Recaps

Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong arrived in Mo City to recruit Hai Bodong and gain his support. After Tushan Rongrong revealed that she knew his identity and history, Hai Bodong demanded to know who they were and why they had come.

• Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong entered the Ancient Map shop in Mo City, where they recognized the old mapmaker as Hai Bodong.
• Tushan Rongrong named Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor and revealed his former rank and reputation.
• Hai Bodong snapped his pen, shut the shop door, and questioned the pair as he sensed Tushan Rongrong's power.
• Tushan Rongrong recounted how Hai Bodong had been injured by Medusa and had his cultivation sealed to the Dou Ling level.
• Hai Bodong told Tushan Rongrong to state her purpose plainly.

Tushan Rongrong negotiated with Hai Bodong, offering to remove Medusa’s seal in exchange for his and the Mittel Family’s support against the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Ma Imperial Family, plus his presence at the Snake-People Tribe. Hai Bodong accepted, and Rongrong began removing his seal with the True Fox Thought Technique.

• Hai Bodong dispersed his ice Dou Qi and listened as Tushan Rongrong offered to restore his peak strength in return for his and the Mittel Family’s support if Luo Yang’s group clashed with the Misty Cloud Sect or Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Tushan Rongrong asked Hai Bodong to accompany them to the Snake-People Tribe, alarming him with the prospect of facing Queen Medusa.
• Hai Bodong hesitated, but Tushan Rongrong began to leave with Luo Yang and warned that he might die soon if he remained at Dou Ling strength.
• Hai Bodong called them back and agreed to join them once his strength was restored.
• Tushan Rongrong handed “Battle Through the Heavens” to Luo Yang and began removing Medusa’s Snake Seal from Hai Bodong using the True Fox Thought Technique.

Tushan Rongrong removed the seal suppressing Hai Bodong’s strength, restoring him to Dou Emperor. After seeing her effortlessly dispel his ice, Hai Bodong apologized to her and Luo Yang.

• Tushan Rongrong used the Fox Thought Technique to immobilize Hai Bodong and pricked his acupoints with silver needles, while Luo Yang waited in the Ancient Map Shop.
• After forcing the needles from his body, Hai Bodong developed a serpent marking on his forehead, and Tushan Rongrong struck it with her Moon-Gazing Palm.
• Tushan Rongrong’s Demonic Power pulled the marking from Hai Bodong, and it dispersed, releasing his seal and restoring his Dou Emperor strength.
• Hai Bodong’s power spread ice through the shop, but a clear circle remained around Tushan Rongrong and Luo Yang.
• Tushan Rongrong erased Hai Bodong’s ice with a wave of her hand, and Hai Bodong withdrew his cold air and apologized.

Luo Yang obtained Hai Bodong’s fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map and prepared to travel with him to the Tagor Desert. After finding an inn in Mo City with Tushan Rongrong, Luo Yang recalled the past incident that had left her furious.

• Luo Yang asked Hai Bodong for his fragment map, and Hai Bodong gave it to him after explaining how he had obtained and hidden it.
• Luo Yang joined the fragment with his other piece and realized he now held two of the four pieces needed to open the Demonic Flame Space.
• Luo Yang told Hai Bodong to rest and prepare for their trip to the Tagor Desert the next day, then left with Tushan Rongrong.
• Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong found There Is an Inn, where Luo Yang paid for a superior room and tipped the waiter twenty gold coins.
• Tushan Rongrong cleaned the room and made the bed while Luo Yang remembered how his careless remark about her flat chest had once made her scream in anger.

Luo Yang spent the night being comforted by Tushan Rongrong before he, Rongrong, and Hai Bodong set out from Mo City across the Tagor Desert. A black-robed youth carrying a huge black-iron ruler arrived in Mo City after they had left, while Luo Yang struggled against the desert heat and wind.

• Luo Yang ate with Tushan Rongrong, then fell asleep in her arms as she sang and told him stories.
• Luo Yang reflected that Rongrong regarded him as a younger brother and that her loyalty did not mean she was romantically attached to him.
• Hai Bodong arrived at Mo City's gate looking younger, groomed, and vigorous, surprising Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong.
• Luo Yang, Tushan Rongrong, and Hai Bodong left Mo City and began crossing the Tagor Desert.
• A black-robed youth carrying a huge black-iron ruler entered Mo City that evening.
• Luo Yang endured the scorching sand and stinging winds while Rongrong and Hai Bodong continued without difficulty.

Luo Yang, Tushan Rongrong, and Hai Bodong crossed the Tagor Desert and reached Stone Desert City, where Luo Yang remembered they had come to find Qing Lin. He and Tushan Rongrong went to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s headquarters to meet Xiao Ding, while Hai Bodong went elsewhere.

• Tushan Rongrong explained that their route led to Stone Desert City, and Luo Yang remembered Qing Lin’s connection to the city and the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• The three rested with chilled drinks before continuing their trek through the desert and reaching Stone Desert City near nightfall.
• Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong stayed at an inn and asked about the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and Qing Lin; Hai Bodong left early the next morning without telling them where he was going.
• Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong went to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s headquarters and asked to speak with its leader, Xiao Ding.
• When a guard blocked their way, Luo Yang revealed his Dou Shi cultivation, and the guard hurried inside to notify Xiao Ding.

Luo Yang visited the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and offered ten thousand gold coins to take Qing Lin away. After Xiao Ding brought her to the hall, Qing Lin meekly accepted what she believed was his decision, and Luo Yang promised she would no longer be bullied.

• Xiao Ding welcomed Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong into the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's meeting hall.
• Luo Yang asked Xiao Ding to let him take Qing Lin and offered ten thousand gold coins in return for her food and lodging.
• Xiao Ding sent A Kun to fetch Qing Lin, who arrived timid and avoided the mercenaries' hostile stares.
• Xiao Ding asked Qing Lin whether she was willing to leave with Luo Yang, and she said everything was up to the commander.
• Luo Yang reassured Qing Lin that no one would bully her again.

Tushan Rongrong protected Qing Lin from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and asked her to become Luo Yang’s maid. Qing Lin accepted and left with them, while Tushan Rongrong continued defending her from hostile stares; Hai Bodong was still absent when they returned to the inn.

• Tushan Rongrong drove the mercenaries who had scorned Qing Lin across the meeting hall with her Demonic Power.
• Tushan Rongrong comforted Qing Lin by showing her fox ears and asked whether she wanted to become Luo Yang’s maid, and Qing Lin agreed.
• Xiao Ding offered to return the ten thousand gold coins and asked Luo Yang to treat Qing Lin kindly, but Luo Yang told him to keep the money.
• Qing Lin left the Desert Iron Mercenary Group with Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong, who blasted away passersby that showed Qing Lin disgust.
• The three returned to their inn, where Hai Bodong had still not appeared.

Luo Yang helped Tushan Rongrong welcome Qing Lin and watched the two girls settle in before exploring Stone Desert City. He unexpectedly spotted Xiao Yan arriving with a mercenary, and realized Qing Lin had narrowly avoided being taken by him.

• Tushan Rongrong sent Luo Yang to prepare a herbal bath while she took Qing Lin to eat.
• Rongrong bathed Qing Lin and ordered Luo Yang out of the room.
• Luo Yang searched Stone Desert City's stalls for bargains and looked for Hai Bodong but found neither.
• Luo Yang recognized Xiao Yan, carrying a massive black ruler, as he arrived in Stone Desert City with a mercenary.
• Luo Yang realized he had taken Qing Lin away before Xiao Yan could find her.

Luo Yang considered how to gain karma without clashing directly with Xiao Yan, then searched his figurine collection room for someone to activate but could not decide. After returning to his senses, he told Hai Bodong about Qing Lin and hinted that she would become powerful, leaving Hai Bodong doubtful but unsettled.

• After watching Xiao Third Brother leave with Xiao Li, Luo Yang concluded that he would eventually conflict with Xiao Yan over future karma and entered his figurine room to consider his next move.
• Luo Yang surveyed his collections of heroes, mythological figures, monsters, and waifus, but found no suitable figurine to activate.
• Unable to choose, Luo Yang decided to ask Tushan Rongrong for advice and returned to the outside world after only a moment had passed.
• Hai Bodong confronted Luo Yang for ignoring his calls and blocking his shoulder pat with a Moon-Gazing Palm, then walked back to the inn with him.
• Luo Yang told Hai Bodong about Qing Lin and predicted that she would become someone Hai Bodong had to look up to, but Hai Bodong doubted she could reach Dou Zong in a few years.

Luo Yang admired Qing Lin’s new clothes and told Tushan Rongrong that Xiao Yan had arrived in Stone Desert City earlier than expected. Tushan Rongrong explained why his accelerated arrival was unsurprising and urged Luo Yang to become less dependent on her, leaving him worried she might leave him.

• Luo Yang and Hai Bodong returned to the inn and saw Qing Lin wearing clothes Tushan Rongrong had altered for her.
• Hai Bodong left the pair alone, and Luo Yang complimented Qing Lin’s appearance and her clothes.
• Luo Yang sent Qing Lin downstairs and told Tushan Rongrong that Xiao Yan had reached Stone Desert City more than a month ahead of the original timeline.
• Tushan Rongrong explained that the opportunities they had taken from Xiao Yan could account for his early arrival and said she had prepared for him to catch up.
• Tushan Rongrong cautioned Luo Yang against relying on her too much, and Luo Yang asked if she was leaving him.

Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong discussed his next figurine, then entered the figurine room to choose one for the dangers ahead in the Tagor Desert. Rongrong considered the available options but grew irritated when she compared her figure with the figurines and Luo Yang sang at her.

• Luo Yang worried that Tushan Rongrong would eventually leave him, and she explained that he would sometimes need to venture out on his own.
• Luo Yang asked about activating another figurine, and Tushan Rongrong agreed because the Tagor Desert held far more powerful enemies than the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Tushan Rongrong and Luo Yang entered the figurine room, where Rongrong considered the available figurines while Luo Yang played with toys and offered incense.
• Luo Yang found a watch and belt, performed a dramatic transformation, and acted out a battle while Tushan Rongrong watched in exasperation.
• Tushan Rongrong ruled out several figurine categories and returned to the waifu section, where comparing her figure with the others made her unhappy.
• Luo Yang sang about a handsome man’s suspenders and center-parted hair, further irritating Tushan Rongrong.

Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong considered whom to choose from the shop, but Rongrong warned him not to reach beyond his strength by pursuing Tushan Yaya or Medusa. Luo Yang ultimately chose an option that would help him become stronger and protect Rongrong, then returned with her to the Dou Qi Continent.

• Luo Yang noticed Tushan Rongrong was angry, and she explained that he was not strong enough to handle Tushan Yaya.
• Rongrong warned Luo Yang that pursuing both Yaya and Medusa would be even more dangerous, and he asked whether he could pursue Rongrong once he grew stronger.
• Rongrong rejected Hancock, Huo Ling'er, Yan Lingji, Rui Mengmeng, and several other figures Luo Yang suggested.
• Luo Yang chose an option from another section, saying he wanted to grow strong enough to protect Tushan Rongrong.
• Luo Yang and Rongrong returned to the Dou Qi Continent, where only a blink had passed, and Qing Lin brought them food.

Luo Yang stayed in Stone Desert City while Tushan Rongrong helped Qing Lin recover, then set out with her and Hai Bodong to follow Queen Medusa’s fading traces. Qing Lin identified the underground passage where Queen Medusa had stayed longest.

• Luo Yang and Tushan Rongrong protected Qing Lin in Stone Desert City while Luo Yang monitored Xiao Yan’s movements.
• After seven days, Luo Yang, Tushan Rongrong, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong left Stone Desert City, and Xiao Yan departed the next day.
• Qing Lin sensed Queen Medusa’s traces in the desert, and Hai Bodong froze the sand to locate and open a way down to the buried passages.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to identify the passage with the strongest traces of Queen Medusa.

Luo Yang, Qing Lin, and Tushan Rongrong reached an underground magma cavern, where Luo Yang confronted the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake using the mysterious Y-shaped object. The transformation left him in a radiant warrior form, and he marveled at how good he felt.

• Hai Bodong returned to the surface to guard the entrance while Luo Yang, Tushan Rongrong, and Qing Lin continued toward the magma cavern.
• Tushan Rongrong and Qing Lin stayed at the passage entrance as Luo Yang went to retrieve the Earth Fire Lotus Throne and Earth Core Lotus Seeds.
• Luo Yang threw a rock into the magma to draw out the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, and Qing Lin spotted it beneath the surface.
• Luo Yang transformed with the Y-shaped object as the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked, revealing a radiant warrior form that faced the beast.

Luo Yang subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and helped Qing Lin awaken her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, which bound the beast to her. After Qing Lin named the snake heads Da Ling and Er Ling, Luo Yang transformed into Tiga and followed the snake beneath the magma to retrieve the lotus platform.

• Luo Yang overwhelmed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and brought it to Qing Lin so she could use her eyes on it.
• Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils manifested, branding flowers onto both of the snake's heads and establishing a contract.
• Qing Lin weakened briefly, then recovered and playfully approached the now-subdued snake, which she named Da Ling and Er Ling.
• Qing Lin told Luo Yang that Da Ling and Er Ling could lead him to the lotus platform, and he asked her to wait with Tushan Rongrong.
• Luo Yang transformed into Tiga and followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into the magma to find the lotus platform.

Luo Yang descended into the magma and retrieved the Green Lotus Base and its eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, leaving the root stem behind. He returned safely to Tushan Rongrong and Qing Lin, and the three prepared to head back to the surface.

• Luo Yang followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake through the magma until he found a green lotus near the bottom.
• Luo Yang found Queen Medusa’s Seven-Colored Snake Scale among the lotus roots and cut free the Green Lotus Base.
• Luo Yang counted eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, shrank the Green Lotus Base with his Shrinking Ray, and left the root stem untouched.
• Luo Yang emerged from the magma and reassured Tushan Rongrong that he had obtained the treasure.
• Qing Lin hugged Luo Yang, and Tushan Rongrong teased her by revealing that she had asked about him twenty-two times.
• Qing Lin took the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into her contract space, and the three set off toward the surface.

After leaving the underground magma, Luo Yang cultivated in the desert and broke through to Five-Star Dou Shi. He then transformed into Tiga to spar with Hai Bodong, astonishing him with his strength and flight speed as they flew away from camp.

• Luo Yang and Hai Bodong returned to the desert surface, where crowds of mercenaries and magical beasts gathered around Hai Bodong’s ice, while Xiao Yan recognized Luo Yang and learned from Yao Lao that he had reached Five-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan struggled with the gap between their cultivation, but Yao Lao reassured him and Xiao Yan left to search the desert in another direction.
• Luo Yang cultivated overnight on the Green Lotus Platform and smoothly advanced from Four-Star Dou Shi to Five-Star Dou Shi.
• Luo Yang asked Hai Bodong to spar and transformed into Tiga with the Sparklence, surprising Hai Bodong with his greatly increased strength.
• Luo Yang switched to his aerial speed form and flew away; Hai Bodong pursued him, but Luo Yang accelerated and left him behind.

Luo Yang and Hai Bodong fought in a remote desert, testing their speed and techniques against each other. When Hai Bodong unleashed his full-power Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring, Luo Yang grew into a 55-meter Tiga and shattered all nine ice dragons with his body, leaving Hai Bodong stunned.

• Luo Yang led the exhausted Hai Bodong to a remote desert and started their sparring match with a Ranbalt Light Bullet.
• Hai Bodong formed Ice Spirit Armor and attacked with Mysterious Ice Spinning Kill, but Luo Yang dodged it using Sky Type Tiga's speed.
• Luo Yang switched to Multi Type and clashed his Zeperion Ray against Hai Bodong's Mysterious Ice Spinning Kill, sending Hai Bodong flying.
• Hai Bodong pressed Luo Yang with repeated spear attacks, then summoned nine ice dragons with Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring.
• Luo Yang expanded into a 55-meter Giant of Light and broke all nine ice dragons with his body, shocking Hai Bodong.

Luo Yang transformed into a giant and demonstrated power capable of threatening Dou Zong experts, alarming Hai Bodong and drawing the attention of Medusa, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and Jia Xingtian. He left Hai Bodong alive after firing into the sky, while the others reacted to the immense energy and Jia Xingtian remained unable to find a path to Dou Zong.

• Luo Yang transformed into a 55-meter giant, overwhelmed Hai Bodong, and fired a [Zeperion Ray] past him into the night sky.
• Queen Medusa sensed the powerful energy fluctuation and ordered Hua She'er to alert the Eight Great Tribes and keep them on guard.
• Yao Lao sensed the unknown Dou Qi attribute and urged Xiao Yan to flee before the nearby Dou Zong could discover them.
• Xiao Yan panicked at Yao Lao's warning and ran away on foot because Luo Yang had taken the Purple Cloud Wings.
• Jia Xingtian stopped his attempt to break through and admitted that he could find no way to reach Dou Zong.

Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan sensed Luo Yang’s immense power after his full-strength Zeperion Ray, while Hai Bodong became convinced Luo Wenxuan was worth backing. Days later, Luo Yang’s group approached the Snake-People territory, where heightened patrols complicated their plan to negotiate with Queen Medusa.

• Jia Xingtian sensed an unknown power from the Tagor Desert, suspected Queen Medusa at first, then returned to the Jia Ma Imperial Court to prepare for trouble.
• Yun Shan sensed the same unrestrained power from Misty Cloud Rear Mountain and anticipated a major reshuffling in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Luo Yang stopped firing the Zeperion Ray, and Hai Bodong witnessed its power before chasing after him and deciding to invest his confidence in Luo Wenxuan.
• Over the next several days, Luo Yang cultivated as the group crossed the Tagor Desert, advancing from Five-Star Dou Master to Seven-Star Dou Shi.
• The group encountered dense Snake-People patrols, including Yan Ci, but Tushan Rongrong stopped Luo Yang from capturing him so they would not undermine their plan to negotiate.
• Tushan Rongrong blamed Luo Yang’s earlier disturbance during Queen Medusa’s preparations for the heightened security, and Luo Yang laughed awkwardly as they continued onward.

Luo Yang, Tushan Rongrong, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong reached an oasis in the Tagor Desert and settled in for the night. While Luo Yang fell asleep alone in a lake, Yue Mei and her guards arrived to bathe, and Yue Mei touched something warm beneath the water.

• Tushan Rongrong warned the group to avoid conflict with the Charming Snake Tribe, whose territory included the oasis.
• Luo Yang and his companions reached the oasis, ate dinner, and split up to bathe in separate lakes.
• Tushan Rongrong took Qing Lin away before Luo Yang could bathe with them, leaving him to swim alone.
• Luo Yang ate snacks by the lake, drifted off to sleep in the water, and missed the arrival of Yue Mei and her guards.
• Yue Mei and her guards bathed and played in the lake, where Yue Mei felt something warm and pliable touch her tail.

Luo Yang was discovered bathing by Yue Mei and her Snake-Person guards, then fought one guard and defeated her with a lightning attack. As Yue Mei ordered another subordinate to capture him, Luo Yang brought out the Sparklence, drawing Hai Bodong’s attention from elsewhere in the oasis.

• Yue Mei and her Snake-Person subordinates found Luo Yang in the water, and Yue Mei attacked him with her tail after teasing him.
• Luo Yang escaped the water and fought a Da Dou Shi guard with his Qinggang Sword, then struck her down with his lightning technique.
• Luo Yang exhausted his Dou Qi, so Yue Mei ordered another guard to capture him alive.
• Luo Yang summoned the Sparklence and released a brilliant surge of light and lightning.
• Hai Bodong sensed the power and recognized it as the presence he had detected from Luo Yang the previous week.

Luo Yang used the Sparklence to transform into Ultraman: Tiga, gaining overwhelming power and turning the fight against Yue Mei and her Snake-Person subordinates in his favor. Yue Mei failed to escape and heard that Luo Yang wanted to negotiate with Queen Medusa, but she distrusted him.

• Hai Bodong and Qing Lin noticed the commotion, but both stayed where they were after Tushan Rongrong told them Luo Yang could handle it.
• Luo Yang transformed into Ultraman: Tiga, becoming a Three-Star Dou Emperor and overpowering the Snake-Persons who had come to capture him.
• Yue Mei ordered her subordinates to help her flee, but Luo Yang broke free and caught up with her in the air.
• After repeatedly failing to escape, Yue Mei asked whether Luo Yang was trying to start a war with the Snake-People Tribe.
• Luo Yang said he had come to discuss a mutually beneficial deal with Queen Medusa, but Yue Mei rejected his explanation as human deceit.

Luo Yang kissed Yue Mei, then used his power to reduce her cultivation from Dou Wang to Dou Zhe. After his transformation ended, he carried the weakened Yue Mei back toward the oasis.

• Yue Mei told Luo Yang to kill or torture her, and he kissed her instead.
• Yue Mei attacked Luo Yang with her serpentine sword, but he caught the blade and reminded her of her promise to let him do as he pleased.
• Luo Yang used a golden beam to drain Yue Mei's cultivation from Dou Wang ★★★★★★★★ to Dou Zhe ★★★.
• Yue Mei fell toward the ground, and Luo Yang caught her by the tail before lowering her safely.
• Luo Yang returned to human form, then carried the unresponsive Yue Mei toward the oasis.