Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han received a copy of the Immortal Herb Compendium from Xue Qinghe and learned when Dugu Bo would be away from Sunset Forest. After studying the book during the journey, Xiao Han and his companions reached Ice Sealed Forest, where Shui Bing'er was about to obtain her first Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Xue Qinghe gave Xiao Han a copy of the Immortal Herb Compendium and revealed that Dugu Bo usually attended Prince Xue Xing's Birthday Banquet on October 6th.
• Xiao Han explained that he wanted to visit Dugu Bo's poison formation while Dugu Bo was away, and Xue Qinghe advised him to confirm Dugu Bo's absence first.
• Xiao Han thanked Xue Qinghe and left the palace to rejoin Lin Zhiruo, Xue Wu, and Shui Bing'er.
• The four traveled for twenty days to Ice Sealed Forest while Xiao Han studied the Immortal Herb Compendium and Xue Wu and Shui Bing'er cultivated.
• The group entered Ice Sealed Forest as Shui Bing'er prepared to obtain her first Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Xiao Han, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu hunted a nearly two-thousand-year Frost Moon Ice Ring Beast so Shui Bing'er could obtain her Third Soul Ring. After they killed it, its Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared, and Shui Bing'er prepared to absorb it.

• Lin Zhiruo led Xiao Han, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu into a dangerous part of the Ice Sealed Forest and found a suitable Frost Moon Ice Ring Beast.
• Shui Bing'er tested the beast with Freeze, while Xiao Han attacked its halo with Frost Shot; they learned that its defenses were strongest horizontally.
• Xue Wu summoned rain and Shui Bing'er froze it into Ice Cones, wearing down the Frost Moon Ice Ring Beast.
• Xiao Han exploited the weakness above the beast’s head, broke its ice shield with a combined arrow attack, and opened the way for Shui Bing'er to kill it with an Ice Blade.
• A Thousand-Year Soul Ring formed over the Frost Moon Ice Ring Beast’s corpse, and Lin Zhiruo told Shui Bing'er to prepare to absorb it.

Shui Bing'er absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained an offensive ice-ring skill, while Xiao Han urged her and Xue Wu to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The group then hunted an Ice Whisper Snow Kite for Xue Wu, who killed it and prepared to claim her Third Soul Ring.

• Xiao Han told Lin Zhiruo he had reached Level Thirty-Three, and Xue Wu revealed that she had reached Level Thirty.
• Xiao Han pointed out that Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were becoming coordinated enough to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Lin Zhiruo agreed they should study it together.
• Shui Bing'er finished absorbing her Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained an offensive ice-ring skill that could damage enemies, reflect soul skills, and freeze them.
• The group set out to find a Third Soul Ring for Xue Wu and, after two days, found a suitable Ice Whisper Snow Kite in an Ice and Snow forest.
• Xue Wu acted as bait while Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er attacked the diving Ice Whisper Snow Kite, and Xue Wu delivered the final blow.

Xue Wu obtained her Third Soul Skill, Ice and Snow, and the team prepared for its first real group hunt: finding a Thousand-Year Soul Beast for Yu Hairou. After reaching the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Han flew above the trees to search for a river or lake.

• Xue Wu emerged from absorbing her Soul Ring and demonstrated her Ice and Snow Soul Skill, which brought snowfall and continuously drained opponents' Soul Power.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu reached level thirty-two, then Xiao Han cultivated to level thirty-four as Yu Hairou broke through to level thirty.
• Lin Zhiruo told the eight team members they would gain practical combat experience by hunting Yu Hairou's Third Soul Ring together, and she warned Xiao Han not to dominate the hunt.
• Xiao Han joked that he might make money betting at the Soul Fighting Arena, and Lin Zhiruo sent him away to pack.
• Lin Zhiruo and Liu Yan led the group of ten to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Shui Bing'er agreed to lead the search for a suitable Soul Beast.
• Xiao Han released his Ice Wings and flew above the forest to look for a river or lake.

Xiao Han and the others found a thousand-year Bluefin Sawtooth Fish for Yu Hairou and battled its school at the lake. Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu revealed their successful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, freezing the lake and its attackers.

• Xiao Han spotted a lake full of fish-type Soul Beasts and led the group there to find a suitable target for Yu Hairou.
• Shui Bing'er froze a thousand-year Bluefin Sawtooth Fish, but its school swarmed the group with Water Blades.
• A five-thousand-year Bluefin Sawtooth Fish charged in, and Xiao Han dodged its attacks before blasting it with Ten Thousand Arrows Firing.
• Xue Wu and Shui Bing'er combined their powers to summon a blue phoenix that froze the lake, the fish school, and the giant Bluefin Sawtooth Fish.
• Lin Zhiruo confirmed to Liu Yan that Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had finally succeeded in their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill during a battle with Bluefin Sawtooth Fish, allowing the team to kill their target and escape the swarm. Yu Hairou absorbed its Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gained a new skill, while Lin Zhiruo prepared to take the team to the Soul Fighting Arena for training.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu fused their martial souls, freezing the Bluefin Sawtooth Fish swarm so Yu Hairou could kill the target fish.
• Xiao Han covered the team's retreat, deflected the leader's Water Blade, and returned to shore after warning it he would eventually claim it as a Soul Ring for his senior sister.
• Xiao Han treated the girls' minor injuries and mentioned Ye Lingling, prompting Lin Zhiruo to explain the Nine Heart Begonia's extraordinary healing ability.
• Yu Hairou absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring, advanced one level, and gained her Third Soul Skill, Serrated Water Blade.
• Lin Zhiruo told the team she would take them to the Soul Fighting Arena to improve their combat experience.

Xiao Han persuaded Lin Zhiruo to take the Skywater Academy team to the Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena for training, where he hoped to earn money. After reaching Suotuo City and disguising the girls in men's clothes, the group prepared to compete under the name Heavenly Ice Team.

• Xiao Han convinced Lin Zhiruo to choose the Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena instead of the Silvis arena, citing its stronger competition.
• Ten days later, Lin Zhiruo and the team arrived in Suotuo City, and Xiao Han offered to pay for men's clothes so the girls would attract less attention.
• Lin Zhiruo prepared seven team members to fight that night, while Xue Wu was told to sit out.
• Shui Bing'er proposed the name Heavenly Ice Team, and the group agreed before entering the Great Soul Arena.

Xiao Han led Heavenly Ice Team to Suotuo Great Soul Fighting Arena for their first team battle and bet their pooled savings on themselves at three-to-one odds. After waiting, they were matched against the more experienced Seven Star Team, and the chapter left the teams facing off before the match began.

• Xiao Han registered Heavenly Ice Team for a team battle at the twelfth branch arena.
• Shui Bing'er proposed freezing their opponents' feet so the team could quickly knock them off the platform.
• Xiao Han collected 2,800 Gold Soul Coins from the girls and bet it all on Heavenly Ice Team at three-to-one odds.
• The host announced Heavenly Ice Team's match against Seven Star Team, which had won three consecutive battles.
• Seven Star Team's short leader mocked Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er, and Xiao Han insulted him in return before the host ordered both teams to release their martial souls.

The Heavenly Ice Team faced the Seven Star Team, and their impressive Martial Souls and Soul Rings stunned the arena. Shui Bing'er froze the opposing team while Xiao Han defeated its captain, and the Heavenly Ice Team won in under a minute.

• Both teams revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, drawing attention to Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix and Xiao Han's thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
• Shui Bing'er used Freeze to lock down the Seven Star Team as Xiao Han and his teammates charged.
• Xiao Han hit the Seven Star Team's short captain with Frost Shot, then used his Ice Wings and a second arrow to knock him out of the arena.
• Shui Bing'er and the other Heavenly Ice Team members combined their Soul Skills to blast the remaining opponents off the arena.
• The Heavenly Ice Team finished the match in less than a minute.

The Heavenly Ice Team defeated the Seven Star Team in under a minute, then began a month of intensive Soul Fighting Arena training under Lin Zhiruo. By the end of the month, Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er remained undefeated, and Xiao Han had won one hundred consecutive battles.

• Shui Bing'er led the Heavenly Ice Team to a swift victory over the Seven Star Team, earning the team its first win and Xiao Han 8,400 Gold Soul Coins from his bet.
• Lin Zhiruo warned Xue Wu to keep her Martial Soul Fusion Skill secret and arranged for her to fight with Shui Bing'er in two-on-two matches.
• Lin Zhiruo set a month-long training plan requiring everyone to fight two matches each night, with Xiao Han scheduled for three when needed.
• Xiao Han returned the team's betting principal and shared the winnings with his teammates, who prepared for more challenging matches.
• Over the next month, Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er never lost a match, while Xiao Han fought three times nightly and won one hundred battles in a row.

After a month of combat training, Xiao Han and the Skywater Team grew stronger and earned thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, which they divided among themselves. By late September, Xiao Han planned to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Immortal Herbs and asked Lin Zhiruo to accompany him, beginning by telling her he wanted to visit Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

• Xiao Han won all one hundred of his Great Soul Arena matches, reached level thirty-five, and helped Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu develop a powerful new Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Han divided the team's thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins with the girls and gave Lin Zhiruo eight thousand, then the group left Suotuo City for Skywater City.
• By late September, Xiao Han had reached level thirty-six and planned to gather Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Bo attended Prince Xue Xing's Birthday Banquet.
• Lin Zhiruo praised the team's progress and said she would take the girls to the Star Dou Great Forest when they reached level thirty for their Third Soul Rings.
• After training, Xiao Han asked Lin Zhiruo to accompany him to Heaven Dou City to see Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, explaining that he had arranged the meeting for early October.

Xiao Han told Lin Zhiruo he planned to enter Dugu Bo’s poison array to gather Immortal Herbs and persuaded her to accompany him. With Xue Qinghe’s help keeping Dugu Bo away, they reached Sunset Forest and flew toward the valley where Xiao Han believed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lay.

• Xiao Han revealed his plan to enter Dugu Bo’s poison array on Prince Xue Xing’s birthday and said he had developed an antidote for the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison.
• Lin Zhiruo agreed to accompany Xiao Han despite the danger.
• Xiao Han met Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City, and Xue Qinghe confirmed Dugu Bo would attend the birthday banquet and promised to keep him away from Sunset Forest.
• After receiving Xue Qinghe’s signal the next morning, Xiao Han and Lin Zhiruo took Antidote Pills and flew into Dugu Bo’s poison array.
• Xiao Han spotted the valley containing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and rushed toward it.

Xiao Han and Lin Zhiruo discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Xiao Han harvested its Immortal Herbs and ate the two deadly plants needed to transform his physique. As their opposing energies overwhelmed him, he lost consciousness, and Lin Zhiruo carried him away from the valley.

• Xiao Han led Lin Zhiruo down into the valley and explained that its twin-spring pool was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a place that nourished Immortal Herbs with extreme cold and heat.
• Xiao Han warned Lin Zhiruo away from the dangerous spring and spent hours harvesting its mature Immortal Herbs.
• Xiao Han cut the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and dug up the Infernal Delicate Apricot, enduring alternating waves of cold and heat as he gathered them.
• Xiao Han ate both poisonous Immortal Herbs, and their medicinal effects triggered a violent transformation that left him trembling and unconscious.
• Lin Zhiruo picked up Xiao Han and flew away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Xiao Han recovered after escaping the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and gave Lin Zhiruo herbs to strengthen her. Dugu Bo discovered his herb garden had been stripped and blamed his enemy Chrysanthemum Douluo, vowing to settle the score.

• Lin Zhiruo carried the unconscious Xiao Han out of Sunset Forest and watched over him until he woke.
• Xiao Han told Lin Zhiruo he had begun absorbing the two poisonous Immortal Herbs, then gave her a Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma and an Ice Swallowtail Grass.
• Lin Zhiruo absorbed the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, recovered her strength, and prepared to return with Xiao Han to Skywater City.
• Dugu Bo returned to his herb garden and discovered that nearly all its herbs had been stolen.
• Dugu Bo suspected Chrysanthemum Douluo had taken the herbs and vowed to settle the score with him.

Xiao Han returned to Skywater City and helped Lin Zhiruo absorb the Ice Swallowtail Grass, pushing her Soul Power past level eighty. He absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, revealed his new Cold Fire, and planned to take more Immortal Herbs before offering some to Shui Bing'er and the other girls.

• Xiao Han took Lin Zhiruo home and stood guard while she absorbed the Ice Swallowtail Grass, which raised her Soul Power to level eighty.
• Xiao Han absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, improving his spiritual power and eyesight without increasing his Soul Power.
• Xiao Han explained that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot had tempered his body and let him create Cold Fire.
• Xiao Han planned to absorb the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, hoping to strengthen his body and draw Yue Guan's interest so he could use him against Dugu Bo.
• The next morning, Xiao Han invited Shui Bing'er and the other girls home and promised each of them an Immortal Herb.

Xiao Han gave the Skywater Team members immortal herbs suited to their Martial Souls and explained how to absorb them. Shui Bing'er offered her blood to the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which recognized her as its owner.

• Xiao Han reassured Shui Bing'er that he was unharmed and told the team to keep the immortal herbs secret while they absorbed them in a quiet place.
• Xiao Han gave Xue Wu an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Shui Yue'er a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Yu Hairou a Coral Sacred Spirit Grass, and Gu Qingbo an Aqua Blue Gale Grass.
• Xiao Han presented the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Shui Bing'er, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui and explained that it required sincere love to claim it.
• Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui urged Shui Bing'er to try the flower, and Xiao Han encouraged her to do so.
• Shui Bing'er spat blood onto the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which detached from the Black Absolute Stone and settled into her hand.

Xiao Han and the girls consumed Immortal Herbs that greatly increased their Soul Power and improved their physiques. After everyone awakened, Lin Zhiruo split them into two groups to hunt for Soul Rings in different forests.

• Shui Bing'er ate the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, while Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui consumed herbs suited to their Martial Souls.
• Xiao Han consumed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and awoke with a strengthened physique and Soul Power above level forty.
• Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, Gu Qingbo, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui each awoke with several levels of increased Soul Power, though those without Third Soul Rings could not sense their exact levels.
• Shui Bing'er awoke after gaining five visible Soul Power levels and breaking through level forty; Xiao Han estimated the herb could have increased her by as many as ten levels.
• Xue Wu finished absorbing the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and broke through level thirty-nine after gaining five Soul Power levels.
• Lin Zhiruo sent Hairou, Qingbo, Liuyu, and Ruoshui with Teacher Liu to the Star Dou Great Forest, while she took Xiao Han, Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yue'er to the Ice Sealed Forest.

The group hunted in the Ice Sealed Forest, where Shui Bing'er gained her fourth Soul Ring and reached Soul Power Level 45. As they searched for a Soul Beast for Xiao Han, a ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion attacked, and Xiao Han insisted on making it his fourth Soul Ring.

• The group found an Ice Blue Phoenix Bird, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat it.
• Shui Bing'er absorbed the Ice Blue Phoenix Bird's Soul Ring, reached Level 45, and gained the Soul Skill Phoenix Ice Thorn.
• The group continued deeper into the Ice Sealed Forest to find a suitable Soul Beast for Xiao Han.
• A ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion burst from beneath the snow and charged at Xiao Han.
• Lin Zhiruo warned everyone to retreat, but Xiao Han declared that he wanted the Ice Jade Scorpion as his fourth Soul Ring.

Xiao Han killed a ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion and absorbed its Soul Ring as his Fourth Soul Ring, reaching level forty-three and gaining Ice Blast Arrow. The group continued their search in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Lin Zhiruo, Xue Wu, and Liu Yan’s group also made progress.

• Lin Zhiruo severed the Ice Jade Scorpion’s stinger, and Xiao Han killed it with a Cold Fire arrow while Shui Bing’er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue’er stayed protected.
• Xiao Han absorbed the Ice Jade Scorpion’s ten-thousand-year Soul Ring after a long ordeal, reaching level forty-three and gaining Ice Blast Arrow.
• Xiao Han demonstrated Ice Blast Arrow by shattering a boulder, and Lin Zhiruo warned him to use his power responsibly before urging Xue Wu to cultivate toward level forty.
• After several dozen days of searching, Lin Zhiruo and the group killed a sixty-thousand-year Ice Shadow Snow Falcon; Lin Zhiruo gained a level and became a Soul Douluo.
• Xue Wu reached level forty, then Xiao Han and Shui Bing'er helped her obtain a fourth Soul Ring and the Ice Cyclone skill.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Qingbo obtained her third Soul Ring and reached level thirty-five, while Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui reached level thirty-four.

Xiao Han and the Skywater Team prepared to conceal their strength at an exchange tournament between the three Element Academies. Skywater Academy overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy in the opening match, leaving Huo Wu and her teammates defeated.

• Lin Zhiruo told the Skywater Team to hide their true levels and skills, and Xiao Han to sit out the exchange tournament.
• The teams from Godwind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy arrived at Skywater Academy, where Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er anticipated competing against each other.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang were shocked by the Skywater Team's powerful lineup and optimal Soul Ring configurations.
• Shui Bing'er led the Skywater Team's coordinated assault, and the team defeated Blazing Fire Academy with overwhelming superiority.