Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze and Xun'er advanced through the Heavenly Tomb while gathering Energy Cores, but a Soul Clan elder hiding in Hun Ya's body pursued Xiao Ze to avenge Xiao Xuan. After detecting the Three-Star Dou Saint, Xiao Ze told Xun'er he could handle the threat himself.

• Xiao Ze and Xun'er headed toward the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, collecting Energy Cores as they traveled and using the tomb's abundant energy to strengthen themselves.
• Xiao Ze gave Xun'er an Eight Star Dou Venerate Energy Core to help her approach the One-Star Dou Saint level, while his own cultivation neared the Mid-stage Two-Star Dou Saint level.
• Elder Soul Severance inhabited Hun Ya's body and absorbed Energy Cores to recover his strength, intending to kill Xiao Ze before he reached Xiao Xuan's tomb.
• Xiao Ze sensed that Soul Severance was a Three-Star Dou Saint targeting them, and Xun'er suggested seeking Xiao Xuan's help on the third level.
• Xiao Ze refused to hurry to the third level for help and told Xun'er that he could handle the enemy.

Soul Severance attacked Xiao Ze and Xun'er with his Myriad Soul Demonic Claw, but Xiao Ze destroyed it with Black Demonic Thunder. Soul Severance emerged from the storm and claimed his strength had not recovered, while Xiao Ze dismissed the excuse.

• Soul Severance shed Hun Ya's body and rushed toward Xiao Ze and Xun'er in the form of black mist surrounding a skeleton.
• Soul Severance struck at Xiao Ze and Xun'er with a colossal Myriad Soul Demonic Claw, forcing Xun'er to brace against the attack.
• Xiao Ze used his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to see through the mist, then unleashed Black Demonic Thunder against the claw.
• The Black Demonic Thunder and the Myriad Soul Demonic Claw collided and both dissipated, clearing the mist around them.
• Soul Severance walked out of the storm unharmed and said he had underestimated Xiao Ze, then claimed he could have won if his strength had recovered.
• Xiao Ze mocked Soul Severance for relying on an unrealized possibility to prove his strength.

Xiao Ze defeated Soul Severance, a Soul Clan Dou Saint who held a grudge against the Xiao Clan, with Black Demonic Thunder and Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath. Afterward, Xiao Ze collected Energy Cores and took Xun'er toward the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.

• Soul Severance recalled his hatred for Xiao Xuan and attacked Xiao Ze and Xun'er with Soul Hooking Chains.
• Xiao Ze destroyed the chains with Black Demonic Thunder and used Thunder World, but Soul Severance evaded its expanding range.
• Xiao Ze unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, combining its sound waves and Soul Power with Black Demonic Thunder to devastate Soul Severance.
• Xiao Ze pursued the nearly defeated Soul Severance and returned to Xun'er after finishing him off.
• Xiao Ze explained that Xun'er could learn Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath after her Soul Realm reached the late Heaven Realm or Heaven Realm Great Perfection, then gathered Energy Cores and headed with her to the third level.

Gu Qingyang and the others assessed Xiao Ze’s overwhelming strength after his battle, while Hun Li hesitated to pursue him. Xiao Ze and Xun'er reached the sealed entrance to the third level, where a Xiao Clan ancestor awaited the chance to meet him.

• Gu Qingyang examined the battlefield and judged that Xiao Ze was above a Two-Star Dou Saint, prompting his companions to head for the third level to improve their strength.
• Hun Li found the devastated site where Soul Severance had fallen and, fearing Xiao Ze, remained undecided about seeking help from the Soul Clan Energy Bodies.
• A phantom in pale green robes inside an ancient tombstone celebrated Xiao Ze’s strength and eagerly anticipated meeting the Xiao Clan descendant.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er arrived at the solidified entrance to the third level, and Xiao Ze pressed his hand against the barrier while considering the Ancient Devouring Worm.

Xiao Ze and Xun'er forced their way through an energy barrier filled with Ancient Devouring Worms, and Xiao Ze located and captured the dormant Insect Queen. They continued toward the third level with the Insect Queen in hand.

• Xiao Ze used his Soul Power to discover hundreds of millions of Ancient Devouring Worms inside the energy barrier and explained their destructive nature to Xun'er.
• Xiao Ze used Black Demonic Thunder to form a Thunder Dragon and carve a passage through the barrier as Xun'er followed him.
• The Ancient Devouring Worms repaired the passage behind them but did not swarm the pair, so Xiao Ze and Xun'er hurried deeper toward the third level.
• Xiao Ze found the red cocoon containing the Insect Queen and directed the Thunder Dragon to retrieve it.
• Xiao Ze caught the pale-red cocoon in his hand and declared that the Ancient Devouring Worm Insect Queen was his.

Xiao Ze sealed the dormant Insect Queen of the Ancient Devouring Worms and led Xun'er into the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb. With the swarm finally giving up its pursuit, they headed deeper toward Ancestor Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate.

• Xiao Ze used Black Demonic Thunder runes to seal the dormant Insect Queen and stored it in his ring.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er left the swarm behind and entered the third layer as the Ancient Devouring Worms outside the barrier turned to powder.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er watched the remaining worms stop their futile attack and retreat within the energy barrier.
• Xun'er discovered that the third layer's natural energy flowed directly into their bodies, and she reminded Xiao Ze that Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate lay deepest within the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Ze sensed nearby Dou Saint-level Energy Bodies, avoided them, and led Xun'er toward Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate.

Xiao Ze and Xun'er reached the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb and met Xiao Xuan, who praised Xiao Ze's talent and welcomed their relationship. Inside Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate, he asked Xiao Ze to explain the Xiao Clan's current situation.

• Xiao Ze and Xun'er traveled through the Heavenly Tomb as powerful Dou Saint Energy Bodies avoided attacking them.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er reached the ancient stone stele in the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Xuan appeared.
• Xiao Ze formally greeted Xiao Xuan, who praised his strength and potential to restore the Xiao Clan's inheritance.
• Xiao Xuan recognized Xun'er as Gu Yuan's daughter and approved of her relationship with Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er entered Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate, where Xiao Xuan asked Xiao Ze to describe the Xiao Clan's present circumstances.

Xiao Ze told Xiao Xuan how the Xiao Family had begun to prosper again, and Xiao Xuan recounted the clan’s downfall and his failed attempt to become a Dou Emperor. Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Ze the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and poured the preserved Xiao Clan Bloodline Power into a pool for him, asking him to fulfill his promise to the clan.

• Xiao Ze explained how he had helped the Xiao Family recover and expand until it joined the Heaven Alliance.
• Xiao Xuan described how he had gathered the Xiao Clan’s Bloodline Power in a failed attempt to become a Dou Emperor before the Soul Clan attacked him.
• Xiao Ze reassured Xiao Xuan that no one could blame him for gambling on the clan’s last hope.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Ze the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, a secret method for cultivating clan markings.
• Xiao Xuan transferred the preserved Xiao Clan Bloodline Power into the pool, sacrificing what remained of his strength, and asked Xiao Ze to fulfill his promise to the clan.
• Xiao Ze vowed to revive the Xiao Clan and meet Xiao Xuan’s expectations.

Xiao Ze entered the Blood Pool to inherit the Xiao Clan’s last Dou Emperor Bloodline Power, while Xiao Xuan and Xun'er watched anxiously. As the Blood Exchange began, Xiao Ze endured the pain and weakness with remarkable composure, and Xiao Xuan reassured Xun'er that Xiao Ze’s powerful physical foundation would protect him even if the inheritance failed.

• Xiao Xuan reflected on his six-thousand-year wait in the Heavenly Tomb and recognized Xiao Ze as the Xiao Clan’s hope.
• Xiao Ze thanked Xiao Xuan, promised to meet his expectations, and stepped into the Blood Pool as Xun'er urged him to be careful.
• The Blood Pool began the Blood Exchange by forcing Xiao Ze’s ordinary blood from his body, but he remained calm despite the pain and weakness.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Ze’s willpower and told the worried Xun'er that his extraordinary physical foundation would keep a failed inheritance from damaging him at his core.
• Xun'er accepted that they could only wait while Xiao Ze continued the inheritance.

After a month in the Blood Pool, Xiao Ze completed the Blood Exchange, and Xiao Xuan began restoring the Xiao Clan’s Bloodline Power in his body. With Xiao Ze out of danger, Xun'er left the hall to attempt her breakthrough to Dou Saint.

• Xiao Xuan and Xun'er watched as Xiao Ze endured the Blood Pool’s Bloodline Power, while Xun'er refused to leave his side.
• A faint heartbeat signaled that Xiao Ze’s Blood Exchange had succeeded after a month.
• Xiao Xuan infused the Blood Pool’s crimson Bloodline Power into Xiao Ze, restoring color to his face.
• Xiao Xuan told Xun'er that the sealed energy would be unlikely to advance Xiao Ze far at the Two-Star Dou Saint level.
• Xiao Xuan assured Xun'er that Xiao Ze was safe and urged her to cultivate away from the hall.
• Xun'er took her Energy Core and pills outside the hall and began attempting to break through to Dou Saint.

Xiao Ze and Xun'er both broke through while cultivating in the Heavenly Tomb, with Xiao Ze gaining the Xiao Clan’s Bloodline Power and reaching late Two-Star Dou Saint. Xiao Xuan urged them to cultivate the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes before leaving, and Xiao Ze said obtaining three extraordinary flames would be easy.

• Xiao Xuan observed Xun'er break through to One-Star Dou Saint as Xiao Ze absorbed the Bloodline Power and inherited energy in the Blood Pool.
• Xiao Ze used accumulated Tenfold Return to break through to late Two-Star Dou Saint and awoke with the Xiao Clan’s Bloodline Power.
• Xun'er entered the hall after her breakthrough, and Xiao Ze correctly guessed she had reached One-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Xuan congratulated them and urged them to cultivate the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and form their clan patterns before leaving the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xun'er pointed out that the technique required three extraordinary flames, and Xiao Ze said he could provide them.

Xiao Ze demonstrated the Origin Emperor Flame and two transformed variants to Xiao Xuan and Xun'er, convincing them he could cultivate the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes. He then began studying the technique's complete scroll.

• Xiao Ze summoned the Origin Emperor Flame, which Xiao Xuan recognized as an unrecorded Heavenly Flame, while Xun'er noticed its growing influence over her Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Ze combined the Origin Emperor Flame with the Calamity Poison Body's Origin Power, creating a dangerous, poisonous Heavenly Flame that astonished Xiao Xuan and Xun'er.
• Xiao Ze combined the flame with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils' Origin Power, producing a jade-golden flame capable of causing mental confusion.
• Xiao Ze put away the transformed flames and read the complete Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes scroll to prepare for cultivation.

Xiao Ze rapidly mastered the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, using all three changes to raise his strength to the early Three-Star Dou Saint stage. Xiao Xuan then guided him toward the more difficult next step: drawing out his Bloodline Power and forming a clan mark.

• Xiao Xuan and Xun'er discussed Xiao Ze's hidden abilities and his prospects for cultivating the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes.
• Xiao Ze memorized the technique's seals and quickly became proficient, astonishing Xiao Xuan with his speed.
• Xiao Ze's first attempt unleashed violent flame energy, so Xiao Xuan suppressed it and warned him that his powerful Heavenly Flames could injure him.
• Xiao Ze successfully used the first change to reach the peak of the Two-Star Dou Saint realm, then mastered all three changes and reached the early Three-Star Dou Saint stage.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Ze to use the technique's scorching power to draw out his Bloodline Power and trace a clan mark.

Xiao Ze tried to draw the Xiao Clan Mark and discovered that his Bloodline Power willingly yielded dominance to his Heavenly Flames. With Xiao Xuan’s guidance, he began another attempt using the Origin Emperor Flame to lead the process.

• Xiao Ze gathered his Bloodline Power at his brow, but his first attempt stopped after six strokes of the golden-red clan mark.
• Xiao Ze told Xiao Xuan that his Heavenly Flames had taken dominance as he drew the mark, and Xiao Xuan warned him about possible side effects.
• Xiao Ze tried again while suppressing the Heavenly Flames, but he stopped after seven strokes and realized the Bloodline Power had willingly yielded to them.
• Xiao Xuan advised Xiao Ze to let the Heavenly Flames lead while the Bloodline Power supported them.
• Xiao Ze began drawing the mark again with the Origin Emperor Flame guiding the Bloodline Power, and golden-red lines appeared on his brow.

Xiao Ze completed the Emperor Flame Clan Mark, which had no hidden dangers and could gradually purify his Bloodline Power whenever he used it. Xiao Xuan then passed him the refinement method for the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe.

• Xiao Ze completed the final strokes of the clan mark as Xiao Xuan and Xun'er watched anxiously.
• Xiao Ze sensed that the Emperor Flame Clan Mark could purify his Bloodline Power through repeated use, potentially helping it reach Divine Grade.
• Xiao Xuan celebrated Xiao Ze's discovery and said it gave the Xiao Clan hope of revival.
• Xiao Ze brought out the sealed Insect Queen of the Ancient Devouring Worms, and Xiao Xuan asked whether he knew how to refine the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe.
• Xiao Xuan passed the robe's refinement method into Xiao Ze's mind.

Xiao Ze and Xun'er began training on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, where Xun'er battled a white-robed Dou Saint Energy Body. After sensing two Soul Clan Dou Saint Energy Bodies, Xiao Ze prepared to seek them out.

• Xiao Xuan advised Xiao Ze and Xun'er to train and spar with Dou Saint experts on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, then left them alone.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er decided to explore the third level and challenge Dou Saint Energy Bodies, hoping to obtain their Energy Cores.
• Xun'er fought a white-robed elder, using the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame to drive him off as Xiao Ze calmed the clash's energy.
• Xiao Ze explained that the elder had concealed his aura by hiding in the Heavenly Tomb's earth, and Xun'er said the battle had improved her control of her new Dou Saint power.
• Xiao Ze sensed two Dou Saint Energy Bodies that had belonged to Soul Clan members and decided to go after them.

Xun'er and Xiao Ze trapped two Soul Clan Dou Saints in the Heavenly Tomb and killed them with a combined attack. With their auras gone, the battle ended in Xun'er and Xiao Ze's favor.

• Two gray-robed Soul Clan Dou Saints decided to ambush and kill the Ancient Clan Dou Saint they sensed nearby.
• Xun'er struck the men with golden flames before they could reach her, then taunted them as they recognized her Divine Grade Bloodline.
• The gray-robed old men attacked Xun'er with enormous black pythons, but Xiao Ze's Black Lightning joined her golden flames and destroyed the serpents.
• The Soul Clan Dou Saints tried to escape through the earth, but Xiao Ze's preparations blocked them.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er unleashed their powers together and killed both Soul Clan Dou Saints.

Xiao Ze and Xun'er defeated two Soul Clan Dou Saints in the Heavenly Tomb and collected their powerful Energy Cores. After returning to Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate to cultivate, Xiao Ze began refining the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe while Xun'er continued absorbing her Energy Core.

• Xiao Ze entered the Thunder-Fire Domain and retrieved two brilliant Dou Saint-level Energy Cores from the defeated Soul Clan Dou Saints.
• Xiao Ze gave one Energy Core to Xun'er and suggested they return to Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate to report and cultivate.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Ze and Xun'er, then invited them to cultivate in the Tomb Estate's rich energy.
• Xiao Ze finished refining his Energy Core in less than two hours while Xun'er continued cultivating.
• Xiao Ze released the Ancient Devouring Worm Insect Queen from its seals and began refining it with the Golden Fire Cauldron and other materials to make the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe.

Xiao Ze gave Xun'er the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe after she refined a Dou Saint Energy Core and reached Dou Saint strength. They shared an intimate moment inside a barrier of Origin Tree Roots, where Xun'er later teased him for turning the robe into such shameless clothing.

• Xiao Ze finished refining the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe and saw that Xun'er had absorbed the energy from the Dou Saint Energy Core.
• Xiao Ze gave the robe to Xun'er, explaining that it could defend against Half-Saint-level attacks and be stored in her body.
• Xun'er bonded with the robe and manifested it as a pale green dress, then playfully asked Xiao Ze whether she looked good.
• Xiao Ze embraced Xun'er and reminded her that she had become a Dou Saint, and they kissed as he sealed the area with Origin Tree Roots.
• Xiao Xuan noticed the barrier around Xiao Ze and Xun'er, recognized its power as Xiao Ze's, and left them alone.
• A little over half a day later, Xun'er complained that Xiao Ze had turned the Ancient Insect Emperor Robe into shameless clothing.

After taking the final step in their relationship, Xiao Ze and Xun'er left Xiao Xuan's Tomb Estate to train, then discussed their future marriage and the dangers Xiao Ze faced. Xiao Ze decided to refine a Grade 9 Profound Pill as an engagement gift for the Ancient Clan, intending for Xun'er to use it.

• Xiao Ze and Xun'er emerged from the Origin Tree Root's isolated world, and Xiao Xuan realized they had become closer while choosing not to confront them.
• Xun'er waited far from the stone stele, and Xiao Ze promised to formally propose to the Ancient Clan after they left the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xun'er offered to postpone their wedding because the Soul Clan would target Xiao Ze after his Xiao Clan identity was exposed, but Xiao Ze vowed to give her a grand wedding.
• Xiao Ze proposed refining a Grade 9 Profound Pill as an engagement gift, and Xun'er accepted after he explained it would ultimately be for her and help secure the Ancient Clan's approval.
• Xiao Ze estimated that he had about a fifty percent chance of successfully refining the Grade 9 Profound Pill.