Recaps

Han Yu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu left Holy Soul Village and returned to Nuoding Academy, where two years passed. Han Yu reached Soul Power level twenty and needed another Soul Ring, but he dismissed the thought of asking Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself for one.

• Han Yu told Tang San and Xiao Wu that they would leave Holy Soul Village the next morning.
• Han Yu caught Xiao Wu trying to tickle him and tickled her in the smithy until she begged him to stop.
• Han Yu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu returned to Nuoding Academy in Nuoding City.
• Two years later, Han Yu reached Soul Power level twenty and began considering how to obtain a new Soul Ring.
• Han Yu considered having Xiao Wu sacrifice herself, then dismissed the idea because he felt the time was not right.

Han Yu planned to obtain his second Soul Ring from the Blue Silver King and set out for a forest filled with Blue Silver Grass. There, Tang Hao revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, and Han Yu explained how he had figured out his identity.

• Han Yu decided to seek the Blue Silver King for a Soul Ring and told Xiao Wu he would leave the next day.
• Han Yu hinted to Xiao Wu that he did not need to kill a Soul Beast for his Soul Ring and told her he and Tang San were not blood brothers.
• Han Yu traveled toward the Blue Silver King’s location, using the Blue Silver Emperor to sense a stronger spiritual presence.
• After several days, Han Yu reached a vast sea of Blue Silver Grass, where Tang Hao appeared and revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Han Yu told Tang Hao that books, his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, and the absence of any mention of his mother had helped him identify him.

Han Yu deduced that Spirit Hall had hunted Tang Hao for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and Tang Hao began recounting his past. He revealed that Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

• Han Yu explained why he believed Spirit Hall had pursued Tang Hao, and Tang Hao confirmed that his guesses were mostly correct.
• Han Yu told Tang Hao that the Blue Silver Grass had called to him since he reached about level fifteen, leading him to follow the voice into the forest.
• Tang Hao decided to tell Han Yu the truth and described his rise as the Clear Sky Sect heir alongside his elder brother, Tang Xiao.
• Tang Hao recalled meeting Ah Yin and said Tang Xiao secretly returned to the Clear Sky Sect so Tang Hao and Ah Yin could be together.
• Tang Hao revealed that Ah Yin had told him she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.

Tang Hao told Han Yu that Ah Yin had been a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and recounted her death, though Han Yu suspected the story concealed more. Guided by the Blue Silver Emperor, Han Yu reached the Blue Silver King, who angrily confronted him for mistreating her.

• Tang Hao recounted how Spirit Hall pursued him and Ah Yin, and said Ah Yin sacrificed herself on the day Han Yu was born so he could escape with their child.
• Han Yu questioned the circumstances of Ah Yin's death and left Tang Hao, then released the Blue Silver Emperor from his spiritual space.
• The Blue Silver Emperor's presence stirred the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, and she guided Han Yu deeper into the forest toward a place rich with life.
• After about an hour, Han Yu reached the Blue Silver King, whose vines blocked his retreat and whose human face demanded to know what he had done to the king.
• Han Yu joked that he meant the Blue Silver Emperor and flicked her vine, prompting her to pose indignantly while the Blue Silver King grew furious.

Han Yu forced the Blue Silver King to provide his Second Soul Ring, using the Blue Silver Emperor as leverage. As the Sacrifice began, the Blue Silver King realized Han Yu already carried the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, then Han Yu’s small tree absorbed him.

• Han Yu asked the Blue Silver King for a Soul Ring and threatened to make him Sacrifice after the Blue Silver King attempted a sneak attack.
• The Blue Silver Emperor used her Blue Silver Domain to restrain the Blue Silver King, and Han Yu threatened to burn her unless the king agreed.
• The Blue Silver King agreed to Sacrifice himself, while Han Yu hid the Blue Silver Emperor in his spiritual space and warned him against attacking.
• The Blue Silver King began the Sacrifice, then recognized the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Ring on Han Yu and tried to rescue her.
• Han Yu summoned a small tree that bound and absorbed the Blue Silver King.

Han Yu discovered that his God Tree could absorb Martial Souls and create Soul Rings, and that it had awakened his Sharingan. After absorbing the Blue Silver King's Soul Bone, he gained enhanced abilities and flew back to Tang Hao, who was surprised by his changed presence.

• Han Yu watched the God Tree give the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Rings and awaken a deep-purple Soul Ring on its branch.
• Han Yu's eyes changed into red Sharingan with one black Tomoe in each, and he speculated that absorbing nine Martial Souls might let him reach Six Paths.
• Han Yu absorbed the Blue Silver King's right leg Soul Bone into the God Tree, gaining more Soul Power and improved recovery.
• Han Yu discovered that plants could sense and heal him, replenish his Soul Power, and help him perceive his surroundings as he flew back at greatly increased speed.
• Han Yu returned to Tang Hao and called him to leave, while Tang Hao reacted with surprise at Han Yu's presence.

Han Yu revealed his Blue Silver Domain to Tang Hao and left, resolving to grow stronger while investigating the truth behind Ah Yin’s sacrifice. In Suotuo City, he encountered Ma Hongjun being teased in an alley and saw Flender explain why they had come there.

• Han Yu showed Tang Hao his Blue Silver Domain, then flew back toward the academy while reflecting on Tang Hao’s guilt and his own plans.
• Han Yu visited the Spirit Hall in Suotuo City, collected ten Gold Soul Coins, and entered a narrow alley.
• Han Yu saw Ma Hongjun surrounded and teased by women, and Ma Hongjun fled when one reached for him.
• Flender arrived and explained to Ma Hongjun that his First Soul Ring had left him needing to release the fire in his body to avoid dying.

Flender suspected Han Yu’s Soul Tool belt had come from Yu Xiaogang and sent Zhao Wuji to investigate and seize it if necessary. Han Yu fought Zhao Wuji in the forest, and the chapter ended with Zhao Wuji using his Soul Skills to trap him.

• Flender questioned Han Yu about his belt, learned Yu Xiaogang had given it to him, and sent Ma Hongjun into the alley with a Gold Soul Coin.
• Ma Hongjun entered the alley, while Han Yu spent several days in Suotuo City before leaving for Nuoding City with supplies for Xiao Wu.
• Han Yu noticed Zhao Wuji following him and lured him into a deserted forest clearing, where Zhao Wuji demanded the belt.
• Han Yu revealed two black Soul Rings and struck Zhao Wuji with the Clear Sky Hammer, sending him crashing through several trees.
• Zhao Wuji retaliated with his Soul Skills, knocking Han Yu back, pinning him in place, and encircling him with a purple Soul Ring.

Han Yu fought Zhao Wuji, revealing his flight and Blue Silver Grass abilities before turning the tables with a surprise attack. Impressed by Han Yu’s talent, Zhao Wuji demanded that he join Shrek Academy and threatened to take him by force.

• Zhao Wuji used his skills and advanced on Han Yu, while Flender watched from hiding and also hoped to recruit him for Shrek Academy.
• Han Yu took to the air with his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and attacked Zhao Wuji with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Zhao Wuji kicked him back to the ground.
• Han Yu restrained Zhao Wuji with Blue Silver Grass and struck his chest with the hammer, sending him flying.
• Zhao Wuji recognized Han Yu’s talent and asked him to join Shrek Academy, mistaking Han Yu’s Blue Silver Grass ability for a domain.
• Han Yu rejected Zhao Wuji’s pitch and resolved to defeat him without revealing more of his abilities, but Zhao Wuji threatened to tie him up and take him to the academy.

Flender stopped Zhao Wuji from escalating his fight with Han Yu after recognizing Han Yu’s Clear Sky Hammer and assuming a Clear Sky Sect elder was nearby. Han Yu accepted Flender’s apology and left for Nuoding City, while a powerful figure with a red Soul Ring emerged from the shadows after he was gone.

• Flender recognized the Clear Sky Hammer in Han Yu’s hand and called for a Clear Sky Sect senior to reveal themselves.
• Zhao Wuji released his Martial Soul Possession, and Han Yu told Flender that no one was following him.
• Flender gave Han Yu three hundred Gold Soul Coins as an apology, then asked about his connection to Xiaogang.
• Han Yu said Xiaogang was his younger brother’s teacher, revealed that Xiaogang was in Nuoding City, and hurried away.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender discussed Han Yu’s talent and his two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings before a figure with a red Soul Ring stepped out of the shadows.

Tang Hao appeared before Flender and Zhao Wuji, then beat them in a spar and ordered them to keep his presence secret. As Flender and Zhao Wuji returned to Shrek Academy, they speculated that he had come to protect Han Yu and worried about their old friend Grandmaster.

• Tang Hao revealed himself as the Clear Sky Douluo, frightening Flender and Zhao Wuji with his nine Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao told Zhao Wuji he only wanted to spar with him, then ordered Flender to join in as well.
• Tang Hao quickly defeated Flender and Zhao Wuji, withdrew his hammer and Soul Rings, and told them not to tell anyone he had been there.
• Flender helped the battered Zhao Wuji back toward Shrek Academy, and Zhao Wuji complained that Flender had made him take extra blows.
• Flender said he had been worried about Grandmaster and wondered how his old friend was doing; he and Zhao Wuji then joked about a promised drink as they returned to the academy.

Han Yu returned to Nuoding Academy and reflected on his growing abilities, including the Blue Silver Emperor’s strengthening Soul Rings. He reunited with Xiao Wu, and they returned to Dorm Seven, where the other students welcomed him back.

• Han Yu assessed his combat weaknesses and discovered that the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Rings seemed to grow stronger as it developed.
• Han Yu returned to Nuoding Academy, where Xiao Wu ran into his arms and tearfully welcomed him back.
• Han Yu took Xiao Wu to the dining hall, where she watched him affectionately and embarrassed herself when Yu Xiaogang interrupted them.
• Han Yu accompanied Xiao Wu back to Dorm Seven, where students greeted him as their boss.

Han Yu returned to Dorm Seven, teased Xiao Wu about her stomach trouble, and showed her the things he had brought back. Meanwhile, Tang San wrestled with his jealousy of Han Yu before finding a strange object and taking it to Yu Xiaogang for an explanation.

• Xiao Wu hurried out of Dorm Seven with stomach pain, then returned and lay down exhausted.
• Han Yu teased Xiao Wu about having the runs, and she pounced on him in embarrassment and anger.
• Han Yu showed Xiao Wu the goods he had stored in his Soul Tool, then hurriedly threw away a strange bumpy stick she found.
• Tang San brooded over his envy of Han Yu and blamed his feelings for Xiao Wu on his parents.
• The discarded stick struck Tang San, who read its label and mistook it for a Soul Power accelerator.
• Tang San brought the stick to Yu Xiaogang’s dormitory and entered while Yu Xiaogang was bathing to ask about it.

Tang San interrupted Yu Xiaogang’s bath to ask about a strange object, which Yu Xiaogang mistook for a cultivation accelerator. After using it and accidentally injuring himself, Yu Xiaogang was discovered by a crowd of academy staff and students, leaving him in pain and humiliation.

• Tang San showed Yu Xiaogang a strange object, and Yu Xiaogang sent him away after taking it to inspect.
• Yu Xiaogang read the object’s label and pictures, then decided to use it as an accelerator.
• Yu Xiaogang found that his Soul Power had not improved, then fell and drove the object inside himself, causing severe pain and bleeding.
• Yu Xiaogang crawled to his bed as his cry brought teachers and students rushing to his dormitory.
• The dean cleared the crowd and left, while Yu Xiaogang lay helpless and wept in despair.

Yu Xiaogang regained his resolve to live and imagined Tang San and Han Yu making him famous as their teacher. When Tang San finally found him the next evening, he helped remove the object that had kept Yu Xiaogang immobilized, triggering a humiliating mess that left Tang San covered in filth and the corridor full of retching students.

• Yu Xiaogang recovered from despair by imagining Tang San and Han Yu becoming renowned under his tutelage.
• Tang San waited for Yu Xiaogang at the cafeteria, attended class amid other students’ strange looks, and went to his dormitory that evening.
• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang still lying in the same position and, after asking about his cultivation, pulled away the object causing him pain.
• A torrent of foul-smelling yellow material covered Tang San, who rushed into the corridor vomiting as nearby students recoiled and retched.
• Tang San scrubbed himself in the bathroom while Yu Xiaogang asked him to wash the bedding and laughed at the future homage he expected to receive.

Rumors about Yu Xiaogang spread through Nuoding Academy and the surrounding cities, prompting the dean to call an assembly to correct them. The assembly began with the dean praising the academy, but a wealthy fatty interrupted him to demand that he address the rumors.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San heard increasingly outrageous rumors about Yu Xiaogang and hurried away without answering.
• Nuoding Academy's dean ordered a teachers-and-students assembly to address the rumors.
• A teacher told Han Yu to lead his class to the playground, where students and staff gathered.
• Han Yu gave Xiao Wu a fan while privately considering how to persuade the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python to perform Sacrifice.
• The dean began a lengthy speech about Nuoding Academy, but a wealthy fatty interrupted and asked when he would discuss the matter at hand.

At Nuoding Academy, a royal-connected fat man’s speech worsened rumors about Yu Xiaogang and cast suspicion on Tang San. After the assembly, Han Yu reassured Xiao Wu about Tang San, then privately reflected on the danger of her feelings for him.

• The academy head warned students and teachers to stop spreading rumors about Yu Xiaogang and insisted the stories were false.
• The fat man took the microphone and implied that people like Yu Xiaogang came from the Star Luo Empire, making the crowd more suspicious of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Tang San silently cursed the fat man while Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists until they bled, and the academy head struggled to stop the speech.
• The academy head dismissed the assembly as teachers and students began discussing the accusations.
• Xiao Wu asked Han Yu if he was worried about Tang San, and Han Yu told her it was fine before she took his hand and said she forgave him.
• Han Yu walked behind Xiao Wu and privately hoped she would not make things difficult for him at a crucial moment.

Han Yu reached level thirty and considered how to obtain a third Soul Ring, coveting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s abilities but lacking a plan to defeat it. He decided to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest soon, and Xiao Wu asked to go with him to visit Da Ming and Er Ming.

• Han Yu reflected on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and its bead, but worried that its Alternate Dimension Life-and-Death Battle skill and strength would make it difficult to defeat.
• Han Yu told Xiao Wu he wanted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and she teased that she would sacrifice herself if he called her Sister Xiao Wu.
• Han Yu explained that his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul already had three black Soul Rings, while his displayed Clear Sky Hammer still had two.
• Han Yu decided to head to the Star Dou Great Forest in a couple of days after failing to think of another suitable Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu asked Han Yu to take her along so she could see Da Ming and Er Ming again.

Han Yu traveled into the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang Hao, asking about the Clear Sky Hammer and learning that Tang Hao would teach him Ring Detonation. Meanwhile, a golden three-eyed Soul Beast slipped out of the forest's core area, unaware that a black winged tiger had caught its scent and was following it.

• Han Yu refused Xiao Wu's request to accompany him and promised to take her home another time.
• Han Yu entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang Hao and asked him about facing powerful Soul Beasts and choosing a Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao said he would teach Han Yu Ring Detonation when the opportunity arose, while reflecting on the Great Sumeru Hammer's power and risks.
• A golden, three-eyed Soul Beast left the forest's core area, complaining that Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others never let it play outside.
• A black winged tiger arrived at the Soul Beast's trail and raced after it.

Han Yu and Tang Hao encountered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fleeing from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Han Yu persuaded Tang Hao to attack the tiger instead. As Tang Hao fought the beast, Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched together and shared snacks and a drink.

• Han Yu spotted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fleeing from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and recognized the danger of provoking her.
• Tang Hao prepared to attack the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but Han Yu redirected him toward the pursuing tiger.
• Han Yu’s Blue Silver Grass briefly restrained the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, allowing Tang Hao to strike it with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Han Yu judged that Tang Hao probably could not defeat the tiger, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched the fight beside him.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion pounced on Han Yu to take his snacks, then accepted a bottle of drink from him.

Tang Hao fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger while Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched, and Scarlet King arrived as both combatants neared exhaustion. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger then exploited the confusion to strike at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Tang Hao and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clashed, with the tiger using its speed and black blades to attack.
• Tang Hao struck the tiger with the Clear Sky Hammer and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, but the backlash from his Great Sumeru Hammer left him badly hurt.
• Both Tang Hao and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger grew exhausted, and the tiger considered retreating.
• Scarlet King arrived and ordered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to return with him, then mistook Tang Hao for her attacker.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion corrected Scarlet King, who turned his anger toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as it lunged toward her.

Han Yu, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were trapped in the Life and Death Arena, where only one side could survive. Han Yu and the Blue Silver Emperor bound the weakened tiger, and Han Yu began battering him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pulled Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion into the Life and Death Arena despite the Scarlet King's presence.
• Han Yu discovered that the God Tree protected him and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the arena's restraint, but recalled it when its attacks drained too much Soul Power.
• Han Yu joked that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should let the tiger swallow her, then dodged the tiger's attack while holding her.
• Han Yu summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, which restrained the lunging tiger with its vines.
• Han Yu struck the bound Dark Demon Evil God Tiger repeatedly in the face with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion remained trapped in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s space while the Blue Silver Emperor restrained the dying tiger. Outside, Di Tian learned the Auspicious Beast had vanished and questioned the Scarlet King, while Tang Hao fled after sensing Di Tian’s danger.

• Han Yu sat with the frightened Three-Eyed Golden Lion as the Blue Silver Emperor continued crushing the bound Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Di Tian told Bi Ji and the other Ferocious Beasts that he could no longer sense the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and suspected she was in another space, then went to find the Scarlet King.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python reproached the Titan Giant Ape for charging the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and letting it escape, while Di Tian silently appeared beside them before leaving.
• At the battle site, Di Tian spoke with the Scarlet King as Tang Hao watched in terror, then Tang Hao fled into the forest.

Han Yu figured out that the Life and Death Arena would only vanish when one of its remaining occupants died, then used the God Tree to absorb the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and escape. He released her in the Star Dou Great Forest, where she returned to her original size and pinned him beneath her.

• Di Tian learned from Scarlet King that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had taken the Auspicious Beast, and they decided to wait for now.
• Han Yu absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring with the God Tree and realized the arena would remain until either he or the Three-Eyed Golden Lion died.
• Han Yu covered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes with Blue Silver Emperor vines, then had the God Tree absorb her into his spiritual space.
• The arena shattered, and Han Yu returned to the Star Dou Great Forest before releasing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion excitedly leaped onto Han Yu, crushing him beneath her restored full-sized body, then teased him about stroking her.