Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu fought Xiao Yan in the arena while the Inner Academy watched, and both revealed they had reached the Dou Wang realm. Xiao Yan used his Green Lotus Core Flame, but Hun Xiu’s own flame shattered Xiao Yan’s fire lotus and forced him to defend with his ruler.

• Xiao Yan’s arrival stirred the arena as students speculated about his opponent, while Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai took seats among the spectators.
• Xiao Xun’er arrived with Hun Xiu and encouraged him to teach Xiao Yan a lesson, while Xiao Yan clenched his fists at their closeness.
• Hun Xiu entered the arena to face Xiao Yan, and Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyai recognized him as a strong but unfamiliar fighter.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Qi Wings and shocked the crowd by showing that he had reached the two-star Dou Wang realm, then began fighting Hun Xiu with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• When the fight stayed even, Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and launched a fire lotus at Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu countered with a flame ring that shattered Xiao Yan’s fire lotus, and Xiao Yan cut apart the incoming ring with his ruler.

Hun Xiu and Xiao Yan clashed with their Heavenly Flames, and Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan despite their equal realm. After revealing that his real name was Hun Xiu and that he belonged to the Hall of Souls that captured Xiao Yan’s father, he left Xiao Yan enraged and injured.

• Hun Xiu revealed that he wielded the Fallen Heart Flame, and Yao Chen confirmed it was not the flame belonging to Jia Nan Academy.
• Hun Xiu and Xiao Yan unleashed their Heavenly Flame domains and collided, setting the arena ablaze as Su Qian and the elders contained the fire.
• Han Feng saw the blaze from Maple City, recognized the presence of two Heavenly Flames, and declared that his opportunity had arrived.
• Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan, who admitted his loss and resolved to grow stronger.
• Hun Xiu revealed his name and connection to the Hall of Souls, which had captured Xiao Yan’s father, and then sent Xiao Yan flying when he attacked.

Xiao Yan challenged Hun Xiu to release his father, Xiao Zhan, and fused the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Bone Chilling Flame to create Buddha's Fury Lotus. Hun Xiu revealed that he also wielded the Bone Chilling Flame and began merging it with the Fallen Heart Flame as Xiao Yan's attack approached.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen for help, then borrowed his Heavenly Flame and confronted Hun Xiu over Xiao Zhan's capture.
• Hun Xiu taunted Xiao Yan and promised to release Xiao Zhan if Xiao Yan could defeat him while he stayed at two-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Chilling Flame, but Hun Xiu revealed that he also possessed the Bone Chilling Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan ignored Yao Chen's warning and fused his two Heavenly Flames into Buddha's Fury Lotus while Su Qian strengthened the formation and evacuated the crowd.
• Xiao Yan sent Buddha's Fury Lotus toward Hun Xiu, who began rapidly merging his own two Heavenly Flames to meet the attack.

Hun Xiu defeated Xiao Yan and revealed his knowledge of Yao Chen, then tried to recruit him while containing the battle’s destruction. Jia Nan Academy survived the clash, and Xiao Yan was taken away unconscious for treatment.

• Hun Xiu’s sword collided with Xiao Yan’s fire lotus, and the blast shattered the inner formation while Su Qian and the elders formed another barrier around the flames.
• Hun Xiu approached the badly wounded Xiao Yan, declared his victory, and warned that Xiao Yan’s father would receive special care; Xiao Yan then fainted.
• Hun Xiu called Yao Chen from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring, revealed that he had known of him since visiting the Xiao Clan, and offered to cooperate with him.
• Yao Chen refused Hun Xiu’s offer, so Hun Xiu weakened his soul and returned it to the Storage Ring, sparing his life before ordering Nihility to absorb the flames and lingering power.
• As the flames dwindled, Su Qian and the elders withdrew their formation, and Hun Xiu apologized for the damage to Jia Nan Academy and offered compensation.
• Su Qian sent Elder Mu to take the unconscious Xiao Yan away for treatment, while Hun Xiu thanked Su Qian.

After Xiao Yan recovered from his duel with Hun Xiu, he began training harder when he learned that Old Ya had fallen into slumber. Han Feng gathered Black Corner Region experts to attack Jia Nan Academy for its Heavenly Flames, but their plans were disrupted when Gu Qingyang and the Black Annihilation Army arrived to bring Xiao Xun'er back to the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan healed from his injuries, discovered Old Ya had fallen into slumber, and devoted himself to cultivation.
• Han Feng invited Fan Lao and other powerful experts to Maple City, promising them pills before they set out for Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng and the others watched a powerful formation of flying magic beasts land at Jia Nan Academy and realized their scheme could not proceed as planned.
• Xiao Yan saw the arrivals, mistook their overwhelming power for the Hall of Souls, and left to train in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
• Gu Qingyang reunited with Xiao Xun'er and confirmed that Gu Yuan had ordered her return, while Hun Xiu explained that he had come to bring her back.
• Hun Xiu introduced Gu Qingyang to Su Qian, who welcomed the Gu Clan force and recognized that its members were far beyond Jia Nan Academy's strength.

Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan and learned that elders were trying to cancel their marriage alliance. At the main hall, Hun Xiu confronted an elder who insulted his father, and Gu Shan furiously challenged him.

• Hun Xiu left Jia Nan Academy with Gu Xun'er, while Xiao Yan watched them depart and vowed to surprise Hun Xiu at their next meeting.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan, where Gu Dao told them that many elders opposed their marriage.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er entered the main hall as Gu Yuan invited the elders to question them about the alliance.
• A Gu Clan elder insulted Soul Emperor, and Hun Xiu used his pressure to force the elder down before warning him not to speak disrespectfully.
• Gu Shan called Hun Xiu a little dog of the Hun Clan and accused him of courting death.

Hun Xiu confronted Gu Shan and Gu Yue in the Gu Clan’s main hall after they refused to respect him, while Gu Yuan tried to enforce his authority. The confrontation was interrupted when the Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame arrived.

• Hun Xiu intimidated Gu Shan, dismissed his pressure, and warned him against dragging the Gu Clan into his hostility.
• Gu Yuan rebuked Gu Shan for acting recklessly and ordered Gu Shan and Gu Yue to apologize to Hun Xiu.
• Gu Yue and Gu Shan refused to apologize, and Gu Shan argued that Hun Xiu should apologize to the Gu Clan instead.
• Hun Xiu said he would no longer consider sparing Gu Shan and Gu Yue, then the Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame entered through a Spatial Tunnel.

Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame revealed they had been inside the Gu Clan council hall, where Gu Yuan asserted his authority and backed the Soul and Ancient Clans’ marriage alliance. He offered Gu Shan and Gu Yue another way to settle the dispute, but had not yet explained the terms.

• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame appeared in the hall, and Hun Xiu greeted them.
• Soul Emperor confronted Gu Yuan over Gu Shan and Gu Yue’s refusal to apologize and proposed settling the matter by the Hun Clan’s way.
• Gu Yuan declared that the marriage alliance was his order and that he would rule the Gu Clan by his word alone.
• Soul Emperor warned Gu Shan against acting arrogantly, while Gu Yuan rejected Gu Qian’s plea to spare the elders for the clan’s reputation.
• Gu Yuan offered Gu Shan and Gu Yue an opportunity to avoid apologizing, then began to state his conditions.

Gu Yuan proposed that Gu Yue and Gu Shan could avoid apologizing if they defeated Hun Xiu, but Gu Shan and Gu Yue accepted the challenge. Hun Xiu killed Gu Yue in a single move, leaving the Gu Clan elders stunned.

• Gu Yuan told Gu Yue and Gu Shan that the matter would be dropped if they defeated Hun Xiu, and Soul Emperor agreed that failure would cost them their lives.
• Gu Shan agreed and challenged Hun Xiu, who said Gu Shan could take his life if he had the ability; Gu Yue also accepted the challenge.
• Hun Xiu and Gu Yue faced off in the Gu Clan plaza while Soul Emperor, Gu Yuan, and the others watched.
• Gu Yue unleashed the five merged seals of the Emperor's Seal Art against Hun Xiu.
• Hun Xiu vanished and struck in a flash of golden light, killing Gu Yue and shocking the assembled elders.

After killing Gu Yue, Hun Xiu faced Gu Shan in another arena match and revealed he was a Seven-Star Dou Saint. Hun Xiu killed Gu Shan before the Gu elder could attack, then calmly said he already knew he was strong.

• Gu Shan asked Gu Yuan to punish Hun Xiu for Gu Yue's death, but Gu Yuan dismissed his complaint and warned that Gu Shan was next.
• Gu Shan realized he had been used as a pawn, then entered the arena because he saw no way to escape.
• Hun Xiu taunted Gu Shan and released the pressure of a Seven-Star Dou Saint, shocking the Gu Clan elders and Gu Shan.
• Gu Shan refused Hun Xiu's demand to kneel and prepared to attack, but Hun Xiu flashed behind him and cut his throat with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Gu Shan died before making a move, and Hun Xiu said he already knew he was strong.

Hun Xiu returned to the Hun Clan after the Soul and Ancient Clans agreed to marry him to Gu Xun'er in ten years, then entered seclusion while Medusa gave birth to their daughter. Three years later, Hun Xiu emerged and met his little daughter for the first time.

• Hun Xiu killed Gu Shan with one move, and the Gu Clan elders accepted the marriage alliance between the Soul and Ancient Clans.
• Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor agreed to announce the alliance, with Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er set to marry in ten years.
• After returning to the Hun Clan, Hun Xiu visited Medusa and entered seclusion while Medusa gave birth to a little princess accompanied by a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Soul Emperor ordered rewards for the women who attended Medusa and protection for his granddaughter and daughter-in-law.
• Hun Xiu spent three years in seclusion creating Heavenly Flames, then emerged and went to Medusa's courtyard.
• Hun Xiu's daughter ran into him and fell, while the maids recognized him as the Young Master.

Hun Xiu emerged from five years of seclusion, reunited with his daughter Hun Xiao, and learned that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had attacked the Nether Snake Mountain Range while Medusa was away. He waited for Medusa to return and met her late that night.

• Hun Xiu found Hun Xiao in the courtyard, confirmed he was her father, and learned that Medusa had been leaving early and returning late.
• Hun Xiu asked Elder Hun Zhu where Medusa had gone, and she told him Medusa had traveled to the Nether Snake Mountain Range.
• Hun Xiu took Hun Xiao to visit Soul Emperor, who gave her a Seventh-Grade Pill as a candy bean and criticized Hun Xiu's cultivation progress.
• Soul Emperor told Hun Xiu that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had attacked the Nether Snake Mountain Range and that he had sent experts to protect Medusa and the area.
• Hun Xiu put Hun Xiao to bed and waited for Medusa, who returned late that night, and he invited her inside to talk.

Medusa told Hun Xiu that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s attack on the Nether Snake Mountain Range had become a trial for the younger generation, while Hun Xiu spent time with their daughter, Hun Xiao. In the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Shan pressured Yun Yun to marry Gu He, but she refused and insisted she loved someone else, leaving Yun Shan determined to force the marriage.

• Medusa explained that Soul Emperor had sent Hun Feng, Soul Jade, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and other young members of the Hun Clan to help defend the Nether Snake Mountain Range and gain experience.
• Hun Xiu and Medusa spent the night together, and the next morning Hun Xiu joined Hun Xiao before she met Medusa in the courtyard.
• Hun Xiao told Medusa she had heard her crying during the night and promised that she and Hun Xiu would comfort her if she had another nightmare.
• Yun Yun told Yun Shan she still refused to marry Gu He and already loved someone else, despite having been kept under house arrest for three years.
• Yun Shan declared that Yun Yun had to marry Gu He whether she wanted to or not.

Yun Shan imprisoned Yun Yun after she refused to marry Gu He, sealing her Dou Qi and confining her with her allies. Little White escaped and sought help from Hun Xiu, then contacted two Hall of Souls figures with his token.

• Yun Yun rejected Yun Shan's marriage plan and threatened to kill herself rather than marry Gu He.
• Yun Shan disarmed Yun Yun, sealed her Dou Qi, and ordered the elders to imprison her and the Amethyst Winged Lion King mother and daughter.
• Three days later, Little White visited Yun Yun, learned she could not undo Yun Shan's seal, and agreed to find Hun Xiu for help.
• Yun Shan spotted Little White leaving Yun Yun's room, but she escaped using Nine Heavens Lightning Flight.
• Little White summoned two black-robed Hall of Souls figures and showed them Hun Xiu's token.

Little White used the Soul Token to gain the obedience of two Hall of Souls members, then chose to return to the Central Plains and ask Hun Xiu to rescue Yun Yun from the Misty Cloud Sect. Meanwhile, Gu He arrived at the sect and pressed Yun Shan to honor his promise.

• Little White showed two Hall of Souls members her Soul Token, and they knelt and addressed her as their lord.
• Little White considered taking the two Dou Zong experts to rescue Yun Yun but decided Gu He's presence made it too dangerous without her master's help.
• Little White ordered the Hall of Souls members to take her to their nearest branch so she could use its Spatial Tunnel to return to the Central Plains.
• Gu He arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and reminded Yun Shan of his promise, making the elders tense with the pressure of his strength.
• Yun Shan agreed to keep his word, and Gu He let the pressure in the hall fade.

Gu He offered Yun Shan rare pills, and Yun Shan agreed to hold Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding next month despite Yun Yun’s imprisonment and unwillingness. News of the wedding spread across the Jia Ma Empire and Great Northwest, while Little White returned to the hidden Hun Realm.

• Gu He presented Yun Shan with Emperor Extreme Pills, Dou Spirit Pills, and Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills to settle his marriage to Yun Yun.
• Yun Shan accepted the pills and set Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding for the following month.
• When Gu He asked to see Yun Yun, Yun Shan hesitated, and Gu He agreed not to disturb her while their households prepared for the wedding.
• The Misty Cloud Sect and Pill Mansion spread news of the wedding, prompting major factions to prepare gifts.
• Little White returned to the Hun Realm with help from a high-ranking figure in the Hall of Souls.

Hun Xiu learned that Yun Yun had been detained by Yun Shan and Gu He, then left the Hun Realm with Little White to rescue her. They arrived in Jia Ma Imperial City, where Hun Xiu noticed an unusual crowd of powerful outsiders and spotted an old acquaintance who might explain their presence.

• Hun Bufan brought Little White to Hun Xiu, who sent Soul Xiao away and heard that Yun Yun was in danger.
• Little White explained that Yun Shan and Gu He had taken Yun Yun’s freedom, and Hun Xiu vowed to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if she was harmed.
• Hun Xiu told Medusa he was returning to the Great Northwest, and she accepted his departure.
• Hun Xiu and Little White traveled for half a month to Jia Ma Imperial City, where Hun Xiu noticed many Dou Wang, Dou Huang, and Dou Zong experts.
• Little White said the experts were not from the Jia Ma Empire, but Hun Xiu stopped her from asking around after spotting an old acquaintance.

Hun Xiu met Ya Fei again on the streets of Jia Ma Imperial City, and she remembered him as the senior who had once given her a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill. They walked together toward the Misty Cloud Sect, where Little White had already arrived in disguise to watch Hun Xiu disrupt Yun Yun and Gu He's wedding.

• Hun Xiu recognized Ya Fei and sent Little White ahead to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Hun Xiu reminded Ya Fei of their meeting years earlier in Wu Tan City, and she recognized him as the senior who had given her a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
• Ya Fei invited Hun Xiu to walk with her to the Misty Cloud Sect and told him about Yun Yun and Gu He's wedding.
• Little White reached the Misty Cloud Sect, disguised herself, and blended into the crowd to avoid being recognized by Yun Shan.
• Hun Xiu and Ya Fei walked together toward the Misty Cloud Sect, drawing surprised looks from people who recognized her.

Hun Xiu arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Ya Fei on the day of Gu He and Yun Yun’s wedding, intending to learn about Gu He’s mysterious backing. After detecting Mu Gu of the Hall of Souls, Hun Xiu confronted him and revealed his Soul Token.

• Hun Xiu and Ya Fei discussed Gu He’s rise to seventh-tier alchemist and Dou Zong, along with the unknown faction supporting him.
• Ya Fei entered the Misty Cloud Sect with Hun Xiu, then left him to speak with Hai Bo Dong, who said Hun Xiu was too powerful for him to see through.
• Hun Xiu sensed someone within the sect and vanished without being noticed.
• Mu Gu sensed Hun Xiu probing him, but Hun Xiu’s Soul Power overwhelmed Mu Gu’s; Mu Gu introduced himself as a Venerable Elder of the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Mu Gu and showed him a Soul Token, prompting Mu Gu to bow and address him respectfully.

Hun Xiu met Mu Gu at the Misty Cloud Sect and learned that Gu He was Mu Gu’s disciple. After Hun Xiu left, Mu Gu warned Gu He and Yun Shan that a major figure from the Hall of Souls was attending the wedding and that nothing could go wrong.

• Hun Xiu showed Mu Gu a Soul Token, and Mu Gu treated him with great respect.
• Mu Gu told Hun Xiu he had come to attend his disciple Gu He’s wedding, and Hun Xiu said he had come to join the festivities.
• Hun Xiu left the hall to look around the Misty Cloud Sect, and Mu Gu sent a signal for Gu He and Yun Shan.
• Mu Gu told Gu He and Yun Shan that a major figure from the Hall of Souls was at the sect and warned them to prevent any wedding mishaps.
• Gu He agreed to make a good impression on the visitor, while Yun Shan promised Mu Gu that the wedding would proceed without accidents.