Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan attacked the Hall of Souls’ Earth Hall, where Xiao Ming destroyed its palaces and killed its defenders. Zi Yan returned with the two fleeing Saints’ corpses, leaving the Earth Hall with no survivors.

• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan descended into the canyon and found the hidden palaces of the Hall of Souls’ Earth Hall.
• Xiao Ming used the Yellow Springs Finger to destroy the palaces and kill the Protectors, Venerable Elders, and Heavenly Venerables there.
• The Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master and two Dou Shengs attacked Xiao Ming, but Xiao Ming killed the Vice Hall Master and sealed his soul.
• Xiao Ming crushed the fleeing Hall of Souls Dou Zuns while Zi Yan pursued the two escaping Saints.
• Zi Yan returned carrying the Saints’ corpses, and the Earth Hall was left with no survivors.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan destroyed the Earth Hall, freed its imprisoned souls, and recovered a trove of Soul Origin. Hun Miesheng discovered the losses and resolved to ask his clan for help against the Heavenly Court.

• Zi Yan killed two Dou Shengs who tried to escape using Spatial Power, and Xiao Ming stored their corpses.
• Xiao Ming shattered the chains holding thousands of souls in the Earth Hall and sent the freed souls on their way.
• Xiao Ming uncovered Soul Origin extracted from millions of people, let its lingering obsessions dissipate, and stored it away.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan left the ruined Earth Hall after killing its members and taking the Soul Origin.
• Hun Miesheng found the Earth Hall emptied and decided to ask his clan to send help so he could destroy the Heavenly Court.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan defeated the two Dou Shengs guarding the Earth Hall, freed its imprisoned souls, and took its accumulated Soul Origin. Hun Miesheng discovered the losses and resolved to seek help from his clan to destroy the Heavenly Court.

• Zi Yan killed the two fleeing Dou Shengs, and Xiao Ming collected their bodies after confirming their souls had shattered.
• Xiao Ming destroyed the chains imprisoning thousands of souls and sent them through the Space Barrier to freedom.
• Xiao Ming uncovered the Earth Hall’s Soul Origin, allowed the lingering obsessions within it to dissipate, and stored it away.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan left the ruined Earth Hall, leaving behind the bodies of its slain Hall of Souls members.
• Hun Miesheng arrived at the ruins, realized the Human Hall and Earth Hall’s souls and Soul Origin had been lost, and decided to request aid from his clan to destroy the Heavenly Court.

After Heavenly Court’s attack forced the Hall of Souls to retreat, Xiao Ming and Zi Yan returned to the Northwest Continent and reached Jia Nan Academy. The academy celebrated its students, while Su Qian reflected on Xiao Ming’s rise as Heavenly Court’s Alliance Leader.

• Heavenly Court’s surprise attack destroyed Earth Hall, Human Hall, and several branches of the Hall of Souls, killing many experts and forcing the weakened organization to pull back.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan arrived in the Crimson Sand Plains after Xiao Ming’s spatial passage missed Jia Nan Academy, then crossed the Black Corner Great Plains toward it.
• Jia Nan Academy continued to prosper as it attracted talented students and alchemists, and held a ceremony for new students and those advancing to the Inner Academy.
• New students learned that the statue beside the Dean’s depicted Xiao Ming, a former student and the academy’s youngest elder.
• Su Qian watched the festivities, recalled news of Xiao Ming’s achievements, and greeted Vice Dean Hu Gan and the other elders.

Xiao Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and reunited with his teacher, the elders, and his old friends. He greeted the academy’s leaders as they welcomed him back and praised his achievements.

• Su Qian joked that he hoped to find a talented student to take as his disciple, while Hu Gan and the elders teased him about Xiao Ming’s exceptional talent.
• Xiao Yu and Hu Jia arrived, and Hu Jia complained that Xiao Ming had not returned to visit the academy in years.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan stepped through a spatial fissure onto the viewing platform, surprising Hu Jia and the gathered crowd.
• Hu Jia rushed to Xiao Ming, punched his chest playfully, and reunited with him after years apart.
• Xiao Ming bowed to Elder Huo, Su Qian, Hu Gan, and the other elders, who welcomed him and praised the prestige he had brought Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yan softly protested when Su Qian ignored her.

Xiao Ming reunited with Su Qian and the others at Jia Nan Academy and revealed that he had reached Three-star Dou Sheng after describing his struggles against the Hall of Souls. He then led the group to the Lava World beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, intending to bring Zi Yan to meet her father.

• Zi Yan reunited with Su Qian, who was surprised by how much she had grown, and Xiao Ming left the selection grounds with Su Qian and Elder Huo.
• Xiao Ming told Su Qian and the others that he had reached Three-star Dou Sheng and recounted the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Ming said he wanted to investigate the Lava World, secretly intending for Zi Yan to meet her father, and the group set out for the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Xiao Ming gathered the Formless Flames of the Fallen Heart Flame at the pagoda entrance, and Su Qian recalled that someone had once tried to steal it.

Xiao Ming learned that Xiao Yan had tried to steal the academy’s Fallen Heart Flame and was expelled after failing. He and Zi Yan descended into the lava to investigate a hidden space barrier, where they encountered Half-Saint Lizardmen guarding what they called God’s Tomb.

• Su Qian told Xiao Ming that Xiao Yan had tried to steal Fallen Heart Flame and had been expelled from Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan prepared to enter the Lava World, and Su Qian warned them to be careful.
• Xiao Ming explained that he had sensed a Space Barrier beneath the lava and asked Zi Yan to help him investigate it.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan descended through the lava, where Xiao Ming sensed and then scattered the concealed creatures with a Soul Fluctuation.
• Two Half-Saint white Lizardmen confronted Xiao Ming and Zi Yan, calling the place God’s Tomb and warning them about its guardian.
• Zi Yan dismissed the Lizardmen’s warning and threatened to teach them a lesson if they stood in their way.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan reached the space beneath the Magma Sea and found the gate to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling. Beside it, Zi Yan discovered an enormous violet-gold creature whose scales and aura seemed familiar to her.

• Xiao Ming used his Soul Pressure to drive off the Flame Lizardmen and continued downward with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan passed through reddish-black magma into a dark, silent space.
• Xiao Ming led Zi Yan toward a distant light and found a bronze gate inscribed with “Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling.”
• Xiao Ming warned Zi Yan not to stare at the words on the gate.
• Zi Yan noticed a colossal violet-gold creature and wondered whether its scales and aura resembled those of an Ancient Void Dragon.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan encountered Zhu Kun, who recognized Zi Yan as his long-lost daughter after sensing their shared bloodline. Zi Yan recognized him as her father but rejected his attempt to call her his child, revealing the hurt she carried from growing up alone.

• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan faced Zhu Kun, who threatened them because they lacked the Ancient Jade.
• Zhu Kun sensed Zi Yan’s bloodline and stopped attacking, recognizing her as his daughter.
• Zhu Kun transformed into a man and introduced himself as the Dragon Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• Zi Yan questioned Zhu Kun after he said she resembled her mother, then confirmed their connection when golden light joined their hands.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun not to call her his child and said her family consisted only of Xiao Ming and the Great Elder.

Xiao Ming and Zi Yan learned that the Bronze Door required the Ancient Jade, leaving Zhu Kun trapped in the Dark Void until it was gathered. They promised to free him and returned through the Lava World, where Su Qian and the others awaited them.

• Zi Yan avoided Zhu Kun at first but began accepting him as her father, while Xiao Ming encouraged her to choose for herself.
• Zhu Kun explained that the Bronze Door could only be opened with the Ancient Jade and said Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion held an opportunity to Become Emperor.
• Zi Yan promised to gather the Ancient Jade and free Zhu Kun, who learned that she had reunited the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Ming told Zhu Kun he possessed one piece of Ancient Jade and would gather the rest, then left with Zi Yan through the spatial barrier.
• Two white Lizardmen watched as Xiao Ming and Zi Yan emerged, ignored them, and headed upward through the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan burst from the Lava World before Great Elder Su Qian and the others.

Xiao Ming returned to the Jia Ma Empire with Elder Huo and Xiao Family members after reinforcing Jia Nan Academy’s barrier. The chapter recounted how the empire expanded under Medusa’s power and ended with Medusa trying to keep a restless baby, Yue'er, in her arms.

• Xiao Ming left Jia Nan Academy with Elder Huo and gathered the Xiao Family members studying there.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan strengthened the Inner Academy’s Space Barrier so no one below Dou Zun could break through it.
• Jia Xingtian and Yun Shan led the Jia Ma Empire into war, but Medusa arrived as a Dou Zun with powerful puppets and seized territory for the Snake People.
• Medusa restrained the Snake People, allied with the Xiao Family, and helped the Jia Ma Empire join the Heavenly Court Northwest Continent Branch.
• Medusa settled with the Snake People near Wu Tan City and tried to keep baby Yue'er from flying out of her embrace.

Xiao Ming returned to Medusa and met his daughter, Xiao Yue, while reuniting with his family and loved ones. He introduced Elder Huo to Medusa and asked his teacher to witness their wedding.

• Medusa cared for Xiao Yue while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin reassured her that Xiao Ming would return soon.
• Xiao Ming arrived through a spatial rift with Zi Yan, Elder Huo, and the others, and Medusa and her companions welcomed him.
• Xiao Ming held Xiao Yue, then embraced Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian as Zi Yan took her turn holding the child.
• Xiao Ming introduced Elder Huo as his teacher and asked him to witness his wedding to Medusa.

Xiao Ming returned to the Xiao Family, married Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, and reunited with his daughter Yue'er, whose Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python soul gave her immense power. After strengthening the Xiao Family’s ties and access to the Central Plains, Xiao Ming gathered his loved ones and presented them with Dou Sheng Essence Blood.

• Elder Huo agreed to Xiao Ming’s request, and Xiao Ming said he would marry both Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian; Zi Yan was disappointed when he told her it was not her turn yet.
• Little Cai emerged from Yue'er, and Medusa explained that the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s soul had been reborn through her, giving Yue'er the power of a Dou Zong Expert.
• Xiao Ming returned with everyone to Wu Tan City, where the Xiao Family celebrated and Jia Ma Empire factions visited; Xiao Ming thanked his old acquaintances with precious pills.
• Xiao Ming held a simple wedding with Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, enjoyed time with Yue'er, and opened a spatial passage between the Jia Ma Empire and the Central Plains.
• Elder Huo joined Xiao Ming and the others in the courtyard, where Xiao Ming presented several drops of Dou Sheng Essence Blood for them.

Xiao Ming prepared cultivation resources for Medusa, Elder Huo, and the others before entering seclusion with Zi Yan to absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. The fruit’s energy began transferring to Xiao Ming as Zi Yan sealed them inside purple crystals, leaving their breakthrough process underway.

• Xiao Ming gave Medusa a Nine-Colored Raw Stone and explained that the Nine Serene Yellow Springs could help her evolve and reach Dou Sheng, while she chose to delay the trip because of their young daughter.
• Xiao Ming told Elder Huo he would prepare a diluted medicinal liquid from Dou Sheng Essence Blood, then gave the others Heaven Tier Cultivation Methods.
• Xiao Ming spent half a day preparing Elder Huo’s medicinal liquid before entering seclusion with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan began absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, with Zi Yan swallowing it and preparing to transfer its energy to him.
• Xiao Ming surrounded them with his fused Heavenly Flame, and Zi Yan released the fruit’s energy, forming purple crystals around them as the refining began.

Six months after the destruction of the Human and Earth Halls, the Heavenly Court Alliance gained ground in its war with the Hall of Souls, while Xiao Ming’s influence rose. The mysterious disappearance of the entire Spirit Clan then shocked the Central Plains, and the Ancient Clans suspected someone had targeted its piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

• The Hall of Souls launched attacks on a third of the Heavenly Court Alliance’s cities, and the two sides fought fiercely for a month without their top-tier fighters entering the conflict.
• The Heavenly Court Alliance held its own against the Hall of Souls, boosted its prestige, and drew more forces under its banner as Xiao Ming’s influence grew.
• Hun Miesheng received limited assistance from the Soul Clan, was punished after returning, and proposed a wager agreement with the Heavenly Court after his plan to destroy it was rejected.
• Experts from Spirit Clan subordinate forces found the Spirit Realm empty, and investigations by the Ancient Clans failed to locate any Spirit Clan members.
• The Ancient Clans suspected that the Spirit Clan had been eliminated to seize its piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and outsiders judged that only the Ancient Clan or Soul Clan might have had the strength to do it.

The Heavenly Court debated the Hall of Souls’ death challenge while Xiao Ming was in seclusion. Xiao Ming and Zi Yan emerged two days later, having advanced to Late Five Star Dou Sheng and Early Six Star Dou Sheng respectively.

• The Spirit Clan’s destruction left the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan under suspicion, while the Soul Clan continued its plans without responding.
• The Pill Tower Great Elder showed the Heavenly Court leaders a blood-red invitation from the Hall of Souls challenging Xiao Ming to fight to the death at Fallen Mountain Peak in three months.
• The leaders decided to wait for Xiao Ming to emerge from seclusion before deciding whether to accept the challenge.
• Two days later, Xiao Ming and Zi Yan broke through in the Xiao Family Back Mountain after consuming the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Ming reached Late Five Star Dou Sheng, while Zi Yan reached Early Six Star Dou Sheng.

After Zi Yan emerged from seclusion with her Dragon Phoenix Body nearing perfection, Xiao Ming reunited with Medusa and their daughter Yue'er. News of the Spirit Clan’s disappearance and the Hall of Souls’ challenge prompted Xiao Ming to prepare to return to the Central Plains with his family, while arranging for Xiao Shan to manage the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Ming and Zi Yan left seclusion and reunited with Medusa, Venerable Tian Huo, and Xiao Shan, while Yue'er happily greeted her father.
• Venerable Tian Huo told Xiao Ming that the Spirit Clan had vanished and the Hall of Souls had challenged him to a deathmatch in three months.
• Xiao Ming reassured Medusa that he could defeat the Hall of Souls Master and said Zi Yan’s Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan could support them if needed.
• Xiao Ming decided to take Medusa and Yue'er to the Central Plains after two days, hoping Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would also emerge from seclusion before they left.
• Xiao Ming planned to entrust management of the Xiao Family to Xiao Shan while Medusa and he were away.

Xiao Ming used a simulation opportunity to see how his life might unfold, from advancing his soul and alchemy to confronting the Ancient Clan and entering the Heaven Tomb. The simulation ended with him killing an eight-star Dou Sheng of the Soul Clan, and the Simulator offered three talent items for extraction.

• Xiao Ming began a simulation after leaving Medusa asleep in bed.
• The simulation showed Xiao Ming consolidating his realm, developing a medicinal liquid, and helping the Xiao Family and its allies before leaving Jia Ma Empire with his family.
• Xiao Ming reached Heaven Realm Great Perfection in soul power, became a Treasure Pill Grandmaster, and led the Heavenly Court to victory over the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Ming refined several Ninth Grade Treasure Pills, absorbed Three Thousand Burning Flame, and refused the Ancient Clan’s demands for the Tou She Ancient God Jade before reclaiming the Xiao Clan’s Heaven Tomb slots.
• Xiao Ming entered the Heaven Tomb and the Desolate Ancient Region, then killed an eight-star Dou Sheng of the Soul Clan.
• The Simulator offered Xiao Ming a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and a Bodhi Ancient Tree Sapling for extraction.

Xiao Ming chose the Bodhi Ancient Tree Sapling and prepared the Heavenly Court for its decisive battle against the Hall of Souls. On the day of the battle, crowds gathered at the Peak of Fallen as the Hall of Souls began to arrive through a spatial passage.

• Xiao Ming chose the Bodhi Ancient Tree Sapling, and the buried Bodhi Ancient Tree sensed it and began moving toward the surface.
• Xiao Ming returned to the Pill Tower with Medusa, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yue, where he revealed his Late Five-Star strength and joined preparations for the decisive battle.
• Xiao Ming absorbed Soul Origin from the Hall of Souls' headquarters and Earth Hall, reaching Heaven Realm Great Perfection without attaining an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Experts and factions filled the Fallen Mountain Range to watch the coming clash between the Hall of Souls and the Heavenly Court.
• As the sun reached its peak on the day of battle, a spatial passage opened above the Peak of Fallen and black mist poured out, announcing the Hall of Souls' arrival.

The Hall of Souls and Heavenly Court faced off at the Peak of Fallen, each revealing a formidable lineup of Dou Sheng. Xiao Ming accepted Hun Miesheng’s challenge to decide the conflict with a best-of-three death match, and Zi Yan surprised the Hall of Souls by revealing her strength as a Six Star Dou Sheng.

• The Hall of Souls arrived with Hun Miesheng and six other Dou Sheng, intimidating the gathered sects.
• Xiao Ming led Heavenly Court’s group of eleven Dou Sheng to the Peak of Fallen, astonishing the onlookers.
• Hun Miesheng challenged Xiao Ming to a best-of-three death match, and Xiao Ming accepted on Heavenly Court’s behalf.
• The Black-Browed Old Man stepped forward as one of the Hall of Souls’ fighters and secretly sent Hidden Strength toward Xiao Ming.
• Zi Yan shattered the Hidden Strength and threatened the Hall of Souls, prompting Hun Miesheng to recognize her as a Six Star Dou Sheng.