Vol. 1The Ice Empress’s Sacrifice

Xue Lingyun advanced at Shrek, won the Freshman Assessment, and developed a Soul Tool before leaving for the Far North to seek his Fourth Soul Ring. After the Ice Empress sacrificed herself to become his Wisdom Soul Ring, he reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where his Martial Souls resonated with something in the spring.

  • The Snow Empress raised Xue Lingyun in the Ice Palace, where he awakened twin Martial Souls and gained powerful abilities.
  • Xue Lingyun joined Shrek, befriended Huo Yuhao, helped his classmates through training, and became temporary Class Monitor.
  • Xue Lingyun strengthened his cultivation, studied Soul Tools, and built closer ties with Huo Yuhao and his friends.
  • Xue Lingyun chose to compete alone in the Freshman Assessment and told Wang Dong he had Twin Martial Souls.
  • Xue Lingyun dominated the Freshman Assessment and revealed the power of his Ice Dragon bloodline.
  • Xue Lingyun reached the quarter-final against Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, who unleashed Hell White Tiger.
  • Xue Lingyun won the Freshman Assessment, began Soul Tool training with Huo Yuhao, and forged a wrist-mounted needle weapon.
  • The Ice Empress sacrificed herself to become Xue Lingyun’s Wisdom Soul Ring, and he reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where his Martial Souls resonated with something in the spring.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1From Ice Palace to Shrek

Raised by the Snow Empress in the Extreme North, Xue Lingyun awakened twin Martial Souls and gained powerful abilities before choosing to attend Shrek Academy. There, he befriended Huo Yuhao, demonstrated his strength, and became temporary Class Monitor while seeking resources to advance his cultivation.

  • The Snow Empress found the infant Xue Lingyun in a blizzard, took him to the Ice Palace, and raised him with Xiao Bai despite the Ice Empress’s initial concerns.
  • Xue Lingyun followed a mysterious energy to discover rare treasures, then underwent body tempering and awakened the Ice Prison Dragon King and Primal Heart as twin Martial Souls.
  • Xue Lingyun killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, absorbed its Soul Ring using his new Heart Source Circulation Technique, and gained the Evil God Wings and his first Soul Skill.
  • After meeting Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe, Xue Lingyun accepted a recommendation to Shrek Academy and said goodbye to the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xiao Bai.
  • At Shrek, Xue Lingyun advanced his cultivation, reunited with Huo Yuhao, gave him a Mystic Water Pill, and helped calm Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire.
  • Xue Lingyun defeated Xu Sanshi in a duel, aided Mu En’s back injury, and became temporary Class Monitor in Zhou Yi’s class.
  • During Zhou Yi’s Iron Armor run, Xue Lingyun coached Huo Yuhao and encouraged struggling classmates until the class completed the training without anyone being expelled.
  • Xue Lingyun invited Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to use his dormitory bathroom, then went to see Du Weilun about Yan Shaozhe’s prepared medicinal ingredients.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Road to the Assessment

Xue Lingyun explored Shrek City, deepened his ties with Huo Yuhao and the others, and advanced his cultivation while studying Soul Tools. As the Freshman Assessment approached, he chose to compete alone and revealed to Wang Dong that he had Twin Martial Souls.

  • Xue Lingyun collected medicinal herbs from Yan Shaozhe, explored Shrek Academy, and went to the night market with Jiang Nannan.
  • Xue Lingyun recalled meeting Huo Yuhao as a child and giving him money and medicinal herbs, and Tang Ya revealed that he had given Huo Yuhao a Mystic Water Pill.
  • Xue Lingyun used Yan Shaozhe’s herbs to strengthen his body and studied Soul Tools with Fan Yu, who gave him access to the Soul Guidance Department’s Testing Area.
  • Ma Xiaotao took Xue Lingyun to the Treasure Appreciation Meeting, where he bought a rare Whale Rubber specimen and an incomplete Soul Tool design album.
  • Xue Lingyun ate the Whale Rubber, studied its effects and the Soul Tool design with Fan Yu, and helped Tang Ya cultivate Blue Silver Grass by giving her a Life Mark.
  • Xue Lingyun arranged for Huo Yuhao to study Soul Guidance theory with He Caitou, gave him two Mystic Water Pills, and reached Level 36 as his Egg Yolk formed a dual-core state with his Primal Heart.
  • Xue Lingyun advised Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong about their Freshman Assessment choices, then volunteered to compete alone and gave up the Special Enrollment Quota to Song Qinghan.
  • Xue Lingyun explained the assessment format to Wang Dong and confirmed that he had Twin Martial Souls, but refused to reveal his second Martial Soul.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Freshman Assessment

Xue Lingyun dominated the Freshman Assessment while drawing attention from both academy departments and revealing his powerful Ice Dragon Martial Soul. The arc left him facing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger in the quarter-final.

  • Xue Lingyun agreed to compete alone for the championship reward, then began the Round Robin by defeating every opponent with a single pressure-point strike.
  • Xue Lingyun cooked for Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, completed a stable Fourth Rank Soul Tool Core, and received an offer to become a Core Disciple.
  • The academy’s leaders debated Xue Lingyun’s future, and Mu En ruled that he could study in both the Martial Soul and Soul Guidance departments.
  • Xue Lingyun defeated Ning Tian’s team and later revealed that his Ice Dragon bloodline had suppressed Wu Feng’s Red Dragon Martial Soul.
  • Xue Lingyun advanced through the elimination rounds while Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao also continued winning, and he warned Huo Yuhao not to let revenge consume his life.
  • After drawing Dai Huabin’s team as his quarter-final opponent, Xue Lingyun taunted them and evaded their coordinated attacks before unleashing his Martial Soul and overpowering Dai Huabin.
  • Dai Huabin recovered and joined Zhu Lu in unleashing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Ice Empress’s Sacrifice

Xue Lingyun won the Freshman Assessment, helped Huo Yuhao begin studying Soul Tools, and developed a hidden-weapon-inspired device before leaving Shrek for his Fourth Soul Ring. In the Far North, the Ice Empress became his Wisdom Soul Ring, and Xue Lingyun reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where his Martial Souls resonated with something in the spring.

  • Xue Lingyun defeated Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger, then won the Semi-Final against Huang Chutian’s team and the Freshman Assessment final against Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.
  • Xue Lingyun became a Core Disciple and Class One’s Assault Department Class Monitor, then brought Huo Yuhao to Fan Yu to begin training in Soul Tool creation.
  • Xue Lingyun negotiated with Tang Ya for Tang Sect hidden-weapon blueprints, studied their mechanisms, and forged a compact wrist-mounted Soul Tool that fired penetrating needles.
  • After reaching Rank 40, Xue Lingyun left Shrek to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring and reunited with Snow Empress and Ice Empress in the Far North.
  • Xue Lingyun led Snow Empress and Ice Empress to the Earth Dragon Sect’s Ice Cave, where they collected forty-five pillars of Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow and Ice God Crystals.
  • The Ice Empress fused her origin essence into Xue Lingyun’s right arm and sacrificed herself to become his Wisdom Soul Ring, forming Ice Emperor Body Protection and Ice Emperor’s Pincer.
  • Snow Empress took Xue Lingyun and Xiao Bai to Sunset Forest, where Xue Lingyun guided them through the poisonous miasma and past the guarded Immortal Herbs to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Xue Lingyun challenged the Immortal Herbs’ loyalty to Tang San, then felt his Heart Martial Soul and Ice Prison Dragon King Martial Soul resonate with something in the spring.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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