Chapter Summaries

Liu Yi agreed to find the Sand Mandala for Hai Bodong in exchange for the map and information about a Strange Fire in the Tagor Great Desert. Thirteen days into the journey, Liu Yi and Xiao Yan rested in the desert, still more than halfway from the marked location.

• Hai Bodong explained that Queen Medusa’s seal had reduced his strength and asked Liu Yi to find the Sand Mandala needed for a Breaking Calamity Pill.
• Hai Bodong offered the map fragment, three favors, and information about a Strange Fire in return for Liu Yi’s help.
• Liu Yi accepted the deal and warned Hai Bodong that he expected the Strange Fire’s location in return.
• Thirteen days later, Liu Yi and Xiao Yan traveled through the desert toward the Strange Fire, with Liu Yi estimating they had another month to go.
• Xiao Yan questioned whether the Strange Fire was real and doubted Liu Yi could refine the Tier 6 pill Hai Bodong needed.

Liu Yi and Xiao Yan rescued members of the Mo Tie Mercenary Group from the Sand Mercenary Group, then Liu Yi intervened when a merchant mistreated Qing Lin in Stone Desert City. The chapter ended with Liu Yi learning that Qing Lin was a snake-person descendant who had survived despite being shunned as an outcast.

• Liu Yi cultivated in the desert and vowed to destroy the Yunlan Sect after reaching the Dou Huang realm.
• An injured Mo Tie Mercenary Group member asked Liu Yi and Xiao Yan for help after the Sand Mercenary Group ambushed them.
• Liu Yi killed Mo Xing and Xiao Yan defeated the remaining Sand Mercenary Group members, rescuing the Mo Tie group.
• In Stone Desert City, Liu Yi knocked down a merchant who was berating Qing Lin and paid him for the broken jar.
• Liu Yi helped Qing Lin gather her scattered food and learned about her snake-person heritage and the hardships she had endured.

Liu Yi reunited with Xiao Yan’s brothers and learned that Xiao Yan still intended to challenge the Yunlan Sect despite the danger. After sensing a Strange Fire in the desert, Liu Yi entered a magma-filled pit and cautiously approached an underground cave.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li welcomed Xiao Yan and thanked Liu Yi for saving their people.
• Liu Yi told Xiao Yan’s brothers that he was eighteen and nearing the Dou Ling realm, astonishing them.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had to face Nalan Yanran and the Yunlan Sect to reclaim his family’s honor, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li warned him of the danger.
• The morning after drinking with the brothers, Liu Yi sensed a Strange Fire and traveled to its scorched desert location.
• When magma erupted from the deep pit, Liu Yi activated his system’s two-hour shield and plunged into the magma.
• Liu Yi reached an underground cave, where the path ahead ended in a vast stretch of scorching magma.

Liu Yi entered the magma in search of the Strange Fire and followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to the depths, where he confronted Queen Medusa. After surviving her attack, he left her wondering why her strongest strike had not killed him.

• Liu Yi jumped into the magma, relying on the System to absorb energy and protect him as he searched for the Strange Fire.
• Liu Yi encountered the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and persuaded it to guide him deeper into the magma.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake warned Liu Yi that Queen Medusa had arrived to obtain the Strange Fire.
• Queen Medusa attacked Liu Yi after he demanded that she hand over the Strange Fire.
• Liu Yi blocked Queen Medusa's powerful strike with his longsword but was knocked back and spat blood.
• Queen Medusa wondered whether her earlier injuries explained why her attack had failed to kill Liu Yi.

After Queen Medusa captured Liu Yi, she took him to the Snake-People Race palace, where she defended him against elders demanding his death. Liu Yi broke free and began explaining the cultivation realms, leaving Medusa and her people stunned by his claim that Dou Di was the pinnacle.

• Queen Medusa defeated Liu Yi and carried him into the magma, sparing him because his strength as a Dou Ling intrigued her.
• Three days later, Yue Mei and Yin Shi urged Medusa to execute Liu Yi, but she refused until she had learned what he knew and what strange items he carried.
• The Grand Elders challenged Medusa’s authority, and she declared herself queen, defended her rule, and called for the Snake-People Race to pursue freedom.
• Liu Yi identified Die as Medusa’s deceased twin and explained that the Snake-People Race would need to reach Dou Zong to transform.
• Liu Yi broke his bonds and outlined the cultivation hierarchy, telling Medusa that Dou Zong was not the peak and naming Dou Di as the highest realm.

Liu Yi told the Snake-People Race about humanity’s cultivation realms but refused to promise he could help them escape the Tagor Great Desert. Medusa gave him three days to decide while preparing to devour the Strange Fire and attempt to reach the Dou Zong realm.

• Yin Shi confirmed that human cultivation ranks extended beyond Dou Zong, alarming the Snake-People Race.
• Medusa threatened Liu Yi and demanded that he help her break through to Dou Zong or help the Snake-People Race leave the desert; Liu Yi asked for a benefit and then left the hall.
• Liu Yi resolved to obtain the Strange Fire and escape, but Yue Mei threatened him and attacked when he ignored her.
• Medusa struck Yue Mei down for attacking Liu Yi and gave him three days to tell her the truth.
• Yin Shi asked whether Liu Yi was connected to an elder’s prophecy about a divine weapon from heaven, and Medusa said the coming three days would determine the Snake-People Race’s fate.

Queen Medusa prepared to devour the Azure Lotus Core Flame while Yin Shi revealed the Snake-People Race’s painful past. Liu Yi saw an opportunity to seize the Strange Fire when Gu He’s party confronted the Queen, and the chapter ended with Queen Medusa’s energy body vanishing and Xiao Yan appearing in disguise.

• Queen Medusa told Yin Shi to conceal her attempt to devour the Strange Fire, and Yin Shi recounted to Yue Mei how the Snake-People Race had once been close to having two Dou Huang Experts.
• Liu Yi worried that his slow cultivation would not let him reach the strength needed to face Yunlan Sect before Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, so he resolved to obtain the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• A distant rumble drew the guards away, and Liu Yi left his room, recognizing that his chance to act had arrived.
• Pill King Gu He offered Queen Medusa a seventh-grade Transformation Pill and two sixth-grade Dou Ling Pills in exchange for the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Gu He’s Dou Huang companion revealed that Queen Medusa was only an energy body, and her body dissipated before a red-clad Snake-People woman declared her dead and attacked Gu He.
• Liu Yi recognized the red-clad woman as Xiao Yan and realized that he had come to seek the Strange Fire too.

Liu Yi reached the place where Queen Medusa was preparing to absorb the Azure Lotus Core Flame and tried to convince her to abandon the dangerous attempt. He offered to absorb the Strange Fire himself and help the Snake-People Race leave the Tagor Great Desert, leaving Medusa weighing his proposal.

• Yue Mei learned that Liu Yi had disappeared and ordered her people to find him, while Yin Shi Great Elder agreed he must be found.
• Liu Yi crossed the poisonous Dead Water Pond with the System's protection and confronted Queen Medusa as she prepared to absorb the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Liu Yi warned Medusa that the Snake-People bloodline was unsuited to Strange Fire and swore he would lead her people out of the Tagor Great Desert.
• Medusa rejected Liu Yi's warning at first, but he urged her to face Pill King Gu He and let him absorb the Strange Fire instead.
• Medusa suspected Liu Yi wanted the Azure Lotus Core Flame for himself, then considered whether his increased strength could help the Snake-People Race escape sooner.

Liu Yi forcibly absorbed the Azure Lotus Core Flame while Queen Medusa guarded him, but the process unleashed a massive azure dragon and endangered them all. The chapter ended with Queen Medusa struck down by the flames and her fate unknown as the Snake-People mourned.

• Queen Medusa agreed to guard Liu Yi while he absorbed the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Liu Yi used the system to begin forcibly absorbing the Strange Fire, then swallowed the Blood Lotus Pill and later drank the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• A massive azure dragon appeared as the Strange Fire ravaged Liu Yi, drawing the attention of the Snake-People, Pill King Gu He, Sect Leader Yun, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao waited for Liu Yi to fail so they could take the Strange Fire, while Queen Medusa prepared to intervene.
• Queen Medusa transformed into a Pink Long Snake and attacked the azure dragon, but the flames blasted her down and left her fate unknown.
• Yin Shi Great Elder and Yue Mei mourned Queen Medusa as boulders fell above the Snake-People Race Great Hall.

Liu Yi endured the Azure Lotus Core Flame’s violent attempt to destroy him while Queen Medusa sacrificed herself for the Snake-People Race. Liu Yi survived and absorbed the Strange Fire, advancing to Eight-Star Dou Ling and receiving a Heaven-Rank Cultivation Method.

• The Black-Robed Dou Huang realized Queen Medusa was undergoing nirvana and led Pill King Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li away from the raging energy.
• Yue Mei and the Snake-People Race fighters moved to stop the retreating intruders from disturbing Queen Medusa.
• Liu Yi struggled to contain the Azure Lotus Core Flame as Xiao Yan and Yao Lao watched, unable to help him.
• Queen Medusa transformed into pink light and vanished after declaring that she would give her life for the Snake-People Race.
• Liu Yi nearly gave up as the Strange Fire ravaged his body, but the Azure Lotus Core Flame finally calmed and he successfully absorbed it.
• The system advanced Liu Yi to Eight-Star Dou Ling and rewarded him with the Heaven-Rank Cultivation Method Star Chen Yi.

After absorbing the Azure Lotus Core Flame and surviving the upheaval, Liu Yi broke through to Dou Wang and faced Yun Yun, Gu He, Feng Li, and Yan Shi. Yun Yun urged him to return to the Yunlan Sect, but Liu Yi refused and warned her to leave.

• Liu Yi received the Seven Kill Sword, reunited with the Queen Medusa in her small snake form, and gave her Half-Life Amethyst Source.
• Liu Yi flew from the hall and absorbed the raging energy of heaven and earth, awakening Seven-Colored Wings as the Snake-People Race experts watched in shock.
• Liu Yi advanced from an Eight-Star Dou Ling to a One-Star Dou Wang, then used God Slaying Slash to restrain Feng Li and Yan Shi.
• Yun Yun intervened to protect Feng Li and Yan Shi, revealed her identity, and asked Liu Yi to return with her; he refused and warned her to leave.
• Gu He accused Liu Yi of absorbing the Azure Lotus Core Flame and asked if he was the Yunlan Sect traitor.

After absorbing the Strange Fire, Liu Yi let Gu He and his companions leave and ordered the Snake-People Race to spare Yun Yun, while warning her that they would be enemies the next time they met. Yun Yun refused to leave without him, so Liu Yi fought her to drive her out of the Snake-People Race Territory.

• Yun Yun urged Gu He, Feng Li, and Yan Shi to leave, and Liu Yi stopped the Snake-People Race from chasing them.
• Liu Yi told Yun Yun that he would not return to the Yunlan Sect and warned her that Yun Shan wanted him for selfish reasons.
• Yin Shi Great Elder announced that the Snake-People Race would obey Liu Yi under Queen Medusa's verbal decree and let Yun Yun leave.
• Yun Yun promised to protect Liu Yi, but he attacked her and drove her toward the desert boundary.
• Liu Yi and Yun Yun fought fiercely as he tried to force her out, explaining that he did not want her to die in Snake-People Race Territory.

Liu Yi learned that his jade pendant held a secret tied to the continent and planned to visit the Demon Beast Mountain Range. He claimed leadership of the Snake-People Race, and the Second Elder declared that Liu Yi was the prophesied Heaven Chosen One with revered divine dragon blood.

• Yun Yun stopped fighting Liu Yi, warned him that he was in danger, and left for the Tagor Great Desert.
• Liu Yi examined his father's jade pendant and recalled that it was a key connected to the survival of the Dou Qi Continent and the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
• Liu Yi told the Snake-People Race leaders that Queen Medusa had entrusted the race to him and declared himself their new king.
• The Second Elder emerged from seclusion and said ancient records had predicted Liu Yi's arrival as the Heaven Chosen One a thousand years earlier.
• The Second Elder revealed that divine dragon blood flowed through Liu Yi's veins, and Yin Shi Great Elder knelt before him.

Liu Yi became king of the Snake-People Race after Second Elder recognized his divine dragon blood, but the elder died moments after declaring the race would escape the Tagor Great Desert. As Liu Yi prepared for war with the Yunlan Sect, Yin Shi Great Elder warned him that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had brought a force into the desert and was devastating the Snake-People Race.

• Second Elder knelt before Liu Yi and asked him to lead the Snake-People Race out of the Tagor Great Desert and help Queen Medusa become a supreme existence.
• The Snake-People Race hailed Liu Yi as their king, and Second Elder died after proclaiming that the race would break free of the desert.
• Liu Yi comforted the little snake form of Queen Medusa and worried that his strength remained at one-star Battle King as the Yunlan Sect battle approached.
• Yin Shi Great Elder told Liu Yi that demon beasts from the Demon Beast Mountain Range were attacking the Snake-People Race, led by the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Liu Yi realized the Amethyst Winged Lion King had likely come seeking revenge for his son's death and the Half-Life Amethyst Source.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King's attack had destroyed Black Rock City, while humanity sent experts into the Demon Beast Mountain Range in retaliation.

Liu Yi prepared the Snake-People Race to defend against the Amethyst Winged Lion King, which had come seeking revenge for its slain son. As the Lion King reached their territory, the Twin-Winged Demon Snake King arrived too, revealing that the Snake-People Race faced two Sixth-Order Demon Beasts while Queen Medusa was absent.

• Liu Yi ordered Yin Shi Great Elder to gather the Snake-People experts and hide the civilians, then explained that the Amethyst Winged Lion King sought revenge because he had killed its son.
• Yin Shi Great Elder assembled the Eight Great Leaders and the fighters above Dou Ling, and Liu Yi ordered them to prepare a poisonous barrier and follow his commands.
• Yue Mei reported that the Amethyst Winged Lion King was less than ten li away, and the Lion King arrived demanding to see Queen Medusa.
• Yin Shi Great Elder refused the Lion King's demand and told it to leave the Snake-People territory.
• The Twin-Winged Demon Snake King arrived and told the Lion King that Queen Medusa was absent, leaving Liu Yi to face two Sixth-Order Demon Beasts.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King and the Demon Snake King attacked the Snake-People Race while searching for a human, and the Eight Great Leaders fought back with their combined technique. Inside the great hall, Liu Yi began setting up the Heaven-Rank Battle Skill Star Chen Yi, whose power made the two invaders fear that Queen Medusa had advanced to Dou Zong.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King struck Yin Shi, and Mo Bas was injured while protecting him.
• Yin Shi refused to reveal the human’s whereabouts and led the Eight Great Leaders in forming a giant green serpent with strength comparable to a seven-star Dou Huang.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and the Demon Snake King sent hundreds of magical beasts to attack as the Snake-People experts joined the battle.
• Liu Yi worked inside the great hall to set up Star Chen Yi, shaping the battle outside into a void chessboard as the effort drained his strength.
• The Demon Snake King sensed a frightening force, and the two sixth-rank beasts wondered whether Queen Medusa had become a Dou Zong.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King tried to disrupt Queen Medusa’s possible breakthrough, but Liu Yi arrived in time to save Yue Mei and faced both demon beasts. Liu Yi exposed the Demon Snake King’s hidden interest in something he possessed, leaving the Lion King shocked by his ally’s real purpose.

• The Demon Snake King ordered the Amethyst Winged Lion King to enter the great hall and interrupt Queen Medusa’s evolution while he held off the Snake-People Race leaders.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King overwhelmed Mo Bas, Yue Mei, and Flower Snake King, but Liu Yi appeared and blocked the attack that threatened Yue Mei.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized Liu Yi as the human who had killed his son and was stunned that Liu Yi had advanced to Dou Wang.
• The Demon Snake King struck the Amethyst Winged Lion King for interrupting his conversation with Liu Yi, then Liu Yi suggested the Demon Snake King had come for something he possessed.
• The Demon Snake King admitted Liu Yi had guessed correctly, while the Amethyst Winged Lion King asked what his ally wanted.

The Demon Snake King demanded the jade pendant from Liu Yi and threatened to destroy the Snake-People Race, while Liu Yi and the Snake-People chose to fight rather than flee. As the Demon Snake King launched a lethal attack on Liu Yi, the Eight Great Leaders intervened with a massive shield.

• The Demon Snake King threatened the Snake-People Race and demanded that Liu Yi hand over the jade pendant.
• Liu Yi told Yin Shi Great Elder to lead the Snake-People away, but the Snake-People refused to abandon their king and swore to defend their people.
• The Demon Snake King ordered its army to attack, and Liu Yi and the Snake-People charged into battle.
• The Demon Snake King pursued Liu Yi for the jade pendant, and Liu Yi used Teleport to evade its tail strike.
• The Demon Snake King immobilized Liu Yi and launched its strongest attack, but the Eight Great Leaders appeared before him and formed a shield.

Liu Yi was badly injured by the Demon Snake King, who captured the Eight Great Leaders and demanded the jade pendant in exchange for their lives. Liu Yi announced that the pendant opened the Ancient Ruins and invited the desert’s powers to claim it, leaving the Demon Snake King afraid to act as rival experts converged.

• The Demon Snake King shattered the Eight Great Leaders’ combined shield and blasted Liu Yi into the Snake-People Race Great Hall, while the Amethyst Winged Lion King celebrated his apparent defeat.
• Liu Yi struggled out of the ruins with shattered bones, asked the system to repair his injuries, and found that the Eight Great Leaders and other Snake-People Race members had been captured.
• The Demon Snake King demanded the jade pendant and killed a Snake-People Race member to threaten Liu Yi into surrendering it.
• Liu Yi agreed, then announced across the Tagor Great Desert that the jade pendant opened the Ancient Ruins and called on anyone who wanted it to come take it from the Demon Snake King.
• Demon Beast Dou Huangs flew toward Liu Yi, and the Demon Snake King hesitated to seize the pendant for fear of being besieged.

Liu Yi used the jade pendant to keep the Demon Snake King from killing him, but the approaching Dou Zong experts soon arrived and turned their attention to the key. The desert powers began arguing over who would claim it, while the Fire-Red Robed Man arrived.

• Liu Yi warned the Demon Snake King that other experts would overwhelm him if he tried to take the jade pendant.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King urged the Demon Snake King to flee as powerful auras approached, but the Demon Snake King attacked Liu Yi instead.
• A yellow-robed Dou Zong struck the Demon Snake King, severed his tail, and appeared before Liu Yi.
• Another Dou Zong subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King, while Yin Shi Great Elder realized that two Dou Zongs had arrived.
• The yellow-robed Dou Zong claimed the jade pendant, but a blue-robed old man challenged him and demanded a share.
• The Fire-Red Robed Man arrived as the Dou Zongs argued over the jade pendant.