Recaps

Xiao Yan learned that the Hall of Souls and Hun Xiu were behind Starfall Pavilion's destruction, while Bone Ghost urged him to join the Hall of Souls. Xiao Yan refused and killed Bone Ghost with a wisp of flame.

• Xiao Yan wondered how Bone Ghost knew he had once been beaten by Hun Xiu, unaware Bone Ghost's offhand taunt had accidentally been true.
• Bone Ghost confirmed that the Hall of Souls had destroyed Starfall Pavilion and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, and Xiao Yan blamed Hun Xiu.
• Bone Ghost threatened Xiao Yan and urged him to submit to the Hall of Souls, claiming it was his only way to survive.
• Xiao Yan rejected Bone Ghost's offer, declared their sides were locked in a fight to the death, and raised a flame against him.
• Xiao Yan's milky-white flame struck Bone Ghost and engulfed him in towering flames.

After destroying Bone Ghost, Xiao Yan waited among Starfall Pavilion’s ruins for the Hall of Souls, then sensed Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er approaching with her infant daughter. The survivors returned to Starfall Pavilion seeking refuge, unaware that Xiao Yan was nearby.

• Xiao Yan burned Bone Ghost to nothing and vowed revenge on Hun Xiu, the Hun Clan, and the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Yan waited three days in Starfall Pavilion’s ruins for Hall of Souls experts, then decided to seek them out himself when no one came.
• Xiao Yan sensed the weak auras of Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er and hurried toward them.
• Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er approached Starfall Pavilion after a year of fleeing the Hall of Souls, with Tang Huo'er carrying her infant daughter, Little Huo'er.
• Yao Chen said the ruins would be a safe refuge, while the survivors hoped to recover and eventually take revenge.

Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er, Yao Chen, and Ancestor Huoyun after believing them lost, then learned that the baby in Tang Huo'er's arms was his daughter. The family was reunited, and Xiao Yan celebrated meeting Xiao Huo'er.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun sensed that Xiao Yan was alive and told Tang Huo'er.
• Xiao Yan descended before Tang Huo'er, Yao Chen, and Ancestor Huoyun, and they joyfully reunited.
• Tang Huo'er stopped short of embracing Xiao Yan because she was holding a baby, making him fear she had been unfaithful.
• Tang Huo'er explained that the baby was their daughter, Xiao Huo'er, whom she had conceived before Xiao Yan left for the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan rejoiced at becoming a father and thanked Tang Huo'er as they welcomed their reunion.

Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er and met his newborn daughter before learning that Hun Xiu had destroyed his allies and clan. He vowed revenge but agreed to stay calm, then revealed that he had reached Seven-Star Dou Saint and believed he could match Hun Xiu.

• Xiao Yan held his daughter Xiao Huo'er, struggled when she cried, and watched Tang Huo'er soothe her.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Ancestor Huoyun and Yao Chen, then recounted spending the past year in the Demonic Flame Space and refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Ancestor Huoyun and Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Hun Xiu had destroyed Starfall Pavilion, the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, the Xiao Clan in the Great Northwest, and the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yan swore to kill Hun Xiu, but Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun urged him to stay calm and bide his time.
• Yao Chen guessed that Hun Xiu was at least a Seven-Star Dou Saint, and Xiao Yan revealed that he had also reached Seven-Star Dou Saint and was ready to challenge him.

Hun Bufan learned that Xiao Yan had survived and killed three Hall of Souls venerables, then ordered the pursuit of Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er to be recalled. In Hun Realm, Gu Xun'er was confirmed to be carrying twins, and Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan settled on names for the children.

• Hun Bufan secretly investigated the deaths of Bone Ghost, Blood River, and Prison Earth rather than immediately seeking revenge.
• The Vice Hall Master reported that Xiao Yan had killed the three venerables, and Hun Bufan accepted that Xiao Yan was still alive.
• Hun Bufan ordered Hall of Souls personnel pursuing Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er to return.
• Hun Bufan vanished from the great hall after the Vice Hall Master left.
• In Hun Realm, Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er learned that Gu Xun'er was carrying twins, prompting Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan to stop arguing over the children.
• Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan chose the names Hun Gu and Gu Soul for the twins.

Hun Bufan reported to Hun Xiu that Xiao Yan was alive, and Hun Xiu sent him to test Xiao Yan while warning him not to underestimate him. Hun Xiu then followed after Hun Bufan, and three days later both sides converged at the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.

• Hun Bufan told Hun Xiu that Xiao Yan was still alive, but Hun Xiu showed little surprise.
• Hun Xiu ordered Hun Bufan to test Xiao Yan and warned him not to confront Xiao Yan head-on.
• Hun Xiu decided to follow Hun Bufan because he feared Xiao Yan could defeat him.
• Three days later, Hun Bufan found Xiao Yan at the ruins of Starfall Pavilion and unleashed his aura across the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan, Ancestor Huoyun, Yao Chen, Tang Huo'er, and the others sensed Hun Bufan's arrival, and Xiao Yan identified him as the Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls.

Xiao Yan confronted Hun Bufan, the Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls, and revealed strength far beyond his opponent’s. He trapped the fleeing Hun Bufan in a sea of fire, which Hun Bufan recognized as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun panicked when Hun Bufan appeared, but Xiao Yan reassured Tang Huo'er and went to face him.
• Hun Bufan could not discern Xiao Yan’s strength, and the two argued over whether Xiao Yan had actually escaped Hun Xiu’s attempt to kill him.
• Xiao Yan attacked Hun Bufan with his massive ruler and sent him flying, making Hun Bufan realize he was outmatched and flee.
• Xiao Yan overtook Hun Bufan and blocked his path with a vast sea of milky-white flames.
• Hun Bufan recognized the flames as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and wondered how Xiao Yan possessed it when Hun Xiu had consumed it.

Xiao Yan confronted Hun Bufan with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, stopping his powerful saber strike with a single fiery lotus. He then revealed twenty-two more lotuses, leaving Hun Bufan terrified as the confrontation continued.

• Hun Bufan was shocked to see Xiao Yan control the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan taunted Hun Bufan, who responded by unleashing his Six Forms of Arrogant Cold saber strike.
• Xiao Yan blocked the enormous saber with a palm-sized fiery lotus, and both attacks dispersed in a massive clash.
• Xiao Yan summoned twenty-two fiery lotuses and aimed them at Hun Bufan, who was overwhelmed by panic.

Hun Xiu disguised himself as Nihility Devouring Flame and saved Hun Bufan from Xiao Yan’s twenty-two fire lotuses. Xiao Yan recognized the newcomer as a dangerous threat and fixed his attention on him.

• Hun Bufan despaired as Xiao Yan sent twenty-two exquisite fire lotuses to trap and kill him.
• Hun Bufan prepared to self-destruct and let his soul escape, but Xiao Yan noticed his plan and readied a counterattack.
• Hun Xiu decided to intervene and transformed his appearance to resemble Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Xiao Yan and Hun Bufan, then swallowed all twenty-two fire lotuses with Black Flame.
• Hun Bufan thanked Nihility Devouring Flame, who rebuked him as trash, while Xiao Yan sensed the newcomer’s immense danger.

Xiao Yan identified the black-robed Lord Nihility as Nihility Devouring Flame and learned that he was a Nine-Star Dou Saint far beyond Xiao Yan and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Nihility Devouring Flame attacked with a ghostly face that unleashed a vast devouring force, leaving Xiao Yan struggling to hold his ground.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began to rebel inside Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra to suppress it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that the black-robed man was Nihility Devouring Flame, the second-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame said Nihility Devouring Flame had reached Nine-Star Dou Saint and would kill or devour them if they fought him.
• Nihility Devouring Flame recognized Xiao Yan as a Seven-Star Dou Saint and summoned a ghostly face formed from black flame.
• The ghostly face unleashed a devouring force that nearly swept Xiao Yan away and swallowed the sea of fire behind him.

Xiao Yan survived Nihility Devouring Flame’s crushing attack, while Nihility Devouring Flame left despite knowing he was still alive. As Xiao Yan began healing, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame considered telling him about the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

• Xiao Yan broke free of Nihility Devouring Flame’s ghostly face with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but Nihility Devouring Flame sent him crashing into the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• Hun Bufan told Nihility Devouring Flame that Xiao Yan was alive and offered to finish him off, but Nihility Devouring Flame rebuked him for overstepping and vanished.
• Hun Bufan saw that Xiao Yan had survived, though badly injured, and then disappeared into the void.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a medicinal pill and began healing while vowing to repay Nihility Devouring Flame’s humiliation and hatred.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame wondered whether Xiao Yan’s situation offered a chance to tell him about the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries while Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er guarded him. In his consciousness, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tempted Xiao Yan with a path to greater power, and Xiao Yan asked how it could help him.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun stopped Tang Huo'er from approaching Xiao Yan and told her he needed peace to heal.
• Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er guarded Xiao Yan for three days as no one came to the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, apparently because the Hall of Souls had suppressed news of the disturbance.
• Xiao Yan's injuries healed, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked whether he craved power, revenge on Hun Xiu, and the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame whether it could give him power, and the flame spirit said it had already surrendered all its power to him.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame what it meant by offering him a path to power.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame offered Xiao Yan the location of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion in exchange for his freedom, giving Xiao Yan hope of gaining power and possibly becoming a Dou Emperor. After Xiao Yan agreed but questioned whether the cave mansion was real, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began to prove its credibility by asking about the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked whether Xiao Yan craved power, and Xiao Yan admitted that he did.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame brought up Tou She Ancient God and revealed that he knew the whereabouts of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Yan grew excited at the prospect of finding the cave mansion and its rumored secret to becoming a Dou Emperor.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame offered to reveal the location if Xiao Yan returned his freedom, and Xiao Yan agreed but asked how he could trust him.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked Xiao Yan who ranked first on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that Tou She Ancient God was the Heavenly Flame ranked first and told Xiao Yan that it knew the location of his cave mansion. Xiao Yan learned the Nihility Devouring Flame also knew of the cave mansion, but its opportunity remained unclaimed, so he asked where it was located.

• Xiao Yan asked whether the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame knew the Heavenly Flame ranked first, and it identified Tou She Ancient God as that flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame confirmed that it and the Nihility Devouring Flame were the only ones who knew the cave mansion's location.
• Xiao Yan worried that the Nihility Devouring Flame might have told the Hun Clan, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame said it had not and that the opportunity remained there.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame where Tou She Ancient God's cave mansion was located.

Xiao Yan learned that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion was in the Black Corner Region, likely beneath Jia Nan Academy, but discovered he needed all eight Tou She Ancient God Jades to enter. He left the matter unresolved and promised Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame freedom only after obtaining the cave mansion's Opportunity.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame told Xiao Yan that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion was in the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Yan suspected it lay beneath Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan considered heading to the cave mansion, but Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame warned that entering without the key would leave him trapped as its watchdog.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame explained that the key consisted of eight pieces held by the Eight Ancient Clans, known as the Tou She Ancient God Jades.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame warned that a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saint had been trapped in the cave mansion for ten thousand years after trying to force his way in.
• Xiao Yan acknowledged that brute force was too dangerous, then promised to free Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after he obtained the cave mansion's Opportunity.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame explained why Xiao Yan was unlikely to free him before gaining absolute strength and declared Xiao Yan the most qualified to inherit Tou She Ancient God's legacy. Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er and told Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun their chance to turn things around had come, while Hun Xiu gathered the Hun Clan and leaders of several Ancient Clans to plot a great undertaking.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame suspected that Hun Xiu had impersonated Nihility Devouring Flame when he spared Xiao Yan, and he believed Xiao Yan was best suited to inherit Tou She Ancient God's legacy.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the barrier, and Tang Huo'er rushed into his arms as he reassured her that he was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun that their chance to turn things around had come.
• Hun Xiu assembled the Hun Clan's experts and leaders from the Gu, Thunder, Flame, and Yao Clans in Hun Realm to plot a great undertaking.

Hun Xiu summoned the powerful figures of the Hun Clan and the Ancient Clans to propose a plan to stage a play that would change the Dou Qi Continent’s situation. He intended to make the Flame, Thunder, and Yao Clans enemies of the Soul and Ancient Clans, leaving everyone confused and the three clan leaders protesting.

• Hun Xiu gathered the Hun Clan’s experts and the other Ancient Clans in the grand hall and said he had a major matter requiring their cooperation.
• Gu Dao asked why they had been summoned, and Hun Xiu said he wanted them to put on a play that would alter the continent’s situation.
• Hun Tu asked what the play involved, and Hun Xiu declared that the Flame, Thunder, and Yao Clans should openly oppose the Soul and Ancient Clans.
• Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Yao Dan protested that their clans intended to submit to the Hun and Gu Clans and would not dare make enemies of them.
• The Four Demon Saints exchanged confused glances, unable to understand why Hun Xiu wanted to force three clans that were already moving toward submission into rebellion.

Hun Xiu declared that the three clans would act as enemies of the Soul and Ancient Clans, but Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan mistook the plan for a pretext to destroy their clans and offered to submit. Hun Xiu overwhelmed everyone in the hall with his aura, and Gu Dao asked if he had reached the Dou Di realm.

• Hun Tu asked Hun Xiu why he intended to provoke the three clans, and Hun Xiu said their opposition to the Soul and Ancient Clans was only an act.
• Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan offered to withdraw and submit to the Hun Clan, believing Hun Xiu was scheming to destroy their clans.
• Hun Xiu erupted with a terrifying aura that suppressed the hall and forced everyone present to their knees.
• Hun Xiu told the gathered clan leaders that they had no right to refuse the fate he arranged for them.
• Gu Dao looked up at Hun Xiu and asked whether he had entered the Dou Di realm.

Hun Xiu let the gathered experts mistake his Half-Emperor strength for that of a Dou Di and secured their obedience to his plans. After arranging for the Flame, Lightning, Medicine, Soul, and Ancient Clans to deceive Xiao Yan, he prepared for their final battle.

• Gu Dao identified Hun Xiu’s overwhelming pressure as Emperor’s Might, and the Hun Clan celebrated him as a Dou Di.
• Hun Xiu stayed silent as the hall accepted that he was a Dou Di, while Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan felt relieved they had sided with the Hun Clan.
• Hun Xiu asked Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan whether they objected to his arrangements, and they agreed to obey him.
• Hun Xiu ordered the Flame, Lightning, and Medicine Clans to cooperate with the Soul and Ancient Clans in deceiving Xiao Yan, then explained their roles.
• After dismissing everyone, Hun Xiu sat alone and said that his final battle with Xiao Yan was approaching.

Gu Dao reported Hun Xiu’s overwhelming power to Gu Yuan, who concluded that Hun Xiu had reached the Emperor Realm in Soul Power rather than broken through to Dou Di. Soul Emperor and the Four Demon Saints reached the same conclusion, leaving Hun Xiu’s true strength unresolved.

• Gu Dao entered Gu Yuan’s secluded cultivation space and reported that Hun Xiu had broken through to Dou Di.
• Gu Yuan rejected the claim, explaining that the Dou Qi Continent lacked what was needed for anyone to reach Dou Di and that a true breakthrough would have shaken the continent.
• After hearing how Hun Xiu’s might had suppressed the experts at the Hun Clan’s great hall, Gu Yuan suggested that Hun Xiu’s Soul Power had reached the Emperor Realm.
• Soul Emperor and the Four Demon Saints also decided that Hun Xiu was not a Dou Di, reasoning that the Hun Clan’s bloodline had not been renewed and its experts showed no signs of breakthrough.

Soul Emperor suspected that Hun Xiu had reached the Emperor Realm Soul and considered attacking Nihility Devouring Flame, but Hun Xiu claimed his Soul Power remained at Heaven Realm Great Perfection. After Hun Xiu effortlessly suppressed Soul Emperor with his pressure, Soul Emperor was left wondering how he had become so powerful.

• Soul Emperor decided to verify Hun Xiu’s Soul Power and considered acting against Nihility Devouring Flame if Hun Xiu had reached the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Soul Emperor tested Hun Xiu with a burst of pressure, but Hun Xiu made it vanish without visible effort.
• Hun Xiu told Soul Emperor that he remained a peak late Nine-Star Dou Saint with Heaven Realm Great Perfection Soul Power.
• Hun Xiu released his pressure at Soul Emperor’s request, forcing Soul Emperor to his knees and preventing him from mobilizing his Dou Qi.
• Hun Xiu withdrew the pressure, and Soul Emperor’s surging Dou Qi destroyed the hall.

After Hun Xiu overwhelmed Soul Emperor, Soul Emperor withdrew into seclusion while Nihility Devouring Flame grew wary of the Hun Clan’s power. As the Thunder, Flame, and Yao Clans declared war on the Hun Clan, Xiao Yan sought an alliance with them, and Hun Xiu headed to the Gu Clan to obtain nourishment for his Soul Power.

• Soul Emperor calmed his raging Dou Qi, left the ruined hall in Hun Xiu’s hands, and departed to continue his seclusion.
• Hun Xiu vanished from the ruins, while Nihility Devouring Flame concluded that Hun Xiu had an Emperor Realm Soul and began preparing for seclusion himself.
• The Thunder, Flame, and Yao Clans declared war on the Hun Clan, claiming it had stolen their Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Yan discussed the opportunity with Ancestor Huoyun and Yao Chen, then went to seek an alliance with the three clans.
• Hun Xiu traveled to the Gu Clan, intending to use the Heavenly Tomb’s Energy Bodies and Xiao Xuan to advance his Soul Power.

Hun Xiu entered the Heavenly Tomb to claim its inhabitants as nourishment and killed the energy bodies that attacked him. After reaching deeper into the tomb, he was stopped by two surviving Hun Clan energy bodies who recognized his bloodline and feared Xiao Xuan would kill him if he went farther.

• Gu Yuan opened the Heavenly Tomb for Hun Xiu and warned him to beware of Xiao Xuan's energy body.
• Hun Xiu entered the tomb and swiftly destroyed a Dou Zun-level energy body that attacked him.
• Hun Xiu advanced while killing hostile energy bodies, and the Heavenly Tomb Spirit devoured them and urged him to continue.
• Xiao Xuan sensed Hun Xiu's arrival and suspected he was from the Hun Clan.
• Two Hun Clan energy bodies blocked Hun Xiu, recognized him as a clan junior, and sought to keep him from entering Xiao Xuan's territory.

Hun Xiu pressed on toward the Heavenly Tomb’s taboo, Xiao Xuan, despite warnings from two Hun Clan Energy Bodies. After proving his strength against them, Hun Xiu encountered Xiao Xuan, whose unexpected response left the two Energy Bodies stunned.

• Two Hun Clan Energy Bodies warned Hun Xiu that Xiao Xuan guarded the depths of the Heavenly Tomb and urged him to stop.
• Hun Xiu insisted on meeting Xiao Xuan, so the two Energy Bodies attacked to make him retreat.
• Hun Xiu’s pressure sent both Energy Bodies flying, and they admitted they could not stop him while warning him that Xiao Xuan was far stronger.
• Hun Xiu sensed someone hidden in the darkness, and Xiao Xuan emerged and told him to leave the Heavenly Tomb.
• Hun Xiu challenged Xiao Xuan’s strength, and the two Hun Clan Energy Bodies were stunned when Xiao Xuan responded unexpectedly.

Hun Xiu met Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Xuan recognized his immense strength and learned he was Soul Emperor’s son. Hun Xiu revealed that he had come seeking a way to reach an Emperor Realm Soul, but Xiao Xuan denied that the Heavenly Tomb held such a method.

• Xiao Xuan judged Hun Xiu to be extraordinarily powerful, while the two Hun Clan Energy Bodies feared him.
• Hun Xiu gave Xiao Xuan his name, and the two Energy Bodies recognized him as the Hun Clan’s Young Master and Soul Emperor’s son.
• Xiao Xuan asked whether Hun Xiu had surpassed Soul Emperor, and Hun Xiu replied that Xiao Xuan could guess.
• Hun Xiu explained that he had entered the Heavenly Tomb to increase his Soul Power and seek a method to achieve an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Xuan questioned how Hun Xiu had learned of the method and insisted that no such method could exist in the Heavenly Tomb.