Recaps

Shui Bing'er defeated Huyan Li, and Ning Rongrong bet her Protective Jade that Godwind Academy would beat Blazing Fire Academy while Tang Tian backed Huo Wu. Huo Wu trapped Feng Xiaotian in a cage of flames, but he began breaking it down, leaving the match unresolved.

• Shui Bing'er froze Huyan Li with repeated Ice Phoenix attacks and won the match for Skywater Academy.
• Ning Rongrong challenged Tang Tian to predict the Blazing Fire Academy versus Godwind Academy match, and he chose Blazing Fire Academy while she chose Godwind Academy.
• Ning Rongrong wagered her Protective Jade against Tang Tian calling her Big Sister Rongrong a hundred times if he lost.
• Huo Wu used Flame Shadow to create copies of herself and trapped Feng Xiaotian in four walls of fire.
• Feng Xiaotian used Twin Wolf Possession and Wind Blade Array to destabilize Huo Wu's fire cage as she struggled to maintain it.

Feng Xiaotian conceded his match to Huo Wu, confirming Tang Tian’s predictions and costing Ning Rongrong their bet. Tang Tian passed Ning Rongrong’s protective jade pendant to Qian Renxue, raising the Six-Winged Angel’s affection, while Ning Rongrong left determined to beat him next time.

• Feng Xiaotian reached Huo Wu first, then conceded and declared her the winner of the match.
• Tang Tian told Ning Rongrong that he had not predicted Feng Xiaotian’s concession, but accepted that she had lost their bet.
• Ning Rongrong handed Tang Tian her protective jade pendant, but Tang Tian gave it to Qian Renxue instead.
• Ning Rongrong protested, and Tang Tian said the jade was his to give because he had won it from her.
• The Six-Winged Angel’s affection level rose by five points to 65/100, and Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang Tian’s gesture as a way to build ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• After the competition, Ning Rongrong admitted Tang Tian had impressed her and vowed to beat him next time.

Tang Tian left the VIP box after winning Ning Rongrong’s wager and giving Qian Renxue the jade pendant, then returned to Xiao Wu and Tang San. Xiao Wu grew suspicious of Tang Tian’s night with Dugu Yan and pressed him about how he had treated her poison.

• Ning Rongrong admitted Tang Tian had correctly guessed all three matches, then vowed to win back what she had lost.
• Qian Renxue hid Tang Tian’s warm jade pendant beside the Angel's Sword, while Ning Fengzhi considered Tang Tian’s prospects.
• Tang Tian reflected on why he had given Qian Renxue the pendant and noted that the Six-Winged Angel's Affection Level had risen to 65 points.
• Xiao Wu welcomed Tang Tian back, then grew suspicious when she noticed tea and incense scents on him and learned he had spent the night treating Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Tang Tian explained that he had guided toxins out of Dugu Yan’s meridians with his palm against her back, and Xiao Wu reacted with alarm that he had touched Dugu Yan all night.

Tang Tian agreed to treat Dugu Yan’s remaining poison while Xiao Wu insisted on watching, claiming she wanted to learn detoxification. As Tang Tian began the treatment in Dugu Yan’s room, Xiao Wu watched closely and grew uneasy at how intimate it looked.

• Xiao Wu accused Tang Tian of touching Dugu Yan, while Tang San avoided taking sides.
• Yu Tianheng warned Tang Tian that Feng Xiaotian was exceptionally strong and would be a tough opponent in the coming matches.
• Dugu Yan asked Tang Tian for another detoxification session, and Xiao Wu insisted on coming along to learn the technique.
• Dugu Bo let Xiao Wu accompany them and stood guard outside Dugu Yan’s room.
• Tang Tian began purging the poison from Dugu Yan as Xiao Wu watched, increasingly unsettled by their closeness.

Tang Tian finished clearing more of Dugu Yan’s poison while Xiao Wu worried that Dugu Yan liked him, then reassured Xiao Wu before the tournament semifinals. Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and Godwind Academy advanced, setting up a semifinal clash as Tang Tian watched Feng Xiaotian’s overwhelming victory with concern.

• Xiao Wu tried to join Tang Tian as he treated Dugu Yan, but Tang Tian told her that poison removal required precise Soul Power control.
• After two hours, Tang Tian cleared another ten percent of Dugu Yan’s poison and ended the treatment so they would be rested for the next day’s match.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang Tian whether Dugu Yan liked him, and Tang Tian reassured her that she would always be special to him.
• Blazing Fire Academy defeated Huyan Li’s team in the losers’ bracket and earned the chance to face Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
• Heaven Dou Imperial Academy swept Blazing Fire Academy in the semifinal, with Tang Tian’s Blue Silver Grass controlling the match.
• Godwind Academy defeated Skywater Academy in under fifteen minutes as Feng Xiaotian beat four opponents, and Tang Tian watched with furrowed brows.

Tang Tian and the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy team defeated Godwind Academy to win the Five-Academy Exchange Tournament. The chapter ended with Tang Tian celebrated by his teammates and watched by familiar faces in the stands.

• Tang Tian concluded that Skywater Academy had concealed its strength, and Yu Tianheng planned tactics for the final against Godwind Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang Tian before the final began, and Tang Tian spread Blue Silver Grass across the platform to counter his speed.
• Tang Tian restrained Feng Xiaotian while Yu Tianheng struck him with lightning, knocking Godwind Academy's captain out of the arena.
• Dugu Yan poisoned the platform, and Heaven Dou Imperial Academy eliminated the remaining Godwind Academy fighters without losing anyone.
• Yu Feng and the team celebrated their victory as Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San watched Tang Tian.

Tang Tian celebrated Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s tournament victory while Qian Renxue received Ning Fengzhi’s renewed pledge of support. After the banquet, Dugu Bo told Tang Tian to prepare to leave with him the next morning, hinting that he planned to invest more in the young prodigy.

• Feng Xiaotian congratulated Tang Tian after losing and promised to become stronger before their next Continental Tournament.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin awarded Heaven Dou Imperial Academy the championship trophy and praised Tang Tian and Tian Heng.
• Ning Fengzhi returned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s jade pendant to Qian Renxue, confirming the sect’s support for her as Crown Prince.
• Tang Tian attended the victory banquet, where Dugu Yan showed interest in him and Xiao Wu guarded his side.
• Dugu Bo told Tang Tian to prepare to accompany him somewhere the next morning, saying Tang Tian had proved his talent and that he intended to invest more in him.

Tang Tian traveled with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he sensed powerful energies and discovered a valley filled with rare medicinal herbs. He stood before the legendary spring, eager to explore its potential.

• Tang Tian reassured Xiao Wu and Tang San before leaving Heaven Dou Academy with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan told Tang Tian that Dugu Bo planned to gather medicinal herbs for him at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo led Tang Tian and Dugu Yan through the poisonous Sunset Forest and down a steep cliff into a mist-covered valley.
• Tang Tian sensed distinct currents of primordial energy in the valley, and Little Blue detected fire, ice, and life energy.
• Tang Tian saw the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the many rare herbs growing around it.

Tang Tian completely cured Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After Dugu Bo offered him an immortal herb, Tang Tian chose the eight-petal immortal orchid for Little Blue.

• Dugu Bo brought Tang Tian and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so Tang Tian could cure her poison.
• Tang Tian drew on the valley's dense energy with Little Blue's help and channeled purified life energy into Dugu Yan for several hours.
• Dugu Yan's toxins vanished completely, and she tearfully embraced Tang Tian in gratitude while Dugu Bo watched.
• Dugu Bo thanked Tang Tian and offered him an immortal herb as payment.
• Tang Tian selected and stored the eight-petal immortal orchid, which Little Blue felt was suited to it.

Tang Tian secured Dugu Bo’s permission to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for seven days, promising to grow strong enough to cure Dugu Bo’s poison. As Tang Tian absorbed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, his Martial Soul manifested in a startling new form, leaving Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo astonished.

• Tang Tian asked Dugu Bo to let him cultivate at the spring for seven days so he could strengthen himself and better treat Dugu Bo’s poison, and Dugu Bo agreed on condition that he leave the other herbs untouched.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to stay behind with Tang Tian, then left them alone in the valley.
• Tang Tian and Dugu Yan began cultivating together, though Dugu Yan struggled to focus as she watched him.
• Tang Tian began absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and guided its medicinal power toward his Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang Tian’s blue light summoned the surrounding plants, and a huge Blue Silver Grass phantom appeared with a beautiful girl holding the herb at its center.
• Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo watched in shock as Tang Tian’s Martial Soul displayed an unprecedented human form.

Little Blue absorbed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, swearing her loyalty to Tang Tian. Her oath unlocked powerful abilities and upgraded the system, while Little Iron Hammer seethed at her new status.

• Little Blue absorbed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, became tangible, and transformed into the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Little Blue embraced Tang Tian, thanked him, and swore she would always stay by his side.
• The system announced Little Blue's affection had reached 100 and rewarded Tang Tian with the Blue Silver Emperor oath, new abilities, and unlocked evolution potential.
• Tang Tian's system upgraded with Fate Options and Mission modules, and he celebrated the increase in his strength.
• Little Blue teased Little Iron Hammer about evolving, prompting Little Iron Hammer to angrily demand that Tang Tian keep his grass in line.

Little Blue’s evolution into the Blue Silver Emperor sent immense energy into Tang Tian, raising him from rank thirty-five to rank forty in one breakthrough. As Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo struggled to comprehend his growth, Tang Tian prepared for seven days of secluded cultivation and Little Blue asked to remain in human form beside him.

• Little Blue’s evolution and the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid’s power shattered Tang Tian’s bottleneck, advancing him from rank thirty-five to rank forty.
• Dugu Yan watched Tang Tian’s breakthrough and, after recovering from her shock, asked how his Martial Soul had changed and how he had gained five ranks.
• Tang Tian credited his rapid advancement to the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, while Dugu Bo secretly watched and resolved to ask Tang Tian for immortal herbs for Dugu Yan and himself.
• Tang Tian began preparing for seven days of secluded cultivation to stabilize his Soul Power, explore system 2.0, and learn Little Blue’s new abilities.
• Little Blue hugged Tang Tian in his Sea of Consciousness and asked whether she could stay in human form to keep him company.

After seven days of cultivation, Tang Tian set out with Dugu Yan to find his fourth Soul Ring, but rejected several powerful ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts as unsuitable. Little Blue then led them to a strange patch of forest where they discovered the legendary Time Tree.

• Tang Tian finished cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, stabilized his rank-forty cultivation, and prepared to hunt for his fourth Soul Ring with Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo met Tang Tian and Dugu Yan as they left, noted Tang Tian’s progress, and warned them to be careful in the forest.
• Little Blue sensed a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Tang Tian found an Ironclad Dragon Lizard; when the system offered him a safe Soul Ring or the chance to seek a better one, he chose to move on.
• Over several days, Tang Tian rejected a Gale Demon Wolf, an Earthquake Bear, and a Purple Lightning Thunder Eagle, while Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo wondered what he was seeking.
• Little Blue sensed an ancient Life Aura, leading Tang Tian and Dugu Yan to a motionless patch of forest where Dugu Yan recognized a silver-white tree as the legendary Time Tree.

Tang Tian fought the twenty-three-thousand-year Time Tree with Little Blue and killed it by exploiting the clash between its time powers and her life energy. Little Blue was badly weakened while protecting him, and Tang Tian began absorbing the Tree’s black soul ring.

• Dugu Yan recognized the Time Tree, while Dugu Bo prepared to intervene as Tang Tian chose to hunt it despite the danger.
• The Time Tree slowed everything around it, but Little Blue resisted with her life energy and helped Tang Tian move through the temporal field.
• Tang Tian had Little Blue pour the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s energy into the Tree, creating an opening for his Blue Silver-Splitting Claw.
• When the Tree counterattacked with Time-Cutting Slash, Little Blue shielded Tang Tian, allowing him to strike again and shatter its trunk.
• Tang Tian caught the weakened Little Blue, restored her with soul power, and then began drawing in the Time Tree’s black soul ring.

Tang Tian absorbed the Time Tree’s Soul Ring, gaining powerful time-based abilities and reaching rank forty-five. After returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, he recovered overnight and prepared to continue treating Dugu Bo’s poison.

• Dugu Bo killed a thirty-thousand-year Gale Demon Wolf that rushed toward Tang Tian while he absorbed his Soul Ring, revealing that he had been guarding them.
• Little Blue evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, and Tang Tian gained an enhanced time domain plus a once-daily one-second time stop when he and Little Blue activated it together.
• Tang Tian finished absorbing the Time Tree’s Soul Ring, reached rank forty-five, and demonstrated its time-slowing power to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo agreed to resume poison treatment the next day and told Dugu Yan to take care of Tang Tian; Dugu Yan praised Tang Tian and said she would work hard to catch up.
• After recovering overnight, Tang Tian approached Dugu Bo and said they could begin treating his poison.

Tang Tian used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s energy to remove more of Dugu Bo’s poison, earning his gratitude and an Immortal Herb. After the system offered him a choice between leaving safely or revealing his Second Martial Soul, he considered Little Iron Hammer’s desire for recognition.

• Tang Tian used Life Energy to loosen Dugu Bo’s toxins and removed most of five percent, more than twice the previous amount.
• Dugu Bo thanked Tang Tian and gave him the Jade Marrow Ganoderma as his own.
• The system offered Tang Tian a safe return to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy or the chance to reveal his Second Martial Soul and gain more rewards.
• Tang Tian sensed that Little Iron Hammer had been watching events in silence and wanted recognition, though she denied it when Little Blue asked.

Tang Tian revealed his second martial soul, Little Iron Hammer, to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, explaining that more resources could help him purge poison faster. Dugu Bo trusted Tang Tian enough to give him a rare herb for his tool martial soul and entrust Dugu Yan to him.

• Tang Tian revealed Little Iron Hammer as his second martial soul, shocking Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Tang Tian feared he might kill him, and Tang Tian said he trusted him because Dugu Bo had never harmed him despite having many chances.
• Little Iron Hammer’s affection for Tang Tian rose to 90, granting them full soul-power fusion and the ability to switch martial soul forms in combat at half the usual cost.
• Dugu Yan confronted Tang Tian for hiding his twin martial souls, then accepted that he had kept the secret.
• Dugu Bo gave Tang Tian a Silver-Scaled Ganoderma to nourish Little Iron Hammer and told Tang Tian he was entrusting Dugu Yan to him.

Tang Tian and Dugu Yan camped in Sunset Forest, where Tang Tian used the Silver-Scaled Ganoderma to help Little Iron Hammer evolve. Little Iron Hammer absorbed the herb and fell silent as a rapid transformation began.

• Tang Tian reflected on gaining the Silver-Scaled Ganoderma, earning Dugu Bo’s trust, and unlocking Combat Bond with Little Iron Hammer.
• Dugu Yan asked Tang Tian if he feared her grandfather, and Tang Tian said Dugu Bo was devoted to protecting his family.
• As night fell, Tang Tian and Dugu Yan made camp beside a boulder and prepared to stay until morning.
• Dugu Yan spread Beast-Repelling Powder, and Tang Tian began giving the Silver-Scaled Ganoderma to Little Iron Hammer.
• Little Iron Hammer absorbed the herb’s metallic energy, became a glowing square lump, and fell silent as Tang Tian sensed her transformation underway.

Tang Tian returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Yan after his Martial Soul entered evolutionary dormancy, having reached level forty-five. Xiao Wu greeted them with jealousy, while Tang San was stunned by Tang Tian’s rapid breakthrough.

• Tang Tian learned that Little Iron Hammer would remain dormant for about seventy-two hours as it evolved.
• Tang Tian and Dugu Yan reached Heaven Dou City and returned to the academy together.
• Xiao Wu greeted Tang Tian, then grew wary and jealous when she saw Dugu Yan with him.
• Tang San noticed Tang Tian’s stronger aura and asked whether he had broken through.
• Tang Tian revealed that he had reached level forty-five, leaving Tang San speechless.

Tang Tian sought a furnace to begin refining pills, and Qian Renxue brought him to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family Treasure Vault. There he found a Supreme-grade soul tool that could help with alchemy, while Qian Renxue noticed his brief interest in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Tang Tian reviewed his Alchemy legacy and realized he needed a suitable furnace to refine pills.
• Qian Renxue visited Tang Tian after hearing he wanted a furnace and offered to take him to the imperial family’s treasure vault.
• The next morning, Qian Renxue escorted Tang Tian through the vault, where he saw the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and concealed his interest in it.
• Tang Tian used his metal-identification ability to examine a bluish-gray furnace and identified it as the Supreme-grade Profound Nether Furnace, which could increase pill-refining success.

Tang Tian obtained the Profound Nether Furnace and used it to make Foundation Establishment Pills after one failed attempt. He finished with a successful batch that excited Xiao Wu.

• Tang Tian chose the Profound Nether Furnace from the treasure vault, and Qian Renxue charged it to her account.
• Tang Tian admitted his interest in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then told Qian Renxue he wanted to grow stronger and protect the people he cared about.
• Tang Tian studied the furnace and prepared to make Foundation Establishment Pills while Xiao Wu asked to have some and Tang San sorted the ingredients.
• Tang Tian's first attempt produced only three pills, so he steadied himself and tried again with the remaining ingredients.
• Tang Tian successfully made a flawless batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, and Xiao Wu admired their fragrance.

Tang Tian refined six high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills and planned to use the extra pills to build ties with powerful factions. The next morning, Tang San and Xiao Wu took pills and began cultivating under his guidance.

• Tang Tian refined six high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills from Jade Marrow Ganoderma in the Profound Nether Furnace.
• Tang Tian told Xiao Wu and Tang San to wait until morning to take the pills, then planned to reserve pills for himself, Dugu Yan, and three major powers.
• Tang Tian explained to Little Blue that offering pills to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Heaven Dou imperial family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was an investment in useful allies and resources.
• Tang Tian gave a pill each to Tang San and Xiao Wu and instructed them to circulate their cultivation techniques as the medicine cleansed their meridians.
• Xiao Wu swallowed her pill, then Tang San took his and began cultivating with the Mysterious Heaven Skill as both were surrounded by faint light.

Tang San and Xiao Wu consumed Tang Tian's Foundation Establishment Pills and made major breakthroughs, while Xiao Wu's affection for Tang Tian unlocked an exclusive teleportation skill. Tang Tian then brought Dugu Yan a pill made from her grandfather's Jade Marrow Ganoderma and asked if she liked him.

• Tang San endured the pill's intense effects, advanced to rank thirty-five, and found his meridians and Soul Power greatly strengthened.
• Xiao Wu woke at rank thirty-six, and her affection level rose to 94, unlocking Tang Tian's once-a-month teleportation skill to reach her anywhere on the Douluo Continent.
• Tang Tian visited Dugu Yan at dusk and gave her a pill he had refined from the Jade Marrow Ganoderma her grandfather had provided.
• Tang Tian explained that he wanted to repay Dugu Yan's grandfather and then asked Dugu Yan if she liked him.

Tang Tian stayed with Dugu Yan while she took the Foundation Establishment Pill, helping her control its medicinal energy when it threatened to overwhelm her weakened meridians. After she bathed, Dugu Yan found him still waiting and felt reassured by his presence.

• Dugu Yan blushed at Tang Tian's teasing and asked him to stay and guard her while she took the pill.
• The pill's medicinal energy surged through Dugu Yan's fragile meridians, and Tang Tian used his Mysterious Heaven Skill Inner Power to guide it into her dantian.
• After Dugu Yan absorbed the pill, Tang Tian tried to leave, but she asked him to wait in the outer room while she bathed.
• Little Blue recognized that Dugu Yan wanted Tang Tian to stay and stopped watching them.
• Dugu Yan came out of the bathroom in a purple silk dress and saw Tang Tian still waiting beside the table.

Dugu Yan kissed Tang Tian to thank him for standing guard, then hid her embarrassment after he left. The next day, Qin Ming brought Tang Tian to the Education Committee, where the three senior members were stunned by his Foundation Establishment Pills and noticed he had reached Soul Ancestor.

• Dugu Yan kissed Tang Tian as a reward for guarding her, and Tang Tian left after telling her to rest.
• After the courtyard gate closed, Dugu Yan leaned against it, blushing and murmuring that Tang Tian was an idiot.
• Qin Ming visited Tang Tian and asked about the medicinal fragrance from his courtyard, saying it had disturbed the three Education Committee Members.
• Tang Tian agreed to show the senior members his pills and asked to consult them about pharmacology.
• Tang Tian revealed three Foundation Establishment Pills to Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who were astonished by their medicinal potency.
• Zhi Lin examined Tang Tian and asked whether he had broken through to Soul Ancestor.