Recaps

Xiao Yan and Hun Xiu traded provocations while waiting for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Hun Yu revealed that he had once hunted Xiao Yan in the Tagor Great Desert. Xiao Yan remembered him and learned his name, then the two vowed to settle their score inside the Demonic Flame Space.

• Xiao Yan refused Hun Xiu’s challenge because he prioritized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Hun Xiu taunted him for holding back.
• Hun Yu recognized Xiao Yan as the former Dou Master he had pursued in the Tagor Great Desert and reminded him of their past encounter.
• Xiao Yan remembered Hun Yu’s pursuit and grew angry as he connected it to the Hun Clan’s targeting of the Xiao Clan and the capture of Xiao Zhan over the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Hun Yu threatened to trap Xiao Yan in the Demonic Flame Space, and Xiao Yan promised to make him regret it once they entered.

Hun Feng met Xiao Yan and challenged him, while Xiao Yan realized that the Hun Clan had brought four powerful Four-Star Dou Saints. The West Dragon King tried to escape, but Hun Xiu stopped him and Xiao Yan recognized him as Zhu Yizhi.

• Hun Miesheng secretly introduced Xiao Yan to Hun Feng, who admired Xiao Yan’s strength and stepped forward to challenge him.
• Xiao Yan assessed Hun Feng and noticed Hun Xiu, Soul Jade, Hun Feng, and Hun Miesheng were all formidable Four-Star Dou Saints.
• Hun Miesheng introduced himself as the Hall Master of the Hall of Souls, further shocking Xiao Yan.
• The West Dragon King quietly tried to leave, but Hun Xiu noticed and confronted him.
• Xiao Yan recognized the West Dragon King as Zhu Yizhi and wondered why Hun Xiu had called him the West Dragon King.

Hun Xiu confronted the West Dragon King and refused to spare him for the deaths of the South and North Dragon Kings. The West Dragon King knelt and kowtowed, hoping to provoke a clash between Hun Xiu’s side and Xiao Yan’s alliance so he could escape.

• The West Dragon King claimed he had been leaving, but Hun Xiu rejected his excuse and said he would not let him escape again.
• The West Dragon King pleaded for his life, while Hun Xiu raised the miniature Xuanyuan Sword and refused to let him go.
• The West Dragon King knelt before the gathered factions, prompting onlookers to mock him and speculate that he was a Dou Saint from Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance’s experts grew furious as the West Dragon King’s kneeling brought public disgrace upon their side.
• The West Dragon King deliberately kowtowed and begged Hun Xiu to spare him, hoping the insult would trigger a fight and create a chance to flee.

The West Dragon King tried to provoke Xiao Yan and the Hun Clan into fighting so he could escape, while Hun Xiu saw through his scheme. Hun Xiu exposed and seized the West Dragon King, who transformed into his colossal dragon form and accused him of a sneak attack.

• The West Dragon King kowtowed to Hun Xiu while hoping Xiao Yan's anger would spark a fight and let him escape.
• Xiao Yan ordered the West Dragon King to stand, then confronted Hun Feng and Hun Miesheng when the Hun Clan blocked his way.
• Hun Xiu joked about the name Pig One, making Xiao Yan wonder if Hun Xiu knew about his past life.
• The West Dragon King offered to rename himself Zhu Yitou, but Hun Xiu dismissed his escape plan and formed a black hole above his palm.
• Hun Xiu's devouring power dragged the West Dragon King into the open, revealing his enormous dragon form as he shouted that Hun Xiu had attacked him by surprise.

Hun Xiu killed the West Dragon King after he begged for mercy, then provoked Xiao Yan over the death. Gu Xun'er arrived and greeted Hun Xiu affectionately, leaving Xiao Yan facing the two of them before the watching factions.

• Hun Xiu trapped the West Dragon King with a black hole, and the dragon begged to become his mount in exchange for mercy.
• Hun Xiu refused and destroyed the West Dragon King, then claimed his Demonic Core as onlookers coveted it.
• Xiao Yan confronted Hun Xiu for going too far, while Hun Xiu challenged him to spar and Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng stood behind him.
• Gu Xun'er arrived with Gu Nanhai, took Hun Xiu's arm, and greeted him with a smile.

Hun Xiu reunited with Gu Xun'er, who urged him to kill Xiao Yan instead of sparring with him. Hun Xiu challenged Xiao Yan to a deadly fight, but Yao Chen stopped Xiao Yan from accepting so he could focus on obtaining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Gu Xun'er reunited with Hun Xiu and said she was a Two-Star Dou Saint, so he could come to the Gu Clan and marry her.
• Hun Xiu promised to send the Hun Clan's betrothal gifts once matters were settled, and Gu Xun'er happily trusted him.
• Gu Xun'er spotted Xiao Yan and begged Hun Xiu to beat him to death, while Xiao Yan realized he still had feelings for her despite her hatred.
• Hun Xiu challenged Xiao Yan to a sparring match where either man could beat the other to death.
• Xiao Yan prepared to accept Hun Xiu's challenge, but Yao Chen held him back and reminded him to prioritize obtaining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Hun Xiu and the gathered factions waited for the Demonic Flame Space to fully emerge, then entered to compete for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Hun Xiu sent Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng ahead while remaining behind, and Gu Xun'er and Gu Nanhai prepared to follow.

• Hun Xiu dismissed Xiao Yan's threats, and Xiao Yan led the Starfall Pavilion and Heavenly Mansion Alliance away to wait for the Demonic Flame Space to open.
• The Yao Clan experts arrived and mocked Yao Chen, so Xiao Yan retaliated and regained face by defeating them verbally.
• The Demonic Flame Space fully emerged, and experts from the gathered factions broke its seal and rushed inside.
• Soul Jade mocked the other factions, then asked Hun Xiu when the Hun Clan should enter.
• Hun Xiu ordered Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng to enter and compete without him, then told Gu Xun'er and Gu Nanhai it was their turn to set off.

Gu Xun'er set off with Gu Nanhai for the Demonic Flame Space while Hun Xiu confronted the Pill Tower Ancestor, whom he intended to take back to the Hun Clan. The Pill Tower Ancestor refused to cooperate and attacked Hun Xiu with Pill Fusion Heaven.

• Gu Xun'er told Hun Xiu she was going to the Demonic Flame Space, and he warned her to call for him if she faced trouble.
• Hun Xiu sensed someone hiding in the void and called the Pill Tower Ancestor out.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor appeared as a child riding a green ox, and Hun Xiu identified him as a peak Ninth-Grade Profound Pill.
• Hun Xiu revealed that his strength was at least that of a Six-Star Dou Saint and demanded that the Pill Tower Ancestor accompany him to the Hun Clan.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor refused Hun Xiu's invitation and attacked him with Pill Fusion Heaven.

Hun Xiu defeated the Pill Tower Ancestor and absorbed the peak Ninth-Grade Profound Pill before drawing in the demonic flames to strengthen his source flame. He entered the Demonic Flame Space to seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which appeared and sensed that Hun Xiu was more unfathomable than the Purifying Demonic Saint.

• Hun Xiu shattered the Pill Tower Ancestor's Pill Fusion Heaven with his Great Might Heavenly Dragon, reducing the ancestor to his pill form.
• Hun Xiu took the peak Ninth-Grade Profound Pill and swallowed it into a black hole to aid his cultivation.
• Hun Xiu devoured the demonic flames around the Demonic Flame Space, strengthening his milky-white fire lotus.
• Hun Xiu entered the Demonic Flame Space and reached its lava sea, where he called for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared and feared Hun Xiu's power, which seemed to exceed even the Purifying Demonic Saint's.

Hun Xiu confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the Demonic Flame Space and demanded a portion of his power. As Xiao Yan began breaking through Hun Xiu’s illusion, Hun Xiu and the flame agreed to settle their conflict quickly, and Hun Xiu swallowed the flame’s attack with a black hole.

• Hun Xiu told the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that he had come to borrow some of his power and warned that he would use force if the flame refused.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame prepared to attack Hun Xiu with the space’s magma and demonic flames, but Hun Xiu remained calm.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame noticed Xiao Yan dismantling Hun Xiu’s illusion and realized he might soon be surrounded.
• Hun Xiu and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame agreed to fight quickly before anyone could interrupt them.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sent magma and demonic flames at Hun Xiu, who absorbed them with a black hole.

Hun Xiu revealed that his black flame was a second Nihility Devouring Flame, an anomaly that could break the continent’s laws, and attacked Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame resisted in his own territory but was trapped as Hun Xiu sealed and crushed the space around him.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized Hun Xiu’s black flame as the Nihility Devouring Flame, though it seemed weaker and unfamiliar.
• Hun Xiu explained that his flame was another Nihility Devouring Flame born between heaven and earth, and called himself an anomaly.
• Hun Xiu spread the black flames through the space and told Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to stop resisting.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame strengthened his demonic flames and magma, insisting that Hun Xiu could not act recklessly in his territory.
• Hun Xiu sealed the space around Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and tightened it until the trapped flame erupted without affecting the space or void.

Hun Xiu overwhelmed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and revealed a second Demonic Flame Origin, intending to use the captive flame’s power to nurture it. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame agreed to cooperate after Hun Xiu promised not to take all of his power.

• Hun Xiu restrained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, whose desperate resistance failed against the gap in their strength.
• Hun Xiu revealed a weak Demonic Flame Origin, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized it as a second origin of its kind.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame realized Hun Xiu also controlled a second, infant-stage Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Xiu explained that he intended for the Demonic Flame Origin to absorb the captive flame’s power and become a complete Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame agreed to cooperate if Hun Xiu spared some of its power, and Hun Xiu promised to do so.

Hun Xiu had the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame pour its power into the Demonic Flame Origin while he blocked Xiao Yan from reaching them. Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen found the barrier in their way, and Xiao Yan's first attack failed.

• Hun Xiu gave the Demonic Flame Origin to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, who absorbed the flame's origin power into it.
• Hun Xiu sensed Xiao Yan approaching and created a barrier beyond the illusion to stop him from interrupting the process.
• Xiao Yan reached the barrier with Xiao Chen, whom he had met and recruited after learning he was a surviving Xiao Clan ancestor trapped in the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan attacked the barrier with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but the barrier sent him flying and left his arm trembling.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen tried to break the invisible barrier blocking them, but neither their individual attacks nor their combined strike could damage it. Hun Xiu watched from inside as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame continued pouring its power into the Demonic Flame Origin.

• Xiao Yan struck the invisible barrier with his full-powered Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but the recoil burned and numbed his arms while the barrier remained untouched.
• Xiao Chen checked that Xiao Yan was safe, then judged the barrier far stronger than anything the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame should have created.
• Xiao Yan briefly suspected Hun Xiu had made the barrier, but dismissed the idea as impossible.
• Xiao Chen attacked the barrier with Blood Axe First Form, but his blow also failed to affect it.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen joined forces and struck the same spot, yet the barrier held as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fed power into the Demonic Flame Origin.
• Hun Xiu watched from inside, dismissed their efforts, and a crisp crack sounded from the barrier.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen failed to break the barrier blocking the way to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, so they gathered other experts to help. Xiao Yan accidentally shattered the illusion trapping the factions in the Demonic Flame Space and returned with them.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen struck Hun Xiu’s barrier together, leaving cracks but failing to shatter it.
• Xiao Chen concluded that the barrier was likely set up by a Nine-Star Dou Saint and suggested joining forces with the other experts.
• Xiao Yan entered the illusion to find his companions, then unintentionally broke the illusion and freed everyone trapped inside.
• Xiao Yan returned with experts from Starfall Pavilion, the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, the Flame Clan, the Yao Clan, the Gu Clan, and the Hun Clan.

Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng attacked a barrier they believed concealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Xiao Chen recognized the Hun Clan and struggled to contain his hatred. After trading insults with Hun Feng, Xiao Chen revealed his identity and challenged him to fight.

• Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng struck the barrier with their strongest techniques, cracking it without breaking it.
• Xiao Chen recognized the three as members of the Hun Clan and restrained his anger until the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was secured.
• Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng noticed Xiao Chen's hostility, and Xiao Chen openly scorned them.
• Hun Feng confronted Xiao Chen, but Soul Jade urged him to focus on the barrier and promised Xiao Chen would soon die.
• Xiao Chen identified himself as Xiao Chen and challenged Hun Feng to fight.

Xiao Chen revealed himself as Blood Axe Xiao Chen, an ancestor of Xiao Yan’s clan, and attacked Hun Miesheng without warning. After declaring that he owed the Hun Clan no fairness, he struck at Hun Feng and Soul Jade, leaving the confrontation underway in the Demonic Flame Space.

• Yao Chen asked Xiao Yan about Xiao Chen, and Xiao Yan identified him as an ancestor of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Chen confirmed to Hun Feng and Hun Miesheng that he was Blood Axe Xiao Chen, once a gifted member of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Chen suddenly brought his axe down on Hun Miesheng, forcing Hun Feng and Soul Jade to retreat.
• Hun Feng accused Xiao Chen of launching a despicable sneak attack, but Xiao Chen said he needed no fairness when fighting the Hun Clan.
• Soul Jade warned Xiao Chen that he would struggle to leave the Demonic Flame Space, and Xiao Chen swung his axe at Hun Feng and Soul Jade.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan fought Soul Jade and Hun Feng, with Xiao Yan rescuing his ancestor before facing Soul Jade himself. The battle left Soul Jade accepting that he was inferior to Xiao Yan at the same realm and recognizing Hun Xiu’s warning about Xiao Yan as a future enemy of the Hun Clan.

• Soul Jade attacked Xiao Chen after Hun Feng interrupted Xiao Chen’s strike, but Xiao Yan blocked Soul Jade’s blow with his Heavy Xuan Ruler and checked that Xiao Chen was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan refused Soul Jade’s challenge, declaring that only Hun Xiu was worthy to be his opponent.
• Soul Jade pinned Xiao Yan with staff strikes while Hun Feng thrust his spear at Xiao Yan’s forehead, but Xiao Chen blocked the spear with the Blood Axe.
• Xiao Yan counterattacked with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and forced Soul Jade back beside Hun Feng.
• Soul Jade accepted that he was inferior to Xiao Yan at the same realm and understood why Hun Xiu had called Xiao Yan a future enemy of the Hun Clan.

Hun Miesheng revealed that he had entered the Demonic Flame Space with his strength suppressed, then challenged Xiao Chen after reaching Five-Star Dou Saint. Xiao Chen responded by revealing an even greater strength, leaving the factions stunned as the two powerful fighters faced each other.

• Hun Xiu reflected that he had prevented Hun Clan experts from attacking Xiao Yan because their defeats would only help Xiao Yan grow stronger.
• Hun Miesheng rose from the crater after Xiao Chen's surprise attack and revealed his strength as an early Five-Star Dou Saint.
• The gathered factions realized the Hun Clan had broken the clans' agreement by sending Hun Miesheng into the Demonic Flame Space with his strength suppressed.
• Xiao Chen accepted Hun Miesheng's challenge and revealed that his strength had risen to mid Five-Star Dou Saint, surpassing Hun Miesheng.

Xiao Chen revealed that he was a mid-stage Five-Star Dou Saint and challenged Hun Miesheng, who had also concealed his strength. Their clash began with Xiao Chen unleashing Sky Severing Slash and Hun Miesheng answering with Soul Burial Technique.

• The factions questioned whether Gu Nanhai had hidden his strength, but he remained silent despite being only a late-stage Four-Star Dou Saint.
• Hun Miesheng realized Xiao Chen had once been a Fire Slave in the Demonic Flame Space and had regained his clarity with Xiao Yan's help.
• Hun Miesheng boasted that the Hun Clan was too powerful for the other Ancient Clans to exterminate.
• Xiao Chen attacked Hun Miesheng with Sky Severing Slash, and Hun Miesheng countered with Soul Burial Technique, releasing black mist and soul waves.

Xiao Chen defeated Hun Miesheng with a single axe strike, shocking the watching clans and revealing the strength he had concealed. As everyone assessed Hun Miesheng’s condition, Hun Xiu watched from behind his barrier and turned his attention toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Chen struck Hun Miesheng down with one blow, leaving the gathered onlookers stunned by the early-stage Five-Star Dou Saint’s swift defeat.
• Hun Feng and Soul Jade realized Xiao Chen had concealed his strength and exchanged fearful glances.
• Xiao Yan recognized that Xiao Chen’s full strength far exceeded what he had faced earlier, then looked through the dust for signs of Hun Miesheng.
• Gu Xun’er worried that Hun Miesheng might have died, but Gu Nanhai assured her that Xiao Chen could not kill him with one strike.
• Hun Xiu judged Xiao Chen’s axe strike powerful enough to rival a late-stage Five-Star Dou Saint and turned toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Xiao Chen nearly killed the badly injured Hun Miesheng with three axe strikes, but Hun Feng rescued him while Soul Jade blocked the attacks and suffered devastating injuries. Soul Jade collapsed after taking the full force of the strikes, leaving the factions stunned.

• Hun Miesheng swallowed a healing pill and struggled back to his feet after surviving Xiao Chen's first axe strike.
• Xiao Chen unleashed three consecutive axe strikes at Hun Miesheng, who accepted his apparent death while declaring his loyalty to the Hun Clan.
• Hun Feng rescued Hun Miesheng as Soul Jade stepped in to block Xiao Chen's attacks with his Ruyi Rod Technique.
• Soul Jade absorbed the three strikes, his hands were mangled, and he fell to his knees after the final blow.

Gu Nanhai intervened when Xiao Chen prepared to kill Soul Jade, claiming the Gu Clan’s alliance with the Hun Clan as his reason. His late Four-Star Dou Saint strength became clear, leaving onlookers questioning how he dared challenge Xiao Chen.

• Xiao Chen prepared to kill Soul Jade and then Hun Feng and Hun Miesheng to avenge the Xiao Clan’s destruction.
• Gu Nanhai stepped forward, identified himself as a Gu Clan member, and asked Xiao Chen to spare the Hun Clan members.
• Onlookers speculated that Gu Nanhai might be a hidden Five-Star Dou Saint, while Xiao Yan said he sensed only late Four-Star Dou Saint strength.
• Soul Jade took a healing pill after Gu Nanhai’s intervention and felt confident that Hun Xiu would save him if needed.
• Xiao Chen challenged Gu Nanhai over the Gu Clan’s alliance with the Hun Clan and asked whether the Gu Clan had helped destroy the Xiao Clan.
• Gu Nanhai revealed late Four-Star Dou Saint strength, prompting some onlookers to mock him for confronting Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen confronted Gu Nanhai for protecting the Hun Clan members and attacked him when he refused to step aside. Gu Nanhai defended himself while expecting the hidden Hun Xiu to intervene, leaving Xiao Chen in danger.

• The onlookers realized Gu Nanhai belonged to the powerful Gu Clan and fell silent, afraid of the consequences of mocking him.
• Xiao Chen argued that the Hun Clan members were enemies of the Xiao Clan and demanded that Gu Nanhai stop protecting them.
• Xiao Chen pressured Gu Nanhai with his Five-Star Dou Saint strength and warned that he would use his axe if Gu Nanhai continued blocking him.
• Gu Nanhai agreed to exchange moves, while suspecting that Hun Xiu was watching from the shadows and could endanger Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen unleashed a full-force Blood Axe attack, and Gu Nanhai formed a defensive barrier to withstand it.

Xiao Chen defeated Gu Nanhai but became enraged when Gu Nanhai refused to stop protecting the Hun Clan, and he struck to kill him. Just before the blow landed, Gu Nanhai vanished through Spatial Displacement, revealing a Six-Star Dou Saint had intervened.

• Xiao Chen shattered Gu Nanhai's barrier and wounded him, then spared his life because of the past relationship between their clans.
• Gu Nanhai admitted defeat but refused to abandon the Gu Clan's alliance with the Hun Clan or let Xiao Chen attack its members.
• Xiao Chen threatened Gu Nanhai and swung his giant axe at him with a blood-red strike.
• Hun Xiu remarked that the unseen observer should make a move.
• Gu Nanhai vanished just before the strike hit, and Xiao Chen recognized Spatial Displacement by a Six-Star Dou Saint.