Recaps

Xiao Yan cultivated after refining a high-rank Medicinal Pill, then flew to a valley where Inner Academy students were fighting a Snow Demon Sky Ape over Earth Core Body Tempering Milk. He rescued Han Yue and helped defeat the ape, leaving the group ready to claim the treasure.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the drifting pill mist while cultivating, but found his Soul Power stuck at Sixth-Rank Peak.
• Xiao Yan heard a powerful beast roar and flew with Mao Wu to a valley, where Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, Han Yue, and three other students were battling a Snow Demon Sky Ape.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape revealed that it guarded Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, then unleashed its bloodline power and drove the students into retreat.
• The ape targeted Han Yue, but Xiao Yan struck it aside with the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler and caught her as she fell.
• Xiao Yan used the Ancient Dragon's Roar to halt the berserk ape, then joined the six students in defeating it.
• The Strong Ranking experts praised Xiao Yan's strength, and Xiao Yan urged them to collect the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.

After defeating the Snow Demon Sky Ape, Xiao Yan and the others shared what they believed was the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, while Xiao Yan secretly used Mao Wu to obtain the more potent substance hidden inside the crystal pillar. He spent the next month tempering his body and cultivating, reaching eight-star Dou Ling and preparing to challenge Zi Yan for first place in the Strong Ranking Tournament.

• Xiao Yan and the six others entered the Snow Demon Sky Ape's cave and discovered a pool of diluted Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, which they divided equally.
• Han Yue, Lin Xiuya, Yan Hao, and the others agreed that Xiao Yan should take his share first, but he took only one-seventh before everyone else claimed the same amount.
• Xiao Yan returned to the cave with Mao Wu and secretly retrieved the true Earth Core Body Tempering Milk hidden inside the crystal pillar.
• Xiao Yan spent three days gathering medicinal ingredients, then mixed them with the true Earth Core Body Tempering Milk to make a body-tempering bath.
• Xiao Yan endured a month of painful cultivation and strengthened his physique to the level of a Rank 5 Magical Beast while advancing to eight-star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yan declared that he would take first place in the Strong Ranking Tournament and knew he would have to defeat Zi Yan.

The Strong Ranking Tournament began, and Xiao Yan easily defeated Bai Cheng and Yao Sheng before being paired against Liu Qing in the third round. Xiao Yan entered the match determined to win the tournament and face Zi Yan, while Liu Qing vowed to defeat him.

• The Inner Academy’s students gathered for the Strong Ranking Tournament, and Xiao Yan arrived with Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and the other Xiao Clan People.
• Xiao Yan met Lin Xiuya, Han Yue, and Liu Qing before the elders began the tournament and paired contestants by drawing lots.
• Xiao Yan defeated Bai Cheng with one Eight Extremities Collapse punch and then kicked Yao Sheng out of the arena.
• Xiao Yan wondered about Xun Er’s true strength, but their conversation ended when Su Qian announced Xiao Yan’s match against Liu Qing.
• Zi Yan offered to take Xiao Yan’s place, but Xiao Yan declared that he aimed to take first place and challenged her to beat him.
• Liu Qing stepped onto the stage and vowed to defeat Xiao Yan, who said he hoped Liu Qing would provide a proper warm-up.

Xiao Yan fought Liu Qing in the tournament, overpowering him in close combat before defeating his strongest spear technique with the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler. The Great Elder declared Xiao Yan the victor.

• Liu Qing opened the match with the Golden Demon Claw, but Xiao Yan shattered it with Lion's Roar and charged into close combat.
• Xiao Yan used his superior perception and physical strength to suppress Liu Qing, whose counterattacks failed to overcome him.
• Liu Qing used the Great Coffin Splitting Claw against Xiao Yan's Eight Extremities Collapse, and their clash shattered the fighting platform and injured both fighters.
• Liu Qing drew the Mountain Splitting Spear and unleashed Great Rock Split, while Xiao Yan summoned the Heavy Xuan Ruler and prepared his finishing move.
• Xiao Yan's Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler overwhelmed Liu Qing's attack and devastated the arena, and the Great Elder declared Xiao Yan the victor.

After Xiao Yan defeated Liu Qing and Xun'er easily defeated Lin Xiuya, Xiao Yan challenged Zi Yan for first place in the Strong Ranking Tournament. Xiao Yan transformed into a Dou Wang and fought her head-on, but Zi Yan's overwhelming physical strength kept him on the defensive until he powered up further with the Eight-Winged Demon Tiger’s image.

• The Great Elder told Liu Qing that Xiao Yan’s strength came from his willingness to risk his life, while Lin Xiuya admitted he could not defeat Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er evaded Lin Xiuya’s attacks and knocked him out of the arena, then told Xiao Yan her advanced techniques were a woman’s secret.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing reclaimed spots in the top ten, Han Yue won tenth place, and the elders ranked Zi Yan first and Xiao Yan second.
• Xiao Yan challenged Zi Yan for first place, explaining that he wanted to hit her back after months of being beaten during their training.
• Xiao Yan used Skyfire Three Mysterious Change to reach Dou Wang strength, but Zi Yan caught and threw him, then outmatched him with her strength and speed.
• After Zi Yan’s punch sent him flying, Xiao Yan activated Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and summoned the Eight-Winged Demon Tiger’s image to strengthen his body.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan fought a fierce battle in the Jia Nan Academy square, trading blows with their strongest abilities. After their clash left both exhausted, Xiao Yan revealed the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame’s Source Fire Seed and prepared his final move.

• Xiao Yan used the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame to take on the appearance of an Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger and struck at Zi Yan, who countered with Space Power.
• Zi Yan landed a powerful spatial hammer strike that broke Xiao Yan’s beast spirit image and wounded his back, but Xiao Yan healed himself with Life Flame.
• Xiao Yan took up the Heavy Xuan Ruler and exchanged a prolonged series of weapon blows with Zi Yan, whose fists clashed head-on with the ruler.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler—Ten Thousand Beast Fire Wave against Zi Yan’s purple-light punch, and both attacks damaged each other as their strength ran low.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Source Fire Seed of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and announced his final move, Beast Spirit Descent.

Xiao Yan unveiled his Heavenly Flame Dou Technique, Beast Spirit Descent, and fought Zi Yan to a draw in the Strong Ranking Tournament. After recovering, he shared a kiss with Xun Er, while Ling Ying watched from outside and chose not to report it.

• Xiao Yan used the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and his Soul Power to summon the Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger and unleash Mad Devil Flame against Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan answered with a punch empowered by her bloodline and an obscure Dragon Might, and their clash destroyed the square before knocking them both unconscious and out of bounds.
• The tournament ended with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan tied for first place and Xun Er in third, while the Inner Academy marveled at their battles.
• After recovering, Xiao Yan reflected on the fight until Xun Er visited and gave him a black scroll.
• Xiao Yan pulled Xun Er into his arms, and they kissed beneath the moonlight as Ling Ying watched outside and kept silent.

Xiao Yan received the Ancient Clan’s Earth Rank High-Level Emperor Seal Technique from Xun Er and learned its first two forms. The next day, he joined the Inner Academy’s top ten for Heart Flame Source body refinement, intending to use the opportunity and medicinal pills to break through to Dou Wang.

• Xun Er stopped Xiao Yan’s advances, gave him the Emperor Seal Technique, and explained the Mountain Splitting Seal and Sea Flipping Seal.
• Xun Er privately ordered Ling Ying to keep the gift secret from the Ancient Clan, then postponed discussing news from the clan until after the Heart Flame refinement.
• Xiao Yan told Medusa to wait in his room, then met Xun Er and the other top-ranked students at the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan gave Zi Yan pills to cheer her up before Su Qian led the group down to the tower’s eighth level and the Heart Flame Source chamber.
• Su Qian placed the students on jade platforms and sealed the chamber as Xiao Yan prepared pills and resolved to use the Heart Flame Source to advance to Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan used the Heart Flame Source to refine a Dou Ling Pill’s energy before swallowing a Ba Wang Pill to force his breakthrough from Dou Ling to Dou Wang. As the others completed their tempering, a surge from Xiao Yan’s jade platform coincided with the seal beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower coming under pressure, and Xun Er stayed behind to protect him.

• Xiao Yan swallowed a Dou Ling Pill, reached Nine Star Dou Ling, and used the Heart Flame Source to purify and reduce his Dou Qi before taking a Ba Wang Pill.
• Xiao Yan endured the Ba Wang Pill’s swelling energy and the Heart Flame’s burning as the other students continued their three-day body tempering; two students failed and were removed from the tower.
• Xun Er finished tempering early and waited for Xiao Yan, while Zi Yan left; Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing later broke through to Dou Wang, and the others learned Xiao Yan was attempting the same with a Ba Wang Pill.
• A powerful suction erupted from Xiao Yan’s jade platform as Su Qian sensed the weakened seal at the tower’s lowest level and ordered everyone to evacuate.
• Xun Er sent the others out, sealed the entrance with golden Flame, and stayed behind because Xiao Yan still needed more time.

Xiao Yan survived the Fallen Heart Flame’s eruption, broke through to Dou Wang, and advanced his Soul Power to half-step Seventh Grade. Later, Ling Quan arrived with the Black Submerging Army to take Xun Er back to her clan, and Xiao Yan stepped forward to oppose them.

• Su Qian reinforced the seal as the Fallen Heart Flame attacked, and Xun Er used her golden Flame to burn away escaping heart fire while Xiao Yan finished gathering spirituality and led her out of the tower.
• Xiao Yan learned he had broken through to Dou Wang and half-step Seventh Grade Soul Power, then returned with Xun Er to Xiao Hall as the elders contained the Fallen Heart Flame.
• After a day of rest, Xiao Yan and Xun Er spent time together before powerful auras approached and Xun Er told him to hide.
• Ling Quan arrived with the Black Submerging Army and announced that the clan had ordered him to escort Xun Er back.
• Xiao Yan emerged from hiding, learned from Ling Ying that Xun Er had to obey her clan’s order, and declared that no one would take her away while he stood there.

Xiao Yan fought the Ancient Clan’s Black Submerging Army after Ling Quan threatened to take Xun Er back and mocked the fallen Xiao Clan. After defeating the soldiers, Xiao Yan revealed through his actions that he had grown strong to prove himself worthy of Xun Er and to restore the Xiao Clan.

• Ling Quan insulted the Xiao Clan and said he had been instructed to ask Xiao Yan about the clan’s portion of the key, while Xun Er defended Xiao Yan and denied knowing about it.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his Dragon Might and Ancient Dragon's Roar, incapacitating the Black Submerging Army’s Dou Wang members.
• Xiao Yan used his ruler, combat techniques, and lightning movement to defeat the soldiers, leaving them badly injured.
• Ling Quan suggested Xiao Yan had obtained the Xiao Clan’s legacy, while Ling Ying realized Xiao Yan had pursued strength to prove himself to the Ancient Clan and revive the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan fought Ling Quan to prove that he could challenge the Ancient Clan despite lacking a Dou God Bloodline. After unleashing a dangerous fusion of his Heavenly Flames, Xiao Yan traded powerful blows with Ling Quan but was blasted into a mountain, where he prepared to continue the fight.

• Ling Quan taunted Xiao Yan for lacking a Dou God Bloodline, while Xiao Yan explained that defeating him would prove his strength to the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Yan swallowed several Medicinal Pills and used the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change with his fused Heavenly Flames, raising his power dramatically and injuring himself in the process.
• Xiao Yan struck Ling Quan with a lightning-fast punch, then pursued him with his Dou Qi Fire Wings as Zi Yan, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and others followed.
• Xiao Yan and Ling Quan exchanged blows with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Black Halberd, then countered each other's Dou Techniques.
• Ling Quan's Star River Mysterious Dragon Halberd overwhelmed Xiao Yan's Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler and sent him crashing into a mountain, where Xiao Yan emerged with Death Flame in one eye and Life Flame in the other.

Xiao Yan used the Yin-Yang Twin Flame to battle Ling Quan, repeatedly healing himself with stolen vitality and overpowering Ling Quan with powerful Heavenly Flame techniques. As Xiao Yan prepared to finish the fight with the Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger, Ling Quan unleashed his Dou God Bloodline and Clan Mark despite Xun Er’s warning.

• Xiao Yan revealed the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, and Xun Er recognized it as one of Xiao Xuan’s Heavenly Flames.
• Ling Quan attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan’s Yin-Yang Domain let the Death Flame drain Ling Quan’s vitality and the Life Flame restore Xiao Yan’s wound.
• Xiao Yan chased Ling Quan with the Yin-Yang Domain, struck him with the Ancient Dragon’s Roar, and blasted him into a crater with the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger and unleashed a vast wave of flame toward Ling Quan.
• Xun Er warned Ling Quan that the Xiao Clan was allied with her clan, but Ling Quan ignored her and activated his Dou God Bloodline and Clan Mark.

Xiao Yan unleashed Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus against Ling Quan, but Elder Tong Xuan intervened before it could kill him. Xun Er returned to the Ancient Clan after saying goodbye to Xiao Yan, who was left watching her depart as darkness and Black Flame appeared around him.

• Ling Quan used the Sea Flipping Seal against Xiao Yan, who answered with a fire lotus formed from three Heavenly Flames.
• The Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus overwhelmed Ling Quan's attack, but Elder Tong Xuan stopped its flames and rescued Ling Quan and the Black Submerging Army.
• Elder Tong Xuan healed Xiao Yan and told Xun Er it was time to return to the clan.
• Xun Er promised to wait for Xiao Yan to become powerful and restore the Xiao Family, then entered the spatial rift and left.
• After Xun Er disappeared, darkness stirred in Xiao Yan's eyes and a wisp of Black Flame appeared on the ground.

After defeating Ling Quan, Xiao Yan was approached in the darkness by Hun Xuzi, who praised his Soul Power and revealed the Hun Clan’s interest in his potential. Xiao Yan produced the Tuoshe Ancient Jade and gave it to Hun Xuzi, who admired his willingness to relinquish the key to becoming a Dou God.

• Xiao Yan stood alone after defeating Ling Quan, while the Inner Academy students left him undisturbed.
• A mature Void Swallowing Flame Sub-flame drew Xiao Yan into a void space, where Hun Xuzi appeared.
• Hun Xuzi praised Xiao Yan’s rapid growth and powerful Soul Power, hoping he might help the Hun Clan refine the Emperor Grade Pill Embryo.
• Xiao Yan stabbed his abdomen and retrieved the Tuoshe Ancient Jade hidden inside his body.
• Xiao Yan explained that the incomplete ancient jade was a death warrant rather than a treasure, then tossed it to Hun Xuzi.
• Hun Xuzi admitted the Ancient Clan looked down on Xiao Yan and declared that the Hun Clan admired him.

Xiao Yan accepted the Hun Clan’s Soul Token and negotiated with Hun Xuzi for the Emperor’s Soul Decree, hoping to gain the strength to win the Ancient Clan’s recognition. He returned to Jia Nan Academy with a dangerous new path ahead and reaffirmed his determination to reach Xun Er.

• Hun Xuzi offered Xiao Yan a place in the Hun Clan and activated the Soul Token, forming a mark in Xiao Yan’s soul and advancing his Soul Power to Mortal Realm Completion.
• Xiao Yan refused to formally join the Hun Clan but agreed to cooperate and asked Hun Xuzi for the Emperor’s Soul Decree.
• Hun Xuzi explained that the complete Emperor’s Soul Decree and the true Emperor Seal Technique required powerful Dou God Bloodlines, revealing the Dou God Clans’ hidden inheritance.
• Xiao Yan showed Hun Xuzi the purified Dou God Bloodline in a Jade Bottle, and Hun Xuzi gave him a scroll containing the Emperor’s Soul Decree.
• Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, told Xun Er to wait for him, and acknowledged an eerie voice saying the Emperor’s Soul Decree alone was not enough for cooperation.

Hun Tiandi ordered the Hun Clan to gather Soul Bodies and target the Spirit and Shi Clans, while Xiao Yan prepared to leave the Inner Academy and deal with the Fallen Heart Flame. Han Feng mobilized allies to seize the flame as Jia Nan Academy struggled to contain it, and Mao Wu began weakening the seal from within.

• Hun Tiandi confirmed the Tuoshe Ancient Jade was real, tossed it into his fish pond, and ordered the collection of Soul Bodies to advance the Nihility Devouring Flame’s cultivation.
• Xiao Yan calmed himself after Xun Er’s departure, then asked Mao Wu to begin and woke Medusa to help with the coming effort to obtain a Heavenly Flame body.
• Han Feng learned that the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower was sealed and summoned several Black-Corner Region forces, including the Gold Silver Two Elders, to help him seize the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Great Elder Su Qian and the elders continued suppressing the Fallen Heart Flame, but feared its eruption would eventually overwhelm them.
• Mao Wu slipped into the tenth floor of the tower and used Black Flame to burn a small hole through the seal.

The Fallen Heart Flame broke free from the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and Su Qian and the academy elders tried to contain it with the Thousand Layer Seal Array. Han Feng arrived with Black-Corner Region allies to seize the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yan confronted them as the chapter ended.

• The weakening seal gave way, and the Fallen Heart Flame burst from the tower in a pillar of magma.
• Su Qian ordered the elders to form the Thousand Layer Seal Array and suppress the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan predicted that outsiders would come for the Heavenly Flame as Han Feng and his allies breached the academy's barrier.
• Han Feng demanded that Su Qian surrender the Fallen Heart Flame, while the Gold and Silver Sirs prepared to hold Su Qian back.
• Han Feng revealed the Sea Heart Flame and called on the Gold and Silver Sirs to help him face the academy.
• Xiao Yan appeared behind Han Feng's forces with blood-red Dou Qi Fire Wings and challenged them.

Xiao Yan confronted Han Feng during the Black-Corner Region’s attack on Jia Nan Academy, but a Yellow-Robed Old Man intercepted him as Han Feng headed for the Thousand Layer Seal. Zi Yan, Liu Qing, and Lin Xiuya joined Xiao Yan against the Dou Emperor, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yan prepared a Dragon Might-enhanced strike while Zi Yan attacked from above.

• Xiao Yan and Han Feng recognized each other’s Heavenly Flames as the students cheered Xiao Yan on.
• Han Feng left Xiao Yan to the Yellow-Robed Old Man and led his forces toward the Thousand Layer Seal, triggering the battle across the Inner Academy.
• The Yellow-Robed Old Man attacked Xiao Yan, but Zi Yan arrived and shattered his stone Spears with a punch.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing joined Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, and the four Inner Academy Dou Wangs began fighting the Yellow-Robed Old Man together.
• Zi Yan smashed through the old man’s mountain-like attack while Xiao Yan struck his Mystic Tortoise Armor Shield; Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya followed with their strongest techniques.
• Zi Yan descended with a powerful punch as the Yellow-Robed Old Man raised his Mountain Armor, and Xiao Yan’s Dragon Qi surged in preparation for his next strike.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan killed the Yellow-Robed Old Man, then Xiao Yan confronted Han Feng and learned that Han Feng recognized the Bone Flame Ring and sought the complete Flame Mantra inside it. As Su Qian fought the Gold Silver Two Elders, Xiao Yan and Han Feng began a battle of Heavenly Flames, while the suppressed Fallen Heart Flame suddenly opened its eyes.

• Xiao Yan shattered the Yellow-Robed Old Man's defensive shield with Ancient Dragon's Roar, allowing Zi Yan to punch him from the sky into the ground.
• The Yellow-Robed Old Man tried to flee, but Xiao Yan killed him with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, leaving no corpse or bones.
• Han Feng recognized Xiao Yan's Heavy Xuan Ruler and Bone Flame Ring, and revealed that he and Xiao Yan cultivated the Flame Mantra, then vowed to kill him for the ring's contents.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his full strength while Su Qian engaged the Gold Silver Two Elders, and Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan with Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan countered with Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame, and the two Heavenly Flames collided as the suppressed Fallen Heart Flame suddenly opened its eyes.

Xiao Yan fought Han Feng with the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Bone Chiling Flame, then defeated him with a Fire Lotus made by merging the two Heavenly Flames. The Gold Silver Two Elders fled with the wounded Han Feng as the Black-Corner Region experts began to retreat.

• Xiao Yan and Han Feng matched each other’s Heavenly Flame control, and Xiao Yan mocked Han Feng’s weak cultivation method.
• Han Feng formed his Sea Heart Flame into a tide and attacked with Heavenly Flame taking form, but Xiao Yan countered with the Eight-Winged Flame Devil Tiger.
• Han Feng summoned the water-attributed Sea Flame Halberd, so Xiao Yan merged the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Bone Chiling Flame into a red-and-white Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan and Han Feng’s attacks collided, unleashing a firestorm that swept across the battlefield and injured many Black-Corner Region experts.
• Xiao Yan struck Han Feng with his Heavy Xuan Ruler and defeated him, prompting the Gold Silver Two Elders to carry Han Feng away as the other Black-Corner Region experts fled.

Xiao Yan and the Inner Academy elders fought to contain the Fallen Heart Flame, but Xiao Yan insisted it could not be sealed away permanently and persuaded Su Qian to let him subdue it. With Medusa's help, Xiao Yan drove the Fallen Heart Flame into the underground magma world and used the Green Lotus Core Flame to seize control of the magma and trap it.

• Xiao Yan stopped the elders from chasing Han Feng and warned them that the Fallen Heart Flame was not truly subdued.
• The Fallen Heart Flame swallowed the lingering flames, unleashed lethal Heart Flame across the Inner Academy, and broke through the Thousand Layer Seal.
• Medusa arrived and struck the Fallen Heart Flame into the magma beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Su Qian to let him take the Fallen Heart Flame, and the elders used the Heavenly Cold Chain Formation to weaken it.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa entered the underground world, where Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and used it to seize the magma and trap the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan joined Medusa and Su Qian to battle the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, using the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the magma veins to create a powerful green fire demon. After the Fallen Heart Flame unleashed a devastating explosion, Xiao Yan risked charging into its body, and the fight left him closing in on its exposed source as it tried to escape.

• Su Qian saw Xiao Yan wielding multiple Heavenly Flames, and Medusa shielded him from the Fallen Heart Flame’s attack so he could regroup with her and Su Qian.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to control the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and summon a green fire demon from the magma, which fought the Fallen Heart Flame alongside Medusa and the elders’ ice spear formation.
• The elders’ ice spears froze the Fallen Heart Flame, but it erupted with energy from other Heavenly Flames and blasted Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Su Qian into a distant wall.
• Xiao Yan told Medusa and Su Qian to hold off the Fallen Heart Flame while he entered its body; Medusa joined his charge, and Su Qian opened a path with ice chains.
• The Fallen Heart Flame exposed its milky-white source inside the Invisible Fire Python and tried to flee, but Xiao Yan trapped it in green flames and used his remaining Dou Qi to rush toward the source.

Xiao Yan captured and refined the Fallen Heart Flame, advancing the Flame Mantra to Earth Rank High-Level while Medusa absorbed its scattered energy. He stayed in the Heavenly Flame Space to continue cultivating and began preparing to refine the bone-white Heavenly Flame from his Storage Ring.

• Xiao Yan used Mao Wu's Nihility Devouring Flame to destroy the Fallen Heart Flame's source fire and seized its Source Fire Seed, but the flame erupted in a final counterattack.
• Medusa manifested the Soul Body of the Seven-Colored Swallowing Heavens Python and held back the Fallen Heart Flame while Xiao Yan swallowed its source with the Earth Spirit Pill.
• Xiao Yan trapped the Fallen Heart Flame inside a Four-Colored Fire Lotus, persuaded it to submit, and refined it into his Soul Collection; the Flame Mantra advanced to Earth Rank High-Level.
• Medusa absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame's scattered energy to temper her body toward the Seventh Tier, while Xiao Yan asked Great Elder to let him remain in the Heavenly Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan brought out the bone-white Heavenly Flame from his Storage Ring and resolved to refine it so the Flame Mantra could advance toward Heaven Rank.

Xiao Yan refined the Bone Chiling Flame in the Magma World, causing the Flame Mantra to evolve to Quasi-Heaven Rank and his cultivation to rise to peak Five-Star Dou Wang. After leaving Medusa and Mao Wu in the Heavenly Flame Space, he decided that staying there for years to grow stronger would be too slow.

• Xiao Yan began refining the Bone Chiling Flame and vowed to investigate Han Feng’s betrayal of its former owner.
• Over the course of a month, Xiao Yan steadily absorbed the flame while Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei waited anxiously for him to emerge.
• A tremor and blazing aura erupted around the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and Su Qian and the academy’s experts mistook the heavenly phenomenon for the creation of a Heaven Tier technique.
• Xiao Yan completed the fusion of six Heavenly Flames, evolving the Flame Mantra to Quasi-Heaven Rank and reaching peak Five-Star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan spoke with Medusa, while Mao Wu swallowed a wisp of evil flame that had affected Xiao Yan’s mind.
• Xiao Yan considered training in the Heavenly Flame Space but decided that spending years there to reach Dou Emperor would take too long.