Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianyao and Kong Deming traveled by ship across the Ice Sea to reach the Far North, where Xu Tianyao intended to obtain the Snow Empress as a Soul Ring. Elsewhere, two Evil Soul Masters tracked the Snow Empress and discovered that she was beginning to take human form.

• Xu Tianyao suspected that the Holy Spirit Cult was behind the God Sealing Platform and recalled that its members, including a Level-9 Soul Engineer, had secretly left the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianyao and Kong Deming chose the Ice Sea route to avoid crossing into the Heaven Dou Empire and attracting attention.
• Kong Deming gave Xu Tianyao a Level 7 High-Cold Suit as their ship neared the Far North Western Plateau.
• Xu Tianyao put on the suit, while Kong Deming remained unaware that Xu Tianyao was seeking the Snow Empress.
• Two Evil Soul Masters detected an unstable life force nearby and concluded that the Snow Empress had begun to take human form.

Two Holy Spirit Cult Soul Masters raced toward a transforming Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the Far North, while Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao tracked them using a military satellite. After Xu Tianyao convinced Kong Deming he had no ties to the cult, they set off to pursue the Soul Masters and the treasure.

• Two Holy Spirit Cult Soul Masters used a Level-Nine Soul Tool to track a weakened Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast they believed was preparing to transform and cultivate anew.
• Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao spotted two figures through a military reconnaissance satellite feed and identified them as Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Kong Deming angrily questioned Xu Tianyao about his connection to the cult, and Xu explained that Elder Brother had passed him intelligence about the Soul Beast.
• Kong Deming warned Xu Tianyao never to trust or depend on Evil Soul Masters, and Xu promised to destroy the cult when he became strong enough.
• As the satellite signal failed in the storm, Kong Deming grabbed Xu Tianyao and flew after the two Soul Masters toward the Soul Beast's ice cavern.

During Snow Empress’s vulnerable human transformation, two Evil Soul Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult broke into her ice palace and captured her with a God Sealing Platform. The men celebrated their prize while Snow Empress remained trapped inside, conscious but unable to move.

• Snow Empress began the crucial stage of her human transformation in the ice palace, leaving her too weak to defend herself.
• Two Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters broke through her Ice Seal and discovered her transforming within the orb.
• The men activated a God Sealing Platform and used its suction to pull Snow Empress’s soul-body from the orb.
• The platform sealed Snow Empress inside, immobilizing her as the two Evil Soul Masters celebrated their capture.

Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao ambushed two Evil Soul Masters who had stolen the Snow Empress Embryo, and Kong Deming used his spatial abilities to trap and batter them. As the Evil Soul Masters counterattacked with Martial Soul Possession and Level-Nine Soul Tools, Kong Deming began a decisive strike with his ninth Soul Skill.

• Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao watched the Evil Soul Masters from concealment while Kong Deming recognized the God Sealing Platform as advanced Soul Tool technology unknown to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Deming locked the two men in Space Lockdown and brought down a giant silver moon, destroying the ice palace and leaving them badly wounded despite their Invincible Barriers.
• The Evil Soul Masters used Martial Soul Possession and dozens of Level-Nine Soul Tools to unleash a barrage at Kong Deming, but his spatial power left him unharmed.
• Kong Deming decided to end the battle quickly to avoid awakening powerful Soul Beasts beneath the Far North and activated his ninth Soul Skill, Silver Moon Devouring Heaven.

Kong Deming defeated two Evil Soul Masters inside his Moon Domain, but their final act released Snow Empress from the God Sealing Platform. Weakened but empowered by the Far North, Snow Empress emerged ready to defend her dominion.

• Kong Deming trapped the two Evil Soul Masters in his Moon Domain and drained their Soul Power with their futile attacks.
• Kong Deming used two enormous silver moons to shred the Evil Soul Masters into blood mist.
• Xu Tianyao watched Kong Deming's victory, but Kong Deming sensed danger and shielded him as the Invincible Barrier cracked and burst.
• The dying Evil Soul Masters opened the God Sealing Platform to release Snow Empress rather than let their opponents obtain her.
• Snow Empress emerged from the wind and snow, weakened by her interrupted transformation but still sovereign over the Far North.

Snow Empress attacked Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao after her failed transformation left her facing death in her next heavenly tribulation. Xu Tianyao stepped between them and claimed he had a way to keep Snow Empress alive.

• Snow Empress unleashed her Emperor's Palm and Emperor's Cold Heaven techniques against Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao.
• Kong Deming used Space Teleportation and Moon Shadow Clone to protect Xu Tianyao and resist Snow Empress, but their clash damaged both fighters and shattered glaciers.
• Xu Tianyao walked into the storm, warning Snow Empress that killing them would not change her fate or save her from the next heavenly tribulation.
• Snow Empress lifted Xu Tianyao with ice and prepared to kill him after he exposed her deepest fear.
• Xu Tianyao told Snow Empress he had a way to keep her alive, making her pause.

After an ancient bell and a mysterious divine message reached Snow Empress and Xu Tianyao, Snow Empress invited him to follow her into the Far North. Kong Deming reluctantly let Xu Tianyao go and gave him powerful Soul Tools for protection.

• Xu Tianyao told Snow Empress that he knew of a path that could free Soul Beasts from their limits and offer a chance at godhood.
• An ancient bell rang across the Far North, and Snow Empress received a message directing her north toward an opportunity to change her fate.
• An ice-blue rune appeared in Xu Tianyao's Sea of Consciousness, and Snow Empress said she trusted Father God and asked him to come with her.
• Xu Tianyao agreed to go, while warning Kong Deming not to provoke Snow Empress or the Soul Beasts.
• Kong Deming accepted Xu Tianyao's decision and gave him a ring containing top-grade instant-use Soul Tools, urging him to stay alive.

Snow Empress followed a mysterious summons with Xu Tianyao into the Ice God Great Rift Valley, while Tang San lost track of the Destined One and grew angry at the God of Destruction. Xiao Wu arrived at the Sea God Temple to comfort Tang San, but his reaction to her touch left him uneasy.

• Xu Tianyao accepted Kong Deming's advice, and Snow Empress took him away in a blizzard.
• Snow Empress guided Xu Tianyao across the Far North to the Ice God Great Rift Valley, where she sensed a summons from deep within.
• Tang San found that the Destined One's aura had become indistinct and suspected an unknown variable in the lower realm.
• Tang San considered using the Divine Realm Hub to investigate, but the God of Destruction's warning made him stop and left him resentful.
• Xiao Wu entered the Sea God Temple to reassure Tang San about Tang Wutong, but he recoiled when she reached for his cheek.

Tang San avoided Xiao Wu and left the Sea God Temple, while Snow Empress and Xu Tianyao discovered the Ice God's hidden pool and met the Ice God through Xu Tianyao's dream. Snow Empress agreed to cooperate with Xu Tianyao and travel to the Sun Moon Empire, and the group prepared to secure a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice.

• Tang San claimed he was tired and hurried away from Xiao Wu to handle affairs at the God Realm Committee, leaving her alone and worried.
• Snow Empress took Xu Tianyao into the icy pool beneath the Ice God Great Rift Valley, where Xu Tianyao fell asleep and dreamed of a mysterious figure murmuring about the world will's favor.
• After Xu Tianyao woke, Snow Empress asked to discuss cooperation, and he explained his plan to her.
• Snow Empress agreed to go with Xu Tianyao to the Sun Moon Empire and cultivate among humans, while he promised the Empire would protect her and she promised to find him a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast nearing the end of its lifespan.
• Kong Deming reunited with Xu Tianyao and learned of the deal; he accepted the arrangement, and the group agreed to have Snow Empress summon a Hundred-Thousand-Year Cold Moon Snow Falcon to sacrifice itself.

Xu Tianyao received the Cold Moon Snow Falcon’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and two rare Soul Bones, while Snow Empress sacrificed her original form to reincarnate as a human girl. After her transformation, Kong Deming welcomed her to the Sun Moon Empire and promised not to harm her as long as she kept her promises.

• The Cold Moon Snow Falcon sacrificed herself to Xu Tianyao, granting him a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring with two Soul Skills and a right-leg Soul Bone.
• A hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone fused with Xu Tianyao’s right eye, and the sacrifice strengthened his body, mental power, and stored Soul Power.
• Snow Empress asked Xu Tianyao and Kong Deming to keep their promise, then shed seven runes and formed an icy-blue crystal core.
• After a day, the crystal core broke open and Snow Empress emerged as a young human girl.
• Kong Deming welcomed Snow Empress to the Sun Moon Empire and promised not to make things difficult for her if she did not threaten Xu Tianyao or the empire.

Xu Tianyao absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring in the Star Dou Forest while Kong Deming discovered Zhang Lexuan, a Sun Moon Imperial Family descendant, fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Silver Moon Divine Wolf. Kong Deming rushed to save her, and Wu Ming urged Zhang Lexuan to escape with the remaining junior disciples.

• Xu Tianyao killed a ten-thousand-year Blazing Lion King and absorbed its soul ring in just over half an hour.
• Kong Deming used a detection Soul Tool to spot Zhang Lexuan and her group fighting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Silver Moon Divine Wolf, and recognized her Silver Moon Martial Soul and imperial bloodline.
• Xu Tianyao identified the woman as likely Zhang Lexuan and explained that she was probably a surviving descendant of a Zhang family branch that fled the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Deming decided to save Zhang Lexuan, and Xu Tianyao followed him toward the battlefield.
• Wu Ming was blasted back by the Silver Moon Divine Wolf and told Zhang Lexuan to take Han Ruoruo and Ling Luochen away while she held the beast off.

Zhang Lexuan stayed behind to face the Silver Moon Divine Wolf while Han Ruoruo led Wu Ming and Ling Luochеn toward safety. As Zhang Lexuan neared defeat, Kong Deming intervened and rescued her, then vanished with Xu Tianyao before she could learn their identities.

• Zhang Lexuan ordered Han Ruoruo to take Wu Ming and Ling Luochеn out of Star Dou Forest while she stayed behind to fight the Silver Moon Divine Wolf.
• Han Ruoruo helped Ling Luochеn leave with Wu Ming, and Zhang Lexuan unleashed her Seventh Soul Skill to battle the wolf alone.
• Kong Deming and Xu Tianyao watched Zhang Lexuan fight, and Kong Deming praised her talent and skill with the Silver Moon Martial Soul.
• When the Silver Moon Divine Wolf nearly killed Zhang Lexuan, Kong Deming froze it with his Void Cage and battered it with Moon Blade Storm.
• Zhang Lexuan thanked Kong Deming for saving her, but he left without answering, and Xu Tianyao soon disappeared after him.

Zhang Lexuan killed the Silver Moon Divine Wolf and gained the chance to absorb its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, while Xuan Zi woke and rushed to find her and the surviving students. Back at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Snow Maiden decided to enroll and study Soul Tools, but Xu Tianyao found an angry Meng Hongchen waiting outside his dormitory.

• Zhang Lexuan used her remaining Soul Power to kill the Silver Moon Divine Wolf and watched its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring rise from its corpse.
• Xuan Zi woke after sleeping through the night, found Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and another student fleeing, and hurried with Wu Ming toward Zhang Lexuan.
• Xu Tianyao returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy with Snow Maiden and offered her the choice of enrolling or cultivating in his private dormitory.
• Snow Maiden chose to enroll and learn about human society and Soul Tools, and Xu Tianyao left to arrange her paperwork.
• Xu Tianyao found Meng Hongchen waiting outside his dormitory, glaring at him angrily.

Meng Hongchen caught Xu Tianyao with Snow Maiden and angrily confronted him, but he explained Snow Maiden’s origins and reconciled with her. Later, Xu Tianyao met with Emperor Xu Tianran, who praised his breakthrough to the Soul Elder realm.

• Meng Hongchen found Snow Maiden in Xu Tianyao’s apartment, accused him of hiding another girl, and ran off before he could explain.
• Xu Tianyao caught up with Meng Hongchen, kissed her to calm her, and explained Snow Maiden’s history and identity as the Heavenly Snow Woman.
• Meng Hongchen accepted Xu Tianyao’s explanation and warned him to tell her about such matters in advance.
• After arranging Snow Maiden’s enrollment, Xu Tianyao went to Yangxin Hall at Xu Tianran’s summons, where Ju Zi was also present.
• Xu Tianran welcomed Xu Tianyao as his younger brother and praised him for reaching the Soul Elder realm at twelve.

Xu Tianyao took charge of the exchange delegation and proposed using military pressure and academic exchange to draw Shrek’s young talents into the Sun Moon Empire. Meanwhile, Shrek’s Elders gathered to hold Xuan Zi accountable for the students killed on his mission.

• Xu Tianran assigned Xu Tianyao to choose the Sun Moon Empire’s students for the exchange with Shrek Academy.
• Xu Tianyao proposed military exercises and a recruitment strategy to draw Shrek’s talents and influential families toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran affirmed the Return to Ming Plan, while Ju Zi praised Xu Tianyao to him.
• Mu En and the Shrek Elders convened to discuss compensation for the families of the students killed during the Star Dou Forest operation.
• Xuan Zi knelt before Mu En, admitted his failure, and asked to be punished.

Mu En punished Xuan Zi for the deaths of the students, assigned Qian Duoduo to oversee the Sun Moon Empire exchange students, and apologized to Zhang Lexuan while giving her a Soul Bone. After hearing that a powerful expert with the Silver Moon Martial Soul had rescued her, Mu En suspected the expert was from the Sun Moon Empire and resolved to guide Zhang Lexuan more closely.

• Xuan Zi knelt and kowtowed to Mu En, but Yan Shaozhe tried to excuse him and help him up.
• Mu En rebuked Yan Shaozhe, ordered Xuan Zi to kneel before the deceased students' families, and threw him out of the Sea God Pavilion.
• Mu En assigned Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo to handle the deceased students' affairs, then put Qian Duoduo in charge of hosting the Sun Moon Empire exchange students.
• Mu En apologized to Zhang Lexuan and gave her an eighty-thousand-year right leg Soul Bone as compensation.
• Zhang Lexuan told Mu En that a mysterious expert with the Silver Moon Martial Soul had rescued her, and Mu En suspected the expert came from the Sun Moon Empire.

Snow Maiden’s rapid cultivation and growing closeness with the Hongchen siblings brought a stir to the academy, while Xu Tianyao advanced as a Soul Master and Soul Engineer. His fame attracted the attention of powerful nations and the Holy Spirit Cult, which began scheming to recruit him.

• Snow Maiden condensed her First Soul Ring and reached level fifteen in a month, drawing admiration from Xiao Hongchen and becoming close to Meng Hongchen.
• Xu Tianyao noticed his External Eye Bone’s Spatial Analysis skill improving his perception and helping him research Soul Tools.
• After absorbing his third Soul Ring, Xu Tianyao discovered that his Soul Power had reached level thirty-six.
• Xu Tianyao passed the Level 1 and Level 2 Soul Engineer examinations and independently created a Level 3 Soul Ray Gun, becoming the youngest Level 3 Soul Engineer in Sun Moon Empire history.
• Xu Tianyao’s achievements became public, prompting major powers to place him under close surveillance and consider assassination.
• The Holy Spirit Cult marked Xu Tianyao as a recruitment target, hoping to gain the support of the young Sun Moon Empire prince.

The Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy completed their student exchange handover at Mingdou Mountain Range after Ye Yulin warned that harm to Xu Tianyao would risk war. The Sun Moon Empire students began their journey to Shrek Academy, with Xu Tianyao consolidating his cultivation and Meng Hongchen eagerly taking in the unfamiliar scenery.

• The Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy delegations met at the handover site under heavy protection from both sides.
• Ye Yulin warned Dai Hao and Qian Duoduo that the Sun Moon Empire would hold them responsible if Xu Tianyao came to harm.
• Dai Hao and Qian Duoduo assured Ye Yulin that the students would be protected and asked for Shrek students to receive equal care in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Yulin and the other delegates completed the handover, and the ten Sun Moon Empire students departed for Shrek Academy under escort.
• Xu Tianyao cultivated in the carriage to consolidate his recent breakthrough to level thirty-seven while Meng Hongchen watched the scenery with excitement.

The Holy Spirit Cult ambushed the convoy at a post station, targeting the Sun Moon Empire students and especially Xu Tianyao. As Shrek’s elders fought three Titled Douluo outside, Xu Tianyao and the other students battled the attackers, and Qian Duoduo returned to find them counterattacking.

• After Dai Hao left the convoy, a Shrek-uniformed attacker lured Xu Tianyao upstairs and set off Soul Tool bombs throughout the post station.
• Xu Tianyao survived behind a Soul Tool shield, recognized the attacker as an Evil Soul Master, and fought his Demon Wolf martial soul with his Sunlight Battle Body.
• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen used their martial souls and Soul Tools to hold off surrounding Evil Soul Masters, while Meng Hongchen’s Ice Poison Ring spread poison through the frost and ice.
• Elder Song and Xian Lin'er fought three Titled Douluo above the post station as Elder Song sent Qian Duoduo downstairs to protect the children.
• Qian Duoduo shielded Elder Song and Xian Lin'er with his eighth Soul Skill, then returned to find the Sun Moon students counterattacking in groups.

Qian Duoduo learned that Xu Tianyao was missing from the relay station and feared the Evil Soul Masters had captured him. In a nearby valley, Xu Tianyao revealed a Hundred Thousand Year First Soul Ring and trapped his attackers in the Bright Moon Storm Domain, leaving Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen stunned.

• Qian Duoduo learned that Xu Tianyao and the Hongchen siblings were missing, then rushed outside after hearing Xu Tianyao had been taken to the top floor.
• A Soul Emperor and two Soul Kings fought Xu Tianyao in a valley, where his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring activated the Bright Moon Storm Domain.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen watched Xu Tianyao’s red First Soul Ring rise and realized he possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• The siblings recalled how two ambushing Soul Kings had nearly defeated them before Xu Tianyao arrived in golden armor and sent the attackers crashing into the mountainside.
• Xu Tianyao withdrew his Sunlight Martial Soul, summoned his Bright Moon Martial Soul, and unleashed the storm that trapped the Evil Soul Masters.