Recaps

Yu Yan secured the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and evolved Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul before leading Exotic Beast Academy to the tournament. After their division championship and several decisive matches, the arc left Exotic Beast Academy facing Shrek Academy, with Dugu Yan opening the bout by defeating Tai Long.

• Yu Yan offered to evolve Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in exchange for help hunting the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast, and Ning Fengzhi accepted the deal.
• Yu Yan gave Ning Rongrong two Immortal Herbs, which evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and raised her Soul Power to level forty.
• Yu Yan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Title Douluos lured the Nine-Section Fish Dragon Beast with Aromatic Silk Beauty and dragon blood, then defeated it with Dugu Bo’s poison and their combined attacks.
• Yu Yan absorbed the beast’s Spirit Bone and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, reached level 72, and gained an Ice Dragon and Fire Dragon Martial Soul Avatar.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu returned to Exotic Beast Academy, where Exotic Beast Team won its division championship and advanced to the Promotion Tournament in Heaven Dou City.
• Exotic Beast Team defeated its early opponents, Dugu Yan beat Feng Xiaotian, and Yu Yan defeated all six members of Godwind Academy with his Mystic Ice Chains.
• Shrek Academy revealed Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and defeated Godwind Academy, while Yu Yan confirmed to Xiao Wu that Tang San had twin martial souls.
• Dugu Yan opened Exotic Beast Academy’s match against Shrek Academy by binding and throwing Tai Long out of the arena.

Exotic Beast Academy advanced through the tournament and defeated Spirit Hall Academy to win the championship, while Zhu Zhuqing settled her rivalry with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun. After Yu Yan distributed the Spirit Bone prizes, Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall and escaped with Tang San, exposing Tang San’s connection to the former Pope’s killer.

• Dai Mubai challenged Zhu Zhuqing, but she defeated him and later conceded to Ma Hongjun before Yu Yan began sweeping through Shrek Academy’s contestants and Tang San fought him to a stalemate.
• Exotic Beast Academy’s convoy was ambushed on the way to Spirit City, and Chen Xin intervened to stop Lor Diarra and Chrysanthemum Douluo from attacking Tang San.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger, securing Exotic Beast Academy’s place among the finalists alongside Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall Academy.
• At the finals, Exotic Beast Academy defeated Spirit Hall Academy in the individual matches, and Yu Yan overcame Xie Yue before Hu Liena conceded.
• Spirit Hall Academy defeated Shrek Academy, then Exotic Beast Academy won the championship after Yu Yan separated Yan and Xie Yue and Zhu Zhuqing eliminated their remaining fighters.
• Yu Yan gave the three championship Spirit Bones to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiang Jing to trade for prizes suited to their teammates.
• After the competition ended without Xiao Wu’s identity being exposed, Tang Hao attacked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and a Spirit Hall Soul Douluo revealed that Tang San was the son of the man who killed former Pope Qian Xunji.
• Tang Hao hurled his Clear Sky Hammer at the Pope Palace, forcing Bibi Dong and the other Title Douluos to defend it, then escaped with Tang San.

Yu Yan and Xiao Wu strengthened their powers, defeated the forces controlling the Capital of Slaughter, and helped Tang Chen reclaim himself before the city was destroyed. After preparing a campaign against Sea God Island, they faced Tang Hao and Tang San at the ruins.

• Yu Yan absorbed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ blood and scales, evolved his martial soul, and trained with Xiao Wu before heading toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu destroyed the town guarding the Capital of Slaughter’s entrance, defeated Sima Sheng, and repeatedly drove back the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu used their domains to weaken the King of Slaughter, then helped Tang Chen resist the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King and reclaim his body.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu completed Soul Power Solidification and gained powerful eighth-ring skills as the Douluo Planet Consciousness began dismantling the Capital of Slaughter.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu entered the deserted city, cleared Hell Road, and captured the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent before the city’s supernatural power was dismantled.
• Yu Yan recruited Dugu Bo for a planned assault on Sea God Island and taught him the Soul Power Liquefaction Method, which increased Dugu Bo’s power fourfold.
• Three months later, Yu Yan warned Tang Hao and Tang San away from the destroyed Capital of Slaughter, but Tang Hao raised his nine Soul Rings and released his slaughterous domain.

Yu Yan gathered allies for the Sea God Island expedition while navigating Spirit Hall’s pursuit of Tang San and the brewing war between Tang Hao and Spirit Hall. The stretch ended with Tang Hao battling the assembled Spirit Hall forces as Yu Yan and Xiao Wu prepared for the challenges ahead.

• Yu Yan defeated Tang Hao and Tang San, then gave Tang Hao’s strength-enhancing soul bone to Zhu Zhuqing, who later gained a powerful sixth soul skill in the Star Dou Forest.
• Yu Yan told Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall’s Xue Qinghe had poisoned Xue Ye, then persuaded Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to join the Sea God Island expedition.
• Yu Yan helped Ning Fengzhi obtain and improve Zhuge Crossbow production, shared the Black Gunpowder formula, and urged Dugu Bo to finish an antidote for Xue Ye.
• Qian Renxue captured Tang San after killing Ma Hongjun and the fleeing Soul Masters, then defeated Yu Yan in a brief clash and took Tang San to Spirit Hall as bait for Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao recovered with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and attacked Spirit Hall during Tang San’s announced execution, but Bibi Dong and her forces fought to stop him.
• Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, killed Ghost Douluo, wounded Chrysanthemum Douluo, and fought Qian Daoliu and the seven worship elders as a masked Title Douluo escaped with Tang San.
• Yu Yan and Xiao Wu watched the battle and discussed Bo Saixi’s strength and their strategy for Sea God Island, with Yu Yan promising that their allies could become stronger.