Chapter Summaries

Bai Ge investigated Thunderstorm Land and discovered that its lodestone deposits drew the frequent lightning that allowed a Thunderclap Hellvine to grow there. He found a mature vine with a Lightning Pool and sent Dugu Bo to test its strength, warning him that lightning could counter his Poison Skill.

• Bai Ge entered Thunderstorm Land with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan after Dugu Yan insisted on joining the investigation.
• Bai Ge identified exposed dark metal as Lodestone Ore and explained that it caused the area to attract lightning.
• Bai Ge spotted a Thunderclap Hellvine between the distant peaks as it drew down lightning to cultivate.
• Bai Ge judged that the vine had deep cultivation because it was forming a Lightning Pool, though it likely had not exceeded twenty thousand years.
• Bai Ge asked Dugu Bo to test the Thunderclap Hellvine and warned him that its lightning attacks could restrain his Poison Skill.
• Dugu Bo set out to confront the vine, while Dugu Yan called for him to be careful.

Bai Ge and Dugu Bo tested the Thunderclap Hellvine, which summoned a devastating Sea of Thunder after Dugu Bo provoked it. Dugu Bo survived the attack and used Time Freeze to restrain the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast so Bai Ge could deliver the final blow.

• Dugu Bo challenged the Thunderclap Hellvine and defended against its lightning with his Serpent Heavenly Gang Shield.
• The Thunderclap Hellvine gathered black thunderclouds and unleashed a Sea of Thunder across the area.
• Bai Ge carried Dugu Yan to safety, while Dugu Bo endured several lightning strikes that scorched his clothes.
• Bai Ge judged the Thunderclap Hellvine to be a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast and told Dugu Bo it was the right target.
• Dugu Bo activated Time Freeze, stopping the Thunderclap Hellvine and the surrounding area.

Bai Ge absorbed the Thunderclap Hellvine’s Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and used its power to strengthen his body, advancing from level forty to level forty-three. The ring gave his Cloud-Soaring Vine a lightning pattern and granted him the Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Fire Thunder Explosion.

• Dugu Bo used his Dan Pearl to turn the Thunderclap Hellvine jade-like, and Bai Ge cut it apart with the Juque Sword.
• Bai Ge asked Dugu Bo to guard him, summoned the Cloud-Soaring Vine, and began absorbing the Thunderclap Hellvine’s Spirit Ring.
• Bai Ge endured the ring’s violent lightning Soul Power and absorbed it through his cultivation techniques while his ice-and-fire spiritual power nourished him.
• Bai Ge broke through from level forty to level forty-three as the Thunderclap Hellvine’s power added an Extreme Thunder Purple Pattern to the Cloud-Soaring Vine.
• Bai Ge learned that his Fourth Soul Skill was Ice Fire Thunder Explosion, formed by combining the ring’s lightning power with his extreme ice and fire power.

After absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, Bai Ge revealed that his fourth spirit skill, Ice Fire Thunder Explosion, combined ultimate ice, fire, and lightning to unleash devastating power. He tested it before Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Bo escorted Dugu Yan to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

• Bai Ge explained that Ice Fire Thunder Explosion combined Cloud-Soaring Vine's three ultimate attributes and could inflict burning, freezing, and paralysis.
• Dugu Bo asked Bai Ge about his new spirit skill, and Bai Ge revealed its name and explained that he had absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• At Dugu Yan's request, Bai Ge used Thorn Strangler and Ice Fire Thunder Explosion on a lightning-scarred boulder, blasting it apart.
• Dugu Bo noticed scorch marks and ice crystals on the debris, and Bai Ge confirmed the skill's three effects while warning that its power was difficult to control.
• Bai Ge chose to remain at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate and refine pills, while Dugu Bo agreed to escort him there and take Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou Imperial City.

After a month of cultivation and alchemy near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bai Ge strengthened his body, advanced his cultivation, learned new techniques, and prepared pills for his allies. He expected Meng Shu to arrive the next day, bringing Bai Ge closer to securing another Titled Douluo-level supporter.

• Bai Ge consumed the remaining Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, reached level forty-five, and broke through to the fifth layer of the Tiger Roar Dragon Chant Golden Bell Shield.
• Bai Ge used his lottery rewards to obtain the Yin Yang Imperial Immortal Art and White Bird Salutes Phoenix Spear, then practiced the Soul Shifting Great Method, Ghost Prison Yin Wind Roar, and Willow Catkin Strength.
• Bai Ge refined Supreme Hundred Herbs Pills as an apology gift for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and prepared Obstacle Breaking Pills for Grandmaster.
• Bai Ge continued refining Spirit Ascension Pills and arranged for Dugu Bo to summon Meng Shu to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Bai Ge planned to give Meng Shu the pills and recruit him as another Titled Douluo-level powerhouse under his command.

Bai Ge finished refining the Spirit Ascension Pills while Dugu Yan visited him to hear the end of Zhu Xian. The pills emerged from the furnace, and Dugu Bo came out to ask about them.

• Dugu Bo arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well looking younger after condensing his Poison Pill and taking Hundred Herbs Pills.
• Dugu Yan asked Bai Ge to continue Zhu Xian, and he recalled how her request for Yu Tianheng to obtain a Spirit Bone had led to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect detaining him.
• Bai Ge told Dugu Yan that Bi Yao and Zhang Xiaofan were fated to meet but not to be together, leaving her saddened.
• The Alchemy Furnace shook as Bai Ge controlled its temperature and condensed more than ten Spirit Ascension Pills.
• Dugu Bo emerged from his cave after smelling the pills and asked Bai Ge if they were the Spirit Ascension Pills.

Bai Ge gave Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan Spirit Ascension Pills, and Dugu Bo broke through to level ninety-three, becoming more devoted to Bai Ge. After Bai Ge prepared to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo scolded Dugu Yan for wanting another pill for Yu Tianheng and resolved to bring her closer to Bai Ge.

• Bai Ge explained the Spirit Ascension Pills’ effects and gave one each to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo took his pill, meditated for over an hour, and broke through to level ninety-three.
• Dugu Yan asked Bai Ge for another pill for Yu Tianheng, but Bai Ge refused and packed away the pills and Alchemy Furnace.
• Dugu Bo reprimanded Dugu Yan for calling Bai Ge stingy and grew more determined to bring her and Bai Ge together.
• Dugu Yan stored her pill for Yu Tianheng, while Bai Ge prepared to leave after finishing his cultivation and alchemy.

Bai Ge returned to Shrek Academy after reaching Soul Ancestor, reuniting with his friends and revealing his powerful fourth Spirit Ring. He announced that he had brought Spirit Pills for everyone, leaving them curious about the gifts.

• Bai Ge returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City and identified himself at Shrek Academy's gate as a student.
• Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran rushed to embrace Bai Ge, relieved that Dugu Bo had not harmed him.
• Bai Ge told Grandmaster and the others that he had become a Soul Ancestor, then showed them his yellow, purple, purple, and black Spirit Rings.
• Bai Ge explained that his fourth Spirit Skill, Ice Fire Thunder Explosion, came from the legendary Thunderclap Hellvine and could inflict freezing, burning, and paralysis.
• Bai Ge announced that he had brought everyone Spirit Pills refined from Spirit Herbs.

Bai Ge distributed Spirit Ascension Pills and Obstacle Breaking Pills to his friends and teachers, helping them raise their cultivation. The Grandmaster broke through the level 29 bottleneck, while Bai Ge and the Shrek Team grew stronger.

• Bai Ge explained the effects of the two kinds of Spirit Pills and gave the Grandmaster an Obstacle Breaking Pill to overcome his level 29 bottleneck.
• Bai Ge gave Obstacle Breaking Pills to Liu Erlong and the other teachers, then distributed Spirit Ascension Pills to the Shrek Team and kept three for Meng Shu, Swablu Little White, and himself.
• Bai Ge swallowed a Spirit Ascension Pill and advanced from level 45 to level 48.
• Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed their pills and advanced several levels, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun saved theirs for later.
• The Grandmaster absorbed his Obstacle Breaking Pill and broke through level 29, thanking Bai Ge for helping him overcome the bottleneck.

Bai Ge brought Meng Shu the promise of a way to become a Titled Douluo after refining pills from rare ingredients and distributing most of them to Shrek’s teachers and students. Meng Shu, currently a Level Eighty-Seven Soul Douluo, was stunned when Bai Ge offered to help him advance directly.

• Bai Ge refined twelve Obstacle Breaking Pills and fourteen Spirit Ascension Pills, giving one Obstacle Breaking Pill each to Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, and Shrek Academy’s teachers, and distributing Spirit Ascension Pills among Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, the Shrek Seven Devils, and himself.
• Bai Ge asked Meng Yiran whether Meng Shu had arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, and she offered to take him to her grandfather.
• Bai Ge told the others to get used to their increased strength, then left with Meng Yiran for the academy’s reception building.
• Meng Yiran brought Bai Ge to Meng Shu, who greeted him respectfully and asked whether he had been summoned for instructions.
• Bai Ge asked Meng Shu whether he wanted to become a Titled Douluo and said he had a way to make it happen, leaving Meng Shu astonished.

Bai Ge gave Meng Shu Spirit Ascension and Obstacle Breaking Pills to help him become a Titled Douluo. After reaching level eighty-nine with the first pill, Meng Shu condensed a Soul Core with the second and successfully broke through.

• Bai Ge explained that his pills could help Meng Shu become a weaker-than-normal Titled Douluo, and Meng Shu agreed to try them.
• Bai Ge gave Meng Shu a Spirit Ascension Pill, which Meng Shu refined while Bai Ge and Meng Yiran waited.
• The Spirit Ascension Pill raised Meng Shu to level eighty-nine.
• Meng Shu took the Obstacle Breaking Pill and spent over an hour compressing his Soul Power as Bai Ge watched anxiously.
• With the pill's support, Meng Shu condensed a Soul Core and became a Titled Douluo.

After Meng Shu broke through to the Titled Douluo realm, Bai Ge asked him to help protect and promote the Pill Pavilion he planned to establish in Heaven Dou Imperial City. Bai Ge then took Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong to the Heaven Dou Auction House, where he intended to publicize the Pills, while Ning Rongrong worried that selling Spirit Pills could draw Spirit Hall’s attention.

• Meng Shu thanked Bai Ge for the Spirit Pills that helped him become a Titled Douluo and reaffirmed his loyalty to him.
• Bai Ge asked Meng Shu to register as a Titled Douluo, then come to Heaven Dou Imperial City to help establish the Pill Pavilion’s reputation.
• Meng Shu agreed to help and welcomed Bai Ge’s offer to arrange for Dugu Bo to assist with hunting his Ninth Spirit Ring.
• Bai Ge left Shrek Academy with Meng Yiran, found Ning Rongrong, and took both girls toward the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Bai Ge explained that he planned to promote the Pill Pavilion by selling Pills at the auction house, and Ning Rongrong warned that selling Spirit Pills could attract Spirit Hall’s attention.

Bai Ge reassured Ning Rongrong that he would not sell his Spirit Pills, then brought her and Meng Yiran to the Heaven Dou Auction House to have a pill appraised. The chapter ended as Appraiser No. 7 examined the pill Bai Ge presented.

• Bai Ge told Ning Rongrong he would keep his Spirit Pills and explained that Dugu Bo and Meng Shu would help protect them from Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she had guessed Bai Ge gave Meng Shu the pills to help him become a Titled Douluo.
• Bai Ge, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran reached the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Ning Rongrong corrected Meng Yiran’s belief that Spirit Bones were regularly auctioned there.
• Bai Ge told a receptionist that he wanted to auction pills and asked to have one appraised.
• The receptionist led the three to the Appraisal Room, where Bai Ge showed a pill to Appraiser No. 7.

Bai Ge introduced Qi Replenishing Pills to Heaven Dou Auction House, where Appraiser No. 7 arranged tests that confirmed their effects. Bai Ge then chose several bottles of Pills and Black Jade Bone Renewing Paste for auction to promote the Pill Pavilion.

• Bai Ge explained how Low-grade, Medium-grade, and High-grade Qi Replenishing Pills restored Soul Power at different cultivation levels.
• Appraiser No. 7 led Bai Ge, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran to a testing room and brought five Soul Masters to test the Pills.
• The five Soul Masters exhausted their Soul Power, took the corresponding Qi Replenishing Pills, and reported their results to Appraiser No. 7.
• Bai Ge selected three bottles of Low-grade Qi Replenishing Pills, two bottles of Medium-grade Qi Replenishing Pills, one bottle of High-grade Qi Replenishing Pills, and one bottle of Black Jade Bone Rejoining Paste for auction.
• Bai Ge explained that Black Jade Bone Renewing Paste could heal a broken bone if it was set back in place.

Bai Ge brought pills to the Heaven Dou Auction House and reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who escorted him, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran into the auction hall. The group took their seats as the auction was about to begin.

• Bai Ge completed the auction procedures for his pills and received an account card.
• Bai Ge met Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and introduced Meng Yiran to them.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Meng Yiran a Seven-Colored Glazed Jade pendant as a meeting gift.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Bai Ge, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran masks and led them to the auction hall.
• Ning Fengzhi chose a white seat, while the first rows near the auction stage were nearly full.

At the auction, Bai Ge gave Ning Fengzhi Supreme Hundred Herbs Pills for Sword Elder and Bone Elder and discussed the Soul Masters Ning Fengzhi had gathered for him. The auction then revealed a cat-eared girl, prompting Bai Ge to form a bold idea.

• Ning Fengzhi told Bai Ge he had found forty-eight Soul Masters with Wood Spirits and Fire Attribute Martial Souls, and Bai Ge asked him to bring them in five or six days.
• Bai Ge gave Ning Fengzhi two bottles of Supreme Hundred Herbs Pills for Sword Elder and Bone Elder, while Ning Fengzhi suspected Bai Ge had reached an agreement with Dugu Bo.
• A noble won a luxurious Belt-Type Storage Spirit Tool for 43,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• The auctioneer revealed a cat-eared girl in an iron cage and introduced her as a rare Cat Girl with feline traits.
• Bai Ge recognized the girl from his memories and came up with a bold idea.

Ning Fengzhi outbid Prince Xue Xing to buy a Cat Girl, then agreed to help Bai Ge purchase the other Beast-eared Girls at the auction. Bai Ge said he planned to employ them at his future Pill Pavilion, while Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran eyed him suspiciously.

• Ning Rongrong told Meng Yiran that Ning Fengzhi would buy the enslaved Cat Girl and set her free, as he had done at past auctions.
• Ning Fengzhi bid 180,000 Gold Soul Coins for the Cat Girl, and Prince Xue Xing backed down after recognizing him.
• The host sold the Cat Girl to Ning Fengzhi, and an old man arrived to discuss canceling the remaining slave auctions.
• Bai Ge asked Ning Fengzhi to buy the other Beast-eared Girls, explaining that he wanted to employ them at his planned Pill Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that the Beast-eared Girls could attract attention as workers, while Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran reacted suspiciously to Bai Ge's idea.

Bai Ge explained the effects of his Qi Replenishing Pills and Black Jade Bone Renewing Paste, then watched the auction for the Qi Replenishing Pills soar as nobles recognized their value. Prince Xue Xing entered the bidding, but a Spirit Emperor noble challenged his offer.

• Ning Fengzhi cautioned Bai Ge to keep the Hundred Herbs Pill’s effects secret, and Bai Ge agreed not to sell it externally.
• Bai Ge described the effects of his various pills and confirmed that he planned to use the Qi Replenishing Pill auction to build a name for his future Pill Pavilion.
• The Qi Replenishing Pills’ ability to restore Soul Power immediately sparked intense bidding, with offers climbing past 600,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Prince Xue Xing bid 800,000 Gold Soul Coins, causing other nobles to hesitate over the risk of offending him.
• A burly Spirit Emperor noble ignored Prince Xue Xing’s reputation and raised the bid to 810,000 Gold Soul Coins.

Bai Ge provoked Prince Xue Xing into bidding two million Gold Soul Coins for the Qi Replenishing Pill and Black Jade Bone Renewing Paste, though he had never intended to buy them. After the auction round ended, Ning Fengzhi led Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong to see the girl they had bought and planned to help Bai Ge purchase the remaining girls.

• Prince Xue Xing outbid the Spirit Emperor noble for the Pills, but Bai Ge interrupted with a 980,000 Gold Soul Coin bid and taunted him.
• Bai Ge kept raising his bids to exploit Prince Xue Xing’s anger, while he quietly told Ning Rongrong that he wanted revenge and to make money.
• The nobles wondered whether Bai Ge’s challenge meant the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was changing its position in the imperial succession dispute.
• Prince Xue Xing bid two million Gold Soul Coins, and Bai Ge stopped bidding, leaving him to win the auction items at an inflated price.
• Prince Xue Xing realized Bai Ge had only intended to drive up the price and angrily struck the rail.
• Ning Fengzhi led Bai Ge and Ning Rongrong out of the Auction Hall to see the girl they had bought and help Bai Ge purchase the remaining girls.

Bai Ge used Ning Fengzhi’s influence to claim the four Beast-eared Girls the Auction Hall had reserved for Prince Xue Xing. He left with them, while Prince Xue Xing was forced to watch and erupted in anger.

• Bai Ge used a hidden Guardian Eye to discover that the Auction Hall had sent four Beast-eared Girls to Prince Xue Xing.
• Ning Fengzhi demanded that the Auction Hall bring him all its remaining hidden treasures, and its manager agreed.
• Bai Ge and Ning Fengzhi confronted Prince Xue Xing as he inspected the Wolf Girl, Fox Girl, Cow Girl, and Butterfly Girl.
• Chen Xin subdued Prince Xue Xing’s Spirit Emperor guard, and Ning Fengzhi told Prince Xue Xing that Bai Ge was his son-in-law and needed the girls.
• Bai Ge dragged the girls’ cage away, leaving Prince Xue Xing furious enough to smash the room’s coffee table.