Chapter Summaries

Han Feng fought off a group of Dark Race beasts that tracked him through the Demonic Energy in his Demonic Sword Fragment. After purifying a second fragment, he confirmed the two fragments resonated, revealing how the Dark Race had found him.

• Dark Race beasts descended on Han Feng's town, and he fled into the wilderness to confront them.
• The beasts attacked Han Feng with a combined technique, but he used the Vermilion Bird Phantom and Southern Bright Departing Fire to counter their darkness.
• One beast swallowed the others and fused into a Peak Nine-Star Dou Zun, but Han Feng struck it with his Southern Bright Departing Fire Seal.
• A Demonic Sword Fragment shot from the fused demon, and Han Feng stopped it with his Profound Yellow Flame Profound Meaning.
• Han Feng purified the fragment's Demonic Energy and placed it beside his own, confirming that their resonance had let the Dark Race locate him.

Han Feng found Lin Xian'er flourishing under the guidance of a powerful green butterfly in the Star Sea rainforest, then discovered that the butterfly was the Netherworld Poison Flame. He captured it and demanded to know why it had approached Lin Xian'er, leaving its explanation unfinished as he prepared to suppress it.

• Han Feng sealed the two lock fragments, erased the battle traces, and left before Eastern Profound Empire cultivators arrived to investigate the Demonic Energy.
• The cultivators found no Demonic Energy, learned that scouts had tracked a demonic creature toward East City, and sent their main force there.
• Lin Xian'er followed the green butterfly to rare poisons, consumed a vermilion fruit, and advanced to the late stage of four-star Dou Wang.
• Lin Xian'er gathered and studied poisons in the rainforest, while Han Feng watched her and recognized the butterfly as the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Han Feng took the butterfly to the Void God Palace, suppressed its poisonous miasma, and demanded to know its purpose in approaching Lin Xian'er.
• The Netherworld Poison Flame said it had never intended to harm Lin Xian'er and wanted to nurture her because of her unusual constitution, but Han Feng raised his hand to attack again.

Han Feng refined the Netherworld Poison Flame without harming its intelligence, then left Lin Xian'er with the recovering butterfly and traveled west to seek an opportunity to awaken the Sea Heart Flame. He arrived at a remote island in the northwestern Star Sea Archipelago and began surveying it.

• Han Feng persuaded the timid Netherworld Poison Flame to submit and refined it gently, raising his cultivation to Nine-star Dou Zun and gaining powerful poison abilities.
• Han Feng returned the weakened green butterfly to Lin Xian'er's room and left her with it as her guide.
• Lin Xian'er woke, found the butterfly listless, collected the poisonous liquid it offered, and set out to explore the island on her own.
• Han Feng traveled west across the sea to seek an opportunity for the Sea Heart Flame to awaken.
• Han Feng reached a small, sparsely populated island, sensed that its strongest residents were only Dou Shi, and sat in an uninhabited spot to regulate his breath.

Han Feng reflected on the Sea Heart Flame’s profound meaning and improved his control over water before tracking the evil aura that had injured Aunt Hua. He began purifying the contamination with a flame formed from the Sea Heart Flame and Southern Bright Departing Fire, as the Sea Whale who had sealed it watched in surprise.

• Han Feng’s calm state of mind caused the Sea Heart Flame to respond, and he realized that comprehending its profound meaning required cultivating his thoughts as well as his strength.
• Han Feng met merfolk women on an island, nourished one with water vapor until she began cultivating, and then departed as a water dragon.
• Han Feng’s insight into water improved his perception and control over the sea as he searched for the evil aura that had injured Aunt Hua.
• Han Feng found the black contamination contained within a spatial domain and prepared the Void God Stele, the Sea Heart Flame, and the Southern Bright Departing Fire.
• Han Feng trapped the released contamination in his Universe Domain and began burning it with the fused flame.
• A snow-white Sea Whale appeared and watched Han Feng purify the contamination she had sealed away with Space Power.

Han Feng purified the evil qi afflicting the Sea Whale’s imprisoned marine creatures and learned that the young lord’s name was Lan Ling. After offering his help in the future, he left the sea’s troubles in her care.

• Han Feng purified an evil qi source in the sea, impressing the Sea Whale, who asked him how he had done it.
• The Sea Whale revealed that polluted creatures were imprisoned in an underwater domain and asked Han Feng to help cure them.
• Han Feng used the Southern Bright Departing Fire to remove the evil qi from the creatures while the Sea Whale restrained them.
• The Sea Whale thanked Han Feng, who praised her care for her people and learned that she was Lan Ling, a little over a hundred years old.
• Han Feng introduced himself and told Lan Ling she could seek his help if trouble arose.

Han Feng gave Hai Ling a fire-storage pouch to help her purify the sea, and she repaid him with Nine Yuan Spirit Water that rapidly advanced his cultivation. After returning to Jia Nan Academy, he checked on Xiao Yan’s progress and decided to give him a Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill.

• Han Feng declined Hai Ling’s invitation to purify the sea with her but refined a fire-storage pouch infused with Southern Bright Departing Fire for her.
• Hai Ling gave Han Feng the Sea Court’s Nine Yuan Spirit Water, and a small amount raised his cultivation from early-stage to late-stage Nine-star Dou Zun.
• Hai Ling guarded Han Feng while he broke through, and he then left her his communication token before departing with the Void God Stele.
• Han Feng returned to Jia Nan Academy and learned that Xiao Yan had excelled in training missions, defeated a stronger bandit, and been nominated for the Inner Academy selection competition.
• Han Feng reviewed Xiao Yan’s progress and decided to provide a Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill now that his junior disciple brother’s foundation was solid.

Han Feng gave Xiao Yan a Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, and Xiao Yan used it to break through from Six-star Dou Shi to one-star Da Dou Shi. After learning that Yao Chen had been resurrected, Xiao Yan renewed his determination to win the Three-Year Agreement.

• Han Feng met Xiao Yan outside the academy and praised his recent efforts before giving him a Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill.
• Han Feng examined Xiao Yan's stable Dou Qi, and Xiao Yan swallowed the pill and advanced to Nine-star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan attempted to break through to Da Dou Shi as the pill's remaining medicinal power flared up, threatening to destroy his forming Dou Crystal.
• Xiao Yan controlled the lingering will of the sixth-rank Amethyst Winged Lion King, overcame the surge, and successfully reached one-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan asked about Yao Chen, and Han Feng told him that Yao Chen had been resurrected and would join them to support him at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan vowed to win the Three-Year Agreement, which was one year away.

After teaching Xiao Yan the Great Yan Martial Body, Han Feng entered seclusion in the lava region and used Nine Yuan Spirit Water to reach the peak of the eighth-turn Dou Zun realm. He returned with intelligence on the Hall of Souls and began planning an assault on its Human Hall.

• Han Feng trained Xiao Yan in releasing Dou Qi externally, watched him demonstrate Eight Extreme Collapse and Flame Splits Waves Ruler, and taught him the Great Yan Martial Body.
• Han Feng told Xiao Yan he would miss the Inner Academy Championship because he planned to enter seclusion, then Xiao Yan stayed behind to practice.
• Han Feng secretly entered the lava region, swallowed Nine Yuan Spirit Water, and spent half a year cultivating with the Flame Mantra.
• Han Feng emerged at the peak of the eighth-turn Dou Zun realm, with enough strength to challenge a Half Saint but not confidently defeat one.
• Purple Robe gave Han Feng intelligence locating twenty of the Hall of Souls' twenty-four Earth Fiend Halls, and Han Feng considered targeting the Human Hall to disrupt the organization and seize Soul Origin.

Han Feng visited Xiao Yan in the Inner Academy and learned about his progress, his cousin Xiao Yu, and his plans for the future. He told Xiao Yan about the Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition and urged him to prepare for a later competition.

• Han Feng found Xiao Yu at Xiao Yan’s residence and learned that Xiao Yan had helped her enter the Inner Academy with pills and cultivation resources.
• Xiao Yan emerged after refining a low-level Fourth-grade pill and greeted Han Feng, who had returned from seclusion.
• Han Feng learned Xiao Yan had chosen an Earth Tier Wind attribute cultivation method for his father and was now a five-star Da Dou Shi.
• Han Feng cautioned Xiao Yan against arrogance and explained that the Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition required participants to be under thirty, reach three-star Dou Huang, and pass an elder’s test.
• Xiao Yan learned he would likely have to wait for the next competition, and Han Feng urged him to work hard for the Starfall Pavilion.

Han Feng collected a rare Sky Demon Phoenix skeleton and refined its bones for future armor, then visited Yao Chen at Starfall Pavilion and explained his rapid cultivation. Yao Chen learned that Han Feng had reached an eight-turn Dou Zun after refining Heavenly Flames and obtaining Nine Yuan Spirit Water.

• Han Feng reassured Xiao Yan, promised to take him to Xun'er's family when the time was right, and said he would return for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Han Feng told Su Qian that Zi Yan had found her family, the Ancient Void Dragons, and Su Qian remarked on how impossible Han Feng's cultivation had become to measure.
• Han Feng collected tribute and materials in Maple City, discovered a peak seventh-tier Sky Demon Phoenix skeleton, and refined its bones and essence blood into valuable materials.
• Han Feng decided to use the Sky Demon Phoenix materials to forge armor for Xian'er and distributed the treasury's remaining contents before leaving Maple City.
• Han Feng visited Yao Chen at Starfall Pavilion, revealed his peak eight-turn Dou Zun cultivation, and explained that refining two Heavenly Flames and obtaining Nine Yuan Spirit Water had enabled his rapid advancement.

Han Feng and Yao Chen discussed their planned assault on the Hall of Souls, but set aside an attack on the Heavenly Gang Hall because it held a Dou Saint. Han Feng then offered to refine a pill to help Yao Chen break through to Half Saint, and went to gather ingredients for an Enlightenment Pill.

• Han Feng told Yao Chen he intended to destroy the Earth Fiend Hall and possibly breach the Human Hall, but they agreed the Dou Saint guarding the Heavenly Gang Hall made that target too dangerous for now.
• Yao Chen said he might attempt to break through to Half Saint after a month, while Han Feng argued that Yao Chen should not risk his life trying to hold off a Dou Saint.
• Feng Xian visited and told Han Feng that Cai'er had settled matters involving Medusa's clansmen and that the Heavenly Fire Pavilion was developing steadily.
• Han Feng decided he would visit the Western Region later and offered to refine a pill to aid Yao Chen's breakthrough.
• Han Feng went to the treasury to collect medicinal ingredients for the Enlightenment Pill, a recipe he had acquired in his previous life.

Han Feng planned to refine a Half-Saint Pill to help Yao Chen comprehend the Sage Realm, then visited Heavenly Fire Pavilion to meet Yao Tianhuo and discuss their coming conflict with the Hall of Souls. The chapter ended with Yao Tianhuo preparing a map to show Han Feng where Cai'er and the others were.

• Han Feng told Yao Chen that he needed the Sacred Heart Fruit, Green Cloud Flower, and Spirit Sky Vine to refine a Half-Saint Pill, and asked Yao Chen and Feng Xian to find them.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen he planned to visit Heavenly Fire Pavilion, and Yao Chen teased him about Cai'er before Han Feng brought up Hua Yu.
• Han Feng traveled to Heavenly Fire Pavilion and reunited with Yao Tianhuo, who congratulated him on resurrecting Yao Chen.
• Han Feng reminded Yao Tianhuo why he had established Heavenly Fire Pavilion in the Western Region, and said the conflict with the Hall of Souls would eventually become unavoidable.
• Yao Tianhuo pledged his support and offered to show Han Feng where Cai'er and the others were, then went to fetch a map.

Han Feng visited Cai'er and Medusa in the Western Region, where the Snake People Tribe was establishing a new home. He told Cai'er the war against the Hall of Souls was approaching and asked for her help, leaving her ready to gather her forces.

• Han Feng reviewed Cai'er's territory with Yao Tianhuo and said preparations should begin for war against the Hall of Souls.
• Medusa and Cai'er discussed Cai'er's superior mastery of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Technique as the Snake People Tribe built its new home in the Western Region.
• Cai'er detected an intruder in the mountain range, and she and Medusa went to investigate.
• Han Feng froze the magical beasts guarding the Myriad Snake Formation, and Cai'er recognized him and embraced him.
• Medusa thanked Han Feng for helping the Snake People Tribe, and he encouraged them to thrive in their new surroundings.
• Cai'er offered to gather her army for Han Feng's coming operation, but he said he needed only her help because the plan involved secrets.

Han Feng prepared Cai'er and Medusa for a strike against the Hall of Souls by providing disguises, life-saving pills, and a method to strengthen their bloodlines and combat power. As they began refining the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame’s split flames, Han Feng considered how to arrange his remaining puppets for the coming battle.

• Han Feng gave Cai'er Soul Punishing Division robes and assigned her to destroy one Earth Fiend Hall, while Medusa received Dou Zong robes and agreed to accompany her.
• Han Feng took rare medicinal ingredients from Cai'er's treasury and spent three days refining Life Origin Pills for Cai'er and Medusa.
• Han Feng gave Cai'er and Medusa Life Origin Pills and warned them to save the pills for desperate situations.
• Han Feng taught Cai'er and Medusa to use the Myriad Beast Record and gave each a split flame of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to temper their bloodlines and boost their combat power.
• Cai'er and Medusa began refining their split flames while Han Feng considered his forces, including the eight Dou Zun-level puppets he had available.

Han Feng prepared to attack the Hall of Souls while gathering forces, then returned to Starfall Pavilion to refine a Half-Saint Pill for Yao Chen. His pill refinement produced a half-step ninth-grade pill and drew Black Demon Lightning, leaving everyone to watch as he faced the tribulation.

• Han Feng planned a rapid assault on several Earth Fiend Halls using his puppets and allies, while keeping the Human Hall as a later target.
• After receiving Yao Chen's message that the ingredients were ready, Han Feng returned to Starfall Pavilion and began refining the Half-Saint Pill.
• Yao Chen watched Han Feng display unfamiliar pill-refining techniques, while Feng Xian remarked that Han Feng had surpassed his teacher.
• On the fifth day, Han Feng's refinement produced a pill lightning tribulation that transformed into Black Demon Lightning.
• Yao Chen judged the lightning to be a weaker, half-step ninth-grade tribulation as he and Feng Xian worried whether Han Feng could withstand it.

Han Feng refined the Half-Saint Pill by defeating Black Demon Lightning with his Flame God Transformation, then discussed preparations with Feng Xian for attacking the Hall of Souls. Yao Chen accepted the pill and entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Half-Saint, while Han Feng and Feng Xian prepared to finish their equipment and organize their forces.

• Han Feng used his Flame God Transformation and Divine Ember to overcome Black Demon Lightning, while the five Heavenly Demon Puppets absorbed its scattered power and advanced to Three-star Dou Zun.
• Han Feng handed Yao Chen the golden spiritual entity of the successfully refined Half-Saint Pill, and Yao Chen agreed to begin his breakthrough the next day.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen that the attack would begin within the next few days, and Yao Chen flew away to enter seclusion.
• Han Feng and Feng Xian discussed the attack on the Hall of Souls, and Feng Xian offered to control their puppet army using the Heavenly Spirit Battle Formation.
• Han Feng and Feng Xian set out for the Heavenly Fire Pavilion to refine their final items, leaving Mu Qingluan to manage the Starfall Pavilion.

Han Feng and his allies prepared a coordinated assault on the Hall of Souls, with the aim of striking ten Earth Fiend Halls before the enemy could respond. As the operation began, Feng Xian destroyed an Earth Fiend Hall, and Han Feng arrived to seize its Soul Origin and free the imprisoned souls.

• Han Feng, Feng Xian, and Yao Tianhuo inspected newly forged weapons and finalized a plan to attack ten Earth Fiend Halls simultaneously.
• Han Feng sharpened the Supreme Soul Slaughtering Sword while concealed puppet units departed to take positions near Hall of Souls branches.
• Han Feng briefed Cai'er and Medusa on their target beneath a cliff in the Western Region, then traveled to the Human Hall in the Corpse-Burying Mountains.
• Feng Xian used his battle formation to overwhelm the defenders, shatter the Earth Fiend Hall, and cripple two Venerable Elders.
• Han Feng reached Feng Xian through the spatial marker, sealed the Venerable Elders' Soul Bodies, and freed the souls imprisoned to produce Soul Origin.

Han Feng altered the Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Array and raced between attacks on Hall of Souls outposts, collecting Soul Origin and covering the evidence. By nightfall, the Hall of Souls had begun sending experts to patrol the regions.

• Han Feng used Senior Wang Shu’s method to reverse the linking function of the Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Array, then returned to the surface as Feng Xian withdrew the troops.
• Two Heavenly Demon Puppets killed a Hall of Souls Venerable Elder, fought a newly arrived Four-star Dou Zun, and destroyed themselves after pinning the Venerable Elder with Fallen Heart Flame.
• Han Feng arrived through the puppets’ Spatial Coordinate, gathered the Soul Origin and wreckage, altered the outpost’s array, and burned away traces of the battle.
• Yao Tianhuo used the Five-Wheel Divine Flame Method and Flood Dragon Spirit to kill another Hall of Souls Venerable Elder in a single strike, then led his team toward another location as Han Feng handled the aftermath.
• The Hall of Souls dispatched experts to patrol the regions after night fell.

Han Feng absorbed the Soul Origin from the captured Earth Fiend Halls and broke through to the Heaven Realm, then ordered Cai'er and Medusa to leave the exposed valley. He learned that the Hall of Souls had reclaimed the breached branches, while its response to the hidden array remained uncertain.

• At Heavenly Soul Coast, Xue He destroyed the remains of a Heavenly Demon Puppet after suppressing the attackers and losing one of the branch hall’s Venerable Elders.
• Han Feng absorbed the Soul Origin from the successful raids, and his soul cultivation broke through from Spirit Realm Great Perfection into the Heaven Realm.
• Cai'er and Medusa witnessed Han Feng’s breakthrough; he warned them to leave the valley and then departed to handle other matters.
• At the Heavenly Fire Pavilion, Yao Tianhuo and Feng Xian reported that Hall of Souls personnel had reclaimed the breached branches and that a powerful figure was destroying surveillance puppets.
• Han Feng concluded that the Hall of Souls’ renewed occupation of the ruined branches might be connected to the hidden Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Array.

Han Feng revealed that he had reached the Heavenly Soul Realm and went alone to confront the Hall of Souls. After defeating Xue He, he faced Heavenly Venerable Shuo Wu, a low-level Half-Saint.

• Han Feng told Feng Xian and Yao Tianhuo that he would draw out the expert inside the Heavenly Gang Hall by wiping out its forces, and showed them his Heavenly Realm Soul Power.
• Han Feng left the Heavenly Fire Pavilion and entered the Hall of Souls alone, masking his face and aura to draw out its defenders.
• Xue He attacked Han Feng with Blood Demon Slash, but Han Feng dodged and struck him with Two Fingers Transform Mountains and Rivers.
• Han Feng's finger force disrupted Xue He's Great Blood Transformation Technique, causing his blood energy and cultivation to rapidly decline.
• Xue He called for Shuo Wu, who appeared and revealed himself as a low-level Half-Saint; Han Feng recognized him as the Hall of Souls' third-ranked Heavenly Venerable.