao Wuji leading the students into the Star Dou Great Forest without the other teachers.
• Li Han said he was an independent cultivator who had captured and raised his Man Faced Demon Spider himself.
• Li Han revealed that he was hunting his sixth soul ring, and Zhu Zhuqing was stunned when he said he was thirteen.
• Li Han privately hoped to use his strength to convince Zhu Zhuqing to cultivate the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Li Han how he had become so powerful at such a young age.

Zhu Zhuqing told Li Han about the deadly marriage alliance and succession struggle trapping her family, and asked him to teach her how to become strong enough to control her fate. Li Han offered her the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art on two conditions, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted, trusting him to help her reach Title Douluo.

• Zhu Zhuqing knelt and asked Li Han to take her as his master, but he supported her with an unseen force and asked why she wanted his help.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she and her sister Zhu Zhuyun were betrothed to rival princes, and that her fiancé Dai Mubai had fled to Shrek Academy, leaving her to face the struggle alone.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke down in tears over being forced to fight her sister and sacrifice her freedom, then insisted she would pay any price to control her fate.
• Li Han told Zhu Zhuqing that he had received a deity's inheritance and offered to teach her the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art if she kept it secret and agreed to dual cultivate with him after mastering it.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Li Han's conditions without waiting, believing he could help her become a Title Douluo and change her fate.

Li Han bound Zhu Zhuqing with a mental restriction and gave her the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art and cultivation pills. After she rapidly advanced to level twenty-seven, he offered her a Jade Bone Pill that could improve her potential and Martial Soul, which she swallowed.

• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Li Han’s offer and agreed to a restriction that prevented her from speaking about him and would kill her if she betrayed him.
• Li Han used his Divine Sense to carve the restriction into Zhu Zhuqing’s mind and imparted the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art.
• Li Han gave Zhu Zhuqing Yellow Dragon Pills and Golden Marrow Pills, and she cultivated with them to break through to level twenty-seven.
• Li Han offered Zhu Zhuqing a Jade Bone Pill that could raise her Soul Power and improve her potential and Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing swallowed the Jade Bone Pill and circulated the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art as her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul emerged and began transforming.

After the Jade Bone Pill raised Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power to level thirty, Li Han promised to help her hunt a stronger third Soul Ring. Silver Moon suggested a seventy-five-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger for Li Han's sixth ring, and the chapter ended as Li Han offered Zhu Zhuqing a two-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger.

• Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power surged to level thirty after taking the Jade Bone Pill, and Li Han said its stored power could raise her further after she obtained a Soul Ring.
• Li Han told Zhu Zhuqing that her strengthened body could handle a two-thousand-year beast for her third Soul Ring, and she agreed to follow his plans.
• After Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep, Silver Moon questioned Li Han about his efforts to nurture her, and he explained his reasons for teaching her the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art.
• Silver Moon proposed that Li Han use his sixth Soul Ring to sharpen the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, offering to absorb any unwanted attributes herself.
• Silver Moon identified a nearby valley where a seventy-five-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger lived, and Li Han agreed to hunt it the next morning.
• After breakfast, Li Han led Zhu Zhuqing toward the valley and offered to capture a two-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger for her third Soul Ring.

Li Han helped Zhu Zhuqing obtain a two-thousand-year-old Shadow Sabertooth Tiger as her third soul ring, and she absorbed it safely, rising to level thirty-six. Her new Hell Sword Slash proved powerful, and Li Han began considering how to forge her a cat-claw Dharma Artifact.

• Li Han found a two-thousand-year-old Shadow Sabertooth Tiger and pinned it down with five Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.
• Zhu Zhuqing killed the immobilized tiger and absorbed its soul ring using the Inverted Phoenix Nurturing Origin Art.
• Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing the ring smoothly and reached level thirty-six after combining its gain with the effects of her pills.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her third soul skill, Hell Sword Slash, and cut a large boulder cleanly in half.
• Li Han praised the skill and told Zhu Zhuqing that she would surpass her sister.

Li Han prepared to hunt a seventy-six-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger, while Zhu Zhuqing watched in awe at his strength and strange treasures. Li Han met the beast’s attack with his newly unlocked Sword Shadow Light-Splitting Technique, and the battle began.

• Li Han told Zhu Zhuqing she would soon surpass her sister, and her confidence in changing her fate grew.
• Li Han revealed that he intended to absorb a seventy-six-thousand-year Shadow Sabertooth Tiger as his sixth soul ring, far beyond the ordinary limit.
• The Shadow Sabertooth Tiger charged, and Li Han gave Zhu Zhuqing a Mystic Armor Talisman before confronting it.
• Li Han set up an array and summoned thirty-three Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, revealing five black soul rings and astonishing Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Shadow Sabertooth Tiger attacked with Shadow Sword Slash, and Li Han countered with his newly unlocked Sword Shadow Light-Splitting Technique.

Li Han fought the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger, using his sword technique and physical strength to withstand its attacks before defeating it with an Evil-Warding Kirin powered by Evil-Warding Divine Thunder. Zhu Zhuqing watched in disbelief as the battle ended with the beast dead.

• Li Han blocked the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger’s rain of swords with the Sword Shadow Light-Splitting Technique.
• Li Han used the Wisdom King Art to stop the beast’s charge and throw it to the ground.
• The Shadow Sabertooth Tiger unleashed Shadow Sword Storm, but Li Han escaped with his Wind-Thunder Wings.
• Li Han summoned an Evil-Warding Kirin with his left arm soul skill and struck the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger with Evil-Warding Divine Thunder.
• Li Han killed the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger, leaving Zhu Zhuqing stunned by his victory.

Li Han killed the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger and absorbed its seventy-six-thousand-year soul ring as his sixth ring, gaining the soul skill World Severance. Afterward, he and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her growing strength and fascination with him.

• Li Han used the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder to kill the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger and began absorbing its soul ring while Zhu Zhuqing stood guard.
• Li Han endured the soul ring’s strain, resisted the beast’s soul shock, and raised his Soul Power to level sixty-three.
• Silver Moon absorbed the ring’s dark-attribute energy from Li Han’s Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords as they were strengthened by the soul ring.
• Li Han completed the absorption and gained the sixth soul skill, World Severance, a sword strike focused on extreme sharpness.
• Li Han stored the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger’s corpse, then washed at a lake and decided to leave the forest with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled the past two days, recognized that she had become stronger, and wondered about Li Han as her feelings for him grew.

Li Han forged Zhu Zhuqing a powerful pair of Shadow Gloves, and they set out for Suotuo City so she could settle things with Dai Mubai. Meanwhile, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in the city and checked into the Rose Grand Hotel before visiting Shrek Academy.

• Li Han forged the Shadow Gloves from the sword fangs and dark energy of a Shadow Sabertooth Tiger.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested the gloves and found they could withstand her Hell Sword Slash while strengthening her attacks and reducing Soul Power consumption.
• Li Han told Zhu Zhuqing they would go to Suotuo City so she could confront her fiancé, Dai Mubai, and she agreed.
• Several days later, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and decided to stay overnight at the Rose Grand Hotel before going to Shrek Academy.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he had enough money from working to book them a room.

Li Han reunited with Xiao Wu and Tang San at the Rose Grand Hotel in Suotuo City, where he was checking in with Zhu Zhuqing. Their emotional reunion was interrupted by Dai Mubai, whom Zhu Zhuqing recognized as her runaway fiancé.

• Xiao Wu refused to share a hotel room with Tang San and lamented that Li Han had not returned for four years.
• Xiao Wu recognized Li Han in the distance and hurried after him with Tang San, who hoped to challenge his old rival and win Xiao Wu's attention.
• Li Han checked into the Rose Grand Hotel with Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu and Tang San arrived and called out to him.
• Xiao Wu rushed at Li Han but embraced him instead, crying as she told him how much she had missed and worried about him.
• Tang San grew jealous of Xiao Wu's closeness with Li Han, while Zhu Zhuqing suppressed her own jealousy.
• Dai Mubai entered with twin sisters and disrupted the reunion, angering Zhu Zhuqing, who recognized him as her runaway fiancé.

After confronting Dai Mubai over his failure to improve, Zhu Zhuqing challenged him and revealed that she had reached rank 36. Dai Mubai was left stunned by her strength as the confrontation turned into an imminent fight.

• Li Han checked in with Wen Tianren and received the Calamity-Transference Art, then considered visiting Shrek Academy for more rewards.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Mubai, condemned him for wasting his life, and said she would change her fate by relying on herself.
• Dai Mubai activated his Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul and revealed that he was a rank 37 Battle Soul Elder, while Xiao Wu and Tang San reacted to his strength.
• Dai Mubai demanded to know Zhu Zhuqing's relationship with Li Han and challenged Li Han to fight, but Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward instead.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, three Soul Rings, and rank 36 strength, shocking Dai Mubai and Tang San.

Zhu Zhuqing decisively defeated Dai Mubai in the hotel lobby, proving how much she had grown under Li Han’s training. She ended their engagement and left Dai Mubai questioning his worth, while Tang San and Xiao Wu wondered about the strength of Zhu Zhuqing and Li Han.

• Dai Mubai attacked Zhu Zhuqing with his first two Soul Skills, but she caught and shattered his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave with her bare hand.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged Dai Mubai’s punch and used Hell Stab to break his White Tiger Vajra Transformation before kicking him out of the hotel lobby.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu watched Zhu Zhuqing’s victory and considered her strength, while Tang San wondered how powerful Li Han had become.
• Li Han praised Zhu Zhuqing’s progress, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked him before declaring her engagement to Dai Mubai dissolved.

Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai’s demand for help and declared that she would pursue her own path with Li Han’s support. After Xiao Wu joined them at the hotel, Zhu Zhuqing explained the deadly family rivalry that bound her to Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing how she had grown stronger, but she refused to explain and said she intended to break free of their engagement by becoming a Soul King.
• Dai Mubai left, insisting he would prove he was not useless, while Zhu Zhuqing told Li Han she no longer needed him or either clan.
• Xiao Wu interrupted Li Han and Zhu Zhuqing, then invited them back to the hotel and told Tang San to find another room.
• At the hotel, Li Han went to shower while Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu about the family rules that forced her and Dai Mubai to compete against their older siblings.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu became good sisters, Li Han explained why Yu Xiaogang had sent Xiao Wu and Tang San to Shrek Academy and questioned Yu Xiaogang’s guidance. Xiao Wu received more Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves and a Storage Ring from Li Han, then surprised him with a kiss on the cheek.

• Xiao Wu sympathized with Zhu Zhuqing and declared that they were good sisters, then insisted on sharing Zhu Zhuqing’s room for the night.
• Li Han learned that Xiao Wu and Tang San had come to Suotuo City to attend Shrek Academy and explained Yu Xiaogang’s connection to Flender and the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Li Han criticized Shrek Academy and accused Yu Xiaogang of choosing it so he could claim credit for Tang San’s growth; Xiao Wu was shocked and said she understood Yu Xiaogang’s behavior better.
• Li Han noticed that Xiao Wu had reached level thirty-six, and Xiao Wu thanked him for the Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves that had transformed her Martial Soul.
• Li Han gave Xiao Wu a Storage Ring filled with Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves, and Xiao Wu kissed his cheek before offering to let him kiss her back.

Li Han discussed Silver Moon’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline with her before Tang San challenged him to a duel outside Shrek Academy. Li Han easily broke free of Tang San’s first two Soul Skills, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Silver Moon asked Li Han whether devouring the other half of the Blue Silver Emperor’s remnant soul or Tang San’s Martial Soul could make her stronger, and Li Han advised her to wait until Tang San awakened his bloodline.
• Dai Mubai vowed to surpass Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Weisi and become emperor of the Star Luo Empire, while Tang San grieved over Xiao Wu choosing Li Han and looked forward to proving himself.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu said she would only go to Shrek Academy if Li Han went, and Tang San argued with Li Han over Yu Xiaogang’s praise of the academy.
• Tang San challenged Li Han to a duel and released his two yellow soul rings, claiming his strength went beyond his Soul Power Level.
• Tang San used Bind and then Parasite, but Li Han’s azure sword radiance severed the Blue Silver Grass and destroyed the vines.

Li Han exposed flaws in Tang San’s cultivation choices and effortlessly defeated him, even blocking the Godly Zhuge Crossbow without attacking. After Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing left with Li Han, Tang Hao revealed himself and scolded Tang San for becoming weak.

• Li Han challenged Tang San’s choice of soul rings and control-type path, making Tang San defend Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San attacked Li Han with concealed weapons, but Li Han knocked them all aside with Golden Thunder Bamboo.
• Tang San fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Li Han’s Body-Protecting Sword Shield blocked all sixteen bolts.
• Xiao Wu condemned Tang San for using lethal weapons during a spar and left with Li Han, followed by Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang Hao restrained Tang San until the others departed, then appeared, released him, and called him weak.

Tang Hao took over Tang San’s training and ordered him to prepare for the Soul Master Tournament, while Li Han overheard their conversation and reflected on Tang Hao’s choices. Later, Li Han recognized Oscar selling Soul Food and received a bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid, then warned Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing not to eat Oscar’s sausages.

• Tang Hao told Tang San he would train him personally, keep him away from Shrek Academy, and have him compete for the Soul Master Tournament championship in two years.
• Li Han overheard Tang Hao and Tang San, realized Tang Hao had stepped in because Tang San was falling behind, and dismissed Tang Hao’s past as a father and fighter.
• Xiao Wu invited Li Han and Zhu Zhuqing to try sausages at a nearby stall, where Li Han recognized the vendor as Oscar.
• Li Han received a bottle of Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid after checking in with Sun Huo.
• Li Han stopped Oscar from handing sausages to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, explained that they were Soul Food, and Oscar admitted he was selling them because he was poor.

Li Han turned down Oscar’s chance to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after learning Oscar would not leave Shrek Academy, then headed to Shrek with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. There, the trio saw Ma Hongjun mistreat Cuihua, and after Ma Hongjun flirted with the two women, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing punched him.

• Li Han offered Oscar a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Oscar refused to leave Shrek Academy out of loyalty to Flender.
• Li Han told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing that Shrek had held back Oscar’s talent and that Tang San might have achieved more without Yu Xiaogang’s training.
• Li Han, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing saw Ma Hongjun refuse Cuihua’s breakup and treat her as a way to vent his evil fire.
• Li Han received the Divine Soul Bewitching Voice reward after checking in with Daoist Miaohe.
• Ma Hongjun approached Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to ask them on a date, and they punched him in the eyes.