Chapter Summaries

Xue Nianbing stole the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo from a Body Sect Soul Douluo and escaped, prompting Du Busi to accuse Ming Detang of colluding with the beasts and devastate its experimental base before retreating. Jing Hongchen began assessing the losses and learned that Experimental Subject No. 1 had disappeared.

• Xue Nianbing seized the embryo and the Soul Douluo’s Storage Soul Tool, then vanished into the tunnel.
• After hearing that an Evil Soul Master had intercepted them, Du Busi accused Jing Hongchen and Ming Detang of colluding with the beasts and unleashed his full power.
• Jin Peng urged Du Busi to retreat, but Du Busi destroyed the experimental base before leading the Body Sect away and blowing up the underground passages.
• Jing Hongchen ordered the Soul Engineers to search the wreckage and later learned that rare metals from Warehouses No. 2 and No. 12 had been looted.
• Lin Jiayi privately told Jing Hongchen that Experimental Subject No. 1 had disappeared, leaving him shocked and nearly unable to stand.

After Experimental Subject No. 1 disappeared, Jing Hongchen ordered a lockdown and a search while Xue Nianbing concealed his role and returned to the Ice and Snow Plane. There, he assigned Youyou and Jiaojiao to watch over the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo and considered dismantling a Humanoid Soul Tool and using a Starlight Sapphire.

• Xue Nianbing watched Jing Hongchen collapse after learning Experimental Subject No. 1 was missing and regretted causing him distress, though he believed the deception was necessary.
• Jing Hongchen questioned Lin Jiayi, learned the disappearance was not yet public, and ordered secrecy, a search of auctions, extermination missions against Body Sect members, repairs to Ming Detang, and inspections of Storage Rings.
• Jing Hongchen inspected Xue Nianbing's Storage Soul Tool, found nothing suspicious, and apologized before Xue Nianbing left for the dormitory.
• Xue Nianbing entered the Ice and Snow Plane and checked the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, deciding to let it finish transforming before choosing its fate.
• Xue Nianbing summoned Youyou and Jiaojiao and tasked them with watching the embryo in the Lake of Life.
• Xue Nianbing examined a Humanoid Soul Tool and Starlight Sapphire, considering the metal he could recover and the storage device he could make.

After robbing the Body Sect's treasures, Xue Nianbing returned to the dormitory, where Meng Hongchen, Juzi, and Keke anxiously checked that he was unharmed. The four shared dinner and grew closer, and the chapter ended with Meng Hongchen kissing Xue Nianbing while Juzi washed up and Keke changed upstairs.

• Xue Nianbing took the Starlight Sapphire and Humanoid Soul Tool from the Body Sect and returned to the dormitory.
• Meng Hongchen, Juzi, and Keke hurried to Xue Nianbing, confirmed he was safe, and joined him in an embrace.
• Xue Nianbing accepted the girls' offer to cook, then cultivated while Juzi led Meng Hongchen and Keke in preparing dinner.
• The four ate Juzi's meal together, and Keke joked that she would marry Juzi.
• After the girls finished cleaning up, Meng Hongchen invited Juzi and Keke to stay the night; while Juzi washed up and Keke changed, Meng Hongchen kissed Xue Nianbing.

Xue Nianbing shared an intimate moment with Meng Hongchen, Keke, and Ju Zi before agreeing to help Jing Hongchen distract the public from Ming Detang’s losses. Jing Hongchen’s concern over the missing Experimental Subject No. 1 remained unresolved as Xue Nianbing asked how serious his predicament was.

• Xue Nianbing and Meng Hongchen became intimate, while Keke and then Ju Zi discovered them and joined in.
• News of the attack on Ming Detang spread, and Jing Hongchen worried about the Body Sect, the missing Experimental Subject No. 1, and the Sun Moon Royal Family learning the truth.
• Jing Hongchen asked Xue Nianbing to compete in matches against Soul Engineers to divert public attention and buy time.
• Xue Nianbing agreed and suggested removing the age limit and adding matches against multiple opponents.
• Jing Hongchen thanked Xue Nianbing, who then asked how serious his predicament was.

Xue Nianbing used Jing Hongchen’s fear over the stolen Humanoid Soul Tool to sound him out about Ice Snow Palace and reveal that the palace wanted to recruit him. Jing Hongchen refused to betray the Sun Moon Empire, while Xue Nianbing argued that cooperating with Ice Snow Palace could save the empire from its corrupt royal family.

• Jing Hongchen told Xue Nianbing that Ming Detang had lost a Humanoid Soul Tool containing most of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool technology.
• Xue Nianbing suggested Ice Snow Palace could support Jing Hongchen and questioned whether the Sun Moon Royal Family still served its people.
• Jing Hongchen admitted that the royal family’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult had allowed Evil Soul Masters to prey on civilians, though he said he served the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xue Nianbing revealed that Ice Snow Palace had sent him to persuade Jing Hongchen to join its cause.
• Jing Hongchen firmly rejected the idea of betraying the Sun Moon Empire, and Xue Nianbing argued that cooperation with Ice Snow Palace was necessary to prevent the royal family from destroying it.

Xue Nianbing tried to persuade Jing Hongchen to join the Ice Snow Palace by promising benefits for the Sun Moon Empire and the Hongchen Family, then revealed Old Yi’s achievements and gave Jing a revised Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. Jing Hongchen began considering the offer, while Xue Nianbing left planning how to make him believe he really was the Ice Snow Palace Master.

• Xue Nianbing argued that the Ice Snow Palace could unify the continent while preserving the Sun Moon Empire’s legacy and spreading its Soul Tools.
• Jing Hongchen resisted Xue Nianbing’s recruitment pitch, though he was tempted by the promise of greater prospects for the Hongchen Family.
• Xue Nianbing told Jing Hongchen that Old Yi had developed Battle Armor and could help him reach Level Ten Soul Engineer.
• Xue Nianbing gave Jing Hongchen a Soul Engineer edition of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and Jing began to consider joining the Ice Snow Palace.
• Xue Nianbing left for the dormitory and realized he still needed a way to convince Jing Hongchen that he truly was the Ice Snow Palace Master.

Xue Nianbing ran into Gu Xi, a talented Soul Emperor and Sixth Tier Soul Engineer, and traded teasing remarks with her before returning to the dormitory. Meng Hongchen, Juzi, and Keke noticed Gu Xi’s scent on him, and he explained their encounter.

• Xue Nianbing collided with Gu Xi around a corner and caught her, noticing her exceptional cultivation and light-attribute aura.
• Gu Xi introduced herself and teased Xue Nianbing, then called him “Brother Nianbing” to ask why he was physically stronger than she was.
• Xue Nianbing refused to explain and joked that he had not remembered Gu Xi after she left, prompting a reaction from her and a mocking comment from the Divine Sense in her mind.
• Xue Nianbing returned to the dormitory, where Meng Hongchen, Juzi, and Keke greeted him and each received a kiss.
• The three girls detected Gu Xi’s scent on Xue Nianbing, and he told them about their encounter.

Xue Nianbing remained wary of the mysterious Gu Xi and learned he would represent Ice Snow Palace in a spar against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The next morning, the Ice Dragon King’s embryo began to crack, and she estimated she would revive within a year as a Limit Douluo before asking Xue Nianbing to help her cultivate.

• Xue Nianbing suspected Gu Xi might be concealing Deity-level methods, but the Ice Dragon King detected nothing unusual.
• Keke and Juzi teased Xue Nianbing about pursuing Gu Xi, while Meng Hongchen questioned whether he was attracted to her.
• Xue Nianbing told Juzi, Keke, and Meng Hongchen that the hall master wanted him to represent Ice Snow Palace in a spar against Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xue Nianbing moved Meng Hongchen and the others into the Ice and Snow Plane and summoned Youyou and Jiaojiao to look after them.
• Xue Nianbing examined the cracking Ice Dragon King embryo, and the Ice Dragon King said she would revive within a year at Limit Douluo strength, with the ability to fight a God Official.
• The Ice Dragon King asked Xue Nianbing to dual cultivate with her to hasten her path to godhood, and he suggested giving her his Essence Blood instead.

Xue Nianbing and Long Shuang grew closer in the Ice and Snow Plane, while Jing Hongchen organized an academy-wide sparring event that drew hundreds of applicants. The event was set to let Xue Nianbing earn Rare Metals by defeating challengers and help Ming Detang recover its losses.

• Long Shuang told Xue Nianbing her name, kissed him, and asked him to call her Shuang'er; they became intimate in the Ice and Snow Plane while she waited for her full revival.
• Lin Jiayi reported that more than six hundred students had signed up for the three-day exchange sparring event, whose rules allowed up to seven people to challenge Xue Nianbing at once.
• Jing Hongchen let applications continue, expecting the challengers' lost crafting materials to help Ming Detang recover its losses.
• Xue Nianbing assured Jing Hongchen he would win and joked that the students would curse him if they knew he was treating them like sheep to shear.

Xue Nianbing negotiated a share of Jing Hongchen’s betting pool and challenged him to a wager over the exchange matches, with Battle Armor technology and the Ice Snow Palace at stake. He also learned that Gu Xi possessed the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul, strengthening his suspicion that she was Ye Xishui, while Jing Hongchen warned him to remain cautious around Xu Tianran and his circle.

• Xue Nianbing bargained with Jing Hongchen for thirty percent of the betting pool’s profits, and Jing Hongchen agreed.
• Xue Nianbing bet that he would win every exchange match over three days; if he did, Jing Hongchen would join the Ice Snow Palace, and if he lost, the Palace would provide the Battle Armor production method.
• Jing Hongchen accepted the wager after deciding he could gain access to Battle Armor technology either way.
• Xue Nianbing asked about Gu Xi and learned that she had the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul and was likely aligned with Xu Tianran’s faction.
• Xue Nianbing suspected Gu Xi was Ye Xishui and resolved to be more cautious around her.
• Jing Hongchen warned Xue Nianbing not to trust Xu Tianran and his associates blindly, and Xue Nianbing said he had matters under control.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy held an exchange sparring event with the Ice Snow Palace, drawing the academy’s teachers and students to watch. Xue Nianbing arrived to great excitement, and Lin Jiayi announced the first match, though the excerpt ended before the contestants fought.

• Teachers and students packed the Soul Tool Trial Arena as the academy suspended classes for the event.
• Jing Hongchen welcomed the audience and introduced Xue Nianbing as the Ice Snow Palace’s representative.
• Xue Nianbing entered with the Ice Snow Palace group, and spectators, including Keke, Ju Zi, and Meng Hongchen, reacted to his striking appearance.
• Xue Nianbing and his companions took their seats in the designated rest area.
• Lin Jiayi announced the beginning of the first exchange match.

Xue Nianbing defeated Xia Xuanchen in a brief exchange spar, exposing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy student's lack of combat experience. Jing Hongchen asked Xue Nianbing to make future matches last longer and promised him rare metal for participating.

• Xia Xuanchen introduced himself as a Class 5 soul engineer, while Xue Nianbing revealed that he was a Rank 68 Battle Soul Emperor, startling the audience.
• Jing Hongchen observed Xia Xuanchen's inexperienced retreat to the waiting zone and noted that the academy needed more practical combat training.
• At the start of the match, Xue Nianbing crossed the distance in a flash and knocked Xia Xuanchen down with a punch that stopped just short of his forehead.
• Xue Nianbing told Xia Xuanchen that he would have died on a battlefield without understanding what happened, and Lin Jiayi declared Xue Nianbing the winner.
• Jing Hongchen asked Xue Nianbing to give future matches more of a process and promised him one kilogram of rare metal whether he won or lost.

Xue Nianbing won his second exchange match, then faced a team of seven soul engineers and revealed his Frosty Ice Spear and six extraordinary Soul Rings. His 100,000 Year sixth ring stunned the arena, while Gu Xi wondered whether his rapidly growing Soul Rings marked his path to godhood.

• Xue Nianbing used his spear and Snow Dance Six Illusions to evade Wan Yijun's attacks before knocking him out and winning the second match.
• Lin Jiayi arranged Xue Nianbing's next match against a team of three fourth-tier and four fifth-tier soul engineers.
• The seven-person team attacked Xue Nianbing with coordinated defenses and firepower, prompting him to summon his Frosty Ice Spear and Martial Soul.
• Xue Nianbing revealed five black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and a red 100,000 Year sixth Soul Ring, shocking Jing Hongchen and the spectators.
• Gu Xi estimated that Xue Nianbing's Soul Ring ages neared four hundred thousand years and speculated that million-year God Rings would signal his ascension to godhood.

Ye Xishui and the Rakshasa Divine Sense recognized Xue Nianbing as a growing threat, while he continued his exhibition at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy by crushing the teams sent against him. The chapter ended with him defeating two Rank 58 and Rank 59 Soul Kings in fewer than three exchanges.

• The Rakshasa Divine Sense warned Ye Xishui that Xue Nianbing could soon surpass the strongest Soul Masters, and Ye Xishui decided to focus on dealing with him.
• Xue Nianbing used his ice Soul Skills and spear to shatter a seven-person team's defenses and defeat all seven Soul Engineers.
• The spectators cheered Xue Nianbing's overwhelming victory, and many academy students reconsidered their reliance on Soul Tools.
• Lin Jiayi urged hesitant students to fight rather than forfeit their crafting materials, and another group stepped onto the arena.
• Xue Nianbing defeated two Rank 58 and Rank 59 Soul Kings in fewer than three exchanges.

Xue Nianbing continued defeating challengers through nearly a hundred matches without showing signs of exhaustion, impressing Jing Hongchen and the academy audience. The next opponent was Nana, a talented Soul King and Soul Engineer whose strong opening attack began their match.

• Xue Nianbing won match after match as the audience speculated about his Soul Power reserves and Jing Hongchen praised the academy’s promising Soul Engineers.
• After Lin Jiayi grew tired of calling up challengers, Nana stepped onto the stage and introduced herself as a sixth-grade student in the Practical Control Soul Tool Department.
• Xue Nianbing recognized Nana and considered using their encounter to pursue the Holy Spirit Cult stronghold connected to her.
• Nana and Xue Nianbing exchanged introductions, and Lin Jiayi announced the start of their match.
• Nana charged in with a wide short blade, concealed herself within its ten-foot blade glow, and attacked Xue Nianbing with Two-Character Slash.

Xue Nianbing defeated Nana in close combat and used his ability to control her soul after she unleashed Wraith. He left her immobilized with his spear at her neck, and Nana demanded that he return her soul.

• Nana attacked Xue Nianbing with her Short Blade, but he broke through her defenses and sent her flying with his Frosty Ice Spear.
• Nana used her illusions and rapid attacks, but Xue Nianbing blocked her strikes and knocked her back again.
• Nana dodged Xue Nianbing's spear with Ghost Possession, then used Wraith to bind him and prepare a counterattack.
• Xue Nianbing seized control of Nana's Wraith and froze her in place.
• Xue Nianbing declared Nana had lost, and she demanded that he return her soul.

Xue Nianbing won 120 consecutive matches at the Trial Arena and ended the day's sparring, while Nana worried over the soul fragment he had trapped. Afterward, Gu Xi confronted him, only to learn that he had mistaken her hidden identity for her ties to Xu Tianran.

• Xue Nianbing trapped part of Nana's soul during their match, and Nana left the stage worried that she had lost her freedom.
• Gu Xi realized that Xue Nianbing had imprisoned a portion of Nana's soul and wondered whether he was an Evil Soul Master.
• Xue Nianbing defeated another Sixth Tier Soul Engineer, ended the day's exchange sparring, and hoped more students would sign up the next day.
• Gu Xi approached Xue Nianbing and asked when he had discovered her identity, but he said he knew she was one of Xu Tianran's people.
• Gu Xi realized Xue Nianbing had not uncovered her disguised identity, while the Rakshasa Divine Sense laughed at her misunderstanding.

Xue Nianbing traded insults with Gu Xi, who insisted she was not Xu Tianran’s trusted subordinate and followed him despite his attempts to leave. The chapter ended with Gu Xi still holding his arm and Xue Nianbing regretting that he had come without the Ice and Snow Emperors and Electrolux.

• Xue Nianbing accused Gu Xi of being black-hearted because she belonged to Xu Tianran’s faction, and Gu Xi grew furious at his taunts.
• Gu Xi challenged Xue Nianbing over his double standard toward Juzi, and he mocked her with a joke that left her grabbing his clothes.
• Keke, Meng Hongchen, and Juzi saw Gu Xi clutching Xue Nianbing and left, assuming they were interrupting a date.
• Xue Nianbing tried to leave as a storm broke, but Gu Xi said she had only used the Sun Moon Royal Family’s name to enter the academy and followed him.
• Xue Nianbing reluctantly apologized for calling Gu Xi black-hearted, but Gu Xi caught up and grabbed his arm before he could get away.

Xue Nianbing went to dinner with Gu Xi, who kept trying to charm him and learn about Ice Snow Palace, while he countered her probing with sharp retorts. The meal ended with Xue Nianbing revealing nothing about his organization.

• Gu Xi dragged Xue Nianbing away to get dinner, while Nana arrived too late to find him and decided to look for him after the next day's match.
• As Gu Xi questioned him on the way through Mingdu, Xue Nianbing teased her and let her lead him to a secluded Grilled Fish Shop.
• Gu Xi ordered several dishes and fruit-brewed wine, then learned that Xue Nianbing could cook and traded barbs with him.
• Gu Xi privately renewed her determination to win over Xue Nianbing for the sake of his dual God King divine positions.
• Gu Xi asked what Ice Snow Palace was like, and Xue Nianbing gave her only a vague answer to conceal its strength.

Gu Xi and Xue Nianbing traded information over dinner, with Xue Nianbing explaining Ice Snow Palace’s rise in blunt terms. Gu Xi claimed she had infiltrated Xu Tianran’s circle to avenge her parents, but Xue Nianbing questioned the holes in her story.

• Gu Xi asked whether Dragon God Douluo or Saint Law Douluo had been stronger, then teased Xue Nianbing about his reputation and suggested they make a deal.
• Xue Nianbing agreed to explain how Ice Snow Palace replaced Shrek in exchange for hearing Gu Xi’s purpose for staying beside Xu Tianran.
• Xue Nianbing said Ice Snow Palace’s rise and Shrek’s fall came down to “the weak are prey to the strong.”
• Gu Xi summarized her purpose as “enduring hardship for revenge” and used a soundproofing Soul Tool before explaining further.
• Gu Xi claimed Evil Soul Masters had murdered her parents, so she had gained Xu Tianran’s trust to investigate their ties to the Sun Moon Royal Family.
• Xue Nianbing questioned how Gu Xi could safely approach Xu Tianran if the Sun Moon Royal Family was colluding with Evil Soul Masters and her Bright Phoenix Martial Soul was their bane.