Recaps

Ling Yi treated Tie Futu, helped the Blacksmith Association strengthen its position, and led an expedition to find Tie Futu’s Eighth Soul Ring. After returning to Gengxin City, Ling Yi revealed more about his Blue Silver Grass cultivation as Tang Hao and his companions arrived to meet the city’s renowned smiths.

• Ling Yi used Ah Yin’s Soul Power and three healing skills to treat Tie Futu, who later recovered and broke through to Soul Douluo.
• Zhang Lei and his companions hunted for a Soul Beast for his second Soul Ring, while Ling Yi advised him on suitable targets.
• Lou Gao recruited Bishop Qi to join the expedition, and Ling Yi, Tie Futu, and their companions traveled to the Golden Sands Desert to hunt for Tie Futu’s Eighth Soul Ring.
• Ling Yi explained why Bishop Qi spared a fleeing Soul Beast and warned Ah Yin and Yang Shelly about the consequences of greed-driven Soul Beast hunting.
• Arthur Candil searched the Blacksmith Association for a hidden vault while Ling Yi proposed a long-term plan to spread Spirit Refinement blacksmithing across the continent.
• At Tie Futu’s banquet, Tie Futu sensed a Soul Beast aura on Ling Yi, who revealed how he had cultivated Blue Silver Grass and absorbed one as his first Soul Ring.
• Ling Yi left Gengxin City with Ah Yin and Yang Shelly, while Lou Gao told him that Tang Hao and Tai Tan planned to visit the city.
• Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua arrived in Gengxin City, where Lou Gao and Tie Futu welcomed them and showed them the Blacksmith Association’s exhibition, including Ling Yi’s sword.

Ling Yi returned to Waterwood Principality, reconnected with his allies, and assessed the growing influence of the organizations he had founded. He broke through to level 40 and gained a fourth Soul Ring before Yang Shelly arrived, newly advanced to Soul Ancestor.

• Lou Gao showed Tai Tan the Azure Nether Sword, and Tang Yuehua discovered that it could store Soul Power and activate the Breaking Clan’s Sharp skill.
• Tang Hao and Tang Chen finalized a deal with Lou Gao, while Tang Hao gave Tang Yuehua the Azure Nether Sword and Sinking Silver Inner Armor.
• Ling Yi declined Yang Pojun’s invitation to join the Breaking Clan, and Yang Shelly left with the caravan while considering her family’s wishes about a marriage alliance.
• Yu Xiaogang drew the attention of Heaven Dou Border Army soldiers by asking about Ling Yi, while Ah Yin and Ling Yi traveled through Waterwood Principality and saw the spread of Blue Silver Grass cultivation.
• Ling Yi reunited with his companions at Shan Hai Estate and learned that the Blacksmith Association branch and Mercenary Guild had expanded substantially in his absence.
• Ling Yi met Old Master Jin and toured the principality, leaving its powerful interests uncertain about his intentions before returning to Shan Hai Estate.
• Ah Yin broke through to Soul Ancestor, and Li Zhishu reached level 40 and gained a food-based martial soul after absorbing his fourth Soul Ring.
• Ling Yi broke through to level 40 and displayed a 9,999-year fourth Soul Ring that granted Holy Light Illumination, then welcomed Yang Shelly, who had also reached Soul Ancestor.

Ling Yi helped Dugu Bo investigate a dangerous Flood Dragon while building influence in Heaven Dou City through the Spirit Arena and a wager over Blue Silver Rice. After arranging for Spirit Hall to distribute the rice and securing access to important libraries, Ling Yi was abruptly taken out of the city by Dugu Bo.

• Ling Yi explained his Origin Returning Seal and Flawless Body, while Ah Yin escorted Yang Shelly to the Guest Courtyard and sensed that the Blue Silver Grass across the principality was awakening her bloodline.
• Dugu Bo reunited with Ling Yi, discussed Dugu Xin’s future, and decided to take his son to Heaven Dou City for harsher training.
• Liu Erlong chose to travel with Liu Yan to Gengxin City to learn forging, while Yu Xiaogang left the city after receiving a Grade B assessment.
• Dugu Bo investigated Mist Mountain, discovered a hidden Flood Dragon, and later told Ling Yi he hoped to claim it as his seventh Soul Ring.
• Ling Yi and Ah Yin surveyed Mist Mountain’s terrain and Soul Beasts, while Yang Shelly gained fame in the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena as Jade Rakshasa.
• Ling Yi learned that Xue Ye and Salas had wagered on the Kusanagi Combination’s match against Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Deficiency, with Blue Silver Rice distribution rights at stake.
• Yang Shelly and Ah Yin led the Kusanagi Combination to victory, and Ling Yi healed Cai Wenhao and Xi Tai before negotiating Spirit Hall’s role in distributing Blue Silver Rice and gaining access to several libraries.
• Ling Yi began explaining why Spirit Hall could coordinate Blue Silver Rice distribution across divided nations, but Dugu Bo abruptly took him out of Heaven Dou City.

Ling Yi secured Spirit Hall’s cooperation, strengthened his ties with Xue Ye, and developed the Two Forms Fist while building institutions around his techniques. The stretch ends with Ku Fan’s God Crossbow Camp proving its power before Great Emperor Xue Rong and the court.

• Ling Yi and Dugu Bo killed Demon Dragon Zi Xi and nearly killed Medusa, then Dugu Bo absorbed their Soul Rings and a Soul Bone while Ling Yi stored their remains for research.
• The group discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its rare plants, but Ling Yi warned them to leave when its opposing auras began affecting their bloodlines.
• Ling Yi met with Spirit Hall officials, refused to let Spirit Hall oversee Blue Silver Rice distribution, and requested access to archives and Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony records.
• Ling Yi gave Xue Ye a crossbow and promised to train blacksmiths and supply weapons, prompting Xue Ye to plan a Crossbow Cavalry unit under Ku Fan.
• Ling Yi developed the Two Forms Fist to use the Ice Fire Qi, while his students struggled to learn it and he continued establishing the Blacksmith Association and Heavenly Craft Academy.
• Flender discovered that Ling Yi’s Farmer Three Forms could strengthen the body, while Heavenly Craft Academy trained students including Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua.
• Dugu Bo brought Ling Yi the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolute Flowers and described his attempt to condense Soul Power into a pill, which Ling Yi asked to study.
• Ku Fan led the God Crossbow Camp in defeating Gale Demon Wolves and routing nearly a third of three thousand Royal Knights, then stored the recovered wolf corpses for later trade.