Chapter Summaries

Dugu Shuo and Dugu Feng discussed the Black Tiger Sect’s bid to join the Great Soul Arena and Spirit Hall’s growing influence, then Dugu Feng overheard Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing discussing a possible match against him. Zhu Zhuqing refused to concede, and the chapter left Dugu Feng aware that he might face her in the family bouts.

• Black Demon asked Dugu Shuo to show mercy to the Black Tiger Sect in the spirit fights, but Dugu Shuo dismissed his request and Black Demon left.
• Dugu Feng told Dugu Shuo that the Black Tiger Sect had ties to Spirit Hall and rivalries with the White Tiger Sect and the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Dugu Shuo revealed that Black Demon had advanced from Soul Sage to Soul Douluo and told Dugu Feng to leave with Old Scorpion after the bouts to train and absorb his Second Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Feng overheard Zhu Zhuyun explain that Zhu Zhuqing might have to fight the Dugu Family’s One-Ring Young Master under the Defense System rules.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to admit defeat and said she would try to strike before Dugu Feng could release his poison.

Dugu Feng confronted Zhu Zhuyun after overhearing her talk with Zhu Zhuqing, then prepared for the Six Great Families’ soul battles. The contest began with Dugu Feng facing Hei Tian of the Black Tiger Sect.

• Dugu Feng told Zhu Zhuyun that the Holy Dragon Sect had recommended the Black Tiger Sect, and Zhu Zhuyun left with Zhu Zhuqing, promising to teach his family a lesson in the arena.
• Little Snake brought Dugu Feng food, and he ate before returning to his room to cultivate; by morning, his Pill Bead’s energy had reached ninety-four.
• Dugu Feng learned that six Dugu Family representatives would compete in the six-day contest, and that he needed to win all six Soul Master realm matches.
• Dugu Feng entered the Soul Arena and faced Hei Tian, who introduced himself as a rank eighteen one-ring Battle Soul Master and attacked with his Black Demon Tiger Martial Soul.

Dugu Feng defeated and killed Hei Tian in the Soul Arena with his Jade Phosphor poison, thwarting the Black Tiger Sect’s attempt to assert control over the arena. Black Demon accused him of murder, but Dugu Feng said Hei Tian had brought his death upon himself.

• Hei Tian attacked Dugu Feng with his Evil Blade, while Black Demon and Tuo Ba Xi watched confidently from the stands.
• Dugu Feng used Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers to intercept Hei Tian’s attack and force him to avoid a cloud of purple poison.
• Hei Tian activated his possession and charged into Dugu Feng’s poison-filled arena, but Dugu Feng’s poison pierced his defenses and killed him.
• Black Demon demanded that Dugu Feng detoxify Hei Tian, but Dugu Feng said Hei Tian was already dead.
• Dugu Shuo protected Dugu Feng as Black Demon accused him of murder, and Dugu Feng replied that one who kills will be killed in turn.

The Dugu Family and its allies continued to suppress the Black Tiger Sect’s bid to control the Great Soul Arena. Old Scorpion defeated and killed the Black Tiger Sect’s last remaining contender, leaving Spirit Hall’s plans in ruins.

• Dugu Feng learned that the five great families had agreed to suppress Black Tiger Sect members, and that Hei Ling had been killed by a Dai Family fighter.
• Over the following days, Dugu Feng won three more matches as opponents from the Ge Family, Thunder Academy, the Dai Family, and the Holy Dragon Sect conceded.
• Black Tiger Sect Soul Emperor Heiyan faced Old Scorpion in a decisive match that would determine whether the sect could control the Great Soul Arena.
• Old Scorpion endured Heiyan’s attacks and poisoned him during their prolonged fight, then stood alone after Heiyan died.
• Black Demon realized the Black Tiger Sect had lost its chance to control the Great Soul Arena, while Guimei left to report Spirit Hall’s failure to the Pope.

After the Black Tiger Sect withdrew, Dugu Feng discovered that his evolved Pill Beads had increased his strength and absorbed much of his poison. At the final Soul Fighting match, he overwhelmed Zhu Zhuqing with precise attacks and poison, leaving her defeated on the arena.

• The Black Tiger Sect withdrew from the Great Soul Arena, leaving the Six Great Families to divide the benefits of the Clear Sky Sect's withdrawal.
• Dugu Feng's two Pill Beads evolved into four, pushing his Soul Power to level seventeen, strengthening his body and Nine-Section Emeralds, and absorbing poison from his bloodline.
• Dugu Feng arrived at the final Soul Fighting match and faced Zhu Zhuqing after she boldly entered the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked at high speed with Hell Stab, but Dugu Feng read her movements and repeatedly knocked her attacks aside with Soul Power.
• Dugu Feng's poison weakened Zhu Zhuqing until she lost Martial Soul Possession and collapsed, and he warned that she would turn into a pool of pus.

Dugu Feng defeated Zhu Zhuqing and secretly planted his pill beads in her and Zhu Zhuyun while pretending to give them antidotes. After the Six Great Families’ soul battles ended, he went to Flender’s shop, bought a Hair Crystal, and learned that a Dai Family prince planned to study at Shrek Academy.

• Zhu Zhuyun surrendered and rushed onto the stage, where she and Zhu Zhuqing were poisoned by Dugu Feng’s toxin.
• Dugu Feng gave the Zhu sisters what he called Antidote Pills, but the pills were his pill beads, which absorbed their poison and remained inside them.
• Little Snake told Dugu Feng that Dai Family and Zhu family Soul Masters had visited Shrek Academy and Flender’s shop, so Dugu Feng went to investigate.
• Dugu Feng bought the Hair Crystal from Flender for ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender revealed that a Dai Family prince planned to attend Shrek Academy and offered to cooperate with Dugu Feng.

Dugu Feng paid Flender one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to bind him to future cooperation, then left Suotuo City with Old Scorpion. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuyun encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to pursue strength through cultivation, while Dugu Feng secretly used the Pill Bead to make the sisters cultivate longer.

• Dugu Feng gave Flender one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and told him to accept because he had no right to refuse, promising that someone would seek him out in the future.
• Flender accepted the money despite suspecting the Dugu Family had drawn him into a dangerous power struggle.
• After spending two more days in Suotuo City, Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion left through the north gate at night.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing that cultivating into a Titled Douluo could change the Zhu family's standing, and the sisters began cultivating together.
• Dugu Feng ordered the Pill Bead to extend the sisters' cultivation time, and Zhu Zhuqing continued cultivating until daylight without realizing how much time had passed.

Zhu Zhuyun broke through to Level thirty-eight, and Dugu Feng continued his training north into an uninhabited grassland. There he defeated a Serpent King Vulture and realized his Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers could be developed further.

• Zhu Zhuyun reached Level thirty-eight, and the Four Pill Beads redistributed their energy to balance one another.
• Dugu Feng traveled north with Old Scorpion and entered an uninhabited region where Soul Beasts roamed.
• Old Scorpion warned Dugu Feng that the grassland was dangerous and said he would only intervene if Dugu Feng faced mortal danger.
• A Serpent King Vulture attacked Dugu Feng, who used Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers and his Nine-Section Emeralds to poison and defeat it.
• Dugu Feng studied how his fingers’ different attacks varied and recognized a new way to strengthen Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers, impressing Old Scorpion.

Dugu Feng reached Soul Power Level twenty and prepared to obtain his Second Spirit Ring after hunting and training on the grassland for nearly a year. He and Old Scorpion traveled to a snowy mountain near the Far North Land to search for an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

• Dugu Feng used the Jade Phosphor Purple Poison and the two Nine-Section Emeralds to kill a Serpent King Vulture, then Old Scorpion praised his mastery of the poison.
• Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion roasted and ate the vulture before setting off to find a Soul Beast for his Second Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Feng reflected on his slow Pill Bead Evolution and considered whether Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could accelerate it.
• Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion reached a snow-covered mountain near the Far North Land, where Old Scorpion went to search for an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Dugu Feng hunted down an eighteen-hundred-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and absorbed it as his Second Spirit Ring, enduring the poison’s transformation. He emerged with mixed poison, increased Soul Power, and a rare External Soul Bone in the form of two giant scorpion pincers.

• Old Scorpion searched the ice mountain for half a month before finding an injured, nearly eighteen-hundred-year-old Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion in a glacier cave.
• Dugu Feng entered the Ice Pool and killed the scorpion, then began absorbing its purple Spirit Ring as his Second Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Feng endured the Spirit Ring’s immense energy and the fusion of the scorpion poison with his Jade Phosphor Purple Poison.
• Dugu Feng completed the absorption at Level twenty-two Soul Power and discovered that energy from the scorpion’s corpse was still entering his body.
• Two enormous External Soul Bone pincers grew from Dugu Feng’s shoulders, resembling the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s foreclaws.

After absorbing the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s Spirit Ring, Dugu Feng gained an External Soul Bone and tested whether it could draw poison from Old Scorpion. The two escaped the glacier, and Dugu Feng demonstrated that his Second Soul Skill, Poison Explosion Art, could make a poisoned target explode.

• Dugu Feng discovered that the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion’s foreclaws had become an External Soul Bone and tested how he could extend and retract them.
• Dugu Feng used the External Soul Bone and the Pill Bead to draw some of Old Scorpion’s stubborn poison from his body, but the attempt exhausted his Soul Power before he could remove much.
• Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion fled the glacier after sensing movement from the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan.
• Dugu Feng demonstrated Poison Explosion Art by coating a withered tree in emerald-green Soul Power and making it explode.
• Dugu Feng explained that Poison Explosion Art made poison condense and explode inside a target, adding a burst of damage to the poison’s erosion.

Dugu Feng trained by killing around Slaughter City to cultivate killing intent and refine his poison control, preparing to enter the city and pursue the Asura God inheritance. After several months, he reached Soul Power Level twenty-three and entered Slaughter Town.

• Old Scorpion led Dugu Feng to the lawless region surrounding Slaughter City, where Dugu Feng recognized the place and decided to seek its Divine Slaughter's Domain and the Asura God inheritance.
• Dugu Feng killed attackers with Poison Explosion Art, Ice Explosion Art, and his Nine-Section Emeralds, cultivating Slaughter Qi while circling the town.
• Dugu Feng practiced making Jade Phosphor Purple Poison seep through his pores and reached Soul Power Level twenty-three over several months.
• Dugu Feng entered Slaughter Town and ordered, "Bloody Mary. One glass!" at the central tavern.

Dugu Feng entered Slaughter City by passing its Bloody Mary trial and discovered that Spirit Skills were suppressed, though his self-created techniques and External Soul Bone still worked. After touring the city’s brutal Outer City, he grew eager to enter the Slaughter Hell Arena.

• Dugu Feng drank the poisoned Bloody Mary and killed the other candidates in the tavern, earning permission to enter Slaughter City.
• Dugu Feng received token Number 7603 from a Black Armored Soldier and found that his Spirit Skills were suppressed, while his Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers and External Soul Bone remained usable.
• A Black Veiled Girl guided Dugu Feng through the city, where he saw the Outer City’s starving residents and learned that the Inner City held the Slaughter Hell Arena.
• Dugu Feng felt his hostility and killing intent rise as he looked forward to entering the arena.

Old Scorpion told Dugu Shuo that Dugu Feng had entered Slaughter City, while Dugu Shuo weighed the danger against the chance that it could keep Feng'er clear of Heaven Dou City's political conflict. In the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue suspected the Dugu Family had destroyed the Elephant Armor Sect and ordered her agents to pause their operations until she grew stronger.

• Old Scorpion reported that Dugu Feng had obtained the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Spirit Ring and an External Soul Bone before entering Slaughter City.
• Dugu Shuo worried for Dugu Feng but reasoned that Slaughter City might be an opportunity and could keep him away from the conflict surrounding Dugu Bo and Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Shuo told Old Scorpion that he had eased his poison attacks and reached level seventy-seven while pretending his condition was worsening.
• Pufferfish Douluo told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall had found no trace of the culprits behind the Elephant Armor Sect massacre or Dugu Feng's whereabouts.
• Qian Renxue suspected the Dugu Family had secretly wiped out the Elephant Armor Sect and ordered Pufferfish Douluo and She Long to halt operations until her strength increased.

Dugu Feng settled into a room near the Hell Slaughter Arena and began cultivating, hoping Slaughter City’s poisonous air would help evolve his Jade Phosphor Poison. While he cultivated, two thugs watched and waited for his newcomer protection period to end, then broke into his room.

• The Black Veiled Girl showed Dugu Feng the Hell Slaughter Arena and led him to a nearby vacant room, warning him about the dangers of Slaughter City.
• Dugu Feng chose to avoid competing for now and began cultivating, realizing that the poisonous air did not hinder his soul power absorption and might stimulate his poison to evolve.
• Two thugs watched Dugu Feng from a nearby alley and planned to take him to their cruel boss once his protection period ended.
• After several hours, the two thugs approached Dugu Feng’s room and tore through its thinly plated iron door.

Dugu Feng poisoned Lang Er and Hou San, forced them to reveal information about Slaughter City, and learned that Tang Cheng of the Clear Sky Sect had won eighty-three arena matches. After surviving eighteen more attacks, Dugu Feng was accepted by the criminals as one of their own.

• Dugu Feng trapped Lang Er and Hou San with Death Poison, restrained them, and threatened them until they agreed to answer his questions.
• Lang Er identified Mo Li as their boss, and Hou San described the forces and powerful fighters in Slaughter City, including Tang Cheng, a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Sage with eighty-three victories.
• Dugu Feng wondered what had happened to the Clear Sky Sect and concluded that Tang Cheng likely never left Slaughter City alive.
• Lang Er and Hou San died, and Dugu Feng stored their blood before cultivating in his room for a week.
• Eighteen people tried to kill Dugu Feng during that week, and he collected their blood; from the eighth day onward, no one came after him.

Dugu Feng spent six months developing and spreading Dreamy Thousand Mechanisms through Slaughter City, using it to poison and subdue Mo Li while concealing how he killed. He continued delaying his arena debut, but the Black Veiled Girl warned that he had only six months left to win or be sent to the Outer City and repay his Bloody Mary debt.

• Dugu Feng drained half of Mo Li’s blood and warned him not to reveal anything, while Mo Li discovered that Dugu Feng had killed all his subordinates.
• Dugu Feng recalled how he developed Dreamy Thousand Mechanisms to trigger the toxins already inside Slaughter City’s Soul Masters.
• Dugu Feng decided to wait until Dreamy Thousand Mechanisms had fully spread through the city before entering the competitions.
• The Black Veiled Girl visited Dugu Feng and warned that he would be sent to the Outer City and owe compensation if he failed to win within one year.

Dugu Feng began fighting in the Hell Slaughter Arena and won his first matches while concealing most of his abilities. After reaching ten victories in a month, he continued to cultivate and hide the full extent of his Finger Force.

• Three months after Dugu Feng’s conversation with the Black Veiled Girl, he entered the Hell Slaughter Arena for his first match with Soul Power Level twenty-five.
• Dugu Feng used Finger Force and poison to kill his first opponent, then survived the ten-person battle by staying near the arena’s edge and exploiting openings.
• After winning, Dugu Feng watched several days of matches to study the other fighters before competing again.
• When Dugu Feng left the arena, Mo Li stepped in and claimed he was protecting him, causing the hostile onlookers to retreat.
• Dugu Feng continued cultivating and fighting, reaching ten victories in one month while exposing that all five fingers of his right hand could release Finger Force.

Dugu Feng rose to sixty victories in Slaughter City and earned the title Poison Demon King, drawing the Slaughter King's attention because he could manipulate the city's Mental Toxin. The Slaughter King arranged for him to face Tang Cheng and ordered that Dugu Feng be brought before him if he survived; meanwhile, Dugu Feng began gathering followers.

• Dugu Feng continued his winning streak, revealed the Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers, and reached sixty victories, earning the title Poison Demon King.
• The Slaughter King identified Dugu Feng as a potential threat and ordered him to face Tang Cheng in his next match, with instructions to bring him in if he won.
• A woman in a dark-red veil argued that Dugu Feng was more mysterious and promising than Tang Cheng, but the Slaughter King insisted Tang Cheng must die and threatened Dugu Feng if he refused to serve.
• Dugu Feng questioned Mo Li about gathering Bloody Mary and recruiting followers, then struck him with a Jade Phosphor Finger Intent for hesitating about the Outer City.
• Dugu Feng told Mo Li to recruit people by exploiting the factions' rivalries and left the room.

Dugu Feng helped turn a massive ambush into a frenzy against Tang Cheng, who was surrounded outside the Hell Slaughter Arena. As Tang Cheng’s followers rushed in to rescue him, Dugu Feng captured a Xiahou Family swordsman and took him away to question him.

• Dugu Feng decided that he and his companions should hurry to reach a hundred victories and prepare to confront the Slaughter King.
• Tang Cheng left the Hell Slaughter Arena after winning his eighty-fifth match and found nearly two thousand armed Soul Masters closing in on him.
• Mo Li and other leaders urged the crowd to attack Tang Cheng, while Dugu Feng used Dreamy Thousand Mechanisms to intensify their killing intent and drive them into battle.
• More than ten of Tang Cheng’s followers charged into the crowd to rescue him, and Dugu Feng rushed to stop them.
• Dugu Feng disarmed a wounded Xiahou Family swordsman who tried to kill himself, then carried him into a room to question him about Tang Cheng and the Clear Sky Sect.