Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu overpowered Xiao Yan and forced him to reveal the true Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler, which Xiao Yan formed by sacrificing himself and uniting twenty-three Heavenly Flames. Hun Xiu then summoned Heavenly Flames of his own, including a second Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, leaving Xiao Yan and the watching fighters stunned.

• Hun Xiu struck Xiao Yan back with a powerful punch and mocked him, while Xiao Yan suppressed his anger and admitted that Hun Xiu was strong.
• Xiao Yan revealed that his earlier Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler had fused only twenty-two Heavenly Flames, then transformed himself into the missing flame and formed the true ruler.
• Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun watched as Xiao Yan’s twenty-three-flame ruler appeared, with Soul Emperor worrying about Hun Xiu’s chances.
• Hun Xiu announced that he would command the Heavenly Flames and summoned numerous flames from his body, including the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
• Hun Xiu produced a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Xiao Yan was shocked to see a second instance of a Heavenly Flame thought impossible to replicate.

Hun Xiu revealed that he possessed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, the Nihility Devouring Flame, and twenty-two Heavenly Flames, which he fused into Emperor Flame and a Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler. After strengthening his ruler with the Xuanyuan Sword, he overwhelmed Xiao Yan and forced him to admit Hun Xiu was stronger.

• Hun Xiu showed Xiao Yan the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and Nihility Devouring Flame, then said he had obtained twenty-two Heavenly Flames before Xiao Yan.
• Hun Xiu fused the origin essences of the twenty-two Heavenly Flames into Emperor Flame and formed a Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler.
• Xiao Yan argued that his own Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler was stronger, so the outcome of their fight remained uncertain.
• Hun Xiu drove the Xuanyuan Sword into his illusory ruler, making it tangible and powerful enough to suppress Xiao Yan's ruler.
• Xiao Yan admitted that Hun Xiu was stronger than him.

Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan in their clash and absorbed all the Heavenly Flames, including Nihility Devouring Flame and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Xiao Yan emerged as a soul and admitted defeat, leaving Hun Xiu victorious.

• Xiao Yan acknowledged that Hun Xiu was stronger but attacked him anyway with the Heavenly Flame Ancient Ruler.
• Hun Xiu kicked away Xiao Yan’s weapon, and their Heavenly Flame Ancient Rulers collided, collapsing the space around them.
• Hun Xiu recalled his weapon and absorbed the twenty-three Heavenly Flames and the Xuanyuan Sword into his body.
• Hun Xiu gathered the scattered Heavenly Flames, devoured Nihility Devouring Flame, and watched Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame enter him willingly.
• Hun Xiu absorbed the remaining Heavenly Flames and called for Xiao Yan to come out of the sea of flames.
• Xiao Yan emerged as an insubstantial soul and admitted that he had lost.

Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan and erased his soul, leaving behind the Emperor Flame. As crimson rain spread across the continent, everyone realized an Emperor had fallen, while Hun Xiu’s allies celebrated his victory.

• Hun Xiu told Xiao Yan that he could not have killed him before Xiao Yan became a Dou Di, then revealed they were fellow countrymen as he began destroying Xiao Yan’s soul.
• Xiao Yan’s soul dissipated, leaving the Emperor Flame, which Hun Xiu absorbed alongside the twenty-two Heavenly Flames.
• Crimson rain fell across the continent and extinguished the heavenly sea of flames, signaling that an Emperor had fallen.
• Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor celebrated Hun Xiu’s victory, while Zhu Kun silently considered Zi Yan’s chances of winning Hun Xiu’s affection.

After Xiao Yan’s death, Hun Xiu found Yao Chen, Tang Huo'er, and Xiao Huo'er in hiding and prepared to kill them. When Xiao Huo'er stared at him instead of kneeling, she asked whether he was her father, leaving everyone stunned.

• Blood rain fell for three days and nights after Xiao Yan died, while Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er mourned and Xiao Huo'er remained unaware of her father's death.
• Hun Xiu appeared in the cave where Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er were hiding with Xiao Huo'er.
• Yao Chen knelt and begged Hun Xiu to spare them, but Hun Xiu said Yao Chen’s ability to endure made him too dangerous to leave alive.
• Tang Huo'er and Yao Chen pleaded for Hun Xiu to spare Xiao Huo'er, and Tang Huo'er tried to make the child kneel.
• Xiao Huo'er stared at Hun Xiu and asked whether he was her father.

Xiao Huo'er asked Hun Xiu whether he was her father, and he spared her and accepted her calling him Daddy. Hun Xiu held her affectionately while Tang Huo'er and Yao Chen watched in disbelief, and Tang Huo'er recognized that Xiao Huo'er had effectively taken her enemy as a father.

• Xiao Huo'er hugged Hun Xiu's leg and asked whether he was her father, while Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er feared he might harm her.
• Hun Xiu crouched down, affectionately pinched Xiao Huo'er's cheeks, and asked why she thought he was her father.
• Xiao Huo'er explained that Tang Huo'er had described her father as a Peerless Hero and the most handsome person in the world, and Hun Xiu agreed that she was right.
• Tang Huo'er thanked Hun Xiu for sparing Xiao Huo'er, and Hun Xiu picked the child up and asked what she should call him.
• Xiao Huo'er called Hun Xiu Daddy, and he held her affectionately while Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er watched in astonishment.

Hun Xiu erased Xiao Huo'er's memories and renamed her Soul Huo'er, then crippled Tang Huo'er and Yao Chen before leaving with the girl. Stranded in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Yao Chen urged Tang Huo'er to live and promised they would take revenge.

• Hun Xiu soothed Xiao Huo'er to sleep as Tang Huo'er watched, unable to move under his pressure.
• Hun Xiu told Tang Huo'er that Xiao Huo'er was alive, but he had erased her memories and made her Soul Huo'er, his daughter.
• Hun Xiu drained Tang Huo'er and Yao Chen of their Dou Qi, leaving them aged and powerless, then disappeared with Soul Huo'er.
• Yao Chen comforted the devastated Tang Huo'er and vowed that they would stay alive and take revenge.

After crippling Yao Chen, Tang Huo'er, and the Xiao Clan survivors, Hun Xiu prepared to leave the Dou Qi Continent as its rejection of him grew stronger. He warned Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun that his departure was near, while a hidden force remained an unresolved threat to the Hun Clan.

• Yao Chen summoned a demonic figure and offered to serve the Outside Domain in exchange for power, while Tang Huo'er realized he might still have a chance at revenge.
• Hun Xiu visited Soul Zhan and the imprisoned Xiao Clan survivors, restored their memories, and crippled their Dou Qi after revealing they were not truly members of the Hun Clan.
• Over the next five years, Hun Xiu sensed the Dou Qi Continent rejecting him and detected a powerful force hiding in its shadows, but he could not find it.
• Hun Xiu summoned Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun and told them he had a premonition that he would soon leave the continent.

Hun Xiu told Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun that the Dou Qi Continent was rejecting him and that he had to leave for a far stronger world. Before departing, he warned them about a hidden faction that might include experts above the Dou Emperor realm and prepared to leave the Xuanyuan Sword behind to protect the continent.

• Hun Xiu explained that ancient Dou Emperors had left the Dou Qi Continent for other worlds and that its growing rejection of him meant he would soon have to leave.
• Hun Xiu reassured Soul Emperor that he would try to return alive, while Zhu Kun urged him to stay safe so he could eventually hold his grandson.
• Hun Xiu warned Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun about a mysterious faction he had sensed, suspecting it contained experts above the Dou Emperor realm.
• Hun Xiu said he would try to find and destroy the faction before leaving, or leave measures to protect a region if he failed.
• Hun Xiu drove the Xuanyuan Sword into the hall and removed its Sword Spirit, making the sword usable by anyone and capable of unleashing power comparable to a Dou Emperor's strike.

Hun Xiu opened a passage to the Great Thousand World and gathered Origin Qi to help peak Nine-Star Dou Saints break through to Dou Emperor. He returned and closed the passage while Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun struggled to approach the Xuanyuan Sword.

• Soul Emperor asked Hun Xiu for permission to try the Xuanyuan Sword, and Hun Xiu explained that its Sword Momentum tested anyone who wanted to draw it.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun joined Soul Emperor in approaching the sword, but its Sword Momentum made their progress difficult despite their peak Nine-Star Dou Saint strength.
• Hun Xiu opened a lightning-filled passage to the Great Thousand World, which alarmed the Hun Clan's experts.
• Hun Xiu entered the passage, collected Origin Qi in five jade bottles, and flew back out.
• Hun Xiu closed the passage and revealed that he had gathered Origin Qi to help peak Nine-Star Dou Saints break through their limits.

Hun Xiu found five portions of Origin Qi and entered the passage to the Great Thousand World, leaving the Dou Qi Continent behind. In his absence, a mysterious demonic creature revealed that it had turned Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er into Dou Di through Demonic Qi and began preparing to seize the continent.

• Hun Xiu found five portions of Origin Qi in the passage and descended toward the great hall.
• A scene from earlier revealed that Yao Chen and Tang Huo'er had become Dou Di by cultivating Demonic Qi under a mysterious creature's influence.
• The demonic creature said it had hidden for five years because Hun Xiu's presence made it fear for its life, and it planned to take over the continent once he left.
• Hun Xiu entered the passage, and the demonic creature rejoiced that its opportunity had arrived.
• The demonic creature grew a body and pulled Tang Huo'er into its embrace, while she remained submissive out of fear of its power.

Hun Xiu returned from the passage after closing it, while the demon decided to hide until he left the Dou Qi Continent. In the great hall, Soul Emperor claimed the Xuanyuan Sword, and Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun asked Hun Xiu for weapons of their own.

• The demon was shocked when Hun Xiu emerged from the passage unharmed and used his power to close it.
• The demon told Tang Huo'er to wait for Hun Xiu to leave, admitting its strength was limited on the Dou Qi Continent and that a fight against him would be uncertain.
• Hun Xiu returned to the great hall with five strands of Origin Qi and found Soul Emperor holding the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun envied Soul Emperor for obtaining the sword, while Soul Emperor smugly called his victory luck.
• Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan asked Hun Xiu for ways to protect themselves, and Soul Emperor insisted they should be content with what they had received.

Hun Xiu gave Soul Emperor the Xuanyuan Sword and revealed that he had Origin Qi for his fathers-in-law. Zhu Kun seized the Origin Qi, leaving Gu Yuan empty-handed as Zhu Kun looked toward a possible breakthrough to Dou Emperor.

• Soul Emperor kept the Xuanyuan Sword while Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan argued that, as family, they deserved a share.
• Hun Xiu stopped their bickering and promised Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan another valuable gift.
• Hun Xiu revealed that the jade bottle contained Origin Qi, which the three peak Nine-Star Dou Saints needed to reach Dou Emperor.
• Zhu Kun snatched the bottle before Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan could react, celebrating his chance to break through.
• Soul Emperor called Zhu Kun despicable, while Gu Yuan complained that he had received nothing.

Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan each received a portion of Origin Qi from Hun Xiu, while Soul Emperor was left envious but asserted that the Xuanyuan Sword made him their match. The three men continued their rivalry over Hun Xiu’s favor and the prospect of reaching the Dou Emperor realm.

• Zhu Kun accepted a jade bottle of Origin Qi from Hun Xiu and refused to share it with Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan accused Hun Xiu of favoring Zhu Kun until Hun Xiu produced another jade bottle.
• Gu Yuan snatched the bottle from Hun Xiu, confirmed it contained Origin Qi, and put it away.
• Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan joined forces to taunt Soul Emperor, who claimed the Xuanyuan Sword would let him defeat them.

Hun Xiu gave Soul Emperor, Zhu Kun, and Gu Yuan Origin Qi and prepared protections before leaving the Dou Qi Continent. As the four realms fused into one, Emperor Ziwei, a suppressed Heavenly Demon Emperor from the Great Thousand World, revealed that he could neither escape nor easily invade the plane.

• Hun Xiu gave Soul Emperor a bottle of Origin Qi, then warned Soul Emperor, Zhu Kun, and Gu Yuan to hide their strength after breaking through to Dou Di.
• Hun Xiu assured the three fathers that the mysterious force could not eavesdrop and promised to unite and protect their realms before he left.
• Soul Emperor, Zhu Kun, and Gu Yuan entered seclusion while Hun Xiu fused Ancient Dragon Island, the Ancient Realm, the Medicine Realm, and the Hun Realm into one realm.
• The fusion shocked the forces across the Dou Qi Continent, who had received no warning that the four realms would merge.
• Emperor Ziwei revealed that he was an Outer Domain Evil Race Heavenly Demon Emperor whose power had been suppressed on the Dou Qi Continent and who could not return to the Demon Region.
• Emperor Ziwei decided to invade the Dou Qi Continent but found that conquering it was not easy.

Hun Xiu left the Dou Qi Continent through a passage to the Great Thousand World after saying farewell to his family. Soon after, Emperor Ziwei appeared over the Hun Realm as the dark clouds gathered, confronting the people Hun Xiu had left behind.

• Hun Xiu gave Gu Xun'er and Medusa Origin Qi, prepared an array, and faced the passage that appeared above the Hun Realm.
• Hun Xiu exchanged farewell words and kisses with Medusa, Gu Xun'er, and his other women, then embraced his children and promised to return.
• Hun Xiu entered the passage and departed the Dou Qi Continent while the people of the Hun Realm called farewell to Emperor Xiu.
• Emperor Ziwei watched Hun Xiu leave and celebrated that he had finally departed after six years.
• Dark clouds covered the Hun Realm, and Medusa recognized the arrival of the mysterious force Hun Xiu had warned them about.
• Emperor Ziwei emerged from the clouds in a purple-clad figure and looked down upon the Hun Realm.

Emperor Ziwei emerged after Hun Xiu left and tried to break the barrier around the Hun Realm, while Medusa mocked him and led everyone away. His attacks failed to damage the barrier, leaving him enraged and humiliated outside.

• Emperor Ziwei appeared before the Hun Realm, and Medusa called him a mouse for waiting until Hun Xiu had left to emerge.
• Emperor Ziwei attacked Hun Xiu’s barrier with a demonic sphere, but it remained intact.
• Medusa dismissed Emperor Ziwei and left with the others, who returned to their duties rather than confronting him.
• Emperor Ziwei grew furious at being ignored and struck the barrier with his Heavenly Demon Fist.
• The Heavenly Demon Fist also failed to damage the barrier, leaving Emperor Ziwei dumbfounded outside the Hun Realm.

Hun Xiu arrived in the Great Thousand World after being battered by lightning in the passageway and began absorbing its spiritual energy to adapt. Meanwhile, the Western Heaven War Sovereign cornered a fleeing woman and demanded she become his consort.

• Hun Xiu crashed into a desolate wasteland and realized he had reached the Great Thousand World.
• Hun Xiu sat down and absorbed spiritual energy, planning to use the system to convert the Dou Qi in his body.
• The woman in green fled the Western Heaven War Sovereign and his followers after half a month of pursuit.
• The Western Heaven War Sovereign surrounded the woman and offered to make her his Empress if she submitted to him.

The Western Heaven War Sovereign tried to force a disheveled Heavenly Sovereign woman to become his, but she refused and hesitated to reveal her identity by summoning her own Sovereign Dharma Body. He unleashed a deadly spear attack against her, leaving her in danger.

• The Western Heaven War Sovereign demanded that the woman become his, promising to cherish her despite his harem, but she rejected him.
• The woman scorned the Western Heaven War Sovereign and recalled that her clan had arranged for her to marry a man she did not love, prompting her to flee and seek her own happiness.
• The Western Heaven War Sovereign summoned his Sovereign Dharma Body and declared that he would overpower the woman.
• The woman hesitated to summon her own Sovereign Dharma Body because it could expose her identity and lead her clan to capture her.
• The Western Heaven War Sovereign launched War Spear Spirit Rain at the woman.

Hun Xiu’s spiritual energy was interrupted when a wounded woman was knocked into his arms during a battle with the Western Heaven War Sovereign. The woman fell for Hun Xiu at first sight, while he awkwardly realized he had been touching her and let go after she pleaded.

• The Western Heaven War Sovereign attacked the woman with a rain of war spears, forcing her to defend herself with a barrier.
• Hun Xiu sensed that someone had drawn away the spiritual energy he was gathering and looked toward the disturbance.
• The wounded woman was sent flying into Hun Xiu’s arms, and they were both struck by each other’s appearance.
• Hun Xiu touched the woman while holding her, and she blushed and asked him to stop.
• Hun Xiu claimed he had not done it on purpose, then let go when the woman begged him to.