Recaps

At the Sun Moon Empire’s Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, Xu He awakened twin Martial Souls—the sun and a cigar—and Innate Full Soul Power. Emperor Xu Chengye named him Crown Prince, alarming Xu Chengjing and Xu Tianran as their coup plans faced a new obstacle.

• Xu Tiance watched as Elder Kong arrived and Xu Chengye began the imperial family’s Martial Soul Awakening ceremony.
• Xu He awakened the sun and cigar Martial Souls, then demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xu Chengye joyfully named Xu He Crown Prince and proclaimed him the Sun Moon Empire’s Qilin Child.
• Xu Chengjing concealed his concern, while Xu Tianran clenched his fist at Xu He’s appointment.
• Kong Deming watched the celebration with a furrowed brow, dissatisfied with Xu Chengye’s moderate policies.

Xu Tiance awakened a unique Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul, and Kong Deming immediately offered to take him as a disciple. Xu Tiance accepted, but his Innate Soul Power had yet to be tested.

• Xu Yang awakened the Sun Martial Soul with level-eight Innate Soul Power, while the other imperial children showed less talent and none awakened the Silver Moon Martial Soul.
• Xu Tiance stepped onto the awakening formation as Xu Chengjing and Xu Tianran watched.
• Xu Tiance awakened a rare Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul in which the sun and Silver Moon were perfectly intertwined.
• Kong Deming offered to take Xu Tiance as his disciple, and Xu Tiance accepted without hesitation.
• The presiding Level 8 Soul Engineer reminded Kong Deming that Xu Tiance had not yet tested his Innate Soul Power, and Kong Deming told Xu Tiance to place his hand on the crystal ball.

Xu Tiance awakened the Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, drawing attention from the imperial family and concern from the crown prince. Kong Deming took him to the hidden Offering Hall, confirmed his Martial Soul had Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light attributes, and Xu Tiance revealed he might possess another Martial Soul.

• Xu Tiance awakened the Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, prompting Xu Tianran to reconsider him as a potential rival for the throne.
• Xu Chengye and Xu Chengjing exchanged pointed remarks about Xu Tiance's talent and the crown prince's advantages.
• Kong Deming took Xu Tiance to the hidden chambers beneath the Offering Hall and told him he would train and study there.
• Kong Deming examined Xu Tiance's Martial Soul and determined it possessed Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Light, space, and spirit attributes.
• Xu Tiance told Kong Deming that he thought he had another Martial Soul.

Xu Tiance revealed that he had a second Martial Soul, Primordial Cells, and Kong Deming adjusted his training plans around his unusual talents. Kong Deming planned to take him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his first Soul Ring, while also hoping to locate the Body Sect.

• Xu Tiance told Kong Deming that his second Martial Soul was Primordial Cells, which he could not manifest outwardly.
• Kong Deming said Xu Tiance should cultivate the Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul first and leave Primordial Cells without Soul Rings until the Sun Moon Empire could cooperate with the Body Sect.
• Kong Deming decided Xu Tiance should focus on being a Soul Master and learn to use Soul Tools rather than spend time crafting them.
• Kong Deming told Xu Tiance he would live in the Offering Hall and that he would explain the situation to Xu Tiance's father.
• Kong Deming said he would take Xu Tiance to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to hunt for a Soul Ring and seek the Body Sect's location.

After Xu Tiance asked whether Whale Rubber could help him absorb an older Soul Ring, Kong Deming verified its effects and gave him a piece to swallow. Xu Tiance’s Primordial Cells Martial Soul triggered extraordinary cell division, greatly increasing his strength and leaving Kong Deming astonished.

• Xu Tiance asked Kong Deming whether taking Whale Rubber could strengthen his body enough to absorb an older Soul Ring.
• Kong Deming sent a Level 7 Soul Engineer to buy Whale Rubber and had students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy test it, confirming that it improved their physiques.
• Kong Deming decided the Sun Moon Empire should stop selling Whale Rubber cheaply to the Three Great Empires and gave Xu Tiance the finest piece he had bought.
• Xu Tiance swallowed the heated Whale Rubber and felt his cells divide rapidly as his strength, speed, and explosive power increased.
• Kong Deming sensed that Xu Tiance’s cells were dividing far faster than ordinary cells and realized his Primordial Cells Martial Soul caused the dramatic change.

After Xu Tiance’s physique improved from swallowing Whale Rubber, Kong Deming took him to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his first Soul Ring. On the way, they discovered an Angel Martial Soul survivor being pursued by an Evil Soul Master, whom Xu Tiance suspected was Ye Guyi.

• Xu Tiance recovered from the rapid cell division caused by Whale Rubber and realized his strengthened physique could let him absorb an older Soul Ring.
• Kong Deming decided that Xu Tiance’s Primordial Cells Martial Soul needed further study and considered seeking the Body Sect’s help.
• Kong Deming, Ye Yulin, and Xu Tiance left Mingdu for the Star Dou Great Forest, and Kong Deming explained that they would seek a fire- or light-attribute Soul Beast that could grant an enhancement-type Soul Skill.
• Ye Yulin spotted signs of a massacre in Maple Leaf Prefecture, and Kong Deming sensed that a survivor with an Angel Martial Soul was being chased by an Evil Soul Master.
• Xu Tiance suspected that the survivor was Ye Guyi, and Kong Deming told Ye Yulin to take them to investigate.

Xu Tiande and his companions rescued Ye Guyi from an Evil Soul Master who had killed her parents. After helping her avenge them, Xu Tiande invited her to join him and become a powerful Soul Master dedicated to hunting Evil Soul Masters, and she agreed.

• Ye Yulin stopped the Evil Soul Master pursuing Ye Guyi while Xu Tiande and Kong Deming reached her.
• Xu Tiande reassured Ye Guyi that she was safe, and Kong Deming recognized her rare Holy Angel Martial Soul as a natural counter to Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Yulin crippled the Evil Soul Master, and Xu Tiande gave Ye Guyi a Soul Tool dagger to avenge her parents.
• Ye Guyi stabbed the Evil Soul Master, and Xu Tiande added more fatal wounds to ensure he could not survive.
• Xu Tiande invited Ye Guyi to come with him and become a powerful enemy of Evil Soul Masters, and she firmly accepted.

Kong Deming brought Ye Guyi to the Star Dou Great Forest with Xu Tiance to help her obtain her first Soul Ring. Ye Guyi absorbed a six-hundred-year Radiant Pegasus’s ring and gained a powerful holy-light skill, beginning her path toward revenge.

• Kong Deming arranged for Ye Guyi to live and train in the Offering Hall alongside Xu Tiance to protect her Holy Angel Martial Soul from Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Tiance introduced himself to Ye Guyi and led her into the Star Dou Great Forest with Kong Deming and Ye Yulin to find Soul Rings for them both.
• Kong Deming found a six-hundred-year Radiant Pegasus, and Ye Yulin captured it for Ye Guyi.
• Ye Guyi killed the Radiant Pegasus and successfully absorbed its Soul Ring after taking Century-Old Whale Rubber to strengthen her body.
• Ye Guyi's Soul Power rose to rank thirteen, and she gained Radiant Light, which boosted her attributes and suppressed and purified evil powers.

Kong Deming and Ye Yulin found an eight-hundred-year Yin-Yang Wheel Flower for Xu Tiance, deciding its sun-and-moon energy made it an excellent match for his Martial Soul. Xu Tiance killed the flower and began absorbing its Soul Ring, which he endured comfortably, though its Soul Skill remained unknown.

• Kong Deming told Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi to master using Soul Tools and promised to teach them after they returned from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Kong Deming sensed an unusual Yin-Yang Wheel Flower, and Ye Yulin explained how it absorbed solar and lunar energy.
• Kong Deming judged the flower's species and age suitable for Xu Tiance and predicted its Soul Ring might grant a boosting skill.
• Ye Yulin suppressed the flower, and Xu Tiance stabbed its stamen to kill it and produce a deep yellow Soul Ring.
• Xu Tiance began absorbing the eight-hundred-year Soul Ring and felt comfortable as Kong Deming sensed no danger.

Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi obtained Soul Rings, and Xu Tiance revealed the powerful effects of his Sun-Moon Rotation Soul Skill. After Ye Guyi described how his Martial Soul drew her in, Kong Deming suspected they could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and their first attempt suggested their Martial Souls were compatible.

• Xu Tiance activated his Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul and explained how Sun-Moon Rotation accumulated marks to strengthen his abilities.
• Kong Deming assessed the Soul Skill’s buildup drawback and advised Xu Tiance to accumulate at least three marks quickly.
• On the ride back, Ye Guyi told Xu Tiance and Kong Deming that his Martial Soul had drawn her Holy Angel Martial Soul toward it.
• Kong Deming proposed that Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi test whether their Martial Souls could fuse, and they placed their palms together.
• Xu Tiance sensed Ye Guyi’s warm, holy aura stirring his Soul Power, leading him to realize they could achieve Martial Soul Fusion.

Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi discovered that their Ultimate Martial Souls could fuse, greatly increasing their cultivation speed, and then successfully created a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. They woke after exhausting themselves, learning that Ye Guyi had directed the Six-Winged Angel while Xu Tiance would control it.

• Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi sensed their auras blending and found that their fused Soul Power nearly doubled their cultivation speeds.
• Kong Deming recognized their successful Soul Power fusion and asked them to attempt a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi joined their Sun-Moon Radiance and Holy Angel Martial Souls, summoning a colossal Six-Winged Angel with a sun-and-moon mark.
• The fusion drained Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi, and Kong Deming and Ye Yulin caught them after they collapsed.
• Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi awoke the next morning, and Kong Deming said their fusion skill could defeat several Soul Elder-level opponents and that Ye Guyi directed it while Xu Tiance controlled the angel.

Xu Tiance and his companions entered Heaven Dou City while searching for the reclusive Body Sect, then discovered Long Aotian awakening a Body Martial Soul at an orphanage. Du Busi appeared and asked Long Aotian to become his disciple.

• Xu Tiance named his and Ye Guyi's Martial Soul Fusion Skill Sun-Moon Angel, and Kong Deming imagined their future bringing the empire to greatness.
• Kong Deming entered Heaven Dou City to seek clues about the Body Sect, and Xu Tiance compared the old city unfavorably with Mingdu.
• Ye Yulin noticed a Martial Soul Awakening at the Heaven Dou Orphanage and drove the group there.
• Long Aotian awakened a skin Martial Soul with Level 7 Innate Soul Power, prompting Kong Deming to recognize it as a Body Martial Soul.
• Du Busi appeared before Long Aotian and asked him to become his disciple.

Du Busi recruited Long Aotian into the Body Sect, then met with Kong Deming, who proposed working together and revealed Xu Tiance's rare Body Martial Soul. Du Busi was left stunned after Xu Tiance explained that his Martial Soul was Primordial Cells.

• Kong Deming spotted Du Busi at the Heaven Dou Orphanage and considered approaching him.
• Du Busi invited Long Aotian to join the Body Sect, and Long Aotian accepted him as his teacher.
• Ye Yulin stopped Du Busi and Long Aotian with a Soul Tool carriage, and Kong Deming invited Du Busi to talk privately.
• Kong Deming proposed cooperation and introduced Xu Tiance as a twin-Martial-Soul genius with a Body Martial Soul.
• Xu Tiance revealed that his Martial Soul was Primordial Cells, shocking Du Busi.

Du Busi discovered that Xu Tiance possessed a rare Primordial Cells Martial Soul and tried to recruit him into the Body Sect, but Xu Tiance remained loyal to Kong Deming. Kong Deming proposed an alliance that would let Du Busi train Xu Tiance while the Sun Moon Empire helped the Body Sect find Body Martial Soul users.

• Du Busi was astonished by Xu Tiance's Primordial Cells Martial Soul and Twin Martial Souls, then urged him to leave the Sun Moon Empire and become his disciple.
• Xu Tiance refused to cut ties with the Sun Moon Empire and explained that he already had a teacher in Kong Deming.
• Du Busi criticized Soul Engineers and urged Xu Tiance to join the Body Sect, prompting Kong Deming to defend his plans for Xu Tiance's training.
• Kong Deming proposed that Du Busi teach Xu Tiance to develop his Body Martial Soul in exchange for help finding Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls in the Sun Moon Empire.

Kong Deming negotiated with Du Busi over Xu Tiance, whose Primordial Cells and Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Souls astonished the Body Sect leader. Unable to win Xu Tiance away from the Sun Moon Empire, Du Busi agreed to hear Kong Deming’s proposal for a deeper partnership.

• Du Busi examined Xu Tiance’s Primordial Cells Martial Soul and realized it made him exceptionally suited to the Body Sect’s techniques.
• Kong Deming asked Du Busi to choose between cooperation and a deeper partnership, and Du Busi checked that Xu Tiance had not received Soul Rings for his Primordial Cells Martial Soul.
• Xu Tiance revealed his Sun-Moon Radiance Martial Soul, displaying its Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire attributes alongside his Primordial Cells Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Du Busi offered Xu Tiance the position of young sect master if he joined the Body Sect, but Kong Deming pointed out that Xu Tiance was destined to become Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Du Busi reluctantly agreed to discuss a deeper partnership, and Kong Deming said the decision depended on Du Busi and the Body Sect.

Xu Tiance proposed that the Body Sect relocate to the Sun Moon Empire and eventually become its State Religion, while Du Busi left to consider the offer and Xu Tiance’s cultivation. Kong Deming then asked Xu Tiance whether he wanted to become Emperor, leaving Ye Guyi flustered as she imagined being his Empress.

• Kong Deming proposed exchanges between the Sun Moon Empire and the Body Sect, including training, Soul Tool instruction, and trade.
• Xu Tiance urged Du Busi to move the Body Sect to the Sun Moon Empire and offered it the prospect of becoming the State Religion when he became Crown Prince.
• Du Busi declined to decide immediately, saying he would discuss the cooperation with the sect and instructing Xu Tiance to wait until he had at least seven Soul Rings before cultivating his Primordial Cells Martial Soul.
• Du Busi left with Long Aotian without attending Princess Vina’s Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, while Xu Tiance and Kong Deming remained confident the Body Sect might later seek cooperation.
• Kong Deming asked Xu Tiance whether he wanted to become Emperor, and Ye Guyi dropped her chopsticks as she imagined becoming Xu Tiance’s Empress.

Xu Tiance accepted the prospect of becoming Crown Prince, while Kong Deming’s support helped Xu Chengjing gather allies for a move against the emperor. Xu Tianran realized his father’s plans could leave Xu Tiance favored as heir, and he did not know how to compete with his younger brother.

• Xu Tiance decided that becoming Crown Prince would advance his goals and prevent Xu Tianran from gaining power and allying with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Kong Deming brought Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi back to the Offering Hall, where they began training together through their Martial Soul Fusion.
• Jing Hongchen visited Xu Chengjing and agreed to support him after Xu Tiance became Kong Deming’s final disciple.
• Xu Chengjing said Jing Hongchen’s support would let him begin his plan to seize the throne from Xu Chengye.
• Xu Tianran feared Xu Chengjing would choose Xu Tiance as Crown Prince and felt bewildered about how to challenge his fourth brother.

Du Busi came to the Sun Moon Empire after the Body Sect discussed Xu Tiance’s proposal, while the palace’s defenses revealed their power to him. He told Kong Deming that relocating the entire Body Sect was possible, though they still needed to decide where it would be based.

• Xu Tiance reflected that Xu Chengjing’s coup would leave Xu He with no reason to be spared, and planned to ask Kong Deming to guard the imperial palace.
• Du Busi arrived at the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and sensed Soul Tools inside that could threaten even a Level 98 Super Douluo.
• Kong Deming met Du Busi with Ye Yulin and Wang Yiheng, then led him inside to discuss the Body Sect’s decision.
• Du Busi noticed that Ye Guyi could merge her Soul Power with Xu Tiance’s before Kong Deming asked him to explain the sect’s plans.
• Du Busi said the Body Sect was willing to move its few hundred disciples to the Sun Moon Empire, but asked where they would settle.

Du Busi offered to relocate the Body Sect to the Sun Moon Empire if Xu Tiance became his disciple, and Xu Tiance accepted after hearing how Du Busi could help develop his Primordial Cells Martial Soul. Du Busi then agreed to move the sect, but misunderstood Xu Tiance’s succession prospects and offered to kill potential rivals.

• Du Busi proposed that the Body Sect relocate to the Sun Moon Empire and demanded that Xu Tiance become his disciple.
• Du Busi explained that the Body Sect’s research into the Primordial Cells Martial Soul could help Xu Tiance mimic other forms and develop multiple attributes.
• Xu Tiance accepted Du Busi as a second teacher while remaining Kong Deming’s disciple.
• Du Busi agreed to officially relocate the Body Sect to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Du Busi misunderstood Xu Tiance’s explanation of the imperial succession and offered to kill Xu Chengye and any other rivals.

Du Busi moved the Body Sect to Mingdu, where Kong Deming began building its new headquarters. Meanwhile, Wei Tian'ao brought Vina to the sect hoping to secure an alliance, only to learn that its old headquarters had been abandoned.

• Du Busi returned to the Body Sect to oversee its relocation, while Kong Deming arranged construction of its new headquarters in Mingdu.
• Kong Deming offered to help move the Body Sect's people and possessions with Storage Soul Tools, and Du Busi had the disciples pack nearly everything.
• Wei Tian'ao took Vina to the Body Sect, hoping her rare brain Body Martial Soul and Twin Martial Souls would secure her admission and strengthen ties between the sect and the Heaven Dou Empire.
• A scout reported that the Body Sect's old headquarters was empty, and Wei Tian'ao realized the sect had moved away.

Xu Tiance told Xu Chengjing and Xu Tianran that the Body Sect had moved to the Sun Moon Empire after meeting Kong Deming. Xu Tianran suspected Xu Tiance had a hidden Body Martial Soul and realized that, if the Body Sect had come for him, competing with him for the throne might be hopeless.

• Xu Chengjing summoned Xu Tiance to ask about the new sect residence built by Kong Deming.
• Xu Tiance told Xu Chengjing and Xu Tianran that Kong Deming had persuaded Du Busi to move the entire Body Sect to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Chengjing became excited at the prospect of the empire gaining the Body Sect's strength.
• Xu Tianran wondered why a sect that rejected Soul Tools would join the Soul Tool-focused Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran suspected Xu Tiance had a second, Body Martial Soul that had drawn Du Busi to the empire, and considered abandoning his bid for the throne.

Xu Tiance told Xu Chengjing that Elder Kong had asked whether he wanted to become Crown Prince, convincing his father to pursue the throne and leaving Xu Tianran convinced his own succession hopes were over. After a tense banquet, Xu Tianran unexpectedly urged Xu Tiance to become a sage king and left him baffled.

• Xu Tiance told Xu Chengjing that Elder Kong had asked whether he wanted to become Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Chengjing understood Elder Kong's question as support for his own bid for the throne and planned to make Xu Tiance Crown Prince.
• Xu Tianran realized his chances of becoming Crown Prince had vanished and drank silently through the congratulatory banquet.
• Xu Tianran followed Xu Tiance after the banquet and sincerely encouraged him to cultivate and rule as a sage king.
• Xu Tianran staggered away into the night, leaving Xu Tiance confused by his unexpected words.

Xu Chengjing launched a coup against Emperor Xu Chengye, using the support of Mingde Hall and four elite Soul Engineer forces to storm the imperial palace. Xu Chengye realized that Elder Kong and the Offering Hall would not defend him and understood that he had lost the throne.

• Xu Chengjing ordered the uprising to begin after securing the support of Kong Deming, Mingde Hall, and the elite Soul Engineer forces.
• Jing Hongchen, Xu Tianyuan, Luan Feng, and Liao Mengkai mobilized their forces and advanced on the palace.
• Xu Chengjing and Xu Tianran followed the rebel troops as they breached the palace gate, while Jing Hongchen sealed off the palace and its approaches.
• Xu Tianyuan declared that Xu Chengjing would cleanse the palace, and the imperial guards surrendered as Xu Chengjing entered the main hall.
• Xu Chengye called for Elder Kong to defend the palace, then realized the Offering Hall's silence meant he had already lost.

As Xu Chengjing’s coup reached the palace, Xu Chengye tried to send his young son Xu He out of the Sun Moon Empire, hiding Xu He’s Sun Martial Soul. Xu Tiance and Du Busi intercepted the escape, leaving Xu He in their hands after Du Busi killed his protector.

• Xu Chengye urged Xu He to flee to another empire, conceal his Sun Martial Soul, and rely only on his Cigar Martial Soul until he could seek revenge.
• Xu Chengye entrusted Xu He to the black-robed Shadow and stayed behind as the rebels closed in.
• Xu Tiance waited outside the Offering Hall with Du Busi, who sensed Xu He’s escape and pursued him.
• Du Busi caught Xu He and Shadow, while Xu He recognized Xu Tiance as the son of the man behind the coup.
• Du Busi killed Shadow with a single palm strike, leaving Xu He trembling and without protection.

Xu Tiance and Du Busi arrived at the imperial palace, where Xu Chengjing had seized the throne but discovered Xu He had escaped. Du Busi returned Xu He to the palace, and Xu Chengjing ordered Xu Chengye and his family killed as his supporters accepted him as emperor.

• Xu Tiance urged Du Busi to take Xu He to the palace, and Du Busi carried them there.
• Xu Chengye cursed Xu Chengjing and accused him of seeking the throne out of ambition.
• Du Busi arrived with Xu Tiance and tossed Xu He beside Xu Chengye, shocking him and delighting Xu Chengjing.
• Du Busi told Xu Chengjing that the Body Sect had joined the Sun Moon Empire and that he had taken Xu Tiance as a disciple.
• Xu Tianyuan, Luan Feng, and Liao Mengkai addressed Xu Chengjing as Your Majesty, and Xu Chengjing ordered Xu Chengye and his family killed.