Chapter Summaries

After Wu Qi defeated members of the Royal Fight First Team, the academy’s leaders moved to contain the fallout while Xue Beng and Prince Xuexing planned to recruit him and Qiangu Changkong. Wu Qi also arranged for Ning Rongrong to learn that powerful factions were trying to win him over, hoping she would protect him through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Yu Tianheng admitted he had acted impulsively, while Dugu Yan defended her intervention and Wu Qi left without replying.
• Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong returned to their dormitory, then headed to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to participate in Soul Fighting.
• Zhi Lin reported the match to Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan, and they removed Qin Ming from overseeing the Royal Fight First Team and paused its field training.
• Zhi Lin proposed adding Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong to the first team, but Meng Shenji worried about Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xue Beng and Prince Xuexing decided to befriend Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong and offer them benefits, including resources and Soul Bone information.
• Wu Qi told Ning Rongrong that the Wu Family was trying to recruit him, expecting her to enlist the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s influence on his behalf.

Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong formed the Seven Colored Phoenix Combination and entered two-on-two Soul Fighting at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where they were matched against Blazing Fire Academy’s Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang. The siblings arrived late, and the match was about to begin.

• Ning Rongrong warned Wu Qi that Dugu Yan was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo’s granddaughter and advised him to avoid provoking her, while Wu Qi hoped to attract Dugu Bo’s attention.
• Wu Qi invited Ning Rongrong to move into a nearby villa and suggested they seek teammates and gain experience at the Great Soul Arena.
• Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong entered two-on-two Soul Fighting as the Seven Colored Phoenix Combination, while Qiangu Changkong stayed behind to cheer them on.
• Huo Wushuang paired with his sister Huo Wu as the Blazing Fire Combination, and they registered for a match to test their newly formed team.
• The Seven Colored Phoenix Combination waited on the arena while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang arrived late after helping their teammates find their way.

Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong faced Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy in a tactical Soul Fighting match that remained evenly matched. During the fight, Wu Qi asked Huo Wushuang to join his team and warned that Blazing Fire Academy might not be able to win the tournament against Spirit Hall.

• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu arrived, introduced themselves to Wu Qi and Ning Rongrong, and agreed to meet in the arena.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang used coordinated fire-based Soul Skills to restrict Wu Qi, while he relied on flight, speed, and wind attacks to hold the arena’s center.
• The match settled into a ten-minute stalemate, with Ning Rongrong amplifying Wu Qi as he clashed directly with Huo Wushuang.
• Wu Qi asked Huo Wushuang to join his team and argued that Blazing Fire Academy would struggle to win the tournament if Spirit Hall fielded three Soul King experts.

Wu Qi defeated Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, strengthening his case for recruiting Blazing Fire Academy while learning more about the value of team coordination. The next day, the academy’s Three Education Committee summoned Wu Qi and his companions to address the conflict with the Royal Fight First Team.

• Wu Qi evaded Huo Wu’s Repelling Fire Ring with his stacked speed boosts and defeated Huo Wushuang, prompting Huo Wu to concede.
• Huo Wushuang promised to consider Wu Qi’s request before leaving to warn his academy about the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team.
• Wu Qi reflected that strong coordination could help his team defeat the Golden Generation, and that keeping Ning Rongrong with him would prevent Shrek Academy from using its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Sun Buyu told Wu Qi that the Three Education Committee Members wanted him at the Teaching Committee to resolve the dispute with the Royal Fight First Team, and Ning Rongrong joined him and Qiangu Changkong.
• Meng Shenji reprimanded the Royal Fight First Team for turning their teammates’ loss into an excuse to fight Wu Qi’s group, while Qiangu Changkong insisted they were in the right.

Sun Buyu brought Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong to the Teaching Committee, where an argument over the previous match erupted between them and Yu Tianheng’s team. The committee kept the sides apart, then discussed Wu Qi leading a second team and offered to help him recruit students.

• Meng Shenji asked Yu Tianheng to apologize to Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong, but Dugu Yan objected and Osler complained about his injuries.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhi Lin defended Wu Qi’s group, while Qiangu Changkong insulted Dugu Yan and accused her of failing to control her poison.
• Yu Tianheng sided with Dugu Yan, and the two groups traded accusations until Sun Buyu ordered them to stop.
• Meng Shenji dismissed the others and told Wu Qi, Qiangu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong to remain behind.
• The Education Committee considered Wu Qi suitable to lead a second team, and Meng Shenji offered to help him recruit students from other academies.
• Wu Qi declined to have the academy recruit Huo Wushuang and Sister, since he intended to bring in their family as well.

After the Education Committee failed to resolve the dispute with the Royal Fight First Team, Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong rejected Xue Beng’s recruitment. Rumors about Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan spread through Heaven Dou City, prompting Dugu Bo to visit the academy and ask his granddaughter what happened.

• Meng Shenji asked Wu Qi to speak well of Qin Ming, but Wu Qi privately had no intention of doing so.
• Wu Qi urged Qiangu Changkong and Ning Rongrong to leave the dispute with the first team behind, and they encountered Xue Beng as he tried to recruit them for Xue Xing.
• Wu Qi declined Xue Beng’s invitation, then left for the dormitories without answering his offer to meet the next day.
• With Xue Xing adding fuel to the dispute, rumors spread through Heaven Dou City criticizing the Royal Fight First Team and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi to sound out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose arrogance ended Ning Fengzhi’s interest in uniting the Upper Three Sects.
• Dugu Bo went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to learn the truth from Dugu Yan after rumors branded her arrogant, overbearing, and lawless.

Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng struggled with damaging rumors while Dugu Bo investigated their source and learned Prince Xuexing was likely responsible. Dugu Bo then visited Wu Qi, impressed by his judgment and wanting to speak with him.

• Dugu Yan vented to Dugu Bo about the rumors, and he asked whether Wu Qi had defeated Royal Fight First Team.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng was using her, then went to find Wu Qi.
• Ning Rongrong told Wu Qi and Changkong that her father suspected Prince Xuexing had spread the rumors, while Dugu Bo secretly listened.
• Dugu Bo heard Wu Qi analyze the political situation and became curious about his insight.
• Wu Qi detected someone hiding in his dormitory, recognized Dugu Bo, and invited him inside for tea.

Wu Qi used his knowledge of Soul Master theory to convince Dugu Bo that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul was poisoning him and Dugu Yan. He left Dugu Bo demanding a cure, while offering tiger-bone wine as a temporary remedy.

• Wu Qi claimed that Dugu Bo's foul smell revealed poison in his body and persuaded him to submit to a pulse examination.
• Wu Qi declared that the poison came from within and explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul was eroding both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Wu Qi argued that the poison worsened when Dugu Bo used his Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo recognized the pattern from his own experience.
• Dugu Bo admitted that he wanted to detoxify himself and threatened Wu Qi if he could not provide a cure.
• Wu Qi recommended soaking tiger bones in wine to ease the symptoms, though it would not cure the underlying poison.

Wu Qi persuaded Dugu Bo to take him to his Herb Garden by promising to cure the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan. After Golden Eagle Douluo confronted them on the way, Wu Qi explained Spirit Hall’s internal divisions and continued into Sunset Forest with Dugu Bo.

• Wu Qi explained that Dugu Bo’s poison came from toxins released during cultivation and persuaded him to gather medicinal herbs for a cure.
• Dugu Bo offered Wu Qi three unconditional favors and another fortune, then agreed to take him to his Herb Garden.
• Wu Qi wrote letters for Dugu Yan and Qiangu Changkong before leaving overnight with Dugu Bo.
• Golden Eagle Douluo followed them to Sunset Forest and demanded that Dugu Bo release Wu Qi.
• Wu Qi convinced Golden Eagle Douluo to leave, saying he had reached an agreement with Dugu Bo and might recruit him for Spirit Hall.
• Wu Qi told Dugu Bo that he belonged to a faction separate from Bibi Dong’s and explained that Bibi Dong had once sent Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo to hunt Dugu Bo.

Wu Qi visited Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and proposed two ways to manage his poison. Dugu Bo offered Wu Qi the garden’s herbs in exchange for a cure, leaving Wu Qi to inspect the Immortal Herbs.

• Wu Qi suggested that Dugu Bo could repay Prince Xuexing’s favor at little cost, and Dugu Bo said he would consider joining Wu Qi’s faction after Wu Qi met his requirements.
• Dugu Bo led Wu Qi to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and warned him to avoid dangerous herbs and the central spring.
• Wu Qi described using Soul Bones to contain Dugu Bo’s toxins or condensing them into a Poison Pill, with medicinal herbs improving the risky second method’s chances.
• Dugu Bo offered Wu Qi the herbs, and even the entire garden, if Wu Qi cured his poison.
• Wu Qi inspected the garden with a Medicinal Herb guide and identified its Immortal Herbs.

Wu Qi left with Dugu Bo to help detoxify him and investigate the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, while Qiangu Changkong and the Heaven Dou officials worried about his safety. After Dugu Bo gave Wu Qi his Inner Core, Wu Qi harvested Immortal Herbs and decided to use the Inner Core to cultivate before attempting Ice Fire Body Refinement.

• Dugu Yan told the Teaching Committee that Wu Qi had left with Dugu Bo, and Meng Shenji arranged to alert Xue Qinghe and the emperor.
• Qiangu Changkong rushed to report Wu Qi's disappearance, but Xue Qinghe recognized the code in Wu Qi's letter and said there was no need to worry.
• After five days, Wu Qi and Dugu Bo completed a blocking medicine, and Dugu Bo placed his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Inner Core inside Wu Qi for safekeeping and cultivation.
• Wu Qi harvested the pickable Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while Little Deer thrived in the environment.
• Wu Qi chose to use Dugu Bo's Inner Core to raise his cultivation and planned to imitate Tang San's Ice Fire Body Refinement later.

Wu Qi advanced his cultivation in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while Dugu Bo recovered, then gave Dugu Bo an Immortal Herb that could counter his Poison Skill. The chapter left Dugu Bo accepting Wu Qi’s argument that they could keep the herb’s existence secret.

• Ning Rongrong asked Qiangu Changkong each morning whether Wu Qi had returned, and Qiangu reassured her that Wu Qi would come back after his trip.
• Huo Lie learned of the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team’s three Soul Kings and considered recruiting Wu Qi and the Huo siblings into the Blazing Fire Academy Team; Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to investigate.
• Wu Qi reached Soul Power Level thirty-five after half a month of cultivating with Dugu Bo’s Inner Core, and Dugu Bo reclaimed it after completing the most dangerous stage of condensing his Poison Pill.
• Dugu Bo discovered that Little Deer had eaten many medicinal herbs, and Wu Qi explained the creature’s sensitivity to poison before storing it away.
• Dugu Bo gave Wu Qi a Ruyi Treasure Pouch for Little Deer, and Wu Qi offered him Ink Poison Lotus Grass and Aromatic Silk Beauty, explaining the herbs’ effects.
• Dugu Bo demanded that Wu Qi destroy Aromatic Silk Beauty, but Wu Qi argued that keeping its identity secret would prevent anyone from using it against him, and Dugu Bo relented.

Wu Qi used Immortal Herbs to strengthen Dugu Bo and then risked absorbing two poisonous herbs in the Ice Fire Spring Water. After half a month, he reached Soul Power Level Forty, while his friends and the academy waited for his return.

• Wu Qi gave Dugu Bo the Ink Poison Lotus Grass, which removed the toxins in his body and eventually raised his Soul Power to Level Ninety-Three.
• Wu Qi consumed the Forgetfulness Autumn Water Dew and entered the Ice Fire Spring Water to absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Dugu Bo found Wu Qi submerged in the spring, sensed that he was alive, and stayed nearby to guard him.
• Ning Rongrong recorded that Wu Qi had been missing for thirty-one days, while Qiangu Changkong lamented that the Royal Fight Second Team remained on hold.
• The Three Education Committee Members reinstated Qin Ming, and the Royal Fight First Team left Heaven Dou City to compete elsewhere.
• After half a month of tempering, Wu Qi absorbed the two herbs’ effects and broke through to Soul Power Level Forty before turning thirteen.

After gaining resistance to poison, ice, and fire, Wu Qi asked Dugu Bo to help him obtain a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring. Dugu Bo found a Wind God Wyvern, and Wu Qi began absorbing its Soul Ring as Dugu Bo guarded him.

• Wu Qi finished cultivating with the Forgetfulness Autumn Water Dew and told Dugu Bo that he could resist poison, ice, and fire.
• Wu Qi used one of Dugu Bo’s promised chances to ask for help hunting a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Dugu Bo suggested a Wind God Wyvern, and he and Wu Qi searched for one in the sky above Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo caught a Ten-Thousand-Year Wind God Wyvern and used controlled poison to knock it unconscious without killing it.
• Wu Qi killed the wyvern and began absorbing its black Soul Ring while Dugu Bo stood guard.

Wu Qi absorbed the Wind God Wyvern’s Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained its Soul Bone, then declined to keep the bone and faced three bandits who tried to seize it. He revealed his Fourth Soul Skill, Wind Whirl Dragon Body, and used his speed to evade their attacks as the fight began.

• Wu Qi endured the Wind God Wyvern’s harmless remnant image and completed the absorption of his Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo found a Soul Bone in the Wind God Wyvern’s right leg and gave it to Wu Qi, who refused it so Dugu Bo could keep it.
• Han Bo, Han Zhong, and Han Shu emerged from the bushes and demanded the Soul Bone as payment.
• The three brothers summoned their martial souls and attacked Wu Qi with their Third Soul Skill, Mountain Splitter Axe.
• Wu Qi activated Wind Whirl Dragon Body and Crane Cloud Wings, dodging their strikes with overwhelming speed.
• Han Bo chose to keep fighting for the Soul Bone despite Han Shu’s warning that they should retreat.

Wu Qi defeated three Soul Masters who tried to seize a Soul Bone, then accepted the Soul Bone Dugu Bo offered him. Before planning to leave the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Wu Qi confessed that he had deceived Dugu Bo about medicinal theory and warned him to keep the Immortal Herbs secret; Dugu Bo then raised concerns about Dugu Yan's relationship with Yu Tianheng.

• Wu Qi used his enhanced Wing Blades to defeat and kill Han Bo, Han Zhong, and their companion after they begged for mercy.
• Wu Qi told Dugu Bo that his wings contained an External Soul Bone and later accepted the Soul Bone Dugu Bo had offered.
• Wu Qi said he would leave the next day and admitted he knew little about medicine, having proposed the Poison Pill Method after deducing that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were poisoned by their martial souls.
• Dugu Bo offered to teach Wu Qi medicine, but Wu Qi declined for now because he needed to form a battle team.
• Wu Qi warned Dugu Bo to keep the Immortal Herbs secret from Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Dugu Yan should absorb Immortal Herbs or condense a Poison Pill first, then questioned whether Yu Tianheng could choose her under his clan's rules.

Wu Qi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Bo and gave Immortal Herbs to Qiangu Changkong and Ning Rongrong. As they began absorbing them, Wu Qi warned Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan might suffer a loss.

• Dugu Bo accompanied Wu Qi to the academy, where the Three Education Committee Members welcomed Wu Qi back and explained that Dugu Yan was away training with Teacher Qin.
• Qiangu Changkong and Ning Rongrong found Wu Qi, and he showed them his Soul Ancestor aura without explaining how he had gained Dugu Bo's support.
• Wu Qi told them he had found a treasure land with Immortal Herbs, then gave Qiangu Changkong a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to absorb.
• Wu Qi gave Ning Rongrong an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which might help her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul evolve, and she began absorbing it.
• Dugu Bo praised the pair's talent, and Wu Qi told him he was worried Dugu Yan might suffer a loss.

Wu Qi warned Dugu Bo that Qin Ming’s loyalty could endanger the Royal Fight First Team, then helped others benefit from Immortal Herbs and watched Ning Rongrong’s martial soul evolve. Ning Rongrong left to hunt for a Soul Ring after Wu Qi rejected the idea of pursuing a romantic alliance, while Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian prepared to meet him.

• Wu Qi warned Dugu Bo that Qin Ming had been reinstated and might fail to protect the Royal Fight First Team, prompting Dugu Bo to plan to gather information about them.
• Wu Qi wrote to the Worship Hall about sharing Immortal Herbs, while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian how strong Wu Qi was and decided to meet him.
• Wu Qi gave Dugu Bo stems and leaves of the Snowy Swan Kiss as a possible trump card and cautioned him against using its toxins beyond his control.
• Qiangu Changkong finished absorbing an Immortal Herb, gained six Soul Power levels, and agreed to keep its effects secret.
• Ning Rongrong’s martial soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and she kissed Wu Qi before leaving to hunt for a Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo urged Wu Qi to accept Ning Rongrong’s affection, but Wu Qi declined to pursue a marriage alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Wu Qi challenged Feng Xiaotian to a solo match at the Great Soul Arena and revealed his powerful fourth Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After Wu Qi decisively outmatched Feng Xiaotian in their Self-Created Soul Skills, he invited him to join his team for the Soul Master Tournament.

• Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong met Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian at the academy entrance and agreed to hold a solo match at the Great Soul Arena.
• Wu Qi revealed four soul rings, including a black Ten-Thousand-Year fourth ring, stunning Feng Xiaotian and the audience.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked with his wind-based soul skills, and Wu Qi calmly countered before taking the fight into the air.
• Wu Qi and Feng Xiaotian clashed with their Self-Created Soul Skills, but Wu Qi's technique could stack higher and let him evade Feng Xiaotian's attacks.
• Feng Xiaotian conceded and eagerly recognized Wu Qi's superior mastery, and Wu Qi invited him to join his team for the Soul Master Tournament.

Wu Qi invited Feng Xiaotian to join his team, while Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and revealed that Wu Qi’s Immortal Herb had advanced her cultivation and evolved her Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Fengzhi and the elders resolved to approach Wu Qi again, leaving the sect poised to reveal its intentions to him.

• Wu Qi decided against recruiting Shui Binger because her fusion skill required Xue Wu, her support abilities were too specialized, and her attributes conflicted with Huo Wushuang and Sister; he invited Feng Xiaotian to join his team instead.
• Feng Xiaotian said his family elders had planned for the three of them to join a combined Blazing Fire and Wind God team, but promised to recommend Wu Qi’s invitation to them.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Chen Xin sensed that her Soul Power had exceeded level thirty despite her lack of a Third Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Wu Qi’s Immortal Herb had boosted her cultivation and evolved her Martial Soul into the nine-layer, nine-color Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong asked about the Immortal Herb and its treasure land, but Ning Rongrong refused to reveal its location and warned them not to claim it.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that the sect must not make Wu Qi an enemy, and Chen Xin proposed that he and Ning Fengzhi visit Wu Qi and reveal their intentions.