Recaps

After Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran settled their grievance, a battle erupted between Yun Yun and the White-Furred Tiger-Man on Misty Cloud Sect’s back mountain. The tiger-man overwhelmed the sect’s defenders, and the spectators wondered how the supposedly slain beast had reached Dou Emperor strength.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran explained that their duel stemmed from a private engagement dispute, and their families confirmed they remained on good terms.
• As Jia Xingtian prepared to recruit Xiao Yan, two Dou Emperor auras burst from the back mountain, where Yun Yun fought a white-furred beastman wielding a Tiger-Head Halberd.
• The White-Furred Tiger-Man knocked Yun Yun into the square, and she claimed he had infiltrated the sect to raid its treasury and wounded Mr. Nangong.
• Yun Leng and two Dou Wang elders attacked the tiger-man, but he shattered their combined assault and sent them falling from the sky.
• Hai Bo Dong said he would struggle to survive the tiger-man’s attacks, while Jia Xingtian wondered how the beast rumored to have been killed by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had appeared at Dou Emperor level.

Queen Medusa and Yun Shan revealed that they had both reached the Dou Zong realm, then unexpectedly attacked Yun Yun and the White-Furred Tiger-Man. As Medusa and the tiger-man pressured Yun Shan, the watching factions hoped the Misty Cloud Sect would be weakened, while injured Yun Yun ordered them to leave the mountain.

• Yun Leng ordered the Misty Cloud Sect disciples to form the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation, whose energy strengthened Yun Yun and let her drive back the White-Furred Tiger-Man.
• Queen Medusa appeared, forced Yun Yun back, and revealed a Dou Zong aura, alarming Jia Xingtian, Hai Bo Dong, Fa Ma, and the other faction representatives.
• Yun Shan emerged from Misty Cloud Mountain with a Dou Zong aura and redirected the formation's energy from Yun Yun to himself.
• Medusa struck Yun Yun while Yun Shan attacked the White-Furred Tiger-Man, knocking both Dou Emperors from the sky.
• The White-Furred Tiger-Man swallowed Magic Cores to recover his strength, then joined Medusa in attacking Yun Shan and forced the newly advanced Dou Zong onto the defensive.
• Injured Yun Yun came before Jia Xingtian and the other guests and ordered them to leave Misty Cloud Mountain.

Yun Shan and Yun Yun joined forces with Medusa and An Yi to turn against Protector Wu, whose attack had nearly overwhelmed them. Protector Wu was left on the brink of destruction, and Yun Shan revealed that An Yi had helped uncover a Soul Imprint hidden in his soul.

• Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Xiao Yan, and the other outsiders left Misty Cloud Mountain while Yun Yun returned to the battle.
• Protector Wu emerged from a chasm and offered to help Yun Shan, then attacked Medusa and the White-Furred Tiger-Man with soul-striking chains.
• An Yi unleashed divine-beast cries and Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, disrupting Protector Wu and leaving him exposed.
• Yun Shan and Yun Yun struck Protector Wu from behind with their Setting Sun Radiance while Medusa and An Yi blocked his escape.
• Protector Wu accused Yun Shan of betraying the Hall of Souls, and Yun Shan revealed the hidden Soul Imprint in his soul.
• An Yi returned to human form and told Yun Shan that he had confirmed the Soul Imprint was real.

An Yi’s trap against Protector Wu unfolded as Yun Shan and Yun Yun turned on him, with Medusa and Medicine Elder joining the fight. The four fighters overwhelmed Protector Wu, whose Soul Body was being broken apart, but the battle was still underway.

• An Yi revealed that he had secretly warned Yun Shan and Yun Yun about Protector Wu’s Soul Imprint and arranged for Yun Shan to help ambush him.
• Yun Shan rejected Protector Wu’s threats and confronted him about planting the Soul Imprint to control him and the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Protector Wu mocked An Yi and claimed Medusa and An Yi were too weakened to stop him, but An Yi called Medicine Elder to join the fight.
• Medicine Elder emerged from Xiao Yan’s body, and he, Yun Shan, and Medusa surrounded Protector Wu as An Yi sealed the battlefield with Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
• An Yi’s divine-beast roars suppressed Protector Wu while the three Dou Zong-level fighters attacked, leaving Protector Wu’s Soul Body badly damaged and unable to fight back.

Protector Wu tried to escape by self-destructing and nearly killed An Yi, but Medicine Elder captured his remaining soul. As An Yi lay near death, he asked for Dou Qi and Heavenly Flame energy, and the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame began healing him.

• Protector Wu charged An Yi and detonated himself, devastating the Misty Cloud Sect's rear mountain.
• Medicine Elder found Protector Wu's escaping soul in the ruins and sealed it in a jade bottle.
• Medusa and Yun Yun found An Yi gravely wounded, and Medicine Elder said his injuries seemed beyond saving.
• An Yi sent a faint soul transmission asking everyone to give him energy and fire.
• Medusa, Yun Yun, Yun Shan, and Medicine Elder poured Dou Qi and energy from two Heavenly Flames into An Yi.
• The Vermilion Bird Divine Flame revived and began restoring An Yi's life force and wounds.

A month after Protector Wu’s self-detonation, An Yi recovered from his physical wounds but still suffered soul damage as he examined the treasures he had taken from the dead protector. He gave Yun Yun an Emperor’s Extreme Pill to help her grow strong enough to face the Hall of Souls, whose Protectors might soon investigate.

• An Yi and Yun Yun discussed their recovery, and An Yi reassured her that his soul would heal thanks to his Vermilion Bird Bloodline.
• An Yi showed Yun Yun Protector Wu’s surviving Storage Ring, which contained Sect Breaking Pills, cultivation pills, and treasures that nourished the soul.
• An Yi gave Yun Yun an Emperor’s Extreme Pill, explaining that she needed to grow stronger before other Hall of Souls Protectors came to investigate.
• An Yi explained that Yun Shan had blamed Protector Wu’s disappearance on a fictional White-Haired Beastman and mysterious experts, giving the Misty Cloud Sect a cover story.

An Yi persuaded Yun Yun to accept the Cold Jade, but Queen Medusa interrupted their intimate moment and revealed that Nalan Yanran had entered the Gate of Life and Death after learning about An Yi and Yun Yun. Yun Shan arrived with news that Xiao Yan had come to the Misty Cloud Sect, leaving An Yi wondering why he had returned.

• An Yi urged Yun Yun to take the Cold Jade so she could grow strong enough to protect the Misty Cloud Sect, and she finally accepted it.
• An Yi kissed Yun Yun, but Queen Medusa arrived and confronted them with jealous sarcasm.
• An Yi asked about Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun explained that she had entered the Gate of Life and Death to become stronger.
• Medusa revealed that Nalan Yanran had learned about Yun Yun and An Yi's relationship and was upset by it.
• Yun Shan appeared at the Pavilion and told An Yi that Xiao Yan had arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect.

After the Hall of Souls abducted Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan learned that its members had taken him to obtain something from the Xiao Household and resolved to become strong enough to rescue him. He secretly secured his family’s protection in the Imperial Capital, then left for Jia Nan Academy.

• Yun Shan told An Yi that Xiao Yan had returned to find the Xiao Household attacked and Xiao Zhan missing.
• Xiao Yan demanded answers from Protector Wu, who revealed that the Hall of Souls had ordered him to capture Xiao Zhan and that three Dou Huang Soul Envoys had acted before he gave the order.
• Medicine Elder calmed Xiao Yan, and An Yi and Medicine Elder reasoned that the Hall of Souls would keep Xiao Zhan alive until it got what it wanted.
• Over the next half month, Xiao Yan arranged for the Mittel Family to care for his relatives while Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect guarded them in secret.
• After settling the Xiao Household in the Imperial Capital, Xiao Yan secretly departed for Jia Nan Academy to grow stronger and rescue his father.

After recovering at the Misty Cloud Sect, An Yi prepared to leave for the Black-Corner Region to draw the Hall of Souls’ attention away from the Jia Ma Empire. He said goodbye to Yun Yun and walked into the sunset hand in hand with Medusa.

• An Yi gave Yun Yun a Sect Breaking Pill and urged her to grow stronger while he left to make the White-Furred Beast infamous in the Black-Corner Region.
• Yun Yun worried that An Yi would become a bandit and pleaded with him to stay safe; he promised to avoid powerful Dou Zong opponents before they kissed goodbye.
• An Yi met Medusa at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain, teased her about crying when he was nearly killed, and learned she had denied it.
• Medusa asked whether An Yi had said goodbye to Ya Fei, and An Yi revealed that he had visited her the night before.
• An Yi kissed Medusa’s cheek and then held her hand as they walked together beneath the setting sun.

At Jia Nan Academy, Xun'er learned that An Yi had survived a Soul Hall Protector’s self-detonation and reached Five-Star Dou King, while the Xiao Household had also been attacked. She chose not to alert the Ancient Clan yet and waited for An Yi to arrive at the academy.

• Xun'er restrained her anger after Ling Ying confirmed that An Yi had survived his injuries and was no longer in serious danger.
• Ling Ying told Xun'er that the Xiao Household had been attacked, Xiao Zhan had been taken, and Xiao Yan had fled with members of the household.
• Ling Ying warned Xun'er that revealing her feelings for An Yi to the Ancient Clan could put An Yi in danger, and she agreed not to report the matter to her father.
• Ling Ying reported that An Yi had reached Five-Star Dou King after recovering from the Soul Hall Protector’s self-detonation.
• Xun'er smiled at Ling Ying’s account of An Yi’s dangerous training and said she would wait for him at Jia Nan Academy.

An Yi rampaged through the Black-Corner Region, looting Blood Maple City and killing its lord before flying toward Black Seal City. Medusa warned him that the city was far more dangerous, but An Yi expected her to back him up if trouble came.

• An Yi killed Blood-Hand Tu Qian, took the City Lord's Mansion's treasures, and left the terrified survivors alive.
• An Yi flew away from Blood Maple City and later struggled to read his map as he approached another large city.
• Medusa identified the city as Black Seal City and warned An Yi that powerful factions and a Dou Emperor guarded it.
• Medusa explained that she had visited the Black-Corner Region before while seeking special medicinal ingredients.
• An Yi brushed off her warning and suggested that she, as a Dou Zong, could back him up, prompting Medusa to protest against becoming his enforcer.

An Yi entered Black Seal City in disguise, quickly establishing a fearsome reputation before spotting Xiao Yan tracking Fan Ling and his group. After learning that the Blood Sect Young Sect Master carried something Xiao Yan needed, An Yi offered to help rob them and wondered whether he could learn news of Azure Scale.

• An Yi disguised himself, killed Black Seal City's guard captain with a single slap, and frightened the city's residents into clearing his path.
• An Yi noticed Fan Ling and his companions hurrying toward the city gates and followed them, convinced they carried valuable loot.
• An Yi used the Void-Stepping Technique to appear beside Xiao Yan, who nearly attacked him with the Heavy Xuan Ruler before recognizing him.
• Xiao Yan explained that Fan Ling was the Blood Sect's Young Sect Master and carried something he urgently needed, but Xiao Yan planned to wait until the group left the city before attacking.
• An Yi offered to help rob Fan Ling's group, thinking of the loot they had acquired at an auction and hoping to ask about Azure Scale.

An Yi and Xiao Yan followed the Blood Sect to a mountain hollow, where Fan Lao ambushed Elder Qing and the Sky Serpent Mansion. An Yi unleashed his three divine beast bloodlines and erased the Blood Sect’s forces, leaving Fan Lao as the sole survivor.

• An Yi and Xiao Yan trailed the Blood Sect party to a secluded hollow and discovered Fan Lao’s hidden ambush.
• Elder Qing arrived with Sky Serpent Mansion experts, and Fan Lao emerged to demand what she was carrying.
• An Yi transformed into his White Tiger form and killed Fan Ling and two Dou Ling experts with a halberd strike.
• Elder Qing recognized An Yi as Azure Scale’s older brother, and An Yi told her group to stay still.
• An Yi activated the Heaven-Slaying Battle Armor’s unrivaled mode and unleashed the Geng Metal Killing Domain, wiping out the Blood Sect assassins while Fan Lao survived.

An Yi defeated Fan Lao in a brutal fight, then killed him with Queen Medusa’s help after Fan Lao tried to escape. He gave Xiao Yan the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map and sent him away before other fighters arrived.

• An Yi overwhelmed Fan Lao with his Geng Metal Killing Domain, Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, and relentless halberd attacks while Elder Qing, the Sky Serpent Mansion group, and Xiao Yan watched in shock.
• An Yi severed Fan Lao’s left arm, but Fan Lao burned his blood essence and fled into the night.
• Queen Medusa blocked Fan Lao’s escape and struck him back toward An Yi, who killed him with the Tiger Soul Halberd.
• An Yi looted Fan Lao, Fan Ling, and the fallen Blood Sect elders, then found the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map in Fan Ling’s Storage Ring.
• An Yi gave the Fragmented Map to Xiao Yan as repayment for Medicine Elder’s help at the Misty Cloud Sect and warned him to leave before more fighters arrived.
• Xiao Yan thanked An Yi, put away the Fragmented Map, and hurried into the darkness.

An Yi saved Qing Yue and the Sky Serpent Mansion survivors, returned the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill for Azure Scale, and ordered them to conceal his involvement by blaming the White Old Devil. After leaving to raid the Blood Sect, An Yi drew the attention of Black-Corner Region leaders, who found Fan Lao dead and realized a fearsome fighter had killed him.

• An Yi asked Qing Yue about Azure Scale and learned she had become the Sky Serpent Mansion's holy maiden and a Dou Master while training to protect him.
• An Yi examined the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, returned it to Qing Yue for Azure Scale, and threatened anyone else who might take it.
• An Yi told Qing Yue to claim the White Old Devil had ambushed them and stolen the pill, then learned that the nickname referred to him.
• An Yi questioned Medusa about the Blood Sect's headquarters and flew off carrying Fan Lao's head, intending to plunder the sect.
• Yuan Yi, Su Mei, and Han Feng arrived at the battlefield, recognized Fan Lao's headless corpse, and were shocked that he had been killed so quickly.

Han Feng and Yuan Yi investigated Fan Lao’s death and suspected three mysterious Dou Emperors had killed him while intercepting Elder Qing. Days later, rumors about White Old Devil’s massacre of the Blood Sect reached Jia Nan Academy, where Xun'er grew furious and Xiao Yan entertained the students with more stories about An Yi.

• Han Feng and Yuan Yi examined Fan Lao’s corpse and concluded that lightning, flames, and sharp metal attacks suggested three attackers had killed him.
• Yuan Yi suggested Fan Lao had tried to intercept Elder Qing over the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Han Feng silently bristled at the likely loss.
• Su Mei left, while Han Feng and Yuan Yi flew away as news of the Blood Sect Master’s death spread through the Black-Corner Region.
• At Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy Selection Tournament, students traded lurid rumors that White Old Devil had slaughtered the Blood Sect, looted Twilight City, and abducted women, making Xun'er seethe.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the tournament with Xiao Ning, laughed at the rumors, and claimed White Old Devil had also plundered the Misty Cloud Sect and faced a wanted poster across the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Ning feared White Old Devil might attack Jia Nan Academy, alarming the students, especially the young women.

An Yi flew into Jia Nan Academy’s flight-prohibited zone and was confronted by Vice Dean Hu Gan and three Dou Emperors. He tried to explain that he was a newly enrolled student, identifying himself as Nangong Yi and citing his earlier registration with Ruo Lin.

• Xiao Yu insisted that the White Old Devil would never dare invade Jia Nan Academy, but Hu Gan and three elders abruptly flew toward the academy’s outskirts.
• An Yi approached Jia Nan City through the forest, unaware that the area around Jia Nan Academy prohibited flight and that he had bypassed Peace Town.
• Queen Medusa warned An Yi that the four approaching Dou Emperors seemed ready to attack him, and An Yi realized they had mistaken his arrival for an intrusion.
• Hu Gan demanded to know why An Yi had entered the flight-prohibited zone, but he doubted An Yi’s claim that he was a new student.
• An Yi said he had registered with instructor Ruo Lin in Wutan City two years earlier, then introduced himself as Nangong Yi.

An Yi revealed himself to Hu Gan as the prodigy recruited by Ruo Lin and explained why he had arrived late to Jia Nan Academy. Hu Gan accepted him and escorted him inside, while Elder Huo became intrigued by An Yi’s fiery wings and discovered he was an alchemist.

• An Yi identified himself as Nangong Yi, and Hu Gan recalled Ruo Lin’s report of a sixteen-year-old Da Dou Shi who had requested three years’ leave.
• An Yi admitted he was now an eighteen-year-old Dou Wang and said he had delayed attending Jia Nan Academy until he could protect himself.
• Hu Gan warned that Zi Yan in the Inner Academy could still overpower An Yi, then signaled the Enforcement Team to stand down after deciding An Yi’s entry was a misunderstanding.
• An Yi claimed he had flown into the restricted zone because he had gotten lost, and he offered his unusual cultivation method and beast bloodlines as reasons the academy’s Alert Formation had not detected him.
• Hu Gan led An Yi toward Jia Nan Academy, where Elder Huo questioned his flaming wings and realized An Yi was an alchemist.

An Yi revealed his extraordinary alchemy skills to Jia Nan Academy’s leaders and asked to study in its Alchemy Department. After arriving at the selection tournament, he reunited with Xun'er and was recognized by Instructor Ruo Lin as the silver-haired recruit Nangong Yi.

• An Yi showed Elder Huo and the other elders a bottle of supreme-quality Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and said he wanted formal alchemy training.
• An Yi admitted he had refined the Supreme Dou Spirit Pill through Void Alchemy at the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Convention, leaving Hu Gan and Elder Huo stunned.
• Hu Gan brought An Yi to the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, where Xun'er rushed into his arms and embraced him.
• Hu Gan told Ruo Lin that her long-awaited student had arrived, and An Yi explained that he had changed his hair color and worn a mask when they met in Wutan City.
• Ruo Lin recognized An Yi from her Recruitment Jade Token and tearfully accused him of making her think he would not come, while Hu Gan wondered about their relationship.

An Yi arrived at Jia Nan Academy and dazzled the students and faculty with his strength and generous gifts, while Hu Jia declared she would not give up on Xun'er. Hu Gan exempted An Yi from the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and arranged for him to enter after it ended.

• An Yi gave Instructor Ruo Lin two pills and handed Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills to Xun'er's female friends, while ignoring Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning.
• Hu Jia threw her pill back and declared that she would never give up on Xun'er, prompting Hu Gan to silence his granddaughter.
• An Yi asked whether he had to compete in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Hu Gan said he could report to the Inner Academy with the top fifty students after it ended.
• Hu Jia questioned why An Yi could bypass the tournament, and Hu Gan said few people in the Inner Academy could match his strength.
• Hu Jia guessed that An Yi had reached Dou Ling, unaware that his concealed aura and unusual wings had obscured his true realm.

An Yi, posing as Nangong Yi, rebuked Hu Jia for treating Xun'er as a prize and forcing her own desires on her. Xiao Yan recalled how An Yi's punishment in the Xiao Household had taught him that being right meant nothing without power, and understood why An Yi had grown guarded and cut ties with them.

• Hu Gan hesitated to tell Hu Jia that An Yi was already a Dou Wang, and An Yi followed Hu Jia toward the challenge.
• Hu Jia challenged An Yi and wagered that Xun'er would belong to her if he lost, but An Yi rejected the idea and defended Xun'er's freedom and dignity.
• An Yi accused Hu Jia of confusing possessiveness and vanity with affection, leaving her pale and unable to explain herself to Xun'er.
• Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei recognized An Yi's sharp-tongued style and wondered where he had gone, while Xiao Yu speculated that he had found a wealthy woman to support him.
• Xiao Yan remembered how the Xiao Household elders punished An Yi after he challenged them as a child, and realized that the experience had driven An Yi to hide his true self and abandon hope in the household.

An Yi intimidated Bai Shan into fainting after Bai Shan insulted him, then discussed his strength and academy arrangements with Hu Gan and Ruo Lin. He revealed he had reached Five-Star Dou King and gave Ruo Lin a valuable whip, leaving her stunned by his generosity and explanation.

• Bai Shan challenged An Yi and insulted him in front of Xiao Xun'er, so An Yi’s killing intent overwhelmed Bai Shan until Hu Gan intervened and Bai Shan fainted.
• Hu Gan warned An Yi to behave at Jia Nan Academy and agreed to let him demonstrate his ability in the selection tournament’s final round instead of entering the competition normally.
• Ruo Lin asked An Yi about his cultivation, and he revealed he was a Five-Star Dou King, shocking her and Xun'er.
• An Yi asked about Ruo Lin’s cultivation and gave her a Fourth Order water-attribute whip to thank her for looking after Xun'er.
• Ruo Lin hesitated to accept the valuable weapon, but An Yi said it had been pressed on him by kind people in the Black-Corner Region.

An Yi revealed the wealth he had taken from the Blood Sect and asked Xun'er which Black-Corner Region factions were richest, but agreed to wait before making another move. After Ruo Lin showed him to a guest room, he brought out a medicine cauldron to practice alchemy, and Xun'er came to his door at night.

• An Yi listed the gold, magic cores, herbs, techniques, and equipment he had taken, leaving Ruo Lin and Xun'er stunned.
• Ruo Lin realized An Yi was the White Old Devil who had destroyed the Blood Sect, while An Yi denied being a murderous fiend and described his plundering as gathering alms.
• Xun'er named Demon Flame Valley, the Black Emperor Sect, Maple City, and other powerful factions, then warned An Yi that the Blood Sect's destruction had put them on alert.
• An Yi agreed to stay at Jia Nan Academy and study alchemy until the turmoil settled.
• Ruo Lin led An Yi to a guest room, where he took out a medicine cauldron from the Blood Sect treasury to practice.
• Xun'er knocked on An Yi's door at night, blushed when she saw him, and entered after he invited her in.

An Yi discussed the Blood Demon Cauldron and his reunion with Xun'er, agreeing to refine a Dou Spirit Pill for her. He then focused on alchemy training at Jia Nan Academy, where Elder Huo identified his weak fundamentals despite his exceptional talent.

• Xun'er explained the Blood Demon Cauldron's history and how An Yi's flames could suppress its blood aura, and An Yi stored the cauldron in his ring.
• An Yi asked Xun'er not to have him watched from the shadows and returned the Demon-Subduing Palm, explaining that his own Dou Qi already served its purpose.
• An Yi asked Xun'er what she wanted as a reunion gift, and she requested a Dou Spirit Pill that he refined himself.
• An Yi agreed to refine the pill after more practice and said he would also seek the recipe for the Emperor's Extreme Pill.
• An Yi spent the next few days training in Jia Nan Academy's Alchemy Department, where Elder Huo praised his talent but criticized his poor practical foundations.

An Yi received basic pill recipes and herbs from Elder Huo and Elder Hu, then warned that he would face the Selection Tournament finalists without using Dou Qi. On the tournament’s final day, he flew over the crowded plaza with Xun'er and Ruo Lin, drawing attention amid rumors about his recent days refining pills with them.

• Elder Hu gave An Yi two Storage Rings containing basic pill recipes, alchemical insights, and herbs, while Elder Huo asked him to return three pills of each kind.
• Elder Huo reminded An Yi about the final round of the Selection Tournament and cautioned him not to face powerful finalists without Dou Qi.
• Elder Huo told An Yi about a violent treasure in the Library Pavilion that the Dean had placed there, warning him not to force himself to take it.
• An Yi left Ruo Lin's residence for the tournament final, where crowds gathered and rumors spread about his time refining pills with Ruo Lin, Xun'er, and her students.
• An Yi unfurled his Flame Wings, carried Xun'er and Ruo Lin over the crowd, and landed in the restricted area.