Recaps

Zesi knocked Xing Zhen unconscious after the older student transformed into a bear man and attacked him and Han Li. Zesi and Han Li left for the infirmary, while the fight caused a sensation throughout the academy.

• Zesi reassured Han Li after Han Li stood up from Xing Zhen's earlier attack, then told him they should train hard.
• Xing Zhen rose and challenged Zesi again, transforming into a huge bear man and charging at him and Han Li.
• Zesi stepped aside and punched Xing Zhen as he charged, sending him crashing through a stone pillar and knocking him unconscious.
• Han Li wondered if Zesi had used Observation Haki, but Zesi said combat experience was enough to anticipate Xing Zhen.
• Zesi took Han Li to the infirmary, and news of the incident spread through the academy.

After defeating Xing Zhen, Yang Ze refused Du Le’s invitation to join the Leize Team. When Zhou Ping attacked him over the refusal, Yang Ze easily knocked him unconscious and confronted several people who had been watching.

• Rumors spread through Leize Academy that freshman Yang Ze had defeated Xing Zhen, and captain Jiang Qin sent Du Le to test him and offer him a place on the Leize Team.
• Du Le invited Yang Ze to join the team, but Yang Ze declined without hesitation.
• Zhou Ping confronted Yang Ze and attacked him, claiming Yang Ze had insulted the team by beating Xing Zhen and rejecting the invitation.
• Yang Ze dodged Zhou Ping’s intricate attacks, moved behind him, and knocked him unconscious with a blow to the back of the head.
• Yang Ze called out the concealed observers, and Xing Zhen, Du Le, and several others emerged as a bespectacled young man remarked on Yang Ze’s strength.

After Xing Zhen explained Zesi’s remarkable abilities, Jiang Qin investigated Zesi’s background and confirmed his strength. Jiang Qin then formally invited Zesi to join the Leize Team.

• Xing Zhen told Jiang Qin that Zesi had advanced Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and formidable physical strength.
• Jiang Qin took Zesi seriously and ordered an investigation into his background.
• The Leize Group discovered that Zesi had recently bought a villa and received over a billion credits after awakening his Martial Soul.
• Jiang Qin sent Zhou Ping to test Zesi, and Zesi defeated him with ease.
• Jiang Qin formally invited Yang Ze to join the Leize Team.

Jiang Qin arranged for Yang Ze and Han Li to enter Leize Academy’s school-team ranking matches as a way to approach Yang Ze indirectly. Han Li excitedly urged Yang Ze to compete, and Yang Ze reconsidered after learning that Martial Soul League matches could improve his connection with his Martial Soul.

• Yang Ze rejected Jiang Qin’s appeal to join the competitive team, and Jiang Qin stopped Xing Zhen from confronting him.
• Jiang Qin decided to reach Yang Ze through his friend Han Li and ordered the school team to approve both boys’ applications and notify them about the ranking matches.
• Jiang Qin announced that the first team’s top three could challenge the competitive team for a place in its reserves or main lineup.
• Han Li told Yang Ze that they had passed the school-team selection and urged him to attend the afternoon ranking matches.
• Yang Ze initially refused because he planned to train, but he became surprised when Han Li said Martial Soul League matches could greatly improve a Martial Soul Master’s compatibility with their Martial Soul.

Han Li brought Zesi to Leize Academy’s reserve squad ranking tournament, where Zhang Xiang announced that strong competitors could advance toward the school team. Han Li won his match easily, and Yang Ze defeated Lin Qian so swiftly that she could not identify her opponent before losing consciousness.

• Zesi decided to join Leize Academy’s team because the Martial Soul League could strengthen his connection with his martial soul.
• Zhang Xiang explained that the top three reserve squad competitors could advance and potentially challenge for places on the Leize Team.
• Han Li and Yang Ze drew their match numbers, and Han Li quickly defeated his opponent.
• Lin Qian attacked Yang Ze, but he vanished from her sight and knocked her unconscious with a strike to the back of her neck.

Zesi advanced through the academy rankings and joined the Leize Team, then insisted on facing the Ice Wolf Team alone in his first Martial Soul Master League match. He defeated the entire opposing team with one Azure Dragon's Roar, Sword-Draw Slash.

• Zesi finished the reserve ranking tournament undefeated, while Han Li and Lin Qian also advanced to the second squad.
• Han Li placed third in the second squad tournament, and Zesi took first in the first squad tournament; Han Li and Lin Qian lost their matches there.
• Zhang Xiang brought Zesi, Han Li, and Lin Qian to meet Jiang Qin, who welcomed them to the Leize Team and explained the coming league season.
• Zesi chose to accept the Leize Team's challenge and required that he fight alone in its first league match.
• The Leize Team fielded only Zesi against the Ice Wolf Team, whose members charged at him after the match began.
• Zesi drew his sword and unleashed Azure Dragon's Roar, Sword-Draw Slash, knocking every Ice Wolf Team member to the ground in one strike.

Zesi used Azure Dragon's Roar: Sword-Draw Slash to defeat the Ice Wolf Team, prompting spectators to debate whether he was the Azure Emperor and how the technique worked without the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. He later helped the Leize Team reach the Martial Soul League's round-robin stage while leading the new Azure Emperor Pirates into the outer realms in the Divine Desolation World.

• Zesi defeated the Ice Wolf Team with Azure Dragon's Roar: Sword-Draw Slash, and spectators explained that many swordsmen imitated the Azure Emperor's technique.
• Jiang Qin asked Zesi whether his martial soul was a member of the Azure Emperor Pirates, and Zesi said it could be called that.
• Zesi stayed at the back in later matches and only intervened when Jiang Qin and the others began to struggle.
• The Leize Team advanced to the Martial Soul League's round-robin stage with Zesi's help.
• Zesi led the new Azure Emperor Pirates toward the outer realms in the Divine Desolation World.

Years after Mercury’s protection period ended, the Dark Star Domain invaded and overwhelmed its defenders, including the Divine Radiance Angel. As Basel held the angel captive, an unseen expert appeared behind him and severed his arm with a flash of sword light.

• The Dark Star Domain invaded Mercury after its protection period ended, and its forces crushed the planet’s Martial Soul users, including Saint John, the Blood Earl, and the Old Celestial Master.
• The Divine Radiance Angel descended and destroyed many invaders with holy light, but Basel broke through his defenses and captured him.
• Mercury’s people despaired, believing the Azure Emperor was gone and no one could stop the Dark Star Domain.
• The Dark Star Domain’s Martial Soul users suddenly fell unconscious from the sky, revealing that an unseen force was attacking them.
• Basel searched for the hidden attacker, but a voice behind him claimed Mercury as his turf, and a flash of sword light severed Basel’s arm.

Zesi arrived on Mercury and revealed that it was part of the Azure Emperor Territory, driving the invading Dark Star Domain forces into panic. He annihilated most of them, killed Basel, and declared Mercury his turf.

• Zesi severed Basel’s arm, shattered his dark domain, and sent him flying with a blow.
• Basel recognized Zesi as the Azure Emperor, and the Dark Star Domain fighters panicked when Azure Emperor Pirates flags appeared over Mercury.
• Zesi reminded the fighters of his past defeat of Demon King Oran and battle with Demon God King Baron, then drew his blade and unleashed Annihilation Azure Dragon Slash.
• Zesi’s attack shattered most of the Dark Star Domain fighters, while the survivors fled in spaceships.
• Zesi declared the Azure Emperor Territory sacred and inviolable, then fractured space with a punch and swallowed Basel.
• Zesi claimed Mercury as his turf and invited his crew to sail beneath his flag across the universe.