Chapter Summaries

Ling Han refined four Immortal Herbs and other ingredients into a Tenfold Tonic Pill for Tang San. With Ling Han controlling its medicinal power, Tang San’s Soul Power rose to the level twenty bottleneck, and most of the pill’s power was sealed for him to absorb gradually.

• Ling Han chose Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Infernal Delicate Apricot for Tang San’s pill.
• Ling Han refined the herbs and other medicinal plants into a Tenfold Tonic Pill using his Alchemy skills.
• Ling Han gave the pill to Tang San and brought him to the academy’s Back Mountain to absorb it.
• Tang San swallowed the pill, and Ling Han used his Soul Power to control its overwhelming medicinal effects.
• After two hours, Tang San’s Soul Power reached the level twenty bottleneck, so Ling Han sealed most of the pill’s remaining power for gradual absorption.

Tang San reached level twenty after taking Ling Han’s pill, and Yu Xiaogang tried to recruit him by insulting Ling Han. Tang San beat Yu Xiaogang nearly to death, then prepared to go with Ling Han to find a Soul Beast for his Second Soul Ring.

• Tang San told Ling Han he had reached level twenty, and Ling Han planned to take him for a Second Soul Ring the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Tang San and claimed his theories were superior to Ling Han’s, urging Tang San to become his disciple.
• Tang San summoned his Martial Soul and beat Yu Xiaogang, deflecting Luo Sanpao’s attack with a fan before breaking several of Yu Xiaogang’s ribs.
• Ling Han stopped Li Shan from intervening, saying Tang San knew when to stop, while Tang San continued beating Yu Xiaogang until he was barely alive.
• The next morning, Tang San cultivated his Purple Demon Eye and vowed to repay Ling Han, who planned to find a suitable Soul Beast for him.

Ling Han and the Snow Empress took Tang San to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his Second Soul Ring, where he defeated a two-thousand-year Netherworld Ghost Vine alone. He absorbed its purple ring, reached rank twenty-four, and began discovering his new Soul Skill.

• Ling Han and the Snow Empress brought Tang San to the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest to find a control-type Soul Beast for his Second Soul Ring.
• Ling Han chose a two-thousand-year Netherworld Ghost Vine, and Tang San attacked it with his Blue Silver Grass spear.
• Tang San broke the vine’s soul-binding attack with his Purple Demon Eye and killed it with a spear thrust.
• Tang San absorbed the Netherworld Ghost Vine’s purple Soul Ring and became a Soul Grandmaster at rank twenty-four.
• Ling Han praised Tang San, who sensed his new Second Soul Skill and reacted with excitement.

Tang San demonstrated his soul-targeting second Soul Skill to Ling Han, who praised it and brought him and Snow Empress to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest. Tang San and Snow Empress began cultivating in its springs while Ling Han watched over them.

• Tang San tested his second Soul Skill on Ling Han, binding his body and soul with Blue Silver Grass before Ling Han broke free and praised the technique.
• Ling Han took Tang San and Snow Empress through the frozen poisonous miasma in Sunset Forest and showed them the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Seeing the legendary treasure, Tang San decided to pass the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to Ling Han and imagined making him the Tang Sect's supreme sect master.
• Ling Han told Tang San to use the well to temper his body, and Tang San jumped into it.
• Ling Han invited Snow Empress to soak in the ice spring to help her injuries, while Ice Empress angrily objected to his calling her Xue'er.
• Ling Han monitored Tang San and Snow Empress with his spiritual sense as they remained in the springs.

Tang San shared the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record with Ling Han, who began studying its techniques and sought the Snow Empress’s advice on forming two Soul Cores at once. Ling Han then prepared to research both dual Soul Cores and a way to revive the Ice Empress and Snow Empress after their future sacrifices.

• Tang San emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his Soul Power at the peak of rank twenty-four, and Ling Han brought him and the Snow Empress back to Nuoding City.
• Tang San gave Ling Han the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and said he hoped to establish a sect and pass it on someday.
• Ling Han studied the Mysterious Heaven Skill and other techniques, then asked the Snow Empress whether he could form two Soul Cores simultaneously; she said it was theoretically possible but extremely difficult.
• Ling Han resolved to cultivate Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores and research pills that could revive the Ice Empress and Snow Empress after their sacrifices.

After two years of research, Ling Han succeeded in forming Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores and prepared to receive the Snow Empress’s sacrifice. The sacrifice began, and as Ling Han formed his Soul Cores, the Snow Empress’s soul appeared in his Sea of Consciousness and reunited with the Ice Empress.

• Ling Han reached Level 90 and, with the Snow Empress’s guidance, mastered the method for forming Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores.
• The Snow Empress agreed to sacrifice herself, and Ling Han promised he would find a way to bring her back.
• Ling Han took the Snow Empress to Heaven Dou City, where they shared a final day together and he bought her a peach-blossom hair ornament.
• In a cave near Nuoding City, the Snow Empress began her sacrifice while the Ice Dragon King guarded them and concealed its aura.
• The Snow Empress’s 680,000-year Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone passed to Ling Han as he formed his Spiritual and Ultimate Ice Soul Cores.
• The Snow Empress’s soul appeared in Ling Han’s Sea of Consciousness, where she reunited with the Ice Empress, who accused her of falling for Ling Han.

After three days of forming Dual Soul Cores while absorbing the Snow Empress's Soul Ring, Ling Han became a Titled Douluo and decided to leave Nouding Academy with Tang San. He invited Xiao Wu to join them and revealed his strength to reassure her that he would protect her secret and her relationship with Tang San.

• Ling Han completed his Dual Soul Cores, and the blast from his breakthrough destroyed the Back Mountain of Nouding Academy.
• Li Shan saw Ling Han's nine Soul Rings and congratulated him on reaching Titled Douluo, while Ling Han realized he had reached the peak of Level 98.
• Ling Han thanked Li Shan for his time at the academy and told Tang San to prepare to leave; Tang San asked whether Xiao Wu could come too, and Ling Han agreed.
• Xiao Wu chose to leave with Tang San, and Ling Han took her to the Back Mountain to speak privately.
• Ling Han revealed his nine Soul Rings to Xiao Wu and promised that he would protect her and Tang San.

Ling Han brought Xiao Wu and Tang San to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and used his overwhelming power to secure a teaching post. He became the Imperial Fighting Team’s supervising teacher, replacing Qin Ming, and reunited with Dugu Yan.

• Ling Han gave Xiao Wu a sachet that concealed her aura, then flew with her and Tang San to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ling Han intimidated the academy director into summoning the three board members, then revealed himself as Ling Han, the Ice Emperor.
• Ling Han asked to teach at the academy and supervise the Imperial Fighting Team, and Meng Shenji agreed.
• Meng Shenji led Ling Han to the team’s training grounds, where Dugu Yan greeted Ling Han warmly.
• Meng Shenji announced that Ling Han would replace Qin Ming as supervising teacher, and Qin Ming asked whether he had done something wrong.

Ling Han challenged Yu Tianheng to face his nine-year-old disciple, Tang San, and Tang San defeated him despite the six-year age gap. After Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Ling Han introduced himself to the remaining Imperial Fighting Team as the Ice Emperor, leaving them wondering if he was a Titled Douluo.

• Yu Tianheng questioned Meng Shenji's decision to replace Qin Ming, and Ling Han challenged him to fight Tang San, promising to leave if Tang San lost.
• Tang San revealed he was level thirty-four with one yellow and two purple Soul Rings, then defeated level-thirty-one Yu Tianheng with his Spear and Blue Silver Soul-Locking Seeds.
• Meng Shenji stopped Yu Tianheng from disputing the loss, and Ling Han told him to leave because he would not train someone who refused to accept defeat.
• Qin Ming took Yu Tianheng away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and planned to bring him to Shrek Academy, while Yu Xiaogang also headed to Shrek Academy.
• Ling Han introduced himself to the remaining Imperial Fighting Team as the Ice Emperor, and the team members wondered whether he was a Titled Douluo.

After revealing that he was a Titled Douluo, Ling Han won the Imperial Fighting Team’s trust, named Tang San captain and Dugu Yan vice-captain, and began planning their training. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang mourned losing Tang San as a disciple, then reunited with his nephew Yu Tianheng when Qin Ming arrived to join the academy.

• Ling Han revealed his nine Soul Rings, earned the Imperial Fighting Team’s acceptance, and appointed Tang San captain and Dugu Yan vice-captain.
• The team members and Xiao Wu introduced themselves, and Ling Han began preparing individual cultivation plans for them.
• Yu Xiaogang complained to Flender that Ling Han had taken Tang San, then dismissed Oscar as a disciple prospect and showed interest in Dai Mubai’s imperial background.
• Qin Ming arrived at Shrek with Yu Tianheng and asked Flender to let him teach there; Yu Tianheng also came to join the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Yu Tianheng, greeted his nephew, and asked after his grandfather.

Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming stayed at Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang vowed to train Yu Tianheng to surpass Tang San, while Ling Han trained the Imperial Fighting Team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After learning that a powerful Titled Douluo had joined the academy, Qian Renxue arranged to meet Ling Han, and he went to the Reception Hall to see her.

• Yu Xiaogang refused to return to his father and promised Yu Tianheng that his theoretical teaching would help him surpass Tang San.
• Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming stayed at Shrek Academy, where Yu Xiaogang set their training and Qin Ming assisted him.
• Ling Han created individual training plans for the Imperial Fighting Team, focusing Dugu Yan on poison and tailoring the others' training to their abilities.
• Qian Renxue learned from She Long that a powerful Titled Douluo had become a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and decided to meet him with Guang Ling secretly guarding her.
• Meng Shenji told Ling Han that the crown prince had come to see him, and Ling Han went with him to the academy's Reception Hall.

Ling Han met Xue Qinghe, recognized that he was really Qian Renxue, and praised her plans to govern the country. After leaving the Reception Hall, Ling Han caught and spanked her hidden protector, Light Feather Douluo, who fled once he was released.

• Ling Han sealed the Reception Hall with his spiritual power, cutting off Light Feather Douluo's perception while he spoke with Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe told Ling Han that he would put the people first and make the country prosperous, and Ling Han praised him as an angel.
• Ling Han recognized Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue beneath the Angel God Armor, then left while she stayed behind to speak with the education commissioners.
• Ling Han used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to seize Light Feather Douluo and teased him before spanking him.
• Light Feather Douluo escaped after Ling Han stopped, and Xue Qinghe wondered about the child's voice he had heard.

After warning Light Feather Douluo not to provoke Ling Han again, Golden Crocodile Douluo sent him away. Ling Han took the Imperial Fighting Team to the Star Dou Great Forest for three days of practical combat training, then concealed himself to watch them face the soul beasts.

• Light Feather Douluo complained about Ling Han, but Golden Crocodile Douluo reminded him that Ling Han had spared his life and ordered everyone not to provoke the young Ice Emperor Douluo again.
• Ling Han told the Imperial Fighting Team that he would intensify their training and take them outside the academy for practical combat.
• Ling Han led the team to Heaven Dou City to buy supplies, then flew with them to the edge of the Mixed Zone in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ling Han instructed the team to fight off attacking soul beasts for three days, avoid killing them unnecessarily, and show no mercy to beasts that tried to kill them.
• Tang San calmed the team and led them cautiously along the outskirts while Ling Han watched from concealment.

The Imperial Fighting Team encountered a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider during its final day of training, and Tang San led the fight against it. After binding the spider with his second Soul Skill, Tang San began forming a massive Blue Silver Grass dragon, while the spider struggled to break free.

• Tang San and Dugu Yan worked together to ensnare a Hundred-Year Wind Tiger, then the team drove off several Soul Beasts during the first two days of training.
• On the third day, a venomous web announced the arrival of a Man Faced Demon Spider that Tang San judged to be at least two thousand years old.
• Tang San charged the spider with a Blue Silver spear, and Dugu Yan and the others joined the fight rather than retreating.
• Tang San warned his companions to avoid the spider's venom and fought it head-on, using his spear to repel its Spider Spears.
• Tang San revealed that he had scattered Blue Silver Soul-Locking Seeds around the battlefield and immobilized the spider with his second Soul Skill.
• Tang San dissolved his spear and began assembling Blue Silver Grass into a massive dragon as the spider regained its senses and struggled against the threat.

Tang San killed a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, and Ling Han secretly retrieved its Eight Spider Soul Bone. Ling Han began tempering the soul bone at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and renewed his determination to find the ingredients and bodies needed to resurrect the Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Dragon Soar and his Blue Silver Spear to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider, then led the Imperial Fighting Team away.
• Ling Han used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to extract the Eight Spider Soul Bone from the spider's corpse and took it for preparation before giving it to Tang San.
• Ling Han gave the team three days off, then visited Dugu Bo and urged him to pursue a breakthrough to level 95 for Dugu Yan's sake.
• Ling Han had the Ice Dragon King suspend the Eight Spider Soul Bone over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so it could absorb the well's energy.
• Ling Han considered the ingredients and powerful soul beasts required to resurrect the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, and resolved to search the north for a ten-thousand-year nine-grade ginseng king.

Tang San reached rank forty at age eleven, and Ling Han led the Imperial Fighting Team into Star Dou Great Forest to find him a ten-thousand-year soul ring. They found a Ten-Thousand-Year Seven-Leaf Swordgrass, and the team began fighting it while Ling Han watched.

• Tang San announced his breakthrough to rank forty, astonishing Xue Qinghe, who praised his talent before leaving Ling Han's office.
• Ling Han told Tang San to gather the Imperial Fighting Team and recommended that he absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring; Tang San agreed.
• Ling Han led the team into the Mixed Zone of Star Dou Great Forest and instructed them to test their teamwork against a ten-thousand-year soul beast without his initial help.
• After five days of searching, Ling Han found a Ten-Thousand-Year Seven-Leaf Swordgrass and warned the team about its powerful attacks.
• The Seven-Leaf Swordgrass turned its seven leaves into flying swords, and Tang San used his first soul skill to block them with blue silver grass, which began draining his soul power.

Tang San and the Imperial Fighting Team battled a ten-thousand-year Seven-Leaf Sword Grass with the Space Attribute, and Ling Han helped Tang San defeat it and absorb its Soul Ring. Tang San gained a fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Space Kill, and reached rank forty-three.

• Tang San and the Imperial Fighting Team struggled against the Seven-Leaf Sword Grass, whose swords could attack through space, until Ling Han shattered its remaining swords.
• Ling Han let Tang San finish off the weakened Seven-Leaf Sword Grass, and Tang San began absorbing its black Soul Ring.
• Tang San survived the absorption and advanced to rank forty-three, gaining a fourth Soul Ring after his yellow, purple, and purple rings.
• Tang San tested Blue Silver Space Kill against Ling Han, whose body withstood the swordlike strands of Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San said Blue Silver Space Kill could attack a group without losing power, astonishing Dugu Yan and the other Imperial Fighting Team members.

Ling Han subdued Er Ming and learned that the ten-thousand-year nine-grade ginseng king might have traveled to the Far North. He left the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu, while Er Ming returned to Da Ming with news of Ling Han’s overwhelming strength.

• Er Ming rushed toward Xiao Wu, but Ling Han restrained him with his Ice Dragon King martial soul and carried him away with Xiao Wu.
• Ling Han released Er Ming after Xiao Wu explained that Er Ming had only come to visit, then asked where to find the ten-thousand-year nine-grade ginseng king.
• Er Ming said he had seen the ginseng king heading north and guessed it might now be in the Far North.
• Ling Han let Er Ming spend time with Xiao Wu, then left the Star Dou Great Forest with her and promised to find her a secluded place to condense her soul rings.
• Er Ming returned to Da Ming and reported that Ling Han had immobilized him and possessed three hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

Ling Han retrieved the transformed Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances and learned that Dugu Bo had broken through to Level 95. After Dugu Bo set out to settle his grudge with Chrysanthemum Guan, Ling Han gave the Soul Bone to Tang San, who absorbed it.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python learned from Er Ming that Ling Han had Soul Rings marked by three and six golden lines and warned that he could not be provoked.
• Ling Han retrieved the Eight Spider Lances, which had been transformed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into a roughly ten-thousand-year Soul Bone he named the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances.
• Dugu Bo emerged from seclusion having reached Level 95 and told Ling Han he intended to settle his old grudge against Chrysanthemum Guan.
• Ling Han gave the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances to Tang San, explaining that he had improved the Soul Bone for him.
• Tang San absorbed the Soul Bone in Ling Han's office in less than an hour.

Ling Han watched Dugu Bo defeat Chrysanthemum Guan while restraining Gui Mei, then saved Chrysanthemum Guan and asked both Spirit Hall elders to join his faction. He offered Chrysanthemum Guan three petals of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, leaving the two elders to consider his proposal.

• Tang San told Ling Han he had reached level forty-five, and Ling Han planned training to help him attune to his Soul Bone.
• Ling Han went to Sunset Forest, where Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Guan began their duel over old scores.
• Ling Han seized Gui Mei as he tried to hide, then pinned him down when he attempted to flee.
• Dugu Bo gained the upper hand with his ninth Soul Skill, but Ling Han blocked the attack and saved Chrysanthemum Guan.
• Ling Han introduced himself as the Ice Emperor and asked Chrysanthemum Guan and Gui Mei to join his faction.
• Ling Han offered Chrysanthemum Guan three petals of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as a welcome gift.