Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianshuang received a crystal ring from the Snow Empress, named it Heart of Ice and Snow, and returned to Skywater Academy with the newly human Ice Empress. As the teams prepared to leave for Spirit City, he visited his injured companions, still burdened by guilt over what had happened to them.

• The Snow Empress gave Yu Tianshuang a crystal ring formed from her cultivation energy and reminded him of their agreement.
• Yu Tianshuang and Shui Xinrou traveled with the curious Ice Empress, who eventually fell asleep in the carriage.
• Yu Tianshuang returned to Skywater Academy and reunited with Ye Lingling before learning the teams would depart for Spirit City at noon.
• Shui Xinrou told Yu Tianshuang that the injured students were recovering and would be escorted to the tournament later by Senior Gu Rong.
• At Shui Xinrou's urging, Yu Tianshuang went to Heaven Dou Imperial City to visit his injured companions and hurried toward a familiar voice when Madam Ye let him into their room.

Yu Tianshuang visited the injured Shui Yue'er and discovered the Heart of Ice and Snow could help Shui Bing'er recover. After Bishop Salas told him Spirit Hall planned to ambush Tang San, Yu Tianshuang headed toward the academy teams and considered joining the assassination plot.

• Yu Tianshuang comforted Shui Yue'er, who told him Zhu Zhuqing would recover soon but Shui Bing'er had severely overtaxed her origin and would need much longer.
• The Heart of Ice and Snow moved toward Shui Bing'er and began repairing her damaged origin, so Yu Tianshuang placed it on her hand before leaving the hotel.
• Bishop Salas summoned Yu Tianshuang and revealed that Spirit Hall had ordered an ambush to kill Tang San during the teams' journey to Spirit City.
• Yu Tianshuang went toward the rearmost academy carriage and reasoned that Spirit Hall expected him to enlist his grandfather, teacher, and the Ice Empress in the attack.
• Thinking of Shrek's people and the injuries they had caused his senior sisters, Yu Tianshuang decided they might as well disappear.

Yu Tianshuang warned Sword Chen Xin, Shui Xinrou, and the Ice Empress that Spirit Hall planned to ambush Tang San, then helped arrange how they would respond. The attack began on the road to Spirit City, and as Chrysanthemum Douluo was held off, black mist rushed toward Tang San.

• Yu Tianshuang reunited with Ning Rongrong and greeted Sword Chen Xin, then called the Ice Empress and the others aside to reveal Spirit Hall's plan to kill Tang San.
• Yu Tianshuang asked the Ice Empress to hold off a powerful attacker while Sword Chen Xin and Shui Xinrou pretended to be occupied, and Sword Chen Xin gave the Ice Empress a Mist Crystal Mask.
• At noon, Spirit Hall's attackers appeared, and Sword Chen Xin and Shui Xinrou engaged them while the Skywater Academy students formed a defensive circle.
• The Ice Empress slipped away toward the procession as Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked Tang San and was held back by the Golden Iron Triangle and Dragon Duke and Snake Granny.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo called for Old Ghost, and Tang San spotted black mist rushing toward him.

Tang San was saved from Gui Mei and Yue Guan by Xiao Wu’s Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the arrival of Tang Hao. As Tang Hao prepared to fight the Spirit Hall elders, the Ice Empress appeared to confront him, and Gui Mei and Yue Guan readied themselves to resume their mission.

• Gui Mei attacked Tang San, and Xiao Wu used Teleportation to take the blow for him.
• The Lovesick Heartbreak Red blocked Gui Mei’s follow-up attack and healed Xiao Wu, prompting Yue Guan to stop Gui Mei and approach the flower.
• Yue Guan sealed Shrek Academy with his Aura Barrier and attacked Tang San, but Tang Hao appeared and knocked him back with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao charged Gui Mei and Yue Guan, who fled from him before deciding to regroup and continue their mission.
• The Ice Empress appeared opposite Tang Hao, and he sensed her powerful presence as Gui Mei and Yue Guan prepared to attack again.

The Ice Empress tried to delay Tang Hao while Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked the Shrek group, but Tang Hao’s overwhelming power made the battle increasingly dangerous. After the defenders’ fusion skills were broken, Tang Hao stood between the attackers and Shrek, and the Ice Empress prepared to face his next attack alone.

• The Ice Empress held Tang Hao off, blocking his hammer blows and countering with her Eternal Frozen Domain and Ice Empress’s Sting.
• Tang Hao and the Ice Empress clashed with their domains, then fought as he built up the power of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei broke the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion skill, badly injuring Liu Erlong, and then broke the Peerless Dragon Snake couple’s fusion skill.
• Tang Hao struck Yue Guan and Gui Mei aside and stood before the Shrek group, thanking the Golden Iron Triangle and the Peerless Dragon Snake couple for their help.
• The Ice Empress told Yue Guan and Gui Mei to complete their task while she faced Tang Hao, then gathered her Soul Power against his.

Tang Hao fought the Ice Empress while Yue Guan and Gui Mei tried to reach Tang San, but Sword Douluo’s arrival ended the confrontation. The attackers retreated, and Tang San recognized that the rescue was not as straightforward as Xiao Wu believed.

• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer against the Ice Empress’s Ice Emperor’s Wrath, and the two attacks met in a destructive stalemate.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei moved to attack Tang San, so Tang Hao shattered a Yellow Soul Ring to empower his hammer and knocked them into the ground.
• Sword Douluo arrived to defend Shrek Academy, and the Ice Empress vanished while Yue Guan and Gui Mei retreated.
• Tang Hao thanked Sword Douluo while realizing his excuse for arriving late was suspicious.
• Xiao Wu credited Sword Douluo with saving them, while Tang San understood what had really happened.

Yu Tianshuang and the Skywater Academy team arrived in Spirit City, where Bibi Dong summoned him and ordered him to join Spirit Hall’s team. He challenged her interpretation of the tournament rules by asking whether Spirit Hall’s students could join Skywater Academy instead, and Bibi Dong said she would allow it if he could pay the price.

• The Ice Empress complained that Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo had failed to kill Tang San, while Yu Tianshuang’s grandfather warned him that Tang Hao’s true strength was far greater than he had shown.
• Yu Tianshuang arrived in Spirit City with the Skywater Academy team and reassured Shui Xinrou that he would protect the remaining members despite their shortage of Battle Soul Masters.
• Yu Tianshuang told his teammates he believed Shui Bing’er and the others would return before the individual matches, and said Nightshade Academy should not pose much of a threat.
• Gui Mei entered Yu Tianshuang’s room and told him that Bibi Dong wanted to see him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Tianshuang to leave Skywater Academy and join Spirit Hall’s team, but he asked her to let Spirit Hall students join his team instead.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Spirit Hall’s students could join Skywater Academy if Yu Tianshuang could afford the price.

Yu Tianshuang refused to join Spirit Hall’s tournament team early and challenged Bibi Dong to test his strength against a Soul Emperor in exchange for information about his parents. He faced Yun Sutao without summoning his Martial Soul, and the chapter ended as he launched his own sword technique against Yun Sutao’s attack.

• Yu Tianshuang told Bibi Dong that his confidence came from his own strength and that he wanted to demonstrate his value before joining Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong warned Yu Tianshuang that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation were all Soul Kings, but he asked to fight a Soul Emperor for information about his parents.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Yu Tianshuang could receive the information if he won, but said he would have to join the Spirit Hall Team if he lost.
• Bibi Dong summoned Yun Sutao, a level-sixty-eight Battle Soul Emperor, and ordered him to use his full strength against Yu Tianshuang.
• Yu Tianshuang revealed his level-forty-nine Frost Dragon Martial Soul but formed a frost longsword without summoning it, prompting Yun Sutao to attack with his sixth Soul Skill, Cross Sword Slash.
• Yu Tianshuang countered with Ice Heaven Frost Sword—Momentary Splendor, Army Breaker.

Yu Tianshuang defeated a Soul Emperor and pressed Bibi Dong for the truth about his parents. She revealed that Qian Xunji had set events in motion, then abruptly ended the conversation when Yu Tianshuang asked why he had wanted the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan’s secret technique.

• Yu Tianshuang defeated the Soul Emperor with one move without releasing his Martial Soul, and assured Bibi Dong that his opponent would recover.
• Bibi Dong praised Yu Tianshuang’s strength and told him what she knew about his parents and the destruction of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan.
• Yu Tianshuang questioned why Qian Xunji had sought the clan’s secret technique, and Bibi Dong reacted with anger and pain before dismissing him.
• Bibi Dong returned to her room and struggled with memories of Qian Xunji and conflicted feelings toward someone she could not hate.
• An evil, seductive voice urged Bibi Dong to kill them and destroy everything.

Yu Tianshuang led Skywater Academy into its opening tournament match against Nightshade Academy, while reflecting on the mystery surrounding Pope Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall. After Ning Rongrong boosted him, he revealed his powerful Frost Dragon Martial Soul and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, leaving the crowd stunned as the battle began.

• Yu Tianshuang left Spirit Hall still wondering why his remark had caused Pope Bibi Dong such visible pain, and resolved to grow stronger so he could uncover the truth and face Qian Daoliu.
• Shui Xinrou warned Skywater Academy not to push themselves, but Ning Rongrong confidently assured her that Yu Tianshuang could handle Nightshade Academy.
• Skywater Academy sent only Yu Tianshuang, Ning Rongrong, and two other members onto the stage, surprising the host and prompting Nightshade Academy to brace for a fight.
• Ma Hongjun mocked Skywater Academy from the stands, but Yu Tianshuang's cold glance silenced him.
• Ning Rongrong used her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost Yu Tianshuang, who then summoned his Frost Dragon Martial Soul and revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Huo Wu learned the red Soul Ring was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, felt dejected, and renewed her resolve not to accept defeat.

Yu Tianshuang led Skywater Academy to a decisive first-round victory, defeating the entire Nightshade Academy Team with his Second Soul Skill. The team then learned Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited its next match, giving them a day to rest in Spirit City.

• Yu Tianshuang used his First Soul Skill to shield Ning Rongrong and the other women, then faced Nightshade Academy's seven fighters alone.
• Yu Tianshuang's Second Soul Skill, Frost Sword Tooth Rain, overwhelmed the Nightshade Academy Team and left all seven members fallen.
• The announcer declared Skywater Academy the winner, and Yu Tianshuang left the arena with the women after glancing toward Shrek Academy.
• Huo Wu questioned whether Feng Xiaotian could defeat Yu Tianshuang, while Ning Rongrong praised Yu Tianshuang and he credited her support.
• Shui Xinrou warned the team not to grow complacent and reminded them of the stronger seeded teams and Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
• Shui Xinrou told the team that Blazing Fire Academy had forfeited, so Skywater Academy would have a bye and a day to rest.

Hu Liena visited Yu Tianshuang at the Skywater Academy hotel and said she had important news concerning his parents. He left Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Hairou behind and followed Hu Liena to hear more.

• Ning Rongrong urged Yu Tianshuang to take her and the other women sightseeing around Spirit City.
• Hu Liena used her natural charm to daze Ning Rongrong, but Yu Tianshuang broke the effect with icy Soul Power.
• Hu Liena introduced herself as the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall and tried to flirt with Yu Tianshuang, who dismissed her advances and prepared to leave.
• Hu Liena said she had come to tell Yu Tianshuang something important about his parents, and his eyes briefly turned blood-red.
• Yu Tianshuang sent Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Hairou away, then followed Hu Liena and asked whether she knew where his parents were.

Hu Liena shared what she knew about Yu Tianshuang’s parents and the ruined Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, while Yu Tianshuang struggled with his heart demon and questioned Spirit Hall’s past. The chapter ended with him wondering whether Hu Liena’s kindness toward stray kittens was genuine or meant to influence him.

• Hu Liena told Yu Tianshuang that his parents were last seen at the ruins of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, but she did not know why Qian Xunji had wanted the clan’s secret art.
• Yu Tianshuang asked Hu Liena to share the rest of Bibi Dong’s information and grew distressed when she mentioned his team’s conflict with Shrek Academy.
• Yu Tianshuang calmed his heart demon by circulating the Ice Heaven Sword Scripture, then said his maternal grandfather had found only the clan’s ruins after returning from Spirit City.
• Hu Liena objected to Yu Tianshuang blaming the current Spirit Hall for the previous Pope’s actions.
• Hu Liena fed a group of kittens at a street corner, and Yu Tianshuang wondered whether she had arranged the encounter to make him see her as kindhearted.

Hu Liena told Yu Tianshuang that Ma Hongjun was the last known surviving orphan of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan, prompting Yu Tianshuang to reconsider what had happened to his parents. After consulting Sword Chen Xin, Yu Tianshuang decided Ma Hongjun might hold clues, while his parents could still be alive in hiding.

• Hu Liena revealed that Ma Hongjun of the Shrek Academy Team was the last surviving orphan of the Nine Heavens Rainbow Wind Clan and explained that his mutated Martial Soul was harmful.
• Hu Liena left after telling Yu Tianshuang she had come out to feed the kittens, and Yu Tianshuang regretted suspecting her of having an ulterior motive.
• Yu Tianshuang went to Sword Chen Xin and asked whether he had found any trace of the clan or its survivors at the ruins.
• Sword Chen Xin said he had found no trace but could not rule out survivors who had escaped detection.
• After hearing Yu Tianshuang's information, Sword Chen Xin advised him to approach Ma Hongjun and suspected Ma Hongjun might not know his own origins.

Yu Tianshuang chose to face Thunder Academy with only Ning Rongrong supporting him, despite Shui Xinrou's concerns about the powerful team. When Yu Tianxin insulted his father and Liu Erlong before the match, Yu Tianshuang decided to stop holding back, and the battle was about to begin.

• Yu Hairou and Shui Xinrou warned Yu Tianshuang that Thunder Academy's offense could overwhelm their team and suggested forfeiting.
• Yu Tianshuang proposed that only he and Ning Rongrong compete, with Ning Rongrong buffing him before leaving the arena.
• Yu Tianshuang and Ning Rongrong entered the arena to face Yu Tianxin and Thunder Academy.
• Yu Tianxin told Yu Tianshuang to admit defeat and spoke disrespectfully about his father and Liu Erlong.
• Yu Tianshuang refused to back down and challenged Yu Tianxin to fight with the full strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Thunder Academy’s coordinated opening trapped and attacked Yu Tianshuang, but his Ice Emperor Armor let him break free and eliminate one of their fighters. After Ning Rongrong buffed him and left the arena, Yu Tianshuang crushed Yu Tianxin’s lightning attack, but Thunder Academy’s remaining members formed a defense behind Lei Jiuzhong’s Thunder Umbrella.

• Lu Chen attacked Ning Rongrong, but Yu Tianshuang raised an ice wall to block the strike as Yu Tianxin charged him and Xiao Yunju bound him with Thunder Prayer Beads.
• Xiao Yunju and Yu Tianxin struck Yu Tianshuang with lightning attacks, but his Ice Emperor Armor absorbed them and let him break free and knock Yu Tianxin back.
• Yu Tianshuang cleared the ice wall, guarded Ning Rongrong while she gave him four buffs, then sent her safely out of the arena.
• Yu Tianshuang charged Xiao Yunju and knocked him out of the arena with Frost Dragon Claw.
• Yu Tianshuang crushed Yu Tianxin’s lightning attack, but Lei Jiuzhong opened his Thunder Umbrella to shield the remaining Thunder Academy fighters from Yu Tianshuang.

Yu Tianxin completed Thunder Academy’s Electrical Conduction Transmission Secret Technique, raising his strength to the Soul Emperor level, while Yu Tianshuang let him finish and continued to provoke him. Yu Tianxin then called down a torrential rain and prepared to unleash Yu Tianlei against his cousin.

• Yu Tianshuang shattered the Thunder Umbrella, injuring its wielder and interrupting Thunder Academy’s formation before its secret technique was complete.
• Yu Tianshuang stopped attacking and waited as Yu Tianxin finished the Electrical Conduction Transmission Secret Technique, boosting him to Soul Emperor-level strength.
• Yu Tianshuang used Frost Dragon Bone Hammer against the exhausted Thunder Academy students, and Yu Tianxin blocked the attack while the others were frozen by its aftermath.
• Yu Tianxin summoned rain over the arena and, after leaping into the air, began his Yu Tianlei attack.

Yu Tianshuang defeated Yu Tianxin in their arena match by using the Eternal Frozen Domain and overpowering his final desperate attack. As he left, Tang San connected Yu Tianshuang’s domain to a mysterious figure’s power and began to suspect a troubling link.

• Yu Tianshuang dodged Yu Tianxin’s lightning attacks with Ice Shadow Seven Star Steps.
• Yu Tianxin covered the arena in lightning, but Yu Tianshuang unleashed his External Soul Bone’s Eternal Frozen Domain and froze the storm.
• Yu Tianxin broke free, admitted Yu Tianshuang was stronger, and charged at him with his Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush.
• Yu Tianshuang used Ice Emperor’s Blessing and Frost Dragon Claw to shatter Yu Tianxin’s dragon form and hurl him into the wall.
• Yu Tianshuang asked Lingling and Senior Hairou to treat Yu Tianxin, then left the arena.
• Tang San recalled the mysterious person with a similar domain and suspected Yu Tianshuang was connected to the delays and cold looks he had noticed.

Yu Tianshuang received a letter from Xue Qinghe revealing her identity as Qian Renxue and demanding that he report on Bibi Dong after joining Spirit Hall. Qian Renxue continued plotting to seize the Heaven Dou Empire, while Bibi Dong sensed something from afar.

• Shui Xinrou warned Yu Tianshuang that revealing his External Soul Bone could make him a target, and the Ice Empress and Shui Xinrou promised to protect him.
• Sword Chen Xin delivered Yu Tianshuang a letter from Xue Qinghe before returning to protect Shui Bing'er and the others.
• Yu Tianshuang read Xue Qinghe's letter, which revealed her identity and asked him to report on Bibi Dong after joining Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, anticipated Yu Tianshuang's reaction and resolved to take the Heaven Dou Empire so she could confront Bibi Dong as an equal.
• Bibi Dong opened her eyes and gazed toward the Heaven Dou Empire as if sensing something.

Yu Tianshuang reunited with Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xue Wu after they arrived in Spirit City, and Shui Xinrou prepared the team for the next day's individual matches. The chapter ended as Shui Xinrou began explaining the competition format and the rules for the Skywater Academy Team's match against Star Luo Royal Academy Team.

• Ye Lingling and Yu Hairou returned after healing Xue Qinghe, and Yu Tianshuang told Shui Xinrou that Shui Bing'er and the others were on their way to Spirit City.
• Shui Xinrou welcomed the news, explaining that the individual matches began the next day and that Skywater Academy Team would face Star Luo Royal Academy Team.
• Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xue Wu arrived in the evening, and Yu Tianshuang reunited with them emotionally.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi entered with the girls, exchanged pleasantries with Yu Tianshuang, and then left.
• Shui Xinrou gathered everyone to discuss their opponents and the individual-match rules for the next day.