Chapter Summaries

Tang San accused Gu Ling of stealing herbs, but Gu Ling revealed that Tang San had taken them from Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden without permission. Gu Ling confronted Yu Xiaogang over his and Tang San’s hypocrisy, and the chapter ended as Liu Erlong prepared to attack Gu Ling.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Gu Ling had beaten him and tried to take his herbs, while leaving out that he had found them in an occupied garden.
• Gu Ling explained that the garden belonged to Dugu Bo and that Tang San had refused to return three herbs; Ye Lingling confirmed Gu Ling’s account.
• Flender urged everyone to wait for Dugu Bo, but Yu Xiaogang argued that Tang San had the right to pick the herbs and accused Gu Ling of disrespecting his elders.
• Gu Ling compared Tang San’s taking of the herbs to Yu Xiaogang’s use of Spirit Hall records, provoking Yu Xiaogang until he nearly collapsed.
• Liu Erlong demanded that Gu Ling apologize, then summoned her fire-dragon Martial Soul and moved to attack as Flender tried to stop her.

Gu Ling fought Liu Erlong while Ye Lingling healed him, then used his spatial soul skill to take Yu Xiaogang into an isolated space. He left Yu Xiaogang alone with him as Liu Erlong searched for a way to reach them.

• Liu Erlong attacked Gu Ling, who protected Ye Lingling and traded blows with her using his bone armor, soul skills, and Dragon King aura.
• Ye Lingling healed Gu Ling while Flender protected her and Tang San recovered nearby.
• Yu Xiaogang lectured Gu Ling as Liu Erlong pressed her attack, prompting Gu Ling to decide to target him instead.
• Gu Ling used Bone Prison Dragon's Roar to disrupt Liu Erlong, then activated his Fourth Soul Ring and transported Yu Xiaogang away.
• Liu Erlong found Yu Xiaogang gone and asked where Gu Ling had taken him, while Gu Ling confronted Yu Xiaogang inside the Independent Space.

Gu Ling beat Yu Xiaogang in the Reincarnation Deadland and crippled him before bringing him back to the valley. Liu Erlong vowed to kill Gu Ling, while Tang San also swore revenge.

• Gu Ling used the Reincarnation Deadland’s suppression to overpower Yu Xiaogang, beating him for insulting him and defending Tang San’s theft of Dugu Bo’s herbs.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that the herbs belonged to Dugu Bo, that he had started the insults, that Tang San was a thief, and that he had plagiarized Spirit Hall’s theories.
• Gu Ling kicked Yu Xiaogang in the lower body, leaving him bleeding and unconscious, then dismissed the space and carried him back to the valley.
• Liu Erlong and Flender saw Yu Xiaogang’s injuries, while Ye Lingling’s healing could not reach him inside the space.
• Tang San threatened Gu Ling with death, and Liu Erlong rose in flames and vowed to kill him.

Liu Erlong attacked Gu Ling after seeing Yu Xiaogang badly injured, forcing Gu Ling to retreat with Ye Lingling while Flender and Tang San tended to Yu Xiaogang. Dugu Bo arrived in time to stop Liu Erlong’s attack and confronted the Shrek Academy group in his Medicine Garden.

• Flender and Tang San found Yu Xiaogang severely injured, while Ye Lingling healed Gu Ling and gathered the medicinal herbs.
• Liu Erlong used her Scarlet Dragon Avatar and vowed to kill Gu Ling, ignoring Flender’s attempts to stop her.
• Gu Ling shielded Ye Lingling as they retreated from Liu Erlong’s flames and prepared to escape with his Fourth Soul Skill.
• Dugu Bo heard the fighting, hurried back to his Medicine Garden, and blocked Liu Erlong’s dragon claw before it struck Gu Ling and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo accused the Shrek Academy group of trespassing and attacking one of his people, then threatened to make them fertilizer for his Medicine Garden.

Dugu Bo confronted Flender, Liu Erlong, and Tang San over their attempt to steal herbs, while Gu Ling returned Dugu Bo’s Dan Bead and stayed with Ye Lingling. As Dugu Bo pressed the others toward the valley entrance, the injured Yu Xiaogang joined Flender and Liu Erlong in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that formed a Golden Holy Dragon, and Dugu Bo prepared to fight it.

• Gu Ling explained that Tang San had tried to take Dugu Bo’s herbs, and Dugu Bo rejected Flender’s offer to compensate after Liu Erlong threatened Gu Ling.
• Dugu Bo attacked Liu Erlong and Flender, declared that none of them would leave, and forced the group away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo ordered Gu Ling to return the Dan Bead, then told him to protect Ye Lingling as she treated his injuries.
• Flender and Liu Erlong shielded the badly injured Yu Xiaogang while he summoned Luo Sanpao and joined their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The fusion transformed Luo Sanpao into a Golden Holy Dragon, and Dugu Bo activated his seventh Soul Ring and vowed to beat it into a worm.

Dugu Bo fought the Golden Holy Dragon while protecting the Medicine Garden and Gu Ling and Ye Lingling. As Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong launched their final attack, Dugu Bo activated his eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze.

• Dugu Bo transformed into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor and clashed with the Golden Holy Dragon, which wounded him but struggled against his strength.
• Dugu Bo attacked the Golden Triangle Battle Formation, forcing the Golden Holy Dragon to intervene while Yu Xiaogang’s injuries worsened.
• Dugu Bo used Medusa’s Gaze to petrify part of the Golden Holy Dragon’s shoulder and wing, leaving it barely able to fly.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong gathered their remaining Soul Power and unleashed Sacred Dragon True Form, sending a golden dragon soul toward Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo stayed in place to shield Gu Ling, Ye Lingling, and the Medicine Garden, then activated his eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze.

Dugu Bo defeated Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender after freezing and shattering their Golden Holy Dragon, but paused when Flender invoked Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang claimed his father was Yu Yuanzhen. Gu Ling revealed that Yu Xiaogang had long ago been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then considered extracting the Golden Holy Dragon's bloodline for pills.

• Dugu Bo used Time Freeze to immobilize Gu Ling, Ye Lingling, and the others, then shattered the Golden Holy Dragon with his Dan Bead.
• Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender suffered backlash, while Ye Lingling healed Gu Ling and Dugu Bo confronted the defeated group.
• Flender invoked Tang Hao to stop Dugu Bo from killing them, and Dugu Bo hesitated at the threat of the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed that his father was Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, hoping to make Dugu Bo reconsider.
• Gu Ling told Dugu Bo that Yu Xiaogang had been expelled from the clan long ago, undermining his claim of protection.
• Gu Ling considered extracting the Golden Holy Dragon's bloodline and refining it with an Immortal-grade item into pills.

After Gu Ling suggested that Dugu Bo extract the Golden Holy Dragon origin power hidden in Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, Dugu Bo confirmed it could be separated and decided to take it in exchange for sparing Yu Xiaogang’s life. The chapter ended as Dugu Bo began extracting it while Yu Xiaogang screamed for Liu Erlong to save him.

• Gu Ling told Dugu Bo that Luo Sanpao might contain Golden Holy Dragon Bloodline that could help Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor evolve.
• Dugu Bo made Yu Xiaogang summon Luo Sanpao and discovered awakened Golden Holy Dragon origin power beneath its skin.
• Dugu Bo determined that the origin power could be extracted and stored using Yu Xiaogang’s blood essence and a jade vial.
• Liu Erlong tried to stop Dugu Bo, but he overpowered her, and Flender accepted the deal to save Yu Xiaogang’s life.
• Dugu Bo ordered the others to leave after the extraction and began drawing the golden lines out of Luo Sanpao as Yu Xiaogang cried for help.

Dugu Bo extracted the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline from Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, leaving Yu Xiaogang and his companions to retreat from the valley without the medicinal herbs. After they left, Dugu Bo tested the bloodline in the jade bottle and saw his own snake scales appear without deliberately summoning his Martial Soul.

• Liu Erlong and Flender each offered to take Yu Xiaogang’s place, but Yu Xiaogang tried to have Dugu Bo extract their bloodlines instead.
• Dugu Bo refused to substitute them and drew vital blood and the Golden Holy Dragon origin from Luo Sanpao, gathering the golden strands in a jade bottle.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Luo Sanpao had lost the special origin and left with Liu Erlong, Flender, and Tang San; Tang San silently vowed revenge on Dugu Bo and Gu Ling.
• After Ye Lingling healed Gu Ling, Dugu Bo sealed the valley’s accidental passage and examined the medicinal herbs, which remained mostly intact.
• Dugu Bo brought the jade bottle’s golden strands close to his hand, and emerald light and snake scales appeared on his skin without him summoning his Martial Soul.

Dugu Bo tested the Golden Holy Dragon essence and decided to study it before making pills, then took Gu Ling and Ye Lingling into Sunset Forest to find her Fourth Soul Ring. Ye Lingling began absorbing a four-thousand-year Azure Jade Spirit Deer Soul Ring, with Gu Ling and Dugu Bo guarding her.

• Dugu Bo found that the Golden Holy Dragon essence attracted the Snake Emperor but conflicted with his poison, so he stored it for further study.
• After resting overnight, Ye Lingling told Dugu Bo she wanted a Soul Ring from a soul beast with strong vitality and recovery abilities.
• Dugu Bo identified a roughly four-thousand-year-old Azure Jade Spirit Deer, and Gu Ling wounded and cornered it while Ye Lingling healed him and Dugu Bo blocked its escape.
• Ye Lingling killed the Azure Jade Spirit Deer under Dugu Bo's guidance, and its purple Soul Ring appeared.
• Ye Lingling began absorbing the Soul Ring as Gu Ling stayed beside her and Dugu Bo guarded the area.

After Ye Lingling became a Soul Ancestor, Gu Ling and Dugu Bo harvested the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s medicinal herbs so Tang San could not take them. Gu Ling then asked Dugu Bo about a drug that traded life force for a sudden increase in Soul Power, intending to leave Tang San a trap.

• Ye Lingling stabilized her fourth Soul Ring, reached Soul Ancestor, and used her improved healing to ease Gu Ling’s lingering injury.
• Gu Ling convinced Dugu Bo to gather every valuable herb before they left, since Tang San knew where the Medicine Garden was.
• Gu Ling, Dugu Bo, and Ye Lingling carefully harvested and stored the medicinal plants until no mature herbs remained in the garden.
• Gu Ling asked Dugu Bo whether a medicine could sharply raise Soul Power at the cost of life force and lifespan.
• Gu Ling revealed that he wanted to leave Tang San a gift, and Dugu Bo realized he planned to use the freshly disturbed pits in the garden.

Gu Ling and Dugu Bo left a dangerous Crimson Marrow Lingzhi in the Medicine Garden as bait for Tang San, then returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Ye Lingling revealed her new Soul Ancestor rank and recounted their clash with Tang San and Liu Erlong. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang wondered whether he and Liu Erlong could still use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill after the Golden Holy Dragon’s origin had been extracted.

• Dugu Bo showed Gu Ling and Ye Lingling the Crimson Marrow Lingzhi, which could rapidly boost Soul Power by consuming the user's Life Origin.
• Gu Ling proposed leaving the lingzhi behind to tempt Tang San, and he and Dugu Bo buried it among the medicine scraps before leaving the guarded valley.
• Gu Ling and Ye Lingling returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing congratulated Ye Lingling on becoming a Soul Ancestor.
• Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing about meeting Tang San, the conflict at the Medicine Garden, and Liu Erlong's attack on Gu Ling.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong whether they could still use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill after his Golden Holy Dragon origin had been extracted.

Ning Fengzhi treated Yu Xiaogang’s internal injuries, but confirmed that the extracted Golden Holy Dragon origin was gone and the Golden Iron Triangle could no longer perform its fusion. After hearing about Gu Ling’s ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring and his connection to Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi decided to meet him again with Bone Uncle.

• Flender asked Ning Rongrong to contact Ning Fengzhi, who invited the injured Yu Xiaogang to his residence for treatment.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda to ease Yu Xiaogang’s injuries and help stabilize his recovery.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, but Ning Fengzhi explained that the extracted Golden Holy Dragon origin was gone and the fusion could not be restored.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Gu Ling for the loss, while Liu Erlong and Flender tried to comfort him.
• Flender told Ning Fengzhi that Gu Ling had become a Soul Ancestor with a ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring and that Dugu Bo had extracted the origin at Gu Ling’s suggestion.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the steward to invite Bone Uncle so he could meet Gu Ling again.

Ning Fengzhi visited Gu Ling and Dugu Bo to hear their account of the conflict with Shrek Academy, then Gu Rong coached Gu Ling on defending against powerful attacks. Gu Rong offered to make Gu Ling his disciple and promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would protect him, leaving Gu Ling weighing the offer.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived at the academy and joined Gu Ling and Dugu Bo for tea.
• Gu Ling and Dugu Bo explained that Tang San had taken herbs from Dugu Bo's Medicine Garden and that Liu Erlong and the others had attacked them.
• Gu Ling admitted he had beaten Yu Xiaogang and suggested extracting his bloodline, while Dugu Bo said he had intervened to protect Gu Ling.
• Gu Rong examined Gu Ling's fighting stance and taught him to use his body and Soul Power to disperse the force of heavy blows.
• Gu Rong offered to teach Gu Ling as his disciple and said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would protect him, while Gu Ling remained silent and thought of Tang San.

Gu Ling accepted Gu Rong as his master while making clear that he would remain with the Imperial Fighting Team and pursue his own cultivation ideas. After Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi promised to protect him from Tang Hao, Gu Ling asked whether Ning Rongrong could join his team.

• Gu Ling agreed to become Gu Rong's disciple, provided he could stay in the Imperial Fighting Team and retain control over his cultivation.
• Gu Ling told Gu Rong that Tang San's father was Tang Hao, and Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi each promised to stand against any Titled Douluo who tried to kill him.
• Gu Ling formally bowed to Gu Rong as his master, then asked him for guidance on controlling his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and bone armor.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Ning Rongrong's training for the grand tournament, prompting Gu Ling to suggest that she join the Imperial Fighting Team.

Gu Ling urged Ning Fengzhi to transfer Ning Rongrong from Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team, arguing that she would benefit from its training and avoid being pulled into Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s conflicts. Ning Fengzhi agreed to arrange the transfer after discussing it with Rongrong, and Gu Ling waited for his message.

• Gu Ling admitted that he wanted Ning Rongrong for the Imperial Fighting Team and disliked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, then argued that Shrek Academy exposed her to other people’s grudges.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Rongrong would avoid trouble at the Imperial Fighting Team, and Gu Ling promised not to drag teammates into his private conflicts.
• Gu Ling asked Zhu Zhuqing to explain how Yu Xiaogang had accused and targeted her before she left Shrek Academy.
• Gu Ling described how Rongrong could train and rotate into matches alongside the Imperial Fighting Team without displacing Ye Lingling, while Ning Fengzhi considered the team’s strength and conditions.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to discuss the transfer with Rongrong and arrange her enrollment at Heaven Dou Royal Academy before the competition began.

Several months after obtaining his millennium-year Fourth Soul Ring, Tang San worried that Shrek Academy could not match Gu Ling and Royal Team in the upcoming tournament. He decided to secretly return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to take Immortal Herbs, then left the academy alone to prepare for the trip.

• Tang San trained with Shrek Academy's team and fretted that his Fourth Soul Ring had not closed the gap with Gu Ling.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered the main team and substitutes to practice together as the tournament approached, while the students faced the loss of Ning Rongrong's support.
• Yu Tianheng told Tang San he wanted to defeat Royal Team, and Tang San admitted that their current strength might not be enough.
• Tai Long addressed Tang San as Young Master, reminding him of the Strength Clan's allegiance and the power of Gu Ling's allies.
• Tang San reopened an empty Medicine Box and resolved to take Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without asking permission.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang for leave, sent Xiao Wu back to training, and departed Shrek Academy alone.

Tang San sneaked into the valley to collect spiritual herbs, only to find that Gu Ling had taken nearly all of them. After discovering a dark-red plant still buried in the soil, Tang San realized there might be something left to salvage.

• Tang San found the entrance sealed by boulders and climbed the poisonous cliff face, getting poisoned before he reached the valley.
• Tang San reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found the first spiritual herb missing.
• Tang San searched the valley and found that nearly every herb had been removed, leaving only unusable roots.
• Tang San blamed Gu Ling for taking the herbs and kicked apart the soil in anger.
• Tang San spotted a dark-red object buried beneath the dirt and sensed that it still contained medicinal potency.

Tang San found fourteen unfamiliar red Lingzhi in the emptied Medicine Garden and suspected they might aid cultivation. Back at Shrek Academy, he decided to test one on Tai Long, who arrived trusting and grateful.

• Tang San discovered that the Lingzhi reacted to soul power and unearthed fourteen plants hidden among the discarded roots and soil.
• Tang San questioned why Gu Ling and Dugu Bo had left the herbs behind, then collected them and cautiously escaped the poisonous valley.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy and told Xiao Wu he had found herbs but needed to prepare them before sharing them.
• Tang San decided someone should test a Lingzhi first and chose Tai Long for his sturdy physique and need to advance his cultivation.
• Tang San gave Tai Long a Lingzhi and asked him to report any reaction while Tang San watched over his cultivation.

Tang San gave Tai Long a Crimson Marrow Lingzhi, which raised his Soul Power from level thirty-eight to level forty and left him ready to hunt for his Fourth Soul Ring. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang and the team learned what had happened, and Ma Hongjun asked Tang San for some of the remaining medicine.

• Tang San persuaded Tai Long to absorb a Lingzhi while he watched over him.
• Tai Long broke through to level thirty-nine, then reached level forty and prepared to seek his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Tang San checked Tai Long for side effects, while Tai Long thanked him and returned to rest.
• Tang San counted the thirteen Lingzhi left in the Medicine Box and vowed to confront Gu Ling.
• Tai Long told Yu Xiaogang about his breakthrough, and Tang San confirmed that the herb had raised his Soul Power.
• Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Ma Hongjun learned about the medicine, and Ma Hongjun asked Tang San for some.