Chapter Summaries

Ye Wen explained the limits and properties of Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Attributes to Chen Gang and Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo then prepared to test whether Chen Gang’s fire was truly an Ultimate Attribute by exposing him to his strongest poison.

• Chen Gang asked Ye Wen what Ultimate Fire meant, and Ye Wen explained that it was the upper limit of flame power for Soul Masters.
• Dugu Bo returned and asked Ye Wen what other qualities Ultimate Fire possessed, prompting Ye Wen to discuss the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Ye Wen told Dugu Bo that Ultimate Attributes were so tyrannical that external harm, including Dugu Bo’s poison, would have little effect on them.
• Chen Gang became excited at the prospect that Ultimate Fire could make him stronger than Dugu Bo, who challenged him to test the claim.
• Dugu Bo caught Chen Gang when he tried to flee, and Chen Gang accepted the test to preserve his dignity.
• Dugu Bo formed a venomous snake from Soul Power and prepared to use the core poison refined from his Pill Pearl on Chen Gang.

Chen Gang discovered that his evolved Ultimate Fire could neutralize Dugu Bo’s poison, then joined Ye Wen’s faction and discussed cultivation and finding a ninth Soul Ring. The chapter left the major factions stunned when Xue Ye became the first to provide news of a fire-attribute Soul Beast in an effort to win Chen Gang over.

• Chen Gang’s Ultimate Fire stopped Dugu Bo’s poison from spreading and let him expel it with little effort.
• Dugu Bo warned Chen Gang that a suitable high-level fire-attribute Soul Beast would be difficult to find, and both men agreed to use their connections to search.
• Chen Gang asked Ye Wen to teach the Mysterious Origin Skill to Ye Xixi and Ye Lingling, and Ye Wen agreed so long as they kept it from spreading carelessly.
• Ye Wen later gave Ye Lingling the essence of the Narcissus Jade Bone Immortal Herb, removing the side effects of her earlier medicine and raising her Soul Power to Level 40.
• Xue Ye became the first to report a fire-attribute Soul Beast, surprising the major factions that were also seeking information to recruit Chen Gang.

Xue Ye saw the Ye Family’s new Titled Douluo as a chance to reduce Heaven Dou’s dependence on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi proposed arranging Ning Rongrong’s marriage to Dugu Bo’s disciple, but Chen Xin and Gu Rong strongly objected.

• Xue Ye hoped the Ye Family’s Titled Douluo would support Heaven Dou and lessen his reliance on the other powerful sects.
• Gu Rong suggested attacking Dugu Bo and the old lion while they were away hunting Soul Rings, but Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin stopped him.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to propose marriage between Ning Rongrong and Dugu Bo’s disciple because he feared she would lose her chance with him.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong protested when Ning Fengzhi revealed the disciple already had several women.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would not force Ning Rongrong to marry, but Chen Xin warned that she would regret marrying a promiscuous scoundrel.

Ning Fengzhi persuaded Chen Xin and Gu Rong that Ye Wen’s multiple engagements served political purposes and that Rongrong wanted the marriage. Chen Xin agreed to step aside, but Gu Rong went to meet Ye Wen himself, leaving Ning Fengzhi worried that the visit could cause trouble with Dugu Bo.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Ye Wen was disciplined and that his third and fourth fiancées tied him to powerful Titled Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that the marriages could strengthen an emerging alliance centered on Ye Wen.
• Chen Xin asked whether Rongrong truly wanted the marriage, and Ning Fengzhi nodded; Chen Xin then agreed not to interfere.
• Gu Rong opened a Space Rift and went to meet Ye Wen, insisting he needed to judge the young man himself.
• Ning Fengzhi worried that Gu Rong’s visit could create a misunderstanding with Dugu Bo, while Chen Xin reassured him that they could handle any threat short of Spirit Hall.

Gu Rong failed to find Ye Wen and learned from Ning Fengzhi that the young man was an astonishingly successful apothecary entrepreneur. Ning Fengzhi then brought Gu Rong to question Ye Xixi about Ye Wen and her daughter’s unusual marriage, leaving Ye Xixi wary.

• Dugu Bo moved Ye Wen, Huo Yu'er, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others to the protected Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before leaving with Dugu Manor’s strongest fighters.
• Gu Rong considered searching for Ye Wen but decided that invading his hidden refuge would provoke a lasting feud, so he returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi showed Gu Rong a report detailing Ye Wen’s widespread apothecary business and substantial profits, astonishing Gu Rong.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Gu Rong to meet Ye Xixi, and the two went to the reception hall to question her about Ye Wen.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ye Xixi whether her daughter’s husband was so wonderful that she had agreed to marry him alongside three other women, causing Ye Xixi to choke on her tea and become wary.

Ye Xixi realized Ning Fengzhi was seeking a marriage alliance with Ye Wen, but Ning and Gu Rong used her response to confirm Ye Wen’s worth. Ye Wen later gained a fifth fiancée, while his growing force became strong enough to avoid further alliances; Princess Kindness still could not marry the one she loved.

• Ye Xixi suspected Ning Fengzhi wanted to exploit her family’s plans and explained that her daughter had married Ye Wen for love.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that his daughter Ning Rongrong also loved Ye Wen and asked Ye Xixi to arrange a marriage.
• Ye Xixi refused and shifted the decision to Dugu Bo, prompting Ning Fengzhi to laugh and summon Gu Rong from hiding.
• Gu Rong concluded that Ye Wen was worthy of Ye Lingling and left Ning Rongrong’s matter to Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed a business deal to Ye Xixi, and Ye Wen soon learned he had gained a fifth fiancée.
• Ye Wen begged the elders not to add more fiancées, while his force grew strong enough to need no further marriage alliances; Princess Kindness remained unable to marry her beloved.

Chen Gang returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City as a Titled Douluo, while Ning Rongrong confronted Yu Xiaogang and declared her intention to leave Shrek Advanced Academy. Yu Xiaogang refused to approve her departure and tried to persuade her to stay for the tournament.

• Chen Gang returned after obtaining an 80,000-year Crimson Demonic Mastiff King soul ring and chose Lion Emperor as his Titled Douluo title.
• Chen Gang planned a grand banquet for Heaven Dou Imperial City's prominent figures instead of immediately visiting Douluo Hall.
• Ning Rongrong told Flender she wanted to drop out of Shrek Advanced Academy and criticized Yu Xiaogang's training.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she wanted to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy and spend time with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Yu Xiaogang refused to let Ning Rongrong leave and offered her more training so she could compete with Xiao San and the others.

Ning Rongrong withdrew from Shrek after rejecting Yu Xiaogang’s offer, and the Seven Kill Sword Soul Master left after her. At Chen Gang’s title celebration, Ye Wen escaped the attention of his fiancées by taking Ye Lingling to the dining table, then began getting acquainted with her.

• Ning Rongrong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s conditions and told Flender she was leaving Shrek for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Seven Kill Sword Soul Master learned Ning Rongrong had left and quietly departed Shrek as well.
• Chen Gang’s title celebration began, and Ye Wen found himself surrounded by Huo Yu’er, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan.
• Ye Wen used Ye Lingling as an excuse to escape the other girls and took her to the dining table.
• Ye Lingling asked Ye Wen to call her Ling Ling, while Dugu Yan asked him to call her Yanyan and Ning Rongrong accepted being called Rongrong.

Dugu Bo announced that he and Chen Gang had founded the Medical Alliance, a neutral organization focused on medicine and healing rather than soul-master inheritance. The announcement unsettled Xue Ye and Yu Yuanzhen, while the Alliance’s stance left its future relations with Heaven Dou and the Three Upper Sects unresolved.

• After the banquet reached its midpoint, Dugu Bo took the stage and announced that he and Chen Gang had jointly established the Medical Alliance.
• Xue Ye realized the new force could separate Dugu Bo and Chen Gang from the Heaven Dou Empire and regretted that Xue Ke had lost her chance to marry Ye Wen on favorable terms.
• Yu Yuanzhen worried that the Alliance’s combined abilities could challenge the Three Upper Sects.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Medical Alliance would research and sell medicines, welcome capable healers and other talents, and remain neutral in disputes between other forces.
• Xue Ye recognized that the Alliance’s neutrality would prevent him from commanding its two Titled Douluo, while Yu Yuanzhen took comfort in believing it would not compete for the Three Upper Sects.

After the Medical Alliance expanded across the Heaven Dou Empire, Ye Wen raised its profits and established it as the continent’s seventh major power. Having broken through to level thirty-five, he reunited with Xiao Wu, who apologized for failing to understand the danger he had faced and thanked him for protecting her.

• The Medical Alliance attracted many soul masters, and Ye Wen expanded its medicinal herb cultivation and pharmacy business into smaller cities and towns.
• With two Titled Douluo guarding the alliance, Ye Wen raised its profit margin and saw it become the seventh major power on the continent.
• Ye Wen reached level thirty-five and noticed that his cultivation seemed to be accelerating as Xiao Wu arrived.
• Xiao Wu embraced Ye Wen and told him she had missed him, while he reassured her that he had gathered enough strength to protect her.
• Xiao Wu felt guilty for overlooking the danger Ye Wen had faced and apologized; Ye Wen told her they were family, and she thanked him.

Ye Wen checked whether Xiao Wu’s identity had been noticed and gave her the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to help conceal her Soul Beast aura. Xiao Wu agreed to try picking the Divine Grade Immortal Herb, which required unwavering love and a drop of heart’s blood.

• Ye Wen asked Xiao Wu whether any Soul Douluo had suspected her identity, and she said none had.
• Ye Wen explained that Xiao Wu’s identity had to remain secret because even the Medical Alliance might not be able to protect her if it were exposed.
• Ye Wen gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that it could increase her Soul Power and conceal her true form.
• Ye Wen described the herb’s picking conditions, warning Xiao Wu that she might fail and that he would find another way to protect her.
• Xiao Wu smiled and challenged Ye Wen’s doubt that she could pick the flower.

Xiao Wu consumed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red after Ye Wen urged her to prioritize her safety, gaining an aura that concealed her identity as a Soul Beast. As she finished cultivating, Ye Wen resolved to grow stronger and sensed an unfamiliar gaze watching him.

• Xiao Wu spilled her blood on the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and the flower detached from the Wujue Stone into her arms.
• Ye Wen stopped Xiao Wu from keeping the flower and persuaded her to consume it while he stood guard.
• Xiao Wu ate the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and began cultivating inside a pink light barrier.
• Ye Wen concluded that the flower's aura and his Soul Tool would help conceal Xiao Wu from Titled Douluo, and he resolved to help her cultivate while becoming stronger himself.
• Xiao Wu completed her cultivation with altered pink eyes, and Ye Wen sensed a familiar, unseen gaze before she sprang to her feet and stared at him.

Xiao Wu reached Level 40 and condensed a black Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring, prompting Ye Wen to worry that its unusual configuration would attract attention. He decided to hide her Soul Rings for now and published a guide to Soul Ring absorption, leaving the pair with a way to explain unusually powerful rings.

• Xiao Wu broke through to Level 40, and Ye Wen took her outside Heaven Dou Imperial City to condense a Soul Ring.
• Xiao Wu quickly condensed a black Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring, and Ye Wen told her to keep her Soul Rings hidden from outsiders.
• Ye Wen decided to address scrutiny of Xiao Wu's Soul Rings by writing a theory of absorbing Soul Rings beyond conventional limits.
• Ye Wen added a Spiritual Power classification chart and released Douluo Continent's Soul Ring Absorption Guide 1.0.

Ye Wen’s soul master theory spread across the continent, exposing the dangers in Yu Xiaogang’s teachings and drawing attention from powerful factions. Yu Xiaogang tried to keep Tang San from learning about it, while Tang Hao heard Ye Wen’s name and left wondering whether his son could match him.

• Ye Wen’s theory on Soul Ring limits and Spiritual Power spread widely, and soul master factions recognized the importance of Soul Douluo pressure tests.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked over the flaws in his own theory, destroyed his copy, and planned to intensify Tang San’s training so he would not hear about Ye Wen’s work.
• Tang Hao heard tavern patrons discussing Ye Wen’s theory and judged it reasonable from his experience as a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao seized a drunk to learn who had proposed the theory, then left without paying for his wine.
• Tang Hao compared Ye Wen’s success with Tang San’s uncertain future and hoped his son could become someone like Ye Wen.

Ye Wen developed a treatment for Dugu Bo using carefully mixed essences from two deadly Immortal Herbs, believing it could remove his toxins without destroying his poison cultivation. The chapter left him convinced that the ice-and-fire mixture was the real cure, while Tang San left with Tang Hao to train for the coming tournament.

• Tang Hao decided to teach Tang San the Clear Sky Secret Technique so Tang San could gain prestige at the Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
• Tang Hao visited Yu Xiaogang, who feared being blamed over Ye Wen’s theories but continued presenting himself as a Grandmaster.
• Tang San eagerly followed his long-absent father away to train.
• Ye Wen began mixing essences from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot to treat Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo learned from Ye Wen that poison could be used as medicine and began researching poison treatments himself.
• Ye Wen concluded that the mixed Immortal Herb solution, rather than Tang San’s specially refined medicine, was the essential treatment for Dugu Bo’s toxins.

Ye Wen created an Ice Fire potion that weakened the poison in Dugu Bo’s body, easing his long-standing affliction and helping him reach level 94. With Dugu Bo’s treatment successful, Ye Wen turned to developing a body-refining potion and studying how physical strength affected cultivation.

• After half a year of trials, Ye Wen gave Dugu Bo an emerald potion that reduced the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison’s activity.
• Dugu Bo circulated the Mysterious Origin Skill as the potion drew most of the poison into his right hand, where he drained and collected it.
• Dugu Bo thanked Ye Wen for treating his affliction and said the weakened poison would no longer trouble him, though the Martial Soul’s poison remained.
• Over the following days, Dugu Bo’s cultivation surged to level 94, a gain that he and Ye Wen kept secret.
• Ye Wen focused on strengthening his body, developed an Ice Fire Body Refinement potion, and discovered that Beast Martial Soul masters cultivated faster than other Soul Masters at equal Innate Soul Power.

Ye Wen studied how physical training and meridians affected Soul Master cultivation, then increased the training of those around him and began Ice Fire Body Refinement himself. As he endured the ice-fire solution, he theorized that Tang San had used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress dangerous Immortal Herb energy and strengthen his body rather than raise his Soul Power.

• Ye Wen concluded that support-type Tool Soul Masters often cultivated more slowly because they neglected physical training, leaving their meridians less strengthened.
• Ye Wen shelved his research to keep its findings from spreading and increased the physical training of those around him, including Ning Rongrong.
• After tempering his body, Ye Wen began taking the ice-fire solution and using the Mysterious Origin Skill to undergo Ice Fire Body Refinement.
• Ye Wen reasoned that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot could greatly benefit Soul Masters with matching Ultimate Attributes if taken in suitable doses.
• Ye Wen speculated that Tang San had used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress Immortal Herb energy, sacrificing cultivation gains for a body that could endure a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and resist ice and fire.

After completing the Ice Fire Body Refinement, Ye Wen awakened ice and fire elements and changed dramatically in appearance, with silver hair and seven-colored eyes. Dugu Bo sensed that Ye Wen’s Martial Soul was suppressing him, and Ye Wen discovered that Nana’s Martial Soul had developed scales.

• After a week of reduced-dose Ice Fire Body Refinement, Ye Wen completed the process and gained control of ice and fire elements before obtaining his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo returned and felt his Martial Soul instinctively submit to Ye Wen, whose hair had turned silver and whose eyes had become seven-colored.
• Dugu Bo recognized the pressure as suppression from Ye Wen’s unusually high Martial Soul rank and urged him to check his condition.
• Ye Wen restrained his aura with the Mysterious Origin Skill, then summoned Nana’s Martial Soul while Dugu Bo watched from a distance.
• Ye Wen noticed that Nana’s Martial Soul now radiated pressure and had developed a layered texture, which he identified as scales.

After Nana’s Martial Soul developed Silver Dragon Scales, Ye Wen concealed its aura and adapted to his striking new appearance. He then planned how to use his remaining Immortal Herbs to recruit the Breaking Clan and strengthen the Medical Alliance, while reserving other herbs for Ning Rongrong and Ye Xixi.

• Ye Wen recognized the scales on Nana’s Martial Soul as Silver Dragon Scales and worked with it to hide its intimidating aura.
• Ye Wen and Dugu Bo concluded that his Martial Soul had evolved, though they could not determine the deeper cause.
• Ye Wen’s fiancées became overwhelmed by his beauty, so he fled and later wore a mask to conceal most of his looks.
• Ye Wen considered using an Immortal Herb to recruit Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan into the Medical Alliance, while treating the Strength and Speed Clans as future enemies and sparing the Defense Clan for now.
• Ye Wen decided to reserve Aromatic Silk Beauty for Ning Rongrong and Narcissus Jade Bone for Ye Xixi, but to wait before giving either herb away.

Ye Wen distributed ice-fire medicine and a simplified Mysterious Origin Skill to strengthen the people around him, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recognized the method’s extraordinary value. The chapter ended as a mysterious presence in the Great Star Dou Forest sensed a familiar aura.

• Ye Wen prepared medicinal decoctions for Ye Xixi and planned to give her the Narcissus Jade Bone essence before using an Immortal Herb to aid Ye Lingling.
• Ye Wen refined the remaining essence of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot into ice-fire medicine and gave it to the girls around him.
• Ye Wen taught the simplified Mysterious Origin Skill to Ye Lingling’s family and members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while resolving to let Spirit Hall act against Tang San during the Soul Master Tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong found that the cultivation method strengthened even Titled Douluo and decided to restrict it to the sect’s core members.
• A pair of seven-colored eyes opened in the Great Star Dou Forest, and an ethereal voice wondered why Ye Wen’s aura felt familiar.