Recaps

Xu Wei and Xu Tianyi fought to a draw in the Soul Fighting Arena after neither could overcome the other's speed or defense. Xu Tianyi admitted he had underestimated Xu Wei, and the group learned more about Xu Wei's lightning Martial Soul before Kong Ling asked what they would do next.

• Xu Wei evaded Xu Tianyi's attacks while conserving Soul Power, and Kong Ling observed that Xu Tianyi was stronger but could not keep up with him.
• Kong Xuan stopped the fight with the Atlas Spear and declared it a draw because Xu Wei could not break Xu Tianyi's defenses and Xu Tianyi could not catch him.
• Xu Tianyi admitted he had underestimated Xu Wei and praised the power of his first Soul Skill, surprising Xu Wei, Kong Xuan, and Kong Ling.
• Xu Wei explained that his lightning Martial Soul had gained an unexpected speed-focused Soul Skill from a Thunderous Battle Rhinoceros, and Yun Ming told Kong Xuan that the skill was a rare godly ability.
• Kong Xuan and Xu Tianyi reassured Xu Wei that his Soul Skill was exceptionally powerful, improving Xu Wei's mood.
• Kong Ling pointed out that they had limited time in the arena and asked what they would do next.

Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi challenged Kong Xuan together, with Kong Ling explaining their abilities and warning them about her brother's Soul Skills. Their coordinated attack began, and Kong Xuan blocked Xu Tianyi's and Xu Wei's strikes, but Kong Ling's Sun Divine Light reached him as he appeared unable to dodge.

• Kong Ling asked Kong Xuan to fight all three of them, and he agreed confidently.
• Kong Ling told Xu Wei and Xu Tianyi about her Sun Martial Soul, her first Soul Skill, and Kong Xuan's powerful spatial and area Soul Skills.
• Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi agreed to attack Kong Xuan together and launched a three-sided assault.
• Kong Xuan met Xu Tianyi's dragon claw with the Atlas Spear and knocked him back.
• Kong Xuan blocked Xu Wei's lightning-charged punch with the spear's butt, but Xu Wei escaped before Kong Xuan could follow up.
• Kong Ling's Sun Divine Light reached Kong Xuan while he seemed to have no room to dodge.

Kong Xuan appeared to let Kong Ling’s Sun Divine Light pass through him, then explained that he had broken through two days earlier. He recalled Yun Ming’s guidance and revealed that he had comprehended clear and serene spear intent.

• Kong Ling’s Sun Divine Light pierced Kong Xuan and struck the arena barrier, but left him and his clothes unharmed.
• Xu Wei noticed Kong Xuan’s figure ripple like an illusion, while Xu Tianyi concluded he had used neither a Soul Skill nor Soul Power.
• Kong Ling paused the fight and asked whether Kong Xuan had used a Soul Tool, but he denied it and said he had recently broken through.
• During spear training in Kong Xuan’s Sea of Consciousness, Yun Ming explained that Kong Xuan’s desired unwavering spear intent required an invincible heart and urged him to consider other forms of intent.
• Kong Xuan reflected on the Atlas Spear and his past training, then understood that true spear intent could be formless and serene.
• Kong Xuan’s Atlas Spear rang as he comprehended clear and serene spear intent, and he thanked Yun Ming for his guidance.

Kong Xuan revealed that he had condensed Clear and Serene Spear Intent, which let him conceal his attacks and merge with his surroundings. After Xu Tianyi, Xu Wei, and Kong Ling insisted on continuing the match, Kong Xuan eliminated Xu Tianyi and Kong Ling and then countered Xu Wei's Lightning Flash.

• Kong Xuan explained that his Clear and Serene Spear Intent could hide his attacks and merge him with his surroundings.
• Xu Tianyi, Xu Wei, and Kong Ling overcame their shock and agreed to continue the match.
• Kong Xuan used his Spear Intent to surprise Xu Tianyi and press the Atlas Spear to his throat, eliminating him.
• Kong Xuan flicked Kong Ling's forehead and eliminated her, leaving Xu Wei as his final opponent.
• Kong Xuan read Xu Wei's Lightning Flash pattern and thrust the Atlas Spear at his predicted position.

Kong Xuan defeated Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi, revealing his spatial first Soul Skill, Void Stab. Afterward, he advised Xu Wei to prioritize Lightning Flash’s speed and develop his attack power through melee Soul Tools and future Soul Skills.

• Kong Xuan predicted Xu Wei’s Lightning Flash movements and struck him with Void Stab, whose spatial attribute bypassed Xu Wei’s immunity to physical attacks.
• Kong Xuan ended the one-against-three battle after overpowering Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi.
• Kong Xuan explained that Void Stab could pierce through space and emerge from any angle around its target, carrying a spatial cutting attribute.
• Kong Xuan offered to point out Xu Wei’s and Xu Tianyi’s problems, and both agreed to hear his advice.
• Kong Xuan told Xu Wei to rely less on Lightning Flash’s physical immunity and focus on speed, using melee Soul Tools and future attack-focused Soul Skills to address his weak offense.

Kong Xuan advised Xu Tianyi to improve his mindset and physical constitution as the Soul Master class settled into academy life. When Ren Jun announced a team competition for next semester, Xu Tianyi asked Kong Xuan to form a team with him, and Kong Xuan had not yet answered.

• Kong Xuan warned Xu Tianyi that arrogance could cost him in battle and urged him to build up his physical constitution, advice that also applied to Xu Wei.
• After the class spent over a month training under Ren Jun, Ren Jun announced a three-person team competition for next semester and told students to submit their chosen rosters by the next day.
• Xu Wei suggested that he, Kong Xuan, and Kong Ling team up, but Kong Xuan said they should first see what the others chose.
• Bi Jin considered asking Kong Xuan to join his team but hesitated to approach him.
• Xu Tianyi asked Kong Xuan for a chance to team up, and Kong Xuan asked whether he wanted to join him.

Kong Xuan declined to compete in the class tournament and helped Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi form a team, serving as their substitute and training partner. As the semester neared its end, Wang Xiao rushed to tell them that Xu Tianyi was being beaten at the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Kong Xuan explained that competing would prevent his teammates from getting useful training, so he suggested Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi team up.
• Kong Xuan volunteered as their substitute, and the other students submitted their team arrangements to homeroom teacher Ren Jun.
• Ren Jun praised Kong Xuan's talent and encouraged him to continue on his own cultivation path.
• Kong Xuan trained Kong Ling, Xu Wei, and Xu Tianyi by acting as their whetstone, repeatedly beating them in sparring.
• Kong Xuan, Xu Wei, and Kong Ling waited for Xu Tianyi, but Wang Xiao arrived and warned them that Xu Tianyi was about to be beaten to death at the Soul Fighting Arena.

Kong Xuan and his classmates rushed to the Soul Fighting Arena after learning that Xu Tianyi was being badly beaten. They discovered Xu Tianyang, Xu Tianyi’s older brother and rival in the struggle for the princely heirship, preparing to shoot him again.

• Wang Xiao told Kong Xuan that Xu Tianyi was badly injured in a fight and refused to concede, so Kong Xuan led their classmates to the arena.
• Kong Xuan and the others found Xu Tianyi wounded and exhausted while a silver-robed Four-Ring Soul Ancestor mocked him and attacked him with a Soul Guidance Ray Gun.
• An upperclassman explained that the fight involved a personal relationship between the opponents, and Kong Xuan realized Xu Tianyi’s opponent was likely a noble.
• Xu Tianyang revealed himself as Xu Tianyi’s older brother and ordered him to concede, while Kong Xuan identified the fight as part of the struggle to become heir.
• Xu Tianyi grabbed Xu Tianyang’s gun barrel and dared him to kill him, but Xu Tianyang shook him off and aimed at his left leg.

Kong Xuan intervened when Xu Tianyang was about to finish off Xu Tianyi, then took over the fight as Xu Tianyi’s class monitor. He revealed two purple Soul Rings and began attacking the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, leaving the battle underway.

• Kong Xuan knocked the Soul Guidance Ray Gun from Xu Tianyang’s hand with the Atlas Spear and entered the arena.
• Kong Xuan criticized Xu Tianyi for refusing to concede, but Xu Tianyi insisted the fight was his.
• Kong Xuan shielded Xu Tianyi and declared that the fight was now his, prompting Xu Tianyang to accept the challenge.
• Ren Jun calmed the Soul Master class students and chose to let Kong Xuan fight, believing he was confident and wanting to see his strength.
• Kong Xuan recalled the Atlas Spear and revealed two purple Soul Rings, shocking the spectators.
• Xu Tianyang attacked with his Soul Cannons, but Kong Xuan deflected the shots and began using Spear Intent to seize the initiative.

Kong Xuan used his spear intent and spatial Soul Skill to fight Xu Tianyang, evading his attacks and forcing him to rely on a barrage of Soul Cannons. When Xu Tianyang climbed higher to escape Kong Xuan’s reach, Kong Xuan used Flight Restriction to disable his Flying Soul Tool and send him plummeting.

• Ren Jun recognized that Kong Xuan had mastered spear intent, while Xu Tianyang struggled to track him in the air.
• Kong Xuan used Void Stab to attack Xu Tianyang from unexpected angles, but Xu Tianyang blocked the strikes with defensive shields.
• Xu Tianyang unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Soul Guidance Array-Heavenly Net, and bombarded the arena, but Kong Xuan dodged the attacks without serious injury.
• Xu Tianyang climbed higher and challenged Kong Xuan to reach him, believing he was beyond the spear skill’s range.
• Kong Xuan activated Flight Restriction, disabling Xu Tianyang’s metal wings and causing him to fall uncontrollably.

Kong Xuan defeated Xu Tianyang after forbidding him from flying, then helped the injured Xu Tianyi leave the Soul Fighting Arena. Their classmates celebrated Kong Xuan’s victory, while Ren Jun carried Xu Tianyi to treatment and ordered Kong Xuan to follow him.

• Xu Tianyang’s fall left him badly injured, and Kong Xuan held the Atlas Spear to his throat until he accepted defeat.
• The crowd cheered Kong Xuan for defeating a Soul Ancestor without using Soul Tools, and he helped Xu Tianyi to his feet.
• Kong Xuan warned Xu Tianyi that he could not always rely on someone to save him, and the two left the arena together.
• Their classmates praised Kong Xuan, while Kong Ling and Xu Wei discussed his strength.
• Ren Jun carried Xu Tianyi to treatment and told Kong Xuan to come with him.

After Kong Xuan defeated Xu Tianyi, Ren Jun praised his Spear Intent and learned that his flight-restricting ability came from an innate Martial Soul domain. Xu Tianyi recovered and resolved not to recklessly challenge his brother again, while days later a striking girl came to Xu Wei’s class asking for Kong Xuan.

• Ren Jun arranged Soul Saint-level treatment for Xu Tianyi, then praised Kong Xuan’s strength and Spear Intent.
• Kong Xuan told Ren Jun that his flight prohibition was an innate domain of his Martial Soul.
• Xu Tianyi emerged healed, accepted Ren Jun’s advice to rest, and told Kong Xuan he would not repeat his reckless fight.
• News of Kong Xuan’s victory spread through the academy, making him a popular figure until the excitement faded.
• A wine-red-haired girl approached Xu Wei and asked him to call Kong Xuan from his class.

Meng Hongchen brought Kong Xuan to meet her brother, Xiao Hongchen, who invited him to join the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament four years later. Kong Xuan questioned the early invitation and Xiao Hongchen’s confidence, while wondering whether Xiao’s current cultivation had been boosted with drugs.

• Xu Wei told Kong Xuan that a pretty senior was looking for him, and Kong Ling pressed Xu Wei for details about her.
• Kong Xuan recognized Meng Hongchen and followed her outside to meet her brother, Xiao Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen invited Kong Xuan to compete in the tournament four years later, predicting that Kong Xuan would be strong enough to challenge Shrek’s inner court students.
• Kong Xuan questioned how Xiao Hongchen could secure a team spot, and Xiao confidently said he expected to become a Soul King and make the main team.
• Kong Xuan recalled Xiao Hongchen’s future defeat by Shrek and wondered whether drugs had already raised his cultivation.

Kong Xuan warned Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that Soul Ascension Pills could hinder their future cultivation, then promised he could lead Sun Moon to victory over Shrek without them. He went to Laboratory Three to find Xuan Ziwen, but encountered an unfamiliar girl instead.

• Kong Xuan asked Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen whether they used medicine to raise their Soul Power, and Xiao Hongchen admitted he did.
• Kong Xuan warned the siblings that relying on medicine could slow their cultivation and make future breakthroughs harder.
• Xiao Hongchen said he wanted to defeat Shrek and prove Sun Moon could produce geniuses, and Kong Xuan declared that he would be enough to accomplish both goals.
• Meng Hongchen praised Kong Xuan, while Xiao Hongchen reconsidered taking Soul Ascension Pills and said they would decide later.
• Kong Xuan entered Laboratory Three to find Xuan Ziwen, but an unfamiliar girl challenged him about having an access card.

Kong Xuan visited Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory, met his disciple Ju Zi, and arranged to travel home with his martial uncle for the holidays. As the semester ended, Ren Jun announced that a national competition would determine who joined a new experimental class, and Kong Xuan and his classmates separated for the break.

• Kong Xuan met Ju Zi in Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory and learned that Xuan Ziwen had gone to Mingde Hall for materials.
• Kong Xuan arranged to leave for the Worship Hall with Xuan Ziwen on the afternoon of the day after tomorrow.
• Ren Jun praised the class’s progress, then announced that a new experimental class would be formed based on teams’ performance in the National Soul Master Class Competition.
• Xu Tianyi said he would cultivate at the princely residence during the holidays, and Kong Xuan warned him to stay alert around his brother.
• Xu Wei decided to remain at the academy, while Kong Xuan and Kong Ling left with Xuan Ziwen; Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei challenged each other to improve before next semester.

Kong Xuan and Kong Ling visited Kong Deming at the Worship Hall after finishing their term at the academy. Kong Xuan asked how Kong Deming’s battle armor research had progressed after more than a year.

• Xuan Ziwen escorted Kong Xuan and Kong Ling to the Worship Hall and led them to Laboratory Seven, where Kong Deming was working.
• Xuan Ziwen reported that he had completed his assigned task, and Kong Deming urged him to focus more on cultivating his Soul Power.
• Kong Ling told Kong Deming about their experiences at the academy, including Kong Xuan defeating four-ring Soul Engineers.
• Kong Xuan asked Kong Deming about the progress of his battle armor research, which he had begun after Kong Xuan gave him Yun Ming’s compiled knowledge.

Kong Xuan learned that Battle Armor research had advanced but remained stalled on forging, while Kong Deming’s team expected to produce One-Word Battle Armor in four or five years. Kong Deming then brought Kong Ling and Kong Xuan to the Jingyang Mountain Range to hunt Kong Ling’s second Soul Ring, revealing that he had chosen the Blazing Sun Cage Soul Skill for her.

• Kong Deming explained that Battle Armor forging required Thousand Refinement metals, which his researchers had not yet mastered.
• Kong Deming showed Kong Xuan a metal block with signs of vitality and said that studying a blacksmith’s methods had led to a breakthrough in understanding its properties.
• Kong Deming estimated that the team could produce One-Word Battle Armor in four or five years, while Kong Xuan decided to prioritize cultivation over learning forging.
• Kong Deming, Kong Ling, and Kong Xuan entered the Jingyang Mountain Range to hunt for Kong Ling’s second Soul Ring.
• Kong Deming told Kong Ling that her second Soul Skill would be the Blazing Sun Cage.

Kong Deming explained Kong Ling’s new control-type Soul Skill before Kong Xuan fought a pack of Silver Wolves alone. Kong Xuan trapped the two thousand-year wolves in his Divine Atlas Spear Formation, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Kong Deming explained that Kong Ling’s Blazing Sun Cage could trap and damage enemies, and advised her to pair her attack strength with control.
• Kong Deming sensed six Silver Wolves approaching and identified four as hundred-year beasts and two as thousand-year beasts.
• Kong Xuan fought the wolves, killing one with his Atlas Spear and three more with his first Soul Skill.
• The two thousand-year Silver Wolves tried to flee, but Kong Xuan threw his Atlas Spear between them and activated his second Soul Skill, Divine Atlas Spear Formation.
• The formation slowed the two wolves and pressed them down with gravity, leaving them afraid they would die if they could not escape.

Kong Xuan and Kong Ling hunted Soul Beasts with Kong Deming in the Jingyang Mountain Range, and Kong Xuan killed six Silver Wolves and found a Soul Bone. Near their destination, Kong Xuan killed a Soul Shadow Spider, prompting a Soul Saint from Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy to accuse them of stealing its Soul Ring.

• Kong Xuan trapped and killed two wounded Silver Wolves with his Divine Atlas Spear Formation, finishing the six-Silver-Wolf hunt.
• Kong Xuan found a Silver Wolf right leg Soul Bone and showed it to Kong Deming and Kong Ling.
• Kong Deming led Kong Xuan and Kong Ling deeper into the Jingyang Mountain Range, where they trained by fighting Soul Beasts along the way.
• Kong Xuan killed a nearly thousand-year Soul Shadow Spider with a spear thrust, and its Soul Ring emerged.
• A woman, a white-haired old man, and a young girl arrived; the old man summoned seven Soul Rings and accused the group of stealing Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy's Soul Ring.

Kong Deming gave Shui Ling the Soul Shadow Spider so she could absorb its nearly thousand-year Soul Ring, then led Kong Xuan and Kong Ling deeper into the Jingyang Mountain Range to find a Sun Radiance Fox for Kong Ling. The group reached Starlight Valley, where Kong Deming sensed a thousand-year Sun Radiance Fox nearby.

• Li Yan and Liu Qing recognized Kong Deming as Silver Moon Douluo and explained that they had brought Shui Ling to obtain a Soul Ring.
• Kong Deming let Shui Ling have the Soul Shadow Spider, and she successfully absorbed its Soul Ring while Kong Xuan and Kong Ling watched.
• Kong Deming praised Shui Ling as a genius, and Kong Ling declared that she and Kong Xuan would take first place in their tournament.
• Li Yan, Liu Qing, and Shui Ling left for the academy, while Kong Xuan noticed Shui Ling's competitive gaze lingering on him.
• Kong Deming led Kong Xuan and Kong Ling to Starlight Valley and sensed a thousand-year Sun Radiance Fox there.

Kong Xuan defeated a Thousand-Year Sun Radiance Fox so Kong Ling could obtain its Soul Ring, while Kong Deming killed a Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Devil Shadow-Devouring Tiger that attacked them. Kong Ling began absorbing the purple Soul Ring inside a protective barrier prepared by her grandfather.

• Kong Deming spotted a Thousand-Year Sun Radiance Fox and identified it as a suitable Second Soul Ring for Kong Ling.
• Kong Xuan trapped the Sun Radiance Fox with his Divine Atlas Spear Formation and pierced its paw after its Blazing Sun Cage broke.
• A Ten-Thousand-Year Dark Devil Shadow-Devouring Tiger burst from the rock wall and charged Kong Xuan.
• Kong Xuan killed the wounded Sun Radiance Fox, and Kong Deming killed the attacking tiger with a single strike.
• Kong Ling began absorbing the Sun Radiance Fox's purple Soul Ring while Kong Deming raised a Class 9 defensive Soul Tool barrier around her and Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan reunited with his teammates at the start of the new school year, and Xu Wei and Xu Tianyi decided to test their holiday training in the Soul Fighting Arena. Kong Ling revealed she had become a two-ring Soul Grandmaster and challenged both boys to fight her together.

• Kong Xuan returned to the dormitory and heard that Xu Wei had spent the holiday training under Ren Jun’s guidance.
• Kong Xuan met Xu Wei, Xu Tianyi, and Kong Ling for lunch, where Xu Tianyi said he had refused his older brother’s request to spar.
• Xu Wei challenged Xu Tianyi to test their strength, and Kong Xuan led the group to the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Kong Ling announced she had become a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, then challenged Xu Wei and Xu Tianyi to face her together.

Kong Ling tested her powerful second Soul Skill against Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei, trapping them in her Blazing Sun Cage and nearly overwhelming them. After seeing how effectively it controlled opponents, the team imagined they could steamroll their future rivals.

• Kong Ling challenged Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei to a Soul Fighting match so she could demonstrate her new strength.
• At Kong Xuan's signal, Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei rushed Kong Ling, who trapped them inside her Blazing Sun Cage with her second Soul Skill.
• Kong Ling followed up with Sun Divine Light, but Kong Xuan intercepted the beam before it could hit Xu Tianyi and ended the match.
• Xu Tianyi praised the Soul Skill, while Xu Wei complained that it countered his abilities and nearly roasted him.
• Kong Ling explained that the cage lasted eight seconds and promised to use it only against opponents, prompting Xu Wei to declare that the team could steamroll everyone.

Ren Jun announced that the National Soul Master Class Competition would begin in three days, and Xu Wei later briefed Kong Xuan’s team on several formidable Two-Ring opponents. The team prepared to face the competition, with Xu Tianyi choosing to wait until he was strong enough to obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Ren Jun told the class that the competition would begin in three days at the Great Soul Arena and urged the students to do their best.
• Ren Jun trusted that Kong Xuan would lead their class to victory, while Kong Xuan’s team continued its usual cultivation.
• Xu Wei gathered Kong Xuan, Kong Ling, and Xu Tianyi beneath the academy’s old tree and shared information he had gathered, much of it from Bi Jin.
• Xu Wei named Ji Yun, Gu Wenyu, and Yuan Qingshuang as Two-Ring opponents, and Kong Ling recognized Yuan Qingshuang’s Black Ice Phoenix as a top-tier Beast Martial Soul.
• Xu Wei urged Xu Tianyi to obtain a Soul Ring, but Xu Tianyi said he planned to wait until he could safely obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Xu Wei added that Shui Ling of Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy was another Soul Grandmaster, though he did not know her Martial Soul.

Kong Xuan and his classmates prepared for the National Soul Master Class Competition, where his powerful soul rings made him a feared opponent. At their first match in Soul Fighting Arena 23, Kong Xuan sent Xu Wei and the others forward against three weak one-ring opponents, but Xu Wei wanted to fight alone and Kong Xuan warned him against it.

• Kong Ling recalled meeting Shui Ling in the Jingyang Mountain Range, and Kong Xuan noted that Shui Ling's nearly thousand-year second soul ring suggested a formidable Control System Martial Soul.
• Kong Xuan told Xu Wei that he would only intervene against especially troublesome opponents, insisting that the competition test the others' strength.
• Jing Hongchen opened the National Soul Master Class Competition at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Lin Jiayi took charge of the matches.
• Xu Wei drew team number 23, and his team went to Soul Fighting Arena 23 for their first match.
• Kong Xuan judged their three opponents to be weak one-ring Soul Masters and told Xu Wei and the others to fight, but Xu Wei offered to defeat them alone.
• Kong Xuan told Xu Wei that he did not recommend fighting alone.