Chapter Summaries

Chen Ming demonstrated a poison powerful enough to incapacitate Qin Ming and corrode the academy’s battle platform, prompting the Education Committee to warn him against using it on ordinary students. After Qin Ming took Chen Ming to find lodging, the committee members secretly examined the poisoned rock and studied Chen Ming’s file.

• Qin Ming asked Chen Ming where his potent poison came from, and Chen Ming said it was an unrepeatable fortuitous encounter.
• Zhi Lin warned Chen Ming that his poison could seriously harm ordinary students, while Meng Shenji gave him a token to use if anyone at the academy caused trouble.
• Meng Shenji told Chen Ming to avoid using poison against ordinary students unless necessary, and Chen Ming agreed.
• Qin Ming recovered from the poison, then took Chen Ming down the mountain to find a place to stay.
• After Qin Ming and Chen Ming left, the three Education Committee Members collected a piece of the corroded platform and examined Chen Ming’s file, surprised that he had awakened with level-five Innate Soul Power and an ordinary Jade Scorpion Martial Soul.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Education Committee resolved to protect Chen Ming after learning about his extraordinary poison and cultivation. Emperor Xue Ye ordered a discreet investigation into Chen Ming’s family and sent his records to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, leaving his own concerns about the Crown Prince’s growing power unresolved.

• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin agreed to protect Chen Ming and arranged measures for his safety at the academy.
• Meng Shenji compiled Chen Ming’s records, Bai Baoshan met Xue Ye, and Zhi Lin inspected the academy and arranged its teachers.
• Xue Ye reviewed Chen Ming’s records and considered whether his talent could produce a Poison Douluo loyal to the imperial family.
• Xue Ye ordered Eunuch Tang to safeguard Chen Ming’s records and secretly send Shadow Guards to investigate Biluo City.
• Xue Ye sent Chen Ming’s records to Xue Qinghe and worried that the Crown Prince’s growing influence might complicate his own rule.

Qian Renxue read Chen Ming’s file and reflected on the burdens of ruling the Heaven Dou Empire while secretly serving Spirit Hall. When she learned Xue Ye had ordered an investigation into Chen Ming’s family, she put aside her exhaustion to handle the matter, with Aunt Mei urging her to protect her health.

• Qian Renxue read Chen Ming’s file, which described his evolved Martial Soul and ability to absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring as his Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue reflected on the corruption and political burdens she had faced as Crown Prince, along with the pressure caused by Xue Ye and Spirit Hall’s internal conflicts.
• A Spirit Hall spy reported that Xue Ye had ordered hidden guards to investigate Chen Ming’s family and sent Chen Ming’s file to the Crown Prince’s residence.
• Qian Renxue received the eunuch, completed the formalities, and reviewed the file again despite her exhaustion.
• Aunt Mei urged Qian Renxue to prioritize her health, and Qian Renxue acknowledged her concern.

Qian Renxue considered Chen Ming’s Thousand Year Second Soul Ring and concluded that his talent did not warrant much attention, though her public role as Crown Prince meant she could not ignore Xue Ye’s file. She decided to meet Chen Ming in half a month at the Seven Treasures Wine House.

• Aunt Mei advised Qian Renxue not to spend her energy worrying over Chen Ming and suggested waiting to assess his talent.
• Qian Renxue reflected on why Spirit Hall’s Angel Clan had little reason to delay cultivation for higher-aged early Soul Rings.
• Qian Renxue judged that Chen Ming’s innate level-five talent and good fortune would likely let him reach Soul Saint or, at best, early-stage Soul Douluo.
• Qian Renxue decided to have someone invite Chen Ming to the top floor of the Seven Treasures Wine House in half a month, at the Hour of the Dragon.

Chen Ming arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Qin Ming showed him the grounds and settled him into a courtyard near a Poison System Mimicry Training Ground. After sharing a meal, Chen Ming began meditating in his new room, still adjusting to being away from Biluo City.

• Qin Ming gave Chen Ming a map of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained its resources, tuition exemptions, and potential subsidies.
• Qin Ming led Chen Ming to a vacant courtyard and helped him choose and furnish a room.
• Chen Ming and Qin Ming ate a meal of dishes made from soul beast ingredients and fruit wine, then Qin Ming stayed in the neighboring room.
• Chen Ming realized he was unaccustomed to cultivating without the poison that filled Biluo City and sat cross-legged to meditate.

Chen Ming cultivated at sunrise and shared his specially prepared Soul Beast jerky with Qin Ming before they headed to the Mimicry Training Ground. There, Teacher Niu warned Chen Ming that the cave was filled with poisonous creatures and dangerous for ordinary Soul Masters.

• Chen Ming cultivated at sunrise, absorbing and recording changes in the Chaos Qi.
• Qin Ming woke and found Chen Ming had already completed a round of cultivation.
• Chen Ming offered Qin Ming jerky made from thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider leg meat and medicinal ingredients, and Qin Ming tried it.
• Chen Ming and Qin Ming left the courtyard and walked to a hidden cave serving as the Mimicry Training Ground.
• Niu Dali introduced himself and warned Chen Ming about the poisonous creatures inside the cave.

Chen Ming visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Poison System Mimicry Training Ground and learned that Dugu Yan’s presence attracted people seeking to approach the Poison Douluo’s granddaughter. Niu Dali registered Chen Ming, and they met Zhenzhu, the academy’s meal-delivery Soul Master.

• Chen Ming wondered why non-Poison System Soul Masters entered the dangerous Poison System Mimicry Training Ground, and Niu Dali said they had benefits in mind.
• Qin Ming and Niu Dali explained that Dugu Yan, the Poison Douluo’s fifteen-year-old granddaughter, trained there while nearing rank thirty, attracting people with ulterior motives.
• Niu Dali introduced himself as a rank-fifty-eight Assault System Soul King and the training ground’s guard, then checked Chen Ming’s records and praised his diligence.
• Zhenzhu arrived with meals for Niu Dali and offered breakfast to Qin Ming and Chen Ming.
• Niu Dali reminded Zhenzhu to bring his watermelon and fried chicken, and Zhenzhu delivered them before dashing away.

Chen Ming toured Heaven Dou Royal Academy and headed to its Poison System Mimicry Training Ground despite a crowd of noble youths demanding entry. After slipping past them and exploring the grounds, he attracted the attention of a displeased woman with emerald-green eyes.

• Qin Ming showed Chen Ming the academy's main facilities, then left to report on him to the three Education Committee Members.
• Chen Ming returned to find Niu Dali blocking noble youths from entering the Poison System Mimicry Training Ground.
• Chen Ming asked to enter, and Niu Dali let him through because he was a poison-attribute Soul Master.
• When the noble youths crowded around Chen Ming with requests, he sped past them into the cave.
• Chen Ming explored the Mimicry Training Ground and judged it safer than his own cave, while a woman hidden in a corner opened her eyes and regarded him with displeasure.

Dugu Yan tried to poison Chen Ming, but discovered that he was a powerful poison-attribute Soul Master whose defenses easily resisted her toxins. After introducing themselves, Dugu Yan challenged him to compare poisons, and Chen Ming walked unharmed through the poison she had secretly laid in his path.

• Annoyed by the people bothering her at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan secretly used her Jade Scale Red Poison on Chen Ming.
• Chen Ming detected the poison and absorbed it with the poisonous mist around his Jade Scorpion King Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan introduced herself as a fifteen-year-old level twenty-nine Control System Soul Grandmaster, and Chen Ming revealed he was an eleven-year-old level twenty-three Soul Grandmaster with a thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan recognized Chen Ming's Jade Scorpion King Martial Soul and challenged him to compare their poison techniques, but Chen Ming declined because the academy's Education Committee had warned him not to poison fellow students.
• Dugu Yan secretly spread poison along Chen Ming's path, but he walked through it without harming his body, clothes, or shoes.

Dugu Yan investigated Chen Ming after discovering that her poison could not affect him, but she could not explain his unusual Martial Soul. While they cultivated nearby, Chen Ming’s aura pressured her and his presence drew Poison Attribute Soul Power, improving her cultivation speed.

• Dugu Yan tried to probe Chen Ming’s poisonous mist, but his tail knocked her hand away and he warned her not to touch him.
• Dugu Yan examined Chen Ming’s poison and Martial Soul, but could not determine how he had gained such powerful traits.
• Dugu Yan stopped questioning Chen Ming and began cultivating near him, though his Jade Scorpion King’s aura disrupted her concentration.
• Dugu Yan studied her grandfather Dugu Bo’s notes to identify Chen Ming’s Martial Soul, then decided to ask Dugu Bo when he returned.
• Dugu Yan resumed cultivating under Chen Ming’s aura and found that Poison Attribute Soul Power gathered around him, increasing her own cultivation speed.
• Dugu Yan’s body began unconsciously drifting toward Chen Ming as she sought the Soul Power gathering around him.

Chen Ming shared medicinal jerky with Dugu Yan, who discovered it could stimulate her Martial Soul and increase her cultivation speed. After eating her fill, Dugu Yan left the training grounds awkwardly, while Chen Ming was left wondering what had happened.

• Dugu Yan found that admirers had blocked the training grounds’ entrance, so she returned inside rather than go to the cafeteria.
• Chen Ming woke from meditation, set out his food, and invited the hungry Dugu Yan to share his meal.
• Dugu Yan tasted the bitter jerky and identified several ingredients, noticing that it made her Martial Soul more active.
• Chen Ming explained that the jerky contained juice from the Bilin Seven Absolute Flower, a rare tonic that could strengthen Poison System Soul Masters.
• Dugu Yan ate the jerky, drank two bottles of fruit juice, and felt comfort from her stimulated Martial Soul before thanking Chen Ming and hurrying away.

After rewarding Niu Dali with fried chicken and watermelon, Chen Ming found a crowd of noble students waiting outside his courtyard, hoping to use him to approach Dugu Yan. He drove them off with slaps and a threat to fight with poison, then went inside to take a medicinal bath while they began investigating him.

• Chen Ming gave Niu Dali fried chicken and watermelon to thank him for his help.
• Chen Ming found a group of noble students waiting at his courtyard, and they tried to introduce themselves and enlist his help with Dugu Yan.
• Chen Ming shoved through the crowd and slapped a student who insulted him, knocking him unconscious.
• Chen Ming challenged the students to defeat him in the arena and warned that he would use poison if the Education Committee Members approved it.
• The students left to investigate Chen Ming, while he prepared a medicinal bath in his courtyard.

Chen Ming interrupted his cultivation to help Dugu Yan after her attempt to break through to level thirty triggered a severe backlash and stirred the poison in her body. He paralyzed her so he could safely regulate her Soul Power, and began stabilizing her injuries.

• Chen Ming cultivated in the Mimicry Training Ground as Dugu Yan continued training nearby despite the rainy weather worsening her symptoms.
• Dugu Yan’s Soul Power lost control as she neared level thirty, causing her meridians and organs to suffer injuries while the poison in her body flared up.
• Chen Ming heard Dugu Yan thrashing and decided to intervene, fearing Dugu Bo would blame him if she died.
• Chen Ming pinned Dugu Yan down and injected pure Soul Power to stabilize her, but her pain made her struggle too much for him to guide her safely.
• Chen Ming used his Martial Soul’s paralyzing poison to stop Dugu Yan’s movements, then scolded her for losing focus while he regulated her Soul Power.

Chen Ming used his Spiritual Power and Soul Power to control Dugu Yan’s rampaging cultivation and suppress the poison in her body. After saving her, he explained the danger she had caused and planned to take her to a healing teacher, while Dugu Yan froze at the sound of him drinking fruit juice.

• Chen Ming combined his Spiritual Power with his Soul Power and guided Dugu Yan’s chaotic energy until it returned to her dantian.
• Chen Ming reached Soul Power Level twenty-four but suffered severe mental exhaustion, then gave Dugu Yan Jade Phosphorous Serpent jerky and internal-injury pills.
• Dugu Yan regained her ability to think and thanked Chen Ming, but panicked when she realized she could not move or control her Soul Power.
• Chen Ming explained that he had anesthetized her, calmed her Soul Power, and temporarily suppressed her toxin, then said she needed treatment for her injured meridians and organs.
• Dugu Yan froze when Chen Ming drank fruit juice, considering a question that might cause her social death.

After Dugu Yan’s paralysis and pain caused her to soil herself, Chen Ming helped clean and dress her before carrying her to the infirmary. Niu Dali witnessed them leaving the cave and, fearing he might be silenced over what he imagined had happened, rushed off to spread the rumor through Qin Ming.

• Dugu Yan admitted to Chen Ming that she thought she had soiled herself and asked him to help her clean up using the clothes and water in her Storage Soul Tool.
• Chen Ming carried Dugu Yan into a corner, cleaned and dressed her, changed his own wet clothes, and then carried her toward the infirmary.
• Niu Dali saw Chen Ming emerge from the cave carrying Dugu Yan and agreed to pretend he had seen nothing after she glared at him.
• After Chen Ming left, Niu Dali suspected that he and Dugu Yan had been changing clothes together in the cave and feared the Education Committee Members might silence him.
• Niu Dali decided to spread the story and sprinted off to find Qin Ming as a shield.

Chen Ming carried the injured Dugu Yan to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s medical ward, where neither of them knew how to find the teachers. They met Ye Lingling at the Healing System Soul Masters’ Mimicry Training Ground, and she recognized Dugu Yan.

• Chen Ming carried Dugu Yan through the academy toward the medical ward, avoiding crowds and leaving an elderly staff member behind.
• At the medical ward, Chen Ming and Dugu Yan realized neither knew where the teachers were, so they followed a path toward the Mimicry Training Ground.
• Chen Ming explained Dugu Yan’s internal injuries to Ye Lingling, whom they found sitting among the medicinal plants.
• Ye Lingling examined the figure in Chen Ming’s arms and tentatively called her Dugu Yan.

Ye Lingling healed Dugu Yan after her cultivation mishap, while Chen Ming sensed a mysterious divine authority in the Nine Heart Begonia. Dugu Yan grew jealous of Chen Ming's attention to Ye Lingling, and the chapter ended with Chen Ming checking that her injuries had completely healed.

• Ye Lingling checked Dugu Yan's injuries and found that her meridians and internal organs had suffered only minor damage.
• Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia to heal Dugu Yan twice, restoring her body and resolving the disorder in her Soul Power.
• Chen Ming sensed an unusual authority in Ye Lingling's healing Soul Power and suspected that the Nine Heart Begonia was connected to the Divine Realm.
• Dugu Yan saw Chen Ming staring at Ye Lingling's Martial Soul and began to sob behind her hand.
• Chen Ming comforted Dugu Yan, called her by her name, and probed her condition, finding that the Nine Heart Begonia had fully healed her.

Chen Ming explained how he had controlled Dugu Yan’s disordered Soul Power, astonishing Ye Lingling with his unusual skill. After Dugu Yan left with Ye Lingling, she worried about keeping the incident from her grandfather, Dugu Bo, who was away in seclusion.

• Ye Lingling questioned Chen Ming about his age, Soul Power Level, Martial Soul, and role in treating Dugu Yan, then praised his rare talent.
• Chen Ming released Dugu Yan after confirming her injuries were no longer a problem, and she left for the dormitory with Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling to keep what happened secret, but Ye Lingling warned that others might have seen them together.
• Dugu Yan said she could not find her grandfather, who had entered seclusion, and worried that the academy’s people were taking advantage of his absence.

After Chen Ming carried Dugu Yan, an encounter at the academy turned into wildly exaggerated rumors that spread through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the city. Dugu Yan’s granduncle took her home and tried to alert Dugu Bo, while Qian Renxue increased her preparations to meet Chen Ming.

• Niu Dali reported seeing Chen Ming carry Dugu Yan to Qin Ming, and they informed the three Education Committee Members.
• The Education Committee Members investigated, but students embellished the incident until rumors claimed Chen Ming and Dugu Yan had made love in public.
• Dugu Yan’s granduncle, who had witnessed Chen Ming carrying her, arrived at the academy and eventually persuaded her to return home with him.
• Dugu Yan’s granduncle sent several letters to Dugu Bo, unaware that Dugu Bo was in deep recuperation and could not read them.
• Rumors spread among Heaven Dou City’s nobles and reached Xue Ye, Xue Xing, and Qian Renxue, who raised Chen Ming’s invitation and meeting gift.

Chen Ming received an invitation from Crown Prince Qian Renxue and a long-lost Azure Sky Jade Dragon remnant once found by his family in Bioluo Gorge. He accepted the gift and looked ahead to meeting the Crown Prince three days later, newly motivated to gain strength.

• A servant from the Crown Prince's residence invited Chen Ming to meet Qian Renxue at the Seven Treasures Grand Restaurant in three days and presented him with a wooden box.
• Chen Ming opened the box, recognized the Azure Sky Jade Dragon remnant inside, and confirmed that it stirred his Martial Soul and exerted powerful pressure.
• The servant explained that the remnant had been kept in the national treasury for centuries and said it had ties to Chen Ming's family.
• Chen Ming recalled that his ancestors had found the remnant in Bioluo Gorge and surrendered it to the Heaven Dou royal family, though it could have helped the Chen Family's poison-attribute Soul Masters.
• Chen Ming accepted Qian Renxue's gift and resolved to pursue greater strength.