Recaps

Zuo Xiaoduo faced Lan Bingrui of Yangluo First High School in the fourth bout between their teams. Their opening exchange revealed that they shared Kunlun Dao Sect techniques, and both recognized the other as an exceptional fighter.

• Long Yusheng won the first bout for Phoenix City Second High School but withdrew from exhaustion, while Wan Lixiu and her opponent drew after both were badly injured.
• Li Chenglong won the third bout, giving Phoenix City Second High School two wins and a draw.
• Zuo Xiaoduo entered the fourth bout expecting Lan Bingrui to fight, and she stepped forward to face him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Lan Bingrui exchanged names and began with three palm strikes and three kicks using techniques from the same lineage.
• Zuo Xiaoduo judged Lan Bingrui to be a peerless genius with cultivation near the peak of the middle Embryonic Breath Realm, while Lan Bingrui was astonished by his ability.

Zuo Xiaoduo fought Lan Bingrui in a long, even battle, but her Star River Garment nullified his hidden weapons and she eventually drew her sword. As Lan Bingrui urged him to surrender, Zuo Xiaoduo claimed his own sword was too dangerous to use against her.

• Zuo Xiaoduo and Lan Bingrui exchanged more than thirty close-range attacks, matching each other despite their difference in cultivation realms.
• Zuo Xiaoduo launched three Little Gourds, but Lan Bingrui's Star River Garment protected her and shattered them.
• Ding Xiulan and Ma Changsi worried that Lan Bingrui's equipment and knowledge of Zuo Xiaoduo's techniques gave her the advantage, while Zuo Xiaonian remained confident in her brother.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Lan Bingrui continued fighting for more than two hundred moves before Lan Bingrui drew her longsword and told him to admit defeat.
• Zuo Xiaoduo objected to Lan Bingrui using a weapon, then said he would draw his own sword but warned that it might accidentally injure her.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Lan Bingrui revealed peerless swords and began a duel that initially favored Zuo Xiaoduo, but Lan Bingrui unleashed the Profound Yin Great Art and overwhelmed the arena with freezing cold. Zuo Xiaoduo kept fighting under the ice, while the judges believed his defeat was certain.

• Zuo Xiaoduo drew a peerless sword after Lan Bingrui revealed hers, shocking the teachers and judges.
• Zuo Xiaoduo’s misty-rain swordsmanship gradually gained an advantage over Lan Bingrui’s snow-and-ice style.
• Lan Bingrui unleashed the Profound Yin Great Art, dropping the arena’s temperature below freezing and pressing Zuo Xiaoduo back.
• The Cloud High Martial instructor negotiated with the Hidden Dragon High Martial teacher and Ding Xiulan to recruit Lan Bingrui in exchange for yielding the remaining geniuses.
• Lan Bingrui’s freezing assault covered Zuo Xiaoduo in frost, but he continued counterattacking without yielding.
• Ding Xiulan concluded that Zuo Xiaoduo was certain to lose, though she said his fighting was not at fault.

Zuo Xiaoduo overcame Lan Bingrui’s lethal Profound Yin Ice Soul Palm by unleashing the Great Sun Flame Sun and severely injuring her. A powerful woman took Lan Bingrui away, leaving Zuo Xiaoduo wondering why she had directed such a sharp killing aura at him.

• Lan Bingrui launched her Profound Yin Ice Soul Palm at Zuo Xiaoduo, and the judges prepared to intervene if he was in danger.
• Zuo Xiaoduo erupted with the Great Sun Flame Sun, melted Lan Bingrui’s ice attack, and struck her with a palm and sword storm.
• A woman caught the unconscious Lan Bingrui, treated her injuries, and announced that Lan Bingrui would seek Zuo Xiaoduo again.
• The woman departed with Lan Bingrui, while Zuo Xiaoduo sensed that she had briefly enveloped him in killing intent.
• Zuo Xiaoduo questioned why the woman might have wanted to kill him and reflected that Lan Bingrui’s attack had also been lethal.

Zuo Xiaoduo defeated Lan Bingrui but was frustrated that he had revealed more of his abilities, including the Flame Sun True Scripture. After the match, teachers from several schools fought over recruiting him, and Cui Shangyan abandoned his promise not to compete for Zuo Xiaoduo.

• Zuo Xiaoduo reflected that he had exposed his sword skills and Flame Sun True Scripture to defeat Lan Bingrui, despite having other hidden weapons and techniques.
• The mist cleared, and the spectators and teachers saw Zuo Xiaoduo standing on the arena after his victory.
• Ma Changsi realized Huayang Advanced Martial Arts had no chance of recruiting Zuo Xiaoduo, while Ding Xiulan and other teachers eagerly sought him.
• Ding Xiulan and the Hidden Dragon High Martial teacher confronted Cui Shangyan, reminding him that he had promised Cloud High Martial would not compete for Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Ding Xiulan played a recording of Cui Shangyan making the promise on behalf of Cloud High Martial, but Cui Shangyan insisted he would compete for Zuo Xiaoduo anyway.

After Zuo Xiaoduo revealed his mastery of the Flame Sun True Scripture, High Martial teachers competed to recruit him, and his group returned to the hotel surrounded by their attention. The schools’ destinations were still undecided, but Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie became prized allies in the recruitment race.

• The High Martial teachers swarmed Zuo Xiaoduo and praised his abilities after he woke, with several admitting they wanted to recruit him.
• Ding Xiulan and Zhan Xiaofei tried to persuade Zuo Xiaoduo to join their schools, while Cui Shangyan made an enthusiastic pitch for Cloud High Martial.
• Zuo Xiaoduo pointed out that the match was not over, though Ding Xiulan said his team had already secured victory.
• Ma Changsi mocked Ding Xiulan’s recruitment efforts, so she kicked him and attacked him in earnest.
• High Martial teachers escorted Zuo Xiaoduo’s group back to the hotel and visited them, hoping Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie would help persuade Zuo Xiaoduo.

The students received admission offers from High Martial academies, while Li Chenglong explained why he was determined to follow Zuo Xiaoduo. The final four schools were confirmed, with Yangluo First High School eliminated after losing its ace, Lan Bingrui.

• Hu Ruoyun and Luo Lie received piles of gifts, and several academies offered admission letters and guarantees to the students.
• Dragon Soul High Martial urgently pursued Li Changming because its legendary Great Dream Divine Art teacher wanted a successor, and Hu Ruoyun decided Li Changming would attend the academy.
• Long Yusheng said he would go wherever Wan Lixiu went, while Wan Lixiu waited to consult her family.
• Li Chenglong told Hu Ruoyun he had chosen to follow Zuo Xiaoduo as his strategist and support, and Hu Ruoyun accepted his decision.
• Phoenix City Second High School, Shuicheng First High School, Fenghai Third High School, and Phoenix Tail First High School advanced to the final four, while Yangluo First High School was eliminated after losing Lan Bingrui.

Phoenix Tail First High School secured fourth place in the Dragon-Tiger Ranking after conceding the third-place match, while the championship final was set for September fifth. During the three-day break, Hu Ruoyun wrote an extensive analysis of the schools and their educational approaches, and Ding Xiulan praised her work.

• Phoenix Tail First High School defeated Cangshan First High School and entered the top four.
• Phoenix City Second High School and Shuicheng First High School won their semifinal matches, leaving Fenghai Third High School to face Phoenix Tail First High School for third place.
• Phoenix Tail First High School's leadership conceded the third-place match, securing fourth place in the Dragon-Tiger Ranking.
• With three days before the championship final, Luo Lie took the six students from Phoenix City out to explore South Ji City while Hu Ruoyun stayed behind to write her analysis.
• Ding Xiulan visited Hu Ruoyun and praised her notes and dedication as a teacher.

Ding Xiulan invited Hu Ruoyun to teach at Ancestral Dragon High Martial, but Hu Ruoyun refused because she had promised to care for Phoenix City Second High School. Over dinner, Hu Ruoyun described Zuo Xiaoduo’s difficult past to Ding Xiulan, while Zhan Xiaofei secretly listened from a nearby booth.

• Ding Xiulan invited Hu Ruoyun to join Ancestral Dragon High Martial, but Hu Ruoyun declined and agreed to let Ding Xiulan copy her work.
• Ding Xiulan and Hu Ruoyun ate together and discussed Zuo Xiaoduo as night fell.
• Hu Ruoyun told Ding Xiulan that Zuo Xiaoduo had been a Martial Disciple only half a year earlier and had spent five years repeating the Martial Disciple Class because his Star Soul was suppressed.
• Ding Xiulan was shocked as Hu Ruoyun described Zuo Xiaoduo’s perseverance and character.
• Zhan Xiaofei secretly listened to Hu Ruoyun’s account and was deeply impressed by Zuo Xiaoduo’s hardships and potential.

Hu Ruoyun told Ding Xiulan about Zuo Xiaoduo’s extraordinary breakthroughs and cultivation, leaving Ding stunned by how many times he had suppressed his surging True Essence and how much weight he trained with. When Ding discovered Zhan Xiaofei eavesdropping, she attacked him in fury.

• Hu Ruoyun described how Zuo Xiaoduo had struggled before breaking through to Martial Warrior and thanked her when he moved on to the Martial Warrior Class.
• Hu Ruoyun said Zuo Xiaoduo advanced to the peak of the Martial Master Realm in a week, but Qin Fangyang stopped him from breaking through to the Innate realm.
• Hu Ruoyun revealed that Zuo Xiaoduo had suppressed his breakthrough at least fourteen or fifteen times, shocking Ding Xiulan and Zhan Xiaofei.
• Hu Ruoyun added that Zuo Xiaoduo trained in the Fiftyfold Gravity Room while wearing seventy thousand jin of weights, prompting Ding Xiulan to spray her coffee again.
• Ding Xiulan sensed Zhan Xiaofei eavesdropping, and he tried to claim they were allies as she attacked him with her sword.

Zuo Xiaoduo and his companions spent their time in South Ji City enjoying amusement-park attractions while High Martial teachers secretly watched them. After two days of play, the group returned to the hotel, leaving a hidden observer wistfully wishing she could join them.

• Zhan Xiaofei escaped through the floor after eavesdropping on Hu Ruoyun and Ding Xiulan, leaving Ding Xiulan furious and Hu Ruoyun delighted to hear he was a teacher from Hidden Dragon High Martial.
• Zuo Xiaoduo, Wan Lixiu, Li Chenglong, Yu Moyan, and the others rejected shopping, bungee jumping, and shooting, then agreed to visit the amusement park.
• The six rode the carousel, pirate ship, and roller coaster, tried fishing, and watched the plaza before Zuo Xiaoduo lost rock-paper-scissors and treated the others to dinner.
• The group returned to the amusement park the next day, where Zuo Xiaoduo noticed Yu Moyan had kept his training weights on during the roller-coaster ride.
• A slender figure watched Zuo Xiaoduo and his companions play and wistfully told her Master that she had never played at those attractions.

Zuo Xiaoduo and his five companions spent their final days together at an amusement park before the Dragon-Tiger Ranking tournament would send them to different academies. The next morning, the championship and runner-up matches were prepared, with strict rules set for the best-of-seven team competition.

• Zuo Xiaoduo and his five companions spent three days enjoying the amusement park and left reluctantly, knowing they would soon be separated.
• Zuo Xiaoduo sang a song about friendship, and Wan Lixiu, Long Yusheng, Li Chenglong, and Yu Moyan joined in before the group ran laughing back to the hotel.
• High Martial teachers watched the group and discussed how little ordinary childhood fun the young competitors had experienced.
• The first competition area's venue was repaired, and the championship match was set as a best-of-seven contest with limits on how often each competitor could fight.

Phoenix City Second High School and Shuicheng First High School met for their match, introduced their members, and exchanged Martial Dao salutes. Zuo Xiaoduo submitted his lineup to the referees, and Ding Xiulan offered him sunflower seeds.

• High Martial Teachers and spectators gathered around the arena as Phoenix City Second High School and Shuicheng First High School entered to roaring cheers.
• Zuo Xiaoduo introduced his teammates and argued with Li Chenglong after the crowd cheered for Steel Bro.
• Zhou Yunqing introduced Shuicheng First High School, and Zuo Xiaoduo laughed at Pi Yibao's name before Pi Yibao said he was used to it.
• Both teams exchanged Martial Dao salutes, showing off their contrasting uniforms.
• Ding Xiulan asked whether the lineups were ready, and Zuo Xiaoduo submitted Phoenix City Second High School's lineup.
• Ding Xiulan praised Zuo Xiaoduo's thoughtfulness and offered him sunflower seeds.

Zuo Xiaoduo chatted and flattered the teachers before the match, then returned to prepare after their banter threatened to turn into an argument. His attempt to unsettle Shuicheng First High School's captain failed when Zhou Yunqing remained calm and presented his team's roster.

• Zuo Xiaoduo praised Zhan Xiaofei and greeted Cui Shangyan, who promised to take him to the Upper Capital amusement park.
• Ding Xiulan and Zhan Xiaofei scolded Cui Shangyan for trying to corrupt Zuo Xiaoduo, then argued over Zhan's remark about women.
• Zuo Xiaoduo left to prepare for the match as the five judges wished him luck.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reflected that his drawn-out greetings usually left opposing students awkwardly waiting and under psychological pressure.
• Zhou Yunqing waited without showing impatience, then presented Shuicheng First High School's roster to Ding Xiulan, who wished him luck.

Li Chenglong faced Yan Kuanglei in the opening match after both teams sent out their vice-captains. Li Chenglong gained the advantage with a surprise attack, and the fight ended with both fighters committing to a head-on clash.

• Ding Xiulan announced that Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei would fight first.
• Li Chenglong entered to overwhelming cheers from the Steel-Iron Divine Cult and spectators.
• Yan Kuanglei charged, but Li Chenglong used the Five Directions Sword Heart Method to attack from three directions and knock him off balance.
• Li Chenglong pressed his advantage with a relentless barrage, forcing Yan Kuanglei onto the defensive.
• Yan Kuanglei launched an all-or-nothing counterattack, and Li Chenglong met it head-on, following Zuo Xiaoduo's advice about his opponent's swordplay.

Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei fought so fiercely that they knocked each other senseless, and Zuo Xiaoduo agreed with Zhou Yunqing to call their match a draw. As the two teams restrained the still-dazed fighters, Ding Xiulan announced the second match.

• Li Chenglong followed Zuo Xiaoduo’s advice to keep the initiative, and he and Yan Kuanglei traded attacks until their swords shattered.
• Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei charged headfirst into each other, knocked themselves senseless, and collapsed with crossed eyes.
• Zuo Xiaoduo proposed a draw, and Zhou Yunqing accepted on behalf of his team.
• The teams fed and treated Li Chenglong and Yan Kuanglei, then pinned them down when they kept crawling around in their dazed state.
• Ding Xiulan announced the second match while trying not to laugh.

Long Yusheng and Ling Feixue fought a mutual, near-fatal sword duel, and Zhou Yunqing conceded after Long Yusheng’s final strike spared her heart. Both were treated and carried away, leaving Phoenix City Second High School ahead as the third match was announced.

• Ling Feixue and Long Yusheng attacked each other with Body and Sword as One, impaling one another within seconds.
• Long Yusheng shifted his sword at the last moment to avoid Ling Feixue’s heart, and Zhou Yunqing and Zuo Xiaoduo ordered them not to move.
• Zhou Yunqing conceded, and Ding Xiulan separated the fighters, removed their swords, and treated their wounds.
• Wan Lixiu carried Long Yusheng away, and Zuo Xiaoduo reassured her that she would not become a widow.
• Phoenix City Second High School retained the advantage, and the third match between Li Changming and Yu Yan'er was announced.

Li Changming used his Great Dream Divine Art against Yu Yan'er after their long fight, and both fell asleep on the field. Yu Yan'er woke up furious and embarrassed, leaving the referees unsure how to decide the match.

• Li Changming and Yu Yan'er fought for hundreds of moves, with Yu Yan'er gradually gaining the advantage as his strength waned.
• Li Changming hurled his staff at Yu Yan'er and released streams of white vapor that made them both fall asleep.
• Li Changming and Yu Yan'er woke from their dreams at nearly the same time, and Yu Yan'er called him a pervert before fleeing.
• The referees and onlookers debated what had happened and how to judge the match.
• Zuo Xiaoduo demanded that Li Changming confess what he had done in the dream, but Li Changming denied doing anything.

Zuo Xiaoduo defended Li Changming against Zhou Yunqing’s accusations, and the teachers ruled their match a draw. After joking with Li Changming and Yu Yan'er, Zuo Xiaoduo entered the ring for his match against Pi Yibao.

• Zuo Xiaoduo argued that Li Changming’s dream technique was a combat method and refused to let Zhou Yunqing use Yu Yan'er’s reputation to force a concession.
• Zhou Yunqing admitted he had been biased about special treatment for girls but maintained that his team had not lost.
• Ding Xiulan announced the teachers’ decision to declare the match a draw, and both captains accepted it.
• Li Changming insisted he was not a pervert, while Zuo Xiaoduo teased him and provoked Yu Yan'er.
• Ding Xiulan announced Zuo Xiaoduo’s match against Pi Yibao, and Zuo Xiaoduo entered the ring to cheers from viewers.

Zuo Xiaoduo’s team gained a decisive advantage when Pi Yibao conceded, and Zhou Yunqing stepped up for Shuicheng First High School’s next self-selected match. The chapter ended with Zuo Xiaoduo warning Zhou not to use his sword, claiming Spirit Cat was an unmatched Divine Artifact.

• After Zuo Xiaoduo took the arena, Pi Yibao immediately conceded, giving Phoenix City Second High School its second win and two draws.
• Zhou Yunqing worried about his team’s chances and volunteered to fight first, hoping to defeat or disable Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo entered the arena as Zhou Yunqing rose to meet him.
• When Zhou drew his sword, Zuo Xiaoduo advised him not to use it and claimed his own Spirit Cat was an extraordinarily sharp weapon that could destroy Zhou’s blade.

Zuo Xiaoduo unsettled Zhou Yunqing by warning him that his treasured sword might be damaged, but a judge intervened with Sudden Enlightenment to restore Zhou’s resolve. Zuo Xiaoduo accused the judge of destroying the fairness of the final.

• Zuo Xiaoduo used claims about Zhou Yunqing’s treasured Spirit Cat Sword to make Zhou hesitate over using it.
• Zhou Yunqing struggled to ignore the possibility that Zuo Xiaoduo’s claims about the sword were true, even as he knew they might be psychological warfare.
• A gray-bearded Ancestral Dragon High Martial teacher used Sudden Enlightenment to clear Zhou Yunqing’s mind.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told the teacher that his intervention had shaken his own state of mind.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declared that the teacher had destroyed the fairness of the match.

During the Dragon-Tiger Ranking finals, Zuo Xiaoduo protested Gu Yuanhang’s interference and accused him of judging unfairly. Mu Yanyan exposed Gu Yuanhang’s personal bias, leaving him disgraced while Zuo Xiaoduo nervously anticipated his teacher’s reaction.

• Zuo Xiaoduo protested Gu Yuanhang’s warning to Zhou Yunqing, arguing that the judge had violated tournament rules while his own tactics were permitted.
• Zhan Xiaofei and Cui Shangyan challenged Gu Yuanhang over his interference, while Ding Xiulan showed sympathy for Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Mu Yanyan appeared in the sky and accused Gu Yuanhang of targeting Zuo Xiaoduo because his techniques involved the Kunlun Dao Sect.
• Gu Yuanhang refused to swear an oath because Mu Yanyan’s accusation was true, and she vowed to report the matter.
• Mu Yanyan warned Zuo Xiaoduo to wait for her, leaving him frightened as Gu Yuanhang’s face turned deathly pale.

After Gu Yuanhang showed favoritism toward Ancestral Dragon High Martial and Zuo Xiaoduo exposed him during the nationally broadcast final, Ding Xiulan lost her chance to recruit Zuo Xiaoduo. The tournament committee removed Gu Yuanhang, who left for Upper Capital, while Ma Changsi took his place as judge.

• Ding Xiulan angrily denounced Gu Yuanhang for his biased remarks and vowed to report him to the principal.
• Cui Shangyan and Zhan Xiaofei supported Gu Yuanhang's removal and privately welcomed the setback to Ding Xiulan's effort to recruit Zuo Xiaoduo.
• The other judges agreed that Gu Yuanhang was unfit to serve, and the tournament committee escorted him from the panel.
• Gu Yuanhang glared at Zuo Xiaoduo and flew straight toward Upper Capital without returning to the hotel.
• Ma Changsi replaced Gu Yuanhang as judge.

After the earlier dispute over Gu Yuanhang’s help, Zuo Xiaoduo and Zhou Yunqing resumed their match and agreed to fight fairly. Zhou unleashed his No-Return Sword, while Zuo answered with a shroud of fine Sword Qi, and the duel intensified.

• Ding Xiulan sent Principal Bai Meixuan hundreds of messages about Zuo Xiaoduo and furious complaints about Gu Yuanhang, threatening to resign if the principal did not act.
• Bai Meixuan reluctantly asked for his phone so he could read Ding Xiulan’s messages.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zhou Yunqing agreed to set aside the earlier dispute and focus on their fight.
• Zhou Yunqing promised to fight fairly, saluted Zuo Xiaoduo with his sword, and declared his No-Return Sword technique.
• Zuo Xiaoduo cloaked the arena in misty rain threaded with Sword Qi as Zhou Yunqing’s sword pierced through it and surged in power.

Zhou Yunqing broke through to the third realm of the No-Return Sword during his final against Zuo Xiaoduo, whose determined counterattacks helped temper the breakthrough. Gu Qianfan recognized Zuo Xiaoduo’s efforts and told the teachers that Water City owed him a great favor.

• Zhou Yunqing entered a new state of sword intent and broke through to the third realm of the No-Return Sword as he attacked Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo used the Starry Sky Step, the Silk Rain Sword, the Light Rain Sword, and the Flame Sun True Scripture to resist Zhou Yunqing’s increasingly fierce attacks.
• Gu Qianfan watched the battle with Shuicheng First High School’s teachers and realized Zhou Yunqing needed a worthy opponent to complete his breakthrough.
• A teacher questioned whether Zuo Xiaoduo might be using tricks, but Gu Qianfan silenced him and explained that Zuo Xiaoduo was helping Zhou Yunqing by holding his ground and pushing him to his limits.
• Gu Qianfan declared that Water City must remember the favor Zuo Xiaoduo had done for Zhou Yunqing.