Chapter Summaries

Nihility Devouring Flame fought the Yan Clan’s Sky Burning Great Formation and attacked Yan Jin, but Xiao Cang saved the weakened clan chief. With the formation close to failing, Xiao Cang refused to flee and said he had an idea that might let them defeat Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Nihility Devouring Flame suppressed the formation’s flames and charged Yan Jin, aiming to kill the person controlling it.
• Xiao Cang intercepted Nihility Devouring Flame’s strike, broke his black blade, and pulled Yan Jin to safety.
• Yan Jin collapsed from exhaustion and urged Xiao Cang to evacuate Huo Zhi and the clan members.
• Xiao Cang refused to abandon Yan Jin or the Yan Clan and said he had an idea to defeat Nihility Devouring Flame.

Xiao Cang fought Nihility Devouring Flame while protecting the poisoned Yan Jin, using Old Man Hun Mo as a diversion to pull the clan leader out of danger. With Yan Jin unable to move and the Yan Clan elders absent, Xiao Cang said they had only one chance to kill their enemy or the clan would be buried with him.

• Nihility Devouring Flame attacked Xiao Cang and then tried to kill Yan Jin, but Yan Jin burned his own life force to fight back.
• Xiao Cang summoned Old Man Hun Mo and ordered the puppet to attack Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame struck Old Man Hun Mo with Black Cut, causing Xiao Cang to suffer backlash.
• Xiao Cang used the opening to pull Yan Jin away with white light and retrieved Old Man Hun Mo's puppet body.
• Yan Jin said the Yan Clan elders had not come to help, and Xiao Cang explained that they could not come.
• Xiao Cang told the immobile Yan Jin that they had one chance to kill Nihility Devouring Flame or the entire Yan Clan would perish.

Xiao Cang persuaded Yan Jin to lend him the Yan Clan’s fused Heavenly Flame so he could use the Flame Ancestral Symbol to combine it with his own against Nihility Devouring Flame. He revealed a Thirteen-Colored Buddha’s Rage Fire Lotus and summoned nine silver fire dragons, leaving Yan Jin to identify the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and wonder if Xiao Cang came from Blazing Flame Valley.

• Xiao Cang urged Yan Jin to lend him the Yan Clan’s Heavenly Flame, arguing that they had no other way to defeat Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Yan Jin agreed and released the fused Heavenly Flame from his chest.
• Xiao Cang revealed a Flame Ancestral Symbol and used it to draw the two Heavenly Flames together while Nihility Devouring Flame watched from inside the formation.
• Xiao Cang formed a Thirteen-Colored Buddha’s Rage Fire Lotus, alarming Yan Jin and Nihility Devouring Flame with its power.
• Xiao Cang summoned nine silver fire dragons, and Yan Jin recognized their flames as Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and questioned whether Xiao Cang came from Blazing Flame Valley.

Xiao Cang fused his flames and unleashed Buddha's Rage Reincarnation against Nihility Devouring Flame. The attack devastated the battlefield and left Nihility Devouring Flame struggling to survive as his Dou Qi rapidly dissipated.

• Huo Yao shielded Yan Jin from a fatal strike, and Yan Jin carried the unconscious Huo Yao to safety.
• Xiao Cang's power surged as he forcibly fused the flames, then sent nine silver fire dragons to attack Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Cang manifested the Thirteen-Colored Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and formed the pink sphere of Buddha's Rage Reincarnation.
• Xiao Cang directed the massive beam of fire at Nihility Devouring Flame, blasting a deep pit through the battlefield.
• Nihility Devouring Flame struggled to evade the beam as his Dou Qi rapidly dissipated.

Xiao Cang reached Seven Star Dou Saint and fought Nihility Devouring Flame, whose power threatened to consume everything around him. As Xiao Cang’s twelve Heavenly Flames fused into the Spirit of Exotic Fire, Nihility Devouring Flame realized that the child flame could not compare with the true flame spirit.

• Xiao Cang broke through to Seven Star Dou Saint, astonishing Yan Jin.
• Xiao Cang attacked Nihility Devouring Flame, who absorbed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and confronted him with a massive black hole.
• Xiao Cang recognized that his opponent was only a child flame rather than the complete Nihility Devouring Flame.
• The Heavenly Flames inside Xiao Cang reacted and fused into a palm-sized Spirit of Exotic Fire.
• Nihility Devouring Flame recognized the Spirit of Exotic Fire and froze, realizing his inferiority to the true flame spirit.

Xiao Cang trapped Nihility Devouring Flame with his fused Heavenly Flames, then summoned the newly born Flame Spirit, Xiao Fu, to repel it. With Nihility Devouring Flame’s rune cloth shattered and its form destabilizing, Xiao Cang prepared to face its next move.

• Xiao Cang used his fused Heavenly Flames to cage Nihility Devouring Flame and overwhelm its black aura.
• Yan Jin warned Xiao Cang to move when Nihility Devouring Flame’s black rune cloth began breaking and releasing its power.
• Xiao Fu appeared in Xiao Cang’s palm and burned away Nihility Devouring Flame’s black flames, forcing it back.
• Xiao Cang named the Flame Spirit Xiao Fu and explained that its power centered on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame’s rune cloth shattered completely, and Xiao Cang taunted the subsidiary flame as it struggled to maintain its form.

Xiao Fu confronted Nihility Devouring Flame and overwhelmed him with its command of the Heavenly Flames. As Xiao Fu began to refine him, Nihility Devouring Flame struggled desperately, but the chapter ended with him trapped beneath spreading crystal-like armor.

• Nihility Devouring Flame attacked Xiao Cang, but Xiao Fu broke free and charged at him.
• Xiao Fu unleashed a pink sea of flames that erased Nihility Devouring Flame's black flames and trapped him.
• Xiao Fu controlled the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Cang and bit into Nihility Devouring Flame, devouring his power.
• Nihility Devouring Flame fought back, but crystal-like armor spread from his feet to his knees and left him unable to move freely.
• Xiao Fu struck Nihility Devouring Flame with flames as he realized Xiao Fu was trying to refine him.

Xiao Fu refined Nihility Devouring Flame, consuming the Exotic Fire Clone and sending its immense power into Xiao Cang's dantian. As Xiao Cang struggled with the turbulent energy, Yan Jin intervened to help him control it.

• Xiao Fu restrained Nihility Devouring Flame and absorbed its black flames as crystals spread across his body.
• Huo Yao and Yan Jin watched, unable to help as Xiao Fu overwhelmed Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Fu completely devoured Nihility Devouring Flame, and its power surged into Xiao Cang's dantian.
• Xiao Cang staggered in agony as Nihility Devouring Flame's power battered his body, and Huo Yao rushed to help.
• Yan Jin sent Huo Yao to watch over Huo Ling, then channeled Dou Qi into Xiao Cang to calm the raging power.
• Xiao Cang gradually opened his eyes as Yan Jin's Dou Qi subdued the energy inside him.

Xiao Cang suppressed the Nihility Devouring Flame’s power with Yan Jin’s help while Huo Yao fought the traitorous Huo Ling. The chapter ended with Xiao Cang intervening as Huo Ling threatened to defeat Huo Yao and escape.

• Yan Jin continued sending Dou Qi into Xiao Cang to soothe the devouring power, despite Xiao Cang urging him to stop.
• Huo Yao confronted Huo Ling, who admitted her resentment over lacking a Heavenly Flame and attacked him when he blocked her escape.
• A Hun Clan member reported losing contact with the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flame, and the Hall Master vowed to find whoever had taken it.
• After more than ten minutes, Yan Jin spat blood and could no longer sustain the flow of Dou Qi, while Xiao Cang’s devouring power was gradually refined.
• Xiao Cang shielded Yan Jin with a flame barrier and appeared beside Huo Ling as she fought the wounded Huo Yao.

Xiao Cang recovered after Huo Yao defeated Huo Ling, who had betrayed the Yan Clan, and woke to find Huo Zhi at his bedside. As he pondered the Heavenly Flames inside him, he learned the Clan Chief remained unconscious and feared the Hun Clan.

• Huo Yao unleashed a full-strength flame attack that overwhelmed Huo Ling and left her unconscious, while he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Yan Clan members carried Huo Yao away, and Xiao Cang fainted after the Heavenly Flames inside him weakened him.
• Huo Zhi stayed beside Xiao Cang as he recovered, then embraced him when he woke and blamed herself for his injuries.
• Huo Zhi told Xiao Cang that the Yan Clan would not tolerate Huo Ling's betrayal, which had involved poisoning the Clan Chief's wine for the Hun Clan's benefit.
• Xiao Cang asked about the Clan Chief and learned he remained unconscious after ordering Huo Ling taken away, while Huo Zhi sensed that he now feared the Hun Clan.

After waking, Xiao Cang was summoned by the Yan Clan Chief to discuss Huo Ling’s betrayal and the Hun Clan’s infiltration. The elders debated how to respond, but the Clan Chief condemned their failure to detect the plot, leaving Xiao Cang caught in a tense meeting.

• Huo Zhi’s maid told Xiao Cang that the Clan Chief wanted to see him, and Xiao Cang left despite Huo Zhi’s reluctance.
• The Yan Clan Chief thanked Xiao Cang for saving the clan and asked whether he belonged to the Xiao Clan.
• The Clan Chief told Xiao Cang that the elders were discussing how to deal with Huo Ling, prompting Xiao Cang to object that it was an internal Yan Clan matter.
• The Clan Chief explained that Huo Ling had colluded with the Hun Clan and that their long-running plan remained a threat.
• An angry elder urged the Yan Clan to attack the Soul Hall, but the Clan Chief rebuked the elders for failing to notice the poison in Huo Ling’s bowl.

Yan Jin explained that he wanted Xiao Cang to help the Yan Clan face the Hun Clan’s future attacks, not return the Heavenly Flame Xiao Cang had absorbed. He offered Xiao Cang another Heavenly Flame to secure their bond, while the elders protested.

• Yan Jin thanked Xiao Cang for helping the Yan Clan and said the Hun Clan would likely attack again.
• Xiao Cang offered to return Yan Jin’s Heavenly Flame, but Yan Jin said he wanted Xiao Cang to shoulder the responsibility of aiding the Yan Clan.
• Yan Jin asked Xiao Cang to help the Yan Clan resist the Hun Clan and offered him the Heavenly Flame he had absorbed.
• The elders objected to giving the Yan Clan’s treasured Heavenly Flame to an outsider.
• Yan Jin angrily rebuked the elders for their incompetence.

Yan Jin persuaded the Yan Clan elders to accept Xiao Cang as an ally against the Hun Clan and offered him the clan’s Heavenly Flame. Xiao Cang began subduing it with his own flames, including the Nihility Devouring Flame, while Yan Jin watched from outside the protective barrier.

• Yan Jin argued that the Yan Clan’s people mattered more than its treasures and rebuked the elders for resisting Xiao Cang’s help.
• Xiao Cang urged the Yan Clan to cooperate against the Hun Clan, and the elders left after Yan Jin ordered them out.
• Yan Jin warned Xiao Cang that accepting the Heavenly Flame meant taking on the Yan Clan’s responsibilities, and Xiao Cang agreed for Huo Zhi’s sake.
• Yan Jin gave Xiao Cang the Heavenly Flame and enclosed him within a protective barrier as he began to devour it.
• Xiao Cang unleashed the Nihility Devouring Flame, intensifying the battle inside the barrier, while Yan Jin expressed confidence in his future son-in-law.

Xiao Cang struggled to devour Yan Jin’s fused Heavenly Flame, then realized he needed to separate its fire seeds first. He used Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire to weaken and suppress it, and prepared another flame as the Yan Clan watched in shock.

• Xiao Cang unleashed numerous Heavenly Flames while attempting to devour Yan Jin’s fused fire seed, filling the great hall with heat and power.
• The Yan Clan elders outside felt Xiao Cang’s strength and reconsidered their doubts about his ability.
• Yan Jin shouted for Xiao Cang to separate the fire seeds, and Xiao Cang realized the fused flames’ resistance came from having been combined without a cultivation technique.
• Xiao Cang used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to cool and weaken the fire, then brought out Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire to suppress it.
• Xiao Cang summoned a deep blue flame that spread through the great hall as he continued separating the fire seeds.

Xiao Cang successfully devoured the Yan Clan’s most powerful flame seed, Sea Heart Flame, and began advancing. As his breakthrough unleashed a powerful tremor and golden aura, he warned Yan Jin to protect the clan’s people.

• Xiao Cang used his flames to suppress the Heavenly Flames in the hall and drew the golden flame seed into his hand.
• Yan Jin warned Xiao Cang about the danger, but Xiao Cang continued until the flame energy entered his body and he began regulating his breathing.
• After another half hour, Yan Jin saw that Xiao Cang had successfully fused with the flame and congratulated him.
• Xiao Cang revealed the golden flame in his palm, then a surge of power shook the hall and alarmed the Yan Clan.
• Xiao Cang began advancing, and he shouted to Yan Jin to protect every member of the clan from the power he was releasing.

Xiao Cang successfully advanced to a Seven Star Dou Saint after suppressing and refining a Heavenly Flame in the Yan Clan’s main hall. He emerged unharmed, and Yan Jin welcomed him while Huo Zhi hurried to the hall in fear for her husband.

• Yan Jin reinforced the barrier around Xiao Cang, then fled the main hall as flames erupted and pressure spread through the area.
• The Yan Clan members sensed Xiao Cang’s Seven Star Dou Saint aura and reacted with shock at his cultivation.
• Huo Zhi heard the disturbance and rushed to the main hall, fearing Elder Huo Ling was harming Xiao Cang.
• Xiao Cang emerged from the flames, thanked Yan Jin for lending a hand, and Yan Jin asked whether he felt anything unusual inside his body.

Huo Zhi misunderstood the Yan Clan’s discussion and stood up to protect Xiao Cang, only to learn that the clan was thanking him for saving them. Her labor began soon afterward, and as Xiao Cang anxiously waited outside, he received a reward that included a map of the Primordial Ancient Dragon Clan.

• Huo Zhi rushed to shield Xiao Cang from Yan Jin, believing the Yan Clan meant to punish him.
• Yan Jin and the others explained that Xiao Cang was their lifesaver and that they had been discussing his transfer of Heavenly Flames.
• Huo Zhi realized she had misunderstood, then doubled over in pain as labor began.
• Xiao Cang carried Huo Zhi to her room, called for the midwife, and waited anxiously while she gave birth.
• As Xiao Cang prepared to enter the room, his system rewarded him with a map of the Primordial Ancient Dragon Clan and other items.

After Huo Zhi gave birth to a son, Xiao Cang considered seeking the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan’s secret realm and finding Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. He attended Yan Jin’s celebratory banquet, where the elders thanked him, and Yan Jin asked what he planned to do next.

• Xiao Cang waited while Huo Zhi recovered after giving birth, and he learned that she and their son were safe.
• Xiao Cang thought about the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, its secret realm, and the possibility of finding his father-in-law, Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun.
• Xiao Cang visited Huo Zhi and comforted her as she recovered.
• Yan Jin invited Xiao Cang to a banquet celebrating the Yan Clan’s victory over the Hun Clan, the purge of its traitors, and Huo Zhi’s childbirth.
• Huo Yao and the Yan Clan’s elders thanked Xiao Cang for his help, and Yan Jin asked what Xiao Cang planned to do next.

After Huo Zhi gave birth safely, Xiao Cang prepared to leave the Yan Clan, but agreed to train its younger members and share Dou Skills and cultivation arts. He told Yan Jin that he planned to visit the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and already had a map to find it.

• Xiao Cang told Yan Jin and the elders that he intended to leave now that Huo Zhi had given birth safely.
• Yan Jin asked Xiao Cang to train the Yan Clan's younger members so the clan could prepare future leaders.
• Xiao Cang agreed to teach the disciples and offer suitable Dou Skills and cultivation arts.
• After the victory banquet, Yan Jin asked Xiao Cang where he planned to go next.
• Xiao Cang said he would visit the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to guard against the Hun Clan exploiting its divisions, and confirmed that he had a map.

Xiao Cang decided to leave the Yan Clan and seek Zi Yan at Jia Nan Academy before traveling to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. He left Huo Zhi and their newborn child behind, then reached Jia Nan Academy, eager to reunite with Zi Yan.

• Xiao Cang told Yan Jin he planned to travel to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to oppose the Hun Clan’s schemes, and Yan Jin warned him to be careful.
• Xiao Cang visited Huo Zhi and their newborn child, explained that he had to leave, and promised to return after finding Zi Yan.
• Huo Zhi accepted Xiao Cang’s departure and promised to raise their child well.
• After Huo Zhi fell asleep, Xiao Cang left the Yan Clan and headed for Jia Nan Academy before continuing to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Cang arrived at Jia Nan Academy and looked forward to seeing Zi Yan.