Recaps

After Wang Dong'er rinsed her mouth and left Aoyao's room, Aoyao received a reward granting him the self-created First-Level Beast God Position and considered using it to make a deal with Di Tian. He wondered who could reach the cultivation required to claim it and ended the chapter plotting further “training” for Wang Dong'er.

• Wang Dong'er rinsed her mouth after Aoyao teased her, then left the dorm room while Aoyao reflected on their encounter.
• Aoyao received a reward of the Beast God Position, five Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, and ten-thousand-year increases to his Soul Ring and Soul Bone ages.
• Aoyao recognized Di Tian as a potential recipient of the Beast God Position and considered using it to build goodwill with Di Tian, the Soul Beasts, and Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.
• Aoyao reasoned that a candidate would need to reach level one hundred in Soul Power and thought Di Tian was the closest Soul Beast to that threshold.
• Aoyao realized Wang Dong'er had left without helping him get dressed and imagined imposing more demanding training on her next time.

Tang Ya received a diary reward and her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul began changing again. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm searched the Extreme North Land for Myriad Year Profound Ice Marrow, but found the cave stripped bare and realized they might have to climb back out.

• Tang Ya received three soul power levels, a Ten Thousand Year life-attribute Soul Ring, and a minor Martial Soul evolution as her diary reward.
• Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass manifested without her control and began undergoing another change.
• Huo Yuhao and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm searched for Myriad Year Profound Ice Marrow to improve Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm found the Myriad Year Profound Ice Cave nearly empty, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suspected the Ice Empress had taken its ice.
• Huo Yuhao renewed his resolve to keep searching, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm admitted he did not remember how to leave except by climbing back the way they came.

Trapped in the freezing cave, Huo Yuhao searched for a way out and spotted something hidden behind ice fragments on the wall. He climbed toward it despite the treacherous, frost-covered cable, still hoping to find Myriad Year Profound Ice Marrow.

• Huo Yuhao realized the smooth cave wall made climbing back to the surface nearly impossible, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suggested absorbing the remaining ice fragments.
• Huo Yuhao failed to absorb the fragments and sat in despair until his Spirit Eyes revealed something glowing behind a thick patch of ice.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged Huo Yuhao to clear the fragments, so Huo Yuhao climbed the swaying, frost-covered cable toward them.
• Huo Yuhao used Soul Power to protect his hands and continued climbing through exhaustion, hoping the hidden object was Myriad Year Profound Ice Marrow.

Huo Yuhao lost his mother's White Tiger Dagger while opening a hidden passage and crawled into a vast ice cavern with a mysterious pool. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized the cavern's extraordinary treasure, but a hundred-thousand-year soul beast emerged and confronted Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao scraped open an ice passage with the White Tiger Dagger, but the dagger slipped from his hand and fell to the bottom.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm persuaded Huo Yuhao to enter the passage and recover his strength before attempting to retrieve the dagger.
• Huo Yuhao crawled through the narrow passage and discovered a vast ice cavern with a glowing pool and a pillar containing milky-white liquid.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed that the pool could rewrite Huo Yuhao's destiny and celebrated their discovery.
• A snow-white, five-tailed fox with the aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast emerged from the shadows and stared at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao confronted an evolved Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Extreme Fox King guarding the treasure trove and agreed to let Sky Dream Ice Silkworm take control of his body. Sky Dream unleashed overwhelming mental power to deter the Fox King, but it refused to retreat from the place it needed to complete its evolution.

• Huo Yuhao encountered the Ice Extreme Fox King, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized it as an evolved Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The Fox King created four duplicates, revealing its five tails and its progress toward becoming the legendary nine-tailed Ice Extreme Sky Fox.
• Sky Dream told Huo Yuhao the treasure trove could evolve his Martial Soul, then warned that releasing his sealed power might destroy Huo Yuhao's body.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to let Sky Dream take control because they had no other way to survive.
• Sky Dream unleashed mental power greater than the Fox King's, but the Fox King refused to retreat from its treasure trove.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm broke his seals and took control of Huo Yuhao to drive off the Ice Extreme Fox King, but the released energy shattered Huo Yuhao’s meridians. He led Yuhao toward the Extreme Pool, hoping its treasures could save him, unaware that the vengeful fox might return.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm released sealed energy and took control of Huo Yuhao’s body to confront the Ice Extreme Fox King.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm saw through the fox’s duplicates and struck its true body with a mental shock, grievously injuring it.
• The Ice Extreme Fox King launched Mental Illusion Kill, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reflected the attack and forced the fox to stagger away.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized Huo Yuhao’s meridians had shattered and resealed the energy he had released.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm led Huo Yuhao toward the Extreme Pool, hoping its myriad year profound ice marrow could save him.

Aoyao learned that Meng Hongchen’s brother Xiao Hongchen was challenging Inner Court students and agreed to watch his match. At the Soul Fighting Arena, Aoyao spotted Xu Jiujiu and began considering how to approach her about selling rare soul tool materials and finding the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade.

• Aoyao asked Meng Hongchen about Xiao Hongchen, and she explained that he had joined the Inner Court and was challenging students on the Soul Fighting Platform.
• Meng Hongchen invited Aoyao to watch Xiao Hongchen’s match against Chu Qingtian, and Aoyao teased her by calling Xiao Hongchen his brother-in-law.
• Aoyao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Meng Hongchen went to the Soul Fighting Arena and waited for Xiao Hongchen’s match.
• Aoyao spotted Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Xu Jiujiu, and Xuan Zi in the stands but did not see Xiao Hongchen.
• Aoyao considered approaching Xu Jiujiu to sell rare soul tool materials and ask about the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade, which he wanted to keep from Huo Yuhao.

Aoyao considered using the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade and its gold of life to awaken and shelter Electrolux, while wondering what had become of Huo Yuhao. At Shrek Academy, Xu Jiujiu approached Aoyao and sat beside him, provoking jealousy among the women and male students around them.

• Aoyao reasoned that the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade or the gold of life might awaken Electrolux and give him a safe refuge, and wondered whether Huo Yuhao had joined the Body Sect or the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Jiujiu decided to approach Aoyao, hoping to win his support for the Star Luo Imperial Family and potentially deepen their relationship.
• Xu Jiujiu introduced herself to Aoyao, who recognized her as Princess Jiujiu and agreed to get acquainted.
• Xu Jiujiu sat beside Meng Hongchen and asked Aoyao to call her Jiujiu, making Meng Hongchen and the other girls wary and jealous.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi saw Xu Jiujiu beside Aoyao, and Xu Sanshi renewed his resolve to kill Aoyao over his humiliations and Jiang Nannan's confession.

Aoyao asked Xu Jiujiu to sell him the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade and to watch for other Ranking Engraved Knives. He then offered the Starlight Auction House a batch of Soul Tool materials, leaving Xu Jiujiu and Meng Hongchen shocked by the quality and quantity of his illusion light crystal.

• Xu Jiujiu offered to help Aoyao find anything he wanted through the Starlight Auction House.
• Aoyao asked about the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade, and Xu Jiujiu warned him that its past owners had met gruesome ends.
• Xu Jiujiu agreed to sell Aoyao the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade for ninety thousand Gold Soul Coins and promised to look for other Ranking Engraved Knives.
• Aoyao asked Xu Jiujiu to sell a batch of Soul Tool materials and produced a large amount of high-quality illusion light crystal.

Aoyao showed Xu Jiujiu rare Soul Tool materials, and she planned to auction them for the Star Luo Empire. Xu Sanshi arranged for the Xuanming Sect to kill Aoyao, while Xuan Zi became suspicious of the student and was offended by his disgusted reaction.

• Aoyao showed Xu Jiujiu a large quantity of illusion light crystal and star silver ore, and she offered to auction them and bring back the proceeds and the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade.
• Meng Hongchen stayed silent about the materials because she feared the Sun Moon Empire would target Aoyao if it learned where they came from.
• Xu Sanshi told Bei Bei that he had asked people from the Xuanming Sect to kill Aoyao when he left the academy alone.
• Xuan Zi sensed that Aoyao was unfathomable, moved to sit behind him, and stared at him.
• Aoyao turned away from Xuan Zi in disgust, and Xuan Zi was stunned to realize a first-year student had spurned him.

Aoyao took Meng Hongchen, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng out for dinner after Xiao Hongchen's loss, but an assassination attempt interrupted their trip. The Heavenly Demon Puppet appeared to protect them, and Aoyao revealed that he intended to leave it with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan after becoming a god.

• Chu Qingtian defeated Xiao Hongchen in a Soul Fighting match, while Aoyao recognized that Xiao Hongchen had held back.
• Meng Hongchen reflected on her brother's hard work, then reassured herself that her own cultivation was progressing well.
• Xu Jiujiu stayed at the Soul Fighting Arena to oversee Star Luo Royal Academy's students, while Xu Sanshi and Xuan Zi followed Aoyao's group with anticipation.
• Aoyao sensed murderous intent near Shrek Academy and led his companions farther away, expecting the assassins to make their move.
• Eight attackers—five Soul Kings and three Soul Emperors—ambushed Aoyao's group, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet appeared to face them.
• Aoyao explained that the puppet was roughly as powerful as an Ultimate Douluo and said he planned to leave it with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan after becoming a god.

Aoyao used the Heavenly Demon Puppet to kill the assassins sent by Xu Sanshi, then faced Xuan Zi, who suspected Aoyao might be an Evil Soul Master. Xuan Zi remained wary as he questioned Aoyao about the puppet and his presence in Shrek City.

• Xuan Zi sensed the Heavenly Demon Puppet’s overwhelming aura and hurried toward Aoyao while the puppet restrained the eight assassins.
• The leading Soul Emperor revealed that Xu Sanshi had hired them to assassinate Aoyao in exchange for Mystic Water Pills.
• Aoyao ordered the Heavenly Demon Puppet to kill the remaining assassins after it had already killed one of them.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppet noticed Xuan Zi, who stepped out of hiding and questioned Aoyao about his identity and reason for coming to Shrek City.
• Xuan Zi realized the puppet seemed lifeless and controlled, then suspected Aoyao of being an Evil Soul Master.

After Ning Tian revealed her identity as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan heir, Xuan Zi questioned the origin of Aoyao’s Ultimate Douluo-level puppet and promised to punish Xu Sanshi for the assassination attempt. Aoyao doubted Shrek Academy would truly hold Xu Sanshi accountable and decided to make his own plans, then refused Xuan Zi’s offer to join the group for a meal.

• Ning Tian revealed her Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and identified Aoyao as her fiancé from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
• Xuan Zi realized the Heavenly Demon Puppet might be connected to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and avoided pressing Aoyao for answers.
• Xuan Zi said the academy would severely punish Xu Sanshi for arranging the attack, but Aoyao doubted he would face meaningful consequences.
• Aoyao decided to make Xu Sanshi experience Qiankun Asking Love Valley ahead of schedule.
• Aoyao refused Xuan Zi’s offer to join him, Ning Tian, Meng Hongchen, and Wu Feng for a meal, and Xuan Zi backed down when he saw the puppet.

Xuan Zi asked Aoyao to let him test the Heavenly Demon Puppet, then attacked it after revealing his Godly Taotie Bull martial soul. The puppet struck him with overwhelming force, shattering his defenses and sending him flying with broken bones.

• Xuan Zi decided to test the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and Aoyao agreed before leading Ning Tian, Meng Hongchen, and Wu Feng aside.
• Xuan Zi released his Godly Taotie Bull martial soul and all nine soul rings, drawing the attention of the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and Mu En.
• The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress headed toward the source of Xuan Zi's aura, while Mu En chose to wait for Xuan Zi to return.
• Xuan Zi struck at the motionless Heavenly Demon Puppet, which raised its arm and slapped him before he could activate his soul skill.
• The puppet's blow shattered the ground and Xuan Zi's defenses, broke his ribs, and sent him flying.

Aoyao used the Heavenly Demon Puppet to defeat Xuan Zi, leaving the Super Douluo wary of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan’s power. As Xuan Zi tried to leave, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress appeared in Shrek City, and Aoyao suspected they had come for him.

• The Heavenly Demon Puppet struck Xuan Zi down with one palm, astonishing Ning Tian, Meng Hongchen, and Wu Feng.
• Xuan Zi recovered and wondered whether the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan could make more Ultimate Douluo-level puppets.
• Aoyao taunted Xuan Zi and urged him to keep testing the puppet, but Xuan Zi declined and turned to leave.
• Xuan Zi sensed two powerful figures at the end of the street and realized they had arrived without his noticing.
• Aoyao recognized the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and wondered whether they had come for him.

Aoyao realized the Snow Empress and Ice Empress could read his diary, triggering a punishment that made them unconsciously submit to him. The Snow Empress knocked Xuan Zi unconscious, while Aoyao wondered whether Huo Yuhao could still recover after losing the Ice Empress and his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul.

• The diary system punished the Snow Empress and Ice Empress with permanent snow markings that made them unconsciously submit to Aoyao.
• The Snow Empress turned her anger on Xuan Zi and struck him with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, freezing him unconscious and destroying his signal flare.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng were astonished by the Snow Empress's power, while Meng Hongchen recognized her and feared she had come for Aoyao.
• Aoyao identified the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and considered how losing the Ice Empress might affect Huo Yuhao's future.
• Aoyao concluded that Huo Yuhao was not necessarily finished because the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and other opportunities might still help him grow.

Aoyao learned that the Snow Empress had arranged for Huo Yuhao to receive a Frost Velvet Ice Mite Martial Soul and that she and the Ice Empress had come to seek his help with her Heavenly Tribulation. He proposed a deal over dinner, leaving Xuan Zi unconscious and abandoned in the street.

• The Snow Empress thanked Aoyao for helping Bing'er survive her Heavenly Tribulation and revealed that Huo Yuhao had received a Frost Velvet Ice Mite Martial Soul instead of the Ice Empress.
• The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress explained that they had come to Shrek City seeking help for the Snow Empress's seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng escorted Meng Hongchen away, while Aoyao decided to reward Ning Tian in the diary the next day.
• The Ice Empress asked what Aoyao wanted in exchange for helping the Snow Empress, and Aoyao suggested they discuss a deal over dinner.
• Aoyao left with the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, while the unconscious Xuan Zi remained lying on the ground.

Aoyao offered the Snow Empress and Ice Empress the Ice God's inheritance in exchange for their unconditional loyalty and protection. After the two swore an oath to stand by him, they argued over which of them should inherit the godhood, and Aoyao proposed letting the Ice God's god position choose.

• Aoyao offered the Snow Empress and Ice Empress the Ice God's inheritance if they would remain unconditionally on his side.
• The Snow Empress offered to protect and serve Aoyao, and she and the Ice Empress swore an oath to obey him and never forsake him.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress argued over which of them should receive the Ice God's godhood, each insisting that the other was more deserving.
• Aoyao proposed bringing out the Ice God's god position so it could choose between the two empresses.

The Ice God chose Ice Empress for its Godhood Inheritance, and Aoyao unexpectedly received a trial requiring him to accompany her. Ice Empress’s first trial sent them searching for the lost Eternal Freeze Scepter in the Extreme North Land.

• The Ice God's inheritance descended on Ice Empress, who accepted the trials while Snow Empress congratulated her.
• Ice Empress asked Aoyao to mention Snow Empress more often in his diary so she could survive her Seven Hundred Thousand Year Heavenly Tribulation, and he agreed.
• The inheritance gave Aoyao a Top-Level First Trial: accompany Ice Empress through all nine trials.
• Ice Empress revealed that her first trial was to find the Eternal Freeze Scepter, with a reward of one hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Ice Empress said the scepter was likely in the Extreme North Land, so she, Aoyao, and Snow Empress prepared to return there.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm brought Huo Yuhao into the Extreme Pool, where the water began healing his shattered meridians and drew myriad year profound ice marrow toward him. After Huo Yuhao stabilized, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dived deeper and sensed a powerful aura at the pool's bottom.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm guided Huo Yuhao's ravaged body to the Extreme Pool after his meridians began to fail.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm leaped into the pool with Huo Yuhao and formed a human body to help him withstand the cold.
• The Extreme Pool's water began healing Huo Yuhao's meridians, while myriad year profound ice marrow gathered around him.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm decided to explore the pool's depths in search of a treasure that could help Huo Yuhao recover.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm descended into the freezing depths and sensed a powerful aura at the bottom.

Aoyao took leave and set out with Snow Empress and Ice Empress for the Extreme North Land, first planning to settle his grudge against the Xuanming Sect. Meanwhile, Gu Yuena and Wang Qiu'er entered Shrek Academy under aliases to approach Aoyao, while Ma Xiaotao hurried to find him for help with her Evil Fire.

• Aoyao got Mu Jin's approval for a long leave and told Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong'er, and Tang Ya about his plans.
• Aoyao traveled with Snow Empress and Ice Empress toward the Extreme North Land, detouring to confront the Xuanming Sect over its attempt to assassinate him.
• Aoyao asked Ice Empress to kill everyone in the Xuanming Sect above Soul Emperor, intending to leave survivors who would blame Xu Sanshi.
• Snow Empress focused on finding the Eternal Freeze Scepter in the Extreme North Land to help Ice Empress complete her First Ice God Trial.
• Gu Yuena, using the alias Yue'er, entered Shrek Academy with Wang Qiu'er, who used the alias Qiuli, and decided to wait before approaching Aoyao.
• Ma Xiaotao saw Gu Yuena and Qiuli, suspected they had come for Aoyao, and resolved to find him to suppress her Evil Fire.

After Xuan Zi woke, he warned the Sea God Pavilion Elders about the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan’s powerful puppet and the Snow Empress’s presence in Shrek City. Yan Shaozhe went to summon Aoyao, but when he learned Aoyao had left the academy, he decided to find Ning Tian instead.

• Xuan Zi told Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion Elders that Xu Sanshi had sent someone to assassinate Aoyao, that Aoyao controlled a puppet with Ultimate Douluo-level strength, and that the Snow Empress had appeared in Shrek City.
• Mu En identified the ultimate-ice Ultimate Douluo as the Snow Empress and worried that the soul beasts might be planning a war against humanity.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed summoning Aoyao and contacting the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, while Xuan Zi warned him not to provoke the reckless student.
• Yan Shaozhe went to the Outer Court but learned from Du Weilun and Mu Jin that Aoyao had taken leave and left Shrek Academy.
• Yan Shaozhe decided to find Ning Tian instead, and Mu Jin set out to locate her.

Ning Tian met with Yan Shaozhe, who questioned her about the Ultimate Douluo-level puppet connected to Aoyao and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. She deflected his questions and pressed him about Xu Sanshi’s attempted assassination, leaving Shrek Academy to decide what to do while she relied on the King of the Starlight Unicorn Aoyao had left behind.

• Ning Tian and Wu Feng went with Mu Jin to meet Yan Shaozhe in the Outer Court dean’s office.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Ning Tian whether the powerful puppet was a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan project, and Ning Tian refused to reveal clan secrets.
• Ning Tian told Yan Shaozhe that Aoyao might know more and had returned to the clan, so Yan agreed to wait for him to come back.
• Ning Tian asked what the Academy would do about Xu Sanshi’s attempt to assassinate them, and Yan promised the Academy would decide on a punishment.
• Ning Tian told Wu Feng she had informed her mother and would rely on the King of the Starlight Unicorn if the Academy tried to pressure her.

Aoyao, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress launched an assault on the Xuanming Sect, with the Ice Empress freezing its gate and trapping its strongest fighters. The Snow Empress began a strike with her Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, as the attack unfolded.

• Aoyao confirmed the Xuanming Sect as their target and ordered the Ice Empress to kill everyone at Soul Emperor level or above.
• The Ice Empress froze the mountain gate and its guards, then sent an emerald streak of frigid light over the sect.
• Xu Degang and the sect's other powerful fighters emerged in response to the warning bell, and Xu Degang recognized the Ice Empress as an overwhelming opponent.
• The Ice Empress used her Eternal Freeze Domain to confine Xu Degang and the sect's experts at Soul Emperor level and above.
• The Ice Empress called for the Snow Empress, who struck with her Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.

Aoyao and the Ice and Snow Empresses annihilated the Xuanming Sect’s powerful Soul Masters after Xu Sanshi’s attempted assassination of a Shrek Academy student. Aoyao left the survivors blaming Xu Sanshi, and one young disciple swore to kill him.

• Ice Empress and Snow Empress froze and killed Xu Degang and every Xuanming Sect powerhouse at the Soul Emperor level or above.
• Aoyao confronted a surviving young disciple and explained that Xu Sanshi had brought the calamity upon the sect by targeting a Shrek Academy student.
• Aoyao told the survivors to direct their hatred toward Xu Sanshi, intending to make him bear the sect’s resentment.
• Aoyao and the Ice and Snow Empresses left to search for the Eternal Freeze Scepter in the Extreme North Land.
• The surviving disciples turned their anger toward Xu Sanshi, and the young disciple vowed to kill him.