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Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar release schedule for all 8 episodes drops

Michelle Topham August 5, 2025

Release schedule for southern emperor and northern beggar

The third installment in the Duel on Mount Hua prequel to C-drama The Legend of Heroes premiered on Tencent Video and WeTV earlier today.

Called Duel on Mount Hua: Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar, the series is just eight episodes so, like the previous two installments, a pretty quick watch.

That being said, like the previous installments, not all eight episodes have been released today for every viewer but, instead, will be released over a few days period.

Unless, of course, you are one of those viewers willing to pay extra to watch certain episodes via Tencent/WeTV’s ‘Express or SVIP’ program.

RELATED: Character visuals for Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar‘s main characters drop

The Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar release schedule for all eight episodes then has been released today — showing what regular viewers and VIP viewers can watch on certain days, compared to those who pay for Express/SVIP.

The Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar release schedule from August 5th to 8th

That Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar release schedule came in the form of a visual via Tencent’s Weibo account this morning, along with a message explaining when each episode will drop.

#Duel on Mount Hua: The Southern Emperor and the Northern Beggar is now airing#

Use this calendar to follow the drama, accompany the Southern Emperor and the Northern Beggar, travel the world of martial arts, and find the original heart of martial arts.

Lock in @Tencent Video for the exclusive broadcast on the entire network. SVIP members can watch the unit finale first, while regular VIP members will be updated with 2 new episodes every day at 18:00. (Beijing Time)

In other words, the release schedule for Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar looks like this (see visual for clarification):

August 5th — Non-VIP subscribers can watch Episode 1 for free, while VIP subscribers can watch Episodes 1 and 2, and SVIP/Express subscribers get access to Episodes 1 thru 8 immediately.

August 6th — VIP subscribers get access to Episodes 3 and 4

August 7th — VIP subscribers get access to Episodes 5 and 6

August 8th — VIP subscribers get access to Episodes 7 and 8

And there you have it.

Don’t forget too that the first two installments of the Legend of the Heroes prequel — Nine Yin True Sutra and Eastern Heretic and Western Venom — are already streaming for everyone (except non-subscribers) on Tencent/WeTV, and have been quite popular.

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