Chapter Summaries

Yun Chen explained to Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo's family had been poisoned by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's venom, prompting Dugu Bo to request a meeting with him. The chapter left Yun Chen preparing to face Dugu Bo while Qian Renxue arranged for She Long to protect him.

• Yun Chen reflected on how he had turned Ah Yin against Tang Hao and considered how Tang San might react to his mother being in Yun Chen's hands.
• Sakura told Yun Chen that Qian Renxue wanted him in her study, while Qian Renxue instructed She Long to protect him when Dugu Bo came to meet him.
• Yun Chen told Qian Renxue that he had met Dugu Bo's granddaughter and warned her that the Dugu family was suffering from venom poisoning.
• Yun Chen explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's venom had likely caused Dugu Bo's son and daughter-in-law to die, and Qian Renxue recognized how the evidence fit together.

Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong knew about her relationship with Yun Chen and considered making him pope if Bibi Dong tried to separate them. Yun Chen arrived at Dugu Bo’s estate and faced the Titled Douluo, whose Martial Soul instinctively feared Yun Chen’s Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff.

• A servant brought Yun Chen from the Crown Prince’s Residence to Dugu Bo’s estate.
• Qian Renxue watched Yun Chen leave, then vowed that her family could give him Spirit Hall’s pope seat if Bibi Dong opposed their relationship.
• Yun Chen entered Dugu Bo’s reception hall alone after the servant said Dugu Bo was waiting for him.
• Dugu Bo’s snake-like gaze chilled Yun Chen, but Yun Chen’s Golden Eyes and kingly aura made Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor tremble.
• Dugu Bo suppressed his Martial Soul’s instinctive submission but remained shaken by Yun Chen, whose Martial Soul he did not recognize.

Yun Chen endured Dugu Bo’s pressure and explained that Dugu Yan’s symptoms showed she had inherited poison from birth. Dugu Bo recognized the accuracy of his reasoning and was impressed by Yun Chen’s strength and knowledge.

• Dugu Bo released his Titled Douluo pressure on Yun Chen, who struggled to remain standing.
• Dugu Bo withdrew his pressure and questioned Yun Chen about his claim that the Jade Phosphor Snake Clan had long been poisoned.
• Yun Chen said Dugu Yan’s green hair and eyes had prompted him to investigate her condition.
• Yun Chen explained that Dugu Yan’s obstructed Soul Power and backlash from prolonged use of poison indicated severe poisoning.
• Dugu Bo realized Dugu Yan’s poison had been inherited from the womb and admired Yun Chen’s insight.

Yun Chen tried to win Dugu Bo’s trust by claiming he could solve the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan. He proposed storing the toxins in a soul bone, leaving Dugu Bo intrigued by the possibility.

• Dugu Bo admitted that his advancement had worsened the poison in his bloodline and contributed to Dugu Yan’s parents dying early.
• After deciding Yun Chen meant Dugu Yan no harm, Dugu Bo tried to dismiss him, but Yun Chen offered to treat the poison.
• Dugu Bo grew angry when Yun Chen claimed he had a solution, then let him explain his idea.
• Yun Chen suggested creating an artificial poison sac to store the venom caused by their Martial Soul.
• Yun Chen proposed forcing the toxins into a high-quality soul bone, and Dugu Bo realized the method might work for Dugu Yan.

Yun Chen proposed a way to help Dugu Yan survive and earned Dugu Bo’s gratitude and promise of future help. After Yun Chen asked about the place suppressing Dugu Bo’s poison, Dugu Bo agreed to take him there, bringing Yun Chen closer to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Yun Chen suggested a way to force poison into soul bones, giving Dugu Bo hope that Dugu Yan could survive.
• Dugu Bo promised to help Yun Chen in the future, provided it did not endanger Dugu Yan, and asked Yun Chen to call him Grandpa.
• Dugu Bo imagined Yun Chen growing closer to Dugu Yan and joining the Dugu Family, while Yun Chen remained focused on preparing to face Tang San and the Shura God.
• Yun Chen suggested that a treasure or special place was suppressing Dugu Bo’s poison and might contain a way to resolve it.
• Dugu Bo confirmed he had such a place and offered to take Yun Chen there.

Dugu Bo took Yun Chen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, where Yun Chen recognized the treasure land and explained its properties. After She Long reported losing Yun Chen, Qian Renxue let him go and mused about making a new secret room.

• Dugu Bo evaded She Long and carried Yun Chen toward Sunset Forest, leaving She Long to return to Qian Renxue with the news.
• Dugu Bo brought Yun Chen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and warned him about its dangerous waters.
• Yun Chen identified the treasure basin and explained that its opposing forces suppressed Dugu Bo's poison and helped immortal herbs grow.
• Yun Chen approached the well with a dark-gold Soul Power shield as the clash of ice and fire intensified.
• Qian Renxue heard She Long's report, dismissed him, and thought about creating Secret Room 2.0.

Yun Chen identified the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and offered Dugu Bo a way to control the poison in his body. He proposed using his own blood after tempering his body with the twin ice-and-fire herbs, but Dugu Bo was horrified when Yun Chen said he would jump into the lake to refine them.

• Yun Chen recognized the immortal herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and eagerly planned which ones to keep for himself and Qian Renxue.
• Yun Chen told Dugu Bo that he knew how to reduce the severe reactions caused by the poison in his body, giving Dugu Bo hope for his family's future.
• Yun Chen identified the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and explained that taking them together could cleanse the poison from Dugu Bo's body.
• Dugu Bo rejected the herbs as a cure because he would not give up the poison that formed the foundation of his life.
• Yun Chen proposed tempering his own body with the two herbs and using his blood to drive Dugu Bo's poison into his soul bones.
• Dugu Bo approved the plan, then panicked when Yun Chen said he would jump into the lake to refine the herbs.

Yun Chen persuaded Dugu Bo to let him use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and agreed to explain his temporary cultivation arrangement to Qian Renxue. Dugu Bo brought him to the Crown Prince's Residence, where Qian Renxue accepted the cover story but remained confused by Yun Chen's claim that he had won Dugu Bo over.

• Yun Chen thanked Dugu Bo for giving him access to the medicinal garden and asked him to help explain his plans to the Crown Prince.
• Dugu Bo proposed telling the Crown Prince that Yun Chen would cultivate under his protection, and Yun Chen agreed.
• Dugu Bo carried Yun Chen at high speed toward Heaven Dou City while Qian Renxue fumed over his absence in the Crown Prince's Residence.
• She Long told Qian Renxue that Yun Chen was safe and on his way, so she resumed her disguise as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Dugu Bo told Qian Renxue that Yun Chen would cultivate by his side, and she agreed while wondering how Yun Chen had won Dugu Bo over.

After Yun Chen told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo’s poisoned condition had led him to discover immortal herbs, she agreed to inform Qian Daoliu and arrange for the Worship Hall to oversee them. Yun Chen returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate while Dugu Bo watched him with growing approval.

• Qian Renxue let Yun Chen accompany Dugu Bo but privately confronted him for making plans without her.
• Yun Chen explained that he had acted because he found immortal herbs near Dugu Bo, and Qian Renxue asked why Dugu Bo would give them up.
• Yun Chen told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo was poisoned, leaving her to consider the discovery and Yun Chen’s knack for making things work out.
• Qian Renxue wrote to Qian Daoliu about the immortal herbs and proposed entrusting their management to a Worship Hall elder.
• Yun Chen cultivated beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Dugu Bo admired him and considered him a suitable husband for his granddaughter.

Yun Chen swallowed the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then fell into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as their opposing powers began tempering his body. After waking underwater, he sensed a powerful pressure from the spring’s depths and identified it as dragon might.

• Yun Chen harvested the Infernal Delicate Apricot with a jade knife and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with a metal knife.
• Yun Chen swallowed both herbs, endured their clashing cold and heat, and crawled toward the spring before losing consciousness and falling into it.
• Dugu Bo chose not to pull Yun Chen from the water and watched as the two medicinal forces merged and began tempering his body.
• Yun Chen’s Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone healed his injuries while his strength increased and his Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear External Soul Bone flickered with red and blue light.
• Yun Chen woke underwater and used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s power to breathe and withstand the spring water.
• Yun Chen felt a pressure rising from the spring’s depths and recognized it as dragon might from the Fire Dragon King and Water Dragon King.

After more than half a year with Dugu Bo, Yun Chen left the stripped Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and returned to Heaven Dou City. He reached Qian Renxue’s study, eager to reunite with her and give her the immortal herb he had brought.

• Yun Chen teased Dugu Bo for taking nearly all the herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving their roots behind.
• Dugu Bo agreed to take Yun Chen back to Heaven Dou City and flew him toward the Crown Prince's Residence.
• Dugu Bo suddenly flung Yun Chen toward the residence, then left to attend to Dugu Yan.
• Yun Chen stopped his fall with his Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and used his spiritual power to avoid the servants.
• Yun Chen quietly entered Qian Renxue's study.

Yun Chen returned and found Qian Renxue pining for him, then reunited with her and shared an intimate, affectionate moment. They ended the chapter cuddling in a recliner, with Yun Chen stopping when Qian Renxue told him it was not the right time or place.

• Yun Chen secretly approached Qian Renxue and heard her complain that he had been away and sent too few letters.
• Qian Renxue confessed how much she missed Yun Chen, and he revealed himself to her.
• Qian Renxue was startled and embarrassed by Yun Chen’s return, but let him stay and watch her.
• After cleaning up, Qian Renxue asked Yun Chen to hug her, and he held her in the recliner.
• Yun Chen caressed Qian Renxue as they cuddled, then stopped when she told him not to continue in the daytime or there.

Yun Chen reunited with Qian Renxue after spending over half a year with Dugu Bo, teasing her before revealing that Immortal Herbs had raised him to the Soul Ancestor realm at age ten. He left Qian Renxue stunned by his rapid breakthrough and his belief that he could absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for his fourth ring.

• Qian Renxue asked Yun Chen whether Dugu Bo had bullied him, and Yun Chen reassured her that he had gone to detoxify Dugu Bo.
• Yun Chen playfully disciplined Qian Renxue, then caught her when she nearly stumbled after he interrupted her daydream.
• Yun Chen told Qian Renxue that eating several Immortal Herbs had raised him to the four-ring Soul Ancestor level, though he had not yet obtained his fourth Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue was astonished by Yun Chen's breakthrough, and Yun Chen said he felt his fourth Soul Ring could be a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Yun Chen gave Qian Renxue three immortal herbs, including the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and confronted his uncertainty about his own feelings for her. After they confessed their love, Qian Renxue proposed stealing her grandfather's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone when they returned to Spirit Hall.

• Yun Chen explained how the immortal herbs he had consumed had strengthened him and presented Qian Renxue with the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Yun Chen described the Lovesick Heartbreak Red's conditions and questioned whether his feelings for Qian Renxue were sincere.
• Qian Renxue declared her love for Yun Chen and said she wanted to pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Yun Chen admitted that he loved Qian Renxue too, and the two shared a tender moment together.
• Qian Renxue suggested stealing her grandfather's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone when they returned to Spirit Hall, and Yun Chen agreed.

Yun Chen learned that Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s mother and comforted Qian Renxue as she described growing up without her mother’s love. The chapter ended with Yun Chen promising to stay by her side, while both clung to their relationship as a source of emotional support.

• Yun Chen asked Qian Renxue about Bibi Dong’s relationship to her, and Qian Renxue revealed that Bibi Dong was her mother.
• Yun Chen asked whether he should bring Bibi Dong a gift when they returned to Spirit Hall, but Qian Renxue refused and began to cry.
• Qian Renxue told Yun Chen that Bibi Dong had treated her with disgust, leaving her lonely throughout childhood.
• Qian Renxue explained that after Qian Xunji died, Bibi Dong treated her even worse, and she went to the Heaven Dou Empire to prove herself.
• Yun Chen comforted Qian Renxue and promised that she was not alone and that he would stay beside her.

On the eve of the Soul Master Tournament, Qian Renxue brought Yun Chen to visit the ailing Xue Ye before leaving for Spirit City. Eunuch Wei let her enter and warned her that Xue Ye was near death, urging her to take control of the situation soon.

• Qian Renxue brought Yun Chen to Xue Ye’s bedchamber, where palace attendants initially barred them from entering under the emperor’s orders.
• Qian Renxue asserted her authority as Crown Prince and explained that she would soon leave for Spirit Hall, so she wanted to see her father.
• Eunuch Wei rebuked the attendants, then argued that Xue Ye’s order against visitors should still be respected while the emperor lived.
• Eunuch Wei finally stepped aside and told Qian Renxue that Xue Ye was awake only briefly and had little time left to live.
• Qian Renxue entered to see Xue Ye and left Yun Chen waiting outside.
• Eunuch Wei privately urged Qian Renxue to take control of the situation as soon as possible because Xue Ye was often ill.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, gave Xue Ye drugged medicine as his health and paranoia worsened. She left the palace with Yun Chen for Spirit City, intending to return and take control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Qian Renxue entered Xue Ye’s bedchamber as he rejected his medicine and accused his attendants of trying to harm him.
• Qian Renxue watched Xue Ye describe his failing health and entrust the empire’s future to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue secretly mixed green powder into Xue Ye’s medicinal soup and fed it to him while pretending to be his devoted son.
• Qian Renxue met Yun Chen at the doorway, and they left the imperial palace for Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue and Yun Chen looked back at the palace and resolved to take control of the empire when they returned.

Yun Chen and Qian Renxue traveled by carriage toward her family, shared a candid declaration of love, and discussed the tournament teams. The escort continued through the desert as Qian Renxue explained that Spirit Hall and Star Luo Imperial Academy were the strongest contenders.

• Qian Renxue teased Yun Chen about his nervousness and drew out his admission that he loved her.
• Yun Chen and Qian Renxue laughed together as their carriage continued through the windblown gorge.
• Five hundred Heaven Dou Imperial Knights escorted the procession through the desert.
• Yun Chen asked Qian Renxue which teams had qualified from the Heaven Dou Division.
• Qian Renxue named Thunderclap Academy and Blazing Fire Academy, then said Spirit Hall and Star Luo Imperial Academy were stronger contenders.

Qian Renxue told Yun Chen he would return with her to meet her family, while the worshippers in Spirit City discussed whether he was worthy of her. Qian Daoliu agreed to support Qian Renxue’s choice unless Yun Chen had serious faults, but insisted he would still be examined.

• Qian Renxue teased Yun Chen about bringing him home to meet her family, and Yun Chen agreed to go with her.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Qian Daoliu for keeping Qian Renxue’s relationship and plans to bring Yun Chen home from the worshippers.
• Light Feather Douluo joked that Qian Renxue could have several boyfriends, prompting the other worshippers to mock him.
• Qian Jun Douluo asked Mighty Lion Douluo about Yun Chen, and Mighty Lion Douluo said Yun Chen had exceptional talent but he knew too little about his character.
• Qian Daoliu said the worshippers should support Qian Renxue’s choice unless Yun Chen had major problems, but added that Yun Chen would still need to be examined.

Chrysanthemum Douluo learned that Qian Renxue had written to Bibi Dong about bringing her boyfriend home, and he watched Bibi Dong erupt in anger. After Bibi Dong dismissed him, Chrysanthemum Douluo resolved to discuss switching sides with Ghost Douluo.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo recognized that Bibi Dong's letter concerned Qian Renxue and reflected on the fraught history between mother and daughter.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue's news about her boyfriend and imagined it as a taunt, growing furious.
• Bibi Dong shouted in anger, startling Chrysanthemum Douluo, who silently considered his escape and the Spirit Hall factions.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to leave, and he withdrew from the Papal Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo decided to talk with Ghost Douluo about earning Qian Renxue's favor and betraying Bibi Dong.