Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu faced Dugu Bo after being caught at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, using his spatial ability to survive Dugu Bo’s attacks and proposing a wager instead of fighting outright. Dugu Bo accepted, and the three-minute contest began with Ye Qiu standing still as the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor attacked him.

• Dugu Bo tried to kill Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu emerged unharmed from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor’s attack with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring beneath his feet.
• Dugu Bo recognized that Ye Qiu’s power involved space and tried to capture him, but the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor passed through Ye Qiu without hurting him.
• Ye Qiu proposed a wager: Dugu Bo had three minutes to touch or capture him while he stood still, and the winner would claim a favor from the loser.
• Dugu Bo accepted the wager in anger and sent the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to bite and coil around Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu remained motionless and confident, relying on his Intangibility and poison immunity as the contest began.

Ye Qiu won his bet with Dugu Bo by staying untouchable, then admitted that he had twin Martial Souls and joined Dugu Bo for tea. Dugu Bo asked whether Ye Qiu had seen anything while in the spring, leaving Ye Qiu to recall a deathly pale face beneath the water.

• Dugu Bo gave up attacking Ye Qiu and, after Ye Qiu challenged him, admitted that he had lost their bet.
• Ye Qiu teleported away and returned dressed, prompting Dugu Bo to suspect he had twin Martial Souls.
• Ye Qiu confirmed Dugu Bo's suspicion, and Dugu Bo invited him into the hut for tea.
• Ye Qiu told Dugu Bo his name and discussed whether any Martial Soul was truly useless.
• Dugu Bo asked what Ye Qiu had seen in the spring, and Ye Qiu remembered a deathly pale face beneath the water.

Ye Qiu revealed that he knew the Dugu Family suffered from snake venom backlash and offered to cure Dugu Bo, who tested him by poisoning his tea. After Ye Qiu drank it without harm, Dugu Bo agreed to let him try in exchange for three favors, and Ye Qiu used his Soul Ring to leave briefly.

• Ye Qiu told Dugu Bo that the Dugu Family suffered from snake venom backlash and said he could cure him.
• Dugu Bo threatened Ye Qiu, but reconsidered when Ye Qiu mentioned his granddaughter and offered to make friends.
• Dugu Bo poisoned Ye Qiu's tea, yet Ye Qiu drank several cups and remained unharmed.
• Ye Qiu revealed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and warned Dugu Bo that sparing his life had been wise.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let Ye Qiu attempt the cure and promised him three conditions if it worked.
• Ye Qiu activated his Soul Ring and explained that he was only stepping away to relieve himself.

Ye Qiu gave Dugu Bo handmade pills that could draw the snake venom from his bone marrow, winning the Titled Douluo’s gratitude. Dugu Bo offered to fulfill Ye Qiu’s four conditions, leaving Ye Qiu poised to make his requests.

• Dugu Bo watched Ye Qiu leave and wondered about his mysterious background and second Martial Soul.
• Inside the Kamui Dimension, Ye Qiu struggled to draw blood because his Sage Body healed cuts almost instantly, then made five pills by hand.
• Ye Qiu explained that the pills would draw poison into Dugu Bo’s pill bead, and Dugu Bo swallowed one despite its strange texture.
• Dugu Bo sensed the pill forcing snake venom out of his bone marrow and excitedly thanked Ye Qiu.
• Dugu Bo called Ye Qiu his friend and invited him to name the four conditions he wanted fulfilled.

Ye Qiu secured permission to use the medicinal herbs in Dugu Bo’s treasure land, then revealed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and its three thousand-year Soul Rings. Dugu Bo was astonished by Ye Qiu’s cultivation and asked how he had obtained his unusual Soul Ring configuration, prompting Ye Qiu to mention Whale Rubber.

• Ye Qiu asked Dugu Bo for the right to use all the medicinal herbs in his treasure land, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Qiu that unfamiliar herbs could be deadly, but Ye Qiu assured him he would be careful.
• Dugu Bo asked to see Ye Qiu’s Second Martial Soul, and Ye Qiu revealed his Blue Silver Grass with three purple Soul Rings.
• Ye Qiu said he was a level thirty-four Soul Elder with only two Martial Souls, leaving Dugu Bo amazed.
• Dugu Bo asked about Ye Qiu’s Soul Ring configuration, and Ye Qiu brought up Whale Rubber.

Ye Qiu explained how Whale Rubber related to his Soul Ring Configuration and promised Dugu Bo more medicine for his poison. After leaving Dugu Bo’s hut with rare herbs, Ye Qiu returned home to Su Yun’er carrying the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Ye Qiu clarified that Whale Rubber had helped him raise the limit of his First Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo agreed to try it.
• Ye Qiu promised to bring Dugu Bo more medicine in three days and advised him to prepare a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone for Dugu Yan to store her poison.
• Dugu Bo considered introducing Ye Qiu to Dugu Yan, then noticed that Ye Qiu had taken rare herbs from the herb fields.
• Ye Qiu returned to Su Yun’er with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and she greeted him happily.

Ye Qiu brought Su Yun'er into the bedroom and gave her the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, explaining that the Immortal Herb could grant her at least ten levels of Soul Power and help her become a Soul Master. Su Yun'er believed him but returned the flower, saying she could not accept such a gift.

• Ye Qiu teased Su Yun'er in the bedroom before explaining that he had brought her there to give her an Immortal Herb.
• Su Yun'er accepted the Lovesick Heartbreak Red happily, then noticed it was growing on a Black Severing Stone.
• Ye Qiu reminded Su Yun'er that he had promised to make her a Soul Master and said the flower could grant her at least ten levels of Soul Power.
• Su Yun'er believed Ye Qiu, but returned the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and said she could not accept it.

Ye Qiu helped Su Yun'er pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red by explaining its requirements and striking her back so she shed blood onto its petals. After the flower accepted her, he healed her injury and revealed his three purple Soul Rings, then prepared to guide her through consuming the herb.

• Su Yun'er gave the Lovesick Heartbreak Red back to Ye Qiu, but he explained that she was the only one who could pick it and asked her to trust him.
• Su Yun'er focused on Ye Qiu and agreed to try picking the flower.
• Ye Qiu struck Su Yun'er's back, causing her to spit blood onto the petals, and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red fell into her arms.
• Ye Qiu revealed three purple Soul Rings and used Endless Life to heal Su Yun'er's injury while the flower attached itself to her.
• Ye Qiu stopped Su Yun'er from postponing the Immortal Herb and reminded her that he would check her body after she ate it.

Su Yun'er absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which awakened her pill Martial Soul and raised her to level ten Soul Power. Ye Qiu celebrated her breakthrough and began explaining Soul Rings, then the couple grew intimate before setting out to find one.

• Ye Qiu told Su Yun'er to eat the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and it transformed into a streak of light and entered her mouth.
• Su Yun'er meditated as the herb transformed her body and revealed her white pill Martial Soul.
• Ye Qiu sensed Soul Power in Su Yun'er's Martial Soul and watched as the herb's effects subsided.
• Su Yun'er discovered she had become a level-ten Soul Scholar, and Ye Qiu told her she needed a Soul Ring to become a Soul Master.
• Ye Qiu began explaining Soul Ring age limits, then asked to check Su Yun'er's physique before they hunted for a Soul Ring.
• Su Yun'er agreed to be intimate with Ye Qiu, and they fell back onto the bed.

Ye Qiu helped Su Yun'er obtain her first Soul Ring in the Kamui Dimension, where she awakened the Qi-Gathering Soul Ascension Pill skill. The chapter ended with Ye Qiu praising its potential and asking Su Yun'er what level her Soul Power had reached.

• Ye Qiu spent the day with Su Yun'er in the peach grove before taking her to the Kamui Dimension.
• Su Yun'er absorbed an eighteen-hundred-year Soul Ring from a Mystic Spirit Crystal Turtle and awakened her pill Martial Soul.
• Su Yun'er discovered that her first Soul Skill, Qi-Gathering Soul Ascension Pill, could raise a weaker Soul Master's level once in their lifetime and restore Soul Power.
• Ye Qiu told Su Yun'er that her Soul Skill was exceptional and explained how its value would grow as her cultivation rose.
• Ye Qiu asked Su Yun'er what level her Soul Power had reached.

Ye Qiu gave Su Yun'er the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, helping her reach level twenty, then sent her home before preparing blood for the Dugu Family's antidote pills. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo swallowed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and struggled with its overwhelming effects.

• Su Yun'er said she had reached level twenty after taking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Ye Qiu reassured her that she deserved the Immortal Herb.
• Ye Qiu kissed Su Yun'er, promised to find a suitable Soul Beast for her Second Soul Ring, and sent her home from the Kamui Dimension.
• Ye Qiu sliced his wrist and drew blood to prepare ingredients for the Dugu Family's antidote pills.
• Dugu Bo inspected the strange antidote pills, found their medicinal effects genuine, and worried that Ye Qiu had hidden their recipe.
• Dugu Bo swallowed the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and endured its potent effects, then admitted that it worked.

Ye Qiu prepared poison-curing pills for Dugu Bo and his granddaughter, then took six of Su Yun'er's pills to sell in Heaven Dou City. Dugu Bo prepared to bring Dugu Yan to meet Ye Qiu, while Su Yun'er waited at home for Ye Qiu's return.

• Su Yun'er cooked extra rice for Ye Qiu and retrieved her clothes from the roof after their night together.
• Dugu Bo asked Dugu Yan about her relationship with the Yu Family boy, then promised to take her to meet a peerless genius.
• Ye Qiu and Su Yun'er made hundreds of flavored pills using rice, fruit, and fresh blood to treat Dugu Bo and his granddaughter's poison.
• Ye Qiu asked Su Yun'er to make six pills for him to sell, and she gave him three Recovery and Healing Pills and three Qi-Gathering Soul Ascension Pills.
• Ye Qiu kissed Su Yun'er goodbye and vanished, leaving her to await his news.

Ye Qiu arrived at Dugu Bo’s home in the Sunset Forest, where Dugu Yan challenged him and was swiftly defeated. After Ye Qiu demonstrated his extraordinary Soul Rings and immunity to her poison, Dugu Yan accepted his strength and approached him as a potential friend.

• Dugu Yan left the hut to wait for Ye Qiu, who appeared above the roof and landed near her.
• Dugu Yan challenged Ye Qiu and attacked him with a dagger after he recognized her by name.
• Ye Qiu revealed three purple Soul Rings and used Blue Silver Grass to bind Dugu Yan before she could reach him.
• Dugu Yan sprayed Jade Phosphor Purple Poison at Ye Qiu, but he inhaled it and breathed it back at her unharmed.
• Dugu Bo came out of the hut and praised Ye Qiu’s talent; Ye Qiu released Dugu Yan, who acknowledged his strength and approached him to befriend him.

Ye Qiu revealed his second Martial Soul and used its Soul Skill to take Dugu Yan from Sunset Forest to Heaven Dou City. Dugu Yan was astonished by his abilities, while Dugu Bo quietly hoped the two would grow closer despite Ye Qiu having a fiancée.

• Dugu Yan introduced herself to Ye Qiu and was surprised to learn his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass after he had easily stopped her.
• Dugu Bo suggested Dugu Yan accompany Ye Qiu to the Heaven Dou Auction House, and Ye Qiu agreed.
• Ye Qiu revealed his second Martial Soul and Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring to Dugu Yan before taking her into his Kamui Dimension.
• Dugu Bo let Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan go alone and remarked that he should tell her Ye Qiu had a fiancée.
• Ye Qiu used his Soul Skill to take Dugu Yan from the Kamui Dimension to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City in less than a minute.

Ye Qiu gave Dugu Yan antidote pills and revealed that he had defeated her grandfather, leaving her impressed by his strength and young age. The two entered Heaven Dou City as friends, and Dugu Yan invited him to call her Yanzi.

• Ye Qiu handed Dugu Yan a bag of antidote pills and reminded her to take some because of her time in the medicinal garden.
• Dugu Yan swallowed two pills, felt their effects, and learned that Ye Qiu had defeated her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan asked how long Ye Qiu had cultivated and was astonished to hear it had been a little over six years.
• Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan entered Heaven Dou City through a side gate and walked through its busy, extravagant streets.
• Dugu Yan offered to lend Ye Qiu money, then asked him to call her Yanzi, and he agreed.

Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan visited Heaven Dou City's largest auction house, where Ye Qiu consigned three Soul Ascension Pills and a Healing Pill. After the pills were appraised and the auction formalities were completed, Dugu Yan wondered how many secrets Ye Qiu was still hiding as they headed to the auction.

• Dugu Yan brought Ye Qiu to the lavish auction house and used her honored guest status to secure a discount on the handling fee.
• Ye Qiu asked about auction requirements and presented three Soul Ascension Pills and one Healing Pill for appraisal.
• The appraisers tested the Healing Pill, confirmed the pills' effects, and waived handling fees for Ye Qiu's next three consignments.
• The auction house set starting prices of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for the three Soul Ascension Pills and five thousand for the Healing Pill.
• Ye Qiu linked his auction account to his savings card and followed Dugu Yan toward the auction, where she asked how many secrets he was hiding.

Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan entered the Heaven Dou Auction House’s red VIP section, where Ye Qiu’s teasing led to an argument with a pink-haired girl. Her father arrived, and Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan recognized them as Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong.

• An attendant escorted Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan to the red VIP section, and Ye Qiu touched her back whenever she touched him.
• Dugu Yan scolded Ye Qiu for flirting with the attendant, and a pink-haired girl nearby called him shameless.
• Ye Qiu mocked the girl’s figure, and she argued with him and Dugu Yan.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and asked Ning Rongrong why she was causing trouble.
• Ye Qiu recognized Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan greeted the sect master nervously.

Ye Qiu, Dugu Yan, Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Rongrong exchanged barbs before the auction began. When a mistreated beast girl was put up for sale, Rongrong asked her father to buy her as a maid, and Ning Fengzhi placed a bid.

• Ning Rongrong accused Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan of lechery, while Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan tried to smooth things over with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized Ye Qiu as a guest of the Dugu Family and exchanged polite remarks with him and Dugu Yan.
• The auction sold a Soul Tool for forty-three thousand Gold Soul Coins before presenting a beast girl in a cage as the next lot.
• Ning Rongrong objected to the host's treatment of the beast girl and asked Ning Fengzhi to buy her as a maid, forbidding him from touching her.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed and raised the bid by one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Qiu noticed Sword Douluo Chen Xin watching over Ning Fengzhi at the auction, then watched Ning Fengzhi win the beast girl for Ning Rongrong. When Ye Qiu’s Soul Ascension Pills came up for bidding, he began raising the price himself, confident the wealthy VIPs would compete for them.

• Ye Qiu recognized Sword Dao Chen Xin behind Ning Fengzhi and realized the Titled Douluo had been seated there the whole time.
• Ning Fengzhi won the beast girl for 250,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Ning Rongrong thanked her father.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong realized their presence had discouraged other bidders, leaving the auction with ordinary lots.
• The auctioneer introduced three Soul Ascension Pills made by Su Yun'er's first Soul Skill, which could each raise a low-level Soul Master by one level.
• Ye Qiu bid 20,000 Gold Soul Coins for the pills, then raised his own bid again while Dugu Yan worried he might be driving up the price recklessly.

Ye Qiu’s pills earned two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins at auction, drawing Ning Fengzhi’s interest and revealing Ye Qiu’s exceptional strength. Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan left the auction house, while a hostile young man watched them depart.

• Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong competed over the Soul Ascension Pills until Ning Fengzhi raised the bid, and the three pills sold for 168,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Qiu’s Healing Pill sold for 32,000 Gold Soul Coins, bringing the total proceeds to 200,000 without a handling fee.
• Ye Qiu told Ning Fengzhi he came from a commoner background, then identified Chen Xin and left the auction house with Dugu Yan.
• A young man with purplish-black hair watched Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan leave with hostility, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed Ye Qiu’s talent and Soul Power.
• Ye Qiu withdrew Gold Soul Coins, silver coins, and copper coins before he and Dugu Yan left the auction house after noon.