Recaps

Xiao Yan and Tang San leave Holy Soul Village for Nuoding Academy, where Tang San becomes Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and Xiao Yan studies the soul master system. During their first trip to the Soul Hunting Forest, Xiao Yan finds and absorbs the Green Lotus Core Flame, gaining a soul ring and recovered skills.

• Xiao Yan and Tang San awaken their martial souls, and Su Yuntao discovers that both have innate full soul power.
• Tang Hao forbids Xiao Yan from joining Spirit Hall but sends both boys to Nuoding Academy after making Tang San promise never to reveal or add a soul ring to his hammer.
• At the academy gate, Xiao Yan secretly knocks down the insulting gatekeeper with fire needles, and Yu Xiaogang accepts Tang San as his disciple after deducing that he has twin martial souls.
• Xiao Yan refuses Yu Xiaogang’s guidance, registers as a work-study student, and reads about soul cultivation while questioning the practice of hunting soul beasts.
• Xiao Wu becomes Dorm Seven’s boss, but Xiao Yan defeats her in a scuffle and scorches her with his flame.
• Mang Tianchi accompanies Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Yan to the Soul Hunting Forest, where a flaming Vajra Demon Ape appears.
• As Mang Tianchi attacks the Vajra Demon Ape, Xiao Yan follows a call to a volcano and absorbs the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan receives memories of three techniques, condenses a deep yellow soul ring, and finds that his Heavenly Flames Martial Soul has turned pure green.

Xiao Yan and Tang San grew stronger along separate paths, while Spirit Hall investigated Tang San’s origins and Grandmaster guided his cultivation. The arc ended with Mang Tianchi arranging a friendly spar between the two classmates.

• Tang San absorbed a Mandala Snake soul ring and gained a numbing poison effect for his Blue Silver Grass, while Xiao Yan saved the poisoned Grandmaster and later defeated another Mandala Snake.
• Xiao Yan and Tang San clashed over Spirit Hall, then both received Soul Master badges and stipends after Xiao Yan demonstrated his flame martial soul and level fourteen soul power.
• Bibi Dong investigated Tang San’s origins, Yue Guan traced his family to Tang Hao, and Tang Hao asked Grandmaster to look after Tang San.
• Xiao Yan commissioned a heavy Black Ruler and defeated Tang San in a spar, burning through his Blue Silver Grass and overcoming his hidden weapons.
• Xiao Yan traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest’s western desert, absorbed the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame as his second soul ring, and gained Blowing Flame Palm and Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yan rescued Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and their Blazing Fire Academy teammates from Yellow Sand Scorpions, then declined Huo Wu’s invitation to join their academy.
• Tang San absorbed a ghost vine soul ring and gained Parasite, while Grandmaster advised him to depend on teammates and hidden weapons for offense.
• Mang Tianchi arranged a friendly spar between Xiao Yan and Tang San, and the two met with Mang Tianchi and Grandmaster on the playground.

Xiao Yan obtained a ten-thousand-year soul ring and a rare bear paw bone in the Star Dou Great Forest, then entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Qian Renxue’s token. He joined the Imperial Fighting Team and began competing at the Great Soul Arena, where his match against Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er ended with their fusion skill bearing down on him.

• Xiao Yan defeated Tang San in a spar, leaving Tang San to question his Blue Silver Grass martial soul before Grandmaster persuaded him to focus on building his soul power.
• Xiao Yan killed a ten-thousand-year Ghost Tiger and a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, gaining a ten-thousand-year soul ring and fusing the bear’s rare right palm bone.
• Di Tian drove Qian Renxue’s group from the forest, and Xiao Yan rescued Qian Renxue from a Man Faced Demon Spider before traveling with her as Xue He.
• Qian Renxue gave Xiao Yan her token for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Xiao Yan used it to gain admission after defeating Xue Beng and enduring Zhi Lin’s soul-power test.
• Xiao Yan joined the Imperial Fighting Team and showed his Emperor Flame Martial Soul and three soul rings to Qin Ming and the team.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Xiao Yan defeated Dugu Yan’s poison with Green Lotus Core Flame, then teamed up with Ye Lingling to face Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er’s ice attacks failed to stop Xiao Yan, so they activated Ice and Snow Drifting and sent a vortex of sharp snowflakes toward him.

Xiao Yan clashed with Tang San and Shrek before seeking out Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he treated Dugu Bo’s poison and gained a powerful flame. As Shrek rebuilt under Flender and Grandmaster, Xiao Yan began developing pills and planned to establish Soul Hall.

• Xiao Yan defeated Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, then learned that the Imperial Fighting Team would leave Heaven Dou City for Suotuo City in three months.
• Yu Xiaogang took charge of Shrek’s instruction, clashed with Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Yan later met Qian Renxue, who gave him the Star Ring.
• Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling entered Suotuo City under disguises, where Xiao Yan defeated Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun after Ma Hongjun harassed Ye Lingling.
• Tang San and Xiao Yan fought repeatedly at the Great Soul Arena, where Xiao Yan defeated the Shrek Seven Devils and confronted Yu Xiaogang after Shrek lost their team match.
• Tang Hao revealed he was Xiao Yan’s father, beat him, and ordered him not to join Spirit Hall or interfere with Tang San, while Shrek arranged to merge with Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xiao Yan entered Dugu Bo’s poison formation, captured the shape-shifting green ginseng, and offered to treat the poison threatening Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Xiao Yan purified Dugu Bo’s toxins, absorbed the Life Spirit Flame, reached level 40, and taught Dugu Bo the Poison Pill Method.
• Flender and Grandmaster took over Blue Tyrant Academy and renamed it Shrek Academy, while Xiao Yan developed pills and invited Dugu Bo to help establish Soul Hall.