Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu warned Dugu Yan that her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul caused poison to accumulate in her body, and she went home to ask Dugu Bo whether it was true. Meanwhile, Hua Yuan relayed Bibi Dong’s request for Lu Yu to invent a misleading explanation for Lu Fei’s Second Soul Ring, and Dugu Yan confronted her grandfather about the Martial Soul’s flaw.

• Lu Yu told Dugu Yan that poison from her Soul Rings could eventually kill her, and she agreed to ask Dugu Bo about it.
• Dugu Yan left the Soul Fighting Arena after asking Ye Lingling to keep the warning secret and help her request leave from Teacher Qin Ming.
• Lu Yu examined Lu Fei at home, learned that Salas’s people had summoned Hua Yuan, and discussed their stalled progress with Lingbo Microsteps.
• Hua Yuan returned and told Lu Yu that Bibi Dong wanted him to fabricate a partly convincing method to explain Lu Fei’s Second Soul Ring.
• Hua Yuan warned Lu Yu to stay away from the Soul Fighting Arena while Lu Fei was vulnerable, then left to report back.
• Dugu Yan went home and asked Dugu Bo whether their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had a flaw.

Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Lu Yu had identified a flaw in their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, and his Poison Sac theory gave Dugu Bo new hope of finding a cure. Suspecting Spirit Hall might be using Lu Yu to lure him into a trap, Dugu Bo went alone to meet him.

• Dugu Bo examined Dugu Yan, then learned that Lu Yu had warned her about the flaw in their Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan recounted Lu Yu's explanation, and Dugu Bo realized their toxins accumulated because their Martial Soul lacked a Poison Sac.
• Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yan to take him to Lu Yu, believing the young man might know how to solve their problem.
• Dugu Yan identified Lu Yu as Nine Absolutes, the Soul Master known for his thousand-year Second Soul Ring, and told Dugu Bo he was from Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo considered whether Spirit Hall was setting a trap but chose to seek Lu Yu out alone, leaving Dugu Yan at home.

Dugu Bo visited Lu Yu to learn whether he could cure the flaw in the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. Lu Yu offered two ways to resolve the Poison Sac problem and said rare herbs were needed to repair their poisoned bodies, leaving Dugu Bo to ask what Lu Yu wanted in return.

• Dugu Bo arrived at Lu Yu's residence, where Lu Yu recognized him and invited him inside.
• Lu Yu confirmed that he was Nine Absolutes and claimed he could resolve the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul's flaw, surprising Snake Lance Douluo, who was hiding nearby.
• Lu Yu explained to Dugu Bo that the Poison Sac could be dealt with in two ways, but restoring Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's bodies would require precious medicinal herbs.
• Dugu Bo offered access to his Herb Garden, but asked Lu Yu to state his price before they proceeded.

Lu Yu negotiated with Dugu Bo over three demands and offered him a method to resolve his poisonous Martial Soul defect. Dugu Bo chose to condense his poison into a Poison Pill and left to test the method, promising to take Lu Yu to his herb garden if it worked.

• Lu Yu secured Dugu Bo’s promise that he could take herbs from his garden, and Dugu Bo agreed to protect him until he became a Soul Saint.
• Lu Yu said his third demand was undecided and promised not to ask Dugu Bo to violate his principles or do the impossible.
• Lu Yu described using a Spirit Bone or condensing a Poison Pill to serve as Dugu Bo’s Poison Sac, and Dugu Bo chose the Poison Pill method.
• Lu Yu explained that the Poison Pill would take three to six months to condense and that detonating it would leave Dugu Bo weakened and unable to use soul skills until he formed another.
• Lu Yu taught Dugu Bo the Pill Condensation Method, and Dugu Bo left to test it before taking Lu Yu to the herb garden.

Lu Yu explained his knowledge to Snake Lance Douluo with a fabricated story about an elder named Pangu, while Xue Qinghe defied an order from Spirit City by inviting Lu Yu’s group to dine. Lu Yu refused the invitation, and the next morning Yang Hui appeared at his door again.

• Snake Lance Douluo questioned Lu Yu about his knowledge, and Lu Yu claimed Pangu had taught him in the mountains.
• Snake Lance Douluo ordered Hua Yuan to report news about Dugu Bo and Pangu to Spirit City.
• After receiving an order not to contact Lu Yu’s group, Xue Qinghe instructed Yang Hui to invite them to lunch.
• Lu Yu refused Xue Qinghe’s invitation, and she smiled when Yang Hui reported his rejection.
• The next morning, Lu Yu went to leave for breakfast and found Yang Hui standing at his door.

Xue Qinghe visited Lu Yu with breakfast and warned him that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect planned to abduct him and interrogate him about breaking the Soul Ring limit. Lu Yu remained confident that he could handle the threat, while Hua Yuan set out to investigate the attackers.

• Xue Qinghe brought breakfast to Lu Yu and stayed at his home despite his protests.
• After Lu Yu and his companions ate, Xue Qinghe revealed that someone planned to abduct Lu Yu for information about breaking the Soul Ring limit.
• Lu Yu guessed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect was behind the plot, and Xue Qinghe's reaction confirmed it.
• Lu Yu dismissed the threat and hinted that the attackers would regret coming after him.
• Xue Qinghe left with Yang Hui, and Hua Yuan said he would investigate the enemy's strength.

Lu Yu agreed to visit Dugu Bo’s Herb Garden while Spirit Hall watched for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, whose arrival remained uncertain. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lu Yu saw the immortal herbs and told Dugu Bo that he might not only fix his Martial Soul flaws but help his Martial Souls evolve.

• Salas ordered Spirit Hall’s spies to search Heaven Dou City for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, then had them watch the city gates when they found no trace of the sect.
• Dugu Bo told Lu Yu that the Pill Condensation Technique had already helped him form a Poison Pill particle, and Lu Yu urged him to teach it to Dugu Yan.
• Snake Lance Douluo objected to Lu Yu leaving his sight, but Lu Yu insisted he trusted Dugu Bo and went with him to the Herb Garden.
• After Lu Yu left, Lu Fei dragged Hua Yuan out to find food in Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo flew Lu Yu to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lu Yu saw the abundant immortal herbs and praised the garden.
• Lu Yu told Dugu Bo that he might help his Martial Souls evolve, leaving Dugu Bo astonished.

Lu Yu harvested the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Infernal Delicate Apricot from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After swallowing the two extreme herbs, he plunged into the pool to temper his body, leaving Dugu Bo convinced he had died.

• Lu Yu used Purple Gold Phantom Hand to harvest Aromatic Silk Beauty, then warned Dugu Bo before collecting the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• Lu Yu let the two herbs' opposing energies dissipate, then ate both directly because he could not refine them into pills.
• The herbs' extreme energies turned Lu Yu blue and red and filled him with unbearable pain.
• Lu Yu staggered toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and plunged into the pool before Dugu Bo could stop him.
• Dugu Bo watched Lu Yu sink beneath the water and feared he was dead, lamenting that he had not received his life-saving prescription.

Lu Yu survived the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then returned to explore its depths. He concluded the well was a Dragon Fall Land but turned back before reaching the bottom, and began preparing to refine pills that could evolve his Martial Soul.

• Lu Yu regained consciousness, emerged unharmed from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and explained the two herbs’ effects to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo agreed to find Lu Yu a medicinal furnace capable of withstanding Ultimate Fire.
• Lu Yu dived deeper into the well, felt its growing pressure, and suspected the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains lay below as divine-level treasures.
• Lu Yu abandoned the descent before reaching the bottom and returned to shore.
• Lu Yu chose Aromatic Silk Beauty as the main ingredient for pills to improve his Martial Soul, selected supplementary herbs, and found Dragon Origin Fruit.

Lu Yu harvested valuable herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and cultivated there while waiting for Dugu Bo to bring a pill furnace. He began refining a pill from Aromatic Silk Beauty, reaching the crucial pill-condensation stage.

• Lu Yu picked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and gathered the other valuable herbs, then cultivated beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to strengthen his resistance to its extreme auras.
• Dugu Bo returned with a pill furnace, and Lu Yu persuaded him to arrange several dozen jade bottles by promising he could likely evolve Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's Martial Souls toward dragon types.
• Lu Yu set the pill furnace over the fire pool and refined Aromatic Silk Beauty with supplementary herbs, carefully controlling the heat and removing impurities.
• Lu Yu began condensing the medicinal essence into three pills, knowing that failure would waste the only Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Lu Yu refined pills and took a premium one, which raised his Soul Power and evolved his Eight-Faced Han Sword into a high-grade Martial Soul. After Dugu Bo witnessed the change, Lu Yu set out to obtain a Soul Ring now that he had reached level thirty.

• Lu Yu completed his first batch of pills, producing two premium pills and one inferior pill, then stored them and meditated to recover.
• Lu Yu took a premium pill and spent three days absorbing its effects, which strengthened his bloodline and raised his Soul Power.
• Lu Yu summoned his evolved Eight-Faced Han Sword, discovered it was a high-grade Martial Soul, and found that his Soul Power had reached level thirty.
• Dugu Bo returned with jade bottles, witnessed Lu Yu's evolved Martial Soul, and asked about the pill's effects.
• Lu Yu stored the pills and left to obtain a Soul Ring, while Dugu Bo followed in disbelief at his rapid growth.

Lu Yu discussed the benefits of his pill with Dugu Bo, then searched Sunset Forest for a suitable Soul Beast to provide an enhancement-type soul skill. After three fruitless days of hunting, Lu Yu asked Dugu Bo to withdraw Dugu Yan from school before they traveled to Spirit City, and Dugu Bo asked why Lu Yu had joined Spirit Hall.

• Lu Yu told Dugu Bo that the pill could repair his body, evolve his Martial Soul, and potentially let him reach Peak Douluo strength.
• Lu Yu asked Dugu Bo about special Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest, but accepted that ultimate-attribute beasts were unlikely to be found there.
• Dugu Bo took Lu Yu to the Thousand-Year Soul Beast region and suggested a five-thousand-year Gold-Splitting Honey Badger, but Lu Yu rejected it because he wanted an enhancement-type skill.
• Lu Yu and Dugu Bo searched the forest for three days, rejecting several potential Soul Beasts because they were unsuitable or too young.
• While roasting a Soft Bone Rabbit, Lu Yu asked Dugu Bo to have Dugu Yan withdraw from school so she could travel to Spirit City with them.
• Dugu Bo asked Lu Yu why he had joined Spirit Hall.

Lu Yu persuaded Dugu Bo to have Dugu Yan withdraw from school, then learned of a rare time-attribute Blue-White Demon Civet fighting a Blazing Mad Lion in Sunset Forest. He recognized the civet as an elite Soul Beast but was disappointed that it was fifty thousand years old rather than the five thousand years he needed.

• Lu Yu argued that Spirit Hall currently benefited commoners and might be guided by his influence in the future, convincing Dugu Bo to have Dugu Yan withdraw from school.
• Lu Yu and Dugu Bo ate roasted rabbit when a powerful Soul Beast's roar sounded in the distance.
• Dugu Bo flew ahead and found a blue-and-white feline Soul Beast fighting a sixty-thousand-year Blazing Mad Lion near a bloodstained cave.
• Dugu Bo returned and described the roughly fifty-thousand-year feline to Lu Yu.
• Lu Yu identified the beast as a time-attribute Blue-White Demon Civet and lamented that its age was far above the five thousand years he needed.

Lu Yu and Dugu Bo found a gravely wounded Blue-White Demon Civet and its injured cub after the mother killed a Blazing Mad Lion with a time-stopping attack. Lu Yu began absorbing the cub’s Soul Ring, while Dugu Bo discovered a valuable Spirit Bone and realized the mother could accelerate its prey’s lifespan to kill it instantly.

• Dugu Bo led Lu Yu to the battlefield, where the Blue-White Demon Civet killed the Blazing Mad Lion by freezing time and draining away its remaining lifespan.
• Dugu Bo attacked the weakened Blue-White Demon Civet with his eighth and ninth soul skills, forcing it to flee after its body was corroded by poison.
• Lu Yu entered a cave and killed the dying Little Blue-White Demon Civet, then began absorbing its nearly six-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo found a sixty-thousand-year Spirit Bone in the Blazing Fire Mad Lion’s corpse and concluded that the Blue-White Demon Civet had altered time to make the lion’s life end in an instant.

Lu Yu absorbed the Blue-White Demon Civet’s soul ring and gained the growth-type Eternal Moment skill and a Time Mark, while Dugu Bo hoped the power could someday benefit Dugu Yan. Lu Yu explained that the skill depended on a rare External Soul Bone, leaving Dugu Bo to abandon the idea of seeking one for his granddaughter.

• Dugu Bo rushed back into the cave when silver-white light appeared and discovered that it was forming a Time Mark on Lu Yu.
• Lu Yu examined Eternal Moment, finding its current time imprisonment and life-draining abilities weak but capable of growing through mastery of time.
• Lu Yu absorbed the Nine Absolutes Sword Technique and learned that the Three Elements Cage Formation could trap enemies or protect allies.
• Lu Yu saw that his next system mission required him to advance to Soul Ancestor with a Fourth Soul Ring of at least ten thousand years.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Lu Yu had obtained the time skill, and Lu Yu warned him against seeking it for Dugu Yan because its growth potential required a rare External Soul Bone.

Yu Yuanting continued searching Heaven Dou City for Nine Absolutes while Dugu Bo delivered a cultivation pill to Lu Fei and prepared to take Dugu Yan away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Dugu Yan resisted leaving, and Dugu Bo rebuked Qin Ming for questioning where he planned to take her.

• Yu Yuanting learned that his men had failed to find Nine Absolutes and ordered them to watch the city gates.
• Dugu Bo gave Lu Fei a pill that he said would raise Lu Fei from level twenty-three to level thirty, and Lu Fei swallowed it.
• Snake Lance Douluo sensed Lu Fei's surging Soul Power and concluded that the pill's effects were real.
• Dugu Bo went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told Dugu Yan he had come to help her withdraw so she could go somewhere better.
• Dugu Yan refused to leave, while Qin Ming asked Dugu Bo which academy she would attend.
• Dugu Bo pressured Qin Ming into silence and said he did not owe him an explanation.

Dugu Bo persuaded Dugu Yan to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy so she could pursue Martial Soul evolution through Lu Yu, though she postponed telling her friends goodbye. A month later, Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lu Yu and the others were comprehending the Power of Time.

• Dugu Bo pressured Yu Tianheng and told Dugu Yan that her schooling decision was between them, so she agreed to withdraw after speaking with her grandfather.
• Dugu Bo explained that Lu Yu could remove flaws in their Martial Souls and evolve Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent, and revealed that Lu Yu's own Martial Soul had evolved three days earlier.
• Dugu Yan chose the chance to evolve her Martial Soul but delayed telling her friends because she had just promised she would return.
• Dugu Bo said Dugu Yan would refine her poison before they prepared for her Martial Soul Evolution, and noted that Lu Yu was still making pills at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• One month later, Dugu Bo returned to find Lu Yu and the other two cultivating beside the Yin Yang Pool by comprehending the Power of Time.

Lu Yu returned to Heaven Dou City after cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, ready to help Dugu Yan condense her Poison Pill and repair her damaged body before arranging her Martial Soul Evolution. Meanwhile, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan prepared to abduct him, unaware that his apparent Soul Saint guards were actors, and Lu Yu rewarded the people who had protected him with rare pills.

• After seven days of contemplation, Lu Yu left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo and learned that Dugu Yan had reached level thirty-one and was nearly ready for treatment.
• Yu Yuanting learned that Nine Absolutes had entered Heaven Dou City with two Soul Saint guards and ordered his people to watch for a chance to abduct him.
• Lu Yu returned to his residence, where Lu Fei reported reaching level thirty-three and described his third soul skill, which healed external injuries.
• Snake Lance Douluo asked Lu Yu about his pills, and Lu Yu explained that they came from rare herbs before giving pills to Snake Lance Douluo and Hua Yuan in thanks for protecting him.

Lu Yu and his companions staged a departure from Heaven Dou City to lure the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect into attacking them. The ambush began outside the city, and Hua Yuan and the two Soul Saints fought back while Snake Lance Douluo had yet to appear.

• Snake Lance Douluo refined Lu Yu’s pill, raised his Soul Power to level ninety-three, and thanked Lu Yu for improving his cultivation prospects.
• Hua Yuan absorbed his pill and rose three Soul Power levels to level seventy-eight, after which Lu Yu set out with Hua Yuan, Lu Fei, and the two Soul Saints to bait the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect ambushed the carriage several miles outside Heaven Dou City, destroying it with Soul Skills as Hua Yuan pulled Lu Yu and Lu Fei to safety.
• Four enemy Soul Saints and ten Soul Kings surrounded them, and both sides activated their Martial Soul Avatars as the battle began.
• Extra One’s defense was shattered by the enemy’s attacks, while Hua Yuan’s Lion’s Roar incapacitated the Soul Kings; Hua Yuan then faced two Soul Saints as the fight continued.

Lu Yu and his allies defeated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s forces, captured Yu Yuanting, and returned to Heaven Dou City. After giving pills to Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, Lu Yu went to meet Xue Qinghe, leaving her puzzled by his unexpected visit.

• Lu Yu and Lu Fei killed the weakened Soul Kings while Hua Yuan and the others held off the Soul Saints, and Snake Lance Douluo captured the crippled Yu Yuanting.
• Snake Lance Douluo killed the four Soul Saints with a single throw of his Snake Lance and ordered Hua Yuan and the others to take Yu Yuanting to Spirit City.
• Lu Yu thanked Hua Yuan and the others, then returned to Heaven Dou City with Lu Fei and Snake Lance Douluo.
• Lu Yu visited Dugu Bo, gave Dugu Yan a Dragon Origin Pill to absorb and gave Dugu Bo another pill to use after recovering.
• Lu Yu and Lu Fei went to the imperial city and asked to see the Crown Prince; Xue Qinghe came to the gate, confused by Lu Yu’s unexpected visit.