Chapter Summaries

Gu He forced Queen Medusa to trade forty Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines for the Grand Elder and give him three months to deliver the rest. He honored his agreement by lending her the Green Lotus Core Flame, then left her to begin using it.

• The Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon swallowed the Grand Elder, but Gu He ordered it to spit him out when Queen Medusa agreed to the exchange.
• Queen Medusa gave Gu He a Storage Ring containing forty Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines and promised to gather the remaining medicines within three months.
• Gu He agreed to return for the rest of the payment and confirmed that he had brought the Heavenly Flame to honor his earlier agreement with Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa asked for three days to prepare, and Gu He stayed in the Medusa Temple until the Ice Spirit Cold Spring pool was full again.
• Gu He placed the Green Lotus Core Flame on the crystal lotus platform above the pool, then left the island at Queen Medusa's request.

Gu He secretly returned to watch as Queen Medusa began her evolution using the Heavenly Flame. The ritual transformed her into a gigantic purple serpent, leaving Gu He uncertain whether she would evolve as she had in the original story.

• Gu He concealed his aura, returned to the island, and discovered that the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder had recovered.
• Queen Medusa told the Grand Elder she had made up her mind and began preparing to evolve with the Heavenly Flame.
• Queen Medusa released the flame and began the ritual, hoping to reach Dou Zong and lead the Snake People Tribe out of the desert.
• Queen Medusa transformed into a gigantic purple serpent as Gu He watched from hiding.
• Gu He wondered whether Queen Medusa would successfully evolve into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python as she had in the original story.

Queen Medusa endured the Green Lotus Core Flame as she began her evolution, while Gu He and the Snake People watched her body burn and believed she had died. Just as grief spread through the city, Gu He sensed a newly born aura and realized Queen Medusa was still alive.

• Queen Medusa plunged into the Green Lotus Core Flame, and the fire burned her scales, flesh, and blood as she screamed in agony.
• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder, Yue Mei, Mo Bass, and Gu He watched from outside the flames as the fire devastated the temple grounds.
• Queen Medusa’s screams faded, and her charred body lay motionless as her aura seemed to vanish.
• The Grand Elder and the Snake People mourned Queen Medusa, while Gu He suspected her evolution had failed.
• Gu He sensed a newly born aura and realized Queen Medusa had survived.

A lightning strike and green mist concealed Queen Medusa’s evolution, leaving the Snake People fearing she had died. Her charred giant-snake body then burst apart as a powerful aura erupted, confirming her successful transformation and filling the city with cheers.

• Dark clouds gathered over the city, and Yue Mei realized the strange phenomenon likely meant Queen Medusa had evolved successfully.
• A bolt of lightning pierced the purple barrier and struck the green flames, after which green mist blocked soul-force perception.
• Gu He concluded Queen Medusa had probably succeeded and vanished without investigating further.
• The Grand Elder found a charred giant snake and feared Queen Medusa had died, but its skin began peeling away and a growing aura emerged from within.
• The giant snake’s body exploded into powder as a vast aura swept across the city, and the Snake People recognized Queen Medusa’s success and cheered.

Queen Medusa emerged from her transformation as the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reunited with the Grand Elder. She confirmed that she had evolved into the ancient beast and reached Three-star Dou Zong.

• A tiny seven-colored snake shot from the settled dust, startling the Grand Elder with its speed and familiar aura.
• The snake expanded into a colossal Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, and the Grand Elder fled rather than risk confronting it.
• Queen Medusa called out to the Grand Elder, who turned back and recognized her.
• Queen Medusa confirmed that she had succeeded in her transformation and reached Three-star Dou Zong.
• The Grand Elder asked whether she had awakened an ancient bloodline, and Queen Medusa confirmed she had evolved into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Gu He refused to return the Snake Spirit Orb, saying he would give it to his disciple Qing Lin, and Queen Medusa agreed. When Gu He demanded his Green Lotus Core Flame back, Queen Medusa considered taking it by force but remembered Gu He's strength and held back.

• Queen Medusa told Gu He that only someone with Snake People Tribe blood could activate the Snake Spirit Orb.
• Gu He said he would give the orb to Qing Lin, and Queen Medusa approved because of the girl's bloodline and talent.
• Gu He asked Queen Medusa to return his Green Lotus Core Flame, provoking her anger over the Heavenly Flame she had endured hardship to obtain.
• Queen Medusa considered using her restored Three-star Dou Zong strength to take back the Heavenly Flame, but recalled Gu He's defeat of the Grand Elders and reconsidered confronting him.

Gu He left the Snake People Tribe with the Green Lotus Core Flame after Queen Medusa reluctantly allowed him to take it, then traveled to the Black Corner Region. The chapter ended with him arriving near Jia Nan Academy.

• Queen Medusa yielded to Gu He, and he left the hall to claim the Green Lotus Core Flame from the island in the lake.
• Gu He returned with the flame, reminded Queen Medusa that she owed him sixty Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines, and said he would return in three months.
• After Gu He vanished, Queen Medusa vowed to repay the humiliation he had inflicted on her.
• The narration described the lawless Black Corner Region and the peaceful area guarded by Jia Nan Academy.
• Gu He rode the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon into the Black Corner Region and declared that they had finally arrived.

Gu He reached the Black Region Great Plain and entered the Black Corner Region in search of a map, hoping to keep a low profile because of the Soul Hall presence there. After local bandits tried to rob him, he killed their leader and injured his accomplices, then continued into the tribe.

• After nearly five days of travel, Gu He reached the Black Region Great Plain and decided to find a map before entering the Black Corner Region.
• Gu He stored the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon, concealed his aura, and approached a tribe to resupply.
• A gaunt archer demanded a toll of five hundred gold coins, and Gu He paid to enter the tribe.
• The gaunt man and three accomplices tried to rob Gu He, while the nearby crowd watched without helping.
• Gu He struck the three attackers into the tents and killed the gaunt man before walking farther into the tribe.

Gu He joined Ma Yicheng’s caravan to cross the Black Region Great Plain toward Black Seal City, where he learned that Han Feng possessed a Heavenly Flame. As a black storm engulfed the caravan, Gu He sensed a red-glowing figure and recognized Soul Hall nearby.

• Gu He agreed to serve as a guard for Ma Yicheng’s caravan in exchange for guidance across the Great Plain.
• Gu He learned that the caravan was heading to Black Seal City for an auction and memorized the route to Jia Nan Academy.
• Ma Yicheng told Gu He about the Black List and Han Feng, prompting Gu He to resolve to obtain Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame.
• A black storm struck the caravan, forcing everyone to shelter among the carriages as darkness and violent winds swept over the plain.
• Gu He sensed a strange red glow in the storm, extended his soul power toward it, and recognized Soul Hall before calling out, “Fatty!”

Gu He captured and devoured two Soul Hall deacons, learning about the Black Corner Region from their memories. After leaving the great plain with Ma Yicheng's caravan, he planned to sweep through the region while heading toward Jia Nan Academy.

• Gu He secretly captured the Soul Hall deacons Hun Wu and Hun Jiu after they seized a red soul body.
• Gu He devoured Hun Wu and Hun Jiu, learned their identities and memories, and decided to sweep through the Black Corner Region.
• Ma Yicheng's caravan crossed the great plain without further trouble and reached its green outskirts the next day.
• Ma Yicheng paid Gu He five thousand gold coins, gave him a map, and warned him to hide that he was new to the Black Corner Region.

Gu He arrived in Black Seal City for the auction and witnessed how ruthless life in the Black Corner Region could be. After settling in for the night, he chose the Blood Sect as the first target of his plan to redeem the region.

• Ma Yicheng brought Gu He and the convoy to Black Seal City, where Gu He learned that the upcoming auction had once featured an Earth-class Dou Technique.
• While waiting to enter the city, Gu He watched a frail attacker stab a burly man and lure him into the bushes, where the man was apparently killed.
• Ma Yicheng paid the entrance fee, and Gu He entered Black Seal City before parting ways with the convoy and finding an inn.
• Gu He considered the major factions' crimes and selected the Blood Sect, whose cultivators captured people as blood food, as his first target.
• Gu He thought of Wu Protector's soul body and resolved to make the Soul Hall's name resound across the Black Corner Region.

Xiao Yan was cornered by Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but his Flame Splitting Wave Ruler wounded Mu She before a fourth-tier Monster Beast scattered the mercenaries. After escaping, Xiao Yan learned that Elder Yao had seen Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian riding the beast, prompting Elder Yao to intensify his training; meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian gave Nalan Yanran an alarming collection of poisons disguised as insect repellents.

• Mu She trapped Xiao Yan at Soul-Breaking Ravine and attacked him, but Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to badly wound him.
• A fourth-tier Monster Beast flew over the forest, causing Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to flee while Xiao Yan hid beneath a boulder.
• Xiao Yan escaped when Mu She returned with his men, and Elder Yao revealed that Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian had been riding atop the Monster Beast.
• Elder Yao recognized Nalan Yanran and was shocked by her Da Dou Shi cultivation, then ordered Xiao Yan to kill a second-tier magical beast every day.
• Xiao Yi Xian saw Nalan Yanran off in the Monster Beast Mountain Range and gave her jade bottles of potent poisons, presenting them as insect-repelling medicines.

A mysterious Soul Hall figure killed Fan Lao, the Blood Sect’s leader, and took his soul and treasures. With Fan Lao dead, the major factions destroyed the Blood Sect, while fear spread over who had been powerful enough to kill him.

• Fan Lao drained the blood of a captured Five-star Dou Ling, then laughed about advancing to Six-star Dou Emperor.
• A black figure appeared, defeated Fan Lao, captured his soul, and consumed it with the Soul Devouring Art.
• The black figure took Fan Lao’s Storage Ring and headed for the Blood Sect’s treasure vault.
• Reports confirmed Fan Lao and the Blood Sect’s other leaders were dead and the treasure vault had been emptied.
• The major factions attacked and wiped out the Blood Sect, killing Fan Ling and leaving its experts uneasy about the killer’s strength.

After plundering the Blood Sect, Gu He discovered the Blood Origin Art and other powerful techniques in Fan Lao’s memories. He then secretly killed the Black Skull Tomb Master and continued eliminating faction leaders, leaving the Black Corner Region in turmoil and the survivors blaming the mysterious Soul Hall.

• Gu He sorted the Blood Sect’s treasures and learned that Fan Lao had cultivated the Earth-tier Advanced Blood Origin Art using flawed essence blood.
• Gu He considered giving the Blood Origin Art and its related secret techniques to his disciples, then began planning another target.
• The Black Skull Tomb Master ordered his Protectors to capture people and bury them alive, but an unseen attacker killed the three Protectors and captured the Tomb Master’s soul.
• The attacker devoured the Tomb Master’s Black Bead and took the Black Skull Tomb’s treasures, after which rival factions destroyed the Tomb.
• Over five days, the leaders of the Tian Yin Sect, Mad Lion Gang, and Rakshasa Gate were also killed, and five major factions fell.
• The remaining faction leaders feared further assassinations, while rumors blamed the killings on the mysterious Soul Hall.

Medicine Emperor Han Feng emerged from seclusion, learned that major Black Corner Region leaders had been killed, and decided to pursue the Heavenly Flame at Jia Nan Academy. A figure he mistook for a Soul Hall envoy attacked him and trapped his soul in a Black Bead.

• Han Feng completed a Sixth-Grade Pill and reflected on using another Heavenly Flame to advance his Burning Art.
• Han Beng told Han Feng that many faction leaders, including Fan Lao, had been killed, and that rumors blamed the Soul Hall.
• Han Feng decided Maple City would remain neutral and considered targeting the Heavenly Flame at Jia Nan Academy.
• A shadowy figure appeared, and Han Feng mistook it for a Soul Hall envoy and greeted it respectfully.
• The figure used Soul Capture to rip Han Feng's soul from his body and seal it inside a Black Bead.

After defeating Han Feng, Gu He claimed his advanced Storage Ring and withdrew from the chaos in the Black Corner Region to count his stolen treasures. He discovered Earth Core Soul Marrow and the herbs needed to use it, giving him a chance to advance his soul toward the Spirit Realm.

• The black shadow sealed Han Feng's soul in the Black Bead, took Han Feng's advanced Storage Ring, erased its imprint, and claimed its vast collection of treasures.
• Gu He returned to an ordinary inn and decided to lie low after five days of attacks had thrown the Black Corner Region into chaos.
• Gu He sorted the stolen goods in his System Space and discovered Earth Core Soul Marrow hidden inside a large piece of Earth Core Jade Mother.
• Gu He found Dragon Heart Nine-Leaf Ganoderma, Demonic Blood Spirit Fruit Paste, and Ascension Grass, which could help him use the marrow to transform his soul and pursue the Spirit Realm.
• Gu He finished counting his haul, including dozens of Seventh-Grade Spirit Medicines, rare magic cores, weapons, scrolls, and pills, and celebrated his newfound wealth.

Gu He devoured Han Feng’s soul, obtained Sea Heart Flame, and planned to use the Earth Core Soul Marrow to pursue a Spirit Realm soul. In Soul Severing Ridge, a Soul Hall elder sensed Han Feng’s death and wondered whether Venerable Yao had returned.

• Gu He considered the Black Corner Region’s powerful experts as future targets, then used the Soul Devouring Art on Han Feng’s soul.
• Han Feng broke out of the Black Bead with Sea Heart Flame, but Gu He restrained him with chains and suppressed the flame with his Destiny Divine Flame.
• Gu He devoured Han Feng’s soul, absorbed his memories, and took the ownerless Sea Heart Flame into the System Space for Xiao Yi Xian and Liu Ling.
• Gu He decided to refine the Earth Core Soul Marrow in seclusion and attempt to break through into a Spirit Realm soul.
• A Soul Hall elder in Soul Severing Ridge sensed Han Feng’s death and wondered who had killed him or whether Venerable Yao had returned.

Gu He entered seclusion in the Black Corner Region to prepare Earth Core Soul Marrow and advance his soul to the Spirit Realm. After many failed attempts, he prepared enough of the marrow and swallowed more than half, triggering a violent surge of soul power as the transformation began.

• Gu He chose a secluded valley and released Black Lin to guard the cave while he cultivated.
• Gu He extracted and purified the essence from the Sky Jade Stone Essence, then began combining it with the other ingredients.
• Gu He failed three times while balancing the precious ingredients, consuming nearly a third of them.
• Gu He successfully prepared a jade-green batch of Earth Core Soul Marrow and stored enough for his attempt.
• Gu He swallowed more than half of the prepared marrow, and his soul power surged with intense pain between his brows.

Gu He used Earth Core Soul Marrow and the Soul Devouring Art to push his soul toward the Spirit Realm while Soul Hall investigated Han Feng’s death and blamed a rival branch. After five days in seclusion, Gu He’s cave erupted with a vast wave of soul power, and the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon wondered if he had succeeded.

• Earth Core Soul Marrow greatly strengthened Gu He’s soul, drew in spiritual energy, and caused a disturbance across the mountain range.
• The Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon sensed Gu He’s powerful soul fluctuations and expected him to soon reach a Spirit Realm soul.
• Han Feng’s death and the deaths of other Black List experts sparked panic in the Black Corner Region, while a Soul Hall Protector suspected that the Tianxin Empire’s branch was responsible.
• Gu He realized that his soul needed guidance, recited the Soul Devouring Art, and continued cultivating for nearly five days.
• The Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon guarded Gu He’s cave as outside experts arrived and were driven off.
• The mountain burst apart in a sudden blast, and vast soul power surged outward as the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon asked whether Gu He had succeeded.

Gu He broke through to a Spirit Realm soul and demonstrated his new soul attack before he and the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon ambushed a Soul Hall Protector who had come to investigate. Gu He captured Yun Protector’s soul in a Black Bead, then offered the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon a better meal in exchange for Yun Protector’s corpse.

• Gu He’s Spirit Realm soul spread pressure across the mountain range before rejoining his body.
• Gu He tested a Soul Handprint on the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon and realized he could contend with Dou Zun experts.
• Gu He and the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon sensed an approaching Soul Hall Protector and hid in the valley.
• The Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon froze the nine-star Dou Zong Soul Hall Protector after the man invoked Soul Hall’s name.
• Gu He used Soul Capture to trap Yun Protector in a Black Bead and offered the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon a better meal for the corpse.