Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao returned to East Dragon Island with Zi Yan, who had obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, so she could absorb it safely. The Grand Elder and Second Elder confirmed the fruit’s arrival and began planning its absorption, while Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan went to rest.

• Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, and Hei Qing returned to East Dragon Island, where Zi Yan complained about being back.
• The Grand Elder and Second Elder arrived and greeted Lu Yunxiao, who revealed that he wanted to visit the Void Lightning Pool and had returned mainly for Zi Yan.
• Lu Yunxiao told the elders that Zi Yan had obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in the Dou Sheng Remnant, and Zi Yan confirmed it.
• The Grand Elder and Second Elder reacted with excitement and decided to arrange Zi Yan’s absorption of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit as soon as possible.
• The Grand Elder sent Hei Qing to escort Lu Yunxiao and the others to rest while the elders planned the absorption.

Lu Yunxiao returned to East Dragon Island and reunited with Little Star, who was overjoyed to see him. He invited her to travel with him again and offered her Demonic Saint Essence Blood to help her grow stronger.

• Lu Yunxiao and his companions returned to their residence, where Little Star rushed out and embraced him.
• Lu Yunxiao told Little Star she could follow him from then on, and Zi Yan agreed on the condition that he not leave her behind again.
• Little Star told Lu Yunxiao about her life on Ancient Dragon Island, and he praised her progress to Half-step Dou Zun.
• Lu Yunxiao presented Little Star with half a drop of Demonic Saint Essence Blood to temper her aptitude and increase her strength.

Lu Yunxiao gave Little Star half a drop of Demonic Saint Essence Blood and Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood to help her grow stronger. After Little Star left to refine them, he reminded Zi Yan to be careful when absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Little Star half a drop of Demonic Saint Essence Blood, and she accepted it after learning that he and his other companions had already taken theirs.
• Lu Yunxiao offered Little Star Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, explaining that it could transform her bloodline, while Little Star suggested giving it to Zi Yan instead.
• Zi Yan said she did not need the bloodline because she already had the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and urged Little Star to accept it.
• Lu Yunxiao transferred the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood into Little Star, and she went inside to refine it.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Zi Yan about her preparations to absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and warned her to seek his help if anything went wrong.

Lu Yunxiao traveled with Hei Qing to the Void Lightning Pool, seeking powerful lightning to refine Dou Sheng Puppets. After entering the pool, he pushed deeper through increasingly dangerous lightning in search of Black Demonic Lightning.

• Hei Qing carried Lu Yunxiao through the void toward the Void Lightning Pool while Lu Yunxiao prepared to refine more than ten Dou Sheng Puppets.
• Lu Yunxiao reached the vast lake of silver lightning and sent Hei Qing back before entering it alone, protected by Heavenly Flames.
• Lu Yunxiao found the outer silver lightning too weak for his purposes and advanced farther into the pool.
• Lu Yunxiao crossed into an area of multicolored lightning, where the increasingly dense bolts began to pressure even him.

Lu Yunxiao refined an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix body into a powerful puppet in the Void Lightning Pool while Zi Yan began absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit on East Dragon Island. After half a month, the phoenix puppet awakened with its former battle experience intact.

• Lu Yunxiao reached the Black Demonic Lightning and decided to refine his Dou Sheng Puppets before exposing them to it.
• Lu Yunxiao extracted and stored the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix's essence blood, then placed its body in the Purple Abyss Cauldron for refinement.
• The Grand Elder asked Zi Yan to consume the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and he, the Second Elder, and the Third Elder helped her regulate its energy.
• After half a month of tempering the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix's body with Innate Separation Fire, Lu Yunxiao released the awakened puppet from the cauldron.

Lu Yunxiao completed the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Puppet’s refinement, named it Phoenix Puppet, and sent it into the lightning pool to temper its body with Black Demonic Lightning. As Phoenix Puppet absorbed bolt after bolt, its aura grew stronger amid an escalating swarm of lightning.

• The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Puppet reached the early Six-Star Dou Sheng stage, and Lu Yunxiao established control by giving it a drop of his essence blood.
• Lu Yunxiao named the puppet Phoenix Puppet and discovered that it could speak and fight independently in response to his thoughts.
• Lu Yunxiao checked the lightning pool and sent Phoenix Puppet into its depths to undergo Black Demonic Lightning tempering.
• Phoenix Puppet absorbed a thirty-foot bolt of Black Demonic Lightning, whose energy gradually strengthened its body.
• Lu Yunxiao released his restrictions, and Phoenix Puppet charged at the gathering lightning bolts, absorbing them as they struck and growing stronger.

Lu Yunxiao left the Void Lightning Pool after Hei Qing reported that Zi Yan had been sealed inside a crystal layer by the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit’s energy. He reached East Dragon Island and found Zi Yan encased in crystals, with the Grand Elder warning that breaking them could harm her.

• Lu Yunxiao continued tempering the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Puppet with Black Demonic Lightning and estimated the process would take more than half a month.
• Hei Qing reached Lu Yunxiao and told him that Zi Yan could not absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit’s energy and had been sealed inside a crystalline layer.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hei Qing hurried to East Dragon Island, where the Grand Elder was waiting for them.
• The Grand Elder showed Lu Yunxiao Zi Yan, whose body and interior were completely covered in crystals.
• The Grand Elder explained that the energy had solidified throughout Zi Yan’s body and that shattering the crystals could injure her.

Lu Yunxiao agreed to melt the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer around unconscious Zi Yan using his Heavenly Flames, since East Dragon Island needed her Royal Bloodline to hold the Ancient Dragon Clan together. He began refining the crystal layer in a fire cauldron, carefully controlling the heat as it started to liquefy.

• The Grand Elder explained that Zi Yan’s Royal Bloodline and the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit were vital to East Dragon Island, and asked Lu Yunxiao to melt the crystal layer with his Heavenly Flames.
• Lu Yunxiao admitted that he had prepared Zi Yan to seek his help and told the Grand Elder to clear the Stone Hall and leave the task to him.
• The Grand Elder departed and promised to place East Dragon Island under strict guard so Lu Yunxiao would not be disturbed.
• Lu Yunxiao placed Zi Yan inside a fire cauldron and summoned his fused Heavenly Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao shaped the flames into a Fire Dragon that coiled around Zi Yan, then controlled its heat as the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer began to glow and flow like liquid.

Lu Yunxiao spent a month and a half refining the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer from Zi Yan’s body. Once the final trace melted, Zi Yan’s Royal Bloodline awakened, transforming her into a mature, purple-gold-eyed woman.

• Lu Yunxiao condensed his flames into a dark green fire that began melting the crystal layer covering Zi Yan.
• After removing the outer layer, Lu Yunxiao carefully refined the crystals inside Zi Yan’s body for another month.
• Lu Yunxiao melted the final crystal while nearly exhausting his Origin Power, and Zi Yan’s awakened bloodline erupted in a purple-gold pillar of light.
• The fire cauldron exploded, and Zi Yan emerged transformed into a mature woman with purple-gold eyes and wings.
• Zi Yan asked Lu Yunxiao whether he thought she was pretty, and he told her to stop fooling around.

Zi Yan, newly transformed into a Dragon-Phoenix, became overwhelmingly attracted to Lu Yunxiao and carried him off despite his protests. She took him to a luxurious bedchamber on East Dragon Island, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Zi Yan teased Lu Yunxiao about her beauty and leaned close, drawn to his scent.
• Lu Yunxiao tried to push Zi Yan away and reminded her that they were like siblings, but she lifted him over her shoulder.
• Zi Yan dismissed his protests, saying she had never considered herself his younger sister and could not resist his scent.
• Lu Yunxiao tried to call for Gu Duhang, but Zi Yan sealed his mute acupoint and carried him away.
• Zi Yan flirted with Lu Yunxiao, then flew with him to a bedchamber on East Dragon Island and tossed him onto the bed.

After Zi Yan took advantage of Lu Yunxiao’s weakened state and became his lover, the two argued over her actions and how to face Queen Medusa. The chapter ended with Zi Yan threatening to sleep Lu Yunxiao into accepting responsibility.

• Lu Yunxiao lay conflicted beside Zi Yan after their three-day encounter, while Zi Yan cuddled up to him and asked if he was still angry.
• Lu Yunxiao rebuked Zi Yan for taking advantage of him while he was weakened, and Zi Yan argued that she had only had one chance and that he had enjoyed it.
• Zi Yan defended her feelings by pointing out that Lu Yunxiao had once been involved with Gu Xun'er when she was his little sister.
• Lu Yunxiao asked how Zi Yan would face Cai'er, and Zi Yan admitted she was unsure but insisted Lu Yunxiao should explain the situation too.
• When Lu Yunxiao denied that Zi Yan belonged to him, Zi Yan accused him of refusing to take responsibility and threatened to sleep him into submission.

Zi Yan used their encounter while melting the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer to make Lu Yunxiao lose a contest of strength, hoping to turn his pride into a reason to keep pursuing her. Lu Yunxiao left vowing to win next time, then returned to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing, still angry and disheveled.

• Zi Yan pinned Lu Yunxiao and kissed him, and the two fought until Lu Yunxiao admitted defeat.
• Zi Yan reflected that she had deliberately provoked Lu Yunxiao so he would try to win back his pride and grow attached to her.
• Lu Yunxiao left the bedchamber, insisting that his weakened condition had caused his loss and promising to win next time.
• Little Star saw Lu Yunxiao arrive at the courtyard in disheveled clothes and wondered what had happened.
• Lu Yunxiao entered his room, where Xiao Yi Xian dressed him and Qing Yanjing served him tea as he complained about Zi Yan.

Lu Yunxiao recovered from his exhaustion, broke through to Eight Revolutions Dou Zun, and accepted that he could not abandon Zi Yan after their relationship changed. After checking his system panel and learning Little Star had evolved into an Eight-Star Dou Zun Star Phoenix Ancient Dragon, he emerged from seclusion and wondered how Little Star had learned about him and Zi Yan.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing learned that Zi Yan had matured, awakened her royal bloodline, and reached the middle phase of Four-Star Dou Saint after refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Lu Yunxiao meditated for three days, recovered, and discovered that he had advanced to Eight Revolutions Dou Zun, likely because Zi Yan's unstable power had passed into him.
• Lu Yunxiao considered distancing himself from Zi Yan but decided to accept their changed relationship because he could not bring himself to abandon her.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his system panel, saw Zi Yan listed first among his beloved women, and learned that Little Star had evolved into an Eight-Star Dou Zun Star Phoenix Ancient Dragon.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the others greeted Lu Yunxiao when he left seclusion, and he said he would accept Zi Yan before questioning how Little Star knew about their relationship.

During Lu Yunxiao’s seclusion, Zi Yan became Dragon Emperor and publicly announced that he was her husband, leaving him furious and unprepared to make their relationship public. He rushed to East Dragon Island’s Holy Hall to confront her, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing hurried after him.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Yunxiao that Zi Yan had become Dragon Emperor and announced their relationship at her coronation.
• Lu Yunxiao angrily vanished to find Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing followed to prevent a confrontation.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived at the Holy Hall, where Hei Qing and the guards knelt and addressed him as Dragon Lord.
• Hei Qing explained that Zi Yan had named Lu Yunxiao Dragon Lord because he was her husband, and Lu Yunxiao went into the Holy Hall to find her.

Zi Yan prepared to reunify Ancient Dragon Island by eliminating the Three Dragon Kings, while the Grand Elder worried about the danger of fighting them together. Lu Yunxiao arrived and confronted Zi Yan for publicly calling him her husband, leaving her feeling deeply wronged.

• Zi Yan ordered preparations to unite Ancient Dragon Island and said she would eliminate the Three Dragon Kings.
• The Grand Elder explained that defeating the Three Dragon Kings would make the other Dragon Islands submit to Zi Yan’s bloodline.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the sacred hall, and Zi Yan dismissed the Grand Elder and Second Elder.
• Lu Yunxiao accused Zi Yan of telling East Dragon Island that he was her husband without his permission.
• Zi Yan defended herself and felt wronged when Lu Yunxiao suggested she no longer took him seriously.

Zi Yan confronted Lu Yunxiao after he questioned her actions, then admitted she had acted because she could not bear to be separated from him. She won his forgiveness by pretending to cry, clung to him as he tried to leave, and confessed that she loved him and wanted them to stay together.

• Zi Yan accused Lu Yunxiao of wronging her and said she had acted without his consent because she feared losing him.
• Zi Yan cried until Lu Yunxiao comforted her and agreed to let the matter go, then immediately revealed she had been pretending.
• Lu Yunxiao turned to leave in anger, but Zi Yan grabbed him and wrapped her arms around him.
• Zi Yan teased Lu Yunxiao for caring about her and told him that she loved him and wanted them to remain together.

Zi Yan won Lu Yunxiao’s acceptance after her reckless pursuit, and he warned her not to force herself on him again. As Zi Yan prepared to unify Ancient Dragon Island, Lu Yunxiao agreed to help after she coaxed him and assigned Gu Duhang to protect her in the coming war.

• Zi Yan admitted she had acted recklessly to win Lu Yunxiao’s heart, and Lu Yunxiao accepted her while warning her not to do it again.
• Zi Yan kissed Lu Yunxiao as Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing watched before quietly leaving.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Zi Yan about unifying Ancient Dragon Island and initially refused to help, but Zi Yan’s coaxing persuaded him.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered Gu Duhang to protect Zi Yan during the war against the other three dragon islands.

Lu Yunxiao strengthened the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Puppet to Peak Six-Star Dou Sheng and began refining other puppets while Zi Yan’s campaign to unify the Ancient Dragon Clan reached a crisis. On North Dragon Island, the Northern Dragon King used the forbidden Dragon Transformation Demonic Array to devour the allied forces, leaving Zi Yan in a difficult battle against his overwhelming power.

• Lu Yunxiao sent Gu Duhang away to protect Zi Yan, then returned to the Void Lightning Pool.
• Lu Yunxiao’s Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Puppet absorbed Black Demonic Lightning until it reached Peak Six-Star Dou Sheng, and he began refining other puppets.
• Zi Yan and the allied dragon islands fought against the Western Dragon King, but the Northern and Southern Dragon Kings arrived and halted East Dragon Island’s advance.
• The allied forces discovered that the Northern Dragon King had activated the forbidden Dragon Transformation Demonic Array on North Dragon Island, sacrificing most of the gathered dragon forces to increase his strength.
• Zi Yan fought the Northern Dragon King with the Dragon Slaying Sword, but he forced her back and the sword failed to gain an advantage.

The Northern Dragon King devoured the Southern Dragon King and Western Dragon King and used the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array to become a powerful monster, overwhelming Zi Yan in battle. Just as he was about to kill her, Gu Duhang appeared and halted his attack.

• The Northern Dragon King revealed his monstrous form and admitted he had devoured the Southern Dragon King and Western Dragon King to strengthen his bloodline.
• The Northern Dragon King attacked Zi Yan with his blood-colored Dragon Slaying Sword, overpowering her despite her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.
• Zi Yan was sent flying and faced the Northern Dragon King's killing blow while inwardly cursing Lu Yunxiao for not helping sooner.
• A surge of sword aura made both Dragon Slaying Swords fly free and erased the Northern Dragon King's sword beam.
• A young man in black robes appeared before Zi Yan, and she recognized him as one of Lu Yunxiao's people.

Lu Yunxiao completed a powerful Seven-Star puppet and advanced to the ninth revolution of Dou Zun before returning to the newly unified Ancient Dragon Island. Zi Yan reunited with him and recounted how Gu Duhang had saved her from the Northern Dragon King.

• Lu Yunxiao finished refining a Mid-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng puppet, named it Profound Puppet, and assessed the strength of his growing puppet forces.
• Lu Yunxiao reached the ninth revolution of Dou Zun and traveled back to Ancient Dragon Island, where the Four Dragon Islands had been unified.
• Zi Yan sensed Lu Yunxiao's arrival and used her spatial power to bring him directly into the Holy Hall, where she embraced him.
• Lu Yunxiao asked whether Zi Yan had been injured, and she explained that Gu Duhang saved her when the Northern Dragon King used the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array and nearly killed her.