Chapter Summaries

Lu Jun single-handedly wiped out the Soul Master coalition in the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform with his Ice Golem Legion. At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Leng Yaozhu apologized and offered compensation, then revealed that Lu Jun was responsible.

• Lu Jun stood untouched as his Ice Golems slaughtered the Soul Master coalition and forced every opponent out of the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• The ejected Soul Masters emerged from their pods and angrily demanded refunds and compensation from Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived, quieted the crowd, and apologized for Spirit Pagoda's inadequate supervision.
• Leng Yaozhu offered affected Soul Masters full ticket refunds, a free entry, and medical treatment with pills.
• Leng Yaozhu identified Lu Jun as her personal disciple, leaving the crowd shocked and easing some of their anger.

Lu Jun defeated a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear inside the frozen Primary Spirit Ascension Platform and gained its External Soul Bone. The Darkgold Terrorclaw Right Palm Bone fused into his right hand and resonated with his Ice Dragon Right Arm Bone.

• In the real world, Soul Masters stopped demanding punishment for Lu Jun and joked about being easily defeated by him, while Leng Yaozhu felt both exasperated and proud.
• Lu Jun sensed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear approaching and watched it break through the Ice Abyss Domain’s Cold Current blockade.
• The Ice Abyss Domain froze and weakened the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as Lu Jun sent his Ice Golem Legion to attack it.
• Lu Jun pierced the weakened bear’s head with the Ice Abyss Sword, killing it and making it vanish into golden motes.
• Lu Jun claimed the Darkgold Terrorclaw Right Palm Bone, absorbed it into his right hand, and felt it resonate with his Ice Dragon Right Arm Bone.

Lu Jun entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and used his Ice Abyss Domain and ice golems to hunt Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts. His rampage interrupted Yue Zhengyu and his team as they prepared to finish off a Thorn Earth Dragon.

• Lu Jun absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bone into the Ice Dragon Soul Bone, then entered the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Lu Jun unleashed the Ice Abyss Domain, freezing the forest and draining the Spiritual Power of Spirit Beasts and the surrounding environment.
• Lu Jun sent his ice golem legion against Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts and killed them by weakening them with the domain, Ice Poison, and Ice Burst Technique.
• Yue Zhengyu and a level sixty-nine Soul Emperor led a team in hunting a Ten Thousand Year Thorn Earth Dragon so Yue Zhengyu could land the final blow.
• Lu Jun's icy domain reached the Thorn Earth Dragon, froze it, and devoured it along with its Spiritual Power before Yue Zhengyu could attack.

Lu Jun's Ice Abyss Domain absorbed the Thorny Earth Dragon and spread across the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, drawing the Angel Family's Yue Family into conflict with him. Le Tianxiong and two Soul Kings fought through the domain and discovered Lu Jun surrounded by ice puppets and three ten thousand year Soul Rings.

• Lu Jun's expanding Ice Abyss Domain absorbed the ten thousand year Thorny Earth Dragon while Yue Zhengyu and Le Tianxiong watched in shock.
• Le Tianxiong protected Yue Zhengyu, then led Zhao Long and Zhao Hu into the domain to confront its owner.
• The domain's freezing cold, draining force, and exploding Ice Crystal Roses impeded the three men as they advanced.
• Le Tianxiong, Zhao Long, and Zhao Hu reached the center and found Lu Jun standing with a dark-blue longsword, three ten thousand year Soul Rings, and an army of ice puppets.
• Le Tianxiong demanded to know who Lu Jun was and accused him of trying to claim the entire Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.

Lu Jun used his Ice Golem Legion and Ice Flower skill to overwhelm Le Tianxiong and the two Soul Kings who attacked him. Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were eliminated, while Le Tianxiong survived badly injured and realized Lu Jun was far stronger than a three-ring Soul Master should be.

• Le Tianxiong attacked Lu Jun with Angel's Judgment as Zhao Long and Zhao Hu joined the assault.
• Lu Jun sent his Ice Golem Legion against the three attackers, blocking Le Tianxiong's strike and trapping the Soul Kings in the Ice Abyss Domain.
• Lu Jun used Ice Flower to drain the attackers' power, then detonated the flowers with the Ice Burst Technique.
• Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were eliminated from the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Le Tianxiong survived behind Angel's Protection but suffered serious injuries.
• Le Tianxiong wondered how Lu Jun could be this powerful with three rings, and Lu Jun reflected on how Ice Flower strengthened his attacks.

Lu Jun survived Le Tianxiong’s enhanced attack but was badly wounded. As Le Tianxiong moved to finish him, more than a dozen furious Soul Masters arrived and surrounded Lu Jun, demanding the Spiritual Power he had taken.

• Le Tianxiong used Angel Descent and Angel Blessing to strengthen himself, then unleashed his fifth soul skill at Lu Jun.
• Lu Jun’s Ice Golems and Ice Walls failed to stop the golden sword light, so he blocked it with the Ice Abyss Sword and was blasted across the ice, seriously injured.
• Le Tianxiong was stunned that Lu Jun survived the full-force attack and prepared to pursue him.
• More than a dozen Soul Kings and Soul Emperors broke through Lu Jun’s domain and surrounded him, angry that he had taken their Spiritual Power.
• The arriving Soul Masters demanded that Lu Jun return the Spiritual Power from the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, while Le Tianxiong’s group identified him as belonging to the Yue Family.

Lu Jun unleashed the Ice Abyss Sword’s divine power against the experts surrounding him, engulfing the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform in an absolute-zero icy radiance. The catastrophe disabled the platform’s monitoring systems and endangered every Soul Master inside, while Leng Yaozhu arrived and feared the Tang Sect had invaded again.

• Lu Jun calmly prepared to test the Ice Abyss Sword’s divine power despite being badly injured and surrounded by Soul Kings and Soul Emperors.
• Lu Jun sent a whisper through his Ice Abyss Domain, briefly stopping his enemies before the Ice Abyss Sword erupted with overwhelming icy-blue power.
• The Ice Abyss Sword’s radiance engulfed the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, freezing its surroundings and overwhelming the platform’s systems.
• Staff at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters found the monitoring system failing and every Soul Master inside the platform marked in critical danger, so the supervisor ordered an emergency awakening and rescue.
• Leng Yaozhu rushed into the monitoring center and suspected the Tang Sect had invaded the Spirit Ascension Platform again.

The Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform collapsed after a mysterious force exceeded its limits, and Leng Yaozhu rushed to rescue Lu Jun. After finding him alive, she questioned him about what had happened inside, leaving Lu Jun wary that she suspected him.

• A supervisor reported that the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform had collapsed and that the Soul Masters inside were in danger.
• Leng Yaozhu hurried to Lu Jun's cabin and found staff carrying him out after an emergency awakening.
• Lu Jun woke up, and Leng Yaozhu embraced him and checked whether he was hurt.
• A staff member told Leng Yaozhu that an unknown force had exceeded even the Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform's theoretical threshold and disabled all surveillance footage.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Lu Jun what he had encountered or done inside the platform, and Lu Jun realized he could not use that power recklessly again.

Lu Jun concealed what happened in the Spirit Ascension Platform while Leng Yaozhu managed the emergency and apologized to the displaced Soul Masters. Le Tianxiong revealed that Lu Jun had withstood his full-force attack, leaving Leng Yaozhu surprised by her disciple’s strength.

• Lu Jun claimed he knew nothing about the incident and suspected the Spirit Ascension Platform had malfunctioned, and Leng Yaozhu told him to rest while she investigated.
• Lu Jun examined the changes in his Soul Power and Spiritual Power and worried about the energy consumed by the Ice Abyss Sword.
• Leng Yaozhu went to the resettlement area and apologized to the injured Soul Masters on behalf of the Spirit Pagoda.
• Le Tianxiong identified Lu Jun as Leng Yaozhu’s disciple and praised his ability to withstand a high-rank Soul Emperor’s full-force attack.
• Leng Yaozhu learned how powerful Lu Jun had become and wondered whether Ancestor Huo Yuhao’s blessing had caused it.

Leng Yaozhu investigated the catastrophic damage to the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and reported it to Qiangu Dongfeng, who demanded answers. She then questioned Lu Jun about his survival, but dismissed the idea that he could be the Divine Artifact Spirit Pagoda had been seeking.

• Leng Yaozhu reassured the victims and hurried to the maintenance center, where engineers reported that more than eighty percent of the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform's core system was ruined.
• Leng Yaozhu told Qiangu Dongfeng that an unknown force had overwhelmed the platform's limits and badly damaged it, but its source was difficult to identify.
• Qiangu Dongfeng pressed Leng Yaozhu to find the cause quickly, and she ended their call to focus on the investigation.
• Leng Yaozhu returned to the lounge and questioned Lu Jun about surviving Le Tianxiong's full-force attack with relatively minor injuries.
• Lu Jun blamed his toughness and luck, while Leng Yaozhu considered his secrets but dismissed the possibility that he was a Divine Artifact in human form.

Leng Yaozhu took Lu Jun to the Soul Master Evaluation Center and tested his physical strength, Spiritual Power, Soul Power level, compression, and reserves. Shocked by his extraordinary results, she ordered the data sealed and doubled his training plan.

• Leng Yaozhu brought Lu Jun to the evaluation center and began testing his strength.
• Lu Jun's purely physical strike surpassed the strength of an ordinary assault-type Soul Ancestor.
• The Spiritual Power test measured Lu Jun at 4,800 points, near the Spirit Abyss Realm.
• Lu Jun registered as a Level Thirty-Six Soul Elder, but his Soul Power compression reached nine degrees and his reserves equaled those of a high-level Level Forty-Seven Soul Ancestor.
• Leng Yaozhu ordered the staff to keep Lu Jun's results secret and doubled his training plan.

After Leng Yaozhu put Lu Jun through a grueling night of training, he sought out Gu Yue Na at the Design Association to ask her to design his Battle Armor. She agreed, and their exchange left Lu Jun flustered as a new feeling took root.

• Leng Yaozhu trained Lu Jun through the night and finally let him return to the academy at dawn.
• Long Chen asked Lu Jun where he had been, and Lu Jun said a teacher had kept him for extra lessons.
• Lu Jun learned that the Design Association was in Annex Building 3 and went there to find Gu Yue Na.
• The front-desk senior teased Lu Jun about rumors linking him to Gu Yue Na, then called her over.
• Lu Jun asked Gu Yue Na to design Battle Armor suited to his Ultimate Ice Attribute and Ice Abyss Domain, and she agreed.
• Gu Yue Na said they should help each other as fellow disciples, leaving Lu Jun blushing and speechless.

Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na made a promise that she would design his Battle Armor and he would help her whenever she was in danger. As Lu Jun trained and prepared to forge his armor, a leaked photograph fueled rumors about the two of them.

• Gu Yue Na asked Lu Jun to promise he would help her in danger, and he agreed while she promised to design all of his Battle Armor.
• A senior student secretly photographed Gu Yue Na smiling with an embarrassed Lu Jun, and Gu Yue Na took the image for herself.
• Lu Jun resumed his studies at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and endured intense training with Leng Yaozhu at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue Na gave Lu Jun a preliminary Battle Armor design, and he began gathering rare ice-attribute metals and forging component blanks under Gu Chenyu's guidance.
• The leaked photograph spread rumors about Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na while Lu Jun continued his training and Battle Armor preparations.

Yu Luohui accepted a Tang Sect plan to ambush Leng Yulai and draw Lu Jun away from the Spirit Pagoda, hoping to avenge his son. The Tang Sect insisted Lu Jun must be captured alive, and Yu Luohui agreed to keep the plan secret from his clan's Sect Master.

• Yu Luohui grieved over his son Yu Tianxuan's death and vowed to kill Lu Jun.
• A Tang Sect agent contacted Yu Luohui and offered him a chance to take revenge by helping target Lu Jun.
• The agent explained that Leng Yulai protected Lu Jun and proposed that four Super Douluos attack her together.
• The Tang Sect planned to lure Lu Jun and Leng Yulai to a secret negotiation site under the pretext of arranging a captured Titled Douluo's release.
• Yu Luohui agreed to join the ambush, while the Tang Sect warned him to keep Lu Jun alive and tell no one in his clan.

Wu Zhangkong faced arrest by Tang Sect for allegedly betraying it, while Tang Wulin rejected Tang Sect’s invitation in favor of Spirit Pagoda. Tang San’s furious reaction left Wulin wracked with sudden pain.

• Wu Zhangkong reflected on Tang Wulin’s twin Martial Souls and his own estrangement from Tang Sect as rumors of betrayal and his ties to Spirit Pagoda weighed on him.
• Three Tang Sect officers broke into Wu Zhangkong’s office and presented an arrest warrant accusing him of obstructing a mission in Skysea City.
• Wu Zhangkong denied betraying Tang Sect, accused its officers of betraying the sect, and summoned the Heavenly Frost Sword.
• Tang Sect envoys invited Tang Wulin to join, but he politely refused because he had accepted Spirit Pagoda’s sponsorship and planned to apply to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Tang San’s divine sense angrily pressured Tang Wulin to accept, and Wulin suddenly suffered intense pain and began to sway.

Tang Wulin and his companions refused the Tang Sect’s recruitment, and Wu Zhangkong arrived injured to protect them from its forces. Just as three Titled Douluos moved to subdue him, Long Xiao appeared and attacked one of them, leaving the confrontation with the remaining Tang Sect fighters unresolved.

• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan joined Tang Wulin and said they had also refused the Tang Sect’s invitation.
• Wu Zhangkong struck the Tang Sect Envoys and confronted them for threatening his students.
• Three Titled Douluos descended, surrounded Wu Zhangkong, and prepared to attack him.
• A black Hummingbird pierced one Titled Douluo’s defenses and blasted him through the walls.
• Long Xiao and Long Bing emerged, and Long Xiao confronted the two remaining Titled Douluos over their attack on his son-in-law.

Long Xiao killed two Tang Sect Titled Douluo and drove off the last survivor after they attacked Wu Zhangkong and his students. Seeing that the Tang Sect would keep hunting them, Wu Zhangkong agreed to leave with Long Xiao, and told Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan they could not stay either.

• Long Xiao unleashed his darkness domain and killed two Tang Sect Titled Douluo with his Hummingbird attack.
• Long Xiao warned the surviving Tang Sect Elder that he would kill anyone else the Tang Sect sent after them, and the wounded Elder fled.
• Long Xiao urged Wu Zhangkong to leave the Tang Sect, warning that Eastsea City and the Sky Dou Region were unsafe for him and his students.
• Wu Zhangkong recognized that his attachment to the Tang Sect was futile and agreed to go with Long Xiao.
• Wu Zhangkong told Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan that they could not stay at the academy.

Wu Zhangkong and the three members of Zero Class left Eastsea Academy for Mingdu after choosing Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy as a safe haven from Tang Sect. They enrolled with Long Xiao’s help, and Wu Zhangkong became the homeroom teacher of the Middle Grade’s Class One, where Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na studied.

• Long Xiao recommended Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in Mingdu, and Wu Zhangkong agreed that he and the three students should go there.
• Wu Zhangkong, Long Bing, Long Xiao, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan left Eastsea Academy and traveled to Mingdu by Soul Guidance Train.
• Xie Xie grew excited about meeting Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na, while Tang Wulin renewed his resolve to become stronger.
• Long Xiao’s recommendation helped Wu Zhangkong, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan enroll at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan were amazed by their spacious dormitory, while Wu Zhangkong was assigned to teach Middle Grade Class One, which included Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na.

Wu Zhangkong began teaching Class One and silenced the students with a wave of Soul Power. Tang Wulin learned that Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na were skipping ordinary classes to focus on their Second Profession, while Lu Jun continued training with Leng Yaozhu at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.

• Wu Zhangkong entered Class One in white robes, drawing excited reactions from the students before beginning class by suppressing their chatter with his Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie searched for Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na, and Long Chen explained that they were absent to focus on their Second Profession.
• Tang Wulin resolved to work harder after learning how much time Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na devoted to their goals.
• At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Lu Jun sat cultivating with the Ice Abyss Sword while Leng Yaozhu processed reports and intelligence during their lesson.

Lu Jun learned that the Tang Sect had offered him an Icefire Token and access to its Secret Realm as compensation, but Leng Yaozhu rejected the dangerous proposal and arranged a safer exchange in Maple Leaf City. As Leng Yulai prepared to represent the Spirit Pagoda, Lu Jun was ordered to remain in Mingdu and stay alert while the attackers who targeted him remained unidentified.

• Leng Yaozhu received an urgent call and angrily rejected part of the Tang Sect's proposed compensation terms.
• Leng Yaozhu told Lu Jun that the Tang Sect had offered an Icefire Token and entry to its Secret Realm, which she suspected was a trap.
• Leng Yaozhu arranged for the compensation to be exchanged in Maple Leaf City using resources of equal value, with Leng Yulai receiving it on the Spirit Pagoda's behalf.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Lu Jun that investigators had found no leads on the mysterious Soul Master team that attacked him and that other forces might be watching him.
• Leng Yaozhu ordered Lu Jun to stay in Mingdu, continue his studies, and contact her or Leng Yulai if anything unusual happened.
• Lu Jun left Leng Yaozhu's office and headed back to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, determined to grow stronger.