Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen absorbed Bi'er’s Origin Power and gained a second hundred-thousand-year soul ring before venturing deeper into the Extreme North to investigate the corrupted soul beasts. As he and the Ice Empress sought the Ice Bear King's territory, an unseen attacker suddenly struck.

• Bi'er’s remaining Origin Power fused with Ye Chen, forming a blood-red soul ring and increasing his total soul power by thirty percent.
• Five days later, Ye Chen continued deeper into the Extreme North with the Ice Empress to investigate soul beasts whose crimson eyes showed they were controlled.
• Ye Chen confirmed that at least a hundred soul beasts of different races shared the same maddened condition as the Titan Snow Demon.
• The Ice Empress revealed that she knew the location of the Ice Bear King's territory, and Ye Chen resolved to find it despite the danger.
• Ye Chen sensed an imminent threat and dodged as an enormous snowy-white streak of light crashed down where he had stood.

Ye Chen confronted the Titan Snow Demon King, which recognized him from their previous encounter and charged at him. With Ice Empress unable to help without being captured, Ye Chen revealed his powerful soul rings and Fusang Divine Tree, then unleashed his fourth soul ring as the Demon King's fists struck.

• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked Ye Chen, who recognized it and realized it had tracked him through the aura left by its Spiritual Power restriction.
• Ice Empress offered to draw the Demon King's attention so Ye Chen could escape, but Ye Chen refused to abandon her.
• The Titan Snow Demon King recognized Ye Chen as the human who had injured it half a year earlier and charged at him.
• Ye Chen revealed his three black and one red soul rings, summoned the Fusang Divine Tree, and released a Three-legged Golden Crow that lit the darkness.
• As the Titan Snow Demon King brought its fists down, Ye Chen activated his fourth soul ring, sending a scorching aura toward it.

Ye Chen faced the Titan Snow Demon King, which had tracked him to the Extreme North and attacked him. With Ice Empress urging him to escape alone, Ye Chen refused and unleashed the Fusang Divine Tree before activating his fourth Soul Ring, leaving the result of his counterattack unknown.

• The Titan Snow Demon King struck Ye Chen with a shockwave of ice and snow, forcing him back nearly a thousand meters.
• Ye Chen recognized the Titan Snow Demon King and realized it had likely tracked his aura after he triggered the spiritual restriction in its clan.
• Ice Empress offered to draw the Titan Snow Demon King's attention so Ye Chen could escape, but Ye Chen refused to abandon her.
• The Titan Snow Demon King recognized Ye Chen as the human who had injured it with the Fusang Fruit and charged at him.
• Ye Chen summoned the Fusang Divine Tree and a Three-legged Golden Crow, then activated his fourth Soul Ring as the Titan Snow Demon King attacked.

Ye Chen unleashed the Ten Suns Ascending domain and its four Origin Fires against the Titan Snow Demon King, nearly exhausting his Soul Power. After the flames only inflicted minor injuries, he ended the domain, recovered some energy, and prepared one more attack.

• Ye Chen trapped the Titan Snow Demon King in a golden domain, which formed ten suns overhead.
• Ye Chen sent four differently colored Origin Fires down from the suns, setting the Titan Snow Demon King ablaze as it tried to break through the flames.
• Ye Chen nearly exhausted his Soul Power while the Titan Snow Demon King protected its head with white energy and suffered only minor injuries.
• Ye Chen withdrew the flames and suns, absorbed their energy, and changed his Soul Rings to two Blood Red Soul Rings.
• Ye Chen rose into the air with two pairs of black wings and activated his first Soul Ring for one final attempt.

Ye Chen trapped the Titan Snow Demon King in his newly awakened Ten Suns Ascending domain and attacked it with four origin flames, but the immense beast suffered only minor injuries. After ending the domain and recovering some Soul Power, Ye Chen prepared one final attempt against it.

• Ye Chen unleashed the Ten Suns Ascending domain, surrounding the Titan Snow Demon King in an ocean of light.
• Four differently colored origin flames poured from the suns and engulfed the Titan Snow Demon King, burning away its fur as it tried to fight back.
• Ice Empress worried over Ye Chen in his Sea of Consciousness while Ye Chen spent nearly all his Soul Power maintaining the attack.
• The Titan Snow Demon King protected its head with pure white energy and roared despite its injuries, while Ye Chen realized the flames were far weaker than their full potential.
• Ye Chen withdrew the flames and ended the domain, absorbed the suns' light to recover some Soul Power, then took to the air with two pairs of black wings to make one last attempt.

Ye Chen unleashed the God Slayer Spear against the Titan Snow Demon King, whose fear of its ancient aura left it unable to evade the attack. The spear pierced and crippled the Titan Snow Demon King’s right arm, while Ye Chen lost control of the weapon and his eyes turned completely black.

• Ye Chen recovered his Soul Power in the Extreme North and gathered his black feathers to form the God Slayer Spear.
• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked with countless ice blades, but the spear’s ink-black energy slowed and partly assimilated them.
• Ye Chen poured surrounding energy into the God Slayer Spear and thrust at the Titan Snow Demon King, exhausting his own energy circulation.
• The God Slayer Spear slipped from Ye Chen’s grasp and pierced through the Titan Snow Demon King’s palm and arm before transforming back into feathers.
• Ye Chen’s consciousness grew chaotic and his eyes turned black as the Titan Snow Demon King screamed over its crippled right arm.

Ye Chen unleashed the God Slayer Spear against the Titan Snow Demon King, whose attacks were suppressed by the weapon’s strange energy. The spear pierced through the king’s right arm before its power ran out, leaving Ye Chen’s consciousness muddled and his eyes completely black.

• Ye Chen recovered his Soul Power in the Extreme North and gathered energy while the Titan Snow Demon King prepared an attack.
• Ye Chen formed the God Slayer Spear from his feathers, and its aura made the Titan Snow Demon King feel instinctive fear.
• Ye Chen thrust the spear at the Titan Snow Demon King, whose raised palm was pierced as Ye Chen’s energy circulation neared its limit.
• The God Slayer Spear escaped Ye Chen’s control and tore through the Titan Snow Demon King’s arm before reverting into feathers, crippling the limb.
• Ye Chen’s consciousness became chaotic and his eyes turned completely black.

Ye Chen’s uncontrolled use of the God Slayer Spear left the Titan Snow Demon King kneeling and forced him to flee before finding the Ice Bear King. In the Moon Laurel Secret Realm, he began recovering and realized that the four ultimate attributes in his body had nearly fallen into deadly chaos, temporarily contained by energy fed back from the spear.

• The Titan Snow Demon King’s arm suffered severe damage as Ye Chen’s eyes and aura turned completely dark, and the beast suddenly knelt before him.
• Ye Chen regained control, told Ice Empress he had to leave, and apologized for being unable to continue searching for the Ice Bear King.
• Ye Chen opened a golden halo and used a prepared entrance linked to the Fusang Divine Tree to return to the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.
• Ye Chen sent Ice Empress into the Small World and began meditating to recover, while she worried that his condition was more serious than exhaustion.
• Ye Chen realized that absorbing vast amounts of Ice and Darkness Attribute energy had destabilized the four ultimate attributes in his body, and that the God Slayer Spear had halted the conversion and suppressed the crisis with its feedback energy.

Ye Chen escaped the Titan Snow Demon King after the God Slayer Spear’s feedback halted a dangerous energy imbalance in his body. He reached the Moon Laurel Secret Realm and meditated, but the instability still threatened his life.

• Ye Chen’s inky energy wounded the Titan Snow Demon King, and his blackened eyes caused the beast to kneel before him.
• Ice Empress could not reach Ye Chen until he woke, then he said he had to withdraw and apologized for failing to find the Ice Bear King.
• Ye Chen opened a golden ring and used his prepared entrance and the Fusang Divine Tree to return to the Moon Laurel Secret Realm.
• Ye Chen sent Ice Empress into the Small World and began meditating while concealing from her that his condition might be fatal.
• Ye Chen realized that absorbing too much Ice Attribute and Darkness Attribute energy had thrown the four ultimate attributes in his body into chaos, and the God Slayer Spear had stopped the conversion and fed him energy that temporarily suppressed it.

Ye Chen entered the Small World and used the Fusang Divine Tree to help rebalance the Ice, Darkness, Light, and Fire energies in his body, while reflecting on the dangers of the God Slayer Spear and naming his new domain Sky Burning. After months of waiting and fearing Ye Chen had died, the Ice Empress noticed that the frozen world’s clouds and sun had begun to move.

• Ye Chen entered the Small World and absorbed the Fusang Divine Tree’s light energy to suppress the Ice and Darkness Attributes in his body.
• Ye Chen recalled losing control while wielding the God Slayer Spear and decided to avoid using its abilities until he grew stronger.
• Ye Chen realized his fourth soul ring’s domain contained ten suns tied to Origin Fires and named it the Sky Burning Domain.
• The Ice Empress waited for months without hearing from Ye Chen, blamed herself for his danger, and feared she would be trapped in the Small World with him.
• The Ice Empress noticed the clouds moving for the first time and climbed the icy mountain range, where she saw the sun sinking toward the horizon.

Ye Chen entered the Small World to use the Fusang Divine Tree's energy to rebalance the four attributes in his body, while reflecting on the danger of the God Slayer Spear and naming his domain the Sky Burning Domain. After more than half a year of waiting and fearing Ye Chen was dead, the Ice Empress noticed that the Small World's clouds and sun had begun to move.

• Ye Chen used the Fusang Divine Tree's Light Attribute energy to suppress the Ice and Darkness energies and began restoring balance within his body.
• Ye Chen feared that fully controlling the God Slayer Spear might transform him into the chilling figure he had briefly become, and resolved to avoid using its abilities until he grew stronger.
• Ye Chen realized that each awakened sun in his domain represented an Origin Fire and named the domain Sky Burning.
• The Ice Empress spent more than half a year worrying that Ye Chen had died, blaming herself for his danger and preparing to remain buried in the Small World with him.
• The Ice Empress noticed the clouds moving, hurried to a mountain summit, and confirmed that the sun was moving toward the horizon.

After recovering from his injuries, Ye Chen reunited with Ice Empress and showed her how the Moon Laurel Tree had helped bring cycles of sun, moon, and flowing water to his Small World. He prepared to leave the Extreme North for Wutian Town, with Ice Empress returning to his Sea of Consciousness to accompany him.

• Ye Chen appeared beside Ice Empress and reassured her that he had survived his battle with the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Ye Chen brought Ice Empress to the Moon Laurel Tree, which he had moved into his Small World after breaking the seal around it.
• Ye Chen realized that the Small World's new cycles came from the Fusang Divine Tree and Moon Laurel Tree, not from his own mastery of reincarnation.
• Ye Chen told Ice Empress he planned to return to Wutian Town, find the people he had arranged to meet, and investigate strange events near the sea.
• Ice Empress agreed to return to Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness and help if they encountered trouble.

Ye Chen recovered from his injuries and showed Ice Empress how the Moon Laurel Tree had made his Small World come alive with the changing of day and night. He left the Extreme North for Wutian Town, planning to meet the Wu Brothers and investigate strange events near the sea.

• Ice Empress saw the sun set, the moon rise, and rivers flow in Ye Chen’s Small World before Ye Chen appeared and reassured her that he had survived.
• Ye Chen showed Ice Empress the Moon Laurel Tree, which he had brought into the Small World after its seal was broken.
• Ye Chen reflected that the Small World’s new cycle came from the Fusang Divine Tree and Moon Laurel Tree, not from his own mastery of reincarnation.
• Ye Chen explained his plans to return to Wutian Town, meet the Wu Brothers, and investigate the sea near the Extreme North, and Ice Empress chose to return to his Sea of Consciousness.

After leaving the vanished Moon Laurel Secret Realm, Ye Chen returned from the Extreme North to Wutian Town, reflecting on the old man who had warned him and the dangers surrounding the sealed object. There, he reunited with the Wu Brothers and discovered that their courtyard walls repelled his Spiritual Power, before Wu Yong gave him an unexpected answer.

• Ye Chen realized that the Small World lacked a spiritual root governing vitality, then left it and emerged in the icy landscape as the Moon Laurel Secret Realm disappeared.
• Ye Chen recalled the old man's warning and wondered how the man knew about the Extreme North and its seal, then hurried toward Wutian Town.
• Wu Zhi questioned Wu Yong about Ye Chen's delay, and Wu Yong reminded him that Uncle Kun had ordered them to wait.
• Ye Chen reached Wutian Town and found that his Spiritual Power could not penetrate the Wu Brothers' courtyard or its walls.
• Ye Chen scraped away the wall's paint, revealing a blue-crystal material resembling Mysterious Ice, before Wu Yong and Wu Zhi approached him.

After leaving the Extreme North, Ye Chen traveled to Wutian Town to meet Wu Yong and Wu Zhi, still wondering about the old man who had guided him there. At the Wu Brothers’ courtyard, he discovered that its walls repelled his Spiritual Power, and Wu Yong began to explain the strange material.

• Ye Chen left the vanished Moon Laurel Secret Realm and reflected on the sealed entity, the missing source of life force in his Small World, and the old man’s warning about the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen recalled that the old man had been at the Wutian Town tavern and hurried to meet the Wu Brothers.
• Wu Zhi asked Wu Yong why Ye Chen had not arrived, and Wu Yong insisted they obey Uncle Kun’s instructions and keep waiting.
• Ye Chen reached the Wu Brothers’ courtyard the next morning and found that his Spiritual Power bounced off its walls.
• Ye Chen scraped away the paint and recognized the wall as a blue, crystal-like substance before Wu Yong and Wu Zhi came out to greet him.

Ye Chen recognized the brothers’ supposed Sea Evening Crystal as the rare Deep Sea Emperor Crystal and bought their supply for Shrek Academy’s sake. After paying Wu Yong and Wu Zhi, he asked them where they had found it.

• Wu Yong told Ye Chen that he and Wu Zhi had hauled the crystals from a seabed near an island, believing they were toxic Sea Evening Crystal.
• Ye Chen recognized the material as Deep Sea Emperor Crystal, a valuable resource used in Rank Nine Soul Tools, and decided Shrek Academy needed to obtain it.
• Ye Chen pretended he needed the crystals to cure his poisoned nephew and offered the brothers a high price.
• Wu Zhi agreed to sell the crystals, and Ye Chen paid him and Wu Yong one or two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Chen asked the brothers whether they remembered the island’s location.

Ye Chen recognized the brothers’ supposedly toxic Sea Evening Crystals as the rare Deep Sea Emperor Crystal, a crucial material for Rank Nine Soul Tools. He bought their entire supply and asked where they had found it, leaving him poised to seek out the enormous deposit.

• Wu Yong explained that he and Wu Zhi had gathered the crystals from a seabed mountain near an island, and Ye Chen realized they were Deep Sea Emperor Crystals.
• Ye Chen recognized that the crystals were vital to Rank Nine Soul Tools and that the brothers had collected less than one-thousandth of the deposit.
• Ye Chen pretended he needed the crystals to treat his poisoned nephew and offered the brothers a large pile of Gold Soul Coins for all of them.
• Wu Zhi agreed to sell the crystals, and the brothers accepted Ye Chen’s payment.
• Ye Chen asked Wu Yong and Wu Zhi whether they remembered the island’s location.

Ye Chen persuaded Wu Yong and Wu Zhi to take him to the island where he hoped to find more Deep Sea Emperor Crystals, and they agreed to depart in three days. After Wu Yong refused Ye Chen’s offer of more money, Ye Chen grew wary of how Wu Yong knew his name and explored Wutian Town for more hidden treasures.

• Ye Chen offered Wu Yong and Wu Zhi two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to take him to the island, and Wu Zhi agreed before Wu Yong objected.
• Wu Yong refused the extra payment, saying Ye Chen had already given them enough and that he and Wu Zhi wanted to make a friend.
• Ye Chen accepted Wu Yong’s offer but wondered how Wu Yong knew his name and became more cautious.
• Ye Chen and the Wu Brothers agreed to meet at dawn in three days and sail after the lingering storms settled, taking the Deep Sea Emperor Crystal courtyard with them.
• Ye Chen searched Wutian Town for more treasures, found nothing, and headed toward the tavern and the old man’s stall where he had discovered the Book of Creation Yin-Yang and a piece of scrap iron.

Ye Chen persuaded the Wu Brothers to take him to an island where he hoped to find Deep Sea Emperor Crystals, and Wu Yong agreed to help without further payment. After arranging to depart in three days, Ye Chen searched Wutian Town for more treasures and headed back to the night market, still wondering how Wu Yong knew his name.

• Ye Chen offered Wu Yong and Wu Zhi two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to take him to the island, and Wu Zhi immediately agreed.
• Wu Yong refused the extra payment, explaining that the brothers had already received enough and wanted to make a friend of Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen noticed that Wu Yong knew his name despite never having introduced himself, but Wu Yong gave no reaction when Ye Chen tested him.
• Ye Chen and the Wu Brothers arranged to meet at dawn in three days, after the sea storms had calmed and they had gathered supplies.
• Ye Chen searched Wutian Town for more treasures, found nothing, and headed toward the night market to revisit the old man's stall.

Ye Chen met Zi Kun at the tavern and asked about his connection to him and the mysteries surrounding his past. Zi Kun withheld the answers, directing Ye Chen to go to sea in three days and return after reaching the fifth ring, when Mu En would tell him more.

• Ye Chen found the old man's night-market stall gone and went to the tavern.
• Ye Chen recognized Zi Kun, who confirmed that he had warned Ye Chen about his limited time and asked whether he had obtained the divine tree.
• Ye Chen told Zi Kun he had the Moon Laurel Tree, and Zi Kun revealed that he had not known its name.
• Ye Chen asked why Zi Kun had repeatedly helped him, but Zi Kun gave him a room key instead of answering.
• Zi Kun told Ye Chen to follow Wu Yong and the others out to sea in three days, then return after reaching the fifth ring so Mu En could explain more.