Recaps

Moonlight Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy to win the championship, while the aftermath brought Xiao Qing back into contact with his former master and Donghuang Xiuyi made a dramatic return. Chen Xiaojun then led his companions to the D mansion to confront Madam Lin and Dou Congtong over Senior Dou Jing.

• Moonlight Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the deciding match, and Chen Yanwu’s swordsmanship overwhelmed several opponents before the two teams’ fusion skills clashed.
• Chen Yanwu and Yue Qingsi broke Heaven Dou’s fusion skill and forced Xue Shiming to concede, securing Moonlight Academy the championship.
• Tang Yue burst into the arena to retrieve the critically injured Tang Chen, while Zhuo Qianren later found Xiao Qing and healed the damage to his meridians.
• Xiao Qing told Zhuo Qianren he had left Chang’an Academy to seek freedom in battle, and Zhuo Qianren gave him training manuals, supplies, and an invitation to train together.
• Donghuang Xiuyi made a striking entrance at the closing ceremony, and Xiao Yi later received the Heaven Dou Division’s Top-Ranked Student title.
• After losing her wager, Dou Congtong returned home and tried to get money from Madam Lin, who soon ordered Wu Mingde to turn away Chen Xiaojun’s visiting group.
• Chen Xiaojun and his companions forced their way into the D mansion, where Madam Lin confronted them and Dou Congtong attacked Chen Xiaojun before Ma Liang intercepted her.

Chen Xiaojun secured Ye Sirong’s cooperation after revealing Dou Jing’s capture and offering a future for Dou Congtong within the Chen Clan. He then investigated changes in innate soul power and joined Xiao Yi in balancing their divine powers after learning how Great Siming’s influence affected him.

• Madam Lin stopped the courtyard fight, revealed herself as Ye Sirong, and welcomed Chen Xiaojun and his companions into the main hall.
• Chen Xiaojun announced the Bone-Digging Corps’ defeat and Dou Jing’s capture, assured Ye Sirong of protection, and offered her and Dou Congtong permission to visit him.
• Chen Xiaojun measured Dou Congtong’s innate soul power at level 9.1 and proposed resources to advance her martial soul, winning Ye Sirong’s acceptance of Chen Clan support.
• Ye Sirong explained why she had concealed Dou Congtong’s talent and told her to adopt the surname Ye and prepare for life under the Chen Clan’s rules.
• Chen Xiaojun advised Zhu Wuneng on his martial soul training and linked increases in Zhu Wuneng’s and Gao Cuilan’s innate soul power to the golden sphere bestowed on Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng.
• Xiao Yi revealed her South Pole Star connection and explained divine synchronization, Great Siming’s suppression of Chen Xiaojun’s emotions, and their importance as anchors for the deities.
• Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi opened their seas of consciousness and exchanged life and death energies as her Immortal Evergreen Vine purified his negative aura.
• Gao Cuilan and Su Ningxia overheard Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi, kept others away, and told the gathered guests that the pair would not join them.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi underwent a dangerous transformation, while the Chen Clan strengthened its alliances and welcomed returning allies to Heaven Dou City. The arc ended with the clan’s banquet underway and Xiao Yi rejoining Chen Xiaojun and Chen Yanwu.

• Chen Mu dragged Zhu Wuneng off to drink, while Chen Zhang confronted Black Tongue and demanded that he serve the Soul Fighting City Alliance or be killed.
• Prince Xue Jiqing ordered the clans and sects to clear a path to the Forgotten Ruin Abyss and recover the Sword Lord.
• Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s powers resonated through the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower, and Lesser Siming used the Black-Red Cocoon and a Taiji Diagram to repair Chen Xiaojun’s Heavenly Scar before both children collapsed.
• Chen Hong told Yang Jingxue that Great Siming and Lesser Siming were gods from elsewhere, then Chen Zhang and Chen Xiaojun negotiated with the Clear Sky Sect over cooperation and compensation from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Ye Sirong returned to the Chen Duke’s Mansion, learned that Zhang Yin Tie had lost an arm, and accepted Chen Zhang’s request to guard Ye Xiuxin in the Underground City.
• Chen Cong and other arrivals gathered at the mansion, where Yan Xiaolai became Chen Zhang’s disciple and Su Ningxia learned that Su Henhan had volunteered for the Transport Team.
• Chen Xiaojun found that his cultivation and mental power had advanced and that the repaired Heavenly Scar no longer restrained consecutive ultimate attacks.
• Chen Zhang and Zhu Yanfeng discovered Barton’s tunnel and cornered him with the three Excellencies of the Three Great Families.
• At the appreciation banquet, Chen Xiaojun recited poems for Yue Qingsi, Yun Yingluo, and Chen Yanwu, then Xiao Yi arrived with Su Ningxia and Chen Yanwu helped shield her from the crowd.

The Chen Clan strengthened its academy ties and negotiated tournament concessions before helping Si Baining, Yang Ruxue, and Ma Rulong reach level 90. Chen Xun then arranged to sell breakthrough opportunities through the Ma Family and planned stronger village defenses against the Crimson Church.

• Chen Zhang secured Nine Heavens Sect recruitment for Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi, while Chen Xiaojun joined Xue Shiming and Chen Yanwu to discuss tournament intelligence.
• Chen Hong defied Spirit Hall over Barton, and Yu Yaolei revealed his intention to provoke conflict between the Jin Family and the Chen Clan.
• Donghuang Xiuyi accepted Gui Qingwu’s proposed range restriction for the grand finals in exchange for Academy Alliance concessions and support.
• Chen Xun used the Yin-Yang Spring and the guardians’ assistance to help Si Baining reach level 90, evolve the White Sparrow into the Snow Phoenix, and manifest the Ice Seal for a Thousand Miles domain.
• Yang Ruxue overcame an inner demon and Ma Rulong survived the Heart-Burning Fire Tribulation as both reached level 90 under Chen Xun’s supervision.
• Chen Xun announced plans to discuss the three cultivators’ ninth Soul Rings, and Xue Shiqiong became Si Baining’s student.
• Ma Tianyang proposed placing the Ma Family under the Chen Clan and agreed to advertise breakthrough attempts to Soul Fighting City’s families at fifteen million gold coins each.
• Chen Xun planned additional breakthrough slots in exchange for permanent allied defenders and considered delegating regional responsibilities while preserving Chenlin Village as the clan’s strategic core.