Recaps

Xiao Tian fought Tatsumaki after she accused him of past encounters, pinning her with the Adamantine Staff before she broke free. Their confrontation was interrupted by news that four meteorites were about to strike the planet.

• Tatsumaki accused Xiao Tian of being the person she had encountered three years earlier and at the North Sea, but he denied it and tried to leave with Do-S.
• Tatsumaki attacked Xiao Tian, who flew away with Do-S on the Somersault Cloud and challenged her to follow.
• Xiao Tian used Tsukuyomi to briefly trap Tatsumaki, then struck her with the Adamantine Staff and pinned her to the ground.
• Tatsumaki struggled free with her Psychokinesis and threatened Xiao Tian, who invited her to fight somewhere else.
• A Hero Association manager announced that four meteorites were about to strike and called on the A-Class and S-Class Heroes to provide aid.

Xiao Tian and the heroes learned that four meteors were approaching, with three expected to strike the planet. They divided up to respond to the impacts, leaving Xiao Tian headed for City S and Genos and Saitama headed for Z City.

• Xiao Tian used his Tenseigan and Rinnegan to confirm that four meteors were approaching, and Tatsumaki challenged him to a fight after they dealt with them.
• Genos reported that a four-armed monster had escaped him, and Do-S identified it as Fist Fight Djinn, a Demon Level Monster Association executive.
• The Hero Association administrator announced the predicted impact sites and asked the heroes to choose where to go.
• Tatsumaki volunteered for X City and challenged Xiao Tian to a race, but he teased her with a cup of milk before claiming City S.
• Genos and Saitama chose Z City, while other S-Class Heroes split between helping in City S and Z City or guarding the base.

Xiao Tian secretly weakened a meteor threatening City S, then helped Metal Knight destroy it and its fragments. The city was saved, and its citizens praised Xiao Tian as Lord Emperor Flame.

• Xiao Tian predicted where the meteors would land and teleported King to J City as an ally.
• Xiao Tian watched the meteor approach City S from the Aifei Building rooftop with Do-S and Metal Knight.
• Xiao Tian entered the meteor with his soul and destroyed its inner core using Heavenly Dao Emperor Flame.
• Metal Knight fired miniature missiles that shattered the weakened meteor, leaving dangerous fragments over City S.
• Xiao Tian enlarged his Adamantine Staff and smashed the fragments into dust, averting the disaster.
• City S's citizens celebrated and recognized Xiao Tian as Lord Emperor Flame.

In Z City, Saitama shattered the second meteor after Genos and Flashy Flash failed to stop it, though its fragments damaged buildings. In X City, Tatsumaki used her Psychokinesis to divert the third meteor and remained unaware that City S’s meteor had already been dealt with.

• Genos fired his Incineration Cannon and then his full-power Incineration at the second meteor, but barely affected it.
• Genos carried Flashy Flash up to attack the meteor, but their techniques also failed to damage it.
• Saitama leapt into the sky and shattered the meteor with an ordinary punch.
• The meteor’s fragments damaged many buildings in Z City, but no one was killed.
• Tatsumaki used her Psychokinesis to divert the third meteor away from X City.

Tatsumaki was stunned to learn that Emperor Flame, Metal Knight, and Do-S had handled the meteor threatening City S without damaging its buildings. Meanwhile, Xiao Tian and Do-S watched King prepare to confront the meteor approaching J City, whose outer layer concealed a monster.

• Tatsumaki pushed the meteor threatening X City into the wilderness, then flew to City S to find Emperor Flame.
• A City S resident told Tatsumaki that Metal Knight blasted the meteor apart and Emperor Flame destroyed the fragments with his extendable staff.
• Xiao Tian teleported Do-S to an abandoned building in J City to watch King face the approaching meteor.
• Xiao Tian told Do-S that the meteor’s outer shell was the metabolized keratin of a powerful monster inside.
• King activated the King Engine, drew the Dragon Flame Divine Sword, and transformed a defense card into a golden, flame-wreathed umbrella.

King used the Divine Dragon Heavenly Umbrella to shield J City from a falling meteorite, but a monster inside the meteorite broke through its exterior and threatened the city. Emperor Flame arrived in time to destroy the falling fragments, and King activated Slaughter Mode to fight the monster.

• King created a Divine Dragon Barrier around the meteorite to protect J City while trying to redirect its descent.
• People fled J City as the strain drained King's power and the meteorite pressed harder against the barrier.
• The Hero Association's satellite surveillance department detected signs of life inside the meteorite and saw its rocky exterior break apart into a monster's hand.
• Emperor Flame arrived and swept his flaming extending staff across the sky, destroying the meteorite fragments threatening J City.
• King activated Slaughter Mode and transformed his battle armor to attack the monster inside the meteorite.

King destroyed the meteorite monster with Dragon’s Wrath after a fierce battle, while Xiao Tian and Do-S returned to Z City. The Hero Association then reassessed the participating heroes’ rankings, raising King to fourth and Xiao Tian to twelfth.

• King fought the meteorite monster at supersonic speed, revealing his power to people watching in J City and around the world.
• King fused a golden Divine Dragon Card with the Dragon Flame Divine Sword and killed the monster with Dragon’s Wrath.
• Xiao Tian finished his cola, took Do-S’s hand, and teleported them back to Z City.
• King failed to find Xiao Tian and resolved to keep working hard so he could earn praise.
• The Hero Association raised King to fourth, Xiao Tian to twelfth, Flashy Flash and Genos by one place each, and Saitama to A-Class, while Metal Knight’s rank stayed the same.
• Xiao Tian felt little about his new rank but was unhappy that the Adamantine Staff was called an extendable baton.

Wanasha sent Fubuki to deliver desserts to Xiao Tian and suggested he could help Fubuki become stronger. When Fubuki’s group arrived, Genos claimed he was the most handsome resident, but Fubuki brushed him aside and asked for Lord Emperor Flame.

• After Xiao Tian criticized Wanasha’s meal, Wanasha ordered her secretary to arrange a Manchu-Han imperial feast for him.
• Fubuki asked Wanasha for advice about improving her Psychokinesis, and Wanasha said she needed to untie the knot in her heart.
• Wanasha gave Fubuki desserts to deliver to someone who might help her grow stronger and sent her to Xiao Tian’s address.
• Genos calculated that he was the most handsome person in the home and presented himself to Fubuki.
• Fubuki rejected Genos’s claim, asked for Lord Emperor Flame, and Genos aimed his cannon muzzles at the Fubuki Group members outside.

Fubuki sought Xiao Tian’s guidance on cultivation, but he made her do housework before offering advice. He told her to resolve the knot in her heart, then set her to work making a meal when she asked for more help.

• Xiao Tian gave Fubuki a nested-box gift and told Genos to show her out after she objected to his nickname for her.
• Fubuki asked Xiao Tian for cultivation guidance, explaining that Wanasha had sent her to him.
• Xiao Tian told Fubuki to clean the kitchen and bathroom and take out the trash in exchange for one pointer, forbidding her from asking her followers for help.
• After Fubuki finished the chores, Xiao Tian advised her to resolve her deep-seated obsession if she wanted to make a Great Breakthrough.
• When Fubuki asked for more guidance and offered to clean his room, Xiao Tian told her to cook a meal for at least two people.

Fubuki tried to cook a meal that would satisfy Xiao Tian and Do-S before dawn, but her repeated dishes failed to win them over. By morning, Saitama approved of her spicy chicken burger, while Xiao Tian said it still fell short.

• Xiao Tian told Fubuki she had to cook a meal herself before dawn, using ingredients she provided, and Fubuki learned that Do-S liked whatever Xiao Tian liked.
• Fubuki consulted culinary masters and served steak rice and tempura, but Saitama vomited after both dishes.
• Fubuki served roast chicken, which Saitama called average, then durian-filled chicken bites, which he said were not bad; Xiao Tian preferred his cola, and Do-S did not eat.
• At five in the morning, Fubuki served a double spicy chicken thigh burger, and Saitama said it tasted better than fast food.
• Fubuki asked Xiao Tian if he approved, but he said the burger was not bad and still fell a little short.

After exhausting her ingredients and failing to get help from culinary experts, Fubuki served instant noodles to Xiao Tian and the others as her last attempt. Xiao Tian approved and promised to guide her, leaving Fubuki stunned and newly hopeful.

• Fubuki discovered she had too few ingredients left to make a proper meal for two and contacted several culinary experts, but none could help her.
• Fubuki decided to use the instant noodles she had bought and prepared three cups for Xiao Tian, Saitama, and Do-S.
• Xiao Tian teased Fubuki about the braised beef noodles, then said he approved and would guide her after eating.
• Do-S also approved of Fubuki's food before anyone had tasted it, leaving Fubuki inwardly speechless.

Fubuki tried to win Xiao Tian’s favor so she could secure Do-S’s vote, but Xiao Tian kept her waiting before offering his chosen guidance. He presented her with Advanced Version Divine Brew Moutai, while Genos’s system struggled to analyze it.

• Fubuki watched Xiao Tian eat and accepted a portion of instant noodles after he offered it to her.
• Fubuki wondered why she felt indebted to Xiao Tian for food she had made herself, then adopted a humble posture to ask for his guidance.
• Xiao Tian teased Fubuki by saying he would make her wait another two hours, then reversed course and said he was ready to continue.
• Xiao Tian revealed a bottle of Advanced Version Divine Brew Moutai and claimed it was his Ninth Soul Skill.
• Genos scanned the liquor, found its data too complex for his system, and backed away.

Xiao Tian gave Fubuki Divine Brew Moutai, helping her gain the Wind God Domain and greatly increase her power. After Do-S received the drink and pledged to serve as his driver, Fubuki left with her underlings while privately feeling jealous and forming a resolve.

• Xiao Tian gave Fubuki a cup of Divine Brew Moutai, and she drank it despite worrying about its effects.
• Xiao Tian guided Fubuki as the drink’s Qi coursed through her body, and she comprehended the Wind God Domain before he brought her back to her senses.
• Xiao Tian warned Fubuki that she could not yet control the domain fully and cautioned her against overestimating her strength.
• Xiao Tian gave Do-S Divine Brew Moutai, and she hugged him gratefully before promising to be his driver forever.
• Fubuki heard Do-S call Xiao Tian Brother Tian, felt jealous, and left with Mountain Ape, Eyelashes, and her other B-Class Heroes, firming up an idea.

After Do-S gained a powerful Queen Domain, Xiao Tian and Saitama received the Hero Association's request for help in T-City. They set out to fight the Deep Sea Clan, while Stinger battled the monsters on his own.

• Do-S gained a Queen Domain that weakened enemies, strengthened her attacks, and improved her Heart Charm Beam's control success rate.
• Genos left to upgrade his system, and Do-S invited Xiao Tian and Saitama to go shopping.
• The Hero Association sent a request for reinforcements after Deep Sea Clan monsters appeared in T-City.
• Xiao Tian decided to head to T-City with Saitama to pursue S-Class rank, though Saitama asked to play a few more rounds first.
• Stinger defeated several Deep Sea Clan monsters with his Giant Drill Stinger Quadruple Attack and Conch White Spear.

Stinger was badly injured when the Deep Sea King attacked him, but Sweet Mask intervened and fought the monster. Sweet Mask wounded the Deep Sea King, then fled after sea-blue flames engulfed his arm and chest.

• The Deep Sea King struck Stinger from behind and crushed his foot as Stinger accused him of a sneak attack.
• Sweet Mask arrived and challenged the Deep Sea King, whose strength he recognized as formidable.
• Sweet Mask used Execution Blade and Evil-Eliminating Fist, wounding the Deep Sea King and destroying much of one arm and half of the other.
• The Deep Sea King countered with Deep Sea Consecutive Punches, and sea-blue flames engulfed Sweet Mask’s arm and chest.
• Sweet Mask fled while burning beneath the flames.

The Deep Sea King used the Sea Heart Flame and rain to overpower Metal Bat, while Xiao Tian recognized the flame as a powerful heavenly flame. When the Deep Sea King noticed Xiao Tian passing by, he was so frightened that he dropped to his knees.

• The Deep Sea King let Sweet Mask flee and claimed the Sea Heart Flame would keep him from escaping its power.
• Xiao Tian saw news of the Deep Sea King's attacks and recognized his flames as the Sea Heart Flame from the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• Rain strengthened the Deep Sea King, making him grow taller and regenerate his lost arm.
• Metal Bat attacked the Deep Sea King, but the king countered with the Sea Heart Flame and sent him flying with a powerful kick.
• The Deep Sea King saw Xiao Tian walking by and fell to his knees, causing nearby buildings to collapse.

The Deep Sea King knelt in terror before Xiao Tian, but Saitama killed him with one punch. The Hero Association's monitoring department witnessed the fight and began investigating Xiao Tian after a sea-blue flame entered his body.

• Stinger recognized the blue-haired milk drinker as the S-Class Hero Emperor Flame and wondered why the Deep Sea King feared him.
• The monitoring department identified Emperor Flame and saw Caped Baldy, Saitama, jump down from a rooftop.
• Saitama punched the Deep Sea King, reducing him to blood mist and clearing the rain.
• The monitoring department saw a sea-blue flame enter Xiao Tian and reported the strange incident to its supervisor.
• The supervisor suspected Xiao Tian might be a monster, while Xiao Tian remained unaware that he was under scrutiny.

After the Deep Sea King’s defeat, Xiao Tian faced public attacks for arriving too late and decided to turn the demand for his Adamantine Staff into a game. He sent the weapon out and posted that its bond with him had been severed, leaving the public to react.

• The Hero Association promoted Saitama to S-Class, while Sweet Mask remained missing and his fans blamed Emperor Flame for arriving too late.
• Xiao Tian received calls and public criticism demanding that he hand over the Adamantine Staff.
• Do-S explained that most of the online outrage came from paid trolls, but Xiao Tian refused her offer to shut it down.
• Xiao Tian sent the miniature Adamantine Staff flying out the balcony and told Saitama he was teasing the trolls and troublemaking heroes.
• Do-S registered an Emperor Flame account for Xiao Tian, who posted that the Adamantine Staff's bond with its master had been severed.

A colossal divine staff descended on the edge of the Great Hassatmi Desert after Xiao Tian released his ownership bond, drawing widespread attention and prompting heroes to head toward it. As online outrage over Emperor Flame's treatment grew, Xiao Tian and Do-S prepared to watch what happened next.

• Explorers witnessed a giant, ancient-patterned staff descend from the heavens onto the outskirts of the Great Hassatmi Desert and shared images and videos online.
• Netizens condemned Sweet Mask's fans and mourned Emperor Flame's impending loss of official S-Class status, while the Hero Association learned that Metal Bat and other heroes were heading for the desert.
• Wanasha laughed at the trending news, then reacted to a post about Tatsumaki and wondered whether Xiao Tian might turn dark.
• Fubuki protested that Emperor Flame was not a monster, while Xiao Tian joked with Do-S about becoming a demon and said they should watch the show.
• Sweet Mask woke in City S, recalled how Emperor Flame's flames had saved him, and decided to clear Emperor Flame's name.

Sweet Mask and other powerful figures publicly defended Emperor Flame Xiao Tian after he left the Hero Association, revealing the breadth of his influence. Tatsumaki reached the Adamantine Staff in the Great Hassatmi Desert and was overwhelmed after its pressure drew her consciousness into another world.

• Sweet Mask posted a video condemning his fans for attacking Emperor Flame and announced he would leave entertainment to focus on protecting humanity as a hero.
• The Hero Association, Hellish Blizzard, King, and the world's wealthiest tycoons publicly praised Emperor Flame, while the tycoons revealed he was an Association director.
• Videos showed Hayate's Flame being identified as a Monster Association Dragon Level executive and Hellfire Flame undergoing Purification.
• Tatsumaki arrived at the Adamantine Staff, entered its pressure field, and burst into tears after her consciousness was pulled into another world.

Tatsumaki regretted slandering Emperor Flame after experiencing the Adamantine Staff’s power, while heroes failed to approach the weapon in the Great Hassatmi Desert. As Xiao Tian watched a giant centipede attack the staff, his collection progress reached 11% and triggered a hidden quest to find and remove Pandora’s Box with the help of six celestial maidens.

• Tatsumaki hurried to delete her post about Emperor Flame after realizing how many people had defended him.
• Heroes traveled to the Great Hassatmi Desert to claim the Adamantine Staff, but Metal Bat and others could not withstand its oppressive might.
• Xiao Tian watched from a Somersault Cloud as monsters and heroes near the staff dropped Universe Fragments.
• A giant centipede attacked the Adamantine Staff and fled beneath the desert badly wounded, while signs of quicksand frightened ordinary people.
• Xiao Tian’s collection progress rose to 11%, triggering a quest to find Pandora’s Box and send it out of the world with the cooperation of six celestial maidens.

Xiao Tian returned from the Great Hassatmi Desert after staging a weeklong spectacle, then learned Tatsumaki wanted to apologize to him. He demanded that she prepare a delicious meal, and she arrived at Saitama's home with instant food instead.

• Xiao Tian, Saitama, and Do-S watched the sun and moon rise together in the Great Hassatmi Desert as the Adamantine Staff drew monsters and dwindling crowds.
• Xiao Tian complained that Wanasha and the others had revealed his position as a major Hero Association shareholder and director.
• Do-S told Xiao Tian that Tatsumaki had been trying to contact him to apologize, so he asked her to prepare a delicious meal at Saitama's home.
• Tatsumaki asked Wanasha for help, but Wanasha warned that Xiao Tian was difficult to please and suggested Tatsumaki offer herself to him; Tatsumaki refused.
• Tatsumaki changed into a new dress and flew to Saitama's home carrying tubs of instant noodles, spicy strips, ham sausages, and braised eggs.

Fubuki and Tatsumaki waited at Saitama's home with instant noodles, hoping to help Tatsumaki earn Emperor Flame's forgiveness. Genos warned them that the gesture might fail and revealed that Fubuki's divine wine had been a playful one-time gift, just as Emperor Flame arrived with Do-S and Saitama.

• Fubuki prepared instant noodles for Tatsumaki to offer Emperor Flame, while Tatsumaki threatened to hospitalize Fubuki's underlings if her apology failed.
• Genos flew into Saitama's home, saw the sisters, and questioned whether the instant noodles were their surprise.
• Genos estimated that Tatsumaki's gift had a high chance of being rejected and explained that Emperor Flame had only let Fubuki drink the divine wine once, despite being able to make more.
• Tatsumaki asked about the wine, but Xiao Tian appeared holding Do-S and gripping Saitama's shoulder.

Xiao Tian stopped Genos’s system failure, accepted Tatsumaki’s apology, and had Do-S arrange a hotel feast. At the hotel, they discovered that someone had impersonated Do-S and was hosting a gathering there.

• Xiao Tian calmed Genos and offered him Gold Soul Coins, then asked Do-S to arrange a seafood feast.
• Tatsumaki apologized to Xiao Tian, who forgave her in exchange for a week of laundry.
• Do-S booked the Dihao Linsi Hotel for a day and followed Xiao Tian’s choice of the ninth floor and ninth private room.
• Do-S learned that someone had already brought guests into the hotel and ordered food in her name.
• Xiao Tian spotted hundreds of people on the third floor, where a blood-skinned man praised Miss Wang’s generosity.
• Do-S prepared to clear out the hotel, while Xiao Tian questioned why its management had not confirmed her booking.

Xiao Tian and the S-Class heroes confronted an impostor posing as Do-S at the Wang family heiress’s party, and Xiao Tian killed the shapeshifting monster that had ruined his gathering. The party moved to the hotel’s ninth floor as fans urged him to return to the Hero Association, and people around the world began petitioning for his return.

• Security guards stopped Xiao Tian and the heroes at the venue, but Tatsumaki flung their head of security aside and the guards let them enter.
• The fake Do-S revealed itself as a shapeshifting monster and begged the heroes to spare it.
• Xiao Tian crossed to the platform and killed the monster with a kick, then golden flames consumed its remains.
• Xiao Tian and the others moved the party to the ninth floor, where a thousand attendees celebrated him.
• Fans posted videos calling for Xiao Tian to return to the Hero Association, and petitions spread around the world.