Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan prepared to lead an army against the Misty Cloud Sect while Xiao Yi Xian asked to accompany him and confessed her love. As Xiao Yan’s forces reached the sect, Yun Yun withdrew from command and Nalan Yanran learned that Xiao Yan had become a Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Yan left the Xiao Family hall declaring that the Misty Cloud Sect would be washed in blood, then Xiao Yi Xian asked to join his campaign and the two affirmed their love.
• At dawn, Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, Medusa, and the allied forces assembled around Wutan City, and Xiao Yan ordered the army to march on the Misty Cloud Sect.
• A day later, Yun Leng ordered the sect to activate its Guardian Sect Grand Formation and gather its disciples and elders, while Yun Yun withdrew to the rear hall and left him in charge.
• Nalan Yanran learned from Yun Yun that Xiao Yan had become a Dou Emperor and possessed Heavenly Flames, and she despaired of ever catching up to him.
• A thunderous boom shook the Misty Cloud Sect as Xiao Yan’s forces reached its mountain gate.

Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan destroyed the Misty Cloud Sect’s Guardian Sect Grand Formation and began overwhelming its elders. After draining the elders’ Fighting Qi and crushing their resistance, Xiao Yan turned toward the powerful aura rising from the back mountain.

• Hai Bodong’s nine ice dragons cracked the Misty Cloud Sect’s Guardian Sect Grand Formation, and Xiao Yan’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus shattered it completely.
• Jia Xing Tian arrived with ten thousand Scimitars as Xiao Yan confronted the Misty Cloud Sect elders and blasted Yun Leng into the Cloud Viewing Hall plaque.
• Xiao Yan killed Yun Sheng and disrupted the elders’ Cloud Slaying Sword Formation, then caught and dispersed their sword qi.
• Yun Leng rallied the surviving elders to form a Dou Emperor-level Blood-colored Lark, but Xiao Yan trapped and destroyed it with a Three-Colored Fire Net.
• Xiao Yan used Kirin Burning Heaven Flame - Spirit Devour to drain the elders’ Fighting Qi, then melted Yun Leng’s Sect Leader Token.
• Xiao Yan turned toward the back mountain as its suppressed aura surged.

Xiao Yan annihilated Misty Cloud Sect’s elders and faced Yun Shan, overpowering him with Heavenly Flames and a crushing punch. Yun Shan rose from the ruins laughing, suggesting the fight was not over.

• The Misty Cloud disciples fled as the Jia Ma Iron Cavalry surrounded and slaughtered those trying to escape.
• Yun Shan emerged from the Forbidden Area and confronted Xiao Yan over the deaths of the elders.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Yun Shan’s threats and fought him alone, telling Elder Hai and Cai Lin not to interfere.
• Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus overwhelmed Yun Shan’s Extreme Wind: Fallen Kill, and Xiao Yan struck Yun Shan through his Cloud Shield, sending him crashing into the ruins.
• Yun Shan laughed from the ruins as violent black aura erupted from the Cloudmist Sect’s Forbidden Area.

Xiao Yan faced Protector Wu and the Soul Hall fighters on Misty Cloud Mountain while his allies battled the other Dou Zongs. He pretended to consider joining the Soul Hall, then unleashed a three-colored Buddha Path Fire Lotus at point-blank range.

• Protector Wu and two Soul Hall Dou Zongs emerged from the back mountain, joining Yun Shan against Xiao Yan.
• Hai Bodong, Medusa, and Jia Xing Tian arrived and fought the Soul Hall’s Dou Zongs and Yun Shan.
• Xiao Yan held back while the others battled and secretly compressed his flames, wary that any surviving enemy might summon stronger reinforcements.
• Protector Wu offered Xiao Yan resources, status, and a chance to become a Venerable Elder’s disciple if he joined the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan asked whether the Soul Hall would spare the Jia Ma Empire and the Xiao Family, then pretended to agree.
• As Protector Wu approached, Xiao Yan revealed a burning three-colored Buddha Path Fire Lotus at point-blank range.

Xiao Yan ambushed Protector Wu with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, then used Old Yao’s power to overpower him. Protector Wu countered with the Soul Hall’s Soul Devouring Array, trapping the summit of Misty Cloud Mountain as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Yan detonated his Three-Colored Fire Lotus against Protector Wu, badly burning him despite his attempts to withstand the blast.
• Protector Wu attacked Xiao Yan with a ghostly claw, but Old Yao lent Xiao Yan power and raised his aura to Seven-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan struck Protector Wu into the ground with a palm of Three-Colored Exotic Fire, shocking the fighters and spectators on Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Protector Wu unleashed the Soul Devouring Domain, then revealed a Soul Devouring Array that opened a Space Rift and threatened to devour the souls of everyone on the summit.
• Old Yao warned Xiao Yan about the array as Protector Wu summoned countless black chains and declared the Soul Hall’s power.

Xiao Yan and Old Yao resisted Protector Wu’s Soul Devouring Array until Protector Wu sacrificed two Dou Zongs and unleashed a seal bestowed by a Venerable Elder. As Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame Three Transformations began to fail, he awakened a mysterious power and started to say, “Super...”

• Old Yao’s soul power shattered Protector Wu’s attempts to devour and suppress him, so Protector Wu sacrificed two Dou Zongs to strengthen the formation.
• Protector Wu’s strengthened formation suppressed Old Yao and trapped Jia Xing Tian and Medusa, leaving Xiao Yan to fight alone.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations to reach one-star Dou Zong and drive Protector Wu back with his three-colored flames.
• Protector Wu summoned the Soul Devouring Spirit Suppressing Seal, which bound Xiao Yan and sealed his secret arts and Dou Skills at the cost of Protector Wu’s blood essence and lifespan.
• Xiao Yan praised Protector Wu’s caution, then said that Protector Wu did not understand a cheater as a vast power awakened within him.

Xiao Yan unleashed Super Beast Armament, shattered the Soul Devouring Array, and transformed into a towering Flame Dharma Body whose power overwhelmed everyone on Misty Cloud Mountain. He struck Protector Wu with Kirin Tramples Heaven, engulfing the mountaintop in flames.

• Xiao Yan summoned the Three-Colored Exotic Fire into a gigantic fire Qilin that shattered the black chains and destroyed the Soul Devouring Array.
• Xiao Yan merged with the Qilin Phantom and formed a Flame Dharma Body, raising his aura to seven-star Dou Zong.
• Protector Wu watched the Soul Devouring Spirit Suppressing Seal fracture as his restraints and soul-devouring chains burned away.
• Jia Xing Tian, Medusa, Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran reacted with shock to Xiao Yan's overwhelming power.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Protector Wu's reliance on Soul Hall arrays and treasures, then called down Kirin Tramples Heaven.
• Protector Wu tried to defend himself with his remaining Dou Qi, but Xiao Yan's giant flaming claw swallowed the peak of Misty Cloud Mountain in flames.

Xiao Yan neutralized Protector Wu’s self-destruction and learned that the Soul Hall had received a secret transmission before Wu died. He ordered the Misty Cloud Sect destroyed and, despite Yun Yun’s pleas, struck at Yun Shan.

• Protector Wu sacrificed his heart and detonated himself, but Xiao Yan compressed and destroyed the blast with Kirin Tramples Heaven.
• A faint black aura escaped Protector Wu’s remains and carried a message to the Soul Hall; Old Yao warned Xiao Yan that the secret technique could not be intercepted.
• Xiao Yan ordered Jia Xing Tian, Medusa, Hai Bodong, and the others to leave no one alive in the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Wounded Yun Shan emerged from the ruins and defied Xiao Yan, who condemned him for serving the Soul Hall and failing to protect his sect.
• Yun Yun stood between Xiao Yan and Yun Shan and begged him to spare her teacher, but Xiao Yan refused and warned her to move aside.
• Xiao Yan flashed behind Yun Yun and brought his Heavy Black Ruler down toward Yun Shan.

Xiao Yan killed Yun Shan and led the forces that destroyed the Misty Cloud Sect, then reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and rescued Xiao Zhan. After returning to the Imperial Capital, he went to Medusa’s room late at night and stepped inside.

• Xiao Yan burned Yun Shan to ashes, and Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran left the ruins grieving.
• Xiao Yan ordered Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian to clear the battlefield and eliminate the Misty Cloud Sect’s remaining forces.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xiao Yan and checked that he was unharmed.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his rescued father, Xiao Zhan, gave him pills, and promised to restore the Xiao Family’s glory.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian, then visited Medusa’s room late at night.

Xiao Yan cornered Medusa and kissed her, using the seal and his flames to restrain her until Xiao Yi Xian’s interruption let her escape. The next morning, Medusa watched Xiao Yan successfully refine a Seventh-grade Pill, but he suddenly pulled her into his arms.

• Xiao Yan activated the Three-Colored Exotic Fire seal and kissed Medusa, then pressed her to confess that he liked her and wanted her to stay with him.
• Xiao Yan restrained Medusa with the Green Lotus Flame and began pulling at her clothing, but Xiao Yi Xian knocked and called him to refine pills.
• Medusa broke free and retreated across the room, while Xiao Yan told her to meet him in the Pill Room the next morning.
• Xiao Yan refined a Seventh-grade Pill as Medusa watched from the doorway and expressed surprise at his success.
• Xiao Yan grabbed Medusa by the wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Xiao Yan completed a seventh-grade Soul Merging Spirit Pill despite distractions from Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, then used it to restore Old Yao’s soul. With Old Yao’s power recovered enough to handle unexpected threats, Xiao Yan announced that he would head to Jia Nan Academy in the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan teased Medusa while refining the pill, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived and joined them in the Pill Room.
• Old Yao emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, scolded Xiao Yan for fooling around, and urged him to suppress the pill’s formation phenomenon.
• Xiao Yan contained the seven fire dragons, completed the Soul Merging Spirit Pill, and destroyed the lightning tribulation with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Old Yao swallowed the pill and restored his soul to forty percent, reaching the threshold of a Dou Venerate soul.
• Xiao Yan told Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian that he planned to travel to the Black Corner Region and Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Black Corner Region, where he quickly dealt with guards who tried to rob them. At an auction in Black Rock City, Xiao Yan spotted a Jade Slip bearing rare Ancient Runes, and Old Yao urged him to obtain it.

• Xiao Yan entrusted the Xiao Family's safety to Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma before departing with Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Hai Bodong.
• At Black-Seal City's gates, guards demanded more money and tried to rob Xiao Yan's group, so Xiao Yan burned them to ash with his Three-Colored Exotic Fire.
• Xiao Yan bought a map to Jia Nan Academy and learned of a midnight auction in Black Rock City.
• Xiao Yan used his Sixth-grade Alchemist badge to secure a private room at the auction with his companions.
• When the auction began, Xiao Yan noticed an ancient-rune Jade Slip, and Old Yao recognized its markings as rare Ancient Runes.

Xiao Yan won an ancient Jade Slip at auction after outbidding a brocade-clad youth, then faced an ambush outside Black Rock City. Hu Gan arrived and challenged the attackers, leaving the two sides poised for a fight.

• Xiao Yan bid eight million gold coins to win the Ancient Relic Bamboo Slip from the brocade-clad youth.
• Xiao Yan left the auction house with Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Hai Bodong, then noticed they were being followed.
• The brocade-clad youth and his men surrounded Xiao Yan’s group outside Black Rock City, backed by two Dou Huang experts.
• Hu Gan arrived with a gravely injured Dou Huang and declared that he would not allow the attackers to seize the Jade Slip.
• The wounded Dou Huang defied Hu Gan, and Xiao Yan smiled as the opposing forces faced off.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Jia Nan Academy after Hai Bodong effortlessly killed the three Dou Emperors and their men. Along the way, Hu Gan offered to escort Xiao Yan, who recovered a Nether Flame Demon Fire Fragment Map and the Three Thousand Lightning Movement technique.

• Hu Gan prepared to face the three allied Dou Emperors, but Xiao Yan ordered Hai Bodong to kill them.
• Hai Bodong revealed his Dou Zong strength, killed the three Dou Emperors, and slaughtered the fleeing black-clothed men.
• Xiao Yan searched the fallen Dou Emperors’ Storage Rings and found a Nether Flame Demon Fire Fragment Map and the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll.
• Xiao Yan asked Hu Gan to introduce him to Jia Nan Academy, and Hu Gan offered to escort him there.
• During the three-day journey, Xiao Yi Xian asked about Xiao Xun'er, while Medusa warned Xiao Yan to be cautious at Jia Nan Academy.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and their companions to Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xiao Xun'er during the Inner Academy Selection Competition. After Bai Shan challenged him in jealousy, Xiao Yan accepted, leaving the arena waiting for their match.

• Hu Gan escorted Xiao Yan and his companions into Jia Nan Academy and explained its Outer Court and Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan learned Xiao Xun'er was competing in the Inner Academy Selection Competition and went to the arena to see her.
• Xiao Xun'er spotted Xiao Yan, ran to him, and embraced him in front of the shocked crowd.
• Bai Shan confronted Xiao Yan over his relationship with Xiao Xun'er and challenged him to a spar.
• Xiao Yan accepted Bai Shan's challenge, silencing the arena.

Xiao Yan revealed his overwhelming strength at the Inner Academy selection competition, defeating Bai Shan with one move after the students mocked his claim to be a Dou Emperor. With Xiao Xun'er advancing directly to the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan asked Hu Gan to take him there, eager to see someone he had not met yet.

• Bai Shan declared himself a one-star Da Dou Shi and mocked Xiao Yan after Xiao Yan said he was a seven-star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan released his aura, silencing the arena and leaving Bai Shan unable to move or breathe easily.
• Xiao Yan struck Bai Shan once, sending him crashing into the arena barrier and leaving him gravely injured.
• Bai Shan admitted his mistake and begged Xiao Yan to spare his life, while Xiao Yan warned him not to judge others by his limited horizons.
• Xiao Xun'er praised Xiao Yan, and Hu Gan announced that she would advance directly to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan asked Hu Gan to take him to the Inner Academy, where he hoped to meet someone he had not yet seen.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xun'er at the back mountain of Jia Nan Academy, where he comforted her and shared a tender kiss. When Xun'er asked about the two women traveling with him, a roar from a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast interrupted them, and Xiao Yan led her to investigate.

• Hu Gan told Xiao Yan that Dean Su Qian was away and promised to notify him when the dean returned.
• Xiao Yi Xian teased Xiao Yan about his other women and warned him that Xiao Xun'er might not accept his behavior.
• Xiao Yan met Xiao Xun'er at a waterfall, and she comforted him as he claimed his travels had been difficult.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er kissed, then she asked about the two beautiful women by his side.
• A Fifth-Tier Magical Beast roared in the mountain forest, and Xiao Yan took Xiao Xun'er to see whether anyone was in danger.

Xiao Yan rescued Han Yue and her companions from a newly advanced Fifth-Tier Magical Beast and accepted the Earth Core Body Quenching Milk they had been seeking. After giving Xiao Xun'er a pill and returning to the Inner Academy, he began refining pills to lure someone in, and a purple-haired girl caught the fragrance.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er found Han Yue, Lin Xiuyai, Yan Hao, and their companions fighting a Fifth-Tier giant ape that was guarding the Earth Core Body Quenching Milk.
• The giant ape struck Lin Xiuyai, but Xiao Yan used scarlet flames to kill it before it could attack him again.
• Han Yue offered Xiao Yan the Earth Core Body Quenching Milk in gratitude, and Xiao Yan later found the pool and stored it.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Xun'er a Sixth-grade Moon Purity Heavenly Fragrance Pill, and she kissed his cheek before they returned to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan began refining pills in a courtyard, and a purple-haired girl smelled the fragrance and vanished toward him.

Xiao Yan befriended Zi Yan by giving her a sixth-grade pill in exchange for rare medicinal herbs, hoping to use her connection to Zhu Kun to perfect his body-tempering technique. Back at the courtyard, Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian confronted him about his relationships, and Xiao Yan stopped Xiao Yi Xian before she could speak.

• Xiao Yan let Zi Yan take the Purple Cloud Spirit Pill and arranged for her to bring him rare medicinal herbs to refine into pills.
• Zi Yan declared Xiao Yan her only friend, ate the pill, and promised to visit again with herbs.
• Xiao Yan considered using Zi Yan's connection to Zhu Kun to obtain blood and complete the eighth and ninth revolutions of his Seven Revolutions Dragon Scale Technique.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian talking about his past and how he treated the people around him.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan she would not mind how many friends he had as long as she remained in his heart.
• Xiao Yan moved in front of Xiao Yi Xian and stopped her from saying what she was about to confess.

Xiao Yan resolved the conflict between Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er by promising to marry both of them, then continued refining pills for Zi Yan. After Su Qian returned, Xiao Yan proposed trading two Seventh-grade Pills and future assistance for cooperation over the Fallen Heart Flame, leaving his offer unfinished.

• Xiao Yan embraced Xiao Yi Xian and told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yi Xian was his fiancée, but promised to marry Xun'er as well and overcome the Ancient Clan's obstacles.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er accepted Xiao Yan's assurances, and the three embraced before returning to their courtyards.
• Xiao Yan refined pills for Zi Yan over the following days, including a Sixth-grade Purple Qi Spirit Pill.
• Dean Hu Gan told Xiao Yan that Su Qian had returned and requested a meeting, so Xiao Yan went to see the Inner Academy's Great Elder.
• Xiao Yan told Su Qian he had come for the Fallen Heart Flame and offered two Seventh-grade Pills and future aid in exchange for cooperation.
• Su Qian questioned whether the offer could compare with the academy's treasure, and Xiao Yan began to present another proposal.