Chapter Summaries

Ling Li led Queen Medusa toward the Black Corner Region as the Snake People Clan began migrating, while he assigned Ya Fei to build a force in Da Ling City. At Heavenly Snake City, he confronted Xia Pan and asked him to let the Snake People settle there, holding Dark Night to Xia Pan’s neck.

• Yao Chen’s Reviving Purple Spirit Pill restored Hai Bodong’s strength, and Ling Li planned to return to the Gamma Empire once Zi Yan reached Fighting Emperor.
• Ling Li visited Ten Thousand Snake Cave, where Zi Yan said Qing Lin had gone into the Snake Sea to search for a treasure and promised to break through within half a year.
• The Snake People Clan began its migration with two branches as the vanguard, and Queen Medusa chose to visit Heavenly Snake Mansion before settling in the mountains.
• Ling Li gave Ya Fei resources and five Snake People guards, tasking her with building a force near Da Ling City within two months.
• Ling Li brought Queen Medusa to Heavenly Snake City and explained that Xia Pan had destroyed Heavenly Snake Mansion and could now only wield Dou Wang-level strength.
• Xia Pan confronted Ling Li and Queen Medusa, and Ling Li appeared behind him with Dark Night at his neck as he asked Xia Pan to let the Snake People live in Heavenly Snake City.

Ling Li and Queen Medusa cleared a vast area of the mountain range for the Snake People Clan’s migration before Ling Li sensed Han Xian approaching. Han Xian delivered Han Feng’s invitation, but Ling Li punished him for his past insults before deciding whether to meet Han Feng.

• Ling Li forced Xia Pan to accept the Snake People Clan’s claim to Heavenly Snake City, then discussed moving the clan to Charming City with Queen Medusa.
• Ling Li reflected on the danger posed by the Ancient Eight Clans and the limited time he had to build a faction strong enough to survive.
• Ling Li and Queen Medusa spent nearly half a month purging demonic beasts from a thousand-li area, killing six Sixth-Tier Beasts and collecting their valuable remains.
• Queen Medusa returned to the desert after Ling Li detected an approaching alchemist and warned her not to meet Han Feng.
• Han Xian arrived to convey Han Feng’s invitation, and Ling Li pinned him to the ground and stomped on his tailbone after Han Xian begged for mercy.

Ling Li met Han Feng in Maple City and agreed to help attack Jia Nan Academy in exchange for two Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills. After Ling Li warned him that the academy might be more formidable than it seemed, Han Feng executed Han Xian and began summoning allies across the Black Corner Region for the planned gathering in half a month.

• Ling Li entered Maple City and found Han Feng experimenting with grafting Demonic Beast limbs onto humans, then discussed Han Feng's request to hire him against Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng offered two Seventh-grade Pills, and Ling Li recognized the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and agreed to the deal if Han Feng refined two of them.
• Ling Li warned Han Feng to postpone the attack because Jia Nan Academy was not as simple as it appeared, then departed.
• Han Xian arrived and demanded that Han Feng avenge him, but Han Feng burned him and his soul into nothingness.
• Han Feng sent Han Fu and other attendants to summon powerful allies from across the Black Corner Region, then reconsidered contacting the Soul Hall.

Ling Li encountered the students traveling through the Monster Beast Mountain Range and rescued Xiao Ning after a venomous snake bite drew a swarm of fleeing demonic beasts. He cured Xiao Ning but demanded payment, leaving Xiao Yu to reckon with the cost.

• Ling Li returned to the Tagor Desert, found Queen Medusa preparing to move the snake-people to the Black Corner Region, and left Gu He bound in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave.
• Xiao Yu led the new students through the Monster Beast Mountain Range, refusing Xiao Ning's request to take a Flying Demonic Beast while Xiao Yan struggled to hide his recovering strength.
• Ruolin led the students into the middle region, where a Fine-lined Brown-tailed Snake bit Xiao Ning and the disturbance triggered a beast tide.
• Ling Li appeared above the group and cleared away the trees, revealing that the demonic beasts had been fleeing from him.
• Ling Li expelled the venom from Xiao Ning and gave him a medicinal pill, then told Xiao Yu to pay him.

Ling Li gave Xiao Yan a fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder, and Xiao Yan used it to break through to Dou Zhe Four Stars, drawing attention to the exotic treasure hidden within him. The group continued its journey through the Monster Beast Mountain Range, while students began slipping into Ling Li’s tent after midnight.

• Ling Li offered Xiao Yu repayment in flesh for the pill he had given Xiao Ning, but backed off when Xiao Yan intervened.
• Ruolin confirmed that Xiao Yan had reached the peak of the ninth stage of Dou Qi, and Ling Li gave him a Qi Gathering Powder in exchange for a future bargain.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill and, with Ling Li absorbing excess energy, formed a Dou Qi Cyclone and advanced to Dou Zhe Four Stars.
• Ling Li discovered that Xiao Yan’s colorless cyclone absorbed every attribute of energy, strengthening his desire to obtain Xiao Yan’s exotic treasure.
• The group camped after traveling along the road Ling Li had cut through the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and students began entering Ling Li’s tent one by one in the latter half of the night.

Ling Li hurried the Jia Nan Academy group to Peace Town on stolen Flying Demonic Beasts while Xiao Yu’s awkward attempt to repay him left her embarrassed and the others speculating about their relationship. At Peace Town’s entrance, Ling Li drew Dark Night to cut a souvenir from the Death Spirit Tree, but someone challenged him for trespassing.

• Xiao Yu entered Ling Li’s tent to repay her debt, but he teased her and let her stay as a body pillow instead.
• Ling Li seized two Flying Demonic Beasts to speed the group’s journey, then crossed the Black Domain Great Plain with the students and fought off robbers.
• Xiao Yan asked Ling Li to take him as a disciple, but Ling Li refused and noticed Xiao Yan used the wind-attribute Raging Lion’s Fury technique.
• The group arrived at Peace Town, where the locals reacted fearfully to Ling Li and Ruolin worried he might cause trouble for the academy.
• Ling Li recognized the Death Spirit Tree and drew Dark Night to cut off a branch, but an angry voice demanded to know why Slaughter Shadow Blade had trespassed into Peace Town.

Ling Li entered Jia Nan Academy with Ruolin and the new students, forcing Hu Gan and the elders to let him pass. After registering and exploring Peace Town with Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Yu, he spent the night cultivating and asked to enter the Inner Academy before training began.

• Ling Li showed Hu Gan his new-student token, and Hu Gan held back the elders and allowed him into Peace Town.
• Captain Zhou's Law Enforcement Team registered the new students and gave them pills meant to detect killing intent; Ling Li secretly stored his pill in the System Space.
• Ling Li registered as an unemployed drifter from Qingshan Town, then explored Peace Town with Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Yu and ate at Drunken Heaven Immortal.
• Ling Li spent the night cultivating while four elders monitored him.
• As the new students gathered for training the next morning, Ling Li told Ruolin that he wanted to enter the Inner Academy.

Ling Li traveled to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy and was forced to pass its guardian formation before he could enter. He shattered the Thousand Mirror Illusion Array, but his attack nearly killed an elder, leaving Great Elder Su Qian to confront him and question his motives.

• Hu Gan approved Ling Li’s request to enter the Inner Academy and sent him there by Griffin Beast without an escort.
• Ling Li fought off the Demonic Beasts in the back mountains until the Griffin Beast landed before a forest hiding the Inner Academy.
• Ling Li sensed that he had been trapped in the Thousand Mirror Illusion Array and learned that he had to break it to enter the academy.
• Ling Li used Thousand-Gang Break and Dark Night to damage the formation’s Spatial Power and shatter the illusion.
• Ling Li charged at a gray-robed elder, but Su Qian arrived and stopped him by sealing the spatial crack.
• Su Qian challenged Ling Li for damaging the formation and asked why he was so determined to enter the Inner Academy.

Ling Li persuaded Su Qian to let him enter Jia Nan Academy, then settled into the Inner Academy and met his pavilion mates. He began cultivating and toured the academy with Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing, ending at the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.

• Ling Li told Su Qian he had come because Zi Yan sensed something important beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, and Su Qian allowed him to enroll while warning him not to bring Black Corner Region ways into the academy.
• A gray-robed elder escorted Ling Li to the Inner Academy, where Ling Li observed its powerful experts and claimed a room in a shared pavilion.
• Ling Li used black mist to clear belongings from four rooms, prompting Lin Xiuya, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing to recognize his formidable strength and discuss Bai Cheng's betrayal.
• Ling Li cultivated in his room and discovered that Wrath was absorbing the Inner Academy's violent fire-attribute energy without harming him.
• Lin Yan invited Ling Li on a tour with Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing, and the group reached the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower at the center of the Inner Academy.

Ling Li explored the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, discovered that its child Falling Heart Flame stole soul fragments, and was stopped at the tenth floor. At the arena, he took Bai Cheng’s Strong Ranking spot and defeated Bai Yu before returning to cultivate until his half-month deadline with Han Feng arrived.

• Ling Li entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, noticed its child Falling Heart Flame stealing a wisp of his soul, and recovered it when he destroyed the flame.
• Ling Li learned about Fire Energy Cards from Lin Yan, then descended to the tenth floor before two Jia Nan Academy elders blocked his way.
• Ling Li went to the arena with Lin Yan, Liu Qing, and Lin Xiuya, where Bai Cheng defeated the injured Ye Di to claim rank 100.
• Ling Li challenged Bai Cheng, knocked him from the platform, and took his Strong Ranking spot.
• Ling Li challenged Bai Yu and struck him down, then left the arena with Lin Yan and the others.
• Ling Li spent the next few days cultivating in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower until his half-month deadline with Han Feng arrived.

As Han Feng gathered Black Corner Region experts near Maple City, Ling Li deliberately fed Falling Heart Flame, triggering its eruption and escape from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. Su Qian and the academy elders partially restrained it, but Han Feng's forces arrived and struck down Su Qian's sealing attack.

• Su Qian heard that Han Feng had gathered Black List experts in Maple City and ordered Jia Nan Academy to monitor the region while leaving Ling Li alone.
• Ling Li sensed Falling Heart Flame gathering strength and fed it a purple pill, provoking an eruption that killed students and guards inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Falling Heart Flame broke through the tower's seal, and Su Qian led the elders in forming the Thousand-Layer Sealing Array to bind it.
• Su Qian and the elders shrank Falling Heart Flame and tried to force it back into the tower, but two spatially empowered fists knocked away Su Qian's sealing hand.
• Han Feng's group arrived and revealed that they had come for Jia Nan Academy's hidden Heavenly Flame.

Han Feng led a force from the Black Corner Region into Jia Nan Academy to seize the Falling Heart Flame, and the two sides fought across the Inner Academy. The Outer Academy’s arrival turned the battle into a stalemate, but as Jia Nan Academy gained the advantage, Ling Li emerged from the tower and was confronted by Wu Tianlang.

• Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders broke through the Thousand Mirror Illusion Array with a large force and demanded that Su Qian release the Falling Heart Flame.
• Su Qian refused and ordered the academy’s elders to defend the flame, starting a battle between Jia Nan Academy and Han Feng’s forces.
• Han Feng rushed toward the sealed flame, but Hu Gan intercepted him as Wu Tianlang and the Outer Academy’s experts joined the fight.
• Jia Nan Academy gained the upper hand after a low-level Dou Emperor on Han Feng’s side was killed, while Ling Li watched from inside the tower and collected fragments of the Falling Heart Flame.
• Ling Li emerged with Dark Night and prepared to attack Han Feng, but Wu Tianlang stopped him and identified himself as the dean of the Outer Academy.

Ling Li killed Elder Huo and clashed with Wu Tianlang, who blamed him for the death of his nephew Wu Ye. After Ling Li destroyed Wu Tianlang’s broken sword, Wu Tianlang transformed into a werewolf and lunged at him.

• Su Qian tried to stop Ling Li from attacking Wu Tianlang, but the Gold and Silver Elders kept him occupied.
• Ling Li killed Elder Huo, shifting the balance of Dou Huang fighters toward the Black Corner Region.
• Fan Lao eyed Ling Li’s Dark Night with greed while Ling Li warned him against trying to take it.
• Wu Tianlang confronted Ling Li and revealed that he sought revenge for his nephew Wu Ye, whom Ling Li had killed years earlier.
• Ling Li shattered Wu Tianlang’s sword and wounded his hand with Dark Night.
• Wu Tianlang activated his werewolf bloodline and lunged at Ling Li with sharpened claws.

Ling Li fought Wu Tianlang until Queen Medusa killed Wu Tianlang and rescued him, leaving Jia Nan Academy’s defenders badly depleted. As the Soul Hall protectors attacked Qian Mu and Bai Lie, the chapter ended with the two elders trapped inside their chain array.

• Ling Li battled Wu Tianlang, enduring severe injuries while holding him back as Fan Lao joined Han Feng against Hu Gan.
• Wu Tianlang overwhelmed Ling Li, but Ling Li’s Venom weakened him enough for Queen Medusa to pierce his chest, destroy his Dou Dan, and kill him.
• Queen Medusa carried Ling Li away, and Han Feng struck Hu Gan while Jia Nan Academy’s fighters suffered further losses.
• Su Qian called for Qian Mu and Bai Lie, who appeared and pressured the invaders before three Soul Hall protectors arrived.
• Protector Xuan, Protector Tie, and Protector Wu attacked Qian Mu and Bai Lie, joining their chains into an array that surrounded the two elders.

After escaping the battle at Jia Nan Academy, Ling Li recovered during the Snake People Clan’s migration and headed to Da Ling City to see how Ya Fei had built the Mercenary Guild. He discovered that she had transformed the city into bustling Li City and was waiting to visit the guild headquarters.

• Queen Medusa carried the badly injured Ling Li away from Jia Nan Academy, and he joked that he had heard her say his life belonged to her.
• The battle at Jia Nan Academy ended with heavy losses on both sides, while Han Feng, the Gold and Silver Elders, and the Soul Hall Protector escaped with the Falling Heart Flame.
• Two months later, the Snake People Clan reached the Black Domain Great Plain, and Ling Li recovered, broke through to three-star Dou Emperor, and learned that neighboring empires were preparing to attack the Gamma Empire.
• Ling Li and Queen Medusa decided to go to Da Ling City, where Ya Fei had established the Mercenary Guild and spread its influence across several major cities.
• Ling Li arrived in Da Ling City and found it renamed Li City, filled with businesses and mercenaries, with a statue of himself at its center.
• Ling Li saw the Mercenary Guild’s profitable Magic Core gambling stall and headed toward the guild building.

Ling Li arrived in Li City and learned that the Cloud Mist Sect had sought aid from the Mercenary Guild after its elders and former leader Yun Shan died mysteriously. He agreed to meet the sect’s Great Elder, Yun Leng, leaving the reason for the sect’s desperate appeal unresolved.

• Ling Li praised Hai Bodong for building the Mercenary Guild and gave him a poison pill for Ya Fei to swallow.
• Hai Bodong told Ling Li that the Cloud Mist Sect had requested the Mercenary Guild’s aid two days earlier.
• Hai Bodong explained that most of the Cloud Mist Sect’s Dou Wang elders and Yun Shan had died mysteriously, while Crown Princess Yaoye’s forces threatened the sect.
• Ling Li suspected Soul Hall’s involvement and agreed to meet Yun Leng.
• Hai Bodong led Ling Li to the guild’s pavilion, where Yun Leng anxiously paced.

Yun Leng sought Ling Li’s help against the Gamma Empire’s campaign, and Ling Li agreed in exchange for entry to the Gate of Life and Death. Meanwhile, Yaoye surrounded the Cloud Mist Sect with Imperial troops and demanded Yun Yun surrender.

• Yun Leng asked Hai Bodong whether the Mercenary Guild would help the Cloud Mist Sect, and Hai Bodong deferred the decision to Ling Li.
• Ling Li agreed to aid the Cloud Mist Sect in return for one chance to enter the Gate of Life and Death.
• Yaoye assembled her forces at the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain, where five thousand soldiers and a strange hundred-man unit surrounded the sect’s main peak.
• Yaoye called on Yun Yun to open the mountain gate and surrender, threatening to destroy the Cloud Mist Sect if her army stormed in.

Yaoye led the Dragon Scale Army to demand the Cloud Mist Sect’s surrender, but Yun Yun refused and fought back. The army overwhelmed her attacks with its combined power, while Yaoye struggled to control the strength it lent her.

• Yaoye demanded that Yun Yun surrender Cloud Mist Mountain to the Imperial family, and Yun Yun refused, citing the sect’s neutrality and its grievances over the war against the Snake People.
• Yaoye drew her crimson sword and ordered the Dragon Scale Army into formation as Yun Yun unleashed a powerful wind attack.
• The Dragon Scale Army linked its soldiers’ Dou Qi and formed a protective inverted pyramid that withstood Yun Yun’s strike.
• The chapter revealed that Jia Xing Tian had used his altered blood and the flesh of the Dark Sea Flood Dragon Beast and Sky-Shaking Dragon Beast to create the Dragon Scale Army.
• Yaoye attacked Yun Yun with the army’s combined power, but Yun Yun evaded her strikes while the soldiers’ strength proved difficult for Yaoye to control.

Yaoye kept attacking Cloud Mist Mountain while Yun Yun fought to protect the Cloud Mist Sect, then Yun Yun broke into the Dragon Scale Army's formation and struck Yaoye's heart. Yaoye revealed her trap by binding Yun Yun with the formation's energy chains and slashing her as she flew backward.

• Yaoye's sword qi battered the Cloud Mist Sect's protective formation, forcing its elders and disciples to keep sustaining it despite their injuries.
• Yun Yun confronted Yaoye over the destruction of the Cloud Mist Sect's eleven Main Peaks, but Yaoye continued attacking the final peak.
• Yun Yun accelerated with her wind-attribute dou qi, pierced a gap in the Dragon Scale Army's formation, and entered its center.
• Yun Yun stabbed Yaoye through the heart, but the army's formation remained intact.
• Energy chains bound Yun Yun and suppressed her dou qi, allowing Yaoye to slash her and send her flying backward.

Ling Li arrived in time to stop Yaoye from killing Yun Yun and then killed Yaoye with a single draw of Dark Night. The Dragon Scale Army remained in formation, and Ling Li left the severed head as a gift for Jia Xing Tian.

• Yaoye used Dragon Punishment to bring a colossal crimson sword down on Yun Yun.
• Ling Li caught the sword above Yun Yun and told her he would apply medicine after dealing with Yaoye.
• Yun Leng and Hai Bodong arrived and witnessed Ling Li's intimate behavior toward Yun Yun.
• Ling Li identified Yaoye as a Half-Beastman and decided she had to die.
• Yaoye ordered the Dragon Scale Army to change into a defensive formation, but Ling Li appeared behind her and beheaded her with Dark Night.