Chapter Summaries

The Ice Empress sacrificed her cultivation and soul to become Jiang Liang’s eighth Soul Ring, allowing him to break through to rank eighty-five. After promising to revive her through the Ice God’s divine trial, Jiang Liang stored her Spirit Bone and tiny true body, then entered his Sea of Consciousness, where he found a newly transformed Ice Empress beside Sword Mother.

• The Ice Empress’s sacrifice ended the tribulation, leaving a torso Spirit Bone and a tiny Ice Jade Scorpion that the Snow Empress recognized as her true body.
• Jiang Liang absorbed the Ice Empress’s energy, gained his eighth Soul Ring and two soul skills, and rose from rank seventy-eight to rank eighty-five.
• The Snow Empress congratulated Jiang Liang, and he told the Ice Bear that he could revive the Ice Empress after completing the Ice God’s God Trial.
• The Snow Empress handed Jiang Liang the Ice Empress’s Spirit Bone and true body, and he stored them before asking the Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear to absorb Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.
• Jiang Liang entered his Sea of Consciousness and found Sword Mother with a coldly beautiful woman in an emerald-green dress, whom he recognized as the Ice Empress.

Jiang Liang absorbed the Ice Empress’s torso Spirit Bone and tested its new skills against the Snow Empress. Ice Emperor’s Descent greatly strengthened his attack but left him drained, and the Snow Empress caught him as he staggered.

• Jiang Liang spoke with the Ice Empress in his Sea of Consciousness, and Sword Mother told him to absorb the Spirit Bone and temper his Soul Power into Sword Qi.
• Jiang Liang absorbed the Spirit Bone and gained Ice Emperor’s Fury and Ice Emperor’s Descent.
• Jiang Liang asked the Snow Empress to help test his combined abilities, and she agreed.
• Jiang Liang activated his Soul Rings and Ice Emperor’s Descent, then struck the Snow Empress with the Ice Emperor phantom.
• The Snow Empress’s Ice Sword broke as both were driven back, and the phantom shattered after the clash.
• Jiang Liang felt weakened by the attack, and the Snow Empress rushed over to steady him.

Jiang Liang recovered after testing his powerful new attack and set off with the Snow Empress for the Extreme Ice Rift to complete his third God Trial. Meanwhile, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the Shrek group arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Tang San anticipated taking revenge on Jiang Liang.

• The Snow Empress confirmed Jiang Liang was only exhausted, and he rested for four hours until he had fully recovered and strengthened his Golden Core.
• Jiang Liang decided to enter the Extreme Ice Rift alone for his third God Trial, and the Snow Empress agreed to escort him there.
• Jiang Liang and the Snow Empress flew toward the Extreme Ice Rift on the Cold Moon Sword.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang led Tang San and the Shrek group into Heaven Dou City to discuss joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Oscar mentioned missing Teacher Jiang, and Dai Mubai warned him not to let Yu Xiaogang hear; Tang San silently resented Oscar and planned to avenge his humiliation by Jiang Liang.

Jiang Liang entered the Extreme Ice Rift to complete his trial, fighting through the fierce, ice-laden storm as the Snow Empress waited at the exit. He ran out of Sword Qi just short of the distant light and used his Shadow Clone to escape the collapsing Cold Moon Sword, leaving his fate unclear.

• Jiang Liang reached the Extreme Ice Rift and sent the Snow Empress ahead to find the exit and guard it.
• Jiang Liang forced his way into the rift against its powerful storm, using his spirit skills and sword to advance.
• The Snow Empress found the exit and waited for Jiang Liang, growing worried when he did not emerge for hours.
• Jiang Liang pushed deeper into the rift with his Soul Rings and Martial Soul Avatar active, but his Sword Qi began to run out.
• Jiang Liang spotted a light ahead, then swapped places with his Shadow Clone as his Sword Qi was exhausted and the Cold Moon Sword dispersed.

Jiang Liang completed the Ice God's Third Trial, gained stronger Soul Rings and a sixteenfold speed boost, then left the Extreme North while the Snow Empress stayed behind. He planned to resume the fourth trial after the Spirit Master Tournament, knowing the Ice War Array was in the Ice God Temple.

• The Snow Empress placed glowing ice crystals by the rift exit, helping Jiang Liang find his way out after his Sword Qi ran out.
• Jiang Liang completed the Ice God's Third Trial and received ten thousand years of additional age for every Soul Ring and ten percent more Ice God affinity.
• Jiang Liang discovered his first six Soul Rings now gave him a sixteenfold speed boost, fast enough that the Snow Empress could not follow him with her eyes.
• The Snow Empress told Jiang Liang that the Ice War Array was in the Ice God Temple, and he decided to resume the fourth trial after the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Jiang Liang flew back to the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Cave, where the Snow Empress stayed to watch over the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear.
• Jiang Liang said goodbye to the Snow Empress and sped out of the Extreme North.

After returning from the Extreme North, Jiang Liang reunited with the women at the Villa and explained that Ice Empress had sacrificed herself but remained alive as a spirit within his soul, with a chance of resurrection. The gathering was interrupted by news that Flender and Yu Xiaogang had come to Blue Tyrant Academy seeking refuge with Liu Erlong.

• Jiang Liang spent two days with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er at Skywater Academy before returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue watched Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan train against Liu Erlong and learned more about Jiang Liang's fist techniques.
• Jiang Liang told the women that Ice Empress had merged her spirit with his soul and might be resurrected, easing their grief.
• A Blue Tyrant Academy student summoned Liu Erlong because Flender and Yu Xiaogang had arrived seeking refuge.
• Liu Erlong recognized the names and reacted with alarm.

Liu Erlong went to confront Shrek Academy after they sought shelter at Blue Tyrant Academy, and immediately beat Yu Xiaogang when he tried to act affectionate. She left him battered and made clear that she wanted nothing to do with him.

• Qian Renxue told Jiang Liang and Liu Erlong that Shrek Academy had been expelled from Heaven Dou Royal Academy after beating Xue Beng and had nowhere else to go.
• Liu Erlong decided to hear Shrek Academy out despite wanting to throw them out, and Jiang Liang and the others accompanied her to the reception room.
• Yu Xiaogang privately dismissed Flender's advice to apologize and assumed Liu Erlong would forgive him and hand over Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong burst into the reception room and pinned Yu Xiaogang down, while icy blue Sword Qi stopped Flender and Tang San from intervening.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed the beating was deserved and asked Liu Erlong not to hurt Flender, but she called him trash and punched him again.

Liu Erlong brutally beat Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Tang San after Yu Xiaogang tried to rekindle their relationship, until Jiang Liang persuaded her to stop. After healing the injured, Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong to become spiritual partners, provoking her into another fit of rage.

• Liu Erlong lost control and beat Yu Xiaogang, then attacked Flender and Tang San when they defended him.
• Jiang Liang stopped Liu Erlong, and Ye Lingling healed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Jiang Liang greeted Zhao Wuji and the others, who had been hiding beneath a table, and told them he would compete in the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Flender questioned Liu Erlong about calling Jiang Liang her little boyfriend, while she demanded to know why he had brought Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong to forgive him and become his spiritual partner, and she stood up in fury, threatening to beat him again.

Liu Erlong revealed Jiang Liang as her husband, rejected Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and offered Flender a choice between keeping them and joining her academy. Flender chose his longtime bond with Yu Xiaogang, so Liu Erlong kicked him out and ended their relationship.

• Jiang Liang introduced himself as Liu Erlong's husband, and Liu Erlong and the other women kissed him in front of Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
• Liu Erlong insulted Yu Xiaogang, who fainted, and slapped Tang San when he accused her of humiliating his teacher.
• Liu Erlong ordered her staff to remove Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then offered Flender tournament qualification and a vice-dean position if he expelled them.
• Flender struggled to choose between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, then apologized to Liu Erlong and invoked their past together.
• Liu Erlong kicked Flender and ordered him to leave.

Liu Erlong expelled Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San from Blue Tyrant Academy, while Zhao Wuji and the others stayed loyal to Flender and declined Jiang Liang’s offer to join. Yu Xiaogang woke up furious and vowed to make Liu Erlong regret rejecting him, as the group faced the loss of a Spirit Master Tournament spot.

• Liu Erlong had Flender carried out, and Jiang Liang invited Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to join Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Zhao Wuji and the others declined Jiang Liang’s offer, choosing to stay with Flender until the Spirit Master Tournament ended.
• Liu Erlong broke through to level eighty-seven after letting go of her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Rongrong treated everyone to a celebratory meal.
• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang and Tang San back to their hotel, where he tended to them while Zhao Wuji and the others sat in silence.
• Yu Xiaogang woke up, insulted Liu Erlong, and vowed to make her regret rejecting him once he achieved success.
• Zhao Wuji mocked Yu Xiaogang and refused to help him, while Flender tried to calm them and raised the problem of finding a tournament spot.

After being rejected by other academies, Yu Xiaogang led Shrek Academy to Thunderclap Academy, where his family token secured them places but their conduct provoked a backlash. Jiang Liang and his companions continued training, while Yu Xiaogang was punished and Yu Tianxin regained the captaincy; more than a year passed as Jiang Liang’s group steadily advanced.

• With nowhere else to go, Yu Xiaogang decided to seek help from Thunderclap Academy, and Flender promised to stand by him as they urged Tang San to pursue the tournament championship.
• Yu Xiaogang presented the Dragon-Shaped Jade Pendant at Thunderclap Academy, which accepted him and Flender as Vice Deans and placed Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others on its main team.
• Tang San defeated Thunderclap Academy’s protesting students with Hidden Weapons, though the original members still refused to accept the Shrek group.
• After Xue Qinghe told Jiang Liang and the others what had happened, they laughed at the Shrek group’s troubles and returned to cultivating and sparring.
• Yu Tianxin reported Yu Xiaogang’s takeover of the team to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which punished Yu Xiaogang and restored Yu Tianxin as captain.
• Jiang Liang and his companions continued training, and more than a year passed as their cultivation advanced.

With the Spirit Master Tournament nearing, Jiang Liang and his companions prepared to compete while Qian Renxue reported that Tang Hao had resurfaced near the Star Luo Empire. The chapter left Tang Hao’s approach to Heaven Dou City under surveillance as Jiang Liang awaited a chance to confront him.

• Qian Renxue told Jiang Liang that people in Heaven Dou City were discussing the tournament and dismissing Spirit Hall Team Two as unimportant, prompting his companions to vow to prove them wrong.
• Jiang Liang let Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others rest before the tournament, while they continued their usual sparring.
• Jiang Liang explained to Qian Renxue that he planned to win the championship to fulfill his parents’ wish, and he was glad to hear that Ma Xiunuo would soon arrive in Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue reported that Tang Hao had appeared on the Star Luo Empire’s coast after hiding at sea for nearly three years and had vanished again.
• Jiang Liang predicted Tang Hao was heading to Heaven Dou City and dismissed the danger, while Qian Renxue promised to keep monitoring him.

Jiang Liang learned that Ma Xiunuo had arrived in Heaven Dou City and brought his grandfather to the Villa. Ma Xiunuo met Jiang Liang’s companions and learned how powerful they had become, leaving him reassured that Jiang Liang would honor his parents’ hopes by competing in the Spirit Master Tournament.

• Jiang Liang learned Ma Xiunuo had arrived and flew to the Martial Soul Temple to meet him.
• Jiang Liang found Ma Xiunuo chatting nervously with Platinum Bishop Salas, who treated Jiang Liang with great respect before leaving them alone.
• Jiang Liang flew Ma Xiunuo to the Villa, where Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling greeted him and revealed they were Jiang Liang’s girlfriends.
• Ma Xiunuo urged Jiang Liang not to let romance distract him from competing in the Spirit Master Tournament as his parents had hoped.
• Jiang Liang revealed his eight Soul Rings, including two hundred-thousand-year rings, while Xiao Wu showed her five rings and described the other women’s strength.
• Ma Xiunuo was moved by Jiang Liang’s power and said his parents could rest in peace.

Jiang Liang reunited with Ma Xiunuo and introduced him to the women in his life before Ning Fengzhi arrived at the Villa with Jiang Liang’s reforged Heaven-Slaying Sword. The chapter ended as Jiang Liang drew the newly enhanced blade from its sheath.

• Ma Xiunuo admired Jiang Liang’s eight Soul Rings, then listened as Xiao Wu recounted their adventures and warned Jiang Liang to treat the women well.
• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan returned with ingredients, and Ma Xiunuo insisted on cooking for everyone.
• Liu Erlong arrived unexpectedly, met Ma Xiunuo, and said she was now Jiang Liang’s junior wife rather than the Horn of Slaughter.
• The next day, Ma Xiunuo watched the women train and encouraged Jiang Liang to lead his team to victory in the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi visited the Villa and gave Jiang Liang the Heaven-Slaying Sword, reforged with the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.
• Jiang Liang drew the sword and felt its sharper blade and more powerful icy aura.

Jiang Liang tested his reforged Heaven-Slaying Sword and decided to use it in the Spirit Master Tournament while concealing that it was a weapon. As the tournament opened, his team arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where a familiar blue-clad figure rushed into his arms.

• Jiang Liang tested the reforged Heaven-Slaying Sword, and Ning Fengzhi praised its craftsmanship.
• Jiang Liang told Ma Xiunuo he planned to compete using only the sword, while Ning Rongrong pointed out that her father was one of the referees.
• Jiang Liang and his allies placed bets on Spirit Hall Team Two after other people dismissed the team’s chances.
• Ma Xiunuo and Dugu Bo woke Jiang Liang, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others, who put on Spirit Hall uniforms and left for the tournament.
• The team arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and prepared to enter through the cheering crowd.
• A familiar voice called to Jiang Liang, and a blue-clad figure ran over and threw herself into his arms.

Jiang Liang and the others arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with Shui Lingyun’s group from Skywater Academy, drawing attention from the crowd. They clashed with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San before Liu Erlong went to register the Blue Tyrant Team and the rest headed to the teams’ viewing area.

• Shui Yue'er greeted Jiang Liang and introduced him to Shui Lingyun, Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, and the other Skywater Academy girls.
• Jiang Liang and the assembled women walked into the Soul Arena, where the crowd cheered for the Skywater Academy girls and jeered at him.
• Xue Wu, Shen Liuyu, and Yu Hairou teased Yu Xiaogang after he insulted the group, and Jiang Liang accused him of stealing other people's theories.
• Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang, who glared at Jiang Liang and Liu Erlong before leaving with Tang San.
• Liu Erlong went with Shui Lingyun to register the Blue Tyrant Team while Dugu Bo led the others to a front-row spot in the team resting area.

Jiang Liang and the Skywater team waited for the Spirit Master Tournament preliminaries, learned their first-round opponents, and adjusted their lineup for a match against Liu Erlong’s Blue Tyrant Team. Liu Erlong insisted Jiang Liang stay off the field, leaving Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling to compete.

• Shui Yue'er introduced the arriving academy teams to Jiang Liang and asked him to teach Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Academy a lesson if they met.
• Host Doudou introduced the tournament judges, and Xue Qinghe announced the preliminary rules and advancement format.
• The organizers announced the first-round matchups, including Blazing Fire Team versus Canghui Team and Spirit Hall Team Two versus Blue Tyrant Team.
• Liu Erlong asked the Skywater team to go easy on her Blue Tyrant Team, which she said was led by high-level Soul Elder Tai Long and otherwise consisted of low-level Soul Elders.
• Jiang Liang proposed replacing himself with Ye Lingling, and Liu Erlong insisted he not compete and that Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling take the field together.

Spirit Hall Team Two prepared to face Liu Erlong’s Blue Tyrant Team, whose members underestimated them and provoked Dugu Yan’s group before the match. The teams entered the arena, where Dugu Yan and her teammates revealed their powerful Soul Rings as the battle was about to begin.

• Tai Long warned the Blue Tyrant Team not to underestimate Spirit Hall Team Two, though his teammates expected an easy victory.
• The first four tournament matches ended, including decisive wins for Blazing Fire Team and Elephant Armored Team.
• Jiang Liang sent Dugu Yan and the others to the waiting area as their match approached.
• A blond Blue Tyrant Team member insulted the women and suggested they forfeit, prompting them to decide to fight seriously.
• Dugu Yan led Spirit Hall Team Two onto the arena, and the five members summoned their martial souls and announced their levels.

Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and their Spirit Hall teammates revealed their overwhelming strength against the Blue Tyrant Team, winning easily despite Zhu Zhuqing being disqualified for attacking before the match began. After learning how a Blue Tyrant Team member had provoked the girls, Liu Erlong stormed toward the waiting area, and Jiang Liang hurried to stop her.

• Dugu Yan and her teammates unveiled their Soul Emperor and Soul King ranks, shocking the audience and unsettling Yu Xiaogang and the Blue Tyrant Team.
• Zhu Zhuqing wounded the blond-haired Blue Tyrant Team member before the match, so the officials expelled her from the bout.
• After the match began, Xiao Wu kicked the blond-haired man, and Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu overwhelmed the Blue Tyrant Team with support from Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Tai Long surrendered, and Xiao Wu warned the blond-haired man not to provoke others again.
• Liu Erlong learned what the blond-haired man had done and stormed toward the waiting area, while Jiang Liang and Zhu Zhuqing followed to stop her.

After Spirit Hall Team Two's overwhelming victory, Yu Xiaogang blamed its strength on dangerous forced growth and promised to find a way to counter the team. Prince Xue Xing failed to use Ning Rongrong's place on the team against Ning Fengzhi, while Liu Erlong expelled Yellow Hair and Jiang Liang's group planned a celebration with the Shui sisters.

• After seeing Spirit Hall Team Two's Soul Kings and Soul Emperor, Oscar and Ma Hongjun envied their strength, but Yu Xiaogang insisted their growth would cause backlash and told Tang San he would devise a solution.
• Prince Xue Xing questioned Ning Fengzhi about Ning Rongrong joining Spirit Hall Team Two, but Ning Fengzhi said she had no position in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xue Qinghe defended him.
• Jiang Liang brought Zhu Zhuqing and Liu Erlong to meet Dugu Yan and the others, and Xiao Wu praised Zhu Zhuqing for her performance.
• Liu Erlong expelled Yellow Hair from Blue Tyrant Academy for disrespecting other teams and reprimanded Tai Long and the remaining students.
• Ning Rongrong proposed celebrating the victory, and Jiang Liang agreed to wait for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er so everyone could get acquainted.