Recaps

Wang Sheng learned that Divine Wind had taken Meier and gained power from Miaomiao and Earth Hidden before returning to face Shi Nian and Tang San’s team. After winning the arena battles, he reunited with Xue Yue and Ji Bing and learned how deeply Spirit Hall had infiltrated Canghui Academy.

• Miaomiao revealed that Meier would be safe until level 95 and that Divine Wind had raised human-form Soul Beasts as food, then she and Earth Hidden sacrificed themselves to give Wang Sheng Soul Rings, Spirit Bones, and nine extra lives.
• Wang Sheng returned to Suotuo City, drew Shi Nian into a confrontation, overcame his illusions, and killed him with Thunder Fire Descent.
• Wang Sheng’s team defeated Tang San’s team in the Central Main Soul Fighting Arena, and Wang Sheng beat Tang San in their martial arts duel after the others left the arena.
• Wang Sheng reunited with Ji Bing and injured Fan Lei when he attacked, then killed him with Instant Strike—Flame Slash.
• Xue Yue reappeared and reunited with Wu Xiao'ai and Wu Xiaodong, while Wang Sheng confirmed that he had killed Shi Nian.
• Xue Yue and Ji Bing explained Spirit Hall’s long infiltration of Canghui Academy, but Xue Yue and Ji Bing chose to stay, and Dongfang Jinghan acknowledged her feelings for Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng’s group secured new Soul Rings, settled Xiao Tian’s grudge, and brought Ye Lingling into their team before entering the tournament. Their opening match was swift, and Wang Sheng recognized that the unfolding events were diverging from what he knew as the Seven Swords began fighting another team.

• Wu Xiaodong and Zhang Xuan broke through to new levels, so Elder Xiong led the group to the Tianling Mountain Range to find them Soul Rings.
• Wu Xiaodong killed a Bamboo Spirit Monkey and gained a Spirit Bone, while Wang Sheng and Zhang Xuan defeated a fused Bamboo Spirit Monkey and Thousand Blade Bamboo so Zhang Xuan could refine a Soul Ring.
• Wang Sheng and Wu Xiaodong forced Xue Li’s guards to stand aside, allowing Xiao Tian to confront Wen Cai and avenge his long-held grudge.
• Ye Lingling traced a Nine Heart Begonia aura to Wang Sheng, and after he refused to give up the herb, she joined his group in exchange for treasures and support for her family.
• Wang Sheng’s group entered the tournament as an unofficial Royal Academy team, and the opening ceremony brought them together with Tang San’s Shrek Academy team.
• Wang Dong’er, Nangong Feiyan, Wu Xiao’ai, Xiao Tian, and Zhang Xuan quickly defeated Canghui Academy, and Wang Sheng decided to prepare for events that no longer followed the plot he knew.
• Wang Sheng’s group watched the Seven Swords Team fight another team, as the Sun Moon Sword wielder revealed a black fourth Soul Ring and the match continued with the opponents driven into a berserk charge.

Wang Sheng’s team won against the Swordsman Team and Blazing Fire Academy, while Mountain’s illusion led to a clash between Thousand Jun and Salas Zeluo. The stretch ends as Elephant Armor Academy and Thousand Sword Academy begin their match.

• Thousand Sword Academy defeated Antelope’s team, then Mountain’s illusion made him publicly accost Salas Zeluo, prompting Thousand Jun to fight and nearly kill the Platinum Bishop.
• Emperor Xue Ye offered Thousand Jun a position after the preliminaries, while Prince Xue taunted the recovering Salas Zeluo with spreading rumors.
• Wang Sheng selected his lineup for the match against the Swordsman Team, and Wu Xiaodong’s five Soul Rings stunned Blade Maniac and the crowd.
• Wang Sheng’s team defeated the Swordsman Team, and Ye Lingling healed its injured members after the match.
• Wang Sheng’s team defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Wu Xiaodong, Wang Dong’er, Nangong Feiyan, and their teammates overwhelmed Huo Wu’s squad.
• Huo Wu used the loss to discourage Feng Xiaotian from pursuing her, agreeing to date him only if he defeated Wu Xiaodong’s team.
• Elephant Armor Academy and Thousand Sword Academy entered the arena, where the Shield Armor disciples transformed and the Seven Swords Team prepared to attack.

Wang Sheng and his allies faced Spirit Hall plots as a Star Luo general threatened their friends and a force attacked the Royal Academy. Elder Xiong and their allies killed Falling Devil and Qian Jun, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo escaped and Dragon Duke and Snake Granny agreed to have Yiran join Wang Sheng’s team.

• Wang Sheng killed Huo Dongshan in the street after the Huo Family head attacked him, then left with Dongfang Jinghan as Spirit Hall observers moved to advance their plans against him.
• Si Miao visited Wang Sheng, and he explained to Dongfang Jinghan that Si Miao’s martial soul had chosen him as her Soul-Bound Person.
• A Star Luo general threatened to kill Wang Sheng’s friends unless he met him alone, but Dugu Bo and Nangong Yuncheng captured the general and learned that Spirit Hall operatives were behind the abductions.
• Wang Sheng and his allies found the children safe, then agreed to eliminate the Spirit Hall group before it could attack again.
• Ghost Elder arranged for Falling Devil and Qian Jun to attack the Royal Academy while Dugu Bo and Nangong Yuncheng were away, but Elder Xiong and the academy elders confronted them.
• Elder Xiong and his allies killed the Spirit Douluo attackers, while Ye Haitang, Yuan Long, and Yu Sheng joined the fight against Falling Devil and Qian Jun.
• Dragon Snake Duke and Snake Granny helped defeat Falling Devil, and Elder Xiong killed Qian Jun after Ye Haitang healed him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo escaped, while Dragon Duke and Snake Granny agreed to have Yiran join Wang Sheng’s team in return for a cultivation method and a residence for their clansmen.