Chapter Summaries

Xiao Kun negotiated with Heavenly Flame Venerate, restoring his Soul Power in exchange for the contents of his Storage Ring and his agreement to become a retainer after his body was rebuilt. After Heavenly Flame Venerate recovered to his peak without a physical body, Xiao Kun left the barrier space with him and headed back through the magma.

• Heavenly Flame Venerate accepted Xiao Kun's offer to restore his Soul Power and body in exchange for his Storage Ring's contents and future service to the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun gave Heavenly Flame Venerate five Spirit Recovery Purple Pills, then took the items from his Storage Ring, including the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Method.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate's Soul Power recovered to the peak of the Dou Zong realm, and he thanked Xiao Kun for saving him.
• Xiao Kun told Heavenly Flame Venerate he might store him in a sealed space at times, and Heavenly Flame Venerate agreed.
• Xiao Kun left the barrier space through a Space Channel and returned beside his clone, where Heavenly Flame Venerate praised his spatial ability and clone technique.

Xiao Kun returned to Jia Nan Academy with an infant Fallen Heart Flame, which he gave to Su Qian, then gifted Ya Fei crimson-red beads and received Fire Spirit Orbs through the system. He learned the orbs could greatly accelerate Fire Attribute cultivation, including his own.

• Xiao Kun returned to Su Qian through a Space Channel and revealed that he had brought back a newly born Fallen Heart Flame.
• Su Qian accepted the infant Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Kun received a Bone Chilling Flame through a hundredfold critical compensation.
• Su Qian thanked Xiao Kun and promised Jia Nan Academy would remain his ally before leaving to restore the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei two thousand crimson-red beads to aid her cultivation, triggering a thousandfold compensation that awarded him two thousand Fire Spirit Orbs.
• Xiao Kun discovered that the Fire Spirit Orbs could greatly boost cultivation speed for Fire Attribute cultivators at Dou Zun or below, and could also benefit him.

Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei Fire Spirit Orbs and the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Method, triggering a ten-thousandfold reward that granted him the Four Sacred Fire Method. He then gifted Yun Yun several wind-attribute scrolls, earning Heaven-tier techniques and cultivation methods that could strengthen their group.

• Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei three hundred Fire Spirit Orbs and the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Method, and she thanked him before putting the scroll away.
• The system rewarded Xiao Kun with the Four Sacred Fire Method, which could reach Emperor-tier power when fully mastered and form a Four Sacred Array.
• Xiao Kun kissed Ya Fei, and she gave him a massage before he left to visit Yun Yun.
• Xiao Kun gave Yun Yun five wind-attribute Earth-tier scrolls, and the system rewarded him with Wind Rule, Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath, Yellow Spring Palm, and two Earth-tier items.
• Xiao Kun considered giving Wind Rule to Yun Yun and recognized Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath as a valuable soul attack for himself.

Xiao Kun gave Yun Yun Heaven-tier techniques, then secluded himself to refine three Heavenly Flames. He emerged as an Eight-Star Dou Zun with stronger soul power, a rapidly healing physique, and an upgraded cultivation method.

• Xiao Kun kept the Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath for himself and gave Yun Yun the Wind Rule cultivation method and Yellow Spring Palm technique.
• After Yun Yun massaged him, Xiao Kun went to the pavilion’s underground chamber to refine the Bone Chilling Flame, reaching Two-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Kun refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame over two weeks, advancing to Five-Star Dou Zun and gaining the Three Thousand Starry Sky physique.
• Xiao Kun refined the Red Lotus Karma Fire over another two weeks, advancing to Eight-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Kun’s Soul Power reached the late Heavenly Realm, and the Spirit Burning Art evolved to Heaven-tier High-grade.

Xiao Kun created the Life Spirit Karma Fire, then used inheritance spaces to master Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath and the first three levels of the Four Sacred Fire Method. He ended the latter inheritance after failing to learn its final level, but the technique’s inheritance light point remained available for the future.

• Xiao Kun named his newly strengthened Heavenly Flame the Life Spirit Karma Fire and reflected on how devouring Heavenly Flames had rapidly raised his strength to the top of the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Kun entered the inheritance space for Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath and mastered the Heaven-tier High-grade technique after three months of practice.
• Xiao Kun rested, then began inheriting the Four Sacred Fire Method and spent a year learning its first three levels, which enhanced his vitality, Dou Qi, and control over flames.
• Xiao Kun failed to learn the final level, which required summoning the Black Tortoise and forming an array, and asked the system to end the inheritance early.
• Xiao Kun returned to the secret chamber and confirmed that the Four Sacred Fire Method’s inheritance light point remained, allowing him to try again when he was stronger.

After leaving seclusion with the first three layers of the Four Sacred Fire Method, Xiao Kun reunited with Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Medusa, and Zi Yan, who had returned with a trove of medicinal herbs. Medusa asked him for a Sixth-grade Spirit Fusion Pill, and Xiao Kun was delighted by her request.

• Xiao Kun reflected on the Four Sacred Fire Method, rested, and left the secret chamber after more than a month.
• Xiao Kun discovered that Yun Yun and Ya Fei had advanced, and learned that Medusa and Zi Yan had spent a month gathering treasures and medicinal herbs near Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yan and Medusa presented more than four hundred herbs, including fifty Xiao Kun had never collected, and Xiao Kun stored their haul.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Kun for ten Emperor Augmenting Pills, and he gave them to her; she immediately swallowed one and quickly digested it.
• Medusa asked Xiao Kun for a Sixth-grade Spirit Fusion Pill, and he was delighted by her request.

Xiao Kun gave Medusa the Spirit Fusion Pill, revealed his rapid cultivation and advanced to the late Dou Zun stage. After Medusa completed the spirit fusion, she found herself overwhelmed by affection for Xiao Kun and confronted him, suspecting he had known this would happen.

• Xiao Kun gave Medusa the Spirit Fusion Pill, and she accepted it despite doubting his reasons.
• Xiao Kun told Yun Yun and the others that he had reached the late Dou Zun stage and explained the unusual traits of his cultivation technique.
• Medusa hurried away to refine the pill, while Xiao Kun learned that Jia Nan Academy's Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda had reopened and Xiao Yan remained in seclusion.
• A week later, Medusa's four-star Dou Zong aura briefly spread through the area, prompting Xiao Kun, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei to visit her room.
• After completing the spirit fusion, Medusa gained control of her body but developed uncontrollable affection for Xiao Kun and accused him of knowing the pill's effects.

Xiao Kun stayed in the Black Corner Region for five months to cultivate his ties with Zi Yan, consolidate his strength, and prepare materials for Spatial Wormholes. As Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion, the Qian Alliance had become the region’s leading power after Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Kun convinced Medusa that her discomfort was only a side effect of fusing souls, and Medusa decided not to return to the Snake People Tribe yet.
• Xiao Kun chose to remain in the Black Corner Region, assigning the Qian Alliance to gather materials for Spatial Wormholes between Jia Ma Empire and Jia Nan Academy.
• Over five months, Ya Fei reached seven-star Dou Emperor, Yun Yun and Medusa reached six-star Dou Zong, and Zi Yan advanced to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Kun consolidated his cultivation and neared Nine-Star Dou Zun, while the Qian Alliance expanded to become the Black Corner Region’s strongest faction after Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion as a five-star Dou Emperor and headed toward Xiao Kun’s pavilion.

Xiao Kun learned the requirements for building a fixed Space Channel and began constructing one at Qian City for the Qian Alliance. He left the channel’s silver barrier forming inside its doorframe, with the work still underway.

• Yao Lao explained the materials, strength, and Secret Art needed to create a fixed Space Channel, then gave Xiao Kun the Secret Art.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Kun he planned to reach Dou Zong within a year and then travel to the Central Plains to find Xun'er.
• Xiao Kun went to Qian City, where Yuan Yi reported on the Qian Alliance’s progress and received a special Emperor Augmenting Pill.
• Xiao Kun had the plaza sealed off and used his Soul Power and Life Spirit Karma Fire to build and inscribe a large metal doorframe.
• Xiao Kun poured spatial power into the doorframe until a silver barrier began to form inside it.

After completing a spatial gate at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Kun learned that Demonic Flame Valley was provoking the Qian Alliance and decided to destroy the sect and take over its territory. He gathered Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Zi Yan, and Medusa, then led them through the gate toward Demonic Flame Valley.

• Xiao Kun completed the spatial gate at Jia Nan Academy and wandered through the city disguised as an ordinary person.
• Xiao Kun overheard Qian Alliance members discussing Demonic Flame Valley’s attacks and its past warrant against him, then resolved to destroy the sect and obtain its Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art.
• Xiao Kun told Yuan Yi to prepare to take over Demonic Flame Valley’s cities, and Yuan Yi agreed to arrange the aftermath.
• Xiao Kun explained his plans to Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Zi Yan, and Medusa, and they all agreed to go with him.
• Xiao Kun and his companions said goodbye to Su Qian and Xiao Yan, entered the Space Channel, and departed for Demonic Flame Valley.

Xiao Kun and his companions arrived at Demonic Flame Valley and found its forces prepared to confront them. Old Ghost Dimu challenged Xiao Kun, leaving their clash about to begin.

• Xiao Kun brought Ya Fei, Yun Yun, and Zi Yan through a Space Channel to Demonic Flame Valley and checked for an ambush.
• Xiao Kun's group approached the heavily guarded valley entrance, where Demonic Flame Valley's people sounded alarms and aimed their weapons at them.
• Yun Yun warned that the valley's hostility suggested its people had anticipated their arrival, while Zi Yan and Xiao Kun remained confident.
• Old Ghost Dimu appeared with Fang Yan and two other peak Dou Emperor elders, and Fang Yan accused Xiao Kun's group of killing his grandson.
• Old Ghost Dimu stopped Fang Yan, praised Xiao Kun, and unleashed his aura as he challenged Xiao Kun to a fight.

Xiao Kun faced Old Ghost Dimu at Demonic Flame Valley and used his Life Spirit Karma Fire to repel the elder’s attack and chase him through the air. Xiao Kun revealed his early-stage Dou Zun strength, while Old Ghost Dimu remained confident that he could turn the fight around and eyed the women behind Xiao Kun.

• Old Ghost Dimu unleashed the Thousand Illusions Profound Ice Thorn at Xiao Kun and his companions.
• Xiao Kun summoned an Amethyst Winged Lion King formed from Life Spirit Karma Fire, which evaporated the ice spikes and charged Old Ghost Dimu.
• Old Ghost Dimu fled the pursuing lion, using weak Dou Techniques to keep away from its flames.
• Xiao Kun drew the eighth-tier Crimson Flame Sword and released an early-stage Dou Zun aura, leaving Fang Yan and the people of Demonic Flame Valley stunned.
• Old Ghost Dimu threatened Xiao Kun and glanced cruelly toward the women behind him as he continued to flee.

Xiao Kun unleashed Rain Sword against Old Ghost Dimu, but redirected its countless blades to wipe out Demonic Flame Valley below. Old Ghost Dimu emerged from his ice defense exhausted and found his followers slaughtered, while Xiao Kun faced him with a smile.

• Old Ghost Dimu threatened Xiao Kun and the women traveling with him, prompting Xiao Kun to summon the Crimson Flame Sword and unleash Rain Sword.
• Old Ghost Dimu fled and used Blood-Cold Extreme Freeze Heaven to encase himself in a massive black crystal.
• Xiao Kun redirected the energy swords toward Demonic Flame Valley, killing its members, including Fang Yan, as they tried to resist or escape.
• Xiao Kun gathered the Storage Rings from the valley with his Soul Power and stored them in the System Space.
• Old Ghost Dimu emerged from the melting crystal, exhausted, and discovered that Xiao Kun had slaughtered the people of Demonic Flame Valley.

Xiao Kun destroyed Demonic Flame Valley and killed Old Ghost Dimu, who called for help from Venerate Yin. Venerate Yin appeared to claim Old Ghost Dimu’s corpse and soul, while Xiao Kun remained alert.

• Xiao Kun sent three Heavenly Flame Amethyst Winged Lion Kings to surround Old Ghost Dimu, who fled and was soon overwhelmed.
• Old Ghost Dimu called on Venerate Yin for help, but Xiao Kun kept watch as the attacks continued.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion Kings depleted Old Ghost Dimu’s Dou Qi and beat him to death, leaving his corpse intact at Xiao Kun’s instruction.
• Venerate Yin emerged beside Old Ghost Dimu, froze the three lion kings, and pulled the corpse toward him.
• Venerate Yin declared that the soul of a Dou Sect expert was a rare treasure.

Xiao Kun confronted Venerate Yin, a mid-stage Dou Zun from Soul Hall who had come to the Black Corner Region after noticing Xiao Kun’s conspicuous actions at Jia Nan Academy. Venerate Yin destroyed Xiao Kun’s Heavenly Flame lions and launched a chain attack, leaving their battle underway.

• A black-robed Soul Hall member extracted Old Ghost Dimu’s soul, and Xiao Kun identified him as Venerate Yin.
• Venerate Yin recognized Xiao Kun as the one who had killed Protector Wu and revealed that Soul Hall had noticed Xiao Kun at Jia Nan Academy.
• Venerate Yin used Spatial Strangulation against Xiao Kun’s three Amethyst Winged Lion Kings, but their Heavenly Flames resisted the attack and rapidly regenerated.
• Venerate Yin intensified his spatial power until it crushed and erased the three Amethyst Winged Lion Kings.
• Venerate Yin sent over a dozen chains through space toward Xiao Kun’s vital points.

Xiao Kun fought Venerate Yin while concealing his true cultivation, using Heavenly Flames and his golden wings to counter the elder’s soul chains and survive their explosive attack. Venerate Yin grew wary of Xiao Kun’s abilities and tried to identify the sources of his defense and speed.

• Xiao Kun sent Yun Yun and the others a thousand meters away and left a clone to protect them.
• Xiao Kun blocked Venerate Yin’s soul-targeting chains with Sword Control and burned them with the Life Spirit Karma Fire.
• Xiao Kun rushed Venerate Yin and nearly struck his neck, but Venerate Yin’s chains intercepted the attack before he detonated them.
• The chain explosion destroyed the surrounding trees, but Xiao Kun emerged unharmed in dark golden armor.
• Venerate Yin questioned how Xiao Kun had survived and guessed that Heavenly Flame armor and his golden wings explained Xiao Kun’s defense and speed.

Xiao Kun fought Venerate Yin to a standstill before using seven clones and the Sky Severing Style to cripple his movements. He captured Venerate Yin and struck him in the heart, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Venerate Yin guessed that Xiao Kun's golden wings explained his abnormal speed, and Xiao Kun confirmed it.
• Xiao Kun's Giant Sword Art clashed evenly with Venerate Yin's Great Yin Underworld Palm.
• Xiao Kun and Venerate Yin fought for half an hour, while Xiao Kun gained combat experience and Venerate Yin grew frustrated.
• Xiao Kun created seven clones and ordered them to surround Venerate Yin with him.
• Xiao Kun and his clones struck Venerate Yin repeatedly with Sky Severing Style One, slowing his Dou Qi and movement until he could no longer move.
• Xiao Kun caught Venerate Yin and struck him several times in the heart.

Xiao Kun killed Venerate Yin, seized his soul and possessions, and freed the souls trapped in Venerate Yin’s sack. He then led Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Medusa, and Zi Yan to find Demonic Flame Valley’s treasury, with Zi Yan uncovering a hidden cave.

• Xiao Kun roasted Venerate Yin’s soul until it weakened, sealed it in a jade bottle, and searched his corpse and Storage Ring.
• Xiao Kun tore open Venerate Yin’s black sack, released more than a thousand captured souls, and collected Old Ghost Dimu’s corpse.
• Yun Yun and Ya Fei checked on Xiao Kun, while Zi Yan asked him for more medicinal pills and received several.
• Xiao Kun sent clones to pursue the fleeing survivors, then asked Zi Yan to locate Demonic Flame Valley’s storeroom.
• Zi Yan found a weed-covered rock wall and punched through it, revealing a cave lit by Moonlight Stones.

Xiao Kun and the others explored the Demonic Flame Valley’s treasure vault, collecting herbs and opening four boxes of rare items. Medusa’s box contained the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art Xiao Kun had long sought.

• Zi Yan broke through the stone door, and Xiao Kun injured the serpentine guardian Magical Beast and stored it in the System Space.
• The group searched the storeroom, where Xiao Kun collected unfamiliar medicinal herbs and Zi Yan gathered herbs to trade for medicinal pills.
• Xiao Kun removed the spatial barrier protecting the four wooden boxes and let Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Zi Yan, and Medusa each open one.
• Ya Fei found the True Flame Manipulation Art, Yun Yun found two Earth-tier lightning scrolls, and Zi Yan found a seventh-tier Magical Beast Core, which Xiao Kun judged the most valuable so far.
• Medusa opened her box and revealed the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art that Xiao Kun had wanted to obtain.

Xiao Kun distributed the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art to Medusa and gave Ya Fei a flame-control secret art that triggered a powerful system reward. After clearing out the storeroom, the group returned to the surface, where Xiao Kun found his clones waiting after eliminating Demonic Flame Valley’s remaining personnel.

• Xiao Kun chose Medusa to receive the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art, then teased her with an offer of a day together before revealing that her real gift was an item he still needed to prepare.
• Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei the True—Flame Manipulation Formula, and the system rewarded him with the Wonder—Flame Manipulation Formula, which could cultivate a Heavenly Flame by devouring Beast Fire.
• Xiao Kun gave Ya Fei the Wonder—Flame Manipulation Formula and the Flame Sculpting Secret Technique, and she left a lipstick mark on his face.
• Xiao Kun collected the remaining items from the storeroom after the women had taken what they wanted.
• Xiao Kun and the women emerged from the cave and found his eight clones waiting at the entrance after wiping out Demonic Flame Valley’s remaining personnel.