Chapter Summaries

Song Ye reassured Bibi Dong that he had a plan to win over the Speed Clan and would act after reaching level 20. After he revealed that Tang Hao had a hidden Soul Bone, Bibi Dong promised not to pursue it, though she privately resolved to obtain it for her son.

• Bibi Dong asked Song Ye how he planned to win over the Speed Clan, and he said its poverty and resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect could help him recruit it.
• Song Ye said he needed more preparation and wanted to reach level 20 before acting, while Bibi Dong offered to find him a Soul Bone to help him advance.
• Song Ye refused Bibi Dong's offer and hinted that Tang Hao had left behind a Soul Bone, but he warned her not to risk confronting Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong questioned Song Ye about the hidden Soul Bone, and he refused to reveal more because he feared for her safety.
• Bibi Dong promised Song Ye she would not seek the Soul Bone from Tang Hao, but privately decided to obtain it for him.

Song Ye told Bibi Dong that Tang Hao’s son was Tang San and revealed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone’s likely location near Holy Soul Village. Bibi Dong promised not to take the soul bone herself, but secretly planned to send a subordinate to retrieve it for Song Ye.

• Bibi Dong tried to learn where Tang Hao’s soul bone was, but Song Ye suspected her motives and made her swear she would not go after it herself.
• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang’s disciple Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and warned her that Tang Hao was dangerous despite his injuries.
• Bibi Dong connected Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to Tang Hao’s Blue Silver Emperor wife and realized the soul bone was likely the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• Song Ye explained that Tang Hao had hidden the soul bone in a cave near Holy Soul Village and warned Bibi Dong not to risk facing him.
• Bibi Dong secretly decided to send a subordinate to retrieve the soul bone and bring it back for Song Ye to absorb.

Song Ye finished explaining Tang Hao’s background to Bibi Dong, then worked on a crossbow while she traveled with Ru Feng to Holy Soul Village to search for the Soul Bone and Tang Hao’s wife. Bibi Dong found the village and learned that Tang Hao had left, then headed toward a cave behind a waterfall.

• Song Ye reminded Bibi Dong that he wanted her, not a Soul Bone, and she guided his cultivation before leaving on a mission.
• Song Ye nearly completed his Hand Crossbow, named it the Xuande Divine Crossbow, and considered recruiting the Four Great Clans or destroying the Strength Clan if it refused.
• Bibi Dong brought Ru Feng toward Holy Soul Village to find the Soul Bone and possibly take Tang Hao’s wife, while keeping control of him with her poison.
• Bibi Dong and Ru Feng questioned Old Jack, who confirmed that Tang Hao had been a village blacksmith but had left.
• Old Jack told Bibi Dong that a cave might lie behind a nearby waterfall, and she and Ru Feng hurried there while Old Jack hoped Tang San would return as a Soul Master.

Bibi Dong secretly retrieved a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and Ah Yin from a cave, intending to give the Soul Bone to Song Ye. When Song Ye discovered the gift despite having warned her not to risk herself, he was deeply moved and embraced her.

• Bibi Dong waited outside while Ru Feng searched a cave, then took the Soul Bone and Ah Yin back to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong admired the Soul Bone and decided to ask Song Ye what to do with Ah Yin.
• Song Ye finished perfecting the Xuande Divine Crossbow, tested its bolts against thick steel, and drew its blueprints overnight.
• Bibi Dong brought Song Ye a long box and offered him a Soul Bone, but he objected and pretended to be angry because she had risked herself.
• Song Ye opened the box, recognized the Soul Bone, and realized Bibi Dong had retrieved it for him despite the danger.
• Song Ye, moved by Bibi Dong's affection, threw himself into her embrace.

Song Ye absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and learned he could produce copies of it, then reached level 25 after absorbing a six-thousand-year Soul Ring. His second Soul Skill, Reward and Punishment, could build respect or fear and make others submit, leaving Bibi Dong convinced his abilities could help him gather followers and eventually unify the Douluo Continent.

• Bibi Dong explained that she had arranged for someone else to retrieve the soul bone, and Song Ye absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone under her guard.
• Song Ye reached level 20 and revealed that Prosperous Country and Strong Army could produce Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones; Bibi Dong warned him to keep this ability secret.
• Bibi Dong took Song Ye to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he absorbed a six-thousand-year spiritual-power monkey's Soul Ring and reached level 25.
• Song Ye described Reward and Punishment, which enhanced his spiritual power, interfered with enemies, and increased recipients' respect or fear until they submitted.
• Bibi Dong praised how Song Ye's Soul Skills could produce resources and gather followers, and said they could help him unify the Douluo Continent.

Song Ye revealed his Xuande Hand Crossbow to Bibi Dong and demonstrated that it could pierce finger-thick refined steel, shocking her with its power. Bibi Dong realized mass-producing the weapon could let Spirit Hall challenge for control of the continent.

• Bibi Dong cooked dinner for Song Ye, and they shared a warm meal together.
• Song Ye took Bibi Dong into the courtyard and showed her the Xuande Hand Crossbow he had developed.
• Song Ye explained that the crossbow used metal arrows and an elastic mechanism to attack Soul Masters who relied on soul power for defense.
• Bibi Dong fired the crossbow at a target and watched its arrows pierce through finger-thick refined steel.
• Bibi Dong concluded the weapon could kill Soul Ancestors and injure Soul Kings, and realized Spirit Hall could use mass production to pursue hegemony.

Song Ye spent three years cultivating and developing weapons, pharmacology, and valuable resources while Bibi Dong supported his work. At age nine, he showed Bibi Dong his new weapons and revealed that he had produced three Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bones and a piece of Thirty-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

• Song Ye asked Bibi Dong to support his weapon research, recruit a blacksmith assistant, and give him two years to build up his strength.
• Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall, ordered an approach to the Blacksmith Association, and sent a trusted Soul Emperor blacksmith to help Song Ye.
• Song Ye spent three years cultivating, researching weapons and pharmacology, and producing Soul Bones while remaining at level thirty without a Soul Ring.
• Song Ye demonstrated several new weapons to Bibi Dong, including a Sleeve Arrow, Poison Burst Grenade, and Ejection Bomb.
• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that he had produced three Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bones and one piece of Thirty-Thousand-Year Whale Glue to help recruit people.

Song Ye told Bibi Dong he planned to trade a cure for Dugu Bo’s poison backlash for a treasure in Sunset Forest that could strengthen his spiritual power and help him absorb a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring. After learning Dugu Bo could become Tang San’s powerful ally and devastate Spirit Hall’s armies, Bibi Dong agreed he should be recruited and decided to confront him first to smooth Song Ye’s path.

• Bibi Dong admired the rare soul bones and whale glue Song Ye had produced, but explained she could not absorb a soul bone because she already had one in her right leg.
• Song Ye said he wanted a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring and had identified a spiritual-power-boosting treasure near Heaven Dou City, but Dugu Bo controlled it.
• Song Ye explained that he had studied pharmacology to cure Dugu Bo’s poison backlash and hoped to trade the cure for the treasure, while Bibi Dong worried about the danger.
• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that Dugu Bo would otherwise join Tang San and use his poison to destroy Spirit Hall’s armies in a future war.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Dugu Bo should be recruited and decided to beat him up before Song Ye went to Sunset Forest.

Bibi Dong found Dugu Bo’s hidden herb garden in Sunset Forest and demanded that he trade it for detoxification for himself and his granddaughter. After defeating him, she left him with a warning and said she would bring Song Ye back the next day to finalize the deal.

• Bibi Dong entered Sunset Forest and located the poisonous mist surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and its herb garden.
• Dugu Bo confronted Bibi Dong, and she told him that Song Ye could detoxify him and his granddaughter in exchange for the garden.
• Dugu Bo rejected her offer and attacked, but Bibi Dong weakened him with Divine Slaughter's Domain and a powerful soul bone skill.
• Bibi Dong beat Dugu Bo into submission, revealed her face, and warned him to cooperate when she returned with Song Ye the next day.

Bibi Dong secured Dugu Bo’s agreement to trade his herb garden for a cure, then brought Song Ye to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Song Ye taught Dugu Bo how to transfer poison into Soul Bones, earning the garden and Dugu Bo’s pledge of support, while his Reward and Punishment skill began linking their fortunes.

• Bibi Dong forced Dugu Bo to agree to give up his herb garden in exchange for detoxifying him and Dugu Yan.
• Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City and told Song Ye she would clear obstacles for him.
• Song Ye explained that he wanted the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and planned to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan by transferring their poison into Soul Bones.
• Bibi Dong and Song Ye traveled to Sunset Forest, where Song Ye identified the Immortal Herbs and promised to choose some for his mother.
• Song Ye revealed his Soul Bone Toxin Transfer Method to Dugu Bo, who accepted the cure and gave him the herb garden.
• Song Ye sensed that Dugu Bo’s Fortune had begun connecting to his own, while Dugu Bo wondered why he felt compelled to submit to the boy.

Song Ye and Bibi Dong consumed Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, strengthening their abilities and preparing Song Ye to absorb a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring. After refining his body with two powerful herbs and the spring’s energy, he was ready to break through level thirty.

• Song Ye chose Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to boost his spiritual power and asked Bibi Dong to find the Primordial Immortal Herb so she could compress her Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong found the Primordial Immortal Herb, and she and Song Ye consumed their herbs while Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Bibi Dong’s Soul Power became denser and stronger despite temporarily dropping her level, while Song Ye gained enhanced spiritual power and the Fiery Eyes of Truth.
• Song Ye harvested Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then spent a day and night refining his body in the spring.
• Song Ye finished body refinement with the spiritual power and physical strength needed to absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and cross level thirty.

Song Ye reached level thirty after refining his body with the Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs, then set out with Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast with ice and fire attributes. In Sunset Forest, they encountered Qian Renxue and her two protectors, and Qian Renxue recognized Bibi Dong beneath her disguise while pretending not to.

• Song Ye said his physique and spiritual power were already comparable to a Soul King's and planned to seek an offensive third Soul Skill with ice and fire attributes.
• Dugu Bo joined Song Ye and Bibi Dong on their search for a suitable Soul Beast in Sunset Forest.
• Song Ye asked Bibi Dong about her Martial Soul, but she avoided revealing it, and the three continued searching.
• Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo sensed a powerful presence approaching and encountered Qian Renxue with Ci Xue and She Long.
• Qian Renxue recognized Bibi Dong despite her disguise, then asked Song Ye whether he had come to obtain his second Soul Ring.

Song Ye, Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo encountered Qian Renxue while searching for a Soul Beast, and Qian Renxue questioned Song Ye because she suspected he was connected to her mother. After learning that Bibi Dong was Song Ye’s adoptive mother, Qian Renxue left in anger, while Song Ye’s group headed south to search for an ice-and-fire Soul Beast.

• Dugu Bo warned Song Ye that the strangers included two Title Douluo, and Qian Renxue began questioning Song Ye about his background.
• Song Ye said he had no school and tried to end the conversation, but Qian Renxue pressed him about the senior protecting him.
• Song Ye identified Bibi Dong as his mother, and Bibi Dong clarified that he was her adopted son.
• Song Ye revealed that he sought a Soul Beast with both ice and fire attributes, and Qian Renxue said they had encountered one in the south, though it was ten thousand years old.
• Bibi Dong urged the group to part ways, and Qian Renxue agreed before leaving with her companions.
• Song Ye, Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo set off south, while Qian Renxue privately raged that Bibi Dong had adopted a son while neglecting her biological daughter.

Qian Renxue ordered an investigation into Song Ye, while Song Ye absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice-Fire Dual-Attribute Tiger’s Soul Ring as his third Soul Ring. He survived the difficult process and discovered that his new Soul Skill boosted both his combat power and his learning potential.

• Qian Renxue ordered Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo to gather information on Song Ye and vowed to remember him.
• Song Ye, Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo found a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice-Fire Dual-Attribute Tiger, and Dugu Bo helped Song Ye kill it.
• Song Ye revealed his two purple Soul Rings and Imperial Seal Martial Soul, shocking Dugu Bo, who promised to keep the secret and began considering Song Ye a future ruler.
• Song Ye began absorbing the tiger’s Soul Ring while Bibi Dong watched anxiously, and he endured the violent assault for five hours before succeeding.
• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that his third Soul Skill, Civil Governance and Martial Achievement, granted ice-and-fire attacks and greatly improved his learning ability and potential.

Song Ye explained his new Soul Skill, collected the Immortal Herbs, and returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong. On the journey, he revealed that Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong’s daughter and warned that Tang San would eventually defeat both of them.

• Song Ye recovered at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and explained how Civil Governance and Martial Achievement improved his learning, creativity, cultivation, and combat abilities.
• Song Ye accepted Dugu Bo’s Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch and promised to research ways to improve Dugu Bo’s and Dugu Yan’s Martial Souls and solve Dugu Bo’s toxin problem.
• Song Ye helped Dugu Bo transfer his toxins, then took the Immortal Herbs and returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong while Dugu Bo stayed behind to detoxify himself.
• Bibi Dong asked Song Ye about the young woman they had encountered, and Song Ye identified her as Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong’s daughter, explaining their mutual hatred.
• Song Ye said that Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue would both be defeated by Tang San, shocking Bibi Dong.

Song Ye explained to Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall’s plan for Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire had failed after twenty years because Qian Renxue’s arrogance, carelessness, and emotions undermined it. He left Bibi Dong demanding to know how Qian Renxue had ruined the plan and aided her enemies.

• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s rivalry had weakened Spirit Hall and given Tang San an opportunity to rise.
• Song Ye explained that Qian Renxue had disguised herself as Xue Qinghe to seize the Heaven Dou throne, beginning the plan at age nine.
• Song Ye said Qian Renxue had spent twenty years maintaining her disguise, killing the Second Prince and Third Prince, and waiting for Xue Ye to die.
• Song Ye revealed that Qian Renxue’s plan had failed when she was twenty-nine, wasting years she could have spent cultivating.
• Song Ye blamed Qian Renxue’s arrogance, complacency, aid to her enemies, and emotional decisions for the failure, prompting Bibi Dong to ask for details.

Song Ye explained how Qian Renxue’s feelings for Tang San and her strained relationship with Bibi Dong caused the Heaven Dou takeover plan to fail. Bibi Dong began considering whether she could repair her relationship with Qian Renxue and act together against Tang San.

• Song Ye said Qian Renxue would fall in love with Tang San and let him escape during her attempt to seize power, leading her to blame Bibi Dong for the plan’s failure.
• Song Ye criticized Qian Renxue’s strategy and said her feelings for Tang San, rather than Bibi Dong’s decision to poison Xue Ye, doomed the takeover.
• Bibi Dong asked whether preventing Qian Renxue from falling for Tang San would solve the problem, and Song Ye replied that Tang San could still rise and become a god.
• Song Ye said Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue might defeat Tang San if they united early, explaining that Qian Renxue’s lack of parental love and both women’s pride had driven them apart.
• Bibi Dong reflected on her love for Qian Renxue and wondered whether she had handled their relationship wrongly.

Song Ye persuaded Bibi Dong to face Qian Renxue and tell her the truth, then planned to build his power by winning over the struggling Speed Clan. He turned his attention to Ah Yin, hoping to use secrets about Tang Hao and Tang San to bring her to his side.

• Song Ye told Bibi Dong that she should explain the truth to Qian Renxue so they could overcome their misunderstanding and work together.
• Bibi Dong reflected on Song Ye's advice and decided she might seek a heartfelt conversation with Qian Renxue.
• Song Ye returned to his courtyard and planned to recruit the Speed Clan with rewards and resources, beginning his effort to establish a foundation.
• Song Ye examined Ah Yin and offered to help her grow in exchange for her Soul Bone, promising to reveal secrets about her son and husband.
• Song Ye planned to tell Ah Yin that Tang San had transmigrated and Tang Hao had coveted her Soul Ring, hoping she would oppose them.

Song Ye visited the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to plant Ah Yin and recruit Dugu Bo as his guard. Dugu Yan objected to her grandfather serving a child, but Dugu Bo remained eager to support Song Ye, who revealed that he was gathering his first followers.

• Song Ye left a note and traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to plant Ah Yin.
• Dugu Bo finished transferring Dugu Yan's toxins and praised Song Ye for saving them both.
• Song Ye asked Dugu Bo to guard him because he needed protection while dealing with a Soul Douluo.
• Dugu Yan protested that her grandfather should not become a guard for a child, but Dugu Bo reassured Song Ye that he would help.
• Song Ye told Dugu Bo that he intended to gather his first followers and invited him to join his ranks.

Song Ye persuaded Dugu Bo to join his faction by offering him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and the possibility of evolving his and Dugu Yan’s Martial Souls. After Dugu Yan absorbed the bone, the three traveled to Spirit City, then set out to recruit the Speed Clan.

• Song Ye offered Dugu Bo a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and promised to help him and Dugu Yan evolve their Martial Souls, while warning that he could turn the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s toxins against them.
• Dugu Bo agreed to follow Song Ye and gave the Soul Bone to Dugu Yan, who reluctantly absorbed it after her grandfather insisted.
• After Dugu Yan absorbed the Soul Bone, Song Ye invited her to join them and said they would recruit their first followers the next day.
• Dugu Bo brought Song Ye and Dugu Yan to Spirit City, where Song Ye explained his circumstances and showed Dugu Bo his weapons.
• The next day, Song Ye, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan headed to the Speed Clan to begin recruiting.