Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han learned that removing the gray-robed old man's Fire Toxin did not earn him Experience Points, but he kept the toxin as a source of energy and headed with Nalan Yanran toward the deepest part of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool. The Gold Devouring Rat chief recognized Xiao Han as a Dou Sheng and hoped his connection to the Xiao Clan would help the clan rise, while Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran reached the foot of Heavenly Mountain.

• System Xiao Ai explained that Xiao Han received no Experience Points because removing the Fire Toxin did not change the original Storyline, and Xiao Han stored the toxin in a Jade Bottle.
• The gray-robed old man offered to show Xiao Han a deep pool location rich in pure energy, and Xiao Han explained that Heavenly Flames could protect them from the concentrated Fire Toxin there.
• Xiao Han took Nalan Yanran's hand and promised that she would be able to enter the dangerous location despite not possessing Heavenly Flames.
• The gray-robed old man told a Gold Devouring Rat that Xiao Han was a Dou Sheng and a descendant of the Xiao Clan, and he hoped the clan could benefit from serving him.
• Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran left the maze formation and arrived at the foot of Heavenly Mountain, where Nalan Yanran said they would need to pass the Gold Devouring Rat Clan's checkpoints to reach the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.

Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran arrived at Heavenly Mountain as the maze formation was about to close, joining a crowded field competing for entry to the Blood Pool. Mu Qingluan recognized Xiao Han as her younger sister Mu Yuxi’s intended husband, but Xiao Han was bewildered by the misunderstanding.

• Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran reached the platform, where over a hundred Gold Devouring Rat Clan members guarded the way and twenty-eight young people vied for eight human slots.
• Xiao Han noticed Miss Feng and Mu Qingluan, and explained to Nalan Yanran that both were members of powerful magical beast clans.
• Mu Qingluan asked Xiao Han about her younger sister Mu Yuxi and whether she was well.
• Mu Qingluan offered to help Xiao Han enter the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, assuming he intended to marry Mu Yuxi.
• Xiao Han denied understanding Mu Qingluan’s proposal and said he had only met Mu Yuxi once.

Xiao Han rejected Mu Yuxi’s identity token and confronted the cultivators who tried to drive him and Nalan Yanran from the Heavenly Mountain Platform. After killing Tang Ying and forcing the others to retreat, he earned a system reward for changing the storyline.

• Mu Qingluan explained that Mu Yuxi’s identity token showed her feelings for Xiao Han, but Xiao Han returned it and said his heart belonged to someone else.
• Tang Ying and Miss Feng confronted Xiao Han and demanded that he leave the mountain, while Mu Qingluan denied having any connection to him.
• Xiao Han stopped Tang Ying’s sword with a finger and sent it back through Tang Ying’s chest, killing him.
• Xiao Han counted down and threatened to kill anyone who stayed, so Miss Feng and the other cultivators left the Heavenly Mountain Platform.
• Xiao Han ordered Mu Qingluan to leave too, and the system rewarded him for driving the group away and costing them their chance at the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.

After driving the Four Directions Pavilion’s disciples from the mountain, Xiao Han ordered the Gold Devouring Rat Clan to reclaim all ten Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool slots and barred outsiders from using them. He accepted the prospect of conflict with the Central Region’s powerful factions and gained nine million Experience Points in total, advancing his cultivation by one-tenth.

• Xiao Han dismissed Nalan Yanran’s concerns about retaliation from the Four Directions Pavilion and said he would conquer their territories if they came after him.
• The gray-robed elder arrived with two Gold Devouring Rats and learned that Xiao Han had driven the other candidates down the mountain.
• Xiao Han gave the remaining six Blood Pool slots to the Gold Devouring Rat Clan and declared that outsiders would no longer receive any of the ten slots unless the Xiao Clan did not need them.
• The gray-robed elder warned Xiao Han about the powerful factions that might retaliate, but Xiao Han named the strengths of their leaders and said they were no threat to him.
• The gray-robed elder agreed to bar outsiders from the slots, and Xiao Han received three million Experience Points and 600,000 Coupon Points for changing the storyline.

Xiao Han led his companions to the summit of Heavenly Mountain and reached the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool as its energy tide began to rise. He gave Nalan Yanran a sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame to protect her from Fire Toxin, and a vast energy gathered overhead.

• Xiao Han rejected rebuilding the Xiao Clan's former independent space and warned Jinshi to rely on the Xiao Clan's backing.
• Xiao Han bypassed the Gold Devouring Rats' sonic trial and led his companions to the summit of Heavenly Mountain.
• Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran found the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool and learned that it would overflow when the energy tide peaked.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Han to help her withstand the pool's Fire Toxin, and he gave her a sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Han received Experience Points and Coupon Points for overturning the Storyline of Battle Through the Heavens as a vast energy gathered overhead.

Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran entered the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool as the mountain’s energy vortex formed, and Xiao Han descended into the volcanic depths to investigate its power. He found no special feature at the bottom, but prepared to absorb the immense energy with his Black Hole Martial Soul.

• Jinshi announced that the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool was ready, and Xiao Han entered the crater with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Han encouraged Nalan Yanran to break through to Dou Zong, and she jumped into the Blood Pool.
• Xiao Han entered the crimson liquid directly and sank deeper, while Jinshi watched in amazement at his ability to withstand its violent energy.
• Xiao Han used pale white flames to shield himself from the Fire Toxin and continued descending beyond the Gold Devouring Rat Clan’s limit.
• Xiao Han reached the bottom, found only viscous red sludge, and judged that its energy could raise his cultivation by one star.
• Xiao Han summoned his Black Hole Martial Soul and commanded it to devour the energy.

Xiao Han devoured the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool’s energy to level up while Nalan Yanran cultivated nearby. After reaching Five-star Dou Sheng, he turned toward Nalan Yanran when she suddenly screamed.

• Xiao Han used the Black Hole Martial Soul to devour the blood pool’s energy, gaining Experience Points while the Bone Spirit Cold Flame protected him from Fire Toxin.
• Xiao Han slept and waited until the system announced that he had reached Four-star Dou Sheng, then intensified his devouring.
• Jinshi noticed the pool’s energy draining rapidly as Nalan Yanran broke through to Dou Zong, followed by powerful fluctuations that alarmed people across the region.
• Three days later, Xiao Han finished devouring the pool and reached Five-star Dou Sheng, leaving the blood pool clear to its bottom.
• Nalan Yanran appeared beside Xiao Han and screamed, and Xiao Han looked toward her.

Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran shared an intimate moment in the blood pool, and the System rewarded him for subduing her. He reached Six-star Dou Sheng, fused two combat techniques into a Mid-tier Emperor Grade Fighting Skill, and considered returning to Canaan Academy.

• Nalan Yanran explained that she had removed her clothes in the blood pool to absorb its energy better, then dressed while Xiao Han turned away.
• Xiao Han teased Nalan Yanran about her feelings and suddenly pulled her close, triggering System rewards for subduing her.
• Xiao Han received 100000000 Experience Points and 20000000 Coupon Points, reached Six-star Dou Sheng, and gained 10 Energy Value.
• Xiao Han spent the Energy Value to fuse Three Thousand Lightning Movement with Shadow Clone Technique, obtaining Three Thousand Lightning Shadow Body, a Mid-tier Emperor Grade Fighting Skill.
• Xiao Han considered returning to Canaan Academy to investigate the caterpillar beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran emerged above the volcano, where he confronted five powerful factions’ elders and asserted the Xiao Clan’s return. He killed one elder, accepted the others’ tribute, and ordered them to become affiliated with the Xiao Clan as he claimed control of the area and the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Han she had reached One-star Dou Zong and could fight a Three-star Dou Zong after gaining a spark of Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Han and Nalan Yanran teleported above the volcano, where Patriarch Jinshi introduced five visiting elders from neighboring factions.
• Jinshi identified the blue-robed elder as someone who had struck him, and Xiao Han killed the elder with his Dou Sheng pressure.
• Jinshi named Mo Yan, who gave Jinshi a seventh-tier Magic Core, while the other three elders offered valuable treasures to avoid being targeted.
• Xiao Han allowed the four surviving elders’ factions to become affiliated with the Xiao Clan and declared that the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool would no longer open to outsiders.

Xiao Han and the Gold Devouring Rat Clan reached Tianhuang City and demanded that its inhabitants surrender or leave. When Old Ancestor Cheng refused, Xiao Han killed him instantly, leaving the city’s factions stunned.

• Jinshi pointed out Tianhuang City, and Xiao Han ordered the Gold Devouring Rat Clan to demand submission from every faction except the Pill Tower, the Gu Clan, and the Flower Sect.
• Jinshi announced that Tianhuang City must surrender, drawing thousands of powerful fighters from the city to confront the Gold Devouring Rats.
• Liu Qing recognized Xiao Han as his former Jia Nan Academy classmate and told his grandfather that Xiao Han had reached the Dou Zun realm at a young age.
• Xiao Han offered Old Ancestor Cheng a chance to submit, but Old Ancestor Cheng declared loyalty to Fanning Flame Valley and refused.
• Xiao Han killed Old Ancestor Cheng with a glance, and the Cheng Clan disciples confirmed that their ancestor was dead.

Xiao Han killed Old Ancestor Cheng and the Cheng Clan Leader, forcing the Cheng Clan and Tianhuang City's other factions to submit to the Xiao Clan. He then set off for Fanning Flame Valley to claim its Heavenly Flames and the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.

• Xiao Han killed the Cheng Clan Leader after the man threatened him, and the surviving Cheng Clan disciples knelt and pledged submission.
• Liu Qing pledged the Liu Clan's loyalty to the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Han granted it permanent management of Tianhuang City's Space Wormhole in exchange for seventy percent of the profits.
• Tianhuang City's other faction leaders also submitted to Xiao Han, while the Liu Clan's old ancestor and the leaders warned him that Fanning Flame Valley would retaliate.
• Xiao Han dismissed their concerns about Fanning Flame Valley's Dou Zun master and Heavenly Flame, saying he would go there himself.
• Xiao Han bypassed the Liu Clan's old ancestor and flew toward Fanning Flame Valley, while Liu Qing said Xiao Han would not be Xiao Han if he did only what ordinary people could.

Xiao Han and his followers approached Fanning Flame Valley as Jinshi and the Liu Clan’s old ancestor explained Tang Zhen’s strength and warned of the valley’s hidden experts. The Liu Clan chose to stake its future on Xiao Han, and a brilliant light suddenly appeared in the valley ahead.

• Jinshi told Xiao Han that Tang Zhen relied on his flame control to refine pills, and the Liu Clan’s old ancestor added that Tang Zhen had killed an Eight-star Dou Zun while at Three-star Dou Zun.
• The Liu Clan’s old ancestor urged Xiao Han to gather allies before challenging Fanning Flame Valley, but Xiao Han dismissed the danger.
• Jinshi claimed Xiao Han could kill even Pill Tower’s Three Great Leaders, prompting the followers to doubt that he was a Dou Saint.
• Liu Qing told his grandfather that Xiao Han’s extraordinary advancement was believable based on his growth at Jia Nan Academy, and argued that the Liu Clan had to commit to their choice.
• The Liu Clan’s old ancestor agreed to wager the clan’s future on the battle, while sending a disciple to order the clan’s direct descendants to leave Tianhuang City.
• A dazzling light suddenly appeared in Fanning Flame Valley.

Sound Valley, backed by the Soul Hall, attacked Fanning Flame Valley to seize its Nine Dragon Heavenly Gang Fire. As Tang Zhen handed over the Heavenly Flame to avert the valley’s destruction, Xiao Han suddenly intervened to claim it.

• Mei Geng led Sound Valley’s forces to Fanning Flame Valley and demanded its Heavenly Flames on the Soul Hall’s orders.
• Tang Zhen learned that the Soul Hall was behind the attack and mocked Mei Geng before Sound Valley began its assault.
• Mei Geng’s disciples charged under Sound Valley’s Demonic Sound Blessing, but Old Ancestor Huoyun arrived and halted the fighting.
• Old Ancestor Huoyun sensed three Dou Saints among the enemy and advised Tang Zhen to surrender the Nine Dragon Heavenly Gang Fire.
• Tang Zhen threw the Heavenly Flame toward Sound Valley, but Xiao Han appeared and used a powerful suction force to claim it.

Xiao Han arrived with the Gold Devouring Rat Clan and took the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire from the conflict between Fanning Flame Valley and the Sound Valley Master. He effortlessly extracted the restrictions guarding the flame, then smugly asked Old Ancestor Huoyun for a tip.

• A young Dou Saint emerged from the void as the Gold Devouring Rat Clan appeared, shocking the Sound Valley Master, Tang Zhen, and the others.
• Xiao Han claimed the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire, rejecting Old Ancestor Huoyun's offer of help and the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.
• When Old Ancestor Huoyun challenged him to break Fanning Flame Valley's restrictions, Xiao Han touched the flame and extracted all 3,476 restrictions with his divine ability.
• Xiao Han revealed that the extracted restrictions could seal someone, then teased Old Ancestor Huoyun by asking him for a tip.

Xiao Han fused the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire, reaching the peak of Six-star Dou Sheng, then used his mysterious ability to wipe out most of Sound Valley’s forces. He left the surviving Soul Hall envoys stunned by revealing that he possessed both the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

• Xiao Han fused the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire and gained enough rewards to reach the peak of Six-star Dou Sheng.
• The Sound Valley Master demanded that Xiao Han surrender the Heavenly Flame, but Xiao Han challenged the strength of his forces.
• Xiao Han killed Sound Valley’s Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, and Dou Zong experts with three commands, leaving only a handful of powerful opponents.
• A black-robed Soul Hall envoy claimed Xiao Han’s ability could not affect Dou Zun experts and demanded his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Han revealed the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, shocking the black-robed envoy and the witnesses.

Xiao Han revealed seven Heavenly Flames, astonishing the people of Fanning Flame Valley and confirming the Netherworld Poison Flame’s identity. When Black Robe chose the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire, Xiao Han revealed that he had displayed the flames to show why Black Robe would die, and the two prepared to fight.

• Xiao Han manifested seven Heavenly Flames, including the Netherworld Poison Flame, leaving Old Ancestor Huoyun and the crowd stunned.
• Old Ancestor Huoyun explained the Netherworld Poison Flame’s poisonous nature, and Xiao Han confirmed that the flame was the twentieth-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Black Robe chose the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire and offered to recommend Xiao Han to Soul Hall, believing Xiao Han had submitted to him.
• Xiao Han mocked Black Robe and said he had displayed the Heavenly Flames to show why Black Robe was going to die.
• Black Robe, whose name was Saint Hun Qing, attacked in a rage as Xiao Han formed the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire into nine silver dragons.

Xiao Han killed one Soul Hall Black Robe with the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire and forced the surviving Black Robe to explain the Soul Hall's hunt for Heavenly Flames. He learned that Hun Miesheng had been killed by the revived Yan Tianzun, the Soul Hall's current Hall Master, who was collecting Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Han's Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire overwhelmed and incinerated one Black Robe.
• Xiao Han threatened the remaining Black Robe with Heavenly Flames and demanded to know why the Soul Hall wanted Fanning Flame Valley's Heavenly Flames.
• Black Robe revealed that Hun Miesheng had been killed by the current Soul Hall Hall Master.
• Black Robe said the Hall Master had died and been revived, then took the name Yan Tianzun and gained strength on par with the Ten Great Venerates.
• Black Robe explained that Yan Tianzun had ordered him and Saint Hun Qing to seize the Nine Dragon Thunder-Tribulation Fire passed down through generations in Fanning Flame Valley.

Xiao Han killed Black Robe, rejected Sound Valley’s surrender, and destroyed its fleeing ancestor with the Gu Clan’s Earth Submerging Seal. With Sound Valley defeated, he turned his attention to Fanning Flame Valley and summoned someone from its oasis.

• Xiao Han purified Black Robe with the Fallen Heart Flame and swallowed his soul body, gaining a small advance in essence, energy, and spirit.
• Sound Valley’s Valley Master offered submission, but Xiao Han refused and ordered the Sound Valley fighters to take their own lives.
• Sound Valley’s Valley Master cursed Xiao Han and killed himself, while Sound Valley’s ancestor tried to flee.
• Xiao Han triggered eruptions across the Scorching Volcano Mountain Range and used the Earth Submerging Seal to destroy Sound Valley’s ancestor.
• Jinshi and the forces of Tianhuang City arrived, and Liu Qing asked whether the battle was over.
• Xiao Han said it was and called someone from the tallest wooden tower in the oasis.

Xiao Han seized Fanning Flame Valley’s Crystal Ball, gained the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, and advanced to Seven-star Dou Sheng. He left with the Xiao Clan’s inherited techniques while Tang Zhen chose to spare his valley, and the chapter ended with Tang Zhen warning Tang Huo'er about their decline.

• Xiao Han took the Crystal Ball from the tower and absorbed its information, earning experience and advancing to Seven-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Han declared that he had reclaimed the Xiao Clan’s property, and Tang Zhen forced Tang Huo'er to apologize for challenging him.
• Tang Zhen recognized Xiao Han as Senior Xiao Xuan’s descendant and asked to copy Fanning Flame Valley’s techniques; Xiao Han refused and departed with the gathered forces.
• Tang Zhen told Tang Huo'er that resisting Xiao Han would destroy Fanning Flame Valley and explained that Old Ancestor Moyan had been its Nine-star Dou Sheng Peak founder.

The Pill Conference began in Pill City's Inner Domain, where Alchemists competed by refining pills powerful enough to summon Pill Lightning. Dan Chen refined an eighth-grade pill, while an old man in the VIP seats asked Xin Lan whether there was any news of Xiao Han.

• Pill Lightning appeared over the plaza as Alchemists began completing their pills, and spectators gathered to watch the competition.
• A middle-aged Rank 7 Alchemist triggered Pill Lightning and believed his pill would bring him future renown.
• Song Qing refined a high-grade Seventh-grade Pill, but seven other Alchemists soon produced pills that triggered thunderclouds of similar strength.
• Dan Chen refined an eighth-grade pill, earning praise from spectators and Pill Tower's Three Great Leaders.
• An old man in the VIP seats asked Xin Lan whether there was any news of Xiao Han.