Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong visited Lin Qian after hearing that he and Hu Liena were skipping classes, but she was surprised by the strength of his Spiritual Power and his claim that his cultivation method could help Soul Masters across the continent. Lin Qian explained how he developed it by disparaging Yu Xiaogang, leaving Bibi Dong’s expression stiff.

• Hu Liena followed Lin Qian’s cultivation advice and began skipping classes, prompting more students to imitate them and teachers to complain to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong went to the academy, sensed Lin Qian’s powerful Spiritual Power, and summoned him from his cultivation.
• Bibi Dong entered Lin Qian’s room and ordered him to stop keeping Hu Liena from her studies, saying she would make sure Hu Liena attended classes.
• Lin Qian told Bibi Dong that the cultivation method he taught Hu Liena could be organized and promoted across the continent.
• Lin Qian claimed he had developed the method after studying Yu Xiaogang’s books, then mocked Yu Xiaogang’s level-twenty-nine Soul Power as Bibi Dong’s expression grew stiff.

Lin Qian told Bibi Dong that his cultivation method could help even people with trash martial souls, winning her support, then sparred with her to demonstrate his strength. He pretended to lose after unleashing a powerful attack, while Bibi Dong questioned whether she had seen his true ability.

• Lin Qian criticized Yu Xiaogang's limitations and told Bibi Dong his cultivation method could let ordinary people with trash martial souls cultivate, earning her enthusiastic support.
• Bibi Dong asked about Lin Qian's divine inheritance, and he claimed he had completed its first trial, reached level 83, and was inheriting the God of Eternity.
• Lin Qian challenged Bibi Dong to a match and used Spiritual Lockdown to conceal their fight from outsiders.
• Bibi Dong released the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor and its hundred-thousand-year soul ring, while Lin Qian revealed his own hundred-thousand-year ring and attacked with self-created techniques.
• Lin Qian unleashed Hell Demon Flame Sky-Splitting Slash, then deliberately weakened his attack and pretended to retreat in defeat as the villa was devastated.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Lin Qian had shown his true strength, and he humbly claimed that he had still lost to her.

After learning that Lin Qian had allied with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Bibi Dong grew eager to use his cultivation method to advance her plans. A month later, Lin Qian met Qian Renxue at the Worship Hall, where their dispute over Spirit Hall’s succession turned into a challenge.

• Lin Qian told Bibi Dong how he obtained his fourth Soul Ring while hunting near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she realized his cultivation method could weaken the noble families and resistance to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong withheld the cultivation method from Yu Xiaogang, hoping he would come to her and ask for it.
• After his villa was destroyed, Lin Qian used a replacement villa as an excuse to stay under the same roof as Hu Liena, in separate rooms.
• A month later, Bibi Dong summoned Lin Qian to the Worship Hall, where Qian Renxue confronted him over their competing claims to inherit Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue challenged Lin Qian, and he finally revealed his Martial Soul and four Soul Rings—three black and one red—as the battle began.

Lin Qian and Qian Renxue fought in the square while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo watched from the Worship Hall. Lin Qian broke through Qian Renxue’s strongest attack with Ice Silkworm Roar, sending her tumbling backward.

• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo watched Lin Qian and Qian Renxue face off, with Qian Daoliu considering whether Lin Qian could prove himself worthy of a marriage alliance.
• Qian Renxue attacked Lin Qian with Angel Assault, but his Mental Interference Domain diverted her strike.
• Qian Renxue unleashed Angel Light Blade, and Lin Qian restrained her with Tian Meng’s Spiritual Chains before releasing her at her demand.
• Qian Renxue used her Angel Domain and Sacred Sword while Lin Qian hesitated, weighing whether any counterattack would be unfair.
• Lin Qian used Ice Silkworm Roar to break through Qian Renxue’s defenses, and she screamed and toppled backward.

Lin Qian defeated Qian Renxue, but Qian Daoliu declared him her fiancé and the two bickered over the forced match. When Lin Qian hinted at the previous Supreme Pontiff’s past, Qian Daoliu cut him off and resolved to make the engagement happen regardless.

• Lin Qian caught Qian Renxue after the duel, then she slapped him, stomped on his foot, and ran to complain to Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu and Lin Qian traded jokes about his insect-raising and Qian Daoliu’s spying before Qian Daoliu introduced Lin Qian as Qian Renxue’s fiancé.
• Qian Renxue and Lin Qian argued over the engagement, but both Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue refused to let him reject it.
• Lin Qian demanded Spirit Hall as a condition, and Qian Renxue agreed before Qian Daoliu proposed that their child become the next Supreme Pontiff.
• Lin Qian began to mention the previous Supreme Pontiff, and Qian Daoliu interrupted him and decided Lin Qian would become Qian Renxue’s fiancé whether he agreed or not.

Qian Renxue demanded the truth about her father from Qian Daoliu and Lin Qian, but a summons from Bibi Dong interrupted them. Bibi Dong ordered Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renxue accepted despite her mother's coldness.

• Qian Renxue trapped Lin Qian and Qian Daoliu in the hall with her Angel Domain and demanded to know what happened to her father.
• Qian Daoliu prepared to tell Qian Renxue the truth, but Yue Guan arrived and summoned Lin Qian and Qian Renxue to the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong reflected on her plans against the Qian Family and resisted the Rakshasa God's influence as it stirred her hatred of Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong ordered Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire and replace Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Lin Qian offered to take Qian Renxue's place, but Bibi Dong rejected him, and Qian Renxue accepted the assignment after being hurt by her mother's cold treatment.

Lin Qian agreed to help Qian Renxue carry out Spirit Hall’s Heaven Dou infiltration plan, while deciding to strengthen himself before leaving. As he prepared to return to the academy, Hu Liena offered him a kiss.

• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong’s charity and said she would uncover the truth about her parents herself, then left in tears.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Qian Renxue was her daughter and asked Lin Qian to help her complete the Heaven Dou infiltration plan.
• Lin Qian agreed to protect Spirit Hall’s plan and accepted Bibi Dong’s promise that he would become Pope.
• Lin Qian decided to train and prepare for a trip to the Far North before going undercover in Heaven Dou.
• Lin Qian met Hu Liena at the academy and told her he was leaving to carry out a plan.
• Hu Liena offered Lin Qian a kiss, and he deepened it.

Lin Qian and Tian Meng entered the Far North to search for the Ice Empress, despite Tian Meng's uncertainty about the route. Their journey drew the attention of Snow Spirits, who decided to report them to the Queen.

• Lin Qian threatened to turn back until Tian Meng agreed to continue toward the Far North and see the Ice Empress.
• Lin Qian reached the Far North's inner circle on a Snowmobile, and Tian Meng admitted he did not know the way.
• Lin Qian made Tian Meng use his spiritual strength to guide them and refused to wear Tian Meng's shed skin for warmth.
• As Lin Qian and Tian Meng sped north, Snow Spirits sensed Tian Meng and decided to report the pair to the Queen.

Lin Qian and Tian Meng traveled deeper into the Far North, where their noisy Snowmobile attracted the attention of the Snow Empress’s forces. After narrowly hiding from A-Tai and a Snow Spirit, Lin Qian learned more about the Three Great Heavenly Kings and continued toward the Snow Empress.

• Lin Qian and Tian Meng crossed the snowy wilderness, with Tian Meng directing their route as they searched for their target.
• Tian Meng warned Lin Qian to hide, and Lin Qian concealed himself in the snow as a terrifying aura swept across the area.
• A Snow Spirit and A-Tai searched for Lin Qian, explaining that the Snow Empress had ordered them to drive the intruders away.
• After A-Tai and the Snow Spirit left, Lin Qian emerged and joked with Tian Meng about A-Tai’s affection for the Snow Empress.
• Tian Meng described the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, including A-Tai, Little Bingbing, and the Heavenly Snow Woman, and warned Lin Qian about their strength.

Lin Qian and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm traveled into the Far North’s core region to lure out Ice Empress, while avoiding the Titan Snow Demon King. After unleashing Tian Meng’s million-year Soul Ring and revealing his power across the continent, Lin Qian prepared to face Ice Empress as a terrifying aura approached.

• Lin Qian and Tian Meng spent the night in an ice cellar and agreed to move cautiously toward Ice Empress’s territory.
• Lin Qian endured several days of dangerous travel through the Far North’s blizzards until Tian Meng chose a place to set their trap.
• Tian Meng unleashed his million-year Soul Ring, allowing Lin Qian’s consciousness to expand across the Far North and making the sky’s strange phenomenon visible across the Douluo Continent.
• Lin Qian manifested his Body Martial Soul and resolved to challenge the Divine Realm and break the restrictions on the mortal world and Soul Beasts.
• Tian Meng called out Ice Empress and challenged her to meet him, and a powerful aura immediately spread toward them.

Tian Meng lured the Ice Empress into attacking his spiritual phantom while Lin Qian hid nearby, ready to help. Just as Tian Meng began to trap her, Lin Qian revealed himself with overwhelming force.

• Lin Qian concealed his aura in the snow while Tian Meng summoned the Ice Empress and urged him to go easy on her.
• The Ice Empress arrived, remained wary of Tian Meng’s motives, and rejected his proposal to be with her.
• Tian Meng persuaded the Ice Empress to approach, and she discovered he had no physical body and threatened to find and devour him.
• The Ice Empress stabbed Tian Meng with her tail and began consuming him as nourishment for her future tribulation.
• As Tian Meng prepared to trap her with the Shed Husk, Lin Qian emerged, his imposing momentum startling the Ice Empress.

Lin Qian defeated Ice Empress and took her to a hidden cave with Tian Meng, who tried to persuade her to become Lin Qian’s Soul Spirit and help him create a god. Ice Empress began to waver as Tian Meng described Lin Qian’s extraordinary potential.

• Lin Qian countered Ice Empress’s attacks and defeated her with Hell Demon Flame Sky-Splitting Slash, stopping the blow when she surrendered.
• Lin Qian caught the unconscious Ice Empress, concealed her aura with Tian Meng’s Shed Husk, and carried her away from the Far North’s Core Area.
• Lin Qian restrained Ice Empress in a concealed underground cave and asked Tian Meng whether she might consent to becoming a Soul Spirit.
• Tian Meng revealed that he had sacrificed himself to Lin Qian and explained his plan to Ice Empress: help Lin Qian become a god so they could continue living.
• Tian Meng described Lin Qian’s power and rapid cultivation, and Ice Empress grew increasingly tempted by the proposal.

Lin Qian persuaded the Ice Empress to become his Soul Spirit, then absorbed her four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and customized Soul Bone. After reaching the peak of rank eighty-five, he and Tian Meng considered pursuing another target deeper in the Far North.

• Lin Qian told the Ice Empress that she could either join them or join them, and Tian Meng persuaded her to accept the chance at eternal life.
• The Ice Empress released her Spiritual Origin, and Lin Qian absorbed it before she agreed to sacrifice directly without sealing her Soul Power.
• At Lin Qian’s request, the Ice Empress formed a torso Soul Bone and sacrificed herself, granting him a four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Ultimate Ice.
• The Ice Empress’s Soul Ring granted Ice Empress’s Pincer and Ice Emperor’s Protection, while her Soul Bone granted Eternal Frozen Domain and Ice Emperor’s Wrath.
• After the Ice Empress fell dormant, Lin Qian reached the peak of rank eighty-five, and he and Tian Meng looked deeper into the Far North and discussed taking down another target.

Lin Qian, Tian Meng, and the Ice Empress traveled to the Far North Core Region to meet the Snow Empress and try to recruit her as a Soul Spirit. The Snow Empress appeared before them, leaving Lin Qian completely captivated.

• Tian Meng told Lin Qian what he knew about the Snow Empress and explained that she would be difficult to approach before her next heavenly tribulation.
• After waking, the Ice Empress agreed to help Lin Qian find the Snow Empress and explained that the Snow Empress was preparing for her seventh heavenly tribulation.
• Lin Qian set out for the Far North Core Region with Tian Meng and the Ice Empress guiding him.
• A snow sprite welcomed the group, saying the Snow Empress had been expecting them, and led them into her palace.
• The Snow Empress appeared in the palace, and Lin Qian was immediately captivated by her.

Lin Qian sought the Snow Empress’s aid in obtaining a soul ring, and she agreed to test his strength in battle. Their exchange of powerful techniques ended with the Snow Empress preparing a strike fueled by her own origin and the Ice Empress’s.

• The Ice Empress told the Snow Empress about Lin Qian’s abilities and divine inheritance, prompting the Snow Empress to consider his request.
• The Snow Empress challenged Lin Qian and demanded the Ice Empress’s spiritual origin, alarming the Ice Empress.
• Lin Qian opened the fight with Spiritual Chains, but the Snow Empress shattered them and unleashed Xue Wu Shining Sun.
• Lin Qian countered the Snow Empress’s Great Cold Without Snow with Palm of the Tathagata, and their attacks canceled each other out.
• The Snow Empress’s Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless clashed evenly with Lin Qian’s Hell Demon Flame Sword.
• The Snow Empress drew on her own origin and the Ice Empress’s origin before announcing Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors.

Lin Qian defeated the Snow Empress’s combined attack with a self-created fire-and-wind skill, then caught her and confessed his feelings. The Snow Empress accepted his invitation and sacrificed herself, granting him four seven-hundred-thousand-year orange-gold Soul Rings.

• The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress combined their power and unleashed a devastating ice tornado against Lin Qian.
• Lin Qian drew on Ultimate Fire and created a countering storm with his self-created Hell Demon Flame Transformation Wu Whirlwind skill.
• Lin Qian overcame the Snow Empress’s attack, caught her as she fell, and gently tended to her.
• Lin Qian confessed that he liked the Snow Empress and invited her to go with him; she agreed.
• The Snow Empress sacrificed herself and became four orange-gold Soul Rings that fused with Lin Qian.

Lin Qian gained Xiaobai as a Soul Spirit, and the Snow Empress handed rule of the Far North to A-Tai before leaving with Lin Qian. The group departed the ice plains unhindered.

• The Snow Empress explained the Soul Skills and domain she had bestowed on Lin Qian.
• Xiaobai chose to sacrifice himself, became Lin Qian’s Soul Spirit, and added a crimson Soul Ring to his second Martial Soul.
• The Snow Empress gathered the Far North’s Soul Beasts and announced that A-Tai would become their new ruler.
• The Snow Empress bid farewell to her subjects, and A-Tai accepted the responsibility of ruling the Far North.
• Three days later, Lin Qian drove out of the Far North in the Snowmobile with the Snow Empress and the other Soul Spirits.

Lin Qian arrived in Heaven Dou City under the alias Li Si, posing as a distant nephew of the Spirit Hall agent Li Yan. He chose to build a reputation before being introduced to Xue Ye, then set out for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

• Lin Qian learned that Qian Renxue had replaced Xue Qinghe and secured her appointment as Crown Prince, then received identity papers to enter Heaven Dou.
• After touring the empire for seven days, Lin Qian reached Heaven Dou City disguised as a twelve-year-old ice-type Battle Soul Master with an Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul.
• Lin Qian introduced himself as Li Si at Li Yan's residence, and Li Yan welcomed him in before the gate shut on the curious crowd.
• Once inside, Lin Qian revealed his true appearance and discussed an introduction to Xue Ye with Li Yan, but decided to build his reputation first.
• Lin Qian gave Li Yan further instructions and headed for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Lin Qian pursued his hundredth consecutive Soul Fighting victory by challenging a Soul Emperor, Yu Wenmu, whose Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon attacks barely affected him. The fight escalated when Lin Qian taunted Yu Wenmu into unleashing his strongest strike, and Lin Qian answered with his simulated fourth Soul Skill, Ice Explosion.

• Lin Qian announced he would fight a higher-level Soul Master after no one at his level would challenge him, and the arena matched him with level-sixty-one Soul Emperor Yu Wenmu.
• The host privately asked Yu Wenmu not to hurt Lin Qian because the arena wanted to avoid paying his hundred-win reward.
• Yu Wenmu introduced his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, while Lin Qian presented himself as Li Si with an Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul.
• Yu Wenmu's first four Soul Skills failed to move Lin Qian, who mocked the attacks as weak.
• Yu Wenmu grew furious and prepared his strongest attack after Lin Qian urged him to stop tickling him.
• Yu Wenmu unleashed Dragon Roar Shatters the Sky, and Lin Qian responded with his simulated fourth Soul Skill, Ice Explosion.

Lin Qian defeated Yu Wenmu with his fourth Soul Skill, secured his hundredth consecutive victory, and demanded compensation from the Soul Fighting Arena. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong confronted Yu Wenmu over his defeat and wondered who Lin Qian was.

• Lin Qian froze Yu Wenmu and shattered the ice, knocking him unconscious and off the platform.
• The announcer declared Lin Qian the winner and announced his hundredth consecutive victory and fifty-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin prize; Lin Qian then forfeited his next match.
• Lin Qian confronted the announcer about the arena's plan to hire Yu Wenmu and demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in compensation.
• Yu Wenmu woke at Blue Tyrant Academy and found Dean Liu Erlong waiting beside his bed.
• Liu Erlong scolded and slapped Yu Wenmu for taking a private job and losing to a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, then wondered about Lin Qian's background.