Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen examined Bai Chenxiang’s altered Martial Soul and explained that it had capped her cultivation unless she restored her original form. He offered to help in exchange for something of equal value, and Bai Chenxiang—already drawn to him—eagerly accepted as Xiao Chen reached toward her.

• Bai Chenxiang entered the room to discuss her Martial Soul, and Xiao Chen told her Dugu Yan could be trusted with the conversation.
• Xiao Chen examined Bai Chenxiang and identified her original Sharp-tailed Swallow Martial Soul and her connection to the Bai family.
• Bai Chenxiang revealed that her real name was Bai Chenxiang and that she was a woman, while Dugu Yan accepted her explanation.
• Xiao Chen explained that Bai Chenxiang’s family technique had given her offensive power but limited her to remaining a Three-ring Soul Master unless she restored her original Martial Soul.
• Xiao Chen offered to resolve Bai Chenxiang’s problem in exchange for something of equal value, and Bai Chenxiang blushed as she assumed he wanted her.
• Xiao Chen considered winning Bai Chenxiang’s trust through warmth rather than force, then extended his hand toward her.

Xiao Chen asked Bai Chenxiang to guide him in Heaven Dou City and help gather intelligence, promising to address her Martial Soul problem and possibly help the Speed Clan. Bai Chenxiang stole a kiss from him before fleeing, while Dugu Yan decided she understood what kind of woman Xiao Chen liked.

• Xiao Chen told Bai Chenxiang he would need her help in Heaven Dou City and offered to pose as her distant cousin.
• Bai Chenxiang agreed to guide him and arrange intelligence gathering through the Speed Clan.
• Xiao Chen promised to help resolve Bai Chenxiang's Martial Soul problem and visit the Speed Clan about its difficulties.
• Bai Chenxiang hurried away, returned to kiss Xiao Chen on the cheek, and then vanished.
• Dugu Yan watched Bai Chenxiang leave and concluded that Xiao Chen preferred youthful, innocent women.

Ye Lingling visited Xiao Chen to assess whether he could offer the Nine Heart Begonia Clan a better future than Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After she demanded proof of greater power than his displayed strength, Xiao Chen summoned two formidable figures to answer her challenge.

• Bai Chenxiang encountered Ye Lingling outside Xiao Chen's dormitory and hurried off to buy her a late-night snack.
• Ye Lingling entered Xiao Chen's room and admitted she had come to investigate his background and value to her clan.
• Xiao Chen revealed his Golden Dragon King and God-Slaying Sword Martial Souls and used a card to raise his Soul Power to level 50, shocking Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling said Xiao Chen's talent could earn her friendship but not the Nine Heart Begonia Clan's submission without greater power, such as a Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Chen used two Gold Cards, and Gold Dragon and Silver Dragon appeared in the forest to pay their respects to him.

Xiao Chen summoned Golden Dragon Douluo and Silver Dragon Douluo, then secured Ye Lingling’s pledge to follow him if he provided better cultivation conditions and protection for the Nine Heart Begonia Clan. He offered to protect the clan and gave Ye Lingling a Fairy Dress, which she began putting on as Dugu Yan watched in shock.

• Golden Dragon Douluo and Silver Dragon Douluo appeared before Xiao Chen, who sent them away after introducing them to his friends.
• Ye Lingling pledged to follow Xiao Chen if he provided better cultivation conditions and protection, and she vowed to handle dissent within the Nine Heart Begonia Clan.
• Xiao Chen showed Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan tokens from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and promised to send Silver Dragon Douluo to protect the clan once Ye Lingling settled its affairs.
• Xiao Chen gave Ye Lingling the Fairy Dress and told her to put it on as a show of sincerity.
• Ye Lingling began removing her clothes to change, stunning Dugu Yan.

Xiao Chen tested Ye Lingling’s unusually detached response to his advances, then gave her Enhancement Fluid and had her assist him while Dugu Yan watched in disbelief. The chapter ended with Xiao Chen telling someone to move aside, leaving Dugu Yan stunned again.

• Ye Lingling calmly endured Xiao Chen’s touch, astonishing Dugu Yan with her lack of reaction.
• Xiao Chen poured Enhancement Fluid over Ye Lingling and told her to drink some before inspecting his divine artifact.
• Ye Lingling tasted the fluid, sensed a slight improvement, and began inspecting the artifact while Dugu Yan protested.
• Xiao Chen told Dugu Yan to make tea, and she obeyed; Ye Lingling drank some Dragon Spirit Tiger Gall Tea.
• Xiao Chen told someone to move aside, and Dugu Yan froze in shock once more.

Xiao Chen used a system item to evolve Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul, and she awakened to the transformation as dawn approached. The chapter ended with the system announcing that she had trusted him and that his physical attributes had increased.

• Dugu Yan began to scold Xiao Chen but faltered under his gaze and went to the bathroom to clean herself.
• Ye Lingling drank the enhancement liquid, then obeyed Xiao Chen as he gave her a medicinal liquid meant to improve her Martial Soul.
• The medicinal liquid spread through Ye Lingling’s body, causing her to tremble and faint while its effects continued.
• After waking in Xiao Chen’s arms, Ye Lingling sensed that her Martial Soul had evolved completely.
• The system announced that Ye Lingling trusted Xiao Chen and increased his physical attributes by 25%.

Xiao Chen learned that Ye Lingling’s evolved Nine Heart Begonia could heal allies and weaken enemies, and that her relatives could also have their Martial Soul curses partly removed. After Ye Lingling agreed to bring the female clan disciples to him, news arrived that Liu Erlong had replied.

• Xiao Chen questioned the system and learned that Ye Lingling’s uncursed Nine Heart Begonia had no single-line inheritance restriction.
• Ye Lingling said eight closely related female disciples had incomplete Begonia Flower Martial Souls, and Xiao Chen told her to bring them to his side so their curses could be partly removed.
• Ye Lingling explained how the clan used a special poison to punish anyone who plotted against its two Nine Heart Begonia holders.
• Xiao Chen gave Ye Lingling a new bed and physique-strengthening items after their time together.
• Someone in Shrek Academy’s dean’s office exclaimed that Sister Erlong had finally sent a reply.

Flender read Liu Erlong’s letter and learned that she still sympathized with Yu Xiaogang, leaving him unsure how to handle the man. Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng and the Heaven Dou Team cornered Dai Mubai in Suotuo City and beat him nearly unconscious, leaving Dai Mubai determined to take revenge on Yu Xiaogang.

• Flender read Liu Erlong’s letter, which excused Yu Xiaogang’s actions and said she would visit Blue Tyrant Academy after handling urgent matters.
• Flender decided to tell Xiao Chen about Liu Erlong’s response and ask what to do about Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Tianheng confronted Dai Mubai in an alley in Suotuo City and blamed him for losing Dugu Yan before slapping him into a wall.
• The Shi Brothers and Osler beat Dai Mubai, with Osler targeting his face and joints while Yu Tianheng watched.
• Dai Mubai coughed up blood and vowed to make Yu Xiaogang suffer if he survived the beating.

After Yu Tianheng and his companions beat Dai Mubai, they left to seek help against Xiao Chen, while Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy and confronted Yu Xiaogang. The chapter ended with Dai Mubai attacking Yu Xiaogang inside the pigsty.

• Yu Tianheng beat Dai Mubai until Dai Mubai revealed that Yu Xiaogang was at Shrek Academy, then left with the Shi Brothers and Osler to gather information and recruit experts against Xiao Chen.
• Osler broke Dai Mubai's previously uninjured left wrist as he departed, while Dai Mubai pretended to remain unconscious.
• Dai Mubai recovered from the ground and made his way back to Shrek Academy, laughing and vowing to visit Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang assumed Dai Mubai had told Yu Tianheng about him and that Xiao Chen had been defeated, until Dai Mubai appeared at the pigsty window.
• Yu Xiaogang threw dirt at Dai Mubai, causing his wounds to bleed, and Dai Mubai approached him, saying he would soon make him just like himself.
• Dai Mubai attacked Yu Xiaogang in the pigsty, removed his pants, and struck him with a rock as Yu Xiaogang screamed for help.

Dai Mubai brutally tortured Yu Xiaogang until he passed out, while Shrek Academy’s students and teachers largely watched without intervening. After Flender relayed Liu Erlong’s response, Xiao Chen drew a card he planned to use to turn Yu Tianheng against Yu Xiaogang and pursue Liu Erlong.

• Dai Mubai repeatedly broke Yu Xiaogang’s bones, punished his wrong answers, and left him barely alive in the pigsty.
• Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation, then trained by throwing hidden weapons at a post bearing Xiao Chen’s name; Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Shrek’s teachers mostly ignored Yu Xiaogang.
• Shao Xin checked that Yu Xiaogang would not die and then left.
• Flender told Xiao Chen about Liu Erlong’s attitude from her letter.
• Xiao Chen drew a Hatred Transfer Card and planned to use it to make Yu Tianheng hate Yu Xiaogang before pursuing Liu Erlong.

Xiao Chen agreed to Flender’s plan, then went to confront Yu Tianheng, who had brought Yu Yuangu to Shrek Academy to rescue Yu Xiaogang and attack Xiao Chen. The chapter ended as Yu Yuangu sensed Xiao Chen’s presence and froze before him.

• Flender accepted Xiao Chen’s assurance and speculated that Xiao Chen was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s true heir, protected by two Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Chen said he would meet his nephew, and Yu Tianheng arrived at Shrek Academy with Yu Yuangu, threatening to destroy the academy unless Xiao Chen came out.
• Dugu Yan ignored Yu Tianheng’s arrival, while Ye Lingling joined Xiao Chen and Flender to meet him.
• Tang San believed Yu Tianheng’s powerful helper would defeat Xiao Chen before he could summon reinforcements, and he eagerly left to watch.
• After ten breaths passed, Yu Tianheng decided Xiao Chen was afraid and urged Yu Yuangu to rescue Yu Xiaogang; as Yu Yuangu prepared to act, Xiao Chen appeared and asked what he wanted.

Xiao Chen confronted Yu Tianheng and Yu Yuangu, using a card to calm Yu Tianheng and reveal Yu Xiaogang’s past. The chapter ended with Yu Tianheng recognizing Xiao Chen’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Direct Lineage Token, which shocked Yu Yuangu.

• Xiao Chen used a Hatred Transfer Card to redirect Yu Tianheng’s anger toward Yu Xiaogang, while Ye Lingling explained she had joined Xiao Chen willingly as an honored guest of her clan.
• Yu Tianheng accused Xiao Chen of mistreating Yu Xiaogang and threatened to make him an enemy of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Yuangu prepared to intervene, but an unseen expert’s aura pinned him in place and frightened him into silence.
• Xiao Chen described Yu Xiaogang’s past actions and intentions toward Liu'er Long, causing Yu Tianheng to doubt his uncle despite trying to defend him.
• Xiao Chen produced a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Direct Lineage Token, and Yu Tianheng recognized it as Yu Yuangu reacted with shock.

Yu Yuangu recognized Xiao Chen’s heir token and explained the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s past, convincing Yu Tianheng to accept Xiao Chen as his elder. Xiao Chen then revealed that two Titled Douluos served him, and the group headed inside to meet Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Yuangu recognized Xiao Chen’s token and told Yu Tianheng that Xiao Chen was at least his uncle by clan seniority.
• Yu Tianheng apologized to Xiao Chen and began questioning Yu Xiaogang’s place in the family.
• Yu Yuangu learned Xiao Chen’s father was dead and assumed the overseas branch had declined.
• Xiao Chen summoned the Golden Dragon Douluo and Silver Dragon Douluo, stunning Yu Yuangu and the others.
• The Golden Dragon Douluo praised Yu Tianheng’s potential, and the group went inside to meet Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Tianheng arrived at the pigsty expecting to punish Dai Mubai on Yu Xiaogang’s behalf, but he struck Yu Xiaogang instead and accepted Xiao Chen as his uncle. Yu Xiaogang was left injured and unable to explain himself as Xiao Chen ordered him sent to the clan’s Enforcement Hall.

• Yu Tianheng and his companions went to the pigsty after Yu Yuangu suggested exposing Yu Xiaogang as an impostor.
• Yu Xiaogang called out to Yu Tianheng, who had him brought out of the pigsty.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Yu Tianheng punish Dai Mubai, while Dai Mubai stared him down.
• Yu Tianheng struck Yu Xiaogang with a bolt of blue lightning and denied that the battered man was his uncle.
• Yu Tianheng proposed sending Yu Xiaogang to the clan’s Enforcement Hall, and Xiao Chen agreed.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to explain his identity, but someone hit him in the face with a brick before he could finish.

Xiao Chen kept Yu Xiaogang alive so Liu Erlong could learn the truth, and planned to go to Heaven Dou City for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Dai Mubai and Tang San both saw the tournament as a chance to rebuild their prospects, while Tang San was shaken by Xiao Chen’s two Titled Douluo protectors.

• Dai Mubai sided with Yu Tianheng and hoped Yu Xiaogang would be knocked out so he could escape unnoticed.
• Xiao Chen told Yu Tianheng to keep Yu Xiaogang nearby until Liu Erlong could see his true nature, then return him to the clan’s Enforcement Hall.
• Yu Yuangu invited Xiao Chen back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and offered him a tournament qualification, but Xiao Chen said he would handle matters in Heaven Dou City first.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Yuangu left Shrek Academy, while Xiao Chen and Flender discussed going to Heaven Dou City and Xiao Chen decided to enter the tournament.
• Dai Mubai spat at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang and left to seek treatment so he could make a comeback.
• Tang San, shaken by Xiao Chen’s loyal Titled Douluo protectors, pursued Dai Mubai and planned to treat his injuries in exchange for payment.

Xiao Chen met Poison Douluo Dugu Bo in Shrek Academy’s back mountain after Dugu Bo came to discuss curing the deadly poison affecting himself and Dugu Yan. When Dugu Bo threatened Xiao Chen over his treatment, a hidden Titled Douluo appeared behind him.

• Dugu Yan secretly watched Xiao Chen and Ye Lingling while standing guard, having come because her grandfather had signaled that he would arrive that night.
• Xiao Chen learned from Silver Dragon Douluo that Dugu Bo was approaching and told Ye Lingling to get dressed and prepare refreshments.
• Dugu Bo arrived, and Dugu Yan eagerly reunited with him before introducing him to Xiao Chen.
• Dugu Bo asked how Xiao Chen would detoxify him and Dugu Yan, then threatened him if the treatment failed or caused harm.
• Xiao Chen objected to Dugu Bo’s tone, and a Titled Douluo revealed nine Soul Rings behind Dugu Bo.

Xiao Chen revealed his Titled Douluo-level strength and status to Dugu Bo, then negotiated for Dugu Bo’s help in exchange for detoxifying him and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo accepted the initial terms but reacted with shock when Xiao Chen promised to cure them both, as his poison spread through the surroundings.

• Dugu Bo was shocked when Xiao Chen revealed nine Soul Rings, and became more wary when a powerful golden-armored man knelt and called Xiao Chen Young Master.
• Dugu Yan explained Xiao Chen’s identity and backing, after which Dugu Bo apologized for his earlier temper and offered three conditions in exchange for curing her poison.
• Dugu Bo promised to protect his unconscious granddaughter and agreed to serve as Xiao Chen’s temporary guard for three years.
• Xiao Chen demanded five additional conditions and said Dugu Bo should cultivate until he reached level 95.
• Dugu Bo was stunned when Xiao Chen said he could detoxify both him and Dugu Yan, and released his poisonous Soul Power across the surroundings.

Xiao Chen proved he could suppress Dugu Yan’s Jade Scale Snake Poison, persuading Dugu Bo to accept the agreed terms. Dugu Bo offered to sacrifice his own chance of a cure, but Xiao Chen refused to let him die.

• Silver Dragon Douluo froze Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist, and Dugu Bo apologized for testing Xiao Chen before proposing a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast as a test.
• Xiao Chen said the test was already over and told Dugu Bo to examine Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo discovered that Xiao Chen had suppressed part of Dugu Yan’s poison without side effects and rushed toward him to demand the method.
• Golden Dragon Douluo struck to stop Dugu Bo, who retreated and agreed to serve Xiao Chen as a bodyguard for three years, fulfill five conditions, and owe him a favor.
• Dugu Bo asked Xiao Chen to cure only Dugu Yan, saying he would accept his own death, and Xiao Chen told him he had not given him permission to die.

Xiao Chen examined Dugu Yan and offered Dugu Bo three ways to deal with his poison, recommending a Poison Scripture that could improve his control and strength. After Dugu Bo successfully cultivated it, he decided to help Dugu Yan win Xiao Chen over and pledged to protect him indefinitely.

• Xiao Chen took Dugu Bo and his companions to Dugu Bo's residence, where he explained that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had slowed Dugu Bo's poisoning but could not save Dugu Yan.
• Xiao Chen examined Dugu Yan and presented three methods for Dugu Bo: sacrifice his poison arts, transfer the poison into a soul bone, or cultivate the Poison Scripture.
• Dugu Bo chose the Poison Scripture, endured its painful effects, and later discovered that he could control part of the deadly poison in his body.
• Dugu Bo resolved to guide Dugu Yan toward Xiao Chen and replace their three-year agreement with an indefinite promise to protect and support him.

Dugu Bo mastered Xiao Chen’s Poison Scripture and agreed to let Xiao Chen use the remaining herbs to improve the aptitudes of those around him, including Dugu Yan. As Dugu Bo went outside to cultivate and keep watch, Dugu Yan woke in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and caught Xiao Chen massaging her.

• Dugu Bo told Xiao Chen that the Poison Scripture had made him feel reborn and that he expected it to help him break through his bottleneck.
• Xiao Chen revealed that he had taken herbs from the Yin Yang Two Forms Eye and planned to use the remaining Immortal Herbs to improve the aptitudes of his companions, including Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo accepted Xiao Chen’s explanation and refused to count the herbs as one of the five conditions he had agreed to.
• Xiao Chen told Dugu Bo to cultivate and said he would begin the second stage of Dugu Yan’s treatment in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo left to cultivate the Poison Scripture and keep watch outside the valley.
• Dugu Yan woke in the hot spring and asked Xiao Chen what he was doing as he massaged her.