Chapter Summaries

Nana joined Xue Nianbing at the Ice Snow Palace, and the two began a relationship while he continued studying and spending time with the women around him. Half a year later, Xue Nianbing had reached rank eight as a soul engineer and was sparring with Ji Juechen despite his Soul Power being stuck at rank sixty-nine.

• Xue Nianbing clarified that Nana would join the Ice Snow Palace and risk her life for him, then kissed her when she accepted.
• Nana let herself respond to Xue Nianbing, and he came to regard her as another attachment at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xue Nianbing continued studying at Ming Detang, spending time with Meng Hongchen and the others, and cautiously interacting with Gu Xi.
• After half a year, Xue Nianbing remained at rank sixty-nine in Soul Power but had grown strong enough to rival a Limit Douluo and had become a rank-eight soul engineer.
• Xue Nianbing and Ji Juechen sparred in the Soul Tool Trial Arena as Jing Hongchen and others watched, while Keke teased Meng Hongchen, Juzi, and Nana about Xue Nianbing.

Xue Nianbing defeated Ji Juechen in a spar, gave him a Soul Tool sword, and welcomed him to join Ice Snow Palace after graduation. He then told Meng Hongchen and the others he would soon leave to seek a Soul Beast, while concealing his real plan to travel to the Clear Sky Sect; Gu Xi made her own plans around his departure.

• Xue Nianbing defeated Ji Juechen in their duel of intent, and Ji Juechen thanked him for helping him improve.
• Xue Nianbing gave Ji Juechen an unnamed eight-grade Soul Tool sword as compensation for breaking his old one, and Ji Juechen agreed to join Ice Snow Palace after graduation.
• Xue Nianbing took Meng Hongchen, Juzi, the other girls, and Gu Xi to eat, then announced that he would leave soon to seek a Soul Beast.
• Xue Nianbing concealed that Dong'er was bringing him to the Clear Sky Sect, while Gu Xi asked to accompany him on his hunt.
• After learning that Old Yi and other experts might accompany Xue Nianbing, Gu Xi decided to wait for his return and pursue her plan to seize the Golden Ancient Tree.

Xue Nianbing and Gu Xi noticed Long Xiaoyao at a grilled fish shop and concealed their suspicions while spending the day with their companions. That night, Long Xiaoyao confronted Gu Xi, who admitted she was Ye Xishui and claimed she had only played along with Xue Nianbing to obtain something she wanted.

• Xue Nianbing toasted Xue Nianbing's successful breakthrough to Soul Saint as the group shared a meal.
• Xue Nianbing and Gu Xi recognized the powerful black-robed elder as Long Xiaoyao but pretended not to know him.
• Long Shuang examined Long Xiaoyao through Xue Nianbing's Divine Sense and described him as powerful but spiritually dead.
• Keke suggested the group explore Mingdu, and they left the grilled fish shop while Long Xiaoyao watched them.
• Gu Xi rejected the Rakshasa Divine Sense's doubts and prepared to act on the opportunity to seize the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Long Xiaoyao confronted Gu Xi, and she admitted her Twin Martial Souls and said she had only played along with Xue Nianbing to get close to him.

Gu Xi planned to seize Xue Nianbing’s God King inheritance after obtaining the Golden Ancient Tree, though she could not stop thinking about him. Xue Nianbing left the academy on a long leave and reunited with Wang Dong'er, promising to spend more time with her and the others at Ice Snow Palace.

• Gu Xi told Long Xiaoyao that her closeness to Xue Nianbing served their future plans, then dismissed him.
• After Long Xiaoyao left, the Rakshasa Divine Sense mocked Gu Xi about her feelings, while Gu Xi planned to take Xue Nianbing’s inheritance during her ascension trial.
• Gu Xi spent the night planning her future but repeatedly found herself thinking of Xue Nianbing.
• Xue Nianbing said goodbye to Meng Hongchen and the others, asked Jing Hongchen for a long leave, and waited at the academy gates.
• Wang Dong'er arrived, embraced and kissed Xue Nianbing, and left with him while they caught up.
• Xue Nianbing promised to spend the rest of the exchange at Ice Snow Palace with Wang Dong'er and the others.

Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er traveled toward the Heaven Dou Empire, rekindling their romance along the way. After several days, they reached Tiantou City, where Xue Nianbing prepared to meet the elders of Clear Sky Sect.

• Xue Nianbing teased Wang Dong'er about his romantic partners at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and they reaffirmed their feelings for each other.
• Xue Nianbing carried Wang Dong'er through the sky, and the two kissed as they flew toward the border.
• Xue Nianbing cooked roasted meat and grilled fish for Wang Dong'er, then they shared a meal beneath the stars.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er spent the night together on the plains, delaying their journey.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er arrived outside Tiantou City after several days of travel, and Xue Nianbing confidently anticipated meeting the Clear Sky Sect elders.

On the way to the Clear Sky Sect, Wang Dong'er told Xue Nianbing about her origins, and he revealed that he had known for a long time. They reached the sect together, where a group of powerful guards confronted them.

• Wang Dong'er told Xue Nianbing about her divine origins, split soul, and blood father as they traveled toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Nianbing revealed he had learned about her past when they visited the Golden Ancient Tree and reassured her that it did not change how he felt.
• Xue Nianbing explained that the God Realm's eventual return threatened them and that he was working to gain the strength to oppose the Deities.
• Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing agreed to face the danger together and continued toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Nianbing carried Wang Dong'er through the clouds to a platform near the sect's summit, where about twenty armed cultivators emerged.

Xue Nianbing arrived at the Clear Sky Sect with Wang Dong'er and met her adoptive fathers, Niu Tian and Titan. After testing his strength and warning him about his relationships with other women, they let Wang Dong'er take him to a guest room, while Niu Tian and Titan worried that God King Tang might intervene.

• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er reached the Clear Sky Sect's mountaintop headquarters, where he sensed powerful Soul Beasts hidden in the clouds and mist.
• Wang Dong'er introduced Xue Nianbing to Niu Tian and Titan, who released their pressure to test him before withdrawing it at Niu Tian's signal.
• Titan warned Xue Nianbing to end some of his relationships, but Xue Nianbing said he would not give anyone up and could bear the consequences.
• Niu Tian smoothed over Titan's harsh words and asked Wang Dong'er to take Xue Nianbing to a guest room for the evening.
• After Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing left, Niu Tian reproached Titan for speaking carelessly, and Titan said God King Tang might hurt Wang Dong'er, Xue Nianbing, and the other women.

Wang Dong'er brought Xue Nianbing to Clear Sky Fortress and arranged for him to stay near her, while Niu Tian and Titan tried to learn more about their relationship. Wang Dong'er hesitated to ask her fathers about the person controlling their choices, and Niu Tian let her keep her thoughts to herself.

• Niu Tian promised to speak with Xue Nianbing and give him hints, then sent Titan away to arrange food for their guest.
• Wang Dong'er showed Xue Nianbing around Clear Sky Fortress and placed him in a room next to hers on the third floor.
• Xue Nianbing examined the stone furnishings and felt the unusual chill of the water in his room.
• Niu Tian and Titan welcomed Wang Dong'er and asked whether she knew about Xue Nianbing's strength; she said she did and praised him.
• Wang Dong'er considered asking Niu Tian and Titan about the person constraining them, but stayed quiet, and Niu Tian stopped Titan from pressing her.

Wang Dong'er reaffirmed her gratitude to Niu Tian and Titan, while Niu Tian worried about the fate awaiting her. At dinner, Xue Nianbing drank Wine God Brew with the two elders, who came to approve of him before Wang Dong'er took him back to rest.

• Wang Dong'er thanked Niu Tian and Titan for caring for her, and Niu Tian privately hoped she could be happy with Xue Nianbing.
• Niu Tian welcomed Xue Nianbing to dinner and explained that the Clear Sky Sect's rustic food was nutritious.
• Titan introduced Wine God Brew, and Xue Nianbing agreed to drink with him and Niu Tian.
• Xue Nianbing, Niu Tian, and Titan drank two jars of wine, while Wang Dong'er became tipsy after a small sip.
• Wang Dong'er told Xue Nianbing to stop drinking and gently rubbed his temples as he rested against her.
• Niu Tian and Titan approved of Xue Nianbing and asked Wang Dong'er to take him back to his room.

Niu Tian and Titan approved of Xue Nianbing after he stopped drinking when Wang Dong'er asked, while worrying about the fate that Biesan had imposed on the young couple. Xue Nianbing revealed he had only pretended to be drunk, then he and Wang Dong'er went to the Ice and Snow Plane together, leaving Niu Tian and Titan wondering where they had disappeared to.

• Wang Dong'er helped Xue Nianbing leave the drinking session and urged Niu Tian and Titan to drink less; the two finished their last bowls and praised Xue Nianbing.
• Niu Tian admitted he could not see Xue Nianbing's secret, and he and Titan lamented Biesan's plans for Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er stayed with Xue Nianbing in his room, where he revealed he was not truly drunk and had pretended so he could escape the drinking session.
• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er kissed, then went to the Ice and Snow Plane and became intimate.
• Titan noticed that Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing's auras had vanished, but Niu Tian reassured him that they were safe and suggested they speak with Xue Nianbing about the situation.

After recovering from their time together, Xue Nianbing sensed an opportunity to break through to Rank Seventy and began a dangerous transformation on the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice Jade Marrow Bed. His breakthrough consumed the bed and unleashed an ancient dragon’s roar, leaving Niu Tian and Titan stunned as his body began to change.

• Wang Dong'er recovered with Xue Nianbing's help, then showed him the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice Jade Marrow Bed.
• Xue Nianbing sensed his Soul Power bottleneck loosened and asked Wang Dong'er to guard him while he broke through to Rank Seventy.
• A huge Soul Power vortex formed around Xue Nianbing, alarming the people in Clear Sky Fortress and drawing Niu Tian and Titan to the room.
• Niu Tian and Titan watched as Xue Nianbing absorbed the jade marrow bed and began a profound physical transformation.
• Xue Nianbing drove the Ice Dragon Origin toward his ice Martial Soul, and an ancient dragon's roar shook Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Nianbing's robes shattered as an ice-blue mist concealed his lower body, while streams of light moved across his exposed torso.

Xue Nianbing discovered that his Ice Dragon Origin was the Ice Yi Dragon Pearl, then began stripping away his Frosty Ice Spear and Proud Snow Cold Bow to forge them into a divine artifact. He endured the painful process as the pearl repeatedly repaired the merging martial soul, while Wang Dong'er stayed beside him to watch over him.

• Xue Nianbing learned that the Ice Yi Dragon Pearl was Ice Yi's core and could serve as his Soul Core, but its power began rejecting his other martial souls.
• Xue Nianbing fused the Frosty Ice Spear and Proud Snow Cold Bow into Proud Snow Lingering Frost and released it, shocking Wang Dong'er, Niu Tian, and Titan with his divine rings.
• Xue Nianbing began stripping away Proud Snow Lingering Frost, leaving it to crack and tremble as he suffered intense pain.
• Xue Nianbing used the Ice Yi Dragon Pearl's origin power to repair the martial soul each time it neared destruction, creating a fragile balance.
• Niu Tian reassured Wang Dong'er that Xue Nianbing appeared to be out of immediate danger, then left with Titan to calm the sect while Wang Dong'er remained with Xue Nianbing.

While Xue Nianbing endured a prolonged seclusion to replace his Martial Soul and forge the divine artifact Proud Snow Lingering Frost, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress managed Ice Snow Palace in his absence. The chapter ended with Zhongli Wu and other Evil Soul Masters arriving to attack the academy, where Xuan Zi and the palace’s Titled Douluo prepared to face them.

• Xue Nianbing continued shattering and repairing his Martial Soul as he forged Proud Snow Lingering Frost, and he arranged for Fan Yu and Jing Hongchen to reassure Meng Hongchen and the others.
• Half a month later, the Snow Empress learned through the Ice Snow Crown that Xue Nianbing remained in seclusion, while she and the Ice Empress discussed his absence and the expansion of Ice Snow Palace.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress sensed an approaching attack, alerted the Titled Douluo, and activated Ice Snow Academy’s Guardian Array.
• Zhang Lexuan sent Jiang Nannan and the other women to Ice Snow Palace, while the palace’s Titled Douluo gathered in the air to confront the intruders.
• Evil Soul Masters appeared in black pillars of light, and Zhongli Wu challenged Xuan Zi, who demanded that the other attackers reveal themselves.

The Holy Spirit Cult arrived at Ice Snow Palace with nearly twenty Titled Douluo Evil Soul Masters, led by Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao. Ice Snow Palace revealed three powerful Limit Douluo, forcing Ye Xishui to reconsider her attack while the mysterious Palace Master remained unseen.

• Yan Shaozhe recognized Zhang Peng among the Evil Soul Masters, and Zhang Peng mocked him over Shrek's destruction.
• Xuan Zi called out Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, who appeared and demanded that Ice Snow Palace's Palace Master meet them.
• Electrolux descended in holy light, surprising Ye Xishui, who had believed Ice Snow Palace's Limit Douluo had left.
• The Ice and Snow Emperors emerged in a blizzard, and Snow Empress warned the Holy Spirit Cult to leave.
• Ye Xishui weighed the danger of facing Ice Snow Palace's three Limit Douluo, while Long Xiaoyao advised her that it was not the time to fight.

The Snow Empress drove the Holy Spirit Cult away from Ice Snow Palace, and news of the clash spread across the continent, boosting the palace’s influence. As other powers sought its protection, Emperor Venice visited Princess Vina after dismissing Xuan Si Douluo.

• The Snow Empress warned Ye Xishui and the Holy Spirit Cult to leave, and Ye Xishui led Long Xiaoyao, Zhongli Wu, and the others in retreat.
• The Snow Empress told the Ice Empress that the Holy Spirit Cult’s public attack would raise Ice Snow Palace’s prestige, then ordered her Titled Douluo to strengthen security.
• Two hazy feminine figures watched the confrontation from afar and discussed investigating Ice Snow Palace and its absent master.
• News of the Holy Spirit Cult’s failed attack spread across the continent, prompting factions to seek ties with Ice Snow Palace as its subsidiary and branch palaces began construction.
• Xu Jiawei decided to strengthen Star Luo’s relationship with Ice Snow Palace, while the other empires also considered ways to draw closer to it.
• Emperor Venice visited Princess Vina’s courtyard, dismissed Xuan Si Douluo, and said he had something to discuss with Vina.

Vina agreed to visit the Ice Snow Palace to help the Heaven Dou Empire secure Xue Nianbing’s support against the Holy Spirit Cult, despite wanting to approach him sincerely. In the Divine Realm, the Ice Dragon began stirring, prompting the God Kings to summon an assembly as the Golden Dragon King hinted that its awakening might offer a new opportunity.

• Venice found portraits of Xue Nianbing in Vina’s bedroom and learned that she had a crush on him.
• Venice asked Vina to spend time with Xue Nianbing to win over the Ice Snow Palace, and Vina agreed to visit it.
• After Venice left, Vina touched Xue Nianbing’s portrait and wondered whether he still remembered her.
• The Dou Ling Empire’s factions temporarily united against the Holy Spirit Cult and also sought to befriend the Ice Snow Palace.
• As cracks sounded through the ice sealing the Divine Realm, the Evil God King and Destruction God King suspected the Ice Dragon was waking and decided to summon every Deity.
• The Golden Dragon King warned that the Divine Realm faced ruin but said the Ice Dragon’s awakening could also create a new opportunity.

Xue Nianbing completed his transformation in Clear Sky Sect, turning Proud Snow Lingering Frost into a Divine Artifact Prototype and reaching Soul Saint. He awoke to Wang Dong'er’s relief, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan recognized his strength and left them to rest.

• Destruction God King urged Tang San to bow to the Golden Dragon King, and Tang San resisted despite Destruction’s appeal to the God Realm.
• After half a month of transformation, Proud Snow Lingering Frost shed its ice and became a Divine Artifact Prototype that bonded with Xue Nianbing.
• Xue Nianbing used the Ice Yi Dragon Pearl to absorb the ownerless Million Year Soul Ring as his seventh Soul Ring and reached Level seventy-one Soul Saint.
• Xue Nianbing awoke with snow-white hair and sky-blue eyes, reassured Wang Dong'er, and held her as she fell asleep.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan sensed Xue Nianbing’s strength, approved of his bond with Wang Dong'er, and quietly left them to rest.

Niu Tian and Titan decided to defy the person above and protect Xiao Dong, hoping Xue Nianbing would eventually become powerful enough to keep her safe. Days later, Wang Dong'er woke and Xue Nianbing told her how he had been reborn with new martial souls and a growing divine weapon.

• Niu Tian admitted that Xue Nianbing's strength might already rival his own, while Titan worried that the person above would not tolerate him becoming stronger.
• Niu Tian proposed that he and Titan turn against that person to save Xiao Dong, betting on Xue Nianbing's future strength, and Titan agreed.
• Niu Tian said he would reveal the situation to Xue Nianbing and test his willingness to oppose that person.
• Several days later, Wang Dong'er woke after sleeping for days and stayed nestled in Xue Nianbing's arms.
• Xue Nianbing explained that his Frosty Ice Spear and Proud Snow Cold Bow Martial Souls had become Proud Snow Lingering Frost, and that he had gained the Extreme Ice Martial Soul, Ice Yi Dragon Pearl.

Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er reunited, spent several days together, and then joined Niu Tian and Titan for lunch. After Wang Dong'er left to cultivate toward Level 60, Niu Tian and Titan revealed their identities as ancient Soul Beasts and questioned Xue Nianbing about his origins and his connection to Wang Dong'er.

• Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er bathed together in the Lake of Life for several days and nights.
• Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing emerged from the bedroom, and he asked about her approaching Level 60 breakthrough and sixth soul ring.
• Niu Tian and Titan welcomed Xue Nianbing and Wang Dong'er, and the four of them shared lunch.
• Niu Tian urged Wang Dong'er to break through to Level 60, and she left after asking her fathers not to bully Xue Nianbing.
• Niu Tian and Titan asked whether Xue Nianbing was human, and he identified himself as both human and a mutated Dragon Clan called Bing Yi.
• Niu Tian explained that he and Titan had wanted to speak with Xue Nianbing about Wang Dong'er.

Xue Nianbing revealed that he knew Xiao Dong’s origins and had removed the Divine Sense in her Sea of Consciousness, then demanded that Niu Tian and Titan ally with him against Tang San. He ended by telling them that Xiao Dong considered them her only fathers.

• Xue Nianbing identified Xiao Dong as Tang San and Xiao Wu’s daughter, whose soul had been split between her and Tang Wutong.
• Xue Nianbing said he had removed the Divine Sense in Xiao Dong’s Sea of Consciousness and explained that the God Realm had been sealed, leaving Niu Tian and Titan shocked.
• Niu Tian and Titan asked whether Xue Nianbing loved Xiao Dong and what he would do if Tang San tried to restore Tang Wutong; Xue Nianbing said Xiao Dong was Xiao Dong to him.
• Xue Nianbing demanded that Niu Tian and Titan side with him against Tang San, threatening to use extraordinary means if they refused.
• Xue Nianbing told Niu Tian and Titan that Xiao Dong had said they were the only fathers she had.