Recaps

The tournament’s teams assembled for the opening ceremony, where Shui Bing’er realized the Snow Empress was overwhelmingly powerful. In the VIP seats, Tireya warned Xue Ye about the Jiuzhou Empire’s growing influence, and Leng Xiyue challenged Spirit Hall over its exploitation of Heaven Dou’s talent.

• Flender paid for the Little Monsters’ elaborate new uniforms, while the first team and its companions dressed plainly.
• Shui Bing’er felt the Snow Empress’s pressure and warned Skywater Academy that they should surrender if they faced her in the finals.
• The academies gathered in the arena, and Flender explained that the day’s ceremony would be followed by an exhibition match and a draw for future opponents.
• The teams entered the arena before cheering fans, while Leng Xiyue sat beside Xue Ye and the newly appointed Platinum Bishop Tireya in the VIP seats.
• Tireya warned Xue Ye that the Jiuzhou Empire’s influence in Heaven Dou City had surpassed the empire’s, and Leng Xiyue demanded to know what Spirit Hall had done for Heaven Dou after draining its talent.

Leng Xiyue challenged Spirit Hall’s standing at the tournament opening, drew the preliminary matchups, and watched Victoria Academy decisively defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team. The victory humiliated Xue Ye, while Ning Fengzhi revealed that Tireya was stronger than a Titled Douluo, leaving Leng Xiyue to consider the powerful factions gathered in Heaven Dou City.

• Leng Xiyue and Tireya traded barbs over Spirit Hall’s role and the earlier assassination attempt before Xue Ye urged them to focus on the tournament.
• Xue Ye declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open, and Leng Xiyue insisted on drawing the lots before Tireya.
• The draw scheduled Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team to face Victoria Academy, and Leng Xiyue studied Victoria’s unusually young Soul Engineer roster.
• Victoria Academy defeated the Heaven Dou second team in under two minutes using combat techniques without revealing its captains’ abilities or Soul Tools.
• Xue Ye left the arena humiliated, while Tireya teased Leng Xiyue before departing; Ning Fengzhi then told Leng Xiyue that Tireya surpassed Titled Douluo strength and described the many powerful factions in Heaven Dou City.

Leng Xiyue met Qian Renxue in secret, learned that Spirit Hall had sent Titled Douluos after Tang Hao, and explained her plan to confront Bibi Dong in Spirit City after the tournament. She reassured Qian Renxue that her forces could protect her and later ordered Xiao Bai to scout the Sun Moon Empire.

• Qian Renxue invited Leng Xiyue to a secluded teahouse and told her that Bibi Dong and Tireya had been restricting her authority in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue gave Leng Xiyue a letter reporting that Spirit Hall had sent five Titled Douluos to intercept Tang Hao, and they agreed he might soon return to Leng Xiyue's side.
• Leng Xiyue told Qian Renxue she planned to visit Spirit City after the tournament to challenge Bibi Dong and strengthen deterrence, but Qian Renxue warned her the trip was dangerous.
• Leng Xiyue assured Qian Renxue that her forces, including three hundred Stalkers, could deploy to Spirit City and confront Spirit Hall.
• After parting from Qian Renxue, Leng Xiyue stopped worrying about Tang Hao and the tournament, then ordered Xiao Bai to send Warp Prisms across the East Sea to scout the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Muan headed to the Imperial Palace with a map and a secret order to assassinate the Empress, but a veteran imperial guardsman’s account of his past made her reconsider her mission. The guardsman then received orders to raid a former prince’s estate suspected of plotting to destroy the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

• Xu Muan recalled how her uncle had threatened her family and arranged for her to deliver a map to the Empress and kill her.
• A group of Soul Masters attacked a lone black-armored guard, who subdued and killed them with a grenade and gunfire.
• Xu Muan questioned the veteran guard about killing the attackers, and he told her how nobles had abused him and stolen his wife and daughter.
• The guard explained that the Empress’s army had avenged the commoners, but his wife and daughter had died, and he warned Xu Muan to consider whether her choices were worth it.
• A guard reported that Lord Raynor had ordered a raid on a former prince’s estate over a plot to blow up the Heaven-Reaching Tower, and the veteran led his patrol out.

Xu Muan visited the transformed Imperial Palace and learned from Colonel Blair how the new Empire organized its military and bureaucracy. She began to understand that rank no longer determined a person's standing, though she remained unable to imagine the equality Blair described.

• Xu Muan reached the Imperial Palace, where Colonel Blair greeted her and said the Empress had been waiting.
• Blair escorted Xu Muan through the fortified palace and explained that its departments had clear duties and that Mingde Hall had joined the Academy of Sciences.
• Xu Muan recognized a resemblance between Blair and the old soldier she had met, and Blair confirmed that the soldier was his father, a decorated war hero.
• Blair explained that a person's standing in the new Empire depended on their contribution, not their rank, and that officers and soldiers socialized as equals outside work.
• Xu Muan struggled to picture officers and ordinary people living without the barriers she had known in the old Empire.

Blair escorted Xu Mu'an to the Heaven-Reaching Tower and explained how the Empire was organized around the Empress, who lived in isolation despite commanding its vast administration. He also revealed that the Empire planned to let citizens acquire Soul Master abilities through genetic technology, before attendants led Xu Mu'an onward to meet the Empress.

• Xu Mu'an learned that the Heaven-Reaching Tower housed the Empress and the Empire's central administration, while the Empress's palace occupied its top ten floors.
• Blair explained that the Empress had no friends and that her younger sister had left, leaving the Empress isolated despite her immense authority.
• Blair described how the Tower coordinated the Empire's local administrations, trained future officials, provided jobs, and monitored local officials for corruption.
• Blair told Xu Mu'an that chief biological scientist Ariel had cracked the genetic code of Soul Masters, allowing ordinary people to gain Martial Souls and potentially reach powerful cultivation levels.
• Blair left Xu Mu'an with two maids at the elevator, and one maid respectfully escorted her toward the Empress.

Xu Muan met with Xu Binglan after bringing her a map rigged as an assassination device, then revealed that she had also been forced to carry a bomb. Xu Binglan had Nova knock her out and chose a violent response against the people behind the plot.

• Xu Muan passed the guards’ security inspection and entered Xu Binglan’s residence, where she overheard Xu Binglan and Stetmann discussing the Empire’s plans to reach another continent.
• Xu Binglan welcomed Xu Muan and explained why she had left her behind, while Xu Muan said she understood and had learned about the Soul Masters’ unrest.
• Xu Muan gave Xu Binglan the map and warned that it would discharge electricity when opened, then disclosed the bomb implanted in her body and asked Xu Binglan to make her death look like a failed assassination.
• Xu Binglan refused and had Nova knock Xu Muan unconscious, then asked Nova for a way to retaliate against the person who had threatened Xu Muan’s family.
• Xu Binglan chose a card depicting a mushroom cloud, and Nova prepared to carry out the plan in person.

Oscar defeated Skywater Academy’s Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill, securing Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team’s qualifier victory. At the awards ceremony, Tireya tried to use Victoria Academy’s Soul Tools to stir conflict between Leng Xiyue, the Jiuzhou Empire, and Spirit Hall, but Leng Xiyue resolved to wait for the Finals to answer the provocation.

• Oscar copied the Ice Phoenix with a Mirror Sausage and fought Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Frost Phoenix in the air.
• Oscar overpowered the Frost Phoenix, and Shui Bing’er conceded the match for Skywater Academy.
• The qualifiers ended with Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team and Victoria Academy tied for first, and the top teams received certificates and prize money.
• Tireya accused Leng Xiyue of using Victoria Academy’s Soul Engineers to provoke traditional Soul Master teams and undermine the alliance.
• Leng Xiyue reminded Tireya that Spirit Hall had approved the tournament rules, while Xue Ye chose not to take sides.
• Leng Xiyue planned to keep Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect steady until the Finals, where she intended to strike back at Spirit Hall.

Leng Xiyue used Tang Hao to destroy Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul Sacred Hall and redirect public attention, then arrived at the advancement tournament as the teams gathered at a military camp. The tournament was about to begin, and the Shrek Seven Monsters faced the challenge of competing with Ning Rongrong unable to contribute effectively under the rules.

• Leng Xiyue sent Tang Hao to demolish the Martial Soul Sacred Hall, where four Titled Douluo drove him into another flight from Spirit Hall.
• Leng Xiyue condemned Tang Hao’s attack at a press conference, shifting public attention away from Soul Engineers and leaving Spirit Hall unable to implicate the Jiuzhou Empire without evidence.
• During the month before the advancement tournament, Xiao Wu reached rank forty, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing developed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The competing teams gathered at the Heaven Dou Empire’s Royal Hunting Ground, where the New Army’s drills alarmed teams from the kingdoms.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Leng Xiyue to the tournament camp, where she met Ning Fengzhi and settled into a separate house.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters discussed their tactics, knowing that Ning Rongrong’s lack of combat and shooting ability left them effectively fighting one against six.

The Shrek Seven Monsters finalized their lineup for the advancement rounds and drew Victoria Academy as their first opponent. Dai Mubai fought with custom Soul Tool armor and defeated three of Victoria Academy’s fighters, then faced a white-clad girl as the chapter ended.

• The Shrek Seven Monsters discussed their tactics and settled on a lineup for the advancement rounds.
• Tireya drew a match between the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team and Victoria Academy, and Leng Xiyue let the pairing stand.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defeated seven Barak Academy fighters between them, and Huo Wu provoked Oscar after leaving the arena.
• Dai Mubai entered the match against Victoria Academy wearing his custom external Soul Guidance Armor and defeated Tie Yu with an amplified sword strike.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Meteor Shower Plus to defeat Ling Feng, then overcame Hong Yu with a close-range combination and threw her from the arena.
• A young girl in a spotless white combat outfit challenged Dai Mubai and immediately unleashed her Third Soul Skill.

Li Yixue’s plant-based control overwhelmed the Shrek Seven Monsters until Ma Hongjun used his fire advantage to defeat her and Li Yiyun. Mo Ning then knocked Ma Hongjun off the platform, but Oscar struck her twice with Iron Fist and sent her crashing into a tree.

• Li Yixue used Snow Condensation Grass to exhaust Dai Mubai, then defeated him and Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, earning Victoria Academy praise for her four consecutive victories.
• Ma Hongjun entered the arena and defeated Li Yixue with his flame Martial Soul, then overcame her older sister, Li Yiyun, despite her Sky Cloud Vine’s fire resistance.
• Mo Ning flew onto the platform and knocked the exhausted Ma Hongjun out of bounds with a powerful attack.
• Oscar intercepted Mo Ning with Iron Fist, punched her twice, and sent her crashing into a distant tree.

Oscar faced Xu Baiyun in the final battle of the match, but her spear and holy light power overwhelmed him. Though the invading power left him in agony, Oscar refused to surrender and prepared to keep fighting.

• After Mo Ning's defeat, Ning Rongrong was the last Shrek Seven Monster to take the stage, and Oscar had to defeat Xu Baiyun to keep the match in suspense.
• Xu Baiyun pierced Oscar's Iron Fist with her golden spear, so Oscar used a Mirror Sausage and unleashed Ice Emperor's Wrath.
• Xu Baiyun emerged unharmed behind a transparent golden barrier and struck Oscar with a spear of light.
• Tian Meng explained that Xu Baiyun's mutated power had entered Oscar's body and that even his fourth Soul Skill might not be enough to handle her.
• Xu Baiyun told Oscar to surrender and offered to withdraw her holy light power, but Oscar refused and challenged her to prove she could make him give up.

Oscar used his psionic energy form to fight Xu Baiyun to a double knockout, securing the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team’s victory over Victoria Academy. Leng Xiyue assessed Xu Baiyun’s solar power as roughly demigod-level, and Oscar then helped the Shrek Seven Monsters sweep their later matches.

• Oscar ate his Psionic Energy Sausage, healed Xu Baiyun’s wounds, and fought her with enhanced psionic abilities.
• Xu Baiyun and Oscar exchanged powerful attacks that sent both of them off the arena, and the referee declared the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team the winner.
• Leng Xiyue asked Qian Renxue to compare Xu Baiyun’s solar power with angel divine power, and Qian Renxue estimated it was around demigod level.
• The Shrek Seven Monsters swept their following matches as Oscar used his psionic skills against the elemental academies.
• Oscar used Psionic Storm against Thunder Academy, drained most of its members’ soul power, and defeated Yu Tianxin.

Jiuzhou Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy in the advancement tournament’s final match, while Huo Wu accepted Ancient Flame Dragon Blood from a mysterious black-cloaked figure to gain the power to challenge Oscar. Oscar unexpectedly entered first and began fighting Huo Wushuang, leaving Huo Wu’s planned gamble in jeopardy.

• After learning Blazing Fire Academy would be their final opponent, the Seven Monsters agreed that Oscar would enter first and choose whom to leave for the others.
• Feng Xiaotian warned Huo Wu against a dangerous plan, but she refused to turn back and accepted Ancient Flame Dragon Blood from a mysterious black-cloaked figure.
• The final match was scheduled last, and Oscar entered the arena first for Jiuzhou Academy, shocking Huo Wu and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wushuang awakened his One-Horned Fire Tyrannosaur Martial Soul and launched a dark red sphere at Oscar, who caught it in a psionic net and sent it back.
• Huo Wushuang charged at Oscar with his fourth Soul Skill, and Oscar formed a psionic longsword and slashed at him.

Oscar defeated Huo Wushuang, then offered Huo Wu a one-on-one match to preserve Blazing Fire Academy's dignity. After an unknown voice rekindled Huo Wu's resentment and she drew on the Ancient Dragon Clan's bloodline, she launched a powerful attack as Oscar returned to the arena.

• Oscar knocked Huo Wushuang out of the arena, encouraged him to train harder, and accepted his wholehearted concession.
• Oscar proposed that Huo Wu fight him alone while the rest of Blazing Fire Academy forfeited, and Huo Wu agreed.
• An unknown voice urged Huo Wu to avenge her humiliation, and her resolve hardened as her aura rose to near Xu Binglan's level.
• Huo Wu used Repelling Fire Ring to blast Oscar beyond the arena, but he steadied himself with Iron Fist and flew back within the boundaries.
• Huo Wu awakened draconic features and gathered the power of all four Soul Rings, while Leng Xiyue identified the Ancient Dragon Clan's bloodline and accused Spirit Hall of tampering with her.

Oscar conceded his match against Huo Wu rather than let her destroy herself with Ring Fusion, giving Blazing Fire Academy a humiliating victory. After Huo Wu withdrew from the competition and the teams departed for Spirit City, Leng Xiyue returned to the Empire after completing a mission and unlocking the Mechanical Research Institute and a Hero Selection Card.

• Leng Xiyue explained that Huo Wu's Ring Fusion was consuming her life and talent, while Oscar countered her with Xue Wu's Extreme Ice Domain.
• Huo Wu pushed past the Soul Emperor level and continued gathering power until Oscar withdrew his abilities and conceded, making Blazing Fire Academy the winner.
• Oscar told Huo Wu he would fight her when she could wield that power without sacrificing herself, and Huo Wu collapsed before asking Huo Wushuang to withdraw their academy.
• The advancement tournament ended with Jiuzhou Academy Second Team first, Victoria Academy second, and Blazing Fire Academy third; Xue Qinghe was appointed to accompany the teams to Spirit City.
• Three days later, the convoy departed for the Grand Finals, while Leng Xiyue warped back to the Empire after the system announced her mission rewards and the next phase's requirements.

Leng Xiyue visited Sky Star City’s Nuclear Fusion Power Plant, where Swann described the Empire’s advanced research and proposed combining Protoss and Terran technology. After building her first Immortal, she prepared to reach Spirit City, where securing time for the Empire’s development would be tested.

• Leng Xiyue learned that an Immortal would greatly strengthen her Protoss legion and decided to spend her remaining Minerals on one.
• Leng Xiyue toured Sky Star City’s fusion plant and heard how Swann’s arrival had accelerated its development and enabled Androids to handle repetitive work.
• Swann showed Leng Xiyue a Siege Tank prototype and asked for dozens of Immortals to support research combining Terran and Protoss technology, but she postponed the project because she lacked the Minerals.
• Swann outlined projects for a clean Fusion Bomb, a vehicle Nuclear Fusion Engine, and a fusion core to replace the Empire’s electricity system, all of which would take years to complete.
• Leng Xiyue built her first Immortal, met with her core members through the Spirit Network, and continued toward Spirit City with the delegation.

Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City for an official visit and found it tense and subdued after Bibi Dong’s purge. As Leng Xiyue assessed Spirit Hall’s divisions and defenses, she prepared for the possibility of conflict and hoped the ancient city would survive.

• Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue entered Spirit City together, where Javier and another Platinum Bishop greeted them and escorted the competing teams.
• Leng Xiyue questioned Qian Renxue about Spirit City’s condition, while the Platinum Bishops’ reactions revealed unease over Bibi Dong’s harsh rule.
• Leng Xiyue concluded that Bibi Dong’s purge had eliminated most opposition but left some Spirit Hall loyalists dissatisfied, creating a possible opening for Qian Renxue.
• At the manor, Tian Meng reported that Spirit Hall had not tampered with the equipment but had stationed twenty-three Titled Douluo there.
• Leng Xiyue reviewed the team’s plans for gathering intelligence and moving reinforcements, then worried that the conflict might destroy Spirit City.

As the Soul Master Tournament banquet began in Spirit City, Leng Xiyue met Bibi Dong and discovered that the Rakshasa God was secretly attached to her. The Rakshasa God revealed her plans and welcomed the prospect of Leng Xiyue eventually challenging the Divine Realm.

• Leng Xiyue and Qian Renxue discussed Spirit Hall's hidden strength and the purpose of Bibi Dong's banquet as they traveled to the auditorium.
• Ning Fengzhi and Dai Tian exchanged polite memories of their cooperation during a border conflict before the tournament delegations entered the banquet.
• Leng Xiyue sat beside Bibi Dong, whose exhausted appearance concealed the Rakshasa God lurking within her.
• Xiao Bai exposed the Rakshasa God and isolated Leng Xiyue from the frozen banquet guests behind a golden barrier.
• The Rakshasa God explained that she had gained her Divine Position through enslaving the continent's people and said she looked forward to Leng Xiyue challenging the Divine Realm.
• The Rakshasa God declared that witnessing despair, even her own, brought her pleasure and described it as a road to salvation.

The Rakshasa God told Leng Xiyue that she had chosen Bibi Dong as her successor and would no longer interfere in Bibi Dong’s affairs. At the Spirit City banquet before the tournament, Leng Xiyue saw Yu Xiaogang leading Spirit Hall Academy, while Bibi Dong revealed she had strengthened the contestants so Spirit Hall’s victory would be indisputable.

• The Rakshasa God dismissed Leng Xiyue’s suspicions, said she had established Bibi Dong’s inheritance, and vanished as time resumed.
• Leng Xiyue considered the Rakshasa God’s explanation and concluded Bibi Dong would now make her own decisions.
• Spirit Hall Academy arrived, and Leng Xiyue recognized Yu Xiaogang as its leader, dressed with newfound confidence and ignoring Liu Erlong, Flender, and the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the tournament teams, announced the draw and first round would begin the next morning, and started a lavish banquet.
• The banquet’s food improved contestants’ strength and helped some break through bottlenecks; Bibi Dong told Leng Xiyue she wanted Spirit Hall’s victory to prove its superiority.

As the finals began, Leng Xiyue reviewed her teams’ strategies and discussed Qian Renxue’s plans to build support within Spirit Hall. The participating academies gathered for the opening draw, where Jiuzhou Academy’s second team was matched against Dai Weisi’s team.

• Leng Xiyue heard Oscar outline the second team’s trump cards and Liu Qinghan describe the first team’s strength and new Dou Techniques.
• Qian Renxue told Leng Xiyue she was gathering the Angel Clan’s support and planned to remain in Spirit City after the tournament, asking Leng Xiyue to arrange a replacement for Xue Qinghe.
• The academies arrived at Central Square, where their representatives watched as the captains began drawing opponents for the finals.
• Hu Liena drew Thunder Academy, Snow Empress drew an obscure academy, and Yu Tianheng drew Victoria Academy.
• Dai Weisi drew Jiuzhou Academy’s second team as its first-round opponent.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing faced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun in the tournament, with their old family rivalries and Star Luo’s succession rules laid bare. Dai Mubai rejected his former ties to Star Luo, and both teams released their Martial Souls as the match began.

• Leng Xiyue celebrated the draw, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that she and Dai Mubai had been expected to defeat their older siblings to claim their clans’ positions.
• Dai Mubai said he no longer cared about inheriting Star Luo’s throne and wanted to win a glorious battle with Zhu Zhuqing; Shrek planned to use Ning Rongrong’s enhancements to support the pair.
• Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi over their childhood and accused him of invoking family and nation after abandoning them.
• Zhu Zhuyun warned Zhu Zhuqing that returning to Star Luo could mean execution, while remaining with Dai Mubai would brand her a traitor.
• The referee announced that the losers would be eliminated, and both teams released their Martial Souls as the match began.

The Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy after Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing overcame Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s drug-enhanced fusion. Dai Mubai collapsed from severe injuries, leaving his team weakened as Yu Xiaogang eyed his remaining rivals.

• Oscar gave Mirror Sausages to his teammates, and they stacked their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda boosts on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing formed the Hell White Tiger and knocked two Star Luo members away, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun drank drugs and transformed into the Hell Black Demon Tiger.
• The referee disqualified the Star Luo Royal Academy but allowed the match to continue, and Oscar knocked the other Star Luo fighters out of the arena.
• Oscar assured Dai Mubai he could heal their opponents, so Dai Mubai fought without restraint and eventually defeated the Hell Black Demon Tiger through a desperate exchange of attacks.
• Dai Mubai sent the weakened Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun out of the arena, then collapsed; Oscar’s Nine Heart Begonia could only heal some of his superficial wounds.
• The referee declared the Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team the winner, while Yu Xiaogang concluded that Dai Mubai’s injuries would weaken the team in the coming matches.

Leng Xiyue prepared Shrek for the quarterfinals while Dai Mubai recovered, and the tournament advanced to Spirit Hall Academy’s match against Victoria Academy. Victoria initially trapped Hu Liena and gained the upper hand, but Xie Yue turned the fight around before a streak of light raced toward him.

• Leng Xiyue refused to let Dai Mubai compete while the evil energy remained in his body and took Oscar away to teach him Immobility Wave.
• Godwind Academy, Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy First Team, and Jiuzhou Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team advanced after Myriad Beasts Academy, Skywater Academy, and Canghui Academy were defeated or surrendered.
• Victoria Academy captain Xu Baiyun rejected Hu Liena’s attempt to recruit her and said she only wanted a satisfying match.
• Victoria Academy’s shield, plant sisters, and Mo Ning’s Spiritual Power trapped Hu Liena and surrounded Spirit Hall Academy’s Agility Attack System members, but Xie Yue arrived and defeated Ling Feng, Li Yiyun, and Li Yixue.
• Xie Yue prepared to attack Hong Yu and Tie Yu as Victoria Academy’s remaining fighters faced Spirit Hall Academy’s advantage, but a streak of light hurtled toward him.

Xu Baiyun defeated Xie Yue and the remaining Spirit Hall Academy fighters, but Hu Liena gained control of her and invaded her memories. Hu Liena discovered Xu Baiyun’s past and realized the intrusion had reactivated a tracking program, revealing her location and route to the empress of the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xu Baiyun struck down Xie Yue after he recovered with a powerful enhancement, then turned back toward the battle as Mo Ning fell and Hu Liena defeated Tie Yu.
• Hu Liena regrouped with Yan and the support Soul Masters; Yan charged Xu Baiyun while Hu Liena defeated Hong Yu and Mo Ning, but Yan was soon incapacitated.
• Hu Liena seized Xu Baiyun in midair and used her Soul Bone Skill to control her and enter her mental world.
• Hu Liena saw Xu Baiyun’s memories of her gifted younger sister, the younger sister’s violent rise to power, and Xu Baiyun’s attempts to escape the Sun Moon Empire.
• Hu Liena learned that Xu Baiyun had reached the Douluo Continent and helped replace the Victoria royal family, then realized her intrusion had activated the tracking program and exposed Xu Baiyun’s location and sea route to the empress.