Chapter Summaries

Gu Xun'er arrived at the Lei Clan seeking Lei Dong's help, revealing that she was pregnant with his child. Huo Zhi reacted furiously to the news and insisted on going with Lei Dong to meet her, leaving him worried that her presence would expose their relationship.

• Gu Yuan sent Gu Xun'er and Gu Xian to the Lei Clan, hoping Lei Dong would persuade Lei Ying to help the Gu Clan.
• Cai Lin learned that Gu Xun'er had arrived pregnant and reported the news to Lei Dong and Huo Zhi.
• Huo Zhi threatened to kill Gu Xun'er, fearing that her God Grade Bloodline and possible son could endanger Huo Zhi's position.
• Lei Dong comforted Huo Zhi, and Cai Lin teased them before leaving to remind him that Lei Ying wanted to see him.
• Huo Zhi insisted on accompanying Lei Dong, and he worried that Gu Xian would recognize their relationship.

Lei Dong confirmed that Gu Xun'er was carrying his child and proposed marrying her as an Equal Wife. With Huo Zhi accepting the arrangement, he took Xun'er away while Lei Ying kept Gu Xian behind to discuss matters.

• Huo Zhi insisted on accompanying Lei Dong to the Council Great Hall, and he agreed to take her.
• Lei Dong arrived at the hall and confirmed that Xun'er was pregnant with his child.
• Lei Ying and the Lei Clan elders considered the alliance and the benefits of a child born from two God Grade Bloodlines, then hesitated when Huo Zhi arrived.
• Huo Zhi accepted Xun'er joining the family, and Lei Dong proposed marrying her as an Equal Wife; Xun'er agreed.
• Lei Dong took Xun'er and Huo Zhi away, while Lei Ying stopped Gu Xian and offered to discuss matters with him.

Gu Xian secured Lei Ying’s promise to aid the Gu Clan by handing over the Tuoshe Ancient Jade for safekeeping. Meanwhile, Huo Zhi warned Xun’er to put the Lei Clan first, and Lei Dong comforted her before she renewed her plea for help.

• Gu Xian asked Lei Ying to end the clans’ old grudges and form an alliance with the Gu Clan.
• Lei Teng hesitated to offer aid until Gu Xian presented the Tuoshe Ancient Jade as Xun’er’s dowry and explained that the Gu Clan needed help.
• Lei Ying accepted the jade and promised to send people to assist the Gu Clan, while Gu Xian left without raising Xun’er’s situation again.
• Huo Zhi warned Xun’er to devote herself to the Lei Clan and threatened to cripple her Dou Qi and bloodline if she did not.
• Lei Dong comforted the tearful Xun’er, who later asked him to persuade Father to help the Gu Clan.

Lei Dong left Xun'er to meet the Gu Clan elders but spent the day with Huo Zhi instead, while Xun'er waited anxiously for news. Back in the Gu Realm, Gu Xian reported the Lei Clan’s demands to Gu Yuan, who was surprised that they seemed so modest despite including a quarter of the Gu Clan’s resources.

• Xun'er urged Lei Dong to speak with her father before returning, and he agreed before leaving her courtyard.
• Huo Zhi pulled Lei Dong into a room and seduced him, saying she wanted to make up for having focused too much on having a child.
• Xun'er waited for Lei Dong and believed he was working in the Council Great Hall to secure help for the Gu Clan.
• Gu Xian returned to the Gu Realm and told Gu Yuan that the Lei Clan had demanded a quarter of the Gu Clan’s resources.
• Gu Yuan questioned whether Gu Xian had reported the full demand, while Gu Xian was confused that he considered the compensation small.

Gu Xian told Gu Yuan that Huo Zhi had reached peak Seven Star Dou Sheng, prompting Gu Yuan to recognize the Lei Clan’s strength and announce their alliance with the Gu Clan. The alliance drove Yan Jin to withdraw from the Yao Clan’s coalition, leaving Yao Dan and East Flower Heaven Sect to face the Gu Clan alone.

• Gu Xian explained that Lei Ying and the others had negotiated Xun Er’s marriage alliance and that the Lei Clan’s demands had been modest.
• Gu Xian revealed that Huo Zhi had reached peak Seven Star Dou Sheng and held enough influence for Lei Ying to wait for her approval of the alliance.
• Gu Yuan ordered the Gu Clan to publicize its alliance with the Lei Clan and said he would handle Gu Ming’s reaction to Xun Er’s marriage.
• The Gu-Lei alliance spread across the Central Continent, and Yan Jin withdrew from the Yao Clan and East Flower Immortal Sect’s camp.
• Yao Dan told East Flower Heaven Sect that they might have to fight the Gu Clan without the Flame Clan’s aid, leaving the sect leader afraid of the prospect.

Lei Dong visited his father and Lei Teng to learn what the Lei Clan had negotiated with the Gu Clan after he left. He argued that the Gu Clan was desperate enough to pay far more, leaving Lei Teng to reconsider how much leverage the Lei Clan held.

• East Flower Heaven Sect resolved to flee if the situation turned against him, relying on a bead from the Sea Demon Region to survive until he reached Dou Di.
• After leaving Huo Zhi, Lei Dong was pulled into Cai Lin’s room, but he declined her advances and hurried off to handle business.
• Lei Ying angrily told Lei Dong to ask Lei Teng about the talks with Gu Xian.
• Lei Teng recounted the negotiations and the resources the Gu Clan had promised the Lei Clan.
• Lei Dong said the Gu Clan would have surrendered even half its resources, and Lei Teng realized the Lei Clan had underestimated its bargaining power.

Lei Dong confessed to Xun Er that he had ordered Xiao Yan's death, then promised to help the Gu Clan for her sake. Meanwhile, facing defeat, Yao Dan decided the Yao Clan had to seek an alliance with the Soul Clan.

• Lei Dong returned to Xun Er and told her that Xiao Yan had died on his orders.
• Xun Er grieved and confronted Lei Dong, but eventually embraced him and asked him to stop hurting the people around her.
• Lei Dong said he could not promise that, but told Xun Er he would help the Gu Clan the next day for her sake.
• At the Yao Clan Alliance Camp, Yao Dan told the East Flower Heaven Sect that Gu Yuan's marriage alliance with Lei Dong made the Lei and Gu Clans' alliance irreversible.
• Yao Dan decided to abandon hopes of help from the Flame Clan and send people to ally with the Soul Clan.

Yao Dan arranged to seek the Soul Clan’s help against the Gu and Lei clans, while Lei Dong chose a small force to support the Gu Clan. A tremor in the Lei Realm revealed that Zi Yan had emerged from seclusion, and Lei Dong and the elders hurried to see her.

• Yao Dan persuaded East Flower Heaven Sect that the Yao Clan needed the Soul Clan as an ally and sent people to contact them.
• Lei Dong told the Lei Clan elders he would take Lei Yun and several elders to assist the Gu Clan, while Lei Ying and the clan’s strongest fighters stayed behind.
• Lei Teng supported Lei Dong’s limited deployment, claiming the Gu Clan could handle the remaining threat without them.
• The Lei Realm shook violently, and Lei Teng reported that Dragon Emperor Miss Zi Yan had exited seclusion.
• Lei Dong and Lei Ying led the elders out to see what level Zi Yan had reached.

Zi Yan emerged from seclusion at peak Nine Star Initial Stage Dou Sheng, while Qing Lin told Lei Dong that the Yao Clan had agreed to ally with the Soul Clan and send Yao Ling to marry Hun Feng. Lei Dong left to intervene, and Zi Yan followed after learning he was gone.

• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Yao Dan had arranged Yao Ling’s marriage to Hun Feng and that two Yao Clan elders were escorting her toward the Soul Clan.
• Lei Dong left to pursue Yao Ling, and Huo Zhi followed him.
• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion at peak Nine Star Initial Stage Dou Sheng and searched for Lei Dong.
• Qing Lin explained the Yao Clan’s alliance to Lei Ying, who condemned Yao Dan’s decision.
• After discovering Lei Dong had left, Zi Yan vanished using her command of space, and Lei Ying returned to the Council Hall with the elders.

Lei Dong hurried toward the Soul Clan to intercept Yao Ling, with Zi Yan and Huo Zhi catching up and joining him. Near the Soul Clan’s territory, they spotted Hun Feng waiting for Yao Ling, and Lei Dong planned to take her without killing him so they could escape before Soul Emperor intervened.

• Lei Dong rushed toward the Soul Clan after learning Yao Ling had been sent there for a marriage alliance.
• Zi Yan and Huo Zhi caught up with Lei Dong, and he agreed to let them accompany him while asking them to stay hidden.
• Lei Dong detected Hun Feng and several Soul Clan Dou Zun near the space wormhole the Yao Clan would use.
• Zi Yan suggested killing Hun Feng and taking Yao Ling, but Lei Dong refused because Hun Feng’s death could bring Soul Emperor after them.
• Hun Feng waited for Yao Ling, intending to exploit her unusual bloodline and powerful Soul Power to strengthen himself.

Hun Feng prepared to take Yao Ling as part of the Soul Clan’s arrangement with the Yao Clan, but Lei Dong suddenly appeared and carried her away. After Hun Feng summoned Soul Emperor, Soul Emperor pursued Lei Dong and ordered reinforcements, while Hun Feng was knocked unconscious by a mysterious woman in a purple-gold dress.

• Hun Feng waited for Yao Ling to arrive, and the Yao Clan elders brought her to fulfill their agreement with the Soul Clan.
• A Yao Clan elder pushed Yao Ling toward Hun Feng, but Lei Dong appeared in a flash of lightning and took her into his arms.
• Hun Feng crushed a Jade Slip to summon Soul Emperor, and Lei Dong fled with Yao Ling as the Yao Clan elders and Soul Clan servants chased them.
• Soul Emperor arrived, learned Lei Dong had taken Yao Ling, and pursued them after ordering Hun Feng to summon Void Swallowing Flame, Soul Tu, and Soul Yan.
• A woman in a purple-gold dress appeared before Hun Feng and knocked him unconscious.

Zi Yan and Huo Zhi captured Hun Feng, while Lei Dong faced Hun Tiandi’s powerful clone after fleeing with Yao Ling. The Yao Clan elders took Yao Ling away, leaving Lei Dong to unleash his full power as the battle continued.

• Zi Yan and Huo Zhi knocked out Hun Feng, suspected Hun Tiandi had appeared as a clone, and went to help Lei Dong.
• Hun Tiandi blocked Lei Dong and attacked him, but Lei Dong realized the enemy was not Hun Tiandi’s true body.
• Hun Tiandi admitted his clone could wield more than half his true body’s power and threatened to kill Lei Dong and Yao Ling.
• Lei Dong threw Yao Ling to the Yao Clan elders and fought Hun Tiandi while they refused to help and carried her away.
• Lei Dong saw Yao Ling leave and circulated the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning to its limit as thunderclouds gathered overhead.

Lei Dong and Soul Emperor's Clone fought to exhaustion until Huo Zhi and Zi Yan arrived with Hun Feng and Yao Ling, and Lei Ying soon joined them. Soul Emperor's Clone tried to rescue Hun Feng and escape, but Huo Zhi attacked as Hun Feng was thrown toward him.

• Lei Dong and Soul Emperor's Clone clashed with lightning and skull-shaped attacks, leaving both fighters badly depleted.
• A surge of power from behind restored Lei Dong's strength, but the clash injured him and sent him and Zi Yan staggering back.
• Huo Zhi arrived with Hun Feng and Yao Ling, and Lei Dong demanded a truce while holding Soul Emperor's son.
• Soul Emperor's Clone recognized Zi Yan as the Dragon Emperor and weighed rescuing Hun Feng against continuing the fight.
• Lei Ying arrived and challenged Soul Emperor, who instead charged toward Lei Dong and the others to save Hun Feng.
• Huo Zhi threw Hun Feng toward Soul Emperor's Clone and struck with a fused Exotic Flame lotus, while Soul Emperor tore open a void rift and slapped Hun Feng away.

Lei Dong and his allies defeated Soul Emperor’s avatar, while the Soul Emperor chose to remain in the Soul Realm as his clan’s preparations continued. As the Gu and Lei Clans overwhelmed the Yao Clan alliance, Yao Dan resolved to seek the Soul Clan’s help and asked East Flower Heaven Sect to protect the Yao Clan’s surviving descendants.

• Lei Dong returned to the Lei Clan with Lei Ying and the others, acknowledged his reckless attack, and realized how large the gap remained between him and a Nine Star Dou Sheng.
• Soul Emperor learned that his avatar had been destroyed by Lei Dong’s group but stayed in the Soul Realm while two of the Soul Clan’s Four Demon Saints were at a critical stage.
• Hun Feng was sent back to the Soul Realm severely injured and taken away by Soul Clan Guards.
• Three days later, the Gu and Lei Clans pushed back the Yao Clan alliance, and Lei Teng led the Lei Clan forces in taking spoils while Lei Dong recovered.
• Yao Dan told East Flower Heaven Sect that their only remaining option was to go to the Soul Clan, then vowed to make the Gu and Lei Clans pay even if his own clan perished.
• East Flower Heaven Sect agreed to hold off their enemies while Yao Dan secretly led his people toward the Soul Clan, and Yao Dan asked him to protect the Yao Clan’s surviving descendants.

Gu Yuan and Lei Teng pursued Yao Dan after the Yao Clan Alliance retreated, then joined forces to destroy the Yao Clan's formation. The chapter ended with a mushroom cloud rising and Gu Yuan ordering that Yao Dan must not escape.

• Gu Yuan ordered the alliance forces to chase Yao Dan before he could reach the Soul Clan, while East Flower Heaven Sect secretly abandoned the retreat.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Teng, and other High-level Dou Sheng caught up with Yao Dan, who formed the Yao Clan's grand formation to defend his people.
• Gu Yuan and the others attacked the formation together, killing the East Flower Immortal Sect's remaining fighters and reducing the Yao Clan's defenders to fewer than fifty.
• Yao Dan refused to reveal where the rest of the Yao Clan had gone, and Gu Yuan ordered everyone to increase their attacks.
• The combined assault shattered the Yao Clan's formation and raised a mushroom cloud, after which Gu Yuan ordered his forces to prevent Yao Dan from escaping.

Gu Yuan stopped Yao Dan from self-destructing, but Void Swallowing Flame intervened and warned that the Soul Clan had attacked the Gu Clan for its Ancient Jade. Gu Yuan rushed back to find the clan devastated, while Lei Dong later emerged from seclusion after taking Cao Ying’s Heavenly Thunder Pill.

• Gu Yuan restrained Yao Dan’s Dou Qi and ordered Gu Lie to kill him after Yao Dan refused to reveal where his clan had gone.
• Void Swallowing Flame appeared, fought Gu Lie and Gu Yuan, then warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan had attacked the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan took his companions through a Space Wormhole back to the Gu Clan, and Void Swallowing Flame escaped with the wounded Yao Dan.
• Gu Yuan found the Gu Realm gates broken and most of the Gu Clan dead or wounded, while Lei Teng withdrew with his people.
• Cao Ying gave Lei Dong the Heavenly Thunder Pill, and Lei Dong emerged from seclusion on the day Lei Teng returned, causing a tremor throughout the Lei Clan.

Lei Dong’s seclusion triggered a storm of powerful lightning that destroyed the mountain around him, but the lightning flowed into his body and caused his strength to surge. The storm ended, yet multicolored lightning still crackled above him, leaving Lei Ying and the others unsure what would happen next.

• Xun'er attacked Yao Ling, but Huo Zhi restrained them and ordered both women to put aside their grudges or face the Lei Clan dungeon.
• Lei Ying ordered the Lei Clan disciples and elders above Half Saint to form the Thunder Array as violent lightning began striking down.
• The lightning bypassed the array and poured into Lei Dong’s mountain cave, shattering the mountain and revealing him unharmed.
• Huo Zhi stopped Cai Lin and Zi Yan from intervening and explained that lightning could not harm Lei Dong.
• Lei Dong absorbed the lightning, his strength surged, and multicolored lightning appeared above him, frightening those with the Lightning Attribute.
• After the storm passed, lightning continued crackling above Lei Dong, and Huo Zhi admitted she did not know what was happening.

Lei Ying sacrificed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to help Lei Dong advance, while the Lei Clan learned that Soul Hall had assembled a powerful alliance against the Flower Sect. In the Soul Realm, Soul Emperor accused Yao Dan of hiding his clan, and Void Swallowing Flame began probing him with black flame.

• Lei Teng and the other Lei Clan members recalled Lei Dong's ability to absorb lightning, and Lei Ying concluded that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning could supply the power Lei Dong needed.
• Lei Ying severed his connection to the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, lost strength and suffered an injury, then sent the lightning into Lei Dong's Nine Heavens Divine Lightning.
• Lei Dong's lightning absorbed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and formed a mountain around him, where he remained motionless for three days.
• Qing Lin reported that Soul Hall had united Secluded Sects across Middle Continent and gathered nearly fifty Dou Sheng to besiege the Flower Sect, prompting Lei Ying to call the elders to discuss the crisis.
• Soul Emperor accused Yao Dan of deceiving him after Soul Clan forces found the Yao Clan's people and resources gone, and Void Swallowing Flame poured black flame into Yao Dan to investigate.

Void Swallowing Flame confirmed that the Yao Clan’s million people had disappeared from their assigned location, while Soul Emperor forced Yao Dan to make two Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill Vitality Pills in exchange for sparing a few Yao Clan youths. Soul Emperor then learned that Soul Extinguisher had gathered fifty Dou Shengs against Flower Sect and ordered the Soul Clan to investigate the missing Yao Clan members.

• Void Swallowing Flame examined Yao Dan’s memories and confirmed that the Yao Clan’s million people were no longer at the given coordinates.
• Void Swallowing Flame revealed that Yao Dan had hidden a few talented Yao Clan juniors elsewhere, and Soul Emperor agreed to spare them if Yao Dan cooperated.
• Soul Emperor ordered Yao Dan to refine two Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill Vitality Pills within three years, with Soul Xuzi assisting him.
• Soul Xing reported that Soul Extinguisher had united Middle Continent’s forces against Flower Sect, gathering fifty Dou Shengs.
• Soul Emperor planned to let the alliance and Lei Clan wear each other down before joining forces to attack the Gu Clan for its Ancient Jade.
• Soul Emperor ordered the Soul Clan elders to find out who had taken the Yao Clan’s million people.

Lei Ying decided to reinforce the Flower Sect after Zi Yan offered to move Ancient Dragon Island near the Lei Realm to guard it. Huo Zhi arrived with Lei Clan reinforcements, and Yun Yun learned the Dan Domain had been attacked and ordered its people to gather at the Flower Sect.

• Huo Zhi argued that Middle Continent should not be abandoned, while Lei Jie warned that sending half the Lei Clan there could leave the Lei Realm vulnerable.
• Zi Yan offered to move the strong ones of Ancient Dragon Island to guard the Lei Realm, and Lei Ying agreed to send her to relocate Dragon Island.
• Lei Ying ordered Huo Zhi to lead reinforcements to the Flower Sect, and she left with Cai Lin and half the elders.
• Huo Zhi arrived at the Flower Sect and told Yun Yun they would wait for a full invasion before attacking the enemy forces.
• A disciple reported that a Two Star Dou Sheng had attacked the Dan Domain and been repelled by Dan Yan, so Yun Yun ordered everyone there to move to the Flower Sect.