Chapter Summaries

Shi Kang joined the Pill Tower Old Ancestor in fighting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after the Old Ancestor noticed his extraordinary defense. As the battle reached its climax, Shi Kang began forming a terrifying Myriad Spirit Ball, leaving the others astonished by his hidden abilities.

• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor deduced that Shi Kang’s defense exceeded that of an ordinary Six-star Dou Saint, and Shi Kang agreed to help fight the Heaven Formation.
• Shi Kang and the Pill Tower Old Ancestor battled the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, with Shi Kang repeatedly shielding the Old Ancestor from attacks.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed its trump card, summoning two immense pillars of light with its Heaven Refining Ancient Formation.
• Shi Kang began fusing strange powers, including two Heavenly Flames, while the Pill Tower Old Ancestor gathered his strongest attack.
• The fighters in the Earth Formation watched as Shi Kang formed the Myriad Spirit Ball and marveled at his strength.

Shi Kang launched a Myriad Spirit Ball at the Pill Tower Old Ancestor while Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked them both. After restoring his strength and shielding himself with his Saint Aspect, Shi Kang rushed into the explosion to reach the wounded Old Ancestor.

• Shi Kang fused five Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials into a Myriad Spirit Ball while Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the Pill Tower Old Ancestor prepared their attacks.
• Shi Kang hurled the near-instant-explosion Myriad Spirit Ball at the Pill Tower Old Ancestor instead of helping him counter Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor tried to retreat, but the Myriad Spirit Ball exploded and engulfed him as his own attack clashed with Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's.
• Shi Kang's cultivation returned to Mid Six-star Dou Saint, and he used his Saint Aspect to withstand the pillar of light aimed at him.
• Shi Kang used Spatial Shift to charge into the explosion's core toward the heavily injured Pill Tower Old Ancestor.

Shi Kang defeated the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, claimed its Ninth-grade Profound Pill, and withstood an attack from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He then turned his attention to the people still resisting within the Earth Formation.

• The wounded Pill Tower Old Ancestor tried to self-destruct, but Shi Kang disrupted it with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.
• Shi Kang struck the Pill Tower Old Ancestor with Myriad Rocks Unite Palm, destroying its childlike body and leaving behind a golden Ninth-grade Profound Pill.
• Shi Kang took the Profound Pill as the people in the Earth Formation coveted it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked Shi Kang, but his Saint Aspect state left him with only slightly reddened skin.
• Lin Mo glared at Shi Kang with hatred, and Shi Kang released his Six-star Dou Saint aura and challenged the remaining resisters.

After emerging from seclusion as an early Eight-star Dou Saint, Zi Yan hurried to find Shi Kang, who was confronting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Shi Kang killed Lin Mo and refused to surrender the Demonic Flame Origin, prompting the Flame to activate the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation again.

• Zi Yan emerged after refining the Dragon Origin Pearl and advanced from the Late Five-star to the early Eight-star Dou Saint stage.
• Learning that Shi Kang had gone to compete for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, Zi Yan hurried to its location.
• Shi Kang killed Lin Mo after Lin Mo vowed revenge for the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, while Gu Nan Hai stayed silent.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame proposed that Shi Kang help kill the others, but Shi Kang refused its offers and demanded the Demonic Flame Origin.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, and Shi Kang prepared to unleash the Demon Fire Mark within his body.

Shi Kang released the Demon Fire Mark, allowing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint's remnant soul to seize control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation and suppress the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. The Saint opened an escape passage for the crowd, but an earth-yellow barrier blocked them as battle qi rushed toward the passage and it began to close.

• Shi Kang released the Demon Fire Mark, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint appeared as a remnant soul above him.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint took control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation and bound the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as he began stripping away its sentience.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame feigned submission, attacked the Saint, and broke free, but the Saint renewed his assault as it tried to self-destruct.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint opened a spatial passage and told the crowd to leave while he focused on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Gu Nan Hai and the others rushed toward the passage, but an earth-yellow wall blocked them, and the passage began closing as battle qi shot toward it.

Shi Kang trapped the others in the Demon Fire Space while the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame self-destructed, then searched for and found the Demonic Flame Origin. As he moved to seize it, he sensed a terrifying aura approaching, leaving him facing a powerful unknown threat.

• Shi Kang sealed the spatial passage, killed a Half-Saint who challenged him, and kept everyone trapped so the Dou God Clan members could not summon reinforcements.
• Shi Kang enclosed the others in a protective barrier and defended himself as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame prepared to self-destruct.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame exploded, but Shi Kang and the people inside his barrier survived.
• Shi Kang searched beneath the magma, found the milky-white Demonic Flame Origin, and sensed an approaching aura from someone at least as powerful as a Seven-star Dou Saint.

Shi Kang obtained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Demonic Flame Origin, then reunited with Zi Yan, who had advanced to Eight-star Dou Saint. They escaped the destabilizing Demon Fire Space and returned to the Stone Realm, while Shi Kang wondered whether the Soul Clan might target the Yao Clan next.

• Shi Kang prepared for an ambush when a powerful aura appeared, but discovered that the newcomer was Zi Yan, now an Eight-star Dou Saint.
• Zi Yan transformed into her Dragon Phoenix form, and Shi Kang climbed onto her back with the Demonic Flame Origin and left the trapped people behind.
• As they flew through the Demon Fire Space, Shi Kang asked Zi Yan about the Dou God Clans, but she knew nothing because she had come looking for him as soon as she left seclusion.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan encountered no danger and returned to the Stone Realm.

Shi Kang prepared for possible retaliation from the Ancient Flame Thunder Medicine Four Clans after obtaining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and Ninth-grade Profound Pill. Zi Yan revealed that two returning Ancient Void Dragon Elders were Seven-star Dou Saints, leaving Shi Kang to suspect that more powerful dragons might return as well.

• Shi Kang told Zi Yan to summon the clan members away from home while he went to consult his Father about the danger facing the Stone Clan.
• Zi Yan reassured Shi Kang that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had gained two returning elders, but he initially assumed they were low-star Dou Saints.
• Zi Yan explained that both elders were Seven-star Dou Saints, one mid-stage and one late-stage, and said refining the Dragon Origin Pearl had strengthened her bloodline, body, and use of Space Power.
• Shi Kang recalled Zhu Huo's account of powerful Ancient Void Dragons hiding in the void and reasoned that Zi Yan's changed aura might have drawn them back.
• Shi Kang concluded that more Ancient Void Dragon experts could return in the future.

After learning that the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan had grown much stronger, Shi Kang prepared to refine the Demonic Flame Origin, Nine Profound Golden Thunder, and Ninth-grade Profound Pill. He entered seclusion to refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame while Zi Yan and the clans prepared for possible trouble from the Four Clans or the Soul Clan.

• Shi Kang learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had gained two Seven-star Dou Saints and asked Zi Yan to recall its members while he discussed a response with Shi Gang.
• Shi Kang told Shi Gang about obtaining the Demonic Flame Origin and Ninth-grade Profound Pill, and Shi Gang assured him that the strengthened Stone Clan could withstand the Four Clans.
• Shi Kang asked Zi Yan to watch over the Stone Clan during his seclusion, and she insisted on spending two days with him and trying to have a baby.
• Shi Kang instructed Zi Yan to watch for the Soul Clan and handle the Four Clans firmly before entering seclusion to refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame first.
• Shi Kang began refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan recalled their absent members and activated their protective arrays.

After Shi Kang seized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and killed the Pill Tower Old Ancestor, the clans debated how to respond to the Stone Clan’s growing power. The Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans sent three seven-star Dou Saints to the Stone Realm to demand an explanation and investigate whether the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Old Dragon Emperor existed.

• The survivors broke Shi Kang’s seal, escaped the ruined Demon Fire Space, and reported his strength, killings, and spoils to their clans.
• Gu Xun’er urged Gu Yuan to ally with the Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans against the Stone Clan, but Gu Yuan rejected her plan because it risked war with the Soul Clan and endangered the Gu Clan.
• Gu Clan elders argued over whether to attack or pressure the Stone Clan, while the Yan and Lei Clans showed interest and the Yao Clan declined to get involved.
• The Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans agreed to send Gu Dao and one seven-star Dou Saint Elder from each of the Yan and Lei Clans to the Stone Clan to demand an explanation and investigate the Old Dragon Emperor.
• The three seven-star Dou Saints arrived outside the Stone Realm and were dumbfounded.

Zi Yan fortified the Stone Realm while Shi Kang cultivated, and three Seven-star Dou Saints from the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans arrived seeking a meeting with him. Zi Yan confronted them, leaving Zhu Yang and Zhu Hong reaffirming their reverence for her as Dragon Emperor.

• Zi Yan protected the Stone Realm with the Archaic Dragon Formation, the Great Earth Kun Formation, and rotating patrols by three Seven-star Dou Saints.
• Zhu Yang and Zhu Hong intercepted Gu Dao and his two companions, warning them to leave the territory.
• Gu Dao said the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clan Leaders had sent them to discuss an important matter with Shi Gang, but Shi Hong said the Stone Clan Leader would see no visitors.
• Zi Yan arrived and demanded to know whether the three had come to cause trouble for her husband.
• Zhu Yang and Zhu Hong bowed to Zi Yan as Dragon Emperor, recalling how her bloodline and Eight-star Dou Saint breakthrough had convinced them of her potential.

Zi Yan confronted Gu Dao, Lei Long, and Huo Ling Xianzi when they came to demand an explanation from the Stone Clan, then threatened war and a pact with the Soul Clan to make them retreat. The three elders returned to their clans furious and reported the confrontation, while Zi Yan revealed she had followed Shi Kang’s advice.

• Zhu Yang and Zhu Hong pledged to assist Zi Yan, who faced the three visiting elders with the strength of an Eight-star Dou Saint.
• Gu Dao, Lei Long, and Huo Ling Xianzi demanded an explanation over Shi Kang’s actions, but Zi Yan ordered them to leave and threatened war when they protested.
• Zi Yan ordered Zhu Yang and Zhu Hong to gather the elders and awaken the Old Dragon Emperor, then told Zhu Huo to offer the Soul Clan an alliance against the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans.
• Gu Dao and the others panicked at the threat of an Ancient Void Dragon and Soul Clan alliance, apologized, promised to send gifts, and withdrew.
• Zi Yan revealed she had followed Shi Kang’s advice to threaten war and pretend to cooperate with the Soul Clan; the three elders returned home and reported the incident, enraging their clans.

After the Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans isolated the Stone Clan, Hun Tiandi saw a chance to exploit the fractured alliance. He decided to lead the Soul Clan in a swift assault on the Yan Clan before the Gu Clan could respond.

• Gu Yuan rejected calls for war against the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and chose to target the Stone Clan covertly instead.
• The Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans expelled the Stone Clan from their alliance, and the Yao Clan ended its transactions with them.
• Hun Tiandi summoned Nihility Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan's leaders after recognizing that the clans' divisions created an opportunity to attack.
• Nihility Devouring Flame proposed attacking the Yao Clan, but Hun Tiandi chose the Yan Clan as the Soul Clan's target.
• Hun Tiandi ordered all Soul Clan Dou Sheng Experts above seven stars to join him in destroying the Yan Clan quickly.

Hun Tiandi organized the Soul Clan’s attack on the Yan Clan and planned how to trap the allied clans with the Gate of Deathly Stillness. He reassured Nihility Devouring Flame that Shi Kang was no immediate threat, then asked whether their Stone Clan spy had learned anything about the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Yuantian and four others to wait at the Tianma Mountains and trap the pursuing clans with the Gate of Deathly Stillness after the Yan Clan was destroyed.
• Hun Tiandi promised Nihility Devouring Flame a chance to reach the Emperor Realm Soul and warned him to retreat if the Stone Clan or Ancient Void Dragon Clan sent reinforcements.
• Nihility Devouring Flame warned that Shi Kang’s rapid progress could threaten the Soul Clan, but Hun Tiandi said they would not give him time to grow.
• Hun Tiandi explained that breakthroughs became far harder beyond Six-star Dou Saint, so he did not consider Shi Kang a serious threat before he reached Nine-star Dou Saint.
• Hun Tiandi asked Nihility Devouring Flame whether the Stone Clan spy had obtained information about the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

Hun Tiandi learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had nearly forty Dou Sheng Experts and suspected Zhu Kun was secretly cultivating, while Shi Gang sealed the Stone Realm to protect Shi Kang during his seclusion. The Soul Clan then set out for the Yan Realm as the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan prepared for the coming conflict.

• Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Tiandi that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had nearly forty Dou Sheng Experts and that a guarded Forbidden Ground might conceal Zhu Kun in seclusion.
• Hun Tiandi worried about the unknown threat posed by Zhu Kun and resolved to avoid serious injury while dealing with Gu Yuan.
• Shi Gang ordered the Stone Clan to seal the Stone Realm, mobilize its Dou Saint Elders, and guard against outside threats while Shi Kang cultivated.
• Zi Yan reassured Shi Gang that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan could provide resources and reported that more Elders had returned, bringing its Dou Sheng numbers close to forty.
• Stone Clan Members praised Shi Kang and condemned the Ancient Flame Thunder Three Clans for opposing him after he saved people in the Demon Fire Space.
• Hun Tiandi, Nihility Devouring Flame, the Soul Clan Four Demon Saints, Hun Xuzi, and Hun Mo set out toward the Yan Realm.

Hun Tiandi led the Soul Clan in a surprise attack on the Yan Realm, intending to destroy the Yan Clan before its allies could arrive. Yan Jin summoned the Yan Clan’s ancestor as his people were slaughtered and he and the Elders struggled to hold off Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Hun Tiandi brought seven Soul Clan experts to the Yan Realm and shattered its barrier, triggering an alarm.
• Yan Jin confronted Hun Tiandi, recognized the Soul Clan’s overwhelming strength, and secretly sent pleas for aid to the Gu, Lei, and Yao Clans.
• Hun Tiandi attacked before Yan Jin could stall for time, sending Nihility Devouring Flame and the six Seven-star Dou Saints into battle.
• The six Seven-star Dou Saints slaughtered Yan Clan members while Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame pressed Yan Jin and the Yan Clan Elders.
• Yan Jin ordered the Elders to join forces against the two attacks and called on all Yan Clan members to summon their ancestor.

Yan Jin and the Yan Clan tried to resist Hun Tiandi by summoning their progenitor, but Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame crushed the defense and killed Yan Jin. Gu Yuan arrived to find Hun Tiandi’s forces slaughtering the Yan Clan and harvesting their blood and souls.

• Yan Jin and the Yan Clan poured their Dou Qi and essence blood into an array to summon their progenitor, who briefly fought Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Tiandi destroyed the progenitor’s projection and shattered the array, leaving the Yan Clan severely injured.
• Yan Jin called on the elders to self-destruct, but Hun Tiandi killed him before he could detonate himself; more than thirty elders then blew themselves up, killing Hun Mo and badly injuring another Seven-star Dou Saint.
• Hun Tiandi retrieved the Tou She Ancient God Jade and raised an array to collect the Yan Clan’s blood, while Nihility Devouring Flame gathered their souls and five Seven-star Dou Saints slaughtered the survivors.
• Gu Yuan arrived alone and saw Hun Tiandi’s forces collecting the dead Yan Clan members’ blood and souls.

Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan withdrew after attacking the Yan Clan, while the Allied Army mistook their injuries and retreat for a chance to pursue. Shi Gang and the Stone Clan debated whether to intervene, and Zi Yan warned that the Soul Clan might be baiting the Allied Army into a trap.

• Gu Yuan attacked Hun Xuzi, but Hun Tiandi blocked his strike and fought Gu Yuan while pretending his old injuries had weakened him.
• Nihility Devouring Flame led five Seven-star Dou Saints toward the Soul Realm, and Lei Ying briefly gained the upper hand against him.
• Hun Tiandi fled as reinforcements arrived, and Gu Yuan ordered the Allied Army to pursue the Soul Clan and strike back for the Yan Clan's destruction.
• Shi Gang consulted the Stone Clan Elders, who agreed not to help the Allied Army, while Zi Yan recalled Shi Kang's warning that the Soul Clan might be luring them into a trap.

Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame tried to lure the Allied Army into a Soul Clan ambush, but Zi Yan warned them in time. The Allied Army turned back, and the Soul Clan withdrew after Hun Tiandi broke off his fight with Gu Yuan.

• Hun Tiandi used the wounded Hun Xuzi as bait, then led more than thirty Soul Clan Dou Shengs into battle against the Allied Army.
• The Soul Clan staged a retreat toward the Tianma Mountains, hoping Lei Ying and the Allied Army would pursue them into an ambush.
• Zi Yan warned the Allied Army that a trap lay ahead, and Gu Lie and Gu Dao persuaded the leaders to stop pursuing and return to help Gu Yuan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame abandoned the ambush and ordered the Soul Clan to retreat, deciding to use the Yan Clan's souls and bloodline to strengthen their forces.
• Hun Tiandi received Nihility Devouring Flame's message, broke off his battle with Gu Yuan, and escaped toward the Soul Realm.

After the Soul Clan destroyed the Yan Clan, Gu Yuan and the other leaders of the surviving clans resolved to unite against Hun Tiandi’s forces. The chapter left them preparing for war while Yao Dan volunteered to persuade the Stone Clan to join their alliance.

• Hun Tiandi escaped Gu Yuan, who reunited with the Allied Army and learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor had interrupted their battle with the Soul Clan.
• Gu Yuan and the allied experts returned to the Yan Realm and found that nearly all of the Yan Clan had been killed.
• Gu Yuan, Yao Dan, Lei Ying, and the other leaders agreed that the Soul Clan’s growing threat required an immediate attack.
• Gu Yuan suspected that the Soul Clan had gained the Tunling Clan’s abilities, which could explain its powerful experts and seemingly undiminished Dou God Bloodline.
• Gu Yuan called for the three surviving clans to wage a decisive battle against the Soul Clan, while Gu Lie raised the question of involving the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Yao Dan volunteered to persuade the Stone Clan to join the alliance.