Chapter Summaries

Xiao Huo interrupted Xiao Yan’s breakthrough and attacked him, leaving Xiao Yan screaming as he fell into a deep abyss. The chapter ended with Xiao Huo’s golden strike aimed at Xiao Yan’s third leg.

• Xiao Yan gathered spiritual energy in a cave in the Monster Beast Mountain Range and neared a breakthrough to four-star Dou Practitioner.
• Xiao Huo threw stink and feces props into the cave, ruining Xiao Yan’s breakthrough and covering him in filth.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to flee, but Xiao Yan attacked Xiao Huo with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Xiao Huo slapped Xiao Yan away, kicked him over a cliff, and fired a golden Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger strike at his third leg.

After months of cultivating in Qingshan Town, Xiao Huo reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and spent the night with her, respecting her wish to wait before giving herself to him. He told her he would leave the next day to return for the Xiao Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony and find a way to cure her Calamity Poison Body.

• The system congratulated Xiao Huo for turning Xiao Yan into a eunuch, and Xiao Huo dismissed the possibility that Xiao Yan might gain a lucky opportunity.
• After several months of training, Xiao Huo returned to Xiao Yi Xian’s room and found her studying the alchemy manual.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Huo that she wanted to wait until her Calamity Poison Body was cured before giving herself to him, and Xiao Huo accepted her decision.
• Xiao Huo and Xiao Yi Xian kissed and agreed to sleep together that night.
• Xiao Huo told Xiao Yi Xian he would leave the next day for the Xiao Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, where he intended to keep Xiao Yan away from Xun’er and pursue other women.
• Xiao Yi Xian promised to wait for Xiao Huo and asked him to return.

Xiao Huo left Qingshan Town after saying goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian, then learned that Xiao Yan had gone to Wutan City and planned to kill Xun'er. He rushed to protect her as Xiao Yan approached her at the Xiao Family martial arena.

• Xiao Huo and Xiao Yi Xian spent two more days together, and she asked to become his woman but decided she was not ready for their first time.
• Xiao Huo promised to return, said goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian, and flew toward Wutan City.
• The system warned Xiao Huo that Xiao Yan intended to win back Xun'er and might kill her, prompting Xiao Huo to speed toward the city.
• Xun'er defeated the Xiao Family disciples who sparred with her while they praised her beauty and her affection for Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Yan overheard the disciples and decided to kill Xun'er rather than let her be with Xiao Huo, then walked toward her.

After returning to Wutan City, Xiao Huo arrived just as Xiao Yan tried to kill Xun'er and defeated him decisively. Xun'er was safe and overjoyed to see Xiao Huo, while Xiao Yan lay wounded in a crater.

• Xun'er longed for Xiao Huo after he had been away for half a year, while Xiao Yan grew enraged listening to her and resolved to kill her if she rejected him.
• Xiao Yan approached Xun'er and threatened her after she said she did not know him and stepped away in disgust.
• Xiao Huo appeared, used Soul Locking Chain to restrain Xiao Yan and Old Yao, then attacked Xiao Yan with the Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger.
• Xiao Yan fell into a crater, badly wounded, while the gathered disciples watched in shock as Xiao Huo overwhelmed him.
• Xun'er rejoiced at Xiao Huo's arrival and realized he had saved her from Xiao Yan's attempt on her life.

Xiao Huo rescued Xun'er from Xiao Yan and reunited with her, while Xiao Yan fled vowing revenge. Xiao Huo and Xun'er spent time together as the coming-of-age ceremony approached.

• Xiao Huo embraced Xun'er after rescuing her and promised to keep her company, warning her to stay away from Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er affectionately held Xiao Huo's arm, while the watching disciples envied his closeness with her and recalled his ties to Nalan Yanran and Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan, wounded and furious that Xun'er chose Xiao Huo, fled after vowing revenge on the Xiao Clan, Xun'er, and Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Yan resolved to reveal his trump card at the coming-of-age ceremony and defeat Xiao Huo at any cost.
• Xiao Huo invited Xun'er to eat with him, and she agreed to keep him company while teasing him for being the worst.

Xiao Huo shared a romantic outing with Xun'er, then resolved to make Xiao Yan pay for threatening her. After revealing his rise to nine-star Dou Ancestor, he gave Ling Ying a pill that could help him break through to Dou Ancestor and ordered him to protect Xun'er.

• Xiao Huo took Xun'er to a sea of flowers, where they confessed their love and promised to marry someday.
• Xiao Huo returned to the rear mountain after sending Xun'er home and vowed to make Xiao Yan suffer for trying to kill her.
• Ling Ying reported that Xiao Yan had suddenly gained Dou Emperor-level power and nearly killed Xun'er before Xiao Huo intervened.
• Xiao Huo told Ling Ying that he had reached nine-star Dou Ancestor and instructed him to protect Xun'er while he dealt with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Huo gave Ling Ying a pill that could help him break through to Dou Ancestor, leaving Ling Ying stunned.

Xiao Huo gave Ling Ying a pill that raised him from peak Dou Emperor to Dou Ancestor third star, then ordered him to protect Xun'er while Xiao Huo dealt with Xiao Yan. Xiao Huo later bullied the system over his Prestige Point debt and decided to complete quests so it could reach Level 5 and show him a holographic projection.

• Xiao Huo gave Ling Ying a pill with no side effects and told him to accept it for Xun'er's safety.
• Ling Ying took the pill and, after cultivating for five hours, broke through to Dou Ancestor third star.
• Xiao Huo told Ling Ying to keep Xun'er safe, said he would deal with Xiao Yan, and ordered him not to tell Xun'er about the breakthrough.
• Ling Ying agreed to obey Xiao Huo and flew away, delighted by his new strength.
• Xiao Huo argued with the system about repaying 3,000 Prestige Points, then used the threat of refusing quests to make it stop asking for repayment.
• The system told Xiao Huo that reaching Level 5 would let him see its holographic projection, and he decided to complete quests to level it up.

Xun'er realized Xiao Huo had helped Ling Ying break through and asked him to secretly protect Xiao Huo from Xiao Yan. She reflected on Xiao Huo’s care for her, while Ling Ying knew Xiao Huo was already far stronger than the protection she requested.

• Xun'er asked Ling Ying whether he had broken through and guessed that Xiao Huo had helped him.
• Xun'er told Ling Ying to keep her closeness with Xiao Huo secret from her family.
• Xun'er said Xiao Yan's hidden expert posed a danger to Xiao Huo and asked Ling Ying to protect him if Xiao Yan attacked.
• Ling Ying agreed, privately recognizing that Xiao Huo was already a Dou Ancestor and needed no protection.
• Xun'er felt grateful for Xiao Huo's care and considered giving him everything if not for her bloodline.

At the Xiao Clan’s preliminary assessment, Xiao Huo shattered the testing stele with a trace of his power, revealing strength far beyond its limits. He claimed Xun’er as his woman and turned his killing intent toward Xiao Yan, leaving their confrontation poised to escalate.

• Xiao Huo and Xun’er openly showed their affection at the assessment, angering Xiao Ning and Xiao Yan, who watched from a pavilion with Old Yao.
• Xiao Zhan explained the assessment rules, and the examiner announced that Xiao Mei had reached Dou Qi level eight, Xiao Ning was a one-star Dou Practitioner, and Xun’er was a three-star Dou Practitioner.
• When called to test, Xiao Huo asked to replace the stele, but Xiao Ying dismissed him and warned that the clan would withhold resources if he had not reached Dou Qi level seven.
• Xiao Huo touched the stele and shattered it with a trace of his strength, knocking the examiner away and leaving the elders and disciples stunned.
• Xiao Zhan rejoiced at Xiao Huo’s overwhelming power, while Xun’er embraced him and Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei reacted to his display.
• Xiao Huo declared that Xun’er was his woman, then turned his icy gaze and killing intent toward Xiao Yan and asked whether he objected.

After Xiao Huo destroyed the Black Stone Stele, he demonstrated his overwhelming power by driving Xiao Yan away and reassured Xun'er that he would protect her. He then attracted Xiao Mei and other girls who wanted him to help them cultivate.

• Xiao Huo shocked the Xiao Clan by blowing up the Black Stone Stele, and the elders celebrated his strength.
• Xiao Huo confronted Xiao Yan, who fled after Old Yao warned him about Xiao Huo's power.
• Xiao Huo struck Xiao Yan from afar for bullying Xun'er, sending him running in pain.
• Xiao Huo comforted Xun'er, who asked him to stay with her until the coming-of-age ceremony, and she returned to her room.
• Xiao Mei asked Xiao Huo to teach her cultivation, and he promised to help her advance before she shyly departed.
• Other girls also asked Xiao Huo to teach them, leaving the young men jealous and furious.

Xiao Huo promised that Ya Fei would provide Xiao Mei with Pipi Experience Pills, but Xiao Ning and the Xiao Clan elders doubted him. Ya Fei arrived with five bottles of Supreme Quality pills and two hundred thousand gold coins, leaving the clan stunned.

• Xiao Ning and the Xiao Clan elders rejected Xiao Huo's claim that Xiao Mei could advance overnight, citing the high cost of Pipi Experience Pills.
• Xiao Huo assured Xiao Mei that Ya Fei and Gu Ni would deliver the pills, while Xiao Ning planned to mock him if his promise failed.
• The next day, Ya Fei and Gu Ni arrived at the Xiao Clan, and Ya Fei immediately asked where Xiao Huo was.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Zhan five bottles of Supreme Quality Pipi Experience Pills for free, explaining that Xiao Huo had ordered her to deliver them.
• Ya Fei also offered Xiao Zhan two hundred thousand gold coins to support the clan marketplace, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.

Ya Fei arrived at the Xiao Clan with five bottles of Supreme Quality Pipi Experience Pills and two hundred thousand gold coins, leaving the clan stunned by Xiao Huo’s influence. Xiao Huo embraced Ya Fei, while Xiao Ning crumbled under the attention she gave him; the system had already issued Xiao Huo a new optional mission.

• Ya Fei delivered five bottles of Supreme Quality Pipi Experience Pills and two hundred thousand gold coins, stunning Xiao Ying, the Three Great Elders, Xiao Zhan, and the Xiao Clan disciples.
• Xiao Mei rejoiced that Xiao Huo’s five pills would let her break through to Dou Practitioner 2-star, while other girls regretted not pursuing him sooner.
• Xiao Huo arrived, and Ya Fei threw herself into his arms as they flirted about sharing a bed.
• Xiao Ning spat blood and collapsed after seeing Ya Fei embrace Xiao Huo, then comforted himself by thinking that his sister Xiao Yu would return soon and hated Xiao Huo.
• The system issued Xiao Huo a new optional mission.

Xiao Huo accepted a mission to win over Xiao Yu and considered pursuing her, while telling Ya Fei he would marry her. Ya Fei arranged cheap access to Pipi Experience Pills for the Xiao Clan, leaving Xiao Ning excluded at Xiao Huo’s insistence.

• The system offered Xiao Huo a dangerous mission to win Xiao Yu’s heart and obtain her body, and he accepted it while thinking about Xiao Yu’s beauty.
• Xiao Huo told Ya Fei he would marry her, moving her deeply.
• Ya Fei offered the Xiao Clan Pipi Experience Pills for one hundred gold coins each, subject to Xiao Huo’s approval.
• Xiao Huo allowed Xiao Clan disciples to come to him for the pills but refused to let Xiao Ning receive any.

Xiao Huo handed out Pipi Experience Pills and became even more revered within the Xiao Clan. Xiao Ning begged for a pill, but Xiao Huo told him to have his sister come find him, leaving to pursue Xiao Yu.

• The Three Great Elders and Xiao Zhan recognized that Xiao Huo's standing in the clan had become unmatched because of his connection to the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Mei thanked Xiao Huo for her Pipi Experience Pill, and other girls crowded around him asking for pills.
• Xiao Huo focused on completing his mission to pursue Xiao Yu so he could upgrade the system and later treat Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Ning regretted offending Xiao Huo and offered to become his lackey in exchange for a Pipi Experience Pill.
• Xiao Huo told Xiao Ning to have his sister come find him, then left to pursue Xiao Yu.

After a month of training, Xiao Huo showed off his immense power and tried to spy on Xiao Yu while she bathed, then blamed Xiao Yan when he was discovered. Xiao Huo saved Xiao Yu from staged attackers and pretended to collapse into her arms, where her bathrobe fell to the floor.

• Xiao Huo demonstrated his greatly increased strength to Xun'er, then left her asleep and went to look for Xiao Yu after the system announced a mission.
• Xiao Huo climbed onto the roof above Xiao Yu's room to watch her bathe, but a crack exposed him.
• Xiao Huo used the Void Traversal Method to teleport Xiao Yan into Xiao Yu's room and accused him of barging in before attacking him.
• Xiao Huo used virtual Dou Zhe attackers to stage an assassination attempt, then protected Xiao Yu and destroyed four Dou Practitioner Six Stars attackers with one finger.
• Xiao Huo pretended to be exhausted and fell toward Xiao Yu, whose bathrobe dropped to the floor as she caught him.

Xiao Huo saved Xiao Yu from an attack, then won a slightly favorable impression from her after she believed his feigned breathing trouble and kissed him. As the coming-of-age ceremony approached, Xiao Yu began to suspect Xiao Huo’s hidden strength, while he planned to impress her further.

• Xiao Yu worried over Xiao Huo’s apparent breathing trouble and kissed him to help, but scolded him when he asked for more.
• Xiao Huo covered Xiao Yu with his clothes, left her a note promising to protect her, and departed.
• Xiao Yu read the note, reflected on Xiao Huo’s protection, and realized he had defeated powerful attackers despite his former reputation.
• Xiao Yu recalled rumors about the Black Stone Stele exploding and anticipated Xiao Huo’s showing at the coming-of-age ceremony.
• The system reported that Xiao Yu’s status toward Xiao Huo had become Slightly Favorable, and Xiao Huo resolved to improve her impression of him the next day.

On the day of the Xiao Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yan prepared to use a pill that would permanently make him a eunuch so he could kill Xiao Huo. Meanwhile, Xiao Huo teased Xiao Yu about his ability to refine Pipi Experience Pills, then went to test his strength at the ceremony as Second Elder Xiao Ying nervously guarded the Black Stone Stele.

• Xiao Yan decided to take a pill that would give him temporary Dou Master strength, despite Old Yao warning that it would permanently make him a eunuch, and set off to kill Xiao Huo.
• Xiao Ning told Xiao Yu about Xiao Huo’s power, the shattered Black Stone Stele, and the Pipi Experience Pills sold through the Mittel Auction House.
• Xiao Huo challenged Xiao Yu to accept whatever he wanted if he proved he could refine the pills, and she agreed because she did not believe him.
• At the coming-of-age ceremony retest, Xiao Huo rested beside Xun'er while the Xiao Clan disciples avoided challenging him.
• Xiao Huo walked to the center of the square to test his strength, and Second Elder Xiao Ying hurried to guard the Black Stone Stele.

Xiao Huo tested his strength on the Xiao Clan’s black stone monument, revealing that he had reached Dou Practitioner Nine Stars and astonishing the clan and Wutan City factions. He kept his true Dou Emperor strength hidden and left Xiao Yu flustered as she recalled their encounter the night before.

• Xiao Huo insisted on testing the black stone monument, and Xiao Ying reluctantly let him take the platform after warning him not to destroy it.
• Xiao Huo touched the monument, sending a towering pillar of light into the sky as its displayed level rapidly climbed.
• The monument’s reading rose through Dou Practitioner Eight Stars to Dou Practitioner Nine Stars, stunning Xiao Yu, Xun'er, Xiao Zhan, the elders, and the gathered factions.
• Xiao Huo called Dou Practitioner Nine Stars barely passable and concealed that he already possessed Dou Emperor strength.
• Xiao Yu remembered Xiao Huo collapsing into her arms the previous night, suspected he had acted deliberately, and felt a blush and unexpected sweetness.

Xiao Yan returned to challenge Xiao Huo after swallowing a pill that raised his strength to Dou Master Three Stars. Xiao Huo accepted despite warnings from Xiao Yu, Xun'er, Xiao Zhan, and the elders, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Xiao Yu and Xun'er reacted to Xiao Huo's Dou Practitioner Nine Stars strength, while Xiao Ning admitted he could not compare with him.
• Xiao Yan stepped onto the fighting platform and challenged Xiao Huo, declaring that he wanted to reclaim what Xiao Huo had taken from him.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a green pill and surged to Dou Master Three Stars, alarming the onlookers and prompting Xiao Yu to urge Xiao Huo to flee.
• Xiao Huo reassured Xiao Yu and accepted Xiao Yan's challenge, while Xiao Yu warned him not to get hurt.
• Xun'er, Xiao Zhan, and the Three Great Elders tried to stop Xiao Huo, but he embraced Xun'er, kissed her, and prepared to face Xiao Yan.

Xiao Huo easily defeated Xiao Yan, neutralizing his attacks and crushing his fingers before stopping his escape. After Xiao Yan fled, Xiao Huo struck him with a devastating Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger and sent him crashing into the distant mountain forest.

• Xiao Yan attacked Xiao Huo with Blow Fire Palm, but Xiao Huo erased the flames and slapped him into a crater.
• Xiao Yan charged again with Eight Extremes Collapse, and Xiao Huo caught his fist and crushed all ten of his fingers.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to flee, and Xiao Yan took to the sky, but Xiao Huo froze the space and brought him down.
• Xiao Huo snapped his fingers, causing repeated fiery explosions that battered Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Huo used Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger to blast Xiao Yan into the distant mountain forest.