Chapter Summaries

Taichu found a tiny crack beneath the ice cavern and used a powerful slash to expose it. The opening widened into a roughly square shape, leaving him puzzled by what he saw.

• Taichu activated Martial Soul Possession and used the Rinnegan to discover a tiny crack beneath the ice.
• Taichu warned Dugu Yan to move farther away before he struck the ice.
• Taichu's first strike barely penetrated the exceptionally hard ice.
• Taichu unleashed Wave Might God Slash, cleaved through the ice, and widened the crack into a roughly square outline.
• Taichu looked at the exposed opening in bewilderment.

Taichu realized the Ice God had once belonged to the Soul Beast faction and thought their ties to Gu Yue Na might put them on the same side. The Ice God confirmed her past, then demanded to know how a human like Taichu knew so much about the Dragon God War.

• Taichu asked whether the Ice God had fought in the Dragon God War and belonged to the Soul Beast faction.
• Taichu wondered whether his connection to the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yue Na, made him and the Ice God allies.
• The Ice God confirmed that she had been a Soul Beast faction god and had later been purged by the Asura God’s followers.
• The Ice God questioned why Taichu, a mere human, seemed to know so much about the Dragon God War.

Taichu learned that the Ice God had fought in the Dragon God War as a god of the Soul Beast faction and was later purged by Asura God's faction. He considered her an ally through his connection to Silver Dragon King Gu Yue Na, but the Ice God questioned how a human like him knew so much about the war.

• Taichu connected the Ice God to the Soul Beast faction and the Dragon God War.
• Taichu asked whether the Ice God had been purged by Asura God's faction.
• The Ice God confirmed her past and said the purge had left her in her current state.
• The Ice God narrowed her eyes and asked why Taichu, a human, knew so much about the Dragon God War.

The narrator expected the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress to repay him for giving them the chance to inherit the Ice God's god position.

• He considered his gift to the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress a favor they could not enjoy for free.
• He expected to benefit from both of them in return.
• He questioned why he should let them inherit the Ice God's god position without repayment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, a mysterious figure, has an opportunity to help the Ice Empress and Snow Empress obtain the Ice God's God Position.
• He is determined to profit from this bargain, as he believes they should repay him for his generosity.

Character Developments

• The protagonist: His greed and desire for profit are emphasized. He is manipulative and expects reciprocation for his help.

Significant Themes

• Greed and profit: The protagonist's primary motivation is to gain an advantage and profit from the situation.
• Manipulation: He aims to control the Ice Empress and Snow Empress by offering them the opportunity to gain power.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist's thoughts revolve around the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, but there's no direct interaction in this chapter. He is planning how to benefit from their ambition.

The Ice Empress agreed to Taichu’s plan after the myriad year mysterious ice marrow restored her injuries and rapidly raised her cultivation to 399,999 years. She urged him to hurry, then looked over Dugu Yan and the weakened hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion.

• The Ice Empress reflected that Taichu’s offer had persuaded her to let her clansmen sacrifice themselves, despite her reluctance.
• The Ice Empress recovered from her injuries and damage to her origin by absorbing the myriad year mysterious ice marrow.
• The Ice Empress’s cultivation surged to 399,999 years, leaving her one step away from the four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
• The Ice Empress delayed undergoing the tribulation because she remembered her agreement with Taichu.
• The Ice Empress asked Taichu to hurry and inspected Dugu Yan and the weakened hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion.

The Ice Empress had recovered and used the Myriad Year Mysterious Ice Marrow to raise her cultivation to 399,999 years, leaving her eager to undergo her four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. She held back because of her agreement with Taichu and turned her attention to Dugu Yan and the weakened Ice Jade Scorpion.

• The Ice Empress recovered her injuries and origin damage by absorbing energy from the Myriad Year Mysterious Ice Marrow Taichu had given her.
• The Ice Empress’s cultivation surged to 399,999 years, one step short of four hundred thousand years.
• The Ice Empress considered undergoing her Heavenly Tribulation but restrained herself because of her agreement with Taichu.
• The Ice Empress asked Taichu to hurry and looked at Dugu Yan and the weakened Ice Jade Scorpion beside him.

Taichu offered the Ice God's First-level God Position inheritance for far more than a few hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and his confidence convinced Snow Empress and Ice Empress that he truly possessed it. He rejected the Ice Empress as a potential trade partner and left her furious, while she believed he might become a god before she finished absorbing the Myriad Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.

• Taichu insisted that Snow Empress and Ice Empress would have to pay much more for the Ice God's God Position inheritance.
• Taichu mocked Ice Empress and told her he would not trade the inheritance with her.
• Ice Empress threatened to beat Taichu after she absorbed the Myriad Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.
• Taichu said he might become a god before Ice Empress finished absorbing the marrow, and she could not refute him.
• Ice Empress considered that Taichu might inherit a God Position, since creating a Self-Created God Position would take too long.

Taichu refused to trade the Ice God's god position for a few rare soul rings and bones, provoking the Ice Empress with his taunts. The Ice Empress suspected he might become a god before she finished absorbing the mysterious ice marrow, possibly by finding another deity's inheritance.

• Taichu demanded far more than a few Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones for the Ice God's god position.
• Taichu told the Ice Empress he would not trade the inheritance with her, leaving her stunned and furious.
• The Ice Empress vowed to beat Taichu after absorbing the myriad year mysterious ice marrow.
• Taichu mocked the Ice Empress by saying he might become a god before she finished absorbing the marrow.
• The Ice Empress reasoned that Taichu could inherit another god's position, since creating one himself would take too long.

Taichu demanded medicinal herbs at least ten thousand years old from the Ice Empress and the other Soul Beast in exchange for access to the Ice God's God Position. The Ice Empress was furious but could not challenge his terms, leaving her to sulk.

• Taichu demanded precious medicinal herbs at least ten thousand years old in addition to the Soul Bones the two had already given him.
• Taichu said they could refuse the deal if they disliked his terms, knowing the Ice God's God Position gave him leverage.
• The Ice Empress grew furious at Taichu for using the inheritance to control the bargain.
• The Ice Empress could neither outargue nor defeat Taichu, so she sulked instead.

Taichu used the promise of the Ice God's God Position to pressure the Ice Empress and another party into accepting his trade terms. The Ice Empress resented being manipulated but knew she was caught in his grasp.

• Taichu demanded precious medicinal herbs at least ten thousand years old in addition to the Soul Bones they had already provided.
• Taichu said they could abandon the trade if his terms did not suit them, since he held the initiative.
• Taichu relied on the temptation of the Ice God's God Position, which promised a path to godhood through its inheritance and trial.
• The Ice Empress grew furious at Taichu for using the God Position to control her, but recognized she had little choice.

Snow Empress agreed to Taichu's terms for the location of the Ice God's inheritance, despite Ice Empress's objections. Taichu confirmed he had only two demands and kept the inheritance site as leverage for their trade.

• Snow Empress accepted Taichu's demands because she feared the Ice God's God Position would pass to someone else.
• Ice Empress protested, but remembered that Taichu had defeated her seven days earlier and knew she could not overpower him.
• Snow Empress concluded that trading with Taichu was their only viable choice.
• Taichu said he would reveal the inheritance site's location if Snow Empress and Ice Empress fulfilled his two demands.

Taichu used the location of the Ice God Inheritance Site as leverage to negotiate with the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. The Snow Empress agreed to his two demands, and Taichu said he would reveal the site’s location once they fulfilled them.

• The Snow Empress agreed to Taichu’s terms because she wanted the Ice God’s God Position for the Far North’s soul beasts.
• The Ice Empress objected to the Snow Empress yielding, but admitted she could not defeat Taichu after their earlier battle.
• Taichu refused to add further demands and said he would reveal the location of the Ice God Inheritance Site when the Snow Empress and Ice Empress fulfilled his two demands.
• Taichu treated the inheritance’s location as a bargaining chip to secure an extra reward for himself.

Taichu suggested that Dugu Yan test her Ice Jade Domain’s amplification on Ice Empress, who agreed after he promised to take them to the Ice God’s inheritance site. The chapter ended with Ice Empress urging Dugu Yan to attack her with her first Soul Skill, both before and after activating the domain.

• Dugu Yan said they would need practical tests to determine how much her Ice Jade Domain amplified the Ice Attribute.
• Taichu asked Ice Empress to serve as Dugu Yan’s test subject, explaining that her toughness and knowledge of Ultimate Ice made her suitable.
• Ice Empress became angry when Taichu called her tough and thick-skinned.
• Taichu promised to take everyone to the Ice God’s inheritance site, persuading Ice Empress to cooperate.
• Ice Empress told Dugu Yan to use her first Soul Skill, then activate her domain and attack again so they could compare the results.

Taichu arranged for Dugu Yan to test how much her Ice Jade Domain amplified her Ice Attribute by attacking the Ice Empress. The Ice Empress agreed after Taichu promised to take her to the Ice God's Inheritance Site, and Dugu Yan prepared to begin the test.

• Dugu Yan explained that she could not estimate the Ice Jade Domain's amplification without testing it.
• Taichu asked the Ice Empress to serve as Dugu Yan's test subject, citing her toughness and sensitivity to the Ice Attribute.
• The Ice Empress became angry when Taichu called her thick-skinned and tough.
• Taichu promised to take the Ice Empress to the Ice God's Inheritance Site, and she agreed to help.
• The Ice Empress instructed Dugu Yan to use her First Soul Skill first, then amplify it with her domain-like Soul Skill and attack again.

Taichu brought Dugu Yan, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress to an underground ice palace illuminated by starlight. After admiring its beauty, they turned their attention to the waiting Ice God Inheritance.

• Dugu Yan admired the underground palace of ice while Taichu held her.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress were also captivated by the palace’s beauty.
• Taichu reminded the group that the Ice God was waiting and that they should focus on the inheritance.
• The Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Dugu Yan grew eager and curious about the god and the inheritance.

Taichu, Dugu Yan, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress admired the radiant ice palace before turning their attention to the Ice God Inheritance. The Snow Empress and Ice Empress regarded the approaching encounter with a god as a rare and dangerous opportunity.

• Dugu Yan, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress were captivated by the starlit ice palace.
• Taichu urged the group to stop staring and remember that the Ice God was waiting.
• The group refocused on the Ice God Inheritance, and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched the palace with eager interest.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress recalled that Soul Beasts risked their lives by meeting a human who had become a god.

Taichu absorbed the Ice God’s law perception, overwhelmed by its vastness. The Ice God asked Dugu Yan to summon her Martial Soul, and the Nine-Colored Heaven Serpent caught her interest.

• Taichu faced the Ice God’s immense law perception and frantically absorbed its insights into ice.
• The Ice God stopped Dugu Yan and told her to summon her Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan summoned the Nine-Colored Heaven Serpent, whose appearance made the Ice God’s eyes light up.

Taichu absorbed the Ice God’s law perception while struggling to withstand its overwhelming power. Outside, the Ice God asked Dugu Yan to summon her martial soul and reacted with interest when the Nine-Colored Heaven Serpent appeared.

• Taichu faced the Ice God’s immense ice-law perception and frantically absorbed its insights.
• The Ice God stopped Dugu Yan and told her to summon her martial soul.
• Dugu Yan summoned the Nine-Colored Heaven Serpent, whose noble presence caught the Ice God’s attention.

The Ice God explained that several gods who had risen alongside the Dragon God had left their God Positions in her care after they were purged, but she had found no successors in hundreds of thousands of years. She asked Dugu Yan whether she would inherit the Snake God's God Position.

• The Ice God recalled that gods who had survived the Million-Year Heavenly Tribulation and created their own God Positions had been purged after the Dragon God's death.
• The fallen gods had entrusted their God Positions to the Ice God, who had failed to find successors for hundreds of thousands of years.
• The Ice God asked Dugu Yan if she was willing to inherit the Snake God's God Position.
• The Ice God said she did not blame human Soul Masters for the purge, since the Asura God King had led it and was not a human Soul Master.