Recaps

After the young fighters defeated the eighty-thousand-year Emberwing Lizard King, they recovered its exceptional fire-and-lightning left leg Soul Bone. Li Xuansheng proposed a dice contest to distribute it fairly, and Li Xuanyin won and began absorbing it as the group guarded her in the Ashen Hills.

• The thirty young fighters defeated the Emberwing Lizard King, and Li Qianqian healed their fatigue and minor wounds.
• Dongyue Qingmu extracted an eighty-thousand-year fire-and-lightning left leg Soul Bone, and Dongyue Qingxuan proposed awarding it to Li Xuansheng for his leadership.
• Li Xuansheng declined to claim the Soul Bone alone and organized a dice contest among the thirty fighters, divided into five groups.
• Li Xuansheng, Li Longyue, Dongyue Huaiyu, Dongyue Ling, and Li Xuanyin won their groups and advanced to the final roll.
• Li Xuanyin rolled three sixes to win the Soul Bone, which Li Xuansheng handed to her.
• Li Xuanyin began absorbing the Soul Bone while the others formed a guard around her.

Li Xuanyin successfully fused an eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone with help from Li Xuansheng’s stabilizing potion, gaining two Soul Power levels and powerful new abilities. The group resumed its journey, and Xuanyin began testing her improved speed and battlefield-control skill on the road.

• Li Xuansheng exchanged Summoning Points for a Soul Bone Fusion Stabilizer and gave it to Li Qianqian to help Li Xuanyin through the dangerous fusion.
• Li Xuanyin completed the fusion by dawn, reached Soul Power level seventy-three, and gained dramatically increased left-leg speed, strength, and flexibility.
• Li Xuanyin demonstrated her Soul Bone skill, Thunderfire Prairie, which spread paralyzing fire and lightning across an area.
• Li Xuanyin thanked Li Xuansheng, and the young members of the two families celebrated the successful fusion and grew closer.
• After resting for half a day, the group continued its journey, while Li Xuanyin sparred with Dongyue Changming and Dongyue Si to master her new abilities.

Li Xuansheng and Dongyue Qi discussed battlefield command before their families reached the Blue Dynasty’s border and encountered the Mountain-Suppressing Sect. After Li Xuansheng identified himself as a member of the Li Family, the sect’s leading young disciple challenged him to spar.

• Li Xuansheng taught Dongyue Qi about coordination, timing, and understanding the strengths and temperaments of each team member.
• After five more days of travel, Dongyue Qingxuan explained that the group would pass through Eastern Garrison Pass and still had three provinces to cross before reaching Blue Moon City.
• Li Qianqian warned everyone to be cautious in the Blue Dynasty, where rival factions and tournament competitors would be watching them.
• Yue Qianshan of the Mountain-Suppressing Sect stopped his group near the Li and Dongyue families and rudely questioned why they were resting on the official road.
• Li Xuansheng answered Yue Qianshan’s young disciple, then revealed that he belonged to the Li Family of Eastern Heavenly Phoenix City.
• The Mountain-Suppressing Sect’s leading young disciple challenged Li Xuansheng to spar.

Li Xuansheng accepted the Mountain-Suppressing Sect’s best-of-three challenge and selected Li Xuanshu, Li Xiaochen, and Li Longyue to fight. Li Xuanshu opened against Yue Ling, and their first clash began with his precise counterthrust against her diving attack.

• Yue Qianshan’s disciples challenged the Li Family to a best-of-three match, and Li Xuansheng set the rule that only tournament participants under twenty could fight.
• Li Xuansheng chose Li Xuanshu, Li Xiaochen, and Li Longyue, balancing their chances of winning with the need to conceal the Li Family’s strongest abilities.
• Yue Qianshan named Yue Ling as the Mountain-Suppressing Sect’s first fighter, and she faced Li Xuanshu on the road.
• Yue Ling armored herself in rocklike feathers and dove at Li Xuanshu with her Earth-Shaking Pounce.
• Li Xuanshu charged upward with Sky Phoenix Thrust, aiming his halberd between Yue Ling’s talons.

Li Xuanshu battled Yue Ling and overcame her powerful soul skills with precise halberd techniques. He defeated her Martial Soul Avatar with his sixth soul skill, winning despite being a level below her.

• Li Xuanshu broke Yue Ling's Earth-Shaking Pounce with a concentrated halberd thrust, forcing her to fight seriously.
• Yue Ling used her fifth and sixth soul skills to attack Li Xuanshu with sparrow clones and a rain of phantom boulders.
• Li Xuanshu combined his second and fifth soul skills to shatter the boulders and strike Yue Ling's merged sparrow phantom.
• Yue Ling activated her Martial Soul Avatar and pressed Li Xuanshu with powerful stone-spike attacks.
• Li Xuanshu spotted an opening and cleaved Yue Ling's Rock Sparrow avatar in two with his sixth soul skill, defeating her.

Li Xiaochen faced Yue Feng in the second match, using his Heaven-Devouring Golden Toad abilities and Soul Tools to slow and harass the powerful rhino Soul Master. As Yue Feng attacked in his Martial Soul Avatar, Li Xiaochen donned golden Soul Tool armor and activated his own Avatar, leaving their clash unresolved.

• After Li Xuansheng declared the Li Family's first victory, Li Xiaochen entered the arena to fight Yue Feng of the Mountain-Suppressing Sect.
• Yue Feng used his Earth-Rending Rhino Martial Soul and charged, but Li Xiaochen's Swallowing Absorption slowed him and drained some of his Soul Power.
• Li Xiaochen deployed metal spiders, his Golden Toad Domain, and Golden Toad Mucus, then used the spiders' paralyzing blasts and a Soul Tool hand cannon to keep Yue Feng at bay.
• Yue Feng broke through much of Li Xiaochen's defenses with Earth-Shaking Shockwave, then activated his Earth-Rending Rhino Avatar and charged with Rhino Horn Drill.
• As Yue Feng's empowered attack bore down on him, Li Xiaochen equipped golden Soul Tool armor and activated his Heaven-Devouring Golden Toad Avatar.

Li Xiaochen defeated Yue Feng with his Rune Golden Toad Avatar, giving the Li Family its second win against the Mountain-Suppressing Sect. The final match began as Li Longyue faced Yue Qing.

• Li Xiaochen trapped Yue Feng's Earth-Rending Rhino Avatar with the Heaven-Devouring Earth-Eater and bound it with the Thousand-Mechanism Lock.
• Li Xiaochen struck Yue Feng with the Heaven-Devouring Cannon, defeating him and winning the second match for the Li Family.
• Dongyue Qingxuan announced the Li Family's victory as Yue Qianshan ordered Yue Qing to win the final match.
• Yue Qing challenged Li Longyue, who introduced himself as a level seventy-seven Assault- and Defense-type Battle Soul Sage.

Li Longyue overwhelmed Yue Qing in a contest of strength, then defeated his Mountain-Shaking Giant Ape True Body with the Mountain Dragon King True Body. The Li Family won all three sparring matches, leaving the Mountain-Suppressing Sect in stunned silence.

• Yue Qing used three enhancement soul skills and struck Li Longyue, but Li Longyue met his punch with pure martial-soul power and knocked him back.
• Yue Qing transformed into his Mountain-Shaking Giant Ape True Body and attacked Li Longyue with his sixth soul skill.
• Li Longyue activated four soul skills and transformed into his Mountain Dragon King True Body, then endured Yue Qing's attack with his shoulder.
• Li Longyue shattered Yue Qing's true body's arms and forced it to disperse, leaving Yue Qing injured and defeated.
• Li Longyue returned to human form and conceded politely as the Li Family completed a clean sweep of the three matches.

The Li Family defeated the Mountain-Suppressing Sect in all three matches, establishing their strength and forcing Yue Qianshan’s group to retreat. The group continued toward Blue Moon City, where Li Xuansheng expected greater challenges from the Blue Dynasty’s tangled factions.

• Li Longyue’s victory over Yue Qing left the Mountain-Suppressing Sect defeated, and Yue Qianshan apologized to Dongyue Qingxuan and Li Xuansheng before leading his sect away.
• Dongyue Qingxuan and Li Qianqian praised the Li Family’s fighters, while Dongyue Qi and Dongyue Qingmu noted that their public display of strength could deter troublemakers.
• Li Qiuqiu, Dongyue Caiwei, and Dongyue Zhong praised Li Xuanshu, Li Xiaochen, and Li Longyue, and Li Xiaochen explained how his Soul Tool worked.
• Li Qianqian urged everyone to leave, and the group smoothed the damaged road before flying west toward the Blue Dynasty’s border.
• As they traveled, Li Xiaochen offered to share Soul Tool interference runes with Dongyue Si, and Li Xuansheng warned Dongyue Qi that the real storm awaited in Blue Moon City.

Li Xuansheng and the others learned that powerful teams from across the continent were gathering for the tournament in Blue Moon City, then reached the Blue Dynasty’s Eastern Garrison Pass. They crossed paths with a carriage from the Northern Yuan imperial family, and Li Xuansheng led his group into the Blue Dynasty.

• Dongyue Qi told Li Xuansheng that Lan Mengge and powerful teams from several dynasties and sects were headed to Blue Moon City for the tournament.
• Li Xuansheng welcomed the chance to compete against the world’s best as the group traveled toward the Blue Dynasty.
• Three days later, the group reached Eastern Garrison Pass, where travelers discussed the Li Family’s recent victory over members of the Mountain-Suppressing Sect.
• A luxurious Northern Yuan imperial carriage passed through the VIP lane, and its occupant fixed Li Xuansheng and several others with a cold, arrogant gaze.
• Li Xuansheng told the group to proceed through the pass and enter the Blue Dynasty.

Li Xuansheng and the Li Family and Dongyue Family teams entered Blue Dynasty territory and traveled to Blue Moon City for the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament. After settling into the tournament’s guesthouse district, they prepared to register the next day as the competition drew near.

• The Li Family and Dongyue Family teams passed the inspections at Eastern Garrison Pass and continued through Eastern Garrison City toward the Blue Dynasty’s heartland.
• On the road, Li Xuansheng sensed the Astral Sect’s convoy and briefly met the probing gaze of someone who seemed to notice his secrets; his Divine Phoenix Halberd aura blocked the sensation.
• The teams encountered other tournament delegations while traveling and used their breaks to train and discuss tactics without getting into trouble.
• The convoy reached Blue Moon City, passed through the participating teams’ entrance, and received adjacent courtyards in the Guesthouse District.
• Dongyue Qingxuan and Li Qianqian told everyone to rest and prepare for registration and qualification review the following day.
• Li Xuansheng looked toward the city’s white spire and resolved himself as the tournament approached.

Li Xuansheng and his companions explored Blue Moon City’s Guesthouse District, where they confronted Whale Fall of the Sea Whale Gang over the old feud between their factions. Whale Fall prepared to attack, but Li Xuansheng reminded him that fighting was forbidden, and a mocking voice interrupted the standoff.

• Li Xiaochen and Huaixin went to Moonlight Market while Li Bing’er and Li Xuanqing stayed behind to spar, and Li Xuansheng toured the Guesthouse District with Li Longyue, Li Xuanyin, Li Qiuqiu, Dongyue Qi, and Dongyue Ling.
• The group encountered Whale Fall and the Sea Whale Gang pressuring Soul Masters from a small faction to leave a roadside gathering spot.
• Whale Fall recognized the Li Family emblems and confronted Li Xuansheng over the death of Sea Whale Gang Supreme Elder Du Yunhe.
• Li Xuansheng argued that Du Yunhe had violated the Continental Pact and brought about his own death, while Whale Fall threatened to attack and unleashed his Abyssal Demon Whale martial soul.
• Li Xuansheng warned Whale Fall that private fighting was forbidden in the Guesthouse District, leaving Whale Fall hesitating as onlookers watched.
• An unseen man mocked Whale Fall as a brainless stupid whale.

Ye Zhongguan intervened when Whale Fall confronted Li Xuansheng and his companions in Blue Moon City, forcing the Sea Whale Gang to withdraw under the city guards’ warning. He then invited the group to the Wind-Listening Teahouse, where he warned them about Whale Fall and revealed that Princess Lan Mengge would compete in the tournament.

• Ye Zhongguan challenged Whale Fall and greeted Li Xuansheng, making clear his hostility toward the Sea Whale Gang.
• Blue Moon City guards forbade fighting in the Guesthouse District, so Whale Fall left after threatening Li Xuansheng and Ye Zhongguan.
• Ye Zhongguan, Li Xuansheng, Dongyue Qi, and their companions exchanged friendly introductions and went to the Wind-Listening Teahouse.
• At the teahouse, Ye Zhongguan explained that the Ye Family and its allies had reclaimed territory from the weakened Sea Whale Gang after Du Yunhe's death.
• Ye Zhongguan warned Li Xuansheng that Whale Fall would target them during the tournament, especially in team battles on aquatic terrain.
• Ye Zhongguan told Li Xuansheng and the others that the Blue Dynasty's young princess, Lan Mengge, would compete in the tournament.

Li Xuansheng and his companions gathered intelligence on the tournament’s formidable contenders and considered alliances as rumors about their strength spread through Blue Moon City. With the competition approaching, they prepared for the registration and eligibility screening.

• Ye Zhongguan described the tournament’s top contenders, including Lan Mengge, Yuan Zheng, Tang Wu, Xing Xuan, and Yaguang, and offered to cooperate with Li Xuansheng during the team battles.
• Li Xuansheng and the others saw Moonlight Fairy Su Qingshuang of Flower-Washing Valley pass by the teahouse, and Ye Zhongguan left after inviting them to visit the Ye Family’s quarters.
• Li Xiaochen and Dongyue Huaixin reported that Xing Xuan’s spiritual power had nearly overwhelmed Huaixin and that Yuan Zheng had defeated a level-seventy-five Blue Dynasty genius in three moves.
• Li Xuansheng’s team refined its tactics, while rumors about the Li and Dongyue families and their ties to the Ye Family spread throughout Blue Moon City.
• The day for tournament registration and eligibility screening arrived.

Li Xuansheng and the Dongyue Family’s team passed the tournament qualification review, drawing wary attention from rival factions. As they left, Lan Mengge briefly met Li Xuansheng’s gaze, and their Martial Souls reacted with a strange resonance and rejection.

• Li Xuansheng and Dongyue Qi led their teams through the tournament’s document and bone-age checks, where all thirty members qualified and received competition tokens.
• Observers recognized the Li and Dongyue teams’ strength, while Whale Fall grew more hostile and Ye Zhongguan, Yuan Zheng, Tang Wu, Xing Xuan, and Yaguang each took notice.
• Lan Mengge arrived with the royal team and briefly fixed her gaze on Li Xuansheng.
• Li Xuansheng felt his Divine Phoenix Halberd Martial Soul react to Lan Mengge, and she murmured in surprise before turning away.
• Li Xuansheng led his team from the square as the crowd’s attention followed them.

Li Xuansheng and the competing teams gathered in Blue Moon City as King Lanyue announced the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament format. The tournament would begin with regional round-robin preliminaries before a double-elimination stage, leaving Li Xuansheng to consider how the varied match formats would test each team.

• Li Xuansheng and Dongyue Qi led the Li Family and Dongyue Family members to Blue Moon Arena for the rules announcement and preliminary draw.
• King Lanyue announced that the previous tournament’s top four teams would advance directly to the elimination stage, while the other eighty teams would be randomly divided into five sixteen-team regional groups.
• Minister Lan Mo explained that each group would use a single round-robin, with its top four teams advancing and the other twelve eliminated.
• Minister Lan Mo announced that twenty-four teams would enter a double-elimination bracket, where a second loss would eliminate a team.
• Minister Lan Mo revealed that team matches would include one-on-one, two-on-two, five-on-five, and ten-on-ten rounds, with a total of forty points available.

The tournament’s ten-on-ten match was revealed to be worth fifteen points, and the draw placed the Li Family and Dongyue Clan in a formidable East District division. With the preliminaries set to begin in three days, Li Xuansheng ordered his team to prepare to win every match.

• The tournament organizers explained that the ten-on-ten bout was worth fifteen points and announced the preliminary division draw.
• The draw placed the Sea Whale Gang, Flower-Washing Valley, Fire Dragon Valley, Mountain-Suppressing Sect, the Li Family, Dongyue Clan, Ye Family, and other strong teams in East District.
• Minister Lan Mo announced that the preliminaries would begin in three days and warned teams against banned drugs, deliberate maiming or killing, and revenge outside the arena.
• Li Xuansheng told his fifteen teammates to study East District’s opponents, practice different team combinations, and aim to qualify as the district’s top team.
• Li Shaozhe and three others began advising the team while Li Xuansheng studied opponent files and teams across Blue Moon City made their own preparations.

The Li Family team began an intensive three-day preparation for the East District tournament under the guidance of six elders. The chapter ended with the elders leading their assigned fighters to separate training grounds for specialized drills and tactical practice.

• Li Shaozhe warned the fifteen young team members that their group was a group of death and explained that flexible match assignments would be crucial.
• Li Qingluan assigned the Power Attack System fighters individual training, including teamwork for Li Longyue, endurance for Li Xuanqing, and attribute defense for Li Aotian.
• Li Lexuan directed the control fighters to improve their domain use, team support, and coordination, while Chen Xin gave Li Xuanyin and Li Xiaochen specialized mobility and Soul Tool training.
• Li Qianqian and Li Tongyu planned rotating practice battles to teach the team how to counter different tactical systems.
• Li Xuansheng led the team in thanking the elders, and the elders took their assigned fighters to separate training grounds.

Li Xuansheng and the team planned tactics for the East District tournament, preparing different strategies for weaker, mid-tier, and elite opponents. After a masked Limit Douluo-level spy was spotted near their courtyard, they tightened security, and Li Xuansheng focused on the coming match against the Sea Whale Gang as the first preliminary match approached.

• Li Xuansheng explained the tournament scoring and proposed tiered plans for weaker, mid-tier, and strong opponents.
• Li Lexuan and Li Qingluan told the team to practice fighting with an injured teammate absent and to prepare backup variations for every tactic.
• Li Tongyu returned from the courtyard wall and reported that a masked spy with Limit Douluo-level Soul Power had been watching them.
• Li Qianqian ordered the team to raise nighttime security and train and rest in pairs.
• Li Xuansheng studied the matchup chart, wrote a motto beside the Sea Whale Gang's name, and prepared for the first preliminary match the following day.

At the East District preliminary round, Flower-Washing Valley faced Golden Saber Sect in a series of one-on-one matches while Li Xuansheng and his companions watched. Flower-Washing Valley took the lead, but Golden Saber Sect captain Jin Feng won the fourth match, leaving the contest underway.

• Li Xuansheng and the Li Family team took their seats at Azure Dragon Arena and learned that their third match would be against Thick Earth Sect.
• Flower-Washing Valley captain Su Qingshuang and Golden Saber Sect captain Jin Feng submitted their contestant lists for the first match.
• Liu Qingyan used her Moonshadow Vine skills to trap Luo Gang and won Flower-Washing Valley the opening match.
• A Level 68 Flower-Washing Valley Soul Emperor defeated a Golden Saber Sect opponent, and Liu Qingyun then won the third match in seven moves.
• Jin Feng defeated Su Zitong in the fourth match with three powerful strikes, earning Golden Saber Sect its first victory.

Su Qingshuang and Flower-Washing Valley dominated the one-on-one matches against the Golden Saber Sect, then used precise teamwork to win three of four two-on-two battles. Flower-Washing Valley led 11 points to 4 as the next stage approached, with the Li Family preparing for its turn.

• Su Qingshuang defeated a Golden Saber Sect Soul Sage by trapping him in the moonlight of her Laurel Tree martial soul.
• Flower-Washing Valley won five of the seven one-on-one matches, taking a 5–2 lead in points over the Golden Saber Sect.
• Flower-Washing Valley's first two-on-two pair combined a Symbiotic Vine Domain with Moonlight Cascade to outlast and defeat the Golden Saber Sect team.
• Flower-Washing Valley won the second two-on-two match, while Jin Feng and a Golden Armor Shield Soul Sage won the third for the Golden Saber Sect.
• Su Qingshuang and a Veiled Moon Soul Sage defeated the Golden Saber Sect's final pair, giving Flower-Washing Valley three wins in four two-on-two matches and an 11–4 overall lead.

Flower-Washing Valley and Golden Saber Sect began their first five-on-five battle, with Su Qingshuang’s Thorn Prison control skill disrupting Golden Saber Sect’s formation. Flower-Washing Valley pressed its advantage, leaving Golden Saber Sect’s right-flank Soul Emperor wounded and Jin Feng unable to reach him.

• During the intermission, Li Xuansheng suspected that the quiet woman in green beside Su Qingshuang was Flower-Washing Valley’s unrevealed trump card.
• Flower-Washing Valley revealed its five-member lineup, including Mu Qinglin, a level seventy-five Soul Sage with the Moon-Prison Thorns martial soul.
• Jin Feng led Golden Saber Sect’s arrowhead charge while the Wind-Chasing Golden Saber Soul Sage flanked toward Liu Qingyan.
• Su Qingshuang spread her sixth soul skill, Moonlight Tassel: Thorn Prison, across the arena, slowing and injuring Golden Saber Sect’s fighters.
• The Cold Moon Sword and Veiled Moon Soul Sages attacked Golden Saber Sect’s right-flank Soul Emperor while Liu Qingyan’s vines further entangled the defenders.
• Flower-Washing Valley’s combined attacks wounded the right-flank Soul Emperor and held Jin Feng and the Golden Armor Shield Soul Sage back.

Flower-Washing Valley defeated the Golden Saber Sect in the five-versus-five match through precise teamwork and Su Qingshuang and Mu Qinglin’s combined soul skill. The victory left Flower-Washing Valley needing only five points in the final match to win the tournament.

• Veiled Moon, the Soul Sage, struck down an injured Golden Saber Sect Soul Emperor, giving Flower-Washing Valley an early advantage.
• Jin Feng unleashed his Mountain-Breaking Golden Saber Avatar while the Wind-Chasing Golden Saber Soul Sage attempted to attack Mu Qinglin and Su Qingshuang from behind.
• Mu Qinglin used her sixth soul skill to trap the Wind-Chasing Golden Saber Soul Sage in a metallic thorn cage.
• Su Qingshuang and Mu Qinglin used their combined soul skill, Moonlight Thorn Prison: Annihilation, to overwhelm the Golden Saber Sect fighters before the referee intervened.
• The referee declared Flower-Washing Valley the winner, bringing its total to sixteen points against the Golden Saber Sect’s four.

Flower-Washing Valley defeated the Golden Saber Sect in the ten-on-ten match, completing a decisive tournament victory. After studying their performance, Li Xuansheng prepared the Li Family team for its upcoming match against the Thick Earth Sect.

• The Golden Saber Sect charged Flower-Washing Valley in a desperate ten-on-ten assault, but Su Qingshuang and Mu Qinglin’s control skills broke up their formation.
• Jin Feng briefly led two injured Soul Emperors close to Flower-Washing Valley’s formation before Su Qingshuang, Mu Qinglin, and their teammates restrained him and ended the charge.
• The referee declared Flower-Washing Valley the winner, and the final score showed it had earned 36 points against the Golden Saber Sect’s 4.
• Dongyue Qi, Li Xuanshu, and Li Xuansheng discussed Flower-Washing Valley’s strength as the Li Family returned to its quarters.
• Li Xuansheng assigned lineups and tactics for the Li Family’s upcoming matches against the Thick Earth Sect, telling Li Longyue and Li Bing'er to preserve their strength.

The Ye Family faced the Giant Sword Pavilion in the Azure Dragon Arena, where Ye Qingmei’s speed and blade skills won the opening bout. The Ye Family took a 5–2 lead in the one-on-one matches before the two-on-two battles began.

• Ye Zhongguan and Zhong Yue led their teams into the arena for the East District’s second match.
• Ye Qingmei defeated Shi Lei by evading his heavy strikes and overwhelming him with her twin blades.
• The one-on-one bouts continued, with the Ye Family winning five matches and the Giant Sword Pavilion winning two.
• Zhong Yue defeated a Ye Family Soul Sage in a forceful clash, showing the strength of his Mountain-Splitting Greatsword.
• The referee announced the start of the two-on-two team battles.