Recaps

Yu Xiaogang came to see Tang San at the tournament, but Tang San attacked him after Yu Xiaogang questioned Tang Hao's judgment. Liu Erlong stopped Tang San from killing his former teacher and sent him away to cool down while she and Flender spoke with Yu Xiaogang.

• Flender stopped Liu Erlong from continuing to punish Dai Mubai, and she criticized him for Shrek's students visiting clubs.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the lounge and asked to see Tang San, while Flender and Liu Erlong let him enter.
• Tang San rejected Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, then bound him with Blue Silver Grass after Yu Xiaogang questioned whether Tang Hao was right.
• Liu Erlong burned away the Blue Silver Grass and stopped Tang San from killing Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong sent Tang San to cool down and prepared to speak with Yu Xiaogang.

Yun Tian left the matches with Dugu Bo, who protected him when Salas's bishops tried to recruit him for Spirit Hall. In the VIP stands, Chen Xin recognized Dugu Bo's aura and warned Salas against making trouble in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yun Tian left the lounge with Dugu Bo, saying the early matches would reveal little about the teams' trump cards.
• Dugu Bo asked Yun Tian about the Crown Prince's summons, but Spirit Hall bishops interrupted them with Salas's offer to recruit Yun Tian.
• Dugu Bo released his Title Douluo pressure and drove off the bishops, then told Yun Tian to stay close because Salas would not give up easily.
• The bishops reported the incident to Salas, and Chen Xin inferred that Salas had tried to approach the young people.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi warned Salas not to act recklessly in the Heaven Dou Empire, while Chen Xin wondered how Dugu Bo's Soul Power had grown so formidable.

Canghui Academy trapped Blue Tyrant Academy in the Seven Asura Illusory Realm, which made its members attack one another. When the mist cleared, Canghui Academy's seven members were on their knees, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Canghui Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy began their match, and Canghui's members intended to cripple their opponents to avenge Ye Zhiqiu.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng stepped forward to fight while Tang San warned that Canghui Academy might have a hidden trump card.
• Canghui Academy activated the Seven Asura Illusory Realm, concealing the arena in multicolored mist and trapping the Blue Tyrant team in illusions.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng lost control and attacked everyone they encountered, while Tang San searched for the formation's core.
• Yun Tian explained that the technique made its victims see their deepest nightmares and attack indiscriminately.
• The mist dispersed, and Canghui Academy's seven members fell to their knees with cries of pain.

Tang San defeated Canghui Academy’s team by breaking the Seven Asura Illusion, leaving the students mentally shattered and winning the match. Shi Nian later threatened Tang San, but Tang Hao confronted and killed him.

• Tang San broke the Seven Asura Illusion and stood as the sole conscious fighter, securing victory for the Blue Tyrant Battle Team.
• Shi Nian protested the result and accused Tang San of murder, but Salas ordered him to withdraw.
• Flender and Liu Erlong carried the unconscious Blue Tyrant Battle Team members away, and Liu Erlong learned of Shrek’s past conflicts.
• Shi Nian left the arena and vowed to make Tang San suffer, but a black-robed man confronted him in an alley.
• Tang Hao revealed his nine Soul Rings and Clear Sky Hammer, then killed Shi Nian.

Tang Hao killed Shi Nian and took his skull Soul Bone, while the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City for the finals. At Heaven Dou City’s gates, Xue Qinghe warned Yun Tian about Spirit Hall’s team and invited him to travel with the royal party.

• Tang Hao sensed and removed the skull Soul Bone from Shi Nian’s body before leaving as his old injuries began to flare.
• The roster for the trip to Spirit City was finalized, and Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin waited at Heaven Dou City’s gates.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed Shi Nian’s death and suspected that Tang Hao had killed him.
• Yun Tian and his companions prepared to leave, while Dugu Bo secretly decided to follow them and protect Yun Tian and Dugu Yan.
• Xue Qinghe warned Yun Tian to be careful in the finals and invited him to travel with the royal party.

Yun Tian declined Xue Qinghe’s invitation before the teams set out for Spirit City. On the journey, Dai Mubai begged Tang San to help him defeat Star Luo, while Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his boast that Blue Tyrant could win the championship.

• Yun Tian refused Xue Qinghe’s invitation to discuss secrets, and the group departed for Spirit City.
• Dai Mubai pleaded with Tang San to help him defeat Star Luo, and Tang San promised to support him while privately planning to use Dai Mubai’s throne to rebuild the Tang Sect.
• Tang San learned that Zhu Zhuqing had joined the Imperial Battle Team and questioned why Heaven Dou had accepted her.
• Liu Erlong named the Imperial Battle Team the competition favorite, but Yu Xiaogang insisted Blue Tyrant was a dark horse because Tang San could use the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Flender of liking Liu Erlong, and Liu Erlong slapped Yu Xiaogang.

Spirit Hall ambushed the convoy carrying the tournament teams, but Chen Xin’s presence forced Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to change their plans. As the two Title Douluo engaged Chen Xin, Spirit Hall’s forces rushed to find and kill Yun Tian and Tang San.

• Yun Tian warned that the desolate terrain was ideal for an ambush, though the others doubted anyone would attack the escorted convoy.
• Boulders rolled into the valley and split the convoy as more than fifty masked Spirit Hall fighters emerged.
• Chen Xin identified Yue Guan and Gui Mei among the attackers and prepared to fight them.
• Gui Mei ordered a Soul Douluo to send the other fighters after Yun Tian and Tang San while he and Yue Guan held back Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin confronted Yue Guan and Gui Mei, and the three prepared to battle.

Spirit Hall assassins attacked the convoy, targeting Yun Tian, while Chen Xin, Qin Ming, and the others fought to protect their companions. Dugu Bo arrived to join Chen Xin against Yue Guan and Gui Mei, turning the battle in their favor.

• Chen Xin confronted Yue Guan and Gui Mei as Spirit Hall assassins charged the convoy, and Flender and Liu Erlong sent Tang San to safety.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to leave the carriage, hoping Spirit Hall would take him back to Bibi Dong.
• Qin Ming guarded Yun Tian and his companions, but Yun Tian joined the fight and revealed six Soul Rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• The convoy’s defenders realized Spirit Hall’s assassins were stalling while the battle continued around the carriages.
• Dugu Bo arrived beside Chen Xin, forcing Yue Guan and Gui Mei back and making the fight two against two.

Dugu Bo and Chen Xin halted Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s ambush on the convoy, forcing the Spirit Hall assassins to retreat. Yun Tian survived the attack, and Dugu Bo went to check on Dugu Yan and the others.

• Dugu Bo revealed that his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor had evolved into the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor, stunning Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin questioned Dugu Bo about Yun Tian’s hundred-thousand-year sixth Soul Ring as Yun Tian and Qin Ming fought the assassins near the Imperial Battle Team.
• Ning Fengzhi emerged to support the defenders, and Gui Mei ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat when they faced Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi concluded that Spirit Hall had targeted Yun Tian and Tang San, then prepared the convoy to continue its journey.
• Yun Tian told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had released her Martial Soul to draw him to the fight, and Dugu Bo hurried to check on her.

After Spirit Hall’s attack, the convoy’s leaders confirmed there were no casualties, but Yu Xiaogang was missing from Blue Tyrant Academy. As the group prepared to continue toward Spirit City, Dugu Bo and Qin Ming discussed the danger awaiting them there.

• Dugu Bo arrived, checked Dugu Yan, and confirmed that she was safe after the attack.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi gathered the academy representatives and learned that Yu Xiaogang was missing while the students were unharmed.
• Yun Tian told Qin Ming that Yu Xiaogang had a complicated relationship with Pope Bibi Dong and would be seen again in Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo and Qin Ming discussed Yu Xiaogang’s background and the likelihood that Bibi Dong had ordered the attack.
• Qin Ming asked Dugu Bo to intervene if danger arose in Spirit City, saying he believed Bibi Dong would not let the group leave.

Xue Qinghe entered the Papal Hall to meet Bibi Dong while the Imperial Battle Team prepared for the Soul Master Tournament in Spirit City. Bibi Dong killed Xue Qinghe’s guards, and Xue Qinghe revealed her true form in response.

• Xue Qinghe traveled alone to the Papal Hall after Ning Fengzhi accepted her request to meet Bibi Dong.
• Yun Tian and the Imperial Battle Team arrived near Spirit City, where Qin Ming outlined their tournament strategy and encouraged Zhu Zhuqing before a possible match against the Star Luo Battle Team.
• Bibi Dong received Xue Qinghe in the Papal Hall and reacted coldly to her arrival.
• Bibi Dong summoned her Spider Emperor phantom and killed Xue Qinghe’s two guards with spider spears.
• Xue Qinghe transformed from the Crown Prince into a beautiful woman dressed in white and gold.

Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue over the failed ambush and choked her until Qian Daoliu intervened. After Qian Renxue left, Qian Daoliu condemned Bibi Dong’s actions, while Bibi Dong entered a secret passage instead of returning to her chambers.

• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong about ambushing the contestants, and Bibi Dong grabbed her by the throat.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, forced Bibi Dong to release Qian Renxue, and told her to leave.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu about Yun Tian’s two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and Qian Daoliu suspected he was undergoing a Divine Trial.
• Qian Daoliu warned Snake Lance and Pufferfish to protect Qian Renxue more carefully and said he would assign another priest to join them.
• Qian Renxue returned to the garrison, and Qian Daoliu ordered the bloodied carpet replaced before going to the Worship Hall.
• Bibi Dong passed her chambers and entered a secret passage into the dungeon.

Bibi Dong imprisoned Yu Xiaogang and refused Xue Qinghe’s request to release him. Three days later, the Soul Master Tournament opened in Spirit City, where Blue Tyrant Battle Team drew attention by refusing to kneel to the Pope.

• Bibi Dong taunted Yu Xiaogang, threatened Tang San, and ordered guards to keep Yu Xiaogang alive with minimal food and water.
• Xue Qinghe returned to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who suspected his two guards had been killed during his visit to Bibi Dong.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin decided not to investigate the missing guards and went to see Ning Rongrong and the others.
• Three days later, Bibi Dong arrived at the arena with Gui Mei and Yue Guan as the thirty-three tournament teams gathered.
• A bishop moved to reprimand the Imperial Battle Team and Blue Tyrant Battle Team for not kneeling, but Gui Mei stopped him.

Bibi Dong opened the tournament by announcing three Soul Bones for the champions, while Yun Tian examined her traits and decided not to alter them. As Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to face Blazing Fire Academy, Liu Erlong restored Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng’s teamwork, and Tang San was ordered not to use the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Bibi Dong welcomed the teams and announced that the tournament champions would receive three Soul Bones.
• Yun Tian used Destiny's Eye on Bibi Dong, saw her divine trial and other traits, and decided to save his power to alter traits for later.
• Xue Qinghe attended the competition and wondered which deity's trial Yun Tian had inherited.
• Liu Erlong scolded Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng for their poor coordination before Blue Tyrant Academy's match against Blazing Fire Academy, then got them to reconcile.
• Liu Erlong ordered Tang San not to use the Clear Sky Hammer, saying it was Tang Hao's intention, which left Tang San curious about his father's reasons.

Tang San led Blue Tyrant Academy against Blazing Fire Academy, whose captain Huo Wu planned to exploit their fire advantage. The chapter ended with Blue Tyrant defeating them before they could use Ring Fusion, surprising the spectators with Oscar’s flight-granting sausages and the team’s hidden abilities.

• Liu Erlong refused to explain why Tang San could not use the Clear Sky Hammer until after the Soul Master Tournament.
• Huo Wu challenged Tang San’s team, while Huo Wushuang warned her not to underestimate them.
• At the start of the match, Blazing Fire Academy boosted its flames and Huo Wushuang engaged Dai Mubai as the teams took their positions.
• Huo Wu unleashed her Repelling Flame Ring, but Tang San’s team used Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages to fly above its reach.
• Tang San coordinated a counterattack that overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy and knocked its members off the arena before they could use Ring Fusion.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy by exploiting Oscar’s hidden ability, while Bibi Dong began considering how to deal with Tang San and Yun Tian. The first round ended with the next round’s matchups set, leaving Yun Tian to anticipate the coming battles and worry about Bibi Dong’s intentions.

• Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Oscar’s unexpected Soul Skill helped Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng overwhelm their opponents.
• Bibi Dong recognized that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls and decided to wait until after the tournament to intervene.
• Ning Fengzhi told Huyan Zhen that he favored the Spirit Hall and Imperial Battle Teams to reach the final match.
• Yun Tian and Xue Qinghe discussed Oscar’s hidden strength, and Yun Tian considered how to refuse Bibi Dong without provoking her.
• Blazing Fire Academy merged with Godwind Academy, and the first round ended with eighteen teams advancing to the next round.
• Yun Tian worried that Dai Mubai would struggle against Star Luo without Zhu Zhuqing and that Blue Tyrant Academy might be vulnerable to Skywater Academy.

The Spirit Hall Battle Team’s Golden Generation won its match and clashed verbally with Yun Tian’s Imperial Battle Team before the teams met in the arena. The Imperial Battle Team won without Yun Tian fighting, while Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda drew attention and Bibi Dong’s concealed killing intent.

• The Spirit Hall Battle Team won its opening match, showcasing Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan as level-fifty-plus Battle Soul Kings.
• Xie Yue warned Yan not to underestimate the Imperial Battle Team, and the Spirit Hall team headed to its lounge.
• Hu Liena tried to charm Yun Tian in the passageway, but he rebuffed her, and Xie Yue stopped Yan from starting a private fight.
• Xie Yue challenged Yun Tian to meet them in the arena, and Ning Rongrong retorted as the Spirit Hall team left.
• The Imperial Battle Team defeated its opponent while Yun Tian watched from the back, and Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Bibi Dong recognized the threat Ning Rongrong could pose to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and developed concealed killing intent.

Blue Tyrant Academy faced Star Luo Imperial Academy in the third round, where Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun summoned the Hell White Tiger. As the fusion prepared to attack, Dai Mubai stepped forward to confront it alone.

• The tournament host announced Blue Tyrant Academy's match against Star Luo Imperial Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing and Yun Tian judged that Blue Tyrant Academy might lose.
• Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai over his missing fiancée, while Tang San encouraged Blue Tyrant Academy to fight.
• Tang San organized the team as Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai fought Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, while Tang San trapped Dai Weisi with Blue Silver Grass.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun withdrew and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the Hell White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai told his teammates to step back and declared that he would face the Hell White Tiger alone.

Tang San and the Blue Tyrant team endured the Star Luo Battle Team’s Hell White Tiger attack, but Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng were badly injured. With Tang San refusing to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer, Star Luo overwhelmed the remaining fighters and won the match.

• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng stood against the Hell White Tiger while Tang San shielded the others with Blue Silver Grass instead of using the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Hell White Tiger struck the barrier, leaving Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng gravely wounded but alive.
• Dai Weisi ordered the Star Luo Battle Team to surround the barrier and attack as soon as Tang San emerged.
• Tang San withdrew the barrier and tried to evade the team’s attacks, but Blue Tyrant’s weakened fighters could not resist.
• The Star Luo Battle Team eliminated the Blue Tyrant members, and Tang San was knocked out of the arena, giving Star Luo the victory.

After Dai Mubai was defeated, Dai Weisi tried to take him away, but Flender invoked Zhu Zhuqing’s match to delay him. Qin Ming worried that Zhu Zhuqing might recklessly face the Hell White Tiger, while Yun Tian confidently promised he could destroy it.

• Flender and Liu Erlong discussed how using Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer could expose him and endanger their academy, while Dai Mubai would still face punishment if Star Luo won.
• Dai Weisi demanded custody of the badly injured Dai Mubai, but Flender argued that the contest was not decided until Zhu Zhuqing was defeated, forcing Dai Weisi to leave him behind temporarily.
• Flender warned Oscar not to speak openly about Tang San’s second Martial Soul, then led the remaining students back to the lounge as Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng received treatment.
• At the Imperial Battle Team’s stands, Qin Ming warned Yun Tian to stop Zhu Zhuqing from recklessly confronting the Hell White Tiger, and Yun Tian said he could shatter the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with one spear strike.

Tang-San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng recovered in the infirmary after losing their match, and Yu Tianheng grew resentful that Tang-San had not used the Clear Sky Hammer. Dai Mubai’s fate depended on Zhu Zhuqing’s upcoming match, while Yu Tianheng offered him refuge with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Tang-San woke in the infirmary beside the injured Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai and wondered whether he had been right to withhold the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Liu Erlong asked Tang-San whether he had considered using the hammer, and he questioned whom his father was guarding against; she told him to ask Tang-Hao himself.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai woke, and Flender explained that their injuries were serious but not life-threatening and that Dai Mubai’s safety depended on Zhu Zhuqing’s match.
• Yu Tianheng learned Tang-San had not used the Clear Sky Hammer and began to resent him, but Flender reminded him that Tang-Hao had forbidden its use.
• Dai Mubai accepted that he might face consequences if Zhu Zhuqing lost, while Yu Tianheng offered to protect him by bringing him into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The Imperial Battle Team prepared to face the Star Luo Battle Team, with Zhu Zhuqing determined to change her fate and Yun Tian confident in their strength. The match began as Dugu Yan revealed her extraordinary soul-ring configuration.

• Tang San urged Dai Mubai to flee once his injuries improved, while Yu Tianheng objected to his cautious plan.
• Flender brought healing Soul Masters to treat the injured, and the team learned that Spirit Hall Academy had begun its match against Skywater Academy.
• Qin Ming warned Yun Tian and the others not to underestimate the Star Luo Battle Team, but Yun Tian believed they could win if they handled the Hell White Tiger.
• The Imperial Battle Team entered the arena, where Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Weisi's accusations and resolved to change her destiny.
• The match began, and Dugu Yan's soul rings astonished the spectators with their superior configuration.

Yun Tian and the Emperor Team overwhelmed the Star Luo Battle Team in the tournament match, while their evolved Martial Souls drew the attention of Bibi Dong. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun could not get close enough to perform the Hell White Tiger fusion, and the chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing refusing to let them try.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Yun Tian, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan as the teams prepared to fight, and Dugu Yan revealed her Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to secretly investigate the opportunities that had evolved the Emperor Team’s Martial Souls, while Chen Xin grew wary.
• Yun Tian used the Atlas Spear to pin most of the Star Luo Battle Team under intense gravitational pressure.
• Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing engaged Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, preventing them from reaching each other while Dugu Yan struck Dai Weisi back.
• Dai Weisi challenged Dugu Yan to let him use the Hell White Tiger, but Zhu Zhuqing rejected his plea.

The Imperial Battle Team defeated the Star Luo Battle Team after Zhu Zhuqing rejected her claim to the Star Luo succession and Dai Weisi surrendered. Dai Mubai learned that Zhu Zhuqing had helped him one last time and accepted that he would live as an ordinary Soul Master.

• Zhu Zhuqing refused to become Star Luo's Crown Princess and said Dai Mubai's fate no longer concerned her.
• Dai Weisi declared the Star Luo Battle Team's surrender, and Yun Tian withdrew the Atlas Spear's suppressive force.
• Ye Lingling checked on Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, while Flender and Liu Erlong discussed Yun Tian's strange power.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng argued in the infirmary until Flender arrived and confirmed the Imperial Battle Team's victory.
• Flender told Dai Mubai that Star Luo had abandoned him, and Dai Mubai nodded as he accepted life as an ordinary Soul Master.

Tang San recovered under Flender’s protection while Dai Mubai considered seeking his support against Dai Weisi. As the tournament entered its decisive stage, Spirit Hall arranged a wheel-battle alliance with the New Kamikaze Battle Team, and the Imperial Battle Team prepared to choose its first fighter.

• Tang San resumed cultivating to recover, while Dai Mubai wondered whether he could gain Tang San’s support in his struggle against Dai Weisi.
• Flender warned that Star Luo might target Dai Mubai and took up a guard post outside the room.
• The tournament reached its decisive stage, where three teams would compete in an individual arena elimination to advance directly to the Grand Finals.
• Gui Mei confirmed that the New Kamikaze Battle Team had agreed to help Spirit Hall wear down the Imperial Battle Team, then silenced a bishop who questioned the plan.
• As the arena elimination began, Dugu Yan volunteered to fight first, and Qin Ming told her to conserve her Soul Power.