Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu explained that powerful Soul Beasts rarely had descendants because of bloodline restrictions and the difficulty of finding suitable mates. Elsewhere, Tang San completed King Yama's Summons and prepared the hidden weapon, hoping to win back his teacher's favor.

• Xiao Wu bit Su Bei's shoulder as punishment for doubting her.
• Xiao Wu explained why Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts struggled to find mates and have children, and said her parents had both been powerful rabbits.
• Tang San waited in his filthy workshop for a black gleam to appear, hoping his creation would help him earn his teacher's forgiveness.
• Tang San used his Mysterious Jade Hand to handle the poisoned needle and carefully stored King Yama's Summons.

Tang San finished making King Yama's Summons and decided to give it, along with the Mysterious Jade Hand manual, to Su Bei as an apology and for his protection. He left his sealed room ready to face his teacher and beg forgiveness.

• Tang San took the Mysterious Jade Hand manual from a sealed box and hid it with King Yama's Summons in his robes.
• Tang San resolved to give the hidden weapons to Su Bei, breaking with the Tang Sect's rules because he wanted to protect his teacher.
• Tang San recalled how guilt over Tang Hao's threats had kept him from joining the others who fought over Su Bei.
• Tang San remembered risking his life while making King Yama's Summons because he lacked the cultivation to create Goddess of Mercy's Tears or the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus.
• Tang San opened the wooden door and stepped into the sunlight, prepared to kneel before Su Bei and beg forgiveness.

Tang San turned back to clean himself before visiting Su Bei, while Su Bei learned more about Soul Beast lifespans from Xiao Wu and invited her to see the pet grounds. Their outing was interrupted when Gong Yi reported that someone from the Heaven Dou Empire had requested an audience.

• Tang San stopped on his way to see Su Bei, decided his clothes and body were too dirty, and went into the Star Dou Great Forest to find clean clothes and wash.
• Su Bei learned from Xiao Wu that powerful Soul Beasts struggled to find mates, while lower-ranked Soul Beasts bred more easily but usually could not exceed their rank limits.
• Su Bei took Xiao Wu by the hand and invited her to visit the pet grounds to watch earthworms tie themselves into knots.
• Gong Yi told Su Bei that a visitor from the Heaven Dou Empire had requested an audience, and Su Bei complained that he was too busy to meet everyone who wanted to see him.

Su Bei learned that Dugu Bo, the Heaven Dou Empire’s honorary royal adviser, had come insisting on meeting him, accompanied by a young girl. After deciding to receive them, Su Bei left Xiao Wu and went to meet Dugu Bo and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

• Gong Yi told Su Bei that Dugu Bo had arrived and refused to leave without seeing him.
• Su Bei explained to Xiao Wu that Dugu Bo was the Poison Douluo, a powerful poison Soul Master whose danger came from his ability to kill on a vast scale.
• Gong Yi revealed that a young girl had also demanded to meet Su Bei, prompting Xiao Wu to worry that another romance was beginning.
• Su Bei decided to meet Dugu Bo and the girl, reassuring Xiao Wu before leaving.
• Dugu Yan anxiously asked her grandfather whether Su Bei would meet them, and Dugu Bo asked whether she had truly thought through wanting to see him.

Dugu Yan insisted that the rumors about the Hall Master’s beauty were fabricated and went to see him for herself. When he arrived, she was immediately captivated, leaving her confidence in tatters.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that she planned to prove the rumors about the Hall Master were false.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that falling in love with the Hall Master could make her future difficult.
• A maid announced the Hall Master’s arrival, and Dugu Yan saw him enter in the golden sunlight.
• Dugu Yan’s disdain turned to astonishment as she found the Hall Master breathtaking and felt her heart race.

Su Bei arrived to meet Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, whose first sight of him left her stunned by his beauty. The chapter ended with Su Bei greeting Dugu Bo while Dugu Yan imagined how handsome he would become as an adult.

• Dugu Yan froze when Su Bei's face came into view and became captivated by his appearance.
• Dugu Bo noticed his granddaughter's reaction and realized she had been enchanted by Su Bei.
• Dugu Yan compared their heights and imagined what Su Bei would look like when he grew up.
• Su Bei approached Dugu Bo and greeted him respectfully.

Su Bei welcomed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to the Hall of Divine Beauty, where Yan’s bashful admiration triggered rewards and new missions. After greeting Dugu Bo and praising his poison mastery, Su Bei turned his attention to Yan.

• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan greeted Su Bei at the Hall of Divine Beauty.
• Xiao Ai announced that Yan had become Su Bei’s fangirl, awarding him increased poison resistance, antidotes, and two Soul Power levels while offering missions involving Yan.
• Su Bei asked Shi Yi to serve tea and greeted Dugu Bo with a handshake.
• Su Bei praised Dugu Bo’s poison mastery and asked whether Yan was his descendant.
• Dugu Bo introduced Yan as his granddaughter and explained that she had insisted on visiting because she admired Su Bei.

Dugu Yan nervously welcomed Su Bei’s closeness, then impulsively kissed him. The kiss triggered rewards that greatly improved Su Bei’s poison resistance and granted him antidotes and mastery of the Medical Poison Scripture.

• Su Bei asked Dugu Yan to call him Little Bei and offered to shake her hand, making her anxious about poisoning him.
• Su Bei briefly hugged Dugu Yan and reassured her that the Hall of Divine Beauty’s older sisters were friendly.
• Dugu Yan gathered her courage and kissed Su Bei, while Dugu Bo silently lamented her public display of affection.
• Su Bei received A-rank poison resistance, ten bottles of antidote for the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul’s drawbacks, and full mastery of the Medical Poison Scripture.

Dugu Yan kissed Su Bei, while Dugu Bo reflected on the deadly side effects of his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and his fear for his granddaughter. Dugu Bo passed along Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s invitation for Su Bei to return to the palace, leaving Dugu Yan wondering how the two knew each other.

• Dugu Bo reminded Dugu Yan to restrain herself, and she stopped kissing Su Bei and apologized for leaving a mark on his face.
• Su Bei reassured Dugu Yan and said he was used to being pursued because of his looks.
• Dugu Bo recalled that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison caused him severe recurring pain and could bring Dugu Yan the same fate that had killed his son.
• Dugu Bo told Su Bei that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe hoped he would return to the palace to catch up.
• Dugu Yan moved closer to Su Bei and asked whether he was acquainted with Xue Qinghe.

Su Bei declined Dugu Bo’s request to meet with Xue Qinghe, saying the newly established Hall of Divine Beauty kept him too busy. Dugu Yan chose to stay at the Hall and declared that she would marry only Su Bei because they had hugged and kissed.

• Dugu Yan eagerly questioned Su Bei about his acquaintance with Xue Qinghe, and Su Bei described their meeting as a brief exchange at the Crown Prince’s investiture ceremony.
• Su Bei told Dugu Yan that he could not visit Xue Qinghe and asked her to tell the Crown Prince that the Hall of Divine Beauty would welcome him if he had time.
• Dugu Bo prepared to leave with Dugu Yan, but she asked to remain at the Hall of Divine Beauty.
• Dugu Yan took Su Bei’s hand and said she would marry no one else because she had given him her purity.
• Su Bei denied taking Dugu Yan’s purity, and Dugu Yan tearfully pointed out that they had hugged and kissed.

Dugu Yan refused to leave the Hall of Divine Beauty with Dugu Bo, while Su Bei offered medicine to treat the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom. Dugu Bo dismissed Su Bei’s claims and prepared to take Yan’er home by force.

• Dugu Bo ordered Dugu Yan to return home, but she clung to Su Bei and refused to leave.
• Su Bei offered Dugu Bo a bottle of Serpent Yellow Powder and said it could prevent the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom from flaring up.
• Dugu Bo doubted the medicine could help and said even he had been unable to cure the venom.
• Su Bei pointed out Dugu Bo’s signs of severe poison erosion and warned that Dugu Yan could suffer the same fate if untreated.
• Dugu Bo angrily rejected Su Bei’s expertise and insisted on taking Dugu Yan home.

Su Bei gave Dugu Bo a medicine that eased his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom, then offered more treatment for Dugu Yan while keeping the source secret. Meanwhile, Tang San cleaned himself up and hurried to meet his teacher, Su Bei.

• Su Bei opened the medicine bottle, and its scent made Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan feel its unusual effects.
• Dugu Bo took a tablet, felt his years of pain ease, and apologized to Su Bei before asking for the antidote’s refining method.
• Su Bei said he could not reveal the source of the antidote but offered enough medicine to treat Dugu Yan and perhaps Dugu Bo.
• Tang San changed into fresh clothes and raced toward Su Bei with the Soul-Seeking, Life-Taking King Yama's Summons and the Mysterious Jade Hand cultivation technique.

Tang San tried to enter the Hall of Divine Beauty to see his teacher, Su Bei, but the guards did not believe he was Su Bei’s disciple. The chapter ended with one guard recognizing Tang San’s name.

• Tang San arrived at the Hall of Divine Beauty, but two female guards barred him from entering.
• Tang San explained that he was Su Bei’s disciple and said Su Bei was the master of the palace.
• The guards said they had never heard that Su Bei had a disciple and suspected Tang San was lying.
• Tang San asked whether Su Bei had ever mentioned him, and one guard said the name Tang San sounded familiar.

Tang San learned that Xiao Wu hated Blue Silver Grass because it reminded her of him, then entered the Hall of Divine Beauty hoping to see his teacher. Meanwhile, Su Bei treated Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan’s poison, and Dugu Yan kissed him on the lips.

• A maid told Tang San that Xiao Wu hated Blue Silver Grass because it reminded her of Tang San.
• Tang San consoled himself that Xiao Wu avoided thinking of him because of Tang Hao, then followed a maid into the hall.
• Dugu Bo thanked Su Bei for treating Dugu Yan and asked to take an antidote pill for research.
• Su Bei allowed Dugu Bo to keep an antidote pill, and Dugu Yan swallowed one as well.
• Dugu Yan felt the treatment working and kissed Su Bei on the lips.

Su Bei was surprised when Dugu Yan kissed him after he saved her from poison, and the mission rewards granted him a poison-immune physique and other enhancements. Tang San then arrived in tears, declaring that he had severed ties with his father and wanted only Su Bei as his teacher.

• Dugu Yan kissed Su Bei and apologized for hurting his lips, while Dugu Bo worried about how quickly she had fallen for him.
• Xiao Ai announced that Su Bei and Dugu Yan had completed the kiss mission and listed their rewards.
• Shi Yi told Su Bei that his disciple Tang San had come to see him.
• Tang San tearfully told Su Bei that he had disowned his father and that having his teacher was enough.
• Su Bei was shocked and blamed himself for the rupture between Tang San and his father.

Tang San returned to Su Bei after months away and feared that his teacher would reject him, but Su Bei reassured him and accepted his presence. Tang San presented a deadly hidden weapon, only for Su Bei to reveal he was immune to poison.

• Su Bei told Tang San that he could leave with his father if he wished, and Tang San fell to his knees, pleading to remain his disciple.
• Su Bei lifted Tang San with Soul Power and warned him that he would have to shovel manure if he kept crying.
• Tang San gave Su Bei the hidden weapon Soul-Seeking, Life-Taking King Yama's Summons and said he had made it as a ceremonial gift.
• Dugu Bo challenged Tang San's claim that the weapon's poison arts were peerless, and Tang San said he would explain his secret technique to Su Bei in private.
• Su Bei saw the words Mysterious Jade Hand on the wrapping and declined the gift, saying he was already immune to all poisons.

Tang San showed Su Bei and Dugu Bo the poisonous hidden weapon King Yama's Summons, and Su Bei learned from Xiao Ai that his poison resistance protected him from it. Dugu Bo tested the weapon, was poisoned before fully touching it, and cut away the affected flesh as the box flew from his hand.

• Tang San warned Su Bei that even touching King Yama's Summons could let its poison spread through the body.
• Su Bei asked Xiao Ai whether his S-rank poison resistance protected him, and Xiao Ai confirmed that it did.
• Tang San urged Su Bei to store the weapon safely, believing his Tang Sect expertise surpassed Su Bei's in hidden weapons and poison.
• Dugu Bo seized the black box and moved his finger toward one of its black glints.
• Dugu Bo's finger turned black and burned before he fully touched the weapon, so he threw the box away and cut off the poisoned flesh.

Su Bei caught King Yama's Summons before it could kill Jiang Yi and held the deadly hidden weapon without showing any signs of poisoning. As Tang San, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan watched in disbelief, faint smoke and sizzling began to rise from Su Bei's palm.

• King Yama's Summons poisoned Dugu Bo when he touched it, and Dugu Yan bandaged his finger.
• The black gleam shot toward Jiang Yi, but Su Bei caught it and stopped the other summons from escaping the box.
• Jiang Yi thanked Su Bei for saving her, while Tang San, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan feared the poison would kill him.
• Tang San checked Su Bei and found no visible poisoning, then noticed smoke and sizzling where the weapon touched his palm.
• Dugu Bo approached with Dugu Yan supporting him as Tang San wondered whether the poison was taking effect.

Dugu Bo discovered that Su Bei could neutralize the poison in King Yama's Summons and recognized him as the heir of the Healing God. Convinced Su Bei could care for Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo entrusted her to him before leaving, while Su Bei reassured him that he could visit anytime.

• Dugu Bo saw the poison in King Yama's Summons fading in Su Bei's palm and recognized Su Bei's Healing God power.
• Tang San examined the poison, accepted Su Bei's immunity, and apologized for doubting his teacher.
• Dugu Bo reflected on Su Bei and Tang San's talents and decided that leaving Dugu Yan with Su Bei was best.
• Dugu Bo entrusted Dugu Yan to Su Bei and warned him not to betray or abandon her.
• Dugu Yan felt sorrow at parting with her grandfather, and Su Bei told Dugu Bo he could visit her at the Hall of Divine Beauty Palace.

Su Bei reassured Dugu Bo and grew closer to Dugu Yan, while Tang San brooded over how to earn his teacher’s affection. The next morning, Di Tian mourned Bi Ji’s absence at Star Lake as a shipment of wine arrived.

• Su Bei promised Dugu Bo that he would take good care of Dugu Yan, and Dugu Yan affectionately teased him.
• Tang San returned the Soul-Seeking, Life-Taking King Yama's Summons to Su Bei and worried that his Tang Sect techniques could not repay his teacher.
• Tang San concluded that Su Bei favored women and mistakenly decided he would need to become one to win his teacher’s love.
• Di Tian lamented Bi Ji’s absence and the decline of the Land of Great Misfortune.
• Young girls brought hundreds of jars of aged wine across Star Lake as a handsome black beast swam after them, drooling.