Chapter Summaries

Qin Mo faced Di Tian’s true test at the Lake of Life, resisting the Dragon God Claw with the Heavenly Snow Woman and the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda’s power. Di Tian declared their battle evenly matched and agreed to take Qin Mo to meet Gu Yuena the next day.

• After recovering, Qin Mo prepared to face Di Tian’s real test as Di Tian unleashed his Dragon God bloodline pressure.
• Qin Mo summoned the Heavenly Snow Woman, and his Ultimate Ice pressure clashed with Di Tian’s dragon might.
• Di Tian wielded the Dragon God Claw, while Qin Mo combined his Emperor Palm, Define Reality, and the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda’s power to meet it.
• Their collision created a destructive energy storm that injured Qin Mo and left Di Tian’s aura slightly disordered.
• Di Tian declared the Dragon God Claw had failed to defeat Qin Mo and called the battle evenly matched.
• Di Tian told Qin Mo to rest for a day before taking him to meet Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena awakened early after the clash between Qin Mo and Di Tian stirred the Lake of Life. She met Qin Mo at the lakeshore and asked what he sought by awakening her.

• The collision of Qin Mo’s unusual power and Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw stirred the Lake of Life and began Gu Yuena’s awakening.
• Gu Yuena sensed Di Tian, the other spirit beasts, and Qin Mo, whose powers and aura aroused her curiosity.
• Qin Mo treated his injuries by taking a healing pill and receiving Bi Ji’s healing radiance.
• Di Tian, Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and Bi Ji sensed Gu Yuena’s awakening and knelt as spirit beasts across the Star Dou Great Forest paid reverence to her.
• Gu Yuena emerged from the silver crystal and scrutinized Qin Mo as he calmly faced her.
• Gu Yuena asked Qin Mo his name and what he sought by awakening her, and he introduced himself as Qin Mo.

Qin Mo proposed an equal alliance with Gu Yuena, promising to help the spirit beasts grow through the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda and to forge a new God Realm where all races could coexist. Gu Yuena accepted, and Qin Mo prepared to prove his strength to the Fierce Beasts.

• Qin Mo explained that spirit beasts contracted with the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda kept their Spiritual Consciousness and could grow alongside him.
• Qin Mo offered the Star Dou Great Forest access to the pagoda’s cultivation space, where time and energy density could reach ten times the outside rate.
• Qin Mo swore an oath to create a new God Realm where the spirit beast race and other races would share its glory.
• Gu Yuena accepted an alliance of equality and mutual aid with Qin Mo, and her Nine-Colored Light mark connected him to her and the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Di Tian, Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and Bi Ji bowed to Gu Yuena as Qin Mo prepared to demonstrate his capabilities to the Fierce Beasts.

Under Gu Yuena’s guidance, Qin Mo fused spirit rings from four Fierce Beasts into his Ice Snow Goddess Martial Soul, raising his Soul Power to level seventy-three. With Di Tian remaining to guard the forest, Qin Mo turned to the sealed Evil Orca King in his Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to pursue his Seventh Soul Ring and become a Soul Sage.

• Bi Ji sacrificed her spirit ring to Qin Mo, healing his injuries, granting him a healing skill, and raising his Soul Power to level sixty-eight.
• The Myriad Demon King sacrificed his spirit ring, strengthening Qin Mo’s Spiritual Power and granting him a spiritual control and attack skill.
• Scarlet King and Xiong Jun sacrificed their spirit rings, becoming Qin Mo’s Fourth and Third Soul Rings and giving his Ice Snow Goddess Martial Soul new destructive powers.
• Qin Mo fused all four Fierce Beasts’ rings and broke through to level seventy-three.
• Di Tian said he would remain in the forest and offer his spirit ring later if Qin Mo needed it.
• Gu Yuena urged Qin Mo to advance his First Martial Soul, and Qin Mo prepared to absorb the sealed Evil Orca King as his Seventh Soul Ring.

Qin Mo refined the Evil Orca King into the Seventh Soul Ring of his Nine-Story Demon Pagoda, becoming a Soul Sage and gaining a powerful Martial Soul Avatar. With Gu Yuena urging him to return to his academy as the continent approached turmoil, Qin Mo set out for home.

• Qin Mo used the Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to suppress and refine the Evil Orca King's violent power and resisting will.
• Qin Mo absorbed the resulting Seventh Soul Ring, and his Soul Power rose from level seventy-three to level seventy-five.
• Qin Mo gained the Demon Pagoda True Body skill and its Blood Whale Domain, while retaining the ability to summon the Evil Orca King.
• Gu Yuena praised Qin Mo's achievement and told him to return to his academy and establish his own foundation.
• Qin Mo thanked Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and the others, then left the Star Dou Great Forest for Myriad Manifestations Academy.

Qin Mo comprehended his seventh spirit skill, Demon Pagoda True Body, after reaching Soul Power Level seventy-five. Gu Yuena and Di Tian then prepared him to absorb Di Tian’s soul ring for his Second Spirit.

• Qin Mo sensed that Demon Pagoda True Body could manifest the pagoda, amplify his spirit skills, summon every beast sealed within it, and unleash a bloodthirsty domain.
• Qin Mo recognized the skill’s immense Soul Power cost and decided to reserve it as a strategic trump card.
• Qin Mo told Gu Yuena and the Fierce Beasts that his seventh spirit skill was complete and more powerful than expected.
• Di Tian warned Qin Mo that his soul ring carried the Dragon God’s power and urged him to guard his mind during the fusion.
• Qin Mo accepted the challenge, preparing to absorb Di Tian’s soul ring for his Second Spirit.

Di Tian condensed a dark-golden soul ring from his Origin Power and the Dragon God's power for Qin Mo. Qin Mo resisted the ring's dragon soul will, absorbed it, and emerged with his seventh soul ring and Soul Power at level seventy-eight.

• Di Tian sacrificed part of his Origin Power and Dragon God's power to form a dark-golden soul ring for Qin Mo.
• Qin Mo endured the ring's overwhelming pressure as its dragon soul will tried to subdue him.
• Qin Mo used the Heavenly Snow Woman and Nine-Story Demon Pagoda to resist the dragon soul will until it dissipated into pure origin and merged with him.
• The dark-golden ring became the Ice Snow Goddess Martial Soul's Seventh Soul Ring, and Qin Mo's Soul Power rose to level seventy-eight.

Qin Mo mastered the Snow Goddess True Body, his second Martial Soul Avatar, and thanked Di Tian for granting him the soul ring. After promising to honor his pact with the soul beasts, Qin Mo said farewell to Gu Yuena and the Fierce Beasts and left for Myriad Manifestations Academy.

• Qin Mo sensed the Snow Goddess True Body’s powers, including enhanced control over ice, stronger Ice Snow Goddess skills, command of nearby elements, and Ice Dragon Might.
• Qin Mo considered how the Snow Goddess True Body complemented his Demon Pagoda True Body and imagined the strength of activating both Martial Soul Avatars.
• Qin Mo thanked Di Tian for the opportunity, and Di Tian urged him not to forget their pact or betray his clan’s hopes.
• Qin Mo promised to remember the pact, and Gu Yuena said it was time for him to leave.
• Qin Mo bade farewell to Gu Yuena and the Fierce Beasts, then sped toward Myriad Manifestations Academy.

Qin Mo tested his Snow Goddess and Demon Pagoda Martial Soul Avatars in a secluded valley, then discovered he could activate both at once and combine their powers. Confident that this gave him combat power against ordinary Titled Douluo, he set off for Myriad Manifestations Academy.

• Qin Mo activated the Snow Goddess True Body and used Emperor Palm: Great Cold Without Snow to destroy a hill’s interior with Ultimate Ice.
• Qin Mo activated the Demon Pagoda True Body and found that it greatly empowered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Qin Mo activated both Martial Soul Avatars simultaneously and merged their ice-and-snow and reality-suppressing domains.
• Qin Mo judged that his dual Martial Soul Avatars could let him confront ordinary Titled Douluo below rank ninety-five.
• Qin Mo left the valley at full speed and headed toward Myriad Manifestations Academy.

Qin Mo returned to Myriad Manifestations Academy and learned that the Spirit Hall Empire had risen and war had engulfed the continent. He placed the academy on full war readiness and declared that anyone who violated its territory would be treated as an enemy.

• Qin Mo crossed the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Myriad Manifestations Academy, where he found expanded grounds and students preparing for war.
• Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, Bing'er, and Yan'er welcomed Qin Mo and told him that Spirit Hall had established an empire under Empress Bibi Dong.
• Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing explained that the Spirit Hall Empire had annexed nearby states and war had begun, while Qian Renxue reported that Heaven Dou and Star Luo had allied against it.
• Bing'er warned Qin Mo that unknown spies had been watching the academy, and Yan'er asked what they should do as people panicked.
• Qin Mo ordered Myriad Manifestations Academy to enter its highest state of war readiness and declared that anyone violating its territory would be killed without mercy.

Bibi Dong crowned herself Empress and founded the Spirit Hall Empire, which immediately launched a rapid campaign to conquer nearby duchies and kingdoms. As the empire’s advance threatened Heaven Dou and Star Luo, the two old rivals formed an alliance, while Myriad Manifestations Academy faced the approaching war.

• Bibi Dong proclaimed the Spirit Hall Empire and was crowned its first Empress before more than ten thousand Soul Masters.
• The Spirit Hall Empire launched attacks on nearby duchies and kingdoms, using Soul Masters to overcome armies and assassinate rulers.
• The empire conquered and absorbed more than ten duchies and kingdoms within a few months.
• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo royal families set aside their feud and formed a military alliance against the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Myriad Manifestations Academy, near the Star Dou Great Forest, found itself in the path of the spreading conflict.

As the Spirit Hall Empire expanded and the continent descended into chaos, Qin Mo declared Myriad Manifestations Academy would remain armed and neutral rather than support either side. He left the academy united behind its independent path and ready to resist anyone who threatened it.

• An intelligence instructor briefed Qin Mo and the academy's leaders on the Spirit Hall Empire's expansion, generals, and military strength.
• Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Qin Mo how the academy should respond, while Qian Renxue warned that Bibi Dong's ambitions went beyond unifying the continent.
• Qin Mo rejected choosing a faction and proclaimed that the academy would pursue its own Path of Gods and remain neutral.
• Qin Mo warned that any force threatening the academy would become his enemy and face the academy's full resistance.
• The others accepted Qin Mo's decision, establishing the academy's stance as armed neutrality.

Qin Mo strengthened Myriad Manifestations Academy’s defenses, organized its students and instructors for combat, and opened cultivation resources to accelerate their growth. The academy maintained cautious contact with the outside world and became a refuge for independent Soul Masters, while preparing for the major powers to test its neutrality.

• Qin Mo reinforced the Guardian Great Formation with extreme ice and spatial powers, turning it into a deadly maze capable of resisting Titled Douluo-level attacks.
• Qin Mo reorganized the academy into combat squads, appointed Bing’er, Yan’er, and Soul Saint instructors as captains, and began practical drills.
• Qin Mo opened accelerated cultivation realms and distributed pills and Soul Tools, while personally guiding Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and his other disciples.
• Qin Mo sent liaison squads to gather intelligence and admit carefully screened young Soul Masters displaced by war, who had to swear Soul Oaths of loyalty.
• Myriad Manifestations Academy gained a reputation as a refuge and attracted independent Soul Masters and young geniuses seeking a path outside the war.
• The academy prepared for the major powers to challenge its neutral stance as the conflict continued.

A defeated Heaven Dou Empire force led by Balak attacked Myriad Manifestations Academy, hoping to seize its resources, but Qin Mo sent an elite squad to repel them. The squad annihilated all three thousand attackers without suffering injuries, and news of the academy’s armed neutrality spread through the region.

• Balak led roughly three thousand defeated Heaven Dou Empire soldiers to Myriad Manifestations Academy and ordered them to bombard its concealment formation.
• After the attack triggered the warning formation, Qin Mo ordered Bing'er and Yan'er to lead Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, Ye Lingling, and an elite squad to fight.
• Bing'er froze the battlefield with her Extreme Ice Domain, while Yan'er severely wounded Balak with a single punch.
• Ning Rongrong strengthened the fighters, Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue cut through the soldiers, and Ye Lingling supported the squad with healing energy.
• The academy's squad killed all three thousand attackers in fifteen minutes and suffered no injuries.
• Bing'er ordered the battlefield cleared, and news of Myriad Manifestations Academy's victory and armed neutrality spread through the region.

After learning that Myriad Manifestations Academy had destroyed a force of three thousand Heaven Dou soldiers, Bibi Dong ordered the academy to surrender to the Spirit Hall Empire or be annihilated. A Spirit Hall legion set out for the academy, bringing war to its valley.

• Bibi Dong received a report that fifty students from Myriad Manifestations Academy had wiped out three thousand routed soldiers, and that Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and a blonde woman had fought among them.
• Bibi Dong decided Qin Mo's growing academy was an uncontrollable threat and ordered Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo to lead five thousand Spirit Master Legion soldiers and twenty Soul Breaking Ballistas against it.
• Bibi Dong gave the academy two choices: surrender, hand over its inheritances and resources, and join the empire's Spirit Master system, or face total destruction.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo led the army from the empire's borders toward Myriad Manifestations Academy.

The Spirit Hall Empire sent Ghost Leopard Douluo, Magic Bear Douluo, and a five-thousand-strong Spirit Master Legion to destroy Myriad Manifestations Academy. Qin Mo rallied the academy to prepare for battle, leaving its first major clash on the continent about to begin.

• The Spirit Hall Empire's army advanced toward Myriad Manifestations Academy, driving other groups to flee and sparking rumors that the academy could not survive.
• Myriad Manifestations Academy's intelligence network warned Qin Mo, instructors, and students that the approaching army included two Titled Douluo and five thousand Spirit Masters.
• Qin Mo asked the assembled academy members if they were afraid, and they answered that they would stand with the academy.
• Qin Mo unleashed his powerful aura, declared that the Spirit Hall Empire would not force the academy to submit, and ordered everyone to take their positions.

Qin Mo briefed Myriad Manifestations Academy on defending against an advancing enemy force with the Five Elements Cycle Grand Formation and assigned everyone their battlefield roles. The academy activated the formation after nightfall, preparing for the enemy’s expected dawn attack.

• Qin Mo explained that the academy would rely on layered defenses and the Five Elements Cycle Grand Formation to weaken the enemy without risking an all-out assault.
• Qin Mo described the formation’s Misty Illusion Kill Domain, Quicksand Blazing Fire Domain, and Geng Metal Extreme Ice Domain and how each would impede enemy forces.
• Qin Mo assigned Bing'er and Yan'er to guard formation eyes, Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling to provide support and healing, Zhuqing to hunt isolated enemies, and Xiao Xue to respond where pressure was greatest.
• Qin Mo ordered the instructors and other assault- and defense-type spirit masters to hold the inner domain, while he took responsibility for the two Titled Douluo.
• The academy members took their positions and activated the Five Elements Cycle Grand Formation after nightfall.

As Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo attacked the valley, Qin Mo’s seven summoned beasts emerged and savaged the Spirit Hall Empire legion. Their assault shattered the legion’s formation as the two Titled Douluo engaged the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Evil Orca King.

• Ghost Leopard Douluo ordered Magic Bear Douluo to break the valley’s concealment array, and Magic Bear Douluo prepared his ninth soul skill.
• Qin Mo’s summons emerged from the warped space: the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Evil Orca King, Human-Faced Demon Spider Emperor, Ghost Tiger, Cave Spider Emperor, Mandala Snake Emperor, and Xiao Bai.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo recognized the summoned beasts’ strength and ordered the Spirit Hall Empire legion to form a defensive formation.
• The seven beasts launched a coordinated attack that killed or wounded hundreds of Spirit Masters and threw the legion into chaos.
• Magic Bear Douluo charged the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, while Ghost Leopard Douluo fought the Evil Orca King as it blocked his advance toward the valley.

The Spirit Hall Empire legion struggled against the summoned soul beasts outside the valley until Myriad Manifestations Academy activated the Five Elements Cycle Grand Formation. Bing'er and Yan'er unleashed devastating ice and fire attacks within the formation, leaving the legion shattered while Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo remained pinned by powerful beasts.

• The summoned soul beasts battled the Spirit Hall Empire legion while the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and Evil Orca King kept Magic Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo occupied.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo ordered the Soul Sage and higher-ranked commanders to concentrate their attacks on the cliff beside the valley entrance.
• The Five Elements Cycle Grand Formation activated its Misty Illusion Kill Domain, engulfing much of the legion in blinding fog filled with lethal ice needles, Ghost Shadow Vines, and spatial rifts.
• Bing'er unleashed Emperor Cold Sky - Snow Dance Sunburst, freezing soldiers in the fog and shattering them with an ice storm.
• Yan'er cast Phoenix Wings Soaring - Flowing Fire Burning City, raining Ultimate Fire across the battlefield and worsening the legion's destruction.
• The legion's formations and command collapsed as Ghost Leopard Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo failed to reach Bing'er and Yan'er.

Ning Rongrong used the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to coordinate and strengthen Myriad Manifestations Academy’s fighters across the battlefield, while Ye Lingling healed and sustained the wounded. The battle continued with the academy’s defenses bolstered by their support.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Ghost Tiger’s speed and attack, helping it escape three Spirit Hall Soul Sages and kill one.
• Ning Rongrong restored a defensive instructor’s Soul Power and strengthened his shield, allowing him to hold off five Assault Type Soul Emperors until reinforcements arrived.
• Ning Rongrong replenished Bing’er and Yan’er, intensifying their ice and fire attacks across the middle battlefield.
• Ning Rongrong amplified the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, allowing it to recover its Wind-Thunder Power and charge Magic Bear Douluo again.
• Ye Lingling healed and restored injured academy members in her Emerald Green Domain as Ning Rongrong continued supporting the battle.