Chapter Summaries

Ancestor Dan Ta arrived at the Alchemist Tower camp and saved Dan Chen from the Emperor Soul’s lingering power. He warned Xiao Chen that the Soul Clan might be pursuing Chaos itself, leaving Xiao Chen determined to grow stronger as the true trial approached.

• Xiao Chen and the Alchemist Tower leaders struggled to keep Dan Chen alive as Emperor Soul power continued to ravage her.
• Ancestor Dan Ta appeared, healed Dan Chen, and removed most of the invading power, though her soul still needed time to recover.
• Ancestor Dan Ta explained that Dan Chen’s love had helped her resonate with the Chaos Origin in Xiao Chen’s jade pendant and give it a protective will.
• Ancestor Dan Ta warned that the Soul Clan’s plans might involve collecting a Chaos-related origin substance and that Xiao Chen could be a target.
• Ancestor Dan Ta took Dan Chen to the Alchemist Tower Secret Realm to recuperate and warned that the Emperor Soul had only retreated temporarily.
• Xiao Chen resolved to master Chaos and become stronger to protect the continent, save his father, and keep Dan Chen safe.

After the Emperor Soul Remnant devastated the Anti-Soul Alliance, Xiao Yan ordered a strategic retreat while Xiao Chen grieved Dan Chen’s sacrifice. At the temporary camp, Cao Ying comforted her husband and reminded him that she and Xiao Jin were waiting for him as he promised to settle his responsibilities after the Soul Clan was destroyed and his father rescued.

• Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xun'er regrouped as the survivors assessed the Anti-Soul Alliance’s heavy casualties and the damage caused by the Emperor Soul Remnant.
• Yao Lao linked the Emperor Soul Remnant to the Emperor Transformation Array’s core in the Corpse Mountain Range and its subsidiary cores, and Xiao Yan called for a retreat and a plan to disrupt the array.
• Xiao Chen blamed himself for Dan Chen being struck while saving him, swore revenge on the Soul Clan, and ordered the alliance to withdraw while tending to the wounded and recovering the fallen.
• At the temporary camp, Xiao Chen struggled to calm his rage and guilt as Cao Ying brought him medicine and spoke of Dan Chen’s devotion to him.
• Xiao Chen held Cao Ying and promised that after defeating the Soul Clan and rescuing his father, he would give her and the others an answer about their future.

The alliance was ambushed by the Wind and Thunder Pavilion at Ghost Wind Gorge, where Feng Qing'er badly injured Tang Huo'er while targeting Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen unleashed his Chaos Domain, crippled Feng Qing'er, and helped drive the attackers away, while Tang Huo'er's sacrifice weakened the distance he had kept between them.

• Three days after retreating from the Barren Red Land, Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen, and the alliance entered Ghost Wind Gorge and were ambushed by the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Feng Qing'er and Thunder Venerate attacked the alliance, with Thunder Venerate engaging Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er targeting the injured Xiao Chen.
• Tang Huo'er rushed in to protect Xiao Chen, but Feng Qing'er shattered her fire dragons and gravely wounded her.
• Enraged by Tang Huo'er's injuries, Xiao Chen unleashed his Chaos Domain and severely injured Feng Qing'er with a single punch.
• Xiao Chen treated Tang Huo'er and attacked the Wind and Thunder Pavilion forces as the alliance counterattacked, forcing Thunder Venerate to retreat with Feng Qing'er.
• Xiao Chen held the unconscious Tang Huo'er and could no longer ignore the feelings she had shown through her sacrifice.

Xiao Chen learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan could reveal clues about his Chaos power and ally with the Anti-Soul Alliance, while a soul-purifying secret realm was about to open. He resolved to pursue both opportunities as Tang Huo'er remained unconscious and the alliance prepared to counter the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Chen stabilized Tang Huo'er's injuries with his Chaos Dou Qi, and Cao Ying brought medicine and urged him to protect himself.
• Zi Yan contacted Xiao Chen through a Dragon Scale Communication Talisman and told him an ancient tome connected his Chaos Flame to the legendary Chaos Lord.
• Zi Yan invited Xiao Chen to Dragon Island to investigate the Chaos Meteorite Pit and offered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's formal alliance with the Anti-Soul Alliance.
• Yun Yun reported that Water Cloud Cave Heaven, a soul-purifying ancient secret realm, was about to open in the Endless Swamp.
• Xiao Chen considered both invitations and resolved that he would pursue both paths.

The alliance decided to split its forces, sending Xiao Yan to Water Cloud Cave Heaven and Xiao Chen to seek an alliance with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Hun Tiandi learned of their plans and ordered ambushes against Xiao Chen while directing the Soul Clan to monitor Xiao Yan’s expedition.

• Xiao Yan proposed leading a team to Water Cloud Cave Heaven with Cai Lin, Xun'er, and Yun Yun, while Xiao Chen planned to visit Ancient Dragon Island and seek the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s support.
• The alliance assigned Yao Lao and Wind Venerate to coordinate its defenses as the two groups prepared to depart.
• Cao Ying gave Xiao Chen medicinal pills and promised to manage affairs at home, while Han Yue announced she had to return to her family.
• Xiao Yi Xian insisted on accompanying Xiao Chen to Ancient Dragon Island, and he agreed.
• Hun Miesheng reported the alliance’s plans to Hun Tiandi, who ordered Hun You’s Void Hunting Squad to ambush Xiao Chen and authorized the use of Void Erosion Demonic Thunder if necessary.
• Hun Tiandi also ordered his people to watch Xiao Yan’s team at Water Cloud Cave Heaven and exploit any developments there.

Zi Yan led Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian through a Void Ancient Path toward Dragon Island, but a sudden spatial storm shattered the passage and stranded them in an abandoned Space Node. There, Hun You and his Soul Clan squad ambushed them, and the three fought back as the battle intensified.

• Zi Yan opened a Void Ancient Path with her Ancient Void Dragon Clan bloodline, and Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian followed her inside.
• A violent spatial storm tore apart the passage, forcing the three to escape into an abandoned ancient Space Node.
• Hun You and five Soul Clan Dou Saints emerged from concealment and attacked Xiao Chen's group with spatial blades.
• Xiao Yi Xian deployed her Myriad Poisons Erosion Array, while Xiao Chen destroyed Hun You's Soul Needle with Chaos Flame.
• Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian engaged the Soul Clan attackers as Xiao Chen clashed with Hun You, beginning a battle amid the unstable Space Node.

Xiao Chen devoured the Soul Clan’s Void Erosion Demonic Thunder, annihilated Hun You, and helped Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian defeat the remaining Soul Clan fighters. After the battle, a mysterious whisper told him, “Chaos... returns to position...,” leaving him shocked and unsure what it meant.

• Xiao Chen used his Chaos Domain and Chaos Swallowing Heaven Palm to suppress Hun You, while Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian held off their own opponents.
• Hun You sacrificed his essence blood to summon the Void Erosion Demonic Thunder and sent it crashing down on Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Chen awakened a powerful force, absorbed the demonic thunder into a gray vortex, and annihilated Hun You with a stream of gray air.
• Zi Yan crushed the One-star Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yi Xian’s poison mist killed the two fleeing Half-Saints.
• Xiao Chen collapsed from the strain of absorbing the thunder, then heard a mysterious whisper: “Chaos... returns to position...”

Xiao Chen survived the Soul Clan’s ambush and set out with Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian for Ancient Dragon Island, while Xiao Yan’s group prepared to enter Water Cloud Cave Heaven for a soul-purification method. The Blood Axe Emperor learned of Xiao Chen’s Chaos Power and ordered his followers to watch him, foreshadowing another threat.

• Xiao Chen recovered from devouring the Void Erosion Demonic Thunder, and Zi Yan said they could reach Ancient Dragon Island within a day after sending a message for help.
• Xiao Yan, Medusa, Xun'er, and Yun Yun found Water Cloud Cave Heaven’s entrance unstable and sensed concealed observers nearby, but Xiao Yan insisted they obtain its soul-purification method for Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao continued refining the Soul Infant Heavenly Pill despite an elder’s concern, hoping to restore his Soul Power and challenge the Half-Saint realm.
• The Blood Axe Emperor watched a recording of Xiao Chen defeating Hun You and ordered his people to track Xiao Chen so he could test his Chaos Power himself.
• News of Xiao Chen’s battle spread among hidden factions and solitary experts, drawing more covetous attention to him.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Ancient Dragon Island, where Zi Yan arranged for them to consult ancient records and undergo treatments in the clan’s hidden treasury. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan entered the Water Cloud Cave Heaven, Yao Lao’s pill refinement stirred his stalled cultivation, and Blood Axe Emperor ordered an attack on Xiao Yan.

• Zi Yan welcomed Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian to Ancient Dragon Island and introduced them to Elder Zhu Li.
• Zi Yan arranged for Xiao Chen to use the Dragon Transformation Pool before consulting records about the Chaos Lord and Chaos Meteorite Pit, and for Xiao Yi Xian to visit the Myriad Poison Cave.
• Xiao Yan, Medusa, Xun'er, and Yun Yun entered the Water Cloud Cave Heaven, where hidden agents planned to lure them toward the Soul Burial Abyss with Phantom Soul Mist.
• Yao Lao pushed his Soul Power to refine a peak eighth-tier pill and felt his long-stalled cultivation begin to loosen.
• Blood Axe Emperor learned that Xiao Yan had entered the cave heaven and ordered Poison Lady to cause him trouble there.

Xiao Chen learned from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s relics that the Soul Clan sought to seize the Chaos Origin and planned to travel to the Chaos Meteorite Pit. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan’s group was ambushed in Water Cloud Cave Heaven, and Blood Axe Emperor decided to confront Xiao Yan personally.

• Zi Yan awakened three ancient dragon scales, and Xiao Chen learned that the Chaos Lord’s scattered core lay behind the mysteries of the Chaos Meteorite Pit and the Soul Clan’s scheme.
• Xiao Chen resolved to stabilize his realm and improve his command of Chaos Power before entering the Chaos Meteorite Pit.
• In Water Cloud Cave Heaven, Yun Yun detected Phantom Soul Mist, and Xun'er and Xiao Yan used their flames to resist it as poison needles attacked Yun Yun and Medusa.
• Xiao Yan exposed and burned the Myriad Poison Cave attackers, while Medusa tore off the leading woman’s arm before she escaped with a blood-red jade talisman.
• Blood Axe Emperor heard that the ambush had failed and ordered his forces to stop sending scouts, declaring that he would personally meet Xiao Yan when he left the cave heaven.

Xiao Chen deepened his understanding of the Chaos Origin on Dragon Island and resolved to return to the alliance before seeking the Chaos Meteorite Pit. At the Alchemist Tower, Dan Chen recovered and accepted Ancestor Dan Ta’s plan to discuss her future with Yao Chen, while Yao Lao’s breakthrough to Half-Saint attracted the attention of a predatory presence.

• Xiao Chen resonated with the Chaos Flame, gained purer control of Chaos Power, and sensed an attraction toward the Chaos Meteorite Pit.
• Xiao Chen thanked Zi Yan and said he would return to the alliance before traveling to the Chaos Meteorite Pit.
• Dan Chen awoke at the Alchemist Tower, learned that Xiao Chen was safe, and agreed to leave her future to Ancestor Dan Ta and Xiao Chen.
• Ancestor Dan Ta said he would write to Yao Chen to discuss Dan Chen and Xiao Chen’s relationship.
• Yao Lao’s Soul Power surged toward the Half-Saint threshold as a hidden watcher noticed his breakthrough and coveted his power.

Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian returned toward the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins, where Xiao Li arrived wounded and revealed that he had found a Soul Hall branch that might be connected to Xiao Zhan. A Soul Hall figure tracked Xiao Li to the stronghold and began plotting an attack.

• Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian left Ancient Dragon Island after Zi Yan promised the Ancient Dragon Clan would send reinforcements to the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins.
• Xiao Li reached the stronghold with a Xiao Family jade pendant, and Wind Venerate recognized him as Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen’s brother and arranged for him to receive treatment.
• Cao Ying and Yao Lao helped stabilize Xiao Li, who recounted training in the Nether Fiend Lightning Art and surviving a fight with a Soul Hall Elder.
• Xiao Li told Cao Ying that he had discovered a secret Soul Hall branch in the Grave Soul Mountain Range and sensed an aura there that might belong to Xiao Zhan.
• A Soul Hall figure detected the mark left on Xiao Li, learned he was at the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins, and planned to send the stronghold a devastating attack.

The Soul Devouring Saint attacked Yao Lao during his breakthrough, and Xiao Chen and the others struggled to stop the assault. Xu’s Chaos Mark appeared at the last moment, erased the attacker’s power, and allowed Yao Lao to become a Half-Saint, while Hun Tiandi recognized the mark in the Soul Realm.

• The Soul Devouring Saint targeted Yao Lao’s soul as it was solidifying, and Xiao Chen tried to shield him with Chaos Energy.
• Xiao Li, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cao Ying joined Xiao Chen’s defense, but the Soul Devouring Saint overwhelmed their attacks and began tearing away Yao Lao’s soul.
• Xiao Chen used Chaos Devour the Heavens and his origin resonance to absorb the Soul Power, but the Soul Devouring Saint struck at his Soul Origin.
• Xu’s voice froze the attack, and the Chaos Mark appeared between Xiao Chen’s brows, absorbing and purifying the Soul Devouring Saint’s intent.
• Yao Lao’s soul stabilized and reached Half-Saint, while Xiao Chen realized Xu’s mark had saved them.
• In the Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi felt Soul Devouring’s failure and recognized the power of Xu’s mark.

After Yao Lao became a Half-Saint, Xiao Chen revealed the story of his master Xu and the protective mark that saved Yao Lao’s soul. Xiao Li pledged himself to the alliance, which prepared to face the Soul Clan and arrange its alliance with the Alchemist Tower.

• Yao Lao emerged from the Pill Room with a physical Half-Saint body and thanked Xiao Chen and the others for saving him.
• Xiao Chen gathered the alliance’s core members and told Xiao Li about Xu, his fourteen years of training, and the mark that had stopped the soul attack.
• Yao Lao estimated that Xu’s strength might reach the late Nine-star Dou Sheng level or even approach the Emperor Realm, astonishing the council.
• Xiao Li pledged to help his brothers rescue their father and destroy the Soul Clan, and Xiao Chen welcomed him into the alliance’s cause.
• Xiao Chen called for the alliance to prepare for the Soul Clan’s counterattack and advance its marriage alliance with the Alchemist Tower; Cao Ying agreed to help handle the matter.
• Yao Lao ordered Xiao Li to learn the alliance’s affairs and strengthen his cultivation while the alliance awaited Xiao Yan’s return and planned its counterattack.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er found the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl at the bottom of Soul Burial Abyss, but Poison Lady and Blood Fiend Hall elders trapped them in a formation. Back at Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins, Dan Chen returned with her cultivation recovered as Xiao Yan prepared to fight his way out.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er descended into Soul Burial Abyss and defeated its three Five Star Dou Venerate Abyssal Soul Pythons with Xiao Yan's Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Yan collected the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl, but a Blood Soul Trapping God Formation activated around them.
• Poison Lady and two One-star Dou Sheng elders revealed themselves and attacked Xiao Yan and Xun'er inside the formation while Yun Yun and Medusa tried to break through from outside.
• Xiao Yan began combining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with Soul Power as he vowed to defeat the Blood Fiend Hall attackers.
• At Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins, Dan Chen returned to Xiao Chen and Cao Ying with her aura recovered and her cultivation improved.

Dan Chen returned safely to Xiao Chen, and their wedding was set for a month later as the alliance celebrated. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan broke the Blood Soul Trapping God Formation and hurried back with his companions, while Blood Axe Emperor plotted to disrupt the wedding.

• Dan Chen reunited with Xiao Chen, and Ancestor Dan Ta confirmed that he and Yao Chen had agreed to the marriage; Xiao Chen promised a grand wedding.
• Xiao Chen set the wedding for one month later, while Cao Ying organized preparations and Xiao Li helped strengthen the alliance's defenses.
• Xiao Yan used Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus: Soul Annihilation to destroy the Blood Soul Trapping God Formation, forcing Poison Lady and the two Blood Fiend Hall elders to flee.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er they needed to leave Water Cloud Cave Heaven and return to the alliance after obtaining the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl.
• Hun Miesheng reported the failed operation and Xiao Chen's wedding plans to Blood Axe Emperor, who ordered a sinister 'grand gift' for the wedding.

Xiao Yan returned to the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins with the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl, and the alliance prepared for Xiao Chen and Dan Chen's wedding while guarding against the Soul Clan and Blood Fiend Hall. With Yao Lao's guidance, Xiao Li broke through to Half-Saint, but a threatening wedding gift from the Blood Axe Emperor signaled that danger was approaching.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Chen, Yao Lao, Xiao Li, and the others, then presented Yao Lao with the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl.
• Xiao Yan warned the alliance that the Blood Fiend Hall and the Late Three-star Dou Sheng Blood Axe Emperor posed a serious threat.
• Yao Lao studied the pearl and guided Xiao Li through his cultivation bottleneck while Xiao Yan recuperated and the alliance prepared for the wedding.
• Xiao Li turned his fiendish aura into a resolve to protect his family and broke through to Half-Saint.
• Cao Ying found a jade slip among the wedding gifts bearing the Blood Axe Emperor's congratulatory message and killing intent.

Xiao Chen and Dan Chen celebrated their wedding at the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins, but Blood Fiend Hall disrupted the banquet with a concealed attack. Xiao Chen neutralized the strike, and the wedding feast continued under the threat of a larger conflict with Blood Fiend Hall and the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Chen and Dan Chen completed their wedding ceremony as allied factions and Alchemist Tower attended.
• Zi Yan detected blood-fiend energy infiltrating the alliance's defenses during the banquet.
• Xiao Li raised a barrier, but a bloodline pierced it and targeted Ancestor Dan Ta's projection.
• Xiao Chen destroyed the bloodline with Chaos, and Xiao Yan burned away the remaining blood-fiend energy while challenging Blood Axe Emperor to appear.
• The concealed attacker withdrew, and the guests continued the feast in a tense atmosphere as the threat of further conflict remained.

After his wedding to Dan Chen, Xiao Chen gained an initial insight into the Chaos Origin’s power of creation and prepared to enter seclusion while the alliance strengthened its defenses. In the Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi advanced preparations for the Emperor Transformation Array and planned to use Blood Axe Emperor as a vanguard against Xiao Chen.

• On their wedding night, Xiao Chen reassured Dan Chen and discovered that his Chaos Energy held faint traces of life and soul purification, which he hoped might help her and Huo'er.
• At the alliance meeting, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, Xiao Li, and Wind Venerate assessed the Blood Fiend Hall’s failed attack and the threat of a joint assault with the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Chen ordered Yao Lao and Wind Venerate to establish the Soul Purifying Great Array, tasked the alliance with strengthening coordination, and entered seclusion to study the Chaos Origin.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Li, and the elders took charge of the alliance’s defenses and operations while Xiao Chen cultivated.
• In the Soul Realm, Hun Miesheng reported the alliance’s response to Hun Tiandi, who said the Emperor Transformation Array was nearing completion and ordered Blood Axe Emperor to attack in exchange for a share of Xiao Chen’s Chaos Origin.

Xiao Chen deepened his understanding of Chaos Energy, beginning to nurture its creative power while in seclusion. Unaware of the danger gathering, he left the Anti-Soul Alliance facing a planned assault by the Soul Clan and Blood Fiend Hall on the night of the lunar eclipse.

• Xiao Chen merged his consciousness with his Chaos Energy and began guiding it to nurture the energies within it.
• Dan Chen visited Xiao Chen’s chamber daily as the life-bearing aura around him grew stronger.
• Yao Lao and Wind Venerate installed the Soul Purifying Spirit Pearl in the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins’ grand formation, strengthening the alliance’s cultivation and defenses.
• Hun Tiandi persuaded the Blood Axe Emperor to lead a frontal assault on the Starfall Pavilion Old Ruins in exchange for thirty percent of Xiao Chen’s Chaos Origin.
• Hun Tiandi told Hun Miesheng that the assault would conceal the Soul Clan’s plan to activate the Corpse Mountain Range’s main formation eye and bring down the Emperor Soul.
• Hun Tiandi set the attack for the lunar eclipse night half a month later, while Xiao Chen continued his seclusion unaware of the coming threat.