Chapter Summaries

Jia Youcai secretly stole strands of Dugu Bo’s hair and beard, then met Shui Bing’er and prepared to invent a dramatic account for Yue Guan. The story ended with Jia Youcai asking whether his fabricated tale was convincing enough.

• Jia Youcai used Shadow Steal to cut several strands of hair and beard from Dugu Bo without being noticed.
• Jia Youcai left the Bilin Poison Pool and evaded pursuit before meeting Shui Bing’er at their rendezvous.
• Jia Youcai showed Shui Bing’er the hair and beard and discussed whether Yue Guan would accept them as proof of carrying out his request.
• Jia Youcai proposed telling Yue Guan that he had defeated and humiliated Dugu Bo in a fierce battle.
• Jia Youcai finished his fabricated story and asked Shui Bing’er whether it was satisfying enough.

Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er returned to Sunset Glow Valley and convinced Yue Guan that Jia Youcai had defeated Dugu Bo through a carefully planned attack. Yue Guan accepted their report and let them gather medicinal herbs, which they left in his care to collect later.

• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er rehearsed their account of how Jia Youcai had obtained the requested item from Dugu Bo.
• The pair returned to Sunset Glow Valley and presented the item to Yue Guan, who asked Jia Youcai to explain how he had acquired it.
• Jia Youcai recounted their prepared story, then explained that Dugu Bo had been forced to protect Dugu Yan and could not unleash his poison.
• Yue Guan tested Jia Youcai with Soul Power pressure, then accepted his explanation and praised his tactics.
• Jia Youcai reminded Yue Guan of his promised medicinal herbs, and Yue Guan allowed them to take what they needed from the herb fields.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er gathered herbs throughout the fields and left them with Yue Guan to collect later.

Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er traveled to Beast Spirit Hall seeking the Snow Empress, but learned she had returned to the Extreme North Land. Ye Tianyi explained that meeting her depended on whether she chose to see them.

• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er left Sunset Glow Valley and headed for Beast Spirit Hall to seek the Snow Empress's help.
• A dark-purple demon with an angel Martial Soul flew past them toward Snow Country, and Shui Bing'er wondered whether he was an Evil Soul Master.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er entered Beast Spirit Hall using Lan Fuzi's command arrow and encountered Ye Tianyi, whom Jia Youcai recognized from the City of Slaughter.
• Jia Youcai asked Ye Tianyi where to find the Snow Empress, and Ye Tianyi said she was likely at her Ice Seal Throne in the Extreme North Land.
• Ye Tianyi warned Jia Youcai that reaching the Snow Empress depended on whether she wanted to meet them.

Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er traveled through the perilous Extreme North Land and reached a Beast Spirit Hall outpost, where they obtained help for their journey to the Ice Seal Throne. They left with an Ice Edge Stone to guide them toward the Snow Empress, though the dangers of the core region remained ahead.

• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er prepared cold-weather supplies and set out from the northern gate for the Extreme North Land.
• Shui Bing'er used her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and sensitivity to ice-attributed energy to help them navigate blizzards and avoid dangers during their half-month journey.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er reached a Beast Spirit Hall outpost and met its keeper, Yan Gang.
• Shui Bing'er told Yan Gang they had to meet the Snow Empress, and Yan Gang warned them that few humans reached the Ice Seal Throne alive.
• Yan Gang gave Jia Youcai an Ice Edge Stone that could help guide them and discourage some ice-attributed soul beasts from attacking.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er thanked Yan Gang and left the outpost to continue toward the core region.

Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er suspected Yan Gang had given them the Ice Edge Stone as bait, then found themselves trapped by two powerful Soul Beasts. Shui Bing'er confronted the ice bear as it broke into their hiding place.

• Jia Youcai told Shui Bing'er that Yan Gang’s strange power and long residence in the Extreme North Land suggested he might be a Shapeshifted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Jia Youcai suspected the Ice Edge Stone was a tracker or bait intended to lure Soul Beasts toward them.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er hid in an ice crevice as a fifty-thousand-year ice bear and a Bone-Eating Ice Boa closed in from different directions.
• Shui Bing'er activated her Ice Ring Armor and used Path of Ice Seal to freeze the ice bear’s paw when it struck at the crevice entrance.

Shui Bing'er lured two spirit beasts away from Jia Youcai but was captured by Ice Bear King Xiaobai, who confronted Jia Youcai. Xiaobai froze Jia Youcai, then realized an unknown figure had appeared with an aura powerful enough to startle it.

• Shui Bing'er fought the ice bear and Bone-Eating Ice Boa, then flew away to draw them from Jia Youcai.
• A giant mystic-ice hand emerged from beneath the snow and seized Shui Bing'er.
• Jia Youcai recognized Ice Bear King Xiaobai and challenged it while Xiaobai sent the two spirit beasts toward him.
• Jia Youcai threatened that Xiaobai's mother would beat it up, provoking Xiaobai to freeze him in mystic ice.
• Xiaobai sensed a powerful freezing aura and turned to see a figure it called its aunt.

Bing Liyue freed Shui Bing'er and left Jia Youcai behind with Xiao Bai, who attacked him. Jia Youcai used specialized Soul Tools and his Shadow Clones to escape, leaving Xiao Bai furious and promising to catch him.

• Bing Liyue released Shui Bing'er from Xiao Bai's grip and led her away, leaving Jia Youcai frozen behind.
• Bing Liyue's ice around Jia Youcai shattered, and he called after her before turning to face Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai attacked Jia Youcai, who dodged its giant hand and used three High-Frequency Soul Power Resonance Ice-Breaking Bullets to crack its palm.
• Jia Youcai activated his Fallen Angel Martial Soul and split into seven Shadow Clones that fled in different directions.
• Xiao Bai's icy breath struck a clone, which dissipated, while Jia Youcai escaped at a distance and taunted the enraged bear.

Jia Youcai escaped Xiao Bai and found Bing Liyue and Shui Bing'er in a sheltered ice valley. He followed them into the Ice Palace, where Bilin welcomed Bing Liyue as the Ice Empress.

• Jia Youcai fled through the blizzard and discovered a calm ice valley protected by an invisible boundary.
• Jia Youcai crashed into the valley, where Shui Bing'er recognized him and Bing Liyue invited him inside.
• Bing Liyue led Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er into the Ice Palace, where powerful Ice Scorpions bowed before her.
• Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er saw Bilin among the palace retainers and attendants.
• Bilin left his seat, knelt before Bing Liyue, and welcomed Her Majesty the Ice Empress back.

Bing Liyue revealed herself as the Ice Empress and received Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er in her palace. When Shui Bing'er asked to see the Snow Empress, Liu Ningshuang took control of her body and exchanged teasing warnings with Bing Liyue.

• Bing Liyue entered the palace, where Bilin knelt to welcome her, and took her place before the gathered attendants and Ice Scorpions.
• Bing Liyue ordered Jia Youcai and Shui Bing'er taken to an ice chamber, and Jia Youcai stopped Shui Bing'er from questioning her in the hall.
• After half a day, Bing Liyue visited them and explained that the Snow Empress was secluded in the Ice Soul Abyss and could not be disturbed.
• Liu Ningshuang possessed Shui Bing'er's body and teased Bing Liyue about borrowing her Little Phoenix's body and risking her newly Shapeshifted form.

Liu Ningshuang manifested through Shui Bing'er to ask Bing Liyue for help, admitting she could no longer endure her current crisis. When she revealed her connection to Níðhöggr, Bing Liyue reacted with fury and warned that the Plague King sought a vessel to corrupt and enter the human world; the chapter ended with her deciding that Snow Empress had to be told.

• Liu Ningshuang told Bing Liyue that she could not hold on much longer and needed help.
• Bing Liyue said Snow Empress could not be disturbed during her strict seclusion, then challenged Liu Ningshuang to ask her for help instead.
• Liu Ningshuang named Plague King Níðhöggr, and Bing Liyue recoiled in shock before slapping her.
• Bing Liyue berated Liu Ningshuang for dealing with Níðhöggr and explained that he sought a vessel to carry corrupt divine power into the human world.
• Liu Ningshuang endured Bing Liyue's scolding in silence, and Bing Liyue decided Snow Empress had to know about the matter.

Bing Liyue learned that Liu Ningshuang’s true body could remain sealed in an Ice Coffin in the Endless Sea Trench for three to five years, while Liu’s consciousness left Shui Bing’er’s body. Jia Youcai expected to leave the Far North, but Bing Liyue abruptly dragged him out of the ice chamber.

• Liu Ningshuang told Bing Liyue that her true body was sealed in an Ice Coffin ten thousand meters below the Endless Sea Trench and could hold out for three to five years.
• Jia Youcai realized Beast Spirit Hall might be able to trade with the Clear Sky Sect for the immortal herbs they needed and hoped to return to the human world soon.
• Liu Ningshuang’s consciousness withdrew, and Shui Bing’er resumed control of her body before meditating on Bing Liyue’s advice.
• As Jia Youcai tried to nap, Bing Liyue seized his wrist and dragged him out of the ice chamber, telling Shui Bing’er she was borrowing him.

Jia Youcai escaped Bing Liyue’s grasp and raced through the Ice Palace, but Bilin blocked his exit and demanded that he return. Jia Youcai challenged Bilin to capture him, leaving their confrontation about to begin.

• Jia Youcai tricked Bing Liyue, broke free, and used his Fallen Angel Martial Soul to slip into a crack in the ice.
• Bing Liyue sensed Jia Youcai’s escape and struck his route with a pillar of light, forcing him out of shadow form.
• Jia Youcai recognized Bing Liyue’s pursuer as an avatar and sprinted through the Ice Palace until he found the exit.
• Bilin appeared outside the palace and blocked Jia Youcai with a whirlwind of ice, saying that Ice Empress had sent him to bring Jia Youcai back.
• Jia Youcai spread his hands and challenged Bilin to tie him up and drag him back.

Jia Youcai prepared to fight Bilin by combining the Soft Bone Rabbit and Sausage Martial Souls, then used Tang San's blood to simulate the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer. He struck Bilin hard enough to crack his Ice Armor, but Bilin appeared behind him, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Jia Youcai activated the Martial Soul Avatars of the Soft Bone Rabbit and Sausage Martial Souls.
• Jia Youcai used Tang San's blood with a Mirror Sausage to temporarily simulate the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Jia Youcai considered the threat of Ice Bear King Xiaobai and decided to test himself against Bilin.
• Bilin formed an emerald ice spear and lunged at Jia Youcai.
• Jia Youcai teleported out of the spear's path and struck Bilin with the Clear Sky Hammer, cracking his Ice Armor and forcing him back.
• Bilin acknowledged Jia Youcai's hammer, then moved behind him at great speed.

Jia Youcai overwhelmed Bilin with his Invincible Golden Body, Teleportation, and Clear Sky Hammer, leaving the ice scorpion unable to get back up. He taunted the Ice Empress about Bilin’s weakness, then said goodbye and asked her to take care of Shui Bing’er.

• Bilin struck Jia Youcai with his ice warhammer, but Jia Youcai’s Invincible Golden Body absorbed the blow without harm.
• Jia Youcai teleported above Bilin and smashed through his ice shield, injuring his arms and driving him into a crater.
• Jia Youcai teleported behind Bilin and struck his back with the Clear Sky Hammer, breaking his ribs and blasting him across the crater.
• Jia Youcai called Bilin weak, asked the Ice Empress to care for Shui Bing’er, and said goodbye.

Jia Youcai tried to escape Ice Bear King Xiaobai by flying away, but an ice dragon caught him just after his Void skill ended. The dragon carried him toward the core of the Extreme North Land while Xiaobai watched, satisfied.

• Ice Bear King Xiaobai caught up with Jia Youcai and demanded that he stay and cooperate with Snow Empress.
• Jia Youcai used Teleportation and a Rapid-Flying Mushroom Sausage to flee, while Xiaobai attacked with an icy field and an ice net.
• Jia Youcai activated his Void skill to pass through Xiaobai's attacks and flew toward the horizon.
• Xiaobai said Snow Empress had anticipated his escape and that he could not simply fly out of the sky.
• An ice dragon emerged from the clouds, grabbed Jia Youcai as his Void state ended, and flew toward the core of the Extreme North Land.
• Xiaobai watched the dragon carry Jia Youcai away and patted its belly in satisfaction.

Jia Youcai returned to the Ice Soul Abyss with Bing Liyue and questioned her about Bilin and her relationships with her retainers. Bing Liyue explained that she had no need for offspring and would only consider bearing descendants if her death were near.

• The Frost Sky Eclipse Dragon King brought Jia Youcai to the Ice Soul Abyss, where Bing Liyue greeted him and froze his hand when he demanded a testing fee.
• Bing Liyue thanked Ash for bringing Jia Youcai, then led him into the abyss to meet the Snow Empress.
• Jia Youcai asked whether Bilin was Bing Liyue's retainer and why she seemed unconcerned that he had badly injured him.
• Bing Liyue explained that Bilin was the Ice Scorpion clan's king, her retainer, and one of her pets who served her in exchange for power and status.
• Jia Youcai asked why Bing Liyue had no descendants, and she said bearing offspring held no meaning for her unless she knew her end was approaching.

Jia Youcai waited outside the Snow Empress’s laboratory and unexpectedly met Ye Xihan, who had also been summoned to help with the Artificial Soul Ring venture. They secretly compared their experiences, and Ye Xihan explained that the Snow Empress had examined her in exhaustive detail.

• Bing Liyue told Jia Youcai to wait outside the ice-crystal doors and went into the laboratory.
• After an hour, Ye Xihan emerged and was surprised to find Jia Youcai waiting there.
• Ye Xihan asked whether Jia Youcai had also been invited, and he teased her about being there for the supreme ideal.
• Jia Youcai and Ye Xihan moved to a concealed corner, where Ye Xihan raised a barrier to block sound and detection.
• Ye Xihan said she had been brought in to repay the Snow Empress for helping her and her brother receive hundred thousand year God-given Soul Rings.
• Ye Xihan explained that the Snow Empress had examined her body and Soul Power with unnerving precision, leaving her feeling exposed and scrutinized.

Ye Xihan explained Snow Empress's overwhelming strength to Jia Youcai, recalling how repeated defeats had taught her and Ye Tianyi to respect their former opponent. Their conversation ended when their barrier rippled, suggesting someone was probing them.

• Jia Youcai asked Ye Xihan why she and Ye Tianyi had accepted Snow Empress's control despite being powerful Titled Douluo.
• Ye Xihan said that even the combined strength of every soul beast in the Extreme North Land, including Ice Empress at her peak, could not defeat Snow Empress alone.
• Ye Xihan recalled how Snow Empress had defeated the siblings repeatedly, even after they gained God-given Ninth Soul Rings and reached Rank 94 and Rank 93.
• Ye Xihan explained that Snow Empress's position as third among the Fierce Beasts reflected a vast gap between her and those ranked below her.
• Ye Xihan and Jia Youcai fell silent when their barrier rippled under a subtle probe.

The Snow Empress summoned Jia Youcai to serve as a test subject for another round of Artificial Soul Ring experiments, which continued for a month. Exhausted and depleted, Jia Youcai received care from Shui Bing’er, who said the Snow Empress had told her not to worry about her mother.

• A Snow Woman doll brought Jia Youcai to the Snow Empress, who asked him to help test the Artificial Soul Ring.
• Jia Youcai reluctantly agreed, and the researchers subjected him to repeated tests over the next month.
• Shui Bing’er brought Jia Youcai Essence Nourishing Soup and fed it to him as he recovered from the experiments.
• Jia Youcai asked Shui Bing’er about her mother, and she said the Snow Empress had told her not to worry.

After Jia Youcai finished helping test the artificial soul rings in the Extreme North Land, he left and returned home. He reunited with Yan Lingzhuo, and they spent an intimate afternoon together.

• Snow Empress reviewed the test results and offered Jia Youcai compensation for his help, but he asked only for Shui Bing'er and her mother to remain safe.
• Jia Youcai said goodbye to Shui Bing'er, who gave him a copy of a medicinal prescription, then departed from the Extreme North Land.
• After two days of sightseeing, Jia Youcai returned to his secluded residence and found Yan Lingzhuo waiting in the backyard.
• Yan Lingzhuo served Jia Youcai tea and asked him to spend time with her, and he carried her into their bedroom.
• Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo kissed and spent an intimate afternoon together.