Chapter Summaries

Yao Chen revealed himself to Han Feng, who had betrayed him, while Xiao Yi Xian displayed the complete Flame Mantra and multiple Heavenly Flames. Han Feng summoned allies to attack, but Lin Che arrived and challenged him and the gathered experts.

• Xiao Yi Xian used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Yao Chen emerged from the Storage Ring to confront Han Feng.
• Han Feng accused Yao Chen of favoring Xiao Yi Xian with the Flame Mantra, and Yao Chen revealed that she possessed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Han Feng called on the Gold and Silver Elders and the other experts to help kill Yao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Che's Green Lotus Sword knocked back the charging experts, and he descended to face Han Feng.
• Lin Che refused the Gold and Silver Elders' offer to let the matter end peacefully and declared he would kill them all together.

Yao Chen confronted and defeated his former disciple Han Feng, who had betrayed him over the Flame Mantra. Han Feng died at Xiao Yi Xian’s hand, while Lin Che eliminated the other enemies.

• Lin Che knocked down the Gold and Silver Elders, and they recognized that he was a Half-step Dou Zun.
• Han Feng unleashed his Heavenly Flame and attacked Yao Chen, but Yao Chen’s power shattered the Sea Heart Halberd and blasted Han Feng into a crater.
• Yao Chen accused Han Feng of betraying and trying to murder him, while Han Feng blamed Yao Chen for withholding the Flame Mantra.
• Yao Chen recalled rescuing and raising Han Feng before Han Feng’s greed and Elder Mu Gu’s influence led him to betray his benefactor.
• Xiao Yi Xian pierced the injured Han Feng with her sword, while Lin Che killed the Gold and Silver Elders and the other Dou Emperors who had aided Han Feng.

Lin Che killed Han Feng and took his Sea Heart Flame, but Venerable Qing Hai of the Soul Hall appeared to seize Han Feng’s and Yao Chen’s souls. Lin Che blocked Qing Hai’s attack with the Frost Ice Sword and challenged him to fight.

• Xiao Yi Xian killed Han Feng, and Lin Che took the Sea Heart Flame and Han Feng’s Storage Ring.
• Venerable Qing Hai appeared, tore Han Feng’s soul from his body, and demanded that Yao Chen return with him to the Soul Hall.
• Qing Hai attacked Lin Che, but Lin Che blocked the strike with the Frost Ice Sword and sealed the space around them.
• Lin Che demanded that Qing Hai hand over Han Feng’s soul, and Qing Hai insisted that Lin Che surrender Yao Chen instead.
• Lin Che refused Qing Hai’s demand and challenged him to try to take Yao Chen.

Lin Che fought Venerable Qing Hai in a fierce battle, using the Green Lotus Sword to counter the Dou Zun's poison techniques and powerful palms. Qing Hai blocked Lin Che's flying swords with purple chains and launched a counterattack, but Lin Che's strength remained underestimated as the battle continued.

• Venerable Qing Hai attacked Lin Che with a massive black palm, and Lin Che countered with the eighth form of the Thirteen Sword Slashes of the Spirit Sword.
• Qing Hai unleashed three powerful palm strikes, and Lin Che sent Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen away before answering with the ninth sword form, Heaven Sever.
• Lin Che's sword strike tore Qing Hai's sleeve and forced him back, prompting Qing Hai to unleash his aura across the Black Corner Region.
• Dou Huangs and Dou Zongs flew toward the battle, while Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen watched anxiously from a distance.
• Lin Che split the Green Lotus Sword into hundreds of blades that shattered Qing Hai's purple-black palm, then Qing Hai blocked the swords with purple chains and sent others toward Lin Che.

Lin Che fought Venerable Qing Hai, unleashing the Green Lotus Sword Song before preparing the final move of the Thirteen Sword Slashes of the Spirit Sword. As Venerable Qing Hai charged to kill him, Lin Che released God Slayer.

• Lin Che drank deeply to draw out his strength, and Venerable Qing Hai attacked him with blood-red palm imprints.
• Lin Che summoned the Green Lotus Sword and shattered Xie Bi Yan's Dou Technique, then clashed with Venerable Qing Hai as he used Han Feng's soul to empower himself.
• The peak experts of the Black Corner Region watched from afar as the battle devastated the area and left Venerable Qing Hai injured.
• Lin Che summoned the Frost Ice Sword and unleashed freezing snow that turned countless people across the Black Corner Region into ice sculptures.
• Lin Che compressed the Frost Ice Sword's energy and released God Slayer as Venerable Qing Hai charged at him.

Lin Che defeated and killed Venerable Qing Hai after the Soul Hall Dou Zun unleashed a technique powered by countless souls. Lin Che left the devastated battlefield with Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen, while the surviving experts feared further turmoil in the Black Corner Region.

• Venerable Qing Hai used Han Feng's soul and other gathered souls to unleash Myriad Phenomena: Funeral of Souls and attack Lin Che.
• Lin Che answered with God Slayer, destroying the blood-red skull and leaving Venerable Qing Hai barely alive.
• Lin Che rejected Venerable Qing Hai's pleas and offer of a Soul Hall Protector position, then killed him.
• Lin Che took Venerable Qing Hai's Storage Ring and departed with Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen.
• After Lin Che left, the Black Corner Region's experts inspected the ruined battlefield and hurried away, fearing his return.

After killing Venerable Qing Hai, Lin Che returned to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian and explained Soul Hall’s power to the elders. He reassured them that Soul Hall was unlikely to attack the academy, then urged Xiao Yan to cultivate while warning that Xiao Li had ten years to reach Dou Emperor or die from the Rank 7 Life Devouring Pill.

• Lin Che told the Thousand Hundred Elders that Soul Hall experts had attacked him, and he explained Soul Hall’s ranks and his killing of Venerable Qing Hai.
• Su Qian and Qian Mu worried that Soul Hall would retaliate, but Lin Che told them to deny any knowledge and said the academy had no reason to fear an attack.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lin Che for saving Xiao Li, and Lin Che promised to deal with the Blood Sect before leaving.
• Lin Che told Xiao Yan to cultivate at Jia Nan Academy and seek help from Su Qian.
• Lin Che explained that Xiao Li had ten years to break through to Dou Emperor before the Rank 7 Life Devouring Pill took his life.

After leaving Jia Nan Academy, Lin Che returned to the Black Corner Region to kill Fan Lao, who was plotting to seize the fallen factions’ wealth. Fan Lao recognized Lin Che as his son’s killer, but after Lin Che revealed the gap between their power, he begged for mercy.

• Xiao Yan saw Lin Che off and entered seclusion, vowing to reach the Dou Emperor realm so he could help his teacher.
• Lin Che flew to the Blood Sect, intending to kill Fan Lao before he could leak information about him.
• After learning that Han Feng and other powerful figures had fallen, Fan Lao planned to occupy Maple City and the defeated factions’ territories.
• Lin Che invaded the Blood Sect and killed several of its Dou Emperors before confronting Fan Lao.
• Fan Lao recognized Lin Che as the man who had killed his son and attacked him, but Lin Che struck him down with a single slap.
• Realizing Lin Che was a Dou Zun, Fan Lao knelt and begged him for forgiveness.

Lin Che killed Fan Lao and wiped out the Blood Sect after Fan Lao begged for his life and attempted to escape. Xiao Yi Xian reported that the rest of the sect had also been killed, and Lin Che prepared to go home.

• Fan Lao knelt and begged Lin Che to spare him, but Lin Che declared that he had come to destroy the Blood Sect.
• Fan Lao offered Lin Che anything, including the sect, but Lin Che refused and said he would kill him.
• Fan Lao used a strange technique to vanish and flee, then threatened to find reinforcements after seeing the Blood Sect engulfed in flames.
• Lin Che appeared behind Fan Lao and pierced him through with a silver sword, killing him as the Blood Sect fell.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Che that everyone else from the Blood Sect was dead, and Lin Che said they would go home.

Lin Che broke through to the Dou Zun realm on the journey back to the Jia Ma Empire, while Yao Chen mourned Han Feng and placed his hopes in Xiao Yi Xian. After reuniting with Yun Yun and Cai Lin, Lin Che revealed his new strength, leaving Yun Yun suddenly tearful.

• The system rewarded Lin Che for killing a Dou Zun expert and breaking through, granting him the Sword Immortal Finger technique.
• Yao Chen grieved over Han Feng's death, and Lin Che reminded him that Han Feng had brought his fate upon himself by betraying his master.
• Yao Chen saw Xiao Yi Xian as the hope of Fen Jue's evolution and left the War Boat as Lin Che watched over her.
• Half a month later, Lin Che and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the eastern Monster Mountain Range, where Yun Yun and Cai Lin welcomed them.
• Lin Che gave Xiao Yi Xian the Sea Heart Flame to devour, and Cai Lin left him alone with Yun Yun.
• Lin Che told Yun Yun that he had reached One-star Dou Zun, and Yun Yun's astonishment turned to sadness as tears welled in her eyes.

Lin Che reunited with Yun Yun, comforted her fears, and promised to travel with her across the continent. The next morning, he and the others watched Xiao Yi Xian struggle to devour the Sea Heart Flame, and Lin Che intervened as it resisted.

• Lin Che reassured Yun Yun that he would never abandon her and promised to take her traveling across the Dou Qi Continent.
• Lin Che and Yun Yun shared an intimate moment, then drifted across the lake together as Yun Yun played her bamboo flute.
• Lin Che watched Xiao Yi Xian continue trying to refine the Sea Heart Flame and used his Dou Qi to contain its power.
• Yun Yun and Cai Lin joined Lin Che, who learned that Zi Yan and Qing Lin had gone to have fun in the Jia Ma Empire.
• The Sea Heart Flame boiled violently around Xiao Yi Xian, and Lin Che placed a hand on her shoulder to send gentle Dou Qi into her body.

Lin Che helped Xiao Yi Xian completely absorb the Sea Heart Flame and told her to rest before integrating it into the Flame Mantra. Later, he reassured Cai Lin about the Snake People Clan, and the two finally embraced and kissed as Yun Yun watched.

• Lin Che guided Xiao Yi Xian as she devoured the Sea Heart Flame, then told her to rest before incorporating it into the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Lin Che and hurried to her room to recover her Dou Qi.
• Cai Lin worried about the Snake People Clan, and Lin Che assured her that Jia Xing Tian had arranged for its protection.
• Cai Lin thanked Lin Che for helping her reach the Dou Zong realm and lead her people out of the Tagor Desert.
• Lin Che kissed Cai Lin, and Yun Yun watched them come together without showing dissatisfaction.

After spending the night together, Lin Che and Queen Medusa returned to the Bamboo Forest, where Zi Yan teased Cai Lin about her late return. Lin Che planned a trip to the Jia Ma Empire while Cai Lin and Zi Yan stayed nearby, leaving Cai Lin’s new intimacy with him as their secret.

• Cai Lin woke beside Lin Che, blushed as she remembered the night before, and returned to the Bamboo Forest ahead of him.
• Zi Yan questioned Cai Lin about being late and smelling of fish, and Cai Lin quickly changed the subject.
• Lin Che told Zi Yan and Qing Lin to focus on cultivation, but agreed they could go out after Cai Lin supported Zi Yan.
• Lin Che decided to visit the Jia Ma Empire, while Cai Lin asked him to bring back sour plums and local specialties.
• After Lin Che left, Zi Yan wondered why he had become so obedient to Cai Lin, and Cai Lin silently attributed it to their night together.

Lin Che agreed to eliminate Yan Luo Tian, who threatened the Jia Ma Empire and sought a marriage alliance with Jia Xing Tian’s granddaughters. He warned Jia Xing Tian to treat the Luo Yan Empire’s people kindly after its annexation and prepared to face Yan Luo Tian alone.

• Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong discussed Yan Luo Tian’s growing threat and the difficulty of killing the Dou Zong expert.
• Lin Che arrived, learned that Yan Luo Tian sought Jia Xing Tian’s granddaughters, and agreed to handle him personally.
• Lin Che asked Jia Xing Tian to treat the Luo Yan Empire’s people kindly after annexing it and said he would no longer routinely help the Jia Ma Empire.
• Lin Che gave Jia Xing Tian a list of foods and supplies to gather, and Jia Xing Tian ordered the items collected across the empire.
• Hai Bodong agreed to obtain an item from the list through the Mittel Family as Lin Che set out to deal with the Luo Yan Empire.

Lin Che confronted Golden Goose Sect master Yan Luo Tian and revealed the overwhelming strength of a Dou Zun. As Yan Luo Tian realized he could not win, he searched for a chance to escape.

• Lin Che interrupted Yan Luo Tian's indulgence in the Golden Goose Sect and declared that he would not spare him for threatening the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yan Luo Tian fled on his Heaven Demon Phoenix wings after throwing a woman toward Lin Che, but Lin Che quickly appeared in front of him.
• Yan Luo Tian offered treasures and then attacked Lin Che with the Wild Goose Feather Sword, but Lin Che stopped the strike with one finger and shattered his Dou Qi.
• Yan Luo Tian sensed that Lin Che was a Dou Zun, panicked at the gap in their strength, and began looking for an opportunity to escape.

Lin Che killed Yan Luo Tian and wiped out the Golden Goose Sect’s strongest members, securing the Jia Ma Empire’s hold over the Luo Yan Empire. After returning home, he learned Xiao Yi Xian and the others were away gathering herbs, while Yao Chen considered how to rebuild his body.

• Lin Che killed Yan Luo Tian as he fled, then took his Storage Ring and killed every Golden Goose Sect elder above the Dou Wang realm.
• Lin Che returned to the Jia Ma Empire, where Jia Xing Tian celebrated his victory and ordered troops to seize the Golden Goose Sect’s wealth and suppress its remnants.
• Jia Xing Tian gave Lin Che the supplies he had requested, which Lin Che accepted before drinking with the imperial experts.
• Lin Che returned to the Bamboo Forest and learned from Yao Chen that Xiao Yi Xian and the others had gone into the Monster Mountain Range to gather herbs.
• Yao Chen said he wanted to reconstruct his body using Heavenly Flames and identified the pill, Seventh-tier Magical Beast bloodline, and Dou Zong remains he still needed.

Lin Che promised to help Yao Chen obtain a Dou Sheng body after he reached the Dou Sheng realm, then prepared to travel to the Eastern Continent to seek the Nether Poison Fire for Xiao Yi Xian. He left his companions behind as he set out for the dangerous Ancient Nether Poison Marsh.

• Lin Che promised to help Yao Chen restore his body and said he would seek a Dou Sheng body after breaking through to Dou Sheng.
• Cai Lin and the others returned from picking mushrooms, and Lin Che gave them the items they had requested.
• Lin Che decided to search for the Nether Poison Fire in the perilous Ancient Nether Poison Marsh.
• Lin Che told Cai Lin, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian that he was going to the Eastern Continent to find the Heavenly Flame for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Che encouraged his companions to cultivate while he was away, then departed for the Eastern Continent.

Lin Che traveled to the Eastern Continent to find the Ancient Nether Poison Marsh and learned that the Stone Kingdom was at war with the Azure Cloud Empire. After stopping two Dou Zong experts from fighting, he discovered they were searching for a Nether Blood Wolf.

• Lin Che set out for the Eastern Continent to seek the Ancient Nether Poison Marsh and arrived after traveling for more than a month.
• Lin Che ignored the suffering civilians and asked a merchant about the tense military patrols in the Stone Kingdom.
• The merchant told Lin Che that the Stone Kingdom was at war with the Azure Cloud Empire and that Dou Zong experts had joined the fighting.
• Lin Che followed a distant clash and ordered two battling Dou Zong experts to stop.
• Lin Che asked what they were fighting over, and the Stone Kingdom expert said they were searching for a Nether Blood Wolf.

Lin Che followed the Nether Blood Wolf’s trail into a miasma-shrouded forest in the Monster Mountain Range and found a deadly ravine that might be connected to the Ancient Nether Poison Marsh. He descended into it with his Frost Ice Sword ready, and the ravine walls revealed dangerous purple-black vines covered in poisonous thorns.

• Lin Che learned that a Nether Blood Wolf had been spotted near the forest, then set out to pursue it toward the Ancient Nether Poison Marsh.
• Lin Che cleared the miasma around himself and killed the magical beasts that attacked him, collecting their cores, including two Sixth-tier Magical Beast cores.
• Lin Che searched deeper into the forest as the magical beasts grew scarce and discovered a vast, foul-smelling ravine.
• Lin Che tested the ravine by throwing in a Sixth-tier Magical Beast and a flame, then jumped inside with a protective Dou Qi aura and his Frost Ice Sword.
• Lin Che illuminated the ravine and saw purple-black vines bearing poisonous thorns along its damp walls.

Lin Che entered the Ancient Nether Poison Marsh’s underground world in search of the Nether Poison Fire and encountered a pack of extinct Nether Blood Wolves. He killed several with his sword energy as the remaining wolves charged at him.

• Lin Che explored the crystal-lit underground marsh, where he found the remains of powerful experts and a warning about magical beasts.
• Lin Che used the Frost Ice Sword to consume a surge of poisonous purple smoke and reveal more than a dozen Nether Blood Wolves.
• A Nether Blood Wolf attacked Lin Che, but the Frost Ice Sword’s isolated barrier neutralized its strike and forced it to retreat.
• The wolves waited for Lin Che to lower his barrier, so he withdrew it and unleashed Sword Qi that killed several of them.
• The remaining Nether Blood Wolves charged at Lin Che, determined to tear him apart.