Chapter Summaries

Chen Ming drew Dugu Bo’s source poison into the Dragon Pill, using its power to strengthen himself while stabilizing Dugu Bo’s body. Dugu Bo’s poison was suppressed and he broke through to level 92, while Chen Ming’s Martial Soul and scorpion-tail External Soul Bone evolved.

• Chen Ming used Life Force and Soul Power to help Dugu Bo regain control of his chaotic Soul Power and Inner Core.
• Chen Ming formed a false vortex to draw Dugu Bo’s source poison into his own body, then routed it through the Dragon Pill to separate its Soul Power and Life Force.
• Chen Ming returned some of the recovered power to Dugu Bo while absorbing poison and strengthening his own body.
• Chen Ming’s Jade Scorpion Martial Soul mutated, and his scorpion-tail External Soul Bone surpassed the ten-thousand-year mark.
• Dugu Bo’s condition stabilized, his appearance grew younger, and he realized he had reached level 92.

Chen Ming’s treatment purified part of Dugu Bo’s venom, restoring his health and helping him break through to level 92. While recovering in deep meditation, Chen Ming discovered that he had gained Dugu Bo’s poisonous traits and strengthened his Martial Soul, leaving both men greatly improved.

• Chen Ming purified some of Dugu Bo’s venom, returning the Life Force and Soul Power trapped within it and forcing the remaining toxins into dormancy.
• Dugu Bo recovered, advanced from level 91 to level 92, and worried over Chen Ming before seeing that he was safe and meditating.
• Chen Ming found that his meridians and poison resistance had improved, his External Soul Bone had reached the ten-thousand-year level, and his Soul Power had risen to nearly level 27.
• Chen Ming absorbed Dugu Bo’s innate venom trait, fusing Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor qualities into his Bilin Scorpion Emperor Martial Soul.

Chen Ming used Dugu Bo’s origin to craft a new Soul Skill for his External Soul Bone, creating a ray that petrified and destroyed its target. He finished meditating unharmed, and Dugu Bo learned that Chen Ming’s External Soul Bone had absorbed the poison and grown to ten thousand years.

• While meditating, Chen Ming used traces of Dugu Bo’s laws and origin to craft a single-target beam Soul Skill for his External Soul Bone.
• Chen Ming completed Destruction Death Ray, which fired a ray from his tail that petrified targets before destroying them.
• Chen Ming realized the Soul Skill drew on Medusa Queen’s origin and used attribute-less Soul Power rather than poison.
• Chen Ming decided to postpone investigating the Soul Skill and opened his eyes to find Dugu Bo anxiously waiting.
• Chen Ming reassured Dugu Bo that he was unharmed and showed him the tail External Soul Bone that had absorbed the poison and reached ten thousand years.

After Chen Ming recovered from the ordeal, Dugu Bo welcomed him as family and brought him upstairs. Dugu Yan confronted her grandfather for capturing her lifesaver, then grew flustered when Dugu Bo teased her about Chen Ming being her sweetheart.

• Dugu Bo checked Chen Ming's condition, confirmed he was unharmed, and let him store the Dragon Pill without asking about it.
• Dugu Bo invited Chen Ming upstairs and told him to call him Grandpa and treat the residence as home.
• Dugu Yan rushed down and accused Dugu Bo of bullying her by capturing Chen Ming after he had saved her.
• Dugu Bo brought Chen Ming out and teased Dugu Yan by calling him her sweetheart, making her blush and deny it.
• Dugu Yan shielded Chen Ming from her grandfather, froze when she pressed against him, and told him to call her Yanyan.
• Chen Ming reassured Dugu Yan that he and Dugu Bo got along and that the key issue could be resolved later.

Dugu Yan misunderstood Chen Ming’s account of his meeting with Dugu Bo and feared he had revealed an intimate incident, while Dugu Bo mistakenly assumed they were discussing the Dugu family’s poison. After Dugu Bo left them alone, Dugu Yan questioned Chen Ming about what he had told her grandfather and why Dugu Bo had unleashed his Soul Power.

• Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo after learning he had discussed her marriage with Chen Ming, and Dugu Bo said he approved of him.
• Dugu Yan asked whether Chen Ming had told Dugu Bo about the day he changed her clothes, and Dugu Bo realized what she meant.
• Dugu Bo left Chen Ming and Dugu Yan alone, telling them to come eat after they finished talking.
• Dugu Yan clung to Chen Ming in embarrassment, then got down and asked whether he had eaten.
• Chen Ming said he had only told Dugu Bo about calming her Soul Power and suppressing her poison, not about changing her clothes.
• Dugu Yan wondered why Dugu Bo had spoken so pleasantly with Chen Ming and asked whether he had angered him.

Chen Ming told Dugu Yan that he could cure the poison threatening her family, and she reacted with relief before their attempted kiss ended in a painful collision. After sneaking through Dugu Manor together, Dugu Yan brought him to her courtyard and invited him to tidy himself up in her room.

• Chen Ming explained that Dugu Yan's grandfather had summoned him to discuss the deadly poison in her body and said the problem could be solved.
• Dugu Yan questioned whether Chen Ming could really cure the poison, then leaned in to kiss him; they collided and hurt their faces.
• Dugu Yan laughed through her tears, then noticed her disheveled appearance in a mirror and led Chen Ming away to her room.
• Dugu Yan and Chen Ming crept through Dugu Manor to her courtyard, where she pointed out her room and asked him to tidy himself up.

Chen Ming told Dugu Yan how he had devoted himself to overcoming his family’s Martial Soul curse, and she embraced him, moved by his efforts. When she asked what he would do if his method failed, Chen Ming said he would keep searching and become a Titled Douluo if necessary.

• Dugu Yan left Chen Ming alone in her room while she cleaned, then asked him to tell her about his past.
• Chen Ming recounted his parents’ deaths, his family’s curse, and the cultivation and risks he undertook to address it.
• Dugu Yan hugged Chen Ming and praised his hard work, comparing his determination with her own reluctance to cultivate.
• Dugu Yan asked whether Chen Ming had feared failing to solve the curse after absorbing two soul rings.
• Chen Ming said he would keep searching for a solution and become a Titled Douluo if he had to.

Dugu Yan and Chen Ming returned to Dugu Bo after spending time alone, and Dugu Bo struggled with his granddaughter’s closeness to Chen Ming. Over tea, Chen Ming discussed the poison affecting Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, then began explaining Soul Power and Innate Soul Power through a bucket analogy.

• Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan and Chen Ming return in changed clothes and tried to hide his dismay at their closeness.
• Dugu Yan served Chen Ming food while Dugu Bo watched in heartbreak, and the three ate together.
• After the maids left, Dugu Bo asked Chen Ming whether he could treat Dugu Yan’s condition.
• Chen Ming said the poison could be controlled and might increase their strength, but he could not explain why it had become uncontrollable.
• Chen Ming described essence, qi, and spirit, then compared Martial Souls to buckets that store Soul Power and explained how quality, talent, and nutrition affected them.

Chen Ming explained how the Jade Phosphorous Serpent’s venom grew by consuming Life Force and Soul Power, making it increasingly dangerous and difficult for Dugu Bo to control. He told Dugu Bo that the venom could be tamed by Spiritual Power, either directly or after it was weakened.

• Chen Ming described how Spiritual Power, Life Force, and Soul Power interacted and how their combination affected a soul master's strength and control.
• Chen Ming explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's venom absorbed Life Force, Soul Power, and some Spiritual Power, mutating with each Soul Ring and risking a deadly loss of control.
• Dugu Bo admitted that his Spiritual Power was poor and that a Head Soul Bone had increased it when he acquired his Eighth Soul Ring.
• Chen Ming told Dugu Bo that the Head Soul Bone had helped keep the venom from going out of control before he became a Titled Douluo.
• Chen Ming said Dugu Bo could tame the venom directly if his Spiritual Power was sufficient, or weaken it first and then tame it if it was not.

Dugu Bo revealed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had helped him become a Titled Douluo and asked Chen Ming to inspect it as a possible aid in managing his poison. He left with Chen Ming for the treasured place, while Dugu Yan stayed behind.

• Chen Ming told Dugu Bo that the accumulated poison could be digested for a chance to reach level 94, and Dugu Bo eagerly accepted the prospect.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan and Chen Ming about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where its alternating cold and heat had suppressed his poison and helped him cultivate.
• Chen Ming agreed to inspect the dangerous place, and Dugu Bo refused Dugu Yan's request to come along because she was not strong enough.
• Dugu Bo wrote letters to Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Education Committee Members and Prince Xue Xing to clarify Chen Ming's relationship with him and discourage rumors.
• Dugu Bo left with Chen Ming for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Yan remained at the residence.

Dugu Bo escorted Chen Ming from Heaven Dou City to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, taking precautions to keep their journey unnoticed and protect him from the poison formation. After passing through it safely, Chen Ming encountered the well’s unusual heat and adapted without trouble.

• Dugu Bo visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s trading house with Chen Ming, then left a letter for Prince Xue Xing’s butler before guiding Chen Ming out of Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo met the three Education Committee Members at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, praised Chen Ming, and secured their promise to handle matters within the academy.
• Dugu Bo and Chen Ming changed into night-traveling clothes and traveled toward Sunset Forest, where passersby ignored them.
• Dugu Bo gave Chen Ming poison pills and protected him with Soul Power as they crossed the poison formation around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Chen Ming felt the well’s fire-infused heat raise his yang energy, but he quickly adapted to its effects.

Chen Ming explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo, discovering clusters of valuable herbs and examining a mysterious vine that had once nearly killed Dugu Bo. He began probing the vine with his spirituality to identify its properties.

• Dugu Bo led Chen Ming deeper into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Chen Ming found thousand-year-old He Shou Wu growing like weeds.
• Dugu Bo told Chen Ming that an unidentified herb had once severely injured him and reduced his Soul Power, though he had replanted its seeds.
• Dugu Bo showed Chen Ming several snake-patterned vines with five to seven dragon-claw-like buds.
• Chen Ming realized he might identify the vine by using his spirituality, sat down with one in his lap, and began probing it.

Chen Ming discovered that the vine was the rare Immortal Herb Nine Bends Ascending Dragon Grass, which could refine dragon bloodlines and help form a Dragon Pill. After learning its effects, Dugu Bo realized he had once found a treasure suited to him but had failed to endure its transformation.

• Chen Ming infused the vine with Life Force to distract it and investigate its origin.
• Chen Ming learned through Spirit Vision that the vine was Nine Bends Ascending Dragon Grass, a creation of an ancient giant dragon.
• Chen Ming discovered that the herb could refine dragon bloodlines and help dragon-descended creatures become True Dragons, though the transformation was painful.
• Chen Ming explained the herb's effects to Dugu Bo, including that failure could damage vitality or cost Soul Power but would not threaten life.
• Dugu Bo spat out his pill pearl and realized he had once found a treasure suited to him but had been too weak to endure it.

Chen Ming explained his ability to identify herbs to Dugu Bo and warned that Dugu Bo should control his toxins before eating more Immortal Herbs. While exploring the garden, Chen Ming discovered that the Aromatic Silk Beauty purified poison, and Dugu Bo found that his poison vanished near it.

• Chen Ming told Dugu Bo that he could sense the spirituality of herbs and roughly determine their medicinal properties.
• Chen Ming explained that the Crown Prince had sent him a damaged remnant resembling a Dragon Pill from a fallen Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Chen Ming said Dugu Bo could eat another Nine Bends Ascending Dragon Grass, but its effects would be weaker, while Yanyan should wait until she reached level forty and obtained her fourth Soul Ring.
• Chen Ming warned Dugu Bo to control his toxins before eating the herbs, then explored the garden with the Dragon Pearl in hand.
• Chen Ming noticed that the Aromatic Silk Beauty suppressed his Poison Skill, while Dugu Bo initially felt no effect.
• Dugu Bo released Poison Attribute Soul Power and pure poison near the flower, watched both get purified or vanish, and retreated beyond its range.

Chen Ming and Dugu Bo studied how the Aromatic Silk Beauty affected poison and decided to leave it rooted while they recorded their findings. Chen Ming then began examining the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and gained access to its inner world by feeding it Life Force.

• Chen Ming explained that the Aromatic Silk Beauty could neutralize toxins but might not cure someone who was already poisoned, helping Dugu Bo understand why it had not affected him as expected.
• Chen Ming and Dugu Bo discussed whether the herb could restrain mental toxins and agreed to test its effects on a Phantom Scorpion someday.
• Chen Ming stopped Dugu Bo from harvesting the Aromatic Silk Beauty before they had documented it, and Dugu Bo resolved to strengthen the poison barrier around the courtyard.
• Chen Ming examined the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and then approached the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, finding that its spirituality was shy rather than hostile.
• Chen Ming converted his Soul Power with the Dragon Pearl and fed Life Force into the Star Luo Spirit Pearl until it allowed him to peer within.

Chen Ming discovered the Star Luo Spirit Pearl could form a Soul Core but lacked the stellar compatibility to absorb it safely, while Dugu Bo recognized its connection to the founding emperor of the Star Luo Empire. Chen Ming then identified the Blood Swan Kiss as a far more dangerous poison that he hoped to control and use.

• Chen Ming learned that the Star Luo Spirit Pearl could form a Soul Core, but it rejected him because he lacked a stellar attribute.
• Chen Ming decided not to give up on the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and considered reshaping it with a method he had used on the Bilin Seven Absolute Flower.
• Dugu Bo recalled the legend that the Star Luo Empire's founding emperor had consumed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and named his nation after it.
• Chen Ming examined more herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and identified the Blood Swan Kiss as a deadly poison that could multiply toxins.
• Chen Ming chose the Blood Swan Kiss as his first priority, hoping to gain its power while keeping his poisons under control.

Chen Ming proposed treating Dugu Yan’s poison by balancing her Yin and Yang Qi, while gradually weakening the toxins in Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo chose a faster treatment for himself so Chen Ming could focus on Yanyan and continue cultivating.

• Chen Ming selected Winter Snow Lotuses and Yang Herbs to prepare medicines that would calm Dugu Yan’s Yin and Yang Qi.
• Chen Ming explained that Dugu Bo’s fused toxins, Soul Power, and Life Force would take three or four years to separate and weaken.
• Chen Ming offered a faster treatment that could take two to six months but would likely leave Dugu Bo at around Rank 93.
• Dugu Bo chose the faster treatment for himself, saying that helping Yanyan and protecting her mattered more than improving his own strength.
• Dugu Bo urged Chen Ming and Yanyan to cultivate while he protected them, and Chen Ming tried to reassure him that treatment would not hinder his cultivation.

Chen Ming studied the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and discovered that it could convert Life Force and Soul Power into spiritually infused dew. He left the chapter considering how to scale up the process, while continuing to avoid the Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs until he could protect his poison abilities.

• Dugu Bo left Chen Ming at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to hunt a rare, nourishing sub-dragon Soul Beast as a meal for him.
• Chen Ming considered eating the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, but feared their ice-and-fire tempering would cleanse away his poison attribute and cripple his Martial Soul.
• Chen Ming decided to study Soul Beasts with ice and fire attributes, preferably ones that also possessed poison, before attempting to use the two herbs.
• Chen Ming used Life Force to probe the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and discovered that it converted Life Force and Soul Power into dew by exchanging energy for Spiritual Power and spirituality from the air.
• After observing that his intervention increased one dew droplet by about one percent, Chen Ming considered inscribing the plant's law onto special materials or modifying other herbs to supply it with energy.

After drinking dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Chen Ming gained golden eyes that let him see and mark Soul Power, then began planning how to use the ability for grafting and modifying plants. He noticed Dugu Bo had been gone for half a day and spotted him approaching with unusually vigorous Soul Power fluctuations.

• Chen Ming drank two drops of dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and absorbed the pure Spiritual Power, improving his comprehension and control of Soul Power.
• Chen Ming's eyes developed a faint golden streak, letting him see the herb's internal structures and mark its Soul Power with his own imprint.
• Chen Ming tested how long his mark could resist being washed away and considered using the ability to poison, control, or refine other people's Soul Power and Life Force.
• Chen Ming decided to use his new sight and marking ability to experiment with grafting herbs and concentrating their energy into stronger plants.
• Chen Ming realized Dugu Bo had been away for half a day, went to the edge of the poison formation, and spotted him returning with powerful Soul Power fluctuations.

Dugu Bo killed a powerful earth dragon and found a golden Torso Bone, which Chen Ming declined so Dugu Bo could absorb it. The absorption raised Dugu Bo from Level 92 to Level 93, completing an astonishing two-level breakthrough in a single day.

• Dugu Bo dragged the dead earth dragon back toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while carefully erasing their tracks.
• Dugu Bo gave Chen Ming the earth dragon’s golden Torso Bone and explained how the beast had nearly injured him before he killed it with his Eighth Soul Skill, Time Stop.
• Chen Ming returned the Torso Bone to Dugu Bo, choosing not to absorb a Soul Bone he considered too low in age and quality.
• Dugu Bo trusted Chen Ming enough to absorb the Torso Bone in front of him, while Chen Ming observed and recorded the changes in his body.
• Dugu Bo refined the Torso Bone, strengthened his life force, and advanced from Level 92 to Level 93.