Chapter Summaries

Tang Zhen reacted furiously to a warning that Tang Huo'er would fail to merge with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, but she began the ceremony despite the warning. The fusion appeared to progress smoothly until a sudden burst of heat struck Tang Huo'er, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Elder Chi Yan showed Tang Zhen a note predicting that Tang Huo'er would fail and be injured while merging with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, and Tang Zhen threatened to punish him for bringing it.
• Tang Huo'er secretly read the note, then told Tang Zhen she would prove the prediction wrong and proceeded with the ceremony.
• Tang Zhen presented the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire to the gathered guests, and Tang Huo'er drew the silver flame into her body to begin merging with it.
• Tang Huo'er appeared to progress toward the final stage as the hall's temperature fell, reassuring Tang Zhen, Elder Chi Yan, and the guests.
• A powerful burst of heat suddenly erupted from Tang Huo'er, turning her face crimson and sending white smoke from her head.

Tang Huo'er’s attempt to fuse with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire went out of control, leaving her near death as Tang Zhen prepared to suppress it. After Tang Huo'er insisted she would rather die than live as a cripple, Tang Zhen took Elder Chi Yan to find the outsider who had claimed he could save her.

• Silver dragons appeared around Tang Huo'er as the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire turned violent, and Tang Zhen hesitated to suppress it because doing so could doom her vitality.
• Elder Chi Yan reminded Tang Zhen that the paper had said its author could resolve the crisis, but Elder Chi Huo warned that an outsider could not be trusted to handle Fen Yan Valley’s treasured Heavenly Flame.
• Tang Huo'er told Tang Zhen she wanted to keep trying and would rather die than survive as a cripple.
• Tang Zhen ordered Elder Chi Huo to guard Tang Huo'er, then rushed away with Elder Chi Yan to find the person who had written the paper.

Hun Cang revealed that he could control the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and demanded Fen Yan Valley’s Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations. After entering the valley and displaying Dou Venerable strength, he approached Tang Huo’er’s unstable flame, which recoiled from him, leaving Tang Zhen hopeful that his daughter could be saved.

• Tang Zhen hurried to Hun Cang after receiving his note, and Hun Cang confirmed that Tang Huo’er’s failed fusion with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire was what he had anticipated.
• Tang Zhen brought Hun Cang into Fen Yan Valley, where Hun Cang demanded the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and declared he was informing Tang Zhen rather than negotiating.
• Hun Cang released a Dou Venerable aura inside the valley, stunning Tang Zhen, Elder Chi Yan, and the gathered members of Fen Yan Valley.
• Hun Cang entered the hall and approached the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, whose nine silver dragons fled from him and curled together despite being bound.
• Tang Zhen realized Hun Cang could control the flame and hoped Tang Huo’er could absorb it again and recover.

Hun Cang suppressed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and forced Tang Zhen to trade the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations for his help with Tang Huo'er. After Tang Huo'er began fusing with the obedient flame, Tang Zhen handed Hun Cang the technique, while privately resolving to investigate spies in Fen Yan Valley.

• Hun Cang suppressed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire with the Six Seals of Town Burning and sent the gathered guests away.
• Hun Cang demanded the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations in exchange for Tang Huo'er's life, but Tang Zhen questioned his identity and resisted surrendering the treasure.
• Hun Cang used the Divide seal to begin separating the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire from Fen Yan Valley's blood-soul marks, and Tang Zhen accepted that he could not bargain with him.
• Hun Cang returned the flame to its original state and sent it into Tang Huo'er, who began fusing with it without resistance.
• Tang Zhen gave Hun Cang a black Jade Slip containing the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, then resolved to reorganize Fen Yan Valley and search for spies.

After Tang Huo'er gained control of the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, Hun Cang studied the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations in a cave and used his Fire Spirits to strengthen himself. The Third Transformation went awry, leaving him coughing blood as the Fire Spirits emerged in confusion.

• Tang Huo'er asked where Hun Cang had gone and showed Tang Zhen that the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire obeyed her.
• Hun Cang used Little Beast to burn the Jade Slip and absorbed the secret technique's hidden liquid and written knowledge.
• Hun Cang performed the First Transformation with Little Beast and rose from Two-Star to Three-Star Dou Zun without feeling damage to his body.
• Hun Cang performed the Second Transformation with Little Black and reached Four-Star Dou Zun, while the Fire Spirits competed to be chosen next.
• Hun Cang chose Little Green for the Third Transformation, but his aura turned chaotic and he coughed up blood as the Fire Spirits rushed out of his body.

After failing to master the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, Hun Cang learned from Yao Tian Huo and Yao Chen that he had tried to cultivate it far too quickly. The two agreed to help him prepare for his approaching match with Hun Li, and gifting the technique to Yao Chen triggered a new system reward.

• Hun Cang called Yao Tian Huo and Yao Chen out of his ring and explained his failed attempt to cultivate the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.
• Yao Tian Huo and Yao Chen explained that Hun Cang had tried to master the technique too quickly and warned that it might not let him overcome Hun Li's advantage in strength.
• Hun Cang asked Yao Tian Huo and Yao Chen to help him study and master the technique, and they agreed.
• Hun Cang had Little Beast roast the Jade Slip again, then stored it away for a possible future gift to Xiao Yan.
• The system announced that Hun Cang had gained Yao Chen's trust and rewarded him with the Secret Technique Three Revolutions of Fire Spirits for gifting Yao Chen the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.

Hun Cang learned the Three Revolutions of Fire Spirits from Yao Chen and Yao Tian Huo before attending the Hun Clan assembly with Yun Yun. When Nihility Devouring Flame challenged Yun Yun’s presence, Hun Cang stepped forward and claimed her as his own.

• Hun Cang realized Yao Chen’s trust might explain why Yao Chen’s fortune had not activated earlier, then foolishly asked him to call him Big Brother.
• Hun Cang apologized to Yao Chen and promised to help him create a body after they obtained the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Yao Chen and Yao Tian Huo shared their experience and advice about the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations with Hun Cang.
• Hun Linhua brought Yun Yun to the Hun Clan assembly, where Hun Li, Hun Ya, and Hun Yu discussed Hun Cang and Hun Li considered questioning Yun Yun if Hun Cang lost.
• Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame arrived, and Nihility Devouring Flame questioned why Yun Yun, a non-Hun Clan member, was present.
• Hun Cang shielded Yun Yun from Nihility Devouring Flame’s pressure and said she was his.

Hun Tiandi announced that the Hun Clan would resume its campaign across the Dou Qi Continent and promised rewards, including Divine Bloodline, for outstanding achievements. When Hun Cang was called to report, he dismissed ordinary assignments and revealed that he had found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, leaving the assembly stunned.

• Hun Cang provoked Nihility Devouring Flame and brushed off Hun Li and Hun Ya's taunts before Hun Tiandi addressed the clan assembly.
• Hun Tiandi announced the Hun Clan's renewed campaign and promised resources and Divine Bloodline to those who excelled.
• Hun Cang learned that his mother, Hun Linhua, felt guilty because his bloodline had been extracted when he was young, and he signaled that he would help her reclaim what she had lost.
• Hun Yu reported capturing hundreds of alchemist souls and searching thousands of Xiao-family households, earning praise from Hun Tiandi and the elders.
• When called to report, Hun Cang said he had ignored soul collection and searches because he thought them low-level, then revealed that he had found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

Hun Cang revealed that he had found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and used the information to negotiate with Hun Tiandi for a Soul Crystal. Nihility Devouring Flame confirmed Hun Cang had told the truth, while the reason for his certainty remained secret.

• Hun Cang announced that he had found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, provoking disbelief and anger among the Hun Clan members.
• Nihility Devouring Flame suffered pain when he tried to recall the Cave Mansion, then said the possibility of Hun Cang's claim could not be ruled out.
• Hun Tiandi took Hun Cang and Nihility Devouring Flame aside and asked Hun Cang for evidence.
• Hun Cang negotiated for a separate Soul Crystal, received it, and described the enormous eyes outside the Cave Mansion without revealing its location.
• Nihility Devouring Flame dismissed Hun Cang and confirmed to Hun Tiandi that he had truly found the Cave Mansion, recalling a promise involving Zhu Kun and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Nihility Devouring Flame persuaded Hun Tiandi not to seize Hun Cang for the location of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, and Hun Tiandi publicly protected Hun Cang afterward. Hun Cang then faced Hun Li in their clan match, with both fighters on the arena as the chapter ended.

• Nihility Devouring Flame warned Hun Tiandi that acting against Hun Cang could expose the Cave Mansion's location and attract the other clans.
• Hun Tiandi berated Hun Cang for supposedly giving false information, then praised his intentions and spared him punishment.
• Hun Cang returned to his seat while the clan distributed rewards, and an elder announced that Hun Cang and Hun Li would settle their grievances in a match.
• Hun Cang and Hun Li stepped onto the arena as Hun Ya and Hun Yu discussed Hun Cang's unusual confidence.
• Hun Yuansheng mocked Hun Xuzi for backing Hun Cang, while Hun Xuzi privately hoped Hun Cang would defeat Hun Li.
• The elder reminded Hun Cang and Hun Li to prioritize safety, then left the arena.

Hun Cang fought Hun Li at the arena, drawing attention from the elders and Hun Tiandi with a flame-controlling seal that briefly borrowed Nihility Devouring Flame. After enduring Hun Li’s attacks, Hun Cang finally spoke and prepared to unleash the move Hun Li had demanded.

• Hun Cang launched a rapid assault on Hun Li while Hun Yuansheng mocked his crude fighting and needled Hun Xuzi about the promised Soul Crystal.
• Hun Li countered with the Earth-Treading Universe technique, but Hun Cang used Six Seals of Town Burning—Command to gather flames into a shield and evade the crushing kick.
• Hun Li dismissed Hun Cang’s fire technique, then attacked again after Hun Ya’s taunts distracted him; Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame discussed how Hun Cang had borrowed a strand of the Heavenly Flame.
• Hun Li struck Hun Cang back more than ten meters and challenged him to use the move he had used against Elder Hun Chen.
• Hun Cang wiped blood from his mouth, grinned, and told Hun Li that he was coming.

Hun Cang revealed the Five-Wheel Lihuo Array and used the Three Revolutions of Fire Spirits to raise his strength to peak Five-Star Dou Zun before clashing with Hun Li. Hun Li answered Hun Cang’s Heaven-tier Five-Wheel Lihuo Disk with the Heaven Swallowing Mirror, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Hun Cang summoned five Fire Spirits and formed the Five-Wheel Lihuo Array, while Hun Xuzi, Hun Yuansheng, Nihility Devouring Flame, and Hun Tiandi reacted to their unusual nature.
• Hun Cang used the first two transformations of the Three Revolutions of Fire Spirits and reached peak Five-Star Dou Zun.
• Hun Li attacked Hun Cang with Soul Chains, and Hun Cang raised the flaming array into the sky.
• Hun Cang unleashed the Five-Wheel Lihuo Disk, which shattered Hun Li’s Soul Chains and ruptured space.
• Hun Li used the Heaven Swallowing Mirror to counter the fire disk, shocking the onlookers.

Hun Cang used his secret techniques and multicolored flames to overcome Hun Li's Heaven Swallowing Mirror and win their match, though the explosion left both fighters badly injured. Hun Xuzi defended his disciple when Hun Yuansheng accused him of using a killing move.

• Hun Li used the Heaven Swallowing Mirror to swallow Hun Cang's Fire Disk, but the trapped flames began to swell inside it.
• Hun Li activated a Secret Technique to raise his strength to Seven-Star Dou Zun, and Hun Cang revealed that his own Secret Technique had another stage.
• Hun Cang used the third revolution of Three Revolutions of Fire Spirits to reach Seven-Star Dou Zun, then used Six Seals of Town Burning to divide the trapped flames and form a multicolored lotus.
• Hun Cang detonated the lotus, destroying the arena and leaving Hun Li unconscious and himself injured; Hun Yuansheng intervened to save Hun Li.
• Hun Yuansheng accused Hun Cang of using a killing move, and Hun Xuzi defended him as his disciple and insisted that Hun Li had lost the bet.

Hun Cang recovered from his battle with Hun Li and received a Soul Crystal and Spirit-Merging Pills from Hun Xuzi. After healing, he prepared to absorb the crystal, while Xiao Yan arrived at Heping Town in the Black Corner Region.

• Hun Tiandi dismissed the gathering, and Hun Yuansheng left with the unconscious Hun Li after glaring at Hun Cang.
• Hun Cang collapsed from exhaustion, and Yun Yun confirmed that his injuries were not serious before he regained consciousness two days later.
• Hun Cang went to Hun Xuzi, who gave him the Soul Crystal and Spirit-Merging Pills to aid his cultivation.
• Hun Cang recovered at home under Hun Linhua's orders, and Yun Yun helped care for him.
• Hun Cang finished recovering and prepared to absorb a Soul Crystal as Xiao Yan arrived outside Heping Town in the Black Corner Region.

Xiao Yan arrived at Heping Town to return to Jia Nan Academy, where the Law Enforcement Team initially mistook him for an outsider with bad intentions. After confirming his identity, the mentors learned he had reached two-star Dou Huang, and he set off for the Outer Academy to see Xun Er.

• Xiao Yan flew toward Heping Town and was confronted by Jia Nan Academy's Law Enforcement Team for violating the flight ban.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had come to enroll, then clarified that he was already a student returning after taking leave.
• Xiao Yan identified himself as a student from Wutan City and named Mentor Ruolin, prompting the team to recognize him as the student who had taken two years of leave.
• The middle-aged man checked Xiao Yan's records and learned that he had advanced from Dou Zhe to Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yan revealed he was a two-star Dou Huang, then boarded a Griffin bound for Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy and looked forward to seeing Xun Er.

Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xiao Ning, learning that Xiao Yan’s big brother had built a powerful faction there. Xiao Yan hurried to the Outer Academy assessment, where he was due to fight Xue Beng, while Xiao Xun'er waited confidently for him to appear.

• Xiao Yan caught Xiao Ning’s attack with ease, revealed he was a two-star Dou Huang, and reunited with him after two years apart.
• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yan about King Cang’s influence and the Cang Alliance’s standing among the academy’s strongest factions.
• Xiao Yan vowed to raise his big brother’s faction to first place and learned that he had to complete the Outer Academy assessment or face expulsion.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the assessment grounds with flaming Dou Qi wings as Xiao Ning chased after him.
• At the assessment, the mentor announced Xue Beng of Mysterious Tier Class 3 as Xiao Yan’s opponent, and Xiao Xun'er said she believed Xiao Yan would come.

Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy during the Outer Academy assessment, defeated Xue Beng by forcing him to concede, and declared that anyone who bullied the Cang Alliance would answer to him. After reuniting with Xiao Xun'er and Mentor Ruolin, he learned that something concerning the Xiao Family awaited him, though Ruolin would not explain what.

• Xiao Xun'er spotted Xiao Yan falling from the sky just before the referee could declare him absent and defeated.
• Xiao Yan identified himself as a two-star Dou Huang, and Xue Beng conceded the match, allowing the referee to announce Xiao Yan as the winner.
• Xiao Yan warned the students not to bully anyone from the Cang Alliance because he was Hun Cang's younger brother.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xun'er and told her he owed his rapid growth to Hun Cang, prompting Xun'er to complain about Hun Cang.
• Mentor Ruolin hinted that the Xiao Family was involved in something Xiao Yan would discover later, then refused to explain further.

Xiao Yan settled into life at Jia Nan Academy, where he learned that Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu had each given birth to one of Hun Cang’s children. A year later, as Xiao Yan prepared to act against the Medicine Emperor, Hun Cang emerged from seclusion in the Soul Realm.

• Xiao Yan found Xiao Mei caring for her infant daughter and learned that she and Xiao Yu had both had Hun Cang’s children.
• Xiao Yu returned and told Xiao Yan that her son and Xiao Mei’s daughter had been born less than three days apart.
• Xiao Yan stayed at Jia Nan Academy, cared for the children, reached four-star Dou Huang, and helped Lin Fang’s cousin Lin Yan recover from Fire Poison.
• After a year in seclusion, Yun Yun sensed Hun Cang awakening and saw him arrive to greet Hun Linhua as his mother.

After spending a year cultivating in the Soul Realm, Hun Cang left with Yun Yun and traveled toward Sacred Pill City to take part in the Pill Gathering. As he reached the alchemist examination site, Yao Chen sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the sky.

• Hun Cang reassured Hun Linhua after emerging from a year of cultivation, then told her he was leaving again and departed with Yun Yun.
• Hun Cang refused to take Yun Yun to the Misty Cloud Sect, gave her a Jade Slip to call for help, and watched her enter a city before leaving.
• Hun Cang revealed that his soul realm had reached the Heavenly Realm, then set out for the Pill Pagoda with Yao Chen and Yao Tian Huo in his ring.
• Hun Cang traveled by spatial vessel for half a month, learning about the Pill Gathering and preparing to earn his alchemist qualification.
• Hun Cang arrived in Sacred Pill City and headed for the alchemist examinations, but Yao Chen sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame and Hun Cang looked toward the sky.

Hun Cang entered the Pill Pagoda to seek ingredients for the Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melting Pill and take an alchemist rank test. He registered as Wang Cang and was called to test beside Cao Ying, who had come to seek Seventh-grade certification.

• Hun Cang and Yao Chen sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain before Hun Cang avoided detection and entered the Pill Pagoda.
• Hun Cang searched the marketplace for rare medicinal ingredients, found none he needed, and registered for an alchemist assessment under the name Wang Cang.
• Cao Ying arrived at the assessment hall, drawing attention as a talented young alchemist and direct disciple of one of the Pill Pagoda's three giants.
• Cao Ying sat beside Hun Cang, who showed little interest in her, and she wondered how capable he was.
• After the assessment began, Cao Ying prepared to test for Seventh-grade certification, and Wang Cang was called to enter the testing room.