Chapter Summaries

Sea God Tang San arrived and tried to recruit Lu Jun and claim the Ice Abyss Sword, but Lu Jun refused. When Tang San seized the sword, its extraordinary weight threw him face-first onto the floor, and he could not lift it.

• Tang San appeared above Li Zhanshan’s remains and urged Lu Jun to join the Tang Sect and cooperate with him.
• Lu Jun rejected Tang San’s offer and told him to go eat shit.
• Tang San shattered Lu Jun’s spatial distortion field and used divine power to take the Ice Abyss Sword from him.
• The sword’s immense weight made Tang San crash face-first into the frozen floor.
• Tang San poured divine power into the sword and tried to lift it, but it remained motionless in his hands.

Tang San tried to recruit Lu Jun’s Ice Abyss Sword, but the weapon devoured his Divine Sense projection and vanished with him. Lu Jun then froze the surviving Tang Sect Disciples, leaving the branch without any living inhabitants.

• The Ice Abyss Sword latched onto Tang San and devoured his Divine Sense, Divine Power, and Origin Energy until his projection disappeared.
• The sword fell to the ground, then returned to Lu Jun’s hand with its power deepened by the energy it had consumed.
• Lu Jun and the Ice Empress discussed Tang San’s reckless attempt to seize the unknown Divine Artifact and the power the sword had gained.
• Lu Jun noticed the surviving Tang Sect Disciples remained devoted to the sect and its doctrines despite their terror.
• Lu Jun spread Azure Ice through the passage, freezing the surviving disciples and leaving no living creatures in the Tang Sect Branch.

Lu Jun raided a Tang Sect Branch, devoured a Tang San projection with the Ice Abyss Sword, and found records showing that many branches held Sea God Tokens. He returned safely to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, where he decided to target more Tang Sect branches for energy.

• Lu Jun looted the branch treasury and discovered through its Mission Management System that important Tang Sect branches guarded Sea God Tokens.
• Lu Jun copied the locations and defenses of other branches, then destroyed the system’s storage and slipped away without leaving a trace.
• Lu Jun returned to his dormitory at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and concealed the Ice Abyss Sword’s Divine Artifact form.
• Lu Jun told the Ice Empress that he planned to attack more Tang Sect branches and use their Sea God Tokens to draw out Tang San’s projections.

As the Spirit Pagoda’s Riot Period began, Lu Jun and his companions prepared to enter the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. After Leng Yaozhu warned him not to cause another disaster, Lu Jun dismissed Tang Wulin’s request to plan tactics, confident they could simply steamroll through.

• Tang Wulin met Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Yue Zhengyu, and Xie Xie explained that he still called Tang Wulin his boss despite also acknowledging Lu Jun.
• At the Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu warned Lu Jun that another incident could get him permanently banned from the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Gu Yue Na promised to watch him.
• Lu Jun showed the group their entry cards and prepared to enter the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Tang Wulin asked the group to discuss tactics and formations, but Lu Jun said they could simply steamroll their way through.
• Yue Zhengyu remembered being steamrolled by Lu Jun before, while Gu Yue Na remained unfazed by his confidence.

Lu Jun led his companions into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform during the Riot Period, where other Soul Masters feared his reputation. After the group entered their capsules and arrived in a dangerous primeval forest, Lu Jun assessed the threats around him.

• Lu Jun led Gu Yue Na, Tang Wulin, and the others through the corridor as Soul Masters whispered about his past rampages and his Ice Sword.
• Yue Zhengyu, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Long Chen joked about pretending to be Lu Jun to share in his reputation.
• Lu Jun instructed the group to enter separate capsules, and they connected their consciousnesses to the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Lu Jun arrived in a dense, ancient forest during the Riot Period and sensed the increased danger from aggressive Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Jun considered the possibility of encountering a powerful Soul Emperor and worried that using the Ice Abyss Sword might make the platform explode again.

Lu Jun took command of the seven-person team in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and assigned them to fight Spirit Beasts below Ten Thousand Years for real combat training. After learning Tang Wulin’s abilities, he set their first objective: sweep the outer regions and build team coordination.

• Lu Jun told Xie Xie, Long Chen, and the others to handle Spirit Beasts below Ten Thousand Years while he covered their backs.
• Tang Wulin and Yue Zhengyu supported Lu Jun’s plan, and Xie Xie and Long Chen accepted the need to train through combat.
• When Tang Wulin was about to volunteer as commander, Gu Yue Na made clear she would only listen to Lu Jun, and Yue Zhengyu proposed that Lu Jun lead.
• Tang Wulin agreed and described his Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer Martial Souls, prompting Yue Zhengyu to recognize his rare Twin Martial Souls.
• Lu Jun accepted command and set the team’s first objective as sweeping the outer regions for groups of Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts to build coordination.

Lu Jun led the team into the forest and directed their first battle against a pack of Bloodthirsty Demon Apes. When Xu Xiaoyan prepared to control the field, Lu Jun amplified her martial soul with the Ice Abyss Sword, and her Ultimate Ice chains froze the apes in place.

• Lu Jun assigned the team their positions and combat roles before they advanced into the forest.
• Long Chen spotted approaching Spirit Beasts, and the team encountered more than twenty berserk Bloodthirsty Demon Apes led by a nearly five-thousand-year ape.
• Long Chen and Yue Zhengyu held the front while Tang Wulin restrained the charging apes with Blue Silver Grass, allowing Xie Xie and Gu Yue Na to attack the trapped beasts.
• Lu Jun ordered Xu Xiaoyan to control the remaining apes, then used the Ice Abyss Sword to amplify her Starwheel Ice Staff with Ultimate Ice.
• Xu Xiaoyan cast Starwheel Chains, freezing and slowing the Bloodthirsty Demon Apes that Tang Wulin had not restrained.

Lu Jun’s team used Gu Yue Na’s ice-and-fire Soul Skill to devastate a Bloodthirsty Demon Ape pack, then killed its leader and wiped out the survivors. After more victories boosted their morale and Spiritual Power, the team set its sights on a rare Seven-thousand-year Icefire Demon Tiger.

• Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan restrained the demon apes, allowing Gu Yue Na to unleash Icefire Polarization Burst and destroy most of the pack.
• Lu Jun ordered Yue Zhengyu to attack the Five-thousand-year Bloodthirsty Demon Ape Leader, and Yue Zhengyu wounded it with Judgment Light.
• Long Chen tore the wounded leader in half with Dragon's Claw, frightening the remaining demon apes into fleeing.
• Lu Jun ordered the team to kill the escapees, and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Yue Zhengyu, and Gu Yue Na wiped them out.
• The team won several more battles over the next hour and then targeted a rare Seven-thousand-year Icefire Demon Tiger.

Lu Jun’s team nearly defeated an Icefire Demon Tiger, but a group led by a Soul King stole the kill and demanded their Spiritual Power. Recognizing Lu Jun as Ice Sword Lu Jun, the intruders hesitated, yet the Soul King considered attacking; Lu Jun refused to hear his excuses and warned that they would be robbed in return.

• Lu Jun directed his team’s attacks, and they wounded and controlled the Icefire Demon Tiger until it was close to defeat.
• A Soul King and six companions ambushed the group, killed the demon tiger, and absorbed its Spiritual Power.
• The intruders mocked Xie Xie’s protest and demanded that the team hand over all the Spiritual Power they had absorbed.
• Lu Jun stepped forward, revealed his four black Soul Rings, and faced the Soul King, who recognized him as Ice Sword Lu Jun.
• The Soul King weighed his group’s numerical advantage and began to consider attacking Lu Jun despite his reputation.
• Lu Jun cut off the Soul King’s attempt to stall and said the intruders should expect to be robbed in return.

Lu Jun used his Ice Abyss Domain and Ice Flower to overwhelm a team of three Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors, then followed with his fourth Soul Skill to finish them off. Gu Yue Na kept Lu Jun’s companions from interfering as he transformed the forest into a frozen killing ground.

• Soul King rallied two other Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors to attack Lu Jun and seize his Spiritual Power.
• Xie Xie, Long Chen, Yue Zhengyu, and Tang Wulin moved to help, but Gu Yue Na stopped them, warning that they would distract Lu Jun.
• Lu Jun unleashed Ice Abyss Domain, freezing the attackers and shielding his companions at its edge.
• Lu Jun used Ice Flower to detonate roses on the frozen enemies, killing the four Soul Ancestors and gravely wounding the three Soul Kings.
• Lu Jun unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Ice Abyss Myriad Spike Thrust, impaling the Soul Kings and pulverizing the Soul Ancestors’ remains.

Lu Jun effortlessly wiped out a Tang Sect raiding party, then led his team through the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform as they grew stronger. When the group found the outer region strangely devoid of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, Tang Lie emerged with six Soul Kings and challenged Lu Jun to restore the Tang Sect’s reputation.

• Lu Jun activated his domain and soul skills to annihilate three Soul Kings and four Soul Ancestors without moving from his spot.
• Lu Jun collected the defeated enemies’ Spiritual Power and divided it among Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Long Chen, Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue Na.
• Lu Jun led the team deeper into the forest, where they hunted Spirit Beasts and improved their coordination while absorbing Spiritual Power.
• Lu Jun and Yue Zhengyu noticed there were no ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the outer region, and Gu Yue Na said they would not abandon their territories without cause.
• Tang Lie emerged with six Tang Sect Soul Kings, introduced himself as a Tang Sect Branch Executive, and challenged Lu Jun to restore the Tang Sect’s damaged reputation.

Tang Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ambushed Lu Jun and his companions in the Spirit Ascension Platform, seeking revenge for Yu Tianxuan’s death. Though Lu Jun urged his friends to escape, they chose to fight together, and the battle began with the Blue Lightning team targeting both the companions and Lu Jun.

• Tang Lie revealed that Tang Sect had set an ambush for Lu Jun during the Riot Period.
• Yu Xinglie and Yu Xinghen led the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan into the forest and vowed revenge for Yu Tianxuan’s death.
• Lu Jun told his companions to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform, but Xie Xie, Long Chen, Yue Zhengyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin refused to abandon him.
• Lu Jun accepted their decision and prepared to fight, warning them to protect themselves while he drew the enemies away.
• Yu Xinglie sent Yu Gang to attack Lu Jun’s companions as he and Yu Xinghen launched Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon attacks at Lu Jun.

Lu Jun lured Tang Lie, Yu Xinglie, Yu Xinghen, and the other Soul Kings away from Xie Xie's group, then used ice traps and defenses to blunt their attacks. The chapter ended as Yu Xinglie closed in and launched a lightning-charged claw at Lu Jun's chest.

• Lu Jun drew the Soul Emperors and Soul Kings away from Xie Xie's group while one Soul King stayed behind to face the six Soul Elders.
• Lu Jun detonated Ice Blue Rose buds along the pursuers' path, blasting the leading Soul Kings and slowing their chase.
• Tang Lie launched three blades with his Second Soul Skill, but Lu Jun raised an ice wall that blocked them.
• Yu Xinghen attacked Lu Jun with his Thunder Lasso Bind, but Lu Jun froze and shattered the lightning chain with his sword.
• Yu Xinglie used his Lightning Fang Thrust to close the distance and clawed toward Lu Jun's chest.

Lu Jun used his Ice Abyss Domain and swordsmanship to drive Yu Xinglie back, but the Soul Emperors pressed their coordinated assault. As Lu Jun blocked Yu Xinghen’s lightning net, Tang Lie seized the opening and launched a blade attack at his unguarded side.

• Lu Jun unleashed his Ice Abyss Domain, slowing Yu Xinglie and countering his Thunder Dragon Claw with three sword strikes that forced him back.
• Yu Xinglie activated Tyrant Thunder Armor and struck the ground with Rending Lightning Shock, sending Lu Jun flying into an Ice Wall.
• Yu Xinghen cast Thunder Net of Heavenly Restraints, and Lu Jun raised two Ice Walls to hold off the descending electric net.
• Tang Lie circled around the Ice Walls and launched his Soul Chasing Arc Moon Blade at Lu Jun’s exposed ribs.

Lu Jun was badly injured after Yu Xinglie’s Dragon Lightning Piercing Heart struck him, leaving him surrounded by Soul Emperors and Soul Kings. As the attackers launched a final assault, Lu Jun raised his Ice Abyss Sword and charged toward them.

• Tang Lie’s Arc Flash forced Lu Jun off balance, and Yu Xinglie hurled his Dragon Lightning Piercing Heart spear at him.
• Lu Jun raised layers of Ice Walls, but the spear shattered them, so he poured his Soul Power into the Ice Abyss Sword to block it.
• The collision blasted Lu Jun dozens of meters away, leaving him kneeling, bleeding, and nearly depleted.
• Tang Lie ordered the remaining Soul Kings to attack Lu Jun together as they closed off his escape routes.
• Lu Jun drew his sword, answered the encirclement with a shout, and charged forward.

Lu Jun fought off Tang Lie, Yu Xinglie, Yu Xinghen, and their Soul Kings despite his dwindling Soul Power. He annihilated the Soul Kings with his ice techniques, leaving the three Soul Emperors gravely wounded and himself barely standing.

• Lu Jun used his Ice Abyss Sword to evade attacks and kill several Soul Kings in close combat, while absorbing their Spiritual Power to recover.
• Tang Lie, Yu Xinglie, and Yu Xinghen rallied the remaining Soul Kings and launched a final assault on Lu Jun.
• Lu Jun unleashed Ice Abyss Myriad Spike Thrust, pinning and freezing the charging attackers with ice spikes.
• Lu Jun followed with Ice Abyss Storm, killing every remaining Soul King in a barrage of ice tornadoes.
• Tang Lie, Yu Xinglie, and Yu Xinghen survived the storm but were badly wounded, while Lu Jun stood swaying with his sword amid the battlefield.

Lu Jun used his Ice Dragon Soul Bone skill to kill Yu Xinghen and then turned the dead Soul Emperor’s Spiritual Power into an exploding Ice Flower. Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie were caught in the resulting ice storm as the battle continued.

• Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie, badly wounded and unable to use their Battle Armor, charged Lu Jun again after he mocked them.
• Lu Jun unleashed Ice Dragon Claw from his right arm Soul Bone and crushed Yu Xinghen in a surprise attack.
• Lu Jun used Ice Flower to gather Yu Xinghen’s scattered Spiritual Power into a crystal rose.
• Lu Jun detonated the rose, unleashing a storm of Ice Crystal Shards as Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie cried out and tried to retreat.

Lu Jun escaped after blasting Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie, who survived with severe injuries, and the two Soul Emperors pursued him into an ice maze. At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai watched the battle and saw Lu Jun conceal himself among the formations.

• Lu Jun used the explosion to escape deeper into the forest, while Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie were left badly wounded.
• Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie resolved to chase Lu Jun despite their injuries and ordered an all-out attack.
• Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai watched the battle at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and discussed Lu Jun's victory and the spiritual power he had gained.
• Lu Jun hid his aura among the ice formations he had created, and Tang Lie and Yu Xinglie arrived there unable to spot him.

Lu Jun ambushed and killed Yu Xinglie, then fled while taunting Tang Lie about the Tang Sect’s ruined reputation. Tang Lie unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, but a dragon roar freed Lu Jun from its time stop, and an enormous maw descended toward Tang Lie.

• Lu Jun used Ice Dragon Claw to tear Yu Xinglie apart from beneath the ice.
• Lu Jun mocked Tang Lie and fled after absorbing the Spiritual Power left by Yu Xinglie.
• Furious over the deaths of his companions and the insult to the Tang Sect, Tang Lie used Sixth Soul Skill, Severing World Round Moon Slash, to stop time and attack Lu Jun.
• A powerful dragon roar broke the time stop and let Lu Jun evade Tang Lie’s strike.
• An enormous maw descended from above and targeted Tang Lie.

Lu Jun escaped a Ten Thousand Year Tyrant Dragon by logging out of the Spirit Ascension Platform after it devoured Tang Lie. Back in his private chamber, he reunited with his excited companions, who told him they had defeated a Soul King together before being forced out.

• The Ten Thousand Year Tyrant Dragon swallowed Tang Lie and crushed the remainder of his body.
• Lu Jun judged that he could not fight the Tyrant Dragon and logged out of the Spirit Ascension Platform, promising to make it an Ice Golem someday.
• Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai watched Lu Jun escape and Tang Lie die, then discussed the unusual Tyrant Dragon appearance and the intensity of the Riot Period.
• Lu Jun returned to his private chamber and found Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Gu Yue Na, Yue Zhengyu, Xu Xiaoyan, and Long Chen waiting for him.
• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin told Lu Jun that their group had defeated a Soul King together, though the Soul King's final counterattack forced all six of them out.
• Lu Jun praised his companions as their excitement eased the tension and viciousness he had carried from battle.