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Chapters 1–80 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Nine Nether Dragon

Dugu Bo evolved his Martial Soul, cured Dugu Yan’s poison, and reunited her with her resurrected parents. The family left together after Dugu Bo promised that his Netherworld Power would keep Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er by their side.

  • Dugu Bo discovered that the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd could evolve his Martial Soul and went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to find it.
  • Dugu Bo consumed the gourd, evolved into the Nine Nether Divine Dragon, subdued his Backlash Poison, and survived a Heavenly Tribulation that strengthened him.
  • Dugu Bo gained a Nine Nether inheritance and took Dugu Yan to the valley, where he confessed that her poison had killed her parents.
  • Dugu Yan ate the Aromatic Silk Beauty, cured her poison, evolved her Martial Soul into a Jade Scale Dragon, and reached the Rank 40 bottleneck.
  • Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan harvested immortal herbs, then Dugu Yan absorbed a ten-thousand-year Venom Swamp Python Soul Ring and became a Soul Ancestor.
  • Dugu Bo left Dugu Yan to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then retrieved the Blue Silver Emperor remains from Tang San’s abandoned home.
  • Dugu Bo resurrected Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er as undead, gave them Soul Bones, and helped them reach Soul Saint rank.
  • Dugu Bo brought Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er to Dugu Yan, and the family reunited in an emotional embrace.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Rise of Nine Nether Hall

Dugu Bo strengthened his family, founded Nine Nether Hall, and recruited the Breaking Clan by defeating Yang Wudi and offering the clan safety and resources. The clan settled at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo began training its members and learned that Yang Wudi might help recruit the Defense Clan.

  • Dugu Bo gathered hundreds of jin of Whale Rubber and gave it to Dugu Yan, while refining pills that strengthened her and his spiritual power.
  • Dugu Bo secured Soul Bones for Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er, and both reached Rank 72 after absorbing them.
  • Dugu Bo founded Nine Nether Hall with Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er as its first members, then planted a Nine Heart Begonia seed in hopes of curing Ye Lingling's Martial Soul flaw.
  • After three months of training, Dugu Yan evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Scale Dragon and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
  • Dugu Bo's cultivation rose to level ninety-six, and he traveled to the Breaking Clan to recruit Yang Wudi, defeating him in combat and medicine refining.
  • Yang Wudi pledged the Breaking Clan to Nine Nether Hall, and he led its members to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after preparing them for relocation.
  • Dugu Bo gave Yang Wudi cultivation chapters, and Yang Wudi reported that Niu Gao and the Defense Clan could help build Nine Nether Hall's base.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Nine Nether Hall Rises

Dugu Bo brought the Four Affiliated Clans into Nine Nether Hall, built its strength through secret Spirit Hall resources and converted Title Douluo, and advanced to rank ninety-seven. The arc left the Hall established at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with its clans working together under a new monthly assessment.

  • Yang Wudi recruited Niu Gao and the Defense Clan after Dugu Bo proved he could break Niu Gao’s strongest defense, and the clan began relocating to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Dugu Bo rescued Dugu Yan from Gui Mei’s shadow guard, turned the guard into Zhao Hei, and then killed and revived Gui Mei as a Nine Nether Undead.
  • Dugu Bo lured Yue Guan to Black Mountain Ridge and transformed him into an undead, then ordered him and Gui Mei to conceal their condition and secretly divert Spirit Hall’s resources.
  • Dugu Bo recruited Titan and Bai He after defeating them, brought the Four Affiliated Clans into Nine Nether Hall, and assigned them cultivation, medicine, construction, forging, and intelligence duties.
  • Gui Mei and Yue Guan helped Dugu Bo capture Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo, who joined Nine Nether Hall and helped train the clans.
  • Dugu Bo refined a pill from leaves of twelve immortal herbs and broke through to rank ninety-seven.
  • The Defense Clan completed the main hall, and Dugu Bo gathered nearly five hundred members to affirm their loyalty and announce monthly assessments.
  • Yang Wudi oversaw soul power tests, sparring, and specialized clan trials, with Titan ranking first and Dugu Bo promising to guide the ten lowest-ranked clansmen.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read