Chapter Summaries

Ye Feng and Cai Die approached the wreckage as Hai Bodong searched captured Snake People for a woman in his portrait and attacked them when they denied knowing her. A masked Snake People expert intervened, and their battle threatened the wreckage while another black-robed Snake Person searched for keys to free the captives; the two fighters ended the chapter confronting each other in the sky.

• Ye Feng and Cai Die disguised themselves in black robes and headed toward the wreckage, where three powerful Dou Qi bursts had erupted.
• Hai Bodong uncovered Snake People imprisoned in carriages, showed them a portrait, and attacked when they claimed not to know the woman he sought.
• A masked Snake People expert blocked Hai Bodong’s attack, and the two fought in the air as their blows shook the wreckage.
• A second black-robed Snake Person searched the corpses for keys, giving the imprisoned Snake People hope of escape.
• Hai Bodong identified himself as the Ice Emperor and challenged the masked fighter, who accused him of seeking to kill the Snake People Clan.

Ye Feng fought Hai Bodong while disguised as a Snake Person, using Queen Medusa’s strength and a copy of Hai Bodong’s signature Fighting Skill. With his Experience Card nearly expired, Ye Feng swallowed a Refreshing Pill to boost his power, leaving Hai Bodong shocked and wounded.

• Ye Feng attacked Hai Bodong with Crimson Dou Qi and the Wind Absorbing Palm as Hai Bodong summoned Ice Spears and gathered energy for a Fighting Skill.
• Ye Feng and Hai Bodong both unleashed Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar, creating Ice Giant Dragons whose clash shook the wreckage and frightened the rescued Snake People.
• A black-robed Snake Person killed a greedy middle-aged fat man at a human settlement and escaped through a window.
• Hai Bodong challenged Ye Feng about how he had learned Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar, and Ye Feng claimed a woman had given it to him.
• With less than forty seconds remaining on his Experience Card, Ye Feng swallowed the Refreshing Pill and entered an excited state, causing Hai Bodong to spit blood in shock.

Ye Feng defeated Hai Bodong’s ice dragon during the Peak Competition, then fled with Cai Die when Queen Medusa arrived. After collapsing from the expired experience card, he recovered at a campsite and examined a Storage Ring Cai Die had given him, where he discovered an ancient parchment scroll.

• Ye Feng overpowered Hai Bodong, but released him when Hai Bodong threatened the Snake People below; Hai Bodong escaped while Ye Feng shattered the falling ice dragon.
• A black-robed woman arrived as Ye Feng’s Dou Huang aura vanished, and Ye Feng fled with Cai Die to avoid Queen Medusa.
• Ye Feng collapsed from exhaustion after his experience card expired, and Cai Die cared for him at a cliffside campsite.
• Cai Die grilled meat skewers for Ye Feng and gave him a Storage Ring taken from a merchant.
• Ye Feng emptied the ring, finding water bags, money, pills, herbs, and an ancient parchment scroll that made his eyes widen.

Ye Feng examined a map fragment depicting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then used his Purple Abyss Cauldron to quickly refine three kinds of pills. As night fell, Cai Die asked to stay by his side and suggested becoming his Snake Friend, leaving Ye Feng choking on his water.

• Ye Feng recognized the map fragment as a depiction of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and checked the system rewards Cai Die had earned while caring for him.
• Ye Feng took out the Purple Abyss Cauldron and rapidly refined Flame Condensing Pill, Spring Revival Powder, and Power Accumulation Pill.
• As night approached, Cai Die asked why Ye Feng had risked himself to save her, and he said he wanted to help her pursue freedom.
• Cai Die asked to stay with Ye Feng forever and offered to become his master, but Ye Feng rejected the idea.
• Cai Die suggested she could be Ye Feng's Snake Friend, and he sprayed out the water he was drinking.

Ye Feng swallowed a Three-patterned Green Spirit Pill and advanced from Seven-star Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi after enduring its powerful energies. He watched the sunrise with Cai Die, but a group of Black Robes Snake People found them and threatened Ye Feng.

• Ye Feng checked his status and decided to take the Three-patterned Green Spirit Pill rather than risk returning to the Medusa Temple.
• The pill’s three Heavenly Flame energies surged through Ye Feng’s meridians as he endured intense pain and his cultivation rose.
• Ye Feng formed a Dou Crystal and advanced to Da Dou Shi.
• Cai Die congratulated Ye Feng, and the two watched the sunrise together before Ye Feng carried her into the sky.
• A group of Black Robes Snake People spotted Ye Feng and Cai Die, and one declared that Ye Feng would be better off dead.

Ye Feng carried Cai Die through the sky when Mo Lanzi led Black Robe Persons in an ambush, forcing Ye Feng to defend her while fighting back. After taking arrows to protect Cai Die, Ye Feng unleashed his Earth-tier Battle Skill, Sandstorm, on the attackers as their Commander watched from above.

• The Black Robe Commander rebuked Mo Lanzi for failing to report Ye Feng’s Flying Battle Skill, then ordered him to test Ye Feng immediately.
• Ye Feng and Cai Die flew over the desert, but Ye Feng spotted Mo Lanzi and his men waiting below.
• Mo Lanzi ordered his men to shoot Ye Feng down, and Ye Feng dodged their arrows while carrying Cai Die.
• Ye Feng took several arrows to shield Cai Die, then descended toward the attackers and released his Sandstorm Battle Skill.
• The flaming sand tornado swept Mo Lanzi and the Black Robe Persons into the air as the Commander dismissed them as useless.

Ye Feng fought Snake People Clan Commander Mo Basi after he rescued Mo Lanzi, but the peak Dou Wang overpowered him and left him unconscious. Cai Die stayed at his side and unleashed a vast crimson power as Mo Basi attacked them.

• A black-robed Snake People Clan Commander rescued Mo Lanzi and another Snake Person Da Dou Shi, while the ten Dou Shi caught in Ye Feng’s Sandstorm died.
• Ye Feng urged Cai Die to flee before fighting the Commander, but she refused to leave him.
• Ye Feng clashed with the Commander, who wielded two Great Sabers and defeated him with a strike that wounded his chest and knocked him into the sand.
• Cai Die rushed to the unconscious Ye Feng and held him as the Commander prepared to kill them both.
• Cai Die unleashed a powerful crimson energy and vowed to kill everyone who had hurt Ye Feng.

Cai Die revealed her Dou Huang strength, killed Mo Lanzi and Mo Jizi, and nearly killed Yin Shi after exposing his attempt to frame her. When three Snake People Clan Commanders arrived, Yin Shi lied about what had happened and turned them against Cai Die, who prepared to fight them all.

• Cai Die blasted Yin Shi away and revealed his identity when his robe and mask broke.
• Cai Die cut Mo Lanzi and Mo Jizi to pieces, then attacked Yin Shi as he pretended to be a frail elder and accused her of murder.
• Several Snake People Clan Commanders arrived and stopped Cai Die from striking Yin Shi down.
• Yin Shi claimed Cai Die had murdered Mo Basi and tried to kill Ye Feng, convincing Mo Basi, Yan Ci, and Flower Snake King to confront her.
• Cai Die challenged the Commanders as a Crimson Giant Python formed from her Dou Qi.

Cai Die fought the Snake People Clan Commanders to protect Ye Feng, but Queen Medusa intervened just as Yin Shi tried to kill him. Ye Feng revealed that he had been awake and killed Yin Shi, and as Queen Medusa moved to take Cai Die from him, a towering figure appeared overhead and demanded her.

• Cai Die attacked the Snake People Clan Commanders after they sided with Yin Shi, defeating them and charging toward him as he threatened Ye Feng.
• Queen Medusa knocked Yin Shi's cane away and struck him down before he could kill Ye Feng.
• The Commanders knelt to Queen Medusa, and Cai Die fainted after seeing her; Ye Feng caught Cai Die and stabbed Yin Shi through the heart.
• Queen Medusa ordered Ye Feng to remain by her side, then reached to take Cai Die from him.
• A towering figure appeared overhead and declared that it wanted Cai Die.

Hai Bodong returned to the Snake People Clan to take Cai Die away, but Queen Medusa challenged him and quickly gained the upper hand. After Hai Bodong realized Ye Feng had been the other Dou Huang who fought him earlier, Queen Medusa reflected on the Snake People Clan’s cruel fate.

• Hai Bodong appeared above the Snake People Clan and declared that he had come to take Cai Die away.
• Queen Medusa attacked Hai Bodong, and the two Dou Huang experts fought while the Snake People Clan Commanders shielded Ye Feng from their shockwaves.
• Queen Medusa shattered Hai Bodong’s ice dragon, wounded him, and blasted him to the ground.
• Hai Bodong recognized that Ye Feng had been the other Snake People Clan Dou Huang who had fought him earlier.
• Queen Medusa answered Hai Bodong’s disbelief about fate, while he remembered his dead Junior Sister and the Refreshing Pill she had given someone else.

Hai Bodong fought Queen Medusa, who sealed his power and ordered him imprisoned. After Ye Feng accidentally touched Queen Medusa while handing over Cai Die, she struck him away and made him fly back to the Royal City on his own, where the chapter ended with guards whispering about him.

• Hai Bodong broke free of his resignation to fate and unleashed his Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar against Queen Medusa’s fire python.
• Queen Medusa’s sealing attack turned Hai Bodong into a white-haired old man and reduced his strength to Dou Ling.
• Queen Medusa ordered Mo Basi and the other commanders to take Hai Bodong to the Snake People Clan and imprison him.
• Queen Medusa recognized Cai Die as her younger sister, and Ye Feng handed Cai Die over to her.
• Ye Feng accidentally brushed Queen Medusa while passing Cai Die to her, so Queen Medusa struck him away and told him to fly back by himself.
• Ye Feng made his way back to the Royal City, where the guards pointed at him and whispered.

Ye Feng returned to the Royal City, where Queen Medusa appointed him as her Personal Bodyguard and gave him a room beside her bedchamber. After learning Cai Die was still unconscious and calling his name, Ye Feng was summoned into Queen Medusa's bedchamber, leaving him frightened about what awaited him.

• Royal City residents whispered that Ye Feng had killed Commander Yin Shi, while Ye Feng trusted Queen Medusa to protect him and reviewed the rewards from their earlier contact.
• Hua She'er reunited with Ye Feng, scolded him for leaving without telling her, and escorted him toward Queen Medusa's palace.
• Hua She'er told Ye Feng that Queen Medusa had appointed him her Personal Bodyguard and assigned him a room beside her bedchamber.
• Hua She'er told Ye Feng that Cai Die remained unconscious and sometimes called out his name in her sleep, prompting him to worry about Queen Medusa's reaction.
• After a maid bathed and dressed him, Ye Feng found himself at the entrance to Queen Medusa's bedchamber, where she called him inside.

Queen Medusa defended Ye Feng against the Snake People Clan elders’ demands for his execution, and Ye Feng offered to prove his value by supplying the clan with pills as an alchemist. The elders promised to waive his death penalty and petition to appoint him Alchemy Elder if his claim was true.

• Ye Feng entered the hall and faced three elders, who tried to force him to kneel until Queen Medusa’s aura shielded him.
• Third Elder and Second Elder accused Ye Feng of violating clan law by killing Yin Shi and demanded his execution.
• Queen Medusa defended Ye Feng, citing Yin Shi’s plot against Ye Feng and Commander Mo Basi and Ye Feng’s rescue of her younger sister and dozens of captured Clan Members.
• Ye Feng interrupted the elders’ accusations and asked whether providing the clan with a continuous supply of pills would count as a contribution.
• Ye Feng declared that he was an alchemist and said he possessed both Fire Attribute and Wood Attribute Dou Qi.
• First Elder said that if Ye Feng truly was an alchemist, the elders would waive his death penalty and petition Queen Medusa to appoint him Alchemy Elder.

Ye Feng proved to Queen Medusa and the Three Elders that he had refined the Flame Condensing pills by revealing his Three Thousand Burning Flame. Queen Medusa appointed him both Alchemy Elder and her Personal Bodyguard, then learned that he was already a Second-grade Alchemist who could achieve Three-Second Pill Formation.

• Ye Feng presented Queen Medusa with pills he had refined, and the First Elder challenged him to prove they were his work.
• Ye Feng revealed his Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the Three Elders recognized it as the ninth-ranked Heavenly Flame and apologized for their rash outburst.
• Queen Medusa noticed the Dragon Patterns on the pills and accepted them as proof that Ye Feng had refined them.
• The Three Elders recommended Ye Feng as Alchemy Elder, and Queen Medusa appointed him Alchemy Elder and her Personal Bodyguard.
• Ye Feng told Queen Medusa he was already a Second-grade Alchemist and could achieve Three-Second Pill Formation, startling her and the Three Elders again.

Ye Feng demonstrated that his failed-looking refinement had produced Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, then challenged the Snake People Clan’s rules for threatening Cai Die. Queen Medusa abolished the clan’s unreasonable rules and ordered Ye Feng to follow her toward her bedchamber.

• Ye Feng refined Bone-Regenerating Pills in three seconds, impressing Queen Medusa and the Three Elders.
• Ye Feng used common ingredients to produce Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, which he said could speed cultivation for Clan Members below the Dou Zhe level.
• Ye Feng challenged the Three Elders’ belief that clan rules would lead the clan to strength and argued that Cai Die should remain and help it rise.
• Queen Medusa forced the Three Elders to their knees, abolished the clan’s unreasonable rules by royal order, and made them submit.
• Queen Medusa told the Three Elders to distribute the liquid and ordered Ye Feng to follow her, leading him toward her bedchamber.

Ye Feng found Cai Die unconscious in Queen Medusa’s palace and learned that her soul had been weakened by using the Space Forbidden Technique and releasing her Dou Emperor strength. He promised to seek the rare Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva to restore her soul, leaving Queen Medusa impressed by his resolve.

• Ye Feng found Cai Die unharmed but unconscious, and Queen Medusa scolded him for climbing onto her bed before he received a Demonization Pill from the system.
• Queen Medusa explained that Cai Die’s soul had been damaged by her escape and later use of her Dou Emperor strength, then pressured Ye Feng over his role in her condition.
• Ye Feng told Queen Medusa that Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva could repair Cai Die’s soul and awaken her.
• After Queen Medusa said the Snake People Clan could not obtain the herb safely, Ye Feng volunteered to find it himself.
• Queen Medusa doubted that Ye Feng, a Da Dou Shi, could succeed, but he insisted he would go, earning her admiration.

Ye Feng tried to convince Queen Medusa to let him leave the Tagor Desert to save Cai Die, explaining that the Demonization Pill could give him a human form. After Queen Medusa helped him endure the pill’s effects, Ye Feng gained legs, then startled her by proudly asking her to look.

• Ye Feng told Queen Medusa he had a way to protect himself and showed her a Sixth-grade Demonization Pill that could transform part of his body into human form.
• Queen Medusa warned Ye Feng to keep the pill and his teacher’s gifts secret, then agreed to let him go if the transformation worked and told him to take the pill in her presence.
• Ye Feng swallowed the Demonization Pill and collapsed as its potent effects caused him intense pain.
• Queen Medusa injected Dou Qi into Ye Feng to help him withstand the pill while his scales fell away and his wounds repeatedly healed.
• The Demonization Pill transformed Ye Feng’s snake tail into legs, and he excitedly called for Queen Medusa to look.
• Queen Medusa struck Ye Feng and sent him flying into the wall.

Ye Feng took human form, angered Queen Medusa, and was repeatedly sent flying before she allowed him to search for the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva. She ordered him to stay in his room for two days and refine medicine for the tribe, then knocked him through the door when he stared at her; Hua She'er arrived and had him carried back to his room.

• The system rewarded Ye Feng with a Master-Servant Talisman after Queen Medusa blasted him away for being a pervert.
• Ye Feng asked Queen Medusa for spare trousers, and she sent him sprawling again before he wrapped himself in a robe.
• Queen Medusa allowed Ye Feng to seek the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva but ordered him to help collect a Heavenly Flame once she recovered.
• Queen Medusa gave Ye Feng medicinal ingredients and Magic Cores, ordered him to refine medicine for two days, and forbade him from leaving his room.
• Ye Feng struggled to walk after taking human form, then stared at Queen Medusa and was knocked through the door by her.
• The Snake Woman Guards helped Ye Feng up, and Hua She'er arrived and ordered them to carry him back to his room after he fainted.

Ye Feng recovered the use of his legs and gave Hua She'er a Youth Preserving Pill before staying in his room to refine pills for Queen Medusa. Two days later, Queen Medusa entered his room and found it filled with pills.

• Hua She'er learned Ye Feng had possessed a genuine Demonization Pill and Dou Ling Pill, then swallowed the Youth Preserving Pill he gave her.
• Hua She'er admired her transformed appearance and left, saying she needed to arrange for Ye Feng's broken door to be repaired.
• Ye Feng checked that his cultivation had reached Three-star Great Dou Master and decided to refine pills in return for Queen Medusa's materials.
• Ye Feng mass-produced First-grade Pills, and their fragrance spread throughout the Medusa Temple as Snake Woman Guards and Maids gathered nearby.
• Two days later, Queen Medusa entered Ye Feng's room and saw it completely filled with pills.

Ye Feng left his pill-refining room and accompanied Queen Medusa to search for the Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert. After entering a scorching cavern, he stumbled into her and was knocked unconscious, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Queen Medusa entered Ye Feng’s pill-refining room without knocking, then waited outside while he dressed and gathered some pills.
• Ye Feng followed Queen Medusa, and she seized his arm and carried him into the sky toward the Heavenly Flame; his sign-in reward was fifty buckets of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• After they landed in the Tagor Desert, Ye Feng used Sandstorm to open a passage into a cavern, and Queen Medusa led the way inside.
• Deeper in the cavern, Ye Feng tripped and grabbed Queen Medusa before she shouted his name and knocked him unconscious.