Recaps

Xuan Ming returned to Suotuo City, rejoined the Shrek group, and became entangled in conflicts over his growing ties to Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena. Qian Daoliu tried to kill him in Sunset Forest, but Xuan Ming survived and the arc ended with Qian Renxue confronting Bibi Dong over her feelings for him.

• Xuan Ming returned to Suotuo City, killed Bu Le for threatening Xiao Wu, and reunited with the Shrek group and Ah Rou.
• Xuan Ming defeated the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek in a joint arena match, then protected Zhu Zhuqing from two Soul Ancestors.
• Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue asked him to enter the tournament and arranged for rumors about him to be redirected toward Tang Yuehua.
• Bibi Dong apologized to Xuan Ming, but the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox attacked him with Rakshasa evil thoughts, leaving him unconscious until Bibi Dong cleared them.
• After Shrek was driven from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xuan Ming took Ah Rou to Blue Tyrant Academy and Qian Renxue questioned him about his night with Bibi Dong and his secret meetings with Hu Liena.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Xuan Ming taken to Sunset Forest and attacked him, but Bibi Dong stopped him before the Ice Dragon King carried the badly injured Xuan Ming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qian Daoliu’s search party reached the valley, where Qian Renxue admitted she had brought Hu Liena and Dugu Yan as leverage and Xuan Ming revealed that he knew her identity and was Tang Hao’s brother-in-law.
• Qian Renxue warned Xuan Ming that Qian Daoliu planned a takeover, then confronted Bibi Dong over her feelings for him while insisting Tang Hao had not helped Xuan Ming.

Xuan Ming obtained a Thundering Hell Vine Soul Ring and seized control of Thunder Valley’s lightning, then his conflict with the factions escalated after he froze Yu Luomian. He rejected attempts at compromise and prepared to leave for Slaughter City, expecting to become a target after losing everyone’s trust.

• Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City, visited Shrek Academy, and bought a chained catgirl at auction, breaking his agreements with the Seven Great Families and the imperial family.
• With Bibi Dong’s help, Xuan Ming entered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s forbidden grounds, absorbed a Thundering Hell Vine Soul Ring, and gained control of Thunder Valley’s lightning.
• Xuan Ming gave Hu Liena the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus, which evolved her Martial Soul into a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
• Xuan Ming rejected Tang Yuehua’s advice to compromise, said he planned to go to Slaughter City, and warned Zhu Zhuqing that he could not involve her in his troubles.
• After Yu Luomian accused Xuan Ming of stealing the clan’s treasure and attacked him at Shrek Academy, Xuan Ming froze Yu Luomian and left Dai Mubai suffering from alternating cold and heat.
• Xuan Ming showed Bibi Dong and Xue Qinghe a threatening letter exposing his killings in the Great Soul Arena, and said he would no longer restrain himself to protect their plans.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong learned Yu Luomian might die or be permanently injured, while Xuan Ming refused reconciliation and showed Ning Fengzhi more threatening letters.
• Xuan Ming told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling he would go to Slaughter City and predicted that the Pope would take part in making him everyone’s target.

Xuan Ming returned from the Star Dou Great Forest stronger and entered the tournament with a new team, while rival factions and Spirit Hall scrutinized him. After Shi Nian trapped him in a nightmare, Gu Yuena entered Xuan Ming’s mental world to try to bring him back.

• Xuan Ming left for the Star Dou Great Forest after saying goodbye to Tang Yuehua, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue, whose feelings and conflicts with him came to the fore.
• In the forest, Xiong Jun badly injured Xuan Ming before Di Tian brought him to the Lake of Life, where the soul beasts healed him and the Ice Dragon King explained the Dragon Kings’ plans for him.
• Xuan Ming trained with Di Tian, reached level sixty, and killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger inside its Life and Death Arena, gaining its Soul Ring and Evil God Thorn.
• Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City with several soul beasts, clashed with Golden Crocodile Douluo, and confronted Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang after Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai.
• Xuan Ming assembled a tournament team with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena, then defeated Shrek by forfeit in the opening match and shattered Canghui Academy’s illusion attack.
• Spirit Hall investigated Xuan Ming after the Canghui incident, but Bibi Dong declared him innocent and the tournament committee restored his eligibility.
• Shi Nian trapped Xuan Ming in a nightmare that left him unresponsive, and after Zi JI killed Shi Nian, Gu Yuena entered Xuan Ming’s mental world to try to wake him.

Xuan Ming led the Imperial Fighting Team through its tournament matches, absorbed a mental-attribute Soul Bone, and faced both Qian Renxue and Tang Hao. After Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request for help with Tang San, Xuan Ming decided to stop Tang San’s planned Blue Silver Emperor awakening to preserve Ah Yin’s chance to revive.

• Xuan Ming overcame Blazing Fire Academy’s fireball and Skywater Academy’s Ice Phoenix, then taught Shui Bing’er to control ice in exchange for her help challenging Tang San.
• Skywater Academy defeated Shrek, and Bibi Dong gave Xuan Ming and Hu Liena mental-attribute Head Soul Bones that strengthened Xuan Ming’s mind and perception.
• Xuan Ming defeated Feng Xiaotian and then Thunder Academy, stopping only when Liu Erlong begged him to spare Yu Tianxin.
• Xuan Ming sparred with Qian Renxue outside Heaven Dou City, but Tang Hao attacked her, forcing Xuan Ming to protect her and drive Tang Hao away before reinforcements arrived.
• During the month before the ranking tournament, Xuan Ming trained the Imperial Fighting Team while Tang San decided to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer and Tang Hao planned to take him away.
• Qian Renxue disguised herself as Bibi Dong while Yu Xiaogang asked the real Bibi Dong for advice about Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, but Bibi Dong refused and dismissed him.
• Golden Crocodile intercepted Yu Xiaogang, while Tang Hao told Tang San he would awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul after dawn.
• Xuan Ming revealed that he would stop Tang San’s awakening to preserve the younger Ah Yin’s chance to revive as the Blue Silver Emperor.