Recaps

Tang Hao took Tang San through the Sunset Forest to raise his soul power and prepare him to awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor, but Tang San’s twin martial souls prevented him from absorbing high-age soul rings. After finally reaching rank 50 with a weak ring configuration, Tang San learned they would travel to the Blue Silver Forest, while Qian Chongling prepared to exploit their departure.

• Tang Hao found Tang San a thirteen-thousand-year Iron-Spined Black Bear, whose soul ring raised Tang San to rank 46.
• Tang San nearly died absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Sky-Pillaring Giant Ape soul ring because the powers of his two martial souls clashed, so Tang Hao stopped the absorption.
• Tang San struggled through several more soul ring attempts before absorbing a nine-thousand-year Earth Rampaging Bear and a five-thousand-year Great Strength Gorilla, reaching rank 50 as a Soul King.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that the Blue Silver Forest was where his mother had been born and said they would go there the next day to awaken his Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Qian Chongling learned from his system that Tang San had reached rank 50 and that Tang Hao and Tang San would leave for the Blue Silver Forest the next day, then told Chen Shuang that her opportunity had arrived.

Tang Hao guided Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest, where Tang San discovered that his Blue Silver Grass was the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and met the Blue Silver King. Just as the Blue Silver King began to help awaken his bloodline, Chen Shuang arrived and was recognized as another mother.

• Tang Hao brought Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest and told him to use his Mental Power to sense the Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San connected with the forest's spiritual field and heard a voice calling him its king.
• Tang San followed the voice to the Blue Silver King, who explained that Tang San carried the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• The Blue Silver King began to offer to awaken Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, but a blue figure descended from above.
• The Blue Silver King attacked the newcomer, recognized Mother's scent, and gently lowered Chen Shuang before Tang San and the Blue Silver King greeted her.

Tang Hao followed Tang San and Chen Shuang to the Blue Silver King, suspecting Chen Shuang might be Ah Yin reincarnated. The Blue Silver King chose Tang San to awaken as the next Blue Silver Emperor, prompting Chen Shuang to summon Qian Chongling, who threatened to destroy the Blue Silver Forest unless the king changed his answer.

• Tang Hao saw the Blue Silver Grass bow toward Chen Shuang and wondered whether she was Ah Yin reincarnated, then held back his killing intent.
• Chen Shuang told the Blue Silver King that Qian Chongling had sent her to awaken her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• The Blue Silver King recognized Chen Shuang's stronger bloodline but named her the clan's honored guest and chose to awaken Tang San instead.
• Chen Shuang called for Qian Chongling after the Blue Silver King declared Tang San their new emperor.
• Qian Chongling appeared above the forest and threatened to wipe it out unless the Blue Silver King reconsidered.

Qian Chongling forced the Blue Silver King to awaken Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, crushing Tang Hao and Tang San when they tried to interfere. Chen Shuang began absorbing the Blue Silver Grass Clan’s power as the Blue Silver King recognized her as the sovereign’s reincarnation.

• The Blue Silver King agreed to awaken Chen Shuang’s bloodline after sensing the danger of Qian Chongling’s attack, but Tang Hao objected because he wanted Tang San to inherit the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Qian Chongling slammed Tang Hao headfirst into the ground, and Tang San charged him with his Clear Sky Hammer before being pinned into the dirt as well.
• Qian Chongling ordered the Blue Silver King to awaken Chen Shuang’s bloodline, and the Blue Silver King immediately obeyed.
• Blue light from the Blue Silver Grass across the forest gathered around Chen Shuang, who absorbed it as her body transformed.
• The Blue Silver King wept and declared that Chen Shuang was the great sovereign’s reincarnation and would protect the Blue Silver Grass Clan.

Chen Shuang awakened her Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, transforming her appearance and empowering the surrounding Blue Silver Grass. Tang Hao mistook her for his lost lover Ah Yin and told Tang San that Chen Shuang was his mother, leaving them both stunned.

• Chen Shuang's four soul rings absorbed blue light as her Blue Silver Emperor awakened and her body and martial soul transformed.
• Chen Shuang thanked the Blue Silver King, then admired her new appearance in a mirror.
• Tang Hao saw Chen Shuang and tearfully called her Ah Yin before trying to embrace her.
• Chen Shuang called for Qian Chongling's help, and he kicked Tang Hao away.
• Tang San restrained his father, but Tang Hao pointed at Chen Shuang and insisted she was Tang San's mother, leaving Tang San and Chen Shuang speechless.

Tang Hao mistook Chen Shuang for Ah Yin after sensing her Blue Silver Emperor aura, while Qian Chongling watched and laughed. After Tang San’s attempt to snap his father out of it backfired, Tang Hao regained his senses and concluded that Pope Bibi Dong had arranged the trap surrounding their plans.

• Tang Hao became convinced that Chen Shuang was Ah Yin, and Tang San tried to correct him by pointing out that Chen Shuang was his age.
• Tang San struck at Tang Hao’s mind with Purple Demon Eye, but Tang Hao’s stronger Mental Power rebounded and left Tang San bleeding and dazed.
• Chen Shuang demanded an explanation from Qian Chongling, who told her that Tang Hao mistook her for Ah Yin because she had awakened the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul and gained Ah Yin’s aura.
• Tang Hao roared Ah Yin’s name, collapsed, then recovered as Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to soothe him.
• Tang Hao pieced together the scheme and decided Pope Bibi Dong had forced Tang San toward awakening his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline to reclaim Ah Yin’s keepsake from Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao attacked Qian Chongling after learning Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor awakening had failed, but Qian easily overpowered him. Qian revealed a way to awaken Tang San’s bloodline using Ah Yin’s Seed of Life, then left with Chen Shuang, while Tang Hao and Tang San turned their anger toward the Blue Silver King.

• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Qian Chongling, who knocked the hammer aside and severely injured him with one blow.
• Tang Hao tried to leave with Tang San, but Qian offered a method for awakening Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline using Ah Yin’s Seed of Life.
• Tang Hao and Tang San rejected the method, while Qian said he would give them the Seed of Life if the Shrek Team reached the grand finals.
• Qian revealed that his niece had awakened as a Blue Silver Emperor, then flew away with Chen Shuang and said he would see Tang San at the Promotion Tournament.
• Tang San eyed the Blue Silver King with murderous intent, but Tang Hao told him to wait because the Blue Silver King’s eighty-five-thousand-year soul ring was too powerful for him to absorb.

Tang Hao and Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after Tang San gained a fifth Blue Silver Grass soul ring and trained with the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang Hao revealed that Spirit Hall's Black Feather Douluo had thwarted Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor awakening, leaving the family blaming Spirit Hall as the Promotion Tournament approached.

• Tang Hao trained Tang San to perform sixty-six strikes of the Clear Sky Hammer's Chaotic Cloak, while Tang San gained a fifteen-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass soul ring that gave him Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• Yu Dashi and Tang Xuanwei visited Tang Hao's cabin, where Yu Dashi saw Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer soul rings: black, black, purple, purple.
• Tang San explained that conflicts while absorbing soul rings had forced him to settle for weaker rings and raise his soul power to level fifty.
• Tang Hao explained that he had expected Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor awakening to strengthen him enough to safely develop both martial souls, but the awakening failed after Black Feather Douluo interfered.
• Tang Hao wept and blamed himself for ruining Tang San's potential, but Tang San insisted that he had chosen the Clear Sky Hammer training himself.
• Tang Xuanwei declared that Spirit Hall was to blame for Tang San's failed awakening.

Tang Xuanwei promised Tang San she could solve his twin martial souls cultivation problem after the Soul Master Tournament, relying on two powerful Titled Douluo summon cards. The chapter ended with Mu Ye recounting a claim about Tang San and a hidden Tang Sect treasure land.

• Tang San blamed Spirit Hall for ruining his foundations and swore to kill them, while Qian Chongling privately mocked Tang San’s legacy and the fates of those around him.
• Tang Xuanwei told Tang San she had a way to solve his twin martial souls cultivation problem after the tournament, and he eagerly asked her to explain.
• Tang Xuanwei revealed that her system had awarded her summoning cards for Glory Douluo Lin Di and Heavenly Net Douluo Xiao Bai, whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill could suppress enemies.
• Tang Xuanwei planned to use a Super Douluo to regulate Tang San’s soul power, but the cards could not be used until the tournament ended.
• Mu Ye said the Tang Sect had discovered a hidden treasure land filled with mechanisms and poisonous creatures, attributing its discovery to Tang San.

The Promotion Tournament began at the Royal Hunting Ground, where Qian Chongling arrived with the Galaxy Fleet and encountered the Royal Knights. The chapter left Perkins leading Qian Chongling onward after the Titled Douluo overwhelmed the knights with his aura.

• Fifteen Heaven Dou Empire teams assembled at the Royal Hunting Ground for the Promotion Tournament, while the three seeded teams did not have to compete.
• Qian Chongling briefly observed the Royal Knights and dismissed their military strength as irrelevant to him.
• Perkins ordered the Royal Knights Third Legion to salute Black Feather Douluo as Qian Chongling approached with the Galaxy Fleet.
• Qian Chongling released his aura over the legion, frightening the soldiers and their mounts until Perkins asked him to withdraw it.
• Qian Chongling withdrew his aura, and Perkins regained his composure and led him onward.

Qian Chongling and the Galaxy Fleet arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground for the Promotion Tournament, while Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi discussed the emperor’s risky decision to test Black Feather Douluo. Xue Qinghe later visited Tang San and showed him the Soul Tools Spirit Hall was setting up to broadcast the matches, leaving Tang San with a sense of foreboding.

• Xue Qinghe criticized Emperor Xue Ye for sending the Royal Knights to challenge Black Feather Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi warned that a more dangerous opponent could have killed them all.
• Perkins led Qian Chongling and the Galaxy Fleet to their quarters and explained that the Promotion Tournament would begin the next day without an opening ceremony.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi visited Tang San, and Xue Qinghe invited him to stroll around the Royal Hunting Ground.
• Tang San and Xue Qinghe saw Spirit Hall workers installing eight Soul Tools to broadcast the tournament matches to other places.
• Tang San felt uneasy about the broadcast equipment, and Xue Qinghe ended their walk for the evening.

The Promotion Tournament began at the Royal Knights' Grand Drill Ground, where Ning Fengzhi announced Spirit Hall’s broadcasts and Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open. The first matches brought victories for Windfire, Exotic Beast, and Shrek, while Qian Chongling took little interest in most of the remaining bouts.

• Ning Fengzhi announced that Spirit Hall had installed Soul Tools to broadcast the tournament to academies and villages across the continent.
• Emperor Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament, and the Royal Knights and competitors roared in celebration.
• Huo Wushuang defeated six Fabia Academy competitors before a Windfire Soul Ancestor beat their last member.
• Meng Yiran defeated three Melba Academy opponents, and her teammates secured victory for Exotic Beast Academy.
• Tang San swept the entire Barak Academy Team in the tournament’s first seven-opponent victory.
• Qian Chongling watched the later matches with little interest until Plant Academy caught his attention.

Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team planned their lineups for their upcoming Promotion Tournament match, with Dai Mubai assigning the Shrek fighters and Feng Xiaotian preparing to sweep them alone. Fire Blossom and Fire Star then claimed they had found a way for Feng Xiaotian to use Windfire Combo Slash by himself, leaving Huo Wu stunned.

• Dai Mubai proposed that he and Xiao Wu wear down Huo Wushuang, Zhu Zhuqing eliminate the next fighters and drain Huo Wu, Ma Hongjun finish draining Huo Wu, and Tang San face Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San agreed to Dai Mubai's proposed roles against the Windfire Team.
• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian whether he could defeat all seven Shrek fighters alone, and he confidently said he could.
• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian worried that a one-against-seven sweep would be difficult, since their Windfire Combo Slash normally required Huo Wu's Radiant Sun.
• Fire Blossom and Fire Star announced that they had found a way for Feng Xiaotian to use Windfire Combo Slash alone, stunning Huo Wu.

The Windfire Team used its first three contestants to heat the arena, creating a battlefield for Feng Xiaotian’s fire-and-wind abilities. Feng Xiaotian then launched his empowered attack on Dai Mubai, who activated two defensive soul skills as the blow approached.

• Dai Mubai entered the arena as Shrek Team’s first contestant, while the Windfire Team sent out a support Soul Ancestor.
• The first two Windfire contestants used their fourth soul skills to set the arena ablaze, then conceded, giving Dai Mubai two more wins without a fight.
• A Fire Crane Soul Master set the arena alight from above before conceding, leaving Dai Mubai with three consecutive victories and Shrek Academy suspicious of the Windfire Team’s plan.
• Ning Fengzhi guessed that the Windfire Team was creating a battlefield suited to fire-attribute Soul Masters, but Feng Xiaotian entered instead of Huo Wushuang or Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian used his fifth soul skill to gather wind and fire, then attacked Dai Mubai with his self-created Wind-Fire Demon Wolf Eighteen Slashes.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Protective Barrier as Feng Xiaotian’s attack closed in.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Dai Mubai with one devastating Windfire Combo Slash, then burned Xiao Wu’s hair and overwhelmed her with his Wind Blade Array. He kicked Xiao Wu toward Shrek Academy, leaving both of its fighters badly injured.

• Feng Xiaotian shattered Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protective Barrier and slashed deeply across his chest, knocking him unconscious.
• Tang San carried Dai Mubai from the arena, checked his pulse, and learned that his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena and confronted Feng Xiaotian, who mocked Shrek Academy and its accusations of double standards.
• Xiao Wu teleported behind Feng Xiaotian and tried to bind his neck with her Waist Bow, but her braid caught fire against his fire-infused body.
• Feng Xiaotian struck Xiao Wu with his Wind-Fire Array, leaving her limp, then kicked her toward Shrek Academy.

Tang San entered the Promotion Tournament arena in fury after Xiao Wu was badly injured, and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer with two ten-thousand-year soul rings. As the spectators and officials reacted to his twin martial souls, he prepared to reveal the hammer’s final two rings.

• Tang San took the injured Xiao Wu to Shao Xin for treatment and ignored Zhu Zhuqing as he entered the arena to fight Feng Xiaotian.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Yu Dashi’s plan, while he confidently predicted Tang San would defeat several Windfire Team opponents.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and revealed that its first two soul rings were both ten-thousand-year rings, shocking the spectators and officials.
• Emperor Xue Ye recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and considered drawing him into the Heaven Dou Empire, while Salas began plotting to kill him.
• Qian Chongling told Salas to wait for Tang San’s final two soul rings, and Salas laughed when they appeared.

Tang San revealed two purple soul rings after his two black ones, leading observers to suspect his twin-martial-soul cultivation had gone wrong. As the tournament broadcast continued, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed their rivals and their plans, while villagers in Holy Soul Village watched Tang San compete.

• Tang San revealed his four soul rings as black, black, purple, and purple, confusing spectators and prompting Ning Fengzhi to suspect his twin-martial-soul cultivation had been ruined.
• Ning Fengzhi realized Qian Chongling had anticipated Tang San's twin martial souls and that the tournament rewards had been meant to pressure him into cultivating his second martial soul.
• Xue Ye reconsidered arranging a marriage between Xue Ke and Tang San because Tang San's soul-ring progression seemed abnormal.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun watched the tournament broadcast, assessed Feng Xiaotian and the Galaxy Fleet, and agreed that their goal was to crush Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Villagers in Holy Soul Village watched Tang San appear on the delayed broadcast and celebrated his success, though Old Jack could not explain why his later soul rings were purple.

Tang San fought Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer but could not overcome Feng Xiaotian’s advantage in flight. After twelve clashes, Feng Xiaotian’s Windfire Combo Slash left Tang San gravely wounded and knocked him out of the arena.

• Feng Xiaotian mocked Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer soul rings before Tang San charged at him with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Feng Xiaotian flew more than fifty meters overhead and attacked Tang San with flaming wind blades while Tang San could only defend.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed the Windfire Combo Slash, and Tang San met it with Chaotic Cloak and the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San staggered and bled through the successive clashes as Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes grew stronger.
• On the twelfth clash, Feng Xiaotian’s slash tore open Tang San’s chest, knocked the Clear Sky Hammer from his hand, and sent him outside the arena.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Tang San, and Shrek Academy forfeited its match against the Windfire Team. In the medical tent, Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai helped Tang San regain confidence by blaming the arena’s advantages and the Windfire Team’s tactics, before Yu Dashi told them to watch the Galaxy Fleet’s match.

• Yu Dashi and Shao Xin treated the unconscious Tang San, and Royal Knights medics helped stabilize him.
• Huo Wu entered the arena and made Feng Xiaotian leave; after a long pause, Yu Dashi forfeited for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai lay injured in the medical tent, where Tang San questioned why his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had lost to Feng Xiaotian.
• Xiao Wu reassured Tang San and, with Dai Mubai, blamed the Windfire Team’s tactics and the arena’s effects for their defeats.
• Yu Dashi told the injured Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu to watch the Galaxy Fleet versus Plant Academy match that afternoon.

Chen Shuang faced Feng Xin in the Promotion Tournament and revealed that she had become a Soul King with an extraordinary soul ring configuration. She defeated Feng Xin using her Blue Silver Domain and Blue Silver Emperor, leaving the Galaxy Fleet’s strength looming over Shrek Academy.

• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu joined Yu Dashi and the others in the spectator stands before the Galaxy Fleet faced the Plant Academy team.
• Chen Shuang revealed her level fifty-one Soul King rank and purple, purple, purple, black, black soul rings, stunning the spectators.
• Xue Ye questioned Chen Shuang’s rapid progress, while Salas credited her growth to the Pope and mocked the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Feng Xin attacked Chen Shuang with emerald vines, but Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver Domain slowed them and filled the arena with rapidly growing Blue Silver Grass.
• Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver vines tore apart Feng Xin’s vines, bound Feng Xin, and drained her stamina and soul power with Devouring.

Chen Shuang defeated the Plant Academy’s team, winning seven matches in a row with her Blue Silver Emperor martial soul. Her taunt enraged Tang Hao, but Qian Chongling warned him to stay hidden, and Chen Shuang’s victory over Ye Jing left the tournament moving on.

• Chen Shuang drained Lin Yulan’s soul power and stamina, then swept four more Plant Academy Soul Elders off the stage to secure six consecutive victories.
• Chen Shuang taunted Tang San about how good the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul felt to use, enraging Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Qian Chongling used Sound Transmission to warn the hidden Tang Hao not to interfere and threatened him over Tang Xiao.
• Ye Jing attacked Chen Shuang with her crimson thornbush martial soul, but Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear broke through the thorns and knocked Ye Jing off the stage.
• Chen Shuang had flattened the spear tip before it struck Ye Jing, leaving her injured but alive, and Ye Jing thanked Chen Shuang for showing mercy.

Tang San grew bitter after seeing Chen Shuang display the Blue Silver Emperor’s powers, then learned that Shrek’s injuries would keep its strongest members from competing. As the Promotion Tournament neared its end, the draw placed Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team in the upcoming finale.

• After the Plant Academy conceded, Tang San resented Chen Shuang for possessing the Blue Silver Emperor abilities he believed should have been his.
• Tang San learned that Shrek’s next opponents were the Skywater Academy and the Thunder Academy, but he, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu were still injured.
• After thirteen days, the Galaxy Fleet led the standings with twelve victories, followed by the Windfire Team, while Shrek Academy stood fifth.
• The crowd anticipated the Galaxy Fleet’s matches against the Windfire Team and Shrek Academy as the tournament approached its end.
• Black Feather Douluo began the draw, which revealed tokens for Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team.

Qian Chongling arranged for Shrek Academy to face the Galaxy Fleet, hoping to shatter Shrek’s inflated confidence before a packed audience. Both teams prepared for the match, with Tang San expecting to defeat several opponents and Lü Lingqi set to fight alone for the Galaxy Fleet.

• Qian Chongling selected the Shrek Academy plaque and scheduled Shrek to face the Galaxy Fleet the next day, setting the two teams against each other.
• Tang San and Shrek’s allies discussed their tactics, confident that Tang San could defeat several or even all seven Galaxy Fleet members.
• Yu Dashi set Shrek’s lineup with Tang San first, followed by Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Tang Xuanwei, Huang Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong felt increasingly uneasy about the coming match.
• The Galaxy Fleet chose Lü Lingqi as its sole fighter against Shrek Academy.

Tang San confronted Lü Lingqi in the Promotion Tournament and was unable to overcome her with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Wounded and furious, he invoked the Great Sumeru Hammer and detonated his thirteen-thousand-year-old Soul Ring.

• Qian Chongling led the Galaxy Fleet to the arena as Tang San and Lü Lingqi entered to begin the match.
• Tang San charged Lü Lingqi with the Clear Sky Hammer, but she casually knocked aside his opening strike with her Fang Tian Hua Ji.
• Tang San built the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to more than thirty strikes, yet Lü Lingqi stood her ground and wounded him across the lower ribs.
• Lü Lingqi criticized the technique's limited strength, and Tang San roared the name of the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang San exploded the thirteen-thousand-year-old black Soul Ring on his Clear Sky Hammer.

Lü Lingqi overwhelmed Tang San with her Demon-Subduing Frenzy Dance, leaving him badly wounded but alive, then faced Dai Mubai in Shrek Academy’s next match. Dai Mubai opened with his White Tiger soul skills and attacked her as the battle began.

• Lü Lingqi’s halberd clash overpowered Tang San’s Great Sumeru Hammer, and her follow-up blows drove him into the air and stripped the Clear Sky Hammer from his hands.
• Lü Lingqi struck Tang San with eighty-one wind-blade cuts, leaving him covered in blood but without life-threatening or internal injuries.
• Royal Knights’ medics carried Tang San to the infirmary, while Xiao Wu and the others watched in fear and disbelief.
• Dai Mubai reluctantly entered the arena, and Lü Lingqi taunted him about an injury he did not understand.
• Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger Martial Soul and launched White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, and White Tiger Meteor Shower at Lü Lingqi, attacking with his claws as well.