Chapter Summaries

Xiao Huo arrived at the Sand Mercenary Group headquarters and rescued Qing Lin from Luo Bu and his men. He annihilated the group with his Seven-Colored Flame, leaving Qing Lin safe beside him.

• Mo Ran brought Qing Lin to the Sand Mercenary Group, where Luo Bu and the mercenaries planned to assault her before sending her to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Huo descended and struck Mo Ran with a single blow, sending him crashing into a mountain.
• Luo Bu invoked Xiao Yan’s name, but Xiao Huo revealed his Dou Emperor strength and prepared to destroy the Sand Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Huo comforted Qing Lin and took her hand as the mercenaries begged for mercy.
• Xiao Huo unleashed his Seven-Colored Flame, burning Luo Bu, Mo Ran, and the entire Sand Mercenary Group.

Xiao Huo rescued Qing Lin by annihilating the Sand Mercenary Group, then invited the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to join his Sacred Flame Sect. When dozens of other groups came to surrender, he rejected them and destroyed them all.

• Xiao Huo returned with Qing Lin unharmed after using seven-colored flames to wipe out the Sand Mercenary Group and its headquarters.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li welcomed Xiao Huo back, and he declined their offer to lead the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, inviting them instead to join the Sacred Flame Sect.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Qing Lin, Xue Lan, and the Desert Iron Mercenary Group's mercenaries agreed to join the Sacred Flame Sect.
• Dozens of mercenary organizations arrived to surrender, but Xiao Huo called them trash and killed them all with his Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Huo destroyed the Storm Mercenary Group and strengthened the Desert Iron Mercenary Group with pills that healed injuries and greatly raised their cultivation. After gaining a system reward and promising not to force himself on Qing Lin, he went to Xue Lan’s room to complete her optional mission.

• Xiao Huo reduced the Storm Mercenary Group to ash with a single palm, while Xiao Ding worried about the threat posed by Xiao Yan and the He Yuan Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Huo gave the Desert Iron Mercenary Group Healing Pills and Pipi Experience Pills, and the pills raised their cultivation, healed old injuries, and restored severed limbs.
• Xiao Huo received 2,000 Prestige Points for destroying the Sand Mercenary Group and the Storm Mercenary Group and advanced to Dou Spirit Three Stars.
• Xiao Huo promised the System he would not force himself on Qing Lin, then sent Qing Lin to bed.
• Xiao Huo entered Xue Lan’s room to pursue her optional mission.

Xiao Huo completed Xue Lan’s optional mission and advanced to four-star Dou Ling after promising to marry her. Over the next several days, he grew closer to Qing Lin, who agreed to consider becoming his girlfriend when she was older, and he promised to help her find her parents.

• Xiao Huo and Xue Lan became lovers, and he promised to marry her someday.
• The System rewarded Xiao Huo for completing Xue Lan’s optional mission and announced his advancement to four-star Dou Ling.
• The next morning, the System caused the ground to shake, and Xiao Huo caught Qing Lin, who mistook their kiss and his touch for an accident.
• Xiao Huo taught Qing Lin cultivation over several days, and she grew more dependent on and affectionate toward him.
• Xiao Huo promised to help Qing Lin find her parents, and she said she might agree to be his girlfriend when she grew up.

Xiao Yan led the He Yuan Mercenary Group and its Mating Apes to attack the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, convinced he could defeat Xiao Huo. Xiao Huo faced him confidently and claimed Xun'er was pregnant, leaving Xiao Yan enraged and shaken.

• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Huo had supposedly reached Dou Emperor cultivation, dismissed the claim, and mobilized the He Yuan Mercenary Group to attack the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan led more than twenty Mating Apes toward the Desert Iron Mercenary Group while mercenaries in Desert City feared the battle would reshape the city's power.
• Xiao Li and Xiao Ding worried about the approaching force, but Xiao Huo reassured them that the Mating Apes posed no threat and promised to defeat Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan confronted Xiao Huo, who told him that Xun'er seemed to be pregnant.
• Xiao Yan staggered in disbelief, blamed Xiao Huo, and vowed to kill him with his army of Mating Apes.

Xiao Huo revealed his overwhelming power by summoning the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which destroyed Xiao Yan’s Mating Apes. Xiao Huo then turned his attention to Xiao Yan and launched an attack.

• Xiao Yan ordered more than twenty Mating Apes to kill Xiao Huo, while the mercenaries feared their strength.
• Xiao Huo summoned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which landed and knelt before him as its master.
• Xiao Huo ordered the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to kill the Mating Apes, and it crushed them all with one paw.
• Xiao Yan despaired over the loss of his Mating Apes as the assembled mercenaries watched in stunned silence.
• Xiao Huo confronted Xiao Yan, rose into the air with a golden staff, and unleashed the Nine Strikes of Heavenly Travel.

Xiao Huo used his ocular technique to overpower Xiao Yan, forcing him to kneel and kowtow before killing the fleeing He Yuan Mercenary Group. Desert City's mercenaries submitted to Xiao Huo, while Xiao Yan stared in disbelief at the destruction of his forces.

• Xiao Huo's ocular technique made Xiao Yan lose control of his body, collapse, and wet himself in fear.
• Xiao Huo forced Xiao Yan to kneel and repeatedly kowtow before him as the people of Desert City watched.
• The mercenaries from other factions praised Xiao Huo and knelt to him, while He Yuan Mercenary Group's fighters fled.
• Xiao Huo waved his hand and killed more than a thousand fleeing He Yuan Mercenary Group mercenaries, leaving Xiao Yan stunned.

Xiao Huo wiped out the mercenaries and defeated Xiao Yan in front of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. He blasted Xiao Yan out of Desert City, then Qing Lin threw herself into his arms.

• Xiao Huo annihilated the mercenaries with a single palm, leaving Xiao Yan and the onlookers stunned while the Desert Iron Mercenary Group celebrated.
• Xiao Yan demanded that Old Yao help him reach Dou Wang cultivation, but Old Yao hid inside the ring in fear.
• Xiao Huo said Xiao Yan would pay for targeting Qing Lin and struck him with the Nine Strikes of Heavenly Travel, breaking his limbs.
• Xiao Huo slapped Xiao Yan across the face and sent him flying out of Desert City and through a distant mountain.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the Desert Iron Mercenaries praised Xiao Huo, while Qing Lin ran into his arms.

After defeating the He Yuan Mercenary Group, Xiao Huo enjoyed Qing Lin’s increased affection and teased her about sleeping together, while she reminded him that she knew he had touched her during the night. The people of Desert City hailed Xiao Huo as their ruler, and he announced plans to found the Sacred Flame Sect and invited them to join.

• The system rewarded Xiao Huo for defeating Xiao Yan and the He Yuan Mercenary Group, and reported that Qing Lin’s favorability toward him had increased.
• Xiao Huo asked to sleep with Qing Lin, but she told him not to visit her that night and accused him of secretly touching her while she slept.
• The Desert Iron Mercenary Group and the people of Desert City knelt before Xiao Huo and asked him to become their city lord.
• Xiao Huo listed his achievements and declared that he would establish the Sacred Flame Sect in six months.
• More than ten thousand mercenaries pledged to join the Sacred Flame Sect and serve Xiao Huo.

Xiao Huo subdued Desert City’s mercenaries and began folding them into the Sacred Flame Sect, then prepared to cultivate with Qing Lin. After the system tied its next level-up to Xiao Huo marrying Nalan Yanran, an earthquake struck as he approached Qing Lin.

• Xiao Huo declared that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group would become the foremost force under the Sacred Flame Sect, and Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and over ten thousand mercenaries pledged themselves to him.
• Xiao Huo left the incorporation of Desert City’s mercenaries to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and told them the Sacred Flame Sect would come for them in half a year.
• Xiao Huo earned 500 Purple Crystal Value from the system, which explained that it could be used to establish the sect and that its next level required him to marry Nalan Yanran and obtain her body.
• Qing Lin changed into a short skirt so Xiao Huo could take her somewhere secluded to cultivate, but the ground shook and Xiao Huo fell toward her.

Xiao Huo protected Qing Lin when Mo Ling and a force of Mo Clan assassins attacked her room to seize her. Xiao Huo destroyed the attackers with a snap, and Mo Ling realized he was facing a Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Huo comforted Qing Lin, and she wondered if he would prefer the older Xue Lan.
• Xiao Huo kissed Qing Lin, but a sudden attack shattered her room and interrupted them.
• Mo Ling announced that the Mo Clan had come to seize Qing Lin and ordered Xiao Huo to surrender.
• Xiao Huo stopped the assassins' arrows and shattered them with a snap, causing the Mo Clan disciples to disappear and die.
• Mo Ling collapsed in terror and recognized Xiao Huo as a Dou Emperor when pale green wings appeared on his back.

Xiao Huo learned that Nalan Yanran would marry a Misty Cloud Sect genius in three months and vowed to make the sect pay for mistreating her. He planned to build his forces and win over Yun Yun and Medusa before confronting the Misty Cloud Sect, then set out for the Tagor Desert with Qing Lin.

• Xiao Huo erased the Mo Clan mercenaries and disciples with a snap and forced Mo Ling to kneel.
• Mo Ling revealed that Nalan Yanran was to marry a Misty Cloud Sect genius in three months and described how Yun Shan had confiscated her Flowing Shadow Butterfly Steps and imprisoned her.
• Xiao Huo killed Mo Ling and vowed to punish Yun Shan and Yun Leng for bullying Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Huo planned to strengthen the Sacred Flame Sect and win over Medusa and Yun Yun before challenging the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Huo took Qing Lin by the hand and set out for the Tagor Desert to meet Yun Yun.

Xiao Huo learned that an Earth Fire Lotus Seed could be transformed into a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus to raise Medusa’s favorability, then planned to visit the eastern part of Desert City with Qing Lin. After the Mo Clan’s experts vanished during an apparent attack, Xiao Huo closed the door to help Qing Lin improve her cultivation aptitude.

• The system gave Xiao Huo a quest to find an Earth Fire Lotus Seed and promised to turn it into a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus for Medusa.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Huo that Queen Medusa had once visited a strange, dangerous place east of Desert City and appeared injured; Qing Lin offered to take him there the next day.
• Xiao Huo carried Qing Lin into his room, where he promised not to do anything improper and said he would help her improve her cultivation aptitude.
• The Desert Iron Mercenary Group found weapons and clothing but no trace of the Mo Clan experts who had rushed into Desert City, and the mercenaries credited Xiao Huo with defeating them.
• Xiao Huo set up a barrier in his room and told Qing Lin he wanted her to learn to protect herself while he was away.

Xiao Huo raised Qing Lin’s aptitude and the two confessed their feelings before his departure. After spending the night together without consummating their relationship, Xiao Huo set his sights on finding Yun Yun and asking whether something had happened to Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Huo told Qing Lin he would leave the next day and promised to improve her aptitude so she could grow stronger.
• Xiao Huo opened Qing Lin’s meridians and greatly increased her talent, while Qing Lin confessed that she liked him and Xiao Huo returned her feelings.
• Qing Lin offered herself to Xiao Huo, but the system warned that consummating their relationship would harm her cultivation talent before she reached Dou Sheng.
• The system credited Xiao Huo for winning Qing Lin’s heart and advancing to five-star Dou Ling, while he regretted the system’s restriction.
• After the night passed, Xiao Huo decided he needed to find Yun Yun and ask whether something had happened to Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Huo teased Qing Lin after she woke, then revealed that he had opened all her meridians and transformed her cultivation talent. After Qing Lin reached Dou Master six-star, the two set off toward the eastern Tagor Desert to seek the Earth Fire Lotus Seed.

• Qing Lin accused Xiao Huo of touching her while she slept, and he teased her before assuring her he had not gone too far.
• Xiao Huo told Qing Lin to examine her meridians, and she discovered that they were fully open and her Dou Qi circulated more than ten times faster.
• Qing Lin realized Xiao Huo had transformed her talent and advanced directly to Dou Master six-star, and she thanked him with admiration.
• Qing Lin helped Xiao Huo straighten his clothes as they prepared to part ways, though she felt reluctant to leave him.
• Xiao Huo took Qing Lin's hand and flew toward the eastern Tagor Desert to find the Earth Fire Lotus Seed and eventually meet Medusa.

Xiao Huo flew through the Tagor Desert with Qing Lin, intent on finding Yun Yun, while the System warned that Yun Yun faced two unknown fatal crises. In an underground cavern, Xiao Huo discovered Yun Yun fighting the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

• Xiao Huo carried Qing Lin across the Tagor Desert as Snake People marveled at his power and appearance.
• The System warned Xiao Huo that the altered storyline made the Green Lotus Core Flame struggle more dangerous and that Yun Yun would face two fatal crises.
• The System gave Xiao Huo a ten-day peak Dou Emperor cultivation experience card and a Dou Sect Prestige Card.
• Xiao Huo and Qing Lin entered a lava-filled underground cavern, where they heard a fierce battle ahead.
• Xiao Huo saw Yun Yun fighting the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and cried out in surprise.

Xiao Huo and Qing Lin entered the magma cavern, where Xiao Huo overwhelmed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and Qing Lin subdued it with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. The system warned Xiao Huo that Yun Yun was returning, leaving him eager to see her again.

• Yun Yun fought the Dou Emperor-level Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and retreated while Xiao Huo and Qing Lin watched.
• Xiao Huo carried Qing Lin deeper into the cavern despite her warnings, and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked them with magma flames.
• Xiao Huo used the Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger and his Dou Zong pressure to force the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to kneel and beg for its life.
• Qing Lin revealed her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• The system awarded Xiao Huo 200 Prestige Points and warned him that Yun Yun was coming back soon.

Xiao Huo said goodbye to Qing Lin, then disguised himself with a mask before meeting Yun Yun near the Heavenly Flame. Yun Yun did not recognize him and set out to pursue the Heavenly Flame despite his warnings, leaving Xiao Huo determined to protect her and win her heart.

• Xiao Huo sent Qing Lin home, kissed her goodbye, and trusted the Two-Headed Nine-Spirit Serpent to protect her.
• The system gave Xiao Huo the Thousand Silk Mask and a quest to keep Yun Yun from recognizing him for three months.
• Xiao Huo put on the mask and met Yun Yun, who attacked him before wondering whether he was the young man she had met in a cave.
• Xiao Huo told Yun Yun that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was dead and showed her his powerful aura.
• Yun Yun refused Xiao Huo's warning and left to pursue the Heavenly Flame, while he decided to follow and protect her.

Xiao Huo used a Heaven Tier technique to retrieve treasure from the magma while Yun Yun continued to wonder whether the masked young man was Xiao Huo. The chapter ended with Yun Yun growing more attached to him without realizing he was the person she loved most.

• Yun Yun asked how Xiao Huo knew she was searching for Heavenly Flames, then warned him that the Tagor Desert was dangerous and prepared to leave.
• Xiao Huo stopped Yun Yun and told her there was treasure in the magma.
• Xiao Huo used the Heaven Tier technique Spatial Retrieval to pull eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds from the magma.
• Yun Yun marveled at the seeds and cautioned Xiao Huo to keep them hidden, while he confidently dismissed the threat of other experts.
• Yun Yun compared Xiao Huo to the man she loved and wondered when she would see Xiao Huo again, unaware that they were the same person.

Xiao Huo gave Yun Yun a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus and promised that he would come to the Misty Cloud Sect in three months to marry her. He then learned that Xiao Yan was heading to the Tagor Desert to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame and set out to protect Yun Yun and Medusa.

• Xiao Huo gave Yun Yun the Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, saying it could block an attack from someone below the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Huo told Yun Yun that he liked her and would come to the Misty Cloud Sect in three months to marry her, leaving her hopeful that he would help her resist Yun Shan and the sect's plans to marry her to Gu He.
• Xiao Huo told the system that he planned to help Yun Yun obtain the Phoenix bloodline and vowed to protect the women he loved.
• The system warned Xiao Huo that Xiao Yan was coming to the Tagor Desert with powerful allies to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame, which Medusa already held.
• The system assigned Xiao Huo quests to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, protect Medusa, defeat Xiao Yan, and unite the six snake-people tribes.
• Xiao Huo headed toward the Tagor Desert, vowing to protect Medusa and Yun Yun and make the Sacred Flame Sect renowned.