Chapter Summaries

Li Long completed icefire body tempering in the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, strengthening his body and purifying his Soul Power. After sensing a powerful ancient presence beneath the spring and recalling that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were buried there, he dived into the darkness to investigate.

• The Icefire Yin-Yang Well drew its hot and cold energies through Li Long, tempering his body and driving impurities from him.
• Li Long opened his eyes and found his meridians, muscles, bones, and skin strengthened by the completed icefire cycle.
• As Li Long prepared to leave the spring, he sensed a slow vibration rising from deep below the water.
• Li Long contacted the Dragon Emperor Medusa, which warned him that an overwhelmingly powerful being lay beneath the spring.
• Li Long recalled that the Icefire Yin-Yang Well had formed from the corpses of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
• Despite the warning, Li Long confirmed his strength and dived toward the dark depths, relying on his newly tempered body to endure the shifting temperatures.

Li Long descended to the bottom of the spring and discovered the enormous remains of a giant dragon, which Dragon Emperor Medusa sensed held power far beyond its own. He continued toward the dragon’s scales to explore the buried remains, while their full extent stayed hidden in the darkness.

• Li Long descended through the spring’s layers of scorching and freezing water, protected by his Icefire Body Tempering physique.
• He reached the spring’s hard, sediment-covered floor and noticed patterned, smooth surfaces that were not entirely natural.
• Li Long used the Dragon Emperor Rod’s glow to reveal a colossal shape lying across the floor.
• Dragon Emperor Medusa sensed that the object’s power shared its origin but vastly surpassed it, and Li Long identified the shape as a giant dragon’s corpse.
• Li Long considered searching the remains for resources that could strengthen the Dragon Emperor Rod or Dragon Emperor Medusa, then walked closer to the dragon’s scales.

Li Long encountered the remnant souls of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King beneath the spring. They offered to transform the dragon sealed in his Dragon Emperor Rod in exchange for his promise to protect the Soul Beast Clan, and Li Long agreed.

• Li Long felt the pressure of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's remnant souls and respectfully introduced himself.
• The Dragon Kings explained that they had little time left and proposed a deal with Li Long.
• They offered to merge their remaining soul energy into the dragon in his rod, transforming it into a Divine Dragon that would hatch from an egg in one to three years.
• The Dragon Kings asked Li Long to prevent the Soul Beast Clan from going extinct and help it rise when he was strong enough.
• Li Long agreed to do everything within his ability to protect the Soul Beast Clan.

Li Long agreed to protect the Soul Beast Clan from extinction without interfering with humans hunting soul beasts, and the Icefire Dragon Kings rewarded him with a fused God-King torso Dragon Bone. He absorbed the bone, which began merging with his body and raised his Soul Power from level fifty-three to fifty-four, before the Dragon Kings announced that their fusion would come next.

• Li Long clarified that he would help prevent the Soul Beast Clan's extinction but would not interfere with humans hunting soul beasts.
• The Icefire Dragon Kings revealed a fused torso Dragon Bone made from their remains and explained that it could grow stronger as Li Long advanced.
• Li Long touched the Dragon Bone and absorbed its ice-and-fire energy into his torso and skeletal structure.
• The Dragon Kings confirmed that Li Long had completed the absorption, and his Soul Power rose from level fifty-three to fifty-four.
• The Icefire Dragon Kings said that their fusion with Li Long would come next.

Li Long completed the Icefire Dragon Kings’ fusion with Dragon Emperor Medusa, transforming it into a dormant dragon egg inside the Dragon Emperor Rod. With Medusa’s three domains gone and the remnant souls dispersed, he left the spring and headed back upward.

• The Icefire Dragon Kings told Li Long that their fusion would put Dragon Emperor Medusa to sleep as a dragon egg for one to three years, temporarily removing its combat support and three domains; he agreed to proceed.
• The remnant souls’ ice and fire energies entered the Dragon Emperor Rod, and Dragon Emperor Medusa absorbed them as its body transformed toward a dragon form.
• Dragon Emperor Medusa fell into a deep slumber and became a crimson-and-blue patterned dragon egg, while Li Long lost access to its time, Petrification, and deadly poison domains.
• The Fire Dragon King’s remnant soul told Li Long the fusion was complete, then both remnant souls vanished from his sea of consciousness.
• Li Long bowed to the Icefire Dragon Kings’ corpses and swam upward through the spring, feeling more resistant to changing temperatures.

After leaving the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, Li Long decided to save its Immortal Herbs for Qian Yao and Qian Yue so they could strengthen themselves after the tournament. On his way toward Heaven Dou City, he heard a fierce battle in the forest and hurried toward the sounds.

• Li Long surveyed the Immortal Herbs and concluded that consuming more would bring diminishing returns and risk interfering with the medicinal power already in his body.
• Li Long decided to bring Qian Yao and Qian Yue to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well after the tournament so they could choose suitable Immortal Herbs and improve their cultivation.
• Li Long left the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and headed through Sunset Forest toward Heaven Dou City, planning to return to Spirit City once the tournament finals schedule was confirmed.
• Li Long reviewed the participating-team list Ye Ling had given him while walking through the forest.
• Li Long heard the sounds of an intense battle nearby and hurried toward them.

Li Long rescued Shui Leng from a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the woods and revealed that he was Spirit Hall's Holy Son. After Shui Leng recovered enough to speak with him, the two approached the defeated beast together.

• Li Long found Shui Leng struggling against a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and struck it hard enough to send it crashing into a tree.
• Li Long confirmed that Shui Leng was not seriously injured, and Shui Leng thanked him for saving her life.
• Li Long told Shui Leng to rest and recover her Soul Power while he checked that the beast could no longer rise.
• Shui Leng asked whether Li Long was Spirit Hall's Holy Son, and Li Long confirmed his identity.
• Shui Leng said seeing Li Long's strength in person exceeded the rumors, then followed him toward the wounded beast.

Li Long escorted the recovering Shui Leng out of Sunset Forest, where they parted ways and agreed to meet again at the finals in Spirit City. He then received confirmation that the finals would begin in thirty days and planned his preparations before returning to Heaven Dou City.

• Li Long examined the defeated Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, collected a few valuable parts, and offered to escort Shui Leng to safety.
• As they walked, Li Long told Shui Leng he had used only about thirty percent of his strength and explained how reaching level forty would help her close the gap.
• Shui Leng and Li Long parted near the road to Heaven Dou City after discussing their plans to attend the finals in Spirit City.
• Li Long visited a Spirit Hall outpost and learned that the finals were scheduled for thirty days later at Spirit City's Central Arena, with the Spirit Team due five days beforehand.
• Li Long rested overnight, then set out for Heaven Dou City and planned to wrap up his affairs, check intelligence, and travel to Spirit City.

Li Long led the Spirit Team through the finals at Spirit City's Central Arena, defeating every opponent without revealing his soul rings or using soul skills. After five matches, he rested and prepared for the next day's opponent, while the spectators continued to speculate about his strength.

• Li Long arrived at Spirit City and learned that the seeded Spirit Team had a first-round bye before facing the fourth-ranked team from the Heaven Dou Division.
• Li Long watched the other teams compete and judged their strength and tactics before the Spirit Team's first match.
• Li Long defeated the fourth-ranked Heaven Dou team using only basic Dragon Emperor Rod techniques, leaving spectators to wonder about his true level.
• Li Long led the Spirit Team to victories over the third-ranked Star Luo team and later opponents without showing his soul rings, martial soul's evolved form, or soul skills.
• After the fifth match, Li Long told a young team member that he alone was holding up the team and that winning mattered more than how spectators viewed them.
• Li Long reviewed the next day's opponent and rested in the arena's waiting area.

Shui Leng led Skywater Team past Imperial Fighting Team and prepared to face the winner of Spirit Team and Star Luo Team in the championship. After watching Li Long lead Spirit Team to victory, she knew Skywater Team would face him tomorrow.

• Shui Leng studied Li Long’s match replay and said she wanted to face him in the arena.
• Shui Leng led Skywater Team to defeat Imperial Fighting Team in the semifinals.
• The bracket placed Spirit Team against Star Luo Team, with the winner set to face Skywater Team for the championship.
• Shui Leng watched Li Long and Spirit Team defeat Star Luo Team, noting his control of the match.
• Li Long nodded to Shui Leng as he passed the contestants’ rest area, and Shui Leng left knowing the championship match was tomorrow.

Li Long faced Shui Leng and the Skywater Team in the tournament final, revealing a shocking five-ring Soul King configuration before holding off their coordinated ice attacks. The match ended with applause for both teams, and Shui Leng left the arena with her teammates.

• Shui Leng entered the arena with the Skywater Team while Li Long arrived with his teammates carrying the Dragon Emperor Rod.
• Shui Leng and her teammates released their Martial Souls and deployed an ice-based formation against Li Long.
• Li Long revealed five Soul Rings, including two Ten Thousand Year rings, shocking spectators from both empires.
• Shui Leng attacked Li Long with an ice sword, but he blocked and redirected her strike with the Dragon Emperor Rod.
• Li Long advanced through the Skywater Team's ice-control field without using a soul skill, and the team gradually gave ground until the final whistle sounded.
• Shui Leng gave Li Long a final look before leaving the arena with her teammates as the crowd applauded both teams.

At Spirit Hall’s celebration banquet, Li Long explained how his unusual soul rings were possible and warned others against attempting dangerous absorption without adequate strength. Shui Leng spoke with him privately on the terrace and invited him to visit her at Skywater Academy when he came to Heaven Dou City.

• Li Long attended Spirit Hall’s banquet and saw Shui Leng and the representatives of the competing teams.
• The Four-Ring Soul Ancestor from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team asked Li Long how he had obtained a Ten Thousand Year fourth soul ring.
• Li Long explained that unusually strong physical and spiritual power were needed to absorb high-year soul rings and warned that failure could be fatal.
• Other soul masters questioned Li Long about soul ring absorption while Shui Leng watched him from her table.
• Shui Leng joined Li Long on the terrace, warned that his explanation might tempt others, and invited him to find her at Skywater Academy when he visited Heaven Dou City.

Li Long brought Qian Yao and Qian Yue to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well to help them adapt to its spiritual energy and prepare them for transformation. After they adjusted to the environment, he selected an Immortal Herb for Qian Yao and went to find one suited to Qian Yue.

• Li Long met Qian Yao and Qian Yue outside Spirit City and led them toward Sunset Forest.
• Li Long used the Holy Son Token to open the hidden entrance to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, where Qian Yao and Qian Yue examined its springs and plants.
• Li Long told Qian Yao and Qian Yue to adjust to the spiritual energy, and each woman meditated near a different spring.
• Li Long selected the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Qian Yao, explaining how it could strengthen her fire affinity and work with her Angel Martial Soul.
• Li Long went to the Ice Spring to inspect a silver-white plant for Qian Yue.

Li Long helped Qian Yao and Qian Yue consume Immortal Herbs at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, where both women refined their medicinal effects and reached level fifty. They began adapting to their new strength before hunting for their fifth Soul Rings, while Li Long planned to continue his seclusion.

• Li Long explained the properties of the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid to Qian Yue and told both women they could consume their Immortal Herbs beside the springs.
• Qian Yao consumed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Qian Yue consumed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid as Li Long kept watch.
• Qian Yao finished refining her herb and found that her Soul Power had reached level fifty and that she had gained a growing fire-attributed power.
• Qian Yue finished refining her herb and reached level fifty after its medicinal power activated the properties accumulated from years of taking medicine.
• Li Long confirmed that both women had reached the threshold of Soul King and advised them to stabilize their new strength before hunting for their fifth Soul Rings.

Li Long broke through to Soul Power level fifty-five at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well and decided to take Qian Yao and Qian Yue to hunt for their fifth Soul Rings. The three left for Bright Canyon in Sunset Forest, seeking suitable light-attributed Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

• Qian Yao practiced merging her Phoenix Fire with her Angel Martial Soul while Qian Yue recorded the effects of the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid and Li Long cultivated with the Dragon Emperor Rod.
• After about half a month at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, Li Long broke through to level fifty-five and stabilized his Soul Power.
• Li Long told Qian Yao and Qian Yue that they needed fifth Soul Rings and proposed hunting for them in Bright Canyon in Sunset Forest.
• Li Long explained that Qian Yao needed a roughly fifteen-thousand-year Soul Beast with light and fire attributes, while Qian Yue needed one with pure light attributes.
• Li Long, Qian Yao, and Qian Yue packed their belongings and left the Icefire Yin-Yang Well for Sunset Forest.

Li Long led Qian Yao and Qian Yue to Bright Canyon, where he subdued two Light One-Horned Lizards so the women could claim their Soul Rings. The sisters began absorbing the rings as Li Long guarded them.

• Li Long brought Qian Yao and Qian Yue to Bright Canyon after traveling southwest through Sunset Forest.
• Li Long identified a twenty-thousand-year Light One-Horned Lizard for Qian Yao and a fifteen-thousand-year one for Qian Yue.
• Li Long wounded the larger lizard, and Qian Yao delivered the final blow and summoned its black Soul Ring.
• Li Long subdued the smaller lizard, and Qian Yue struck its wounded spot to kill it and summon another Soul Ring.
• Qian Yao and Qian Yue began absorbing their Soul Rings while Li Long stood guard.

Qian Yao and Qian Yue absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings from the Light One-Horned Lizard without complications and gained their fifth Soul Skills. Li Long planned to return with them to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well before attempting his Soul Emperor breakthrough.

• Qian Yao and Qian Yue absorbed their Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings as Li Long monitored their progress.
• Qian Yao reached level fifty-two, while Qian Yue reached the peak of level fifty-one and credited the accumulated medicinal effects in her body for the smooth absorption.
• Qian Yao revealed her fifth Soul Skill, Radiant Flame Wings, which increased her flight speed and spread damaging radiant flames that suppressed darkness attributes.
• Qian Yue revealed her fifth Soul Skill, Light Blessing, which shielded and healed targets while enhancing her own attributes and partially boosting her teammates.
• Li Long confirmed their absorption had stabilized and led them toward the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, where he planned to stabilize their conditions before attempting to break through to Soul Emperor.

Li Long watched Qian Yao and Qian Yue test their fifth Soul Skills, then led them in salvaging two Ten-Thousand-Year Light One-Horned Lizard corpses for medicinal meals. After returning to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, he prepared a fire and left Qian Yue to handle the cooking while he adjusted his Soul Power.

• Qian Yao tested her flaming wings, confirming that they allowed stable, flexible flight and could be maintained with relatively low Soul Power consumption.
• Qian Yue tested her Light Shield and found that it could protect one person more durably or expand to cover multiple people with reduced strength.
• Li Long assessed both Soul Skills and decided the group should preserve the lizard corpses and use their meat for nourishment after absorbing Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Qian Yue examined the Light One-Horned Lizard meat and recommended stewing it with warming medicinal herbs.
• Li Long, Qian Yao, and Qian Yue processed the corpses, stored useful meat, bones, and scale layers, and returned to the Icefire Yin-Yang Well.
• Li Long set the meat beside the spring and lit a fire, then left Qian Yue to handle the remaining tasks while he adjusted his Soul Power.

Li Long and the Qian sisters spent a year cultivating at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, improving their soul skills and increasing their Soul Power. Li Long broke through to level sixty and planned to hunt for his sixth soul ring once Teacher arrived.

• Qian Yue prepared medicinal meat soup, and Qian Yao and Li Long noticed that it warmed them and helped their Soul Power flow more smoothly.
• The three trained and meditated at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, improving Qian Yue's Light Blessing and Qian Yao's Radiant Flame Wings.
• Li Long reached level fifty-seven after six months, while Qian Yao and Qian Yue advanced to levels fifty-four and fifty-three.
• Qian Yao and Qian Yue continued advancing, and Li Long broke through to level fifty-nine after ten months of cultivation.
• Li Long broke through to level sixty during the twelfth month, then informed Qian Shengyuan and said they could hunt for his sixth soul ring once Teacher arrived.

Li Long reached level sixty and traveled with Qian Shengyuan to hunt a sixty-three-thousand-year Radiant Flying Dragon for his sixth soul ring. After Qian Shengyuan crippled the beast, Li Long struck its skull with the Dragon Emperor Rod, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Qian Shengyuan received Li Long’s message and learned that Li Long had reached level sixty at age fifteen and a half.
• Qian Shengyuan visited Li Long, Qian Yao, and Qian Yue at the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, where he confirmed that the women had become Soul Kings and learned about their fifth soul skills.
• Qian Shengyuan took Li Long to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a sixty-three-thousand-year Radiant Flying Dragon and explained that Li Long would deliver the final blow.
• Qian Shengyuan fought the Radiant Flying Dragon, wearing down its defenses before severing its wing roots and grounding it.
• Li Long activated his five soul skills and brought the Dragon Emperor Rod down on the Radiant Flying Dragon’s skull.