Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming learned that Hun Tiandi had disrupted the Ancient Realm and gave Xiao Xuan an Emperor Grade Pill Recipe—the Heaven Reversal Creation Pill—before leaving the Heaven Tomb. In the Ancient Realm, Hun Tiandi arrived with Nihility Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan’s Four Demon Saints to confront Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Xuan sensed changes in the Ancient Realm and realized Hun Tiandi could no longer hold himself back.
• Xiao Ming gave Xiao Xuan the Heaven Reversal Creation Pill recipe and left to respond to the urgent situation.
• Gu Yuan alerted the Ancient Clan as Yan Jin and Lei Ying gathered beside him, and he announced that Hun Tiandi had come.
• Hun Tiandi emerged from a spatial vortex with Nihility Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan’s Four Demon Saints behind him.
• Gu Yuan warned Hun Tiandi that he should not have come to the Ancient Clan, and Hun Tiandi replied that there was nowhere he should not go.

Hun Tiandi distracted Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan while Gu Yang stole the Ancient Jade from the Ancestral Hall. Gu Yuan attacked Hun Tiandi as Nihility Devouring Flame blocked Yan Jin and Lei Ying, leaving the battle underway.

• Lei Ying questioned Hun Tiandi about the disappearances of the Ling, Shi, and Yao clans, and Hun Tiandi implied the Soul Clan was responsible.
• Gu Yuan revealed that Nihility Devouring Flame had reached Nine Star Dou Sheng and an Emperor Realm soul, while Hun Tiandi asked where Xiao Ming was.
• The Ancestral Hall alarm sounded, and a messenger reported that Gu Yang had injured its elder and stolen the Ancient Jade.
• Gu Yuan ordered the Ancient Realm sealed and sent Gu Dao and the other Ancient Clan leaders to search for Gu Yang, but Hun Tiandi's Four Demon Saints moved to stop them.
• Gu Yuan attacked Hun Tiandi with a giant hand of Heaven and Earth Energy, while Nihility Devouring Flame intercepted Yan Jin and Lei Ying and demanded Xiao Ming's whereabouts.

The Ancient Clan found Gu Yang, only to learn that a Soul Clan expert had fused with his soul and used him as a spy. Gu Yang self-destructed to send the Ancient Jade toward the Soul Clan, while Xiao Ming intervened and attacked Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Gu Dao ordered Xun'er and the Black Annihilation Army to search for Gu Yang while the Ancient Clan elders sealed the realm against the Soul Clan.
• Gu Lie joined Yan Jin and Lei Ying in battling Nihility Devouring Flame, briefly stabilizing their position.
• The Black Annihilation Army found Gu Yang beneath a mountain, but he shattered their Spirit Binding Net and tried to escape amid a Soul Clan attack on the barrier.
• Gu Yang revealed that Lord Nihility had fused his soul with his over a century earlier, then blocked the elders and attempted to flee.
• Xiao Ming attacked Gu Yang with a giant jade-white hand, but Gu Yang self-destructed and sent the Ancient Jade flying toward the battles in the sky.
• Nihility Devouring Flame intercepted Xiao Ming's hand with a black hand and claimed the Ancient Jade, then angrily accused Xiao Ming of ambushing him.

Xiao Ming arrived in the Ancient Realm and severely injured Nihility Devouring Flame, disrupting the Soul Clan’s plans to claim the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Hun Tiandi then used captives, including Xiao Ming’s brothers, to pressure him into surrendering the jade, leaving Xiao Yan’s role in the scheme unclear.

• Xiao Ming emerged from a spatial passage and struck Nihility Devouring Flame away from the Tou She Ancient God Jade, leaving him badly injured.
• Nihility Devouring Flame accused Xiao Ming of plotting against him, while Xiao Ming mocked his own plan to draw Xiao Ming out.
• Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan ended their clash without a clear victor, and Hun Tiandi demanded Xiao Ming surrender the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Xuzi to bring out more than a hundred captives, including Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Jia Nan Academy elders, and Heavenly Court members.
• Xiao Ming recognized Xiao Yan among the captives, holding a Soul Locking Chain attached to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, while Xiao Yan silently faced the gathered Dou Sheng experts.

Xiao Ming traded the final Ancient Jade to Hun Tiandi in exchange for the captives, then rescued them as Xiao Yan helped bring them to safety. With the Soul Clan holding all the Tou She Ancient God Jades, Xiao Ming and the three clan leaders prepared to attack Hun Tiandi.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li worried that Xiao Ming might not agree to Hun Tiandi's demand, while Xiao Yan secretly vowed to help free his brothers.
• Hun Tiandi offered to exchange the captives for the final Ancient Jade, and Xiao Ming agreed despite protests from the other clans and prisoners.
• Hun Tiandi released the captives as Xiao Ming handed over the Ancient Jade, and Xiao Ming broke the black ropes and pulled the prisoners to safety.
• Xiao Yan carried the rescued captives into the formation and set them down, while Xiao Ming comforted them.
• Xiao Ming, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and the others turned their killing intent toward Hun Tiandi, and Xiao Ming told the three clan leaders to attack.

Xiao Ming and the allied clans pursued Hun Tiandi after the Soul Clan escaped the Ancient Realm, then confronted the Soul Clan Army at the Burial Heaven Mountain Range. As the armies gathered on the historic battlefield, Lei Ying launched the Thunder Clan’s opening attack.

• Gu Yuan’s Ancient Emperor’s Mirror clashed with the Soul Clan’s Mark of Destruction, giving Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame time to escape through a spatial rift.
• Gu Yuan urged the allied forces to pursue Hun Tiandi, and the Ancient Clan, Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, and Xiao Ming’s group followed through spatial passages.
• Xiao Ming brought a small contingent, warned them to prioritize their safety, and Zi Yan joined his group despite his instruction that she stay behind.
• The allied forces arrived at the Burial Heaven Mountain Range, where Gu Yuan identified the Soul Clan’s position on the old battlefield between the Soul Clan and Xiao Clan.
• Lei Ying ordered the Thunder Clan to form the Nine Dragon Heavenly Lightning Formation, and its nine Thunder Dragons charged the Soul Clan Army.

The Soul Clan fought the allied forces of the three clans and Heavenly Court while Xiao Ming battled Nihility Devouring Flame. The Soul Clan then unleashed the Death Realm Great Formation, trapping the allied experts as Lei Ying and Yan Jin called for a retreat.

• Yan Jin and the Ancient Clan attacked the Soul Clan, but Hun Tiandi blocked their assaults with a net of black chains.
• Gu Yuan challenged Hun Tiandi, while Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and the allied forces clashed with the Soul Clan's experts.
• Xiao Ming attacked Nihility Devouring Flame and overpowered his Black Flame and devouring power while holding back his strength.
• Gu Yuan urgently called for a retreat as strange Auras stirred within the Soul Clan's black clouds.
• Four Living Dead emerged from black coffins and summoned four Gates of Silence to form the Death Realm Great Formation, which began draining the allied forces' life force.
• Lei Ying and Yan Jin recognized the formation and urged the allied forces to retreat.

The Soul Clan trapped the Three Clans Allied Army inside the Death Realm Great Formation, where Death Aura killed many of its fighters. Xiao Ming defeated Nihility Devouring Flame in a Soul Power world and emerged holding his Black Flame, while the trapped army continued attacking the formation’s barrier.

• The Soul Clan activated the Death Realm Great Formation, trapping the Three Clans Allied Army in corrosive Death Aura.
• Zhu Zhen used the Gate of Silence to absorb some Death Aura, and Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and the others advanced toward the formation’s barrier under attacks from giant hands of death.
• Zhu Zhen called on Lei Ying and Yan Jin to attack the barrier, which began to tremble under their combined blows.
• Xiao Ming ignored Nihility Devouring Flame’s offer to spare the Heavenly Court and trapped him in the Silent World with Soul Power.
• Xiao Ming shattered the Soul Power world and appeared above the mountain range with Black Flame swirling around his palm.

Xiao Ming swallowed Nihility Devouring Flame, shattered the Death Realm Great Formation, and helped the allied clans turn the battle against the Soul Clan. Hun Tiandi escaped to the Soul Realm after threatening to use the Ancient Jade to become a Dou Di, and the surviving leaders called for an invasion.

• Xiao Ming broke the Death Realm barrier with Yellow Springs Palm, forcing the Soul Clan’s elders to retreat as the Death Aura faded.
• Lei Ying and the other allied leaders saw how badly their forces had been devastated, while Hun Tiandi ordered the Soul Clan experts to flee through a spatial passage.
• Xiao Ming struck the retreating Soul Clan with Yellow Springs Heaven's Wrath and a barrage of flames, killing hundreds and forcing the remaining experts to fight back.
• Hun Tiandi appeared and swallowed Xiao Ming’s attack with a spatial rift; Gu Yuan arrived, and Hun Tiandi retreated into the passage after threatening to destroy the allied clans once he became a Dou Di.
• Lei Ying and the other leaders proposed storming the Soul Realm with Xiao Ming and Gu Yuan.

After the Three Clans Allied Army suffered devastating losses, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Xiao Ming agreed to invade the Soul Realm with their strongest fighters while the rest hunted the Hall of Souls. They entered the Soul Realm and began a fierce assault, while Xiao Ming searched for Hun Tiandi, who had yet to appear.

• Gu Yuan hesitated over invading the Soul Realm because the Three Clans Allied Army had been badly weakened, but Lei Ying and Yan Jin urged the surviving fighters above Eight-Star to take the risk.
• Xiao Ming ordered the army to remain in the Heavenly Court and destroy the Hall of Souls’ strongholds, assigning Zi Yan to lead the operation.
• Gu Yuan opened a spatial gate and led Yan Jin, Lei Ying, Xiao Ming, Zhu Zhen, and Gu Lie into the Soul Realm.
• Soul Clan experts activated the Blood Splendor Sky Curtain formation, but Gu Yuan shattered it with the Ancient Emperor Nirvana Shattering Finger and killed the formation’s weakened defenders.
• Lei Ying and the others joined Gu Yuan in attacking the Soul Clan, while Xiao Ming searched for Hun Tiandi and wondered why he had not intervened.

Xiao Ming and the Ancient Races watched Hun Tiandi activate the Soul Devouring Life Extinguishing Formation, sacrificing the Soul Clan to strengthen himself. Hun Tiandi emerged from the Blood Sea with Half-Emperor power, and Gu Yuan, Gu Lie, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin charged him as Xiao Ming stopped Zhu Zhen from joining the fight.

• Xiao Ming recognized Hun Tiandi’s formation as the Soul Devouring Life Extinguishing Formation as it slaughtered Soul Clan members and drew their blood into the sky.
• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the others attacked the crimson barrier, but Hun Tiandi declared they would become his sacrifices.
• Hun Tiandi rose from the Blood Sea on a blood lotus and revealed that its accumulated energy could help someone break through to Dou Di.
• Gu Yuan, Gu Lie, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin charged Hun Tiandi, while Xiao Ming warned Zhu Zhen that Hun Tiandi’s Half-Emperor strength made the fight too dangerous for him.
• Gu Yuan unleashed the Ancient Emperor Nirvana Shattering Finger, and Gu Lie followed with the Great Annihilation Finger.

Hun Tiandi overwhelmed the allied clans, killing Lei Ying and Yan Jin and defeating Gu Lie and Gu Yuan. Xiao Ming finally confronted Hun Tiandi, who realized Xiao Ming had deliberately held back to weaken the Ancient Races, while Xiao Ming revealed ambitions beyond ruling the Dou Qi Continent.

• Hun Tiandi repelled the clans' combined attacks and killed Lei Ying with a storm of blood lightning.
• Zhu Zhen offered to use his mastery of space to send Xiao Ming out of the seal, but Xiao Ming refused.
• Hun Tiandi killed Yan Jin, then crushed Gu Lie when he tried to sacrifice himself for Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan unleashed the Ancient Emperor Mirror, but Hun Tiandi countered with a blood blade and destroyed Gu Yuan's dantian before Gu Yuan's body exploded.
• Hun Tiandi paused before destroying Gu Yuan's unconscious soul, and Xiao Ming appeared beside him, pointing out that Hun Tiandi's stolen Dou Di Bloodline power could not last long.
• Hun Tiandi accused Xiao Ming of deliberately weakening the four clans; Xiao Ming admitted it and said his goal was to bring order beyond merely dominating the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Ming fought Hun Tiandi through the Blood Sea and ultimately killed him after their clash shattered the Soul Realm. With Hun Tiandi dead, Xiao Ming revealed that the apparently defeated figure on the ground had been a decoy, and thanked Ling for its help.

• Hun Tiandi attacked Xiao Ming, who stored Gu Yuan's soul and used his improved Space Talent to evade him through the Blood Sea.
• Hun Tiandi's pursuit exposed him to the Blood Sea's energy and the Vengeful Spirits' resentment, while he failed to find Zhu Zhen.
• Hun Tiandi caught Xiao Ming, but their clash left Hun Tiandi at a disadvantage when Xiao Ming's body proved stronger.
• The two unleashed powerful attacks that devastated the Soul Realm and left both figures badly wounded.
• Hun Tiandi rose and celebrated what he thought was his victory, but Xiao Ming appeared behind him and burned him to ashes with Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ming revealed the fallen figure as a decoy, gathered Ling into his hand, and thanked it for its help.

After the allied army destroyed the Hall of Souls, Zhu Zhen emerged from the Soul Realm with news that Hun Tiandi had reached Half-Emperor and Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying had died. Xiao Ming later returned victorious, having killed Hun Tiandi and saved the clan leaders’ souls, leaving the survivors celebrating.

• Zi Yan led the Three Clans Allied Army in crushing the weakened Hall of Souls and gathering at the Burial Heaven Mountain Range.
• Zhu Zhen emerged alone and reported that Hun Tiandi had blood-sacrificed the Soul Clan and reached Half-Emperor, then said Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying had died.
• Zhu Zhen explained that Xiao Ming had sent him out to inform Zi Yan, while the allied army feared Xiao Ming could not defeat Hun Tiandi.
• Xiao Ming emerged from the Soul Realm and announced that Hun Tiandi was dead, the Soul Clan was exterminated, and the Soul Realm was destroyed.
• Xiao Ming revealed that he had rescued Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and another clan leader’s souls, prompting the survivors to celebrate and take the souls away.

Xiao Ming reunited the eight Tou She Ancient God Jades and revealed the location of the Cave Mansion, then warned Zi Yan about the powerful Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill inside. He planned to return to his clan and devour Nihility Devouring Flame to pursue a breakthrough, while Zi Yan decided to wait and accompany him later.

• Fire Spirit Fairy explained that Xiao Ming would not willingly return the Emperor Jade, and the Thunder Clan elder agreed that giving it to him was wiser than fighting.
• Xiao Ming showed Zi Yan the eight Tou She Ancient God Jades and joined them with his black flames to form the complete jade.
• The assembled jade produced an image of Tou She Ancient God, which revealed the Cave Mansion's location before fading away.
• Xiao Ming gave the jade to Zi Yan and warned her not to let Zhu Kun enter the Cave Mansion because the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill inside had Half-Emperor strength.
• Xiao Ming said he would return to his clan, refine pills, and devour Nihility Devouring Flame; Zi Yan chose to wait for him, and he agreed to cultivate in the Heaven Tomb for up to three months outside.

After the Soul Clan’s destruction, Xiao Ming entered the Heaven Tomb to prepare for his breakthrough to Dou Di. After refining four Grade Nine Golden Pills and enduring nine months of cultivation, he absorbed Origin Qi, and Emperor’s Might filled the Heaven Tomb as his breakthrough succeeded.

• Xiao Chen gave Xiao Ming the ingredients needed to refine Grade Nine Golden Pills, and Xiao Ming said he was ready to attempt a breakthrough in the Heaven Tomb.
• Xiao Ming left Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian and traveled to the Heaven Tomb, where Xiao Xuan showed him a repaired ancient array formation and agreed to guard him.
• Xiao Ming spent half a year refining four Grade Nine Golden Pills, reaching the late stage of Nine Star Dou Sheng by absorbing the Nine Profound Golden Lightning produced during pill refinement.
• Xiao Ming swallowed the four Golden Pills with Nihility Devouring Flame and cultivated inside an energy cocoon for nine months while Xiao Xuan guarded him.
• Xiao Ming absorbed Origin Qi, and his Emperor’s Might pressed every Soul Body in the Heaven Tomb, including Xiao Xuan, to the ground as Xiao Xuan recognized his success.

Xiao Ming reached the Dou Di realm, awakened his daughters’ Dou Di Bloodlines, and announced himself as the Heavenly Emperor. He then freed Zhu Kun and entered Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Dwelling, where the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill realized Xiao Ming was a Dou Di.

• Xiao Ming’s breakthrough activated the Dou Di Bloodlines of Xiao Yue, Xiao Ke, and the Xiao Clan, raising their strength and bringing several clan members to the Dou Sheng realm.
• Xiao Ming announced across the Dou Qi Continent that he had become a Dou Di and would call himself the Heavenly Emperor, shocking its people and Gu Yuan’s remnant soul.
• Two days later, Xiao Ming and Zi Yan entered the Depths of the Lava, where they found Zhu Kun and used the Emperor Jade to open the ancient stone gate.
• Xiao Ming froze and restored the area after the gate’s opening unleashed destructive ripples, then entered the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling with Zi Yan and Zhu Kun.
• The three reached the Heavenly Flame Plaza, where Xiao Ming cleared the mist around a giant Stone Statue and revealed the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill.
• The Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill recognized that Xiao Ming was a Dou Di and cried out in terror.

Xiao Ming subdued the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill, entered Tou She Ancient God's inheritance, and received Origin Qi. He gave it to Zhu Kun as a betrothal gift, married Zi Yan, and announced that the Heavenly Court would unite the continent and reopen the passage to the outside world.

• The Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill attacked Xiao Ming and tried to flee, but Xiao Ming restrained it and accepted its surrender as a Heavenly Court elder.
• The Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill revealed that Origin Qi lay inside Tou She Ancient God's statue, and the statue drew Xiao Ming into its hidden space.
• Tou She Ancient God agreed to give Xiao Ming Origin Qi in exchange for finding someone to inherit his legacy.
• Xiao Ming returned with the Origin Qi and gave it to Zhu Kun as a betrothal gift; Zhu Kun approved Xiao Ming's marriage to Zi Yan.
• Three months later, Xiao Ming married Zi Yan at the Heavenly Court and declared that the continent would come under its jurisdiction and the passage to the outside world would be reopened.

Five years after the Heavenly Court unified the continent, Xiao Ming prepared to leave the Dou Qi Continent for the Great Thousand World with several other newly advanced Dou Di. He left Zi Yan behind to safeguard the Heavenly Court and set out because his Life Simulator could restart only after he reached the Great Thousand World.

• The Heavenly Court prospered under Xiao Ming’s rule, while he spent most of his time with his family after its affairs stabilized.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ming she had broken through to Dou Di, and he praised her Supreme Dragon Phoenix potential.
• Zhu Kun, Xiao Xuan, and Di Dan arrived, bringing the total number of Dou Di on the continent to five; Xiao Ming revealed that he had gained Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Ming invited Zhu Kun, Xiao Xuan, Di Dan, and Zi Yan to join him in leaving the continent, but he told Zi Yan to remain and protect the Heavenly Court.
• Xiao Ming revealed that he planned to depart because his Life Simulator could restart only after he reached the Great Thousand World.

Xiao Ming and his companions left the Dou Qi Continent to reach the Great Thousand World, but Spatial Turbulence separated them and swept Xiao Ming into the Tian Xuan Continent. He appeared inside the Dao Sect and realized he had arrived in a world he recognized.

• Xiao Ming entrusted the clan to Medusa and the others, exchanged Soul Imprints with Xiao Xuan, Zhu Kun, and Di Dan, and led them through a passage out of the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Ming and his companions traveled through the chaos between planes until a vast torrent of Spatial Turbulence swept them away.
• Zhu Kun reverted to his true form to shield Xiao Xuan and Di Dan as they were pulled into the turbulence with Xiao Ming.
• Xiao Ming escaped into a nearby plane and appeared in the Dao Sect's Heaven Hall, where the Heaven Hall Senior Sister mistook him for an intruder.
• Xiao Ming heard her mention the Yuan Sect and Dao Sect and asked whether the plane was the Tian Xuan Continent.