Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan revealed that he was Cheng E, Soul Hall’s Ten Heavenly Venerate, and asked the gathered leaders to give Soul Hall time to prove its transformation. As Xiao Xuan challenged his appeal, Gu Yuan unexpectedly backed Yang Shan, and two powerful saints emerged to strengthen his case.

• Yang Shan removed his Soul Hall disguise, revealed his identity, and explained that he had risen from Soul Envoy to Ten Heavenly Venerate under the alias Cheng E.
• Yang Shan asked the leaders and Pill Tower Old Ancestor to give Soul Hall more time, citing its recent reforms and the kindness its members had shown him.
• Xiao Xuan questioned Yang Shan’s request and asked what he would do if the assembled leaders refused to give Soul Hall a chance.
• Gu Yuan stood beside Yang Shan and asked the leaders to grant him consideration because Yang Shan was his Ancient Clan son-in-law.
• Xiao Xuan said Gu Yuan’s support alone was not enough, so Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint emerged from Yang Shan.
• Severing Heaven Blade Saint asked Pill Tower Old Ancestor whether his backing was sufficient.

Yang Shan convinced the ancient clan patriarchs to give him ten days to prove the Soul Hall’s innocence and secured Hun Mieling as evidence. He then raced to Fallen Soul Valley to ask Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor to investigate Hun Mieling’s soul.

• Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint backed Yang Shan, and Lei Ying quickly reconciled with him.
• Yang Shan reminded the patriarchs that he had rescued their young women from the Dark Blood Organization, prompting Shi Feng and Xiao Xuan to support giving him a chance.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to let Yang Shan prove his innocence within ten days while the Heaven Hall and Soul Clan remained under surveillance.
• Yang Shan reaffirmed his loyalty to Hun Miesheng, who promised him a leadership position and admitted responsibility for Hun Mieling’s actions until evidence emerged.
• Yang Shan took Hun Mieling from Pill Tower Old Ancestor and hurried to Fallen Soul Valley, leaving Wu Ying and Hun Dan with instructions.
• Yang Shan told Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor that Dark Blood had endangered the Soul Clan, and Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor extracted Hun Mieling’s soul to investigate.

Han Feng received power and a Dissent Bead from Xin Tian, then used the bead to enslave Hun Mieling and take control of the Soul Hall’s Earth Hall. Yang Shan learned how Hun Mieling had been manipulated and killed, while the Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor and Yellow Spring Demon Saint admitted they did not recognize the bead.

• Han Feng visited Xin Tian’s stone tablet, received enhanced power, and was given a Dissent Bead capable of controlling a Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xin Tian and Spirit Devouring argued over their past failures and the Spirit Devouring Source used to empower Han Feng.
• Han Feng and Saint Hun Qing trapped Hun Mieling with the Dissent Bead, which pierced his defenses and made him submit to Han Feng.
• Han Feng used Hun Mieling to control the Earth Hall’s ranks and direct its operations, including ambushes against the Small Pill Tower and the Ancient Eight Clans’ geniuses.
• Yang Shan watched Hun Mieling’s memories and identified the white crystal sphere as the means of his enslavement.
• The Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor and Yellow Spring Demon Saint said they did not know what the white crystal sphere was.

Yang Shan returned Hun Mieling to the Soul Hall leaders and used the restored soul imprints to prove that Dark Blood had framed the Soul Hall. The clan leaders then confronted the growing threat posed by Dark Blood’s white energy, which had just been taken from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion by the traitor Mo Xi.

• Yang Shan established a concealed Space Channel between the Dividing Realm Mountain Range and Fallen Soul Valley, then brought Hun Mieling to the Soul Hall’s Heaven Hall.
• Yao Dan examined Hun Mieling’s soul imprints, and the clan leaders watched memories showing that Dark Blood had framed the Soul Hall.
• Hun Miesheng apologized to the clan leaders for the harm done to their young prodigies, while Soul Heavenly Emperor offered to handle compensation.
• Yang Shan told the clan leaders what he knew about Dark Blood and concealed Han Feng’s existence to protect Yao Lao.
• Thunder Lord reported that Mo Xi had taken the white energy left by four slain Dark Blood members from Wind and Thunder Pavilion territory.
• The clan leaders discussed the white crystal that had controlled Hun Mieling, and Yang Shan warned that Dark Blood’s power threatened the clans’ young Dou Shengs.

Yang Shan watched the Ancient Eight Clans agree to remain in the Central Plains and pursue Dark Blood while Soul Heavenly Emperor elevated him to Second Hall Master of the Soul Hall. Soul Heavenly Emperor then rewarded him with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner secret art and its materials, which Yang Shan accepted eagerly despite the other clan leaders’ alarm.

• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor agreed to return and consult the Pill Tower Founder while the Ancient Eight Clans stayed in the Central Plains to investigate Dark Blood.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor appointed Yang Shan as the Soul Hall’s Second Hall Master, sharing real authority with Hun Miesheng.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor arranged for Hun Tu to deliver Yang Shan a Saint Spirit Crystal, forging materials, and an Inheritance Jade Slip.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor revealed that the jade slip contained the Ten Thousand Souls Banner secret art and offered Yang Shan everything needed to refine it.
• Yang Shan accepted the items, prompting Lei Ying to protest and Yang Shan to insist he was not a mass-murdering demon.

Yang Shan returned to Fallen Soul Valley to have Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor inspect and improve the Dark Soul Mist and Ten Thousand Souls Banner inheritances. Two days later, the emperor returned the enhanced techniques and forged Yang Shan a Ten Thousand Souls Banner, leaving him considering whose souls to place inside it.

• Yang Shan accepted Dark Soul Mist from Hun Miesheng and returned to Fallen Soul Valley to check both inheritances with Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor.
• Yang Shan let Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor study the two inheritance jade slips, and the emperor shattered them to absorb their recorded knowledge.
• After two days of game time, Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor returned improved versions of Dark Soul Mist and Ten Thousand Souls Banner that synergized with each other.
• Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor forged Yang Shan a pitch-black Ten Thousand Souls Banner using the materials Yang Shan had brought.
• Yang Shan admired the banner and began thinking about whose souls he could invite into it.

Yang Shan inspected the upgraded Ten Thousand Souls Banner, then gathered the Closed Beta Players to discuss Dark Blood’s infiltration and plan a trap at Sound Valley. After learning twenty new players would soon join the closed beta, he returned to Soul Sweeping Tower, where Wu Ying recognized him as Mister E and Hun Dan confronted him over his deception.

• Ten Thousand Souls Ancient Emperor discussed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and Dark Soul Mist with Yang Shan and Yellow Spring Demon Saint, then advised Yellow Spring to learn about human relationships.
• Yang Shan opened a voice conference with the other Closed Beta Players and reported that Dark Blood spies had stolen white energy from Wind and Thunder Pavilion and Heavenly Underworld Sect.
• Xiao Aotian and Ye Suifeng revealed that spies had also infiltrated Starfall Pavilion and Burning Flame Valley, while the players discussed Dark Blood’s plans and Han Feng’s growing strength.
• Su Yitang proposed gathering at Sound Valley to bait Dark Blood, and the group agreed to set a trap as a counterattack.
• The Closed Beta Players received notice that twenty more players would soon join, and Yang Shan urged everyone to prepare.
• Yang Shan returned to Soul Sweeping Tower, where Wu Ying knelt and addressed him as Mister E while Hun Dan accused him of hiding his identity.

Yang Shan prepared Hun Dan and Wu Ying for a covert operation against Dark Blood, gathering souls to cultivate the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. At Sound Valley, he posed as Soul Hall’s Second Hall Master, Cheng E, and confronted the Closed Beta Players, leaving Xiao Aotian challenging his authority.

• Yang Shan invited Hun Dan and Wu Ying to join him against Dark Blood, praised their achievements, and ordered Wu Ying to investigate Qiu Di, Mo Yu, and Zhaixing’s loyalty.
• Hun Dan gathered souls from Soul Hall and its allies, including five One Star Dou Sheng souls, and Yang Shan began cultivating the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
• Yang Shan, Hun Dan, and Wu Ying arrived at Sound Valley in disguise, where Wu Ying introduced Yang Shan as Soul Hall’s Second Hall Master; Qu Tianqin left after learning Saint Lord Yang would not attend.
• Su Yitang led the trio to meet Xiao Aotian and the other Closed Beta Players, and Xiao Aotian reacted with hostility when he recognized Cheng E.
• Su Yitang told Xiao Aotian that Yang Shan claimed the three Soul Hall members could defeat him together, and Yang Shan acted provocatively to invite a confrontation.

Yang Shan and the others followed Mu Di to Dark Blood’s hidden base and launched an attack on its powerful defenders. Yang Shan confronted the Three Star Dou Sheng Myriad Transformations Saint, whose contempt turned to surprise when Yang Shan unleashed a vast spirit attack.

• Yang Shan and the other players waited for Dark Blood to act, and Su Yitang detected Mu Di secretly collecting the energy left by two slain Dou Shengs.
• Yang Shan’s group followed Mu Di for two days to Dark Blood’s base, then used Supreme Void Power to pass through its Space Barrier unnoticed.
• The group entered a recovering blessed land, where Xiao Aotian challenged Dark Blood and over a hundred defenders emerged, including fourteen Dou Shengs.
• Yang Shan identified Myriad Transformations Saint as the strongest enemy and declared that he would kill him personally.
• Myriad Transformations Saint shattered Yang Shan’s Ten Thousand Souls Finger, but Yang Shan answered by summoning over a thousand demon spirits and unleashing a field-wide sonic attack.

Yang Shan and his allies attacked the Dark Blood members, using their skills and artifacts to gain the upper hand while Xiao Aotian fought four opponents at once. The chapter ended as Xiao revealed a hundred fire lotuses and unleashed Buddha Fury Hundred Lotus Burst on Profound Water Saint.

• Little Su struggled to hide her laughter as Yang Shan's Ten Thousand Demons Howling to the Heavens threw most of the Dark Blood members into Disorder Time.
• Yang Shan summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner's fifteen Dou Sheng level Nether Ghosts to stop Myriad Transformations Saint and attack him.
• Hun Dan and Wu Ying went to hold off other enemies while Su Yitang, Ye Suifeng, and Yi Qingyang fought their chosen opponents.
• Xiao Aotian took on four Dou Shengs and escalated from his Vajra Glazed Body to Heavenly Fire Sets the Plains Ablaze and Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.
• Profound Water Saint dismissed Xiao Aotian's first fire lotus, but Xiao revealed more than a hundred and launched Buddha Fury Hundred Lotus Burst.

Xiao Aotian unleashed his Buddha Fury Hundred Lotus Burst against Profound Water Saint, but Yang Shan intervened through Cheng E to disrupt the enemy formation and reveal his hidden identity. With Su Yitang supporting him, Yang Shan overwhelmed Myriad Transformations Saint, who begged to negotiate as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Aotian used Buddha Fury Hundred Lotus Burst to batter Profound Water Saint, then Spirit Thunder Saint prepared a Heaven Rank Dou Skill against him.
• Cheng E struck Spirit Thunder Saint with Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, used Overload to protect Xiao Aotian from the other attackers, and told him to handle the rest himself.
• Yang Shan used his Thunder Phantom Body to slaughter Dark Blood members while Su Yitang killed her opponent and flew over to call him “Husband.”
• Ye Suifeng recognized Cheng E as Yang Gai after seeing him wield the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and Side Blade, and Xiao Aotian realized Yang Shan had been hiding his Soul Hall identity.
• With Su Yitang's support Dou Skills boosting his speed, Yang Shan battered Myriad Transformations Saint until the ice dragon cracked and its master begged to talk.

Yang Shan killed Myriad Transformations Saint and watched his companions defeat the remaining Dou Shengs in the Dark Blood stronghold. After the raid, his friends attacked him to test their strength, but his damage reduction left their blows nearly harmless.

• Yang Shan killed Myriad Transformations Saint, captured his soul, and advanced to Late Stage Two Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Aotian defeated Profound Water Saint, sealed him in a coffin, and killed two other One Star Dou Shengs before capturing Spirit Thunder Saint.
• Su Yitang helped Hun Dan and Wu Ying defeat their opponents, while Yi Qingyang and Ye Suifeng captured the remaining Dou Shengs in coffins.
• Yang Shan's companions handed over the captured souls after the Dark Blood raid and attacked him when he removed his mask.
• Xiao Aotian, Yi Qingyang, and Ye Suifeng dealt almost no damage to Yang Shan because of his 50% damage reduction, then prepared to strike him again.

Han Feng learned that Yang Shan had killed Myriad Transformations Saint and resolved to endure while plotting with a stronger Enslavement White Crystal. Yang Shan’s group secured the blessed land and its spoils, then Yang Shan headed toward Burning Flame Valley to pursue his next breakthrough.

• Han Feng watched Yang Shan kill Myriad Transformations Saint, blamed him for ruining Dark Blood’s plans, and stopped a subordinate from urging an immediate counterattack.
• Xiao Aotian mocked Han Feng through Myriad Transformations Saint’s Transmission Token, raising Han Feng’s hatred toward Xiao Aotian and Yang Shan.
• Yang Shan and his allies claimed Myriad Transformations Saint’s soul and spoils, divided essence blood, and established a joint claim over the blessed land.
• The Five Saints secured the blessed land with a Space Barrier, and Su Yitang treated them to a celebratory meal.
• Yang Shan abandoned his plan to break through near Sound Valley to avoid Heavenly Sound Yuanjun and flew toward Burning Flame Valley.

Tang Huo'er reunited with Yang Shan, who took her to the Starless Perilous Land to share its starry sky and make up for a past regret. After Yang Shan left, Tang Huo'er accepted his cultivation resources and resolved to pursue marriage with him, while Yang Shan broke through in cultivation while sleeping on Yun Yun's thighs.

• Tang Huo'er abandoned her lesson and hurried to meet Yang Shan at Burning Flame Valley's back mountain.
• Yang Shan reminded Tang Huo'er of his promise, then took her to the Starless Perilous Land and created a meteor shower beneath its stars.
• After Yang Shan left, Tang Zhen told Tang Huo'er that Yang Shan had left her a Storage Ring containing valuable cultivation resources and Dou Sheng Essence Blood.
• Tang Zhen urged Tang Huo'er to pursue Yang Shan, and she accepted the Storage Ring and decided to cultivate so she could marry him.
• Yang Shan completed a cultivation breakthrough while using Yun Yun's thighs as a pillow, then offered to massage her legs.

Yang Shan reunited with Xiao Xun'er, learned that she had reached the Late Stage Three Star Dou Sheng and gained the Burning Heaven Eye, and brought her to Eastern Dragon Island to help Zi Yan. The chapter ended as Zi Yan appeared in her Dragon Phoenix form before Yang Shan and the island’s elders.

• Yang Shan spent several days with Yun Yun, gave her and the Flower Sect’s elders resources, and left after Flourishing Flower Fairy offered to teach him advanced arts.
• Yang Shan met Xiao Xun'er at Starfall Pavilion, kissed her, and learned about her gains in Tianwu Space and her breakthrough to the Late Stage Three Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Xun'er told Yang Shan that the Heavenly Martial Ancient Emperor had helped her awaken the Burning Heaven Eye by combining her Golden Emperor Burning Flame with her God Grade Bloodline.
• Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er decided to visit Eastern Dragon Island to investigate Han Feng’s possible plans and help Zi Yan unify the Four Great Dragon Islands.
• Qing Shan, Qing Mu, and Zhu Li welcomed Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er, and Yang Shan gave them Dou Sheng Essence Blood.
• A thousand-zhang Dragon Phoenix appeared above Eastern Dragon Island as Yang Shan asked where Zi Yan was.

Yang Shan reunited with Zi Yan after she absorbed half of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then discussed the Dragon Islands’ next move with her and Xiao Xun'er. They chose Western Dragon Island as their first target, leaving Yue Mei to cultivate and relying on Xuan Mo’s position there to undermine Han Feng’s plans.

• Zi Yan transformed into an adult-looking Dragon Phoenix before reverting to her usual young form, and Great Elder Qing Shan explained that she would not truly mature until she was fifteen hundred years old.
• Yang Shan changed into a child to cheer Zi Yan, then answered Xiao Xun'er’s question about indulging Zi Yan in a way that prompted Xiao Xun'er to imagine their future children and raised her favorability to 80.
• Zi Yan led Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er to a meal, where they discussed which Dragon Island to attack first.
• Yang Shan spent a day with Yue Mei, gave her cultivation resources, and encouraged her to cultivate at her own pace.
• Yang Shan, Zi Yan, and Xiao Xun'er decided to target Western Dragon Island first because Xuan Mo was an inside man there and Han Feng might seek to cooperate with or seize the island.

Zi Yan, Yang Shan, and Xiao Xun'er attacked the Western Dragon King after Xuan Mo helped disable Western Dragon Island’s forces. Outmatched by Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix bloodline and their coordinated attacks, the Western Dragon King begged her for mercy.

• The Western Dragon King sensed the island’s heaven and earth energy fading and confronted Zi Yan, who revealed herself as the Dragon Emperor’s daughter and demanded his submission.
• The Western Dragon King summoned his soldiers, but Xuan Mo and the four Dou Sheng emerged as traitors, while Yang Shan’s Thunder Phantom Body blocked the Western Great Elder.
• Xiao Xun'er unleashed the Golden Emperor Burning Flame, and Zi Yan revealed her Dragon Phoenix form, stunning the Western Dragon King with her bloodline suppression.
• Yang Shan disoriented the Western Dragon King, while Zi Yan pinned and battered him with her dragon claw and Demon Energy.
• Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er restrained the Western Dragon King with the Imprisoning Spirit Heaven Lock Grand Formation, and he begged Zi Yan to spare him.

Yang Shan secured Western Dragon Island’s surrender for Zi Yan and learned that Han Feng was secretly preparing the Northern Dragon King to help him seize control of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Yang Shan then took Zi Yan and Pan Xi deep into the Void Thunder Realm, where a dazzling golden light appeared ahead.

• Zi Yan and Yang Shan forced Western Dragon King Pan Xi to accept the Dragon Mark and surrender Western Dragon Island.
• Yang Shan used Pan Xi’s transmission with Northern Dragon King Pan Bei to uncover a plan involving an ancestral site and a meeting about a month later.
• Han Feng revealed that he had recruited Pan Bei and ordered him to learn the Heaven and Earth Breaking Realm Method before the operation.
• Yang Shan parted from Xiao Xun'er and took Zi Yan and Pan Xi into the Void Thunder Realm to search for the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Yang Shan sensed a tremendous pressure in the darkness, and the group spotted a flash of golden light ahead.

Yang Shan attacked the newly awakened Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon, whose power rivaled a Seven Star Dou Sheng, and used the Interdimensional Void Realm to reach its origin. He sacrificed his Thunder Phantom Body to cast the Spirit Opening Seal, leaving the dragon writhing as his defenses shattered and his Dao Trace power rapidly drained.

• Yang Shan saw that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon had failed to gain complete intelligence and was at its weakest, while Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint urged him to seize the chance.
• Yang Shan told Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint not to intervene, then had Zi Yan and Pan Xi draw away the surrounding Black Demon Lightning Clouds.
• Yang Shan suppressed his aura, opened the Interdimensional Void Realm, and used his void authority to evade and redirect the Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon's attacks.
• Yang Shan located the dragon's origin near its heart and struck it with Yama, the Seven Star Thunder Kill Array, and Tyrant Blade - Nine Annihilations.
• Yang Shan sacrificed his Thunder Phantom Body to perform the Spirit Opening Seal, making the Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon writhe as the Hundred Twists Chaos Array shattered and his Dao Trace power fell sharply.

Yang Shan successfully opened the Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon’s spirit and learned the history of the top-ranked Strange Lightnings. The newly awakened dragon recognized Yang Shan as its father, leaving him stunned.

• Yang Shan escaped the Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon’s attack, blocked the returning Black Demon Lightning Clouds, and waited as the Spirit Opening Seal formed the dragon’s intelligence.
• Yang Shan sent Little Zi Yan and Pan Xi back to Eastern Dragon Island to prepare for war while he stayed behind with the two saints.
• Severing Heaven Blade Saint and Thousand Azure Saint told Yang Shan about Primordial Violet Lightning and World Extinguishing Wild Thunder, including their battles with Dou Di experts.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon completed its spirit opening, gained 80 favorability toward Yang Shan, and flew to him.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning True Dragon spoke its first human word to Yang Shan: “Dad!”