Chapter Summaries

As the month-long break began, Ye Chen parted from Wang Dong and set out alone for the Extreme North to seek a Ten-Thousand-Year soul beast and a Soul Ring for his second Martial Soul. He left Shrek City determined to rely on his own strength, while Huo Yuhao was also traveling toward the region by another route.

• Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, and Huo Yuhao said they were leaving for the break, and Ye Chen comforted Huo Yuhao without asking where he was going.
• At the academy gates, Wang Dong asked Ye Chen to see her off, then ran away after he teased her.
• Ye Chen stocked up on food in Shrek City and headed north toward the Extreme North to obtain a Soul Ring for Taiyin Youying.
• Ye Chen planned to hunt a Ten-Thousand-Year soul beast and considered searching for the weakened Snow Empress, but he knew the chances of finding her were low.
• Ye Chen traveled eight hundred li in one afternoon, moving faster than Huo Yuhao and taking a different route.

As the vacation began, Ye Chen parted from his friends and set out alone for the Extreme North to obtain a Soul Ring for his second martial soul, Taiyin Youying. He left Shrek City determined to rely on his own strength, while Huo Yuhao also traveled toward the north on a separate route.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong planned to go home, while Huo Yuhao prepared to travel to his distant destination and Ye Chen comforted him without asking where he was going.
• At the academy gate, Wang Dong asked Ye Chen to see her off, then ran away after he teased her.
• Ye Chen stocked up on food in Shrek City and headed north toward the Extreme North.
• Ye Chen planned to hunt a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for Taiyin Youying's first Soul Ring and considered searching for the weakened Snow Empress if the chance arose.
• Ye Chen kept his real plans from everyone except his parents and Mu En, and traveled much faster than Huo Yuhao along a different route.

Ye Chen entered the Extreme North to search for a suitable ten-thousand-year soul beast and Snow Empress. After two days of searching, he encountered a gigantic Titan Snow Demon, while Huo Yuhao followed into the region behind him.

• Ye Chen crossed into the Extreme North and headed toward its deeper regions without waiting for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the border after Ye Chen left, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed a trace of Ultimate Ice aura nearby.
• Ye Chen searched the middle region for two days but found no ten-thousand-year soul beast that met his requirements.
• Ye Chen felt the ground tremble and saw a gigantic Titan Snow Demon striding toward him.

Ye Chen entered the Extreme North in search of a suitable ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, while Huo Yuhao followed behind him. After two days of searching, Ye Chen encountered a Titan Snow Demon in the middle region.

• Ye Chen reached the Extreme North, restored his Soul Power, and headed straight for its deeper regions without waiting for Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao arrived at the northern border and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed a trace of Ultimate Ice nearby, though neither of them recognized it as Ye Chen's.
• Ye Chen searched the middle region while avoiding stronger Soul Beasts and relying on the Taiyin Youying Martial Soul's suppression only as a last resort.
• After two days without finding a suitable ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, Ye Chen felt the ground shake and saw a massive Titan Snow Demon approaching.

Ye Chen followed a Titan Snow Demon toward a powerful disturbance in the Extreme North, while Huo Yuhao reached the core region searching for his mother. Ye Chen climbed an ice-covered mountain and witnessed a world-destroying sight.

• Ye Chen recognized a twenty-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon and hid from it, but it ran past him without attacking.
• Ye Chen followed the Titan Snow Demon west toward the middle region, where dark clouds and a powerful clash of ice and lightning sent him flying.
• Huo Yuhao reached the core region badly frostbitten, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could not sense his mother’s aura.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed something and took control of Huo Yuhao’s body, looking toward the distant middle region.
• Ye Chen climbed an enormous ice-covered mountain and saw a sight he described as world-destroying.

Ye Chen followed a Titan Snow Demon toward a strange storm in the Extreme North, while Huo Yuhao reached the core region searching for his mother. Ye Chen climbed a mountain and witnessed a world-destroying sight.

• Ye Chen identified a Titan Snow Demon but hid from it because it was too powerful to fight.
• The Titan Snow Demon noticed Ye Chen, then ignored him and hurried west; Ye Chen followed it out of curiosity.
• Huo Yuhao reached the core region in search of his mother, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed something and took control of his body.
• Ye Chen was struck by a surge of Ultimate Ice Soul Power and lightning, then suspected a ferocious beast was undergoing a heavenly tribulation.
• Ye Chen climbed an ice-covered mountain and saw a sight he described as world-destroying.

Ye Chen witnessed a devastating heavenly tribulation in the Extreme North and suspected the Ice Empress was facing her fourth great tribulation. He chose to stay and watch, but the first enormous bolt struck before he could see what happened.

• Ye Chen saw the Titan Snow Demon King and its clan facing a jade-green soul beast near a vast pit beneath a gathering vortex of lightning.
• Ye Chen inferred that the Ice Empress might be undergoing her fourth great tribulation, though he remained unsure what was happening.
• Ye Chen decided to stay in the Extreme North and wait for a chance to benefit if the two sides were left weakened.
• The jade-green scorpion soul beast sensed the coming attack and asked whether it was time.
• A world-ending bolt of lightning struck the pit, and its shockwave sent Ye Chen tumbling away.

Ye Chen witnessed a heavenly tribulation gathering over a distant pit and suspected the Ice Empress was undergoing it. He chose to remain in the Extreme North, but the final bolt struck before he could learn the outcome.

• Ye Chen saw the Titan Snow Demon King and its clan facing a jade-green group beneath a massive lightning vortex, and he suspected the Ice Empress was undergoing her fourth tribulation.
• Ye Chen weighed leaving the Extreme North against staying to watch, then chose to remain in hopes of profiting if the opposing sides were weakened.
• The wounded scorpion soul beast in the pit sensed the approaching lightning and asked, "Is it coming?"
• The lightning elements vanished, the Eye of Thunder paused, and a world-destroying bolt struck the pit, sending Ye Chen tumbling away in the shockwave.

Ye Chen endured the Ultimate Ice shockwaves and discovered that Taiyin Youying could absorb the surrounding ice energy to replenish his Soul Power. As the heavenly tribulation ended and the Titan Snow Demons charged into battle, he prepared to seize an opportunity involving the Ice Empress, though its outcome remained uncertain.

• Ye Chen used Taiyin Youying to land safely and found that its crescent moons absorbed Ultimate Ice energy, restoring his Soul Power and raising his cultivation to the peak of Level 35.
• After the Ultimate Ice fluctuations subsided, Ye Chen observed the Titan Snow Demon group recovering and noticed the lightning pillar beginning to shrink.
• The heavenly tribulation ended, and the Titan Snow Demon King roared as its clan charged toward the battlefield.
• Ye Chen decided he could not fight the two races head-on and considered a plan that depended on the tribulation victim being the Ice Empress and failing to survive it.
• Ye Chen said he would take the opportunity despite Huo Yuhao's connection to it, while acknowledging that the situation remained uncertain.

Ye Chen survived the heavenly tribulation’s shockwaves and discovered that Taiyin Youying could absorb the Extreme North’s Ultimate Ice to restore and strengthen his Soul Power. As the tribulation ended and the Titan Snow Demons charged into battle, he prepared to exploit the conflict if the soul beast was truly the Ice Empress.

• Ye Chen stopped himself from falling down the mountain, then used Taiyin Youying’s wings to shelter from the Ultimate Ice shockwave.
• Taiyin Youying absorbed Ultimate Ice through the crescent moons on its wings, replenishing Ye Chen’s Soul Power and raising his cultivation to the peak of level thirty-five.
• After the shockwaves subsided, Ye Chen saw the Titan Snow Demons regrouping as the heavenly tribulation’s lightning began to fade.
• The lightning and vortex disappeared, and the Titan Snow Demon King roared, sending its clansmen charging into battle.
• Ye Chen decided to use the coming conflict to approach the Ice Empress if she had failed her tribulation, despite acknowledging that this might interfere with Huo Yuhao’s fate.

Ye Chen sneaked toward the Thunder Tribulation Pit, hoping to contact the gravely wounded Ice Empress and seize the chance to absorb her soul ring. He realized the Titan Snow Demon King had betrayed Ice Empress to take control of the Extreme North, and he hurried forward as her life dwindled.

• Ye Chen flew toward the center of the icy mountain range and discovered the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion clan gathered near the Thunder Tribulation Pit.
• Ye Chen saw the Titan Snow Demon King pounding the nearly defeated Ice Empress and decided to risk getting closer so he could attempt to absorb her soul ring.
• Ice Empress demanded to know why the Titan Snow Demon King had broken their agreement, and he said her failed tribulation gave him a chance to benefit his clan.
• Ice Empress resolved to use her remaining strength to protect her kin from the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Ye Chen realized the Titan Snow Demon King was trying to become ruler of the Extreme North after Snow Empress and Ice Empress disappeared, so he sped up to reach Ice Empress before she died.

Ye Chen approached Ice Empress’s tribulation site and discovered that the injured Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion had failed her tribulation and was being attacked by the Titan Snow Demon King. As Ye Chen hurried closer, he realized the Titan Snow Demon King planned to exploit the disappearance of the Snow Empress and Ice Empress’s likely death to seize control of the Extreme North.

• Ye Chen flew toward the center of the icy mountain range and recognized the jade-green creatures as Ice Empress’s Ice Jade Scorpion clan.
• Ye Chen cautiously approached the tribulation crater, intending to contact Ice Empress if she failed, despite the danger and his limited chance of surviving her absorption.
• Ye Chen saw the badly wounded Ice Empress struggling against the Titan Snow Demon King and decided that he had to act before she died.
• Ice Empress accused the Titan Snow Demon King of breaking their agreement, and he said her failed tribulation and her clan’s resources served his interests.
• Ye Chen reasoned that the Titan Snow Demon King intended to become ruler of the Extreme North after the Snow Empress’s disappearance and sped up to prevent Ice Empress’s death.

Ye Chen watched the Ice Empress lose ground against the Titan Snow Demon King and seized his chance when she was blasted toward him. After she agreed to his condition, Ye Chen flew at the Titan Snow Demon King with a strange, sun-shaped fruit, betting it could help them escape.

• Ye Chen hid near the battle but could not get close enough for his Spiritual Power to reach the Ice Empress.
• The Ice Empress burned her remaining life force to attack the Titan Snow Demon King, but he knocked her back toward Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen rushed to the Ice Empress and offered to drive away the Titan Snow Demon King and preserve her soul in exchange for one condition.
• The Ice Empress agreed, and the Titan Snow Demon King turned his attention toward Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen flew toward the Titan Snow Demon King's head with a strange, sun-shaped fruit in his hand.

Ye Chen seized the chance to approach the dying Ice Empress and offered to drive away the Titan Snow Demon King and preserve her soul in exchange for one condition. After she agreed, Ye Chen flew toward the Titan Snow Demon King with a mysterious sun-shaped fruit, ready to risk his plan to save them both.

• Ye Chen hid near the battlefield but could not get close enough to use his Spiritual Power effectively.
• The wounded Ice Empress burned her remaining life force and used Ice Empress's Claw, but the Titan Snow Demon King knocked her hundreds of meters away.
• Ye Chen rushed toward the falling Ice Empress and offered to drive away the Titan Snow Demon King and preserve her soul in exchange for one condition.
• The Ice Empress agreed, having no other way to save herself or her clan.
• The Titan Snow Demon King approached Ye Chen, who flew toward him with a radiant, sun-shaped fruit in hand.

Ye Chen used the last fruit from the Fusang Divine Tree to unleash Extreme Flame inside the Titan Snow Demon King, then rescued the helpless Ice Empress and fled toward the outskirts of the Extreme North. The Titan Snow Demon King raced toward the Core Circle to deal with its burning internal organs while Ye Chen explained how he had obtained the fruit and devised his plan.

• Ye Chen let the Titan Snow Demon King seize him, then threw a golden fruit with fiery-red patterns into its mouth as he halted himself with his butterfly wings and Ultimate Ice aura.
• Ye Chen summoned the Fusang Divine Tree martial soul, used two soul skills on himself and the Ice Empress, and carried her away from the battlefield.
• Extreme Flame burned the Titan Snow Demon King's internal organs, and its Ice Attribute energy only fed the flames, forcing it to retreat toward the Extreme North Core Circle.
• Ye Chen escaped without pursuit and reflected that the fruit was the last one from the Fusang Divine Tree, which had appeared in his hand after he established contact with it through the Small World.
• Ye Chen explained that he had planned to make the Titan Snow Demon King's near-Ultimate Ice energy clash with the fruit's energy.

Ye Chen used the Fusang Divine Tree’s final fruit to unleash Extreme Flame inside the Titan Snow Demon King and rescued the gravely wounded Ice Empress. He escaped toward the outskirts of the Extreme North while the Titan Snow Demon King staggered away to deal with the burning in its body.

• Ye Chen charged into the Titan Snow Demon King’s palm and let it seize him, pretending to be helpless.
• As the Titan Snow Demon King tossed Ye Chen toward its mouth, Ye Chen released Ultimate Ice, stopped himself with his butterfly wings, and threw a golden, red-patterned fruit into its mouth.
• Ye Chen grabbed the wounded Ice Empress, used two soul skills, and carried her toward the outskirts of the Extreme North.
• The fruit’s Extreme Flame burned the Titan Snow Demon King’s internal organs, overpowering its near-Ultimate Ice energy and forcing it to stagger toward the Core Circle.
• Ye Chen confirmed that the fruit was the Fusang Divine Tree’s last fruit and that he had used it to make the Titan Snow Demon King’s ice energy clash with Extreme Flame.

Ye Chen sacrificed a valuable Fusang Divine Tree fruit to save the Ice Empress and prepared to preserve her soul by absorbing her soul bone. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was near an injured hundred-thousand-year Aurora Phantom Fox, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm planned to use it as a substitute for the Ice Empress.

• Ye Chen realized the fiery fruit had contained Southern Bright Leaving Fire, which could hinder the Titan Snow Demon King but not kill it, and resolved to leave the Extreme North before it recovered.
• The Ice Empress asked why Ye Chen had saved her, and he admitted inwardly that the fruit was precious but had no regrets about using it for her.
• The Ice Empress urged Ye Chen to state his conditions while she remained conscious, and he decided they had to begin their plan immediately.
• Huo Yuhao sat near an injured Aurora Phantom Fox, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed that it had used its origin Spiritual Power to interfere with the beast and make it a substitute for the Ice Empress.
• Ye Chen enclosed himself in his butterfly wings and prepared to absorb the Ice Empress's soul bone so he could preserve her soul and possibly help her return as a soul spirit.

Ye Chen sacrificed a precious Fusang Divine Tree fruit to save the Ice Empress and prepared a desperate plan to preserve her soul despite her failed tribulation. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was nearby with an injured Aurora Phantom Fox, unaware of Ye Chen and the Ice Empress.

• Ye Chen judged that the fiery fruit could only delay the Titan Snow Demon King, then hurried to escape the Extreme North.
• The Ice Empress asked why Ye Chen had sacrificed the fruit for her, and he resolved to act before her consciousness faded.
• Huo Yuhao sat nearby, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized the injured Aurora Phantom Fox and explained how it had become a substitute for the Ice Empress.
• Ye Chen enclosed himself and the Ice Empress in his butterfly wings and prepared to preserve her soul and absorb her soul bone, hoping to revive her as a soul spirit someday.

Ye Chen fused the Ice Empress's torso bone while Huo Yuhao completed his transformation and began returning from the Extreme North. During the fusion, Ye Chen glimpsed a golden hand in an illusion of his past, leaving him more curious about his origins.

• Ye Chen persuaded the dying Ice Empress to place her soul in the torso bone, then removed the bone from her body.
• Huo Yuhao learned that the Aurora Phantom Fox's Origin Power had greatly increased his Spiritual Power and set out with his new soul ring.
• Ye Chen continued fusing the Ice Empress's torso bone as more than twenty days of the holiday passed.
• Ye Chen entered an illusion that replayed his life backward until he saw a huge golden hand above a void.
• A sudden pain in Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness ended the vision before he could identify the hand.

Ye Chen fused the Ice Empress's Torso Bone while Huo Yuhao completed his transformation and began returning from the Extreme North. During the fusion, Ye Chen saw a vision of his life rewinding to his infancy and a mysterious golden hand, but pain in his Sea of Consciousness cut the vision short.

• Ye Chen removed the Ice Empress's torso bone and began fusing it, while the Ice Empress placed her soul within the bone to survive.
• Huo Yuhao learned from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that the Aurora Phantom Fox's Origin Power had greatly raised his Spiritual Power and brought him to the Tangible but Formless realm.
• Huo Yuhao completed his transformation, obtained his second soul ring for his Spirit Eyes, and set off on his return journey.
• As the Ice Empress's Torso Bone was about to fuse successfully, Ye Chen entered an Illusionary Realm where his life rapidly rewound to his infancy.
• Ye Chen saw a giant golden hand in a void-like space before pain in his Sea of Consciousness returned him to his body, leaving him curious about his origins.