Recaps

Xue Beng led Heaven Dou's army into Suotuo City, unaware that Dai Mobai had surrounded them with a hidden force of one hundred thousand soldiers. Dai Mobai stopped Li Yue from springing the trap immediately, choosing to let Xue Beng enjoy his apparent hope of victory first.

• Xue Beng charged into Suotuo City, determined to kill Dai Mobai and avenge his humiliation.
• Li Yue reported that Heaven Dou's vanguard would soon reach the main street and that Star Luo troops had secured the gates and surrounded the city.
• Li Yue asked whether Dai Mobai should order the ambush to attack, but he told her to wait.
• Dai Mobai pinched Li Yue's cheek and said they should let Xue Beng feel hopeful before crushing him.
• Li Yue hid her face and silently thought that Dai Mobai was the one behaving indecently.

Xue Beng arrived with the Heaven Dou army and confronted Dai Mobai, threatening to kill him while Dai Mobai calmly drank tea. The chapter ended with Dai Mobai baring his neck and daring Xue Beng to cut off his head.

• Xue Beng rode into the street and drew his sword when he saw Dai Mobai.
• Dai Mobai mocked the hole in Xue Beng's helmet, while Xue Beng vowed that someone would lose his head that night.
• Li Yue handed Dai Mobai a cup of tea, and he drank it calmly as Xue Beng grew angrier.
• Pang Fei searched the quiet street for ambushers and wondered where Dai Mobai's Soul Masters were.
• Xue Beng claimed he would personally cut off Dai Mobai's head, and Dai Mobai exposed his neck and invited him to try.

Xue Beng confronted Dai Mobai but, frightened by Dai Mobai’s strength, convinced himself that the challenge was a trap to capture him. He ordered Pang Fei to take Dai Mobai down, while Dai Mobai and Li Yue remained baffled by Xue Beng’s confidence.

• Xue Beng tightened his grip on his sword but stopped his horse from charging at Dai Mobai.
• Dai Mobai mocked Xue Beng for lacking the courage to attack, reminding him of the gap between their Soul Master ranks.
• Xue Beng decided Dai Mobai was luring him close to take him hostage and laughed as he declared that he had seen through the scheme.
• Xue Beng accused Dai Mobai of bluffing and ordered Pang Fei to take him down.

Pang Fei attacked Dai Mobai, but a killing intent from the darkness forced him to transform and raise his defenses. A black spear pierced his barriers and struck his shell, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Pang Fei launched himself at Dai Mobai and revealed his Level 73 Soul Saint cultivation and turtle Martial Soul.
• Pang Fei sensed a deadly threat from the darkness and activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Absolute Defense.
• Pang Fei transformed into a giant turtle and formed seven shell fragments into a defensive barrier.
• A flaming black spear pierced five shell fragments, then broke through the remaining two.
• Pang Fei withdrew into his shell as the spear struck his carapace, showering it with sparks.

Dai Mobai’s ambush turned Xue Beng’s attempt to capture him in Suotuo City into a trap, as Yang Wudi revealed his Soul Douluo strength and Star Luo forces surrounded the Heaven Dou army. Xue Beng was left stunned as tens of thousands of troops closed in from three directions.

• Pang Fei defended Xue Beng from the Soulbreaking Spear, but Yang Wudi appeared, caught it, and revealed himself as a Soul Douluo.
• Pang Fei realized they had walked into a trap and ordered Xue Beng and the Heaven Dou soldiers to retreat.
• Dai Mobai launched a golden signal into the sky, summoning Star Luo troops toward the main city gate.
• About twenty thousand Star Luo soldiers emerged from the east, south, and north, surrounding Xue Beng’s battered army.
• Xue Beng wondered how Suotuo City’s garrison had defected and how the Star Luo troops had crossed the Border Mountains unnoticed.

Xue Beng tried to escape Suotuo City while Pang Fei fought Yang Wudi to buy him time. Pang Fei died before the main gate, where he saw Star Luo soldiers closing in and realized the defeat had already been decided.

• Pang Fei urged Xue Beng to flee, and Xue Beng rallied the Heaven Dou soldiers and charged toward the main city gate.
• Yang Wudi used his Soulbreaking Spear to pierce Pang Fei’s shell and drive the weapon into his body.
• Yang Wudi activated his third Soul Ring and detonated Soul Power inside Pang Fei, fatally wounding him.
• Pang Fei looked toward the gate as he died and saw Star Luo soldiers closing in beyond it.

Xue Beng watched in terror as forty thousand Star Luo soldiers charged through the city gates, overwhelming the Heaven Dou defenders. Dai Mobai pulled him from the battlefield and poured cold tea over him to wake him.

• Xue Beng halted at the city gates and saw the Star Luo army blocking his escape, bringing their total forces to one hundred thousand.
• Xue Beng lost his composure and cried out in disbelief as the Star Luo soldiers charged and slaughtered the Heaven Dou troops.
• Xue Beng was thrown from his frightened horse, dropped his sword, and froze amid the battle.
• An unidentified person seized Xue Beng by the neck and carried him away from the battlefield.
• Dai Mobai told Xue Beng to wake up and poured cold tea over him when he failed to move.

After Dai Mobai’s forces captured Suotuo City and annihilated Xue Beng’s army, he ordered the conquest of the Balak Kingdom and absorbed the battlefield’s Blood Qi. He returned to the city lord’s mansion to condense a second Blood Qi Soul Ring.

• Dai Mobai mocked Xue Beng and had two Breaking Clan elites drag him away.
• Black Wind reported that Star Luo had lost 238 soldiers and suffered 645 wounded while defeating Xue Beng’s nearly forty-thousand-man army.
• Dai Mobai ordered proper burials and compensation for the fallen, treatment for the wounded, and an attack on Barak City after one night’s rest.
• Dai Mobai absorbed the fallen Heaven Dou soldiers’ Blood Qi, filling his reserves to the limit again.
• Dai Mobai asked Li Yue to guard him, then released his Blood Qi and began refining it into another Soul Ring.

Dai Mobai formed a second blood aura Soul Ring and discovered that its skill let him teleport by consuming vitality or blood aura. Still irritated that the skill seemed suited to running away, he called Li Yue over and she realized what he meant by his temper running high.

• Dai Mobai condensed the escaping blood aura into a ring roughly forty thousand years old and absorbed it as his second blood aura Soul Ring.
• Dai Mobai learned that the ring's soul skill granted teleportation over up to a thousand li by consuming vitality or blood aura.
• Dai Mobai realized his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone let him replenish vitality from Blue Silver Grass, giving him a steady fuel source for the skill.
• Dai Mobai summoned Li Yue, told her his temper was running high, and stroked her head as she knelt before him.
• Li Yue understood Dai Mobai's implication and widened her eyes.

Ge Long waited anxiously in Nuoding City for news of Xue Beng's operation in Suotuo City. After learning that Xue Beng had been captured and his army defeated, Ge Long ordered an immediate withdrawal north to defend Barak City.

• Ge Long grew increasingly uneasy as more than two and a half hours passed without news from Suotuo City.
• A scout arrived and reported that Xue Beng had failed, the troops had been lost, and the Fourth Prince had been captured.
• Ge Long heard that one hundred thousand Star Luo soldiers had appeared in Suotuo City, leaving him stunned by the scale of the defeat.
• Ge Long ordered his forces to abandon Nuoding City and head north to defend Barak City.

Ge Long abandoned Nuoding City and led his remaining troops toward Barak City, while Zhu Song believed Black Wind would reach it first. In Suotuo City, Dai Mobai woke refreshed after Li Yue comforted him and called for her.

• Ge Long acknowledged that Dai Mobai had defeated him and rode north with just over thirty thousand troops to reinforce Barak City.
• Star Luo soldiers broke through Nuoding City's eastern defenses and entered the abandoned city.
• Zhu Song learned Ge Long had withdrawn and inferred that he was trying to save Barak City.
• Zhu Song expected Black Wind's army to reach Barak City before Ge Long arrived.
• Dai Mobai woke in Suotuo City and called Li Yue, who entered to attend him.

Dai Mobai passed the days in Suotuo City fishing, visiting Xue Beng, and waiting for news of the campaign. After Zhu Song reported that Barak City had fallen, the Balak Kingdom disappeared and Suotuo City's lockdown ended, leaving Dai Mobai bored and ready to move on.

• Dai Mobai grew impatient when he found no fish in the manor lake, then used a golden orb of soul power to blast the water and ordered the red carp made into soup.
• Dai Mobai checked that Xue Beng was still alive, keeping him as a bargaining chip for future negotiations.
• Dai Mobai spent three days in Suotuo City as its lockdown gradually eased and residents cautiously resumed their lives.
• Li Yue delivered Zhu Song's message that Black Wind's army had taken Barak City in less than two days and the former royal family had fled with Ge Long.
• With the Balak Kingdom gone, Suotuo City reopened its gates and the Soto Great Soul Arena resumed operations under new flags and a new master.
• Dai Mobai grew bored after wandering around Suotuo City for several days.

Dai Mobai decided to travel to Heaven Dou City despite the war between Star Luo and Heaven Dou, and Li Yue agreed to accompany him after he arranged for Yang Wudi to join them. The Star Luo Emperor learned of their journey and tacitly allowed it, then sent a mysterious streak of light toward Heaven Dou City from the Royal Clan Office.

• Dai Mobai told Li Yue he planned to go to Heaven Dou City and argued that the enemy would never expect him to appear there.
• Li Yue warned Dai Mobai that traveling into enemy territory was dangerous, but he said he had a reason he must go and would bring Yang Wudi.
• Dai Mobai, Li Yue, and Yang Wudi left Suotuo City, and the Star Luo Emperor received news of their suspected destination nearly three days later.
• The Star Luo Emperor tacitly allowed Dai Mobai's journey and visited the Royal Clan Office.
• After the Star Luo Emperor left, a streak of light flew from the Royal Clan Office toward Heaven Dou City.

Dai Mobai, Li Yue, and Yang Wudi traveled into Heaven Dou City, where Dai Mobai and Li Yue visited the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. Dai Mobai recognized one of the fighters entering the arena, leaving his identity unspoken.

• The Star Luo Emperor secretly ordered Zhu Song to move one hundred thousand troops to the Silves Kingdom border to pressure the Heaven Dou Empire if Dai Mobai was discovered.
• Dai Mobai, Li Yue, and Yang Wudi reached Heaven Dou City after traveling at a leisurely pace for half a month.
• Dai Mobai and Li Yue explored Heaven Dou City and entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where Dai Mobai bought a private room.
• Dai Mobai watched the contestants enter the arena and recognized one of them as an acquaintance.

Dai Mobai watched Yu Tianheng defeat a Mighty Bear Soul Master at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, but found the drawn-out, strength-focused match boring. In the Imperial Fighting Team’s VIP room, Qin Ming reacted sternly to Yu Tianheng’s performance and ordered the team to follow him.

• Dai Mobai recognized Yu Tianheng in the arena and watched him fight a Mighty Bear Soul Master.
• Yu Tianheng traded powerful blows with his opponent for fifteen minutes before knocking him off the arena with a final punch.
• Osler and Yu Feng praised Yu Tianheng’s victory, while Dugu Yan asked Qin Ming what he thought of the match.
• Qin Ming canceled the team’s individual training and left the VIP room, ordering everyone to come with him.

After criticizing Yu Tianheng’s fighting style, Dai Mobai clashed with the furious Dugu Yan, while Qin Ming recognized the insight behind his remarks. Dugu Yan left vowing to settle things with Dai Mobai later.

• Dai Mobai dismissed Yu Tianheng’s match as a showboating stunt and criticized his decision to fight the Mighty Bear head-on.
• Dugu Yan stormed into Dai Mobai’s room and challenged him for insulting the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Dai Mobai explained that Yu Tianheng had ignored the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s speed and lightning advantages, prompting Qin Ming to take his criticism seriously.
• Dugu Yan misunderstood Dai Mobai’s point and nearly lost control, but Qin Ming ordered her to leave with him.
• Dugu Yan glared at Dai Mobai and warned him that their conflict was not over.

Dugu Yan left the VIP room furious after Dai Mobai mocked her, while Qin Ming led the Imperial Fighting Team back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There, he questioned Yu Tianheng about his performance, pressing him to speak honestly.

• Dai Mobai told Dugu Yan not to forget to close the door, and she stomped the carpet before slamming it shut.
• Ye Lingling escorted Dugu Yan from the VIP room, and Dai Mobai laughed at her childish temper as Li Yue noticed his amusement.
• Qin Ming met Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in the corridor, then canceled training and ordered the team back to the academy.
• Yu Tianheng asked why everyone was leaving, while Osler and Yu Feng hinted that Qin Ming was angry with him.
• At the academy's training room, Qin Ming asked Yu Tianheng how he had performed in his soul fight, then challenged his claim that he had done poorly.

Qin Ming reprimanded Yu Tianheng for treating Soul Fighting as a performance and relying on brute strength instead of using the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s full abilities. Yu Tianheng recognized his mistake and realized the continent’s upheaval meant he could not assume combat had nothing to do with him.

• Yu Tianheng defended his head-on victory over the Mighty Bear Soul Master, insisting he had upheld the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s strength and pleased the audience.
• Qin Ming called Yu Tianheng foolish and criticized him for fighting to entertain spectators rather than preparing to survive real combat.
• Qin Ming explained that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s true advantage was its versatility, including speed and lightning, which Yu Tianheng had failed to use.
• Qin Ming warned Yu Tianheng that battlefield enemies would attack in groups and cited Xue Beng’s capture by Star Luo as proof that the continent had changed.
• Yu Tianheng accepted that he had treated Soul Fighting as a performance and wondered who Qin Ming meant by the fifteen-year-old boy, then looked toward Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and went to Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to challenge Dai Mobai. Dai Mobai led her into a secluded alley, where they faced each other to fight.

• Qin Ming dismissed the group after urging them to improve, and Yu Tianheng stopped Osler and Yu Feng to ask about the fifteen-year-old boy.
• Dugu Yan hurried to Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, determined to vent her anger on Dai Mobai.
• Dai Mobai left the arena with Li Yue and encountered Dugu Yan, who challenged him to fight.
• Dai Mobai accepted and led Dugu Yan into a nearby alley, instructing Li Yue to guard the entrance.
• Dugu Yan followed Dai Mobai into the alley, and he stopped midway to face her.

Dugu Yan attacked Dai Mobai in an alley, then used her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and paralysis venom when her physical attacks failed. Believing the venom had immobilized him, she approached to beat his face, unaware of his dangerous smile.

• Dugu Yan charged Dai Mobai with punches and a knee strike, but he caught her fists and dodged the knee.
• Dugu Yan activated Jade Phosphorous Possession and released her second Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Blue Venom, at Dai Mobai.
• Dai Mobai absorbed the poisonous mist, and Dugu Yan assumed it had paralyzed him for three minutes.
• Dugu Yan ended her possession, admired Dai Mobai's handsome face, and moved in to beat him, missing the dangerous curve of his lips.

Dai Mobai restrained Dugu Yan after resisting her Jade Phosphorous Blue Venom and forcibly kissed her in the alley. He left her reeling after squeezing her rear, and she broke free and retreated.

• Dugu Yan punched at Dai Mobai, but he caught her fist before it reached his face.
• Dugu Yan questioned how Dai Mobai could move after being struck by her Jade Phosphorous Blue Venom, and he mocked its taste.
• Dai Mobai pulled Dugu Yan into his arms and kissed her before she could respond.
• Dugu Yan struggled against Dai Mobai, but his grip around her waist left her weak and unable to push him away.
• Dai Mobai squeezed Dugu Yan's rear, jolting her out of her daze, and she broke free and backed away three steps.

Dai Mobai kissed Dugu Yan, stealing her first kiss and leaving her flustered and angry. After she fled, he realized she and Yu Tianheng had not become intimate and looked forward to the trouble his actions might cause in Heaven Dou City.

• Dugu Yan struggled to steady herself after Dai Mobai kissed her, then accused him of being shameless.
• Dai Mobai teased Dugu Yan and suggested she might want to experience another kiss, making her recoil and warn him that this was not over.
• Dugu Yan stumbled as she fled the alley, then used her jade-green Soul Power to disappear from Dai Mobai's sight.
• Dai Mobai concluded from Dugu Yan's inexperienced reaction that he had stolen her first kiss and that she and Yu Tianheng were not yet intimate.
• Dai Mobai relished the prospect of poaching Yu Tianheng's girl and considered Dugu Yan's connection to Dugu Bo an unexpected gain during his visit to Heaven Dou City.

Li Yue suspected Dai Mobai had been intimate with Dugu Yan after smelling her scent on him, and Dai Mobai confronted her about being jealous. He kissed Li Yue and held her against him, then asked whether she was still jealous.

• Li Yue noticed Dugu Yan's familiar fragrance on Dai Mobai and imagined that they had been close in the alley.
• Dai Mobai noticed Li Yue lingering behind and asked what she was thinking.
• Dai Mobai pressed Li Yue against a wall and asked whether she was jealous of Dugu Yan's scent on him.
• Li Yue denied daring to feel jealous, but her trembling voice betrayed her feelings.
• Dai Mobai kissed Li Yue, held her as she grew weak, and asked if she was still jealous.

Li Yue calmed her jealousy after Dai Mobai comforted her, and the two returned to their inn. Dugu Yan hurried back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Yu Tianheng was waiting for her.

• Li Yue told herself she would accept her place beside Dai Mobai and not let jealousy trouble him again.
• Dai Mobai released Li Yue, and they walked through Heaven Dou City toward their inn.
• Dugu Yan fled the alley, unsettled by her encounter with Dai Mobai, and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan spotted Yu Tianheng waiting outside the dormitory and tried to avoid him.
• Yu Tianheng greeted Dugu Yan with relief and asked where she had been, having heard she defended him at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Yu Tianheng realized Dugu Yan cared for him and resolved to confess, but her distress over Dai Mobai’s forced kiss made her reject his concern. He left without telling her how he felt, while Dugu Yan hurried into her dormitory.

• Yu Tianheng recalled Dugu Yan defending him and concluded that she liked him, so he decided to confess that night.
• Yu Tianheng spent an hour rehearsing his confession before settling on a direct declaration of his feelings.
• Still shaken by Dai Mobai forcibly kissing her, Dugu Yan interpreted Yu Tianheng’s question as an interrogation and snapped that her whereabouts were none of his business.
• Yu Tianheng froze as Dugu Yan said she was tired and rushed into the dormitory without looking back.
• Yu Tianheng withdrew his hand, abandoned his confession, and walked away into the night.