Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu arrived too late to save Xiao Ding, then persuaded Soul Emperor to release the surviving Xiao Clan members by claiming the Hun Clan could find and open Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion without their jade. He erased their memories and ordered that they be given new identities as members of the Hun Clan.

• Hun Xiu arrived at the prison, where the Xiao Clan members recognized him as Yun Xiu, and saw that Xiao Ding was already dead.
• Hun Xiu asked Soul Emperor to release the surviving Xiao Clan members, and Soul Emperor demanded a reason.
• Hun Xiu said the Hun Clan could find and open Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion without the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Soul Emperor trusted him and ordered their release.
• Hun Xiu stopped the jailer, erased the memories of Xiao Zhan, Xiao Li, and the other Xiao Clan members, and implanted new ones.
• Hun Xiu ordered the jailer to arrange for them to live in the Hun Realm as members of the Hun Clan, leaving Soul Emperor and the jailer stunned.

After a year of seclusion, Xiao Yan emerged as a Seven-Star Dou Saint, then returned to Starfall Pavilion and found it reduced to ruins. His grief and rage drew three Hall of Souls Heavenly Venerables, who prepared to kill him.

• Xiao Yan finished refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and reached the Seven-Star Dou Saint realm.
• Xiao Yan dressed, retrieved his gigantic ruler, and vowed to defeat Hun Xiu, while the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame secretly mocked his confidence.
• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion and found the place destroyed, with a stench of blood filling the ruins.
• Xiao Yan cried out for his Teacher and Huo'er, then unleashed an aura that swept rubble and blood away from the ruins.
• Bone Ghost, Blood River, and Prison Earth arrived from the Hall of Souls and decided to kill the person who had appeared.

Xiao Yan found Starfall Pavilion in ruins and confronted Bone Ghost, Blood River, and Prison Earth, who mistook him for Hun Xiu after seeing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He killed Blood River and Prison Earth, then revealed his contempt for Hun Xiu as Bone Ghost began to recognize his voice.

• Bone Ghost, Blood River, and Prison Earth headed toward Starfall Pavilion, while Xiao Yan searched the blood-soaked ruins for the truth about what had happened during his absence.
• Prison Earth attacked Xiao Yan with a massive palm, but the storm around Xiao Yan shattered it effortlessly.
• Bone Ghost ordered Blood River and Prison Earth to attack, and Xiao Yan burned both men to ashes with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Bone Ghost recognized the flame and mistook Xiao Yan for Hun Xiu, but Xiao Yan declared that Hun Xiu was not even fit to carry his shoes.
• Bone Ghost heard Xiao Yan's familiar voice and raised his head toward the sea of flames.

Xiao Yan confronted Bone Ghost after surviving his encounter with Hun Xiu and revealed control over the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Bone Ghost mocked Xiao Yan about being beaten and shitting himself at the Gu Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, leaving Xiao Yan wondering how he knew the humiliating secret.

• Bone Ghost recognized Xiao Yan alive amid the flames and realized he wielded the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Bone Ghost tried to flee, but Xiao Yan sealed the space and pulled him back with a powerful force.
• Bone Ghost accepted that Xiao Yan had survived Hun Xiu and assumed he had escaped from him.
• Xiao Yan boasted that Hun Xiu could not kill him, while Bone Ghost recalled Hun Xiu crushing and humiliating him at the Gu Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Bone Ghost said Xiao Yan had been beaten until he shat himself, and Xiao Yan wondered how he knew about the secret.

Xiao Yan learned that the Hall of Souls and Hun Xiu were behind Starfall Pavilion's destruction, while Bone Ghost urged him to join the Hall of Souls. Xiao Yan refused and killed Bone Ghost with a wisp of flame.

• Xiao Yan wondered how Bone Ghost knew he had once been beaten by Hun Xiu, unaware Bone Ghost's offhand taunt had accidentally been true.
• Bone Ghost confirmed that the Hall of Souls had destroyed Starfall Pavilion and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, and Xiao Yan blamed Hun Xiu.
• Bone Ghost threatened Xiao Yan and urged him to submit to the Hall of Souls, claiming it was his only way to survive.
• Xiao Yan rejected Bone Ghost's offer, declared their sides were locked in a fight to the death, and raised a flame against him.
• Xiao Yan's milky-white flame struck Bone Ghost and engulfed him in towering flames.

After destroying Bone Ghost, Xiao Yan waited among Starfall Pavilion’s ruins for the Hall of Souls, then sensed Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er approaching with her infant daughter. The survivors returned to Starfall Pavilion seeking refuge, unaware that Xiao Yan was nearby.

• Xiao Yan burned Bone Ghost to nothing and vowed revenge on Hun Xiu, the Hun Clan, and the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Yan waited three days in Starfall Pavilion’s ruins for Hall of Souls experts, then decided to seek them out himself when no one came.
• Xiao Yan sensed the weak auras of Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er and hurried toward them.
• Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er approached Starfall Pavilion after a year of fleeing the Hall of Souls, with Tang Huo'er carrying her infant daughter, Little Huo'er.
• Yao Chen said the ruins would be a safe refuge, while the survivors hoped to recover and eventually take revenge.

Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er, Yao Chen, and Ancestor Huoyun after believing them lost, then learned that the baby in Tang Huo'er's arms was his daughter. The family was reunited, and Xiao Yan celebrated meeting Xiao Huo'er.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun sensed that Xiao Yan was alive and told Tang Huo'er.
• Xiao Yan descended before Tang Huo'er, Yao Chen, and Ancestor Huoyun, and they joyfully reunited.
• Tang Huo'er stopped short of embracing Xiao Yan because she was holding a baby, making him fear she had been unfaithful.
• Tang Huo'er explained that the baby was their daughter, Xiao Huo'er, whom she had conceived before Xiao Yan left for the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan rejoiced at becoming a father and thanked Tang Huo'er as they welcomed their reunion.

Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er and met his newborn daughter before learning that Hun Xiu had destroyed his allies and clan. He vowed revenge but agreed to stay calm, then revealed that he had reached Seven-Star Dou Saint and believed he could match Hun Xiu.

• Xiao Yan held his daughter Xiao Huo'er, struggled when she cried, and watched Tang Huo'er soothe her.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Ancestor Huoyun and Yao Chen, then recounted spending the past year in the Demonic Flame Space and refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Ancestor Huoyun and Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Hun Xiu had destroyed Starfall Pavilion, the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, the Xiao Clan in the Great Northwest, and the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yan swore to kill Hun Xiu, but Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun urged him to stay calm and bide his time.
• Yao Chen guessed that Hun Xiu was at least a Seven-Star Dou Saint, and Xiao Yan revealed that he had also reached Seven-Star Dou Saint and was ready to challenge him.

Hun Bufan learned that Xiao Yan had survived and killed three Hall of Souls venerables, then ordered the pursuit of Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er to be recalled. In Hun Realm, Gu Xun'er was confirmed to be carrying twins, and Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan settled on names for the children.

• Hun Bufan secretly investigated the deaths of Bone Ghost, Blood River, and Prison Earth rather than immediately seeking revenge.
• The Vice Hall Master reported that Xiao Yan had killed the three venerables, and Hun Bufan accepted that Xiao Yan was still alive.
• Hun Bufan ordered Hall of Souls personnel pursuing Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er to return.
• Hun Bufan vanished from the great hall after the Vice Hall Master left.
• In Hun Realm, Hun Xiu and Gu Xun'er learned that Gu Xun'er was carrying twins, prompting Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan to stop arguing over the children.
• Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan chose the names Hun Gu and Gu Soul for the twins.

Hun Bufan reported to Hun Xiu that Xiao Yan was alive, and Hun Xiu sent him to test Xiao Yan while warning him not to underestimate him. Hun Xiu then followed after Hun Bufan, and three days later both sides converged at the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.

• Hun Bufan told Hun Xiu that Xiao Yan was still alive, but Hun Xiu showed little surprise.
• Hun Xiu ordered Hun Bufan to test Xiao Yan and warned him not to confront Xiao Yan head-on.
• Hun Xiu decided to follow Hun Bufan because he feared Xiao Yan could defeat him.
• Three days later, Hun Bufan found Xiao Yan at the ruins of Starfall Pavilion and unleashed his aura across the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan, Ancestor Huoyun, Yao Chen, Tang Huo'er, and the others sensed Hun Bufan's arrival, and Xiao Yan identified him as the Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls.

Xiao Yan confronted Hun Bufan, the Young Hall Master of the Hall of Souls, and revealed strength far beyond his opponent’s. He trapped the fleeing Hun Bufan in a sea of fire, which Hun Bufan recognized as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun panicked when Hun Bufan appeared, but Xiao Yan reassured Tang Huo'er and went to face him.
• Hun Bufan could not discern Xiao Yan’s strength, and the two argued over whether Xiao Yan had actually escaped Hun Xiu’s attempt to kill him.
• Xiao Yan attacked Hun Bufan with his massive ruler and sent him flying, making Hun Bufan realize he was outmatched and flee.
• Xiao Yan overtook Hun Bufan and blocked his path with a vast sea of milky-white flames.
• Hun Bufan recognized the flames as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and wondered how Xiao Yan possessed it when Hun Xiu had consumed it.

Xiao Yan confronted Hun Bufan with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, stopping his powerful saber strike with a single fiery lotus. He then revealed twenty-two more lotuses, leaving Hun Bufan terrified as the confrontation continued.

• Hun Bufan was shocked to see Xiao Yan control the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan taunted Hun Bufan, who responded by unleashing his Six Forms of Arrogant Cold saber strike.
• Xiao Yan blocked the enormous saber with a palm-sized fiery lotus, and both attacks dispersed in a massive clash.
• Xiao Yan summoned twenty-two fiery lotuses and aimed them at Hun Bufan, who was overwhelmed by panic.

Hun Xiu disguised himself as Nihility Devouring Flame and saved Hun Bufan from Xiao Yan’s twenty-two fire lotuses. Xiao Yan recognized the newcomer as a dangerous threat and fixed his attention on him.

• Hun Bufan despaired as Xiao Yan sent twenty-two exquisite fire lotuses to trap and kill him.
• Hun Bufan prepared to self-destruct and let his soul escape, but Xiao Yan noticed his plan and readied a counterattack.
• Hun Xiu decided to intervene and transformed his appearance to resemble Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Xiao Yan and Hun Bufan, then swallowed all twenty-two fire lotuses with Black Flame.
• Hun Bufan thanked Nihility Devouring Flame, who rebuked him as trash, while Xiao Yan sensed the newcomer’s immense danger.

Xiao Yan identified the black-robed Lord Nihility as Nihility Devouring Flame and learned that he was a Nine-Star Dou Saint far beyond Xiao Yan and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Nihility Devouring Flame attacked with a ghostly face that unleashed a vast devouring force, leaving Xiao Yan struggling to hold his ground.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began to rebel inside Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra to suppress it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that the black-robed man was Nihility Devouring Flame, the second-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame said Nihility Devouring Flame had reached Nine-Star Dou Saint and would kill or devour them if they fought him.
• Nihility Devouring Flame recognized Xiao Yan as a Seven-Star Dou Saint and summoned a ghostly face formed from black flame.
• The ghostly face unleashed a devouring force that nearly swept Xiao Yan away and swallowed the sea of fire behind him.

Xiao Yan survived Nihility Devouring Flame’s crushing attack, while Nihility Devouring Flame left despite knowing he was still alive. As Xiao Yan began healing, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame considered telling him about the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

• Xiao Yan broke free of Nihility Devouring Flame’s ghostly face with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, but Nihility Devouring Flame sent him crashing into the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.
• Hun Bufan told Nihility Devouring Flame that Xiao Yan was alive and offered to finish him off, but Nihility Devouring Flame rebuked him for overstepping and vanished.
• Hun Bufan saw that Xiao Yan had survived, though badly injured, and then disappeared into the void.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a medicinal pill and began healing while vowing to repay Nihility Devouring Flame’s humiliation and hatred.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame wondered whether Xiao Yan’s situation offered a chance to tell him about the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries while Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er guarded him. In his consciousness, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tempted Xiao Yan with a path to greater power, and Xiao Yan asked how it could help him.

• Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun stopped Tang Huo'er from approaching Xiao Yan and told her he needed peace to heal.
• Yao Chen, Ancestor Huoyun, and Tang Huo'er guarded Xiao Yan for three days as no one came to the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, apparently because the Hall of Souls had suppressed news of the disturbance.
• Xiao Yan's injuries healed, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked whether he craved power, revenge on Hun Xiu, and the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame whether it could give him power, and the flame spirit said it had already surrendered all its power to him.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame what it meant by offering him a path to power.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame offered Xiao Yan the location of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion in exchange for his freedom, giving Xiao Yan hope of gaining power and possibly becoming a Dou Emperor. After Xiao Yan agreed but questioned whether the cave mansion was real, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began to prove its credibility by asking about the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked whether Xiao Yan craved power, and Xiao Yan admitted that he did.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame brought up Tou She Ancient God and revealed that he knew the whereabouts of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Yan grew excited at the prospect of finding the cave mansion and its rumored secret to becoming a Dou Emperor.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame offered to reveal the location if Xiao Yan returned his freedom, and Xiao Yan agreed but asked how he could trust him.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked Xiao Yan who ranked first on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that Tou She Ancient God was the Heavenly Flame ranked first and told Xiao Yan that it knew the location of his cave mansion. Xiao Yan learned the Nihility Devouring Flame also knew of the cave mansion, but its opportunity remained unclaimed, so he asked where it was located.

• Xiao Yan asked whether the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame knew the Heavenly Flame ranked first, and it identified Tou She Ancient God as that flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame confirmed that it and the Nihility Devouring Flame were the only ones who knew the cave mansion's location.
• Xiao Yan worried that the Nihility Devouring Flame might have told the Hun Clan, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame said it had not and that the opportunity remained there.
• Xiao Yan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame where Tou She Ancient God's cave mansion was located.

Xiao Yan learned that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion was in the Black Corner Region, likely beneath Jia Nan Academy, but discovered he needed all eight Tou She Ancient God Jades to enter. He left the matter unresolved and promised Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame freedom only after obtaining the cave mansion's Opportunity.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame told Xiao Yan that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion was in the Black Corner Region, and Xiao Yan suspected it lay beneath Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan considered heading to the cave mansion, but Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame warned that entering without the key would leave him trapped as its watchdog.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame explained that the key consisted of eight pieces held by the Eight Ancient Clans, known as the Tou She Ancient God Jades.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame warned that a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saint had been trapped in the cave mansion for ten thousand years after trying to force his way in.
• Xiao Yan acknowledged that brute force was too dangerous, then promised to free Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after he obtained the cave mansion's Opportunity.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame explained why Xiao Yan was unlikely to free him before gaining absolute strength and declared Xiao Yan the most qualified to inherit Tou She Ancient God's legacy. Xiao Yan reunited with Tang Huo'er and told Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun their chance to turn things around had come, while Hun Xiu gathered the Hun Clan and leaders of several Ancient Clans to plot a great undertaking.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame suspected that Hun Xiu had impersonated Nihility Devouring Flame when he spared Xiao Yan, and he believed Xiao Yan was best suited to inherit Tou She Ancient God's legacy.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the barrier, and Tang Huo'er rushed into his arms as he reassured her that he was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen and Ancestor Huoyun that their chance to turn things around had come.
• Hun Xiu assembled the Hun Clan's experts and leaders from the Gu, Thunder, Flame, and Yao Clans in Hun Realm to plot a great undertaking.