Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian attacked the Hall of Souls' Southeast Continent headquarters in Soulfall Mountain Range and destroyed its forces. After defeating an Advanced Ban Sheng defender, she collected a glowing sphere and left.

• Xiao Yi Xian sealed off the area around the Hall of Souls headquarters with a Space Barrier.
• A dozen Hall of Souls figures tried to leave on a soul-hunting mission, but Xiao Yi Xian crushed them as they reached the barrier.
• Xiao Yi Xian entered the headquarters and killed the Hall of Souls figures who charged her with her Woeful Poison Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian killed more than a dozen Heavenly Venerables by compressing the space around them.
• An Advanced Ban Sheng attacked Xiao Yi Xian with a massive chain, but she struck it back into the hall and fought him for half an hour.
• Xiao Yi Xian put away a glowing sphere and left the blood-red region.

Xiao Ming refined the Yin Yang Twin Flame and returned through the Wind Snow Holy Hall’s Spatial Wormhole to Holy Pill City, where Heavenly Court forces had strengthened the city’s defenses. He revealed himself as the Heavenly Court Alliance Leader and was recognized by the elders and disciples.

• Xiao Ming refined the Yin Yang Twin Flame, bringing his total number of Heavenly Flames to six, and gained its powers of healing and destruction.
• Xiao Ming discovered that the Wind Snow Holy Hall had joined the Heavenly Court and entered its Spatial Wormhole despite guards warning him to wait.
• Xiao Ming emerged in Holy Pill City and flew toward the tower at its center, breaking through the elders’ attempt to freeze the space around him.
• A quick-witted elder recognized Xiao Ming as the Heavenly Court Alliance Leader, and the gathered elders and disciples reacted with surprise and admiration.

Xiao Ming returned to Holy Pill City as a Two Star Dou Sheng and learned that the Hall of Souls had expanded its campaign beyond the Central Plains. The chapter left the Heavenly Court facing reports of widespread devastation as the Hall of Souls gathered Soul Bodies across the other regions.

• Xiao Ming returned to Holy Pill City, greeted the Guest Elders and Xuan Kongzi, and revealed that he had reached Two Star Dou Sheng.
• Xuan Kongzi brought Xiao Ming to the Pill Tower headquarters and discussed the Four Star Dou Sheng from the Hall of Souls whom Xiao Ming had encountered at the Wind Snow Holy Hall.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that the Heavenly Court had four Dou Shengs and more than twenty Half-Saints, organized under Xiao Ming as Alliance Leader.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ming that the Hall of Souls had been supporting sects in the other regions and using them to conquer lands and collect Soul Bodies, devastating those regions.

Xuan Kongzi urged Xiao Ming to counter the Hall of Souls’ wars and Soul Body collection across the outer continents. Xiao Ming dispatched experts to establish Heavenly Court branches and created Spatial Wormholes, leaving four Half-Saints ready to travel through them.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ming that the Hall of Souls was provoking wars in the Northeast and Southwest Continents to gather Soul Bodies, and Xiao Ming agreed to disrupt its plans.
• Xiao Ming ordered Half-Saints to oversee each continent, recruited local experts, and planned Spatial Wormholes to connect the regions.
• Several days later, Xiao Ming completed four Spatial Wormholes and summoned Xuan Kongzi and around fifty experts.
• Xiao Ming promised pills as rewards for stabilizing the situation, then gave Wormhole Scrolls to the four Half-Saints.
• The four Half-Saints stored the scrolls and entered the Spatial Wormholes to begin their deployment.

Xiao Ming learned that a Dou Zun had the final Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map and obtained it in Holy Pill City. After assembling the pieces and burning the map with his Heavenly Flame, he revealed the prophecy of the Demonic Flame’s arrival and absorbed the map’s Demonic Lotus pattern into his brow.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ming that a Dou Zun in secluded cultivation had contacted the Pill Tower with the final Fragment Map, and Xiao Ming decided to wait for him in Holy Pill City.
• While waiting, Xiao Ming guided Ye Xinlan and other disciples, and the Ye Family continued to benefit from Ye Xinlan’s connection to him.
• The Dou Zun arrived in Holy Pill City, and Xiao Ming traded an Eight-grade Nine-color medicinal pill for the final Fragment Map.
• Xiao Ming assembled the maps and burned them with his fused Heavenly Flame, revealing the words “Two Moons Appearing Together, Nine Stars as One, Heaven and Earth Tide, Demonic Flame Descends.”
• Xiao Ming recognized that the celestial phenomenon was still several years away, then touched the map as its Demonic Lotus pattern transformed into lightning and shot into his brow.

Xiao Ming discovered that the Purifying Demonic Saint’s remnant image could enter his soul despite his defenses, then traveled alone to the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe’s headquarters. He quietly reached the depths of the Nether Snake Earth Meridian, where the Nine Serene Yellow Springs lay.

• Xiao Ming approached the Purifying Demonic Saint’s remnant image, but its light passed through his soul defense and entered his soul.
• Xiao Ming reflected on becoming a Dou Di with Origin Qi and chose to focus first on reaching Three-Star Dou Sheng to face Hun Tiandi.
• Xiao Ming left Holy Pill City and traveled to the Beast Region, heading for the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe’s territory.
• Xiao Ming used spatial force to slip past the defenses at Nine Serene Abyss and traveled through the Underground World toward the Nether Snake Earth Meridian.
• Xiao Ming avoided the tribe’s hidden experts and entered the depths of the Nether Snake Earth Meridian without being detected.

Xiao Ming descended into the Nine Serene Yellow Springs to rescue Yao Ming, the imprisoned former Clan Leader of the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe. After fighting off the lake’s Strange Serpents, he reached the bottom and heard a faint plea for help.

• Xiao Ming entered the abyss and found the Nine Serene Yellow Springs at its bottom.
• Xiao Ming tested the lake’s freezing Yin Cold power, then surrounded himself with Heavenly Flames and plunged in.
• Xiao Ming fought off swarms of Strange Serpents with his flames and continued toward the lakebed.
• Xiao Ming reached the rocky bottom and heard someone faintly calling for help.

Xiao Ming discovered Yao Ming imprisoned beneath the Nine Serene Yellow Springs, freed him after placing a Soul Seal on his soul, and accepted Yellow Springs Blood Crystal as part of their bargain. As they emerged, Yao Xiaotian attacked and demanded that Xiao Ming surrender his elder brother.

• Xiao Ming found Yao Ming chained beneath the mud and learned that Yao Xiaotian had imprisoned him for hundreds of years.
• Yao Ming agreed to let Xiao Ming place a Soul Seal on his soul and gave him a fist-sized Yellow Springs Blood Crystal.
• Xiao Ming destroyed the four Yellow Springs Yin Stones anchoring Yao Ming's chains and freed him.
• Yao Xiaotian sensed the seal had broken, left his palace, and set out to confront Yao Ming.
• Xiao Ming helped Yao Ming escape the Yellow Springs, then blocked Yao Xiaotian's attack as they surfaced.
• Yao Xiaotian demanded that Xiao Ming hand over Yao Ming and threatened consequences if he refused.

Xiao Ming overwhelmed Yao Xiaotian and the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe’s Great Elder while Yao Ming revealed the truth of his return to the tribe. The chapter left the elders recognizing the Nine Serene Nether Staff as the Clan Leader’s token and a source of pure royal bloodline.

• Yao Xiaotian attacked Xiao Ming with the Yellow Springs Finger and Yellow Springs Great Seal, but Xiao Ming shattered both techniques and beat him nearly unconscious.
• The Great Elder arrived with the Nether Snake Guards and ordered the tribe’s forces to form the Myriad Snake Great Battle and kill Xiao Ming.
• Yao Ming appeared and the tribe’s elders recognized him as their former Clan Leader, but the Great Elder accused him of being an impostor and attacked him.
• Xiao Ming struck the Great Elder down with a single blow, causing the surrounding forces to hesitate.
• Yao Ming produced the Nine Serene Nether Staff, and the elders recognized it as the Clan Leader’s token and a vessel for pure Nine Serene Royal Bloodline.

Yao Ming reclaimed leadership of the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe with Xiao Ming’s help, killing Yao Tianxiao and the Great Elder before restoring order. He then brought Xiao Ming to the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, where Xiao Ming began probing it with his soul for Yellow Springs Heaven’s Wrath and Demon Saint Essence Blood.

• Yao Ming won the elders and tribe members’ support, revealed his Two Star Dou Sheng strength, and killed Yao Tianxiao, extracting his Magic Core.
• The Great Elder tried to escape by feigning self-destruction, but Xiao Ming exposed the ruse and captured the Crimson Poison Snake containing the Great Elder’s soul and Magic Core.
• Yao Ming kept the Great Elder’s soul, returned the Magic Core to Xiao Ming, and ordered the elders to manage the tribe and purge Yao Tianxiao’s remaining confidants.
• After the night’s unrest settled, Yao Ming led Xiao Ming to the Yellow Springs Stone Stele and explained that it contained Yellow Springs Heaven’s Wrath and Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• Xiao Ming warned Yao Ming not to let anyone disturb him, manifested his soul body, and collided with the Stone Stele.

Xiao Ming entered the space within the Stone Stele and faced the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s trials to claim his inheritance. After surviving the Yellow Springs Heaven’s Wrath, he received the Demon Saint’s techniques and essence blood as the space collapsed.

• Xiao Ming crossed the lightning, Yellow Springs Finger, and giant hand defenses to reach the temple and meet the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint challenged Xiao Ming to withstand the Yellow Springs Heaven’s Wrath, and Xiao Ming survived by using Silent World to shield his soul.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint gave Xiao Ming the cultivation methods for Yellow Springs Heaven’s Wrath, Yellow Springs Finger, and Yellow Springs Palm.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint passed his essence blood to Xiao Ming and asked him to carry on his ultimate arts and reach the Dou Di realm.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint, throne, and temple vanished, and Xiao Ming left the collapsing space.

Xiao Ming defeated the remnant soul in the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, gave Yao Ming a portion of the Demon Saint Essence Blood, and secured the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe's entry into the Heavenly Court. After advancing to Mid Three-star Dou Sheng and learning of trouble involving the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, he traveled to Eastern Dragon Island to see Zi Yan.

• Xiao Ming defeated the remnant soul inside the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, but Yao Ming was unable to withstand its soul impact and cultivate Yellow Springs Heaven's Wrath.
• Xiao Ming gave Yao Ming a portion of the Demon Saint Essence Blood and asked him to lead the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe into the Heavenly Court, which Yao Ming agreed to do.
• Xiao Ming refined the Demon Saint Essence Blood for over a month and emerged at Mid Three-star Dou Sheng; during his seclusion, the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe joined the Heavenly Court.
• Yao Ming told Xiao Ming that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had suffered heavy casualties after Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan experts tried to recruit the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe, and that Clan Leader Huang Tian had not returned.
• Xiao Ming decided to visit Zi Yan and consider bringing the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan into the Alliance, then tore open space and arrived outside Eastern Dragon Island.

Xiao Ming returned to Dragon Island after hearing rumors about the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and learned that Zi Yan had unified the clan. He reunited with Zi Yan and met three elders who had returned from the void, including the Eight-Star Dou Sheng Zhu Xun.

• Hei Qing recognized Xiao Ming approaching Dragon Island and welcomed him.
• Hei Qing told Xiao Ming that Eastern Dragon Island had defeated the other three islands and unified the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• Hei Qing led Xiao Ming to the palace, where he reunited with Zi Yan, now the clan’s Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan introduced three returned elders to Xiao Ming and identified Zhu Xun as an Eight-Star Early Stage Dou Sheng.

Xiao Ming reunited with Zi Yan after she unified the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, agreed to take responsibility for their relationship, and secured the clan’s support for the Heavenly Court Alliance. He offered to share the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit with Zi Yan, but she postponed their cultivation because she still had clan affairs to handle.

• Zi Yan introduced the three powerful elders Zhu Xun, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Dui, who praised Xiao Ming for helping reunite the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• Zhu Dui approved of Xiao Ming and Zi Yan’s relationship, and Xiao Ming promised to take good care of her.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan discussed their experiences, and Zi Yan offered to destroy the Hall of Souls before Xiao Ming warned her against provoking the Soul Clan.
• Zi Yan agreed to have the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan join the Heavenly Court Alliance and send Zhu Zhen to guard Holy Pill City.
• Xiao Ming showed Zi Yan a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and proposed that they absorb it together, but Zi Yan said they needed to wait until she had handled the newly unified clan’s affairs.

Xiao Ming entered the Void Thunder Pool to temper his Half-Saint puppets and use Ling to devour Black Demonic Lightning, converting it into energy for his cultivation. After a month, he had reached Peak Three Star Dou Sheng, while Ling’s Lightning Attribute had grown stronger.

• Xiao Ming traveled with Hei Qing to the Void Thunder Pool near Eastern Dragon Island and entered after telling Hei Qing to wait outside.
• Xiao Ming sent his three Half-Saint puppets into the Black Demonic Lightning and repeatedly withdrew them until all three reached Half-Saint Peak.
• Xiao Ming summoned Ling, who swallowed Black Demonic Lightning and passed its refined energy to him, helping his cultivation rise.
• Xiao Ming and Ling trained in the depths of the pool for a month, consuming enough lightning to noticeably thin its reserves.
• Xiao Ming advanced from Mid-stage Three-Star Dou Sheng to Peak Three Star Dou Sheng, while faint black arcs began appearing across Ling.

Xiao Ming ended a month of cultivation in the Void Thunder Pool, strengthening himself and Ling, then met Mang Tianchi, a Thunder Clan elder and former dean of Jia Nan Academy. The chapter left Mang Tianchi delighted to recognize Xiao Ming through Su Qian’s messages.

• Mang Tianchi entered the Void Thunder Pool, spotted Xiao Ming and Ling cultivating, and feared Xiao Ming’s immense aura.
• Xiao Ming ended his month-long cultivation just short of reaching Four Star Dou Sheng and recalled Ling after sensing his gains.
• Xiao Ming assessed how much stronger he and Ling had become, then greeted Mang Tianchi, who tried to leave.
• Mang Tianchi introduced himself as an elder of the Thunder Clan, and Xiao Ming recognized him as the dean he knew from Jia Nan Academy.
• Mang Tianchi recognized Xiao Ming from Su Qian’s messages and enthusiastically praised him.

Xiao Ming helped Mang Tianchi collect Black Demonic Lightning in the Void Thunder Pool, but their harvesting provoked a nine profound golden lightning that forced them to flee. They escaped the pool, where a Taixu Ancient Dragon arrived and called out to Xiao Ming.

• Mang Tianchi asked Xiao Ming to capture Black Demonic Lightning so he could use his Thunder Clan Secret Technique to pursue a breakthrough to half-saint.
• Xiao Ming compressed more than a dozen bolts into a Lightning Bead for Mang Tianchi and began making additional beads.
• The lightning in the pool rioted, and Xiao Ming spotted a giant nine profound golden lightning dragon whose power rivaled a Seven Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ming grabbed Mang Tianchi and fled as the golden dragon and Black Demonic Lightning pursued them.
• After they escaped the Void Thunder Pool, a Taixu Ancient Dragon rushed over and asked whether Xiao Ming was alright.

Xiao Ming returned from the Void Thunder Pool to Ancient Dragon Island, where he reunited with Zi Yan and learned that the Heavenly Court had urgently called him back. He and Zi Yan left for Holy Pill City, and the damaged cities along the way suggested the Heavenly Court had faced fierce battles.

• Mang Tianchi thanked Xiao Ming for rescuing him and vanished before Xiao Ming could ask anything.
• Xiao Ming and Hei Qing returned to the reunited Ancient Dragon Island, where Elder Zhu Li welcomed them.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ming that the Heavenly Court had summoned him back to Holy Pill City, and she decided to go with him.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan left through a spatial passage after Zhu Li confirmed the elders could manage Dragon Island.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan emerged within the Heavenly Court's sphere of influence and saw signs of recent battles in several cities.

The Heavenly Court elders discussed attacks on their cities and the disappearance of factions on the Fallen God Ice Plain, suspecting the Soul Clan’s involvement. Xiao Ming and Zi Yan returned, and he backed a measured retaliation against the Hall of Souls while revealing Zi Yan was the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor and his childhood sweetheart.

• The Pill Tower Great Elder reported that Hall of Souls experts had joined attacks on Heavenly Court cities and that Alliance Alchemists had vanished after being targeted.
• Nine-Tailed Fox Saint revealed that several factions on the Fallen God Ice Plain had disappeared, and he suspected the Soul Clan was connected.
• The elders debated striking back at the Hall of Souls, with some proposing attacks on its Branch Halls and others warning that this was risky.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan appeared in the hall, and the elders were astonished to learn Xiao Ming had reached Peak Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ming introduced Zi Yan as the current Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and said they were childhood sweethearts.

Xiao Ming planned simultaneous attacks on the Hall of Souls’ Earth Hall, Human Hall, and nearby Earth Fiend Halls, then set out with Zi Yan to assault the Earth Hall. The Nine-Tailed Fox Saint and the Pill Tower Great Elder led the attack on the Human Hall, where they killed its outer protectors and clashed with a powerful defender.

• Xiao Ming revealed Zi Yan was the Dragon Emperor, then proposed striking the Earth and Human Halls while leaving the Heaven Hall untouched.
• Xiao Ming assigned himself and Zi Yan to attack the Earth Hall, sent the Nine-Tailed Fox Saint and the Pill Tower Great Elder against the Human Hall, and tasked other elders with attacking nearby Earth Fiend Halls.
• The Heavenly Court agreed to assemble and launch the attacks two days later.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox Saint tore through the Human Hall’s Space Barrier, and his forces entered the sealed domain.
• The Nine-Tailed Fox Saint’s forces killed hundreds of Hall of Souls Protectors before a defender attacked with enormous black chains.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan arrived at the Earth Hall.