Chapter Summaries

Xue Bingchen began his first solo hunt in the Far North’s outer reaches, while the Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched over him. The Snow Empress revealed that she had prepared a four-thousand-five-hundred-year Snow Sprite for his second Soul Ring, but their conversation ended when a five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon rushed toward him.

• Xue Bingchen summoned an Ultimate Ice sword and charged into the blizzard to hunt for a Soul Beast on his own.
• Ice Empress worried that the outer reaches held no Soul Beasts worthy of Xue Bingchen and wanted to find him a powerful one herself.
• The Snow Empress showed Ice Empress a sleeping four-thousand-five-hundred-year Snow Sprite she had chosen as a potential second Soul Ring for Xue Bingchen.
• Ice Empress spotted a five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon speeding toward Xue Bingchen and prepared to kill it.
• The Snow Empress stopped Ice Empress from intervening.

Xue Bingchen hunted for a second Spirit Ring in the Far North and encountered a five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon. He killed it with a sword technique inspired by Snow Empress, leaving its Spirit Ring unclaimed.

• Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched Xue Bingchen and agreed to intervene only if his life was truly in danger.
• Xue Bingchen ignored the Soul Beasts in his path as he searched the Far North for a suitable second Spirit Ring.
• An Ice Flood Dragon ambushed Xue Bingchen, and he recognized that it had cultivated for more than five thousand years.
• Xue Bingchen used his first Spirit Skill, Dance of Snow, to strengthen himself and locate the Ice Flood Dragon's weak point.
• Xue Bingchen struck with Ice Extreme Peerless, piercing the Ice Flood Dragon's vital point and killing it with Ultimate Ice.

Xue Bingchen killed a five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon and prepared to absorb its Spirit Ring after boosting himself with his first soul skill. Snow Empress praised him, while Ice Empress questioned his plan but ultimately accepted that his exceptional physique might endure the ring.

• Xue Bingchen used his first soul skill, Dance of Snow, to boost his attributes before attempting to absorb the Ice Flood Dragon's five-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress arrived, and Xue Bingchen proudly told them he had killed the Ice Flood Dragon with the Emperor Sword's power.
• Snow Empress praised Xue Bingchen and considered how his special physique might explain his affinity for the Far North.
• Ice Empress asked whether Xue Bingchen truly planned to absorb the five-thousand-year Spirit Ring, and he said it suited him and matched his body's limit.
• Ice Empress held back her objection that Snow Empress had prepared a forty-five-hundred-year Snow Sprite, recognizing that Xue Bingchen had exceeded their expectations.

Xue Bingchen began absorbing the five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon Spirit Ring while Snow Empress and Ice Empress guarded him. As his absorption proceeded smoothly, Ice Empress imagined that his unprecedented Spirit Ring combination might one day let him defeat ordinary Title Douluo.

• Snow Empress approved Xue Bingchen's choice of the Ice Flood Dragon and encouraged him to absorb its Spirit Ring.
• Xue Bingchen drew the five-thousand-year Spirit Ring into his body and endured its violent energy by relying on Dance of Snow and his tempered body.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress released their auras to suppress nearby Soul Beasts and keep the area clear while he absorbed the ring.
• Snow Empress released the captive four-thousand-five-hundred-year Snow Sprite back into the wind and snow.
• Snow Empress confirmed that Xue Bingchen's Soul Power was stable, while Ice Empress predicted his Spirit Rings could eventually let him defeat ordinary Title Douluo.

After absorbing the five-thousand-year Ice Flood Dragon Spirit Ring, Xue Bingchen became a twenty-fourth-level Soul Grandmaster and gained immense physical strength. The Snow Empress and Ice Empress saw renewed hope in him, while the Snow Empress explained that his body had been strengthened by the dragon’s vitality and the treasures he had consumed.

• Xue Bingchen completed the absorption of the Ice Flood Dragon Spirit Ring and reached the Soul Grandmaster realm.
• The energy from the Spirit Ring and his accumulated medicinal power propelled Xue Bingchen from level twenty to the peak of level twenty-four.
• The Ice Empress noticed Xue Bingchen had grown taller, and he tested his strength with a stomp that sent a shockwave through the snow.
• The Ice Empress scolded Xue Bingchen after the shockwave blew up her and the Snow Empress’s skirts.
• The Snow Empress defended Xue Bingchen and explained that the Ice Flood Dragon’s vitality and the treasures he had consumed had transformed his physical strength.

Xue Bingchen demonstrated that his second Spirit Ring, Glazed Ice-Snow Heart, gave him extraordinary control over ice and snow and the ability to teleport through snowflakes. He explained that the skill worked nearly without limit in the Far North, but would consume much more Soul Power in places without snow.

• Snow Empress told Xue Bingchen that his physical strength rivaled that of ordinary Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings, then asked about his second Spirit Ring.
• Xue Bingchen revealed that Glazed Ice-Snow Heart greatly enhanced his control over ice and snow.
• Xue Bingchen summoned nearby wind and snow, shaping them into weapons and a shield with precise control.
• Xue Bingchen transformed into snowflakes and reappeared wherever snow fell, declaring that he endured as long as ice and snow did.
• Xue Bingchen explained that his teleportation reached about five hundred meters and cost almost no Soul Power in the Far North, but would cost much more where he had to create snow himself.

Snow Empress considered whether Xue Bingchen could create a divine position by ruling over the Far North's ice and snow. While cultivating, Xue Bingchen learned about Spirit Hall's conflict with the Clear Sky Sect and discovered that Yu Xiaogang had authored the book Snow Empress had relied on for Spirit Ring theory.

• Snow Empress realized Xue Bingchen's Glazed Ice-Snow Heart might let him gather the Far North's faith and create a Divine Position of Ice and Snow.
• Xue Bingchen cultivated in the Far North and occasionally visited nearby supply towns for news, with Snow Empress and Ice Empress secretly watching over him.
• Mercenaries reported that Bibi Dong had succeeded Qian Xunji as Spirit Hall's Pope, declared war on the Clear Sky Sect, and forced it to seal its mountain.
• Xue Bingchen inferred that Tang San had been born and thought about Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang's circumstances.
• Xue Bingchen searched Snow Empress's old books and found Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, credited to Yu Xiaogang.

Xue Bingchen burned Yu Xiaogang’s book after recognizing its theories as stolen from Spirit Hall, then returned to the Far North to cultivate. When Spirit Hall sent an investigation team to search for the cause of his martial-soul awakening, he persuaded Ice Empress to let them leave unharmed.

• Xue Bingchen condemned Yu Xiaogang for claiming credit for knowledge taken from Spirit Hall’s library and burned the book.
• Xue Bingchen returned to the Far North and focused on cultivation as days passed.
• Spirit Hall sent Soul Kings and a Soul Emperor to investigate the celestial phenomenon caused by Xue Bingchen’s martial-soul awakening.
• Ice Empress offered to kill the Spirit Hall investigators, but Xue Bingchen argued that they had avoided harming Soul Beasts and deserved to return alive.
• Ice Empress agreed to spare the investigators as long as they stayed out of the Far North’s core region.

Nearly six years after awakening his martial soul, twelve-year-old Xue Bingchen demonstrated his mastery of the Ice Empress Pincer and explained Self-Created Soul Skills to Ice Empress. Ice Empress then demanded that Xue'er come out of Xue Bingchen's body after staying inside him for three days.

• Xue Bingchen returned from training with Ice Empress and continued tempering his body as his Soul Power became difficult to suppress.
• Nearly six years later, Xue Bingchen practiced with an ice spear on a snowy peak and transformed his arms into the Ice Empress Pincer.
• Xue Bingchen smashed a massive boulder and the surrounding snow to powder with the pincers, impressing Ice Empress.
• Xue Bingchen explained that techniques created without Soul Rings were called Self-Created Soul Skills, then demonstrated teleporting out of a snowflake.
• Ice Empress complained that Xue'er had been inside Xue Bingchen's body for three days and demanded that she come out.

Ice Empress demanded that Snow Empress leave Xue Bingchen’s body, but Snow Empress explained that she was cultivating inside his third soul skill, Soul of the Snow Woman. The skill’s Ice and Snow Space let Snow Empress purify energy for Xue Bingchen, breaking the usual slow cultivation pace of Ultimate Martial Soul possessors after level thirty.

• Ice Empress called for Snow Empress to come out of Xue Bingchen’s body, and Snow Empress emerged as a snowflake that transformed into her human form.
• Xue Bingchen joked that Snow Empress had been helping him make little snowmen, embarrassing Snow Empress and confusing Ice Empress.
• Xue Bingchen explained that Soul of the Snow Woman created an Ice and Snow Space within his body that stored and purified absorbed ice and snow energy.
• Snow Empress stayed in the space because its Ultimate Ice aura comforted her, and she could help Xue Bingchen cultivate.
• Xue Bingchen’s cultivation defied the usual slowdown that afflicted Ultimate Martial Soul possessors after level thirty.

At twelve, Xue Bingchen revealed that he had reached level sixty-eight and possessed an extraordinary Spirit Ring configuration, though the laws suppressing his Ultimate Ice martial soul had slowed his cultivation. He judged that he could dominate the Far North and hoped to reach level seventy so he could challenge ordinary Title Douluo.

• Xue Bingchen’s cultivation reached level sixty-eight at age twelve, aided by his talent, Snow Empress’s support, and rare treasures from the Far North.
• Xue Bingchen summoned the Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and displayed six Spirit Rings: two purple, three black, and one red.
• Xue Bingchen lamented that the Ultimate Ice martial soul’s cultivation restrictions had kept him from reaching a higher level.
• Xue Bingchen decided that his current strength could carry him beyond the Far North, but he aimed to reach level seventy and use Martial Soul Avatar to face ordinary Title Douluo.

Xue Bingchen reviewed the Three Ultimates of the Snow Empress and demonstrated how his soul skills combined into a formidable fighting style. He unleashed his sixth skill, Emperor Cold Heaven, Snow Dance Shining Sun, and expanded its vast domain.

• Xue Bingchen recalled that his fourth, fifth, and sixth Spirit Rings granted him the Snow Empress’s Three Ultimates.
• Xue Bingchen manifested the Heavenly Snow Woman and demonstrated Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Peerless.
• Xue Bingchen explained that Emperor Palm, Great Cold Without Snow could instantly kill a target struck directly, while Glazed Ice-Snow Heart let him teleport through falling snow to land the blow.
• Xue Bingchen activated his hundred-thousand-year sixth soul skill, Emperor Cold Heaven, Snow Dance Shining Sun, and spread its ice-blue domain across an area thousands of meters wide.

Xue Bingchen tested how his Snow Dance Shining Sun domain could combine with teleportation, then told Snow Empress and Ice Empress he planned to leave the Far North in search of Immortal Herbs to break through to Soul Saint. Ice Empress accepted his decision but suspected Snow Empress would travel with him inside his Ice and Snow Space.

• Xue Bingchen demonstrated a loop between his domain’s snowfall and Glazed Ice-Snow Heart, allowing him to teleport while carrying the domain despite its heavy Soul Power cost.
• Xue Bingchen imagined how Snow Empress’s full-power domain could turn a vast area into a deadly Absolute Zero zone and boost his abilities.
• Snow Empress asked whether Xue Bingchen had decided to leave the Far North, and he confirmed that he was ready to set out.
• Ice Empress protested that Xue Bingchen had kept his plan from her, but he explained that he wanted to seek Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest to break through level sixty-eight and become a Soul Saint.
• Ice Empress accepted that the Far North could not hold Xue Bingchen forever, then accused Snow Empress of going with him and traveling inside his Ice and Snow Space.

Xue Bingchen left the Far North with Snow Empress accompanying him inside his body and traveled through the Heaven Dou Empire toward Notting City. He arrived at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy intending to reach Tang San before Yu Xiaogang could take him as a disciple.

• Snow Empress gave Ice Empress an icy token and left her in charge of the Far North while she accompanied Xue Bingchen.
• Xue Bingchen crossed the Far North barrier and spent weeks visiting cities across the northern Heaven Dou Empire as Snow Empress observed the human world from within him.
• Xue Bingchen reached Notting City and went to Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, aiming to find Tang San before Yu Xiaogang did.
• Xue Bingchen watched Tang San and the village chief being mocked by the academy gatekeeper, and resolved to keep Tang San from becoming Yu Xiaogang's disciple.

Xue Bingchen decided to take control of Tang San before Yu Xiaogang could make him his disciple. As Yu Xiaogang waited to rescue Tang San and claim him as a student, Tang San unexpectedly defeated the academy gatekeeper.

• Xue Bingchen resolved to train Tang San and vowed to kill him if he could not be controlled.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San had Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, and concluded that he had Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang planned to intervene when the gatekeeper bullied Tang San and make him his disciple.
• Tang San dodged the gatekeeper's shove and knocked the adult man face-first onto the ground.

Yu Xiaogang hurried to recruit Tang San as his disciple after spotting his unusual movement technique, while Xue Bingchen confronted Tang San and recognized his Innate Full Soul Power. The chapter ended with Tang San bewildered by Yu Xiaogang’s offer and wondering why his Blue Silver Grass made him so desirable.

• Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San’s Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and feared a powerful stranger might take his prospective disciple.
• Xue Bingchen appeared before Tang San and asked about his Soul Power and martial soul.
• Tang San admitted that his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, while Xue Bingchen said he was only a few years older than him.
• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself as the Grandmaster and boasted about his martial soul research and the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to take him as his master, leaving Tang San confused about why anyone wanted a Blue Silver Grass disciple.

Xue Bingchen exposed Yu Xiaogang’s low Soul Power and accused him of stealing Spirit Hall scholars’ work, turning Tang San against the man he had considered taking as his teacher. Yu Xiaogang angrily defended himself by invoking his reputation as the Horn of Wisdom, leaving Tang San briefly uncertain.

• Tang San decided that Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul knowledge could make him a good teacher and prepared to perform the disciple ceremony.
• Xue Bingchen mocked Yu Xiaogang for being nearly fifty and still only level twenty-nine, then accused him of plagiarizing the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul from Spirit Hall scholars.
• Tang San believed Xue Bingchen’s accusations, backed away from Yu Xiaogang, and secretly readied his Sleeve Arrow.
• Yu Xiaogang flew into a rage as Tang San’s wary retreat exposed his rejection, then called himself the Horn of Wisdom and claimed membership in the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Tang San loosened his grip on the Sleeve Arrow trigger after Yu Xiaogang invoked his former fame.

Xue Bingchen mocked Yu Xiaogang’s claims about the Golden Iron Triangle, prompting Yu to summon his Martial Soul. The unimpressive appearance of Luo Sanpao left Tang San and Old Jack stunned and made Xue Bingchen and the Snow Empress laugh.

• Xue Bingchen ridiculed Yu Xiaogang for being a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster who boasted about the Golden Iron Triangle’s reputation.
• Tang San reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s abilities and lost his remaining respect for him.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily claimed his theories had enabled the Golden Iron Triangle’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and decided to teach Xue Bingchen a lesson.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, a pudgy purple creature accompanied by two yellow Spirit Rings.
• Xue Bingchen burst out laughing, and the Snow Empress chuckled at the sight through his perspective.

Xue Bingchen watched Yu Xiaogang unleash Luo Sanpao’s fart-based Soul Skill while Tang San recoiled in disbelief. Xue Bingchen’s ice barrier effortlessly froze the attack, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned and afraid.

• Snow Empress and Xue Bingchen mocked Luo Sanpao’s appearance as Tang San struggled to believe it was Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and threatened Xue Bingchen, who told Tang San to watch the attack.
• Yu Xiaogang used his first Soul Skill, Thunderous Fart—Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting Luo Sanpao, and unleashed a wave of yellow gas.
• Tang San covered his mouth and nose, then realized the gas had no smell and had not poisoned him.
• Tang San saw that Xue Bingchen’s ice barrier had frozen the gas into shards without Xue Bingchen summoning his Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang stared in terror after Xue Bingchen effortlessly neutralized his Soul Skill.

Yu Xiaogang failed to defeat Xue Bingchen and publicly exposed Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, provoking Tang San's murderous anger. Xue Bingchen countered with a theory that Blue Silver Grass might be a powerful evolving Martial Soul, then offered to take Tang San as his disciple.

• Yu Xiaogang's Heaven-Shattering Earth-Splitting failed against Xue Bingchen's ice barrier, so Yu Xiaogang decided to impress Tang San with his knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang loudly declared that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, exposing Tang San's secret in front of Xue Bingchen, Old Jack, and the gatekeeper.
• Tang San grew furious and prepared to attack Yu Xiaogang with his Silent Sleeve Arrow.
• Xue Bingchen explained that Twin Martial Souls required the parents' Martial Souls to be similar in quality, suggesting Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could be a high-ranking, evolving Martial Soul.
• Xue Bingchen offered to help Tang San unlock Blue Silver Grass's power and asked him to become his disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang realized he had forgotten the theory because he had copied flashy conclusions from Spirit Hall's library without remembering their derivations.