Chapter Summaries

Protector Wu and Protector Tie arrived to seize Mo Tianxing’s technique and capture Xiao Yan’s companions, throwing the battle into chaos. As Protector Tie attacked the helpless Xiao Yi Xian, a Green-haired Woman appeared to shield her, leaving the fight poised on a new arrival.

• Protector Wu revealed that he had secretly taken Old Ghost Demonic Earth's soul and demanded Mo Tianxing hand over the technique, while warning that a Venerable Elder was coming.
• Protector Wu exposed Xiao Yan’s possession by another soul and ordered Protector Tie to extract it; Xiao Yan struck Protector Tie back when he attacked from behind.
• Protector Wu sent his soul-interfering chains against the Black Emperor Sect alliance, allowing Demonic Flame Valley to counterattack as Mo Tianxing tried to flee with Mo Ya.
• Protector Wu blocked Mo Tianxing’s escape, and Mo Tianxing refused to surrender the technique and fought him.
• Protector Tie overwhelmed Xiao Yan and knocked Xiao Yi Xian down, but a Green-haired Woman intervened to shield her from his final blow.

Han Feng rescued Xiao Yi Xian and gave Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations while he faced Protector Tie. Xiao Yan unleashed two Heavenly Flames in a powerful strike against Protector Tie, and the chapter ended as their attacks collided in a massive explosion.

• Han Feng appeared and pulled Xiao Yi Xian away from Protector Tie's attack, despite her weakened condition after giving the Sea Heart Flame to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan protected Han Feng and Feng Qing'er from Protector Tie's chains, then refused Han Feng's order to escape without her.
• Han Feng transmitted the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations to Xiao Yan through their souls, further worsening her injuries.
• Xiao Yan used the Purple Lotus Transformation to raise his strength to peak Dou Wang and combined the Purple Lotus Core Flame with the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan struck Protector Tie's Soul Black Hand with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, while Mo Tianxing seized Protector Wu's distraction to wound him.
• Han Feng fled with Feng Qing'er and Xiao Yi Xian as Xiao Yan's attack and Protector Tie's technique collided in a huge explosion.

After Xiao Yan’s attack left Protector Tie badly wounded, Mo Tianxing discovered that the cultivation technique had vanished from his Storage Ring and was forced to fight Protector Wu. Xiao Yi Xian rushed to save Xiao Yan but was struck by Protector Tie, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Xiao Yan’s attack severely wounded Protector Tie, while Yao Chen fell unconscious and Xiao Yan collapsed with grave injuries.
• Protector Wu offered to spare Mo Tianxing in exchange for the cultivation technique, but Mo Tianxing could not find it in his Storage Ring.
• Protector Wu accused Mo Tianxing of lying, so Mo Tianxing gave up explaining and chose to fight him.
• Protector Tie charged at the helpless Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian intervened despite her injuries and Xiao Yan’s pleas.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan she refused to keep hiding behind him, then attacked Protector Tie again.
• Protector Tie used black Qi to evade Xiao Yi Xian’s poison palm and struck her as Xiao Yan shouted her name.

After Xiao Yi Xian was gravely wounded, Xiao Yan confronted the fear and self-doubt that had kept him from embracing his strength, and accepted the shadow within him as his instinct. He rose surrounded by overwhelming malice, while Xiao Xun'er sensed danger and sent Ling Ying to protect him.

• Shadow Xiao Yan taunted Xiao Yan over his inability to protect Xiao Yi Xian and challenged his fear of becoming consumed by power.
• Shadow Xiao Yan argued that he had solved threats Xiao Yan's ideals could not, then urged Xiao Yan to accept him as his instinct.
• Protector Tie flung aside Xiao Yi Xian, whose chest was pierced, and Xiao Yan rose as a blood-red illusion and dense Black Qi spread around him.
• Xiao Yi Xian whispered Xiao Yan's name before losing consciousness, while Protector Tie and the onlookers feared Xiao Yan's ferocious transformation.
• Xiao Xun'er felt uneasy while hearing Ling Ying's report and sent him back to protect Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan abandoned his restraint and unleashed his instinctive violence against Protector Tie, overwhelming him until Lv Man intervened to stop Protector Tie’s suicidal final attack. Xiao Yan remained trapped in his unleashed state as Lv Man faced the Soul Hall Protector.

• Yun Ying gave the gravely wounded Xiao Yi Xian a medicinal pill that stabilized her breathing and began healing her wound.
• Xiao Yan surrendered to his violent instincts and attacked Protector Tie, while Mo Tianxing struck Protector Wu during their fight.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly wounded Protector Tie and destroyed his Dark Devour technique with regenerating black chains, leaving Protector Tie severely injured.
• Protector Tie burned his soul and launched Dark Soul Claw, briefly binding Xiao Yan with chains as he prepared to kill him.
• Lv Man grabbed Protector Tie’s arm and stopped his attack just before it reached Xiao Yan.

Lv Man killed Protector Tie and tried to take Xiao Yan away, but Xiao Yan charged back into battle while lost to his killing instinct. Protector Wu summoned Soul Hall reinforcements, who began extracting the souls of everyone on the battlefield, leaving the Black Corner Region forces facing slaughter.

• Lv Man returned to save Xiao Yan and killed Protector Tie, whose already-damaged soul perished with his body.
• Lv Man tried to lead Xiao Yan away, but he flew toward the battlefield to attack Mo Tianxing, whom he blamed for the children's deaths.
• Protector Wu crushed a black jade token, summoning Protector Xuan and Soul Hall forces that included thirteen Dou Wangs and six Dou Huangs.
• Protector Xuan ordered the Soul Emissaries to extract everyone's souls, and their chains began devastating the battlefield.
• Protector Wu told Protector Xuan to watch Mo Tianxing and went after Xiao Yan, while Mo Tianxing begged to leave with his son and Protector Xuan moved to torment him.

Xiao Yan used Black Qi afterimages to confuse the Soul Emissaries and Black Corner Region forces, turning their attacks against Mo Tianxing and Protector Wu. As Lv Man carried Xiao Yan away, Mo Tianxing rallied the Black Corner Region forces to counterattack the disorganized Soul Emissaries.

• Xiao Yan evaded Protector Wu and used a Black Qi illusion to make Wu’s strike sever Mo Ya’s shoulder and arm.
• Xiao Yan’s afterimages confused both sides, and Han Feng showed Lv Man how to spot the real Xiao Yan with her eyes instead of Dou Qi perception.
• Xiao Yan drew the pursuers into attacking the gathered Mo Tianxing, Protector Wu, and Protector Xuan, leaving all three badly injured.
• Protector Wu recognized Xiao Yan’s scheme and charged him, but Lv Man blocked the blow and used its force to escape with Xiao Yan.
• Mo Tianxing struck Protector Xuan and urged the Black Corner Region forces to attack, prompting Su Mei and the others to assault the Soul Emissaries.

Lv Man tried to escape Black-Seal City with Xiao Yan but lost track of him and was nearly killed by Protector Wu. Ling Ying and Han Feng intervened to hold Protector Wu back while Lv Man went to find Xiao Yan, leaving Han Feng to fight after activating Soul Burning.

• Lv Man attacked Protector Wu with two Dou Skills to buy time, but Xiao Yan vanished when she reached for him.
• Protector Wu broke free, overwhelmed Lv Man’s defenses, and nearly struck her before Ling Ying rescued her and asked where Xiao Yan was.
• Ling Ying recognized Protector Wu as Wu Ying and told Lv Man to find Xiao Yan while he held the enemy off.
• Han Feng arrived at Peak Dou Huang strength, and Protector Wu realized she had activated Soul Burning.
• Han Feng and Ling Ying prepared to stall Protector Wu as Lv Man withdrew to search for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan used Mo Ya and Mo Tianxing’s arrogance to help Protector Xuan kill them, while the Black Qi’s influence left Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing’er questioning his changed behavior. Queen Medusa entered Xiao Yan’s Soul Space, found a frightened child who looked like Xiao Yan, and heard him ask who she was.

• Xiao Yan used Mo Ya as bait, and Mo Tianxing accidentally wounded his son before Xiao Yan trapped them both with black chains.
• Protector Xuan pierced Mo Tianxing’s chest, crushed his heart, and extracted his soul as Mo Tianxing and Mo Ya died.
• Lv Man and the Black Corner Region fighters reacted in disbelief to Mo Tianxing’s death, while Yun Ying praised Xiao Yan’s methods.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing’er watched Xiao Yan’s ruthless actions and struggled to recognize him beneath the Black Qi.
• Queen Medusa broke through the boundary of her Soul Space, followed the Black Qi to a crying child who looked like Xiao Yan, and heard him call her big sister.

Queen Medusa tried to protect Little Xiao Yan from a shadowy woman whose influence was corrupting him in the Soul Space. After interrupting the woman's attempt to comfort and manipulate him, Medusa fought her and prepared to continue the battle.

• Little Xiao Yan cried uncontrollably, and Medusa noticed that his emotions intensified the Black Qi around them.
• A shadowy woman appeared and soothed Little Xiao Yan while urging him to follow his instincts, causing the glow around him to fade as Black Qi seeped into him.
• Medusa kicked the shadowy woman away from Little Xiao Yan and identified her as the source of the corruption.
• Medusa attacked the shadowy woman, dodging her spiked chains and overwhelming her with a relentless series of blows.
• The shadowy woman rose and unleashed dozens of chains, but Medusa scattered many of them and pulled her close, eager to keep fighting.

Queen Medusa calmed Xiao Yan’s inner Soul Space by comforting his frightened younger self and destroying the shadowy manifestation of his instincts. She returned to the battle carrying the sleeping Xiao Yan and vowed to kill Protector Xuan for threatening her husband.

• Protector Xuan attacked the unresponsive Xiao Yan, but Lv Man and Xiao Yi Xian intervened while Feng Qing'er failed to carry him away because his instincts attacked anyone who touched him.
• Inside Xiao Yan’s Soul Space, Queen Medusa realized the black-shadow woman was tied to Xiao Yan’s fear and comforted the crying Little Xiao Yan, helping him face the shadow.
• Medusa protected Little Xiao Yan from the shadow, which vanished along with the Black Qi, and he asked her to become his wife when he grew up; she agreed to wait.
• As the Soul Space shattered, Protector Xuan overwhelmed Lv Man and Xiao Yi Xian and sent a Soul Lock toward Xiao Yan, but the Black Qi destroyed it.
• Queen Medusa emerged carrying the sleeping Xiao Yan and threatened to kill Protector Xuan for daring to touch her husband.

Queen Medusa joined the battle to protect Xiao Yan, but Protector Xuan unleashed the Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array and revived himself with its countless vicious souls. As the array overwhelmed the fighters, Han Feng chose to face Protector Wu alone so Ling Ying could protect Xiao Yan.

• Medusa arrived, handed Xiao Yan to Feng Qing'er, and attacked Protector Xuan while Xiao Yi Xian and Lv Man joined the assault.
• Protector Xuan activated the Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array, using its vicious souls to heal his wounds and attack everyone above Black-Seal City.
• The vicious souls resisted poison and quickly recovered from Dou Qi attacks, putting the Black Corner Region fighters at a disadvantage and leaving Feng Qing'er struggling to protect Xiao Yan.
• Han Feng told Ling Ying to escort Xiao Yan to safety and declared that she would hold Protector Wu back, even if it cost her life.
• Ling Ying left to protect Xiao Yan, and Han Feng charged Protector Wu with her Dou Qi rising, prompting him to shout that she had gone mad.

Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan’s body and used three Heavenly Flames to fight Protector Wu, but the battle left her vulnerable to a counterattack. Hai Bodong and Yun Shan arrived to aid the others, while Zi Yun protected Yao Chen from Protector Wu and threatened to eat him alive.

• Ling Ying tried to evacuate Xiao Yan and the others as Han Feng prepared to self-destruct, but Xiao Yan awoke and broke free with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xiao Yan interrupted Han Feng’s self-destruction, revealed Yao Chen’s return, and let her take control of his body.
• Yao Chen confronted Protector Wu with three Heavenly Flames, injured him, and dodged his counterattack after Han Feng warned her.
• Hai Bodong saved Xiao Yi Xian from the vicious souls, and Yun Shan stopped Protector Xuan from striking Queen Medusa.
• Zi Yun punched Protector Wu away from Yao Chen and threatened to eat him if he touched Xiao Yan again.

Yun Shan, Medusa, and Zi Yun helped Xiao Yan’s allies defeat the Soul Hall forces in Black-Seal City, but Old Mu Gu arrived as they tried to escape. The Soul Hall Venerable Elder recognized Yao Chen, leaving the group facing a Dou Zun far stronger than any of them.

• Zi Yun battered Protector Wu while Yun Shan and Queen Medusa joined forces to destroy Protector Xuan’s Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array.
• Yao Chen ordered the group to kill the Soul Hall members and flee, and they wiped out the emissaries and killed both Protectors Wu and Xuan.
• Yao Chen burned the escaping Soul Hall souls, then grabbed Han Feng and urged everyone to leave Black-Seal City immediately.
• Old Mu Gu appeared above the city, and his overwhelming pressure revealed that he was a Dou Zun.
• Old Mu Gu recognized Yao Chen and greeted him after remarking that his arrival had been an unexpected harvest.

Old Mu Gu confronted Yao Chen and overwhelmed everyone who tried to protect Xiao Yan. Just as he moved to kill Xiao Yan, an unseen presence stopped his hand and spoke in his mind.

• Old Mu Gu revealed that Han Feng had bribed two Soul Hall Protectors to help Yao Chen escape, then declared that Yao Chen could not resist him now.
• Zi Yun charged Old Mu Gu and was knocked unconscious by a single finger.
• Yun Shan, Queen Medusa, Ling Ying, Lv Man, Hai Bodong, and Xiao Yi Xian attacked Old Mu Gu together, but he repelled them and left them badly injured.
• Han Feng tried to sacrifice herself, but Old Mu Gu immobilized her and then restrained Yao Chen while threatening to kill Xiao Yan.
• Old Mu Gu raised his hand to pierce Xiao Yan's chest, but an overwhelming malice stopped him and a voice in his mind told him to get lost.

Yun Ying secretly drove Old Mu Gu away, allowing Yao Chen to reveal herself as Xiao Yan’s teacher and confront Han Feng about her betrayal. Xiao Yan awoke, apologized to everyone, and knelt before Yao Chen to accept punishment for his earlier disrespect.

• An unseen attacker severely wounded Old Mu Gu, who fled after realizing he could not fight the hidden expert.
• Yun Ying left after protecting Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen gave healing pills to the survivors before revealing herself as Xiao Yan’s teacher, Venerable Yao.
• Yao Chen asked Han Feng why she had betrayed her, but Han Feng only replied that Yao Chen deserved to die.
• Xiao Yan awoke, apologized for putting everyone in danger, and checked on Xiao Yi Xian, who had survived her chest wound.
• Xiao Yan knelt before Yao Chen and said he would accept any punishment for disrespecting her.

Xiao Yan insisted on accepting punishment for endangering his companions, but Yao Chen turned the conversation to Han Feng’s betrayal and demanded to know why she had done it. Han Feng revealed she had betrayed Yao Chen to make her learn caution and survive, and Yao Chen ended the confrontation by striking Han Feng and declaring her punishment complete.

• Xiao Yan knelt and asked Yao Chen to punish him for ignoring her warning and putting everyone in danger, but Yao Chen dismissed his offense.
• Yao Chen asked Xiao Yan to question Han Feng about her betrayal, while Han Feng refused to explain and insisted she deserved death.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested Yao Chen might have faced greater danger if Han Feng had not betrayed her, prompting Yao Chen to realize Han Feng had wanted to stop her from recklessly returning to danger.
• Han Feng angrily accused Yao Chen of treating threats lightly and explained that betrayal had let her preserve a chance to save Yao Chen’s life and teach her a lesson through death.
• Han Feng said her goal was complete and that she no longer needed to help Yao Chen, but Yao Chen struck her and declared her punishment complete.

Yao Chen forgave Han Feng for betraying her, and Xiao Yan helped Han Feng see that her desperate choice had given Yao Chen a chance to change. After Yao Chen embraced her, Xiao Yan left Black-Seal City alone, carrying the grief of the children who had died.

• Yao Chen told Han Feng that she forgave her betrayal, but Han Feng struggled to forgive herself.
• Xiao Yan said Han Feng's actions were wrong in method but had been the only way he could see to save Yao Chen, and he praised her willingness to bear the blame for her teacher's sake.
• Hai Bodong and the others agreed that Yao Chen's former personality had caused the conflict, and Yao Chen realized how much Han Feng had endured for her.
• Yao Chen embraced Han Feng and told her, "These years, it's been hard on you," prompting Han Feng to hold her and cry.
• Xiao Yan gave Yao Chen's Storage Ring to Xiao Yi Xian, returned Han Feng's senior sister's ring, thanked the group, and flew away from Black-Seal City.
• Xiao Yi Xian understood that Xiao Yan was grieving the dead children and decided to let him be alone before going to find him later.

After burying the children killed in Black-Seal City, Xiao Yan resolved to find a way to prevent the strong from destroying the weak’s lives. He and Xiao Yi Xian set out for Jia Nan Academy with Han Feng, while Yao Chen explained what remained to restore her body and warned that Han Feng’s damaged soul needed attention first.

• Xiao Yan buried the nine children beside Lu Yao’s grave, and Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er knelt with him to pay their respects.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian he did not blame himself but wanted to stop similar tragedies from happening again; Feng Qing'er comforted him before leaving.
• Zi Yun gave Xiao Yi Xian a purple crystal for Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan decided to travel to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Han Feng joined them, explaining that she had left Medicine City after finding Yao Chen and intended to help with her future revival.
• Yao Chen explained that reviving her required an Eighth Grade Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melding Pill, which their group could not safely refine without a Dou Zun.
• Yao Chen said Han Feng’s soul was dangerously weak, and Han Feng advised Xiao Yan to listen to Yao Chen only about cultivation and pill refinement.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy and discovered that Xiao Mei was directing a film while Xiao Yu chased Xiao Ning and Luo Bu for visiting a brothel. He joined the pursuit just as Xiao Yu caught Xiao Ning.

• Han Feng brought Xiao Yi Xian into Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yan entered through the student registration line.
• An Enforcement Team member recognized Xiao Yan and urged him to find Xiao Yu, who was searching for Xiao Ning and Luo Bu.
• Xiao Yan mistook Xiao Mei's film shoot for a real assault before learning that Xiao Yu was pursuing Xiao Ning and Luo Bu.
• Xiao Ning and Luo Bu fled through the academy, accidentally smashing Xiao Mei's Projection Crystal and prompting her to join the chase.
• Luo Bu abandoned Xiao Ning after they played rock-paper-scissors, and Xiao Yu caught up with Xiao Ning and threatened him with her whip.