Chapter Summaries

Zhou Huan absorbed the Extreme Cold Snow Dragon’s god-level Soul Ring, reached rank seventy-four, and decided to use the Dragon Core rather than Snow Empress’s Snow Pill as the foundation for his first Soul Core. After the Floating Pagoda absorbed the dragon’s remains and transformed, Zhou Huan began condensing his Soul Core in the ice cave, leaving Snow Empress and the others to guard him.

• Zhou Huan completed absorbing the golden Soul Ring, gained a cold attribute, and raised his Soul Power to rank seventy-four.
• Zhou Huan explained that he would use the depleted Extreme Cold Snow Dragon Pill to condense his first Soul Core and preserve Snow Empress’s Snow Pill for later.
• Zhou Huan stored the dragon’s remains in the Floating Pagoda, which materialized completely and gained the ability to let him enter it.
• Zhou Huan entered the ice cave and began building his first Soul Core around the Dragon Core while Snow Empress, Miss Narcissus, and Brother Octagon watched over him.

After Zhou Huan spent forty days condensing his first Soul Core, Snow Empress returned to the Ice Palace and handed leadership of the Extreme North to the Titan Snow Demon King. She revealed her plan to gamble on a future for Soul Beasts and brought Ice Bear King Xiaobai into Zhou Huan’s God-Making Group.

• Zhou Huan successfully condensed his Soul Core after forty days and thanked Snow Empress, Octagonal, and Miss Narcissus for protecting him.
• Snow Empress took Zhou Huan to her former Ice Palace and summoned the Extreme North’s powerful Soul Beasts.
• Snow Empress appointed the Titan Snow Demon King as leader of the Extreme North, and the gathered Soul Beasts accepted her command.
• Snow Empress explained to Ice Bear King Xiaobai that Soul Beasts had no future without gods and asked him to follow her as she pursued a gamble for their survival.
• Zhou Huan welcomed Ice Bear King Xiaobai into the God-Making Group, but Xiaobai did not recognize him.

After leaving the Extreme North, Zhou Huan stopped in Heaven Dou City to buy food for Ice Bear King Xiaobai and unexpectedly encountered Vina, Long Aotian, and Body Sect Master Du Busi. Du Busi invited Zhou Huan to dine with them, leaving him unable to avoid the intimidating encounter.

• After Snow Empress settled the Extreme North, Zhou Huan's group departed with Ice Bear King Xiaobai, whom Zhou Huan housed in the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhou Huan detoured to Heaven Dou City and bought wine and meat to feed Xiaobai.
• Outside the restaurant, Zhou Huan ran into Vina and Long Aotian, accompanied by their teacher, Du Busi.
• Vina introduced Zhou Huan to Du Busi and praised his past performance in the Star Luo Soul Master Competition.
• Du Busi examined Zhou Huan and invited him to have a meal with them, and Zhou Huan accepted politely.

After dining with Du Busi, Vina invited Zhou Huan to join a mission against a group of Evil Soul Masters, offering him a rare Small Soul Beast as payment. Zhou Huan learned he and his companions would only patrol the perimeter, but Vina admitted she wanted Shrek involved.

• Zhou Huan finished a meal with Du Busi, Vina, and Long Aotian, and Du Busi left the younger people to talk.
• Vina offered to show Zhou Huan around Tian Dou and take him to the imperial palace if he helped with an important task that night.
• Vina presented Zhou Huan with a palm-sized, oriole-shaped Small Soul Beast, which made his Floating Pagoda react.
• Vina explained that the mission was to wipe out a group of Evil Soul Masters, with Zhou Huan, Vina, and Long Aotian assigned to patrol the perimeter and catch stragglers.
• Zhou Huan asked why Vina needed him, and she bluntly said she wanted to involve Shrek in the operation.

Zhou Huan joined Vina and the Body Sect on a raid against an Evil Soul Master group, only to discover Vina had brought him along to probe his knowledge of the organization. After the Body Sect defeated the gang with help from a Super Douluo, Zhou Huan revealed that the group was the Holy Spirit Cult from the Sun Moon Empire, and the party returned to Heaven Dou City.

• Zhou Huan accepted Vina's invitation to help guard the outskirts of a town near Heaven Dou City and received a small soul beast and a Treasure Bag as payment.
• The Body Sect attacked the gang's old church while Zhou Huan, Vina, and Long Aotian waited at an escape route, but an Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo appeared and overwhelmed the three Soul Douluos.
• Golden Body Douluo Jinpeng arrived and defeated the Titled Douluo, while the Body Sect captured a Soul Douluo Evil Soul Master alive.
• Vina admitted she had brought Zhou Huan to watch the raid and learn whether Shrek knew about the gang; Zhou Huan identified it as the Holy Spirit Cult from the Sun Moon Empire.
• The Body Sect left people to handle the aftermath, and Zhou Huan returned to Heaven Dou City with Vina and the others.

After returning to Shrek, Zhou Huan reflected on his new Soul Core, Extreme Cold attribute, and the Floating Pagoda’s newly opened sky-like second layer and music skill. At the academy’s new student registration, he encountered Le Wuxue, whose name and Holy Angel Martial Soul caught his attention.

• Zhou Huan traveled back to Shrek after leaving Heaven Dou City, having reached rank-75 Soul Sage and condensed his first Soul Core.
• Zhou Huan recalled that absorbing the White Jade Oriole’s Soul Ring had opened a second, sky-like space in the Floating Pagoda and granted the Life Movement soul skill.
• Zhou Huan arrived at Shrek during new student registration and found Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Wang Qingya, and Xiao Xiao helping with admissions.
• Wang Qingya thanked Zhou Huan on behalf of her parents for the Immortal Herb, and Zhou Huan joked about receiving more black cards.
• Wang Qingya registered Le Wuxue, an eleven-year-old with a Level 32 Holy Angel Martial Soul, and Zhou Huan focused on her name and Martial Soul.

Zhou Huan wondered whether Le Wuxue was connected to Qian Renxue before reuniting with Zhang Lexuan, who had emerged from seclusion as a Titled Douluo. Zhang Lexuan brought him to her secluded home on Sea God Island so they could discuss his ninth Soul Ring.

• Zhou Huan noticed Le Wuxue's resemblance to Qian Renxue and wondered whether the girl was descended from the Sacred Angel Family.
• Zhang Lexuan met Zhou Huan by Sea God Lake and told him she had broken through to Titled Douluo and become vice dean of the Martial Soul Department.
• Zhang Lexuan invited Zhou Huan to her home on Sea God Island to talk about his ninth Soul Ring, and he agreed.
• Zhang Lexuan carried Zhou Huan to Sea God Island, where he admired the Golden Tree's spiritual energy.
• Zhang Lexuan led Zhou Huan to her secluded three-story home.

Zhou Huan took Zhang Lexuan to his Floating Pagoda to help her obtain her ninth Soul Ring. There, he introduced her to the Snow Empress and the other Soul Beasts and Immortal Herbs living inside.

• Zhang Lexuan served tea to Zhou Huan, and they discussed his plans for her ninth Soul Ring.
• Zhang Lexuan led Zhou Huan to her secluded cultivation room, where he used his Soul Power to bring them both into the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhang Lexuan recognized the Floating Pagoda and was astonished that Zhou Huan could bring her inside it.
• Zhou Huan introduced Zhang Lexuan to the Snow Empress, Miss Narcissus, Brother Octagon, Sister Horse, and the Ice Bear King.

Zhou Huan helped Zhang Lexuan absorb a Soul Ring and Soul Bone from Miss Narcissus inside the Floating Pagoda. Zhang Lexuan reached level 92 and gained powerful new abilities before she and Zhou Huan left the pagoda.

• Snow Empress, Brother Octagon, and Miss Narcissus greeted Zhang Lexuan, and Zhou Huan began the Soul Ring transfer.
• Zhou Huan separated Miss Narcissus's soul body from her main body, allowing a red Soul Ring to rise from it.
• Zhang Lexuan absorbed the Soul Ring and obtained two skills, then retrieved a Torso Soul Bone from Miss Narcissus's remains.
• Zhang Lexuan absorbed the Torso Soul Bone, reached level 92, and gained the Cold Moon Immortal Light Domain Skill.
• Zhang Lexuan thanked Zhou Huan, and the two left the Floating Pagoda.

Zhang Lexuan cooked Zhou Huan a warm dinner on Sea God Island, and he returned to the Outer Court afterward. Four days later, Fifth Year classes began with the Advancement Assessment at the Beast Fighting Arena, where Wu Feng passed and Zhou Huan was called to fight next.

• Zhang Lexuan prepared four dishes, soup, and rice for Zhou Huan, and explained that the sour fish came from Sea God Lake.
• After dinner, Zhang Lexuan flew Zhou Huan back to the Outer Court beneath the moonlight.
• Four days later, Fifth Year Class One gathered at the Beast Fighting Arena to take an assessment requiring each student to defeat a Thousand-Year Soul Beast alone.
• Wu Feng defeated her assigned Soul Beast, and the referee announced that she had passed with a score of 90.
• The referee called Zhou Huan to the stage for his assessment.

Zhou Huan faced two five-thousand-year Soul Beasts in his assessment and used ice and hidden spikes to turn their speed against them. The battle ended in a stalemate as the beasts circled him across the frozen arena.

• The referee confirmed that Zhou Huan had to fight the Gale Green Wolf and Magic Shadow Leopard, though he only needed to defeat one.
• The Magic Shadow Leopard and Gale Green Wolf attacked Zhou Huan together, but he dodged the wolf and struck its belly with his fourth soul skill.
• Zhou Huan froze the arena floor and used Ice Step to evade the leopard’s attacks, causing it to slip and crash into the protective barrier.
• The Magic Shadow Leopard recovered, and it and the Gale Green Wolf circled Zhou Huan cautiously over the ice.
• Xiao Hongchen watched from the stands and suspected Zhou Huan would use his familiar, shameless fighting style.

Zhou Huan used speed and ice to evade two five-thousand-year Soul Beasts until the referee ended the match and awarded him a passing score. He returned to the stands as the next assessment began, where he joked with Wang Qingya and drew Wu Feng’s exasperation.

• Zhou Huan turned the arena into an ice rink and dodged the Gale Green Wolf and Magic Shadow Leopard while landing blows that appeared weak.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen watched Zhou Huan kite the beasts, and Meng Hongchen asked whether the fight would last for hours again.
• The referee recalled the Gale Green Wolf and Magic Shadow Leopard to their cages and declared that Zhou Huan had passed with a score of 80.
• Wen Xiaoshuai took the stage to face a seven-thousand-year Heavenly Fiend Tiger, while Zhou Huan returned to the Audience Stands.
• Wang Qingya suggested Zhou Huan open an ice rink, and Zhou Huan joked that she could sell baozi there, prompting Wu Feng to complain about their conversation.

Zhou Huan watched Wen Xiaoshuai pass the fifth-year advancement assessment, then visited the library, where Zhang Lexuan invited him to help investigate a Flame Palace that required both Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice to open. He hesitated over the danger, and Zhang Lexuan left him her token and told him to decide by the next day.

• Zhou Huan and Wu Feng discussed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School recruiting him, then watched Wen Xiaoshuai battle a seven-thousand-year Heavenly Fiend Tiger and pass his assessment with a score of 85.
• Fifty-three of the class's fifty-five students passed the advancement assessment, and Zhou Huan officially became a fifth-year student.
• Zhou Huan went to the fifth floor of the Outer Courtyard Library to continue reading and saw Zhang Lexuan there.
• Zhang Lexuan told Zhou Huan that Ma Xiaotao had found a Flame Palace with a door that required Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice to open.
• Zhang Lexuan invited Zhou Huan to join Ma Xiaotao in investigating the palace, gave him a token for Sea God Island, and asked him to decide by the next day.

Zhou Huan visited Zhang Lexuan to agree to investigate the Flame Palace with her and Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao learned that Zhou Huan possessed Extreme Ice and offered him first choice of any treasures they found.

• Zhou Huan crossed Sea God Lake and went to Zhang Lexuan's home after deciding to join the trip to the Flame Palace.
• Ma Xiaotao opened the door, thanked Zhou Huan for the Blazing Gum of Infernal Delicate Apricot, and offered to help him in the future.
• Zhang Lexuan welcomed Zhou Huan and confirmed he had decided to make the trip with her.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ma Xiaotao that Zhou Huan's Extreme Ice made him a suitable companion to explore the Flame Palace she had discovered.
• Ma Xiaotao offered Zhou Huan first choice of any treasures they found as partial repayment, then teased him for calling Zhang Lexuan by name.

Zhou Huan, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan traveled through the Dou Ling Empire toward the Flame Palace, with Zhou Huan reflecting on the empire’s decay and taking care of Zhang Lexuan along the way. After four days, they reached the dormant volcano that concealed the palace entrance.

• Zhou Huan left Shrek with Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan and entered the Dou Ling Empire with them.
• Zhou Huan saw widespread hardship among commoners and indulgence among the empire’s upper class, prompting Ma Xiaotao to question whether Shrek should protect it.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Shrek’s long-standing position could not change, while Zhou Huan chose not to comment on the empire’s fate.
• Zhou Huan arranged comfortable stays and meals for Zhang Lexuan during their leisurely journey, leaving Ma Xiaotao feeling overlooked.
• After four days, Ma Xiaotao led Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to a dormant volcano and identified its base as the entrance to the Underground Palace.

Ma Xiaotao led Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan through the underground lava world to the Flame Palace, where they found a strange stone gate that required both Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice. Their first attempt failed, but after Zhang Lexuan suggested switching the elements, the gate began to melt.

• Ma Xiaotao cleared a hidden passage into the extinct volcano, and the three traveled through it to an enormous underground magma lake.
• Ma Xiaotao flew across the lake, while Zhang Lexuan carried Zhou Huan after her, and they reached the Flame Palace.
• The three entered the palace and found colorful flames that Zhou Huan could neither identify nor capture.
• Ma Xiaotao and Zhou Huan tried matching Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice to the stone gate's red and white stones, but the gate did not open.
• Zhang Lexuan suggested switching their elements, and the red and white stones began to melt when Zhou Huan used Extreme Ice and Ma Xiaotao used Extreme Fire.

Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhou Huan discovered a chained Flame Soul Beast whose prison had trapped them inside a barrier. After Zhang Lexuan attacked and Ma Xiaotao's fire strike failed, they learned that fire nourished the beast, leaving their fight far more difficult.

• Zhang Lexuan destroyed the Stone Gate's incoming Black Flowing Fire with her Silver Moon True Body, revealing a giant Flame Soul Beast bound by chains connected to eight pillars.
• Zhang Lexuan sensed that the pillars had created a barrier around the Underground Palace, trapping the group with the beast.
• Zhou Huan asked the Snow Empress for help, but she refused to spend the Snow Pill's Origin Power and told him they would have to defeat the beast themselves.
• Zhang Lexuan planned to attack from the front while Ma Xiaotao supported her, and Zhou Huan stayed back to protect himself.
• Zhang Lexuan struck with Moon Fall as Ma Xiaotao hit the Flame Soul Beast with Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike, but the beast remained unharmed and declared that fire nourished it.

Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Huan wounded the Flame Soul Beast, but it absorbed the cold mist from Zhou Huan’s attack and transformed into an Ice Soul Beast. The transformed beast confronted the three humans, while Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Huan discovered their Soul Power could merge.

• Zhang Lexuan used Crescent Blood Kill Realm and Blood Moon Eclipse against the Flame Soul Beast, but the beast shattered her attack and injured her while losing a fang.
• Zhou Huan destroyed the beast’s Black Fire Domain with his Ice Qilin Cold Domain and struck it with Ice Dragon’s Roar, filling the Underground Palace with freezing mist.
• Zhou Huan steadied the injured Zhang Lexuan and discovered their Soul Power merged, while Ma Xiaotao noticed his strength and teased them about their closeness.
• The cold mist contracted and vanished, revealing the Flame Soul Beast transformed into a massive blue-white Ice Soul Beast.
• The Ice Soul Beast accused the humans of being despicable and declared that they had enraged it.

Zhou Huan, Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao fought the Ice Soul Beast, which transformed into an Ice Fire Spirit Beast and tried to destroy them with its fused Inner Core. Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan killed it with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Frost Full Blood Moon Kill, while the sealed pillars and chains vanished and a distant figure wondered who would claim the beast’s remains.

• Zhang Lexuan and Zhou Huan countered the Ice Soul Beast’s attacks while Ma Xiaotao struck it with Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike and Zhang Lexuan hit it with Black Moon Flowing Light.
• The Ice Soul Beast survived the attacks and transformed into an Ice Fire Spirit Beast, with one half wreathed in black flames and the other radiating blue-white cold.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan joined hands and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Frost Full Blood Moon Kill, as the pillars and chains drained the beast’s Soul Power.
• The Ice Fire Spirit Beast spat out a fused Ice Fire Bead and tried to self-destruct, but the blood moonlight split both the bead and the beast in half.
• The Ice Fire Spirit Beast died, its strange Soul Ring rose, and the chains and Eight Giant Pillars disappeared.
• A distant white-clad figure remarked that the small Soul Beast had died quickly and wondered who would benefit from what it left behind.

Zhou Huan and his companions claimed two powerful beads from the Underground Palace, then Zhou Huan accompanied Zhang Lexuan to Peach Spring Village. They arrived to find the village gathered for a wedding.

• The strange Soul Ring and the Ice Fire Spirit Beast were absorbed by the Black Fire Bead and Blue White Bead, which became treasures of Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice.
• Zhou Huan took the Blue White Bead, and Ma Xiaotao took the Black Fire Bead after Zhang Lexuan gave her the second choice.
• The three left the Underground Palace, concealed its entrance, and Zhang Lexuan asked Ma Xiaotao to keep Zhou Huan's true strength secret.
• Zhang Lexuan decided to visit Peach Spring Village, and Zhou Huan offered to accompany her while Ma Xiaotao returned to the academy.
• Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan reached Peach Spring Village seven days later and found a wedding celebration outside Aunt Zhao's house.