Recaps

Huyan Zhen became a Titled Douluo after absorbing the Qian Jun Ant Emperor's soul ring, and the group resumed searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable second soul ring for Hongjun. They wiped out a Scarlet Fire Monkey troop, but Tian Chen rejected the surviving six-hundred-year monkey as an unsuitable match for Hongjun's Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

• Huyan Zhen finished absorbing the soul ring and entered the Titled Douluo realm.
• Tian Chen's party continued through the Mixed Zone to find a fire-attribute Soul Beast for Hongjun's second soul ring.
• A Scarlet Fire Monkey troop surrounded the party, and its ten-thousand-year Blazing Fire Monkey King attacked with a fireball.
• Huyan Zhen immobilized and killed the Blazing Fire Monkey King, then Tian Chen, Huyan Li, and Li Kai fought the troop.
• After the troop was wiped out, Tian Chen refused to use a six-hundred-year Scarlet Fire Monkey for Hongjun's soul ring, and Huyan Li killed it.

Tian Chen lured a Flame Lion King to secure Little Fatty’s second Soul Ring, then helped him absorb it. The group prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest after Little Fatty gained a powerful amplification ability.

• Tian Chen concealed the group and waited for a carnivorous Soul Beast to approach the bloodstained forest.
• A roughly six-hundred-year-old Flame Lion King arrived, and Tian Chen identified it as a suitable target for Little Fatty’s second Soul Ring.
• Tian Chen dodged the Flame Lion King’s Flame Clone Strike and killed it with Dark Gold Dreadclaw, then helped Little Fatty finish it off.
• Little Fatty absorbed the Flame Lion King’s Soul Ring and gained a second Soul Skill that boosted his attack, defense, and fire-attribute abilities by fifty percent.
• Tian Chen told Li Kai and the others to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tian E watched his grandson with pride.

After the Star Dou Great Forest trip ended successfully, Tian Chen left his grandfather and companions and traveled to Suotuo City. He entered the city’s Spirit Hall Main Hall and revealed himself to a startled Soul Saint.

• Tian Chen and the others left the Star Dou Great Forest after Huyan Zhen obtained his ninth Soul Ring and Little Fatty, Huyan Li, and Li Kai gained Soul Rings.
• Tian Chen told Tian E he would travel to Suotuo City alone, then urged Little Fatty, Huyan Li, and Li Kai to cultivate while he was away.
• Tian Chen traveled to Suotuo City, entered through its gates, and passed the Rose Hotel on his way to the Spirit Hall.
• Tian Chen used his Head Soul Bone’s Simulation skill to enter Suotuo City’s Spirit Hall Main Hall undetected, then revealed himself to the middle-aged Soul Saint, who recognized him as Young Master.

Tian Chen instructed Meng Tao to buy the Rose Hotel and discreetly watch Shrek Academy before preparing a noble identity for his trip to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He left Suotuo City in disguise and began traveling to Heaven Dou City, where he hoped to approach Qian Renxue and seek out Ye Lingling’s healing Martial Soul.

• Tian Chen told Meng Tao to purchase the Rose Hotel and keep an unobtrusive watch on Shrek Academy, noting that it had two Soul Saints.
• Tian Chen reviewed his assumed identity as Ao Tuo, a fourteen-year-old noble with a golden pangolin Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, then destroyed the document and cultivated.
• Tian Chen considered Ye Lingling and her family's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul a valuable asset for large-scale warfare.
• Tian Chen left Suotuo City early in disguise and chose an old driver's carriage to travel to Heaven Dou City.
• Tian Chen paid the driver two Gold Soul Coins and watched the Douluo Continent's scenery as the carriage departed.

Tian Chen stopped at a border town on his way to Heaven Dou City and tried to adjust to life beyond his noble estate. When a young woman and her two Soul Ancestor attendants arrived at the inn, Tian Chen provoked one attendant, and the chapter ended as their fight began.

• Tian Chen crossed into the Silves Kingdom and agreed to spend the night in a border town.
• Tian Chen chose the town’s largest inn, ordered its signature dishes, and listened to the travelers around him.
• A beautiful silver-haired young woman entered the inn with two Soul Ancestor attendants, one wielding a tiger Martial Soul and the other a rhinoceros Martial Soul.
• The tiger Martial Soul attendant challenged Tian Chen for staring, and Tian Chen insulted him while deliberately playing the part of an arrogant noble genius.
• The attendant lunged at Tian Chen, who released his golden scales and three Soul Rings and met the attack with his first Soul Ring.

Tian Chen fought off Chen Hu and then probed the identity of the young woman traveling with Niu Pi. He suspected she was Ye Lingling after overhearing that her surname was Ye.

• Tian Chen fought Chen Hu, who planned to kill him after seeing his Soul Rings, but the girl in white stopped the attack.
• Niu Pi intervened, and Chen Hu withdrew his Martial Soul and left the inn after being confronted.
• Tian Chen suspected the girl had allowed the fight to test him, while she realized he had seen through her intentions.
• Niu Pi invited Tian Chen to drink and tried to learn his name and background; Tian Chen introduced himself as Ao Tuo and said he was heading to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Niu Pi nearly revealed the young woman's family name before she cut him off, prompting Tian Chen to suspect she was Ye Lingling.

Tian Chen tracked Chen Hu outside town and discovered that the Fire Leopard Sect planned to abduct Ye Lingling and kill him. After learning the sect was targeting the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, Tian Chen vowed to destroy the Fire Leopard Sect when he returned to Spirit City.

• Tian Chen paid the inn waiter, took a room, and used his Fourth Soul Skill to locate marked targets within his Mental Power range.
• Tian Chen concealed himself with the Wisdom Skull's Simulation Soul Skill and searched the town for Chen Hu.
• Near the outskirts, Tian Chen sensed a group of Soul Masters and overheard them plotting to capture Ye Lingling for the Fire Leopard Sect's young sect master.
• Chen Hu asked a Fire Leopard Sect leader to kill Tian Chen, and the leader agreed, claiming he had brought more than ten Soul Elders.
• Tian Chen learned that the Fire Leopard Sect sought to seize the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and swore to eliminate the sect.

Tian Chen discovered that a large Soul Master squad was targeting Ye Lingling and hurried back to the inn to get her and Niu Pi away. He left the chapter carrying a struggling Ye Lingling as Niu Pi arrived and witnessed the scene.

• Tian Chen spotted a dangerous squad led by a Soul King and decided not to confront them alone.
• Tian Chen returned to the inn and woke Niu Pi with slaps and a kick, sending him rushing upstairs.
• Tian Chen broke into Ye Lingling’s room and found her cultivating.
• Tian Chen sensed Chen Hu approaching, scooped Ye Lingling over his shoulder, and tried to leave with her.
• Ye Lingling struggled and bit Tian Chen’s shoulder, so he slapped her while Niu Pi arrived and stared at them in confusion.

Tian Chen rescued Ye Lingling and Niu Pi from the Fire Leopard Sect by teleporting them to a secluded alley. Chen Hu and the Soul King pursued them there using Ghost Orchid pollen, leaving Tian Chen facing the enemy’s ambush.

• Chen Hu arrived with more than a dozen Fire Leopard Sect Soul Masters, and Ye Lingling realized he had betrayed the Ye Family.
• Tian Chen teleported himself, Ye Lingling, and Niu Pi two hundred meters away using his simulated Soul Skill and a marked coordinate.
• Tian Chen planned to have Niu Pi hold off the Soul King while he defeated the other attackers.
• The Soul King and Chen Hu appeared in the alley, revealing that Chen Hu had used Ghost Orchid pollen to track Ye Lingling.
• Tian Chen recognized the Soul King and regretted underestimating the enemy’s preparations.

Tian Chen and Ye Lingling were cornered by Chen Hu and the Fire Leopard Sect, who sought to capture Ye Lingling. After Niu Pi charged to hold them off, Tian Chen concealed himself with his Head Soul Bone and left Ye Lingling as bait, while she wondered who he really was.

• Chen Hu revealed his betrayal and asked the old Fire Leopard Sect elder to capture Ye Lingling while he dealt with Tian Chen.
• The old man and the Fire Leopard Sect disciples released their Martial Souls and moved to attack Niu Pi, Ye Lingling, and Tian Chen.
• Niu Pi unleashed all four Soul Skills and charged the attackers, telling Tian Chen to take Ye Lingling and escape.
• Tian Chen used Instant Movement to bring Ye Lingling away, then told her to stay while he prepared to attack the marked enemies.
• Tian Chen used his Wisdom Skull's Simulation Soul Skill to vanish into the darkness, and Ye Lingling realized he possessed a Head Soul Bone.

Tian Chen ambushed Chen Hu and ten Fire Leopard Sect Soul Elders with his hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone Skill, killing them before they could fight back. After finishing off the stunned survivors, he crushed Chen Hu’s head and dismissed his earlier bravado.

• Tian Chen watched Chen Hu and ten Fire Leopard Sect Soul Elders approach, then waited until all eleven entered his attack range.
• Tian Chen deactivated his Simulation Soul Skill and used Earth Array Thrust to send stone spikes surging up around the group.
• The stone spikes killed six Soul Elders and stunned Chen Hu and the four surviving Soul Elders.
• Tian Chen used his dark gold terrorclaw bear right palm bone to kill the five stunned Soul Masters.
• Tian Chen crushed Chen Hu’s head beneath his foot and mocked him.

Tian Chen reached the battlefield and found Niu Pi badly wounded while the Fire Leopard Sect elder prepared to finish him off. As the elder explained why the Ye Family was being hunted, Tian Chen listened from hiding and concluded that the Upper Three Sects might also covet the family's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

• Tian Chen left the corpses behind and hurried toward the town center after a powerful explosion shook the street.
• Tian Chen reached the battlefield and saw Niu Pi near collapse while the Fire Leopard Sect elder remained largely unhurt.
• Niu Pi taunted the elder and said the Ye Family would seek revenge for the attack on the young miss.
• The elder argued that the Ye Family could not count on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, claiming they also coveted the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Tian Chen listened from a rooftop and privately agreed that the Upper Three Sects might use underhanded methods to pursue the Ye Family's Martial Soul.

Tian Chen intervened just as the Fire Leopard Sect elder was about to kill Niu Pi, then used his powerful defenses and Dark Gold Dreadclaw to defeat the Soul King. The elder lay dead, while Niu Pi had been rescued from the fatal attack.

• Tian Chen watched the Fire Leopard Sect elder and Niu Pi fight while restoring his Soul Power and preparing to intervene.
• The elder activated his Martial Soul and attacked Niu Pi, who was exhausted and had accepted that he would not survive.
• Tian Chen used his fourth Soul Skill to switch places with Niu Pi and confronted the elder's flaming leopard claws.
• Tian Chen's protective Soul Skills and resistance to fire let him withstand the attack, and his Dark Gold Dreadclaw pierced the elder's palm.
• The elder became distracted by the Soul Bone in Tian Chen's claw, and Tian Chen struck him with a three-meter-long Dark Gold Dreadclaw phantom, killing him.

Tian Chen defeated the old man and reunited with Ye Lingling, whose Nine Heart Begonia healed Niu Pi’s severe injuries. After Niu Pi thanked him, Tian Chen urged them to leave town before more attackers arrived, and Ye Lingling agreed.

• Tian Chen killed the old man, washed the blood from his hands, and carried the unconscious Niu Pi away.
• Tian Chen found Ye Lingling and brought Niu Pi to her, and she used her Nine Heart Begonia to heal him.
• Niu Pi awoke and thanked Tian Chen, while Ye Lingling quietly reflected on Tian Chen and his lecherous behavior.
• Tian Chen warned that the attackers might have more accomplices and suggested they leave town, and Ye Lingling agreed.

Tian Chen invited Ye Lingling and Niu Pi to travel with him after their fight, and Ye Lingling insisted on paying him with her last hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. As the carriage left town, Ye Lingling examined Tian Chen with her Soul Power and reacted with astonishment.

• Tian Chen found the coachman waiting outside the emptied inn and offered Ye Lingling and Niu Pi a place in his carriage.
• Ye Lingling offered Tian Chen her hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as payment for saving them, but he said he had been joking and she pressed the Soul Crystal Card into his hand anyway.
• Ye Lingling sat beside Tian Chen so the injured Niu Pi could have a bench to himself, and the three left town by carriage.
• Niu Pi fell asleep while Ye Lingling watched Tian Chen, then used a Soul Power fluctuation from her forehead to examine him and widened her eyes in surprise.

Tian Chen revealed his true appearance to Ye Lingling after she discovered his disguise, and they agreed to keep each other’s secrets. Ye Lingling was drawn to him but snapped at him when he reprimanded her.

• Tian Chen considered how to handle Ye Lingling after realizing she had seen through his disguise and learned she possessed a Head Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling confronted Tian Chen about his alias, and he challenged her for revealing her Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling offered to accept death if he wanted to take her bone, trusting that he harbored no ill intent toward her.
• Tian Chen removed his human-skin mask and asked Ye Lingling to keep his identity secret in exchange for his silence about her Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling admired Tian Chen’s appearance and considered that her grandfather would approve of him as a partner.
• Tian Chen reprimanded the distracted Ye Lingling, and she angrily told him he was yelling too loudly.

Tian Chen traveled into the Silves Kingdom with Ye Lingling and Niu Pi, reflecting on his ambitions and his growing closeness with Ye Lingling. When he shared rare Soul Beast ingredients, Ye Lingling mocked his claim to be a down-and-out noble, while Niu Pi accepted his explanation.

• Tian Chen finished cultivating in the carriage and watched Ye Lingling sleep against his arm, thinking about the forces he planned to gather and his future ambitions.
• Ye Lingling woke, called Tian Chen a pervert, and moved to the window while he recalled advice from his simp friend about signs of a woman's affection.
• Niu Pi woke and thanked Tian Chen, then offered to buy him drinks in the next city.
• Tian Chen brought out dried Soul Beast meat, ale, and a frozen flying fish, and Niu Pi was astonished by the ingredients' rarity and value.
• Ye Lingling mocked Tian Chen's claim that he was a down-and-out noble, and Tian Chen said he had found the flying fish wounded near Eastsea City.
• Niu Pi believed Tian Chen's explanation, while Ye Lingling remained skeptical.

Tian Chen cooked flying fish for Ye Lingling and Niu Pi, then traveled with them to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after resting in Silves City. He and Ye Lingling entered the academy together as Niu Pi returned to report to her grandfather.

• Tian Chen prepared flying fish sashimi and offered Ye Lingling a taste, which she accepted and ate herself.
• Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, and Niu Pi chatted during the journey and reached Silves City, where they rested for two days.
• Tian Chen invited Ye Lingling to stroll around Silves City, and she agreed after studying him for several minutes.
• Tian Chen's party resumed their journey and arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after three days on the road.
• Niu Pi asked Tian Chen to look after Ye Lingling, and she asked Niu Pi to tell her grandfather not to worry before entering the academy with Tian Chen.

Tian Chen and Ye Lingling reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tian Chen defeated two students who tried to intimidate them. Teacher Qin Ming intervened on Tian Chen’s behalf and escorted the pair toward enrollment.

• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and encountered four students leaving the grounds.
• Two male students confronted Tian Chen and released their Martial Souls, but Ye Lingling tried to stop him from causing trouble.
• Tian Chen revealed that he was a Soul Elder and kicked both students unconscious without using a Soul Skill.
• Teacher Sun criticized Tian Chen for hitting the students too hard, while Qin Ming defended him and offered to take responsibility.
• Qin Ming introduced himself as the teacher in charge of the incoming class and led Tian Chen and Ye Lingling inside.

Tian Chen and Ye Lingling arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming introduced the campus and its student levels. They met Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, whose Martial Soul reacted strangely to Tian Chen, and Yu Tianheng agreed to show the newcomers to the dormitories.

• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling toured Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Qin Ming, who explained that its lake was a purpose-built Mimicry Training Ground.
• Qin Ming led the newcomers to the academy square and explained the student levels and their benefits.
• Tian Chen recognized Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, while Yu Tianheng sensed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul reacting to Tian Chen.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling studied each other with guarded curiosity as Qin Ming asked Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng to show the newcomers the dormitories.
• Yu Tianheng agreed to guide Tian Chen and Ye Lingling, eager to learn more about Tian Chen.

Tian Chen and Ye Lingling registered at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where their talents drew attention and Dugu Yan befriended Ye Lingling. Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng’s invitation to dinner and left with Ye Lingling.

• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling introduced themselves to the teachers, revealing Tian Chen was a rank thirty-one Soul Elder and Ye Lingling possessed the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan recognized Ye Lingling as the Nine Heart Begonia’s successor and offered to be her roommate and friend.
• Tian Chen collected his dormitory key and left to settle into his room, saying he would meet Ye Lingling for a meal later.
• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling about Tian Chen being her boyfriend, and Ye Lingling denied it.
• Yu Tianheng asked Dugu Yan to dinner, but Dugu Yan rejected him and left with Ye Lingling.

Tian Chen moved into his dormitory at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met his roommate, Yu Feng. He reunited with Ye Lingling and walked with her through a grove, where they heard someone panting in the grass.

• Tian Chen checked in at the academy dormitory and found his room already open.
• Yu Feng introduced himself as Tian Chen's roommate, and Tian Chen recognized him as a member of the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Tian Chen inspected his well-equipped room, then returned to the square and found Ye Lingling turning away students by saying she was waiting for her boyfriend.
• Tian Chen approached Ye Lingling, and the two left the square together after she followed him.
• As they passed through a dim grove, Ye Lingling blushed at rapid panting from the nearby grass and hurried along while holding Tian Chen's arm; Tian Chen probed the source with his Mental Power.

Tian Chen began classes at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after spending several days cultivating and considering how to combine his Soul Skills. He sat beside Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan in Qin Ming’s classroom, where Yu Tianheng’s jealousy surfaced as he watched Tian Chen near Dugu Yan.

• Tian Chen avoided Ye Lingling for three days and focused on cultivation while considering whether his spatial Soul Skill could transport an opponent’s Soul Skills.
• The new students arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tian Chen noticed Osler, Yu Tianheng, and the Shi Brothers living on the fourth floor.
• Yu Feng reminded Tian Chen that classes were starting, and the two went to the main campus classroom in their uniforms.
• Tian Chen chose a seat beside Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, while Ye Lingling remained upset with him and Dugu Yan teased her about her feelings.
• Qin Ming introduced himself as the new students’ teacher and explained how they would be divided into classes after three months.
• Yu Tianheng stood to explain why Soul Masters with complementary combat roles were grouped together, while jealousy toward Tian Chen and Dugu Yan troubled him.

During Qin Ming’s lesson, Yu Tianheng’s jealousy toward Tian Chen grew as he focused on Dugu Yan, while Tian Chen contemplated killing Yu Tianheng and claiming his clan’s Soul Bones. The lesson continued with Tian Chen answering a question on martial soul inheritance, and he ended the class holding Ye Lingling’s hand beneath the desk.

• Yu Tianheng answered Qin Ming’s question and watched Dugu Yan, while Ye Lingling teased her about rejecting him.
• Tian Chen considered killing Yu Tianheng and taking the three Soul Bones inherited by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Ye Lingling alerted Tian Chen that Qin Ming had called on him, and Tian Chen explained how martial soul inheritance and mutation worked.
• Tian Chen held Ye Lingling’s hand beneath the desk, and she protested quietly before the class returned its attention to Qin Ming’s lecture.

Tian Chen and his classmates were summoned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Soul Fighting Arena, where they found a delegation from the Four Elements Academies. The education commissioners began an academy exchange and appointed Qin Ming to preside over it.

• Dugu Yan invited Tian Chen and Ye Lingling to visit her grandfather, but an academy-wide summons interrupted them.
• Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan went to the Soul Fighting Arena and saw students from Blazing Fire, Skywater, Godwind, and Thunder Academies gathered there.
• Tian Chen recognized Feng Xiaotian among the Godwind Academy students and realized why he had come to Heaven Dou City.
• The four visiting academy leaders introduced themselves to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s education commissioners, who agreed to begin an academy exchange.
• Meng Shenji appointed Qin Ming to preside over the exchange, and Qin Ming stepped into the arena.