Chapter Summaries

Gu Qingnian left the academy after gaining a Titled Douluo trial reward, while Ma Xiaotao learned that his ultimate ice ability had suppressed her Evil Fire Phoenix. That night, Gu Qingnian used the trial card to overpower Zhou Yi, while Fan Yu sensed an unexplained loss and returned to his research.

• Gu Qingnian told Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao he would take a two-day break, then claimed a reward that let him experience a Titled Douluo’s strength for half an hour.
• An elegant woman told Ma Xiaotao that ultimate ice had suppressed her evil fire and suggested she might be suited to its male owner; Ma Xiaotao blushed as she recalled Gu Qingnian.
• Zhou Yi removed her aged disguise in her dormitory, where Gu Qingnian appeared and accused her of three sins.
• Gu Qingnian used time-freezing and soul-disturbing abilities to immobilize Zhou Yi, then carried her into her room.
• Fan Yu felt a vague sense that he had lost something, wondered whether he should visit Zhou Yi, and returned to his soul tool research.

Gu Qingnian secretly attacked Zhou Yi, then escaped the academy and received system rewards that strengthened his Dao heart and body. After examining the rewards and calming A Wu, he set off for the Far North.

• Fan Yu worried that Zhou Yi was missing and asked a burly figure to help him search after his research was finished.
• The figure threatened Zhou Yi into silence, left her exhausted, and warned that her lover would die if she told anyone what had happened.
• Zhou Yi regained her strength, concealed the evidence, and told Lin'er that overtraining had left her weak.
• Gu Qingnian used Body Flicker to leave the academy, revealed his identity, and claimed system rewards for taking Zhou Yi's first time.
• The Sacred Pure Dao Heart calmed Gu Qingnian's mind, while the Peerless Battle Kidney brought an unsettling physical change.
• Gu Qingnian soothed A Wu and declared that they would go to the Far North.

Gu Qingnian and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reached the Far North, where the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm prepared to lure the Ice Empress into a pact. The Ice Empress appeared and attacked, while Gu Qingnian hid nearby and watched the confrontation begin.

• Gu Qingnian and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm evaded a herd led by the Titan Snow Demon King, and Gu Qingnian discovered that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked like a girl.
• Gu Qingnian hurried to their destination and replenished his soul power while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned him to hide during the lure.
• Gu Qingnian agreed to help suppress the Ice Empress if necessary and told the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to prioritize his own safety.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from Gu Qingnian's sea of consciousness, used his shed skin to appear before the Ice Empress, and challenged her to face him.
• The Ice Empress transformed the surroundings with her immense aura and attacked, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's golden shield blocked her strikes.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confessed that he had returned because the Ice Empress's final deadline was near and he wanted her to live so they could be together.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lured the Ice Empress into an ambush while Gu Qingnian endured the Far North’s cold. After binding her with a concealed technique, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm made the Ice Empress disappear and prepared to leave.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm dispelled the concealment and revealed the Ice Empress to Gu Qingnian.
• The Ice Empress attacked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with a beam from her stinger and declared she would devour him.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm used his spiritual power to slow and trap the Ice Empress, giving a hidden light membrane time to reach her.
• The membrane bound the Ice Empress despite her desperate struggle, while Gu Qingnian used Soul Power and a Soul Tool to withstand the cold.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm appeared in Gu Qingnian's form, said he would explain everything, and made the Ice Empress disappear.

Gu Qingnian escaped the Ice Empress’s territory with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who warned him about the dangers of fusing with her and revealed her from his spiritual cage. Gu Qingnian began explaining why the Ice Empress should accept becoming his Martial Soul, leaving her considering the threat of her next great tribulation.

• Gu Qingnian and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fled the core region while the Silkworm concealed Gu Qingnian’s aura.
• After reaching safety, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that the Ice Empress would need to consent to the fusion and that sealing her power would endanger them all.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm released the Ice Empress from his shed skin and told her that he had become Gu Qingnian’s Wisdom Soul Ring.
• The Ice Empress questioned why the Silkworm had become a human’s Soul Ring, and he recounted his past while Gu Qingnian listened.
• Gu Qingnian told the Ice Empress that her next great tribulation would arrive within a hundred years and that Tian Meng would not survive his own.

Gu Qingnian persuaded Ice Empress that he could offer her and Tian Meng a path to godhood and eternal life, then demonstrated his overwhelming power inside his sea of consciousness. Ice Empress learned of Gu Qingnian’s extraordinary cultivation and hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone as he prepared to make her his second Martial Soul and first Soul Ring.

• Gu Qingnian told Ice Empress that Tian Meng’s plan was to become a Wisdom Soul Ring and help him create a god, promising that he would achieve godhood and bring them eternal life.
• Gu Qingnian summoned Ice Empress’s spiritual body into his sea of consciousness, where the Divine Mill nearly shattered her; Tian Meng urged her not to resist.
• Gu Qingnian demanded that Ice Empress become his second Martial Soul and first Soul Ring, claiming their success was certain because of his abilities.
• Gu Qingnian revealed that he was ten and had awakened his Martial Soul only months earlier, leaving Tian Meng and Ice Empress astonished by his rapid cultivation.
• Tian Meng disclosed that Gu Qingnian had fused with a hundred-thousand-year Left Arm Bone, and Gu Qingnian summoned his Soul Rings as his Six Eyes blazed.

Gu Qingnian persuaded the Ice Empress to willingly merge with him as his ice martial soul and first soul ring, beginning with the transformation of her body into a soul bone. As the fusion inflicted unbearable pain, the Divine Mill appeared in Gu Qingnian’s Sea of Consciousness and began tempering it.

• Gu Qingnian ordered Tian Meng to release the Ice Empress, then faced her attack without fear until she agreed to cooperate.
• The Ice Empress released her spiritual origin, which Tian Meng absorbed before returning to Gu Qingnian’s body.
• Gu Qingnian, Tian Meng, and the Ice Empress agreed that she would first become a soul bone and then his martial soul and first soul ring.
• The Ice Empress warned Gu Qingnian that replacing his spine, ribs, and sternum would cause immense pain, and he told her to begin.
• The Ice Empress’s tail pierced Gu Qingnian’s tailbone, triggering severe pain and turmoil in his Sea of Consciousness.
• The Sacred Pure Dao Heart steadied Gu Qingnian’s Sea of Consciousness, then the Divine Mill appeared and began tempering it as an endless Chaos World.

Gu Qingnian endured the Ice Empress soul bone fusion while tempering his spirit, reaching the Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Method’s third revolution after nearly dying. He then offered the Ice Empress and Tian Meng protective brands that would also place their lives under his control.

• Gu Qingnian fused the Ice Empress’s soul bone as Tian Meng and the Ice Empress watched him withstand the pain without their prepared spiritual support.
• As the fusion neared completion, Gu Qingnian’s consciousness collapsed, but his left arm soul bone helped revive him and the Chaos Divine Mill completed its third revolution.
• Gu Qingnian explained that his subconscious had activated a soul skill to save him, leaving Tian Meng and the Ice Empress shocked by his recklessness.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged them to continue with the Martial Soul Fusion, and Gu Qingnian invited both beasts into his spiritual consciousness sea.
• Gu Qingnian offered to inscribe a Divine Mill Brand and a Soul Brand on them, explaining that the brands would protect them while giving him control over their lives and deaths.

Gu Qingnian completed his fusion with the Ice Empress, gaining her martial soul and a four hundred thousand year soul ring, then absorbed a hundred thousand year ring for his second martial soul. As Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya, and Zhou Yi worried about his absence, Gu Qingnian prepared to return from the Far North stronger than before.

• Gu Qingnian marked Tian Meng and the Ice Empress, and both beasts accepted him as their master before he began fusing with the Ice Empress.
• At Shrek Academy, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao waited anxiously for Gu Qingnian, while Tang Ya thought of him and Zhou Yi worried that a secret might be exposed.
• Gu Qingnian emerged from the snow with the Ice Empress martial soul and a four hundred thousand year soul ring after Tian Meng helped the Ice Empress break through her bottleneck.
• Gu Qingnian summoned A Wu and absorbed a hundred thousand year soul ring from the system into his second martial soul.
• After completing the absorption, Gu Qingnian saw that the Ice Empress was still asleep, then covered his eyes, swallowed a pill, and prepared to leave the Far North.

The day before the freshman assessment, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sold grilled fish when the Red-Clothed Woman and the returned Gu Qingnian appeared. After reuniting with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, Gu Qingnian faced the Red-Clothed Woman’s request to see his Martial Soul.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sold grilled fish while Xu Sanshi encouraged Huo Yuhao ahead of the freshman assessment.
• The Red-Clothed Woman arrived, cleared the line by buying all the grilled fish, and sampled two.
• Gu Qingnian returned, and Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao greeted him with relief after checking that his eyes were unharmed.
• The Red-Clothed Woman praised Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and asked Gu Qingnian to show her his Martial Soul.
• Gu Qingnian calmly refused, privately recognizing that the Red-Clothed Woman had begun to suspect him.

Gu Qingnian revealed his unusual eyes to Ma Xiaotao, suppressed her Evil Fire Phoenix aura, and learned that she was a powerful Inner Court disciple. He then reunited with Tang Ya and went to report to Zhou Yi, leaving both women stunned by his appearance.

• Ma Xiaotao released the pressure of her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul, but Gu Qingnian resisted it and told her to stop before Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were harmed.
• Gu Qingnian showed Ma Xiaotao his azure eyes, briefly suppressed the evil fire within her, and introduced himself; she left after he stopped her from touching A Wu.
• Gu Qingnian told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong that Ma Xiaotao was an Inner Court disciple ranked among its top ten, then went to find Zhou Yi.
• Gu Qingnian encountered Tang Ya in the woods and reunited with her; she blushed when she saw his face, then panicked after he pretended to leave.
• Gu Qingnian arrived at Zhou Yi's office, explained his eyes, and revealed his face, leaving Zhou Yi frozen in surprise.

Gu Qingnian explained his recovery and new Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul to Zhou Yi, then flirted with her and kissed her. The chapter ended with Zhou Yi overwhelmed by the encounter.

• Zhou Yi ordered Gu Qingnian to keep her unusual eyes secret and asked why he had been away.
• Gu Qingnian claimed that an Ice Jade Scorpion in the Far North had helped stabilize his First Martial Soul and given his second Martial Soul a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
• Gu Qingnian revealed his soul bone and demonstrated his Martial Soul’s simulated soul rings, convincing Zhou Yi that he had returned stronger.
• Zhou Yi told Gu Qingnian that she had registered him as a solo Control System contestant for the freshman assessment and expected him to place in the top three.
• Gu Qingnian teased Zhou Yi, removed her mask, and kissed her, leaving her flustered and overwhelmed.

Gu Qingnian received the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force and a Martial Soul Awakening Pill, then began cultivating before the freshman assessment. As the assessment started, he met Xiao Xiao and greeted her warmly.

• Gu Qingnian reassured Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong that Teacher Zhou had arranged his assessment, and the trio spent the night together in the dormitory.
• Gu Qingnian claimed his rewards for taking Huo Yuhao's Ice Empress martial soul, receiving the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force and a Martial Soul Awakening Pill.
• Gu Qingnian considered the risks of revealing his secrets and began cultivating, awakening his first mighty elephant particle and gaining a thousand jin of strength.
• The freshman assessment began at Shrek Academy, with Huo Yuhao assigned to Area Thirty-Three and Gu Qingnian to Area Thirty-Four.
• Gu Qingnian encouraged Huo Yuhao and traded playful remarks with Wang Dong before Xiao Xiao introduced herself to him.

Gu Qingnian dominated his freshman assessment match, defeating three opponents in under a minute without removing his blindfold or releasing his Martial Soul. He returned to Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao while his defeated opponents recovered, and Wang Yan wondered how strong Gu Qingnian really was.

• Wang Yan announced that Gu Qingnian would face Ouyang Junyi, Chen Junfeng, and Zhao Haochen alone, and Gu Qingnian told the assembled students that he was enough for a team by himself.
• Gu Qingnian waited for his opponents to act, then used an attractive force to pull them toward him as Ouyang Junyi urged his teammates to work together.
• Zhao Haochen summoned Giant Chicken Drumsticks and passed them to Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng, who ate them to gain their support.
• Gu Qingnian used Body Flicker and Tai Chi Generates Two Principles to throw Ouyang Junyi and Chen Junfeng out of the arena, then sent Zhao Haochen out without a fight.
• Wang Yan and the students reacted to Gu Qingnian's easy victory, while Wang Yan noted that Gu Qingnian's covered eyes had not seemed to weaken him.
• Gu Qingnian returned to Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, who praised his strength and teased one another.

Huo Yuhao's trio and Gu Qingnian's team continued their assessment victories, drawing Wang Yan's frustrated attention as they concealed their full abilities. Ma Xiaotao then confronted Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Gu Qingnian about the mysterious ice-attribute Soul Master who had stopped her, but Gu Qingnian denied knowing anything.

• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao's trio won their matches, while the teams facing them grew wary of their overwhelming strength.
• Gu Qingnian's trio won all four matches on the second day without him releasing his martial soul, and Huo Yuhao's team relied on Wang Dong to finish each fight.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao celebrated their victories and discussed taking turns fighting before the group headed off for grilled fish.
• Ma Xiaotao and Xu Sanshi approached the group, and Ma Xiaotao took Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Gu Qingnian to Sea God Lake.
• Ma Xiaotao apologized for nearly hurting them, then demanded information about the ice-attribute Soul Master who had stopped her.
• Gu Qingnian erased Ma Xiaotao's pressure and denied knowing the Soul Master, arguing that their backgrounds gave them no reason to have a protector.

Gu Qingnian fought Ma Xiaotao after she tried to force out the supposed protector, trapping her in the Chaos Divine Mill and knocking her into the ground when her Evil Fire erupted. He escaped with Huo Yuhao, then returned to the teaching building and met Zhou Yi, while Ma Xiaotao’s fate remained uncertain.

• Gu Qingnian warned Ma Xiaotao not to attack, then used his mental power to trap her in the Chaos Divine Mill and nearly grind away her soul.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire surged out of control, so Gu Qingnian carried Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong away before returning to test his strength.
• Gu Qingnian struck Ma Xiaotao with an eight-thousand-jin palm and drove her into the ground, then spotted someone approaching and left.
• Gu Qingnian found Huo Yuhao and carried him to the teaching building, where Huo Yuhao said Wang Dong had gone to find a teacher.
• Gu Qingnian and Huo Yuhao met Zhou Yi, gave her an explanation that left out the serious details, and returned with her.

Gu Qingnian's team faced Huang Chutian's team in the sixth round, where he defeated Huang Chutian and rescued the Lan twins after their martial soul fusion skill collapsed. The match ended with Gu Qingnian's team declared the winner, while Wang Yan rushed to explain the disturbance to the surrounding zones.

• Xiao Xiao checked that Gu Qingnian, Wang Dong, and their teammate were safe, and Wang Yan named Gu Qingnian's team the zone's seeded team.
• Gu Qingnian met Huang Chutian and the Lan twins, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, and distracted them with his observations about their looks until Wang Yan ordered the match to begin.
• Huang Chutian and the twins unleashed their martial souls, and Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo used their Heavenly Net fusion skill to trap Gu Qingnian's giant elephant.
• Gu Qingnian struck Huang Chutian out of the arena and weakened the twins' fusion skill with repeated slashing attacks.
• After the Heavenly Net broke and the giant elephant charged the twins, Gu Qingnian carried both girls to safety and crushed the elephant with one palm.
• Wang Yan confirmed that everyone was safe, declared Gu Qingnian's team the winner, and left to explain the disturbance to the surrounding zones.

Gu Qingnian swept through the freshman assessment and revealed his Six Eyes martial soul to Wang Yan, who became thrilled by the discovery. After taking Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo out, he was kissed by both twins, but Lan Susu’s kiss turned into a passionate one, leaving Lan Luoluo stunned.

• Gu Qingnian won all ten round-robin matches as a one-man team without releasing his martial soul, while Huo Yuhao’s group placed second in their section.
• Wang Yan asked Gu Qingnian about his martial soul, learned about Six Eyes and its soul skill, and heard that Huo Yuhao also had a body martial soul but was not from the Body Sect.
• Gu Qingnian joined Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo for a meal and an outing, giving them Soul Master guidance before they returned toward the academy at night.
• In a small forest, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo each kissed Gu Qingnian, but Gu Qingnian turned Lan Susu’s kiss into a lingering kiss on the lips.
• Lan Luoluo watched in shock, realizing their plan had been to steal one kiss each on the cheek.

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo returned from their encounter with Gu Qingnian, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong discussed their match and their hidden abilities. When Gu Qingnian returned, he tried to see whether the three of them could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but nothing happened at first.

• Lan Susu recovered from kissing Gu Qingnian, and he took her and Lan Luoluo back ahead of their assessment.
• Wang Dong questioned Huo Yuhao about how he had disrupted the Mu Brothers’ Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Huo Yuhao revealed his Soul Impact ability.
• Wang Dong said her true aura was restrained and could be sensed through physical contact, prompting her and Huo Yuhao to awkwardly approach and retreat from each other.
• Gu Qingnian returned and teased Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong about their awkward movements before explaining the requirements for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Gu Qingnian pulled Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong close and tried to trigger a fusion between them, but he felt no reaction.

Gu Qingnian, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong sensed one another’s martial-soul auras and began a fusion that Gu Qingnian’s overwhelming power dominated. The fusion intensified until their bodies and souls seemed to merge, and the chapter ended with a shocked exclamation that Gu Qingnian was a god.

• Gu Qingnian pulled Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong onto his lap and told them to sense their martial-soul auras.
• Inside Gu Qingnian’s Spiritual Consciousness Sea, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress discussed their strange feelings of familiarity toward Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.
• Huo Yuhao and Gu Qingnian sensed Wang Dong’s shifting light, life, and other auras, while Huo Yuhao’s aura also changed and began fusing with hers.
• Gu Qingnian’s azure aura overwhelmed their currents, and the Ice Empress used her bloodline pressure to suppress Wang Dong’s dark golden aura.
• Wang Dong’s blue-gold aura resisted Gu Qingnian, but he recalled the Divine Mill after it seized the aura and caused her pain; a blue-gold trident flashed from her forehead.
• The three auras stabilized and their soul power circulated faster until their bodies and souls seemed to merge, prompting a shocked exclamation that Gu Qingnian was a god.