Recaps

Heaven Dou City welcomed the Continental Soul Master Tournament, where Shrek Academy’s mocked team entered the arena and Tang San recognized the powerful figures in the VIP seats. Seeing Lin Ya at the center stirred Tang San’s memories of their childhood duel, while the tournament began amid public excitement.

• Heaven Dou City filled with spectators as the Continental Soul Master Tournament’s opening ceremony began under heavy security.
• Shrek Academy’s nine-member team entered in mocked green uniforms, and Ma Hongjun vowed they would prove themselves through strength.
• Tang San saw Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi seated beside the young Lin Ya in the VIP section.
• The crowd cheered Lin Ya, and Tang San recalled challenging him eight years earlier and narrowly losing.
• Other contestants excitedly praised their own past encounters with Lin Ya, leaving Tang San feeling isolated.

Lin Ya opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and drew the first-round matchups, including Heaven Dou Academy versus Shrek Academy. The teams began their battle, and Xiao Wu’s powerful soul rings and Ning Rongrong’s support boosts left Shrek stunned as Heaven Dou launched its attack.

• Lin Ya announced the tournament’s opening and drew the first-round matchups, pairing Heaven Dou Academy with Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing recognized their chance to avenge Heaven Dou Academy’s earlier victory over their family’s team, while Tang San faced Meng Yiran again.
• Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Academy entered the arena, with Tang San and Meng Yiran exchanging words before the match began.
• Heaven Dou Academy revealed that all seven members were Soul Ancestors, and Xiao Wu displayed three black soul rings.
• Ning Rongrong used her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost Heaven Dou Academy’s attributes, and the team launched a powerful assault that shocked Shrek.

The Heaven Dou Team overwhelmed Shrek in the Continental Soul Master Tournament’s first match, with Wang Sheng, Yu Feng, Xiao Wu, and Yu Tianheng eliminating Shrek’s fighters. Ning Rongrong knocked Oscar out last, leaving Shrek utterly defeated.

• Tang San sent Shrek into the air with Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages, but Yu Feng used his flying advantage to trap them.
• Wang Sheng used Spirit Mediumship to defeat Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger, knocking both off the arena.
• Yu Feng beat Ma Hongjun’s flames and struck him down while Shui Yue’er stopped Tang San from intervening.
• Xiao Wu disrupted Tang San and blocked Tailong and Huang Yuan’s attacks, then Yu Tianheng blasted all three off the arena.
• Ning Rongrong sent the last remaining Shrek member, Oscar, out of bounds, completing Heaven Dou Team’s victory.

Heaven Dou Academy defeated Shrek, leaving Tang San humiliated and considering cultivating his Clear Sky Hammer. Lin Ya then fought Chen Xin, whose breakthrough to level 97 let him shatter Lin Ya’s Emperor Sword once, but Lin Ya reassembled it and defeated him, severing his sword hand.

• The referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner after Shrek’s members lost the ability to fight, and the spectators cheered for the victors.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong encouraged the defeated Shrek members, while Tang San clenched his fists and considered abandoning Blue Silver Grass to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Lin Ya praised Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Shui Yue'er, then sent Xiao Wu and Shui Yue'er to meet Ah Rou and Shui Binger returning from Sea God Island.
• Lin Ya and Chen Xin flew into the sky for their promised battle, and Ning Fengzhi boosted Chen Xin’s strength before he unleashed his ninth soul skill.
• Chen Xin comprehended God-Demon Dual Slash, broke through to level 97, and shattered Lin Ya’s Emperor Sword, but Lin Ya reassembled the sword and struck him down, severing his right hand.

Chen Xin broke through to Rank 97 after fighting the Spirit Hall elders, and Lin Ya healed his wounds and reattached his arm. Ning Fengzhi gave Lin Ya the captured Lingyuan Douluo, whom Lin Ya brought back to the New Interception Sect intending to hypnotize her.

• Chen Xin awoke after his breakthrough and thanked Lin Ya, who healed him and restored his severed arm.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Lin Ya the imprisoned Lingyuan Douluo, and Lin Ya accepted.
• Ning Fengzhi led Lin Ya to the secret chamber, where Lingyuan Douluo was chained and her Soul Power drained into Milk Bottles.
• Lingyuan Douluo recognized Lin Ya and feared he had come to kill her, so Lin Ya knocked her unconscious and carried her away.
• Lin Ya appeared at the New Interception Sect, laid Lingyuan Douluo on a bed, and prepared to hypnotize her.

Lin Ya controlled Lingyuan Douluo with Twin Hands and planned to send her back to Spirit Hall as an infiltrator. The Upper Root Vessels returned to the New Interception Sect, where their strength and growth were celebrated, and Huo Wu made her feelings for Lin Ya clear.

• Lin Ya used Twin Hands to make Lingyuan Douluo unable to refuse him, then planned to have Spirit Hall ransom her back so she could infiltrate it.
• Dugu Yan returned to the New Interception Sect at Level 84, and the other Upper Root Vessels revealed their impressive cultivation levels and soul rings.
• Lin Ya promised Meng Yiran a Black Jade Divine Bamboo and gave Shui Yue'er a thousand-year Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, completing the Twelve Superior Vessels alongside Xiao Wu.
• Lin Ya gave Prince Xue Xing a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus, and the New Interception Sect celebrated its strengthened ranks with a feast.
• Huo Wu stayed behind after the celebration, admitted she had gotten lost, and kissed Lin Ya.

After Prince Xue Xing learned that Shi Nian had stolen a soul bone from the Heaven Dou Auction House, he set out with Yang Wudi to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Shi Nian ambushed Tang San, whose illusion led him to face Lin Ya as his greatest inner demon.

• Prince Xue Xing told Lin Ya that Shi Nian had stolen a soul bone, and Lin Ya identified Shi Nian as the likely thief.
• Prince Xue Xing recruited Yang Wudi, and the two headed to Shi Nian's location with directions from Lin Ya.
• While feeling discouraged after Shrek's victory over Skywater Academy, Tang San encountered Shi Nian, who tried to kill him to prevent Canghui Academy from losing its next match.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Shi Nian, but the bolts struck an illusion and Shi Nian's power transported him into a vision of Nuoding Academy.
• Tang San challenged the imagined Lin Ya, who revealed four ten-thousand-year soul rings as Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement.

Tang Hao rescued Tang San from Shi Nian’s nightmare and killed Shi Nian, then claimed a spirit bone that Prince Xue Xing said belonged to Heaven Dou. Yang Wudi confronted Tang Hao over the Clear Sky Sect’s abandonment of the four affiliated clans and challenged him to settle their old debts.

• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in a nightmare where a conjured Lin Ya defeated and taunted him.
• Tang Hao arrived, shattered the illusion, and killed Shi Nian with his first soul skill.
• Tang Hao found a nearly thirty-thousand-year-old left arm bone, but Prince Xue Xing demanded it back as Heaven Dou property.
• Tang Hao refused to return the spirit bone, and Yang Wudi appeared with Prince Xue Xing.
• Yang Wudi condemned Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning the four clans, then pointed his spear at Tang Hao and challenged him to settle their debts.

Tang Hao defeated Yang Wudi in a clash of the Clear Sky Hammer and Breaking Soul Spear, but Lin Ya suddenly descended over the battlefield. The chapter left Tang Hao facing an aura more terrifying than his own.

• Yang Wudi attacked Tang Hao with his Breaking Soul Spear, but Tang Hao stopped the strike with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yang Wudi unleashed his seventh and ninth soul skills, while Tang Hao used the Divine Slaughter's Domain and overwhelmed him.
• Tang Hao declared Yang Wudi defeated, but Yang Wudi pointed out that someone was above Tang Hao.
• Lin Ya descended and greeted Tang Hao as an aura more terrifying than his covered the battlefield.

Lin Ya defended Yang Wudi and fought Tang Hao, overwhelming him with his unusual martial soul abilities and multiple domains. Tang Hao was badly suppressed, while Lin Ya prepared to unleash a more powerful attack.

• Lin Ya admitted he was standing up for Yang Wudi and challenged Tang Hao to fight.
• Lin Ya summoned his Outcast martial soul and attacked Tang Hao with Earth Chariot, Firefly Streamer, Wind Rope, and other techniques, while Tang Hao broke free and countered with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao detonated his first soul ring and used Clear Sky True Body to withstand Lin Ya's lightning, but the collision injured him.
• Lin Ya used Thunder Forest to strengthen his lightning, and Tang Hao countered by activating Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Lin Ya released several domains that reduced Tang Hao's strength to that of a level 91 Titled Douluo, leaving Tang Hao stunned and demanding to know what Lin Ya was.

Lin Ya defeated Tang Hao and revealed Ah Yin, who confronted Tang Hao over abandoning her and urged him to admit his wrongs. When Tang Hao refused, Lin Ya ordered the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit to subdue him, leaving Tang San questioning Yu Xiaogang’s teachings.

• Tang Hao used Ring Explosion to attack Lin Ya, but Lin Ya’s lightning overwhelmed him and left him badly injured.
• Lin Ya demanded that Tang Hao apologize to the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, but Tang Hao refused to kneel.
• Lin Ya revealed his Twin Martial Souls and summoned the Blue Silver Emperor and Ah Yin Soul Spirits, shocking Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Ah Yin reproached Tang Hao for failing to protect her and never visiting her, then urged him to admit his mistakes.
• Tang Hao insisted that the events surrounding Ah Yin’s sacrifice had been coincidences and refused to apologize.
• Lin Ya ordered the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit to capture Tang Hao, while Tang San began doubting Yu Xiaogang’s teachings about Blue Silver Grass.

Lin Ya defeated Tang Hao, stripped away his soul rings, and ordered him to atone to the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan. The Shura God intervened to spare Tang San, leaving him behind with Ah Yin as Lin Ya and Yang Wudi departed.

• Tang Hao exploded several soul rings to break free of the Blue Silver Emperor’s restraints, but Lin Ya’s Emerald Jade Phoenix Dance overwhelmed him and restored the ruined forest.
• Lin Ya deprived Tang Hao of his soul rings, returned Ah Yin’s 100,000-year ring to her, and ordered Yang Wudi to make Tang Hao kneel at the graves of those he had wronged.
• Yang Wudi knocked Tang San aside, and Lin Ya prepared to kill him before the Shura God asked Lin Ya to spare his intended heir.
• Lin Ya agreed to spare Tang San once, then left while Yang Wudi took the crippled Tang Hao away.
• Ah Yin told Tang San that Tang Hao’s fate was the best outcome and urged him to forget that he had ever had a father.

The promotion rounds began, and Dai Mubai and Tang San were stunned by the strength of Heaven Dou’s Royal Knights and the devotion they showed Lin Ya. Lin Ya opened the tournament, then hurriedly changed the subject when Niu Gao suggested a new cheer for him.

• The preliminary rankings showed Heaven Dou Academy in first place and Shrek Academy in fourth, while Botanical Academy failed to advance.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun discussed the ten thousand Soul Grandmasters in the Royal Knights, and Tang San explained that their Soul Tool firearms made them a formidable force.
• Lin Ya stood before the gathered teams, received the Royal Knights’ salute, and declared the promotion rounds open.
• The Royal Knights shouted “Long live” for Lin Ya, leaving Dai Mubai alarmed by Lin Ya’s influence.
• Niu Gao warned Lin Ya that “long live” might curse his hoped-for divine lifespan, then proposed a replacement cheer, and Lin Ya changed the subject to the matches.

Feng Xiaotian returned as Godwind Academy’s captain and defeated Yu Feng, revealing that five years of training in Wind Gorge had made him a Level 55 Soul King. After Wang Sheng prepared to face him next, Xiao Wu told Wang Sheng to forfeit so she could test her Tai Chi against Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Twenty-Four Consecutive Slashes.

• Yu Feng defeated two Godwind Academy fighters before Feng Xiaotian took the field and revealed his five Soul Rings and Level 55 cultivation.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that Lin Ya’s guidance had led him to train in Wind Gorge for five years.
• Feng Xiaotian overwhelmed Yu Feng with his Soul Skills and Gale Twenty-Four Consecutive Slashes, winning the match.
• Zhi Lin confirmed Yu Feng’s injuries were not serious, while Wang Sheng prepared to fight Feng Xiaotian next.
• Xiao Wu told Wang Sheng to forfeit and declared that she would face Feng Xiaotian herself.

Xiao Wu used Tai Chi to defeat Feng Xiaotian and eliminate Godwind Academy, helping Heaven Dou Academy advance through the ranking tournament. Yu Tianheng completed a one-against-seven victory over Yu Tianxin, securing Heaven Dou Academy first place and a spot in the finals in Spirit City.

• Xiao Wu deflected Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Twenty-Four Consecutive Slashes with Tai Chi, then endured his tornado attack and knocked him out of the arena.
• Xiao Wu defeated the remaining members of Godwind Academy, and Heaven Dou Academy won their match.
• Wang Sheng, Meng Yiran, and Shui Yue'er each defeated seven opponents in succession as Heaven Dou Academy advanced through the tournament.
• Yu Tianheng defeated Yu Tianxin and completed a one-against-seven victory, sending Heaven Dou Academy to the finals in Spirit City.

Spirit Hall bishops rescued Lingyuan Douluo from the New Interception Sect, only to discover that the rescue had been allowed as part of Lin Ya’s plan. At the farewell banquet, Lin Ya prepared to confront Spirit Hall while his allies arranged forces to support him and protect his return.

• Spirit Hall bishops broke into the New Interception Sect, freed Lingyuan Douluo, and escaped with her from Heaven Dou City.
• Lin Ya reassured Yang Wushuang that Lingyuan Douluo’s mental control would not be discovered and revealed that Spirit Hall’s supposed informants had joined the New Interception Sect.
• Lin Ya decided to hold the farewell banquet for real as his sect prepared to follow him into war against Spirit Hall.
• Prince Xue Xing urged Lin Ya to return if he could not withstand Spirit Hall, but Lin Ya vowed to destroy it and unify the Douluo Continent.
• Prince Xue Xing and Marshal Ge Long prepared armies at the Spirit Hall Empire’s borders while the Unrivaled Dragon Serpents, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Ah Rou stationed soul master squads beyond the pass.
• Dugu Bo promised to accompany Lin Ya and threatened to leave no one alive in Spirit City if Spirit Hall broke the rules.

Heaven Douluo Lin Ya traveled toward Spirit City with his allies and promised Dugu Bo a path to greater strength, while planning how to claim the tournament’s soul bones. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue clashed over their power and agreed that Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu would confront Lin Ya together.

• Lin Ya gave Dugu Bo a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and a Blood Swan Kiss, saying they could help him reach Rank 97.
• Lin Ya planned to keep the spiritual skull bone and give the Swift Advance: Windchaser Left Leg Bone to Xue Beng and the Explosive Burning: Flame Right Arm Bone to Huo Wu.
• Bibi Dong told the Golden Generation and Qian Renxue that Lin Ya was approaching Spirit City, then dismissed their chances against him.
• Qian Renxue argued that her strength and Angel God Trial made her capable of surpassing Bibi Dong, while Bibi Dong said she would inherit the Rakshasa Godhood and defeat Lin Ya herself.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had persuaded Qian Daoliu to join Bibi Dong, and Bibi Dong felt confident that the two Limit Douluo could defeat Lin Ya.

Lin Ya and the Heaven Dou teams arrived in Spirit City, where Heaven Dou Team One drew Thunderclap Academy as its opponent. Huo Wushuang revealed that he had become a level-73 Soul Saint and defeated the entire opposing team in ten seconds.

• Lin Ya noticed Spirit City’s hostile atmosphere and suspected its commoners had come to kill the team.
• Zhi Lin announced that Heaven Dou Team One would face Thunderclap Academy, and Lin Ya assigned the match to Huo Wushuang.
• Huo Wushuang entered the arena alone, prompting Yu Tianxin to challenge his confidence and summon Thunderclap Academy’s fighters.
• Huo Wushuang revealed his seven soul rings and level-73 Soul Saint rank, shocking Yu Tianxin and the spectators.
• Huo Wushuang used his sixth soul skill to defeat all seven Thunderclap Academy fighters, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner.

After Star Luo Academy drew Heaven Dou Academy’s first team, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun visited Shrek Academy, where Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai reconciled and each tried to give the other the throne. They left their rivalry behind, but neither brother would accept the other’s offer to rule.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun learned Star Luo Academy would face Heaven Dou Academy’s first team in the round of sixteen, and Dai Weisi doubted Star Luo could compete with Heaven Dou or Spirit Hall.
• Dai Weisi decided to visit Dai Mubai and stop fighting him over the throne, and Zhu Zhuyun agreed to go with him.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Weisi praised Dai Mubai’s talent and admitted he no longer wanted to fight his younger brother.
• Dai Mubai called Dai Weisi brother for the first time and said the throne should belong to him, but Dai Weisi insisted Dai Mubai should take it instead.
• Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi repeatedly pushed the throne onto each other, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun stunned.

Xue Beng led Heaven Dou Academy against Star Luo Academy and used his overwhelming Soul Saint power to defeat all seven opponents alone. He left the arena victorious without appearing to have been challenged.

• Star Luo Academy revealed two Soul Kings, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, as its strongest fighters.
• Xue Beng descended as a Level 76 Soul Saint, shocking Dai Weisi and the crowd with his strength.
• Dai Weisi led Star Luo Academy into battle, but Xue Beng suppressed their buffs and attacks with his light-based Soul Skills.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used the Hell White Tiger fusion skill while their teammates launched their remaining attacks.
• Xue Beng destroyed the Hell White Tiger with his Swan Holy Light Spear, leaving all seven Star Luo fighters defeated.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner.

Lin Ya prepared Huo Wu to face Shrek Academy in the quarterfinals, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San planned to use a secret technique. The match began with Shrek combining the power of all seven members into Tang San, who summoned a black hammer.

• Lin Ya learned that Heaven Dou Academy would face Shrek Academy and told Zhi Lin to send Huo Wu, warning him not to underestimate Shrek.
• Lin Ya dismissed Zhi Lin’s concerns about Spirit Hall security and decided against targeting a Star Luo prince.
• Before the quarterfinal match, Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek Academy’s team to trust the trump card he had taught them, and Tang San rallied his teammates.
• Huo Wu entered the arena as Heaven Dou Academy’s sole contestant, and Shrek Academy’s team smiled when they saw her alone.
• At the start of the match, Shrek’s seven contestants retreated into a circle and sent their Soul Power into Tang San, who summoned a black hammer and unleashed the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, Clear Sky True Body.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, exposing his Twin Martial Souls, but Huo Wu’s overwhelming Soul Douluo power quickly defeated Shrek’s team. The match ended with Heaven Dou Academy declared the winner after Yu Xiaogang surrendered.

• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the audience and Bibi Dong, who recognized his Twin Martial Souls.
• Huo Wu announced that she was a Level 84 Soul Douluo with eight Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang San attacked with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Huo Wu overwhelmed him with her sixth Soul Skill, Fire Dance Whirlwind.
• Yu Xiaogang rushed into the arena and surrendered for Shrek as the flames left Tang San and the other six members badly burned.
• Huo Wu challenged Liu Erlong’s accusation by pointing out that her students were still alive and had failed to withstand her sixth Soul Skill.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner after all of Shrek’s members lost the ability to fight.

Spirit Academy defeated Godwind Academy after Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s fusion skill overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian, who fought alone and eventually surrendered. Lin Ya invited Feng Xiaotian to join the New Interception Sect, and Feng Xiaotian accepted, angering Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.

• Lin Ya identified Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and explained that Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena were powerful Soul Kings.
• Hu Liena controlled six Godwind Academy contestants, then offered Feng Xiaotian a place in Spirit Hall, which he rejected.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demonic Charm, suppressing Feng Xiaotian’s Soul Power as Yan and the others attacked his teammates.
• Feng Xiaotian used his fifth soul skill and Gale Twenty-Four Consecutive Slashes to defeat three Spirit Hall Soul Ancestors, but Demonic Charm countered his final attack.
• Feng Xiaotian surrendered, and Lin Ya invited him to join the New Interception Sect; Feng Xiaotian accepted, provoking the Golden Generation.

After Heaven Dou's first team drew Xiao Wu's second team in the tournament semifinals, Xiao Wu persuaded Lin Ya to split their available players into two mixed teams for an internal match. The teams were chosen by lottery, and both sides eagerly prepared to compete.

• The final four pairing placed Lin Ya's first team against Xiao Wu's second team, prompting Xiao Wu to lament their bad luck and reject forfeiting.
• Xiao Wu proposed combining players from both teams and dividing them into two groups, with the winning group advancing to the final alongside Lin Ya.
• The Upper Root Vessels welcomed the idea as a chance to test themselves, and Lin Ya created numbered ice lottery sticks to determine the teams.
• Xue Beng insisted on joining the draw, and Lin Ya allowed him to count as a participant alongside Xiao Wu, Shui Yue'er, and Meng Yiran.
• The lottery placed Shui Binger, Shi Mo, Yao Zi, Twilight Cloud Vine, Shui Yue'er, Meng Yiran, and Ye Lingling on the first team, while Xue Beng, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Shi Mo formed the second team.
• The two groups faced each other eagerly, and Lin Ya wished them luck.

Heaven Dou Academy's first and second teams began their semifinal match, revealing that both were made up of the New Interception Sect's Twelve Superior Vessels. Their astonishing strength stunned the arena, and the battle began with a devastating opening barrage that eliminated Meng Yiran and Shui Yue'er.

• Spirit Academy defeated its semifinal opponents and advanced to the finals before Heaven Dou Academy's two teams faced each other.
• The thirteen contestants entered the arena together, and Lingyuan Douluo explained to Bibi Dong that the Twelve Superior Vessels were the New Interception Sect's greatest geniuses.
• The Twelve Superior Vessels revealed that four of them were young Soul Douluos with hundred-thousand-year soul rings, alarming Bibi Dong and stirring Qian Renxue's envy.
• Dugu Yan ordered the Superior Vessels to clear the field, and they unleashed their sixth soul skills across the arena.
• Meng Yiran and Shui Yue'er were blasted out of the arena, while Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body to stay in the fight.