Chapter Summaries

Nalan Chaoge fought Hai Bodong with restrained strength, but Hai Bodong’s experience and defensive techniques turned the battle into a dangerous stalemate. They both survived their final attacks, leaving Hai Bodong wounded and Nalan Chaoge’s position uncertain.

• Nalan Chaoge’s paper arrow failed against Hai Bodong’s Spiral Ice Spikes, so he blocked them with an ice pillar.
• Nalan Chaoge charged with a strengthened kick, but Hai Bodong’s Ice Condensation Mirror reflected the attack and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Hai Bodong bound Nalan Chaoge with Ice Silk and questioned him, but Nalan Chaoge revealed that explosive-tagged paper was stuck to Hai Bodong’s leg.
• Hai Bodong and Nalan Chaoge attacked at the same time: the paper exploded, while Hai Bodong dismembered what turned out to be a fake Nalan Chaoge.
• Hai Bodong protected his leg with ice and an Ice Condensation Mirror, but the blast still left a mark and made it bleed.

Nalan Chaoge battled Hai Bodong in a frozen room, trading ambushes and powerful ice techniques. After countering Hai Bodong’s attacks with his own ice abilities, Nalan Chaoge broke the ice spear and drove a Rasengan into Hai Bodong’s Ice Spirit Armor.

• Nalan Chaoge and Hai Bodong agreed to stop fighting, then immediately ambushed each other and resumed the battle.
• Hai Bodong formed an ice spear and Ice Spirit Armor, while Nalan Chaoge used the Body Flicker Technique and ice senbon to strike him.
• Hai Bodong used Ice Seal to freeze the room and trapped Nalan Chaoge inside as he tried to escape.
• Nalan Chaoge blocked Hai Bodong’s icicles with Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome and surrounded him with Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals.
• Nalan Chaoge emerged from a mirror with a Rasengan, shattered Hai Bodong’s ice spear, and struck his Ice Spirit Armor.

Nalan Chaoge defeated Hai Bodong after breaking free of his ice seal and trapping him in an Ice Prison Technique, then demanded the Fragment Map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Hai Bodong handed over one fragment, but Nalan Chaoge revealed that he knew there was another half.

• Nalan Chaoge smashed through Hai Bodong's Ice Condensation Mirrors and Ice Spirit Armor with a Rasengan, then escaped the sealed room.
• Hai Bodong pursued Nalan Chaoge and attacked with Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill, while Nalan Chaoge countered with Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Nalan Chaoge sealed Hai Bodong inside an ice prison, and Hai Bodong admitted his strength was depleted by Medusa's seal.
• Nalan Chaoge released Hai Bodong, followed him into the map shop, and received the tattered map fragment from his Na Ring.
• Nalan Chaoge claimed there was another half of the map, leaving Hai Bodong stunned.

Nalan Chaoge confronted Hai Bodong over the map, learned it was fake, and uncovered the story of the failed expedition against the Snake-People Tribe led by Han Feng. Hai Bodong offered to give him the map if he helped with a request, leaving Nalan Chaoge to hear what Hai Bodong wanted.

• Hai Bodong admitted that the map in Nalan Chaoge's hands was fake and said he alone could help locate its treasure.
• Nalan Chaoge identified Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor and asked why he had risked his life to steal the Snake-People Tribe's relic.
• Hai Bodong revealed that Han Feng had recruited him to seek the tribe's heavenly flame, and Nalan Chaoge correctly guessed Han Feng's identity.
• Hai Bodong recounted how he, Han Feng, and another Dou Emperor were defeated by Medusa and the Snake-People Tribe's Eight Great Commanders, leaving one map fragment lost and one with the tribe.
• Hai Bodong said the map concerned the Snake-People Tribe's heavenly flame and offered to give his piece to Nalan Chaoge if he helped him with something.

Nalan Chaoge agreed to help Hai Bodong obtain a Sixth-Grade Pill to break his sealing in exchange for a Fragment Map and information about a heavenly flame in the Tagor Desert. After receiving Hai Bodong’s detailed desert map, Nalan Chaoge asked him to alter its markings and leave a fake Fragment Map where a future visitor would find it.

• Hai Bodong offered Nalan Chaoge a genuine Fragment Map and a favor if he helped him obtain the pill needed to break Medusa’s sealing.
• Hai Bodong revealed that he still needed sand mandala from the Tagor Desert, and Nalan Chaoge agreed to find it in exchange for information about the desert’s heavenly flame.
• Hai Bodong gave Nalan Chaoge a detailed map marking three likely heavenly-flame locations and warned him to avoid the western site near Queen Medusa’s territory.
• Nalan Chaoge asked Hai Bodong to move the map’s flame symbol for the Underground Magma Cave east of Stone Desert City and leave an altered map and fake Fragment Map for someone expected to visit six months later.

Nalan Chaoge arranged for Hai Bodong to give Xiao Yan a fake map fragment and told Hai Bodong to flee to the Jia Ma Empire if he did not return within six months. Back in Stone Desert City, Nalan Chaoge discovered Mu Chen meeting a cloaked visitor and realized the visitor was Yun Yun.

• Nalan Chaoge told Hai Bodong to hand Xiao Yan an altered Heavenly Flame map and a fake fragment map, and to stage a fight with him.
• Nalan Chaoge learned that Medusa could undo Hai Bodong’s seal and told him to wait six months before fleeing to the Jia Ma Empire’s Holy City if he did not return.
• Nalan Chaoge left Desert City and flew to Stone Desert City, planning to return to the Underground Cave with supplies for Qing Lin and Yaoye.
• Nalan Chaoge spotted Mu Chen drinking tea with a cloaked person and retreated after recognizing Mu Chen as a powerful Dou Emperor.
• Nalan Chaoge heard Mu Chen address the cloaked visitor as Sect Master Yun and recognized her as Yun Yun when she lifted her hood.

Mu Chen drugged Yun Yun and tried to force her into marriage, then revealed his overwhelming strength as he pursued her through the air. Nalan Chaoge watched from hiding, realizing Mu Chen had reached Dou Zong and struggling to find a way to save Yun Yun.

• Mu Chen rejected Yun Yun's refusal to involve the Misty Cloud Sect in his plans and revealed that he meant to marry her.
• Mu Chen disclosed that he had drugged Yun Yun with Muscle Softening Powder and Joyful Union Powder, and Yun Yun tried to escape.
• Yun Yun attacked Mu Chen with Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, but he emerged unharmed and appeared beside her.
• Yun Yun used Wind Push Momentum to flee, while Mu Chen resisted the attack and demonstrated that he could fly without wings.
• Nalan Chaoge realized Mu Chen had advanced to Dou Zong, and Mu Chen strode through the sky to catch up with Yun Yun.

Mu Chen pursued the poisoned Yun Yun, but she wounded him with a surprise attack and escaped before collapsing. Nalan Chaoge followed to rescue her, only to be caught by Mu Chen, who carried them both away to use Nalan Chaoge in a scheme to claim Yun Yun’s body in name.

• Mu Chen confronted Yun Yun outside Stone Desert City, and she pretended to lose her strength before striking him with Spiral Sword Blades and Setting Sun Radiance.
• Yun Yun escaped after unleashing her attack, while Mu Chen survived and repaired his wounds with wood-attribute Dou Qi.
• Nalan Chaoge arrived too late to help Yun Yun and secretly followed Mu Chen as he caught up with her and carried her unconscious body over his shoulder.
• Mu Chen found Nalan Chaoge hiding behind a sand dune, knocked him unconscious, and decided to use him as a stand-in in his scheme involving Yun Yun.
• Mu Chen seized Nalan Chaoge and flew away with him and Yun Yun.

After Mu Chen drugged Nalan Chaoge and Yun Yun, Nalan Chaoge woke to find himself a captive and Mu Chen claiming Yun Yun as his wife. Mu Chen planned to use Nalan Chaoge to force Nalan Jie to surrender the Lion Army, while Nalan Chaoge tried to understand what had happened to Yun Yun.

• Under the influence of a drug, Nalan Chaoge and Yun Yun were thrown together, and Mu Chen watched them lose consciousness.
• Nalan Chaoge woke naked and bound to a tree while Yun Yun lay unconscious nearby, and Mu Chen revealed he had recognized him by the Lion Army Insignia.
• Mu Chen said he would use Nalan Chaoge to make Nalan Jie hand over the Lion Army, and claimed he and Yun Yun had consummated their marriage.
• Nalan Chaoge persuaded Mu Chen to release him and give him clothes so Yun Yun would not grow suspicious.
• Nalan Chaoge congratulated Mu Chen on becoming a Dou Zong and warned that Yun Shan might seek revenge, but Mu Chen dismissed the threat.

Nalan Chaoge manipulated Mu Chen into revealing that the Earth Tier Cultivation Method harmed its practitioner and that an ancient jade from the Xiao Family might repair the damage. Yun Yun woke furious after the night’s events, and the chapter ended with her refusing to give Nalan Chaoge the companion amethyst source she had sought for him.

• Nalan Chaoge told Mu Chen that an ancient jade found with the Earth Tier Cultivation Method could repair its deficiencies, prompting Mu Chen to admit that his body was fine and nothing was missing.
• Nalan Chaoge avoided explaining more about the jade, ate most of the grilled meat, and went to wake the unconscious Yun Yun.
• Mu Chen sent Dou Qi into Yun Yun to wake her and said she was exhausted after being dosed with Joyful Union Powder.
• Yun Yun woke, slapped Nalan Chaoge, and accused him of defiling her, but Mu Chen claimed he had shared her bed himself.
• Yun Yun threatened Mu Chen, then learned Nalan Chaoge belonged to the Nalan Family and spat in his face.
• Yun Yun revealed that she had searched the Magical Beast Forest for companion amethyst source to help Nalan Chaoge, but refused to give it to him.

Nalan Chaoge and Yun Yun endured the journey to Stone Desert City while secretly looking for a chance to escape Mu Chen, who revealed his interest in an Ancient Jade that could address the Sunflower Manual’s drawback. After sealing Nalan Chaoge upon their arrival, Mu Chen kept the captives under control, and Nalan Chaoge dreamed again of the mysterious woman.

• Nalan Chaoge explained his captivity to Yun Yun, persuaded her to eat, and secretly told her to wait for an opportunity to escape.
• Yun Yun confirmed that she had a Tier 5 Demonic Core in her Na Ring but could not access it because Mu Chen had sealed her powers.
• Mu Chen announced that they were heading to Stone Desert City to find Yaoye, and Nalan Chaoge described how the Ancient Jade might regenerate lost body parts, delighting Mu Chen.
• Nalan Chaoge supported Yun Yun through a daylong trek across the Tagor Desert until they reached Stone Desert City, where Mu Chen sealed Nalan Chaoge's meridians.
• That night, Nalan Chaoge dreamed of the familiar woman again, but he still could not see her face.

Nalan Chaoge discovered that his nightly encounters with Yun Yun had been real, while Mu Chen prepared to take them to the Holy City and seize the Xiao Family's Ancient Jade. When Yun Yun gave Nalan Chaoge her Na Ring and sacrificed herself to distract Mu Chen, Nalan Chaoge obtained a Tier 5 Demonic Core and vowed to kill Mu Chen and care for Yun Yun.

• Nalan Chaoge found tooth marks on his shoulder and confronted Mu Chen, who admitted arranging the encounters with Yun Yun but refused to identify her.
• Mu Chen announced they were leaving for the Holy City, where he planned to take the Ancient Jade from Xiao Zhan and eventually kill Nalan Chaoge.
• During the griffon journey, Yun Yun gave Nalan Chaoge her Na Ring and used her essence blood to let him access it.
• Nalan Chaoge took a Tier 5 Demonic Core and several fifth-grade medicinal herbs from Yun Yun's Na Ring, but Mu Chen rushed in before he could upgrade the system.
• Yun Yun leaped from the griffon to draw Mu Chen away, and Nalan Chaoge vowed to kill Mu Chen and care for her if she would let him.

Nalan Chaoge rescued Yun Yun from her fall and ambushed Mu Chen, but the Dou Zong survived and pursued them. Nalan Chaoge and Gamabunta fled toward Stone Desert City, then discovered Reverse Summoning could return only Nalan Chaoge to Mount Myōboku, leaving Yun Yun in danger.

• Nalan Chaoge broke free of Mu Chen’s seal and advanced to Dou Wang, while Yun Yun used a soul attack and a blood arrow to wound Mu Chen before falling.
• Nalan Chaoge summoned Gamabunta to catch Yun Yun and detonated an Exploding Flame Formation against Mu Chen, then awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and attacked with Dragon Flame Song.
• Mu Chen survived the attacks with severe injuries and pursued Nalan Chaoge, who flew toward Stone Desert City with Gamabunta and Yun Yun.
• Gamabunta proposed using Reverse Summoning to escape to Mount Myōboku, but explained that the Contract Blood Scroll would let him take only Nalan Chaoge.
• Nalan Chaoge protested that Yun Yun would be left behind as Yun Yun watched him and regarded him as the most formidable person in the world.

Nalan Chaoge stopped Yun Yun from taking her own life and helped her break through to Four-Star Dou Emperor. As Mu Chen approached, Nalan Chaoge activated Sage Mode, and Yun Yun told him that nothing had happened between her and Yao Yan.

• Nalan Chaoge ordered Gamabunta to take Yun Yun away while he held off Mu Chen, but Yun Yun drew her sword and threatened to kill herself so Nalan Chaoge could escape.
• Nalan Chaoge took Yun Yun's sword and urged her to live, reminding her of her enemies, the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yao Yan.
• Yun Yun regained her fighting spirit, broke her restraints, and advanced to Four-Star Dou Emperor.
• Nalan Chaoge activated Sage Mode and joined Yun Yun, who warned him about Mu Chen's Pine Shadow technique as Mu Chen's aura approached.
• Yun Yun explained that nothing had happened between her and Yao Yan, and Nalan Chaoge realized that he felt joy at her words.

Nalan Chaoge, Yun Yun, and Gamabunta joined forces to defeat Mu Chen after he threatened them and attacked. When Nalan Chaoge survived Mu Chen’s apparent killing blow and helped bring him down, Yun Yun shyly prompted him to stop calling her Sect Master Yun, and he called her “Wife.”

• Mu Chen claimed he had slept with Yun Yun, attacked Nalan Chaoge, and redirected Yun Yun’s sword technique toward him.
• Yun Yun protected Nalan Chaoge, and Mu Chen used Pine Shadow to crush what appeared to be Nalan Chaoge’s body.
• Nalan Chaoge reappeared above Mu Chen with a spinning energy sphere while Yun Yun and Gamabunta helped restrain and attack him.
• Nalan Chaoge, Yun Yun, and Gamabunta combined their techniques to trap Mu Chen in a swamp and engulf him in flames.
• Yun Yun asked Nalan Chaoge why he still called her Sect Master Yun, and he bashfully called her “Wife.”

Nalan Chaoge and Yun Yun fought Mu Chen, but Mu Chen dragged Yun Yun underground and forced Nalan Chaoge into a desperate rescue. Nalan Chaoge freed Yun Yun and escaped with her, then faced Mu Chen again and prepared two powerful Rasengan as their battle continued.

• Yun Yun shoved Nalan Chaoge out of danger, but Mu Chen's withered hand seized her ankle and dragged her underground.
• Nalan Chaoge activated Sage Mode and used Earth Release: Earth Opening Rising Mound to locate and eject Mu Chen and Yun Yun from beneath the dune.
• Gamabunta severed the vine impaling Nalan Chaoge, caught Yun Yun, and helped Nalan Chaoge escape while Mu Chen remained badly injured.
• Nalan Chaoge recognized that Mu Chen was recovering with his Earth Tier Cultivation Method and tore the vine from his body before Mu Chen launched greenwood thorns at him.
• Nalan Chaoge summoned two clones, formed a Rasengan in each hand, and shredded Mu Chen's incoming thorns with the resulting energy storms.

Nalan Chaoge risked his life to fuse two oppositely spinning Rasengan into a devastating Battle Skill he named Comet. After stabilizing the energy, he hurled it at the fleeing Mu Chen, and it caught up with him as Nalan Chaoge ordered it to explode.

• Nalan Chaoge began merging two oppositely rotating Rasengan while Mu Chen retreated and watched in alarm.
• Nalan Chaoge endured severe injuries and used his Three Tomoe Sharingan to control the violently colliding energy.
• As his Dou Qi and strength ran out, Nalan Chaoge nearly gave up, but he forced the fused Rasengan to stabilize into a small, space-warping pellet.
• Nalan Chaoge named the new Battle Skill Comet and threw it at Mu Chen, who fled at full speed.
• Comet caught up with Mu Chen ten kilometers away, and Nalan Chaoge shouted for it to explode.

Nalan Chaoge survived the Comet explosion after Yun Yun rescued him from his fall and carried him to safety. As he remained unconscious, Yun Yun treated his severe injuries, unaware that the bite mark linking her to the man from her memories was on Nalan Chaoge’s shoulder.

• The Comet’s blast devastated the desert, stripped Nalan Chaoge of his powers, and sent him tumbling toward the ground.
• Yun Yun caught Nalan Chaoge before he hit the ground, shielded him from the blast, and fled with him despite her own injuries.
• Yaoye and Qing Lin felt that something had happened to Nalan Chaoge and left their shelter to look for him.
• Yun Yun gave Nalan Chaoge a Nourishing Yuan Pill, then blindfolded herself and treated his wounds in a medicated bath.
• After seven rounds of medicine, Yun Yun saw that Nalan Chaoge’s life was no longer in immediate danger, while she remained unaware of the bite mark on his shoulder.

Yun Yun healed Nalan Chaoge and left him behind to investigate the battlefield, where experts from three cities gathered to search for treasure. Yaoye and Qing Lin identified signs that Nalan Chaoge had fought there and feared Mu Chen had forced him into the battle, but his whereabouts remained unknown.

• Yun Yun restored the circulation of Nalan Chaoge’s qi sea, protected him with an energy barrier, and left to inspect the battlefield.
• Rumors of a ruin, a meteorite, and a deadly duel drew crowds from Stone Desert City, Desert City, and Salt City to the battlefield.
• Yaoye and Qing Lin searched the site and recognized a severed volcano and a scorched marsh as traces of Nalan Chaoge’s battle skills.
• After learning the marsh had been scorched by intense flames, Yaoye and Qing Lin recalled Nalan Chaoge’s oil-based attack and concluded he had fought there.
• Yaoye suspected Mu Chen had intercepted Nalan Chaoge and grown strong enough to reach Dou Emperor, deepening her fear for Nalan Chaoge.

Yaoye searched the battlefield for Nalan Chaoge while Yun Yun found and killed the horribly injured Mu Chen beneath the crater. After discovering evidence that he had not been a eunuch, Yun Yun feared he was the man who had slept with her and flew away, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Yaoye used her Sky Swallowing Bat Wings to search the battlefield, then posted nearly a hundred portraits of Nalan Chaoge with coded messages.
• The Mo Family's Mo Cheng ordered his followers to seize every clue and item, and they began robbing and beating people across the battlefield.
• Yaoye sent Qing Lin back to the underground cave while she stayed behind to keep searching for Nalan Chaoge.
• Yun Yun searched beneath the crater, found a mangled survivor beside a wooden plaque marked with the character Mu, and killed him.
• Yun Yun realized the dead man might have been Mu Chen and the man who had slept with her, then flew away as a youth who had shouted at her collapsed in terror.