Chapter Summaries

Qin He accepted the system’s mission to subdue Medusa but decided to make her hate him by stealing the Azure Lotus Core Flame. In the Tagor Desert, Gu He gathered powerful allies, including Yun Yun, and prepared to seize the flame while Medusa was weakened by its devouring.

• Qin He received the mission to win Medusa’s favor and plotted to steal the Azure Lotus Core Flame so she would despise him.
• Gu He gathered Battle King and Battle Emperor experts in the Tagor Desert, offering to refine pills for them in exchange for their help.
• Yun Yun joined Gu He’s group, though she showed little enthusiasm for his promise to refine pills for her.
• Gu He warned the group that Medusa was a peak Battle Emperor and said they should attack when devouring the Heavenly Flame left her weak.

Medusa began devouring the Azure Lotus Core Flame to break through to Battle Ancestor while Yun Yun and Gu He’s forces attacked the Snake-People Tribe. Qin He arrived and decided to attack the tribe himself to lower Medusa’s favorability, leaving the battlefield stunned by his declaration.

• Xiao Yan arrived in Tagor Desert and, urged by Yao Lao, set out to take the Azure Lotus Core Flame from Medusa despite fearing the danger.
• Medusa prepared to devour the flame, but Yue Mei warned her that human forces were attacking the Snake-People Tribe.
• Medusa ordered Yue Mei to defend the tribe while she continued her breakthrough attempt.
• Yun Yun and Gu He led an assault on the Snake-People Tribe, whose warriors were forced to retreat without Medusa at their side.
• Qin He arrived, decided to attack the tribe to provoke Medusa, and announced that the Snake-People Tribe was now under his control.

Qin He tried to provoke Queen Medusa but was mistaken for an ally of the Snake-People Tribe, drawing the hostility of Gu He’s forces. As Feng Li attacked him, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao headed for Medusa’s palace to seize the Azure Lotus Core Flame, leaving Qin He to face the Battle King alone.

• Qin He charged into the battlefield, and Gu He’s group and the Snake-People leaders assumed he had come to protect Queen Medusa.
• Gu He ordered Feng Li to deal with Qin He, and Feng Li flew into the sky to attack him.
• Yue Mei and Yan Shi exchanged insults over the rumor that Medusa had taken Qin He as a human concubine, while Medusa herself remained confused and focused on refining the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan spotted Qin He and wanted to help, but Yao Lao urged him to continue toward the Azure Lotus Core Flame instead.
• Qin He tried to explain that his appearance was a misunderstanding, but Feng Li dismissed him and launched Ultimate Wind: Sunset.

Qin He casually nullified Feng Li’s powerful Dou Technique and defeated the Battle King with one strike, shocking the fighters gathered in the Tagor Desert. Gu He, Yan Shi, Yun Yun, and the others reconsidered Qin He’s strength as the battle for the Azure Lotus Core Flame continued.

• Feng Li unleashed his signature Earth-class Dou Technique, Wind's Extreme! Sunset!, while observers assumed Qin He could not survive the attack.
• Qin He waved his hand and erased Feng Li’s green Dou Qi before striking him with a ball of red Dou Qi.
• Feng Li crashed into a deep pit, badly injured, and wondered what level of cultivator Qin He was.
• Yan Shi and Gu He saw Feng Li’s defeat and reacted with shock, while Yun Yun realized Qin He was far stronger than the Great Battle Master described in reports.

Qin He defeated Feng Li in one move, impressing Yue Mei and catching Medusa’s interest while leaving Xiao Yan and Yao Lao stunned by his strength. Gu He sent six-star Dou King Yan Shi to challenge Qin He, confident that he could handle him.

• Yue Mei admired Qin He after he defeated Feng Li, while Xiao Yan wondered how his brother had grown so powerful and Yao Lao urged him to focus on the Flame Mantra.
• Medusa watched Qin He and considered giving him a chance if he helped the Snake-People Tribe escape their plight.
• Gu He confronted Qin He and remained confident that his group could still obtain the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Gu He asked Yan Shi to take on Qin He, and Yan Shi accepted, believing his six-star strength would give him the advantage.

Qin He refused Yun Yun’s offer to leave the Snake-People Tribe alone, though he had no intention of fighting for them. Yan Shi challenged him and launched his Mad Lion’s Roar, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Qin He claimed he was only passing through, while Gu He and the others interpreted his words as mockery and a declaration that he would protect the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yun Yun offered to reconcile with Qin He and make him her disciple and the Yunlan Sect’s next Sect Master, but Qin He said he could not leave.
• Gu He, Yan Shi, and Yue Mei each read Qin He’s refusal as a deliberate choice to stand with Medusa and the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yan Shi accused Qin He of helping the enemy and demanded that he either defeat him or die, while Qin He protested that he had never intended to fight for the tribe.
• Yan Shi gathered his strength and attacked Qin He with the Mystic-Rank, Mid-Grade Battle Skill Mad Lion’s Roar.

Qin He fought Yan Shi, whose Mystic-Rank battle skill and full strength failed against Qin He’s mysterious power. Yan Shi was knocked from the sky and badly injured, leaving the onlookers convinced Qin He had reached the Dou Emperor realm.

• Yan Shi unleashed his Mystic-Rank, Mid-Grade Mad Lion's Roar against Qin He while Yue Mei and Red Flame speculated about Qin He’s connection to Medusa.
• Medusa ordered Yue Mei to protect Qin He, and Yue Mei told Red Flame they were defending their queen’s future king.
• Gu He urged Yun Yun to support Yan Shi’s attack because Qin He stood in the Snake-People Tribe’s way, and Yun Yun agreed the mission could not be delayed.
• Qin He cursed the system because he could not fly, then threw a seemingly ordinary punch at Yan Shi’s crimson lion.
• Qin He’s punch stirred a massive sandstorm that swallowed Yan Shi’s battle skill and crushed Yan Shi from the sky.
• Yan Shi hit the sand, spat blood, and lay severely injured as the shocked onlookers concluded Qin He was a Dou Emperor.

Qin He effortlessly defeated Yan Shi, convincing Gu He, Yun Yun, and others that the fourteen-year-old possessed Dou Huang-level strength and making him an even more coveted ally. Xiao Yan failed to enter Medusa’s palace and, after seeing Qin He’s victory, despaired over how far he was from reaching the same level.

• Qin He defeated Yan Shi so quickly that Gu He and Feng Li reconsidered his strength, while Yun Yun judged him likely to be a Dou Huang.
• The observers recognized Qin He as a supreme talent, and the Gama Empire’s people considered how his presence might change its stance toward the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yue Mei admired Qin He and fantasized about marrying someone nearly as talented, while Yun Yun mocked her ambitions and Yue Mei retorted that Yun Yun also desired Qin He.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao tried to sneak into Medusa’s palace to seize the Heavenly Flame but got lost, were discovered, and were driven out by the snake-people.
• After witnessing Qin He defeat Yan Shi, Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao how long it would take him to reach Dou Huang, and Yao Lao’s answer left Xiao Yan offended.

Yun Yun stepped forward to challenge Qin He, believing her Three-star Dou Huang strength could defeat him and hoping to recruit him into the Yunlan Sect. As she reached her peak in the Tagor Desert, the Snake-People Tribe revealed that Medusa had devoured the Heavenly Flame and was about to break through.

• Gu He considered withdrawing after Qin He defeated Feng Li and Yan Shi, but Yun Yun offered to test Qin He herself.
• Yun Yun decided Qin He was more valuable than the Azure Lotus Core Flame and intended to capture him for the Yunlan Sect.
• Xiao Yan watched Yun Yun confront Qin He, while Yao Lao warned that Qin He might struggle against a Dou Huang.
• Yun Yun guessed Qin He was a One-star Dou Huang and urged him to leave the Snake-People Tribe and join her sect, but Qin He denied being aggressive.
• Yue Mei laughed at Qin He’s claim that he was harmless, while Red Flame said he would soon belong to the Snake-People Tribe after receiving news that Medusa was about to break through to Battle Ancestor.
• Yun Yun reached her peak and used pressure drawn from heaven and earth, making weaker experts stagger as she prepared to face Qin He.

Yun Yun attacked Qin He with her perfected Cloudfall Starburst, but Qin He casually extinguished the tornado in one move. The chapter left Yun Yun confronting a dangerous purple aura gathering around Qin He as he began to move.

• Feng Li, Yan Shi, Yue Mei, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and Gu He watched as Qin He stood unharmed beneath Yun Yun's Battle Emperor pressure.
• Yun Yun unleashed Cloudfall Starburst, sending a massive azure tornado sweeping toward Qin He across the Tagor Desert.
• Qin He casually waved at the gale, though he had no Dou Technique and was only trying to brush the wind away from his stinging eyes.
• Qin He's wave produced an azure sphere that collided with the tornado, then compressed the surrounding purple radiance into a dark beam and extinguished Yun Yun's attack.
• Yun Yun questioned how Qin He had defeated her technique and grew solemn as a powerful purple aura spread around him.

Qin He used a sealing Battle Skill to defeat Yun Yun, leaving her unable to control her Dou Qi as she fell from the sky. Gu He offered three precious sixth-grade pills to anyone who would rescue her, but the chapter ended before anyone acted.

• Yun Yun realized Qin He had sealed her Dou Qi, while Yao Lao explained the rarity and power of Sealing Battle Skills to Xiao Yan.
• Qin He's purple beam shattered Yun Yun's Wind Dance and pierced her defenses, injuring her and sealing her Dou Qi completely.
• Yun Yun fell from several hundred meters, and Yan Shi and Feng Li refused to risk catching her.
• Gu He offered three sixth-grade pills to anyone who saved Yun Yun, prompting the onlookers to discuss the pills' value.

Qin He caught Yun Yun after defeating her, then dropped her when she asked him to let go, leaving the onlookers stunned by his strength and clueless behavior. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao lamented losing the Azure Lotus Core Flame, while Gu He seethed over Qin He saving and embracing his fiancée.

• Qin He caught Yun Yun as she fell, and the crowd marveled that he absorbed the impact without either of them being hurt.
• Yun Yun asked Qin He to put her down, and he released her so abruptly that she fell onto the sand.
• Yao Lao questioned how powerful Qin He was, while Xiao Yan envied him and mourned the failed attempt to obtain the Azure Lotus Core Flame.
• Cultivators left the Tagor Desert to spread news of Qin He's strength, and Feng Li reminded Gu He of his promise to reward whoever saved Yun Yun.
• Yan Shi said they should thank Qin He for saving Yun Yun and protecting the Gama Empire's interests, while Gu He fumed over Qin He embracing his fiancée.

After Qin He defeated Gu He’s group while protecting the Snake-People Tribe, Medusa emerged from her palace after devouring the Heavenly Flame and broke through to Battle Ancestor. Qin He realized her favorability toward him was high and resolved to stop her from completing the system’s mission.

• Gu He’s group gave up and prepared to leave, while Feng Li and Yan Shi recognized Qin He’s strength and Yun Yun regretted failing to recruit him.
• Yue Mei rejected Chi Yan’s suggestion to kill the human experts, and Qin He lamented that he had accidentally become the Snake-People Tribe’s hero instead of sabotaging Medusa.
• A golden aura rose from Medusa’s palace, and her breakthrough to Battle Ancestor terrified the human experts.
• Medusa appeared above the Tagor Desert and used her pressure to immobilize the human experts, while Yao Lao considered sacrificing his soul to help Xiao Yan escape.
• Qin He judged that Medusa’s favorability toward him was too high and called out for her to stop.

Qin He defied Queen Medusa to protect Yun Yun and the others, despite her offer of a favor and the danger of provoking a Battle Ancestor. Medusa began attacking him with a blood-red spatial technique, leaving the battle about to unfold.

• Qin He ordered Medusa to stop and insisted that Yun Yun and the others could not die in the Tagor Desert.
• Medusa wondered why Qin He was protecting Yun Yun and offered to make him an honored guest and owe him a favor if he stepped aside.
• Qin He refused Medusa’s offer and declared that she would have to kill him to reach Yun Yun and the others.
• Yun Yun was moved by Qin He’s courage, while Xiao Yan felt jealous and Yao Lao admired Qin He’s principles.
• Medusa declared that she would grant Qin He’s wish to die, then unleashed a blood-red ripple that enveloped him.

Medusa attacked Qin He with her Death Seal, but Qin He revealed Battle Ancestor-level power and defeated her with one move. Medusa transformed into a little green snake and entered Qin He's sleeve, while he discovered that she had become attached to him and that he had completed his mission to gain her favor.

• Medusa struck Qin He with her Death Seal, while Yao Lao and the others worried that he could not withstand it.
• Qin He unleashed a Battle Ancestor's aura, dispelling Medusa's seal and shocking the onlookers.
• Medusa's shield shattered under Qin He's attack, and she transformed into a little green snake that darted into his sleeve.
• Yun Yun, Xiao Yan, Gu He, and Yao Lao reacted with shock as Qin He wondered why Medusa had changed form.
• Qin He sensed affection from the snake and received a mission-completion notice for gaining Medusa's favor.

Jia Xingtian and Gama Empire officials gathered after hearing that Qin He had become a Battle Ancestor and subdued the Snake-People Tribe. They learned Qin He was the Xiao Family member who had once hidden his strength, and the revelation left Nalan Jie under scrutiny because of his family’s strained history with the Xiao Family.

• Jia Xingtian welcomed Nalan Jie to the imperial tower and wondered why the injured Nalan had come to discuss an urgent matter.
• Fa Ma, Mu Chen, and other powerful figures arrived, alarming Jia Xingtian with their unexpected gathering.
• The officials reported that Qin He had become a Battle Ancestor, forced Medusa back into her original form, and subdued the Snake-People Tribe; Qin He and Medusa privately rejected the account as rumor.
• Fa Ma recognized Qin He as the Xiao Family member he had heard was only a Great Battle Master, while Mu Chen explained that the Xiao Family had concealed its power and origins.
• The gathering turned its attention to Nalan Jie because of the Xiao Family’s past connection to the Nalan Family, and Nalan Jie coughed as his expression changed.

After Qin He defeated Medusa and gained authority over the Snake-People Tribe, leaders across the Gama Empire feared his strength and imagined he would conquer the region and return to Central State. Nalan Jie tried to recast his family’s broken engagement as a match between Nalan Yanran and Qin He, while an unknown old man coveted Qin He’s body.

• Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Mu Chen blamed Nalan Jie for driving the Xiao Family from the imperial capital and feared Qin He would disrupt the balance between the empire and the Yunlan Sect.
• Nalan Jie claimed Nalan Yanran had ended her engagement to Xiao Yan because she preferred Qin He, and invited the others to her wedding feast.
• Qin He received the Snake-People Tribe and Medusa as mission rewards, while Feng Li and Yan Shi interpreted his victory as the start of a campaign to conquer the Northwest Continent and return to Central State.
• Yun Yun glared at Qin He and vowed never to surrender to him, though Qin He wondered why she thought he had asked her to.
• An old man watched news of Qin He becoming a Battle Ancestor and greedily admired his body.

Yun Shan and Wu Ying Protector plotted to ambush Qin He and take his body and soul, while Qin He received a mission to kill Yun Shan. As the pair prepared their attack in the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao followed Qin He hoping to collect the spoils from his fights.

• Yun Shan asked Wu Ying Protector to help him seize Qin He's body, offering Qin He's soul to the Soul Hall Protector.
• Qin He's system issued a mission to kill Yun Shan, but Qin He dismissed the task because he did not know where to find the old sect master.
• Yun Shan and Wu Ying Protector hid in the Tagor Desert and prepared to ambush Qin He as he approached.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao why they were following Qin He, and Yao Lao said they could profit by collecting the leftovers from Qin He's fights.

Yun Shan and Vulture Protector joined forces to attack Qin He, but Qin He overwhelmed them by draining the surrounding power of heaven and earth. The chapter ended with Qin He sending a massive azure sphere of energy toward each attacker.

• Yun Shan appeared before Qin He and attacked him with Cloud Arrow, which Qin He blocked with black ribbons of energy.
• Vulture Protector hooked Qin He with the Soul Hooking Chain, shocking the onlookers and revealing the Yunlan Sect’s alliance with the Soul Hall.
• Yun Shan admitted that the Soul Hall had helped him reach the Battle Ancestor realm and said he wanted Qin He’s body to gain greater power.
• Qin He drained the power of heaven and earth within a thousand li, leaving Yun Shan struggling to stay airborne and rendering Vulture Protector’s Soul Hooking Chain useless.
• Vulture Protector lost the Soul Hooking Chain and spat out soul essence in frustration while Qin He condensed the stolen energy into two azure spheres.
• Qin He launched one azure sphere at Yun Shan and the other at Vulture Protector.

Xiao Yan followed Qin He to gather resources while powerful figures across the Gama Empire watched the fourteen-year-old Battle Ancestor. Yun Shan and a Soul Hall Protector launched an ambush, and Yao Lao realized they wanted Qin He's body and soul as Yun Shan approached to fight.

• Xiao Yan admitted that he was benefiting from the storage rings Qin He left behind after battles, bringing him close to the Great Battle Master level.
• Jia Xingtian, Mu Chen, Fa Ma, Nalan Jie, and Yun Yun followed Qin He, each worrying about his strength and the consequences of approaching or offending him.
• Yun Shan and Protector Wu Ying decided to attack Qin He despite the crowd surrounding him.
• Yun Shan appeared with an overwhelming Battle Ancestor aura, shocking Yun Yun and the Gama Empire's watching leaders.
• Yao Lao recognized the Soul Hall Protector and concluded that Yun Shan wanted Qin He's body while Soul Hall wanted his soul.
• Yun Shan stepped through the air toward Qin He as the crowd realized a battle was about to begin.