Recaps

Xiao Yan encountered a human-shaped Heavenly Flame at the bottom of the Fire Yang Spring, where she became fascinated by the fused flame within him. After failing to eat it, she demanded that Xiao Yan hand over his essence.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao realized the girl in the Fire Yang Spring was a powerful human-shaped Heavenly Flame, and Yao Lao tried to retreat.
• The girl trapped Xiao Yan, examined him, and accidentally scorched his face while touching him.
• The girl told Xiao Yan she had lived alone in the spring since birth and showed him her condensed liquid flame.
• The girl took Xiao Yan's fused flame and tried to combine it with her own, then swallowed it when she could not eat it otherwise.
• The girl spat out Ultimate Fire, realized she could not devour it, and grinned at Xiao Yan as she demanded his essence.

Xiao Yan let the little girl consume a wisp of his Ultimate Fire’s Child Flame, but Yao Lao gave him part of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s Mother Flame to protect his Martial Soul. The little girl then spat the Child Flame back out, leaving Xiao Yan furious and worried about Yao Lao’s condition.

• The little girl bound Xiao Yan and demanded to eat his Martial Soul, and he eventually let her take a wisp of its Child Flame.
• The little girl swallowed the Child Flame, but Xiao Yan’s Ultimate Fire grew stronger instead of weakening.
• Yao Lao revealed that he had passed Xiao Yan part of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s Mother Flame, then fell into a deep sleep.
• The little girl returned the Child Flame by spitting it out, and Xiao Yan blamed her for putting Yao Lao’s life at risk.

Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Huo was the Fire Yang Spring’s Heavenly Flame and accepted her help in restoring Yao Lao. After his Martial Soul devoured a wisp of her Mother Flame, Xiao Yan invited Xiao Huo to come with him, and she asked whether he would take care of her.

• Xiao Huo used energy from the Fire Yang Spring to strengthen the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and help Yao Lao recover.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huo introduced themselves, and Xiao Huo revealed the Fire Yang Spring’s Mother Flame when he asked whether she was a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul devoured a wisp of the Fire Yang Spring’s Mother Flame, astonishing Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the two powerful flame energies and sensed that his Soul Power had grown despite remaining at level ten.
• Xiao Yan invited Xiao Huo to come with him, and Xiao Huo asked if he would take care of her.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao found a way for Xiao Huo to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring by joining Xiao Yan through the Flame Mantra and a Soul Ring. Xiao Yan learned the technique and prepared to help Xiao Huo escape.

• Xiao Huo explained that a being in the Ice Yin Spring kept her confined to the Fire Yang Spring, while Yao Lao questioned how she had been born in human form.
• Yao Lao revealed that he and Xiao Yan had originally come to obtain Xiao Huo, and Xiao Huo showed them the charred remains of others she had burned.
• Yao Lao proposed using the Flame Mantra and a Soul Ring to preserve Xiao Huo’s consciousness and let her and Xiao Yan grow stronger together; Xiao Huo agreed.
• Yao Lao passed the Flame Mantra into Xiao Yan’s mind, and Xiao Yan realized it could let his Martial Soul devour multiple Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Huo that he had mastered the technique and would now help her leave the spring.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huo entered the Ice Yin Spring, where they encountered the Ice Dragon King, who recognized Xiao Huo and revealed their shared past. He sacrificed his soul to give Xiao Yan a golden Soul Ring and entrusted him with protecting Xiao Huo before returning his soul to heaven and earth.

• Xiao Yan swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Xiao Huo broke the barrier between the Fire Yang Spring and the Ice Yin Spring so they could enter.
• A strand of divine sense attacked Xiao Huo, but she shattered it with a fire arrow and struck back toward its source.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huo reached a stone gate, where an ice dragon appeared and questioned Xiao Huo about choosing to follow a human.
• The ice dragon revealed that he had waited tens of thousands of years for Xiao Huo and gave her a fire dragon soul while sending his ice dragon soul into Xiao Yan.
• The Ice Dragon King sacrificed himself to create a golden Soul Ring for Xiao Yan and ordered him to protect Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Huo wept as the Ice Dragon King returned his soul to heaven and earth in search of his lord.

The Ice Dragon King's divine presence alerted powerful figures across Douluo Continent, prompting Spirit Hall, the Star Dou Great Forest, Sea God Island, and the Divine Realm to react. At the Ice Yin Spring and Fire Yang Spring, Xiao Huo remembered Bing as the Ice Dragon King vanished after giving his remaining strength to Xiao Yan.

• Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to investigate Sunset Forest and bring back any children with divine-grade Martial Souls.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo to check on Xiao Xue in the Heaven Dou Empire and follow her wishes.
• The Silver Dragon King and Di Tian recognized the Ice Dragon King's presence, learned his dragon soul remained, and decided to wait for him to come to Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bo Saixi sensed the divine disturbance, and the Sea God told her that the next inheritor of his legacy would soon appear.
• The Asura God prepared to descend to the lower realm, but the Sea God blocked his path and warned him of the consequences.
• The Ice Dragon King gave his last strength to Xiao Yan, then vanished as Xiao Huo remembered him as Bing and wept.

Xiao Yan absorbed Xiao Huo’s Heavenly Flame into the God-Level Soul Ring forged by the Ice Dragon King, gaining both Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice. He returned to the volcanic crater to help Yu Tianming, where Dugu Bo confronted him.

• Xiao Yan learned that the Ice Dragon King had sacrificed himself to create his first God-Level Soul Ring and that Xiao Huo had once been the Fire Dragon King.
• Xiao Yan absorbed Xiao Huo’s Heavenly Flame through the Flame Mantra, storing its excess divine power in his Soul Ring.
• Xiao Huo emerged from Xiao Yan’s Soul Ring, and Xiao Yan tested his new Ice and Fire from the Same Source Soul Skill.
• Xiao Huo said she and the Ice Dragon King had been brother and sister, then returned to Xiao Yan’s body as they left the fading Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring.
• Xiao Yan headed back to save Yu Tianming, but found him lying at the crater as Dugu Bo appeared and recognized Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring’s remaining divine power to frighten Dugu Bo into leaving, then escaped with Yu Tianming and harvested most of the immortal herbs as the valley collapsed. Yu Tianming woke by their campfire, saw Xiao Yan cultivating with a white-gold Soul Ring, and mistook it for a mutated Ten-Year Soul Ring that had ruined Xiao Yan’s future.

• Dugu Bo demanded to know what divine power Xiao Yan had obtained, and Xiao Yan destroyed his jade-scaled serpent with a flame dragon.
• Xiao Yan counted to three, and Dugu Bo fled rather than risk fighting someone who might be a god.
• Xiao Yan carried the injured Yu Tianming away from the collapsing spring while collecting nearly eighty percent of its immortal herbs.
• Yu Tianming woke healed beside the campfire and noticed Xiao Yan cultivating with a white-gold Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianming assumed Xiao Yan had sacrificed his future to save him and offered his granddaughter in marriage, and Xiao Yan asked if he was serious.

Xiao Yan obtained a Second Soul Ring from Qiongqi, then fled the Sunset Forest with Yu Tianming when two Titled Douluo arrived searching for someone. They reached Heaven Dou Imperial City, where Xiao Yan said he was eager to meet Yu Tianming’s granddaughter.

• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming confirmed that Xiao Yan had grown stronger, and Xiao Yan said he planned to hunt a fire-type Soul Beast for his Second Soul Ring.
• Qiongqi attacked Xiao Yan, but Yu Tianming subdued it, allowing Xiao Yan to obtain Qiongqi’s Soul Ring.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that his rapid cultivation lacked a stable foundation, while Xiao Huo urged him to improve his combat ability.
• Two Titled Douluo searched the Sunset Forest, so Xiao Yan used Ultimate Fire to block their divine sense and escaped with Yu Tianming.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming left the forest by carriage and arrived outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, where Xiao Yan said he looked forward to meeting Yu Tianming’s granddaughter.

Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming arrived in Heaven Dou Imperial City and visited the grand Spirit Hall, where Yu Tianming explained its influence and revealed his views on his old grudge against it. The pair looked for Yu Tianming’s granddaughter, but she was nowhere to be found, and he admitted she had already been betrothed.

• Yu Tianming guided Xiao Yan through Heaven Dou Imperial City and described the city’s Spirit Hall and Soul Master arenas.
• Xiao Yan admired Spirit Hall’s importance to Soul Masters, while Yu Tianming warned him not to reveal his full strength before he was powerful enough.
• Xiao Yan asked Yu Tianming whether he hated Spirit Hall because of the conflict involving Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Tianming said his grudge was with Yu Xiaogang, not Spirit Hall.
• Yu Tianming revealed that Qian Xunji had died after being nearly killed by the Clear Sky Douluo while pursuing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast’s Soul Ring.
• Xiao Yan teased Yu Tianming about marrying his granddaughter, and Yu Tianming said she had been betrothed since childhood before searching for her and Lan He.

Yu Tianming and Xiao Yan hurried to a jewelry shop after learning that Yu Tianming’s granddaughter had clashed with a girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect over a treasure. They arrived as Ning Rongrong declared that she would have whatever she wanted.

• Lan He found Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming and warned them that Yu Tianming’s granddaughter was about to fight someone.
• Lan He explained that the dispute involved a nine-year-old girl whose powerful backing had kept Cang Lin from intervening.
• Yu Tianming told Lan He to lead them to the confrontation, while Xiao Yan offered to give the other girl a lesser immortal herb to settle matters.
• The three reached the jewelry shop and learned from Cang Lin that Yu Tianming’s granddaughter had picked a fight with a girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yao Lao and Xiao Huo sensed someone exceptionally powerful inside as Xiao Yan entered and heard Ning Rongrong insist that she must have whatever she wanted.

Ning Rongrong took a valuable blue crystal from Yu Xin under Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s protection, then Chen Xin offered compensation and admitted they had acted wrongly. As Xiao Yan and the others prepared to leave, Xue Qinghe arrived and challenged Chen Xin to respect the laws of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Ning Rongrong and Yu Xin argued over a blue crystal until Ning Rongrong called on her protector, Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin revealed himself as Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong took the crystal while Yu Tianming led Yu Xin toward the exit.
• Chen Xin blocked the doorway, then explained the crystal’s residual divine will and offered Yu Xin a pearl as compensation.
• Yu Tianming and Yu Xin left, and Chen Xin reproached Ning Rongrong for how she had taken the crystal.
• Xue Qinghe arrived as Xiao Yan and the others prepared to leave, and Chen Xin recognized him.

Xue Qinghe intervened in Chen Xin and Yu Tianming’s dispute over the blue crystal, forcing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to back down. Xiao Yan realized the eldest prince was an impostor and left wary of his invitation to seek him out.

• Xue Qinghe arrived and declared he would stand up for Yu Xin, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao suspected that he was disguised.
• Xue Qinghe challenged Chen Xin over the blue crystal and demanded a quasi-divine object in exchange for it.
• Chen Xin gave up the crystal and promised compensation within three days before leaving with Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Xiao Yan’s unusual age and invited him to visit the eldest prince’s residence.
• Cang Lin encouraged Xiao Yan to accept Xue Qinghe’s offer, but Xiao Yan feared the impostor’s involvement in a political crisis.

Xiao Yan trained Eight Extremes Collapse, combining it with his Martial Soul to reach strength far beyond his Soul Power level. Yu Xin suspected Xue Qinghe had murdered her fiancé, and the chapter ended with a letter signed by Xue Qinghe arriving at Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yan resolved to become stronger so he could rebuild Yao Lao's body and help Xiao Huo ascend to godhood.
• Xiao Yan practiced Eight Extremes Collapse and improved his Soul Power to level twenty-six.
• Xiao Yan fused his Martial Soul's Ultimate Fire and Soul Power with Eight Extremes Collapse, creating a technique with power approaching that of a Soul Ancestor.
• Yu Xin told Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming that she suspected Xue Qinghe had killed her fiancé, Xue Can.
• Yu Tianming worried Xue Qinghe might kill Yu Xin to silence her, but Xiao Yan doubted he would act after waiting so long.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming opened a letter delivered to Spirit Hall and saw that it was signed by Xue Qinghe.

Xiao Yan accepted an invitation to a Soul Master competition at the First Prince’s residence and went with Yu Tianming to the Heaven Dou City arena to test his combat skills. There, they watched the introduction to a match between Dai Mubai and Qing Keke as the battle was about to begin.

• Xue Qinghe invited Xiao Yan to the First Prince’s residence for a competition, and Xiao Yan decided to attend while avoiding involvement in the faction’s political struggles.
• Yu Tianming advised Xiao Yan to warm up at the intermediate Soul Master arena, and the two went there that night.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming entered the crowded arena and took seats in the VIP section among other Soul Masters.
• The announcer introduced level-twenty-six Dai Mubai, a twelve-year-old White Tiger Soul Master, as he faced level-twenty-nine defender Qing Keke in the fourth match.
• Xiao Yan watched Dai Mubai’s fierce fighting spirit as the lower-ranked challenger’s match was about to start.

Dai Mubai faced the fourth defender, Qing Keke, in the arena and initially dismissed him as a weak opponent. Qing Keke revealed that his Scarlet Demon Vine could drain Dai Mubai’s blood through hidden thorns, while Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming questioned how someone with an apparently evil Martial Soul had become an arena defender.

• Dai Mubai mocked Qing Keke for being a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, while spectators offered a ten-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin reward for ending Dai Mubai’s winning streak.
• Dai Mubai and Qing Keke both activated their Martial Souls and revealed two Yellow Soul Rings each.
• Qing Keke used his Bloodthirst Soul Skill, and hidden thorns on his Scarlet Demon Vine drained Dai Mubai’s blood despite the vines missing him.
• Dai Mubai discovered and shook off the thorns, while Qing Keke absorbed the stolen blood and grew stronger.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming questioned why the intermediate arena had hired a defender whose blood-draining Martial Soul seemed evil, as a rough-featured man in a black robe approached them.

Dai Mubai overcame Qing Keke’s Scarlet Demon Teng and won the intermediate arena’s fourth round. Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming watched as Dai Mubai advanced past the defender who had stopped challengers for two years.

• Li Xian told Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming that Qing Keke was an orphan and argued that his Martial Soul did not make him an Evil Soul Master.
• Qing Keke overwhelmed Dai Mubai with seven Scarlet Demon Vines and launched a storm of spikes at him.
• Dai Mubai blocked the spikes with his White Tiger Protection Barrier, then destroyed the vines with his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Dai Mubai struck Qing Keke and knocked him out of the arena, winning the fourth round.

Dai Mubai defeated Qing Keke, whose unstable foundation and defeat fueled his anger toward Dai Mubai and Li Xian. Xiao Yan registered for a match and was announced as the Spirit Hall fighter facing Dugu Yan, leaving him worried that Dugu Bo might recognize him.

• Dai Mubai defeated Qing Keke and told him his weak foundation had cost him the fight.
• Li Xian told Qing Keke he would be unable to fight for a month and warned him against devouring people’s blood essence.
• Yu Tianming arranged for Xiao Yan to enter the next match, and Xiao Yan registered as twelve years old with level-twenty-six Soul Power.
• The referee announced Xiao Yan’s match against Dugu Yan, and Xiao Yan worried that Dugu Bo might recognize him.
• Dai Mubai taunted Xiao Yan for hesitating, and Xiao Yan’s contemptuous look reminded Dai Mubai of his elder brother Dai Weisi.

Xiao Yan faced Dugu Yan in his first intermediate-arena match, where her poison and three Soul Rings seemed to give her the advantage. Xiao Yan revealed his Ultimate Fire and knocked Dugu Yan back with one strike, leaving the stunned crowd watching her spit blood.

• Dai Mubai warned Xiao Yan that Dugu Yan was Yu Tianheng's powerful second-in-command, but Xiao Yan entered the arena calmly.
• Xiao Yan and Dugu Yan introduced themselves, and Dugu Yan mocked his lower level and urged him to surrender.
• Xiao Yan teased Dugu Yan about Yu Tianheng and claimed she should call him Grandpa, making her threaten him.
• Dugu Yan activated her Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul and attacked Xiao Yan with poison concealed in her palm.
• Xiao Yan activated his Ultimate Fire and met Dugu Yan's palm strike, sending her staggering back and spitting blood.

Qian Renxue revealed her true form while alone in the crown prince's residence, only to be surprised by Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had come from Spirit Hall. He explained that he had a task from her grandfather, then demonstrated his immense power and asked whether she believed he could destroy the Heaven Dou imperial palace with one move.

• Qian Renxue reverted from Xue Qinghe to her female form and wondered how long it had been since she last saw Qian Daoliu.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared before Qian Renxue, startling her with his overwhelming strength.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo identified himself and greeted Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall's young master.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Golden Crocodile Douluo and asked why he had come to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo admitted he had come with a task and asked whether he could destroy the imperial palace with a single turn of his palm.

Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Qian Renxue to abandon her Heaven Dou Empire infiltration and return to Spirit Hall to pursue the Angel Godhood, warning her that Bibi Dong had touched upon the Rakshasa Godhood and another divine presence had appeared. Qian Renxue agreed to resume cultivation after one week, insisting she would first take control of the empire.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Renxue he could destroy the Heaven Dou Empire’s palace and questioned why she had sacrificed years to infiltrate it.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had wanted to prove herself to Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, but said she was close to taking control of the empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed that Bibi Dong had touched upon the Rakshasa Godhood and that a divine thought had appeared in Sunset Forest.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo urged Qian Renxue to return and begin the Angel inheritance, saying she needed it to surpass Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue agreed to return to cultivation but asked for one week to finish her plan and seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire after the Soul Master tournament at the Crown Prince’s residence.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Dugu Yan in their arena match, easily burning away her poison and defeating her attacks with his Ultimate Fire. He revealed an extraordinary purple second Soul Ring, leaving the spectators stunned as the match ended with Dugu Yan questioning how he could be so powerful.

• Xiao Yan drove Dugu Yan back with a single palm strike, prompting her to ask whether he was a fire-attribute member of Spirit Hall's younger generation.
• Xiao Yan displayed a three-colored flame and told Dugu Yan that she would remember it forever.
• Dugu Yan used her Third Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, but Xiao Yan burned away the poisonous mist with his flames.
• Dugu Yan enhanced her serpent form with her first two Soul Skills and attacked with her tail, but Xiao Yan struck her down and forced her back into human form.
• Xiao Yan revealed a platinum-white first Soul Ring and a purple second Soul Ring, then claimed his Ultimate Fire surpassed Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent.

Xiao Yan stunned the arena with his unusual Soul Rings and victory over Dugu Yan, drawing the attention of Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo. After leaving the stage, he met Yu Tianheng, and their handshake ended in a clash between flame and lightning.

• Xiao Yan revealed one platinum and one purple Soul Ring and was praised for defeating the higher-level Dugu Yan.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Xue Qinghe's growing influence and Xiao Yan's prospects, with Ning Fengzhi considering recruiting him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Yan left the arena to cheers that eclipsed Dai Mubai's fame, while Dugu Yan remained stunned by her defeat.
• Xiao Yan greeted Old Yu and met Yu Tianheng, who introduced himself and clasped hands with him.
• Yu Tianheng's lightning met Xiao Yan's flame, and the two sprang apart with blackened, numb palms.

After defeating Dugu Yan, Xiao Yan fought Yu Tianheng, whose strength impressed him but whose challenge was stopped by Yu Tianming. As Xiao Yan returned to Spirit Hall, Dai Mubai challenged him, and Xiao Yan claimed he could defeat Yu Tianheng with one move.

• Xiao Yan taunted Yu Tianheng, and the two exchanged blows that ended in a draw.
• Yu Tianheng released his three Soul Rings and challenged Xiao Yan, but Yu Tianming intervened and defended Xiao Yan.
• Yu Tianheng criticized Yu Tianming for leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and sided against his own nephew before departing with Dugu Yan.
• Reporters gathered to interview Xiao Yan, but Spirit Hall deacons kept them back as Xiao Yan and Yu Tianming left the arena.
• Dai Mubai rushed forward and challenged Xiao Yan, who continued on to Spirit Hall with Yu Tianming.
• Yu Tianming asked whether Xiao Yan could defeat Yu Tianheng, and Xiao Yan indicated that he would need only one move.

Xiao Yan continued cultivating and learned from Yu Xin about Dai Mubai’s defeat by a mysterious veiled Soul Ancestor. As Yao Lao began teaching him alchemy, he compared the strength of Dou Qi and Douluo realms, leaving Xiao Yan to call Douluo Continent the floor tile of the fantasy world.

• Xiao Yan cultivated fire control and integrated his Martial Soul more fully while sharing lunch and conversation with Yu Xin.
• Yu Xin told Xiao Yan that Dai Mubai had left Heaven Dou Imperial City after a veiled blond Soul Ancestor defeated him easily without releasing her Martial Soul.
• Yao Lao appeared with an alchemy cauldron and began teaching Xiao Yan alchemy.
• Yao Lao compared Dou Qi realms with Soul Master and god ranks, estimating that Dou Sheng was equivalent to the God King Realm.
• Xiao Huo sensed Yao Lao’s immense power, and Xiao Yan concluded that Douluo Continent was the floor tile of the fantasy world.