Chapter Summaries

Wei Yang and Starfall Pavilion prepared for a possible attack after he sensed someone approaching, only for the Soul Heavenly Emperor to arrive with the Nihility Devouring Flame, Soul Mirror, and Hun Sha. The Soul Heavenly Emperor confirmed he intended to attack, and the assembled factions braced for battle.

• Elder Yao sounded the alert, and Starfall Pavilion’s experts formed a vast defensive formation with Wei Yang at its center.
• The Soul Heavenly Emperor emerged from a spatial vortex with the Nihility Devouring Flame, Soul Mirror, and Hun Sha.
• The Soul Heavenly Emperor greeted Wei Yang and confirmed that he had come to attack Starfall Pavilion.
• Wei Yang summoned the Northern King and threatened to kill the Nihility Devouring Flame first, while the Soul Heavenly Emperor warned that he would not get the chance.

Soul Heavenly Emperor came to Starfall Pavilion to complete the deal arranged three months earlier, and Xiao Yan learned that his father, Xiao Zhan, was still alive but imprisoned and badly weakened. After Soul Heavenly Emperor and Wei Yang clashed briefly, Xiao Zhan recognized Xiao Yan and urged him to flee, leaving Xiao Yan to restrain his anger while facing the Soul Clan’s power.

• Soul Heavenly Emperor admitted that his forces were insufficient to destroy Starfall Pavilion and said he had come to complete the deal arranged three months earlier.
• When Xiao Yan demanded to see his father, Soul Heavenly Emperor produced a black-mist cage containing the chained and aged Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yan threatened to destroy the Soul Clan, prompting Soul Heavenly Emperor to unleash a soul attack that Wei Yang intercepted in a brief clash between their Emperor Realm Souls.
• Wei Yang warned Xiao Yan to stay calm, and Xiao Yan steadied himself and recognized that his strength was still insufficient to challenge Soul Heavenly Emperor.
• Xiao Zhan regained consciousness, recognized Xiao Yan, and tearfully urged him to flee from the Soul Clan.
• Wei Yang criticized Soul Heavenly Emperor for leaving Xiao Zhan in such poor condition, but Soul Heavenly Emperor dismissed Xiao Zhan as an ant.

Xiao Yan traded the Tuoshe Ancient Jade to Soul Heavenly Emperor for his father, Xiao Zhan, and reunited with him after years of separation. With Xiao Zhan rescued and taken to safety, Xiao Yan prepared to face the conflict ahead.

• Xiao Yan promised to rescue Xiao Zhan and handed the ancient jade to Wei Yang for the exchange with Soul Heavenly Emperor.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor released Xiao Zhan, and Wei Yang seized him while sending the jade to Soul Heavenly Emperor, who took possession of the final piece.
• Wei Yang checked Xiao Zhan for harm and sent him to Xiao Yan, who embraced his father and apologized for his suffering.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that his brothers were waiting at home and released Southern King.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiong Zhan to protect Xiao Zhan, and Xiong Zhan withdrew with him and Southern King from the battlefield.

Soul Heavenly Emperor left the Star Realm after revealing that he had gathered all eight ancient jades, prompting Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to prepare for the coming battle. Wei Yang and Xiao Yan arrived in the Ancient Realm, where Gu Yuan welcomed Wei Yang and Gu Xun'er began introducing him to the allied clan leaders.

• Soul Heavenly Emperor withdrew from the Star Realm and warned Wei Yang that he expected him to join the Soul Clan after their eventual battle.
• Wei Yang told Xiao Yan and the others that the Soul Clan may have stolen the other clans' ancient jades through spies, and he predicted the final battle was near.
• Xiao Yan decided to train in the Heavenly Tomb, and Wei Yang agreed to accompany him; they planned to leave in three days.
• The leaders of the Gu Clan, Yan Clan, and Thunder Clan gathered after all three clans lost their Tuoshe Ancient Jade on the same day.
• Gu Xun'er introduced Wei Yang to Gu Yuan, who praised him, and then began introducing him to the Yan Clan and Thunder Clan experts.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan met the Yan and Thunder Clan chiefs as the clans gathered to discuss the Soul Clan’s growing threat. After learning the Ancient Jade had been stolen and Soul Heavenly Emperor had taken the final piece from Starfall Pavilion, Gu Yuan called for the clans to unite and admitted their past inaction against the Xiao Clan had helped bring them to this crisis.

• Gu Xun'er introduced Yan Jin and Lei Ying to Wei Yang, explaining their strength, flame control, and reputations.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan joined the gathering, and the clans discussed the theft of their Ancient Jade and Soul Heavenly Emperor’s exchange of Xiao Zhan for the final piece.
• Yan Jin lamented that the clans had underestimated the Soul Clan as the hall fell silent.
• Gu Yuan urged the clans to abandon selfish motives and unite, acknowledging that the clans’ failure to aid the Xiao Clan had contributed to their present danger.
• Xiao Yan stayed silent as Gu Yuan recalled Soul Heavenly Emperor’s warning and regretted watching the Xiao Clan fall.

Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Xuan could be revived, then entered the Heavenly Tomb with Wei Yang to seek answers from him. They reached the depths of the tomb, where the Blood Blade Saint sent his Blood Blade toward the approaching pair.

• Xiao Yan asked Gu Yuan whether Xiao Xuan could be revived, and Gu Yuan said the remnant soul’s unusual existence made revival extremely difficult.
• Wei Yang agreed to enter the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Yan, and Gu Yuan opened a spatial fissure for them while warning them not to stay longer than a year.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb and flew toward its deepest region, passing the astral winds and Energy Bodies without difficulty.
• The pair arrived at the Chaotic Stone Forest, where the Blood Blade Saint sat among the Energy Bodies.
• The Blood Blade Saint noticed the approaching figures and launched his Blood Blade at them, drawing a surprised cry from their direction.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan traveled through the Heavenly Tomb to meet Xiao Xuan, with the Energy Bodies fleeing when they learned Xiao Yan was his descendant. Xiao Xuan appeared at his gravestone and praised Xiao Yan after seeing his strength and abilities.

• Blood Blade Saint recognized Xiao Yan and, frightened by Wei Yang's presence, offered to guide them through the Heavenly Tomb.
• Blood Blade Saint warned powerful Energy Bodies that Xiao Yan was Xiao Xuan's descendant, and they fled rather than attack.
• Blood Blade Saint led Wei Yang and Xiao Yan to the ancient gravestone at the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb, then left them there.
• Wei Yang sensed a towering figure watching him and exchanged a nod with it as Xiao Yan approached the gravestone.
• Xiao Yan knelt before the gravestone to pay his respects, and Xiao Xuan appeared and praised him after assessing his cultivation, soul, and Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan and Wei Yang reunited with Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb and told him about the situation outside and their plan to confront Soul Heavenly Emperor. Xiao Xuan rejected the idea of leaving as a remnant soul, and Wei Yang realized Xiao Xuan had been waiting only to help the Xiao Clan one last time.

• Xiao Yan introduced Wei Yang to Xiao Xuan, and the three sat together to discuss events in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan explained that Soul Heavenly Emperor had gathered the eight pieces of Ancient Jade and that they planned to wait near Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion for him to open it.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan told Xiao Xuan they hoped to revive him, but Xiao Xuan said he knew of no way to restore his soul or body.
• Wei Yang offered to use his Emperor Realm Soul to preserve Xiao Xuan outside the Heavenly Tomb, but Xiao Xuan refused to become a burden.
• Wei Yang understood that Xiao Xuan had been waiting to help the Xiao Clan one last time and did not wish to continue living as a powerless remnant soul.

Xiao Xuan explained that his wish to fade away came from guilt over the Xiao Clan’s destruction, then discussed with Xiao Yan and Wei Yang why no one had become Dou Di for ten thousand years. The three concluded that the continent lacked Emperor Origin Qi, leaving Xiao Yan’s struggle against Soul Heavenly Emperor as the story’s unresolved threat.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan that he was proud of what he had accomplished without relying on the Xiao Clan’s bloodline, and warned that Soul Heavenly Emperor could become Dou Di if Xiao Yan failed to stop him.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xuan whether Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion could help someone reach Dou Di, and Xiao Xuan recalled his own failed attempts to break through.
• Xiao Xuan described sensing that a crucial energy was missing whenever he neared the Dou Di barrier, and Xiao Yan said Yellow Springs Demonic Saint had discovered the same problem.
• Xiao Yan explained that Wei Yang identified the missing energy as Emperor Origin Qi, also called spiritual energy, and Xiao Xuan recognized it as the Origin Emperor Qi he had once sought.
• Xiao Xuan lamented that he had been capable of breaking through but lacked the necessary energy, while Wei Yang and Xiao Yan reflected that many powerful experts had faced the same fate.

Xiao Xuan revealed that Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion contained an Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill that could help someone reach Dou Di, and offered Xiao Yan a chance to advance his soul realm. He planned to transform into the Heavenly Tomb Soul, leaving Xiao Yan to seize the opportunity to reach Emperor Realm Soul.

• Xiao Xuan explained that Soul Heavenly Emperor sought the Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill in Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion because its Emperor Origin Qi could help him become Dou Di.
• Wei Yang recognized that obtaining the pill could let him challenge the Dou Di realm without relying on a blood sacrifice.
• Xiao Xuan offered Xiao Yan a chance to advance his soul realm and said he would transform into the Heavenly Tomb Soul to help him.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Heavenly Tomb Soul was the tomb's own strange lifeform, formed from countless remnant soul imprints and responsible for driving the Energy Bodies to devour one another.

Xiao Xuan and Wei Yang prepared to confront the Heavenly Tomb Soul, whose control had forced the tomb’s Energy Bodies to devour one another. Xiao Xuan promised to free them, while Wei Yang privately recognized that their plan was to kill the creature and use its body to help Xiao Yan reach the Emperor Realm Soul.

• Xiao Xuan asked Wei Yang to help him deal with the hidden Heavenly Tomb Soul, and Wei Yang agreed.
• Their auras spread across the Heavenly Tomb, stirring the Energy Bodies and renewing their hope of escape from the cycle of devouring.
• Xiao Xuan told the Energy Bodies that he would fulfill their old plea and give them release.
• A giant face emerged from the void and challenged Xiao Xuan over their agreement.
• Xiao Xuan dismissed the Heavenly Tomb Soul as an error, while Wei Yang realized Xiao Xuan wanted to kill it and feed it to Xiao Yan.

Wei Yang attacked the Heavenly Tomb Soul with the Life-Extinguishing Flame, Nine Profound Golden Thunder, and Illusory Black Flame, overwhelming the Soul Body. The Heavenly Tomb Soul remained trapped and burning as Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yan watched from a safe distance.

• The Heavenly Tomb Soul claimed authority over the Heavenly Tomb and ordered Wei Yang to leave, but Xiao Xuan challenged its claims and Wei Yang called it an idiot.
• The Heavenly Tomb Soul unleashed a soul storm, and Wei Yang stepped in front of Xiao Xuan and burned it away with a Black Fire Dragon.
• Wei Yang summoned nine fire dragons that bound the Heavenly Tomb Soul and struck it with Nine Profound Golden Thunder before enclosing it in a sphere of Illusory Black Flame.
• The Heavenly Tomb Soul fired a giant Soul Spear at Wei Yang, who turned it around and sent it back, igniting the Soul Body from within.
• The Heavenly Tomb Soul shrank as flames and lightning battered it, while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yan retreated behind the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and watched.

Wei Yang subdued the Heavenly Tomb Soul with the Life-Extinguishing Flame and his Emperor Realm Soul, then extracted its Soul Origin and destroyed its body. Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan watched as the Heavenly Tomb Soul was reduced to ashes.

• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Yan that Heavenly Flames could suppress the Heavenly Tomb Soul but could not protect him from its powerful soul attacks.
• Wei Yang tightened his flame cauldron around the Heavenly Tomb Soul and resisted its attempts to break free or bargain.
• When the Heavenly Tomb Soul tried to ignite its own soul, Wei Yang struck it with a phantom palm and stopped its self-immolation.
• Wei Yang shattered the Heavenly Tomb Soul's giant face and pulled its crystalline Soul Origin into his hand.
• Wei Yang burned the powerless Heavenly Tomb Soul to ashes with the Life-Extinguishing Flame.

After Wei Yang defeated the Heavenly Tomb Soul, he gave its immense Soul Origin to Xiao Yan to refine, while Xiao Xuan refused the chance to use it for himself. Wei Yang and Xiao Xuan discussed the Xiao Clan and Xiao Xiao as Xiao Yan began absorbing the origin, leaving Xiao Xuan hopeful that he might one day return to life.

• The Heavenly Tomb Soul dissipated, freeing the Energy Bodies from its influence, and Wei Yang revealed its Soul Origin.
• Wei Yang gave the Soul Origin to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xuan refused to take it, saying it was meant for the Xiao Clan's younger generation.
• Xiao Yan entered the Soul Origin to refine it, vowing to help Xiao Xuan return to life.
• Xiao Xuan thanked Wei Yang, who explained that Xiao Xiao was engaged to his son, Wei Ye.
• Wei Yang told Xiao Xuan about Xiao Xiao, the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Chen while the Energy Bodies kept their distance.

Wei Yang refined three Quasi Golden Pills in the Heavenly Tomb while Xiao Xuan guarded Xiao Yan’s soul transformation. After more than two months inside, Xiao Yan successfully reached the Emperor Realm in soul strength, emerging in a towering form as the Heavenly Tomb trembled.

• Wei Yang refined countless medicinal ingredients in his black fire cauldron, and Xiao Xuan was astonished to learn Starfall Pavilion had three Life Spirit Flames.
• Wei Yang’s pill refinement triggered three powerful thunder tribulations, terrifying the Energy Bodies throughout the Heavenly Tomb.
• Wei Yang stored three Quasi Golden Pills and resolved to use them to raise his strength before facing Soul Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Tomb shook as Xiao Yan’s soul strength entered the Emperor Realm, and the pink lotus dispersed to reveal his thousand-foot figure.

Xiao Yan gained an Emperor Realm Soul and control over the Heavenly Tomb, then spent half a year cultivating with Wei Yang to prepare for the coming fight over the Ancient Emperor's Cave. As they left, Wei Yang challenged Xiao Xuan to keep living, and Xiao Xuan was left reflecting on his warning.

• Xiao Yan gained an Emperor Realm Soul by refining the Heavenly Tomb Soul's origin, giving him immense Soul Power and control over who could enter the Heavenly Tomb.
• Wei Yang gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring of medicinal ingredients and urged him to refine Quasi Golden Pills so he could reach late-stage Eight-star before facing Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Yan and Wei Yang cultivated for half a year, reaching late-stage Eight-star and mid-stage Nine-star, respectively.
• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Xuan he would return, then opened a spatial crack and left the Heavenly Tomb with Wei Yang.
• Before leaving, Wei Yang warned Xiao Xuan that dissipating would be an escape and threatened to bring him back from reincarnation after becoming Emperor.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan emerged from the Heavenly Tomb with dramatically increased strength, but Xiao Yan had no way to revive Xiao Xuan. Wei Yang rejected the three clans’ request to coordinate their campaign against the Soul Clan, leaving the alliance’s cooperation uncertain.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan returned from the Heavenly Tomb, revealing that Xiao Yan had reached an Emperor Realm Soul and Seven-star Late Stage while Wei Yang had advanced to Mid-stage Nine-star.
• Xiao Yan told Gu Yuan that they had no way to revive Xiao Xuan, and Gu Yuan realized Xiao Xuan had sacrificed his own chance to help Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan proposed that the three clans ally with Starfall Pavilion and the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe against the Soul Clan, which had gathered the Ancient Jade and likely entered the Ancient Emperor's Cave.
• Wei Yang said he would not share plans with the three clan leaders because their clans were riddled with Soul Clan spies, and he would notify them only when it was time to act.
• Wei Yang left the Ancient Realm, and Xiao Yan apologized to Gu Yuan, promised to notify him before the operation, then followed Wei Yang as Lei Ying angrily protested.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan returned from the Heavenly Tomb to find Starfall Pavilion safe, then reunited with their families and recounted their journey. The three clans prepared to watch the Soul Clan closely, while Xiao Yan’s account left everyone saddened by Xiao Xuan’s fate.

• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying agreed to monitor the Soul Clan and keep their clans on alert, despite Starfall Pavilion’s distrust.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan returned to the Star Realm, relieved that the Soul Clan had not attacked during their absence.
• Wei Shuo and Xiao Xiao greeted their fathers, and the reunited families welcomed Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, including Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yan recounted their journey through the Heavenly Tomb as everyone gathered at the grassland.
• Xiao Zhan, Xiao Chen, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li reacted with complicated feelings to the news about Xiao Xuan.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan prepared Starfall Pavilion for the Ancient Emperor's Cave, while Zi Yan returned to gather Ancient Dragon experts and the Yang Yan Alliance was formally placed under Starfall Pavilion's support. In the Star Realm, Wei Yang used Nine Profound Golden Thunder to temper Northern King and Southern King, and Xiao Yan reflected on the terrifying potential of the Life-Extinguishing Flame.

• Zi Yan left to gather Ancient Dragon experts, following Wei Yang's advice to bring few people and avoid alerting the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li reported on the Yang Yan Alliance's growth, and Wei Yang arranged for its promising young members to train at Starfall Pavilion after an assessment.
• Venerable Feng agreed to oversee training for the Alliance, satisfying Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and establishing the Alliance as a subordinate branch of Starfall Pavilion.
• Wei Yang used Dark Gold Lightning from the Illusory Black Sun to temper Northern King and Southern King in a protected secret chamber.
• Xiao Yan praised the Life-Extinguishing Flame's ability to wield Nine Profound Golden Thunder and worried about the consequences if the Soul Clan possessed it.

Xiao Yan and Wei Yang strengthened Starfall Pavilion by tempering the Northern King and Southern King until the puppets reached their limits, while they waited for the Soul Clan to act. In the Soul Realm, Soul Heavenly Emperor prepared to absorb a vast store of Soul Origins, suggesting the Soul Clan was waiting for Nihility Devouring Flame to advance.

• Xiao Yan reflected on Starfall Pavilion’s formidable forces and resources, including its allies, powerful bloodlines, alchemists, and treasures.
• Wei Yang stopped the lightning tempering after the Northern King reached Seven Star Mid-stage strength and the Southern King reached late Six-star strength, their bodies nearing their limits.
• Xiao Yan asked why the Soul Clan had stayed inactive after gathering the eight Ancient Jades, and Wei Yang advised him to wait and rely on Ah Da’s watch at Jia Nan Academy.
• Wei Yang suspected Soul Heavenly Emperor was waiting for Nihility Devouring Flame to reach the Emperor Realm Soul before the struggle over the Ancient Emperor’s Cave.
• In the Soul Realm, Soul Heavenly Emperor sat above a palace as hundreds or thousands of Soul Origins gathered before him.