Chapter Summaries

Xue Nianbing trained the six women and arranged further sparring, then began a personal training session with Lan Fozi at Ice Snow Lake. Lan Fozi fought back fiercely, showing clear progress, while Xue Nianbing dodged her waves and appeared behind her.

• Xue Nianbing defeated Qian Renxue and Gu Mingli, then returned to shore and advised the six women on their combat habits.
• Xue Nianbing encouraged Gu Mingli to pair strength with adaptability and told the women they would continue sparring together.
• Xue Nianbing insisted that Juzi would also train and told Lan Fozi he would train her personally, starting that night.
• Lan Fozi accidentally revealed that she had been cursing Xue Nianbing and imagined her mother would punish him someday.
• Xue Nianbing took Lan Fozi to Ice Snow Lake for training, where she fought back with powerful waves and showed improvement.
• Xue Nianbing used Snow Dance Six Illusions to move behind Lan Fozi as she continued attacking.

Xue Nianbing teased Lan Fozi after she broke through to Level 67, then kissed her when she angrily punched him. Lan Fozi bit his tongue and began sucking his blood, clinging to him as he tried to release her.

• Xue Nianbing teased Lan Fozi and told her to sit down and regulate her breathing when he noticed she was close to a breakthrough.
• Lan Fozi broke through to Level 67 and thanked Xue Nianbing for guarding her.
• Xue Nianbing said he would keep bullying Lan Fozi the next day, and she angrily punched his chest.
• Xue Nianbing grabbed Lan Fozi's wrists and kissed her, then held her close when she struggled.
• Lan Fozi stopped resisting, bit Xue Nianbing's tongue, and began sucking his blood.
• Xue Nianbing released Lan Fozi, but she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed herself against him.

Lan Fozi sought Xue Nianbing’s blood by kissing him, then cried when he seemed unwilling to take responsibility for taking her first kiss. Xue Nianbing carried her to bed, promised he would only hold her, and then kissed her after revealing he was “not human.”

• Lan Fozi kept biting and sucking Xue Nianbing’s tongue for his blood until he pulled her away.
• Lan Fozi accused Xue Nianbing of taking her first kiss and refusing to take responsibility, then began crying.
• Xue Nianbing reassured Lan Fozi that they would rest together, and the Snow Empress warned him not to bully her.
• Xue Nianbing carried Lan Fozi into the Ice Snow Palace’s sleeping chambers and placed her on the bed.
• Xue Nianbing told Lan Fozi he was not human and kissed her, leaving her shocked and frightened.

After months of cultivation, Xue Nianbing headed to Mingdu for the expanded Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, where the Ice Snow Palace drew attention. In Mingdu, Xu Tianran resented his dependence on Xue Nianbing, while Zhongli Wu worried about Feng Ling’s rapid rise in strength.

• Gu Mingli and Xiao Xiao reached level seventy and gained their seventh soul rings, Lan Fozi advanced to the peak of level sixty-eight, and Xue Nianbing broke through to level seventy-eight.
• The tournament reopened participation to sects, expanded to 168 teams, and offered powerful soul tools as prizes; Xue Nianbing led the Ice Snow Palace team to Mingdu.
• Zhongli Wu warned Xu Tianran not to provoke the Ice Snow Palace, and Xu Tianran resolved to seek Ye Xishui’s help removing Xue Nianbing’s control over him.
• Feng Ling summoned Zhongli Wu to meet Ye Xishui, and Zhongli Wu suspected Ye Xishui was helping Feng Ling approach the Ultimate realm.

Xue Nianbing and the Ice Snow Palace team checked into a luxurious top-floor suite in Mingdu, arranged for them by Meng Hongchen. Xu Jiujiu and Vina visited him, and the chapter ended with both women embracing him while silently realizing they shared the same possessive thought.

• Xue Nianbing checked into Mingyue Hotel with the six women, where the receptionist said Meng Hongchen had arranged a top-floor suite and left them one key.
• Xue Nianbing and the women explored the suite, and Long Shuang teased him before retreating.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina arrived at the suite after settling their tournament teams, and Xu Jiujiu embraced Xue Nianbing.
• Xue Nianbing pulled Vina into his arms and kissed her, making her realize he returned her affection.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina privately admitted through voice transmission that they both wished they could have Xue Nianbing to themselves, then stared each other down.

Xue Nianbing teased Xu Jiujiu and Vina as they argued over his favor, then coaxed Vina into revealing that Xu Jiujiu had taught her how to pursue him. He tricked Vina with a vague promise of benefits for the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving Xu Jiujiu pleased and Vina embarrassed.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina sat on Xue Nianbing's thighs and competed over who had the stronger claim to his favor.
• Xue Nianbing teased the two women to make them explain their argument, but they initially refused.
• Xue Nianbing offered to consider preferential treatment for their empires, and Vina revealed that Xu Jiujiu had taught her how to pursue him.
• Xue Nianbing said he had only promised to consider the offer and decided to leave things as they were for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu enjoyed Vina's embarrassment, while Xue Nianbing continued teasing both women.

Vina tested the unusual effect of intimacy with Xue Nianbing while Xu Jiujiu joined their encounter. At the tournament registration, Xue Nianbing noticed the Snow Demon Sect's Body Sect heir, while Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian prepared themselves to face his formidable strength.

• Vina grew curious about how intimacy with Xue Nianbing had affected her Soul Power and Martial Soul, and boldly made a move on him as he kissed Xu Jiujiu.
• Xue Nianbing continued kissing Xu Jiujiu while Vina acted on her curiosity, and Gu Mingli and the others returned to witness the scene.
• Xue Nianbing registered the Ice Snow Palace team and recognized a tall Snow Demon Sect substitute as the Body Sect heir, a Level 58 Soul King.
• Xue Nianbing told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that he would reward it with something to keep its spiritual power above Huo Yuhao's.
• Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian saw Xue Nianbing at registration and acknowledged his strength, while Long Aotian anticipated that he had reached at least Soul Douluo-level combat power.

Xue Nianbing's group encountered the Holy Spirit Cult while registering for the competition, but he chose not to attack because the Rakshasa God remained hidden and a battle could endanger civilians. After recognizing a former acquaintance among the Evil Soul Masters, Xue Nianbing traded teasing remarks with Qian Renxue before she dragged him away to rest, leaving Ye Guyi flustered by Qian Renxue's intentions.

• Long Aotian and Huo Yuhao watched Xue Nianbing, who noticed them, met their gaze, and then turned away.
• Long Aotian and the others registered while Xue Nianbing's group prepared to return to their rooms.
• Xue Nianbing and his companions sensed the Holy Spirit Cult, whose members exchanged hostile looks with them before avoiding a confrontation.
• Xue Nianbing recognized an acquaintance among the Evil Soul Masters and explained that he would not attack while the Rakshasa God remained unlocated.
• Qian Renxue teased Xue Nianbing about his relationships, then grabbed his collar and led him toward the elevator to rest.
• Ye Guyi became flustered inside her Sea of Consciousness when Qian Renxue said she wanted Xue Nianbing to serve her.

Qian Renxue teased Ye Guyi about her feelings for Xue Nianbing and offered to help her pursue him. Meanwhile, Feng Ling recognized a familiar aura on Xue Nianbing and began plotting to use seduction to get close to him; late that night, Xue Nianbing left the room, leaving his destination unclear.

• Qian Renxue asked Ye Guyi whether she liked Xue Nianbing, and Ye Guyi shyly admitted that she did.
• Qian Renxue teased Ye Guyi and offered to help her win over Xue Nianbing, while Ye Guyi imagined being close to him.
• Feng Ling realized Xue Nianbing carried the same aura as a supreme treasure Lord Rakshasa had given her and wondered if he possessed more of it.
• Feng Ling decided force was too dangerous and planned to use her beauty to make Xue Nianbing desire her.
• Late at night, Xue Nianbing got dressed and left after asking Long Shuang and Qian Renxue to watch over Gu Mingli and the others.

Xue Nianbing met with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, gave him a cultivation bead, and then secretly entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to visit Jing Hongchen. He discussed the tournament and his plans to unify the continent after it ended.

• Xue Nianbing met the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in a remote part of Mingdu and gave him a bead of refined frost energy.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm returned to Huo Yuhao and told him an old acquaintance was among the Holy Spirit Sect team, stirring Huo Yuhao’s hatred.
• Xue Nianbing slipped into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and visited Jing Hongchen in his office.
• Xue Nianbing told Jing Hongchen that after the tournament, they could begin unifying the continent because he had already handled matters with the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Nianbing told Jing Hongchen that Ice Snow Palace would use its overwhelming strength to unify the empires, then went to reunite with Meng Hongchen. The chapter ended with the lovers spending the night together.

• Xue Nianbing told Jing Hongchen that Star Luo and Heavenly Soul would support Ice Snow Palace, while he intended to subdue Dou Ling by force.
• Jing Hongchen warned Xue Nianbing not to hurt Little Dream, and Xue Nianbing promised he would not.
• Jing Hongchen said the Hongchen Family’s preparations were ready and asked Xue Nianbing to help receive them when the time came.
• Xue Nianbing told Jing Hongchen that the Battle Armor was complete and would be unveiled at the tournament, then hurried off to see Little Dream.
• Meng Hongchen welcomed Xue Nianbing in her dormitory, and the two reunited passionately.

As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament began on the outskirts of Mingdu, Xue Nianbing and the Ice Snow Palace team drew intense attention. At the venue, Xu Jiujiu told Xue Nianbing that she sensed something unusual about the tournament, though she could not explain why.

• The 168 teams learned their first-round opponents, and spectators focused on the Ice Snow Palace and Xue Nianbing as favorites to win.
• Xue Nianbing and the other six Ice Snow Palace members left the Mingyue Hotel amid cheering crowds and headed to the tournament grounds.
• The teams gathered at the enormous competition venue, where Xue Nianbing sat with Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Xu Jiujiu.
• Xiao Hongchen asked about the Ice Snow Palace having no reserve members, and Xue Nianbing joked that his team could defeat all 167 others.
• Xu Jiujiu privately told Xue Nianbing that she felt something about the tournament was out of the ordinary, but she did not know what.

Xue Nianbing warned Xu Jiujiu that the Holy Spirit Cult might exploit the tournament’s rules to kill, then watched Xu Tianran arrive as the Sun Moon Empire’s regent. When Xu Tianran reacted with hostility to seeing him, Xue Nianbing revealed that he intended to make him a puppet emperor whose title would be empty.

• Xue Nianbing warned Xu Jiujiu that the tournament allowed killing and told her to keep her team cautious around the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xue Nianbing explained that the Sun Moon Empire’s Royal Soul Engineer Corps had surrounded the viewing platform with powerful Soul Tools.
• Xu Tianran arrived in a dragon carriage, and Xue Nianbing identified him as the Sun Moon Empire’s crown prince and regent.
• Xu Tianran spotted Xue Nianbing and concealed his hatred while avoiding his gaze.
• Gu Mingli reacted angrily to Xu Tianran’s hostility, and Xue Nianbing told her and Lan Fozi that he planned to make Xu Tianran a puppet emperor.

Xue Nianbing explained how Xu Tianran could help the Hongchen Family gain power by blaming the Evil Soul Masters for their apparent betrayal of the Sun Moon Empire. At the tournament opening, Xue Nianbing recognized that Long Xiaoyao had become a Peak Quasi-God Evil Soul Master, while Xu Tianran declared the event open and received the crowd’s adulation.

• Xue Nianbing told Qian Renxue and the others that Xu Tianran would claim he had secretly sent the Hongchen Family away to fight Evil Soul Masters and restore peace.
• Xue Nianbing said he had never planned to spare the Sun Moon Royal Family, even if they submitted to him.
• Xu Tianran arrived at the main platform with Long Xiaoyao, Zhongli Wu, and another figure, and Long Xiaoyao silenced the crowd with his imposing presence.
• Xue Nianbing recognized Long Xiaoyao as a Peak Quasi-God who had become an Evil Soul Master, while Long Xiaoyao glared at him in anger.
• Xu Tianran opened the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, and the crowd knelt and shouted their support for him.

Xue Nianbing represented Ice Snow Palace alone against Dragon Slaying Sect and instantly defeated its first contestant, stunning the tournament crowd. As Feng Shen stepped up next, Xu Tianran began considering whether to match his sister Xu Tianzhen with Xue Nianbing to gain the Ice Snow Palace’s favor.

• The tournament began, and Ice Snow Palace was paired against Dragon Slaying Sect in the first preliminary elimination match.
• Xue Nianbing stopped Gu Mingli from joining the match and entered the arena alone, saying he could defeat all seven contestants himself.
• Xue Nianbing defeated Dragon Slaying Sect’s first contestant in less than a breath, pinning an ice spike to his throat before he could release his Martial Soul.
• The audience and rival teams reacted with shock, while Xu Tianran praised Xue Nianbing and considered bringing his sister Xu Tianzhen closer to him.
• Feng Shen stepped forward as Dragon Slaying Sect’s next contestant, and Xue Nianbing calmly faced him.

Xue Nianbing defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect team alone in the preliminary match, then warned its captain to change the sect’s name. The team wondered whether he had a Dragon Race Martial Soul, and Xue Nianbing left without explaining his warning.

• Feng Shen activated his Lightning Falcon Martial Soul, but Xue Nianbing knocked him unconscious with a single strike and the referee declared Ice Snow Palace the winner.
• Xue Nianbing eliminated the remaining Dragon Slaying Sect members, including their captain, in the individual matches.
• Xue Nianbing chose to face all seven Dragon Slaying Sect members alone in the team match.
• Xue Nianbing used Sky Frost Fist to overwhelm the seven, and the referee announced that Ice Snow Palace had advanced.
• Xue Nianbing dispelled the frost in the Dragon Slaying Sect members’ bodies and warned their captain that the sect’s name could bring disaster.
• Feng Shen suggested that Xue Nianbing might possess a Dragon Race Martial Soul, and the team speculated that he had Twin Martial Souls.

Xue Nianbing explained the Soul Fighting Competition’s elimination rounds and let Gu Mingli and Qian Renxue choose matches to fight. After the team returned to the hotel, Wang Dong'er asked Xue Nianbing to spare the other half of her soul, which remained in the God Realm.

• Xue Nianbing told Jiang Nannan and the other six women that he would leave the next elimination rounds to them, and Gu Mingli and Qian Renxue volunteered to fight.
• Xue Nianbing left the competition with the women, while Long Xiaoyao and Zhongli Wu watched them and regarded Xue Nianbing with hostility.
• At the Mingyue Hotel, Xue Nianbing ordered a meal, and the women later went to the Ice and Snow Plane to rest while he stayed with Wang Dong'er.
• By the pool, Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing cuddled and teased each other after being intimate.
• Wang Dong'er asked Xue Nianbing to let the other half of her soul live if he had the chance.

Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing discussed saving the conscious soul connected to her, while the Holy Spirit Sect's brutal tournament conduct fueled outrage. Xue Nianbing decided to avoid a public battle that could endanger spectators and instead planned to destroy the Holy Spirit Sect when the opportunity was safer.

• Wang Dong'er vowed to save her conscious soul counterpart but said she would fight back if the other showed hostility.
• Wang Dong'er and Xue Nianbing teased each other before she launched another intimate attack and quickly surrendered.
• After the first elimination round, teams and spectators condemned the Holy Spirit Sect for crippling opponents, while the Sun Moon Empire did nothing.
• Gu Mingli proposed killing the Holy Spirit Sect members immediately, but Qian Renxue and Xue Nianbing warned that a clash could endanger spectators and provoke hidden Evil Soul Masters.
• Xue Nianbing said the Holy Spirit Cult had chosen the public tournament to restrain the Ice Snow Palace, then planned to eliminate its team in the arena and hunt its members after the crowd dispersed.
• Xue Nianbing said Xue'er and the others were gathering forces to come to the Sun Moon Empire, while Old Yi would remain at the Ice Snow Palace.

Gu Mingli entered the second elimination round alone against Earth Dragon Gate, while Xue Nianbing teased her despite knowing she was powerful. After the match began, she unleashed her Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul and prepared to face Xu Shenshu.

• Xue Nianbing warned Gu Mingli not to underestimate Nan Qiūqiū and Earth Dragon Gate, then admitted he had only teased her.
• Gu Mingli went to the waiting area alone, and Xue Nianbing encouraged her before the match.
• Nan Qiūqiū sensed that Gu Mingli was a powerful Soul Saint with a formidable bloodline and Dragon Clan pressure.
• Earth Dragon Gate sent Xu Shenshu to face Gu Mingli, and he became distracted by her appearance.
• Gu Mingli activated her Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul, revealing golden scales and an illusory third eye filled with the Power of Fate.

Gu Mingli revealed her Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul, provoking greed among the powerful spectators until Xue Nianbing’s killing intent made them back down. She swept through Earth Dragon Gate’s contestants and faced Nan Qiūqiū, whose flustered answer about her relationship with Xue Nianbing puzzled Gu Mingli.

• Gu Mingli revealed her Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul and rose to Rank 71, stunning the spectators and Titled Douluo.
• Zhongli Wu, Long Xiaoyao, and other Titled Douluo felt greedy toward Gu Mingli, but Xue Nianbing’s killing intent forced them to suppress it.
• Xue Nianbing joked with Ye Guyi, who embarrassedly let Qian Renxue take control of their body again.
• Gu Mingli defeated Xu Shenshu and several Earth Dragon Gate contestants in single moves, leaving Nan Qiūqiū as the team’s final opponent.
• Nan Qiūqiū vowed to stop Gu Mingli from sweeping the team, and Gu Mingli asked what her relationship with Xue Nianbing was.
• Nan Qiūqiū blushed and said they had not had that kind of relationship yet, leaving Gu Mingli confused.