Recaps

Yan confronted a spider-headed giant in a strange afterlife and explained his loyalty to Spirit Hall and his determination to become stronger. Jun Yi approved of Yan’s answers and revived him, leaving Yan bewildered by his recovery and startled to find himself naked.

• Yan worried whether Xie Yue had escaped and told the giant that he had no regrets about dying to defend Spirit Hall’s glory.
• Yan said he would obey Spirit Hall even if ordered to kill ordinary people, because he regarded it as his family, and revealed that he had sacrificed himself so Xie Yue could live.
• Yan vowed to grow stronger and eliminate Evil Soul Masters, while resolving to stop pestering Hu Liena and focus on cultivation.
• The giant seized Yan, and Jun Yi guided Yan’s soul back to his body after deciding that his answers satisfied him.
• Yan awoke before Jun Yi, mistook him for the god of death, and discovered that he had recovered without scars but was completely naked.

Jun Yi saved Yan, healed his injuries, and helped his Martial Soul evolve, while Yan discovered he had reached rank 50. Jun Yi reunited Yan with Xie Yue, who was stunned by Yan’s changed appearance.

• Yan woke, found Jun Yi beside him, and thanked him for saving his life.
• Jun Yi revealed his identity, and Yan learned that his injuries had healed and his Soul Power had reached rank 50.
• Yan discovered that his Martial Soul had gained fiery wings, and Jun Yi urged him to keep pursuing his goal of fighting Evil Soul Masters.
• Jun Yi brought Yan to Xie Yue, who initially dodged Yan’s attempt to hug him.
• Xie Yue held up a mirror, saw Yan’s handsome new face, and exclaimed in surprise.

After Jun Yi saved Yan from an Evil Soul Master, Yan recovered with a transformed appearance, evolved Martial Soul, and a Soul Power breakthrough. Xie Yue and Yan prepared to leave the Mist Grand Canyon to obtain Soul Rings, while Jun Yi learned Hu Liena had been sent to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool branch.

• Yan examined his newly handsome face, and Xie Yue teased him about setting himself on fire to improve his looks.
• Xie Yue thanked Jun Yi for saving Yan, and Jun Yi explained that he and Zhu Zhuqing had happened upon the fight.
• Xie Yue claimed that he, Yan, and Jun Yi had killed the Evil Soul Master, concealing Zhu Zhuqing’s strength.
• Yan explained his Martial Soul evolution and breakthrough, and Xie Yue revealed that he had also reached rank 50.
• Yan and Xie Yue agreed to leave the Mist Grand Canyon to obtain Soul Rings and later return to train.
• Jun Yi learned that Hu Liena had been assigned to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool branch and planned to focus on producing high-end Soul Tools himself.

After leaving the Mist Grand Canyon, Yan resolved to keep training through battle and spent the journey back to Spirit City cultivating constantly, startling Xie Yue with his changed behavior. Hu Liena recognized Yan despite his drastically changed appearance, leaving both Yan and Xie Yue shocked.

• Yan burned away robbers who tried to block him and Xie Yue as they traveled out of the Mist Grand Canyon.
• At a frontier town, Yan said he planned to return to the canyon to train, and Xie Yue proposed they spend a year training there before returning to Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yan declined Xie Yue's invitation to sleep in the carriage and spent the journey cultivating, prompting Xie Yue to wonder why he had changed so much.
• Outside Spirit City's gates, Xie Yue and Yan met Hu Liena, who immediately recognized Yan despite his changed appearance.

Yan and Xie Yue returned to Spirit Hall and reported that a mysterious stranger had saved them in the Mist Grand Canyon. Bibi Dong suspected the rescuer was Tang Chen, while Yan and Xie Yue prepared to return to the canyon for another year of training.

• Hu Liena recognized Yan by the small birthmark below his left ear and welcomed him and Xie Yue into the carriage to meet Bibi Dong.
• Xie Yue told Hu Liena that he and Yan had barely survived the Mist Grand Canyon, while Yan quietly cultivated during the ride.
• Yan described how a masked stranger had saved him and asked him to pass a message to the Great Enshrined, concealing Jun Yi's and Zhu Zhuqing's names.
• Bibi Dong agreed to pass on the message, and Yan and Xie Yue requested Soul Rings before returning to the Mist Grand Canyon to train and fight Evil Soul Masters for a year.
• After Yan and Xie Yue left, Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Tang Chen, founder of the Clear Sky Sect, was likely the stranger who had saved Yan.

Two years after Tang Chen saved Yan and Xie Yue, the Martial Soul Team still had not finalized its lineup for the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Yan and Xie Yue defended Zhu Zhuqing’s place against the substitutes, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the training grounds at the end.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Tang Chen was a level 99 Soul Master and had likely saved Yan and Xie Yue because they were Spirit Hall juniors facing Evil Soul Masters.
• Two years passed, and Sun Chuantao and two other substitutes challenged Xie Yue’s decision to reserve a starting spot for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yan and Xie Yue explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s talent and Soul Power justified her place, while Ning Rongrong said she expected Zhu Zhuqing to be stronger than herself.
• Xu Yu mocked Zhu Zhuqing’s disappearance, and Xie Yue pressed his Moon Blade to Xu Yu’s throat before Yan reminded him that academy rules forbade killing.
• A black-clad figure returned to the training grounds, took Ning Rongrong’s hand, and said, “I’m back.”

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Spirit City and revealed that she had become a Soul Emperor with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. She secured her starting spot on the tournament team and left to visit her teacher, while the others resumed training.

• Ning Rongrong joyfully reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena interrupted their conversation so the group could finish training.
• Xie Yue explained that three substitutes had challenged Zhu Zhuqing for a starting spot on the team.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Soul Fighting challenge and summoned her Hell Spirit Cat, revealing six Soul Rings, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• The three substitutes immediately withdrew their objections, and Yan praised Zhu Zhuqing's progress while Xie Yue expressed confidence in winning the tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to visit her teacher before training again the next day, and Xie Yue agreed while ordering the others to continue training.

Bibi Dong confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing possessed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and learned that a masked man had helped her obtain them. She asked Zhu Zhuqing to become her disciple, leaving Zhuqing stunned.

• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that Zhu Zhuqing had two genuine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and Bibi Dong summoned Zhuqing to the Papal Palace.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Zhu Zhuqing before Bibi Dong, who examined her and learned that she had severed ties with her father and no longer used the Zhu surname.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Martial Soul and six Soul Rings, including two red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, confirming Hu Liena's report.
• Bibi Dong asked whether the masked man was Tang Chen, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that he had forced two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to sacrifice themselves for her.
• Bibi Dong suspected the masked man was Tang Chen and invited Zhu Zhuqing to become her disciple, leaving Zhuqing shocked.

Zhu Zhuqing refused Bibi Dong’s offer to become Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden but agreed to join Spirit Hall as an elder once she reached Soul Douluo. Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned that Shrek Academy had come to challenge it.

• Zhu Zhuqing refused Bibi Dong’s offer to make her Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden, choosing freedom over the position.
• Bibi Dong offered Zhu Zhuqing a place in Spirit Hall as an elder once she reached Soul Douluo, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted.
• Jun Yi’s plans had led Zhu Zhuqing to join Spirit Hall for protection from the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Netherworld Zhu Family.
• Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found the campus crowded with students heading to the Soul Fighting training grounds.
• A student told Jun Yi that Shrek Academy had come to challenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Tang San challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy after defeating four of its students, then faced Jun Yi, who had returned to the academy. Jun Yi revealed five extraordinary Soul Rings, leaving the spectators and Yu Xiaogang stunned as their confrontation began.

• Tang San defeated four Heaven Dou Royal Academy students and taunted the academy, declaring that even Dugu Yan could not stop him.
• Tang San revealed his four Soul Rings and said Heaven Dou Royal Academy should give up its first-seed qualification for the upcoming tournament.
• Jun Yi appeared and exchanged pointed remarks with Tang San, who still blamed him for Xiao Wu's injury.
• Jun Yi asked Teacher Sun for permission to challenge Tang San, and the referee agreed.
• Tang San introduced himself as a rank forty-one control-type Soul Master, while Jun Yi revealed five Soul Rings: three black and two red.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at Jun Yi's Soul Rings and exclaimed that they were impossible.

Jun Yi overwhelmed Tang San in the academy match, disabling him with ease and freezing the poisoned hidden weapon Tang San used against him. Tang San was left unconscious and near death after Jun Yi kicked him from the stage.

• Jun Yi revealed three black and two red Soul Rings, then announced his rank and Martial Soul before the match began.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Jun Yi vanished into cold air and reappeared beside him.
• Jun Yi broke Tang San's left forearm and injured his lower leg, then continued toward him despite Yu Xiaogang's attempt to surrender on Tang San's behalf.
• Tang San fired Yama's Invitation into Jun Yi's chest, but Jun Yi pulled out the needle and froze it before kicking Tang San off the stage.
• Flender caught the unconscious Tang San and found his breastbone caved in, four ribs broken, and internal organs severely damaged; Jun Yi said he spared Tang San to avoid trouble for the students.

Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and decisively defeated Tang San in an exchange match, leaving him gravely injured. After Ye Lingling treated Tang San, Jun Yi learned that Dugu Yan had left to search for him, while Qin Ming defended Jun Yi and the academy against Yu Xiaogang’s accusations.

• Jun Yi rejected Yu Xiaogang’s protest over Tang San’s injury and challenged the Shrek teachers to fight him instead.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Qin Ming to end the match, and Qin Ming agreed, declaring it concluded and arranging a welcome feast for Jun Yi.
• Jun Yi asked Ye Lingling why Dugu Yan was absent, and Ye Lingling said she had gone with Poison Douluo to search for him after his letters stopped.
• Jun Yi thanked Ye Lingling and left, while she wondered why he had become so cold and distant.
• Qin Ming apologized to Flender and asked Ye Lingling to treat the unconscious Tang San.
• Qin Ming defended Jun Yi to Yu Xiaogang, saying Tang San had insulted Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had no right to demand its tournament berth.

Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after revealing his extraordinary Soul Rings, and Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to persuade him to stay in the empire at any cost. Jun Yi met with Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji, leaving his response to the recruitment offer unresolved.

• Qin Ming rebuffed Yu Xiaogang's criticism, and Flender calmed the dispute before Qin Ming offered to treat the group to a meal.
• News of Jun Yi's return and his three black and two red Soul Rings spread through the empire.
• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had lost Bone Douluo and ordered him to offer Jun Yi anything except the throne to keep him in the empire.
• Jun Yi meditated in his dormitory, realized his Op-Op Fruit ability was gone, and went to meet Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Jun Yi warmly, and Jun Yi told Meng Shenji that his travels had shown him the world was one where the weak were meat for the strong.

Jun Yi revealed that he knew Qian Renxue’s identity and promised to keep her secret. He proposed helping her take control of the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for funding and cooperation on a Soul Tool business.

• Jun Yi met Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji at the education committee’s office and discussed his travels.
• After Meng Shenji left, Jun Yi identified Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and recited details of her origins and mission.
• Qian Renxue maintained her disguise and questioned Jun Yi about how he learned her identity; he promised not to expose her.
• Jun Yi asked whether Qian Renxue had heard about events in the Mist Grand Canyon, and she said she had not.
• Jun Yi proposed helping Qian Renxue become crown prince and emperor in return for startup funding for his blacksmith Soul Tool organization and a share of its profits.

Jun Yi negotiated with Qian Renxue over a new faction, revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s connection to the Sea God, and asked to see it so Zhu Zhuqing could pursue the Sea God’s trials. Qian Renxue agreed to relay his request to Xue Ye and left, urging Jun Yi to smile again.

• Jun Yi offered blueprints for powerful Soul Tools, and Qian Renxue demanded decision-making authority and access to the new faction’s information in exchange for cooperation.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance to Jun Yi, who praised her beauty and admitted he feared falling for her.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Ye wanted Jun Yi to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and might appoint her crown prince if the arrangement succeeded.
• Jun Yi asked Xue Ye to let him examine the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and explained to Qian Renxue that it was the Sea God’s Heart, which Zhu Zhuqing needed to undertake the Sea God’s Nine Trials.
• Jun Yi said he wanted Zhu Zhuqing to become the Sea God because he owed her so much, and he told Qian Renxue he would not resist if she ever wanted to take his life.
• Qian Renxue agreed to pass Jun Yi’s request to Xue Ye, then left after telling him she preferred him when he smiled.

Jun Yi reunited with Dugu Yan after more than a year away and admitted that someone had hunted him, though he asked her not to press him for details. After Dugu Yan discovered the dangerous scar left by his pursuer, Jun Yi seemed a little more like himself the next morning, but suddenly dragged her out of the dormitory.

• Jun Yi left the education committee office and brushed off the female students crowding around him.
• Dugu Yan embraced Jun Yi at the dormitory entrance, and he apologized before she reassured him that she was glad he was safe.
• Dugu Bo watched Jun Yi and Dugu Yan return to the dormitory together, then flew away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan asked Jun Yi what had happened during his absence, and he told her someone had hunted him but asked to handle the matter himself.
• Jun Yi fell asleep with Dugu Yan beside him, and she found a long, thin scar from his neck to his waist that held a terrifying energy fluctuation.
• The next morning, Jun Yi invited Dugu Yan to get food, then abruptly took her by the hand and ran outside.

Jun Yi confronted Bone Douluo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, believing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had come to kill him over Sword Chen Xin’s attack. Bone Douluo insisted the sect had never ordered the hunt and began explaining how he learned of it, leaving Jun Yi unconvinced.

• Jun Yi rushed Dugu Yan to the education committee’s office and asked the committee members to keep her safe before hurrying back outside.
• Jun Yi confronted Bone Douluo as he appeared above the academy square, accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of trying to kill him, and drew Demon Sword Kikoku.
• Jun Yi declared that he had severed Sword Chen Xin’s arm as a Soul Ancestor and warned that he could do worse now.
• Dugu Yan realized Sword Chen Xin had hunted Jun Yi in the Mist Grand Canyon and wept as she understood how deeply the betrayal hurt him.
• Bone Douluo said Sword Chen Xin had acted alone and that the sect had never ordered the attack; Jun Yi demanded that Sword Chen Xin be expelled before he would believe him.
• Bone Douluo explained that he had learned of Sword Chen Xin’s lost arm after returning to the sect, questioned him, fought him, and left in anger.

Jun Yi rejected Bone Douluo’s apology and vowed to kill Sword Douluo for pursuing him and mortally wounding Zhu Zhuqing. After the system vanished and Zhu Zhuqing’s life was saved at the cost of Jun Yi’s Op-Op Fruit, he made revenge his reason to keep growing stronger; Bone Douluo left, warning that they would become enemies if Jun Yi threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Bone Douluo apologized for Sword Douluo’s attack, but Jun Yi refused to forgive him and vowed to take his head.
• Jun Yi recalled how Zhu Zhuqing shielded him from Sword Douluo’s sword Qi, and how he used the Op-Op Fruit’s power to save her while losing the fruit and the system disappeared.
• Jun Yi explained that Sword Douluo’s pursuit had cost him dearly, and vowed to grow stronger and take revenge.
• Bone Douluo tried to change Jun Yi’s mind by bringing up Ning Rongrong, but Jun Yi repeated Sword Douluo’s insults and rejected any reconciliation.
• Jun Yi released his five Soul Rings and warned Bone Douluo they would fight if he tried to kill him; Bone Douluo said they would be enemies if Jun Yi endangered the sect, then left.
• Jun Yi watched Bone Douluo vanish and renewed his vow to cut Sword Douluo into pieces.

Jun Yi found comfort in Dugu Yan after surviving Sword Douluo’s attack, while news of the clash spread through Heaven Dou City. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had survived and joined Spirit Hall, leaving the sect facing enemies on both fronts.

• Dugu Yan embraced Jun Yi and promised that she and her grandfather would always stand by him.
• News spread that Jun Yi had survived Sword Douluo’s pursuit and severed his arm, prompting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to close its gates.
• Bone Douluo told Sword Douluo that Jun Yi still could not forgive him, and challenged him over the harm he had done to Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had survived, returned to Spirit Hall, become a provisional elder, and reached Soul Emperor with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi said Sword Douluo’s secret pursuit of Jun Yi had left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surrounded by enemies, and that its cooperation with Spirit Hall might help it withstand retaliation.

Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to give Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and use the rift between Jun Yi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to draw him into the imperial family’s camp. Bibi Dong questioned Qian Renxue’s decision to help Jun Yi, while Jun Yi confided in Dugu Yan before Xue Qinghe arrived.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that Jun Yi’s break with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect benefited the empire and tasked him with reconciling Jun Yi and Ning Fengzhi.
• Xue Ye gave Xue Qinghe the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to present to Jun Yi and said the crown prince position would soon be settled.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue’s request that Spirit Hall refrain from targeting Jun Yi and wondered why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sent Sword Douluo after him.
• Jun Yi recounted his experiences, including Zhu Zhuqing taking Sword Qi for him, and told Dugu Yan that he had revived her by sacrificing part of himself.
• Dugu Yan comforted Jun Yi, and when someone knocked at his door, Jun Yi recognized the visitor as Brother Xue.

Qian Renxue brought Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Xue Ye had sent as a gift. Jun Yi activated it with Zhu Zhuqing’s blood essence, causing it to fly off in search of her.

• Xue Qinghe visited Jun Yi and teased him about Dugu Yan before delivering his father’s message and gift.
• Dugu Yan left, and Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance and spoke confidently about eliminating Xue Luochuan.
• Qian Renxue gave Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and said Xue Ye hoped to bring him into the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Jun Yi used Zhu Zhuqing’s preserved blood essence to activate the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• A projection of the Sea God’s consciousness appeared, recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s talent, and the Shroud flew out to find her.

A blue divine light struck Zhu Zhuqing, awakening a mysterious artifact and prompting Bibi Dong to conclude that a god had chosen her. Qian Daoliu appeared in the Papal Palace as Bibi Dong questioned why he had left the Worship Hall.

• During training, a blue light entered Zhu Zhuqing's brow and left her unconscious, so Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo carried her to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong sensed an unfamiliar divine presence in Zhu Zhuqing and assured Chrysanthemum Douluo that the light was a blessing.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke and, guided by the Snow Empress, told Bibi Dong and the two Douluo that her spiritual power had grown and something new had appeared between her brows.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned a three-colored triangular artifact, which she identified as a powerful object that seemed to have chosen her, while concealing how to use it.
• Bibi Dong said Zhu Zhuqing had been chosen by a god, and Qian Daoliu suddenly appeared in the Papal Palace.

Zhu Zhuqing met Qian Daoliu in Spirit Hall, where he identified the Sea God’s Heart and urged her to visit Sea God Island. Their encounter exposed the conflict between Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, while Qian Renxue stayed with Jun Yi and admitted she had three days to persuade him to join her.

• Qian Daoliu recognized Zhu Zhuqing as Zhu Ao’s descendant and told her the Sea God’s Heart qualified her to undertake the Sea God Trial on Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu asked Zhu Zhuqing to tell the island’s High Priestess that he had let go of his obsession, and Bibi Dong taunted him about his son.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu clashed over who had authority in Spirit Hall, but Qian Daoliu withdrew and left after repeating his request to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qian Renxue remained at Jun Yi’s residence and teased him when he asked whether she would return before Xue Ye became suspicious.
• Qian Renxue told Jun Yi that she had three days to persuade him to join her, so she planned to stay longer to make her recruitment effort convincing.

Qian Renxue stayed with Jun Yi at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for three days, and he revealed how much he knew about her identity and Spirit Hall’s plan. After learning her father had made her a miniature Angel Holy Sword when she was little, Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi to tell her about her parents’ past.

• Qian Renxue told Jun Yi she would stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy until she persuaded him to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Qian Renxue changed back into Xue Qinghe before the servants entered with dinner, then announced she would sleep in Jun Yi's room that night.
• After dinner, Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi how he had discovered her identity, and he said memories gave him people’s backgrounds and connections.
• Jun Yi named Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, She Long, and Pufferfish as the other people who knew Qian Renxue’s true identity.
• Jun Yi explained Spirit Hall’s plan to slowly poison Xue Ye, and Qian Renxue playfully held a miniature Angel Holy Sword to his neck.
• Qian Renxue said her father had made the little sword for her and asked Jun Yi to tell her about her parents’ past.

Jun Yi told Qian Renxue a story that revealed the abuse, separation, and revenge in her parents’ past, leaving her struggling to reconcile the cruel teacher with her gentle father. Qian Renxue wiped away her tears and turned away from Jun Yi.

• Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi to explain the story behind her parents, so he began recounting a romance between a gifted girl and a weak man.
• Jun Yi revealed that the girl’s teacher raped her, forced her to bear his child, and threatened her lover into leaving her.
• Jun Yi said the lover later fell in love with his paternal cousin, while the girl gave birth to a daughter who was taken away by the teacher’s father.
• Jun Yi explained that the girl eventually killed her teacher, became the faction’s ruler, and sent her daughter on a dangerous mission while secretly arranging protection.
• Qian Renxue realized the story described her parents and herself, but could not accept that her father had committed such acts.
• Jun Yi offered Qian Renxue a handkerchief and said it was only a story, and she wiped her tears before turning away.