Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu accompanied Medusa to meet the four Snake People elders, admitted that he had fathered her child, and promised that the Hun Clan would take responsibility. The Great Elder described three grades of a Secret Technique to nurture the child and asked Hun Xiu which one he would choose.

• Medusa brought Hun Xiu to a hidden bamboo house, where the four elders tested him with their aura before learning he belonged to the Hun Clan.
• The Great Elder introduced herself and the other elders, then asked whether Hun Xiu knew Medusa was pregnant.
• Hun Xiu admitted that he was responsible for Shasha's pregnancy and said he would take responsibility for her and the child.
• The Great Elder explained the low-, middle-, and high-grade Secret Techniques, including the rare Seventh-Grade Heavenly Soul Blood Bone Pill required for the highest grade.
• The Great Elder asked Hun Xiu which Secret Technique he would choose for Medusa's child.

Medusa told the Snake People elders that Hun Xiu’s father had given her a Ninth-Grade Pill to nourish her unborn child, whose aura the Great Elder found exceptionally powerful and healthy. When the elders asked Hun Xiu about his standing in the Hun Clan, he revealed that he was its young master, leaving them stunned.

• Hun Xiu assured the Great Elder that the Hun Clan would provide a high-grade Secret Technique for Medusa and her child.
• Medusa explained that Hun Xiu’s father had already given her a pill from the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe and helped her absorb it.
• The Great Elder examined Medusa and confirmed that the fetus was healthy and had a powerful aura.
• Medusa said the pill was probably Ninth-Grade, shocking the elders and making Hun Xiu envious that she had taken one before him.
• The elders asked Hun Xiu about his position in the Hun Clan, and he revealed that he was its young master.

Hun Xiu and Medusa agreed to move the Snake People Race toward the Central Plains, while the elders accepted Medusa’s leadership and left the decision to her. Days later, Soul Jade asked to explore the Great Northwest, but Hun Xiu refused and revealed that Soul Emperor had assigned him, Hun Huan'er, and Hun Doulol a different training ground.

• The Great Elder learned that Hun Xiu was the Hun Clan’s Young Master and asked him to leave so the elders could speak privately with Medusa.
• Medusa told the four elders she planned to relocate the Snake People Race to the Central Plains, and they agreed to let her decide the race’s future.
• Hun Xiu waited outside, and Medusa joined him after the elders encouraged her not to keep him waiting.
• Several days later, Soul Jade told Hun Xiu that the Spatial Wormhole had connected to the New Hun Realm and asked permission to explore the Great Northwest.
• Hun Xiu refused to let Soul Jade leave, explaining that Soul Emperor had already chosen a training ground for him, Hun Huan'er, and Hun Doulol.

The Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe struggled to defend the Nether Snake Mountain Range from a mysterious force demanding half its territory. When Yao Xiaotian nearly killed Soul Jade, Hun Xiu intervened and challenged the clan head to fight.

• Yao Xiaotian's elders urged him to seek help from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, but he said their enemies had trapped them at their gates.
• Soul Jade called Yao Xiaotian out, and the clan head appeared and shattered Soul Jade's Heavenly Overlord Hand Seal.
• Yao Xiaotian struck Soul Jade with the Yellow Springs Finger, leaving the Nine-Star Dou Zun with no way to escape.
• Soul Jade called for his big brother, and a Golden Sword appeared and destroyed Yao Xiaotian's attack.
• Hun Xiu emerged, challenged Yao Xiaotian to exchange moves, and summoned the Xuanyuan Sword into his hand.

Hun Xiu demanded that Yao Xiaotian surrender half of the Nether Snake Mountain Range, but the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe's leader could not bring himself to agree. Hun Xiu granted him three more days only after striking him down with a sword, leaving Yao Xiaotian fallen and gravely wounded.

• Hun Xiu reminded Yao Xiaotian that the seven-day deadline to give up half of the Nether Snake Mountain Range had arrived.
• Yao Xiaotian gathered the Snake People Race experts around Hun Xiu and Soul Jade but hesitated to confront them.
• Soul Jade urged Hun Xiu to kill the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe experts and take most or all of the territory.
• Hun Xiu explained that wiping out the tribe would cause chaos and leave him responsible for guarding the region.
• Hun Xiu offered Yao Xiaotian three more days to decide, then demanded that he take one sword strike.
• Yao Xiaotian's Yellow Springs Finger was split apart, and Hun Xiu's sword energy pierced him and sent him crashing to the ground.

Hun Xiu left the encampment to rescue Yao Ming from the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs after deciding to replace the unwilling Yao Xiaotian as Clan Head. As the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe’s elders considered surrendering half the Nether Snake Mountain Range, Hun Xiu reached the chained Yao Ming, who pleaded to be saved.

• Hun Xiu and Soul Jade found that Yao Xiaotian had survived Hun Xiu’s attack but was gravely injured, then returned to their camp.
• Hun Xiu told Soul Jade he would avoid throwing the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe and Beast Region into chaos, and planned to help Yao Ming take the Clan Head position instead.
• Hun Xiu left Soul Jade and the others in charge of the encampment and descended into the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs to rescue Yao Ming.
• With Yao Xiaotian incapacitated, Yao Lingling urged the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe’s elders to give Hun Xiu half the Nether Snake Mountain Range, and the hall fell silent.
• At the bottom of the Yellow Springs, the chained Yao Ming sensed Hun Xiu approaching and begged him to save him.

Hun Xiu freed Yao Ming from the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs after binding him with a soul mark and securing his promise that the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe would serve him. Meanwhile, the Great Elder tried to send the elders away, but Yao Lingling insisted they act on their decision to negotiate with the enemy.

• Hun Xiu found Yao Ming chained at the bottom of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs and demanded that he and his tribe acknowledge Hun Xiu as master in exchange for rescue.
• Hun Xiu gave Yao Ming an hour to decide whether to accept a soul mark, and Yao Ming agreed rather than remain imprisoned.
• Hun Xiu marked Yao Ming's soul, then used the Xuanyuan Sword to sever the Black Iron Chains and shatter the Yellow Springs Yin Stone.
• The Great Elder sensed that Yao Ming had escaped but concealed his concern from the elders in the main hall.
• The Great Elder told the elders to return and rest, but Yao Lingling and the others insisted they settle their decision with the people guarding the gates.

Hun Xiu freed Yao Ming from the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs and brought him back to camp. Three days later, he rejected the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe’s offer to surrender half the Nether Snake Mountain Range and demanded the entire tribe.

• Yao Ming thanked Hun Xiu for rescuing him, accepted a pill to restore his strength, and followed him out of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs.
• Hun Xiu explained that Yao Xiaotian could not intercept them, and Hun Yu recognized Yao Ming as the former Clan Head of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe.
• The Great Elder arrived at the Yellow Springs cave and found Yao Ming gone, then suspected where he had gone.
• Three days later, the Great Elder offered Hun Xiu half of the Nether Snake Mountain Range on behalf of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe.
• Hun Xiu refused the offer, declared that he wanted the entire tribe, and released a terrifying pressure that forced its experts to resist.

Hun Xiu crushed the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe’s resistance after the Great Elder refused to surrender the entire tribe. Yao Ming revealed himself to the defeated elders, confronted the Great Elder, and killed him, leaving behind a Demonic Core.

• Hun Xiu attacked after the Great Elder refused his demand, shattering the tribe’s barrier and suppressing its experts without killing them.
• Yao Ming appeared beside Hun Xiu and recognized the fallen experts as the tribe’s elite.
• The Great Elder and the other experts recognized Yao Ming, whom they had believed dead for centuries.
• Yao Ming confronted the Great Elder, who tried to self-destruct but was restrained by Hun Xiu.
• The Great Elder admitted he regretted not killing Yao Ming and Yao Xiaotian, and Yao Ming killed him with One Finger Yellow Springs, leaving a Demonic Core.

Yao Ming killed Yao Xiaotian after avenging himself on the Great Elder and reclaimed control of the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe. As Hun Xiu departed, Yao Ming ordered a purge that plunged the Nether Snake Mountain Range into bloodshed.

• Hun Xiu left Yao Ming to reorganize the Nine Netherworld Earth Python Tribe and said he would return in three days.
• Yao Ming confronted the injured Yao Xiaotian and showed him the Great Elder's Demonic Core, confirming the Great Elder's death.
• Yao Xiaotian blamed the Great Elder and begged Yao Ming for mercy, but Yao Ming killed him and took his Demonic Core.
• Yao Ming mourned his brother, then ordered the elders to purge those who deserved death.
• Over the next two or three days, the tribe slaughtered Yao Xiaotian's and the Great Elder's supporters, terrifying the ordinary snakefolk.

Hun Xiu secured half of the Nether Snake Mountain Range for Medusa’s people, oversaw their migration, and returned to the Hun Realm before heading back to Jia Nan Academy to handle unfinished business. The chapter leaves him arriving at the academy, with his reason for returning still unspecified.

• Yao Ming gave Hun Xiu half of the Nether Snake Mountain Range, where Soul Jade was tasked with building a Spatial Wormhole and Medusa approved the territory.
• Snake-people from the Tagor Great Desert migrated into the mountain range over a month, and Hun Xiu arranged a connection to the Hun Realm for their protection.
• Hun Xiu returned with Medusa to the Hun Realm, where Soul Emperor praised him for controlling Yao Ming and gave him a Storage Ring of resources for Medusa.
• After several months in the Hun Realm, Hun Xiu returned to Jia Nan Academy to resolve unfinished business.

Zi Yan sneaked into Hun Xiu's room after drugging him, hoping to find Heavenly Spiritual Treasures on him. Hun Xiu revealed that he had been pretending to sleep, leaving Zi Yan startled.

• Zi Yan entered Hun Xiu's room and kneaded his face while insulting his looks.
• Hun Xiu secretly watched as Zi Yan searched his body for treasures, then flipped him over when she found nothing.
• Zi Yan realized Hun Xiu might keep his valuables in a Storage Ring, but Hun Xiu made the ring disappear before she could find it.
• Zi Yan complained that Hun Xiu had no treasures and started turning him over again.
• Hun Xiu suddenly opened his eyes, making Zi Yan recoil in shock.

Hun Xiu trapped Zi Yan in a barrier after she tried to steal his treasures with a bewitching potion, then teased her by pretending he would eat her. Zi Yan faked tears to escape through the roof, but hit the barrier above and fell back to the floor as Hun Xiu approached.

• Hun Xiu revealed that he had never fallen for Zi Yan’s potion and had been pretending while she searched for his treasures.
• Zi Yan tried to flee, but Hun Xiu’s barrier stopped her and left her trapped in the room.
• Hun Xiu teased Zi Yan by saying he would eat her, and she cried and begged him not to.
• Zi Yan used her tears to distract Hun Xiu, then tried to escape through the roof.
• Zi Yan struck the barrier above and fell back down as Hun Xiu called her a little actress and walked toward her.

Hun Xiu confronted Zi Yan after she tried to deceive him again, threatening to eat her and revealing that he knew she was a magical beast. He agreed to consider letting her go if she answered why she had come and used sleeping powder on him, but Zi Yan denied having any ulterior motives.

• Hun Xiu ignored Zi Yan's pleas and lifted her up, insisting he would eat her despite her attempts to act cute.
• Hun Xiu told Zi Yan he had known since they first met that she was a magical beast, shocking her.
• Zi Yan begged Hun Xiu to spare her, and he said he could consider letting her go if she answered his questions.
• Hun Xiu asked why Zi Yan had come and used sleeping powder on him, and Zi Yan denied having any ulterior motives.

Hun Xiu frightened Zi Yan into explaining that she had targeted him for his Heavenly Spiritual Treasures so she could grow stronger. He offered to provide her with treasures if she followed him, then let her leave while secretly watching her return to Jia Nan Academy.

• Hun Xiu threatened to roast Zi Yan with the Green Lotus Core Flame until she agreed to tell him the truth.
• Zi Yan admitted she wanted Heavenly Spiritual Treasures to grow stronger and freely switch between her Magic Beast and human forms.
• Hun Xiu offered Zi Yan all the Heavenly Spiritual Treasures she wanted if she followed him, but gave her time to decide.
• Hun Xiu left Zi Yan in the mountain range, and she hurried back toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Hun Xiu secretly followed Zi Yan and watched over her until she safely returned to Jia Nan Academy.

Hun Miesheng ordered a Hall of Souls Protector to capture Xiao Zhan alive, and the Protector abducted him from Wu Tan City without being detected. Xiao Zhan was brought to the Heavenly Hall, where Hun Miesheng appeared before him.

• Hun Miesheng learned that the Xiao Clan was in Wu Tan City and ordered the Protector to capture Xiao Zhan alive while leaving the other clan members alone.
• The Protector entered the Xiao Clan estate at night, sealed Xiao Zhan’s Dou Qi, knocked him unconscious, and carried him away.
• The Xiao Clan discovered Xiao Zhan was missing only after several days, and the Jialie Clan and Aoba Clan took the chance to pressure them.
• The Protector brought Xiao Zhan to the Heavenly Hall, where Xiao Zhan feared the hall and his captor’s master.
• Black mist appeared above the throne, and Hun Miesheng materialized as the Protector greeted him.

Hun Miesheng confronted Xiao Zhan in the Hall of Souls and demanded the Xiao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade. Xiao Zhan could not reveal its location and fainted under Hun Miesheng’s pressure, so Hun Miesheng took him away for others to interrogate.

• Hun Miesheng appeared before Xiao Zhan and questioned the Hall of Souls protector about the Xiao Clan head’s identity.
• Hun Miesheng demanded that Xiao Zhan hand over the Tou She Ancient God Jade, threatening to spare him only if he complied.
• Xiao Zhan admitted he knew the Xiao Clan possessed the jade but did not know where it was or what it looked like.
• Hun Miesheng restrained his pressure to avoid killing Xiao Zhan, but Xiao Zhan fainted before he could be interrogated further.
• Hun Miesheng transported Xiao Zhan away in black mist and left the hall, and the Hall of Souls protector departed before the time limit.

The Fallen Heart Flame nearly broke free from the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower as Jia Nan Academy's elders struggled to contain it. Hun Xiu observed the failing formation, while Han Feng recognized the flame and began considering how to take it.

• The Heavenly Flame Refining Tower erupted with flames, and Su Qian and the elders gathered to suppress the disturbance.
• Hun Xiu watched the flames from outside the Inner Academy, while Han Feng identified the Heavenly Flame as the Fallen Heart Flame and resolved that it should belong to him.
• Hun Xiu entered the Inner Academy and saw that the formation trapping the Fallen Heart Flame was gradually weakening.
• An exhausted elder withdrew from the formation, letting the Fallen Heart Flame strike it hard enough to create cracks and injure Su Qian and the others.
• Su Qian ordered Diao Zhatian back, but Diao Zhatian refused and left, prompting the elders to condemn him and the elder who had recommended him to feel ashamed.

After Diao Zhatian abandoned the formation, Hun Xiu filled the gap and helped the elders suppress the Fallen Heart Flame. He left once the immediate crisis was over, and Su Qian ordered an investigation into his identity after realizing he was a Dou Zong.

• Diao Zhatian fled, leaving Su Qian and the elders unable to operate the formation properly.
• Hun Xiu entered the formation and used his Dou Qi to restore it and suppress the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Hun Xiu identified himself as Yun Xiu, an Outer Academy disciple, astonishing the elders with his strength.
• The elders contained the Fallen Heart Flame, though they expected the peace to last only until the following month.
• Hun Xiu took his leave, and Su Qian told Elder Liu to investigate his identity after recognizing that he could tread through the air like a Dou Zong.

Hun Xiu visited the depths beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and sought a second Fallen Heart Flame to strengthen his own. Venerable Skyfire warned him that the flames could not be fused, but Hun Xiu fused them anyway, leaving Venerable Skyfire puzzled by the lack of backlash.

• Su Qian ordered the elders to investigate Hun Xiu and said Diao Zhatian would pay for fleeing the battle.
• Hun Xiu revealed himself at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and approached the tower's Fallen Heart Flame.
• Hun Xiu released the tower's Fallen Heart Flame, then found a second, young Fallen Heart Flame in the magma below.
• Venerable Skyfire appeared and warned Hun Xiu that fusing two Fallen Heart Flames would cause a backlash.
• Hun Xiu fused the two Fallen Heart Flames, and Venerable Skyfire fled before stopping to wonder why nothing had happened.