Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan agreed to lead Lin Xia to one of Dugu Bo’s hidden residences after the Pure Lotus Token revealed a way to ease their martial soul backlash. Lin Xia waited at Snake Coil Rock for Dugu Bo to answer her audience request as a terrifying aura stirred in the poison mist.

• Dugu Yan admitted that Dugu Bo was not in Heaven Dou City and agreed to take Lin Xia to one of his hidden residences.
• Dugu Yan led Lin Xia through the deadly poison mist to Snake Coil Rock, where she said Dugu Bo often meditated.
• Dugu Yan used her essence blood to send Dugu Bo a Jade Phosphorous Serpent bloodline request for an audience.
• Lin Xia sat down to wait calmly while Dugu Yan remained on guard.
• A cold, terrifying aura spread through the poison mist and locked onto Snake Coil Rock.

Dugu Bo confronted Lin Xia for bringing Dugu Yan into his secluded cultivation grounds, then learned Lin Xia might be able to cure the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison that had tormented his family. After seeing the Pure Lotus Token and hearing Lin Xia had Yue Guan's Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook and knew where to find curative herbs, Dugu Bo warmly welcomed him.

• Dugu Bo emerged from the poison mist and demanded to know why Dugu Yan had brought Lin Xia to his secluded cultivation grounds.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Lin Xia had a way to resolve the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul's poison backlash.
• Lin Xia showed Dugu Bo the Pure Lotus Token, explaining that it could protect the heart meridian and ease the backlash's pain.
• Lin Xia revealed that he possessed Yue Guan's Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook and knew where to find herbs that could fully resolve the poison.
• Dugu Bo, impressed by the token and Lin Xia's offer, greeted him warmly and praised his reputation.

Lin Xia persuaded Dugu Bo to let him use the Natural Herb Garden by promising to cure the poison backlash afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo led Lin Xia to the garden, where Lin Xia discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its abundant immortal herbs.

• Dugu Bo asked Lin Xia whether he could relieve the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison backlash affecting him and Dugu Yan.
• Lin Xia requested access to Dugu Bo's Natural Herb Garden so he could study its environment and cultivate herbs needed for a cure.
• Dugu Bo promised Lin Xia the garden and everything in it if he cured the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan.
• Lin Xia accepted the bargain, and Dugu Bo immediately led him and Dugu Yan to the garden in Sunset Forest.
• Lin Xia leaped into the mountain fissure and found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well surrounded by abundant immortal herbs.

After Dugu Bo left, Lin Xia found the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and harvested them to temper his body. He cut the Infernal Delicate Apricot free, but the chapter ended before he could safely collect either herb.

• Lin Xia sent Dugu Bo away and waited until the Titled Douluo's Spiritual Imprint had left the core area.
• Lin Xia spotted the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, which he needed to temper his body.
• Lin Xia cut the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with a Cold Iron dagger, triggering a deadly cold wave, then retreated and used Phoenix Divine Fire to dispel the cold.
• Lin Xia approached the Infernal Delicate Apricot with a cold jade knife and cut it free from the crimson crystal.

Lin Xia swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, triggering a devastating clash of ice and fire inside his body. He plunged into the meeting point of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the herbs' power overwhelmed his protections and left his fate uncertain.

• Lin Xia burned his hands while harvesting the two Immortal Herbs and prepared to swallow them.
• Lin Xia placed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot in his mouth before their power faded.
• The herbs' opposing cold and heat tore through Lin Xia's body, overwhelming his Phoenix Divine Fire and Earth Power protections.
• Lin Xia plunged into the boundary between the Extreme Cold Yin Spring and the Scorching Yang Spring.
• The herbs' powers continued tearing through Lin Xia as he sank, and his body became a field of clashing energy.

Lin Xia survived the violent clash of ice and fire by guiding the two energies into a fragile cycle that began healing and tempering his body. At the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he and Tyranitar discovered the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains, but found no power or imprint within the bones.

• Lin Xia channeled the cold poison and flame power through his body until they formed a precarious ice-fire cycle, aided by energy from the spring.
• The spring’s power, Phoenix Divine Fire, and Earth Power helped temper Lin Xia’s body and heal his wounds.
• Lin Xia recovered enough to sit up, called to Tyranitar, and realized they were at the core of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lin Xia and Tyranitar approached the enormous Dragon Bones and recognized them as the remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
• Lin Xia searched both Dragon Bones for lingering power, but found only cold silence and heat; Tyranitar also reported finding nothing.

Lin Xia and Tyranitar uncovered primordial ice and fire crystals beneath the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains, but a powerful dragon force swept them away before he could claim the second treasure. Lin Xia awoke transformed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and discovered Tyranitar had survived as well, while a shocked voice recognized him on the shore.

• Lin Xia sensed a faint imprint beneath the Ice Dragon King’s ribs and directed Tyranitar to dig up a pure ice-element crystal.
• Tyranitar found a matching crimson Fire Marrow Spirit beneath the Fire Dragon King’s spine, and Lin Xia reached to store it.
• A tremendous Dragon Roar and two dragon phantoms overwhelmed Lin Xia and Tyranitar, whose wills entered Lin Xia and merged into him.
• Lin Xia awoke floating at the boundary of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with a new ice-and-fire vortex in his Soul Power, and learned Tyranitar was safe in his Martial Soul Space.
• Lin Xia swam ashore, where an unseen speaker called him City Lord Lin in shock.

After surviving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lin Xia told Dugu Bo he had found three ways to deal with the poison harming him and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo chose the immortal herb treatment and hurried off to bring Dugu Yan, while Tyranitar picked the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

• Dugu Bo was shocked to see Lin Xia climb out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well alive.
• Lin Xia revealed three options for treating Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan: immortal herbs, blood exchange, or a Spirit Bone.
• Dugu Bo chose the immortal herb method, hoping to eradicate the poison and grow stronger.
• Lin Xia told Dugu Bo to bring Dugu Yan so he could protect them during the treatment.
• Tyranitar ignored the other herbs and chose the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for its metal-type energy.

Lin Xia harvested immortal herbs to help Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan transform their Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison, while Tyranitar’s Golden Chrysanthemum breakthrough raised Lin Xia to rank fifty-eight. Dugu Bo began the dangerous refinement, and the chapter ended with him sealed inside a corrosive poison cocoon as Dugu Yan watched in alarm.

• Tyranitar ate the Golden Chrysanthemum, and Lin Xia broke through the rank fifty-seven bottleneck to rank fifty-eight.
• Dugu Yan chose to take an immortal herb, accepting the risks of the poison-removal process.
• Lin Xia harvested Blood Swan Kiss and Seven-Colored Glazed Poison Vine, then explained how they would catalyze and reshape the poison in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo volunteered to go first and swallowed the Blood Swan Kiss while seated by the spring.
• Dugu Bo’s poison erupted into a dark green cocoon, and Lin Xia stopped Dugu Yan from rushing to him.

Lin Xia guided Dugu Bo through a dangerous purification of his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison using the Seven-Colored Glazed Poison Vine. Dugu Bo survived, reached rank ninety-seven, and reunited emotionally with Dugu Yan.

• Lin Xia waited for Dugu Bo's poison to reach its peak while Tyranitar contained the escaping energy and Dugu Yan watched anxiously.
• Lin Xia fed Dugu Bo the Seven-Colored Glazed Poison Vine and used Phoenix Divine Fire and energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to guide the transformation.
• Dugu Bo endured the poison and medicinal power merging inside him as the black Poison Cocoon threatened to collapse.
• The cocoon burst into a pillar of light, and Dugu Bo emerged cleansed of his poison backlash and renewed in strength.
• Dugu Bo realized he had risen from rank ninety-two to rank ninety-seven, and Dugu Yan embraced him in relief.

Dugu Bo thanked Lin Xia for curing him, and Dugu Yan used the Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flower to evolve her martial soul. She survived the dangerous transformation and announced that she had succeeded.

• Dugu Bo embraced Dugu Yan, broke through to rank ninety-seven, and vowed to repay Lin Xia.
• Lin Xia chose the Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flower for Dugu Yan and warned that her martial soul evolution would be dangerous.
• Dugu Yan ate the herb while Lin Xia harvested the rare treasures around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Yan was engulfed in a destructive poison cocoon, and Tyranitar shielded the spring and nearby plants as Lin Xia told Dugu Bo not to intervene.
• Dugu Yan emerged with cold vertical pupils and a controlled petrifying poison, then told Dugu Bo she had succeeded.

Lin Xia completed his transaction with Dugu Bo by curing the poison backlash and helping Dugu Yan evolve her martial soul into Medusa. He left the valley and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he told Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran to pack for a new destination, shocking the Imperial Dou Team and Dugu Yan.

• Dugu Yan awakened the Medusa martial soul and gained three Soul Power ranks as Dugu Bo celebrated her transformation.
• Lin Xia declared the transaction complete, and Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan left the valley after thanking him.
• Lin Xia collected the remaining treasures, departed with Tyranitar, and resolved to seek the Sea God and Asura inheritances while returning to Heaven Dou City.
• At the academy, Dugu Yan concealed Lin Xia's role in her transformation while the others noticed her new martial soul.
• Lin Xia arrived at the Imperial Dou Team's lounge and told Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran to pack for a new place, leaving Dugu Yan and the others stunned.

Dugu Yan impulsively asked Lin Xia to take her with him, and he told her to get her grandfather’s permission first. Ye Lingling chose to accompany her, while Lin Xia continued toward the academy gates with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Tyranitar.

• Dugu Yan asked Lin Xia to take her with him, and he told her to convince her grandfather before coming back.
• Dugu Yan left the lounge, and Ye Lingling followed, saying she had no reason to stay if Dugu Yan left.
• Dugu Yan brought Ye Lingling to Lin Xia and asked him to take her too; he agreed as long as their families had no objections.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling hurried away to seek their families’ permission while Lin Xia headed for the academy gates with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Tyranitar.

Lin Xia led Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran out of Heaven Dou City toward an unnamed destination, later joined by Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. The group left in Lin Xia’s carriage, heading west as he kept Slaughter City’s name to himself.

• Lin Xia told Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran that he was taking them somewhere interesting, while keeping his destination secret.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling caught up with the group after receiving permission from their families to leave with Lin Xia.
• Lin Xia accepted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and the group continued to the west gate with Tyranitar.
• The group boarded Lin Xia’s Soul Tool Carriage, and he ordered the coachman to set off west.
• The carriage left Heaven Dou City and traveled along the official road toward the setting sun.

Lin Xia revealed that he was taking the women to Slaughter City, where Soul Skills could not be used, and challenged them to prepare to survive there. They agreed to go, and he equipped them with Soul Tools for protection.

• Lin Xia told Dugu Yan and the others that they were heading to a place where Soul Skills could not be used, then confirmed it was Slaughter City.
• Dugu Yan declared that she trusted Lin Xia, and Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran each agreed to go with him.
• Lin Xia reminded them that he was the City Lord of Gengjin City and could fight with Soul Tools even without Soul Skills.
• Lin Xia demonstrated a Sleeve Arrow and gave the women Soul Tools, including a dagger, a shield brooch, knuckle dusters, and a poison gas bomb.
• Lin Xia explained that the shield brooch could not stop a full-power Soul Skill but could give its wearer a few tenths of a second to react.

Lin Xia led Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Meng Yiran to a sinister town and used Bloody Mary to gain access to a hidden passage. The group descended into the darkness toward an unknown destination.

• Lin Xia gave the women Soul Tool Armor, and half a month later his group reached a town with a chilling atmosphere.
• Lin Xia ordered six cups of Bloody Mary at a tavern and explained that it was human blood and their ticket inside.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Meng Yiran, and Lin Xia each drank a cup, while Lin Xia sensed a blood-filled Soul Power network beneath the tavern.
• A hidden door opened behind the bar, and Lin Xia led the women down a cold stone stairway into the darkness.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lin Xia where they were going as the group continued deeper underground.

Lin Xia led his companions into Slaughter City, where Soul Skills could not be used. When Scarface threatened the women and demanded a toll, Lin Xia killed him instantly and challenged the gathered residents to step forward.

• Lin Xia and his companions emerged into the wasteland before Slaughter City's gates.
• Scarface and his men surrounded the newcomers, leered at the women, and demanded money and that the women stay behind.
• Lin Xia ignored Scarface's threats and told him to move aside.
• When Scarface attacked, Lin Xia broke his wrist, lifted him by the throat, and killed him.
• Lin Xia stared down the frozen crowd and asked whether anyone else wanted to teach them the rules.

Lin Xia confronted Terror Knight Scott at Black City Gate, where Soul Power was suppressed but Tyranitar still answered his call. The battle continued as Tyranitar summoned a Sandstorm and met Scott’s armor-piercing charge with a powerful strike.

• Lin Xia approached Black City Gate, where Scott accused him of violating the rules and demanded he defeat him to earn qualification.
• Scott charged Lin Xia with his Knight Lance, but the world's suppression prevented Lin Xia from summoning Tyranitar through his Soul Ring.
• Lin Xia tore open space and summoned Tyranitar in its hundred-meter-tall complete form, halting Scott’s charge.
• Lin Xia ordered Tyranitar to create a Sandstorm and told Zhu Zhuqing and the others to fall back.
• Scott launched an armor-piercing attack at Tyranitar’s forelimb, and Tyranitar swung its armguard to meet the spear head-on.

Lin Xia defeated Scott and forced him to grant the group entry to Slaughter City’s Inner City. The Veiled Woman welcomed them inside, where they entered a blue-purple city beneath blood-red clouds.

• Tyranitar shattered Scott’s Knight Lance and knocked him and his warhorse to the ground.
• Lin Xia challenged the rules, and Scott declared that Lin Xia had earned the qualification to enter Slaughter City.
• Scott handed Lin Xia and his companions their Passes and Identity Tokens, including Lin Xia’s token numbered 8888.
• Lin Xia led Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Meng Yiran through the opened city gate, with Tyranitar following.
• The Veiled Woman welcomed the group and followed Lin Xia into the Inner City, where they saw its dark stone buildings and blue-purple lights.

Lin Xia and his companions arrived in Slaughter City, where the Black-Veiled Girl explained its brutal rules and the path to the Inner City. Lin Xia chose to head straight for the Hell Slaughter Arena, and as they set out, a skeletal-looking resident mocked the newcomers.

• The Black-Veiled Girl guided Lin Xia and his companions through Slaughter City and explained that survival depended on killing or winning in the Slaughter Arena.
• The Black-Veiled Girl left the group at a temporary stone house, where Ning Rongrong and the others inspected their grim shelter and meager supplies.
• Lin Xia refused to stay in the outer city and asked the Black-Veiled Girl to take them to the Inner City.
• The Black-Veiled Girl warned Lin Xia that entry required surviving a deadly Hell Slaughter Arena match, but Lin Xia insisted they go.
• A skeletal-looking resident emerged from the shadows and mocked the newcomers, prompting the group to wonder how he could survive the annual arena battle.