Chapter Summaries

Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy to test its strength. After Ling defeated a student and revealed his Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring, Qin Ming met the pair and recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul as belonging to the Zhu Family of Star Luo.

• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where students mocked Ling for issuing a mountain challenge.
• Ling introduced himself and defeated Huang Chang with a precise sword strike after dodging his Ghost Fire Assault.
• Ling revealed his Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring, shocking Huang Chang and the other students, who ran to alert the academy.
• Qin Ming arrived at the gate and offered to place Ling and Zhu Zhuqing on the First Team, but Ling said they first wanted to test the academy’s strength.
• Ling and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and Qin Ming recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat as connected to the Zhu Family of Star Luo.

Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing stayed in the arena to face Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in a two-on-two match. As Dugu Yan's poison began to overwhelm them, Ling Qianyue activated his second soul skill.

• Meng Shenji discussed Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing's arrival with Bai Baoshan and instructed Qin Ming to arrange a final two-on-two match.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling challenged Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing, then revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yan spread her red poison while Ling Qianyue empowered Zhu Zhuqing with his first soul skill, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to rush at the opponents.
• Dugu Yan restrained Zhu Zhuqing with her second soul skill as she dodged Ling Qianyue's sword attacks, but one strike wounded her before Ye Lingling healed her.
• Dugu Yan unleashed her purple poison, leaving Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing struggling as Ling Qianyue activated Four Symbols Constellation Transformation.

Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in the Soul Fighting Arena after Ling Qianyue's Shattered Star Sword purified Dugu Yan's poison. After the match, Yu Tianheng welcomed Ling Qianyue and invited him to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, angering Dugu Yan.

• Ling Qianyue used the Shattered Star Sword's Four Symbols power to purify Dugu Yan's poisonous mist and attack her with Vermilion Bird flames.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck Ye Lingling with Netherworld Hundred Claws, sending her out of the arena before she could heal Dugu Yan.
• Ling Qianyue overwhelmed Dugu Yan's remaining attacks and kicked her out of the arena, winning the match.
• Meng Shenji, Qin Ming, and Bai Baoshan discussed the Shattered Star Sword's power to purify poison and other evil forces.
• Yu Tianheng introduced himself to Ling Qianyue and invited him to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Dugu Yan left angrily with Ye Lingling.

Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the Education Committee offered them generous accommodations and promised to seek an introduction to Sword Douluo Chen Xin. After they settled into a villa, Dugu Yan came knocking for Ling Qianyue.

• Yu Tianheng hurried after Dugu Yan, apologizing as Ling Qianyue realized their relationship had only just begun to develop.
• Meng Shenji and the other committee members discussed Ling Qianyue’s Shattered Star Sword and welcomed him and Zhu Zhuqing to the academy with offers of special treatment.
• Ling Qianyue asked Meng Shenji to introduce him to Chen Xin so he could learn about swordsmanship, and Meng Shenji agreed to try.
• Qin Ming led Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing to a furnished villa overlooking a lake and told them their formal enrollment would be arranged in a few days.
• Ling Qianyue explained to Zhu Zhuqing why the committee had not questioned them about their Thousand-Year Second Soul Rings, then someone knocked and called for Ling Qianyue to come out.

Dugu Yan visited Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing to ask how they obtained thousand-year second soul rings, and Ling Qianyue said the secret would be revealed within a month. Dugu Bo arrived to confront Ling Qianyue, but Dugu Yan stopped him; he then asked whether Ling Qianyue had broken her poison.

• Dugu Yan asked Ling Qianyue how he and Zhu Zhuqing obtained thousand-year second soul rings, and he said the answer would be shared within a month.
• Ling Qianyue told Dugu Yan he and Zhu Zhuqing were both nearly ten years old, astonishing her with their age and strength.
• Dugu Bo appeared and pressured Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing for defeating Dugu Yan in the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Dugu Yan made Dugu Bo withdraw his pressure and apologize, then apologized to Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing for his behavior.
• Dugu Bo asked Ling Qianyue whether he had broken Dugu Yan's poison.

Ling Qianyue neutralized Dugu Bo’s poison and agreed to help him prepare toxins in exchange for rewards. Dugu Bo later summoned Ling Qianyue to his residence and brought him into the sealed Medicine Garden to test the limits of his purification ability.

• Dugu Bo tested Ling Qianyue by having him purify Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor's Poison, and Ling Qianyue destroyed it with the Shattered Star Sword.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let the earlier fight with Dugu Yan go and offered Ling Qianyue rewards for helping with his poison research; Ling Qianyue accepted.
• Dugu Yan invited Ling Qianyue to Dugu Bo's residence, and Ling Qianyue asked Meng Shenji to accompany him and notify the Crown Prince.
• At the residence, Dugu Bo reassured Meng Shenji that he would not harm Ling Qianyue, then took Ling Qianyue alone into the Medicine Garden.
• Dugu Bo swallowed a black bead and asked Ling Qianyue to demonstrate the limits of his martial soul's purification ability.

Ling Qianyue used his martial soul’s purification power to suppress the poison in Dugu Bo’s body, proving he could help with the condition. Dugu Bo offered him a pill bead in exchange for keeping the secret, but took it back after Ling Qianyue swallowed it.

• Dugu Bo deliberately unleashed the poison in his body and asked Ling Qianyue to test his purification ability.
• Ling Qianyue struggled to cleanse Dugu Bo’s awakened poison but ultimately suppressed its source, leaving Dugu Bo refreshed and relieved for seven days.
• Ling Qianyue recognized that Dugu Bo was poisoned by toxins fused with his martial soul, and Dugu Bo explained that monthly treatments could help him in exchange for a reward.
• Dugu Bo gave Ling Qianyue his Emerald Pill Bead, which Ling Qianyue cleaned and swallowed to improve his cultivation.
• Dugu Bo drew the pill bead back out of Ling Qianyue and joked that he had changed his mind about giving it to him.

Ling Qianyue became Dugu Bo’s Registered Disciple and gained his backing in Heaven Dou City. After Qian Renxue suspected Ling Qianyue’s identity, she invited him and Zhu Zhuqing to the Crown Prince’s Estate, where she welcomed them in person.

• Ling Qianyue declined Dugu Bo’s full tutelage but agreed to become his Registered Disciple and postponed choosing a gift.
• Dugu Bo told Meng Shenji that he would back Ling Qianyue in Heaven Dou City and asked him to announce their master-disciple relationship.
• Qian Renxue received a report about Ling Qianyue, compared it with a portrait and a list of names, and invited him and Zhu Zhuqing to the Crown Prince’s Estate.
• The next day, Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing met Qian Renxue, who greeted them and offered them tea and snacks.

Qian Renxue invited Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing to display their martial souls and asked how they had obtained Thousand-Year Second Soul Rings. Ling Qianyue revealed Whale Rubber as a way to strengthen a Soul Master’s physique and spiritual power, and Qian Renxue left to test it while arranging for her god-sister to entertain them.

• Qian Renxue welcomed Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing to Heaven Dou and asked to see their martial souls.
• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing displayed matching yellow and purple soul rings, and Qian Renxue marveled at their Thousand-Year Second Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue offered resources in exchange for the method behind their soul rings, and Ling Qianyue explained that physique and spiritual power determined absorption limits.
• Ling Qianyue showed Qian Renxue Whale Rubber and described how consuming it could strengthen a Soul Master’s body and soul power.
• Qian Renxue took the Whale Rubber to have its effects tested and said her god-sister would keep Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing company.

Qian Renxue tested Whale Rubber, then met Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing in her true form under the alias Yun Zhaoyue. After Zhu Zhuqing declared her loyalty to Ling Qianyue, Qian Renxue used Calming Incense to make her collapse, but Ling Qianyue appeared unsurprised.

• Porcupine Douluo tested the Whale Rubber and reported that it could significantly increase the soul ring age of weaker Soul Masters, so Qian Renxue ordered a report and the resource secured.
• Qian Renxue changed from Xue Qinghe into her true form and went to meet Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qian Renxue introduced herself as Yun Zhaoyue, and Ling Qianyue praised her beauty while Zhu Zhuqing affirmed that she recognized only Ling Qianyue, not her betrothed Dai Mubai.
• Qian Renxue offered Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing Calming Incense, and Zhu Zhuqing collapsed into Ling Qianyue's arms after smelling it.
• Ling Qianyue calmly covered Zhu Zhuqing with his robe, and Qian Renxue questioned why he did not seem surprised.

Qian Renxue restrained Ling Qianyue and tested whether he was the person connected to her, triggering a powerful Martial Soul Resonance that strengthened them both. After Ling Qianyue confronted her about her identity and rejected her coercive approach, he invited her to sit and talk.

• Qian Renxue knocked Ling Qianyue unconscious and bound him in a secret room, then sealed his Soul Power to test his connection to her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
• The resonance awakened Ling Qianyue's Shattered Star Sword and broke Qian Renxue's seal, while their Soul Power and star power fused and raised each of their Soul Powers by one level.
• Qian Renxue told Ling Qianyue that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill showed they were destined companions and said she needed him.
• Ling Qianyue questioned whether she was Yun Zhaoyao or Xue Qinghe, revealed he knew she was impersonating the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and explained why he had severed their resonance before.
• Ling Qianyue called Qian Renxue an idiot and insisted that any partnership required sincerity and equality, then invited her to sit and talk.

Qian Renxue recruited Ling Qianyue into Spirit Hall while agreeing not to interfere with his life in Heaven Dou or his relationship with Zhu Qing. After discussing Spirit Hall’s ambitions, Qian Renxue moved to test their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Qian Renxue introduced herself, and Ling Qianyue said he was willing to join Spirit Hall to protect himself and Zhu Qing.
• Qian Renxue promised protection for Ling Qianyue and Zhu Qing, while Ling Qianyue made clear he would not leave Zhu Qing for her.
• Qian Renxue gave Ling Qianyue a Heaven Dou Crown Prince token and a Spirit Hall token, and they shook hands as companions.
• Ling Qianyue said Spirit Hall’s ambition to unify the continent could be justified by its strength, then questioned why Qian Renxue was serving as a spy.
• Qian Renxue avoided his questions about her cultivation and proposed that they attempt their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Ling Qianyue and Qian Renxue activated their perfectly compatible Martial Soul Resonance in a soul beast forest, creating a powerful fusion domain. They left Snake Lance Douluo to witness their kiss and the domain’s immense power.

• Qian Renxue took Ling Qianyue and Snake Lance Douluo to a soul beast forest outside Heaven Dou City to test their Martial Soul Resonance.
• Ling Qianyue and Qian Renxue joined hands, merging Star Power and Sacred Power as their martial souls formed a vast celestial chart.
• Their connected thoughts revealed Qian Renxue’s feelings, and she pulled Ling Qianyue into an embrace and kissed him while Snake Lance Douluo watched in shock.
• Ling Qianyue and Qian Renxue transformed into an Eight-winged Angel and unleashed the Sacred Star Dome, which purified darkness and empowered sacred and fire skills.
• The pair used the domain to summon twelve angel phantoms and star-forged wings, then gained control over gravity, elemental power, and the flow of time within it.

Ling Qianyue and Qian Renxue ended their powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which let Qian Renxue discover his affection for her. After assessing the skill and naming it the Ziwei Heavenly Domain: Sacred Star Dome, they prepared to return to the Crown Prince's Estate in Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Renxue teased Ling Qianyue after sensing his feelings for her through their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and he ended the fusion to escape her teasing.
• Ling Qianyue urged Qian Renxue to find a way to raise her Soul Power, but she said her undercover mission was too close to completion to abandon.
• Snake Lance Douluo judged that their fusion skill could overwhelm Soul Sages, severely restrict Soul Douluos, and somewhat restrain Titled Douluos.
• Qian Renxue and Ling Qianyue named their fusion skill the Ziwei Heavenly Domain: Sacred Star Dome.
• Qian Renxue introduced Snake Lance Douluo to Ling Qianyue and ordered the group to return to the Crown Prince's Estate in Heaven Dou City.

Ling Qianyue explained that Dugu Bo was being poisoned by his own Martial Soul and revealed his plan to cure him and recruit him into Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue agreed to obtain Chrysanthemum Douluo’s botanical texts, giving Ling Qianyue a way to help Dugu Bo and eventually draw him away from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

• Ling Qianyue told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul had poisoned him and that the poison had spread to Dugu Yan as well.
• Ling Qianyue used the Shattered Star Sword to show how his purification ability could suppress Dugu Bo’s poison, but said he needed an expert in medicinal herbs to cure him fully.
• Qian Renxue realized Ling Qianyue had become Dugu Bo’s Registered Disciple to gain his trust and recruit him into Spirit Hall.
• Ling Qianyue explained that Dugu Bo had a secret Medicine Garden full of herbs he could not identify, and that Chrysanthemum Douluo’s research could help treat him.
• Qian Renxue agreed to request copies of Chrysanthemum Douluo’s botanical texts and explained that Dugu Bo’s loyalty to Prince Xue Xing might fade once his old promise was fulfilled.

Ling Qianyue helped Zhu Zhuqing evolve her Hell Spirit Cat into the Netherworld Star Cat, and they shared an intimate moment as she celebrated. Zhu Zhuqing tested her evolved Soul Skills and discovered their new piercing and star erosion effects.

• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing joined their palms and used star power to evolve her Hell Spirit Cat, giving it a Starlight Tail Flame and a Star Seal.
• Zhu Zhuqing embraced and kissed Ling Qianyue, then offered to help him after an awkward physical reaction.
• Zhu Zhuqing renamed her evolved Martial Soul the Netherworld Star Cat and tested her first Soul Skill, Hell Stab, which pierced a boulder and left a burning Star Mark.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Hundred Claws to shatter a practice stone and explained that its Star Erosion effect weakened enemies' Soul Power recovery and circulation.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Qianyue that her Soul Power had risen by one level and that her aptitude had likely improved beyond Innate Soul Power Rank 7.

Ling Qianyue reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye with Dugu Bo to collect immortal herbs, bringing botanical knowledge and a living-storage bracelet. After arriving at Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden, Ling Qianyue began identifying its plants while Dugu Bo warned him not to pick anything unfamiliar.

• Ling Qianyue obtained Chrysanthemum Douluo’s botanical texts and a golden Storage Soul Tool from Qian Renxue, then memorized the texts and selected herbs for his trip.
• Dugu Bo brought Ling Qianyue to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye after Ling Qianyue discussed curing Dugu Yan’s martial soul affliction.
• Dugu Bo carried Ling Qianyue down from a cliff and revealed the strange hot spring and the herbs growing around it.
• Ling Qianyue teased Dugu Bo by asking him to identify an herb, and Dugu Bo admitted he did not recognize every plant in the garden.
• Dugu Bo explained that he had discovered the hot spring while seeking relief from his poison and warned Ling Qianyue to take only herbs he recognized.

Ling Qianyue found the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and absorbed it after it responded to his Shattered Star Sword, while Dugu Bo watched over him. The herb raised Ling Qianyue to Soul Power level 30 and formed a golden Star Vortex in his dantian, leaving Dugu Bo astonished by his transformation.

• Ling Qianyue collected several immortal herbs and found three Earth Dragon Golden Gourds, which he said could evolve Dugu Bo's Martial Soul and purge its toxins.
• Ling Qianyue identified the Star Luo Spirit Pearl as the herb best suited to his Shattered Star Sword and explained its powers to Dugu Bo.
• The Star Luo Spirit Pearl tested Ling Qianyue's affinity with Star Power, and his Shattered Star Sword drew in nearly all the starlight.
• The Star Luo Spirit Pearl's fruit entered Ling Qianyue's body, while a new fruit grew on the plant and Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Ling Qianyue's Star Acupoints lit up, his divination skill improved, his Soul Power reached level 30, and a golden Star Vortex formed in his dantian.
• Dugu Bo inspected Ling Qianyue after he awakened and exclaimed in shock.

Ling Qianyue explained the power of immortal herbs to Dugu Bo, then consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to undergo Ice Fire Golden Body Refinement in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. As Ling Qianyue endured the process, Dugu Bo took one of the Earth Dragon Golden Gourds.

• Dugu Bo examined Ling Qianyue after his Soul Power rose by three levels and found his foundation intact.
• Ling Qianyue explained that the Star Luo Spirit Pearl was an immortal herb, and Dugu Bo offered him two more herbs while reserving the rest for Yan Yan's dowry.
• Ling Qianyue chose the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, ate them, and jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Dugu Bo rushed to check on Ling Qianyue, then watched as the cold and heat tempered Ling Qianyue's body and strengthened his Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo put away two Earth Dragon Golden Gourds and swallowed the medium-sized one.

Ling Qianyue endured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye’s powers, awakened his Illusion Breaking Eyes, and discovered the lingering dragon souls beneath the spring. He emerged to find Dugu Bo transformed by the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and the two prepared to obtain Ling Qianyue’s third soul ring before returning to Heaven Dou City.

• Ling Qianyue refined the spring’s opposing powers, strengthened the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, and awakened his Illusion Breaking Eyes.
• Ling Qianyue saw the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ lingering souls beneath the spring but could not reach them, so he returned to the surface.
• Ling Qianyue found Dugu Bo rejuvenated, with an evolved Abyssal Poison Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and level 92 Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo promised to protect Ling Qianyue and planned to help him obtain his third soul ring before returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Ling Qianyue gave Dugu Bo three high-quality thousand-year Whale Rubber pieces and a quarter piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.