Recaps

Hun Xiu married Gu Xun'er, secured the Yao and Flame Clans’ ancient jades, and suppressed the Xiao Clan while Xiao Yan cultivated in the Demonic Flame Space. The arc ended with Xiao Yan returning to a destroyed Starfall Pavilion and confronting Bone Ghost after killing two Hall of Souls experts.

• Hun Xiu warned the Flame and Thunder Clans about the Yao Clan, then returned to the Hun Clan and arranged to marry Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er discovered that Hun Xiu had daughters with Medusa, but forgave him after he explained himself and chose to proceed with their wedding.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er married, while Yao Dan surrendered the Yao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and Soul Emperor arranged for Yao Ling to become Hun Xiu’s woman.
• Yan Jin delivered the Flame Clan’s ancient jade, and Soul Emperor tortured Xiao Zhan and ordered Hun Miesheng to capture the Xiao Clan in search of its jade.
• Hun Miesheng captured Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and other Xiao Clan members, while Hall of Souls forces devastated Starfall Pavilion as Xiao Yan cultivated the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Soul Emperor used Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to pressure Xiao Zhan, and the jailer killed Xiao Ding before Hun Xiu arrived and ordered the survivors released with altered memories.
• Xiao Yan completed his cultivation at the Seven-Star Dou Saint realm, returned to the ruined Starfall Pavilion, and burned Blood River and Prison Earth to ashes.
• Bone Ghost recognized Xiao Yan alive and tried to escape, but Xiao Yan trapped him and challenged his claim that Hun Xiu had beaten him.

After destroying Bone Ghost, Xiao Yan reunited with his family and learned that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame knew the location of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. As Hun Xiu set a continent-wide scheme in motion and entered the Heavenly Tomb to seek a way to an Emperor Realm Soul, Xiao Yan prepared to pursue the cave mansion's opportunity.

• Xiao Yan killed Bone Ghost, then reunited with Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er and met their daughter, Xiao Huo'er, while learning that Hun Xiu had destroyed their allies and homes.
• Hun Bufan confronted Xiao Yan at Starfall Pavilion, but Hun Xiu intervened disguised as Nihility Devouring Flame and overwhelmed Xiao Yan before leaving him injured.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion lay in the Black Corner Region and required eight Tou She Ancient God Jades to enter safely.
• Hun Xiu ordered the Flame, Thunder, and Yao Clans to stage a rebellion against the Soul and Ancient Clans, then used his immense pressure to make the assembled leaders obey.
• Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor concluded that Hun Xiu was not a Dou Di, though Soul Emperor discovered that Hun Xiu's Soul Power had reached Heaven Realm Great Perfection.
• The Thunder, Flame, and Yao Clans declared war on the Hun Clan, while Xiao Yan sought an alliance with them and Hun Xiu entered the Heavenly Tomb to seek greater Soul Power.
• Hun Xiu fought past the Heavenly Tomb's defenders and confronted Xiao Xuan, explaining that he sought a way to achieve an Emperor Realm Soul, which Xiao Xuan said the tomb could not provide.

Hun Xiu reached Emperor Realm Soul and crushed Xiao Yan’s forces while the Hun Clan claimed Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion. The arc left Xiao Yan inside the cave as Nihility Devouring Flame attacked the incomplete Emperor Pill.

• Hun Xiu devoured Xiao Xuan, the Hun Clan Energy Bodies, and the Heavenly Tomb Spirit, then broke through to Emperor Realm Soul and reunited with Gu Xun'er.
• Hun Xiu gave Nihility Devouring Flame the Xiao Clan’s jade, and the complete key revealed Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion in the Black Corner Region.
• Hun Xiu told Xiao Yan they were both from Blue-White Star, spared him, and challenged him to meet again at the Dou Di level.
• Xiao Yan led the three clans toward the cave mansion, while Yao Dan secretly warned Hun Xiu about Lei Ying and Yan Jin’s plan to claim its Opportunity.
• Hun Xiu revealed his Nine-Star Dou Saint strength, swallowed Xiao Yan’s warship into the Void Space, and summoned the hidden Hun Clan forces.
• Nihility Devouring Flame destroyed Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, and the resulting magma swallowed Xiao Yan as Soul Emperor opened the Heaven Gate.
• Zhu Kun emerged from the magma, while Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame entered the cave mansion and Lei Ying’s forces fought the Hun Clan outside.
• Xiao Yan used Hun Yuantian’s strike to enter the cave mansion, while Nihility Devouring Flame attacked the incomplete Emperor Pill in the great hall.

Xiao Yan claimed Tou She Ancient God's inheritance and became the first Dou Di in ten thousand years, while Hun Xiu used the Incomplete Emperor Pill to reach the same realm. Their armies and allies gathered as Xiao Yan and Hun Xiu began a battle that left Xiao Yan on the defensive.

• Nihility Devouring Flame and Soul Emperor captured the Incomplete Emperor Pill, but Xiao Yan entered the palace with Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and fought Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame wounded Xiao Yan, whose blood awakened Tou She Ancient God's statue and carried him inside to receive its inheritance.
• Zhu Kun returned to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and discovered that Zi Yan rejected him as her father, while Hun Xiu escorted her back to the Hun Clan.
• Soul Emperor gave Hun Xiu the Incomplete Emperor Pill as Xiao Yan and Hun Xiu began their Emperor Tribulations.
• Xiao Yan became a Dou Emperor, took the twenty-two Stone Pillars, and killed Lei Ying and Yan Jin before invading the Hun Realm.
• Soul Emperor used Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ding as hostages, but Gu Yuan killed Xiao Ding and Xiao Zhan revealed that he was Soul Zhan before Xiao Yan recovered and defeated the attackers.
• Hun Xiu broke through to Dou Emperor, and he and Xiao Yan began fighting as Hun Xiu blocked Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler strike and revealed his Emperor Slaying Ghost Blood Blade.
• Hun Xiu transformed into his Emperor Xiu Body and gained the upper hand as Xiao Yan charged him with Flame Emperor Fist.