Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus badly injured Medusa and Jia Xing Tian, and he fled with Qing Lin before Medusa pursued him. He escaped into a frozen tunnel, where he discovered a woman resembling Queen Medusa sealed in ice.

• Xiao Yan’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus exploded, leaving Medusa, Jia Xing Tian, and the four Dou Huangs severely injured.
• Xiao Yan carried the unconscious Qing Lin to the mercenary camp, then hurried away while Hai Bo Dong reacted in shock to hearing that he had blown up Medusa.
• Medusa caught up with Xiao Yan over a Snake-People Tribe city, but his fake Two-Colored Fire Lotus tricked her into stopping him.
• Xiao Yan fled into an icy tunnel as Medusa ordered her leaders to chase him and take the Green Lotus Core Flame from him.
• Xiao Yan began forming another Three-Colored Fire Lotus, then froze when he saw a woman resembling Queen Medusa inside the ice.

Xiao Yan's uncontrolled Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire awakened Cai Die, Medusa's long-dead sister, and Medusa spared him after Cai Die returned to life. Three days later, Medusa sent Xiao Yan to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, leaving her intentions unclear.

• Xiao Yan discovered that Cai Die still had a faint breath and seized her when Medusa attacked him.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire, which surged out of control and caused him to collapse.
• Cai Die woke up and recognized Medusa as her big sister, and Medusa embraced her while claiming Xiao Yan's life for herself.
• Xiao Yan awoke three days later in Medusa's room, returned the Green Lotus Core Flame to its Glass Bottle, and heard Medusa tell him to go to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

Xiao Yan left Medusa’s care and traveled with her and Cai Die to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, where Mo Ran and Wu Feng’s attack collapsed in the face of its powerful allies. Hai Bo Dong reunited with Cai Die, while Xiao Ding realized Medusa was the Queen of the Snake-People.

• Xiao Yan learned Medusa had changed his clothes and followed her to meet Cai Die, who thanked him for saving her and asked Medusa to take her to see her uncle.
• Mo Ran and Wu Feng plotted to eliminate the Mo Tie Mercenary Group and seize Qing Lin, with Wu Feng also coveting Xue Lan.
• Mo Ran and Wu Feng attacked the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s gates, but Little Purple and Hai Bo Dong’s presence left them terrified.
• Hai Bo Dong offered to kill the intruders, but Medusa and Xiao Yan arrived before he could act, and Mo Ran and Wu Feng fainted in fright.
• Cai Die embraced Hai Bo Dong, reuniting with her uncle, while Xiao Ding recognized Medusa as Queen Medusa.

Xiao Yan stopped Medusa and Hai Bo Dong from fighting, then learned the Salt City Mo Family wanted Qing Lin’s Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils. After Medusa left, Xiao Yan and Qing Lin set out on Little Purple, and he fed it the Life Spirit Flame—only for Little Purple’s eyes to suddenly contract.

• Medusa demanded that Hai Bo Dong either leave Cai Die or give up his Dou Huang status and join her in the Snake-People Tribe, but Xiao Yan forced them to compromise.
• Xiao Yan questioned Mo Ran after Medusa killed Wu Feng, and Mo Ran revealed that the Salt City Mo Family had come for Qing Lin’s Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan burned Mo Ran and promised to destroy the Salt City Mo Family, while Medusa warned Hai Bo Dong to protect Cai Die before flying back to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Little Purple left Shi Mo City, and Xiao Yan advanced to Nine Star Dou Wang before claiming the Life Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan fed the Life Spirit Flame to Little Purple, whose beast pupils suddenly contracted.

Xiao Yan watched Little Purple evolve into an Amethyst Divine Flame Lion, then took Qing Lin to Salt City to confront the Mo Family. He struck Mo Linglin after she whipped at Qing Lin, and a young man arrived to intervene.

• Life Spirit Flame triggered Little Purple's evolution into a sixth-tier Amethyst Divine Flame Lion, and heavenly lightning struck Xiao Yan for altering its bloodline.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin entered Salt City after he left Little Purple outside, intending to see what the Mo Family was doing.
• Xiao Yan learned that Salt City was celebrating Mo Cheng's birthday and that the Misty Cloud Sect had sent guests.
• Mo Linglin rode toward Qing Lin and lashed at her, but Xiao Yan caught the whip, knocked down her horse, and slapped her.
• As Mo Linglin raised her whip to fight Xiao Yan, a young man shouted for her to stop.

Xiao Yan accompanied Mo Li to the Mo Family’s birthday gathering, where he sensed Mo Cheng’s sinister aura and learned of the family’s plans to form the Mo Alliance. He abruptly attacked Mo Cheng in front of the assembled dignitaries, leaving the hall stunned as he prepared to strike again.

• Mo Li arrived in Salt City and rebuked Mo Linglin for demanding revenge after Xiao Yan slapped her, then warned her that Xiao Yan was a Nine Star Dou Zhe.
• Mo Li invited Xiao Yan to the Mo Family’s Great Elder’s birthday celebration, and Xiao Yan accepted, saying he had come to Salt City for the family.
• Mo Li escorted Xiao Yan and Qing Lin into the Mo Family gathering and boasted about the family’s planned Mo Alliance.
• Qing Lin sensed a baleful aura around Mo Cheng, and Xiao Yan comforted her while promising to discover who was targeting her.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Mo Li’s pretentious talk, grabbed a chair, and smashed it onto Mo Cheng’s head in front of the guests.
• When Mo Cheng demanded to know what he was doing, Xiao Yan grabbed another chair and prepared to strike again.

Xiao Yan killed Mo Cheng for targeting Qing Lin, then confronted Ge Ye over the humiliation of the Xiao Family’s broken engagement. After warning the Mo Family and taking Qing Lin with him, a sudden disturbance erupted in the hall.

• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Wang strength, severed Mo Cheng’s arm, and killed him after Mo Cheng denied targeting Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan confronted Ge Ye about his conduct during the broken engagement and beat him before Ge Ye fled.
• Mo Li begged for mercy, while Xiao Yan dismissed him and Mo Linglin found him unconscious.
• Xiao Yan questioned Mo Lan about the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, explained why he killed Mo Cheng, and warned the Mo Family against seeking revenge.
• Xiao Yan invited Qing Lin to go with him to the Xiao Family, but a sudden change disrupted the hall.

Xiao Yan battled Lü Man, who tried to take Qing Lin for her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and defeated her with three fused Heavenly Flames. Lü Man summoned Bai Ya, an Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, as Xiao Yan called on Little Purple to fight.

• A hidden attacker trapped Xiao Yan in a wooden prison and lunged for Qing Lin, but Xiao Yan broke free and revealed his ability to materialize two Heavenly Flames.
• Lü Man revealed herself as a Dou Huang and said she intended to take Qing Lin, prompting Xiao Yan to confront her in the air.
• Lü Man armored herself in wood, but Xiao Yan fused a third Heavenly Flame into his gauntlet and shattered her armor, sending her crashing through buildings.
• Lü Man called for Bai Ya, who appeared as a Rank 6 Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, while Mu Chen withdrew from the fight.
• Bai Ya boasted that he had beaten the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yan called Little Purple to face him.

Xiao Yan used Little Purple to defeat Lü Man and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, then let Qing Lin decide whether to join the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Qing Lin chose to become stronger there, and Xiao Yan left her in Lü Man’s care as Jia Xing Tian approached.

• Xiao Yan summoned Little Purple, who badly wounded the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor after Xiao Yan said the serpent had beaten up Little Purple’s father.
• Lü Man offered to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, where she could develop her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Qing Lin chose to leave so she could become stronger and someday protect Xiao Yan, who warned Lü Man to treat her well.
• Xiao Yan threatened the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus until the serpent submitted to Qing Lin’s pupils and became bound to her.
• Xiao Yan gave the serpent a healing pill and made him promise to protect Qing Lin, then prepared to leave when Jia Xing Tian approached.

After the battle in Salt City, Xiao Yan returned toward Gama Holy City as rumors crowned him the Flame Emperor. There, Gu He apologized for his earlier attack and offered gifts, but misunderstood Xiao Yan’s invitation to join his clan until Xiao Yan revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Jia Xing Tian arrived at Salt City and learned from Mu Chen that a young Dou Emperor had fought two continental experts there.
• Stories of Xiao Yan’s battles spread across the Jia Ma Empire, earning him the title Flame Emperor.
• Xiao Yan realized he had missed the Alchemist Convention and headed for Gama Holy City with Little Purple.
• Gu He intercepted Xiao Yan, apologized for coveting his Heavenly Flame, and gave him medicinal ingredients, pills, and a Saint Light Golden Eagle flame.
• Xiao Yan invited Gu He to become a Guest Elder of his clan, but Gu He refused, believing Xiao Yan meant to force him into submission.
• Xiao Yan showed Gu He the Green Lotus Core Flame, leaving him stunned.

Xiao Yan gave Gu He a Green Lotus Core Flame Fire Seed and secured his promise to serve as a Guest Elder if Xiao Yan gained authority in the Alchemist Guild. At the guild headquarters, Xiao Yan reunited with Xue Mei and Ya Fei, just as Mu Zhan charged toward them on horseback.

• Xiao Yan gave Gu He the Fire Seed, and Gu He explained that he could accept Xiao Yan's offer only if he became a Guest Elder of Xiao Yan's clan while retaining his Misty Cloud Sect and Alchemist Guild positions.
• Xiao Yan left Gu He and headed to the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Headquarters, hoping to enter the Alchemist Competition and eventually qualify for a guild leadership position.
• Xue Mei found Xiao Yan outside the headquarters, called him her teacher, and invited him to a guild trade fair.
• Ya Fei playfully embraced Xiao Yan, and Xue Mei mistook her for Xiao Yan's wife, while Ya Fei became flustered by their teasing exchange.
• Xue Mei recognized Mu Zhan approaching on horseback and warned Xiao Yan that he had pursued Ya Fei for years, urging him to hurry inside the guild headquarters.

Xiao Yan defeated Mu Zhan in the Imperial Capital after Mu Zhan threatened him over Ya Fei, astonishing Liu Ling and Yao Ye. Mu Chen arrived to defend his son but recognized Xiao Yan, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Liu Ling and Yao Ye watched Mu Zhan confront Xiao Yan, while Yao Ye recalled Liu Ling’s past attempt to defend Nalan Yanran.
• Mu Zhan threatened to break Xiao Yan’s legs for being close to Ya Fei, but Xiao Yan kicked him to his knees.
• Mu Zhan attacked again with the Azure Wood Fist, and Xiao Yan shattered his knee and knocked out several teeth.
• Mu Zhan swallowed a pill that raised his aura to the level of a Nine Star Dou Shi, then prepared to charge Xiao Yan.
• Mu Chen arrived with his Dou Wang wings and threatened Xiao Yan, then froze when he recognized him.

After Mu Chen fled from Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan gave Xue Mei a rare Tier 6 Beast Flame and confronted Frank and Otto about leaving him to face Mu Chen. Frank and Otto handed him a certificate to enter the Alchemist Competition midway, and Xiao Yan accepted it.

• Mu Chen panicked at the sight of Xiao Yan, struck Mu Zhan, and flew away with him while Yao Ye noticed his fear.
• Xiao Yan teased Ya Fei, who kissed his cheek before leaving to prepare for an auction.
• At the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yan bought a jade piece and stopped a merchant from pressuring Xue Mei into an unfair trade for a Peach Blossom Flame.
• Xiao Yan gave Xue Mei a Golden Feather Fire from a Tier 6 Saint Light Golden Eagle, delighting her and drawing the hall's attention.
• Xiao Yan confronted Frank and Otto for refusing to help when Mu Chen threatened him, then accepted their certificate allowing him to enter the competition midway.

Xiao Yan underwent a test to qualify for the Pill Refining Competition and revealed his Heavenly Flame, stunning the observers. He left the testing room having refined Black Iron Spirit Leaves thirty-seven times, far exceeding Liu Ling’s expectations.

• Frank agreed to let Xiao Yan take the competition test midway if he promised never to join the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xue Mei escorted Xiao Yan to the testing hall, where Yao Ye and Liu Ling learned he was an alchemist.
• Xiao Yan ignited his Mysterious Yellow Flame, which the observers recognized as a Heavenly Flame.
• Liu Ling boasted that his teacher Gu He could refine Black Iron Spirit Leaves seventeen times and secretly planned to harm Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan.
• Elder Mo rushed out of the testing room and announced that Xiao Yan had refined Black Iron Spirit Leaves thirty-seven times.

Xiao Yan astonished the Alchemist Guild by refining an ingredient thirty-seven times and producing a flawless medicinal paste, prompting Yao Ye and Liu Ling to investigate his identity. After learning he came from Wutan City, Liu Ling resolved to challenge him at the next day's competition.

• The Testing Machine displayed Xiao Yan's result of thirty-seven refinements, stunning Elder Mo, Liu Ling, and Yao Ye.
• Liu Ling and Yao Ye inspected Xiao Yan's medicinal paste and found it completely free of impurities, while Yao Ye decided to win him over through Xue Mei.
• Yao Ye gave Xue Mei a fourth-tier Ice Flame Fire, and Xue Mei accepted it after Xiao Yan encouraged her.
• Yao Ye bribed Elder Mo for Xiao Yan's Guild file, and she and Liu Ling discovered his name and origin: Wutan City, Xiao Yan.
• Liu Ling insisted Xiao Yan's result came from Heavenly Flames and vowed to defeat him in the next day's competition.

Xiao Yan negotiated with Medusa over the Green Lotus Core Flame and promised to help her break through to Dou Zong in exchange for peace between the Snake-People Tribe and the Jia Ma Empire. On a secluded mountain, he used the Life Spirit Flame on her, and a dazzling seven-colored light appeared as her breakthrough began.

• Xiao Yan passed alchemy knowledge from Yao Lao to Xue Mei, who left excited and grateful.
• Medusa confronted Xiao Yan at the inn, demanding the Green Lotus Core Flame and warning that his family would suffer if he refused.
• Medusa explained that the surrounding empires used the Snake-People Tribe as a means of keeping one another in check, and Xiao Yan asked whether she would promise peace if he helped her advance.
• Medusa agreed to peaceful coexistence and exclusive trade with the Jia Ma Empire if Xiao Yan helped her become a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan flew with Medusa to a distant mountain, where he wrapped her in the Life Spirit Flame; she mistook his action for betrayal before seven-colored light surged from her vortex.

Medusa transformed into the Chaos Eight Desolations Python, triggering a devastating lightning tribulation that Xiao Yan tried to withstand with increasingly powerful Fire Lotuses. After the danger passed, Medusa found Xiao Yan helpless and began acting on the dependence caused by the Life Spirit Flame, leaving him in a dire predicament.

• Medusa swallowed the Purple Nether Flame Serpent's companion soul and transformed, revealing the powerful Chaos Eight Desolations Python bloodline.
• A massive lightning tribulation gathered over Xiao Yan and Medusa, and Xiao Yan's Two-Colored Fire Lotus failed to stop its strike.
• Xiao Yan fused the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire into a Four-Colored Fire Lotus and collided it with the lightning, then shielded himself and Medusa with the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.
• Medusa completed her transformation and landed weak and unable to control her new power, while the blast shattered Xiao Yan's defenses and left him injured.
• Yao Lao did not respond when Xiao Yan called for help, and Medusa pressed him down and began acting on the dependence caused by the Life Spirit Flame.

After Medusa left, Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Emperor realm and discovered that Wind and Thunder Fury Flame greatly increased his ability to comprehend Dou Techniques. The next morning, Fa Ma summoned him to discuss an important matter and ask for his full support.

• Medusa revealed she was a Five-Star Dou Zong, left to return to her tribe, and promised to visit Xiao Yan again.
• Jia Xing Tian and the others investigated the crater, suspected two Dou Zong experts had fought there, and witnessed a beam of light marking someone’s breakthrough to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan awakened Wind and Thunder Fury Flame, broke through to the Dou Emperor realm, and received several Dou Techniques and a Giant Ruler from Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan heard rumors of a battle between two Dou Zongs and went with Xue Mei to meet Fa Ma.
• Fa Ma praised Xiao Yan’s alchemy and Soul Power, then asked him to lend the Jia Ma Empire his full support in an important matter.

Fa Ma asked Xiao Yan to defeat the Poison Refiner from the Chu Yun Empire, and Xiao Yan secured a promise that he could become an additional Vice President of the Alchemist Guild. As the finals began, the Poison Refiner challenged Xiao Yan’s right to compete, and Xiao Yan answered with a cutting retort.

• Fa Ma warned Xiao Yan that the Poison Refiner outclassed the other eligible alchemists, and Xiao Yan negotiated an additional Vice President position in exchange for protecting the Alchemist Guild’s reputation.
• Yao Ye greeted Xiao Yan at the Royal Plaza, while Liu Ling resented him over Nalan Yanran and boasted about his pill-refining talent.
• Fa Ma opened the finals, and Liu Ling and Yao Ye summoned their flames as the competitors prepared to refine pills.
• The Poison Refiner questioned Xiao Yan’s late entry, but Fa Ma defended its fairness by explaining that Xiao Yan had refined Black Iron Magic Leaf more than eight times the previous night.
• Xiao Yan silenced the plaza by telling the Poison Refiner that refining First Grade and Second Grade pills should leave him so drained that he might as well smash his pill cauldron.

Xiao Yan challenged Yan Mang to a pill-refining contest after Yan Mang insulted him and the Jia Ma Empire. They began racing through increasingly high-grade pills, and Xiao Yan had already passed Yan Mang’s second-grade effort by refining a Third Grade pill.

• Yan Mang mocked Xiao Yan and accused Yao Ye of falsifying his results, prompting Xiao Yan to reveal his Heavenly Flame and offer to refine a pill one grade higher than Yan Mang’s.
• Jia Xing Tian recognized Xiao Yan as the mysterious expert who had defeated him, while Fa Ma identified him as the fifteen-year-old from Wutan City.
• Yan Mang introduced himself and displayed his poisonous Soul Erosion Night Bloom flame, then accepted the challenge and began refining pills against Xiao Yan.
• Liu Ling’s cauldron exploded when he lost focus, and he angrily blamed Xiao Yan for stealing the spotlight.
• Yan Mang refined a First Grade Qi Condensation Pill and then a Second Grade Blazing Fire Pill, while Xiao Yan answered with a Second Grade Spirit Marrow Pill and a Third Grade Vajra Pill.