Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han provoked the Thousand-Hundred Elders guarding Canaan Academy’s Hidden Book Pavilion to gain Experience Points, then used his strength to break through their protective barrier. The elders recognized his two Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Han left the encounter with a clearer measure of his physical strength.

• Feng Qing'er realized Canaan Academy had two hidden Dou Zun experts, while Hu Qian and the others waited respectfully for the Thousand-Hundred Elders to open the Hidden Book Pavilion.
• Xiao Han taunted the elders and Hu Qian, harvesting Experience Points from their irritation and anger.
• The Thousand-Hundred Elders identified Xiao Han’s Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Fire, then challenged him to enter the pavilion himself.
• Xiao Han struck the protective barrier twice with Eight Extremes Collapse and shattered it.
• Xiao Han gained nearly ten thousand Experience Points and concluded that his Seventh Level Copper Man realm gave him physical combat strength comparable to a Dou Zun.

Xiao Han guided his companions through the Hidden Book Pavilion and used his exceptional soul perception to claim several Earth Rank Combat Skills for them. As the group prepared to leave, he caught a final scroll labeled Blood-colored Hell, an Earth Mid-Rank Combat Skill.

• The Thousand-Hundred Elders praised Xiao Han's strength and talent as he entered the Hidden Book Pavilion with Yao Ye and the other tournament finalists.
• Xiao Han agreed to help Yan Hao and Qin Zhen in the Inner Academy, then explained how to identify valuable treasures among the Pavilion's energy clusters.
• After Yan Hao failed to penetrate an energy barrier, Xiao Han retrieved an Earth Low-Rank Life-Stealing Aurora Sword and gave it to Yao Ye.
• Xiao Han used his soul perception to obtain Earth Low-Rank Combat Skills for Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Feng Qing'er, while continuing to search for a soul Combat Skill.
• As the group turned to leave, a final energy cluster appeared, and Xiao Han caught its scroll: Blood-colored Hell, an Earth Mid-Rank Combat Skill.

Two days after leaving the Hidden Book Pavilion, Xiao Han traveled with the new students to the hidden entrance of the Inner Academy, where they received crystal chips and warnings about its old students. Xiao Han asked whether he could kill anyone who provoked him, then prepared to enter while intending to help Xiao Yu gather Fire Energy.

• After Azure Elder died, Feng Qing'er left Canaan Academy, while Yao Ye returned to the Gamma Empire instead of entering the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Han, Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and two other students flew with Hu Qian and three elders across a dangerous forest to a mountain ravine.
• Hu Qian revealed a hidden silver gate, and the group passed through it to reach the Inner Academy entrance.
• An old man gave the new students black crystal chips marked with numbers, including ten for Xiao Han, five for Yan Hao, and six for Qin Zhen.
• Xiao Han asked Hu Qian whether the academy or a student's family would pursue him if he accidentally killed an old student who caused trouble.
• Hu Qian urged both sides to show restraint, and Xiao Han reflected that he had refused direct entry so he could help Xiao Yu gather Fire Energy.

Xiao Han explained that the crystal-chip numbers represented Fire Energy, the Inner Academy’s currency, and led the freshmen into the forest to seize more. After the group overwhelmed a team of five seniors, Xiao Han demanded the scarred senior’s Fire Crystal Card.

• An Inner Academy elder announced that the selection competition had begun and warned the freshmen that seniors would try to take their numbers.
• Xiao Han explained Fire Energy and offered to protect the freshmen in exchange for first claim on any Fire Energy they seized.
• Xiao Han led the freshmen through the forest, where five seniors demanded that they hand over their Fire Energy.
• The scarred senior attacked a freshman, and the freshmen swarmed the five seniors, forcing four of them to retreat.
• Xiao Han approached the beaten scarred senior and demanded his Fire Crystal Card.

Xiao Han took the scarred man’s Fire Energy and Rough Forest Route Map, then watched most of the new students leave to train independently. He set out with Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo, while wondering how the protagonist was faring at the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Han forced the scarred man to transfer Fire Energy to him and hand over his Rough Forest Route Map before letting him go.
• Ten new students and then seven more left Xiao Han’s group, followed by most of the others who wanted to train independently.
• Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and the young man with the Golden Ring Saw stayed with Xiao Han, saying they preferred to rely on one another and shelter beneath his wings.
• Xiao Han learned that the young man’s name was Qian Mo and recognized him as a future top-ten Inner Academy expert.
• Xiao Han recalled that Gu Xun Er had taken the protagonist, now reduced to an idiot, to the Gu Clan and wondered how he was doing.

Xiao Han and his companions fought Su Mo’s group of Inner Academy students, but Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo were defeated by the Black White Twin Devils. Xiao Han challenged Sang Biao to a one-move fight, declaring that he would lose if he needed more than one move.

• Su Mo arrived with four other older students and mocked the newcomers, while Yan Hao corrected him that only three companions had defeated the previous group.
• Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo launched Earth Rank Combat Skills against their opponents, but the older students adapted and counterattacked.
• The previous group’s older student identified the arriving fighters as the Black White Twin Devils, and Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo were injured and defeated.
• Su Mo demanded the defeated newcomers’ Fire Crystal Cards, but Xiao Han refused to let him take them without a fight.
• Su Mo sent Sang Biao to attack Xiao Han, who declared that he would defeat him in one move.

Xiao Han defeated the Black Fiend Team with one use of Hundred Beast Roar after Su Mo ordered his men to break his bones. He then broke ten of Su Mo’s bones, leaving the captain unconscious and his companions stunned.

• Su Mo ordered the Black Fiend Team to break Xiao Han’s bones unless he handed over his Fire Crystal Cards.
• Xiao Han challenged the five attackers to come at him together and defeat them with one move.
• Xiao Han used Hundred Beast Roar to send all five Black Fiend Team members crashing through trees and left Su Mo unable to stand.
• Su Mo offered Xiao Han a Fire Crystal Card, but Xiao Han pretended not to hear and broke ten of his bones.
• Qin Zhen, Yan Hao, and Qian Mo watched in astonishment as Xiao Han’s attack left Su Mo unconscious.

Xiao Han shared Fire Energy with Qin Zhen, Yan Hao, and Qian Mo after defeating the Black Fiend Team, then led them to the forest exit. There, a cold young man confronted Xiao Han over his younger brother’s broken bones.

• Xiao Han discovered his Fire Crystal Card had reached its 1,300-unit cap and gave Qin Zhen a card to divide among the group.
• Xiao Han gave the Black Fiend Team the remaining Fire Energy and left with Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo, while the defeated team carried away the unconscious Su Mo.
• A team of ten new students regretted leaving Xiao Han behind after senior students defeated them and took their Fire Energy.
• Xiao Han led his companions to the forest exit, where Inner Academy seniors and administrators had gathered.
• A cold young man opened his eyes and asked Xiao Han if he had broken his younger brother’s ten bones.

Xiao Han confronted Su Yijian, an Inner Academy Strong Ranking expert seeking revenge for his younger brother, and refused to surrender or reveal his name. Su Yijian unleashed his Ice Dou Qi and formed an Earth Rank Ice Giant Sword, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Su Yijian demanded that Xiao Han cripple his cultivation, while Xiao Han countered by demanding the White Killing Squad’s Fire Crystal Cards.
• Su Yijian attacked Xiao Han with the Water Severing Sword, and Qin Zhen’s counterattack failed; Xiao Han caught Qin Zhen before he struck a rock.
• Su Yijian drew his treasured sword and demanded Xiao Han’s name, but Xiao Han said Su Yijian was not qualified to know it.
• Xiao Han’s system harvested negative emotions from the startled spectators as Su Yijian became enraged and prepared his famous technique.
• Su Yijian gathered Ice Dou Qi into a massive Ice Giant Sword, revealing that his Earth Rank attack was about to strike.

Xiao Han caught Su Yijian’s Earth Low-Rank Dou Technique barehanded, defeated him, and refused to accept his Fire Crystal Card as a substitute for his life. As Elder Su arrived and shouted for him to stop, Xiao Han’s foot continued descending toward Su Yijian.

• Su Yijian attacked Xiao Han with his Hundred Mile Ice Seal, ignoring an elder’s order to stop.
• Xiao Han caught the Ice Giant Blade barehanded, then knocked Su Yijian back with a stone and rushed him.
• Xiao Han broke through Su Yijian’s Ice Armor with a punch, sent him crashing through three boulders, and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Su Yijian offered Xiao Han his Fire Crystal Card and admitted defeat, but Xiao Han said he intended to kill him.
• Elder Su flew toward them and shouted for Xiao Han to stop, but Xiao Han’s foot continued downward.

After Xiao Han killed Su Yijian, he received the Hundred Mile Ice Seal, the Frost Ice Art, and 13,230 gold coins from the system. Su Mo attacked him to avenge his son, and Xiao Han revealed azure flames that Elder Qin recognized as a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Han collected the rewards for killing Su Yijian and converted the gold coins into Points.
• Su Mo ignored the two elders’ attempts to restrain him and vowed to kill Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han explained that Su Yijian had tried to kill him and warned Su Mo to leave or be suppressed.
• Su Mo revealed himself as a Dou Huang and attacked Xiao Han with his treasured sword and Freezing Cold Eight Swords.
• Xiao Han endured Su Mo’s attacks, then summoned azure flames that Elder Qin recognized as a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Han revealed two Heavenly Flames and fused them into a Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus, severely injuring Elder Su Mo in their clash. After restoring some of his strength, Xiao Han approached Elder Qin, just as a white-clad figure arrived and ordered him to stop.

• Xiao Han revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, startling Su Mo, who recognized it as a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Han showed a second Heavenly Flame, and Elder Qin warned everyone to flee as Xiao Han began fusing the flames.
• Xiao Han formed a Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus and launched it at Su Mo's Hundred Mile Ice Seal attack.
• The explosion destroyed the scattered-rock field and left Su Mo badly injured, while Xiao Han stood unharmed.
• Xiao Han drank ten bottles of blue medicine, then approached the frightened Elder Qin.
• An aged voice ordered Xiao Han to stop as a white-clad figure approached through the air.

Xiao Han killed Su Mo with his Dark White flames despite Su Qian's arrival, then accused the Inner Academy elders of enabling the deaths of Su Yijian and Su Mo by standing by. Su Qian questioned how he himself was an accomplice, while recognizing Xiao Han's power and the potential value of his two Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Han burned Su Mo to ash, earning experience, gold, and several skill, cultivation, and item drops from the system.
• Su Qian arrived and challenged Xiao Han for killing an Inner Academy Elder, but Xiao Han argued that Su Mo had tried to kill him first.
• The two elders overseeing the Fire Energy Hunting Competition denied responsibility, and Xiao Han accused them of letting Su Yijian and Su Mo attack him without intervening.
• Su Qian asked Xiao Han to explain how he was an accomplice, while considering Xiao Han's two Heavenly Flames and the trouble brewing beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower.

Xiao Han argued that the academy’s Fire Energy Hunting Competition caused dangerous abuses, and Su Qian agreed to end it permanently. The new students were declared the winners and received rewards, while Su Qian quietly told Xiao Han he had no connection to Su Mo.

• Xiao Han blamed the academy’s competition for the conflicts that led to Su Mo and Su Yijian’s deaths, leaving Elder Qin and the other administrators speechless.
• Xiao Han urged Su Qian to shut down the competition, and Su Qian declared it would be the academy’s last and named the new students the victors.
• Elder Qin explained the Fire Crystal Card ranks and announced Azure cards for Yan Hao, Qin Zhen, and Qian Mo, plus a Violet card for Xiao Han.
• The other new students regretted abandoning Xiao Han, and the system rewarded him for their regret.
• Su Qian spoke into Xiao Han’s consciousness and said he had no connection to Su Mo.

Xiao Han and the other successful newcomers entered Canaan Academy’s Inner Academy, where a sudden eruption from the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower drew Xiao Han to investigate with Su Qian. At the tower’s lowest level, Xiao Han reached the sealed pit containing the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Elder Qin gave Qian Mo, Qin Zhen, and Yan Hao azure Fire Crystal Cards, rewarded Xiao Han with a purple card, and denied rewards to the other newcomers for abandoning him.
• Su Qian led the new students into the Inner Academy, where they saw its vast basin and towering buildings.
• A pillar of fire erupted, and Su Qian sent Elder Yan to take the newcomers to their accommodations while Xiao Han joined him.
• Xiao Han entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower, resisted the Fallen Heart Flame’s emotional influence, and refined the wisp of flame it placed inside him.
• Xiao Han followed Su Qian to the tower’s lowest level and saw the sealed pit where the Fallen Heart Flame lay.

Fallen Heart Flame's energy surged, and the Invisible Fire Python attacked the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower. As the elders struggled to contain it, Xiao Han asked Su Qian to open a passage so he could face the beast himself.

• Su Qian sensed Fallen Heart Flame's sudden increase in power, and the Invisible Fire Python emerged from the lava and fixed its attention on Xiao Han.
• The Invisible Fire Python battered and corroded the barrier with its tail and origin flame, while Su Qian summoned the Inner Academy elders to reinforce the seal.
• Su Qian ordered the students to leave and warned them not to reveal what they had seen; Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and the others fled.
• Su Qian urged Xiao Han to leave for his safety, but Xiao Han insisted that the elders open a passage so he could enter and face Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Han entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Gas Tower and volunteered to draw the Fallen Heart Flame away from the Inner Academy. The elders believed he had sacrificed himself in the magma as they repaired the barrier, while Xiao Han pursued the chance to obtain a third Heavenly Flame.

• Su Qian ordered the Inner Academy students to evacuate and the instructors to help seal the Fallen Heart Flame after the barrier began to fail.
• Xiao Han showed Su Qian his Green Lotus Core Flame and persuaded him to open the barrier so he could confront the Invisible Fire Python.
• Xiao Han told Su Qian to repair the barrier, then plunged into the magma to lure the Invisible Fire Python away from the Inner Academy.
• Su Qian and the elders reinforced the barrier, and Su Qian told them Xiao Han had entered the Magma World as bait.
• The system awarded Xiao Han 6666 Experience Points for moving Su Qian and the other elders.

Xiao Han entered the Magma World to capture the Fallen Heart Flame and Queen Medusa emerged from her snake form. When the flame began burning at Medusa’s soul, Xiao Han prepared to protect her and confront it.

• Xiao Han entered the Magma World, gained 6,666 Experience Points, and set out to capture the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Queen Medusa transformed from the Seven-Colored Little Snake into human form, and the Fallen Heart Flame attacked her.
• Xiao Han asked Queen Medusa to help exhaust the flame, offering her the Nine-Colored Origin Stone and a way to fuse her soul with the Sky Swallowing Python’s.
• The Fallen Heart Flame entered Queen Medusa’s body and began burning the souls of Medusa and the Sky Swallowing Python.
• Xiao Han surged with his Dou Huang aura and used the Green Lotus Core Flame and a qi aura to shield himself as he prepared to act.

Xiao Han weakened the Invisible Fire Python with his Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus, seized the Fallen Heart Flame from its scale, and began refining it. After enduring the flame’s scorching heat, he subdued it with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Blazing Lion's Fury.

• Xiao Han fused two Heavenly Flames into a Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus and shot it at the Invisible Fire Python, which swallowed it before it exploded.
• The blast reduced the Invisible Fire Python to a fraction of its former size, and it began devouring the energy left in the magma to recover.
• Xiao Han seized the Milky White snake scale containing the source flame, causing the Invisible Fire Python to vanish and leaving a tiny flaming snake in his hand.
• Xiao Han began refining the Fallen Heart Flame, which erupted with intense heat inside his body.
• Xiao Han captured the Fallen Heart Flame with the Green Lotus Core Flame and circulated Blazing Lion's Fury until the burning pain eased and the system's voice sounded.

After refining the Fallen Heart Flame, Xiao Han gained a level and Energy Points but was overcome by the side effect of possessing three Heavenly Flames. He restrained Queen Medusa, then let her go with the Tuoshe Ancient Jade fragment, but the Sky Swallowing Python took control of her and slithered toward him.

• Xiao Han refined the Fallen Heart Flame, gained 500,000 Experience Points and 5,000 Energy Points, and leveled up to Five Star Dou Huang.
• Xiao Han was overcome by the evil fire caused by refining more than two Heavenly Flames and rushed toward Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa tried to stop Xiao Han, but he bound her with flames and approached her despite her threats.
• Xiao Han released Queen Medusa and gave her a Tuoshe Ancient Jade fragment, telling her to find Lan Lan or Hun Susu to claim his promised help.
• Queen Medusa prepared to leave, but the Sky Swallowing Python seized control of her body and transformed her into a seven-colored python that moved toward Xiao Han.