Chapter Summaries

Han Li and Broad Hill received detailed intelligence on Heaven Dou City from Salas, then Han Li toured the city with Rosa Go to scout several locations. He used his Heaven Dou noble certificate to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where a guard began guiding him through its public facilities.

• Salas delivered a detailed map, dossiers, and portraits of key figures in Heaven Dou City to Broad Hill and Han Li.
• Broad Hill suggested Han Li go sightseeing, and Han Li set out with Rosa Go after memorizing the intelligence.
• Han Li visited Moonlight Pavilion and checked Dugu Manor and Ye Residence, confirming their masters were away.
• Han Li showed Rosa Go his viscount's certificate and hired a carriage to take them to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Han Li obtained a temporary pass at the academy gate, sent Rosa Go back to the carriage, and entered with a guard.

Han Li enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and secretly observed its students, deciding they were qualified to be his teammates. As he left, he encountered Xue Qinghe and the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the entire group turned to look at him.

• Han Li toured Heaven Dou Royal Academy and paid a staff member to let him watch the training grounds from a distance.
• Han Li observed the students, including a purple-haired girl and a Nine Heart Begonia healer, then declared them qualified to be his teammates.
• Han Li ended the visit early and left with the staff member, who warned him about Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess.
• Han Li studied Xue Qinghe and the girl as they entered the academy, then stood aside as they and their guards turned their attention toward him.

Han Li visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he met Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong under the assumed name Xiao Yan. Back at Spirit Hall, he reviewed what he had learned and decided to proceed with his plan involving Dugu Bo while leaving the Ye Family alone for now.

• Han Li stood out at Heaven Dou Royal Academy in black clothes and greeted Xue Qinghe when he arrived with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong offered to make Han Li her underling, and Xue Qinghe introduced himself politely and invited him to visit the Crown Prince's Residence.
• Han Li gave Xue Qinghe the name Xiao Yan, then left after Ning Rongrong warned him to seek her out when he enrolled.
• Han Li and Rosa Go returned to Spirit Hall after taking a detour, and Han Li went back to his room to review the day's information.
• Han Li concluded that Dugu Bo was likely away for at least seven days and that his plan could proceed, while he would avoid making a move on the Ye Family.

Han Li discussed Heaven Dou’s Crown Prince with Broad Hill, who then secretly visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince’s Residence. Broad Hill reunited with her and blamed his sudden visit on bringing Han Li to Heaven Dou City.

• Han Li told Broad Hill that he had met the Crown Prince and Ning Rongrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and praised the Crown Prince’s bearing.
• Han Li suggested that he and Broad Hill slip out the next day in clothes that concealed their identities.
• Broad Hill left Spirit Hall at night and entered the Crown Prince’s Residence, where Pufferfish Douluo guided him to Qian Renxue’s secret chamber.
• Qian Renxue happily embraced Broad Hill and asked why he had come without warning.
• Broad Hill told Qian Renxue that he had brought Han Li to Heaven Dou City and used the trip as a chance to visit her.

Broad Hill told Qian Renxue about his disciple Han Li’s talent and recounted how Han Li had met her disguised as Xue Qinghe under the false name Xiao Yan. After Broad Hill encouraged her to abandon the undercover mission if it became too painful, Qian Renxue reaffirmed her resolve and began another day in disguise.

• Broad Hill told Qian Renxue that seven-year-old Han Li had reached level twenty-three after absorbing a three-thousand-five-hundred-year soul ring.
• Qian Renxue realized that Han Li was the boy who had introduced himself as Xiao Yan at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had praised her Xue Qinghe disguise.
• Qian Renxue decided to quietly remove the witnesses and records that could expose Han Li’s false identity, while Broad Hill passed along Han Li’s flattering words about her.
• Broad Hill told Qian Renxue she could return home if she grew tired of the mission, but she said she would continue her father’s plan and prove it was not useless.
• At dawn, Broad Hill departed for Spirit Hall after asking Pufferfish and Snake Lance to protect Xue Qinghe, who then resumed her daily routine.

Han Li and Broad Hill traveled from Heaven Dou City to Sunset Forest, with Han Li demonstrating his self-created Burst Step and teaching his master how to use it. At the forest’s edge, Han Li claimed he sensed something calling to him and asked Broad Hill to take him into the sky to look around.

• Han Li and Broad Hill left Spirit Hall for Sunset Forest after Han Li suggested searching there for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Broad Hill noticed Han Li using Burst Step and learned that Han Li used fire and ice elements to propel and protect himself.
• Broad Hill tried Burst Step, blasted a crater into the ground, and ruined his shoes before Han Li explained how to control the recoil.
• Broad Hill mastered the technique after more than ten attempts and warned Han Li to conceal it around others because it could reveal a useful combat method.
• Han Li and Broad Hill reached Sunset Forest at one in the afternoon, and Han Li asked his master to take him into the sky because he sensed something calling to him.

Han Li and Broad Hill followed the Ice Fire Bow’s reaction and Han Li’s map to search Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. They reached its core at night and began a quiet descent toward the well.

• Han Li told Broad Hill that the Ice Fire Bow sensed something in Sunset Forest and might evolve, prompting Broad Hill to agree to investigate while watching over him.
• Han Li used Eagle Eye from above to locate two sources of rising vapor, compared them with his map, and identified the likely site of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Han Li and Broad Hill traveled into Sunset Forest, using Broad Hill’s Titled Douluo aura to drive away soul beasts as they approached the poisonous area marked on the map.
• Broad Hill decided to fly over the extensive poisonous growths, and Han Li gave him prepared antidotes before guiding him with Eagle Eye.
• At night, Han Li spotted a faint reddish glow near the area’s core and asked Broad Hill to conceal his aura as they descended quietly toward it.

Han Li and Broad Hill discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found Dugu Bo unconscious there. Han Li realized Dugu Bo was being poisoned by his own martial soul and said he could save him.

• Han Li stopped Broad Hill from descending immediately after sensing someone in the basin.
• Broad Hill froze Dugu Bo, who had begun to wake, and recognized him as the Poison Douluo.
• Broad Hill explored the basin and found the immortal herbs described in the booklet while Han Li examined Dugu Bo.
• Han Li determined that Dugu Bo was severely poisoned by his own martial soul and that his descendants were likely affected too.
• Han Li told Broad Hill that Dugu Bo could be saved, leaving Dugu Bo anxiously trying to move inside the ice.

Han Li convinced Dugu Bo that he could cure his poison and learned that Dugu Bo’s granddaughter was also afflicted. Dugu Bo was released after Han Li persuaded Broad Hill to spare him, but Broad Hill demanded payment for their help.

• Broad Hill kept Dugu Bo frozen, but Han Li asked him to loosen the restraints so they could talk.
• Dugu Bo confirmed Han Li’s detailed diagnosis, including that his son had died from Martial Soul Poison.
• Dugu Bo asked Han Li to save his fourteen-year-old granddaughter and offered his treasures and medicinal herbs in exchange.
• Han Li told Dugu Bo he could save him too and signaled Broad Hill to release him.
• Broad Hill freed Dugu Bo but warned him to keep their presence at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well secret and to offer satisfactory payment.

Han Li persuaded Broad Hill to spare Dugu Bo in exchange for Dugu Bo’s service and protection after Han Li cured him and Dugu Yan. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo learning that Han Li was only seven years old and had a thousand-year second Soul Ring, leaving him impressed by the potential of joining Spirit Hall.

• Han Li explained to Broad Hill that sparing Dugu Bo could secure a powerful ally, and Broad Hill agreed to hear Dugu Bo’s offer.
• Dugu Bo thanked Broad Hill and promised Han Li his service in exchange for curing Dugu Yan, while Broad Hill challenged how far Dugu Bo would go for her.
• Han Li exposed Dugu Bo’s scheme to secure treatment for himself too, then accepted his offer in return for protection when needed.
• Dugu Bo asked Han Li and Broad Hill to introduce themselves, and Han Li identified Broad Hill as Spirit Hall’s Level 97 Fifth Elder.
• Han Li told Dugu Bo that he was seven years old and Level 23, then revealed his thousand-year second Soul Ring, astonishing Dugu Bo.

Han Li and Broad Hill examined the immortal herbs while Dugu Bo learned what they could do and watched the master and disciple defer to each other over the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Han Li urged Broad Hill to take it, and Dugu Bo interrupted their discussion to propose a desperate gamble of his own.

• Dugu Bo followed Han Li and Broad Hill to inspect the immortal herbs, and Han Li transplanted the Aromatic Silk Beauty while explaining its poison-suppressing effect.
• Broad Hill stopped Dugu Bo from approaching the Aromatic Silk Beauty, warning that it could not detoxify poison and that he might die.
• Han Li and Broad Hill each insisted that the other choose an immortal herb first, and Broad Hill urged Han Li to take the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Han Li explained that he feared risking his life in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and argued that Broad Hill should consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to grow stronger and protect the treasure ground.
• Dugu Bo reflected that the master and disciple valued their bond, touched one of his treasure pouches, and interrupted their silence to ask them to hear him out.

Han Li identified Dugu Bo’s Ice Mang Frost Vine as an immortal herb suited to Broad Hill and promised to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo agreed to protect Han Li and asked whether his granddaughter could become Han Li’s fiancée.

• Dugu Bo offered Han Li the Ice Mang Frost Vine, and Han Li said it would greatly benefit Broad Hill once it matured within ten years.
• Han Li thanked Dugu Bo and promised to cure him and Dugu Yan, while releasing him from the earlier guard arrangement.
• Dugu Bo asked to protect Han Li without joining the Spirit Hall and requested help using Han Li’s thousand-year second soul ring for Dugu Yan.
• Han Li agreed to protect Dugu Yan and help her improve, but refused to reveal the Spirit Hall secret behind the soul ring.
• Dugu Bo, taken with Han Li’s qualities, asked Broad Hill whether Han Li needed a fiancée and proposed Dugu Yan.

Han Li harvested and transplanted treasures at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Bo proposed a marriage alliance between Han Li and Dugu Yan. After Han Li summoned his Ice Fire Bow, it began reacting to the well, and both rose into the air toward its center.

• Dugu Bo offered his granddaughter Dugu Yan as a potential bride for Han Li, and Broad Hill questioned him about the arrangement before agreeing to assess her.
• Dugu Bo described Dugu Yan’s age, Martial Soul, Soul Power, and strength while Broad Hill considered her qualifications.
• Han Li harvested mature immortal herbs, transplanted plants, and left rare treasures to keep growing at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Han Li declined Broad Hill’s suggestion to send Dugu Bo away and asked both men to guard him while he summoned his Martial Soul.
• Han Li released his control of the Ice Fire Bow, which trembled as the well churned and shook the basin.
• Han Li and the Ice Fire Bow rose together and floated toward the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Han Li underwent a transformation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as the Ice Fire Bow absorbed its energies and suppressed the Martial Souls of Broad Hill and Dugu Bo. After the process lasted through the night, Han Li emerged safely with the bow in hand.

• Han Li floated above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as its icy and fiery energies flowed into the Ice Fire Bow and then into his forehead.
• The Ice Fire Bow grew more powerful and began suppressing the Martial Souls of both Broad Hill and Dugu Bo.
• The bow drew water from both pools around Han Li, encasing him in a sphere as Broad Hill and Dugu Bo kept watch through the night.
• At dawn, Han Li awoke, severed the energy streams, and emerged from the water sphere with the Ice Fire Bow in hand.
• Han Li walked across the pool to Broad Hill and Dugu Bo and thanked them for watching over him.

Han Li’s Ice Fire Bow evolved after he left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gaining dragon forms and powerful Dragon Might, while his First Soul Ring and Soul Power changed as well. As Broad Hill examined the transformation, Dugu Bo decided to win Han Li over as a future husband for his granddaughter, Yan Yan.

• Han Li showed Broad Hill and Dugu Bo his transformed Ice Fire Bow, which blasted them away when Broad Hill tried to touch it.
• Broad Hill and Dugu Bo concluded that the bow had developed a will of its own and carried Dragon Might stronger than that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Han Li changed the bow into his Ice Fire Blades and explained that his Martial Soul had two forms rather than being Twin Martial Souls.
• Han Li revealed that his First Soul Ring had evolved to around fifteen thousand years old and that his Soul Power had become pale red and exclusive to Ice and Fire elements.
• Broad Hill tested Han Li’s Soul Power and found its density close to a Soul King’s, with ice elemental power that rivaled his own.
• Dugu Bo slapped himself, then joined their discussion and resolved to serve Han Li until Han Li accepted him as a grandfather and married Yan Yan.

Han Li tested his evolved Martial Soul, renamed its forms the Ice Fire Divine Dragon Bow and Ice Fire Divine Dragon Blade, and revealed that he had reached level thirty. After explaining the growth and costs of his evolution, he demonstrated his enhanced physical strength to Broad Hill and Dugu Bo.

• Han Li tested his evolved Martial Soul with Broad Hill and Dugu Bo, then joined them for hotpot.
• At Broad Hill and Dugu Bo's suggestion, Han Li renamed his Martial Souls the Ice Fire Divine Dragon Bow and Ice Fire Divine Dragon Blade.
• Han Li said his Martial Soul still had room to grow but had temporarily reached saturation, and revealed that he had reached level thirty and needed a new soul ring.
• Han Li explained that absorbing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's energy likely consumed most of the immortal herbs' effects and might slow his future cultivation.
• Han Li showed his changed dragon-scale form, and Broad Hill tested his strength and defense, finding them comparable to a level-sixty Beast Martial Soul Soul Emperor's.

Han Li explained how his evolved External Soul Bones had strengthened his abilities, and Broad Hill and Dugu Bo assessed his extraordinary power. The chapter ended with Broad Hill planning to have Han Li challenge some of Bibi Dong’s disciples, and Han Li preparing for the encounter.

• Han Li told Dugu Bo that his antennae and Eagle Eye were External Soul Bones that had evolved with his Martial Soul, surprising Dugu Bo with their rarity and strength.
• Han Li explained that his antennae now enabled absolute control and stronger Spiritual Power attacks, while Eagle Eye could reveal Soul Power circulation and mark enemies with ignition or freezing effects.
• Broad Hill and Dugu Bo discussed Han Li’s abilities and concluded that his short-term strength rivaled a powerful Soul Emperor despite his young age.
• Han Li told Broad Hill that he could now control elemental arrows but could make them explode early to avoid seriously injuring weaker opponents.
• Broad Hill asked Han Li to beat up some of Bibi Dong’s disciples when an opportunity arose, and Han Li agreed while anticipating trouble with the Golden Generation.

Han Li proposed ways to resolve Broad Hill’s ice poison and Dugu Bo’s toxins, then offered Dugu Bo a gamble on evolving his Martial Soul again. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo tempted by the chance to improve his Martial Soul and free Dugu Yan from her poison.

• Han Li explained that he could suppress the ice poison in the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass so Broad Hill could absorb it safely and possibly gain insight into the ice attribute.
• Han Li told Dugu Bo that his poison problem stemmed from his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul’s limited poison resistance, and Dugu Bo described how he had adjusted Dugu Yan’s soul skills.
• Han Li offered to cleanse most of Dugu Bo’s toxins, move the remainder into his Soul Bones, and use the Aromatic Silk Beauty to grant him poison resistance, though he would be weakened during recovery.
• Han Li proposed that Dugu Bo gamble on another Martial Soul evolution, which might improve its quality and let Dugu Yan escape the poison tied to her Martial Soul.

Han Li explained why he offered Dugu Bo Martial Soul Evolution and began treating him with a rare Dragon Ganoderma. He then used the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to help Broad Hill break through, leaving Dugu Bo hopeful about his own treatment.

• Dugu Bo questioned Han Li's generous offer, and Han Li explained that he wanted to win him over after obtaining the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Dugu Bo chose to become Han Li's guard in exchange for the second option, and Han Li gave him a Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma to restore his vitality before treatment.
• Han Li began strengthening Broad Hill's Martial Soul with the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, guiding its pure ice-element energy through the bow and into Broad Hill.
• When the herb's energy ran out, Han Li channeled energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into Broad Hill's Martial Soul.
• Broad Hill signaled that he was ready to break through, and Han Li released his suppression of the icy poison as Dugu Bo watched with hope for his own advancement.

Broad Hill returned after breaking through to level ninety-eight, with his left eye healed and his Guangling Divine Bow strengthened. He discovered the dragon scales corroding Han Li’s hands, and Han Li explained the risks of his Ice Fire Bow’s evolution before reassuring his master that the changes remained under control.

• Broad Hill flew away from the valley to complete his breakthrough, then returned at level ninety-eight as ice crystals melted into rain above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Broad Hill revealed that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had healed his left eye, strengthened his Martial Soul, and let him selectively use its deadly poison.
• Broad Hill noticed the dragon scales on Han Li’s hands and demanded an explanation while Dugu Bo watched with concern.
• Han Li explained that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained the remains and essence blood of powerful dragons, and that his Ice Fire Bow had evolved by absorbing some of their energy.
• Han Li said he had stopped the evolution before it could overwhelm him, and Broad Hill warned him not to cultivate directly with the pool water again.
• Han Li promised not to take such risks, and he and Broad Hill resumed joking while Dugu Bo envied their close bond.