Recaps

Lin Yaoyang founded the Sun Temple and led the Red Sun Army in a campaign that purged Evil Soul Masters from the Dou Ling Empire, overcoming Xue Kui’s schemes and a Holy Spirit Cult ambush. After returning to Spirit City, he sought imperial approval to establish branch temples across the empire, leaving the emperor to consider the proposal.

• Lin Yaoyang established the Sun Temple with the Snow Empress and Ice Empress as supreme elders, appointed its leaders, and recruited and trained the Red Sun Army.
• Lin Yaoyang and Ye Guyi led forces across the Dou Ling Empire, destroying Evil Soul Master strongholds and rescuing civilians while Wang Qiu'er joined Lin Yaoyang’s group.
• Xue Kui spread rumors against the Sun Temple, blocked its supplies, and shared its route with the Holy Spirit Cult, while Lin Yaoyang refused his offer of cooperation.
• The Ice Empress defeated Tianyang Douluo at court, and the emperor stripped Xue Kui of his titles, ordered his household punished, and appointed Xiao Lie governor of Luo'an Province.
• Feng Ling and the Holy Spirit Cult attacked Lin Yaoyang’s forces in Black Wind Valley, but Lin Yaoyang, the Ice Empress, and Wang Qiu'er defeated them and captured an airship.
• Xiao Lie’s troops suppressed the rebellion and killed Xue Kui, while Lin Yaoyang coordinated with him and then joined Ye Guyi to eliminate the remaining Evil Soul Master strongholds.
• Lin Yaoyang returned to Spirit City and proposed establishing provincial branch temples, while Zhongli Wu ordered the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces to hide and prepare to withdraw if pursued.
• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Lie presented Lin Yaoyang’s proposal for branch temples and village Martial Soul awakenings to the Dou Ling Emperor, who postponed his decision.

Lin Yaoyang expanded the Sun Temple’s reach while leading a campaign against Evil Soul Masters and developing Soul Spirits with the Star Dou Forest’s leaders. The arc ended as Shrek students prepared to steal an airship from the Sun Temple’s Platinum Temple in Lingdou City.

• Xiao Xiao secured imperial support and funding for Sun Temple halls, while Ye Guyi gained the Angel Divine Set after touching Qian Renxue’s statue.
• Lin Yaoyang negotiated with Xu Jiujiu and Wei Na, then assigned Ye Guyi and his own forces to hunt Evil Soul Masters across the empires.
• Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming resigned from Shrek Academy and joined the Sun Temple.
• Lin Yaoyang and Wang Qiu'er led the Red Sun Army against Evil Soul Master strongholds, and Lin Yaoyang destroyed a gathering of more than a thousand with Sun’s Roar.
• Lin Yaoyang bonded a soldier with a Blazing Gray Wolf Soul Spirit, then met Di Tian and Gu Yuena and explained his plans for a Soul Spirit system.
• Lin Yaoyang told the Star Dou Forest leaders that Soul Beasts could not become gods, and Gu Yuena and Bi Ji later joined the Sun Temple as elders.
• Lin Yaoyang established plans for a Soul Spirit department, welcomed Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming, and gave Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan rare Soul Bones.
• Xuan Zi sent Shrek students to steal an airship from the Platinum Temple in Lingdou City, and the students began their midnight operation despite misgivings.

After Shrek Academy’s students were captured trying to steal an airship, Lin Yaoyang forced Shrek and the other factions to pay for their release. Three and a half years later, the Sun Temple entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, defeated Shrek, and began its round-robin campaign.

• Han Ruoruo captured the twelve Shrek students who tried to steal an airship, and Lin Yaoyang demanded ransom and Soul Bones for their release.
• Xuan Zi challenged the Sun Temple, but Gu Yuena defeated him, and Shrek ultimately paid 180 million Gold Soul Coins and eighteen Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Xiao Lie gained the title King of Tiandou as the Sun Temple expanded its influence and developed its Soul Tool production lines.
• Lin Yaoyang brought the Sun Temple team to Ming Capital for the tournament, where they met Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Wang Qiu'er led the Sun Temple to a ten-to-zero victory over Heavenly Dragon Gate, and the team advanced through the elimination rounds.
• Xiao Xiao defeated Dai Huabin, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei, prompting Wang Yan to concede Shrek Academy’s matches.
• Wang Qiu'er drew Sun Temple into a round-robin group with Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect, which vowed revenge against the Sun Temple.
• Wang Dong'er defeated Wang Yanfeng in Sun Temple’s opening round-robin match against Snow Demon Sect.

The Sun Temple dominated the tournament as Lin Yaoyang defeated Zhongli Wu and exposed the Holy Spirit Cult’s threat. Shrek Academy suffered a humiliating collapse, while Lin Yaoyang sought Kong Deming’s help with a powerful cannon design.

• Wang Dong'er defeated Jiang Yixi and Long Aotian, while Long Aotian withdrew Snow Demon Sect from the team match.
• Wang Qiu'er defeated Mingyu Sect’s Xue Bing and Cain, and Xu Tianran ordered Zhongli Wu to prepare to kill the participating teams after the competition.
• Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin and Bei Bei, then led Snow Demon Sect to eliminate Shrek Academy from the tournament match.
• Xiao Xiao killed Tang Dai and overwhelmed Tang Ya, but Zhongli Wu intervened, prompting Lin Yaoyang to confront him and accept his duel challenge.
• Lin Yaoyang defeated Zhongli Wu, destroyed the Bone Dragon King, and escaped Long Xiaoyao’s intervention with help from the Snow Empress’s stored Soul Power.
• Xuan Zi learned that Shrek Academy might miss the top eight, then watched Wang Qiu'er defeat Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi as Shrek forfeited its matches.
• Xuan Zi blamed Wang Yan for Shrek’s forfeiture and insisted students should die for the academy’s honor, so Ning Tian and the other students left for Ming Capital.
• Lin Yaoyang met Kong Deming to discuss his cannon design, but Kong questioned helping an outsider and worried the Sun Temple might someday turn the weapon against Ming Capital.