Chapter Summaries

Qian Ran, Qian Renxue, and the Ice Empress entered the Starlight Auction House’s exclusive No. 1 Auction Hall, where the Ice Empress sought reassurance about the Snow Empress’s impending appearance. Before the auction began, Qian Ran and Qian Renxue became intimate, while the Ice Empress watched with growing jealousy.

• At Xu Jiawei’s invitation, Qian Ran, Qian Renxue, and the Ice Empress attended the grand auction and were escorted by Qing Ya to the No. 1 Auction Hall.
• The Ice Empress asked whether the Snow Empress would appear, and Qian Ran reassured her that they could rescue their powerful friend.
• With time before the auction, Qian Renxue and Qian Ran began kissing and caressing each other in their private room.
• The Ice Empress blushed and grew jealous as Qian Ran focused on Qian Renxue.
• Qian Ran asked Qian Renxue to lie across his lap, and she reluctantly but obediently agreed.

Qian Ran attended the Starlight Auction House’s top-level auction with Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress, while the Ice Empress considered the growing power of Soul Guidance Technology. The chapter left Qian Renxue offering to help the Ice Empress obtain materials and equipment from the Sun Moon Empire.

• Qian Ran flirted with Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress before the auction began.
• Xu Jiujiu welcomed the guests and opened the Starlight Auction House’s Top-Level Auction.
• Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress scolded Qian Ran for his shameless behavior, and he brushed off their complaints.
• The Ice Empress admired the Soul Tools on display and realized that advancing Soul Guidance Technology threatened the survival of Soul Beasts.
• Qian Renxue offered to help the Ice Empress obtain experimental materials, equipment, and reference materials from the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Jiujiu revealed that the final auction item was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, and Ice Empress recognized Snow Empress sealed inside it. Huo Yuhao joined the fierce bidding to claim Snow Empress, while Qian Ran and the Star Luo royal siblings considered the contest and its political stakes.

• Xu Jiujiu presented the trapped Soul Beast Embryo and explained that it came from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transforming into a human.
• Ice Empress recognized Snow Empress inside the Seal God Stage and erupted with killing intent, but Qian Renxue suppressed her while Qian Ran promised Snow Empress would be rescued.
• The factions at the auction drove the price above one hundred million, and Qian Ran wondered whether Huo Yuhao could outbid Mingde Hall.
• Huo Yuhao eagerly bid for Snow Empress, believing her power would help him defeat Qian Ran and regain what he had lost.
• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei that the Clear Sky Sect, Mingde Hall, and Body Sect were competing for the embryo, and Xu Jiawei said the Star Luo Empire would watch whether the Martial Soul Sect could claim it.

Xu Jiujiu resisted Xu Jiawei’s demand to put the empire’s interests first, while Huo Yuhao won the Snow Empress’s sealed embryo at auction and tried to win Xu Jiujiu’s affection. He learned that she was engaged to Qian Ran, leaving him devastated once again.

• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu to use her advantages to win Qian Ran’s favor, but she objected to treating him as a political asset.
• Huo Yuhao bid two hundred million Gold Soul Coins for the Snow Empress’s sealed embryo and left the auction house with a Titled Douluo escort.
• Qian Ran sent Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress after Huo Yuhao, ready to seize the Seal God Stage if necessary.
• Huo Yuhao asked to meet Xu Jiujiu and offered her a flower, but she rejected him and said Qian Ran was her fiancé.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Qian Ran for taking Xu Jiujiu from him and lamented that Qian Ran kept standing in the way of everything he wanted.

Huo Yuhao tried to win Xu Jiujiu over, but she rejected him and reaffirmed her loyalty to Qian Ran. Qian Ran revealed that his allies were coming for the Snow Empress, defeated Huo Yuhao, and threw him out, leaving Huo Yuhao determined to grow powerful and take revenge.

• Huo Yuhao urged Xu Jiujiu to choose him over Qian Ran, but Xu Jiujiu called Qian Ran far superior and refused him.
• Qian Ran arrived at the Starlight Auction House, embraced Xu Jiujiu, and thanked Huo Yuhao for spending two hundred million Gold Soul Coins on his gift.
• Qian Ran implied he would take the Snow Empress, and Xu Jiujiu said the auction house would not protect Huo Yuhao from theft outside its premises.
• Huo Yuhao threatened Qian Ran with the two Titled Douluo he had brought, but Qian Ran said the Ice Empress and his other allies were already on their way.
• Huo Yuhao attacked Qian Ran, who knocked him down, froze his Soul Power, and kicked him out of the auction house.
• Huo Yuhao left vowing to become an unrivaled powerhouse and make all living beings submit.

Huo Yuhao learned that the Snow Empress had been stolen, while Qian Ran confirmed he had recovered the soul beast embryo. In a private room, Xu Jiujiu and Qian Ran celebrated their closeness, and she changed into her golden auction gown before he undressed her down to her rose-gold undergarments.

• Huo Yuhao found the Clear Sky Sect powerhouses outside the auction house and learned that the Snow Empress had been stolen by people led by a Limit Douluo.
• A Clear Sky Sect powerhouse warned Huo Yuhao that other factions suspected him of having the soul beast embryo, and Huo Yuhao blamed Qian Ran and Xu Jiujiu before fleeing.
• Qian Ran told Xu Jiujiu that he had recovered the soul beast embryo, and she thanked him for understanding her position as a princess.
• Qian Ran comforted Xu Jiujiu and told her she mattered more to him than the soul beast embryo.
• Xu Jiujiu put on her golden auction gown, and Qian Ran drew her onto the sofa and removed the gown, leaving her in rose-gold undergarments.

After winning Xu Jiujiu’s affection, Qian Ran left her and reunited with Qian Renxue and Ice Empress to check on Snow Empress inside the Seal God Stage. He also received five powerful healing pills that could help restore Snow Empress’s diminished vitality.

• Xu Jiujiu cared for Qian Ran after their lovemaking, and he helped ease her aches before they bathed together.
• Xu Jiujiu encouraged Qian Ran to leave, saying they could meet again at the Star Emperor Hotel or travel together.
• Qian Ran received five Yin-Yang Rejuvenation Pills as a reward for winning Xu Jiujiu’s heart and considered using them to help Snow Empress.
• Qian Ran met Qian Renxue and Ice Empress, who showed him the Level 9 Soul Tool Seal God Stage where Snow Empress remained trapped.

Qian Ran and Qian Renxue released the Snow Empress from the Seal God Stage, and the Ice Empress calmed her before she attacked. The Snow Empress learned that the Ice Empress had found a way to survive Heavenly Tribulations and that Qian Ran was her husband, but she remained badly injured and weakened after abandoning recultivation.

• Qian Ran opened the Seal God Stage while Qian Renxue suppressed the Snow Empress's presence.
• The Ice Empress identified herself, and the Snow Empress emerged in the form of a small girl and recognized her old friend.
• The Snow Empress revealed that she was badly injured and had lost any chance of surviving her seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.
• The Ice Empress told the Snow Empress she had found a way for Soul Beasts to survive Heavenly Tribulations without undergoing recultivation.
• The Ice Empress introduced Qian Ran as her husband and credited him with helping rescue the Snow Empress.
• The Ice Empress explained that the Snow Empress had abandoned recultivation halfway through and now possessed less than a third of her normal strength.

Qian Ran gave the injured Snow Empress a Yin-Yang Rejuvenation Pill, which began restoring her damaged origin. As she recovered, the Ice Empress praised Qian Ran and showed how dependent she had become on him, while he teased her about his other talents.

• The Snow Empress said her damaged origin would be difficult to restore, and Qian Ran brought out a Yin-Yang Rejuvenation Pill.
• Qian Renxue handed the pill to the Snow Empress after the Ice Empress assured her that Qian Ran's treasures were reliable.
• The Snow Empress swallowed the pill, and its powerful medicine quickly began healing her as ice formed around her.
• Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress praised Qian Ran, while the Ice Empress reflected on how much she depended on him.
• Qian Ran teased the blushing Ice Empress, who reminded him that the Snow Empress was still present.

Qian Ran purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife with Qian Renxue’s help, then absorbed the Gold of Life within it and gained the Eye of Life. He emerged with greatly enhanced vitality and the ability to repair his body and Sea of Consciousness, though the Gold of Life added little to his strength.

• Qian Ran tested the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and resisted its attempt to devour his Spiritual Power.
• Qian Renxue purified the carving knife’s evil aura with her golden and gray Spiritual Power.
• Qian Ran held the carving knife against his forehead and absorbed its dense life force, strengthening his body and meridians.
• Qian Ran gained the Eye of Life, which let him draw on the Gold of Life to repair his body and Sea of Consciousness.
• Qian Ran stood up feeling refreshed and recognized that his life force and lifespan had greatly increased.

Qian Ran explained how the gold of life had strengthened him and promised to find more for Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress. The Snow Empress transformed into a beautiful human form, and the Ice Empress grew jealous when Qian Ran stared at her.

• Qian Ran told Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress that gold of life was condensed life force and that he would try to obtain more for them.
• The Ice Empress admired Qian Ran’s new Eye of Life, while Qian Ran thought about using it to approach the Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Snow Empress’s white mist formed a human body, revealing her striking appearance to Qian Ran.
• Qian Ran stared at the Snow Empress, and the jealous Ice Empress pinched him.
• The Ice Empress decided she wanted Qian Ran and the Snow Empress to become a couple and resolved to help bring them together.

Qian Ran helped the Snow Empress recover from her injuries and offered to teach her a new method of human transformation, earning her gratitude and curiosity. After leaving her with the Ice Empress, he felt the effects of the gold of life on his body and spiritual power, then received a check-in reward.

• The Snow Empress woke naked, covered herself with a white dress, and thanked Qian Ran for healing her injuries.
• The Ice Empress offered to teach the Snow Empress human transformation, and Qian Ran confirmed the method would not diminish her strength.
• Qian Ran left the Snow Empress and Ice Empress to talk while he and Qian Renxue departed.
• Qian Ran returned to the hotel and noticed the gold of life had improved his body and expanded his Sea of Consciousness.
• The system awarded Qian Ran five Hearts of Ice and Snow for checking in with the Snow Empress.

Qian Ran revealed that he was a Level 6 Soul Engineer, stunning the Sun Moon Royal Academy team and aggravating Xiao Hongchen. After Meng Hongchen defended him, Qian Ran checked in with her and gained comprehensive knowledge of Soul Tools up to Level 9.

• Qian Ran encountered Elder Ma, Xiao Hongchen, and the Sun Moon Royal Academy team on his way to the Shrek Team's rest area.
• Qian Ran showed his Level 6 Soul Engineer badge and said his cultivation was the only thing keeping him from making Level 7 Soul Tools, shocking the Sun Moon Royal Academy team.
• Meng Hongchen praised Qian Ran and angrily rebuked Xiao Hongchen for doubting him.
• Qian Ran dismissed Xiao Hongchen's claims about Soul Tools and left, while Xiao Hongchen worried that Meng Hongchen had fallen for him.
• Qian Ran checked in with Meng Hongchen and gained Soul Tool theory knowledge for levels 9 and below.

Qian Ran received a high-level Soul Tool knowledge reward and a Soul Bone gift from the Star Luo Empire, but he dismissed the bone as unsuitable for anyone without Ultimate Ice. He then revealed that he could use the Heart of Ice and Snow to help an ordinary ice-type Soul Master evolve to Ultimate Ice, leaving Cai Mei'er and Ling Luochеn eager to learn more.

• Qian Ran organized his new Level 9 Soul Tool knowledge and concluded that it could eventually let him create Level 10 Soul Tools.
• Elder Ma and Xiao Hongchen reflected on the Sun Moon Empire's disadvantage in inherited Martial Souls, while Meng Hongchen suggested marrying powerful Soul Masters and Elder Ma considered proposing such a plan.
• Cai Mei'er gave Qian Ran a Soul Bone sent by Princess Xu Jiujiu on behalf of the Star Luo imperial family.
• Qian Ran identified the bone as an Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Soul Bone with the Ice Explosion skill, but explained that only a Soul Master with Ultimate Ice could safely absorb it.
• Qian Ran offered to sell Cai Mei'er a Heart of Ice and Snow that could give an ice-type Soul Master Ultimate Ice, prompting Cai Mei'er and Ling Luochеn to react eagerly.

Qian Ran revealed that the Heart of Ice and Snow could give qualified ice-type Soul Masters the ultimate ice attribute, shocking Cai Mei'er and the Shrek teams. Cai Mei'er paid him fifty million to use one on Ling Luochеn, while Qian Ran kept the number of treasures he possessed secret.

• Qian Ran told Cai Mei'er he had obtained treasures from the Far North that could transform ice-type Soul Masters into ultimate ice Soul Masters.
• Qian Ran explained that a Heart of Ice and Snow contained ultimate cold, but required a qualified absorber and guidance during refinement.
• Cai Mei'er asked how many Hearts of Ice and Snow Qian Ran possessed, but he refused to say.
• The group recognized Ling Luochеn as a suitable candidate because she possessed an Ice Element Martial Soul.
• Cai Mei'er offered Qian Ran fifty million to use a Heart of Ice and Snow on Ling Luochеn, and he immediately agreed.

Qian Ran promised to help Ma Xiaotao obtain ultimate fire and brought Ling Luochеn a Heart of Ice and Snow so she could evolve into an ultimate ice Soul Master. Cai Mei'er watched as Qian Ran revealed the treasure, leaving the group ready to see how Ling Luochеn would refine it.

• Ma Xiaotao asked whether Qian Ran's ultimate Martial Soul came from the Heart of Ice and Snow, and he said he had his own methods.
• Qian Ran promised to help Ma Xiaotao obtain ultimate fire after the Soul Master Tournament, and she agreed to repay his kindness.
• Cai Mei'er asked Ma Xiaotao to handle the match against Dou Ling Academy and took Qian Ran and Ling Luochеn away to see the Heart of Ice and Snow.
• Ling Luochеn thanked Qian Ran for the treasure, while Cai Mei'er scolded him for teasing her and warned him against winning over every pretty girl at the academy.
• Cai Mei'er sealed the hotel room, and Qian Ran took out the Heart of Ice and Snow, whose intense chill filled the room with ice crystals.

Qian Ran helped Ling Luochen absorb the Heart of Ice and Snow, setting her on the path to becoming an Ultimate Ice Soul Master. Cai Mei'er asked him to improve her Martial Soul, but Qian Ran made clear that his help would come only if she became one of his own or accepted a less certain alternative.

• Cai Mei'er examined the Heart of Ice and Snow and realized Qian Ran had access to more rare treasures than she knew about.
• Qian Ran channeled the Heart of Ice and Snow's power into Ling Luochen, who adapted to the cold and began absorbing it.
• After Ling Luochen stabilized, Qian Ran let her continue refining the treasure herself.
• Cai Mei'er asked Qian Ran whether he could improve the quality of her Martial Soul, and he said he had a way.
• Qian Ran hinted that he would either help Cai Mei'er as one of his own or offer her information, while Cai Mei'er struggled with the choice.

Qian Ran pressured Cai Mei'er into accepting his demands by exploiting her desire to advance her strength. The chapter left Cai Mei'er dressed provocatively before him, uneasy and ashamed but reluctant to back out after coming this far.

• Qian Ran refused Cai Mei'er's suggestion to repeat their previous arrangement and used the prospect of Xian Lin'er surpassing her to intensify Cai Mei'er's doubts.
• Cai Mei'er accepted the clothes Qian Ran gave her and went to bathe, while Qian Ran anticipated taking advantage of her.
• Cai Mei'er came out wearing a bikini, stockings, and heels, and Qian Ran stared at her.
• Qian Ran told Cai Mei'er to turn around, and she complied, then wondered whether to withdraw despite fearing she would gain nothing if she did.

Qian Ran kissed Cai Mei'er while Ling Luochеn refined the Heart of Ice and Snow, then promised to help Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er evolve their dragon-type Martial Souls. He revealed that two dragon souls lay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving Cai Mei'er eager to find the treasure basin.

• Cai Mei'er reluctantly let Qian Ran touch and kiss her, then pushed him away before things went further.
• Qian Ran told Cai Mei'er that her Break Evil Dragon Soul Spear could evolve by absorbing a dragon's essence, and she angrily demanded more useful information.
• Qian Ran said he knew of two suitable dragon souls for Cai Mei'er and Xian Lin'er.
• Qian Ran identified the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as the resting place of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, whose souls had been nurtured there for millennia.
• Cai Mei'er recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from Shrek Academy's records and pressed Qian Ran for details.

Qian Ran tempted Cai Mei'er with the promise of rare treasures and personal benefits until she gave in to their attraction. As Ling Luochеn finished absorbing the Heart of Ice and Snow and reached level sixty, she opened her eyes and found Qian Ran and Cai Mei'er embracing.

• Cai Mei'er asked Qian Ran where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was, but he kept its location secret and said he had only promised to tell her the method.
• Qian Ran urged Cai Mei'er to become his and warned that exposure would damage both their reputations, while promising to improve her beauty and cultivation.
• Cai Mei'er wavered, let Qian Ran embrace and caress her, and surrendered to the moment with him.
• Ling Luochеn absorbed the Heart of Ice and Snow, gained five levels to reach level sixty, and approached the threshold of becoming a Soul Emperor.
• Ling Luochеn opened her eyes, saw Qian Ran and Cai Mei'er in each other's arms, and watched in shock and embarrassment.