Recaps

Xiao Yan revealed his Second Martial Soul and effortlessly overwhelmed Dai Mubai, while Tang San fought Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s devastating Full Moon technique. The chapter left Dai Mubai alive but crippled, and Tang San battered after breaking Full Moon with his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Xiao Yan revealed his Second Martial Soul, then struck Dai Mubai with overwhelming speed and strength, pinning him to the arena floor.
• Xie Yue used Full Moon against Tang San, who countered with his Eight Spider Lances until they shattered.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer to break Full Moon, but the clash damaged the hammer and blasted him to the ground.
• Xiao Yan surveyed the other battles, then stomped on Dai Mubai’s right arm and burned his mouth with white flames.
• Xiao Yan cut off Dai Mubai’s arm and kicked him beyond the arena, leaving him alive but crippled.

Xiao Yan’s team defeated Shrek Academy and won the tournament, after he stopped Tang San’s final attack and Tang San conceded. As the champions received their Soul Bones, Bibi Dong noticed Xiao Wu’s Immortal Herb and ordered the elders to seize her.

• Xiao Yan blocked Tang San’s poisoned Eight Spider Lances fragments with ice crystals, leaving Tang San unable to continue fighting.
• Tang San conceded the match, and the referee declared the Martial Soul Team the tournament winners.
• Ning Fengzhi treated the injured fighters, and Xiao Wu’s Immortal Herb fell from her robes; Bibi Dong and others noticed it.
• Bibi Dong presented the three Soul Bones, and Xiao Yan gave the Wisdom Skull to Hu Liena, the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone to Xie Yue, and the Swift Forward-Charging Wind-Chasing Left Leg Bone to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong announced the tournament’s end, then ordered Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the elders to seize Xiao Wu.

Bibi Dong exposed Xiao Wu as a Soul Beast and ordered Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to seize her. Tang San revealed he had known Xiao Wu’s identity and stood by her, while the Shrek team and their teachers prepared to resist Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong announced that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, and Xiao Wu admitted she had escaped Spirit Hall’s pursuit in the past.
• Tang San stopped Oscar from questioning Xiao Wu and revealed that he had known her identity since his Purple Demon Eye breakthrough.
• Tang San explained that he had given Xiao Wu an Immortal Herb to conceal her presence and reassured her that he still loved her as his little sister.
• Xiao Yan recognized the danger as Spirit Hall Soul Masters surrounded the arena and prepared to fight for Xiao Wu.
• Tang San vowed that Spirit Hall would have to kill him before taking Xiao Wu, and Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong joined him.
• Flender and Liu Erlong possessed their Martial Souls and prepared to confront Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong stopped Dugu Bo from rescuing Tang San and Xiao Wu, then ordered Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to attack Shrek. Tang Hao appeared to protect the group, and Xiao Yan recognized him as the source of the hidden killing intent from his Martial Soul Awakening.

• Dugu Bo began to move toward Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Bibi Dong's pressure forced him to stop.
• Bibi Dong displayed her hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and ordered Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to attack Shrek.
• Tang Hao appeared and blasted Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo away, prompting Tang San to recognize his father.
• Xiao Yan sensed the familiar presence within Tang Hao and grew wary as Tang Hao confronted Bibi Dong.
• Tang Hao revealed nine Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, and challenged Bibi Dong and the other Titled Douluo.

Tang Hao attacked the Pope's Palace to create an opening, then escaped Spirit City with Tang San and Xiao Wu after seven Titled Douluo stopped his strike. As Spirit Hall dealt with the casualties, Liu Erlong approached Xiao Yan to talk about Yu Xiaogang.

• Tang Hao enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer and aimed it at the Pope's Palace, forcing Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and four other Titled Douluo to defend it.
• The clash wounded Tang Hao and devastated Spirit City, killing ordinary people and leaving many Soul Masters unconscious.
• Tang Hao took Tang San and Xiao Wu and escaped, warning Bibi Dong that he would return and telling Flender he would repay Shrek Academy.
• Bibi Dong refused to pursue Tang Hao and ordered Spirit Hall personnel to help the wounded, while Xiao Yan comforted Zhu Zhuqing and reflected on his weakness.
• Liu Erlong left Shrek's group, asked Xiao Yan to speak with her, and he surmised that she had come because of Yu Xiaogang.

Xiao Yan learned from Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang had disappeared and was likely taken by Pope Bibi Dong, leaving him worried that his secret might be exposed and that Spirit Hall could become his enemy. Liu Erlong explained her role in the conflict, while Xiao Yan thanked her and said he might have to leave Spirit City.

• Xiao Yan asked Liu Erlong where Yu Xiaogang was and called him a coward for avoiding the finals.
• Liu Erlong told Xiao Yan that she and Flender knew Yu Xiaogang had wronged him, and that Flender had chosen not to take either side.
• Liu Erlong explained that Yu Xiaogang had disappeared before she could bring him to seek Xiao Yan's forgiveness.
• Liu Erlong said she suspected Bibi Dong had taken Yu Xiaogang, shocking Xiao Yan and making him fear that his secret could reach Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Yan thanked Liu Erlong for warning him, said their dispute with Yu Xiaogang was not her burden, and admitted he might not be able to remain in Spirit City.

After the finals, Xiao Yan reunited with Ning Rongrong and Oscar, who planned to return to Shrek Academy in five years, while he and Zhu Zhuqing went to Spirit Hall’s treasury to claim their prize. The chapter ended with the treasury’s elderly guardian giving Xiao Yan fifteen minutes to choose an item.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Ning Rongrong and Oscar, while Ma Hongjun continued to resent him and Dai Mubai had been taken away by the Star Luo Empire.
• Ning Rongrong said she would return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Oscar chose to stay at Shrek Academy; the four agreed to try to meet again in five years.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Xiao Yan to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then left Spirit City with the Shrek group and treated civilians injured in the clash.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Pope’s Palace to claim permission to choose an item from Spirit Hall’s treasury, and Xiao Yan urged Zhu Zhuqing to absorb a speed-boosting left leg Soul Bone.
• A Soul Douluo escorted Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing through security to the treasury, where the elderly guardian took Bibi Dong’s written order and gave Xiao Yan fifteen minutes to choose an item.

Xiao Yan searched Spirit Hall’s treasury for a reward and chose a mysterious rust-covered spear named Westward Migration. He left with the spear after the treasury guard introduced himself as Golden Zhang Douluo and offered to answer his questions.

• Xiao Yan entered Spirit Hall’s treasury with permission to choose one item within fifteen minutes, while his Space Soul Tools were disabled.
• Xiao Yan inspected the treasury’s treasures, Soul Beast materials, and Soul Tools, but found nothing that suited him.
• With little time remaining, Xiao Yan noticed the rusty spear Westward Migration and decided to choose it.
• Xiao Yan emerged with the spear, and Golden Zhang Douluo accepted his choice and offered to help him in the future.

Golden Zhang Douluo told Xiao Yan the history of the rusted spear, once wielded by a Soul Douluo who defended a city from migrating Soul Beasts. Xiao Yan chose the spear, while Golden Zhang Douluo kept secret that another survivor had fled in cowardice.

• Golden Zhang Douluo explained that two king-class Soul Beasts fought near a city, driving tens of thousands of Soul Beasts to surround it.
• Golden Zhang Douluo said the Spirit Hall Soul Douluo and his people stayed to defend the civilians while other Soul Masters fled.
• Golden Zhang Douluo recounted that the defenders’ last stand bought time for most civilians to escape, though the city fell before reinforcements arrived.
• Golden Zhang Douluo revealed that the Soul Douluo’s death, fury, and the battlefield’s blood had given the ordinary spear unusual properties.
• Xiao Yan examined the spear, thanked Golden Zhang Douluo, and decided to take it.
• After Xiao Yan and the others left, Golden Zhang Douluo recalled that another survivor had escaped the city, calling him a coward.

After Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned as champions, Qian Renxue asked them to go to the restless Star Luo Empire and help her. She opened up about her lonely childhood and her desire for friendship, and Xiao Yan agreed to help her as a friend; Qian Renxue promised to provide intelligence later.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Spirit Hall courtyard and found Qian Renxue waiting to congratulate them.
• Qian Renxue asked the champions to travel to the Star Luo Empire and help her address its unrest, and Xiao Yan asked whether she was making a request as a friend or giving them a mission.
• Qian Renxue described how her mother had always rejected her, how she had pursued her approval, and how she had devised her plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue admitted that she felt relaxed around Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing and wondered whether that feeling was friendship.
• Xiao Yan joked about their shared hardships, and he and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go to the Star Luo Empire as friends; Qian Renxue said she would give them intelligence later.

Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing a speed-enhancing Soul Bone, then used the Qianxi Spear to deepen his mastery of Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and broke through. After receiving supplies and an identity token from Qian Renxue, Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing left Spirit City for the Star Luo Empire.

• Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, and she absorbed it under his watch.
• Xiao Yan practiced with the Qianxi Spear, entered a rare state, and gained a basic grasp of Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear's full power.
• Xiao Yan noticed his Soul Power fluctuating and went inside to break through while Zhu Zhuqing stood guard.
• Qian Renxue sent Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing information about the Star Luo Empire, supplies, medicinal herbs, Gold Soul Coins, and an identity token equal in rank to a Spirit Hall Elder Token.
• After Xiao Yan sorted the medicinal supplies, he and Zhu Zhuqing rented a carriage and left Spirit City without saying goodbye.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing searched the Black Soul Mountain Range for a suitable Soul Beast for Xiao Yan’s fifth Soul Ring. They reached a battlefield where two powerful Soul Beasts were fighting over territory.

• Zhu Zhuqing beat Xiao Yan in a race through the forest and collected their ten Gold Soul Coin wager.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled through the Heaven Dou Empire toward the Black Soul Mountain Range, hoping to find a Soul Beast suited to Xiao Yan’s fifth Soul Skill.
• After searching for days, they rejected several Soul Beasts because their attributes did not suit Xiao Yan’s needs.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing heard roars and rushed to investigate a battle between two powerful Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing reached the battlefield and saw a pale-red, centaur-shaped Soul Beast facing an alligator snapping turtle-like beast.

Xiao Yan killed two badly injured Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and began absorbing the Centaur Colt’s Soul Ring while Zhu Zhuqing kept watch. When a mercenary party approached the battlefield, Zhu Zhuqing moved to stop them before they could disturb Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing watched a Centaur Colt and a snapping turtle fight, and Zhu Zhuqing learned the colt was nineteen thousand years old.
• Xiao Yan attacked the two weakened Soul Beasts, killed them, and chose the Centaur Colt’s black Soul Ring to absorb.
• Zhu Zhuqing guarded Xiao Yan as he cultivated, reflecting on the gap between their strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted a mercenary party approaching the battlefield and stepped in front of them to block their way.

Zhu Zhuqing scared off five mercenaries while Xiao Yan absorbed a Soul Ring, but Lu Zhi and his brothers reconsidered and turned back toward the battlefield. Lu Zhi’s decision exposed a growing rift between him and the men he had fought beside for years.

• Five mercenaries encountered Zhu Zhuqing, and two of them leered at her and tried to intimidate her.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her five Soul Rings, prompting Lu Zhi to apologize and withdraw with his brothers.
• Zhu Zhuqing privately felt relieved because she needed to protect Xiao Yan while he absorbed his Soul Ring.
• Third Brother objected to retreating, and the icy man argued that Zhu Zhuqing might have been bluffing about Uncle Jian.
• Lu Zhi agreed to approach the battlefield cautiously, while reflecting that starting a family had widened the rift between him and his brothers.

Zhu Zhuqing ambushed Lu Zhi and his companions while Xiao Yan absorbed a Soul Ring, killing one man and wounding two. She used a Ghost Shadow Clone to draw Lu Zhi and Fourth away, leaving the wounded men exposed to her next attack.

• Lu Zhi and his four companions approached Xiao Yan, but Zhu Zhuqing ambushed them and broke Fourth’s arm before escaping their counterattack.
• Zhu Zhuqing used a crossbow to reveal a false position, then killed one man with Love Threads Severing Moon Slash and wounded Fifth.
• Lu Zhi rescued Fifth from the slash, while Third and Fifth discovered that Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks corroded their Soul Power.
• Lu Zhi ordered Third and Fifth to attack Xiao Yan while he and Fourth pursued Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Lu Zhi and Fourth had been chasing her Ghost Shadow Clone, then attacked the two men left behind.

Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Clones and Soul Bone Skills to kill Lu Zhi and three of his men while holding off the attack. After Xiao Yan finished absorbing his Soul Ring, he killed the fleeing Fourth Brother with Green Lotus · Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Clones to ambush Lu Zhi's men, killing two injured Soul Masters while Lu Zhi and Fourth Brother pursued a clone.
• Lu Zhi and Fourth Brother destroyed two Shadow Clones and closed in on Zhu Zhuqing's true body.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Shadows Linked to swap places with a clone, then combined her Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Right Leg Bone Skills to pierce Lu Zhi's heart.
• Fourth Brother fled in terror as Zhu Zhuqing stood over Lu Zhi's body.
• Xiao Yan appeared after absorbing his Soul Ring and killed Fourth Brother with Green Lotus · Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

After absorbing his fifth Soul Ring, Xiao Yan discovered that his Martial Soul had transformed and gained new powers. He and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Holy Soul Village, where they found it greatly improved and reunited with Old Jack.

• Xiao Yan revealed his transformed Green Lotus · Cold Heart Flame Martial Soul and demonstrated its Green Lotus Flame Pillar ability to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Yan explained that Cold Heart Lotus Explosion was his fifth Soul Skill and could create explosive, flame-based lotuses that could also be carried.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing collected valuables from the battlefield, then traveled for eight days to Suotuo City and continued on to Holy Soul Village.
• Xiao Yan noticed the repaired road and transformed village, then found Old Jack at home and embraced him.
• Old Jack welcomed Zhu Zhuqing inside with enthusiasm and left Xiao Yan standing outside, confused by the warm reception.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack explained how Xiao Yan’s tournament victory had brought attention and renovations to the village. Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing slipped away to his old training hill, where he shared memories of his childhood and of seeing Tang San train on the opposite hill.

• Old Jack welcomed Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing home, scolded Xiao Yan for arriving without warning, and told them how Suotuo City had transformed Holy Soul Village after Xiao Yan’s tournament win.
• Old Jack kept the villagers from crowding into his home while they praised Xiao Yan outside.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing escaped through the back window and walked to the hill where Xiao Yan used to train.
• Xiao Yan showed Zhu Zhuqing his old training spot and described how he had trained there before his Martial Soul Awakening.
• Xiao Yan pointed out the opposite hill where he had first noticed Tang San cultivating, and recalled how they had each recognized the other’s persistence.

Xiao Yan returned to Holy Soul Village with Zhu Zhuqing, where Old Jack teased them about their relationship and gave Xiao Yan the savings and jade-green bangle he had kept for their wedding. The next day, Xiao Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing the bangle, and Old Jack happily celebrated with them over dinner.

• Xiao Yan showed Zhu Zhuqing the places where he had trained as a child in Holy Soul Village.
• Old Jack teased Xiao Yan about making his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing official and urged him not to let her down.
• Old Jack revealed the Gold Soul Coins he had saved for Xiao Yan’s wedding and gave him a jade-green bangle for his future granddaughter-in-law.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan placed the bangle on Zhu Zhuqing’s wrist.
• Old Jack noticed the bangle at dinner and happily shared more wine with Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Luo Empire and traveled to Star Chasing City to strengthen Spirit Hall’s intelligence network there. After learning about the empire’s harsh competition and influential families, they arrived at their destination ready to see what awaited them.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing crossed the canyon into the Star Luo Empire and entered Blood Alliance City without revealing their identities.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained how the Star Luo Empire’s fierce competition shaped its powerful martial spirits, prosperous trade, and influential families.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing rested in Blood Alliance City while Zhu Zhuqing described the Dai Family’s control and the roles of the Zhu, Chen, and Yang families.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Star Chasing City, where Qian Renxue had sent them to consolidate Spirit Hall’s intelligence after its local bishop was promoted.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Star Chasing City had once been called Falling Star City, and Xiao Yan said they would see whether it chased a star or became a falling one.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Star Chasing City and met Xu Mu, the Spirit Hall’s black-robed bishop, before settling into a secluded courtyard. A summons from the Battle Through the Heavens World drew Xiao Yan away, where he appeared before Xiao Huohuo in the middle of a dangerous trial.

• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing presented Qian Renxue’s token at the Spirit Hall Main Hall, and Xu Mu greeted them as elders while hiding his resentment toward the newcomers.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing chose a secluded courtyard in the Spirit Hall grounds, and Xiao Yan suddenly felt a summons from the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Huohuo faced a nest of Seven-Feathered Serpents while Yao Lao continued researching whether magical-beast remnants could form Soul Rings.
• Xiao Huohuo sensed a connection across worlds, and pale blue flames gathered into Xiao Yan before him.
• Xiao Yan greeted Xiao Huohuo, who stared at his nearly identical counterpart in stunned silence.

Xiao Yan rescued Xiao Huohuo from a horde of Seven-Feathered Serpents and defeated their tier-three leader with his soul skills. After the serpents fled, Yao Lao began examining the frozen beast to see whether its power could be used like a Soul Ring.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo reunited, then joined forces against the Seven-Feathered Serpents.
• Xiao Yan confronted the tier-three serpent while Xiao Huohuo fought the lesser beasts with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan restrained and froze the tier-three serpent, then killed it with an ice-crystal spear.
• The remaining serpents retreated, and Xiao Huohuo explained that he had also fought two Golden-Furred Apes before the encounter.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Huohuo he had become the continent champion, while Yao Lao examined the frozen serpent for a way to use its power like a Soul Ring.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Huohuo in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and revealed that his Martial Soul had fused with the Green Lotus Core Flame. Xiao Huohuo devoured a portion of its source flame, raising his strength to Four-Star Dou Shi and evolving the Flame Mantra to Black Tier.

• Yao Lao failed to revive the Seven-Feathered Serpent's soul, so Xiao Huohuo led Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to his hidden valley.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached Soul King and that his Bone Spirit Cold Flame Martial Soul now contained the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• After Xiao Yan could not separate the two flames, Yao Lao confirmed that Xiao Huohuo could devour a wisp of the mutated Martial Soul.
• Xiao Huohuo swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame's source flame and endured its violent energy as Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched over him.
• Xiao Huohuo's strength rose from Two-Star Dou Shi to Four-Star Dou Shi, and he announced that the Flame Mantra had evolved to Black Tier.

After Xiao Huohuo advanced his Flame Mantra, he and Xiao Yan left the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the Tagor Desert. On the flying caravan, Xiao Yan successfully refined his first Tier 1 pill and resolved to become the Douluo Continent’s first alchemist.

• Yao Lao approved Xiao Huohuo’s journey to the Tagor Desert for harsher training, and Xiao Huohuo left the Magical Beast Mountain Range with Xiao Yan.
• In Hanyun Town, Xiao Huohuo paid for passage on a flying caravan bound for the Tagor Desert.
• Yao Lao shielded their compartment and had Xiao Huohuo demonstrate how to refine a batch of Tier 1 Blood Recovery Pills.
• Xiao Yan followed Yao Lao’s instructions and successfully refined a Tier 1 pill on his first attempt.
• Xiao Yan decided he would become the Douluo Continent’s first alchemist.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo reached Desert City and went to buy a detailed map of the Tagor Desert. When Xiao Huohuo asked about a fragment linked to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, the mapmaker revealed a powerful presence and demanded to know who they were.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo arrived at Desert City, where Xiao Huohuo's alchemist robe let them pass the gate without joining the queue.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo decided to buy a detailed map and supplies before entering the Tagor Desert, then found the Ancient Map Shop.
• Xiao Huohuo recognized a map fragment that seemed connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and asked the shopkeeper if he had more fragments.
• The shopkeeper refused to sell the fragment, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo that the old man was a Dou Emperor suppressed to the Dou Ling level.
• Xiao Huohuo hinted that he knew the shopkeeper might once have been a Dou Emperor, causing the old man to snap his brush, shut the shop doors, and demand to know who they were.