Chapter Summaries

Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion escaped underground by using Tang San as a shield while the Titan Giant Ape uprooted the tree to rescue him. Xiao Wu brought the unconscious, weakened Tang San back to the Shrek camp, where Flender called for Ning Rongrong and Oscar to heal him.

• Dugu Feng absorbed the Eight Spider Lances' energy as the Titan Giant Ape attacked with gravity, and Old Scorpion flung Tang San upward before tunneling away with Dugu Feng.
• The Titan Giant Ape eased its gravity to avoid harming Tang San, uprooted the giant tree, and Xiao Wu caught Tang San as he emerged.
• The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python lost track of the fleeing enemies after sensing several concealed auras.
• Xiao Wu discovered Tang San was unconscious and trembling, then used Martial Soul Possession to pour Soul Power into him without waking him.
• Xiao Wu asked Er Ming to take her back, then carried Tang San to camp, where Flender summoned Ning Rongrong and Oscar to heal him.

After Xiao Wu rescued Tang San from an unseen attacker, Flender and the others treated him and discovered that an Evil Soul Master had drained part of his life force. Tang San woke to learn that his back was badly injured and his Eight Spider Lances were gone, then demanded to know who had attacked him.

• Flender brought Tang San back from the forest after Xiao Wu rescued him, and Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Flender treated his weakened body.
• Flender concluded that an Evil Soul Master had devoured part of Tang San’s life force and ordered the group to keep watch while he recovered.
• Tang San woke in the tent, remembered his Spirit Ring mutation, and learned that his back was too injured for him to sit up.
• Tang San sensed that his Eight Spider Lances had vanished and found eight small holes where they had emerged.
• Tang San demanded the attacker’s identity, and Flender explained that the unknown assailant had used Earth Escape.

After escaping the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances, Dugu Feng returned to Heaven Dou City and learned that his father, Dugu Shuo, had broken through to Soul Douluo. Dugu Feng planned to resume cultivating and began training with his newly acquired External Soul Bone.

• Tang San vowed revenge after an Evil Soul Master devoured his Eight Spider Legs, while Flender and Zhao Wuji worried about explaining the loss to Clear Sky Douluo and Xiao Gang.
• Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion flew back to Heaven Dou City with the Eight Spider Lances and discussed whether Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect might clash.
• Dugu Feng returned to his estate and discovered that Dugu Shuo had broken through to Soul Douluo and praised his efforts for the clan.
• Dugu Shuo told Dugu Feng that Old Snake had gone to handle the plans for Canghui Academy, and Dugu Feng explained his idea of bringing the academy under the clan’s control.
• Dugu Feng summoned the Eight Spider Lances, tested their movement and striking power, and decided to keep cultivating until they fully fused with his body.

Dugu Feng agreed to face Yan, a level forty-eight Spirit Hall prodigy who had defeated Heaven Dou City's academies, and the match was scheduled for three days later. Xie Yue and Hu Liena arrived and warned Dugu Feng that he could not beat Yan, leaving him determined to test the Golden Generation.

• Dugu Feng spent three days cultivating and mastering his Eight Spider Lances while watching for changes in Heaven Dou City.
• Feng Ling and Feng Li told Dugu Feng that Yan had defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy and described his powerful defense and level-forty-eight strength.
• Dugu Feng agreed to challenge Yan and traveled with the Feng Brothers to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ge Ying revealed that the academy had arranged to publicize the match and hold it at noon three days later.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena arrived, mocked Dugu Feng's chances against Yan, and entered the academy.
• Dugu Feng remained calm and prepared to test his strength against Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

Yan prepared to defeat Dugu Feng in a high-profile Soul Fighting match and uphold Spirit Hall’s prestige, while Dugu Feng entered the battle determined to win recognition for the Dugu Family. The match began with both fighters revealing their abilities, and Yan activated his Fourth Soul Skill to attack.

• Yan told Xie Yue and Hu Liena that he would defeat Dugu Feng, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena warned him about Dugu Feng’s poison and unknown Third Soul Skill.
• Three days later, Dugu Feng arrived at the newly built Soul Arena, where Qian Renxue encouraged him before the match.
• Yan and Dugu Feng entered the arena, each determined to win prestige for their side.
• Dugu Feng activated Martial Soul Possession and began releasing Jade Phosphor Purple Poison as he advanced toward Yan.
• Yan used his Second Soul Skill, Flame Rock, to strengthen his body, then lit his Fourth Spirit Ring to launch a barrage of attacks.

Dugu Feng withstood Yan’s Magma Hell and advanced through the flames, then counterattacked with his poison and soul skills. The battle continued in a chaotic clash as Yan defended against Dugu Feng’s deadly poison.

• Yan used his Fourth Soul Skill, Magma Hell, but Dugu Feng’s poison, Soul Bones, and armor dissolved the flames and magma as he walked toward Yan.
• Dugu Feng’s killing intent frightened Yan, who responded by activating Hellfire and closing in as a flame giant.
• Dugu Feng unleashed his Third Soul Skill and Jade Phosphor Twelve Fingers, striking at Yan while breaking through the magma and flames.
• Yan smashed two of Dugu Feng’s three light silhouettes, but the last wrapped around him and began attacking him with poison.

Dugu Feng defeated Yan by overwhelming him with toxins and forced him to surrender, then secretly turned him into a pawn by having him swallow a pill. As the arena celebrated Dugu Feng’s victory, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan wrestled with their own doubts, and Feng Ling and Feng Li led students onto the arena to greet him.

• Dugu Feng’s Green Phosphorus Finger Force and toxins depleted Yan’s strength, and Yan’s attacks and defenses faded as the poison clouded his mind.
• Xie Yue conceded on Yan’s behalf, and Dugu Feng gave Yan a pill to purge the poison; Yan swallowed it and acknowledged Dugu Feng’s strength.
• Dugu Feng revealed that the pill had made Yan his pawn, giving him a way to learn Spirit Hall’s plans.
• The crowd celebrated Dugu Feng’s victory, while Yu Tianheng resented the humiliation and Dugu Yan began doubting her grandfather’s claims about the Cultivating Serpent Branch.
• Feng Ling and Feng Li led a group of students onto the Soul Arena to welcome Dugu Feng on Teacher Ge’s orders.

After defeating Yan, Dugu Feng declined Qin Ming’s invitation to join the Heaven Dou Team and returned to training. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang San’s stolen Eight Spider Legs had been a rare External Soul Bone, leaving Tang San consumed by hatred for the Evil Soul Master who took it.

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy celebrated Dugu Feng after his victory over Yan, and Qian Renxue praised him.
• Ge Ying introduced Dugu Feng to Qin Ming, who urged him to join the Heaven Dou Team for the tournament in two years.
• Dugu Feng refused Qin Ming’s invitation and returned to the Training Ground to cultivate and review his battle.
• Yu Xiaogang examined Tang San and said his body would recover in several months, but the Eight Spider Legs were gone.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that the Eight Spider Legs had been a growth-capable External Soul Bone that the Evil Soul Master devoured before it could fuse completely with Tang San’s body.
• Tang San regretted failing to identify the Evil Soul Master and resolved to take revenge.

Tang San resolved to improve his physical fitness so he could safely pursue another External Soul Bone, while Dugu Feng brought Shi Nian under the Dugu Family's control and began taking over Canghui Academy. The chapter left Shi Nian tasked with moving the academy to Heaven Dou City and leading it to win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San by suggesting spider-type Spirit Rings might help him obtain another External Soul Bone, and Tang San vowed to wait for his teacher's approval before absorbing another Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang promised Tang San a period of special training to improve his physical fitness.
• After learning that Old Snake had captured Shi Nian, Dugu Feng visited the academy the Dugu Family had acquired in Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Nian recognized Dugu Feng's power and swallowed a pill that bound him to serve the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Feng ordered Shi Nian to help move Canghui Academy to Heaven Dou City and lead it to victory in the tournament two years later.

Shi Nian accepted the Dugu Family’s backing to build Canghui Academy into a championship contender, while Dugu Feng planned to strengthen his clan and bring Dugu Bo under control. Dugu Feng then joined Heaven Dou’s leading experts as they headed toward the battle between the Haotong Clan and Spirit Hall.

• Dugu Feng ordered Shi Nian to use the Dugu Family’s resources to recruit and train a team capable of winning the tournament, and Shi Nian resolved to pursue the championship.
• Dugu Feng reviewed the pill beads’ energy, planned to prepare for a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and considered using Dugu Yan to gain control over Dugu Bo and the Cultivating Serpent Branch.
• Dugu Feng discussed bringing Dugu Bo under the clan’s control with Dugu Shuo, who approved of the plan and appeared confident.
• Old Snake interrupted Dugu Feng’s cultivation and took him outside Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Feng found Dugu Shuo, Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and other leading figures gathered.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Sword Douluo ahead to offer mediation to Spirit Hall, then told the group that four Haotong Clan elders had become Titled Douluo.
• Old Snake reported that a major battle was underway near the Haotong Clan’s mountain gate, and the group headed east.

Dugu Feng and the others witnessed the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden strength and arrived as Bibi Dong fought Tang Hao near its mountain gate. The battle continued as Tang Hao accused Spirit Hall of taking Ah Yin’s remains and Soul Bone, while Bibi Dong denied it and counterattacked.

• Dugu Feng and Dugu Shuo realized that the Clear Sky Sect had secretly gained four new Titled Douluo, and Dugu Shuo reflected on how far the Dugu Family was from becoming an Upper Three Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Feng, and their companions approached the battle but were stopped by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who warned that further advance would make them enemies of Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stay out of the conflict and urged both sides to restore peace, while Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that Tang Hao had destroyed nine branch halls and killed the previous Pope.
• Bibi Dong confronted Tang Hao after discovering him inside Spirit Hall’s encirclement, believing he had come to attack her.
• Tang Hao accused Bibi Dong of stealing Ah Yin’s remains and Soul Bone, then struck at her with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bibi Dong denied the accusation, summoned her Giant Scythe Blades, and met Tang Hao’s attack head-on.

Bibi Dong and Tang Hao fought fiercely while onlookers speculated about Ah Yin’s missing Soul Bone and the forces behind its disappearance. Tang Hao eventually fled, and Bibi Dong revealed that she wanted the Clear Sky Sect to believe she would not attack its mountain gates.

• Bibi Dong relied on her Twin Martial Souls and Undying Body as she fought Tang Hao, while the crowd reacted to his claim that Spirit Hall had taken Ah Yin’s Soul Bone.
• Tang Xiao and the four Clear Sky Sect elders watched from the mountains and agreed that unsealing the sect would lead to destruction against Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiao suspected that the force behind the rumors had also taken Ah Yin and her Soul Bone, while Dugu Feng privately hoped the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall would destroy each other.
• Tang Hao, weakened by old injuries, threatened to reclaim Spirit Hall’s debts and fled the battlefield.
• Bibi Dong returned to her normal appearance and privately resolved to make Tang Xiao and Tang Hao believe she had no way to attack the Clear Sky Sect.

Bibi Dong confronted Ning Fengzhi about the Haotian Clan’s strength and resources, then exposed Dugu Feng’s connection to Slaughter City and invited him to Spirit Hall. After she left, Dugu Feng explained the city’s brutal trial and the Divine Slaughter’s Domain, drawing everyone’s attention.

• Bibi Dong questioned Ning Fengzhi about how the Haotian Clan gained its cultivation resources and warned that anyone aiding the clan would be Spirit Hall’s enemy.
• Bibi Dong recognized Dugu Feng as someone who had survived Slaughter City, praised his potential, and hinted that she herself was one of the other survivors.
• Bibi Dong invited Dugu Feng to visit Spirit Hall for help improving what he had gained in Slaughter City, then departed with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the others.
• Dugu Feng explained that Slaughter City restricted soul skills and that its trial awarded the Divine Slaughter’s Domain to those who survived.
• Dugu Feng said he had passed the trial by using his clan’s poison, and the assembled figures reacted with shock at Slaughter City’s brutality.

Dugu Shuo revealed that he had reached Soul Douluo and explained how a Soul Bone could absorb some of the Dugu Family’s poison. He gave Dugu Bo a medicinal formula to help treat the poison, leaving Dugu Bo to accept the paper despite his wounded pride.

• Ning Fengzhi urged Dugu Feng to visit Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy, while Ye Qingxin considered him a suitable match for his granddaughter.
• Near Dugu Manor, Dugu Shuo told Dugu Feng he would verify the opportunity behind Dugu Bo’s breakthrough, then went with Dugu Bo, Dugu Feng, and Old Snake to Dugu Bo’s residence.
• Dugu Shuo revealed his Soul Douluo cultivation, shocking Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Shuo explained that he had forced his poison into Xiahou Mang’s Skull Bone, easing its effects, and described the method to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Shuo handed Dugu Bo a medicinal formula to help force out the poison, and Dugu Bo drew the paper to himself rather than destroy it.

Dugu Shuo confronted Dugu Bo and forced him to reveal the medicinal garden in Sunset Forest that had helped him suppress his toxins. Dugu Shuo then cured Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, leaving Dugu Bo wary of the Poison Cultivator Branch’s poison.

• Dugu Shuo demanded that Dugu Bo share the opportunity behind his breakthrough, and Dugu Bo refused, citing his hatred of the clan.
• Dugu Shuo threatened Dugu Bo with poison, while Dugu Feng inferred that Dugu Bo’s opportunity was somewhere in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo attacked Dugu Shuo, Dugu Feng, and Old Snake with Soul Power, but Dugu Feng’s Nine-Section Emeralds blocked the force aimed at him.
• Dugu Shuo revealed that he had poisoned Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, warning that further Soul Power use would worsen Dugu Bo’s Poison Attack.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let the Poison Cultivator Branch use his medicinal garden in exchange for Dugu Yan’s antidote, and Dugu Shuo cured them both.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan and Dugu Shuo’s party to the hidden Medicine Garden in Sunset Forest, where Dugu Shuo and Dugu Feng discovered the value of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs. After Dugu Bo left to find Dugu Yan a Soul Bone, Dugu Feng revealed that his external Soul Bones let him withstand the well’s poisonous cold and heat, and Dugu Shuo began gathering herbs for the family.

• Dugu Yan woke after the confrontation and went with Dugu Bo and Dugu Shuo’s party to the center of Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo led the group to a valley containing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained how its aura and medicinal plants had aided his cultivation.
• Dugu Shuo recognized several legendary herbs and ordered Old Snake to bring Soul Masters at Soul King level and above to cultivate there for an hour each month.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan away to find her a Soul Bone, leaving Dugu Shuo, Dugu Feng, and Old Snake in the valley.
• Dugu Feng revealed his Scorpion Pincers and Eight Spider Lances, which absorbed the well’s Cold Poison and Fire Poison and let him withstand the valley’s aura.
• Dugu Shuo took out a plant-storing Soul Tool and began gathering herbs that could benefit the Dugu Family.

Dugu Feng absorbed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which combined with Divine Slaughter's Domain to open his Sea of Spirit and greatly strengthen his Spiritual Power. Dugu Shuo concluded that Dugu Feng might now withstand the spiritual impact of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, then explained the dangers of two poisonous Immortal Herbs nearby.

• Dugu Shuo and Dugu Feng collected large quantities of medicinal herbs and took the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Dugu Feng chose Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen his Spiritual Power before attempting to absorb a ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring.
• As Dugu Feng absorbed the dew, Divine Slaughter's Domain joined its energy and opened the Sea of Spirit in his forehead.
• After several hours of golden light, Dugu Feng awoke able to sense his body's inner workings and said his Spiritual Power and domain had grown stronger.
• Dugu Shuo explained the deadly Cold Poison and Fire Poison of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Dugu Feng received the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum from Dugu Shuo and began cultivating as its medicinal power transformed his body. Meanwhile, rumors spread that Tang Hao had escaped Bibi Dong and left Spirit Hall empty-handed, and Tang Hao continued searching for Ah Yin.

• Dugu Shuo explained that Poison Attribute Spirit Masters could refine the Cold Poison and Fire Poison in the immortal herbs to master their domain-like power.
• Dugu Feng decided to refine the Cold Poison in the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and took the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to strengthen his body.
• Dugu Feng offered the Nine Grade Purple Mushroom to Little Snake to improve his talent, and Old Snake gratefully accepted.
• Dugu Feng ate the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and began cultivating as golden-green light spread across his body and its medicinal power transformed his meridians and bones.
• Rumors of Tang Hao escaping Bibi Dong spread across the continent, while Tang Hao wandered through a mountain forest, searching for Ah Yin and fearing she was gone.

Tang Xiao reunited with Tang Hao, learned that Ah Yin and her Soul Bone had disappeared, and realized the theft might be a plot targeting Tang San. They rushed to Shrek Academy, where Flender explained that Tang San had been abducted by an Evil Soul Master and rescued by Xiao Wu, but had lost much of his life force and would need months to recover.

• Tang Xiao found Tang Hao grieving over Ah Yin and the missing Soul Bone, and Tang Hao told him how they had vanished while he escorted Tang San to Suotuo City.
• Tang Xiao suspected someone had stolen the Soul Bone and left a message to provoke Tang Hao, then warned that Tang San might be in danger and flew with Tang Hao to Shrek Academy.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao found Tang San alive in his dormitory, though pale and weak, and Tang Xiao stopped Tang Hao from attacking Flender and Zhao Wuji.
• Flender explained that an Evil Soul Master had abducted Tang San during the appearance of his Eight Spider Legs, and that Xiao Wu had returned him to the academy.
• Flender said Tang San had lost part of his life force but could recover in several months; Tang Xiao realized the Eight Spider Legs were an External Soul Bone and grieved Tang San's loss.

Tang Hao thanked Xiao Wu for saving Tang San and agreed to protect both of them, while learning that Xiao Wu would not leave Tang San despite the danger. Before departing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Shuo told Dugu Feng that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had failed to support Heaven Dou during the clash between Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, raising questions about its allegiance.

• Tang Hao promised Tang Xiao he would keep Tang San close, and Tang Xiao left for the Clear Sky Sect after asking Flender to protect Tang San.
• Tang Hao met Xiao Wu in the woods, and she told him she had decided to stay with Tang San after realizing how much she loved him.
• Tang Hao compared Xiao Wu to Ah Yin, revealed that Tang San's mother had also been a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and promised to shield Xiao Wu and Tang San from danger.
• Xiao Wu thanked Tang Hao for accepting her relationship with Tang San and returned to the academy, while Tang Hao vowed to Ah Yin that he would protect them.
• Old Snake left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Immortal Herbs for Little Snake, and Dugu Shuo told Dugu Feng that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had not appeared to support Heaven Dou during Bibi Dong and Tang Hao's fight.