Chapter Summaries

Bai Ge took the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill from Elder Qing, gave her a jade marker that could summon him, and returned to Xiao Xun'er with food after leaving Black Seal City. The next day, Ruolin arrived at camp with two Thick-Winged Birds to take the group to the academy.

• Bai Ge accepted the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and offered Elder Qing a chance to join him, but she declined because of her family and Heavenly Snake Manor.
• Bai Ge gave Elder Qing jade containing a spatial marker, then let her and the remaining Heavenly Snake Manor members leave.
• Bai Ge returned to Black Seal City, burned the corpse in his inn room, bought food, and slipped back into the camp past the Blood Fiend Elite guards.
• Bai Ge reunited with Xiao Xun'er, shared the food he had brought, and took another portion to Xiao Ning.
• Ruolin returned before noon with Xiao Yu and the others aboard two Thick-Winged Birds and announced that they would ride them to the academy.

Bai Ge, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Ning, and the other prospective students traveled by Thick-Winged Bird from Black Seal City to Jia Nan City. After arriving, Ruolin led them through the bustling city to a cluster of courtyards, where the chapter left them ready to settle in.

• Ruolin organized the prospective students onto two Thick-Winged Birds, which carried them toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yu explained to Xiao Ning that the flight would reach the academy far sooner than a carriage journey, then teased him about wanting a Flying Magical Beast mount.
• Ruolin pointed out Peace Town and warned the students that they were not safe from the Black Corner Region until they reached it.
• The Thick-Winged Birds flew past Peace Town and a vast primeval forest before descending at Jia Nan City's Flight Stopover.
• Ruolin led the students through Jia Nan City's crowded streets, and Bai Ge explained to Xiao Ning why so many people there were Dou Practitioners or stronger.
• Ruolin brought the group to a cluster of courtyards.

Bai Ge explored the magma world beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to find Heavenly Flame Venerate’s skeleton, the Falling Heart Flame’s core flame, and the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion. He reached the skeleton and core flame after killing a group of Flame Lizardmen.

• Ruolin left the new students at their courtyards, and Xiao Yu led them to buy bedding and eat before they settled in for the night.
• Bai Ge used his Spiritual Power to locate the magma world beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and opened a spatial rift to reach it.
• Bai Ge sensed Heavenly Flame Venerate’s skeleton and a mysterious space, then chose to approach the nearer skeleton.
• Bai Ge entered the magma lake protected by the Green Lotus Core Flame and found the skeleton beside a spark of the Falling Heart Flame.
• Several Flame Lizardmen attacked Bai Ge, and he pierced their heads with Sword Qi before continuing toward the skeleton.

Bai Ge met Heavenly Flame Venerate inside the barrier surrounding the Falling Heart Flame and offered to restore his body in exchange for ten years of service. Heavenly Flame Venerate had not yet accepted the deal when the chapter ended.

• Bai Ge entered the barrier, and the Falling Heart Flame attacked him before the Green Lotus Core Flame devoured it.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate appeared from his skeleton and explained that he had been reduced to his current state after failing to fuse two Falling Heart Flames.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate warned Bai Ge against trying to subdue another Heavenly Flame, but Bai Ge claimed he could succeed.
• Bai Ge revealed that he knew Heavenly Flame Venerate's identity and had deliberately come for the Falling Heart Flame.
• Bai Ge activated the Silver Eyes of Truth and offered to restore Heavenly Flame Venerate's body in return for ten years of service.

Bai Ge demanded that Heavenly Flame Venerate serve him and surrender the Five Rounds of Blazing Fire Method in exchange for restoring his body. After Bai Ge seized Heavenly Flame Venerate's soul and threatened to erase his consciousness, Heavenly Flame Venerate agreed to serve him for life and hand over all his techniques and cultivation methods.

• Bai Ge offered to restore Heavenly Flame Venerate's body in exchange for ten years of service, but Heavenly Flame Venerate tried to reduce the term to three years.
• Bai Ge rejected Heavenly Flame Venerate's counteroffer and demanded the Five Rounds of Blazing Fire Method as well as ten years of service.
• When Heavenly Flame Venerate objected, Bai Ge canceled the deal and ordered him to submit or die.
• Bai Ge used Spirit Seizing and General Dispatching to imprison Heavenly Flame Venerate's soul and threatened to erase his consciousness to obtain all his knowledge.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate agreed to give Bai Ge all his techniques and cultivation methods and serve him for life if Bai Ge restored his body.
• Bai Ge released Heavenly Flame Venerate's soul and teased him for learning to accept living on his knees.

Bai Ge subdued Heavenly Flame Venerate, took the Five Rounds of Blazing Fire Method, and planned to trade a smaller Falling Heart Flame for the larger one in the tower. He then continued deeper into the magma lake to investigate a mysterious place, alarming Heavenly Flame Venerate, who warned that powerful Lizardmen lived there.

• Bai Ge took Heavenly Flame Venerate's soul-warming storage ring and demanded the Five Rounds of Blazing Fire Method.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate handed over the technique, and Bai Ge absorbed its contents and considered how he might expand its fire formation.
• Bai Ge told Heavenly Flame Venerate to enter the ring and left the barrier without taking the smaller Falling Heart Flame, explaining that he wanted to exchange it for the larger flame in the tower later.
• Bai Ge swam deeper into the magma lake instead of heading toward the exit, saying he needed to investigate a mysterious place.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate warned Bai Ge that the magma lake held numerous powerful Lizardmen, including Dou Zun experts.

Bai Ge descended through the magma lake, using the Demon Slaying Sword to defeat waves of Flame Lizardmen, including Dou Zun-level opponents. He then reached a pillar of light that he identified as the entrance to a special space, while Heavenly Flame Venerate suspected it might contain a Dou Sheng inheritance.

• Bai Ge dismissed Heavenly Flame Venerate’s fears as Dou Huang- and Dou Zong-level Flame Lizardmen rushed toward them.
• Bai Ge used his Sword Domain and Demon Slaying Sword to annihilate the first wave of Flame Lizardmen by severing their souls.
• Bai Ge fought through a second wave containing Dou Zun-level Flame Lizardmen, and the survivors retreated after they could not harm him.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate recognized Bai Ge’s overwhelming strength as Bai Ge continued deeper into the magma.
• Bai Ge found a pillar of light and explained that it led to a special space, prompting Heavenly Flame Venerate to suspect it held a Dou Sheng inheritance.

Bai Ge discovered the entrance to the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion but could not break its seal, then returned to Jia Nan City and advanced to Dou Venerate and the Sword God realm. Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Xun'er invited him to tour the academy and watch the martial arena sparring before classes began.

• Bai Ge found the stone gate to the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion and learned from Heavenly Flame Venerate that it might hold the secret to becoming a Dou Di.
• Bai Ge used the Silver Eyes of Truth to inspect the seal but decided he could not break it yet and left the magma lake.
• Bai Ge used Fire Pearls refined with the Green Lotus Core Flame to break through to Dou Venerate and advance the Mind Sword Body Great Law to the Sword God realm.
• Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Xun'er visited Bai Ge, and Xiao Yu offered to show him around Jia Nan Academy and take him to watch the Inner Academy Selection Competition sparring.

Bai Ge, Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Xun'er watched Bai Shan spar at Jia Nan City's martial arena, where his skill impressed the spectators. Bai Shan became captivated by Xiao Xun'er and waited outside to approach her group as they left at noon.

• Xiao Yu led Bai Ge, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Xun'er to the crowded martial arena and found them seats by persuading male students to move.
• Bai Shan defeated Zhao Li in a sparring match, and spectators praised his A-grade potential and Great Dou Master cultivation.
• Xiao Ning compared Bai Shan unfavorably with Bai Ge and Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yu reminded him that they were exceptional talents.
• Bai Shan noticed Xiao Xun'er in the stands, became distracted during later matches, and stopped competing to ask about her.
• Bai Shan learned some information about Xiao Yu but could not find out anything about the new student Xiao Xun'er.
• Bai Ge and his group left the arena around noon, and Bai Shan approached them outside after waiting for them.

Bai Shan approached Xiao Yu under the pretense of inviting her to dinner, but Bai Ge recognized that he wanted to meet Xiao Xun'er and intervened. Bai Shan left after deciding to learn more about Xiao Xun'er elsewhere, while Xiao Yu hurried after Bai Ge and the others.

• Bai Shan invited Xiao Yu to Drunken Immortal Tower, claiming a brother admired her, and offered to include her cousins.
• Xiao Yu realized Bai Shan was using the invitation to get acquainted with Xiao Xun'er and declined his offer.
• Bai Ge mocked Bai Shan by twisting his excuses into a claim that he was pursuing Xiao Ning, then left with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ning.
• Xiao Yu tried to make Bai Ge apologize, but Bai Shan understood his warning and decided to investigate Xiao Xun'er through his academy connections.
• Bai Shan left, and Xiao Yu jogged after Bai Ge and the others.

After giving Xiao Xun'er Fire Pearls, Bai Ge waited in his courtyard for Bai Shan, who arrived at night and demanded that he leave her. Bai Ge rejected him and challenged his worth, setting up a confrontation.

• Xiao Yu worried that Bai Shan would retaliate against Bai Ge, but Xiao Ning and Xiao Xun'er trusted Bai Ge to handle him.
• Bai Ge gave Xiao Xun'er several Fire Pearls and urged her to cultivate hard so she could keep up with his plan to enter the Inner Academy next year.
• That night, Bai Ge sensed someone approaching and waited outside in his courtyard.
• Bai Shan entered the courtyard and demanded that Bai Ge leave Xiao Xun'er, claiming she was too outstanding for him.
• Bai Ge insulted Bai Shan and asked whether he was worthy, causing Bai Shan's calm expression to change.

Bai Ge baited Bai Shan into agreeing to an early duel instead of waiting a year. Bai Shan accepted a fight in the training ground three days later, with his cultivation suppressed to Bai Ge’s level.

• Bai Shan confronted Bai Ge and showed off his Lightning Attribute Dou Qi.
• Bai Shan claimed Bai Ge was unworthy of Xun Er and proposed a duel in one year, with his cultivation suppressed; he demanded Bai Ge leave Xun Er if he lost.
• Bai Ge rejected using Xun Er as a wager but agreed to duel, challenging Bai Shan to fight in three days.
• Bai Shan hesitated over the risks to his reputation, then angrily accepted the three-day duel and said the one who failed to appear would be a bastard.

Bai Ge arranged a duel with Bai Shan to demonstrate his strength and discourage other students from pursuing Xiao Xun'er. At the martial practice grounds, Bai Ge revealed that he was a Dou Shi, shocking Bai Shan, who nevertheless insisted his greater experience and academy resources would give him the advantage.

• Bai Ge explained that he had chosen Bai Shan as a target so defeating him publicly would discourage other students from pursuing Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Xun'er watched Bai Ge return to his room and quietly trusted that he would win.
• Bai Shan spread news of the duel, and Instructor Ruolin tried to persuade Bai Ge to cancel, but Bai Ge refused.
• Three days later, Bai Shan and Bai Ge faced each other at the martial practice grounds as their supporters cheered.
• Bai Ge unleashed the aura of a Seven-star Battle Master, revealing he was a Dou Shi and startling Bai Shan.
• Bai Shan acknowledged Bai Ge's talent but declared that his greater strength, experience, and Dou Techniques would still let him win.

Bai Ge revealed that he was a high-level Dou Shi, astonishing the spectators and academy officials. In his match against Bai Shan, Bai Ge evaded Bai Shan’s lightning-fast attack and defeated him with a spinning sphere of Dou Qi, leaving Bai Shan flying and bleeding.

• Bai Ge’s Dou Shi aura shocked the spectators, while Ruolin and the vice dean praised his talent and Hujia questioned his judgment in accepting the match.
• Bai Shan suppressed his cultivation from three-star Great Dou Master to seven-star Dou Shi before the duel began.
• Bai Shan charged with Lightning Step and attacked Bai Ge with Lightning Fist.
• Bai Ge dodged the punch, struck an acupoint on Bai Shan’s arm to interrupt his Dou Qi, and hit his chest with a spinning sphere of Dou Qi.
• Bai Shan was sent flying and coughed blood as the spectator stands fell silent.

After Bai Ge defeated Bai Shan, his reputation spread through Jia Nan Academy, and he and Xiao Xun'er began their first day of school with talent retesting and class assignments. The testing began, while Bai Ge and Xiao Xun'er were set to join Ruolin's Yellow Rank classes.

• Bai Ge defeated Bai Shan and told him to stop bothering him and Xiao Xun'er.
• The vice dean teased Hujia about Bai Ge becoming a powerful rival, and Hujia admitted Bai Shan should not have suppressed his cultivation.
• Over the next half-month, Bai Ge became a prominent figure in the Outer Academy, and Xiao Xun'er also gained notice.
• New students arrived for cultivation and attribute retests and class assignments; Bai Ge and Xiao Xun'er were assigned to Ruolin's Yellow Rank classes.
• Wang Sen completed the tests, displaying Eighth Stage Dou Qi and an Earth attribute, then registered for his class.

During Jia Nan Academy’s new-student testing, Xiao Yan was revealed to have a Fire-Wood Constitution and the aptitude to become an alchemist. Xu Han recruited him into the Alchemist Department, leaving Xiao Ning envious as testing continued.

• The testing line moved forward, and the Enforcement Team removed applicants who had cheated by taking pills to boost their Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan tested as a Six-star Fighter, then released Dou Qi into the attribute-testing crystal ball.
• The crystal ball showed a Fire-Wood Constitution, and students and instructors reacted with excitement at Xiao Yan’s alchemist aptitude.
• Xu Han arrived from the Alchemist Department and asked Xiao Yan whether he wanted to become an alchemist.
• Xiao Yan agreed to join the Alchemist Department, and Xu Han led him away while Xiao Ning watched enviously.

Bai Ge tested into Jia Nan Academy as a Seven-star Battle Master and revealed exceptionally pure Fire and Wood attributes. Xu Han invited him to join the Alchemist Department, but Bai Ge refused.

• After Xiao Yan left, another student with alchemist aptitude was recruited by Xu Han, and the testing line continued until Bai Ge’s turn.
• Bai Ge passed the first test and the Demon Stone Tablet identified him as a Seven-star Battle Master, astonishing the testing mentor and the crowd.
• The mentor verified that the tablet worked, registered Bai Ge’s cultivation, and sent him to the attribute test.
• Bai Ge’s test revealed exceptionally pure Fire and Wood attributes, shocking the mentors and drawing Xu Han to invite him into the Alchemist Department.
• Bai Ge refused Xu Han’s invitation, leaving the square silent.

Bai Ge refused Xu Han’s invitation to join Jia Nan Academy’s Alchemist Department, then privately told Xiao Yan he was already a skilled alchemist. Xiao Yan struggled to decide whether Bai Ge’s claim was true after Bai Ge left with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ning.

• Bai Ge rejected Xu Han’s repeated attempts to persuade him to study alchemy at Jia Nan Academy and completed his registration.
• Students in the crowd expressed envy and disbelief at Bai Ge’s refusal, while Xu Han left to consult the head of the Alchemist Department.
• Xiao Yan asked Bai Ge why he refused alchemy, and Bai Ge privately claimed his skills already surpassed the department head’s.
• Xiao Yan doubted Bai Ge’s claim but found it hard to dismiss, and Bai Ge left the square with Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Ning.

Xu Han told the Head of the Alchemy Department about Xiao Bai’s exceptional alchemy and cultivation talents, prompting the Head to visit and recruit him. Xiao Bai refused to study alchemy but offered to join on the condition that he could skip pill refinement and win first place for the Alchemist Department in the next day’s Inner Academy Selection Competition.

• Xu Han reported that Xiao Bai had exceptionally pure fire-and-wood affinities, outstanding cultivation talent, and had refused to join the Alchemist Department.
• The Head of the Alchemy Department asked Xu Han to recruit the other suitable students and bring him to Xiao Bai that night.
• The Head and Xu Han visited Xiao Bai at his courtyard, where Xiao Bai again refused to join the Alchemist Department.
• The Head explained that he could have Xiao Bai transferred into the department, and Xiao Bai proposed joining if he could avoid learning pill refinement.
• Xiao Bai promised to win first place for the Alchemist Department in the next day’s Inner Academy Selection Competition.

Bai Ge negotiated with the Head of the Alchemist Department over joining without studying alchemy, then proved he already met the department’s graduation requirement by revealing the Green Lotus Core Flame. The Head accepted the arrangement and left, while Bai Ge privately believed he could become a far higher-grade alchemist than expected.

• The Head of the Alchemist Department refused Bai Ge’s request to avoid studying alchemy because department students had to qualify as Third-grade Alchemists before graduating.
• Bai Ge asked whether the Head would accept his condition if he already possessed Third-grade Alchemist skills, and the Head agreed.
• Bai Ge revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame and claimed an old master from Wutan City had taught him alchemy and refined the flame for him.
• The Head believed Bai Ge’s story, accepted that he did not need to study alchemy in the department, and urged him to pursue fourth or fifth grade.
• The Head and Xu Han departed, and Bai Ge put away the Green Lotus Core Flame while thinking the Head had underestimated his potential.