Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han faced sixteen Dou Zongs with Lan Lan and the others, then killed the Eight-Star Dou Zong Fu Guoxiang with one punch. He turned his attention to the three Liu brothers as they regrouped after Fu Guoxiang’s death.

• Lan Lan explained that Fu Guoxiang and fifteen other Dou Zongs outnumbered her group, while Xiao Han dismissed the threat.
• Fu Guoxiang recognized Xiao Han as Hun Susu’s son, and Xiao Han mocked him until Fu Guoxiang attacked with Eagle Claw Hand.
• Xiao Han countered with Thunder Flame Eight Extremes Collapse and killed Fu Guoxiang with one punch.
• Xiao Han gained experience, Eagle Claw Hand, and other rewards from Fu Guoxiang’s death.
• Liu Da, Liu Sha, and Liu Bi discussed Xiao Han’s strength, and Xiao Han mocked their names as “big... dumbass.”

Xiao Han taunted Liu Da, Liu Sha, and Liu Bi, provoking Liu Sha into attacking him before killing him with the Emotion Severing Sword. After collecting Liu Sha’s skill books, wealth, and other spoils, Xiao Han looked toward the many opponents still remaining.

• Xiao Han mocked Liu Da, Liu Sha, and Liu Bi until Liu Sha charged at him with his bronze hammer.
• Xiao Han blocked Liu Sha’s attack, then used Hundred Mile Ice Seal to break his Rock Bulwark and destroy his hammer.
• Xiao Han’s icy Sword Qi froze Liu Sha, and the Five-Star Dou Zong fell and shattered.
• Xiao Han obtained the skill books for Lonely Peak Overwhelms, Rock Bulwark, and Connected by the Same Breath, and considered how the last technique could strengthen an army.
• Xiao Han collected more than six hundred thousand gold coins and other treasures from Liu Sha, then noted that many opponents remained.

Xiao Han used the Heartless Sword to kill Liu Da and thirteen other Hall of Souls Protectors, turning the area within a hundred miles into ice and driving the surviving enemy forces into retreat. Lan Lan warned him that Venerable Elders Qin Tian and Qing Hai were approaching with ten million troops, but Xiao Han refused to back down.

• Xiao Han's sword attack badly injured Liu Da and froze the area around Da Ling City, while the Hall of Souls and Gamma Empire armies began fighting.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing joined the battle, and Xiao Han urged Lan Lan, Queen Medusa, Yao Ye, and Little Fairy Doctor to help the soldiers below.
• Liu Da accused Xiao Han of being nearly out of Dou Qi and guessed that his ice sword technique had a range of only a thousand meters, but Xiao Han drank potions and recovered.
• Xiao Han enlarged the Heartless Sword and unleashed Hundred Mile Ice Seal, freezing Liu Da and thirteen other Hall of Souls Protectors into sculptures that shattered.
• Xiao Han gained 320,000 Experience Points and over thirty-four million gold coins as the surviving Hall of Souls forces fled.
• Lan Lan warned Xiao Han that Venerable Elders Qin Tian and Qing Hai were leading ten million troops toward them, but Xiao Han remained confident and teased her.

As Xiao Han prepared for the Hall of Souls’ assault on Da Ling City, he opened treasure chests hoping to improve his strength but received unusual items instead. He recycled an Inflatable Doll for Points and kept three Ecstasy Pills for possible resale.

• Xiao Han reviewed his personal information and worried that his 5,308 Energy Points limited his ability to strengthen his combat skills before the coming battle.
• Xiao Han opened a Bronze Treasure Chest and obtained an Inflatable Doll, which he ordered the system to recycle for 300,000 Points.
• Xiao Han opened a Silver Treasure Chest and received three Ecstasy Pills that could turn intimate activity into energy.
• Xiao Han learned the chest’s contents depended on several factors and decided to keep the pills, thinking Ya Fei could sell them for a good price.

Xiao Han opened a silver treasure chest and obtained a VR Headset that simulated battles to temper the mind. As Yao Ye worried about the coming battle against the Hall of Souls, Xiao Han persuaded her that entering the bridal chamber would help him grow stronger, and she agreed.

• Xiao Han opened a silver treasure chest and received a VR Headset, then put it on and saw a battle scene featuring Teacher Cang.
• Yao Ye found Xiao Han wearing the headset and assumed he was cultivating to prepare for the battle; after the visor disengaged, she offered to leave with him if they could not defeat their enemies.
• Xiao Han said only Qin Tian and Qing Hai, two Soul Venerables, could threaten them, and Yao Ye asked how she could help.
• Xiao Han told Yao Ye that entering the bridal chamber improved his strength, and she agreed to do so that night.
• Xiao Han gave Yao Ye a pink pill, took one himself, and identified it as an Ecstasy Pill.

Xiao Han and the others gathered atop Da Ling City's walls as an enemy army approached, and Yao Ye awkwardly reunited with his companions after spending the night with Xiao Han. Lan Lan noticed Xiao Han had advanced to seven-star Dou Zong, while Yao Ye's own breakthrough to Dou Zong surprised everyone.

• The soldiers greeted Xiao Han and Yao Ye on the city walls, where Yao Ye's discomfort hinted at what had happened the previous night.
• Queen Medusa welcomed Yao Ye as her younger sister, and Yao Ye also greeted Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.
• Lan Lan warned Xiao Han that the approaching army would be dangerous, but Xiao Han said he could fight them unless they had Dou Saint-level experts.
• Lan Lan discovered Xiao Han had risen from five-star to seven-star Dou Zong overnight.
• Lan Lan realized Yao Ye had also reached Dou Zong, astonishing Queen Medusa, Xiao Bai, Xiao Qing, and the Little Fairy Doctor.

Yao Ye revealed that she had advanced from an Eight-Star Dou Huang to an Initial Dou Zong after spending the night with Xiao Han. As Mad Blade Venerable's army approached Da Ling City, Xiao Han used a treasure chest's Invincible Charge Ducks to unleash a devastating attack.

• Yao Ye confirmed that she had broken through to the Dou Zong realm after swallowing an Ecstasy Pill and spending the night with Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han opened a Silver-grade treasure chest and obtained eight Invincible Charge Ducks.
• Mad Blade Venerable arrived outside Da Ling City with over a hundred fighters in the air and a black tide of troops on the ground.
• Xiao Han learned that he had to sing to activate the ducks and performed their incantation as a song.
• The ducks grew to elephant size, charged into Mad Blade Venerable's army, and pierced through a Dou Huang expert while killing many others.

Xiao Han used Invincible Charge Ducks to kill Hall of Souls Dou Wang and Dou Huang fighters, then opened a chest and obtained a song that began playing automatically. His singing battered the Hall of Souls army and even affected Dou Zong experts, leaving the battle in chaos.

• Invincible Charge Ducks pierced through a Dou Wang and a Dou Huang, while Xiao Han gained Experience Points and the Stone Splitting Sword combat skill.
• Xiao Han opened a silver treasure chest and obtained the one-use divine song Tante, which immediately seeped into his throat and began playing.
• Mad Blade Venerable mocked Xiao Han and demanded that Yun Lan surrender, while Xiao Han began singing Tante.
• Xiao Han's song made the Hall of Souls fighters' Qi and Blood churn, with its effects growing stronger as his beat synchronization rose.
• The song affected even Dou Zong experts, while Dou Wang and Dou Huang fighters within fifty meters of Xiao Han vomited blood and fell from the sky.

Xiao Han used his divine song to devastate the Hall of Souls army, then opened a treasure chest and gained the divine song Little Apple. He sang it to the women around him, earning Experience Points and reaching the Eight-Star Dou Zong realm while the remaining Hall of Souls experts watched in confusion.

• Xiao Han’s divine song killed the Hall of Souls’ Dou Wang and Dou Huang experts and wounded Mad Blade Venerable, while Xiao Han rose to the peak of the Seven-Star Dou Zong realm.
• Mad Blade Venerable challenged Xiao Han, who opened a silver treasure chest and obtained the divine song Little Apple.
• Xiao Han sang to Queen Medusa, but the system warned that her Favorability could increase only a little because she was already his soulmate.
• Xiao Han sang to Little Fairy Doctor, Xiao Qing, and Lan Lan, gaining Experience Points as each woman reacted to his words.
• Xiao Han filled his Experience Points and leveled up to Level 68, reaching the Eight-Star Dou Zong realm.

Xiao Han used his song to raise Xiao Qing’s Favorability to one hundred, and Xiao Bai agreed to let Xiao Qing become Xiao Han’s soulmate alongside her. The system rewarded Xiao Han with enough Experience Points to reach Nine Star Dou Zong, leaving Mad Blade Venerable stunned.

• Xiao Han sang to Xiao Qing, raising her Favorability from forty points to one hundred while earning Experience Points.
• Xiao Han asked Xiao Qing to become his soulmate together with Xiao Bai, and Xiao Bai agreed.
• Xiao Qing accepted Xiao Han’s proposal, and the system rewarded him with Experience Points and Energy Points for adding her to his harem.
• Xiao Han leveled up to Nine Star Dou Zong, astonishing Xiao Qing and the others.
• Xiao Han challenged Mad Blade Venerable’s earlier mockery, and Mad Blade Venerable felt humiliated.

After confessing to Xiao Qing, Xiao Han unleashed a powerful ice technique against Mad Blade Venerable’s army, destroying most of it. Exhausted but recovering with potions, Xiao Han faced Mad Blade Venerable’s insistence that the gap between Dou Zun and Dou Zong still made him superior.

• Xiao Han resisted confessing to Little Fairy Doctor and Lan Lan after winning Xiao Qing’s affection, while both women privately longed for him.
• Mad Blade Venerable led an army of ten million to the foot of Da Ling City and challenged Xiao Han to stop them.
• Xiao Han used the First Grade Low-Level Immortal Technique Pride of the Ice and Snow Two Emperors, freezing or shredding most of the army with an immense ice-sword storm.
• Xiao Han collapsed from the technique’s energy cost, then drank over a hundred blue potions from the System Space as Lan Lan, Cai Lin, Little Fairy Doctor, and the others rushed to him.
• Mad Blade Venerable mocked Xiao Han, claiming that the gap between a Dou Zun and a Dou Zong still left Xiao Han unable to defeat him.

Xiao Han obtained the Invincible Divine Song and became immune to the Hall of Souls forces’ attacks. As he cut down the attackers with the Heartless Sword, the battle at Green Mountain City continued.

• Xiao Han opened a Silver-grade treasure chest and obtained the one-time defensive treasure Invincible Divine Song.
• Mad Blade Venerable identified Xiao Han as Hun Susu’s son and ordered the Hall of Souls forces to attack and capture him alive.
• The Hall of Souls forces bombarded Xiao Han with Dou Skills, but the Divine Song’s golden light left him unharmed.
• Xiao Han used the Heartless Sword to kill the attackers while the System collected experience points and loot.

Xiao Han reached One-Star Dou Zun during the battle and used his Invincible Divine Song to endure Mad Blade Venerable’s attacks before defeating the Hall of Souls leaders. The Gamma Empire survived, and the chapter ended with Xiao Han teasing Yao Ye about how she would thank him.

• Xiao Han leveled up to One-Star Dou Zun, prompting Mad Blade Venerable to order an attack on him.
• Mad Blade Venerable struck Xiao Han with Ice Heaven One Sword, freezing Green Mountain City, but Xiao Han emerged unharmed.
• Xiao Han endured Mad Blade Venerable’s repeated attacks while singing, then killed him with a sword strike; Qin Tian and Qing Hai also died.
• Yao Ye, Lan Lan, Xiao Bai, and the others defeated the remaining Hall of Souls fighters, and Yao Ye thanked Xiao Han for saving the Gamma Empire.
• Xiao Han teased Yao Ye about thanking him that night, leaving her embarrassed and speechless.

Xiao Han arrived at the Nalan residence to try to cure Nalan Jie, and challenged a Rank 4 Alchemist who doubted his ability. He wagered three seventh-tier Magic Cores for rare ingredients needed to refine a pill for Queen Medusa, then entered the residence to begin the treatment.

• Nalan Yanran waited outside the Nalan residence for Xiao Han, while a Rank 4 Alchemist questioned why they had to wait for him.
• Xiao Han arrived, and the Rank 4 Alchemist challenged his qualifications because he had no Alchemist badge.
• Xiao Han explained that Pill King Gu He had failed to cure Nalan Jie and offered a seventh-tier Magic Core as a wager.
• The Alchemist agreed to wager Dragon Blood Ganoderma, Bone Spirit Fruit, and Mysterious Heaven Azure Vine after Xiao Han produced three seventh-tier Magic Cores.
• Xiao Han entered the residence with Nalan Yanran to treat Nalan Jie.

Xiao Han accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Nalan Family to treat Old Master Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison, but Alchemist Grandmaster Yi Jie tried to prevent him from intervening. Xiao Han revealed a Heavenly Flame and claimed he was certain he could cure the old master, leaving Nalan Su astonished and hopeful.

• Nalan Yanran introduced Alchemist Grandmaster Yi Jie and Xiao Han to her father, Nalan Su, at the Nalan Family reception hall.
• Yi Jie examined the unconscious Nalan Jie and said his antidote could only prolong the old master’s life by a year.
• Xiao Han offered to treat Nalan Jie, but Yi Jie warned that interfering might undermine his antidote.
• Xiao Han declared he was one hundred percent certain he could remove the Brand Poison.
• Xiao Han displayed a bluish-green Heavenly Flame, shocking Yi Jie and filling Nalan Su with joy.

Xiao Han used his Heavenly Flame and mastery of Different Fire Transformation to convince Nalan Su to let him treat Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison. As Xiao Han began burning away the poison, Nalan Yanran reflected on her feelings for him and prepared for Xiao Yan’s return to the Yunlan Sect in eleven days.

• Yi Jie warned Nalan Su that Xiao Han might burn Nalan Jie to death, hoping to stop the treatment and win their wager.
• Xiao Han transformed his green flame into a lifelike leopard, impressing Yi Jie and persuading Nalan Su to trust him.
• Xiao Han examined Nalan Jie and began expelling the Brand Poison with his Heavenly Flame, causing Nalan Jie intense pain.
• Nalan Jie endured the treatment, while Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran watched and discussed Xiao Han’s Heavenly Flame.
• Nalan Su teased Nalan Yanran about her interest in Xiao Han, but she remembered that he belonged to her master, Yun Yun.
• Nalan Su asked whether Nalan Yanran was ready for Xiao Yan’s challenge; she said eleven days remained and vowed to humiliate him if he came.

Xiao Han cured Nalan Jie of the Brand Poison and won three Tier 7 Medicinal Herbs from Alchemist Grandmaster Yi Jie. Yi Jie tried to recruit Xiao Han as his apprentice, but Xiao Han refused, saying even Pill King Gu He was unqualified to be his master.

• Xiao Han remembered Xiao Yan's vow to challenge Yunlan Sect after three years while he treated Nalan Jie, then finished purging the Brand Poison.
• Nalan Su thanked Xiao Han, and Nalan Jie learned that Xiao Han was from the Xiao Clan.
• Yi Jie examined Nalan Jie, confirmed the poison was gone, and handed Xiao Han the three Tier 7 Medicinal Herbs he had wagered.
• Yi Jie offered to teach Xiao Han alchemy in exchange for three Tier 7 Medicinal Herbs and three Tier 7 magic cores, but Xiao Han declined and said even Pill King Gu He was not qualified to be his master.

After Xiao Han cured Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison, he received a rare medicinal herb and tried to leave, but the Nalan Family seized on an old marriage certificate to claim him as Nalan Yanran’s future husband. Nalan Jie pretended to fall ill to keep Xiao Han visiting, while Yanran blushed and protested inwardly.

• Xiao Han boasted that Gu He could become his master only if Xiao Han considered it, then asked Nalan Su for his consultation fee.
• Nalan Su gave Xiao Han a Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva, and Xiao Han declined his invitation to move out of the Imperial Palace.
• Nalan Jie reminded Nalan Su that the Marriage Certificate betrothed Nalan Yanran to Xiao Han, and Nalan Su urged Xiao Han not to break the agreement.
• Xiao Han said he needed to consult Xiao Long and Hun Susu before deciding, and Nalan Su agreed.
• Nalan Jie pretended to suffer chest pain and asked Xiao Han to return the next day, while Nalan Yanran realized he was trying to create chances for her and blushed.

After helping Nalan Jie remove the Brand Poison, Xiao Han walked Nalan Yanran through the Capital City night market, where she grew increasingly drawn to his confidence and discretion. He left her at the city gates, and Nalan Yanran watched him go while comparing herself to Princess Yao Ye.

• Nalan Yanran thanked Xiao Han for treating Nalan Jie, and Xiao Han said he had simply fulfilled his duty and received the family heirloom in return.
• Nalan Yanran asked why Xiao Han did not take an Alchemist assessment, and he said he preferred to keep his strength hidden.
• Xiao Han noticed that Nalan Yanran also concealed her Great Dou Shi strength, and she told him her cultivation had been fluctuating.
• Nalan Yanran invited Xiao Han to eat grilled skewers, but he declined and teased her about Princess Yao Ye before heading toward the Forbidden City gates.
• Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Han leave and thought that Princess Yao Ye was fortunate to have him, then wondered whether her own figure was appealing.

Xiao Han visited Little Fairy Doctor and offered her the mutated Brand Poison he had extracted from Nalan Jie as a gift. After Hai Bodong interrupted their private moment and saw the poison corrode his ice defense, he left Xiao Han and Little Fairy Doctor alone.

• Xiao Han visited Little Fairy Doctor, teased her about staying the night, and hinted that his gift might be himself.
• Little Fairy Doctor privately acknowledged her feelings for Xiao Han before Hai Bodong entered and interrupted them.
• Xiao Han revealed a green flame containing Brand Poison, and Little Fairy Doctor recognized the poison as a fitting tonic for her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Han refined the poison into a black bead and tossed it toward Hai Bodong, who watched it corrode his Mysterious Ice Mirror and fled the room.
• Hai Bodong left, and Xiao Han asked Little Fairy Doctor whether she liked his gift.