Recaps

Shrek Academy faced Skywater Academy in the final round of the Preliminary Round, while Huo Lei promised not to fight in Blazing Fire Academy’s match against Cullen Academy. Shui Bing’er repeatedly froze Shrek’s attackers as Xue Wu began dancing, and both battles were still underway.

• The final-round matches began, with Shrek Academy versus Skywater Academy as the main event and Blazing Fire Academy facing Cullen Academy.
• Huo Lei told Cullen Academy that he would sit out, then directed his teammates to prolong the fight while he watched the central arena.
• Tang San led Shrek Academy’s attack, but Shui Bing’er used Ice Seal to freeze him and three charging teammates.
• Shui Bing’er reinforced Skywater Academy’s fighters with ice armor, while Dai Mubai broke free and attacked her.
• Shui Bing’er froze Tang San again, and Xue Wu began dancing as the battle continued.

Tang San and Shrek Academy fought to withstand Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Ice and Snow Fluttering Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the Ice Phoenix descended, Tang San sent his teammates off the platform and remained alone to face it.

• Xue Wu summoned icy rain that soaked Shrek Academy while Shui Bing'er repeatedly froze Tang San, who broke free with his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San trapped Skywater Academy with Blue Silver Prisons, and Dai Mubai used White Tiger Meteor Shower to break the cages and knock two opponents off the platform.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu joined together to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Fluttering, as Tang San gathered and shielded his teammates around Jiang Zhu.
• The snowstorm shredded Tang San's Blue Silver Grass defenses, then gathered into a gigantic Ice Phoenix that descended toward Shrek Academy.
• Tang San withdrew his Blue Silver Grass and exposed his team, after which Dai Mubai and the others ran off the platform, leaving Tang San alone.

Tang San and Shui Bing'er ended their destructive match in a draw, concluding the Heaven Dou City Preliminary Round. At the award ceremony, Huo Lei and the other top competitors received advancement certificates and noble titles, with Huo Lei named an Earl.

• Tang San and Shui Bing'er agreed to call their exhausting match a draw after their attacks destroyed the arena.
• The Blazing Fire Academy team celebrated its first-place finish as the Preliminary Round concluded.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Huo Lei accepted Blazing Fire Academy's award at Xue Ye's invitation.
• The host announced Blazing Fire Academy, Godwind Academy, Thunderclap Academy, Shrek Academy, and Skywater Academy as the top five teams advancing to the Promotion Round, each receiving a certificate and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Xue Ye granted titles to the top teams' representatives and named Huo Lei an Earl, while Salas objected to the awards.
• Xue Ye promised to raise the teams' titles and add 'Royal' to their academy names if one of them won the tournament.

Xue Ye rewarded the Blazing Fire Academy team for winning the Preliminary Round and announced incentives for the Promotion Round, while making the Empire’s rivalry with Spirit Hall clear. Back at the hotel, Huo Lei, Xie Chong, and Lin Yin went with Yali to meet two mysterious visitors from the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Xue Ye announced that the Promotion Round would take place at the Royal Hunting Grounds and promised soul beasts to its three most victorious students.
• Xue Ye departed after urging the academies to choose wisely, and Huo Lei recognized that the Empire was pressing them to take its side against Spirit Hall.
• The Blazing Fire Academy team celebrated their success, and Xie Chong decided they would return to the academy the next day.
• Yali told Huo Lei and Xie Chong that two cloaked, powerful figures from the Heaven Dou Empire wanted to see them.
• Huo Lei brought Lin Yin along despite Yali’s warning, and the three followed her to meet the visitors.

Emperor Xue Ye met Huo Lei and his companions in secret, rewarded Xie Chong for Blazing Fire Academy’s success, then offered Huo Lei a powerful position and extensive support in exchange for serving the Heaven Dou Empire. Huo Lei hesitated over the offer, and Xue Ye asked what concerns he had.

• Yali brought Huo Lei, Xie Chong, and Lin Yin to a private meeting with Emperor Xue Ye, who revealed himself after they entered the office.
• Xie Chong and Lin Yin introduced themselves, and Xue Ye explained that he had summoned them discreetly to reassure Blazing Fire Academy.
• Xue Ye promoted Xie Chong to Honorary Earl and promised him thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins for the academy’s first-place result.
• Xue Ye sent Xie Chong, Lin Yin, and Shi Hai away so he could speak to Huo Lei alone.
• Xue Ye offered Huo Lei a high-ranking position, Soul Bones, protection, academy funding, and future Soul Rings in return for serving the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Huo Lei hesitated, and Xue Ye asked whether he had any concerns.

Huo Lei agreed to serve Emperor Xue Ye after securing a promise of the Heaven Dou Empire’s national treasure, while the two agreed to conceal their arrangement and delay Spirit Hall’s recruitment. The next morning, Platinum Bishop Salas offered Huo Lei Spirit Hall’s benefits, but Huo Lei privately judged the offer insincere.

• Huo Lei asked Emperor Xue Ye how the empire would treat him if another Twin Martial Soul genius appeared, and Xue Ye promised to focus its resources solely on Huo Lei and give him the national treasure.
• Huo Lei agreed to serve Xue Ye, and they decided to keep the deal secret, delay granting him a title, and stall Spirit Hall until after the Soul Master Tournament.
• Huo Lei, Xie Chong, and Lin Yin returned to Blazing Fire Academy’s lounge, where Huo Lei and Xie Chong told the team that mysterious visitors had been merchants whose business proposal they rejected.
• Xie Chong changed the team’s return plans, arranging for Blazing Fire Academy to stay at the hotel longer.
• Platinum Bishop Salas visited Huo Lei on behalf of Spirit Hall and offered him Soul Rings, Soul Bones, instruction from powerful experts, and honors for joining.
• Huo Lei privately considered Salas’s offer unimpressive and far less sincere than Emperor Xue Ye’s promises.

Huo Lei met Xue Ye, who gave him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and assigned Marshal An Jun to protect him. Xue Ye urged Huo Lei to protect Heaven Dou once he grew stronger, then suddenly collapsed in pain.

• Huo Lei asked Xie Chong whether Xue Ye's promised reward had arrived, and Manager Yali soon summoned them to Xue Ye's office.
• Xue Ye gave Xie Chong his handwritten notes and Glory Earl Medal, then introduced Marshal An Jun as Huo Lei's protector.
• Xue Ye presented Huo Lei with the empire's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Huo Lei eagerly accepted it.
• Xue Ye told Huo Lei that Heaven Dou's fate was tied to him and asked him to protect the empire when he became strong.
• Xue Ye clutched his head in pain, and An Jun and Huo Lei rushed to support him.

Huo Lei gave Emperor Xue Ye an Aromatic Silk Beauty to counter his worsening symptoms, and Xue Ye rewarded him with three fire-element Soul Bones while assigning An Jun to protect him. After returning to Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Lei hid the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and left for Red Rock City with Lin Yin to find a way to pass the Soul Bones to his family.

• Huo Lei gave Emperor Xue Ye the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Xue Ye felt its fragrance ease his discomfort.
• Emperor Xue Ye gave Huo Lei three fire-element Soul Bones and assigned An Jun to guard him in secret.
• Huo Lei told Lin Yin to inform Jin Shan about An Jun and to keep the teacher's own protection discreet.
• Huo Lei and the Blazing Fire Academy group returned home, where the academy welcomed them with a celebration.
• Huo Lei decided not to probe the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud until his spiritual power was stronger, then hid it away and considered how to give the Soul Bones to his family.
• Huo Lei left the group with Lin Yin for Red Rock City after informing his father.

Huo Lei returned to Blazing Fire Academy after secretly eating a Seven-Colored Illusion Chrysanthemum, which greatly enhanced his spiritual power. He revealed a fire-attributed Soul Bone to his family and urged Huo Feng to become a Titled Douluo, leaving the family considering his plan.

• Huo Lei secretly instructed Lin Yin to claim they had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest, then ate the Seven-Colored Illusion Chrysanthemum and increased his spiritual power.
• Huo Lei returned to Blazing Fire Academy with Lin Yin, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang questioned his absence before he led them to Huo Feng's office.
• Huo Lei told Huo Feng, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang that he and Lin Yin had obtained a fire-attributed Soul Bone in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Lei showed them a five-thousand-year left arm bone and asked Huo Feng to store it until the tournament ended.
• Huo Lei urged Huo Feng to pursue the Titled Douluo rank and said the Soul Bone should help him grow stronger, while Huo Feng doubted he could obtain several more Soul Bones.

Huo Lei revealed three Soul Bones to his family, and Huo Wu received the Trunk Bone after Huo Wushuang yielded it to her. The next morning, Huo Wu reported her breakthrough, while Huo Lei learned that several teammates had also grown stronger.

• Huo Lei gave Huo Feng the ten-thousand-year Right Arm Bone and then showed his family a Trunk Bone and a five-thousand-year Left Arm Bone.
• Huo Feng explained that Trunk Bones enhanced attributes, and Huo Wushuang gave Huo Wu the chance to absorb it.
• Huo Wu accepted the Trunk Bone, and Huo Lei urged her and Huo Wushuang to absorb their Soul Bones soon.
• The next morning, Huo Wu told Huo Lei she had absorbed the Trunk Bone, gained more than one Soul Power level, and reached the peak of level forty-seven.
• Huo Wushuang told Huo Lei that Huo Yun and Huo Yu had reached level forty and were obtaining their fourth Soul Rings, while Huo Chui and Huo Jun had reached level thirty-six.

The Blazing Fire Academy Team traveled to the Heaven Dou Empire’s Royal Hunting Grounds for the Promotion Round and settled into the tournament camp. As the competition was set to begin the next day, Huo Lei stepped outside and saw two people approaching, one of whom he recognized.

• Xie Chong told the Blazing Fire Academy Team to spend their remaining three days preparing for the Promotion Round, and Huo Yun and Huo Yu returned to rest after their breakthroughs.
• The team traveled to Heaven Dou City, registered, and entered the Royal Hunting Grounds under the escort of Captain Roxon and the Royal Knights.
• Roxon explained the Promotion Round’s format and schedule, and Xie Chong assigned the team to rooms in their tents.
• Huo Wushuang told Huo Lei that he felt obligated to inherit their father’s role as headmaster, and Huo Lei went outside for air.
• Huo Lei saw two people approaching the tent, one of whom he recognized.

Huo Lei met Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, then prepared with Blazing Fire Academy for the Promotion Round. As the team arranged its lineup for the first match, Huo Lei suggested that Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu could defeat their opponents alone.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Xue Qinghe to Huo Lei, and Xue Qinghe tried to draw closer to him.
• Huo Lei warned Xie Chong to keep Xue Ye's summons confidential and hinted that the crown prince and the emperor were not the same person.
• The Promotion Round began at the Royal Knights' Grand Drill Ground, where Blazing Fire Academy drew an advanced Soul Master Academy from the Hagen-Dazs Kingdom for its first match.
• Xie Chong announced Blazing Fire Academy's lineup, and Huo Lei said Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu should be enough to win.

Blazing Fire Academy opened the Promotion Round against Fabia Academy, with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defeating all seven opponents between them. Their dominant victory left the other participating academies reassessing Blazing Fire Academy.

• Xue Ye announced the start of the fourteen-day Promotion Round, and Huo Wushuang entered the arena as Blazing Fire Academy's first contender.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Fabia Academy's vice-captain Qing Yong and two more opponents before losing to the fourth competitor after his Soul Power was depleted.
• Huo Wu took over and quickly defeated Fabia Academy's fourth contestant.
• Huo Wu defeated captain Kang Fu with her Repelling Flame Ring, leaving him seriously injured and unable to continue.
• Huo Wu defeated Fabia Academy's final two members in under a minute, giving Blazing Fire Academy a victory after only Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu had fought.
• Dai Mubai dismissed Fabia Academy as one of the weakest teams, while Tang San noted that Blazing Fire Academy had made an impression by defeating them with only two contenders.

Huo Lei watched Xiao Wu defeat a Balak Academy opponent and saw the confrontation between the academies nearly erupt before Salas intervened. Xiao Wu remained on the arena as Balak Academy’s next fighter released a Sunflower martial soul.

• Meng Yiran led Strange Beast Academy to a narrow victory and gestured toward Tang San.
• Xiao Wu defeated Balak Academy’s first fighter with a rapid series of attacks, knocking him unconscious.
• Balak Academy members rushed toward Xiao Wu, but Liu Erlong and Shrek Academy’s other members confronted them.
• Salas stopped the confrontation and warned both sides that unauthorized personnel would be expelled from the tournament.
• Balak Academy’s second fighter released his Sunflower martial soul while Xiao Wu remained on the arena.

Tang San avenged Xiao Wu’s defeat by defeating the remaining Balak Academy contestants and leading Shrek Academy to victory. After the teams drew lots, Shrek was matched against Blazing Fire Academy, whose team planned to send Huo Lei, Huo Lie, and Huo Wu into the next day’s contest.

• Xiao Wu struggled against the Balak Academy Soul Ancestor’s poisonous Sunflower, so Yu Xiaogang conceded the match before she was seriously harmed.
• Tang San bound the Balak Academy contestant with Blue Silver Grass, defeated him, and went on to win against four more opponents as the final two conceded.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s five academies all won their matches, and Xue Ye awarded prize money to both winning and defeated teams.
• The draw paired Blazing Fire Academy with Shrek Academy for the second round, and Huo Lei volunteered to try to surpass Tang San’s six victories.
• Xie Chong chose Huo Lei, Huo Lie, and Huo Wu to compete for Blazing Fire Academy, while the Shrek Academy group gathered solemnly in their barracks.

Tang San planned Shrek Academy’s lineup against Blazing Fire Academy, but Huo Lei unexpectedly entered first and defeated Dai Mubai in under a minute. The match continued with Huo Lei still standing against Shrek’s remaining fighters.

• Tang San proposed sending Dai Mubai first, followed by Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Tai Long, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, with himself fighting last; the team accepted his plan.
• Huo Lei watched the other academies’ matches before Blazing Fire Academy and Shrek Academy took the field.
• Huo Lei entered first for Blazing Fire Academy, startling Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, while Dai Mubai took the arena for Shrek.
• Huo Lei used Fireball Barrage and Flame Ring Bind against Dai Mubai, who broke free and attacked with his White Tiger Soul Skills.
• Huo Lei’s Lava Armor blocked Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower, and Huo Lei knocked Dai Mubai unconscious with a flaming punch.

Huo Lei continued Shrek Academy’s one-against-seven challenge, defeating Jing Ling and forcing Huang Yuan and Tai Long out before facing Zhu Zhuqing. He stood unharmed after she used all four soul skills, while Zhu Zhuqing was left injured and furious.

• Tang San and Oscar helped Dai Mubai from the arena, and Yu Xiaogang warned Jing Ling to surrender if he could not continue.
• Huo Lei trapped Jing Ling with a fire ring, stopped his punch just short of Jing Ling’s head, and accepted his surrender.
• Huang Yuan surrendered, and Tai Long was knocked back with a fractured, burned right fist as Huo Lei mocked Shrek Academy for sending only three-ring competitors.
• Zhu Zhuqing faced Huo Lei and struck his Lava Armor with her first three soul skills, then attacked again with her Nether Shadow Clone, but failed to damage him.
• Huo Lei taunted Zhu Zhuqing until she spat blood and staggered.

Huo Lei defeated Xiao Wu in the one-against-seven match after resisting her Charm and countering her Waist Bow with a lightning attack. Tang San vowed revenge as Shrek Academy withdrew to treat Xiao Wu.

• Yu Xiaogang conceded the match, and Xiao Wu entered the arena to face Huo Lei while Ning Rongrong helped Zhu Zhuqing leave.
• Huo Lei guarded against Xiao Wu's Charm, evaded her provocation, and forced her to dodge his fireballs and Flame Ring Bind.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to reach Huo Lei and caught him with Waist Bow, but Huo Lei seized her braid and restrained her with his fourth soul skill.
• Huo Lei struck Xiao Wu with Five-Thunder Strike, knocking her unconscious before Shrek Academy could intervene.
• Tang San carried Xiao Wu to Liu Erlong, who took her away for treatment, while Tang San threatened Huo Lei with revenge.

Huo Lei used his fifth Soul Skill to control Tang San and won Blazing Fire Academy’s match against Shrek Academy by defeating all seven contestants. Afterward, he promised the other academies he would only compete if Blazing Fire Academy’s first six contestants lost, while Tang San recovered from his injuries.

• Huo Lei activated Mental Control and immobilized Tang San, then broke free of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Huo Lei knocked Tang San down and struck him repeatedly until Yu Xiaogang surrendered, though Huo Lei’s final punch rendered Tang San unconscious.
• The referee declared Huo Lei the first contestant in the Promotion Round to defeat all seven members of an opposing academy, and Blazing Fire Academy celebrated.
• Huo Lei told the academies he would only enter future matches if Blazing Fire Academy’s first six contestants were defeated, earning their approval.
• Jiang Zhu assured Yu Xiaogang that Tang San’s injuries were not serious, while Liu Erlong angrily vowed to deal with Huo Lei.

Yu Xiaogang warned Liu Erlong not to retaliate against Huo Lei during the tournament, while Shrek Academy faced Plant Academy in the Promotion Round. After Plant Academy won the first three bouts, Ma Hongjun revealed his four-ring strength and used his Flame to defeat their opponents.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Huo Lei might now have powerful backing and persuaded Liu Erlong not to act rashly before the tournament ended.
• On the sixth day of the Promotion Round, Plant Academy's level forty-one Soul Ancestor defeated Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Tai Long in succession.
• Ma Hongjun entered the fourth bout after the Plant Academy student mocked Shrek Academy and Huo Lie and Huo Yun ridiculed him from the stands.
• Ma Hongjun revealed four Soul Rings and burned through the Plant Academy student's vine defenses, forcing Plant Academy to forfeit the match.
• Ma Hongjun's Flame overwhelmed Plant Academy's next four plant-type Soul Masters, preventing them from using their abilities.

Ma Hongjun defeated all seven Plant Academy contestants in succession, showcasing his powerful Fire Phoenix abilities and helping Shrek Academy win the match. His victory left the other academies reassessing Shrek, while Huo Wu vowed to target him in the Grand Finals.

• Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Fire Line to defeat Plant Academy's first five contestants, drawing praise from Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.
• Yao Zi surrounded Ma Hongjun with Crimson Flame Thorns, but Ma Hongjun revealed his Fire Phoenix and burned through her attacks.
• Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Wing Sky Soaring and Phoenix Roaring Sky Strike to overwhelm Yao Zi, then sent her out of the arena after Tang San and Dai Mubai called for mercy.
• Plant Academy forfeited its next match, giving Shrek Academy the victory after Ma Hongjun defeated all seven opponents.
• Huo Wu promised to give Ma Hongjun special attention in the Grand Finals, while Ma Hongjun celebrated his one-against-seven victory with Dai Mubai and the Shrek team.

Blazing Fire Academy maintained its winning streak in the Promotion Round as Huo Lei watched Shrek Academy face Thunderclap Academy. After Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan each fought, Xiao Wu entered the arena as Shrek’s fourth contestant.

• Yu Xiaogang cautioned Ma Hongjun against becoming arrogant and reminded the Shrek students to protect themselves and stay level-headed.
• Blazing Fire Academy won eleven of its fourteen matches, with Huo Wu defeating seven opponents in a row and Huo Lei remaining seventh in the lineup.
• Tai Long defeated Thunderclap Academy’s first two contestants but was knocked out by its third after enduring repeated lightning attacks.
• Jing Ling used his speed to exhaust Thunderclap Academy’s third contestant, then lost to the fourth contestant’s wide-area lightning attacks.
• Huang Yuan fought Thunderclap Academy’s fourth contestant and lost after wearing him down.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena as Shrek Academy’s fourth contestant.

Xiao Wu defeated Thunderclap Academy’s Lei Tian after dodging his powerful aerial attack, while Huo Lei criticized Yu Xiaogang’s reputation as the Wisdom Horn. The match continued with Thunderclap Academy’s remaining leading contestants still to face Shrek Academy.

• Xiao Wu defeated Thunderclap Academy’s fourth contestant after he had already beaten two Shrek Academy students.
• Huo Lei told Xie Chong that Yu Xiaogang’s title as the Wisdom Horn was undeserved, and Xie Chong agreed that Huo Lei’s arguments made sense.
• Lei Tian took to the air and gathered lightning into a powerful attack while Xiao Wu waited for an opening.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Charm to evade Lei Tian’s attack, then kicked him down when his energy weakened.
• Lei Tian crashed to the arena floor and lost the match.

Huo Lei watched Lei Dong use his Thunder Spider abilities to defeat Xiao Wu, leaving her paralyzed until Shrek Academy conceded. Tang San carried Xiao Wu away as Dai Mubai entered the arena, and Huo Lei noticed the two teammates exchange a quiet signal.

• Huo Lei watched Salas leave the VIP seats after speaking with Xue Ye and privately suspected Ning Fengzhi of trying to influence the emperor.
• Lei Dong used an electric net to sense Xiao Wu’s movements and launched lightning attacks as she dodged around the arena.
• Xiao Wu passed through the electric net and charged Lei Dong, but he trapped her with his Fourth Soul Skill, the God-Locking Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded for Shrek Academy, and Tang San caught Xiao Wu as the lightning faded.
• Tang San carried Xiao Wu off the arena while Dai Mubai entered, and Huo Lei noticed their brief exchange.

Dai Mubai defeated Lei Dong with a brutal attack, then faced Thunderclap Academy captain Yu Tianxin in a fierce dragon-tiger clash. Their first exchanges ended evenly, and both activated their third Soul Skills as the decisive fight began.

• Dai Mubai broke Lei Dong’s God-Locking Ring and knocked him from the arena, leaving him severely injured.
• Thunderclap Academy protested Dai Mubai’s attack, but the tournament officials dropped the matter because he had not broken the rules.
• Yu Tianxin entered the arena and challenged Dai Mubai, while Xie Chong predicted that Yu Tianxin would win.
• Yu Tianxin used Dragon Transformation, and he and Dai Mubai clashed with their first Soul Skills, ending their opening exchange evenly.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation as Yu Tianxin unleashed Thunder God’s Fury, and the crowd watched as their showdown escalated.