Chapter Summaries

Qian Daoliu interpreted Qin He's novel Battle Through the Heavens as a guide to cultivation beyond level one hundred, and Qian Renxue began to see its potential for Douluo Continent. They were left eager to learn more about its cultivation system, especially its widespread ability to fly.

• Qian Daoliu praised Battle Through the Heavens as a treasure, while Qian Renxue questioned why he took the novel so seriously.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Dou Qi might reveal how cultivators could progress beyond level one hundred without divine trials.
• Qian Renxue recalled Qin He's past generosity in sharing cultivation methods and began to believe his novel might contain valuable knowledge.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue discussed how cultivators in the novel could fly, unlike most soul masters on Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue excitedly imagined bringing the novel's cultivation system to Spirit Hall so more people could fly.

Yu Xiaogang praised Qin He's novel Battle Through the Heavens and considered testing its battle qi cultivation method, while Huo Wu tried to imitate its flame-devouring technique. The chapter left Feng Xiaotian burned after he took Huo Wu's place and attempted to swallow fire.

• Yu Xiaogang finished the first volume of Battle Through the Heavens and called it a peerless masterpiece, while Flander complained about Qin He's success and his own failed attempt to write a novel.
• Yu Xiaogang praised battle qi as a new cultivation method and considered finding test subjects to experiment with it.
• At Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wu decided to imitate Xiao Yan and devour flames so she could surpass Qin He.
• Feng Xiaotian stopped Huo Wu and offered to test the technique first, but he burned his mouth and caught his clothes on fire.

Dugu Bo read Qin He's Battle Through the Heavens and hoped its pill-refinement methods could cure the poison afflicting him and his family. As the novel's popularity spread, Qin He raised Douluo Continent's world level to 1.6, disturbing Tang Chen in Slaughter City.

• Dugu Bo studied Battle Through the Heavens at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and wondered whether its pill-refinement methods could cure his poison.
• Dugu Bo recalled that his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul's poison had killed his son and threatened Dugu Yan, and decided he needed Qin He's guidance.
• Qin He learned that Battle Through the Heavens was selling well and drawing widespread discussion across Douluo Continent.
• Qin He spent accumulated Living Force to raise Douluo Continent's world level to 1.6, causing Soul Power to tremble throughout the world.
• Tang Chen felt the disturbance while cultivating in Slaughter City and complained that it had happened again.

Tang Chen and Bo Saixi reacted with frustration to the world’s rising Soul Power level cap, while Qian Daoliu ignored the disruption to read Qin He’s novel. Bibi Dong read about Ya Fei and wondered whether Qin He had based the mature auctioneer on her, leaving Salas alarmed by the possibility.

• Tang Chen worried that rising power limits would let younger geniuses surpass him.
• Bo Saixi complained about the repeated disruptions, while Qian Daoliu continued reading novels.
• Bibi Dong read about Ya Fei’s appearance in Qin He’s novel and considered whether Ya Fei represented her.
• Salas voiced alarm at Bibi Dong’s suspicion, and Bibi Dong defended the possibility while criticizing her fictional role.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun reacted to Qin He's portrayal of mature women and his many romantic interests in Battle Through the Heavens. At Shrek Academy, Flander and Yu Xiaogang debated why Qin He wrote the novel, until Liu Erlong caught Yu Xiaogang claiming that picking up girls was endless.

• Xiao Wu regretted not transforming into a mature beauty, but decided she could change her age and hoped Qin He's tastes might shift.
• Zhu Zhuqing grew jealous after Ya Fei appeared in Battle Through the Heavens, while Zhu Zhuyun told her that Qin He liking mature women improved their chances.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed that the Zhu Family's figures gave them an advantage, then argued with Zhu Zhuyun over sharing Qin He.
• Flander wondered whether Qin He had undermined his campaign against Spirit Hall by writing a harem novel, and Yu Xiaogang said Qin He was fighting poison with poison.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that picking up girls was endless, and Liu Erlong's voice made him freeze.

At Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong caught Yu Xiaogang boasting about studying Qin He’s novel and accused him of researching women instead. Meanwhile, Tang San and the others debated the novel’s purpose as Yu Xiaogang began testing its combat techniques with Luo Sanpao.

• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang for claiming to study Qin He while researching women’s bodies, and Yu Xiaogang insisted he had made a real discovery.
• Ma Hongjun complained that auction houses never had beautiful women for him, and Dai Mubai mocked his chances of attracting an auctioneer.
• Tang San urged Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to focus on why Qin He had written Battle Through the Heavens, convinced the novel carried a deeper purpose.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Douluo Continent soul skills were fixed by soul rings, while Battle Through the Heavens combat techniques could be learned and replaced.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and had it use the technique he called Heaven-Crushing Eight-Level Collapse.

Yu Xiaogang tested a new technique inspired by Qin He's book, using it to greatly strengthen Luo Sanpao's attacks. Flander and Liu Erlong marveled at Qin He's ability to help unlock Martial Soul potential but wondered what he wanted in return.

• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, surprising Flander and Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang used Heaven-Crushing Eight-Level Collapse to blast a nearby wall apart with a powerful golden beam.
• Flander recognized the technique as inspired by Qin He's book, and Liu Erlong explained how stacking eight layers amplified Luo Sanpao's attacks.
• Yu Xiaogang praised his new Soul Skill and said Qin He's books had greatly improved his Martial Soul.
• Flander and Liu Erlong praised Qin He but wondered why he shared his knowledge so selflessly.

Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong visited Qin He to thank him after Yu Xiaogang broke through his cultivation bottleneck, though Qin He insisted his novel had nothing to do with it. As Battle Through the Heavens reached Xiao Yan’s decision to train outside an academy, Xie Yue envied Qin He’s unconventional path and was mocked for comparing himself to him.

• Yu Xiaogang thanked Qin He for inspiring his breakthrough, while Qin He denied having helped him.
• Liu Erlong praised Battle Through the Heavens, and Yu Xiaogang decided they would subtly spread the word about the novel despite Qin He’s objections.
• The novel’s plot reached Xiao Yan preparing to attend Canaan Academy before choosing to train in the Magical Beast Forest.
• Xie Yue envied Qin He’s success and asked whether Qin He had made his name through wilderness training like Xiao Yan.
• The others told Xie Yue he could not compare with Qin He and joked that his own outings would bring him nothing but misfortune.

Dugu Bo sought a way to cure the poison afflicting himself and Dugu Yan, and considered kidnapping Qin He when he could not understand the solution in Battle Through the Heavens. Dugu Yan insisted Qin He would help them if they asked, leaving Dugu Bo to reconsider his plan.

• Dugu Bo read Battle Through the Heavens and hoped its techniques could reveal how to cure his and Dugu Yan's poison.
• Dugu Bo considered asking Qin He for help but feared he could not offer a suitable price.
• Dugu Bo decided he might kidnap Qin He if necessary, and Dugu Yan warned him that the plan was too dangerous.
• Dugu Bo said he would risk his own reputation to save Dugu Yan and argued that asking Qin He could weaken her standing with him.
• Dugu Yan insisted Qin He was compassionate and would agree to help them if they asked.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan visited Qin He to ask him to cure their poison, convinced that his knowledge of the Woeful Poison Body in Battle Through the Heavens meant he could help. Qin He agreed to try without asking for payment, leaving Dugu Bo deeply admiring him and determined to show his gratitude.

• Dugu Bo asked Qin He to cure his Azure Serpent Venom, while Qin He insisted he did not know how to treat it.
• Dugu Yan argued that Qin He must know how to cure poison because he had described the Woeful Poison Body in Battle Through the Heavens.
• Dugu Bo offered to follow Qin He if he cured Dugu Yan’s poison.
• Qin He agreed to try treating them and rejected Dugu Bo’s offer and any payment.
• Dugu Bo mistook Qin He’s bewilderment for deep thought, praised his generosity, and resolved to repay him.

Dugu Bo asked Xiao Chenyu to interpret Battle Through the Heavens for a way to cure his poison, and Qin He unexpectedly sent Xiao Chenyu to advise him. Xiao Chenyu proposed fighting poison with poison, leaving Dugu Bo hopeful and Qin He stunned by the misunderstanding.

• Xiao Chenyu saw Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan in Heaven Dou Royal Palace and kept his distance because he feared Dugu Bo's poison.
• Dugu Bo asked Xiao Chenyu to find a hidden method in Battle Through the Heavens that could solve his poisoning.
• Qin He introduced Xiao Chenyu as his wise right-hand man and suggested he might be able to help Dugu Bo.
• Xiao Chenyu recalled the Little Fairy Doctor and proposed fighting poison with poison using the Seven-Colored Poison Manual.
• Dugu Bo embraced Xiao Chenyu's suggestion as the answer to his problem, while Qin He was shocked by the exchange.

Xiao Chenyu persuaded Dugu Bo to try fighting poison with poison to counter the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison. Dugu Yan interpreted Qin He’s indirect involvement as proof of his generosity and suggested that Dugu Bo become his honorary retainer, leaving Qin He exasperated.

• Qin He warned Dugu Bo that fighting poison with poison was dangerous, but Xiao Chenyu cited Qin He’s novel and argued that poison could also serve as medicine.
• Dugu Yan concluded that Qin He had expected Xiao Chenyu to reveal the method and was letting his subordinate take the credit.
• Dugu Bo accepted Dugu Yan’s explanation and praised Qin He for generously nurturing and rewarding his subordinates.
• Dugu Yan pointed to Xiao Yan’s name in Battle Through the Heavens as another sign of Qin He’s affection for Xiao Chenyu.
• Dugu Yan suggested Dugu Bo settle in the Heaven Dou Empire as Qin He’s honorary retainer, and Qin He privately objected that he had never intended to recruit him.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, Qin He tried to cook while Dugu Bo and the others mistook his actions for pill refining. The misunderstanding sent Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan outside, leaving Qin He relieved to continue without an audience.

• Qin He brought out a wok and spatula, then began tossing precious immortal herbs into the wok while insisting to himself that he was only cooking.
• Dugu Bo watched closely and took notes, convinced that Qin He's ingredient order revealed a profound pill-refining method.
• Dugu Yan and Xiao Chenyu reacted to Dugu Bo's attempt to learn Qin He's supposed secret technique, and Xiao Chenyu challenged him for secretly observing it.
• Dugu Bo admitted that he had acted improperly and took Dugu Yan outside, leaving Qin He relieved to cook without anyone watching.

Qin He was horrified when Dugu Bo agreed to join him, but Xiao Chenyu and Dugu Bo mistook his influence for extraordinary skill. After Dugu Bo brought rare immortal herbs from the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, he asked Qin He to refine a pill to cure his poison, leaving Qin He panicking because he knew nothing about alchemy.

• Dugu Bo agreed to join Qin He, while Xiao Chenyu praised Qin He for persuading a Titled Douluo to submit.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan visited the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and returned with several rare immortal herbs.
• Dugu Bo showed the herbs to Qin He and asked whether they were enough for him to refine an antidote.
• Dugu Yan eagerly anticipated Qin He's alchemy, while Qin He privately admitted he had no idea how to refine pills.

Qin He accidentally turned Dugu Bo’s immortal herbs into a paste, then had Xiao Chenyu shape it into pills and present them as antidotes. Dugu Bo swallowed one and immediately collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

• After Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan left the palace, Xiao Chenyu asked Qin He to teach him pill refinement, and Qin He agreed.
• Qin He’s improvised cooking turned the immortal herbs into paste, so he told Xiao Chenyu to knead it into pills.
• Outside the palace, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan discussed Qin He’s pill refinement, while Dugu Bo complained that Xiao Chenyu had stayed behind to learn.
• Xiao Chenyu brought Dugu Bo a bottle of ten Antidote Pills, having secretly kept some for himself.
• Dugu Bo swallowed a black pill, turned blue-purple, and collapsed foaming at the mouth.

After Dugu Bo collapsed from Qin He’s pill, Dugu Yan blamed Xiao Chenyu for mishandling its refinement while Qin He admitted he had no idea how to make pills. Dugu Bo regained consciousness and declared that Qin He’s Nirvana Detoxification Pill had cured his Azure Serpent Venom.

• Dugu Bo collapsed foaming at the mouth, and Dugu Yan accused Xiao Chenyu of ruining the pill while he confessed that he had kneaded some pills carelessly.
• Qin He heard that Dugu Bo had fainted and worried that his random pill-making had poisoned the Titled Douluo.
• Qin He approached Dugu Yan and Xiao Chenyu, admitted responsibility for the pill, and said Dugu Bo might still be saved.
• Dugu Bo woke up and praised Qin He’s Nirvana Detoxification Pill for resolving the Azure Serpent Venom.

Qin He was credited with curing Dugu Bo and was praised for giving Xiao Chenyu the Titled Douluo’s favor, while Dugu Bo pledged to serve him in the Heaven Dou Empire. After hearing how Qin He had used Battle Through the Heavens to cure Dugu Bo, Xue Ye began to wonder whether the novel’s pills could lead to immortality.

• Dugu Bo and Xiao Chenyu admired Qin He for supposedly putting his subordinates first, while Qin He privately wondered why everyone misunderstood his actions.
• Dugu Bo promised to keep his word and offered to become a guest official in the Heaven Dou Empire, even asking Qin He for a place to stay.
• Xue Ye and Meng Shenji discussed how Qin He had allegedly used the pill-refining methods in Battle Through the Heavens to cure Dugu Bo.
• Xue Ye became excited by the possibility that the pills were real and wondered whether a pill of immortality might exist.

Dugu Bo recovered after taking the Nirvana Rebirth Pill and credited Qin He with curing his poison and improving his cultivation. As Dugu Yan and Xiao Chenyu argued over who deserved credit, Qin He began to suspect that Xiao Chenyu was the real Child of Fortune.

• Dugu Bo woke up after taking the Nirvana Rebirth Pill and said his poison was cured and his cultivation had improved.
• Dugu Yan was astonished by Dugu Bo’s recovery, while Qin He wondered why he had not said he was well sooner.
• Xiao Chenyu claimed credit for helping with the pill, and Dugu Yan berated him for nearly causing trouble and taking credit from Qin He.
• Dugu Yan praised Qin He for stepping forward to accept responsibility, leaving Qin He confused about what he had done.
• Qin He wondered whether Xiao Chenyu’s uncanny knack for succeeding at tasks meant he was the true Child of Fortune, then suggested the treatment might have been Xiao Chenyu’s achievement.

Xue Ye and Meng Shenji saw Qin He's Battle Through the Heavens as a way to attract powerful soul masters, while Bibi Dong and Salas discussed how the novel's practical benefits were strengthening Qin He's influence. At Shrek Academy, Flander worried that pills and Qin He's growing reputation would leave Yu Xiaogang's teachings behind.

• Xue Ye imagined using Qin He's help to pursue immortality and higher realms.
• Meng Shenji concluded that Qin He's novel was quietly promoting the Heaven Dou Empire and recruiting talented people.
• Bibi Dong complained that Spirit Hall's smear campaign had failed to weaken Qin He's growing influence.
• Salas explained that Battle Through the Heavens had helped Yu Xiaogang break through Level 30 and that Qin He's pills had cured Dugu Bo's poison.
• Flander worried that Qin He's pills and influence had made Yu Xiaogang's educational ideas less valuable to Shrek Academy.

Qin He's Pill Refinement threatened the livelihoods and influence of Support System Soul Masters, prompting Flander and Ning Fengzhi to worry about the future of their institutions. Ning Rongrong then revealed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit could make an especially efficient tool for refining pills, leaving Ning Fengzhi's fears unresolved.

• Flander lamented that Qin He's Pill Refinement made studying under Qin He more appealing than attending an academy, while Yu Xiaogang told him to close Shrek Academy if it could not compete.
• Yu Xiaogang regretted that Xiao Chenyu had learned Pill Refinement before he could research it himself.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin feared that Qin He's pills would undermine the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support services and wealth.
• Ning Fengzhi angrily swore that he would never agree to Qin He's marriage to Ning Rongrong unless he called him Dad.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit could refine pills twice as efficiently as ordinary tools, making the sect's prospects seem profitable.