Recaps

Yu Mingxiao endured grueling training and a painful dragon-blood medicinal bath as he prepared for his martial soul awakening. With the ceremony two days away, he dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s criticism and remained convinced his stronger body would protect him from a failed mutation.

• Yu Mingxiao finished running laps around the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and returned to his courtyard for a dragon-blood medicinal bath.
• Yu Mingxiao endured the bath’s intense pain, believing it would strengthen his body and help him awaken a powerful martial soul.
• Yu Mingxiao remembered that Yu Yuanzhen had scheduled his awakening ceremony for two days later and resolved to face it confidently.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Yu Mingxiao’s training and urged him to study soul master theory instead.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Yu Mingxiao that he might embarrass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan if he could not identify soul beasts.

Yu Xiaogang expected to awaken a powerful Martial Soul and prove his superiority, but his ceremony produced a strange, unstable dragon phantom. The awakening had not yet settled when the phantom began to fracture, leaving Yu Yuanzhen alarmed and Yu Xiaogang convinced he had awakened a legendary dragon.

• Yu Mingxiao told Yu Xiaogang that he did not understand cultivation and left without repeating his warning about Martial Soul mutations.
• Yu Xiaogang dismissed his elder brother and imagined that he would awaken Innate Full Soul Power and lead the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Two days later, Yu Mingxiao and Yu Xiaogang attended their Martial Soul Awakening ceremony before guests from several factions.
• Yu Xiaogang volunteered to awaken first, and Yu Luocheng began the ceremony using six Awakening Stones.
• A giant dragon phantom appeared behind Yu Xiaogang, prompting guests to speculate that his Martial Soul had beneficially mutated.
• The dragon phantom began to fracture as Yu Yuanzhen grew alarmed, while Yu Xiaogang thought he had awakened a Holy Giant Dragon like the legendary Golden Sacred Dragon.

Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul awakened as Luo Sanpao, and his Innate Soul Power measured only half a rank. Yu Mingxiao then awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon with Innate Full Soul Power, restoring Yu Yuanzhen's pride while Yu Xiaogang listened outside the hall in disbelief.

• Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul mutated into a pig-like Luo Sanpao, and Yu Luocheng measured his Innate Soul Power at half a rank.
• Yu Xiaogang broke down and fled the hall, leaving Yu Yuanzhen humiliated and furious.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered Yu Luocheng to awaken Yu Mingxiao's Martial Soul, which stabilized as the Radiant Sacred Dragon, also called the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Yu Mingxiao tested at Innate Full Soul Power, and the gathered representatives congratulated Yu Yuanzhen on his talent and the clan's future.
• Yu Xiaogang listened outside the doors and trembled in disbelief when he heard that Yu Mingxiao had awakened Innate Full Soul Power.

Yu Mingxiao became the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Young Sect Master, then rejected Yu Xiaogang’s advice about cultivating the Golden Sacred Dragon. After Yu Yuanzhen gave him an ancestral cultivation record, Yu Mingxiao asked for Whale Rubber, leaving his father concerned that he might neglect cultivation for pleasure.

• Yu Yuanzhen named Yu Mingxiao the clan’s Young Sect Master, while the jealous Yu Xiaogang fled the hall in disgrace.
• Yu Xiaogang offered Yu Mingxiao control-type Soul Beast suggestions for his first Soul Ring, but Yu Mingxiao dismissed his advice and Yu Xiaogang stormed away.
• Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Mingxiao an ancestral record of cultivation insights and told him to study it while forging his own path.
• Yu Mingxiao asked Yu Yuanzhen for Whale Rubber, and Yu Yuanzhen warned him not to indulge in lust or neglect his cultivation.

Yu Mingxiao persuaded Yu Yuanzhen to let him take Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, proving that it greatly strengthened his physique. After warning his father about the dangers of using it on weaker clan members, Mingxiao mentioned Yu Xiaogang's cultivation advice, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to storm off and punish him.

• Yu Mingxiao explained that Whale Rubber could strengthen his body enough to withstand an older first Soul Ring, and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to test its effects.
• Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Mingxiao Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, which Mingxiao swallowed before enduring its burning medicinal power in a tub of cold water.
• After Yu Mingxiao recovered, Yu Yuanzhen examined him and found that his physique had improved to roughly the level of a Rank Twenty Soul Master.
• Yu Mingxiao cautioned Yu Yuanzhen to wait until direct descendants reached Rank Twenty before giving them Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, since weaker users could die.
• Yu Mingxiao told Yu Yuanzhen that Yu Xiaogang had advised him to choose a sleep-type skill for his first Soul Ring, and Yu Yuanzhen angrily went to teach Xiaogang a lesson.

Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Mingxiao into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a light-attribute draconic soul beast for his first soul ring. They found a Golden Earth Dragon, and Yu Mingxiao killed it, leaving its yellow soul ring ready to absorb.

• Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Mingxiao to the Star Dou Great Forest on foot and taught him to identify soul beasts as they searched.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingxiao stopped to roast a Soft Bone Rabbit after failing to find a suitable soul beast.
• The smell of the roasted meat drew a Golden Earth Dragon, which Yu Mingxiao recognized as an ideal match for his Radiant Sacred Dragon.
• Yu Yuanzhen caught and severely wounded the Golden Earth Dragon, then handed Yu Mingxiao a dagger to deliver the final blow.
• Yu Mingxiao killed the Golden Earth Dragon, and a yellow soul ring rose from its corpse.

After absorbing a powerful first soul ring, Yu Mingxiao discovered a hidden herb garden inside a poisonous miasma with Yu Yuanzhen. Digging beneath the herbs revealed a massive white bone, leaving the nature of the buried opportunity unknown.

• Yu Mingxiao absorbed the Golden Earth Dragon's soul ring, reached Soul Power Level 13, and gained the Sacred Dragon Flame Light skill.
• Yu Mingxiao and Yu Yuanzhen encountered poisonous miasma while leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, and Yu Mingxiao persuaded his father to investigate it.
• Yu Yuanzhen protected Yu Mingxiao with a lightning barrier as they flew through the poisonous vapor into a clear area filled with medicinal herbs.
• Yu Mingxiao suggested that something beneath the soil was causing the herbs to flourish, and Yu Yuanzhen collected the plants before digging.
• Yu Yuanzhen unearthed an enormous white bone beneath the herb garden.

Yu Mingxiao and Yu Yuanzhen discovered a Radiant Sacred Dragon’s Dragon Core and right arm Spirit Bone in the Star Dou Great Forest, then returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After Yu Mingxiao began nurturing the core in his dantian, he met Zhang Qiong, his newly assigned sparring partner.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingxiao unearthed a Radiant Sacred Dragon’s Dragon Core and right arm Spirit Bone, but found no other treasures in its skeleton.
• Yu Yuanzhen warned Yu Mingxiao not to absorb the Dragon Core directly or fuse with the Spirit Bone until his cultivation was higher, then gave him the core after they returned to the clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen organized the identification and cultivation of the recovered herbs, and sent a letter inviting Yang Dingtian of the Breaking Clan to identify the last unknown herb.
• Yu Mingxiao placed the Dragon Core in his dantian and began nurturing it to strengthen his body and Martial Soul.
• Zhang Qiong arrived as Yu Mingxiao’s assigned sparring partner, and Yu Mingxiao led him to the front courtyard for training.

Yu Mingxiao sparred with Zhang Qiong to test his abilities against a stronger opponent, while Yu Xiaogang watched and grew resentful of his brother’s powerful martial soul. After Zhang Qiong conceded the first match, Yu Mingxiao prepared to challenge him at a higher soul-power level.

• Yu Mingxiao asked Zhang Qiong to spar at level twenty-five, and Zhang Qiong activated his Fire Lynx martial soul.
• Yu Mingxiao used Sacred Dragon Flame Light and Radiant Dragon Breath to overpower Zhang Qiong’s Lynx Fire Line.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the fight, envied Yu Mingxiao’s dragon martial soul, and stormed off to beat his own martial soul, Luo Sanpao.
• Yu Mingxiao pressed his advantage with his dragon claw and Radiant Dragon Breath until Zhang Qiong used Flame Barrier and conceded the match.
• Yu Mingxiao asked Zhang Qiong to suppress his soul power to level thirty-one for their next round, and they began fighting again.

Yang Dingtian identified the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s unknown herb as the Immortal Herb Bright Dragon Ganoderma and explained its benefits. Yu Mingxiao ate it under Yu Yuanzhen’s watch while securing Yang Dingtian’s Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook to study.

• Yu Yuanzhen invited Yang Dingtian to identify an unfamiliar herb found in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yang Dingtian recognized the Bright Dragon Ganoderma as an Immortal Herb and explained that it benefited Soul Masters with light-attributed dragon Martial Souls.
• Yu Yuanzhen rewarded Yang Dingtian with a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and summoned Yu Mingxiao to receive the herb.
• Yu Mingxiao asked Yang Dingtian to lend him the Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook, and Yang Dingtian agreed on the condition that he keep its contents secret.
• Yu Mingxiao ate the Bright Dragon Ganoderma and began cultivating to absorb its effects.

Yu Mingxiao purified his bloodline with an Immortal Herb and broke through to Level 20, while Yu Yuanzhen arranged medicinal baths and agreed to move him into his own courtyard. Yu Yuanzhen then confronted Yu Xiaogang over his lack of cultivation, and Yu Xiaogang was left stunned by his brother’s rapid progress.

• Yu Mingxiao told Yu Yuanzhen that the Bright Dragon Ganoderma had purified his bloodline and brought him to Level 20, and Yu Yuanzhen confirmed that his foundation was stable.
• Yu Mingxiao passed Yu Xiaogang meditating and reflected that he had let his Martial Soul and cultivation deteriorate through lack of effort.
• Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Mingxiao medicinal herbs for baths and agreed to arrange a separate courtyard for him.
• Yu Yuanzhen kicked open Yu Xiaogang’s door, berated him for neglecting cultivation, and ordered someone to supervise him around the clock.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Yu Mingxiao had reached Level 20 and refused to believe it.

Yu Xiaogang learned that Yu Mingxiao had gained great power from an Immortal Herb, but Yu Yuanzhen refused to give him one and struck him for demanding it. Two days later, Yu Xiaogang joined Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingxiao on their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where they headed toward the Mixed Zone to search for a soul beast.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that Yu Mingxiao had gained Soul Power from an Immortal Herb and explained that such herbs were rare and dangerous to take.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded an Immortal Herb, and Yu Yuanzhen slapped him twice before ordering someone to supervise his cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to follow Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingxiao to the Star Dou Great Forest to see whether Yu Mingxiao's Soul Power had truly risen.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to take Yu Xiaogang along after warning him to stay close, then carried both boys toward the forest in his Martial Soul Avatar.
• A gust nearly blew Yu Xiaogang off Yu Yuanzhen's back, but Yu Yuanzhen caught him and scolded him.
• After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Mingxiao suggested heading straight to the Mixed Zone, and Yu Yuanzhen warned Yu Xiaogang not to touch anything.

Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Mingxiao and Yu Xiaogang into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a suitable Soul Beast, where Yu Mingxiao chose a twelve-hundred-year-old Heavenly Dragon Horse. After Yu Yuanzhen killed the beasts fighting it, Yu Mingxiao began absorbing its Soul Ring while Yu Xiaogang doubted he could survive.

• Yu Xiaogang misidentified a snake in the forest, and Yu Mingxiao corrected him, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to praise his older son.
• The three entered the Mixed Zone and spotted a Heavenly Dragon Horse fighting a Great Prajna.
• Yu Mingxiao chose the roughly twelve-hundred-year-old Heavenly Dragon Horse as his Soul Ring, and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to let him try.
• Yu Yuanzhen killed the Great Prajna and gravely wounded the Heavenly Dragon Horse, then discovered a Spirit Bone forming in the Great Prajna's head.
• Yu Mingxiao killed the Heavenly Dragon Horse and began absorbing its Millennium Soul Ring while Yu Xiaogang retreated in fear.
• Yu Yuanzhen defended his confidence in Yu Mingxiao and grew angry at Yu Xiaogang for moving so far away.

Yu Mingxiao safely absorbed a 1,200-year Soul Ring and received the Great Prajna’s External Soul Bone, while Yu Yuanzhen punished Yu Xiaogang for showing indifference to his brother’s danger. Back at the clan, Yu Mingxiao absorbed the mask and discovered its powerful mental defenses and abilities.

• Yu Yuanzhen extracted an External Soul Bone from the Great Prajna and decided to give it to Yu Mingxiao.
• Yu Mingxiao completed his Soul Ring absorption, reached Soul Power Level 23, and gained the second skill Heavenly Dragon Flowing Radiance.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned how Yu Mingxiao had absorbed a 1,200-year Second Soul Ring, and Yu Yuanzhen struck him and ordered him back to the clan to reflect.
• Yu Yuanzhen gave the External Soul Bone to Yu Mingxiao, and the three returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with the two Soul Beast carcasses.
• Yu Mingxiao absorbed the Prajna Ghost Mask and gained increased mental power, mental defense, concealment, Soul Capture, and Soul Shock.

Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Luomian that Whale Rubber could let young Soul Masters absorb stronger Soul Rings, then arranged for the clan to secretly stockpile it. He also ordered Yu Luomian to bring his daughter Liu Erlong back for her Martial Soul awakening, while Yu Mingxiao agreed to compete for Thunder Academy at the Five Elements Academies’ friendship tournament.

• Yu Mingxiao showed Yu Luomian his yellow first Soul Ring and thousand-year purple second Soul Ring, demonstrating Whale Rubber’s effects.
• Yu Luomian agreed to secretly purchase and stockpile Whale Rubber through coastal Sea Soul Master families.
• Yu Yuanzhen revealed he knew about Liu Erlong and told Yu Luomian to bring her to the clan for her Martial Soul awakening when she turned six.
• Yu Yuanzhen invited Yu Mingxiao to compete for Thunder Academy in the Five Elements Academies’ friendship tournament, and Yu Mingxiao accepted to test his External Soul Bone.

Yu Mingxiao traveled to Five Elements City with members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to represent Thunder Academy in a friendly tournament. After revealing he had reached Level 23, he arrived at Skywater Academy with the team, where the competition was about to begin.

• Yu Mingxiao traveled to Five Elements City with Yu Luobin, Yu Xiaojing, Yu Tianjing, and Yu Tianming to compete in the academy tournament.
• At Thunder Academy, Yu Mingxiao told Yu Luoxiao he was Level 23, surprising the elders and his fellow disciples.
• Yu Luoxiao explained that the tournament required seven students for one-on-one duels and arranged for Yu Mingxiao to stay in a villa.
• The next morning, Yu Mingxiao and the Thunder Academy team went to Skywater Academy and waited as the other teams arrived.
• Yu Luobin showed the team around Skywater Academy, then Yu Luoxiao summoned them to the Soul Fighting Arena.

Yu Mingxiao attended the friendly match at Skywater Academy and clashed with Huyan Men before Thunder Academy drew Elephant Armor Academy in the opening round. He defeated their first fighter decisively and challenged Huyan Men to face him next.

• Xue Mei welcomed Thunder Academy and led the team to its seats, where Huyan Men mocked Yu Mingxiao and Yu Mingxiao taunted him in response.
• Shui Xiwei watched Yu Mingxiao as the academies gathered, and the headmaster announced a five-team round robin with seven one-on-one bouts per match.
• The draw matched Thunder Academy against Elephant Armor Academy first, and Yu Mingxiao insisted on fighting first despite Yu Luobin's warning.
• Yu Mingxiao used Martial Soul Possession and Sacred Dragon Flame Light to overpower the Elephant Armor Academy fighter, then continued punching until he could no longer stand.
• Yu Mingxiao called Huyan Men onto the platform as the arena erupted in shock.

Yu Mingxiao defeated Huyan Men in the arena, revealing that he possessed a Millennium Soul Ring and remarkable strength for a six-year-old. After beating the unconscious Huyan Men further, he argued with the Elephant Armor Academy headmaster that he had not broken the rule against killing.

• Shui Rouyun questioned Yu Luoxiao about Yu Mingxiao's age, and Yu Luoxiao revealed that the six-year-old was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's young clan master.
• The Elephant Armor Academy leader sent Huyan Men to challenge Yu Mingxiao, and Huyan Men activated his Martial Soul Possession and raised a Diamond Barrier against Yu Mingxiao's Radiant Dragon Breath.
• Yu Mingxiao evaded Huyan Men's defenses, cut his chest with his Dragon Claw Hand, and revealed his Millennium Soul Ring as he launched Heavenly Dragon Flowing Radiance.
• Huyan Men activated Mammoth Defense, but Yu Mingxiao's golden spheres overwhelmed him and knocked him unconscious.
• Yu Mingxiao punched and stomped Huyan Men until the referee intervened, then challenged the Elephant Armor Academy headmaster to check whether Huyan Men was still breathing.

Yu Mingxiao defeated Elephant Armor Academy and later faced Shui Xiwei in the deciding duel between Thunder Academy and Skywater Academy. After Shui Xiwei’s ice skills repeatedly stopped his attacks, Yu Mingxiao thought of another way to break her Ice Seal soul skill.

• Yu Mingxiao defeated Elephant Armor Academy’s remaining students and won the first one-against-seven match.
• Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, and Yu Mingxiao later led Thunder Academy’s temporary team to beat Godwind Academy without taking the field.
• Thunder Academy and Skywater Academy fought until only Yu Mingxiao and Shui Xiwei remained to decide the winner.
• Shui Xiwei used her Ice Phoenix soul skills to freeze Yu Mingxiao and repel his attempts to close in.
• Yu Mingxiao chose not to reveal his External Soul Bone and thought of another way to counter Shui Xiwei’s Ice Seal soul skill.

Yu Mingxiao broke Shui Xiwei’s Ice Seal by coating himself in heated light-attribute Soul Power, then defeated her and won her respect. He later swept Blazing Fire Academy’s team, securing Thunder Academy the friendly-match championship before returning to the clan with Yu Luobin.

• Yu Mingxiao used golden light to melt Shui Xiwei’s Ice Seal and struck her down, prompting Yu Luoxiao to praise his tactics.
• Shui Rouyun and Huyan Kuang discussed Yu Xiaogang’s weak pig Martial Soul, embarrassing Yu Luoxiao and souring his mood.
• Shui Xiwei surrendered, and Yu Mingxiao explained how his mental power let him coat his body in light-attribute Soul Power.
• Shui Xiwei accepted her defeat and asked to exchange ideas with Yu Mingxiao by letter.
• Yu Mingxiao defeated all seven Blazing Fire Academy students, giving Thunder Academy four wins and the championship ahead of schedule.
• Yu Luobin took Yu Mingxiao and the others back to the clan while Thunder Academy left to collect its tournament prize later.

After three years of forced cultivation, Yu Xiaogang’s strength had gradually improved, while Yu Mingxiao encountered Liu Erlong and her mother in the clan. He brought them to his home before Liu Erlong’s scheduled martial soul awakening, leaving Yu Xiaogang jealous when he saw her holding Yu Mingxiao’s hand.

• Yu Yuanzhen praised Yu Mingxiao for leading Thunder Academy to victory in the Five Academies Friendship Tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang ate his lunch under the guards’ watch and was immediately forced back into cultivation.
• Three years later, Yu Mingxiao met Lady Liu and Liu Erlong, who had come to the clan for Liu Erlong’s martial soul awakening.
• Yu Mingxiao explained that Yu Luomian would return that evening and invited Lady Liu and Liu Erlong to rest at his home.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Liu Erlong holding Yu Mingxiao’s hand and grew jealous of his older brother.

Yu Mingxiao accompanied Yu Luomian and Liu Erlong to her martial soul awakening, where Liu Erlong awakened a Fire Dragon martial soul with Innate Soul Power Rank 8.5 and chose to remain in the sect. Yu Yuanzhen then told Yu Mingxiao that the Water Clan had invited him to explore ruins in the Far North.

• A guard struck Yu Xiaogang with the Dragon-Beating Board for slacking, and Yu Mingxiao warned Liu Erlong not to speak to him again.
• Yu Luomian returned to the sect and took Liu Erlong and her mother to meet Yu Yuanzhen the next day, with Yu Mingxiao accompanying them.
• Yu Luomian awakened Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon martial soul, and her Innate Soul Power measured Rank 8.5.
• Yu Mingxiao advised Liu Erlong to stay in the sect, and she agreed before Yu Yuanzhen welcomed her as his niece.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Mingxiao that the Water Clan had found ruins in the Far North and wanted him to explore them.

Yu Mingxiao traveled with Fourth Elder Yu Luocheng to the Far North to explore a ruin with the Water Clan. They found a massive sealed gate that Shui Rouyun could not open, and Yu Luocheng’s lightning attack also failed to damage it.

• Yu Yuanzhen assigned Yu Luocheng to escort Yu Mingxiao to the Far North after Yu Mingxiao accepted Shui Rouyun’s invitation.
• Yu Luocheng and Yu Mingxiao traveled to the Far North, where Shui Hang met them and led them to a snow-covered mountain.
• Shui Rouyun and Shui Xiwei greeted Yu Mingxiao and guided the group to an enormous stone gate embedded in the mountainside.
• Shui Rouyun explained that the gate had resisted every attempt to open it or break through it.
• Yu Luocheng struck the gate with several bolts of lightning, but it remained intact apart from a few scorch marks.

Yu Mingxiao opened the sealed ruin by reflecting light into its gemstone and led the group inside, where they gathered Dragon Blood Vines. At a golden light door, only Yu Mingxiao could pass through, revealing a dried dragon corpse and a floating battle saber.

• Yu Mingxiao used a small mirror to reflect light onto the gemstone, opening the stone door and its golden vortex.
• Yu Luocheng led the group through the vortex into a passage filled with golden light and Dragon Blood Vines.
• Yu Mingxiao and the others fought off the vines, collected nearly fifty of them, and continued deeper into the ruin.
• Yu Luocheng and Shui Rouyun could not pass through a golden door of light, but Yu Mingxiao walked through it.
• Yu Mingxiao found a massive dried dragon corpse and a dark crimson battle saber floating above its bones.

Yu Mingxiao claimed the Dragon-Slaying Blade, gained a second Martial Soul, and found Stone Marrow in the dragon’s nest. He reunited with the others and led them out of the secret realm before it could collapse.

• Yu Mingxiao touched the Dragon-Slaying Blade and saw memories of its creation, its gift to the Radiant Dragon King, and its journey to the Far North.
• The Dragon-Slaying Blade entered Yu Mingxiao’s Sea of Spirit, acknowledged him as its master, and gave him a portion of its origin as a second Martial Soul.
• Fusing with the blade’s origin raised Yu Mingxiao’s Soul Power Level from 37 to 40, and he found Stone Marrow while searching the nest.
• Yu Luocheng, Shui Rouyun, and Shui Xiwei worried outside the light gate until Yu Mingxiao returned safely.
• Yu Mingxiao told the group there were no more opportunities inside and led them toward the exit as the secret realm’s energy grew unstable.