Chapter Summaries

Su Yu received a sudden system mission to visit the Extreme North Ice Plains within three days, disrupting his plans and prompting him to leave for his fourth Soul Ring. He told Wang Dong he would depart the next morning, and she insisted on accompanying him to ask Jing Hongchen for leave.

• Su Yu declined Wang Dong’s offer to introduce him to her sister, then shared his special dinner with her.
• Su Yu told Wang Dong he was leaving to obtain his fourth Soul Ring, concealing the system’s check-in mission to the Extreme North Ice Plains.
• Wang Dong grew anxious about being left alone, and Su Yu suggested she visit Meng Hongchen while he was away.
• Su Yu said he would leave the next morning and went with Wang Dong to Jing Hongchen’s office to ask for leave.

Su Yu left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Mu Wu to obtain his fourth Soul Ring, then used a Designated Electric Shock Card against God King Tang. Tang was struck by lightning in the God Realm and tried to counter the next bolt with Unfixed Waves.

• Jing Hongchen approved Su Yu's leave after learning he planned to obtain his fourth Soul Ring, and Su Yu departed the next morning despite Wang Dong's tears.
• Mu Wu met Su Yu outside the academy and admitted he had noticed nothing unusual at the barbecue restaurant, confirming Su Yu's suspicion that the Elder in Black was Long Xiaoyao.
• Su Yu reflected on the strength of Long Xiaoyao, Di Tian, Ye Xishui, and other powerful figures, and resolved to keep improving.
• Su Yu used the Designated Electric Shock Card on God King Tang while Tang returned to the Sea God Temple after dealing with the Golden Dragon King.
• A thunder dragon struck Tang and destroyed the Sea God Temple, and Tang drew the Sea God Trident to use Unfixed Waves against another bolt.

Tang San was badly injured by a lightning attack and blamed the God of Destruction, while the God Realm began investigating the incident. Meanwhile, Su Yu reached the Extreme North and sensed that something unusual awaited him there.

• A purple lightning dragon shattered Tang San’s defenses, destroyed his weapons and abilities, and struck him eighty-one times.
• Xiao Wu found Tang San, and he accused the God of Destruction of ambushing him; she helped him seek treatment from Ning Rongrong.
• News of Tang San’s injuries spread through the God Realm, and the God of Destruction ordered his subordinates to investigate the lightning attack.
• Mu Wu brought Su Yu to the edge of the Extreme North, where Su Yu headed toward the Core Zone to find out what had triggered the system’s mission.
• As Su Yu traveled through the snowbound region, someone sensed his icy aura and reacted with surprise at what they had found.

Su Yu traveled through the Extreme North to seek a Soul Ring while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm tried to persuade him to make the Ice Empress a Martial Soul. Su Yu refused, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized she could instead become an intelligent Soul Ring for Su Yu’s first Martial Soul, leaving Su Yu to let him handle the persuasion.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm woke in Su Yu’s Sea of Consciousness and excitedly realized they were in his hometown, the Extreme North.
• Su Yu explained that he had come to find a Soul Ring, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suggested an Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm proposed that the Ice Empress become the first Soul Ring of Su Yu’s blank ice Martial Soul, creating another Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, but Su Yu refused.
• Su Yu told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that he was reserving the vacant Martial Soul slot for a more important future use.
• Electrolux pointed out that the Ice Empress could become an intelligent Soul Ring for Su Yu’s first Martial Soul, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm apologized for overlooking the option.
• Su Yu let Sky Dream Ice Silkworm believe he had persuaded him, intending for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to approach the Ice Empress himself.

Su Yu traveled to the Extreme North's Core Zone and reunited with Ice Empress, who noticed his rapid rise to Rank 40. Ice Empress praised his talent and insisted that she and Snow Empress were the best teachers of Ultimate Ice.

• Su Yu hurried toward the Extreme North, using the Ice Emperor's aura to make local Soul Beasts avoid him.
• After reaching the Core Zone, Su Yu released his aura and drew Ice Empress to him.
• Su Yu greeted Ice Empress and explained that he had been studying at a human academy.
• Ice Empress criticized the academy's knowledge of Ultimate Ice and said that she and Snow Empress understood it best.
• Ice Empress noticed Su Yu had reached Rank 40, and Su Yu credited an opportunity while Ice Empress praised his talent.

Su Yu visited the Extreme North because he feared trouble was coming, then hurried with the Ice Empress to find the Snow Empress. They discovered too late that the Snow Empress had already begun transforming after consuming a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus.

• The Ice Empress discussed the differences between humans and Soul Beasts with Su Yu, who said he wanted to change the Soul Beasts’ inability to become Gods.
• Su Yu told the Ice Empress that the Snow Empress might face a calamity and asked her to take him to the Snow Empress’s territory.
• The Ice Empress carried Su Yu through the Core Zone while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lamented being unable to watch them.
• The Snow Empress consumed a hundred-thousand-year snow lotus and began transforming into a human.

Snow Empress transformed after consuming a Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus, but a Rank 9 Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire captured her in a Platform of Conferring Gods. Ice Empress and Su Yu tracked him down, and Ice Empress attacked as he tried to flee.

• A Rank 9 Soul Master found Snow Empress transforming and trapped her in his Rank 9 Soul Tool, the Platform of Conferring Gods.
• The Soul Master planned to sell Snow Empress’s embryo to the Star Luo Empire before leaving the Extreme North.
• Ice Empress and Su Yu found Snow Empress’s empty residence, and Su Yu sensed the Soul Engineer’s metallic aura and deduced what had happened.
• Su Yu led Ice Empress after the Soul Master, and they caught sight of him after about half an hour.
• The Soul Master tried to escape, but Ice Empress unleashed Domain of Eternal Frost and caught up to him.

Ice Empress attacked the Rank 9 Soul Master who had captured Snow Empress, while Su Yu identified the storage bracelet holding her. Ice Empress overwhelmed the Soul Master, shattered his protective barrier, and severed one of his arms, but Snow Empress had not yet been recovered.

• Ice Empress demanded that the Rank 9 Soul Master hand over Snow Empress, and Su Yu pointed out the storage bracelet that likely contained her.
• Ice Empress unleashed her Ultimate Ice and deflected the Soul Master's Soul Tool attacks, even freezing his crimson cannon beam.
• The Rank 9 Soul Master fired a Level Eight Fixed Soul Guiding Cannonball, but Ice Empress emerged from the explosion unharmed.
• Ice Empress resumed her assault and quickly suppressed the Rank 9 Soul Master with her Ultimate Ice.
• Ice Empress shattered the Soul Master's protective barrier and severed one of his arms.

Su Yu rescued Snow Empress’s embryo and used a Beginner Character Card, which summoned Hai Bodong with the identity of Great Priest of the Ice God Palace. As a wounded Rank 9 Soul Master charged at Su Yu, Hai Bodong appeared between them.

• Ice Empress tore off the Rank 9 Soul Master’s arm, and Su Yu seized its bracelet and recovered Snow Empress’s embryo.
• The system rewarded Su Yu with a Beginner Character Card and Bu Tian Shi Bai Lu, and Su Yu used the card to summon Hai Bodong.
• The system assigned Hai Bodong the identity of Great Priest of the Ice God Palace, and Su Yu welcomed the powerful reinforcement.
• Su Yu told Ice Empress that Snow Empress had been rescued, and Ice Empress renewed her attack on the Rank 9 Soul Master.
• The Rank 9 Soul Master burned his Soul Power and charged at Su Yu, but Hai Bodong appeared in front of him, making Ice Empress sense immense power.

Hai Bodong killed the Rank 9 Soul Master with Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar, displaying power that shocked Ice Empress and revealed that he could even tear space apart. Su Yu introduced him as the Ice God Palace’s Great Priest, while keeping his own status in the palace secret from Ice Empress.

• Hai Bodong unleashed Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar and killed the Rank 9 Soul Master, freezing his blood into crystals.
• Hai Bodong’s attack cleared the sky over hundreds of li, and he casually tore through space as Su Yu marveled at his strength.
• Ice Empress cautiously approached Su Yu and asked whether he knew Hai Bodong, whom she suspected was at least as powerful as a Limit Douluo.
• Su Yu introduced Hai Bodong as the Ice God Palace’s Great Priest, titled Ice Emperor, and confirmed that the palace worshipped the Ice God.
• Ice Empress asked Su Yu about his own status in the Ice God Palace, but Su Yu smiled mysteriously, leaving her to wonder.

Su Yu returned Snow Empress to her former residence and examined her interrupted transformation. Snow Empress could return to her Soul Beast form, but Su Yu warned that doing so would bring her Heavenly Tribulation soon.

• Su Yu teased Ice Empress by touching her scorpion tail, and she froze him before Hai Bodong's presence made her back down.
• Su Yu rode Ice Empress back to the Core Zone, arguing that Snow Empress's condition needed checking; Ice Empress agreed and sped away with him.
• At Snow Empress's former residence, Su Yu opened the Platform of Conferring Gods and released Snow Empress's white stream of air.
• Su Yu said Snow Empress's transformation had been interrupted and she could no longer continue it.
• Snow Empress said she could return to her Soul Beast form, but Su Yu warned that her Heavenly Tribulation would arrive soon.

Snow Empress suggested becoming Su Yu’s Soul Ring to survive her Heavenly Tribulation, but Su Yu realized she was testing his intentions and refused to sacrifice her. She admitted the proposal was not merely a test, leaving Su Yu determined to find another way while Ice Empress confronted him for speaking harshly to Snow Empress.

• Snow Empress proposed becoming Su Yu’s Soul Ring if she could not overcome her Heavenly Tribulation, and Ice Empress objected to the sacrifice.
• Su Yu rejected the proposal and accused Snow Empress of testing him, then turned and walked away.
• Snow Empress admitted she had tested him because she did not trust the Ice God Palace, but said she would have become his Soul Ring if he refused.
• Su Yu insisted Snow Empress mattered more to him than her Soul Ring and ordered her not to bring up the sacrifice again.
• Ice Empress defended Snow Empress, but Su Yu’s stare made her feel intimidated and wary.

Su Yu sought help for Snow Empress’s incomplete transformation from Electrolux and Hai Bodong, and Electrolux suggested an equal contract that might let her draw on Su Yu’s fortune to survive her Heavenly Tribulation. The plan remained uncertain, and Hai Bodong noted that a Form Transformation Pill could solve the problem if one existed in their world.

• Su Yu stopped teasing Ice Empress and reassured Snow Empress that he would keep looking for a solution.
• Su Yu summoned Hai Bodong and introduced him and Electrolux to Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Electrolux explained that Snow Empress’s transformation was incomplete and suggested an equal Spirit Beast Contract with Su Yu to help her survive her Heavenly Tribulation.
• Su Yu rejected a master-servant arrangement, while Snow Empress worried that the contract could harm him and asked about the chances of success.
• Electrolux warned that the contract could not guarantee Snow Empress’s survival, and Hai Bodong remarked that a Form Transformation Pill would solve the problem if their world had one.

Su Yu used Shapeshifting Grass to help Snow Empress begin transforming into human form. As a white energy cocoon formed around her, Ice Empress quietly asked Su Yu whether he had any more of the rare herb.

• Hai Bodong suggested that Shapeshifting Grass could help Snow Empress take human form, and Su Yu remembered he had a mature specimen.
• Su Yu showed the Shapeshifting Grass to Ice Empress and Snow Empress, who both sensed that it could save Snow Empress.
• Su Yu gave the herb to Hai Bodong, who condensed its essence and infused it into Snow Empress's white mist.
• Snow Empress's transformation began, filling the area with intense cold as a white energy cocoon formed around her.
• Ice Empress moved beside Su Yu and asked whether he had any more Shapeshifting Grass.

Ice Empress sought Shapeshifting Grass so she could avoid her coming four-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, but Su Yu had none to offer. He proposed that she become his Soul Ring instead, and after their argument, promised to grant her a God Position if he ascended.

• Ice Empress asked Su Yu whether he had more Shapeshifting Grass, hoping to transform and survive her tribulation.
• Su Yu told Ice Empress that he had no more Shapeshifting Grass and could not say when he might find another.
• Su Yu suggested that Ice Empress become his Soul Ring, but she took offense at his desire for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone and froze him repeatedly.
• Ice Empress cursed Su Yu at length, but his indifference only frustrated her further.
• Su Yu explained that he wanted her Soul Ring because they both had Ultimate Ice, said he would not force her, and promised her a God Position if he became a god.

Su Yu revealed his Million Year Soul Ring and his ties to the Star Dou Great Forest and Ice God Palace to convince Ice Empress that he could become a god. Ice Empress questioned why he had refused Snow Empress’s Soul Ring, then tried to bargain with her own, but Su Yu countered by reminding her of the danger of the Heavenly Tribulation.

• Su Yu transformed his third Soul Ring into a golden Million Year Soul Ring and revealed that it came from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Su Yu told Ice Empress that the Star Dou Great Forest would eventually belong to him, and Hai Bodong declared that the Ice God Palace belonged to Su Yu.
• Ice Empress asked about Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s condition and learned that he retained his consciousness in Su Yu’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Ice Empress asked why Su Yu had refused Snow Empress’s Soul Ring, and Su Yu said that Snow Empress herself mattered more to him than her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ice Empress accused Su Yu of lusting after Snow Empress and threatened to withhold her Soul Ring unless he stopped pursuing her.
• Su Yu warned Ice Empress that she might die in the Heavenly Tribulation before she could compete with him.

Su Yu pressured Ice Empress over her dependence on him and her objection to his interest in Snow Empress. After the white cocoon broke, Snow Empress emerged as a baby, leaving everyone stunned and Su Yu laughing.

• Su Yu dismissed Ice Empress's threats, arguing that she had no choice but to become his Soul Ring if she hoped to survive her Heavenly Tribulation.
• Ice Empress demanded that Su Yu not like Snow Empress, but Su Yu claimed their bond was favored by the Extreme North and told Ice Empress to leave Snow Empress to him.
• After another hour, cracks spread across Snow Empress's white cocoon until it burst open.
• Snow Empress emerged in human form, but a flash of icy blue light transformed her into a baby who could only babble and could not stand steadily.
• Su Yu, Ice Empress, and Hai Bodong stared in shock, while Su Yu eventually burst out laughing at Snow Empress's bewildered expression.

Su Yu explained that Snow Empress’s transformation had combined the effects of Snow Lotus Transformation and Shapeshifting Grass, leaving her temporarily child-sized with her strength sealed but her identity and long-term potential intact. After reassuring Ice Empress and teasing Snow Empress, Su Yu turned to finding his fourth Soul Ring and asked Ice Empress for recommendations.

• Su Yu checked Snow Empress’s information and discovered that conflicting medicinal effects had caused her unusual condition.
• Su Yu explained that Snow Empress had become both a Heavenly Snow Woman and a human, while her strength remained temporarily sealed and would return as she grew.
• Su Yu told Ice Empress that Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could speed Snow Empress’s growth, then picked her up and teased her.
• Ice Empress asked to hold Snow Empress, but Su Yu refused and continued carrying her.
• Su Yu asked Ice Empress for recommendations for his fourth Soul Ring, and Ice Empress asked whether he still wanted her Soul Ring.

Su Yu asked Ice Empress to recommend a Soul Beast for his fourth Soul Ring, aiming for a large-scale attack or group-control skill. Ice Empress suggested the powerful Ice Feathered Beast, and Su Yu asked how old the strongest ones in the Extreme North were.

• Su Yu reassured Ice Empress that he would not force her to become his Soul Ring and asked for her advice on choosing a Soul Beast.
• Ice Empress tried to bargain, but Su Yu threatened to choose an Ice Jade Scorpion, making her realize he was provoking her and had still respected her clan so far.
• Su Yu explained that he wanted a large-area attack or group-control skill for his fourth Soul Ring.
• Ice Empress named several suitable Soul Beasts and recommended the Ice Feathered Beast, a rare super Soul Beast with phoenix bloodlines.
• Su Yu accepted the suggestion in principle and asked about the highest cultivation age of Ice Feathered Beasts in the Extreme North.

Su Yu chose a gravely wounded sixty-thousand-year Ice Feathered Beast as his fourth Soul Ring, confident he could withstand its power. He promised to revive the beast if he had the chance, but it met his words with silent mockery.

• Su Yu told Ice Empress he could withstand a Soul Ring of around fifty thousand years, though she dismissed his claim.
• Su Yu had Ice Bear King lead him to the Ice Feathered Beasts’ territory and found a suitable beast after Hai Bodong had severely wounded it.
• Ice Empress warned Su Yu that the Ice Feathered Beast’s sixty-thousand-year Soul Ring was too powerful, and Snow Empress also urged him to reconsider.
• Su Yu entrusted Snow Empress to Ice Empress and approached the wounded beast.
• Su Yu told the Ice Feathered Beast he needed its Soul Ring and promised to revive it if he could, but the beast responded with a mocking look.