Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han rescued Lan Lan from Bone Nether Saint and faced Hun Han, whose icy sword strike froze him. Xiao Han broke free and halted Hun Han’s second sword with a punch, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Xiao Han dragged Bone Nether Saint toward him and burned him with Four-Colored Glass Flame, while Lan Lan warned Xiao Han about the Half-Saint opponent.
• Hun Han attacked with an icy sword strike that froze Xiao Han and injured Lan Lan with its residual force.
• Xiao Han shattered the ice, and Hun Han unleashed his earth high-rank Dou Skill, Ice Sealing Eight Desolations.
• Xiao Han punched the descending hundred-zhang Ice Blade and stopped its momentum, stunning Hun Han.

Hun Han invoked his God-Rank bloodline and launched a powerful attack after Xiao Han refused to back down. Xiao Han summoned the Cold Rock Snake, whose sacred aura suppressed even Hun Han’s bloodline, but the chapter ended as Hun Han’s Ice Sealing Eight Desolations descended over the battlefield.

• Hun Han withdrew and restored his Dou Qi, then revealed his Clan Rune and explained that Xiao Han’s physical strength rivaled that of a two-star Dou Sheng.
• Lan Lan identified Hun Han’s multicolored gold Clan Rune as a God-Rank Bloodline and feared that he would defeat Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han summoned the Cold Rock Snake, whose immense sacred aura affected everyone nearby and suppressed Hun Han’s bloodline.
• Hun Han asked what Xiao Han’s giant python was, but Xiao Han teased him instead of answering.
• Hun Han unleashed the Earth High-Rank Dou Skill Ice Sealing Eight Desolations, creating a vast Ice Cloud above Xiao Han.

Xiao Han used his first soul skill to overpower and kill Hun Han, earning experience, a level-up, and his first Golden Treasure Chest. He then attacked Bone Nether Saint, who tried to surrender and flee, leaving Xiao Han poised to kill him for more experience.

• Xiao Han used his first soul skill to withstand Hun Han's God-Rank Bloodline-powered attack and shattered Hun Han's Ice Giant Blade with two punches.
• Xiao Han struck Hun Han into a deep pit and killed him, gaining six million Experience Points, reaching Level 68, and receiving a Golden Treasure Chest.
• Xiao Han refused Bone Nether Saint's offer to surrender and attacked him with Four-Colored Glazed Flame.
• Bone Nether Saint turned into black mist and tried to escape underground, but Xiao Han's Heavenly Flame caught and enveloped his Soul Body.
• Xiao Han burned Bone Nether Saint and wondered how many Experience Points killing a high-level Half-Saint would earn.

After defeating Bone Nether Saint, Xiao Han reached the Dou Zun realm and raised his soul to the Heaven Realm Initial-Stage. He let Gu Xun Er and Xiao Yan leave, then faced Yun Shan, who hinted at Xiao Han’s marriage certificate with Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Han gained experience from killing Bone Nether Saint, advanced to One-Star Dou Zun, and raised his soul realm to Heaven Realm Initial-Stage.
• Yang Dianfeng prepared to protect Gu Xun Er as three Half-Saint allies of Xiao Han arrived: Ice Empress, another woman, and Titan Snow Demon King.
• Xiao Han told Gu Xun Er and Xiao Yan they could leave, and Xiao Yan led Gu Xun Er away.
• Yun Shan thanked Xiao Han for saving the Yunlan Sect’s disciples and hinted at Xiao Han’s marriage certificate with Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Han used the System to fuse his cultivation methods and battle skills into stronger techniques, spending Energy Points to improve his abilities. He ended by raising all his cultivation methods to Great Perfection, leaving him with 6,800,950 Points.

• Xiao Han fused the Four Elements Furious Lion Art and Five Poisons Scripture into the Five Elements Furious Lion Art, which let him devour poison to improve his cultivation.
• Xiao Han fused the Taiyin True Scripture and Five Elements Furious Lion Art into the First Grade Immortal cultivation method Six Elements Grand Sun True Scripture.
• Xiao Han fused four palm techniques into the Low-Level Heaven Rank Heaven Devouring Thunderbolt Palm.
• Xiao Han fused his claw, defense, and movement techniques into Phantom Thirteen Claws, Yellow Rock Barrier, and Phantom Shift.
• Xiao Han raised all his cultivation methods to Great Perfection, reducing his Points from 57,000,950 to 6,800,950.

Xiao Han brought Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei toward Black Seal City, checking on their progress refining Silver Droplets and helping them strengthen their bodies. He left them wondering whether they had come to cultivate or attend the city's annual auction.

• Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran discussed whether Black Seal City was their cultivation destination, and Xiao Han teased her about how she addressed him.
• Xiao Han reflected on distributing Silver Droplets to his soulmates and family while Lan Lan, Hun Susu, and Yao Ye worked to consolidate control over the Northwest Region.
• Nalan Yanran said she had refined one-fifth of her Silver Droplet, while Ya Fei had refined one-tenth and reached the strength of a first-level Iron Wall Bronze Man.
• Ya Fei thanked Xiao Han and quietly wondered whether their relationship was only pretend, but Xiao Han did not hear her.
• Xiao Han said Black Seal City's annual auction was approaching and suggested that they stop to see the treasures brought from the Central Continent.

Xiao Han, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran attended the Black Seal City Auction, where Nalan Yanran won the Azure Edge Sword and Ya Fei acquired several items, including the Thunder Bat Sky Wings. The auction then offered an unidentified scrap of cloth, and a Black Robed Person began bidding on it.

• Xiao Han brought Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran to the Black Seal Auction House, where Ya Fei admired the venue.
• Nalan Yanran bid against another buyer and won the Azure Edge Sword for four hundred and sixty thousand gold coins with Xiao Han's approval.
• Ya Fei bid on several items and won the Thunder Bat Sky Wings for one million nine hundred thousand gold coins in front of Azure Elder.
• The white-haired auctioneer presented an unidentified, tattered piece of cloth as a possible treasure map, but the crowd showed little interest.
• A Black Robed Person bid one hundred and ten thousand gold coins for the cloth, then raised the bid to one hundred and twenty thousand.

Xiao Han recognized Xiao Yan at the Black Seal Auction and outbid him for a cloth fragment that was actually a remnant map connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire. After Xiao Yan stopped bidding, Xiao Han’s reputation kept other bidders from competing with him or Ya Fei, while Xiao Yan grew increasingly resentful.

• Xiao Han blew away Xiao Yan’s disguise and exposed him at the auction.
• The auctioneer backed down after Xiao Han revealed his identity, and Xiao Han displayed piles of gold coins to silence doubts about his ability to pay.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Yan raised the price of the cloth fragment until Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to let Xiao Han have it and follow his movements instead.
• Xiao Han won the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map for three hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.
• Other bidders avoided challenging Xiao Han and Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan grew angry as Ya Fei acquired several treasures.

Xiao Han baited Xiao Yan into winning the Earth Core Fire Zhi at an inflated price, then refused to keep bidding and exposed Xiao Yan’s lack of funds. Xiao Yan tried to use his Dou Zong strength to avoid paying, but Xiao Han intervened, leaving Gu Xun Er to offer her Jade Hairpin for auction.

• The auctioneer presented a Tier 6 Earth Core Fire Zhi, and Xiao Yan raised the bid against Ya Fei.
• Xiao Han bid two million gold coins, but stopped when Xiao Yan raised the price to two million five hundred thousand, leaving Xiao Yan with the winning bid.
• The auctioneer demanded proof of funds, and Gu Xun Er admitted she had only one million gold coins with her.
• Xiao Yan offered to repay the debt with pills, then tried to intimidate the auction house by revealing he was a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Han warned Xiao Yan against using force, and Gu Xun Er offered her Jade Hairpin to cover the shortfall.

Xiao Han examined the treasures he won at the auction and began dismantling a Demon Beast Corpse, whose foul odor corroded through the ceiling and bathtub above. Ya Fei discovered what he was doing and learned that the corpse belonged to a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan member.

• Xiao Han reviewed the five prized auction items and put away all but the Demon Beast Corpse, while keeping Gu Xun Er's Jade Hairpin in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Han used the Emotion Severing Sword to remove the corpse's skeletal wings and chop the body into eight pieces.
• The corpse's sour odor ate through the ceiling and Ya Fei's bathtub, sending water crashing into Xiao Han's room and leaving them both startled.
• Xiao Han teased Ya Fei and explained that the corpse's claws, wings, and remains could be made into a divine weapon, a Flight Combat Skill, and Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Essence Blood.
• Ya Fei reacted in shock when Xiao Han revealed the corpse was from a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan member.

Xiao Han refined a Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse and gave Ya Fei its blood essence to help her pursue Body Cultivation. Meanwhile, Yun Yun decided to leave the rebuilding Yunlan Sect and travel to the Central Continent.

• Ya Fei explained that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would hunt outsiders who kept its remains, but Xiao Han dismissed her concern and began refining the corpse.
• Xiao Han collected bluish-red blood essence and explained to Ya Fei that Body Cultivation could strengthen her despite her poor Qi Cultivation talent.
• Xiao Han gave Ya Fei a drop of blood essence, and she went upstairs to begin pursuing her dream of becoming a powerful expert.
• At the Yunlan Sect's new site, Yun Shan noticed Yun Yun was distracted and asked what was troubling her.
• Yun Yun told Yun Shan she wanted to travel to the Central Continent for experience, and he agreed to let her go.

Xiao Han brought Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and its child to the Tianmu Mountain Range to enter the Tianshan Blood Pool. The group arrived at the crowded mountain entrance, where they would have to compete for spots in the pool.

• Xiao Han flew past Bone Transformation City toward the Tianmu Mountain Range, where the Tianshan Blood Pool appeared once every three years.
• Xiao Han explained that the Blood Pool could help peak Dou Huang experts break through and could also cleanse the marrow and reshape the bones.
• Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King wanted to enter, and the Lion King asked Xiao Han to secure a spot for its child as well.
• Xiao Han promised to obtain two additional spots and explained that humans had to pass the Gold Devouring Rat Clan's trial and reach Tianmu Mountain's summit to win entry.
• Xiao Han and the others reached the mountain entrance and saw it crowded with people seeking the Blood Pool.

Xiao Han arrived at the Tianmu Mountain Range and reunited with Feng Qing'er, who publicly called him her Young Master, surprising the crowd. As elite young talents from the Four Directions Pavilion gathered for the Tianshan Blood Pool, Xiao Han warned his companions that the event was about to begin.

• Xiao Han arrived on the Amethyst Winged Lion King and drew the crowd’s attention.
• Feng Qing'er arrived on a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane, and Xiao Han called her his Young Master.
• Feng Qing'er recognized Xiao Han and addressed him as Young Master, shocking the onlookers.
• Feng Qing'er told Fire Elder that her relationship with Xiao Han was a private matter.
• Tang Ying, Wang Chen, and Mu Qingluan arrived, joining Feng Qing'er as elite candidates for the Tianshan Blood Pool.
• The energy between heaven and earth surged, and Xiao Han told his companions to get ready.

At Tianmu Mountain, Xiao Han and Feng Qing'er entered the dangerous energy-filled range with Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei to compete for the Tianshan Blood Pool. Feng Qing'er admitted that she had tried to cut ties because her clan might soon face a great calamity, and Xiao Han learned she had wanted to protect him from it.

• A Dou Wang was killed by the energy tide as the crowd rushed into the Tianmu Mountain Range.
• Feng Qing'er left her two elders outside and joined Xiao Han, Nalan Yanran, and Ya Fei on the way into the range.
• Ya Fei discovered that the dense energy mist could not be dispersed, and Feng Qing'er used her Astrology Compass to guide the group.
• Xiao Han challenged Feng Qing'er after she said they were from different worlds and should have no further ties.
• Feng Qing'er confessed that her clan might face a great calamity and that she had tried to distance herself to keep Xiao Han from being drawn into it.

Xiao Han led Feng Qing'er, Nalan Yanran, and Ya Fei through the fog maze toward the Tianshan Blood Pool, while Feng Qing'er refused to reveal the calamity threatening her clan. They reached the Tianshan Platform and found more than twenty people competing for only eight human slots.

• Xiao Han asked Feng Qing'er what calamity troubled her, but she refused to tell him because it could bring him deadly danger.
• Xiao Han took Feng Qing'er and Nalan Yanran by the hand and followed Feng Qing'er through the fog maze using her Star Plate.
• The group left the maze and encountered a Gold Devouring Rat, which frightened Ya Fei and made her cling to Xiao Han.
• Feng Qing'er explained that challengers had to pass the Gold Devouring Rat Clan's checkpoints to reach the Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Xiao Han's group arrived at the Tianshan Platform, where more than twenty people were gathered for only eight human slots.

Xiao Han and the others arrived at Tianmu Mountain, where Jin Shi announced a timed trial against the Gold Devouring Rat Clan’s sound waves. Xiao Han volunteered to test the formation first, confident it could not stop him.

• Feng Qing'er told Ya Fei that Mu Qingluan belonged to the Azure Luan Clan and ranked the demon beast races, naming the Void Ancient Dragon Clan as first.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King vowed that its clan would rise into the top ten of the Demon Beast Rankings.
• Jin Shi introduced himself as Patriarch of the Gold Devouring Rat Clan and revealed two sixth-tier rats and a vast swarm guarding the mountain path.
• Feng Qing'er warned the group that the rats’ sound waves could overwhelm even Dou Emperor powerhouses and advised them to seal their ears with Dou Qi.
• Ya Fei asked Xiao Han to let her stay with him during the trial, and he agreed while the Amethyst Winged Lion King chose to proceed alone.
• After Jin Shi announced that contestants had one hour to reach the mountaintop, Xiao Han stepped forward to test the Sound Wave Formation despite Feng Qing'er's warning.

Xiao Han carried Ya Fei through the Gold Devouring Rat Clan’s Sound Wave Formation with his Hundred Beast Roar, stunning Jin Shi and the gathered elites. Nalan Yanran later passed the trial with her speed, and she thanked Xiao Han for the Silver Liquid Droplets that had helped her grow stronger.

• Xiao Han revealed his Dou Zong strength and used the Hundred Beast Roar to overwhelm the Sound Wave Formation, carrying Ya Fei to the Peak of Tianshan and knocking the Gold Devouring Rats unconscious.
• Jin Shi accepted Xiao Han’s apology, and Feng Qing'er, Tang Ying, Wang Chen, Mu Qingluan, and the Amethyst Winged Lion Kings passed through the formation.
• Hu Che failed to cross the formation and fell onto the stone stairs after spitting blood.
• Nalan Yanran used her speed to evade the sound waves and reached the Peak of Tianshan.
• Xiao Han congratulated Nalan Yanran, who thanked him for the Silver Liquid Droplets that had helped her become a peak Dou Huang expert.

Xiao Han brought his group to the Tianshan Blood Pool, where the ten qualified entrants had to give up two places. After he forced Wang Chen and Mu Qingluan to leave, Patriarch Jin Shi questioned Xiao Han about his origins, and Feng Qing'er warned him that the Gold Devouring Rat Clan had once served the Xiao Clan.

• Patriarch Jin Shi led Xiao Han and the others to the Tianshan Blood Pool and explained its dangers and the timing for entering it.
• Wang Chen objected to the Amethyst Winged Lion Kings receiving places, so Xiao Han threw him down the mountain.
• Xiao Han asked Feng Qing'er to choose between Tang Ying and Mu Qingluan, and she chose Mu Qingluan, who left the peak.
• Patriarch Jin Shi asked Xiao Han about his name and homeland, and Xiao Han said he came from a small empire in the Northwest Region.
• Feng Qing'er warned Xiao Han that the Gold Devouring Rat Clan had once guarded the Xiao Clan's entrance and remained unharmed after the Hun Clan attacked.

Xiao Han gave Tang Ying, Feng Qing'er, Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, and the Great and Little Amethyst Winged Lion Kings sub-flames of the Fallen Heart Flame before leading them to a hidden cultivation area beneath the Tianshan Blood Pool. He stayed behind in an even deeper area to cultivate and advanced his body to Level Three Shining Silver Body.

• Feng Qing'er warned Xiao Han to be wary of Jin Shi, and Xiao Han offered Tang Ying a stroke of fortune in exchange for staying close to him.
• Xiao Han placed sub-flames of the Fallen Heart Flame in Tang Ying, Feng Qing'er, Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, and the Great and Little Amethyst Winged Lion Kings to protect them from Fire Poison.
• As the Heaven and Earth Tide flooded the blood pool, Jin Shi ordered everyone to enter, while Xiao Han led his group toward the pool's hidden depths instead of the Volcano Crater.
• Xiao Han explained that pure energy had accumulated beneath the blood pool over countless years, and Tang Ying declared Xiao Han his friend.
• Xiao Han guided the others to transparent spatial barriers where they began cultivating, then continued deeper toward a pitted area filled with pure energy.
• Xiao Han cultivated in the deepest area and advanced to Level Three Shining Silver Body.

After absorbing the Tianshan Blood Pool’s accumulated energy, Xiao Han emerged with greatly increased cultivation as his companions gathered to congratulate him. Tang Ying departed vowing to defeat him someday, while Feng Qing’er prepared to return to her clan and learned that Xiao Han possessed Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Essence Blood and a pair of wings.

• After two and a half months, Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei, Feng Qing’er, and the others worried as Xiao Han remained beneath the depleted Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Heaven-and-earth energy surged toward the Volcano Crater, and Xiao Han absorbed it inside a seven-colored cocoon before emerging in an azure robe.
• Feng Qing’er, Ya Fei, Nalan Yanran, and the others congratulated Xiao Han, while Tang Ying departed and vowed to defeat him at their next meeting.
• Xiao Han assessed his companions’ improved cultivation and learned that Feng Qing’er needed to return to her clan, though she refused to explain the danger it faced.
• Xiao Han gave Feng Qing’er a bottle of Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Essence Blood, and Ya Fei revealed that he also possessed a pair of wings, leaving Feng Qing’er stunned.