Recaps

Jiang Hai dominated the Blood Trial, earned the Holy Spirit Cult’s highest ranks, and spent more than a year cultivating before joining the Cult’s hunt for a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he defeated Wang Qiu’er in a challenge, but the group’s attack on the Scarlet King set the forest’s powerful soul beasts in motion.

• Jiang Hai used the Holy Emperor Statue’s Soul Refining Art to strengthen his second Soul Ring, then gathered tokens and defeated rival Evil Soul Masters with help from the White Sea Eagle.
• Jiang Hai and Tang Ya allied during the Blood Trial, drew pursuers into ambushes, and used the White Sea Eagle to carry tokens beyond the trial boundary before Jiang Hai ranked first.
• The Great Elder named Jiang Hai Candidate Saint Son, sequence one, and temporary Third Elder, while appointing Tang Ya temporary Fifth Elder.
• Jiang Hai established his pavilion around a Bloodthorn Flower and cultivated for more than a year, improving his visualization methods and strengthening his soul power and the White Sea Eagle.
• The Fourth Elder told Jiang Hai that the Holy Spirit Cult would compete in the coming tournament and would give him a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, then led him and Tang Ya toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Jiang Hai met Wang Qiu’er, recognized her as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and defeated her after a fierce fight, persuading her to help nurture the golden bloodline in the White Sea Eagle.
• The Scarlet King attacked the group, but the Fourth Elder, Night Rakshasa, Zhang Peng, and Tang Ya fought him while Jiang Hai held Wang Qiu’er back and she sent a signal to Di Tian.
• Tang Ya immobilized one of the Scarlet King’s heads and the Fourth Elder severed it, but the Scarlet King counterattacked with hellhounds and demonic flames.

Jiang Hai survived the Scarlet King’s Soul Ring fusion, returned to Shrek, and revealed his growing strength and soul engineering knowledge. At the Sea God’s Fate gathering, he chose Zhang Lexuan and defeated challengers before facing Ma Xiaotao.

• Jiang Hai killed the Scarlet King and escaped to Shrek City with Wang Qiu'er, while Di Tian confronted Shrek Academy and Long Xiaoyao took responsibility for the killing.
• After three months of fusing the Scarlet King’s Soul Ring, Jiang Hai reached level 64 and told Ning Qingdeng that he had joined the Holy Spirit Cult to bring it down.
• Jiang Hai reunited with Bei Bei and Chen Yong, revealed Tang Ya’s position in the Holy Spirit Cult, and helped Chen Yong enter the Inner Court.
• Yan Shaozhe advised Jiang Hai to investigate ways past his Martial Soul’s apparent nine-coffin limit, and Jiang Hai agreed to seek Shrek’s help.
• At the Sea God’s Fate gathering, Jiang Hai revealed his Level 8 Soul Engineer rank, while Ning Tian, Wu Ming, and Ma Xiaotao chose him and Zhang Lexuan agreed to give him a chance.
• Jiang Hai defeated Chu He and five other students in bride-stealing challenges, revealing his powerful soul rings and the Body of Civilization technique.
• Zhang Lexuan declared Jiang Hai the winner, and Ma Xiaotao challenged him before he fused with the Body of Civilization and formed a Body Soul Tool.

Jiang Hai returned to the Holy Spirit Cult after helping Shrek Academy and the Civilization Research Institute, then led the Cult’s team into the Soul Fighting Tournament. East Cang Academy defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Civilization Academy advanced through Nana’s sweep, and the Holy Spirit Sect prepared to face the Armor-Binding Sect.

• Jiang Hai and Ma Xiaotao fought to a draw at the Sea God Pavilion gathering, and Zhang Lexuan accepted Jiang Hai’s courtship before exchanging tokens with him.
• Jiang Hai joined the Sea God Pavilion, warned its elders about the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult, and helped establish soul spirits and soul tools as secret research fields.
• Jiang Hai inherited Mu En’s remaining Breath of Light, strengthened his spiritual power, then left Shrek Academy to return to the Civilization Research Institute.
• At the institute, Jiang Hai helped test the Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool, while he and Xuan Ziwen found that its energy formation failed under unstable soul power.
• Jiang Hai returned to the Holy Spirit Cult, explained his time in Shrek City to Zhongli Wu, and was ordered to apologize and forfeit three years of stipend.
• Jiang Hai killed Yan Feng after Yan Feng challenged his authority, then led the Holy Spirit Team to Mingdu for the tournament.
• East Cang Academy defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after Sun Yunhai’s illusions and Flying Sword Case helped win the team battle, though Xiao Hongchen was gravely harmed and Huang Huo died.
• Nana swept the Soul Fighting Sect’s first seven contestants for Civilization Academy, and the Holy Spirit Sect entered the preparation area for its match against the Armor-Binding Sect.

Jiang Hai led the Holy Spirit Sect through the tournament while pursuing a rare Soul Bone and testing his Soul Tool craft in the underground competition. After Tang Ya was rescued and Civilization Academy challenged the Holy Spirit Sect, Jiang Hai entered the Snow Demon Sect match as the team’s sole remaining competitor.

• Jiang Hai swept the Armor-Binding Sect and secretly warned Zhang Lexuan that the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult might seize tournament contestants, then agreed to help rescue Tang Ya.
• Shrek Academy defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect, while Tang Ya overwhelmed the Demon Elephant Sect alone and declared that the Holy Spirit Sect would concede if anyone defeated her.
• Jiang Hai entered the Ordinary Alliance’s underground tournament in disguise, crafted an Azure Luan Guard, and passed the qualifying round with his Soul Tool skills.
• The Tang Sect lost to East Cang Academy after Sun Yunhai revealed his Human Soul Tool, and Jiang Hai advanced through the underground competition by crafting a superior Milk Bottle.
• Wang Dong'er defeated Sun Yunhai, but Xue Linglong killed Gu Yu and defeated Tang Ya before killing four more Holy Spirit Sect fighters, and Shrek’s experts rescued Tang Ya from Zhang Peng.
• Jiang Hai accepted Xue Linglong’s challenge to meet in the final, learned that Shrek had taken Tang Ya, and promised Zhang Peng that the Holy Spirit Sect would win the championship.
• Jiang Hai defeated the Azure Dragon Gate team and crafted a Desert Eagle from skyfrost silver, using it to defeat Fang Cheng before refusing Xu Ruyi’s offer to buy it.
• As the group stage neared its end, Jiang Hai entered the Holy Spirit Sect’s match against the Snow Demon Sect as its sole remaining competitor, facing Wang Yanbo.