Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo took Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan north to the Extreme North to hunt for ice-attributed Spirit Beasts suited to their next Soul Rings. After reaching the frozen region, the three explored its snowy wilderness while Dugu Bo protected them from the cold and nearby Spirit Beasts.

• Dugu Bo left Dugu Xin, Lin Wanqiu, Ye Lingyu, and Ye Qingxian in charge of the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and its First-grade Pill production.
• Dugu Bo flew north with Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan, explaining that he had chosen Profound Frost Dark Ice Snakes for their ice-attributed Soul Rings.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan agreed that combining water- and ice-attributed Soul Skills could make their abilities more effective.
• Dugu Bo, Dugu Yao, and Dugu Yan reached the city nearest the Extreme North, bought supplies, and entered the frozen wilderness.
• Dugu Bo released his level 95 Peak Douluo aura to drive away nearby Spirit Beasts and shielded the siblings from the freezing wind as they played in the snow.

Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Yao searched the Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake canyon for suitable Soul Rings. Dugu Bo captured a snake nearly twenty thousand years old for Dugu Yan, but they still had to find a roughly forty-thousand-year-old snake for Dugu Yao.

• Dugu Bo led Dugu Yan and Dugu Yao into the Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake habitat after two days of travel.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dugu Yan needed a snake nearly twenty thousand years old and Dugu Yao needed one around forty thousand years old.
• The group explored the canyon, encountered various Spirit Beasts and several Profound Frost Dark Ice Snakes, but found none old enough.
• Dugu Bo spotted a Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake close to twenty thousand years old and used the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor to subdue it for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yao noted that they still had not found a Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake over twenty thousand years old, much less one around forty thousand years old.

Dugu Bo found a sleeping forty-thousand-year Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake beneath the snow and unleashed the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor to capture it for Dugu Yao. The snake fled and attacked, but the dragon overwhelmed it and tore into its body.

• Dugu Bo sensed a forty-thousand-year Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake sleeping beneath the snow and told Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan about it.
• The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor broke through the snow and exposed the cave where the snake lay coiled.
• The Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake awoke, saw the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor, and fled in fear.
• The snake blew icy wind at the pursuing dragon, but the attack only frosted its body.
• The Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor caught the snake in its claws and tore its body, causing its blood to freeze in the extreme cold.

Dugu Yan and Dugu Yao killed two Profound Frost Dark Ice Snakes and absorbed their Soul Rings with Supreme Soul Protecting Pills, avoiding soul impact. Dugu Yan reached Soul Power Level forty-three and gained Cold Poison Storm, while Dugu Yao continued absorbing his Soul Ring under Dugu Bo’s guard.

• Dugu Yan killed the nearly Twenty-Thousand-Year Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake and began absorbing its Soul Ring after taking a Supreme Soul Protecting Pill.
• Dugu Yao woke Xiangliu, which killed the Forty-Thousand-Year Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake, then began absorbing its Soul Ring after taking a Supreme Soul Protecting Pill.
• Dugu Bo guarded the siblings and reflected on their extraordinary cultivation, Soul Ring configurations, and age.
• Dugu Yan finished absorbing her Soul Ring first and told Dugu Bo that she had reached Soul Power Level forty-three and gained Cold Poison Storm.
• Dugu Yan explained that Cold Poison Storm could combine with Venomous Flood to freeze and poison enemies.

Dugu Yao absorbed a forty-thousand-year Soul Ring and gained the large-scale Fifth Soul Skill Extreme Cold Storm, which combined freezing power with poison. He and Dugu Yan agreed with Dugu Bo that they had to conceal their extraordinary strength from other forces.

• Dugu Bo praised Dugu Yan’s Cold Poison Storm and explained how it could combine with her other Soul Skills.
• Dugu Yao successfully absorbed his Soul Ring, raising his Soul Power Level from 50 to 54.
• Dugu Yao described Extreme Cold Storm, which froze weaker Soul Masters and delivered fatal cold poison through snowflakes.
• Dugu Yao considered combining his Fourth and Fifth Soul Skills, while noting that he and Dugu Yan needed to hide their abilities and true strength.
• Dugu Bo warned his grandchildren not to reveal their Martial Souls or Soul Skills, and Dugu Yao agreed that their exceptional talent would make them targets.

Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan completed their trip to the Extreme North with Dugu Bo, and Xiangliu awakened its fifth head after devouring a powerful Spirit Beast. The family returned to Dugu Manor after exploring the northern city, with Dugu Bo indulging his grandchildren along the way.

• Dugu Yao had Xiangliu devour the Forty-Thousand-Year Profound Frost Dark Ice Snake and another Spirit Beast, awakening its fifth head, which he named Little Ice.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan out of the canyon and flew with them toward the edge of the Extreme North while Dugu Yan admired the Spirit Beasts.
• Dugu Yao identified a Snowfield Mastiff, and Dugu Bo praised his knowledge while encouraging Dugu Yan to read more.
• Dugu Yan asked about hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, and Dugu Bo said that little of the Extreme North had been explored.
• Dugu Bo took his grandchildren to a northern city, let them enjoy themselves, and returned with them to Dugu Manor a few days later.

Ye Lingling prepared to awaken her Martial Soul, while her family gathered with a Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill ready in case the Nine Heart Begonia curse killed Ye Lingyu. The awakening began, but the chapter ended before revealing its result.

• After returning from the Extreme North, Dugu Yan and her family shared news of their improvements and resumed refining Soul Power.
• The Profound Spirit Pill Sect continued recruiting, though its demanding requirements meant fewer Soul Masters joined.
• Dugu Bo and the others prepared for Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul awakening, relying on the Ninth-grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill to revive Ye Lingyu if the curse killed him.
• Dugu Yao wondered why the Nine Heart Begonia allowed only two living owners and compared its healing ability with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s support powers.
• Dugu Bo channeled Soul Power into the Pentagram Array, and Ye Lingling released the Martial Soul gathering in her right hand.

Ye Lingling awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, causing Ye Lingyu to wither as the family curse took effect. The Ninth-Grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill restored him and gave him a third Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and Ye Lingling prepared to test her Innate Soul Power.

• Ye Lingling awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and Ye Lingyu rapidly withered as a result.
• Ye Lingyu explained that only two Nine Heart Begonia Martial Souls could exist because the Martial Soul passed from one generation to the next, leaving him without it when Ye Lingling awakened hers.
• Ye Qingxian urged Ye Lingyu to take the Ninth-Grade Resurrection and Soul Returning Pill, while Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu reassured the tearful Ye Lingling that her grandfather would survive.
• Ye Lingyu swallowed the pill, recovered his strength, and regained a Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, allowing three possessors to exist at once.
• Dugu Bo asked Ye Lingling to test her Innate Soul Power, and she headed to the Crystal Ball.

Ye Lingling awakened with level eight Innate Soul Power, then took Dugu Bo’s Yin Yang Spirit Infusion Pill and reached Innate Full Soul Power. Afterward, Dugu Bo tested her physique and prepared to take her to Sunset Forest to obtain her first Soul Ring.

• Ye Lingling tested at level eight Innate Soul Power, pleasing Ye Lingyu and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo gave Ye Lingling a Yin Yang Spirit Infusion Pill, explaining that it could raise her Innate Soul Power to level ten.
• Ye Lingling took the pill and retested at Innate Full Soul Power, delighting her family and Dugu Yao.
• Dugu Bo tested Ye Lingling’s physical strength and found that she could withstand a first Soul Ring of about 2,400 years.
• Dugu Bo prepared to take Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest to hunt a Spirit Beast for her first Soul Ring.

After Ye Lingling began studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, news spread that Tang Hao had killed Spirit Hall Pope Qian Xunji. Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi weighed the danger to their factions and chose not to get involved, leaving the Clear Sky Sect facing Spirit Hall’s retaliation.

• Dugu Bo took Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest to obtain a Soul Ring, and Ye Lingyu later enrolled her at Heaven Dou Royal Academy alongside Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan.
• News spread that Tang Hao had killed Qian Xunji, the Pope of Spirit Hall and a Peak Douluo.
• Dugu Bo and the Dugu family discussed Tang Hao’s rise and feared Spirit Hall’s conflict with the Clear Sky Sect might endanger the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Tang Hao had become the continent’s youngest Titled Douluo and killed Qian Xunji after Spirit Hall pursued him for a supreme treasure.
• Ning Fengzhi refused Chen Xin’s suggestion to help the Clear Sky Sect, deciding the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect could not risk Spirit Hall’s wrath.

After Spirit Hall’s Pope was killed by Tang Hao, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Two Royal Families chose not to help the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Wei accepted the sect’s isolation and ordered it to preserve its strength by sealing the mountain and withdrawing from the world.

• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin and Gu Rong that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stay out of the conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Yuanzhen explained to Yu Tianheng that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could not challenge Spirit Hall and would remain neutral.
• Tang Xiao reported to Tang Wei that neither the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect nor the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan intended to help the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Wei ordered Tang Xiao to preserve the Clear Sky Sect’s remaining strength and seal the mountain if Spirit Hall sent people after them.
• Tang Wei coughed up blood, and Tang Xiao helped him go rest.

After Spirit Hall’s new Pope, Bibi Dong, declared war on the Clear Sky Sect, Dugu Yao proposed that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect recruit the Clear Sky Sect’s four Single Attribute Sects if they were abandoned. Dugu Bo agreed to wait and see whether the Clear Sky Sect would flee and leave its allies exposed.

• Bibi Dong became Spirit Hall’s Pope and launched an assault on the Clear Sky Sect, whose sect master Tang Wei died before the fighting began.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed how the other Upper Three Sects had not intervened in the conflict.
• Dugu Yao suggested recruiting the four Single Attribute Sects, and Dugu Bo initially judged the chance of winning them over to be slim.
• Dugu Yao argued that the weakened Clear Sky Sect might retreat and abandon the four sects, while Dugu Xin agreed that fleeing could preserve the sect’s legacy.
• Dugu Bo agreed that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would consider approaching the four sects if the Clear Sky Sect abandoned them, but would wait until Spirit Hall’s revenge was over.

The Clear Sky Sect fled its base after one day of fighting Spirit Hall, leaving its Four Single Attribute Sects behind to suffer a devastating massacre. At Dugu Bo’s manor, Dugu Yao urged his family to take in the abandoned sects.

• Spirit Hall’s conflict with the Clear Sky Sect erupted after Tang Xiao became sect master, and the Clear Sky Sect suffered heavy casualties in the first day of battle.
• The Clear Sky Sect secretly abandoned its base and fled without warning the Four Single Attribute Sects.
• Spirit Hall slaughtered the abandoned sects and pursued the fleeing Clear Sky Sect, ending the conflict in four days with fewer than a thousand direct descendants left among the Four Single Attribute Sects.
• Dugu Bo, Dugu Xin, and Ye Lingyu discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s betrayal and the losses suffered by its former affiliates.
• Dugu Yao urged his grandfather to take in the Four Single Attribute Sects while they were in need.

After Spirit Hall forced the Clear Sky Sect to retreat into sealed seclusion, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect considered how little chance it had against Spirit Hall. Two months later, the Four Single Attribute Sects were still struggling with the losses caused by the Clear Sky Sect’s flight, and Yang Wudi’s Breaking Clan hated the Clear Sky Sect most of all.

• Dugu Bo postponed approaching the Four Single Attribute Sects, while Ye Lingyu agreed to recruit them into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• The Clear Sky Sect announced it would seal its mountain and withdraw from the soul master world, and Spirit Hall ended its pursuit because its Great Enshrined had promised Tang Chen not to destroy the sect’s legacy.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin discussed the Clear Sky Sect’s defeat and concluded the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not defeat Spirit Hall alone.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered whether the soul master world could unite against Spirit Hall, while considering the two great empires as possible opponents.
• Two months later, Yang Wudi and the other Single Attribute Sects continued to suffer from their losses, and the Breaking Clan blamed the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning them.

The Breaking Clan and Defense Clan joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect after Ye Lingyu offered them positions and support, while the Speed Clan and Strength Clan refused. Ye Lingyu returned to Profound Spirit City angry at Titan’s contempt, but considered recruiting the two clans that joined a success.

• Yang Wudi accepted Ye Lingyu’s offer, became an elder, and led the Breaking Clan into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Niu Gao also accepted the offer and joined the sect as an elder with the Defense Clan.
• Bai He refused to join, unwilling to betray his relatives in the Clear Sky Sect despite its abandonment of the Speed Clan.
• Titan rejected Ye Lingyu’s invitation, insulted the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, and drove him from the Strength Clan’s territory.
• Ye Lingyu returned to Profound Spirit City, resenting Titan’s arrogance while deciding the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan had made the wiser choice.

Ye Lingyu told Dugu Bo that the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan had agreed to join the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, while Bai He’s Speed Clan and Titan’s Strength Clan had refused. Dugu Bo planned to welcome the two clans with a banquet when they arrived in Profound Spirit City.

• Ye Lingyu reported that the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan had accepted his offer, but the Speed Clan and Strength Clan had rejected it.
• Ye Lingyu criticized Bai He for clinging to the Clear Sky Sect and Titan for refusing to hear his terms, while Dugu Bo told him not to worry about the clans.
• Ye Lingyu said he wanted to watch the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan prosper and believed the other clans might regret refusing to join.
• Ye Lingyu explained that the Four Single Attribute Sects had suffered devastating losses, leaving mostly young soul masters alive.
• Dugu Bo decided that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would hold a grand banquet when the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan arrived in Profound Spirit City.

The Breaking Clan and Defense Clan joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, strengthening its leadership while bringing fewer than four hundred survivors. Yang Wudi and Niu Gao resolved to serve their new sect and continued to condemn the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning their clans.

• Yang Wudi became the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's Second Elder, and Niu Gao became its Third Elder after their clans arrived in Profound Spirit City.
• Dugu Bo held a banquet to welcome the two clans, whose leaders openly blamed the Clear Sky Sect for their losses and welcomed the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's support.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed the clans' hatred of the Clear Sky Sect and agreed to keep pill-refining methods secret until the Breaking Clan had fully committed itself.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao discussed Dugu Bo's strength and the help their clans could receive, then vowed to serve the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and denounced the Clear Sky Sect.

Dugu Yao reached Soul Power Level 55 and considered the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s growth, its remaining challenges, and Qian Renxue’s expected arrival in Heaven Dou City. News spread that the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan had joined the sect, while the Speed Clan and Strength Clan refused recruitment and remained struggling under their ties to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Dugu Yao raised his Soul Power Level to 55 and reflected on the sect’s growing strength and its small number of disciples.
• Dugu Yao considered finding suitable Immortal Herbs for Ye Lingyu, Ye Qingxian, and Ye Lingling, and wondered how Qian Renxue’s arrival might affect the sect.
• News of the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect spread, but Spirit Hall made no move against them.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan failed to recruit the Speed Clan and Strength Clan, which both refused to leave the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao criticized the Speed Clan and Strength Clan for remaining loyal to the Clear Sky Sect despite their hardships.

Ten-year-old Qian Renxue left Spirit Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire to undertake a dangerous mission, while Qian Daoliu kept the truth about her father's death from her. She departed with a small escort, and Qian Daoliu hoped Spirit Hall could protect her after she survived the mission's most difficult stage.

• Qian Daoliu asked Qian Renxue whether she was certain about leaving for the Heaven Dou Empire, and she vowed to complete the mission.
• Qian Renxue asked why Spirit Hall would not destroy the Clear Sky Sect, and Qian Daoliu cited a promise while concealing that Bibi Dong had killed his son.
• Qian Daoliu escorted Qian Renxue out of Spirit City and reassured her that Spirit Hall would remain her home and help if she needed it.
• Qian Renxue rode away with several accompanying soul masters, determined to fulfill her mission and prove herself to Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu watched Qian Renxue disappear and hoped she would stay safe until Spirit Hall could send Titled Douluo to protect her.

After reporting to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yao wondered whether the new maid beside Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue in disguise. On the carriage ride back to Profound Spirit City, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling teased him about the maid, and he threatened to tell their grandfathers about their lack of discipline.

• The Breaking Clan and Defense Clan settled into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and accepted Dugu Bo's arrangement for them to live alongside ordinary disciples.
• Dugu Yan, Dugu Yao, and Ye Lingling reported to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they encountered Yu Tianheng and later saw Xue Qinghe with a new, ordinary-looking maid.
• Dugu Yao wondered why the maid had only recently appeared and urged Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to focus more on cultivation.
• On the ride back, Dugu Yao suspected the maid might be Qian Renxue and considered confirming it with Spirit Sensing if she appeared again.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling teased Dugu Yao about being interested in the maid, so he hit them on the heads and threatened to report their behavior to their grandfathers.