Recaps

Divine Wind Team defeated Thunderclap Team when Feng Xiaotian used his improved Gale Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes to overcome the weakened Soul King Lei Ying. The victory proved Feng Xiaotian could defeat a stronger opponent, though Tie Li recognized a major flaw in his technique.

• Tie Li's team won after Skywater Team conceded when Shui Bing'er was injured.
• Thunderclap Team and Divine Wind Team fought a fierce match, with Divine Wind Team wearing down Lei Ying before Feng Xiaotian took the field.
• Feng Xiaotian used a refined Gale Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, incorporating insights from Tie Li's and Tang San's techniques, to counter Lei Ying's attacks.
• Feng Xiaotian's stacked slashes wounded Lei Ying, and Thunderclap Team surrendered before the next strike.
• Huo Wu embraced Feng Xiaotian as Divine Wind Team celebrated, while Tie Li noted that Feng Xiaotian's technique required time to build power.

As the promotion matches ended, Tie Li joined the teams traveling to Spirit City, where Spirit Hall ambushed the convoy. Tang Lie struck back against the attackers and fought Chrysanthemum Douluo while Dugu Bo guarded Tie Li from three Soul Douluo.

• Lei Ying admitted his loss to his godfather, who urged him to return with him before agreeing to let him continue in the tournament.
• Tie Li sat out the remaining promotion matches, while Ma Hongjun defeated Gu Qi and helped Shrek beat the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
• The competing teams set out for Spirit City, and Dugu Bo warned Tie Li that they might be ambushed.
• Black-clad attackers poured down from the hills and focused their strongest assault on Shrek and Tang San.
• Tang Lie wounded three Soul Douluo and confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Dugu Bo caught three attackers plotting to wound Tie Li.

Tang Lie, Dugu Bo, and two Clear Sky Sect elders drove off Spirit Hall’s attackers, protecting Tang San and the Shrek team. After the teams reached Spirit City, Spirit Hall announced a new tournament format that divided the qualifiers into groups.

• Dugu Bo’s poison killed the three injured Soul Douluo, while another Titled Douluo named Gui Mei joined Chrysanthemum Douluo’s fight with Tang Lie.
• A second Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo arrived to protect Tang San, forcing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei to retreat after Dugu Bo poisoned them.
• The black-clad attackers withdrew, and the teams learned that Tang San had been Spirit Hall’s target; Tang San remained devoted to Xiao Wu while Dai Mubai grew angry at Zhu Zhuqing’s attention to the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
• The teams entered Spirit City, where Spirit Hall changed the finals format to include six groups of five, followed by knockout rounds for sixteen teams.
• Zhao Tianhe explained the new rules to the Second Team, and Gu Qi asked how ties for the final qualifying spot would be settled.

The group assignments placed Heaven Dou Royal Team alongside four formidable teams, prompting protests over suspected Spirit Hall manipulation. As the round-robin matches began, Divine Wind Team lost its opening match against White Light Team, leaving Heaven Dou Royal Team to face Heavenly Star Team next.

• Zhao Tianhe learned that Heaven Dou Royal Team had been grouped with Thunderclap Team, Divine Wind Team, White Light Team, and Heavenly Star Team, including several Soul Kings.
• Xingyu and Heavenly Star Team judged Heaven Dou Royal Team the weakest team in their group and planned to exploit the gap between its captain and teammates.
• The group-stage matches began, and White Light Team faced Divine Wind Team while the other teams watched.
• White Light Team's captain struck Huo Wushuang with a ten-thousand-year soul skill, eliminating him early and putting Divine Wind Team at a disadvantage.
• Feng Xiaotian gave up on the match to preserve his teammates' condition, and Heaven Dou Royal Team's next match was set against Heavenly Star Team.

Tie Li led the Heaven Dou Royal Team to defeat the Heavenly Star Team, while Tuo Yu was badly injured after interrupting Xingyu’s soul skill. The team left the match victorious but uncertain whether Tuo Yu could compete in their next match.

• Xingyu taunted the Heaven Dou Royal Team, and Tie Li challenged him before the match began.
• Tie Li’s Thunder Fall shattered the Heavenly Star Team’s defenses and injured two of its Soul Ancestors.
• Tuo Yu used a head soul bone skill to interrupt Xingyu’s fifth soul skill, suffering severe backlash and falling unconscious.
• Tie Li struck at Xingyu, but the Heavenly Star Team’s supervising teacher surrendered and the referee blocked the blow.
• Zhao Tianhe worried that Tuo Yu would miss the next match, while Tie Li remained confident about the team’s chances.

The Thunderclap Team defeated the White Light Team, while the Heaven Dou Royal Team beat the weakened Divine Wind Team. The Heavenly Star Team fell behind against the Thunderclap Team and revealed a hidden trump card: a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Yu Tianxin led the Thunderclap Team against the White Light Team, and they won despite two members being seriously injured.
• Tie Li helped the Heaven Dou Royal Team defeat the Divine Wind Team, though Gu Qi was badly injured in the match.
• Spirit Hall's Golden Generation watched the teams, and Hu Liena suspected the Heavenly Star Team was hiding a trump card.
• The Thunderclap Team pressured the injured Heavenly Star Team, which revealed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to avoid defeat.

Thunderclap Team revealed its Light of Myriad Stars Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forcing the team to concede after several members were badly injured. After the matches, Yan provoked Tie Li over the destruction of the Wind Thunder Sect, but Tie Li swiftly counterattacked before Hu Liena and Xie Yue intervened.

• Thunderclap Team used Light of Myriad Stars to injure several opponents, and Yu Tianxin and Lei Ying conceded to protect themselves for the next day's match.
• Shrek Team won its group matches easily, while its members saw the injured teams from Group Five and wondered what had happened.
• Tie Li suspected someone had secretly watched him during the matches and returned to rest while Zhao Tianhe tended to the injured team members.
• Yan confronted Tie Li about escaping the destruction of the Wind Thunder Sect, and Tie Li caught Yan's punch and damaged his fire-rock armor with a rapid counterattack.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue stopped Yan from continuing the fight, and Hu Liena declared that Spirit Hall intended to use Tie Li as a stepping stone.

Tie Li confronted Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan before the group matches, then led the Heaven Dou Royal Team against Yu Tianxin’s Thunderclap Team. The Thunderclap Team’s hidden fusion attack injured Tie Li’s teammates beyond the healing Soul Master’s ability to treat, leaving the team’s chances against the White Light Team uncertain.

• Tie Li rebuked Yan and challenged Xie Yue and Hu Liena to settle matters in the arena.
• Zhao Tianhe told Tie Li to avoid injuries against the Thunderclap Team, but Tie Li chose to see how the match unfolded.
• Yu Tianxin ordered A Nuo and Feng Yu to use their techniques, and the two combined wind and lightning into a devastating fusion attack.
• The attack knocked out Tie Li’s teammates, and Zhao Tianhe forfeited the match while Tie Li remained standing.
• The healing-type Soul Master could not treat the injured players, leaving Tie Li as the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s only available fighter against the White Light Team.

The White Light Team revealed a second Soul King and defeated the Heavenly Star Team, leaving the White Light Team and Heaven Dou Royal Team to compete for the remaining advancement spot. The Thunderclap Team appeared poised to advance as well, while Xingyu hoped the Heavenly Star Team could still qualify through points.

• The Heavenly Star Team and White Light Team entered the arena as Spirit Hall’s team watched, and the White Light Team captain revealed an unfamiliar level fifty-one control-type Soul King.
• The White Light Team’s Golden Toad Vine Soul King trapped the Heavenly Star Team in cages with her ten-thousand-year Soul Skill, and the referee declared the White Light Team the winner.
• The victory left the Thunderclap Team needing to defeat the Divine Wind Team to advance, while the White Light Team appeared favored to claim the other spot ahead of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
• Xingyu regretted the Heavenly Star Team’s defeat and considered whether they could still qualify based on points from the other groups.
• The Thunderclap Team and Divine Wind Team began the third match, whose outcome seemed predetermined.

Tie Li partially released the Quake Dragon Hammer’s seal and transformed into a dragonified state to face the White Light Team alone. He launched a devastating attack that eliminated most of the team, but the power strained his body, leaving him to confront Xiao Xin and the injured captain after reverting to normal.

• Tie Li faced the White Light Team alone as they mocked him and the referee began the match.
• Tie Li drew on the Dark Thunder Demon Dragon King’s power, dragonified, and knocked an agility-attack Soul Ancestor out of the arena with one hammer strike.
• Tie Li evaded Xiao Xin’s Golden Toad Vine and eliminated another team member before Xiao Xin trapped him in a vine cage.
• Tie Li broke free with Thunder Fall and sent most of the White Light Team flying out of the arena, heavily injuring their captain.
• Tie Li sealed the dragon power again and spat blood, while Xiao Xin guessed that the transformation had weakened him.

Tie Li defeated all seven members of the White Light Team, and the Heavenly Star Team beat the Divine Wind Team to earn a place in the playoff for the final qualification spot. The Heavenly Star Team and White Light Team then advanced through the first playoff matches, leaving the decisive contest ahead.

• Xiao Xin lost control and attacked Tie Li, but he broke free, knocked her off the arena, and defeated the White Light Team captain to win the match alone.
• The Heavenly Star Team defeated the Divine Wind Team, and the Platinum Bishop named the Heavenly Star Team, White Light Team, Plant Academy Team, and Hundred Plume Team as the four teams tied for the final qualification spot.
• Xingyu led the Heavenly Star Team to an easy victory over the Hundred Plume Team.
• The White Light Team revealed that it had two Soul Kings and sent its full main lineup to face the Plant Academy Team.

The White Light Team defeated the Heavenly Star Team to claim the final qualification spot, as Xingyu refused to risk the team’s cultivation by forcing another Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After the qualifying teams were announced, Tie Li returned to find the Heaven Dou Royal Team badly injured, while the Shrek Team wondered how the two Group Five teams had advanced.

• The Heavenly Star Team decided not to force its Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xingyu conceded the match rather than risk two years of cultivation.
• The White Light Team overwhelmed the Heavenly Star Team and secured the final qualification spot.
• The Platinum Bishop announced the thirteen qualifying teams and said the round of sixteen would begin in three days.
• Tie Li returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s lounge, where Zhao Tianhe arranged healing for the injured members and Tie Li rested.
• Flender wondered how the two teams from Group Five had qualified, since the White Light Team would otherwise have been eliminated.

As the Shrek Team worried about the tournament’s stronger opponents, Tang Hao reunited with Tang San and took him away to prepare him for the coming fight against Spirit Hall. Tie Li rejected a Mystic Thunder Pill from two Thunderclap Team members, and the chapter ended with the Heaven Dou Royal Team drawing a relatively weak opponent.

• Yu Xiaogang described the threats facing Shrek, while Flender admitted he could not guarantee the team would reach the top eight.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing to cooperate for Shrek, but she rejected him and walked away.
• Tang Hao reunited with Tang San, heard his resolve to challenge Spirit Hall, and took him from his room.
• A Nuo and Feng Yu offered Tie Li a Mystic Thunder Pill as an apology, but Tie Li refused it and said he might need their help later.
• After three days, Zhao Tianhe drew a relatively weak opponent for the Heaven Dou Royal Team at the next tournament round’s drawing ceremony.

Tie Li’s substitute team defeated the Strange Horn Team and advanced to the next round, while Shrek Team prepared to face the White Light Team with a newly confident Tang San. The chapter left Shrek’s match still to come and established Star Luo Royal Team versus Skywater Team as the substitute team’s possible next opponent.

• The matchups were announced, with Heaven Dou Royal Team’s substitute team facing the Strange Horn Team and Shrek Team facing the White Light Team; Tang San returned and promised Shrek could win.
• Heaven Dou Royal Team’s main team defeated its Star Luo regional opponent and exchanged tense words with the substitute team.
• Tie Li’s substitute team overwhelmed the Strange Horn Team, with Tie Li’s Quake Dragon Hammer suppressing their assault-type fighters.
• The substitute team celebrated its victory as Star Luo Royal Team and Skywater Team prepared to compete for a place in the next round.

The Star Luo Royal Team defeated Skywater Team with the Hell White Tiger, while Tie Li confronted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun in the stands. Tang San then revealed that he had reached Soul King before Shrek Team faced the White Light Team, leaving the match underway as Xiao Xin’s Golden Toad Vine met his Blue Silver Grass.

• Star Luo Royal Team used the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Skywater Team, and Dai Weisi taunted Tie Li afterward.
• Tie Li approached Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun in the stands, causing Dai Weisi to fall to one knee and Zhu Zhuyun to feel pain from Tie Li’s Black Lightning.
• Shrek Team and White Light Team began their match, and Tie Li realized Tang San had advanced to Soul King with five Soul Rings.
• Tang San said he would explain his breakthrough after the match, then sent Blue Silver Grass against Xiao Xin’s Golden Toad Vine, which felt pressure from his Martial Soul.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and its ten-thousand-year soul ring to defeat the White Light Team captain, then led Shrek Team to victory. Tie Li felt the pressure of the tournament’s powerful contenders, and Dugu Bo reassured him that losing the championship would not define his future.

• Zhao Wuji and Yu Xiaogang reacted to Tang San’s breakthrough to Soul King as Shrek Team fought the White Light Team.
• Tang San baited the White Light Team captain into attacking him, then revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and used Strength-Breaking Strike to knock him off the arena.
• With the captain eliminated, Shrek Team defeated the White Light Team, while Spirit Hall’s team watched and discussed the growing competition.
• Tie Li left the stands after seeing Tang San’s strength and worried about his chances of winning the championship.
• Dugu Bo reassured Tie Li that he would protect him if he lost and could give up the Dark Thunder Demon Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone, but Tie Li said he wanted to compete with the geniuses.

Tie Li learned that Dugu Bo expected the Clear Sky Sect to make a move during the tournament, while Bibi Dong planned to use its return to make the two empires wary of both the sect and Spirit Hall. As the quarterfinals began, Dugu Yan’s enhanced poison helped the Heaven Dou Royal Team take control of its match.

• Dugu Bo assured Tie Li that the Heaven Dou Empire would support him even if he failed, then praised Shrek’s prodigies Tang San and Oscar.
• Dugu Bo told Tie Li that he and other observers had come to Spirit City in case the Clear Sky Sect clashed with Spirit Hall, then explained the danger to Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
• Bibi Dong decided to magnify the Clear Sky Sect’s influence so the two great empires would guard against it as well as Spirit Hall.
• The quarterfinals began with the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s main team facing a Star Luo Competition Region team, while the reserve team prepared to face the Star Luo Royal Team.
• Dugu Yan’s poison rapidly eliminated two opposing Soul Ancestors, and Tie Li realized that she was drawing power from Dugu Bo’s inner core.

Tie Li's team faced the stronger Star Luo Royal Team in the second match, and Tie Li revealed his Fifth Soul Skill, Endless Realm. His ultimate lightning defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, leaving their condition uncertain as a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo carried them away.

• Dugu Yan warned the opposing captain that the poison would become fatal after three minutes, and he surrendered so she could save his teammates.
• Dai Weisi tried to intimidate Tie Li's team, but Gu Qi revealed that Tie Li's Soul Power Level was fifty-seven.
• Ning Ning enhanced Tie Li, who charged Dai Weisi and forced him to fuse with Zhu Zhuyun into the Hell White Tiger.
• Tie Li unleashed Endless Realm, evolving his lightning to an ultimate attribute and bringing down the Hell White Tiger.
• The referee tried to stop Tie Li, but his ultimate lightning pierced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun before a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo stabilized them and removed them from the arena.

The semifinal draw paired the Spirit Hall Team against Heaven Dou Royal Team's second team and Shrek Team against Heaven Dou Royal Team's main team, with the new 2-2-3 format weighing heavily against Tie Li's team. Three days later, Tie Li and Zhang Xiaohe faced Hu Liena and Xie Yue in the opening semifinal match, and Zhang Xiaohe nervously asked how he could help.

• Tie Li led Heaven Dou Royal Team's second team to victory over the weakened Star Luo Royal Team, while Shrek Team and the Spirit Hall Team also won their matches.
• Bibi Dong oversaw the semifinal draw, which matched the Spirit Hall Team against Heaven Dou Royal Team's second team and Shrek Team against Heaven Dou Royal Team's main team.
• The teams discussed the 2-2-3 format, and Zhao Tianhe and Yu Xiaogang recognized that Tie Li's team was disadvantaged by its weaker overall lineup.
• Three days later, Zhao Tianhe sent Tie Li and Zhang Xiaohe to compete in the first round against the Spirit Hall Team.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue entered the arena to face Tie Li and Zhang Xiaohe, who asked Tie Li what he could do to help.

Tie Li fought Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon Charm fusion skill, using ultimate lightning and his sensitivity to malice to locate and strike them through the red mist. As the battle continued, the observers discussed how to counter the fusion skill, while Bibi Dong reflected on why the Wind Thunder Sect had unsettled her and recalled the name Thunder God Sect.

• Hu Liena’s charm skill dazed Zhang Xiaohe, and Xie Yue struck him out before Tie Li blocked the attack with his Quake Dragon Hammer.
• Tie Li and Xie Yue clashed, leaving Xie Yue wounded before Hu Liena and Xie Yue combined into the Demon Charm martial soul fusion skill.
• Tie Li’s fifth soul skill turned his black lightning into an ultimate attribute, which consumed the red mist and let him sense and attack the fused pair through it.
• Ma Hongjun, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender discussed the Demon Charm’s effects and how Tie Li or Tang San might break through it.
• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that the Thunder Dragon Six Sounds had similarities to Huo Wu’s ring fusion skill and could be more than a simple attack.
• Bibi Dong watched the fight and recalled that the Wind Thunder Sect’s existence had troubled her, murmuring the name Thunder God Sect.

Tie Li defeated Demon Charm with three Thunder Sounds, but the Heaven Dou Royal Team reserve squad still lost its semifinal against Spirit Hall. The main squad’s match against Shrek began with Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan facing Tang San and Xiao Wu, and the seemingly even fight left Gu Rong watching Dugu Yan with concern.

• Tie Li broke Demon Charm’s Full Moon with a hammer strike powered by three Thunder Sounds, injuring himself and sending Xie Yue and Hu Liena flying.
• The Spirit Hall Team’s supervising teacher conceded the match, and the referee declared the Heaven Dou Royal Team the winner of the first round.
• Gu Qi and Ning Ning lost their round, and the Heaven Dou Royal Team reserve squad was eliminated after losing the third matchup.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan drew Tang San and Xiao Wu for the main squad’s semifinal match, while Gu Rong watched Dugu Yan and suspected something about her.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu’s fight against Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan began, and the two pairs appeared evenly matched.

The Shrek Team defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Team and advanced to the Soul Master Tournament finals against the Spirit Hall Team. On the journey back to Heaven Dou City, Tie Li and his companions encountered a Star Luo Empire army, whose prince threatened to kill him.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to break through Dugu Yan's enhanced poison, then coordinated Xiao Wu's attack to eliminate Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun defeated Yu Feng and Osler, securing the Shrek Team's advance to the finals.
• Spirit Hall announced that the finals would begin in seven days and use individual, team, and 2-2-3 group matches.
• Dugu Bo told Tie Li that Dugu Yan had wielded part of his core pearl's power, and Tie Li warned that the poison core would likely be unsuitable for her.
• Dugu Bo and the education committee members escorted the teams toward Heaven Dou City, where they encountered a Star Luo Empire army and its prince threatened Tie Li.

Dugu Bo stopped Dai Weisi’s ambush of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the academy’s leaders sent the Star Luo prince away unconscious. After the convoy entered Heaven Dou territory, Prince Xue Beng welcomed the group and focused on winning Tie Li’s loyalty.

• Dai Weisi tried to kill Tie Li and the others, but Dugu Bo subdued him and demanded an explanation.
• Dai Weisi threatened Dugu Bo with the prospect of war, while Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin condemned his ambush and Bai Baoshan vowed to report it.
• Meng Shenji knocked Dai Weisi unconscious, and Dugu Bo handed him over to Xu Li, who departed with the prince and army.
• Dugu Bo questioned Tie Li about what he had done to Dai Weisi, and Tie Li said Dai Weisi could not expose the secret without losing his claim to the throne.
• The convoy entered Heaven Dou territory and was greeted by Prince Xue Beng, who sought to win Tie Li’s support.
• Bai Baoshan told Xue Beng that the tournament had been disappointing.

Tie Li secretly traveled to Fikes City to ask Big Ox for help buying treasures for plant-type soul beasts before returning to White Ground to seek the fourth Thunderstone imprint. Big Ox arranged the purchases, while Tie Li remained hidden and prepared to explore White Ground’s depths.

• Tie Li left a fake version of himself with the academy group and traveled alone to Fikes City to avoid possible Spirit Hall assassins.
• Tie Li met Big Ox, who had become Chi Ru’s husband and the Crimson Fire Clan’s young master-in-law, and asked him to buy heavenly treasures.
• Big Ox agreed to arrange purchases through Fikes City’s merchant guilds and promised to deliver the goods in two days.
• Big Ox told the pregnant Chi Ru about Tie Li’s request, and they worried over the hardships he seemed to have endured.
• Tie Li concealed himself in Fikes City and planned to enter White Ground’s depths to obtain the fourth Thunderstone imprint and learn more about the Lightning Pool.

Tie Li returned to White Ground, where heavenly treasures helped plant-type soul beasts advance and repay him with origin aura that raised his Soul Power Level to fifty-nine. He absorbed a fourth Thunderstone mark and stayed to cultivate, while considering the tournament and the Dark Thunder Demon Dragon Left Arm Soul Bone he had hoped to win.

• Tie Li met Big Ox in Fikes City, collected heavenly treasures, and headed for White Ground.
• Tie Li distributed the treasures among White Ground's plant-type soul beasts, helping many advance to the thousand-year level.
• The newly advanced soul beasts gave Tie Li origin aura, raising his Soul Power Level from fifty-seven to fifty-nine and improving his Soul Power quality.
• Tie Li found a Thunderstone in the inner ring, absorbed its faint mark, and gained a permanent ten percent increase to attribute enhancement.
• Tie Li remained in White Ground to stabilize his Soul Power Level and reflected on the Clear Sky Sect's plans and his lost chance to win the tournament's soul bone.