Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling continued cultivating around the Pure World White Lotus while Bai He struggled to keep the Speed Clan afloat. Facing the clan’s worsening poverty, Bai He reconsidered his old loyalties and wondered whether the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would still accept them.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling steadily improved their spiritual power while cultivating in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, though their physical strength barely increased.
• Bai He reflected on the Speed Clan’s hardship and regretted rejecting offers from the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bai He blamed Tang Hao and Titan’s actions for worsening the Speed Clan’s isolation and noted that the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan prospered after joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Bai He recognized that the Clear Sky Sect had never helped the Speed Clan since going into seclusion and resolved to prioritize his clan’s survival over old ties.
• Bai He weighed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect against the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and favored the latter, but worried that it might refuse the clan after his earlier rejection.

Bai He decided to offer the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng in exchange for a chance to join the Profound Spirit Pill Sect. As he traveled to Profound Spirit City, Dugu Bo and the others debated whether to accept the clan and decided to examine Bai He’s gift first.

• Bai He resolved to present the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Dugu Bo to secure the Speed Clan’s survival through joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Bai He retrieved the herb from the storeroom, informed his clansmen, and set out for Profound Spirit City.
• Dugu Xin and Ye Lingyu criticized the Speed Clan for rejecting the sect’s earlier offer and now seeking to join out of desperation.
• Dugu Bo weighed the benefits of gaining more disciples, while Dugu Xin supported accepting the Speed Clan without giving them important positions.
• Dugu Yao suggested that they inspect Bai He’s gift before deciding and wondered whether it was the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

Bai He sought to bring the Speed Clan into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, hoping to secure its survival after the Clear Sky Sect abandoned it. Dugu Bo received him coolly, leaving Bai He’s request and the value of his gift unresolved.

• Dugu Bo and the others agreed to hear Bai He’s offer and went to the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s base in Profound Spirit City.
• Bai He waited anxiously and reflected on how the Clear Sky Sect had left the Speed Clan without support and how he regretted refusing earlier invitations.
• Dugu Bo and his companions arrived, and Bai He introduced himself as the Speed Clan’s patriarch and representative.
• Bai He asked the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to accept the Speed Clan, admitting that his decision two years earlier had been rash.
• Dugu Bo replied coolly while Ye Lingyu and the others looked at Bai He coldly, and Dugu Yao watched with a faint smile.

Bai He offered the Speed Clan's Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Dugu Bo and secured the clan's admission into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect. He left Profound Spirit City to bring his clan to its new home there.

• Bai He presented the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Dugu Bo as the Speed Clan's pledge of allegiance.
• Dugu Bo recognized the spirit grass and accepted Bai He into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect as a Steward Elder.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Speed Clan would have its own clan grounds in Profound Spirit City, while its members would become ordinary disciples.
• Bai He accepted the arrangements and hoped he might one day reconcile with Old Goat and Old Rhino, while acknowledging he could not change Old Ape's loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bai He rode back to the Speed Clan's grounds to tell his clansmen to relocate to Profound Spirit City.

Bai He and the Speed Clan joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, giving the clan security and a new future. While drinking with Niu Gao and Yang Wudi, Bai He reaffirmed his choice and accepted that Titan might condemn him for abandoning the Clear Sky Sect.

• Bai He brought the Speed Clan to Profound Spirit City, where the clan joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and he became a Steward Elder.
• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi discussed how Bai He could have joined them earlier and blamed the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning the Four Single Attribute Sects.
• Bai He said the Clear Sky Sect had never helped his clan and that he intended to serve the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, while Yang Wudi denounced the Clear Sky Sect for the Breaking Clan's losses.
• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi criticized Titan for remaining loyal to the Clear Sky Sect and warned Bai He not to contact him.
• Bai He said he understood and valued his place in the Profound Spirit Pill Sect because his clansmen no longer had to worry about their livelihood.

The Speed Clan joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, bringing three of the four former Clear Sky Sect-affiliated Single Attribute Sects under Dugu Bo’s banner. As the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s rise drew attention from major powers, Titan remained committed to the Clear Sky Sect and rejected the idea of joining its rivals.

• News spread that the Speed Clan had joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, raising its strength to seven Soul Fighting Douluo alongside Dugu Bo.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s rapid growth and how its rise could benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue considered how she would position the Profound Spirit Pill Sect if she replaced Xue Qinghe.
• Titan angrily condemned Bai He and the other clan leaders for joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, then vowed that the Strength Clan would stay loyal to the Clear Sky Sect.

Bai He remained devoted to the Clear Sky Sect despite the other Single Attribute Clans joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect. As Ye Lingling neared Soul Power Level 50, Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yao about his lack of combat experience, leaving Ye Lingling’s next Soul Ring hunt uncertain.

• Bai He vowed that he would never abandon the Clear Sky Sect and believed it would regain its former power.
• The uproar over the Speed Clan joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect gradually faded, and the sect continued selling pills without changing its course.
• Ye Lingling’s Soul Power Level rose to 49, Dugu Yan’s rose to 58, and Dugu Yao remained at 67 while nearing 68.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingling to take a pill that night to reach level 50, and she asked whether he would take her to hunt Spirit Beasts.
• Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yao whether he had gained combat experience since becoming a Soul Emperor, and Dugu Yao admitted that he had never truly fought anyone.

Dugu Bo told Dugu Yao to improve his practical combat skills by leading Ye Lingling on a spirit hunt in Sunset Forest when she reached level fifty. Dugu Yao agreed, confident he could protect her while facing ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.

• Dugu Yao said his overwhelming strength and lethal poison made it difficult to find a suitable opponent for combat practice.
• Dugu Xin and the others recognized that Dugu Yao's power far exceeded what his Soul Emperor rank suggested, while Dugu Yan admitted she had given up on catching up to him.
• Dugu Bo insisted that practical combat experience still mattered and proposed that Dugu Yao help Ye Lingling hunt a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast.
• Dugu Yao asked whether Dugu Bo would accompany them, and Dugu Bo said he trusted him to handle the hunt in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Yao accepted the plan and prepared to take Ye Lingling spirit hunting the next day.

Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 50 and tested the age of her Fifth Soul Ring at around nineteen thousand years, then resolved to keep training until she could catch up to Dugu Yan. Dugu Yao prepared to take Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest for a Soul Ring after they reported to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Ye Lingling took a Sect Breaking Pill to reach Level 50 and a Foundation Building Pill to stabilize her Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo tested Ye Lingling's Fifth Soul Ring and found it was around nineteen thousand years old; Ye Lingling regretted that it fell short of Dugu Yan's roughly twenty-thousand-year ring.
• Ye Lingling vowed to work harder and close the seven-level Soul Power gap with Dugu Yan, while Dugu Yan privately felt pressured by the competition.
• Dugu Yao teased Dugu Yan about Ye Lingling's cultivation attitude, and Dugu Bo and the others felt pleased that the two girls spurred each other on.
• Dugu Yao said he would take Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest to hunt for her next Soul Ring after they reported to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo quizzed Dugu Yao on Spirit Beast knowledge, warned him and Ye Lingling to prioritize safety, and the group left the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

After checking in at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling avoided a confrontation with Yu Tianheng and headed back to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue learned that Xue Qinghe would hunt Spirit Beasts in Sunset Forest and arranged for Spirit Hall to support her plan to kill and replace him.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling checked in at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and passed Yu Tianheng, whom Dugu Yan scorned.
• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling reassured Dugu Yan that she could deal with Yu Tianheng once they no longer had to hide their abilities.
• Qian Renxue told her vendor informant that Xue Qinghe would leave for Sunset Forest at noon and instructed him to alert her grandfather and the others to follow her secret marks.
• Qian Renxue reflected on her three years undercover and worried that Dugu Yao might have seen through her identity.
• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling returned by carriage to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, while Dugu Yan chose to stay behind and cultivate.

Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling searched Sunset Forest for a Spirit Beast near nineteen thousand years old, while Xue Qinghe entered the forest to find a Spirit Beast for his second Soul Ring and Qian Renxue secretly prepared to have him killed. After two days, Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling still had not found a suitable beast.

• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling traveled deeper into Sunset Forest as his aura and Xiangliu frightened weaker Spirit Beasts away.
• Dugu Yao explained that Ye Lingling needed a Soul Ring close to nineteen thousand years old, and they spent a day searching without success.
• Xue Qinghe arrived in Sunset Forest with seven Soul Emperors guarding him, while Qian Renxue secretly left markers for the people her grandfather had sent to track him.
• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling continued their search after resting, and Dugu Yao concluded that Xiangliu could easily defeat Spirit Beasts aged fifteen or seventeen thousand years.
• Dugu Yao encountered a sixteen-thousand-year Nether Ghost Wolf but let it leave because it was too young for Ye Lingling's Soul Ring.

Dugu Yao subdued a nineteen-thousand-year Blazing Vajra Bear so Ye Lingling could absorb its Soul Ring, while Xiangliu devoured the beast’s corpse. Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 51, and Dugu Yao prepared to return with her from Sunset Forest.

• Dugu Yao and Xiangliu quickly brought down the Blazing Vajra Bear, and Dugu Yao gave Ye Lingling a pill to protect her while absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Ye Lingling killed the bear with her Scarlet Begonia Martial Soul and began absorbing its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as Dugu Yao guarded her.
• Dugu Yao had Xiangliu devour the bear’s corpse to increase the ages of his Soul Rings while he reflected on his coming level 70 inheritance.
• After an hour, Ye Lingling finished absorbing the Soul Ring and reported that her healing and poison abilities had improved greatly.
• Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 51 and said she was close to level 52, and Dugu Yao told her they would leave Sunset Forest after four days there.

Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling struggled to find their way out of Sunset Forest, while Xue Qinghe found and began absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring. Qian Renxue signaled the hidden Spirit Hall Soul Masters to attack him as he entered his most vulnerable state.

• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling carved a path through Sunset Forest, while Spirit Beasts kept their distance from Little Xiangliu.
• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling reached the outskirts of Sunset Forest after accepting that their return journey would take time.
• Xue Qinghe found a thousand-year Snow White Spirit Bird and credited Whale Rubber with helping him qualify for a thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Spirit Hall Soul Masters to kill Xue Qinghe while he absorbed his Soul Ring.
• Xue Qinghe killed the Snow White Spirit Bird and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring as seven Soul Emperors and Qian Renxue guarded him.
• Qian Renxue clenched her fists to signal the hidden Spirit Hall Soul Masters to attack, while the guards failed to notice.

As Xue Qinghe absorbed a Soul Ring in Sunset Forest, Qian Renxue revealed that she had arranged his death with her grandfather’s help. The Serpent Spear and Porpoise elders arrived as Spirit Hall allies, and Qian Renxue ordered them to eliminate the seven Soul Emperors without exposing her disguise.

• Purple mist surrounded Xue Qinghe’s guards, and Qian Renxue recognized it as the work of Spirit Hall Soul Masters.
• Two gold-armored Soul Masters appeared, claiming they had come specifically for Xue Qinghe, while more than a dozen Soul Emperors surrounded the guards.
• The gold-armored Soul Masters sent their Soul Emperor allies to attack the seven guards as Xue Qinghe continued absorbing his Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue recognized the gold-armored Soul Masters as Snake Lance and Pufferfish, Titled Douluo elders sent by her grandfather to assist her.
• Snake Lance Douluo assured Qian Renxue that their allies’ disguises would not be exposed, and she ordered them to defeat the seven guards quickly.

Qian Renxue’s Spirit Hall forces killed Xue Qinghe and destroyed his remains, allowing her to take his place. After three years of preparation, she assumed Xue Qinghe’s appearance and declared herself the future emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Spirit Hall’s Soul Emperors killed Xue Qinghe’s seven guards and disguised themselves as the dead men.
• Qian Renxue revealed her plan to replace Xue Qinghe and rule the Heaven Dou Empire for Spirit Hall.
• Snake Lance Douluo pierced Xue Qinghe during his Soul Ring absorption, then killed him while Porcupine Douluo dissolved his body.
• Qian Renxue changed into her original appearance as Spirit Hall’s forces congratulated her on completing the mission.
• Qian Renxue used her inherited soul bone to become Xue Qinghe and declared that she would take his place as the future emperor.

Qian Renxue prepared to replace Xue Qinghe, using her soul bone to disguise her appearance, Martial Soul, and Soul Rings while Spirit Hall agents established a hidden network around her. After revealing she had reached Soul Power Level 50, she set out into Sunset Forest to find a suitable Soul Ring and become a Soul King.

• Qian Renxue revealed her Snow Swan Martial Soul and explained that her soul bone could flawlessly disguise her appearance, Martial Soul, and Soul Rings, allowing her to impersonate Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue told Snake Lance Douluo that she had long been stuck at Soul Power Level 50 and would absorb a Soul Ring to become a Soul King while taking Xue Qinghe's place.
• Spirit Hall's Soul Emperors prepared to return to Heaven Dou City and secretly support Qian Renxue, while Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo hid nearby.
• Qian Renxue's group established that the maid's death would be blamed on a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, which they had slain, and discussed how Whale Rubber could increase Soul Ring age.
• Qian Renxue led the seven visible Soul Emperors and their hidden allies deeper into Sunset Forest to find a light- and sacred-attribute Spirit Beast suitable for her Soul Ring.

Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling left Sunset Forest after helping her obtain a Soul Ring and encountered Xue Qinghe with seven Soul Emperors. After exchanging explanations, they parted ways, leaving Dugu Yao suspicious of Xue Qinghe’s reason for searching the forest’s depths.

• Dugu Yao complained that Sunset Forest’s rough terrain made traveling difficult and said he wanted to become a Soul Sage so he could fly.
• Dugu Yao sensed seven Soul Emperors and another person approaching, and the group surrounded him and Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling recognized the eighth person as Xue Qinghe, who asked why they were in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Yao explained that they had come to obtain a Soul Ring for Ye Lingling and said they had nearly wandered into the forest’s depths by mistake.
• Xue Qinghe said he needed a thousand-year Soul Ring and had gone deeper to search for one, so Dugu Yao took Ye Lingling and left.
• Dugu Yao privately questioned why Xue Qinghe was searching the depths, while Ye Lingling said she felt safe with Dugu Yao.

After Qian Renxue and her elders failed to see through Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling’s Soul Power Levels, she let them go and continued searching Sunset Forest for a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast. Back at Nine Nether Cave Mansion, Dugu Yao dismissed the value of ordinary combat training and focused on reaching Soul Sage so he could claim Fierce God Xiangliu’s seventh inheritance reward.

• Qian Renxue refused Snake Lance Douluo’s suggestion to kill Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling, deciding they could be useful to her later.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo could not discern Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling’s Soul Power Levels, and Qian Renxue suspected Dugu Bo was hiding something.
• Qian Renxue led her group deeper into Sunset Forest to search for the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast she needed.
• Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling returned to Nine Nether Cave Mansion, where Dugu Yao said the hunt had taught him that flying would make travel easier.
• Dugu Yao said ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts could not improve his combat ability, and he would focus on cultivation to reach Soul Sage and claim Fierce God Xiangliu’s seventh inheritance reward.
• Dugu Bo agreed that Dugu Yao should prioritize cultivation, while Ye Lingling praised his strength and Dugu Yan resolved to train harder.

Xue Qinghe returned to Heaven Dou City with a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring, winning Emperor Xue Ye’s approval as his favored heir despite his weak cultivation talent. The disguised Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue, who reflected on Spirit Hall’s plan to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire and make it part of a unified Spirit Hall Empire.

• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe’s Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring and urged him to keep cultivating while preparing to rule the empire.
• Xue Qinghe assured Xue Ye that he would work hard in other areas, and Xue Ye judged him a better heir than his other older sons.
• After returning to his residence, Qian Renxue reflected on how she had impersonated Xue Qinghe for three years and planned to become emperor after Xue Ye’s death.
• Qian Renxue planned to replace more people in the residence with Spirit Hall soul masters and recruit people from the empire to build her faction.
• Qian Renxue resolved to carry out Spirit Hall’s long-held plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire as part of its future empire.

Ye Lingyu, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wanqiu each advanced one Soul Power Level as the Profound Spirit Pill Sect continued to grow. Dugu Bo promised to refine an Original Spirit Pill for Ye Lingyu when he reached level eighty-nine, leaving him hopeful that he could become a Titled Douluo.

• Ye Lingyu reached level eighty-seven, while Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu both reached level eighty-three.
• Dugu Bo reflected that his own breakthrough would take time, but he expected the immortal herbs and million-year Soul Bones to help him advance eventually.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed the unusually calm state of the soul master world and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's growth after recruiting the Breaking Clan, Defense Clan, and Speed Clan.
• Dugu Bo promised to refine an eighth-grade Original Spirit Pill for Ye Lingyu when he reached level eighty-nine, explaining that it could help him break through to become a Titled Douluo.
• Ye Lingyu thanked Dugu Bo and said he had never expected to become a Titled Douluo after once believing he was doomed by Ye Lingling's Martial Soul curse.