Chapter Summaries

Shen Hanyu settled into a leisurely routine teaching at Skywater Academy while waiting for Dugu Bo to arrive. Dugu Bo came to the academy and, after recognizing Shen Liuyu, praised her and her brother’s talent.

• Shen Hanyu escaped a barrage of questions from the women at Shui Ningbing’s courtyard, and Shui Ningbing sent the others home and assigned chores to Shui Bing’er, Shen Liuyu, and Shui Yue'er.
• Shui Ningbing made Shen Hanyu an honorary assistant instructor at Skywater Academy, where he taught Shui Bing’er, Shen Liuyu, and the other future team members.
• Shen Hanyu expected Dugu Bo to arrive so he could help him condense a poison core in the Far North.
• Dugu Bo came to Skywater Academy, and Shui Ningbing led him and Shui Bing’er, Shen Liuyu, and Shui Yue'er to Shen Hanyu’s courtyard.
• Dugu Bo asked Shen Liuyu to step forward, then praised the talent she and her brother possessed.

Dugu Bo arrived in Element City and reunited with Shen Hanyu, surprising Shen Liuyu and the Shui family with their close friendship. After a cheerful dinner, Dugu Bo praised the strength and potential of Shen Hanyu’s companions.

• Dugu Bo introduced himself as Poison Douluo and reassured Shen Liuyu that he was friends with Shen Hanyu, then let her call him Grandpa Dugu.
• Shen Hanyu returned with an Explosive Bear and casually explained to Dugu Bo why he had summoned him to Element City.
• Shui Bing'er helped prepare dinner after Shen Hanyu nearly ruined the seasonings, while Dugu Bo chatted warmly with Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue'er.
• Shen Hanyu cooked braised bear paws with rare ingredients, and everyone enjoyed Shui Bing'er's cooking.
• Dugu Bo told Shen Hanyu that Shui Ningbing, Shui Bing'er, and Shen Liuyu showed impressive strength and potential.

Shen Hanyu helped Dugu Bo condense his toxins into a Poison Pill, ending the poison that had plagued him and triggering a major breakthrough. After Dugu Bo returned to health and left for Heaven Dou City, Shen Hanyu planned to prepare in Element City for his next breakthroughs and Soul Rings.

• Shen Hanyu reassured Dugu Bo by revealing his powerful Soul Rings and warned that they needed to finish quickly in the Far North.
• Dugu Bo swallowed the Snowy Swan Kiss, and Shen Hanyu used Extreme Ice energy to help him compress his raging toxins into a Poison Pill.
• Tian Meng used X-Ray Vision to monitor Dugu Bo as the Poison Pill grew and most of the toxins left his body.
• Dugu Bo broke through to level ninety-four, celebrated his newfound control over poison, and vowed to kill Dead Chrysanthemum after reaching level ninety-five.
• Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City to see Dugu Yan, while Shen Hanyu stayed behind and asked Skywater Academy to seek information on Ice and Fire Attribute Soul Beasts.

After leaving Element City, Shen Hanyu traveled to Holy Soul Village to retrieve the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. He found the hidden cave behind a waterfall and broke Tang Hao’s restriction, alerting Tang Hao as he entered.

• Shui Ningbing learned that Shui Bing’er’s Martial Soul had developed the suppressive power of Extreme Ice, while Shui Bing’er continued cultivating diligently.
• Shen Hanyu spent about half a month in Element City, then left a letter and flew toward Fasino Province to seek the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
• After reaching Nuoding City, Shen Hanyu asked for directions to Holy Soul Village and flew to the forest behind it.
• Shen Hanyu found a waterfall, broke the Soul Power restriction at the cave behind it, and unknowingly alerted Tang Hao.
• Shen Hanyu entered the damp cave and found the Blue Silver Emperor, which trembled as it sensed him.

Shen Hanyu stole the Blue Silver Emperor and its Soul Bone, then misdirected Tang Hao with a false trail. After Tang Hao found a leaf that pointed vaguely north, Shen Hanyu returned to Element City exhausted and was comforted by Shen Liuyu and Shui Bing’er.

• Shen Hanyu uprooted the Blue Silver Emperor, took its ten-thousand-year Soul Bone, buried the cave, and left a taunting message signed as Tang Wulin.
• Tang Hao found the collapsed cave, read the message, and vowed to kill Tang Wulin and recover Ah Yin and her Soul Bone.
• Shen Hanyu led Tang Hao’s pursuit toward a pigsty, where Tang Hao found a Blue Silver Emperor leaf that carried a vague clue pointing north.
• Shen Hanyu reached Element City after rushing back at great speed, and Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu helped him sit down.
• Shen Hanyu told Shen Liuyu he had exhausted his Soul Power while stealing a treasure from a Super Douluo, and she urged him to rest as he drifted off.

Shen Hanyu visited the Element City Great Soul Arena and found Shen Liuyu and the Shui sisters watching Skywater Academy’s team fight. He watched Yu Hairou and Qiu Ruoshui battle two Soul Masters from Blazing Academy.

• Shen Hanyu woke late, ate lunch, and wandered through Element City.
• Shen Hanyu entered the Element City Great Soul Arena after sensing familiar auras inside.
• A maid led Shen Hanyu to the arena, where he found Shen Liuyu, the Shui sisters, Xu Yan, and Gu Yu watching the matches.
• Shen Hanyu joined the Skywater Team’s area and greeted Shen Liuyu and the others.
• Shen Hanyu watched Yu Hairou and Qiu Ruoshui fight two Soul Masters from Blazing Academy.

Shen Hanyu noticed Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian watching him and confronted them in an icy alley. After he revealed his name and prepared to leave, Feng Xiaotian challenged him to a fight.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang discussed Shen Hanyu and the mysterious geniuses of Skywater Academy while Feng Xiaotian watched him from Godwind Academy.
• Shen Hanyu noticed the three following him and led them into a dead-end alley.
• Shen Hanyu covered the alley walls in frost and pointed his Cold Sky Spear at Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian.
• Huo Wushuang introduced himself, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian, and Shen Hanyu identified himself.
• Feng Xiaotian stopped Shen Hanyu and challenged him to a fight.

Shen Hanyu defeated Feng Xiaotian in a single palm strike and told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to remind him to focus on training rather than Self-Created Soul Skills. He then searched Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy’s records for powerful Ice and Fire Soul Beasts, finding several promising locations for his breakthrough preparations.

• Shen Hanyu knocked Feng Xiaotian unconscious with a palm strike and told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang that Self-Created Soul Skills could not replace strength.
• Shen Hanyu left the alley, relieved that Feng Xiaotian was no longer following him, and reflected that he was willing to become enemies with Tang San rather than befriend him.
• Shen Hanyu searched Skywater Academy’s records and found reports of a mutated Ice Qilin and other rare, powerful Soul Beasts in the Far North.
• Shen Hanyu consulted Blazing Academy’s more detailed records and noted a Sun Fat Bird in the Lihuo Mountain Range that was suspected to have become a beast king.
• Shen Hanyu found a report of a ten-thousand-year Crimson Fire Phoenix in Gravel Canyon and recognized it as a promising lead for his search.

After gathering Tian Meng’s intelligence, Shen Hanyu chose an Ice Dragon with the Ice Dragon King’s bloodline as the first Extreme Ice Soul Beast for his Second Martial Soul. He traveled into the Far North’s remote mountain range to find the clan, where he discovered that the brutal climate protected its territory from most intruders.

• Tian Meng suggested Soul Beasts and revealed the locations of powerful ones, helping Shen Hanyu select the Ice Dragon clan’s leader as his target.
• Shen Hanyu left again for the Far North, and Shen Liuyu resentfully watched him go.
• Tian Meng explained that the Ice Dragon clan shared a vast territory, despite usually living in separate nests, and described the Far North’s powerful Soul Beasts.
• Shen Hanyu followed Tian Meng’s directions into a high mountain range and saw violent air currents sweep a boulder into the sky.

Shen Hanyu discovered the remains of a god-level True Dragon deep in the Far North and awakened the Ice Dragon King’s presence. The dragons gathered and bowed before the illusory figure, recognizing it as their supreme king.

• Shen Hanyu encountered a sixty-thousand-year Ice Dragon carrying a thirty-thousand-year Ice Plain Elephant through the mountains.
• Tian Meng explained that the calmer inner mountains were sheltered from the outside by the surrounding peaks.
• Shen Hanyu found a nearly hundred-meter True Dragon skeleton whose preserved divine power resonated with his Right Arm Bone.
• A faint voice urged Shen Hanyu toward the dragon corpse as Tian Meng sensed powerful beings approaching.
• The Ice Dragon attacked Shen Hanyu, then froze and lowered its head after seeing the illusory figure behind him.
• Dragons of many ages gathered and performed a rite of reverence before the figure they recognized as their supreme king.

Shen Hanyu witnessed the Ice Dragon King use its remaining divine power to strengthen the Ice Dragon clan before vanishing. The three surviving Fierce Beasts explained their clan’s tragic history and offered to help Shen Hanyu, the ancestor’s chosen inheritor, pursue the Ice God’s inheritance.

• The Ice Dragon King’s fading soul released its remaining power to awaken the Ice Dragons’ bloodlines and increase their cultivation, then disappeared.
• The Ice Dragons roared in reverence, and Shen Hanyu realized that three Fierce Beasts over two hundred thousand years old remained.
• The three Fierce Beasts recognized Shen Hanyu as the Ice Dragon King’s inheritor and noticed his Million-Year Level Soul Ring.
• The leading Fierce Beast told Shen Hanyu how the Ice Dragon ancestors sacrificed themselves to create and preserve their clan’s homeland.
• The leading Fierce Beast said it was willing to become Shen Hanyu’s stepping stone because he carried the Ice God’s inheritance and hope for the clan’s revival.

Shen Hanyu left the Ice Dragon Clan with a new Soul Ring and eleven valuable Soul Bones, then reflected on how far he had come since arriving in the Douluo Plane. Back in Element City, Shui Ningbing kept Shui Bing'er and the other women busy with Soul Arena battles, while Feng Xiaotian trained relentlessly and continued pursuing Huo Wu.

• Shen Hanyu obtained a six-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, reached rank eighty-nine, and stored the Ice Dragon Trunk Bone rather than absorbing it.
• Shen Hanyu left the Ice Dragon King's Remains with the Ice Dragon Clan and accepted ten Soul Bones, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Dragon Skull and two Trunk Bones.
• Shen Hanyu left the hidden Ice Dragon paradise with an Ice Dragon escort and reflected on his transformation over more than ten years in the Douluo Plane.
• Shui Ningbing repeatedly sent Shui Bing'er and the other two women to fight in the Soul Arena, leaving Shen Liuyu exhausted and complaining to Shen Hanyu.
• Feng Xiaotian recovered from Shen Hanyu's palm strike, trained through injuries in Hurricane Canyon, and continued shamelessly pursuing Huo Wu.

Shen Hanyu spent months examining his state of mind before breaking through to the Titled Douluo realm. The Ice God Inheritance bead then awakened, greatly strengthening him and healing his hidden injuries.

• Shen Hanyu delayed his breakthrough while seeking to resolve imperfections in his state of mind.
• Shui Ningbing, Shui Bing'er, Shen Liuyu, and Shui Yue'er waited beneath the Evergreen Tree while Shen Hanyu cultivated in seclusion.
• A powerful surge of Soul Power from Shen Hanyu startled the girls and suppressed Shui Ningbing and Shui Bing'er.
• Shen Hanyu shattered the final barrier and broke through to the Titled Douluo realm.
• The Ice God Inheritance bead illuminated Shen Hanyu's Sea of Consciousness, boosted his Mental Power, and healed his hidden injuries.
• Tian Meng and the Frost Snake Demon rejoiced as Shen Hanyu gained the Ice God Inheritance's recognition.

After emerging from six months of seclusion, Shen Hanyu revealed that he had become a Titled Douluo and laid out plans to take Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er into the Core Circle of the Far North. The girls reacted with shock and fear, while Shen Hanyu argued that the trip would broaden their horizons and help them reach higher realms.

• Shen Hanyu appeared before the girls and learned that Shui Ningbing was nearing a breakthrough to rank eighty-seven.
• Shen Liuyu discovered that Shen Hanyu had broken through to Titled Douluo and was stunned by what that meant for her.
• Shen Hanyu said he would remain in Element City for now and might take the girls with him when he went to obtain his ninth Soul Ring.
• Shen Hanyu named the Core Circle of the Far North as their destination, alarming Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er.
• Shen Hanyu explained that Titled Douluo was not humanity's limit and said he wanted the girls to experience a wider world, promising he could protect them.

Shen Hanyu explained the power hierarchy of humans and Soul Beasts to Shen Liuyu and the Shui sisters, then described some of his own experiences. The girls were astonished and reassured, until someone nearby interrupted their conversation by asking what secrets they were sharing.

• Shui Bing'er worried that entering the Far North would put them in danger, and Shen Hanyu said he had considered the risks.
• Shen Hanyu taught the girls about Super Douluo, Limit Douluo, Fierce Beasts, and the Beast God, leaving them stunned.
• Shen Hanyu reassured Shen Liuyu and recounted his past experiences after Shui Bing'er asked about the gap between them.
• Shen Liuyu complained that Shen Hanyu had risked his life without telling her, while Shui Bing'er said his experiences felt unreal and Shui Yue'er called him amazing.
• An unfamiliar voice asked what secrets the four of them were whispering about.

Shen Hanyu prepared a safer route into the Far North and protective ice crystals for the girls, then led the group there. After reaching the Mixed Zone, the girls relaxed despite having yet to encounter any Soul Beasts, while Shen Hanyu wondered if he should have given them a harsher introduction.

• Shen Hanyu explained the revelations he had shared earlier to Shui Ningbing after her curiosity and confusion nearly overwhelmed her.
• Shen Hanyu chose a route into the Far North through the outskirts of Tianbing City and made protective ice crystals with Tian Meng's help.
• After five days of preparation, Shen Hanyu traveled with Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Ningbing by carriage from Element City to Tianbing City.
• The group left Tianbing City and traveled through the outer region, encountering only a few weaker Soul Beasts before reaching the Mixed Zone.
• Shen Liuyu asked why they had not seen any Soul Beasts, and Shen Hanyu teased her about wanting to meet one as the girls joked and relaxed.

Shen Hanyu and the girls took shelter from a blizzard in the Far North, avoiding nearby Soul Beasts and spending a peaceful night. The next morning, they entered a more dangerous part of the Mixed Zone, where Shui Ningbing recalled teachers who had died there.

• Shen Hanyu found a campsite among boulders, sheltered the group from the blizzard, and helped Shui Yue'er warm up by the fire.
• Shui Ningbing spotted a Snow Ghost Leopard, but Shen Hanyu used his aura to drive it away and chose not to provoke the other Soul Beasts nearby.
• The group passed the night safely, and Shen Hanyu frightened off a Snow Fox that had slipped into their shelter before using it as a cushion.
• The next morning, Shui Ningbing warned that the central Mixed Zone held stronger Soul Beasts and recalled the deaths of academy teachers there.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er comforted Shui Ningbing, while Shen Liuyu told Shen Hanyu she missed their parents and he promised they could visit them.

Shen Hanyu and the others crossed a Titan Snow Demon hunting ground in the Far North and witnessed three giant Titan Snow Demons slaughter an Ice Plain Elephant herd. The survivors watched in horror from a nearby mountain as the demons collected their kills.

• Shen Hanyu warned Shui Ningbing, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Shen Liuyu that enormous footprints suggested powerful Soul Beasts were nearby, and identified them as signs of the Titan Snow Demon race.
• Shen Hanyu explained that Titan Snow Demons could grow over a hundred meters tall and that their clan leader was a Fierce Beast with more than two hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Shui Ningbing spotted signs of a recent battle, and Shen Hanyu used his Mental Power to sense danger before rapidly leading everyone away.
• Shen Hanyu and the others flew to a snow mountain as three Titan Snow Demons chased down and slaughtered an Ice Plain Elephant herd.
• The leading Titan Snow Demon killed the injured, sixty-thousand-year Ice Plain Elephant leader with one punch, while its companions gathered the corpses as food.
• Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Ningbing watched the slaughter in shock and fear.

Shen Hanyu and the others traveled through the Far North, where they were ambushed by Blizzard Giant Apes and then surrounded by four Titan Snow Demons. Shen Hanyu and Shui Ningbing divided the enemies between them while Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er prepared to hold off the injured cub.

• Shen Hanyu led the shaken girls onward after giving them calming leaves from the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Spirit Tree.
• Shen Hanyu killed three Blizzard Giant Apes that attacked the group with falling boulders.
• Shui Ningbing returned injured with the girls after an underage Titan Snow Demon appeared and summoned three more.
• Shen Hanyu assigned Shui Ningbing the Thirty-Thousand-Year Titan Snow Demon and told the three girls to hold off the injured Seven-Thousand-Year cub while he faced the two strongest demons.
• Shen Hanyu activated his Seventh Soul Ring and charged the Seventy-Thousand-Year and Ninety-Thousand-Year Titan Snow Demons as Shui Ningbing transformed into her Martial Soul and rushed to fight.

Shen Hanyu and Shui Ningbing’s group defeated the Titan Snow Demons after Shen Hanyu unleashed his powerful mental and spear attacks. The group celebrated their victory, with Shen Hanyu praising Shen Liuyu and sharing a joyful look with Shui Ningbing.

• Shen Hanyu badly wounded the seventy-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon, but the ninety-thousand-year beast struck him into a cliff while shielding its companion.
• Shen Hanyu used Soul Impact to stun the ninety-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon, then combined his Martial Soul Avatar, Ice Flame, and Demon Fall to pierce it.
• Shui Ningbing transformed into a phoenix and used her eighth soul skill to kill the thirty-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon.
• Shui Bing'er froze the remaining seven-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon, allowing her companions to wound it before Shui Yue'er slit its throat and claimed its Soul Ring.
• Shen Hanyu praised Shen Liuyu as the group celebrated, and Shui Ningbing and Shen Hanyu exchanged joyful looks.