Chapter Summaries

After reaching level seventy-eight Soul Power as a Spirit Saint, Xue Tianmo left the Star Dou Great Forest with the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and returned to Spirit City. The Snow Empress wrestled with her growing feelings for him and kept Bibi Dong’s message about Sea God Island secret, while Qian Renxue approached them angrily.

• Xue Tianmo reached level seventy-eight Soul Power after absorbing his seventh soul ring, and the Ice Empress celebrated his progress.
• The Snow Empress questioned her own feelings for Xue Tianmo and agreed to travel with him and the Ice Empress to Spirit City.
• The Ice Empress teased Xue Tianmo about Qian Renxue, while the Snow Empress recalled that Bibi Dong would approve their relationship if he became a Titled Douluo and had urged him to visit Sea God Island if he wanted to become a god.
• The Snow Empress kept Bibi Dong’s message from Xue Tianmo and worried about what would happen to Qian Renxue if she accepted her own feelings for him.
• Xue Tianmo, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress entered Spirit City, where Qian Renxue strode toward them angrily.

After reuniting with Qian Renxue, Xue Tianmo went with her to meet Qian Daoliu, who disapproved of their relationship and challenged him to a test. Xue Tianmo accepted as Qian Daoliu unleashed his powerful aura.

• Snow Empress felt jealous when she saw Qian Renxue with Xue Tianmo.
• Qian Renxue confronted Xue Tianmo for leaving without saying goodbye, and he explained that he had gone hunting soul beasts.
• Qian Renxue invited Xue Tianmo to meet her grandfather, and Snow Empress agreed to wait at the hotel.
• Qian Daoliu questioned whether Xue Tianmo was worthy of Qian Renxue and criticized his attitude.
• Xue Tianmo accepted Qian Daoliu's test, and Qian Daoliu released a powerful aura.

Qian Daoliu tested Xue Tianmo by suppressing his strength to the Spirit Saint level, but Xue Tianmo’s powerful soul skills forced him to use an eighth soul skill. Qian Renxue called the test in Xue Tianmo’s favor, and Qian Daoliu’s opinion of him softened.

• Qian Daoliu told Xue Tianmo that he would test him at Spirit Saint level, and Xue Tianmo accepted.
• Xue Tianmo unleashed his Frost Dragon Martial Soul and attacked with Frost Breath and Phoenix Ice Wings, but Qian Daoliu countered his soul skills.
• Xue Tianmo used his Self-Fusion Skill, Imperial Sky Dragon Roar, and sent dragon-like flying swords at Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu blocked the attack with his eighth soul skill, Angel's Fallen Wing Slash, breaking his promise to suppress his strength.
• Qian Renxue stopped the fight and declared that Qian Daoliu had lost, and Qian Daoliu withdrew his Martial Soul and acknowledged Xue Tianmo’s exceptional talent.

Qian Daoliu agreed not to oppose Qian Renxue and Xue Tianmo’s relationship but insisted that the Angel God decide whether to approve it. The Angel God summoned Xue Tianmo into an alternate space to test him, where he had to fight a powerful version of himself.

• Qian Tianmo signed in with Qian Daoliu and received five million Sign-in Points and an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
• Qian Daoliu said he did not object to Qian Renxue and Xue Tianmo being together, but brought them to the Angel Sacred Hall to seek the Angel God’s guidance.
• The Angel God appeared, told Xue Tianmo he had to pass her test to be with her inheritor, and transported him to an alternate space.
• The Angel God explained that Xue Tianmo could leave only by passing her test, and a version of himself appeared and attacked him.
• Xue Tianmo fought his double and discovered they were evenly matched in Soul Power and soul skills.

Xue Tianmo returned from the Angel God's trial with her approval, and Qian Renxue celebrated by spending the night with him. The next day, Hu Liena arrived at the Worship Hall and asked to speak with Xue Tianmo alone, surprising Qian Renxue and the others.

• The Angel God's phantom returned Xue Tianmo to the Angel Sacred Hall and declared that she would not meddle in his relationship with Qian Renxue.
• Xue Tianmo confirmed that he had passed the Angel God's trial, and Qian Renxue kissed him in celebration.
• Qian Daoliu accepted their relationship and warned Xue Tianmo to treat Qian Renxue well.
• Xue Tianmo stayed in Spirit Hall with Qian Renxue that night, then agreed to have Snow Empress and Ice Empress brought to the Worship Hall the next day.
• Hu Liena arrived and asked to speak with Xue Tianmo alone, leaving Qian Renxue visibly displeased.

Hu Liena asked Xue Tianmo to help her become stronger, and he agreed, prompting Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress to tease him about her intentions. Meanwhile, Tang San entered Slaughter City, swore revenge for Tang Hao’s death, and began killing in the Slaughter Arena.

• Hu Liena asked Xue Tianmo to help her become stronger, and he agreed to visit her later.
• Qian Renxue questioned Xue Tianmo about Hu Liena, and he said he had agreed to guide her for Qian Renxue’s sake.
• The Ice Empress teased Xue Tianmo about whether Hu Liena wanted guidance in more than cultivation, before the group left for their lodgings.
• Tang San entered Slaughter City and vowed to kill Xue Tianmo for Tang Hao’s death.
• Tang San entered the Slaughter Arena and began a frenzied slaughter.

Xue Tianmo taught Hu Liena the Lingbo Weibu technique before preparing to leave Spirit City, while Hu Liena’s affection for him grew. Back at his residence, Xue Tianmo embraced Snow Empress, but Ice Empress walked in and noticed Snow Empress’s flushed face.

• Xue Tianmo taught Hu Liena the Lingbo Weibu technique and told her he would leave Spirit City in two days.
• Hu Liena fell into Xue Tianmo’s arms during their practice, and he wondered whether she had done it deliberately.
• Snow Empress visited Xue Tianmo, and he took her hand and pulled her into an embrace.
• Snow Empress did not resist Xue Tianmo and asked him to let her go after he held her for a long time.
• Ice Empress entered the room and questioned Snow Empress about her red face.

Snow Empress left Xue Tianmo and Ice Empress to stroll together, and Xue Tianmo later learned that Spirit Hall had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. After he explained Spirit Hall's motives, Qian Renxue arrived and was surprised to hear that Ice Empress wanted to stay in Spirit City longer.

• Ice Empress took Xue Tianmo out to stroll, while Snow Empress declined to join them and left.
• After returning to the residence, Xue Tianmo received a message from Skywater Academy reporting that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had been destroyed.
• Xue Tianmo told Snow Empress and Ice Empress that Spirit Hall was responsible, and explained that it had acted to consolidate power and contend for supremacy.
• Ice Empress suggested asking Qian Renxue about the attack, but Xue Tianmo said he already knew about Spirit Hall's operation.
• Qian Renxue arrived, and Ice Empress told her they planned to remain in Spirit City longer, leaving her surprised.

Qian Renxue revealed her disguise as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and explained Spirit Hall’s attacks on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Worried about the Heaven Dou Empire’s suspicions and Emperor Xue Ye’s failing health, she prepared to return to Heaven Dou Imperial City with Xue Tianmo, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress.

• Qian Renxue told Snow Empress and Ice Empress that she had disguised herself as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Xue Tianmo confirmed that he already knew.
• Snow Empress asked whether Spirit Hall had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Qian Renxue admitted that it had.
• Qian Renxue described Spirit Hall’s losses in both battles and explained that she feared the Heaven Dou Empire would suspect Spirit Hall and that rivals might act while Emperor Xue Ye was near death.
• Xue Tianmo suggested that they return to Heaven Dou Imperial City with Qian Renxue, and Snow Empress agreed.
• Ice Empress complained that Xue Tianmo was neglecting her, then decided to return with him and Snow Empress rather than stay in Spirit City alone.

Xue Tianmo said goodbye to Hu Liena and left Spirit City with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue, who was returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City amid a likely coup. During the journey, Snow Empress asked whose side Xue Tianmo would take, and he drew both Snow Empress and Ice Empress close as they settled against him.

• Xue Tianmo hugged Hu Liena goodbye, and she watched him leave with visible reluctance.
• Qian Renxue accused Xue Tianmo of encouraging Hu Liena's affection, while he denied that anything could happen between them.
• Xue Tianmo and the others set out for Heaven Dou Imperial City with Qian Renxue, Porcupine Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo as Xue Ye's illness raised the prospect of a coup.
• Snow Empress asked whether Xue Tianmo would support Qian Renxue or the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and Ice Empress said he would help Qian Renxue.
• Ice Empress fell asleep on Xue Tianmo's shoulder, and he put an arm around Snow Empress and invited her to rest there too.
• Snow Empress blushed, then linked arms with Xue Tianmo and rested her head on his shoulder.

Xue Tianmo arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial City with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then returned to Skywater Academy instead of staying at Qian Renxue’s Crown Prince’s Mansion. His return sparked an enthusiastic welcome from the academy’s students, and the chapter ended with him settling back into his residence in the rear mountain.

• Qian Renxue invited Xue Tianmo and the two Empresses to the Crown Prince’s Mansion, but Xue Tianmo chose to return to Skywater Academy and warned her to be careful while Xue Ye was gravely ill.
• Qian Renxue left for the imperial city with Snake Lance Douluo, while Xue Tianmo, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress headed to Skywater Academy.
• The academy’s female guards and students welcomed Xue Tianmo as the champion of the Soul Master Academy Competition, and Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and Qiu Ruoshui showed their affection for him.
• Xue Tianmo reunited with Cat Girl Yue'er, who shyly agreed to call him Tianmo and went to draw water for him.
• Ice Empress teased Xue Tianmo about the attention he received from the academy’s beauties, then went to her room to sleep; Snow Empress also told him to rest, and Xue Tianmo hugged her.

After returning to Skywater Academy, Xue Tianmo was overwhelmed by students seeking his attention and finally got a chance to rest after Shui Bing'er visited. He fell asleep once the Dean’s order kept the other students away.

• Snow Empress blushed and hurried away after Xue Tianmo embraced her, and Catwoman offered to warm his bed before he sent her to rest and promised to arrange her studies at Skywater Academy.
• Catherine invited Xue Tianmo to dinner, and then Kexiya asked him for guidance, but he declined both so he could rest.
• More people kept knocking to invite Xue Tianmo out or ask for help, leaving him regretting that he had not gone to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Shui Bing'er told Xue Tianmo that the Dean had forbidden students from disturbing him, then asked about his soul hunt and chatted with him.
• Shui Bing'er left after teasing Xue Tianmo that she would deal with him later, and he finally went to bed and fell asleep.

After the Soul Master Academy Competition, Xue Tianmo met Dugu Yan and learned that Dugu Bo wanted to see him, likely about Xue Ye’s poisoning. Snow Empress asked whether he planned to help Dugu Bo, leaving Xue Tianmo’s decision unresolved.

• Xue Tianmo taught Huo Wu Lingbo Weibu and gave her an immortal-grade herb, which improved her strength and seemed to advance her Fire Shadow martial soul.
• Shui Bing'er questioned Xue Tianmo about his relationship with Dugu Yan, then told him Dugu Yan was waiting outside the academy.
• Dugu Yan told Xue Tianmo that Dugu Bo wanted to meet him at the Auspicious Tavern at four that afternoon.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan congratulated Xue Tianmo on winning the individual and team championships before he left.
• Xue Tianmo told Snow Empress and Ice Empress about Dugu Bo's invitation and guessed it concerned Xue Ye's poisoning.
• Snow Empress asked Xue Tianmo whether he would help Dugu Bo detoxify Xue Ye.

Xue Tianmo heard that Xue Ye was near death from rapidly changing, increasingly potent toxins, but he denied knowing how to cure him. Dugu Bo feared that Xue Ye’s death would transform the continent’s political situation.

• Xue Tianmo reassured the Snow Empress and Ice Empress that they could support whatever he chose to do, and kissed them both.
• Xue Tianmo left for the Auspicious Tavern, where Dugu Bo urgently took him to a private room.
• Dugu Bo explained that Xue Ye’s toxins kept changing and growing stronger whenever he tried to counteract them, so he had stopped treating them.
• Xue Tianmo said he did not know how to cure Xue Ye, and Dugu Bo concluded that Xue Ye might be facing a destined calamity.
• Dugu Bo warned that Xue Ye’s death would bring earth-shaking changes to the continent.

Xue Tianmo refused Dugu Bo’s plea to save Xue Ye, choosing to support Qian Renxue’s plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire. When news spread that Xue Ye was near death, Qian Renxue disguised herself as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and led her forces toward the palace with Xue Tianmo.

• Dugu Bo asked Xue Tianmo whether he had joined the imperial power struggle, but Xue Tianmo left without answering.
• Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, brought Xue Tianmo to the Crown Prince's Mansion to meet Qian Renxue.
• Xue Tianmo told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo had asked him to treat Xue Ye, but he had refused.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she planned to eliminate Prince Xue Xing after Xue Ye’s death and claim the throne, and Xue Tianmo agreed to help her.
• After the palace announced that Xue Ye was near death, Qian Renxue disguised herself as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and led a large force toward the imperial palace with Xue Tianmo.

As Xue Ye neared death, Prince Xue Xing and Grand Marshal Gelong moved to seize the palace, while Qian Renxue prepared to claim the throne. Xue Ye died after a decree named Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as his successor, and Qian Renxue confronted Xue Xing and Gelong as their forces faced off.

• Prince Xue Xing summoned Grand Marshal Gelong and arranged to bring Fourth Prince Xue Beng and their allies into the palace.
• Grand Marshal Gelong's soldiers advanced on Xue Ye's bedchamber, where Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's guards blocked their way.
• An attendant announced that Xue Ye had died and left a decree naming Xue Qinghe as emperor, and Prince Xue Xing accused him of fabricating it.
• Gelong ordered his troops into a defensive formation as more soldiers surrounded the bedchamber.
• Qian Renxue arrived with Xue Tianmo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupine Douluo, then accused Gelong of bringing an army into the palace without authorization.

Qian Renxue defended her claim to the Heaven Dou throne against Prince Xue Xing and accused him of plotting rebellion, while Yu Xiaogang alleged that she had colluded with Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Xue Tianmo vanishing after Yu Xiaogang threatened him.

• Qian Renxue challenged Prince Xue Xing to provide evidence that she had murdered the princes and Emperor Xue Ye, then accused him of trying to install the Fourth Prince as emperor.
• Yu Xiaogang inferred that Xue Qinghe had allied with Spirit Hall and accused her of murdering her family and possibly not being Xue Ye's biological son.
• Xue Tianmo demanded evidence from Yu Xiaogang, who produced his Spirit Hall Elder Token and ordered Qian Renxue's Soul Masters to withdraw.
• When the Soul Masters ignored Yu Xiaogang's command, Xue Tianmo mocked him, and Yu Xiaogang threatened to kill him.
• Xue Tianmo's expression darkened, and he vanished from where he stood.

Xue Tianmo crippled Yu Xiaogang, and Snake Lance Douluo defeated Liu Erlong when she attacked in anger. After Dugu Bo refused to intervene in the royal conflict and left, Qian Renxue ordered her forces to seize Prince Xue Xing and his allies.

• Xue Tianmo threw Yu Xiaogang to the ground, then broke both his arms and legs despite Yu Xiaogang claiming protection as a Spirit Hall elder.
• Liu Erlong released her martial soul and charged Xue Tianmo, but Snake Lance Douluo struck her down while Flender tried to stop her.
• Prince Xue Xing asked Dugu Bo to help capture Qian Renxue, but Dugu Bo refused to interfere and departed.
• Prince Xue Xing turned to Grand Marshal Gelong for support, but Gelong was also afraid of facing a Titled Douluo.
• Qian Renxue ordered her men to seize Prince Xue Xing and his followers, and Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupine Douluo, and the surrounding Soul Masters charged forward.

Qian Renxue suppressed Prince Xue Xing’s rebellion, inherited the throne as the new emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, and thanked Xue Tianmo for helping her. Back at Skywater Academy, Xue Tianmo urged Snow Empress and Ice Empress to prepare for their coming lightning tribulations and gave them Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow.

• Prince Xue Xing, Grand Marshal Gelong, and their allies were captured after their rebellion collapsed, while Flender escaped with Liu Erlong.
• Qian Renxue held Xue Ye’s state funeral and ascended the throne under her identity as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue embraced Xue Tianmo in her bedchamber and thanked him for helping her seize the throne; they spent the night together.
• Xue Tianmo returned to Skywater Academy, where Ice Empress chided him for neglecting his visits and Snow Empress urged him to focus on cultivation.
• Snow Empress told Xue Tianmo that she and Ice Empress would soon face lightning tribulations, and he reminded her of the Nine Heavens Primordial Pill he had given her.
• Xue Tianmo gave Snow Empress and Ice Empress Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow to strengthen them before their tribulations.

Xue Tianmo broke through to Soul Douluo and learned from the Snow Empress that Bibi Dong had directed him to Sea God Island if he wished to become a god. He decided to delay the trip until the Snow Empress and Ice Empress had overcome their lightning tribulations.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress accepted the Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow from Xue Tianmo and focused on preparing for their tribulations.
• Xue Tianmo broke through to Soul Douluo after cultivating with immortal herbs, then continued training while postponing his eighth soul ring.
• The Snow Empress visited Xue Tianmo and told him that Bibi Dong had said he should go to Sea God Island to pursue godhood.
• Xue Tianmo decided to wait until the Snow Empress and Ice Empress had overcome their lightning tribulations before discussing a trip to Sea God Island.