Recaps

Xuan Ming told Tang Yuehua and Bibi Dong that he was leaving, and Tang Yuehua pointed him toward Sea God Island while he planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest. After Bibi Dong kissed him and asked him to keep it from Nana, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox revealed that it had influenced Qian Renxue’s feelings and pressed Bibi Dong to admit what she wanted.

• Xuan Ming visited Tang Yuehua at midnight to say he would be away for at least a month, and she gave him information about Sea God Island as a possible refuge.
• Xuan Ming visited Bibi Dong and told her he planned to go to the Star Dou Great Forest and return before the competition began.
• Bibi Dong urged Xuan Ming to tell Qian Renxue before he left, then kissed him and asked him not to let Nana know.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox told Bibi Dong that the dragon souls were causing Xuan Ming’s pressure and admitted it had planted a seed in Qian Renxue to inflame her feelings for him.
• Bibi Dong challenged the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox about its motives, and it argued that Bibi Dong had failed to act honestly on her feelings for Xuan Ming.

Xuan Ming visited Qian Renxue to tell her he would be away until near the tournament, and she confronted him over how he had treated her during the day. After the Ice Dragon King coached him into comforting her, Qian Renxue kissed and restrained him, but Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo interrupted; Xuan Ming then prepared to leave.

• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox warned Bibi Dong that the dragon souls could eventually devour Xuan Ming and that their existence threatened him.
• Xuan Ming arrived at Qian Renxue's residence, told her he would be away for a while, and tried to leave.
• Qian Renxue caught Xuan Ming and accused him of treating her more harshly than Bibi Dong during their earlier meeting.
• Following the Ice Dragon King's advice, Xuan Ming carried Qian Renxue to the bed and held her while she rested against him.
• Qian Renxue kissed Xuan Ming and used her Angel Domain to pin him down, prompting Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to rush into the room.
• Qian Renxue sent the two guards away, and Xuan Ming said he still had something to do as the room fell quiet.

Xuan Ming let the Ice Dragon King confront Qian Renxue about her treatment of him and reveal the power he had been hiding. Qian Renxue admitted her guilt and asked whether they could remain friends, while Xuan Ming left their future uncertain.

• Qian Renxue challenged Xuan Ming over his feelings for Bibi Dong, and Xuan Ming explained how she had hurt and burdened him despite his past efforts for her.
• The Ice Dragon King took over the conversation, froze the crown prince's residence, and told Qian Renxue that Xuan Ming had long been strong enough to resist her but had endured her treatment because he remembered their bond.
• The Ice Dragon King accused Qian Renxue of prioritizing her own feelings and contrasted her behavior with Bibi Dong's restraint, prompting Qian Renxue to cry and question whether she was truly awful.
• The Ice Dragon King released Xuan Ming and warned Qian Renxue that she had no right to interfere in whom he loved, while Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo stayed silent.
• Qian Renxue asked what she meant to Xuan Ming and whether they still had a future, and Xuan Ming called her a friend who was not quite right in the head and said the future was uncertain.

Xuan Ming entered the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region and was badly injured when Xiong Jun attacked him. The Ice Dragon King drove Xiong Jun off with her power, and Di Tian brought Xuan Ming to the Lake of Life for treatment.

• Xuan Ming flew into the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region and was ambushed by Xiong Jun, who mistook him for a dragon intruding on his territory.
• Xiong Jun shattered Xuan Ming’s defenses and severely injured him, but the Ice Dragon King appeared and froze the bear.
• Xiong Jun broke free of the ice, then fled when Di Tian arrived and learned that the Ice Dragon King called Xuan Ming her younger brother.
• Di Tian apologized to the Ice Dragon King and took her and Xuan Ming to the Lake of Life.
• Di Tian asked Bi Ji to heal Xuan Ming before leaving to retrieve Xiong Jun.

After Xiong Jun was ordered to find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Xuan Ming learned that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's dragon bones made him a source of heaven and earth origin power. Zi JI identified him as a likely successor to the Dragon Kings, then explained his strange reaction to her as resonance between their dragon bloodlines.

• Bi JI and Ah Yin healed Xuan Ming, and Bi JI deduced that his good manners meant he was not a dragon.
• Zi JI emerged from the Lake of Life, recognized the Ice Dragon King's first-generation Dragon King bloodline, and tested Xuan Ming's powerful domain.
• Xuan Ming asked Di Tian to have Xiong Jun find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Xiong Jun reluctantly set off to search for it.
• Di Tian led the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King beneath the Lake of Life while Xuan Ming rested on the shore.
• Zi JI and Bi JI sensed the heaven and earth origin power around Xuan Ming, and he explained that the Dragon Kings' bones inside him gathered it.
• Zi JI called Xuan Ming the Dragon Kings' successor and explained that his reaction to her came from bloodline resonance before sitting on his stomach.

The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King convinced the Silver Dragon King that Xuan Ming could help restore the Dragon God’s power, and the Ice Dragon King suggested that affection might bind their interests. After Xuan Ming was freed from the ice, the Ice Dragon King said Di Tian would teach him to control his Yin-Yang Soul Core.

• The Silver Dragon King questioned whether Xuan Ming would remain trustworthy after reaching the God Realm, and the Ice Dragon King explained that she only expected him to help the Silver Dragon King obtain the Golden Dragon King's power.
• The Ice Dragon King revealed that the Dragon Kings’ remaining consciousness would disappear within a thousand years, while the Fire Dragon King said Xuan Ming would not worsen the Soul Beast Clan’s position even if he refused to help.
• The Ice Dragon King suggested that the Silver Dragon King love Xuan Ming to align their interests, but Di Tian objected, and the Silver Dragon King said she would not force herself to feel affection.
• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King linked their dragon souls with the Silver Dragon King and Di Tian so they could see what they had witnessed; the Fire Dragon King accused Di Tian of pretending to sleep and spying.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived at the lakeshore while Xuan Ming remained frozen, and Bi Ji explained that Zi JI had teased him with bloodline resonance.
• The Ice Dragon King told Xuan Ming that Zi JI had been teasing him, and Xuan Ming broke free of the ice before asking whether their discussion was over; the Ice Dragon King said Di Tian would teach him to control his Yin-Yang Soul Core.

After stabilizing his Yin-Yang Soul Cores, Xuan Ming built an ice amusement park to entertain the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then prepared grilled meat for the arriving Zi JI. He had not yet found the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and the chapter ended with Zi JI enjoying his food and expecting more.

• After months of training under Di Tian's guidance, Xuan Ming stabilized his Ice-Fire Soul Cores and reached level fifty-nine.
• Bi Ji told Xuan Ming that the search for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was still underway, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked him to play.
• Xuan Ming froze the Lake of Life and fashioned an amusement park of slides, pools, ice houses, toys, and a maze for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion rushed to play, and Bi Ji joined her while Xuan Ming set up his camping gear to cook.
• Zi JI came to investigate the amusement park, tasted Xuan Ming's grilled meat, and silently finished several servings.

Xuan Ming endured Di Tian’s brutal training to develop his Black Dragon Martial Soul’s darkness and light attributes while preparing to return for the Soul Master Tournament. When Xiong Jun brought in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it unleashed its Evil God Thorn and pulled Xuan Ming and itself into a black hole.

• Di Tian used his Ultimate Darkness Domain to push Xuan Ming’s darkness attribute to evolve, while Bi Ji healed him between attacks.
• Xuan Ming said he had little time before the Soul Master Tournament and had reached level sixty during his training.
• Xiong Jun brought back the supposedly crippled Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and explained that he had found it far north of Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger escaped its feigned helplessness and attacked Bi Ji with its Evil God Thorn, but Xuan Ming pushed her out of danger.
• Xiong Jun shattered the tiger’s protective evil god presence, but its black hole swallowed Xuan Ming and the tiger before Di Tian could stop it.

Xuan Ming was trapped in the Life and Death Arena with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and both were reverted to childhood. He awakened his Black Dragon power and beat the tiger to death, then emerged from the arena injured but alive.

• The Silver Dragon King explained that the Life and Death Arena forced one side to die, while the Ice Dragon King said Xuan Ming might awaken his Martial Soul early under the pressure.
• Xuan Ming dodged the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's opening attack and used poison and Soul Tools to make it hesitate.
• Xuan Ming's Black Dragons appeared as his body transformed, and he attacked the tiger with his fists while healing it with his domain.
• Xuan Ming relentlessly battered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger until its defenses broke and it died.
• Xuan Ming emerged from the arena with the tiger's corpse, and Bi Ji began healing him as the others questioned how he had won.

After absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring and life bead, Xuan Ming gained the evil attribute and a new Soul Skill, Evil God Thorn. Once he tested its limits with Di Tian, he prepared to return to Heaven Dou City, while the Ice Dragon King proposed that the Ferocious Beasts accompany him.

• Bi Ji healed Xuan Ming, who absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring and life bead after the Ice Dragon King advised him to swallow the bead.
• Xuan Ming survived the absorption, reached rank sixty-three, gained the evil attribute, and strengthened his control over time, space, darkness, and lightning.
• Xuan Ming tested Evil God Thorn against Di Tian and learned that it shattered or weakened energy attacks and defenses, though stronger or successive attacks could overwhelm it.
• After Bi Ji healed him again, Xuan Ming said he needed to return to Heaven Dou City for the approaching tournament.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked to go with Xuan Ming, and the Ice Dragon King offered to conceal her and the other Ferocious Beasts if they accompanied him.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City with Bi Ji, Zi JI, Xiong Jun, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then went to see Bibi Dong as she argued with Golden Crocodile Douluo over the tournament finals. The chapter ended as Golden Crocodile lost his temper and unleashed his Soul Power pressure on Bibi Dong.

• Xuan Ming entered Heaven Dou City with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun, drawing attention from the city's residents.
• Xuan Ming brought the group to Ah Rou's courtyard and asked her to look after them while he went to meet his friends.
• At the Martial Soul Holy Temple, Yue Guan and Gui Mei questioned Xuan Ming about his changed presence, and he learned that Golden Crocodile Douluo and two Enshrined were meeting with Bibi Dong.
• Xuan Ming headed into the council hall despite Yue Guan warning him that Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo were inside.
• Bibi Dong accused Golden Crocodile Douluo of weakening Spirit Hall and mocked him as a pillar of its cause, prompting him to release a powerful wave of Soul Power toward her.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City after absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s power, clashed with Golden Crocodile Douluo over Spirit Hall’s authority, and reunited with Bibi Dong. After leaving the Martial Soul Holy Temple to seek Ning Rongrong, he heard someone berating Zhu Zhuqing for still relying on him despite his long absence.

• Xuan Ming insulted Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Bibi Dong blocked the elder when his anger threatened to erupt.
• Bibi Dong and the three elders argued over the Pope’s authority before Golden Crocodile Douluo left with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
• Xuan Ming told Bibi Dong he had absorbed a sixty-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and gained its bead and Evil God Thorn.
• Bibi Dong told Xuan Ming that Heaven Dou’s factions had nearly finished their discussions, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had become his enemy, and Dugu Bo had reached level ninety-four.
• Bibi Dong suspected Xuan Ming had acquired another lover after smelling other women on him, but he denied it.
• Xuan Ming left for Shrek to find Ning Rongrong, where he heard someone scold Zhu Zhuqing for depending on him while he had been gone for half a year.

Xuan Ming returned to Shrek and learned why Yu Xiaogang was pressuring Zhu Zhuqing to reconcile with Dai Mubai. After Zhu Zhuqing condemned Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang for their selfishness, Xuan Ming punished both men with his ice needles.

• Xuan Ming arrived at Shrek and asked Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong why Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were arguing again.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the Zhu Family wanted Zhu Zhuqing to cut ties with Xuan Ming, while Dai Mubai needed her help to challenge Dai Weisi; she also revealed Tang San's Clear Sky Sect origins and Yu Xiaogang's interest in helping Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and condemned him for his past cowardice, jealousy, and disregard for her choices.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Zhu Zhuqing to join forces with Dai Mubai, but she accused him of hypocrisy, selfishly using Dai Mubai and Tang San, and abandoning Liu Erlong.
• Xuan Ming appeared, comforted Zhu Zhuqing, and struck Dai Mubai with ice needles as punishment.
• When Yu Xiaogang tried to intervene, Xuan Ming struck him with ice needles too.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City amid plans by the Seven Great Families and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to eliminate him during the tournament. He enlisted Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe in a scheme involving Yu Xiaogang, then told Dugu Bo he would soon leave for a long time as Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong hurried to rescue Yu Xiaogang.

• Xuan Ming learned that the Seven Great Families intended to target him at the tournament, with Yu Yuanzhen prepared to act personally, while the Heaven Dou Imperial Family still hoped to reconcile.
• Xuan Ming proposed that Ning Fengzhi or Xue Qinghe rescue the tormented Yu Xiaogang and encourage him to expose Xuan Ming, making Yu Xiaogang the one to take responsibility for the resulting conflict.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xuan Ming over the turmoil in Heaven Dou City, and Xuan Ming said he would handle the danger himself and would leave afterward, possibly for a very long time.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong headed to Shrek Academy to save Yu Xiaogang, warning Ning Rongrong that his age and poor condition might make the ice-and-fire torment fatal.

After Xuan Ming left Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang blamed him to turn Tang San against him, while Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed who might support Xuan Ming. That night, Xuan Ming shared a tender moment with Bi Ji before slipping into Bibi Dong’s bedchamber, where she asked why he had come so late.

• Gu Rong expelled the ice and fire Qi from Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai, and Ning Fengzhi treated their injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Xuan Ming attacked him over Dai Mubai’s pursuit of Zhu Zhuqing, prompting Tang San to vow revenge.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe discussed Emperor Xue Ye’s uncertainty and whether the Clear Sky Sect or Tang Hao would intervene for Xuan Ming.
• Bi Ji thanked Xuan Ming for saving her from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Ning Rongrong returned to find them awkwardly close.
• Xuan Ming went to the Martial Soul Holy Temple, where Qian Jun and Jiang Mo noticed him entering Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.
• Bibi Dong turned to Xuan Ming and asked why he had come late at night.

Xuan Ming left Bibi Dong after helping her attempt to form a soul core, then visited Qian Renxue to discuss changes to the Imperial Fighting Team. Qian Renxue grew jealous of his closeness to other women, and their argument remained unresolved.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei waited outside Bibi Dong’s bedchamber until Bibi Dong and Xuan Ming emerged at noon.
• Bibi Dong learned that Golden Crocodile had summoned the Martial Soul Holy Temple bishops and driven Yue Guan and Gui Mei from the council hall, then went there with Gui Mei.
• Xuan Ming told Yue Guan that he had helped Bibi Dong form a soul core and passed him the soul-core method, instructing him to teach Gui Mei and keep it discreet.
• Xuan Ming went to the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace and told Qian Renxue that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing would join the Imperial Fighting Team, while Xiao Wu had refused.
• Qian Renxue accused Xuan Ming of using the tournament to get close to the girls, and Xuan Ming said he was waiting for her to calm down.

Xuan Ming arranged for the Imperial Fighting First Team to compete through the tournament and offered to help Qian Renxue deal with rebellious nobles, then rejected her despite admitting he had felt a stir for her. At Shrek, Yu Tianheng joined the team, and Xiao Wu revealed that immortal herbs had caused the girls’ rapid cultivation gains, prompting Tang San to recognize her Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Xuan Ming asked Qian Renxue to arrange for the Imperial Fighting First Team to enter the tournament through the full process, and offered to deal with rebellious nobles at the finals.
• Qian Renxue confronted Xuan Ming about their relationship, but he rejected her and said she could live in the light; she vowed not to give up.
• At Shrek Academy, Oscar questioned whether the weakened team should enter the tournament, but Yu Tianheng arrived and agreed to join them.
• Yu Xiaogang suspected that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had used evil arts to raise their Soul Power, while Xiao Wu defended them.
• Xiao Wu revealed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and said immortal herbs had caused the girls’ rapid improvements; Tang San recognized it as the legendary king of immortal herbs.

Xiao Wu left Yu Xiaogang and Tang San after they doubted her defense of Xuan Ming, then joined Xuan Ming’s tournament team with Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended when Di Tian and the others brought an unfamiliar silver-haired girl to Xuan Ming, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion leapt into his arms.

• Tang San explained immortal herbs to Yu Xiaogang, but Xiao Wu refused to let Yu Xiaogang inspect her Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Xuan Ming of using dangerous cultivation methods, and Xiao Wu left after Tang San failed to trust her.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Yu Tianheng that Xuan Ming’s cultivation could become dangerous, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu left the academy over Yu Xiaogang’s accusations.
• Xiao Wu joined Xuan Ming’s tournament team, and Ning Rongrong explained that one team slot remained open.
• Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others arrived at Xuan Ming’s courtyard with an unfamiliar silver-haired girl, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion jumped onto Xuan Ming.

Xuan Ming introduced Gu Yuena as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team’s final member, while Xue Qinghe struggled with jealousy over their closeness. At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Heaven Dou Royal Academy drew Shrek Academy for its first match, and both teams were stunned when they saw their opponents.

• Xuan Ming brought Gu Yuena to join the team, and she revealed that she was a rank-sixty-three Soul Emperor with a Silver Dragon Spear martial soul.
• Xue Qinghe questioned Xuan Ming about Gu Yuena, and Xuan Ming told him that Gu Yuena’s personality was better than his.
• Xue Ye declared the tournament open, and Salas announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would face Shrek Academy in the first preliminary round.
• Liu Erlong and Yu Tianheng discussed the strength of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, while the Shrek members prepared for their first team match.
• Xuan Ming led Heaven Dou Royal Academy into the arena, where both teams recognized their opponents and reacted with shock.

The Shrek Team forfeited its opening qualifier match against Xuan Ming after his pressure drove Oscar and Ma Hongjun to flee and Yu Xiaogang conceded. Afterward, Gu Rong brought Xuan Ming and his companions to the Seven Treasure Pavilion, where Ning Fengzhi wanted to speak with him.

• The Shrek Team faced Xuan Ming and his Heaven Dou Royal Academy teammates in the tournament’s opening match.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun fled the stage under Xuan Ming’s pressure, and Yu Xiaogang conceded before the fight began.
• Dai Mubai blamed Oscar and Ma Hongjun, while Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang urged the team to recover and focus on the remaining qualifiers.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner as the audience cheered and the humiliated Shrek Team left the arena.
• Gu Rong met Xuan Ming and his companions and brought them through a spatial gate to the Seven Treasure Pavilion so Xuan Ming could meet with Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong warned Xuan Ming that several groups planned to attack him and tried to dissuade him from entering Slaughter City, but he remained determined. At training, Gu Yuena demonstrated an uncanny familiarity with Xuan Ming’s fighting style, and he told her to hide her true strength and coordinate with the team.

• Ning Rongrong led Gu Yuena to the private lounge while Xuan Ming met Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who warned him about enemies targeting him.
• Xuan Ming revealed he planned to go to Slaughter City after the tournament, but Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong urged him to wait; he escaped Gu Rong’s attempted punch through a spatial vortex.
• Gu Yuena caught Xuan Ming when he appeared in the lounge, and he wondered whether she had held him before while the Ice Dragon King denied knowing anything.
• Xuan Ming told the team he would sit out most matches and asked Gu Yuena to join them as a Soul Ancestor-level attacker.
• At the training grounds, Gu Yuena matched Xuan Ming’s spear techniques so closely that she wounded him when he was distracted, and he instructed her to suppress her strength and coordinate with the team.

Xuan Ming’s team faced Canghui Academy in the second preliminary match, where the opponents’ illusion attack triggered his Evil God’s Protection and left their contestants mentally collapsed. The tournament committee called for an investigation, giving Xuan Ming’s rivals an opportunity to challenge his place in the competition.

• Xue Qinghe warned the Imperial Fighting Team that Canghui Academy was unusual and told Xuan Ming not to act recklessly.
• Dugu Yan and the other girls revealed their Soul Rings on the central stage, drawing attention to the team’s formidable strength.
• Xuan Ming sent the girls off the stage and allowed Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm to target him.
• Evil God’s Protection erupted from Xuan Ming, shattered the illusion, and blasted the seven Canghui Academy members into mental collapse.
• Xue Qinghe told Xuan Ming that the tournament committee and several factions wanted him examined, while Xuan Ming questioned who expected him to explain himself.

Salas investigated Xuan Ming over Canghui Academy’s mental collapse but quickly withdrew after Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo gave him conflicting political instructions. Xuan Ming blamed the incident on Canghui Academy’s own attack and named his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring as the source of the strange presence, while the other academies questioned why Spirit Hall had backed down.

• Bibi Dong told Salas to investigate Xuan Ming and sent Yue Guan to join the investigation, while Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered Salas to make it clear that the Pope was covering for Xuan Ming.
• Salas met Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe at the hotel, then questioned Xuan Ming about Canghui Academy’s students and the presence sensed during the incident.
• Xuan Ming said Canghui Academy’s contestants had been overwhelmed by their own mental attack and identified his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring as the source of the presence.
• Salas said Xuan Ming could not compete until Spirit Hall finished checking his explanation, then left without conducting a thorough investigation.
• Lei Dong, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er questioned Salas’s hasty retreat and wondered what misgivings Spirit Hall had about Xuan Ming.

Bibi Dong declared Xuan Ming innocent, restoring his eligibility for the Soul Master Tournament, while the ruling stirred controversy across Heaven Dou City. As his teammates searched for him, Xuan Ming walked back toward the city and sensed a cold, sinister presence closing in.

• Salas asked Bibi Dong to decide Xuan Ming’s case, and she declared him innocent while suspecting Golden Crocodile Douluo was trying to use the affair against her.
• The tournament committee restored Xuan Ming’s eligibility, prompting both cheers and accusations of favoritism across Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan and the others looked for Xuan Ming after their match, and Ning Rongrong suggested he might be with a beautiful older sister.
• Xue Qinghe arrived looking for Xuan Ming, but the team could not tell him where Xuan Ming had gone.
• Xuan Ming walked alone toward Heaven Dou City after training to stabilize his Soul Ring, then felt a cold, sinister presence surround him.

Shi Nian trapped Xuan Ming in his Nightmare, exposing his fear that he could not trust reality or accept good fortune as real. After the others rescued him, the Ice Dragon King sent Gu Yuena into Xuan Ming’s mental world to try to bring him back, warning her not to provoke him.

• Xuan Ming deliberately let Shi Nian use Nightmare on him, expecting the Ice Dragon King and Ah Yin to protect him if needed.
• Shi Nian’s illusion showed Xuan Ming a bleak hospital room, and he became unresponsive while Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass cage kept Shi Nian away.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed that Xuan Ming was in danger, and Di Tian brought Bi Ji, Zi JI, and her to his location.
• Zi JI killed Shi Nian, but Bi Ji’s healing could not wake Xuan Ming, so the Ice Dragon King explained that he feared being unable to tell which reality was genuine.
• The Ice Dragon King asked Gu Yuena to enter Xuan Ming’s mental world, and she agreed to try to bring him back despite the risk of making him distrust her.