Recaps

Dugu Yan led Heaven Dou Royal Second Team to defeat Skywater Academy, breaking Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill and Ning Rongrong's support. The victory left Dugu Yan celebrated as a rising genius, while Xue Ye promised her a reward and Dugu Bo took pride in her success.

• Dugu Yan used her Jade Phosphorous Dragon Martial Soul to charge through Skywater Academy's team, but Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er stopped her with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Falling Ice and Snow.
• Dugu Yan refused Su Chen's offer to take over and unleashed her Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Dragon Shadow Rush, against the Ice Phoenix formed by Shui Bing'er.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Dugu Yan's strength and attack, allowing Dugu Yan to break the Ice Phoenix and defeat Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• Shui Bing'er admitted defeat and praised Dugu Yan and Su Chen, and Dugu Yan helped her and Shui Yue'er up and invited them to exchange cultivation experiences.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to reward Dugu Yan after the tournament, while Dugu Bo watched proudly as his granddaughter made a name for herself.

Canghui Academy defeated Shrek Academy with the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, leaving Shrek’s reputation and team in ruins. After the match, Tang Hao sent Tai Tan to retrieve Tang San, unaware that Xue Qinghe’s informants had tracked his movements and that he was already trapped in a vast net.

• Canghui Academy used its Seven Asura Illusion Realm to trap Shrek’s seven members in painful memories, while Tang San’s outbursts exposed his past to the crowd.
• Flender surrendered, and the referee declared Canghui Academy the winner, rejecting Flender’s complaint about the illusion’s effects.
• Flender took the injured Shrek members back to the academy, recognizing that their tournament run might be over.
• Tang Hao sent Tai Tan to bring Tang San back and said he would take him to the Clear Sky Sect to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
• Tai Tan vowed to cripple Su Chen and the Canghui team, while Xue Qinghe’s informants watched him and Tang Hao, who was already caught in their net.

Tai Tan took Tang San away from Shrek Academy so Tang Hao could bring him to the Clear Sky Sect and train him, while Su Chen and Qian Renxue followed them to find Tang Hao. Tang Hao sensed their killing intent just as he was about to take Tang San to the sect.

• Tai Tan carried Tang San away from Shrek Academy for special training, and told him Tang Hao planned to take him to the Clear Sky Sect to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.
• Su Chen left a celebration in Heaven Dou City after Qian Renxue told him there might be a chance to find Tang Hao; he declined Dugu Bo's offer to accompany him.
• Su Chen and Qian Renxue caught up with Tai Tan and Tang San as they entered a small forest, where Tang Hao was waiting.
• Tang Hao criticized Tang San's defeats but softened when he saw Ah Yin's features in his son, then told him to prepare to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao sensed killing intent nearby and demanded that the hidden figures come out.

Su Chen, Qian Renxue, She Long, and Ci Xue cornered Tang Hao, who fought to let Tang San escape before detonating his Soul Rings in a final battle. Tang Hao’s last explosion swept away Qian Renxue and Su Chen’s fire dragons, leaving his fate unclear.

• Su Chen and Qian Renxue confronted Tang Hao, and Tang Hao sent Qian Renxue flying with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao ordered Tai Tan to take Tang San to the Clear Sky Sect, then struck She Long and Ci Xue aside when they pursued them.
• Su Chen shot Tai Tan with the Golden Crow Hunting Bow, and Tai Tan sacrificed himself while escaping with Tang San.
• Tang Hao detonated eight Soul Rings and clashed with Su Chen, She Long, and Ci Xue, but they knocked him to the ground.
• Qian Renxue fused with Su Chen into a Six-Winged Seraphim and sent more than a hundred fire dragons at Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao detonated his final Soul Ring, causing a huge explosion that swept away the fire dragons.

Qian Renxue and Su Chen killed Tang Hao and recovered his six Soul Bones, but Tang San escaped with Tai Tan’s help. After failing to track Tang San, they divided the Soul Bones and considered using him to draw out the Clear Sky Sect.

• Qian Renxue confirmed Tang Hao’s death and offered Su Chen half of the six Soul Bones for his contribution to the battle.
• Qian Renxue, Su Chen, She Long, and Ci Xue pursued Tai Tan and Tang San, but found Tai Tan standing alone to cover Tang San’s escape.
• Tai Tan transformed with his Mighty Gorilla Avatar and fought She Long and Ci Xue while Qian Renxue and Su Chen continued after Tang San.
• Qian Renxue and Su Chen failed to find Tang San, and Su Chen suggested that Tang San had concealed his aura with the Blue Silver Domain.
• Qian Renxue offered Su Chen the Soul Bones, and he chose Tang Hao’s left leg and right arm bones while leaving the other four for Qian Renxue to reward Spirit Hall supporters.

Qian Renxue and Su Chen ordered the Strength Clan destroyed after Tai Tan was defeated, and She Long and Ci Xue carried out the massacre. Tai Tan died after witnessing his clan's extermination, while Qian Renxue promised the Clear Sky Sect would be next.

• Qian Renxue returned with Su Chen to find Tai Tan subdued and ordered She Long and Ci Xue to take him to Heaven Dou City and exterminate the Strength Clan.
• Qian Renxue gave She Long and Ci Xue Soul Bones taken from Tang Hao, and they vowed to serve her and carry out her orders.
• She Long and Ci Xue led over a hundred Soul Masters in slaughtering the Strength Clan while Tai Tan watched helplessly.
• Qian Renxue told Tai Tan that Tang Hao was dead and Tang San would be hunted, then vowed to destroy the Clear Sky Sect as well.
• She Long killed Tai Tan, and Qian Renxue ordered the elders and their men to withdraw before leaving with Su Chen.

Tang San reached the Clear Sky Sect seeking refuge and support against Su Chen, but the elders rejected him because of his parents’ past. Tang Xiao overruled them and secured Tang San’s return, though the elders insisted he remain inside the secluded sect.

• Tang San followed Tai Tan’s directions to the Clear Sky Sect and announced himself as Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s son.
• Tang Xiao mistook Tang San for Ah Yin and embraced him, while the elders reacted with hostility to his parentage.
• Tang San admitted who his parents were and asked to return to the clan, but the Second Elder refused.
• Tang Xiao defied the elders and threatened to leave with Tang San if they removed him as sect master.
• The Second Elder allowed Tang San to return on the condition that he not leave the secluded sect, and Tang San began calling Tang Xiao his uncle.

Tang San told Tang Xiao that Tang Hao and Tai Tan had been killed by Su Chen and persuaded his uncle to secretly seek revenge. Meanwhile, Su Chen led Heaven Dou Royal Second Team through the tournament preliminaries undefeated, ending with a one-against-seven victory over Godwind Academy.

• Tang San told Tang Xiao that Su Chen and Spirit Hall had killed Tang Hao and Tai Tan, then urged him to avenge his father by killing Su Chen.
• Tang Xiao learned Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and promised to leave the sect secretly, kill Su Chen, and train Tang San.
• Heaven Dou Royal Second Team defeated Thunderclap Academy, with Su Chen knocking Yu Tianxin off the stage with one punch.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Su Chen to a duel, and Su Chen instead fought all seven members of Godwind Academy alone.
• Su Chen copied Feng Xiaotian's Gale Demon Wolf 36 Consecutive Slashes after seeing it once and defeated him, shattering his confidence.
• Heaven Dou Royal Second Team finished the preliminary round undefeated and advanced.

Su Chen gave Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran Soul Bones to absorb, then took his companions shopping in Heaven Dou City. Their outing ended when Liu Erlong attacked him, demanding that he return Yu Xiaogang.

• Su Chen gave Ning Rongrong an Illusion Skull, Meng Yiran a Strength Left Leg Bone, and Zhu Zhuqing a Strength Right Arm Bone, and warned them to keep the Soul Bones secret.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Wu entered Su Chen’s room, and he promised to take them to Heaven Dou City after the others finished absorbing their Soul Bones.
• Su Chen brought the women to Heaven Dou City the next day, where the crowd recognized and gathered around them.
• Liu Erlong charged at Su Chen and demanded that he return Yu Xiaogang, threatening to kill him.

Su Chen killed Liu Erlong and Flender after they attacked him and his companions. He reported the attack to the Soul Master Tournament Organizing Committee, which sent a coalition to arrest Shrek Academy’s teachers, dismiss its students, and seal the academy.

• Liu Erlong attacked Su Chen, but he shot her through the heart with a Golden Crow True Flame arrow and killed her.
• Flender arrived and attacked Su Chen, who killed him with another flaming arrow.
• Su Chen and the girls decided Shrek Academy had to answer for the attack and went to the Organizing Committee.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the Spirit Sacred Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sent a team to Shrek Academy, arrested its teachers, dismissed its students, and sealed the academy.

Zhao Wuji and the Shrek teachers were tortured, convicted, and sentenced to have their Martial Souls abolished and be exiled. At the sealed Shrek campus, Snake Lance Douluo killed Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, leaving no one to carry out their plans for revenge.

• Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, Shao Xin, and Qin Ming were tortured until they confessed that Shrek Academy had retaliated against Heaven Dou Team Two, and they were sentenced to have their Martial Souls abolished and be exiled.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar sneaked into the sealed Shrek campus and discussed avenging Flender by attacking Nuoding Academy and fleeing to the Star Luo Empire.
• Ma Hongjun persuaded Dai Mubai to join his plan, and Oscar reluctantly agreed, but Snake Lance Douluo appeared under Qian Renxue's orders to kill them.
• Dai Mubai fled when he saw Snake Lance Douluo, leaving Ma Hongjun and Oscar behind.
• Snake Lance Douluo killed Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai, then confirmed they were dead and left Shrek Academy.

During the journey to Spirit City for the Soul Master Tournament finals, Tang Xiao attacked Su Chen’s carriage, but Dugu Bo froze his Clear Sky Hammer and Su Chen wounded him. The gathered teams and Heaven Dou Empire officials turned against Tang Xiao, and Chen Xin began to attack him.

• Heaven Dou Team Two won the advancement matches undefeated and traveled with the sixteen qualifying teams toward Spirit City.
• Tang Xiao attacked a carriage with Clear Sky True Body, but Dugu Bo stopped the hammer with Time Freeze.
• Su Chen fired a Golden Crow arrow that pierced Tang Xiao’s shoulder and burned him.
• Huo Wu, Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, and the other teams condemned the Clear Sky Sect and rallied behind Su Chen.
• Xue Qinghe denounced Tang Xiao and called on Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi to capture him.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Chen Xin to seek justice for Su Chen and Ning Rongrong, and Chen Xin struck toward Tang Xiao with sword qi.

Tang Xiao’s attempt to kill Su Chen turned into a fight against Su Chen, Sword Douluo, and Dugu Bo, until Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo arrived and allied with him. With Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo occupied, Su Chen faced Tang Xiao alone and used his Golden Crow Martial Soul to push back the level-96 Titled Douluo.

• Sword Douluo defended Su Chen and Ning Rongrong, then joined Su Chen and Dugu Bo in surrounding Tang Xiao while Ning Fengzhi’s boosts strengthened them.
• Masked Spirit Hall forces attacked the Heaven Dou Empire teams, and Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo revealed themselves and proposed an alliance with Tang Xiao.
• Tang Xiao accepted the alliance, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo to fight Dugu Bo and Ghost Douluo to fight Sword Douluo while he targeted Su Chen.
• Su Chen evaded Tang Xiao’s hammer, fired a powerful arrow that staggered him, and engulfed him in the Golden Crow Domain’s flames.
• Tang Xiao resisted the flames with his Soul Power and charged Su Chen with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Su Chen fought Tang Xiao, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo while Ning Fengzhi empowered Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo. After killing Tang Xiao, Su Chen joined the others in defeating the two Spirit Hall elders, leaving the battle won.

• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi watched as Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo, empowered by Ning Fengzhi, drove back Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo used the Two Extremes Stillness Domain to trap Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo, leaving Su Chen to face Tang Xiao alone.
• Tang Xiao tried to flee, but Su Chen chased him down, endured his Heaven-Reaching Strike, and killed him with a point-blank arrow.
• Su Chen entered his Sky-Patrolling state and attacked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo as Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo broke free.
• Dugu Bo froze Chrysanthemum Douluo, allowing Sword Douluo to kill him, and Su Chen burned Ghost Douluo to nothing with the Golden Crow Domain and an arrow.

After surviving an assassination attempt by Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall forces, Su Chen recovered enough to meet the people gathered outside the carriage. Xue Qinghe gave him seven Soul Bones taken from the battlefield, and the tournament teams resumed their journey toward Spirit City.

• Ye Lingling used Sacred Heart Begonia to heal Su Chen while Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran cared for him in the carriage.
• Xue Qinghe said he would hold Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall accountable, then gave Su Chen seven Soul Bones recovered from Tang Xiao and Ghost Douluo.
• Su Chen left the carriage and reassured Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and the gathered academy teams that he was safe.
• Su Chen thanked Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo for helping during the attack, and Sword Douluo proposed that they spar sometime.
• Su Chen urged everyone to continue to Spirit City and promised a proper fight in the tournament finals, prompting the other academy teams to dread facing him.

After Bibi Dong disappeared following accusations that she ordered an assassination, Qian Renxue confronted Qian Daoliu over Spirit Hall’s response and refused to abandon her plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire. Her resolve earned her the Angel Statue’s recognition, and Qian Daoliu realized she might become an Angel God.

• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi accused Bibi Dong of ordering an attack on the Heaven Dou Empire teams, and Spirit City’s Soul Masters demanded an explanation after Chrysanthemum Douluo’s head and witness testimony confirmed the charge.
• When Bibi Dong disappeared, Qian Daoliu announced that Spirit Hall would dismiss her as Pope and capture her, while offering Su Chen a place in Spirit Hall and his personal guidance.
• Qian Renxue confronted Qian Daoliu, arguing that Bibi Dong had disgraced Spirit Hall by trying to kill Xiao Chen and that exposing her was right.
• Qian Daoliu admitted he had enabled Bibi Dong and asked Qian Renxue to return to Spirit Hall, but she refused and vowed to continue her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire while minimizing harm to its people.
• The Angel Statue shone over Qian Renxue and formed an angel imprint on her forehead, leading Qian Daoliu to believe the Angel God had chosen her.

Bibi Dong rescued Yu Xiaogang and planned to regain control of Spirit Hall with his help, but learned she had been stripped of her position after Su Chen killed several powerful opponents. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San was blamed for Tang Xiao’s death and decided he would escape and establish his own Tang Sect, unaware that his other friends were dead.

• Bibi Dong rescued the tortured Yu Xiaogang from the Crown Prince's Residence dungeon, and they vowed to take revenge on the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong learned that Su Chen had killed Ghost Douluo and Tang Xiao, while Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo had killed Chrysanthemum Douluo; Qian Daoliu had also stripped her of her position as Pope.
• Bibi Dong planned to blame the failed assassination on the dead Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, regain control of Spirit Hall, and make Yu Xiaogang dean of Martial Soul Academy.
• The Clear Sky Sect mourned Tang Xiao, and Elder Blazing Sun kicked Tang San and blamed him for Tang Xiao’s death.
• Tang San felt rejected by the Clear Sky Sect and planned to escape and establish his own Tang Sect, unaware that Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others were dead.

Qian Daoliu presided over the Soul Master Tournament finals, where Heaven Dou Team Two crushed the Ironblood Team in ten seconds and drew attention for its strength. The first round ended with fifteen teams eliminated, setting up another draw and fierce matches the following day.

• Qian Daoliu oversaw the draw and gave the three seeded teams byes in the first round.
• Heaven Dou Team Two drew the Ironblood Team, whose members chose to fight despite fearing Su Chen.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan worried about Heaven Dou Team Two’s Soul Kings, while Hu Liena vowed to clear Bibi Dong’s name.
• Qian Daoliu scrutinized Su Chen and privately resolved not to let Qian Renxue share him with other women.
• Su Chen and Heaven Dou Team Two defeated the Ironblood Team in ten seconds, prompting spectators to question whether Spirit Hall could win the championship.
• The day’s matches eliminated fifteen teams, and the remaining teams prepared for the next day’s draw.

Heaven Dou Team Two faced Star Luo Team One in the second round of the Soul Master Tournament finals, and Su Chen led his team to a decisive victory. The chapter ended with the referee announcing Spirit Hall Team versus Heaven Dou Team One as the next match.

• Heaven Dou Team Two drew Star Luo Team One, and Dai Weisi hoped to limit the damage of an expected loss.
• Dai Weisi praised Su Chen and offered to dissolve Zhu Zhuqing's engagement to Dai Mubai, while Su Chen said he would bring Zhu Zhuqing to visit her family.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used Hell White Tiger, but Su Chen knocked the fusion skill off the arena with one blow.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran eliminated the rest of Star Luo Team, giving Heaven Dou Team Two the victory in under ten breaths.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Team Two the winner and announced Spirit Hall Team versus Heaven Dou Team One as the next match.

Heaven Dou Team One faced the Spirit Hall Team and was swiftly defeated by Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demon Charm fusion skill. With Team One eliminated, Heaven Dou Royal Academy depended on Su Chen’s Team Two to win the tournament.

• The Spirit Hall Team and Heaven Dou Team One summoned their Martial Souls, revealing that all seven of Yu Tianheng’s members were Soul Ancestors.
• Yan mocked Yu Tianheng over rumors that his noble connections had earned him a place on Team One, and Yu Tianheng insisted Su Chen had chosen Team Two himself.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue merged into Demon Charm, whose red mist blinded Heaven Dou Team One and left its members severely injured.
• The referee declared the Spirit Hall Team the winner, and Demon Charm told Su Chen they looked forward to fighting him.
• Zhi Lin brought the injured Yu Tianheng and his teammates to Team Two’s rest area, where Ye Lingling treated them after Su Chen gave his approval.

Su Chen's Heaven Dou Team Two faced Hu Liena's Spirit Hall Team in the tournament semifinals and dominated the opening exchanges. After Su Chen let Hu Liena and Xie Yue use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the two merged into Demon Charm, leaving the match unresolved.

• Su Chen drew the Spirit Hall Team as Heaven Dou Team Two's opponent and taunted Hu Liena before the match.
• Qian Daoliu worried that Spirit Hall might fail to reach the finals as both teams entered the arena.
• Hu Liena used Charm, but Xiao Wu countered it and restrained her with Soft Bone Lock.
• Su Chen knocked Yan unconscious, while Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran pressured the remaining Spirit Hall members.
• Su Chen told Xiao Wu to release Hu Liena, and Hu Liena joined Xie Yue to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm.

Su Chen led Heaven Dou Team Two to defeat Spirit Hall Team and win the Soul Master Tournament, earning three Soul Bones. As the teams headed back to Heaven Dou City, Huo Wu kissed him goodbye, and Xue Qinghe summoned him to her carriage.

• Su Chen saw through Demon Charm's Red Mist Domain, defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue, and secured Heaven Dou Team Two's victory over Spirit Hall Team.
• Su Chen led Heaven Dou Team Two to the championship, while Skywater Academy placed second and Blazing Academy placed third, giving the Heaven Dou Empire all three top spots.
• Qian Daoliu presented Su Chen with three Soul Bones as the tournament prizes.
• Huo Wu kissed Su Chen goodbye and said she hoped to see him again when the teams departed for Heaven Dou City.
• A Royal Knight told Su Chen that Xue Qinghe wanted to see him, and Su Chen went to her carriage.

Su Chen and Qian Renxue discussed Bibi Dong’s return to Spirit Hall and Qian Renxue’s newly granted Angel God inheritance. After their team celebrated its unprecedented Soul Master Tournament victory, Su Chen shared ten soul bones with the girls and teased Zhu Zhuqing about having a child for each one she accepted.

• Xue Qinghe told Su Chen that Bibi Dong had been reinstated as Acting Pope and had rescued Yu Xiaogang, while blaming Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for the ambush.
• Su Chen comforted Xue Qinghe, who revealed that the Angel God had chosen her and that she planned to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire sooner than intended.
• Su Chen promised to support Xue Qinghe and fell asleep in her arms during their journey back.
• Days later, Heaven Dou City celebrated as the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team, Skywater Academy Team, and Blazing Academy Team claimed the tournament’s top three places.
• Su Chen offered ten soul bones to the girls, and Zhu Zhuqing chose two compatible agility-attack leg bones.
• Su Chen told Zhu Zhuqing to accept both soul bones and joked that she would owe him one child for each soul bone she took.

After reaching level 54, Su Chen attended Xue Ye’s victory banquet, where Xue Qinghe’s plot to kill the emperor unfolded. Xue Ye died after drinking poisoned wine, and Prince Xue Xing was arrested as the prime suspect.

• Su Chen woke from three days of Deep Meditation at level 54 and received Xue Qinghe’s invitation to Xue Ye’s banquet.
• Su Chen recalled his plan with Xue Qinghe to use Snow-Colored Swan Kiss to amplify poison planted in Xue Ye’s body.
• Xue Ye honored Su Chen and the six girls with noble titles, fiefs, and Gold Soul Coins for winning the Soul Master Tournament.
• Xue Ye drank wine handed to him by Prince Xue Xing, then collapsed and died from the poison.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed Xue Ye was dead, and the guards arrested Prince Xue Xing as the prime suspect.

After Xue Xing confessed that the Clear Sky Sect had conspired to poison Xue Ye and claim Su Chen, Xue Qinghe executed him and sent an army to destroy the sect. At the Iron Chain Bridge, Su Chen and Ning Fengzhi confronted the Clear Sky Sect elders, who denied responsibility, as the attack was poised to begin.

• Xue Xing confessed that the Clear Sky Sect had promised to make him emperor if he handed Su Chen over after poisoning Xue Ye.
• Xue Qinghe ascended the throne, executed Xue Xing, and dispatched a hundred-thousand-strong army against the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi and other powerful allies joined Su Chen and the army as they surrounded the Clear Sky Sect's mountain stronghold.
• Su Chen accused the Clear Sky Sect elders of conspiring against Xue Ye and plotting to kill him, while Blazing Sun Douluo denied the charges.
• The second elder admitted Tang Xiao was the sect master, and Ning Fengzhi rejected his appeal for the Upper Three Sects to stand together.