Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Qian Chen stops the others from intervening as the Snow Empress takes on Xiong Jun, who attacks to avenge the Titan Giant Ape and threaten Qian Chen.
• The Snow Empress effortlessly freezes and shatters Xiong Jun’s first attacks. When he unleashes a massive Sky-Rending Claw, she counters with her Emperor Sword, breaking three of his claws and driving him into a crater.
• With her sword at his brow, she spares Xiong Jun because Qian Chen did not ask her to kill him. At Qian Chen’s request, she eventually releases him from the ice and lets him stand.
• Xiong Jun realizes the Snow Empress fought because Qian Chen is precious to her. He vows not to attack him again and asks whether the two are married. Neither gives a direct answer.
• Qian Chen frees the Titan Giant Ape from its ice but keeps Xiao Wu imprisoned, reminding her that she ordered the ape to kill him. The defeated ape leaves with Xiong Jun after confirming Xiao Wu is safe.
• The group decides to camp across the ravine. As they set off, Qian Chen removes a shard of Xiong Jun’s broken claw from the Snow Empress’s shoe.

Character developments and interactions

• Snow Empress displays overwhelming power and fierce protectiveness toward Qian Chen, yet obeys his wishes by sparing Xiong Jun. Her closeness to him—and refusal to deny their relationship—fuels speculation about their bond.
• Xiong Jun shifts from defiant attacker to humbled opponent. He recognizes his mistake, accepts his defeat, and promises not to harm Qian Chen again.
• Qian Chen acts as mediator: he checks on the injured Xiong Jun, asks the Snow Empress to release him, and shows restraint toward the Titan Giant Ape while holding Xiao Wu accountable.
• Ice Empress supports the Snow Empress, even suggesting Xiong Jun remain kneeling longer, and teases Shui Yue’er for probing into the relationship.
• Shui Yue’er openly questions whether Qian Chen and the Snow Empress are married; Huo Wu redirects the group toward training and practical concerns. The Titan Giant Ape’s concern for Xiao Wu softens his hostility toward Qian Chen.

Significant themes

• Power tempered by mercy: The Snow Empress could kill Xiong Jun but spares him, while Qian Chen chooses restraint after the conflict.
• Loyalty and protection: The Snow Empress’s actions reveal how strongly she values Qian Chen, and the Titan Giant Ape’s departure shows its devotion to Xiao Wu.
• Accountability and consequences: Xiao Wu remains imprisoned because she instigated the attack, despite suffering no direct injury.
• Unspoken intimacy: The Snow Empress and Qian Chen’s ease and tenderness with each other suggest a bond deeper than they are willing to define publicly.

Plot points and events

• Snow Empress asks Qian Chen whether Xiong Jun’s suggestion that they were husband and wife bothered him. Qian Chen says other people’s opinions do not matter; what matters is how she sees their relationship. Snow Empress admits she knows him better than anyone after eighteen years together and asks him never to leave her. He promises he will stay.
• Ice Empress joins them and, when Snow Empress refuses to let go of Qian Chen, hugs his other arm. The group continues walking with both women holding on to him. Shui Yue’er and Huo Wu watch, while Shui Bing’er leads them after the trio.
• At the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena awakens after sensing a powerful aura in the forest. She identifies it as the Dragon God’s aura, carried by a person named Qian Chen—not merely residual energy. The bloodline is powerful enough to stir her Silver Dragon King Origin and make other dragon Soul Beasts submit.
• Di Tian reports that Snow Empress defeated Xiong Jun and the Titan Giant Ape, while Qian Chen remained unharmed and is protected by Snow and Ice Empress. Gu Yuena orders Di Tian to invite, not force, Qian Chen to the lake. She gives him a seven-colored dragon scale as proof and warns him not to fight Snow Empress.
• In a nearby clearing, the group prepares to camp. Xiao Wu remains inside the Golden Cage, watching where the Titan Giant Ape went. Shui Bing’er gives Qian Chen a coat and ties it for him; Shui Yue’er playfully joins him, and the Ice Empress offers him fruit.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Chen and Snow Empress: Their bond grows more openly intimate. Snow Empress seeks reassurance, and Qian Chen responds with affection and a clear promise not to leave.
• Ice Empress: Shows possessiveness and affection by joining the embrace rather than allowing Snow Empress to have Qian Chen to herself.
• Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er: Both show growing closeness to Qian Chen through caretaking and playful attention. Shui Bing’er’s feelings appear especially tender; Huo Wu notices the group’s increasingly couple-like behavior and reacts with embarrassment.
• Gu Yuena: Becomes alert and curious about Qian Chen, whose bloodline appears to be connected to the Dragon God and exceeds the power of ordinary dragon lineages. She chooses diplomacy and waits for him.
• Di Tian: Acts as Gu Yuena’s messenger, accepting her instruction to approach Qian Chen peacefully.

Significant themes

• Affection, loyalty, and belonging: Snow Empress values the years she spent raising and knowing Qian Chen, while he reassures her that he will remain by her side.
• Jealousy and competition: Snow Empress and Ice Empress both insist on staying close to Qian Chen, and the others’ teasing and attention suggest a widening circle of affection.
• Power and mystery: Qian Chen’s unprecedented Dragon God-linked bloodline may reshape the balance among the forest’s powerful beings.
• Force versus diplomacy: Despite the Star Dou Great Forest’s strength, Gu Yuena insists that Qian Chen be invited rather than taken by force.

Chapter summary

Key plot points and events

• After the earlier battle, Snow Empress repairs a tear in Qian Chen’s cloak while Ice Empress fusses over him. Their concern turns to alarm when Di Tian arrives at the clearing.
• Xiao Wu demands that Di Tian release her from Qian Chen’s golden cage. Di Tian refuses: she was confined for ordering the Titan Giant Ape to attack, and the Silver Dragon King did not ask him to retrieve her.
• Di Tian reveals that the Silver Dragon King has sensed Qian Chen’s Dragon God Bloodline and wants to meet him. He presents one of her scales, which reacts with Qian Chen’s power and summons the Dragon God Spear. The soul beasts nearby bow, and even Di Tian is forced to lower his head before the bloodline’s authority.
• Qian Chen accepts the invitation to the Lake of Life. Snow Empress and Ice Empress insist on accompanying him, while Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, and Huo Wu remain behind. Qian Chen reassures them and tells them to wait.
• Di Tian leads Qian Chen and the two Empresses through the forest. The closer they get to the lake, the stronger the scale’s connection to Qian Chen becomes.
• At the Lake of Life, Qian Chen’s presence again causes the surrounding soul beasts to bow. The scale flies to the water, a path of silver light appears, and Gu Yuena—the Silver Dragon King—steps forward to meet him.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Chen remains composed and chooses to meet Gu Yuena, while accepting the protectiveness of those around him. His Dragon God Bloodline’s connection to the Dragon God Spear and the soul beasts’ obedience become increasingly clear.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress act as fiercely protective companions. Snow Empress cautions Qian Chen about the scale and refuses to let him travel alone; Ice Empress backs her up and openly distrusts Gu Yuena’s intentions. Their closeness also comes through in playful possessiveness.
• Di Tian is respectful of Qian Chen’s power but serves as the Silver Dragon King’s messenger. He explains the invitation without escalating the confrontation and guides the group to the lake.
• Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, and Huo Wu show affection and concern as Qian Chen leaves. Shui Bing’er asks him to return soon; Shui Yue’er worries Gu Yuena may have an ulterior motive; Huo Wu tells him they will come looking if he does not return by the next day.
• Xiao Wu is left confined and frustrated. Di Tian’s refusal to release her underscores that her earlier decisions, rather than the visitors’ actions, led to her imprisonment.

Significant themes

• Bloodline and authority: Qian Chen’s Dragon God Bloodline instinctively commands reverence from dragons and other soul beasts.
• Protection and trust: Snow Empress and Ice Empress want to shield Qian Chen, while he chooses to proceed because he senses no malice.
• Uncertainty and foreshadowing: The Silver Dragon King’s invitation and the power in her scale suggest a significant connection, but her true intentions remain unknown.
• Affection and possessiveness: The farewells and the Empresses’ banter show the close, emotionally charged bonds surrounding Qian Chen.

Gu Yuena discovered that Qian Chen possessed the complete Dragon God Origin and gave him a God-Given Soul Ring. Qian Chen absorbed it, reaching Level 95 as the ring transformed into a 1.5-million-year golden, nine-colored Soul Ring, and Gu Yuena asked him to join the Soul Beast Clan.

• Qian Chen's Dragon God Bloodline awakened as he and Gu Yuena met, and their powers formed a Nine-Colored Dragon Shadow above the Lake of Life.
• Gu Yuena recognized Qian Chen's bloodline as the complete Dragon God Origin, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress protected him and learned that he could reach the divine level.
• Gu Yuena summoned a God-Given Soul Ring and offered it to Qian Chen, who began absorbing it as Snow Empress and Ice Empress urged him to stop if he was in danger.
• Qian Chen's bloodline assimilated the ring's power, transforming it into a 1.5-million-year Soul Ring and raising his soul power to Level 95.
• Qian Chen discovered that his ninth Soul Ring granted him power over the nine elements, and Gu Yuena asked him to join the Soul Beast Clan.

Gu Yuena offered Qian Chen a place to cultivate at the Lake of Life and then proposed accompanying him to Heaven Dou City, hoping to help him master the Nine Elements while restoring her own Origin. Qian Chen remained with his companions, and Gu Yuena used Spatial Power to seat herself beside him and offer to teach him.

• Gu Yuena gave Qian Chen the Lake of Life's Origin Crystal, stabilizing his Soul Power at level ninety-five, and he promised to help if the Soul Beast Clan faced a crisis.
• Qian Chen returned to the creek valley with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, showed Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu his 1.5-million-year Ninth Soul Ring, and released Xiao Wu from the Golden Cage so she could follow the group.
• At dawn, Gu Yuena caught up with the group and confirmed Qian Chen's Soul Power had stabilized before inviting him to cultivate at the Lake of Life.
• Qian Chen declined to stay at the Lake of Life, and Gu Yuena offered to accompany him to Heaven Dou City because his Dragon God Bloodline could restore her Origin while her Silver Dragon King Origin could help him master the Nine Elements.
• When Ice Empress objected to Gu Yuena sitting beside Qian Chen, Gu Yuena used Spatial Power to place a chair next to him and offered to teach him Spatial Power.

Qian Chen practiced spatial control with Gu Yuena and received a Space Mark that could take him to the Lake of Life. After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose to cling to him, Qian Chen left the Star Dou Great Forest with the others and decided to go to Spirit City to meet Bibi Dong.

• Gu Yuena guided Qian Chen in manipulating space, marked his palm with a spatial coordinate, and agreed that only he could activate it.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion approached Qian Chen, nestled against him, and refused to leave his arms until Gu Yuena took her back at the forest's edge.
• Gu Yuena told Qian Chen to use the Space Mark if he was in danger, then returned to the forest with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Qian Chen told Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress that he planned to leave Heaven Dou City for Spirit City and meet Bibi Dong.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress vowed to protect Qian Chen if Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall threatened him.

Qian Chen traveled to Spirit City and confronted Bibi Dong, who confirmed that she was his mother and revealed that he had been abandoned as a newborn. The chapter left Bibi Dong facing the consequences of separating Qian Chen from his twin sister, Qian Renxue, while neither Qian Renxue nor Qian Xunji knew the truth.

• Qian Chen left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City with the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu, while Gu Yuena promised to wait for his return.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit City’s Soul Masters not to provoke Qian Chen and prepared to meet him herself.
• Qian Chen entered the Papal Palace and told Bibi Dong he had come to see her, not to join Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chen stated that Bibi Dong was his mother and asked who his parents were.
• Bibi Dong remembered sending her newborn son away because she hated Qian Xunji, while keeping his twin sister, Qian Renxue, in the Papal Palace.
• Qian Chen revealed that he remembered Bibi Dong abandoning him and told her that Qian Renxue and Qian Xunji knew nothing about his identity.

Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong whether she regretted abandoning him, and she admitted that she did while offering him the Pope Token. He refused to forgive or acknowledge her as his mother for now, then returned to the courtyard, where the Snow Empress and the others comforted him and stayed close as they shared a meal.

• Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong whether she regretted sending him away, and she confessed that she did because she had hated Qian Xunji.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Chen to call her Mother, but he refused and accepted the Pope Token without forgiving her or agreeing to stay in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong to wait until Qian Renxue asked before telling her that he was her older brother, then left the Papal Palace with the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress.
• The Snow Empress asked Qian Chen whether he would acknowledge Bibi Dong, and he said not now; Shui Yue'er and Huo Wu also checked on him as the group returned to their courtyard.
• The Snow Empress reassured Qian Chen that she had raised him, and he promised he would not leave her; Shui Yue'er and the Ice Empress joined their embrace.
• Shui Bing'er, the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu brought Qian Chen soup and food as they settled in for a meal.

After Bibi Dong admitted she had sent Qian Chen away eighteen years earlier, Qian Chen focused on stabilizing his growing soul power while the Snow Empress and the others stayed by his side. With their support, he broke through the rank-ninety-five barrier and reached level ninety-six, leaving Shui Bing'er urging him to adjust to his new power.

• The Snow Empress doted on Qian Chen during dinner, and Qian Chen reassured her that no one could take him away.
• Qian Chen agreed to cultivate with everyone, though the Snow Empress first kept him beside her while they sat together.
• Qian Chen meditated on his rank-ninety-five soul power and used the Dragon God Bloodline, the Dragon God Spear, and the Lake of Life essence to break through his barrier.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress protected Qian Chen as his breakthrough shook the courtyard and drew spiritual attention from elsewhere in Spirit City.
• Qian Chen shattered the golden gateway in his consciousness and reached level ninety-six, then the Snow Empress and Ice Empress confirmed that he was unharmed.
• Shui Bing'er straightened Qian Chen's collar and urged him to adjust to his increased soul power while she stayed with him.

Qian Renxue learned from Bibi Dong that Qian Chen was her twin brother, whom Bibi Dong had sent away after their birth. She visited him and confronted their shared past, leaving the siblings together as Qian Chen wiped away her tears.

• Qian Chen reached Level 96 and went inside with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Qian Chen was her older brother and admitted she had sent him away because he resembled Qian Xunji.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong why she had kept her but sent Qian Chen away, then left to find him in the courtyard.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Chen she knew he was her brother, and he invited her inside to sit with him and the others.
• Qian Chen revealed he had recognized Qian Renxue from their first meeting, and they discussed their companionship, his rejection, and her lingering feelings.
• Qian Renxue cried over their painful past, and Qian Chen stood beside her and wiped the tears from her cheek.

Qian Renxue accepted Qian Chen’s place as her brother and decided to stay close to him instead of leaving again. As the night continued, she joined his companions in the courtyard and asked him to spend time with her, ending the night beside him beneath the moon.

• Qian Chen assured Qian Renxue that he would acknowledge her as his sister, stay by her side, and continue fighting alongside her.
• Qian Renxue agreed to stay close to Qian Chen, and Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Bing'er welcomed her into their company.
• Qian Renxue chose to stay at Qian Chen’s residence, and Qian Chen braided her hair and fastened it with her golden hairpin.
• Qian Renxue asked to cultivate and eat with Qian Chen, and he agreed as long as it did not interfere with her cultivation.
• Qian Renxue sat beside Qian Chen beneath the moon and told him she would not leave again.

Qian Chen spent the night with Ice Empress, while Bibi Dong resolved to approach him as his mother despite his rejection. The next morning, Qian Chen trained with Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, and she decided to stay near him as Ice Empress and Snow Empress competed for his time.

• Ice Empress asked Qian Chen to stay with her for the night, and he agreed; Snow Empress waited outside as Ice Empress fell asleep holding his hand.
• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Daoliu about knowing Qian Chen was her son and resolved to seek another chance to see him as his mother.
• Snow Empress woke Qian Chen and Ice Empress, and Qian Chen went to cultivate with Qian Renxue, who was waiting in the courtyard.
• Qian Chen taught Qian Renxue to delay releasing her Soul Power until after spatial movement, and she successfully concealed her attack’s aura.
• Ice Empress interrupted their practice to claim Qian Chen’s time, Snow Empress joined them, and Qian Renxue announced she would stay in Heaven Dou City with her brother.