Chapter Summaries

Hun Cang, a young Dou Wang, arrived in Wutan City searching for someone and offered valuable rewards to anyone who could answer three strange questions. After learning the Xiao Family would hold a strength assessment the next day, he realized he had arrived in time and revealed that he had transmigrated into the Battle Through the Heavens World.

• Hun Cang descended upon Wutan City, introduced himself as King Cang, and told the gathered factions he had come to find someone.
• Guni invited Hun Cang to the Mittel Auction House, where Hun Cang handed out papers with three questions and promised rewards for correct answers.
• Hun Cang asked Guni about recent events, and Guni told him the Xiao Family would hold a strength assessment the following day and described Xiao Yan's declining Dou Qi.
• Hun Cang sent Guni away to rest, then reflected on his transmigration into the Battle Through the Heavens World.

Hun Cang used his Return System to seek out Xiao Yan by posting questions with valuable rewards, hoping to gain his help and change his fate. When Xiao Yan saw the questions at the Xiao Family, he recognized them and reacted with shock.

• Hun Cang decided to approach Xiao Yan and reveal his transmigrator identity after learning that his system could reward him for helping a Child of Destiny.
• Hun Cang’s questions and reward offers spread through Wutan City, drawing crowds who tried to learn the questions and claim prizes.
• Xiao Yan’s cultivation attempt failed again, and he returned to the Xiao Family to find its members gathered around the notices.
• Xiao Xun'er explained the rewards to Xiao Yan, who read the questions and began trembling in recognition.
• Xiao Yan hid his reaction, claimed he felt unwell, and left the hall for his room.

Xiao Yan cautiously tested Hun Cang’s search for fellow transmigrators, while Hun Cang discovered that Xiao Yan had sent a proxy and left him a message. After Xiao Yan scored only the third stage in the Xiao Family’s annual test, he put on a black robe and left the family.

• Xiao Yan decided to use a youth as a proxy to test Hun Cang rather than reveal himself directly.
• The youth recited the answers Xiao Yan had given him, but Hun Cang realized he was not a transmigrator and frightened him into identifying the person who sent him.
• Hun Cang gave the youth a Qi Gathering Powder and a message for Xiao Yan, then watched Xiao Yan leave the alley without entering the auction house.
• At the Xiao Family’s annual test, Xiao Yan received a Dou Power ranking of third stage, low, and walked away despite Xiao Xun’er calling to him.
• Xiao Yan returned to his room, took the black robe from its rack, and left the Xiao Family.

Xiao Yan went to the Mittel Auction House to meet the mysterious Dou Wang, Hun Cang, and discovered that the man was a fellow countryman. Hun Cang recognized Xiao Yan and greeted him as a fellow countryman, while Xiao Yan revealed that his Dou Power was only at the third stage.

• Xiao Yan learned that rumors about a Dou Wang had prompted a crowd of black-robed people to line up at the Mittel Auction House, and he regretted the trouble his earlier inquiry had caused a young man's family.
• Xiao Yan joined the line, hoping Hun Cang might help resolve the hidden danger of his disappearing Dou Qi.
• At the auction house, Xiao Yan answered Guni's question with the phrase Hun Cang had given, and Guni arranged for him to meet Hun Cang.
• Hun Cang tested Xiao Yan with his Dou Wang aura, then agreed to swear an oath that Chinese people would not deceive or harm one another.
• Hun Cang recognized Xiao Yan and introduced himself as a peak Dou Wang and fellow countryman, while Xiao Yan introduced himself as a third-stage Dou Power cultivator.

Hun Cang discovered that a remnant soul in Xiao Yan’s ring had been stealing his Dou Qi, and Xiao Yan’s cultivation worked again once the cause was exposed. Grateful, Xiao Yan asked Hun Cang to accept him as his little brother.

• Hun Cang examined Xiao Yan and explained that a remnant soul inside his ancient ring was secretly absorbing his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan threw the ring away, but Hun Cang caught it and drew out the sleeping soul to confirm his diagnosis.
• Hun Cang gave Xiao Yan Spirit Nurturing Liquid and told him to try cultivating again.
• Xiao Yan successfully absorbed Dou Qi without losing it and realized Hun Cang had solved his three-year problem.
• Xiao Yan bowed and asked Hun Cang to become his elder brother, leaving Hun Cang stunned.

Xiao Yan accepted Hun Cang as his elder brother, earning Hun Cang the system’s trust-based rewards and a promise of a powerful cultivation method. After leaving Wutan City, Hun Cang swallowed a reward pill and began breaking through to Dou Huang.

• Xiao Yan insisted on becoming Hun Cang’s younger brother, and Hun Cang agreed after lifting him from his knees.
• The system notified Hun Cang that Xiao Yan’s trust had unlocked rewards for giving him items.
• Hun Cang gave Xiao Yan Qi Condensation Powder and promised him a high-grade Heavenly Rank Technique once he became a Dou Zhe.
• Hun Cang declined Xiao Yan’s invitation to visit the Xiao Family that day but promised to come with a gift, while anticipating Nalan Yanran’s arrival.
• After finishing his search in Wutan City, Hun Cang left the Mittel Auction House the next day and swallowed a reward pill outside the city.
• Hun Cang’s shackles shattered as his Dou Qi surged, lifting him into the air while a vortex gathered overhead.

Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that he had resolved the problem of his disappearing Dou Qi, while Xiao Zhan warned him that a distinguished guest would visit the Xiao Family the next day. A massive disturbance outside Wutan City revealed that Hun Cang was breaking through from Dou Wang to Dou Huang, drawing the attention of the city’s powerful families and Xiao Xun’er.

• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Zhan that the hidden danger behind his disappearing Dou Qi was resolved but kept the cause secret.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan to prepare for a distinguished guest coming to the Xiao Family the next day.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan sensed a massive Dou Qi vortex outside Wutan City and guessed that a Dou Wang was breaking through to Dou Huang.
• Xiao Xun’er asked Ling Ying to investigate Hun Cang’s purpose in Wutan City without alerting him.
• Xiao Zhan, Jia Liebi, Guni, and others watched Hun Cang absorb condensed Dou Qi as he broke through.
• Ya Fei resolved to try to get close to Hun Cang after seeing him.

Hun Cang reached Dou Huang, awakened Yao Chen, and offered to restore his body in exchange for the Burning Art. Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran arrived in Wutan City with Ge Ye to annul her engagement to Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Zhan to receive the Misty Cloud Sect delegation while anxiously searching for Xiao Yan.

• After reaching Dou Huang, Hun Cang sent away the gathered Wutan City families and used soul medicine to awaken Yao Chen from the ancient black ring.
• Hun Cang revealed that he was connected to the Soul Hall and offered to restore Yao Chen's body and capture Han Feng in exchange for the Burning Art.
• Nalan Yanran traveled to Wutan City with Ge Ye and a Misty Cloud Sect disciple, and Ge Ye reassured her that the Xiao Family would not oppose the annulment.
• The Misty Cloud Sect carriage drew attention as it crossed Wutan City and headed for the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Zhan welcomed Ge Ye and his companions in the Xiao Family's main hall but grew anxious when he could not find Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan attended a gathering where Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran demanded that the Xiao Family dissolve his engagement, citing Misty Cloud Sect rules. Ge Ye offered Qi Gathering Powder as compensation, but Xiao Yan refused to accept the engagement’s cancellation.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the front hall and found that the Second Elder had arranged no seat for him, so Xiao Xun'er called him over.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Nalan Yanran, his childhood betrothed and a Misty Cloud Sect disciple, had come to break off their engagement.
• Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve the engagement, while the Xiao Family elders urged Xiao Zhan not to provoke the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ge Ye presented Qi Gathering Powder as compensation, prompting the clan members to argue over who might receive it.
• Xiao Yan told Ge Ye to take the Qi Gathering Powder back and declared that he would not agree to the engagement’s dissolution.

Xiao Yan challenged Nalan Yanran’s attempt to annul their engagement and mocked the Misty Cloud Sect’s Dou Huang. He claimed the Xiao Family had a Dou Huang too, leaving everyone stunned as Xiao Xun'er wondered whether he had discovered Elder Ling.

• Xiao Yan confronted the Xiao Family Elders and argued that accepting Nalan Yanran’s annulment would disgrace the family.
• Xiao Zhan stopped the Elders from removing Xiao Yan and allowed him to speak as a party to the engagement.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran he had planned to dissolve the engagement himself, then rejected her claim that her future as Misty Cloud Sect Leader made her superior.
• Nalan Yanran and a Misty Cloud Sect disciple challenged Xiao Yan, while Ge Ye and Xiao Zhan prepared for a possible fight.
• Xiao Yan declared that the Xiao Family also had a Dou Huang, and Xiao Xun'er asked Elder Ling whether Xiao Yan had discovered him.

Xiao Yan insisted that he had a Dou Huang big brother, but the Xiao Family and Misty Cloud Sect visitors dismissed him and pressured him to apologize and accept the broken engagement. As Xiao Yan was left feeling powerless, a cold voice from outside demanded to know who was bullying his Second Brother.

• Ling Ying doubted that the Xiao Family had a Dou Huang, while Xiao Xun'er wondered why Xiao Yan had claimed otherwise.
• Xiao Yan said his Dou Huang big brother was busy and would arrive in a few days, prompting the Misty Cloud Sect youth and the Xiao Family elders to mock him.
• Xiao Zhan tried to comfort Xiao Yan and send him away, but Xiao Yan said his big brother had helped solve the disappearance of his Dou Qi.
• The Misty Cloud Sect youth threatened the Xiao Family, and its members urged Xiao Yan to apologize and stop causing trouble.
• Nalan Yanran declared that she would break off the engagement as Xiao Yan blamed his weakness on the ring.
• A cold voice outside demanded to know who was bullying Xiao Yan, calling him its Second Brother.

Hun Cang arrived at the Xiao Family gathering, where his youthful appearance made the visitors doubt Xiao Yan’s claim that he was a Dou Huang. After a Misty Cloud Sect disciple challenged him, Hun Cang revealed his wings and overwhelming aura, leaving the disciple kneeling.

• Xiao Yan confirmed to Xiao Zhan and the elders that Hun Cang was his sworn brother, prompting the family to prepare to welcome him.
• Hun Cang entered the hall and greeted Xiao Yan as his younger brother, while the Xiao Family elders eagerly offered him a seat and tea.
• Hun Cang learned that Nalan Yanran and the others were visiting over the engagement, and a Misty Cloud Sect disciple warned him not to interfere.
• The disciple doubted Hun Cang was a Dou Huang and claimed he might as well call himself a Dou Saint.
• Hun Cang revealed black wings and released his Dou Huang pressure, forcing the disciple to collapse to his knees.

Hun Cang protected Xiao Yan from the Misty Cloud Sect and let him address Nalan Yanran’s demand to break their engagement. He proposed a Three Year Agreement for Xiao Yan to challenge Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect, and the chapter ended with him warning her not to underestimate Xiao Yan.

• Hun Cang forced Mo Li to apologize for offending Xiao Yan and offered to punish anyone else who had bullied his Second Brother.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Yan to take Hun Cang away, but Hun Cang stayed to watch Xiao Yan settle matters with Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran insisted on ending the engagement immediately and explained that Xiao Yan’s reputation threatened her standing as the Misty Cloud Sect’s future Young Sect Master.
• Hun Cang asked Xiao Yan what he wanted, and Xiao Yan said he resented being humiliated after once becoming a Dou Zhe at eleven.
• Hun Cang proposed that Xiao Yan challenge Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect in three years, after which their engagement would be considered over.
• Hun Cang warned Nalan Yanran not to underestimate Xiao Yan.

Hun Cang defended Xiao Yan after Nalan Yanran ended their engagement, then supported his cultivation and settled in the Xiao Family. Xiao Xun'er visited Hun Cang and asked why he treated Xiao Yan so well.

• Hun Cang backed Xiao Yan's promise to challenge Nalan Yanran in three years, and Nalan Yanran left the Xiao Family with Ge Ye.
• Hun Cang returned the engagement gift, saying Xiao Yan did not need it, while the Xiao Family members envied Xiao Yan's powerful big brother.
• Hun Cang, Xiao Zhan, and the elders encouraged Xiao Yan to cultivate and promised to support him.
• Hun Cang stayed at the Xiao Family and had Yao Chen refine medicinal supplies for Xiao Yan, earning system rewards while Yao Chen complained that Hun Cang took the credit.
• Xiao Xun'er visited Hun Cang and asked why he was so good to Xiao Yan, with golden flames flickering in her eyes.

Hun Cang confronted Xiao Xun'er about her Ancient Clan identity and warned her not to harm Xiao Yan. He promised Yao Chen a Half-Saint Skeleton and persuaded him to teach Xiao Yan alchemy, then summoned Xiao Yan to tell him the news.

• Hun Cang revealed that he knew Xiao Xun'er was from the Ancient Clan, and she and Ling Ying admitted their identities.
• Hun Cang warned Xiao Xun'er that he would protect Xiao Yan if she hurt him, and she warned him that the Hun Clan had enemies.
• Hun Cang told Yao Chen he had found a Half-Saint Skeleton for him, but said he would have to wait until Xiao Yan finished the Three Year Agreement.
• Hun Cang asked Yao Chen to teach Xiao Yan alchemy and offered him control over Xiao Yan's cultivation; Yao Chen agreed.
• Hun Cang summoned Xiao Yan that night, and Xiao Yan arrived excitedly, unaware that Hun Cang was struggling to tell him about Yao Chen.

Hun Cang told Xiao Yan that he could become an alchemist and appointed Yao Chen as his teacher, while the two bickered over Xiao Yan’s past and Yao Chen’s role in draining his Dou Qi. The chapter left Xiao Yan determined to study under Yao Chen, who would stay by his side and help with cultivation.

• Hun Cang confirmed that Xiao Yan met the requirements to become an alchemist and offered to find him a teacher.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Cang bonded over novels from their hometown before Yao Chen emerged from the ring and joined their conversation.
• Xiao Yan accused Yao Chen of stealing his Dou Qi, and the two traded insults until Hun Cang told them to stop.
• Hun Cang introduced Yao Chen as Xiao Yan’s alchemy teacher, but Xiao Yan mocked Yao Chen’s current condition and Yao Chen insulted Xiao Yan in return.
• Hun Cang ordered Xiao Yan to honor his promise and study alchemy under Yao Chen, who would stay with him and no longer need to absorb his Dou Qi.

After returning Yao Chen to Xiao Yan, Hun Cang received Tou She Ancient God's alchemy insights and continued guiding Xiao Yan's training. A summons to his clan's Annual Assessment forced Hun Cang to leave, while Xiao Yan resolved to grow strong enough to stand beside him.

• Hun Cang returned Yao Chen and Xiao Yan's ancient ring, then gained Tou She Ancient God's alchemy insights as a system reward.
• Half a month later, Xiao Mei regretted her past choices as Xiao Xun'er walked toward the Back Mountain, where Xiao Yan's training drew miserable screams.
• Hun Cang received a Jade Talisman summons ordering him to return for the Hun Clan's Annual Assessment.
• Hun Cang told Xiao Yan he had to leave, and Xiao Yan vowed to become powerful enough to fight alongside him.
• Yao Chen smacked Xiao Yan and ordered him to train, then was surprised when Xiao Yan obeyed without protest.

Hun Cang returned to the Hun Clan, revealed to Hun Linhua that he had broken through to Dou Emperor, and asked to compete in the clan’s annual test. After the test, he requested an opportunity to serve the clan, and Hun Tiandi demanded that he give a reason.

• Hun Cang returned to the Hun Clan’s city and reunited with his mother, Hun Linhua.
• Hun Cang told Hun Linhua that he had become a Dou Emperor and wanted to compete in the annual test despite her worries about their lack of backing.
• Hun Cang attended the clan’s testing ceremony, where Hun Tiandi presided and Hun Cang tested at one-star Dou Emperor.
• Hun Tiandi selected Hun Yu, Hun Ya, Hun Li, and others for an opportunity, and Hun Cang stepped forward to ask for one too.
• Hun Tiandi questioned whether Hun Cang was qualified and asked him to give a reason for his request.

After surviving the Soul Clan trial, Hun Cang revealed his talent as a Seventh-grade Alchemist and secured control of the Jia Ma Empire region before leaving the Soul Realm. Back in Wutan City, Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that Jia Liebi’s new alchemist was driving the Xiao Family Market toward collapse.

• Hun Tiandi brought Hun Cang into the Soul Clan trial, and one year later Hun Cang returned alive as a Five-Star Dou Emperor.
• Hun Cang demonstrated that he could refine a flawless Grade 7 Pill, earning Hun Tiandi’s approval and silencing doubts about his slow cultivation.
• Hun Tiandi assigned the younger generation duties related to the Soul Halls and the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Hun Cang requested jurisdiction over the Jia Ma Empire region.
• Hun Cang reunited with his mother, then left the Soul Realm after accomplishing his goals there.
• Xiao Yan celebrated reaching the eighth stage of Dou Power, and Xiao Zhan told him that Jia Liebi’s alchemist was taking customers from the Xiao Family Market.

Xiao Yan learned from Xiao Zhan to consider how he could repay Hun Cang before accepting more gifts, while Hun Cang returned to the Jia Ma Empire and headed for Wutan City. At the Xiao Family marketplace, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er faced a confrontation with Jia Lie'ao and Liu Xi, and both families began gathering reinforcements.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that he planned to become an alchemist, and Xiao Zhan warned him not to accept Hun Cang's Heavenly Rank Technique without finding a way to repay his kindness.
• Hun Cang met with Hun Xiaoqiang, ordered him to continue Soul Hall operations and investigate Heavenly Flames, then left for Wutan City.
• Hun Cang resolved to give Xiao Yan a Spatial Jade Slip and considered giving him the Burning Art when he broke through to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yan went shopping with Xiao Xun'er, who offered him cultivation techniques, but he refused because the Xiao Family already had its own.
• Jia Lie'ao and Liu Xi confronted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er at the Xiao Family marketplace, prompting Xiao Yan to summon the Xiao Family guards and the Jia Lie Family to call for reinforcements.