Chapter Summaries

After Xue Qinghe’s coronation, news that he had become Ning Fengzhi’s disciple alarmed the Star Luo Emperor and drew measured discussion from Spirit Hall’s enshrined. Qian Daoliu confirmed that Qian Renxue had completed a crucial step and ordered Spirit Hall to place soul masters in Heaven Dou City to support her.

• Dugu Bo and the others returned to Profound Spirit City after the coronation, while Lin Wanqiu and Ye Qingxian prepared food.
• News of Xue Qinghe becoming Ning Fengzhi’s disciple spread through the soul master world and reached the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall.
• The Star Luo Emperor feared the alliance between the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could threaten his empire.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other enshrined discussed the alliance, with Qian Daoliu noting that it could make Spirit Hall wary without Qian Renxue’s presence.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall to infiltrate soul masters into Heaven Dou City to help Qian Renxue build her support within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Dugu Bo reached Soul Power Level 96 and celebrated becoming a Peak Douluo with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s younger generation. He set his sights on becoming a limit Douluo while urging Ye Lingyu and his grandchildren to keep advancing.

• The narration noted that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s alliance worried the Star Luo Empire, while the Profound Spirit Pill Sect stayed out of their affairs.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling congratulated Dugu Bo on reaching Soul Power Level 96.
• Dugu Bo urged Ye Lingyu, who had reached level 87, to become a Titled Douluo and strengthen the sect.
• Dugu Bo said he wanted to pursue level 99 after Dugu Yan asked whether he could reach the limit of soul masters.
• Dugu Yao said he expected to reach level 68 soon, and Dugu Yan claimed she was also close to advancing.

Dugu Yao reached Soul Power Level 68 and set his sights on becoming a Soul Sage before turning twelve. Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou–Seven Treasure Glazed Tile alliance left the Star Luo Empire preparing for possible war, while the Clear Sky Sect remained in hiding.

• The alliance between the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stirred the Soul Master world at first, then faded from public attention as the Star Luo Empire expanded its standing army.
• The Clear Sky Sect continued hiding after its defeat, fearing Spirit Hall would retaliate over the Pope’s death.
• Dugu Yao reached Soul Power Level 68 while cultivating with the Nine Nether Poison Scripture and planned to use pills to advance toward level 70.
• Dugu Bo noticed Dugu Yao’s progress and praised his efforts as Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Dugu Xin, Lin Wanqiu, and Ye Lingyu reacted to the news.
• Dugu Yao urged Dugu Yan to cultivate harder, but she said he was a monster and that she and Ye Lingling were ordinary by comparison.

Dugu Yao’s extraordinary cultivation advantages prompted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to joke about their chances of catching up to him, while Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin discussed the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s future. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo explaining why the sect kept its young geniuses’ abilities hidden: revealing them too soon could make powerful factions see them as threats and kill them.

• Dugu Yao’s inherited techniques, Immortal Herbs, Whale Rubber, and pills were credited with giving him a far greater cultivation advantage than Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling teased each other about competing to grow stronger, while Ye Lingling admitted she hoped to surpass Dugu Yan rather than Dugu Yao.
• Dugu Bo said the three young Soul Masters might break the record for becoming the youngest Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Xin explained that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect had to develop cautiously because its rise could threaten the existing order and provoke Spirit Hall and other factions.
• Dugu Bo reaffirmed that he had urged the young geniuses to conceal their talents so they would not be targeted before they grew strong.

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling’s exceptional talents led the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to plan to conceal their abilities until they could protect themselves. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng treated them more warmly because his clan hoped to obtain a suitable Top-grade Spirit Grass.

• Ye Lingyu and Dugu Xin discussed how powerful the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would become once the three young Soul Masters matured.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling trained harder after Dugu Yao gained a Soul Power rank, with Dugu Yan feeling pressured by Ye Lingling’s diligence.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling traveled to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and entered through its gates.
• Yu Tianheng arrived and smiled at them, though he continued on to the registration office without greeting them.
• Dugu Yao explained that Yu Tianheng’s changed attitude likely came from Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan representatives asking the Profound Spirit Pill Sect about Top-grade Spirit Grass.

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling visited Xue Qinghe’s Crown Prince’s Mansion after registering at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xue Qinghe showed them the mansion’s astonishing wealth and offered to take them to the imperial palace, leaving everyone stunned by the imperial family’s extravagance.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling ran into Xue Qinghe after registering, and she invited them to her Crown Prince’s Mansion.
• Xue Qinghe took the three to the mansion, where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling marveled at its grandeur and servants.
• Xue Qinghe offered to take her friends to see the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, and Dugu Yao asked whether they could enter.
• Xue Qinghe led them on a tour and revealed gold floor tiles and priceless treasures accumulated by previous crown princes.
• Dugu Yao cursed the noble class under his breath, and Xue Qinghe awkwardly blamed the mansion’s excesses on her predecessors.

Xue Qinghe showed Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling around the Crown Prince's Mansion, whose extravagance shocked them all. After ordering the mansion's useless decorations removed, Dugu Yao and the girls explored Heaven Dou City and returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

• Xue Qinghe led Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling on a tour of the Crown Prince's Mansion and served them an extravagant lunch.
• After Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling left, Qian Renxue ordered a maid to remove the mansion's excessive decorations and store the proceeds in the treasury.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling explored Heaven Dou City, and Dugu Yao watched the girls spend much of his remaining Gold Soul Coins shopping.
• The three visited Heaven Dou City's largest Spirit Dueling Arena, where Dugu Yao watched two evenly matched Soul Masters fight.
• As evening approached, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling boarded their carriage and returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling cultivated in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, each driven to keep pace with the other. They wondered whether Dugu Yao was cultivating too, while Dugu Yan remained determined to become a Soul Emperor before he reached Soul Sage.

• After returning from Heaven Dou City, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went to their rooms to cultivate.
• Dugu Yan watched Ye Lingling cultivate and vowed not to let her surpass her, while anticipating reaching level 59 and advancing to Soul Emperor.
• Ye Lingling teased Dugu Yan about being surpassed, then resumed cultivating with the Nine Nether Poison Scripture.
• Dugu Yan also began cultivating, worried about Ye Lingling's progress and recalling the healing and poison abilities her Martial Soul had gained.
• As she cultivated, Ye Lingling thought fondly of Dugu Yao and assumed he was training as well.

Dugu Yan reached Soul Power Level 59 and, after showing off to Ye Lingling, took pills that raised her to level 60. She planned to stabilize her Soul Power overnight and looked forward to telling her family and going Spirit Beast hunting with her brother.

• Dugu Yan discovered that her Soul Power had risen to level 59, and Ye Lingling promised to work hard until she surpassed her.
• Dugu Yan tried to convince Ye Lingling not to overwork herself, but Ye Lingling began cultivating to reach level 52.
• Dugu Yan swallowed a Fifth-grade King Breaking Pill and a Second-grade Foundation Building Pill, raising her Soul Power to level 60.
• Dugu Yan planned to stabilize her Soul Power overnight and hoped her brother would take her Spirit Beast hunting the next day.

Dugu Yan reached Soul Power Level 60 and prepared to hunt for her sixth Soul Ring, while Dugu Bo tested her limit and found she could absorb a ring roughly thirty-five thousand years old. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo marveling that her sixth-ring limit exceeded his own.

• Dugu Bo congratulated Dugu Yan on reaching Soul Power Level 60, and Ye Lingling resolved to train harder despite Dugu Yan encouraging her to balance work and rest.
• Lin Wanqiu invited everyone to eat Ye Qingxian’s cooking, and the family shared a meal together.
• After the meal, Dugu Bo tested Dugu Yan’s sixth Soul Ring limit and found it was roughly thirty-five thousand years.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Pure World White Lotus had steadily strengthened their spiritual power and slightly strengthened their bodies, with Lin Wanqiu benefiting the most.
• Dugu Yan pointed out that Dugu Yao’s Soul Rings were more impressive, and Dugu Bo replied that her sixth-ring limit exceeded his own.

Dugu Yao discussed his growing Soul Ring lifespans and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s plans to cultivate future experts with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Dugu Bo then tasked Dugu Yao with taking Dugu Yan into Sunset Forest to hunt a thirty-five-thousand-year Spirit Beast for her sixth Soul Ring, and explained the target’s details.

• Dugu Yao revealed that his five Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings had grown stronger as Xiangliu consumed Top-grade Spirit Grass, while Dugu Bo suggested feeding it Immortal Grade Spirit Grass.
• Dugu Yao argued that Immortal Grade Spirit Grass was too scarce to use as Xiangliu’s food and proposed saving any surplus herbs to nurture Soul Masters from the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Dugu Bo explained that he was already evaluating sect disciples as candidates to consume immortal herbs and potentially become Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yao to take Dugu Yan into the depths of Sunset Forest and hunt a thirty-five-thousand-year Spirit Beast for her sixth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yao agreed that he could kill a Spirit Beast of that age, and Dugu Bo described the selected beast’s habitat, characteristics, and identifying details.

Dugu Yao brought Dugu Yan through Sunset Forest to find a thirty-five-thousand-year Glow-worm Snake for her sixth Soul Ring, while Xiangliu’s aura kept other Spirit Beasts at bay. They reached the Glow-worm Snake habitat, marked by faintly glowing golden ores, and began searching for their target.

• Dugu Yao explained that Dugu Yan needed a Glow-worm Snake with light and poison attributes for her sixth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yao killed Spirit Beasts that attacked them and fed them to Xiangliu, whose Soul Ring cultivation rose slightly.
• A Black Nether Leopard confronted Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan, but fled as soon as Xiangliu awakened and hissed.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan traveled for a day and a night through the forest, with Dugu Yan treating the journey as an outing because her brother was with her.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan reached the Glow-worm Snake habitat, where crystalline ores gave off a faint golden glow.

Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan searched the Glow-worm Snakes’ habitat for a Spirit Beast suited to Dugu Yan and found one estimated to be thirty-four thousand years old. When the snake submitted after sensing Xiangliu, Dugu Yao ordered Xiangliu to prepare for battle.

• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan searched for a roughly thirty-five-thousand-year Glow-worm Snake, but Xiangliu’s aura sent the other snakes fleeing.
• Dugu Yao proposed searching for one more hour, and he and Dugu Yan used the snakes’ glowing tails to spot older Spirit Beasts in the darkness.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan found a thirty-thousand-year Glow-worm Snake, then continued until they located a larger one by a lake.
• Dugu Yao judged the lake’s Glow-worm Snake to be about thirty-four thousand years old, and Dugu Yan agreed to choose it.
• The Glow-worm Snake sensed Xiangliu and lowered its head in submission, but Dugu Yao told Xiangliu to prepare for battle.

Dugu Yao weakened a thirty-four-thousand-year Glow-worm Snake with his Soul Skills, leaving Dugu Yan to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring. He protected her during the absorption with Xiangliu’s Hurricane Fierce Poison Formation and waited nearby.

• Dugu Yao combined the Fire Poison Blazing Flame Array and Hurricane Fierce Poison Formation to break the Glow-worm Snake’s golden barrier and leave it near death.
• Dugu Yan watched Dugu Yao defeat the powerful Spirit Beast with ease and asked how strong he was.
• Dugu Yao told Dugu Yan to kill the weakened Glow-worm Snake, and she drove her knight’s sword into its head, producing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan took a Seventh-grade Supreme Soul Protecting Pill and began absorbing the thirty-four-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yao had Xiangliu unleash the Hurricane Fierce Poison Formation at full power to keep Spirit Beasts away while he rested and waited for Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan absorbed a Glow-worm Snake soul ring and gained the defensive sixth Soul Skill Three-Phase Guardian. After Dugu Yao tested it with Xiangliu, she returned with him, having learned that its three barriers could withstand powerful attacks but could be broken by sustained force.

• Dugu Yan successfully absorbed the Glow-worm Snake soul ring and explained that Three-Phase Guardian created three barriers that blocked fatal attacks and released poisonous fragments when shattered.
• Dugu Yao asked Dugu Yan to demonstrate the skill, and Xiangliu attacked her barriers with blasts of six different attributes.
• Dugu Yao ordered Xiangliu to increase its power, breaking two barriers and spreading poisonous fragments that withered nearby trees.
• Dugu Yao stopped the attack with one barrier remaining, then judged that Three-Phase Guardian could defend against Soul Emperor and Soul Sage attacks but only briefly withstand stronger opponents.
• Dugu Yao helped the exhausted Dugu Yan up, and the two headed back along their original path.

Dugu Yao guided Dugu Yan through Spirit Beast encounters on their way back, helping her sharply improve her combat ability. After Dugu Yan defeated a One-Eyed Demon Wolf, she declined Dugu Yao’s offer to spar and left a challenge for the future.

• Dugu Yao left the Spirit Beasts they encountered to Dugu Yan, and she gained combat experience by fighting them over several days.
• Dugu Yan used her Three-Phase Guardian to block a One-Eyed Demon Wolf’s attack, then defeated it with her Three-Phase Netherflame Breath and Triple Miasma Breath.
• Dugu Yao praised Dugu Yan’s progress after she left the dying demon wolf behind.
• Dugu Yao offered to let Dugu Yan challenge him, but she remembered how easily he had broken her Sixth Soul Skill and firmly postponed the fight.

Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion after Dugu Yan tested her new sixth Soul Skill against Spirit Beasts. They told Dugu Bo about her Soul Skill and her rise to level 61, then went back to their rooms.

• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion without encountering any more Spirit Beasts after Dugu Yan killed the One-Eyed Demon Wolf.
• The Red Dragon Soul and Blue Dragon Soul greeted the siblings, and Dugu Yao reflected on how their strength had grown to the Titled Douluo rank.
• Dugu Bo welcomed Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan in the Reception Hall and asked how their trip had gone.
• Dugu Yan explained that her sixth Soul Skill, Three-Phase Guardian, created three Golden Snake Pattern Barriers that could withstand attacks and damage nearby enemies when shattered.
• Dugu Yao explained that the barriers could protect Dugu Yan against Soul Sages and Soul Fighting Douluo but would not stop a Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that absorbing Dugu Yan's 34,000-year Soul Ring had raised her Soul Power Level by only one, to level 61, then returned to their rooms.

Dugu Yan returned from hunting Soul Beasts and resumed training with Ye Lingling, while Dugu Yao focused on reaching the Soul Power Level needed to become a Soul Sage. On the way to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yao explained why the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had allied and why neither side was making sudden moves.

• Dugu Yan teased Ye Lingling about their ten-level Soul Power gap, and the two returned to cultivation.
• Dugu Yao cultivated in his room, aiming to gain the final Soul Power Level before taking the pill and breaking through to the Soul Sage realm.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yao traveled to Heaven Dou City to report to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan wondered why the alliance between Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not brought visible changes.
• Dugu Yao explained that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needed each other's strength, so they were building power and waiting for the right opportunity.

After registering at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling visited Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince's Mansion. Xue Qinghe offered Dugu Yao his token in exchange for help obtaining a large supply of pills, leaving Dugu Yao to consult his grandfather and the others.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling registered at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and accepted Xue Qinghe's invitation to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Xue Qinghe gave Dugu Yao his Crown Prince Token, which allowed its holder to act with his authority.
• Xue Qinghe asked Dugu Yao to supply many pills at their original price so he could cultivate his own people.
• Dugu Yao explained that he needed to discuss the request with his grandfather and the others before deciding.

Xue Qinghe tried to win over the Profound Spirit Pill Sect by building ties with Dugu Yao and his companions and offering to buy pills directly. Dugu Yao understood her true identity and goal, and he and the others left the decision about pill sales to the sect’s elders while keeping their stance neutral.

• Xue Qinghe saw Dugu Yao and the others off and thought that Dugu Bo had wisely secured the Profound Spirit Pill Sect by building ties with the continent’s major powers.
• Xue Qinghe believed the token she had given them would signal a connection between her and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, helping her bring the sect under her control.
• Dugu Yao told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to accept Xue Qinghe’s goodwill without declaring their allegiance or approaching her first.
• Dugu Yao explained that Xue Qinghe wanted to control or contain the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and that the sect’s elders would decide whether to sell pills directly to her.
• Dugu Yan left the matter to her grandfather and the others, while Dugu Yao accepted Xue Qinghe’s approach as long as she did not act against the sect.