Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu prepared to travel alone to a place where a Titled Douluo lived, and persuaded Xiao Wu to spend the holiday in Holy Soul Village instead. As night fell, he sparred with Tang San and revealed that his Third Soul Skill could absorb and store poisons, leaving him confident about facing Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest.

• Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu about the Titled Douluo at his destination and insisted that she return to Holy Soul Village for the holiday.
• Tang San visited and learned that Ye Qiu planned to travel alone during the holiday, while Xiao Wu remained upset about being left behind.
• Xiao Wu agreed to spend the holiday in Holy Soul Village, where she could stay with Old Jack.
• Ye Qiu and Tang San sparred outside the Seventh Dormitory without using their full abilities.
• Ye Qiu revealed that his Third Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Devouring Poison Fangs, could absorb and store poison, which made him confident about confronting Dugu Bo in Sunset Forest.

Ye Qiu and Tang San sparred before ending their practice, and Ye Qiu warned Xiao Wu to keep her distance from someone as he prepared to leave for the break. The next morning, Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu parted at Notting Academy after sharing a kiss.

• Ye Qiu broke through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass restraints during their spar, and Tang San called off the fight because they had to travel the next day.
• Ye Qiu returned to the Seventh Dorm and gave Xiao Wu Gold Soul Coins and candy to deliver to Grandpa Jack.
• Ye Qiu warned Xiao Wu not to get too close to someone and said he would not return if she ignored him; Xiao Wu promised to listen and protect him.
• Ye Qiu kissed Xiao Wu, who was happy to receive his affection.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu said goodbye at the entrance of Notting Academy the following morning.

Ye Qiu reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after traveling to Sunset Forest to find the Poison Mist and obtain immortal herbs. A year later, he returned to Notting City with Dugu Bo, while Xiao Wu waited for him at the academy.

• Ye Qiu left the academy and traveled cautiously to Sunset Forest, intending to use Dugu Bo’s symptoms as the password for extracting immortal herbs.
• After searching for three days, Ye Qiu found the Poison Mist outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• At the start of a new school term, Xiao Wu waited for Ye Qiu at Notting Academy, while Tang San comforted her and left disappointed.
• Xiao Wu went to Ye Qiu’s bed and laid out the bedding she had kept for him.
• Several kilometers outside Notting City, Dugu Bo carried Ye Qiu through the air and dropped him in a small woods after Ye Qiu asked to be let down.
• Dugu Bo teased Ye Qiu about his relationship with Dugu Yan, and Ye Qiu defended himself while worrying about his future with Xiao Wu.

After two months at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ye Qiu left Dugu Bo and headed back to Notting City with his cultivation and abilities greatly improved. He collected his Spirit Hall stipend and returned to Notting Academy, thinking of the people he wanted to protect.

• Ye Qiu refused Dugu Bo’s offer to see him off, promised to take responsibility for Dugu Yan, and departed for Notting City.
• Ye Qiu recalled his relationship with Dugu Yan, their Marriage Certificate, and how he had harvested most of the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ye Qiu consumed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, strengthening his spiritual power and Venom while reaching level thirty-eight.
• Ye Qiu visited Spirit Hall to collect his monthly hundred Gold Soul Coins and bought food to store in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Ye Qiu arrived outside the Seventh Dorm after reminding himself to grow stronger to protect his family.

Ye Qiu returned to the Seventh Dorm after two months away, and Xiao Wu greeted him with an exuberant embrace. As they reunited and prepared to eat, Tang San noticed Ye Qiu’s changed appearance and Soul Tool and asked what he had been doing.

• Xiao Wu eagerly jumped onto Ye Qiu and clung to him when he entered the Seventh Dorm, then told him she had made his bed and aired his blanket.
• Ye Qiu teased Xiao Wu by touching her rabbit tail, carried her to his bed, and accepted Zhang Wei’s comment that he looked more handsome.
• Xiao Wu climbed down after Ye Qiu reminded her, while Tang San noticed Ye Qiu’s height and the faint pressure he gave off.
• Ye Qiu asked whether Tang Hao had returned, and Tang San said he had missed Ye Qiu and that Xiao Wu had been waiting for him without eating.
• Ye Qiu offered Xiao Wu and Tang San food from his Soul Tool, and he told Tang San he had traveled to visit relatives.

Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu and Tang San that he had a fiancée, leaving Xiao Wu hurt and confused about their relationship. He tried to comfort her, but her question about why he no longer wanted her remained unresolved.

• Ye Qiu announced that he had a fiancée, and Tang San asked what that meant for Xiao Wu.
• Ye Qiu asked Xiao Wu how she wanted him to treat her, but she could only say she did not know.
• Tang San defended Xiao Wu, then left the Seventh Dorm after she told him the matter was between her and Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu offered Xiao Wu food, and she quietly cried while trying to eat.
• Xiao Wu asked why Ye Qiu did not want her anymore, and Ye Qiu insisted he had never said that.

Ye Qiu reassured Xiao Wu that he still wanted her despite having a fiancée, then learned she wanted to know where he had gone and whether he was telling the truth. He connected their spirits and memories to check what she had done over the past two months.

• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu whether he still wanted to eat her, and he teased her while reassuring her that he had not abandoned her.
• Ye Qiu gave Xiao Wu water, cleaned up after their journey, and returned to the Seventh Dorm while Tang San was still away.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu to cultivate with her, but he declined because he was tired.
• Xiao Wu asked where Ye Qiu had gone and whether he really had a fiancée, and he confirmed that he did.
• Ye Qiu joined hands with Xiao Wu and connected their memories and spirits to check whether she had obeyed him during the past two months.

Xiao Wu and Ye Qiu shared memories of their time apart, and Xiao Wu confronted Ye Qiu about his fiancée, Dugu Yan. She tentatively accepted the possibility of sharing him and asked him to treat her as intimately as he had treated Dugu Yan, before Ye Qiu revealed his gift: information about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Xiao Wu saw Ye Qiu's memories of his hardships and his relationship with Dugu Yan, while Ye Qiu saw Xiao Wu's recent life and learned that Tang San had tried to make her his little sister.
• Ye Qiu reassured Xiao Wu that he knew she had avoided Tang San and that Dugu Yan did not know her true identity.
• Xiao Wu asked what would happen to her now that Ye Qiu had a fiancée, and Ye Qiu said he wanted both her and Dugu Yan.
• Xiao Wu defended Ye Qiu as a good person and admitted she did not want to leave him.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu to bully her as he had bullied Dugu Yan, and Ye Qiu promised they could discuss it later.
• Ye Qiu took Xiao Wu's hand and passed her information about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red as his gift.

Ye Qiu gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained how to pick the immortal herb. Xiao Wu successfully claimed it by proving her feelings for Ye Qiu, and he told her to eat it.

• Xiao Wu learned the tragic legend behind the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and understood that Ye Qiu trusted her to pick it.
• Ye Qiu checked the area with his enhanced perception, confirmed Tang Hao was not nearby, and led Xiao Wu to a secluded spot.
• Ye Qiu summoned the Lovesick Heartbreak Red from his Ruyi Treasure Sack and offered it to Xiao Wu, telling her not to force herself if she could not pick it.
• Xiao Wu shed blood onto the flower while thinking only of her love for Ye Qiu, and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red fell into her palm.
• Ye Qiu embraced Xiao Wu, praised her success, and told her to eat the flower.

Ye Qiu persuaded Xiao Wu to consume Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which transformed her body and raised her cultivation to Soul Ancestor. Afterward, the two headed back to the Seventh Dorm together, with Xiao Wu agreeing to wash Ye Qiu too.

• Ye Qiu convinced Xiao Wu to eat Lovesick Heartbreak Red after reassuring her that he mattered more to her than the flower.
• Xiao Wu consumed Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Ye Qiu watched as it transformed her body and concealed her soul-beast aura.
• After refining the herb, Xiao Wu gained a fourth soul ring and became a Soul Ancestor, surpassing Ye Qiu in cultivation.
• Xiao Wu threw herself at Ye Qiu, knocked him to the ground, then kissed him and apologized while massaging his head.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu walked toward the Seventh Dorm, and Xiao Wu said she would wash both his clothes and his body.

After refining the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Xiao Wu’s cultivation rose to level forty-four and her recovery improved. Ye Qiu returned with her to the Seventh Dorm, where Tang San questioned what they had been doing, and Ye Qiu left him unsettled by openly holding Xiao Wu close.

• Ye Qiu teased Xiao Wu as they walked back to the Seventh Dorm, and Xiao Wu shyly followed with her hand in his.
• Ye Qiu reflected that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had raised Xiao Wu’s cultivation from level thirty-two to level forty-four and greatly strengthened her recovery.
• Tang San asked Ye Qiu where he had taken Xiao Wu and whether he had bullied her, while Ye Qiu questioned Tang San’s concern for her.
• Tang San said he had once wanted Xiao Wu to be his little sister and promised to protect her, but Xiao Wu rejected the idea and clung to Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu asked Xiao Wu whether she would protect him, then pulled her into his arms and told Tang San that she was blushing because he had given her a gift.

Ye Qiu revealed that Xiao Wu had reached level forty after taking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and reassured Tang San that the herb would not harm her. He invented a tale about finding divine medicine after falling off a cliff, leaving Tang San partly convinced and Xiao Wu uneasy about Ye Qiu’s supposed fiancée.

• Ye Qiu announced that Xiao Wu had reached level forty, and Tang San confirmed Ye Qiu’s own cultivation had risen above level thirty-five.
• Tang San worried that Ye Qiu’s gift might have harmed Xiao Wu’s potential, but Ye Qiu assured him that it was safe.
• Ye Qiu claimed he had found two divine medicinal herbs after falling off a cliff and eating one to recover from near-fatal injuries.
• Ye Qiu said his remaining herb came from his beautiful fiancée and her temperamental grandfather, upsetting Xiao Wu.
• Tang San believed Ye Qiu’s account more after seeing Xiao Wu’s reaction and considering the possibility of rare herbs in Douluo Continent.

Ye Qiu’s fabricated story about an immortal herb convinced Tang San and Yu Xiaogang that his strength had not come at the cost of his potential, though they still hoped he might have another herb. Ye Qiu worried about Tang Hao’s suspicions, then returned to the Seventh Dorm and found Xiao Wu’s bed beside his again.

• Ye Qiu reassured Tang San that the immortal herb had not harmed his potential, and Tang San remained envious of his supposed luck.
• Tang San insisted that Ye Qiu visit Yu Xiaogang, but Ye Qiu refused and gave Tang San a drawing of the herb instead.
• Yu Xiaogang asked whether Ye Qiu might have another immortal herb, while Tang San judged that he probably did not.
• Ye Qiu wondered whether Tang Hao had noticed Tang San’s unusual nature, then set aside his worries and returned to the Seventh Dorm.
• Ye Qiu found that Xiao Wu’s bed had been moved beside his again.

Ye Qiu returned to the Seventh Dorm, where Xiao Wu eagerly cared for him and moved her bed beside his. He gave her a Space Soul Tool, and she secretly kissed him before happily playing with it.

• Xiao Wu greeted Ye Qiu, showed him she had washed his clothes, and said she would keep doing so as long as he did not make her angry or sad.
• After Ye Qiu went to bathe, Xiao Wu kept her bed beside his and hoped he would let it stay there.
• Ye Qiu returned, called Xiao Wu over, and gave her a Space Soul Tool ring that delighted her.
• Ye Qiu went to sleep and reminded Xiao Wu to go out the next day to address her fourth spirit ring.
• Xiao Wu kissed Ye Qiu while he lay with his eyes closed, then returned to her bed and happily tested the ring with Gold Soul Coins.

Xiao Wu secretly shared Ye Qiu’s bed, then asked him to comb her hair before leaving the Seventh Dorm. Several days later, Tang Hao visited Yu Xiaogang and said he had questions for him.

• Xiao Wu slipped into Ye Qiu’s bed at night, and he hugged her while they slept.
• Ye Qiu woke early with Xiao Wu, then combed and braided her hair at her request.
• Xiao Wu left the Seventh Dorm, and Ye Qiu realized she had slept in his bed and saw Tang San cultivating Purple Demon Eyes.
• Ye Qiu spotted Tang Hao near the academy several times over the next few days.
• Tang Hao entered Yu Xiaogang’s room and said he had come to ask him a few questions.

Tang Hao questioned Yu Xiaogang about Ye Qiu's rapid cultivation and Tang San's slow progress, then secretly approached Ye Qiu at Notting Academy. He carried Ye Qiu away to question him about Tang San, while Ye Qiu realized Tang Hao was really after the immortal herbs.

• Tang Hao asked Yu Xiaogang why Ye Qiu's cultivation had improved so quickly and why Tang San had fallen so far behind.
• Ye Qiu spent several days cultivating and sparring with Tang San, often targeting Tang San's kidneys.
• Tang Hao called out to Ye Qiu in Notting Academy's garden, and Ye Qiu recognized him beneath a tree.
• Ye Qiu told Tang Hao that Tang San had taken a teacher to replace him and had been lonely in Holy Soul Village.
• Tang Hao lifted Ye Qiu by the neck and carried him out of Notting Academy to ask about Tang San.
• As Tang Hao flew across Notting City with him, Ye Qiu realized Tang Hao wanted the immortal herbs.

Ye Qiu told Tang Hao about his life with Tang Xiao San and explained how his cultivation had improved after meeting Dugu Bo and becoming engaged. Tang Hao recognized Dugu Bo’s name on Ye Qiu’s Marriage Certificate and believed his story.

• Tang Hao mocked Ye Qiu for tiring during their journey, and Ye Qiu asked whether Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo and why Tang Xiao San had grown up poor.
• Tang Hao asked Ye Qiu to describe how he and Tang Xiao San had lived, and Ye Qiu recounted their academy days and friendship.
• Ye Qiu teased Tang Hao about drinking and told him he had found a fiancée, then offered him wedding candy.
• Tang Hao asked how Ye Qiu’s engagement related to his cultivation, and Ye Qiu described his encounter with Dugu Bo and the medicinal herbs.
• Ye Qiu showed Tang Hao his Marriage Certificate, and Tang Hao recognized Dugu Bo’s name and believed Ye Qiu’s account.

Ye Qiu rebuffed Tang Hao’s attempts to obtain more immortal herbs and explained why he had not used his martial soul’s cultivation-boosting ability with Tang San. Tang Hao then asked whether the ability worked on soul beasts, leaving Ye Qiu wondering if he was asking about Ah Yin.

• Tang Hao questioned Ye Qiu about his fiancée, the herbs he had given her, and whether he had any herbs left to trade.
• Ye Qiu insisted he had used all the herbs and reminded Tang Hao that he still owed him money.
• Tang Hao asked how Ye Qiu’s martial soul worked and why he had not cultivated with Tang San.
• Ye Qiu said he had asked Tang San but found the idea of wrapping around another man awkward.
• Tang Hao asked if Ye Qiu’s martial soul worked on soul beasts, and Ye Qiu said he had never tried it.

Tang Hao took Ye Qiu to the waterfall cave where Ah Yin was hidden, testing Ye Qiu’s resilience by throwing and striking him. Ye Qiu discovered Ah Yin’s weakened Blue Silver Grass form and a Spirit Bone in the cave, while Tang Hao’s motives remained unclear.

• Tang Hao carried Ye Qiu toward Holy Soul Village after teasing him about whether he could be with a soul beast.
• Tang Hao threw Ye Qiu through the waterfall into the cave, then followed him inside.
• Ye Qiu saw a wilted, golden-veined stalk of Blue Silver Grass and a Spirit Bone concealed in the stone wall.
• Tang Hao struck Ye Qiu several times to test his Venom martial soul’s toughness, and Ye Qiu endured the blows while complaining.

Ye Qiu used his Martial Soul on the Blue Silver Emperor while Tang Hao watched, hoping to connect with her and restore her. When Ah Yin recognized Tang Hao and saw a familiar figure in Ye Qiu’s memories, she stopped resisting and focused on learning how her child had been doing.

• Ye Qiu followed Tang Hao into the cave and learned that the glittering Blue Silver Emperor was the soul beast they had come to see.
• Tang Hao ordered Ye Qiu to use his Martial Soul on Ah Yin, warning him not to hurt her.
• Ye Qiu touched Ah Yin’s leaves, then scattered into strands that wrapped around the plant and merged their Soul Power.
• Ye Qiu and Ah Yin began sharing memories, and Ah Yin recognized Tang Hao and saw a familiar figure who seemed to be her child.
• Ah Yin stopped resisting and endured the connection so she could learn how her child had been doing.