Chapter Summaries

Shi Kang, a transmigrator who knew Stone Clan would be destroyed by Soul Clan, scored an Eighth Grade Dou God Bloodline at his first test and resolved to grow strong enough to protect his clan. His father, Shi Gang, named him Stone Clan’s Young Clan Leader.

• Shi Kang’s first bloodline test revealed an Eighth Grade Dou God Bloodline, and the Elder announced his age, cultivation, and result to the crowd.
• Shi Kang reflected on his plans to protect Stone Clan from Soul Clan and on the years of training that had made him a Nine-star Dou Emperor at eighteen.
• The Shi Clan Members celebrated Shi Kang’s bloodline result as the Elder declared him the clan’s hope.
• Shi Gang arrived, praised his son’s result, and announced that Shi Kang was Stone Clan’s Young Clan Leader.

Shi Kang became the Young Clan Leader and demonstrated his overwhelming physical strength by defeating two Six-star Dou Ancestors in a sparring match. He returned to his residence, where a beautiful maid greeted him.

• Shi Gang announced Shi Kang as the Young Clan Leader, and Shi Kang vowed to lead the Shi Clan toward revival.
• Shi Kang brought two Six-star Dou Ancestors to the Training Ground and demanded they fight him at full strength.
• Shi Kang used his physical strength to overwhelm the two Dou Ancestors and knocked them both out with a single punch.
• Shi Kang ordered a guard to give the defeated men healing medicine and three months of cultivation resources.
• Shi Kang returned to his residence, where a beautiful maid greeted him.

Shi Kang recovered from body refinement in a Medicinal Bath while planning to recruit powerful talents to help protect the Shi Clan from the Soul Clan. After cultivating, he shared the bath’s remaining medicinal power with Yue Ru.

• Shi Kang asked Yue Ru whether the Medicinal Bath was ready, then let her support him to the bathing chamber.
• Shi Kang cultivated in the bath and reflected that Xiao Yan was too slow to rely on against the Soul Clan.
• Shi Kang planned to travel to the Northwest Continent and recruit Medusa, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to strengthen the Shi Clan.
• After hours of cultivation, Shi Kang found his body had improved slightly and beckoned Yue Ru over.
• Shi Kang spent two hours with Yue Ru, letting her absorb the bath’s remaining medicinal power, then told her to use fewer Medicinal Herbs next time.

After breaking through to Dou Zong, Shi Kang went with his father, Shi Gang, to the Stone Clan’s Scripture Library to choose a higher-grade cultivation method. A portrait of a Dou Di ancestor pulled Shi Kang into a mysterious space, where he found a sphere of dense earth attribute energy.

• Yue Ru told Shi Kang that his pills had healed her father and helped him reach First-turn Dou Venerate.
• Shi Kang swallowed a Pill of Breaking Ancestor and broke through to Dou Zong after two days of cultivation.
• Shi Kang asked Shi Gang for advice about choosing a new cultivation method, and they went to the Scripture Library.
• Shi Kang and Shi Gang bowed to the Stone Clan ancestors’ portraits, and a Dou Di portrait pulled Shi Kang into a mysterious space.
• Shi Kang wandered through the empty space and found a sphere filled with dense earth attribute energy.

Shi Kang met the Shi Clan Old Ancestor, who tested his physical strength and gave him the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art. The Old Ancestor explained how rare spiritual materials could temper Shi Kang’s body, leaving him eager to pursue the method’s power.

• Shi Kang encountered the Shi Clan Old Ancestor, who immobilized him with pain before finding his physical strength nearly equal to a Dou Zun’s.
• Shi Kang described the Stone Clan’s decline and its weak bloodline to the Old Ancestor, hoping to gain help for the clan.
• The Old Ancestor gave Shi Kang the High-tier Heaven Grade Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art and explained that it used Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials to temper the body.
• The Old Ancestor revealed that the method could contain multiple Heavenly Flames, though their clashing power made cultivation dangerous.
• The Old Ancestor claimed he had once fought an Early Nine-star Dou Saint using only his body, astonishing Shi Kang.

Shi Kang received the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art and learned about the Saint Origin Spiritual Land promised to him once he reached Four-star Dou Saint. After the Old Ancestor sent him out of the painting, Shi Kang showed the cultivation method to Shi Gang, who recognized its extraordinary power.

• Shi Kang questioned why the Old Ancestor had not passed down the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art, but the Old Ancestor avoided explaining the reason.
• The Old Ancestor promised Shi Kang the Saint Origin Spiritual Land when he reached Four-star Dou Saint and warned him about the dangers of absorbing too many spiritual materials.
• The Old Ancestor explained the cultivation method’s principles and sent Shi Kang out of the painting before his Remnant Soul returned to the earth yellow ball of light.
• Shi Gang anxiously waited outside the painting until Shi Kang appeared, then checked that his son was unharmed.
• Shi Kang told Shi Gang about meeting the Old Ancestor and handed him the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art for inspection.
• Shi Gang read the cultivation method and praised its approach of tempering the body from within with violent spiritual materials.

Shi Kang decided to cultivate the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Technique and set out to find a Heavenly Flame to test it. Protected by two Half-Saints, he headed for the Northwest Continent, hoping to reach Xiao Yan in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

• Shi Gang approved Shi Kang's decision to cultivate the technique, refused to adopt it himself, and sent people across the continent to search for spiritual materials.
• After four days, Shi Kang completed the switch to the High-tier Heaven Grade technique and asked Shi Gang for permission to travel.
• Shi Gang agreed to the trip and assigned Shi Fei and Shi Long as guards, giving Shi Kang a Communication Jade Slip for emergencies.
• Shi Kang asked about Shi Qin's seclusion, then departed at dawn with Shi Fei and Shi Long after Shi Gang ordered them to protect and obey him.
• Shi Kang promised Shi Fei and Shi Long he would help them reach Dou Sheng, and the three entered a spatial rift toward the Northwest Continent as Shi Kang thought of Xiao Yan.

Shi Kang searched the Monster Beast Mountain Range for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen hid from his Half-Saint guards. Shi Kang reached the cave and approached its three unopened stone boxes.

• Shi Kang ordered Shi Long and Shi Fei to search the Monster Beast Mountain Range for the cave containing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map.
• Shi Long and Shi Fei’s Half-Saint auras terrified the mountain’s inhabitants, and Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan to hide from them.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen about the two experts, and Yao Chen said even at his peak he could not defeat them.
• Shi Long and Shi Fei found the cave on a cliff and waited outside without opening the three stone boxes inside.
• Shi Kang entered the cave, examined the skeleton and boxes, and waved off Shi Long’s offer to open them.

Shi Kang traveled to the Tagor Desert to meet Medusa and negotiate with the Snake People Clan. He arrived at the Snake People Temple, where his guards restrained Medusa and her people before he ordered them to release their auras.

• Shi Kang smashed three stone boxes in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, dismissed their contents, and took the hidden Demonic Flame Fragment Map.
• Shi Kang left without seeking out Xiao Yan and headed for the Tagor Desert with Shi Long and Shi Fei.
• Shi Kang threatened a captured snake man into guiding the group to the Snake People Temple.
• Shi Kang revealed himself at the temple, and Shi Long and Shi Fei restrained the approaching Medusa and the nearby snake people with their auras.
• Shi Kang ordered Shi Long and Shi Fei to withdraw their auras, and Medusa was shocked by their respect for him.

Shi Kang took the Green Lotus Core Flame from Medusa, who yielded because she feared for her clan and hoped to use the flame to evolve. She asked to borrow it for her evolution, but Shi Kang questioned what she could offer him, leaving her to plead for his help.

• Medusa recognized that Shi Kang was in charge and feared that he and his two powerful guards could destroy the Snake People Clan.
• Shi Kang demanded the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Medusa led him to Lake Heart Island and handed it over.
• Shi Kang suppressed the flame and put it away, having no intention of refining it himself.
• Medusa stopped Shi Kang and asked to borrow the flame so she could evolve and break through to Dou Zong.
• Medusa offered him a future favor, but Shi Kang pointed to Shi Long and Shi Fei and asked whether he needed a Dou Zong's favor.

Shi Kang secured Medusa’s promise to follow him if her evolution succeeded, then traveled to Stone Desert City to take the Demonic Flame Fragment Map from Hai Bodong’s shop. The chapter ended with Shi Kang pinning Hai Bodong to the floor with his Dou Zong pressure.

• Medusa agreed to follow Shi Kang if she evolved successfully, on the condition that he spare the Snake People Clan if she failed.
• Shi Kang accepted Medusa’s condition, and she began preparing for her evolution while he stayed with the Snake People Clan.
• Shi Kang obtained a map and went to Stone Desert City to find the Demonic Flame Fragment Map and Qing Lin.
• Shi Kang entered Hai Bodong’s shop, found the fragment map, and placed it in his Storage Ring.
• Hai Bodong confronted Shi Kang, who used his Dou Zong pressure to force Hai Bodong onto the floor.

Shi Kang intimidated Hai Bodong into surrendering the other half of a fragmentary map, then went to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group to find Qing Lin. He recognized her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and considered how her talent could help him control the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan.

• Shi Kang revealed his Dou Zong strength, forced Hai Bodong to give up the other half of the fragmentary map, and left with Shi Long.
• Hai Bodong survived the encounter and decided he could not stay in Stone Desert City.
• Shi Kang went to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, incapacitated the guards, and had Xiao Li lead him to Qing Lin.
• Shi Kang found Qing Lin doing laundry and recognized the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils hidden in her eyes.
• Shi Kang realized Qing Lin's talent could make her a future Dou Sheng and help him control the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan.

Shi Kang took Qing Lin away from the mercenaries who had mistreated her and brought her to the Snake People Clan, where she began a far more comfortable life. Shi Fei and Shi Long recognized her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the chapter ended with Shi Kang asking Shi Long to spar.

• Shi Kang praised Qing Lin's snake scales, offered to take her away and help her become strong, and she agreed to follow him.
• Shi Kang intimidated Xiao Li and the other mercenaries, but let them go after Qing Lin said she did not blame them.
• Shi Kang took Qing Lin to the Snake People Clan and settled her in a spacious, comfortable room.
• Shi Fei and Shi Long recognized Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and began treating her with special kindness.
• Shi Kang, eager for a fight, asked Shi Long to spar with him.

Shi Kang tested his combat strength by sparring with Shi Long in the Tagor Desert, hoping to establish a baseline before refining the Fallen Heart Flame and training with the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art. His attacks barely affected Shi Long, and Shi Kang then asked him to test his overall strength by attacking in earnest.

• Shi Kang decided to use Shi Long as a sparring partner and planned to refine the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy to accelerate his cultivation.
• Shi Kang and Shi Long went to an open area in the Tagor Desert, where Shi Long suppressed his realm to One-star Dou Venerate.
• Shi Kang unleashed Earth Grade Fighting Skills, including Berserk Blood Rage Body, but Shi Long's physical strength left him nearly unharmed.
• Shi Long tried to reassure Shi Kang and secretly injured himself, but Shi Kang noticed and cursed.
• Shi Kang, having spent more than half his Dou Qi, told Shi Long to go all out against him, and Shi Long warned him to be careful.

Shi Kang tested his combat strength against Shi Long and proved he could fight above his rank, then encountered Medusa watching from afar. After Shi Kang left with Shi Long, Medusa was left wondering why she had expected him to speak with her.

• Shi Kang and Shi Long exchanged attacks, and Shi Kang continued fighting fiercely even after his Dou Qi ran low.
• Shi Kang exhausted himself in the battle, and Shi Long caught him before he collapsed and praised his strength against Dou Venerate experts.
• Shi Long pointed out that Medusa had watched their battle, and Shi Kang said he had noticed her but told him to ignore her.
• Medusa approached and explained that the battle had drawn her there, while Shi Kang said he knew and that otherwise she would have been captured.
• Shi Kang left with Shi Long without asking Medusa about her preparations, and Medusa wondered why she had expected him to speak with her.

After recovering in a Medicinal Bath, Shi Kang left the Tagor Desert with Shi Long and Shi Fei for Jia Nan Academy, intending to seize Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame on the way. In the Black Corner Region, he captured a frightened local and forced him to lead the way to Han Feng.

• Shi Kang absorbed the Medicinal Bath’s energy and cultivated despite his exhaustion, then decided to return to the Stone Realm as soon as he could.
• Shi Kang left the Tagor Desert with Shi Long and Shi Fei, while Qing Lin stayed with the Snake People Clan.
• Shi Kang stopped in the Black Corner Region after remembering that Han Feng possessed the Sea Heart Flame.
• Shi Kang’s displayed Dou Zong strength sent locals fleeing, and he dragged a scar-faced man over to question him.
• The scar-faced man recognized Han Feng as the Medicine Emperor and agreed to lead Shi Kang to him.

Shi Kang had Shi Fei capture Han Feng in Maple City, then ordered him killed and kept his soul. He took Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame and prepared to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame and Zi Yan.

• Shi Kang arrived in Maple City and ordered Shi Fei to capture Han Feng, who possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Shi Fei brought Han Feng to Shi Kang, who ordered Han Feng killed and his soul preserved.
• Shi Fei killed Han Feng, caught his escaping soul, and stored it in a bottle.
• Shi Kang took and sealed Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame, adding it to the Green Lotus Core Flame he already possessed.
• Shi Kang planned to collect the Fallen Heart Flame and Zi Yan next.

Shi Kang and his companions entered Jia Nan Academy to claim the Fallen Heart Flame, and Shi Fei descended beneath the magma to find a juvenile flame. Shi Fei returned with it, while the deeper secrets beneath the magma remained unexplored.

• Shi Long and Shi Fei investigated Jia Nan Academy and found no experts stronger than two Peak Dou Ancestors.
• Shi Kang’s group concealed themselves and entered the magma beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, where Shi Long restrained the Colorless Giant Python formed from the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Shi Kang sensed another, weaker Fallen Heart Flame beneath the magma and sent Shi Fei down to scout and retrieve it.
• Shi Fei killed a group of Flame Lizardmen, collected their Crimson Beads, and found a light barrier containing Venerable Skyfire’s faint aura.
• Shi Fei returned with a tiny colorless flame and told Shi Kang he had found the Fallen Heart Flame.

Shi Kang took the Fallen Heart Flames from beneath Jia Nan Academy, killed Venerable Skyfire, and ordered Shi Fei to seal the magma below. When the academy discovered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower had stopped working, Zi Yan arrived to ask what had happened.

• Shi Fei captured Venerable Skyfire's Remnant Soul and brought it to Shi Kang along with the infant Fallen Heart Flame.
• Shi Kang ordered Shi Fei to kill Venerable Skyfire and seal the magma to keep the lizardmen below from escaping.
• Shi Long destroyed the Fire Python and collected the larger Fallen Heart Flame, and the group left with the flames.
• The teachers at Jia Nan Academy noticed the tower's cultivation effect had disappeared and summoned Su Qian, who found the Fallen Heart Flame and magma gone.
• Zi Yan came to the tower after losing its cultivation effect and asked Su Qian and the teachers what had happened.

Shi Kang returned the infant Fallen Heart Flame to Jia Nan Academy, claiming he had erased its spiritual intelligence after finding it in a violent state. He then turned his attention to Zi Yan and asked if she was Zi Yan.

• Shi Kang and Shi Fei arrived at Jia Nan Academy, while Shi Long remained hidden with the larger Fallen Heart Flame.
• Su Qian recognized Shi Fei as a Half-Saint and cautiously asked the newcomers why they had come.
• Shi Kang showed Su Qian the infant Fallen Heart Flame, and Zi Yan accused him of stealing the academy’s flame.
• Su Qian apologized for Zi Yan and invoked Mang Qianchi’s name to protect her.
• Shi Fei said he had once defeated Mang Qianchi, while Shi Kang claimed he had calmed Fallen Heart Flame and returned it to Su Qian.
• Shi Kang gently asked Zi Yan whether her name was Zi Yan.