Chapter Summaries

Ming Lunyu, Tang Fu'er, and Ma Hongjun discovered a hidden valley beyond a deadly Poison Mist, filled with a remarkable Yin-Yang lake and rare immortal herbs. Tang Fu'er wanted to claim the treasure land, but Ming Lunyu focused instead on meeting its owner and considered recruiting them to his planned force against Evil Soul Masters.

• Ming Lunyu slowed their journey so Ma Hongjun could practice flying, and she spotted a vast Poison Mist ahead.
• Tang Fu'er carried the group through the Poison Mist behind a protective barrier, and they passed countless bones left by its victims.
• The three emerged at a lush mountaintop overlooking a lake of scorching red water and freezing white water, surrounded by abundant spiritual energy and mystical plants.
• Tang Fu'er identified several precious immortal herbs and demanded that they claim the valley, but Ming Lunyu pointed out a Wooden Cabin and asked them to consider its owner's wishes.
• Ming Lunyu decided he wanted to learn what kind of person owned the valley and whether they could be recruited into a force he hoped to build against Evil Soul Masters.

Ming Lunyu, Tang Fu'er, and Ma Hongjun settled in to cultivate while planning to investigate the owner of their treasured valley. Dugu Bo arrived there gravely wounded and poisoned, then discovered that the young cultivators before him included a seemingly twelve-year-old girl with the power and aura of a level-ninety-nine Titled Douluo.

• Ming Lunyu taught Tang Fu'er the Heavenly Evolution Yin-Yang Art, and the three began cultivating with their contracts sharing a portion of their gains.
• Dugu Bo fled an old enemy after his Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison flared up during their battle and left him gravely wounded.
• Dugu Bo reached Ice Fire Lake, collapsed, and spent two hours suppressing his injuries and poison.
• Dugu Bo awoke to find Ming Lunyu, Tang Fu'er, and Ma Hongjun watching him, and he demanded to know who they were and how old they were.
• Tang Fu'er unleashed her overwhelming aura and displayed her nine Soul Rings, frightening Dugu Bo before Ming Lunyu calmed her with a pat on the head.

Ming Lunyu recruited Dugu Bo by offering to cure the poison afflicting his granddaughter, and demonstrated that his Martial Soul could help Dugu Bo’s body withstand the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. Dugu Bo pledged his life and herb garden to Ming Lunyu, who promised he could cure them both and asked him to bring his granddaughter.

• Ming Lunyu introduced himself and Ma Hongjun and Tang Fu'er to Dugu Bo, then explained that he wanted to recruit him.
• Ming Lunyu revealed that he knew Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison was harming him and his granddaughter, and offered to cure her.
• Dugu Bo agreed to serve Ming Lunyu and give him the herb garden if he cured his granddaughter.
• Ming Lunyu used his Twin Martial Souls to show Dugu Bo that his Soul Power could gradually change the body’s response to the poison.
• Ming Lunyu said he could guarantee his granddaughter’s recovery and hinted that he could cure Dugu Bo as well, then told him to bring her quickly.

Dugu Bo let Tang Fu'er use the immortal herbs at the Ice Fire Lake, and she gave Ma Hongjun and Ming Lunyu herbs suited to them. While Ming Lunyu meditated, Tang Fu'er secretly used the chance to claim the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then helped Ma Hongjun find clothes.

• Dugu Bo agreed to let Tang Fu'er use the herbs and left to fetch his granddaughter.
• Tang Fu'er gave Ma Hongjun a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Ma Hongjun swallowed it and began meditating.
• Tang Fu'er gave Ming Lunyu Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and the Feathered Celestial Flower, and he meditated after eating them.
• Tang Fu'er enclosed herself and Ming Lunyu in a Soul Power barrier, secretly used a water soul skill on him, and claimed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with her blood.
• Ma Hongjun startled Tang Fu'er and caught her acting suspiciously, then asked for clothes; Tang Fu'er dressed her in a flashy outfit.

After absorbing the immortal herbs, Ming Lunyu gained new abilities, fused his Immortal Fox Tail, and became strikingly handsome, while Ma Hongjun’s power also increased. Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet Ming Lunyu for help with her clan’s martial soul flaw, but she immediately became captivated by him.

• Ma Hongjun and Tang Fu'er reacted to Ming Lunyu’s transformed appearance, and he discovered that his spiritual range had increased, he had gained insight, and he could enter Unity of Man and Nature.
• Ming Lunyu found that his Immortal Fox Tail had fused with his body and produced playful, colorful fox phantoms as he moved.
• Ma Hongjun summoned her martial soul and revealed that her fire-element power had increased and her Soul Power Level had reached level forty-five.
• Dugu Bo arrived with Dugu Yan, whose snake martial soul was overwhelmed by Ma Hongjun’s phoenix aura until she put it away.
• Dugu Yan questioned why she should address Tang Fu'er as Lord, then backed down after Tang Fu'er summoned her nine Soul Rings and hammer.
• Dugu Bo explained that Ming Lunyu could help resolve the flaw in Dugu Yan’s clan martial soul, and Dugu Yan became captivated by Ming Lunyu’s appearance.

Ming Lunyu used the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd and his Soul Power to harmonize Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison with her body, curing her and evolving her Martial Soul. Dugu Bo pledged his loyalty to Ming Lunyu, who then considered how to save Dugu Bo despite the severity of his poisoning.

• Tang Fu'er gave Dugu Yan the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Ming Lunyu guided its power through her meridians while harmonizing it with her poison.
• Tang Fu'er explained that the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd could strengthen serpent-type Martial Souls and that Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul had advanced after consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• Dugu Yan's poison stopped harming her, her Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon, and her Soul Power rose to around level thirty-two.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that Dugu Yan was cured, embraced her in relief, and pledged to follow Ming Lunyu.
• Ming Lunyu told Dugu Bo that he would not treat him poorly, but recognized that Dugu Bo's deep poisoning could not be cured with his current Soul Power and began considering another way to save him.

Dugu Bo accepted Ming Lunyu’s contract to cure his poison and optimize his Martial Soul, even though it would turn him into a girl. After Dugu Bo’s transformation, Ming Lunyu discussed his plans for a future force against Evil Soul Masters, and Dugu Bo learned that the others around Ming Lunyu had also once been men.

• Ming Lunyu offered to cure Dugu Bo through Inverse Yin Yang, and Dugu Bo agreed after considering the benefits and costs.
• Dugu Bo settled his obligations to Prince Xue Xing before returning to the treasured valley to undergo the contract.
• Ming Lunyu used Contract to transform Dugu Bo into a green-haired girl, and Dugu Bo examined her new body and began calling Ming Lunyu Young Master.
• Ming Lunyu, Ma Hongjun, and Tang Fu'er explained their experiences to Dugu Bo, including their escape from the City of Slaughter and Tang Fu'er’s origins.
• Dugu Bo realized that the three women around Ming Lunyu had all originally been men and teased him for taking in both the old and the young.

Dugu Bo explained how her martial soul had evolved and joined Ming Lunyu’s group as they traveled to Heaven Dou City. There, Ming Lunyu entered the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena and stunned the crowd by defeating a five-win opponent with his four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.

• Dugu Bo said her martial soul had become the Emerald Profound Evil Python, her Soul Power had reached level ninety-three, and her poison no longer harmed her.
• Ming Lunyu, Ma Hongjun, Tang Fu'er, and Dugu Bo arrived in Heaven Dou City and decided to visit the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena.
• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun registered under aliases and formed the Phoenix Feather Fan Combination.
• Ming Lunyu entered the arena as the Confucian Yama King and revealed four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, leaving the audience and Lightning Leopard Head stunned.
• Ming Lunyu defeated Lightning Leopard Head with a combination of Soul Skills, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

Ming Lunyu accepted the Great Soul Arena manager’s invitation to fight on the main arena before Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and learned about the prince’s suspicious rise to the throne. After discussing the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament as a chance to recruit talent, Ming Lunyu finished cultivating and set out for the arena.

• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun won their individual matches, then manager Li You invited them to compete in the main arena for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s visit.
• Ming Lunyu accepted the invitation, and Li You realized his address was Jiuhua Courtyard, reportedly owned by a mysterious Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo told Ming Lunyu that Xue Qinghe’s two older brothers had died suddenly and that the prince was suspected, though there was no evidence against him.
• Dugu Bo showed Ming Lunyu the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament and suggested it could help him recruit talented young Spirit Masters.
• Ming Lunyu teased the flustered Dugu Bo, cultivated through the afternoon, and left for the Great Soul Arena after nightfall.

Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun fought the higher-ranked Cold Spirit Combination at the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena while Crown Prince Xue Qinghe watched and considered recruiting them. They won after Ma Hongjun detonated the burning status she had gradually built up on their opponents.

• Xue Qinghe attended the match after learning that Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun were Soul Ancestors with four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, and he resolved to assess them as potential recruits.
• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun revealed their four black Soul Rings before facing the Soul Kings Wu Zhishu and Hua Chu.
• Ma Hongjun charged through Wu Zhishu's vines while Ming Lunyu's attacks disrupted the Cold Spirit Combination and helped her withstand Hua Chu's powerful sword strike.
• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun kept pressuring Wu Zhishu and Hua Chu for ten minutes, with Ma Hongjun pursuing them and Ming Lunyu controlling the arena with Soul Skills.
• Ma Hongjun detonated the Cinder Halo's accumulated burning layers, leaving Wu Zhishu and Hua Chu defeated as the Phoenix Feather Fan Combination won.

After defeating the Cold Spirit Combination, Ming Lunyu accepted Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s invitation and met with him at a secluded tea house. Xue Qinghe offered Ming Lunyu his support and a token of access to his residence, while Tang Fu’er secretly uncovered the truth behind his disguise.

• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun left the arena after collecting their reward for defeating the Cold Spirit Combination.
• A servant invited the group to meet the Crown Prince, and Ming Lunyu agreed to go with Ma Hongjun, Tang Fu’er, and Dugu Bo.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed the group at his tea house and privately resolved to recruit Ming Lunyu.
• Tang Fu’er used her head soul bone to investigate Xue Qinghe and discovered the truth about him, but chose not to tell Ming Lunyu.
• Ming Lunyu told Xue Qinghe that Evil Soul Masters had killed his grandfather and destroyed his village, and Xue Qinghe promised to investigate.
• Xue Qinghe gave Ming Lunyu a token granting him access to the Crown Prince’s residence, and the group left after exchanging prolonged courtesies.

After leaving the teahouse, Ming Lunyu assessed Xue Qinghe’s political motives and learned from Tang Fu'er that the Crown Prince was actually Spirit Hall’s female Young Master in disguise. The group then went to the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House, where Dugu Bo offered to spend her money on Ming Lunyu and Tang Fu'er jealously stepped on her foot.

• Ming Lunyu explained that he had accepted Xue Qinghe’s token to pursue his own goal, despite recognizing her attempt to draw him into her faction.
• Tang Fu'er revealed that Xue Qinghe was a woman from Spirit Hall with the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, and Ming Lunyu deduced that she was Spirit Hall’s Young Master infiltrating the Heavenly Dou Empire.
• Ming Lunyu said he did not care who ruled the land unless a foolish ruler made life unbearable for its people.
• Xue Qinghe felt pleased that Ming Lunyu had accepted her token, then indulged in fantasies about him before going alone to the teahouse’s top floor.
• Ming Lunyu, Dugu Bo, and Tang Fu'er reached the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House, where Dugu Bo offered to pay for him and Tang Fu'er stepped on her foot.
• Ming Lunyu flicked both women on the forehead and told them to stop fooling around before they entered the auction house.

Ming Lunyu used the Crown Prince's Token to signal that his group would cooperate with the Crown Prince without joining his faction, then watched the auction with the women accompanying him. The auction remained uneventful until the third-to-last item appeared.

• Ming Lunyu showed Roka the Crown Prince's Token, and the supervisor apologized and offered a twenty-percent discount on their purchases.
• Dugu Bo, Tang Fu'er, and Ma Hongjun clung to Ming Lunyu, and Ma Hongjun correctly explained the political signal behind showing the token.
• Ming Lunyu and the women watched the auction begin, including the sale of a living five-thousand-year Flame Tail Cat and several ordinary lots.
• The atmosphere in Ming Lunyu's VIP room stayed harmonious until the third-to-last item appeared.

Ming Lunyu witnessed nobles bid on three girls at an auction, then discovered their mutilated bodies hidden in an alley. The brutality deepened his doubts about the Heavenly Dou Empire, and he left after burying the girls with a heavy heart.

• Qianqian auctioned three girls from Barak Province, and a noble bought them for one thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ming Lunyu was horrified by the slave trade and began to question the Heavenly Dou Empire, while Dugu Bo explained how nobles forced families to sell their daughters.
• Ming Lunyu bought Mountain Coiling Cloud Pattern Silver for Tang Fu'er after the auction continued.
• Ming Lunyu noticed three servants hiding a box in an alley and found the mutilated remains of the girls inside.
• Ming Lunyu and the others buried the girls and left in sorrow.

After touring the Heavenly Dou Empire, Ming Lunyu concluded that its corrupt nobles and dependence on Spirit Hall would lead to major upheaval, so he planned to build his own force through an academy and the upcoming tournament. He chose Breaking Clan patriarch Yang Wudi as the next Contractor candidate, hoping to gain both a powerful fighter and the clan’s support.

• Ming Lunyu and his companions traveled through the empire, where he saw nobles exploit the common people and Spirit Hall provide protection and services.
• Ming Lunyu concluded that the empire might collapse within about ten years, especially because Spirit Hall’s undercover agent, Xue Qinghe, occupied the Crown Prince’s position.
• Ming Lunyu and the three women planned to secretly establish an Advanced Spirit Master Academy within a year and use the tournament to attract talent and build influence.
• Tang Fu'er warned Ming Lunyu that two Titled Douluo would not be enough to face a continent-wide crisis, prompting him to seek another powerful Contractor.
• Dugu Bo described Breaking Clan patriarch Yang Wudi’s strength, character, and clan, and Ming Lunyu selected him as his candidate.

After reaching a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, Ming Lunyu’s group clashed with Dai Mubai and his companions over Ma Hongjun’s appearance and strength. Ma Hongjun revealed four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, and the chapter ended with Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun agreeing to fight Dai Mubai and five others under a wager.

• Ming Lunyu led his group into a restaurant, where Dai Mubai mocked Ma Hongjun and Ming Lunyu; Ma Hongjun confronted him.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai traded insults and challenged each other to fight outside, while Ming Lunyu struck Tang San with overwhelming spiritual force.
• Dai Mubai revealed his level-thirty-eight White Tiger Martial Soul, but Ma Hongjun displayed a level-forty-five Fire Phoenix Martial Soul with four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Tang San proposed a six-against-two battle with himself and his companions facing Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun, and Ming Lunyu accepted.
• Ming Lunyu wagered that Dai Mubai would kneel and apologize if they won; Dai Mubai agreed and demanded that Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun admit they were trash if they lost.

Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun defeated Dai Mubai’s group in a wagered fight, then faced down Flender and Zhao Wuji when they tried to intervene. Dugu Bo revealed herself as Ming Lunyu’s protector, and he chose to leave without punishing the defeated group.

• Dai Mubai’s group and Ming Lunyu’s side summoned their martial souls, and Ming Lunyu’s four black Soul Rings shocked the crowd.
• Ma Hongjun overpowered Dai Mubai while Ming Lunyu trapped Zhu Zhuqing and injured Xiao Wu, then countered Tang San’s hidden weapons and left him badly wounded.
• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun defeated the rest of Dai Mubai’s group and demanded that they honor their wager, but Dai Mubai refused.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji intervened to defend their students, and Ming Lunyu rebuked Flender for blaming the victors.
• Dugu Bo arrived and forced Dai Mubai’s group, Flender, and Zhao Wuji to their knees, then addressed Ming Lunyu as her young master.
• Ming Lunyu decided to leave without further retaliation, while the defeated group remained shaken and resentful.

Ming Lunyu explained why he had let Tang San and Xiao Wu’s group go, suspecting Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast spying on humanity and deciding to track her before acting. The group crossed into the Star Dou Great Forest, camped together, and continued toward the Star Luo Empire as rivalry over Ming Lunyu intensified.

• Ming Lunyu revealed that Tang Fu'er had marked one of the people in Tang San’s group and warned that Tang San’s techniques and Xiao Wu’s true identity made them dangerous.
• Tang Fu'er confirmed that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, and Ming Lunyu decided to wait for her to act rather than attack before he needed another Soul Ring.
• Ming Lunyu and his companions entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Dugu Bo explained how ordinary plants could become soul beasts.
• The group encountered soul beasts as Tang Fu'er and Dugu Bo competed to display their knowledge to Ming Lunyu.
• The three women secretly burned the spare tents, and Ming Lunyu shared the single tent with them for the night.
• The next morning, Dugu Bo acted more seductively around Ming Lunyu, prompting Ma Hongjun and Tang Fu'er to resent her and resolve to outdo her.

Ming Lunyu and his companions reached the Breaking Clan’s city and investigated Yang Wudi and the clan before making contact. After learning that Earl Xiri was demanding fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins from the clan, Ming Lunyu decided he had a way to handle the situation.

• Ming Lunyu assigned Ma Hongjun to gather local opinions, Dugu Bo to observe the Breaking Clan, and Tang Fu'er to monitor Yang Wudi.
• Ming Lunyu and Ma Hongjun heard that a Breaking Clan member had helped an escaped slave at Dragon Casino, prompting Earl Xiri to demand fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins from the clan.
• Dugu Bo reported that the Breaking Clan lived simply, focused on cultivation and medicine, and struggled with business because its members lacked commercial skills.
• Tang Fu'er reported that Yang Wudi had refused Earl Xiri's demand and parted with him on bad terms.
• Ming Lunyu said he had an idea for dealing with the situation, then shared snacks with his companions as they playfully competed for his attention.

Yang Wudi returned to the Breaking Clan compound burdened by Earl Xiri’s extortion and prepared his clan to relocate again. Four unexpected visitors confronted him in his room, and after Dugu Bo revealed herself as a Titled Douluo, Ming Lunyu began discussing business with him.

• Yang Wudi told an elder to prepare the Breaking Clan to relocate after Earl Xiri extorted fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins from them.
• Yang Wudi found four young visitors in his room and fought Dugu Bo’s snake tail with his Soul Breaking Spear.
• Ming Lunyu apologized for testing Yang Wudi’s offensive power and praised his skill.
• Dugu Bo revealed her nine Soul Rings, shocking Yang Wudi with her strength and identity.
• Ming Lunyu introduced himself, Ma Hongjun, Dugu Bo, and Tang Fu'er, then steered the group toward discussing business with Yang Wudi.