Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang was thrown out of Spirit City Library after Bibi Dong rejected his plagiarized Martial Soul theories, leaving him determined to find another way to access the library’s upper floors. After hearing what happened, Su Mo ordered Gui Mei to give Yu Xiaogang a lasting lesson and expel him from Spirit City.

• Yu Xiaogang left the library, angry at Bibi Dong but unwilling to give up on reading its upper-floor tomes.
• Bibi Dong told Su Mo that Yu Xiaogang had presented common knowledge and copied discoveries as his own theories, so she had him thrown out of the library.
• Su Mo praised Bibi Dong and resolved to teach Yu Xiaogang a lesson for approaching her.
• The next morning, Su Mo ordered Gui Mei to punish Yu Xiaogang and expel him from Spirit City without killing him.
• Gui Mei accepted the order and smiled as he considered how to make the experience unforgettable.

Gui Mei abducted Yu Xiaogang and delivered him to death-row prisoners in Spirit City's dungeon, where they tortured him. Left battered and numb, Yu Xiaogang swore to destroy Spirit Hall if he survived.

• Gui Mei knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and carried him from his residence to the dungeon beneath Spirit City.
• Gui Mei threw Yu Xiaogang into a cell with several burly death-row prisoners and ordered them not to kill him.
• Yu Xiaogang woke in the cell and tried to ward off the prisoners by claiming he was the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• The prisoners ignored his threat and tortured him for two hours, leaving him battered and filled with hatred toward Spirit Hall.
• Scarface ordered another prisoner to continue tormenting Yu Xiaogang, who eventually lay motionless and numb on the cell floor.

After being released from Spirit City’s dungeon, Yu Xiaogang discovered Spirit Hall had publicly branded him a plagiarist and barred him from subsidies and its libraries. As the crowd recognized him, Yu Xiaogang swore revenge, unaware that Su Mo had arranged for someone to identify him.

• Prison guards released Yu Xiaogang and dragged him out of the dungeon, where they ordered him to leave Spirit City.
• Yu Xiaogang limped toward the city gates as passersby mocked his reputation and his past.
• Yu Xiaogang found Spirit Hall’s public notice accusing him of plagiarism and trying to steal confidential materials from the Saintess, and permanently denying him subsidies and access to its libraries.
• Yu Xiaogang believed the accusations were a frame-up and vowed to make Spirit Hall pay for his humiliation.
• Onlookers noticed Yu Xiaogang resembled the portrait on the notice, and a person arranged by Su Mo identified him.

Yu Xiaogang was beaten and driven out of Spirit City, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan publicly disowned him to protect its reputation. Alone and furious, he resolved to raise a powerful disciple who would defeat Spirit Hall and avenge his humiliation.

• A crowd in Spirit City beat Yu Xiaogang for plagiarizing Spirit Hall materials and pursuing its Saintess, and he limped out of the city.
• Yu Xiaogang chose not to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, fearing ridicule from its members.
• Yu Luomian and the clan elders urged Yu Yuanzhen to expel Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to announce that his son had long been expelled.
• Yu Xiaogang learned of the clan's announcement while recovering in a rundown inn and blamed his father and Spirit Hall for his misfortune.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed to train an exceptionally talented disciple to defeat Spirit Hall and make his tormentors kneel.

Ling Yuan gave birth to a healthy daughter, and Qian Xunji named her Qian Renxue. Qian Xunji carried the newborn downstairs to show Qian Daoliu.

• Qian Xunji anxiously waited with Qian Daoliu until the midwife announced that Ling Yuan had safely given birth to a daughter.
• Qian Xunji hurried upstairs and found Ling Yuan holding their healthy newborn.
• Qian Xunji cradled his daughter, and he and Ling Yuan named her Qian Renxue after the snowfall.
• Qian Xunji carried Qian Renxue downstairs to show Qian Daoliu, who had been pacing while he waited.

Qian Daoliu met his granddaughter Qian Renxue, and Su Mo and Bibi Dong visited the new family. Qian Xunji asked Su Mo to become Qian Renxue’s master, but Su Mo said she should decide for herself when she was older; afterward, he and Bibi Dong agreed to focus on cultivation before thinking about children.

• Qian Daoliu gently held Qian Renxue, approved of her name, and reminded Qian Xunji to care for her and Ling Yuan.
• Su Mo and Bibi Dong visited Qian Xunji and Ling Yuan, and Bibi Dong happily played with Qian Renxue.
• Qian Xunji asked Su Mo to become Qian Renxue’s master after her Martial Soul awakening, but Su Mo said she should choose her own master when she was older.
• Su Mo promised to help Qian Renxue whenever she needed him, regardless of whether she became his disciple.
• On the way back to the Holy Son Palace, Su Mo and Bibi Dong discussed having children and agreed to prioritize cultivation until they were stronger.

After mastering Unity of Man and Sword, Su Mo passed Asura’s Fifth Trial and received a sixth trial requiring him to reach nine rings and collect a complete set of Soul Bones. He and Bibi Dong went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for her seventh Spirit Ring, and Su Mo began the fight alone.

• Su Mo completed his breakthrough into Unity of Man and Sword, passed Asura’s Fifth Trial, and received the Sixth Trial’s five-year goal of reaching nine rings and gathering six Soul Bones.
• Su Mo reunited with Bibi Dong and learned that Gui Mei had located the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Su Mo promised to personally hunt Bibi Dong’s seventh Spirit Ring, and the pair traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.
• Su Mo found the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger beside the corpse of a fifty-thousand-year-old python Soul Beast and told Bibi Dong to stay hidden.
• Su Mo summoned the Asura Demon Sword and his Black Gold Sword Wings, then charged at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Su Mo killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and captured the black bead that emerged from its corpse while Bibi Dong absorbed its Spirit Ring. The God of Evil noticed Su Mo and considered Bibi Dong as a possible successor before Su Mo and Bibi Dong departed for Spirit City.

• Su Mo pierced the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's defenses with Asura Verdict, and Bibi Dong finished it off and absorbed its Spirit Ring, reaching level seventy-two.
• A black bead emerged from the tiger's corpse and flew toward a spatial rift, but Su Mo intercepted it.
• The God of Evil watched Su Mo and Bibi Dong from the God Realm, admired Su Mo's talent, and considered observing Bibi Dong as a potential heir to his Godhood.
• Su Mo gave the bead to Bibi Dong and told her it was likely connected to a God.
• Su Mo carried Bibi Dong toward Spirit City on his Black Gold Sword Wings.

Yu Xiaogang traveled with Flender to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a second Spirit Ring, confident he could absorb a thousand-year ring. Su Mo and Bibi Dong appeared before them, and Su Mo warned that Yu Xiaogang’s body could not withstand it, claiming he had come to save his life.

• Yu Xiaogang met Flender and persuaded him that Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had wronged him.
• After Yu Xiaogang reached level twenty, Flender accompanied him to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a second Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted he could absorb a thousand-year Spirit Ring, while Flender secretly prepared to stop him if the attempt became dangerous.
• Su Mo and Bibi Dong landed in front of Yu Xiaogang and Flender, and Yu Xiaogang recognized Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall’s Saintess.
• Su Mo told Yu Xiaogang that his physical condition could not handle a thousand-year Spirit Ring and said he had come to save him.

Su Mo forced Yu Xiaogang to absorb a ten-year Lone Bamboo Spirit Ring while Bibi Dong used her Soul Sage power to prevent resistance. After Su Mo and Bibi Dong left, Yu Xiaogang swore revenge on Spirit Hall.

• Su Mo pulled up a ten-year Lone Bamboo and offered it to Yu Xiaogang as a safe Spirit Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang protested, but Bibi Dong threatened him and used her pressure to force him and Flender to the ground.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to absorb the Lone Bamboo, broke it, and absorbed its white Spirit Ring without gaining a Soul Power level.
• Su Mo praised the Spirit Ring’s safety, then flew away with Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang watched them leave and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang manipulated Flender into believing he had endured Spirit Hall’s humiliation to protect their brotherhood, while secretly planning to use Flender as an ally for revenge. The story then shifted to Spirit City, where Ling Yuan played with her two-year-old daughter, Qian Renxue.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed Spirit Hall had forced him to absorb a ten-year Spirit Ring and said he had endured the humiliation to protect Flender.
• Flender felt ashamed for doubting Yu Xiaogang and vowed to stand by him against Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, then privately considered him an easily manipulated ally and future tool for revenge.
• At sunset, Ling Yuan pushed Qian Renxue on a swing in the courtyard behind Pope Palace.
• Ling Yuan lifted Qian Renxue into her arms after they finished playing.

Qian Renxue reunited with Su Mo and Bibi Dong during a warm family visit, then Su Mo considered whether to condense a Soul Core. He decided to wait until he reached Level 90 and travel to the Far North to learn more before attempting it.

• Qian Xunji returned home and shared a pastry with Qian Renxue and Ling Yuan.
• Su Mo and Bibi Dong visited Qian Xunji's family, and Qian Renxue eagerly clung to Su Mo before they all shared dinner.
• Qian Renxue asked Su Mo to visit again, and he promised he would before leaving with Bibi Dong.
• Su Mo considered the benefits and risks of condensing a Soul Core and decided against trying it without more knowledge.
• Su Mo resolved to reach Level 90 and visit the Far North, then resumed cultivation.

After breaking through to Level 90, Su Mo prepared to leave Spirit City to obtain his ninth Spirit Ring and complete his God Trial. He said goodbye to Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, and Ye Qingshuang, then departed by flying on a blood-red sword.

• Su Mo broke through to Level 90 and told Qian Xunji he planned to leave Spirit City for his Spirit Ring and God Trial; Qian Xunji accepted his decision and urged him to stay safe.
• Su Mo visited Qian Renxue and promised to return, then spent the afternoon playing with her and telling her stories before leaving.
• Su Mo told Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, and Ye Qingshuang he was leaving, and the four shared dinner and a final night together.
• The next morning, Su Mo left Spirit City and flew into the sky on a blood-red sword formed from Soul Power.

Su Mo entered the Far North’s Core Zone and killed a powerful Cold Nether Ice Python after it attacked him. He collected the python’s head Soul Bone and, after recovering his Soul Power, continued toward the depths of the snowfields.

• Su Mo crossed into the Far North’s Core Zone and encountered a nearly ninety-thousand-year Cold Nether Ice Python guarding its territory.
• Su Mo blocked the python’s breath attacks with Bat Wing Blood Shield, then revealed his Asura Demon Sword and four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, making it flee.
• Su Mo used Infinite Slaughter and Asura Dragon Soul Slash to kill the Cold Nether Ice Python, which left behind a black Spirit Ring.
• Su Mo found an ice-blue head Soul Bone in the python’s corpse and stored it in his Soul Tool for someone close to him.
• Su Mo restored his Soul Power and continued deeper into the Far North.

Su Mo encountered the Ice Empress in the Far North and fought her after she attacked him for trespassing. He shattered her pincers and launched an Asura Dragon Soul Slash, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Su Mo entered the Ice Empress's domain, where the Ice Empress confronted him and attacked without hearing his explanation.
• Su Mo summoned the Asura Demon Sword and revealed his eight Spirit Rings, shocking the Ice Empress and convincing her he had come to hunt her.
• Su Mo and the Ice Empress exchanged more than ten attacks, with Su Mo parrying her pincers and scorpion-tail strikes.
• Su Mo broke the Ice Empress's pincers with a heavy slash, then used the Sky Azure Sluggish Divine Claw as she retreated.
• The Ice Empress broke free of the slowing effect, and Su Mo launched his Asura Dragon Soul Slash at her.

Su Mo defeated Ice Empress in the Far North, forcing her to question his strength and his reason for coming. Before he could explain, an even more terrifying presence approached, and Ice Empress recognized its aura.

• Ice Empress survived Su Mo's opening attack with minor injuries, then unleashed Ice Emperor's Wrath at him.
• Su Mo used Asura Verdict to devour Ice Emperor's Wrath, shatter Ice Empress Pincer and her ice armor, and send Ice Empress crashing into a snow mountain.
• Ice Empress emerged wounded and wary as she realized Su Mo had defeated her despite lacking a ninth Spirit Ring.
• Su Mo called Ice Empress “Little Scorpion” and said strength gave him the right, angering her before she asked why he had come to the Far North.
• Su Mo began to explain his purpose, but stopped when a terrifying aura approached, and Ice Empress recognized it with delight.

Snow Empress arrived to defend Ice Empress and attacked Su Mo, but he countered her techniques with his Asura Domain and soul skills. Their swords clashed, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Snow Empress rushed to Ice Empress's side, and Ice Empress accused Su Mo of coming to hunt Spirit Rings and asked for revenge.
• Snow Empress used Emperor Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Shining Sun, but Su Mo's Asura Domain overwhelmed her domain.
• Snow Empress attacked with Emperor Palm: Great Cold No Snow and shattered Su Mo's Asura Spinning Circle Killing Array.
• Su Mo survived the palm strike by activating his sixth Soul Skill, Undying Blood Body, and scattering into blood-red energy bats.
• Snow Empress summoned Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless, and Su Mo met it with his eighth Soul Skill, Asura Verdict, causing their swords to collide.

The Snow Empress and Ice Empress unleashed their combined attack on Su Mo, but his Asura Divine Power overwhelmed it and left both women battered. Su Mo explained that he wanted the Snow Empress’s method for condensing a Soul Core, and she agreed to help him before leading him deeper into the Far North.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress combined their powers to unleash Pride of the Ice and Snow Empresses against Su Mo.
• Su Mo used Asura God Manifestation of the Asura Domain to split the ice storm tornado and strike both empresses.
• The Snow Empress protected the Ice Empress from the blow, leaving the Ice Empress’s existing injuries worse.
• Su Mo told the empresses he had come to learn the method of condensing a Soul Core, not to hunt Spirit Rings.
• The Snow Empress agreed to help Su Mo and led him deeper into the Far North, with the Ice Empress following.

Su Mo removed the Asura Power he had left in Ice Empress and then spoke privately with Snow Empress in her cultivation chamber. After learning that Su Mo was a God’s inheritor, Snow Empress began to worry about the Soul Beast race’s future.

• Su Mo called Ice Empress over and offered to remove the unusual energy he had left in her wound.
• With Snow Empress’s approval, Ice Empress approached Su Mo, who drew the Asura Power out of her body.
• Ice Empress felt better and awkwardly thanked Su Mo before he asked Snow Empress to discuss business.
• Snow Empress led Su Mo to her cultivation chamber and apologized for Ice Empress’s remarks.
• Snow Empress asked about Su Mo’s power, and he revealed that he was a God’s inheritor.
• Snow Empress reacted with concern about the Soul Beast race after realizing humans could reach godhood.

Snow Empress explained how to condense a Soul Core to Su Mo, who promised to help her survive her seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation after becoming a God. She told Ice Empress about his promise, easing her fears and ending her hostility toward him.

• Snow Empress admitted that she had only a ten percent chance of surviving her upcoming tribulation, and Su Mo offered to help once he became a God.
• Snow Empress explained her Soul Core condensation process and difficulties to Su Mo before leaving him to practice.
• Ice Empress checked that Snow Empress was unharmed, and Snow Empress told her Su Mo had promised to help with the tribulation.
• Ice Empress accepted that Su Mo was a god's inheritor and let go of her resentment, deciding to treat him with greater respect.