Chapter Summaries

Lei Dong subdued Medusa in the magma cave, took the Azure Lotus Core Flame, and offered to help her evolve into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Medusa accepted the offer despite distrusting him, and Lei Dong began preparing to help her in the desert.

• Lei Dong left Qing Lin outside the cave and found Medusa waiting beside the matured Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa attacked Lei Dong, but he restrained her with Space Lock and removed her veil.
• Lei Dong offered to help Medusa evolve if she became his maid, but she refused.
• Lei Dong collected the Azure Lotus Core Flame and pretended to leave, prompting Medusa to accept his offer of help.
• Lei Dong returned to the desert with Medusa, took out the flame, and told her to begin her evolution.

Medusa entered the Azure Lotus Core Flame to undergo a dangerous bloodline evolution, while Lei Dong waited for the thunder released by the process and absorbed it to advance his cultivation. Medusa emerged as a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, which Lei Dong marked and took with him as he left the desert with the unconscious Qing Lin.

• Medusa shed her garments, transformed into a purple python, and plunged into the Azure Lotus Core Flame despite the agony it caused her.
• Lei Dong told Qing Lin to stay put, then absorbed the lightning from the dark clouds while the remaining thunder struck Medusa.
• The thunderstorm ended, and Lei Dong reached the early stage Nine Star Dou Ancestor as Medusa's ruined body burst apart.
• A tiny Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python appeared, and Lei Dong fed her Symbiotic Amethyst Source.
• Lei Dong marked the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with Colored Lightning, put her in his chest, and carried the unconscious Qing Lin away from the desert.

After nearly a year in Wu Tan City, Lei Dong prepared to leave for the Black-Corner Region after confirming the Gu Clan had no hidden presence in the Xiao Clan. Medusa awakened from her coma, discovered Lei Dong had placed a soul contract on her, and was pushed down before she could cover herself.

• Lei Dong ordered Lei Ya to obtain the Heavenly Serpent Mansion’s pupil cultivation method for Qing Lin and soul-repairing pills for the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Over the following year, Qing Lin reached the Dou Shi level and used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control numerous powerful snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Lei Dong stabilized his cultivation at the mid-stage of the Nine-star Dou Ancestor realm and learned there were no detectable Gu Clan people in the Xiao Clan.
• Lei Dong announced that he and Lei Ya would leave for the Black-Corner Region the next day, then waited for night in his room.
• Medusa awakened and realized Lei Dong had placed a soul contract on her; when she tried to attack him, the contract’s electric shock stopped her.
• Medusa noticed she was uncovered, and Lei Dong pushed her down before she could find anything to cover herself with.

Lei Dong tortured Medusa with the lightning in her soul and threatened her Snake-People to force her submission. While she struggled to resist, he secretly took the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade Fragment and left Medusa afraid to defy him.

• Medusa threatened to die rather than accept Lei Dong’s control, but he punished her with soul-targeting lightning and warned her against suicide.
• Lei Dong left Medusa in the inn and went to Xiao Zhan’s residence, where he secretly found and took the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade Fragment.
• Medusa tried to kill herself again, and Lei Dong used the lightning to torment her until she stopped resisting.
• The next day, Lei Dong threatened to kill Snake-People unless Medusa agreed to obey him, then ordered Lei Ya to bring back two Snake-People Tribe Dou Wang.
• Lei Ya returned with the two Dou Wang’s corpses, and Medusa abandoned her resistance.

Lei Dong took the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng in Maple City and then headed with Lei Ya toward Canaan Academy to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame. The chapter left them on their way to the academy, where Lei Dong hoped to merge the two Fallen Heart Flames and double his strength.

• Lei Dong sent Lei Ya to escort Medusa and Qing Lin as they relocated the Snake-People Tribe to territory controlled by the Lei Clan.
• Lei Dong and Lei Ya arrived in Maple City, where Lei Ya’s Peak Dou Zun pressure forced Han Feng to come out and submit.
• Lei Dong demanded the Sea Heart Flame, and Han Feng surrendered it to avoid being killed.
• Lei Dong left Han Feng alive and explained to Lei Ya that the weakened Dou Emperor posed no threat.
• Lei Dong and Lei Ya set out for Canaan Academy, where Lei Dong planned to take the other Fallen Heart Flame and merge it with his own.

Lei Dong arrived at Canaan Academy to take the Fallen Heart Flame and defeated its powerful fire-python form with the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning. He left with the Origin Flame, while the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower was destroyed and the academy elders were left battered.

• Lei Dong and Lei Ya reached Canaan Academy, where Great Elder Su Qian greeted Lei Dong and tried to explain the loss the academy would suffer if its Fallen Heart Flame were taken.
• Lei Dong challenged Su Qian's objection by asking how many academy graduates served the Lei Clan, and Su Qian agreed to lead him to the flame.
• Su Qian evacuated the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and joined the elders in lifting the seal, while Lei Ya stood guard as Lei Dong descended into the magma.
• Lei Dong fought the enormous Fallen Heart Flame fire python with the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, binding it with lightning chains and crushing it with Thunder Shattering Universe.
• Lei Dong collected the Fallen Heart Flame's Origin Flame and emerged to find the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower destroyed and the Inner Academy elders covered in dust and grime.

After helping contain the Fallen Heart Flame, Lei Dong decided to take Zi Yan from Canaan Academy and raise her himself. Zi Yan agreed to follow him after he promised to feed her Sixth and Seventh Grade pills.

• Lei Dong emerged unharmed, checked that no academy instructors had been injured, and asked Su Qian to bring him Zi Yan.
• Lei Dong decided against sending Zi Yan to Zhu Kun and resolved to raise her himself.
• Su Qian introduced Zi Yan to Lei Dong, who offered Su Qian a place in the Lei Clan if he ever left the academy.
• Lei Dong offered Zi Yan Sixth Grade pills and promised her more if she followed him.
• Zi Yan ate the pills, called Lei Dong Big Brother, and agreed to go with him.

Lei Dong returned to Canaan Academy with Zi Yan to find the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, while Lei Ya went to Black Ink City to seek out several opportunities. Lei Dong and Zi Yan reached the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s cave and killed its guardian, leaving the treasure still to be found.

• Lei Dong gave Lei Ya a Demon Flame Remnant Map and instructions to find the Bodhi Seed and other opportunities in Black Ink City.
• Lei Dong changed his plans and returned to Canaan Academy with Zi Yan to retrieve the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid.
• Lei Dong and Zi Yan dealt with several Rank 6 Magical Beasts before Zi Yan admitted that the Snow Demon Sky Ape was the beast she could not defeat.
• Lei Dong killed the Snow Demon Sky Ape with a punch and a Palm Thunder strike.
• Lei Dong and Zi Yan entered the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s cave.

Lei Dong took the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and returned to the Lei Clan with Zi Yan, planning to expand his control over powerful clans. After reuniting with his parents, his Peak Dou Zong strength left Huo Yu anticipating that he might soon become a nineteen-year-old Dou Zun.

• Lei Dong took all the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and left Canaan Academy with Zi Yan, having gathered several Exotic Flames and Xiao Yan's opportunities.
• Half a year later, Lei Dong brought Zi Yan to the Lei Realm and told her she could consider the Lei Clan her home.
• Lei Dong planned to visit Dragon Island to obtain the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and bring the Void Ancient Dragons under his control.
• Lei Dong told Zi Yan he was good to her because she was pretty, and she asked him to marry her when she grew up.
• Lei Dong returned to his family after nearly three years away, teased Huo Yu about having another child, and revealed his Peak Dou Zong strength.

Lei Dong returned to the Lei Realm, reassured Qing Lin and Zi Yan, and then confronted Huo Zhi in her room. After their clash, Huo Zhi woke in the evening and recoiled from Lei Dong when he returned.

• Lei Dong found Qing Lin and Zi Yan waiting for him, and he told them to focus on cultivation rather than worry about Huo Zhi.
• Lei Dong gave Qing Lin and Zi Yan Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid before heading to Huo Zhi's room.
• Lei Dong entered while Huo Zhi was bathing, and she attacked him after ordering him to leave.
• Lei Dong blocked Huo Zhi's attack with the Fallen Heart Flame, seized her hand, and their thunder-and-flame clash began.
• Qing Lin and Zi Yan heard Huo Zhi's shouts and mistakenly thought Lei Dong was standing up for them, while Medusa understood what was happening.
• Huo Zhi woke in the evening, recoiled from Lei Dong when he returned, and remembered her situation after he tossed her a red dress.

Lei Dong told Huo Zhi he could help her overcome the limits of her disordered bloodline by teaching her the Flame Mantra, though she doubted his claim. The chapter ended with Huo Zhi asking what his method was and whether he was truly being honest.

• After Huo Zhi finished dressing, Lei Dong reminded her that Yan Jin had given her to him as part of the clans’ alliance.
• Lei Dong promised to help Huo Zhi become strong despite her Bloodline Disorder and considered teaching her the Flame Mantra.
• Huo Zhi’s hope faded when she thought her bloodline made her future strength impossible, but Lei Dong insisted he could help.
• Lei Dong pulled Huo Zhi onto his lap, and she questioned why he believed he could succeed when Huo Yu remained at Dou Zun Nine Revolutions.
• Lei Dong explained that Huo Yu was older and had been stuck at that level for years, then Huo Zhi asked him to reveal his method and whether he was deceiving her.

Lei Dong showed Huo Zhi four Exotic Flames and gave her the Flame Mantra, encouraging her to cultivate it despite the risk of losing strength. He then asked Lei Ying to help obtain the Red Lotus Karma Fire for Huo Zhi, but Lei Ying refused to pay the high price it would require.

• Lei Dong showed Huo Zhi four Exotic Flames and promised to help her acquire the Red Lotus Karma Fire that had once belonged to her.
• Lei Dong gave Huo Zhi the Flame Mantra, and she chose to cultivate it despite knowing that her strength would rapidly decline.
• Huo Zhi began learning the Flame Mantra while Lei Dong left to speak with Lei Ying.
• Lei Dong asked Lei Ying to exchange something of value for the Red Lotus Karma Fire from Yan Jin's Flame Clan.
• Lei Ying refused, and Lei Dong appealed to him by saying he had never asked his father for anything before.

Lei Dong gave up on asking the Lei Clan to trade for the Red Lotus Karma Fire, then visited Medusa after returning to his residence. Their encounter ended with Lei Dong carrying her farther into the room after she called him dirty.

• Lei Ying explained that the Red Lotus Karma Fire was too valuable for Yan Jin or the Lei Clan elders to give up, so Lei Dong abandoned the request for Huo Zhi.
• Lei Dong considered other ways to help Huo Zhi obtain an Exotic Flame and revealed that he had secretly infused the flames he controlled with Nine Heavens Divine Lightning.
• Lei Dong returned to his residence without visiting Huo Zhi and went to Medusa’s room, where she had grown to Five Star Dou Zong using Lei Clan resources.
• Medusa addressed Lei Dong as Young Clan Leader and reluctantly approached when he summoned her.
• Medusa noticed Huo Zhi’s scent on Lei Dong, pulled away, and called him dirty.
• Lei Dong lifted Medusa in a bridal carry and carried her farther into the room.

Lei Dong prepared for Huo Zhi to cultivate the Flame Mantra and handed Huo Yu three Exotic Flames to keep for her. He then entered the Demon Lightning Pool to begin his own seclusion, despite its unknown dangers.

• After spending the night with Medusa, Lei Dong visited Huo Zhi and waited while she completed her initial cultivation of the Flame Mantra, which had reduced her strength to Dou Emperor Peak.
• Lei Dong gave Huo Zhi the Azure Lotus Core Flame, told her to recover and cultivate before absorbing more Exotic Flames, and said he would keep the others with Huo Yu.
• Lei Dong instructed Zi Yan and Qing Lin to cultivate and handed Huo Yu three Exotic Flames for Huo Zhi, explaining that her cultivation method would let her absorb them safely over time.
• Lei Dong asked Lei Ying to take him to the Demon Lightning Pool, where the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning within him stirred as the entrance opened.
• Lei Ying warned Lei Dong that the Demon Lightning Pool held undiscovered dangers, and Lei Dong bowed to his father before entering.

Lei Dong cultivated in the Demon Lightning Pool, breaking through to Dou Zun and then advancing to Peak Five Star Dou Zun over three years despite mounting pressure. Meanwhile, Huo Zhi, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin rapidly increased their strength in the Lei Realm, and Lei Dong remained deep inside the pool.

• Lei Dong absorbed Black Demon Lightning in the Demon Lightning Pool, broke through to One Star Dou Zun, and continued deeper despite growing pressure.
• After walking for a month, Lei Dong reached Peak One Star Dou Zun and began cultivating again when the pressure stopped his progress.
• In the Lei Realm, Huo Zhi absorbed a second Sea Heart Flame and reached Four Star Dou Zong, while Zi Yan reached Dou Emperor and Qing Lin reached Peak Dou Wang.
• Lei Ying approved of the women’s rapid progress, and the Lei Clan elders stopped objecting to the resources spent on them.
• Lei Dong cultivated for another three years in the Demon Lightning Pool and reached Peak Five Star Dou Zun.

After spending four years in the Demon Lightning Pool, Lei Dong refined a sentient Black Lightning and emerged far stronger, only to discover that his appearance had changed. The chapter ended with Lei Ying bringing him into the main hall to see his transformation for himself.

• Lei Dong chased the sentient Black Lightning for months, then refined it with the help of the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning and rose from Peak Five Star Dou Zun to Peak Seven Star Dou Zun.
• A powerful force expelled Lei Dong from the Demon Lightning Pool, where the guarding Half Saint elders told him he had been inside for four years.
• Lei Dong hurried to the Lei Clan main hall, startling Lei Ying and the elders with his greatly increased speed and unfamiliar appearance.
• Lei Ying recognized Lei Dong by his voice, congratulated him on reaching Seven Star Dou Zun, and told him that he had changed.
• Lei Ying led Lei Dong into the main hall so he could see his changed appearance for himself.

After spending four years in the Demon Lightning Pool, Lei Dong returned with a much stronger cultivation base and mysterious Black Lightning that even Lei Ying could not identify. He left the elders and his father without answers and headed back to see how Medusa and the others had progressed.

• Lei Dong admired his new appearance and joked that he had become even more handsome.
• Lei Ying asked Lei Dong how he had escaped the Demon Lightning Pool and why his aura had changed.
• Lei Dong explained that he had devoured an intelligent Black Lightning, then showed the lightning to Lei Ying and the elders.
• The elders and Lei Ying felt afraid of the lightning, but none of them could identify it or explain why the pool had expelled Lei Dong.
• Lei Ying noted that Lei Dong had risen from Peak Dou Zong to the peak of Seven Star Dou Zun in four years.
• Lei Dong gave up on learning why he had been expelled and headed back to check on Medusa and the others.

Lei Dong returned from seclusion and learned that Qing Lin had reached six-star Dou Ancestor while Zi Yan had broken through to Dou Zong but was still unable to grow up. He reassured Zi Yan that he would not abandon her and said he valued people who could help him, leaving Zi Yan and Qing Lin determined to cultivate harder.

• Lei Dong returned to his residence and praised Qing Lin for reaching six-star Dou Ancestor.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that Zi Yan had reached Dou Zong but remained unhappy because her appearance had not changed.
• Zi Yan appeared and asked Lei Dong how she could grow up, admitting she feared he would dislike her and drive her away.
• Lei Dong teased Zi Yan about liking him, then reassured her that he would not abandon her for her appearance.
• Zi Yan and Qing Lin promised Lei Dong they would work hard at cultivating.

Lei Dong reassured Zi Yan that he would eventually remove the Transformation Grass’s medicinal power and help her and Qing Lin reach Saint Rank, then learned that Qing Lin’s snake-controlling Dou Skill could serve as a far-reaching intelligence network. After the girls returned to cultivation, Lei Dong left Medusa and Huo Zhi undisturbed when he found them in seclusion.

• Zi Yan asked Lei Dong if he could remove the Transformation Grass’s medicinal power, and he promised to help her reach Saint Rank when the time was right.
• Lei Dong promised to cultivate Qing Lin as well and warned both girls to live up to his expectations.
• Lei Dong asked Qing Lin how she had detected his return, and she explained that her trained snakes had spotted him.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that her snakes could cover half the Middle Continent, and he urged her to keep practicing the skill.
• The two girls returned to cultivate while Lei Dong considered using Qing Lin’s snakes to gather information across other clans.
• Lei Dong found Medusa and Huo Zhi in seclusion and chose not to disturb them.

Lei Dong traveled to the Black-Corner Region to collect the Fragment Maps, then went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to check on the former Amethyst Winged Lion King. He learned that a woman from the Yun Lan Sect had visited her but left after discovering she had transformed.

• Lei Dong brought Lei Ya out of the Lei Clan and met him in the Black-Corner Region, where Lei Ya handed over two Fragment Maps.
• Lei Ya reported sensing a powerful soul aura at the auction house and again while seizing the treasure, leading Lei Dong to suspect Yao Lao had been present.
• Lei Dong and Lei Ya traveled through a Space Wormhole to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and found the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave.
• The transformed Amethyst Winged Lion King told Lei Dong that she had reached Eight Star Dou Zong after his earlier help and accepted his request to call him Young Master.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King confirmed that a woman from the Yun Lan Sect had visited but left after seeing her transformed.