Chapter Summaries

Han Feng reunited with Yao Chen and learned that Xiao Yan had placed in Starfall Pavilion’s tournament before preparing to take him back to the Northwest Continent. After teleporting to Maple City, Han Feng gave Lin Xian'er dangerous poison and Qinglin an Ancient Sky Demon Python to subdue.

• Yao Chen told Han Feng that Xiao Yan had made the tournament’s top ten and that his reputation as a Dou Sheng was helping Starfall Pavilion grow.
• Han Feng and Yao Chen visited Xiao Yan, who was cultivating the Nine Yang Profound Heaven Art, and agreed he should return to the Northwest Continent.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen that danger was closing in, then departed the next morning with Xiao Yan, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin.
• Han Feng teleported the group to Maple City, where Xiao Yan flew off on his own.
• Han Feng gave Lin Xian'er poisonous miasma from the Barbaric Ancient Region and presented Qinglin with a seventh-rank Ancient Sky Demon Python to subdue.

Han Feng learned that the Jia Ma Empire was being invaded by the Cloudy, Mu Lan, and Luo Yan Empires and sent the intelligence to the Xiao Family. Xiao Yan chose to return to defend his former homeland, while Nalan Yanran prepared to face the advancing Luo Yan army at Jialing City.

• Han Feng asked Qinglin to help guide Qing Luo by challenging her Soul Power, then discovered that the Jia Ma Empire was under siege by three empires.
• Han Feng sent the Xiao Family the intelligence, and Xiao Yan decided to fight for the Jia Ma Empire despite Xiao Zhan's warning about the dangers of war.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Jia Ma Empire, and Han Feng sent two Dou Zong puppets after him.
• The armies of the three empires overran Jia Ma border cities, while Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect defended Jialing City alongside the imperial forces.
• Nalan Yanran spotted two Golden Goose Sect disciples approaching with a flying Dou Technique as the Luo Yan Empire's army advanced toward the city.

Nalan Yanran fought to stop the Golden Goose Sect's army, but Yan Ling overwhelmed her and nearly killed her. Xiao Yan arrived in time to save her, and Nalan Yanran stood beside him, insisting she could still fight.

• Nalan Yanran launched an attack on the enemy army and lured the Golden Goose Sect Dou Wang into her Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Yan Ling revealed himself as a Dou Emperor, struck Nalan Yanran back, and began overpowering her as the Jia Ma Empire soldiers faltered.
• Yan Ling prepared to finish Nalan Yanran with Golden Goose Heaven Splitting Claw, but Xiao Yan's Profound Heavy Ruler shattered the attack.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Yan, stood beside him despite her injuries, and said she could still fight.

Xiao Yan arrived at Jialing City and defeated Yan Ling, a Golden Goose Sect Dou Huang, despite being only a Dou Wang. Yan Ling's capture forced the Luo Yan Empire army to surrender, and Xiao Yan returned to Nalan Yanran, who thanked him for saving her.

• Xiao Yan fought Yan Ling and overwhelmed him with his strength, forcing the Golden Goose Sect Dou Huang to flee.
• Xiao Yan used his flying techniques and a flame attack to catch Yan Ling, then incapacitated and captured him.
• The Golden Goose Sect Dou Wang ordered the Luo Yan Empire army to surrender after seeing Yan Ling captured.
• The Jia Ma Empire defended the city and captured many Luo Yan Empire soldiers.
• Xiao Yan returned outside Jialing City, where Nalan Yanran thanked him for saving her.

Xiao Yan learned about the Jia Ma Empire’s three-front war from Nalan Yanran and headed to the southern front to help repel the Luo Yan Empire. After confirming Han Feng had secretly arranged guards, he arrived as Jia Xing Tian faced Yan Luo Tian and the collapsing imperial army.

• Xiao Yan admitted he had watched Nalan Yanran fight before rescuing her, then asked her for a map and an account of the war.
• Nalan Yanran described the three fronts and suspected an unseen force was manipulating the invasion; Xiao Yan noted that surrounding countries were also moving against the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Luo Yan Empire’s army, and Han Feng assured him through a puppet that guards were nearby and his investigation into the war’s hidden cause was underway.
• At the southern border, Yan Luo Tian called on Jia Xing Tian to surrender as the imperial army’s battle formation faltered.

Xiao Yan used Yan Ling and the Dou Zong puppet to ambush Yan Luo Tian, forcing the Golden Goose Sect master to flee while Xiao Yan took his storage ring and found the Nine Sky Goose Wings. At the eastern border, Yun Yun was cornered by the Mu Lan Three Elders when Han Feng’s puppet appeared, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Yan arrived over the battlefield with Yan Ling captured and demanded that the Luo Yan Empire withdraw, but Yan Luo Tian refused to leave its territory.
• Yan Luo Tian attacked Xiao Yan, but the Dou Zong puppet blocked him and struck him back.
• Xiao Yan threw Yan Ling toward Yan Luo Tian, then the puppet hit Yan Luo Tian while Xiao Yan’s hidden Fallen Heart Flame disrupted his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan and the puppet attacked together, but Yan Luo Tian escaped; Xiao Yan kept his storage ring and found the Nine Sky Goose Wings inside.
• At the eastern border city, Yun Yun struggled against the Mu Lan Three Elders as the city’s defenses neared collapse.
• Han Feng’s black-clothed puppet appeared above the battle and observed the Three Elders’ fighting art.

A mysterious puppet rescued Yun Yun from the Mu Lan Three Elders, while Han Feng prepared the Black Corner Region for war and began investigating the Hall of Souls in the Central Plains. After probing Tianbei City, he trapped the Hong Family’s ancestor in an illusion before moving on.

• A black-clad puppet defeated the Mu Lan Three Elders with one Town Heaven Palm strike, stored them away, and vanished before Yun Yun could question it.
• Hai Bodong helped the Jia Ma Empire repel its invaders, while Han Lie reported that Maple City’s army was ready to march against the alliance threatening the Black Corner Region.
• Han Feng confirmed that the Hall of Souls had instigated the wars and planned to attack its Northern Region forces while the Soul Punishing Division struck in the Northwest Continent.
• Han Feng traveled to Tianbei City, discovered Hall of Souls agents and hidden branch halls, and learned that Han Yue had established strong ties between the Black Corner Region and the Central Plains.
• Before leaving Tianbei City, Han Feng sent energy into the Hong Family’s ancestral grounds, trapping its ancestor in an illusory cultivation realm.

Han Feng targeted the Hall of Souls’ Northern Region forces, killing Yin Yang Heavenly Venerable and destroying his branch hall before wiping out several more strongholds. Gu You arrived at the ruins and blamed the Soul Punishing Division, renewing his fury toward Han Feng.

• Han Feng mapped the Hall of Souls’ Northern Region branch halls, confirmed they lacked Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Arrays, and chose Yin Yang Heavenly Venerable as his first target.
• Yin Yang Heavenly Venerable ordered his subordinates to increase their collection of Soul Bodies and learned that a campaign in the Northwest Continent was already harvesting them.
• Han Feng ambushed Yin Yang Heavenly Venerable, destroyed his body and Soul Body, and ordered his puppets to kill everyone in the branch hall.
• Han Feng crushed the branch hall with his Azure Dragon Seal and destroyed several more Hall of Souls branch halls over the next three days.
• Gu You arrived at the ruins and blamed the Soul Punishing Division, furious at Han Feng for humiliating him before.

Han Feng led the Soul Punishing Division’s campaign against the Hall of Souls, then returned to Maple City and allowed Lin Xian'er to join the defense of the Black Corner Region. He also discussed Xiao Yan’s stay in the Jia Ma Empire with Xiao Zhan.

• Gu You vowed to find the Soul Punishing Division after it resurfaced, while Han Feng sent Yao Xiaotian to attack branch halls and led an assault on the Northwest Continent.
• Han Feng examined Yin Yang Heavenly Venerable’s Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Great Grinding Disc, improved his understanding of the Yin Yang Laws, and learned it had been found at the Eastern Domain Battlefield.
• The Soul Punishing Division destroyed most Hall of Souls forces on the Northwest Continent, and Han Feng purified the collected Soul Bodies rather than absorb them.
• Han Feng returned to Maple City, where Lin Xian'er told him she had refined the Barbaric Ancient Region’s poisonous mist and advanced to Four-star Dou Zong.
• Lin Xian'er asked to help defend the Black Corner Region, and Han Feng agreed while warning her to know when to stop.
• Han Feng visited Xiao Zhan and explained that Xiao Yan remained in the Jia Ma Empire to practice a powerful Dou Technique using materials from its treasury.

Xiao Yan accepted treasures from the Jia Ma Empire while Han Feng checked on the Xiao Family and prepared Qinglin and Lin Xian'er to face the Heavenly Lightning Venerable. The chapter ended with Han Feng sending the two women toward the front lines with warnings and a token.

• Xiao Yan took Sixth-order Magical Beast wings from the imperial treasury to cultivate Nine Sky Goose Wings, while Han Feng reassured Xiao Zhan that Xiao Yan was safe.
• Han Feng observed the Xiao Family's growth and considered his plans to visit the Ling Clan after reaching Five-star Dou Sheng.
• Qinglin told Han Feng she had subdued the Ancient Sky Demon Python, and he asked her to join Lin Xian'er at the front lines to test her strength against a Dou Zun.
• Han Feng warned Qinglin that the Heavenly Lightning Venerable could grow more dangerous near the clouds, and Lin Xian'er agreed to accompany Qinglin.
• Han Feng sent Qinglin and Lin Xian'er toward the battlefield, telling them to stay vigilant, avoid relying on military orders, and act when the timing was right; he gave Lin Xian'er a token.

Lin Xian'er and Qinglin captured the Six Nations Alliance commander and learned that Heavenly Lightning Venerable was stationed at Sky Cloud Peak. They attacked the mountain, where Lin Xian'er faced a six-star Dou Zong who recognized her Calamity Poison Body.

• Han Feng teleported Lin Xian'er and Qinglin to the Black Corner Region battlefield and warned them not to rely on his backup.
• Lin Xian'er and Qinglin fought through the enemy forces, with Qinglin using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to capture and interrogate the commander.
• The commander revealed that Heavenly Lightning Venerable was stationed at Sky Cloud Peak, so Lin Xian'er and Qinglin flew there on an Ancient Sky Demon Python.
• Lin Xian'er released poisonous butterflies to attack the Heavenly Lightning Sect's guards while Qinglin flew toward the peak.
• A six-star Dou Zong blocked Lin Xian'er, who revealed her Calamity Poison Body.

Lin Xian'er defeated a Six-star Dou Zong and joined Qinglin's battle against the Heavenly Lightning Venerable. The two sisters prepared to exploit an opening, but the Venerable summoned a lightning domain that threatened to overwhelm them.

• Lin Xian'er used her Calamity Poison Body and Heavenly Phoenix Armor to defeat the Six-star Dou Zong, then flew to Sky Cloud Peak.
• Qinglin challenged the Heavenly Lightning Venerable with the Ancient Sky Demon Python, the Nine Nether Underworld Python, and the Hundred Snake Formation.
• Qinglin deceived the Venerable with an illusion, but he shattered it by summoning thunderclouds that suppressed her Soul Power.
• Lin Xian'er arrived, shielded Qinglin from the Venerable's lightning, and agreed to follow Qinglin's lead in their fight.
• The Heavenly Lightning Venerable recovered and created a vast lightning domain by gathering ten thousand bolts of lightning.

Lin Xian'er and Qinglin fought the Heavenly Lightning Venerable inside his Thunder Realm, while Qinglin devised a way to draw him down from the sky. Their plan disrupted his use of heavenly lightning and left him plunging toward the ground.

• Qinglin identified a route through the thunderclouds, while Lin Xian'er kept the Heavenly Lightning Venerable occupied and chose to keep fighting.
• Lin Xian'er opened the Netherworld Poison Domain, weakening the Thunder Realm as Qinglin searched the battlefield for a way to trap the Heavenly Lightning Venerable on the ground.
• Qinglin recognized the Lightning Attracting Stones and ordered her demonic snakes to gather them while she and the Nine Nether Underworld Python joined the fight.
• The Heavenly Lightning Venerable struck at Lin Xian'er and Qinglin with his Heavenly Lightning Halberd, but Lin Xian'er shielded them with the Heavenly Phoenix Armor and Azure Sky Coiling Dragon Shield.
• Qinglin activated the gathered Lightning Attracting Stones, diverting the heavenly lightning and stalling the Heavenly Lightning Venerable's attack.
• The Ancient Sky Demon Python landed its strongest strike, Sky Demon Fall, sending the Heavenly Lightning Venerable plunging downward as Qinglin called to Lin Xian'er.

Qinglin and Lin Xian'er defeated Heavenly Lightning Venerable, helping Han Feng end the allied army's threat to the Black Corner Region. After the war, Han Feng visited Jia Nan Academy, returned to Starfall Pavilion, and learned Xiao Yan was close to breaking through to Dou Emperor.

• Qinglin disrupted Heavenly Lightning Venerable's soul while Lin Xian'er poisoned him, and the two fled with him after the Ancient Sky Demon Python knocked him unconscious.
• Three days later, Qinglin and Lin Xian'er brought Heavenly Lightning Venerable to Han Feng, who accepted their performance and sent the prisoner to Black Sea Prison.
• The allied army collapsed, and Han Lie captured its leaders and returned with compensation and spoils for Maple City.
• Han Feng rewarded his allies, visited Su Qian, Elder Qian, and Elder Bai at Jia Nan Academy, then returned to Maple City and summoned Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Han Feng he was nearing a breakthrough to Dou Emperor, and Han Feng gave him a medicinal pill before he began secluded cultivation.

Han Feng prepared to confront the Hall of Souls and left Qinglin and Lin Xian'er at Starfall Pavilion to keep them safe. He traveled to Heavenly Fire Pavilion to meet Yao Tianhuo, finding the Venerable cultivating.

• Han Feng and Yao Chen discussed the Hall of Souls' growing threat and agreed to speed up their plans, while Yao Chen warned Han Feng not to take Qinglin or Lin Xian'er into danger.
• Han Feng told Lin Xian'er and Qinglin to stay at Starfall Pavilion while he handled urgent matters, and Lin Xian'er accepted that she could not go with him.
• Han Feng quietly left Starfall Pavilion the next morning as Yao Chen watched him depart.
• Han Feng crossed the Central Plains in a spatial passage and arrived at Heavenly Fire Pavilion in the Western Region.
• Han Feng went directly to Yao Tianhuo, who was cultivating amid five rings of fire containing Beast Fire spirits.

Han Feng visited Yao Tianhuo at the Heavenly Fire Pavilion to collect weapons and upgraded puppets for the coming war against the Hall of Souls. After learning that the Southern Departure Empress had greatly increased her strength, Han Feng reviewed intelligence with Yao Tianhuo and searched for a way to strike the Hall of Souls before its plans advanced.

• Han Feng gave Yao Tianhuo a pill and discussed the Hall of Souls' growing threat and the need for the Soul Punishing Division to act.
• Yao Tianhuo showed Han Feng the stored weapons and Bronze Guards, which Han Feng empowered with lightning until they approached Dou Zong strength.
• Han Feng collected the weapons and puppets into the Mountain River Map and told Yao Tianhuo to keep forging rather than send people to fight.
• Yao Tianhuo reported that the Xiao Family was thriving and that the Southern Departure Empress had emerged from seclusion with greatly improved strength.
• Han Feng and Yao Tianhuo reviewed intelligence about the Hall of Souls as Han Feng searched for a breakthrough that could stop its plans.

Han Feng raided the Hall of Souls’ logistics zone, taking strategic supplies from several cities while avoiding widespread harm to civilians. The operation drew the Hall of Souls’ attention, and its Protectors began exploiting the chaos to claim merit.

• Yao Tianhuo urged Han Feng to strike a concealed Hall of Souls logistics base, and Han Feng chose to lead the operation himself.
• Han Feng reached the logistics zone south of the Western Region and used his Soul Power to locate and seize supplies stored across its cities.
• Han Feng sent Soul Punishing Division puppets to engage the cities’ combat personnel while he gathered supplies, then recalled the puppets as resistance mounted.
• Hall of Souls Venerable Elders pursued the puppets while Protectors arrived too late to find their target.
• A city steward offered suspected Soul Punishing Division prisoners to the Protectors, who agreed to take them for merit.

Han Feng hunted down Hall of Souls pursuers to draw out Gu You, then fought the Second Heavenly Venerable and severely wounded him. Gu You transformed into his Dark Skeleton King form as Han Feng gathered the Azure Dragon Annihilation Wave for their decisive clash.

• Han Feng suppressed four Hall of Souls Venerable Elders with increased gravity, captured them, and continued hunting to draw out a stronger pursuer.
• Gu You learned Han Feng had been found and crossed a spatial wormhole to confront him at a Hall of Souls branch hall.
• Gu You attacked Han Feng with Black Bone Heart-Piercer, but Han Feng dodged and countered with Azure Dragon Claw, breaking Gu You's bone staff and slashing his chest.
• Gu You swallowed a medicinal pill to heal and resolved to kill Han Feng, while Han Feng prepared to end their battle from years earlier.
• Gu You absorbed the black sphere and transformed with Dark Skeleton King as Han Feng condensed the Azure Dragon Annihilation Wave.

Han Feng killed Gu You and led the Soul Punishing Division to defeat the Hall of Souls forces, causing the division’s reputation to spread across the Central Plains. At the Human Hall, the Vice Palace Master ordered the Grand Heavenly Venerable to destroy the Soul Punishing Division within a month, despite its unknown base.

• Han Feng killed Gu You, refined his corpse for a puppet, and watched the Soul Punishing Division defeat the remaining Hall of Souls members.
• The Grand Heavenly Venerable learned of Gu You’s death and worried that his One-star Dou Saint strength might not be enough to face the Soul Punishing Division.
• Han Feng left the words “Soul Punishing Division” at the battlefield, and news of the Hall of Souls’ defeat spread across the Central Plains.
• The Grand Heavenly Venerable grew furious as the Soul Punishing Division’s fame spread and resolved to act before the Earth Hall intervened.
• The Hun Palace Vice Palace Master arrived at the Human Hall, reprimanded the Grand Heavenly Venerable, and ordered him to destroy the Soul Punishing Division within one month.
• The Grand Heavenly Venerable warned that the Soul Punishing Division had no known base, and the Vice Palace Master responded with a chilling display of pressure.

The Grand Heavenly Venerable prepared to confront the leader of the Soul Punishing Division, while Han Feng planned to strike the Human Hall instead of walking into the challenge’s trap. At Five Absolutes Mountain, the Grand Heavenly Venerable waited for his opponent, but a mysterious puppet suddenly approached.

• The Vice Palace Master ordered the Grand Heavenly Venerable to capture the Soul Punishing Division’s leader and gave him a Spatial Edict.
• Han Feng received the Grand Heavenly Venerable’s challenge to meet at Five Absolutes Mountain and decided to attack the Human Hall headquarters instead.
• The Grand Heavenly Venerable appointed the newly named Third Heavenly Venerable and Four Heavenly Venerables to guard the Human Hall, then planted seals in their minds to ensure their obedience.
• The Grand Heavenly Venerable arranged a Heaven Trapping Great Formation at Five Absolutes Mountain and waited for the Soul Punishing Division’s leader.
• A mysterious puppet flew toward the Grand Heavenly Venerable at the summit.