Recaps

Ning Chen escaped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, grew stronger through cultivation and crafted Soul Tools, then entered Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou Royal Academy under the identity Cao Benqi. After concealing his true cultivation at the academy, he traveled to Sunset Forest to seek a defensive Spirit Ring and found a seventeen-thousand-year-old Diamond Mammoth.

• Ning Chen survived Ning Rongrong’s ambush, awakened unfamiliar strength, and clawed his way out of his grave after Ning Fengzhi covered up the deaths.
• Ning Chen recovered memories of his past life, gained the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to pursue strength and revenge.
• Ning Chen hunted a Rock Crystal Beast in Soul Hunting Forest, gained a strength-amplifying Soul Skill, and raised his Soul Power to level fifteen.
• Ning Chen forged Soul Tools, traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest, and gained a speed-amplifying Soul Skill by defeating a Phoenix-Tailed Cockscomb Snake.
• Ning Chen killed Bule and his companions with an Azure Flame Pearl, reached Heaven Dou City, and drew the Starlight Bracer.
• Ning Chen registered as Cao Benqi at the Martial Soul Temple, attracted Qian Renxue’s attention, and accepted her offer to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy while retaining his freedom.
• Ning Chen joined Qin Ming’s class, impressed the students in a spar against Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, and concealed his true level after reaching level forty.
• Ning Chen traveled to Sunset Forest in his Windrider Airship and discovered a seventeen-thousand-year-old Diamond Mammoth suited to his search for a defensive Spirit Ring.

Ning Chen gained new powers from rare herbs and a dangerous hunt, then trained under the Cao Benqi identity while Emperor Team prepared for the tournament. The arc left Emperor Team battling the Shrek Seven Devils, with Tang San neutralizing Dugu Yan’s poison.

• Ning Chen killed the Diamond Mammoth, gained his fourth soul skill, and found the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, where rare herbs transformed his pagoda and awakened his Heart Martial Soul.
• Ning Chen defeated a thirty-thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider, gained his fifth Spirit Ring, and returned to Heaven Dou City to cultivate the Thousand Mountains Formula.
• Ning Chen concealed his great strength as Cao Benqi and demonstrated it in training, then joined Ye Lingling in arena matches as Emperor Team pursued Silver Soul badges.
• After opponents in Heaven Dou City repeatedly forfeited, Qin Ming took Emperor Team to Suotuo City, where the team earned its Silver badge by defeating the Mad Battle Team.
• Ning Chen volunteered for Emperor Team’s final Suotuo City battle against the Shrek Seven Devils, while Yu Xiaogang prepared Tang San’s team for Cao Benqi’s possible appearance.
• Tang San’s team isolated and injured Yu Tianheng, then combined realgar wine with their attacks to neutralize Dugu Yan’s poison.

Ning Chen survived Tang Hao’s attempt to kill him and trained to grow stronger, while the Shrek team joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and advanced through the tournament. At the finals, Ning Chen led his team to defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, drawing the attention of Pope Bibi Dong.

• Ning Chen defeated the Shrek Seven Devils in the arena, then escaped Tang Hao’s pursuit after a fierce battle left him badly injured.
• Ning Chen recovered and trained with the Imperial Fighting Team, while Shrek Academy joined Liu Erlong’s Blue Tyrant Academy and Dugu Bo agreed to protect Tang San for five years under Tang Hao’s threat.
• Shrek Academy qualified for the tournament finals, and Xue Qinghe and Ning Chen joined the teams’ escort to Spirit City, where Spirit Hall attackers ambushed the convoy.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo intervened against Spirit Hall’s Elders, and the teams reached Spirit City to begin the finals.
• Ning Chen revealed five spirit rings and fought Xie Yue as the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team faced the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena fused into Demon Charm while their teammates eliminated Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng, leaving Ning Chen alone against Spirit Hall’s team.
• Ning Chen broke Demon Charm’s fusion, knocked Yan unconscious, and shattered the arena with a final attack that forced Xie Yue to concede.
• Heaven Dou Imperial Academy celebrated its victory, and a Spirit Hall knight reported the defeat to Pope Bibi Dong.

Ning Chen led Heaven Dou Royal Academy to victory at the Spirit Master Tournament, then secretly took Xiao Wu from the Star Dou Great Forest and absorbed her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone. Back in Heaven Dou City, he pursued research into unusual Martial Soul awakenings while Qian Renxue offered discreet support.

• Ning Chen defeated Huo Wushuang and Dai Mubai, then challenged the remaining members of Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy to fight him together.
• Ning Chen knocked all fourteen opponents out of the ring with one punch, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy advanced to the final.
• Ning Chen endured Tang San’s Clear Sky Avatar strike, then feigned defeat so his teammates could defeat Shrek and win the tournament.
• Ning Chen received the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, reached level eighty-eight, and declined to absorb the skull while planning to cultivate further.
• Ning Chen used a disguise to approach Xiao Wu at the Lake of Life, knocked her unconscious, and escaped with her using Kamui despite Da Ming and Er Ming’s attacks.
• Ning Chen killed Xiao Wu in a secluded valley, absorbed her hundred-thousand-year spirit ring to reach rank ninety-one, then absorbed her soul bone and rose to rank ninety-two.
• Ning Chen returned to Heaven Dou City and drew Spirit Journey Through the Great Void, a method that strengthened his mind and spiritual power.
• Qian Renxue offered Ning Chen the Imperial Palace Guard deputy commander position, but he declined to focus on Martial Soul research, and she promised to provide information discreetly.