Chapter Summaries

Xia Ao and Man Yan led the Dragon Armor Army and Savage Dragon Army in an attack on East Dragon Island to seize Zi Yan, who had royal blood. Zhu Li and East Dragon Island's fighters resisted, and the invading armies began to lose ground after initially catching the island off guard.

• Xia Ao demanded that Zhu Li hand over the person with royal blood, while Man Yan emerged from hiding and urged Zhu Li to comply with the Three Dragon Kings' orders.
• Zhu Li refused, and Xia Ao ordered the Dragon Armor Army to attack East Dragon Island's barrier as Man Yan sent the Savage Dragon Army into battle.
• Xia Ao led armored experts toward the stone hall where Zi Yan was, but Zhu Li intercepted him while Man Yan engaged Zhu Li.
• East Dragon Island's high-level Dou Zun experts surrounded Xia Ao and blocked his advance as battles erupted across the island.
• After East Dragon Island recovered from the initial surprise, its defenders stabilized the fighting and gradually gained the advantage over the invading armies.

As West and South Dragon Island's forces faltered, Qing Yan and North Dragon Island's reinforcements arrived and tried to seize Zi Yan. Xuan Mo then appeared for West Dragon Island, but Zhu Mo emerged from seclusion and stopped him, leaving the battle poised for another powerful arrival.

• Zi Yan stayed inside the ancient hall while four East Dragon Island elders guarded her and urged her not to enter the battle.
• Qing Yan arrived with North Dragon Island's elite forces, shifting the advantage away from East Dragon Island, and sent Man Yan to block Zhu Li while he went after Zi Yan.
• Xuan Mo appeared and struck Qing Yan aside as he advanced toward the stone hall where Zi Yan was staying.
• Zhu Mo emerged from seclusion and blocked Xuan Mo, revealing that he had reached the peak of Two-star Battle Saint.
• Zhu Mo overpowered Xuan Mo in their first clash, and Xuan Mo prepared to withdraw after warning that East Dragon Island could not protect Zi Yan.
• An aged voice filled with terrifying pressure resounded across Dragon Island as Xuan Mo threatened Zhu Mo.

Qingshan revealed Three-star Battle Saint strength, forcing the forces from West, South, and North Dragon Islands to withdraw from East Dragon Island. Zi Yan learned that her clan had suffered few casualties and urged its elders to stay safe as she hoped to see the Ancient Void Dragon Clan reunite.

• Qingshan appeared and surprised Xuan Mo and the other islands' forces with his Three-star Battle Saint aura.
• Xuan Mo ordered West Dragon Island to withdraw, and Man Yan and Qing Yan led their forces away as well.
• Qingshan, Zhu Mo, and Zhu Li chose not to pursue the retreating clansmen and discussed the threat posed by the other Dragon Kings.
• Zi Yan emerged from the ancient stone hall and asked whether the other islands had left and how many East Dragon Island clansmen had been hurt.
• Qingshan told Zi Yan that East Dragon Island's losses were small, and she urged the elders to protect themselves so they could witness the clan's reunification.

The Three Dragon Kings led a greatly strengthened army to East Dragon Island and demanded that Qingshan hand over Zi Yan, whose royal bloodline threatened their power. As the rulers attacked Qingshan and a vast battle began, Man Yan and another expert broke through the defenses and charged toward an ancient stone hall.

• Less than half a month after the previous clash, the three Dragon Islands surrounded East Dragon Island with an army five times larger than before.
• The North Dragon King, South Dragon King, and West Dragon King arrived with three Three-star Battle Saints and three Two-star Battle Saints, overwhelming East Dragon Island in top-tier fighters.
• The North Dragon King demanded that Qingshan surrender the one with the royal bloodline, but Qingshan refused to hand over Zi Yan.
• The three Dragon Kings attacked Qingshan together while the forces of both sides launched an all-out battle across the skies.
• Xuan Mo, Zhu Mu, and Lie Shan held Zhu Mo back, while Man Yan and another expert broke through East Dragon Island's defenses and rushed toward an ancient stone hall.

Man Yan and another expert broke through East Dragon Island's defenses to seize Zi Yan, while Zhu Li was too injured to stop them. After Zi Yan summoned Gu He's incarnation, Gu He arrived and promised to take her to kill, leaving Man Yan facing his attack.

• Man Yan and a Peak of Ninth-Turn Dou Zun expert fought through East Dragon Island's defenses and advanced toward the ancient hall.
• Zhu Li confronted Man Yan but was badly injured and held off by the other expert, allowing Man Yan to reach the hall.
• As the remaining elders left to intercept the attackers, Zi Yan crushed Gu He's Void Jade Talisman and summoned his incarnation.
• Man Yan entered the hall and tried to seize Zi Yan, but Gu He appeared and protected her.
• Gu He told Zi Yan that he would take her to kill, then vanished and struck at Man Yan with a massive fist.

Gu He killed Man Yan and learned that the three Dragon Kings were trying to seize Zi Yan while the East Dragon Island elders struggled to resist. After healing Zhu Li and another elder, Gu He headed out and confronted Lie Shan, the South Dragon Island Grand Elder.

• Gu He killed Man Yan with a single punch, shocking Zi Yan and the East Dragon Island elder.
• Zhu Li arrived badly wounded and told Gu He that the three Dragon Kings were besieging the East Dragon Island elders to capture Zi Yan.
• Gu He gave Zhu Li a healing Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill and another pill to the injured East Dragon Island elder.
• Gu He told Zhu Li to protect Zi Yan, then headed out of the hall as Zhu Li and Zi Yan followed.
• Lie Shan arrived, identified himself as a Mid Two-star Battle Saint, and warned Gu He not to interfere in the Ancient Dragon Clan's internal affairs.

Gu He defeated Lie Shan inside the ancient hall with his strength and Destiny Divine Flame, while Zhu Mo fought to hold off Zhu Mu and Xuan Mo. The battle shifted when Lie Shan burst from the hall in purple flames and Gu He pierced his chest with a bloodstained palm.

• Lie Shan left the battle against Zhu Mo to investigate the ancient hall, where Man Yan had entered without returning.
• Gu He struck Lie Shan with a powerful fist, then trapped him in a contracting net of Destiny Divine Flame.
• Lie Shan tried to break through the flames with a Dou Qi barrier, but the fire engulfed him and drew a roar from the ancient hall.
• Zhu Mo rejected Zhu Mu and Xuan Mo's offer to surrender and attempted to break through their blockade.
• Lie Shan burst through the ancient hall's roof in purple flames, and Gu He flashed after him and pierced his chest with a bloodstained palm.

Gu He killed Lie Shan and helped East Dragon Island recover, then rushed toward the battle where Qingshan was being overwhelmed by the three Dragon Kings. Qingshan rejected the West Dragon King's offer to spare him, and the kings defended their bid to reunify the divided Ancient Dragon Clan.

• Gu He pierced Lie Shan's chest with his blood-covered hand and burned him to death with Purple Flame.
• Zhu Mu and Xuan Mo were shocked by Lie Shan's death, while Zhu Mo realized Gu He might be the Dragon Emperor's master.
• Gu He gave Zhu Li healing pills for the injured clansmen, then restored Zhu Mo with another bottle before flying toward the main battle.
• Zhu Mo recovered his strength as Zhu Li distributed healing pills, reducing East Dragon Island's casualties while Zhu Li protected Zi Yan.
• Qingshan was badly wounded while fighting the three Dragon Kings, and the West Dragon King offered to spare him if he submitted.
• Qingshan rejected the offer and accused the kings of betraying the clan; the West Dragon King said the Ancient Dragon Clan had to be reunified.

Gu He arrived during Qingshan’s fight with the three Dragon Kings, revealed that Zi Yan was safe, and helped Qingshan recover. Gu He then summoned his powerful Destiny Divine Flame to face the Dragon Kings alongside Qingshan.

• The West Dragon King claimed Zi Yan might already have been captured, and Qingshan prepared to self-destruct as the three Dragon Kings moved to kill him.
• Gu He appeared, stopped Qingshan from self-destructing, and told him that Zi Yan was safe and Lie Shan had been killed.
• Qingshan urged Gu He to take Zi Yan away, but Gu He said they could fight the three Dragon Kings together.
• Gu He summoned the Destiny Divine Flame and shaped it into a three-headed purple fire dragon that matched a Three-star Battle Saint’s power.
• Qingshan swallowed Gu He’s healing pill and rapidly recovered from his wounds, shocking the three Dragon Kings.

Gu He attacked the three Dragon Kings with the Destiny Divine Flame while Qingshan recovered from a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill. He trapped the North Dragon King in a fiery formation and fought the South Dragon King, whose superior draconic strength proved no match for Gu He's bare fists.

• The three Dragon Kings were shocked by Qingshan's recovery and demanded to know who Gu He was, but Gu He sent his purple fire dragon to attack them.
• The North Dragon King broke apart the fire dragon, but Gu He reshaped its flames into a formation that trapped and scorched him.
• The West Dragon King engaged Qingshan while the South Dragon King attacked Gu He, and Gu He matched the South Dragon King's battle-qi strike.
• The South Dragon King charged through the resulting shockwave and clashed claws with Gu He's fist, but Gu He forced him back and won the contest of strength.

Gu He gained the upper hand against the South Dragon King while his projection kept the North Dragon King trapped and Qingshan fought the West Dragon King. The three Dragon Kings broke through the flame formation and prepared their combined attack technique, leaving Gu He facing a dangerous new threat.

• Gu He used his projection to fight the South Dragon King while his true body raced through the void toward East Dragon Island.
• The South Dragon King suffered injuries, Qingshan gained the advantage against the West Dragon King, and the North Dragon King weakened the flame formation by resisting its fire.
• The North Dragon King called on the other Dragon Kings to break the formation and use their combined attack technique, and all three struck the same point in the flame curtain.
• As the formation opened, Gu He appeared behind the South Dragon King and struck the back of his head, badly injuring him.
• The North Dragon King and West Dragon King joined the South Dragon King to drive Gu He back, then the three Dragon Kings began preparing their combined attack technique as Qingshan warned Gu He.

Gu He self-destructed his projection to break the Three Dragon Kings’ combined attack and protect Qingshan. The blast badly injured all three kings, but they survived, and Qingshan transformed to face them.

• Gu He charged the Three Dragon Kings and began to self-destruct, ordering Qingshan to retreat.
• The South Dragon King fled, causing the combined attack to collapse, and the West Dragon King retreated after him.
• Gu He’s projection exploded, and the energy storm engulfed the North Dragon King and caught the fleeing South and West Dragon Kings.
• The Three Dragon Kings emerged in their true forms, badly wounded but alive, and the North Dragon King mocked Gu He’s sacrifice.
• Qingshan transformed into an Ancient Void Dragon and faced the Three Dragon Kings.

Gu He returned unharmed after the apparent self-destruction of his projection and joined Qingshan in driving the three Dragon Kings into retreat. East Dragon Island secured the victory, while the fleeing Dragon Kings remained a threat but would need more than a decade to recover.

• Gu He reappeared unharmed, revealing that his self-destructing body had only been a projection, while Qingshan transformed and attacked the injured Dragon Kings.
• Qingshan and Gu He overwhelmed the three Dragon Kings, who decided to retreat and escaped despite their severe injuries.
• Xuan Mo, Zhu Mu, and the Ancient Dragon Clan forces from the three islands fled after learning that the Dragon Kings had lost.
• Zi Yan ordered Zhu Mo to accept the Ancient Dragon Clan members who stayed on East Dragon Island and to watch for spies.
• Qingshan told the island that the three Dragon Kings would need more than a decade to recover, and East Dragon Island cheered as its members learned of Gu He's strength and healing pills.

Gu He assigned Zi Yan the task of unifying the Ancient Dragon Clan before the three injured Dragon Kings recovered, then empowered her until she reached Three-star Dou Zun. Zi Yan left the hall and told the East Dragon Island elders that Gu He would remain secluded there, while Gu He secretly returned to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Gu He told Zi Yan to grow strong enough to defeat the three Dragon Kings and unify the Ancient Dragon Clan within ten years.
• Gu He sealed the hall and empowered Zi Yan, raising her cultivation from Eight-star Dou Zong to Three-star Dou Zun.
• The system rewarded Gu He with forty-four years of cultivation after Zi Yan's breakthrough.
• Gu He warned Zi Yan to stay alert and said he would remain on Dragon Island to deter the Dragon Kings.
• Zi Yan emerged from the hall, attributed her breakthrough to a medicinal pill, and told the elders not to disturb Gu He during his seclusion.
• Gu He left a Void Gate in the hall and used the Void Shifting Technique to return to the Misty Cloud Sect.

Zi Yan secured Gu He's seclusion on East Dragon Island, while Gu He worried that the Dragon Kings might seek aid and produce the strength of a Five-star Battle Saint. After absorbing forty-four years of cultivation without breaking through, Gu He sensed Cai Lin's moving Void Jade Talisman and suspected she was returning to Medusa Temple.

• Zi Yan told the East Dragon Island elders that Gu He was cultivating in seclusion and ordered them to keep the sealed hall undisturbed.
• Gu He returned to Nine-Colored Valley and told Yun Yun about his clash with the three Dragon Kings, then considered their possible allies and hidden contingencies.
• Gu He reassured Yun Yun and teleported to a distant barren mountain to cultivate in seclusion.
• Gu He absorbed the forty-four years of cultivation returned from Zi Yan, but failed to reach the Two-star Battle Saint realm.
• Gu He sensed that Cai Lin's Void Jade Talisman was moving through the desert toward Medusa Temple and guessed she was retrieving something.

Gu He reunited with Queen Medusa after she arranged for the Snake People Tribe’s elders to relocate to the Monster Beast Mountain Range. He explained her bloodline’s connection to the Nine Netherworld Nether Python Clan and prepared to pass down power to help her break through to Dou Zun.

• Queen Medusa asked the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder to relocate with the three sleeping elders to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Queen Medusa left a message for Gu He about the tribe’s migration, and Gu He arrived at the temple.
• Gu He told Queen Medusa that her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline surpassed the Nine Netherworld Nether Python Clan’s bloodline.
• Gu He explained that Queen Medusa’s cultivation progress was normal and offered to help her break through to Dou Zun by passing down power.
• Queen Medusa sat down before Gu He, and he placed his hand on her forehead to begin passing down power.

Gu He transferred cultivation to Queen Medusa, helping her break through to Four-star Dou Zun. Afterward, Medusa asked about Gu He's strength and learned that an expert from Stone Desert City had also been beyond the Dou Zun Realm.

• Gu He sealed the Medusa Temple to block outside natural energy and transferred his cultivation to Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa broke through to Dou Zun and rose to Four-star Dou Zun before Gu He stopped the transfer.
• Gu He received thirty years of cultivation from the system as a return for bestowing eleven days on Cai Lin.
• Queen Medusa thanked Gu He and asked about his cultivation, and he said he was beyond the Dou Zun Realm.
• Gu He explained that the Stone Desert City expert had taken the Dou Zun Pill for a disciple, leaving Queen Medusa to wonder whether that expert had reached an even higher realm.

Gu He gave Queen Medusa pills and left after promising to show her his home when she reached the Saint realm. He secluded himself and absorbed the cultivation gained from transferring his power, reaching the middle stage of Two-star Battle Saint.

• Gu He gave Queen Medusa ten pills, and the system returned a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill and ten thousand Seventh-Grade Pills.
• Queen Medusa asked where Gu He lived, and he promised to take her there once she broke through to the Saint realm.
• Gu He left Medusa Temple, and the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder congratulated Queen Medusa on becoming a Dou Zun.
• Queen Medusa led the Grand Elder and three unconscious elders to the tribe’s new settlement in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Gu He left a Void Gate in the Tagor Desert and secluded himself, reaching the middle stage of Two-star Battle Saint.
• Gu He judged that he could now fight an ordinary Five-star Battle Saint, but noted that Huang Tian’s late Five-star Battle Saint strength made him a formidable opponent.

After breaking through to the Mid Two-star Battle Saint level, Gu He returned to East Dragon Island and learned that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan lived at Danxue Mountain. Worried that the three Dragon Kings might ally with the clan against East Dragon Island, he discussed the danger with Zi Yan and the elders.

• Gu He returned to the Dragon Emperor Hall, lifted its seal, and emerged to greet Zi Yan and the East Dragon Island elders.
• Qingshan and Zhu Mo congratulated Gu He on reaching the Mid Two-star Battle Saint level.
• Gu He asked where the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan lived, and Qingshan and Zhu Mo identified Danxue Mountain in the Beast Region as its ancestral home.
• Qingshan and Zhu Mo explained the clan’s ancient enmity with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and warned that Huang Tian might be a mid-stage Battle Saint.
• Gu He suggested that the three Dragon Kings might collude with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan against East Dragon Island, while Zi Yan argued that doing so would endanger all the Dragon Islands.

Gu He left East Dragon Island and traveled to the Beast Region, intending to visit the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. After spotting the Bone Mountain Range, he changed course to obtain the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit from a sealed ruin for Zi Yan.

• Zi Yan agreed to watch the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s movements, though she doubted the three Dragon Kings would betray their clan so completely.
• Gu He told Zi Yan he would travel to the Beast Region, then departed East Dragon Island on the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon.
• After flying across the Beast Region, Gu He recognized the Bone Mountain Range and recalled the sealed ancient ruin hidden there.
• Gu He decided to delay his visit to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and seek the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to help Zi Yan.
• Gu He reached the ruin’s location and unleashed his Destiny Divine Flame against the wrinkled space to break its seal.