Chapter Summaries

Wei Yang and the others confronted Old Man Mu Gu in the Star Domain, where Mu Gu revealed his connection to Three Thousand Burning Flame. As the dragon awakened and fought against its seal, Soul Hall’s larger plot became clear, leaving the groups battling on multiple fronts.

• Xiao Yan, Xian'er, and Qiu Ling surrounded Old Man Mu Gu while Wei Yang accused two contestants of belonging to Soul Hall.
• Old Man Mu Gu called on Three Thousand Burning Flame to cooperate with him, and the dragon opened its eyes and blamed Wei Yang for ruining its plans.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame roared and struggled against its seal, prompting Qiu Ling to charge Mu Gu and urge Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to attack.
• Qiu Ling told Cao Ying and Song Qing to warn the presidents, but the two suspected Soul Hall contestants attacked them as they crushed their jade beads.
• The two attackers revealed that Soul Hall had also stirred up chaos in Holy Pill City to keep Alchemist Tower’s experts occupied, and Cao Ying and Song Qing began fighting them.

Old Man Mu Gu summoned three Soul Hall Venerable Elders to help him free the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, Qiu Ling, and Xian'er resisted them. As the battle began and the seal strengthened, Mu Gu tried to persuade Wei Yang to stand aside by exploiting his resentment over Yao Chen choosing Xiao Yan.

• Old Man Mu Gu crushed a Spatial Jade Slip and summoned three Soul Hall Venerable Elders from a spatial rift.
• Mu Gu ordered the elders to hold off Xiao Yan, Qiu Ling, and Xian'er while he rushed to break the Three Thousand Burning Flame's seal.
• The Three Giants strengthened the seal, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame unleashed a destructive aura as it fought to escape.
• Mu Gu offered to treat Yao Chen better if Wei Yang stopped obstructing the Soul Hall, then argued that Yao Chen had favored Xiao Yan over him.
• Mu Gu urged Wei Yang to join the Soul Hall, claiming Yao Chen was not worth his devotion.

Wei Yang rejected Old Man Mu Gu’s offer to join the Soul Hall and attacked him while Three Thousand Burning Flame struggled to break free from its seal. Wei Yang’s Black Sun Burning Heaven was swallowed by Nihility Devouring Flame, but he detonated it from within and unleashed black rays across the void.

• Wei Yang told Old Man Mu Gu that Xiao Yan was the only friend he truly acknowledged and refused to join the Soul Hall.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame used black droplets to weaken its seal and repeatedly called for Mu Gu’s help.
• Old Man Mu Gu threatened Wei Yang, who struck him with a Black Flame palm print and forced him back despite their difference in rank.
• Wei Yang launched Black Sun Burning Heaven, and Old Man Mu Gu’s Nihility Devouring Flame vortex swallowed it.
• Wei Yang detonated the black sun inside the vortex, filling the void with destructive black rays as Xiao Yan and Xian'er sought cover.

Wei Yang defeated Old Man Mu Gu, took the Sub-Flame of Nihility Devouring Flame, and turned to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame. When the dragon rejected a Soul Imprint and threatened his Soul Clone, Wei Yang faced it in a battle within its origin space.

• Wei Yang captured Old Man Mu Gu, leaving him as a weakened Soul Body, and Xiao Yan celebrated the capture.
• Wei Yang intimidated the three Soul Hall Venerable Elders, extracted Mu Gu's Sub-Flame of Nihility Devouring Flame, and sealed both the flame and Mu Gu's Soul Body in jade bottles.
• Wei Yang confronted the bound Three Thousand Burning Flame, which offered ten years of service in exchange for freedom.
• Wei Yang refused to trust Three Thousand Burning Flame without a Soul Imprint, and the dragon rejected the imprint and threatened his Soul Clone.
• Wei Yang and Three Thousand Burning Flame closed their eyes as their Soul Battle continued in the dragon's origin space.

Xian'er revealed her full strength and used Netherworld Poison Flame to kill a Soul Hall Venerable Elder, while the Soul Hall forces tried to exploit Wei Yang's Soul Battle. The remaining Venerable Elders were left facing Xian'er and the other defenders.

• The three Soul Hall Venerable Elders decided to withdraw because they could not break Wei Yang's seal on Three Thousand Burning Flame or overcome the defenders.
• When Wei Yang and Three Thousand Burning Flame closed their eyes to engage in a Soul Battle, a Venerable Elder tried to attack Wei Yang, but Qiu Ling intercepted him.
• Xian'er unleashed the aura of a High-level Dou Venerate and revealed her Netherworld Poison Flame, which Xiao Yan recognized as a deadly Heavenly Flame suited to her Body of Calamitous Poison.
• A Five-star Dou Venerate fled from Xian'er, but she engulfed him in a sea of Netherworld Poison Flame and killed him.
• The surviving fighters watched in fear as the Soul Hall Venerable Elder's aura and body vanished in the flames.

Xiao Yan, Xian'er, and Qiu Ling drove off the Soul Hall forces, though two Dou Venerates escaped through a spatial crack after Xian'er poisoned and badly wounded them. They then turned their attention to the ongoing Soul Battle between the giant dragon and the small black figure, whose outcome remained uncertain.

• Xiao Yan sent the Heavenly Demon Puppet to attack a fleeing Soul Hall Venerable while he prepared to help finish off the remaining enemies.
• Qiu Ling fought another Soul Hall Venerable and ordered Cao Ying and Song Qing to stop two Soul Hall spies among the Pill Gathering's top ten alchemists.
• Xian'er joined the fight, and Xiao Yan struck a Soul Hall Venerable with his Flame Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler as he tried to escape.
• The two Soul Hall Venerates used a Spatial Jade Slip to flee, but Xian'er struck them through the void and poisoned them before they vanished.
• Qiu Ling captured the two Soul Hall alchemists alive, and the group saw the giant dragon and the small black figure locked in a Soul Battle.

Wei Yang continued his Soul Battle against Three Thousand Burning Flame while Xuan Kongzi arrived and discovered Wei Yang had reached the Half-step Heavenly Soul stage. Xiao Yan joined the struggle using a drop of dark golden blood that awakened the Dragon Seal on the flame’s forehead.

• Dan Chen worried as Wei Yang poured Soul Power into Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Qiu Ling ordered everyone to keep their distance and Xiao Yan stood guard with the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Xuan Kongzi arrived, heard Qiu Ling’s account of the conflict, and sent the others out of the Star Domain as the situation threatened to grow more dangerous.
• Xuan Kongzi sensed Wei Yang’s immense Soul Strength, and Xian'er confirmed that Wei Yang had reached the Half-step Heavenly Soul stage after becoming a Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan decided to help Wei Yang and struck Three Thousand Burning Flame’s forehead with a jade bottle containing dark golden blood.
• The Dragon Seal appeared on Three Thousand Burning Flame’s forehead and lit up in Xiao Yan’s palm, so Xiao Yan closed his eyes and sent his Soul Power toward the flame.

Xiao Yan joined Wei Yang in a Soul Battle against Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the two endured its attacks while waiting for it to weaken. Outside, Xuan Kongzi and Xian'er realized the flame had entered a berserk state, suggesting Wei Yang and Xiao Yan had gained the advantage but leaving its eruption dangerous.

• Xiao Yan entered Three Thousand Burning Flame's source space and joined Wei Yang beside the Black Sun.
• Wei Yang told Xiao Yan to conserve their strength and let Three Thousand Burning Flame exhaust itself against their defenses.
• Xiao Yan and Wei Yang held their ground as waves of purple-black flames battered their barriers.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame began erupting accumulated flames through the seal while Xuan Kongzi and Xian'er watched from the void.
• Xuan Kongzi concluded that the Soul Battle had pushed Three Thousand Burning Flame into a desperate berserk state and that Wei Yang and Xiao Yan were close to winning.
• Xuan Kongzi withdrew his effort to maintain the seal and watched with Xian'er.

Three Thousand Burning Flame erupted, filling the Star Domain with a sea of purple-black fire while Xian'er guarded Wei Yang and Xiao Yan. Xuan Kongzi escaped to Holy Pill City and joined Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi in working to stabilize the Star Domain as Wei Yang and Xiao Yan continued their clash with the flame's origin.

• Xuan Kongzi explained to Xian'er that they should guide Three Thousand Burning Flame's eruption and capture its exposed origin rather than try to stop it.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame's body exploded and its flames swept through the Star Domain, so Xian'er formed a dark green barrier to protect Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and the golden Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Xuan Kongzi left the Star Domain to help Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi stabilize it while Xian'er stayed behind to guard Wei Yang and Xiao Yan.
• The seal collapsed as more of Three Thousand Burning Flame's body exploded, leaving the Star Domain saturated with a vast sea of purple-black fire.
• Xuan Kongzi emerged through the spatial gate and ordered Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi to close it when flames surged toward Holy Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi that Wei Yang and Xiao Yan remained safe inside with Xian'er, then urged them to stabilize the Star Domain.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan continued draining Three Thousand Burning Flame while sheltering behind the Black Sun and Lotus Throne. After several days, the flame source had weakened, Xiao Yan’s progress remained smooth, and the balance began shifting in their favor.

• Three Thousand Burning Flame furiously attacked the Black Sun and Lotus Throne, but its strength waned as Life-Extinguishing Flame siphoned energy and Xiao Yan quietly drew power through his Dragon Seal.
• Wei Yang opened his eyes after several days and stopped Life-Extinguishing Flame from consuming more of Three Thousand Burning Flame’s source, promising it could feed on the surrounding sea of fire later.
• Wei Yang asked Xiao Yan about his progress, and Xiao Yan replied that it was going smoothly.
• Wei Yang observed that Three Thousand Burning Flame’s source had weakened from its attacks, the siphoning, and Xiao Yan’s use of the Dragon Seal.

Xiao Yan waited for Three Thousand Burning Flame to weaken enough for him to subdue it, while Wei Yang withdrew from their soul-space battle after confirming victory was assured. Outside, Wei Yang stayed in the Star Domain to cultivate and feed the Life-Extinguishing Flame, while Xian'er left to attend to their family and other tasks.

• Xiao Yan remained on the defensive as Three Thousand Burning Flame weakened and his own strength grew, and Wei Yang concluded that victory was assured.
• Wei Yang left the soul space and told Xian'er that Xiao Yan would win unless he made a mistake.
• Wei Yang decided to cultivate in the Star Domain, while Xian'er agreed to leave and watch over their two young children.
• Wei Yang gave Xian'er ingredients and a Soul Hall Venerable Elder's corpse for Single-Horn, and asked her to help refine a Fuling Green Pill for Old Yao.
• Wei Yang sent the Life-Extinguishing Flame into the Purple-Black Sea of Fire to feed before beginning his cultivation.

After nearly a year of refining Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, Xiao Yan awakened with a newly fused flame and rapidly advanced to Peak One-star Dou Venerate. The vast Purple-Black Sea of Fire remained largely undiminished as his breakthrough settled.

• Wei Yang continued absorbing the Purple-Black Sea of Fire while Xiao Yan refined Three Thousand Burning Flame and tempered his body with the Starry Undying Flame.
• A purplish-brown fire dragon emerged from Xiao Yan and devoured the surrounding flames, signaling that his refinement had succeeded.
• Xiao Yan awakened and named his fused strange flame Three Thousand Dragon Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan's aura surged through Dou Zong and Dou Venerate, finally stabilizing at Peak One-star Dou Venerate.

After nearly a year cultivating in the Star Domain, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zun while Wei Yang and Life-Extinguishing Flame reached Mid-level Dou Venerate. The two celebrated their growth, then Xiao Yan began compressing the remaining Purple-Black Flame for another use.

• Xiao Yan reached Dou Zun, and Wei Yang's aura surged to Four-Star Peak Dou Venerate as Life-Extinguishing Flame also grew stronger.
• Xiao Yan and Wei Yang congratulated each other and compared their newly empowered Heavenly Flames, Three Thousand Dragon Heart Flame and Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Yan noticed the Heavenly Demon Puppet had turned dark gold after being tempered by the sea of fire, and he put it away.
• Xiao Yan and Wei Yang decided to leave the remaining fire sea for future cultivation, but Xiao Yan began drawing its flames together and compressing them into a vortex.

Xiao Yan made Fire Thunder Orbs in the Star Domain and discovered that Flame Mantra had advanced to the Quasi-Heaven Tier. He and Wei Yang left the Star Domain as the Alchemist Tower’s experts prepared to protect Holy Pill City from the volatile flames.

• Xiao Yan created a Fire Thunder Orb from the purple-black flames, and Wei Yang judged it capable of threatening low- to mid-level Dou Venerates at close range.
• Xiao Yan refined twenty or thirty more Fire Thunder Orbs, then recovered his mental energy and found that Flame Mantra had advanced to the Quasi-Heaven Tier.
• Wei Yang stopped Xiao Yan from making more Fire Thunder Orbs, and the two crossed the flames toward the spatial gate.
• The Alchemist Tower’s experts evacuated those below the Dou Emperor level and prepared to shield Holy Pill City as the Star Domain grew violent.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi to stand ready to reinforce the seal while worrying about Xiao Yan and Wei Yang’s efforts to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan returned from the Star Domain after spending nearly a year inside, controlling the raging Three Thousand Burning Flame as they emerged. The observers saw them alive and wondered how they had survived and gained such command over the flame.

• Wei Yang told Xiao Yan that he had sealed Old Man Mu Gu's soul, and Xiao Yan took it to help plan a rescue of Elder Yao.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan studied the closed spatial gate instead of forcing it open, while Xian'er, Ah Da, and Xiong Zhan joined Xuan Kongzi and the others outside.
• The spatial exit split open and a massive surge of purple-black flame burst out, prompting Xuan Kongzi to order the Alchemist Tower experts to form their grand formation.
• Wei Yang emerged beside Xiao Yan and commanded the flame to retreat, causing it to flow back into the Star Domain as the rift closed.
• The gathered crowd recognized Wei Yang and Xiao Yan as the Pill Gathering champions and whispered in shock that they had survived nearly a year inside the Star Domain.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan emerged from the Star Domain after subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame, having grown dramatically stronger. The Alchemist Tower revealed that the Soul Hall had secretly moved Yao Chen, and the two prepared to gather allies and pursue his rescue.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan reunited with the Three Giants and Xian'er, and Xuan Kongzi confirmed that they had subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi told Wei Yang and Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall had secretly transferred Yao Chen, though the Alchemist Tower was still investigating his location.
• Xuan Kongzi promised to share the Alchemist Tower's findings but explained that the faction could not openly wage war against the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan showed Wei Yang the communication token from Venerable Feng and decided to summon him once they had exact intelligence.
• Xiao Yan crushed the token and vowed to rescue Yao Chen and repay the Soul Hall for its harm to his clan and teacher.

Wei Yang reunited with his children at the residence, then spent a peaceful day with Xiao Yan, Xian'er, Venerable Skyfire, and the others. The gathering ended with Wei Yang planning to refine a One Beginning Pill for his children, while Xiao Yan thought about preparing one for his daughter in the Jia Ma Empire.

• Wei Yang comforted Wei Ye and Wei Shuo after they timidly asked whether he had abandoned them, then carried them into the residence.
• The next day, Venerable Skyfire thanked Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Xian'er for their help and said he would stay with them.
• Zi Yan reminded Xiao Yan about the pills he had promised her, and he agreed to refine them later.
• Wei Yang said he would refine a One Beginning Pill so his children could strengthen their foundations.
• Xiao Yan thought about refining a One Beginning Pill for his daughter in the Jia Ma Empire and felt jealous of Wei Ye's good fortune.

Wei Yang returned to Holy Pill City after refining the One Beginning Pills in ten days and breaking through to five-star Dou Venerate. He gave the pills to Big Treasure and Little Treasure to gradually improve their constitutions, then took Qing Lin and Xian'er into the inner room.

• Wei Yang returned to Holy Pill City with Ah Da and told Xiao Yan that he had refined the One Beginning Pills in ten days.
• Wei Yang explained that his improved cultivation, soul, and Heavenly Flames had made pill refining faster, and revealed that he had used Five-Colored Pill Lightning to break through to five-star Dou Venerate.
• Wei Yang reassured Qing Lin and Xian'er that the One Beginning Pills' gentle medicinal power would gradually strengthen Big Treasure and Little Treasure as they grew.
• Wei Yang fed one pill to each child, and they fell asleep as the medicinal power settled within them.
• Wei Yang embraced Qing Lin and Xian'er and led them into the inner room.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan studied alchemy while preparing to strengthen their group, then received definite news that Soul Hall had transferred Elder Yao to a hidden branch hall in the Mountain Range of the Departed Souls. They left the Alchemist Tower knowing where to begin their rescue.

• Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Xian'er exchanged alchemy insights and studied several soul-cultivation methods without entering seclusion.
• Wei Yang gave Xiao Yan the Violet-Green Extreme Venerate Pill formula and sent Ah Da to gather ingredients for seven pills.
• Xuan Kongzi secretly summoned Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to the Alchemist Tower, where the Three Giants revealed they had located Elder Yao.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that Soul Hall had moved Elder Yao from Underworld City to a concealed branch hall in the dangerous Mountain Range of the Departed Souls.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan learned that Soul Hall had stationed at least seven Dou Venerates, including a likely Celestial Venerable, at the branch hall holding Yao Chen. They prepared to depart with Venerable Feng’s help and secured medicinal ingredients for Violet-Green Extreme Venerate Pills from the Alchemist Tower.

• Xuan Kongzi told Wei Yang and Xiao Yan that at least seven Dou Venerates guarded Soul Hall’s branch hall in the Mountain Range of the Departed Souls.
• Xuan Yi explained that Soul Hall’s Celestial Venerables were at least High-level Dou Venerates, and Wei Yang concluded one was likely stationed at the branch hall.
• Xuan Kongzi gave Xiao Yan a detailed map showing the branch hall at the center of the mountain range.
• Wei Yang said they would leave as soon as Venerable Feng arrived, and the three chairmen wished them success.
• Wei Yang asked the Alchemist Tower to gather ingredients for Violet-Green Extreme Venerate Pills, and Xuan Kongzi offered enough for around three batches.