Arc 2The Gold of Life and Clan Alliance

Yu Tianming absorbed the Gold of Life, gained a powerful second Soul Ring, and strengthened his ties with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After the clan repelled Spirit Hall’s pressure and helped Dugu Bo overcome his poison backlash, the group reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Yu Tianming won the Jade Spirit Crystal at auction, revealed it as Gold of Life, and absorbed it to gain the Eye of Life while Yu Tianheng also benefited from its life force.
  • After reaching rank twenty, Yu Tianming traveled with Ye Lingling and Yu Yuanzhen to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ye Lingling gained a second Soul Ring and Yu Tianming absorbed a twenty-thousand-year ring from a Tyrant Dragon.
  • Yu Tianming’s team defeated Zhou Yin’s students in a seven-on-seven match, and his ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring drew the attention of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall.
  • Spirit Hall attackers ambushed Yu Tianming’s party on the road, but Yu Tianming and the clan escorts killed or drove off the attackers before reaching the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • Yu Yuanzhen appointed Yu Tianming commander of the Shadow Dragon Guard, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling accepted their shared affection for him.
  • Yu Tianming proposed a way for Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo to form Soul Cores, and their success ended Dugu Bo’s poison backlash and raised his Soul Power to rank 92.
  • Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo refused Salas’s request to buy Whale Rubber, then Dugu Bo’s poison made Salas hallucinate and flee the clan grounds.
  • Dugu Bo led Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianming, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan through his poisonous formation to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which Yu Tianming recognized with excitement.
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Ch. 26Heaven Dou Auction, ten-thousand-year whale glue, Gold of Life?

Yu Tianming and his companions attended the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House, where Dugu Yan bought a ten-thousand-year whale glue for him. Yu Tianming recognized a Jade Spirit Crystal as possibly being Gold of Life and bid on it, but Bishop Salas entered the bidding and intimidated the other buyers.

  • Yu Tianming bought medicinal herbs at Hundred Herbs Pavilion while Dugu Yan shopped with Ye Lingling and then invited the group to the auction.
  • Dugu Yan won a deep-sea blue crystal necklace for four hundred Gold Soul Coins.
  • Dugu Yan bought the ten-thousand-year whale glue for five hundred Gold Soul Coins after Yu Tianming prepared to bid.
  • Yu Tianming saw the Jade Spirit Crystal and suspected it might be Gold of Life, so he bid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Bishop Salas raised the bid to fifteen thousand Gold Soul Coins and revealed himself in the central box, causing the other nobles to lower their paddles.

Ch. 27Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, a three-way bidding war, identities revealed!

Yu Tianming joined Ning Fengzhi and Salas in bidding for the Jade Spirit Crystal, then won it after revealing his identity as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s young sect master. Once the crystal arrived, Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling sensed its extraordinary life energy, and he suspected it was the legendary Gold of Life.

  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin appeared at the auction, and Ning Fengzhi bid against Salas for the Jade Spirit Crystal.
  • Yu Tianming entered the bidding, and Salas threatened him as the price rose to forty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Yu Tianming revealed himself alongside Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, identified himself as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s young sect master, and bid fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Ning Fengzhi withdrew to give Yu Tianming face, and Salas stopped bidding, allowing Yu Tianming to win the Jade Spirit Crystal.
  • Ye Lingling sensed the crystal’s pure life energy, and Yu Tianming suspected it was Gold of Life before storing it in his Storage Soul Tool.

Ch. 28Soul bone, strange jade pendant, gold of life!

At the auction, Ning Fengzhi bought a three-thousand-year-old ice-attribute Soul Bone, then offered Yu Tianming a jade token while Sword Douluo Chen Xin showed unusual interest in him. That night, Yu Tianming discovered Dugu Yan’s pendant could calm the spirit and used Valstrax’s dragon energy to reveal that the jade spirit crystal was gold of life.

  • Ning Fengzhi outbid Salas and bought the ice-attribute Left Arm Soul Bone for nine hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Ning Fengzhi gave Yu Tianming a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect jade token, and Chen Xin invited him to visit the sect after remarking that his presence was unusual.
  • Yu Tianming left the auction wary of Chen Xin, whose piercing gaze had made him uncomfortable.
  • Yu Tianming examined Dugu Yan’s jade pendant and found that it focused the mind and calmed the spirit.
  • Yu Tianming enveloped the jade spirit crystal in Valstrax’s dragon energy, melting its outer shell and revealing gold of life as its rich life force made a nearby plant rapidly grow.
  • Yu Tianming grasped the gold of life and prepared to refine it.

Ch. 29A transformation of body and spirit, the Eye of Life!

Yu Tianming absorbed the Gold of Life, transforming his body and Sea of Consciousness and awakening the Eye of Life. By dawn, he had gained extraordinary vitality and healing abilities, while Yu Tianheng had also grown stronger by absorbing the excess life force.

  • Yu Tianming summoned a trusted Soul Saint aide to guard him and Yu Tianheng while they cultivated.
  • Yu Tianming pressed the Gold of Life to his forehead, and the Valstrax Martial Soul suppressed its immense life force as it spread through his body.
  • Yu Tianheng absorbed the life force escaping from Yu Tianming and strengthened his body, Soul Power, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
  • The Gold of Life transformed Yu Tianming's Sea of Consciousness and formed a pale-gold vertical eye on his forehead.
  • After the Gold of Life was fully absorbed, Yu Tianming recognized the Eye of Life's healing power and resolved to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring after reaching rank twenty.

Ch. 30A year later, Yu Tianming breaks through, an invitation

One year after absorbing the Gold of Life, Yu Tianming broke through to rank twenty and met his friends at the training grounds. He invited Ye Lingling to join him on a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her second soul ring.

  • Yu Tianming reached rank twenty at age seven, and his improved physique let him withstand soul rings over twenty thousand years old.
  • Yu Tianming watched Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan spar, then confirmed that he had broken through.
  • Ye Lingling gave Yu Tianming a sachet to congratulate him, and Dugu Yan teased her about giving him a decorated one.
  • Yu Tianming invited Ye Lingling to travel with him and his grandfather to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her second soul ring.
  • Ye Lingling explained that her Nine Heart Begonia needed a plant-type soul beast with a life attribute, and she accepted Yu Tianming's invitation.

Ch. 31The Spirit Charm Seven-Colored Deer, Ye Lingling's Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Yu Tianming and Yu Yuanzhen took Ye Lingling to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she obtained a two-thousand-year Soul Ring from a Spirit Charm Seven-Colored Deer. She successfully absorbed it and reached the peak of rank twenty-two, while the group prepared to continue into the forest for Yu Tianming's Soul Ring.

  • Yu Yuanzhen arrived at the academy and gave Ye Lingling a Thunder Spirit Jade pendant before flying with her and Yu Tianming toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Yu Tianming and Yu Yuanzhen advised Ye Lingling that her physique could withstand a two-thousand-year Soul Ring, and she agreed.
  • Yu Yuanzhen found a Spirit Charm Seven-Colored Deer fighting a blood-red vine and subdued the deer for Ye Lingling.
  • Ye Lingling delivered the final blow and absorbed the deer's purple Soul Ring successfully over two hours.
  • Ye Lingling's Soul Power rose to the peak of rank twenty-two, and her Nine Heart Begonia gained a second ring while retaining its area-of-effect group healing skill.

Ch. 32The Titan Giant Ape Attacks, Yu Yuanzhen Unleashes His Might!

After Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling fled the Titan Giant Ape, Yu Yuanzhen fought the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to buy them time. He wounded it with his strongest Soul Skill, then escaped while it was distracted.

  • Yu Yuanzhen sensed the Titan Giant Ape and transformed to confront it while Yu Tianming carried Ye Lingling into the sky.
  • Yu Tianming overloaded his Valstrax thrusters to dodge a boulder and landed with Ye Lingling in a crimson valley, where she healed his injuries.
  • Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill and pierced the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder with the Spear of Thunder.
  • Yu Yuanzhen struck the Titan Giant Ape with his Ninth Soul Skill, leaving it with a charred chest wound.
  • Yu Yuanzhen used the explosion as cover to flee, and the Titan Giant Ape could not catch him.

Ch. 33A Twenty-Thousand-Year Tyrant Dragon, Dragon Breath, and Yu Yuanzhen's Arrival!

Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling were ambushed by a twenty-thousand-year mutant Tyrant Dragon, but escaped its attacks and found its nest. Yu Tianming chose the beast for his next Soul Ring, and Yu Yuanzhen arrived and immobilized it with his pressure.

  • Yu Tianming saved Ye Lingling from the Tyrant Dragon’s ambush and evaded its leaps and Dragon Breath.
  • Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling discovered the Tyrant Dragon was guarding a nest, then fled into the forest.
  • Yu Tianming decided the mutant Tyrant Dragon would make a suitable Soul Ring and waited for Yu Yuanzhen.
  • Yu Yuanzhen arrived, followed Yu Tianming back to the valley, and pinned the Tyrant Dragon in place with his pressure.

Ch. 34A Twenty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, Dragon Transformation in Both Arms, and Power Without Limits!

Yu Tianming absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Tyrant Dragon Soul Ring, overcame its Soul Shock, and achieved Dragon Transformation in both arms. He gained a powerful Dragon Breath Soul Skill that could grow stronger as long as his body could withstand it, leaving Yu Yuanzhen impressed by its potential.

  • Yu Yuanzhen let Yu Tianming finish off the wounded Tyrant Dragon, and Yu Tianming began absorbing its twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • The Tyrant Dragon's remnant soul attacked Yu Tianming's Sea of Consciousness, but he used the Eye of Life and Valstrax Martial Soul to suppress and destroy it.
  • Yu Tianming completed the absorption, reached the peak of level twenty-four, and transformed both arms with silvery-white dragon scales and claws.
  • Yu Tianming told Yu Yuanzhen and Ye Lingling that his second Soul Skill was Dragon Breath, whose power could increase as he supplied it with Soul Power and dragon Qi.
  • Yu Tianming demonstrated Dragon Breath, melting a boulder thirty meters away, and explained that its maximum power could be twice as strong at considerable cost.
  • Yu Yuanzhen praised the Soul Skill's growth potential and said it might burn mountains and boil seas once Yu Tianming reached the Titled Douluo level.

Ch. 35Returning to the Academy, Yu Yuanzhen Visits the Dugu Family

After Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with their Second Soul Rings, they reunited with Dugu Yan and their friends. Yu Yuanzhen visited Dugu Bo at the Dugu Family residence, where the two discussed Dugu Yan and Yu Tianming’s relationship.

  • Yu Tianming confirmed that the Tyrant Dragon had no Soul Bone, and Yu Yuanzhen flew him and Ye Lingling back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Tianming a jade pendant for Dugu Yan, then left to visit the academy’s education commissioners.
  • Dugu Yan eagerly accepted the pendant and compared it with Ye Lingling’s matching pendant before Yu Tianheng and the others welcomed the pair back.
  • At dinner, Yu Tianming recounted their Soul Ring hunt and their encounter with the Titan Giant Ape, and Yu Tianheng proposed that they apply to advance to the senior academy together.
  • Yu Yuanzhen met Dugu Bo at the Dugu Family residence, where Dugu Bo challenged his apparent effort to win Dugu Yan over with a jade pendant, and Yu Yuanzhen insisted that the young couple were a fine match.

Ch. 36The venom backlash problem, guest elder Dugu Bo!

Yu Yuanzhen offered Dugu Bo an alliance with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and a way to investigate his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison backlash, and Dugu Bo agreed to become a guest elder. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan accepting that Yu Tianming might have other women but admitting she still liked him.

  • Dugu Bo warned Yu Yuanzhen that he would punish Yu Tianming if the boy mistreated Dugu Yan.
  • Yu Yuanzhen told Dugu Bo that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could help resolve his venom backlash and proposed a deeper alliance between their families.
  • Yu Yuanzhen gave Dugu Bo an ancient bamboo scroll about poison backlash, and Dugu Bo found that it offered a new direction for his research.
  • Dugu Bo agreed to become a guest elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while warning Yu Yuanzhen not to use Dugu Yan.
  • Yu Yuanzhen told Dugu Yan he would have Yu Tianming take her to visit the clan, and Dugu Yan said she knew she was not the only one but still liked him.

Ch. 37Advancement, Tie Zhan's Rival, and a Team Match Challenge!

Yu Tianming and the others advanced to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s advanced academy, where the committee assigned Tie Zhan to continue teaching them. Zhou Yin challenged Tie Zhan’s students to a seven-on-seven match, and Yu Tianheng accepted, leaving the teams set to face each other the next afternoon.

  • Yu Tianheng told Dean Su that all eight students had reached the Soul Grandmaster realm and requested advancement to the advanced academy.
  • Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin placed the eight in a special class, kept Tie Zhan as their teacher, and granted them the academy’s highest training resources.
  • Tie Zhan set daily training and warned the students to strengthen their weaknesses, while Yu Tianming reported progress in the Indestructible Vajra Body.
  • Zhou Yin confronted Tie Zhan and proposed a seven-on-seven match between their students at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena the next afternoon.
  • Yu Tianheng accepted the challenge, and Tie Zhan predicted Zhou Yin’s students would suffer defeat.

Ch. 38A ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring shocked the entire arena!

Yu Tianming and Tie Zhan’s team faced Zhou Yin’s students in an internal Heaven Dou Royal Academy contest, stunning the arena with their powerful Soul Rings. Yu Tianming revealed a ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring and led his team to crush their opponents, ending with Ming Yunze blasted off the platform.

  • Tie Zhan and Zhou Yin brought their teams to the Great Soul Arena and confirmed their lineups for the contest.
  • Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, the Shi Mo brothers, and Yu Feng revealed thousand-year second Soul Rings, shocking the spectators and Zhou Yin’s team.
  • Yu Tianming released his Valstrax Martial Soul and displayed a black ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring, leaving the arena in stunned silence.
  • After the referee began the match, Yu Tianheng and the others quickly defeated Zhou Yin’s students, leaving only Ming Yunze standing.
  • Yu Tianming scattered Ming Yunze’s Phantom Mist and struck him with Dragon Energy cannon blasts, sending him off the platform and into a pillar.

Ch. 39The Major Powers Take Notice, Whale Rubber's Uses Exposed

Yu Tianming’s overwhelming victory revealed his ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring, prompting major powers to investigate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s use of whale rubber. Yu Yuanzhen learned that rival factions were racing to buy it, but remained confident because his clan had already secured most of the supply.

  • Yu Tianming defeated Ming Yunze without using a Soul Skill, and his teammates and teacher rebuked Ming Yunze and Zhou Yin after the match.
  • News of Yu Tianming’s ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring spread through Heaven Dou City, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discovered that he and his companions had bought aged whale rubber.
  • Ning Fengzhi ordered an investigation into Yu Tianming, his companions, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after learning about their whale rubber purchases.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to buy and study whale rubber and instructed Gui Mei to watch Yu Tianming and assassinate him if an opportunity arose.
  • Yu Yuanzhen received reports that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall, and other powers were seeking whale rubber, but said his clan already controlled most of the supply.

Ch. 40Returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Ambushed Along the Way!

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall reacted to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan monopolizing old whale rubber, while Yu Tianming and his companions traveled back to the clan. Their journey was ambushed by powerful black-clad attackers, and Yu Tianming killed a Soul King as the battle began.

  • Ning Fengzhi decided to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after learning it had bought up the older whale rubber, while Bibi Dong ordered Salas to demand a purchase and threatened force if refused.
  • Yu Tianming, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and their companions departed for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in two carriages.
  • A group of black-clad attackers ambushed the carriages on a mountain road, and Yu Wuchen and the clan escorts fought back.
  • Yu Tianming told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to stay inside the carriage, then released his Valstrax Martial Soul and charged into the fight.
  • Yu Tianming pierced a black-clad Soul King's chest with his dragon claw and killed him.

Ch. 41Thunder Shadow Dragon Yu Wuchen Unleashed His Might and Turned the Tables on the Black-Clad Attackers!

Yu Tianming and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan fought off the black-clad attackers, while Yu Wuchen battled their Soul Douluo leader. After the attackers were defeated, Yu Tianming ordered Yu Wuchen to investigate who had sent them.

  • Yu Tianming and the clan’s experts killed several attackers as the battle intensified, and Yu Tianming wounded another with his Purple Light Dragon Claw.
  • Yu Wuchen used his Thunder Shadow Dragon Martial Soul and poisoned his opponent, but the black-clad Soul Douluo escaped in a cloud of black mist.
  • Yu Tianming unleashed Dragon Breath, killing a Soul Emperor and badly burning several Soul Kings.
  • The remaining attackers fled, but Yu Tianming and Yu Wuchen killed them as they tried to escape.
  • Yu Tianming ordered Yu Wuchen to find out who had sent the attackers.

Ch. 42People from Spirit Hall? Arriving at the sect, revealing his feelings

After Yu Tianming and his companions reached the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he reassured Ye Lingling that her family background would not affect his feelings for her. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan drawing attention to herself as Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling shared a tender moment.

  • Yu Wuchen identified one of the attackers as a former Spirit Hall enforcer, and Yu Tianming vowed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would not let the attack go unanswered.
  • Yu Tianming and his companions arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's grand sect grounds, where the elders and Yu Yuanzhen welcomed them.
  • Yu Yuanzhen learned that Spirit Hall had attacked the group and reacted with anger before inviting Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to feel welcome.
  • Ye Lingling worried that her family could not compare with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Tianming took her hand and reassured her that he cared nothing for status or background.
  • Dugu Yan cleared her throat and pointed out that she was still there as Yu Tianming and Ye Lingling shared a tender moment.

Ch. 43Commander of the Shadow Dragon Guard; a romantic battlefield? A girl on each arm

Yu Tianming learned that Spirit Hall’s attack would be answered by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s secret Shadow Dragon Guard, which his grandfather placed under his command. After Yu Yuanzhen teased him about wanting both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the two girls playfully took one of his arms each.

  • Yu Tianming told Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit Hall had targeted the clan and would not let the attack go unanswered.
  • Yu Yuanzhen revealed the Shadow Dragon Guard and appointed Yu Tianming its commander, giving him the black dragon token.
  • Yu Tianming admitted he wanted both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Yu Yuanzhen told him Yu Asura would meet him on the rear mountain the next evening.
  • Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Tianming that Dugu Yan’s grandfather would visit the sect the next day, and Yu Tianming found Dugu Yan waiting outside the study.
  • Dugu Yan teased Yu Tianming about wanting both girls, then linked Ye Lingling’s arm with his and took his other arm herself.

Ch. 44Drunken Revelry at the Banquet, Two Girls Dancing Gracefully

Yu Tianming and his friends shared a lavish banquet, where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling danced together and got drunk. After Dugu Yan confessed that she and Ye Lingling both liked him, Yu Tianming carried them to their room, where Dugu Yan caught his wrist and told him not to leave.

  • Yu Tianming returned to the guest courtyard with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng arranged a lavish banquet for their friends.
  • Yu Feng opened aged wine, and the group toasted their friendship before drinking late into the night.
  • Dugu Yan invited Ye Lingling to dance, and Yu Tianming watched the two girls perform together.
  • After Yu Tianming went to fetch sobering soup, Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that they both liked him and that she would rather share him with her than with anyone else.
  • Yu Tianming helped the drunken guests to bed, then carried Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to their room when they insisted on sleeping together.
  • As Yu Tianming laid Dugu Yan on the bed, she grabbed his wrist and told him he was not allowed to leave.

Ch. 45Record of Heaven and Earth's Rare Treasures, Immortal Herbs, Mysterious Nether Dragon Saliva Grass!

Yu Yuanzhen told Dugu Bo about an Immortal Herb that could cure his poison backlash, and they realized it might grow in Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden. Dugu Yan learned that her grandfather had been suffering in secret and confronted him as Yu Tianming, Ye Lingling, and Yu Yuanzhen left them alone.

  • After Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling woke beside Yu Tianming, the girls silently acknowledged their drunken words from the night before.
  • Dugu Bo arrived at True Dragon Mountain and reunited with Dugu Yan, while Yu Yuanzhen welcomed him inside.
  • Yu Yuanzhen explained that Dugu Bo could fight poison with a stronger toxin or seek an Immortal Herb called Mysterious Nether Dragon Saliva Grass.
  • Dugu Bo recognized that the herb’s growing conditions matched the pool in his medicinal garden, where hot and cold springs met.
  • Dugu Yan learned that Dugu Bo had long suffered from poison backlash, and Yu Tianming, Ye Lingling, and Yu Yuanzhen left the pavilion to give them privacy.

Ch. 46Yu Tianming's method of detoxification: Condensing a Soul Core!

Yu Tianming proposed that Dugu Bo condense his poisonous Soul Power into a Soul Core to control his poison and stop its backlash. Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen tried compressing their Soul Power, but both failed, leaving Yu Tianming to consider what he knew about Soul Core formation.

  • Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to take the Mysterious Nether Dragon Saliva Grass so her Martial Soul could evolve and spare her from poison backlash.
  • Yu Tianming proposed that Dugu Bo condense his poisonous Soul Power into a Soul Core, which might control the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison and improve his cultivation.
  • Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to attempt condensing Soul Cores, despite having no certainty it would work.
  • Yu Yuanzhen's Soul Power went out of control during compression, forcing him to stop after he was injured.
  • Dugu Bo also failed to compress his violent poisonous Soul Power, and Yu Tianming recalled details about Soul Core formation.

Ch. 47The first Soul Core formed, Dugu Bo's promise

Yu Tianming helped Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo form Soul Cores safely, curing Dugu Bo’s poison backlash and strengthening both men. After Dugu Bo promised Yu Tianming access to the medicinal garden’s Immortal Herbs and urged him to treat Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling well, a disciple announced that Platinum Bishop Salas and Spirit Hall would arrive the next day.

  • Yu Tianming suggested that Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo condense their Soul Cores outside their bodies before guiding them into their dantians.
  • Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo successfully formed and absorbed their Soul Cores, stabilizing their power and boosting their cultivation.
  • Dugu Bo’s poison backlash vanished, his Soul Power rose to rank 92, and Yu Yuanzhen felt his bottleneck loosening.
  • Dugu Bo thanked Yu Tianming and offered him any Immortal Herbs in the medicinal garden except the Mysterious Nether Dragon Saliva Grass.
  • Dugu Bo told Yu Tianming to treat Dugu Yan well, and Yu Tianming promised to care for both Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
  • A Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan disciple reported that Platinum Bishop Salas would bring Spirit Hall representatives to visit at noon the next day, and Yu Tianming suspected they wanted the Whale Rubber.

Ch. 48Thirty-six Shadow Dragon Guards, Spirit Hall pays a visit!

Yu Tianming learned about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s hidden Shadow Dragon Guard and ordered it to gather intelligence on Spirit Hall. The next day, Salas arrived at the clan’s gate, where Yu Yuanzhen welcomed him with suspiciously unusual tea.

  • Yu Yuanzhen ordered the clan to prepare for Salas’s visit, while he and Dugu Bo hinted at a plan to embarrass the Spirit Hall bishop with a new poison.
  • Yu Yuanzhen told Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling about the Shadow Dragon Guard, and Yu Tianming went to meet its commander, Yu Asura.
  • Yu Asura reported that all thirty-six Shadow Dragon Guard members had assembled, and Yu Tianming ordered intelligence on Spirit Hall branches and its ten most gifted Soul Masters under twenty.
  • The next day, Salas arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Spirit Hall knights and deacons, and Yu Yuanzhen welcomed him with dark green tea.
  • Salas eyed the unusual tea warily and delayed accepting it.

Ch. 49Salas in a sorry state, poisoned by A Moment of Spring Night

Salas visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to seek a partnership with Spirit Hall over Whale Rubber, but Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo rejected his demands and secretly poisoned him. Salas left in a dizzy, feverish state, while the clan refused to reconsider Spirit Hall’s proposal.

  • Dugu Bo pressured Salas to drink tea while Yu Yuanzhen used the clan’s Heavenly Thunder Stones to make him stumble and lose face.
  • Salas drank several cups of tea after Yu Yuanzhen tasted it first, then met Yu Tianming, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
  • Salas proposed that Spirit Hall purchase Whale Rubber and partner with the clan, but Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo refused and threatened him with their power.
  • Yu Tianming dismissed Salas, whose vision blurred as Dugu Bo’s A Moment of Spring Night poison took effect.
  • Salas hurried out with the Spirit Hall deacons, nearly collapsed, and ordered them to leave immediately.

Ch. 50Heading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

Dugu Bo’s poison caused Salas to publicly attack a male deacon, forcing Spirit Hall’s party to flee in disgrace. Dugu Bo then led the others to his herb garden in Sunset Forest, where they reached the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Salas hallucinated that a male deacon was a beautiful woman and attacked him until the other deacons restrained and knocked him unconscious.
  • Dugu Bo revealed that his poison, “A Moment of Spring Night,” had caused Salas’s behavior, and Yu Tianming predicted Spirit Hall would punish him.
  • Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen decided to visit the herb garden to address Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and examine the Immortal Herbs.
  • Dugu Bo guided Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianming, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan through his poisonous formation in Sunset Forest.
  • The group arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yu Tianming recognized it with excitement.
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