Chapter Summaries

After returning to the Lei Realm, Lei Dong arranged for the group to recover and watched Huo Zhi enter seclusion to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He then accompanied Cao Ying to gather medicinal materials, where their flirtation left Lei Dong exhausted and Cao Ying pushing him down again when they returned home.

• Lei Dong and the others reached the Lei Realm, where the two Half Saint elders from the Void Ancient Dragon clan joined them.
• Qing Lin and Zi Yan went to cultivate, while Huo Zhi entered seclusion to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lei Dong brought Cao Ying to the Lei Clan's medicinal materials storeroom so she could choose materials to refine pills for him.
• Cao Ying teased Lei Dong in the storeroom, and Lei Dong grabbed her before leaving her to finish selecting materials.
• Cao Ying returned with medicinal materials, then pushed Lei Dong down again as soon as they entered their residence.

After strengthening his clan and gathering Soul Hall branch hall coordinates, Lei Dong led a black-robed group out of the Lei Realm to attack one of Soul Hall’s bases. The group entered a spatial rift, intent on hiding their identities and leaving no Soul Hall survivors.

• Cao Ying refined pills in seclusion while Lei Dong arranged alchemists and cultivation resources to support her.
• Lei Dong gathered Soul Hall branch hall coordinates from Qing Lin and secured authority to mobilize most of the Lei Clan’s members.
• Lei Dong rejected Lei Ying’s plan for an open war, instead intending to use the Flower Sect to lead a future campaign against Soul Hall.
• Lei Dong left the Lei Realm with Lei Yun, Lei Dian, Lei Yu, Lei Kong, Lei Yan, Lei Feng, Lei Ya, and Lei Ya, all wearing black robes.
• Lei Yu realized Lei Dong had brought them to attack a force, and Lei Dong confirmed their target was a Soul Hall branch hall.
• Lei Dong ordered the group to conceal their identities and kill everyone from Soul Hall before leading them through a spatial rift.

Lei Dong led Lei Yun, Lei Dian, Lei Yu, and the others to attack a Soul Hall Branch Hall, warning them about Soul Hall’s strength and the reinforcements their assault could draw. After Lei Dong broke the barrier, Yue Ren and the Sixth Heavenly Venerate mistook the attackers for people from Pill Tower and prepared to capture them.

• Lei Yun and Lei Dian urged Lei Dong to attack Soul Hall’s Main Hall, but he explained the danger posed by Soul Extinguisher and Soul Hall’s other powerful fighters.
• Lei Dong identified the branch hall’s commander as Seventh Heavenly Venerate Yue Ren, the brother of the deceased Yue Ya, and warned the group not to underestimate Soul Hall.
• Lei Dong and the others reached the branch hall, and he reminded them to fight with full strength before smashing its protective barrier with a lightning-charged punch.
• Lei Dong swept the branch hall with his Heaven State soul and ordered everyone to attack, noting that Yue Ren and another powerful fighter were inside.
• Yue Ren and the Sixth Heavenly Venerate sensed the intruders, assumed they were from Pill Tower, and agreed to capture them.

Lei Dong and his companions launched a surprise attack on the Soul Hall branch hall, killing Yue Ren and the Sixth Heavenly Venerate before the defenders could summon help. The remaining Soul Hall fighters were cornered as Lei Yun and the others pressed their assault.

• Yue Ren confronted the black-robed intruders and unleashed his Nine Star Peak Dou Zun aura, but Lei Dong recognized him and ordered everyone to leave none alive.
• Lei Ya engaged the Soul Hall's Sixth Heavenly Venerate while Lei Dong fought Yue Ren, and Lei Yun and the others attacked the remaining defenders.
• Lei Dong revealed his Four Star Dou Zun strength and killed Yue Ren with Thunder Fury of Nine Heavens after his Palm Thunder failed to finish him.
• Lei Ya stopped the Sixth Heavenly Venerate from escaping and destroyed both his body and soul with Palm Thunder.
• The surviving Soul Hall Dou Zun tried to flee, but Lei Yun and the others unleashed their lightning Dou Skills against them.

Lei Dong killed Soul Hall forces, took their soul artifacts, freed their captives, and returned to the Lei Realm. In the Gu Realm, Gu Xun'er connected Xiao Yan's disappearance to Lei Dong and urged Gu Yuan to confront the Lei Clan.

• Lei Dong and Lei Yun's group slew the Soul Hall Dou Zun and recovered two Soul-Bearing Artifacts filled with souls.
• Lei Dong freed the captured souls, burned the Soul Hall site with Fallen Heart Flame, and led his group back to the Lei Realm.
• Gu Xun'er repeatedly asked Gu Yuan for news of Xiao Yan, and he told her Lei Dong had visited the Tianmu Mountain Range with a woman while Xiao Yan was missing.
• Gu Xun'er learned the woman was Nalan Yanran and concluded that Lei Dong was involved in Xiao Yan's disappearance.
• Gu Xun'er demanded that Gu Yuan go to the Lei Clan, but he rebuked her for wanting to act without evidence.

Gu Yuan agreed to take Gu Xun'er to the Lei Clan to investigate Xiao Yan’s fate, while Lei Dong reunited with Medusa and gave her the name Cai Lin. The chapter ended with Lei Ying learning that Gu Yuan and his daughter had arrived at the Lei Realm and suspecting they had come to cause trouble.

• Gu Yuan agreed to bring Gu Xun'er to the Lei Clan to ask about Xiao Yan, warning her to behave herself.
• Lei Dong visited Medusa after returning to the Lei Realm, and she revealed that she could monitor events there using a snake-controlling method.
• Lei Dong named Medusa Cai Lin, and she gladly accepted the name.
• A Dou Zun reported to Lei Ying that Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er were waiting outside the Lei Realm.
• Lei Ying recalled Gu Xun'er's connection to Lei Dong and suspected Gu Yuan had come to cause trouble.

Gu Yuan visited the Lei Clan with Gu Xun'er to ask Lei Dong whether he had seen Xiao Yan, who had vanished after arriving in the Middle Continent. The tense meeting left Lei Dong face-to-face with Gu Xun'er, while the reason for his interruption remained unresolved.

• Lei Ying summoned the clan elders to receive Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er in the main hall.
• The Lei Clan elders assumed Gu Yuan had come to arrange a marriage alliance, but he asked to see Lei Dong about Xiao Yan's disappearance.
• Lei Ying suspected Gu Yuan knew about the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade and deliberately warned Lei Dong that Gu Yuan had arrived.
• Gu Yuan questioned Lei Ying's warning, and the two exchanged angry words before Gu Yuan apologized and the hall turned icy.
• A servant interrupted Lei Dong while he was with Medusa, and he entered the hall to find Gu Xun'er waiting there.

Gu Xun'er confronted Lei Dong in the Lei Clan hall, demanding to know where Xiao Yan was, while Gu Yuan tried to contain the growing dispute. After Gu Yuan left, Lei Dong admitted he might have killed Xiao Yan but concealed what he knew about the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade, and the Lei Clan elders called for action against the Gu Clan.

• Gu Xun'er rushed to Lei Dong and demanded to know whether he had seen Xiao Yan, prompting Gu Yuan to reprimand her.
• Gu Yuan tried to take Gu Xun'er away, but she accused Lei Dong of hiding Xiao Yan, so Gu Yuan slapped her.
• Gu Yuan apologized to the Lei Clan and left the Lei Realm with Gu Xun'er after Lei Dong questioned her state of mind.
• Lei Teng asked Lei Dong whether he had killed Xiao Yan and found the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade; Lei Dong admitted he might have killed him but denied knowing about the jade.
• Lei Nong, Lei Xing, and Lei Fa urged the Lei Clan to respond to Gu Yuan's presumptuous visit.

Lei Dong urged Lei Ying and the Lei Clan elders to seek compensation from the Gu Clan before considering war, warning that a conflict would weaken their clan and benefit others. After the elders left, Lei Dong and Lei Teng convinced Lei Ying to put the Lei Clan’s future ahead of wounded pride.

• Lei Ying asked Lei Dong how the Lei Clan should respond after Gu Yuan’s conduct, and Lei Dong proposed negotiating with a Gu Clan envoy before deciding whether to go to war.
• Lei Teng supported Lei Dong’s proposal, and Lei Ying reminded the elders that other Dou God Clans would benefit if the Lei Clan and Gu Clan fought.
• Lei Ying persuaded the war-minded elders to leave, then smashed a chair to vent his anger after they withdrew.
• Lei Dong challenged Lei Ying’s insistence on defending the clan’s face by pointing to the Xiao Clan’s fall, and Lei Teng urged Lei Ying to consider the consequences of every decision.

After the clash in the Lei Realm, Gu Yuan restrained Gu Xun'er and warned the Gu Clan elders against underestimating the Lei Clan. He sent Gu Xian to negotiate with Lei Teng, who recognized that Lei Dong had predicted the Gu Clan’s approach.

• Lei Ying held back from war because he knew the Lei Clan could not easily defeat the Gu Clan, while Gu Yuan returned home with Gu Xun'er and placed her in confinement.
• Gu Yuan gathered the Gu Clan elders, who argued over making amends, pursuing the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade, or destroying the Lei Clan.
• Gu Xian cautioned that attacking the Lei Clan could unite the other clans against them, and Gu Yuan revealed Lei Ying's strength and the Lei Clan's ties to the Void Ancient Dragon tribe.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Xian to seek the Lei Clan Great Elder's mediation, then confirmed that Xiao Yan had won Gu Xun'er's heart as the elders protested.
• Gu Xian arrived at the Lei Clan to meet Lei Teng, who recalled Lei Dong's prediction and arranged to receive him.

Gu Xian visited the Lei Clan to apologize for Gu Yuan’s actions and negotiate a settlement with Lei Teng. Lei Teng demanded an extra Heavenly Tomb training slot for the Lei Clan, and as Gu Xian hesitated, Lei Yang arrived and angrily confronted him.

• Gu Xian met Lei Teng and apologized for Gu Yuan’s behavior, warning that a war between their clans would benefit the Soul, Yan, and Yao clans.
• Gu Xian offered rare medicinal materials and treasures, but Lei Teng said the gifts were not enough to satisfy the Lei Clan.
• Lei Teng demanded one extra Heavenly Tomb slot for the Lei Clan that year, and Gu Xian refused at first.
• Lei Teng threatened to send Gu Xian to speak with Lei Ying, and Gu Xian reconsidered after noticing the Lei Clan’s increased strength.
• Lei Yang arrived with an order to demand justice from the Gu Clan and angrily accused Gu Xian of provoking the Lei Clan.

Lei Dong orchestrated a show of force that pressured Gu Xian into offering the Lei Clan a Heavenly Tomb spot as an apology. After Gu Xian agreed to negotiate, Lei Dong explained how he had anticipated the Gu Clan’s response and prepared the trap.

• Lei Yang feigned outrage at Gu Xun'er’s earlier threat, while Lei Teng told Gu Xian that the Lei Clan leader had summoned him.
• Gu Xian offered the Lei Clan a spot in the Heavenly Tomb to avoid war, and Lei Teng left to report the agreement.
• Lei Teng discovered that Lei Dong, not Lei Ying, had arranged the confrontation, with Lei Yang helping sell the performance.
• Lei Dong told Lei Teng to accept Gu Xian’s resources and later make the old man feel indebted to him.
• Lei Dong explained that Qing Lin’s Serpent Net had revealed the Gu Clan’s discussions and that he had ensured the elders’ auras would pressure Gu Xian into peace.

Lei Dong vented his anger at Gu Xun'er by tormenting Xiao Yan and recording his suffering, then began refining two soul objects. In the Soul Hall, Void Swallowing Flame reprimanded Soul Extinguisher over a destroyed branch hall, and the Vice Hall Master suspected the Lei Clan was responsible.

• Lei Dong sent Lei Teng and Lei Yang away, admitted to Cai Lin that Gu Xun'er's threat had angered him, and went to the dungeon.
• Lei Dong burned Xiao Yan with the Fallen Heart Flame, recorded his agony in a Jade Slip, and left him alive as leverage against Gu Xun'er.
• Lei Dong returned to his residence and began refining and absorbing two soul objects he had obtained in the Soul Hall.
• Void Swallowing Flame questioned Soul Extinguisher about the meager Soul Origin and learned that Sixth Heavenly Venerate, Seventh Heavenly Venerate, and their branch hall had been wiped out.
• Void Swallowing Flame warned Soul Extinguisher to provide more souls, then left with the Soul Origin.
• Soul Extinguisher ordered an investigation into the attackers, and the Vice Hall Master asked whether the Lei Clan had attacked the branch hall.

Lei Dong learned that the Soul Hall suspected the Lei Clan after he attacked one of its branch halls, then prepared to take Cao Ying to the Yao Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony so she could learn from its Alchemists. The group set out from the Lei Realm, with Lei Dong telling Cao Ying that their destination held the continent’s top Alchemists.

• The Vice Hall Master suggested the Lei Clan had killed Yue Ren, but Soul Extinguisher doubted it and ordered his subordinates to focus on collecting souls and request aid when needed.
• Qing Lin reported the Soul Hall’s suspicions to Lei Dong, who concluded that surprise attacks against it would now be difficult.
• Lei Dong learned that Qing Lin’s scouting snakes had been hunted in the Beast Region and said he would await news from Lei Ya and Lei Ya.
• Qing Lin told Lei Dong that the Yao Clan would soon hold its Coming of Age Ceremony, and he decided to take Cao Ying there to improve her alchemy.
• Lei Dong brought Cao Ying, Lei Yun, Lei Yu, Lei Jie, and Lei Duo out of the Lei Realm, telling Cao Ying that the Yao Clan had the continent’s top Alchemists.

Lei Dong brought Cao Ying and the Lei Clan delegation to the Yao Clan for its Coming of Age Ceremony, where the visiting clans gathered. After greeting Huo Xuan and Huo Xian'er, Lei Dong said Huo Zhi was in seclusion back in the Lei Clan.

• Lei Dong told Cao Ying that the Yao Clan had many Ninth Grade Alchemists, and she eagerly hoped to learn from them.
• Lei Dong's group traveled to the Shen Nong Mountain Range and entered the Yao Clan through its spatial gate.
• A Yao Clan guide escorted Lei Dong and his companions to a giant bird, where they met the Flame, Spirit, and Stone clans.
• Huo Xuan greeted Lei Dong, who teased him about their differences in strength and left Huo Xuan awkwardly determined to train harder.
• Huo Xian'er asked why Huo Zhi had not come, and Lei Dong replied that his wife was in seclusion within the clan.

Lei Dong arrived at the Yao Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony, where Gu Xun’er tried to speak with him about Xiao Yan but was turned away. Later that night, Gu Xun’er and Huo Xian’er came to his residence, and Lei Dong confronted them.

• Lei Dong told Huo Xuan and Huo Xian’er that Huo Zhi could reach at least One Star Dou Zun after refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The Gu Clan arrived at the Yao Clan Plaza, and Gu Xun’er called out to Lei Dong to ask for a private talk.
• Lei Dong refused Gu Xun’er’s apology and left with Cao Ying, while Gu Qingyang warned Gu Xun’er against clashing with the Lei Clan.
• Lei Dong and Cao Ying spent time together in their guest room, while Lei Yun and Lei Yu went into the city for fun.
• Late at night, Lei Dong found Gu Xun’er and Huo Xian’er near his residence and teased Gu Xun’er about coming to offer herself to him.

Lei Dong confronted Gu Xun'er with proof that he had captured Xiao Yan and threatened to kill him, while rejecting her offers and demands. He left her with a chance to negotiate only after gaining standing in the Gu Clan, then caught Huo Xian'er watching Gu Xun'er depart.

• Lei Dong showed Gu Xun'er a Jade Slip depicting Xiao Yan in agony and admitted he had captured him.
• Gu Xun'er attacked Lei Dong with the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, but his aura knocked her down, and he slapped her when she threatened him with the Gu Clan.
• Lei Dong threatened to kill Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er begged him to spare Xiao Yan and offered anything she could provide.
• Lei Dong rejected Gu Xun'er's offers and told her to gain a place in the Gu Clan before negotiating with him.
• Lei Dong withdrew the Soul Barrier and disappeared, and Gu Xun'er left his residence after deciding Xiao Yan was safe for now.
• Lei Dong spoke from behind Huo Xian'er, who had watched Gu Xun'er leave, and asked what she was doing there.

Lei Dong rejected Huo Xian’er’s request for the Flame Mantra unless she traded away her Red Lotus Karma Fire, while Gu Xun’er worried that he would use Xiao Yan to make her act against the Gu Clan. The next morning, Lei Dong and his companions attended the Yao Clan’s Awakening Ceremony, where Yao Tian had the clan’s highest bloodline grade.

• Lei Dong startled Huo Xian’er with a slap and asked why she had come to his residence at night.
• Huo Xian’er admitted that she wanted the Flame Mantra and offered to trade something of equal value.
• Lei Dong demanded Huo Xian’er’s Red Lotus Karma Fire, so she gave up on the deal and fled back to the Flame Clan’s residence.
• Huo Xian’er brooded over her encounter while Gu Xun’er resolved that she needed strength to protect Xiao Yan and navigate Lei Dong’s demands.
• Lei Dong slept soundly, then joined his companions at the Yao Clan’s Awakening Ceremony, where Yao Tian had an Eighth Grade bloodline and Yao Ling and Yao Xingji had Seventh Grade bloodlines.

Lei Dong left Cao Ying in the Yao Clan to study alchemy and prepared to pursue the approaching Dou Sheng Remains. Before departing, he exposed Gu Xun'er's attempt to trick him with a modified Emperor Seal Art and threatened Xiao Yan.

• Cao Ying defeated Yao Tian in an alchemy contest, and Yao Dan arranged for her to study under Elder Wanhuo for a year so Yao Tian could win the ceremony's final competition.
• Lei Dong coaxed Cao Ying into staying in the Yao Clan, promising to visit her within half a year.
• Gu Xun'er offered Lei Dong the Gu Clan's Emperor Seal Art and asked him to stop tormenting Xiao Yan.
• Lei Dong noticed Gu Xun'er's unease and realized the Dou Skill was altered to cause qi deviation.
• Lei Dong threatened to leave Xiao Yan without an intact body, and Gu Xun'er panicked when he uncovered her scheme.

Lei Dong forced Gu Xun'er to trade the Great Nirvana Finger for Xiao Yan's life, then returned to the Lei Realm and set out with Zi Yan, Lei Ya, and Lei Ya for the Dou Sheng Remains in the Beast Region. The group reached the Beast Region after two days of travel.

• Gu Xun'er admitted her scheme had failed and offered the Great Nirvana Finger to keep Lei Dong from killing Xiao Yan.
• Lei Dong accepted the skill, warned Gu Xun'er not to try again, and left while keeping Xiao Yan as leverage.
• After the clans departed the Medicine World, Lei Dong's group returned to the Lei Realm and parted from Huo Xuan's group.
• Lei Ya and Lei Ya reported that Dou Sheng Remains had appeared in the Beast Region, and Lei Dong took Zi Yan and both of them to investigate.
• Lei Dong's group traveled for two days and arrived near the mountain range of the Beast Region.