Chapter Summaries

Ning Su explored Huang Feng City after arriving in the Central Continent and acquired a rare Magic Core needed for Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill Method. He then encountered Han Yue and Zi Yan, who invited him to visit the Han Family in Tianbei City.

• Ning Su, Medusa, and Qing Lin arrived in Huang Feng City and settled into an inn.
• Ning Su explored the trading district and bought a Seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast Magic Core for two Six-Grade Pills.
• Han Yue recognized Ning Su and told him she was a student of Jia Nan Academy who remembered him protecting the academy.
• Han Yue introduced Zi Yan and invited Ning Su to visit her family in Tianbei City, and Ning Su said he might go if he had the opportunity.

Ning Su gave Zi Yan a medicinal pill and planned to reconnect with her in Tianbei City, then learned that Medusa knew about his relationship with Qing Lin and accepted it. Medusa sent him to keep Qing Lin company, and Qing Lin mistook his visit for an intimate one, leading them to grow closer.

• Ning Su gave Zi Yan a pill, and she called him a good person before leaving with Han Yue for Tianbei City.
• Ning Su returned to Medusa and learned that she knew he had taken advantage of Qing Lin on the ship and expected him to treat Qing Lin responsibly.
• Medusa told Ning Su to spend the night with Qing Lin, and he went to see her.
• Qing Lin worried that Medusa was angry, but Ning Su reassured her that Medusa accepted their relationship.
• Qing Lin turned off the light to ease her embarrassment and took Ning Su's hand, and he went along with her mistaken expectation of intimacy.

Ning Su, Qing Lin, and Medusa killed a young man from the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan after he harassed Medusa, then planned to travel toward the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool. The clan’s experts arrived as the three prepared to leave Huang Feng City.

• Ning Su and Qing Lin came downstairs and found Medusa facing a young man who identified himself as a member of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
• Medusa severed the young man’s arm when he tried to grab her, then burned his two guards to ashes.
• Ning Su declared Medusa was his and burned the young man to ashes despite the innkeeper warning that the clan would retaliate.
• Ning Su, Qing Lin, and Medusa calmly finished breakfast and planned to head toward the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.
• Several powerful figures arrived, led by an old man in a white python robe who demanded to know who had killed his grandson.

Ning Su, Medusa, and Qing Lin fought the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan after Ning Su admitted killing Yao Shan’s grandson and guards. Ning Su killed Yao Shan and devoured his cultivation, reaching Nine-star Dou Zong, while Qing Lin used her pupils against the clan’s experts.

• Ning Su admitted to killing Yao Shan’s grandson and two guards, prompting Yao Shan to attack him.
• Medusa fought four clan experts while Qing Lin used Jade Snake Phantoms and her Demonic Heart Illusion Technique against the others.
• Ning Su battled Yao Shan with palm strikes, then used his Azure Nether Chaos Flame to force him back.
• Ning Su ambushed Yao Shan with corrosive venom and bit his shoulder, poisoning him throughout his body.
• Ning Su refined Yao Shan with the Azure Nether Chaos Flame, devoured his cultivation, and rose to Nine-star Dou Zong.

After Ning Su killed Yao Shan and absorbed his cultivation and abilities, he left Huang Feng City with Medusa and Qing Lin. The Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan learned of Yao Shan’s death, while Elder Mu Gu discovered Ning Su had come to the Central Continent and began plotting to seize his body and Heavenly Flames.

• Ning Su devoured Yao Shan, advanced to Nine-star Dou Zong, acquired two Earth Tier fighting skills and Emperor Python Heart-Eating Poison, and fused the poison into his venom.
• Medusa and Qing Lin defeated the remaining Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan members, and Qing Lin stored most of them away before the three left Huang Feng City.
• A subordinate told Yao Xiao Tian that Yao Shan’s life plaque had shattered, and Yao Xiao Tian ordered an investigation amid divisions within the clan.
• A Soul Hall Protector informed Elder Mu Gu that Ning Su was in the Northern Region of the Central Plains, and Mu Gu ordered the Protector to track him.
• Hun Mie Sheng offered Mu Gu a Dou Zun body, but Mu Gu chose to pursue Ning Su’s body so he could take revenge and claim Ning Su’s Heavenly Flames.

Ning Su, Medusa, and Qing Lin traveled toward Tianbei City, and Ning Su told Medusa about a place that might evolve their Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python bloodlines. After Qing Lin advanced to Dou Zong, the trio reached Ten Thousand Snake Gorge, where Demon Snake Xia Mang realized he had challenged three Dou Zong experts.

• Ning Su told Medusa that the Nine Nether Yellow Springs could evolve Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Pythons into Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Pythons, and promised to take her there when he was strong enough.
• Qing Lin absorbed the cultivation of several Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan members and advanced from Five-Star Dou Huang to One-Star Dou Zong.
• Ning Su bought a map in a small town, and the trio followed it toward Tianbei City.
• The trio reached Ten Thousand Snake Gorge, where Ning Su warned that the Dou Huang-level Demon Snake Xia Mang occupied it.
• Xia Mang emerged to accost Medusa and Qing Lin, then noticed all three travelers were Dou Zong experts and wondered if he had come to the wrong place.

Ning Su, Medusa, and Qing Lin crossed Ten Thousand Snake Gorge after Qing Lin forced the villain Xia Mang to kill himself. They reached Tianbei City, where Han Yue welcomed them to stay with the Han Family.

• Xia Mang attacked Ning Su and the others with poisonous mist, then fled, but Qing Lin caught him and used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control him.
• Qing Lin ordered Xia Mang to take his own life, and he died by his own sword.
• Ning Su led Medusa and Qing Lin onward to Tianbei City, where they encountered Han Yue.
• Han Yue invited Ning Su and his companions to the Han Family, and Han Chi welcomed them as honored guests.

Ning Su befriended Zi Yan by giving her medicinal pills and refining herbs into tasty pellets, while the Han Family welcomed him and his companions into their residence. After learning that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon with royal blood, Medusa understood why the girl could consume so many herbs and pills.

• Ning Su gave Zi Yan medicinal pills, and Han Yue led him, Medusa, and Qing Lin to vacant rooms in the Han Family residence.
• Zi Yan gave Ning Su a Shen Nong Grass in return for his pills, then asked him to turn her herbs into tastier medicinal pellets.
• Ning Su refined Zi Yan’s herbs into sweet pellets, and she praised them before running off with the batch.
• The Han Family treated Ning Su and his companions courteously after learning he was a Dou Zong expert and an alchemist.
• Zi Yan visited Ning Su daily for more pellets, and Medusa asked about the girl’s unusual bloodline.
• Ning Su revealed that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon with royal blood, surprising Medusa.

Ning Su explained to Medusa that he had treated Qing Lin well because of her exceptional bloodline, while Medusa left Tianbei City for a few days. As the Han Family prepared for Hong Chen’s return and the threat he posed, Ning Su spent the evening with Qing Lin and stayed in her room.

• Medusa realized Ning Su had favored the strange girl because of her bloodline, then left to wander for a day or two.
• The Han Family learned that Hong Chen had become an inner disciple of the Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion and returned to Tianbei City, prompting Han Chi to call Han Xue and other clan members back.
• Qing Lin told Ning Su that Medusa was away and served him dinner before preparing his bath.
• Ning Su teased Qing Lin about bathing with him, then stopped when she became embarrassed.
• Ning Su went to Qing Lin's room, combed and dried her hair with the Heavenly Flames, and stayed after she turned off the lamp, expecting intimacy.

Ning Su and Qing Lin shared an intimate night after Qing Lin willingly agreed to become his woman, and the next morning she felt happy despite her shyness and soreness. Meanwhile, Hong Chen returned to the Hong Family with Elder Shen’s support, and the family prepared to move against the Han Family.

• Ning Su asked Qing Lin if she was willing to truly become his woman, and she agreed because she loved him.
• Hong Chen returned to the Hong Family as a Seven-Star Dou Huang and told Hong Li that Elder Shen of the Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion had come to help suppress the Han Family.
• Hong Chen and Hong Li joined the Hong Family elders to discuss their plan against the Han Family, including their interest in Han Yue and Han Xue.
• The morning after their intimate night, Ning Su applied medicine for Qing Lin and brought her breakfast.
• Qing Lin ate beside Ning Su and told him that she suddenly felt very happy.

Hong Chen used his Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion backing to pressure the Han Family into a challenge, demanding Han Yue and Han Xue as the stakes. Han Yue accepted to buy her family time and planned to ask Ning Su for help, while the Han Family worried that Han Xue had been intercepted.

• Ning Su left Qing Lin to rest after breakfast and went out for a stroll.
• Hong Chen confronted the Han Family, revealed he was a Seven-Star Dou Huang and an inner disciple of the Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion, and demanded a marriage alliance with Han Yue and Han Xue.
• Hong Chen challenged the Han Family to find a younger fighter who could defeat him in three days, or he would claim both sisters.
• Han Yue accepted the challenge but insisted that only she would marry Hong Chen if her side lost.
• Han Yue and Han Chi considered asking Ning Su for help, and Han Yue rushed out when the Great Elder raised the possibility that the Hong Family had intercepted Han Xue.

Han Yue arrived in time to help Han Xue, but the sisters were overwhelmed by two Hong Family elders until Ning Su rescued them and killed the attackers. The convoy continued to Tianbei City, where Han Xue learned that Ning Su was the powerful man who had saved their academy and teased Han Yue about her feelings for him.

• Hong Mu and Hong Lie intercepted Han Xue's convoy and demanded that she come with them to threaten the Han Family.
• Han Yue arrived to protect Han Xue, but she and her sister were injured when Hong Mu and Hong Lie attacked them.
• Ning Su caught the sisters as they fell and used a Three-Colored Fire Python to burn the Hong Family attackers to ashes.
• Ning Su accompanied Han Yue and Han Xue in their carriage before leaving to buy a few things as they entered Tianbei City.
• Han Yue told Han Xue that Ning Su had saved their academy, and Han Xue admitted that she found him handsome and powerful.

Han Yue and Han Xue asked Ning Su to help the Han Family defeat Hong Chen after the Hong Family threatened to force the sisters into marriage. Ning Su agreed to enter the challenge, leaving the Han Family hopeful that its crisis could be resolved.

• Han Xue told Han Chi that Hong Family experts had intercepted her and Han Yue, and that Ning Su had rescued them.
• Han Chi and Han Yue explained Hong Chen's demands and their agreement to let Han Yue face him in a challenge.
• Han Yue and Han Xue visited Ning Su and asked him to defeat Hong Chen because no one among the Han Family's younger generation could win.
• Han Yue offered herself to Ning Su if he would help, but Ning Su agreed before she needed to offer that reward.
• Han Yue and Han Xue rejoiced when Ning Su promised to help the Han Family.

Ning Su prepared to represent the Han Family against Hong Chen in the contest, while a mysterious black-mist visitor offered to help the Hong Family. The contest began at the Sky Stone Stage, where Ning Su faced Hong Chen as Medusa and Qing Lin watched.

• A mysterious visitor appeared at the Hong Family and warned that Ning Su was a Dou Zong, then offered to help Hong Chen, a Dou Emperor.
• Medusa returned with Zi Yan, who had gathered medicinal herbs, and told Ning Su she had come back after hearing about the contest.
• Ning Su assured Medusa he would defeat Hong Chen openly to protect the Han Family's reputation.
• At the Sky Stone Stage, Hong Chen eyed Han Yue and Han Xue before becoming captivated by Medusa and unsettled by her cold gaze.
• Ning Su stepped onto the stage to face Hong Chen, who questioned whether the Han Family had found a decent helper.

Ning Su defeated Hong Chen after Hong Chen used Soul Hall power to raise his cultivation to an Eight-Star Dou Zong, securing the Han Family's victory over the Hong Family. Ning Su then confronted Elder Mu Gu, suggesting the Soul Hall had come for him.

• Hong Chen attacked Ning Su, but Ning Su's Indestructible Vajra Body withstood the blow and his Sky Breaking Palm sent Hong Chen reeling.
• Hong Chen revealed black smoke linked to the Soul Hall and used Thunder God Descends to raise his cultivation from an Eight-Star Dou Huang to an Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Ning Su dodged Hong Chen's attacks with Sand-Treading Travel and overpowered him with the Nine Netherworld Profound Yin Palm, sending him off the stage.
• Ning Su declared that Hong Chen's defeat meant the Hong Family had lost, and the Han Family celebrated its victory.
• Ning Su turned to the black-robed Elder Mu Gu and said their matter was not settled.

Ning Su confronted Elder Mu Gu, who surrounded him with Soul Hall Protectors and fought him on the Sky Stone Stage. Old Ghost Star Seizer ambushed Ning Su and sealed his meridians, allowing Elder Mu Gu to send his soul into Ning Su’s body to seize it.

• Ning Su exposed Elder Mu Gu, who revealed his ravaged body and summoned Soul Hall Protectors to surround the Sky Stone Stage.
• Medusa, Qing Lin, Han Chi, and the Han Family elders fought the Protectors while Han Yue and Han Xue left to seek the Han Family ancestor’s help.
• Ning Su melted Elder Mu Gu’s chains and shattered his Ten Thousand Soul Lock barrier with the Azure Nether Chaos Flame.
• Old Ghost Star Seizer emerged from a tear in space, struck Ning Su, and planted Soul Hall’s Soul Locking Seal in his body.
• Elder Mu Gu sent his soul into Ning Su’s glabella and began to seize his body.

Elder Mu Gu entered Ning Su’s body to seize it and claim his Heavenly Flames, but Ning Su devoured his soul and advanced in power. Ning Su then revealed his survival by attacking Old Ghost Star Seizer, who ordered the Soul Hall members to retreat.

• Elder Mu Gu entered Ning Su’s body while Old Ghost Star Seizer kept Medusa and the others from reaching him.
• Elder Mu Gu tried to devour Ning Su’s soul, but Ning Su summoned the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python and consumed him, advancing his Soul Power and cultivation.
• Ning Su woke and pretended to be Elder Mu Gu, then struck Old Ghost Star Seizer with a Three-Colored Fire Python.
• Old Ghost Star Seizer was injured and poisoned by the attack, realized Ning Su had defeated Elder Mu Gu, and ordered a retreat.

Ning Su defeated and devoured Old Ghost Star Seizer and the remaining Soul Hall Protectors during the battle in Tianbei City, advancing to Four-Star Dou Zun. With the conflict over, he reunited with Medusa and Qing Lin and prepared to return.

• Ning Su sealed Old Ghost Star Seizer and the other Soul Hall Protectors inside a barrier of Azure Nether Chaos Flame.
• Ning Su fought Old Ghost Star Seizer, using his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python form to swallow him and refine him with Infinite Devour.
• Ning Su absorbed Old Ghost Star Seizer and advanced to Four-Star Dou Zun.
• Ning Su devoured the fleeing Soul Hall Protectors, ending the chaos in Tianbei City and securing victory for the Han Family over the Hong Family.
• Medusa and Qing Lin checked on Ning Su, and he assured them he was fine before wrapping his arms around them and heading back.

After the Han Family defeated the Hong Family and Ning Su helped repel the Soul Hall experts, he stayed in Tianbei City as the Han Family’s honored guest. Left alone while Medusa, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin went sightseeing, he found Han Xue struggling with her cultivation and agreed to guide her.

• The Han Family thanked Ning Su for helping them defeat the Hong Family and survive the battle against Soul Hall, then held a celebratory banquet.
• Ning Su decided to remain in Tianbei City, and the Han Family welcomed him as their powerful backer.
• Medusa, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin went sightseeing together, leaving Ning Su alone at the Han Family residence.
• Ning Su found Han Xue repeatedly practicing a Dou Technique and learned that she had reached a cultivation bottleneck.
• Ning Su explained that Han Xue was wasting Dou Qi because her control was imprecise, and she asked him to teach her how to improve it.
• Ning Su agreed to guide Han Xue, and she thanked him happily.

Ning Su guided Han Xue in controlling her Dou Qi, helping her break through from Five-Star Dou King to Six-Star Dou Wang. After he left, Han Yue arrived and asked about his visit.

• Han Xue tried to follow Ning Su's advice but could not control her Dou Qi precisely on her own.
• Ning Su stood behind Han Xue, held her wrists, and guided her sword movements while teaching her to circulate Dou Qi.
• Han Xue practiced alone, found the feeling Ning Su had shown her, and broke through to Six-Star Dou Wang.
• Han Xue thanked Ning Su for his guidance and past help, and he left her courtyard.
• Han Yue found Han Xue watching Ning Su leave, and Han Xue told her she had broken through with his guidance.