Recaps

Xiao Yao brought Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian to meet Instructor Ruo Lin before they left for Jia Nan Academy. When Ruo Lin thought he was asking her to bypass recruitment rules, Xiao Yao clarified that both friends were talented enough to pass the assessment.

• Xiao Yao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that she and Xiao Xun'er could pass the recruitment assessment, and learned that Xiao Yu had recently entered Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yu found Xiao Yao with Instructor Ruo Lin, who explained that she had come to verify his identity after his disruptive visit to the academy guesthouse.
• Xiao Yu was shocked to learn Xiao Yao had caused a scene at the guesthouse, then promised to keep his clan-related secret.
• Xiao Yao asked Ruo Lin about enrolling Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, but Ruo Lin objected to giving unqualified applicants special treatment.
• Xiao Yao explained that both friends had the talent to pass, and Xiao Yu confirmed that Xiao Xun'er was a genius among their generation.

Xiao Yao prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu after arranging for the Xiao Clan to manage its forbidden land and saying goodbye to Ya Fei. He reunited with Instructor Ruo Lin at the departure square, and the group set off for the academy while Xiao Yan stayed behind to resume cultivating with Yao Lao.

• Xiao Yao arranged for the Xiao Clan's trusted members to tend the medicinal herbs in the transformed forbidden land after he left for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yao improved Ya Fei's talent, asked her to look after the Xiao Clan, and shared a farewell kiss with her before she gave him a Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yao said goodbye to Xiao Yan, who promised to cultivate diligently and continued training with Yao Lao after his brother departed.
• Xiao Yao left with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu and met Instructor Ruo Lin at the square where the new students were boarding flying magical beasts.
• Instructor Ruo Lin led Xiao Yao's group aboard, then ordered the flying magical beasts to depart for Jia Nan Academy.

The recruitment procession traveling to Jia Nan Academy stopped to rest, and Instructor Ruo Lin invited Xiao Yao to compete in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. While patrolling together, Xiao Yao and Ruo Lin encountered a third-tier magic beast, which Xiao Yao killed with a powerful spear strike.

• The recruitment teams gathered at a deserted mountain and set off toward the Black-Corner Region.
• During a rest stop, Instructor Ruo Lin asked Xiao Yao to patrol the nearby woods and proposed that he compete in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• Xiao Yao agreed to follow Ruo Lin's recommendation after learning that the Inner Academy had a large collection of books.
• Xiao Yao sensed a sleeping third-tier magic beast, and he and Ruo Lin prepared to attack it.
• Xiao Yao struck the giant bear with his Wind-Breaking Spear, fatally wounding it with the attack's Yang Attribute power.

Xiao Yao killed a third-tier giant bear, impressing Ruo Lin, who publicly announced his feat at the camp. When Liu Qing challenged the claim and agreed to test Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao proposed a wager of three Profound Tier Cultivation Methods or Dou Techniques if he endured three moves.

• Xiao Yao retrieved a Magic Core from the giant bear and told Ruo Lin he had not held back during their earlier fight because he had only wanted to join the academy.
• Ruo Lin praised Xiao Yao's chances in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Xiao Yao suggested they bring the bear back to camp as a feast.
• Ruo Lin announced that Xiao Yao had killed the third-tier magical beast alone, drawing astonishment from the students and instructors.
• Liu Qing questioned whether Xiao Yao could have killed the beast, and Ruo Lin proposed that he test Xiao Yao with three moves.
• Xiao Yao objected that the test was unfair without a reward and asked Liu Qing to teach him three Profound Tier Cultivation Methods or Dou Techniques if he took the three moves; Liu Qing accepted.

Xiao Yao faced Liu Qing’s three-move challenge and easily countered each attack, leaving Liu Qing unable to defeat him. Liu Qing honored their wager by handing over three Xuan-class cultivation methods or Dou Techniques, and Xiao Yao left with the promised scrolls.

• Instructor Lin Gao started the challenge as Liu Qing charged Xiao Yao with a powerful sword attack.
• Xiao Yao evaded Liu Qing’s opening strike and shattered the sword force with a spear blow, driving Liu Qing back.
• Liu Qing formed Dou Qi Armor and attacked with flames, but Xiao Yao split the flames and dodged.
• Liu Qing’s final Dou Technique failed to defeat Xiao Yao, completing the three moves.
• Liu Qing gave Xiao Yao three scrolls from his Storage Ring and walked away.

After Xiao Yao's challenge victory made him famous among the new students, he studied the Soul Imprint on an intermediate Xuan-tier fire-attribute Cultivation Method while the convoy traveled toward the academy. The convoy reached Peace Town, bringing the group to the outskirts of the academy.

• Instructor Lin Gao praised Xiao Yao's talent, and Ruo Lin said his victory had built his reputation among the new students.
• Other instructors and students approached Xiao Yao, while Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu told him his fame had helped them settle in.
• Xiao Yao examined the three Soul-Imprinted scrolls Liu Qing had given him and touched the imprint on the fire-attribute Cultivation Method to study it.
• Xiao Yao's Cultivation Method deduction progress began to rise as he comprehended the method's insights.
• The convoy reached the edge of the Black-Corner Region, where academy elders escorted it to Peace Town.

Xiao Yao arrived at Jia Nan Academy and went to its Library Hall to research the sun. A record of the stars’ movements clarified how the sun behaved over the Dou Qi Continent, raising his analysis progress to 10.8%, though he doubted he could complete the analysis without reaching the Heavenly Sovereign level.

• Xiao Yao, Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Jia Nan Academy, drawing attention from the gathered students.
• After enrolling, Xiao Yao obtained Instructor Ruo Lin’s approval certificate and went to the Library Hall.
• The Library Hall’s old gatekeeper let Xiao Yao access the second floor after checking his student card and certificate.
• Xiao Yao searched the academy’s records about the sun and learned that it revolved around the Dou Qi Continent within the Grand Void Star Domain.
• A passage describing the stars’ movements clarified Xiao Yao’s understanding and increased his solar analysis progress to 10.8%.
• Xiao Yao wondered whether completing his analysis would require the power of a Heavenly Sovereign.

Xiao Yao discovered that Sun-Swallowing Qi Gathering could rapidly restore his Dou Qi, then learned the academy would grant him access to Yellow Tier techniques and cultivation methods. He agreed to enter the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and revealed that he had reached three-star Da Dou Shi, astonishing Instructor Ruo Lin.

• Xiao Yao tested Sun-Swallowing Qi Gathering and found that it could restore all his Dou Qi in twenty breaths when sunlight was available.
• Instructor Ruo Lin visited after sensing intense Dou Qi fluctuations in Xiao Yao’s courtyard, and he told her he had only been practicing a Dou Technique.
• Ruo Lin told Xiao Yao that the academy would grant him access to Yellow Tier Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, while higher tiers depended on his performance in the upcoming tournament.
• Xiao Yao agreed to compete in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and said he would strive to take first place.
• Ruo Lin asked about Xiao Yao’s cultivation, and he revealed that he was a three-star Da Dou Shi, leaving her astonished.

Xiao Yao considered using a Magic Core to store the surplus energy from his Sun-Swallowing Qi Gathering while watching the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. Han Yue appeared as a leading contender, and Xiao Yao confidently looked ahead to competing against her.

• Xiao Yao reviewed how his Sun-Swallowing Qi Gathering rapidly recovered energy and wondered if he could store that energy in a Magic Core for later use.
• Xiao Yao decided to postpone experimenting with his Earth Attribute Magic Core until after his tournament match.
• The crowd reacted as Han Yue arrived, and Ruo Lin explained that Han Yue had previously reached the top fifty before giving up her chance to enter the Inner Academy so she could aim higher this year.
• Xiao Yao said Han Yue might have to train for another year if she met him in the elimination rounds, and Ruo Lin explained that the academy would keep Da Dou Shi from facing each other too early.

Han Yue and Xiao Yao won their elimination matches, with Xiao Yao defeating Cheng Hu in a single strike and drawing the academy’s attention. After watching two more matches, Xiao Yao left to test whether he could store his energy inside a Magic Core.

• Han Yue defeated her opponent by freezing his movements with white mist and stopping her sword at his throat.
• Xiao Yao faced Cheng Hu of Profound Class One and knocked him into surrender with a single punch that stopped short of his face.
• The referee declared Xiao Yao the winner, and the students cheered as his performance drew curious attention.
• The referee pointed out that the heat from Xiao Yao’s fist wind had left Cheng Hu’s hair standing on end, prompting laughter from the crowd.
• After watching two more matches, Xiao Yao decided to test whether he could store his energy inside a Magic Core.

Xiao Yao discovered that drained Magic Cores could safely hold his solar energy, which he turned into explosive Sun Magic Cores. He began filling a powerful fourth-tier core before Xun'er reminded him that his tournament match was about to begin.

• Xiao Yao tested ways to put energy into Magic Cores, but the first-tier cores exploded whenever he tried.
• Xiao Yao realized drained Magic Cores could store special energies and bought dozens of empty cores in Jia Nan City.
• Xiao Yao filled a first-tier core with solar energy and detonated it, destroying a distant boulder; he named the devices Sun Magic Cores.
• Xiao Yao experimented with more cores and began filling an empty fourth-tier Magic Core.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yao his match was near, and he changed into an academy uniform before heading with her to the competition plaza for the final knockout round.

Xiao Yao entered the top 50 of Jia Nan Academy's competition and prepared to fight for a high ranking that would bring better cultivation conditions in the Inner Academy. After drawing his match number, he caught the attention of Old Man Huo and other academy higher-ups.

• Xiao Yao discussed the top-five competition with Instructor Ruo Lin, who warned that luck and matchups could affect the outcome.
• Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian encouraged Xiao Yao before the competition, and he promised to bring back first place.
• Hu Gan congratulated the 50 qualifiers and urged them to fight for the highest rankings.
• Xiao Yao drew the number six from the wooden box and waited for his match.
• Old Man Huo noticed Xiao Yao's unusual Dou Qi and judged it ideal for assisting alchemy, prompting the other higher-ups to take an interest in him.

Xiao Yao watched the academy tournament before facing another Da Dou Shi in a fierce spear battle. He used the match to sharpen his combat skills and defeated his opponent, leaving his strength on display before the watching academy.

• The academy's higher-ups watched Xiao Yao, curious about his true strength and whether he deserved preferential treatment.
• While waiting for his match, Xiao Yao filled a fourth-tier Magic Core with energy.
• Xiao Yao drew a fellow Da Dou Shi as his opponent, and the two exchanged more than a hundred spear blows.
• Xiao Yao prolonged the close combat to hone his fighting skills until his opponent grew exhausted.
• The opponent unleashed Thornwood Spear Formation, but Xiao Yao sensed and smashed apart every spear shadow as he advanced.
• Xiao Yao knocked his opponent back and stopped his spear three inches from the student's heart, winning the match.

Xiao Yao won his second-round match against Kui Shan, then also defeated another Da Dou Shi in the third round. He advanced from twenty-five qualifiers to thirteen, then to seven, continuing his run toward the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Yao drew the number-one ball and was called to fight first in the second round.
• Kui Shan introduced himself as a former enforcement-team member seeking entry to the Inner Academy, and Xiao Yao faced him in the arena.
• Kui Shan hurled his shield with Mountain-Shattering Flying Shield, but Xiao Yao intercepted it with a burst of energy and closed in.
• Xiao Yao struck Kui Shan down with his spear, and the referee declared him the winner.
• Xiao Yao defeated another Da Dou Shi in the third round, advancing from thirteen qualifiers to seven.

Xiao Yao advanced through the fourth round with a bye, then defeated Mu Bai and Han Yue to win first place in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. The chapter ended with Xiao Yao’s spear at Han Yue’s neck after he overwhelmed her in a single move.

• Xiao Yao drew the bye in the fourth round while the other six contestants were paired against one another.
• Han Yue and the other Da Dou Shi won their matches, and the Da Dou Shi defeated two Nine-Star Dou Shi to claim fifth place.
• Xiao Yao defeated Mu Bai in the first semifinal, while Han Yue won her semifinal against a lightning-attribute cultivator.
• After the third- and fourth-place match, Han Yue asked Xiao Yao to fight at full strength, and he agreed.
• Xiao Yao used his speed to get past Han Yue’s ice defenses and held his spear to her neck, securing first place in the tournament.

Xiao Yao defeated Han Yue almost instantly in the final match and won the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, impressing Jia Nan Academy’s leaders. The academy agreed to let him browse higher-tier cultivation methods, fulfilling the goal that had brought him there.

• Xiao Yao overwhelmed Han Yue with his speed and ended the final match before she could draw her weapon.
• The academy’s higher-ups praised Xiao Yao’s combat strength and recovery, then agreed to let him browse Profound Tier cultivation methods while keeping Earth Tier methods restricted.
• Vice Dean Hu Gan delivered the tournament’s closing speech as the crowd cheered Xiao Yao.
• Ruo Lin, Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian congratulated Xiao Yao, who said he would need to keep a low profile.
• Ruo Lin confirmed that the academy had agreed to let Xiao Yao browse higher-tier cultivation methods, and Xiao Yao celebrated achieving his goal.

Xiao Yao finished studying Profound Tier cultivation methods and joined the other four top contestants to visit the academy’s Library Pavilion. Its guardians, Elders Qian and Bai, sensed the unusual properties of his Dou Qi and asked him about its origin, leaving Xiao Yao to explain that he had possessed it since birth.

• Xiao Yao left the Library Hall after absorbing ideas from Profound Tier cultivation methods and continued developing his own cultivation method.
• Xiao Yao led the other four top contestants to Vice Dean Hu Gan’s study, where Hu Gan opened a hidden passage to the Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao and the others crossed the cavern and reached the pavilion, where two gray-robed elders appeared to open its doors.
• Elders Qian and Bai noticed that Xiao Yao’s Dou Qi combined destruction and vitality, then asked him how it had become so unusual.
• Xiao Yao introduced himself and explained that his Dou Qi had been peculiar since birth, with an affinity for the sun, so he had named it the Yang Attribute.

Xiao Yao revealed that he had created a cultivation technique suited to his unusual Yang Attribute, impressing the Library Pavilion’s guardians. Inside the pavilion, he obtained a High Earth Tier cultivation technique, the Blazing Sun Body Refining Technique.

• Xiao Yao explained that he could not cultivate techniques of other attributes and had created his own cultivation technique after becoming a Dou Zhe.
• The gray-robed elders opened the Space Lock around the Library Pavilion and allowed Xiao Yao, Han Yue, and the others inside for one hour.
• Xiao Yao resisted the ancient plaque’s influence and led the group into the pavilion, where energy barriers began launching clusters of light at them.
• Han Yue caught the High Xuan Tier cultivation technique Profound Ice Secret Canon while Xiao Yao waited for a light cluster suited to him.
• Xiao Yao caught a brilliant cluster of light and discovered it contained the High Earth Tier cultivation technique Blazing Sun Body Refining Technique.

Xiao Yao obtained the Blazing Sun Body Refining Technique from the Library Pavilion and used it alongside other Cultivation Methods to complete his deduction of the Sun True Scripture. After changing its circulation route beneath the sunlight, his Dou Qi grew several times stronger, though his cultivation realm did not rise.

• Xiao Yao broke open a golden cluster of light, obtained the Blazing Sun Body Refining Technique, and immediately learned its contents.
• Xiao Yao discovered that the technique could refine his body with Sun Power and help transform his Fire Attribute, then stopped seeking further treasures.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yao and the other four out of the Library Pavilion and gave them two days before they entered the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yao spent two days in the Library Hall deducing the Sun True Scripture until the Panel showed it had reached the High Xuan Tier.
• Xiao Yao changed his Cultivation Method beneath the sunlight, greatly increasing the quantity and quality of his Dou Qi without advancing his cultivation realm.

Xiao Yao joined the top fifty students traveling to the Inner Academy, where he observed the space-enclosed entrance and learned that the newcomers would face a Fire Energy Hunting Competition. The chapter ended as Elder Su explained that senior students could attack them in the forest and seize their Fire Energy.

• Xiao Yao arrived at the gathering place with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Instructor Ruo Lin, then joined the other tournament finalists.
• Hu Gan summoned Griffin Beasts and led the students, guarded by three Dou Emperor elders, across a primeval forest to the Inner Academy's hidden entrance.
• Xiao Yao studied the enormous silver gate and followed the students into the Inner Academy's enclosed space.
• Hu Gan handed the students over to Elder Su and Elder Qing, and Elder Su distributed Fire Energy Cards.
• Elder Su told the students to cross the forest in groups and warned them that senior students could attack them and take their Fire Energy.

Xiao Yao left his team to cultivate alone, aiming to break through and later collect more Fire Energy from veteran students. While refining Sun Power and infusing a fourth-tier Magic Core, he advanced to Four-Star Da Dou Shi and completed a Sun Magic Core.

• Xiao Yao considered the value of Fire Energy and the strength of the Black Fiend Team and White Fiend Team, noting that his infused fourth-tier Magic Core could kill a Dou Ling expert.
• Han Yue and the other three teammates asked Xiao Yao about his plans, and he told them he intended to cultivate until he broke through.
• Xiao Yao advised Han Yue and the others to stay together and be careful, then parted from them so he could pursue more Fire Energy alone.
• Xiao Yao cultivated on a tree trunk, opened an independent Infusion Branch Meridian in his arm, and used it to channel unrefined Sun Power into the Magic Core while continuing to refine Dou Qi.
• The next day, Xiao Yao broke through to Four-Star Da Dou Shi and discovered that the fourth-tier Magic Core had been fully infused into a Sun Magic Core.

After breaking through to Four-Star Da Dou Shi, Xiao Yao set out to test his strength by hunting senior students for their Fire Energy. He defeated one team and ambushed another, leaving the second team facing a demand to surrender their Fire Crystal Cards.

• Xiao Yao judged that his new strength and recovery made him confident he could take on senior teams, then headed toward the Inner Academy to find opponents.
• Xiao Yao surprised a group of five senior students and quickly defeated one, then subdued the others until their captain surrendered.
• The senior students handed over their Fire Crystal Cards, and Xiao Yao took their Fire Energy, raising his total to 21 while each card was reduced to seven.
• Xiao Yao searched the forest for nearly half a day before finding another senior team that had just defeated freshmen.
• Xiao Yao struck the second team with Blazing Sun Explosive Flame, blasted all five into trees, and demanded their Fire Crystal Cards.

Xiao Yao confronted ten old students who joined forces to ambush him, but overwhelmed them with successive Blazing Sun Explosive Flame attacks. He forced them to surrender their Fire Crystal Cards and was left in control of their haul.

• Xiao Yao reflected that the old-student teams he had defeated carried relatively little Fire Energy, while rumors about his attacks spread through the forest.
• A longbow-wielding old student shot a Qi-Breaking Arrow at Xiao Yao, who dodged and faced ten old students gathered on rocky ground.
• The old students accused Xiao Yao of robbing their teams and attacked together, while the bow-wielding captain kept him in his sights.
• Xiao Yao used Blazing Sun Explosive Flame twice to scatter and injure the attackers, then circled behind the group and blasted the bow-wielding captain, breaking his longbow.
• Xiao Yao stopped the remaining old students from fleeing and made them hand over their Fire Crystal Cards.

Xiao Yao learned that Han Yue and other new students were being pursued by veteran teams, then rushed to their aid. He arrived just as they surrendered and stopped Leng Shuang from attacking Han Yue, striking Leng Shuang away.

• Xiao Yao learned from a veteran captain that two veteran teams were pursuing Han Yue and the allied new students, and he headed deeper into the forest to help them.
• Han Yue and the other new students were overwhelmed by two veteran teams and surrendered after several students were defeated.
• Leng Shuang tried to strike Han Yue from behind while the new students handed over their Fire Crystal Cards.
• Xiao Yao appeared and took Leng Shuang’s palm strike, then sent her flying with a counterattack.

Xiao Yao defended Han Yue after Leng Shuang attacked her following the new students’ surrender, then challenged and defeated two veteran teams. He gave Han Yue his Fire Crystal Card so she could restore the participating new students’ Fire Energy to five days.

• Xiao Yao reassured Han Yue that Leng Shuang’s sneak attack had not seriously hurt him, while the new students condemned the veterans’ conduct.
• Xiao Yao confronted the veteran captain about Leng Shuang’s attack, then set the dispute aside and challenged the veteran teams to fight.
• Xiao Yao led the veterans away from the wounded students and overwhelmed both teams, forcing their captain to admit defeat and hand over their Fire Crystal Cards.
• Han Yue arrived with the other new students, and Xiao Yao gave her his Fire Crystal Card to distribute enough Fire Energy to bring the participants back to five days.