Chapter Summaries

Ning Luo killed the Snake People who attacked him, while a Snake Woman learned that two humans had entered her territory and set out to meet them. In the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan searched for a Heavenly Flame and was asked to seek reinforcements for a mercenary group under attack.

• Ning Luo used his purple flames and suction force to kill the Snake Leader and the remaining Snake Person, while Hai Bodong recognized Ning Luo's strength.
• A Snake Person reported to the Snake Woman that two humans had entered Snake People territory and killed a patrol, and she decided to meet them.
• Xiao Yan searched the Tagor Desert for a Heavenly Flame with Yao Lao and declared his intention to master the Flame Mantra and defeat Ning Luo.
• Xiao Yan found an injured man in the sand, gave him water, and started to leave.
• The man told Xiao Yan that Snake People had attacked his mercenary group and asked him to seek reinforcements in Stone Desert City.

Xiao Yan rescued a wounded mercenary from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and reached the besieged squad, learning it belonged to his elder brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. Meanwhile, Ning Luo and Hai Dongbo reached a Snake-People oasis in search of supplies, and Ning Luo went into the forest looking for water.

• Xiao Yan initially refused to help the wounded man, but returned when he learned the man belonged to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group led by Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yan gave the man medicine and ordered him to lead the way to his squad despite warnings about the eight Snake People surrounding it.
• Xiao Yan carried the man over a sand dune and saw more than a dozen mercenaries surrounded by eight male Snake People.
• Ning Luo told Hai Dongbo he would continue toward a Snake-People Tribe to see Queen Medusa, despite Hai Dongbo's concerns.
• Ning Luo reached an oasis after a long trek and entered its forest to search for water, where he heard flowing water nearby.

Ning Luo sneaked toward a lake to find water, but a powerful Snake Woman discovered him and attacked with poison. After he escaped her first attacks, she summoned countless venomous snakes around him.

• Ning Luo spotted several Snake Women guarding the forest path and quietly moved toward the sound of water.
• Ning Luo found a lake and saw a Snake Woman emerge from it, then she attacked his hiding place with a poisoned water arrow.
• Ning Luo dodged the arrow, retreated, and used purple flames to kill a venomous snake sent after him.
• The Snake Woman summoned countless venomous snakes, surrounding Ning Luo in the forest.

Ning Luo was surrounded by Yue Mei and the Snake Women, but used the Heavenly Beast Taming Art and Eye of Control to make them crawl before escaping with his Purple Cloud Wings. Yue Mei recovered, recognized his flight skill, and pursued him into the sky.

• Yue Mei surrounded Ning Luo with Snake Women and ordered them to kill him for killing her clansmen.
• Ning Luo used the Heavenly Beast Taming Art and Eye of Control to take control of Yue Mei and the attacking Snake Women.
• Ning Luo ordered the Snake Women to crawl, then flew away with the Purple Cloud Wings.
• Yue Mei broke free, sent the Snake Women back to the tribe, and took flight to chase Ning Luo.

Ning Luo fled through the desert with Yue Mei in pursuit, but their chase was interrupted by Pill King Gu He and a group of powerful human experts. Yue Mei confronted them as Gu He asked to meet the Snake People Queen, leaving the two sides on the verge of conflict.

• Yue Mei chased Ning Luo across the desert and attacked him with five green energy serpents, but he dodged them.
• Two Dou Wang experts appeared, followed by Pill King Gu He and five Dou Ling experts, and Ning Luo hid beneath the sand.
• Yue Mei retreated from the gathered humans and challenged their presence in Snake People territory.
• Gu He asked Yue Mei to lead his group to meet the Snake People Queen, but she refused and warned them to leave.
• A burly man identified Yue Mei as the Charming Snake Tribe leader and recalled her fight with Leina, prompting Yue Mei to mock Leina's lingering poison.

Yue Mei fought Yan Shi and Feng Li after they joined Old River’s group to capture her, while the Black-Robed Person watched Ning Luo from afar. The clash left Yue Mei visibly weakened, and Yan Shi and Feng Li largely unharmed.

• Old River asked Yan Shi and Feng Li to help capture Yue Mei, and the two Ten Great Experts moved in to attack her.
• Yue Mei summoned a wave of sand, but Yan Shi shattered it with a lion’s roar while Feng Li struck from behind the sand wall.
• Yue Mei used two green snake spirits to hold Yan Shi and Feng Li at bay as Old River chose not to join the fight on the Black-Robed Person’s signal.
• A burst of energy sent Yue Mei, Yan Shi, and Feng Li flying apart, leaving Yue Mei pale and at a disadvantage while the two experts remained largely uninjured.

Ning Luo left the battle after Yue Mei escaped with her snake technique and flew with Hai Bodong toward the Snake People Tribe fortress, hoping to reach his destination before Gu He seized the Green Lotus Core Flame. After Ning Luo was spotted by an aerial sentry, the Charming Snake Tribe guards attacked him with poisoned javelins.

• Yue Mei used Snake Technique: Division to scatter into energy serpents and escape, while Yan Shi and the others destroyed many of them.
• Ning Luo left the battle and returned to Hai Bodong, then flew with him toward the depths of the Snake People Tribe.
• Ning Luo and Hai Bodong reached the fortress and found that Gu He's group had already smashed through part of its defenses.
• Ning Luo and Hai Dongbo entered the fortress during the confusion, but a black aerial sentry spotted them as they moved through the tribe.
• A cold and beautiful Snake Woman ordered several hundred guards to throw poisoned javelins at Ning Luo, believing the Dou Master would be killed.

Ning Luo infiltrated the Snake People Tribe’s territory as its patrols mobilized against the humans who had breached the Charming Snake Tribe. As the tribal leaders gathered at the Temple, Mo Basi arrived to ask Yue Mei what had happened.

• The Snake Woman failed to stop the purple-flame-wreathed human from breaking through the poisonous spear barrage, then ordered the Snake People to repair the walls and summon reinforcements.
• A Snake Leader told his patrol that human attackers included one Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and several Dou Lings, and that the leaders of the Eight Tribes were gathering at the Temple.
• After the patrol moved on, Ning Luo emerged from the sand and reflected that the growing Snake People forces might force Gu He’s group to retreat.
• Ning Luo and Hai Dongbo reached the Snake People headquarters, and Ning Luo disguised himself as a Snake Person to enter while Hai Dongbo stayed outside.
• Mo Basi arrived at the city and requested an audience with Her Majesty the Queen, while Yue Mei waited in the hall and asked him what had happened.

Yue Mei and Mo Basi learned that Gu He and several powerful human experts had arrived seeking Queen Medusa. Gu He called for her to meet him, while the Snake People remained wary and Queen Medusa stayed out of sight.

• Yue Mei told Mo Basi that three Dou Wangs and four Dou Lings had entered the desert looking for Queen Medusa.
• Yue Mei warned that Queen Medusa was not receiving visitors, and she and Mo Basi sensed the group arriving outside the city.
• Mo Basi confronted the humans from the city walls and warned Gu He that the Snake People's Eight Tribes were gathering at the Temple.
• Gu He introduced himself and asked to meet Queen Medusa, while Yan Shi and Mo Basi exchanged hostile taunts.
• Gu He called out across the city, insisting that he had come to discuss a matter rather than start a war.

Queen Medusa appeared before Gu He and his party after he called for her, and Ning Luo was captivated by her beauty while his system offered a sign-in opportunity for interacting with her. Gu He revealed that he had come to claim the Heavenly Flame Queen Medusa had obtained, surprising Yue Mei and Mo Basi.

• Gu He called for Queen Medusa, and she appeared in the sky above the city wall.
• Ning Luo saw Queen Medusa in person, and his system detected her as a goddess and offered a sign-in opportunity.
• The Snake People knelt to greet Queen Medusa, while Gu He introduced himself and agreed to compensate the tribe for his group’s intrusion.
• Queen Medusa asked Gu He why he had come, and he said he wanted the Heavenly Flame she had obtained.
• Yue Mei and Mo Basi were astonished to learn that Queen Medusa possessed a Heavenly Flame.

Queen Medusa refused Gu He's lavish offer to exchange pills for the Heavenly Flames, which she needed for her plan to advance to Dou Zong. Gu He asked why she was determined to keep them, but she declined to explain and sent him away.

• Yue Mei and Mo Basi realized Queen Medusa had sought the Heavenly Flames to attempt a dangerous breakthrough to Dou Zong.
• Gu He explained that he had tracked the Heavenly Flames to the area and offered two Sixth-grade Dou Ling Pills and a Seventh-grade Shaping Pill for them.
• Queen Medusa acknowledged that Gu He's offer was tempting but refused to exchange the Heavenly Flames because they were important to her.
• Ning Luo understood that Queen Medusa intended to use the Heavenly Flames to reach Dou Zong and help the Snake People Tribe leave the desert.
• Gu He asked Queen Medusa why she needed the Heavenly Flames, but she refused to say and ordered him to leave.

A mysterious Black-Robed Person exposed Queen Medusa as an energy clone and destroyed it, revealing that the real Queen Medusa was undergoing an evolution requiring a Heavenly Flame. With the Snake People Tribe attacking and Queen Medusa vulnerable, Gu He led his companions into the city to search for the flame.

• Gu He and his companions considered leaving after Queen Medusa warned them that the Snake People Tribe's leaders were approaching.
• The Black-Robed Person revealed that Queen Medusa needed a Heavenly Flame to evolve and that the figure before them was only an energy clone.
• The Black-Robed Person struck Queen Medusa's energy clone, dispersing it, and Queen Medusa identified the attacker as someone from the Soul Clan.
• Mo Basi ordered the Snake People guards to attack, but the Black-Robed Person blocked their poisoned spears with a tornado.
• The Black-Robed Person urged Gu He's group to enter the city while Queen Medusa was vulnerable, and Gu He flew toward it as Yue Mei and Mo Basi moved to stop him.

Ning Luo slipped into the city amid the battle and made his way to a lake where the Heavenly Flames were concealed. As he crossed the poisoned water toward the island, a giant emerald-scaled snake attacked him, leaving him racing toward shore with the creature close behind.

• Gu He fought off the Medusa Snake Guard, then left Hua She'er to the Black-Robed Person and entered the city in search of the Heavenly Flames.
• Ning Luo secretly entered the city and followed the Heavenly Flames' stir to a clear lake with a small island at its center.
• Ning Luo discovered deadly purple poison in the lake and swam across while the Bone Spirit Cold Flame froze the poison before it could touch him.
• A giant emerald-scaled snake burst from the lakebed and lunged at Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo dodged the snake's attacks by leaping and skimming across the water, reaching within ten meters of the island with the snake still pursuing him.

Ning Luo reached the island and found the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Queen Medusa preparing to begin a transformation. Queen Medusa undid her robe as the Azure Flame escaped the Crystal Lotus Seat and began consuming the spring.

• Ning Luo crossed the venomous lake and reached the island, where the giant serpent turned back.
• Ning Luo discovered a pool of Ice Spirit Cold Spring containing the Azure Flame, which he recognized as the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Ning Luo spotted Queen Medusa watching the flame and hid as she prepared to act.
• Queen Medusa released the Azure Flame from the Crystal Lotus Seat, and it began evaporating the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Queen Medusa removed her robe as the flames scorched the surrounding bamboo.

Queen Medusa began her evolution by transforming into her giant serpent form and plunging into the Azure Flame, enduring its devastating burn. Ning Luo watched from hiding as her body was consumed by the Heavenly Flame.

• Queen Medusa removed her robe and prepared to use the Heavenly Flame to reach Dou Zong, vowing that everyone in the desert would die if her evolution succeeded.
• Queen Medusa formed seals that gathered the Heaven and Earth Energy into a vast vortex above the island.
• A giant purple serpent appeared, and the Black-Robed Person noticed that Queen Medusa's evolution was beginning.
• Queen Medusa plunged into the Azure Flame, where her scales burned away and her body began to shrink as she screamed in agony.
• Ning Luo watched from the bamboo, shaken by the pain Queen Medusa endured as the Heavenly Flame burned both her body and soul.

Queen Medusa endured the Green Lotus Core Flame’s burning as the Snake People watched, and strange dark clouds gathered over the city. As the Black-Robed Person prepared to seize Medusa’s eyes, a bolt of silver lightning struck the Azure Flames, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Queen Medusa’s screams faded as the Green Lotus Core Flame charred her body, and the Snake People mourned outside the Purple Light Barrier.
• The Black-Robed Person and Gu He wondered whether Queen Medusa had failed, but the Black-Robed Person sensed turbulent Heaven and Earth Energy as dark clouds gathered.
• The Black-Robed Person concluded that Medusa was weakened and revealed that she wanted Medusa’s petrifying eyes rather than the Heavenly Flames.
• The Black-Robed Person sent Hua She'er flying and rushed toward Medusa, but a massive Silver Thunderbolt pierced the barrier and struck the Azure Flames.
• The dark clouds quickly dispersed after the lightning strike, while Queen Medusa’s fate remained unknown.

After Queen Medusa evolved into a tiny Rainbow Snake, Ning Luo gained Sign-in Opportunities and took her with him, but a Black-Robed Person attacked to seize her and the Green Lotus Core Flame. Ning Luo fled into the sky as Gu He joined the pursuit, while Yan Ci and the Snake People blocked Gu He and the others above the island.

• Ning Luo watched the charred giant serpent shed its skin and reveal the tiny, seven-colored Rainbow Snake, which he recognized as Queen Medusa.
• The Rainbow Snake approached Ning Luo, licked his hand, and earned him two Sign-in Opportunities; Ning Luo put away the Green Lotus Core Flame and tucked Medusa into his sleeve.
• A Black-Robed Person confronted Ning Luo, identified Medusa and the Green Lotus Core Flame as his targets, and attacked him.
• Ning Luo spread his Purple Cloud Wings and fled, while the Black-Robed Person pursued him and alerted Gu He and the others.
• Yan Ci, Yue Mei, and the Snake People blocked Gu He's group, and Yan Ci shattered Gu He's blue fireball with a flaming hand.

Ning Luo fled across the desert with the Green Lotus while Gu He and his companions pursued him, and a Black-Robed Person held back Yue Mei and the others. Ning Luo’s Purple Cloud Wings suddenly accelerated, leaving Gu He’s group behind as the chase continued.

• Yue Mei abandoned the attempt to pursue Ning Luo, while the Black-Robed Person blocked Yan Ci and the others so Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li could continue the chase.
• The Black-Robed Person left the city after Gu He’s group, and Yue Mei and four others broke through the wind barrier and pursued them.
• Ning Luo flew across the desert with the Green Lotus, consumed Qi Replenishing Pills, and spotted Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li closing in.
• Gu He called on Ning Luo to return the Heavenly Flames, but Ning Luo ignored him and noticed the Black-Robed Person approaching behind the pursuers.
• Ning Luo’s Purple Cloud Wings displayed purple cloud patterns and nearly doubled his speed, leaving Gu He’s group behind and prompting them to suspect he was a Dou Emperor.

Gu He pursued the black-robed person for the Heavenly Flame, but the Snake People caught up and forced the pursuers to split into separate groups. The black-robed person was revealed to be Xiao Yan, who had spent half a month crossing the Tagor Desert and was approaching its depths.

• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li chased the black-robed person, but he steadily widened the distance between them.
• After learning that five Snake People Dou Wang experts were close behind, Gu He and his companions split up and headed toward Rock City by separate routes.
• Yue Mei and two others pursued Gu He and his companions, while Elder Yin and Yan Ci followed the black-robed person.
• Elder Yin said he had left markers so Nan She and the others could join their pursuit, and he and Yan Ci set off after the black-robed person.
• Xiao Yan checked his map in the Tagor Desert and noted that he had traveled for half a month from Stone Desert City toward the desert's depths.

In the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan studied a map and planned to avoid a powerful Snake People tribe. Ning Luo, fleeing a Black-Robed Person, disguised himself as Xiao Yan and led his pursuer to the real Xiao Yan, who was attacked after being mistaken for someone carrying Medusa and the Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yan used his map and Yao Lao's Soul Perception to avoid Snake People settlements and decided to detour around a powerful tribe.
• Ning Luo spotted Xiao Yan, transformed into his appearance, and taunted the Black-Robed Person into chasing him.
• Ning Luo used Swift Wind and his Purple Cloud Wings to escape, then flew past Xiao Yan and left him as a scapegoat.
• The Black-Robed Person confronted Xiao Yan and demanded Medusa and the Heavenly Flames, accusing him of taking them.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that the Black-Robed Person was a Dou Emperor and raised a wall of wind blades, while a pale white flame abruptly stopped Xiao Yan before he struck it.