Chapter Summaries

Wei Yang and Fama discussed the planned assault on the Misty Cloud Sect, while the Imperial Capital’s major powers formed an alliance for the coming battle. On the eve of the attack, Wei Yang and Xiao Yan sensed danger from the Soul Hall, and Xiao Yan asked Wei Yang for the Sea Heart Flame.

• Wei Yang told Fama that a mid-level Dou Zong stood behind the Misty Cloud Sect and said he would attack Yun Shan regardless of the guild’s decision.
• Fama agreed to join the alliance, and the Royal Family, Alchemist Guild, and Three Great Families mobilized for the battle.
• As the final battle approached, the Misty Cloud Sect remained calm while people across the Imperial Capital sensed trouble and some fled.
• Xiao Yan visited Wei Yang at night and said he felt uneasy about the battle the next day.
• Wei Yang suspected the Soul Hall Guardian had gone to nearby empires to seek reinforcements, and Xiao Yan agreed that the Soul Hall was focused on his Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan asked Wei Yang to give him the Sea Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan accepted Wei Yang’s Sea Heart Flame Seed to strengthen himself for the decisive battle against the Misty Cloud Sect. As dawn arrived, the allied factions gathered and prepared to march, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Xiao Yan traded for Wei Yang’s Sea Heart Flame Seed, deciding that its power was necessary for the Xiao Family’s survival.
• Yaoye told Jia Xingtian that the Royal Family had assembled one hundred thousand troops and its available experts for the battle.
• Ya Fei reported that the Mittel Family’s elites were ready to join the fight, while the allied factions worried about the Dou Zong supporting Yun Shan.
• At dawn, Wei Yang met Fama, Chemier, and the Alchemist Guild’s elders, and urged them to avoid fighting too hard.
• Wei Yang waited for Xiao Yan as the other major factions finished preparing to set out.

Xiao Yan gathered the Xiao Family and allied forces to attack the Misty Cloud Sect on the day Yun Yun was to marry Gu He. Yun Shan planned to use Gu He against the attackers, while Soul Hall’s Protector Jiu reminded him that Gu He’s soul was promised to the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Yan assembled over a hundred black-clad fighters as the Royal Family, Mittel Family, Alchemist Guild, Mu Family, and Nalan Family pledged support for the attack.
• Xiao Yan declared that he had come to collect his debt from the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Shan told Gu He that he expected Xiao Yan and Wei Yang to attack during the wedding and suggested Xiao Yan wanted Yun Yun for himself.
• Gu He said he would not let anyone ruin his wedding and asked Yun Shan to undo the seal on Yun Yun afterward.
• After Gu He left, Yun Shan admitted to Protector Jiu that he planned to make Gu He and the attackers weaken each other before taking advantage.
• Protector Jiu insisted the Soul Hall would claim Gu He’s soul after the conflict and warned Yun Shan not to be careless.

Gu He's wedding to Yun Yun was interrupted when Wei Yang and Xiao Yan arrived with a large force of Dou Wang experts. Yun Shan recognized Wei Yang's strength and offered to apologize, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gu He welcomed the guests as the veiled bride, who moved stiffly and remained silent, was led to the wedding platform.
• Yun Shan announced that Yun Yun would marry Gu He and declared the auspicious hour had arrived.
• A Large Black Heavy Ruler struck the wedding platform, and two hostile voices warned that the day might end in a funeral instead of a wedding.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan arrived with dozens of Dou Wang experts, alarming the wedding guests.
• Yun Shan addressed Wei Yang as an outstanding young Dou Zong and offered to apologize to avoid making an enemy of him.

Xiao Yan confronted Yun Shan over the destruction of the Xiao family, while Wei Yang demanded an explanation from Yun Yun and accepted her apology. Xiao Yan then challenged Gu He's wedding to Yun Yun, revealing that she had been sealed and forced into the marriage.

• Xiao Yan accused Yun Shan of destroying the Xiao family, and Yun Shan summoned the Misty Cloud Sect elders to prepare for battle against Xiao Yan and Jia Xingtian's group.
• Yun Shan offered to make peace with Wei Yang, but Wei Yang asked Yun Yun to explain her role in the Xiao family's grievances.
• Yun Yun apologized to Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, and Wei Yang accepted her apology and said he would not make trouble for her.
• Gu He challenged Xiao Yan's intentions, and Xiao Yan said he had come to settle the blood feud and called Yun Yun's wedding a sham.
• Xiao Yan's Emerald Green Flame struck a black protective force around Yun Yun, prompting her to remove her veil and reveal herself.
• Xiao Yan accused Yun Shan of sealing Yun Yun and giving her away to win over powerful experts.

Gu He challenged Xiao Yan to a ten-move match, while Wei Yang confronted Yun Shan and overwhelmed him with a single Black Flame attack. Wei Yang then called out the hidden figure behind Yun Shan, and black mist began seeping from a nearby hall.

• Gu He challenged Xiao Yan to a ten-move match, wagering that Xiao Yan would leave if he lost and that Gu He would stop interfering if he lost.
• Yun Shan invited Wei Yang to drink, but Wei Yang said their conflict remained unresolved and dared Yun Shan to act.
• Yun Shan rose to fight, and Wei Yang sent a Black Fire Dragon crashing into him, destroying the wedding platform and leaving Yun Shan battered.
• Wei Yang absorbed the Black Flame and told Yun Shan he was no match for him, then demanded that Yun Shan call out the person behind him.
• Black mist began spreading from a grand hall as the gathered fighters watched.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu He, who withdrew from the dispute over Yun Yun and left the plaza. As Wei Yang and Xiao Yan faced the Soul Hall’s black-mist figure, one of the concealed Guardians followed the wounded Gu He down the mountain.

• Xiao Yan defeated Gu He in ten moves, and the black-mist figure mocked Yun Shan for losing to Xiao Yan in one move.
• Wei Yang identified the black mist as the mastermind behind the destruction of the Xiao Family, and he privately told Xiao Yan to deal with Yun Shan before helping him against the hidden enemies.
• Gu He admitted defeat, withdrew from the conflict between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect, and asked Yun Shan to dissolve the wedding before leaving.
• Gu He apologized to Yun Yun, and the experts who had come at his invitation departed after he left.
• Wei Yang sensed one of the concealed Soul Hall Guardians follow Gu He down the mountain and realized the Guardian had targeted him.

After the other powerful figures left, Protector Jiu of the Soul Hall tried to recruit Wei Yang by promising him power and status. Wei Yang refused to betray Xiao Yan, and Protector Jiu’s offer left the plaza tense and wary of the Soul Hall.

• Yun Shan lamented the loss of a Sixth Grade Alchemist as the plaza emptied.
• Protector Jiu praised Wei Yang’s talent and introduced himself, then invited him to join the Soul Hall.
• Protector Jiu’s claims about the Soul Hall’s immense strength alarmed the people present and weighed heavily on Xiao Yan.
• Wei Yang interrupted Protector Jiu and explained that Xiao Yan was his fellow disciple.
• Protector Jiu urged Wei Yang to capture Xiao Yan as proof of loyalty, but his cold appeal to self-interest unsettled the crowd.

Wei Yang rejected the black mist’s offer and let Xiao Yan face Yun Shan, who unleashed his power and ordered the Misty Cloud Sect to kill the intruders. Yun Shan restored Yun Yun’s strength, and she chose to stand against Xiao Yan and the others, demanding that they withdraw.

• Wei Yang refused to become the black mist’s servant and reaffirmed his bond with Xiao Yan.
• The black mist ordered Yun Shan to deal with Xiao Yan while it personally faced Wei Yang.
• Xiao Yan flew to confront Yun Shan, who displayed his Dou Zong aura and ordered the Misty Cloud Sect to kill the intruders.
• Yun Shan sent black light into Yun Yun, restoring her peak Dou Emperor strength and prompting her to return to her former Sect Leader bearing.
• Yun Yun apologized to Xiao Yan, then raised her sword toward him and the others and demanded that they withdraw.

Yun Yun chose to stand with the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan severed his remaining emotional ties to her as their forces clashed. With Yun Shan confirming that Xiao Yan’s father was likely in the Soul Hall’s hands, Xiao Yan prepared to fight the Dou Zong using a strength-boosting secret technique.

• Yun Yun sided with Yun Shan, and Xiao Yan declared that anyone who stood in his way would die before ordering his allies to show no mercy to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun led the Misty Cloud Sect into battle against Jia Xingtian and the other invaders as fighting erupted across Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Xiao Yan confronted Yun Shan, who confirmed that Xiao Yan’s father had not been held by the Misty Cloud Sect and suggested the Soul Hall had taken him.
• Yun Shan recognized Yao Chen’s presence within Xiao Yan and prepared to attack, while Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes to raise his strength to the Dou Emperor level.

Wei Yang trapped Protector Jiu in a sealed formation and overwhelmed him with his mutated Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame. The formation collapsed, leaving Protector Jiu screaming in the spreading black fire as the battle below paused and Yun Shan feared for his fate.

• Protector Jiu isolated Wei Yang inside a formation that blocked outside energy and slowed his movements, then attacked with a black chain.
• Wei Yang summoned nine Black Fire Dragons and revealed that his Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame had lightning running through it.
• The nine dragons surrounded Protector Jiu and blasted him with black fire until his formation collapsed and the flames burst across the sky.
• Xiao Yan and Elder Yao realized the flame had mutated after absorbing Pill Lightning, while Yun Shan worried that Protector Jiu was in danger.
• Protector Jiu screamed for Protector Tie to save him from within the black sea of fire.

Wei Yang held the advantage against the Soul Hall Guardians, while the fighting below intensified and Xiao Yan attacked Yun Shan. Protector Tie hesitated to enter the sea of fire, and a second hidden Guardian revealed himself after Wei Yang detected him.

• Wei Yang taunted Protector Tie and waited at the edge of the sea of fire as Protector Tie hesitated to approach and offered to leave if Wei Yang released Protector Jiu.
• Xiao Yan and Elder Yao noticed the new Guardian, and Xiao Yan charged Yun Shan to end their fight quickly.
• Hai Bodong urged Jia Xingtian, Fama, and the others to finish their opponents and join forces against Yun Shan, intensifying the battle below.
• Protector Tie publicly threatened Wei Yang with the Soul Hall's kill-on-sight list, angering Yun Yun and dismaying Yun Shan.
• Wei Yang detected another Guardian hiding in a forest, and the Guardian emerged, praising Wei Yang's perception and questioning why his soul could not be sensed.

Protector Mo and Protector Tie abandoned Protector Jiu to die in Wei Yang’s flames, and Wei Yang captured his Soul Body. Xiao Yan fought Yun Shan to a standstill and, as his meridians neared their limit, agreed to Elder Yao’s plan to continue the battle.

• Protector Mo introduced himself and refused to rescue Protector Jiu, who died in Wei Yang’s sea of flames.
• Wei Yang stopped the fire dragons, captured Protector Jiu’s Soul Body in a jade bottle, and sealed it away.
• Xiao Yan, grateful that Wei Yang had preserved Protector Jiu for him, attacked Yun Shan more fiercely and gained the advantage.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Shan exchanged blows until both were injured and paused to recover.
• Yun Shan warned that Xiao Yan’s meridians were nearing their limit, and Elder Yao cautioned him against continuing to borrow power.
• Xiao Yan insisted on defeating Yun Shan, then listened to Elder Yao’s plan and agreed to carry it out.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen struck Yun Shan together, leaving him badly wounded as Xiao Yan moved to finish him. Wei Yang intercepted Protector Mo while Protector Tie headed down to capture Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan unleashed the Flame Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler, and Yun Shan countered with the Great Compassion Wind Tearing Hand.
• Xiao Yan distracted Yun Shan and held him in place while Yao Chen attacked him from behind; Xiao Yan then slammed into Yun Shan, sending him crashing into the plaza.
• Xiao Yan raised the Heavy Xuan Ruler and fired another ruler beam at Yun Shan despite Yun Yun's plea to stop him.
• Wei Yang blocked Protector Mo, who sent Protector Tie toward the ground to capture Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.
• Wei Yang dismissed Protector Mo's claim that Yao Chen was prey and warned that the hunter and prey had yet to be decided.

Yao Chen appeared to protect Xiao Yan after severely wounding Yun Shan, but Protector Tie arrived and revealed the Soul Hall’s interest in capturing Yao Chen. With Protector Tie ordering Yun Shan to fight Xiao Yan, Yun Shan’s submission shattered the Misty Cloud Sect’s morale as the confrontation continued.

• Yao Chen emerged beside Xiao Yan and wounded Yun Shan, leaving both sides believing the battle’s outcome might be decided by their clash.
• Yun Shan recognized Yao Chen and learned that he had once been a Dou Zun, but dismissed the threat posed by his current Soul Body.
• Protector Tie appeared, insulted Yun Shan, and explained that the Soul Hall had tracked Yao Chen through the Bone Chilling Flame.
• Protector Tie assigned himself to capture Yao Chen and ordered Yun Shan to deal with Xiao Yan, threatening him with consequences if he failed.
• Yun Shan submissively promised to obey Protector Tie, causing Misty Cloud Sect disciples to lose heart and leaving Yun Yun devastated.

Xiao Yan prepared to risk his life holding Yun Shan back while Elder Yao fought Protector Tie, trusting that Wei Yang would soon defeat Protector Mo. Wei Yang’s battle remained a cautious stalemate until ten black suns suddenly erupted overhead, blinding everyone and interrupting the confrontation.

• Elder Yao told Xiao Yan to stall Yun Shan while he fought Protector Tie, and Xiao Yan swallowed recovery pills to restore himself.
• Yun Shan and Protector Tie agreed to capture Xiao Yan alive because the Soul Hall wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Protector Tie attacked Elder Yao with black chains as Yun Shan turned to fight Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan prepared to use the Buddha's Fury Lotus against Yun Shan, but ten black suns appeared overhead and erupted in blinding light.
• Protector Mo continued using his chains to keep Wei Yang at a distance, wary of the Nine Dragon Breath Array and waiting for the others to capture Xiao Yan and Yao Chen.

Wei Yang unleashed Ten Directions Annihilation against Protector Mo, whose defenses were swallowed by the attack before it exploded above Misty Cloud Mountain. The resulting Black Sun Calamity engulfed the mountain and temporarily blinded everyone nearby.

• Wei Yang finished preparing Ten Directions Annihilation while Protector Mo retreated and raised his defenses.
• Wei Yang hurled the ring of ten black suns at Protector Mo's Black Smoke Vortex and quickly withdrew.
• Ten Directions Annihilation expanded, swallowed the vortex, and exploded, with Protector Mo's miserable howl heard from within.
• The blast spread black fire across Misty Cloud Mountain, scorching its summit and the approaching armies.
• The black radiance blinded countless people around the mountain, marking the start of the Black Sun Calamity.

Wei Yang annihilated Protector Mo in a sky-shattering explosion, leaving Misty Cloud Mountain engulfed in flames. As the survivors counted their losses, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan watched Wei Yang with awe and renewed determination.

• Wei Yang’s black flames consumed Protector Mo and scorched the sky before returning to Wei Yang, leaving Misty Cloud Mountain burning.
• The fighters on both sides stopped battling and gathered in the square, shaken by the explosion and the blazing summit.
• Fama lamented the destruction of the Misty Cloud Sect’s thousand-year foundation, while Jia Xingtian reacted with an unreadable chuckle.
• Xiao Yan’s group counted their dead and injured, and Lin Yan, Lin Xiuyai, and Liu Qing discussed their battle and Xiao Yan’s strength.
• Xiao Yan admired Wei Yang’s power and wondered whether he could one day unleash a similar attack with the Buddha’s Fury Lotus.
• Zi Yan admitted her admiration for Wei Yang, then insisted to Xiao Yan that she would beat him someday.

After the battle devastated the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Shan and Protector Tie realized their Soul Hall allies were gone and their remaining forces were overwhelmed. Wei Yang descended toward the survivors, leaving Protector Tie as the last threat to be dealt with.

• The Misty Cloud Sect survivors gathered opposite Xiao Yan and the others, and Yun Yun saw how badly their forces had been reduced.
• Yun Shan and Protector Tie waited in vain for Protector Mo to return, and Protector Tie confirmed that he was the only Soul Hall Guardian left nearby.
• Yun Shan coughed blood after Xiao Yan had struck him during a moment of blindness, and the transparent flames in his body left him unable to fight at Dou Zong strength.
• Wei Yang confirmed Protector Mo had died in the explosion and descended, intending to eliminate Protector Tie.
• The Misty Cloud Sect elders looked to Yun Yun to lead them, while she recognized she lacked the strength to change their dire situation.
• Protector Tie, exhausted from his earlier battle and the Ten-Day Eruption, felt Wei Yang's gaze fixed on him.

Protector Tie killed Yun Shan and extracted his Soul Body, then tried to escape with it. Wei Yang, Elder Yao, and Xiao Yan surrounded him, and Protector Tie unleashed Nine Forest Hundred Soul Devouring as the fight began.

• Protector Tie asked Yun Shan to lend him his soul, then pierced Yun Shan through the heart and killed him.
• Protector Tie pulled Yun Shan’s Soul Body from his corpse as the Fallen Heart Flame began burning the body, then hurled it toward Xiao Yan and tried to flee.
• Wei Yang intercepted Protector Tie, rejected his offer of Yun Shan’s soul as compensation, and held him in place.
• Elder Yao and Xiao Yan joined Wei Yang to surround Protector Tie, each declaring why they would not let him escape.
• Protector Tie gave up on negotiating and used Nine Forest Hundred Soul Devouring to envelop Yun Shan’s Soul Body in black mist.