Chapter Summaries

Ye Wen visited the Berserker Team and offered the members jobs under his pharmacy, with resources and salaries, while asking Xiao Bai to become his teammate. The team considered the offer, but Xiao Bai hesitated at the thought of leaving the companions who had cared for her for years.

• Ye Wen found the Berserker Team's lounge and was let inside by Mad Rhino, who recognized him as a powerful Gold Soul Fighter.
• Ye Wen offered to take the team under his pharmacy's banner, provide cultivation resources and salaries, and recruit Xiao Bai as his teammate.
• The Berserker Team's monkey and sheep martial soul brothers said they would follow Mad Rhino's decision.
• Old Liang asked Ye Wen about his pharmacy's background, and Ye Wen explained his connections to the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou and his wife's Soul Douluo clan.
• Old Liang asked Xiao Bai what she thought, and she felt reluctant to leave the Berserker Team, whose members had treated her like a younger sister.

Ye Wen reached an agreement with Bai Zhi and the Berserker Team, allowing them to finish their goal of advancing to Silver Soul Fighters before leaving the profession. After earning a Gold Soul Fighter badge and spending time in Suotuo City, Ye Wen unexpectedly encountered two young women.

• Bai Zhi accepted Ye Wen's offer on the condition that the Berserker Team first advance to Silver Soul Fighters, and her teammates supported her decision.
• Ye Wen agreed, and the Berserker Team celebrated with him over a meal while learning soul master theory from him.
• Ye Wen returned to waiting and fighting in the arena, quickly earning a Gold Soul Fighter badge that attracted offers from local nobles.
• Ye Wen displayed the Huo Family crest to turn away the nobles who wanted him in their service.
• Ye Wen stopped after brushing past two beautiful young women, then watched them walk away without acknowledging him.

Ye Wen watched the Shrek Seven Devils face the Imperial Fighting Team and reflected on the fighters’ backgrounds and the arena’s motives for arranging the match. As the battle turned in Shrek’s favor with Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai’s fusion skill, injured Yu Tianheng was being treated by Ye Lingling.

• Ye Wen recognized Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling by their appearance and scent, then resolved to wait without revealing himself.
• The Berserker Team earned Silver Soul Fighter rank but was crushed first by Shrek and then by the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Ye Wen suspected the Great Soul Arena had arranged Shrek’s match against the undefeated Imperial Fighting Team after losing money, and noticed Oscar was the only commoner among the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Qin Ming had the Imperial Fighting Team restrain their strength as the two teams began fighting.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai joined hands and summoned the Hell White Tiger, turning the tide against the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Yu Tianheng was badly injured and received treatment from Ye Lingling while Ye Wen criticized Yu Xiaogang for allowing the attack.

Yu Tianheng unleashed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s Dragon Transformation against Tang San, whose relentless attacks pushed him into a desperate counterattack. Ignoring Dugu Yan’s warning about backlash, Yu Tianheng launched Dragon’s Wrath at Tang San as the other Shrek members fled the arena.

• Yu Tianheng stepped in front of Dugu Yan and broke the Hell White Tiger with his lightning, then revealed his Dragon Transformation after acknowledging Tang San’s strength.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Tang San with killing intent, but Tang San dodged through the lightning and used Spider Web Restraint to create an opening for his Eight Spider Lances.
• Yu Tianheng called on Ye Lingling for healing while Tang San continued pressing the attack, aided by Ning Rongrong’s strength and speed enhancements.
• Yu Tianheng entered the second stage of Dragon Transformation and flung Tang San away despite Dugu Yan warning him that his Soul Skill would cause backlash.
• Yu Tianheng charged Tang San with his self-created Soul Skill, Dragon’s Wrath, as the other Shrek members escaped the arena and Tang San stood alone.

Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng and forced the Imperial Fighting Team to surrender, then threatened Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. After the teams dispersed, Ye Wen secretly catalyzed snake venom in Dugu Yan, found her collapsed in an alley, and let her pass out after she tried to ask for help.

• Tang San blocked Yu Tianheng’s punch with the Eight Spider Lances, then used their devouring ability to overcome him.
• Tang San stabbed Dugu Yan and threatened Ye Lingling until she agreed to heal the Shrek members, while Qin Ming surrendered for the Imperial Fighting Team.
• The defeated team members split up, and Dugu Yan wandered alone after Yu Tianheng rejected her comfort.
• Ye Wen’s herb-laced breeze catalyzed snake venom in Dugu Yan, leaving her paralyzed and in pain in an alley.
• Ye Wen found the unconscious Dugu Yan after she struggled to say “Suotuo Ho...” and revealed that he had caused her poisoning with a special herb.

Ye Wen brought the unconscious Dugu Yan to the Imperial Fighting Team at Suotuo Hotel, where Ye Lingling’s healing Soul Skill worsened her toxins. Ye Lingling stopped the treatment and kept Ye Wen from leaving while the team searched for Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng.

• Ye Wen carried Dugu Yan to Suotuo Hotel and asked the receptionist to take him to the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Ye Lingling recognized Dugu Yan and used her Third Soul Skill, Complete Healing, but the green poison on Dugu Yan’s lips intensified.
• Ye Wen warned Ye Lingling that her healing was strengthening Dugu Yan’s toxins, and Ye Lingling stopped her Soul Skill.
• Ye Lingling sent the Imperial Fighting Team members to find Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng while she stayed with Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling ordered Ye Wen to stay until Dugu Yan’s condition was resolved, and Ye Wen acted hurt by her suspicion.

Ye Wen persuaded Qin Ming and the Imperial Team to let him treat Dugu Yan, intending to use her condition to gain access to Dugu Bo. The chapter ended as Ye Wen began bloodletting Dugu Yan and Qin Ming accepted his plan.

• Ye Lingling insisted that Ye Wen stay with the team so they would not face Dugu Bo’s wrath alone.
• Qin Ming learned that Dugu Yan was ill and panicked when Ye Lingling could not safely heal her.
• Ye Wen offered to treat Dugu Yan, and Qin Ming agreed because her condition was worsening.
• Ye Wen slashed Dugu Yan’s wrist and explained that bloodletting could reduce the poison in her body.
• Ye Lingling objected that Dugu Yan could lose too much blood, but Ye Wen claimed he had prepared blood-replenishing medicine.
• Qin Ming decided to let Ye Wen continue and planned to take Dugu Yan to Heaven Dou Imperial City once she recovered.

Ye Wen treated Dugu Yan and identified the Dugu Family’s poison as a bloodline-bound symbiotic toxin, then waited at Dugu Manor for Dugu Bo while preparing a risky treatment plan. Dugu Bo returned to find Dugu Yan poisoned and began suppressing the toxin himself.

• Ye Wen used Bloodletting Therapy to dilute Dugu Yan’s toxins, and Qin Ming’s group rushed her to Dugu Manor on Flender’s Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qin Ming discovered that Dugu Bo was away, so the group waited at the manor while Ye Wen continued treating Dugu Yan and confirmed the poison was bound to the Dugu bloodline.
• Ye Wen sent Huo Yu’er and the others to lie low and arranged for his parents to travel, keeping them out of Dugu Bo’s reach while he waited to try his treatment methods.
• Dugu Bo returned to the manor and overwhelmed the gathered group with his Soul Power pressure before learning that Dugu Yan had been poisoned.
• Dugu Bo examined Dugu Yan, recognized the martial soul poison backlash, and used his Soul Power to suppress the toxins as he ordered everyone out.

Dugu Bo cured Dugu Yan, punished Qin Ming for failing to protect her, and questioned the Imperial Team about the spider venom in her body. Ye Lingling's frightened reaction suggested that Tang San might have been involved, leaving Dugu Bo demanding to know who had poisoned his granddaughter.

• Dugu Bo suppressed the foreign toxins in Dugu Yan's body and restored her to health.
• Dugu Bo heard Qin Ming's account of the events in Suotuo City, then blasted him through a wall as punishment for failing to protect his students.
• Ye Lingling identified Ye Wen as the person who had stabilized Dugu Yan and found her after she was poisoned.
• Dugu Bo questioned Ye Wen about his identity, and Ye Wen presented himself as a young Soul Master backed by Xue Qinghe and an apothecary.
• Dugu Bo asked Ye Lingling whether Dugu Yan had encountered anyone connected to Man Faced Demon Spider venom; Ye Lingling trembled at the memory of Tang San's Eight Spider Lances.
• Dugu Bo suspected someone had deliberately poisoned Dugu Yan and demanded that Ye Lingling name the culprit.

Dugu Bo questioned Qin Ming about Dugu Yan’s injuries, then dismissed him and kept Ye Wen behind to learn how he had treated her poison. After Ye Wen explained Bloodletting Therapy and its side effects, Dugu Bo promised to help him if he ever needed it.

• Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo that Tang San had attacked Dugu Yan and threatened her, and said Qin Ming could explain Shrek’s connection to the team.
• Qin Ming told Dugu Bo the incident had been an accident and invoked Yu Yuanzhen, but Dugu Bo saw through his tactic and sent him away.
• Dugu Bo dismissed the others but kept Ye Wen behind because he wanted to learn how Ye Wen had suppressed Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Ye Wen gave Dugu Bo a Blood Replenishing Pill and explained Bloodletting Therapy, including the pill’s lifespan cost.
• Dugu Bo tested the method on himself, then offered Ye Wen a promise of future help in return for the treatment knowledge.

Ye Wen tried to secure access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by making Dugu Bo curious about a secret, then revealed that Dugu Yan’s poison would worsen with her cultivation. The chapter ended with Ye Wen challenging Dugu Bo’s belief that he had escaped the poison’s effects.

• Ye Wen pretended to hesitate before leaving, prompting Dugu Bo to pull him back and threaten him with venom until he revealed what he was hiding.
• Ye Wen insisted that Dugu Bo swear not to harm his family or his fiancée’s family, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Ye Wen told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan’s poison was innate and would grow stronger as she cultivated, eventually endangering her life.
• Dugu Bo dismissed Ye Wen’s warning, claiming deep Soul Power cultivation could suppress the poison and that he no longer suffered its effects.
• Ye Wen challenged Dugu Bo to face the possibility that the poison still afflicted him, making Dugu Bo freeze and turn on him.

Ye Wen faced Dugu Bo’s suspicion and explained why he had recognized the poison afflicting him. He proposed that the poison might have been inherited and altered by generations of poisonous Martial Souls, giving Dugu Bo new hope as the chapter ended.

• Dugu Bo pressured Ye Wen to explain why he had dared to reveal his secret, and Ye Wen said he wanted to find treatments for illnesses as a physician.
• After sensing Ye Wen’s sincerity, Dugu Bo asked how he had concluded that Dugu Bo was poisoned.
• Ye Wen pointed to the poison’s effects on Dugu Bo’s hair, eyes, and scent, then acknowledged he had no complete cure but offered two lines of thought.
• Ye Wen theorized that Dugu Bo’s inherited poison came from ancestors’ poisonous Martial Souls and had mutated through generations and new Soul Skills.
• Dugu Bo recalled evidence that supported Ye Wen’s theory and looked at him with renewed hope.

Ye Wen proposed ways to protect Dugu Yan from her family’s poisonous Martial Soul and explained that Dugu Bo’s accumulated toxins could not be removed with ordinary treatment. He revealed that records of Immortal Herbs might offer hope, and Dugu Bo asked to see what he had written.

• Ye Wen advised Dugu Bo to have Dugu Yan choose body-strengthening Soul Rings and hunt Dragon Species Soul Beasts instead of pursuing poisonous Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo agreed that Ye Wen’s first treatment plan was feasible and asked to hear his second plan.
• Ye Wen said Dugu Bo’s accumulated toxins had likely spread through his body and could only be treated with rare medicinal ingredients from Soul Beasts with spiritual intelligence.
• Ye Wen mentioned Immortal Herbs as a possible source of treatment, prompting Dugu Bo to ask about them.
• Ye Wen showed Dugu Bo a booklet he claimed to have copied from an isolated text describing Immortal Herbs.

Ye Wen impressed Dugu Bo with his knowledge of immortal herbs and his desire to treat Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo accepted him as his disciple. Dugu Bo postponed examining the herbs until the next day, while Dugu Yan secretly overheard their conversation and Dugu Bo reflected on the dangers facing his granddaughter.

• Dugu Bo found Ye Wen’s booklet incomplete but considered whether its information about the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum could help Dugu Yan.
• Ye Wen offered to examine Dugu Bo’s immortal herbs with his martial soul, convincing Dugu Bo of his sincerity.
• Dugu Bo asked Ye Wen to become his disciple, and Ye Wen accepted and bowed to him.
• Dugu Bo gave Ye Wen a Storage Soul Tool containing five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and arranged for him to stay at his residence.
• Dugu Bo discovered Dugu Yan eavesdropping and resolved that she needed to understand the dangers of the world because of her family’s inherited toxins.

Dugu Yan learned that Dugu Bo was suffering from the same poison as she was, but he reassured her that he might still cure their family’s curse with Ye Wen’s help. After discovering Shrek’s involvement in nearly killing his granddaughter, Dugu Bo considered revenge while focusing first on her recovery, then brought her to meet Ye Wen.

• Dugu Yan cried over Dugu Bo’s condition, and he comforted her by saying Ye Wen might be able to break their family’s curse.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng had ulterior motives and urged her to choose someone who truly loved her.
• Dugu Bo ordered servants to care for Dugu Yan, then decided Shrek would pay for nearly causing her death.
• Dugu Bo reviewed intelligence about Shrek and identified Tang San as a possible target, while noting the academy’s powerful connections.
• The next morning, Dugu Bo introduced Dugu Yan to Ye Wen, who called her Senior Sister before Dugu Bo flew him away.

Ye Wen examined the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and decided not to harvest it, hoping to preserve its medicinal power for Dugu Yan and the Dugu family. After sensing the herb’s fear through Nana’s Martial Soul, Ye Wen began considering a way to extract its benefits without destroying it.

• Dugu Bo brought Ye Wen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and asked him to examine the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Ye Wen stopped Dugu Bo from plucking the herb, explaining that preserving it could allow it to mature and provide medicine repeatedly.
• Dugu Bo praised Ye Wen’s concern for Dugu Yan and asked whether leaving the herb intact would interfere with his Martial Soul’s analysis.
• Ye Wen summoned Nana’s Slime-like Martial Soul, which swallowed the chrysanthemum so he could sense its medicinal effects.
• Ye Wen sensed fear from the herb when he considered removing petals and began thinking of another way to extract its medicinal power.

Ye Wen extracted the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum’s medicinal juice without killing the plant and sent it with Dugu Bo to Dugu Yan. While Dugu Bo rushed home, Ye Wen harvested herbs from the garden, and Dugu Yan finished refining the juice with her body greatly strengthened.

• Ye Wen used his Spiritual Power to persuade the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to release its medicinal juice, then collected it in a jade bottle for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo took the bottle and hurried back to Dugu Manor, leaving Ye Wen alone in the medicinal garden.
• Ye Wen harvested herbs carefully, then approached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, admired its power from a distance, and continued searching the garden.
• Dugu Yan drank the juice and endured its painful body-tempering effects while refining its medicinal power.
• Dugu Yan completed the process and told Dugu Bo through her actions that her strength had increased dramatically.

After Ye Wen’s treatment suppressed Dugu Yan’s martial soul poison, Dugu Bo considered how to ease his own condition and encouraged his granddaughter to pursue Ye Wen. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan deciding to take the initiative, while Dugu Bo accepted that their relationship must develop naturally.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo she felt healthier than ever, and his examination confirmed that her stronger physique was suppressing the poison.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan embraced as they remembered her father, who had died from the family’s poison.
• Dugu Bo considered adapting Ye Wen’s Bloodletting Therapy to reduce the effects of his own toxins.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Dugu Yan liked Yu Tianheng, and she said she did not; he then suggested Ye Wen instead.
• Dugu Yan cautioned Dugu Bo not to force Ye Wen into a relationship, so he suggested she grow closer to Ye Wen naturally.
• Dugu Yan resolved to pursue Ye Wen herself.

Ye Wen returned from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo, who began imagining his granddaughter Dugu Yan marrying Ye Wen. Meanwhile, Huo Yu'er grew alarmed by Ye Wen’s decision to approach a Titled Douluo and prepared to go to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Dugu Bo found Ye Wen refining pills at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and asked what they were.
• Ye Wen gave Dugu Bo medicine he had prepared for Dugu Yan to help restore her foundation after the Bloodletting Therapy.
• Dugu Bo took Ye Wen back to Dugu Manor and privately considered making him Dugu Yan’s principal husband despite his two fiancées.
• Huo Yu'er guessed that Ye Wen had taken a dangerous risk and told her grandmother she was going to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

Huo Rui and Huo Yu'er rushed to Heaven Dou Imperial City to find Ye Wen after receiving his warning about Dugu Bo. At Dugu Manor, a gatekeeper learned Huo Rui was Ye Wen’s mother-in-law and began drawing his own conclusions about Ye Wen and Dugu Yan.

• Huo Rui decided to accompany Huo Yu'er to Heaven Dou Imperial City and vowed to fight Dugu Bo if he had harmed Ye Wen.
• Huo Yu'er resolved to save Ye Wen and would not leave him even if Huo Rui told her to flee.
• Huo Rui and Huo Yu'er traveled by flying-type Soul Saint to Heaven Dou Imperial City and headed for Dugu Bo’s manor.
• Huo Rui asked the gatekeeper whether Ye Wen was inside and said she was his mother-in-law.
• The gatekeeper inferred that Dugu Yan might have feelings for a married man and resolved to intervene.