Chapter Summaries

Xue Tianyu, the million-year Ice Phoenix, survived a heavenly tribulation that the Divine Realm had secretly amplified, but his transformation into human form left him a baby. Snow Empress and Ice Empress believed he had perished, while Xue Tianyu resolved to cultivate again and defy the Divine Realm.

• Gu Yuena awakened in the Star Dou Forest and watched the Far North's tribulation, while Di Tian warned that the Ice Phoenix was unlikely to survive.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress identified the tribulation as the Ice Phoenix's and hoped he would overcome it.
• The Ice Phoenix's phantom collided with the World-Extinguishing Purple Lightning and shattered under its assault.
• Xue Tianyu lay at the bottom of the crater as a baby, having sealed his cultivation and transformed, though the amplified tribulation had gravely injured him.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress saw the Ice Phoenix's aura vanish and believed he had died.
• Xue Tianyu celebrated surviving and vowed to cultivate anew, determined not to let the Divine Realm stop him.

After surviving the World-Extinguishing Purple Lightning in a baby’s body, Xue Tianyu was found by the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, who took him home to the Ice Palace. The Snow Empress decided to raise him, while the exhausted Xue Tianyu fell asleep under their watchful care.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress found Xue Tianyu alive and naked at the bottom of the crater.
• The Snow Empress recognized Xue Tianyu but pretended he was an ordinary baby, while the Ice Empress wondered if he was Senior Ice Phoenix.
• Xue Tianyu fell asleep in the Snow Empress’s arms, and she invited him to come home with her.
• Xue Tianyu agreed with a brief “Whatever,” and the Snow Empress carried him back to the Ice Palace with the Ice Empress.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched Xue Tianyu sleep on the bed, and the Ice Empress gently poked his cheek.

Xue Tianyu woke hungry, and Snow Empress and Ice Empress struggled to figure out how to feed him before he told them to get beast milk. Snow Empress left to find a milk-producing Soul Beast, leaving Ice Empress to hold him as they bickered over whose embrace was better.

• Xue Tianyu slapped Ice Empress's finger away while he slept, then woke when his stomach growled and said he was hungry.
• Ice Empress suggested nursing him, making Snow Empress blush as she realized what she meant.
• Xue Tianyu stopped Ice Empress from undressing and told them to get beast milk from the ice plains.
• Snow Empress went to catch a milk-producing Soul Beast and left Xue Tianyu in Ice Empress's arms.
• Xue Tianyu judged Ice Empress's embrace inferior to Snow Empress's, and Ice Empress protested before holding him more snugly as he fell asleep.

The Snow Empress teased baby Xue Tianyu, then fed him beast milk and learned his name while he concealed his Soul Beast nature. Six years later, Xue Tianyu stood on an icy peak as the Snow Empress and Ice Empress approached him.

• The Snow Empress returned with beast milk and playfully demanded that Xue Tianyu call her “good big sister” before feeding him.
• Xue Tianyu told the Snow Empress and Ice Empress his name and kept the reason they could not sense his Soul Beast aura secret.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress believed Xue Tianyu’s hidden nature reflected profound cultivation methods and anticipated his return to power.
• Six years passed, and Xue Tianyu stood calmly in a snowstorm atop an icy peak on his sixth birthday.
• The Ice Empress approached with the Snow Empress and remarked that Xue Tianyu grew more handsome every day.

On Xue Tianyu’s sixth birthday, his Ice Phoenix bloodline awakened alongside the Ice Heaven Snow Lotus, granting him Twin Martial Souls and extraordinary powers. After he formed a Ten-Thousand-Year First Soul Ring, the Ice Empress challenged him to spar.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched Xue Tianyu prepare to awaken his Martial Soul on his sixth birthday.
• Xue Tianyu’s Ice Phoenix bloodline erupted, unleashing an overwhelming aura that halted the Far North’s blizzards and forced the two women back.
• Xue Tianyu awakened the Ice Phoenix and Ice Heaven Snow Lotus as Twin Martial Souls and reached Innate Full Soul Power, level ten.
• Xue Tianyu formed a Ten-Thousand-Year First Soul Ring on his own and gained Frost Sword Qi, Nirvana Ice, and Eternal Life.
• The Ice Empress rushed over and asked Xue Tianyu to spar with her.

Xue Tianyu tested his newly awakened Frost Sword Qi against Ice Empress, overpowering her initial defenses and forcing her to launch a close-range attack. As Ice Empress’s pincers neared his face, Xue Tianyu’s Nirvana Ice shield appeared, leaving the outcome of her strike unresolved.

• Snow Empress asked Ice Empress to test Xue Tianyu while suppressing her strength to level ten.
• Xue Tianyu’s Frost Sword Qi shattered Ice Empress’s ice shield and drove her backward.
• Xue Tianyu fired three more sword qi blasts, which Ice Empress dodged as they carved away the glacier’s mountaintop.
• Ice Empress attacked with her Ice Emperor Pincer, while Snow Empress called for Xue Tianyu to dodge.
• Xue Tianyu activated his first innate talent, Nirvana Ice, and a protective shield appeared just before Ice Empress’s pincers reached him.

Xue Tianyu defeated Ice Empress by enduring her strongest attack, then withdrew the Ultimate Ice that was consuming her from within. After he said he planned to leave the Far North to grow stronger, Snow Empress and Ice Empress protested, and he suddenly reached out to slap Snow Empress.

• Ice Empress struck Xue Tianyu's barrier with her killing move, but it remained unbroken and the backlash forced her to lift her level-ten restriction.
• Snow Empress declared that Ice Empress had lost, and Ice Empress admitted defeat.
• Ice Empress's condition worsened as Xue Tianyu's frost spread through her meridians and began consuming her Soul Power.
• Xue Tianyu drew the frost out of Ice Empress, ending her pain and leaving both women astonished by his power.
• Xue Tianyu said he wanted to leave the Far North to grow through real battles, but Snow Empress and Ice Empress urged him to stay.
• Xue Tianyu stepped toward Snow Empress and suddenly reached out to slap her.

Xue Tianyu planned to leave the Far North after growing strong enough, while Gu Yuena searched for the missing Ice Phoenix to aid the Soul Beasts. Six years later, Xue Tianyu reached Soul King level with five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and left the Far North, leaving the Snow Empress and Ice Empress grieving.

• Xue Tianyu decided to remain in the Far North until he reached Soul King level, then travel to Sunset Forest for the Immortal Herbs and stop Tang San from threatening the Soul Beast Clan.
• Beast God Di Tian reported to Gu Yuena that he had found no trace of the Ice Phoenix in the Far North, and Gu Yuena concluded that the Ice Phoenix had taken human form.
• Six years passed, and twelve-year-old Xue Tianyu revealed five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings on an ice peak.
• The Snow Empress told the Ice Empress that Xue Tianyu was now strong enough to leave them, and the Ice Empress became dejected.
• Xue Tianyu said he was going out to stretch his legs and walked into the snowstorm as the Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched him go.

Shui Bing'er obtained her fourth Soul Ring after killing a thousand-year Soul-Eater Python, but the mercenaries hired to protect Skywater Academy turned on the group when a Soul Bone appeared. The mercenaries attacked, and Skywater Academy’s exhausted defenses began to collapse.

• Shui Bing'er killed the wounded Soul-Eater Python and obtained her fourth Soul Ring.
• A purple thousand-year Soul Bone fell from the Python’s corpse, and the mercenaries decided to seize it.
• The mercenary leader threatened Shui Lanxin and the students, demanding the Soul Bone and intending to assault them.
• Shui Lanxin refused to surrender, and the mercenaries attacked the Skywater Academy group.
• Shui Lanxin and the students fought back, but the mercenaries’ numbers and strength overwhelmed their exhausted defenses.

Xue Tianyu arrived as the mercenaries defeated Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls, then killed two attackers with Frost Sword Qi. The mercenary leader and his surviving men faced Xue Tianyu as he stood against them.

• The mercenaries overwhelmed Shui Lanxin, Shui Bing'er, and the other Skywater Academy girls, leaving them unable to fight.
• A thin mercenary raised his blade to attack Shui Bing'er, but Xue Tianyu killed him with Frost Sword Qi from within the blizzard.
• Xue Tianyu emerged and condemned the mercenaries for bullying the girls, while Shui Bing'er and the others were stunned by his arrival and strength.
• The mercenary leader threatened Xue Tianyu, who mocked him and claimed even his ancestors would call him senior.
• A Soul Master charged Xue Tianyu with an Iron Hammer Martial Soul, and Xue Tianyu killed him instantly with another Frost Sword Qi.

Xue Tianyu revealed five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and effortlessly killed the mercenaries who had attacked Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy. After Shui Bing'er invited him to join the academy, he agreed, seeing it as a place to develop his power while living among humans.

• Xue Tianyu revealed his five pitch-black Soul Rings, overwhelming Shui Bing'er, Shui Lanxin, and the mercenaries with his power.
• Xue Tianyu unleashed Ultimate Ice and froze the mercenaries, then shattered their ice sculptures and killed them all.
• Shui Bing'er thanked Xue Tianyu and asked his name and sect, and he introduced himself as a lone wanderer with no sect.
• Shui Bing'er invited Xue Tianyu to join Skywater Academy, arguing that his talent outweighed the academy's rule against admitting male students.
• Xue Tianyu decided that Skywater Academy would help him grow among humans and agreed to join.

Xue Tianyu agreed to join Skywater Academy and returned to the Ice Palace to tell the Snow Empress and Ice Empress he was leaving for the human world. The Snow Empress urged the Ice Empress to accompany and protect him, though the Ice Empress worried about leaving her behind.

• Shui Bing'er assured Shui Lanxin that Xue Tianyu would keep his promise and join Skywater Academy, while the girls teased her about her feelings for him.
• Xue Tianyu returned to the Ice Palace and told the Snow Empress that he had accepted Skywater Academy's invitation and planned to explore the human world.
• The Ice Empress pleaded with Xue Tianyu to stay in the Far North, but the Snow Empress reminded her that he needed to follow his cultivation path.
• The Snow Empress asked the Ice Empress to accompany Xue Tianyu and protect him, and the Ice Empress hesitated because she did not want to leave the Snow Empress alone.

Xue Tianyu said goodbye to Snow Empress and promised to return for her, while Ice Empress agreed to accompany him. As Skywater Academy waited for him in the Far North, a Frost Giant Bear attacked, but fled when Xue Tianyu appeared.

• Snow Empress embraced Xue Tianyu, kissed his forehead, and urged him to stay safe as he left.
• Xue Tianyu promised Snow Empress that he would return when he was strong enough to take her away, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.
• Ice Empress agreed to accompany Xue Tianyu and help him handle trivial matters.
• Shui Lanxin and the injured Skywater Academy students waited in the Far North as night fell, while Shui Bing'er tried to reassure them that Xue Tianyu would return.
• A Ten-Thousand-Year Frost Giant Bear charged the group, shattered Shui Bing'er's Ice Ring Armor, then abruptly fled in terror.
• Xue Tianyu emerged from the blizzard as the bear disappeared, leaving the stunned group wondering what had happened.

Xue Tianyu reunited with Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy students, introduced Ice Empress as family, and led the group out of the Far North. Days later, at Skywater Academy, dean Shui Xinrou waited anxiously in her office.

• Xue Tianyu introduced Ice Empress to Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy group as his family member, Bingbing, who would join the academy.
• Ice Empress noticed Shui Bing'er's feelings for Xue Tianyu and warned her to give up on him.
• Xue Tianyu smacked Ice Empress to stop her from causing trouble, then told the Skywater Academy group that she was muddled from a shock.
• Shui Lanxin gathered the students, and the group traveled through the blizzard toward the academy while Snow Empress watched them leave and vowed to wait for Xue Tianyu.
• Several days later, Shui Xinrou sat anxiously in her office at Skywater Academy.

Shui Bing'er brought Xue Tianyu back to Skywater Academy, hoping the dean would admit him despite the academy’s ban on male students. When a guard captain attacked the Ice Empress, Xue Tianyu stopped her and revealed his astonishing strength, leaving the academy’s staff and students stunned.

• Shui Xinrou worried that Shui Bing'er and the others had not returned from the Far North before the friendly match against the Heaven Dou Royal Team.
• Shui Bing'er returned with Shui Lanxin, Xue Tianyu, and the Ice Empress, then urged Shui Xinrou to admit Xue Tianyu because he had saved them and had extraordinary talent.
• Shui Xinrou refused, citing Skywater Academy’s unbroken rule against admitting male students.
• The Ice Empress scorned the other would-be students, provoking Shui Xinrou’s guard captain to attack her.
• Xue Tianyu stepped in, caught the guard captain’s Soul Power strike with one hand, and revealed level fifty-eight Soul Power and five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Shui Xinrou and the others gaped at Xue Tianyu’s power, while Shui Xinrou grew excited about the prospect of recruiting him.

Shui Xinrou agreed to admit Xue Tianyu to Skywater Academy and promised to devote the academy’s resources to his cultivation. Shui Bing'er showed him around and introduced him to Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu as their new fellow student.

• Shui Xinrou invited Xue Tianyu to join Skywater Academy, and he reminded her that the academy had a rule against admitting male students.
• Xue Tianyu pretended he might refuse, prompting Shui Xinrou to offer him any cultivation resources he needed and the academy’s full support.
• Xue Tianyu accepted the offer, and Shui Bing'er led him and the Ice Empress out of the dean’s office to tour the academy.
• Shui Bing'er showed Xue Tianyu the academy’s facilities and brought him to the Soul Fighting Arena, where Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu greeted her.
• Shui Bing'er introduced Xue Tianyu to Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu as the student who had saved them in the Far North and had officially joined the academy.

Xue Tianyu revealed his overwhelming strength to the Skywater Academy team after Xue Wu challenged him to a spar. Xue Wu conceded, leaving Xue Tianyu poised to claim the captain position.

• Shui Bing'er brought Xue Tianyu to the Soul Fighting Arena and proposed that he join Skywater Team for the upcoming tournament.
• Xue Wu doubted Xue Tianyu's abilities and challenged him to a spar, offering him a kiss if he won.
• Xue Tianyu rejected the bet and said that if he won, Xue Wu would give up her captain position to him.
• Xue Tianyu released his Soul Power, revealing that he was a Level 58 Soul King with five Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Xue Wu was overwhelmed by Xue Tianyu's pressure and conceded the fight.

Xue Tianyu became Skywater Team’s captain after demonstrating his strength, while Xue Wu kissed him to settle a bet and provoked Shui Bing’er’s jealousy. Ice Empress nearly revealed her overwhelming power before Xue Tianyu stopped her, and the chapter ended with Shui Bing’er showing him to a secluded dormitory beside her own.

• Shui Bing’er announced Xue Tianyu as Skywater Team’s new captain, and Xue Wu kissed him to pay off her bet.
• Ice Empress erupted with a deadly aura after Xue Wu kissed Xue Tianyu, but she withdrew it when he looked at her.
• Shui Bing’er argued with Xue Wu over the kiss, and Xue Tianyu ended their dispute.
• Shui Xinrou sensed the frightening aura from her office and worried that a powerful stranger threatened Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing’er led Xue Tianyu and Ice Empress to his new courtyard, which stood beside her own.

Xue Tianyu settled into his room at Skywater Academy while the Ice Empress insisted on sharing his bed. The next morning, he revealed his Ice Phoenix Martial Soul to the Skywater Team and began channeling its power into Shui Bing'er.

• Shui Bing'er arranged for Xue Tianyu to stay in the courtyard next to hers, then was teased by Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the other girls for the choice.
• The Ice Empress refused to sleep in the room next door and cuddled up to Xue Tianyu as he meditated.
• At morning training, Shui Yue'er asked Xue Tianyu to reveal his Martial Soul, and he summoned a powerful Ice Phoenix that stunned the team.
• Xue Wu teased Shui Bing'er about being a perfect match for Xue Tianyu because they shared Ice Phoenix Martial Souls.
• Xue Tianyu asked Shui Bing'er to release her Martial Soul, then placed a hand on her shoulder and sent his pure ice Soul Power into her body, causing her Martial Soul to absorb it eagerly.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Tianyu created a devastating Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which he named Polar Day Nirvana: Frost Heaven Emperor Phoenix. After the Skywater girls celebrated, Shui Bing'er led a delegation to greet the arriving Imperial Fighting Team and its leader, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue.

• Xue Tianyu guided Shui Bing'er as their Ice Phoenix Martial Souls fused into a colossal phoenix.
• Shui Bing'er directed the fusion skill's attack, which destroyed most of Skywater Academy's Soul Fighting Arena.
• Xue Tianyu named the technique Polar Day Nirvana: Frost Heaven Emperor Phoenix and offered to help the other girls attempt fusion skills.
• A messenger told Shui Bing'er that the Imperial Fighting Team had arrived, so she took Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and other core members to greet them while Xue Tianyu rested.
• Shui Bing'er greeted Crown Prince Xue Qinghe at the academy gates, unaware that he was secretly Qian Renxue.