Recaps

Chen Guan cultivated in the Void Thunder Pool, advancing to Six-Star Dou Venerate and Heaven Realm Middle Stage while his puppets transformed into Heavenly Demon Puppets. He tested the strongest puppet, then encountered an elderly powerhouse fleeing a swarm of black lightning.

• Chen Guan absorbed the thunder pool’s energy, broke through to Six-Star Dou Venerate, and tempered his Spiritual Power until it reached Heaven Realm Middle Stage.
• After ten days, Chen Guan emerged from cultivation with greatly increased strength and lightning-infused Spiritual Power.
• Chen Guan discovered that the lightning had transformed his Earth Demon Puppets into Heavenly Demon Puppets, including one powerful enough to threaten even him.
• Chen Guan tested the strongest puppet’s iron fist against his Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor and judged that it could deal with a dozen or so Old Monster You Dus.
• An invisible gale cleared a path through the thunder pool, and an elderly man burst out while fleeing more than ten bolts of pitch-black lightning.
• The old man mocked Chen Guan for being a Six-Star Dou Venerate before asking him for help.

Chen Guan encountered Dean Mang in the Void Thunder Pool and persuaded him to help against a powerful enemy attacking Chen Guan’s friends. The two flew out of the pool to intervene in the battle.

• Chen Guan used a puppet to absorb the black lightning chasing Dean Mang, and Mang warned him about intelligent lightning creatures in the pool.
• Dean Mang tried to persuade Chen Guan to lend him the puppet to explore the depths, but Chen Guan refused.
• Chen Guan showed Mang his Jia Nan Academy Fire Crystal Card, and Mang recognized him as the student Su Qian had mentioned.
• Chen Guan told Mang that a powerful enemy was causing him trouble, and Mang offered to protect him as one of the academy’s own.
• Battle fluctuations came from outside the Void Thunder Pool, so Chen Guan asked Mang to help his friends, and they flew toward the fight.

Xia Ao and Man Yan led the West and South Dragon Islands’ elite forces to seize Zi Yan, but East Dragon Island revealed its hidden allies and overwhelmed the invaders. The chapter ended with Xia Ao and Man Yan trapped as the ambush closed around them.

• Xia Ao and Man Yan arrived outside East Dragon Island and demanded that Qi You surrender Zi Yan.
• Qi You and Zhu Li refused, and Xia Ao ordered the Dragon Armor Army to attack while Man Yan sent in the Barbarian Dragon Army.
• Zi Yan led a counterattack backed by powerful allies, and East Dragon Island’s forces rapidly decimated the invading troops.
• Xia Ao and Man Yan tried to flee, but Hei Qing, Dean Mang, Qi You, Zhu Li, and the other experts blocked their escape.
• Xia Ao and Man Yan realized that East Dragon Island had planned the attack as a trap.

Zi Yan executed Xia Ao and Man Yan after defeating the Three Islands’ vanguard, then prepared East Dragon Island for the coming decisive battle. She revealed a plan to use the Dragon Subduing Array to block the Three Dragon Kings’ retreat and said Chen Guan would help her confront them.

• Zi Yan killed the captured Xia Ao and Man Yan, then ordered the Dragon Armor Army to clear the battlefield and prepare for the Three Islands’ army.
• Qi You and Zhu Li urged Zi Yan to mobilize East Dragon Island’s forces and protect herself, and Zi Yan assured them she had a safe fallback plan.
• Zi Yan told Chen Guan and the others that her strength and Dragon Emperor Legacies gave her confidence against the three Dragon Kings, but she could not guarantee she could keep them there.
• Zi Yan revealed the Dragon Subduing Array and proposed making the Great Elder its core while gathering the Dragon Armor Army’s strength to cut off the Three Dragon Islands’ retreat.
• Zi Yan said she and Chen Guan would handle the three Dragon Kings, then reassured Xiao Yi Xian that Chen Guan’s help would not put him at risk.

Zi Yan explained a modified Ancient Void Dragon forbidden art that could unite her and Chen Guan’s consciousness, Spiritual Power, and Dou Qi, then tried to fuse with him. After repeated failures, she suspected they were not being open enough and ordered him to take off his clothes.

• Zi Yan sealed the hall and told Chen Guan about an Ancient Void Dragon forbidden art that could strengthen her by consuming a clansman.
• Zi Yan explained that the Old Dragon Emperor had modified the art so she and Chen Guan could merge their consciousness, Spiritual Power, and Dou Qi without either of them being consumed.
• Chen Guan agreed to trust Zi Yan, and she took him to the volcano where they had refined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to attempt the fusion.
• Their Spiritual Power fusion repeatedly failed, and Zi Yan had to stop when her energy was depleted.
• Zi Yan decided they had not been frank and open with each other, took off her clothes, and told Chen Guan to do the same.

As the Three Islands' forces arrived to begin the decisive battle, Zi Yan emerged with Chen Guan and asserted her authority as Dragon Emperor. After the Three Dragon Kings rejected her offer to surrender, Chen Guan stepped forward and revealed that he had reached Three-Star Dou Saint.

• The Great Elder and Second Elder joined Dragon Island's preparations while Zi Yan and Chen Guan remained inside the volcano.
• The Three Islands' armies arrived, and Zi Yan emerged with Chen Guan as Dragon Island's loyalists welcomed her as their Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan ordered the forces to follow the Little Pill Tower Great Elder and led them outside the island to face the Three Dragon Kings.
• Zi Yan released her bloodline pressure and offered the Three Islands' soldiers one final chance to return, but the Dragon Kings forced them to stand their ground.
• The North Dragon King mocked Zi Yan and challenged her to fight all three Dragon Kings, so Zi Yan sat on a throne and declared Chen Guan would defeat them.
• Chen Guan stepped forward and revealed an aura that rose to Three-Star Dou Saint, stunning both armies.

Chen Guan borrowed Zi Yan’s power through the Old Dragon Emperor’s Secret Technique and fought the West, South, and North Dragon Kings to keep them from disrupting the battle elsewhere. He trapped them with his flames and attacks, then found a way to pierce an Ancient Void Dragon’s defenses as the fight continued.

• Chen Guan reached Dou Saint strength with the Secret Technique and challenged the three Dragon Kings while Zi Yan watched from outside the formation.
• The West Dragon King attacked Chen Guan, and their clash shook the Void Turbulence and forced nearby fighters to retreat.
• The three Dragon Kings attacked together, but Chen Guan used Great Heaven Creation Palm and Fire Separation Burning Heaven to trap them in a fiery millstone.
• The Dragon Kings transformed into their True Forms and endured Chen Guan’s black hole and Heavenly Flames with their powerful scales and control of the void.
• Chen Guan summoned a dark gold spear and shattered scales on a Dragon King’s claw, demonstrating that the Dragon Emperor’s methods could harm them.

Chen Guan fought the North, West, and South Dragon Kings, then used Xiao Huohuo’s Destructive Fire Lotus to badly injure them. The Dragon Kings fled toward Zi Yan, believing they had escaped his blockade, while Chen Guan remained confident that their move was part of his plan.

• The North Dragon King ordered the West and South Dragon Kings to attack Chen Guan together after realizing the Dragon Slaying Spear could injure them.
• Chen Guan used the spear to make the North and West Dragon Kings evade, then struck the South Dragon King and fought off his enraged assault.
• The North and West Dragon Kings joined the South Dragon King in pressing Chen Guan, gradually limiting his chances to counterattack.
• Chen Guan combined four Heavenly Flames into a Destructive Fire Lotus and hurled it at the three Dragon Kings, severely injuring the West and South Dragon Kings.
• The Dragon Kings fled toward Zi Yan, and the South Dragon King revealed that their apparent recklessness had helped them break past Chen Guan.
• Chen Guan did not pursue and sneered, believing the Dragon Kings’ escape was part of his plan.

Zi Yan revealed that she could summon the Dragon Slaying Sword and used it to overwhelm the Three Dragon Kings, while the Dragon Armor Army trapped them in the Dragon Subduing Grand Formation. After killing the South Dragon King at the cost of her life force, she prepared to continue against the surviving kings with Chen Guan’s support.

• Zi Yan rose with the Dragon Slaying Sword and severed the South Dragon King’s claw, revealing her authority as the true Dragon Emperor.
• The Dragon Slaying Sword’s bloodline pressure drove warriors from the Three Islands to kneel and submit as the Three Dragon Kings tried to flee.
• Zi Yan’s sword gravely wounded all three kings, and East Dragon Island’s Dragon Armor Army formed the Dragon Subduing Grand Formation to block their escape.
• Chen Guan recognized that the Dragon Slaying Sword was consuming Zi Yan’s life force, but he trusted that he could replenish it afterward.
• The South Dragon King’s Dragon Emperor Bell failed to stop Zi Yan, who struck him to ashes and then turned toward the surviving North Dragon King and West Dragon King.

Zi Yan killed the North, South, and West Dragon Kings with the Dragon Slaying Sword, securing the defeat of the rebellion but suffering a severe loss of Life Force. Chen Guan supported her as the elders began handling the defeated forces, and he returned with Zi Yan to the Dragon Hall to focus on restoring her Life Force.

• Zi Yan killed the West Dragon King with the Dragon Slaying Sword, despite coughing up blood and losing some of her purple hair to silver.
• Zi Yan ignored the North Dragon King's pleas to submit and killed him with a final strike that pushed the sword to its limit.
• Chen Guan arrived to support the weakened Zi Yan as Xuan Mo and the others realized the three Dragon Kings were dead and the battle was over.
• Chen Guan reassured the Great Elder and Second Elder that Zi Yan's lost Life Force could be replenished, and Zhu Li and Qi You explained his alchemy credentials.
• Zi Yan entrusted the elders with handling the Three Islands' defeated warriors, who mostly accepted their punishment without resistance.
• Chen Guan and the others returned to the Dragon Hall to focus on replenishing Zi Yan's Life Force.

After helping Zi Yan recover on Dragon Island, Chen Guan returned to the Pill Tower to meet Gu Xun'er, who collected Jade Fragments he had found and asked him about a pill bottle tied to an old rescue. Their tense exchange ended with Gu Xun'er offering him an opportunity in the Ancient Clan’s Small World.

• Chen Guan refined pills for two months, and Zi Yan’s condition improved enough for her to recover safely over time.
• After receiving Gu Xun’er’s letter, Chen Guan left Dragon Island with Xiao Yi Xian and returned to the Pill Tower.
• Chen Guan gave Gu Xun’er a large collection of Jade Fragments from the Northwestern Region, and she supplied gifts for the Heavenly Alliance members who had searched for them.
• Gu Xun’er showed Chen Guan a pill bottle left by the mysterious alchemist who had rescued her friend; Chen Guan recognized it but instead confronted her about the Black Annihilation Army’s past humiliation of Elder Jia.
• Gu Xun’er promised to investigate the incident, then offered Chen Guan an opportunity in the Ancient Clan’s Small World, which he identified as the Heavenly Tomb.

Gu Xun'er explained the Heavenly Tomb quotas and invited Chen Guan and Xiao Yan to enter, and Chen Guan agreed. After giving the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Zi Yan for safekeeping, Chen Guan traveled to Starfall Pavilion in the Tian Xing Mountain Range.

• Gu Xun'er told Chen Guan that the Soul Clan was trying to claim the Spirit Clan's and Xiao Clan's Heavenly Tomb quotas, so the Ancient Clan would return Xiao Yan's quotas and allow him to enter.
• Gu Xun'er said Xiao Yan could give Chen Guan a quota, and Chen Guan agreed that he and Xiao Yan would go to the Heavenly Tomb in two months and twenty-one days.
• After Gu Xun'er left, Ling Ying reported that Chen Guan might be the mysterious alchemist, though he could not confirm it.
• Chen Guan inspected the ring and map Gu Xun'er left, then took the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Zi Yan on Dragon Island for safekeeping.
• After spending a night on Dragon Island, Chen Guan traveled to Starfall Pavilion and reached the Tian Xing Mountain Range.

Chen Guan tracked Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range and waited for him to finish breaking through to Dou Zong. After Xiao Yan made a dramatic entrance from the Blood Pool, Chen Guan summoned him to the foot of the mountain, where they reunited.

• Chen Guan learned from Mu Qing Luan that Xiao Yan was at the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range and left to find him.
• Chen Guan reached the mountain and sensed Xiao Yan breaking through in the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the Blood Pool with a powerful display that amazed the Gold-Devouring Rat Tribe and onlookers.
• Chen Guan revealed himself with a display of control over the falling rain and asked Xiao Yan to meet him at the foot of the mountain.
• Xiao Yan thanked the Gold-Devouring Rat Tribe’s two Dou Zong Experts, hurried down the mountain, and found Chen Guan waiting for him.

Chen Guan invited Xiao Yan to accompany him to the Ancient Clan and enter the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Yan hoped to reclaim the Xiao Clan’s rightful place. They planned to meet at the Pill Tower in ten days, while Chen Guan considered how to prepare for the Ancient Clan’s powerful experts.

• Chen Guan explained that Gu Xun’er had invited him to the Ancient Clan and that Xiao Yan could enter the Heavenly Tomb, where the spirit of Xiao Xuan remained.
• Xiao Yan agreed to go and declared that the Xiao Clan should reclaim its Heavenly Tomb slots, which the Ancient Clan had used since the Xiao Clan’s decline.
• Chen Guan warned Xiao Yan that the Ancient Clan might exclude them, promised to handle stronger bullies, and advised him to learn how to fuse Heavenly Flames.
• Chen Guan told Xiao Yan to return to Starfall Pavilion and meet him at the Pill Tower in ten days before they set out for the Ancient Clan.
• After Xiao Yan left, Chen Guan considered acquiring more ways to protect himself against the Ancient Clan’s Dou Saints.

Chen Guan and Xiao Yan traveled to the Ancient Clan’s Eastern Region and reached the entrance to the Ancient Realm at Ancient Holy City. When Ling Quan challenged Chen Guan at the city gate, Chen Guan attacked him with a crimson blade, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Chen Guan departed Qingce Manor with Xiao Yan after saying goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian and leaving Qing Yan in her care.
• During their journey, Xiao Yan gave Chen Guan a ninth-tier pill formula from Yao Chen, and the two discussed the Ancient Clan and their invitation to the Ancient Realm.
• Chen Guan and Xiao Yan entered the Eastern Region, where they saw many experts heading toward Ancient Holy City.
• They reached the city, learned that its barrier held Dou Di Power, and joined the queue to enter.
• At the gate, Chen Guan spotted Ling Quan, openly showed his disgust, and attacked him with a crimson long blade after Ling Quan challenged him.

Chen Guan and Xiao Yan arrived in Ancient Holy City, where Gu Xun'er stopped Ling Quan from attacking and escorted them to the Ancient Clan’s guest quarters. As they awaited the passage to the Ancient Realm, Huo Zhi became intrigued by Chen Guan’s strength and suspected he was hiding a great secret.

• Chen Guan nearly struck down Ling Quan, but Gu Xun'er blocked the saber and ordered Ling Quan to apologize for provoking her guest.
• Gu Xun'er escorted Chen Guan and Xiao Yan into Ancient Holy City and arranged rooms for them until the Space Gate opened in five days.
• Xiao Yan investigated the Black Annihilation Army and learned that Ling Quan ranked seventh among its eight great commanders, beneath the Four Great Commanders and two Black Annihilation Kings.
• Chen Guan told Xiao Yan that the Xiao Clan’s decline and his lack of a Dou Di bloodline might not be disadvantages, and suggested they seek answers in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Huo Zhi said Chen Guan interested her because he lacked a Dou Di bloodline yet possessed several Heavenly Flame auras, and she concluded that he was hiding a great secret.

On the morning the Ancient Realm was set to open, Hun Ya confronted Xiao Yan and Chen Guan, taunting Xiao Yan about the Xiao Clan’s downfall and claiming his ancestor had helped kill Xiao Xuan. Gu Xun'er then led the gathered younger generation toward the lake where the realm’s gate would open.

• Chen Guan and Xiao Yan encountered Hun Ya and his two Seven-Star Dou Venerate guards in the corridor before the opening.
• Hun Ya provoked Xiao Yan over the Xiao Clan’s past and revealed that his ancestor had helped severely wound and kill Xiao Xuan.
• Chen Guan challenged Hun Ya’s confidence, and Hun Ya and his guards vanished after threatening them.
• Xiao Yan stayed silent and resolved himself to become stronger, while Chen Guan reassured him that they would meet again in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Chen Guan noticed Huo Zhi and sensed that she possessed a powerful Heavenly Flame.
• Gu Xun'er arrived, greeted Chen Guan and Xiao Yan, and led everyone toward the lake at the center of Ancient Holy City.

Chen Guan and Xiao Yan entered the Ancient Realm after meeting Huo Zhi and learning about the Ancient Clan’s descendants. Hun Ya provoked Xiao Yan upon arrival, and Chen Guan said someone would deal with him in the Heavenly Tomb.

• Gu Xun'er explained the dangers of the Ancient Realm and opened its entrance above the lake.
• Huo Zhi introduced herself to Chen Guan and explained how descendants of the Eight Ancient Clans could rise into their Imperial Clans.
• Huo Zhi and the other visitors entered the Ancient Realm, followed by Chen Guan and Xiao Yan after Gu Xun'er reassured them about their reception.
• The group arrived in the Ancient Realm and marveled at its dense World Energy, while Hun Ya mocked Xiao Yan about the destroyed Xiao Realm.
• Chen Guan urged Xiao Yan not to argue with Hun Ya and said someone would deal with him in the Heavenly Tomb.

Chen Guan and Xiao Yan traveled into the Ancient Realm aboard the Ancient Clan’s Void Shuttles and arrived at the Ancient Saint Mountain Range. Ling Ying guided them to a secluded bamboo house, while hidden Ancient Clan figures discussed whether Xiao Yan’s Emperor Jade had reacted.

• Chen Guan and Xiao Yan boarded the Ancient Clan’s Void Shuttles, where Huo Xuan explained the vessels’ power and introduced himself.
• Chen Guan warned Xiao Yan that the Yao Clan could cause trouble and revealed that Yao Chen had once belonged to it.
• The Void Shuttles reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, and the guests disembarked for the Ancient Clan’s reception area.
• Ling Ying intercepted Chen Guan and Xiao Yan and escorted them to a quiet bamboo house, inviting them to attend an upcoming Ancient Clan event.
• Hidden Ancient Clan figures confirmed that the Emperor Jade had not reacted but argued that this did not rule out suspicion.

Chen Guan and Xiao Yan attended Gu Xun’er's Coming-of-Age Ceremony in the Ancient Clan and saw her command respect among the clan’s elders and guards. When Gu Xu tried to bar their entry, Mang Tianchi appeared and attacked him, but Gu Xun'er stopped the strike and intervened.

• Ling Ying told Chen Guan and Xiao Yan that Gu Xun'er’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony had drawn many distinguished guests, and they agreed to attend.
• Ling Ying brought them to the palace complex on a Sacred Bone Beast and pointed them toward the central plaza.
• Gu Xun'er welcomed Chen Guan and Xiao Yan into the restricted seating area, while Gu Xu objected to their entry.
• Mang Tianchi appeared and launched a lightning attack at Gu Xu, who retreated rather than fight him.
• Gu Xun'er intercepted Mang Tianchi’s attack and explained that Gu Xu had only recently emerged from seclusion and had not known the two were invited guests.

At Gu Xun'er’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Chen Guan learned that she had reached the strength of a Nine Star Dou Venerate and asked Mang Tianchi to search for his missing former schoolmate, Li Chang'an. The ceremony began with the arrival of a Dou Saint, while Chen Guan considered what Gu Xun'er’s presence might mean for the Heavenly Tomb.

• Gu Xun'er easily deflected Mang Tianchi’s strike, revealing strength that Chen Guan judged to be at the Peak Dou Venerate level.
• Gu Xun'er led Chen Guan, Xiao Yan, and Mang Tianchi to the Central VIP Area before leaving to prepare for the ceremony.
• Chen Guan asked Mang Tianchi to investigate Li Chang'an’s disappearance, and Mang Tianchi agreed while warning that Li Chang'an might have been taken by the Soul Clan.
• Chen Guan and Mang Tianchi observed Hun Ya, members of the Flame Clan, and Gu Xun'er with the Ancient Clan’s younger generation gathering at the ceremony.
• Chen Guan realized Gu Xun'er was a Nine Star Dou Venerate and wondered about her plans for the Heavenly Tomb.
• An ancient bell rang, and a Dou Saint’s voice announced that the ceremony had begun.

Chen Guan watched the Ancient Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where young clansmen received marks based on their bloodlines. After Gu Yao received a purple-gold mark, he challenged Chen Guan before the gathered crowd, and Chen Guan stood to accept the fight.

• Ling Quan received a Golden Clan Mark for his Grade Six bloodline and exchanged a smug glance with Chen Guan, who privately resented him.
• Mang Tianchi explained that clan marks could temporarily strengthen an Ancient Clan member's bloodline and described their four grades.
• Several clansmen received marks as the ceremony continued, including Gu Zhen and Gu Yao, who both had purple-gold marks.
• Gu Yao asked the elders whether he could challenge someone outside the Ancient Clan, and they said he needed that person's consent.
• Gu Yao challenged Chen Guan, claiming he wanted to test the famed Pill Tower genius, and Chen Guan rose to face him.

Chen Guan accepted Gu Yao’s challenge after Gu Yao insulted Gu Xun’er, and their battle began before the Ancient Clan spectators. Chen Guan gained the upper hand in their opening exchanges, but Gu Yao gathered his strength and declared that his clan’s foundation was beyond Chen Guan’s imagination as the fight continued.

• Gu Xun’er confronted Gu Yao for challenging Chen Guan, but Chen Guan stepped forward and accepted the fight because he disliked Gu Yao’s attitude toward her.
• Gu Yao attacked Chen Guan, but Chen Guan’s Dragon Scale Robe helped him withstand the first clash and leave Gu Yao’s fist numb.
• Gu Yao used the Emperor’s Seal Technique, while Chen Guan evaded the attacks and countered with his Dragon Slaying Spear.
• Gu Yao met Chen Guan’s spear with his ice-covered arms, but Chen Guan threw a Heavenly Flame fireball and forced him back to the light barrier.
• Gu Yao recovered his composure, unleashed overwhelming Dou Qi, and warned Chen Guan that the Ancient Clan’s foundation exceeded his understanding.

Chen Guan battled Gu Yao in the Ancient Realm, countering the Ancient Clan expert’s Six-Phase Ice and powerful techniques with his own Heaven-tier arts and soul power. After overpowering Gu Yao, Chen Guan slapped him out of the sky, openly humiliating the Ancient Clan on its own territory.

• Gu Yao coated himself in Six-Phase Ice and attacked Chen Guan with the Myriad Beast Spear Technique, but Chen Guan defended himself and saw through Gu Yao’s hidden strikes.
• Gu Yao shattered Chen Guan’s Crimson Starfall fireball and replenished his Dou Qi with the Ancient Saint Treasure Mirror while Chen Guan gathered energy for a stronger technique.
• Chen Guan unleashed the Great Heaven Creation Palm, and Gu Yao countered with the Great Annihilation Finger, causing a devastating collision that shook the plaza.
• When the darkness cleared, Chen Guan stood within a sea of fire while Gu Yao was badly burned and suffering from Chen Guan’s soul attack.
• Chen Guan struck Gu Yao across the face, sending him crashing into the plaza and shocking the Ancient Clan’s spectators.

Chen Guan defeated Gu Yao in their match, and Elder Tong Xuan intervened to make the Ancient Clan accept the result. After the plaza was restored, Tong Xuan took charge of the ceremony and called Xun'er forward.

• Gu Nian challenged Chen Guan over Gu Yao's defeat, but Mang Tianchi defended Chen Guan and warned the Ancient Clan against mistreating him.
• Elder Tong Xuan appeared, addressed Chen Guan, and ordered Gu Yao to emerge and acknowledge his loss.
• Gu Yao admitted defeat, while Gu Zhen warned Ling Quan not to provoke Chen Guan again.
• Chen Guan and Gu Yao left the plaza, and Elder Tong Xuan restored the damaged arena.
• Elder Tong Xuan took over the ceremony and told Xun'er it was her turn.