Chapter Summaries

After defeating Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao entered her Sea of Consciousness and discovered that her mind was shrouded in darkness and contained a hostile negative self he could not purify without harming her. He withdrew, concluding that Qian Renxue would have to rely on herself.

• Bibi Dong chose not to check on Qian Renxue, while Qian Daoliu accepted her defeat as a chance to learn.
• Huo Yuhao asked Elder Yi to safely send his spiritual form into Qian Renxue's Sea of Consciousness.
• Huo Yuhao explored Qian Renxue's memories and learned about her childhood, her Angel Nine Trials, and her identity as the former Heaven Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Huo Yuhao encountered a purplish-black version of Qian Renxue and realized she embodied her negative emotions.
• Huo Yuhao failed to purify the negative Qian Renxue because doing so would severely damage Qian Renxue's spirit, then withdrew from her Sea of Consciousness.

After defeating Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao confronted her about her devotion to the Angel God and the pain beneath it, then revealed that he knew her identity as Xue Qinghe. He left her with advice about obsession while reflecting on the people he had endangered in his former life.

• Huo Yuhao woke Qian Renxue and soothed her unstable emotions, but she accused him of disrespecting the Angel God and vowed to defeat him next time.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Renxue that her devotion to the Angel God was a cover for wanting her mother's approval, prompting her to angrily deny it.
• Qian Renxue described the Angel God's wish to banish darkness, then realized Huo Yuhao was probing her for information.
• Huo Yuhao addressed Qian Renxue as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and revealed that he had seen through her disguise; when she tried to alert Qian Daoliu, he restrained her with Spiritual Power.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Renxue he was neither her enemy nor her friend, warned her not to let obsession distort her judgment, and reflected on how his own past obsession had endangered his companions.

Huo Yuhao challenged Qian Renxue’s belief that she understood the Angel God, arguing that the suffering and inequality across the continent contradicted the Angel God’s purpose. He accepted that the empires needed change but began questioning the cost of Qian Renxue’s plan to destroy them and unify the continent.

• Qian Renxue told Huo Yuhao that he did not understand her, and he recognized her stubbornness as a trait she shared with Ye Guyi.
• Huo Yuhao argued that neither he nor Qian Renxue truly knew what the Angel God wanted, and that their actions might both disrespect her.
• Huo Yuhao described poverty, oppression, and pilgrimage in Spirit City as evidence that the Angel God had not saved the continent from suffering.
• Huo Yuhao explained how inherited martial souls and unequal access to power left most ordinary people with their futures determined by birth.
• Huo Yuhao asked Qian Renxue what her plan to spread the angel’s light would cost, then acknowledged the empires’ serious problems while voicing grave concerns about destroying them and unifying the continent.

Huo Yuhao challenged Qian Renxue to consider whether Spirit Hall’s conquest could end the cycle of corruption and war, and suggested the Angel God had chosen not to rule because she could not resolve humanity’s conflicts. He also urged Qian Renxue to speak with her mother, Bibi Dong, before it was too late; after losing their confrontation, Qian Renxue vowed to challenge him again.

• Huo Yuhao questioned whether Spirit Hall could govern the continent without repeating the corruption and injustice of the two empires.
• Qian Renxue panicked when Huo Yuhao revealed that he knew she was the Angel God's successor, but he promised not to tell anyone.
• Huo Yuhao proposed that the Angel God had established Spirit Hall rather than an empire because divine power could not dissolve human hatred, greed, and conflict.
• Huo Yuhao told Qian Renxue that Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong was her mother and urged her to address their conflict while Bibi Dong was still alive.
• Huo Yuhao ended his suppression and dispelled the Cold Lotus Ice Court, while Qian Renxue remained on the ground and admitted defeat.
• Qian Renxue vowed to challenge Huo Yuhao again, and he said he would be waiting.

After defeating Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao left Spirit City with his companions and reflected with Elder Yi on the Angel God's purpose. The group reached the Star Dou Great Forest to visit the Auspicious Beast before traveling to Sea God Island and Qiankun Asking Love Valley, while a pair of purple eyes opened deep beneath the Lake of Life.

• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu what he planned to do about Huo Yuhao, and he told her to try to get along with her and let her choose her own path.
• Huo Yuhao and his companions left Spirit City without Qian Daoliu trying to stop them, and Huo Yuhao discussed the Angel God's intentions with Elder Yi.
• Huo Yuhao told Evil Lord and the others that he planned to visit Sea God Island and Qiankun Asking Love Valley, then traveled with them to the Star Dou Great Forest to see the Auspicious Beast.
• The Auspicious Beast eagerly welcomed Huo Yuhao and asked him to cook for her, while Di Tian reluctantly greeted the group and allowed them to stay a few days.
• The Auspicious Beast dragged Huo Yuhao deeper into the forest, and a pair of purple eyes opened in the deepest part of the Lake of Life.

After spending two months cooking and relaxing with the Auspicious Beast, Huo Yuhao refused her request to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest because he still intended to fulfill his promises. As he went after her, the hidden Silver Dragon King watched him and decided to keep herself concealed.

• Huo Yuhao spent two months cooking for the Auspicious Beast while the Scarlet King and Myriad Demon King supplied ingredients.
• The Auspicious Beast asked Huo Yuhao to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest, but he refused, and she ran into the woods.
• Huo Yuhao sensed someone watching him as he searched for the Auspicious Beast, and Elder Yi confirmed that the watcher had been well hidden.
• The Silver Dragon King observed Huo Yuhao in her spiritual form and recognized the unusual gold-of-life body and energy within him.
• The Silver Dragon King decided to remain hidden and planned to have Di Tian keep the Auspicious Beast away from Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao said farewell to the Auspicious Beast and left the Star Dou Great Forest, unaware that Di Tian had been ordered to limit their contact. He then prepared to take his companions on a voyage to seek the Sea God Inheritance and, if that failed, travel to Qiankun Asking Love Valley on the Sun Moon Continent.

• Huo Yuhao comforted the Auspicious Beast after she bit his wrist, and she licked the healed wound while hiding her sadness.
• When Huo Yuhao left the Star Dou Great Forest, the Auspicious Beast gave him a protective charm woven from her fur and asked him to return.
• Di Tian watched Huo Yuhao depart and recalled that the Silver Dragon King had ordered him to limit the Auspicious Beast's contact with Huo Yuhao.
• Two days later, Huo Yuhao and his companions packed for a voyage to Sea God Island, with Qiankun Asking Love Valley and the Sun Moon Continent as possible next destinations.
• The Sea Princess, Li Ya, the Evil Lord, and the Wolf King looked forward to returning to see people and places they missed, while Raven remained indifferent.
• Huo Yuhao went alone to Heaven Dou City.

Huo Yuhao cashed out his Gold Soul Coins in Heaven Dou City and told Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo that he was leaving the continent for a long time. He and his companions set out for the sea, planning to stay in the Mermaid Clan’s territory before heading to Sea God Island.

• Huo Yuhao withdrew his Gold Soul Coins and met Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, who asked why he had come to Heaven Dou City and whether he would accept the Angel God's blessing.
• Huo Yuhao reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, told them he was leaving for a long time, and spent the afternoon with them at Dugu Bo's home.
• Huo Yuhao told Dugu Bo that he would return the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo agreed to take it back while letting Huo Yuhao use it again if he returned.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and he and his companions immediately departed for the seaside.
• Huo Yuhao and his companions set out to sea, planning to stay in the Mermaid Clan's territory before traveling to Sea God Island.

Huo Yuhao and his group stayed at the Sea Princess's Home in the Mermaid Clan's territory while the Sea Princess rested. After a week of settling in and sharing meals, the group had grown close with Li Na, while Huo Yuhao continued working rather than joining their leisurely routine.

• The Sea Princess brought Huo Yuhao and his companions to the Mermaid Clan's territory, then went home and immediately retired to rest.
• Huo Yuhao explained the situation to Li Na, who accepted her mother's arrangements and let the group stay at the Sea Princess's Home.
• Huo Yuhao and his companions, with help from the Evil Lord and the Snow Empress, set up a barrier around the home and prepared meals from their own ingredients.
• Li Na felt aggrieved when she realized her mother and Li Ya had enjoyed good food while she had been left to oversee the territory, so Huo Yuhao added more dishes to the table.
• A week later, Li Na lounged with Tian Meng and the others, while Huo Yuhao observed their leisurely habits and continued taking care of his own tasks.

Huo Yuhao learned about Sea God Island’s trials and dangers, then decided to go there alone after improving his strength. He began studying alchemy with Elder Yi as a way to broaden his knowledge and prepare for what lay ahead.

• The Sea Princess told Huo Yuhao that outsiders had to reach Sea God Island by sea and pass a trial, while the island could summon the Sea God’s power and was guarded by Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• Huo Yuhao decided to travel to Sea God Island alone and recognized that he needed to strengthen himself before facing its trial and guardians.
• Two days later, Huo Yuhao entered the Undead Demiplane to practice alchemy with Elder Yi.
• Elder Yi taught Huo Yuhao about alchemy, including the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, the value of experimentation and innovation, and the need to stay true to his heart.
• Huo Yuhao memorized Elder Yi’s instruction and spent most of his time conducting alchemy experiments while Elder Yi watched.

Huo Yuhao spent months learning alchemy from Elder Yi, surviving repeated explosions and developing a concept for his own Alchemical Work. He reached Rank 65 and decided to combine alchemy with Soul Tool technology, though he had not yet chosen what item to create.

• Huo Yuhao's failed alchemy experiments caused repeated explosions in the Undead Demiplane, and his companions supplied rare materials for him to use.
• Huo Yuhao learned how alchemy differed from Soul Tool technology and gradually became proficient at practicing it.
• Elder Yi told Huo Yuhao to create an Alchemical Work that reflected his own understanding and characteristics, then gave him the Undead Scourge Staff as an example.
• Huo Yuhao reached Rank 65 and planned to combine alchemy with Soul Tool technology by using alchemy to improve materials and inspire new ways to inscribe Soul Guidance Arrays.
• Huo Yuhao spent a long time considering what item to make as his lifelong Alchemical Work.

Huo Yuhao designed a spear that fused alchemy with Soul Tool technology, using the materials’ natural grain to form interconnected Magic Arrays. Elder Yi praised the innovation but questioned whether Huo Yuhao had enough Spiritual Power to create it alone, and Huo Yuhao said he planned to reach Seven-Ring Soul Sage and condense a Mental Attribute Second Soul Core first.

• Huo Yuhao decided a polearm suited his experience and began designing an alchemical weapon while studying alchemy and Soul Tool technology.
• Elder Yi silently observed Huo Yuhao’s intense work and understood that he was avoiding painful thoughts about his past and the child connected to it.
• After half a month, Huo Yuhao completed his spear design and showed it to Elder Yi for review.
• Elder Yi praised the design’s innovative use of material grain to form complex, three-dimensional Magic Arrays, but asked whether Huo Yuhao could make it independently with his current Spiritual Power.
• Huo Yuhao told Elder Yi that he would first cultivate to Seven-Ring Soul Sage and condense a Mental Attribute Second Soul Core.

After reaching rank seventy, Huo Yuhao signed soul spirit contracts with Li Na and A-Jin, raising his soul power to rank seventy-two. When both his martial souls reached the Soul Saint stage, he sensed something familiar and led everyone into the Undead Demiplane to investigate.

• Huo Yuhao reached rank seventy after two months of cultivation while the Mermaid Clan prepared to distribute seeds of its golden bloodline among its members.
• Li Na joined Huo Yuhao's soul spirit contracts, gaining a red soul ring and raising his soul power to rank seventy-one.
• A-Jin signed a soul spirit contract with Huo Yuhao's Snow Maiden martial soul, raising his soul power to rank seventy-two and greatly increasing his strength.
• Huo Yuhao sensed something familiar after both martial souls reached the Soul Saint stage and took everyone to the Undead Demiplane.

After reaching seven rings in both Martial Souls, Huo Yuhao discovered that his three Martial Souls could fuse into a new skill called Calamity Crown. He tested its powers against Elder Yi’s Bone Dragons, but Elder Yi’s surprise attack showed the trial was not over.

• Huo Yuhao realized that Mermaid Control and his two spiritual bodies let his three Martial Souls resonate and fuse.
• Huo Yuhao activated the fusion skill, transformed into his adult appearance, and gained the Calamity Crown.
• Huo Yuhao fought twelve Bone Dragons, freezing them and destroying one with his ice sword.
• Huo Yuhao used Calamity Crown and elemental control to summon natural disasters, break Elder Yi’s control of the Bone Dragons, and bring down five of them.
• Elder Yi warned Huo Yuhao not to lower his guard, and an ice sword flew toward him.

Huo Yuhao fought the Snow Empress and the others in a test of his Three Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but was overwhelmed and surrendered. After recovering, he discussed the battle with Elder Yi, who told him to refine his Right Leg Bone before condensing his second soul core.

• Huo Yuhao used his Bone Dragons and an Elemental Storm to force the hidden Snow Empress and the others to reveal themselves.
• The Ice Empress, A-Jin, A-Hua, A Ling, Raven, A-Tai, the Sea Princess, Xiao Bai, the Wolf King, and the Evil Lord attacked Huo Yuhao until he ran out of strength and surrendered.
• Xiao Xue Lotus restored Huo Yuhao with its petals, and the group gathered around him and offered to make whatever he wanted for dinner.
• The Ice Empress suggested fighting Huo Yuhao every day, so he changed the subject and escaped to speak with Elder Yi.
• Huo Yuhao told Elder Yi that he had lost despite using the Three Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Elder Yi praised his performance before advising him to refine his Right Leg Bone before condensing his second soul core.

Huo Yuhao prepared to refine his right leg bone before condensing his Second Soul Core, while Elder Yi extracted A-Jin’s Golden Light technique for him. During the refinement’s familiar sleep, Huo Yuhao experienced a devastating dream and collapsed, but a familiar voice urged her to keep going, and she awoke in the Undead Demiplane with nothing apparently changed.

• Elder Yi explained that Huo Yuhao needed to refine his right leg bone before forming his Second Soul Core, and that he should wait until he was stronger to refine his skull.
• Huo Yuhao told everyone he would refine his right leg bone and prepared food for them while he slept.
• A-Jin described his Golden Light technique, and Elder Yi took control of Huo Yuhao to extract the skill’s memory from him.
• Huo Yuhao refined his right leg bone with Elder Yi’s help and fell into a deep sleep beneath the Undead Demiplane’s black sun.
• Huo Yuhao followed crying through a dark abyss, endured overwhelming pain, and collapsed after seeing a scene that filled her with despair.
• A familiar voice told Huo Yuhao to keep going, and she awoke in the Undead Demiplane, remembering only that she had closed and reopened her eyes.

Huo Yuhao refined his right leg bone, practiced his Golden Light soul skill, and successfully condensed his second soul core in the Undead Demiplane. With his spiritual power now able to affect physical matter, he became confident he could complete his planned Alchemical Work, but Elder Yi told him to rest and stabilize his cultivation first.

• Huo Yuhao woke soon after refining his right leg bone, and Elder Yi advised him to rest before attempting his second soul core.
• Huo Yuhao spent two days recovering, reached level seventy-three, and practiced using Golden Light against a Bone Dragon.
• Huo Yuhao discussed the improved soul core method with Elder Yi and began condensing a mental-attribute yin-yang reversal soul core.
• Huo Yuhao maintained the balance between his two soul cores for four days and successfully completed the condensation, reaching level seventy-four.
• Huo Yuhao expanded his spiritual power over seventy percent of the Undead Demiplane and gained the ability to affect matter, leading Elder Yi to say he could complete his Alchemical Work.
• Elder Yi urged Huo Yuhao to stabilize his cultivation before attempting the Alchemical Work, and Huo Yuhao returned to the courtyard.

After condensing his Yin-Yang Reversal Soul Core and gaining Dual Soul Cores, Huo Yuhao gathered materials and completed an alchemical spear in the Undead Demiplane. The spear floated in an icy-blue glow, though Huo Yuhao was left pale and exhausted.

• Huo Yuhao told Tian Meng, Octagonal, and Xiao Xue Lotus that he had finished condensing his soul core and planned to complete his alchemical creation before preparing for Sea God Island.
• Huo Yuhao gathered metals and materials from his companions, persuading A Ling and Raven to hand over feathers after five hours of coaxing.
• Huo Yuhao spent two days resting and studying his design before drawing a Magic Array in the Undead Demiplane under Elder Yi's watch.
• Huo Yuhao fused the metals and collected materials with his blood, using its gold of life to merge them into an icy-blue liquid.
• Huo Yuhao shaped the liquid into a spear and formed interconnected Magic Arrays inside it within five seconds, completing the weapon as he neared spiritual exhaustion.

After Huo Yuhao crafted an intelligent spear, a lightning tribulation threatened to destroy it, so he wielded it to withstand the strikes and complete its final step. He named it the Ice Spirit Spear, which then sent energy into him and formed an ice-blue soul ring beside his gray one.

• Huo Yuhao finished crafting the spear but found thunderclouds gathering over the Undead Demiplane, and Elder Yi explained that the spear's intelligence and power had triggered a tribulation.
• Huo Yuhao flew to the spear and poured soul power into it, using its magic arrays to absorb energy and withstand successive lightning strikes.
• After ninety-nine strikes, Huo Yuhao summoned the Ice Extreme God of War Armor to endure the hundredth, strongest strike without the spear's defenses being breached.
• Huo Yuhao named the spear the Ice Spirit Spear, and it sent energy into him, activating his Holy Necromancer martial soul and producing an ice-blue soul ring beside the gray one.

Huo Yuhao completed the Ice Spirit Spear, which gained a soul and bonded with him after being refined and struck by lightning. After showing it to everyone, he turned it into a hairpin using a design Ice Empress had prepared.

• Huo Yuhao let Elder Yi examine the Ice Spirit Spear, and Elder Yi explained that it had become a form of life and that its ice-blue Soul Ring represented a bond with its master.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Power to make the Ice Spirit Spear fly, return to him, and change its length.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the courtyard and showed the spear to everyone, while A Ling learned that her feathers had gone into its making.
• Ice Empress asked Tian Meng to help her prepare a design for Huo Yuhao to carry the spear in another form.
• Ice Empress gave Huo Yuhao a hairpin design, and he transformed the Ice Spirit Spear into the hairpin and fastened it in his hair.