Recaps

Ning Fengzhi planned to make Yu Xiaogang Ning Rongrong’s theory teacher, but Ning Wen’s thoughts exposed Yu’s poor talent and false reputation. Ning Wen also revealed that Ji Juechen would rise from a rank-three talent to become a god, leaving Chen Xin impressed by his perseverance.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to obey Tang Yuehua and announced that he would invite Yu Xiaogang to teach her Martial Soul Theory.
• Ning Wen privately ridiculed Yu Xiaogang as a fraud who had nearly ruined Tang San, prompting Ning Fengzhi to reconsider his judgment and worry about Rongrong’s future.
• Ning Wen’s thoughts revealed that Bibi Dong was Spirit Hall’s Pope and had fallen for Yu Xiaogang, making Ning Fengzhi question whether she might bring about Spirit Hall’s destruction.
• Ning Wen revealed that Yu Xiaogang had half-rank Innate Soul Power, remained at rank twenty-nine, and had copied and misinterpreted Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Theory.
• Ning Wen revealed that Ji Juechen would become a Titled Douluo despite rank-three Innate Soul Power, receive the Sword God’s inheritance, and eventually become a god.
• Chen Xin reflected that Ji Juechen’s perseverance let him overcome his poor talent, and admitted that he might not have endured the same setback.

Ji Juechen’s voice recounted how the Holy Spirit Cult rose after Tang San destroyed Spirit Hall and Slaughter City, blaming Shrek Academy’s double standards for driving harmless Soul Masters into the group. He revealed that he killed Tang San and Bibi Dong, then left the story with Ning Wen wondering what had happened to Qian Renxue.

• Ji Juechen explained that the destruction of Spirit Hall and Slaughter City allowed Evil Soul Masters to spread and eventually form the powerful Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ji Juechen said Shrek Academy branded Soul Masters as evil based on their Martial Souls and pushed a blood-consuming Scorpion Tiger Soul Master into the Holy Spirit Cult despite his never harming anyone.
• Ji Juechen revealed that a future Holy Spirit Cult member with a Bone Dragon Martial Soul would become a Soul Saint before turning twenty, prompting Gu Rong to vow to remember Shrek Academy.
• Ji Juechen said a native Child of Destiny later became the God of Death and that he might have passed on the vacant Asura God inheritance if the child had not created his own godhood.
• Ji Juechen blamed Ning Rongrong for forcing him to intervene and said he killed Tang San and Bibi Dong before destroying Spirit Hall.
• Ning Wen wondered whether Qian Renxue had also become a god.

Ning Wen decided to pursue Tang San’s opportunities and studied an Immortal Herb Catalog while planning to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. When he met Xue Qinghe, he recognized the prince as Qian Renxue in disguise, and the Voice Pack’s declarations unexpectedly stirred Qian Renxue’s heart.

• Ning Wen memorized the Immortal Herb Catalog and decided to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xiao Wu, and the Blue Silver Emperor’s treasures for himself.
• Ning Wen considered how to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and hoped Sword Douluo Chen Xin would secretly accompany him to guard against Tang Hao.
• Ning Fengzhi summoned Ning Wen to the council hall and introduced him to Xue Qinghe, the eldest prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Qinghe presented Ning Wen with gifts, while Ning Rongrong stayed quiet after remembering Tang Yuehua’s punishment.
• The Voice Pack declared that it had lived another life to meet Ning Wen, and Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, heard it and felt her heart stir.
• The Voice Pack claimed it had failed to protect Qian Renxue in its last life, leaving Ning Wen confused about how she had supposedly died.

Ning Wen’s embarrassing inner monologue made Qian Renxue believe he was infatuated with her disguised identity as Xue Qinghe, while his thoughts also revealed a future in which Xue Qinghe became a god and was killed by Tang San and Tang Hao. The others were left stunned by the revelations, and Ning Fengzhi wondered how Xue Qinghe could ever become a god.

• Ning Wen tried to refuse Xue Qinghe’s valuable gift, but his thoughts poured out declarations of love that grossed out Qian Renxue and shocked Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi broke the silence and urged Ning Wen to accept the gift, and Ning Wen took the two rosewood boxes while Qian Renxue avoided his gaze.
• Ning Wen’s thoughts continued with more declarations, leaving Qian Renxue convinced that everyone would mistake her for someone who welcomed his affection.
• Ning Wen’s thoughts described Qian Renxue’s past-life death at the hands of Tang San and Tang Hao, and vowed to make them suffer in this life.
• Chen Xin and the others wondered how Xue Qinghe could become a god, while Ning Fengzhi struggled to accept the possibility.

Qian Renxue realized Ning Wen knew her identity and asked whether they had met before, while his bizarre inner voice spun contradictory tales of romance and past lives. She tried to probe him, but the voice claimed to see through her schemes, leaving her rattled and irritated.

• Qian Renxue recognized Tang Hao as her father's killer, while Ning Wen remained unable to investigate the mysterious force that silenced the voice.
• Qian Renxue realized Ning Wen knew she was hiding her identity and wondered whether he had been reborn or had loved her in another life.
• Qian Renxue asked Ning Wen if they had met before, and his inner voice described a tragic past-life romance that left her confused.
• Ning Wen nearly spat out blood when the voice abruptly called Qian Renxue a woman trying to get his attention.
• Qian Renxue tried to test Ning Wen, but the voice claimed to see through her and dismissed her plot as child's play.

Ning Wen’s thoughts exposed Yu Xiaogang as a fraud whose misguided teaching nearly damaged Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor, while revealing that Tang San possessed the powerful Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer as Twin Martial Souls. The others reacted with disbelief, and Ning Wen concluded that Yu Xiaogang’s rank and Martial Soul might never improve without Tang San’s help.

• Ning Wen thought Yu Xiaogang had plagiarized Martial Soul Theory and held Tang San back despite benefiting from taking him as a disciple.
• Ning Wen revealed that Yu Xiaogang had guessed Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls because he could not believe Blue Silver Grass could grant Innate Full Soul Power, and had nearly chosen a ten-year Lone Bamboo Soul Ring for him.
• Ning Wen explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was actually the Blue Silver Emperor, a top-tier Martial Soul that surpassed the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Chen Xin and the others stunned.
• Qian Renxue realized Yu Xiaogang had been her former lover and resented her mother’s taste in men.
• Ning Wen criticized Yu Xiaogang for failing to understand Twin Martial Souls, turning his Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline into the weak Luo Sanpao, and remaining a rank-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster at fifty.
• Ning Wen recalled that Yu Xiaogang had improved in the original story by receiving an Immortal Herb from Tang San, but thought Tang San would not help him if he received no Immortal Herbs himself.

Ning Fengzhi and the others learned that Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul held the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline, while Qian Renxue discovered the truth about her birth and her mother’s hatred. Qian Renxue left to investigate her family’s past and Tang San, while Ning Fengzhi resolved to keep his sect away from Yu Xiaogang.

• Ning Fengzhi realized Yu Xiaogang’s pig Martial Soul must have supplied the Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline and holy light in the fusion skill.
• Qian Renxue learned that Qian Xunji had imprisoned Bibi Dong and that her own birth reminded Bibi Dong of that trauma.
• Ning Wen and the others reacted to the narrator’s claim that he only wanted to give every girl he liked a home.
• The narrator criticized Yu Xiaogang’s training of Tang San and the Tang Sect’s later reliance on Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi decided he would expel any Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect member who grew close to Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renxue left to investigate Tang San and ask Qian Daoliu about Bibi Dong’s past, while the narrator said he would let her go for now.

Ning Rongrong presented the tea ceremony she had studied under Tang Yuehua, but Ning Wen’s Voice Pack mocked her technique and provoked her into anger. Ning Wen gained Transcendent Tea Mastery and realized the Voice Pack’s criticism was accurate, while Ning Rongrong remained convinced he had laughed at her.

• Ning Rongrong performed a tea ceremony for Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Tang Yuehua, and Ning Wen as her final test after two months of lessons.
• Ning Wen’s Voice Pack criticized Ning Rongrong’s brewing and Tang Yuehua’s teaching, causing Ning Rongrong’s composure to slip and tea to spill.
• Ning Wen laughed, and Ning Rongrong confronted him for mocking her tea-making.
• The Voice Pack bragged that Ning Wen had broken through the world barrier and been invited by Deities and Great Emperors to discuss tea and the Dao.
• Ning Wen received Transcendent Tea Mastery and recognized flaws in Ning Rongrong’s technique, while denying that he had understood the ceremony before.

Ning Wen accepted Ning Rongrong’s challenge to make tea and used his Transcendent Tea Mastery to brew an extraordinary pot. Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Tang Yuehua were amazed by the tea’s flavor and effects.

• Ning Rongrong angrily challenged Ning Wen to make tea after he laughed at her brewing.
• Ning Wen agreed, while the mocking voice continued to criticize Ning Rongrong and provoke her.
• Ning Wen brewed tea with effortless movements, impressing Chen Xin and drawing Tang Yuehua’s attention.
• Ning Wen served five cups of fragrant amber tea to the group.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong tasted the tea and felt its soothing effects, including smoother Soul Power circulation.

Ning Rongrong tasted Ning Wen’s tea and admitted it was far better than hers, while his Voice Pack continued to mock her. When Ning Wen revealed that her lessons were ending, Rongrong briefly rejoiced before his disappointment at losing his entertainment spoiled her happiness.

• Ning Rongrong tasted Ning Wen’s tea, found it delicious, and demanded to know how he had brewed it so well.
• Ning Wen claimed he was naturally gifted while his Voice Pack mocked Ning Rongrong’s tea-making skills.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Tang Yuehua enjoyed Ning Wen’s tea as Ning Rongrong sat in frustration.
• Ning Wen told Ning Rongrong that Tang Yuehua was leaving the next day and her lessons would end, making Rongrong rejoice until his Voice Pack complained that her training was over too soon.
• Tang Yuehua praised Ning Wen’s tea and asked how he learned to brew it, while his Voice Pack boasted that his skill came from understanding the Dao.

Ning Wen left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pursue Xiao Wu and investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with Chen Xin secretly protecting him. He got lost on the way, followed Chen Xin’s sword mark, and continued toward Notting City while planning to persuade Xiao Wu to leave Tang San.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Wen travel and secretly assigned Chen Xin to protect him.
• Ning Wen set out for Notting City, intending to find Xiao Wu and later search for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but he got lost in the mountains.
• Chen Xin marked the path with sword energy, and Ning Wen followed it while the Voice Pack insisted that a God King could not get lost.
• Ning Fengzhi’s trusted disciple had confirmed that Tang San attended Notting Academy, and Gu Rong had also secretly joined Chen Xin to guard Ning Wen.
• Ning Wen reasoned that Xiao Wu had not known Tang San long and planned to persuade her by appealing to her mother, Ah Rou.

Ning Wen arrived at Notting Academy to see Xiao Wu, but the gatekeeper tried to turn him away. After Ning Wen used his newly acquired Divine Might to force the gatekeeper to his knees, Yu Xiaogang confronted him and demanded to know his connection to Xiao Wu.

• Ning Wen reached Notting Academy and was insulted by the gatekeeper, who told him to leave.
• Chen Xin warned Ning Wen not to cause a commotion because traces of a Titled Douluo's aura lingered nearby.
• Ning Wen received the Divine Might reward and used its pressure to make the gatekeeper collapse to his knees.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong watched in surprise as Ning Wen's power showed no detectable Soul Power or energy fluctuation.
• Yu Xiaogang came to the gates and questioned Ning Wen, who said he had come to see Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang asked who Ning Wen was to Xiao Wu and what he wanted with her.

Ning Wen confronted Yu Xiaogang at Notting Academy while searching for Xiao Wu, revealed that he was her fiancé, and mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories as plagiarized. The chapter ended with Ning Wen displaying his Soul Rings, leaving Yu Xiaogang shocked by his strength and possible powerful backing.

• Ning Wen told Yu Xiaogang he was Xiao Wu’s fiancé, and Yu Xiaogang panicked over how the news might affect Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Ning Wen’s Soul Power and boasted about his Martial Soul theories, while Ning Wen accused him of plagiarism.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily defended his work, and Ning Wen summoned one yellow and two purple Soul Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Ning Wen as a Soul Elder with a thousand-year second Soul Ring and stepped back in alarm.

Ning Wen confronted Yu Xiaogang at Notting Academy, then claimed Xiao Wu was his fiancée and revealed he knew her secret identity and family. Xiao Wu was left shaken after he produced a pink scarf carrying her mother's aura.

• Ning Wen mocked Yu Xiaogang for his fear and threatened to kill him if he kept talking.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San came to the academy gates, where Ning Wen called Xiao Wu his fiancée and made Tang San feel jealous and threatened.
• Xiao Wu heard Ning Wen's inner voice warn that Tang San's meeting with her had put her on a path of being plotted against.
• Ning Wen told Xiao Wu that her mother had promised her to him in gratitude for his own mother's help, then named Da Ming and Er Ming as her brothers.
• Ning Wen showed Xiao Wu a pink scarf carrying her mother's aura, and Xiao Wu tremblingly took it.

Ning Wen convinced Xiao Wu that he was her fiancé by showing her a scarf from her mother, while Tang San struggled to accept that she was engaged. Yu Xiaogang struck Tang San and berated him for questioning his advice, leaving their teacher-disciple relationship on the brink of breaking.

• Ning Wen gave Xiao Wu a pink scarf that carried her mother's scent, and she began to believe he was her fiancé.
• Tang San wanted to pull Xiao Wu away but felt he had no right, so Yu Xiaogang told him to let her go.
• Tang San challenged Yu Xiaogang's advice, and Yu Xiaogang slapped him across the face.
• Yu Xiaogang slapped Tang San again and insisted he was teaching him to face reality and stop pursuing Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he and Tang San should go their separate ways as teacher and disciple, while Ning Wen watched eagerly.

Yu Xiaogang manipulated Tang San into apologizing and accepting blame, while Ning Wen’s thoughts revealed Xiao Wu’s grim future of sacrificing herself twice for Tang San. Xiao Wu lost her trust in Tang San and moved closer to Ning Wen, determined to choose her own fate.

• Yu Xiaogang pretended to be heartbroken and threatened to sever his bond with Tang San until Tang San panicked, apologized, and accepted the blame.
• Ning Wen watched Yu Xiaogang manipulate Tang San and reflected that Tang San could still be shaped by others.
• Xiao Wu learned through Ning Wen’s thoughts that Spirit Hall had been destroyed and became drawn to the man who could avenge her mother.
• Ning Wen realized Xiao Wu’s future involved sacrificing herself twice for Tang San and having her soul destroyed.
• Xiao Wu suspected Tang San had approached her with ulterior motives, moved closer to Ning Wen, and decided to control her own fate.

Ning Wen openly claimed Xiao Wu as his fiancée in front of Tang San, while the Voice Pack mocked Tang San and spun a theory about Tang Hao orchestrating Xiao Wu’s sacrifice. Xiao Wu asked Tang San to bless their relationship, leaving him heartbroken and unable to object.

• The Voice Pack accused Tang Hao of arranging Xiao Wu’s first sacrifice, and Xiao Wu grew uneasy at the thought that someone was watching her.
• Tang San promised Yu Xiaogang he would remember his teachings and never defy him again.
• Ning Wen took Xiao Wu’s hand and thanked Tang San for looking after her, while silently planning to take the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the Asura God’s position.
• Tang San felt jealous and hurt as Xiao Wu let Ning Wen hold her hand, but he stayed silent because of Yu Xiaogang’s advice.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San to bless her and Ning Wen, and Tang San silently suffered as he watched her choose her fiancé.

Xiao Wu chose to leave with Ning Wen and ended her sworn-sibling bond with Tang San, while Tang San blamed Ning Wen and Tang Hao prepared to intervene. Ning Wen ignored Tang Hao’s killing intent and walked away with Xiao Wu as Tang Hao hesitated over his unusual resolve.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San to bless her and Ning Wen, and rejected Yu Xiaogang’s criticism of her choice.
• Xiao Wu chose to leave with Ning Wen, and Tang San was devastated while Yu Xiaogang hoped their departure would protect Tang San’s cultivation.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu if she was really leaving, and she told him their sworn-sibling bond was over.
• Tang San blamed Ning Wen for taking Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao secretly aimed his killing intent at Ning Wen.
• Ning Wen took Xiao Wu’s hand and ignored Tang Hao’s killing intent, causing Tang Hao to hesitate at his composure.

Ning Wen and Xiao Wu traveled toward the Sunset Forest, where Tang Hao ambushed them after sensing Xiao Wu’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast identity. Ning Wen defied Tang Hao as he unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain, while Ning Wen’s inexplicably boastful inner voice recalled his past clashes with Asura.

• Ning Wen told Xiao Wu they were heading to the Sunset Forest to seek Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang Hao appeared before Ning Wen and Xiao Wu with nine Soul Rings, including a red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and declared that he would kill them.
• Ning Wen challenged Tang Hao, while Xiao Wu’s fear eased as she believed Ning Wen’s confident words.
• Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain to kill Ning Wen without drawing attention to himself or the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Wen’s inner voice recalled defeating Asura and complained that the god had surrendered before the beating was finished.

Tang Hao attacked Ning Wen with Divine Slaughter's Domain and a direct strike, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened before the blow landed. Tang Hao and Chen Xin clashed outside Notting City, while Asura God watched from the Divine Realm and chose not to reveal himself to Ning Wen.

• Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain on Ning Wen, but Ning Wen stood firm, and Asura God noticed the attack from the Divine Realm.
• Tang Hao rushed Ning Wen with a fist, but Chen Xin arrived and stopped him with a sword strike.
• Chen Xin identified Ning Wen as someone protected by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned Tang Hao not to attack him.
• Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Chen Xin, who countered with his Seven Kill Sword.
• Their clash shook the forest outside Notting City, alarming its residents and guards, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San witnessed the flashes from Notting Academy.

Tang Hao fought Chen Xin but his old injuries weakened him, and he detonated five Soul Rings to unleash a devastating hammer strike. Chen Xin called on Gu Rong to help defend him, while their protected charge insisted he needed no assistance.

• Tang Hao used the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer against Chen Xin, but his old injuries flared and Chen Xin drove him back.
• Chen Xin judged Tang Hao for his suspicious role in Ah Yin’s sacrifice, while Xiao Wu and Ning Wen reflected on the events surrounding Tang Hao and the Asura God.
• Tang Hao detonated his first five Soul Rings and swung his enlarged Clear Sky Hammer at Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin called for Gu Rong, who appeared and joined his Soul Power with Chen Xin’s sword intent.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong faltered when their protected charge angrily claimed he needed no help.

Ning Wen watched Chen Xin and Gu Rong join forces to repel Tang Hao after he used Ring Detonation. With the battle over, Ning Wen and Xiao Wu returned to Notting City to rest before traveling the next day.

• Gu Rong arrived to support Chen Xin, and the two launched a combined attack against Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation wounded Chen Xin and damaged Gu Rong, but the two Douluo withstood the strike.
• Badly weakened and unwilling to risk dying before destroying Spirit Hall, Tang Hao warned Chen Xin and Gu Rong that he would remember the encounter, then escaped.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong departed, and Ning Wen told Xiao Wu they would rest in Notting City before setting out tomorrow.
• Ning Wen and Xiao Wu walked back into Notting City, pleased that the trip had achieved its purpose.

Xiao Wu asked Ning Wen about the danger of Tang Hao returning, then trusted him enough to let him comb her hair with her mother's wooden comb. After the Voice Pack's boasting spoiled the tender moment, Xiao Wu insisted on sharing the bed with Ning Wen, leaving him to endure its indignant inner complaints.

• Xiao Wu asked whether Tang Hao would return, and Ning Wen reassured her that Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone could protect them and that Tang Hao would likely stay away because of Tang San.
• Xiao Wu gave Ning Wen her mother's wooden comb and asked him to brush her hair, remembering her mother's hope that she would entrust her hair to someone she truly loved.
• The Voice Pack boasted about the honor of combing Xiao Wu's hair, ruining the intimate moment and angering her.
• Ning Wen offered to sleep on the sofa, but Xiao Wu insisted that they share the bed and pulled him toward it.
• Xiao Wu smiled as the Voice Pack protested, resolving to snuggle close to Ning Wen.

Ning Wen told Xiao Wu that humans and Soul Beasts might coexist if Soul Masters could obtain Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts, and the Voice Pack revealed that future Soul Spirit technology offered such a method. Xiao Wu gained hope, but the Voice Pack warned that Soul Spirits later fueled human greed and the Great Star Dou Forest dwindled to less than one percent of its former size.

• Xiao Wu cuddled against Ning Wen, while the Voice Pack complained dramatically about the indignity and Ning Wen told it to be quiet.
• Xiao Wu asked Ning Wen whether Soul Beasts and humans could ever live in peace, recalling her mother's death and Soul Masters hunting in the forest.
• Ning Wen explained that peace might be possible if Soul Masters could obtain Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts.
• The Voice Pack revealed that Huo Yuhao created Soul Spirit technology, which formed Soul Rings through contracts with Soul Beast souls instead of killing their bodies.
• Xiao Wu brightened at the prospect, but the Voice Pack said Soul Spirits later became objects of human greed and the Great Star Dou Forest shrank to less than one percent of its former size.

Ning Wen comforted Xiao Wu as she questioned the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts, and the Voice Pack described a future Child of Destiny who would fail to save the Soul Beasts. The next day, Ning Wen and Xiao Wu encountered Tang San, who watched them walk away together and bitterly recalled Grandmaster’s words.

• Xiao Wu asked why humans and Soul Beasts had to be enemies, and Ning Wen tried to comfort her while the Voice Pack discussed humanity’s greed and the fate of Soul Beasts.
• The Voice Pack said a future Child of Destiny would fail to protect the Soul Beasts, and Ning Wen promised Xiao Wu that humans and Soul Beasts would one day live in peace.
• Ning Wen and Xiao Wu woke together the next day and left the hotel hand in hand.
• Ning Wen and Xiao Wu passed Tang San on the way to his blacksmith job, but Xiao Wu ignored him.
• Tang San watched them leave and bitterly repeated Grandmaster’s words about women turning their backs on men.