Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liang shared five Spirit Bones among his companions, and the group joked that Dugu Yan was their empress. Qian Renxue arrived disguised as Xue Qinghe to congratulate Jiang Liang and asked what everyone planned to do next.

• Jiang Liang offered five Spirit Bones to the group, and Ning Fengzhi explained that Ning Rongrong already had a forty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone reserved for her.
• Ye Lingling accepted the sixty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing chose bones suited to them, and Dugu Yan gave the fire-attribute and ice-attribute bones to Liu Erlong and Shui Bing'er.
• Liu Erlong declared Dugu Yan their empress, prompting the others to jokingly name Jiang Liang emperor and ask for Spirit Bones.
• Qian Renxue arrived disguised as Xue Qinghe, congratulated Jiang Liang on winning the Spirit Master Tournament, and asked everyone about their plans.

Jiang Liang arranged for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to train with him in the Extreme North, while Qian Renxue agreed to train Dugu Yan and the others. The group left Spirit City for Heaven Dou City, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar joined Spirit Hall.

• Jiang Liang invited Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to train with him in the Extreme North because of their ice-attributed Martial Souls.
• Qian Renxue offered to train Dugu Yan and the others, and they agreed to join her after returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Jiang Liang reminded Qian Renxue of their agreement to give him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud before she left.
• The next morning, Jiang Liang and the others departed Spirit City with their two maids and encountered the departing tournament teams.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar told Jiang Liang they had chosen to join Spirit Hall, and Yue Guan welcomed them as potential disciples.
• Dai Mubai and Flender bid farewell to Ma Hongjun and Oscar as the two prepared to join Spirit Hall.

Jiang Liang’s victory over Tang Hao made him the continent’s most talked-about Spirit Master, while Clear Sky Sect debated whether to respond. Tang San arrived at the sect and told Tang Xiao that Tang Hao had died, prompting Tang Xiao to swear revenge and welcome Tang San home.

• People across the continent praised Jiang Liang’s terrifying strength and speculated about Tang Hao’s fate and Clear Sky Sect’s silence.
• Tang Xiao and Clear Sky Sect’s seven elders argued over whether they should avenge Tang Hao and risk provoking Spirit Hall.
• A messenger reported that Tang San had arrived at the mountain gate claiming to be Tang Hao’s son, and Tang Xiao rushed to meet him.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao that Tang Hao was dead and named Jiang Liang and Spirit Hall as responsible.
• Tang Xiao and the elders mourned Tang Hao, read his final letter, and Tang Xiao vowed revenge before welcoming Tang San home.

Tang San learned that both his Martial Souls had suffered irreversible damage and told Tang Xiao that a mysterious voice was urging him to go to Slaughter City. After training with Tang Xiao, Tang San prepared for that journey while Jiang Liang returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, left Ah Yin there, and departed with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er for the Extreme North.

• Tang Xiao's examinations revealed that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer origins had been damaged, and he explained that the damage could not be repaired.
• Tang San told Tang Xiao that a mysterious voice was calling him to Slaughter City, and Tang Xiao agreed he could go after mastering the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and the Nine Absolutes of the Clear Sky.
• Tang San slept for two days after reaching the Clear Sky Sect, then began training in its secret techniques under Tang Xiao.
• Jiang Liang and his companions returned to Heaven Dou City, rested, and went together to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Jiang Liang planted Ah Yin beside the spring, urged her to absorb its spiritual energy, and said goodbye to her and the others.
• Jiang Liang flew away with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, heading for the Extreme North.

Jiang Liang returned to the Extreme North with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, bringing them to the Snow Empress’s palace. He planned to continue his God Trials there and arranged for the Snow Empress to train the sisters.

• Shui Yue'er recognized the place where she and Shui Bing'er had first met Jiang Liang, and Jiang Liang revealed that he had caused the earthquake at Ice God Mountain.
• Jiang Liang flew with the sisters into the Core Area of the Extreme North and brought them to the Snow Empress’s palace.
• The Snow Empress appeared and greeted Jiang Liang, then learned that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were his girlfriends.
• The Snow Empress told Jiang Liang that her cultivation had reached nine hundred and sixty thousand years, while A-Tai and the Ice Bear had both reached four hundred thousand years.
• Jiang Liang said he had returned to continue his God Trials and asked the Snow Empress to temper Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• The sisters followed the Snow Empress to begin training, while Jiang Liang headed toward the Ice God Temple.

Jiang Liang faced successive waves in the Ice God's Fourth Trial, the Ice War Array, and discovered that its final opponents were three powerful armored figures. He dodged the greatsword wielder’s opening attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Jiang Liang entered the Ice God Temple and began the fourth trial as the Ice War Array summoned three ice crystal giants.
• Jiang Liang used his sword skills to split the three giants apart, but they reformed as six axe-wielding giants.
• Jiang Liang retreated outside the temple and destroyed the six giants with his swords and Shadow Clone.
• The giants’ remains gathered into three armored figures armed with a greatsword, saber, and spear, whose strength exceeded that of the giants.
• Jiang Liang dodged the greatsword wielder’s descending strike, which blasted a deep scar into the ground.

Jiang Liang defeated three coordinated armored opponents in the Ice War Array and passed the fourth trial, earning a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring and raising his Ice God affinity to 30%. He planned to give the ring to Sword Mother, but the announcement of the fifth trial left him stunned.

• Jiang Liang struggled against three armored fighters whose coordinated attacks blocked his speed and left him no openings.
• Jiang Liang used his Eighth Soul Skill, Ice Emperor Pincer, to disrupt the fighters and create distance.
• Jiang Liang activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Cold Moon Avatar, and unleashed a torrent of sword Qi that shattered the fighters, their weapons, and their armor.
• The voice announced that Jiang Liang had passed the fourth trial, awarded him a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, and increased his Ice God affinity to 30%.
• Jiang Liang decided to give the ring to Sword Mother, then froze in surprise when he heard the fifth trial's contents.

Jiang Liang learned that his fifth Ice God trial required him to endure the Snow Empress's attacks for half an hour, and Sword Mother urged him to seek his own Sword Dao. After the Snow Empress returned, she agreed to help him complete the trial, and they went to an open area to begin.

• Jiang Liang learned the fifth trial's requirements and dismissed the Ice Empress's offer to ask the Snow Empress to go easy on him.
• Sword Mother refused to interfere and encouraged Jiang Liang to find his own Sword Dao after the Spirit Master Tournament.
• Jiang Liang returned to the Snow Empress's palace and recovered his Sword Qi while waiting for her and the Shui sisters.
• The Snow Empress returned alone and explained that Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were training in the Ice God Mountain Range.
• The Snow Empress agreed not to go easy on Jiang Liang, and they traveled to an open area where he drew both swords to begin the trial.

Jiang Liang fought the Snow Empress in an Ice God assessment but was quickly overwhelmed and nearly exhausted his Sword Qi. He persuaded her to unleash her Emperor's Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Radiant Sun, and the freezing domain spread across the ice plains.

• Jiang Liang and the Snow Empress clashed with swords and Soul Skills, and her Emperor's Palm sent him skidding across the ice with blood at his mouth.
• The Snow Empress explained that only a short time had passed, while Jiang Liang had already used nearly eighty percent of his Sword Qi.
• The Ice Empress told Jiang Liang that the Snow Empress had held back before and described her devastating Snow Dance Radiant Sun domain.
• Jiang Liang asked the Snow Empress to use the domain against his own move, and she agreed after warning him about its reach and power.
• The Snow Empress activated Emperor's Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Radiant Sun, spreading ice mist that blocked the sunlight.

Jiang Liang tested his Crimson Flame Dragon Realm against the Snow Empress's domain, then reconsidered how to survive the Ice God's fifth trial. By refining his control of Sword Qi, he increased his endurance to fifty minutes and prepared to attempt the trial again the next day.

• Jiang Liang's golden flames briefly pierced the Snow Empress's cold wave, but she increased her domain's power and froze them before explaining that the flames had withstood half its strength.
• Jiang Liang revealed that his fire power came from a God-level Spirit Bone left by a fallen Dragon King, then postponed the trial to recover his Sword Qi.
• The next day, Jiang Liang checked on Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and saw that both had gained wounds and stronger auras before resuming the trial.
• After enduring the Snow Empress's attacks for only the time it took an incense stick to burn, Jiang Liang realized the trial tested his Sword Qi control rather than brute strength.
• Over the next three days, Jiang Liang conserved and precisely controlled his Sword Qi, increasing his endurance to fifty minutes by the fifth day's battle.
• Confident after his rapid progress, Jiang Liang decided he could pass the trial the following day.

Jiang Liang passed the Ice God’s Fifth Trial after refining his swordsmanship and began preparing for the Sixth Trial, while Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er returned from training to rest with him. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue consolidated her control over the empire and decided it was time to close the net.

• Jiang Liang defeated Snow Empress in the Fifth Trial, earning ten percent more Ice God affinity and increasing the age of all his Soul Rings by ten thousand years.
• Jiang Liang learned that the Sixth Trial required him to endure the Ice God’s spiritual imprint within the Ice God Temple, and he asked Snow Empress to stand guard while he recovered.
• Snow Empress returned with Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er, whose cultivation and abilities had grown during their training in the Extreme North.
• Jiang Liang reunited with Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er, then returned with them and Snow Empress to the palace to rest.
• Qian Renxue seized Heaven Dou Royal Academy, received control of the empire’s affairs from the ailing Xue Ye, and gained the support of ministers and nobles.
• Qian Renxue looked over the nobles’ invitations and declared that it was time to close the net.

Tang Yuehua offered Prince Xue Xing Moonlight Pavilion’s intelligence network to help him challenge Xue Qinghe, asking in return for Spirit Hall and Jiang Liang to die. Xue Xing hesitated over the cost of her revenge, while Tang Yuehua left wishing she were strong enough to avenge her brother herself.

• After Xue Ye gave Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Xue Qinghe, Prince Xue Xing despaired over losing his influence and potential allies.
• Tang Yuehua visited Xue Xing, who hoped she had brought support from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua offered Moonlight Pavilion’s trained operatives and their knowledge of the palace, guards, and court officials to assist Xue Xing.
• Tang Yuehua demanded no reward except that Spirit Hall and Jiang Liang pay with their lives, leaving Xue Xing shocked and uncertain.
• Tang Yuehua left for Moonlight Pavilion and lamented that she lacked the strength to avenge her brother herself.

Tang Yuehua sought Prince Xue Xing’s support against Spirit Hall, while Qian Renxue watched her plans and arranged training for Dugu Yan and the others. In the Extreme North, Jiang Liang began the Ice God’s Sixth Trial and found himself reliving his Martial Soul Awakening as a six-year-old.

• Tang Yuehua recalled that she had sent the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans to Spirit City, where Tang Hao died, Tang San disappeared, and the clan heads were killed or wounded.
• Tang Yuehua returned to Moonlight Pavilion after visiting Prince Xue Xing, while Qian Renxue learned of their meeting and ordered Porcupinefish Douluo to watch the pavilion rather than attack her.
• Qian Renxue learned that Jiang Liang and the Shui sisters remained in the Extreme North and confirmed that Dugu Yan and the others had begun training in Spirit Hall’s underground ground.
• After five days of rest, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er went out to train under the Ice Bear King, Xiao Bai, while Jiang Liang entered the Ice God Temple to begin the Sixth Trial.
• Jiang Liang lost consciousness in the trial and awoke as a six-year-old at his Martial Soul Awakening, where Ma Xiunuo identified his Ice Sword and measured his Innate Soul Power as first level.

Jiang Liang struggled to make sense of a fading dream and chose to pursue the path of a powerful swordsman despite his low talent. After six years of training at Nuoding Academy, he faced Tang San in his graduation assessment and was quickly overpowered.

• Jiang Liang told Grandpa Ma Xiunuo about his dream, and Grandpa Ma Xiunuo encouraged him to ask his heart what path he wanted to take.
• Jiang Liang resolved to become a powerhouse, trained diligently, and raised his Soul Power from level one to level eleven during six years at Nuoding Academy.
• Jiang Liang felt an unexplained dislike and urge to kill Tang San and Yu Xiaogang when he encountered them at the academy.
• Jiang Liang drew Tang San as his opponent for the graduation assessment and attacked as soon as the referee started the match.
• Tang San struck Jiang Liang with his Clear Sky Hammer, sent him crashing out of the arena, and mocked his six years of sword practice.

At Nuoding Academy, Jiang Liang spent six years training his sword despite his weak talent, then faced Tang San in his graduation assessment and was decisively defeated. As Tang San’s taunts made Jiang Liang doubt his path, Sword Mother sensed in the real world that his Sword Heart was wavering, threatening his future cultivation.

• Jiang Liang learned that Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power and resolved to train harder, practicing his sword every day despite Tang San’s scorn.
• Over six years, Jiang Liang’s Soul Power rose to level eleven, and he drew Tang San as his opponent in the graduation assessment.
• Tang San blocked Jiang Liang’s sword strikes and overpowered him with his giant hammer, ultimately knocking him out of the arena.
• Tang San called Jiang Liang’s Sword Dao misguided, and Jiang Liang began to question whether his path was wrong.
• Sword Mother sensed that Jiang Liang’s Sword Heart was wavering and warned Ice Empress that it could halt his progress or destroy his cultivation.

Jiang Liang’s defeat by Tang San made him doubt his swordsmanship, but Grandpa Ma Xiunuo helped him understand that he wielded the sword because he loved it, not to prove himself to others. Jiang Liang reaffirmed his resolve to follow the Sword Dao, while Sword Mother warned that his Sword Heart’s trial could only be overcome by himself.

• Ice Empress feared Jiang Liang might not survive the trial, and Sword Mother said he had to endure it on his own.
• After Tang San defeated Jiang Liang in two moves, Nuoding Academy students dismissed his hard work and questioned the value of swordsmanship.
• Grandpa Ma Xiunuo welcomed Jiang Liang home and asked him why he trained the sword.
• Grandpa Ma Xiunuo reminded Jiang Liang that he needed to prove himself only to himself and keep faith in his sword.
• Jiang Liang declared that he wielded the Ice Sword simply because he yearned for the sword and resolved to keep following his path despite future losses.
• Jiang Liang asked to practice after dinner, and Grandpa Ma Xiunuo agreed to watch.

Jiang Liang spent three years honing his swordsmanship through travel and combat, then led an obscure academy’s team to the Spirit Master Tournament Finals. There, he defeated Tang San with a swift sword strike and a powerful final slash, leaving Tang San gravely injured outside the arena.

• Jiang Liang left Nuoding City and traveled across the continent, training his body and challenging Soul Masters to refine his swordsmanship.
• Jiang Liang gained fame for defeating opponents whose Soul Power exceeded his own, while sects and Spirit Hall searched for him in vain.
• Three years later, Jiang Liang joined an obscure advanced Soul Master Academy, became its team captain, and led it to the tournament Finals by defeating favored teams.
• Jiang Liang met Tang San in the Finals, rejected the idea that he still wanted only to defeat him, and said he sought to surpass his former self.
• Jiang Liang struck Tang San before he could attack, wounding him and knocking his hammer from his hands.
• Tang San charged again, but Jiang Liang’s sword Qi shattered the hammer and sent Tang San flying beyond the arena, gravely injured.

Jiang Liang learned that his nine years of life in the illusion had been shaped by his own heart, and he realized that his Sword Dao was himself. After he passed the Ice God’s Sixth Trial, his Soul Rings strengthened and his sixth ring became a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Sword Mother recognized how much he had grown.

• Jiang Liang awakened in an icy space and learned that his nine years of experiences had taken place in an illusion.
• A gentle woman explained that Grandpa Ma Xiunuo and Tang San had been reflections of Jiang Liang’s inner needs and that he had always known his path.
• Jiang Liang accepted the detour as his own and declared, “My Sword Dao is me. I am my own Sword Dao.”
• The voice announced that Jiang Liang had passed the Ice God’s Nine Trials, Sixth Trial, and received increased Ice God Affinity and Soul Ring cultivation.
• Jiang Liang’s Soul Rings rose in cultivation, and his sixth ring changed from black to red as Snow Empress watched in shock and joy.
• Sword Mother appeared, sensed that Jiang Liang’s sword had gained a soul, and proudly said that he had finally grown up.

The God of Destruction descended upon the Ice God Temple and offered Jiang Liang his Divine Position. Jiang Liang accepted, and the God of Destruction began passing his power into him.

• Purple lightning and dark clouds swept over the Extreme North, terrifying Xiao Bai and alarming Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• Snow Empress and Sword Mother saw a beam of purple light descend into the Ice God Temple and envelop Jiang Liang; their attacks were dissolved, and a strange voice told them it meant him no ill will.
• The God of Destruction appeared before Jiang Liang in the Ice God's space and offered him his Divine Position alongside the Ice God's.
• After the God of Destruction explained that Jiang Liang's second Martial Soul could bear his power, Jiang Liang agreed to inherit the Divine Position.
• The God of Destruction tapped his scepter, sending purple lightning into Jiang Liang and filling his body with destructive power.

Jiang Liang endured the God of Destruction's power and received the first six trials' worth of Destruction Divine Power at once. Back in his Sea of Consciousness, he learned the requirements for the Ice God's seventh trial and the God of Destruction's seventh trial, then considered how to obtain the needed Spirit Bones and Soul Rings.

• The God of Destruction bestowed six trials' worth of Destruction Divine Power on Jiang Liang and gave him the final three trial screens.
• Jiang Liang returned to his Sea of Consciousness, reassured the Ice Empress, and told her that the God of Destruction had chosen him as a successor alongside the Ice God.
• Jiang Liang read the Ice God's seventh trial, which required him to reach the Titled Douluo realm, add Soul Rings to both Martial Souls, and collect a compatible set of Spirit Bones within three years.
• Jiang Liang read the God of Destruction's seventh trial, which required him to complete the Ice God's eighth trial within five years.
• The Ice Empress suggested that Xue'er sacrifice herself to Jiang Liang, noting that her nine-hundred-and-sixty-thousand-year cultivation put her at risk of dying in the million-year Lightning Tribulation.