Chapter Summaries

Ling Li killed Yaoye and agreed to help the Cloud Mist Sect against the Gamma Empire in exchange for access to the Gate of Life and Death. As Ling Li entered the sect, Hai Bodong carried Yaoye’s head to Black Mountain Fortress.

• Ling Li destroyed Yaoye and the Dragon Scale Army’s control weapon, then sent Yaoye’s preserved head to Black Mountain Fortress as a gift for Jia Xing Tian.
• Yun Yun asked Ling Li to help the Cloud Mist Sect when Jia Xing Tian attacked, and Ling Li agreed because he had already taken a benefit.
• Yun Leng reminded Yun Yun that he had promised Ling Li access to the Gate of Life and Death, and Yun Yun accepted the agreement.
• Ling Li and Hai Bodong entered the damaged Cloud Mist Sect under Yun Leng’s guidance.
• Hai Bodong reached Black Mountain Fortress after traveling for more than forty minutes.

Hai Bodong delivered Ling Li’s gift to Jia Xing Tian at Black Mountain Fortress, revealing Yaoye’s severed head and provoking Jia Xing Tian’s fury. As Jia Xing Tian transformed and raced after Ling Li, a golden streak intercepted him with a taunting remark.

• Hai Bodong spotted trouble in the black mist near the Three-nation allied army, threw Ling Li’s gift toward Black Mountain Fortress, and fled.
• Jia Xing Tian worried about the allied invasion, the Mercenary Guild’s growth, and the three great families’ disloyalty.
• Jia Xing Tian destroyed the gift box and discovered Yaoye’s severed head inside.
• Jia Xing Tian transformed, grew five pairs of wings, and flew toward the horizon while vowing to kill Ling Li.
• A golden streak intercepted Jia Xing Tian and taunted him about Yaoye’s death.

Yan Luotian intervened at Black Mountain Fortress, killed Yaoye, and held Jia Xing Tian back while Ling Li attacked the Gamma Imperial Capital. Ling Li slaughtered the imperial family, took a little girl from the palace, and flew toward the Cloud Mist Sect.

• Yan Luotian seized Yaoye's head from Jia Xing Tian and crushed it, provoking Jia Xing Tian's fury.
• Jia Xing Tian attacked Yan Luotian, but Yan Luotian used the Nine Flights of the Celestial Goose Wings to evade him and keep him occupied.
• Jia Xing Tian realized Ling Li was heading for the palace and tried to leave, but Yan Luotian obstructed him.
• Ling Li entered the Gamma Imperial Capital and slaughtered the Imperial family while Jia Xing Tian remained occupied at Black Mountain Fortress.
• Ling Li left the palace carrying a little girl in a snow-white dress and flew toward the Cloud Mist Sect.

Ling Li returned to the Cloud Mist Sect after defeating the Gamma Empire, leaving Hai Bodong to manage the Imperial Palace and its captive princess. At Cloud Mist Mountain, he found the battered Yun Yun overseeing the sect’s recovery and followed her away to treat her injuries.

• Ling Li ordered Hai Bodong to arrange the Imperial Palace cleanup and divide its treasury’s Gold Coins, then left Yao Yue in his care.
• Hai Bodong took Yao Yue to the Miter Family and decided to ensure she was treated well.
• Ling Li reached Sect Master Peak and saw Yun Yun directing the weakened Cloud Mist Sect while worrying about the sect’s conflict with the Imperial family and the cost of Ling Li’s help.
• Ling Li startled Yun Yun by approaching and touching her from behind, drawing the attention and gossip of the disciples below.
• Yun Leng silenced the disciples, and Yun Yun flew to a nearby mountain peak as Ling Li followed to treat her injuries.

Ling Li awoke in the Monster Beast Mountain Range after apparently starving to death, discovered his body grew stronger by eating, and unlocked a system that identified him as a One-Star Dou Zhe with a Devouring Spirit Clan bloodline. He realized the system offered little immediate help, but its information raised questions about his bloodline and the clan’s fate.

• Ling Li woke in the forest starving and ate the nearby red fruits, rapidly recovering his strength.
• Ling Li examined his memories and realized he had transmigrated into the Dou Qi Continent and was stranded in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Ling Li found that his unusual constitution had let him reach the Dou Zhe realm through eating, but his appetite had caused the original owner to starve.
• A system bound itself to Ling Li and displayed his cultivation, dark attribute, weapon, Devouring Spirit Clan bloodline, abilities, and energy.
• Ling Li investigated the system and recalled that the Ancient Eight Clans had exterminated the Devouring Spirit Clan.

Ling Li and Yun Yun entered Cloud Mist Sect’s Gate of Life and Death, where their vision and soul perception were suppressed. After Yun Yun explained that they needed to follow a key to escape, an illusory old man appeared and summoned a White Flame.

• Yun Yun asked permission from the sect’s ancestors to enter the forbidden ground, and Yun Leng used a jade tablet to open the gate.
• Ling Li and Yun Yun entered the Space Channel after Yun Yun calmed its violent Spatial Power.
• Ling Li and Yun Yun emerged in a dark realm that resembled the Ancient Ruins of the Devouring Spirit Clan.
• Yun Yun took Ling Li’s hand and explained that they had to follow the key to leave the gate.
• An illusory old man appeared before them and produced a White Flame, revealing the key.

Yun Yun and Ling Li followed Yun Potian through the Gate of Life and Death, where Yun Yun received a hidden energy inheritance and Ling Li suspected the old man carried one half of the Yin Yang Twin Flames. After a thin strand of energy stole Dou Qi from Ling Li, he released Yun Yun’s hand and attacked Yun Potian.

• Yun Yun saw the distant point of light and led Ling Li toward the old man she believed was the key to escaping the Gate of Life and Death.
• Ling Li identified the old man as likely Yun Potian and suspected the White Flame in his hand was one half of the Yin Yang Twin Flames.
• Yun Potian circled the plaza ahead of them as dark grass spread beneath Yun Yun’s feet and secretly fed energy into her body.
• Ling Li noticed that the energy did not enter him when he touched the grass, while Yun Yun reassured him that the gate’s benefits would come when they left.
• After two days and nights of walking, a strand of dark energy entered Ling Li and stole a trace of his Dou Qi, so he released Yun Yun and slashed at Yun Potian with Dark Night.

Ling Li fought Yun Potian inside the Gate of Life and Death, trading powerful attacks with the Cloud Mist Sect’s first sect master. The battle remained unresolved as Yun Potian summoned an enormous hand over the entire plaza and brought it down on Ling Li.

• Yun Potian sent Yun Yun away and summoned a white-flame short sword to meet Ling Li’s attack.
• Ling Li attacked instead of answering Yun Potian’s questions, and Yun Potian evaded his Blade Qi before countering with White Flame.
• Yun Potian used Great Sorrow Wind Ripping Hand to trap Ling Li, but Ling Li broke free and pressed him into another blade clash.
• After several hundred exchanges, Ling Li sensed Yun Potian was setting a trap, and Yun Potian revealed that the technique could take the shape of the clouds themselves.
• Yun Potian made the Gate of Life and Death tremble and sent an enormous energy hand covering the plaza down toward Ling Li.

Ling Li killed Yun Potian after interrupting his attack and claimed the Yin Yang Twin Flames and Cloud Day, a Mysterious Tier High-Grade short sword. He tested Cloud Day with the Nameless Sword Skill and discovered its Sword Qi could defend against Dark Night’s Blade Qis.

• Ling Li used his vine armor and speed to attack Yun Potian before the giant palm could fall.
• Ling Li struck Yun Potian down, and the giant palm collapsed as Yun Potian died.
• Ling Li found Cloud Day and the black-and-white flames left behind, then received confirmation that the short sword was a Mysterious Tier High-Grade weapon.
• Ling Li tested Cloud Day with the Nameless Sword Skill and found its Sword Qi blocked ten of Dark Night’s Blade Qis.

Ling Li prepared to devour the Yin Yang Twin Flames, then endured their fierce power and successfully absorbed them. He left the Gate of Life and Death as a seven-star Dou Huang, intending to bring Jia Xing Tian a gift.

• Ling Li stored Cloud Day and Dark Night in the System Space and prepared treasures to devour the Yin Yang Twin Flames.
• Ling Li used protective pills and Ice Spirit Cold Spring to seize and swallow the flame seed.
• Ling Li guided the Yin Flame and suppressed the destructive Yang Flame throughout a day and night of cultivation.
• Ling Li manifested the black Yin Flame, which harmed, and the white Yang Flame, which healed.
• Ling Li's strength rose from a three-star Dou Huang to a six-star Dou Huang, then to a seven-star Dou Huang after he consumed magic cores.
• Ling Li left the Gate of Life and Death, wondering whether Jia Xing Tian would like his gift.

Ling Li escaped the Gate of Life and Death with its treasure, gained the power to tear through space, and turned the gate into a cultivation ground for the Cloud Mist Sect. He then reached the Gamma Imperial Capital and visited the imprisoned Yao Yue, leaving her gravely injured.

• Ling Li tore open space to leave the Gate of Life and Death and told Yun Leng that he had transformed it into a Dou Qi-rich cultivation ground.
• Yun Leng told Ling Li that Yun Yun had left two days earlier after advancing to Seven-Star Fighting Emperor and was preparing to face Jia Xing Tian.
• Ling Li flew to the Gamma Imperial Capital, where Hai Bodong reported that Yao Yue was being held in the imperial palace dungeon.
• Ling Li entered Yao Yue's cell, ripped her arm from her shoulder, and left her screaming before she fainted.

Ling Li killed Yan Luotian and Jia Xing Tian during their battle at Black Mountain Fortress, then absorbed Jia Xing Tian’s energy and gained the flawed exotic treasure Greed. The system unlocked Shadow Condensation for Ling Li.

• Yan Luotian taunted Jia Xing Tian about the invasion, but Ling Li arrived and killed Yan Luotian with a spatial strike and Black Flames.
• Jia Xing Tian recognized Ling Li and attacked him, while Ling Li used Yao Yue to provoke him and threw him into the path of Jia Xing Tian’s blast.
• Ling Li revealed a bloodied arm belonging to Yao Yue, enraging Jia Xing Tian as he began to transform.
• Ling Li cut off Jia Xing Tian’s head before his transformation finished, then consumed his body with Yin Flame.
• Ling Li recovered energy from killing Jia Xing Tian, and the system awarded him the flawed exotic treasure Greed and unlocked Shadow Condensation.

Ling Li entered the black mist and swiftly killed the Soul Hall protectors who had been locked in battle with the allied forces for three months. His arrival left the remaining fighters facing a new and overwhelming threat.

• Ling Li stored Jia Xing Tian's and Yan Luotian's Storage Rings and headed toward the black cloud after receiving notifications about Flawed Greed and Shadow Condensation.
• Xie Biyan told Xie Shan to wait for someone to break the stalemate as the besieged fighters grew exhausted and low on pills.
• Ling Li tore through the spatial barrier and entered the black mist, prompting Protector Wu to mistake his power for a valuable treasure.
• Protector Wu attacked Ling Li with black mist and Soul Hooking Chains, but Ling Li's white flames burned through them.
• Protector Wu and Protector Tie advanced on Ling Li, who slashed them into ashes with Dark Night and Yin Flame.

Ling Li killed Xie Shan and Xie Biyan, then unleashed Dark Night on the Three-nation Allied Army to gather enough experience and energy for its breakthrough. The chapter ended with Dark Night reaching Earth-tier Low Grade.

• After the Soul Hall Protectors died, Ling Li refused the Mulan Three Immortals' offer of repayment and attacked them, declaring that they would die there.
• Xie Biyan fled in a cloud of poisonous mist, abandoning Xie Shan, whom Ling Li killed before catching and killing Xie Biyan.
• Ling Li slashed into the Three-nation Allied Army, vaporizing more than a hundred thousand soldiers with one strike.
• Dark Night released a blood-red aura that drove soldiers into panic, then absorbed natural energy across dozens of li and killed hundreds of thousands of living beings.
• Ling Li held Dark Night as its blade turned crimson and announced that it had reached Earth-tier Low Grade.

Ling Li took stock of the spoils from Black Mountain Fortress and explored the abilities of his new talent and the damaged treasure Greed. After considering how Greed could be used to create powerful creatures or puppets, he addressed the watching Yao Chen.

• Ling Li withdrew to a barren mountain and searched the Storage Rings taken from the fighters at Black Mountain Fortress.
• Ling Li found valuable pills in Jia Xing Tian and Yan Luotian's rings, along with the Nine Flights of the Celestial Goose Wings and Jia Xing Tian's Earth Control Art.
• Ling Li examined Shadow Condensation and learned that it let him become liquid, merge with shadows, and receive their perceptions.
• Ling Li tested Greed on magical beasts and discovered it could fuse limbs, organs, magic cores, and even souls, though damaged Greed could not directly grant creatures control over multiple Dou Qi attributes.
• Ling Li considered using Greed to make puppets and asked Yao Chen what he thought.

After Ling Li's victory at Black Mountain Fortress, Nalan Jie learned that neither the fortress defenders nor the allied army had survived. He ordered Nalan Su to take Nalan Yanran to Da Ling City and prepare gifts for Ling Li, while worrying that his worsening Scorch Poison left the Nalan Family's future in uncertain hands.

• Ling Li waited in the barren mountains to make sure no third Soul Hall Protector had appeared, then set off toward the Black Corner Region.
• Nalan Jie learned that Black Mountain Fortress had fallen, then discovered Ling Li had killed everyone in the three-nation allied army as well.
• Nalan Jie summoned Nalan Su and ordered him to bring Nalan Yanran back and take her to Da Ling City, along with generous gifts for Ling Li and the Mercenary Guild.
• Nalan Su objected that Da Ling City was dangerous, but Nalan Jie ordered him to go there too.
• Nalan Jie reflected on the Xiao Family's suspicious decline and Nalan Yanran's marriage annulment, then feared his Scorch Poison would kill him within two years.

Xiao Yan lured a band of Great Fighting Masters into an ambush in the Black Corner Mountain Range, using a Purple Leaf Orchid to draw them in. He and three Dou Spirit allies defeated the bandits, and Xiao Yan thanked Liu Qing for saving him.

• Xiao Yan led Scarface and his men through the forest while carrying a Purple Leaf Orchid, keeping them close behind him.
• Scarface urged his men onward by promising them a visit to Charming City, newly owned by Yue Mei.
• Xiao Yan stopped and announced that the prey had taken the bait, prompting two Dou Spirit experts to attack the bandits.
• Scarface swallowed a pill to boost his strength and charged Xiao Yan, but Liu Qing pierced his dantian with a spear.
• Xiao Yan thanked Liu Qing, and a burly man in black emerged and praised him for the ambush.

Xiao Yan and the three former Jia Nan Academy students left the mountains for Da Ling City as the Snake People Clan cleared humans from the area. Ling Li returned to Queen Medusa with another Mysterious Flame and offered to help her evolve in exchange for her joining him to kill Medicine Emperor Han Feng.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan after three months of training in the mountains, where he had advanced to Dou Shi.
• Liu Qing explained that migrating Snake People were driving humans out of the mountains, and the three agreed to accompany Xiao Yan to Da Ling City.
• Ling Li returned to Queen Medusa’s settlement after visiting Da Ling City and Magic Flame Valley, carrying a black-and-white flame.
• Ling Li offered Queen Medusa the Mysterious Flame to help her evolve and asked her to join him in killing Medicine Emperor Han Feng.

Ling Li and Queen Medusa planned to confront Han Feng after Queen Medusa evolved, then returned to the Snake-People Imperial Palace so she could use the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to improve her chances. Ling Li revealed his Yin Yang Twin Flames to Little Doctor Fairy, preparing to help Queen Medusa evolve.

• Queen Medusa offered to hold off Mo Tianxing after her evolution while Ling Li dealt with Han Feng and Earth Demon Old Ghost.
• Queen Medusa and Ling Li agreed to return to the desert that night and secretly use the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the Snake-People Imperial Palace.
• They traveled to the palace and entered its underground treasury, where Little Doctor Fairy was studying a failed first-grade potion.
• Ling Li told Little Doctor Fairy to pack up and move away, then showed her the Yin Yang Twin Flames he would use to help Queen Medusa evolve.

Ling Li used the Yin Yang Twin Flames to help Queen Medusa begin her evolution, and she swallowed the flame seed despite its terrible pain. As she drew in Spatial Power, a Lightning Tribulation gathered overhead, leaving her evolution at a perilous turning point.

• Little Doctor Fairy identified Ling Li’s black-and-white flame as the twenty-first-ranked Yin Yang Twin Flames, and Ling Li told her to collect the treasury’s rare herbs before Queen Medusa’s evolution.
• Yao Chen offered to guide Ling Li in alchemy, and Ling Li agreed to discuss it after Yao Chen was resurrected.
• Queen Medusa opened the treasury ceiling to the full moon and began her evolution above the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Ling Li wrapped Queen Medusa in the Yin Yang Twin Flames, and she swallowed the condensed flame seed after her body was covered in runes.
• Queen Medusa endured the flames burning her body and drew Spatial Power into herself as a Lightning Tribulation gathered in the sky.