Chapter Summaries

Dugu Chen completed absorbing the Evil Demon Orca’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and reached Soul Saint, then told Dugu Bo he would travel the continent to make a name for himself. Before departing, he learned his brother and sister-in-law were safe and met his newborn niece, Yanyan.

• Dugu Chen absorbed the Evil Demon Orca’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring while Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Dugu Chen awoke after two days and confirmed his breakthrough to Soul Saint, saying he could contend with anyone short of a Title Douluo.
• Dugu Bo cooked breakfast for Dugu Chen, then asked about his plans after seeing his new strength.
• Dugu Chen said he would travel the continent, and Dugu Bo teased him to return with a wife.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Chen that his brother and sister-in-law were safe and that they had named their newborn daughter Yanyan.
• Dugu Chen said farewell to Dugu Bo and departed as a streak of white light toward the rising sun.

Dugu Chen reached the village where Ah Yin was staying and rescued her when a fierce tiger attacked. After they introduced themselves, he invited her to travel with him, and she had not yet answered.

• Dugu Chen spotted Tang Xiao and Tang Hao on the road and hurried ahead to the village where Ah Yin was staying.
• A fierce tiger charged into the village, and Ah Yin stayed behind to protect the villagers.
• Dugu Chen arrived in time to shield Ah Yin and drove the tiger back into the forest with his dragon aura.
• Dugu Chen introduced himself to Ah Yin, learned her name, and asked her to travel with him.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin grew closer after he helped the village, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao arrived too late to fight him and planned to challenge him later. At dusk, Ah Yin invited Dugu Chen to stay in her room, and he accepted.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao arrived after Dugu Chen had resolved the danger, introduced themselves, and learned his name.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and challenged Dugu Chen to spar, but Dugu Chen declined and asked Ah Yin to show him around instead.
• Tang Xiao suspected Dugu Chen might be connected to Dugu Bo and told Tang Hao they could seek a spar after resting in the village.
• Ah Yin toured the villages and forests with Dugu Chen, and their relationship grew closer as they talked.
• After they returned to the village at sunset, Ah Yin invited Dugu Chen to rest in her room, and he accepted after she took his hand.

Dugu Chen stayed at Ah Yin’s humble home, where they cooked and shared dinner before settling down for the night. He slept beside her with a quilt between them and asked her to call him Little Chen while suggesting that he call her Big Sister Ah Yin.

• Ah Yin welcomed Dugu Chen into her small flat and cooked noodles with him.
• Dugu Chen praised Ah Yin’s cooking and accidentally said aloud that she was beautiful, making them both embarrassed.
• Ah Yin and Dugu Chen went to rest, and after some hesitation, they shared her bed with a thick quilt separating them.
• Dugu Chen praised Ah Yin’s gentleness and asked her to call him by his name or Little Chen.
• Dugu Chen suggested calling Ah Yin Big Sister Ah Yin and waited for her response.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin woke up in an awkward embrace, then parted for the morning. Dugu Chen cultivated the Five Qi Returning to Origin Technique and tested his improving combat skills in the forest.

• Ah Yin lay awake thinking about Dugu Chen while he fell asleep beside her.
• Dugu Chen woke to find Ah Yin holding him and pretended to still be asleep.
• Ah Yin woke, realized she was embracing Dugu Chen, and hurriedly pulled away.
• After breakfast, Dugu Chen went to the forest to cultivate the Five Qi Returning to Origin Technique beneath the rising sun.
• Dugu Chen demonstrated his powerful jab and caught falling leaves with his fists before returning toward the village.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin grew closer during a week of living together, until Tang Hao and Tang Xiao returned to challenge him before departing. At the back mountain, Dugu Chen revealed that he was a level seventy-five Battle Soul Saint, astonishing the brothers as the duel began.

• Dugu Chen reunited with Ah Yin, reassured her that he would stay by her side, and shared breakfast with her.
• Over the following week, Dugu Chen and Ah Yin grew more affectionate and slept beside each other each night.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao visited Dugu Chen and asked to challenge him before leaving the village.
• Dugu Chen took the brothers to the back mountain, where Ah Yin wished him caution and Tang Hao regretted that her heart belonged to Dugu Chen.
• Tang Xiao prepared to fight first, and Dugu Chen introduced himself as a level seventy-five Battle Soul Saint with the Radiant Sacred Dragon martial soul, shocking both brothers.

Dugu Chen revealed his Light-Dark Dragon Transformation Art and challenged Tang Xiao, whose shock at Dugu Chen’s strength turned to determination. Dugu Chen opened their battle with a lightning-fast Light Dragon Claw strike.

• Tang Xiao introduced himself as a level seventy-eight Soul Saint and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, while Dugu Chen invited him and Tang Hao to attack together.
• Dugu Chen transformed into a humanoid dragon and revealed seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, shocking Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin.
• Tang Xiao recognized Dugu Chen’s transformation as a secret art from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Dugu Chen explained that he had adapted it into his own Light-Dark Dragon Transformation Art.
• Tang Xiao readied his Clear Sky Hammer as Dugu Chen activated his Light Dragon Body, boosting his attributes and defense.
• Dugu Chen crossed the distance between them in an instant and attacked Tang Xiao with his Light Dragon Claw.

Dugu Chen overwhelmed Tang Xiao in a sparring match, demonstrating the terrifying power of his dragon-enhanced soul skills. Tang Xiao fell after Dugu Chen countered the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique with a crushing kick.

• Tang Xiao struck Dugu Chen with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Dugu Chen caught the blows with his Light Dragon Claw and sent Tang Xiao flying.
• Dugu Chen activated Light Dragon Body and Holy Dragon Overlord Body, greatly increasing his strength and defense before attacking Tang Xiao at close range.
• Tang Xiao warned Dugu Chen that he would use the Haotian Sect's secret Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique and launched its first hammer strike.
• Dugu Chen blocked Tang Xiao's hammer without being pushed back, then evaded Tang Xiao's counter and kicked him in the chest, breaking several ribs.
• Tang Xiao crashed beneath a tree and vomited blood with fragments of internal organs as Tang Hao rushed to check his injuries.

Dugu Chen faced Tang Hao after defeating Tang Xiao, and Tang Hao used the Clear Sky Hammer’s Ring Explosion to unleash a desperate attack. Dugu Chen prevailed with his Sacred Dragon power, caught Ah Yin before she hit the cliff, and left Tang Hao badly injured beneath a tree.

• Tang Hao gave Tang Xiao healing pills and set his broken ribs before stepping forward to challenge Dugu Chen.
• Tang Hao detonated his first four soul rings and struck at Dugu Chen with the Heaven-Shattering Strike.
• Dugu Chen activated the Radiant Dragon Domain, Sacred Dragon’s Protection, and Sacred Dragon Overlord Armor, then punched Tang Hao as the hammer came down.
• Dugu Chen transformed into a Radiant Sacred Dragon, swallowed the Clear Sky Hammer, and swept Tang Hao into a tree with his tail.
• Dugu Chen caught Ah Yin before she struck the cliff, flew with her through the sky, and returned to find Tang Hao gravely weakened.

After defeating Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, Dugu Chen let Ah Yin heal them, then returned with her to the village. Ah Yin confessed that she was a Soul Master, and Dugu Chen accepted her secret without anger.

• Tang Xiao checked Tang Hao after the fight, and both brothers acknowledged that Dugu Chen was stronger than they had expected.
• Ah Yin asked Dugu Chen to let her treat Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, then healed their injuries with her power.
• Tang Hao asked whether Ah Yin would heal an utterly wicked person, and she said she would try to reform him with kindness.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao watched Dugu Chen and Ah Yin leave, and Tang Hao resolved to remember Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin confessed to Dugu Chen that she was a Soul Master, and he reassured her that he would not be angry about her secret.
• Ah Yin smiled at Dugu Chen, leaving him captivated by her beauty.

After spending over a month in Ah Yin’s village, Dugu Chen decided to leave and invited her to travel with him. Ah Yin agreed, and they shared their first kiss.

• Dugu Chen spent a month helping the villagers and protecting the area around the village from wild beasts.
• Dugu Chen told Ah Yin he needed to leave, and their breakfast fell into a long, tense silence.
• Dugu Chen embraced Ah Yin and asked her to leave with him and let him protect her.
• Ah Yin agreed to travel with Dugu Chen, and they kissed.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin decided to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest so Ah Yin could visit an old friend. After Tang Xiao and Tang Hao said farewell, Dugu Chen and Ah Yin spent the night together, and Ah Yin woke before him to prepare breakfast.

• Dugu Chen asked Ah Yin where she wanted to go, and she asked him to take her to the Star Dou Great Forest to visit a longtime friend.
• Dugu Chen agreed that they would pack and leave for the forest the next day.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao visited to say goodbye, and Dugu Chen kissed Ah Yin in front of Tang Hao, who left distraught while Tang Xiao followed him.
• Dugu Chen interrupted Ah Yin's packing to kiss her, and the two spent the evening and night together.
• Ah Yin woke before Dugu Chen, kissed him, slipped out of his embrace, and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin left their home and began traveling toward the Star Dou Great Forest, stopping for the night in Azure Wind City. The chapter ended as they booked a room at a secluded inn whose lecherous owner had taken an interest in Ah Yin.

• Dugu Chen discovered that the pain in his meridians had vanished after spending the night with Ah Yin, then learned that her friend A Rou lived in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Chen packed Ah Yin's belongings, and they left her old home to travel toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin reached Azure Wind City and continued through its streets toward an inn.
• When city residents leered at Ah Yin, Dugu Chen released a burst of pressure that left them clutching their eyes, then relented when Ah Yin asked him not to kill them.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin entered a secluded inn, where Dugu Chen asked the owner to prepare one guest room.

Dugu Chen brought the exhausted Ah Yin to their room at the Mortal Inn, where their teasing affection turned intimate. The chapter ended with Dugu Chen kissing Ah Yin’s feet as she protested shyly that they were dirty.

• The innkeeper offered Dugu Chen bedroom supplies, but Dugu Chen declined and paid for the room with a Golden Soul Coin.
• Dugu Chen carried the tired Ah Yin to the bed, and she blushed when she misunderstood his intentions.
• Dugu Chen teased Ah Yin, and she told him he could do whatever he wanted.
• Dugu Chen removed Ah Yin’s shoes and kissed her feet, making her protest in embarrassment.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin grew closer during their journey, and Dugu Chen spoke of their meeting as fate. Ah Yin accepted their bond and asked if he was willing to marry her.

• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin spent the night together, and Ah Yin stopped him from getting carried away.
• The next morning, Dugu Chen teased Ah Yin before they dressed and discussed his father’s demand that he bring home a wife.
• Dugu Chen told Ah Yin he believed fate had brought them together, and she said she would face it with him.
• Dugu Chen offered to wait until Ah Yin was ready, but Ah Yin asked him whether he was willing to marry her.

Dugu Chen and Ah Yin affirmed they would face any danger together, and Dugu Chen vowed to become strong enough to protect her. After traveling for several days, they arrived at Heaven Dou City, where Ah Yin wondered if she was about to meet his family.

• Ah Yin asked what Dugu Chen would do if she became an enemy of the world, and he promised to stand by her even if it meant fighting everyone.
• Ah Yin broke down in tears, and Dugu Chen resolved to grow strong enough to protect her.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin packed their belongings, rented space in a merchant caravan, and set out for Heaven Dou City.
• After three or four days of travel, Dugu Chen and Ah Yin arrived at Heaven Dou City's gates.
• Ah Yin held Dugu Chen's hand and shyly wondered whether meeting his family counted as meeting the parents.

Dugu Chen returned to the Dugu Residence with Ah Yin and introduced her as his girlfriend to Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin. Dugu Bo pulled him aside to question him about Ah Yin’s true identity, but Dugu Chen said he loved her and did not care about it.

• Dugu Chen brought Ah Yin to the Dugu Residence after showing her around Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Xin served Dugu Bo spirit tea from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while they discussed Dugu Chen’s long absence.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin entered the hall, surprising Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin with her arrival.
• Dugu Chen introduced Ah Yin as his girlfriend and their future daughter-in-law and sister-in-law.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Chen to a private room and asked whether he knew Ah Yin’s true identity.
• Dugu Chen said that he knew, but that it did not matter because he loved Ah Yin.

Dugu Chen told Dugu Bo he wanted to marry Ah Yin, and his father approved, welcoming her as the Dugu Household’s daughter-in-law. Dugu Chen then brought Ah Yin to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where he explained that it was the Dugu Household’s secret ground and led her toward it.

• Dugu Chen told Dugu Bo that he loved Ah Yin despite her being a soul beast who had taken human form.
• Dugu Bo approved the marriage and told Dugu Chen to take Ah Yin to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to choose Immortal Herbs.
• Dugu Chen reunited with Ah Yin in the main hall, where they embraced and kissed before Dugu Xin left them alone.
• Dugu Chen flew with Ah Yin from Heaven Dou City to Sunset Forest and showed her the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Chen explained that the valley was the Dugu Household’s secret ground, then led Ah Yin through the Poison Formation seals toward the well.

Dugu Chen brought Ah Yin to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where she revived a Spirit Ginseng and explored the Immortal Herbs. Ah Yin successfully claimed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Dugu Chen carried her off to choose another Immortal Herb for her.

• Dugu Chen showed Ah Yin the Dugu Household’s cultivated gardens and offered to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in her care.
• Ah Yin restored a withered Spirit Ginseng with her power and happily agreed to manage the well.
• Dugu Chen led Ah Yin to the central garden and showed her the Immortal Herbs, including the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Ah Yin devotedly thought of Dugu Chen and spat blood onto the flower, causing it to detach from the Wujue Stone and land in her hand.
• Dugu Chen praised Ah Yin, told her to keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for protection, and carried her away to choose another Immortal Herb.

Dugu Chen helped Ah Yin absorb the Qiluo Tulip at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, strengthening her cultivation and leaving her able to better protect herself. After sharing a quiet, intimate moment together, they returned to the Dugu Residence, where Dugu Bo welcomed Ah Yin.

• Dugu Chen picked the Qiluo Tulip for Ah Yin and taught her how to absorb its essence.
• Ah Yin absorbed the Qiluo Tulip with exceptional efficiency, while Dugu Chen planted its three remaining seeds in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ah Yin emerged from absorption too weak to stand, so Dugu Chen caught her and carried her out of the well.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin shared a reflective moment on a cliffside before kissing and deciding to return home.
• Dugu Chen and Ah Yin arrived at the Dugu Residence, where Dugu Bo warmly welcomed Ah Yin.