Chapter Summaries

Xiao Se refined a Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill and waited for Little Fairy Doctor to finish condensing her poison pill. She succeeded and reached peak four-star Dou Zun, then took the initiative to kiss Xiao Se; an author’s note afterward discussed the novel’s later direction and a future book.

• Xiao Se refined the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, and Zi Yan urged him to keep it for his own protection instead of eating it as a snack.
• Xiao Se asked Zhu Zhuqing for Yao TianHuo’s Ring and promised to refine a body for him after recovering.
• Xiao Se recovered his Soul Power and stayed behind to guard Little Fairy Doctor while the others handled Sea King Pavilion’s affairs.
• The poison pill formed inside Little Fairy Doctor, controlling her Calamity Poison Body and raising her cultivation to peak four-star Dou Zun.
• Little Fairy Doctor thanked Xiao Se and kissed him before he could act.

After Xiao Se reached Five Star Dou Zong, he welcomed Han Yue into Sea King Pavilion and gave cultivation gifts to the women before preparing to restore Heavenly Fire Venerable's body. The chapter ended as Heavenly Fire Venerable emerged from his Ring in the secret chamber, ready for Xiao Se to begin.

• Xiao Se discovered that dual cultivation with Little Fairy Doctor had raised him by two stars, while she woke and learned about the Yin Yang Harmonious Joy Art.
• Xiao Se and Little Fairy Doctor entered Sea King Pavilion, where he welcomed Han Yue and learned she had joined while he was in seclusion.
• Little Fairy Doctor revealed she had controlled her Calamity Poison Body and reached Four Star Dou Zun, and Xiao Se gave her Snow Colored Swan Kisses, Die cultivation scrolls, and Zhu Zhuqing and Zi Yan Huang Ji Pills.
• Xiao Se refined one hundred thousand pills for Zi Yan and gave Han Yue a Marvelous Velvet Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum before heading into the secret chamber.
• Xiao Se prepared the materials to refine Heavenly Fire Venerable's body, and Heavenly Fire Venerable emerged from his Ring.

Xiao Se revived Yao TianHuo and the Ice Fire Dragon Kings, who joined Sea King Pavilion as Offerings. Their recognition of Zi Yan’s powerful dragon bloodline raised hopes about her origins, but Xiao Se suggested she might be a Void Ancient Dragon.

• Xiao Se revived Yao TianHuo, who returned to Sea King Pavilion and accepted the position of an Offering after Xiao Se promised to help restore his cultivation further.
• Xiao Se revived the Ice Fire Dragon Kings, gave them cultivation methods and Dou Skills, and welcomed them as Sea King Pavilion Offerings.
• Xiao Se introduced the Ice Fire Dragon Kings to the pavilion, where they recognized Zi Yan’s bloodline and knelt to her as their lord.
• The Ice Fire Dragon Kings said they did not know Zi Yan’s parents or where the dragon clan was, leaving Zi Yan heartbroken when Xiao Se explained she was unrelated to their race.
• Xiao Se comforted Zi Yan by suggesting she might be a Void Ancient Dragon, a possibility Yao TianHuo also raised.

Xiao Se completed his cultivation, obtained a Dou Sheng body for Long Kui’s resurrection, and forced Tang San into a female union ape body before leaving him with a pack. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan arrived at Canaan Academy and reunited with Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei.

• Xiao Se arranged for the Sea King Pavilion elders to build a Space Wormhole and assigned the others tasks while he entered seclusion.
• Xiao Se completed the True Flame Manipulation Art and Emperor Seal Tactic, advanced to six-star Dou Zong, and exchanged for a female Dou Sheng corpse for Long Kui.
• Xiao Se used the Soul Fusion Pill to fuse Tang San’s soul with a female union ape, then left him in a union ape nest in the Gama Empire.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Canaan Academy, where the Canaan Enforcement Team verified his identity and brought him to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei, and learned that Xiao Yu had reached mid-stage Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei planned to grow stronger before seeking revenge for the Xiao Clan, then followed Yao Lao’s detection of a Heavenly Flame to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. He pretended to be Xiao Se’s cousin and asked Elder Liu to let him enter the Inner Academy, hoping to get close to the flame.

• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yan that Xiao Se had provided Xiao Yu and the others with cultivation resources and Earth-rank methods, and Xiao Yu confirmed her relationship with Xiao Se.
• Xiao Yu said she would take Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei to cultivate in Canaan Academy’s Inner Academy before eventually joining the Sea Alliance and seeking revenge.
• Xiao Yan left after learning that the others intended to wait until they were strong enough, but Yao Lao then sensed a Heavenly Flame in the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yan hurried toward the Heavenly Flame’s location and decided to use his Xiao Clan identity and connection to Xiao Se to approach it.
• Elder Liu stopped Xiao Yan near the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, and Xiao Yan claimed to be Xiao Se’s cousin before asking to join the Inner Academy.
• Elder Liu said Xiao Yan met the Inner Academy’s standards but had to enter through the Outer Courtyard, then considered making an exception for Xiao Se’s cousin.

Xiao Se entered the True Spirit World to seek opportunities and improve his swordsmanship, traveling to Natural Barrier Canyon for its Sword Shaped Grass. He arrived during Ye Chen’s sword-intent training and recognized him, while Ye Chen noticed Xiao Se’s unusual strength.

• After Great Elder Su Qian approved Xiao Yan’s entry to the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan gained access to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and began planning to seize the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Se arrived in the True Spirit World with Long Kui and learned from the All-Heavens Map that he was in the Thousand Silk Kingdom near Natural Barrier Canyon.
• Xiao Se flew to Natural Barrier Canyon to seek Sword Shaped Grass and used his Soul Power and Returning Origin Soul Art to withstand the canyon’s sword intent.
• A female swordswoman warned Xiao Se that the major sects guarded the fissure, but he continued toward it.
• Xiao Se spotted Ye Chen comprehending sword intent and exchanged a friendly smile with him before Ye Chen resumed his training.

Xiao Se looted the experts near Natural Barrier Canyon, then met Ye Chen and revealed that they both came from Blue Star despite having lived in different worlds. Before leaving the story, Xiao Se gave Ye Chen the Returning Origin Soul Art and learned swordsmanship from him during his seven-day stay in the True Spirit World.

• Xiao Se restrained the Star Realm experts near the fissure, took their storage rings, and collected Sword Shaped Grass.
• Xiao Se introduced himself to Ye Chen and explained that he came from another world, where he had cultivated Dou Qi on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Se told Ye Chen that they both came from Blue Star, and Ye Chen asked whether Xiao Se knew how to return there.
• Xiao Se gave Ye Chen the Returning Origin Soul Art and said he could not interfere with Ye Chen's future growth.
• Ye Chen taught Xiao Se swordsmanship while nearby Spirit Sea Realm experts retreated after witnessing Xiao Se's strength.

After leaving Natural Barrier Canyon, Xiao Se returned to Sea King Pavilion and reunited with the pregnant Medusa, only for Die’s affectionate embrace to spark a confrontation. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan learned that the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower was an infant flame and that he needed a Sixth-Rank Earth Spirit Pill before trying to subdue it.

• Xiao Se let Ye Chen leave Natural Barrier Canyon, then kept the remaining cultivators there for an hour and prevented them from pursuing Ye Chen until several days later.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao identified the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower as an infant Heavenly Flame and concluded that Xiao Yan needed a Sixth-Rank Earth Spirit Pill to subdue it.
• Xiao Se returned to Sea King Pavilion and found Medusa, Yue Mei, and Yue Er there after Little Fairy Doctor brought Medusa through the newly completed Space Wormhole.
• Medusa admitted she had come to see Xiao Se, and the two embraced as Xiao Se promised to spend time with her and the others after Long Kui was revived.
• Die hugged Xiao Se, prompting Medusa to demand an explanation and pinch his waist as he tried to respond.

Xiao Se returned to Soul Land with Zhu Zhuqing, Little Fairy Doctor, and the Ice Dragon King, learning that Qian Renxue was away undergoing a God Test. While exploring Tian Dou City, he encountered Ning Rongrong and went to greet her, leaving open the possibility of winning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School over before the coming unification war.

• Xiao Se learned from Little Fairy Doctor that Yun Yun was likely staying on Yun Lan Mountain, then hurried to Soul Land to settle matters there.
• Xiao Se found Qian Renxue absent from Tian Dou City and learned from her maid Xiao Die that she was undergoing a God Test and planned to launch a unification war after emerging from seclusion.
• Xiao Se set out to explore Tian Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing, Little Fairy Doctor, and the Ice Dragon King, and promised Zhu Zhuqing he would accompany her home after they gathered the Soul Rings.
• Xiao Se and Little Fairy Doctor entered a clothing store, where Xiao Se recognized Ning Rongrong and decided to greet her with Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong warned Xiao Se that the Haotian Sect had issued an Absolute Kill Order against him, but Xiao Se and his companions decided to confront the sect. They gathered outside Tian Dou City with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, ready to go, while Ning Fengzhi questioned whether the feud truly had to end in bloodshed.

• Ning Rongrong reunited with Xiao Se and Zhu Zhuqing and warned them that the Haotian Sect was hunting Xiao Se while other powers stayed neutral.
• Xiao Se, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to deal with the Haotian Sect after finishing their shopping.
• Xiao Se invited Ning Rongrong to watch and told her to meet him beneath the willow tree outside Tian Dou City in two hours.
• Ice Heart reported that the people watching Xiao Se had been dealt with, then agreed to pick out new clothes.
• Xiao Se and his companions met Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo outside the city, where Ning Fengzhi questioned whether the conflict with the Haotian Sect had to become a fight to the death.
• Xiao Se said Tang Hao's attempt to assassinate him had made the outcome inevitable.

Xiao Se brought Ning Fengzhi and his companions through a spatial rift to confront the Haotian Sect over its Absolute Kill Order and inherited Soul Bone. Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed four Haotian Sect Titled Douluo, leaving the sect badly shaken as Xiao Se’s group stood before them.

• The Little Fairy Doctor opened a spatial rift to the Haotian Sect, and Xiao Se, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Fengzhi’s group entered it.
• Tang Xiao confronted the visitors, and Ning Fengzhi explained that Xiao Se had brought them and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would stay out of the conflict.
• Xiao Se revealed his identity, and Blazing Sun Douluo attacked him over the sect’s inherited Soul Bone.
• Zhu Zhuqing shattered Blazing Sun Douluo’s hammer phantom and brutally beat him, then repelled three elders who tried to intervene with their Clear Sky True Bodies.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were stunned by Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, while Xiao Se praised her after she returned to his side.

Xiao Se confronted Tang Xiao over the Haotian Sect’s attacks and offered to leave if anyone in the sect survived one move from him. Tang Xiao led the sect’s strongest fighters in a desperate attack, and Xiao Se answered with Mirror Flower Destruction.

• Tang Xiao asked Xiao Se why he intended to destroy the Haotian Sect, and Xiao Se recounted the sect’s repeated attacks and Tang San’s possession.
• Ning Fengzhi backed Xiao Se’s account and confirmed that Tang San had possessed an infant.
• Xiao Se offered to spare the remaining disciples if he could not kill every attacker with one move, but threatened to cripple their martial souls and ability to reproduce if he won.
• Tang Xiao accepted and gathered the sect members at Soul Saint rank or above to unleash their hammer techniques and ninth soul skills.
• Xiao Se summoned the Demon Sword and launched Mirror Flower Destruction at the attacking Haotian Sect fighters.

Xiao Se destroyed Tang Xiao and the Haotian Sect elders, then had Little Fairy Doctor disable the remaining disciples’ martial souls and reproductive abilities. He revealed that Xue Qinghe was his daughter Xiao Xue and offered Ning Fengzhi protection for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School so long as it did not oppose his family.

• Xiao Se used Mirror Flower Destruction to kill Tang Xiao and the five Haotian Sect elders, sparing Tang Xiao’s Soul Bone and giving it to Ning Rongrong.
• Little Fairy Doctor poisoned the remaining Haotian Sect disciples, removing their martial souls and soul power while also crippling their reproductive abilities.
• Xiao Se told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Qinghe was an impostor and that the woman pretending to be him was Xiao Se’s daughter with Bi Bi Dong, Xiao Xue.
• Xiao Se said he would not harm the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as long as it did not become an enemy of his wife and daughter, and promised to erase Ning Fengzhi’s group’s memories of the Haotian Sect’s destruction.

Ning Fengzhi pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s support to the Spirit Empire and asked Xiao Se to accept Ning Rongrong as his disciple. Xiao Se agreed after consulting the Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong became his disciple and received a gift.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to submit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to the Spirit Empire, and Xiao Se directed him to meet his family or Hu Lie Na in Spirit Hall City.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the palace’s Qing He was a puppet, then offered a share of the sect’s wealth and military support in exchange for Xiao Se accepting Ning Rongrong as his disciple.
• Xiao Se consulted the Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing, who said he could accept Ning Rongrong if he wanted to train her.
• Ning Rongrong accepted Xiao Se as her teacher after Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo urged her to agree.
• Xiao Se told Ning Rongrong she did not need to bow again and gave her a jade box containing a spiritual flower.

Xiao Se gave Ning Rongrong an Immortal Herb that could evolve her martial soul, then entered the Lake of Life and showed the savage beasts a vision of Tang San’s future betrayal of Soul Beasts. After Xiao Wu confirmed her love and willingness to sacrifice for Tang San, Di Tian agreed that the Soul Beast clan would not interfere with her, the Titan Giant Ape, or the Sky Azure Bull Python; Xiao Se was then summoned to meet the Silver Dragon King alone.

• Xiao Se gave Ning Rongrong a Qi Luo Tulip and sent her back with Ning Fengzhi to refine it while he and his companions went to complete their Soul Rings.
• Xiao Se and his companions entered the hidden space beneath the Lake of Life, where they met Di Tian and the other savage beasts guarding Tianmeng Iceworm.
• Ice Dragon King revealed herself to Di Tian, then entered the Silver Dragon King’s space after the Silver Dragon King invited her in.
• Xiao Se showed the savage beasts a vision of Tang San’s future actions against Soul Beasts and released Xiao Wu, who confirmed she loved Tang San and would sacrifice herself for him.
• Di Tian agreed that the Soul Beast clan would not interfere in matters involving Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, or the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Xiao Se returned Xiao Wu to his Soul Ring.
• The Silver Dragon King summoned Xiao Se alone, and Little Fairy Doctor warned Di Tian not to let him come to harm.

Xiao Se negotiated with Gu Yue Na over helping the Soul Beast race and offered to treat her injuries. After Gu Yue Na took human form, Xiao Se prepared to remove the Asura God Power from her body.

• Xiao Se told Gu Yue Na he wanted Soul Rings and Soul Bones to grow stronger and promised the Soul Beast race a future beyond the God Realm.
• Gu Yue Na challenged Xiao Se's claims, but he demonstrated his Heavenly Flame, and the Ice Dragon King urged her to trust him.
• Xiao Se offered to treat Gu Yue Na by dissolving the Asura God Power with his Heavenly Flame and healing her injuries with pills.
• Gu Yue Na shrank into human form, and Xiao Se lost his composure at her appearance before the Ice Dragon King covered her with a garment.
• The Ice Dragon King left to warn Xian Er while Xiao Se and Gu Yue Na remained alone to begin the treatment.

Xiao Se spent a month removing the Asura God Power from Gu Yue Na, while Ning Fengzhi secured the Spirit Empire’s protection for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. The chapter ended with Xiao Se discovering Gu Yue Na had secretly tried to refine his Heavenly Flame and preparing to deal with its backlash.

• Xiao Se used his Heavenly Flame to refine the Asura God Power rampaging through Gu Yue Na’s body.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo visited Spirit Hall City, where Hu Lie Na welcomed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School into the Spirit Empire’s protection.
• Ning Fengzhi told Hu Lie Na that Xiao Se had left with the Little Fairy Doctor and Zhu Zhuqing to complete their soul rings.
• After a month, Xiao Se finished removing the Asura God Power from Gu Yue Na and discovered she had secretly been refining his Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Se warned Gu Yue Na that she was suffering a backlash and told her to turn around so he could guide the flames out of her body.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Se and Gu Yue Na's intimate encounter leads to a three-day affair.
• Gu Yue Na agrees to help Xiao Se in exchange for him taking her to his world and stopping human soul beast hunting, plus aiding her in destroying the God Realm (which he declines).
• Xiao Se accepts the sacrifices of four fierce beasts (Ten Thousand Demon King, Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, and Demon Spirit) and absorbs their Soul Bones.
• Xiao Se plans to absorb the remaining Soul Bones from the Snow Empress, Di Tian, and Tianmeng Iceworm upon their sacrifice.

Character Developments

• Gu Yue Na: Becomes more open to Xiao Se after their encounter, agrees to help him, but maintains a cold demeanor.
• Xiao Se: Advances to eight-star Dou Zong and gains more Soul Rings and Soul Bones, preparing for a breakthrough to Dou Zun.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and alliances between humans and soul beasts.
• The consequences of intimacy and the struggle for control.
• The pursuit of strength and the cost of advancement.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Se and Gu Yue Na: Their relationship shifts after their intimate encounter, with Gu Yue Na agreeing to help Xiao Se but maintaining a cold exterior.
• Xiao Se and the fierce beasts: Xiao Se accepts their sacrifices, gaining more power and planning to absorb their remaining Soul Bones.
• Xiao Se and Little Fairy Doctor/Zhu Zhuqing: They express concern for Xiao Se's well-being and are curious about his sudden cultivation increase.

Xiao Se gathered powerful hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts at the Lake of Life and promised to revive them if they sacrificed their Soul Rings and Soul Bones. After reviving Xiong Jun and arranging sacrifices for himself, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing, he gained Di Tian's sacrifice and persuaded the Snow Empress and Ice Empress to become his eighth and ninth Fire martial soul rings.

• Xiao Se arrived at the Lake of Life with Gu Yue Na, Little Fairy Doctor, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Ice Dragon King, where the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and numerous hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts had gathered.
• Xiao Se revived Xiong Jun with a Dou Zong body, a Yin Yang Life Soul Pill, and magical beast bloodline essence; Xiong Jun fought Di Tian until Di Tian subdued him with Dragon God Claw.
• Xiao Se promised to revive the Soul Beasts that sacrificed themselves, then assigned their Soul Rings among himself, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Se received Di Tian's seventh Soul Ring and torso bone, while the other selected Soul Beasts sacrificed themselves to provide the remaining assigned rings.
• Xiao Se explained the Dou Qi Continent to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress and showed them his Ice Fire Dragon Flame, convincing them that their ice powers could coexist with his fire martial soul.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress sacrificed themselves as Xiao Se's eighth and ninth Fire martial soul rings, and the Snow Empress provided his right leg bone.

After two months of training in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Se assessed his strength and received new System rewards, including Hua Ye’s kidney stone. He prepared to absorb Tianmeng Iceworm’s soul ring and Soul Bone before continuing his journey with Little Fairy Doctor.

• Little Fairy Doctor praised Xiao Se’s strength, saying he could defeat low-level Dou Zuns but might struggle to stop them escaping.
• Xiao Se exchanged a meteorite through the System and received Hua Ye’s kidney stone, causing Hua Ye to collapse in agony in the Super God Academy world.
• Little Fairy Doctor questioned Xiao Se’s laughter and reminded him of what he had done to Tang San.
• Xiao Se told Little Fairy Doctor he would absorb Tianmeng Iceworm’s soul ring and Soul Bone, then planned to visit his disciple and check on Dong Er and Xue Er.
• Little Fairy Doctor refused to leave Xiao Se alone with Gu Yue Na, then departed and left a spatial gate for him.
• Xiao Se opened his personal panel and reviewed his cultivation, abilities, and System inventory.