Chapter Summaries

Element City’s competition began with a seven-thousand-year Soul Bone announced as its championship prize, while Shen Hanyu exposed its unimpressive origins to his family. After Snow Empress sensed another Titled Douluo near the city, Shen Hanyu left the stands to meet her and learn what she had detected.

• Little Deer announced the tournament schedule and presented the Long-armed Ape Leg Bone as the championship prize, exaggerating its quality and value.
• Shen Hanyu told Qin Yi and Shen Junhe that the Soul Bone was a poor-quality item he had used to prop up a table leg, then raised a soundproof protective barrier around them.
• Little Deer started the first match between Sacred Heart Academy and Macho Man Academy, whose seven members were all strength-type Soul Masters.
• Snow Empress told Shen Hanyu through the Sea of Consciousness that another human Titled Douluo had arrived near Element City.
• Shen Hanyu left the stands and met Snow Empress atop a tall building, where she revealed that the hidden Titled Douluo was likely Rank 95 or 96 and had not entered the city.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress discovered Ghost Douluo investigating Element City for Spirit Hall, and Snow Empress's aura frightened him into fleeing. They decided to return and let the girls act freely, while Snow Empress took Shen Hanyu's hand and went back with him.

• Shen Hanyu sensed a concealed presence outside Element City and went to investigate with Snow Empress.
• Ghost Douluo ordered the Black Clad Persons to gather information about Shen Hanyu, Skywater Academy, and Tang Hao without alerting their targets.
• Snow Empress released a trace of her aura, startling Ghost Douluo, who summoned his Martial Soul and then fled when he found no one.
• Shen Hanyu explained Ghost Douluo's identity and Spirit Hall's motives to Snow Empress, then said they would let the girls act boldly.
• Shen Hanyu pinched Snow Empress's cheeks, and she said she was no longer angry before taking his hand to return.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress watched the Great Soul Arena while a tense standoff continued between their guarded side and Ghost Douluo's people. As the Four Elements Academy's decisive matches approached, Shen Hanyu sensed that something interesting was about to happen.

• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress returned to the Great Soul Arena and sensed the two Soul Douluo hiding in the crowd.
• Shen Junhe and Qin Yi spotted Shen Hanyu with the Snow Empress and decided not to interfere in his affairs.
• After four days of competition, the Four Elements Academy prepared to face the four strongest teams, while Shui Ningbing encouraged the Skywater Team to fight without fear of losing.
• Shen Hanyu observed that Ghost Douluo's forces had found no useful information and that the standoff had reached an impasse.
• As the sun reached its zenith, Shen Hanyu rose and told the Snow Empress that something interesting was about to begin.

Shen Hanyu watched the Soul Fighting Platform as Skywater Academy prepared for its match, revealing Shen Liuyu’s extraordinary Soul Ring configuration and alarming powerful observers. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussing Shen Hanyu’s strength and the mysterious women beside him.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang defeated a stronger opponent with support from their exhausted teammates, then Feng Xiaotian tried unsuccessfully to comfort Huo Wu.
• Shen Hanyu noticed Yu Tianxin at Thunder Academy and saw Ice Empress enjoying herself with Skywater Academy; Ghost Douluo ordered his agents to avoid conflict and called for Demon Bear’s support.
• Shen Liuyu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the other Skywater Academy members entered the arena to enthusiastic cheers and released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Shen Liuyu revealed a yellow, purple, purple, and black Soul Ring configuration, astonishing the crowd and Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Shen Hanyu had mastered the method of absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's level and possessed at least two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings; they also discussed his youth and the unexplained origins of the women beside him.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress confronted Spirit Hall's spies outside Element City and sent them away with a warning for Bibi Dong. They left Ghost Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo alive, while Shen Hanyu explained that avoiding conflict with Spirit Hall's godly inheritances was wiser.

• Snow Empress told Shen Hanyu that another Titled Douluo had arrived outside Element City and passed along Bing'er's request about the Soul Bone from her sacrifice.
• Shen Hanyu agreed that Bing'er could leave her Soul Bone to her Extreme Ice disciple and heard Snow Empress mention a nearly hundred-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus in the Far North.
• Ghost Douluo fled the city after sensing Shen Hanyu's killing intent and warned Demon Bear Douluo that powerful Titled Douluo were nearby.
• Demon Bear Douluo tried to disguise the group's mission as treatment for Ghost Douluo's impotence, but Shen Hanyu identified them as Spirit Hall spies.
• Shen Hanyu ordered Ghost Douluo to warn Bibi Dong against targeting Skywater Academy, and Snow Empress blasted the Spirit Hall group into the sky.
• Snow Empress asked why Shen Hanyu had spared them, and he said killing them would bring no benefit because Spirit Hall had multiple godly inheritances.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress watched Shen Liuyu’s team win easily, then warned the girls about the attention their strength and Soul Ring method would attract. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall’s leaders reacted to Ghost Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo’s report, and Ning Fengzhi sensed that another storm was approaching.

• Shui Bing’er’s Extreme Ice froze several opponents, and Shen Liuyu and her teammates knocked them off the platform to secure victory.
• The Snow Empress praised Shui Bing’er’s control and Shen Liuyu’s performance, while Shen Hanyu predicted that the girls would win the championship but noted their weaknesses.
• Shen Hanyu warned the girls that two veteran Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall had learned about their method of absorbing Soul Rings beyond their level and urged them to stay cautious.
• Shui Ningbing congratulated the girls and announced that Teacher Xu would teach them to dance after the tournament.
• Ghost Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo returned to Spirit City with palm prints on their faces, prompting a powerful man in a hall to shatter the dark clouds with Sacred Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo watched the storm clouds over Element City, and Ning Fengzhi said another storm was about to sweep across the continent.

Shen Hanyu learned the tournament results and received a visit from Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protect his family in exchange for his promise not to oppose them. He considered the deal workable but asked for guarantees, and Sword Douluo offered an oath upon his Martial Soul.

• Shen Hanyu discussed his divine trials with Snow Empress and said that everyone standing in his way would eventually disappear.
• Godwind Academy defeated Blazing Academy, but Skywater Academy then beat Godwind Academy in the final.
• Shui Ningbing returned the Soul Bone, which was placed back beneath its favorite table leg.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo visited Shen Hanyu and proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect protect his family in exchange for his promise not to oppose the sect.
• Shen Hanyu asked for tangible guarantees, and Sword Douluo said he would not betray his heart or sword to deceive him.

After sacrificing the Ice Empress, Shen Hanyu reached level ninety-five and distributed her Soul Bone to Shui Bing'er while giving Shen Liuyu an Ice Dragon Soul Bone. He reassured Shui Yue'er about her potential, leaving the group together as they prepared for what lay ahead.

• Shen Hanyu sacrificed the Ice Empress and gained a nearly four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring as the fourth ring of his Second Martial Soul, along with her Torso Soul Bone.
• Shen Hanyu told Shui Bing'er that the Ice Empress was safe in his Sea of Consciousness and gave her the Ice Empress's Soul Bone and its two powerful Soul Skills.
• Shen Hanyu gave Shen Liuyu a Soul Bone from a six-hundred-thousand-year Ice Dragon and warned her to wait until she reached Soul King before attempting to absorb it.
• Shen Hanyu reassured Shui Yue'er that her dolphin Martial Soul could evolve through merfolk bloodlines and eventually lead her to suitable Soul Bones.
• Shui Yue'er cheered up and joined Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu, while Shui Bing'er gave Shen Hanyu a grateful look.

Shen Hanyu sought a safe place for his parents and discussed Spirit Hall’s strength with Ning Fengzhi, but Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left without forming an alliance. With Snow Empress’s help, Shen Hanyu secured protection for his family and set out with her to find his final Ice Attribute Soul Ring.

• Shen Hanyu told Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo that Spirit Hall’s demigods and vast Soul Master forces made it nearly impossible to resist, and he refused to take a political side.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo departed Element City, ending the possibility of an alliance with Shen Hanyu.
• Snow Empress brought Ice Bear King Xiaobai to Element City, where he agreed to help Shui Ningbing guard Skywater Academy and Shen Hanyu’s parents.
• Shen Hanyu’s parents stayed at Skywater Academy and gave Xiaobai five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for expenses.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress set out to find his final Ice Attribute Soul Ring, and Snow Empress offered him three powerful Soul Beast choices.
• Shen Hanyu asked Snow Empress if he could have all three Soul Beasts, and she threatened to beat him.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress traveled to the Far North coast, where they secured Hai Xi as Shen Hanyu’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone. A year and a half later, they arrived near Heaven Dou City, where Shui Ningbing and the others had gone for Xue Ye’s birthday celebration.

• The Snow Empress led Shen Hanyu through the Far North and brought Hai Xi from the coast to meet him.
• Hai Xi agreed to Shen Hanyu’s request after the Snow Empress dragged her underwater to settle their dispute.
• Shen Hanyu absorbed Hai Xi’s Soul Ring and obtained her torso-shaped Soul Bone, while Hai Xi rested in the Sea of Consciousness with Shuang Ying.
• A year and a half later, Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress traveled toward Heaven Dou City after learning that Shui Ningbing had taken several girls there for a friendly tournament.
• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress reached the city outskirts, where Xue Ye had invited academies and powerful figures to his birthday celebration.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress arrived in Heaven Dou City and visited Dugu Bo at his home. The chapter left them reunited with Dugu Bo, who was surprised to see Shen Hanyu.

• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress entered Heaven Dou City and remarked on its grandeur compared with Element City.
• In Shen Hanyu's Sea of Consciousness, Hai Xi teased Ice Empress until Ice Empress threw Tian Meng across the space.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress went to Dugu Bo's flower-filled residence, where an old servant led them into the courtyard.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress spotted Dugu Bo's rare Rainbow Devourer snake as they walked through his garden.
• Dugu Bo recognized Shen Hanyu and stood up in surprise.

Shen Hanyu warned Dugu Bo about the danger surrounding the Heaven Dou succession and exchanged valuable Soul Bones for Dugu Bo’s Rainbow Devourer, which Snow Empress took as a pet. He then brought Snow Empress to the Imperial Hotel to meet the people from Skywater Academy.

• Shen Hanyu told Dugu Bo that the Crown Prince was a dangerous impostor and explained why Dugu Bo should repay his debt to Xue Xing and stay out of the succession crisis.
• Shen Hanyu let Snow Empress take Dugu Bo’s Rainbow Devourer and left a ring of poison-tainted Soul Bones as payment.
• Dugu Bo discovered the Soul Bones in the ring and celebrated his valuable windfall.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress arrived at the Imperial Hotel, where the attendants escorted them to a distinguished guests’ lounge after hearing they had come to see Skywater Academy.

Shen Hanyu reunited with Shui Ningbing and the girls in Heaven Dou City, then helped them prepare for the trouble surrounding Skywater Academy’s relocation and a friendly match. He and Snow Empress spent the rest of the day together, leaving Shui Ningbing and the girls to eat without them.

• Shen Hanyu welcomed Shen Liuyu, Shui Ningbing, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er into the lounge, where they caught up after his long absence.
• Shui Ningbing asked why Shen Hanyu had come to Heaven Dou City, and he said he planned to visit Star Luo City and Spirit City with Snow Empress.
• Shen Hanyu shared information about plans to relocate and merge Skywater Academy and target Shui Ningbing and the girls, so Shui Ningbing resolved to fight the friendly match and win.
• Shen Hanyu found Snow Empress reading Yu Xiaogang’s Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, then held her as she fell asleep, and he soon slept beside her.
• Shui Ningbing and the girls ate at a nearby restaurant while Shen Liuyu wondered whether Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress would join them.

Shui Ningbing and the Skywater Academy group attended Xue Ye’s birthday banquet, where Shen Hanyu noticed ancient offensive formation Soul Tools guarding the palace. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue, arrived, and Shen Hanyu recognized her divine Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and recent breakthrough to Soul King.

• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress entered the imperial palace with Shui Ningbing’s group, while he used his pressure to drive away onlookers bothering Snow Empress.
• Shui Ningbing explained the palace’s elite guards and defenses, and Shen Hanyu detected ancient formation Soul Tools capable of attacks rivaling a Titled Douluo’s strike.
• The group reached the banquet hall, where guests greeted Shui Ningbing and Shen Hanyu shared fruit wine with Snow Empress.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and welcomed the guests on behalf of his father, Xue Ye, as Snow Empress sensed the divinity behind his disguise.
• Shen Hanyu identified Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and told Snow Empress that she possessed the Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and had likely recently reached Soul King level.

Qian Renxue met Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress at the banquet, then left after an awkward conversation that made the Snow Empress jealous. Xue Ye arrived in frail health and told the academy deans he wanted to talk, hinting they might not meet again.

• Qian Renxue noticed Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, felt envious of their happiness, and approached them.
• Shen Hanyu introduced himself and the Snow Empress to Qian Renxue, who said she would investigate them and then excused herself.
• The Snow Empress accused Shen Hanyu of enjoying his conversation with Qian Renxue, and he calmed her jealousy.
• Xue Ye arrived at the banquet, delegated the remaining proceedings to Xue Qinghe, and greeted the gathered academies and sects.
• Xue Ye met the four great academy deans and asked them to keep him company, saying they might never meet again after that day.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress left the birthday banquet with Shui Bing'er and the other girls after observing the nobles and their schemes. Near the palace gates, a maid delivered Shen Hanyu a golden swan token from her master, and he detected a trace of Golden Soul Power in it.

• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress decided to leave the banquet and collect the three girls.
• Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing discussed Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, while Prince Xue Xing warned Xue Beng to keep their plans secret.
• Shen Hanyu found Shui Bing'er and the other girls, ignored the hostile stares from Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, and led the group toward the palace exit.
• A maid gave Shen Hanyu a golden swan token from her master and said he could use it to seek him out.
• Shen Hanyu used frost to draw out a fine wisp of Golden Soul Power from the token as Shui Bing'er and the others watched.

Shen Hanyu warned the girls about the dangers and surveillance in Heaven Dou City, while Shui Ningbing resolved to sever Skywater Academy’s ties to the empire. After a night with Snow Empress, Shen Hanyu encountered a battered Dugu Bo, who arrived with news of a major event.

• Shen Hanyu explained that the Crown Prince’s token could track their location and warned the girls not to trust the imperial family or sects in Heaven Dou City.
• Shui Ningbing returned exhausted and revealed that Xue Ye had invoked the deaths of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's parents to manipulate her.
• Shui Ningbing decided that Skywater Academy would leave its affiliation with the Heaven Dou Empire when the time was right, while Shen Hanyu discarded a letter from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Snow Empress admitted to Shen Hanyu that she felt something was wrong, and the two spent the night together.
• The next day, Dugu Bo stopped Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress in a carriage and told Shen Hanyu to get in because a major event had occurred.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress met You Mengchu, a Super Douluo from the Extreme South whose body was being poisoned by an immortal herb. He agreed to help cure her in exchange for part of her family’s treasures, its medicinal canon, and information about a Ten Thousand Years Fire Kirin, leaving You Mengchu with her poison temporarily eased.

• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress boarded Dugu Bo’s carriage and met You Mengchu, who introduced herself as a visitor seeking help with immortal herbs.
• You Mengchu explained that Dream Flower Star Tear had awakened her Martial Soul, while a second herb, Bamboo Spring Jasmine, had poisoned her and steadily eroded her body.
• You Mengchu offered the location of a Ten Thousand Years Fire Kirin, thirty percent of her family’s inherited treasures, and access to its medicinal canon in exchange for Shen Hanyu’s help.
• Shen Hanyu accepted on the condition that You Mengchu provide thirty percent of the treasures and a complete copy of the medicinal canon, and required her to swear an oath.
• Snow Empress gave You Mengchu an ice crystal to suppress her pain, and You Mengchu offered Snow Empress a Clear Visage Pill.

Shen Hanyu and the others learned about You Mengchu’s home in the Island Domain and discussed the poison caused by Bamboo Spring Jasmine. Shen Hanyu then detected a starlight-attribute treasure on her, and You Mengchu realized his discovery came from a high-quality head Soul Bone.

• Dugu Bo reflected on being beaten by You Mengchu and recognized her skill with poison or medicine.
• You Mengchu described the Island Domain’s sparse population, limited Soul Master cultivation, and sole aging Titled Douluo.
• You Mengchu admitted that she had underestimated the danger of Bamboo Spring Jasmine before its poison erupted two months after she consumed it.
• Shen Hanyu said he could likely find a way to resolve You Mengchu’s poison near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shen Hanyu gathered Pure Star Spirit Qi into a sphere and concluded that You Mengchu carried a starlight-attribute treasure.
• You Mengchu asked whether Shen Hanyu possessed a high-quality head Soul Bone, and he confirmed it.

Shen Hanyu negotiated nine leaves from You Mengchu’s regenerative Cloud Star Tea Tree, then returned with her and Snow Empress to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. You Mengchu began gathering immortal herbs to suppress her toxins, while Dugu Bo revealed a badly damaged Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• You Mengchu explained the Cloud Star Tea Tree’s regenerative properties and refused to give Shen Hanyu the tree itself, but he bargained her into giving him nine leaves.
• Shen Hanyu returned to the declining Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and buried the wilted Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor he had forgotten in his Soul Tool.
• You Mengchu explored the garden and asked for an Immortal Dew Flower, a Star Spirit Grass, and the stamen of an Aromatic Silk Beauty to suppress the toxins in her body.
• Dugu Bo produced a sealed jade box containing a badly damaged Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Shen Hanyu asked whether he had eaten it like a meal.