Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu revealed that his black flame was a second Nihility Devouring Flame, an anomaly that could break the continent’s laws, and attacked Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame resisted in his own territory but was trapped as Hun Xiu sealed and crushed the space around him.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized Hun Xiu’s black flame as the Nihility Devouring Flame, though it seemed weaker and unfamiliar.
• Hun Xiu explained that his flame was another Nihility Devouring Flame born between heaven and earth, and called himself an anomaly.
• Hun Xiu spread the black flames through the space and told Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to stop resisting.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame strengthened his demonic flames and magma, insisting that Hun Xiu could not act recklessly in his territory.
• Hun Xiu sealed the space around Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and tightened it until the trapped flame erupted without affecting the space or void.

Hun Xiu overwhelmed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and revealed a second Demonic Flame Origin, intending to use the captive flame’s power to nurture it. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame agreed to cooperate after Hun Xiu promised not to take all of his power.

• Hun Xiu restrained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, whose desperate resistance failed against the gap in their strength.
• Hun Xiu revealed a weak Demonic Flame Origin, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized it as a second origin of its kind.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame realized Hun Xiu also controlled a second, infant-stage Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Xiu explained that he intended for the Demonic Flame Origin to absorb the captive flame’s power and become a complete Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame agreed to cooperate if Hun Xiu spared some of its power, and Hun Xiu promised to do so.

Hun Xiu had the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame pour its power into the Demonic Flame Origin while he blocked Xiao Yan from reaching them. Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen found the barrier in their way, and Xiao Yan's first attack failed.

• Hun Xiu gave the Demonic Flame Origin to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, who absorbed the flame's origin power into it.
• Hun Xiu sensed Xiao Yan approaching and created a barrier beyond the illusion to stop him from interrupting the process.
• Xiao Yan reached the barrier with Xiao Chen, whom he had met and recruited after learning he was a surviving Xiao Clan ancestor trapped in the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan attacked the barrier with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but the barrier sent him flying and left his arm trembling.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen tried to break the invisible barrier blocking them, but neither their individual attacks nor their combined strike could damage it. Hun Xiu watched from inside as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame continued pouring its power into the Demonic Flame Origin.

• Xiao Yan struck the invisible barrier with his full-powered Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but the recoil burned and numbed his arms while the barrier remained untouched.
• Xiao Chen checked that Xiao Yan was safe, then judged the barrier far stronger than anything the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame should have created.
• Xiao Yan briefly suspected Hun Xiu had made the barrier, but dismissed the idea as impossible.
• Xiao Chen attacked the barrier with Blood Axe First Form, but his blow also failed to affect it.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen joined forces and struck the same spot, yet the barrier held as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fed power into the Demonic Flame Origin.
• Hun Xiu watched from inside, dismissed their efforts, and a crisp crack sounded from the barrier.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen failed to break the barrier blocking the way to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, so they gathered other experts to help. Xiao Yan accidentally shattered the illusion trapping the factions in the Demonic Flame Space and returned with them.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen struck Hun Xiu’s barrier together, leaving cracks but failing to shatter it.
• Xiao Chen concluded that the barrier was likely set up by a Nine-Star Dou Saint and suggested joining forces with the other experts.
• Xiao Yan entered the illusion to find his companions, then unintentionally broke the illusion and freed everyone trapped inside.
• Xiao Yan returned with experts from Starfall Pavilion, the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, the Flame Clan, the Yao Clan, the Gu Clan, and the Hun Clan.

Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng attacked a barrier they believed concealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Xiao Chen recognized the Hun Clan and struggled to contain his hatred. After trading insults with Hun Feng, Xiao Chen revealed his identity and challenged him to fight.

• Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng struck the barrier with their strongest techniques, cracking it without breaking it.
• Xiao Chen recognized the three as members of the Hun Clan and restrained his anger until the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was secured.
• Hun Feng, Soul Jade, and Hun Miesheng noticed Xiao Chen's hostility, and Xiao Chen openly scorned them.
• Hun Feng confronted Xiao Chen, but Soul Jade urged him to focus on the barrier and promised Xiao Chen would soon die.
• Xiao Chen identified himself as Xiao Chen and challenged Hun Feng to fight.

Xiao Chen revealed himself as Blood Axe Xiao Chen, an ancestor of Xiao Yan’s clan, and attacked Hun Miesheng without warning. After declaring that he owed the Hun Clan no fairness, he struck at Hun Feng and Soul Jade, leaving the confrontation underway in the Demonic Flame Space.

• Yao Chen asked Xiao Yan about Xiao Chen, and Xiao Yan identified him as an ancestor of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Chen confirmed to Hun Feng and Hun Miesheng that he was Blood Axe Xiao Chen, once a gifted member of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Chen suddenly brought his axe down on Hun Miesheng, forcing Hun Feng and Soul Jade to retreat.
• Hun Feng accused Xiao Chen of launching a despicable sneak attack, but Xiao Chen said he needed no fairness when fighting the Hun Clan.
• Soul Jade warned Xiao Chen that he would struggle to leave the Demonic Flame Space, and Xiao Chen swung his axe at Hun Feng and Soul Jade.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan fought Soul Jade and Hun Feng, with Xiao Yan rescuing his ancestor before facing Soul Jade himself. The battle left Soul Jade accepting that he was inferior to Xiao Yan at the same realm and recognizing Hun Xiu’s warning about Xiao Yan as a future enemy of the Hun Clan.

• Soul Jade attacked Xiao Chen after Hun Feng interrupted Xiao Chen’s strike, but Xiao Yan blocked Soul Jade’s blow with his Heavy Xuan Ruler and checked that Xiao Chen was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan refused Soul Jade’s challenge, declaring that only Hun Xiu was worthy to be his opponent.
• Soul Jade pinned Xiao Yan with staff strikes while Hun Feng thrust his spear at Xiao Yan’s forehead, but Xiao Chen blocked the spear with the Blood Axe.
• Xiao Yan counterattacked with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and forced Soul Jade back beside Hun Feng.
• Soul Jade accepted that he was inferior to Xiao Yan at the same realm and understood why Hun Xiu had called Xiao Yan a future enemy of the Hun Clan.

Hun Miesheng revealed that he had entered the Demonic Flame Space with his strength suppressed, then challenged Xiao Chen after reaching Five-Star Dou Saint. Xiao Chen responded by revealing an even greater strength, leaving the factions stunned as the two powerful fighters faced each other.

• Hun Xiu reflected that he had prevented Hun Clan experts from attacking Xiao Yan because their defeats would only help Xiao Yan grow stronger.
• Hun Miesheng rose from the crater after Xiao Chen's surprise attack and revealed his strength as an early Five-Star Dou Saint.
• The gathered factions realized the Hun Clan had broken the clans' agreement by sending Hun Miesheng into the Demonic Flame Space with his strength suppressed.
• Xiao Chen accepted Hun Miesheng's challenge and revealed that his strength had risen to mid Five-Star Dou Saint, surpassing Hun Miesheng.

Xiao Chen revealed that he was a mid-stage Five-Star Dou Saint and challenged Hun Miesheng, who had also concealed his strength. Their clash began with Xiao Chen unleashing Sky Severing Slash and Hun Miesheng answering with Soul Burial Technique.

• The factions questioned whether Gu Nanhai had hidden his strength, but he remained silent despite being only a late-stage Four-Star Dou Saint.
• Hun Miesheng realized Xiao Chen had once been a Fire Slave in the Demonic Flame Space and had regained his clarity with Xiao Yan's help.
• Hun Miesheng boasted that the Hun Clan was too powerful for the other Ancient Clans to exterminate.
• Xiao Chen attacked Hun Miesheng with Sky Severing Slash, and Hun Miesheng countered with Soul Burial Technique, releasing black mist and soul waves.

Xiao Chen defeated Hun Miesheng with a single axe strike, shocking the watching clans and revealing the strength he had concealed. As everyone assessed Hun Miesheng’s condition, Hun Xiu watched from behind his barrier and turned his attention toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Chen struck Hun Miesheng down with one blow, leaving the gathered onlookers stunned by the early-stage Five-Star Dou Saint’s swift defeat.
• Hun Feng and Soul Jade realized Xiao Chen had concealed his strength and exchanged fearful glances.
• Xiao Yan recognized that Xiao Chen’s full strength far exceeded what he had faced earlier, then looked through the dust for signs of Hun Miesheng.
• Gu Xun’er worried that Hun Miesheng might have died, but Gu Nanhai assured her that Xiao Chen could not kill him with one strike.
• Hun Xiu judged Xiao Chen’s axe strike powerful enough to rival a late-stage Five-Star Dou Saint and turned toward the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Xiao Chen nearly killed the badly injured Hun Miesheng with three axe strikes, but Hun Feng rescued him while Soul Jade blocked the attacks and suffered devastating injuries. Soul Jade collapsed after taking the full force of the strikes, leaving the factions stunned.

• Hun Miesheng swallowed a healing pill and struggled back to his feet after surviving Xiao Chen's first axe strike.
• Xiao Chen unleashed three consecutive axe strikes at Hun Miesheng, who accepted his apparent death while declaring his loyalty to the Hun Clan.
• Hun Feng rescued Hun Miesheng as Soul Jade stepped in to block Xiao Chen's attacks with his Ruyi Rod Technique.
• Soul Jade absorbed the three strikes, his hands were mangled, and he fell to his knees after the final blow.

Gu Nanhai intervened when Xiao Chen prepared to kill Soul Jade, claiming the Gu Clan’s alliance with the Hun Clan as his reason. His late Four-Star Dou Saint strength became clear, leaving onlookers questioning how he dared challenge Xiao Chen.

• Xiao Chen prepared to kill Soul Jade and then Hun Feng and Hun Miesheng to avenge the Xiao Clan’s destruction.
• Gu Nanhai stepped forward, identified himself as a Gu Clan member, and asked Xiao Chen to spare the Hun Clan members.
• Onlookers speculated that Gu Nanhai might be a hidden Five-Star Dou Saint, while Xiao Yan said he sensed only late Four-Star Dou Saint strength.
• Soul Jade took a healing pill after Gu Nanhai’s intervention and felt confident that Hun Xiu would save him if needed.
• Xiao Chen challenged Gu Nanhai over the Gu Clan’s alliance with the Hun Clan and asked whether the Gu Clan had helped destroy the Xiao Clan.
• Gu Nanhai revealed late Four-Star Dou Saint strength, prompting some onlookers to mock him for confronting Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen confronted Gu Nanhai for protecting the Hun Clan members and attacked him when he refused to step aside. Gu Nanhai defended himself while expecting the hidden Hun Xiu to intervene, leaving Xiao Chen in danger.

• The onlookers realized Gu Nanhai belonged to the powerful Gu Clan and fell silent, afraid of the consequences of mocking him.
• Xiao Chen argued that the Hun Clan members were enemies of the Xiao Clan and demanded that Gu Nanhai stop protecting them.
• Xiao Chen pressured Gu Nanhai with his Five-Star Dou Saint strength and warned that he would use his axe if Gu Nanhai continued blocking him.
• Gu Nanhai agreed to exchange moves, while suspecting that Hun Xiu was watching from the shadows and could endanger Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen unleashed a full-force Blood Axe attack, and Gu Nanhai formed a defensive barrier to withstand it.

Xiao Chen defeated Gu Nanhai but became enraged when Gu Nanhai refused to stop protecting the Hun Clan, and he struck to kill him. Just before the blow landed, Gu Nanhai vanished through Spatial Displacement, revealing a Six-Star Dou Saint had intervened.

• Xiao Chen shattered Gu Nanhai's barrier and wounded him, then spared his life because of the past relationship between their clans.
• Gu Nanhai admitted defeat but refused to abandon the Gu Clan's alliance with the Hun Clan or let Xiao Chen attack its members.
• Xiao Chen threatened Gu Nanhai and swung his giant axe at him with a blood-red strike.
• Hun Xiu remarked that the unseen observer should make a move.
• Gu Nanhai vanished just before the strike hit, and Xiao Chen recognized Spatial Displacement by a Six-Star Dou Saint.

Gu Nanhai vanished just before Xiao Chen’s attack struck, leading everyone to suspect that a hidden Six-Star Dou Saint had rescued him. Xiao Yan and the Hun Clan initially suspected Hun Xiu, but a stranger revealed himself by voice as Bu Fan, leaving Xiao Chen demanding that he appear.

• Gu Nanhai vanished as Xiao Chen’s Blood Axe attack struck the ground, and the gathered factions wondered whether Gu Nanhai had hidden his strength or been rescued.
• Xiao Yan, Gu Xun’er, Hun Feng, and Soul Jade suspected Hun Xiu had used Spatial Displacement to save Gu Nanhai, while Hun Xiu privately confirmed he had not acted.
• Hun Xiu watched Xiao Yan warily, fearing that Xiao Yan might become an Emperor before him and endanger the Hun Clan.
• An unseen voice answered Xiao Chen’s insult, and Xiao Yan and Gu Xun’er realized it was not Hun Xiu’s voice.
• Hun Miesheng recognized the hidden speaker as Bu Fan, while the factions speculated about which Ancient Clan had sent him.
• Xiao Chen challenged Bu Fan to show himself.

Xiao Chen forced the hidden Six-Star Dou Saint to reveal himself, and the man turned out to be Hun Bufan, the Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls. His appearance shocked the gathered factions and unsettled Soul Jade and Hun Feng, who had viewed themselves as the Hun Clan’s leading prospects after Hun Xiu.

• Xiao Chen accused the hidden expert of belonging to the Hun Clan, and Xiao Yan and Yao Chen found the expert’s voice familiar.
• When the expert stayed hidden, Xiao Chen swung his axe at Soul Jade, Hun Feng, and Hun Miesheng to force him out.
• The hidden expert nullified Xiao Chen’s attacks and warned that Xiao Chen would fall if he appeared.
• Hun Bufan stepped out of the void, revealing himself as a Six-Star Dou Saint and Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls.
• Soul Jade and Hun Feng envied Hun Bufan’s strength and questioned the Hun Clan saying that named them the Two Saints alongside Hun Xiu as the One Emperor.

Hun Bufan revealed himself as the Hun Clan’s Young Hall Master and defeated Xiao Chen with a single blood-blade strike, shocking the assembled experts. He then challenged Xiao Yan, demanding to see what made him worthy of Hun Xiu’s attention.

• Hun Bufan identified himself as a Hun Clan member and the current Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Bufan struck Xiao Chen with a blood blade, disarming him and blasting him into the ground with one move.
• The gathered experts, including Xiao Yan, Soul Jade, Hun Feng, and Hun Miesheng, reacted with shock at Hun Bufan’s Six-Star Dou Saint strength.
• Hun Bufan recognized Xiao Yan and criticized his strength while acknowledging his talent and potential.
• Hun Bufan descended before Xiao Yan and challenged him to fight.

Hun Bufan challenged Xiao Yan and threatened to kill the Starfall Pavilion and Heavenly Mansion Alliance experts if Xiao Yan refused. As Hun Bufan readied his saber, Hun Xiu watched in surprise, while the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame finished creating a second Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Hun Bufan challenged Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan asked what would happen if he refused.
• Hun Bufan threatened to kill everyone from the Starfall Pavilion and Heavenly Mansion Alliance if Xiao Yan rejected the challenge.
• Xiao Yan sought support from the other factions, but they avoided his gaze rather than risk opposing the Hun Clan.
• Hun Bufan drew his saber and unleashed a powerful saber aura as Yao Chen and the others surrounded him.
• Hun Xiu wondered why Hun Bufan used a saber, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed a newly formed second Demonic Lotus Flame.

Hun Xiu wagered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that Xiao Yan would defeat Hun Bufan, offering his own Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame if he lost. Meanwhile, Xiao Chen survived Hun Bufan’s first attack, but Hun Bufan prepared a second strike as Xiao Yan stood beside his injured ancestor.

• Hun Xiu told the skeptical Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame that Xiao Yan could overcome the gap between a Four-Star and Six-Star Dou Saint.
• Hun Xiu and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame wagered on the fight between Xiao Yan and Hun Bufan, with each offering himself or his flame as the stake.
• Xiao Chen emerged from the dust after Hun Bufan’s attack, badly injured but still standing.
• Xiao Yan rushed to support Xiao Chen, who assured him that his injuries were manageable.
• Hun Bufan freed his saber and gathered power for a second attack, making the Demonic Flame Space tremble.