Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai searched the ruined battlefield for the Soul Hall Protector and found a wounded soul pretending to be Xie Biyan’s cousin. He exposed the deception and identified the soul as Iron Protector, who struggled to escape and begged for his life.

• Xiao Bai sent a subordinate into a hole where he had sensed a faint Soul Hall aura.
• The subordinate brought up a wounded soul, who claimed to be Xie Biyan’s cousin and said he had been tortured after returning to seek revenge.
• Xiao Bai asked where the person who extracted the soul was, then marked the soul with a ball of light when it tried to leave.
• Xiao Bai identified the soul as Iron Protector and revealed that Wu was working for him.
• Iron Protector panicked, tried to escape, and warned Xiao Bai that killing him would alert the Soul Hall.

Xiao Bai defeated the Soul Hall Protector, then helped Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body by forming a Poison Pill and giving her a Child Flame. After six months, Xiao Bai neared Dou Zong, while the Poison Sect and Bright Cult united four nations into a single alliance.

• Xiao Bai captured Iron Protector and threw him into his Alchemy Furnace after the Poison Sect battlefield was cleared.
• Xiao Bai sent his subordinates, backed by Xiao Yi Xian and Poison Sect experts, to punish the Golden Goose Sect and Mu Lan Valley.
• Xiao Bai drove the poison in Xiao Yi Xian's body into her dantian and condensed it into a Poison Pill.
• Xiao Bai gave Xiao Yi Xian a Child Flame of the Green Lotus Core Flame, which she placed beneath the Poison Pill to refine and contain her poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian's strength fell to one-star Dou Zong, but her combat power increased, while Xiao Bai rose to the peak of the Dou Emperor realm over six months.
• The Poison Sect allied with the Bright Cult, and the Luo Yan Empire and Mu Lan Empire became vassals of the Jia Ma Empire and Chu Yun Empire, forming a united alliance of four nations.

Xiao Bai sent Iron Protector back to the Soul Hall, where he redirected the Venerable Elder’s attention toward Xiao Yan and Yao Chen. The Venerable Elder decided to capture Xiao Yan at Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yan sensed that danger was approaching.

• Xiao Bai sent Iron Protector to the Soul Hall branch to report on the item Xiao Yan possessed.
• Iron Protector told the Venerable Elder that Xiao Yan had ties to the Ancient Clan and suggested Xiao Xun'er might explain the mysterious expert protecting him.
• Protector Wu and Iron Protector steered the Soul Hall’s focus toward Xiao Yan, and Iron Protector mentioned Xiao Yan’s White Flame.
• The Venerable Elder recognized the clues as pointing to Yao Chen and decided to capture Xiao Yan at Jia Nan Academy himself.
• Xiao Yan felt a sudden chill at Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Xun'er asked what was wrong.

Xiao Yan settled into Jia Nan Academy, reconciled with Xiao Xun'er, and entered the Inner Academy, while the Soul Hall plotted to use Han Feng to capture Yao Chen and Xiao Yan. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan rushing to Falling Stone Mountain after Luo Yuan threatened the Xiao Family, and Xiao Xun'er following him.

• Xiao Yan fought Xiao Xun'er’s admirers, was injured, then reconciled with her after she cared for him and they spoke honestly.
• Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy, became the new students’ king, and learned the location of the Fallen Heart Flame with Yao Lao’s help.
• The Soul Hall’s Venerable Elder ordered Han Feng to find Yao Chen and Xiao Yan at Jia Nan Academy, while secretly planning to act against Xiao Xun'er.
• Han Feng gathered powerful figures in Medicine Emperor City, and Xiao Yan received a letter saying Luo Yuan had captured members of the Xiao Family and demanded the Bodhi Wood.
• Xiao Yan rushed to Falling Stone Mountain, and Xiao Xun'er followed after learning what had happened.

Xiao Yan arrived at Falling Stone Mountain and fought Luo Yuan’s ambusher before Han Feng and Xiao Xun’er’s groups converged. Han Feng demanded Yao Chen’s ring, and as he and Xiao Yan drew away from the others, Soul Hall chains attacked Xiao Yan from the void.

• Xiao Yan found the Xiao Family tied up at Falling Stone Mountain and killed Luo Yuan’s nearby blade-wielding subordinates.
• Xiao Yan fought a powerful Dou Wang while Luo Yuan launched a glowing sphere into the sky, drawing Han Feng and Xiao Xun’er to the scene.
• Han Feng recognized Xiao Yan and demanded the ring containing Yao Chen, but Xiao Yan refused.
• Han Feng’s allies split into battles against Xiao Xun’er and her guards, while Han Feng and Xiao Yan fought and moved into a valley.
• Two chains shot from the void at Xiao Yan, and he recognized Soul Hall’s attack.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were trapped by Soul Hall, whose Venerable Elder captured Yao Chen and nearly killed Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er. An Ancient Clan elder intervened, driving off the Venerable Elder as the battle ended with losses on both sides.

• Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan's body and fought the Black Robe Man, while Xiao Xun'er urged her allies to finish their battle quickly and support Xiao Yan.
• The Soul Hall Venerable Elder appeared, revealed himself as a Dou Zun, and ordered the Black Robe Man to attack the Ancient Clan members.
• Yao Chen emerged from Xiao Yan's body and urged him to run, but the Venerable Elder imprisoned them both and captured Yao Chen with a giant Dou Qi palm.
• Xiao Xun'er used Ocean Overturning Seal to free Xiao Yan, then tried to flee with him as the Venerable Elder attacked them.
• An old man from the Ancient Clan blocked the Venerable Elder's strike, and the Venerable Elder vanished as Han Feng and the others retreated.
• The battle ended with Xiao Family members and Ancient Clan guards remaining, after both sides had left several corpses behind.

Xiao Bai returned to Jia Nan Academy and tried to enter the Inner Academy, but its officials refused because he had missed the tournament. He secretly searched for Fallen Heart Flame, was detected by the Vice Principal, and realized the academy’s defenses made seizing the flame difficult.

• Xiao Bai returned to Bright Cult, assigned his subordinates tasks, and headed back to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Bai asked the Outer Academy’s higher-ups to let him enter the Inner Academy, but they refused because he had not competed in the annual tournament.
• Xiao Bai flew toward the Inner Academy at night and used Green Lotus Core Flame to locate Fallen Heart Flame in a pagoda.
• The Vice Principal detected Xiao Bai and went to the pagoda, where he helped Elder Zheng restrain the agitated Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Bai escaped detection and concluded that he needed another plan to obtain Fallen Heart Flame because the Vice Principal was stronger than his Dou Zong subordinates.

Xiao Bai shifted his plans toward the Sea Heart Flame and set a scheme against Han Feng in motion through an auction in Bright Moon City. Han Feng decided to attend after learning the auction held a clue to a highly ranked Heavenly Flame, while the event’s true main gathering began.

• Xiao Bai left the Inner Academy, assembled his subordinates in Bright Cult territory, and began planning against Han Feng.
• Han Feng learned that Azure Nether Wood would be auctioned in Bright Moon City and ordered a subordinate to obtain it.
• Han Feng’s subordinate revealed that the auction offered a chance to receive an Azure Flame Breakthrough Pill, and Han Feng told him to pursue the Azure Nether Wood instead.
• The subordinate mentioned the auction’s clue to a highly ranked Heavenly Flame, prompting Han Feng to decide to attend.
• Bright Moon City hosted the auction under tight Bright Cult patrols, and the Dou Emperor attendees stayed after the regular items sold, awaiting the main event.

Xiao Bai’s auction lured powerful cultivators with a map fragment said to reveal the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then asked them to distract Jia Nan Academy in exchange for a breakthrough pill. Han Feng left determined to seize the Fallen Heart Flame hidden at the academy.

• Xiao Bai’s attendant told the impatient guests they could leave, then warned them that attacking her would violate the Bright Cult’s rules.
• Nine masked Dou Emperors presented an ancient map fragment and claimed it contained clues to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The masked representative asked the guests to surround Jia Nan Academy and draw away its experts, while the attendant offered a pill to help participants break through to Dou Emperor.
• Some guests agreed to help and were sent to wait in the auction house’s courtyard, while the rest were allowed to leave.
• Han Feng left the auction house and planned an ambush, determined to claim Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Bai met Han Feng, who was posing as Feng Han, and gave him a pill to help him break through to Dou Zong in exchange for his help. After Xiao Bai left, Han Feng prepared to cultivate and secretly planned to take the Bright Cult’s map, territory, and schemes for himself.

• Bai Susu reported that the arrangements had proceeded without accidents, and Xiao Bai said it was time to meet the baited target.
• Xiao Bai met Han Feng and pretended not to recognize him while Han Feng introduced himself as Feng Han and offered his help.
• Xiao Bai gave Han Feng the promised pill as an initial payment, reserving the map until their task was completed.
• Han Feng confirmed the pill could help him break through and thanked Xiao Bai for his trust.
• After Xiao Bai left, Han Feng told his subordinate to guard him while he attempted his breakthrough, intending to seize the Bright Cult’s assets afterward.

Xiao Bai gathered newly strengthened Dou Zongs for an operation targeting Jia Nan Academy and the Fallen Heart Flame, while Han Feng secretly planned to claim the Heavenly Flame for himself. After Xiao Bai’s hidden scheme took effect, Han Feng surrendered his Sea Heart Flame to him.

• Feng Han broke through to Dou Zong with Xiao Bai’s pill, and Xiao Bai congratulated him before naming Jia Nan Academy as his target.
• Han Feng realized Xiao Bai was after the Fallen Heart Flame and resolved to seize it for himself.
• Xiao Bai told Bai Susu and Hai Bodong that Han Feng had taken the bait and that his pills worked as part of a larger scheme.
• Xiao Bai demanded the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, who extracted it and offered it to him.
• Xiao Bai accepted the Sea Heart Flame and gave the exhausted Han Feng a bottle of pills.

Xiao Bai fused the Sea Heart Flame with the Green Lotus Core Flame and absorbed their combined power, bringing him close to mastering space. The next day, a force of black-robed intruders flew into Jia Nan Academy, and the students realized one of them was a Dou Zong.

• Xiao Bai placed the Sea Heart Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame together in a furnace and let them fight until they fused.
• Xiao Bai absorbed the resulting flame and felt his Dou Qi surge, gaining enough strength to make cracks appear in space.
• Xiao Bai looked out at the night sky and decided he might need to pick up the pace.
• The next day, several dozen black-robed figures flew into Jia Nan Academy and headed straight for its tower.
• A student saw the intruders' strength and cried out that one of them was a Dou Zong.

Ten Dou Zong experts and their black-clad allies confronted Jia Nan Academy over the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Yanzi used the chaos to sneak toward the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. The academy’s elders fought back as Xiao Yanzi watched, eager to grow strong enough to find Xun Er.

• Ten black-clad Dou Zong experts approached the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, and Jia Nan Academy’s elders arrived to confront them.
• The black-clad group revealed its strength and demanded the Fallen Heart Flame, while the elders tried to protect the academy and evacuate the students.
• Xiao Yanzi crept toward the tower with his teacher’s encouragement, hoping to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame and increase his strength.
• The black-clad attackers began battling Jia Nan Academy’s elders after claiming the academy’s headmaster could not return.
• Xiao Yanzi watched the fighting from beneath his black robe and vowed to become an expert like the combatants.

Xiao Yan descended through the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower while the Masked Man pursued Fallen Heart Flame. At the bottom, the Masked Man arrived during the fire python’s fight with an academy elder and knocked the elder unconscious as his attack drew the beast toward a blue flame.

• Xiao Yan endured the tower’s invisible flames, then followed Yao Lao’s reminder and searched for the entrance to the next floor.
• The Masked Man followed a blue flame downward, intent on reaching and claiming Fallen Heart Flame.
• Fallen Heart Flame attacked its lone academy elder guard, hoping to devour the approaching flame and break free.
• The Masked Man entered the underground chamber and watched the elder and fire python battle before throwing his blue flame toward the beast.
• Fallen Heart Flame pounced for the blue flame as the elder released a spear technique, and the Masked Man struck the elder’s neck and left him unconscious.

Xiao Yan entered the Black Tower to take advantage of the battle for the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Bai collected two entwined Heavenly Flames in the magma. As Xiao Yan descended farther, he discovered another intruder examining a powerful skeleton and a small flame.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao discussed the battle below as Xiao Yan cautiously made his way through the tower.
• Xiao Yan found an injured academy elder and concluded that the attackers had sent people inside to seize the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan leaped into the magma to wait for the other fighters and take the Heavenly Flame for himself.
• Xiao Bai collected two entwined Heavenly Flames and searched the magma for another, smaller Fallen Heart Flame.
• Yao Lao sensed someone nearby and guided Xiao Yan toward an intruder who was examining a skeleton and a weak flame.
• The intruder began rising toward the surface, leaving the skeleton and flame behind.

Xiao Yan discovered a newborn Fallen Heart Flame and began refining it while Yao Lao met the spirit of a dead man who praised Xiao Bai’s strength. Xiao Bai left Jia Nan Academy with the mature flame, and the academy’s elders faced the loss of their training resource alongside the relief that its dangerous seal was no longer a threat.

• Yao Lao stopped Xiao Yan from pursuing Xiao Bai and pointed out the newborn Fallen Heart Flame beside a corpse.
• Xiao Yan began refining the newborn flame after Yao Lao assured him Xiao Bai would not return for it soon.
• A spirit emerged from the bones and told Yao Lao that Xiao Bai was a Dou Zong of extraordinary talent, then warned that Xiao Bai had fed something to Xiao Yan’s flame.
• Xiao Bai told Jia Nan Academy’s elders that he had taken the mature flame but left a smaller one inside, then flew away with his men.
• The academy’s elders lamented the loss of the Fallen Heart Flame but acknowledged that its disappearance might spare them from its failing seal and growing violence.

After three years of secluded cultivation, Xiao Bai emerged from his secret chamber and returned to the Bright Cult as its powerful, mysterious leader. Yun Shan and the others welcomed him, while a newcomer secretly wondered whether to make a move.

• Xiao Bai returned to Bright Moon City and began cultivating in a sealed secret chamber.
• Three years later, Yun Shan brought about thirty Bright Cult members to wait outside Xiao Bai's estate, rebuking a newcomer who asked why the Cult Master had not appeared.
• Xiao Bai opened his eyes, reflected on the strength he had gained, and left the chamber by passing through a wall amid sky-blue flames.
• Xiao Bai appeared before the waiting group, and Yun Shan recognized him and knelt in devotion.
• The newcomers knelt and secretly studied Xiao Bai, while the honest man wondered whether he should try something.

Xiao Bai reunited with Wang Bo, a former subordinate who had built a powerful force and joined the Bright Cult. Wang Bo told him that Xiao Zhao had become a leader among the Southern Region Barbarians but was now being suppressed by the Fox Race, leaving Xiao Bai with a request for help to consider.

• Xiao Bai learned that the Bright Cult had established eight cities and become the strongest power in the Black Corner Region.
• Wang Bo appeared before Xiao Bai and explained that he had gathered followers after the Light Cult was destroyed, then joined the Bright Cult when he heard it had returned.
• Xiao Bai discovered that Wang Bo's faith-based power had helped him grow to Dou Emperor strength.
• Wang Bo reported that Xiao Zhao had become the Cat Race's leader and built a powerful faction among the Southern Region Barbarians.
• Wang Bo explained that the Fox Race had suppressed Xiao Zhao and that she had sought his help after hearing about the Bright Cult.

Xiao Bai and Wang Bo traveled through the Southern Region and encountered a Cat Girl sent by Xiao Zhao to receive them. After Wang Bo’s roar exposed her hiding place, Xiao Bai ordered her to lead them to the Queen, who was waiting ahead.

• Xiao Bai and Wang Bo walked through the Southern Region’s forest as Wang Bo cleared their path.
• Xiao Bai sensed someone hiding nearby, and Wang Bo’s roar forced a Cat Girl out of the shadows.
• The Cat Girl admitted that Xiao Zhao had sent her to receive the reinforcements, though she had initially intended to test them because of her hatred toward humans.
• Xiao Bai showed no interest in her explanation and told her to take them to Xiao Zhao.
• The Cat Girl lowered her head and led Xiao Bai and Wang Bo toward the Queen.

Xiao Bai reunited with Aililan, the Cat Race Queen, and learned how she had seized control of her people and secretly built influence among the Southern Region’s races. After the Fox Race exposed her ambitions, Aililan became isolated and sought outside help in her unequal struggle against them.

• Xiao Bai met Aililan in the Cat Race encampment, and she asked him to call her Xiao Zhao as before.
• Xiao Bai declined to explain why their group chat had disappeared, and he and Aililan exchanged news about the Southern Region.
• Aililan returned to the Cat Race, overthrew its former leader, and became Queen after defeating those who resisted her.
• Aililan planted followers among other races and set her sights on becoming Barbarian Empress.
• The Fox Race exposed Aililan’s plans, causing the other races to turn against her and leaving her in need of outside help.