Recaps

Chen Xiaojun helped the women choose cloud brocade outfits, impressing them with his fashion advice. He chose a peony-embroidered outfit for Rhea and privately recognized her future potential as a powerful Titled Douluo.

• Xia Shujing, Cheng Jinyan, and Zhao Lingling persuaded Chen Xiaojun to help them choose outfits.
• Chen Xiaojun recommended a phoenix-patterned robe for Cheng Jinyan and a butterfly dress for Xia Shujing.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested a bright outfit for Zhao Lingling and advised her to watch her partner’s eyes and hands for signs of emotion.
• Zhao Lingling declared Chen Xiaojun their fashion adviser, while Xia Shujing and Cheng Jinyan teased him about understanding women.
• Chen Xiaojun chose a peony-embroidered court-style outfit for Rhea, who thanked him and said she liked it.

Xixi and Xiao Yi reunited with Chen Xiaojun, who revealed that he had discussed rare materials and a special Breathing Technique with the women. After he praised Xiao Yi’s qipao and teased Xixi, she chased him in anger.

• Xixi and Xiao Yi found Chen Xiaojun chatting with Rhea and the other women, and he joked that he was only passing through.
• Chen Xiaojun said he had discussed rare materials and a special Breathing Technique, then asked how Xixi and her family were finding the Water Breathing and Wind Breathing techniques.
• Rhea and Zhao Lingling told Xixi that Chen Xiaojun had helped them choose clothes and had an excellent eye for fashion.
• Xixi showed Chen Xiaojun Xiao Yi in a jade-green cloud brocade qipao, and he praised her beauty before making a romantic declaration that left her blushing.
• Xixi asked Chen Xiaojun to compliment her too, but he called her the green leaf that complemented red flowers, so she chased him and shouted that she would fight him.

Su Ningxia asked to join the Chen Clan after losing her family and gang, and Chen Xiaojun accepted her and offered the surviving gang members places in the Brocade Guard. Her rare Seven-Color Radiant Clouds martial soul and exceptional talent surprised Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong, while her mother’s identity remained unknown.

• Su Ningxia told Chen Xiaojun that her father, Su Jinhu, and most of the Fierce Tiger Gang had died, and she asked the Chen Clan to take in the survivors.
• Chen Xiaojun accepted Su Ningxia into the Chen Clan’s service and offered the recovering gang members places in the Brocade Guard.
• At Xixi’s urging, Su Ningxia revealed her martial soul, which Chen Cong identified as the rare Radiant Clouds type, possibly of ninth rank.
• Chen Cong said he knew of no family associated with the martial soul, though a hidden family might still exist, leaving Su Ningxia without a clue about her mother.
• Su Ningxia revealed that she was eleven, had level 27 soul power, and had been born with level 8.8 innate soul power, impressing Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong.

Su Ningxia revealed her exceptional soul power and martial soul, then joined Xiao Yi as her attendant. Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia discovered signs that their martial souls might be compatible, and Chen Cong advised them to practice sensing and coordinating before drawing conclusions.

• Zhao Lingling, Cheng Jinyan, Xia Shujing, and Xixi praised Su Ningxia after learning her innate soul power was level 8.8 and seeing her seven-colored martial soul.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to make Xixi Sichuan boiled fish for dinner.
• Chen Xiaojun told Xiao Yi that Su Ningxia would stay by her side with Rui, and Su Ningxia formally offered to serve Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi said her Immortal Evergreen Vine had stirred when Su Ningxia revealed her martial soul, and Su Ningxia confirmed that its seven-colored light seemed to tremble.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested that Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia might have a martial soul fusion skill, and Chen Cong said the signs were inconclusive.
• Chen Cong instructed Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia to spend more time together and practice sensing and coordinating with each other.

Chen Xiaojun and the Chen Clan learned why Lang Zhenghui had kept Su Ningxia alive and discovered the unusual plan for developing her Seven-Color Radiant Clouds martial soul. Chen Cong recognized that her mother's guidance resembled the Yang Family's Seven Extremes Bow cultivation method, and they planned to ask the Yang Family about it when they established their household.

• Su Ningxia told Chen Xiaojun that Lang Zhenghui knew of her talent and intended to send her out of the city to someone, while Chen Cong suspected he meant to sell her.
• Su Ningxia described her fire-based and wind-based soul skills, explaining that her father had selected them according to letters from her missing mother.
• Su Ningxia showed the letter, which prescribed matching attributes to each color of the Seven-Color Radiant Clouds for her first seven soul skills.
• Chen Cong recognized the method as resembling the Yang Family's Seven Extremes Bow cultivation and recalled that its ancestor Yang Junzhi's mother had possessed the same martial soul.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested visiting the Yang Family, but Chen Cong said they could ask its representatives when the Chen Clan established its household in two months.

Chen Cong and Chen Xiaojun investigated the origins of Su Ningxia’s seven-color radiant clouds martial soul and concluded that her mother had left her an ancient inheritance. Su Ningxia resolved to pursue the truth and received the Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique, while Ma Rulong and Ning Jiang arrived to visit Chen Cong.

• Chen Cong inferred that Su Ningxia’s mother had possessed or obtained an inheritance connected to radiant clouds martial souls, despite Su Ningxia saying her mother’s martial soul was not seven-color radiant clouds.
• Chen Xiaojun noticed that Su Ningxia’s mother had left a suitable manual before Su Ningxia awakened her martial soul, and Chen Cong examined the manual and judged it ancient and suited to radiant clouds cultivators.
• Chen Cong concluded that Su Ningxia’s martial soul was not a mutation and that her mother may have had a three-color or five-color radiant clouds martial soul; he urged Su Ningxia to question her household’s surviving retainers.
• Xixi suggested that Su Ningxia’s mother may have been forced to leave, and Su Ningxia wept before vowing to cultivate diligently; Xiao Yi comforted her.
• Chen Xiaojun gave Su Ningxia the Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique, and Chen Cong proposed that they study her inherited manual for further secrets.
• Ma Rulong and Ning Jiang arrived to visit Chen Cong.

After learning that the Chen Clan had killed his nephew Lang Zhenghui, Lang Weiyuan demanded revenge despite the Heavenly Wolf Sect elders’ fear of provoking the powerful clan. He resolved to retaliate on his own and asked Lin Feng to help him act outside the sect’s decision.

• Lin Feng told Lang Weiyuan that the Chen Clan of the Seven Kill Sword had killed Lang Zhenghui while clearing gangs from its intended territory near Chang'an City.
• Lang Weiyuan vowed to make the Chen Clan pay for his nephew’s death and summoned the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s core elders.
• The elders reacted with shock but urged Lang Weiyuan and sect master Lang Chengming not to provoke the Chen Clan.
• Lang Weiyuan rejected their caution, then learned from Lin Feng that a Chen Clan youth of fifteen or sixteen was leading the operation.
• Lang Weiyuan reminded Lin Feng of their bond and said they could seek revenge even if the sect itself would not act.

Lang Weiyuan sent Lin Feng to hire the Heartless Tower to kill a direct descendant of the Chen Clan, and the Tower accepted the assignment for a steep price. Lin Feng returned to report the agreement, while Lang Weiyuan prepared for the Chen Clan’s retaliation as he vowed to avenge his nephew.

• Lang Weiyuan wrote a coded letter detailing his revenge commission and sent Lin Feng to contact the Heartless Tower.
• Lin Feng reached the outpost near Heavenly Wolf City and delivered Lang Weiyuan’s letter to Li Gui.
• Li Gui accepted the job and told Lin Feng the Heartless Tower would need three months to investigate and prepare.
• Li Gui told a black-robed figure that Lang Weiyuan had offered two pieces of spirit gold and three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, including one fifty thousand years old.
• Lin Feng returned to the Heavenly Wolf Sect and reported the Heartless Tower’s decision to Lang Weiyuan.
• Lang Weiyuan said the sect would prepare for the Chen Clan’s retaliation and vowed to avenge Zhenghui.

Chen Xiaojun’s party visited Chang'an Soul Master Academy, where Su Ningxia’s former teacher Mu Zilian welcomed them and discovered she was Chen Xiaojun’s relative. Mu Zilian led them on a tour and explained the academy’s history, place among the province’s schools, and size.

• Xixi and the others arrived at Chang'an Soul Master Academy with Su Ningxia and met her former teacher, Mu Zilian.
• Su Ningxia introduced the group, and Mu Zilian welcomed them while noting the formidable bearing of Ou Ya and Cheng Yun.
• Chen Xiaojun learned that Mu Zilian belonged to the Green Lotus Mu Family and that they were relatives through Mu Lingyun; they agreed to call her Sister Zilian.
• Mu Zilian guided the group around the campus and described Chang'an Academy’s long history, provincial role, and competition with Canghui Academy and Yuesi Academy.
• Mu Zilian explained that the academy had lower, intermediate, and advanced divisions, with over three thousand students and a total population close to four thousand.

Mu Zilian explained Chang'an Soul Master Academy’s advancement system and its belief that a Soul Master’s strength depends on more than soul power. She then led the group on a tour of the academy, introducing its main buildings, classrooms, training grounds, and soul fighting arenas.

• Mu Zilian told Chen Xiaojun that students advancing from the intermediate to the advanced division faced written exams, combat tests, teamwork assessments, specialty tasks, and instructor evaluations, with some students eliminated.
• Chen Xiaojun and Mu Zilian agreed that willpower, practical skills, teamwork, and continued growth mattered alongside soul power, and Mu Zilian named willpower and determination as the most important qualities.
• Mu Zilian and Su Ningxia showed the group the Grand Auditorium, faculty office building, classroom buildings, sports grounds, and training fields.
• Xixi admired the academy, and Mu Zilian explained that its thirty-six soul fighting arenas hosted actual combat matches.
• The group followed Mu Zilian past the classroom buildings and reached the edge of the sports grounds.

Mu Zilian and Su Ningxia showed Chen Xiaojun and the others around Chang'an Soul Master Academy, introducing its library, Soul Beast exhibition hall, and extensive training facilities. Mu Zilian then explained the Lower School Division’s curriculum, leaving Chen Xiaojun learning how the academy educated its youngest students.

• Zhu Wuneng marveled at how many students stayed at the academy to train during summer vacation, and Mu Zilian explained the fierce competition and valuable facilities.
• Su Ningxia showed the group the library and dormitories, while Mu Zilian led them to the Soul Beast History Exhibition Hall.
• Zhu Wuneng admired the Mysterious Fire Qilin specimen, and Mu Zilian explained its identity and the academy’s history with it.
• Mu Zilian described the academy’s twenty Mimicry Training Grounds and its balanced approach to developing Soul Masters.
• Chen Xiaojun asked what students studied, and Mu Zilian outlined the Lower School Division’s Soul Master fundamentals, physical and combat training, teamwork, cultural subjects, and moral education.

Mu Zilian explained that the academy’s broad curriculum aimed to develop knowledgeable, capable leaders rather than combat-focused Soul Masters alone. She also described how its training for female students prepared them for household responsibilities, prompting Cheng Yun to discuss how marriage and family duties hindered women’s cultivation.

• Mu Zilian outlined the Intermediate Division’s advanced cultivation, teamwork, tactical, and mental health courses, along with required and elective subjects.
• Xixi questioned why students needed so many subjects, and Mu Zilian explained that the academy trained future leaders to handle society as well as combat.
• Chen Xiaojun joked about the curriculum, and Xixi and Mu Zilian teased him.
• Mu Zilian explained that the academy discouraged skipping grades and prepared Intermediate Division graduates for futures beyond Soul Master cultivation.
• Mu Zilian said the academy used a young mistress-of-the-house model to equip female students with practical skills for their expected roles.
• Cheng Yun said marriage and family responsibilities often prevented female Soul Masters from pursuing cultivation, and the group fell silent.

Mu Zilian explained Chang'an Academy’s courses for female students and its senior division’s comprehensive training for elite Soul Masters. Chen Xiaojun concluded that the academy’s educational model left the “Grandmaster” no way out, but wondered whether other academies taught the same way.

• Mu Zilian described the female students’ courses, including “A Sense of Boundaries,” which taught them to protect their personal limits and navigate relationships with men.
• Xixi feared that the course’s lessons meant she should never marry, and Chen Xiaojun teased her.
• Mu Zilian explained that the senior division combined personalized mentorship, combat training, theory, electives, competitions, and internships to develop elite Soul Masters.
• Rhea and Cheng Yun praised Chang'an Academy’s education, while Xiao Yi called the academy not bad.
• Chen Xiaojun wondered whether Chang'an Academy’s curriculum was unique or common among other academies.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Chang'an Academy balanced tournament competition with educating its wider student body, then discovered that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had arrived to challenge it in Soul Fighting matches. Mu Zilian explained the rivalry and the academy’s disadvantage, while Su Ningxia insisted Chang'an should fight back.

• Mu Zilian explained that Chang'an Academy competed in multiple tournaments to build its reputation and attract students and resources while still supporting its hundreds of students.
• A crowd rushed toward the Soul Fighting Platform after learning that students from several divisions and Heaven Dou Royal Academy were participating in matches.
• Mu Zilian told Xixi and Chen Xiaojun that Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s delegation was seeking to overpower Chang'an Academy and strengthen its reputation among prospective students.
• Mu Zilian explained that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had greater resources and that many of Chang'an’s best students, including Ningxia, were away for the holidays.
• Su Ningxia urged Chang'an Academy not to concede, and Chen Xiaojun said each academy would use the means available to it.

Chang'an Academy faced Heaven Dou Academy in a soul-fighting contest, where Yin Shizhi defeated William with his Purple Swallow martial soul. Zhao Lei entered the arena to challenge Yin Shizhi, leaving the match poised to continue.

• Mu Zilian explained that Chang'an Academy could not refuse Heaven Dou Academy's challenge because doing so would damage its reputation and invite further trouble.
• Yin Shizhi of Heaven Dou Academy used his lightning-fast Purple Swallow martial soul to outmaneuver William of Chang'an Academy.
• Yin Shizhi struck William with Purple Swallow Lightning Flash and overwhelmed him with Purple Thunder Storm, leaving him badly injured and unable to continue.
• Yin Shizhi taunted Chang'an Academy and called for another challenger while its students booed.
• Zhao Lei stepped into the arena with his Blazing Lion martial soul to face Yin Shizhi.

Yin Shizhi defeated Zhao Lei with his speed and inherited martial arts, completing three consecutive victories against Chang'an Academy students. After the spectators questioned whether anyone in the Lower Division could stop him, Zhao Lei returned to the preparation area and received advice from Li Jinghua.

• Zhao Lei unleashed Lie Yan Tide, but Yin Shizhi dodged the flames and taunted him about his poor control.
• Yin Shizhi used Spatial Traversal to escape the fiery serpents and struck Zhao Lei with Purple Swallow Lightning Flash, interrupting his Soul Skill.
• Zhao Lei struggled to rise, accepted his defeat, and acknowledged Yin Shizhi's superior speed and technique.
• Students reacted to the defeats of Che Shiyan, William, and Zhao Lei, while some called for the academy's remaining fighters to step up.
• Zhao Lei told Li Jinghua he had lost, and Li Jinghua urged him to bear the defeat and learn from it.

Su Ningxia accepted Yin Shizhi’s challenge on behalf of Chang'an Academy after Chen Xiaojun encouraged her to step forward. Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda then arrived, and Mu Zilian learned that their families had joined the Chen Clan, leaving her concerned about the coming changes in Fasinuo Province.

• Yin Shizhi taunted Chang'an Academy after defeating its students and demanded another challenger.
• Li Jinghua explained that Su Ningxia was missing and the Ji and Liu Family students might not have arrived.
• Su Ningxia appeared with Chen Xiaojun’s group, and Chen Xiaojun urged her to accept the challenge.
• Su Ningxia entered the arena, and Yin Shizhi offered her fifteen minutes to recover before fighting.
• Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda arrived with four youngsters and explained that their families had hurried back for the competition.
• Mu Zilian learned that the Liu and Ji Families had joined the Chen Clan and resolved to inform her family about the changes.

Chen Xiaojun greeted Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan’s younger relatives, who admired him for his role in defeating Xiong Li. Meanwhile, Su Ningxia faced Yin Shizhi and revealed a powerful Soul Skill Fusion, leaving the students amazed.

• Ji Boda introduced Ji Bochang, Ji Boxiao, Ru Xue, and Ru Yi to Chen Xiaojun, and they told him they admired his battle against Xiong Li.
• After recovering, Yin Shizhi introduced himself as a level twenty-five Agility Attack Type Soul Grandmaster and challenged Su Ningxia.
• Yin Shizhi attacked with his Purple Thunder Storm, and Su Ningxia answered with her Red-Cloud Lie Yan Inferno and Orange-Cloud Storm Spin.
• Su Ningxia fused her two Soul Skills into Heavenly Wind Blazing Fire, a devastating tornado of flame and wind.
• The students marveled at Su Ningxia’s Soul Skill Fusion, which she had learned early thanks to her seven-colored radiant clouds and her training with the Chen Clan.

Su Ningxia defeated Yin Shizhi with Heavenly Wind Blazing Fire, then overcame Weng Lutai using her Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique. Afterward, Old Man Withered Glory warned Wise Old Ghost that Su Ningxia carried a heavy karmic burden, though he admitted he knew nothing about her Inherited Martial Arts.

• Su Ningxia's Heavenly Wind Blazing Fire overwhelmed Yin Shizhi's Purple Thunder Storm, leaving him injured and ending their match.
• Yu Wennan rebuked Su Ningxia for injuring Yin Shizhi, then carried him out of the arena.
• Weng Lutai introduced himself as a rank twenty-five Defense System Soul Grandmaster and challenged Su Ningxia.
• Su Ningxia used her Radiant Clouds Breathing Technique to evade Weng Lutai's attacks and defeat him with Eightfold Haze.
• Old Man Withered Glory told Wise Old Ghost that Su Ningxia carried a heavy karmic burden and admitted he did not know the origins of her Inherited Martial Arts.

At the academy tournament, Yu Wennan chose Mu Xingyun to face Su Ningxia, keeping Yu Zhengjun in reserve. Mu Xingyun revealed his Dark Demon Tiger martial soul and fought through Su Ningxia’s opening attacks, ending the chapter braced against her tornado of flame.

• Tang Xiao admired Su Ningxia’s skill, while Yu Zhengjun asked Yu Wennan to let him fight and was told to remain in reserve.
• Yu Wennan sent Mu Xingyun to the arena, where he introduced himself as a level thirty-one Power Attack System Soul Elder.
• Mu Xingyun revealed his Dark Demon Tiger martial soul and used his second soul skill to clash with Su Ningxia’s Red-Cloud Lie Yan Inferno.
• Su Ningxia moved behind Mu Xingyun and attacked with Heavenly Wind Blazing Fire as he charged at her.
• Mu Xingyun activated his third soul skill, Dark Night Demon Armor, and stood his ground against Su Ningxia’s tornado of flame.

Su Ningxia defeated Mu Xingyun with her fused Phoenix Wings Soaring technique, securing her side’s third consecutive victory. Afterward, Xiao Yi soothed Su Ningxia’s battered meridians with life soul power as the crowd celebrated.

• Mu Xingyun endured Su Ningxia’s flaming tornado, sustaining burns and cuts as he disrupted its force with his fists.
• Su Ningxia fused her Red-Cloud Lie Yan Inferno and Orange-Cloud Storm Spin into Phoenix Wings Soaring, creating a powerful fire phoenix.
• Mu Xingyun countered with Tiger Roar Earthshaking Wave, but the fire phoenix overwhelmed his attack and defeated him.
• Mu Xingyun acknowledged Su Ningxia’s strength and left the arena, while the students cheered her team’s third straight win.
• Xiao Yi placed a hand on Su Ningxia’s back and used life soul power to soothe her unsettled meridians.

After Su Ningxia left the arena, Xiao Yi warned her to recover from the damage caused by the Spirit Transformation technique. Chen Xiaojun’s group drew the crowd’s attention, while Wise Old Ghost discovered that Ou Ya was a Soul Douluo and questioned Old Man Withered Glory about the group.

• Xiao Yi warned Su Ningxia that the Spirit Transformation technique had damaged her meridians and that she needed several days of rest.
• Chen Xiaojun and Zhu Wuneng explained Xiao Yi’s medical training, and Liu Ruyan asked Xiao Yi to teach her about medicine in the future.
• Ji Boxiao praised Su Ningxia for defeating the Dark Demon Tiger Soul Elder, and Su Ningxia encouraged him to improve alongside her.
• Wise Old Ghost considered recruiting Su Ningxia, but Old Man Withered Glory warned him about her ties to Chen Xiaojun and the strength of her guards.
• Wise Old Ghost sensed Ou Ya’s power and realized he was a Soul Douluo, while Cheng Yun gave him a fierce warning.
• The crowd admired Chen Xiaojun’s group and speculated that they were members of a prestigious family.

Ji Boxiao used the Sound Breathing Method and his enhanced Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute to fight Aulani, a stronger Soul Elder, on the Soul Fighting Platform. Their battle remained undecided as Wise Old Ghost questioned Old Man Withered Glory about the mysterious source of the students’ increased strength.

• Su Ningxia defeated Yin Shizhi, Weng Lutai, and Mu Xingyun, while Liu Ru Yi later traded her elimination for two Heaven Dou Academy students.
• Ji Boxiao used the Sound Breathing Method to eliminate two opponents before facing Aulani, whose speed advantage diminished under Ji Boxiao’s techniques.
• Wise Old Ghost challenged Old Man Withered Glory about the combat support skill behind Ji Boxiao’s strength, and Old Man Withered Glory said someone else might possess it.
• Ji Boxiao’s Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute clashed with Aulani’s claws without yielding, and the Liu Family girls were astonished that he could stand against a Soul Elder.
• Ji Boxiao and Aulani continued fighting at full speed, with neither yet emerging victorious.

Chen Xiaojun rescued Ji Boxiao from Aulani’s surprise attack and revealed his extraordinary speed and power. After Zhi Xing urged Aulani to challenge him, Chen Xiaojun declined because he was not a member of Chang'an Academy, and Aulani tried to provoke him into a duel.

• Aulani used his Leopard Shadow Clone to outmaneuver Ji Boxiao and prepare a lethal attack.
• Chen Xiaojun appeared in a streak of yellow light, stopped Aulani, and moved Ji Boxiao to safety.
• Chen Xiaojun told Aulani that Ji Boxiao had lost and there was no need to injure him, then identified himself as a spectator.
• Zhi Xing recognized Chen Xiaojun’s unusual strength and ordered Aulani to challenge him, while Old Man Withered Glory warned against provoking his powerful backer.
• Aulani challenged Chen Xiaojun, but Chen Xiaojun declined and helped Ji Boxiao leave the arena.
• Aulani called Chen Xiaojun a coward and accused people from Fasno of retreating from honest duels.

Chen Xiaojun swiftly defeated Aulani after Aulani provoked him, then hinted that Aulani had been used by someone else. The crowd celebrated the victory, while Zhu Wuneng explained that Chen Xiaojun’s speed came from the Thunder Breathing Method.

• Chen Xiaojun confronted Aulani after lowering Ji Boxiao, as the students condemned Aulani and urged Chen Xiaojun to fight.
• Chen Xiaojun blasted through Aulani’s defenses and sent him crashing to the edge of the arena.
• Chen Xiaojun warned Aulani not to let others use him as a weapon, and Aulani realized Chen Xiaojun knew what had happened.
• The spectators celebrated Chen Xiaojun’s instant victory, while Heaven Dou Academy’s teachers and students reacted grimly.
• Zhu Wuneng told Liu Ru Xue and Liu Ru Yi that Chen Xiaojun was an all-round Soul Master whose speed came from the Thunder Breathing Method.