Recaps

Tang San defeated the Spirit Hall Academy Team after taking down Yan and outlasting Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forcing Bibi Dong to forfeit. Shrek celebrated the win, but Tang San vowed to kill Yang Yunhai in their next battle, while Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to tell Xiao Hai that Tang San must die tomorrow.

• Tang San poisoned and defeated Li Kai and Sun Chuantao, then wounded Yan badly enough that Yan carried his fallen teammates off the arena.
• Tang San fought Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Demonic Charm, using his Blue Silver Grass and Eight Spider Lances to absorb the red mist and break through their attacks.
• Tang San’s Batwing Reincarnation wounded Xie Yue and Hu Liena, and their exhausted Martial Soul Fusion Skill dissolved as the poison worsened.
• Bibi Dong forfeited the match to protect her disciples, and Yang Yunhai privately mocked her while Shrek left the arena victorious.
• Spirit Masters predicted that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would defeat Shrek, prompting Tang San to swear that Yang Yunhai would die in their next battle.
• Bibi Dong admitted that she had underestimated Shrek, then ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to tell Xiao Hai that Tang San must die tomorrow.

Yang Yunhai and Tang San faced off in the Soul Master Competition final as Yang Yunhai’s team activated a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and he summoned thunderclouds around himself. The other contestants withdrew, leaving Yang Yunhai and Tang San alone in the arena.

• Dugu Yan and Yu Feng discussed returning to Heaven Dou City before the New Year, while Yang Yunhai planned to obtain his Fifth Soul Ring and strike at Yang Yunhai’s clan enemies.
• Yang Yunhai led the Spirit Hall Team into the arena to face Tang San and the Shrek Academy team in the final.
• Tang San opened with Spider Web Restraint, raising a sea of vines between the teams as Yang Yunhai’s teammates began a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Dark clouds gathered over Yang Yunhai, lightning crackled around him, and witnesses across Pope's Hall recognized the power of his transformation.
• Tang San revealed his dark-golden Clear Sky Hammer, and both teams withdrew from the arena, leaving him and Yang Yunhai to face each other.

During the Spirit Master tournament final, Yang Yunhai accused Tang San of devouring Soul Beasts and exposed the damage caused by Tang San’s powers and Yu Xiaogang’s training methods. Yang Yunhai overwhelmed Tang San, revealed evidence of Shrek Academy’s training ground, and demanded that Tang Hao and Yu Yuanzhen kneel to him in exchange for treatment.

• Yang Yunhai evaded Tang San’s attacks and accused him of rapidly growing stronger by devouring Soul Beasts, offering to undergo a public examination alongside him.
• Yang Yunhai claimed Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances had harmed opponents and that Yu Xiaogang’s modified training equipment had damaged Shrek Academy students’ organs; Yu Xiaogang collapsed unconscious.
• Yang Yunhai revealed that Tang Hao had infiltrated Heaven Dou Royal Academy and claimed he had deliberately let Tang Hao copy dangerous training plans that Yu Xiaogang later altered.
• Yang Yunhai explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass was a top-tier Martial Soul, then rose into the air as Tang San continued attacking unsuccessfully.
• Yang Yunhai offered to treat Tang San, the Thunder Academy students, and Shrek Academy teammates only if Tang Hao and Yu Yuanzhen personally knelt and begged him.
• Yang Yunhai showed footage of Shrek Academy’s Back Mountain training ground and handed the recording tool to Qian Renxue, while Tang San remained unable to hit him.

Yang Yunhai nearly killed Tang San with lightning before Tang Hao intervened, triggering a clash with Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall. Tang Hao escaped with Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Yang Yunhai provoked him by revealing he had Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

• Yang Yunhai's tracking Thunder Ball broke through Tang San's vines and left him paralyzed as lightning gathered overhead.
• Tang Hao burst in to save Tang San, but Yang Yunhai struck Tang San with a bolt of heavenly lightning as Tang Hao's attack flung him away.
• Bibi Dong summoned Titled Douluo to confront Tang Hao, who fought them with his Clear Sky Hammer before escaping with the unconscious Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Yang Yunhai told Tang Hao that Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was on him, provoking Tang Hao to dodge a lightning strike and flee.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to summon the remaining Academy Soul Masters so she could brand Tang San a Fallen Soul Master.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy received the championship reward, and Yang Yunhai arranged to auction the Fire Attribute Soul Bone and share the proceeds with his teammates and academy. During the post-competition inspection, Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that Tang San had drained Yu Tianxin’s life force while removing his poison, leaving his organs deteriorating and threatening his future cultivation.

• Bibi Dong congratulated Heaven Dou Royal Academy and offered Yang Yunhai a place in Pope's Hall, but he declined because of his attachments to the Heaven Dou Empire and dislike of constraints.
• Yang Yunhai’s teammates urged him to keep the three soul bones, but he proposed auctioning the Fire Attribute Soul Bone and dividing the proceeds among them and the academy.
• The surrounding academies reacted with envy and disappointment to Yang Yunhai’s decision, while Bibi Dong allowed the soul bone to be sold at auction.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo began inspecting the participating students, starting with Thunder Academy’s Yu Tianxin.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo found that Tang San had taken too much of Yu Tianxin’s life force while treating his poison, causing his internal organs to deteriorate and endangering his future cultivation.

Chrysanthemum Douluo examined the tournament teams and exposed the severe damage caused by Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and Yu Xiaogang’s training methods. As suspicion and anger turned toward Shrek Academy, Flender told Bibi Dong that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had concealed what they knew about the techniques and their effects.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo confirmed that students pierced by Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances had suffered serious harm, while Yang Yunhai’s opponents were unharmed.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo diagnosed Yu Tianheng with organ failure caused by excessive training and a Multi-Person Fusion Skill, and said he might never reach Soul Sage; Yu Xiaogang fainted as Liu Erlong caught him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo found that Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and several other Shrek students suffered organ failure, while Jiang Zhu and Ning Rongrong were fine.
• The injured students from other academies blamed Yu Xiaogang for failing to warn them about Tang San’s devouring ability, and Bibi Dong questioned Flender about the blueprints and Tang San’s powers.
• Flender said Tang Hao had left blueprints in Yu Xiaogang’s room, Yu Xiaogang had modified them, and Tang San had not told the team he could devour Soul Power or life force; the other Shrek students nodded.

Qian Renxue sentenced Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender to have their martial soul cultivation crippled, while Tang San and Tang Hao were declared wanted. After the competition, Yang Yunhai treated some of Tang San’s victims, and the surviving characters left Spirit City as Hu Liena prepared for further training and Tang Hao plotted to capture Yang Yunhai.

• Qian Renxue judged Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender most responsible for Shrek’s crimes and ordered their cultivation crippled; Sword Douluo carried out the punishment.
• Qian Renxue placed Shrek Academy under imperial supervision and announced rewards for capturing or killing Tang San, while Bibi Dong added Tang Hao to Spirit Hall’s wanted list.
• Yang Yunhai gave pills to injured students from Thunder Academy and Shrek, but refused Flender’s plea to treat the rest of Shrek’s students.
• Ning Rongrong left with Ning Fengzhi, while Liu Erlong took Yu Xiaogang away with Qin Ming; Flender, Oscar, and Qin Ming resolved to start over together.
• Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to protect Yang Yunhai and gave Hu Liena a Wisdom Soul Bone as she planned to enter the Slaughter City after further training.
• Tang Hao concluded that Yang Yunhai had taken Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and eaten her body, and decided to capture him while focusing first on training and stabilizing Tang San.

After Xiao Wu left, Tang Hao rebuked Tang San for his reckless use of poison and devouring, then took him away for harsh training to purge impurities from his body. Meanwhile, Yang Yunhai and the victorious academy teams returned to Heaven Dou City for a royal celebration, while the Shrek Academy members avoided the public welcome.

• Xiao Wu said goodbye to the unconscious Tang San and left for the Star Dou Great Forest after Tang Hao urged her to stay there until she matured.
• Tang Hao scolded Tang San for using the Eight Spider Lances to drain poisoned soul masters and ordered him to stop using his devouring abilities to restore Soul Power or cultivate.
• Tang San asked about Xiao Wu, his Blue Silver Grass, and his mother, and Tang Hao told him he needed to grow stronger before he could protect Xiao Wu or learn more.
• Tang Hao took Tang San away, beat him daily to purge impurities from his body, and had him practice the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Yang Yunhai returned to Heaven Dou City with the champion teams, while the Shrek Academy members fled and several former teammates joined or departed with other groups.
• Xue Ye welcomed Yang Yunhai and the academy teams, then led them through the city in open-topped carriages as crowds cheered.

Yang Yunhai accepted his rewards after the Heaven Dou team’s victory and discussed his plans with Qian Renxue, who promised further rewards for his help against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Tang Hao. Back at the palace, Qian Renxue persuaded Xue Ye to develop Shrek Academy into Yunhai Academy, while Xue Ye prepared to make her heir to the throne once she produced a child.

• Xue Ye held a victory banquet, awarded Yang Yunhai titles, Gold Soul Coins, and three islands in Devil's Triangle, and watched him give Qian Renxue the Fire Attribute Soul Bone to auction for the academy.
• Qian Renxue asked Yang Yunhai about his promised grand gift, and he said it was not yet time; she offered him a Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bone if he dealt with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yang Yunhai told Meng Shenji he planned to remain in the valley and cultivate, and Meng Shenji welcomed him back to the academy.
• Qian Renxue proposed renaming Shrek Academy Yunhai Academy, renovating it, and appointing Dugu as its nominal principal, and Xue Ye approved the plan.
• Xue Ye told Qian Renxue to produce an heir and promised to pass the throne to her after the child’s full-month celebration, while Qian Renxue concealed her anger at Xue Xing.

Yang Yunhai left Heaven Dou City with Dugu Bo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan, while political fallout from Tang San’s exposure and the fall of Shrek Academy spread. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan decided to ambush Yang Yunhai, but he and his companions evaded their scout in Fasinuo Province.

• Yang Yunhai gave Zhu Zhuqing a left leg Soul Bone and Dugu Yan a Wisdom Soul Bone, then said he had a plan for Yin'e’s Fifth Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong proposed having a child with Yu Xiaogang to seek revenge, but Yu Xiaogang told her he could no longer father one, and she broke down in tears.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Bone Douluo to arrange Dai Mubai’s death and planned to publicly sever ties with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong; the Empire announced that Tang San and Tang Hao were wanted as Fallen Soul Masters and transformed Shrek Academy into Yunhai Academy.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s elders demanded action against Yu Xiaogang and decided to capture and kill Yang Yunhai to obtain his antidote, then learned he had left Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Yuanzhen led eight Soul Douluo elders to pursue Yang Yunhai, while the Clear Sky Sect reacted angrily to Tang Hao’s failure to protect Tang San.
• In Fasinuo Province, Yang Yunhai left his carriage in a town and led his companions away from the road through the wilderness, causing the scout following them to lose their trail.

Yang Yunhai and his allies ambushed Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders, killing them with Dugu Bo's poison and the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Yue Guan and Gui Mei. The group collected the spoils and moved into the forest to inspect them.

• Qian Renxue visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy looking for Yang Yunhai, but learned he and the others had gone out.
• Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan returned to an inn with Dugu Bo while Yu Yuanzhen's scouts tracked them and the clan prepared an ambush.
• Yu Yuanzhen's forces attacked the carriage on a mountain path, and Dugu Bo transformed to defend it as Yang Yunhai recorded the attack.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to immobilize Yu Yuanzhen and the elders while Dugu Bo's poison killed them.
• Yang Yunhai gathered the Soul Bones and Soul Tools, and the group entered the nearby forest to examine their spoils.

Yang Yunhai and his companions divided the Soul Bones taken from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, using one to restore Dugu Bo’s severed arm and others to strengthen their group. After absorbing the Wisdom Soul Bone and helping Dugu Bo reach level 96, they set off to return and wipe out the clan.

• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo examined eighteen Soul Bones, and Yang Yunhai arranged for Dugu Bo to receive several of the strongest ones.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo severed Dugu Bo’s left arm, and Yang Yunhai used Yin'e’s life-energy ability to regenerate it around a Soul Bone.
• Dugu Yan began absorbing a thirty-thousand-year Soul Bone, while Yang Yunhai moved away to absorb Yu Yuanzhen’s Wisdom Soul Bone.
• After three days, Yang Yunhai awoke with improved thunder-energy control, and Dugu Bo revealed that absorbing four Soul Bones had raised him to level 96.
• Yang Yunhai learned that Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan had each gained a level, and the group resumed its journey to return and attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yang Yunhai, Yin'e, and their companions found the Blue Silver King in an ancient forest, where it recognized Yin'e as the reborn former Empress and Yang Yunhai as its King. Yang Yunhai asked the Blue Silver King to keep Yin'e's past secret and agreed to protect its people as it prepared to help awaken his bloodline.

• Yang Yunhai and his companions searched several forests before reaching an ancient forest filled with Blue Silver Grass.
• The Blue Silver King recognized Yang Yunhai and Yin'e and welcomed them into its clearing.
• Yin'e said she had been reborn, had forgotten her past, and was now Yang Yunhai's wife.
• Yang Yunhai privately asked the Blue Silver King not to reveal Yin'e's former life and explained that he planned to help her reshape her body.
• The Blue Silver King recognized Yang Yunhai's pure bloodline and asked whether he would protect its people, and Yang Yunhai agreed.

Yang Yunhai received the Blue Silver Grass’s power, and his Fifth Soul Ring turned emerald green as he transformed into a towering Golden Great Tree. The transformation spread across the forest, drawing soul beasts and gathering storm clouds over the tree.

• The Blue Silver King and the Blue Silver Grass gathered their power around Yang Yunhai, turning his first three Soul Rings blue before forming a new black ring on his chest.
• Yang Yunhai’s Fifth Soul Ring turned emerald green, and he fell asleep as Blue Silver Grass vines lifted him into the air and grew into a great tree.
• Golden ripples spread from Yang Yunhai, empowering the Blue Silver King and drawing life energy from plants and the surrounding forest into the tree.
• Dugu Bo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo investigated the transformed forest, while soul beasts gathered peacefully around the Golden Great Tree.
• Dugu Bo found that the golden transformation extended for at least a dozen kilometers and returned to see the tree grow beyond 150 meters as thunderclouds gathered overhead.

Yang Yunhai endured a lightning trial as his Blue Silver Grass bloodline ascended into a new form, transforming the surrounding plants into soul beasts and empowering those nearby. After awakening with a Golden Sapling and golden eyes, he dismissed the gathered soul beasts, while Dugu Bo asked whether he was now human or a soul beast.

• A Green-clad Woman and a Purple-robed Man sensed Yang Yunhai's natural ascension on the Douluo Plane and discussed whether the God Realm should welcome him or prepare for conflict.
• Dugu Bo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo felt Yang Yunhai's life energy transform them, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo broke through to Rank 97.
• Lightning struck Yang Yunhai as he awakened bound within the Golden Great Tree, and the Blue Silver King told him that his bloodline and the King's own cultivation had ascended.
• Yang Yunhai absorbed life and lightning energy until the storm ended, the Golden Great Tree receded, and the surrounding plants became soul beasts.
• Yang Yunhai emerged with golden hair, golden eyes, and a Golden Sapling before his chest, then sent the soul beasts away.
• Dugu Bo asked Yang Yunhai whether he was human or a soul beast.

Yang Yunhai learned that his evolved Fifth Soul Ring made him the Seed of Nature, a role that could turn him into an Ancient Tree of Nature if he died, and he arranged to bring the Blue Silver King and other ancient Blue Silver Grass with him. After inspecting the Blue Silver Emperor’s former hiding place, he left with his companions to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and later investigate Xiao Wu’s origins.

• Yang Yunhai explained that his Fifth Soul Skill let him absorb and redistribute life energy and that his death would transform him into an Ancient Tree of Nature; Chrysanthemum Douluo urged him to keep the identity secret.
• Yang Yunhai asked the Blue Silver King to accompany them, promised to help it reach a hundred thousand years of cultivation, and arranged for it to become his sixth soul ring through Soul Sacrifice.
• Yang Yunhai had Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others collect the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass, then poured Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Spring Water into a pit before they departed.
• Yang Yunhai revealed that his Soul Power had reached level 58 and that his Fourth and Fifth Soul Rings were both fifty thousand years old.
• Yang Yunhai and his companions inspected the cave beneath the waterfall, where the Blue Silver King found the place where the Blue Silver Emperor and Emperor had been planted, but Tang Hao and Tang San were absent.
• Yang Yunhai left the waterfall with his companions, planning to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and later investigate whether Xiao Wu came from the Star Dou Great Forest.

A naturally ascended Child of Nature triggered a Tide of Life, alerting powerful beings across the world and the God Realm. As factions debated how to protect or seize the child, the Sun Moon Empire began preparing an expedition across the sea.

• At the Lake of Life, Lao Wan and the Black-haired Majestic Man identified the Tide of Life as proof that a Child of Nature had naturally ascended beyond the world's known limits.
• The Black-haired Majestic Man warned that the God Realm would seek to control or eliminate the child, then sent Ten Thousand Demons King to investigate and retrieve him if possible.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu sensed the distant energy in Spirit City, while other powerful figures across the world also reacted to it.
• The Purple-robed Man told the gathered gods that the Child of Nature was a human boy and forbade them from interfering, saying he would bear the consequences himself.
• The Evil Emperor approached Ming Hongchen to propose a joint effort to bring back the Child of Nature, and Ming Hongchen agreed to consult the emperor.
• The Sun Moon Empire's leaders decided to prepare for a possible invasion and discuss sending a small team across the sea, with the Evil Emperor included.

Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and wiped it out after Yu Yuanzhen’s assassination attempt. Dugu Bo then told Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s deans to summon Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to hear his account.

• Yu Tianheng worried about Yu Yuanzhen’s mission, and Yu Luomian reassured him that the clan’s patriarch could retreat if needed.
• Dugu Bo explained to Dugu Yan why he intended to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yin'e joined them as they waited for nightfall.
• Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo infiltrated the valley, killed Yu Luomian, and used poison to wipe out the clan.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Bo told Meng Shenji that he had killed Yu Yuanzhen and destroyed the clan.
• Meng Shenji sent word to Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, whose representatives set out for the imperial city.

Dugu Bo announced that he had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and showed the assembled leaders a recording of the battle. Xue Ye gave Dugu Bo Yunhai Academy to oversee, while Yang Yunhai promised to visit Qian Renxue at her residence.

• Xue Ye welcomed Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan to the imperial palace, where Dugu Bo announced that he had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xue Ye offered Dugu Bo Yunhai Academy as an independent institution and appointed Meng Shenshou as its vice headmaster; Dugu Bo accepted.
• Salas, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo arrived, and Dugu Bo played a recording showing Yu Yuanzhen and his men being killed.
• Dugu Bo asked Xue Ye to arrange the cleanup at the clan's former territory, and Xue Ye agreed to have the empire seek justice for Dugu Bo and his companions.
• Qian Renxue invited Yang Yunhai to visit her residence, and he agreed to bring a small gift after handling his current affairs.

Yang Yunhai returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, planned his next steps with his allies, and prepared to work with Qian Renxue after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction. The city learned of Dugu Bo’s victory, and the group arrived at their new base, Yunhai Academy.

• Yang Yunhai learned that his former teammates had graduated and received shares of the Soul Bone auction proceeds, then returned to the mountain valley with Dugu Bo and the others.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo brought Yang Yunhai the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower after visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while the Ten Thousand Demons King discovered traces of the spring and realized the Child of Nature was human.
• Dugu Bo told Yang Yunhai that Xue Ye had renamed Shrek Academy Yunhai Academy and offered it as their new base, and the group planned to move there.
• Yang Yunhai outlined his plans to develop his abilities, help Zhu Qing and Yanzi, condense a Soul Core, reach level 60, and eventually travel to Sea God Island with Qian Renxue.
• Soldiers posted a notice announcing the deaths of Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s direct-line members, while an imperial image showed Dugu Bo killing Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yang Yunhai, Dugu Bo, and their companions arrived at Yunhai Academy and admired its new entrance.

Di Tian and the Star Dou Great Forest beasts discussed Yang Yunhai’s powers as the Child of Nature and whether he could help their kind and their injured lord. In Heaven Dou City, Yang Yunhai offered Qian Renxue a rare medicinal herb as both a bargaining chip and a test, while insisting that he and his allies would leave Spirit Hall.

• Ten Thousand Demons King revealed that the Child of Nature was human and showed the beasts Yang Yunhai’s transformation, while he and Di Tian explained how his lightning-linked Lifebound Soul Ring strengthened him and benefited Soul Beasts.
• Di Tian proposed monitoring Yang Yunhai and persuading Yin'e to help heal their lord, while Ten Thousand Demons King considered the assignment and the sealed Ice Silkworm volunteered.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo visited Xue Ye and Qian Renxue in the imperial palace, and Dugu Bo sent Yang Yunhai with Qian Renxue to the East Palace.
• Yang Yunhai told Qian Renxue he would not go to Spirit City and that he and his allies would leave Spirit Hall, despite her warning that she would soon ascend the throne.
• Yang Yunhai presented Qian Renxue with a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and said he wanted her to lead Spirit Hall and pass the Angel God trial.

Yang Yunhai stayed with Qian Renxue as she absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which helped her break through to level 70 but also triggered a dangerous surge of heat. When he examined her, the heat flared again, and she grabbed his wrist.

• Qian Renxue ordered the guards to keep visitors away, then took Yang Yunhai to her hidden cultivation chamber and consumed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• A shadow investigated the chamber’s ventilation opening while Qian Renxue endured the herb’s burning effects, and Yang Yunhai waited outside the gate.
• Dugu Bo arrived and reassured Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo that Qian Renxue was absorbing a rare treasure.
• Qian Renxue manifested her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, broke through to level 70, and struggled with feverish thoughts about Yang Yunhai.
• Qian Renxue called Yang Yunhai over, and when he examined her wrist, her heat surged and she grabbed him.

Yang Yunhai was trapped by Qian Renxue after the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower’s effects triggered a hidden personality, Qian Muxue, who explained her plan to secure an heir for the Qian family. After Yang Yunhai returned to the academy, Qian Renxue woke in the East Palace and began writing a letter.

• Qian Renxue, overwhelmed by the herb’s effects, restrained Yang Yunhai until a lightning shock helped Qian Muxue take control of her body.
• Qian Muxue introduced herself as Qian Renxue’s long-hidden, self-protective personality and said she wanted Yang Yunhai to father an heir for the Qian family.
• Qian Muxue kept Yang Yunhai in the Secret Chamber for more than two hours, then he carried her back to her room and left with Dugu Bo.
• Yang Yunhai asked Dugu Bo whether he and his teacher had concealed the herb’s side effects, and Dugu Bo instead told him about Ning Fengzhi’s proposed cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue woke several hours later, checked her clothes with a troubled expression, and began writing a letter.

Yang Yunhai accompanied Qian Renxue to Sunset Forest, where she successfully absorbed a seventy-thousand-year soul ring and rewarded him with the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King's Soul Bone. Meanwhile, news of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's destruction unsettled the Clear Sky Sect and prompted Bibi Dong to question the plan behind it.

• Yang Yunhai and Yin'e decided to keep Qian Renxue's split personality and the previous night's events secret for the time being, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo agreed to delay their return to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue asked Yang Yunhai to assess whether she could absorb a Seventh Soul Ring beyond her level, and he proposed hunting a White-Eyed Demon Tiger King in Sunset Forest.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo joined Qian Renxue and her guards on the journey to Sunset Forest as news reached the Clear Sky Sect that Dugu Bo had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yang Yunhai's group killed the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King, and Qian Renxue absorbed its soul ring while giving its right arm Soul Bone to Yang Yunhai as a reward.
• After about two hours, Qian Renxue finished absorbing the soul ring, and Dugu Bo led the group back.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Yang Yunhai and Qian Renxue went their separate ways while Spirit Hall’s leadership reacted to their growing influence and the plan against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Qian Daoliu stripped Bibi Dong of control over the operation, appointed the elders to assist Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, and left Bibi Dong furious over Qian Renxue’s rapid progress and Yang Yunhai’s influence.

• Yang Yunhai gave Chrysanthemum Douluo the White-Eyed Demon Tiger King’s right arm Soul Bone, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo later departed for Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue thought about Yang Yunhai’s care during their trip and grew embarrassed and angry as she recalled waking after he had changed her clothes.
• Meng Shenshou proposed a grander Yunhai Academy opening ceremony, and Dugu Bo agreed to let him arrange it.
• Qian Daoliu read Qian Renxue’s letter, condemned Bibi Dong’s favoritism toward Yu Xiaogang, and concluded that Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo’s plans were formidable.
• Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong, reassigned Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Dugu Bo to his Worship Hall, and ordered the elders to aid Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Daoliu rewarded Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with Soul Bones and revealed that Qian Renxue had reached level seventy-two, leaving Bibi Dong furious.