Chapter Summaries

Han Li discussed the requirements for his third Soul Ring while recovering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then gave Broad Hill an Infernal Delicate Apricot and prepared medicine to help him absorb it. The chapter left Han Li privately planning how to distribute the remaining rare herbs among his allies.

• Han Li told Broad Hill and Dugu Bo that he wanted a fifteen-thousand-to-twenty-thousand-year soul beast with enhancement, dual-blade, and flight abilities for his third Soul Ring.
• Broad Hill decided to return to Spirit Hall to search for suitable soul beasts and brought Dugu Bo with him, while Han Li stayed to cultivate.
• The next morning, Broad Hill asked Han Li for an immortal herb, and Han Li gave him the Infernal Delicate Apricot and offered to prepare absorption medicine.
• Han Li prepared the medicine while privately reasoning that Broad Hill intended to give the herb to Qian Renxue and planning other herbs for his allies.

Broad Hill left Han Li at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began plotting to match him with Little Snow Princess. Meanwhile, Tang San’s unlucky morning ended with a foot injury that forced him to miss a lucrative blacksmithing job.

• Han Li prepared medicine and written instructions for Broad Hill, then watched Broad Hill and Dugu Bo leave for Heaven Dou City.
• Broad Hill decided Little Snow Princess would be a suitable match for Han Li and planned to introduce them as the junior of a friend.
• Han Li continued dealing with hidden dangers within himself at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San gathered purple qi, got splattered by birds, and headed to the blacksmith shop while resenting Spirit Hall for cutting off his and Yu Xiaogang’s subsidies.
• Tang San’s hammer shattered his workbench, sending hot iron onto his left foot and burning his toe.
• The blacksmith shop owner sent Tang San back to the academy to recover and gave his promised share of the urgent order to someone else.

Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City and visited Dugu Yan at the academy, where he grew disapproving of Yu Tianheng and began considering Han Li as a better match for his granddaughter. He shielded himself and Dugu Yan to speak with her privately.

• Broad Hill planned to arrange information and contacts for Han Li before meeting Dugu Bo later that day.
• Dugu Bo returned home, learned Dugu Yan had not come back, and gathered herbs and supplies before heading to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo found Dugu Yan resting after training, and she greeted him affectionately and complained that he was two days late.
• Dugu Bo noticed Yu Tianheng watching Dugu Yan and felt dissatisfied with his timid behavior.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo she would never fall for Yu Tianheng, and Dugu Bo decided Han Li would make a better match.
• Dugu Bo raised a Soul Power Shield around himself and Dugu Yan so they could speak privately.

Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan home after disrupting her team's training, while Broad Hill arranged supplies for Han Li's recovery and visited Qian Renxue. He revealed his breakthrough and repaired eye, then told her Han Li had sent her a fire-attributed immortal herb as a gift.

• Dugu Bo ended his conversation with Dugu Yan and watched her return to training, distracting her and affecting the whole team.
• Qin Ming called off morning training early, and Dugu Yan left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with her grandfather.
• Broad Hill delivered Han Li's requests to Salas, gathered food and ingredients for Han Li's recovery, and received word that he could safely visit Qian Renxue.
• Broad Hill entered the Crown Prince's Residence in disguise and surprised Qian Renxue by revealing he had reached Level 98 and restored his left eye.
• Broad Hill explained that an immortal herb had helped him break through and repair his eye, then claimed Han Li had chosen a fire-attributed immortal herb as a gift for Qian Renxue.

Broad Hill gave Qian Renxue an immortal herb and warned her to follow Han Li’s instructions, while revealing that Han Li needed a long recovery. At home, Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that his poisoned cultivation had caused her father’s death and passed deadly poison to his descendants.

• Broad Hill showed Qian Renxue how his Guangling Divine Bow had grown stronger and gave her Han Li’s manual, an immortal herb, and supplementary medicines.
• Broad Hill warned Qian Renxue to prioritize her safety when consuming the herb and explained that Han Li’s body needed a long recovery.
• Qian Renxue promised to repay Han Li and offered to help Broad Hill if he needed her, then grew curious about her little martial uncle.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan home and admitted that his earlier explanation of her father’s death had been a lie.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that his poisoned Martial Soul had passed deadly poison to his descendants and caused her father’s death, leaving her stunned.

After revealing the truth about her father’s death and the poison threatening their family, Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Han Li could cure them both. Dugu Yan insisted on accompanying him to meet Han Li and Broad Hill, and Dugu Bo left to ask their permission.

• Dugu Yan cried in Dugu Bo’s arms after learning the truth about her father, then fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Han Li was only seven years old and had reached Rank 30 after rapidly advancing from Rank 23.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Bloodline Poison threatened both of them and had caused Dugu Yan’s father to die, but Han Li had agreed to treat them.
• Dugu Yan insisted on going with Dugu Bo to receive treatment, and he agreed to ask Han Li and Broad Hill for permission.
• Dugu Yan prepared to leave while Dugu Bo hurried toward the city gate, hoping Broad Hill was already there.

Dugu Bo asked Broad Hill to let Dugu Yan join their trip, and Broad Hill agreed after worrying about how her arrival could affect Han Li’s relationships. Dugu Bo returned home to tell Dugu Yan to prepare for their departure.

• Dugu Bo met Broad Hill outside the city and asked to bring Dugu Yan along for treatment and Martial Soul Evolution.
• Broad Hill agreed, telling Dugu Bo to look after Dugu Yan and keep her from causing trouble for Xiao Li.
• Dugu Bo hurried home and told Dugu Yan they would leave soon.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to prepare practical clothes and arrange a month away from the academy.

Broad Hill brought Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to meet Han Li at Sunset Forest, while Dugu Yan wondered about Broad Hill’s strength and identity. Han Li cautiously prepared to ambush whoever approached, but relaxed when Broad Hill called to him, and the group descended to meet.

• Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo about the silent Broad Hill, and Dugu Bo warned her to address him as Your Excellency.
• Broad Hill, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan reached Sunset Forest, where Broad Hill asked Dugu Bo to lead them through the Poisonous Miasma.
• At the platform, Dugu Yan admired the scenery while Han Li hid in a concealed Stone Chamber and prepared to ambush anyone who came near.
• Broad Hill called for Han Li, who recognized his voice, withdrew his martial soul, and came out from behind the vines.
• Broad Hill and Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan down into the basin to meet Han Li.

Han Li met Dugu Yan after Dugu Bo dropped her in front of him, then explained his agreement with Dugu Bo and asked her to swear an oath. After Dugu Yan joined their group, Han Li welcomed her as one of their own.

• Dugu Yan landed in front of Han Li and attacked, but Han Li caught her ankle and released her after warning her not to attack again.
• Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo over the awkward introduction, then exchanged compliments and introductions with Han Li.
• Han Li asked Dugu Yan to swear on her Martial Soul and include the DuGu Family, but she questioned the request because no one had explained their agreement.
• Broad Hill admitted he had not had time to brief Dugu Yan, so Han Li explained his agreement with Dugu Bo and the reasons for the oath.
• Dugu Yan made the Martial Soul Oath with her family's name included, and Han Li welcomed her as one of their own.

Han Li brought Dugu Yan to the platform and discussed Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul Evolution, letting him choose to preserve and strengthen his serpent-type Martial Soul. Dugu Bo agreed to the plan, and Han Li offered to suppress the dragon aura during the process while using it to draw out the hidden aura affecting him.

• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so she could avoid its harmful aura, while Han Li flew to the platform using a fire-based technique.
• Dugu Yan asked Han Li to teach her and Dugu Bo useful techniques, and he said they could discuss it later before turning to Martial Soul Evolution.
• Han Li asked whether Dugu Bo wanted his Martial Soul to evolve into a dragon or remain serpent-type, and Dugu Bo chose to strengthen the serpent line.
• Dugu Yan supported her grandfather’s ambition to make the Dugu Family’s serpent Martial Souls the strongest.
• Han Li promised to suppress the dragon aura during the evolution and explained that the confrontation might help remove the hidden aura affecting him, reassuring Dugu Bo that he would suffer no harm.

After Dugu Bo recovered enough, Han Li and Broad Hill began guiding him through Martial Soul Evolution, using the Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma (Water) to alter his Jade Phosphorous Serpent and Dan Zhu. The process appeared stable as Dugu Bo began refining the medicinal power.

• Han Li and the others built a wooden cabin for Dugu Yan, then spent six days caring for Dugu Bo as his damaged body regained vitality.
• Han Li examined Dugu Bo and warned him that he could discard the Dan Zhu if necessary, since preserving his life mattered more than keeping it.
• Dugu Yan stayed on the platform while Han Li and Broad Hill accompanied Dugu Bo below for the evolution.
• Dugu Bo possessed his Martial Soul and swallowed the Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma (Water), then brought out his jade-green Dan Zhu.
• Han Li and Broad Hill directed their Martial Soul auras at the Dan Zhu and Dugu Bo, prompting a dragon roar as Dugu Bo began refining the medicinal power.

Dugu Bo used the Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma to transform his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, isolating its venom glands and poison attacks in a new pair of wings. Han Li confirmed the transformation had succeeded, though Dugu Bo would still risk poisoning himself when using his old attack methods.

• Han Li decided Dugu Bo no longer needed his help with the transformation and stayed behind with Broad Hill and Dugu Yan.
• Broad Hill and Han Li discussed Dugu Bo’s plan to move his Martial Soul’s venom glands outside his body, inspired by a Soul Master he had met when young.
• Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor grew a pair of large, scale-feathered wings as its Martial Soul transformed.
• Dugu Bo used the Dan Zhu to darken the wings and establish a separate cycle for his poison abilities.
• Han Li explained that Dugu Bo’s Soul Power circulation was no longer poisoned, but his old attack methods could still poison him.

Dugu Bo completed his Martial Soul Evolution, became young again, and discovered that he had gained wings and a purifying water attribute. As he explained how the Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma had cured his poison and granted him new abilities, Han Li privately wondered why Dugu Bo seemed to have received a greater stroke of luck than he had.

• Dugu Bo and Broad Hill flew back to the platform, where Dugu Yan recognized her transformed grandfather and congratulated him on recovering his health.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that his wings had appeared during his Martial Soul Evolution, and Han Li confirmed that she might gain wings in the future too.
• Dugu Bo made Dugu Yan bow with him to thank Han Li for saving his life and warned her never to harbor ill intentions toward him.
• Dugu Bo explained that the water-attributed Nine Rank Dragon Ganoderma had granted him a weak but pure purification ability that neutralized poison and might strengthen his resistance to negative effects.
• Han Li privately questioned why Dugu Bo had gained such powerful benefits so easily while his own Martial Soul Evolution had been so difficult.

Han Li, Broad Hill, and Dugu Bo discussed Dugu Bo’s breakthrough and how his Martial Soul evolved through active devouring. They left Dugu Yan’s evolution uncertain but concluded that any successful transformation could help suppress her dormant toxins.

• Han Li suggested that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might let him or Broad Hill gain Dugu Bo’s purification ability, and Dugu Bo promised to protect Han Li after reaching Rank Ninety-Three.
• Dugu Bo tried using his Purification Power to address the erosion in Han Li’s Martial Soul, but it had no effect.
• Han Li asked Dugu Bo to explain how he had evolved his Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo said he had focused on making it devour the medicinal energy.
• Broad Hill and Dugu Bo worried that Dugu Yan might need luck to reproduce the method, but Han Li pointed out that any successful evolution could suppress her dormant toxins.
• Dugu Bo and Broad Hill realized they had been judging Dugu Yan’s prospects by comparing her situation to Dugu Bo’s.

Broad Hill found a potential soul beast for Han Li’s third soul ring: the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle, whose speed and abilities suited him. He returned to Sunset Forest with the news, while Spirit Hall began discreetly tracking the eagle’s whereabouts.

• Broad Hill left Dugu Bo to protect Han Li and Dugu Yan and traveled to Heaven Dou City to look for a suitable soul beast.
• Salas showed Broad Hill records of the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle, and Broad Hill approved it as a match for Han Li.
• Broad Hill told Salas to find the eagle’s general range without alerting it or risking the intelligence personnel.
• Salas reported that Her Highness had missed a day of government affairs after making a breakthrough, and Broad Hill suspected Little Snow had absorbed the immortal herb.
• Broad Hill returned to Sunset Forest and told Han Li about the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle, whose recorded traits caught Han Li’s interest.

Han Li told Broad Hill he wanted to bring Dugu Yan to Spirit City and arrange criminals as catalysts for obtaining an External Soul Bone. Broad Hill agreed to help while warning Han Li not to fall into corruption, and Han Li returned to cultivation.

• Broad Hill told Han Li that they would return to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle once Han Li had recovered.
• Han Li said he planned to take Dugu Yan to Spirit City to train her and give her an External Soul Bone, and Broad Hill agreed.
• Han Li asked Broad Hill to have Bishop Salas find condemned criminals or Fallen Soul Masters to bring to the forest as catalysts.
• Broad Hill questioned whether Han Li had been affected by martial soul corrosion, then accepted his reassurance and warned him not to become corrupt.
• Han Li declined to let Dugu Bo choose the catalysts because innocent people might suffer, and he resumed cultivating while Broad Hill watched him.

Han Li discussed Dugu Yan’s secret medicine and the group’s plans to return to Spirit City, where Dugu Yan decided to join Spirit Hall. He offered to share his cultivation resources with her, while Dugu Bo planned to settle a favor in Heaven Dou Empire before joining them.

• Han Li told Dugu Bo that he and Broad Hill would leave for Spirit City after Dugu Yan’s martial soul evolved and after Han Li pursued a lead on his third soul ring.
• Dugu Bo said he would remain in Heaven Dou Empire temporarily to repay a favor, while Dugu Yan could travel with Han Li first.
• Dugu Yan chose to go to Spirit City and join Spirit Hall, explaining that she admired its female Pope and had long wanted to visit.
• Han Li offered to arrange Dugu Yan’s admission to an academy and invited her to use his cultivation resources, including a Simulated Environment.
• Broad Hill clarified that Han Li meant to pay for a Simulated Environment himself, prompting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to marvel at the offer.

Han Li gave Dugu Yan the secret medicine, Whale Rubber, to strengthen her body, then waited outside while she cultivated. When she emerged excitedly with her clothes soaked through, she blushed and rushed back inside after Han Li pointed it out.

• Dugu Bo asked whether Han Li was wealthy, and Broad Hill explained that Han Li had earned a fortune selling his secret medicine to Spirit Hall.
• Han Li reassured Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that he could afford a Simulated Environment for her and that they were on the same side.
• Han Li confirmed that Dugu Yan had prepared everything, then instructed her to take the secret medicine and cultivate inside the wooden house.
• Dugu Yan swallowed the Whale Rubber and felt its heat strengthen her body as she cultivated.
• Dugu Yan rushed outside to thank Han Li, then noticed her soaked clothes and hurried back inside in embarrassment.

Han Li helped Dugu Yan refine the Secret Medicine, confirming that her soul-ring age limit had increased and later reached about four thousand two hundred years. After a week of treatments, they stopped so she could recover before beginning her Martial Soul Evolution the next day.

• Han Li tested Dugu Yan after her first treatment and estimated that her third soul ring could eventually reach five thousand years after further treatment and Martial Soul Evolution.
• Dugu Yan thanked Han Li, then blushed as she remembered their earlier awkward encounter and made him promise not to tell anyone.
• Han Li reported Dugu Yan’s progress to Dugu Bo, who was playing chess with Broad Hill; Broad Hill eventually overturned the board to end the game.
• Han Li treated Dugu Yan each morning for a week while the others cultivated in the afternoons.
• Han Li determined that Dugu Yan’s limit had reached about four thousand two hundred years and stopped the treatments because she had developed resistance.
• Dugu Yan agreed to rest that day before beginning Martial Soul Evolution the next day, then teased Han Li as he told her to behave.

Han Li prepared Dugu Yan for her Martial Soul Evolution and absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, greatly improving his eyesight and Soul Bone abilities. After testing his Spiritual Power with Broad Hill, he learned it had reached the level of a Soul Saint, while his enhanced attacks and vision gave him powerful advantages in battle.

• Han Li told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had reached the limit of medicinal enhancement and that her Martial Soul Evolution would begin the next day.
• Han Li absorbed the dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, sharpening his vision and awakening elemental vision alongside Eagle Eye.
• Han Li asked Broad Hill to test his Spiritual Power and learned that his attack reached the entry level of a Soul Douluo, while his normal Spiritual Power was comparable to a Soul Saint's.
• Han Li explained that his Soul Bones had improved, strengthening his Spiritual Power attacks and Eagle Eye while reducing the cost of seeing Soul Power circulation routes.
• Broad Hill warned that Han Li's abilities could disrupt opponents' Soul Power and give him a major advantage in battle, and Han Li credited his master's teaching.