Recaps

After Spirit Hall destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s help, Bibi Dong ordered Soul Hunting paused and began the next stage of her infiltration plan. In Heaven Dou, Xue Ye raged over the attacks, but his ministers urged him to endure because the empire could not match Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters and allies.

• A report told Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall’s eight thousand troops had wiped out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assistance, at a cost of one thousand men.
• Hu Liena advised Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall had weakened its rivals, and Bibi Dong ordered restraint in Heaven Dou City, surveillance of the empire and the clan’s remnants, and a pause in Soul Hunting as infiltration began.
• Xue Ye nearly broke his chair in anger at news that the two great sects had been destroyed, while the narration explained that Yu Tianlong had preserved Liu Erlong’s father’s soul through Gu Yuena and Liu Erlong had recovered.
• Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and the imperial ministers warned Xue Ye not to act rashly, arguing that Spirit Hall controlled too many Soul Masters and allied kingdoms for Heaven Dou to confront it safely.

Xue Ye and his ministers discussed how to counter Spirit Hall, while Spirit Hall announced a competition to re-rank the Seven Great Sects. In Slaughter City, the God of Wrath took an interest in Tang San, and Tang Yuehua set out for the Heaven Dou Empire after the Clear Sky Sect learned of the two sects’ destruction.

• Xue Ye asked his ministers for a response to Spirit Hall, and they urged him to build alliances, recruit independent Soul Masters, and prepare for a possible partnership with the Star Luo Empire.
• Xue Qinghe listened to the discussion while concealing his amusement, and Xue Ye agreed to discuss a course of action quickly.
• Spirit Hall condemned the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then announced a Seven Great Sects Supremacy Competition to be held in one year.
• The God of Wrath searched the Douluo Plane for pure wrath and became interested in Tang San, who remained dazed in Slaughter City.
• After Tang Yuehua and Tang Xiao buried Tang Hao’s belongings in a cenotaph, Tang Yuehua rode toward the Heaven Dou Empire to investigate the news of the sects’ destruction.

Tang Yuehua realized Spirit Hall had begun its operation, while Prince Xue Xing exposed the suspicions surrounding Xue Qinghe and Emperor Xue Ye’s poisoning. Qian Renxue overheard their conversation in disguise, learned that Xue Beng might be recovering, and considered meeting Dugu Bo.

• Tang Yuehua understood that Spirit Hall had begun its operation, while Yu Tianlong worried that she might die if the Clear Sky Sect fell.
• Prince Xue Xing told Emperor Xue Ye that Xue Qinghe had likely killed his two younger brothers and was poisoning him.
• Prince Xue Xing gave Emperor Xue Ye antidotes made by Dugu Bo and urged him to keep pretending he was poisoned.
• After Xue Xing left, Qian Renxue revealed herself and realized Xue Beng might have recovered from his poison.
• Qian Renxue suspected Dugu Bo was one of Yu Tianlong's people and decided to find a chance to meet him.

Tang San escaped Slaughter City and set out for revenge while Yu Tianlong captured Ma Hongjun and Flender and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. At the crown prince's residence, Qian Renxue prepared to confess something, but Yu Tianlong revealed that he already knew her secret.

• Spirit Hall stirred unrest among the Soul Masters training at Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Qian Renxue's operation in the Heaven Dou Empire progressed.
• The God of Wrath helped Tang San break free of the influence of Yu Tianlong's halo, and Tang San left Slaughter City intent on taking revenge on Yu Tianlong's associates.
• Yu Tianlong secretly observed Tang San, then traveled to the empire's border and captured Ma Hongjun and Flender.
• Yu Tianlong brought the unconscious Ma Hongjun and Flender to Heaven Dou Royal Academy before taking them to the crown prince's residence.
• Qian Renxue had the two men sent to the imperial prison and thanked Yu Tianlong, then began to tell him something.
• Yu Tianlong asked Qian Renxue whether she was finally willing to stop hiding it from him, leaving her stunned that he already knew.

Yu Tianlong told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong was not her birth mother and explained the story behind her birth. He took Qian Renxue to Spirit Hall, where she confronted Bibi Dong and began seeking the truth from her directly.

• Qian Renxue dismissed her guards and asked Yu Tianlong why Bibi Dong had ignored her and what their relationship was.
• Yu Tianlong told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong was not her mother, explaining that her birth mother had been Bibi Dong's maid and had died after giving birth.
• Qian Renxue doubted Yu Tianlong's account, then agreed to ask Bibi Dong for more details.
• Yu Tianlong used his Moon Shadow Sword to take Qian Renxue through the void to Bibi Dong's bedchamber.
• Bibi Dong realized Qian Renxue knew the truth, and Qian Renxue faced her with tears in her eyes.

Yu Tianlong and Qian Renxue reconciled with Qian Daoliu, agreed that Yu Tianlong would become emperor, and returned to the crown prince’s residence. When they learned Emperor Xue Ye was dying, Yu Tianlong decided to secure the throne before saving him, so Xue Ye could enjoy his twilight years in peace.

• Yu Tianlong spoke with Qian Daoliu, who explained Qian Renxue’s undercover mission and accepted Yu Tianlong’s plan to become emperor if the Heaven Dou Empire went to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue agreed to Yu Tianlong’s plan and returned with him to the crown prince’s residence, where they affirmed their feelings for each other.
• A messenger announced that Emperor Xue Ye was dying, prompting concern over the succession and the Heaven Dou Empire’s political stability.
• Qian Renxue asked Yu Tianlong whether he would save Xue Ye, and Yu Tianlong said he would.
• Yu Tianlong proposed securing the throne first and saving Xue Ye afterward so he could enjoy his twilight years in peace, and Qian Renxue agreed.

Qian Renxue and Yu Tianlong went to Emperor Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where Prince Xue Xing’s Soul Master guards blocked their way. After Yu Tianlong defeated the guards, Dugu Bo confronted them and accused Qian Renxue of being responsible for Xue Ye’s condition, leaving her wondering how he knew.

• Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe led Yu Tianlong into the imperial palace, but Prince Xue Xing’s guards barred them from Emperor Xue Ye’s bedchamber.
• Qian Renxue recognized that the fifty guards were Soul Masters, and Yu Tianlong killed them with a single strike.
• Dugu Bo left Xue Ye’s bedchamber after telling Prince Xue Xing that he would not help him again; Xue Xing then demanded the imperial seal and urged Xue Ye to hand over the throne.
• Dugu Bo saw Yu Tianlong and Qian Renxue outside, and Yu Tianlong admitted they had come to save Xue Ye.
• Dugu Bo accused Qian Renxue of causing Xue Ye’s condition, and she asked how he had found out.

Yu Tianlong admitted to Dugu Bo that he intended to seize the Heaven Dou Empire, but Dugu Bo refused to let him and Qian Renxue enter because he had promised Prince Xue Xing to guard the way. Qian Renxue sent two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo to fight Dugu Bo, leaving him facing both at once.

• Dugu Bo told Yu Tianlong that Xue Qinghe was an impostor, but Yu Tianlong said he already knew and was helping Qian Renxue while pursuing his own plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Dugu Bo refused to let them pass, explaining that he had promised Prince Xue Xing to stop anyone from entering.
• Yu Tianlong declined to fight Dugu Bo himself and warned that Yezi might be angry if Dugu Bo were hurt.
• Qian Renxue summoned Elder Pufferfish and Elder Snake Lance and told them not to injure Dugu Bo too badly.
• The two Titled Douluo attacked Dugu Bo, who sensed that their Martial Souls and combat strength surpassed his own.

Dugu Bo fought Spirit Hall's Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, who had been assigned to counter his poison. After Dugu Bo injured Snake Lance Douluo and endured Porcupinefish Douluo's poisoned spikes, the battle remained unresolved as he pressed forward before Snake Lance Douluo could rejoin the fight.

• Dugu Bo released his poison, but Porcupinefish Douluo swallowed it and infused his spikes with the toxin while Snake Lance Douluo maneuvered around the attack.
• Snake Lance Douluo struck at Dugu Bo, who transformed into his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor form and fought both Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo caught Snake Lance Douluo off guard and injured him badly enough to force him back to Qian Renxue's side.
• Dugu Bo and Porcupinefish Douluo faced off cautiously, each aware of the other's strengths and the danger of a Titled Douluo's counterattack.
• Dugu Bo attacked with his serpent tail, and Porcupinefish Douluo launched and detonated venomous spikes that Dugu Bo endured behind his defenses.
• Dugu Bo continued forward, aiming to act before Snake Lance Douluo could recover and rejoin the battle.

Dugu Bo fought Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to protect Xue Xing’s plan, but Qian Renxue revealed that Spirit Hall already controlled Heaven Dou City and intended to take the throne. Yu Tianlong healed Dugu Bo with an immortal herb, and the two prepared to go inside.

• Snake Lance Douluo pierced Dugu Bo as Dugu Bo’s fangs struck Porcupinefish Douluo and sent him flying.
• Qian Renxue told Dugu Bo and Yu Tianlong that Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters controlled Heaven Dou City and that she would inherit the throne after her father died from poison.
• Dugu Bo realized Spirit Hall planned to use the Heaven Dou Empire to unify the continent and admitted defeat.
• Yu Tianlong gave Dugu Bo an immortal herb, which rapidly healed his wound and restored him completely.

Yu Tianlong and Qian Renxue found Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing dead, then arranged a cover story concealing Qian Renxue’s identity and disappearance. Fifteen days later, after the imperial edict named the imperial son-in-law as heir if the princes died, Yu Tianlong began his coronation as ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yu Tianlong gave life-saving items to Porcupinefish Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Qian Renxue, while Dugu Bo chose to leave rather than enter the bedchamber.
• Prince Xue Xing killed himself as Yu Tianlong, Qian Renxue, Porcupinefish Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo entered, and they found Emperor Xue Ye dead as well.
• Yu Tianlong and Qian Renxue agreed to follow their plan, hide Qian Renxue’s identity, and keep Xue Ke from learning that Xue Qinghe had been an impostor.
• Qian Renxue returned to her original appearance and flew away, while Porcupinefish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo prepared the cover-up and a prison stand-in.
• Fifteen days later, the ministers found Xue Ye’s genuine imperial edict naming the imperial son-in-law as successor if the princes died, and Yu Tianlong’s coronation began.

Yu Tianlong was crowned emperor of Heaven Dou, issued reforms, and gained the ministers’ confidence with help from powerful allies. After the ceremony, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena visited him in his bedchamber, where he kissed Hu Liena.

• Yu Tianlong prepared for his coronation with his family and companions, including Xue Ke, Tang Yuehua, Gu Yuena, Bing Yao, and Chi Ling.
• Yu Tianlong completed the coronation rites and took the throne of Heaven Dou.
• Yu Tianlong issued an edict banning slave trading and later waived a year of taxes and similar levies.
• Yu Tianlong displayed the support of Gu Yuena and other powerful women, easing the ministers’ concerns about Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena visited Yu Tianlong after the ceremony, and he kissed Hu Liena.

After Yu Tianlong spent time with Hu Liena, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue met Gu Yuena and the other women in the side hall. On the third morning, Xue Ke gave Yu Tianlong the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, whose immense spiritual force knocked him unconscious when he tried to inspect it.

• Yu Tianlong and Hu Liena gave in to their feelings, while Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue left for the side hall.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena met, sensed each other's power, and discussed their identities and the broader situation.
• Yu Tianlong woke on the third morning after spending the night with Tang Yuehua.
• Xue Ke took Yu Tianlong to the imperial treasury and presented him with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a symbol of his status.
• Yu Tianlong probed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with his spiritual power, was struck by its immense force, and fell unconscious as the object hit his head.

Yu Tianlong survived the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s blood-draining awakening and began receiving the Sea God’s inheritance. As the artifact revealed its power, it transmitted its uses to him in a vision of ocean and sky.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud pierced Yu Tianlong’s forehead, drew his blood, and spoke of finding a physique capable of withstanding Vast Sea Power.
• Yu Tianlong recovered with a Senzu Bean, and Gu Yuena recognized that he had received the Sea God’s inheritance.
• Gu Yuena advised Yu Tianlong to cautiously pour Soul Power into the Shroud, and he restored its brilliant blue glow.
• Xue Ke, Zhu Zhuqing, and the other women felt their Martial Souls compelled to worship the Shroud, while Gu Yuena and several others remained unaffected.
• The Shroud sent a beam into Yu Tianlong’s brow, drawing his consciousness into a boundless sea-and-sky vision and imprinting its uses on his soul.

Yu Tianlong absorbed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and demonstrated its defensive and restraining abilities to the women, explaining its four skills. After Gu Yuena hinted that it had further uses, Yu Tianlong considered traveling overseas and to the Sun Moon Continent, and devised a way to leave his women in charge of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud enveloped Yu Tianlong in blue light overnight, and he woke with new power.
• Yu Tianlong demonstrated how the Vast Sea Protective Shroud could conceal and protect the women inside it.
• Yu Tianlong used the Cosmic Spirit-Stilling Shroud to immobilize Ning Rongrong, then explained the artifact's two other offensive skills.
• The women questioned whether the shroud's attacks overlapped with Bi Ji's skills, but Gu Yuena said it had other uses.
• Yu Tianlong considered traveling overseas and to the Sun Moon Continent, and planned to have his women manage the Heaven Dou Empire while he was away.

Yu Tianlong revealed that he had spent a week arranging a wedding and proposed to the twenty-eight women, who accepted. The wedding was set for half a month later, while news of the ceremony and the Star Luo Empire’s reaction spread.

• Yu Tianlong returned after a week away and gathered the women, having arranged the wedding and brought their surviving family members to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Yu Tianlong proposed to the women and gave each of them a unique ring made by Lou Gao.
• The women accepted Yu Tianlong’s proposal, though they wanted a say in planning their wedding.
• Yu Tianlong set the wedding for half a month later, and the ministers supported his arrangements as the empire granted another year of tax exemption.
• The Star Luo Empire learned of the wedding, and its new emperor faced the prospect of attending because Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were marrying Yu Tianlong.

Yu Tianlong celebrated his wedding to a host of brides in the Heaven Dou Empire, then prepared to leave for Sea God Island to seize the godhood positions before Tang San could claim them. He departed with Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu while Gu Yuena and the other women remained behind.

• The Heaven Dou Empire celebrated Yu Tianlong's wedding, and he rushed out to meet the brides when their procession arrived.
• Yu Tianlong married Hu Liena, Bibi Dong, Xue Ke, Tang Yuehua, Gu Yuena, and the other brides, then sent the wedding guests away.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether Yu Tianlong would bring more of his wives on his next trip, and he promised he could teleport them whenever they wished.
• Yu Tianlong chose Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu to accompany him to Sea God Island, while Gu Yuena stayed behind to avoid attracting the Divine Realm's attention.
• Yu Tianlong and his companions left Heaven Dou City by carriage as the women watched them depart.

Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er found a village slaughtered by a bandit group while traveling west toward the coast. They tracked the killers into the mountains and caught sight of about three hundred bandits and a mass of corpses, with cries coming from ahead.

• Yu Tianlong and the two women traveled west by carriage, resting along the way as they headed toward the coast.
• Near a village, the Soul Saint driver warned Yu Tianlong that the area was strangely quiet, and Yu Tianlong spotted damaged houses and fresh bloodstains.
• Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er entered the village and found at least a hundred dead civilians; the Soul Saint reported that oddly dressed killers were dragging bodies toward the mountains.
• Yu Tianlong hid the carriage with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then followed the bloodstains into the mountain forest with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er.
• The three caught up with around three hundred burly bandits among a mass of corpses, while cries came from ahead.

Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er tracked Wolf Bandits to their lair and killed them, but found the surviving women and children had suffered terribly. After granting the women release and burning the lair, they discovered a right leg Soul Bone inside the slain leader.

• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er identified the attackers as Wolf Bandits, and Yu Tianlong held them back so they could find the bandits’ lair.
• Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er attacked the lair and killed the Wolf Bandits, including their blue-green leader.
• The three entered the lair and found the surviving women broken and pregnant, while the women and children inside had largely been killed.
• Yu Tianlong told the surviving women that the Wolf Bandits were dead, then ended their lives and the lives of their unborn children at their request.
• Yu Tianlong burned the lair to ashes with Heavenly Fire Funeral.
• Yu Tianlong found a right leg Soul Bone inside the blue-green Wolf Bandit leader, and Huo Wu asked whether it had been born with it or acquired by hunting a Soul Beast.

Yu Tianlong and his companions left the aftermath of the Wolf Bandits behind and continued west to Vast Sea City, where they planned to prepare for the voyage to Sea God Island. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud continued to affect Yu Tianlong as they approached the coast.

• Yu Tianlong and the women mourned the villagers killed by the Wolf Bandits, burned their bodies, and left the village with the Soul Saint.
• During the night, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud enveloped the group as a faint blue phantom appeared behind Yu Tianlong; he later felt its changes throughout his body.
• After their morning practice and breakfast, Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er resumed their journey and discussed having the Soul Saint return from Vast Sea City.
• Yu Tianlong explained that they would need to hire a boat in Vast Sea City for the roughly ten-day trip to Sea God Island.
• The group entered Vast Sea City, where the sea's salty scent and the locals' appearance marked the coastal setting.
• Yu Tianlong and the women decided to stay in Vast Sea City for two days to rest and prepare for their voyage.

Yu Tianlong, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er prepared for their journey to Sea God Island and visited the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena to watch sea Soul Masters fight. Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er entered a two-on-two match against the Sea Spirit Brothers, and the first match was about to begin.

• Yu Tianlong asked Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er to prepare for their sea voyage, and he learned that Shui Bing'er could swim but Huo Wu could not.
• The three decided to visit the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena before shopping for sea-going Soul Tools, and Yu Tianlong used his identity to secure a private VIP box.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er chose to compete in the arena while Yu Tianlong stayed to watch.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er drew the first match against the rank-sixty-eight Sea Spirit Brothers, who had won four consecutive matches.
• The host introduced Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er as the Ice and Fire Team and called both teams into the arena.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er faced the Sea Spirit Brothers in a two-on-two Soul Fighting match at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena. After the brothers plunged into the pool, Shui Bing'er froze it with her Sixth Soul Skill, Thousand-Mile Ice Seal, leaving Huo Wu ready to take her turn.

• Yu Tianlong warned the arena steward to prevent anyone from insulting his wives, Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er.
• The Sea Spirit Brothers, Hai Bai and Sea Ghost, entered the arena and drew Yu Tianlong's concern because they were twins with exceptional coordination.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and the brothers transformed into aquatic forms before diving into the pool without disturbing its surface.
• Huo Wu's Fire Shadow became more powerful as the crowd laughed at her fire-attribute Martial Soul, angering her.
• Shui Bing'er used Thousand-Mile Ice Seal to freeze the Soul Fighting pool while holding back, giving Huo Wu the chance to continue the fight.

Huo Wu used her golden flames to raise the Soul Fighting pool’s temperature and bait the Sea Spirit Brothers into attacking, then worked with Shui Bing'er to defeat them. The brothers were left trapped in the ice and suffering from the heat of Huo Wu’s flames.

• Huo Wu poured golden flames into the pool, gradually warming its frigid water without trying to boil it all.
• Hai Bai and Sea Ghost attacked Huo Wu with water dragons, which her flames vaporized before she lashed fire toward Hai Bai.
• The Sea Spirit Brothers used their Raging Waves Soul Skill to send towering, purple-lit waves at Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er dodged the waves, and Shui Bing'er froze the pool again, immobilizing the brothers.
• Huo Wu sent flames through the ice and into the brothers’ bodies, sharply heating the surrounding water and causing them intense pain.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er defeated the Sea Spirit Brothers in the Soul Fighting match, then joined Yu Tianlong at the auction house in Vast Sea City. The auction caught their attention when the Dragon Abyss Boat was presented as the next lot.

• The Sea Spirit Brothers unleashed Demon Soul Arrow Rain, but Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er fused their ice and fire Soul Power into a blast that defeated them before they could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Huo Wu prompted the stunned host to declare the Ice and Fire Team the winner, and the unconscious Sea Spirit Brothers were carried away with dangerously hot bodies.
• Yu Tianlong embraced Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er in the VIP room, reviewed Vast Sea City's financial statements, and left the Great Soul Arena with them.
• Yu Tianlong and the two women entered the adjoining auction house after paying for a bidding paddle and deposit.
• The auctioneer presented the Dragon Abyss Boat, a jade-colored coastal Soul Tool, drawing Yu Tianlong and the women's attention.

Yu Tianlong bought the Dragon Abyss Boat at auction, believing it would be useful for their dangerous sea journey. Back at the hotel, he and the two women agreed on a plan for handling danger and prepared to test whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could conceal the boat.

• The auctioneer described the Dragon Abyss Boat's abilities and limitations, but the bidders showed no interest until Yu Tianlong offered the starting price of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Tianlong won the Dragon Abyss Boat and later explained that its portability and their combined Soul Power would make it useful despite its weak defenses.
• After collecting the boat, Yu Tianlong and the two women returned to the hotel and agreed he would send them back if they encountered danger beyond their abilities.
• Yu Tianlong recalled the dangers of the sea, including the Ancient Space Beast Fish and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and urged caution.
• Yu Tianlong planned to test whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could conceal them while they traveled in the Dragon Abyss Boat, and the women welcomed the idea.