Chapter Summaries

After the auction, Ning Xiaochun explained how selling different Soul Tools to rival factions would deter Spirit Hall from attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Knowing the threat would only be delayed, he decided to travel to the Extreme North with Shui Bing'er to grow stronger.

• Ning Xiaochun ended the auction and announced that winning bidders could pay with resources such as rare metals, soul bones, and precious herbs.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei left with Spirit Hall's delegation, grim after buying only a Soul Power Baby Bottle at great cost.
• Ning Fengzhi confronted Ning Xiaochun about provoking Spirit Hall, and Shui Bing'er promised to protect him.
• Ning Xiaochun explained that arming the Heaven Dou imperial family, the Star Luo Empire, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would make them deter Spirit Hall, while Spirit Hall's Baby Bottle alone left it dependent on the sect for weapons.
• Ning Xiaochun warned that the strategy would only delay war and announced that he and Shui Bing'er would go to the Extreme North to grow stronger, while Grandpa Sword stayed to guard the sect.

Bibi Dong abandoned an open war against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to assassinate Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er. In the Extreme North, Ning Xiaochun finally told Shui Bing'er that he was searching for Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.

• Bibi Dong ordered a surprise attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei warned that its Soul Tool deals had won powerful allies.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan proposed secretly killing Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er, and Bibi Dong assigned the assassination to him and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei left the Pope Palace and headed toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pursue the two targets.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er traveled through the Extreme North, where Shui Bing'er asked why he kept returning there.
• Ning Xiaochun revealed to Shui Bing'er that he was searching for Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er searched the Extreme North for Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, which Ning hoped would help Shui Bing'er grow strong enough to challenge Spirit Hall. After their search failed, Ning's frustrated gunfire triggered an avalanche that buried them both.

• Ning Xiaochun revealed he had searched the Extreme North for Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to help Shui Bing'er become stronger, and they continued their search together.
• After half a month without success, Ning Xiaochun gave the search three more days before they would return.
• When they still found nothing, Ning Xiaochun fired his Soul Tool Ray Gun at an ice wall, triggering an avalanche.
• Shui Bing'er shielded Ning Xiaochun and tried to defend them with her Ice Phoenix, but the avalanche swept them away and buried them beneath the snow.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er awoke in an ice cave filled with Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and discovered the sleeping Sky Dream Ice Silkworm at its heart. After the startled silkworm demanded that they leave, Ning Xiaochun ignored him and examined the ice marrow.

• Ning Xiaochun woke beside the unconscious Shui Bing'er in a vast ice cave and found its walls covered in Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.
• Shui Bing'er awoke, recognized the ice marrow, and felt its energy resonate with her Ice Phoenix martial soul.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er heard breathing deeper in the cave and found a giant white worm asleep on the largest piece of ice marrow.
• Ning Xiaochun recognized the worm as the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and told Shui Bing'er they had found a treasure.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm woke, screamed, and demanded that Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er leave his territory.
• Ning Xiaochun ignored the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's protest and stroked a thick piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm beside a store of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, which Ning Xiaochun wanted to share. After Ning exposed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s lack of combat experience, it stopped threatening them and asked what they wanted.

• Ning Xiaochun admired the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and said some of it would help Sister Bing'er cultivate.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm insisted the marrow belonged to it and refused to give up even a fragment, claiming it needed the energy to reach a million years of cultivation.
• Shui Bing'er prepared to defend herself after learning Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had cultivated for nine hundred thousand years.
• Ning Xiaochun challenged Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s ability to fight and explained that it had gained its cultivation by absorbing marrow rather than battling.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized Ning Xiaochun knew its weaknesses and reluctantly asked what they wanted, warning that taking all the marrow would cost it its lifeline.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a nine-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, attempts a sneak spiritual attack on Ning Xiaochun.
• Ning Xiaochun effortlessly blocks the attack, revealing his superior spiritual power mastery.
• Shui Bing'er unleashes her Ice Phoenix martial soul and threatens Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

Character Developments

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Realizes his underestimation of humans and the futility of his spiritual attack.
• Ning Xiaochun: Demonstrates his exceptional spiritual power mastery, surpassing that of a Title Douluo.
• Shui Bing'er: Shows her formidable combat power, enhanced by the Extreme North's environment.

Significant Themes

• The power of spiritual force and its importance in soul mastery.
• The disparity between cultivation age and actual combat strength.
• The boost in combat power provided by environmental attributes.

Character Interactions

• Ning Xiaochun and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: A battle of wits and spiritual power, with Ning Xiaochun outmaneuvering the soul beast.
• Shui Bing'er and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Shui Bing'er threatens Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, showing her powerful support for Ning Xiaochun.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er encounter Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a nine-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, on a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm initially tries to fight but surrenders upon realizing Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er's strength.
• Ning Xiaochun persuades Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to merge with him, offering a path to godhood through sacrifice and ascension.

Character Developments

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Initially cowardly and self-centered, it reveals a desire to impress Ice Empress, a powerful soul beast. It becomes more introspective and considers Ning Xiaochun's proposal.
• Ning Xiaochun: Displaying his diplomatic and persuasive skills, he manipulates Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's desires to further his own goals.
• Shui Bing'er: Remains mostly silent, observing Ning Xiaochun's actions with a mixture of amusement and understanding.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and desire: Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's longing for power and recognition drives its actions.
• Sacrifice: Ning Xiaochun presents the idea of sacrifice as a means to achieve greater goals.
• Manipulation and persuasion: Ning Xiaochun uses his intelligence and understanding of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's desires to sway the soul beast to his side.

Character Interactions

• Ning Xiaochun and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Ning Xiaochun flatters and manipulates Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, playing on its insecurities and desires to convince it to merge with him.
• Shui Bing'er and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Shui Bing'er remains mostly detached from the interaction, observing Ning Xiaochun's actions and the soul beast's reactions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Xiaochun convinces Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to sacrifice himself to help Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er become stronger.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agrees on the condition that Shui Bing'er will meet the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion (Ice Empress) after she becomes a Soul Saint.
• They decide to begin the sacrifice process immediately.

Character Developments

• Ning Xiaochun: Shows confidence, persuasiveness, and strategic thinking. He's willing to help others but also knows how to benefit from the situation.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Initially hesitant, he eventually agrees to the sacrifice due to his feelings for the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and his desire to help Shui Bing'er.
• Shui Bing'er: Shows determination and willingness to help others, agreeing to meet the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion without hesitation.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice: The characters discuss and agree to make sacrifices for mutual benefit and growth.
• Ambition vs. Comfort: Sky Dream Ice Silkworm initially chooses comfort but later decides to take a risk for a greater purpose.
• Strategic Alliances: Ning Xiaochun sees the potential in forming alliances with powerful soul beasts like the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Character Interactions

• Ning Xiaochun and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: They negotiate and agree on the terms of the sacrifice, showing mutual respect and understanding.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er: They support each other's decisions and work together towards their goals.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points

• Ning Xiaochun completes the sacrifice ritual with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. The silkworm gives up its 900,000-year cultivation and body to merge its power into Ning's Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
• A hundred-thousand-year spirit ring with nine golden patterns forms above the pagoda.
• Ning's Soul Power breaks through from level 58 to level 60, with more energy sealed inside the ring for future growth.
• A head spirit bone condenses from the silkworm's essence; absorbing it raises Ning's spiritual power to the level of a level 96 Super Douluo despite only being level 60.
• Ning gains new abilities:
  • Fifth Spirit Skill 1 – Spiritual Detection Sharing: Converts Soul Power into spiritual power to scan the environment and track targets; can share information and enable real-time communication with teammates.
  • Fifth Spirit Skill 2 – Attack Amplification: Increases a target's attack power by 70%.
  • Spirit Bone Skill – Nine Treasures Divine Light Body Protection: A protective ability (introduced as "the most outrageous" skill, though its full effect is not detailed yet).

Character Developments

• Ning Xiaochun: Grows significantly in power and confidence; grateful, determined, and more deeply connected to the silkworm. His capacity for support-type abilities now rivals or surpasses traditional Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda masters.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Shows emotional depth—reluctance and nostalgia at leaving its body, but also hope and trust. It willingly sacrifices itself for a chance at a greater future, then continues to exist as a consciousness inside Ning's spiritual sea.
• Shui Bing'er: Supportive and proud of Ning; her trust in him deepens, and she recognizes the strategic value of his new skills.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and renewal: Letting go of one's old form for a greater destiny.
• Growth through partnership: The bond between soul master and soul beast becomes a source of mutual empowerment.
• Information advantage: The importance of detection, communication, and tactical cooperation in battle.

Character Interactions

• Ning Xiaochun & Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: A meaningful farewell followed by integration; the silkworm's proud, mischievous personality carries on through telepathic dialogue.
• Ning Xiaochun & Shui Bing'er: A warm, trusting exchange after the ritual; she eagerly asks about his new skills, and he shares them with excitement. Their emotional bond mirrors their growing combat synergy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Xiaochun explains his new skill, 'Nine Treasures Famous,' which grants immunity to nine attacks below the ninth soul skill and can withstand nine ninth-soul-skill-level attacks, converting their energy into defense.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er leave the ice cave and decide to find a suitable soul beast for Ning Xiaochun to break through to the next level.
• They encounter a ninety-thousand-year Mysterious Ice Turtle, which Ning Xiaochun plans to absorb as his soul ring.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er defeat the Mysterious Ice Turtle, and Ning Xiaochun absorbs its ten-thousand-year soul ring, breaking through to level sixty-five.
• They decide to return to the ice cave containing the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow for a period of seclusion to help Shui Bing'er break through to Soul Saint.

Character Developments

• Ning Xiaochun gains a powerful new skill, boosting his confidence against Spirit Hall.
• He successfully absorbs a ninety-thousand-year soul ring, surpassing Shui Bing'er's current level.
• Shui Bing'er demonstrates her strength and precision in battle, but her cultivation level remains suppressed.

Significant Themes

• The theme of preparation and growth continues as Ning Xiaochun strengthens himself before facing Spirit Hall.
• The power of soul skills and the importance of suitable soul rings for cultivation are emphasized.

Character Interactions

• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er work together seamlessly in battle, showcasing their trust and understanding of each other's abilities.
• Ning Xiaochun's confidence and resolve inspire Shui Bing'er, and they look forward to their upcoming seclusion together.

After half a year of seclusion in the Extreme North, Shui Bing'er reached level seventy while Ning Xiaochun rose to level sixty-eight. They decided to seek the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and try to persuade it to offer a sacrifice, then prepared to leave with some of the cavern’s Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow.

• Shui Bing'er emerged from seclusion at level seventy, and Ning Xiaochun congratulated her on reaching Soul Saint rank.
• Ning Xiaochun revealed that he had reached level sixty-eight after gaining three levels during their six months of cultivation.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm appeared and said Shui Bing'er's Ultimate Ice Ice Phoenix martial soul and rapid breakthrough could persuade the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion to offer a sacrifice.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er agreed to meet the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion despite the danger posed by its nearly four-hundred-thousand-year cultivation.
• Ning Xiaochun packed away the cavern's removable Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and left the rest behind before they set out.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er lured the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion with Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow after failing to find her in the Extreme North. The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion appeared, drove off the gathered soul beasts, and discovered the two humans hiding nearby.

• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er searched the Extreme North for several days without finding the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm suggested using Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow as bait, so Ning Xiaochun placed a piece in an ice valley and hid with Shui Bing'er.
• Ice-element soul beasts gathered around the bait, but the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion severed the Titan Snow Demon's arm and drove the gathered beasts away.
• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion absorbed the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow, then sensed Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er and ordered them to come out.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er revealed themselves to the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and introduced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who urged her to sacrifice herself to Shui Bing'er and gamble on their path to godhood. The Ice Empress remained wary and questioned whether Ning Xiaochun, a Support System soul master, could truly become a god.

• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er stepped out of hiding and faced the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, who demanded to know why they had lured her out.
• Ning Xiaochun introduced himself and Shui Bing'er, then summoned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as the old acquaintance who had sent them.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed that he had sacrificed himself to Ning Xiaochun and asked the Ice Empress to sacrifice herself to Shui Bing'er, whose Ultimate Ice Ice Phoenix martial soul suited her.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned that the Ice Empress would likely die in her coming four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation and urged her to gamble on becoming a god.
• The Ice Empress doubted their chances of godhood and especially mocked Ning Xiaochun's ambition as a Support System soul master.

Shui Bing'er challenged the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion after she insulted Ning Xiaochun, accepting a duel in which defeat would cost her life. Their battle began in the ice valley, where Shui Bing'er’s fierce attacks surprised the Ice Empress despite her centuries of combat experience.

• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion mocked Ning Xiaochun and offered to apologize if Shui Bing'er defeated her at level seventy, warning that Shui Bing'er would die if she lost.
• Shui Bing'er accepted the duel and told Ning Xiaochun not to interfere, while he stood ready to rescue her if necessary.
• Shui Bing'er summoned her Ice Phoenix martial soul and challenged the Ice Empress to battle.
• Shui Bing'er opened with a volley of ice blades, and the Ice Empress froze and shattered them with a jade-green ice wall.
• The two fought with ice attacks, and the Ice Empress realized that Shui Bing'er was far more formidable than she had expected.

Shui Bing'er defeated the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion by burning her blood essence, then collapsed into Ning Xiaochun's arms. Impressed by her resolve, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion offered to sacrifice herself to Shui Bing'er, who accepted after securing a promise that the scorpion would respect Ning Xiaochun.

• Shui Bing'er fought the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, whose respect grew as Shui Bing'er displayed the strength of her Ice Phoenix bloodline.
• Shui Bing'er used her blood essence to empower Ice Phoenix Devours Heaven, shattering the Ice Empress's shield and winning their agreed contest.
• Shui Bing'er collapsed, and Ning Xiaochun caught her and glared at the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion apologized for insulting Ning Xiaochun and offered to sacrifice herself to Shui Bing'er.
• Shui Bing'er initially refused, but Ning Xiaochun and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion persuaded her to accept after the scorpion promised not to look down on him again.

The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion absorbed Ning Xiaochun’s Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow until her cultivation neared four hundred thousand years, then began sacrificing herself to Shui Bing’er. The sacrifice was underway as Shui Bing’er endured its overwhelming pain, with Ning Xiaochun watching helplessly beside her.

• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion asked Ning Xiaochun for Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow to raise her cultivation before sacrificing herself, and he gave her a huge supply.
• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion absorbed the marrow for a day and a night, stopping just short of triggering the four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
• The Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion warned Shui Bing’er about the painful sacrifice and promised to condense a torso bone for her.
• Shui Bing’er prepared herself, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion released her power to begin the sacrifice.
• Shui Bing’er endured the crushing pain without crying out while Ning Xiaochun stood nearby, distressed and unable to help.

Shui Bing'er completed the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's sacrifice, gaining a four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a torso bone, and six Soul Power levels. After reuniting with Ning Xiaochun, they returned toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where his Spiritual Detection Sharing warned them of danger in a valley.

• Shui Bing'er endured the three-hour sacrifice and rose to Level 76 with a four-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a torso bone.
• Shui Bing'er reassured Ning Xiaochun that she would always be his Bing'er, and they kissed before deciding to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er traveled for half a month toward the sect, mindful that Spirit Hall might attack.
• As they passed through a valley less than a day's journey from the sect, Ning Xiaochun sensed danger and pulled Shui Bing'er backward.

Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er were ambushed by Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, who demanded that they go to Spirit Hall over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Tool. The chapter ended with Shui Bing'er effortlessly blocking Gui Mei's soul skill, leaving the two Title Douluo stunned.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei confronted Ning Xiaochun and Shui Bing'er after waiting half a year for their return.
• Yue Guan demanded that they come to Spirit Hall alive or be taken back dead, while Gui Mei claimed Spirit Hall should control the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Tool.
• Ning Xiaochun challenged the two Douluo's assumption that they could keep him and Shui Bing'er there.
• Gui Mei attacked Ning Xiaochun with his third soul skill, but Shui Bing'er blocked it with her bare hand without releasing her martial soul.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei stared in disbelief as Shui Bing'er calmly faced them.

Shui Bing'er and Ning Xiaochun revealed their new spirit rings, including immense Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, shocking Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei. The two Title Douluo resolved to kill them, and as they prepared to attack, Ning Xiaochun moved first.

• Shui Bing'er revealed seven spirit rings, including a four-hundred-thousand-year ring, while Ning Xiaochun revealed six rings, including a nine-hundred-thousand-year ring.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei reacted with disbelief and questioned how the young pair had obtained their rings.
• Ning Xiaochun claimed they had endured terrible trials in the Extreme North, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm privately mocked his story.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei grew jealous and fearful, deciding they had to kill Shui Bing'er and Ning Xiaochun.
• The two Title Douluo released their martial souls and auras, but Ning Xiaochun acted before they could attack.

Ning Xiaochun strengthened Shui Bing'er and weakened Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, allowing her to challenge them with her Everfrozen Domain. The chapter ended with Ghost Douluo's attacks failing against Ning Xiaochun's Nine Treasures Divine Light Body Protection.

• Ning Xiaochun used the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda to boost Shui Bing'er's attributes and the Nine Killings Glazed Pagoda to weaken Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Shui Bing'er unleashed her Everfrozen Domain and declared that she would face the two Title Douluo.
• Gui Mei ordered Yue Guan to hold Shui Bing'er back while he killed Ning Xiaochun, and Shui Bing'er attacked Yue Guan to force him back.
• Gui Mei bypassed Shui Bing'er and struck Ning Xiaochun with his sixth soul skill, but a golden barrier blocked the attack.
• Ning Xiaochun explained that his Nine Treasures Divine Light Body Protection could nullify attacks below a ninth soul skill, and Gui Mei's repeated attacks failed to break it.