Recaps

Hun Yu defeated Lei Dong in a spar after hiding his strength, but Lei Dong accused him of using underhanded methods. Thunder Clan disciples joined in and demanded that the Hun Clan leave the Thunder Realm.

• Lei Dong challenged Hun Yu and underestimated him after Hun Yu feigned weakness.
• Hun Yu and Lei Dong exchanged attacks, and Hun Yu blocked Lei Dong's Demonic Thunder Palm.
• Lei Dong intensified his attack, but Hun Yu unleashed a powerful counter that crushed him into the arena.
• Lei Dong accused Hun Yu of using underhanded methods, and Thunder Clan disciples began chanting for the Hun Clan to leave the Thunder Realm.

At the Thunder Clan’s gathering, the leaders discussed Hun Xiu’s formidable reputation before a commotion drew them to a contest where Soul Jade had defeated Lei Dong. Soul Jade mocked Lei Dong for accusing him of cheating, while Lei Ying and the other clan experts secretly watched to learn what had happened.

• Lei Ying welcomed five Dou Saint experts from the ancient clans and asked why the Hun Clan had not sent anyone.
• Gu Dao explained that the Hun Clan’s representative was its young master, Hun Xiu, and Yan Yan praised his extraordinary strength.
• A boom outside prompted Gu Dao, Yan Yan, and the other visitors to leave the hall to watch the Thunder Clan’s younger generation spar.
• Lei Ying and the clan experts arrived to find Lei Dong battered on the arena as the crowd shouted for the Hun Clan to leave.
• Soul Jade called Lei Dong inferior and demanded evidence for his accusation of cheating, while Lei Dong insisted the Hun Clan used despicable methods.

Soul Jade revealed that he was a Five-Star Dou Venerate, proving he had defeated Lei Dong fairly and leaving Lei Dong devastated. Lei Ying emerged to confront Soul Jade, and the chapter ended with the Thunder Clan chief glaring at him beneath a stormy sky.

• Soul Jade berated Lei Dong for blaming his loss on underhanded methods and unleashed the aura of a Five-Star Dou Venerate.
• Lei Dong realized Soul Jade had defeated him fairly, then collapsed after learning Soul Jade was stronger and hearing him praise Hun Xiu’s power.
• Lei Ying and the other clan experts watched Lei Dong’s breakdown, and Lei Ying emerged from the void in anger.
• Lei Ying darkened the skies over the Thunder Realm with his power, forcing the square’s crowd to kneel while Soul Jade struggled to withstand his pressure.
• Lei Ying accused Soul Jade of daring to humiliate a member of the Thunder Clan.

Hun Xiu confronted Lei Ying after the Thunder Clan Head injured Soul Jade, demanding an explanation on behalf of the Hun Clan. Lei Ying refused and ordered three Four-Star Dou Saints to capture Hun Xiu, who remained defiant as they surrounded him.

• Lei Ying's pressure forced Soul Jade to his knees, and Soul Jade accused the Thunder Clan of risking war with the Hun Clan.
• Hun Xiu appeared to shield Soul Jade, while Hun Feng helped Soul Jade up and criticized Lei Ying for bullying juniors.
• Hun Xiu identified himself as the Hun Clan's Young Master and demanded an explanation, threatening that the Hun Clan would march on the Thunder Clan's borders.
• Lei Ying threatened to keep Hun Xiu in the Thunder Realm, and Hun Xiu accepted the Thunder Clan's implied declaration of war before putting Hun Feng and Soul Jade away.
• Lei Ying ordered three Four-Star Dou Saints to surround and capture Hun Xiu, who challenged whether they were enough to defeat him.

Hun Xiu refused to yield to Lei Ying and challenged the Thunder Clan Head, forcing the two into battle. After Hun Xiu split Lei Ying’s opening attack with the Xuanyuan Sword, Lei Ying gathered Heavenly Demonic Thunder for a full-powered strike, and Hun Xiu prepared to get serious as well.

• Lei Ying revealed that Hun Xiu was a Six-Star Dou Saint and declared that three Four-Star Dou Saints and himself could deal with him.
• Gu Dao tried to intervene, but Hun Xiu rejected his advice to yield and said no one in the Thunder Realm could stop him from leaving.
• Hun Xiu drew the Xuanyuan Sword and sent the three Four-Star Dou Saints flying, then challenged Lei Ying to fight or keep him there.
• Lei Ying attacked with a palm strike, but Hun Xiu cleaved it apart with One Sword Cleaves the Ages.
• Lei Ying shattered Hun Xiu’s remaining sword energy, recognized his strength, and gathered Heavenly Demonic Thunder for a major attack.
• Gu Dao worried that Lei Ying’s full strength would endanger Hun Xiu, while Hun Xiu welcomed the challenge and said he would get serious too.

Hun Xiu escaped Lei Ying after their clash and discovered that the Hun Clan spy Soul Ritain had stolen the Thunder Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade. Hun Xiu approved Soul Ritain’s return to the Hun Clan and invited him to travel back with him.

• Hun Xiu clashed with Lei Ying, blocked his Thunder Dragon Kill, and escaped the Thunder Realm.
• Lei Ying chose not to pursue Hun Xiu, fearing further humiliation and a possible Hun Clan ambush.
• Hun Xiu prepared to return to the Hun Clan and considered whether his fight with Lei Ying would help him break through to Seven-Star Dou Saint.
• Soul Ritain revealed that he was the Hun Clan’s undercover agent in the Thunder Clan and presented Hun Xiu with the stolen Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Soul Ritain asked to return to the Hun Clan after completing his thousand-year mission, and Hun Xiu granted his request.

After escaping Lei Ying, Hun Xiu returned to the Hun Clan and told Soul Emperor that he had obtained something from the Thunder Clan. Soul Emperor praised Hun Xiu’s growing strength, and the chapter ended as he asked what Hun Xiu had found.

• Lei Ying failed to stop Hun Xiu from escaping, humiliating the Thunder Clan and deepening its feud with the Hun Clan.
• Soul Emperor heard Black Robe’s report about the Thunder Clan and praised Hun Xiu for escaping Lei Ying.
• Hun Xiu returned to the Hun Clan, released Soul Jade and Hun Feng, and went to meet Soul Emperor.
• Soul Emperor tested Hun Xiu with his aura and learned that Hun Xiu had reached the threshold of Seven-Star Dou Saint.
• Hun Xiu told Soul Emperor that he had obtained something from the Thunder Clan, and Soul Emperor asked what it was.

Hun Xiu gave Soul Emperor the Thunder Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and explained how Soul Ritain had obtained it. He entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough to Seven-Star Dou Saint, while the Thunder Clan was left searching for its missing elder and jade.

• Hun Xiu presented the Thunder Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade to Soul Emperor and explained that Soul Ritain had passed it to him before returning to the Hun Clan.
• Soul Emperor praised Hun Xiu, then told him Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would return when he reached Seven-Star Dou Saint.
• Soul Emperor decided to discuss Hun Xiu’s marriage to a girl from the Gu Clan as a way to obtain the Gu Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Hun Xiu returned to his courtyard and entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough from peak Six-Star Dou Saint strength.
• The Thunder Clan searched in turmoil after its Four-Star Dou Saint elder and Tou She Ancient God Jade disappeared, and its subsequent bloodline test ended listlessly.

After a year in seclusion, Hun Xiu emerged as a Seven-Star Dou Saint and reunited with Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan. Gu Dao then invited him to the Gu Clan, where Gu Xun'er had returned, and Soul Emperor suspected Gu Yuan had another purpose for the invitation.

• The Thunder Clan failed to uncover who killed Lei Dong, and Lei Ying returned gravely wounded after confronting Soul Emperor, leaving the clan subdued and Thunder City gone.
• Hun Xiu emerged from seclusion as a Seven-Star Dou Saint and believed he could now defeat Lei Ying.
• Hun Xiu visited Medusa, who was still pregnant, and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin; Zi Yan arrived as a grown woman and a Dou Zun.
• Hun San summoned Hun Xiu to the main hall, where Gu Dao invited him to visit the Gu Clan and said Gu Xun'er missed him.
• Hun Xiu agreed to go after a few days, and Soul Emperor warned that Gu Yuan's invitation might have an ulterior motive, though Hun Xiu was now strong enough to stay safe without Nihility Devouring Flame.

Hun Xiu traveled to the Gu Clan, where Gu Yuan asked him to accompany the Black Annihilation Army to Jia Nan Academy and bring Gu Xun'er home. The chapter left Hun Xiu preparing to lead the Gu Clan’s elite soldiers on the journey.

• Soul Emperor warned Hun Xiu that Gu Yuan would outmatch him, reminded him not to yield the Tou She Ancient God Jade in marriage negotiations, and told him not to disgrace the Hun Clan.
• Three days later, Hun Xiu traveled with Gu Dao, who told him that Lei Dong had died suddenly and that Lei Ying had returned from the Hun Clan injured.
• Gu Dao brought Hun Xiu to meet Gu Yuan, who revealed that he wanted Hun Xiu to accompany Gu Clan members to Jia Nan Academy and bring Gu Xun'er back.
• Hun Xiu agreed to go to Jia Nan Academy, and Gu Yuan arranged for him to stay in the Gu Clan until the group departed.
• Gu Dao introduced Hun Xiu to more than a dozen elite members of the Black Annihilation Army and said they would accompany him to retrieve Gu Xun'er.

Gu Yao challenged Hun Xiu over his appointment as commander of the Black Annihilation Army, but Hun Xiu defeated him in their spar. Gu Yao accepted the loss and Hun Xiu’s command, though he insisted the Xuanyuan Sword had made the difference and vowed to win next time.

• Gu Yao objected to Hun Xiu commanding the Black Annihilation Army and challenged him to a fight.
• Gu Qingyang recognized Hun Xiu from his feats in the Thunder Realm and predicted Gu Yao would lose.
• Gu Yao attacked Hun Xiu with the Emperor's Seal Art, but Hun Xiu used the Xuanyuan Sword to dispel it.
• Hun Xiu defeated Gu Yao and held his sword to Gu Yao’s throat, securing the command of the Black Annihilation Army.
• Gu Yao acknowledged the loss but blamed the Xuanyuan Sword and vowed to defeat Hun Xiu next time.

Hun Xiu left the Ancient Realm with the Black Annihilation Army and Gu Qingyang to bring Gu Xun'er back from Jia Nan Academy. He arrived ahead of the others and found Xiao Yan persistently pursuing Gu Xun'er, who rejected him and remained devoted to Hun Xiu.

• Hun Xiu defeated Gu Yao, earning the Black Annihilation Army's respect, and Gu Dao entrusted him with leading the mission to retrieve Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Qingyang asked to join Hun Xiu's mission, and Hun Xiu welcomed him before leading the group out of the Ancient Realm.
• After a month of travel, Hun Xiu went ahead to Jia Nan Academy while Gu Qingyang and the Black Annihilation Army continued behind him.
• Hun Xiu quietly entered the Inner Academy and located Gu Xun'er, noticing that Xiao Yan was with her.
• Xiao Yan invited Gu Xun'er to cultivate with him and offered to escort her, but she refused and told him she already loved someone and would never be with him.
• Xiao Yan insisted that he would wait for Gu Xun'er, while nearby students watched the exchange and regarded him as a devoted lover.

Hun Xiu returned to Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xiao Xun'er, telling her he had come under her father's orders to take her away. Xiao Yan tried to drive Hun Xiu out as an outsider, but the patrol guards recognized him and left, and Su Qian arrived and recognized him too.

• Xiao Xun'er rejected Xiao Yan and warned him to stop pursuing her, then told him her heart belonged to Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu appeared, and Xiao Yan attacked him, only to be sent flying by an invisible force.
• Xiao Xun'er embraced Hun Xiu, and he said he had returned to take her away under her father's orders.
• Xiao Yan called the Patrol Guards to remove Hun Xiu, but Gou Ride recognized Hun Xiu and led the guards away.
• Su Qian and several elders arrived, and Su Qian recognized Hun Xiu.

Hun Xiu reunited with Su Qian at Jia Nan Academy and explained that he had come to take Xiao Xun'er back to her clan. He then told Xiao Yan that the Hall of Souls was connected to his father’s disappearance and revealed that Xiao Yan’s family had once been one of the Eight Ancient Clans.

• Su Qian recognized Hun Xiu, asked after Zi Yan, and agreed to arrange places for Hun Xiu and the people arriving later.
• Hun Xiu told Su Qian he had come to take Xiao Xun'er back to her clan, then left the office and encountered Xiao Yan, who had been waiting to ask about his missing father.
• Hun Xiu took Xiao Yan to a secluded forest and warned him that the Hall of Souls and the powerful force behind it were far beyond the Dou Wang realm.
• Hun Xiu told Xiao Yan that his father’s disappearance was tied to the Hall of Souls and that Xiao Yan was underestimating his father and clan.
• Hun Xiu revealed that the Xiao Clan had once been one of the Eight Ancient Clans and that Xiao Yan’s father was its Clan Head.

Hun Xiu told Xiao Yan that the Hall of Souls was tied to his father’s disappearance and that the Xiao Clan had once been one of the Eight Ancient Clans, leaving Xiao Yan determined to grow stronger. After Hun Xiu agreed to spar with him at the same cultivation level, Xiao Yan arrived at the arena at noon, where the watching students fell silent.

• Hun Xiu explained that the Hall of Souls was connected to Xiao Zhan’s disappearance and that the Xiao Clan had once been one of the Eight Ancient Clans, while Yao Chen encouraged Xiao Yan to keep striving for strength.
• Hun Xiu visited Xiao Xun’er, and Xiao Yan saw him leave her residence the next morning and hid his anger.
• Xiao Yan asked Hun Xiu to suppress his cultivation and spar with him, and Hun Xiu agreed to meet him at the arena at noon.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the crowded arena carrying his heavy ruler, and the spectators fell silent when they recognized him.

Hun Xiu fought Xiao Yan in the arena while the Inner Academy watched, and both revealed they had reached the Dou Wang realm. Xiao Yan used his Green Lotus Core Flame, but Hun Xiu’s own flame shattered Xiao Yan’s fire lotus and forced him to defend with his ruler.

• Xiao Yan’s arrival stirred the arena as students speculated about his opponent, while Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai took seats among the spectators.
• Xiao Xun’er arrived with Hun Xiu and encouraged him to teach Xiao Yan a lesson, while Xiao Yan clenched his fists at their closeness.
• Hun Xiu entered the arena to face Xiao Yan, and Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai recognized him as a strong but unfamiliar fighter.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Qi Wings and shocked the crowd by showing that he had reached the two-star Dou Wang realm, then began fighting Hun Xiu with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• When the fight stayed even, Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and launched a fire lotus at Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu countered with a flame ring that shattered Xiao Yan’s fire lotus, and Xiao Yan cut apart the incoming ring with his ruler.

Hun Xiu and Xiao Yan clashed with their Heavenly Flames, and Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan despite their equal realm. After revealing that his real name was Hun Xiu and that he belonged to the Hall of Souls that captured Xiao Yan’s father, he left Xiao Yan enraged and injured.

• Hun Xiu revealed that he wielded the Fallen Heart Flame, and Yao Chen confirmed it was not the flame belonging to Jia Nan Academy.
• Hun Xiu and Xiao Yan unleashed their Heavenly Flame domains and collided, setting the arena ablaze as Su Qian and the elders contained the fire.
• Han Feng saw the blaze from Maple City, recognized the presence of two Heavenly Flames, and declared that his opportunity had arrived.
• Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan, who admitted his loss and resolved to grow stronger.
• Hun Xiu revealed his name and connection to the Hall of Souls, which had captured Xiao Yan’s father, and then sent Xiao Yan flying when he attacked.

Xiao Yan challenged Hun Xiu to release his father, Xiao Zhan, and fused the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Bone Chilling Flame to create Buddha's Fury Lotus. Hun Xiu revealed that he also wielded the Bone Chilling Flame and began merging it with the Fallen Heart Flame as Xiao Yan's attack approached.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen for help, then borrowed his Heavenly Flame and confronted Hun Xiu over Xiao Zhan's capture.
• Hun Xiu taunted Xiao Yan and promised to release Xiao Zhan if Xiao Yan could defeat him while he stayed at two-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Chilling Flame, but Hun Xiu revealed that he also possessed the Bone Chilling Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan ignored Yao Chen's warning and fused his two Heavenly Flames into Buddha's Fury Lotus while Su Qian strengthened the formation and evacuated the crowd.
• Xiao Yan sent Buddha's Fury Lotus toward Hun Xiu, who began rapidly merging his own two Heavenly Flames to meet the attack.

Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan and revealed his knowledge of Yao Chen, then tried to recruit him while containing the battle’s destruction. Jia Nan Academy survived the clash, and Xiao Yan was taken away unconscious for treatment.

• Hun Xiu’s sword collided with Xiao Yan’s fire lotus, and the blast shattered the inner formation while Su Qian and the elders formed another barrier around the flames.
• Hun Xiu approached the badly wounded Xiao Yan, declared his victory, and warned that Xiao Yan’s father would receive special care; Xiao Yan then fainted.
• Hun Xiu called Yao Chen from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring, revealed that he had known of him since visiting the Xiao Clan, and offered to cooperate with him.
• Yao Chen refused Hun Xiu’s offer, so Hun Xiu weakened his soul and returned it to the Storage Ring, sparing his life before ordering Nihility to absorb the flames and lingering power.
• As the flames dwindled, Su Qian and the elders withdrew their formation, and Hun Xiu apologized for the damage to Jia Nan Academy and offered compensation.
• Su Qian sent Elder Mu to take the unconscious Xiao Yan away for treatment, while Hun Xiu thanked Su Qian.

After Xiao Yan recovered from his duel with Hun Xiu, he began training harder when he learned that Old Ya had fallen into slumber. Han Feng gathered Black Corner Region experts to attack Jia Nan Academy for its Heavenly Flames, but their plans were disrupted when Gu Qingyang and the Black Annihilation Army arrived to bring Xiao Xun'er back to the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan healed from his injuries, discovered Old Ya had fallen into slumber, and devoted himself to cultivation.
• Han Feng invited Fan Lao and other powerful experts to Maple City, promising them pills before they set out for Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng and the others watched a powerful formation of flying magic beasts land at Jia Nan Academy and realized their scheme could not proceed as planned.
• Xiao Yan saw the arrivals, mistook their overwhelming power for the Hall of Souls, and left to train in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
• Gu Qingyang reunited with Xiao Xun'er and confirmed that Gu Yuan had ordered her return, while Hun Xiu explained that he had come to bring her back.
• Hun Xiu introduced Gu Qingyang to Su Qian, who welcomed the Gu Clan force and recognized that its members were far beyond Jia Nan Academy's strength.

Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan and learned that elders were trying to cancel their marriage alliance. At the main hall, Hun Xiu confronted an elder who insulted his father, and Gu Shan furiously challenged him.

• Hun Xiu left Jia Nan Academy with Gu Xun'er, while Xiao Yan watched them depart and vowed to surprise Hun Xiu at their next meeting.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan, where Gu Dao told them that many elders opposed their marriage.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er entered the main hall as Gu Yuan invited the elders to question them about the alliance.
• A Gu Clan elder insulted Soul Emperor, and Hun Xiu used his pressure to force the elder down before warning him not to speak disrespectfully.
• Gu Shan called Hun Xiu a little dog of the Hun Clan and accused him of courting death.

Hun Xiu confronted Gu Shan and Gu Yue in the Gu Clan’s main hall after they refused to respect him, while Gu Yuan tried to enforce his authority. The confrontation was interrupted when the Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame arrived.

• Hun Xiu intimidated Gu Shan, dismissed his pressure, and warned him against dragging the Gu Clan into his hostility.
• Gu Yuan rebuked Gu Shan for acting recklessly and ordered Gu Shan and Gu Yue to apologize to Hun Xiu.
• Gu Yue and Gu Shan refused to apologize, and Gu Shan argued that Hun Xiu should apologize to the Gu Clan instead.
• Hun Xiu said he would no longer consider sparing Gu Shan and Gu Yue, then the Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame entered through a Spatial Tunnel.

Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame revealed they had been inside the Gu Clan council hall, where Gu Yuan asserted his authority and backed the Soul and Ancient Clans’ marriage alliance. He offered Gu Shan and Gu Yue another way to settle the dispute, but had not yet explained the terms.

• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame appeared in the hall, and Hun Xiu greeted them.
• Soul Emperor confronted Gu Yuan over Gu Shan and Gu Yue’s refusal to apologize and proposed settling the matter by the Hun Clan’s way.
• Gu Yuan declared that the marriage alliance was his order and that he would rule the Gu Clan by his word alone.
• Soul Emperor warned Gu Shan against acting arrogantly, while Gu Yuan rejected Gu Qian’s plea to spare the elders for the clan’s reputation.
• Gu Yuan offered Gu Shan and Gu Yue an opportunity to avoid apologizing, then began to state his conditions.

Gu Yuan proposed that Gu Yue and Gu Shan could avoid apologizing if they defeated Hun Xiu, but Gu Shan and Gu Yue accepted the challenge. Hun Xiu killed Gu Yue in a single move, leaving the Gu Clan elders stunned.

• Gu Yuan told Gu Yue and Gu Shan that the matter would be dropped if they defeated Hun Xiu, and Soul Emperor agreed that failure would cost them their lives.
• Gu Shan agreed and challenged Hun Xiu, who said Gu Shan could take his life if he had the ability; Gu Yue also accepted the challenge.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Yue faced off in the Gu Clan plaza while Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and the others watched.
• Gu Yue unleashed the five merged seals of the Emperor's Seal Art against Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu vanished and struck in a flash of golden light, killing Gu Yue and shocking the assembled elders.

After killing Gu Yue, Hun Xiu faced Gu Shan in another arena match and revealed he was a Seven-Star Dou Saint. Hun Xiu killed Gu Shan before the Gu elder could attack, then calmly said he already knew he was strong.

• Gu Shan asked Gu Yuan to punish Hun Xiu for Gu Yue's death, but Gu Yuan dismissed his complaint and warned that Gu Shan was next.
• Gu Shan realized he had been used as a pawn, then entered the arena because he saw no way to escape.
• Hun Xiu taunted Gu Shan and released the pressure of a Seven-Star Dou Saint, shocking the Gu Clan elders and Gu Shan.
• Gu Shan refused Hun Xiu's demand to kneel and prepared to attack, but Hun Xiu flashed behind him and cut his throat with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Gu Shan died before making a move, and Hun Xiu said he already knew he was strong.