Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao demonstrated three self-created ultimate techniques in the Icefield Gap, drawing the attention of the Frost Goddess and the Asura God. Their divine trials changed dramatically, leaving Huo Yuhao with new rewards and a demand to hunt three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts within a year.

• Huo Yuhao explained how he combined Snow Empress's techniques with his teachers' teachings to create three ultimate techniques, while the Frost Goddess and Asura God watched from the God Realm.
• The Frost Goddess worried that another god might claim Huo Yuhao, while the Asura God raised his affinity to the maximum and completed his third divine trial.
• Huo Yuhao sensed the gods observing him and received notice that his Frost trial had been completed early, earning a Frost Divine Domain, increased soul-ring age, and higher affinity.
• The Frost Goddess issued Huo Yuhao a fifth trial to battle the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and endure for an Incense Stick's Time, warning him not to interfere with the Chief Examiner.
• The Asura God replaced Huo Yuhao's Frost Divine Mark with his own, awarded him the Asura Divine Domain and a soul-power level, then ordered him to slay three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts within a year.

Huo Yuhao told the Snow Empress how they had become lovers in his past life, recounting her rebirth as Snow Woman and the bonds that gradually brought them together. He left out her sacrifice, and his memories of Dong'er overwhelmed him as he looked back on their shared history.

• Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress rested after completing the fourth divine trial, and she asked him to tell her about their future together.
• Huo Yuhao explained how Brother Sky Dream had arranged for the Ice Empress to become his Second Martial Soul while the Snow Empress was preparing for her great tribulation.
• Huo Yuhao described how the Snow Empress rebuilt her cultivation, became a divine embryo, and was taken from the Far North Land by a human expedition.
• Huo Yuhao recounted how he and Snow Woman grew close through their shared experiences, then broke down while remembering Dong'er at Sea God Lake.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the Snow Empress's feelings grew through her bonds with the Ice Empress and Snow Woman, and that she later inherited the emotion of sorrow to escape the Heavenly Tribulation.

After completing his divine trials ahead of schedule, Huo Yuhao left the Icefield Gap with the Snow Empress, who had agreed to travel with him and wanted to see the human world. They arrived at Ice Emerald Lake to reunite with the Ice Empress.

• The Snow Empress asked Huo Yuhao to take her out into the world after his trials, and he promised they would travel together.
• Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress embraced and became lovers, then he braided her hair and dressed her in a platinum gown.
• The Snow Empress said she wanted to see the Ice Empress, so Huo Yuhao set out with her for the Windless Zone.
• The Evil Emperor sensed Huo Yuhao's return, woke Zi Ling, and welcomed them as they arrived with the divine trials completed ahead of schedule.
• Huo Yuhao, the Snow Empress, the Evil Emperor, and Zi Ling flew to Ice Emerald Lake, where the Ice Empress recognized Xue Er.

Huo Yuhao, Snow Empress, and the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord arrived at Ice Emerald Lake, where Ice Empress confronted them about delaying her divine trial. Huo Yuhao scheduled the trial for three days later, and the Evil Emperor returned with a Diamond Mammoth for Ice Empress.

• Huo Yuhao and Snow Empress reunited with Ice Empress at Ice Emerald Lake, and Ice Empress questioned why they had arrived more than three months after the divine trial ended.
• Huo Yuhao explained that he had stayed in the Icefield Gap to strengthen his foundation, while Snow Empress quietly backed him up.
• Ice Empress complained that her cultivation had not increased and asked when the challenge would begin; Huo Yuhao set the divine trial for three days later.
• Snow Empress took Ice Empress deeper into Ice Emerald Lake to catch up, while Huo Yuhao followed and considered how to test her strength.
• Huo Yuhao sent the Evil Emperor and Zi Ling to hunt a Diamond Mammoth, and the Evil Emperor returned with one planted headfirst in the ground.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Ice Empress in the Far North and began a trial spar against her. After their clash escalated, Ice Empress stood furious and singed, while Huo Yuhao remained across from her in the air.

• Huo Yuhao arrived at Ice Emerald Lake with the Diamond Mammoth, Evil Emperor, and Zi Ling, then shared a meal with Ice Empress and the others.
• Three days later, Ice Empress prepared to serve as Chief Examiner for Huo Yuhao’s challenge.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his powerful Soul Rings and provoked Ice Empress to begin the spar.
• Ice Empress struck Huo Yuhao in the abdomen, but he dodged her next charge and used a mental attack that barely affected her.
• Huo Yuhao grabbed Ice Empress’s tail stinger, then countered her Ultimate Ice with the Fire Dragon King Torso Bone’s flames.
• Ice Empress emerged from the flames with singed hair and a smudged face, then angrily called out Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao and Ice Empress staged a drawn-out fight to complete the Frost Goddess’s fifth trial, which ended with Huo Yuhao receiving no reward and Ice Empress gaining five thousand years of cultivation. Huo Yuhao was left wondering what had happened to his promised God-Given Soul Ring.

• Ice Empress attacked Huo Yuhao with her Eternal Frozen Domain, but he countered with the Slaughter Divine Domain and then froze her using the Frost Divine Domain.
• Huo Yuhao struck Ice Empress with Ice and Fire Judgement, sending her into Ice Emerald Lake, and she retaliated with Ice Empress’s Wrath.
• Huo Yuhao let the Frost True Dragon freeze him while Ice Empress stayed back, suspecting he was baiting her; Evil Emperor realized they were stalling until the incense burned out.
• Huo Yuhao broke free and prepared another attack just as the incense’s final ember fell, completing the fifth God Trial.
• The trial awarded Huo Yuhao nothing, while Ice Empress received five thousand years of cultivation, leaving Huo Yuhao asking where his promised God-Given Soul Ring was.

After Huo Yuhao’s fifth Frost god trial ended without a reward or a sixth-trial prompt, the Frost Goddess struggled to design the next challenge and asked the Snow Empress for Huo Yuhao’s suggestions. Huo Yuhao proposed using the Inherited Divine Artifact trial, giving the Frost Goddess an idea for what to assign next.

• The Frost Goddess fumed that Huo Yuhao and the Ice Empress had turned his fifth trial into an easy fight, then decided the Snow Empress should not participate in the sixth trial.
• Huo Yuhao questioned why he had received no God-Given Soul Ring reward, while the Ice Empress appeared to receive a divine blessing.
• Huo Yuhao waited several days for the sixth-trial prompt and considered how he had already completed parts of the Asura trials ahead of schedule.
• Unable to decide on a sixth trial, the Frost Goddess messaged the Snow Empress to ask for suggestions.
• The Snow Empress told Huo Yuhao about the request, and he suggested starting with the Inherited Divine Artifact trial.
• The Frost Goddess seized on Huo Yuhao’s suggestion and decided to use the Inherited Divine Artifact trial to fill the gap.

Huo Yuhao delayed the sixth Frost God Trial until the Frost Goddess updated its reward to include Moon's Guardian, a powerful alchemical necklace. He then traveled with Snow Empress and the others to the Frost Divine Hall, where he found the Inherited Divine Artifact waiting in the rear hall.

• Huo Yuhao decided not to begin the sixth trial until the Frost Goddess had clarified its reward.
• The Frost Goddess replaced her planned rewards with Moon's Guardian, a top-grade Saint Rank necklace with stealth, protection, and luck effects.
• Huo Yuhao read the updated trial conditions and chose to set out for the Frost Divine Hall to claim and master the artifact.
• Snow Empress led Huo Yuhao and the others through the hall's frozen corridor, where Evil Emperor studied the murals of the Frost Goddess, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress.
• Snow Empress stopped in the rear hall, and Huo Yuhao saw a slender Ice Snow Longsword embedded in its center.

Huo Yuhao drew the Frost Divine Sword from the Icebound Platform after defeating the Frost Phoenix inside its extreme-cold space. The sword’s release sent a vast divine aura through the Frost Divine Hall and into the Far North Land.

• Snow Empress explained that Huo Yuhao had to pull out and master the Frost Divine Sword, an inheritance artifact once wielded by the Frost Goddess.
• Huo Yuhao used his Frost Divine Domain and Ice Fire Glazed Dragon power to wrench the sword from the platform, but a Mental Impact drew his Divine Soul into the blade.
• Huo Yuhao confronted the Frost Phoenix in the sword’s frost space and slammed it into the ice with overwhelming force.
• Huo Yuhao’s Ice Fire Glazed Dragon King swallowed the Frost Phoenix and devoured its mental energy.
• Huo Yuhao pulled the Frost Divine Sword free, releasing an ice-blue beam through the Frost Divine Hall’s dome and into the sky.
• The beam appeared across the Far North Land, where countless soul beasts trembled and prostrated themselves.

After completing the sixth God Trial’s inherited-artifact requirement, Huo Yuhao tested the Frost Divine Sword and was summoned to the Frost God Kingdom to learn the Frost Three Styles. He quickly copied the first style after watching the Frost Goddess demonstrate it.

• Huo Yuhao received Moon's Guardian after completing the inherited-artifact portion of the sixth trial and tested the Frost Divine Sword by cleaving through a snow peak.
• The Frost Goddess gave Huo Yuhao three days to prepare, then summoned him to the Frost God Kingdom with a Mysterious Ice Jade Talisman.
• The Frost Goddess explained that mastering the Ice and Snow Three Styles was also required for the sixth trial and demonstrated Ice Lotus Slash, Eternal Frozen Lotus, and Eternal Submergence.
• Huo Yuhao read the three styles’ written instructions and replicated the first style, startling the Frost Goddess with how quickly he learned it.

Huo Yuhao sparred with the Frost Goddess and copied her divine technique, accidentally unleashing Destruction-like lightning that defeated her. The Frost Goddess suspected a connection between him and the Destruction God King, but Huo Yuhao denied being a deity’s son and left the Frost God Kingdom.

• Huo Yuhao demonstrated the Frost Goddess’s sword styles, impressing her with how quickly he learned them.
• The Frost Goddess attacked Huo Yuhao with her divine power, and he fought back with the Nine Frost Styles.
• Huo Yuhao imitated the Frost Goddess’s incantation and summoned powerful lightning that struck her down.
• Huo Yuhao found the Frost Goddess lying in the snow, and she asked about his connection to Destruction.
• Huo Yuhao denied being a deity’s son and departed the Frost God Kingdom, leaving the Frost Goddess stunned.

The Frost Goddess considered Huo Yuhao’s hidden power and chose a new trial requirement from suggestions sent by her believers. After completing the Sixth God Trial and receiving its rewards, Huo Yuhao prepared to leave the Far North Land with the Snow Empress and the others, while considering letting Tang San out of Slaughter City.

• The Frost Goddess dismissed several suggestions for Huo Yuhao’s trial and settled on requiring him to reach Rank 90 within three years.
• Huo Yuhao woke from the Frost God Kingdom, and the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Zi Ling, and Evil Emperor gathered around him.
• The Sixth God Trial rewarded Huo Yuhao with Moon's Guardian, a God-Given Soul Ring, one rank of Soul Power, and increased ages for his Second and Fourth Soul Rings.
• Huo Yuhao received the Seventh Trial, which required him to reach Rank 90 and obtain a complete set of Soul Rings within three years.
• Huo Yuhao told the Snow Empress that they were ready to leave the Far North Land, and he considered letting Tang San out of Slaughter City.

Tang San escaped his dungeon in Slaughter City but failed to harm Black Lotus and fled beyond the city as Huo Yuhao’s projection appeared. Huo Yuhao let him go, intending to lure him toward Sea God Island, while the Evil Emperor traveled south and Huo Yuhao’s consciousness returned.

• Tang San waited until the Purple Moon weakened, broke out of his chains, and attacked the Upper Court Temple to take revenge on Black Lotus.
• A Level 8 Soul Tool Cannon blast injured Tang San and destroyed buildings around the Slaughter Arena, while the temple’s barrier protected Black Lotus.
• Tang San’s concealed weapon failed to penetrate the temple barrier, so he fled past the Slaughter Enforcers and escaped Slaughter City through its outer passage.
• Huo Yuhao’s projection appeared above the city, dismissed Black Lotus’s apology, and told her to manage Slaughter City while he prepared to wait for Tang San at Sea God Island.
• As the Evil Emperor traveled south from the Far North Land, Huo Yuhao regained consciousness beside Snow Empress and said he had let a pet out to play.

Huo Yuhao encountered Ning Rongrong in Heaven Dou City and met with her at a teahouse, where she said she did not blame him for what had happened to her family. Her words confused Huo Yuhao and his companions, leaving the nature of her intentions unclear.

• Huo Yuhao toured Heaven Dou City with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Zi Ling, and Evil Emperor, reflecting on how Spirit Hall had taken control of the empire.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Huo Yuhao on the street, and he recognized her despite her black robe and disguise.
• At a teahouse, Ning Rongrong removed her hood and sat with Huo Yuhao, visibly reserved and burdened by guilt.
• Huo Yuhao offered Ning Rongrong tea and asked how she had been, while Snow Empress quietly watched their interaction.
• Ning Rongrong told Huo Yuhao that she had never blamed him because she knew he had no choice, startling Huo Yuhao, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress.

Ning Rongrong reunited with Huo Yuhao and explained how Bone Douluo had helped her escape, while Huo Yuhao and his companions’ teasing made the meeting painfully awkward. Huo Yuhao left with the Snow Empress after the Evil Emperor invented an urgent matter, leaving Ning Rongrong alone in tears.

• Ning Rongrong told Huo Yuhao that Bone Douluo had used the chaos in the Spirit Hall Dungeon to teleport her away about a year earlier.
• Huo Yuhao offered Ning Rongrong a bag of gold, but Ice Empress and Zi Ling teased her about wanting him instead.
• Ning Rongrong got up to leave, and the Evil Emperor pretended an urgent situation required Huo Yuhao’s attention.
• Huo Yuhao left the teahouse holding the Snow Empress’s hand, while Ning Rongrong stayed behind and cried alone.
• As they walked through the streets, Huo Yuhao’s companions recalled his earlier gift to Ning Rongrong and teased him for being too accommodating.

Huo Yuhao traveled with the Ice and Snow Two Emperors, Zi Ling, and the Evil Emperor to the Star Dou Great Forest to reunite with Qiu'er. He greeted her in front of Di Tian and the other powerful Soul Beasts, while the Snow Empress and Qiu'er noticed each other.

• Huo Yuhao decided to avoid Spirit Hall for now and took his companions toward the Star Dou Great Forest to visit Qiu'er.
• The Evil Emperor carried the group to the forest while Huo Yuhao cultivated during the journey.
• Qiu'er cultivated in the Ancient Forbidden Zone and wondered whether Huo Yuhao had arrived when Di Tian and the other powerful Soul Beasts stirred.
• Huo Yuhao landed in the forest with the Ice and Snow Two Emperors, Zi Ling, and the Evil Emperor, then greeted Qiu'er warmly.
• Di Tian questioned Huo Yuhao's arrival, and Huo Yuhao said he had come to see Qiu'er.

Huo Yuhao took Qiu'er to Star Lake after learning that Ah Yin had dreamed of the Golden Ancient Tree calling her to bring him to its world. The starry light beneath the lake revealed a possible real-world anchor, leaving Ah Yin stunned.

• Qiu'er told Huo Yuhao that Ah Yin had repeatedly dreamed of a Golden Ancient Tree asking her to bring someone to its world, and Huo Yuhao suspected the tree was calling him.
• Huo Yuhao quietly took Qiu'er out of the Ancient Forbidden Zone, while Snow Empress and the others noticed them leave.
• Ah Yin dreamed of the Golden Ancient Tree calling her to bring Huo Yuhao, then woke beside Star Lake and encountered Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er across the water.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ah Yin whether she had noticed an anchor to the dream world in reality, and starlight descended into the center of Star Lake.
• Ah Yin saw a star shining beneath the lake and was left dumbfounded.

Huo Yuhao, Qiu'er, and Ah Yin entered the Fragment World through Star Lake and met the Earth Godess beside the Golden Ancient Tree. She revealed that Huo Yuhao’s rebirth came from the prayers of all living beings and was tied to her attempt to counter Tang San’s possession by an otherworldly soul and recover control of the plane.

• Star Lake filled with brilliant starlight, and Huo Yuhao stopped the Sky Azure Bull Python from approaching it with a warning strike from the Life Watch Blade.
• Huo Yuhao led Qiu'er and Ah Yin across Star Lake and into the Fragment World, where they found the Golden Ancient Tree.
• The Earth Godess emerged from a golden cocoon and told Huo Yuhao that she had gathered fortune upon him because he was born to answer a calamity.
• The Earth Godess said countless prayers at the moment of Huo Yuhao’s fall had caused his rebirth, though she could not explain why he returned ten thousand years into the past.
• The Earth Godess revealed that Tang San had been possessed by a soul from another world and had seized control of the plane through the Golden Ancient Tree, prompting her to nurture Huo Yuhao as a means of protecting their world.

The Earth Godess warned Huo Yuhao that the Abyss Plane had targeted her and bestowed powerful blessings on Qiu'er and Ah Yin, along with a protective pendant for him. The group returned to the Star Dou Great Forest after one night, and Huo Yuhao brought Qiu'er back to the Ancient Forbidden Zone, where the Snow Empress awoke and called to him.

• The Earth Godess told Huo Yuhao that the Abyss Plane had set its sights on her and asked whether he sought the power of the wishes of all living beings or a return to the past.
• The Earth Godess awakened Qiu'er's Golden Dragon bloodline, raised her cultivation to the Seventh Ring, and forged her a Golden Dragon Spear from her Essence Blood.
• The Earth Godess raised Ah Yin's cultivation beyond the two-hundred-thousand-year bottleneck and gave Huo Yuhao a Golden Ancient Tree heartwood pendant with protective powers.
• Huo Yuhao, Qiu'er, and Ah Yin returned to Star Lake, where Xiao Wu told them only one night had passed; Huo Yuhao then escorted Qiu'er back to the Ancient Forbidden Zone.
• Huo Yuhao found Scarlet King pretending to sleep, and the Snow Empress awoke and called his name.

Huo Yuhao prepared to sail for Sea God Island after reassuring Qiu'er that he would return within a year and restoring order in Slaughter City. Meanwhile, Tang San escaped and seized a ship by killing its captain and first mate, leaving both men headed toward the sea with different plans.

• Huo Yuhao asked Qiu'er to remain in the forest and promised to return from the sea within a year.
• Huo Yuhao inspected Hell Road and redeployed Slaughter City's Soul Tools while Black Lotus reported that Tang San had escaped his dungeon cell.
• Huo Yuhao told Black Lotus not to pursue Tang San, then departed for Sea God Island with Evil Emperor, Zi Ling, and the Ice and Snow Two Emperors.
• Tang San disguised himself as a sailor and boarded the Lucky on the Heaven Dou Empire's eastern coast.
• During a storm, Tang San smashed into the captain's cabin with his Clear Sky Hammer and killed the captain and first mate.