Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai fought Hai Bodong and captured him after a prolonged battle, showing off his strength and refining his combat style. He then turned his attention to the exhausted captive, whose suspicions grew when Xiao Bai admitted he was plotting something against him.

• Xiao Bai revealed that he had reached the Dou Ling level, shocking Hai Bodong, who charged at him anyway.
• Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong exchanged dozens of moves, and Xiao Bai adapted to Hai Bodong’s experience with his powerful techniques and battle qi.
• Xiao Bai captured Hai Bodong after the older man ran out of strength, while Xiao Qing and Xiao Zhao praised Xiao Bai and checked him for injuries.
• Hai Bodong protested when Xiao Bai and the women acted affectionately in front of him, then braced himself for whatever Xiao Bai intended to do.
• Xiao Bai moved closer and confirmed that he was plotting something against Hai Bodong, who vowed never to submit.

Xiao Bai forcibly turned Hai Bodong into a devoted subordinate and prepared to seek out a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in the lava below. The chapter ended with Xiao Bai ordering Hai Bodong to lure the beast out while he stayed safely above.

• Hai Bodong tried to destroy his own meridians, but Xiao Bai suppressed his Dou Qi and mentioned Mittel Yafei, prompting Hai Bodong to realize she might be connected to his past.
• Xiao Bai used Light Purification and Light Sublimation to alter Hai Bodong’s feelings toward him, and Hai Bodong pledged his loyalty as Xiao Bai’s right-hand man.
• Xiao Bai introduced Hai Bodong to Xiao Qing and Xiao Zhao, then asked him what lived beneath them.
• Hai Bodong sensed a magical beast, and Xiao Bai identified it as a fourth-tier Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake living in the lava.
• Xiao Bai ordered Hai Bodong to lure the snake out, and Hai Bodong agreed to serve.

Xiao Bai sent Hai Bodong into the magma to find the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, then prepared for the creature to emerge. Hai Bodong captured the injured snake and brought it to Xiao Bai, who told him to tend to his wounds.

• Hai Bodong entered the magma at Xiao Bai’s command and began searching for the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Xiao Bai checked the magma with his soul power, warned Xiao Zhao and Xiao Qing about the danger, and sent them to hide.
• Hai Bodong emerged from the magma with injuries as the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake charged at him.
• Hai Bodong used Ice Snow Storm to slow the snake, then struck its vital spot with an ice club and captured it.
• Hai Bodong presented the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to Xiao Bai, who praised him and told him to tend to his injuries.

Xiao Bai tormented the captured Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake until it submitted to Xiao Qing and became a bracelet. With the magma guardian dealt with, Xiao Bai prepared to use the snake’s help to claim the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Xiao Zhao teased Xiao Qing about growing two heads, and Xiao Bai shifted the blame back onto Xiao Zhao before Xiao Qing let her off with a warning.
• Xiao Bai explained that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake fed on magma and was strongest there, while Hai Bodong privately insisted his injuries did not mean he was weak.
• Xiao Bai lifted the frozen snake by its tail and tormented it until Xiao Qing pleaded for him to stop.
• Xiao Bai offered the snake a choice between serving Xiao Qing and enduring more torment, and it chose to sign a master-servant contract with Xiao Qing.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake transformed into a red bracelet on Xiao Qing’s wrist, and Xiao Bai turned his attention to claiming the Green Lotus Core Flame with its help.

Xiao Bai reached the Green Lotus Core Flame beneath the magma, but the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace took it away and processed it without his consent. He discovered that the exchange had raised his strength to Five-Star Dou Ling and left him grumbling about the benefits.

• Xiao Bai and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake led Hai Bodong through the magma until Hai Bodong could no longer withstand the heat and turned back.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake stopped at an expanse of azure magma, and Xiao Bai continued alone toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Bai found the flame inside a green lotus but could not touch it safely, so he used the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace to contain it.
• The Cheat processed the Green Lotus Core Flame without Xiao Bai's permission, and Xiao Bai saw that the furnace had an absorption conversion rate of 35%.
• Xiao Bai checked his status and found that his strength had risen to Five-Star Dou Ling, though he complained that the increase was too small.

Xiao Bai discovered that the Cheat would not return his Heavenly Flames, then decided to establish a faction so his subordinates could gather resources for him. While the Cheat began a version update, Xiao Bai left the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace converting energy and sent Hai Bodong back to handle an assignment.

• Xiao Bai tried to return his items, but the Cheat refused to give back the Heavenly Flames and explained that its return policy did not guarantee a refund.
• Xiao Bai tested the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace and found that it converted a fourth-tier magic core faster than before, though he still needed a steady supply of resources.
• Xiao Bai decided to establish a faction and have his subordinates gather resources for him, prompting the Cheat to announce a version update that temporarily shut down most functions.
• Xiao Bai confirmed the Cheat was offline, cursed it openly, and used the furnace to convert the surrounding Light Dou Qi into energy points at a rapid rate.
• Xiao Bai told his companions to return to Desert City, then assigned Hai Bodong to go ahead and carry out a series of instructions.

Xiao Bai finished draining the magma into an underground hot spring, relaxed there with Xiao Zhao and Xiao Qing, then returned to Desert City to review Hai Bodong’s intelligence on the city’s powers. The chapter left Xiao Bai preparing to deal with Desert City’s factions and promising Hai Bodong help in lifting his seal.

• Xiao Bai’s work transformed the magma chamber into a hot spring, and he retrieved the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace.
• Xiao Bai invited Xiao Zhao and Xiao Qing to bathe with him, but they entered the spring fully dressed despite the swimsuits he left for them.
• Xiao Bai and the two girls returned to Desert City after ten days of travel and met Hai Bodong at their agreed location.
• Hai Bodong gave Xiao Bai detailed intelligence about the Ran Family and the other major forces in Desert City.
• Xiao Bai praised Hai Bodong’s work and promised to find someone to lift his seal so he could regain his Dou Emperor strength.

Xiao Bai planned how to seize Desert City and began by forcing the weakest Dou Ling leader, Wang Bo, to submit. With Wang Bo under his control, Xiao Bai and his allies prepared to move on to their next target.

• Xiao Zhao proposed capturing the city's ruler, Xiao Qing urged caution, and Hai Bodong suggested rounding up the Dou Ling experts.
• Xiao Bai chose a two-pronged plan: he and Hai Bodong would control weaker Dou Ling leaders while their forces absorbed smaller factions.
• The next day, Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong confronted Wang Bo at his estate and defeated him in three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
• Xiao Bai used Light Purification and Light Sublimation to turn Wang Bo's hostility into trust and admiration, bringing him into their faction.
• Xiao Bai dismissed his lingering doubts and told Hai Bodong to move on to the next target.

Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong defeated the Ran Family and took control of its residence. Xiao Bai established the Holy Light Church as his faction’s new base, while the fate of those Wang Bo escorted away remained unclear.

• Xiao Bai surrounded the Ran Family residence and ordered his followers to demolish buildings as they advanced.
• Xiao Bai fought Ran Ba while Hai Bodong fought the Ran Family’s Great Elder, and the Ran Family’s upper ranks were captured.
• Xiao Bai killed Ran Ba and the Great Elder, then gave the remaining prisoners a choice to join him or leave.
• Xiao Bai sent Wang Bo to escort those who chose to leave, and Wang Bo led them away with a ruthless glint in his eyes.
• Xiao Bai declared the Ran residence the Holy Light Church’s base and had his followers hail him as Pope Xiao Taibai.

Xiao Bai left Hai Bodong to handle the faction’s affairs, then the Strengthening Cheat returned and punished him for insulting it during its update. The update transformed the cheat into the Strengthening Furnace and added item and faction features, leaving Xiao Bai to consider the faction’s new tools and ranks.

• Xiao Bai left Hai Bodong to handle the arrangements, while Hai Bodong concluded that the Pope was testing him and set about completing the work.
• Xiao Bai celebrated becoming rich until the Cheat returned and revealed that he had insulted it 1,324 times during the update.
• The Cheat cut Xiao Bai’s energy points in half and threw him into the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace for half a day, leaving him black-skinned and red-eyed.
• The Cheat announced that it had merged with the furnace to become the Strengthening Furnace, with cultivation enhancement and new item-enhancement and enhancement-sharing functions.
• Xiao Bai discovered the new faction chatroom, exclusive cultivation arts and battle skills, and the faction’s ranks beneath Golden Robe Pope Xiao Bai.

After rebuilding Desert City, Xiao Bai sent several subordinates out to spread the Holy Light and left with Hai Bodong to prepare for his advancement to Dou Emperor. On the way to Wutan City, he stopped in Qingshan Town and decided to confront the Feng Family over their old grudge.

• Xiao Bai finished rebuilding Desert City, appointed Wang Bo to guard it, and sent Xiao Qing, Xiao Zhao, Yang Yuan, and four Dou Lings out to develop believers.
• Xiao Bai learned that Hai Bodong had gathered the ingredients for the Calamity Breaking Pill and left Desert City with him.
• Xiao Bai traveled leisurely toward Wutan City, relying on Desert City's steady Faith Points and resource contributions for income.
• Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong reached Qingshan Town, where Xiao Bai learned the Feng Family's bounty for the murderer was still posted.
• Xiao Bai decided to go meet the Feng Family and settle their old grudge.

Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong forced their way into the Feng Family Mercenary Group's headquarters and defeated its guards and leader, Feng Qian. Xiao Bai then offered Feng Qian a chance to join him.

• Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong entered the headquarters after its guards refused to let them see the person in charge.
• Hai Bodong and Xiao Bai overwhelmed the mercenaries who tried to stop them.
• Feng Qian confronted the intruders and fought Hai Bodong while her men attacked Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai used his Dou Qi to immobilize the mercenaries, and Hai Bodong captured Feng Qian.
• Xiao Bai disparaged Feng Qian's position under the Feng Family and invited her to follow him.

Xiao Bai subdued Feng Qian and the mercenaries in Qingshan Town, then appointed Feng Qian to lead the Holy Light Church there. After making preparations to expand the Church, he strolled through town with Hai Bodong, reflecting on his memories as he neared home.

• Xiao Bai had Hai Bodong handle Feng Qian while he demanded that the injured mercenaries submit, killing two who threatened him.
• The mercenaries surrendered, and Xiao Bai used Light Baptism to heal them and make them his followers.
• Feng Qian returned and pledged allegiance to Xiao Bai, who appointed her to lead the Holy Light Church in Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Bai ordered Feng Qian to recruit followers, collect fees and a share of mercenaries' earnings, and deal with the Feng Family by converting them or killing them.
• Xiao Bai asked Feng Qian for a map of the Feng Family, then walked around Qingshan Town with Hai Bodong as he reflected on the memories tied to the place.

Xiao Bai returned to Wutan City with Hai Bodong and visited the Xiao Family after a long absence. He met Xiao Zhan, who focused on whether Xiao Bai’s master had come with him, leaving Xiao Bai amused by the clan leader’s true priorities.

• Xiao Bai encouraged Hai Bodong to return to Jia Ma Holy City someday and promised to help him obtain a Calamity Breaking Pill first.
• Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong left Qingshan Town and reached Wutan City before sunset.
• The Xiao Family gate guards initially failed to recognize Xiao Bai, but one remembered him and reported his return to Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Zhan received Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong, asked about Xiao Bai’s cultivation and master, and dismissed them after learning the master was absent.
• Xiao Bai left the room smiling at what he saw as Xiao Zhan’s true nature as a clan leader.

Xiao Bai dug up his parents’ coffin to take them with him to Desert City, while Xiao Yan celebrated the return of his Dou Qi talent and learned that Xiao Bai had come back. The chapter ended with Xiao Bai leaving the back mountain with Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan left contemplating his return.

• Xiao Bai cleared the weeds from his parents’ gravestone, apologized, and promised to take them somewhere beautiful.
• Xiao Yan learned his Dou Qi had risen to Stage Five, and Yao Chen encouraged him through the black ring.
• Xiao Zhan praised Xiao Yan’s recovered talent and told him that an honored guest would arrive the next day.
• Xiao Zhan mentioned that Xiao Bai had returned, leaving Xiao Yan silent as he remembered their past.
• Xiao Bai dug up his parents’ coffin, stored it in his Storage Ring, and left with Hai Bodong.

Xiao Bai returned to the Xiao Family and attended a meeting with visitors from the Misty Cloud Sect, where he witnessed Ge Ye ask Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan crushing his cup and Xiao Yan reacting with silent rage.

• Xiao Bai returned to his former residence, then went with Hai Bodong to the Xiao Family reception hall the next morning.
• Xiao Bai arrived at the hall and drew the attention of the Xiao Family elders and the Misty Cloud Sect visitors, including Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Zhan identified Xiao Bai and explained that he was waiting for Xiao Yan to arrive.
• Xiao Yan entered and formally greeted the Misty Cloud Sect visitors, meeting his betrothed, Nalan Yanran.
• Ge Ye told Xiao Zhan that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s engagement dissolved.
• Xiao Zhan crushed his jade cup, while Xiao Yan clenched his hands and glared at the visitors in anger.

After Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao clan to end her engagement, Xiao Yan agreed to a three-year challenge and declared that he would divorce her instead. Nalan Yanran left after Xiao Yan vowed to face her at the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Bai also announced he would go.

• Xiao Yan rejected the demands placed on his father, and Nalan Yanran offered to settle their engagement with a challenge in three years.
• Xiao Yan wrote a blood pact agreeing to the challenge and declared that he would divorce Nalan Yanran if he won.
• Nalan Yanran insulted Xiao Yan, and he vowed to rise again and prove himself; Xiao Bai praised him and said he would accompany him to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan knelt before Xiao Zhan and promised to reclaim his dignity, and Xiao Zhan expressed his faith in his son.
• Nalan Yanran departed with Ge Ye and the others, and Xiao Bai warned Ge Ye against traveling at night.

After the Misty Cloud Sect left, Xiao Bai strolled through the city with Hai Bodong and went to the Mittel Auction House to ask about Ya Fei. He told the manager he had come to make a deal and asked to meet the person in charge.

• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Bai for supporting him, and Xiao Bai reminded him that they were brothers before leaving the reception hall.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Xun'er exchanged a brief look at the entrance, then left in separate directions.
• Xiao Bai decided to explore the city and paid a mercenary to guide him to the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Bai asked the mercenary whether Ya Fei was as beautiful as rumored and whether she had a fiancé; the mercenary said he had never heard of her being close to a man.
• A junior manager mistook Hai Bodong for Xiao Bai's servant, and Xiao Bai asked to speak with the person in charge so he could make a deal.

Xiao Bai met Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House, where Hai Bodong’s reaction to her grandfather’s name triggered a dangerous clash. After suppressing Hai Bodong, Xiao Bai let him begin explaining why he had reacted so strongly.

• Ya Fei introduced herself as the chief auctioneer and person in charge of the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City, and Xiao Bai inspected her before discussing business.
• Hai Bodong asked what Ya Fei’s relationship was to Mittel Tengshan, and Ya Fei revealed that Mittel Tengshan was her grandfather.
• Hai Bodong lost control and unleashed his Ice Dou Qi, freezing the room and frightening Ya Fei, so Xiao Bai shielded her with his Light Dou Qi.
• Xiao Bai strengthened himself to One-star Dou Wang, overpowered Hai Bodong, and struck his shoulder to bring him back to his senses.
• Xiao Bai healed Ya Fei and Hai Bodong, then ordered Hai Bodong to apologize and explain his reaction; Hai Bodong agreed to tell them.

Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong reunited with Ya Fei, who learned about Hai Bodong’s past and agreed to help with their plan to restore his strength. While the plan began at the Mittel Auction House, news released by the auction house stirred up Wutan City.

• Hai Bodong told Ya Fei how he had left her grandmother, fought Queen Medusa over an ancient map fragment, and spent decades seeking a way to break her seal.
• Ya Fei reassured Hai Bodong that her grandfather missed him, and Hai Bodong warmed to her as they talked about their past.
• Xiao Bai and Hai Bodong promised to take Ya Fei out to see the Dou Qi Continent, and Hai Bodong accepted her calling him Grandpa Hai.
• Xiao Bai explained his plan to Ya Fei, and the three of them revised it before putting it into motion at the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Bai chose not to return to the Xiao Family after feeling unwelcome there, while a sudden announcement from the Mittel Auction House stirred Wutan City.