Chapter Summaries

Dugu Feng accompanied his father, Dugu Shuo, to Dugu Bo’s home to mourn Dugu Xin, but they were turned away. Back at their own ancestral hall, Dugu Shuo revealed that Feng was born from a deadly poison lineage and commanded him to surpass Dugu Bo.

• Dugu Shuo brought Dugu Feng and aged wine to Dugu Bo’s residence to pay their respects to the deceased Dugu Xin.
• Dugu Yanyan refused to let Dugu Shuo and Dugu Feng inside, so Dugu Shuo poured wine before the gate and had Feng kowtow to Dugu Xin.
• Dugu Bo privately resented Dugu Shuo’s family and wished them dead, then comforted Dugu Yanyan inside the funeral hall.
• Dugu Feng noticed his father’s stern and unsettling demeanor as they returned to their deserted mansion.
• Dugu Shuo took Dugu Feng to the ancestral hall and said eight women had died before Feng’s birth, while Feng had inherited exceptionally potent Jade Phosphor Serpent poison.
• Dugu Shuo ordered Dugu Feng to fulfill his grandfather’s final wish and surpass Dugu Bo.

After Dugu Feng’s memories fused with his own, he discovered that his Ancestral Treasure Bead had transmigrated with him. Dugu Shuo entrusted the four-year-old to Dugu She to begin poison cultivation, leaving Dugu Feng to face the Dugu Family’s deadly inheritance with the bead’s powers still unknown.

• Dugu Feng learned that the Dugu Family’s Poison Cultivator Branch pursued Tyrant Poison despite its risk of poisoning its user, and resolved to become the Poison King.
• Dugu Shuo tested Dugu Feng’s knowledge of the family’s poisons, and their questioning triggered the fusion of his memories and the appearance of the Ancestral Treasure Bead in his dantian.
• Dugu Feng correctly explained Tyrant Poison as the Poison Cultivator Branch’s supreme toxin, which could form as early as the Soul King stage but poisoned its user first.
• Dugu Shuo knelt before the Memorial Tablets and declared that Dugu Feng’s early Poison Attack and talent would restore the branch’s glory.
• Dugu Shuo assigned Dugu She to begin Dugu Feng’s cultivation, and Dugu She led the young master to the rear courtyard.

Dugu Feng began the Dugu Family’s hunger-based cultivation and discovered his Ancestral Treasure Bead had become a Pill Bead that could absorb poison and warm his body. He awoke to find a Young Bamboo Leaf Green Snake biting him, and Old Snake told him to use his blood and skin as weapons.

• Old Snake explained that enduring hunger could stimulate a serpent Martial Soul’s talent, and Dugu Feng curled up to conserve stamina.
• Dugu Feng sensed his Pill Bead and found a trace of Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison inside it, which warmed him when hunger left him cold.
• Dugu Feng fell asleep, but a Young Bamboo Leaf Green Snake coiled around him and bit his neck.
• Old Snake identified the snake and told Dugu Feng to let his blood and skin poison it rather than fight back.

Four-year-old Dugu Feng ate a Green Bamboo Snake and discovered that its poison strengthened the green strand inside his Pill Bead. When his Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison flared after the third watch, he used another snake’s bite to blunt the pain and saw the Pill Bead benefit again.

• Dugu Feng cut open the Green Bamboo Snake, ate its gall and meat, and learned from Old Snake that his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul was already altering his body.
• Old Snake massaged Dugu Feng with Soul Power as he digested the snake, and Dugu Feng noticed the Green Bamboo Snake’s poison had deepened the green strand in his Pill Bead.
• After several hours of rest, Dugu Feng felt stronger and realized it was the third watch, when his Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison usually flared.
• As Dugu Feng’s poison attack caused severe pain, he asked Old Snake to let another snake bite him.
• A Bamboo Leaf Green Snake bit Dugu Feng and died instantly, while the green strand in his Pill Bead grew and his body’s energy drained.

Dugu Feng endured six months of daily poison attacks as his Pill Bead gradually turned green, then welcomed Little Snake with a rare feast on the first day he could control his training. Little Snake revealed his ambition to surpass Old Snake and poison a Titled Douluo, while Dugu Feng learned that Old Snake had once poisoned a Soul Douluo to death.

• Dugu Feng used his Pill Bead to ease a poison attack, then replenished himself by eating the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake.
• Dugu Feng spent half a year enduring daily snake bites and poison attacks, and the green portion of his Pill Bead grew to one-fifth.
• Dugu Feng finished his morning stillness training and received a feast from Little Snake.
• Dugu Feng urged Little Snake to eat, and Little Snake said he wanted to surpass Old Snake and poison a Titled Douluo.
• Little Snake told Dugu Feng that Old Snake had once poisoned a Soul Douluo to death during the conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.

Little Snake trained to refine his Jade Phosphor Purple Poison while Dugu Feng focused on strengthening his Pill Bead and body. As Dugu Feng neared six years old, a test of his blood revealed that his poison could kill a century-old Mandala Snake, and Old Snake looked forward to his Martial Soul Awakening.

• Little Snake practiced spreading Jade Phosphor Purple Poison across the training ground and tried unsuccessfully to release it through both hands.
• Little Snake told Dugu Feng that he planned to use Jade Phosphorous Serpent spirit rings for his first three rings and pursue Jade Phosphor Scarlet Poison.
• Dugu Feng decided to eat more and channel the food’s energy into his Pill Bead as he prepared to endure Mixed Poison.
• Dugu Shuo and Old Snake observed Dugu Feng’s unusual habits and rapid growth, concluding that a powerful Jade Phosphorous Serpent bloodline had affected him before his awakening.
• Old Snake tested Dugu Feng’s blood on a century-old Mandala Snake, which died from the poison, heightening Old Snake’s anticipation of Dugu Feng’s Martial Soul Awakening.

Dugu Feng awakened his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and demonstrated Innate Full Soul Power, becoming the Dugu Family’s hope for restoring the Poison Cultivator Branch’s former glory. Dugu Shuo concealed his true talent, set his first Soul Beast hunt for a month later, and gave him two Nine-Section Emerald eggs for self-defense.

• Dugu Feng turned six and went with Old Snake and Little Snake to the Ancestral Hall for his Martial Soul Awakening.
• Dugu Feng awakened the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and showed Innate Full Soul Power on the crystal ball.
• Dugu Shuo and Old Snake agreed to keep Dugu Feng’s full talent secret and claim he had innate rank-eight soul power.
• Dugu Shuo told Dugu Feng to practice soul power for a month before hunting a Soul Beast in Sunset Forest with Old Snake.
• Dugu Feng identified two eggs as Nine-Section Emerald eggs, and Dugu Shuo gave them to him to raise as Serpent Pets.

After his Martial Soul Awakening, Dugu Feng discovered that his pill bead had evolved into two beads and began cultivating and training his swordsmanship. Dugu Shuo reflected on Feng’s exceptional talent and the dangers ahead, including next year’s Six Great Families’ competition.

• Dugu Feng’s pill bead evolved into two beads after his soul power filled it, and he began cultivating in his room.
• Dugu Feng cultivated until his meridians reached their limit, strengthening the energy in both pill beads.
• Dugu Feng went to the Training Ground, where Little Snake gave him a short sword and taught him the Serpent’s Belly Sword.
• Dugu Feng practiced the One Strike Retreat technique, learned to unload force, and surprised Little Snake with his speed and strength.
• Dugu Shuo praised Dugu Feng’s talent and worried that the coming Six Great Families’ competition would make survival difficult.

Dugu Feng practiced controlling the Nine-Section Emeralds and learned how their flexible bodies enabled them to glide. Old Snake then summoned him to the Council Hall, where Dugu Feng met Ye Lingling and saw Ye Qingxin treating the heavily injured Dugu Scorpion.

• Dugu Feng tried to strike an ancient tree with Soul Power but missed, then continued taming the newly hatched Nine-Section Emeralds.
• Dugu Feng realized that flattening the snakes’ flexible bodies reduced air resistance, and he threw them farther than before.
• Old Snake told Dugu Feng that Dugu Scorpion had been heavily injured and escorted him to the Council Hall.
• Dugu Feng met Ye Lingling, who had come with her grandfather, Ye Qingxin, to treat Dugu Scorpion.
• Dugu Feng saw Ye Qingxin use his Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul to heal Dugu Scorpion and learned that Ye Qingxin was a seven-ring Soul Sage.

Dugu Feng learned that the Dugu Family was one of the powers controlling the Great Soul Arena and that its profits were divided among six factions after the Clear Sky Sect withdrew. Old Scorpion revealed that Hu Yanlie had gone to Sunset Forest over news of a Soul Bone, where an unknown attacker severely wounded him.

• Ye Qingxin stabilized Old Scorpion’s injuries and said he would need at least three more treatments for a full recovery.
• Old Scorpion identified Hu Yanlie as the attacker, and Dugu Shuo explained that the Great Soul Arena was controlled by seven major powers and served as a means to settle disputes.
• Dugu Feng asked why the Dai Family belonged to the Great Soul Arena’s powers, and Old Snake explained how the empires, Spirit Hall, and sects supported factions behind the scenes.
• Old Scorpion recounted that Hu Yanlie had gone to Sunset Forest after learning someone possessed a Soul Bone, and that an unknown enemy struck him while he followed underground.
• Dugu Shuo and Old Snake reacted with alarm to the news of the Soul Bone, which the Dugu Family did not possess.

Dugu Feng left Heaven Dou City with Old Snake to retrieve a Soul Bone and hunt his first Spirit Ring. In Sunset Forest, they found a nearly six-hundred-year-old Jade Phosphorous Serpent, which Dugu Feng killed and prepared to absorb.

• Dugu Shuo sent Old Snake to retrieve the Soul Bone and take Dugu Feng to hunt his First Soul Ring, while Old Scorpion gave Dugu Feng a Storage Soul Tool.
• Dugu Feng traveled with Old Snake from Heaven Dou City to Sunset Forest and used the Pill Bead to nourish his two Nine-Section Emeralds.
• Old Snake led Dugu Feng through a Serpent Soul Beast habitat and found a Jade Phosphorous Serpent with nearly six hundred black-green scales.
• Old Snake subdued the serpent, and Dugu Feng cut it apart and prepared its meat before turning to the Yellow Soul Ring.

Dugu Feng absorbed his first soul ring and gained the Jade Phosphor Purple Poison Soul Skill, reaching Soul Power Level Twelve. He and Old Snake then tracked the Soul Bone’s bearer through Sunset Forest and discovered that Xiahou Mang and the Huyan Family were nearby.

• Dugu Feng absorbed the yellow soul ring, awakened the Jade Phosphor Purple Poison as his First Soul Skill, and reached Soul Power Level Twelve.
• Dugu Feng tested his poison by spreading purple mist over a stone hill and corroding it into powder.
• Old Snake revealed his seven soul rings and Soul Sage strength, then led Dugu Feng toward traces of the Soul Bone’s bearer.
• Dugu Feng and Old Snake found battle damage from a blade-type Martial Soul, and Old Snake identified Xiahou Mang as the Soul Bone’s bearer.
• Old Snake explained that Xiahou Mang had escaped the Xiahou Family’s destruction using a Soul Bone Skill and vowed to kill Huyanlie for injuring Old Scorpion.

Dugu Feng and Old Snake tracked Hu Yanlie through Sunset Forest, using Old Snake’s connections with the forest’s snake kings to follow his movements. After Dugu Feng endured his first Poison Attack, he sensed a battle-worn man carrying a massive saber approaching in the night.

• Dugu Feng warned Old Snake that Hu Yanlie might have found and wounded Old Scorpion with help from reinforcements, and Old Snake urged him to use the Serpent Breath Technique.
• Old Snake consulted the intelligent snake kings he had befriended in Sunset Forest, and they guided him and Dugu Feng toward Hu Yanlie’s group.
• Dugu Feng used a Pill Bead’s energy to nourish the two Nine-Section Emeralds while they hid in a tree and waited for Hu Yanlie.
• Dugu Feng suffered his first severe Poison Attack as his Jade Phosphor Purple Poison strengthened, and the Nine-Section Emeralds bit him and absorbed some of his poison.
• Dugu Feng entered a hibernating state when he heard someone approaching, then spotted a tall Black-Clad Middle-Aged Man sprinting through the forest with a huge Killer’s Blade.

Dugu Feng and Old Snake watched Xiahou Mang battle the Holy Dragon Sect and Elephant Armor Sect, then tried to lure him into Old Snake’s poison ambush. Xiahou Mang discovered Dugu Feng and charged at him, leaving the encounter unresolved.

• Xiahou Mang fought one Soul Sage and two Soul Emperors from the Holy Dragon Sect, then was struck by Hu Yanlie of the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Xiahou Mang revealed his defensive skull spirit bone as he struggled against the two factions’ attacks.
• Old Snake secretly spread Jade Phosphor Purple Poison and telepathically drew Xiahou Mang toward the ambush.
• Xiahou Mang noticed Dugu Feng hiding nearby, shouted to alert Hu Yanlie, and charged at the child to seize him.
• Dugu Feng smiled as Xiahou Mang approached.

Dugu Feng watched Xiahou Mang die from Old Snake’s poison and claimed the Soul Bone, then faced the Holy Dragon Sect and Elephant Armor Sect fighters who had witnessed it. Old Snake revealed his Jade Phosphor Scarlet Poison and began teaching Dugu Feng how it attacked enemies’ Spiritual Power as the battle continued.

• Xiahou Mang tried to seize Dugu Feng but succumbed to Old Snake’s poison within three breaths and disintegrated.
• Dugu Feng collected Xiahou Mang’s multicolored skull Soul Bone and put it in his Storage Belt.
• Tuoba Lan and Hu Yanlie mistook Dugu Feng for Dugu Bo and tried to withdraw, but Dugu Feng warned them that they could not leave after seeing the Soul Bone.
• Tuoba Lan transformed into a Giant White Earth Dragon and attacked Dugu Feng, while Old Snake rescued him and killed two Soul Emperors with poison.
• Hu Yanlie fled, but Old Snake unleashed Scarlet Poison Sky across the forest and explained to Dugu Feng how the Jade Phosphor Scarlet Poison invaded an enemy’s Spiritual Power through their five senses.

Old Snake killed Hu Yanlie and Tuoba Lan with poison, then cleared the battlefield and fled the Sunset Forest with Dugu Feng. On the way back, Dugu Feng found a valuable piece of Whale Rubber in Tuoba Lan’s Storage Soul Tool, and Old Snake urged him to save some for Little Snake.

• Old Snake attacked Tuoba Lan with Exploding Poison after Hu Yanlie’s mind was overcome by the poison, and both men died in the forest.
• Old Snake and Dugu Feng hid in a treetop, then Old Snake destroyed the bodies and traces before they left the Sunset Forest.
• Old Snake carried Dugu Feng toward the city while Dugu Feng searched Tuoba Lan’s and Hu Yanlie’s Storage Soul Tools.
• Dugu Feng found a high-quality piece of Whale Rubber, and Old Snake suggested keeping half for Little Snake to help him continue the family line.
• Dugu Feng recalled that Dugu Shuo had told him the Dugu Family relied on multiple marriages to produce heirs, and that his own mother had died from poison.

Dugu Feng returned to Dugu Manor and persuaded Dugu Shuo to absorb a ten-thousand-year Skull Bone, theorizing that it could contain the Dugu Family’s toxins. Dugu Shuo began absorbing it, leaving the family’s detoxification plan untested.

• Dugu Feng told Old Snake to prioritize researching Whale Rubber and acquiring high-year varieties for the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Feng and Old Snake returned to Dugu Manor, where Dugu Shuo learned that Feng had absorbed a six-hundred-year Jade Phosphorous Serpent as his First Soul Ring and survived the Poison Attack.
• Dugu Feng gave Dugu Shuo a ten-thousand-year defensive Skull Bone and proposed using it to draw toxins out of the body.
• Old Snake urged Dugu Shuo to detoxify himself and strengthen his cultivation because the family faced a dangerous situation.
• Dugu Shuo accepted Dugu Feng’s theory and began absorbing the Skull Bone.

Dugu Feng discovered that Soul Bones could draw toxins from the body, then trained his first soul skill and raised two Nine-Section Emeralds before enrolling at Heaven Dou Royal Junior Academy. The chapter ended with him meeting his homeroom teacher, Teacher Ge, as Old Snake left him at the academy.

• Dugu Shuo tested Dugu Feng's method and found that toxins could be moved into a Soul Bone, though purging them would take a long time.
• Dugu Feng practiced Jade Phosphor Purple Poison and used the Pill Bead to help his two Nine-Section Emeralds gain Soul Power and learn to glide.
• Dugu Feng spent two months training, reached rank thirteen, and prepared to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Junior Academy.
• Old Snake brought Dugu Feng to the academy and introduced him to his homeroom teacher, Teacher Ge, a Soul King from the Ge Family.
• Old Snake left Dugu Feng with Teacher Ge so he could begin studying alongside the next generation of the Heaven Dou Empire's factions.

Dugu Feng joined the academy and met Ning Rongrong, who tried to establish herself as the class boss. After he revealed that his Soul Power Level was higher than hers and startled her with his Nine-Section Emerald, Ning Rongrong ordered Feng Ling and Feng Li to challenge him.

• Ge Ying arranged Dugu Feng's accommodations and showed him around the academy before taking him to his classroom.
• Dugu Feng saw Ning Rongrong surrounded by classmates, and she encouraged Feng Ling and Feng Li to compete to become her second-in-command.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Dugu Feng to sit beside her, but he refused to recognize her as his boss.
• Dugu Feng revealed that he was Level Thirteen, surpassing Ning Rongrong's Level Twelve, and offered to accept her as boss if she let his snake crawl on her hand.
• Ning Rongrong recoiled from the Nine-Section Emerald and told Feng Ling and Feng Li to challenge Dugu Feng at the Soul Duel Arena, promising to boost them as a Support Soul Master.

Dugu Feng faced Feng Ling and Feng Li in a school soul duel after Ning Rongrong challenged him to prove himself. Ning Rongrong boosted the brothers, but Dugu Feng’s poisonous fog overwhelmed the arena and left them struggling as the duel continued.

• Feng Ling and Feng Li challenged Dugu Feng, who agreed to fight both brothers at once.
• The students and Ge Ying followed them to the Soul Duel Arena, where Dugu Feng, Feng Li, Feng Ling, and Ning Rongrong introduced their martial souls and levels.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted the Feng Brothers’ strength.
• Feng Ling and Feng Li formed a twelve-sword array and attacked Dugu Feng, who released Jade Phosphor Purple Poison across the arena.
• Dugu Feng dodged the brothers’ descending swords with Serpent's Belly Sword Footwork, while the poison began making them dizzy.