Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan exchanged Yao Ao’s Soul Body for Soul Points and explored the Soul Hall’s treasures, where he found a dangerous Soul Skill capable of severing even a Heavenly Soul. He decided to acquire and cultivate it despite lacking the recommended Clan Mark.

• Xiao Yan exchanged Yao Ao’s Soul Body for 180,000 Soul Points, raising his total to 184,100.
• Xiao Yan examined the Soul Hall’s Earth Rank treasures but found little that suited his needs.
• Xiao Yan discovered the Asura Soul Severing Technique, a powerful Soul Skill that could sever Heavenly Souls but risked turning its cultivator into a prisoner of slaughter.
• Xiao Yan noted that he met the late Mortal Realm cultivation requirement and considered using medicinal pills to keep his mind clear.
• Xiao Yan shattered the light sphere containing the Asura Soul Severing Technique and chose to cultivate it despite lacking a sixth-grade Clan Mark.

Xiao Yan secretly exchanged for an Earth Rank High-Level Soul Skill, then learned that the Gate of Life and Death concealed a deeper mystery that Protector Wu also wanted. He prepared Mind Clarity Pills to counter the Asura Soul Severing Technique’s effects, and Nalan Yanran arrived to take him to the Gate of Life and Death.

• Xiao Yan returned from the Soul Hall after exchanging for medicinal ingredients and secretly obtaining a powerful Soul Skill, while Protector Wu and Yun Shan worried he might reach the end of the Gate of Life and Death.
• Protector Wu revealed that he wanted the mysterious inheritance beyond the final Death Gate for himself, even if he had to offer Xiao Yan the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan learned from Mao Wu that a powerful spatial seal barred entry to the Gate of Life and Death, and deduced that Protector Wu and Yun Shan were hiding something important there.
• Xiao Yan returned to his building, checked on Medusa in her snake form, and spent the night refining Mind Clarity Pills to counter the Asura Soul Severing Technique’s side effects.
• Nalan Yanran came to bring Xiao Yan to the Gate of Life and Death and mistakenly assumed he had spent the night with Medusa.

Xiao Yan entered the Gate of Life and Death at the Misty Cloud Sect, triggering a violent reaction unlike anything the sect had seen before. As the gate opened, he warned Yun Yun to beware of the Soul Hall and stepped inside.

• Nalan Yanran escorted Xiao Yan through the damaged Misty Cloud Sect to the back mountain, where Yun Yun and Yun Shan waited.
• Yun Yun opened the Space Lock with the Sect Leader Token and led Xiao Yan to the Gate of Life and Death.
• Xiao Yan placed his hand on the stone pillar and circulated his Dou Qi, hearing a voice say, “You finally came.”
• The Gate of Life and Death triggered a massive earthquake that split mountains and collapsed buildings across the sect.
• Xiao Yan warned Yun Yun about the Soul Hall and entered the Gate of Life and Death.

Xiao Yan triggered the Gate of Life and Death with the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change and uncovered a hidden memory linked to the Xiao Clan and the Hun Clan. Outside the gate, Protector Wu ordered Yun Shan to gather people for a forbidden soul-devouring technique while he waited for Xiao Yan to emerge.

• Yun Shan failed to seize Xiao Yan as the Gate of Life and Death closed behind him.
• Protector Wu appeared in black mist, and Yun Shan explained that Xiao Yan had deliberately entered the gate.
• Protector Wu ordered Yun Shan to gather people so he could use the Ninefold Forest Hundred Devouring Soul Secret Method to break through the gate.
• Yun Shan took Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran away to gather the sect's elders, while Protector Wu stayed behind.
• Xiao Yan activated the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, burned away the gate's eight false doors, and uncovered a memory scene.
• A middle-aged man in the memory reported that the Hun Clan had ambushed more Xiao Clan disciples, shocking Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan witnessed memories of Xiao Xuan’s plan to restore the Xiao Clan bloodline by advancing to Dou God in the Heaven Tomb. The plan faced Hun Tiandi’s intervention, who revealed that Source Qi was needed for the advancement and offered the Dou Di Remains as another path.

• Xiao Yan learned that the Hun Clan threatened the declining Xiao Clan, whose elders urged Xiao Xuan to risk the clan’s bloodline power to advance to Dou God.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to lead the Xiao Clan’s advancement ceremony in the Heaven Tomb, and Gu Yuan permitted it in exchange for the Tou She Ancient God Jade after the ceremony.
• Hun Tiandi arrived with the Soul Hall and demanded the Tou She Ancient God Jade, explaining that the continent lacked the Source Qi required to advance to Dou God.
• Hun Tiandi claimed that gathering all eight pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade would open the Dou Di Remains, whose contents could help him and Xiao Xuan advance.

Xiao Yan watched memories of Xiao Xuan’s last stand against Hun Tiandi and the Hun Clan, including the Xiao Clan’s failed attempt to help Xiao Xuan advance to Dou God. The visions ended with Xiao Xuan sacrificing himself to save the survivors, and Xiao Yan realized the memories were a measure Xiao Xuan had left behind.

• Hun Tiandi revealed his intention to kill Xiao Xuan, destroy the Xiao Clan, and seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade as fighting broke out around the Heaven Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan and Hun Tiandi fought fiercely while the outnumbered Xiao Clan suffered heavy losses against the Hun Clan.
• At the Great Elder’s and Xiao Kong’s urging, Xiao Xuan began the advancement ceremony, drawing the Xiao Clan’s bloodline power into himself as some clansmen died from the extraction.
• Xiao Xuan failed to break through to Dou God, opened a Space Channel for the surviving Xiao Clan People, and told them to take the Tou She Ancient God Jade and escape.
• Xiao Xuan stayed behind and detonated his Heavenly Flames against Hun Tiandi and the Hun Clan; the vision ended, and Xiao Yan recognized the memories as Xiao Xuan’s final measure.

Xiao Yan heard Xiao Xuan’s final message, which revealed that the Yin-Yang Twin Flame held the Xiao Clan’s last trace of Dou God Bloodline and a secret technique. He learned that he must gather two more Strange Flames and reach the Heaven Tomb to inherit Xiao Xuan’s legacy, leaving him with the burden of restoring the Xiao Clan while avoiding the Hun Clan.

• Xiao Xuan’s preserved voice told Xiao Yan that he had hidden the Xiao Clan’s last trace of Dou God Bloodline and a secret technique within the Yin-Yang Twin Flame.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change could work with the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark and three Strange Flames to replenish its weakened bloodline.
• Xiao Xuan instructed Xiao Yan to obtain two more Strange Flames with the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s help and then go to the Heaven Tomb, warning him to beware the Hun Clan.
• The Yin-Yang Twin Flame split into two koi fish after Xiao Xuan’s message ended.
• Xiao Yan pieced together how Xiao Xuan had concealed the clan’s inheritance and reflected on the danger of restoring the Xiao Clan under the watch of the Hun Clan and the other Dou God Clans.

Xiao Yan refined the Yin-Yang Twin Flame and inherited a trace of the Xiao Clan's Dou God bloodline while the Soul Hall seized control of the Misty Cloud Sect. Protector Wu sacrificed captives and devoured the souls of Yun Shan and other Soul Hall members to break open the Gate of Life and Death, but Xiao Yan emerged to confront him.

• Xiao Yan swore to protect the Xiao Clan, accepted the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, and began refining it inside the Gate of Life and Death.
• Yun Shan sealed the Misty Cloud Sect, and Jia Ma Empire leaders grew concerned as the sect remained cut off for more than a month.
• Protector Wu filled Soul Offering Altars with captives and began the Nine Forest Hundred Devouring Souls ritual to raise his power and uproot the Gate of Life and Death.
• Queen Medusa freed Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, who learned Yun Shan had ordered the captives taken, while Protector Wu devoured Yun Shan and the souls of other Soul Hall members.
• Protector Wu struck down Medusa and Yun Yun, but Xiao Yan emerged from the Gate of Life and Death and challenged him.

Xiao Yan used Xiao Xuan’s inherited secret technique to destroy Protector Wu and the Soul Envoys, then helped the survivors face the Misty Cloud Sect’s collapse. As Yun Yun prepared to rebuild the sect, Xiao Yan proposed a plan that led him to ask his brothers to move the Xiao Clan into the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Protector Wu sent Soul Envoys to seize Xiao Yan’s inheritance, but Xiao Xuan’s secret technique, Breaking though the Heavens, annihilated them.
• Xiao Yan used the Life Flame to let Yun Yun say goodbye to Yun Shan’s remnant soul and treated Medusa’s injuries.
• Xiao Yan told Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong that a mysterious force had attacked the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun temporarily closed the sect.
• Most Misty Cloud Sect disciples and elders left, while Yun Yun planned to visit the families of those killed and pass leadership to Nalan Yanran.
• Two days later, Xiao Li and Xiao Ding learned from Xiao Yan’s letter that he wanted the Xiao Clan to move into the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan defined the Flame Alliance as a collective-defense pact and used it to reassure the Jia Ma Empire Royal Family and recruit Queen Medusa’s Snake-People Empire. The royal family considered joining, while Medusa weighed the offer after Xiao Yan promised her people a stretch of Misty Cloud Mountain.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li learned from Xiao Yan’s letter that the Xiao Clan had allied with the Misty Cloud Sect and was to move there, so they planned to bring their father and clan members.
• At a banquet, Xiao Yan told Yao Ye and Jia Xing Tian that the Flame Alliance would preserve its members’ independence while defending them against outside attacks.
• Yao Ye and Jia Xing Tian concluded that the alliance could protect the royal family’s rule and strengthen the Jia Ma Empire, and Jia Xing Tian agreed to consider joining.
• Back at the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan asked Queen Medusa to bring the Snake-People Empire into the Flame Alliance and offered her people land on Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Medusa was tempted by the offer but questioned whether the human factions could truly defend her people and whether the snake-people would accept the alliance.

Xiao Yan brought the Snake-People Empire and Jia Ma Empire into the Flame Alliance, then explained to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he was preparing the Xiao Clan for threats from the Dou God Clans. As Xiao Yan took control of the Misty Cloud Sect’s resources and arranged to infiltrate the Soul Hall, a Law Enforcer arrived to investigate Protector Wu’s death, and Xiao Yan confronted him as a Heaven Rank Protector.

• Medusa secured the Snake-People Empire’s entry into the Flame Alliance, and Yao Ye followed by agreeing to join.
• The Misty Cloud Sect, Jia Ma Empire, and Snake-People Empire issued the Flame Alliance Covenant, then defeated invading Chuyun Empire forces at the Snake-People border.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the Xiao Clan arrived at Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Yan welcomed them and explained the danger posed by the Hun Clan and the other Dou God Clans.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Ding to manage the Misty Cloud Sect and Xiao Li to infiltrate its Soul Hall branch, and both brothers agreed to help protect the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan used Misty Cloud Sect’s medicinal ingredients to refine pills and strengthen his cultivation while struggling to understand the incomplete Breaking through the Heavens secret art.
• Hun Lu arrived to investigate Protector Wu’s death, and Xiao Yan entered the Soul Hall wearing a Soul Robe as the Soul Token revealed him to be a Heaven Rank Protector.

Xiao Yan took control of the Soul Hall branch as Heaven Rank Flame Protector and secured Hun Lu’s cooperation before preparing to leave the Jia Ma Empire for Jia Nan Academy. There, Xun Er rejected her clan’s order to return, while Xiao Yan said farewell to Yun Yun and later visited Ya Fei.

• Xiao Yan imprinted his Soul Mark on the branch hall, revealed Hun Xuzi had given him his Soul Token, and claimed control as Flame Protector.
• Hun Lu accepted Xiao Yan’s explanation for Protector Wu’s death, gave him a Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, and agreed to send his Heaven Rank Soul Robe.
• Xiao Yan appointed someone to manage the branch hall, then left to return to Jia Nan Academy and see Xun Er.
• Ling Ying told Xun Er that Xiao Yan had formed a Flame Alliance and that a mysterious force had attacked the Misty Cloud Sect; Xun Er suspected the Soul Hall and burned her clan’s Recall Order.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun he was returning to Jia Nan Academy, then visited his family and later went to the Mittel Auction House to see Ya Fei.

Xiao Yan left Jia Ma Empire and returned to Jia Nan Academy, where he reunited with Xun Er after a year and a half apart. The chapter ended with their embrace and kiss drawing the stunned attention of the academy crowd.

• Xiao Yan left Ya Fei asleep in Jia Ma Holy City and flew off after leaving Hai Bodong an IOU promising a Huangji Pill.
• Medusa confronted Xiao Yan about restoring her body, inspected his modified Heavenly Flame Serpent Body technique, and traveled with him in her snake form as he headed toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan crossed the Black-Corner Region under a Soul Hall disguise, consumed a Little Soul Black-Purple Pill, and reached Peace Town, where Jia Nan Academy's Enforcement Team escorted him toward Canaan City.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xun Er had attracted many admirers at the academy, then arrived in Canaan City and met Xiao Ning, who led him to the Xiao Clan residence.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er, apologized for leaving her behind, and kissed her as the gathered students watched in shock.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er, then tested and trained the Xiao Clan students for the Inner Academy assessment. The chapter left him facing Bai Shan, who challenged him over Xun Er, while Mentor Ruo Lin intervened to stop a fight.

• Xiao Yan kissed Xun Er in public, then teased Xiao Yu and learned how the Xiao Clan students were progressing at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan tested Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Meng, and Xiao Yueliang, then gave them better skills and dangerous training materials to prepare for the Inner Academy assessment.
• Xiao Yan trained the five Xiao Clan students until they could barely walk, then bought grilled skewers to take back to Xun Er.
• Bai Shan blocked Xiao Yan on his way back and demanded that he leave Xun Er, then attacked him with lightning Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan effortlessly absorbed Bai Shan's attack, and Mentor Ruo Lin arrived and warned Bai Shan that she could have his selection qualifications canceled.

Xiao Yan brought Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Meng, and Xiao Yueliang to Black Seal City after putting them through a dangerous journey across the Black-Corner Region. At the packed Black Seal Auction House, Xiao Yan waited for the auction to begin, sensing that it might hold an unexpected surprise.

• Xiao Yan agreed to enter the Inner Academy selection with Xun Er and asked Mentor Ruo Lin to register five Xiao Clan members as well, promising to train them for the competition.
• Xiao Yan advanced to Two Star Dou Ling but failed to make progress on the Asura Soul Severing Technique, then received a map from Xun Er for their trip to Black Seal City.
• Xiao Yan tested Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Meng, and Xiao Yueliang by making them travel through the Black-Corner Region without his help, and they reached Black Seal City alive.
• Xiao Yan learned about Han Feng and the Black Ranking List, bought a medicinal ingredient at Thousand Medicines Shop, and then brought the group to the Black Seal Auction House.
• Fan Ling noticed Xiao Yan and felt wary of him, while Xiao Yan sensed Fan Ling watching him; the auction began as Xiao Yan anticipated an unexpected surprise.

Xiao Yan bought weapons and equipment for Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, then outbid Fan Ling for the Thunder Bat Sky Wings with a Dou Wang Pill. When a map fragment appeared, Xiao Yan and Xun Er recognized its connection to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, leaving Xiao Yan wondering whether he could use the Hun Clan’s knowledge to find it.

• Xiao Yan bought the Cold Edge sword for Xiao Ning and told him to learn swordsmanship before the Inner Academy selection tournament.
• Xiao Yan purchased suitable equipment for his clan members and watched the auction continue until the Thunder Bat Sky Wings appeared.
• Fan Ling and Elder Qing competed for the Flight Dou Technique before Xiao Yan outbid them with a Dou Wang Pill and gave the wings to Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er both reacted to an ancient map fragment, and Xun Er recognized it as connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan showed Xun Er his two map fragments, but she returned them and warned him not to pursue the flame before reaching Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether the Hun Clan was tracking the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and whether its knowledge could help him locate it.

Xiao Yan won the Three Thousand Lightning Movement at auction, then pursued Sky Serpent Mansion to seize the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and confront them over Qing Lin. He defeated Elder Qing and warned that he would soon settle the score with Lü Man and Bai Ya.

• Xiao Yan outbid Fan Ling for a damaged remnant map, then won the Three Thousand Lightning Movement for ten million gold coins.
• Xiao Yan gave the other auction purchases to Xiao Yu and the others, then left with Xun Er and tracked Sky Serpent Mansion's party with Mao Wu.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er intercepted Elder Qing and demanded the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, while Xiao Yan revealed his grudge over Qing Lin.
• Xun Er and Xiao Yan used secret techniques to raise their strength, and Xiao Yan attacked Elder Qing with his Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan subdued Elder Qing with the Asura Soul Severing Technique and ordered her to tell Lü Man and Bai Ya that he would visit Sky Serpent Mansion to settle the debt over Qing Lin.

Xiao Yan defeated Elder Qing, took the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and escaped a Blood Sect ambush with Xun Er. He then found a hidden Soul Hall branch near Black Seal City and planned to use it against the Blood Sect.

• Xiao Yan subdued Elder Qing, took the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and let Sky Serpent Mansion leave after warning them about Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan offered the pill to Xun Er, but she refused because she could not benefit from its effects.
• Fan Ling and the Blood Sect surrounded Xiao Yan and Xun Er, demanding the pill and offering to spare Xiao Yan if he joined them.
• Xiao Yan used the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame to attack the Blood Sect, and Xun Er blocked Fan Lao's strike so they could escape.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er returned to Jia Nan Academy, then Xiao Yan found a hidden Soul Hall branch near Black Seal City and planned to turn the Blood Sect's methods against them.

Xiao Yan used his Soul Hall rank to recruit Xuan Protector and attack the Blood Sect, where he found the third Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map. After returning to Jia Nan Academy, he entered the Inner Academy selection competition, revealed his strength with a one-strike victory, and considered how to get his clan members into the Inner Academy and claim its rewards.

• Xiao Yan entered the Black-Corner Region Soul Hall, where Soul Envoys recognized him as Flame Protector and Xuan Protector learned that he held a Heaven Rank Soul Token.
• Xiao Yan asked Xuan Protector for help attacking the Blood Sect, and Xuan Protector agreed and assembled forces for the assault.
• Xiao Yan and the Soul Hall forces overwhelmed the Blood Sect, and Xiao Yan recovered the third Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map from its secret chamber.
• Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, swallowed the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and spent more than half a month cultivating before the Inner Academy selection competition began.
• Xiao Xun'er won her match, while Xiao Yan defeated Xue Beng with a flick of his finger and left the arena wondering whether medicinal pills were allowed as rewards.

Xiao Yan instantly defeated Lu Mu in the selection tournament, while his clanmates secured places in the top fifty with his help. As the final contest began, Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia challenged Xiao Yan, setting up the battle for the top five.

• Mentor Ruo Lin warned Xiao Yan about Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, while Xiao Yan said he was confident he could win the tournament.
• Xiao Mei defeated her opponent, then Xiao Yan overwhelmed Lu Mu with the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and won their match instantly.
• Xiao Ning, Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Meng won their second matches, while Xiao Yueliang used the flame Xiao Yan had placed inside him to defeat his opponent and help every Xiao Clan participant reach the top fifty.
• After the Xiao Clan's success spread through the academy, Xiao Yan and the others returned for the final contest, where Bai Shan silently vowed to humiliate him.
• Wu Hao challenged Xiao Yan, but Hu Jia interrupted and declared that Xiao Yan was hers to defeat; Xiao Yan joked with Xun Er about attracting both men and women.