Recaps

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Nuoding City for Heaven Dou City after saying goodbye to Old Jack and Ah Yin. On the road, Tang Tian planned a stop in Suotuo City to find Flender's plate hair crystal, while Xiao Wu and Little Iron Hammer looked forward to finding better metal.

• Tang Tian and his companions left Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy after completing their graduation paperwork.
• The three returned to Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack warmly saw them off.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu visited Ah Yin in the hidden chamber and promised to find a way for her to cultivate a human form again.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu hired a carriage and set out for Heaven Dou City, planning to stop in Suotuo City and the Star Dou Great Forest.
• During the journey, Tang Tian revealed his intention to find plate hair crystal at Flender's shop, and Tang San hoped to buy rare metals for his hidden weapons.
• Xiao Wu complained about the long ride, while Little Iron Hammer urged Tang Tian to find better metal in Suotuo City.

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and visited Flender, who was shocked to find all three had reached level thirty. Tang Tian declined Flender’s invitation to join Shrek Academy, then spotted a crystal that excited his martial soul and caught Tang San’s attention.

• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu entered Suotuo City and enjoyed the city’s food and busy streets.
• Tang Tian led the group to Flender’s shop, where Flender recognized them and was stunned by their level-thirty Soul Power.
• Flender invited the three to join Shrek Academy, but Tang Tian said they were headed to Heaven Dou City to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang Tian browsed Flender’s wares and picked up a dull gray crystal that Little Iron Hammer eagerly wanted.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eye and recognized the crystal as the finest hair crystal.

Tang Tian openly offered Flender a thousand Gold Soul Coins for a hair crystal, but Flender gave it to him for free and asked him to humble Dai Mubai. Tang Tian accepted the crystal and the challenge, while Xiao Wu volunteered to teach Dai Mubai a lesson herself.

• Tang Tian placed a thousand Gold Soul Coins on Flender’s counter and explained that the hair crystal was valuable to him, returning the compensation Flender had paid him five years earlier.
• Flender refused the money and gave Tang Tian the crystal, saying he respected his character and wanted a favor in return.
• Flender asked Tang Tian to defeat Dai Mubai, whose arrogance and womanizing had made him difficult to control.
• Xiao Wu offered to deal with Dai Mubai herself, while Tang Tian accepted the crystal and considered Flender’s request an easy favor.

Tang Tian opened the Plate Crystal and divided its golden filaments between Tang San and Little Iron Hammer. Little Iron Hammer’s affection rose enough to earn Tang Tian the Red Gold Body Tempering Art, and he began watching her as she ate.

• Xiao Wu persuaded Tang Tian to book a family suite so the three could stay together and save money.
• Tang Tian used Blue Silver King energy to catch the golden filaments released from the Plate Crystal and gave half to Tang San for making hidden weapons.
• Tang Tian fed the remaining golden filaments to Little Iron Hammer, whose affection toward him rose to 66 points.
• Tang Tian received the Red Gold Body Tempering Art, a technique that strengthened the body by absorbing power from metals.
• Tang Tian watched Little Iron Hammer eat and began observing her changes.

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang learned that all three had reached rank thirty and Ma Hongjun and Oscar met them. Dai Mubai approached the group, determined to see whether the newcomers were truly more talented than him.

• Little Iron Hammer absorbed golden hair and gained golden patterns, while Tang Tian promised Little Blue a suitable wood- or life-attribute treasure.
• Tang San finished crafting Dragon Whisker Needles and demonstrated their power; Tang Tian defended the weapons, and Xiao Wu took some for herself.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu followed Flender's map to Shrek Academy and were shocked by its shabby buildings.
• Yu Xiaogang confirmed that all three newcomers had reached rank thirty, leaving him bitter about his own rank twenty-nine.
• Ma Hongjun questioned how the newcomers had cultivated so quickly, and Xiao Wu teased him; Oscar introduced himself and was mistaken for a much older man.
• Dai Mubai arrived after Flender's warning had kept him awake, unwilling to believe that the newcomers could outshine him.

Tang Tian faced Dai Mubai in a fight at Shrek Academy while concealing his second martial soul. He formed a hammer from Blue Silver King to counter Dai Mubai, leaving Little Iron Hammer shocked and feeling displaced.

• Dai Mubai challenged Tang Tian and questioned whether Flender had truly found a genius.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived, and Flender offered to lift Dai Mubai’s restrictions if he defeated Tang Tian.
• Dai Mubai revealed his White Tiger possession and attacked Tang Tian with his first soul skill.
• Tang Tian shaped Blue Silver King into a blue-and-gold hammer instead of revealing Little Iron Hammer.
• Little Iron Hammer watched the makeshift hammer take her place and reacted with disbelief.

Tang Tian defeated Dai Mubai in a training-ground fight using Blue Silver Grass transformed into a hammer, even overpowering Dai Mubai's enhanced form without activating a soul ring. Dai Mubai accepted defeat and promised to train harder, but insisted he would keep pursuing girls.

• Tang Tian sent Dai Mubai flying with an ordinary swing of his Blue Silver Grass hammer, astonishing the students and teachers.
• Little Iron Hammer complained that Tang Tian had used Little Blue instead of her, while Little Blue enjoyed being held in hammer form.
• Dai Mubai activated his third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Tang Tian used the Red Gold Body Tempering Art and smashed through his enhanced defense.
• Dai Mubai conceded defeat to Tang Tian and promised Flender he would train twice as hard.
• Dai Mubai declared that he would still pursue girls as usual, leaving Flender nearly speechless.

After Tang Tian defeated Dai Mubai, Zhao Wuji challenged him to a strength match, but Tang Tian demanded payment in rare metals before agreeing. Zhao Wuji handed over a valuable piece of deep sea sunken silver mother lode, leaving Tang Tian and the spirits in his Sea of Consciousness eager for the promised fight.

• Dai Mubai accepted his defeat and vowed to challenge Tang Tian again, while Xiao Wu and Tang San stepped in to defend Tang Tian.
• Tang Tian noticed Little Blue’s affection had risen to 97 after she had taken Little Iron Hammer’s form and attacked Dai Mubai.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Tang Tian to trade moves, offering to limit himself to Soul Elder-level strength.
• Tang Tian agreed to Zhao Wuji’s challenge only if he received money or rare metals, prompting Flender to support his demand.
• Zhao Wuji gave Tang Tian a fist-sized piece of deep sea sunken silver mother lode, which Little Iron Hammer eagerly wanted to consume.

Tang Tian tested his strength against Zhao Wuji, using his Blue Silver abilities to break through gravity suppression and send the teacher flying. As Zhao Wuji escalated the fight with his fifth soul skill, Tang Tian let himself be pulled in and secretly combined his Blue Silver Hammer with his second martial soul.

• Tang Tian accepted Zhao Wuji's challenge and used the Blue Silver Hammer to meet his first punch, though Zhao Wuji held his ground.
• Tang Tian activated Blue Silver Heavenly Mandate and Blue Silver · Life Ruler, then struck Zhao Wuji hard enough to force him back three steps.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement, but Tang Tian activated Blue Silver · Indestructible Gengjin Body and broke free, sending Zhao Wuji flying with a hammer blow.
• Angered, Zhao Wuji used Martial Soul Possession and Gravity Compression, pulling Tang Tian toward him as Flender prepared to intervene.
• Tang Tian released his Blue Silver Hammer, then formed another around a concealed little hammer and combined his twin martial souls.

Tang Tian defeated Zhao Wuji with the Little Iron Hammer’s devastating strike, leaving Zhao Wuji to face Flender’s repair bill. Later that night, a mysterious black-clad man confronted Zhao Wuji and revealed nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year ring.

• Tang Tian used Zhao Wuji’s suction to power a hammer strike, and the Little Iron Hammer unleashed her strength to send Zhao Wuji crashing through the roof of the Teaching Building.
• Zhao Wuji admitted defeat and praised Tang Tian, while Tang Tian politely pointed out that Zhao Wuji had not used his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Flender charged Zhao Wuji five hundred Gold Soul Coins for roof repairs and offered to deduct the amount from Zhao Wuji’s unpaid wages.
• That night, Zhao Wuji encountered a black-clad man whose presence filled him with fear.
• The black-clad man summoned nine Soul Rings, including a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji, then recalled discovering that Tang Tian had cared for Ah Yin and received her Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, which disrupted Tang Hao's plans for Tang San. After seeing Tang Tian defeat Zhao Wuji, Tang Hao began to question his judgment, while Tang Tian prepared to split the Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother Lode with his bickering martial souls.

• Tang Hao forced Zhao Wuji to endure a one-sided beating for one stick of incense, then watched Shrek's dormitories from afar.
• Tang Hao remembered finding Ah Yin restored and learning that Tang Tian had cared for her and received her Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao resented Tang Tian taking the Soul Bone he had planned for Tang San, but held back his anger for Ah Yin's sake.
• Tang Hao followed Tang Tian to Shrek, saw him defeat Zhao Wuji, and wondered whether Ah Yin had been right about their eldest son.
• Tang Tian offered to split the Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother Lode with Little Iron Hammer and Little Blue, prompting Little Iron Hammer to protest.

Tang Tian absorbed half of the deep sea sunken silver mother lode, strengthened his body, and gained the trait Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger. He left Shrek Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, despite Flender’s attempts to persuade him to stay.

• Little Iron Hammer absorbed half of the deep sea sunken silver mother lode before Tang Tian reclaimed it and used the rest to strengthen his body.
• Tang Tian gained the Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger trait and briefly activated it, prompting Xiao Wu and Little Blue to fawn over him until Tang San returned.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu packed their bags and declined Flender’s offer to join Shrek Academy.
• Tang Tian said they planned to travel to Star Dou Great Forest and then Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Zhao Wuji limped out to see them off, and Xiao Wu burst out laughing.

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Shrek Academy for the Star Dou Great Forest while Tang Hao secretly followed them and planned to give Tang San one of his Soul Bones. After the group spent their first night in the forest, Xiao Wu emerged from her tent with a Purple Soul Ring.

• Tang Tian recognized that Tang Hao had beaten Zhao Wuji, then left Shrek Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu as Dai Mubai vowed to surpass him before heading to Suotuo City.
• On the road, Tang Tian told Tang San and Xiao Wu that Zhao Wuji's beating might have been karma, while Tang Hao watched their carriage from the shadows and praised Tang Tian's progress.
• Tang Hao decided he would leave his left leg Soul Bone to Tang San and return his right arm Soul Bone to the Clear Sky Sect to repay his debts.
• Tang Tian sensed through Little Iron Hammer that Tang Hao was still following them and decided to let him act as their bodyguard.
• Several days later, Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached the Star Dou Great Forest and searched for a suitable Soul Beast without finding one.
• After their first night in the forest, Xiao Wu came out of her tent wearing a gleaming Purple Soul Ring, leaving Tang San stunned.

Xiao Wu revealed that she had gained a powerful third Soul Ring, while Tang Hao realized her disguise had become difficult to detect and resolved to protect her and find Tang San a Soul Ring. In the forest's core, Er Ming sensed Xiao Wu's aura and excitedly believed she had returned because she missed him.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that a two-thousand-year soul beast had crashed into a tree, allowing her to absorb its Soul Ring and gain the Invincible Golden Body skill.
• Tang Tian encouraged Tang San to pack up and seek his own Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu teased him about getting lucky.
• Tang Hao watched from concealment and realized Xiao Wu's aura was hidden from him unless she revealed her essence.
• Tang Hao recalled Ah Yin and resolved to protect Xiao Wu and the brothers, then set out to find a suitable Soul Ring for Tang San.
• Er Ming sensed Xiao Wu's aura in the Star Dou Great Forest's core and excitedly told Da Ming that Sister Xiao Wu had returned.

Tang Hao secretly weakened a Ghost Vine for Tang San to absorb as his third Soul Ring, while Tang Tian noticed the deception and loudly hinted that he wanted a rare Soul Beast of his own. The chapter ended with Tang Hao startled by Tang Tian's request for a six-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

• Er Ming sensed Xiao Wu's return and rushed into the forest to find her, while Da Ming worried that she would be weak in human form.
• Tang Hao chose a two-thousand-year Ghost Vine suited to Tang San and secretly weakened it, staging the scene to look like a Soul Beast fight.
• Tang San, Tang Tian, and Xiao Wu found the Ghost Vine, and Tang Tian urged Tang San to seize the good fortune and absorb its Soul Ring.
• Tang San killed the Ghost Vine and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring as Tang Hao watched from the shadows.
• Tang Tian loudly lamented his bad luck and wished for a six-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, nearly making Tang Hao fall from his perch.

Tang Hao hunted down an eight-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear after Tang Tian indirectly asked him for help. Tang San absorbed the Ghost Vine Soul Ring and revealed his third Soul Skill, while Tang Tian waited for his own Soul Beast.

• Tang Hao realized Tang Tian was hinting that he wanted help finding a Soul Beast, and guilt led him to agree to hunt a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
• Tang Hao found an eight-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that had eaten people and defeated it with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao dragged the dying bear back toward Tang Tian.
• Tang San finished absorbing the Ghost Vine Soul Ring, reached rank thirty-two, and introduced his third Soul Skill, Phantom Parasitism.
• Xiao Wu congratulated Tang San and said the group was now waiting for Tang Tian.

Tang Tian absorbed an 8,000-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear soul ring, reaching level 35, while Tang Hao watched from hiding. The Titan Giant Ape then charged toward the group, leaving Xiao Wu worried about its arrival.

• A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear crashed into the clearing, and Tang Tian claimed the injured beast as a gift from heaven.
• Tang Tian killed the bear and began absorbing its soul ring while Tang San and Xiao Wu watched.
• Tang Tian used Little Iron Hammer and the Red Gold Body Tempering Art to withstand the soul ring’s Soul Shock and violent power.
• Tang Tian successfully absorbed the ring, raised his soul power to level 35, and impressed Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the hidden Tang Hao.
• The earth trembled as the Titan Giant Ape charged out of the forest, and Xiao Wu recognized Er Ming and worried about his arrival.

Tang Tian stood between the Titan Giant Ape and Tang San and Xiao Wu, while Xiao Wu secretly signaled Er Ming to leave. Er Ming withdrew, and Tang Hao watched the children retreat, resolving to make amends to Tang Tian.

• Xiao Wu activated her Invincible Golden Body and signaled Er Ming to go back without revealing her identity.
• Er Ming recognized Xiao Wu's signal, stopped his charge, and left Tang San and Tang Hao bewildered by his hurt, obedient reaction.
• Tang Tian urged Tang San and Xiao Wu to run and claimed he would hold off the Titan Giant Ape, moving both of them with his apparent bravery.
• Er Ming sensed Tang Hao's threatening presence, turned away to seek Da Ming, and vanished into the forest.
• Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left the area while Tang Hao withdrew his Martial Soul and resolved to make up for neglecting Tang Tian.

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached Heaven Dou City after gaining strength in the Star Dou Great Forest and headed for Heaven Dou Royal Academy. At the academy’s registration point, Tang Tian recognized the teacher Qin Ming.

• Tang Tian acquired the Fox Borrowing Tiger's Might trait, while he, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left the Star Dou Great Forest after reaching Soul Elder ranks of level thirty-five, thirty-two, and thirty-two respectively.
• Tang Hao watched them depart and encouraged them to turn the world upside down.
• Ten days later, the trio entered Heaven Dou City, where Xiao Wu eagerly spotted crystal carrots and Tang Tian teased her about her vow not to eat carrots.
• The trio reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy without encountering trouble, and Xiao Wu linked arms with Tang Tian when other students admired him.
• At the registration pavilion, Tang Tian noticed the teacher Qin Ming and recognized him as a familiar face.

Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu sought enrollment at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming explained the admission requirements and assessed their abilities. Tang San revealed that he was an eleven-year-old, level-thirty-two Soul Elder, leaving Qin Ming and the other students stunned as Xiao Wu stepped up next.

• Qin Ming lamented the poor quality of the academy’s applicants until Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived to register.
• Qin Ming explained that they needed a noble recommendation, and Tang Tian presented a genuine letter bearing Committee Member Bai Baoshan’s seal.
• Qin Ming described the academy’s student tiers and offered to assess the trio, while Tang San urged him to begin without delay.
• Tang San revealed his blue silver grass martial soul and filled the crystal ball with enough soul power to register at level thirty-two.
• Qin Ming stood in shock at Tang San’s age and strength, and Xiao Wu eagerly took her turn at the assessment.

Qin Ming tested Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tang Tian for Heaven Dou Academy and discovered that all three eleven-year-olds had extraordinary Soul Power. He took them to meet the Education Committee, leaving their placement and treatment in the committee members’ hands.

• Xiao Wu revealed her rank thirty-two Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, and Qin Ming promised her and Tang San Heaven Dou Grade admission and a chance to join the Imperial Fighting Team Second Squad.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu turned toward Tang Tian, prompting Qin Ming to ask him to demonstrate his abilities.
• Tang Tian revealed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and rank thirty-five Soul Power, surpassing the Imperial Fighting Team’s lowest-ranked member, Ye Lingling.
• Qin Ming abandoned further testing and hurried to take Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to meet Heaven Dou Academy’s Education Committee.

Qin Ming brought Tang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to meet Heaven Dou Academy’s education commissioners, who were stunned by the three eleven-year-olds’ Soul Elder ranks. The chapter ended with Little Iron Hammer disappointed that the Soul Douluos had frozen before she could make an entrance.

• Qin Ming led the three students through Heaven Dou Academy and explained the roles of Education Commissioners Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin.
• Qin Ming introduced Tang San as an eleven-year-old rank thirty-two Soul Elder with Blue Silver Grass, surprising Bai Baoshan.
• Qin Ming introduced Xiao Wu as an eleven-year-old rank thirty-two Soul Elder with Soft Bone Rabbit, and Bai Baoshan realized the pair had broken the Imperial Fighting Team’s youngest Soul Elder record.
• Qin Ming revealed that Tang Tian was an eleven-year-old rank thirty-five Soul Elder with Blue Silver Grass, leaving all three education commissioners speechless.
• Little Iron Hammer complained that the commissioners had been stunned before she could make her entrance.

Bai Baoshan learned that Tang Tian was an eleven-year-old level-thirty-five Soul Master and reconsidered the three youths Old Man Zhang had recommended. The education committee arranged a combat assessment for Tang San and Xiao Wu against the Imperial Fighting Team Second Squad, and Tang San accepted confidently.

• Qin Ming confirmed Tang Tian's level was thirty-five, astonishing Bai Baoshan.
• Meng Shenji recommended Tang Tian for the Imperial Fighting Team Reserve Squad, while Zhi Lin proposed judging the youths through a match.
• Bai Baoshan arranged for Tang San and Xiao Wu to face the Imperial Fighting Team Second Squad's captain and vice-captain.
• Tang San accepted the assessment and felt confident he could defeat the control-type captain, Lu Qibin.

Xiao Wu fought the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy second team's vice-captain and defeated her with her Soul Skills and Eight-Stage Throw. Her victory impressed the academy committee, while the second team's captain stepped forward, angered by his teammate's loss.

• Xiao Wu accepted a match against the second team's vice-captain, a rank thirty-two Soul Elder with the Crimson Serpent Martial Soul.
• The vice-captain attacked with her first Soul Skill, but Xiao Wu used Netherworld Rabbit Shadow to evade her and appear at her side.
• Xiao Wu teleported behind the vice-captain, withstood her counterattack using Invincible Golden Body, and defeated her with Eight-Stage Throw.
• The committee members were astonished by Xiao Wu's Thousand-Year Soul Ring and powerful Soul Skills, and they considered her a valuable genius for the academy.
• Lu Qibin, the second team's captain, stepped forward and berated his vice-captain for losing to Xiao Wu.

Tang San defeated second-team captain Lu Qibin by using his Blue Silver Grass soul skills to wound and bind him. Education Commissioner Zhi Lin then stepped into the arena to test Tang Tian, leaving the brothers’ next contest about to begin.

• Lu Qibin challenged Tang San, who revealed his rank-thirty-two Blue Silver Grass martial soul and used Flying Flower Picking Leaves to cut Lu Qibin’s cheek.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Halo strengthened his Blue Silver Grass, which wrapped around and neutralized Lu Qibin’s spinning disc.
• Tang San used Ghostly Parasitism to make seeds planted in Lu Qibin burst into vines, binding him and securing victory.
• Zhi Lin praised Tang San and Xiao Wu, then entered the arena with his eight soul rings to test Tang Tian.