Recaps

Yu Tianheng arrived in Nuoding City and paid the academy dean to arrange Tang San’s education and send him to a school in the Star Luo Empire after six years. After learning that Tang San had enrolled, Yu Tianheng avoided confronting him because of Tang Hao and went to meet Xiao Wu instead.

• Yu Tianheng displayed his three Soul Rings at Nuoding Academy and asked Dean Li Nuo to meet with him.
• Yu Tianheng paid Li Nuo ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to nurture Tang San discreetly and recommend him to a Soul Master Academy in the Star Luo Empire after six years.
• Yu Tianheng asked Li Nuo to notify him if Xiao Wu enrolled and gave him his address in Nuoding City.
• Li Nuo later told Yu Tianheng that the person he was looking for had arrived, and Yu Tianheng went to the academy.
• Yu Tianheng avoided confronting Tang San, fearing Tang Hao, and met Xiao Wu in the dean’s office.
• Yu Tianheng greeted Xiao Wu, who asked how he knew her name.

Yu Tianheng used Soul Seizing to control Xiao Wu and ordered her to stay at Nuoding Academy, avoid becoming involved with Tang San, and wait six years for him. He then arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where a teacher welcomed him and began taking him to meet the board members.

• Yu Tianheng used Soul Seizing to imprint Xiao Wu and make her obey him.
• Yu Tianheng decided to keep Xiao Wu alive for now, ordering her to cultivate at Nuoding Academy, keep her distance from Tang San, and await him in six years.
• Yu Tianheng gave Xiao Wu a thousand Gold Soul Coins, released her from the art, and left Nuoding City for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Half a month later, Yu Tianheng reached the academy and identified himself as a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• A teacher welcomed Yu Tianheng, explained the academy's grades, and said he would meet the three board members before the admission ceremony.

Yu Tianheng impressed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s three Education Committee members by enduring Meng Shenji’s Soul Power pressure and revealing his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. After they accepted him and offered special treatment, he agreed to join on the condition that he would not be bound by the imperial family’s rules.

• Yu Tianheng met Education Committee members Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who tested him with escalating Soul Power pressure.
• Yu Tianheng endured pressure up to level 39 without showing strain, convincing the committee that his Level 31 cultivation was genuine.
• Yu Tianheng pretended to struggle as Meng Shenji increased the pressure, then summoned his Martial Soul and three Soul Rings at level 48.
• Meng Shenji withdrew his pressure, and the committee praised Yu Tianheng’s talent and welcomed him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Tianheng stated that he had three requirements for joining, and Meng Shenji immediately agreed to his first: he would not be bound by the Heaven Dou imperial family’s rules.

Yu Tianheng negotiated his conditions for joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy and enrolled in its Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class. After meeting instructor Wang Ruohua and dismissing the ordinary lesson, he attracted the curiosity of his new classmates.

• Yu Tianheng set three conditions for enrollment, including cultivating alone and choosing his own instructor, and Meng Shenji accepted them.
• Meng Shenji brought Yu Tianheng to the Heaven Dou Grade Elite Class and introduced him as a new student from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Tianheng greeted the class, noticed its noble and elite students, and chose a seat in the back row.
• Instructor Wang Ruohua introduced himself and taught a lesson on Soul Master cultivation, which Yu Tianheng soon stopped listening to.
• After class, several students gathered around Yu Tianheng, curious about their new classmate.

Yu Tianheng revealed his standing in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and his exceptional strength to the students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. His announcement drew admiration and envy, and Lan Lingmeng approached to introduce herself.

• Yu Tianheng displayed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul after students asked about his background.
• Song Guan questioned whether Yu Tianheng belonged to the clan's direct line, and Yu Tianheng confirmed that he did.
• Yu Tianheng revealed that his grandfather was patriarch Yu Yuanzhen, a Titled Douluo known as Thunder Douluo, and that he had been chosen as the clan's young patriarch.
• Yu Tianheng said he had Innate Full Soul Power and had reached Soul Power Level 31 at twelve years old, stunning the classroom.
• Lan Lingmeng, a famous beauty from the Linyin Duke's Mansion, returned to introduce herself, and Yu Tianheng shook her hand.

Yu Tianheng rejected Lan Lingmeng’s invitation to tour Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then asked Song Guan about her over lunch. Song Guan explained her noble connections and talent, leaving Yu Tianheng with a clearer sense of why she drew so much attention at the academy.

• Lan Lingmeng befriended Yu Tianheng and invited him to tour the academy, but he declined and said they could talk another day.
• Yu Tianheng ate in the extravagant noble dining hall and spent eight Gold Soul Coins on his meal.
• Yu Tianheng sat with Song Guan and asked why Lan Lingmeng was famous and why the male students reacted so strongly to her.
• Song Guan explained that Lan Lingmeng was the only daughter of Grand Duke Lingyue and a gifted Soul Master whose Ice Staff Martial Soul had helped her reach Soul Power Level 37 at age seventeen.

Yu Tianheng learned about Lan Lingmeng’s suitor Lei Long and his powerful family, then asked Song Guan to secretly search Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Dugu Yan. Song Guan agreed to help, leaving Yu Tianheng waiting for news of her.

• Yu Tianheng asked Song Guan why Lan Lingmeng’s offer to show him around the academy could cause trouble, and Song Guan warned him about her many suitors.
• Song Guan explained that Lei Long, the son of imperial marshal Lei Zhan, threatened anyone who pursued Lan Lingmeng and was a powerful student with a Saber-Toothed Tiger Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianheng dismissed Lei Long as a threat and said he would teach him a lesson if he caused trouble.
• Yu Tianheng asked Song Guan to search privately for Dugu Yan, a girl around twelve with a Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul.
• Song Guan agreed to watch for Dugu Yan and promised to tell Yu Tianheng if he found any information.

Yu Tianheng rebuffed Lan Lingmeng and tried to keep his attention fixed on winning over Dugu Yan, but rumors about Lan Lingmeng’s interest and his powerful background made him the center of attention at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Several days later, Song Guan summoned him and teased him about his new fame.

• Lan Lingmeng joined Yu Tianheng at lunch after Song Guan hurried away, but Yu Tianheng ignored her and left the cafeteria.
• Yu Tianheng reflected that he had come to the academy to win over Dugu Yan and gain access to Dugu Bo and the treasures at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• News spread that Lan Lingmeng had sought Yu Tianheng’s friendship, and students learned about his status, talent, and family background.
• Yu Tianheng’s refusals of Lan Lingmeng’s invitations fueled gossip, jealousy, and curiosity across the academy, frustrating him as he became its focus of attention.
• Several days later, Song Guan sent for Yu Tianheng and teased him about becoming Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s most famous person.

Yu Tianheng learned that Dugu Yan had not yet arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and dismissed the threat posed by Lan Lingmeng’s admirers. After discovering that he had gained thousands of Heavenly Mandate Points, he browsed the system shop’s weapon grades and found that his current funds only covered a middle-grade weapon.

• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that the academy had found no trace of Dugu Yan or a Jade Phosphorus Snake Soul Master, and Yu Tianheng asked him to keep searching.
• Song Guan warned Yu Tianheng that Lan Lingmeng’s powerful admirers planned to attack him, but Yu Tianheng declared that he could handle them.
• Yu Tianheng checked his system records and learned that Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan collateral disciples had earned him more than four thousand Heavenly Mandate Points by learning the first two layers of the Innate Skill.
• Yu Tianheng opened the system shop and learned the grades, abilities, and costs of its weapons.
• Yu Tianheng found that he could afford only a middle-grade weapon and resolved to earn more Heavenly Mandate Points.

Yu Tianheng bought a Purple Lightning Spear, mastered spear techniques, and used Body Tempering Spirit Liquid to advance his Martial Dao cultivation. As he continued cultivating in seclusion, Lei Long emerged from his own training and asked his lackey about the academy and Lan Lingmeng.

• Yu Tianheng exchanged Heavenly Mandate Points for the Purple Lightning Spear, Basic Spear Technique, and the mid-grade martial skill Thunder Piercing.
• Yu Tianheng bought twenty bottles of Body Tempering Spirit Liquid and drank one to temper his sinews and meridians, advancing to the sinew refining realm second layer.
• Yu Tianheng continued taking the spirit liquid and cultivating in seclusion despite the pain.
• Lei Long emerged from seclusion at Soul Power Level 39, close to breaking through to level 40.
• Lei Long summoned his lackey and asked what had happened at the academy and whether anyone had tried to court Lan Lingmeng.

Lei Long learned that Lan Lingmeng had been getting close to Yu Tianheng and sent students to warn him away from her. After advancing his cultivation, Yu Tianheng fought back when the students interrupted him, knocking Chen Feng into the corridor wall with a lightning-charged punch.

• Lei Long learned that Lan Lingmeng was pursuing a friendship with Yu Tianheng, but held back from confronting him after hearing of his status as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's heir.
• Lei Long ordered his subordinate to warn Yu Tianheng to stay away from Lan Lingmeng, then went to find her.
• Yu Tianheng used nearly all his Body Tempering Spirit Liquid to advance from the Sinew Refining First Layer to the Sinew Refining Fifth Layer and began stabilizing his cultivation.
• Chen Feng, Liu Ning, and Zhao He interrupted Yu Tianheng's cultivation and warned him on Lei Long's behalf to leave Lan Lingmeng alone.
• Yu Tianheng rejected the warning, and when Chen Feng released his White Wolf Martial Soul and threatened him, Yu Tianheng struck him with a lightning-charged punch that sent him crashing into the corridor wall.

Yu Tianheng defeated Chen Feng, Liu Ning, and Zhao He after they disrupted his cultivation and challenged him. He sent Chen Feng away with a warning to tell Lei Long that Lan Lingmeng's affairs had nothing to do with him, while Chen Feng vowed that Lei would take revenge.

• Liu Ning and Zhao He attacked Yu Tianheng together with their Soul Skills, but Yu Tianheng used Thunderous Might and Thunder Dragon Claw to defeat them.
• Chen Feng threatened Yu Tianheng with punishment from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Yu Tianheng seized him with Dragon Claw Hand and subdued him.
• Yu Tianheng told Chen Feng to tell Lei Long that Lan Lingmeng's affairs had nothing to do with him and warned him not to disturb his cultivation again.
• The gathered students mocked Chen Feng and praised Yu Tianheng's strength.
• Chen Feng threatened that Young Master Lei would take care of Yu Tianheng.

After Yu Tianheng defeated the three students Lei Long sent to intimidate him, his reputation spread across Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Lan Lingmeng resolved to win him over, while Lei Long decided to confront Yu Tianheng himself.

• Yu Tianheng dismissed Chen Feng and the others after defeating Lei Long’s three men, and news of the fight spread throughout Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lan Lingmeng heard that Yu Tianheng had defeated three Soul Elders, learned why Lei Long had sent them, and decided to win Yu Tianheng’s support.
• Lei Long learned that Chen Feng, Zhao He, and Liu Ning had been beaten and swore to make Yu Tianheng kneel before the academy.
• Lei Long went to Yu Tianheng’s residence, found Lan Lingmeng there, and grew even more jealous and determined to beat Yu Tianheng.

Yu Tianheng rejected Lei Long’s demand for an apology and compensation, then prepared to face him in a duel before Wang Ruohua intervened. After learning the conflict involved Lan Lingmeng, Wang Ruohua heard her take responsibility, while Lei Long’s anger at Yu Tianheng flared again.

• Lei Long confronted Yu Tianheng and demanded that he apologize to his injured underlings and pay them ten thousand Gold Soul Coins each.
• Yu Tianheng refused, and Lei Long challenged him to a Soul Master duel at the training grounds.
• Wang Ruohua stopped the confrontation, reprimanded Lei Long and Yu Tianheng, and asked what had caused the dispute.
• A student explained the incident, and Lan Lingmeng offered to accept punishment, prompting Lei Long to comfort her.
• Yu Tianheng dismissed Lan Lingmeng’s tearful act, and Lei Long angrily accused him of causing the trouble.
• Yu Tianheng cursed at Lei Long, leaving Lei Long pointing at him and trembling with anger.

Yu Tianheng challenged Lei Long to a duel one year later, with the loser required to kowtow and apologize. After Lei Long publicized the match across Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Heaven Dou City, Song Guan warned Yu Tianheng that the duel had become a contest of strength, reputation, and public pressure.

• Yu Tianheng proposed a one-on-one duel with Lei Long in a year, and Lei Long accepted the wager that the loser would kowtow and apologize.
• Wang Ruohua warned Yu Tianheng that Lei Long's Soul Power was eight levels higher, but Yu Tianheng dismissed her concerns after Lei Long left.
• The academy posted news of the upcoming duel, and students debated which fighter would win.
• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that Lei Long had arranged for the news to spread throughout the academy and Heaven Dou City.
• Song Guan explained that rising pressure and public opinion could affect both fighters' cultivation and their chances in the duel.

Yu Tianheng arranged for Song Guan to open a betting pool on his duel with Lei Long a year later, then cultivated in seclusion while concealing how he spent his time. After more than half a year, Yu Tianheng reached level 36 and learned that Lei Long had broken through the level 40 bottleneck.

• Yu Tianheng told Song Guan to organize a betting pool on their duel, and Song Guan agreed to manage it for a share of the profits.
• Yu Tianheng claimed he would win and promised to bet five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on himself.
• Yu Tianheng entered seclusion and secretly cultivated for four hours a day, reaching Soul Power Level 36 after more than half a year.
• Lei Long also entered seclusion to prepare for the duel and broke through the level 40 bottleneck.
• Song Guan visited Yu Tianheng after he emerged from seclusion and reported Lei Long's breakthrough.

Yu Tianheng learned that Lei Long had reached Level Forty but planned to fight before obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, while the betting pool around their match grew popular across Heaven Dou City. After stopping a young pickpocket during a day out, Yu Tianheng considered his plans to win over Dugu Yan, approach Dugu Bo, and build strength before war engulfed the continent.

• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that Lei Long had reached Level Forty but would fight him before hunting for a fourth Soul Ring.
• Song Guan reported that students, teachers, nobles, and merchants were joining the betting pool, and warned that a loss could bankrupt them.
• Yu Tianheng left Heaven Dou Royal Academy to relax in Heaven Dou City after more than half a year of secluded cultivation.
• A young pickpocket tried to steal Yu Tianheng's purse, but Yu Tianheng caught him and let him go with a warning.
• Yu Tianheng planned to win over Dugu Yan, get close to Dugu Bo, and build his strength ahead of the coming war.

Yu Tianheng planned to build a secret force by teaching the Martial Dao to poor, hardworking youths. He followed a young thief to a slum and discovered that the boy was bringing food to a group of children led by a wary older girl.

• Yu Tianheng decided to spread the Martial Dao among ordinary youths without Soul Power, choosing people who lacked backgrounds, were under twenty, and could endure hardship.
• Yu Tianheng spotted the boy he had earlier released stealing Silver Soul Coins from a merchant and followed him, considering him a potential Martial Dao recruit.
• The boy used the stolen money to buy steamed buns and bags of rice, then carried them to a dilapidated slum on the outskirts of the city.
• Yu Tianheng secretly watched from the roof as the boy entered a hut, where several children gathered around him and an older girl reacted with relief at the sight of the food.

Yu Tianheng watched a poor boy steal food to feed the children in his care and decided the boy was worthy of learning the Martial Dao. After the boy was brutally beaten for stealing from a young noble, he returned to the slums gravely wounded, and his younger sister and the other children feared he would die.

• Yu Tianheng watched the boy share food with the starving children and decided to teach him the Martial Dao.
• Yu Tianheng observed the boy bravely resist thugs and continue caring for the children.
• The boy tried to steal a purse from a young noble, whose attendants beat him severely.
• The boy returned to the rundown house and collapsed as his younger sister and the other children rushed to help him.
• The children struggled to stop the boy's bleeding while his breathing weakened and his sister begged him not to die.

Yu Tianheng saved Mu Qing from fatal injuries with a Rejuvenation Pill, then offered him a path to strength despite lacking a Martial Soul. He demonstrated the Martial Dao by splitting a large tree with one punch.

• Yu Tianheng entered the slum house and healed the dying Mu Qing with a Rejuvenation Pill.
• Mu Qing recognized Yu Tianheng as the young master he had once tried to rob and learned he would need to repay the favor after recovering.
• Mu Qing thanked Yu Tianheng and explained how robbers destroyed his village, leaving him and the other children struggling to survive in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Tianheng offered Mu Qing a chance to become stronger through the Martial Dao, which anyone could cultivate without a Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianheng took Mu Qing to the mountain behind the slums and split a large tree with a single punch.

Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the Body Tempering Skill and supported his Martial Dao training while Mu Qing worried about feeding his younger siblings. After three months of rapid progress, Mu Qing reached the ninth level of the Skin Refining Realm and neared a breakthrough.

• Yu Tianheng demonstrated the power of the Martial Dao, and Mu Qing agreed to learn it.
• Yu Tianheng passed Mu Qing the Body Tempering Skill and gave him 150 Gold Soul Coins to support his family.
• Yu Tianheng explained the Martial Dao realms and told Mu Qing to begin training toward the Skin Refining Realm.
• Mu Qing entered the first level of the Skin Refining Realm in five days and reached the third level a month later.
• Yu Tianheng converted his accumulated Innate Qi into True Qi and advanced to the sixth level of the Sinew Refining Realm.
• After another two months of intensive training under Yu Tianheng, Mu Qing reached the ninth level of the Skin Refining Realm.

Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the Dragon Claw Hand before returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to borrow money for his wager against Lei Long. After learning that the total bets had reached ten million Gold Soul Coins, he remained confident he would win.

• Yu Tianheng taught Mu Qing the middle-grade Martial Skill Dragon Claw Hand and told him to keep cultivating while he was away.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and persuaded Yu Xiaolong to lend him five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the wager.
• Yu Xiaolong gave Yu Tianheng the money after warning him that he would be held responsible if he lost.
• Yu Tianheng arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gave Song Guan the five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the wager.
• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that the bets had reached ten million Gold Soul Coins and that most people backed Lei Long, but Yu Tianheng insisted he would defeat him.

Yu Tianheng and Lei Long began their long-awaited match at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where their different ages and Soul Power Levels drew the spectators’ attention. The chapter ended with Meng Shenji questioning how Yu Tianheng had gained five Soul Power Levels in a year.

• Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan watched the crowded arena and discussed Yu Tianheng’s growth.
• Lan Lingmeng told Su Sha that Lei Long had the advantage, though Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul could still turn the match.
• Yu Tianheng and Lei Long entered the platform, released their Martial Souls, and revealed Soul Power Levels of 36 and 40 respectively.
• Lei Long taunted Yu Tianheng about the difference in their Soul Power Levels, and Yu Tianheng retorted that he was only thirteen and challenged Lei Long’s right to boast.
• The spectators were shocked to learn Yu Tianheng’s age, and Meng Shenji asked Bai Baoshan how Yu Tianheng had gained five Soul Power Levels in one year.

Yu Tianheng fought Lei Long in the Soul Fighting Arena, overcoming his higher-level opponent with powerful lightning skills and superior martial arts. He defeated Lei Long and ended the battle victorious.

• Bai Baoshan marveled at Yu Tianheng's rapid cultivation, while Zhi Lin urged them to watch his fight against Lei Long.
• Lei Long attacked with Tiger Fang Pierce, but Yu Tianheng met him with Thunder Dragon Claw, and the two skills clashed evenly.
• Lei Long used Tiger Shadow Flash Assault, but Yu Tianheng's Thunderous Might destroyed the afterimages and struck Lei Long's real body with lightning.
• Lei Long activated Mad Tiger's Furious Roar, and Yu Tianheng answered with Thunderous Fury before they fought hand to hand.
• Yu Tianheng used his martial arts and footwork to exploit Lei Long's openings, then struck him with Dragon Claw Hand and won the battle.

Yu Tianheng defeated Lei Long and learned that their betting pool had earned more than eight million Gold Soul Coins. He then confronted Lei Long and demanded that he fulfill their bet by kneeling and kowtowing, leaving Lei Long facing humiliation or Yu Tianheng’s force.

• Yu Tianheng’s victory over Lei Long won cheers from the arena, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s committee members praised him and promised to improve his treatment.
• Song Guan told Yu Tianheng that the betting pool had earned them more than eight million Gold Soul Coins, and Yu Tianheng reaffirmed their agreed thirty-seventy split.
• Yu Tianheng left to collect on the bet that the loser would kneel and kowtow, and Song Guan followed to watch.
• Yu Tianheng stopped the injured Lei Long and demanded that he kneel and kowtow.
• Lei Long offered Yu Tianheng a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to escape the bet, but Yu Tianheng refused and threatened to make him kneel himself.