Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo revealed that the Dugu Clan’s Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul caused the poison that killed Dugu Yan’s father and would eventually threaten her life. Dugu Yan chose to risk absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to cure the poison, and as its violent energy began transforming her, Ning Chen stopped Dugu Bo from intervening.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that her father had died from the poison caused by their Martial Soul and that her own symptoms showed the poison was beginning to backlash.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dugu Yan could seek an External Spirit Bone or absorb the dangerous Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and she chose the melon.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to Ning Chen, who instructed her to prepare herself and warned her to stay conscious throughout the absorption.
• Dugu Yan opened the Earth Dragon Golden Melon with her soul power and drank its juice, triggering a painful transformation throughout her body.
• Dugu Bo tried to rush to Dugu Yan’s aid, but Ning Chen stopped him and warned that interference could make her explode.

Ning Chen guided Dugu Yan through the Earth Dragon Golden Melon’s dangerous effects, and her Jade Phosphor Serpent evolved into a flood dragon as her poison vanished and her soul power rose. After Dugu Yan went to wash, Dugu Bo knelt before Ning Chen.

• Dugu Yan endured the Earth Dragon Golden Melon’s violent energy while Ning Chen watched over the transformation.
• Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Serpent shed its scales and evolved into a jade-green and dark-gold flood dragon with a horn and claws.
• The energy calmed, Dugu Yan’s cold poison disappeared, her leg healed, and her soul power reached the peak of level thirty-nine.
• Dugu Yan hurried to wash and change after noticing her damaged, mud-covered clothes, while Dugu Bo celebrated that the Dugu family’s fatal curse had been broken.
• After Dugu Yan left, Dugu Bo walked up to Ning Chen and knelt before him.

After saving Dugu Yan and helping her Martial Soul evolve, Ning Chen gained Dugu Bo's loyalty and revealed that he was Spirit Hall's Holy Son and the Pope's personal disciple. With Dugu Bo guarding the poison array, Ning Chen prepared to absorb Immortal Herbs to strengthen himself and control his Evil Fire.

• Dugu Bo knelt before Ning Chen and swore to follow him and protect him in return for saving Dugu Yan.
• Ning Chen warned Dugu Bo that serving him could bring powerful enemies, but Dugu Bo reaffirmed his commitment.
• Ning Chen revealed he was Spirit Hall's Holy Son and Bibi Dong's personal disciple, and Dugu Bo accepted him as his master.
• Ning Chen ordered Dugu Bo to guard the poison array while he absorbed Immortal Herbs.
• Ning Chen chose the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, but decided not to absorb the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower because he wanted to control rather than eliminate his Evil Fire.

Ning Chen absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, greatly strengthening his spiritual power, then began taking the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass for Ice Fire Body Tempering. As he plunged into the spring, Dugu Yan reflected on how he had saved her and transformed her Martial Soul.

• Ning Chen absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and increased his spiritual detection range to nearly eight hundred meters.
• Ning Chen sensed Dugu Bo outside the poison formation and briefly detected Dugu Yan bathing before quickly withdrawing his spiritual power.
• Ning Chen used the Emperor-Slaying Sword to take the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, then swallowed them together.
• Ning Chen stripped and leaped into the center of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes spring to temper his body.
• Dugu Yan dressed in her grandfather's robe and thought about Ning Chen, who had saved her life and evolved her Martial Soul.

Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Ning Chen was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and the Pope’s personal disciple, and she accepted that they now served Spirit Hall. Dugu Yan revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved and its backlash was gone, while Dugu Bo urged her to thank Ning Chen when he emerged from absorbing immortal herbs.

• Dugu Bo scolded Dugu Yan for calling Ning Chen by name and told her they belonged to Spirit Hall and she must address him as Young Master.
• Dugu Bo revealed Ning Chen was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and the Pope’s personal disciple, leaving Dugu Yan shocked and newly impressed by him.
• Dugu Yan asked about Ning Chen, and Dugu Bo explained he was absorbing immortal herbs inside the poison formation and must not be disturbed.
• Dugu Yan summoned her evolved Jade-Scaled Venom Flood Dragon and told Dugu Bo that her Martial Soul backlash had ended and she could fully control her poison.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan to thank Ning Chen properly for his help, and she blushed as she understood his suggestive hint.

Ning Chen endured the violent ice and fire energies of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes as they tempered his body and clashed with his Evil Fire. After Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo rushed to him, Dugu Bo recognized that Ning Chen’s life was not in danger and stopped Dugu Yan from interrupting the process.

• Dugu Yan waited with Dugu Bo outside the poison formation, shyly anticipating Ning Chen’s return.
• Ning Chen submerged himself in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes and struggled to control the spring’s energies, the medicinal effects of two herbs, and his Evil Fire.
• After two hours, the ice and fire energies fused and struck Ning Chen’s Evil Fire, causing him to scream in agony.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan heard Ning Chen’s scream and hurried through the poisonous mist to the spring.
• Dugu Yan tried to rush to Ning Chen, but Dugu Bo held her back and explained that the energies had formed a balance that was tempering Ning Chen’s body.

Ning Chen survived tempering at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes, fused the Evil Fire into his body, and rose to level forty-nine. After reuniting with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, he decided to steal the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from the waterfall behind Holy Soul Village while Tang Hao was away.

• Ning Chen completed the Ice and Fire body tempering, gained control of his Evil Fire, and advanced from level forty-four to level forty-nine.
• Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo rushed to Ning Chen, then Dugu Yan hid in embarrassment when she realized he was naked.
• Ning Chen dressed, and Dugu Bo congratulated him on absorbing the immortal herb and gaining strength.
• Ning Chen recalled that Tang San had joined Shrek Academy and concluded that Tang Hao was likely in Soto City.
• Ning Chen decided to take the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from behind Holy Soul Village.

Ning Chen sent Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to wait for him in Windbell Town while he hurried off alone, and Bibi Dong grew furious and worried as Spirit Hall still could not find its missing Holy Son. The chapter left Ning Chen on his way to handle urgent business and Bibi Dong demanding that he return.

• Ning Chen refused Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's offer to accompany him, explaining that their presence would attract attention.
• Ning Chen ordered Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to travel to Windbell Town and wait for him, then promised Dugu Yan a gift when he returned.
• Ning Chen collected the remaining immortal herbs and flew away on the Emperor-Slaying Sword.
• Yue Guan reported that Spirit Hall had searched across the continent but still had no news of the Holy Son.
• Bibi Dong erupted in anger over the failed search, then revealed her worry about Ning Chen's Evil Fire and demanded that he return.

Ning Chen found and took the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone from the cave behind the waterfall, then moved Ah Yin into a sunnier patch of grass. He returned to Windbell Town, where Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had been waiting for him.

• Ning Chen entered the cave behind the waterfall near Holy Soul Village and found Ah Yin and the hidden lead box.
• Ning Chen opened the box, discovered the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Bone, and stored it in his soul tool instead of absorbing it.
• Ning Chen dug up Ah Yin and transplanted her beside the waterfall before flying toward Wuhun City.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waited anxiously for Ning Chen at an inn in Windbell Town.
• Ning Chen arrived at the inn and told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that he was back.

Ning Chen returned to Wuhun City with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, drawing attention as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son. After ordering the guards to summon Elder Ju, he waited at the gate, expecting word of his safe return to reach his teacher.

• Ning Chen gave Dugu Yan an emerald-green dress, and she clutched it after pretending she did not want it.
• Ning Chen told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan that they would go to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Chen led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to Wuhun City's gate, where a guard captain stopped them for inspection.
• The guard captain recognized Ning Chen as the Holy Son, and the guards and gathered travelers reacted with surprise.
• Ning Chen ordered the guard captain to notify Elder Ju that he had returned, then waited at the gate.

Ning Chen returned to Spirit Hall with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, settled Dugu Bo’s conflict with Chrysanthemum Douluo, and went to face the furious Bibi Dong. He entered her private courtyard and found her sitting quietly beneath a pavilion.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo greeted Ning Chen with relief, then confronted Dugu Bo at the city gates over their old grudge.
• Ning Chen declared Dugu Bo a member of Spirit Hall and ordered the two elders to put aside their hostility.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Ning Chen that Bibi Dong was furious and directed him to her back-mountain courtyard.
• Ning Chen flew to Bibi Dong’s courtyard, braced himself for her anger, and opened the gates.
• Ning Chen found Bibi Dong seated quietly beneath the courtyard’s stone pavilion.

Ning Chen returned to Bibi Dong and found her waiting with a meal, but his attempt to feed her went disastrously wrong. After he accidentally dropped a piece of meat onto her breast, Bibi Dong erupted in anger, and Ning Chen reached to remove it.

• Bibi Dong invited Ning Chen to sit and eat with her, and he accepted after his stomach growled.
• Bibi Dong told Ning Chen to feed her, and he nervously brought food toward her mouth.
• Ning Chen dropped a piece of meat onto Bibi Dong's breast by accident.
• Bibi Dong rose in anger, and Ning Chen reached out to remove the meat while insisting he had not done it on purpose.

Ning Chen faced Bibi Dong’s anger after sneaking away, and she demanded to know why he had left. With her forcing him to meet her eyes, he prepared to give the explanation he had rehearsed.

• Bibi Dong’s pressure forced Ning Chen to his knees as he reached toward the stain on her chest.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know why Ning Chen had run away and told him how worried she had been about his unstable Evil Fire.
• Ning Chen sincerely apologized for leaving without considering her feelings, and Bibi Dong’s anger eased.
• Bibi Dong wiped the grease from her chest, then asked Ning Chen to explain why he had sneaked out.
• Bibi Dong lifted Ning Chen’s chin with her foot and threatened to keep him from getting out of bed for three days if his explanation was unreasonable.
• Ning Chen denied that he would dare defy her and began the performance he had prepared.

Ning Chen tried to reassure Bibi Dong that he had left to grow stronger, then invented a dangerous battle to explain his trip. After examining him, Bibi Dong discovered that the Evil Fire in his body had become stable and demanded to know how he had done it.

• Ning Chen told Bibi Dong he wanted to train independently and become strong enough to stand beside her.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Chen what he had experienced, so he fabricated a perilous fight with a ten-thousand-year Shadow Ghost Leopard.
• Bibi Dong showed concern and asked to see Ning Chen's injuries, but he claimed they were only superficial and had healed.
• Bibi Dong sensed that Ning Chen's aura had changed and examined his body with her spiritual power.
• Bibi Dong found that Ning Chen's Evil Fire had become stable and demanded an explanation.

Ning Chen explained to Bibi Dong that strange herbs he ate in a cave had healed him and tamed his Evil Fire. Bibi Dong believed most of his story but remained angry about his unauthorized departure, and the chapter ended with Ning Chen feeding her dinner as they made peace.

• Bibi Dong was shocked to discover that Ning Chen’s Evil Fire had been tamed and fused with his power.
• Ning Chen told Bibi Dong a fabricated account of accidentally eating strange, glowing herbs in a cave.
• Bibi Dong suspected an extremely cold Immortal Herb had balanced the yang nature of Ning Chen’s martial soul and cured his Evil Fire.
• Bibi Dong insisted that Ning Chen’s good fortune did not excuse running away without permission, though she accepted his apology.
• Ning Chen resumed feeding Bibi Dong, and she accepted his care while hiding her satisfaction behind a proud demeanor.

Ning Chen offered Bibi Dong an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, but she initially rejected it as useless. When he said he would give it to Lingyuan instead, Bibi Dong snatched the herb and claimed she had only been testing his filial devotion.

• After Bibi Dong finished eating, Ning Chen cleared the table and told her he had brought her a gift.
• Ning Chen presented Bibi Dong with an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and explained its benefits.
• Bibi Dong refused the herb, insisting it would be useless to her cultivation.
• Ning Chen pretended he would give the herb to Lingyuan, making Bibi Dong abruptly take it for herself.
• When Ning Chen teased her about changing her mind, Bibi Dong claimed she had been testing his sincerity.

Ning Chen teased Bibi Dong by saying he would give an Immortal Herb to Lingyuan, provoking her jealousy. He soothed her with extravagant praise and left for his residence after she warned him not to sneak out again.

• Ning Chen told Bibi Dong he planned to give an Immortal Herb to Lingyuan, and Bibi Dong grew jealous and questioned whether Lingyuan treated him better.
• Ning Chen praised Lingyuan's kindness while privately recalling her teasing and feeling his Evil Fire stir.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Chen who treated him better, and Ning Chen declared that Bibi Dong was the most important person in his life.
• Ning Chen praised Bibi Dong's strength, beauty, and figure until she blushed and forgave him, while warning him not to sneak out again.
• Ning Chen promised to obey, summoned the Emperor-Slaying Sword, and flew back to his residence.

Ning Chen returned to Spirit Hall and reunited with Lingyuan, whose relief at seeing him turned into playful teasing. He backed away flustered after she provocatively asked whether he wanted to touch her chest.

• Bibi Dong watched Ning Chen fly away and resolved not to let him leave her again.
• Ning Chen arrived at his residence and found Lingyuan waiting for him.
• Lingyuan embraced Ning Chen so tightly that he struggled to breathe, then apologized when she realized what she had done.
• Ning Chen teased Lingyuan about her chest, and she blushed but secretly enjoyed his attention.
• Lingyuan teased Ning Chen by asking whether he wanted to touch her chest, and he stepped back in embarrassment.

Ning Chen reunited with Lingyuan and gave her a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, an Immortal Herb he said could strengthen her fire powers and possibly help her become a Titled Douluo. Lingyuan went from dismissing it as an ugly flower to listening in disbelief as Ning Chen revealed its potential.

• Lingyuan teased Ning Chen, then asked where he had been and told him Spirit Hall had searched the continent for him.
• Ning Chen avoided explaining his disappearance and offered Lingyuan a gift instead.
• Ning Chen produced the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, but Lingyuan dismissed it as an ugly flower and joked that it could be a hand warmer.
• Ning Chen explained that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was an Immortal Herb that could purify fire energy and evolve a martial soul.
• Ning Chen told Lingyuan that absorbing the herb could strengthen her Blazing Spirit Kite and might help her become a Titled Douluo.

Lingyuan learned that Ning Chen believed a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could help her overcome her level-eighty-nine bottleneck and become a Titled Douluo. Convinced by his sincerity, she prepared to absorb it, but teased him once more before leaving.

• Lingyuan doubted that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could help her break through after three years stuck at level eighty-nine.
• Ning Chen assured Lingyuan that the herb could transform her soul power and urged her to endure the painful absorption process.
• Lingyuan thanked Ning Chen and decided to return to absorb the Immortal Herb immediately.
• Ning Chen advised Lingyuan to focus her mind and guide the herb's medicinal power toward her bottleneck.
• Lingyuan asked Ning Chen again whether he wanted to touch her chest, and he awkwardly suggested waiting until after her breakthrough.