Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiao discovered that the figure posing as the Ice God was the imprisoned Ice God's Evil Thought, which wanted him to destroy the seal stone tablet. After using the evil thought to reach the ice river's endpoint, Xu Xiao revealed its disguise to Snow Empress and began carrying out a plan to reinforce the seal.

• The Ice God's Evil Thought appeared before Xu Xiao, disguised as the Ice God, and asked him to destroy the stone tablet at the end of the ice river.
• Xu Xiao used the system to learn that an Extreme Ice soul master could reinforce the tablet's seal and that breaking it would likely get him killed.
• Xu Xiao pretended to accept the evil thought's request and persuaded it to teleport him to the hundred-thousand-meter endpoint.
• Snow Empress reached the endpoint and waited beside the stone tablet until Xu Xiao arrived.
• Xu Xiao shared his perception with Snow Empress, exposing the evil thought's disguise, then led her toward the tablet as the evil thought shouted for them to stop.

Xu Xiao and Snow Empress activated the Seal Stone Tablet, which bound and sealed the Ice God's Evil Thought despite its attempts to threaten and bargain with them. After Yu Hao and Ya Li arrived, Xu Xiao speculated that the tablet controlled the frozen river's suppression and that the Ice God may have deliberately left a flaw in the seal.

• Xu Xiao dismissed the Evil Thought's threats, recognizing that its illusory ice spears lacked the power to harm them.
• Snow Empress infused the Seal Stone Tablet with Extreme Ice Soul Power, causing its runes to shine and chains to seize the Evil Thought.
• The Evil Thought offered Xu Xiao Ice God knowledge and resources in exchange for freedom, but Xu Xiao refused, and the chains pulled it into the tablet.
• Yu Hao and Ya Li arrived after the frozen river's suppression lifted, and Snow Empress explained what had happened.
• Xu Xiao proposed that the Ice God had left a flaw in the seal and warned that the Evil Thought was part of the Ice God himself.

Xu Xiao faced an identical Inner Demon in the Ice God Hall while his companions were sent to confront their own. He exposed the impostor’s hidden Law of Ice and struck a decisive blow, but the fight remained unresolved.

• The Ice God announced that the talent trial was over and sent Snow Empress, Ya Li, and Huo Yuhao to face their Inner Demons, while Xu Xiao remained in the Ice God Hall.
• An identical Inner Demon Xu Xiao appeared and challenged him, and both summoned matching Sun Martial Souls and soul-ring configurations.
• Xu Xiao and his Inner Demon traded Molten Fire Sea and fire-dragon attacks, which canceled each other out.
• The Inner Demon raised his level to 97, but Xu Xiao used Double Pupil to discover that the enemy relied on a hidden Law of Ice rather than the Law of Fire.
• Xu Xiao found a weakness in the Inner Demon’s spear thrust, punched his left waist, and forced the Law of Fire into him, leaving the two laws clashing inside the injured opponent.
• Xu Xiao taunted the Inner Demon for failing to use the Law of Fire, and the enemy revealed his surprise that a level 89 Soul Douluo could comprehend it.

Xu Xiao, Snow Empress, Ya Li, and Yu Hao fought and destroyed their Inner Demons. Yu Hao returned last after killing an Inner Demon disguised as the White Tiger Duke, and the others teased him about the delay.

• Xu Xiao fought his Inner Demon after it surged to near-demigod strength, then killed it with a Mental Shock that shattered its head.
• Snow Empress rejected her Inner Demon's call to serve the Ice God and froze it with Great Cold Without Snow before shattering it.
• Ya Li used her Four-Word Battle Armor to overpower her Inner Demon and destroy it with the Sword of Judgment.
• Yu Hao attacked an Inner Demon disguised as the White Tiger Duke, then killed it after it invoked his mother and eldest brother.
• Tian Meng stopped Yu Hao from striking the corpse again, and Yu Hao returned to find that he was the last one back.

Xu Xiao exposed the Ice God's inheritance statue as a trap containing the god's Divine Sense and helped Snow Empress accept the inheritance without being possessed. The statue was destroyed, and Snow Empress remained seated as she digested the inheritance.

• Xu Xiao used the system to learn that the Ice God Statue held the complete inheritance and a Divine Sense that could possess its recipient.
• Xu Xiao persuaded Snow Empress to accept the inheritance while he waited inside her sea of consciousness to confront the Divine Sense.
• Snow Empress touched the statue, received the inheritance, and lowered the defenses of her sea of consciousness, allowing the Ice God's Divine Sense to enter.
• Xu Xiao destroyed the Ice God's Divine Sense with his Double Pupil and Divine Origin Realm Spiritual Power, and Snow Empress absorbed the resulting ownerless spiritual energy.
• The Inheritance Statue shattered, and Snow Empress sat nearby digesting the inheritance as Xu Xiao returned to his body.

Xu Xiao broke through to rank 90 and became a Title Douluo while Snow Empress completed the Ice God's inheritance and gained Demigod-level power. After Snow Empress took the Ice God Hall, the group escaped the collapsing underground space, and Xu Xiao prepared to decide their next destination.

• Xu Xiao cultivated until his nine flames condensed into one Soul Core, allowing him to break through to rank 90 and become a Title Douluo.
• Xu Xiao urged Yu Hao to cultivate to rank 60, then promised that Wang Dong, Wang Qiu'er, and the others would train in the Tower of Myriad Laws until they reached Spirit Emperor.
• Snow Empress completed the Ice God's inheritance and reached Demigod cultivation with Divine Origin Realm spiritual power.
• Snow Empress used the inheritance to shrink and store the Ice God Hall, then threatened Tian Meng after he joked about Ice Empress.
• Xu Xiao, Ya Li, Snow Empress, Yu Hao, and Tian Meng escaped as the underground space began collapsing, and Xu Xiao told Yu Hao they were not going straight back to Shrek Academy.

Xu Xiao arranged for Yu Hao and Xue Yao to train at the Ice God Hall, aiming to push Yu Hao toward Spirit Sage, while he and Ya Li headed for Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, the Ice God noticed a broken thread of faith linked to Douluo Continent and set out to find it.

• Xu Xiao scolded Yu Hao for thinking about romance and told him he could stop meddling once Yu Hao surpassed his Soul Power.
• Xue Yao waited at Ice Plain Village until Snow Empress and Yu Hao arrived, then left with her family through a Space Tunnel.
• Xu Xiao explained to Ya Li that he planned for Yu Hao and Xue Yao to train at the Ice God Hall for three months, hoping to help Yu Hao reach Spirit Sage.
• Ice God noticed a thread of faith connected to Douluo Continent had snapped, swallowed the cursing world consciousness, and began searching for the continent.

Sea Shark Douluo investigated mysterious deaths in Ling Hai City and met Dai Huabin, who proposed dividing the city between them. Dai Huabin planned to use the deal to lure out and devour the other two city lords, while a humanoid mass of black mist watched him unseen.

• Sea Shark Douluo dismissed reports of daily deaths, then killed the attendant who had heard him complain about the other city lords.
• Sea Shark Douluo found two black-mist-corrupted Soul Sages guarding an outpost and killed them with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Dai Huabin revealed himself as a level 95 Title Douluo with nine black Soul Rings and proposed splitting Ling Hai City with Sea Shark Douluo.
• Sea Shark Douluo agreed to help lure the other city lords, secretly intending to turn them against Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin revealed that he meant to absorb the three Title Douluo's Soul Power, and an unseen humanoid mass of black mist watched him.

Sea Shark Douluo tricked Tiger Shark Douluo into seeking a supposed treasure, but Dai Huabin ambushed and devoured him, advancing to Rank 96. Sea Shark fled toward Ling Hai City for help, only for Dai Huabin to catch him before he could reach the city lord.

• Sea Shark Douluo refused to help his namesake confront Dai Huabin, so Sea Shark lured Tiger Shark Douluo away with a false promise of soul bones and spirit grass.
• Tiger Shark Douluo secretly flew to the supposed treasure site, where he opened a coffin and found Dai Huabin waiting inside.
• Dai Huabin drained Tiger Shark Douluo's Soul Power and absorbed him, breaking through from Rank 95 to Rank 96.
• Dai Huabin spotted Sea Shark Douluo following them and pursued him, keeping him alive as he fled toward Ling Hai City.
• Sea Shark Douluo called for the city lord, who rushed to help, but Dai Huabin's hand burst through Sea Shark's chest and seized his heart.

The Faceless Monster killed Dai Huabin after he seized Ling Hai City, then absorbed Sea Shark Douluo’s power and reached Rank 97. She trapped the city’s people, devoured many of them, and left one hundred thousand survivors as sacrifices to open a passage between the Douluo Plane and the Demon Plane.

• Sea Shark Douluo transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar but fled instead of fighting Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin claimed Ling Hai City as the White Tiger Family’s new home and declared its people would be slaves.
• The Faceless Monster tore out Dai Huabin’s heart, took over his body, and absorbed Sea Shark Douluo’s Soul Power to reach Rank 97.
• The Faceless Monster covered Ling Hai City in black mist and trapped its residents when they tried to escape.
• The Faceless Monster devoured many of the city’s people and left one hundred thousand survivors as sacrifices to open a passage between the Douluo Plane and the Demon Plane.

Xu Xiao returned to Shrek Academy and gathered his powerful allies before entering the Tower of Myriad Laws to hunt for his ninth soul ring. As the system searched for a Million-Year soul beast, Elder Zu took command of the group, and Di Tian arrived but declined to help.

• Xu Xiao returned to Shrek Academy with Ya Li and learned that Xiao He had reached Level 99 Limit Douluo and Elder Zu had attained the Demigod level.
• Xiao He reported that General Xiang Yu had taken over Bai Qi's duties, and Xu Xiao confirmed the empire's defenses and government were in order.
• Xu Xiao led the group into the Tower of Myriad Laws and asked the system to recommend a Million-Year soul beast.
• Xu Xiao appointed Elder Zu to command the group and told him to prepare tactics despite their lack of information about the target.
• Di Tian arrived, resisted Xiao He's attempt to provoke him into joining the hunt, and watched Xu Xiao prepare with his allies.

Xu Xiao’s system matched him with a dying, million-year Golden Crow whose True Sun Flame and space abilities made it a terrifying opponent. He brought his companions and Di Tian to the Golden Crow’s barren world, where its power became immediately apparent.

• Xu Xiao discovered that the system had matched him with a million-year Golden Crow and cursed the system when it refused to change the match.
• Xu Xiao suspected the Golden Crow was badly injured and asked his companions to enter the hunt with him; Bai Qi, Xiao He, Elder Zu, and Ya Li agreed.
• Di Tian decided to join the group because the Golden Crow was an exception and its bloodline intrigued him.
• Xu Xiao and the others arrived in a barren, scorched world and spotted the Golden Crow resting on a floating tree trunk.
• The Golden Crow opened its eyes, brightening the world, and Di Tian questioned whether it was truly a soul beast rather than a god.

Xu Xiao’s group faced the Golden Crow, whose fiery domain threatened to melt them, until Ya Li used Myriad Phenomena to restore the land and extinguish the magma. She collapsed from the effort, and as Xu Xiao supported her, Di Tian’s Darkness Domain swallowed the Golden Crow’s crimson sky.

• The Golden Crow stirred the sky red, and Xu Xiao refused Bai Qi’s request to test it while the group observed the soul beast.
• Di Tian transformed into his thousand-meter dragon form and challenged the Golden Crow, which unleashed a fiery breath that flooded the land with magma.
• Xu Xiao recognized that the Golden Crow was activating its domain and warned that the rising heat would melt everyone except him and Di Tian.
• Ya Li used her three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to cast Myriad Phenomena, causing green rain and giant trees to extinguish the magma and break the Golden Crow’s domain.
• Ya Li collapsed from exhaustion in Xu Xiao’s arms, and Di Tian’s Darkness Domain consumed the crimson sky as the Golden Crow watched her.

Xu Xiao injured the Golden Crow with his newly created Sun God Fist, forcing Di Tian, Elder Zu, and Xiao He to contain the furious beast as it threatened to shatter the surrounding space. The battle shifted into a war of attrition, with the Golden Crow trapped and slowly worn down by their combined attacks.

• Di Tian charged the Golden Crow while Xu Xiao ordered Bai Qi, Elder Zu, and Xiao He to join the assault, then carried the injured Ya Li to safety.
• Xu Xiao attacked the Golden Crow with his fused spirit-ring power and unleashed his new divine skill, Sun God Fist, seriously wounding it.
• The injured Golden Crow erupted in flames and began twisting and shattering space around itself.
• Elder Zu sealed the collapsing area with Infinite Circumference Lock while Di Tian used Nirvana Dragon Emperor Kill to trap the Golden Crow in a corrosive tornado of darkness.
• Elder Zu and Xiao He reinforced the containment, and the group began wearing down the trapped Golden Crow as Di Tian reflected on how difficult it was to defeat.

The Golden Crow unleashed its pure True Sun Flame, revealed its colossal form, and began turning into multiple suns that threatened to scorch the land. Xu Xiao and his allies destroyed the additional suns, leaving Xu Xiao to face the final one with a silver-charged strike.

• Xiao He used Space Strangulation to interrupt the Golden Crow's attempt to detonate its True Sun Body, but the wounded bird healed and unleashed its Divine Flame.
• The Golden Crow revealed its ten-thousand-meter form and transformed into an expanding artificial sun, melting and burning the forest below.
• The Golden Crow began creating more suns, prompting Xu Xiao to order everyone to attack before Ten Suns Over the Sky could unfold.
• Di Tian attacked one forming sun while Elder Zu and Xiao He locked down and pierced another, destroying both additional suns.
• Xu Xiao gathered his Soul Power, soul-ring mysteries, and the Law of Fire into a silver fist and prepared to shatter the Golden Crow's remaining sun.

Xu Xiao killed the Golden Crow and absorbed its Million-Year soul ring, overcoming its resentful spirit in his Sea of Consciousness. His Soul Power rose to Level 97, his first three soul rings advanced to Hundred Thousand Year rings, and his comprehension of the Law of Fire increased.

• Xu Xiao pierced the Golden Crow’s heart with the Sun God Fist, then killed it as it fell into the forest.
• Xu Xiao began absorbing the Golden Crow’s dark golden Million-Year soul ring while Di Tian recovered and discussed the beast’s strange power with his Lord.
• The Golden Crow split into firebirds and attacked Xu Xiao’s Sea of Consciousness, but Xu Xiao suppressed them with his Spiritual Power and Double Pupil.
• After eight hours, Xu Xiao destroyed the final firebird and fully absorbed the soul ring, rising from Level 91 to Level 97.
• Xu Xiao’s first three soul rings became red Hundred Thousand Year rings, and his comprehension of the Law of Fire reached 90%.

Xu Xiao fused the Million-Year Golden Crow torso soul bone into his True Body Armor, greatly increasing his power, and approved a plan to open a passage between the Douluo Plane and the Demon Plane despite the cost of one hundred thousand lives. After discussing the empire’s plans, he reunited with Feng Ling.

• Xiao He gave Xu Xiao the Million-Year Golden Crow torso soul bone, and Xu Xiao chose to refine it into his True Body Armor rather than absorb it.
• Xu Xiao learned that the Faceless Monster planned to sacrifice one hundred thousand people to open a channel between the Douluo Plane and the Demon Plane, then ordered Bai Qi to prepare defenses in Ling Hai City.
• Xu Xiao entered a special chamber in the Tower of Myriad Laws and fused the soul bone into his True Body Armor, evolving it into dark gold and gaining strength enough to kill a demigod.
• Xu Xiao discussed simplifying the empire’s administration with Xiao He and decided to take time away from cultivation.
• Xu Xiao visited Feng Ling, and the two reunited passionately.

After spending the night with Feng Ling, Xu Xiao learned that she had reached Demigod cultivation and went to find Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi. On the way, he discovered two Soul Masters discussing illegal Soul Beast hunting and a newly formed resistance group led by a peak Soul Douluo.

• Feng Ling told Xu Xiao that Meng Hongchen had recently advanced in Soul Power and was sparring with Ye Guyi.
• Xu Xiao checked Feng Ling’s status and learned that she had reached Demigod while he had reached level 97.
• Xu Xiao headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to find Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi.
• Xu Xiao overheard two Soul Masters complain about the Empire’s ban on Soul Beast hunting and its restrictions on Soul Rings.
• Xu Xiao checked his Communication Soul Tool and learned that the two men belonged to a new resistance group led by a level 89 peak Soul Douluo.

Xu Xiao uncovered a plot by two soul masters to abandon their organization and rule a village, then learned the location of their headquarters. At a remote desert manor, the organization’s leader celebrated becoming a Title Douluo and planned to build an underground city and abuse captured boys.

• Yellow Hair and Green Hair discussed fleeing to a remote village and becoming its rulers, angering Xu Xiao with their plans to exploit the villagers.
• Xu Xiao immobilized the two men and searched their memories, confirming their headquarters’ location before departing.
• Green Hair revealed that his unusual Martial Soul had fooled Xu Xiao, killed the deranged Yellow Hair, and was killed when Yellow Hair’s corpse exploded.
• At a desert manor, the old leader reached Level 90, declared himself Sand Emperor Douluo, and planned to hunt for his ninth soul ring.
• Sand Emperor Douluo ordered his servants to bring captured boys to him, intending to abuse them and make his servants watch.

Mecha pilot A Jie joined a covert assault on a manor and killed its sentries while advancing toward a basement where captured women were held. After seeing evidence of the Soul Masters’ cruelty, he struggled to control his anger as Xu Xiao followed and observed.

• A Jie emerged from optical camouflage and killed three patrolling Soul Grandmasters before destroying the signal fireworks the leader tried to use.
• A Jie cleared the two gatekeepers, and his captain directed him toward the basement holding captured women.
• A Jie killed the drunken Soul Masters along the route and entered the basement after stopping another man from raising an alarm.
• A Jie found scattered clothing and a severed woman’s head; Xu Xiao burned the remains after A Jie passed.
• A Jie reached the end of the underground passage and saw several pale bodies hanging near the entrance.