Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo secretly examined Fang Ling at Ye Lingling’s request and found no sign that he was a Fallen Spirit Master, while Fang Ling mistakenly believed no one had visited. During a restful morning, Fang Ling’s Warrior’s Will advanced to Lv4, greatly increasing its Soul Power circulation bonus.

• Dugu Bo entered Fang Ling’s room under cover of night and used a sleeping drug before examining him.
• Dugu Bo sensed Fang Ling’s exceptionally pure Soul Power and powerful will, concluded he was not a Fallen Spirit Master, and left after removing the drug.
• Fang Ling woke feeling unusually refreshed and wrongly assumed Dugu Bo had never come because the window and hair strand were undisturbed.
• Fang Ling relaxed instead of training and quietly watched the flowers in the villa garden.
• Ye Lingling came to find Fang Ling as his Warrior’s Will advanced from Lv3 to Lv4, raising its Soul Power circulation increase from 15% to 25%.

Fang Ling recognized that he needed rest and spent a relaxed day with Ye Lingling, who questioned his interest in Dugu Yan. After Dugu Bo confirmed Fang Ling was not a Fallen Spirit Master, Dugu Yan wondered what his feelings meant for Ye Lingling.

• Fang Ling realized his progress depended partly on rest and invited Ye Lingling to relax with him.
• Fang Ling and Ye Lingling teased each other, then he said his interest in Dugu Yan came from an inexplicable personal feeling he wanted to observe.
• Ye Lingling grew nervous when Fang Ling pointed out her reaction, and they began playfully tickling each other.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Fang Ling was not a Fallen Spirit Master and praised his pure Soul Power and strong Fighting Will.
• Dugu Bo guessed Fang Ling secretly liked Dugu Yan, leaving her to consider Ye Lingling's close relationship with him and decide to watch them longer.

Fang Ling explained his rapid cultivation to the team as the result of strong Fighting Will, though none of them could reproduce it. When Dugu Yan confronted him over his attention to her while he spent time with Ye Lingling, Fang Ling claimed his intuition said she had been poisoned, leaving her incredulous.

• Fang Ling taught the team about Fighting Will and showed them the conviction and rapidly flowing Soul Power behind his cultivation.
• Yu Tianheng and the others tried to develop Fighting Will through battles but gained little and concluded they could not take shortcuts.
• Dugu Yan invited Fang Ling and Ye Lingling to lunch, then accused Fang Ling of deceiving Ye Lingling while secretly liking her.
• Fang Ling denied that his attention meant he liked Dugu Yan and hesitantly said his intuition told him she had been poisoned.
• Dugu Yan dismissed the claim, pointing out that her martial soul was the Jade Phosphorous Serpent and her grandfather was a poison-attribute Titled Douluo.

Fang Ling’s intuition led Dugu Yan to suspect that her grandfather’s Nourishing Pills were connected to her family’s troubles, so she brought Fang Ling and Ye Lingling to confront Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo learned they knew about the pills and turned his Soul Power pressure on Fang Ling.

• Fang Ling explained that his intuition had warned him Dugu Yan was poisoned, and Dugu Yan realized the warning might explain her grandfather’s condition and her parents’ deaths.
• Dugu Yan showed Ye Lingling a Nourishing Pill, but Ye Lingling could not identify its ingredients.
• Dugu Yan asked Fang Ling and Ye Lingling to keep the matter secret, then decided to take them to her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• The three traveled to Dugu Manor and met Dugu Bo, who initially welcomed Fang Ling and Ye Lingling as Dugu Yan’s classmates.
• Dugu Yan asked what the Nourishing Pill was, and Dugu Bo demanded to know who had given it to someone and who had revealed its secret.
• Fang Ling said he had noticed the problem first and tried to protect Ye Lingling, so Dugu Bo pressed a powerful Soul Power onto him.

Fang Ling used his intuition to expose that Dugu Bo was suppressing poison with an external treasure, and endured Dugu Bo’s killing intent. Dugu Bo decided not to kill him and hinted that Fang Ling might gain access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Dugu Bo questioned Fang Ling about how he had sensed the poison, and Fang Ling insisted it came from instinct.
• At Dugu Bo’s demand, Fang Ling said, “why aren’t you dead yet?” and stood firm under Dugu Bo’s killing intent.
• Fang Ling guessed that a heavenly treasure or treasure land helped Dugu Bo suppress the poison in his body.
• Dugu Bo gave up on killing Fang Ling, while Dugu Yan pleaded with her grandfather to spare him.
• Dugu Bo praised Fang Ling’s ambition but warned that cultivation bottlenecks would test him, and Fang Ling agreed with him.

Fang Ling said goodbye to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan before leaving with Dugu Bo to cultivate and help identify treasures that might cure their inherited poison. Dugu Bo brought him to a steaming, sulfur-scented mountain hollow, where their search was set to begin.

• Fang Ling reassured Ye Lingling that he would return alive, and she tearfully promised to wait for him.
• Fang Ling told Dugu Yan not to blame herself, then asked her and Ye Lingling to tell Qin Ming that he had gone to cultivate with Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo carried Fang Ling away and questioned why he trusted him; Fang Ling said Dugu Bo wanted his intuition to help identify treasures that could treat the poison affecting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Fang Ling declared that Dugu Bo's help could let him rise with the tide of the era, while Dugu Bo pointed to Bibi Dong as its true leader.
• Dugu Bo brought Fang Ling to the edge of a steaming, sulfur-scented mountain hollow and announced that they had arrived.

Dugu Bo brought Fang Ling to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Fang Ling recognized the dangerous Snow Swan Kiss and refused to touch it. After Dugu Bo removed his protection and challenged Fang Ling to survive by intuition, Fang Ling asked him to harvest two herbs so he could eat them and test whether their opposing powers would balance inside his body.

• Dugu Bo led Fang Ling through the mist into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a valley filled with Immortal Herbs and a divided pool of milky-white and crimson springs.
• Dugu Bo explained that the ice-and-fire origin power suppressed the deadly poison in his body and claimed the place had helped him become a Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo urged Fang Ling to touch the Snow Swan Kiss, but Fang Ling recognized the herb and refused, sensing that it would kill him.
• Dugu Bo withdrew his Soul Power protection and told Fang Ling to rely on his intuition to survive the valley's constant ice-and-fire energy.
• Fang Ling asked Dugu Bo to cut down one star-anise-shaped herb by the Ice Spring and one cabbage-like herb by the Yang Spring so he could eat them and test whether their powers would balance.

Fang Ling decided to absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, trusting his intuition despite the risks. After Dugu Bo harvested the herbs, Fang Ling swallowed them and endured alternating waves of Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire as his skin began to crack, but he remained alive.

• Dugu Bo questioned Fang Ling’s decision and considered why he himself would not risk consuming the two herbs.
• Fang Ling explained that ancient records recommended metal tools for cold herbs and jade for scorching ones, and Dugu Bo agreed to harvest them.
• Dugu Bo retrieved the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with a dagger and the Infernal Delicate Apricot with a Jade Slip.
• Fang Ling placed the herbs close together until their auras mingled, then swallowed them.
• Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire surged through Fang Ling in alternation, cracking his skin while Dugu Bo watched and saw that he was still alive.

Fang Ling survived the Ice Fire Twin Springs and gained two powerful special talents from consuming the immortal herbs. Dugu Bo recognized the risks of taking the herbs himself, while Fang Ling left better prepared for his future journey to Slaughter City.

• Fang Ling plunged into the Ice Fire Twin Springs to withstand the herbs’ effects, and Dugu Bo waited as a full day and night passed without seeing him resurface.
• Dugu Bo turned to leave, but bubbles appeared and Fang Ling emerged alive, swimming comfortably in the spring.
• Dugu Bo tested the spring’s danger, confirmed Fang Ling had survived, and listened as Fang Ling said his intuition had been right.
• Fang Ling told Dugu Bo that the herbs might have relieved his poison, but Dugu Bo explained that losing his toxins could undermine his strength and usefulness against weaker opponents.
• Fang Ling checked his talents and gained Ice Fire Immunity Lvmax and Invulnerable to All Poisons Lvmax, strengthening his defenses against ice, fire, and toxins.

After gaining major physical enhancements and resistance to poison from the Ice and Fire Herbs, Fang Ling tested his abilities against Dugu Bo’s toxins. He resisted the Nine-Section Jadeite’s venom, then agreed to let Dugu Bo test his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, but asked him to wait before bringing it closer.

• Fang Ling told Dugu Bo that the herbs had enhanced his body, granted Ice Fire Immunity, and made him Invulnerable to All Poisons.
• Dugu Bo tested Fang Ling with poison mist, which caused no reaction, then had the Nine-Section Jadeite bite his wrist; Fang Ling’s green arm quickly returned to normal, and the snake fainted.
• Dugu Bo prepared his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison and warned that Fang Ling could still die if poisoned by it.
• Fang Ling insisted that Dugu Bo test him because he wanted to repay the herbs and earn Dugu Bo’s trust.
• As Dugu Bo brought his poisonous nails closer, Fang Ling suddenly asked him to wait so he could sense the poison longer.

Fang Ling used the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the medicinal power of the Ice and Fire Herbs to demonstrate how his blood could help loosen Dugu Bo’s poison, then proposed storing the toxins in Spirit Bones. Dugu Bo agreed to seek two Spirit Bones and took Fang Ling back so he could reassure Ye Lingling, while Fang Ling questioned him about the medicinal herbs in his hidden place.

• Fang Ling tested the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s pollen and showed Dugu Bo that it could slow poison spreading through a wound.
• Fang Ling accelerated the effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, forcing out Dugu Bo’s poison and absorbing more of their medicinal power.
• Fang Ling proposed using Spirit Bones to store the loosened toxins, with his blood as a catalyst, and Dugu Bo agreed to find two Spirit Bones.
• Fang Ling warned Dugu Bo that Spirit Bones could only hold a limited amount of toxin, then asked which bone Dugu Bo had available.
• Fang Ling said he needed to tell Ye Lingling that he was safe, so Dugu Bo took him back and answered questions about the medicinal herbs in his hidden place.

Fang Ling persuaded Dugu Bo to accept him as a disciple so he could seek the Ye Family’s knowledge of Immortal Herbs and become a suitable match for Ye Lingling. Dugu Bo agreed, then asked about the other girl Fang Ling liked.

• Dugu Bo identified the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as an Immortal Herb and promised Fang Ling he could eat it if his detoxification method worked.
• Fang Ling reasoned that Immortal Herbs might improve his Soul Power circulation and casting speed, and considered a similar herb for Zhuqing.
• Dugu Bo explained why he could not investigate the Breaking Clan or Chrysanthemum’s knowledge without drawing dangerous attention.
• Fang Ling proposed that Dugu Bo publicly accept him as a disciple so he could investigate the Ye Family’s inherited medicinal knowledge through Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo recognized Fang Ling’s scheme but agreed to take him as a disciple, then asked which other girl Fang Ling liked and whether she knew.

Fang Ling told Dugu Bo that he and Zhu Zhuqing possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and asked him to help take her when she fled to Heaven Dou. Dugu Bo agreed if Fang Ling cured his and Dugu Yan’s poison, but warned him not to pursue Dugu Yan as well.

• Dugu Bo asked Fang Ling about Zhu Zhuqing, and Fang Ling explained that she had saved him and that they shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dugu Bo questioned whether Fang Ling could take Zhu Zhuqing from the Star Luo Empire, and Fang Ling said she would flee to Heaven Dou.
• Dugu Bo promised to help Fang Ling when Zhu Zhuqing fled, provided Fang Ling successfully cured his and Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Dugu Bo learned Ye Lingling knew about Fang Ling’s plans and warned him not to take her feelings lightly.
• Fang Ling suggested marrying Dugu Yan too, and Dugu Bo warned him to keep away from her.

Fang Ling returned to Dugu Manor after Dugu Bo accepted him as a disciple and began seeking the materials to cure his poison. He reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who had feared he would not come back.

• Dugu Bo told Fang Ling to seek information about Immortal Herbs and promised he could give suitable herbs to Ye Lingling, then left to find two Soul Bones.
• Fang Ling learned that Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were still at Dugu Manor, and that Ye Lingling had cried herself to sleep after worrying about him.
• Dugu Yan welcomed Fang Ling back, learned that Dugu Bo had made him a disciple, and urged him not to betray Ye Lingling's feelings.
• Fang Ling entered the bedroom and found Ye Lingling awake and crying; she brightened when she saw him and teased him for shedding tears.

Fang Ling reunited with Ye Lingling, reassured her about his apprenticeship and plans to stay at the academy, and agreed to visit her father. The next day, Ye Lingling brought him to Benevolent Heart Hall, where he saw her father heal an injured Soul Master with the Nine Heart Begonia.

• Fang Ling comforted Ye Lingling and teased her about meeting her parents, while she insisted they were only friends.
• Fang Ling told Ye Lingling that he had helped his teacher find a way to detoxify poison and had been accepted as his disciple.
• Fang Ling said he would remain at the academy for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Ye Lingling invited him to have her father check him for lingering effects.
• Ye Lingling took Fang Ling to Benevolent Heart Hall, where he watched her father heal a Soul Master's severe shoulder injury with the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Fang Ling remarked that Ye Lingling's father matched his image of a healer, and Ye Lingling punched him for the comment.

Fang Ling visited Ye Lingling’s family, where Ye Renxin examined him and recognized the Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs he had consumed. From those herbs, Ye Renxin deduced that Dugu Bo suffered from a severe poison linked to his martial soul, leaving Fang Ling impressed by his insight.

• Ye Lingling warned Fang Ling to behave while they waited for her parents at the family home.
• Fang Ling introduced himself to Ye Renxin and Ye Lingling’s mother as their son-in-law, prompting Ye Lingling to scold and pinch him.
• Ye Lingling asked Ye Renxin to check whether Fang Ling had been poisoned, and he examined Fang Ling’s body and unusual Soul Power.
• Ye Renxin showed Fang Ling an old medicinal book, and Fang Ling identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot he had consumed.
• Ye Renxin explained how the herbs revealed a special place of extreme ice and fire, then deduced that Dugu Bo was suffering from poison caused by his martial soul.

Fang Ling asked Ye Renxin about finding an Immortal Herb to help Ye Lingling, and Ye Renxin explained that Aromatic Silk Beauty might perfect the Nine Heart Begonia bloodline. Ye Renxin let Fang Ling study the Immortal Herb Compendium but warned that his relationship with Lingling would need time to prove itself.

• Ye Renxin told Fang Ling that he was not poisoned and that fully digesting the medicinal power of his two Immortal Herbs would make him nearly impossible to poison.
• Fang Ling asked to study Ye Renxin's Immortal Herb Compendium so he could find a herb that might help Ye Lingling, and Ye Renxin lent it to him to read at the family home.
• Ye Renxin explained that Aromatic Silk Beauty could restrain toxins and might perfect the Nine Heart Begonia bloodline.
• Ye Renxin asked whether Fang Ling truly liked Lingling, then said he would judge their relationship again in a few years.
• Ye Renxin allowed Fang Ling to read the compendium under supervision, and Fang Ling focused on herbs that could improve his specialties.

Fang Ling helped Dugu Bo begin testing a method to remove the poison from his body, earning his teacher’s trust when the first treatment succeeded. Three months later, the poison extraction remained unfinished, but Fang Ling had reached Level 30 and traveled with Dugu Bo to hunt for his next spirit ring.

• Fang Ling thanked Ye Renxin for answering his questions and promised to seek the Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo obtained a twenty-thousand-year Devouring Vine Left Arm Bone and brought Fang Ling to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to begin detoxification.
• Fang Ling gave Dugu Bo one drop of blood, and Dugu Bo sensed the medicinal power driving poison into his Spirit Bones.
• Dugu Bo acknowledged Fang Ling as his disciple and began a daily detoxification routine using five drops of Fang Ling’s blood.
• Three months later, Fang Ling had reached Level 30, and he and Dugu Bo traveled through Sunset Forest to hunt for Fang Ling’s spirit ring.

Fang Ling and Dugu Bo searched Sunset Forest for a Spirit Beast that could grant Fang Ling a fast, frequently usable teleportation ability. They found a four-thousand-year-old Silver Emperor Falcon, and Fang Ling absorbed its Soul Ring, though the chapter ended before its Spirit Skill was revealed.

• Fang Ling told Dugu Bo he wanted a spatial teleportation ability that activated quickly and could be used frequently.
• Dugu Bo took Fang Ling through Sunset Forest in search of a suitable Spirit Beast, but they found none during their first several days.
• Dugu Bo spotted a Silver Emperor Falcon and used Medusa's Gaze to petrify and capture it.
• Fang Ling killed the four-thousand-year-old Silver Emperor Falcon, and its Soul Ring appeared without a Soul Bone.
• Fang Ling absorbed the Silver Emperor Falcon's Soul Ring, completing the process after half an hour.

After absorbing the Silver Emperor Falcon’s soul ring, Fang Ling gained Spatial Perception and the teleportation skill Silver Emperor Flash, which he demonstrated to Dugu Bo. He discovered that he could use the skill consecutively, and Dugu Bo quickly saw how it could give Fang Ling a major advantage in one-on-one combat.

• Fang Ling checked his Stats Panel and saw that his Soul Power had reached Level 31 (97%), his Third Soul Ring was a 4,396-year Silver Emperor Falcon, and he had gained Spatial Perception Lv3.
• Fang Ling examined the evolving description of his Special Talent and concluded that death was the most likely source of its power.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Fang Ling was dissatisfied with his Soul Skill, and Fang Ling explained that Silver Emperor Flash let him teleport five to ten meters instantly.
• Fang Ling demonstrated Silver Emperor Flash, lost his balance after teleporting, and said he could forcibly cast it repeatedly by spending more Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo realized that Fang Ling could use consecutive teleports to attack from changing positions and overwhelm opponents in one-on-one fights.