Chapter Summaries

Gui Mei lured Yue Guan to Black Mountain Ridge, where Dugu Bo revealed that Gui Mei had become his Nine Nether Undead. Dugu Bo and Gui Mei defeated and devoured Yue Guan, leaving Spirit Hall without its two Titled Douluo and naming them as Nine Nether Hall’s undead generals.

• Gui Mei returned to Spirit City and told Yue Guan about an ancient, powerful presence hidden in a sealed cave at Black Mountain Ridge.
• Gui Mei persuaded Yue Guan to meet him at Black Mountain Ridge three nights later so they could investigate the cave together.
• Yue Guan arrived to find battle damage across the ridge, then saw Dugu Bo emerge behind Gui Mei with nine powerful soul rings.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Gui Mei had become his Nine Nether Undead, and Yue Guan realized Gui Mei had betrayed Spirit Hall.
• Gui Mei blocked Yue Guan’s attack while Dugu Bo and Ghost Shadow trapped him in the Two-Level Stasis Domain.
• Dugu Bo used Nine Nether: Dragon Devour to consume Yue Guan and declared him the undead general Nether Chrysanthemum Yue Guan.

Dugu Bo sent the transformed Gui Mei and Yue Guan back to Spirit City as covert agents for Nine Nether Hall. He planned to use their positions in Spirit Hall to steal resources, recruit talent, and gradually turn its Title Douluo into undead loyal to him.

• Gui Mei reported that Yue Guan had completed his transformation, and both confirmed they were ready to return to Spirit City.
• Dugu Bo ordered them to maintain their old habits and appearances so Bibi Dong would not suspect they had become undead.
• Dugu Bo authorized Gui Mei and Yue Guan to secretly divert Spirit Hall's resources and eventually recruit promising Soul Masters for Nine Nether Hall.
• Dugu Bo told them to wait until their positions were secure before luring out more Title Douluo to convert.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan flew back to Spirit City, while Dugu Bo arranged to contact them in three days about their first transfer of resources.

Dugu Bo arranged for Nine Nether Hall to acquire resources from Spirit Hall through Gui Mei and Yue Guan, and the first shipment reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. As the hall’s foundation continued to grow, Dugu Bo prepared to patiently challenge Spirit Hall’s strength.

• Dugu Bo gave Yang Wudi a location and date for collecting Spirit Hall supplies, while telling him to remain at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and cultivate.
• Dugu Bo tended the growing Nine Heart Begonia sprout, hoping it would eventually help resolve Ye Lingling’s martial soul flaw.
• Three days later, Yang Wudi’s clansmen returned with pills, ores, herbs, Soul Beast materials, and three low-year Soul Bones from Spirit Hall’s stores.
• Yang Wudi asked whether the resources came from Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo confirmed it while refusing to reveal his contact there.
• Dugu Bo reflected that Nine Nether Hall was steadily gaining resources and manpower, and planned to let it grow until it could contend with Spirit Hall.

Nine Nether Hall grew as the Breaking Clan prospered and Niu Gao led the Defense Clan in building a base at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After Yang Wudi asked about bringing in the remaining two clans, Dugu Bo agreed to consider recruiting them.

• The Breaking Clan adapted to life in the valley, while its medicinal fields and children flourished under the spiritual energy.
• Niu Gao arrived with over a hundred members of the Defense Clan and began building a base in the valley.
• Dugu Bo continued cultivating, refining pills, and guiding the clansmen as Nine Nether Hall established its foundation.
• Yang Wudi asked Dugu Bo to help bring Titan's Strength Clan and Bai He's Speed Clan into Nine Nether Hall.
• Dugu Bo agreed that recruiting the two clans would strengthen Nine Nether Hall.

Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao traveled to Wind Spirit Town to recruit the Speed Clan, where they unexpectedly met Titan of the Strength Clan. Titan agreed to hear Dugu Bo out, leaving the four clan leaders together as Dugu Bo prepared to explain his plans.

• Dugu Bo flew with Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to Wind Spirit Town to meet the Speed Clan.
• Bai He cautiously welcomed the three after Yang Wudi explained that he and Niu Gao had joined Nine Nether Hall.
• Titan arrived unexpectedly, recognized Yang Wudi and Niu Gao, and questioned why they had become subordinates.
• Niu Gao explained that Dugu Bo had provided cultivation methods, resources, and protection, while Yang Wudi remembered his earlier vow never to serve another.
• Dugu Bo said he wanted to find a path that would make everyone stronger, and Titan agreed to stay and listen.

Dugu Bo tested Titan and Bai He in a two-on-one fight and defeated them with his Nether Domain. Titan and Bai He accepted defeat and agreed to lead the Strength Clan and Speed Clan into Nine Nether Hall.

• Titan challenged Dugu Bo to fight both him and Bai He, with the Strength Clan and Speed Clan's allegiance at stake.
• Titan attacked with his iron hammer while Bai He struck from the side, but Dugu Bo stopped their blows with his dragon claws.
• Titan unleashed his eighth soul skill, Mountain Collapse, as Bai He attacked with multiple afterimages, but Dugu Bo suppressed them both with his Nether Domain.
• Bai He admitted defeat, and Titan conceded after learning Dugu Bo was the Nine Nether Hall Master and Nine Nether Douluo.
• Titan and Bai He agreed to bring their clans into Nine Nether Hall, and Dugu Bo explained that he would offer cultivation methods, resources, and protection in return for their loyalty and strength.

Dugu Bo told the four clan patriarchs that Nine Nether Hall would remain hidden while it secretly grew stronger against Spirit Hall. He assigned each clan its role and ordered all their disciples to cultivate the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art, leaving the four clans committed to serving him.

• Dugu Bo explained that the four clans must remain publicly independent while Nine Nether Hall secretly accumulated strength against Spirit Hall.
• He gave Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Titan, and Bai He jade tokens containing the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art and ordered every clan member to cultivate it.
• Dugu Bo established rules forbidding the clans from sharing the art or revealing their membership in Nine Nether Hall, and required steady cultivation.
• He assigned Yang Wudi to medicine, Niu Gao to residences and storage, Titan to forging and equipment, and Bai He to intelligence, with resources supplied by Gui Mei and Yue Guan.
• Titan and Bai He reaffirmed their clans’ loyalty to Nine Nether Hall, while Yang Wudi and Niu Gao stood by their decision.

Yue Guan lured Demon Bear Douluo to Yanling Mountain under the pretense of exploring a ruin, where Dugu Bo waited to ambush him. Demon Bear Douluo realized he had been betrayed and unleashed his full power as Dugu Bo prepared to subdue him.

• Yue Guan secretly watched Demon Bear Douluo and decided to recruit him as a target for Nine Nether Hall.
• Yue Guan coaxed Demon Bear Douluo into joining him on a trip to a supposedly sealed ruin, promising the possibility of Soul Bones.
• Yue Guan sent Dugu Bo the target, time, and location through the Nine Nether Power, and Dugu Bo left for Yanling Mountain.
• Yue Guan led Demon Bear Douluo into a cave at Yanling Mountain, where Dugu Bo revealed himself and Yue Guan moved to trap him from behind.
• Demon Bear Douluo recognized the betrayal, summoned his Dark Demon Giant Bear Martial Soul, and released all nine soul rings as Dugu Bo watched.

Dugu Bo tested Demon Bear Douluo in combat, then transformed him into a loyal member of Nine Nether Hall. The chapter left Demon Bear preparing to join Dugu Bo’s hidden base while Yue Guan and Gui Mei continued to spy on Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Bo stood his ground as Demon Bear Douluo attacked him with successive soul skills, testing the bear’s strength without using his own soul skills.
• Demon Bear Douluo exhausted his strongest attacks against Dugu Bo and finally stopped fighting.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he was Nine Nether Douluo and used Grasp of the Underworld to transform Demon Bear Douluo into a loyal servant.
• Demon Bear Douluo knelt before Dugu Bo, and Yue Guan welcomed him to Nine Nether Hall.
• Dugu Bo ordered Demon Bear Douluo to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Yue Guan and Gui Mei concealed his disappearance and watched for Spirit Hall’s movements.

Dugu Bo brought Demon Bear Douluo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and welcomed him into Nine Nether Hall. As Demon Bear settled in, the hall continued developing its cultivation, medicinal, and construction efforts.

• Dugu Bo introduced rank ninety-four Demon Bear Douluo to Yang Wudi, who arranged a cabin for him.
• Demon Bear Douluo adapted to life at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, cultivated the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art, and grew close to the four clans.
• Dugu Bo reviewed Nine Nether Hall’s growth, including the clans’ cultivation, Spirit Hall intelligence and resources, and the thriving Nine Heart Begonia seedling.
• Yang Wudi reported that herbs were growing rapidly and asked how to manage differing cultivation speeds among the clansmen.
• Dugu Bo told Yang Wudi to prioritize firm foundations over uniform progress and asked Titan and Bai He to monitor cultivation.
• Dugu Bo observed Niu Gao directing construction of the Defense Clan’s base as the new buildings began to take shape.

Dugu Bo refined a pill from leaves of twelve immortal herbs and used its medicinal power to break through from rank ninety-six to rank ninety-seven. Nine Nether Hall continued to develop, and Dugu Bo emerged stronger as he pursued the power needed to challenge Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Bo assessed Nine Nether Hall’s growing clans and decided that his own strength had to rise beyond rank ninety-six.
• Dugu Bo harvested one leaf from each of twelve immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without damaging the plants.
• Dugu Bo refined the leaves together with Netherflame into a pill containing their fused medicinal powers.
• Dugu Bo swallowed the pill and circulated the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art to refine its power through his soul, body, and Nine Nether Power.
• Dugu Bo shattered his rank ninety-six bottleneck and reached rank ninety-seven.

After reaching level ninety-seven, Dugu Bo joined Gui Mei and Yue Guan to ambush Ghost Leopard Douluo and bring him under Nine Nether Hall's control. He took Ghost Leopard and a cache of Spirit Hall resources back toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Gui Mei sent Dugu Bo word that he planned to lure Ghost Leopard Douluo out of Spirit City, with Yue Guan and Demon Bear supporting the operation.
• Dugu Bo left Yang Wudi to watch the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and flew to the hills northwest of Spirit City.
• Gui Mei lured Ghost Leopard Douluo into a cave, where Gui Mei and Yue Guan blocked the entrance as Dugu Bo revealed himself.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo tried to escape and then attacked Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo suppressed him with his Nether Domain and captured him with Grasp of the Underworld.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo pledged loyalty to Dugu Bo, who accepted a Storage Soul Guidance Ring filled with resources from Gui Mei and took Ghost Leopard back toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo brought Ghost Leopard Douluo to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Nine Nether Hall continued to consolidate its members, resources, and headquarters. As the clans trained and grew stronger, the force’s foundation steadily deepened.

• Dugu Bo introduced Ghost Leopard Douluo to Yang Wudi and settled him at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a member of Nine Nether Hall.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo began training the Speed Clan, while Demon Bear Douluo and Titan shared forging and combat techniques.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan continued sending resources to Nine Nether Hall through secret channels.
• Dugu Bo cultivated and guided the clans as Yang Wudi and Titan advanced, the other clans strengthened, and the Nine Heart Begonia seedling grew.
• Niu Gao oversaw construction of the Defense Clan’s residence, with the new headquarters expected to be completed in another month or two.

Dugu Bo oversaw the completion of Nine Nether Hall’s main hall and gathered the four clans to affirm his promises and their place in the new organization. He announced that the first Monthly Assessment would begin in three days, leaving the clans united and ready to participate.

• Niu Gao completed the main hall, and Yang Wudi suggested holding a gathering so the four clans could become familiar with it.
• Dugu Bo agreed to hold a gathering three days later, and the four clans prepared the grounds and decorations.
• Dugu Bo addressed nearly five hundred people, reminded the patriarchs that he had fulfilled his promises, and received their expressions of loyalty.
• Dugu Bo announced that everyone, including himself, would take part in a Monthly Assessment, with rewards for progress, extra training for slow improvement, and toilet-cleaning for last place.
• The crowd accepted the assessment with enthusiasm, and Dugu Bo returned to the main hall as the clans’ confidence in Nine Nether Hall strengthened.

Dugu Bo oversaw Nine Nether Hall’s first monthly assessment, which tested the four clans’ soul power, combat skills, and specialized talents. After the rankings were announced, he encouraged the lowest-ranked clansmen and promised a pill to whoever improved most next month.

• Dugu Bo opened the assessment and assigned Yang Wudi to oversee the soul power tests, where the four clan chiefs reported their improved levels.
• Yang Wudi organized sparring matches by soul power level, and clansmen from the four clans fought while Dugu Bo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo judged.
• Dugu Bo assigned each clan a specialized assessment in medicine refining, construction, forging, or speed and reconnaissance, and the tests continued until dusk.
• Yang Wudi announced the rankings, placing Titan first, Yang Wudi second, Niu Gao third, and Bai He fourth, while ten clansmen finished last.
• Dugu Bo reassured the ten lowest-ranked clansmen that he would help guide their training and promised a pill to whoever improved most in the next monthly assessment.

After the Monthly Assessment, the four clans trained harder and developed Nine Nether Hall’s headquarters while Dugu Bo prepared for Spirit Hall to uncover Gui Mei and Yue Guan’s infiltration. He judged they had only three to six months before danger increased and resolved to strengthen the hall and seek a breakthrough through battle.

• Yang Wudi coordinated a daily training system with Niu Gao, Titan, and Bai He for the four clans.
• Titan drove the Strength Clan to forge weapons and armor, while Niu Gao oversaw construction and Bai He trained the Speed Clan in concealment and tracking.
• Dugu Bo cultivated and watched the Nine Heart Begonia seedling, expecting it to bloom in two months and provide a cure for Ye Lingling’s martial soul defect.
• Dugu Bo estimated that Gui Mei and Yue Guan had three to six months before Bibi Dong grew suspicious of the missing Worship Hall Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo decided to use battles against Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo to weaken Spirit Hall, strengthen Nine Nether Hall, and pursue a breakthrough to rank ninety-eight.

Dugu Bo learned that Spirit Hall had expanded its network of strongholds and ordered Nine Nether Hall to lie low while its clans grew. As he checked the connections binding his converted allies, he weighed whether to strike first or remain hidden, uncertain how much time remained.

• Gui Mei sent Dugu Bo a larger shipment of supplies and reported that Spirit Hall was undergoing internal adjustments.
• Dugu Bo told the four clan leaders that Spirit Hall had established twelve strongholds along major routes and ordered Nine Nether Hall to reduce its activity for two months.
• Yang Wudi asked why Dugu Bo had chosen the four clans, and Dugu Bo named their abilities before warning that Yang Wudi could no longer escape his fate.
• Dugu Bo checked the Anchor Point and found that the Nine Nether Power threads connecting Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Demon Bear, and Ghost Leopard remained stable.
• Dugu Bo considered striking Spirit Hall for another Titled Douluo or going underground, then spread his Nine Nether Power across the sleeping valley.

During Nine Nether Hall’s two-month silence, Dugu Bo strengthened the faction’s foundations while monitoring Spirit Hall’s movements. A young clansman’s breakthrough encouraged the others, and the completed main hall gave Nine Nether Hall a proper command center as the standoff with Spirit Hall continued.

• Dugu Bo watched Nine Nether Hall’s clans train, produce their first pills and weapon prototypes, and build a second side hall while Gui Mei and Yue Guan reported that Spirit Hall had not exposed them.
• A young Strength Clan clansman broke through to rank forty-three and became a Soul Ancestor; Dugu Bo rewarded him with a Singular Velvet Pill and three months of doubled cultivation resources.
• The young clansmen of the four clans trained harder after seeing the reward, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei remained cautious as Qian Daoliu increased his inspections in Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo studied Gui Mei’s map of four new Spirit Hall strongholds in the Tiandou Empire and committed their locations to memory.
• Niu Gao completed Nine Nether Hall’s main hall, giving the faction a finished command center.

Dugu Bo’s Nine Heart Begonia bloomed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and he gave it to Ye Lingling to help address the flaw in her Martial Soul’s inheritance. After absorbing a petal, Ye Lingling felt the first change and pledged herself to Nine Nether Hall.

• Dugu Bo gathered nearly five hundred members of the four clans and asked whether they would protect Nine Nether Hall; they answered together that they would.
• Dugu Bo discovered that the Nine Heart Begonia had bloomed, proving that it could grow and reproduce in the valley.
• Dugu Yan brought Ye Lingling to the main hall, where Dugu Bo explained that the independent flower might help break her Martial Soul’s single-line inheritance.
• Ye Lingling ate a petal of the Nine Heart Begonia and felt its power merge with her Martial Soul, loosening its invisible shackles.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingling to monitor the fusion and promised to refine an auxiliary pill if it remained stable; Ye Lingling pledged to serve Nine Nether Hall.

Ten years after founding Nine Nether Hall, Dugu Bo sacrificed its members to break through to godhood and defeat the heavenly tribulation. Left alone in the valley, he prepared to face the approaching Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu.

• Dugu Bo used the Nine Nether Power hidden in his followers to draw their life force and essence into himself, and Gui Mei, Demon Bear Douluo, the four clan chiefs, and the other members dissipated into light.
• Dugu Bo absorbed the gathered energy, broke through his bottleneck, and condensed his Godhead and Divine Soul.
• Dugu Bo summoned the Nine Nether Divine Dragon, which devoured the lightning and tore apart the heavenly tribulation clouds.
• Dugu Bo became a god and surveyed the continent before returning to the empty valley, where he remembered the departed members of Nine Nether Hall.
• Dugu Bo sensed Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu approaching from Spirit City and waited beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to meet them.