Chapter Summaries

Xun'er secretly explored the Inner Academy at night to find the Fallen Heart Flame. Yun Xi helped her breach the tower's spatial barrier, and she entered, where the flame's power immediately affected her.

• Elder Su brought Xun'er to her pavilion in the Inner Academy after Qing Elder left to report.
• Xun'er put on a black robe and slipped out at night to search for the Fallen Heart Flame, following Yun Xi's directions and avoiding the academy elders.
• Xun'er found a sunken area containing a tower buried underground and learned from Yun Xi that the Fallen Heart Flame was inside.
• Yun Xi revealed the tower by testing its spatial barrier, then Xun'er tore the barrier open and entered.
• The Fallen Heart Flame's invisible fire surged within Xun'er, but Yun Xi gathered it, crushed it, and absorbed its pure energy into her body.

Xun'er explored the Ancient Tower and discovered the Fallen Heart Flame’s enormous fire spirit beneath its central shaft. After it fled from her Heavenly Flames, Yun Xi pushed Xun'er into the shaft, leaving her falling toward the tower’s depths.

• Xun'er explored the tower’s training rooms and found the huge hole at its center, where she sensed the Fallen Heart Flame below.
• A gigantic Fire Python surged out of the darkness, and Xun'er defended herself with Golden Emperor Burning Flame, Bone Chilling Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yun Xi identified the Fire Python as a fire spirit, and Xun'er discovered it was intelligent but not the true body of the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xun'er threatened the Fire Python with her three Heavenly Flames, causing it to retreat into the shaft while eyeing her with fear and greed.
• Xun'er refused Yun Xi’s suggestion to jump into the shaft, but Yun Xi suddenly pushed her in, and Xun'er cursed as she fell.

Xun'er followed Yun Xi through the forbidden shaft in the Heavenly Flame Spirit Tower and descended into the Magma World beneath it. As a vast, violent energy began rising from the magma, Yun Xi said it was coming out.

• Xun'er fell through the tower while protected by Yun Xi, and Lin Yan and Liu Qing saw someone drop into the forbidden shaft.
• Xun'er reached the empty ninth floor and, with Yun Xi's help, entered the barrier around the shaft and jumped into the depths.
• Elder Liu heard Liu Qing and Lin Yan's report, suspected the black-robed figure might be the Great Elder, and hurried away after warning them to keep quiet.
• Xun'er reached the Magma World and saw enormous waves rise as a powerful energy surged from beneath the magma.

Yun Xi and Xun'er descended into the magma beneath Jia Nan Academy, where they encountered strange creatures and discovered a cave dwelling guarded by a Nine Star Dou Sheng magical beast. They found an old man’s Soul Body inside a skeleton, and he mistook Yun Xi for a mutated Soul Body.

• Yun Xi sensed a cave dwelling and a sleeping Nine Star Dou Sheng magical beast beneath the magma, then led Xun'er downward on an invisible staircase.
• Xun'er spotted a magma-dwelling lizard, and countless identical creatures appeared and stared at her until Yun Xi comforted her.
• Yun Xi and Xun'er continued through the vast Magma World and noticed a glowing halo around a skeleton.
• An old man’s Soul Body emerged from the skeleton and questioned Yun Xi about his legs and whether he was a mutated Soul Body.

Xun'er and Yun Xi brought the Heavenly Flame Honored One with them as they descended through the magma beneath Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Spirit Tower. Yun Xi revealed his overwhelming power before they reached Magma's End, where he vanished through a ripple in space.

• The Heavenly Flame Honored One introduced himself to Xun'er and asked her to take him out, so she stored his ring in her bracelet and continued downward with Yun Xi.
• Su Qian learned that a black-robed figure wreathed in golden flames had entered the tower's forbidden area, recognized the threat to the Fallen Heart Flame, and rushed back to gather the Elders.
• The Heavenly Flame Honored One warned Xun'er against going deeper, but Yun Xi revealed that the terrifying presence below was a Nine Star Dou Sheng and ordered him to keep silent about what he witnessed.
• Xun'er, Yun Xi, and the Heavenly Flame Honored One reached Magma's End as the magma darkened and oppressive pressure surrounded them.
• Yun Xi walked toward the apparent end and disappeared when the space before him rippled.

Yun Xi, Xun'er, and Heavenly Flame Honored One entered the dark space beneath the magma and found an enormous creature guarding it. After Yun Xi withstood its attack and wounded it with a punch, the creature transformed and identified himself as Zhu Kun, Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragons.

• Xun'er and Heavenly Flame Honored One followed Yun Xi into the mysterious space beneath the magma.
• Yun Xi called out the hidden creature, then used three Heavenly Flames to illuminate the darkness and reveal an enormous purple-gold beast.
• The beast asked whether Yun Xi possessed the Ancient Jade, and Yun Xi said he had none and mocked it.
• The beast attacked Yun Xi with a purple beam, but Yun Xi shattered the attack and struck the beast's chest, breaking its scales.
• The wounded beast transformed into a middle-aged man and identified himself as Zhu Kun, Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragons.

Yun Xi offered to free Zhu Kun, the Ancient Void Dragon Dragon Emperor, in exchange for making him a mount, so Zhu Kun challenged him to a fight. Yun Xi effortlessly overwhelmed Zhu Kun and asked whether he would submit.

• Zhu Kun introduced himself as the Ancient Void Dragon Dragon Emperor and eagerly agreed to leave his confinement, but refused to become Yun Xi’s mount without a fight.
• Xun’er explained the Ancient Void Dragons’ origins and abilities, then reassured Heavenly Flame Honored One that Yun Xi would win.
• Zhu Kun unleashed several Dou Skills against Yun Xi’s golden giant finger, and the attack appeared to shatter.
• Yun Xi’s golden blade struck Zhu Kun as the finger’s light faded, severing and scorching his right arm.
• Yun Xi descended with the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd and asked Zhu Kun whether he would submit.

Yun Xi subdued Zhu Kun and promised to take him out of the Dou Di Space, then used his spiritual power, Heavenly Flames, and Ancient Halberd to smash open the Ancient Emperor Cave’s stone gate. Its destruction sent a disturbance across the Dou Qi Continent, where the Gu Clan learned that the Ancient Jade had shattered.

• Yun Xi defeated Zhu Kun, restored his severed arm, and accepted Zhu Kun’s pledge of obedience.
• Zhu Kun explained that Tou She Ancient God’s cave had trapped him for hundreds of years, and Yun Xi promised to take him out.
• Yun Xi reached the Ancient Emperor Cave’s stone gate with Xun'er and Zhu Kun, but his first attempt to open it failed.
• Yun Xi combined his spiritual power, Heavenly Flames, and Ancient Halberd energy to shatter the stone gate.
• The gate’s destruction sent an energy fluctuation across the Dou Qi Continent, and a Gu Clan elder reported that the Ancient Jade had shattered.

The Tou She Ancient God Jades shattered across the continent as the Ancient Emperor Cave opened, stirring the Gu and Soul Clans and drawing different reactions from Yao Dan and Xiao Yan. Yun Xi, Xun'er, and Zhu Kun entered the cave, where Zhu Kun revealed that an Emperor Pill Embryo could help someone reach Dou Di.

• Gu Yuan learned that the Gu Clan's Ancient Jade had shattered and rushed to the ancestral hall, suspecting the Ancient Emperor Cave had opened.
• Soul Emperor found three Soul Clan Ancient Jades shattered, then heard from Nihility Devouring Flame that their lord's injuries were nearly healed and that further sacrifices were needed.
• The Thunder, Yan, and Yao Clan Ancient Jades also shattered; Yao Dan concluded that the Ancient Emperor Cave had opened without the jade and regretted that Dou Di might remain beyond their reach.
• Xiao Yan's Ancient Jade shattered at Jia Nan Academy, and Yao Lao told him the cave was the key's destination before sending him back to cultivation.
• Yun Xi led Xun'er and Zhu Kun through the space passage into the Ancient Emperor Cave, where Zhu Kun explained that its Emperor Pill Embryo could enable a breakthrough to Dou Di.

Yun Xi, Xun'er, and Zhu Kun explored the Ancient Emperor Cave and discovered pillars bearing remnants of Heavenly Flames. Zhu Kun revealed that the Heavenly Flame called Emperor Flame had consumed the others before becoming Tou She Ancient God, while outside the Heavenly Flame Spirit, Su Qian realized something had happened in the Magma World.

• Yun Xi, Xun'er, and Zhu Kun reached the Ancient Emperor Cave and found a vast stone hall surrounded by towering pillars.
• Yun Xi identified the weak flames on the pillars as remnants of numerous Heavenly Flames, including the Mysterious Yellow Flame and Golden Emperor Burning Flame.
• Xun'er noticed that the two largest pillars were empty and asked why the first-ranked Heavenly Flame was missing.
• Zhu Kun explained that Emperor Flame had consumed the twenty-one Heavenly Flames ranked above it, then revealed that Emperor Flame became Tou She Ancient God.
• Su Qian sensed that the Fallen Heart Flame had weakened severely and suspected that the black monster and black-robed figure had entered the Magma World through Jia Nan Academy's forbidden grounds.

Yun Xi, Xun'er, and Zhu Kun discovered hundreds of Heaven Rank techniques in Tou She Ancient God's hall, but the search for the Emperor Pill was interrupted by the appearance of Tou She Ancient God himself. After realizing Yun Xi came from another world, Tou She Ancient God privately asked him to explain his origins.

• Xun'er was shocked when Zhu Kun revealed that Tou She Ancient God had once been the first-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Yun Xi cleared the mist around a giant statue and found hundreds of Heaven Rank cultivation methods and Dou Skills, then sent them all into Xun'er's bracelet.
• Zhu Kun wondered where the Emperor Pill was when an elderly figure appeared on the statue's shoulder and identified himself as Tou She Ancient God.
• Tou She Ancient God sensed that Yun Xi was not from this world, and the two exchanged intense auras before laughing and easing the tension.
• Yun Xi enclosed Xun'er and Tou She Ancient God in a barrier, and Tou She Ancient God listened as Yun Xi explained his origins.

Tou She Ancient God told Yun Xi that his memories and identity might have been altered and that the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd’s arrival in his hands had been arranged. Before he could reveal who was sealed inside it, a giant golden hand struck, destroyed Tou She Ancient God’s space, and forced Yun Xi to flee with Xun'er and Zhu Kun.

• Tou She Ancient God claimed Yun Xi was not truly from the Heavenly Profound Continent and suggested someone had altered his memories.
• Tou She Ancient God caught and shattered Yun Xi’s attack, then revealed that he knew about the other self within Yun Xi.
• A golden-robed middle-aged man in the Extraterritorial Void noticed Jia Nan Academy and accused someone of breaking the rules.
• Tou She Ancient God said the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd had been deliberately arranged to reach Yun Xi and began explaining the truth about his past.
• A gigantic golden hand appeared, struck Tou She Ancient God, and caused Dou Di Space to collapse as Tou She Ancient God called Yun Xi a pawn.
• Yun Xi fled through space with Xun'er and Zhu Kun.

Yun Xi escaped the collapsing Dou Di Space with Zhu Kun and Xun'er, while a mysterious golden figure warned a scarlet figure in the Extraterritorial Void for breaking the rules. After Zhu Kun and Xun'er left the ruins, Yun Xi revealed that he had taken the Fallen Heart Flame, whose unusual abilities impressed him.

• Yun Xi rushed Zhu Kun and Xun'er through the Space Channel as a giant hand shattered the Dou Di Space and unleashed a Space Storm.
• A golden figure confronted a scarlet figure in the Extraterritorial Void, accused him of breaking the rules, and warned him not to do it again.
• Yun Xi, Zhu Kun, and Xun'er escaped as the Space Channel, the Ancient Emperor Cave gate, and the plaza collapsed; Yun Xi then vanished into Xun'er and asked Zhu Kun to escort her safely.
• Zhu Kun used his space-tearing technique to leave with Xun'er, while Hu Qian and the Elders worried about the missing Great Elder and Su Qian found the Magma World strangely quiet.
• Yun Xi showed Xun'er and Zhu Kun the Fallen Heart Flame in the form of a small red snake, and Zhu Kun explained its heartfire and soul-burning abilities.

Yun Xi absorbed the origin of Fallen Heart Flame and left the magma with Xun'er and Zhu Kun, where they encountered Su Qian. Su Qian attacked when Yun Xi announced he was taking the Heavenly Flame, but Zhu Kun stopped him, and Su Qian learned who the newcomers were.

• Yun Xi absorbed the origin of Fallen Heart Flame and split the magma so he, Xun'er, and Zhu Kun could leave.
• Su Qian encountered the three and recognized Xun'er, then questioned how they had reached the bottom of the tower.
• Yun Xi told Su Qian he was taking Fallen Heart Flame, prompting Su Qian to attack him.
• Zhu Kun blocked Su Qian's strike and knocked him back, then Yun Xi explained they had come for the Heavenly Flame without ill intent.
• Xun'er introduced Yun Xi as her Guardian Spirit and identified Zhu Kun as the Ancient Void Dragon clan's Dragon Emperor at the peak of the Nine Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Su Qian recognized Zhu Kun as an Ancient Void Dragon and said he believed them.

Xun'er, Zhu Kun, and Su Qian returned to Jia Nan Academy after the Fallen Heart Flame was taken, leaving Su Qian worried about the Heavenly Flame Spirit and the headmaster’s reaction. Xun’er realized the headmaster was the elderly man surnamed Mang she had met in the Tagor Desert, just as someone opened the office door and called out to Su Qian.

• Zhu Kun opened a space tunnel and let Xun'er leave the Lava Land first, while Yun Xi returned to her body and Su Qian followed them out.
• Su Qian returned to the Heavenly Flame Spirit with Xun'er and Zhu Kun, then told the Elders that the tower’s energy supply was insufficient and its effects would weaken.
• Su Qian worried that the headmaster would blame him for losing the Fallen Heart Flame, but Zhu Kun offered to speak with the headmaster.
• Su Qian revealed that the headmaster had predicted Xiao Xun'er would come to Jia Nan Academy, and Xun'er recalled meeting an elderly man surnamed Mang in the Tagor Desert.
• Xun'er showed Su Qian the Canaan Order she had received from Mang, and Su Qian concluded the headmaster had expected the Fallen Heart Flame’s loss.
• Someone opened the office door and called, "Grandpa Su?"

Zhu Kun recognized Zi Yan as his daughter, but she rejected him and ran away. Xun'er agreed to participate in the Inner Academy newcomer selection before returning to her room, where Yun Xi prepared to devour the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Zi Yan entered Su Qian's office, and Zhu Kun recognized her as his daughter through their shared bloodline.
• Zi Yan denied having parents, pulled away from Zhu Kun, and ran out as he chased after her.
• Xun'er kept the secret of the Dou Di Space from Su Qian and agreed to participate in the Inner Academy selection competition.
• Xun'er returned to her room and cultivated until nightfall.
• Yun Xi appeared with the Fallen Heart Flame in his palm and said it was time to devour it.

After devouring the Fallen Heart Flame, Xun'er rose from Five Star Dou Ling to Eight Star Dou Wang while Yun Xi's body solidified and his soul power grew. Yun Xi suspected his memories and identity were fabricated to create an artifact spirit for the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd, then heard Tou She Ancient God's words echo in his mind and searched Jia Nan Academy for whoever had spoken.

• Yun Xi finished devouring the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xun'er broke through from Five Star Dou Ling to Eight Star Dou Wang.
• Yun Xi noticed that the flame had strengthened Xun'er, increased his soul power, and revealed secrets about another self within him.
• Yun Xi recalled the mysterious figure's claims that his memories might be altered and that he was a pawn tied to the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd.
• Yun Xi concluded that his bloodthirsty self sealed within the Ancient Halberd was the original, while he was a soul avatar created to nurture an artifact spirit.
• Yun Xi heard Tou She Ancient God's words inside his heart, searched the inner academy and Outer Academy with his soul power, and found no one.

Yun Xi resolved to escape the schemes surrounding the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd and protect Xun'er, who had advanced to an Eight Star Dou Wang. After Xun'er tested her new Dou Qi Wings, Jia Nan Academy was shaken by news that she would face the top five experts on the Strong Ranking alone.

• Yun Xi connected the forces manipulating events to their pursuit of the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd and vowed to become the player rather than a chess piece.
• Xun'er thanked Yun Xi, and he encouraged her to enjoy flying now that she had become a Dou Wang.
• Xun'er manifested golden Dou Qi Wings and soared through the night, drawing astonished attention from Su Qian and students across the Inner Academy.
• Yun Xi urged Xun'er to cultivate and stabilize her sudden breakthrough from Five Star Dou Ling to Eight Star Dou Wang.
• At sunrise, news spread through Jia Nan Academy that a new Outer Academy student would fight the top five experts on the Strong Ranking, while Su Qian calmly drank tea in his office.

Su Qian arranged for Xun'er to fight the Inner Academy’s five highest-ranked students at once before she left for the Central Plains. Xun'er arrived at the arena, where her Dou Wang cultivation shocked the crowd, and the match was about to begin.

• Su Qian told Xun'er she would face the Strong Ranking’s top five in a single match, scheduled to begin in five minutes.
• Su Qian hurried to the arena, and Xun'er followed after spreading her Dou Qi Wings.
• Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, Lin Yan, and Yan Hao waited in the arena and discussed the newcomer, relieved that Zi Yan had not come.
• Xun'er flew into the arena, and the four ranked fighters realized she was the newcomer they had been waiting for.
• Su Qian appeared on the Elders' platform and ordered the Chief Judge to announce the match.
• The crowd gasped when Xun'er landed and revealed her golden Dou Qi Wings and Dou Wang cultivation.

Xun'er entered an additional arena match and quickly defeated Yan Hao by reflecting his own attack back at him. With Yan Hao eliminated, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan prepared to face her together.

• Xun'er landed in the arena, revealing that she was a Dou Wang and startling the crowd and her opponents.
• The Chief Judge explained the match rules, and the bell signaled the start.
• Yan Hao charged Xun'er with his Tungsten Steel Hammer, but she caught the strike and used Swallow Counterattack to send him out of the arena.
• Lin Xiuya explained that Xun'er had reflected Yan Hao's attack, and he, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan decided to take turns fighting her.
• The Chief Judge announced Yan Hao's elimination, and Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing readied themselves to fight Xun'er.