Recaps

Qian Renchuan beat Huyan Ye and the other students who had attacked his dorm, then forced them to repair the damage and leave. Qian Renxue and the girls waiting outside expected him to be badly hurt, but froze when they saw who emerged from the dormitory.

• Huyan Ye confessed that Qian Xunji had ordered the group to teach Qian Renchuan a lesson, and Qian Renchuan made the students repair his room before sending them away.
• Huo Yuhao wondered if Qian Renchuan was an old monster reborn, while Qian Renchuan secretly heard his thoughts and welcomed his determination to cultivate.
• Instructor Chen realized that Qian Renchuan had defeated the dozen students without needing protection.
• Qian Renxue and the girls outside the Boys' Dormitory eagerly predicted that Qian Renchuan had been beaten, but froze when they saw the approaching figures.

Qian Renchuan defeated Huyan Ye and more than a dozen Soul Grandmasters without using his martial soul, shocking the students and Academy Chiefs. When Qian Xunji learned the news, he celebrated Qian Renchuan as a peerless prodigy.

• Huyan Ye and his companions emerged from the boys' dormitory badly beaten, while Qian Renxue realized Qian Renchuan had defeated them all.
• Huyan Ye told the gathered girls that the Pope had tricked them and that Qian Renchuan was no weakling.
• Instructor Chen told the Academy Chiefs that Qian Renchuan had beaten a dozen-odd Soul Grandmasters through physical strength alone.
• The Academy Chiefs ordered that the news be reported to the Pope immediately.
• Yue Guan told Qian Xunji that Qian Renchuan was unharmed and had defeated his attackers, and Qian Xunji praised him as a peerless prodigy.

After Qian Renchuan defeated the Second-Year Class students, they treated him with fear and deference at Spirit Academy. When Instructor Zhao announced that the class monitor position was vacant, Zhang Meng stood up to recommend someone.

• Qian Xunji ordered Yue Guan to keep provoking Qian Renchuan so he would use his talent.
• Qian Renchuan woke to system rewards from Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue cultivating, then went to the cafeteria and accepted another student's place in line.
• Qian Renchuan entered the Second-Year Class, where his battered classmates cleared a path and offered him books.
• Instructor Zhao announced that Huyan Ye had taken an extended leave and asked the class to choose a new monitor.
• Zhang Meng stood up and said he wanted to recommend the only person he believed deserved to be class monitor.

After his classmates nominated him, Qian Renchuan reluctantly became the Second-Year Class monitor and appointed Zhang Meng as deputy so he could avoid the work. The class followed him to the dining hall, leaving Zhao Mang and Li Yan confused about the sudden change.

• Zhang Meng nominated Qian Renchuan as class monitor, and the class enthusiastically supported him because he was the strongest student.
• Qian Renchuan refused at first, then agreed after deciding the role might keep his classmates from bothering him.
• Qian Renchuan appointed Zhang Meng deputy monitor and told the class to bring requests to Zhang Meng and keep quiet while he slept.
• Instructor Zhao announced the appointments, and Zhao Mang and Li Yan were stunned by the bruised students and the new leadership.
• At lunchtime, the class waited for Qian Renchuan to leave before following him and Zhang Meng toward the dining hall.

Qian Renchuan settled into his new role as class monitor and asked Yue Guan for Whale Rubber as his reward. Qian Xunji approved the request, ordering Yue Guan to deliver all the Whale Rubber in Spirit Hall’s vault.

• Zhang Meng’s lackeys served Qian Renchuan food while the other students treated him with awe.
• Yue Guan visited Qian Renchuan and explained that Qian Xunji wanted to reward him for his performance the previous night.
• Qian Renchuan asked Yue Guan for all the Whale Rubber in Spirit Hall’s storeroom, and Yue Guan agreed to bring it.
• Zhang Meng and the other lackeys escorted Yue Guan out with a coordinated farewell, leaving him astonished at Qian Renchuan’s influence over them.
• Yue Guan reported the request to Qian Xunji, who ordered him to take all the Whale Rubber from the vault and deliver it to Qian Renchuan.

Qian Renchuan obtained top-grade whale rubber from Yue Guan and gave half to Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao, claiming it was nourishing food. Huo Yuhao recognized the rare substance and was moved by what he believed was his brother’s unexpected kindness.

• Yue Guan brought Qian Renchuan all the whale rubber from the storeroom.
• Qian Renchuan called Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao out of class and showed them the foul-smelling substance.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the whale rubber as top-grade material from a ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast and wondered how Qian Renchuan had obtained it.
• Qian Renchuan told his siblings he had requested the material to nourish them and gave each half.
• Huo Yuhao believed Qian Renchuan did not know what the material really was and felt touched by his brother’s kindness.

Qian Renchuan offered Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao Whale Rubber to help strengthen their bodies, and Huo Yuhao revealed its true value. Qian Renchuan gave the treasure to Qian Renxue anyway, leaving her overwhelmed by the warmth of his care.

• Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao reconsidered Qian Renchuan after he offered them nourishing Whale Rubber.
• Huo Yuhao identified the Whale Rubber and explained that refining it could greatly strengthen a Soul Master's body.
• Huo Yuhao watched Qian Renchuan's reaction to test whether he already knew the treasure's value, but Qian Renchuan appeared surprised.
• Qian Renxue realized the Whale Rubber could help her endure powerful Soul Rings and worried Qian Renchuan would keep it now that he knew its worth.
• Qian Renchuan returned the Whale Rubber to Qian Renxue and encouraged her and Huo Yuhao to refine it.
• Qian Renxue accepted the treasure and was moved by Qian Renchuan's sincere care.

Qian Renchuan gave Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao top-grade Whale Rubber, and their gratitude deepened as they refined it. Their training triggered powerful system returns for Qian Renchuan, while Qian Renxue discovered her body had grown much stronger and tested her strength.

• Qian Renchuan gave half of the Whale Rubber to Qian Renxue and half to Huo Yuhao, telling them to refine it and skip class.
• Qian Renxue accepted Qian Renchuan as her family and vowed to take him with her to the Divine Realm when she became a god.
• Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao returned to their dorms to refine the Whale Rubber while Qian Renchuan went to sleep in class.
• The system rewarded Qian Renchuan with repeated Physical Body Enhancement +10 returns as Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao refined the treasure.
• Qian Renxue felt her body grow stronger, then punched a wooden table using only her physical strength.

Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao absorbed the premium Whale Rubber and grew stronger, while Huo Yuhao planned to leave Spirit Hall for the Star Dou Great Forest. Before leaving, he decided to repay Qian Renchuan by making him a Flying Soul Tool, and both children took extended leave to recover.

• Qian Renxue tested her increased strength, then left her dormitory to ask the Spirit Academy Chief to arrange a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest for a Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao cultivated with the premium Whale Rubber and felt it had greatly strengthened his body and meridians.
• Huo Yuhao resolved to find a way to leave Spirit Hall and reach the Star Dou Great Forest, while finishing a Fixed-Installed Soul Cannon as a backup plan.
• Remembering Qian Renchuan's gift of Whale Rubber, Huo Yuhao set aside the cannon and began carving a Flying Soul Tool for him.
• Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue took extended leave and stayed in their dormitories to absorb the Whale Rubber's medicinal power.

Qian Renchuan took his lackeys to the Back Mountain to catch fish and tried to grill them, but they ruined the meal. Remembering Huo Yuhao's skill at grilling fish, Qian Renchuan brought the fish to the dormitory and acted troubled until Huo Yuhao asked what was wrong.

• Qian Renchuan ordered Zhao Mang, Li Yan, and the other lackeys to catch fish by hand, forbidding them from using Soul Skills so the meat would stay fresh.
• The lackeys caught several fish, but they failed to grill them properly and charred or dirtied most of them.
• Qian Renchuan thought of Huo Yuhao's famous grilled fish and decided to bring the ruined fish to him.
• Qian Renchuan led his lackeys to the dormitory, where Huo Yuhao was engraving a Soul Tool's Core Magic Array.
• Huo Yuhao noticed Qian Renchuan's troubled expression, stopped carving, and asked what was wrong.

Qian Renchuan brought Huo Yuhao some badly burnt fish, and his thoughtfulness softened Huo Yuhao’s guarded feelings toward him. At the Back Mountain, Huo Yuhao resumed carving a Soul Tool he revealed was meant as a gift for Qian Renchuan.

• Qian Renchuan presented Huo Yuhao with charred fish and invited him to try them.
• Huo Yuhao decided to go with Qian Renchuan to the Back Mountain and grill more fish himself.
• Huo Yuhao felt warmly toward Qian Renchuan, comparing him favorably with Dai Huabin and regretting how he had once treated his big brother.
• At the Back Mountain, Qian Renchuan sent Zhao Mang and the others to catch fish without using Soul Skills.
• Qian Renchuan asked what Huo Yuhao was carving, and Huo Yuhao told him it was a little gift for him.

Qian Renchuan took Huo Yuhao and his followers to grill fish on the Back Mountain, and his thoughtfulness toward his absent younger sister deeply moved Huo Yuhao. The experience made Huo Yuhao question the stories condemning Spirit Hall, and he resolved to travel the continent to learn the truth and possibly fight for Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renchuan took Zhao Mang, Li Yan, Huo Yuhao, and the others out of afternoon class to catch fish and grill them on the Back Mountain.
• Instructor Zhao learned from Zhang Meng that Qian Renchuan had taken the group to grill fish, but he let the class monitor’s absence pass without protest.
• Huo Yuhao grilled the fish, and Qian Renchuan carefully wrapped the last one to take home for his absent little sister.
• Moved by Qian Renchuan’s care, Huo Yuhao shared his fish with him and promised he would never let his boss go hungry while he had food.
• After the others left, Huo Yuhao questioned Shrek Academy’s accounts of Spirit Hall and decided to travel the continent to learn what ordinary people thought of it.
• Huo Yuhao vowed that if Spirit Hall had been slandered, he would become its sharpest blade and rewrite the future’s history.

Qian Renxue thanked Qian Renchuan for bringing her grilled fish and told him that the siblings would soon travel to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain Soul Rings. Huo Yuhao learned they were leaving and struggled with his desire to stay with the family warmth he had found in Spirit Hall, though he knew he had to escape.

• Qian Renxue continued refining the premium Whale Rubber and felt her body growing stronger.
• Qian Renchuan brought Qian Renxue grilled fish made by Qian Yuhao, and she learned that their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was likely only a day or two away.
• Qian Renchuan told Huo Yuhao that Qian Renxue had arranged for Grandpa to be notified about their upcoming journey.
• Huo Yuhao stopped carving his Soul Tool casing and wrestled with his reluctance to leave the warmth of his new siblings.
• Huo Yuhao resolved that he still had to leave Spirit Hall to pursue his own opportunities, settle his blood feud, protect his secrets, and learn what Spirit Hall was truly like.

Huo Yuhao worried that Qian Renchuan and his brother would be left vulnerable at Spirit Hall after he departed. Meanwhile, Huyan Ye confessed his attack on Qian Renchuan to Huyan Zhen, but Spirit Hall’s envoy arrived with rewards from the Pope instead of punishment.

• Huo Yuhao warned Qian Renchuan to be careful in the Star Dou Great Forest and worried about leaving him behind at Spirit Hall.
• Huyan Ye returned to the Elephant Armor Sect and admitted to Huyan Zhen that he had led students in attacking Qian Renchuan.
• Huyan Zhen panicked when an envoy from Spirit Hall arrived, fearing the sect would be punished.
• A Red-Robed Archbishop told Huyan Zhen and Huyan Ye that His Holiness the Pope was pleased with Huyan Ye’s actions and had sent the sect cultivation resources and Gold Soul Coins.

Huyan Zhen realized the Pope wanted the Elephant Armor Sect to provoke Qian Renchuan and serve as a whetstone, so he ordered Huyan Ye to enlist his brother for another challenge. Three days later, Qian Renchuan set off for the Star Dou Great Forest with Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, turning the journey into a sightseeing trip that brought the children closer together.

• Huyan Ye told Huyan Zhen that Spirit Hall's higher-ups had instructed the Elephant Armor Sect to provoke and beat Qian Renchuan when possible.
• Huyan Zhen concluded the Pope was using them to spur Qian Renchuan's growth and told Huyan Ye to ask his Soul Elder brother to challenge him.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived to escort Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yuhao to the Star Dou Great Forest because the Grand Priest was in seclusion.
• Qian Renchuan insisted they stop to enjoy the sights along the way, and Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao did not object.
• The group visited towns and countryside during the journey, while Qian Renxue cultivated and Huo Yuhao worked on his metal contraptions; both gradually joined Qian Renchuan's outings.

Qian Renchuan, Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei reached the Star Dou Great Forest after a slow journey. At the forest’s edge, Qian Renxue insisted on hunting Soul Beasts far older than the elders considered safe for her Soul Rings, leaving Yue Guan and Gui Mei alarmed and unsure how to proceed.

• Qian Renchuan drew portraits of Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao during their journey, and Huo Yuhao treasured his portrait.
• As the group neared the forest, Huo Yuhao resolved to leave Qian Renchuan so he could pursue his revenge and find Brother Sky Dream and Qiu'er, promising himself he would return to protect his brother.
• Qian Renchuan’s frequent sightseeing stops stretched the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest to a month and a half.
• Yue Guan advised Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao, and Qian Renchuan to state what Soul Beasts they wanted before they searched the forest on foot.
• Qian Renxue requested a Light Butterfly over a thousand years old and a Golden-Feathered Vulture around two thousand years old for her first two Soul Rings.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei warned that the Soul Rings could kill Qian Renxue, but she said Qian Daoliu had approved her plan and ordered them to find the beasts and weaken them.

Qian Renxue, Qian Renchuan, and Huo Yuhao chose Soul Beasts for their First Soul Rings before Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Gui Mei led them into the Star Dou Great Forest. Huo Yuhao insisted on searching for an Ice Silkworm, while Qian Renchuan suspected he wanted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and used his atlas to guide the group toward a Light Butterfly habitat.

• Qian Renchuan chose an earth- or metal-attribute Soul Beast to strengthen his Skin Martial Soul, naming several suitable possibilities.
• Huo Yuhao chose an Ice Silkworm for his Spirit Eyes and secretly intended to obtain the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Gui Mei accepted Huo Yuhao's choice and led the three children into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renxue wondered why Huo Yuhao wanted an ordinary Ice Silkworm, while Qian Renchuan suspected he planned to take the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm from Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts.
• Qian Renchuan used the atlas to explain that Light Butterflies favored dry, sunny ground and directed the group east.

Qian Renxue claimed a thousand-year Light Butterfly Soul Ring and endured its violent power as she began absorbing it. While Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood ready to intervene, Qian Renchuan and Huo Yuhao relaxed nearby, seemingly unconcerned.

• The group found a Light Butterfly colony beside a lake after Gui Mei silently killed its sentry.
• Qian Renxue identified the thousand-year Light Butterfly she wanted, foiling Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s plan to offer her a weaker one.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei cleared away the ordinary Light Butterflies, and Gui Mei crippled the thousand-year butterfly.
• Qian Renxue killed the wounded butterfly and began absorbing the purple Soul Ring it left behind.
• Qian Renxue’s body shook and bled under the Soul Ring’s power, but her aura gradually stabilized as Yue Guan and Gui Mei watched.
• Yue Guan saw Qian Renchuan and Huo Yuhao comfortably relaxing and working nearby while Qian Renxue absorbed the ring.

Qian Renxue absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as her first ring, reaching Soul Power level twenty-two, and thanked Qian Renchuan for helping her survive the ordeal. Her success triggered a tenfold Soul Power return that brought Qian Renchuan’s accumulated power above nine thousand, while the group settled in to camp by the lake.

• Qian Renxue awakened with a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring after successfully absorbing it, and her Soul Power reached level twenty-two.
• Qian Renxue thanked Qian Renchuan, crediting the premium Whale Rubber he had given her with helping her withstand the ring’s impact.
• Qian Renxue’s breakthrough triggered the system’s tenfold return, giving Qian Renchuan a surge of Soul Power and raising his accumulated total to 9,345.
• Qian Renchuan decided the group should camp by the lake for the night, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei set up a defensive perimeter.
• Huo Yuhao asked Yue Guan to catch fish, then cleaned the fish and roasted them over the campfire.

Huo Yuhao took Qian Renchuan into the Star Dou Great Forest at night after asking him to walk, and revealed that he was leaving. Qian Renchuan had suspected Huo Yuhao planned to leave, while Gui Mei reluctantly allowed them to go a short distance from camp.

• Huo Yuhao gave Qian Renchuan the largest grilled fish and left Qian Renxue touched by the memory of her brother saving her one before.
• Huo Yuhao woke Qian Renchuan after nightfall and asked him to take a walk.
• Gui Mei stopped the boys and warned them about the forest, but let them go nearby after Qian Renchuan promised they would stay within reach.
• Huo Yuhao took Qian Renchuan by the wrist and led him several kilometers into the forest.
• Huo Yuhao sat on a moss-covered boulder, let go of Qian Renchuan's hand, and told him he was leaving.

Huo Yuhao told Qian Renchuan he planned to leave Spirit Hall and gave him a Flying Soul Tool he had built. As Qian Renchuan learned to fly, Huo Yuhao resolved to protect him, while Gui Mei secretly watched them from a nearby tree.

• Huo Yuhao said he wanted to leave Spirit Hall, and Qian Renchuan objected because the world outside was dangerous.
• Huo Yuhao gave Qian Renchuan a Flying Soul Tool and demonstrated how it worked.
• Qian Renchuan tried the device, crashed into a thicket, and spent an hour learning to control it with Huo Yuhao's help.
• Qian Renchuan finally flew several meters above the ground, and Huo Yuhao decided he would protect his carefree older brother.
• Gui Mei secretly watched the two children from a tree more than a hundred meters away.

Qian Renchuan and Huo Yuhao said goodbye in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Huo Yuhao set off alone to find someone despite being only six and having no soul ring. Qian Renchuan accepted a Milk Bottle Soul Tool from him and worried that his little brother would not survive the dangers ahead.

• Gui Mei Douluo watched Qian Renchuan test-fly his Metal Folding Wings and was shocked to hear Huo Yuhao planned to leave Spirit Hall.
• Huo Yuhao warned Qian Renchuan to stay close to Qian Renxue and be wary of Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renchuan gave Huo Yuhao the Flying Soul Tool for his journey, and Huo Yuhao gave him a Milk Bottle Soul Tool in return.
• Huo Yuhao said he would return after finding the person he was looking for, then vanished into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renchuan realized Huo Yuhao intended to seek the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and feared he would be killed by Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts.

Huo Yuhao tried to flee into the Star Dou Great Forest, but Gui Mei intercepted him and ordered him to return. Qian Renchuan intervened and agreed to take responsibility, allowing Huo Yuhao to continue on his way.

• Huo Yuhao raced toward the forest's core, hoping to find Brother Sky Dream and merge with him again.
• Gui Mei appeared, restrained Huo Yuhao with his Titled Douluo pressure, and ordered him to return to Spirit Hall.
• Huo Yuhao pressed a Carving Knife to his throat and threatened to die rather than go back.
• Qian Renchuan arrived and told Gui Mei to let Huo Yuhao leave, promising to explain the decision to Qian Xunji and take responsibility.
• Gui Mei relented and vanished into the darkness, leaving Huo Yuhao free to go.

Huo Yuhao left the Star Dou Great Forest after Qian Renchuan agreed to take responsibility for his disappearance. As the group continued searching for soul rings, Qian Renxue absorbed a two-thousand-year-old Golden-Feathered Vulture soul ring.

• Huo Yuhao said goodbye to Qian Renchuan and hurried deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renchuan returned to camp with Gui Mei and told Qian Renxue and Yue Guan that Huo Yuhao had left to clear his head.
• Qian Renchuan promised to take responsibility for letting Huo Yuhao go, and Qian Renxue decided they should accept his departure and report the truth.
• Over the next few days, Yue Guan and Gui Mei searched the forest with Qian Renchuan and Qian Renxue, who remained alert for her target.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei subdued a two-thousand-year-old Golden-Feathered Vulture, and Qian Renxue killed it and began absorbing its purple soul ring.

Qian Renxue absorbed a two-thousand-year soul ring and reached rank 24, while Qian Renchuan’s massive soul-power return triggered a system upgrade that unlocked soul-ring enhancements and a shop. The group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest’s central region to find Qian Renchuan’s soul rings, with Qian Renxue insisting on joining them.

• Qian Renxue endured the energy of the Golden-Feathered Vulture’s two-thousand-year soul ring and absorbed it, reaching rank 24 with two purple rings.
• Qian Renxue promised Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo that she and Qian Renchuan would take responsibility for their youngest brother’s disappearance, but Ghost Douluo refused to let them bear the blame.
• Qian Renchuan saw that Qian Renxue’s breakthrough had raised his accumulated soul power above 100,000, triggering a system upgrade.
• The upgraded system let Qian Renchuan spend soul power to improve soul rings and other items, and unlocked a shop whose purchases could be used on his bond targets.
• Qian Renchuan chose a Scale Armor Beast and a Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear for his soul rings, and the group headed toward the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest despite Qian Renxue’s low rank.