Recaps

Xu Qing and Du Busi waited at the edge of Star Dou Forest for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which Xu Qing planned to capture as a power source for his cultivation. After a massive mental shock erupted from the forest, Du Busi carried Xu Qing to its source, where they found a trembling person beside a white Soul Ring.

• Xu Qing complained that his Ultimate Ice Martial Soul had slowed his cultivation to level thirty-five, while Du Busi warned him not to add a Soul Ring to his Second Martial Soul, Self.
• Xu Qing recalled that he had predicted future events and explained that he was waiting for Dai Yuhao’s meeting with Beibei and Tang Ya, hoping to seize the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm first.
• Xu Qing planned to use Du Busi, the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, and Electrolux to capture the weakened Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and gain its power.
• A powerful mental fluctuation erupted from deep within Star Dou Forest, and Du Busi shielded Xu Qing with Soul Power.
• Xu Qing identified the disturbance as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice, and Du Busi carried him to its source, where they found a trembling person beside a white Soul Ring.

Xu Qing and Du Busi captured the escaped Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before it could bond with Huo Yuhao, leaving Huo Yuhao with only a Ten-Year Soul Ring from the Wind Baboon. Du Busi then recognized Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eyes as a Body Martial Soul and eagerly welcomed him as a potential member of the Body Sect.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged and chose Huo Yuhao as a host, but Du Busi arrived and knocked it unconscious with a Soul Power palm.
• Xu Qing warned Du Busi not to kill the worm, and Du Busi shrank it and tucked it into his sleeve.
• Xu Qing pointed out that Huo Yuhao had already received a white Ten-Year Soul Ring from the Wind Baboon he killed.
• Xu Qing told Huo Yuhao that his eyes were a Body Martial Soul and that he could still become strong.
• Du Busi examined Huo Yuhao’s eyes, identified him as a Body Martial Soul wielder, and eagerly asked his name.

Tang Ya and Beibei arrived as Huo Yuhao reunited with Du Busi and Xu Qing, but fled after Du Busi warned them away. Huo Yuhao chose to join the Body Sect, and Xu Qing revealed his Second Martial Soul, Self, as proof of the potential of Body Martial Souls.

• Tang Ya and Beibei rushed into the clearing and recognized Du Busi, while Xu Qing joked about demanding Soul Bones from Shrek.
• Du Busi ordered Beibei and Tang Ya to leave, and Beibei dragged Tang Ya away after she tried to remind Huo Yuhao of his promise to join the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao declared that he wanted to join the Body Sect because he wanted to become stronger.
• Du Busi examined Huo Yuhao and explained that his damaged foundation might be overcome through a Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Xu Qing manifested his silver-white Self Martial Soul and introduced himself as the Body Sect's young sect master and Huo Yuhao's senior brother.

Xu Qing confronted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm after it secretly entered his Sea of Consciousness, beating it until it offered a million-year Soul Ring. The chapter left Xu Qing weighing the danger of letting the silkworm explode his Sea of Consciousness against his untested Self Martial Soul.

• Huo Yuhao greeted Du Busi and Xu Qing, and Xu Qing asked him to call him Brother Xu.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm pleaded with Xu Qing from inside his Sea of Consciousness, while Du Busi prepared protein powder and injections for Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Qing whipped Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and demanded to know why it had entered his Sea of Consciousness without permission.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered Xu Qing its golden Soul Ring and claimed to be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but Xu Qing recognized it as a million-year Soul Beast named Tian Meng.
• Xu Qing seized the Soul Ring and beat Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with his Six Paths Reincarnation Fist after it threatened to destroy his Sea of Consciousness.
• Xu Qing considered whether his Self Martial Soul could protect him if Sky Dream Ice Silkworm exploded.

Xu Qing trapped the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his Sea of Consciousness and used Mystic Ice Marrow and fused Soul Rings to make the worm beg for more. The worm then appeared beside Xu Qing’s body and offered a direct sacrifice, while Du Busi celebrated the unexpected gift to his disciple.

• Xu Qing revealed Mystic Ice Marrow and fused three Soul Rings into it, drawing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s attention.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm begged Xu Qing for the Ice Marrow, and Xu Qing crushed some and let the worm lick it from the ground.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s body vanished from Du Busi’s sleeve and appeared beside Xu Qing, offering a direct sacrifice.
• Du Busi sensed the sacrifice, dismissed his remaining mental power from Xu Qing, and celebrated his disciple’s gain.
• Xu Qing wondered why the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had chosen a soul sacrifice instead of creating a Wisdom Soul Ring.

Xu Qing persuaded the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to sacrifice everything by promising to revive him as a god and let him taste divine-level Mystic Ice Marrow. After absorbing the sacrifice, Xu Qing discovered the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had tried to deceive him with a fake ring and wondered why no Soul Bone had appeared.

• Xu Qing reviewed the Mystic Ice Marrow Martial Soul’s first three Soul Rings and promised Tian Meng he would revive him after becoming a god.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became ecstatic at the promise and shed his skin before burning away his Sea of Consciousness and spiritual power.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed his soul, life force, and all his power to Xu Qing as a golden beam and immense pressure filled the area.
• Xu Qing crushed a fading, colorless ring that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had left behind as a fake.
• Xu Qing collected the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s shed skin and wondered why the soul sacrifice had not produced a Soul Bone.

Xu Qing revealed the four Soul Skills granted by his million-year Soul Ring and tested his enhanced strength against Du Busi. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao endured the Nine Dragon Power injections but woke in distress from a mysterious pain in his chest.

• Xu Qing showed Du Busi his million-year Soul Ring and discovered its active Go All Out skill and passive Spirit Armor, Adaptation, and Willpower skills.
• Xu Qing fought Du Busi and demonstrated his increased strength, then explained that his Soul Skill could multiply his power at the cost of enormous Soul Power.
• Du Busi praised Huo Yuhao's ability to endure nine injections and planned to train him with improved Blue Silver Eye Drops.
• Xu Qing and Du Busi headed toward Huo Yuhao while Xu Qing considered returning to the sect before seeking another Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao woke after enduring the injections with severe chest pain and wondered whether the supplements had caused it.

Huo Yuhao recovered his composure after spitting blood, while Xu Qing welcomed Electrolux into his Sea of Consciousness and offered him the Life Carving Knife. Xu Qing and Du Busi found Huo Yuhao vowing revenge, then comforted him and deepened his attachment to the Body Sect.

• Huo Yuhao spat blood, calmed down, and found that he could refine Soul Power much faster.
• Electrolux introduced himself to Xu Qing and explained that the Life Carving Knife's life energy had stabilized his consciousness.
• Xu Qing welcomed Electrolux as Elder Yi and offered him the Life Carving Knife, sealing their bond with a high five.
• Xu Qing and Du Busi caught up with Huo Yuhao as he vowed to grow stronger and kill his enemies.
• Du Busi ruffled Huo Yuhao's hair and wiped away his tears while Xu Qing and Du Busi reassured him, making Huo Yuhao feel accepted by the Body Sect.

Xu Qing’s strength and drug-making success drew attention from the Sun Moon Empire’s Mingde Hall, while Du Busi brought him to meet the Hongchen siblings. The chapter ended with Xiao Hongchen challenging Xu Qing and Meng Hongchen staring at him.

• Huo Yuhao arrived at the Body Sect, where Xu Qing left him in the care of a burly Soul Master.
• Xu Qing tested his strength on a Soul Tool, which broke while trying to measure his power.
• Ano told Xu Qing that Mingde Hall wanted to negotiate over the sect’s supplements, and Xu Qing left the talks to him.
• Xu Qing struck Du Busi when the elder appeared suddenly, and Du Busi realized Xu Qing’s strength was far greater than expected.
• Du Busi brought Xu Qing to the council hall, where Xiao Hongchen challenged him and Meng Hongchen complained that her brother was blocking her view.

Xu Qing reunited with Laugh Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, accepted Laugh’s challenge, and ordered him to make a Soul Tool as punishment. Meng volunteered instead and tried to guess what Soul Tool Xu Qing needed, while Laugh accused her of spying on him.

• Meng Hongchen greeted Xu Qing shyly, and Xu told her to call him Brother Xu.
• Laugh Hongchen boasted that he was an invincible fourteen-year-old Soul King, but Xu declared that Laugh was the challenger and he only needed to sit on the throne.
• Xu accepted Laugh’s challenge and invited him to the training ground, but Laugh backed off and insisted their battle should happen before a grand audience.
• Xu ordered Laugh to make him a Soul Tool as punishment, and Meng eagerly volunteered to make one herself.
• Meng guessed details about Xu’s strength and considered making him gauntlets, while Laugh accused her of secretly surveilling Xu.
• Xu stopped Meng as she became excited by Laugh’s suggestion of installing a surveillance device.

Xiao Hongchen crafted a Level Six hand Soul Tool from Million-Year Insect Skin with Xu Qing’s help, then Xu Qing tested the gloves and Xiao Meng arrived to check on him. The chapter ended with Xiao Meng teasing her exhausted brother while Xu Qing showed off the gloves.

• Xiao Meng waited outside the Body Sect’s Soul Tool workshop and resolved to persuade Xu Qing to return to the family home.
• Xiao Hongchen carved the Million-Year Insect Skin into a pair of hands while Xu Qing and Electrolux’s external spiritual projection supervised and helped him.
• Xiao Hongchen used the trimmed hide as thread and finished the Level Six hand Soul Tool after several hours of work.
• Xu Qing stopped Xiao Hongchen from taking a pill that could burn through his potential, then dyed the gloves black and teased Xiao Hongchen about their appearance.
• Xu Qing punched a three-meter-wide tunnel through the workshop wall and tried on the gloves.
• Xiao Meng arrived, checked that Xu Qing was safe, and mocked Xiao Hongchen for being exhausted after making the gloves.

Xiao Hongchen delivered a gravity-array glove to Xiao Meng before Xu Qing brought them to meet Hall Master Jing. Over dinner, Xu Qing, Du Busi, and the others discussed Aotian, the rivalry between Soul Masters and Soul Engineers, and the devastating power of Soul Tools.

• Xiao Hongchen showed off his melancholy, then formed wings from golden spheres and explained the features of the Level 6 hand Soul Tool he had made for Xiao Meng.
• Xu Qing gave the glove to Xiao Meng, then carried her and Xiao Hongchen through the air to meet Hall Master Jing.
• Du Busi complained about Xu Qing criticizing his poisonous medicinal meal, while Hall Master Jing teased him about Poison Sect Master caring for Xu Qing.
• Xiao Hongchen called Aotian a savage and argued that Soul Tools could overwhelm even powerful Soul Masters with relentless firepower.
• Xu Qing agreed that Soul Tools could be terrifying, citing Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, while Xiao Hongchen imagined persuading him to become a Soul Engineer.

Du Busi pushed Jing Hongchen to find a way for Xu Qing to compete in the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament, and Jing proposed establishing a fake academy in Sun Moon to get around the entry rules. The Hongchen family returned home with Xu Qing’s products and a ring full of Mystic Ice Marrow for Xiao Meng.

• Xu Qing offered Jing Hongchen the rights to sell his Protein Powder and other products in exchange for being named as their inventor.
• Du Busi demanded that Jing Hongchen arrange for Xu Qing to enter the tournament, and Jing suggested setting up a fake academy in Sun Moon to secure credentials.
• The Hongchen family packed their Space Soul Tools and left the next morning.
• Xiao Hongchen showed off his newly dyed hair, while Xiao Meng complained about his noise and her craving for Xu Qing’s Mystic Ice Marrow.
• Xiao Hongchen gave Xiao Meng a Storage Soul Tool filled with Mystic Ice Marrow that Xu Qing had prepared.

Xu Qing received spatial gauntlets from Elder Yi and followed him into the Undead Demi-plane, where he prepared to fight the undead gathering around his ice platform. The chapter ended as Xu Qing activated his Martial Soul and began invoking his first Soul Skill.

• Elder Yi gave Xu Qing a pair of Level Six gauntlets inscribed with a spatial array and demonstrated his ability to summon the Gate of the Undead.
• Elder Yi opened a passage to the Undead Demi-plane and told Xu Qing how to return if he encountered danger or grew tired.
• Xu Qing entered the demi-plane and dismissed its gloomy landscape as undead creatures emerged and approached him.
• After Elder Yi disappeared, a Bone Dragon descended and the undead converged on Xu Qing's ice platform as a sandstorm and more Bone Dragons approached.
• Xu Qing summoned his Self Martial Soul, entered Martial Soul Possession, and began his first Soul Skill as a million-year golden ring appeared.

Xu Qing tested his gloves’ defense and attack against a Bone Dragon, defeating it with a powerful punch before spotting more Bone Dragons in the distance. After several days of fighting to avoid Du Busi’s medicinal food, Xu Qing agreed to head for the Far North to hunt a Titan Snow Demon and continued teasing his old guardian.

• Xu Qing used his Level Six Soul Tool gloves to withstand the Bone Dragon’s Soul Saint-level beam, then dodged its attack.
• Xu Qing appeared above the Bone Dragon and struck its skull with a Tenfold Strength Normal Punch, knocking it to the ground and dislodging its Soul Fire.
• Xu Qing controlled his landing with his Dissipate Force technique and spotted several more Bone Dragons in the distance.
• Xu Qing spent several days fighting to avoid Green Old Monster’s poison-immunity cuisine.
• Du Busi told Xu Qing they needed to travel to the Far North to hunt a Titan Snow Demon, and Xu Qing joked about relying on him as a bodyguard.
• Xu Qing said he might have listened to Du Busi if the old man had taught him to form a Soul Core sooner.

Xu Qing and Du Busi traveled to the Far North to find a Titan Snow Demon for Xu Qing’s Soul Ring, but their encounter with A-Tai escalated when Snow Empress entered the fight. The chapter ended with Snow Empress confronting them, her Soul Power gathering around her hands.

• Xu Qing refused Du Busi’s suggestion that he persuade A-Tai to offer a soul sacrifice and asked him to find a younger Titan Snow Demon instead.
• Du Busi cleared away the snow obstructing their view and exposed A-Tai, who roared at Xu Qing’s insults.
• Du Busi released and fused his Soul Rings, then attacked A-Tai.
• Snow Empress intervened with Ice Emperor’s Wrath, clashing with Du Busi’s fist.
• Du Busi withdrew beside Xu Qing and prepared to send him away, but Snow Empress emerged from the battle fog and advanced on them.

Xu Qing and Du Busi confronted Ice Empress after she came to the Far North to defend the Titan Snow Demons, and Xu Qing subdued her by feeding her Mystic Ice Marrow. Ice Empress regained some of her Soul Power while eating, then attacked Xu Qing when he paused.

• Xu Qing taunted Ice Empress while Du Busi waited for an opening to defeat her.
• Xu Qing revealed that the Titan Snow Demon King was unconscious and said he wanted Ice Empress as his fifth Soul Ring.
• Ice Empress accused Du Busi of hunting the Titan Snow Demons and challenged Xu Qing's justification for killing them.
• Xu Qing knocked Ice Empress unconscious and put Mystic Ice Marrow in her mouth.
• Ice Empress's Soul Power began to stir as she ate, and she punched Xu Qing when he stretched.

Xu Qing taunted the captured Ice Empress, dismissed her claim that the Snow Empress would rescue her, and used his Soul Rings to create Mystic Ice Marrow. He left the Ice Empress alone in the Body Sect with a false identity and instructions, while she tasted the food he had made.

• The Ice Empress punched Xu Qing, but he felt no pain, and she retreated to the wall.
• The Ice Empress claimed she had sent word to the Snow Empress, but Xu Qing revealed he knew the Snow Empress was missing.
• Xu Qing activated his four Soul Rings and created a piece of Mystic Ice Marrow.
• Xu Qing gave the Mystic Ice Marrow to the Ice Empress and told her to pose as an eleven-year-old orphan with an ice-cube Martial Soul.
• After Xu Qing left, the Ice Empress tasted the Mystic Ice Marrow.

Ice Empress ate the Mystic Ice Marrow Popsicle and realized her sealed Soul Core had locked her cultivation below the Heavenly Tribulation threshold, while Xu Qing discussed his Martial Soul and rapid growth with Elder Yi. The chapter ended with Du Busi kicking down Xu Qing’s door to discuss something with his disciple.

• Ice Empress consumed the Mystic Ice Marrow Popsicle and found her Soul Core sealed, preventing her cultivation from reaching the Heavenly Tribulation threshold.
• Ice Empress decided to hide her resistance from Xu Qing while building strength and considered learning about human society, only to realize she was illiterate.
• Xu Qing asked Elder Yi to examine his Self Martial Soul, which absorbed Soul Power and appeared to be nurturing something beneficial.
• Elder Yi said he could not yet devise Xu Qing’s requested Spirit Soul Method, and Xu Qing revealed that he had advanced several levels while his Martial Soul cultivated in the background.
• Du Busi knocked on Xu Qing’s door, then kicked it apart and approached before Xu Qing stopped him.

Du Busi brought Xu Qing to Sun Moon and left him at the Red Rose Hotel, where he learned that the plan for a shadow Body Academy had been scrapped. Hall Master Jing told him that Meng Hongchen’s Martial Soul had likely mutated because of Xu Qing’s Mystic Ice Marrow, while Heaven Dou planned to build an academy for the Body Sect at Wei Na’s suggestion.

• Du Busi abruptly transported Xu Qing to the Red Rose Hotel in Sun Moon and checked them in.
• Du Busi told Xu Qing that Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy registration began in two days, gave him a communicator, and left.
• The Ice Empress appeared in the hotel room, attacked Xu Qing, and was pinned down while he answered Hall Master Jing’s call.
• Jing Hongchen told Xu Qing that resistance had ended the plan to establish a shadow Body Academy in Sun Moon.
• Jing Hongchen said Meng Hongchen’s Martial Soul had likely undergone a beneficial mutation related to Xu Qing’s Mystic Ice Marrow.
• Jing Hongchen revealed that Heaven Dou planned to build an academy for the Body Sect, a proposal led by Wei Na.

Jing Hongchen arranged to meet Xu Qing and revealed that Xiao Meng wanted him to join the new academy in Sun Moon. Meanwhile, Xu Qing tried to persuade the furious Ice Empress to cooperate by asking whether she wanted to know where Snow Empress was, but she accused him of lying and ran out of Soul Power before finishing her threat.

• Xiao Meng secretly urged Jing Hongchen to tell Xu Qing that she needed him, hoping to recruit him for the academy.
• Jing Hongchen arranged to pick Xu Qing up after work and admitted to himself that he had leaked the academy plan to help Xiao Meng secure Xu Qing.
• Xu Qing ended the call at the Red Rose Hotel, then freed Ice Empress from Self and proposed that they speak honestly.
• Xu Qing asked Ice Empress whether she wanted to know where Snow Empress was, hoping to persuade her to offer herself as a sacrifice.
• Ice Empress accused Xu Qing of deceiving her and blamed humans for Snow Empress's disappearance, but her stored Soul Power ran out before she could finish her threat.

Xu Qing subdued Ice Empress and revealed that Snow Empress had survived her failed tribulation but was sealed by human Soul Masters. He offered to save Snow Empress and help Ice Empress reach a million years of cultivation and godhood, leaving Ice Empress seemingly receptive but insisting she had not truly agreed.

• Xu Qing restrained Ice Empress, sealed her physical strength, and quieted her with Mystic Ice Marrow.
• Xu Qing told Ice Empress that Snow Empress had failed her Seven Hundred Thousand Year Heavenly Tribulation and was sealed by human Soul Masters while trying to transform into human form.
• Ice Empress struggled to accept Xu Qing's account and grieved over Snow Empress's fate.
• Xu Qing offered Ice Empress unlimited Ten-Thousand-Year Mystic Ice Marrow, a path to a million years of cultivation, and the chance to become his Soul Ring so they could rescue Snow Empress and pursue godhood.
• Ice Empress took Xu Qing's hand, then pulled away and said she had not agreed to his proposal.

Xu Qing reassured Ice Empress that he could help her break through her seal while he continued developing Mystic Ice Marrow. Meng Hongchen arrived unexpectedly, and Xu Qing gave her his newest Ice Marrow to test its effects on her Martial Soul.

• Ice Empress questioned Xu Qing about his Mystic Ice Marrow, and he promised to help her gather energy and break through the four-hundred-thousand-year mark.
• Meng Hongchen entered Xu Qing's room and mistook Ice Empress for someone who had snuck up on him.
• Xu Qing led Meng Hongchen into the corridor and gave her a crystal of his newly condensed Mystic Ice Marrow.
• Meng Hongchen swallowed the crystal, and Xu Qing recorded how her Soul Power briefly rose from level forty-six to level forty-nine before settling.
• Meng Hongchen became limp in Xu Qing's arms, then recovered and began commenting on his Ice Marrow.

Xu Qing moved into a villa in Ming Capital with Xiao Meng’s support and went to enroll at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. After the academy waived his entrance exam, Lin Jiayi took him and Xiao Meng to the underground experimental area and noted Xu Qing’s extraordinary physical strength.

• Xu Qing greeted Xiao Meng and Xiao Bing at his new villa, then left Xiao Bing behind to begin literacy lessons while he went with Xiao Meng to the academy.
• Xiao Meng described the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy’s facilities and strict entrance requirements as she guided Xu Qing to his physical exam.
• Xu Qing noticed the strong scent of Nine Dragons Potion in the classroom and met Dean of Students Lin Jiayi, who told him the dean had arranged for him to skip the test.
• After the other new students completed their exams, Lin Jiayi led Xu Qing and Xiao Meng to the underground experimental area.
• Lin Jiayi remarked that Xu Qing had level-forty-four Soul Power but physical strength equivalent to level seventy-eight.

Xu Qing faced Ji Juechen in a grade-skipping test at Mingde Hall after learning that the academy expected him to help win the Continental Soul Master Tournament. He consumed his ultra-pure Mystic Ice Marrow, surged in power, and began battling Ji Juechen with a Golden Dragon phantom as his attack continued.

• Lin Jiayi explained that Jing Hongchen had traded with the Body Sect for resources and brought Xu Qing in to help Mingde Hall win the Continental Soul Master Tournament.
• Xiao Meng described the grade-skipping examination, and Lin Jiayi named Ji Juechen as Xu Qing's opponent, requiring him to last one incense stick.
• Jing Hongchen appeared at the grounds and questioned Xiao Meng about where she had gone the previous night.
• Xu Qing condensed Mystic Ice Marrow to 99.99% purity, swallowed it, and raised his Soul Power from Level 45 to Level 48.
• Ji Juechen noticed Xu Qing's immense power, but Xu Qing summoned a Golden Dragon phantom that pinned him down as the fight began.