Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Se thanked Tu Shan Yaya for her help, Dongfang Qinlan confronted the Tushan sisters over her brother-in-law and fled in embarrassment when Yaya suggested she had feelings for him. On his wedding night with Huaizhu, Xiao Se purified the Black Fox Matriarch’s demonic power at Tu Shan Hong Hong’s request, leaving her alive.

• Xiao Se thanked Tu Shan Yaya for standing against the black fox and said he respected the Tushan clan more than the so-called righteous factions.
• Dongfang Qinlan warned Tu Shan Hong Hong, Tu Shan Yaya, and Tu Shan Rongrong not to pursue Xiao Se because he belonged to her sister.
• Tu Shan Yaya teased Dongfang Qinlan about being in love with Xiao Se, and the flustered girl ran off in tears.
• During his wedding night with Huaizhu, Xiao Se sensed Tu Shan Hong Hong outside and went to speak with her.
• Tu Shan Hong Hong asked Xiao Se to spare the Black Fox Matriarch if possible, and he used Angel Domain—Purification to remove her dark power.
• The Black Fox Matriarch survived the purification, which left her exposed and furious at Xiao Se.

Xiao Se purified the Black Fox Matriarch’s dark power and left her fate to Tu Shan Hong Hong before returning to Huaizhu. After spending time with Huaizhu and entering seclusion on the Dou Qi Continent, he began Die’s evolution ritual with the Ice Fire Dragon Flame, and Die’s transformation was underway when the chapter ended.

• Xiao Se purified the Black Fox Matriarch’s dark demonic power, and Tu Shan Hong Hong took her away to decide what to do with her.
• Xiao Se told Huaizhu that the Black Fox Matriarch could no longer cultivate her dark power and that Tu Shan Hong Hong would keep her from causing harm.
• Dongfang Qinlan wondered whether she had fallen for Xiao Se, then avoided him after his wedding.
• Xiao Se told Huaizhu he would enter seclusion to break through to Dou Zong, and Huaizhu chose to remain at Spirit Fire Villa while he returned to the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Se brought Die to the island at Medusa Temple, shielded Zhu Qing from the coming lightning tribulation, and raised the Ice Fire Dragon Flame to support Die’s evolution.
• Die began her evolution ritual as Medusa warned Xiao Se not to stare at her.

Nalan Yanran reached the Great Fighter realm, and Yun Yun’s thoughts turned to Xiao Se as her apprentice suspected she had fallen in love. Meanwhile, Die’s evolution succeeded, producing a Mutated Ancient Sky Serpent that chose to stay near Zhu Zhuqing while Die’s soul remained asleep.

• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she had broken through to the Great Fighter realm and credited the pills Yun Yun had brought back from the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
• Nalan Yanran teased Yun Yun about being in love, and Yun Yun blushed, warned her to prepare for the Three-Year Agreement, and flew away.
• Nalan Yanran recalled Yun Yun’s changed behavior since returning from the Demon Beast Mountain Range and wondered who her teacher loved.
• As Die’s evolution ended, the snake-shaped charcoal burst apart, and a cyan light emerged while Queen Medusa and Zhu Zhuqing watched.
• Xiao Se explained that Die’s soul had fallen asleep and that the light was a Mutated Ancient Sky Serpent; it drifted toward Zhu Zhuqing.
• Queen Medusa relaxed when the newly born serpent chose Zhu Zhuqing rather than Xiao Se.

Xiao Se accepted the Ancient Sky Serpent into his care and began seclusion to refine White Tiger Essence Blood and cultivate Fire God's Wrath. Elsewhere, Xiao Yan reached four-star Fighter, but learned he might need to devour around a hundred more Beast Flames to advance Burning Art.

• The Ancient Sky Serpent chose Xiao Se, ate an Earth Fire Lotus Seed and a Soul Fusion Pill, then fell asleep in his palm.
• Xiao Se told Medusa he would enter seclusion to break through to Dou Zong, and she left with Zhu Zhuqing.
• The System granted Xiao Se two exchanges and a draw; he exchanged the drawn photo book for Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God scroll, then began refining White Tiger Essence Blood.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that his cultivation technique had reached Yellow High Rank and he had become a four-star Fighter.
• Yao Lao estimated Xiao Yan would need around a hundred more Beast Flames to advance Burning Art to Profound Low-Rank, leaving Xiao Yan stunned.

Xiao Se broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong and prepared to leave the Snake-People Race Holy City for the Gama Empire to deal with a threat. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan reached Gama Imperial City, passed the Third-Rank Alchemist assessment, and encountered a girl who praised Xiao Huo Huo.

• Xiao Se broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong, and Medusa and Zhu Zhuqing came to congratulate him.
• Xiao Yan reached Dou Shi Peak, and Yao Lao proposed refining a Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill to help him prepare for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Xiao Se gave Medusa Flying Thunder God markers and said he would travel to the Gama Empire, then departed with the sleeping Die after sharing an intimate farewell with Medusa.
• Xiao Yan passed the Third-Rank Alchemist assessment in Gama Imperial City and received his alchemist robe from Chemir.
• A young girl took the specially altered female alchemist robe and claimed that Big Brother Xiao Huo Huo could already refine Fifth-Rank Pills at Xiao Yan's age.

Xiao Yan learned that the mysterious Xiao Huo Huo was a celebrated alchemist and agreed to consider competing in the next Alchemist Grand Meeting, partly to challenge Yun Lan Sect. He went to the Mittel Auction Headquarters to buy rare ingredients, only to discover he lacked the money to pay for them.

• Yao Yue praised Xiao Huo Huo’s accomplishments and insulted Xiao Yan, who argued with her and left the Alchemist Guild testing hall.
• Yao Lao suspected Xiao Huo Huo was Xiao Se in disguise, while Xiao Yan mistakenly believed he was an older man hiding his identity.
• Chemir invited Xiao Yan to compete in the next Alchemist Grand Meeting, explained the previous champion’s Breakthrough Sect Pill reward, and asked him to represent the Alchemist Guild against Yun Lan Sect’s Liu Ling.
• Xiao Yan agreed to participate if he was still in the Gama Empire and gave Chemir a list of ingredients; Chemir could gather only some and directed him to the Mittel Auction Headquarters.
• Xiao Yan visited the auction house to obtain the remaining ingredients, but Yao Lao warned him they would cost at least two hundred thousand Gold Coins, far more than Xiao Yan had.

Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Auction Headquarters to buy medicinal ingredients, but Ya Fei appraised his pills and made him pay most of the cost with his last bottle of Burning Blood. After completing the transaction, he saw Ya Fei reunited with Xiao Se, deepening his resentment toward him.

• Xiao Yan tried to use pills as collateral for 300,000 Gold Coins' worth of medicinal ingredients because he lacked enough money.
• Ya Fei learned that the Third-Rank Alchemist resembled Xiao Yan and went to meet him, then appraised his pills and calculated how much he still owed.
• Xiao Yan offered his Fourth-Rank Burning Blood, which the Mittel Auction agreed to purchase for 200,000 Gold Coins after verifying it was genuine.
• Ya Fei left the reception room, and Xiao Yan completed the transaction and bought materials for refining Burning Blood.
• Xiao Yan saw Ya Fei embrace Xiao Se at the staircase and swore to one day defeat him.
• Xiao Se dismissed Xiao Yan as a clown and carried Ya Fei away after she said she had missed him.

Xiao Se reunited with Ya Fei, revealed his plans to establish the Sea Alliance, and traveled to the Yun Lan Sect for the Three-Year Agreement. The chapter left him at the sect’s gate, where he encountered Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Se told Ya Fei about Medusa and his other partners, and promised that she was among the most important women in his life.
• Xiao Se met with Ya Fei, Hai Bo Dong, and Mittel Tengshan, then gave Hai Bo Dong a Huang Ji Pill and announced his plan to establish the Sea Alliance with the Mittel Family and Snake-People Race.
• Xiao Se revealed that he had founded the Sea King Pavilion and was a peak Rank 7 alchemist, stunning Ya Fei, Hai Bo Dong, and Mittel Tengshan.
• Xiao Se disguised himself as Xiao Huo Huo and went to the Yun Lan Sect, where he forced two gatekeeping disciples to their knees with his Dou Qi pressure.
• Nalan Yanran arrived at the gate, and Xiao Se recognized her.

Xiao Se reunited with Nalan Yanran at the Yun Lan Sect and learned that her grandfather, Nalan Jie, was suffering from Luo Poison. Although Xiao Se disliked Nalan Jie, he agreed to remove the poison for Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun’s sake.

• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Se and happily led him toward the rear mountains to meet Yun Yun.
• As they walked, Xiao Se said he had trained in the Black-Corner Region, and Nalan Yanran guessed that he had reached the Dou Wang level.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Se that Luo Poison had been eroding Nalan Jie’s Dou Qi for two years and asked him to save her grandfather.
• Xiao Se admitted that he disliked Nalan Jie but agreed to remove the poison for Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun.
• Nalan Yanran believed Xiao Se’s willingness to help meant that he liked her and hurried after him.

Xiao Se reunited with Yun Yun and warned her that a Soul Hall protector had arrived in the Gama Empire and might tempt her teacher, Yun Shan, into a dangerous deal. They rushed back to the Yun Lan Sect to check on him.

• Yun Yun mistook the returning Nalan Yanran for her teacher until Xiao Se removed his Golden Silkworm Mask and revealed himself.
• Xiao Se introduced himself as Xiao Se, admitted he had used the alias Xiao Huo Huo, and told Nalan Yanran that he had no connection to the Xiao Clan and did not blame her for the broken engagement.
• Xiao Se caught up with Yun Yun in the sky, revealed that he had become a Dou Zong, and embraced her as they reconciled.
• Xiao Se asked Yun Yun to take him to her teacher, Yun Shan, and warned that the Soul Hall's Earth Rank Protector might exploit Yun Shan's efforts to break through to Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun flew back with Xiao Se, who carried her through the void toward the Yun Lan Sect so they could investigate Yun Shan's situation.

Xiao Se revealed that the Soul Hall had planted an imprint in Yun Shan’s soul and used a Heavenly Flame to remove it, saving Yun Yun’s teacher. Yun Yun and Xiao Se confirmed their relationship, and the chapter left Nalan Yanran shocked to see them together.

• Xiao Se and Yun Yun found that Yun Shan had taken a Breakthrough Sect Pill from the Soul Hall and discovered an imprint hidden in his soul.
• Xiao Se exposed the Soul Hall’s plan to control and devour Yun Shan, and Yun Shan agreed to let him remove the imprint.
• Xiao Se burned away Yun Shan’s Soul Imprint with his Heavenly Flame and treated his injured soul with a Soul Fusion Pill.
• Xiao Se told Yun Yun that Yun Shan had agreed to their betrothal, and Yun Yun confronted him about his connection to Ya Fei before accepting his kiss.
• Yun Yun returned to Nalan Yanran with Xiao Se holding her hand, leaving Nalan Yanran stunned by their intimacy.

Nalan Yanran returned home heartbroken after learning Xiao Se loved Yun Yun, while Xiao Yan became a two-star Great Fighter and learned that Xiao Se was a Dou Zong and peak seventh-grade alchemist. As Yao Lao fell into slumber, he urged Xiao Yan to bargain for Xiao Se’s protection at the Three-Year Agreement; meanwhile, Nalan Yanran began considering whether Xiao Se’s other relationships gave her a chance.

• Nalan Yanran tearfully accepted Yun Yun and Xiao Se’s relationship, then left for the Nalan Family to await Xiao Se’s help for her grandfather.
• Xiao Yan broke through to two-star Great Fighter, but Yao Lao revealed that his depleted Soul Power would soon force him to sleep.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Xiao Se was already a Dou Zong and advised him to offer Yao Lao’s alchemy guidance in exchange for protection during the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yao Lao revealed that he was a peak eighth-grade alchemist, then entered the black Ring as his remaining Soul Power gave out.
• Nalan Yanran returned to the Nalan Family, learned Ya Fei was visiting, and reasoned that Xiao Se might have other women besides Yun Yun, giving her renewed hope.

Xiao Se planned an ambush for the Soul Hall Protector while concealing his identity, then cured Nalan Jie of the Luo Poison. Yun Yun went to investigate Ya Fei, leaving Xiao Se to meet Nalan Yanran at the Nalan Family.

• Nalan Su learned that Xiao Huo Huo could cure Nalan Jie and privately considered bringing Nalan Yanran closer to him; Ya Fei told Yanran to learn about Xiao Huo Huo for herself.
• Xiao Se, Yun Shan, and Yun Yun planned to lure the Soul Hall Protector to the Yun Lan Sect three days before the Three-Year Agreement and ambush him.
• Xiao Se admitted to Yun Yun that he had killed Yun Leng, and she asked him to keep the matter quiet; she stayed behind while he went to the Nalan Family.
• Yun Yun spotted Ya Fei near the Mittel Auction Headquarters and went to speak with her as Xiao Se entered the Nalan residence.
• Xiao Se used the Fallen Heart Flame to remove Nalan Jie's Luo Poison, then left before Nalan Yanran could catch up with him.

Ya Fei told Yun Yun how Xiao Se had changed her life, and Xiao Se arrived to face Yun Yun’s anger over his relationship with both women. Later, Xiao Yan came to Mittel Auction House seeking Xiao Se on his teacher’s behalf, but Ya Fei sent him to wait in a storage-filled reception room.

• Ya Fei waited for Xiao Se in a red qipao when Yun Yun appeared and noticed the black robe and life-saving jade token Xiao Se had left behind.
• Ya Fei recounted how she had met Xiao Se, fallen in love with him, and been freed from the prospect of a forced marriage alliance.
• Xiao Se appeared through Flying Thunder God, and Ya Fei left him alone with Yun Yun so they could discuss their relationship.
• Xiao Se tried to reassure Yun Yun that his feelings for her were sincere, but thunder and heavy rain interrupted his oath.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Mittel Auction House to ask Xiao Se to meet his teacher, and Ya Fei suppressed him with her aura before ordering Ai Li to take him to the Eleventh Reception Room.

Xiao Se rejected Xiao Yan’s request for protection during the Three-Year Agreement but agreed to teach alchemy with Yao Lao in exchange for keeping Xiao Yan alive. After a period of study, Xiao Se demonstrated his alchemical talent, and Yao Lao returned to Xiao Yan on the eve of the agreement.

• Xiao Se dismissed Xiao Yan’s plea for help, agreed to return Yao Lao before the Three-Year Agreement, and sent Xiao Yan out of the room.
• Xiao Se revived Yao Lao with a Soul Fusion Pill and began learning alchemy from him, while Yun Yun returned to the Yun Lan Sect the next morning.
• Yao Lao praised Xiao Se’s alchemy and asked to become his master, but Xiao Se said he would only accept if Yao Lao gave up Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Se explained why he refused to reconcile with the Xiao Clan, and Yao Lao left to rejoin Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Se checked his System panel and received two exchange opportunities and one draw opportunity.

Xiao Se drew the Yin Yang Joyous Union Art and used it with Ya Fei, helping her break through to Dou Wang while his own cultivation neared Three Star Dou Zong. As the Three-Year Agreement began at the Yun Lan Sect, Xiao Yan prepared to face Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun revealed that she had reached Half-Step Dou Zong.

• Xiao Se used his remaining draws, obtained travel tickets and a Barrett, and exchanged an inflatable doll for a female union ape before deciding Tang San's soul could inhabit it.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Se that the Three-Year Agreement was the next day and that the prey would be there, so Xiao Se said he would go to the Yun Lan Sect with Hai Bo Dong instead of her.
• Xiao Se used the Yin Yang Joyous Union Art with Ya Fei, raising her from Five Star Dou Ling to Dou Wang and bringing his own cultivation close to Three Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao uncovered the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations, and Xiao Yan resolved to use it against Nalan Yanran at the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Jie and Mu Chen discussed Xiao Huo Huo's return as Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma arrived at the Yun Lan Sect.
• Yun Yun neutralized Jia Xing Tian's attempt to display his power and revealed an aura that led him to recognize her as Half-Step Dou Zong.

Xiao Se attended the Three-Year Agreement as a disguised Dou Huang, while Yun Yun revealed her immense progress and Fa Ma learned that Xiao Se could refine Rank 6 pills. Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran confronted each other over their broken engagement, and their duel began with both prepared to fight to the death.

• Yun Yun welcomed Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian, who learned that Xiao Se was expected to attend and that Yun Yun had reached the threshold of Dou Zong.
• Xiao Se arrived with Hai Bo Dong, whose breakthrough to Dou Huang Peak was credited to Xiao Se's Huang Ji Pill; Fa Ma then received alchemy advice from Xiao Se and treated him as a grandmaster.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Yun Lan Mountain and challenged Nalan Yanran, declaring that life and death would be left to fate.
• Yun Yun accepted Xiao Yan's terms after Xiao Se told her he would intervene if necessary to protect Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran defended her right to choose her own marriage and blamed Xiao Yan for publicizing the engagement dispute before drawing her sword as Xiao Yan charged.

Yu Xiaogang blamed Spirit Hall for the egg that had nearly killed him, and Tang San vowed to avenge his teacher. When Tang San tested his mutated second soul ring, its Tentacles skill made him lose control and attack Yu Xiaogang, while Xiao Se learned the exchanged Parasite battle skill.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San he suspected Spirit Hall had replaced the egg inside him, and Tang San promised to take revenge when he was stronger.
• Tang San revealed that his Blue Silver Grass second soul ring had turned green and agreed to test its Tentacles skill with Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San's vines attacked Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San struggled against a sudden loss of sanity and burning desire.
• The System announced that Xiao Se had exchanged the Union Ape Magic Core for Tang San's Parasite skill and that the core had replaced Tang San's second soul ring.
• Xiao Se learned Parasite and realized he could use it to plant Heavenly Flame seeds inside opponents.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely on Bluestone Plaza, but Nalan Yanran’s superior cultivation and combat skills gave her the advantage. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan driven back more than ten steps while Nalan Yanran retreated only a few.

• Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran with the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, but she blocked his strike and sent the ruler flying.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan not to underestimate Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yan launched another close-range assault.
• Nalan Yanran dodged Xiao Yan’s attacks and taunted him while cutting him with her Long Sword.
• Xiao Yan formed Dou Qi Armor and attacked Nalan Yanran, who formed her own armor and met him head-on.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran clashed repeatedly, and Xiao Yan retreated more than ten steps while Nalan Yanran took only three or four.

Xiao Yan struggled against Nalan Yanran, whose superior speed and reserves kept him at a disadvantage. After she accidentally shaved off his hair during their duel, Xiao Yan, humiliated and enraged, powered up the Mysterious Heavy Ruler for a stronger attack.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran emerged from their close-quarters battle with Xiao Yan badly wounded and exhausted while Nalan Yanran remained composed.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations to raise his strength from a three-star Great Fighter to a seven-star Great Fighter and attacked Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran matched Xiao Yan’s ruler-light with her sword-light, then dodged his Eight Extremities Collapse and accidentally cut off his ponytail.
• Chen and the onlookers laughed at Xiao Yan’s shaved head, while Nalan Yanran apologized and teased him about his new hairstyle.
• Xiao Yan covered his bare scalp, poured Dou Qi into the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, and unleashed Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler.