Chapter Summaries

Du Bai used his six clones to overpower Dugu Bo, exposed his knowledge of Dugu Bo’s poison and secrets, and tried to pass himself off as Dugu Bo’s reincarnated grandfather. When Dugu Bo refused to submit, Du Bai shot him with six Destruction Bullets, leaving him badly wounded but alive.

• Du Bai mocked Dugu Bo after his six clones restrained him, while Dugu Bo insisted he had only lost because he had been caught off guard.
• Du Bai described Dugu Bo’s symptoms and knowledge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, shocking Dugu Bo with how much he knew.
• Du Bai claimed he was Dugu Bo’s reincarnated grandfather and promised to cure his poison and share the Immortal Products, but Dugu Bo rejected the claim and refused to call him grandfather.
• Du Bai ordered his six clones to fire their Destroyer Cannons, aiming at Dugu Bo’s limbs to wound him rather than kill him.
• The six Destruction Bullets pierced Dugu Bo’s arms and legs and mangled the flesh around the wounds.

Du Bai nearly killed Dugu Bo with six bullets that drained most of his life force, then tried to save him with medicinal treasures. Dugu Bo regained a little awareness and teased Du Bai as he continued the treatment.

• Dugu Bo collapsed after Du Bai's attack, believing he was about to die.
• Du Bai realized his bullets had drained eighty-four percent of Dugu Bo's life force and left him gravely wounded.
• Du Bai offered to heal Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's poison in exchange for Dugu Bo's eternal loyalty.
• Du Bai and his clones treated Dugu Bo with Soul Power, Dragon Stem Leaf, and Golden Spirit Fruits.
• Du Bai gave Dugu Bo a Revival Pill, and Dugu Bo regained enough awareness to recognize the treatment and tease Du Bai.

Du Bai tried to persuade the badly injured Dugu Bo to become his subordinate in exchange for treatment, but Dugu Bo refused and offered to make him his god-grandson instead. The two remained at odds as Dugu Bo insisted he was sincere and claimed they were alike.

• Dugu Bo joked with Du Bai despite his mortal injuries, then asked why the Spirit Hall Holy Son wanted him as a subordinate.
• Du Bai said taking Dugu Bo in was his own idea and denied being on good terms with Pope Qian Xunji, shocking Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo questioned Du Bai's power and motives, but Du Bai offered to explain only if Dugu Bo accepted treatment and became his subordinate.
• Dugu Bo refused to be controlled and offered a grandfather-and-grandson bond instead, even suggesting he had wanted to marry Dugu Yan to Du Bai.
• Du Bai rejected Dugu Bo's attempt to persuade him, while privately imagining that Zheng Datong would have welcomed the offer.
• Dugu Bo insisted he was sincere and said he and Du Bai were alike in their unpredictable temperaments and deep feelings.

Du Bai explained his conflict with Qian Xunji and his ambition to build his own power as he tried to recruit the injured Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo accepted Du Bai’s reasons for opposing Qian Xunji but remained unconvinced about becoming his subordinate, then realized Du Bai had subdued Ghost and Chrysanthemum using his clones.

• Du Bai asked Dugu Bo to become his subordinate, and Dugu Bo asked why he was so determined to recruit him.
• Du Bai explained that Qian Xunji had made him a disciple to use him as a weapon, and that he refused to remain a chess piece or let others threaten his wife.
• Dugu Bo sympathized with Du Bai’s desire for freedom but questioned how he could oppose his own teacher and doubted that Qian Xunji would target his wife.
• Du Bai admitted he disliked Qian Xunji and said he had already subdued Ghost and Chrysanthemum as part of his plan to weaken Qian Xunji’s power.
• Dugu Bo reacted in shock, then guessed that Du Bai had defeated Ghost and Chrysanthemum with his six powerful clones.

Du Bai used his power over Dugu Bo to demand his loyalty, offering to cure the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo agreed to consider the deal, while Du Bai worried about the unconscious companions facing nightmares that could alter them or strengthen their cultivation.

• Du Bai explained that his six clones had let him defeat Ghost and Chrysanthemum, falsely attributing the ability to the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin, and convinced Dugu Bo of his strength.
• Du Bai demanded that Dugu Bo swear loyalty to him, promising to cure the poison affecting him and Dugu Yan and to respect his freedom; Dugu Bo asked for time to think.
• Du Bai asked whether Zheng Datong, Yu Chenglong, Sun Meilan, Sun Youcheng, and the Bandit Soul Masters would recover, and Dugu Bo assured him they would wake after their nightmares.
• Dugu Bo explained that the nightmares would magnify the darkness in the unconscious companions’ hearts, potentially changing them or improving their cultivation if they overcame them.
• Du Bai worried about Yu Chenglong’s painful past and wondered whether Zheng Datong’s nightmare would concern Earth or this world.

Du Bai cultivated while Dugu Bo weighed whether to submit, then offered him a supreme-grade Great Returning Pill to heal his injuries. Dugu Bo swallowed it, and its powerful life force began spreading through his body.

• Du Bai warned Dugu Bo not to delay or attempt to escape, then cultivated with his six clones and discovered they increased his cultivation speed sevenfold.
• Dugu Bo decided to submit to Du Bai, provided he would not be burdened with too many duties, and asked for confirmation that Du Bai could heal him.
• Du Bai promised to cure Dugu Bo and asked him to swear loyalty once recovered, while Dugu Bo agreed and expected the healing to take months.
• Du Bai produced a supreme-grade Great Returning Pill, and Dugu Bo recognized its value before swallowing it.
• The pill released a powerful surge of life force that spread through Dugu Bo's body.

Du Bai used a Great Returning Pill to heal Dugu Bo, but its purification began removing Dugu Bo’s poison resistance. Du Bai showed him how to store the Jade Scale Snake Poison in a soul bone, and Dugu Bo recovered while the others remained unconscious; Zheng Datong alone appeared to be having a happy dream.

• The Great Returning Pill healed Dugu Bo’s injuries and purified his blood, but Dugu Bo feared that losing his poison attribute would weaken his cultivation.
• Du Bai advised Dugu Bo to force the Jade Scale Snake Poison into a soul bone so he could preserve and use it as a medium.
• Dugu Bo accepted Du Bai’s solution, became more willing to serve him, and began recovering while storing his poison in his head soul bone.
• Du Bai watched the unconscious group and noticed Yu Chenglong and the others appeared distressed, while Zheng Datong smiled peacefully.
• Dugu Bo recovered first, purified his blood, stored all his poison in his soul bone, and declared that his poison had been cured.

After Dugu Bo recovered from his injuries and poison, he asked to see Du Bai’s other martial soul and then sought a treasure to help advance his cultivation. Du Bai agreed to lend him the Chains of the Thunder Prison God after Dugu Bo swore an oath upon his martial soul.

• Dugu Bo celebrated his recovery, and Du Bai urged him to discuss their arrangement.
• Dugu Bo asked to see Du Bai’s other martial soul, and Du Bai revealed the Fire Qilin AK-47 and its five powerful Soul Rings.
• Du Bai explained that the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin had sacrificed itself for him, and Dugu Bo marveled at his luck.
• Dugu Bo accepted that meeting Du Bai had helped him purge the Jade Scale Snake Poison, but asked what benefits he could get for swearing an oath and obeying Du Bai.
• Du Bai told Dugu Bo to swear his oath first and promised to lend him the Chains of the Thunder Prison God, which could restrain a target for dozens of breaths.

Du Bai required Dugu Bo to swear loyalty to both him and Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo completed the oath after praising Du Bai and joking about his wife. Bibi Dong sensed the new bond in Heaven Dou City and missed Du Bai, while Du Bai welcomed Dugu Bo as his subordinate.

• Du Bai insisted that Dugu Bo include Bibi Dong in his Martial Soul oath, and Dugu Bo objected before agreeing.
• Dugu Bo summoned his Jade Scale Snake Empress and swore lasting loyalty to Du Bai and Bibi Dong.
• A golden light confirmed the oath, and Du Bai sensed the binding connection to Dugu Bo.
• In Heaven Dou City, Bibi Dong sensed the oath and guessed Du Bai had gained a powerful subordinate, then thought about how much she missed him.
• Luo Haiyun and Cat Girl Xiao Hui teased Bibi Dong for missing Du Bai, and she warned them she would send them to train.
• Du Bai called Dugu Bo his subordinate, and Dugu Bo repeatedly addressed him as Young Master Du.

Du Bai showed Dugu Bo the Chains of the Thunder Prison God and linked him to the artifact so he could use it. Du Bai then insisted on testing its power on Dugu Bo before lending it to him.

• Du Bai took out the Chains of the Thunder Prison God and explained how they could restrain three Soul Masters.
• Dugu Bo found that he could not lift the artifact, and Du Bai explained that it recognized its master and was impossibly heavy to outsiders.
• Du Bai sent a wisp of Soul Power into Dugu Bo, establishing a connection that allowed Dugu Bo to use the Chains of the Thunder Prison God.
• Dugu Bo eagerly asked to try the artifact on Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo, but Du Bai refused to lend it until he tested its power on Dugu Bo.

Du Bai tested the Chains of the Thunder Prison God on Dugu Bo, demonstrating how its lightning could paralyze and restrain him. After releasing Dugu Bo, Du Bai prepared to lend him the artifact, and Dugu Bo reaffirmed his loyalty.

• Du Bai used the Chains of the Thunder Prison God to unleash lightning and bind Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo was paralyzed and shackled, and he praised the artifact’s power while urging Du Bai to release him.
• Du Bai recalled the chains and returned them to their palm-sized form, allowing Dugu Bo to recover.
• Du Bai said he was reluctant to lend the powerful artifact and asked whether Dugu Bo would disappoint him.
• Dugu Bo vowed that, having sworn upon his martial soul, he would remain loyal to Du Bai.

Dugu Bo accepted Du Bai’s command and received the Chains of the Thunder Prison God, then set out for Heaven Dou City to confront Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost. After leaving, he questioned whether his sudden submission had been a dream and seized a nearby soul master to help him with something.

• Du Bai gave Dugu Bo the Chains of the Thunder Prison God and explained that his sleeping companions could not be awakened until the nightmare poison wore off naturally.
• Dugu Bo asked where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost were, and Du Bai told him they were recovering at the Strength Clan’s residence and warned him not to hurt them.
• Dugu Bo chose to leave for Heaven Dou City ahead of Du Bai, promising to meet him later at the Strength Clan’s residence.
• After traveling several hundred li, Dugu Bo wondered if his encounter with Du Bai had been a dream and grabbed a nearby soul master to ask for help.

Dugu Bo tested whether the world was real by slapping a weak Soul Master, then inadvertently helped him break through several cultivation levels. Du Bai spoke with Zheng Datong after he woke from a nightmare, and Zheng Datong began checking on their companions.

• Dugu Bo slapped a weak Soul Master to confirm that he was not dreaming, then questioned him about the reality of the world.
• Dugu Bo opened the weak Soul Master's meridians and cured hidden ailments before leaving, allowing the Soul Master to break through five cultivation levels and thank him.
• Dugu Bo accepted that becoming Du Bai's subordinate was worthwhile as he admired the Thunder Hell God Lock.
• Du Bai noticed Zheng Datong waking first and learned that he had dreamed of being pursued and harassed by thirty fat old woman Soul Masters for ten years.
• Zheng Datong explained that he closed his eyes and imagined beautiful women to endure the nightmare, then checked on Sun Meilan, Sun Youcheng, and the others.

After waking from Dugu Bo’s nightmare, Zheng Datong learned that Du Bai had subdued Dugu Bo, who had borrowed a divine artifact to fight other Titled Douluos. Sun Meilan then awoke and described a dream in which she overcame prejudice against women wielding blades, leaving her determined to become a powerful female soul master.

• Zheng Datong woke first and smugly claimed he had overcome the nightmare before asking Du Bai what had happened to Dugu Bo.
• Du Bai told Zheng Datong that he had subdued Dugu Bo, who had borrowed one of Du Bai’s divine artifacts to fight other Titled Douluos.
• Sun Meilan woke, and Zheng Datong explained that Dugu Bo had caused their nightmares without revealing that Du Bai had subdued him.
• Sun Meilan recounted a dream in which she faced people who forbade women from wielding blades and eventually proved that women were not inferior to men.
• Du Bai praised Sun Meilan and encouraged her to pursue cultivation, and she vowed to become a powerful female soul master with a blade martial soul.

After waking from Dugu Bo’s poison-induced nightmare, Sun Youcheng reunited with Sun Meilan and revealed that he had repeatedly chosen to die rather than let her be harmed. The chapter ended with Sun Youcheng and Sun Meilan embracing in tears as Du Bai watched, deeply moved.

• Zheng Datong claimed he had easily overcome his nightmare, and Du Bai backed up his story for Sun Meilan.
• Sun Youcheng woke, found Sun Meilan safe, and held her tightly while she and the others reassured him that they had only experienced nightmares.
• Sun Meilan explained that Dugu Bo’s poison had knocked them unconscious and caused the nightmares.
• Sun Youcheng described being repeatedly forced to choose between his own death and Sun Meilan’s, and said he had chosen to die every time.
• Sun Meilan cried and embraced Sun Youcheng as he told her he never wanted to see her harmed, even in a dream.
• Du Bai watched Sun Youcheng and Sun Meilan’s reunion, deeply moved.

Sun Meilan described her nightmare and received encouragement from Sun Youcheng, while Zheng Datong avoided discussing his own. After the Bandit Leader awoke and pretended to sleep, Zheng Datong forced him to endure three painful blows to the head.

• Sun Meilan told Sun Youcheng that her nightmare showed her becoming a powerful swordswoman who proved women could rival men.
• Sun Youcheng encouraged Sun Meilan to become a powerful female soul master, and she agreed.
• Sun Youcheng asked Zheng Datong about his nightmare, but Sun Meilan helped him claim he had forgotten it.
• The Bandit Leader awoke, pretended to sleep, and got up when Du Bai ordered him to stop pretending.
• Zheng Datong made the Bandit Leader stick out his neck and struck him on the head three times, leaving him dizzy.

Du Bai ordered the Bandit Leader to dig a deep pit by hand while secretly telling his companions that the bandits would be buried in their own graves before the group left to search for the Golden Spirit Fruit Tree. Zheng Datong made a newly awakened bandit endure the same head-knocking punishment and sent him to dig too, while Yu Chenglong remained trapped in his nightmare.

• Zheng Datong finished beating the Bandit Leader on the head and warned him to behave.
• Du Bai ordered the Bandit Leader to dig a deep pit without using his martial soul, soul skills, or Soul Power.
• Du Bai secretly told Zheng Datong, Sun Meilan, and Sun Youcheng that he planned to bury the bandits in the pits they dug before the group departed.
• The Bandit Leader began digging by hand and worried when he could not hear Du Bai's secret conversation.
• The Meteor Hammer Bandit Soul Master woke up, endured three head-knocks from Zheng Datong, and was ordered to dig a pit by hand.
• Yu Chenglong remained unconscious, his face twisted in pain as his nightmare continued.

Yu Chenglong remained trapped in a nightmare long after the others woke, while Du Bai reassured the group that the ordeal was a trial. After two and a half hours, Yu Chenglong awoke and learned what had happened.

• The five remaining Bandit Soul Masters recovered without lasting mental effects, and Zheng Datong and Du Bai punished them by making them dig pits.
• Lin Yucun awoke after defeating Ghost Wolves in his nightmare, while Yu Chenglong continued sleeping.
• Du Bai explained that Yu Chenglong’s prolonged nightmare might help him overcome a harmful obsession, easing Sun Meilan and Zheng Datong’s worries.
• Du Bai told Sun Youcheng and Sun Meilan that Dugu Bo had left and implied they should remain on friendly terms with him.
• After another hour, Yu Chenglong woke and told Du Bai that his nightmare had ended well.
• Du Bai explained that Dugu Bo’s Coma Poison had caused the group’s nightmares and told Yu Chenglong he had been unconscious for two and a half hours.

Yu Chenglong awakened from his nightmare and recounted a life in which he was rejected for his weak martial soul before finding his way through hard work and kindness. Du Bai praised his disciple’s insight, while Zheng Datong was left facing a request to share his own nightmare.

• Yu Chenglong apologized to Du Bai and the others for remaining unconscious, and they asked him to describe his nightmare.
• Yu Chenglong recounted being abandoned and despised for awakening the weak martial soul Nightmare, Three Puffs, before he persevered and eventually earned recognition by treating others kindly.
• Du Bai praised Yu Chenglong for understanding the principle of repaying grievances with kindness and advised him to cultivate diligently and let go of the past.
• Yu Chenglong vowed to follow Du Bai’s teachings, and the Bandit Leader resolved that he and his men should change their ways if they survived.
• Yu Chenglong asked Zheng Datong to tell everyone about his nightmare, leaving Zheng Datong uncomfortable.

Du Bai organized the group to transport Fire Demon Lord's corpse, speak with the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree, and return to Heaven Dou City so Yu Chenglong could attend his match. Before they departed, Du Bai ordered the seven Bandit Soul Masters to bind one another and wait in the pits they had dug.

• Sun Meilan helped Zheng Datong conceal his forgotten nightmare, and the group shared their nightmare stories.
• Du Bai said they needed to bury Fire Demon Lord, speak with the Golden Spirit Ancient Tree, and return to Heaven Dou City that night.
• Everyone said they were not hungry, so Du Bai told them to pack and prepare to leave without eating.
• Du Bai ordered the seven Bandit Soul Masters to strip, tie one another up, and jump into their pits, leaving their heads above ground.
• Zheng Datong watched the Bandit Soul Masters and threatened them against trying to escape or resist.