Chapter Summaries

Yan infiltrated Vast Palace to search its archives and library, disguising himself as an envoy after learning that Shangguan Tianyang was in seclusion. Just before dawn, Shangguan Feier stopped him in a corridor and seemed to let him go, but Yan realized she was nervous and might have recognized him.

• Shangguan Tianyue and Shangguan Longyin discussed Yan’s unknown origins and intentions, while Shangguan Tianyue worried about confronting him without cause.
• Yan used his nightly intelligence-gathering and knowledge of Vast Palace’s teleportation formations to infiltrate the palace in disguise.
• Yan inspected the treasure vault but decided its guarded, registered resources were not worth stealing, then slipped into the library past a peak Heavenly King-level librarian.
• As dawn approached, Yan encountered Shangguan Feier in a corridor and played the part of a palace servant while she teased him.
• Yan heard Shangguan Feier’s heartbeat turn nervous and suspected that she had seen through his disguise, even as she waved him away.

Yan abducted Shangguan Feier from Vast Palace and fled Heavenly Pearl Island, only to be pursued by her father, Shangguan Tianyue. He left Feier in a cave and confronted Shangguan Tianyue in a valley.

• Yan seized Shangguan Feier and forced her to guide him out of Vast Palace, pretending to be a threatened disciple when they passed Shangguan Xue Er.
• Shangguan Feier helped Yan reach the teleportation array, but after they escaped the palace, Yan realized she had not been honest and carried her away as Shangguan Tianyue pursued them.
• Yan flew from Heavenly Pearl Island with Shangguan Feier, then landed in a valley and told her to stay quiet in a cave.
• Shangguan Tianyue arrived, saw Feier at the cave entrance, and demanded to know who Yan was and why he had abducted his daughter.

Yan challenged Shangguan Tianyue to defeat him if he wanted to learn Yan’s origins and save Shangguan Feier, then overwhelmed Shangguan Tianyue in a fierce battle. Shangguan Tianyue assembled the Vast Limitless Set and gained enough strength to meet Yan’s challenge, leaving them poised to continue fighting.

• Yan trapped Shangguan Feier against a wall with a translucent barrier and told Shangguan Tianyue to defeat him to save her.
• Shangguan Tianyue attacked Yan with the Vast Limitless Skill, but Yan evaded his strikes and countered with powerful flames.
• Yan pressed his assault with fiery whips, golden flames, and the Golden Dragon Soul, forcing Shangguan Tianyue to defend himself and lose ground.
• Shangguan Tianyue summoned the Bright Holy Dragon’s light attribute and equipped the Vast Limitless Set, then struck Yan with a pincer attack.
• Yan emerged from the flames unharmed and praised the Vast Limitless Set as he declared Shangguan Tianyue worthy of being his opponent.

Yan unleashed his First Spirit Soul and overwhelmed Shangguan Tianyue in their battle. As Shangguan Feier watched her father suffer, she begged Yan to stop.

• Yan revealed nine soul rings and fiery beast phantoms, shocking Shangguan Tianyue, who questioned his unfamiliar power.
• Shangguan Tianyue attacked with the Vast Limitless Sword, but Yan countered with flames and soul beast phantoms.
• Yan struck Shangguan Tianyue from behind, smashed through his defenses, and sent him crashing into a mountain wall.
• Yan surrounded Shangguan Tianyue with a barrage of fireballs and then kicked him into the ground near Shangguan Feier’s cave.
• Shangguan Feier blamed herself for the fight and pleaded with Yan to stop hurting her father.

Yan defeated Shangguan Tianyue but spared him, then vanished after using a fake fireball to distract him. Back on Heavenly Pearl Island, the search for the intruder turned up no clues, and Shangguan Tianyue ordered that Yan be allowed to leave.

• Yan told Shangguan Tianyue that his injuries would heal, then escaped after making Shangguan Tianyue shield Shangguan Feier from a fireball that vanished into sparks.
• Shangguan Xue Er and Shangguan Longyin found Shangguan Tianyue and Shangguan Feier, and the family reunited after the fight.
• Shangguan Tianyue admitted that Yan had defeated him and that even Shangguan Tianyang might not be able to win against him.
• Shangguan Longyin reported that the search of Vast Palace found nothing stolen and no clues to Yan’s identity.
• Back on Heavenly Pearl Island, Shangguan Longyin found the impersonated disciple unconscious and learned nothing useful from him.
• Shangguan Tianyue learned that Yan had remained in the Solidification Pavilion during the pursuit and ordered Shangguan Longyin to arrange for him to leave.

After escaping trouble at Vast Palace, Yan traveled to the Feili Empire to seek knowledge about Solidification Scrolls and reunite with Caicai. He found her working as vice-dean of the Feili Royal Military Academy, and their reunion ended with Caicai bashfully responding to his teasing offer.

• Yan reunited his clone with his true body, decided he could not remain near Vast Palace, and chose to travel to the Feili Empire.
• Yan reached Feili City and went to the Feili Royal Military Academy to find Caicai.
• Caicai greeted Yan with delight and dismissed Teacher Xiao after approving his procurement list.
• Caicai made tea for Yan and told him the Feili Empire had reserved his honors and title from the Heavenly Pearl Tournament.
• Yan teased Caicai that he needed a bed warmer, and she blushed and quietly said it was not impossible.

Yan asked Princess Caicai to find advanced books, experts, and information on powerful earth-element Heavenly Beasts, then met Ming Hua’s father, Ming Wu, outside Feili City. Ming Wu offered Yan another batch of precious classics from the Heavenly Evil Sect in gratitude for his help.

• Yan asked Caicai to locate advanced knowledge, relevant experts, and information on earth-element Heavenly Beasts, and she agreed to help him seek an imperial title.
• Yan requested information on God-level Heavenly Beasts, though he said Heavenly King-level or Heavenly Emperor-level beasts would also suit him.
• Ming Hua visited Yan at night and told him that her father wanted to meet him and discuss the Heavenly Evil Sect’s resources.
• Yan followed Ming Hua through an underground passage to Feili Lake, where Ming Wu appeared and introduced himself as Ming Hua and Mingyu’s father.
• Ming Wu thanked Yan for helping the Heavenly Evil Sect obtain the Heavenly Pearl Token and offered him another batch of precious classics.

Caicai brought Yan and Ming Hua to the Jewel Exchange to meet Solidification Master Han Xiao, who offered a legendary set design in exchange for Yan’s Dragon Clan materials. The chapter ended as Han Xiao revealed the nine-sheet design for the Regretless Fury Set.

• Caicai escorted Yan and Ming Hua to Shop Number Nine, where Han Xiao was waiting with Solidification Scroll resources.
• Han Xiao learned Yan possessed Dragon Clan materials and revealed that he had plans for a legendary set and expected to become a master-level Solidification Master within five years.
• Yan summoned a massive stone containing a nearly complete Dragon Clan skeleton and asked Han Xiao to show his sincerity.
• Han Xiao presented nine sheets of ancient Solidification Paper containing the design plans for the Regretless Fury Set.

Yan studied Han Xiao’s legendary Regretless Fury blueprints and proposed using Dragon Clan remains to attract other Solidification Masters and their inherited designs. The plan brought Yun Li to Feili City, where he joined the Royal Offering Academy, and Yan was granted access to the empire’s Supreme Engraving Palace.

• Ming Hua and Caicai explained the history of Han Xiao’s Strength Clan lineage and its Regretless Fury Set, the first legendary set.
• Yan memorized Han Xiao’s nine legendary blueprints and discussed Solidification Master knowledge with him.
• Yan proposed displaying Dragon Stone to attract Solidification Masters, and Caicai arranged the effort after Han Xiao supported the idea.
• Han Xiao and Yan exchanged blueprints and knowledge with Yun Li, helping him advance to become an advanced Solidification Master.
• Caicai recruited Yun Li as a royal offering, and she told Yan that the emperor had granted him access to the Supreme Engraving Palace.

Caicai brought Yan permission to enter the Feili Empire’s Supreme Engraving Palace, where he searched for powerful earth-attribute Heavenly Beasts with ancient bloodlines for his Second Spirit Soul. After seeing a chained Earth Demonic Rhinoceros, Yan asked what it would cost to take a beast away and dismissed it as unworthy of trading Dragon Clan remains for.

• Caicai told Yan that the Emperor had granted him access to the Supreme Engraving Palace, and she arranged for them to leave at once with Ming Hua.
• Caicai led Yan and Ming Hua through the heavily guarded imperial palace to meet Elder Xia and asked him to find earth-attribute Heavenly Beasts in good condition with ancient bloodlines.
• Elder Xia guided them through a dark-sealed passage to a chamber containing a chained King-level Earth Demonic Rhinoceros.
• Elder Xia explained that Yan could exchange Dragon Clan remains for up to three Heavenly Beasts, but Yan said the Earth Demonic Rhinoceros was not worth the price.
• The Earth Demonic Rhinoceros roared and lunged at Yan, stopping just over an inch from him as its chains strained.

Yan subdued the sealed Earth Demonic Rhinoceros but rejected it as a potential choice, then went with Elder Xia to meet Medusa, an ancient Heavenly Emperor-class beast. Medusa attacked him with her petrifying gaze, but Yan overwhelmed her and left her gravely weakened.

• Yan grabbed the Earth Demonic Rhinoceros's horn, slammed it to the floor, and pinned it until it stopped resisting.
• Yan examined the rhinoceros's bloodline, decided it did not meet his standards, and asked Elder Xia about stronger earth-attribute Heavenly Beasts.
• Elder Xia told Yan about Medusa, an ancient Heavenly Emperor-class beast captured after she devastated a battlefield thirteen years earlier, and led him to her chamber.
• Medusa attacked Yan with her golden, petrifying gaze, but Yan dispelled the attack and slammed her against a wall.
• Yan forced Medusa to meet his eyes again and struck her with a golden glare, leaving her seemingly gravely wounded.

Yan left for Feituo City with Han Xiao after learning of a potential target connected to him, while Caicai gathered information about the Misty Swamps and Ming Hua maintained contact with the Heavenly Evil Sect. In Feituo City, Yan sought out the Solidification Master Huyan Aobo and arrived at his courtyard as Huyan was receiving guests.

• Yan asked Caicai to gather information about the Misty Swamps and told Elder Xia that he still wanted to trade a dragon skeleton for news of earth-attributed Heavenly Beasts.
• Yan told Caicai that he would travel to Feituo City and asked Han Xiao to accompany him because his target might be connected to Han Xiao.
• Yan asked Ming Hua to maintain contact with the Heavenly Evil Sect, then departed with Han Xiao for Feituo City.
• Yan and Han Xiao arrived at Feituo City and went to the Solidification Masters' market opposite the Engraving Palace.
• Yan asked the silver-armored guard commander to help locate Huyan Aobo, and Senior Feng led them to Huyan's courtyard.
• Yan entered the hall and found Huyan Aobo with two other people, who turned to scrutinize the visitors.

Yan met Shangguan Bing'er and revealed Huyan Aobo's hidden connection to the Strength Clan, then offered to help Huyan advance as a Solidification Master if he traveled to Feili City. The chapter left Yan urging Bing'er to leave the Tiantong Empire and join Princess Caicai's academy, while Bing'er remained wary of him.

• Yan recognized Zhou Shuiniu and learned that the blue-haired girl with him was Shangguan Bing'er.
• Yan identified Shangguan Bing'er's agility attribute and warned that Huyan Aobo's Silent Tracking Arrow would not suit her future growth.
• Yan exposed Huyan Aobo's Earth-Hating Ringless inheritance, and Han Xiao revealed himself as the Strength Clan's current inheritor and greeted Huyan as a martial uncle.
• Yan offered to help Huyan become a master-level Solidification Master and invited him to Feili City; Huyan agreed, though he resented being pressured into it.
• Yan urged Shangguan Bing'er to go to Feili City and study under Princess Caicai, arguing that the Tiantong Empire could not support her talent.

Yan invited Shangguan Bing'er to join him in Feili City, but she chose to remain with the Tiantong Empire. When Yan tried to take her anyway, Zhou Shuiniu stood in his way and attacked, only to be overwhelmed by Yan.

• Shangguan Bing'er declined Yan's invitation, and Zhou Shuiniu acknowledged that the Tiantong Empire could not provide her with the resources she deserved.
• Yan insisted that Shangguan Bing'er come with him to Feili City and tried to seize her after she refused.
• Zhou Shuiniu blocked Yan and attacked, but Yan passed through his first charge and stopped his follow-up punch with a single blow.
• Zhou Shuiniu attacked again with Dark Touch, but Yan shattered the net with a wave and sent him flying.

Yan took Shangguan Bing'er with him despite Zhou Shuiniu’s objections, then persuaded Huyan Aobo to travel to Feili City and entrust him with the Earth-Hating Ringless blueprints. The group prepared to leave the next day, with Yan asking Han Xiao to design Solidification Equipment for Bing'er.

• Shangguan Bing'er pleaded with Yan to spare Zhou Shuiniu, but Yan restrained Zhou and brought her into his arms.
• Yan told Zhou Shuiniu that his punch had opened his meridians, and Zhou broke through to become a Nine-Jewel Sky Ancestor.
• Yan insisted on taking Bing'er and told Zhou to visit her mother; Zhou agreed and warned Yan not to harm her.
• Yan persuaded Huyan Aobo to go to Feili City by promising resources and protection, and Huyan agreed to bring the Earth-Hating Ringless inheritance.
• Huyan Aobo showed Yan the ten Earth-Hating Ringless design blueprints and explained the immense cultivation and material requirements for making the set.
• Yan ordered Han Xiao to arrange their departure for Feili City the next day and design a piece of Solidification Equipment for Bing'er.

Yan entered the Myriad Beast Empire and traveled toward Myriad Beasts Paradise, stopping at Fire Spirit Mountain to seek its Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire. He descended into the volcano’s magma without meeting any guards.

• Yan crossed the border into the Myriad Beast Empire and decided to visit Myriad Beasts Paradise before going to the Misty Swamps.
• Yan paid tribal warriors ten gold coins for a night’s lodging at their camp, then continued toward the empire’s central region.
• Yan reached Fire Spirit Mountain and learned that its spirit fire could strengthen the Sacred Earth Spirit Lion bloodline.
• Yan justified taking the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire and flew into the volcano’s crater.
• Yan descended through the magma toward the depths of Fire Spirit Mountain, finding no Earth Spirit Lion guards along the way.

Yan left Fire Spirit Mountain after refining most of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire’s source, then entered Myriad Beasts Paradise to seek resources for his Second Spirit Soul’s spirit rings. After Snow God Mountain’s beasts gathered around him for unclear reasons, he discovered a tiny tiger clinging to his leg.

• Yan decided not to refine the remaining Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire and departed Fire Spirit Mountain for Myriad Beasts Paradise.
• Yan considered targeting Snow God Mountain’s treasury for God-level Celestial Cores to use as spirit rings.
• Yan collected Celestial Cores from dead Heavenly Beasts and encountered Snow Wolf Kings, Snow Apes, and Snow God Mammoths searching the area.
• Yan realized the beasts’ strange behavior suggested something had happened on Snow God Mountain and searched for a hidden presence.
• Yan found a tiny white-and-blue tiger rubbing against his foot, picked it up, and watched it cling to his leg and tear at his trousers.

Yan identified the little white tiger as Baihu Tian'er, the princess of Snow God Mountain who had fled an arranged marriage, and decided to take her away rather than continue toward Snow God Mountain. Two Snow God Mountain guards found traces of her and Yan, then returned to report to the Mountain Master; the next morning, Yan continued traveling with Tian'er in his arms.

• Yan calmed the struggling little white tiger with his petting techniques and recognized her as Baihu Tian'er, daughter of Xue Aotian.
• Yan decided to abandon his plan to visit Snow God Mountain and left with Tian'er, hoping to win her over and gain access to its treasury.
• Two white-robed guards investigated the place where Tian'er had been and concluded that a mysterious expert had likely taken her.
• The guards turned the Heavenly Beast corpses into ice and returned to Snow God Mountain to report to Xue Aotian.
• The next morning, Yan washed Tian'er in a stream, packed his tent, and set off with her while she dismissed his claims about riding dragons.

Yan and the little white tiger reached the edge of the Misty Swamps, where Yan discovered Lion-Orcs harvesting gallbladders from Serpentfolk. The tiger transformed and attacked the Lion-Orcs, and Yan confronted them as they stood frozen in fear.

• Yan suspected that the little white tiger was drawn to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul bead's source power in his left leg.
• Yan sensed that Serpentfolk operated near the Misty Swamps' outskirts, while something deeper inside suppressed his spiritual power.
• Yan watched Lion-Orcs surround Serpentfolk and cut gallbladders from their fallen bodies to sell as medicine.
• The little white tiger transformed into a three-meter White Tiger and killed the two Lion-Orcs who had been discussing the gallbladders.
• The White Tiger's roar and killing intent left the remaining Lion-Orcs unable to move, and Yan rebuked them for desecrating the dead.

Yan reached the ancient altar in Misty Swamps and awakened the Nine-Headed Sacred Serpent, then fought it with fire and earth powers. The serpent remained alive beneath the water as Yan wounded several of its heads and it counterattacked with the others.

• Tian'er stopped the fighting between the beastfolk, and Yan burned the Lion-Orcs and the remaining Serpentfolk corpses.
• A Serpentfolk leader thanked Yan, gave him a map and poison-countering herbs, and indicated the altar’s direction.
• Tian'er shrank into a kitten and hid in Yan’s clothes, while Yan set off through Misty Swamps.
• Yan found the ancient altar and stirred its pool, awakening the Nine-Headed Sacred Serpent.
• Yan struck the serpent’s first head with a flaming blade, then used earth power to injure three more heads.
• The serpent withdrew its injured heads and sent waves surging toward Yan with its remaining heads.