Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo recovered the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and carefully transplanted the Blue Silver Emperor Seedling. He then flew to his ancestral home in Blue Stone Town, hoping to use his Nine Nether Divine Dragon’s Undead Power to awaken his deceased son and daughter-in-law.

• Dugu Bo dug up the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and stored it in the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch.
• Dugu Bo found the Blue Silver Emperor Seedling and transplanted it into a jade box filled with soil from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo left the cave and flew southwest toward his old home in Blue Stone Town.
• Dugu Bo remembered how the Backlash Poison of the Jade Python Snake Emperor had killed his son, Dugu Xin, and his daughter-in-law.
• Dugu Bo recalled that his Nine Nether Divine Dragon’s Undead Power could awaken the dead as undead, though only under strict conditions.

Dugu Bo returned to his family’s abandoned manor and ancestral graveyard to attempt to resurrect Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er using the Nine Nether Divine Dragon’s power. After finding poison preserved in their bones and converting it into Netherworld Power, he began preparing their skeletons for revival, with the awakening of their souls still the crucial next step.

• Dugu Bo reasoned that his Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul could remove the Backlash Poison from Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er's bones and use it to strengthen their Undead Bodies.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Blue Stone Town and entered his abandoned family manor without drawing attention.
• Dugu Bo visited Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er's graves, apologized for coming ten years too late, and vowed to bring them back.
• Dugu Bo opened their coffins and discovered that traces of the Backlash Poison remained in their bones.
• Dugu Bo used his Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul to draw the poison from the skeletons and merge it with Netherworld Power.
• Dugu Bo infused the skeletons with Netherworld Power and focused on the need to awaken any fragments of their souls that remained.

Dugu Bo resurrected his son, Dugu Xin, and daughter-in-law, Lin Wan'er, as undead using the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art. After stabilizing their new forms with Soul Bones, he began helping them break through to level seventy.

• Dugu Bo found and awakened the fragments of consciousness inside Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er's remains, then formed undead bodies for them with Netherworld Power.
• Dugu Bo used his blood essence to give Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er self-awareness, and they recognized him after learning they had been dead for ten years.
• Dugu Bo explained that they were undead and gave each of them a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to serve as the core of a stable body.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er absorbed the Soul Bones, stabilizing their Undead Bodies as Dugu Bo confirmed their Soul Power remained at level sixty-nine.
• Dugu Bo summoned the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul and poured Nether Qi mixed with Backlash Poison into them to help them reach level seventy.

Dugu Bo revived Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er as undead, sharing his power so they became Soul Saints. He brought them toward Sunset Forest to reunite with Dugu Yan, whose transformed Martial Soul and improved cultivation he described along the way.

• Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er absorbed Netherworld Power and reached Soul Saint rank with seventh soul rings granted by Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo led his son and daughter-in-law from the graveyard toward Sunset Forest to see Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Xin that Dugu Yan missed her parents and had cried when she learned they had returned as undead.
• Dugu Bo explained that Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved Dugu Yan's Martial Soul into a Jade Scale Dragon and helped her reach rank forty-three with a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring.
• Dugu Bo recounted how the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd evolved his own Martial Soul and subdued the Backlash Poison, and Lin Wan'er expressed sympathy for what he had endured.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they reunited with Dugu Yan after ten years apart. He reassured them that his Netherworld Power would keep the undead couple from disappearing while he remained alive.

• Dugu Bo led Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er through Sunset Forest to the valley where Dugu Yan was cultivating.
• Dugu Yan recognized her parents, and Dugu Bo explained that they had returned as undead with their memories and emotions intact.
• Dugu Yan rushed into Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er's arms, and the family embraced and cried together.
• Dugu Xin told Dugu Yan that Dugu Bo's evolved Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul had awakened the dead.
• Dugu Bo assured Dugu Yan that her parents would remain by her side as long as his Netherworld Power endured, and said he could live for a thousand years or more.

Dugu Bo left his family at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and traveled to Vast Sea City to buy Whale Rubber, whose hidden value he knew from his previous life. He began buying up the city’s supplies through several merchants and planned to collect them three days later.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Xin, Lin Wan'er, and Dugu Yan to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while they adapted to their Undead Bodies and new Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo flew to Vast Sea City to stockpile Whale Rubber, knowing it could strengthen a Soul Master’s body and increase the limit of their Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo arrived in Vast Sea City on the second day, checked into Yuelai Inn, and learned that the city’s Whale Rubber market was in the southern port district.
• Dugu Bo bought a merchant’s entire stock of thirty jin of Whale Rubber and paid a deposit for the owner to gather more.
• Dugu Bo visited another seven or eight merchant houses, bought their Whale Rubber, and arranged to collect the supplies in three days.

Dugu Bo bought a large first batch of whale rubber in Vast Sea City, intending to stockpile it for its future value and use its power-enhancing properties to cultivate allies. After arranging another purchase in seven days, he left to explore the city.

• Dugu Bo reflected that whale rubber could strengthen the body and raise Soul Ring absorption limits, and that its value would soar in the era of the Peerless Tang Sect.
• Three days later, Boss Qian and other merchants brought Dugu Bo 317 jin and 6 liang of whale rubber, which he inspected and paid for.
• Dugu Bo stored the whale rubber in his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, then told Boss Qian to buy as much more as possible and return in seven days.
• Dugu Bo considered whale rubber a strategic resource for Yan Yan and future forces he might cultivate, then decided to explore Vast Sea City rather than wait.

Dugu Bo explored the deep sea, assessed its soul beasts, and gathered more Whale Rubber from Vast Sea City. With over five hundred pounds stored away, he flew back toward Sunset Forest and his family at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Dugu Bo flew beyond Vast Sea City and used his spiritual power to study deep-sea soul beasts, noting their strength and lower intelligence.
• A roughly twenty-thousand-year-old giant whale attacked Dugu Bo, but he struck its skull and drove it away with his Dragon Might.
• Dugu Bo returned to the inn and cultivated the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art for seven days while waiting for more Whale Rubber.
• Boss Qian gave Dugu Bo another two hundred-plus pounds of Whale Rubber, bringing his total to over five hundred pounds.
• Dugu Bo told Boss Qian to collect more for pickup in twenty days, then flew toward Sunset Forest because he worried about Yan Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er.

Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained that Dugu Yan should prepare her physique for absorbing a powerful fifth Soul Ring. He prepared Whale Rubber for her to eat, and she discovered its nourishing effects.

• Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found Dugu Yan's Soul Power had stabilized at level forty-three.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that her Jade Scale Dragon Martial Soul could lead her to become a Titled Douluo, but she needed to strengthen her physique for her fifth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo took out Whale Rubber and melted it with water from the Crimson Spring Eye until it cooled into an edible gel.
• Dugu Yan tried the Whale Rubber, enjoyed its taste, and ate a second piece.
• Dugu Yan felt a warm, long-lasting current spread through her limbs and meridians after eating the Whale Rubber.

Dugu Bo prepared Dugu Yan to eventually absorb her fifth soul ring by securing a long-term supply of Whale Rubber and considering how to strengthen her spiritual power. He began refining Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into pills, hoping to make its effects stronger and share them with Yan Yan.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to eat Whale Rubber daily until she reached Soul Power Level fifty and was ready to hunt her fifth soul ring.
• Dugu Bo melted and portioned more than five hundred jin of Whale Rubber, storing the servings in his Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch for Yan Yan.
• Dugu Bo decided that Yan Yan also needed stronger spiritual power to withstand the resentment of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Dugu Bo took out Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and planned to refine it into pills so he and Yan Yan could both benefit from it.
• Dugu Bo combined the immortal herb with Clear Heart Grass, Spirit Condensing Flower, and honey, then began refining the mixture with Soul Power and Netherflame.

Dugu Bo successfully refined two Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Pills and gave one to Dugu Yan, greatly enhancing her spiritual perception. He took the other himself, then stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to guide Yan Yan and study refining pills from the Immortal Herbs he had collected.

• Dugu Bo refined Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into two high-quality pills and named them the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew Pills.
• Dugu Bo gave one pill to Dugu Yan, whose spiritual perception and senses became much sharper.
• Dugu Bo explained the pill’s effect to Dugu Yan and told her to keep cultivating while she adapted to her heightened senses.
• Dugu Bo took the second pill and expanded his Sea of Consciousness.
• Dugu Bo stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to guide Dugu Yan and study refining his collected Immortal Herbs into pills.

Dugu Bo refined several immortal herbs into pills, then left the valley to collect more Whale Rubber in Vast Sea City. Before returning, he ventured into the deep sea and hunted a Soul Beast, bringing back a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone for Dugu Xin.

• Dugu Bo refined the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower into pills for himself and Dugu Yan.
• After five peaceful days in the valley, Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er that he was leaving to collect Whale Rubber and handle other matters.
• Dugu Bo arrived in Vast Sea City and collected 430 jin of Whale Rubber from Boss Qian, instructing him to keep gathering more for his return in three months.
• Dugu Bo chartered a fishing boat and flew into deep waters to hunt a sea Soul Beast for Dugu Xin's future eighth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo returned to the boat carrying a blue-glowing ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone, then ordered the captain to return to port.

Dugu Bo returned from Vast Sea City with Whale Rubber and two Soul Bones, then gave the bones to Dugu Xin. After absorbing them, Dugu Xin gained greater speed and the ability to fly, while Dugu Bo planned to find Soul Bones for Lin Wan'er as well.

• Dugu Bo returned to port with two Soul Bones taken from a ten-thousand-year sea Soul Beast and flew toward Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo sensed three Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Douluos heading for Vast Sea City but let them pass without intervening.
• Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gave Dugu Yan four hundred and thirty jin of Whale Rubber.
• Dugu Bo gave Dugu Xin a right leg Soul Bone and an External Soul Bone, and Dugu Xin began absorbing them.
• Dugu Xin fused both Soul Bones, gaining increased speed and explosive power as well as the ability to fly.

Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er absorbed Soul Bones gifted by Dugu Bo, gaining new abilities and breaking through to Rank 72. The family celebrated their progress, while Dugu Bo reminded them that greater challenges lay ahead and doubled Dugu Yan’s training for the next day.

• Dugu Xin showed Dugu Yan the flying ability he gained from his External Soul Bone, then gave the Left Arm Bone to Lin Wan'er.
• Lin Wan'er absorbed the Left Arm Bone while Dugu Bo watched over her and Dugu Xin and Dugu Yan supported her.
• Lin Wan'er successfully fused the Soul Bone with a ninety-eight percent compatibility rate and broke through from Rank 71 to Rank 72.
• Dugu Xin checked his Soul Power and discovered that he had also reached Rank 72.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er not to become complacent and ordered Dugu Yan’s training intensity doubled starting the next day.

Dugu Bo settled into a peaceful routine at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, improving his cultivation and alchemy while beginning to cultivate rare plants there. Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er also advanced their abilities, and the chapter left Dugu Bo urging his son to prepare for the harshness of battle.

• Dugu Bo refined more pills with Netherflame and Nine Nether Power, then began searching Sunset Forest for rare plants he could grow into immortal herbs.
• He transplanted a silver-white lingzhi, pale golden orchids, and a purplish-red tree around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they began to recover and grow.
• Dugu Yan improved her physique and Soul Power control while practicing how to distribute the poison evenly across her Jade Scale Poison Domain under Dugu Bo's guidance.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er reached rank seventy-two, and their Soul Bones continued to strengthen their abilities.
• Dugu Bo sparred with Dugu Xin and overwhelmed him, then asked whether enemies would go easy on him in battle.

Dugu Bo trained his family in the hidden valley while preparing for the political dangers beyond it. He decided to establish Nine Nether Hall and use five chapters of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art to cultivate loyal elites, while keeping its Nether Refining Chapter to himself.

• Dugu Xin repeatedly sparred with Dugu Bo, and Dugu Bo praised him for lasting three seconds longer than before.
• Dugu Bo reflected on the approaching threats from Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue, and the Tiandou Empire’s political turmoil, and concluded he needed a force of his own.
• Dugu Bo planned to teach five chapters of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art to carefully selected followers, reserving the Nether Refining Chapter for himself.
• Dugu Bo named his organization Nine Nether Hall and considered recruiting orphans and frustrated low-level Soul Masters.
• Dugu Bo planned to enforce loyalty with the Netherworld Pact, a mark that would drag a betrayer’s soul into the netherworld.

Dugu Bo established Nine Nether Hall with Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er as its first members, giving them portions of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art. Later, while browsing Heaven Dou City's underground market, he found a seed he recognized as the origin of Nine Heart Begonia.

• Dugu Bo decided to build Nine Nether Hall to protect his family and planned to find it a secure headquarters before recruiting more members.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wan'er about the force, and all three joined as its first members.
• Dugu Bo gave Dugu Yan jade tablets containing cultivation chapters and assigned Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er chapters for refining soul power, bodies, and Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo visited Heaven Dou City's underground market and found a pale-gold seed at an old vendor's stall.
• Dugu Bo sensed the seed's powerful life energy and recognized it as a Nine Hearts Begonia Seed, the origin from which a new Nine Heart Begonia could grow.

Dugu Bo planted a Nine Heart Begonia seed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and considered whether nurturing it into an immortal-grade plant could free Ye Lingling from her Martial Soul’s fatal inheritance curse. He resolved to grow the plant, hoping to save Ye Lingling and potentially bring her into Nine Nether Hall.

• Dugu Bo bought an unusually cheap Nine Heart Begonia seed at Heaven Dou City's underground market.
• Dugu Bo planted the seed beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used Nine Nether Power to enrich the soil and accelerate its growth.
• Dugu Bo recalled that Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia passed only from mother to daughter, and each mother died after her daughter awakened the Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo wondered whether an immortal-grade Nine Heart Begonia could change Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul and break its curse.
• Dugu Bo watered the seed with spring water infused with Nine Nether Power, sensed its life stir, and hoped it would save Ye Lingling.

Dugu Bo prepared to offer Ye Lingling a place in the Nine Nether Hall and a chance to remove the curse on her Martial Soul while Dugu Yan completed three months of training. Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the start of school, where her Imperial Dou Team noticed her transformation.

• Dugu Bo decided to approach Ye Lingling as the Nine Nether Hall Master and offer her a chance to join and have her Martial Soul curse removed.
• After three months at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Yan reached level forty-five, gained a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, evolved her Martial Soul into the Jade Scale Dragon, and purified her Backlash Poison.
• Dugu Yan said goodbye to Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er, then left the valley with Dugu Bo for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo instructed Dugu Yan to explain her rapid advancement as the result of training and a fortuitous opportunity in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Yan entered the Imperial Dou Team's training grounds and found Yu Tianheng, the Shi Brothers, Osler, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling watching her.

Dugu Yan returned to the Imperial Dou Team as a level-forty-five Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and an evolved Jade Scale Dragon martial soul. Her transformation shocked her teammates and instructor Qin Ming, who decided to report her talent to the academy, while Dugu Yan promised to take Ye Lingling to meet her grandfather about the Nine Heart Begonia’s flaw.

• Dugu Yan reunited with the Imperial Dou Team and stunned her teammates with her level, ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, and Jade Scale Dragon martial soul.
• Dugu Yan told her teammates that her grandfather had helped her gain a rare opportunity in the Star Dou Great Forest, without explaining how her martial soul evolved.
• Dugu Yan privately confirmed to Ye Lingling that her grandfather might have a way to resolve the Nine Heart Begonia’s flaw and promised to take her to see him during the weekend holiday.
• Qin Ming heard Dugu Yan’s explanation and decided to report her martial soul evolution and exceptional talent to the three education committee members.
• Yu Tianheng admitted Dugu Yan had surpassed him but vowed to work harder.