Chapter Summaries

Xiao Zhen investigated the Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy’s tower and agreed to become an academy elder, while Xiao Yan was beaten by Zi Yan after challenging her. As Xiao Zhen prepared to leave, Zi Yan asked to go with him, leaving him to consider whether Su Qian would allow it.

• Xiao Zhen entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and learned from Yao Chen that the intelligent Fallen Heart Flame was imprisoned below and had high-tier Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Zhen discovered that the Fallen Heart Flame had sensed his aura, then said goodbye to Su Qian, who offered him an elder title; Xiao Zhen accepted so he could return to the academy.
• Xiao Yan challenged Zi Yan after reaching the Dou Zhe level, and she knocked out two of his teeth.
• Xiao Zhen returned, learned Zi Yan had beaten Xiao Yan, and asked her not to hit his face next time.
• Xiao Zhen told Zi Yan he was leaving and promised to visit, then considered her request to come with him and decided he needed Su Qian’s permission.

Xiao Zhen set out from the Inner Academy with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, gaining Grand Elder Su Qian’s reluctant blessing before taking Zi Yan to explore Jia Nan City. The next day, Xiao Zhen infiltrated Han Feng’s residence with Yao Chen’s help and reached the courtyard where Han Feng was cultivating.

• Zi Yan secretly prepared to leave the Inner Academy, but Su Qian confronted her and ultimately gave her a Storage Ring and entrusted her care to Xiao Zhen.
• Su Qian accepted that Zi Yan had grown up and let her leave, asking Xiao Zhen to return her if she could not adjust to life outside.
• In Jia Nan City, Zi Yan excitedly bought and ate local snacks, having never visited the city during her years at the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Zhen left Zi Yan and Xiao Yan at an inn, disguised himself as a servant, and infiltrated Han Feng’s residence.
• Xiao Zhen used Yao Chen’s Soul Power to activate Space Lock, then faced a Dou Ling guard at the entrance to Han Feng’s courtyard.

Han Feng learned that Xiao Zhen possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame, but Xiao Zhen ambushed him with Yao Chen and defeated him. Xiao Zhen left Han Feng pinned to the ground, preparing to finish him.

• Han Feng heard that Xiao Zhen possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame and celebrated the chance to seize a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Zhen sealed the space around Han Feng’s residence, entered in disguise, and revealed his strength.
• Xiao Zhen brought out Yao Chen, whose appearance terrified Han Feng and exposed their history as master and traitorous disciple.
• Yao Chen returned to Xiao Zhen’s body, and Han Feng swallowed pills to boost his power and fight back.
• Xiao Zhen defeated Han Feng with the Sword of Destiny and pinned him to the ground.

Xiao Zhen returned from Maple City with the Sea Heart Flame and Han Feng’s captured soul, then brought Xiao Yan and Zi Yan back to the Xiao Clan. At home, Zi Yan’s bloodline clashed with Chiyu’s, while Erina celebrated her breakthrough and prepared to shop for more ingredients.

• Xiao Zhen took Han Feng’s spoils, separated his soul from the Sea Heart Flame, and stored the soul for later.
• Xiao Zhen found Zi Yan beating men who had tried to abduct her and Xiao Yan, then left Maple City with them on the Centipede Puppet.
• Xiao Zhen, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan returned to the Jia Ma Empire after several days, and Xiao Zhen put away the puppet to hide his identity.
• Zi Yan and Chiyu reacted with hostility to each other because Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon and Chiyu carried Heavenly Demon Phoenix bloodline.
• Erina celebrated reaching Dou Zhe and asked Xiao Zhen for money to buy ingredients with Hisako and Die.

Xiao Zhen fused the Sea Heart Flame with the Green Lotus Core Flame, then used his improved power to refine a Form Transformation Pill. He gave the pill to Die, who passed it on to Zi Yan so she might restore her ability to return to her Magical Beast form and find her family.

• Xiao Zhen absorbed the Sea Heart Flame and fused it with the Green Lotus Core Flame, causing intense heat across the Xiao Clan.
• Xun'er and the hidden Dou Zun sensed the two Heavenly Flames, while Old Xiao noticed the disturbance near Xiao Zhen's courtyard.
• Xiao Zhen completed the fusion, advanced to three-star Dou Zong, and reached the threshold of the Spiritual Realm in Soul Power.
• Xiao Zhen refined a Seventh-grade Form Transformation Pill, whose heavenly phenomenon briefly alarmed people across the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Zhen gave Die the pill he had promised to refine, and Die handed it to Zi Yan to help her regain control of her Magical Beast form and possibly find her family.

Zi Yan took the Form Transformation Pill and revealed her true form as an Ancient Void Dragon, but Xiao Zhen’s reunion with the women turned into a jealous confrontation over his hidden secrets. Over dinner, he explained the realms above Dou Di and revealed the powerful backgrounds of Xun’er, Yao Chen, and the Xiao Clan.

• Zi Yan took the Form Transformation Pill, recovered memories, and transformed into an enormous purple Ancient Void Dragon.
• Yao Chen emerged from Xiao Zhen’s Black Ring and identified Zi Yan as one of the three great Magical Beast clans.
• Die confronted Xiao Zhen about his secrets after a black-haired girl emerged from his shadow, and the women criticized him over his lovers.
• Erina and her companions prepared a lavish meal, where Die learned from Zixiang that two Great Luo Golden Immortals had destroyed her world.
• Xiao Zhen explained that Great Luo Golden Immortals stood far above Dou Di and revealed that Xun’er belonged to the Ancient Clan and Yao Chen belonged to the Yao Clan.
• Xiao Zhen claimed that his Xiao Clan had once been the continent’s number one clan and descended from a Dou Di.

Xiao Zhen left home with his household in tow to inspect a newly developed cannon at Dragon Tiger City. After witnessing its immense power and learning its limitations, he asked Deen to prepare several for him, while Die suspected he still planned to visit another woman.

• Xiao Zhen tried to leave home for Dragon Tiger City, but Zi Yan stopped him and alerted the other women, who insisted on accompanying him.
• Xiao Zhen and the women arrived at Dragon Tiger City, where Tiger King, Tyrannosaurus God, and Deen greeted them.
• Deen demonstrated the cannon, which blasted away a distant mountain, and Yao Chen judged its power greater than a peak Dou Zong's full-force attack.
• Deen explained that the cannon overheated after firing, consumed enormous energy, and struggled to hit fast-moving targets.
• Xiao Zhen asked Deen to prepare several cannons for him, and Die accused him of planning to visit another woman.

Xiao Zhen trained Xiao Yan in the forest while advancing his own cultivation through dual cultivation with Medusa in the Luoyan Empire. As Xiao Zhen prepared to leave, Medusa asked him to take Die back to the Snake-people Race, and Xiao Yan began a painful medicinal oil treatment under Yao Chen's guidance.

• Nalan Yanran neared the ninth stage of Dou Qi while cultivating on Misty Cloud Mountain, and Xiao Yan advanced to four-star Dou Zhe after months of brutal training with Xiao Zhen.
• Xiao Zhen brought Xiao Yan's forest training to an end and said they would return in a couple of days.
• Xiao Zhen reached six-star Dou Zong through dual cultivation, while Medusa advanced to high-level Dou Zong.
• Medusa asked Xiao Zhen to take Die back to the Snake-people Race so she could reclaim her identity.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yan an Ice Heart Pill and told him to soak in a vat of medicinal hot oil overnight.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill, jumped into the vat, and began circulating his Fire Affinity Cultivation Technique as Yao Chen prepared to turn up the fire.

Xiao Yan completed Yao Chen’s oil-wok training and learned that Yao Chen had accepted him as a nominal disciple. As the bet between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran approached, Yun Yun prepared Nalan Yanran to advance to Dou Zhe with a Qi Gathering Powder bearing Pill Markings.

• Xiao Zhen discovered that the oil-wok training had tempered Xiao Yan’s skin, though Xiao Yan’s head and face had not been soaked.
• Yao Chen revealed that he had added Soul-Soothing Herb and Mind-Stabilizing Flower to the wok and had accepted Xiao Yan as a nominal disciple.
• Xiao Zhen took Xiao Yan back to the Xiao Clan after Xiao Yan bathed in the river.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran to defeat Xiao Yan in their approaching bet, while Nalan Yanran worried about his talent and progress.
• Yun Yun gave Nalan Yanran a Qi Gathering Powder with Pill Markings to help her advance from the ninth stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe.

Xiao Zhen sent Zi Yan to steal medicinal ingredients from the Misty Cloud Sect, then compensated the Alchemist Guild by refining pills and gifting Fa Ma a Sect Breaking Pill. He also gave Hai Bodong a Sect Breaking Pill and obtained Hai Bodong’s fragment of a map linked to a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Zhen learned that Zi Yan had stolen ingredients from the Alchemist Guild and suggested she steal from the Misty Cloud Sect for more candy pills.
• Zi Yan stole the Misty Cloud Sect’s stored medicinal ingredients, and Yun Yun tasked Yun Leng with investigating the theft, leading to trouble for many disciples.
• Fa Ma accepted several dozen Sixth-grade Medicinal Pills from Xiao Zhen as compensation and received a Sect Breaking Pill as a gift.
• Xiao Zhen visited Hai Bodong and gave him a Sect Breaking Pill, which Hai Bodong mistook for a betrothal gift for Ya Fei.
• Xiao Zhen asked Hai Bodong for his map fragment, and Hai Bodong gave him the piece he believed was connected to a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Zhen helped Jia Xingtian obtain pills that could aid his cultivation, then accompanied the Xiao Clan to the Misty Cloud Sect for Xiao Yan’s duel with Nalan Yanran. The chapter ended as Xiao Yan prepared to fight, while Yun Shan grew suspicious of the sudden breakthroughs of Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and another elder.

• Xiao Zhen gave Jia Xingtian pills that left the old man hopeful of advancing beyond Nine-star Dou Huang.
• Months later, Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect for his promised match with Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shan questioned Hai Bodong about how he and two other elders could stand in the air, and Hai Bodong revealed that all three had become Dou Zong experts.
• Yun Shan secretly ordered elders to investigate how the three had broken through.
• Yun Yun insisted the duel use fair rules, and Xiao Zhen kicked Xiao Yan toward the arena and ordered him to defeat Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their challenge, securing victory in the wager between Xiao Zhen and Yun Yun. Xiao Zhen left his reward undecided, and Erina and Die later teased him about what he might demand from Yun Yun.

• Nalan Yanran challenged Xiao Yan with the Clear Wind Sword Dance, but he overwhelmed her with his superior cultivation and experience.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached five-star Dou Zhe, shocking Nalan Yanran and the watching crowd.
• Xiao Yan prolonged the fight before defeating Nalan Yanran in one stroke, and Yun Yun comforted her disciple afterward.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Zhen what he wanted as the winner of their wager, but he said he had not decided yet.
• At dinner, Erina and Die mocked Xiao Zhen for pretending he would not take advantage of Yun Yun.

Xiao Zhen discovered that he had arrived in the world of Ultraman Tiga and received a mission to defeat Gatanothor. While he waited for the events of the original story to begin, he infiltrated TPC and learned he could buy a Light Gene, though he still needed a Giant Stone Statue to become an Ultraman.

• Xiao Zhen traveled to a modern world with Zi Yan, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen, then bought identities and explored the city.
• Xiao Zhen recognized TPC uniforms and monster records as signs that the world was Ultraman Tiga's, and confirmed that Tiga had not yet awakened.
• The system assigned Xiao Zhen a mission to stop Gatanothor from destroying the world, with a Space Monster Zetton as the reward.
• Xiao Zhen infiltrated TPC headquarters to monitor GUTS while waiting for Melba and Golza to appear.
• Xiao Zhen asked whether he could become an Ultraman, and the system told him he lacked the Light Genetic Factor and could buy an incomplete or complete Light Gene.

Xiao Zhen learned that Golza and Melba were approaching the island nation and followed Daigo as he discovered the Ancient Civilization Pyramid. The GUTS team found three Giant Stone Statues, while Golza arrived and began demolishing buildings.

• Xiao Zhen gave Xiao Yan the Black Ring containing Yao Chen and promised Zi Yan he would take her to the amusement park another day.
• GUTS decoded a message from Yulian warning that Golza and Melba would appear and that the Giant Stone Statues could protect Earth, though the instructions for reviving them were lost to static.
• Xiao Zhen secretly watched GUTS and focused on Daigo, while Melba flew toward the island nation and Golza moved toward the same destination.
• Xiao Zhen arranged for Zi Yan and Xiao Yan to stay somewhere secluded, then followed Daigo to the Ancient Civilization Pyramid.
• Daigo and the GUTS members passed through the Pyramid's barrier and found three Giant Stone Statues as Xiao Zhen watched nearby.
• Golza arrived on the island nation and began demolishing high-rise buildings, prompting civilians to celebrate its unexpected service.

Xiao Zhen tried to fuse with Tiga’s statue, then summoned a Zoffy doll to protect it when Golza and Melba attacked the pyramid. Zoffy fought both monsters but failed to finish Golza with his M87 Ray, and Melba struck him from behind as the battle continued.

• GUTS left the pyramid to confront approaching Golza and Melba, while Xiao Zhen tried to connect with Tiga’s statue and was rejected.
• Xiao Zhen began fusing with the statue on the right, then stored the other two statues in the System Space.
• Golza destroyed the pyramid, leaving Tiga’s statue exposed, and Daigo flew toward the monsters to protect it.
• Xiao Zhen summoned his Zoffy doll and ordered it to defend Tiga’s statue and attack the monsters.
• Zoffy knocked Melba away and hit Golza with an M87 Ray, but the beam only cracked Golza’s armor.
• Melba recovered and fired green beams at Zoffy from behind.

Daigo awakened as Ultraman Tiga after his Guts Wing crashed, and joined Zoffy in defeating Melba while Golza escaped. The GUTS team found Daigo alive, while Xiao Zhen watched from hiding and the Ancient Civilization's time machine revealed Tiga's name to him.

• Melba's green beam struck Daigo's Guts Wing, which crashed into the forest, but Daigo transformed into energy and entered the Tiga Stone Statue.
• Daigo awakened as Tiga and charged into battle; Golza fled after Tiga switched to Power Type and tore off its tail, while Zoffy killed Melba.
• Zoffy vanished with Melba's corpse, and Tiga left after hearing Zoffy's farewell; the GUTS team mourned Daigo until Horii spotted him alive by the river.
• Daigo reunited with the GUTS team and made up an excuse for not ejecting, while Xiao Zhen watched them leave and urged him to grow stronger against Gatanothor.
• The Ancient Civilization's time machine revealed that the giant was Ultraman Tiga, and Daigo recognized the Spark Lens he carried.
• Back in his room in another parallel universe, Zoffy sensed that someone was using his power and wondered if it was an illusion.

Xiao Zhen met Daigo in a park and answered his questions about becoming Ultraman Tiga. He told Daigo that Tiga had once been a Dark Giant, but urged him to follow his own heart rather than imitate Tiga.

• At a ramen shop, Xiao Zhen recognized the veiled Maya as an alien, while Xiao Yan and Zi Yan learned that he had witnessed Daigo transform into light.
• A woman arrived and hurried Maya away for a press conference and performance, and Xiao Zhen decided to take Xiao Yan and Zi Yan to meet someone.
• Daigo waited beneath a tree after receiving Xiao Zhen's message, and Xiao Zhen arrived with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan.
• Daigo asked why he could transform into Tiga, and Xiao Zhen said that certain people had chosen him.
• Xiao Zhen explained that Tiga had once been a destructive Dark Giant and reassured Daigo that he could use Tiga's power without becoming Tiga.

Megumi Iruma faced the Kirieiloids’ threats and rejected their attempt to recruit her, while Xiao Zhen fused with the statue and awakened as Ultraman Achilles. After testing Achilles’s Despair Ray, Xiao Zhen discovered that his power was immense but that he needed to replenish its Light Energy with Dou Qi.

• Megumi Iruma defended Ultraman Tiga in a television interview, but the host became possessed and warned that the Kirieiloids would rule Earth.
• Megumi Iruma ordered GUTS to emergency status after a nearby building burst into flames, then faced criticism at TPC headquarters for supporting Ultraman Tiga.
• A Kirieiloid confronted Megumi Iruma in her room and demanded that she join them, but she refused.
• Xiao Zhen spent several hours merging with the statue and inherited memories of Ultraman Achilles, a blue speed-type warrior who had defeated eight monsters.
• Xiao Zhen fired Achilles’s Despair Ray and, after Yao Chen estimated its strength near low-level Dou Zun, replenished its depleted Light Energy with Dou Qi.

Xiao Zhen arrived in Tiga World with his companions and discovered Daigo struggling against a Kirieiloid. He defeated the alien and left Daigo with a lesson to improve his fighting skills.

• Xiao Zhen and his companions discussed their supply mission and plans to find a long-term residence, while Xiao Yan learned he would need to live separately.
• Yao Chen sensed a powerful battle in the city, so Xiao Zhen went to investigate.
• Xiao Zhen found Daigo, transformed into Ultraman Tiga, being outmatched by a Kirieiloid.
• Xiao Zhen transformed into a sea-blue Ultraman, mocked the Kirieiloid, and defeated him by slicing off his head.
• Xiao Zhen helped Ultraman Tiga up, advised Daigo to train his technique, and flew away with him from the city.

After the Kirieiloid’s defeat, Daigo asked Xiao Zhen to train him so he could become stronger and protect Earth. Xiao Yan thoroughly beat Daigo in untransformed combat, and Xiao Zhen then took Daigo away from the city to test him in a battle between Giants of Light.

• Rena asked Daigo whether the revived Giant liked the name Ultraman Achilles, and Daigo modestly said it had only been a suggestion.
• Daigo asked Yulian about Achilles and resolved to grow stronger after learning about the Giant’s power and noble character.
• Daigo asked Xiao Zhen to train him, and Xiao Zhen took him to an abandoned forest with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan threw Daigo to the ground, then continued sparring with him while Xiao Zhen instructed Daigo in combat movements.
• After two hours, Xiao Zhen restored some of Daigo’s energy and proposed a full-strength battle between Giants of Light.
• Xiao Zhen sent Xiao Yan back toward the city and transported himself and Daigo away from the forest.