Chapter Summaries

A Soul Clan Dou Saint entered the secret chamber to test Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Elder Yao after realizing they had become Dou Saints. Wei Yang fought him off and forced him to retreat, though the Soul Clan Dou Saint warned that his clan did not fear them.

• A Soul Clan Dou Saint appeared in the chamber and regretted that he had not killed Wei Yang and his disciples years earlier.
• Wei Yang attacked the intruder, and the two exchanged blows while testing each other’s strength.
• The Soul Clan Dou Saint tried to withdraw, but Wei Yang pursued him into the spatial rift.
• Their clash ruptured the surrounding space, and Xiao Yan and Elder Yao contained the energy to protect the chamber.
• Wei Yang used Heavenly Flames to injure the Soul Clan Dou Saint’s finger and ordered him to leave.
• The Soul Clan Dou Saint retreated after warning Wei Yang that the Soul Clan did not fear them.

A Soul Clan Dou Sheng confronted Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, threatened them, and withdrew after a brief clash. The three master and disciples assessed the danger and resumed studying the Spatial Grand Array to strengthen their defenses.

• The Soul Clan Dou Sheng challenged Xiao Yan to come to the Soul Realm to save Xiao Zhan, while Wei Yang forced him to leave.
• The Soul Clan Dou Sheng threatened Xiao Yan and Wei Yang before his spatial rift vanished.
• Wei Yang restrained his urge to pursue the retreating enemy, judging that the Soul Clan might send reinforcements.
• Wei Yang estimated the enemy was around the Four-Star Peak level, and Elder Yao concluded the visit had been a probe and an attempted killing move.
• Elder Yao urged Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to finish the Spatial Grand Array, and the three returned to studying it.

A month after completing the Spatial Grand Array, Xiao Yan’s family discussed their growing strength and preparations for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which would emerge in less than nine months. They considered possible allies and advances, but Xiao Yan pointed out that Medusa lacked the immense energy needed to reach Half-Saint quickly.

• Elder Yao said the Spatial Grand Array was complete and could delay low- and mid-level Dou Saints long enough for the family to respond.
• Elder Yao said Soul Hall was likely focused on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Xiao Yan learned that ancient factions also had records of its emergence.
• Wei Yang urged Xiao Yan to grow stronger before the contest for the Demonic Flame, and Xiao Yan estimated he could reach the mid Two-Star Dou Saint level within nine months.
• Elder Yao proposed that Medusa, Qing Lin, and Ah Da might become powerful reinforcements, and suggested inviting Xiao Yan’s girlfriend from the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Yan warned that Medusa needed an enormous source of energy to advance quickly, unlike Qing Lin, who was supported by a Saint-level Ancient Heavenly Serpent Magic Core.

Elder Yao revealed that the Nine Nether Yellow Springs could help Cai Lin and Qing Lin advance, and could provide Xiao Yan with a vital ingredient for swallowing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Xiao Yan agreed to travel there and prepare a Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill, while the group realized how dangerous the flame was after learning it had supposedly caused the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s fall.

• Elder Yao identified the Nine Nether Yellow Springs as a place that could help Cai Lin evolve, aid Qing Lin and Ah Da in reaching Half-Saint, and prepare Xiao Yan to subdue the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Elder Yao explained that swallowing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame would be difficult even after Xiao Yan subdued it, since no one had succeeded in past appearances.
• Elder Yao showed Xiao Yan a Ninth Grade Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill formula and said its main ingredient, Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, could appear at the Bottom of the Yellow Springs.
• Xiao Yan accepted the formula and agreed that he needed to obtain the crystal within nine months so Elder Yao could refine the pill.
• Xiao Yan asked Wei Yang to help weaken the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Elder Yao agreed that Wei Yang’s Life-Extinguishing Flame could assist.
• Elder Yao revealed that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had supposedly caused the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s fall, shocking Xiao Yan and the others.

Wei Yang and the others discussed the danger of intelligent Heavenly Flames and the benefits of visiting the Nine Nether Yellow Springs to prepare for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. They decided to seek permission from the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe and set out the next morning.

• Wei Yang reflected on why he had erased Life-Extinguishing Flame's consciousness, admitting to himself that he felt regret and guilt but had chosen to eliminate a threat to his survival.
• Elder Yao explained that the Nine Nether Yellow Springs was sacred ground for the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe, and its extreme yin-cold waters could help Cai Lin and Qing Lin strengthen their bloodlines and cultivate.
• Wei Yang considered how Qing Lin could use the Heavenly Serpent Magic Core and a Bodhi Pill to advance, then receive the Heavenly Serpent Marrow to break through to Dou Saint.
• Qing Lin noted that the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe might resist letting them enter, but Elder Yao said their strength, prestige, and status as alchemists should help them gain access.
• With less than nine months before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged, Xiao Yan and Wei Yang agreed to leave early the next morning while Elder Yao stayed behind to watch over Starfall Pavilion.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan traveled with Qing Lin, Medusa, and Ah Da to the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe, where they discovered Ancient Void Dragons had arrived. Their arrival raised concern about Zi Yan and the Ancient Dragon Tribe’s civil war, and Wei Yang and Xiao Yan decided to investigate and help her.

• Wei Yang and his companions reached the Beast Region and headed for the Nine Nether Abyss.
• Wei Yang noticed several Ancient Void Dragons speaking with the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe’s guards.
• Wei Yang’s group overheard that the visitors had been sent by a Dragon King from one of the Three Great Dragon Islands.
• Xiao Yan worried that Zi Yan might be struggling against the Three Dragon Kings and urged Wei Yang to investigate the Ancient Dragon Tribe.
• Wei Yang agreed that they should visit the Ancient Dragon Tribe.

Wei Yang and his companions followed Northern Dragon Island’s envoys into the Earth Abyss and intercepted Commander Qin’s group. Wei Yang subdued them and began extracting Commander Qin’s bloodline, leaving the other dragons horrified and helpless.

• Wei Yang decided that helping Zi Yan unify the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe would strengthen Starfall Pavilion’s alliance against the Soul Clan.
• Wei Yang and his companions watched Northern Dragon Island’s dragons enter the Earth Abyss, then used Spatial Power to intercept them underground.
• Commander Qin explained that Northern Dragon Island planned to win the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe’s support with the Ancient Heavenly Serpent’s blood essence and other benefits.
• Wei Yang imprisoned Commander Qin and the other dragons in an invisible Space Sphere and demanded answers about Northern Dragon Island.
• When Commander Qin denied knowing what Wei Yang meant, Wei Yang wounded him and extracted his blood into a blood-red crystal sphere.

Wei Yang interrogated Commander Qin and learned that the Ancient Dragon Tribe's civil war had drawn the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan toward the Three Great Dragon Islands. Wei Yang and his companions decided to delay those outside forces and headed for the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.

• Wei Yang extracted nearly half of Commander Qin's blood before Commander Qin revealed that the Three Great Dragon Islands were fighting Eastern Dragon Island, which had a new Dragon Emperor and recalled elders from the void.
• Commander Qin said the Three Great Dragon Kings had sought help from the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, while Wei Yang argued that their intervention gave Eastern Dragon Island's allies grounds to act too.
• Commander Qin revealed that the dragon islands possessed Ancient Heavenly Serpent Essence Blood, exciting Qing Lin, and Wei Yang sealed him and the other dragons in a Space Sphere for later judgment.
• Medusa suggested going to help Zi Yan, but Xiao Yan and Qing Lin proposed keeping the two outside clans from joining the war to reduce the Ancient Dragon Tribe's losses.
• Wei Yang led Xiao Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Ah Da toward the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.

Wei Yang led Xiao Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and one other companion into the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe’s heavily guarded Nether Serpent Earth Vein to reach the Nine Nether Yellow Springs. They evaded the clan’s experts and descended into the abyss, arriving at the frigid yellow lake.

• Wei Yang’s group reached the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, where Medusa and Qing Lin reflected on their Snake People heritage.
• Wei Yang refused to notify the Nine Nether Earth Pythons and chose to sneak into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs because the clan had sided with the Three Great Dragon Kings.
• Wei Yang concealed the group with Spatial Power and guided them past the experts sensing for intruders.
• The five descended through the abyss’s freezing gales and landed beside the vast, blood-tinged yellow waters of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan entered the Nine Nether Yellow Springs to retrieve the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal while Medusa, Qing Lin, and Ah Da hid above. They descended deeper through the frigid water, where the chilling force slowed their Dou Qi and steadily drained their strength.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan discovered that the Nine Nether Yellow Springs’ extreme yin and cold energy nourished Medusa, Qing Lin, and Ah Da, while the harsh environment kept most snakes away.
• Wei Yang arranged for himself and Xiao Yan to retrieve the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal while Medusa, Qing Lin, and Ah Da waited above and later cultivated there.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan covered themselves with Heavenly Flames and leaped into the spring as Medusa cleared away the smoke and concealed herself, Qing Lin, and Ah Da.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan raced downward, but the worsening cold numbed their limbs, slowed their Dou Qi, and consumed it without allowing them to replenish it.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan descended into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, where they were attacked by a swarm of monstrous snakes. Wei Yang wiped them out with Black Sun Calamity, leaving the pair to continue their descent.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan struggled against the Yellow Springs’ increasingly powerful frigid force and worried about preserving enough Dou Qi to return.
• A creature attacked from behind, and Xiao Yan destroyed it with a punch.
• Countless black monstrous snakes swarmed toward them and fired condensed frigid water arrows.
• Xiao Yan warned that they needed to end the fight quickly, and Wei Yang charged at the snakes to handle the attack.
• Wei Yang unleashed Black Sun Calamity, creating a scorching domain that pierced and burned the monstrous snakes to ashes.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan reached the bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs but found no Yellow Springs Blood Crystals. After hearing a faint cry for help, they uncovered a chained prisoner who identified himself as Yao Ming, chief of the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe, and begged them to free him.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan descended to the rocky bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs after fighting their way through its dangers.
• The two searched the area for Yellow Springs Blood Crystals but found none.
• Wei Yang heard a faint cry for help and uncovered four massive chains buried beneath the ground.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan discovered a skeletal Dou Saint bound by the chains, which continually drained his Dou Qi.
• The prisoner identified himself as Yao Ming, chief of the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe, and pleaded with Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to rescue him.

Xiao Yan and Wei Yang learned that Yao Ming, the former chief of the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe, had been betrayed and sealed by his younger brother Yao Xiaotian. They considered helping him reclaim the tribe, but Wei Yang demanded that Yao Ming accept a Soul Seal before they would rescue him.

• Yao Ming revealed that Yao Xiaotian had poisoned him, seized the chief’s position, and sealed him at the Bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs for hundreds of years.
• Yao Ming said he possessed the Nine Nether Scepter and had grown stronger while sealed, and explained that Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder were his main opponents.
• Yao Ming promised that the tribe would serve Xiao Yan and Wei Yang if they helped him defeat Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder.
• Wei Yang questioned whether they could trust Yao Ming, then offered to rescue him and help him reclaim the chief’s position if he accepted a Soul Seal.
• Yao Ming’s expression changed when Wei Yang demanded that he lower his soul defenses and allow the seal to be planted.

Wei Yang enslaved Yao Ming with a Slave Seal after Yao Ming agreed to submit in exchange for escaping his centuries of suffering. Yao Ming awoke fully obedient to Wei Yang, leaving Wei Yang and Xiao Yan with a powerful new ally against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.

• Yao Ming agreed to let Wei Yang act on his soul so he could escape his suffering and pursue revenge.
• Wei Yang secretly planted a Slave Seal deep in Yao Ming's Soul Origin, making him completely obedient.
• Yao Ming awoke, recognized Wei Yang as his master, and pledged to follow his commands.
• Wei Yang welcomed Yao Ming as his third and strongest servant, while Xiao Yan noted the boost to Starfall Pavilion's strength.

Xiao Yan obtained the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, and Wei Yang freed Yao Ming by tearing apart the Yellow Springs Yin Stone mountain anchoring his chains. Yao Ming escaped after centuries of imprisonment and began recovering his power, vowing revenge on Yao Xiaotian.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Ming for a Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, and Yao Ming gave him the crystal he had saved.
• Yao Ming explained that the Yellow Springs Yin Stones at the chain anchors drained his Dou Qi and that destroying their hidden mechanism would free him.
• Wei Yang attacked the black mountain but found it extremely tough and filled with icy energy.
• Wei Yang transformed, tore the mountain in half, and ripped the chain free, breaking the seal.
• Yao Ming snapped his remaining chains, unleashed his aura, and devoured the surrounding icy energy as he celebrated his escape and threatened Yao Xiaotian.

Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Yao Ming escaped the Nine Nether Yellow Springs after Yao Ming recovered and used his calls to clear a path through the strange snakes. They surfaced to find Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Medusa fighting Yao Xiaotian, and Wei Yang moved to confront him after seeing his people injured.

• Wei Yang gave Yao Ming two Eight-Colored Pills, and Yao Ming swallowed them to speed his recovery.
• Yao Xiaotian learned that Yao Ming's seal had broken and left the gathering to stop him from escaping.
• Yao Ming controlled the strange snakes with several cries, allowing Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Yao Ming to reach the lake surface without fighting.
• Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Yao Ming surfaced and saw Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Medusa battling a black-robed man; Xiao Yan caught Medusa as she was knocked back.
• The black-robed man realized Yao Ming had escaped and that Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Yao Ming were stronger than him.
• After learning the black-robed man had injured Qing Lin and Ah Da, Wei Yang stamped the lake and rose toward him with a violent aura.

Wei Yang unleashed his Black Sun Burning Heaven Palm in the Earth Abyss, defeating the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe Chief and blasting a pillar of Black Flame through the underground world. After absorbing the flames and lightning, he reunited with Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Yao Ming, who complained about his destructive attack.

• The black-robed Tribe Chief tried to use the Yellow Springs' inexhaustible yin-cold energy against Wei Yang, but Wei Yang countered with his Black Sun Burning Heaven Palm.
• Xiao Yan dragged Medusa and Yao Ming into the Yellow Springs Lake as Wei Yang's black sun exploded and consumed the Earth Abyss in heat and Black Flame.
• A Heaven-Propping Fire Pillar blasted out of the Earth Abyss, alarming the snakes nearby as the snake-bearing elder realized the Tribe Chief was inside.
• Wei Yang gathered the Black Flame and lightning back into the black sun, ending the fire pillar and allowing the Earth Abyss to grow cold again.
• Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Yao Ming emerged from the lake, and Xiao Yan complained that Wei Yang had used such a destructive move in a sealed space.

Wei Yang left the battered Yao Xiaotian for Yao Ming to deal with, and Yao Ming killed his younger brother and took his tier-nine Magic Core. As Yao Ming mourned, the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan’s forces arrived and prepared to attack Wei Yang and the others.

• Wei Yang revealed that Yao Xiaotian had survived and handed him over to Yao Ming.
• Yao Ming confronted Yao Xiaotian, who begged for mercy and then tried to self-destruct.
• Yao Ming killed Yao Xiaotian by tearing out his Magic Core, which held his remnant soul.
• Wei Yang and the others gave Yao Ming space to grieve beside his brother’s corpse.
• Hundreds of Nine Nether Earth Python Clan members arrived, and a clan elder called for them to capture Wei Yang and the others.

Wei Yang and his group were surrounded by the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe after Yao Ming killed Yao Xiaotian. Yao Ming revealed himself as the tribe’s supposedly dead former clan chief, but the Great Elder tried to brand him an impostor and silence his supporters.

• The Great Elder ordered the Nether Serpent Guard and the tribe’s elders to encircle Wei Yang’s group and capture Yao Ming.
• Wei Yang prepared to use his Black Sun if necessary, but Yao Ming assured him that he could handle the situation.
• The Great Elder tried to send the tribal chiefs away, but Yao Ming accused him of wanting to kill him again.
• Yao Ming revealed his face and asked the tribe whether they recognized him, prompting the members to realize he resembled the former clan chief.
• Elder Xian, Elder Ming, and Elder Liu recognized Yao Ming’s appearance and aura, while the Great Elder called him an impostor and urged the elders to attack.

Yao Ming exposed the Great Elder’s betrayal and defeated him with the Yellow Springs Finger, then revealed the Nine Nether Scepter to prove his claim to leadership of the Nine Nether Earth Python Tribe. The elders accepted the scepter as proof, while the Great Elder was urged to surrender.

• Yao Ming accused the Great Elder and Yao Xiaotian of poisoning and sealing him at the Bottom of the Yellow Springs for hundreds of years.
• The Great Elder attacked Yao Ming with the Withered Leaf Great Poison Palm, but Yao Ming countered with the Yellow Springs Finger and defeated him.
• Yao Ming revealed that he had reached the Two-Star Dou Saint level and demanded to know whether the Great Elder would keep resisting.
• The Great Elder ordered the elders to form the Ten Thousand Snake Great Formation, but none of them moved to help him.
• Yao Ming produced the Nine Nether Scepter, and the elders recognized it as the clan chief’s token and called on the Great Elder to surrender.