Recaps

Li Han and Mei Ning joined Heaven Dou Academy, where Li Han drew attention for his strength and company of the academy’s admired girls. Dugu Yan brought them to meet the Heaven Dou Team, and Yu Tianheng challenged Li Han to a match to assess his strength.

• Li Han and Mei Ning enrolled at Heaven Dou Academy with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s backing.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Mei Ning spent time with Li Han, prompting gossip and jealousy among the students.
• Dugu Yan welcomed Li Han and offered to look after him at the academy.
• Dugu Yan led Li Han and Mei Ning to the Heaven Dou Team, where Yu Feng worried Zhu Zhuqing’s strength would push him out of his position.
• Dugu Yan invited Li Han and Mei Ning to join the team, and Yu Tianheng asked Li Han to fight him so he could test his strength.

Li Han faced Yu Tianheng in a spar to prove himself worthy of joining the Heaven Dou Team, then defeated him with a single unarmed move. Yu Tianheng offered Li Han the captaincy and grew discouraged, but Li Han challenged him for giving up after one loss.

• Yu Tianheng introduced his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and challenged Li Han, who revealed his Demon-Extinguishing Arrow and Soul Ancestor rank.
• Yu Tianheng attacked with Thunderclap Dragon Claw, but Li Han caught his wrist, pulled him in, and knocked him down with a knee strike.
• Yu Feng and Xiao Wu reacted to Li Han's swift victory, while Dugu Yan realized she had underestimated his strength.
• Yu Tianheng admitted that Li Han had held back, conceded defeat, and offered him the captain's position on the Heaven Dou Team.
• Yu Feng protested Yu Tianheng's decision to step down, and Li Han criticized him for giving up after a single defeat.

Li Han refused Yu Tianheng’s offer to relinquish the Heaven Dou Team captaincy, and Yu Tianheng agreed to remain captain and work to surpass him. As the team assembled under Qin Ming, Li Han received a Phoenix Talisman and learned more about the academy and his new teammates.

• Yu Feng became angry when Li Han mocked Yu Tianheng, but Yu Tianheng stopped him and said he had lost the right to be captain.
• Li Han declined the captaincy, explaining that Yu Tianheng united the team and should remain in charge; he offered to leave rather than divide the team.
• Dugu Yan urged Yu Tianheng to keep the position, and Yu Tianheng vowed to surpass Li Han before the Soul Master Tournament.
• Li Han explored Heaven Dou Academy’s Mimic Cultivation Environments and praised the academy’s resources.
• Qin Ming gathered the old and new Heaven Dou Team members, and the system rewarded Li Han with a Phoenix Talisman for checking in on Liu Jing.
• The team members introduced themselves, and Li Han noted Ye Lingling’s rare Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul could heal almost anyone who had not died immediately.

Li Han received the Mysterious Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art, which could let him seize a second Martial Soul, and joined the Heaven Dou Team’s training. He organized the newcomers into a formation for their upcoming group battle against the original team.

• Li Han learned that the Mysterious Womb Nascent Soul Transformation Art could grant him a second Martial Soul, but decided to consider using it after reaching a higher cultivation level.
• Xiao Wu prompted Li Han to introduce himself to the original Heaven Dou Team, who knew he had defeated Yu Tianheng.
• Qin Ming divided the students into two teams for group battle training, pitting Li Han, Mei Ning, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu against Yu Tianheng’s original team.
• Li Han forbade his team from using Soul Skills above the third and assigned each member a role in his Double Agility-Attack Formation.
• Fifteen minutes later, both teams entered the arena, and Qin Ming began the match.

The Li Han Squad countered the Heaven Dou Team’s poisonous opening and took control of the battle with coordinated attacks. The fight remained underway as Mei Ning stopped Dugu Yan’s strike against Ning Rongrong.

• Dugu Yan blanketed the arena with poison, but Ning Rongrong enhanced Mei Ning, whose Defense Red Bean Buns shielded the Li Han Squad from the venom.
• Yu Tianheng powered up and charged at Ning Rongrong, but Xiao Wu intercepted him, charmed him, and began her Eight-Stage Throw.
• Zhu Zhuqing held off Yu Feng and Osler until Shi Mo and Shi Mo blocked her attacks with their Black Tortoise Shields.
• Li Han shot Yu Feng out of the air with the Demon-Extinguishing Arrow and aimed the weapon at Osler.
• Dugu Yan sent a Jade Phosphorous Serpent at Ning Rongrong, but Mei Ning pierced its head with her Mirror Shadow Frost Spear and pinned it to the arena floor.

Li Han’s group defeated the Heaven Dou Team in a one-sided spar, then welcomed Li Han into their ranks. Qin Ming announced special training to prepare the newly established team for the Soul Master Tournament.

• Mei Ning, Xiao Wu, Li Han, and Zhu Zhuqing quickly incapacitated the Heaven Dou Team members, while Ye Lingling healed the injured.
• Qin Ming declared Li Han’s group the victors and asked whether they had known one another before; Xiao Wu said they were good friends.
• Dugu Yan realized Li Han’s guidance had made his companions powerful, while Ye Lingling saw Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda as a possible way to break her family’s curse.
• Qin Ming comforted the defeated Heaven Dou Team, and Yu Tianheng vowed to surpass Li Han and rallied his teammates.
• Yu Tianheng welcomed Li Han to the Heaven Dou Team, and Qin Ming announced special training to prepare them for the Soul Master Tournament.

Li Han urged Qin Ming to add gravity-based physical training for the Heaven Dou Team, then met with Ye Lingling at Green Bamboo Cottage. Ye Lingling revealed she believed Li Han had broken the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda’s curse and asked him to help the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan, but he denied having such power.

• Li Han advised Qin Ming to increase the team's physical training and find a teacher with a gravity-related soul skill.
• Qin Ming agreed to arrange gravity training and considered asking Zhao Wuji, but Li Han warned that Zhao Wuji was wanted by Spirit Hall and unsuitable for the academy.
• Ye Lingling asked Li Han to speak with her, and he brought her to Green Bamboo Cottage.
• Ye Lingling admitted she had investigated Li Han after Ning Rongrong refused to explain her Martial Soul Evolution, and she concluded he had broken the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda’s curse.
• Ye Lingling begged Li Han to break the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan’s curse and offered to pay any price, but Li Han denied being able to help.

Ye Lingling sought Li Han’s help with the Nine-Heart Begonia Curse, but he urged her to grow stronger and gave her cultivation guidance. Later, Xue Qinghe visited Li Han and asked what he thought of Spirit Hall, leaving their conversation with his judgment that the two great empires were even worse.

• Li Han told Ye Lingling that becoming a god could lift the Nine-Heart Begonia Curse and urged her to cultivate rather than rely on others.
• Li Han gave Ye Lingling a booklet of training suggestions, and she left determined to follow them.
• Li Han told Silver Moon that he sought to become an Immortal rather than inherit or create a godhood.
• Xue Qinghe visited Li Han, asked about Spirit Hall, and heard him say it had strayed from its original purpose and was declining.
• Li Han told Xue Qinghe that the two great empires were even worse than Spirit Hall.

Li Han explained to Xue Qinghe how the empires’ fear of powerful Soul Masters, their treatment of talent, and Spirit Hall’s corruption made all three powers flawed. He refused to serve Xue Qinghe, saying he sought his own Dao and preferred to enjoy the present, leaving Xue Qinghe intrigued by his outlook.

• Li Han told Xue Qinghe that Soul Masters were trouble for empires because their strength could escape imperial control, and that Spirit Hall gave commoners a chance to awaken their Martial Souls while restraining imperial power.
• Li Han criticized the Star Luo Empire for forcing princes into unfair battles to the death and the Heaven Dou Empire for neglecting talented Soul Masters and failing to cultivate a Title Douluo.
• Li Han said Spirit Hall’s leadership was stubborn and self-righteous, its bishops committed many evils, and its poor discipline was the Pope’s responsibility.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Li Han’s views explained his refusal to serve, and Li Han said he pursued the supreme Great Dao rather than power.
• Li Han said he would leave the future to his future self and enjoy the present, while Xue Qinghe reflected that this made him unusual.

Li Han settled into life at Heaven Dou Academy while Tang Hao intensified Tang San’s training, and Shrek Academy merged with Blue Tyrant Academy. After half a year of rapid progress, Li Han reached level seventy and prepared to hunt for his seventh Soul Ring.

• Li Han continued studying and training at Heaven Dou Academy, while Qian Renxue visited him at Green Bamboo Cottage and grew closer to him.
• Tang Hao blamed Yu Xiaogang for Tang San’s slow cultivation, personally trained Tang San, and helped him awaken the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy searching for Tang San, then followed Flender toward Heaven Dou City; Shrek Academy ultimately merged with Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Li Han learned of the merger and considered taking Zhu Zhuqing and the others to Sea God Island after the Soul Master Tournament.
• After half a year, Heaven Dou Team members gained two or three Soul Power levels, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng became Soul Ancestors, and Li Han reached level seventy.
• Li Han put away his Azure Essence Sword Art cultivation method and decided it was time to hunt for his seventh Soul Ring.

Li Han broke through to Soul Saint and planned to hunt a suitable seventh Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. After arranging a month’s leave, he learned the Heaven Dou Team would face Shrek Academy and was asked to return in time, while his companions pressed to join his trip.

• Silver Moon congratulated Li Han on reaching Soul Saint, and he discussed finding a suitable Soul Beast for his seventh Soul Ring.
• Li Han promised Silver Moon they would visit the Star Dou Great Forest after taking leave from Heaven Dou Academy.
• Qin Ming approved Li Han’s leave but reminded him to return within a month for the Heaven Dou Team’s friendly match against Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ming told Li Han that Dai Mubai was Shrek’s only Soul Ancestor and might obtain his fourth Soul Ring before the match.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Mei Ning, and Zhu Zhuqing all showed that they wanted to accompany Li Han on his trip.

Li Han detoured to Exotic Beast City to visit Wang Sheng, only to learn the Wang Clan had been hunting him for his rapid cultivation. After Li Han destroyed the Wang Clan and learned Wang Sheng's location, Wang Sheng remained surrounded and refused to reveal the Elephant Armor Skill.

• Li Han learned at Exotic Beast Academy that Wang Sheng had escaped into the nearby Soul Beast Forest after the Wang Clan began hunting him.
• Li Han attacked the Wang Clan, searched Wang Zhong's memories for Wang Sheng's location, and killed Wang Zhong and the steward.
• Silver Moon killed the remaining members of the Wang Clan and began looting and burning their estate while Li Han flew to find Wang Sheng.
• In the Soul Beast Forest, Wang Yue and Wang Lang confronted the wounded Wang Sheng with ten Soul Elders and a Soul Ancestor from Spirit Hall.
• Wang Sheng refused to surrender the Elephant Armor Skill and declared he would fight rather than give the Wang Clan what it wanted.

Wang Sheng refused Zheng Hai’s offer to join Spirit Hall and reveal his cultivation method, so the Wang Clan attacked him. Just as Wang Lang was about to kill him, Li Han arrived, killed Wang Lang, and rescued Wang Sheng.

• Zheng Hai offered Wang Sheng Spirit Hall’s protection and resources in exchange for his cultivation method, but Wang Sheng refused to protect Li Han’s secret.
• Zheng Hai ordered Wang Lang and the Wang Clan Soul Elders to capture Wang Sheng, and Wang Sheng fought back before Wang Lang gravely wounded him.
• As Wang Sheng lay near death, Li Han appeared and killed Wang Lang with a single strike.
• Li Han checked that Wang Sheng’s injuries were not fatal, fed him a pill, and reassured him that he had survived.

Li Han revealed himself as the wanted Li Feiyu and effortlessly killed Zheng Hai, Wang Yue, and the other Spirit Hall pursuers. He helped Wang Sheng obtain a third Soul Ring and reach level thirty-three, then began telling him about his travels.

• Zheng Hai recognized Li Han as the wanted Li Feiyu, while Wang Yue identified him as a Nuoding Academy student.
• Li Han used his Fireball Technique to burn Zheng Hai, Wang Yue, and the other pursuers to ash.
• Li Han told Wang Sheng that he was a Soul Saint, and Wang Sheng was shocked by how powerful he had become.
• Li Han helped Wang Sheng absorb a three-thousand-year-old Flaming Fierce Tiger Soul Ring, bringing him to level thirty-three.
• At night, Wang Sheng asked where Li Han had been, and Li Han began recounting his travels.

Li Han and Wang Sheng pledged to change the world, and Li Han sent Wang Sheng to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Days later, Li Han searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Beast and discovered Shrek Academy hunting for Dai Mubai’s fourth Soul Ring.

• Li Han told Wang Sheng he intended to overthrow oppressive powers and build a fairer world, and Wang Sheng agreed to join him.
• Li Han gave Wang Sheng pills and a token for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then Wang Sheng set off for Heaven Dou City.
• Silver Moon asked Li Han about his plans, and he said he would establish a new order and oppose the empires and Spirit Hall if necessary.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Han declined Silver Moon’s suggestion to seek another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and continued searching.
• Li Han sensed Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Dai Mubai nearby and realized Shrek Academy had come to hunt Dai Mubai’s fourth Soul Ring.

Li Han encountered Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Flender, and Dai Mubai after killing the Star Tiger, which had charged at him. He mocked Yu Xiaogang’s teaching and revealed his guess about Tang San’s disappearance before Liu Erlong summoned her Fire Dragon Martial Soul to stop him leaving.

• The Star Tiger broke free and charged at Li Han, who killed it with an Azure Origin Sword Ray, ruining Dai Mubai’s chance to obtain his fourth Soul Ring.
• Flender and Dai Mubai recognized Li Han, and Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong confronted him about killing the beast and failing to greet his former teacher.
• Li Han denied that Yu Xiaogang had ever taught him and criticized Yu Xiaogang’s theories, prompting Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to defend themselves.
• Yu Xiaogang asked about Tang San, and Li Han guessed that Tang Hao had taken him away after Tang San lost to him.
• Li Han compared Xiao Wu’s progress with Tang San’s and accused Yu Xiaogang of poor teaching, leaving Dai Mubai shaken and Yu Xiaogang embarrassed.
• As Li Han turned to leave, Liu Erlong accused him of thinking he could walk away and summoned her Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

Li Han fought Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender after they summoned the Golden Holy Dragon, mocking Yu Xiaogang’s theories and revealing a different Martial Soul. The battle escalated as Li Han transformed into a giant Heaven-Supporting Dharma Avatar and seized the dragon, leaving the Golden Iron Triangle’s ultimate attack overwhelmed.

• Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang formed the Golden Iron Triangle and summoned the Golden Holy Dragon with their three-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Li Han explained that Luo Sanpao already held the Golden Holy Dragon’s power and that the others’ Soul Power merely enabled it to emerge, but Liu Erlong and Flender restored Yu Xiaogang’s confidence.
• Li Han attacked with nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, bewildering the Golden Iron Triangle as they realized his Martial Soul could appear as both bamboo and swords.
• The Golden Holy Dragon blocked Li Han’s swords with Holy Dragon Breath, then grew stronger after the three teachers infused it with their blood essence.
• Li Han summoned the five-zhang Heaven-Supporting Dharma Avatar and stopped the Golden Holy Dragon’s breath by grabbing its mouth.
• Li Han grabbed the Golden Holy Dragon’s neck and body, overpowering it and rolling it into a dragon ball.

Li Han overwhelmed Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender by tearing apart their Golden Holy Dragon, then killed Liu Erlong with an Azure Origin Sword Ray. Yu Xiaogang swore revenge as he and Flender grieved over her body.

• Li Han used the Heaven-Supporting Dharma Avatar to tear apart the Golden Holy Dragon, badly injuring Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender.
• Liu Erlong threatened Li Han and invoked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, but Li Han mocked her and Yu Xiaogang.
• Li Han unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain, trapping the four Shrek Academy members and revealing that he possessed a domain.
• Li Han pierced Liu Erlong with an Azure Origin Sword Ray, killing her as Yu Xiaogang and Flender rushed to her side.
• Yu Xiaogang clutched Liu Erlong's corpse and swore to kill Li Han at any cost.

Li Han killed Dai Mubai and caught Flender and Yu Xiaogang after they fled, leaving all three of the Golden Iron Triangle’s members facing death. He told them they were destined to die there.

• Flender carried Yu Xiaogang into the sky to escape Li Han, leaving Erlong’s body behind.
• Li Han mocked Dai Mubai, then killed him with an Azure Origin Sword Ray.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang saw Dai Mubai die and cursed Li Han as he pursued them through the air.
• Li Han appeared in front of Flender and Yu Xiaogang and forced them to crash to the ground with his pressure.
• Li Han declared that the Golden Iron Triangle would die in the same year, month, and day.

Li Han condemned Yu Xiaogang and Flender for their selfishness and failures, then killed Flender and turned his attack on Yu Xiaogang. The chapter left Yu Xiaogang being struck by Li Han’s fireball.

• Yu Xiaogang threatened Li Han by invoking his ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Bibi Dong, and Tang San, but Li Han dismissed those claims and attacked his worth and reputation.
• Li Han accused Flender of exploiting gifted commoner students and letting them die through Shrek Academy’s harsh training, while Flender defended the academy and blamed the students’ failures.
• Li Han declared that he only needed a reason to kill Flender and killed him with a Blood Spirit Drill through the forehead.
• Li Han explained that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had provoked him repeatedly and that he intended to eliminate them to prevent future trouble.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to blame Liu Erlong for the attack, but Li Han rejected his excuse and struck him with a fireball.

Li Han and Silver Moon resumed their hunt for Soul Rings after Li Han killed Yu Xiaogang and the rest of the Shrek squad. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Han found a 150,000-year-old Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear fighting the Titan Giant Ape and launched an ambush to claim it as his seventh Soul Ring.

• Li Han burned Yu Xiaogang and disposed of the four Shrek squad members, then set off with Silver Moon to hunt Soul Rings.
• Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang had chosen Liu Erlong and vowed to make him regret it, unaware that he was already dead.
• Li Han spotted the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear overpowering the Titan Giant Ape and decided its Ultimate Metal would suit his seventh Soul Ring.
• Silver Moon agreed to wait for Li Han to weaken the bear before trying to trap it with the Green Immortal Pouch.
• The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear chased the fleeing Titan Giant Ape until Li Han struck it with his sixth Soul Skill, World Severance, and opened a bloody wound through its armor.

Li Han battled the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear, using his speed and powerful sword techniques to wound and trap it. After the bear tore through his lightning attack with its claws, Silver Moon appeared and engulfed it in Heavenly Fox Demon Fire.

• The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear attacked Li Han, but Li Han dodged with his Wind-Thunder Wings and cut it with golden sword threads from his Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.
• The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear broke the threads, though they left countless sword marks across its body.
• Li Han revealed fifty-six Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings alongside three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shocking the bear and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Li Han trapped the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear in a sword cage and struck it with Extreme Thunder Prison, but the bear's Sky-Rending Claw tore open space and swallowed the lightning.
• The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear tried to escape the cage, but Silver Moon enveloped it with the Green Immortal Pouch and engulfed it in Heavenly Fox Demon Fire.

Li Han killed the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear with Yin Demon Slash, then sealed himself inside the Inverted Five Elements Formation to absorb its Soul Ring. The Titan Giant Ape chose to guard the formation, convinced Li Han was a god's successor.

• The Titan Giant Ape tried to stop Li Han from killing the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear, but Li Han argued that Soul Beasts also killed one another until the ape fell silent.
• The Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear tore apart Silver Moon's Green Immortal Pouch and unleashed Sky-Rending Claw at Li Han.
• Li Han's Yin Demon Slash shattered Sky-Rending Claw and split the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear in two.
• Li Han activated the Inverted Five Elements Formation around the corpse and told the Titan Giant Ape to guard him or leave, warning it not to attack him.
• The Titan Giant Ape stayed to guard the formation, then ran into its invisible barrier and waited for Li Han to emerge.

Li Han absorbed a 150,000-year Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear Soul Ring and its Head Soul Bone, reaching level seventy-five and gaining the Void Divine Light spatial attack. He left the formation with a stronger arsenal but still needed a right leg Soul Bone and more Ultimate Metal power for his Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

• Li Han used the Great Evolution Art and Soul-Nurturing Wood to withstand and destroy the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s soul shock, then absorbed its Soul Ring and reached level seventy-five.
• Li Han found and absorbed the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s Head Soul Bone, which strengthened his Divine Sense and granted Darkgold Protection and Void Divine Light.
• Li Han tested Void Divine Light, tearing a gap in the Five Elements Reversal Formation and startling the Titan Giant Ape before the formation healed.
• Silver Moon checked on Li Han, who reassured her that he was unharmed despite the strain the new skill placed on his eyes.
• Li Han summoned sixty-one Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and realized that the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s Soul Ring had imbued only thirty-six with Ultimate Metal, so he planned to seek another for a later Soul Ring.

Li Han absorbed the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s Soul Ring, collected its remains for future use, and told the Titan Giant Ape about Xiao Wu’s safety. After warning Li Han that Xiong Jun would seek revenge, the Titan Giant Ape returned to Star Lake and discussed Li Han’s strength and gifted pills with the Sky Azure Bull Python.

• Li Han concluded that he needed to temper the Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords before he could use the Great Aureate Sword Formation, then collected the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear’s claws, fur, and soul.
• Li Han told the Titan Giant Ape that Xiao Wu was safe at Heaven Dou Academy and gave him medicinal pills as thanks for saving his life.
• The Titan Giant Ape warned Li Han that Xiong Jun would pursue him because the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear was Xiong Jun’s descendant, and Li Han considered making Xiong Jun his ninth Soul Ring.
• Li Han flew away, and the Titan Giant Ape returned to Star Lake to tell the Sky Azure Bull Python about the battle and Li Han’s power.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python recognized the pills’ rich blood essence and Soul Power, and the two beasts realized they had been made from the Shadow Sabertooth Tiger.