Recaps

Ye Qingcang gained the Snow Empress as his Sixth Soul Ring after revealing the truth of his memories and earning her trust. In the Qin's Moon Star System, he defeated Jing Ni, made plans to take over Netherworld, and began traveling to Xinzheng with Han Fei.

• The Evil God King explained the origins and judgment of the Five Great God Kings, urged Ye Qingcang to distinguish between individual Deities, and bestowed divine power that allowed him to bear two god positions.
• Ye Qingcang chose the Snow Empress as his Sixth Soul Ring candidate, and after she initially refused, he offered her freedom, the chance of godhood, and a journey beyond their world.
• The Snow Empress accepted Ye Qingcang’s proposal and, after reading his memories, learned that their world might be a novel and urged the Ice Empress to join them in seeking a way beyond the gods.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress tested Ye Qingcang’s sincerity, and the Snow Empress agreed to remain with him and let him guide her.
• Ye Qingcang encountered Surprise Carp and Netherworld assassins, killed the attackers who tried to stop him, and defeated Jing Ni in their duel before sparing her.
• Jing Ni asked why Ye Qingcang had spared her, and he discussed freedom and Netherworld’s leadership with her before deciding to use the organization to gather resources and information.
• Ye Qingcang met Han Fei at a tavern, introduced him to Jing Ni, and agreed to travel with him toward Xinzheng.
• As they rode through a silent village, Han Fei gave food to two impoverished children and told Ye Qingcang that he wanted it all because he could not bear to see people suffer.

Ye Qingcang helped Han Fei navigate Xinzheng’s political dangers while building a secret hold over Netherworld and supporting Han Fei’s rise. The arc ended with Quicksand preparing to strike Ji Wuye by infiltrating his ranks through Li Kai.

• Ye Qingcang offered Han Fei high-yield crops, but Han Fei declined until he could protect and use them, and Ye Qingcang realized Han Fei’s sister, Princess Crimson Lotus, was his Jade Seal correspondent.
• Han Fei returned to Xinzheng with Ye Qingcang, reunited with Crimson Lotus, and brought him to meet Zi Nu and Wei Zhuang while they searched for a residence and investigated the Peasant School’s invitation.
• Ye Qingcang chose a courtyard that could serve as a transit point for Netherworld’s assassins and began infiltrating the organization by turning its Xinzheng contact into a loyal Formless Man.
• Ye Qingcang disclosed his control of Netherworld’s Xinzheng branch to Han Fei and the others, while Han Fei became Minister of Justice and founded Quicksand to bury Night Curtain.
• Ye Qingcang helped Han Fei identify Nine Springs Gold as the substance used to replace Ji Wuye’s stolen gold and supplied intelligence gathered through Netherworld.
• Ye Qingcang introduced Li Kai, who explained how Liu Yi had betrayed him and seized Fire Rain Manor’s wealth, and proposed that Li Kai impersonate Liu Yi to infiltrate Ji Wuye’s ranks.
• Li Kai agreed to put Han Fei’s public cause before his personal grievances and prepare to kill Liu Yi and take his place.

Han Fei and his allies struck Emerald Tiger’s operation to fund cavalry and prepare against Ji Wuye, while Ye Qingcang returned to the wider struggle among the star systems. As the Seventh Division began, rival academies prepared their teams and the empires weighed the political consequences of the tournament.

• Han Fei, Zi Nu, and Wei Zhuang agreed that Han Kingdom needed cavalry to challenge Ji Wuye, and Han Fei’s operation with Wei Zhuang seized 350,000 taels of gold from Emerald Tiger.
• Li Kai impersonated Liu Yi after two weeks of training, captured the real Liu Yi, and tortured him to death, then was considered for a place in Reverse Quicksand.
• Ye Qingcang advised Han Fei to court Bai Yifei’s support, revealed that Li Kai was Nong Yu’s father, asked Zi Nu to investigate Flame Lingji, and teleported away.
• The Asura God and Evil God King discussed Tang San’s attempts to divide them from Ye Qingcang, while Ye Qingcang and the Asura God considered how to counter Tang San and protect Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena told Ye Qingcang she had reclaimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and begun restoring the Fire Dragon and Water Dragon Clans, but refused his offer of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remnant souls.
• Ye Qingcang directed Violet to coordinate student placements for the Seventh Division, while Wang Yan and the rival academies prepared strategies and lineups for facing Blue Tyrant Academy and Shrek Academy.
• The Seventh Division began with Blue Tyrant Academy, Shrek Academy, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy as favorites, as the empires ranked the competitors and considered the political stakes.

Shrek Academy defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, then Ye Qingcang’s Blue Tyrant Team overwhelmed Shrek in the final. As the tournament gave way to a hunt for God Trial Takers, Ye Qingcang tried to protect his allies and forge political safeguards, but Wang Dong'er suddenly collapsed.

• Xiao Hongchen warned Meng Hongchen that Shrek Academy’s divine powers made their match dangerous, while Ju Zi and Xu Tianran discussed their trust in Ye Qingcang and the Hongchen Family’s loyalty.
• Shrek Academy faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy in the semifinal, where both teams traded divine techniques, Soul Tools, and martial skills.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao helped Shrek eliminate Xiao Hongchen and secure the semifinal victory, though the battle exposed Shrek’s abilities and cost it several Invincible Shields.
• Ye Qingcang’s Blue Tyrant Team advanced to the final, and he and Zhang Lexuan agreed that the match would depend on their teams’ strength despite growing unrest around them.
• In the final, Ye Qingcang’s team countered Shrek’s opening assault, and Ye Qingcang used the Asura God Sword to judge Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Xi Xi, Ling Luochen, and others unconscious.
• News that a Titled Douluo had killed a God Trial Taker spread, prompting Qian Renxue and Bibidong to prepare Spirit Hall while Ye Qingcang urged Mu En to unite the empires around protections for trial takers.
• Ye Qingcang warned his allies about the danger of killing God Trial Takers, but Zhang Lexuan refused to choose between him and Shrek Academy.
• After Xiao Wu reported that Wang Dong'er had suddenly fainted, Ye Qingcang feared Poseidon Tang San was targeting her but could not explain how the attack had escaped his perception.