Chapter Summaries

Dugu Chen brought the Ice Empress to the Extreme North, where she faced her four-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation. When its powerful lightning threatened to kill her, Dugu Chen drew the Asura Demon Sword and cleaved through the tribulation and its thunderclouds.

• Dugu Chen carried the Ice Empress at great speed to the Extreme North, where she recovered while the Snow Empress caught up with them.
• The Ice Empress began facing the Heavenly Tribulation alone, enduring repeated lightning strikes and transforming into her Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion true form.
• A powerful bolt of Purple Cloud Divine Thunder shattered the Ice Empress's armor, and a second bolt descended as the Snow Empress tried to intervene.
• Dugu Chen stopped the Snow Empress, rushed to the Ice Empress, and summoned the Asura Demon Sword.
• Dugu Chen unleashed the Asura World-Ending Slash, piercing the Heavenly Tribulation and tearing a massive hole through the thunderclouds.

After Dugu Chen blocked Ice Empress’s lightning tribulation, Snow Empress and Ice Empress learned that he possessed both the Asura and Evil God inheritances. Snow Empress brought the exhausted Dugu Chen to her bedchamber in the Ice God Temple, where she began showing him around.

• Dugu Chen teased Ice Empress after shielding her from the lightning tribulation, and she asked about his Asura Demon Sword.
• Snow Empress recognized the Asura God’s inheritance, and Dugu Chen revealed the Asura God Seal and Evil God seal, confirming he was undergoing a Dual Divine Trial.
• Dugu Chen said he needed to rest, and Snow Empress led him and Ice Empress to the Ice God Temple.
• Snow Empress settled Ice Empress down to rest while Dugu Chen explored the temple’s sparse interior.
• Snow Empress explained that the elaborate decorations outside were for others to see, then invited Dugu Chen to tour the temple.

Dugu Chen wandered into a hidden ice pool in the Ice God Temple and mistook the bathing Ice Empress for Snow Empress. Ice Empress shoved him into the pool to get even, and their playful underwater fight ended with Dugu Chen carrying her back to the edge.

• Dugu Chen discovered a frost-covered door in the Ice God Temple and entered the chamber beyond it.
• Dugu Chen found Ice Empress bathing in the ice pool and turned away in embarrassment.
• Ice Empress dressed in a white nightgown, teased Dugu Chen, and shoved him into the pool.
• Dugu Chen dragged Ice Empress into the water, where she bit his neck and resisted his attempts to escape.
• Dugu Chen pulled Ice Empress into his arms and swam with her back to the edge of the pool.

Dugu Chen teased Ice Empress after saving her from the Heavenly Tribulation, then used Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow to draw her into a kiss. Ice Empress accepted his affection and stayed in his arms, while an unseen observer watched them from the shadows.

• Dugu Chen pinched Ice Empress's cheeks and pinned her against the shore when she lunged at him.
• Dugu Chen asked about Ice Empress's injuries and offered her Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, but she refused it.
• Dugu Chen kissed Ice Empress after she declined the marrow, and she eventually embraced him and returned his affection.
• A pair of ice-blue eyes watched Dugu Chen and Ice Empress from the shadows.
• Dugu Chen carried Ice Empress to sit beside the ice pool, then kissed her again with the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow in his mouth.

Dugu Chen and the Ice Empress grew closer, but his new Evil God's Third Trial ordered him to defeat an Angel Heir or face execution. Dugu Chen decided that defeating Qian Xunji might satisfy the trial, while the Asura God watched from the God Realm.

• Dugu Chen teased the Ice Empress in the ice pool, carried her to his room, and spent the night with her as she recovered from her injuries.
• The next morning, the Snow Empress interrupted Dugu Chen and the Ice Empress; the Ice Empress denied that anything had happened and led the Snow Empress away.
• Several days later, Dugu Chen received the Evil God's Third Trial to defeat an Angel Heir, with a God-bestowed Soul Ring and ten percent Evil God Affinity as rewards and execution as the penalty for failure.
• Dugu Chen reasoned that Qian Xunji could count as an Angel Heir and would be easier to defeat than Qian Daoliu.
• In the God Realm, the Asura God opened his eyes and released a powerful murderous aura.

The Asura God began Dugu Chen’s third trial, which required him to cultivate the Asura Sword Art and comprehend Asura Sword Intent. After mastering the art, Dugu Chen asked Snow Empress to spar with him in the Far North, while Ice Empress joined them.

• The Asura God recognized Dugu Chen as a suitable successor and initiated his third trial.
• Dugu Chen received the Asura Sword Art and comprehended its powerful sword intent.
• Dugu Chen learned that the Asura Sword Art could unleash the full power of the Asura Demon Sword.
• Dugu Chen found Ice Empress and Snow Empress and asked Snow Empress to spar with him.
• Dugu Chen kissed Ice Empress, then the three went to the Far North’s core region to practice.

Dugu Chen tested his Asura Sword Art against Snow Empress, then practiced the Great Sumeru Hammer and entered deep meditation. As Snow Empress confirmed he was safe, she teased Ice Empress about her feelings for him.

• Dugu Chen summoned the Asura Demon Sword and clashed with Snow Empress, whose ultimate ice techniques stopped his first-form sword attack.
• Dugu Chen ended the spar, learned that Snow Empress had reached six hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation, and resolved to become strong enough to face her coming tribulation.
• Dugu Chen practiced the Great Sumeru Hammer on the snowfield, and Snow Empress recognized that he had begun comprehending Unity of Self and World.
• Dugu Chen entered deep meditation inside a dragon cocoon, and Snow Empress reassured Ice Empress that he was safe.
• Snow Empress teased Ice Empress about her feelings for Dugu Chen and urged her to seize the opportunity.

While wandering through his Spiritual Sea, Dugu Chen was guided to understand the true meaning of light and unleashed a tremendous power that devoured nine Soul Rings. A mysterious figure then appeared before him, confirming Dugu Chen’s suspicions without yet revealing the figure’s identity.

• Dugu Chen wandered through the darkness of his inner world until golden starlight appeared and a mysterious voice began guiding him.
• The voice told Dugu Chen that he was the incarnation of light and taught him that light came from the heart and illuminated life.
• Dugu Chen used Darkness Reversal, Heaven and Earth Overturned to reach the stars, then commanded Light Power to devour nine golden Soul Rings.
• The mysterious voice praised Dugu Chen for comprehending light’s true meaning, and a humanoid phantom emerged from the Sea of Light.
• Dugu Chen recognized the phantom and said that the mystery troubling him for years had finally been revealed.

Dugu Chen met the Light Dragon King, learned that the Dragon Kings’ power had helped evolve his bloodline, and accepted the task of finding Dragon Valley. After receiving its map and the Dragon God Claw, he trained in a strange space while the Snow Empress noticed heat melting the snow around him.

• The Light Dragon King revealed that he and Dark had planted seeds of their power in Dugu Chen, enabling his bloodline to evolve.
• The Light Dragon King showed Dugu Chen a map and asked him to find Dragon Valley and return it to the Dragon Clan.
• Dugu Chen agreed to the task, citing his pacts with the Dragon Clan of Douluo Continent and the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.
• The Light Dragon King gave Dugu Chen the complete map of Dragon Valley and the inherited divine skill Dragon God Claw before his imprint vanished.
• Dugu Chen cultivated in the strange space, and the Snow Empress noticed heat melting the snow around his body.

Dugu Chen awakened after gaining a trace of the Origin of the Law of Light, displaying overwhelming power and transforming in appearance. He left the snowfield having nearly reached the level of a True God, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress wondered how he had acquired the Dragon God Claw.

• Snow Empress and Ice Empress saw Dugu Chen stir beneath the melting snow, and Snow Empress said he would awaken within days.
• Golden light erupted from Dugu Chen, and he transformed into a dragon that swallowed his nine Soul Rings and unleashed the Dragon God Claw across the distant sky.
• Snow Empress recognized the attack as the same power she had faced from Di Tian, but she could not explain how Dugu Chen had obtained it.
• Dugu Chen returned to human form with golden hair and divine light in his eyes, startling Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Dugu Chen said he had touched the power of a god by comprehending a trace of the Origin of the Law of Light.

Dugu Chen revealed that his bloodline had fully awakened and his Martial Soul had become the Light Dragon King, unleashing dragon might that shook the Far North and reached powerful figures across the continent. After the distant experts reacted, he drew the power back in, leaving Ice Empress and Snow Empress stunned by his transformation.

• Dugu Chen explained to Ice Empress that his drastic change came from a complete bloodline transformation, then released his concealed aura and displayed the Light Dragon King's power.
• Snow Empress recognized the pure bloodline of the Light Dragon King as Dugu Chen's golden dragon phantom soared over the Far North.
• Qian Daoliu sensed the dragon might from the Angel Temple and sent the other consecrators to investigate, while Bo Saixi hurried toward the Sea God statue to verify what she had sensed.
• Di Tian heard a summons and returned to Life Lake, while Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, and Scarlet King discussed the overwhelming power they had detected.
• Dugu Chen drew his power back into himself, and Ice Empress complained that he had become stronger again as Snow Empress stared at him in astonishment.

Dugu Chen teased and kissed the Ice Empress, who eventually yielded before fleeing to hide at the Ice God Temple. When Dugu Chen approached Snow Empress, his scent affected her, but she quickly resisted him and pushed him away.

• Dugu Chen pinched the Ice Empress's cheeks while Snow Empress refused to rescue her and returned to the Ice God Temple.
• Dugu Chen made the Ice Empress call him Daddy, then kissed her until she gave in to his embrace.
• The Ice Empress broke free, flew away in embarrassment, and hid at the Ice God Temple.
• Dugu Chen found Snow Empress alone and teased her about pursuing her as well.
• Snow Empress became dazed by Dugu Chen's scent, then recovered and pushed him more than ten meters away.

Dugu Chen and Snow Empress reconciled, shared a kiss, and she agreed to leave the Far North with him, though she declined to spend the night in his room. Later, Ice Empress visited Dugu Chen at night, and the two spent the night together.

• Dugu Chen reassured Snow Empress that he would wait for her, and she accepted his hand before they kissed.
• Dugu Chen asked Snow Empress to come with him, and she agreed because Bing'er had already chosen him and because she cared for him.
• Snow Empress blushed and left when Dugu Chen invited her to his room that night, telling him to let Bing'er keep him company.
• Ice Empress entered Dugu Chen's room at night, and he teased her before carrying her to the bed and kissing her.
• Dugu Chen gave Ice Empress white stockings, and the two spent the night together before she fell exhausted into his arms.

Dugu Chen returned from the Far North with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress after growing close to both of them. He reunited with Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began telling her what had happened during his absence.

• Dugu Chen woke beside the Ice Empress, then joined the Snow Empress in the Ice God Temple and shared an intimate moment with her.
• Dugu Chen decided that he, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress should return after their affairs in the Far North were settled.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress agreed, and the three left the Extreme North Core Region.
• Dugu Chen brought the Ice and Snow Emperors to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well one day later.
• Ah Yin joyfully embraced Dugu Chen, who apologized for making her worry and then told her about his time in the Far North.

After reuniting with Ah Yin, Dugu Chen told her about the Ice and Snow Emperors, and she accepted them as future sisters. He then revealed his evolved Dragon King power to Bi Ji and Zi JI, who believed his inherited bloodline made him the rightful leader of the Dragon Clan.

• Dugu Chen reunited with Ah Yin and told her that his bloodline had completed its final evolution and his Martial Soul had fully awakened.
• Ah Yin revealed she had already noticed the Ice Empress's feelings and said she would welcome the Ice and Snow Emperors as sisters.
• Dugu Chen considered visiting the City of Slaughter and traveling to Dragon Valley and Sea God Island, where he planned for Ah Yin to inherit the Sea God's Divine Position.
• Bi Ji and Zi JI were shocked that they could no longer sense Dugu Chen's aura when they met him.
• Dugu Chen showed them his Dragon King power, and Bi Ji and Zi JI knelt, declaring that his Light Dragon King bloodline entitled him to lead the Dragon Clan.