Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liang brought the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow to Skywater Academy and placed it in Shui Bing'er’s Mimicry Cultivation Ground, where the girls began cultivating and breaking through. He agreed to stay in Skywater City for a few days and teach Shui Bing'er and the others his cultivation methods.

• Jiang Liang told Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, and the others that they could cultivate near the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, though only those with ice attributes could approach it closely.
• Yu Hairou, Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Bing'er each kissed Jiang Liang, while Shui Lingyun watched with amusement.
• Jiang Liang placed the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow in Shui Bing'er’s personal Mimicry Cultivation Ground, filling it with powerful ice-element energy.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Lingyun, Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, Xue Wu, and the others felt their cultivation improve and sat down to absorb the energy.
• Shui Lingyun thanked Jiang Liang for helping Skywater Academy, and he reminded her that she had once helped him obtain his second Soul Ring.
• Jiang Liang agreed to stay in Skywater City for a few days and teach Shui Bing'er and the others some of his cultivation methods.

After three days of training Shui Bing'er and the others, Jiang Liang shared a night with Shui Bing'er and then returned to Heaven Dou City. He went to the Crown Prince's Mansion to ask Qian Renxue about Tang Hao and seek her help with the Spirit Master Tournament, but their meeting began with teasing and bickering.

• Jiang Liang finished teaching Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Yu Hairou, Xue Wu, and the others, and Shui Lingyun took everyone to a lavish dinner to thank him.
• Shui Lingyun arranged for Shui Bing'er to care for the drunken Jiang Liang, and Shui Bing'er fell into his arms when he pulled her toward him.
• Jiang Liang and Shui Bing'er woke up together the next morning, and he kissed her forehead before leaving Skywater Academy by Sword Flight.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about the night before, while Jiang Liang flew to Heaven Dou City and headed to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Jiang Liang used Qian Renxue's token to enter the mansion and found her reviewing official documents in her study.
• Jiang Liang asked Qian Renxue to change out of her Crown Prince disguise, and she refused.

Jiang Liang met Qian Renxue to discuss the Spirit Master Tournament and Tang Hao, who had repeatedly escaped Spirit Hall’s attempts to capture him. Qian Renxue agreed to help Jiang Liang’s team enter the Heaven Dou City region and offered him an unused manor, while he planned to face Tang Hao himself.

• Qian Renxue told Jiang Liang that his tournament performance had drawn attention from both empires and that Heaven Dou Royal Academy wanted resources while some people considered assassinating him.
• Jiang Liang explained that he had been allowed to form his own team but would have to enter through a Preliminary Tournament region, and Qian Renxue accused him of doing it for Dugu Yan and the others.
• Jiang Liang asked about Tang Hao, and Qian Renxue said he had escaped repeated ambushes and was last traced to Vast Sea City.
• At lunch, Qian Renxue offered to secure Jiang Liang’s team a place in the Heaven Dou City region and send more people to search for Tang Hao, but Jiang Liang said he wanted to deal with Tang Hao himself.
• Qian Renxue agreed to support Jiang Liang when he confronted Tang Hao and offered him an unused manor outside the city.

Jiang Liang inspected a villa with Qian Renxue, discussed sword training and her plan to take the throne, and asked her to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. He left her for Dugu Yan and the others, who were heading to the Great Soul Arena for a team Soul Duel.

• Jiang Liang and Qian Renxue inspected her vacant villa outside Heaven Dou City, and she agreed to have it cleaned and staffed for him.
• Jiang Liang agreed to teach Qian Renxue swordsmanship and advised her to deal with Xue Beng, while she said she would consider the political implications.
• Jiang Liang asked Qian Renxue to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after her plan succeeded, intending to use it to seek the Sea God's recognition for his companions.
• Jiang Liang spotted Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing from the carriage and hurried over, leaving Qian Renxue to return to the Crown Prince's Mansion in anger.
• Jiang Liang joined the group as they headed to the Great Soul Arena for a team Soul Duel, while the women teased him about the unfamiliar scent on him.

Dugu Yan’s team defeated a Silver Soul Badge team in a one-sided match at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, impressing Jiang Liang with their coordination. Afterward, Yu Tianheng confronted Jiang Liang, accusing him of making his aunt spend the past half year crying and drinking.

• Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing told Jiang Liang they had earned Gold Soul Badges through six months of Soul Duels.
• Dugu Yan’s team faced a strong Silver Soul Badge team, and Jiang Liang watched from the stands.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing led the attack while Ning Rongrong amplified their abilities and Ye Lingling healed them, securing victory in less than a minute.
• Yu Tianheng grabbed Jiang Liang by the collar and demanded to know what he had done to his aunt.
• Jiang Liang denied harming her, and Yu Tianheng said his aunt had spent the past half year crying and drowning herself in alcohol, leaving Jiang Liang, Dugu Yan, and the others stunned.

Yu Tianheng begged Jiang Liang to help Liu Erlong, whose grief had driven her to drink herself into ruin. Jiang Liang reached Blue Tyrant Academy and slapped Liu Erlong awake, leaving her furious and demanding to know who hit her.

• Yu Tianheng pleaded with Jiang Liang to help Liu Erlong and offered to kneel and apologize, and Jiang Liang agreed after Dugu Yan and the others urged him.
• Jiang Liang flew Yu Tianheng to Blue Tyrant Academy on his Cold Moon Sword Martial Soul, and Yu Tianheng led him to Liu Erlong's courtyard.
• Yu Tianheng explained that Liu Erlong had slept for seven days after her fight with Jiang Liang and had since been drinking heavily, crying, laughing, and vomiting blood.
• Jiang Liang slapped Liu Erlong twice, and the second blow knocked the drunkenness out of her.
• Liu Erlong woke up, covered her face, and roared at the person who had hit her.

Jiang Liang sobered Liu Erlong from her drunken despair and helped her confront the truth about Yu Xiaogang. Liu Erlong regained her composure but ended the chapter proposing to find a younger, more handsome man for a passionate romance.

• Jiang Liang froze Liu Erlong with his Ultimate Ice, then melted the ice and sent her to change while Yu Tianheng watched.
• Yu Tianheng thanked Jiang Liang and left after Jiang Liang promised to return Liu Erlong to normal by the next day.
• Liu Erlong drank with Jiang Liang and admitted she could not accept how Yu Xiaogang had deceived her and escaped blame for so long.
• Jiang Liang told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang's reputation had collapsed, and Liu Erlong explained how he had used Flender, her, and Yu Luomian to build the Golden Iron Triangle before removing himself.
• When Jiang Liang asked what she wanted to do next, Liu Erlong proposed finding a younger, more handsome man and experiencing passionate love.

Liu Erlong invited Jiang Liang to keep drinking, and he revealed what the Golden Sacred Dragon fusion skill meant for Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul. After Liu Erlong drunkenly pursued Jiang Liang, they spent the night together, and she woke up unrepentant and told him to call her Erlong.

• Liu Erlong stopped Jiang Liang from leaving and asked him to drink more wine with her.
• While they drank, Liu Erlong told Jiang Liang about her past, and he explained that Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao might have been capable of evolving into a true dragon Martial Soul.
• Liu Erlong laughed at Yu Xiaogang’s wasted potential, got drunk, and threw herself into Jiang Liang’s arms.
• Jiang Liang carried Liu Erlong to her room, and they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Liu Erlong remembered what had happened, said she did not regret it, and told Jiang Liang to call her Erlong.

Yu Tianheng discovered that Jiang Liang had become Liu Erlong’s lover and left Blue Tyrant Academy in shock. Jiang Liang then brought Liu Erlong to meet his other girlfriends, where Dugu Yan questioned how they had ended up together.

• Yu Tianheng arrived at Liu Erlong’s courtyard and found her feeding Jiang Liang, who she told him to address as his uncle-in-law.
• Yu Tianheng left in a daze after realizing Jiang Liang had become involved with Liu Erlong.
• Jiang Liang and Liu Erlong left Blue Tyrant Academy and visited the Villa near the academy, which Qian Renxue’s people had cleaned and furnished.
• Jiang Liang flew with Liu Erlong to Dugu Bo’s residence, where Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were practicing.
• Liu Erlong was surprised to see Jiang Liang’s girlfriends, and Jiang Liang reassured her that Ning Fengzhi knew about his relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Dugu Yan asked why Liu Erlong had come with Jiang Liang, and Jiang Liang said she had joined him just like the others.

After Jiang Liang invited the women staying at Dugu Bo’s residence to move into his new Villa, they arrived and met his beautiful friend, Xue’er. Her appearance left everyone stunned, and the chapter ended as she introduced herself to the group.

• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others learned about Liu Erlong’s past with Yu Xiaogang and teased Jiang Liang about her.
• Jiang Liang suggested that everyone move into his spacious Villa, and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling agreed.
• The group packed their belongings and went with Jiang Liang to the Villa, where he said a female friend who had given him the property might visit.
• Liu Erlong met Qian Renxue at the entrance, then hurried inside after learning she had come to see Jiang Liang.
• Qian Renxue arrived before Jiang Liang and the others, who were struck by her beauty, and introduced herself as Xue’er, Jiang Liang’s friend.

Jiang Liang prepared to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue, despite Dugu Bo and Qian Renxue warning him about the sect’s protectors. After breakfast, he set out with them, leaving the others at the mountain estate.

• Qian Renxue befriended Jiang Liang’s companions by giving them gifts, while Dugu Bo scolded Jiang Liang for attracting so many women.
• Jiang Liang told Dugu Bo he planned to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and give Ning Fengzhi an explanation about Ning Rongrong.
• Liu Erlong returned with food and ingredients, and the group shared a lively dinner at the mountain estate.
• Qian Renxue and Liu Erlong stayed overnight at the estate, and everyone gathered for breakfast the next morning.
• Jiang Liang declined to bring the others to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Rongrong promised her grandfathers would not bully him.
• Jiang Liang gave Dugu Yan a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Liu Erlong, then left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue.

Ning Rongrong brought Jiang Liang back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Chen Xin challenged him to test his Sword Dao. The chapter ended with Jiang Liang preparing to exchange sword moves with Sword Douluo while Ning Rongrong worried he might be hurt.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Jiang Liang and agreed that Chen Xin would judge him by testing his sword.
• A sect disciple reported that Ning Rongrong had returned with a young man, and Chen Xin hurried to meet them.
• Jiang Liang and Ning Rongrong toured the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, drawing curious looks from its disciples.
• Chen Xin greeted Ning Rongrong and confronted Jiang Liang, who said he had yet to meet anyone stronger than himself.
• Chen Xin challenged Jiang Liang to prove his swordsmanship, and Jiang Liang asked Ning Rongrong to stand aside while they exchanged moves.

Jiang Liang and Chen Xin tested their swordsmanship before the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Chen Xin recognized Jiang Liang’s talent. The duel escalated when Jiang Liang revealed he was a Soul Saint with a Hundred-Thousand-Year seventh Soul Ring, leaving the gathered sect members stunned.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong watched as Chen Xin prepared to test swords with Jiang Liang, while sect disciples gathered to witness the duel.
• Chen Xin offered Jiang Liang three strikes, but Jiang Liang refused the advantage and met his opening attack head-on.
• Jiang Liang and Chen Xin exchanged sword strikes, and Jiang Liang withstood Chen Xin’s first three attacks.
• Chen Xin released his nine Soul Rings and intensified his Sword Intent, while Jiang Liang and Sword Mother agreed that Chen Xin would be a worthy opponent.
• Jiang Liang revealed six black Soul Rings and a red Hundred-Thousand-Year seventh Soul Ring, shocking Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and the assembled sect members.

Jiang Liang fought Chen Xin in a fast-paced sword duel, impressing Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong with his skill and unusual sword arts. After both combatants unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars, Jiang Liang met Chen Xin’s supreme sword technique with a strike he called One Sword Breaks All Laws.

• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi watched Jiang Liang match Chen Xin’s speed and swordsmanship, while Ning Fengzhi considered Jiang Liang’s potential value to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Jiang Liang summoned a storm of Ice Swords with Imperial Sword Technique, then used the flying Heaven-Slaying Sword to keep Chen Xin at bay and attack from unexpected angles.
• Jiang Liang froze Chen Xin with frigid Sword Qi and unleashed a barrage of slashes, but Chen Xin broke free with his Seven Kill Avatar.
• Jiang Liang activated Cold Moon Avatar as Chen Xin prepared his inherited Kill Character Formula.
• Jiang Liang declared that a steady heart and a fast, strong sword could break all laws, then swung his sword at Chen Xin’s attack.

Jiang Liang defeated Chen Xin’s Kill Character Formula with a nameless strike and explained that a pure Sword Heart was central to the way of the sword. His words helped Chen Xin break through from level ninety-six to level ninety-seven, and Chen Xin ended the chapter bowing to Jiang Liang in thanks.

• Jiang Liang split Chen Xin’s Kill Character Formula with a simple slash, then told Chen Xin that the strike had no name.
• Chen Xin asked to meet Jiang Liang’s sister, but coughed up blood after his own understanding of the sword faltered.
• Jiang Liang explained that sword techniques, sword intent, and One Sword Breaks All Laws were paths of the sword, while a pure Sword Heart was essential to reaching its end.
• Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword trembled as he gained enlightenment, and his aura surged through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Sword Mother shielded Jiang Liang from Chen Xin’s breakthrough and refused Chen Xin a meeting until he understood a pure Sword Heart.
• Chen Xin stabilized at level ninety-seven, declared that he understood the way of the sword, and bowed deeply to Jiang Liang.

Jiang Liang visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi welcomed him after Sword Douluo Chen Xin broke through with his help. Xue Qinghe arrived and pretended to be an old acquaintance, and the group settled into the Sect Main Hall as Ning Fengzhi prepared to ask Jiang Liang about several matters.

• Jiang Liang's words helped Chen Xin break through, stunning the sect disciples and stewards.
• Ning Rongrong proudly told Ning Fengzhi that Jiang Liang was amazing, and Ning Fengzhi welcomed him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and claimed that he and Jiang Liang had met six years earlier in Nuoding City, delighting Ning Fengzhi.
• As they walked to the Sect Main Hall, Qian Renxue privately explained that she had come because she feared Sword and Bone Douluo might attack Jiang Liang.
• Ning Rongrong seated Jiang Liang beside her, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong traded barbs about Chen Xin's breakthrough.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized for the elders' bickering, then turned serious and asked Jiang Liang for guidance.

Jiang Liang offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect access to the Fist-Walking Technique and asked Ning Fengzhi to arrange for his sword to be reforged. With Ning Fengzhi’s support, Jiang Liang left with Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue, while Ning Fengzhi predicted that the continent’s situation would soon change.

• Jiang Liang explained that the Fist-Walking Technique could strengthen anyone through persistent practice, and Ning Fengzhi eagerly accepted his offer to let sect disciples learn it.
• Qian Renxue asked to learn the technique, and Ning Fengzhi told Jiang Liang to teach her.
• Jiang Liang asked Ning Fengzhi to reforge the Heaven-Slaying Sword and fuse in the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to find a blacksmith able to wield a ten-thousand-jin hammer.
• Jiang Liang told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong wanted to join the Spirit Hall Academy Team for the Spirit Master Tournament, and Ning Fengzhi gave his approval and support.
• After Jiang Liang, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Renxue departed, Gu Rong admitted he had held back from attacking Jiang Liang, and Ning Fengzhi said the continent’s situation was about to change.

Jiang Liang and his companions spent half a year cultivating for the Soul Master Tournament, with their group registered as Spirit Hall Team Two. Snow Empress then warned Jiang Liang that Ice Empress might be in danger during her next tribulation, prompting him to fly to the Extreme North while Liu Erlong learned about his soul beast connections.

• Qian Renxue invited Jiang Liang to keep teaching her sword and boxing techniques, and he promised to save her a room at the Villa.
• Jiang Liang and his companions trained at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and practiced the six-step stake walking and boxing techniques, while Liu Erlong advanced to rank 85 after her martial soul evolved.
• Jiang Liang registered Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and the others as Spirit Hall Team Two, and Spirit Hall supplied them with doubled cultivation resources.
• Snow Empress contacted Jiang Liang and warned him that Ice Empress might face danger during her next Heavenly Tribulation, asking him to come to the Extreme North.
• Jiang Liang flew toward the Extreme North, and Liu Erlong learned from Xiao Wu that Ice Empress was a 350,000-year-old Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.

Jiang Liang arrived at the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Cave as the Snow Empress and Ice Empress debated how to handle the Ice Empress's coming tribulation. After learning the soul beasts' cultivation levels, he proposed letting the Ice Empress attempt the tribulation and sacrifice herself if she was in danger.

• The Snow Empress warned the Ice Empress that her seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation was dangerous and told her not to absorb more ten thousand year mysterious ice marrow while they waited for Jiang Liang.
• Jiang Liang flew into the cave, where the Ice Empress angrily accused him of coveting her Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, and the Snow Empress stopped their quarrel.
• The Titan Snow Demon King reported reaching three hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation, the Ice Bear reported two hundred and thirty thousand, the Snow Empress reported nine hundred and thirty thousand, and the Ice Empress reported six hundred and ninety thousand.
• The Ice Empress said she still wanted to face her tribulation herself despite having only about a thirty percent chance of surviving.
• Jiang Liang proposed that the Ice Empress try the tribulation and sacrifice herself if she faced danger, while the Snow Empress worried that the tribulation might affect him.

The Ice Empress absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow and began her seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation, but the first three strikes left her gravely injured. As the next tribulation formed, she chose to sacrifice herself to Jiang Liang, vanishing in a crimson beam and leaving the Snow Empress to protect the Extreme North.

• The Snow Empress took half the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow and brought the Ice Empress to a nearby place to undergo her tribulation.
• The Ice Empress absorbed the marrow, triggering the Heavenly Tribulation, and the Snow Empress explained that she had to endure seven increasingly powerful lightning strikes.
• The first three strikes battered the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress urged her to recover with the remaining marrow and sacrifice herself to preserve her life.
• The Ice Empress absorbed the remaining marrow and restored her injuries, but another Lightning Tribulation formed before she could recover fully.
• The Ice Empress told Jiang Liang to protect the Snow Empress and the Extreme North, then sacrificed herself as a crimson beam halted the storm and her figure disappeared.