Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect and, after being knocked down, used the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations to surge from Dou Shi to Dou Ling. Nalan Yanran recognized him as the alchemist Yan Xiao and raised her own power to continue the duel.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Yun let him and Nalan Yanran decide the terms of their duel.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely, and Nalan Yanran gained the upper hand before knocking him to the ground.
• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations, drawing the Crimson Flame into himself and raising his strength to Dou Ling.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, became furious over her past feelings for him, and began raising her own aura to continue fighting.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran, but Yun Yun and Yun Leng tried to detain him after accusing him of crimes Lu Bu had framed him for. As Yun Yun’s attack threatened Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, a terrifying aura erupted from Xiao Yan, signaling that Yao Lao had finally appeared.

• Nalan Yanran used her strongest Dou Technique, but Xiao Yan defeated her and stopped her from killing herself, ending their agreement and preparing to leave.
• Yun Yun demanded to know where Xiao Yan got the bluish-gray flame, and Yun Leng accused him of killing his son and raiding Gute’s treasure chamber.
• Xiao Yan blamed Lu Bu for the accusations, but Lu Bu, Hai Bodong, and Jia Xing Tian had disappeared; Yun Yun ordered Yun Leng to seize him.
• Nalan Yanran blocked Yun Leng’s attack and offered to let Xiao Yan take her hostage, but Yun Leng knocked her aside and struck Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun launched the Wind Form Spirit Splitting Sword at Xiao Yan, and Nalan Yanran shielded him with her body.
• As Xiao Yan called for his teacher, a terrifying aura awakened from within him, and Lu Bu realized Yao Lao had finally made his move.

Xiao Yan fought off Yun Leng and the Misty Cloud Sect elders, but Yun Yun summoned the former Sect Master Yun Shan, who recognized Yao Chen and confronted him. Lu Bu kept his allies waiting until Yao Chen emerged, then ordered Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong to prepare to hold Yun Shan back.

• Emperor Wu sensed Yao Chen’s aura and persuaded Yun Shan to help capture him alive.
• Xiao Yan defeated Yun Leng and broke through the three Misty Cloud Sect elders’ formation with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• Yun Yun summoned Yun Shan, whose Dou Zong aura pressured Xiao Yan and the onlookers.
• Yun Shan mistook Xiao Yan for Yao Chen and demanded that the Soul Body leave Xiao Yan’s body.
• Yao Lao emerged from the Bone Spirit Ring and faced Yun Shan while Xiao Yan asked what they should do.
• Lu Bu told Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong to move in and hold Yun Shan back without trying to injure him.

Yao Lao and Xiao Yan tried to escape Misty Cloud Mountain while Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and Yun Yun fought. Their flight was cut off when a Soul Hall protector appeared in the clouds and threatened to capture Yao Chen.

• Yao Lao revealed his strength and prepared to fight Yun Shan, who said he had to capture Yao Lao for someone seeking his soul.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and the royal family's Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon arrived, while Emperor Wu decided to wait for a chance to seize Yao Chen.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian challenged Yun Shan, and Yun Yun joined the battle to support her teacher.
• Yao Lao grabbed Xiao Yan and fled during the fighting, ignoring Xiao Yan's offer to repay their allies.
• A Soul Hall protector appeared in black fog before Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, declaring that Yao Chen would not escape.

Yao Chen and Emperor Wu battled as Yun Shan and Jia Xing Tian fought to prevent the Soul Hall from gaining the upper hand. Just as Emperor Wu transformed himself with the Nine Forests Hundred Devouring Souls and prepared to kill Yao Chen, Lu Bu appeared and pierced him from behind, revealing his identity.

• Emperor Wu attacked Yao Chen with an iron chain, while Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian restrained Yun Yun and Yun Shan.
• Xiao Yan identified Emperor Wu as a Soul Hall member who collected Soul Bodies, and Yao Chen fought back with Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• Emperor Wu absorbed three Soul Bodies to transform, then attacked Yao Chen with overwhelming force.
• Lu Bu emerged from the mist and pierced Emperor Wu with his hand covered in transparent flames.
• Lu Bu removed his Ice Silkworm Mask, and Emperor Wu recognized him as the youth the Soul Hall had been searching for.

Lu Bu revealed his grudge against Emperor Wu and joined Yao Chen to attack the Soul Hall Protector, while Yun Shan and the others were drawn away from the fight. Emperor Wu unleashed the souls in his pouch in a desperate counterattack, leaving Lu Bu and Yao Chen facing a blood-red horde.

• Lu Bu burned Emperor Wu’s soul with Spirit Fire and blasted apart his black armor, badly injuring him but not killing him.
• Lu Bu warned Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and Yun Yun to keep Yun Shan and other interference away, and they held Yun Shan back as Emperor Wu called for help.
• Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon moved their battle away, leaving Lu Bu and Yao Chen to face Emperor Wu.
• Yao Chen prepared to attack Emperor Wu with his Mysterious Heavy Ruler while Lu Bu offered to spare him if he revealed information about the Soul Hall.
• Emperor Wu released the souls from his pouch and activated a formation that covered them in blood-red light, turning them frenzied as Lu Bu and Yao Chen attacked.

Lu Bu and Yao Lao fought Emperor Wu while the Blood Soul Array gathered souls into a Fierce Soul. Emperor Wu merged with the completed creature, leaving Lu Bu and Yao Lao facing a new threat.

• Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and Yun Shan watched from the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon as the Blood Soul Array made the gathered souls tear one another apart.
• Lu Bu retreated behind Yao Lao as Emperor Wu attacked, then prepared to let the Fierce Soul form because he wanted to absorb its soul power.
• Lu Bu used a petrifying Dou Technique on Emperor Wu, and Yao Lao struck him with the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, shattering half his body.
• Emperor Wu plunged into the black cloud and merged with the Fierce Soul, while Yao Lao retreated behind Lu Bu.

Lu Bu faced the fully formed Fierce Soul while Yao Lao retreated with Xiao Yan, expecting Lu Bu to be occupied by the threat. Lu Bu bound and devoured the Fierce Soul with his formation and Devouring Ancestral Talisman, leaving Yao Lao furious at being outplayed again.

• Emperor Wu merged with the countless souls to form the Fierce Soul, whose aura drove Yun Yun, Xiao Yan, and the others back and caused Yun Leng and three elders to attack Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun killed Yun Leng, and Hai Bodong froze the three remaining Dou King Elders before they could reach her.
• Lu Bu recognized the Fierce Soul as a source of nourishment, while Yao Lao decided to flee with Xiao Yan and leave Lu Bu to handle it.
• The Fierce Soul charged Lu Bu, and the two exchanged blows that sent them flying backward.
• Yao Lao reached Xiao Yan and urged him to leave, but Lu Bu created a formation, bound the Fierce Soul with Spirit Fire, and swallowed it with a black hole.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao saw Lu Bu's mocking gaze, and Yao Lao realized he had been tricked again.

Lu Bu defeated Emperor Wu’s Fierce Soul and found a way to free Yun Shan from the soul shackle, though he had to deal with the sealed soul first. While Lu Bu and Yun Yun grew closer during a walk, the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python transformed, revealing Queen Medusa.

• Lu Bu defeated the Fierce Soul, recovered Emperor Wu’s soul pouch and a jade fragment, and told Yun Yun he would study a way to free Yun Shan from his restraint.
• Lu Bu examined the black shackle on Yun Shan’s soul and explained that he could remove it with the Devouring Ancestral Talisman after refining the Fierce Soul.
• Yun Shan left Lu Bu and Yun Yun alone in the Misty Cloud Sect, and they went for a walk in the forest.
• Lu Bu embraced Yun Yun, but the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python repeatedly interrupted their private moment.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python transformed into a woman, and Yun Yun and Lu Bu recognized her as Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa confronted Lu Bu and demanded the Soul Fusion Pill formula, then exposed his connection to Yue Mei before leaving. Lu Bu began refining the Fierce Soul while Yun Yun delayed questioning him; meanwhile, a Dou Zong-level man and a woman from the Heavenly Snake Mansion approached Qing Lin about returning with them.

• Yun Yun stepped between Lu Bu and Queen Medusa, and Medusa demanded the Soul Fusion Pill formula.
• Lu Bu refused to surrender the formula, and Yun Yun and Yun Shan prepared to fight Medusa before she chose to leave.
• Medusa revealed that Yue Mei had guided Lu Bu into the Charm Snake Tribe's divine hall, and the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python returned to Lu Bu's arms.
• Yun Yun told Lu Bu to refine the Fierce Soul and promised to question him later, so Lu Bu entered a secret chamber to begin refining it.
• At the Mittel Family estate, a silver-robed Dou Zong-level man told Mittel Tengshan and Hai Bodong he meant no harm, while a woman from the Heavenly Snake Mansion invited Qing Lin to return with her.
• Qing Lin said she needed to wait for Lu Bu, surprising the woman from the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Lu Bu reached the Late Mortal Realm and removed the Soul Hall shackle from Yun Shan before Qing Lin chose to train at the Heavenly Snake Mansion. After leaving Misty Cloud Mountain for the Black Corner Region to pursue a Heavenly Tier Dou Technique and other goals, Lu Bu left Yun Yun and Yun Shan preparing for the changes his departure could bring.

• Lu Bu used the Ancestral Talisman to devour the Fierce Soul’s power and advanced his soul realm to the Late Mortal Realm.
• Yun Shan told Lu Bu that two Dou Zongs from the Heavenly Snake Mansion had come to bring Qing Lin away, and Lu Bu removed the black shackle from Yun Shan’s soul.
• Qing Lin decided to leave for the Heavenly Snake Mansion to grow strong enough to help Lu Bu, and Lu Bu let her go after she promised to return.
• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she wanted to go to Jia Nan Academy, and Lu Bu suggested she travel with Xiao Yan.
• Lu Bu told Yun Yun he planned to seek Zi Yan’s help cultivating the Azure Dragon Transformation Art, then left Misty Cloud Mountain for the Black Corner Region.
• Yun Shan urged Yun Yun to cultivate while he went to speak with Jia Xing Tian about the Jia Ma Empire’s power and resources.

Lu Bu struck a bargain with Medusa for a Soul Fusion Pill in exchange for her help, then prepared to travel with her to the Black Corner Region. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Xun'er awaited Xiao Yan’s arrival while Ling Ying hesitated over whether to tell her about Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

• Lu Bu summoned Medusa from the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and offered to refine a Soul Fusion Pill in exchange for her help.
• Medusa demanded the pill itself rather than its formula, and Lu Bu agreed to refine one if she supplied the ingredients.
• When Medusa realized she had no money for the ingredients, Lu Bu persuaded her to owe him a favor instead.
• Lu Bu asked Medusa to remain manifested and help him search for medicinal ingredients before they headed to the Black Corner Region.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Ling Ying returned to Xiao Xun'er, who looked forward to Xiao Yan's arrival and believed she could protect him from Lu Bu and Nalan Yanran.
• Ling Ying wondered whether he should tell Xiao Xun'er about Xiao Yan's relationship with Nalan Yanran.

Lu Bu and Medusa arrived in Black Seal City, where Lu Bu sought rare pill ingredients and encountered Fan Ling. In Wutan City, Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Zhan had vanished after the Xiao Family was attacked, then left for Jia Nan Academy with Nalan Yanran as his family rebuilt.

• Lu Bu and Medusa entered Black Seal City, where Medusa killed men who had insulted them and Lu Bu found an inn while gathering information.
• Lu Bu visited Thousand Medicine Pavilion for ingredients for the Po Zong Pill and Soul Fusion Pill, and Fan Ling became curious about him.
• Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City after the Xiao Family was attacked, defeated the Gale Family and Ouba Family, and discovered that Xiao Zhan had disappeared.
• Nalan Yanran helped stabilize the Xiao Family, and Xiao Yan accepted aid from the Nalan Family while summoning Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to rebuild the clan.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran boarded a Griffon Beast bound for Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yan struggled to control his wandering hand as they rode together.

Lu Bu discovered the Demon Saint Remnant Map in Black Seal City’s auction catalog, then killed Elder Han after catching him following him for Fan Ling. Fan Ling tried to use Lu Bu against Eight Fan Gate, but Lu Bu and Medusa saw through the scheme and planned to turn it against him by approaching Yuan Yi.

• Lu Bu bought medicinal ingredients from the Thousand Medicine Pavilion and found the Demon Saint Remnant Map listed in the upcoming auction catalog.
• Fan Ling ordered Elder Han to follow Lu Bu, but Lu Bu confronted and killed Elder Han when he cornered him.
• Fan Ling publicly apologized to Lu Bu, offered him medicinal ingredients, and invited him to join the Blood Sect, while secretly hoping Eight Fan Gate would attack the newcomer.
• Medusa explained the feud between the Blood Sect and Eight Fan Gate and recognized Fan Ling’s attempt to borrow a knife to kill.
• Lu Bu decided to visit Yuan Yi and use Medusa as backup so they could turn Fan Ling’s scheme to their advantage.

Lu Bu and Medusa set a trap for the Eight Fan Gate in the Valley of the Dead, drawing Yuan Yi and other factions into a spatial prison. The Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor recognized Lu Bu as his rival and blurted out that Queen Medusa was his wife, leaving him caught between two icy glares.

• Jia Nan Academy elders discussed the Misty Cloud Sect sending Yun Shan and another student, and planned to place them in Yellow Class Second Grade.
• Yuan Yi ordered a subordinate to capture Lu Bu, cripple his legs, and seize his companion after learning Lu Bu was an alchemist.
• Lu Bu killed the subordinate, then followed a message about a medicinal-ingredient trade to the Valley of the Dead with Medusa.
• Yuan Yi led three Dou King Elders to the valley, while the Blood Sect, Black Skull Tomb, and Heavenly Snake Mansion followed to watch.
• Lü Man recognized Lu Bu as Bai Ya's love rival and urged Bai Ya to retreat, but Medusa trapped the valley in a Spatial Prison.
• Bai Ya blurted out that Queen Medusa was his wife, and Medusa and Lu Bu fixed icy gazes on him.

Lu Bu and Medusa defeated the factions that had ambushed them in the Valley of the Dead, then recovered the auction treasures and sent the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill to Qing Lin. With the confrontation over, Lu Bu headed for Jia Nan Academy while Medusa returned to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• Medusa beat the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, and Lu Bu burned Fan Ling and the Blood Sect members to ashes while Lü Man killed the Black Skull Tomb group.
• Lu Bu took Yuan Yi's Ring, found the auction items and Demon Saint Remnant Map inside, and extracted Yuan Yi's soul before storing his corpse for use as a puppet.
• Medusa went to empty the Eight Fan Gate's treasury, while Lü Man treated the injured Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.
• Lu Bu gave Lü Man the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and ordered her to take it to Qing Lin, warning that he would punish her and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor if anything went wrong.
• Lu Bu set off for Peace Town near Jia Nan Academy, and Medusa returned to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Lu Bu arrived at Jia Nan Academy, enrolled in Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er's class, and refined a Three-patterned Green Spirit Pill in his dorm. Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying discovered him and confronted him about his connection to Xiao Yan.

• Lu Bu presented Yun Yun's letter, passed Jia Nan Academy's tests, paid his fees, and settled into a private dorm room.
• Lu Bu began cultivating and refined a Three-patterned Green Spirit Pill, smoothly switching between the Green Lotus Core Flame and Purple Fire.
• Xiao Xun'er sensed someone refining pills, and Ling Ying emerged from the shadows to tell her Lu Bu was at the academy.
• Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying watched Lu Bu refine the pill from outside his window, then entered his room after he noticed them.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Lu Bu what his intentions were in following Brother Xiao Yan.

Lu Bu confronted Xiao Xun'er in her room, resisted her attempt to drive him from Jia Nan Academy, and used his disguised Soul Hall identity to deter her from attacking. He then revealed that he had recorded their intimate-looking encounter and threatened to show it to Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Xun'er accused Lu Bu of following Xiao Yan and ordered him to leave Jia Nan Academy, while Ling Ying prepared to attack.
• Lu Bu impersonated Emperor Wu, a Soul Hall Protector, and claimed he planned to seize Xiao Yan and Yao Chen's souls, making Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying back down.
• Lu Bu warned Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yan disliked being watched and helped, then cornered her against the wall and hinted that he wanted valuables from her family.
• Xiao Xun'er rejected Lu Bu's demand and argued that Xiao Yan already knew about Ling Ying, then tried to leave with him.
• Lu Bu produced a jade tablet that projected an image of him pinning Xiao Xun'er against the wall and threatened to reveal their apparent rendezvous to Xiao Yan.

Lu Bu pressured Xiao Xun'er into considering giving him the Emperor Seal Art, but destroyed his jade talisman and secretly earned her approval. After cultivating to five-star Da Dou Shi, he joined Instructor Ruo Lin's class and stunned the students with his strength.

• Lu Bu threatened to show Xiao Yan a compromising scene unless Xiao Xun'er gave him the Emperor Seal Art, and she left in anger, unsure whether to give in.
• Lu Bu crushed his jade talisman after Xiao Xun'er left, while the hidden Ling Ying recorded the act with another talisman and showed it to her.
• Xiao Xun'er saw that Lu Bu had abandoned his leverage and decided he was acceptable, resolving to protect Xiao Yan herself.
• Lu Bu cultivated through the night and reached five-star Da Dou Shi.
• Instructor Ruo Lin introduced Lu Bu to Yellow Class Second Grade and learned he had recently become a Da Dou Shi, so she told him to observe and guide the others.

Lu Bu deflected the girls’ questions about Xiao Yan by spreading rumors about him, angering Xiao Xun'er and embarrassing Xiao Yu. Their class was then challenged to spar by Black Class First Grade, whose students appeared to have come looking for trouble with Lu Bu.

• Students from another class watched Xiao Xun'er, while Bai Shan resolved to test the unfamiliar student in her class.
• The girls surrounded Lu Bu with questions and mistook him for Xiao Yan, but he denied it and agreed to tell them about Xiao Yan.
• Lu Bu called Xiao Yan a famous pervert, prompting Xiao Xun'er to throw a stone at him and Xiao Yu to clarify that she was not the cousin in the rumor.
• The girls condemned Xiao Yan while Lu Bu smiled, and Instructor Ruo Lin returned and began preparing the class for battle practice.
• A male instructor from Black Class First Grade proposed a spar between the classes, and Bai Shan fixed his gaze on Lu Bu as the girls excitedly recognized him.