Chapter Summaries

Zi Yan returned after two months of searching for medicinal herbs, and Lin Feng refined pills for her while preparing for the Queen to use the Fallen Heart Flame. Zi Yan asked to move into Lin Feng’s courtyard, but he and Xiao Yu refused, and she stayed to watch him refine pills.

• Zi Yan arrived at Lin Feng’s courtyard and explained that she had searched for medicinal herbs for him over the past two months.
• Zi Yan washed up, ate with Lin Feng and Xiao Yu, and asked Lin Feng to honor his promise to refine pills for her.
• Lin Feng refined several dozen pills from Zi Yan’s herbs, and she eagerly took them for herself.
• Zi Yan asked to live in Lin Feng’s courtyard, but Lin Feng and Xiao Yu both told her it would not be suitable.
• Zi Yan followed Lin Feng into his room and watched him prepare pills for the Queen before asking whether he could make one that would help her grow up faster.

Lin Feng teased Zi Yan, introduced her to Queen Medusa, and explained that Zi Yan had eaten the ingredients meant for the Queen. After cultivating to the three-star Dou Emperor level, Lin Feng left to get food, and Zi Yan asked Queen Medusa how she came to like him.

• Zi Yan hoped Lin Feng could refine medicine to help her grow, but he told her that her Ancient Void Dragon constitution had no such easy solution and asked to borrow some of her essence blood; she refused.
• Queen Medusa appeared after Lin Feng finished refining her pills, and Lin Feng introduced her to Zi Yan as his wife.
• Queen Medusa and Zi Yan bonded over their ancient bloodlines while Lin Feng separated them and revealed that Zi Yan had eaten the Queen's medicinal ingredients.
• Queen Medusa dismissed the missing ingredients and blamed Lin Feng, so he went to cultivate and broke through the eighth gate, reaching three-star Dou Emperor strength.
• After Lin Feng left to get food, Zi Yan leaned toward Queen Medusa and asked how she had come to like him.

Lin Feng sent Zi Yan away so he could spend time with Queen Medusa, then gave her the pill he had prepared for her transformation. After more than half a month of preparations, Lin Feng and Queen Medusa were ready to enter the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower and use the Fallen Heart Flame to merge her with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• Lin Feng carried Zi Yan out of his courtyard after she insisted on sleeping beside Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan left while cursing him and eating the pills he had made for her.
• Lin Feng kissed Queen Medusa and gave her the pill he had refined, telling her he would take her to the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower in two days.
• Zi Yan later brought Lin Feng medicinal ingredients for Queen Medusa, but Lin Feng told her he did not need them yet and promised to ask when he did.
• Lin Feng prepared for Queen Medusa while Xiao Yu gave him space, Instructor Ruo Lin avoided him, and Xiao Yan went to the Black-Corner Region to train and search for Han Feng.
• After more than half a month, Lin Feng told Vice Principal Hu Qian he planned to borrow the Fallen Heart Flame, assured him it would be safely contained afterward, and received permission to go.

Lin Feng subdued the restless Fallen Heart Flame with Chaos Flame and agreed to help Jia Nan Academy tame it permanently. He then began Queen Medusa’s transformation using the Heavenly Flame, as she entered it in her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python form.

• Vice Principal Hu Qian led Lin Feng into the depths of the Burning Sky Qi Refining Tower, where the weakened seal failed to stop Fallen Heart Flame from erupting from the magma.
• Lin Feng used Chaos Flame to restrain and calm Fallen Heart Flame, then agreed to try taming it for Jia Nan Academy.
• After Hu Qian left, Lin Feng set up restrictions and made Fallen Heart Flame promise to cooperate, while Chaos Flame threatened to devour it.
• Lin Feng summoned Queen Medusa from the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and asked if she was ready to undergo the transformation.
• Queen Medusa took Lin Feng’s pill, transformed into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, and entered Fallen Heart Flame as pained groans sounded from within.

Lin Feng left Queen Medusa guarded while he descended into the magma to search for another Fallen Heart Flame, and Han Feng revealed Lin Feng’s identity to the Hall of Souls. Three months later, Queen Medusa’s soul fusion was nearly complete, while Lin Feng had yet to return.

• Lin Feng infused Queen Medusa’s soul with Zi Yan’s Ancient Void Dragon essence blood and left a fragment of Chaos Flame to guard her.
• Lin Feng entered the magma to search for the undeveloped Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• The Hall of Souls captured Han Feng, who named Lin Feng as the person who killed Protector Yin and Protector Wu.
• After three months, Hu Qian sensed Queen Medusa’s aura nearing its revival, while Xiao Yu and Instructor Ruo Lin wondered where Lin Feng had gone.
• Zi Yan spent her time in Lin Feng’s courtyard eating his pills and drinking his wine, then planned to blame the mess on a thief.

Lin Feng refined the Fallen Heart Flame and magma energy while Queen Medusa’s soul fusion reached its final stage. Yao Lao realized she was evolving into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, while Xiao Yan considered how he might obtain the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Lin Feng continued strengthening his body by refining the Fallen Heart Flame and the surrounding fire energy.
• Hu Qian told concerned students that Lin Feng was cultivating inside the tower and that conditions would return to normal once he emerged.
• Xiao Yan returned from the Black-Corner Region at the peak of the Dou Ling realm and asked Yao Lao about the powerful aura from the tower.
• Yao Lao connected the aura to Queen Medusa’s soul fusion and explained that Lin Feng was likely using the Fallen Heart Flame to help her.
• Xiao Yan considered asking Lin Feng to help him swallow the Fallen Heart Flame, but he recognized that Jia Nan Academy would not easily surrender its foundation.
• Yao Lao sensed Queen Medusa’s evolution into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and said she could eventually become a peak expert.

After Lin Feng spent nearly half a year in the Black Tower, experts sensed that his power was nearing awakening. In the Jia Ma Empire, the Xiao Family’s attack was linked to the Hall of Souls and its search for the Ancient Jade, while neighboring nations prepared to invade; Xiao Yan and his companions set out to return home.

• Hu Qian sensed that the powerful aura inside the Black Tower was nearing awakening.
• Yun Yun, Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and the elders discussed the attack on the Xiao Family and learned that the attackers had searched for the Ancient Jade passed down by Xiao Family heads.
• Yun Yun ordered the academy and Jia Ma Empire to strengthen their defenses after Ya Fei reported that neighboring nations and factions were preparing to attack.
• Xun Er delivered news of the attack to Xiao Yan, who became furious upon learning the Hall of Souls was involved.
• Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ning left Jia Nan Academy to return to the Xiao Family, while asking Instructor Ruo Lin to notify Lin Feng when he emerged from seclusion.

After half a year in the Black Tower, Lin Feng emerged as a three-star Dou Zong and learned that the Hall of Souls was targeting the Xiao Family and the Tou She Ancient God Jade. He left to return to the Jia Ma Empire, while Queen's evolution continued and he asked Hu Qian to pass along a message when she emerged.

• Lin Feng broke through to three-star Dou Zong, opened the fifth gate of the Eight Inner Gates, and received One Qi Transforms into Three Purities after completing a system check-in.
• Lin Feng found Queen nearing the end of her evolution and left Fallen Heart Flame to help her complete the fusion.
• Hu Qian greeted Lin Feng, who gave him an excuse for his breakthrough before they went to drink tea.
• Instructor Ruo Lin delivered Xiao Yan and the others' letter and reported that neighboring countries had attacked the Jia Ma Empire.
• Lin Feng learned that the Hall of Souls was pursuing the Xiao Family's Tou She Ancient God Jade and decided to return to the Jia Ma Empire.

Lin Feng hurried back toward the Jia Ma Empire while Xiao Yan joined Yun Yun and the others in defending the Imperial Capital from a coalition of powerful enemies. As the battle turned fierce, Hall of Souls agents secretly entered the city to seize the Ancient Jade from Xiao Zhan, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan of their presence.

• Lin Feng left Instructor Ruo Lin at the academy and raced toward the Jia Ma Empire, hoping to arrive before the fighting worsened.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Imperial Capital, learned that Xiao Zhan had survived, and accepted the family’s Ancient Jade from him for safekeeping.
• Xiao Yan flew outside the city to support Yun Yun and the others, who faced nearly twenty experts from rival empires and factions.
• Xiao Yan killed a Dou Wang and fought three more while Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian battled the enemy’s two Dou Zongs.
• Hall of Souls agents appeared in secret, sent two figures into Emperor Feng Academy to find Xiao Zhan and take the Ancient Jade, and considered using Xiao Yan to threaten him.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that Hall of Souls agents were hiding nearby.

The Hall of Souls attacked Emperor Feng Academy and intervened in the battle outside the Imperial Capital, but Xun Er and her allies thwarted the attack on the academy. Yun Yun’s side gained the advantage until three powerful Hall of Souls figures appeared and confronted them.

• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that several powerful Hall of Souls members were nearby and hoped Lin Feng would return soon.
• Two black-robed figures attacked Emperor Feng Academy’s formation, prompting Xun Er to order the students and Xiao Family members to hide.
• Ling Lao and another expert drove the attackers away from the academy, and Xun Er confronted them as members of the Gu Clan.
• With the academy safe, Yun Yun’s group counterattacked, and Yue Mei killed one Dou Wang while helping defeat three more.
• As Yun Yun nearly killed an enemy leader, a Hall of Souls figure stopped her attack, and three black-robed figures appeared before the battlefield.
• The leading figure recognized Yao Chen’s soul inside Xiao Yan and challenged him to come out.

The Hall of Souls attacked the Imperial Capital and academy, targeting Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the Xiao Family’s Ancient Jade. Yao Lao confronted three powerful enemies while Xiao Yan and the others fought the invading forces, but the defenders were being overwhelmed as the chapter ended.

• Yao Lao appeared beside Xiao Yan and confronted the three Hall of Souls members who had tracked him down.
• The Hall of Souls experts injured Ling Lao and his companion, breached the academy’s formation, and unleashed their hidden forces across the city.
• Xun Er led the injured defenders against the infiltrators while Jia Xingtian and the city’s forces fought back.
• Yao Lao attacked the three strongest enemies to hold them off, and Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and the others joined the battle.
• Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yu, Jiang Jin, Mu Zhan, and the students fought to defend the academy as casualties mounted and the defenders began to falter.

The Hall of Souls attacked Emperor Feng Academy and the Imperial Capital, leaving Jiang Jin, Mu Zhan, and many students dead or wounded as the defenders struggled to hold them back. Just as the Hall of Souls moved to capture Yun Yun and defeat the remaining defenders, Lin Feng arrived, dispersed the black mist, and vowed to kill their enemies.

• Jiang Jin and Mu Zhan fought to protect the students, then fell after exchanging final words with them.
• Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yu urged their students to flee, but the students charged forward to protect their teachers and were cut down.
• Yao Lao fell after fighting the three Hall of Souls experts, while Xiao Yan and Yun Yun were left badly injured and outmatched.
• The Hall of Souls restrained the defenders, and one expert grabbed Yun Yun and touched her while mocking Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng arrived in a streak of lightning, severed the man's arm, and dispelled the black mist with his powerful aura.
• Lin Feng surveyed the devastation and declared that blood debts must be repaid in blood, then told the wounded enemy, “Today, you will die!”

Lin Feng returned to help Yun Yun and the others fight the Hall of Souls, while Qing Lin arrived with Lu Man and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to reinforce the battle. The fighting continued both above the city and below, with Lin Feng holding his own against the Hall of Souls experts.

• Lin Feng confronted the Hall of Souls fighters, gave his allies medicinal pills, and flew into battle against their strongest members.
• Jia Xingtian and the others fought the two weaker Hall of Souls members while Xiao Yan and Xun Er battled two Dou Wangs.
• Qing Lin arrived with Lu Man atop the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and had the serpent knock away the enemies attacking Hai Bodong's group.
• Qing Lin learned that Lin Feng was fighting in the sky, then used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to enhance the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor.
• Lu Man and the others joined the fight as the strengthened serpent faced the enemy forces below.

Lin Feng fought three Hall of Souls experts above the city and killed one, but the battle left him injured. As the remaining two ordered their forces to kill everyone, Yun Yun and the others prepared for the next attack.

• The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and Lu Man gained the advantage over two Dou Emperors while Lin Feng's return strengthened the defenders' morale.
• Lin Feng opened the Fifth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates and discovered that the Hall of Souls experts' chains recovered more slowly after he destroyed them.
• Lin Feng evaded the chains and attacked the weakest opponent, breaking his shield with Lightning Blade and pursuing him through the black mist.
• The targeted Hall of Souls expert charged Lin Feng to hold him in place, allowing the other two to strike and blast Lin Feng from the sky.
• Yun Yun caught the injured Lin Feng as the defenders realized he had killed one of the three Hall of Souls experts.
• The two remaining Hall of Souls Protectors ordered their forces to kill everyone.

Lin Feng fought off the Hall of Souls experts until a Half-Saint appeared and revealed that the organization valued Lin Feng and sought the Ancient Jade. Lin Feng challenged the newcomer, but the Half-Saint kept his distance and used spatial power and Dou Techniques to counter Lin Feng’s physical strength.

• Lin Feng recovered with the Undying Scripture and Meteor Tear, then fought the two Hall of Souls men while Qing Lin and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor battled the other enemies.
• Lin Feng opened the Fifth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates and overwhelmed the two men, shattering their barrier and exposing their weakened forms.
• The two Hall of Souls men called for their lord, and a black-robed Half-Saint appeared, prompting Yao Lao to recognize the threat.
• The Half-Saint told Yao Lao that the Hall of Souls sought the Ancient Jade first, Lin Feng next, and the Ancient Clan's Princess after him.
• Lin Feng challenged the Half-Saint, who used spatial power to stay out of close range and attack with Dou Techniques.

Lin Feng was worn down and badly injured by a Half-Saint who exploited his spatial power, until Queen Medusa arrived and rescued him. She confronted the man who had hurt Lin Feng and declared that his life belonged to her.

• The Half-Saint kept Lin Feng at a distance with spatial power and pierced his shoulder with a deadly attack.
• Lin Feng used the Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Finger to block the Half-Saint’s barrage, but the blows left him severely injured as Yun Yun tried to reach him.
• Queen Medusa appeared in a multicolored light, lifted Lin Feng from the attack, and pierced the Half-Saint’s shoulder with her own strike.
• Queen Medusa handed Lin Feng to Yun Yun, then faced the Half-Saint and declared that no one but her was allowed to touch him because his life belonged to her.

Queen Medusa rescued Lin Feng by killing the Hall of Souls Half-Saint, and Lin Feng executed the remaining enemies after extracting information about two branch halls. With the battle decided, Jia Xingtian and the others sealed the Imperial Capital to purge its collaborators and fleeing enemy forces.

• Queen Medusa trapped and killed the Half-Saint who had injured Lin Feng, then blasted the Hall of Souls fighters into a cliff.
• Queen Medusa checked on Lin Feng, who reflected that he needed to master his Dou Techniques and One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.
• Lin Feng killed the local collaborators and tortured the Hall of Souls captives with Chaos Flame until one revealed the locations of two branch halls.
• Yao Lao confirmed the captive was telling the truth, and Lin Feng killed him after learning that the Hall of Souls branches operated independently.
• Jia Xingtian and the others sealed the Imperial Capital and began a bloodbath to hunt down the collaborators and fleeing enemies.

After Lin Feng defeated the Hall of Souls and the allied empire forces, Emperor Feng Academy expanded its influence and honored those who died defending it. Yun Yun and Lin Feng entered seclusion to grow stronger as the threat from the Hun Clan loomed.

• The Jia Ma Empire annexed the defeated empires, while Emperor Feng Academy formed an alliance with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and became the region’s foremost power.
• Lin Feng ordered a Monument to Heroes built and arranged compensation for the families of fallen teachers and students, along with rewards for those who had earned merit.
• Yun Yun entered the Sundial Space for half a month of seclusion, determined to catch up with the Queen Medusa.
• Lin Feng refined pills for Old Hai, Old Jia, and others, while Xiao Yan asked him to prepare the Half-Saint’s body for Yao Lao.
• After sensing the Sixth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates and recognizing the danger posed by the Hun Clan, Lin Feng entered seclusion to improve his strength and master his combat techniques.

Lin Feng and Yun Yun spent two months cultivating in seclusion while Emperor Feng Academy and its allies recovered and grew stronger. Lin Feng broke through the sixth gate, then helped Yun Yun refine her medicinal power until she reached Dou Zun, leaving her robes destroyed.

• Ya Fei kept Queen Medusa company and encouraged Nalan Yanran as she weighed whether to confess her feelings for Lin Feng.
• Jia Xingtian and the others restored Emperor Feng Academy, while Hai Bodong and Fa Ma broke through to Dou Zong and other experts advanced.
• Lin Feng mastered more of his techniques and broke through the sixth gate, greatly strengthening his body.
• Lin Feng used the linked Meteor Tears, golden medicinal liquid, and Chaos Flame to help Yun Yun refine her power.
• Yun Yun broke through from peak Dou Zong to Dou Zun, and the violent energy destroyed her robes.

Lin Feng reunited with Yun Yun, and they spent the night together after she thanked him for helping her break through. The next morning, he discovered Queen Medusa had been staying in Yun Yun’s courtyard and learned she knew about their night together.

• Lin Feng embraced Yun Yun and they reunited in her room after a long separation.
• Lin Feng told Yun Yun about Queen Medusa and watched her reaction, while Yun Yun seemed to guess what he was thinking.
• Lin Feng woke the next morning and found Queen Medusa sipping wine in the courtyard, where she said Ya Fei had asked her to stay while her own courtyard was redecorated.
• Lin Feng flirted with Queen Medusa and was slapped out of the courtyard when he hinted they could be intimate again.
• Lin Feng made breakfast for Yun Yun and brought it to her while she was still asleep and exhausted.