Chapter Summaries

Lin Ran confronted Xiao Yan and revealed that he knew Yao Chen was hiding in the Bone Flame Ring. After Yao Chen emerged, Lin Ran identified his past conflict with the sect and challenged him, leaving the two facing off.

• Lin Ran appeared in the air, and Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong realized he was at least a Dou Zong-level expert.
• Lin Ran exposed Yao Chen’s presence in Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring, prompting Yao Chen to emerge.
• Lin Ran identified Yao Chen as Venerable Yao, former number one alchemist and master of Starfall Pavilion, and accused him of helping drive Lin Ran’s sect from the Central Continent.
• Yao Chen condemned Lin Ran’s sect and attacked him with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, but Lin Ran scattered the flames with his crimson-gold Dou Qi.
• Lin Ran and Yao Chen exchanged attacks, and Lin Ran unleashed a powerful aura while declaring that the sect would not fear Yao Chen in his current state.

Lin Ran and Yao Chen fought fiercely above Desert City, with Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Dou Qi and powerful techniques pressing Yao Chen’s weakened soul. The chapter ended as Lin Ran’s Sacred Sun Sword Qi streaked toward Yao Chen, leaving Xiao Yan shouting in alarm.

• Lin Ran attacked Yao Chen with domineering Pure Yang Dou Qi, and Yao Chen formed a ruler from Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• Lin Ran and Yao Chen’s attacks collided, sending a shockwave across Desert City and forcing its inhabitants to the ground.
• Green Yi protected Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin while she and White Fang flew toward the battle.
• Xiao Yan recognized Lin Ran as the benefactor who had helped his second brother, but worried as Lin Ran fought Yao Lao.
• Lin Ran caught Yao Chen’s ruler, forced him to defend himself with Eight Extremes Fire Guard, then formed a golden sword.
• Lin Ran launched Sacred Sun Sword Qi at Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan cried out for his teacher.

Lin Ran overwhelmed Yao Chen with powerful Dou Techniques, leaving him on the verge of dispersal as Xiao Yan tried to reach his teacher. A black-robed Dou Huang appeared to rescue them, but Lin Ran’s Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm crushed his defenses and shattered him.

• Yao Chen countered Lin Ran’s attack with Radiant Seal, and their Dou Techniques collided in an explosion that shook the sky above Desert City.
• Lin Ran attacked again, pierced and shattered Yao Chen’s right arm, then struck him with the Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm.
• Xiao Yan tried to fly to Yao Chen, but Lin Ran’s pressure forced him to the ground, while Green Yi and White Fang blocked Hai Bodong.
• A black-robed man appeared, drove Green Yi and White Fang back, and threw Yao Chen toward Xiao Yan before unleashing Myriad Shadow Bind against Lin Ran’s palm.
• Lin Ran’s Heaven-tier Dou Technique crushed the black-robed man’s defenses and shattered him.

At Jia Nan Academy, Xun Er learned that Ling Ying’s life tablet had shattered and sent word to the clan elders to protect Xiao Yan. In the Tagor Desert, Lin Ran nearly captured the gravely weakened Yao Chen, but an elderly man in white robes appeared and sealed Lin Ran in midair.

• Xun Er learned that Ling Ying had died and feared for Xiao Yan’s safety.
• Xun Er ordered a messenger to alert the clan elders and ensure Xiao Yan’s protection.
• Lin Ran’s Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm devastated Desert City and the surrounding area, while its residual force gravely injured Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Yao Chen.
• Lin Ran appeared before the injured group and reached for Yao Chen’s fading soul.
• An elderly man in white robes stepped through a crack in space and immobilized Lin Ran with a Space Seal.

Lin Ran fought a powerful Dou Zun from the Ancient Clan after the old man intervened to protect Xiao Yan and restore Yao Chen. Though Lin Ran was badly outmatched, he unleashed all his Pure Yang Dou Qi and prepared to continue the battle.

• The white-robed old man arrived, rescued Xiao Yan, and restored Yao Chen with a medicinal liquid.
• The old man revealed he had come for Xiao Yan and confronted Lin Ran over the death of his clan's guard.
• Lin Ran admitted killing the guard, and the old man attacked him with a massive palm strike.
• Lin Ran countered the palm and dodged the old man's golden swords before defending himself with a Pure Yang Golden Sword.
• Lin Ran unleashed all his Pure Yang Dou Qi and resolved to fight the Dou Zun with everything he had.

Lin Ran battled the white-robed elder, surviving his attacks and countering his Emperor Seal Art with the Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm. After their techniques clashed and vanished, the elder collapsed the space around Lin Ran.

• The white-robed elder used his control of space to attack Lin Ran, shattering Lin Ran's golden sword and sending him flying.
• The white-robed elder trapped Lin Ran in frozen space and launched the Earth Overturning Seal at him.
• Lin Ran answered with the Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm, and the white-robed elder combined the Mountain Splitting Seal and Sea Turning Seal with his Earth Overturning Seal.
• The two techniques collided in a spatial void and destroyed each other, but the white-robed elder then twisted and collapsed the space around Lin Ran.

Lin Ran unleashed his Pure Yang Physique and Sacred Origin Blood Burn to battle the Ancient Clan’s white-robed Dou Zun, overwhelming him with speed and strength. As Xiao Yan watched, he decided to retreat with Yao Chen rather than risk being caught in the fight, leaving Lin Ran’s battle unresolved.

• Lin Ran activated Sacred Origin Blood Burn and emerged from the collapsing space with his Pure Yang Physique revealed.
• Lin Ran used the Aurora Dragon Step to strike the white-robed elder and drive him back with a relentless assault.
• Xiao Yan woke and watched the battle, while Yao Chen judged that Lin Ran’s foundation and techniques made the outcome uncertain.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave with Yao Chen, reasoning that staying could endanger them and implicate his second brother.
• Yao Chen returned to the Bone Flame Ring, and Xiao Yan prepared to retreat while Lin Ran continued fighting.

Lin Ran fought a one-star Dou Zun from the Ancient Clan, but Sacred Origin Blood Burn weakened him before he could counter the elder’s Four Seals Superimposed. He shattered a jade slip, unleashing an aura that shocked his opponent.

• Xiao Yan flew away with Hai Bodong while Lin Ran and the white-robed elder continued fighting.
• The elder recognized Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Physique and tried to retreat before launching the four seals of the Emperor Seal Art.
• Lin Ran’s Sacred Origin Blood Burn ended, and its consumption of temporary blood vitality left him too weak to complete his Great Sun Sacred Sun Palm.
• Lin Ran shattered a jade slip, and the aura released from it made the white-robed elder recoil in disbelief.

Lin Ran used a precious jade slip to unleash a devastating attack that severely wounded the Ancient Clan Dou Zun, who fled rather than face another strike. Lin Ran returned with White Fang and Green Yi, while a group in the Tagor Desert sensed the battle’s power and the black-robed woman wondered if it belonged to someone she recognized.

• Lin Ran shattered a jade slip and struck the white-robed elder with a powerful gray Dou Qi palm, breaking his fused Emperor Seal Art and severely injuring him.
• The white-robed elder feared Lin Ran’s second jade slip and escaped through a tear in space.
• Lin Ran dismissed White Fang and Green Yi’s apologies, collected a dim soul, and left with them.
• Six black-robed humans in the Tagor Desert sensed the battle and concluded that a Dou Zong-level expert had appeared near Desert City.
• The group decided to hurry after Master Gu He, while the strongest black-robed woman trembled and wondered if she recognized the domineering Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan woke from his severe injuries and discovered that Yao Lao’s soul had been badly depleted. Yao Lao told him he would have to sleep to recover, leaving Xiao Yan to face the world without his protection.

• Xiao Yan woke in a quiet house near the Monster Beast Mountain Range and recalled being injured while fleeing with Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Yan sensed Bone Spirit Cold Fire nourishing his damaged body and realized Yao Lao had not answered his calls.
• Xiao Yan entered the black ring with his soul power and found Yao Lao inside its barrier.
• Yao Lao explained that his soul energy was nearly exhausted and that he would sleep while recovering.
• Yao Lao left Xiao Yan a child flame, Bone Spirit Cold Fire in the Bone Flame Ring, and advice to rely on Hai Bodong and explore the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan kowtowed as Yao Lao’s illusory body dispersed, then woke in the empty house and faced life without his teacher’s protection.

Xiao Yan took control of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire’s sub-flame and planned to gather pills and treasures to help Yao Lao recover. Hai Bodong renewed his promise to protect Xiao Yan and revealed that he had found a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Yan read Yao Lao’s instructions and learned the prescription for the Spirit Revival Purple Pill, then resolved to keep Hai Bodong steady and find a way to restore Yao Lao’s soul strength.
• Xiao Yan controlled the Bone Spirit Cold Fire’s sub-flame, experienced a surge in his soul, and summoned tangible flame without a Medicine Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan decided to gather the Pulse Protecting Pill and Ice Heart Pill ingredients before devouring the sub-flame’s source seed to evolve Fen Jue.
• Hai Bodong visited Xiao Yan, who explained that Yao Lao had gone to rest and gave him a list of ingredients for the Spirit Revival Purple Pill.
• Hai Bodong promised to protect Xiao Yan for a year and revealed that he had found a Heavenly Flame in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

After leaving Desert City, Lin Ran headed toward the Snake People Holy City, where Gu He and Yun Yun were seeking the Green Lotus Core Flame. Lin Ran sensed the battle there and vanished to pursue the flame, which he needed to restore his depleted vitality.

• Lin Ran left Desert City after making Xiao Li's place in his forces depend on his future success, while keeping a way to track Xiao Yan.
• White Fang reported a battle near the Snake People Holy City, and Lin Ran recognized that Gu He and Yun Yun had arrived early to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Ran identified the fighters as Yue Mei and a powerful human group that included Gu He, a Dou Huang, and several Dou Wangs and Dou Lings.
• Lin Ran chose to go to the Snake People Holy City because he needed the Green Lotus Core Flame to recover from his weakened state.
• Lin Ran's soul power unsettled Gu He, and Lin Ran stepped through space and disappeared.

Lin Ran entered a temple and watched Queen Medusa begin her attempt to evolve by enduring the Green Lotus Core Flame. After transforming into a giant purple serpent, Medusa plunged into the flame and screamed in agony.

• Lin Ran discovered Queen Medusa’s hidden temple, where a pool of Ice Spirit Cold Spring surrounded the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Queen Medusa removed the barrier protecting the flame and prepared to use it for her evolution.
• Medusa explained that she was attempting this dangerous method to reach Dou Zong and vowed to kill the humans in the desert if she succeeded.
• Queen Medusa transformed into a giant purple serpent and plunged into the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa’s miserable scream echoed across the island.

Queen Medusa’s evolution began to fail after she endured the Heavenly Flames and heavenly lightning, but Lin Ran saved her with his essence blood. She evolved into a Seventh-tier Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, then returned to human form as Lin Ran told her to handle matters outside and meet him at her temple.

• The Heavenly Flames burned Queen Medusa’s scales and blood as Gu He and the Snake-People watched from outside the purple light.
• Heavenly lightning struck, but Queen Medusa’s life force faded instead of her completing the expected evolution.
• Lin Ran extracted a drop of Queen Medusa’s essence blood, then gave her his own reddish-gold essence blood to revive her.
• Queen Medusa shed her charred body and emerged as a Seventh-tier Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Queen Medusa returned to human form, and Lin Ran covered her with a Dou Qi robe and instructed her to spare the human Dou Huang and meet him at her temple in half an hour.

Queen Medusa completed her evolution into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and broke through to Dou Zong, confronting the human forces in the Tagor Desert. Yun Yun tried to protect her allies, but Medusa killed six experts and held Gu He at swordpoint.

• Lin Ran departed after Queen Medusa completed her transformation, and she unleashed her Dou Zong aura over the Snake People Holy City.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Green Yi, and White Fang watched as the humans outside the city prepared to retreat from Medusa.
• Queen Medusa blocked the humans’ retreat and declared that every human who had entered the Tagor Desert must die.
• Yun Yun revealed herself, sent her allies to flee, and attacked Medusa with Ripping Wind Whirlwind Dance and Wind's Extreme! Meteor Kill!
• Queen Medusa deflected Yun Yun’s attack, killed six human experts, and stopped Gu He with a seven-colored snake sword at his throat.

Queen Medusa forced Gu He to surrender valuable pills in exchange for his life, then defeated Yun Yun after Gu He left. She ordered Yue Mei to take the unconscious Yun Yun away, revealing that someone had forbidden her from killing Yun Yun.

• Queen Medusa held Gu He captive and demanded more pills, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• Gu He agreed to give Medusa three Spirit Dou Pills, two Imperial Pole Pills, and one Humanoid Transformation Pill, and she let him leave.
• Gu He departed after Yun Yun told him to report Medusa’s breakthrough to the Misty Cloud Sect and the royal family.
• Yun Yun attacked Medusa with Wind Returns to Earth, but Medusa shattered the wind blades and struck her unconscious.
• Medusa told Yun Yun she was fortunate someone had ordered her not to take her life, then ordered Yue Mei to take Yun Yun away and care for her.

Lin Ran confronted Queen Medusa and the Snake-People elders, revealing that he wanted the Magic Core in her head and threatening the tribe to force her submission. Medusa faced the choice of yielding to Lin Ran or risking the destruction of her people.

• Lin Ran sat on Medusa’s throne while his pressure subdued the Snake-People and bound their four elders.
• Medusa arrived, bowed to Lin Ran, and thanked him for helping her become a Dou Zong, offering to fulfill a request within her power.
• Lin Ran said he had originally wanted the Magic Core in Medusa’s head and sealed her in place when she tried to retreat.
• Lin Ran threatened the Snake-People Tribe, and Medusa realized her people’s safety depended on her choice.

Lin Ran secured Queen Medusa’s promise to provide blood essence, then extracted and devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame to strengthen his body. Its effects broke the balance of Yin and Yang in him, and he restrained Medusa as his condition took hold.

• Lin Ran demanded blood essence from Queen Medusa and the four elders, along with blood essence from three Sixth-tier Monster Beasts within three months, or he would harvest the Snake-People Tribe.
• Lin Ran returned to the lake island, removed the Green Lotus Core Flame’s seed, and explained that he needed a Heavenly Flame to refine a seventh-rank pill.
• Queen Medusa delivered the five bottles of blood essence, and Lin Ran swallowed an Earth Spirit Pill before devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Ran refined the Heavenly Flame inside his body, gaining control of it and improving his blood vitality and physical foundation.
• The increased blood vitality disrupted Lin Ran’s Yin and Yang balance, and he sealed the island, bound Queen Medusa, and forced her to kneel.

Xun Er learned that Xiao Yan had subdued the Myriad Beasts Spirit Flame and that Lin Ran had injured Elder Lin, while Lin Ran awakened beside Queen Medusa after advancing to an eight-star Dou Zong. Lin Ran offered the Snake-People Tribe a new homeland, and Medusa chose the Mulan Empire as their future territory.

• Xun Er promised Elder Lin that her father would restore his severed arm and asked about Xiao Yan, learning that he was safe and had subdued the Myriad Beasts Spirit Flame.
• Elder Han identified Lin Ran as an eighteen-year-old seven-star Dou Zong and reported his ties to the Cloud Rain Sect; Xun Er told him to consult the Ancient Clan elders about Lin Ran.
• Queen Medusa woke and attacked Lin Ran, but he blocked her strikes and explained that his blood essence had helped her evolve and now restrained her Dou Qi.
• Lin Ran told Medusa she could choose a new homeland for the Snake-People Tribe anywhere on the Northwest Continent except regions already claimed by others.
• Medusa chose the Mulan Empire, and Lin Ran promised it would be erased within a year and said he would offer the Snake-People Tribe some assistance.

Lin Ran trained Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, helping them strengthen their cultivation while testing Qing Lin’s Myriad Flower Nether Pupils. After rescuing White Fang from Medusa, Lin Ran discussed adding the Eight-winged Black Snake Emperor to the Snake-People Tribe and was asked what he planned to do about Yun Yun.

• Lin Ran gave Xiao Yi Xian two Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and a Blood Lotus Pill, helping her refine the energy and strengthen most of her meridians with Ice Venerable Strength.
• Lin Ran tested Qing Lin’s soul strength and had her use Myriad Flower Nether Pupils on him; the technique injured her, so he healed her with medicinal liquid refined from Seven-Colored Spirit Saliva.
• Green Yi reported that she had absorbed the Imperial Pole Pill and advanced to two-star Dou Huang, while White Fang had gone to Snake People Holy Temple and started trouble with the elders.
• Medusa attacked White Fang, but Lin Ran blocked her sword strikes and ordered White Fang to apologize to the elders before suggesting he could join the Snake-People Tribe as a fighting force.
• Medusa asked Lin Ran what he planned to do about Yun Yun, and he smiled at the thought of her.