Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yao received the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, a damaged pocket world that could grow ordinary spirit grass into Immortal Herbs in five years. He gave his family entry tokens and agreed to place the mansion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

• Dugu Yao learned that the Nine Nether Cave Mansion had once been Fierce God Xiangliu's dwelling and could accelerate spiritual plants' growth.
• Dugu Yao told his family the mansion could grow ordinary spirit grass into Immortal Herbs in about five years, promising a steady supply for the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Dugu Yao condensed Nine Nether Tokens for his grandfather, parents, and younger sister, and explained that token holders could create up to one thousand lower-grade tokens.
• Dugu Bo suggested placing the mansion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, and Dugu Yao agreed.

Dugu Yao placed the Nine Nether Cave Mansion fragment at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, where it absorbed the spring’s power and opened a portal. Inside, Dugu Yao and his family discovered a lush world and two young dragon guardian beast souls.

• Dugu Bo tested Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan’s physical strength and found they could each withstand unusually powerful Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yao brought his family to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and set down the Nine Nether Cave Mansion fragment.
• The fragment absorbed the spring water and power, while the souls of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King entered the cave mansion.
• Dugu Yao explained that the two Dragon Kings’ remains had formed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and that their deaths were connected to the spring’s origin.
• Dugu Yao and his family entered the cave mansion and found a lush landscape, where two tiny red and blue dragon guardian beast souls greeted him.

Dugu Yao received the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ Million-Year Soul Bones and persuaded Dugu Bo to absorb them for the family’s protection. Meanwhile, the family began relocating the plants around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye into the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, where they expected them to grow into Immortal Herbs.

• The two little dragons presented Dugu Yao with the Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone and the Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone, and he identified them as Million-Year Soul Bones.
• Dugu Bo and the others reacted in disbelief, and Dugu Yao explained that the soul bones had lost much of their power but remained valuable.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Xin urged Dugu Bo to absorb the soul bones so he could better protect the family, and Dugu Bo accepted and began absorbing them in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wanqiu started moving the plants around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye into the cave mansion, while Dugu Yan stayed behind to avoid the poisonous herbs.
• After moving plants until nightfall, the family returned to Profound Spirit City for dinner and resumed the work the next morning.

After Dugu Bo absorbed the two Million-Year Soul Bones, he revealed that they had given him eight Soul Skills and raised his total to eighteen. He described the four powerful skills from the Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone, while the Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone’s skills remained unknown.

• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu moved the spirit grasses around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye into the Nine Nether Cave Mansion with Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo finished absorbing the Million-Year Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone and Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone.
• Dugu Bo told his family that the two Soul Bones had given him eight Soul Skills and brought his total to eighteen.
• Dugu Bo described the Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone’s skills: Dragon Flame World-Burning Blast, Flame Dragon Berserk, Dragon Flame Domain: Scorching Lava, and Dragon King's Breath.

Dugu Bo described the four Soul Skills of the Million-Year Water Dragon King Right Arm Bone, revealing its devastating attacks, powerful defenses, binding control, and healing support. The chapter left Dugu Bo reflecting on how the two Million-Year Soul Bones had transformed him into a force far beyond his current realm.

• Dugu Yao and Dugu Xin reacted to the power of the Million-Year Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone’s four Soul Skills and compared them with Dugu Yao’s own Million-Year Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo explained that Tidal Wave Impact could unleash a tsunami powerful enough to destroy Profound Spirit City or even Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo described Water Guardian Barrier, which adapted to attacks and repaired itself, while noting that it could not block mental-type Soul Skills.
• Dugu Bo explained how Water Dragon Phantom Cage restrained and crushed enemies with water dragons and immense pressure.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Water Revival Sonata healed allies, restored their strength, and improved their defenses and mental state.
• Dugu Bo reflected on how his evolved Martial Soul, Nine Nether Poison Scripture, Titled Douluo status, and two Million-Year Soul Bones had transformed his power.

After absorbing two Million-Year Soul Bones, Dugu Bo reached level 95 and became a Peak Douluo. He took Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan into Sunset Forest to hunt Soul Rings, while planning to use his new strength to refine a pill that could save Ye Lingyu.

• Dugu Bo absorbed the two Million-Year Soul Bones, gained their Soul Bone skills, and advanced from level 89 to level 95.
• Dugu Yao told Dugu Bo that the spirit herbs and poisons around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye had been moved into the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, then asked him to help hunt Spirit Beasts.
• Dugu Bo sent Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu back and took Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan into Sunset Forest to find Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo planned to refine the Ninth-Grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill to save Ye Lingyu and considered the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s future growth.
• Dugu Bo chose water-attributed Abyssal Poison Water Snakes from Biyao Lake as candidates for Dugu Yao’s fourth Soul Ring and Dugu Yan’s third.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan to Biyao Lake to obtain powerful Soul Rings for them. After Dugu Yan began absorbing an 11,000-year Soul Ring and Dugu Yao began absorbing a 31,000-year one, Dugu Bo guarded them.

• Dugu Bo explained that Abyssal Poison Water Snakes lived in Biyao Lake and used his Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor to drive them from the water.
• Dugu Yan killed a weakened 11,000-year Abyssal Poison Water Snake, took a Supreme Soul Protecting Pill, and began absorbing its Soul Ring as her Third Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo forced a 30,000-year Abyssal Poison Water Snake out of the lake and nearly killed it with his Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yao ordered Xiangliu to kill the weakened snake, then took a Supreme Soul Protecting Pill and began absorbing its 31,000-year Soul Ring as his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo stood guard while Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan absorbed their Soul Rings, marveling at their unusual Soul Ring configuration.

Dugu Yan and Dugu Yao absorbed their Soul Rings, gaining the wide-area poison skills Venomous Flood and Abyssal Flood and reaching Soul Power Levels 35 and 46. Dugu Yao’s Xiangliu devoured the Abyssal Poison Water Snake and awakened its third head, which he named Xiaoshui, before Dugu Bo took the children home.

• Dugu Yan absorbed her Soul Ring, gained the Venomous Flood skill, and reached Soul Power Level 35.
• Dugu Yao absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring, gained Abyssal Flood, and reached Soul Power Level 46.
• Dugu Yao summoned Xiangliu to devour the Abyssal Poison Water Snake’s corpse, awakening a blue, water-attributed third head.
• Dugu Yao named the new head Xiaoshui, and Dugu Bo took the children away from Biyao Lake.

Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Crown Prince Xue Qinghe continued trying to befriend them. After returning to Profound Spirit City, they spent a carefree day with Ye Lingling as the city continued to grow.

• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan encountered Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he glared at them after giving up on getting close to them.
• Xue Qinghe approached Dugu Yao and chatted with him, continuing his effort to recruit the siblings and their grandfather.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan discussed how the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Imperial Families sought to win over Dugu Bo, but said they would not easily choose a side.
• Back in Profound Spirit City, Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan saw Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian recruiting sect disciples, then Ye Lingling asked to visit them at the academy after her Martial Soul awakening.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling around the developing Profound Spirit City, and Dugu Yao wished their peaceful life could last.

Dugu Bo brought Ye Lingyu to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion and revealed that a Ninth-grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill could save him from the Nine-Heart Begonia curse. The two agreed to prepare for the pill’s refinement and face the Nine-Colored Pill Thunder together.

• Dugu Bo brought Ye Lingyu into the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, showed him its spiritual herb garden, and introduced its two guardian dragons.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingyu that he had only one year left before Ye Lingling awakened her Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul and caused his death.
• Dugu Bo explained that a Ninth-grade pill could save Ye Lingyu, but refining it would summon Nine-Colored Pill Thunder powerful enough to threaten them both.
• Ye Lingyu eagerly agreed to help Dugu Bo withstand the pill thunder, using his Nine-Heart Begonia healing abilities.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu decided to leave the sect’s affairs to Xiao'er, Wanqiu, and Qingxian while they prepared to refine the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill.

Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu suspected Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu were preparing to refine a pill that could overcome the Nine-Heart Begonia curse. While they waited, Dugu Yao advanced his cultivation and considered using the coming upheaval in the continent to recruit two clans into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.

• Dugu Xin told Lin Wanqiu that Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu were likely preparing to refine the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill for Ye Lingyu.
• Dugu Xin explained that Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian had grown stronger after taking pills, while Lin Wanqiu reflected on the Nine-Heart Begonia curse.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu left the Reception Hall and took over recruiting sect disciples while Ye Qingxian remained to help with pill refinement.
• Dugu Yao reached Soul Power Level 47 while cultivating beside Dugu Yan, as Ye Lingling played nearby.
• Dugu Yao recalled the coming conflict involving Tang Hao and Spirit Hall and considered recruiting the Defense Clan and Breaking Clan into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.

Dugu Bo began refining a Ninth-grade Tribulation Thunder Pill that could absorb pill tribulations and protect future high-grade pills. After three days, the refinement was still underway, leaving Ye Lingyu anxious about whether it would succeed.

• Dugu Yao considered recruiting the four subordinate sects of the Clear Sky Sect into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling out for a walk.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingyu that he planned to refine a Tribulation Thunder Pill to withstand pill lightning for other high-grade pills.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Lingyu that they had enough ingredients for only three attempts and asked him to keep others from interrupting the refinement.
• Ye Lingyu reflected on the Nine-Heart Begonia curse and hoped that Dugu Bo could help him escape it.
• Dugu Bo continued refining for three days without showing signs of success, and Ye Lingyu grew anxious.

Dugu Bo’s first attempt to refine the Tribulation Thunder Pill ended in a furnace explosion, but Ye Lingyu healed him and he began a second attempt. Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu learned what he was refining, then returned to Profound Spirit City while Ye Lingyu watched over him.

• Dugu Bo lost control of his Soul Power while refining a Ninth-grade Pill, causing the furnace to explode and destroying the first batch of ingredients.
• Ye Lingyu treated Dugu Bo’s injuries, and Dugu Bo explained that the Tribulation Thunder Pill was especially difficult to refine before preparing a second attempt.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu arrived at the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, learned that Dugu Bo was refining the Tribulation Thunder Pill, and offered to help if needed.
• After Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu left, Ye Lingyu told Dugu Bo’s two little dragons not to disturb him as he refined the pill.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu returned to Profound Spirit City and continued handling disciple recruitment.

Dugu Bo successfully refined the pill and prepared with Ye Lingyu to face the Nine-Colored Pill Thunder. After eight strikes depleted his Soul Power and badly burned him, Ye Lingyu healed him as they braced for the final bolt.

• After four days of careful refinement, Dugu Bo completed the pill without causing a Furnace Explosion.
• Dugu Bo gave Ye Lingyu an Eighth-grade Poria Azure Spirit Pill, and they both took it to increase their attributes.
• Dugu Bo restored his Mental Power and Soul Power with two pills, then asked Ye Lingyu to heal him if the Pill Thunder broke through his defenses.
• Dugu Bo used his Water Guardian Barrier to withstand the first seven bolts of Nine-Colored Pill Thunder.
• The eighth bolt depleted Dugu Bo's Soul Power and shattered his barrier, leaving him charred as Ye Lingyu healed him before the final strike.

Dugu Bo endured the Nine-Colored Pill Thunder and completed the Ninth-Grade Tribulation Pill, using an Eighth-grade healing pill to survive the final strike. After waking, he celebrated that future Ninth-grade Pill refinements would no longer require them to withstand the thunder.

• Dugu Bo faced the final, devastating lightning strike while Ye Lingyu healed him and urged him to give up if necessary.
• As the lightning ravaged Dugu Bo faster than Ye Lingyu could heal him, Dugu Bo revealed he had a trump card and swallowed an Eighth-grade Bone Regenerating Blood Dissolving Pill.
• The pill rapidly restored Dugu Bo, allowing him to endure the weakening thunder until the clouds dispersed and the Ninth-Grade Tribulation Pill was complete.
• Ye Lingyu caught the exhausted Dugu Bo, treated his wounds, and promised to devote himself to the Profound Spirit Pill Sect for his friend's sacrifice.
• Dugu Bo later woke and remarked that surviving the Nine-Colored Pill Thunder had been worth it, since future Ninth-grade Pill refinements would not require enduring it.

Dugu Bo successfully refined the Ninth-grade Tribulation Thunder Pill, proving he could refine Ninth-grade Pills despite their rarity and difficulty. He returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion with Ye Lingyu to gather ingredients for the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill, which could save Ye Lingyu from the Nine Heart Begonia curse.

• Dugu Bo recovered much of his strength with pills after surviving the Tribulation Pill's thunder and returned to Dugu Manor with Ye Lingyu.
• Dugu Bo showed the Tribulation Thunder Pill to the gathered family and explained that limited ingredients meant Ninth-grade Pills could not be mass-produced.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingyu that he would refine the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill so Ye Lingyu could live to see Ye Lingling grow up.
• Dugu Yao resolved to search the Nine Nether Cave Mansion for Immortal Herbs suited to Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu returned to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion the next morning to gather ingredients for the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill.

Dugu Bo refined the Ninth-Grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill for Ye Lingyu, then used the Tribulation Thunder Pill to absorb its Nine-Colored Pill Thunder. Ye Lingyu received the life-saving pill, and the two prepared to return and rest.

• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu gathered precious ingredients in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion to refine the Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill.
• Dugu Bo spent five days refining the pill while Ye Lingyu waited and guarded him.
• Dugu Bo completed the pill, and Ye Lingyu rejoiced that he would not have to die.
• Dugu Bo endured the early Pill Thunder strikes as Ye Lingyu used the Tribulation Thunder Pill to absorb the remaining bolts.
• Dugu Bo collected the completed Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill and gave it to Ye Lingyu before they left to rest.

Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan reached Soul Power levels 50 and 40, respectively, after taking pills, and Dugu Yao considered how the Profound Spirit Pill Sect might benefit from the Clear Sky Sect’s future decline. The next morning, he entered the Otherspace to claim Xiong Shen’s fifth inheritance before going to hunt Soul Rings with his family.

• Dugu Yao reached level 50 Soul Power and Dugu Yan reached level 40, with both retaining stable cultivation thanks to the Foundation Building Pill.
• Dugu Yao planned for the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to recruit the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan when the Clear Sky Sect weakened.
• Dugu Yao told Dugu Yan that the Soul Master world’s current peace was only the calm before a storm.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan met Dugu Bo, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wanqiu in the Reception Hall the next morning.
• Dugu Yao entered the Otherspace to claim Xiong Shen’s fifth inheritance before Dugu Bo took him and Dugu Yan to hunt Soul Rings.

Dugu Yao received the Five Directions Array Flags, a treasure that could enhance its bearers and summon Divine Beast phantoms when used as an array. He left the inheritance site and explained the flags to his family, comparing their grand array to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dugu Yao entered the palace in Otherspace with Xiangliu and reached the altar, where the ancient voice presented his fifth inheritance, the Five Directions Array Flags.
• The voice explained that each flag doubled a different attribute and that five bearers could form the Grand Array of Five Extremes to summon five Divine Beast phantoms whose strength combined their creators' power.
• Dugu Yao took the flags, was expelled from Otherspace, and reappeared among the white bones.
• Dugu Xin asked what Dugu Yao had obtained, and Dugu Bo joked that it might begin with “Nine Nether.”
• Dugu Yao revealed the Five Directions Array Flags and explained to Dugu Xin that their grand array was similar to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Dugu Yao explained the Five Directions Array Flags’ powers, then let Dugu Bo test them and experience their immense boost. The family agreed to guard the flags carefully before Dugu Bo began testing Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan’s physical strength in preparation for hunting Spirit Beasts.

• Dugu Yao explained that each flag doubled a different attribute, all five doubled every stat, and five Soul Masters could use them to summon a phantom with their combined strength.
• Dugu Yao said the Grand Array of Five Extremes had no known upper limit, even for arrays formed by powerful Soul Masters or gods.
• Dugu Yao handed the Five Directions Array Flags to Dugu Bo, who felt his strength double and believed he could hold his own against Peak Douluo.
• Dugu Bo warned that anyone holding the flags could gain their boost, so the family agreed not to let the treasure fall into enemy hands.
• Dugu Bo began testing Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan’s physical strength to prepare them for hunting Spirit Beasts and obtaining Soul Rings.