Recaps

After seven days of intense training, Xiao Yan advanced a level and traveled with Yu Tianming, Yu Xin, and Cang Lin to the Crown Prince’s residence. There he encountered Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo, leaving their reunion tense.

• Xiao Yan trained in alchemy, Dou Techniques, Soul Power, and Soul Skills under Yao Lao and Xiao Huo, compressing his Soul Power until he advanced a level.
• Xiao Yan left Spirit Hall and rode with Yu Tianming, Yu Xin, and Cang Lin toward the Crown Prince’s residence.
• Cang Lin explained the imperial district and the Seven Great Sects, and Yu Tianming and Cang Lin told Xiao Yan how the Clear Sky Sect had gone into seclusion after Tang Hao killed Qian Xunji.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Crown Prince’s residence and saw Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo waiting there.

Qian Renxue watched the Crown Prince's residence for Xiao Yan's arrival, but Dugu Bo attacked him and searched for a divine object he believed Xiao Yan had taken. Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened just as Dugu Bo was about to tear Xiao Yan apart.

• Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile Douluo surveyed the young visitors and waited for Xiao Yan, whom Qian Renxue had chosen to assess.
• Dugu Bo confronted Xiao Yan outside the hall, immobilized him, and knocked Cang Lin and Yu Tianming aside.
• Dugu Bo attacked Xiao Yan over the destruction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring and demanded that he hand over a divine object.
• Dugu Bo's pressure shattered Xiao Yan's bracelet, spilling immortal herbs, but Dugu Bo suspected Xiao Yan had fused the object into his body.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived in a flash of golden light and struck Dugu Bo, sending him flying.

Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened to protect Xiao Yan, overpowering Dugu Bo and forcing him to abandon his attack after revealing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. He reminded Dugu Bo of the oath he had sworn when registering his title with Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Bo sent flying by the mysterious expert, Yu Tianming and Cang Lin rushed to Xiao Yan, who said he did not know his rescuer.
• Dugu Bo transformed into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and attacked the mysterious expert, who slammed the serpent to the ground with one hand.
• Dugu Bo prepared two devastating Soul Skills, willing to risk harming people in the crown prince’s residence to seize the divine object inside Xiao Yan.
• The mysterious expert revealed himself as a burly old man with a red ninth Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo stopped his attack in fear.
• Dugu Bo recognized the old man as Elder Golden Crocodile, who asked whether Dugu Bo had forgotten the oath he swore when registering his title with Spirit Hall.

Golden Crocodile Douluo forced Dugu Bo to confront the consequences of his actions, then took Dugu Bo and the unconscious Dugu Yan away. Xue Qinghe announced that the Soul Master tournament had begun and trapped the remaining contestants in an arena for a free-for-all.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo subdued Dugu Bo and condemned him for endangering civilians with his poison Soul Skill.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo seized Dugu Yan to challenge Dugu Bo, then released her and lectured him about restraining power and protecting the weak.
• Dugu Bo carried the unconscious Dugu Yan away with Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Yu Tianheng blamed Xiao Yan for her injury and challenged him.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that the clash had served as the tournament's opening show and ordered anyone over twenty to leave.
• Xue Qinghe began the Soul Master tournament as walls rose around the Crown Prince's residence, enclosing the contestants in a free-for-all arena.

Xue Qinghe announced generous rewards for the Crown Prince’s residence battle, including a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and an even more valuable gift for first place. As the battle erupted, Yu Tianheng challenged Xiao Yan, who summoned a fire dragon to meet his attack.

• Xue Qinghe promised resource support for the top ten and revealed that the top three rewards included Soul Bones, with first place receiving a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and another valuable gift.
• Mu Zha of Forest Academy ambushed nearby Soul Masters, but Huo Shuang and Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy confronted him and his allies.
• Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy’s followers swept through part of the arena while Soul Masters fought without restrictions.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Xiao Yan and attacked with his First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw.
• Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul emerged as a young woman and transformed into a towering fire dragon before Yu Tianheng.

Xiao Yan faced Yu Tianheng in the arena, where Xiao Huo’s dragon might first frightened Yu Tianheng before their battle escalated into a clash of overwhelming power. As their fight continued, three mysterious newcomers arrived, and the bewitching woman said their secretive mission seemed to come from the Elder Hall.

• Xiao Huo appeared as a fire dragon, and her dragon might forced Yu Tianheng to his knees and prevented him from releasing his Martial Soul.
• After Xiao Huo withdrew, Yu Tianheng activated Thunderous Fury and attacked Xiao Yan with his Soul Skills, unleashing a strike that reached Soul Ancestor-level power.
• Xiao Yan released his two Soul Rings and three-colored Yellow Springs flames, which collided with Yu Tianheng’s lightning in a deadly storm.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu watched the fighters’ astonishing power, while Mu Zha’s attempted sneak attack on Huo Shuang failed.
• A bewitching woman and two companions arrived at the battlefield, and she told the red-haired youth and tall man that the Elder Hall seemed to have sent them on a secretive mission.

Xiao Yan defeated Yu Tianheng with a devastating attack, then revealed that he had never needed to use a Soul Skill. As Feng Xiaotian challenged him, Xiao Yan identified his Martial Soul as Ultimate Fire, and their fight began.

• Xiao Yan emerged from the crater after his clash with Yu Tianheng, who lay unconscious, and the crowd realized Xiao Yan had won.
• Feng Xiaotian asked whether Xiao Yan had used a Soul Skill, and Xiao Yan said no one had made him use one since he gained his first two Soul Rings.
• Xiao Yan invited Feng Xiaotian to fight him, and Feng Xiaotian accepted, revealing his level-thirty-six Gale Twin-Headed Wolf Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as a level-twenty-six Spirit Hall Soul Master with the Ultimate Fire Martial Soul, stunning the gathered academies and nobles.
• Feng Xiaotian launched the first attack with blades of raging wind.

Xiao Yan fought Feng Xiaotian, enduring his wind blades and increasingly powerful Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes. As Feng Xiaotian launched his final attack, Xiao Yan revealed his second Soul Skill, leaving the duel at its climax.

• Feng Xiaotian used Wind Blade Array, but Xiao Yan blocked the blades with armor formed from Ultimate Fire.
• Xiao Yan struck Feng Xiaotian with his self-created Fire-Blowing Palm, and Feng Xiaotian used a hurricane to escape the flames.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Gale Wings and attacked Xiao Yan with his self-created Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes.
• Xiao Yan revealed the intensified true form of his Ultimate Fire, melting Feng Xiaotian's claws and fangs.
• Feng Xiaotian activated Twin Wolf Possession and dived into his final strike, while Xiao Yan unleashed his second Soul Skill, Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens.

Xiao Yan defeated Feng Xiaotian with his second soul skill, Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens, and left the other academies stunned by his Ultimate Fire. At the crown prince's residence, Qian Renxue rebuked Ghost Douluo for suggesting that Spirit Hall kill Xiao Yan, who belonged to Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Yan unleashed Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens and overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian's defenses with a pillar of magma and fire.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Xiaotian to admit defeat, then knocked him unconscious when he continued to struggle.
• Students from Forest Academy and Blazing Fire Academy feared the power of Xiao Yan's Ultimate Fire, while Xiao Yan judged the other competitors too weak to excite him.
• Yu Xin and Yu Tianming discussed Xiao Yan's growing strength and his chances of winning the competition.
• Qian Renxue asked Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo for their opinions of Xiao Yan, and Ghost Douluo proposed killing him.
• Qian Renxue warned Ghost Douluo that Xiao Yan belonged to Spirit Hall and demanded to know whose future trouble he meant to eliminate.

Qian Renxue ordered the Golden Generation to test Xiao Yan, and Yan confronted him in the arena. Xiao Yan turned Yan’s magma attack back against him, but Yan pressed on with a powerful punch and then activated Granite Rock.

• Qian Renxue explained that she had summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to bring the Golden Generation to Heaven Dou Imperial City so she could test them against Xiao Yan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo passed on Qian Renxue’s order, and Hu Liena agreed that she, Xie Yue, and Yan should comply.
• Yan charged at Xiao Yan, who was surprised to discover that his opponent was a Soul Ancestor with the Flame Lord Martial Soul.
• Yan attacked with Hell Magma Rush, but Xiao Yan’s Ultimate Fire spread through the magma and sent it back, burning a hole through Yan’s chest.
• Yan attacked Xiao Yan with a fiery punch, and Xiao Yan answered with Fire-Blowing Palm; the clash forced Xiao Yan back several steps.
• Yan activated his Second Soul Skill, Granite Rock, encasing his arm in stone as he prepared a powerful punch.

Xiao Yan fought Yan of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, holding his own against the stronger Soul Master while testing his physical abilities. As Xiao Yan unleashed his Self-Created Soul Skill, Eight Extremes Collapse, Hu Liena warned Yan too late.

• Yan used his earth attribute and Granite Rock to suppress Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan broke through the attack with Ultimate Fire.
• Cang Lin identified Yan as one of the Golden Generation and recognized Hu Liena and Xie Yue behind him; Hu Liena's glare knocked several lewd young men unconscious.
• Yu Tianming pointed out that Xiao Yan had not used a Soul Skill and was testing his strength against Yan.
• Xiao Yan deduced that Yan had only one usable Soul Skill in the fight and declared the warm-up over.
• Hu Liena warned Yan that Xiao Yan was using another Self-Created Soul Skill, but Xiao Yan struck with Eight Extremes Collapse.

Xiao Yan defeated Yan and nearly let the Ultimate Fire devour the Flame Lord Martial Soul, but stopped when he realized it would destroy Yan’s foundation. Hu Liena and Xie Yue rescued Yan and accused Xiao Yan of being a heretic, leaving Xiao Yan to challenge them both.

• Xiao Yan struck Yan with Eight Extremes Collapse, crippling his arms and causing the Flame Lord Martial Soul to dissipate as the Ultimate Fire began consuming it.
• Xiao Yan stopped the fire snake from devouring Yan’s Martial Soul, and Yao Lao praised him for holding to his convictions.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena arrived, rescued Yan, and questioned Xiao Yan about trying to devour his Martial Soul.
• Xiao Yan explained that his Ultimate Fire could command other flames, but Xie Yue and Hu Liena treated him as a heretic and threatened to kill him.
• Xiao Yan dismissed their accusations, drew a ring of fire around the pair, and challenged them to attack together.

Xiao Yan faced Hu Liena and Xie Yue in the Crown Prince's residence tournament, using his fire powers against the Golden Generation. When he tried to combine three sources of flame, they repelled one another and Xie Yue's attack scattered them, leaving Xiao Yan stunned by the failure.

• Xiao Yan challenged Xie Yue and Hu Liena to attack him together, then feinted past Xie Yue and struck Hu Liena with an Ultimate Fire punch.
• Hu Liena manifested her fox tail to block the blow, but Xiao Yan scorched its fur and saw through her charm illusion.
• Xie Yue strengthened himself with his Fourth Soul Skill and attacked Xiao Yan with his Moon Blade, shattering Xiao Yan's fire shield.
• Xiao Yan drew on Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the fire of the Fire Yang Spring, but the three-colored spark came apart before Xie Yue's moonlight dispersed it.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether he had just fired a dud.

Zhao Wuji caught Ma Hongjun sneaking around Suotuo City, and the two encountered Xiao Wu and Tang San. Tang San attacked Ma Hongjun after he harassed Xiao Wu, then revealed that he wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Zhao Wuji stunned.

• Zhao Wuji met Ma Hongjun at a restaurant after leaving the House of Red Delights, and Ma Hongjun explained that his Evil Fire forced him to seek relief.
• Zhao Wuji tried to take Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy, but Ma Hongjun stopped to approach Xiao Wu at a street stall.
• Ma Hongjun made an inappropriate remark to Xiao Wu and pointed at his crotch, prompting Tang San to attack him with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon.
• Ma Hongjun summoned his Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Ring and challenged Tang San, while Tang San called the phoenix a barnyard chicken.
• Tang San produced a Clear Sky Hammer, and Zhao Wuji recognized it in shock.

Tang San confronted Ma Hongjun after he insulted Xiao Wu and demanded an apology, while Grandmaster and Zhao Wuji recognized each other. Tang San refused to hide the Clear Sky Hammer as Tang Hao had advised and used it to send Ma Hongjun crashing into the ground.

• Ma Hongjun recognized Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer and mocked him as a bastard from the Tang family, prompting Tang San to threaten him.
• Zhao Wuji intervened and reunited with Grandmaster, who introduced Tang San and Ma Hongjun as young geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San demanded that Ma Hongjun apologize for harassing Xiao Wu and insulting him, but Ma Hongjun refused and challenged him to fight.
• Tang San recalled rejecting Tang Hao's advice to hide the Clear Sky Hammer, and his father agreed to let him use it while warning that Spirit Hall might hunt him.
• Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer and blasted Ma Hongjun several meters away, leaving him in a shallow pit amid scattered flames.

Xiao Yan realized he had failed to control his fused Heavenly Flames, then recalled the Flame Mantra and awakened Dou Qi from the Dou Qi Continent. He used it to defeat Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and the rest of the Golden Generation, as Xue Qinghe approached applauding.

• Xie Yue wounded Xiao Yan after his three-colored flame attack broke apart, and Xiao Yan realized he had not properly controlled the fused Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Lao explained that Heavenly Flames could not mix, reminding Xiao Yan to use the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan awakened Dou Qi and reached the strength of a One-Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yan struck Hu Liena before she could use her Fourth Soul Skill, then used Fire-Blowing Palm to smash Xie Yue's Moon Blades and send him flying.
• Xiao Yan grabbed Hu Liena's fox tail, tossed her toward Xie Yue, and left the Golden Generation defeated.
• Xue Qinghe approached and applauded Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan won the Crown Prince’s Estate Soul Master Tournament, then vanished with Xue Qinghe and a powerful Titled Douluo. In private, he revealed he had known Xue Qinghe was an impostor since their first meeting, and the impostor, Qian Renxue, said she was an enemy of the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xiao Yan defeated every contender and became the tournament’s sole winner, leaving spectators wondering what power he had used.
• Cang Lin, Yu Tianming, and Yu Xin recalled Xiao Yan’s earlier warning that the current Crown Prince was someone else, but Cang Lin said they could do little to intervene.
• A powerful Titled Douluo took Xiao Yan and Xue Qinghe away from the arena, and the onlookers suspected the Crown Prince wanted to recruit Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan recognized the elder as a Level 98 Titled Douluo and confronted Xue Qinghe, asking whether he was the young master of another power.
• Qian Renxue admitted she was not the original Xue Qinghe, and Xiao Yan said he had noticed during their first meeting.
• Qian Renxue denied being from the Clear Sky Sect and revealed that she was its enemy.

Qian Renxue revealed her true identity to Xiao Yan and questioned him about his age, Martial Soul, and inheritance, believing him to be a child from another god-level family. She challenged him to a fight to test his strength and verify whether he qualified, ending as she summoned her Holy Sword.

• Qian Renxue removed her disguise and introduced herself, and Xiao Yan recognized her as a member of Spirit Hall’s Angel Lineage.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo identified Xiao Yan as an eight-year-old, while Qian Renxue guessed that he had a God-Level Martial Soul and level twenty Innate Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue asked about Xiao Yan’s family inheritance and Ultimate Fire, but Xiao Yan refused to answer.
• Qian Renxue ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo not to act without her permission and told Xiao Yan she wanted to fight him.
• Qian Renxue revealed her five Soul Rings and angelic armor, then drew her Holy Sword and declared that Xiao Yan must face her judgment.

Qian Renxue revealed her powerful Holy Angel inheritance and challenged Xiao Yan, who answered with his full Martial Soul and Dou Qi. Their fight began with Qian Renxue overwhelming him with Divine Sense, though Xiao Yan’s Ultimate Fire pierced her shield and stung her palm.

• Qian Renxue displayed her level-fifty-eight Holy Angel power and explained that her angel inheritance would grow stronger after she became a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
• Xiao Yan activated his Martial Soul and Dou Qi, revealing his Ultimate Fire and One-Star Dou Ling strength as he accepted Qian Renxue as a worthy opponent.
• Qian Renxue sensed that Xiao Yan’s power came from a god greater than the Fire God and charged at him with her Divine Sense.
• Qian Renxue trapped Xiao Yan with golden light and struck him with her first Soul Skill, a golden shield attack.
• Xiao Yan countered with his Fire-Blowing Palm, was blasted backward, and pierced Qian Renxue’s shield with a flame that stung her palm.

Xiao Yan attacked Qian Renxue with his flames, forcing her to use the Sacred Shield and Holy Sword before he created a Three-Colored Fire Lotus from three Heavenly Flames. He hurled the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus at close range as Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to intervene, leaving Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue caught in its explosion.

• Xiao Yan awakened his power and struck Qian Renxue with Slaughter the Sun, Burn the Heavens.
• Qian Renxue blocked the attack with her Sacred Shield, but stray flames burned at her armor before she cut them away with her Holy Sword.
• Qian Renxue rose into the air and told Xiao Yan that he had made her take him seriously.
• Xiao Yan launched a close-range attack and fused three Heavenly Flames into a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo warned Qian Renxue to flee and sent a golden crocodile to intercept the lotus, but Xiao Yan hurled it before either could escape.

Xiao Yan unleashed a fused Three-Colored Fire Lotus against Qian Renxue, causing a catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Crown Prince's residence. The aftermath revealed Xue Qinghe dead and Xue Can alive, while Xiao Yan collapsed in the ruins.

• Qian Renxue shielded herself from Xiao Yan's Three-Colored Fire Lotus and told Golden Crocodile Douluo to protect the snow-haired boy and take her and Xiao Yan away afterward.
• Xiao Yan's fused Heavenly Flames exploded with power beyond his control, engulfing the Crown Prince's residence.
• Experts outside the residence sensed the blast and debated Xiao Yan's strength and realm.
• Yu Xin and the others arrived as Xue Can emerged from the rubble and collapsed.
• The royals discovered Xue Qinghe's crushed corpse beneath a stone slab and realized the eldest prince was dead.

One month after the explosion, Xue Can became crown prince while the court believed Xue Qinghe had died and Xiao Yan had vanished. Yu Tianming insisted Xiao Yan was alive and left to search for him, while Golden Crocodile Douluo wondered where Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue had gone.

• Xue Can learned that he had reappeared after the explosion and that Xue Qinghe had died, then became crown prince after recovering.
• Cang Lin and Yu Tianming discussed how Xue Qinghe’s corpse had been confirmed as genuine despite Xiao Yan’s claim that the prince had been replaced.
• Yu Tianming rejected Xue Can’s offer to search for Xiao Yan’s body, declared Xiao Yan was alive, and warned Xue Can not to hurt Yu Xin.
• Yu Tianming left the residence, and Golden Crocodile Douluo realized that both Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue had disappeared in the explosion.

Golden Crocodile Douluo learned that Xiao Yan was an orphan with an unlikely history and questioned whether Tang Hao had raised him to oppose Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu arrived, sensed the crown prince’s residence, and confirmed that a god had been involved.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo heard from Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that they had found no trace of Qian Renxue but had investigated Xiao Yan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Xiao Yan was an orphan who had first registered with Spirit Hall at level three Soul Power.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo studied Xiao Yan’s records and learned that Tang Hao had been seen in Holy Soul Village, leading him to suspect Tang Hao had secretly raised Xiao Yan.
• Ghost Douluo explained that Xiao Yan was hostile to Tang Hao’s son, Tang San, and had vowed to kill him.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, sensed the crown prince’s residence in Heaven Dou Imperial City, and concluded that a god had been involved.

Qian Daoliu reconstructed Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue’s disappearance and discovered that Xiao Yan’s ring had unleashed divine power beyond the level of a First-Level God. The two had been transported to a mysterious treasure basin, where Xiao Huo and Yao Lao watched over them as they lay unconscious in an illusion.

• Qian Daoliu brought Golden Crocodile Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo to the crown prince’s residence and used Angel power to recreate Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue’s clash.
• Qian Daoliu showed that a ring on Xiao Yan’s hand released gray mist that swept him and Qian Renxue away, and he judged its divine power greater than that of a First-Level God.
• Qian Daoliu sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to tell the Pope that Qian Renxue had gone missing, while he and Golden Crocodile Douluo could not determine where she had been taken.
• Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue lay unconscious in a golden-and-red lake at a mysterious region of the Douluo Continent, while Xiao Huo and Yao Lao watched them.
• Yao Lao identified the location as the first of the three great treasure basins, which held the strongest divine power on the Douluo Continent.

Yao Lao and Xiao Huo confronted the Goddess of Love in Qiankun Asking Love Valley, where she revealed the valley’s origins and her ancient grievance. The chapter ended with Yao Lao taking control of Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue through his powerful soul.

• A storm erupted over the valley, and Xiao Huo deflected the Goddess of Love’s lightning before forcing her out of the clouds.
• Yao Lao stopped Xiao Huo from attacking and questioned the Goddess of Love, who explained that the valley had formed from her after her death.
• Xiao Huo and the Goddess of Love traded insults about the Dragon God’s defeat, their losses, and Xiao Huo becoming Xiao Yan’s Soul Spirit.
• Yao Lao sensed the valley’s dense divine power and considered how it could help Xiao Yan cultivate Dou Qi and gain a powerful third Soul Ring.
• The Goddess of Love warned Yao Lao that she controlled Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue, but Yao Lao used his soul to seize control of them from her.