Chapter Summaries

Su Bai and the Ice Empress discovered a vast magma sea beneath the Extreme North, where a flame revealed itself as the starting point of the Fire God Trial. After rescuing the heat-weakened Ice Empress and returning to the surface, Su Bai asked whether they would continue toward the Peak of the Far North.

• Su Bai shielded the Ice Empress as they descended through the fissure into a scorching underground world.
• Su Bai and the Ice Empress found an ancient altar in the magma sea and identified its scarlet-gold flame as the Fire God's inheritance.
• Su Bai learned that absorbing the flame would begin the Fire God Trial and considered saving it for Huo Wu or Liu Erlong.
• Su Bai carried the overheated Ice Empress off the altar and back to the surface.
• The Ice Empress recovered in the cold and complained about the heat, and Su Bai asked whether they would continue up the Peak of the Far North.

Su Bai and the Ice Empress found the Ice God’s barrier and opened a passage to an Ice Pillar, but he decided to wait until Shui Bing’er and the others returned before starting the trial. Back at the palace, Su Bai dealt with Zi Ji’s teasing, and the Snow Empress asked what he found at the summit.

• Su Bai and the Ice Empress reached the summit, where a barrier repelled Su Bai and sent the Ice Empress flying because it rejected Spirit Beasts.
• Su Bai found a patterned ice disk beneath the snow and activated it with the power of the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Torso Bone.
• The barrier opened a gap and revealed a stone pillar topped by a glowing Ice Pillar, but Su Bai decided to return later with Shui Bing’er and the others.
• Su Bai and the Ice Empress returned to the palace, where Zi Ji mocked them and Su Bai punished her before Ah Yin calmed the exchange with tea.
• The Snow Empress asked Su Bai what had happened at the Peak of the Far North.

Su Bai opened two saved system gift packs and obtained the Kirin Realm and the Samsara Spirit Pagoda, tools that could let Spirit Beasts ascend and give human Spirit Masters an alternative to hunting them. He planned to use them to ease the conflict between humans and Spirit Beasts, while the Ice Empress continued sleeping beside him.

• Su Bai woke beside the exhausted Ice Empress and let her sleep while he entered the system space.
• In the main hall, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, Ah Yin, and the Snow Empress teased one another about Su Bai and the Ice Empress.
• Su Bai opened the Asura God Trial Plunder Gift Pack and obtained the sealed Kirin Realm and two hundred thousand Destiny Points.
• Su Bai opened the Sea God Divine Trial Plunder Gift Pack and obtained the Samsara Spirit Pagoda and another two hundred thousand Destiny Points.
• Su Bai recognized that the Kirin Realm could allow Spirit Beasts to become gods and that the pagoda could provide spirit rings without hunting, then considered using both to resolve the conflict between humans and Spirit Beasts.

Su Bai planned to raise his Soul Power by filling the Holy Spirit Sword’s remaining spirit ring slots and learned that the Samsara Spirit Pagoda would return a portion of its users’ Soul Power to him. After leaving the Extreme North with his companions, he visited Shui Ningshuang in Skywater City and reassured her that Bing'er and Yue'er were well on Sea God Island.

• Su Bai considered using the Seed of Law once his Soul Power reached level ninety-nine and identified sea creatures as targets for the Holy Spirit Sword’s remaining spirit rings.
• Su Bai woke Ice Empress, teased her as they got ready, and joined the others in the Mystic Ice main hall.
• Su Bai told the women they would leave the Extreme North that day and return to Kirin Hall first.
• The system informed Su Bai that Spirit Masters who obtained spirit rings inside the Samsara Spirit Pagoda would feed a portion of their source Soul Power back to him.
• Su Bai traveled south with Ah Yin, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, the Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, then reassured Shui Ningshuang that Bing'er and Yue'er were doing well on Sea God Island and that Yue'er had triggered the Nine Trials of the Sea God.

Liu Erlong was frustrated that she could not break through from rank eighty-nine, so Su Bai comforted her and helped her relax. Afterward, her Soul Power flowed more smoothly and the bottleneck showed signs of loosening, while Su Bai promised to stay with her for the next few days.

• Su Bai returned to Kirin Hall with Shui Ningshuang and the others, then sat in the main hall while Ah Yin massaged his shoulders.
• Liu Erlong entered the hall looking dispirited and told Su Bai she could not break through to Titled Douluo despite accumulating enough Soul Power.
• Su Bai explained that her cultivation had advanced too quickly after taking the Immortal Herb and urged her to rest and calm her mind.
• Liu Erlong asked Su Bai to keep her company, and he carried her to the sleeping chamber.
• Afterward, Liu Erlong felt less stifled, noticed her Soul Power flowing more smoothly, and sensed the barrier beginning to loosen.
• Su Bai promised to stay with Liu Erlong for the next few days, then kissed her again despite her protest.

Su Bai spent three days helping Liu Erlong recover before leaving Kirin Hall for Spirit Hall. There, Hu Liena, newly returned from Death Canyon, rushed into his arms and told him how much she had missed him.

• Su Bai stayed with Liu Erlong for three days, and her complexion and mood improved.
• Ah Yin teased Liu Erlong, while Zi Ji joked about her and Su Bai pulled Zi Ji and Ah Yin into his arms.
• Su Bai told the women to cultivate steadily and said he was going to Spirit Hall.
• Su Bai used the Teleportation Array to arrive in Bibi Dong's courtyard at Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena saw Su Bai, ran into his arms, and told him she had missed him after her ordeal in Death Canyon.

Hu Liena returned from Death Canyon and told Su Bai she had reached level sixty, then reunited with him in the bath. Bibi Dong arrived to visit her, overheard them, and quietly left them alone.

• Hu Liena returned from Death Canyon and told Su Bai she had broken through to level sixty.
• Su Bai praised Hu Liena, kissed her, and carried her to the bathing chamber to wash away her exhaustion.
• Hu Liena told Su Bai about surviving Death Canyon, including being chased for three days by a forty-thousand-year Stupid Bear.
• Bibi Dong came to visit Hu Liena, overheard the pair in the side room, and chose not to disturb them.
• Bibi Dong left for another hall, deciding to let Nana be happy.

After Hu Liena returned from Death Canyon and reached rank sixty, Su Bai revealed the Samsara Spirit Pagoda, a divine artifact that could grant spirit rings through trials instead of hunting Spirit Beasts. Hu Liena entered the pagoda to test it, leaving Bibi Dong shocked and waiting to see whether the trial worked.

• Hu Liena reunited with Su Bai and told him she wanted to grow stronger so she could stand beside him.
• Hu Liena worried that she had failed to report to Bibi Dong after returning, and Su Bai reassured her before they went to the Pope's Palace.
• Hu Liena reported that she had reached rank sixty, and Bibi Dong praised her progress.
• Su Bai showed Bibi Dong and Hu Liena the Samsara Spirit Pagoda and explained how its trials could grant spirit rings.
• Hu Liena touched the pagoda while wishing for a thirty-thousand-year fox-type Spirit Beast, and the light transported her inside to face its trial.

Hu Liena completed the Samsara Spirit Pagoda trial, gained a thirty-thousand-year soul ring, and helped Su Bai break through to rank eighty-five. After Hu Liena left, Su Bai drew Bibi Dong close on the Pope’s Chair and asked what she wanted to do.

• Bibi Dong worried that Hu Liena might be in danger inside the Samsara Spirit Pagoda, and Su Bai assured her that failure would only send Hu Liena back out.
• Hu Liena emerged from the pagoda after defeating a thirty-thousand-year Illusion Demon Fox spirit body and gained a sixth, black soul ring.
• Bibi Dong examined Hu Liena’s pure new soul ring, while Su Bai absorbed the pagoda’s source Soul Power and broke through from rank eighty-four to rank eighty-five.
• Bibi Dong asked how Su Bai planned to arrange the Samsara Spirit Pagoda, and Su Bai told Hu Liena to return and consolidate her cultivation.
• Hu Liena teased Su Bai and Bibi Dong before leaving the Pope’s Palace, leaving them alone in the hall.
• Su Bai pulled Bibi Dong onto the Pope’s Chair and asked what she wanted to do now that they were alone.

Bibi Dong proposed using the Samsara Spirit Pagoda to attract Spirit Masters to Spirit Hall and help unify the continent. Su Bai agreed to provide a Branch Pagoda but demanded her sincerity, and the chapter ended with the two together in the Pope's Palace.

• Bibi Dong explained how the Samsara Spirit Pagoda could let Spirit Hall offer spirit rings and draw Spirit Masters away from the Two Great Empires and other factions.
• Su Bai offered to create a Branch Pagoda for Spirit Hall while taking the main body back to Kirin Hall.
• Su Bai said Spirit Hall would need to show its sincerity in exchange for the divine artifact.
• Bibi Dong kissed Su Bai, and they became intimate in the Pope's Palace.
• Afterward, Bibi Dong rested in Su Bai's arms wearing his coat.

After Bibi Dong accepted Su Bai’s plan to establish a Spirit Pagoda branch in Spirit City, he carried her to her chambers and cared for her as she recovered. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong falling into a peaceful sleep while Su Bai held her, as the new tower threatened to draw Qian Daoliu’s attention.

• Su Bai told Bibi Dong he would establish a Spirit Pagoda branch in the square behind the Pope's Palace and asked her to appoint trusted guards.
• Su Bai carried the exhausted Bibi Dong to her chambers, bathed her, and washed her hair.
• Bibi Dong warned that the tower would alert Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall, but Su Bai promised he would protect her.
• Su Bai wrapped Bibi Dong in a towel, brought her to bed, and told her to rest instead of continuing their intimacy.
• Su Bai released the soothing Auspicious Aura of his Kirin Spirit, and Bibi Dong fell into a deep, peaceful sleep in his arms.

Su Bai exchanged 50,000 Destiny Points for a Branch Pagoda of the Samsara Spirit Pagoda and showed it to Bibi Dong, who planned to use it to draw Spirit Masters to Spirit Hall. After leaving Bibi Dong to organize the rollout, Su Bai headed to Hu Liena's courtyard.

• Su Bai considered Spirit Hall's coming growth, the Ice God inheritance, and harvesting Tang San's remaining Destiny before falling asleep.
• Su Bai and Bibi Dong woke together and lingered in bed before getting dressed and going to the plaza behind the Pope's Palace.
• Su Bai exchanged 50,000 Destiny Points for the Branch Pagoda and enlarged it into a towering structure in the plaza.
• Su Bai explained that the Samsara Spirit Pagoda recycled energy from the deaths of Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters to provide spirit rings.
• Bibi Dong planned to test the pagoda with Spirit Hall's direct-line Spirit Masters before using access to attract free Spirit Masters across the continent.
• Su Bai left Bibi Dong to handle Spirit Hall's affairs and walked toward Hu Liena's courtyard.

Su Bai spent several days with Hu Liena while Bibi Dong rapidly expanded the Spirit Pagoda and drew crowds of Spirit Masters to Spirit City. With the new system established, Su Bai prepared to return to Kirin Hall, and Hu Liena asked him to spend one last night with her.

• Su Bai stayed with Hu Liena by day and visited Bibi Dong at night while helping Hu Liena practice her sixth spirit ability.
• Bibi Dong demonstrated the Spirit Pagoda to Spirit Hall's core personnel and opened it to registered Spirit Masters in Spirit City.
• Spirit Masters crowded the Spirit Pagoda to obtain spirit rings, strengthening Spirit Hall's prestige and supplying Su Bai with Soul Power.
• Su Bai decided to return to Kirin Hall, and Hu Liena took him to the Back Mountain to share a quiet moment before his departure.
• Hu Liena told Su Bai she could not leave because Teacher had assigned her Spirit Pagoda duties, then asked him to visit her that night.

Su Bai left Spirit City after saying goodbye to Hu Liena and Bibi Dong, then returned to Kirin Hall and focused on breaking through to Titled Douluo. A month later, Qian Renxue had seized the Heaven Dou Empire, while Tang San earned the Clear Sky Sect elders’ support with his hidden-weapon designs but faced their anger over Tang Hao.

• Su Bai said goodbye to Hu Liena and Bibi Dong, then returned to Kirin Hall through the Teleportation Array.
• Ah Yin told Su Bai that Emperor Xue Ye was critically ill, and Su Bai chose to let Qian Renxue handle the Heaven Dou Empire herself.
• Su Bai entered the training room to absorb Soul Power gathered by the Samsara Spirit Pagoda and prepare to break through level ninety.
• After Emperor Xue Ye died, Qian Renxue became emperor, while Dugu Bo helped her defeat Prince Xue Xing and purge his supporters.
• Tang San presented the Clear Sky Sect elders with hidden-weapon designs, and the Second Elder praised the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and agreed to nurture him.
• The Seventh Elder rebuked Tang San and condemned Tang Hao for bringing disaster upon the Clear Sky Sect.

After a year in seclusion, Su Bai broke through to rank ninety and learned how the Spirit Pagoda had shifted the balance of power across the continent. He decided not to investigate Qian Renxue, who had returned to Spirit City to begin the Nine Angelic Trials.

• Tang San submitted to the five elders and privately vowed to deal with them after securing the sect's resources and completing his cultivation.
• Su Bai used the origin Soul Power gathered through the Spirit Pagoda to break through the rank eighty-nine bottleneck and reach rank ninety.
• Ah Yin and Zi Ji told Su Bai that Spirit Masters were flocking to Spirit City despite the Star Luo Empire's efforts to stop them.
• Ah Yin reported that the Heaven Dou Empire's Emperor Qinghe was a stand-in while Spirit Hall's agents controlled the empire's affairs.
• Ah Yin told Su Bai that Qian Renxue had returned to Spirit City and begun the Nine Angelic Trials, and Su Bai declined to send anyone to investigate her.

After a year in seclusion, Su Bai reunited with Liu Erlong, who had broken through to Titled Douluo, then began absorbing his ninth soul ring in the training room. He used the Samsara Spirit Pagoda’s accumulated origin energy to raise the ring’s age, pushing his body through mounting strain as it passed five hundred thousand years.

• Liu Erlong rushed in to see Su Bai and announced that she had reached rank ninety and gained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Red Flame Dragon Lizard sub-dragon soul ring.
• Liu Erlong and Zi Ji traded barbs until Su Bai stopped their bickering, while Bi Ji brought fruit and greeted him.
• Su Bai told the women he would absorb his ninth soul ring, and learned that Snow Empress and Ice Empress were staying at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Su Bai entered the training room and drew pure origin energy from the Samsara Spirit Pagoda to form a soul ring.
• The new ring advanced from yellow to purple, black, and red, then continued beyond five hundred thousand years as Su Bai endured the increasing pressure.

Su Bai formed a million-year crimson-gold ninth spirit ring and rose to level ninety-five, then reunited with Ah Yin, Liu Erlong, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji. After hearing that Kirin Academy’s enrollment had filled and Heaven Dou City had prospered, he took the women into the city to shop.

• Su Bai used the Samsara Spirit Pagoda’s source energy to create a million-year ninth spirit ring and broke through to level ninety-five.
• Su Bai left the secret chamber, and Zi Ji, Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bi Ji reacted with shock to his new strength.
• Su Bai reassured Ah Yin that his rapid cultivation had not damaged his foundation and teased Liu Erlong about helping her stabilize hers.
• Liu Erlong told Su Bai that Kirin Academy’s enrollment had filled and that nobles from the Star Luo Empire were sending their children there.
• Su Bai took the four women through the Teleportation Array to shop in Heaven Dou City, where the streets had grown more prosperous under Xue Qinghe’s rule.

Su Bai took Liu Erlong, Zi Ji, Ah Yin, and Bi Ji to a clothing shop in Heaven Dou City and made them try on revealing outfits. After teasing and inspecting each woman, he told them to wear the clothes for him that night at Kirin Hall.

• Su Bai led the four women into a fine clothing shop and chose revealing outfits for them.
• Liu Erlong objected to the clothes, while Zi Ji showed interest in the black gauze dress.
• Su Bai ordered all four women to try on their outfits so he could check the fit.
• Zi Ji came out first, and Su Bai admired her dress and told her to wear it for him that night.
• Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bi Ji came out in their outfits, and Su Bai teased them and asked Ah Yin and Bi Ji to wear theirs in his room that night.
• Liu Erlong urged Su Bai to pay for the clothes and leave.

Su Bai and the four women encountered a drunken, disgraced Yu Xiaogang in an alley, where he accused Liu Erlong of betraying the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Su Bai stopped Liu Erlong from killing him and took Yu Xiaogang captive, intending to use him to lure Tang San out of the Clear Sky Sect.

• Su Bai bought candied hawthorns and stockings for Ice Empress and Snow Empress while strolling through the city with Zi Ji, Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bi Ji.
• Liu Erlong recognized Yu Xiaogang drunk and destitute in an alley, and he blamed her and Su Bai for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's troubles.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Liu Erlong of siding with Su Bai, and she struck him with Soul Power, leaving him injured against a wall.
• Su Bai stopped Liu Erlong from killing Yu Xiaogang, knocked him unconscious, and stored him in a Soul Tool.
• Su Bai said he planned to hold Yu Xiaogang until Tang San left the Clear Sky Sect, then deal with both of them.

After a day in Heaven Dou City, Su Bai returned to Kirin Hall with Liu Erlong, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Ah Yin. He dismissed the others for the night and kept Ah Yin with him, where she tended to him and told him she liked the revealing clothes he had bought her, despite feeling shy in them.

• Su Bai explained that he had taken Yu Xiaogang as bait to provoke Tang San if Tang San learned of his teacher's condition.
• Su Bai and the four women dined at Yao Yue Restaurant, trading teasing remarks as they shared the meal.
• Su Bai used Kirin Hall's hidden Teleportation Array to return with the women to Sunset Forest.
• Liu Erlong, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji left to wash up after Su Bai told them to go, while he asked Ah Yin to stay.
• Ah Yin removed Su Bai's boots and massaged his legs, then blushed as he pulled her onto his lap and asked about the clothes he had bought her.