Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen received a cryptic message pointing him toward the Extreme North and explored Wutian Town’s night market. He discovered an ancient book that seemed to spark a sudden insight.

• A mysterious girl delivered Ye Chen a blank envelope containing the words “Extreme North,” then vanished before he could question her.
• Ye Chen suspected the girl was connected to Zi Kun and planned to travel north while continuing his training and search for clues about his origins.
• Ye Chen ventured into Wutian Town’s lively night market and discovered that the town’s residents were active after sunset.
• Ye Chen found an ancient book called Book of Creation Yin-Yang at an ignored stall and read the line, “Within yin and yang lies the path of reincarnation...”
• The words triggered a flash of inspiration in Ye Chen.

Ye Chen bought the Book of Creation Yin-Yang and a mysterious rusted object from an old man at the night market, but could not uncover their secrets. He traveled to the Extreme North, where he found the sky darkening as if polar night were approaching.

• Ye Chen paid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Book of Creation Yin-Yang and received a rusted hexagonal piece of iron from the old man.
• After Ye Chen left, the old man and his stall vanished into the crowd without anyone noticing.
• Ye Chen returned to his inn, failed to gain insight from the book, and chose not to test the rusted object.
• Before dawn, Ye Chen left Wutian Town and flew nearly five hundred li toward the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen noticed the Extreme North's sky growing dark in the distance, as though polar night were near.

Ye Chen bought the Book of Creation Yin-Yang and a piece of Rusted Scrap Iron from a mysterious old man, but gained no insight from either item. He then traveled to the Extreme North, where the sky suggested that the Extreme Night was approaching.

• Ye Chen paid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Book of Creation Yin-Yang and received a piece of Rusted Scrap Iron from the old man.
• After Ye Chen left, the old man and his stall vanished into the crowd unnoticed.
• Ye Chen returned to the inn and tried to understand reincarnation from the book, then examined the rusted iron without testing it.
• Before dawn, Ye Chen left Wutian Town and flew nearly five hundred li toward the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen noticed that the Extreme North was unusually dim at noon, as if the Extreme Night were about to arrive.

Ye Chen reached the Moon Laurel Secret Realm in the Extreme North and discovered that its sealing formations had been badly damaged, though he found no sign of what they might have contained. He settled beside the Moon Laurel Tree and entered the Small World to inspect the Life Gold and Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg.

• Ye Chen traveled to the Extreme North and headed for the Moon Laurel Secret Realm, hoping to find Zi Kun and a safe place to enter the Small World.
• Ye Chen arrived at the secret realm and found no one nearby, then entered through the familiar withered tree.
• Ye Chen saw that the formation patterns beneath the Moon Laurel Tree were fragmented and missing in many places.
• Ye Chen searched the secret realm with his Spiritual Power but found no other abnormalities, and he wondered whether something had escaped its seal.
• Ye Chen sat beside the Moon Laurel Tree and entered the Small World to examine the Life Gold and Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg.

Ye Chen reached the Moon Laurel Secret Realm in the Extreme North and discovered that its sealing array had been damaged. After finding no sign of what it might have sealed, he entered the Small World to inspect two treasures.

• Ye Chen traveled from the Southern Border to the Extreme North and headed for the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.
• Ye Chen found no sign of Zi Kun and entered the secret realm through the familiar dead tree.
• Ye Chen discovered that the array patterns beneath the Moon Laurel Tree were fragmented and missing in places.
• Ye Chen searched the secret realm with his Spiritual Power but found no other abnormalities.
• Ye Chen sat beside the Moon Laurel Tree and entered the Small World to examine the Life Gold and Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg.

Ye Chen examined the petrified Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg and found it had lost its life force, then probed the Life Gold and discovered a mysterious Soul Fragment inside. The fragment spoke into Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, leaving him wary of its ability to reach him.

• Ye Chen removed the volcanic rock from the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg and found that it had petrified, though the Fusang Divine Tree suppressed its violent Soul Power fluctuations.
• Ye Chen read Mu En’s ancient book and learned the dragon egg could strengthen a soul master’s body, but its effect would be limited for him.
• Ye Chen used his Spiritual Power to probe the core of the Life Gold and confirmed that it contained a weak, incomplete Soul Fragment.
• Ye Chen sensed both extreme evil and pure light within the fragment, then stopped himself from attacking when it spoke into his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Chen realized the fragment could reach his fortified Sea of Consciousness and felt a trace of dread.

Ye Chen uncovered a Soul Fragment hidden inside the Life Gold and heard it speak to him from within his Sea of Consciousness. The fragment asked him not to attack, leaving Ye Chen alarmed by its ability to reach him.

• Ye Chen removed the magma-rock shell from the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg and found it petrified, with no trace of life.
• The Fusang Divine Tree suppressed the dragon egg’s violent Soul Power fluctuations, and Ye Chen consulted Mu En’s ancient text about its limited uses.
• Ye Chen focused his Spiritual Power into the core of the Life Gold and discovered a severely weakened Soul Fragment.
• Ye Chen sensed the fragment’s evil aura mixed with pure radiance and prepared to destroy it.
• The Soul Fragment spoke into Ye Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, asked him not to attack, and left Ye Chen horrified by its reach.

Ye Chen discovered that the Soul Fragment inside the Life Gold was Electrolux, a powerful being from another world, and agreed to let him recover in the bamboo grove. After leaving to check on Ice Empress, Ye Chen unknowingly left the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg changed by the Fusang Divine Tree.

• Ye Chen questioned the Soul Fragment in the Life Gold and learned that it had come from another world and could not remember its identity.
• Ye Chen asked whether the fragment knew Electrolux, and its recognition of the name and perception of Ye Chen’s Light energy confirmed Ye Chen’s guess.
• Ye Chen agreed to let Electrolux recover in the Life Gold and addressed him as Elder Yi.
• Ye Chen moved the Life Gold to the bamboo grove, where Mental Attribute energy could help Electrolux recover.
• Ye Chen left to check on Ice Empress, and the Fusang Divine Tree briefly shrouded the exposed Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg in glowing patterns.

Ye Chen discovered that the Soul Fragment inside the Life Gold was Electrolux, a powerful being from another world who had lost much of his memory. After leaving Electrolux to recover in the bamboo grove, Ye Chen went to check on Ice Empress, while the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg underwent a brief, mysterious change.

• Ye Chen questioned the Soul Fragment in the Life Gold, and it explained that it had crossed into this world and attached itself to the Life Gold to restore its shattered soul.
• Ye Chen asked about Electrolux, and the Soul Fragment recognized the name and sensed Ye Chen’s exceptionally pure Light Attribute.
• Ye Chen concluded that the Soul Fragment was Electrolux and agreed to let him recover in the Life Gold, addressing him as Elder Yi.
• Ye Chen moved the Life Gold into the bamboo grove, where its abundant Mental Attribute energy could help Electrolux recover.
• Ye Chen left to check on Ice Empress, and dark-red patterns briefly glowed around the Fire Element Holy Dragon Egg.

Ye Chen persuaded Ice Empress to tell him why the Titan Snow Demon King had turned against her, and her account pointed to a powerful, unknown soul beast in the Extreme North. Ye Chen connected it to the being that had escaped its seal beneath the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.

• Ye Chen found Ice Empress awake in his Small World and offered to take her back to the Extreme North core region.
• Ice Empress accepted Ye Chen's offer after he reassured her that his strength had grown and that he could escape if necessary.
• Ye Chen asked why the Titan Snow Demon King had attacked Ice Empress despite their former friendship.
• Ice Empress recalled that around three hundred years earlier, Ah Tai had told her about a soul beast in the Extreme North stronger than Snow Empress.
• Ice Empress said Ah Tai later avoided her and acted mysteriously, leading Ye Chen to suspect the unknown soul beast was the being that had escaped its seal beneath the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.

Ye Chen learned that the Titan Snow Demon King had once told Ice Empress about a soul beast in the Extreme North stronger than Snow Empress. The revelation made Ye Chen suspect that the creature was the sealed thing that had escaped from beneath the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.

• Ye Chen found Ice Empress brooding over her clansmen and offered to take her to the Extreme North's core region.
• Ice Empress accepted after Ye Chen reassured her that his strength had grown and that he could escape danger.
• Ye Chen asked why the Titan Snow Demon King had turned against Ice Empress, and she recalled that they had once been close.
• Ice Empress said that about three hundred years earlier, A-Tai had told her he had discovered a soul beast stronger than Snow Empress.
• Ye Chen connected the mysterious soul beast to the powerful thing that had escaped its seal beneath the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.

Ye Chen suspected the Titan Snow Demon King was feeding a sealed primordial beast and set out for the Extreme North Core Circle to investigate. He arrived to find an Ice Jade Scorpion near death in a battle with a maddened Titan Snow Demon, while the Ice Empress urged him to intervene too late.

• Ye Chen decided to investigate the core circle after considering that a powerful beast might be sealed beneath the Moon Laurel Tree, and he left the Ice Empress in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Chen left several arrangements around the Moon Laurel Tree before flying toward the core circle.
• An Ice Jade Scorpion fought a Titan Snow Demon of similar cultivation, but the scorpion could only defend itself as the demon attacked with mad fury.
• The Ice Empress sensed her clansman and directed Ye Chen toward the battle.
• Ye Chen reached the scene as the Titan Snow Demon's fists threatened to kill the exhausted scorpion, and the Ice Empress angrily urged him to help.

Ye Chen learned that the Titan Snow Demon King might be guarding a sealed ancient beast and set out to investigate the Extreme North Core Circle. There, he found an Ice Jade Scorpion of the Ice Empress’s clan on the verge of being killed by a frenzied Titan Snow Demon.

• Ye Chen decided to investigate the Core Circle with the Ice Empress, then arranged something around the Moon Laurel Tree before leaving the secret realm.
• An Ice Jade Scorpion and a Titan Snow Demon fought in the Core Circle, where the Titan Snow Demon overwhelmed the scorpion despite their similar cultivation levels.
• The Ice Empress sensed a clansman in danger and directed Ye Chen toward the fight.
• Ye Chen arrived as the Titan Snow Demon’s attack threatened to catch the exhausted Ice Jade Scorpion in its aftermath, while the Ice Empress cried out for it to get away.

Ye Chen discovered that a Titan Snow Demon was controlled by an evil force, but probing the barrier in its brain caused its head to explode and injured him. A mysterious black-robed youth watched Ye Chen and headed toward the Sun Moon Empire to test whether he was worthy of becoming the youth’s master.

• Ye Chen struck the Titan Snow Demon in the eye, but it continued attacking the Ice Jade Scorpion, which succumbed to its injuries.
• Ye Chen and the Ice Empress noticed the Titan Snow Demon’s scarlet, evil eye and concluded that its soul was controlled.
• Ye Chen found a dark purple barrier deep in the Titan Snow Demon’s brain, but contact with it triggered an explosion that blasted him away.
• Ye Chen recovered and suspected that the other Titan Snow Demons were controlled by the same force, while the Ice Empress asked if he was all right.
• A black-robed youth appeared nearby, decided to test Ye Chen’s strength, and vanished toward the Sun Moon Empire.

Ye Chen discovered that a Titan Snow Demon attacking an Ice Jade Scorpion had been controlled by an evil force, and a probe of the barrier inside its brain caused its head to explode. As Ye Chen recovered and feared the same power might control other Titan Snow Demons, a mysterious black-robed youth appeared, judged Ye Chen, and vanished toward the Sun Moon Empire.

• Ye Chen attacked the Titan Snow Demon with the Spirit's Watch Blade, but it ignored him and struck the Ice Jade Scorpion, leaving the creature near death.
• Ye Chen and the Ice Empress noticed the Titan Snow Demon's scarlet, evil eye, and Ye Chen concluded that something had taken control of its soul.
• Ye Chen found a dark purple barrier deep in the Titan Snow Demon's brain, but touching it caused the barrier to detonate and blasted him a thousand meters away.
• Ye Chen survived the blast but told the Ice Empress that the Ice Jade Scorpion might not be saved and that other Titan Snow Demons could also be controlled.
• A black-robed youth appeared nearby, decided Ye Chen would need to prove his strength before earning the youth's acknowledgment as a master, and vanished toward the Sun Moon Empire.

Ye Chen learned from the Ice Empress that the Titan Snow Demon Clan had brought most of the Extreme North under its control, apparently under the influence of a black-robed youth. He suspected the youth was a soul beast in human form and realized the threat remained unclear.

• Ye Chen failed to save the mortally wounded Ice Jade Scorpion, and the Ice Empress briefly left his Sea of Consciousness to speak with her clansman.
• Ye Chen concluded that the Titan Snow Demon Clan had likely been controlled and was being used to unify the Extreme North.
• The Ice Empress told Ye Chen that over seventy percent of the region's races had submitted, while the Ice Bear Clan and its allies still resisted.
• The Ice Empress revealed that her clansman had seen a black-robed youth beside the Titan Snow Demon, and that the subdued soul beasts called him Master.
• Ye Chen suspected the youth was a soul beast that had taken human form, since he believed an ordinary human could not control the Titan Snow Demon King.

Ye Chen and the Ice Empress learned that a mysterious force had used the Titan Snow Demon Clan to conquer most of the Extreme North. A report of a black-robed youth commanding the subdued soul beasts led Ye Chen to suspect the youth was a soul beast in human form.

• Ye Chen failed to save the dying Ice Jade Scorpion, so he let the Ice Empress leave his Sea of Consciousness to speak with her clansman.
• While the Ice Empress spoke with the Ice Jade Scorpion, Ye Chen realized the Titan Snow Demon Clan had likely been controlled and was being used to unify the Extreme North.
• The Ice Empress told Ye Chen that more than seventy percent of the Extreme North's races had submitted, while the Ice Bear Clan and its allies continued to resist.
• The Ice Empress reported that her clansman had seen a black-robed youth commanding the Titan Snow Demon and other subdued soul beasts, who called him Master.
• Ye Chen concluded that the youth was probably a soul beast that had taken human form after surpassing one hundred thousand years of cultivation.

The Ice Empress asked Ye Chen to accept Bi'er’s sacrifice and protect the Ice Jade Scorpion clan, and he agreed. Bi'er began sacrificing herself to become Ye Chen’s soul ring, while he compressed his soul power to absorb her strength without destabilizing his cultivation.

• The Ice Empress explained that Bi'er was her strongest successor and had little time left before her hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
• The Ice Empress asked Ye Chen to accept Bi'er’s willing sacrifice as a soul ring and care for the Ice Jade Scorpion clan in the future.
• Ye Chen agreed, and the Ice Empress spoke with Bi'er before returning to his Sea of Consciousness.
• Bi'er released emerald-green energy and began her sacrifice as Ye Chen summoned his Second Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen compressed his soul power as Bi'er's energy entered him, beginning to transform it from a gaseous state toward a liquid one.

Ice Empress asked Ye Chen to accept Bi'er’s sacrifice as a soul ring and protect the Ice Jade Scorpion clan in the future. As Bi'er began her sacrifice, Ye Chen absorbed her power and compressed his soul power to strengthen it without raising his level.

• Ice Empress explained that Bi'er was her cherished successor and asked Ye Chen to accept her as a soul ring.
• Ye Chen agreed to protect the Ice Jade Scorpion clan and prepared to receive Bi'er's sacrifice.
• Ice Empress spoke with Bi'er, then returned to Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness as Bi'er began sacrificing herself.
• Bi'er's energy surged into Ye Chen, who compressed his soul power until it began transforming from a gaseous to a liquid state.

After Bi'er sacrificed herself, Ye Chen gained a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a major increase in soul power. He and the Ice Empress continued into the Extreme North to investigate the corrupted soul beasts and find the Ice Bear King's territory, but an unseen attacker suddenly struck.

• Bi'er's Origin Power fused with Ye Chen, forming a flawless hundred-thousand-year soul ring and increasing his total soul power by thirty percent.
• Five days later, Ye Chen and the Ice Empress continued deeper into the Extreme North after confirming that numerous soul beasts had crimson eyes and appeared to be controlled.
• Ye Chen asked the Ice Empress to locate the Ice Bear King's territory, honoring his promise to protect her clan.
• Ye Chen sensed danger and flew backward just as a massive snow-white beam struck the ground in front of him.