Chapter Summaries

Han Feng and Fire Spirit persuaded Flame Clan elders to consider cooperating with the Soul Punishing Division against the Soul Clan. At the clan assembly, Yan Xiang backed the plan and committed two of his disciples to serve under Han Feng for three months.

• Han Feng promised Fire Spirit he would honor her trust, and Yan Hao later offered to persuade elders to support him because he trusted her.
• Fire Spirit took Han Feng to meet Yan Xiang, who voiced doubts about opposing the Soul Clan but agreed to vote for cooperation after hearing her resolve.
• Han Feng and Fire Spirit visited Flame Clan elders over several days and gained support for discussing cooperation with the Soul Punishing Division.
• At the clan assembly, Han Feng presented terms for intelligence sharing, Flame Clan disciples joining peripheral operations, and a three-month evaluation period, then answered the elders' concerns.
• Fire Spirit cited the Soul Punishing Division's successes against Hall of Souls strongholds, and Yan Xiang pledged his two personal disciples to assist Han Feng for three months.

Han Feng and Fire Spirit infiltrated Burning Underworld City to destroy the Hall of Souls’ hidden main hall and its Soul Origin, but they discovered Hun Yan guarding the site with a concealed Soul Refining Array. As their battle began, Han Feng realized Hun Yan planned to use the city’s earth veins and Soul Power to strengthen himself.

• Yan Jin approved the Soul-Burning Strategy Platform, with Fire Spirit overseeing it and Vermilion Bird assisting, and set a three-month deadline to judge their achievements.
• Han Feng and Fire Spirit prepared to attack Burning Underworld City, while Fire Spirit assigned the other Flame Clan disciples to missions elsewhere.
• Han Feng used a Soul Crystal fragment to locate the Hall of Souls’ hidden base beneath a stone hall, and he and Fire Spirit opened a passage to the underground Soul Origin.
• Hun Yan appeared and confronted Han Feng and Fire Spirit, then attacked as a Soul Pattern array emerged around them.
• Fire Spirit clashed with Hun Yan, while Han Feng recognized that the earth vein itself powered a Soul Refining Array designed to draw in Burning Underworld City’s Soul Power and strengthen Hun Yan.

Han Feng and Fire Spirit defeated Hun Yan beneath Burning Underworld City, purified and secured the Soul Origin, and warned Yan Jin about the Soul Clan’s preparations. Back in the Flame Domain, they agreed to use the Soul Fusion Flame Canon to refine the Soul Origin together.

• Fire Spirit held off Hun Yan while Han Feng broke the altar’s array and purified the Soul Origin with Vermilion Bird True Flame.
• Hun Yan summoned a soul-demon phantom, but Han Feng and Fire Spirit counterattacked and grievously wounded him, then Han Feng killed him and Fire Spirit sealed the earth vein array.
• Han Feng redirected the earth fire to spare Burning Underworld City, and he and Fire Spirit left with the purified Soul Origin.
• At the Flame Clan’s main hall, Fire Spirit told Yan Jin about the Soul Clan’s Soul Refining Array, and Han Feng warned that Hun Tiandi’s plans were likely more extensive.
• Han Feng and Fire Spirit agreed to refine the Soul Origin together using the Soul Fusion Flame Canon.

Han Feng and Fire Spirit Fairy refined a mass of Soul Origin through soul resonance, exchanged seals, and parted on trusting terms. Han Feng then reported to Gu Yuan, who discussed the alliance’s next steps and the consequences of Han Feng killing Hun Yan.

• Han Feng and Fire Spirit Fairy merged their soul flames and refined the Soul Origin, strengthening both their Divine Souls.
• Fire Spirit Fairy gave Han Feng a Red Lotus Fire Seal, and Han Feng gave her a Flame Heart Seal before leaving the Flame Clan.
• Han Feng visited Gu Yuan and reported that cooperation with the Flame Clan had been settled, while the Lei Clan and Yao Clan remained possible alliance targets.
• Gu Yuan explained that the Lei Clan and Yao Clan might eventually join the alliance even if they initially refused.
• Han Feng told Gu Yuan that he and the Flame Clan had destroyed the Hall of Souls’ new Heaven Hall and that Han Feng had killed Hun Yan.
• Gu Yuan agreed to watch the Soul Clan closely and considered that its response might expose weaknesses.

Han Feng left the Gu Clan to strengthen himself before approaching the stubborn Lei Clan, but the Nine Profound Golden Lightning warned him not to underestimate its chief, who had once subdued the Heavenly Gang Purple Lightning. Following Mang Tianchi’s tracking signal to Earth God Abyss, Han Feng descended into its depths and sensed a strange, ancient force.

• Han Feng decided to focus on increasing his strength and reasoned that the Lei Clan and Yao Clan would need to feel the Soul Clan’s threat before joining an alliance.
• While wandering through the Gu Clan, Han Feng saw a Three-star Dou Sheng woman discipline children and reflected on the Soul Clan’s overwhelming strength in his previous life.
• Han Feng began tempering his Lightning Laws, and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning warned him that the Lei Clan chief had defeated and subdued the Heavenly Gang Purple Lightning.
• After several days of cultivation, Han Feng bade Gu Yuan farewell, used Mang Tianchi’s contact item, and followed its signal northwest.
• Han Feng reached Earth God Abyss, where the tracking signal stopped, and descended into the rift valley in search of Mang Tianchi.
• As Han Feng explored the dark depths, he sensed an unusual pressure and activated the Netherworld Wind Flame in his eyes.

Han Feng entered an ancient underground realm hidden beneath Earth God Abyss and followed its earth-vein resonance into a vast primitive world. There, Mang Tianchi struggled against its native creatures and powerful monsters over a primordial stone, then abandoned the stone as the monsters continued fighting.

• Han Feng used Profound Yellow Flame to calm the earth-vein fluctuations, uncovered an ancient stone archway, and entered the underground secret realm.
• Han Feng emerged in a primitive world and set off to track Mang Tianchi using lightning fluctuations.
• Mang Tianchi defeated a group of Primitive Dwarves pursuing him, but soon encountered a thousand-meter bronze giant.
• Mang Tianchi revealed that he had taken a primordial stone from a statue, and the giant attacked him as he tried to return it.
• A terrifying black shadow appeared, and Mang Tianchi fought both monsters before throwing the primordial stone into the air and withdrawing from the battle.

Mang Tianchi watched two powerful creatures battle over a primordial stone until Han Feng arrived and effortlessly subdued them. Han Feng and Mang Tianchi examined the stone, suspecting it sealed an ancient consciousness, and decided to question the natives for answers.

• Mang Tianchi waited for the giant and black shadow to weaken, preparing to seize the primordial stone.
• Han Feng arrived, knocked both creatures down, and suppressed them with gravity before greeting Mang Tianchi.
• Mang Tianchi explained how he had taken the stone and been pursued by strange creatures in the remote realm.
• Han Feng examined the stone with Southern Bright Departing Fire and revealed an ancient sealing diagram on its surface.
• Mang Tianchi and Han Feng concluded the stone might contain an ancient consciousness or undying will, then decided to question the natives.

Han Feng and Mang Tianchi learned that the God Sealing Stone contained the sealed, maddened will of the giants’ Ancestral Spirit, and that its seal was weakening. After deciding to seek the Lei Clan’s help against the Soul Clan, Han Feng examined the stone and forced open its restriction to inspect what lay within.

• Han Feng questioned the two giant figures and learned that their Ancestral Spirit had gone mad, been sealed in the God Sealing Stone, and could awaken if the stone remained outside for too long.
• Han Feng stored the giants in the Mountain River Map and took Mang Tianchi to a concealed cave, where they discussed how Mang Tianchi had entered the ancient world and what he had found.
• Han Feng asked Mang Tianchi to introduce him to the Lei Clan, and Mang Tianchi agreed while warning that the clan leader was proud and difficult to persuade.
• Han Feng told Mang Tianchi that the Ling Clan had been destroyed and the Ancient Clan Alliance had formed, and explained that the Soul Clan was strong enough to require the Lei Clan’s help.
• Han Feng examined the God Sealing Stone, resisted its soul-sealing restriction, and forced the seal open enough to look inside.

Han Feng entered the God Sealing Stone and battled the Ancestral Spirit, whose evil thoughts drove it to attack him and covet his Heavenly Flames. After the Ancestral Spirit revealed a Dou Di-level understanding of the Profound Yellow Flame and passed it to Han Feng, he woke with new insights and chose to confront the corrupted will with Southern Bright Departing Fire.

• Han Feng used Fallen Heart Flame to attack the Ancestral Spirit after it broke free of the God Sealing Stone’s chains.
• Han Feng trapped the black smoke in a Heavenly Flame Prison, then fought its Profound Yellow Flame blade with Profound Yellow Town Palm.
• The Ancestral Spirit demonstrated a profound meaning of the Profound Yellow Flame that Han Feng recognized as belonging to the Dou Di level.
• The Ancestral Spirit passed its insight into Han Feng’s Sea of Consciousness before evil thoughts took hold of it again.
• Han Feng woke from the encounter and ignited Southern Bright Departing Fire, resolving to deal with the corrupted Ancestral Spirit.

Han Feng contained the intertwined good and evil wills inside the God Sealing Stone and left the Earth God Abyss with Mang Tianchi. As they traveled to the Lei Clan, Mang Tianchi asked Han Feng to help him avoid trouble with the clan elders, and Han Feng said he also had a favor to ask.

• Han Feng used the Yin-Yang Millstone and formation patterns to separate and seal the wills inside the God Sealing Stone, though he realized he might need the Twin Flames of Yin and Yang to separate them completely.
• Han Feng told Mang Tianchi the danger inside the stone was contained for now, and Mang Tianchi let him keep it.
• Han Feng left puppets to watch the area, then flew with Mang Tianchi out of the Earth God Abyss and toward the Lei Clan.
• Han Feng considered joining forces with the Lei Clan and Yao Clan against the Soul Clan's plans while Mang Tianchi worried about his clan's response to his long absence.
• Mang Tianchi asked Han Feng to help him put on a show for the Lei Clan elders, and Han Feng agreed before saying he had a request of his own.

Han Feng entered the Lei Clan’s Thunder Realm under the identity of Qilin, Lightning Lord of the Soul Punishing Division, to seek an alliance against the Soul Clan. After the clan elders refused to reconsider their decision, Han Feng invoked the Lei Clan’s Thunder Trial, and Lei Feng brought him to the trial stage as the dangerous test was about to begin.

• Han Feng asked Mang Tianchi to conceal his real name, and they arrived at Thunder God Mountain a few days later.
• Mang Tianchi used his token to lead Han Feng into the Thunder Realm, where guards allowed them through after Mang Tianchi introduced Han Feng as his Dou Saint-level friend.
• Lei Feng rejected Han Feng’s request to meet the Clan Chief, saying the Lei Clan had already decided against an alliance and ordering the guards to escort him out.
• Han Feng identified himself as Qilin, Lightning Lord of the Soul Punishing Division, and requested a Thunder Trial so the clan elders could reconsider his proposal if he passed.
• Lei Feng accepted Han Feng’s request and led him to the Thunder Trial Stage, warning that its Thunder Array would attack both his body and Divine Soul.

Han Feng passed all nine lightning tribulations of the Lei Clan’s Thunder Trial, proving his strength and earning Lei Feng’s respect. After the trial enhanced his body, battle qi, and soul, the story left him considering the Thunder Trial a gift as well as a test.

• Lei Feng offered Han Feng a chance to rest, but Han Feng said he was ready and stepped onto the Thunder Trial Stage.
• Han Feng endured the first four tribulations, resisting attacks on his soul, will, and Sea of Consciousness.
• Han Feng broke apart the Space Lightning Tribulation with golden lightning and then faced the sixth and seventh tribulations using only his body and soul power.
• Han Feng withstood the final two tribulations as his Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and Soul Origin resonated with the lightning.
• Lei Feng declared that Han Feng had passed all nine tribulations and addressed him as Qilin.
• Han Feng left the stage stronger and reflected that the Thunder Trial was a safeguard and opportunity for the Lei Clan’s descendants.

Han Feng passed the Lei Clan’s Thunder Trial and entered the Thunder Emperor’s Treasury, where he claimed the unfinished Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Seal as his reward. With the Lei Clan assembly approaching in seven days, he prepared for the challenges awaiting him there.

• Han Feng endured all nine Lightning Tribulations, earned permission to speak at the clan assembly, and received a token to choose one treasure from the Thunder Emperor’s Treasury.
• Mang Tianchi told Han Feng that only eight people had cleared the trial in the past ten thousand years and warned that Lei Dong might challenge him at the assembly.
• Han Feng entered the treasury with Mang Tianchi and found the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Seal, which resonated with him and revealed its origin and unfinished power.
• Han Feng claimed the seal and left the treasury as Thunder Guardian recognized that he had inherited the Thunder Emperor’s legacy.
• Seven days passed, bringing the Lei Clan assembly closer.

At the Lei Clan assembly, Han Feng, known as Qilin, fought Young Clan Leader Lei Dong after passing all nine lightning trials. Han Feng defeated Lei Dong with his newly comprehended Black-purple Tribulation Lightning, earning his respect and leaving the clan elders more intrigued by him.

• Lei Dong arrived at the assembly and challenged Han Feng to a match.
• Lei Dong attacked with Black Demon Lightning and the Mysterious Nether Thunder Tide, while Han Feng calmly countered with silver lightning.
• Lei Dong unleashed his Heaven Tier Fighting Skill, Myriad Thunders Return to Origin, forming ninety-nine lightning serpents into a halberd.
• Han Feng answered with a Black-purple Tribulation Lightning seal that shattered Lei Dong's attack and forced him back.
• Lei Dong acknowledged his defeat and saluted Han Feng, who returned the gesture without belittling him.
• Han Feng reflected that his mastery of lightning had deepened through the Nine Thunders Inquire the Dao trials and the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Seal.

Han Feng, appearing as Qilin, argued that the Lei Clan’s neutrality would surrender its influence as the Soul Clan reshaped the Eight Clans’ order. The elders voted to join the anti-Soul effort in a limited capacity, leaving the Lei Clan prepared but not yet committed to sending troops.

• At the Lei Clan assembly, Han Feng sensed the elders’ doubts and learned that Lei Ying was absent in seclusion, leaving First Elder Lei Jin to preside.
• Han Feng warned that waiting to see how the conflict unfolded would let the Soul Clan manipulate the clans and marginalize the Lei Clan.
• The elders voted on whether to engage in battle, and Lei Feng and Lei Jin voted in favor after the tally remained close.
• The Lightning Jade recorded twenty-three votes to engage and nineteen to avoid battle, so the Lei Clan agreed to send representatives to the alliance meeting and coordinate intelligence with the Soul Punishing Division.
• Lei Jin ordered the Thunder, Cloud, and Flash Divisions to reorganize and prepare, while stating that the Lei Clan would not send troops for now.

Han Feng left the Lei Clan wary of a possible Soul Clan infiltrator and warned Mang Tianchi to prepare for danger. He met with Yao Tianhuo to organize the Soul Punishing Division’s investigations, then reached the Gu Clan’s Ancient Domain to meet Gu Yuan.

• After the Lei Clan assembly, Han Feng suspected an infiltrator because his Soul Stone had trembled, and he gave Mang Tianchi a Thunder Seal for protection.
• Han Feng visited Heavenly Fire Pavilion and learned from Yao Tianhuo about suspicious soul activity and possible Soul Clan Reincarnation Platforms across several regions.
• Han Feng asked Yao Tianhuo to investigate hidden Soul Clan operatives and monitor the Lei Clan, especially its Clan Leader, using Soul Stones to aid the search.
• Han Feng stayed at Heavenly Fire Pavilion for three days before setting out for the Gu Clan.
• Han Feng entered the Ancient Domain with Gu Yuan’s token, waited in a courtyard, and was greeted by Gu Yuan.

Han Feng warned Gu Yuan that the Lei Clan might be infiltrated by the Soul Clan and shared intelligence about the Hall of Souls’ Reincarnation Platform. He then planned to visit the Yao Clan, where he intended to urge them to join the alliance and confront their leaders’ disregard for talent and the wider crisis.

• Han Feng told Gu Yuan that the Lei Clan might be deeply infiltrated and urged vigilance toward all the ancient clans.
• Han Feng informed Gu Yuan that the Hall of Souls was preparing a Reincarnation Platform to revive dead experts, and Gu Yuan suspected the Soul Clan still had powerful ancient elders.
• Han Feng decided to visit the Yao Clan and explained that Yao Chen had been expelled because his thin bloodline and exceptional alchemy talent threatened the clan’s powerful elders.
• Han Feng told Gu Yuan he would warn the Yao Clan about the changing situation, while hoping younger members might listen and help spark change.
• Han Feng returned toward Starfall Pavilion to tell Yao Chen about the visit and resolved to keep moving forward despite the Soul Clan’s new methods.

Han Feng left Starfall Pavilion for the Yao Clan, carrying Yao Chen’s warnings and a Soul Protecting Pill. After gathering rumors in Danling Town, he reached the clan’s formation and announced himself as an apothecary of the Soul Punishing Division.

• Han Feng told Yao Chen about the Lei Clan, and Yao Chen warned him that the Soul Clan’s methods were more concealed and ruthless than before.
• Han Feng said he would visit the Yao Clan, and Yao Chen gave him a Jade Slip of clan information while recalling how Yao Wan Gui had framed and driven him out.
• Yao Chen gave Han Feng a Soul Protecting Pill and cautioned him against letting anger cloud his judgment or revealing his identity without considering the consequences.
• Han Feng traveled to the Shennong Mountain Range in disguise and read reports in Danling Town about the Yao Clan’s internal disputes, outside recruitment, and missing Lei Clan envoys.
• Han Feng approached the Yao Clan’s formation and identified himself to its Spiritual Sense as an apothecary of the Soul Punishing Division.

Han Feng entered the Yao Clan and met Yao Ming, who hired him to kill Yao Wan Gui while secretly planning to use the attempted assassination as an excuse to undermine an alliance. Han Feng accepted the payment, evaded the clan’s surveillance, and found a sealed secret map in the storage ring.

• Yao Tong escorted Han Feng through Medicine Valley to meet Yao Ming at Yao Ling Residence.
• Yao Ming asked Han Feng to kill Yao Wan Gui, claiming the First Elder of Punishment had ties to the Soul Clan and opposed an alliance.
• Han Feng demanded personal compensation before taking the commission, and Yao Ming gave him a storage ring while planning to use the assassination attempt as a pretext to reject an alliance.
• Yao Ming told Yao Tong that he intended to exploit the turmoil to restore the Yao Clan’s former power.
• Han Feng used a Soul Clone to discover the clan was monitoring him, then put a Half-Saint agent to sleep and returned to his room.
• Han Feng examined Yao Ming’s payment and found precious soul-refining materials and an ancient Jade Slip containing a sealed secret map.

Han Feng investigated Yao Wan Gui’s secret ties to the Soul Clan, then intervened when Yao Wan Gui attacked Yao Ming. Their battle escalated into a deadly formation before Yao Wanhuo stopped the fighting.

• Han Feng infiltrated Chenhun Residence, uncovered its Soul Clan weapons and records, and killed a Soul Clan assassin who confronted him.
• Han Feng recovered the assassin’s memories, learning that Yao Wan Gui had exchanged intelligence with the Soul Clan and controlled a hidden punitive guard.
• Yao Wan Gui accused Yao Ming of colluding with outsiders and attacked his residence, while Yao Ming’s followers prepared to defend it.
• Han Feng arrived under the guise of an ally from the Soul Punishing Division, prompting Yao Wan Gui to accuse Yao Ming of joining forces with him.
• Yao Ming ordered the Yao Forest sealed as Han Feng and Yao Wan Gui fought; Yao Wan Gui then unleashed a black soul formation that threatened the courtyard.
• Yao Wanhuo used his strength as a Six-star Dou Sheng to suppress the chaos and halt the battle.