Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “The Will to Bully!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ice Emperor and Beiming Lieyang are teleported to an underground location, where they find the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm ranting wildly about conquering the Star Dou Great Forest and defeating powerful soul beasts.
• The Ice Emperor immediately mocks Tianmeng’s delusions, noting that despite reaching the million-year level, Tianmeng’s actual combat ability remains poor.
• Both Tianmeng and the Ice Emperor become fixated on the Void Mysterious Ice: Tianmeng wants to eat it, while the Ice Emperor wants to eat Tianmeng, now that the silkworm’s body has supposedly become even more valuable.
• Tianmeng notices the Ice Emperor inside the exceptionally durable ice shell and is shocked, repeatedly assuming that her appearance is an illusion. She becomes especially excited at the possibility of marrying Bingbing after gaining strength.
• Tianmeng bites the Void Mysterious Ice, expecting to consume it, but her spiritually condensed teeth shatter against its surface. She rolls around in agony, crying over the loss of her teeth.
• The Ice Emperor gleefully mocks Tianmeng, embracing her philosophy that both the weak and the strong should be bullied.
• Beiming Lieyang immobilizes Tianmeng in ice, leaving only her head exposed. Before she can question him about his relationship with the Ice Emperor, he places a piece of condensed Void Mysterious Ice into her mouth.
• The ice’s overwhelming purity and flavor completely intoxicate Tianmeng. She becomes irrationally obsessed with consuming it, even forgetting about the Ice Emperor and disregarding the corrosive power affecting her soul.
• The chapter ends when the Ice Emperor realizes that Tianmeng’s physical body has mysteriously disappeared, ruining her plan to prepare “braised ice silkworm.”

Character Developments

• Ice Emperor: Her predatory instincts and mischievous, merciless personality are emphasized. She openly bullies and mocks Tianmeng while treating the silkworm as food, yet she also displays a playful, spoiled side toward Beiming Lieyang.
• Tianmeng Ice Silkworm: She is portrayed as delusional, boastful, and easily overwhelmed. Her confidence collapses after her teeth shatter, and her obsession with the Void Mysterious Ice becomes so extreme that she loses her reason and even forgets her long-standing fixation on the Ice Emperor.
• Beiming Lieyang: He remains calm and in control throughout the encounter. His powerful Void Mysterious Ice effortlessly restrains Tianmeng and demonstrates the vast gap between his strength and hers. His casual feeding of the ice to Tianmeng also reveals a teasing or ruthless side.
• Ice Emperor and Tianmeng: Their relationship is framed as a humorous predator-and-prey dynamic. Tianmeng sees the Ice Emperor romantically, while the Ice Emperor views Tianmeng primarily as food and an easy target for bullying.

Significant Themes

• Bullying as power and entertainment: The Ice Emperor presents bullying as a universal rule, claiming the strong should be bullied even more than the weak.
• The contrast between rank and actual strength: Tianmeng’s million-year cultivation does not translate into meaningful combat power, emphasizing that cultivation level alone does not determine dominance.
• Obsession overcoming reason: Tianmeng’s desire for the Void Mysterious Ice overwhelms her ambitions, romantic fixation, and self-preservation.
• Predation and consumption: The chapter repeatedly treats powerful beings and rare treasures as food, blurring the line between combat, survival, and indulgence.
• Comedic humiliation: Tianmeng’s grandiose ambitions are undercut by her shattered teeth, helpless restraint, and loss of control.

Character Interactions

• The Ice Emperor teases Beiming Lieyang and excitedly urges him to capture Tianmeng so they can eat her.
• Beiming Lieyang tolerates the Ice Emperor’s clingy behavior and acts on her request by trapping Tianmeng.
• Tianmeng repeatedly tries to understand why the Ice Emperor is present and what her connection to Beiming Lieyang is, but she is interrupted before receiving an answer.
• The Ice Emperor openly ridicules Tianmeng’s failed attack and takes pleasure in her suffering.
• Beiming Lieyang’s Void Mysterious Ice becomes the central object linking all three characters: it is a weapon against Tianmeng, a delicacy to both ice-aligned beings, and the source of Tianmeng’s complete mental collapse.

Chapter 62 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ice Emperor arrives with Beiming Lieyang expecting to eat a million-year-old Ice Silkworm, but discovers that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm is currently only a spiritual-origin body without physical flesh.
• Beiming Lieyang explains that Tianmeng’s true body is being held by Di Tian and other soul beasts in another space beneath the Lake of Life. They have been exploiting it as a source of energy for cultivation.
• Ice Emperor is furious at losing the chance to eat Tianmeng’s body, but Beiming Lieyang reminds her that his Mysterious Ice Illusion could potentially trap and defeat Di Tian.
• They decide that Tianmeng should first sacrifice itself to become Beiming Lieyang’s spirit ring, allowing him to gain a major increase in spiritual power.
• Before the sacrifice, Ice Emperor insists on beating Tianmeng for his past behavior in the Far North, particularly his repeated declarations that he would return and marry her.
• Beiming removes the Void Mysterious Ice’s suppression, reviving Tianmeng enough for Ice Emperor to confront him.
• Ice Emperor brutally pummels Tianmeng, whose spiritual body experiences vastly amplified pain. She attacks him for harassing her, ruining her appetite, and continuing to profess his love.
• Her final kick strikes a particularly sensitive part of Tianmeng’s body, leaving him unconscious and twitching. Beiming then stuffs Void Mysterious Ice into Tianmeng’s mouth to silence him.
• After feeling satisfied, Ice Emperor returns to Beiming, who rewards her with a popsicle made from Void Mysterious Ice. She happily enjoys it.

Character Developments

• Ice Emperor: Reveals the depth of her long-standing resentment toward Tianmeng. Although she is usually playful and food-motivated, her anger over his unwanted romantic pursuit is intense and deeply personal. After beating him, she feels emotionally relieved and returns to her cheerful love of ice.
• Beiming Lieyang: Displays his strategic thinking by recognizing Tianmeng’s value as a spirit ring and his own potential advantage against Di Tian. He also indulges Ice Emperor’s desire for revenge and acts as an amused observer during the beating.
• Tianmeng Ice Silkworm: Is reduced to a powerless spiritual body after his physical form is taken by Di Tian’s faction. Despite being beaten mercilessly, he continues to insist that his love for Ice Emperor is sincere, illustrating his persistent—though unwanted—affection.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and emotional release: Ice Emperor uses the beating to vent years of frustration caused by Tianmeng’s unwanted declarations and harassment.
• Power and exploitation: Tianmeng’s physical body is being used as a cultivation resource by Di Tian and the other soul beasts, emphasizing the ruthless treatment of powerful soul beasts.
• Comedic contrast: The chapter balances serious power struggles with exaggerated humor, especially Ice Emperor’s obsession with eating Tianmeng and her excessive retaliation.
• Affection versus consent: Tianmeng views his declarations of love as sincere, but Ice Emperor experiences them as deeply irritating and invasive, creating a one-sided and comedic romantic conflict.
• Preparation for future conflict: Tianmeng’s planned sacrifice will strengthen Beiming Lieyang, while the idea of trapping Di Tian in the Mysterious Ice Illusion foreshadows a possible confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Ice Emperor and Beiming Lieyang share a mischievous partnership, immediately turning their frustration with Di Tian into a plan to cause trouble.
• Beiming supports Ice Emperor’s revenge by reviving Tianmeng before the beating and then silencing him when his cries become excessive.
• Tianmeng repeatedly pleads with Ice Emperor to stop, but his insistence that he truly loves her only intensifies her attack.
• Beiming and Ice Emperor maintain a playful, familiar dynamic: she calls him “Xiaoyang” and relies on his abilities, while he tolerates her destructive impulses and rewards her afterward with Void Mysterious Ice.

Chapter Summary: “Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Complete Sacrifice”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After being overwhelmed by the taste of Void Mysterious Ice, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm loses interest in everything except consuming it. Its pain, resentment, and even memories of Bingbing and Beiming Lieyang fade beneath its obsession.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm willingly prostrates itself before Beiming Lieyang and begins a true soul sacrifice, burning its soul, consciousness, and origin completely rather than leaving behind a surviving consciousness.
• The sacrifice releases a tremendous golden radiance. The silkworm’s spiritual power, Soul Power, and origin power pour into Beiming Lieyang.
• Beiming’s Soul Power rapidly rises from around level 69 to level 80, where it stops because he has not yet obtained an eighth Spirit Ring.
• The million-year spiritual power enables him to condense a Spiritual Soul Core at his brow. He then compresses his enormous Soul Power into a second Soul Core in his chest.
• Beiming’s two Soul Cores transform his aura and strength, causing the earth to tremble and creating an immense spiritual pressure throughout the underground space.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is completely consumed by the sacrifice, leaving behind only a thin, shriveled layer of skin. It leaves no consciousness or Spirit Ring intelligence behind.
• Ice Empress is astonished that Beiming, a human—or at least someone she doubts is truly human—has condensed two Soul Cores at once.
• After confirming that Beiming is unharmed, Ice Empress considers salvaging the silkworm’s remains for food and its Spirit Bone. Beiming explains that the body and Spirit Bone remain elsewhere and suggests retrieving them.
• Ice Empress eagerly wants to recover the body, but an unseen voice warns her not to let Beiming take unnecessary risks.

Character Developments

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Its final development is one of total surrender. Once motivated by self-interest and survival, it becomes so addicted to Void Mysterious Ice that it willingly sacrifices everything. Unlike its more parasitic fate in the original timeline, it dies completely, with no consciousness remaining.
• Beiming Lieyang: He undergoes a major power advancement, reaching level 80 and forming two Soul Cores simultaneously—an unprecedented achievement that greatly strengthens and stabilizes him. His attitude toward Sky Dream remains cold and unforgiving, especially because the silkworm had coveted Ice Empress.
• Ice Empress: She shifts rapidly between shock, concern, playful aggression, and appetite. Though she scolds Beiming for his recklessness and repeatedly checks whether he is safe, she is also fascinated by his transformation and immediately thinks about cooking the silkworm’s remains.
• Relationship between Beiming and Ice Empress: Their affectionate “little aunt” dynamic is emphasized. Ice Empress pinches and pulls his cheeks while worrying about him, and Beiming patiently reassures her despite being annoyed by her claim that he is not truly human.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice versus parasitism: The chapter contrasts Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s genuine death with its previous fate of splitting its power into seals and retaining the ability to survive through another person.
• Obsession and manipulation: Void Mysterious Ice completely controls the silkworm, showing how overwhelming desire can erase memory, identity, and self-preservation.
• Power through compression and transformation: Beiming’s advancement is not merely an increase in Soul Power; he refines and compresses it into Soul Cores, symbolizing the conversion of immense raw power into concentrated strength.
• Human potential and abnormality: Ice Empress’s disbelief highlights how extraordinary Beiming is. His ability to form two Soul Cores challenges established assumptions about what humans can achieve.
• Morality and retribution: Beiming views Sky Dream’s complete destruction as deserved punishment for coveting Ice Empress, giving the sacrifice an element of personal vengeance.

Important Character Interactions

• Sky Dream kneels before Beiming and initiates the sacrifice without resistance.
• Ice Empress watches the process in disbelief and reacts with alarm when Beiming forms two Soul Cores.
• She physically teases and scolds Beiming by pulling his cheeks, while he reassures her that the process caused him no harm.
• The two discuss what to do with Sky Dream’s remains, with Ice Empress humorously proposing liquor or soup.
• They plan to retrieve Sky Dream’s physical body to obtain its Spirit Bone, but a final warning from an unseen speaker introduces concern about the danger of that plan.

Chapter Summary: The Jealous Ice Empress

Key Plot Points and Events

• Snow Emperor arrives beside Beiming Lieyang after sensing the violent energy produced during the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice and his successful soul-core condensation.
• She carefully examines him, relieved that he was not injured, but immediately objects when Ice Emperor suggests traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest to retrieve Tianmeng’s physical body.
• Beiming Lieyang explains that he can sense an extremely powerful presence beneath the Lake of Life. He reveals that the Silver Dragon King—half of the Dragon God—is sleeping there and that Di Tian guards her.
• He further explains the history behind soul beasts’ inability to become gods: the restriction originated from the Dragon God himself, while the heavenly tribulations are connected to the consequences of the Dragon God’s actions.
• Ice Emperor becomes furious upon learning that generations of soul beasts have suffered under rules imposed by their own former leader.
• Snow Emperor remains opposed to entering the Star Dou Great Forest, fearing that confronting Di Tian outside the Far North could endanger Beiming Lieyang.
• Beiming reassures her by reminding her of his Mysterious Ice Illusion, which can replicate an opponent’s full strength. With Void Mysterious Ice amplification and his Apollo Puppets’ seemingly inexhaustible energy, he believes he can confront Di Tian safely.
• Before the debate is settled, the ground begins shaking violently. A furious voice from underground curses the “stinky bug,” suggesting that Tianmeng or another powerful being has provoked a major disturbance.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates his growing power and confidence. He is no longer merely a child needing protection and possesses abilities capable of challenging even powerful figures such as Di Tian.
• Snow Emperor reveals an intensely protective and possessive attachment to Beiming. Although she recognizes that he has become powerful, she still cannot tolerate the idea of him suffering even minor harm.
• Ice Emperor remains outspoken, impulsive, and fiercely loyal. Her anger at the Dragon God’s role in soul beasts’ suffering shows her strong sense of justice.
• Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor’s relationship becomes increasingly competitive. Snow Emperor’s protectiveness shifts into obvious possessiveness, while Ice Emperor grows suspicious and jealous of Snow Emperor’s attempts to monopolize Beiming’s attention.

Significant Themes

• Protection versus independence: Snow Emperor struggles to accept that Beiming has grown strong enough to make dangerous decisions himself.
• Possessiveness and jealousy: Both women care deeply for Beiming, but Snow Emperor’s increasingly exclusive affection provokes Ice Emperor’s resentment.
• The burden of history: Soul beasts’ suffering is revealed to stem from the Dragon God’s past decisions, complicating the traditional image of him as their savior.
• Power and responsibility: Beiming’s abilities give him the strength to challenge established powers, but using that strength may still provoke dangerous consequences.
• Hidden dangers: The Lake of Life and the sleeping Silver Dragon King represent threats far beyond the characters’ previous understanding.

Character Interactions

• Snow Emperor lovingly inspects and embraces Beiming, while Ice Emperor argues that he should be allowed to take risks.
• Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor quarrel over whether Beiming should travel to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Beiming calmly explains the Dragon God’s history and the danger beneath the Lake of Life, changing both women’s understanding of the situation.
• Snow Emperor physically pulls Beiming closer and deliberately blocks Ice Emperor from joining the embrace, prompting Ice Emperor’s jealousy.
• The chapter ends with the women’s possessive conflict interrupted by violent tremors and an enraged voice from underground, setting up the next confrontation.

Chapter Summary: Xiong Jun, You’ve Got Some Nerve!

Plot Points and Major Events

• Xiong Jun searches the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s escaped soul origin. He intends to recapture it and force it back into its body so it can once again serve as a source of energy.
• A pillar of golden light suddenly erupts from underground—the sign of a soul sacrifice. Xiong Jun recognizes Sky Dream’s aura and realizes that it has sacrificed itself to another host.
• Believing Sky Dream hid underground before sacrificing itself, Xiong Jun furiously digs a pit hundreds of meters deep, demanding that the “fat grub” reveal itself.
• Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Beiming Lieyang arrive. Ice Empress mocks Xiong Jun for digging like a “dirt-digging bear,” provoking him further.
• Xiong Jun confronts the two Far North rulers and insults them for entering the Star Dou Great Forest, claiming they have become weak and must rely on humans.
• He identifies Sky Dream’s lingering aura within Beiming Lieyang and orders the women to hand the human over. Ice Empress and Snow Empress immediately become hostile, since they regard Lieyang as someone under their protection.
• Lieyang erupts with killing intent after Xiong Jun insults Mother Xue and Auntie Bing. He summons the Solar Star God Apollo, manifests his crimson-gold armor, and displays seven Spirit Rings—including four black, two red, and one gold.
• Xiong Jun initially laughs at the seemingly weak, level-eighty human, but Lieyang begins an attack by using Light Energy Convergence.
• At the same time, Di Tian appears before the Fierce Beasts in the Lake of Life and urgently orders Bi Ji to accompany him. Without explaining himself, he opens a spatial passage and takes all the Fierce Beasts away, suggesting that a major confrontation or crisis is imminent.

Character Developments

• Xiong Jun is shown as extremely prideful, aggressive, and contemptuous of humans. His frustration over losing Sky Dream causes him to act recklessly, while his confidence in his own strength leads him to underestimate Lieyang.
• Ice Empress displays her characteristically provocative and fearless personality. Her enhanced strength and Void Mysterious Ice give her confidence that she can now challenge Xiong Jun even outside the Far North.
• Snow Empress remains dignified but is visibly angered when Xiong Jun questions her authority and strength. Her protective relationship with Lieyang becomes clear.
• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates a powerful protective instinct toward Ice Empress and Snow Empress. His anger transforms the encounter from a verbal confrontation into an imminent battle, and Sky Dream’s sacrifice significantly enhances his abilities.
• Di Tian behaves with unusual urgency and secrecy, implying that he recognizes the seriousness of the developing situation and is preparing the Fierce Beasts for it.

Significant Themes

• Pride and underestimation: Xiong Jun’s belief that Lieyang is only a weak human blinds him to the power gained through Sky Dream’s sacrifice.
• Protection and loyalty: Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Lieyang form a united front, with Lieyang ready to fight anyone who threatens the two women.
• Conflict between humans and soul beasts: Xiong Jun’s hatred of humans contrasts with the close alliance between Lieyang and the Far North soul beasts.
• Changing power dynamics: Ice Empress’s enhanced strength and Lieyang’s new abilities challenge the traditional hierarchy among powerful soul beasts.
• Impending crisis: Sky Dream’s sacrifice, Lieyang’s transformation, and Di Tian’s sudden mobilization all suggest that a much larger conflict is about to unfold.

Key Character Interactions

• Xiong Jun and Sky Dream: Xiong Jun hunts Sky Dream to reclaim its soul origin, but Sky Dream escapes his control by sacrificing itself.
• Xiong Jun and Ice Empress: Their exchange is openly mocking and hostile, with Ice Empress ridiculing his digging and Xiong Jun responding with threats.
• Xiong Jun and Snow Empress: Xiong Jun challenges Snow Empress’s authority and dismisses her strength outside the Far North.
• Xiong Jun and Beiming Lieyang: Upon sensing Sky Dream within Lieyang, Xiong Jun demands that he be surrendered. Lieyang responds with lethal intent and prepares to attack.
• Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts: Di Tian abruptly gathers the beasts and transports them away, adding suspense and indicating that the Star Dou forces are reacting to an unseen danger.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beiming Lieyang unleashes his powerful “Corona Sword” technique. His Solar Star God Armor condenses into a crimson sphere, drawing down immense solar energy and forming a gigantic sword infused with the True Fire of the Sun.
• Xiong Jun attempts to defend himself with two Heaven-Rending Claws, confident that his attacks can tear through even Di Tian’s defenses. However, both are instantly incinerated by the Corona Sword’s solar power.
• The giant sword cleaves Xiong Jun in half, carving a massive lava-filled fissure through the Star Dou Great Forest. Xiong Jun dies in disbelief, and a 100,000-year-plus spirit ring rises from his corpse.
• Di Tian and several other fierce beasts arrive through a spatial rift, but they are too late to save Xiong Jun. They witness the overwhelming destructive power of Beiming Lieyang’s attack.
• The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor stand beside Beiming Lieyang, revealing their greatly enhanced cultivation and creating a tense confrontation with Di Tian.
• Di Tian recognizes that both women have become far stronger than expected, while Beiming Lieyang’s solar flames and sword contain a terrifying force resembling divine judgment.
• Beiming Lieyang declares that Xiong Jun deserved death for insulting the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor and challenges Di Tian to pursue the matter.
• Di Tian chooses to end the conflict rather than risk a battle. He explains that Xiong Jun acted under his orders and that, since Xiong Jun was defeated, the matter should be considered settled.
• Beiming Lieyang agrees to withdraw his sword but demands the corpse of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm as well. This final demand enrages the remaining fierce beasts and threatens to reignite the confrontation.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates a dramatic increase in power. Without even using his Martial Soul True Body, he effortlessly destroys Xiong Jun’s strongest defensive technique, establishing himself as a major threat even to the strongest soul beasts.
• His personality is shown to be fiercely protective and assertive. He openly defends the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor, treating insults against them as grounds for death.
• Xiong Jun shifts from confidence and arrogance to panic and disbelief before being killed. His inability to resist the Corona Sword emphasizes the enormous gap between him and Beiming Lieyang.
• Di Tian displays caution and strategic restraint. Though angered by Xiong Jun’s death, he recognizes that fighting Beiming Lieyang alongside the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor could be dangerous. His priority remains protecting the mysterious “Lord.”
• Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor are revealed to have survived their tribulations and reached unexpectedly powerful cultivation levels. Their alliance with Beiming Lieyang gives them confidence against Di Tian and the other fierce beasts.
• Bi Ji, Chiwang, Ziji, and Wanyaowang react with shock, fear, or anger to Xiong Jun’s death. Wanyaowang is especially intimidated by the Sun True Fire because of its effectiveness against plant-type soul beasts.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and transformation: Beiming Lieyang’s attack establishes a decisive power imbalance, showing how radically he has surpassed ordinary human limits.
• Divine judgment: The Corona Sword is more than a fire-based attack; its power carries a law-like quality, symbolizing the sun passing judgment on what is allowed to exist.
• Loyalty and protection: Beiming Lieyang’s willingness to kill for insults against the Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor strengthens the bond among the three characters.
• Caution versus pride: The fierce beasts are outraged by Xiong Jun’s death, but Di Tian suppresses their anger because he understands the danger of an impulsive battle.
• Human versus soul beast conflict: The chapter intensifies the long-standing tension between humans and powerful soul beasts, while also showing that alliances can cross that divide.
• Unexpected evolution: The Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor’s survival and enhanced strength challenge Di Tian’s assumptions and alter the balance of power.

Character Interactions

• Beiming Lieyang and Xiong Jun: Their exchange is a direct clash between Xiong Jun’s arrogance and Beiming Lieyang’s overwhelming solar power. Xiong Jun’s attacks fail completely, ending in his death.
• Beiming Lieyang, Snow Emperor, and Ice Emperor: The two women protect and support him, while he reciprocates by defending their honor. Their united front makes the fierce beasts hesitate.
• Di Tian and Snow Emperor: Di Tian is shocked by Snow Emperor’s survival and increased cultivation, realizing that she is far more dangerous than expected.
• Di Tian and Beiming Lieyang: Their confrontation is tense but restrained. Di Tian acknowledges the danger Beiming poses and refuses to escalate the conflict, while Beiming boldly points his sword at him and demands further compensation.
• Di Tian and the other fierce beasts: Chiwang, Ziji, and Wanyaowang are angered by his decision to let the matter end, but Di Tian firmly asserts his authority and prioritizes the Lord’s safety.
• Final confrontation: Beiming Lieyang’s demand for the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s corpse challenges Di Tian’s attempt to end the dispute, leaving the chapter on the brink of renewed conflict.

Chapter Summary: Di Tian’s Compromise, Dual External Soul Bones, Dark Gold Dire Claw

• Beiming Lieyang confronts Di Tian after killing Xiong Jun and demands the return of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. He argues that Xiong Jun’s death was personal vengeance for insulting the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, while Sky Dream was prey claimed by the Ice Empress and had been detained without justification.
• Though Ziji and the other Star Dou soul beasts are furious, Di Tian chooses not to escalate the conflict. Recognizing that Lieyang is backed by the Ice Empress and Snow Empress—and that an all-out battle would endanger the Silver Dragon King—he returns Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s preserved body and declares that the matter is settled.
• Di Tian warns Lieyang to announce his arrival in Star Dou next time, then leaves with Ziji and Scarlet King. They abandon Xiong Jun’s corpse, unwilling to risk another confrontation after seeing Lieyang kill him with a single strike.
• The Ice Empress praises Lieyang for forcing Di Tian to yield, but Lieyang explains that Di Tian merely judged the conflict not worth pursuing. The Snow Empress then warns him not to act impulsively, revealing her deep fear that his growing confidence and power may eventually put him in danger.
• Lieyang reassures her that he acted deliberately and declares that anyone who insults her must die. His fierce protectiveness moves both women, who realize that he has matured from a child needing their protection into someone capable of protecting them. This pride is mixed with sadness and anxiety, since his independence reminds them that he may one day survive without them.
• To lighten the emotional moment, the Ice Empress asks about Xiong Jun’s Spirit Ring. Lieyang prepares to absorb it and expresses greater interest in whether the corpse has produced an External Soul Bone. He discovers that Xiong Jun has dropped two rare External Soul Bones—both Dark Gold Claw Bear palm bones—as well as a Dark Gold Claw Bear right arm bone.
• The two palm bones possess tremendous weight, sharpness, and tearing power, making them exceptionally valuable. However, Lieyang cannot use the right arm bone because he already possesses the Fire Dragon King Right Arm Bone, so he sets it aside.
• The Ice Empress repeatedly jokes that Lieyang is “not human” because of his extraordinary luck. Lieyang playfully lifts her into the air and accuses her of insulting him, prompting embarrassment and comic tension between them. When she repeats the remark after seeing the two External Soul Bones, she quickly denies insulting him.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Beiming Lieyang: Demonstrates overwhelming strength, political confidence, and intense loyalty toward the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. His response to the confrontation shows that he has matured, though his uncompromising protectiveness remains potentially dangerous.
• Di Tian: Displays restraint and political judgment by surrendering Sky Dream rather than provoking a larger war. His priority remains protecting the Silver Dragon King.
• Snow Empress: Becomes more aware of Lieyang’s growth but worries increasingly about his safety. Her affection and protectiveness deepen despite her pride in him.
• Ice Empress: Acts as Lieyang’s enthusiastic supporter and comic foil. She is impressed by his strength, emotionally affected by his declaration, and playfully clashes with him over his “not human” joke.
• Ziji and the other Star Dou beasts: Show anger and disbelief at Di Tian’s repeated concessions but ultimately retreat because they fear Lieyang’s power.
• Central relationships: The chapter emphasizes the familial bond between Lieyang and the two Empresses, especially their mutual protectiveness, emotional dependence, teasing, and growing recognition that Lieyang has become an adult capable of standing on his own.

Significant Themes

• Strength tempered by restraint: Lieyang proves his superiority, while Di Tian avoids needless escalation.
• Growth and changing family roles: Lieyang’s protectors begin to realize that he has become their protector.
• Loyalty and vengeance: His violence is motivated not by ambition but by devotion to the women he considers family.
• Power and political calculation: Even immense strength must be balanced against broader consequences.
• Affection expressed through humor: Emotional tension is eased through teasing, especially between Lieyang and the Ice Empress.
• Rare rewards and supernatural luck: The discovery of two External Soul Bones reinforces Lieyang’s extraordinary fortune and growing potential.

Chapter Summary: Di Tian’s Uneasy Doubts, Investigating the Far North

Key Plot Points and Events

• After returning to the core region of the Lake of Life, Di Tian is questioned by Ziji, Wanyaowang, and Scarlet King about retreating instead of avenging Xiong Jun’s death.
• Di Tian explains that protecting their “Lord” is more important than acting out of pride. He recognizes that Snow Empress and Beiming Lieyang are extraordinarily powerful:
  • Snow Empress survived the seventy-thousand-year tribulation and now has seven hundred and seventy thousand years of cultivation, with combat power exceeding eight hundred thousand years.
  • Beiming Lieyang killed Xiong Jun with one overwhelming sword strike combining Sun True Fire and the power of Judgment, without showing any weakening afterward.
• Di Tian suspects that Beiming Lieyang is connected to the gods, possibly a god’s inheritor. He believes this connection may explain both Beiming Lieyang’s strength and the sudden breakthroughs of Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Wanyaowang points out that Snow Empress and Ice Empress’s cultivation advancements occurred far too quickly to be natural. Di Tian orders Wanyaowang to investigate the Far North and discover what caused these changes.
• Meanwhile, Snow Empress stops Ice Empress and Beiming Lieyang from joking around and tells Beiming Lieyang to absorb Xiong Jun’s Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
• During the absorption, Xiong Jun’s residual soul and hatred attack Beiming Lieyang’s spiritual sea, attempting to destroy his mind and possess his body.
• Beiming Lieyang’s spiritual power manifests as a blazing sun infused with Sun True Fire and Judgment. His overwhelming force purifies Xiong Jun’s resentment completely, preventing any possession attempt.

Character Developments

• Di Tian becomes more cautious and strategically minded. Rather than pursuing revenge, he prioritizes protecting their Lord and investigating the larger supernatural changes affecting the world.
• Ziji, Wanyaowang, and Scarlet King begin to understand the seriousness of the situation and recognize that Beiming Lieyang may represent a threat connected to the gods.
• Bi Ji feels guilt and frustration over being unable to save Xiong Jun, though she acknowledges that his death was caused by an attack far beyond her ability to counter.
• Wanyaowang is entrusted with an important reconnaissance mission, demonstrating his value as an investigator through his ability to control vegetation across long distances.
• Snow Empress continues to act as the responsible and authoritative figure among the group, restraining Ice Empress’s playful behavior and overseeing Beiming Lieyang’s absorption.
• Ice Empress displays a mischievous, vengeful side, joking about using Xiong Jun’s Heaven-Rending Claw against Di Tian.
• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates absolute confidence and overwhelming spiritual strength. Even Xiong Jun’s powerful postmortem resentment cannot threaten his mind.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus revenge: Di Tian emphasizes that survival and protecting greater priorities matter more than avenging a fallen companion.
• The emergence of an extraordinary power: Beiming Lieyang’s strength and the Far North’s sudden changes suggest the influence of gods or a major cosmic transformation.
• The limits of cultivation norms: Snow Empress and Ice Empress have advanced far beyond what Di Tian believed possible, implying that conventional understanding of cultivation is no longer reliable.
• Spiritual dominance and purification: Beiming Lieyang’s Sun True Fire and Judgment not only defeat enemies physically but also erase resentment and prevent spiritual corruption.
• Uncertainty and investigation: The Star Dou powerhouses recognize that a hidden event has altered the balance of power, leading them to investigate rather than act blindly.

Character Interactions

• Ziji confronts Di Tian over his repeated retreats, while Di Tian calmly justifies his decisions.
• The Star Dou powerhouses collectively discuss the unexplained breakthroughs of Snow Empress and Ice Empress and gradually accept Di Tian’s theory that Beiming Lieyang may be a god’s inheritor.
• Di Tian assigns Wanyaowang to investigate the Far North, establishing a practical response to their uncertainty.
• Ice Empress and Beiming Lieyang bond through playful discussion of using Xiong Jun’s inherited ability against Di Tian, while Snow Empress reprimands them and keeps the situation focused.
• Xiong Jun’s residual soul directly confronts Beiming Lieyang during Spirit Ring absorption, but Beiming Lieyang overwhelms and eradicates it through his blazing spiritual power.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xiaogang arrives at Shrek Academy with his disciple, Tang San, and is warmly greeted by Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang appears extremely thin, exhausted, and physically tense. He claims that his poor condition is due to overworking himself on Martial Soul research, concealing that he was recently abused and tormented by the “Scarfaces.”
• Having escaped Notting City, Yu Xiaogang seeks refuge at Shrek Academy, believing Flender’s status as a Soul Saint will protect him from further harassment.
• Yu Xiaogang introduces Tang San as a prodigious young Soul Master. Tang San possesses:
  • Innate Full Soul Power
  • The supposedly useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul
  • Soul Power Rank 15 despite being only six or seven years old
• Flender is initially baffled by Tang San’s Martial Soul but becomes extremely excited after learning of his talent. He immediately accepts Tang San into Shrek Academy.
• During a tour of the academy, Flender encounters Oscar and Ma Hongjun. Both recognize Yu Xiaogang and are shocked to see him accompanied by Tang San.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun realize that Tang San has appeared far earlier than expected, suggesting that the Spacetime Turbulence altered the timing of their reincarnations.

Character Developments

• Yu Xiaogang: Returns traumatized, weakened, and deeply humiliated, but continues to maintain his scholarly image and pride. He hides his suffering behind excuses about research and remains determined to promote his theories, especially the claim that “there are no useless Martial Souls.”
• Tang San: Remains outwardly calm and obedient but internally views Yu Xiaogang with skepticism and irritation. He suspects Yu Xiaogang sold himself to the Scarfaces and is relieved that he escaped without involving him. Tang San also secretly seeks revenge for the humiliation he endured, choosing to remain patient and build up his strength.
• Flender: Welcomes Yu Xiaogang warmly and remains fond of him despite noticing his strange condition. He is initially doubtful of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, but quickly becomes enthusiastic once he learns of Tang San’s exceptional cultivation.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun: Their surprise at seeing Tang San indicates that they possess memories or expectations from another timeline. Their reaction introduces the larger mystery surrounding the reincarnators and altered chronology.

Significant Themes

• Humiliation and survival: Yu Xiaogang’s weakened state and desperate flight from Notting City contrast sharply with his proud self-image. Both he and Tang San endure humiliation while planning to survive and eventually retaliate.
• Talent versus appearances: Tang San looks ordinary and possesses Blue Silver Grass, yet his Innate Full Soul Power and Rank 15 cultivation mark him as an extraordinary genius.
• Self-deception and pride: Yu Xiaogang continues to repeat his theories and present himself as an intellectual authority, even when his own circumstances undermine his confidence.
• Reincarnation and altered fate: The unexpected early meeting between Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun suggests that the timeline has been disrupted, bringing reincarnated individuals together sooner than expected.
• Patience and revenge: Tang San suppresses his anger and chooses to lie low, preparing to punish the Scarfaces once he becomes strong enough.

Character Interactions

• Flender embraces Yu Xiaogang enthusiastically, though Yu Xiaogang reacts tensely because of his recent abuse.
• Yu Xiaogang proudly presents Tang San, while Tang San privately questions the credibility of Yu Xiaogang’s theories.
• Flender challenges the apparent contradiction between Blue Silver Grass and Innate Full Soul Power, but Yu Xiaogang confidently defends his “Ten Core Theories.”
• Flender enthusiastically enrolls Tang San after learning his cultivation level.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun respectfully greet Flender but become visibly alarmed upon seeing Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, setting up the chapter’s central mystery about the reincarnators’ changed timelines.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San notices unusual looks from Oscar and Ma Hongjun and briefly suspects they may also have been reborn, but dismisses the possibility because he considers them less powerful and less fortunate than himself.
• Flender introduces Oscar and Ma Hongjun to Yu Xiaogang:
  • Oscar is an eight-year-old Food-System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power, currently Rank 14.
  • Ma Hongjun is a six-year-old Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Master with Rank Nine Innate Soul Power, currently Rank 12.
• Yu Xiaogang identifies Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire Phoenix as suffering from an unstable “evil fire” that could eventually damage or consume him.
• Xiaogang proposes using an Ice-Attribute Spirit Ring to balance Ma Hongjun’s fire, a theory that Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun recognize as absurd and potentially harmful.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun internally mock Xiaogang’s lack of knowledge, remembering how his theories previously misled Tang San—especially regarding Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Spirit Rings.
• Oscar begins planning a new path for himself. He refuses to remain limited to the Food God’s inheritance and wants to become a genuine Combat Soul Master and eventually a God King.
• He considers obtaining a second Martial Soul through immense spiritual power or the sacrifice of a powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Possible targets include Xiao Wu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, with Snow Empress and Ice Empress appearing especially valuable because Oscar knows their future difficulties and can potentially manipulate them into accepting his help.
• The chapter ends with Oscar regaining confidence in his rebirth advantage and resolving to create a new destiny beyond the Food God.

2. Character Developments

• Tang San: Remains arrogant and confident in his own superiority. He suspects Oscar and Ma Hongjun briefly but dismisses them, underestimating their experience and intentions.
• Oscar: Undergoes the most significant development. As a reborn former Second-Class Deity, he uses his knowledge of the future and divine techniques to plan for a second Martial Soul, a combat-oriented cultivation path, and eventual God King status.
• Ma Hongjun: Is revealed to retain memories from his previous life and understands the dangers of Xiaogang’s theories. He silently joins Oscar in judging Xiaogang and considering how to benefit from Tang San’s continued reliance on him.
• Yu Xiaogang: Continues to present his theories with complete confidence, despite their questionable accuracy. His advice about Ma Hongjun exposes the flaws in his supposed expertise.
• Flender: Is concerned about Ma Hongjun’s evil fire and struggles to find a safe way to help him control it.
• Xiao Wu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress: Become potential future targets in Oscar’s plans, particularly as sources of power or catalysts for unlocking a second Martial Soul.

3. Significant Themes

• Rebirth and the abuse of foreknowledge: Oscar and Ma Hongjun possess knowledge of future events, allowing them to challenge established destinies and exploit opportunities before they arise.
• Breaking free from predetermined roles: Oscar rejects the limitations of being a Food-System Soul Master and seeks to become a combatant and ultimately a God King.
• Knowledge versus false expertise: Xiaogang’s confident but flawed theories contrast sharply with the protagonists’ broader knowledge as former deities.
• Manipulation and opportunism: Oscar plans to use future crises, divine techniques, and the needs of powerful Soul Beasts to obtain their abilities and advance himself.
• Competition between former allies: Oscar and Ma Hongjun no longer view Tang San purely as a companion; they consider allowing Xiaogang to mislead him so they can seize the opportunities Tang San once claimed.
• The danger of inherited destiny: The characters are not simply repeating their former lives; each is attempting to redirect the path that once led them to their original positions.

4. Character Interactions

• Tang San observes Oscar and Ma Hongjun suspiciously, while they conceal their rebirth and act as though nothing is unusual.
• Flender proudly presents his two young disciples to Yu Xiaogang and seeks advice about Ma Hongjun’s condition.
• Yu Xiaogang explains his theory about balancing Ma Hongjun’s evil fire with an Ice-Attribute Spirit Ring, prompting silent disbelief from Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun share an unspoken understanding: they recognize Xiaogang’s incompetence and consider using his continued influence over Tang San to undermine Tang San’s future.
• Oscar mentally evaluates several powerful female Soul Beasts as possible allies, sacrifices, or sources of a second Martial Soul, revealing his increasingly calculating and ambitious mindset.

Chapter Summary: “Dragon-Beast Nemesis! Void Star God Salong!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Xiaogang proposes an impractical method for helping Ma Hongjun obtain his second Spirit Ring, but everyone ignores the suggestion. Embarrassed, he withdraws the idea, while Flender tactfully reassures him that there is still plenty of time to find a better solution.
• As Flender leads Yu Xiaogang and Tang San into Shrek Academy, Oscar and Ma Hongjun realize that Xiao Wu is missing.
• Oscar becomes especially anxious because Xiao Wu was supposed to be beside Tang San at this point in his memories of the future. His plans depend on using Xiao Wu, a powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, as his first major source of support. Her absence threatens to derail his entire strategy.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Beiming Lieyang awakens after obtaining major new powers from the sacrifices of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Xiong Jun.
• He reveals six powerful abilities:

Void Heaven-Rending Claw

Mysterious Ice Splitting Firmament: Ninefold Collapse

Beast Power Phantom

Void Physique

Dragon-Beast Nemesis

Void Roar

• Ice Empress and Snow Empress are shocked by the extraordinary strength and versatility of these abilities, especially the space-tearing effects of Void Heaven-Rending Claw and the broad defensive and physical enhancements of Void Physique.
• Beiming demonstrates Dragon-Beast Nemesis, which creates dark-gold claw gauntlets that possess special power against dragons and dragon-related creatures. Because nearly all Soul Beasts carry some trace of dragon aura, the ability may allow Beiming to suppress virtually every Soul Beast.
• Ice Empress excitedly kisses Beiming, but Snow Empress pulls her away and warns her not to approach him recklessly. Their familiar rivalry and jealousy resurface.
• Beiming reflects on his gains and realizes that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice has opened a second Martial Soul slot.
• He considers obtaining Void Star God Salong, the villainous counterpart to his existing Solar Star God Apollo. The Star of the Galaxy reacts to this thought, forming a black hole and summoning a gigantic dark phantom, apparently signaling the arrival of Salong’s power.

Character Developments

• Oscar is shown to be calculating and heavily dependent on plans based on his previous-life memories. His desperation over Xiao Wu’s disappearance reveals how vulnerable his strategy is to changes in the timeline.
• Ma Hongjun remains outwardly composed but is also quietly reconsidering his own plans.
• Yu Xiaogang suffers another blow to his authority when his suggestion is completely disregarded, though Flender helps him preserve his dignity.
• Beiming Lieyang has advanced dramatically, reaching Rank 89 and acquiring an exceptionally powerful set of abilities. He is becoming a major force capable of countering both dragons and Soul Beasts.
• Ice Empress displays open affection and excitement toward Beiming, while Snow Empress becomes subtly possessive and protective. Their relationship remains affectionate but competitive.
• Beiming remains calm and amused by the two women’s rivalry, while also thinking strategically about his future Martial Soul.

Significant Themes

• Changes to destiny and the timeline: Xiao Wu’s unexplained absence suggests that major events have diverged from the expected future.
• Power through sacrifice and inheritance: Beiming’s growth comes from absorbing the abilities and legacies of powerful Soul Beasts.
• Predation and suppression: Dragon-Beast Nemesis reflects the natural hierarchy of Soul Beasts, turning Beiming into an innate predator of dragon-descended beings.
• Strategic dependence: Oscar’s plans demonstrate the danger of relying too heavily on foreknowledge when reality begins to change.
• Affection, rivalry, and possessiveness: The interactions between Ice Empress and Snow Empress combine sisterly familiarity with romantic competition over Beiming.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu Xiaogang and Flender: Flender diplomatically covers for Yu Xiaogang after his failed suggestion.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun: Both independently notice Xiao Wu’s absence, though Oscar reacts with much greater alarm because of his secret plans.
• Beiming and Ice Empress: Ice Empress excitedly examines his new abilities, praises his strength, and kisses him.
• Beiming, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress: Snow Empress interrupts Ice Empress and uses gentle but intimidating words to restrain her, reviving their long-standing rivalry.
• Beiming and the Star of the Galaxy: His desire for Void Star God Salong appears to trigger the artifact, which manifests a black hole and a towering dark phantom, ending the chapter on a supernatural revelation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beiming Lieyang’s third Martial Soul suddenly manifests as Void Star God Salong, a gigantic, black-hole-based entity resembling a fallen angel with emerald flames and a terrifying aura.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress are shocked to discover that Beiming possesses a third Martial Soul, especially one as powerful and ominous as Salong.
• Beiming explains Salong’s origins and abilities. Created by Creator God Odin from a black hole, Salong possesses numerous powerful techniques, including:
  • Dark Universe and Black Universe
  • Spacetime Rupture and Spacetime Whirl
  • Void Afterimage
  • Telekinesis
  • Mind-wave linking, which allows him to revive through linked living beings even if his body is destroyed
• Unlike other Cosmic Star Gods, Salong has no planetary form. His primordial spirit is itself a black hole, allowing him to constantly absorb and Devour energy without needing to transform.
• As a Martial Soul, Salong grants Beiming a 600% increase to all attributes, armor equipment, and a future mecha-activation form that can contain multiple passengers after he reaches the Title Douluo level.
• Beiming’s possession by Salong grants him several ultimate attributes: Ultimate Ice, Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Strength, and Ultimate Spacetime, along with the superior Devour ability.
• Ice Empress connects Salong’s power to the formation of her Void Mysterious Ice, realizing that it contains darkness and mental-erosion properties in addition to its ice-based power.
• Ice Empress notes that Beiming’s Triple Martial Soul will require a huge number of Spirit Rings, but the Far North’s powerful Soul Beasts may eventually provide suitable sacrifices.
• After examining Beiming’s new power, Ice Empress suggests eating the body of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Beiming jokingly proposes adding Xiong Jun’s corpse, turning the meal into an extravagant and deliberately provocative feast aimed at Di Tian.
• Ice Empress enthusiastically agrees, while Snow Empress quietly joins them in preparing the food.
• Elsewhere, Wanyaowang arrives at the edge of the Far North, determined to investigate the disturbance and discover what has happened.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang gains his third and highly destructive Martial Soul, greatly expanding his abilities and reinforcing his status as an exceptionally powerful cultivator.
• His new Salong form contrasts sharply with his Solar Star God Apollo: Apollo represents warmth, justice, and radiance, while Salong embodies darkness, destruction, Devouring, and the abyss.
• Ice Empress becomes increasingly impressed by Beiming’s abilities and demonstrates her usual bold, mischievous personality by encouraging the provocative feast.
• Snow Empress remains calm and observant but accepts Beiming’s new power and helps with the preparations, showing her growing closeness to the group.
• Wanyaowang takes on an investigative role, preparing to enter the Far North and assess the consequences of the recent upheaval.

Significant Themes

• Power and escalation: Beiming’s third Martial Soul makes his already overwhelming strength even greater, introducing multiple ultimate attributes and near-limitless energy absorption.
• Light versus darkness: The chapter emphasizes the symbolic opposition between Apollo’s solar righteousness and Salong’s black-hole-like darkness and Devouring nature.
• Transformation and adaptation: Salong’s abilities merge with Beiming’s existing cultivation system, while Void Mysterious Ice is revealed to have evolved through the interaction of cosmic and dark powers.
• Comradeship through humor: The characters respond to extraordinary danger with banter, food, and playful provocation, making their relationship feel relaxed and familial.
• Impending conflict: Wanyaowang’s arrival and the deliberate decision to eat Xiong Jun’s flesh suggest that Di Tian and the forces of the Far North may soon react violently.

Important Character Interactions

• Ice Empress and Snow Empress jointly react with astonishment to Beiming’s third Martial Soul.
• Ice Empress physically examines Salong’s armor and questions Beiming about its origins, leading to an explanation of the Cosmic Star Gods and Creator God Odin.
• Ice Empress correctly deduces the relationship between Salong’s dark power and the hidden attributes of Void Mysterious Ice; Beiming confirms her theory.
• Ice Empress and Beiming share mischievous banter about provoking Di Tian, while Snow Empress silently joins their preparations.
• Wanyaowang’s decision to investigate the Far North creates a parallel storyline and foreshadows future confrontation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wanyaowang travels into the Far North to investigate the recent upheaval involving the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and the mysterious human who killed Xiong Jun with a single strike.
• He is especially interested in how both Empresses survived impossible Heavenly Tribulations, hoping their secret might help him overcome his own approaching tribulation.
• Wanyaowang reflects on his difficult rise from an ordinary Demon Eye Demon Tree to a 530,000-year-old plant-type overlord. His evolution came through years of scheming, including devouring an Immortal Spirit Grass and enduring a century of pain.
• He begins questioning his relationship with Di Tian, realizing that Di Tian may abandon him just as he abandoned Xiong Jun and yielded in the Far North. Wanyaowang decides he must find a way to protect himself independently.
• In the Far North’s core region, Wanyaowang encounters the Apollo Puppet, a black metallic construct carrying a sword resembling the weapon that killed Xiong Jun.
• The puppet identifies Wanyaowang as a trespasser and launches its attack, using “Light Energy Convergence” followed by “Coronal Light.”
• Wanyaowang attempts to escape, activate his time-slowing domain, and block the attack with poisonous, numbing branches. However, the sword’s Sun True Fire and Judgment Power destroy his defenses.
• The attack splits Wanyaowang’s body in half, apparently killing him.
• Unexpectedly, the Apollo Puppet extinguishes the flames, inserts Void Mysterious Ice into Wanyaowang’s body, and restores him. His cultivation and physical attributes increase dramatically.
• The Void Mysterious Ice then releases a terrifying dark force that invades Wanyaowang’s mind, causing agony far worse than anything he has previously endured.

Character Developments

• Wanyaowang: His ambition and survival instincts become clearer. He is no longer willing to rely on Di Tian’s protection and seeks a means of surviving his own impending tribulation. His confidence collapses when he experiences the overwhelming power of the Apollo Puppet, but his survival introduces the possibility of a major transformation—or corruption.
• Di Tian: Though absent from the action, he is portrayed as increasingly pragmatic and unreliable. His refusal to avenge Xiong Jun or reclaim the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm makes Wanyaowang question their alliance.
• Apollo Puppet: It demonstrates terrifying combat power, precision, and complete emotional detachment. Its decision to revive and empower Wanyaowang suggests that the attack was deliberate experimentation or preparation rather than a simple execution.

Significant Themes

• Survival through cunning versus overwhelming power: Wanyaowang’s centuries of patience and scheming prove meaningless against the Apollo Puppet’s absolute strength.
• Betrayal and self-preservation: Di Tian’s willingness to yield forces Wanyaowang to reconsider loyalty and seek his own path.
• Transformation through suffering: Wanyaowang’s earlier evolution required prolonged pain, and his new ordeal may lead to an even greater change.
• The danger of power: The Void Mysterious Ice grants immense strength but also inflicts unbearable mental torment, suggesting that advancement comes at the risk of losing oneself.
• Mystery and manipulation: The Apollo Puppet’s motives remain unknown, particularly why it chooses to heal and empower an enemy after defeating him.

Character Interactions

• Wanyaowang’s thoughts are shaped by his observations of Di Tian’s treatment of Xiong Jun and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• The Apollo Puppet confronts Wanyaowang as an intruder, ignores his claim of peaceful intent, and destroys him with Coronal Light.
• Afterward, it reverses course by healing and strengthening him, creating an unsettling relationship based on domination, experimentation, and forced transformation rather than cooperation.

Chapter Summary: “Another Continent, The Name of the Evil Emperor!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter contrasts two simultaneous situations:
  • Wanyaowang suffers as the Void Mysterious Ice corrodes his soul.
  • Beiming Lieyang, the Ice Emperor, and the Snow Emperor relax in the Star Dou Great Forest while preparing a feast.
• The trio turns the bodies of the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and the Dark Gold Claw Bear into a lavish meal, including dual-flavor hotpot, barbecue, and stewed bear paws.
• The Ice Emperor discovers that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm still contains a million-year Spirit Wisdom Skull. Beiming Lieyang chooses not to absorb it immediately, believing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s spiritual power is too impure and poorly controlled.
• Beiming reveals the existence of another continent and introduces the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, known as the Evil Emperor. With roughly 780,000 years of cultivation, spatial abilities, and ultimate spiritual power, the Evil Emperor is powerful enough to injure Di Tian.
• Beiming intends to obtain the Evil Emperor’s spirit ring and spirit bone in the future. The Ice Emperor becomes excited at the prospect of visiting another continent, and Beiming agrees to take her and the Snow Emperor there.
• The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm meat initially disappoints the Ice Emperor, but Beiming enhances it with Void Mysterious Ice. The altered meat becomes far more powerful, greatly increasing its energy and helping the Ice Emperor approach her next cultivation breakthrough.
• Meanwhile, Di Tian observes the picnic from a safe distance using a series of spatially refracted light mirrors. The Star Dou fierce beasts are outraged that the trio is openly eating their companions’ remains in the forest, but none dare confront them.
• Di Tian eventually dismisses the scene, hoping the visitors leave soon. However, just before the image disappears, he notices a mysterious object and reopens the light mirror to investigate.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates confidence and discernment by refusing to absorb the million-year spirit bone immediately. He recognizes the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm’s enormous but poorly refined spiritual power and remains focused on obtaining superior abilities from the Evil Emperor.
• The Ice Emperor is shown as energetic, food-loving, emotionally expressive, and increasingly playful. Her excitement over the new continent and her desire to break through further emphasize her competitive and lively personality.
• The Snow Emperor remains composed and affectionate, participating in the meal while teasing the Ice Emperor about her shrinking height and increasingly petite appearance.
• Di Tian displays restraint and caution. Despite his anger at the trio’s provocation, he refuses to act rashly because of their overwhelming strength. His attention ultimately shifts from indignation to suspicion concerning the mysterious item he sees.
• Wanyaowang remains in severe danger, suffering under the Void Mysterious Ice’s soul corrosion, while his situation contrasts sharply with the trio’s carefree feast.

Significant Themes

• Power and quality over quantity: The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm possesses enormous spiritual energy, but its lack of purity and control makes it inferior to more refined and combat-capable beings such as the Evil Emperor.
• Provocation and dominance: The picnic functions as an open display of Beiming and the two emperors’ fearlessness, humiliating the Star Dou fierce beasts in their own territory.
• Exploration and expanding horizons: The revelation of another continent broadens the story’s world and introduces new enemies, resources, and future destinations.
• Food as power and companionship: The feast is both comic entertainment and a method of cultivation, as the enhanced soul-beast meat provides the Ice Emperor with powerful energy.
• Restraint under overwhelming circumstances: Di Tian and the fierce beasts are forced to suppress their anger because direct confrontation would carry disastrous consequences.

Character Interactions

• The Ice Emperor eagerly presents the million-year skull to Beiming and presses him to absorb it, while the Snow Emperor joins the discussion.
• Beiming explains the superiority of the Evil Emperor, prompting surprise from both women and inspiring the Ice Emperor’s desire to visit the other continent.
• The Snow Emperor affectionately teases the Ice Emperor about her height, leading to playful bickering until Beiming redirects their attention to the food.
• The trio cooperates closely in preparing and eating the feast, with Beiming enhancing the meat using Void Mysterious Ice.
• The Star Dou fierce beasts react collectively with anger and disbelief while watching the picnic, but Di Tian restrains them and observes cautiously from afar.
• The chapter ends on a cliffhanger as Di Tian notices something unusual in the distant scene and reactivates the light mirror to examine it.

Chapter Summary: “Preparing to Fish for a Silver Dragon Fish!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Tian secretly observes Beiming Lieyang through a light mirror, attempting to determine the nature of the mysterious ice fused with several powerful beings.
• While observing, Di Tian detects an overwhelmingly powerful aura of Devour from Beiming Lieyang. Beiming immediately notices the surveillance, forcing Di Tian to withdraw the mirror.
• Di Tian admits to the other Fierce Beasts that he has been discovered, increasing their concern about Beiming’s origins, abilities, and connection to the Far North.
• At the Far North’s outskirts, Wanyaowang awakens after being mentally corrupted and controlled by Beiming’s Apollo Puppet. He now regards the puppet as his master.
• The puppet orders Wanyaowang to travel to the Far North’s core and assist with experiments, particularly because of his Ultimate Wood attribute. The puppet then assumes planetary form to continue monitoring the region.
• Beiming reveals that he detected Di Tian’s surveillance and learned that Wanyaowang had been sent to investigate Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Beiming’s backgrounds.
• Rather than killing Wanyaowang outright, Beiming controls him. This prevents Di Tian from noticing an abnormality and allows Wanyaowang’s Ultimate Wood ability to be used to cultivate vegetation and potentially create an oasis in the barren Far North.
• Beiming proposes retaliating against Di Tian by secretly investigating the Star Dou Great Forest’s greatest secret: the portion of the Dragon God sleeping beneath the Lake of Life.
• He, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress pretend to leave the forest, then secretly teleport underground into an ice chamber beside the lake.
• Beiming creates a fishing rod and uses a massive piece of Void Mysterious Ice as bait, casting it into the Lake of Life. He jokingly claims he is fishing for a “Silver Dragon Fish,” implying that he is actually attempting to lure or capture the sleeping Silver Dragon King.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang is shown to be highly perceptive, powerful, and strategically cunning. He detects Di Tian’s surveillance, turns Wanyaowang into an asset, and immediately devises a bold plan to probe the Dragon God’s hidden remnant.
• Di Tian becomes increasingly wary of Beiming. His failed attempt at surveillance confirms that Beiming possesses extraordinary detection abilities, leaving the Beast God uncertain about how dangerous he truly is.
• Wanyaowang loses his autonomy after being corrupted and controlled by Beiming’s puppet. Despite this, his Ultimate Wood attribute gives him a new purpose in Beiming’s plan for improving the Far North.
• Snow Empress continues to understand Beiming’s intentions quickly and recognizes the meaning behind his “fishing” metaphor before Ice Empress does.
• Ice Empress remains impulsive and protective, reacting angrily to Di Tian’s spying. She is also comically confused by Beiming and Snow Empress’s cryptic discussion, but ultimately joins their scheme.

Significant Themes

• Mutual surveillance and strategic deception: Di Tian attempts to investigate Beiming, but Beiming notices him and responds by infiltrating Di Tian’s territory.
• Turning enemies into resources: Instead of killing Wanyaowang, Beiming exploits his abilities to benefit the Far North and conceal the true extent of his actions.
• Expansion and self-sufficiency: The plan to create an oasis reflects the Far North’s future development from a barren, isolated region into a stronger and more independent force.
• Power hidden beneath appearances: The ordinary-looking ice and Beiming’s playful behavior conceal terrifying abilities and an audacious objective.
• Humor amid danger: The “fishing” plan presents a potentially world-shaking confrontation in a playful, almost absurd manner.

Character Interactions

• Di Tian’s failed observation creates anxiety among the Fierce Beasts, who question Beiming’s identity and strength.
• Beiming reassures Snow Empress and Ice Empress by explaining his control over Wanyaowang and his broader plans for the Far North.
• Ice Empress angrily demands retaliation against Di Tian, while Snow Empress calmly interprets Beiming’s strategy.
• Beiming and Snow Empress share a conspiratorial understanding about the meaning of “fishing,” leaving Ice Empress bewildered.
• The chapter ends with Ice Empress realizing that Beiming’s “Silver Dragon Fish” may actually be the Silver Dragon King himself.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beiming Lieyang proposes using a piece of Void Mysterious Ice as bait to fish the injured Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, out of the Lake of Life.
• Ice Empress is initially incredulous, since the Lake of Life is the Star Dou Great Forest’s most forbidden area and Gu Yuena is a godlike being. However, she quickly becomes enthusiastic about the idea of abducting Di Tian’s superior.
• The bait succeeds. Gu Yuena senses the Void Mysterious Ice beneath the lakebed, investigates it, and begins eating it because its power is exceptionally pure and helps repair the injuries inflicted by the Sword of Three Realms’ Judgment.
• Beiming Lieyang and Ice Empress pull on the fishing rod and unexpectedly drag Gu Yuena out of the lake. She remains focused on chewing the ice and seems barely aware that she has been “caught.”
• Gu Yuena discovers that the Void Mysterious Ice can strengthen her threefold and heal her injuries. When Beiming Lieyang offers another piece, he teasingly leads her around with it until she takes it herself.
• Beiming Lieyang teleports Gu Yuena, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress away from the Lake of Life. Gu Yuena passively follows because she is more interested in obtaining and eating the ice than questioning where she is being taken.
• Di Tian arrives too late and furiously orders the group to leave Gu Yuena behind. Gu Yuena calmly explains that staying with Beiming Lieyang will help her recover more effectively, then leaves with them.
• Di Tian is left helpless and enraged, releasing a roar of despair across the Star Dou Great Forest.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang demonstrates increasing confidence in the overwhelming power of his Void Mysterious Ice and shows a mischievous, opportunistic side by deliberately targeting Gu Yuena to spite Di Tian.
• Gu Yuena is revealed in a surprisingly vulnerable and humorous state. Despite her status as the Silver Dragon King, her injuries and need for recovery make her highly dependent on the Void Mysterious Ice. Her normally distant dignity is undermined by her single-minded eagerness to eat it.
• Ice Empress shifts from disbelief to delighted participation. She eagerly supports the plan and finds Gu Yuena’s undignified behavior extremely amusing.
• Snow Empress remains cautious because Gu Yuena is a deity, but she gradually becomes entertained by the situation and ultimately urges everyone to escape before Di Tian can intervene.
• Di Tian suffers a major emotional and strategic defeat. His lifelong protection of Gu Yuena is rendered useless when she willingly leaves with Beiming Lieyang.

Significant Themes

• Power and vulnerability: Even a powerful divine being like Gu Yuena can be weakened by injury and influenced by a resource uniquely suited to her recovery.
• Humor through reversal of status: The majestic Silver Dragon King is treated like a fish and lured around like a pet with food, creating a comedic contrast with her usual grandeur.
• Manipulation and temptation: Beiming Lieyang exploits Gu Yuena’s desperate need for healing, using the Void Mysterious Ice to control the situation without force.
• Loyalty versus practical recovery: Gu Yuena chooses the place where she can heal most effectively rather than remaining with Di Tian out of loyalty or tradition.
• Humiliation and psychological warfare: Beiming Lieyang recognizes that taking Gu Yuena away openly hurts Di Tian more deeply than simply defeating him.

Character Interactions

• Beiming Lieyang and Ice Empress collaborate enthusiastically, with Ice Empress acting as an excited accomplice to the “fishing” plan.
• Snow Empress provides a more restrained and cautious presence, observing both Gu Yuena and the increasingly absurd situation.
• Beiming Lieyang playfully teases Gu Yuena by repeatedly moving the Void Mysterious Ice just out of reach, while she follows with complete seriousness.
• Ice Empress and Beiming Lieyang privately joke about having effectively “abducted” Gu Yuena and potentially using her as a fighter by continuing to feed her the ice.
• Di Tian confronts the group in fury, but Gu Yuena calmly rejects his attempt to stop her, making clear that her recovery now takes priority.

Chapter Summary: “Damn Blond! Major Moves in the Far North”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Di Tian discovers that the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, has willingly left with the human Beiming Lieyang and gone to the Far North. He is initially devastated and enraged, blaming both humans and the Far North.
• After discussing the situation with the other Fierce Beasts, Di Tian decides that Gu Yuena’s destination is now their territory as well. He leads the beasts in a large-scale migration toward the Far North.
• At the Ice Crystal Palace, Gu Yuena settles in and begins eating Void Mysterious Ice, which helps her recover from her injuries. Beiming Lieyang agrees to let her remain there.
• Beiming Lieyang, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress discuss developing the Far North. Their plans include:
  • Creating an oasis by cultivating cold-resistant vegetation.
  • Using plants and seeds from the Star Dou Great Forest and ice-element spiritual herbs collected by Dugu Bo and others.
  • Raising Ice Silkworms on Void Mysterious Ice to strengthen them.
  • Building a permanent home and obtaining construction materials from the human world.
• They also plan to send selected Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts into human society after they transform into humans. These “exchange students” will learn about human civilization, cooperation, and ways of thinking before returning to educate other soul beasts.
• To protect them, the transformed soul beasts will receive Void Mysterious Ice marks that allow emergency teleportation back to the Far North. Stronger Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts will accompany them, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will help provide legal human identities.
• The Ice Empress enthusiastically volunteers to select the first group of soul beasts.
• Gu Yuena misunderstands the purpose of the plan, asking whether Beiming Lieyang is trying to understand humans in order to destroy them. His reaction reflects his awareness of her eventual future actions and ideology.

Character Developments

• Di Tian: Moves from shock, fury, and heartbreak to decisive loyalty. Rather than remaining paralyzed by Gu Yuena’s departure, he reframes the Far North as her new territory and mobilizes the Fierce Beasts to follow her.
• Gu Yuena: Remains quiet and emotionally unreadable but willingly stays with Beiming Lieyang because of the Void Mysterious Ice. Her simple, focused appetite contrasts with the grand political and developmental plans forming around her.
• Beiming Lieyang: Takes on the role of organizer and reformer. He seeks not only to protect soul beasts but also to help them develop agriculture, civilization, education, and contact with humanity.
• Ice Empress: Becomes increasingly enthusiastic about building a home and sending young soul beasts to experience the human world. Her defensive attitude toward her past “borrowing” of human resources adds humor.
• Snow Empress: Acts as a thoughtful and practical adviser, supporting the plans while raising concerns about adaptation and safety.
• The Fierce Beasts: Demonstrate unquestioning devotion to Gu Yuena, accepting Di Tian’s logic that wherever she goes must become their new home.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and devotion: Di Tian’s decision to follow Gu Yuena shows the Fierce Beasts’ absolute dedication, even when she leaves them voluntarily.
• Civilization through contact: Beiming Lieyang argues that soul beasts must experience human society directly if they are to understand human thought and develop beyond their traditional isolation.
• Adaptation and rebuilding: The Far North is being transformed from a barren, resource-poor region into a sustainable homeland with agriculture, infrastructure, education, and stronger inhabitants.
• Coexistence versus conflict: The chapter emphasizes learning about humans rather than automatically treating them as enemies, suggesting a possible path toward cooperation.
• Irony and foreshadowing: Gu Yuena’s question about understanding humans to destroy them humorously anticipates her distant future, when she will interact closely with humanity despite her apparent anti-human ideology.

Important Character Interactions

• Di Tian informs Bi Ji, Scarlet King, Zi Ji, and the other Fierce Beasts that Gu Yuena left with a human; his declaration inspires their immediate decision to follow.
• Beiming Lieyang reassures the Ice Empress that Gu Yuena can remain in the Far North, while explaining that Void Mysterious Ice is helping her recover.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress collaborate with Beiming Lieyang on ecological development, Ice Silkworm cultivation, construction, and the education of soul beasts.
• The Ice Empress’s excitement contrasts with the Snow Empress’s caution, creating a balance between enthusiasm and practical planning.
• Gu Yuena’s final exchange with Beiming Lieyang highlights the difference between her suspicious, conflict-oriented assumptions and his more constructive goal of mutual understanding.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beiming Ye/Lieyang explains to Gu Yuena that his efforts to develop the Far North can serve as a model for the Star Dou Great Forest and the wider Soul Beast race.
• He argues that humans have prospered because they continuously exploit resources, reproduce quickly, and build organized civilizations, while Soul Beasts have remained isolated and fragmented. As a result, Soul Beast habitats have steadily declined.
• His proposed solution is for powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to assume human forms, enter human society, study its systems and civilization, and then use that knowledge to create a civilization for Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena considers the idea practical and suggests that Di Tian should learn from Lieyang.
• Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts arrive at the edge of the Far North, where the Apollo Puppet prevents them from entering. Beiming Lieyang and Gu Yuena appear through Void Mysterious Ice.
• Di Tian urges Gu Yuena to return to the Star Dou Great Forest, but she refuses, explaining that staying with Lieyang will help her recover more quickly. She reveals that Void Mysterious Ice is contributing to her recovery, though she refuses to explain its full nature.
• Gu Yuena then outlines Lieyang’s plan to the Fierce Beasts. Bi Ji reacts positively, while Di Tian struggles with the idea of accepting guidance from a human.
• Di Tian ultimately agrees to observe and remain with Gu Yuena, though he insists that he does not yet accept Lieyang’s philosophy. Gu Yuena orders all the Fierce Beasts to follow Lieyang and learn from him.

Character Developments

• Beiming Lieyang: Establishes himself not merely as someone helping Gu Yuena recover, but as a visionary proposing a long-term strategy for Soul Beast survival. His approach emphasizes learning from humanity rather than simply fighting it.
• Gu Yuena: Becomes increasingly trusting and dependent on Lieyang. She openly defends him, praises his ideas, and prioritizes staying beside him over returning to the Star Dou Great Forest. Her changed attitude surprises and unsettles her guardians.
• Di Tian: Initially reacts with anger and jealousy toward Lieyang, viewing him as a human who has taken Gu Yuena away. However, after hearing the plan and observing Gu Yuena’s improved condition, he reluctantly becomes willing to watch and learn.
• Bi Ji: Shows immediate interest in the possibility of a peaceful Soul Beast civilization. Her dislike of unnecessary slaughter makes her especially receptive to Lieyang’s proposal.
• The other Fierce Beasts: Remain suspicious and bewildered, particularly by Gu Yuena’s closeness to Lieyang and her insistence that they learn from him.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation versus tradition: Soul Beasts must either adapt by learning from humans or continue losing territory and influence.
• Civilization as a survival strategy: Strength alone has not protected Soul Beasts; organization, reproduction, technology, and social systems have allowed humans to dominate the continent.
• Conflict between humans and Soul Beasts: The chapter reframes the conflict as more than a battle of power. Human success comes from their ability to exploit resources and build institutions.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Di Tian’s guardianship requires him to support Gu Yuena even when he dislikes her choices or disagrees with her methods.
• Changing relationships: Gu Yuena’s growing attachment to Lieyang creates humorous but serious tension with Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts.

Character Interactions

• Lieyang and Gu Yuena: Discuss the future of Soul Beasts, with Gu Yuena seriously considering his ideas and defending him against criticism.
• Gu Yuena and Di Tian: Their exchange highlights Di Tian’s protective loyalty and Gu Yuena’s increasing independence. She directly tells him to learn from Lieyang, leaving him shocked.
• Di Tian and Lieyang: Di Tian views Lieyang with hostility and distrust, but Lieyang’s plan forces him to acknowledge that the human may offer Soul Beasts a viable future.
• Bi Ji and Gu Yuena: Bi Ji questions how Lieyang can help Gu Yuena recover, showing concern and skepticism before becoming intrigued by the broader proposal.
• The Fierce Beasts collectively: Their confusion and alarm provide comic relief, as they conclude that Gu Yuena has been “completely whisked away” while simultaneously being drawn into Lieyang’s revolutionary plan.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi discusses Spirit Hall’s rapidly growing power with Gu Rong and Chen Xin. With the Clear Sky Sect withdrawn from the world, the remaining Upper Three Sects are increasingly unable to oppose Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi proposes strengthening the sect’s alliances, particularly by recruiting Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo. Dugu Bo is now Rank 93, opposes Spirit Hall, and could become a valuable ally.
• The group also discusses Dugu Bo’s unusual respect toward three mysterious outsiders, as well as Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s recent purchases of rare, vitality-rich and ice-elemental herbs. Ning Fengzhi suspects these clues may reveal the strangers’ identities or origins.
• Gu Rong’s recent obsession with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s library becomes a subject of discussion. He has been studying geography, customs, strange tales, ancient ruins, and forgotten relics—behavior that seems suspicious even to Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi suggests researching ancient ruins and lost inheritances to uncover information about the mysterious young man connected to Dugu Bo.
• When the conversation turns to ruins, Gu Rong suddenly rushes to the sect’s Soul Fighting Arena. There, he encounters a blond young man and kneels before him, solemnly greeting him as “Lord Apollo.”

Character Developments

• Ning Fengzhi demonstrates strategic foresight and growing concern over Spirit Hall’s expansion. He becomes determined to gather allies and investigate the mysterious figures linked to Dugu Bo.
• Chen Xin remains cautious and skeptical, recognizing both Spirit Hall’s threat and the difficulty of winning over Dugu Bo. He also senses that Gu Rong’s recent behavior is abnormal.
• Gu Rong is revealed to have been secretly investigating ancient knowledge and ruins, suggesting that he knows or suspects more than he has admitted. His sudden kneeling before the blond youth marks a dramatic shift and implies a hidden allegiance or profound respect.
• Dugu Bo is portrayed as an important potential ally: powerful, independent, hostile toward Spirit Hall, and connected to mysterious outsiders.
• The blond young man, identified by Gu Rong as “Lord Apollo,” is introduced as an enigmatic and apparently influential figure.

Significant Themes

• The growing threat of Spirit Hall: Its centralized power contrasts with the divided and weakened Upper Three Sects.
• Political alliances and survival: Ning Fengzhi emphasizes the need to cooperate with neutral or hostile forces of Spirit Hall before the balance of power shifts further.
• Secrets and hidden identities: Dugu Bo’s connections, the mysterious outsiders’ origins, and Gu Rong’s private research all suggest deeper forces operating behind the visible political conflict.
• Forgotten history and ancient inheritances: Ruins and lost civilizations may hold clues to powerful figures or hidden sects.
• Unexpected loyalties: Gu Rong’s reverence toward Lord Apollo overturns the others’ assumptions about his recent behavior and raises questions about his true relationship with the mysterious youth.

Character Interactions

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin debate how the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can resist Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi attempts to persuade Chen Xin that Dugu Bo should be recruited despite his proud and solitary personality.
• The elders question Gu Rong about his unusual reading habits, but he deflects their concerns.
• Ning Fengzhi’s mention of ancient ruins triggers Gu Rong’s sudden reaction and leads the group to Lord Apollo, ending the chapter on a major cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary: “Chen Xin: Could I Really Not Be His Match? Impossible!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi discover Gu Rong kneeling before the mysterious blond youth Beiming Lieyang and addressing him as “Master Apollo.”
• They realize Gu Rong has been mentally controlled, explaining his recent strange behavior. Beiming reveals that Dugu Bo is not controlled but merely owes him a favor.
• Beiming offers a simple condition for Gu Rong’s release: Chen Xin must defeat him.
• Chen Xin attacks with his Seven Kill Sword, but Beiming casually blocks and repels him with the Corona Sword.
• Beiming reveals his extraordinary cultivation and Spirit Ring configuration: eight rings, including multiple black and red rings, a golden seventh ring, and a mysterious red-gold eighth ring. His power greatly exceeds what his rank of Soul Douluo should permit.
• He summons the Solar Star God Apollo and equips the Solar Star God Armor, dramatically increasing his aura and strength.
• Chen Xin activates his Martial Soul Avatar and unleashes his Seventh Soul Skill, but Beiming again blocks the attack effortlessly and sends him flying.
• Ning Fengzhi activates his Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda and boosts Chen Xin’s strength, speed, Soul Power, defense, and attack.
• Empowered, Chen Xin uses his ultimate Ninth Soul Skill, Demon-God Twin Slash, combining opposing crimson and blue sword energies in a desperate attempt to rescue Gu Rong.
• The chapter ends with Beiming still blocking Chen Xin’s strongest attack with one hand, leaving the outcome unresolved.

Character Developments

• Chen Xin: His confidence and belief in his unmatched swordsmanship are severely shaken. Despite initially underestimating Beiming, he gradually recognizes the danger and fights with increasing seriousness. His determination to save Gu Rong prevents him from retreating.
• Ning Fengzhi: He remains observant and composed but is deeply alarmed by Gu Rong’s condition and Beiming’s overwhelming strength. He supports Chen Xin directly through his amplification abilities.
• Gu Rong: His behavior confirms that he has been placed under Beiming’s control, becoming fanatically loyal and calling him “Master Apollo.”
• Beiming Lieyang: He demonstrates overwhelming confidence, immense physical strength, and complete control of the confrontation. His unusual Spirit Rings, Apollo Martial Soul, armor, and effortless defense establish him as an extraordinary and potentially unprecedented opponent.
• Dugu Bo: It is clarified that he is not controlled by Beiming; his cooperation stems from owing Beiming a favor.

Significant Themes

• Overconfidence versus overwhelming power: Chen Xin’s pride as the world’s strongest attack-type Titled Douluo is challenged by an opponent far beyond conventional expectations.
• Loyalty and rescue: Chen Xin risks everything to free Gu Rong, emphasizing the deep bond between the two veteran guardians.
• Limits of established knowledge: Beiming’s abnormal Spirit Rings and strength overturn the accepted standards of the Douluo world.
• Power and submission: Gu Rong’s forced devotion contrasts with Chen Xin’s resistance, highlighting the consequences of Beiming’s dominance.
• Determination in the face of impossibility: Even after being repeatedly repelled, Chen Xin continues fighting and uses his ultimate technique rather than abandoning his friend.

Character Interactions

• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi: They jointly investigate Gu Rong’s condition and confront Beiming, with Ning Fengzhi supporting Chen Xin through powerful enhancements.
• Chen Xin and Beiming Lieyang: Their exchange develops from suspicion and confrontation into a direct contest between Chen Xin’s ultimate swordsmanship and Beiming’s superior strength.
• Ning Fengzhi and Beiming: Ning demands Gu Rong’s release and questions Beiming’s actions, while Beiming responds with confidence and treats the situation as a contest of strength.
• Gu Rong and Beiming: Gu Rong displays complete, unnatural submission to Beiming, confirming Beiming’s control over him.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong: Chen Xin’s attacks are motivated not by revenge but by his determination to save his longtime friend.