Chapter Summaries

Ying Lin captured Hun Wu, revealing her as Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yan and Hun Yan fought to stop the Ancient Void Dragons from taking her away. Gu Qinghan helped Hun Yan kill three opponents, and Hun Yan joined Xiao Yan against the remaining dragons as the battle continued.

• Ying Lin revealed Xiao Yu as Hun Wu and carried her away while Ancient Void Dragons blocked Xiao Yan and Hun Yan.
• Gu Qinghan rescued Hun Yan from an attack and helped her outmaneuver and kill three early stage One-star Dou Shengs.
• Gu Qinghan told Hun Yan to help Xiao Yan, then withdrew after using Instant of No Boundaries one final time.
• Xiao Yan fought two mid stage One-star Dou Shengs evenly until Hun Yan killed one of them from behind.
• Hun Yan charged the last mid stage One-star Dou Sheng as Xiao Yan raised the Boundless Purgatory Ruler behind him and unleashed Burning Heaven.

The Three Great Dragon Kings prepared to withdraw with Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yan returned from an apparent death and Hun Yan revealed that they had each been manipulated into pursuing Hun Wu. Hun Yan’s words left the Dragon Kings seeing her as the woman who had promised them power, while Xiao Yan and the others remained caught in the unfolding confrontation.

• Zi Yan reached her limit against the South Dragon King, and Ying Lin arrived with Xiao Yu, whom he called Hun Wu.
• Ao Jing ordered the Dragon Kings to withdraw with Xiao Yu, and Mang Tianchi and Lei Xiao let them go rather than risk a losing fight.
• Xiao Yan charged at Ying Lin, but Ao Jing destroyed him with a casual strike; Xiao Yan then re-formed from his flames and attacked Ying Lin before being knocked back.
• Hun Yan stopped the Dragon Kings from leaving and asked which of them planned to hand Hun Wu over to the woman who had promised them support.
• Hun Yan explained that the Dragon Kings had each treated Hun Wu as a bargaining chip, then described how one leader could unite the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• The Three Great Dragon Kings saw Hun Yan overlap with the woman who had promised to aid them as she repeated that the Dragon Emperor’s achievement belonged to them.

Hun Yan’s words turned the Three Great Dragon Kings against one another, but Zi Yun and Cai Lin arrived to aid Xiao Yan and Zi Yan. Cai Lin broke the seal suppressing her strength and revealed herself as a Late stage Three-star Dou Sheng, facing the Dragon Kings.

• Hun Yan exposed her dealings with the Three Great Dragon Kings, prompting them to accuse one another and fight over Xiao Yu and Hun Wu.
• The South Dragon King and West Dragon King attacked Ying Lin as he tried to escape, but Ao Jing intervened and protected him.
• Zi Yun and Cai Lin arrived, and Xiao Yan treated the badly injured Zi Yan before collapsing as his Eight Extremes Collapse and Clan Markings wore off.
• Cai Lin and Zi Yun confronted the Three Great Dragon Kings after Xiao Yan confirmed they had injured Zi Yan.
• Cai Lin tore open her Dou Qi Seal, releasing her suppressed strength until she reached Late stage Three-star Dou Sheng.

Cai Lin and Zi Yun overwhelmed the Three Great Dragon Kings, with Zi Yun’s Dragon-Eating Hou roar weakening the Ancient Void Dragons and turning the battle’s tide. As Ao Jing tried to escape through a Space Tunnel, Phoenix appeared and blocked his retreat, revealing strength beyond everyone else on the battlefield.

• Cai Lin wounded the South Dragon King while Zi Yun transformed into her Dragon-Eating Hou true form and froze the Ancient Void Dragons with her roar.
• The Nine-revolutions peak Dou Zuns counterattacked the immobilized Ancient Void Dragons, while Hun Yan caught Xiao Yu after Ying Lin dropped her.
• Cai Lin pressed her assault on the South Dragon King, and Zi Yun bit the West Dragon King after his attack failed to stop her.
• Ao Jing tried to retreat with Ying Lin through a Space Tunnel, but Mang Tianchi and Lei Xiao confronted him before his full-power strike drove them back.
• Phoenix destroyed the Space Tunnel and confronted Ao Jing, revealing that she had reached Early Four-star Dou Sheng strength.

Xiao Yan summoned Phoenix, who overwhelmed the Three Great Dragon Kings and brutally tortured Ao Jing. As Yun Ying watched from above and admitted her miscalculation, an unseen woman gave Ao Jing three minutes to escape defeat, and he activated the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array.

• Xiao Yan used Phoenix’s feather to summon her after the Three Great Dragon Kings arrived in the Black Corner Region.
• Phoenix defeated Ao Jing and tortured him, vowing revenge for her Sister’s death.
• Yun Ying and Yun Ling watched from above as Yun Ying admitted she had not anticipated Phoenix’s arrival and decided to give the Ancient Void Dragon Clan one final chance.
• Zi Yun and Cai Lin gained the upper hand against West Dragon King and South Dragon King while Phoenix left Ao Jing barely alive.
• An unseen woman gave Ao Jing three minutes to break the situation himself, and Phoenix sensed a threat that made her briefly retreat.
• Ao Jing realized the woman had given him his last chance and activated the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array.

Ao Jing completed the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, which gathered the Ancient Void Dragons into a blood sphere and restored and empowered him. He emerged as a monstrous late-stage four-star Dou Sheng, stronger than Phoenix, while the others could only watch.

• Ao Jing began forming the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, but an unseen voice froze Phoenix and stopped Mang Tianchi from interrupting him.
• The completed array cast blood-red threads across the Black Corner Region, binding Ancient Void Dragons and dragging them into a blood sphere; Gu Qinghan cut the threads attacking Zi Yan.
• Cai Lin failed to free the South Dragon King from the threads, and the South and West Dragon Kings, along with Ying Lin, were absorbed into the sphere.
• The sphere enveloped Ao Jing, healing his injuries and restoring his severed arm as the captured dragons' bloodline gathered within him.
• Ao Jing transformed into a monstrous late-stage four-star Dou Sheng whose strength surpassed Phoenix's.

After Ao Jing activated the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, he overpowered Phoenix and her Golden Phoenix Feather devastated the Black Corner Region. Qing Lin rushed to help Xiao Yan, while the storm left many casualties and the survivors began to emerge from the ruins.

• Ao Jing used the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, then struck Phoenix with overwhelming strength and charged at her again.
• Phoenix unleashed Golden Phoenix Feather at Ao Jing, and its impact unleashed a storm that pulverized the Black Corner Region.
• Yuan Yi explained the crisis to Yao Ye and the arriving Jia Xingtian, Xiao Jing, Yun Shan, Teng Shan, Lv Man, and Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin chose to race toward the Black Corner Region to help Xiao Yan, despite Lv Man's concern, and Xiao Jing gave her permission.
• The storm battered Hun Yan, Xiao Yu, Hun Mei, Hun Shu, and the Dou Zuns, while Cai Lin shielded Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Zi Yun, and Gu Qinghan.
• After the storm subsided, Xiao Yan found Cai Lin and gave her pills; Ao Jing then emerged from underground, and Cai Lin faced him with a cold expression.

After Ao Jing killed Xiao Yan and overwhelmed the others, Cai Lin’s grief triggered the complete awakening of her Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline. She emerged as a Mid Four-star Dou Sheng and faced Ao Jing with hatred.

• Ao Jing defeated Phoenix, Mang Tianchi, Lei Xiao, Cai Lin, and Zi Yun while attacking the battlefield’s strongest opponents.
• Xiao Yan shielded Cai Lin from Ao Jing’s claw, but Ao Jing’s Dou Qi made him explode into sparks, leaving no trace of his aura.
• Xun'er and Nalan Yanran sensed that something was wrong with Xiao Yan, while Cai Lin broke down over his death and the future they had hoped to share.
• Ao Jing attacked Cai Lin as she stood motionless, but a Nine-Colored Dou Qi Pillar erupted from the dust after the strike.
• Cai Lin completely awakened as the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, revealing Mid Four-star Dou Sheng strength and turning her hatred toward Ao Jing.

Cai Lin fought Ao Jing while Phoenix and Gu Qinghan struggled to find a way to defeat him, and Qing Lin arrived with a plan to control Cai Lin and expose Ao Jing’s defenses. In a dark space, Soul Spirit agreed to save Xiao Yan after Black Xiao Yan begged her.

• Cai Lin attacked Ao Jing with her awakened Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python power, while Phoenix worried that Cai Lin would lose once Ao Jing adapted to her instinctive fighting.
• Qing Lin arrived and learned from Gu Qinghan that Xiao Yan had sacrificed himself, then proposed controlling Cai Lin to help Phoenix break through Ao Jing’s defenses.
• Phoenix accepted Qing Lin’s plan and asked Gu Qinghan to coordinate with her for the finishing attack.
• In a pitch-black space, Soul Spirit angrily complained that she was always forced to clean up Xiao Yan’s messes.
• Black Xiao Yan sincerely begged Soul Spirit to save Xiao Yan, and she agreed to help him once more.

Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and Cai Lin’s attacks to outwit and badly injure Ao Jing. As Ao Jing charged at her in rage, Qing Lin fused with Cai Lin and unleashed Barbaric Snake Soul Rending Palm.

• Cai Lin attacked Ao Jing relentlessly until Qing Lin subdued her with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and drew her into her eyes.
• Qing Lin repeatedly released and recalled Cai Lin, tricking Ao Jing into turning away before Cai Lin’s point-blank breath badly wounded him.
• Ao Jing accused Qing Lin of risking her life, then charged at her in blind rage as Cai Lin shielded her.
• Qing Lin fused with Cai Lin using Snake Fusion and gathered nine-colored Dou Qi into her palm.
• Qing Lin unleashed Barbaric Snake Soul Rending Palm at Ao Jing.

Qing Lin shattered Ao Jing’s defenses, and Phoenix nearly killed him before a masked woman intervened, rescued him, and incapacitated Phoenix. The masked woman vanished after Xiao Yan’s Soul Spirit appeared and confronted her; Xiao Yan then regained control of his body, and Gu Qinghan welcomed him back.

• Qing Lin’s Barbaric Snake Soul Rending Palm broke through Ao Jing’s defenses, leaving Phoenix to strike him with her Twin-winged Golden Phoenix Feather.
• A masked woman erased Phoenix’s attack, let Ao Jing escape through a Spatial Teleportation Gate, and crushed Phoenix with a tap.
• The masked woman turned on Qing Lin and Gu Qinghan, but the Boundless Nether Heart Flame formed Xiao Yan’s body before she could attack them.
• Xiao Yan’s Soul Spirit recognized the masked woman, swung a Soul Lock at her, and asked her to fulfill a promise before the masked woman vanished.
• The Soul Spirit warned Gu Qinghan to tell Xiao Yan to stop overreaching, then surrendered control of his body.
• Xiao Yan returned to himself with no memory of what happened, and Gu Qinghan tearfully welcomed him back.

Ao Jing returned to Ancient Dragon Island to find that East Dragon Island had taken nearly all its people, then Yun Ying appeared and punished him for failing to show her what she wanted. Yun Ying gave Hun Yan Xiao Yu’s soul origin and memories and left her free to use Ao Jing and Ancient Dragon Island, while Hun Yan resolved to reclaim everything belonging to Hun Wu.

• Ao Jing returned to North Dragon Island and learned from the Guard Captain that East Dragon Island had taken the people from the Three Great Dragon Islands and departed.
• Yun Ying appeared, killed the Guard Captain, severed Ao Jing’s limbs, and explained that she had let him escape only to observe what he would do.
• Yun Ying summoned Hun Yan, Hun Mei, Hun Shu, and Xiao Yu, whose soul remained bound, and told Hun Yan she had Xiao Yu’s soul origin and former memories.
• Hun Yan asked Yun Ying to promise her a condition after Yun Ying obtained the answer she sought, and Yun Ying agreed before vanishing.
• Hun Yan took the helpless Ao Jing and vowed that she and the others would reclaim everything belonging to Hun Wu from Yun Ying.

After the battle destroyed the Black Corner Region, Xiao Yan reunited with Cai Lin and his allies and helped settle tensions with East Dragon Island. Zhu Ming pledged the Ancient Void Dragon clan’s support for Xiao Yan and the Tianhe Alliance.

• Yuan Yi mourned the destruction of the Black Corner Region, and Elder Eagle Mountain reminded him that its people and credibility remained while Jia Xingtian offered help rebuilding.
• Cai Lin held Xiao Yan close after he apologized for frightening her, and Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Jing and Jia Xingtian.
• Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning asked about Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yan admitted he could only hope she had survived and promised to search for her.
• Zi Yan scolded Zhu Li, Hei Qing, and the East Dragon Island elders for arriving after the battle, but Xiao Yan defended them and accepted their explanation.
• Zhu Ming introduced himself, knelt to thank Xiao Yan for saving Zi Yan, and vowed that East Dragon Island would support Xiao Yan and the Dragon Emperor.
• When Xiao Yan raised the Tianhe Alliance, Zhu Ming pledged that the Ancient Void Dragon clan would follow his arrangements and cooperate fully.

Phoenix awoke at Starfall Pavilion and reunited with Feng Qing'er and her children, while she and Xiao Yi Xian reflected on the past and the Black Corner Region. Xiao Yi Xian revealed that her Calamitous Poison Body was worsening and asked Feng Qing'er to keep her condition secret from Xiao Yan so he would not sacrifice his life to save her.

• Phoenix woke at Starfall Pavilion, learned Ao Jing had escaped, and heard how the Black Corner Region conflict had ended.
• Phoenix promised Feng Qing'er she would avenge her mother, and she warmly welcomed Xiao Qi and Xiao Lin when they visited her.
• Feng Qing'er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed the Black Corner Region’s past losses and how Xiao Yan was rebuilding it.
• Xiao Yi Xian coughed up blood and told Feng Qing'er that her Calamitous Poison Body might leave her only two or three years to live.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Xiao Yan had prepared the Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting technique to trade his life for hers, and pleaded with Feng Qing'er not to tell him about her condition.
• Feng Qing'er reluctantly agreed to keep Xiao Yi Xian’s secret.

Xiao Yan helped lead the reconstruction of the Black Corner Region and asked Xiao Ning and the others to join him in the Central Continent afterward. Yun Ying arrived with news that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was about to appear, interrupting Xiao Yan’s work.

• Yuan Yi, Ya Fei, and Yao Ye oversaw the Black Corner Region’s reconstruction while Xiao Yan worked alongside the laborers.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Ning that he wanted him and the others to help in the Central Continent, and Xiao Ning agreed.
• Cai Lin asked Yue Mei to care for Xiao Xiao and said she would stay by Xiao Yan’s side to protect him.
• Gu Qinghan brought Xiao Yan food and struggled with her growing feelings for him while Xiao Mei acted affectionately toward him.
• Yun Ying visited Xiao Yan on behalf of the Tianhe Alliance and told him that the legendary Bodhi Ancient Tree was about to appear.

Xiao Yan agreed to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity after Hai Bodong warned that strengthening himself was crucial to preserving the Tianhe Alliance. Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran killed a Nine Nether Nether Python who had attacked her and set off to deal with those troubling her.

• Hai Bodong urged Xiao Yan to return to Central Continent and accept the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity, which the Tianhe Alliance had reserved for him.
• Yun Ying explained that the alliance’s factions chose Xiao Yan to avoid internal disputes, and Hai Bodong warned that the alliance depended on Xiao Yan’s strength and authority.
• Xiao Yan agreed to accept the opportunity, while Yun Ying and Gu Qinghan warned that the Soul Hall, magical beast clans, and Eight Ancient Clans might also seek it.
• Cai Lin promised to protect Xiao Yan as he prepared to leave for Central Continent.
• Nalan Yanran severed a Nine Nether Nether Python’s tail and frightened him to death after he and his companions attacked her.
• Nalan Yanran said she had planned to find Xiao Yan and fulfill their marriage agreement, then disappeared into the forest to pursue those who kept troubling her.

Xiao Yan prepared to leave the Black Corner Region for Central Continent, where Ya Fei agreed to help mediate Tianhe Alliance disputes and Hu Jia decided to follow. Su Qian gave Xiao Yan Mang Tianchi’s Thunder Clan Token and asked him to investigate a mysterious seal beneath Jia Nan Academy; Yun Ying suspected it might be connected to a place she had long sought.

• Xiao Yan asked Ya Fei and Yao Ye to keep managing the Black Corner Region, and Ya Fei agreed to join him in Central Continent later as a neutral mediator for the Tianhe Alliance.
• Cai Lin and Gu Qinghan struck Xiao Yan after Ya Fei offered to help, while Yue Mei and Yun Ying noted his obliviousness to their feelings.
• Hu Jia insisted on accompanying Xiao Yan to Central Continent and clung to Gu Qinghan, prompting Hu Gan to ask Xiao Yan to keep her safe.
• Su Qian gave Xiao Yan Mang Tianchi’s Thunder Clan Token and explained that it could command respect from members of the Thunder Clan.
• Su Qian asked Xiao Yan to bring seal specialists to investigate a mysterious seal deep beneath Jia Nan Academy’s magma, and Yun Ying wondered if it was the place she had been searching for.

Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion, worried about Xiao Yu and the mysterious force behind Hun Yan, and reunited with his family and companions. As he settled back in, Gu Xun'er arrived with the Black Seal Army to see him again.

• Xiao Yan met with Yun Ying at the Tianhe Alliance and asked her to search for Joyful Desire Venerables and Xiao Yu while preparing for the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion with Gu Qinghan, Hu Jia, Cai Lin, and Yue Mei, where he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and the others.
• Hu Jia clung to Gu Qinghan and teased her about their relationship, while Xiao Yi Xian tried to help separate them.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Cao Ying for being away, held their newborn daughter Xiao Yin, and promised Feng Qing'er he would speak to her father after reaching Dou Sheng.
• Gu Xun'er arrived at Starfall Pavilion with the Black Seal Army, eager to see Xiao Yan again.

Xun'er arrived at Starfall Pavilion with the Black Seal Army, intending to see Xiao Yan and pursue her feelings for him. She saw Xiao Yan happily surrounded by his wives and children, then met him again and was introduced to his daughter as Aunt Xun'er, leaving Xiao Yi Xian watching with pity and admiration.

• Gu Zhen and Gu Yao brought the Black Seal Army to Falling Star City, while Xun'er accompanied Yao Chen, Feng Xian, Elder Xuan Yi, and Qingluan into Starfall Pavilion.
• Xun'er saw Xiao Yan playing happily with his children and wives, briefly faltered, then renewed her resolve to approach him.
• Zi Yan recognized Xun'er and greeted her before Xiao Yan came over holding Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Yan warmly greeted Xun'er and rubbed her hair, but Xiao Xiao asked who she was, and Xiao Yan introduced her as Aunt Xun'er.
• Xun'er greeted Xiao Xiao with a strained smile as Xiao Yi Xian watched her with pity and admiration.

Xun'er reunited with Xiao Yan’s family at Starfall Pavilion and secretly prepared a plan to drug him through a midnight snack. As Hu Jia distracted her, an unseen intruder stole both prepared portions, leaving Xun’er unaware that her plan had been disrupted.

• Xun'er reunited with Hu Jia, then played with Xiao Yan’s children to fit in at Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen discussed the Small Pill Tower’s reluctance to join the Tianhe Alliance and the Masked Woman’s role in the Black Corner Region incident.
• Cai Lin questioned Xiao Yan about Xun’er, while Feng Qing’er served Xiao Yan her disastrous cooking and he ate it all.
• After the children fell asleep, Xun'er asked Xiao Yi Xian where the kitchen was and secretly prepared two portions of food laced with medicine for Xiao Yan.
• Hu Jia grabbed Xun'er outside the kitchen, while a hidden figure used Space Power to steal both portions of food.