Chapter Summaries

After defeating the Gamma Empire’s forces, Xiao Han chose Taike as its new Sovereign and made Xiao Hao Regent Minister, using his power to secure the ministers’ obedience. He also compelled Mu Chen and Nalan Jie to pledge support and warned outside factions against causing trouble.

• Xiao Han examined the royal genealogical records and named Taike, King Guangyi’s son, the new Sovereign of the Gamma Empire.
• When a minister protested, Xiao Han killed him with green flame, and the other officials accepted Xiao Han’s decisions.
• Xiao Han ordered officials to invite Xiao Hao from Wutan City and appoint him Regent Minister.
• Mu Chen and Nalan Jie emerged from the rubble and pledged to assist the Regent Minister in governing the empire.
• Xiao Han warned infiltrating spies and hostile factions to keep quiet, then left the palace with the four Dou Emperors.
• Hai Bodong kept flying beside Queen Medusa and refused to descend.

After securing control of the Gamma Royal Family, Xiao Han said goodbye to Hai Bodong and Ling Ying and explained why he had installed a regent instead of becoming emperor. He planned to leave for the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Nan Academy, confident he would grow strong enough to meet Gu Yuan.

• Hai Bodong thanked Xiao Han, accepted a Jade Slip for Xiao Han's father, and warned Xiao Han not to trust Queen Medusa.
• Hai Bodong fled after Queen Medusa challenged him to say aloud what he and Xiao Han had discussed.
• Xiao Han invited Ling Ying to travel with him to the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Nan Academy, but Ling Ying declined because he had other missions.
• Xiao Han explained that he appointed his father regent to avoid the trouble of ruling the Gamma Royal Family and that he had no desire to become emperor.
• Ling Ying urged Xiao Han not to become complacent, and Xiao Han vowed to meet Gu Yuan as an unparalleled hero.

After the battle, Xiao Han secured protection for the Xiao Clan and discussed Queen Medusa’s seven-day stay in human form. Medusa asked him to refine a Soul Fusion Pill, but Xiao Han demanded a benefit in return.

• Ling Ying praised Xiao Han’s confidence and left after promising that he and the young miss would wait for Xiao Han to challenge Gu Yuan.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King gave Xiao Han a crystal containing her blood essence, while Xiao Han gave the Flying Sky Divine Tiger a Shape-Shifting Pill and ordered it to protect the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Han taught the Flying Sky Divine Tiger a Shadow Clone battle technique, and the tiger acknowledged him as its master before flying to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Han learned that the Sky Swallowing Python would remain suppressed for seven days, leaving Queen Medusa in human form beside him.
• Queen Medusa asked for the Soul Fusion Pill formula, then requested that Xiao Han refine the pill; Xiao Han asked what benefit she would offer.

Xiao Han demanded that Queen Medusa serve as his maid for a month in exchange for refining a Soul Fusion Pill. Queen Medusa accepted, warning that she would make him pay if he failed to refine the pill within a year.

• Queen Medusa offered to overlook Xiao Han's earlier scheme, but Xiao Han insisted their deal entitled him to ask for what he wanted.
• Xiao Han proposed marrying Queen Medusa, then used his strength and the Sky Swallowing Python's ability to counterattack to deter her from killing him.
• Xiao Han demanded that Queen Medusa be his maid for a month, rejecting her offers of treasure and protection.
• Queen Medusa tried to refuse, but Xiao Han pointed out that she could return to being suppressed by the Sky Swallowing Python.
• Queen Medusa agreed to serve as Xiao Han's maid for a month and threatened him if he failed to refine the Soul Fusion Pill within a year.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect to face Nalan Yanran, while Xiao Han publicly distanced the Xiao Clan from the duel. The two began their confrontation, leaving Xiao Han concerned about Xiao Yan’s reckless temperament.

• Xiao Han and Queen Medusa planned to visit the Misty Cloud Sect and then travel to the Black Corner Region, and he gave her a cloak to conceal her appearance.
• Xiao Yan arrived alone at the Misty Cloud Sect plaza, where Hai Bodong sat among the honored guests and Queen Medusa sat beside Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han declared that Xiao Yan’s actions had nothing to do with the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan introduced himself without the clan name.
• Nalan Yanran denied that she had made a three-year agreement with Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan insisted on fighting her.
• Xiao Yan rushed Nalan Yanran with his heavy ruler before Yun Leng could finish speaking, and Xiao Han criticized his rashness.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought in the sky above the plaza, with Nalan Yanran using her speed and sword techniques to keep him at a disadvantage. Xiao Yan revealed two Heavenly Flames and prepared to fuse them, while Xiao Han assured Nalan Jie and Nalan Su that Nalan Yanran would not lose.

• Nalan Yanran evaded Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler and revealed that she had become a Dou Wang, prompting the VIPs to congratulate Nalan Jie and Nalan Su.
• Xiao Yan formed flaming wings and charged at Nalan Yanran, who struck him with nine sword-shaped energy afterimages and wounded him.
• Xiao Yan discarded the Black Heavy Ruler to increase his speed, but Nalan Yanran kept her distance and continued attacking until he was covered in wounds.
• Nalan Yanran declared that she and Xiao Yan belonged to different worlds, then glanced toward Xiao Han.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and a green flame, shocking the spectators with his apparent possession of two Heavenly Flames.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Su prepared to intervene as Xiao Yan began fusing the flames, but Xiao Han told them Nalan Yanran would still not lose.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran clashed at the Misty Cloud Sect, where Nalan Yanran survived his Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and declared their engagement over. Xiao Yan refused to accept defeat and prepared another attack as Nalan Yanran gathered power for the Misty Cloud Sect's Extreme Wind technique.

• The experts fled as Xiao Yan formed a blue-yellow Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and Nalan Yanran revealed that she had advanced to the Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Yan's fire lotus collided with Nalan Yanran's Wind Travel Branching Sword, destroying the plaza, but Nalan Yanran emerged largely unharmed.
• Nalan Yanran explained that Xiao Yan's fire lotus had flaws she learned about from Xiao Han, then told Xiao Yan he was not worthy of her and ended their engagement.
• Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran's claim that he had lost, took up his Black Heavy Ruler, and began gathering fire energy for another attack.
• Nalan Yanran drew wind energy into her sword as an enormous sword-shaped mark appeared on the ground, and Yun Leng recognized the Extreme Wind technique.

Xiao Han stopped Nalan Yanran from killing Xiao Yan after she defeated him, then mocked Xiao Yan until he passed out. He warned Yun Shan that the Soul Hall controlled the souls of those it helped and was ultimately using them.

• Xiao Yan exhausted his Dou Qi against Nalan Yanran's sword qi, and she moved to deliver the final blow.
• Xiao Han caught Nalan Yanran's sword and persuaded her to spare Xiao Yan; she declared their engagement ended and left the plaza.
• Xiao Han mocked Xiao Yan for challenging Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yan spat blood and fainted.
• Xiao Han ordered Xiao Yan carried away, then warned Yun Shan that the Soul Hall's aid bound its recipients to servitude and let it control their souls.

Xiao Han exposed the Soul Hall Protector’s imprint on Yun Shan and agreed to remove it in exchange for Yun Shan’s loyalty and swallowing a pill. Yun Shan pledged himself and the Misty Cloud Sect to Xiao Han, who clarified that he was not trying to seize the sect.

• Xiao Han warned Yun Shan that the Soul Hall might be plotting against him, then tried to leave when Yun Shan asked for help.
• Yun Shan begged Xiao Han to save him and finally agreed to swear loyalty and take Xiao Han’s pill.
• Xiao Han extracted the Soul Imprint from Yun Shan, revealing the Soul Hall Protector’s presence.
• Xiao Han gave Yun Shan a Three Corpses God Brain Pill, and Yun Shan swallowed it after hesitating.
• Yun Shan pledged loyalty to Young Master Han and said the Misty Cloud Sect would follow his lead, while Xiao Han denied plotting to seize it.

After conquering the Gamma Empire, Xiao Han tried to extract Xiao Yan’s cultivation, but discovered that Xiao Yan had gained a devouring ability from the Green Lotus Core Flame’s roots. Xiao Han let Xiao Yan leave for a year, then departed with Queen Medusa, leaving Nalan Yanran a letter for Yun Yun.

• The Mu Family, Luo Family, and Nalan Jie submitted to Xiao Han, but he rejected them until they reached the Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Han tried to extract Xiao Yan’s Fighting Skills and cultivation while Xiao Yan was unconscious, but Xiao Yan’s body began devouring Xiao Han’s Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan revealed that refining the Green Lotus Core Flame’s roots had given him the ability to devour other people’s cultivation, and challenged Xiao Han to a final fight in one year.
• Xiao Han agreed to spare Xiao Yan for a year, and Xiao Yan fled into the forest.
• Xiao Han gave Nalan Yanran a letter for Yun Yun, then left with Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun returned and read Xiao Han’s letter, which urged her not to let other women win his heart.

After leaving Xiao Yan with a one-year challenge, Xiao Han traveled to the Black Corner Region to intercept people carrying valuable opportunities from an auction in Black Seal City. He and Queen Medusa waited in a forest as a Blood Sect group arrived, followed secretly by Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan vowed to kill Xiao Han in a year and convinced himself that making the agreement proved he was the protagonist.
• The chapter described the Black Corner Region as a lawless crossroads where powerful fugitives, rare treasures, and constant danger drew people from across the continent.
• Queen Medusa questioned Xiao Han about bypassing Black Seal City’s auction, and Xiao Han explained that he was waiting for people from Sky Snake Mansion to pass through the mountain pass.
• Xiao Han planned to seize the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and a map fragment connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to strengthen himself.
• Queen Medusa spotted a Blood Sect group entering the forest and noticed that Xiao Yan was following them.
• Xiao Han and Queen Medusa waited in the woods as the Blood Sect group and the hidden Xiao Yan approached.

Xiao Han watched as Fan Lao ambushed Elder Qing and the people of Sky Snake Mansion to seize the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill. After Fan Lao cut off Elder Qing’s arm and took the pill, he sent Fan Ling fleeing toward the City of Twilight under the Blood Guards’ protection.

• Xiao Han recognized Elder Qing’s riders as Sky Snake Mansion’s escort and identified Fan Lao’s forces waiting in ambush.
• Elder Qing detected an arrow trap, but Fan Lao emerged and announced that he wanted the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill.
• Elder Qing ordered her people to escape and tried to fight Fan Lao while arrows rained down on the fleeing Snake People Mansion members.
• Queen Medusa refused Xiao Han’s request to help, explaining that the Snake People of Snake People Mansion were not her subjects and had long been at odds with her clan.
• Fan Lao defeated Elder Qing, threatened her, and cut off the arm holding the pill before taking it.
• Fan Lao gave the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill to Fan Ling and ordered the Blood Guards to escort him to the City of Twilight.

Xiao Han ambushed Fan Lao and followed Fan Ling’s group, hoping to seize the Three Thousand Lightning Movement from the Black Skull Tomb. After Xiao Yan stole the scroll from Fan Ling, a young man in azure robes pulled it from Xiao Yan and claimed it for himself.

• Elder Qing tried to kill Fan Lao by self-destructing, and Xiao Han wounded Fan Lao with a Battle Qi spear as he retreated.
• Elder Qing caught Fan Lao and exploded; Fan Lao fell to the ground, apparently dead, while Xiao Han sped south after Fan Ling.
• Fan Ling’s Blood Sect group attacked the Black Skull Tomb escorts and killed them, though both sides suffered heavy losses.
• Fan Ling found the scroll for Three Thousand Lightning Movement, but Xiao Yan suddenly snatched it from him.
• A young man in azure robes used a powerful suction force to pull the scroll from Xiao Yan and claimed it for himself.

Xiao Han confronted Xiao Yan and Fan Ling, forcing Xiao Yan to retreat and taking the Blood Sect’s treasures for himself. After advancing to Four-star Dou Zong, Xiao Han ordered Elder Luo to kill Fan Ling and take control of the Blood Sect.

• Xiao Han and Queen Medusa arrived as Dou Zong powerhouses, and Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to retreat rather than challenge them for the treasures.
• Xiao Yan left after Xiao Han agreed to honor their one-year truce.
• Xiao Han told Fan Ling that Fan Lao was dead, took Fan Ling’s storage ring, and gained the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and the Fragmented Map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The rewards pushed Xiao Han from Three-star Dou Zong to Four-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Han gave Luo Ming a Three Corpses God Brain Pill and ordered him to kill Fan Ling and become Blood Sect’s Sect Master; Luo Ming struck Fan Ling from behind.

Xiao Han swallowed the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and discovered he had gained a dragon’s roar. He forced Yuan Yi to submit and flew toward the central Black Corner Region to pursue more opportunities.

• Xiao Han ordered Elder Luo to return to the Blood Sect and promised him an antidote each year on the fifth day of the fifth month.
• Xiao Han swallowed the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and circulated his Dou Qi, unleashing a dragon’s roar that surprised Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Han confronted a group from the Black Skull Tomb and Blood Sect, recognized their leader as Yuan Yi, and revealed his Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Han gave Yuan Yi an ultimatum, and Yuan Yi knelt and swallowed a Three Corpses God Brain Pill to submit to him.
• Xiao Han sent Yuan Yi back under his control and flew with Queen Medusa toward the central Black Corner Region.

Xiao Han arrived at Jia Nan Academy’s inner court selection tournament just as his absence was about to cost Xun Er and Instructor Ruo Lin another chance to advance. He landed on the arena moments before the audience’s countdown ended, leaving his match against Xue Beng about to begin.

• Xiao Han entered Jia Nan Academy’s territory through Peace Town, where the Death Spirit Tree marked the boundary with the Black Corner Region.
• Xun Er defeated Mo Wen in the tournament and said Xiao Han was the strongest student in Yellow Tier Class Two.
• Xiao Yu explained that Xiao Han’s two-year absence had caused Instructor Ruo Lin to miss her chance to advance, while Xun Er was reluctant to enter the inner court without him.
• The referee called Xiao Han to fight Xue Beng, and students mocked him as the audience began counting down to his automatic forfeit.
• Instructor Ruo Lin, Xun Er, and the students prepared to leave, but Xiao Han landed on the arena and Xiao Ning recognized him.

Xiao Han arrived at the Inner Academy selection competition, where the Law Enforcement Team accused him of flying over Jia Nan Academy and tried to capture him. After Xiao Han defeated the team and his opponent with one move, a blood-red figure confronted him and demanded to know why he believed he could fly there.

• Xiao Han entered the arena and introduced himself as a student from Class Two of the Yellow Rank, while Xun Er and Xiao Yu watched from the crowd.
• Xue Beng challenged Xiao Han, but the Law Enforcement Team accused him of flying through the air and surrounded him to arrest him.
• Xiao Han stomped once, blasting the Law Enforcement Team members off the arena and sending Xue Beng into the spectator stands.
• The crowd reacted to Xiao Han's strength, while the Outer Academy Vice Dean noticed a blood-red figure flying toward the arena.
• The blood-red figure landed and rebuked Xiao Han for flying and injuring the Law Enforcement Team, and Xiao Han calmly defended his actions.

Xiao Han confronted Wu Tian Lang, Jia Nan Academy’s Peak Dou Huang Law Enforcement Team Leader, after Hu Gan refused to punish him. Xiao Han revealed that he had reached Dou Huang and repelled Wu Tian Lang’s first attack, leaving Wu Tian Lang enraged and preparing his second move.

• Wu Tian Lang demanded that Hu Gan expel Xiao Han and threatened to kill him, but Hu Gan warned him not to provoke Xiao Han.
• Wu Tian Lang challenged Xiao Han to survive three moves, and Xiao Yu and Instructor Ruo Lin worried while Xun Er remained calm.
• Wu Tian Lang attacked with Palm Absorption, but Xiao Han reversed the force with Fire Blowing Palm and made Wu Tian Lang realize he was a Dou Huang.
• Xiao Han mocked Wu Tian Lang for failing to touch him, prompting Wu Tian Lang to draw the Blood Rainbow Sword and declare that his second move would kill Xiao Han.
• Wu Tian Lang unleashed his full Dou Huang aura as the spectators expected Xiao Han to be killed or badly injured by the next attack.

Xiao Han evaded Wu Tian Lang’s first three attacks with substitution and shadow-clone techniques, leaving Wu Tian Lang unable to touch his true body. Xiao Han revealed himself in the sky, and the spectators realized he could walk on air, identifying him as a twenty-year-old Dou Zong.

• Wu Tian Lang used Blood Shadow Flash and Blood Severing Slash, but Xiao Han escaped by substituting a chair for himself.
• Xiao Han told Wu Tian Lang that two moves had passed, and Wu Tian Lang unleashed the Earth Tier Battle Skill Blood Qi Filling the Sky.
• Wu Tian Lang’s barrage struck Xiao Han’s Shadow Clone while Xiao Han’s true body remained hidden in the clouds.
• Xiao Han announced that three moves had passed and appeared high above the arena, declaring Wu Tian Lang unworthy of taking his life.
• The spectators saw Xiao Han walking on air and concluded that he was a Dou Zong at only twenty years old.

Xiao Han revealed that he was a Dou Zong, secured first place in the Inner Academy selection competition, and reunited with Xun Er and his friends. He left the competition with forty-nine spots still to be decided and two more days of contests ahead.

• Wu Tian Lang learned Xiao Han was a Dou Zong and agreed to let him fly freely around Jia Nan Academy after Xiao Han withstood his three moves.
• Hu Gan showed Wu Tian Lang a report detailing Xiao Han's power and achievements, including his two Heavenly Flames and Yun Shan's submission.
• Xiao Han declared himself the selection competition's first-place winner, and the referee confirmed it after no contestant challenged him.
• Xiao Han embraced Xun Er and greeted Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning, and Instructor Ruo Lin.
• Xiao Yu scolded Xiao Han for returning in such a conspicuous way, and he joked that his strength made it hard to keep a low profile.