Chapter Summaries

Kong Deming taught Huo Yuhao about crafting a Rank 9 Soul Tool, while Huo Yuhao forged rare metals for the Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace. At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, new Spirit Pagoda students arrived, and Su Tong met Huo Yuhao to challenge him over their Ultimate Ice abilities.

• Kong Deming explained Rank 9 Soul Tool theory to Huo Yuhao and selected the rare metals needed for the Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace.
• Huo Yuhao forged the rare metals into Spirit Forged Metal for the furnace.
• A group of new Spirit Pagoda students arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy under a Spirit Transfer Master's guidance.
• The Spirit Transfer Master brought Su Tong to meet Huo Yuhao after explaining that challenging him in a spar was acceptable.
• Su Tong asked Huo Yuhao to fight her so she could compare their Ultimate Ice abilities.

Su Tong challenged Huo Yuhao to compare their Ultimate Ice Martial Souls, but his Ice God Divine Fire overwhelmed hers and revealed a vast difference in their power. She asked how far he had cultivated his Ultimate Ice.

• Su Tong felt an inexplicable bloodline affinity toward Huo Yuhao, who suspected she carried Ice God Bloodline.
• Huo Yuhao accepted Su Tong's challenge, and she summoned her Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul.
• Su Tong's ice stopped at Huo Yuhao's feet, and he unleashed extreme ice that swallowed her power and formed towering walls around her.
• Su Tong felt cold for the first time and asked Huo Yuhao how far he had cultivated his Ultimate Ice.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated that his Ultimate Ice could reach minus 232 degrees, far colder than Su Tong’s limit, and the Snow Empress explained that his power came from being the Ice God. Su Tong learned that Huo Yuhao was a god who commanded ice and was left stunned by the revelation.

• Huo Yuhao told Su Tong that his Ultimate Ice reached minus 232 degrees, while her limit was minus 160 degrees.
• Huo Yuhao melted the surrounding ice, then gave the shivering Su Tong a Warmth-Preserving Soul Tool.
• Su Tong asked how Huo Yuhao had surpassed the recorded limits of Ultimate Ice.
• The Snow Empress appeared and introduced herself as one of Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Souls.
• The Snow Empress explained that Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Ice was so powerful because he was the Ice God, leaving Su Tong shocked.

Su Tong accepted Huo Yuhao as the Ice God and sought his guidance, while he directed her to study Sun Moon Soul Tools for his plans. In the laboratory, Huo Yuhao revealed that he had already completed all thirteen Core Arrays for the Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace, astonishing Kong Deming.

• Su Tong, eager to improve her Ultimate Ice, recognized Huo Yuhao as the Ice God and began supplying him with Faith Power.
• Huo Yuhao told Su Tong to address him by his title while working and assigned her to study the practical operation of Sun Moon Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao considered gaining two God King positions necessary to contend with Tang San.
• Kong Deming explained that the Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace still needed its Core Arrays and urged Huo Yuhao to follow his blueprints.
• Huo Yuhao said he had already completed all thirteen Core Arrays, leaving Kong Deming stunned.

Huo Yuhao completed the thirteen Core Arrays for Kong Deming’s Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace and helped forge the furnace. He planned to use it to refine Cosmos Creation Pills and share their medicinal fragrance with promising Spirit Pagoda and academy members.

• Huo Yuhao explained to Kong Deming that his improved Spiritual Power had let him engrave all thirteen Rank 9 Core Arrays.
• Kong Deming inspected the Core Arrays, found them flawless, and called Huo Yuhao half a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.
• Huo Yuhao and Kong Deming completed the furnace’s inner casing, installation, and calibration, successfully forging the Ninth-Level Alchemy Furnace.
• Huo Yuhao asked Ju Zi to gather Spirit Pagoda members with good potential so they could benefit from the Cosmos Creation Pill’s medicinal fragrance.
• Huo Yuhao practiced alchemy with cheap medicinal ingredients to prepare for refining the Cosmos Creation Pill.

Huo Yuhao prepared to refine the rare Cosmos Creation Pill and summoned the Spirit Pagoda members and academy students to benefit from its medicinal fragrance. The crowd gathered outside the Third Laboratory as he began refining, while Jing Hongchen worried that the process might be disturbed.

• Huo Yuhao spent a month and a half practicing alchemy before preparing to refine the Cosmos Creation Pill in the Third Laboratory.
• Huo Yuhao sent Ju Zi and Jing Hongchen a voice transmission, asking them to bring everyone near the laboratory so they could enter deep meditation by smelling the pill’s fragrance.
• Ju Zi announced the opportunity to the Spirit Pagoda members, and Bai Yishuang urged them to be grateful rather than expect the Tower Master to give them pills.
• Ju Zi and Jing Hongchen led the Spirit Pagoda members and academy students to the Third Laboratory.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that everyone had arrived and began refining the pill, while Jing Hongchen asked Kong Deming whether they should seal off the area to prevent interruptions.

Jing Hongchen worried that the Holy Spirit Cult might interfere with Huo Yuhao's pill refinement, while Kong Deming prepared to protect the Third Laboratory. Ye Xishui decided to wait near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to approach Kong Deming, as the pill's fragrance began affecting those guarding the laboratory.

• Jing Hongchen warned Kong Deming that Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao might investigate the gathering and disrupt Huo Yuhao's pill refinement, and Kong Deming said his detection Soul Tools would alert him to intruders.
• Kong Deming told Jing Hongchen that Ye Xishui used her reputation for unpredictability to conceal her careful nature and would not yet openly provoke him.
• Zhong Liwu reported that Kong Deming had gone to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and asked Ye Xishui to help pursue the Holy Spirit Cult's elevation to the Nation Protecting Divine Church.
• Ye Xishui agreed to go with Long Xiaoyao and told Zhong Liwu to summon Xu Tianran, but Long Xiaoyao advised waiting so they would not disturb Kong Deming.
• Ye Xishui decided they would wait near the academy and approach Kong Deming if he showed signs of leaving.
• Medicinal fragrance wafted from the Third Laboratory, and the Spirit Pagoda members and students guarding it breathed it in as their Soul Power stirred.

Huo Yuhao successfully refined nine Cosmos Creation Pills, whose medicinal fragrance drew nearby Soul Masters into deep meditation. He gave Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen one pill each, leaving the remaining pills for others to share.

• The medicinal fragrance from Huo Yuhao's laboratory caused Spirit Pagoda members and academy students to enter deep meditation, while Jing Hongchen watched enviously from above.
• Huo Yuhao used his divine sense and Ultimate Ice Soul Power to stabilize and cool the furnace during the pill-condensation stage.
• Huo Yuhao completed the refinement and found nine Cosmos Creation Pills inside the furnace.
• Huo Yuhao stored the pills in a jade vial and told Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen that each of them would receive one.

Huo Yuhao persuaded Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen to accept Cosmos Creation Pills, explaining that their increased strength would help protect him. After they began taking them, he summoned his companions to distribute the remaining pills, though Xuan Ziwen objected to receiving one.

• Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen urged Huo Yuhao to keep all the Cosmos Creation Pills for himself, but he explained that the pills could strengthen even high-ranked Soul Masters and help protect him.
• Kong Deming agreed to accept a pill and promised to help Huo Yuhao, and Jing Hongchen agreed as well.
• Huo Yuhao gave Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen one Cosmos Creation Pill each, and they entered the Third Laboratory to take them.
• Huo Yuhao summoned Xuan Ziwen, Qiu'er, Senior Meng, Senior Xiao, Ji Juechen, Ye Guyi, and Ju Zi to distribute the remaining pills, explaining that some would need diluted doses.
• Xuan Ziwen told Huo Yuhao that the precious pills should go to the younger people with greater potential.

Huo Yuhao distributed diluted Cosmos Creation Pills to his companions and guided them through absorbing the potent medicine. Everyone survived the process and gained substantial soul power, though most reached level seventy and needed a Seventh Soul Ring to advance further.

• Xuan Ziwen initially refused a Cosmos Creation Pill, but Huo Yuhao persuaded him that it could help him become a Rank 10 Soul Engineer, so he accepted one.
• Huo Yuhao diluted a Cosmos Creation Pill in water and divided the golden liquid among six cups for the others to drink.
• Xuan Ziwen swallowed his pill and began cultivating in seclusion while Huo Yuhao activated the Soul Tool Barrier around the Third Laboratory.
• Ju Zi and the others struggled with the medicine's powerful effects, but Huo Yuhao used his divine sense to steady their energy; Di Qiuer absorbed it without difficulty.
• Xiao Hongchen and the others discovered that their soul power had reached level seventy, and Meng Hongchen invited Di Qiuer and Ju Zi to bathe off the expelled impurities.

After taking the diluted Cosmos Creation Pill, Huo Yuhao and the others saw their soul power, Martial Soul essence, and Spiritual Power improve. Huo Yuhao reached the rank eighty bottleneck and considered making a soul ring himself, but turned his attention to helping Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Xuan Ziwen finish absorbing the pill’s power.

• Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, Di Qiuer, and Ye Guyi left the Third Laboratory to bathe after the pill expelled impurities from their bodies.
• Xiao Hongchen and Ji Juechen also left, and everyone returned after bathing to report their improvements.
• Di Qiuer said her Soul Power Level had risen five levels to the rank seventy bottleneck, and the others confirmed that their Martial Soul essence and souls had improved too.
• Huo Yuhao sensed that he had reached the rank eighty bottleneck and gained nearly twenty percent more Spiritual Power, then considered whether he could condense a soul ring himself.
• Huo Yuhao decided to prioritize helping Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, and Xuan Ziwen absorb the pill’s medicinal power and end their seclusion sooner.

Huo Yuhao used his divine sense to calm the Cosmos Creation Pill’s medicinal power in Kong Deming, Xuan Ziwen, and Jing Hongchen, helping them absorb it more efficiently. Xuan Ziwen and Jing Hongchen emerged from seclusion with breakthroughs, while Kong Deming appeared close to finishing his.

• Huo Yuhao inspected Kong Deming and the other two in seclusion and found that the pill’s unruly medicinal power was hindering their absorption.
• Huo Yuhao used divine sense to suppress and calm the medicinal power within all three, easing their strain and improving their cultivation.
• Xuan Ziwen emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Rank 95, while Jing Hongchen emerged after advancing to Rank 96.
• Jing Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that Xu Tianran had repeatedly asked when Kong Deming would emerge so they could discuss an important matter.
• Huo Yuhao observed Kong Deming’s soul power and told Jing Hongchen that Kong Deming should leave seclusion soon.

Huo Yuhao explained to Jing Hongchen how his Spiritual Power had grown and promised to help him improve in the future. Kong Deming emerged from secluded cultivation as a Rank 98 Super Douluo and learned that Huo Yuhao had helped him absorb the Cosmos Creation Pill.

• Jing Hongchen asked Huo Yuhao how he had cultivated such formidable Spiritual Power, and Huo Yuhao credited special opportunities glimpsed through the Eye of Destiny.
• Huo Yuhao promised Jing Hongchen that he would help him raise his Spiritual Power in the future.
• Kong Deming finished his secluded cultivation, restrained his aura, and emerged as a Rank 98 Super Douluo.
• Xuan Ziwen congratulated Kong Deming and discussed the possibility of creating an Eleventh Level Soul Tool.
• Kong Deming thanked Huo Yuhao for the Cosmos Creation Pill and asked about the powerful Soul Master who had helped him absorb it.
• Xuan Ziwen revealed that Huo Yuhao was the Soul Master, leaving Kong Deming astonished at the extent of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao debated how to approach Kong Deming after he delayed meeting them, while Kong Deming wondered what Xu Tianran wanted. Huo Yuhao revealed that he had received intelligence linking the emperor’s urgent matter to the Holy Spirit Cult becoming the Nation Protecting Divine Church.

• Kong Deming’s exceptional Spiritual Power led him to believe Huo Yuhao had the potential to become a god.
• Ye Xishui grew angry over Kong Deming’s prolonged seclusion and proposed storming Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy with Long Xiaoyao.
• Long Xiaoyao persuaded Ye Xishui to visit Jing Hongchen calmly and ask about Kong Deming’s seclusion instead.
• Jing Hongchen told Kong Deming that Xu Tianran wanted to discuss urgent matters but had not revealed their nature.
• Kong Deming asked Huo Yuhao what he thought, and Huo Yuhao said his spy in the Holy Spirit Cult had linked the matter to its bid to become the Nation Protecting Divine Church.

Huo Yuhao revealed that Xu Tianran had promised Zhong Liwu the title of Nation Protecting God and help opening a godhood in exchange for the Holy Spirit Cult’s support. Kong Deming and the others resolved to oppose the cult’s elevation, but Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao arrived at the academy, prompting Kong Deming to meet them alone.

• Kong Deming asked why the Holy Spirit Cult was so eager to become the Nation Protecting Divine Church, and Huo Yuhao explained Xu Tianran’s promise to Zhong Liwu.
• Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen warned Kong Deming that Zhong Liwu becoming a god would endanger the continent, and Kong Deming agreed that the cult must not be allowed to advance.
• Kong Deming questioned how Zhong Liwu could gain the veneration needed to open a godhood, and Huo Yuhao said Xu Tianran planned to make him the Nation Protecting God.
• Huo Yuhao detected Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao at the academy entrance and told Kong Deming they were likely there about the church’s status.
• Kong Deming left to meet Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao and told Huo Yuhao to stay behind.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where Ye Xishui demanded to see Kong Deming. Kong Deming emerged and surprised them by overpowering her aura with his own, revealing that he had reached Rank 98.

• Ye Yulin met Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao outside the academy and offered to ask Jing Hongchen whether Kong Deming had left seclusion.
• Ye Xishui accused Ye Yulin of using Kong Deming’s seclusion as an excuse and pressured him with her aura.
• Kong Deming appeared and repelled Ye Xishui’s aura, leaving her shocked by his strength.
• Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen watched through Mental Detection Sharing and credited Huo Yuhao’s Cosmos Creation Pill for Kong Deming’s improved strength.
• Ye Xishui realized Kong Deming had become a Rank 98 Super Douluo, while Long Xiaoyao suspected he had concealed his true cultivation.
• Kong Deming withheld the truth about the Cosmos Creation Pill and did not respond to Long Xiaoyao’s accusation.

Kong Deming rejected Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui’s request to make the Holy Spirit Cult the Sun Moon Empire’s Nation Protecting Divine Church, citing the harm it would do to the empire’s reputation and its Soul Engineers. At a military meeting, Ju Zi proposed that the empire attack the powerful Star Luo Empire first, surprising the officials.

• Kong Deming refused Long Xiaoyao’s offer to support the Holy Spirit Cult’s elevation, explaining that Evil Soul Masters would damage the empire’s reputation and divide its Soul Engineers.
• Ye Xishui told Long Xiaoyao they would leave and demand an explanation from Xu Tianran.
• Wang Yiheng advised Xu Tianran to attack the Heaven Dou Empire first to seize territory and improve access to rare metals.
• Ju Zi proposed blitzing the Star Luo Empire, startling the officials at Xu Tianran’s military meeting.

Ju Zi persuaded Xu Tianran and the military officials to attack Star Luo as a diversion, drawing its allies into a defensive position while Sun Moon forces struck Heaven Dou. Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao then reported Kong Deming’s strength and his refusal to make the Holy Spirit Cult the Nation Protecting Divine Church, prompting Ye Xishui to demand that Xu Tianran honor his promise.

• Wang Yiheng and the other military officials challenged Ju Zi’s plan to launch a blitzkrieg against Star Luo, and Xu Tianran asked her to explain it.
• Ju Zi proposed drawing reinforcements to Star Luo, holding them at the Mingdou Mountain Range, and sending other troops to attack Heaven Dou City.
• Xu Tianran and the military officials praised Ju Zi’s strategy, while Wang Yiheng apologized for his earlier remarks.
• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao entered the hall, and Long Xiaoyao recounted how Kong Deming had revealed Rank 98 strength and defeated Ye Xishui in a clash of auras.
• Ye Xishui told Xu Tianran that Kong Deming had refused to elevate the Holy Spirit Cult and demanded to know whether his promise still stood.

Xu Tianran faced Ye Xishui’s demand to make the Holy Spirit Cult the Nation Protecting Divine Church and secure Xiao Wu’s appointment as National Teacher, while Kong Deming’s refusal strengthened the military’s opposition. After Ye Xishui threatened to withhold the cult’s support in the coming war, Xu Tianran called for Kong Deming to discuss whether the empire could fight without them; meanwhile, Xu Jiawei learned that the Star Luo Empire was suffering a severe loss of talent.

• Xu Tianran told Ye Xishui he would try to persuade Kong Deming to approve the Holy Spirit Cult’s elevation, but could not promise when it would happen.
• Ye Xishui dismissed the other officials and warned Xu Tianran that the Holy Spirit Cult would not assist the empire in war unless it received the requested status and Xiao Wu became National Teacher.
• Xu Tianran tried to stop Ye Xishui from leaving, then ordered Ju Zi to invite Kong Deming to the palace to discuss the war.
• Xu Jiawei heard a subordinate report that the Star Luo Empire was losing talent, cursed in anger, and shattered his teacup.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Xu Jiawei what they should do about the talent drain and its threat to the empire’s future strength.

Xu Jiawei responded to Star Luo’s severe loss of talented students by ordering an investigation and planning to block defections. In the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran asked Kong Deming whether the empire could conquer the continent without the Holy Spirit Cult, then questioned whether new experts had emerged.

• Xu Jiawei learned that news of Star Luo’s collapsed academy enrollment had spread and suspected Sun Moon spies were involved.
• Xu Jiawei ordered Star Shattering Douluo to investigate the leaks and arrest anyone involved, including imperial relatives.
• Xu Jiawei sent Xu Jiujiu to the Mingdou Mountain Range to strengthen defenses and detain talented people defecting to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei planned to ask the Dou Ling and Heaven Dou emperors to cooperate against the talent drain.
• Xu Tianran told Kong Deming about his military discussions and Ye Xishui’s threats, then asked whether the Sun Moon Empire could unify the continent without the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Kong Deming said the empire could win without the cult and argued that association with it would increase resistance; Xu Tianran then asked whether new powerful experts had appeared.