Chapter Summaries

Cai Yu protected the Snake People Clan by slaughtering the attackers, while Xiao Yan abandoned his attempt to claim the Heavenly Flame and later reached the Three Year Agreement at Misty Cloud Mountain. In seclusion, Shi Kang began refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame and discovered that his cultivation method could separate it from the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Cai Yu trapped and killed the experts who had come to seize the Heavenly Flame, then left Xiao Yan and Yao Chen unharmed.
• Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to give up the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yan agreed after witnessing Cai Yu's strength.
• Shi Kang spent time in the Stone Realm with Medusa, Yue Ru, and Cao Ying as more than five months passed.
• Xiao Yan reached Misty Cloud Mountain for his Three Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran after failing to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame and raising his cultivation to the Da Dou Shi realm.
• Shi Kang began refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame with Father guarding him, but it clashed with the Fallen Heart Flame inside his body.
• Shi Kang used the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art to separate the two Heavenly Flames and calm their violent struggle.

After refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Shi Kang tempered his body with the repulsion between two Heavenly Flames and reached Two-star Dou Venerate. Emerging from seclusion, he decided Xiao Yan was unlikely to become a useful ally and began considering Cao Ying as a candidate to cultivate the Flame Mantra, while planning to create his own fire-lotus Dou Technique.

• Shi Kang spent three months refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, advancing to Two-star Dou Venerate while keeping it isolated from the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Shi Kang spent another two and a half months tempering his body with the two Heavenly Flames, enduring their dangerous backlash.
• Shi Kang emerged from seclusion and learned that Xiao Yan had narrowly defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three Year Agreement using a fire lotus made from three Beast Flames.
• Shi Kang reconsidered his hopes for Xiao Yan after realizing he had taken many of Xiao Yan’s opportunities, and he became more determined to cultivate Cao Ying’s alchemy talent and Flame Mantra potential.
• Shi Kang considered combining his Heavenly Flames and Divine Wind to create a fire-lotus Dou Technique stronger than the Buddha’s Rage Fire Lotus.

Shi Kang began creating a fighting skill by compressing the Fallen Heart Flame and Three Thousand Burning Flame together, hoping to harness their repulsion. After his first attempt exploded, he adjusted the flames’ power and managed to keep them under control, but the process consumed immense Dou Qi and Soul Power.

• Shi Kang reflected on the Barbarian and Saint Aspect Fighting Skills and decided to create his own technique because his realm and Dou Qi reserves were too low to use them.
• Shi Kang gathered the Fallen Heart Flame and Three Thousand Burning Flame in his palms and used Dou Qi to compress them together.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame overwhelmed the balance in Shi Kang’s first attempt, and the resulting explosion blasted him across the training ground without seriously injuring him.
• Shi Kang suppressed Three Thousand Burning Flame to match the Fallen Heart Flame’s power and tried compressing them again.
• Shi Kang kept the flames under control as he compressed them, expending large amounts of Dou Qi and Soul Power while relying on his early Spirit Realm soul.

Shi Kang tested a technique that combined two Heavenly Flames, enduring repeated explosions as he refined it and added Divine Wind. After recovering, he discovered that Zi Yan had returned from a year of inheritance training much stronger, though her inheritance was unfinished.

• Shi Kang compressed two Heavenly Flames into a fireball, which exploded and badly injured him, but proved powerful enough to approach a seven-star Dou Venerate’s full-power strike.
• Shi Kang repeatedly experimented with the technique, improving his control and attaching Divine Wind to the fireball’s surface, though the move consumed large amounts of Dou Qi and Soul Power.
• Shi Kang exhausted himself and returned home, where Yue Ru treated his wounds as he explained that he had lost control while practicing a new move.
• After several days of recovery, Shi Kang found that Zi Yan had returned after a year away, having advanced from seven-star Dou Wang to the peak of the Dou Emperor realm while still receiving her inheritance.

Zi Yan escaped Dragon Island to visit Shi Kang, bringing him rare body-tempering herbs, and the two spent half a month together before she had to return. Shi Kang accepted an invitation to Dragon Island, learning that the clan had powerful elders and had moved its island to a new location.

• Zi Yan admitted she had snuck out and gave Shi Kang precious medicinal herbs from Dragon Island's treasury.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan spent several days roaming the Stone Realm and causing trouble among its Monster Beasts.
• Half a month later, Shi Kang escorted Zi Yan out of the Stone Realm and met the Ancient Void Dragon Clan Half-Saint Zhu Kai.
• Zhu Kai invited Shi Kang to Dragon Island on behalf of First Elder Zhu Huo, and Shi Kang accepted at Zi Yan's urging.
• Zhu Kai led Shi Kang and Zi Yan through the void toward Dragon Island's new location, explaining that the clan had relocated it using a spatial secret technique.

Shi Kang arrived at the unified Dragon Island and met First Elder Zhu Huo, who recognized the two Heavenly Flames within him and learned about his unusual cultivation method. The chapter ended with Zi Yan reassuring Shi Kang that Zhu Li had sent people to search for more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials.

• Shi Kang considered the Stone Clan’s danger from Soul Clan spies and hoped to find a safe refuge if the clan ever had to flee.
• Shi Kang arrived at the expanded Dragon Island and reflected that bringing Zi Yan back had helped unify the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Zhu Kai thanked Shi Kang for helping the clan and brought him to the main hall to meet the First and Second Elders.
• Zhu Huo praised Shi Kang’s talent, sensed his two Heavenly Flames, and warned him about the risk of backlash.
• Shi Kang explained that his cultivation method reconciled the flames and required Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, and Zi Yan said Zhu Li had sent people to search for them.

Shi Kang visited Dragon Island to assess the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s strength and learned that Zhu Huo would help him obtain the Nine Profound Golden Thunder. He left after forming a pill-refining partnership with the clan, while Zi Yan stayed behind to accept her inheritance.

• Zhu Huo told Shi Kang about the Nine Profound Golden Thunder in the Void Thunder Pool and promised to subdue it for him once it weakened.
• Shi Kang learned that Dragon Island had fourteen Dou Saints and visited the Void Thunder Pool with Zhu Li to inspect it from a distance.
• After half a month on Dragon Island, Shi Kang concluded that Zi Yan would be well protected and decided to return.
• Qing Shan and Shi Kang agreed that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan would trade Medicinal Herbs for pills refined by the Stone Clan.
• Zi Yan stayed on Dragon Island to accept her inheritance, and Zhu Kai escorted Shi Kang as he departed.

Shi Kang brought Qing Lin two snake-type Monster Beasts and learned how much she admired him as she advanced in cultivation. He promised to take her out after her next breakthrough, then asked Yue Ru to look after her, while Yue Ru suggested helping Qing Lin become his woman.

• Shi Kang captured two sixth- or seventh-tier hybrid pythons in the Beast Realm and gave them to Qing Lin when he returned to the clan.
• Qing Lin, now eighteen, had reached the Dou Ling realm with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Shi Kang’s support, and the Stone Clan’s resources.
• Shi Kang noticed Qing Lin’s distraction, promised to take her out after her next breakthrough, and encouraged her to cultivate diligently.
• Shi Kang asked Yue Ru to visit and look after Qing Lin because Qing Lin was too reluctant to trouble him to ask for help.
• Yue Ru offered to help Qing Lin become Shi Kang’s woman, but Shi Kang warned her not to scare Qing Lin.

Yue Ru arranged for Qing Lin to secretly take her place in Shi Kang’s bed, hoping to help Qing Lin win him over. Shi Kang discovered the deception, realized Qing Lin was willing, and continued gently before telling her he knew who she was.

• Yue Ru reassured the hesitant Qing Lin and planned a surprise for Shi Kang.
• Yue Ru seduced Shi Kang, then left him in the dark after warning him not to use Soul Power.
• Qing Lin entered the bedroom disguised in a similar nightgown and slipped under the covers.
• Shi Kang kissed and caressed the figure until he sensed something was wrong and used Soul Power to identify Qing Lin.
• Shi Kang saw Qing Lin’s nervous anticipation, continued more gently, and told her he knew it was her.
• Qing Lin trembled and feared Shi Kang would be angry or send her away.

A year after Qing Lin became Shi Kang’s woman, Zi Yan completed the Ancient Void Dragon inheritance and reached Eight-star Dou Ancestor, while Shi Kang advanced to Four-star Dou Venerate and strengthened his body and Dou Skill. Zi Yan lamented that she could no longer take her grown-up form, and Shi Kang offered the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit as a possible way to help her grow up.

• Qing Lin stayed with Shi Kang, and after he confirmed she would not regret it, she became his woman; later, a figure in a transparent nightgown entered the room.
• Zi Yan completed the Ancient Void Dragon inheritance and reached Eight-star Dou Ancestor, while Shi Kang reached Four-star Dou Venerate over the same year.
• Shi Kang tested his body against experts of his level and found their attacks could not harm him, then named his perfected flame-and-wind Dou Skill Myriad Spirit Ball.
• Zi Yan told Shi Kang that she had briefly transformed into a beautiful adult after receiving the inheritance, but had reverted to her child form and could not transform again.
• Zi Yan complained that Zhu Li had repeatedly promised she would grow up after reaching a new cultivation realm, and Shi Kang showed her the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit as a possible solution.

Shi Kang told Zi Yan that refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit could let her reach Dou Sheng, but she needed to break through to Dou Zun first to survive its immense energy. He then returned to Ancient Dragon Island and secured First Elder Zhu Huo’s promise that Zi Yan alone would refine the fruit.

• Shi Kang revealed that the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit could let Zi Yan break through to Dou Sheng, but warned her to wait until she reached Dou Zun before refining it.
• Shi Kang returned to Ancient Dragon Island, where First Elder Zhu Huo received him while Qing Shan was in seclusion.
• Shi Kang told Zhu Huo he had found the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in the Stone Clan and explained that it remained there.
• Shi Kang said Zi Yan, as the future Dragon Emperor, should refine the fruit, and Zhu Huo promised that no one would compete with her for it.

Shi Kang arranged for Zi Yan to refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit safely after she reached the Dou Zun realm. After the fruit cocooned her in a hard energy crystal layer, Shi Kang began melting it with two Heavenly Flames to speed up her refinement.

• Shi Kang studied the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's records and agreed with Zhu Huo to keep the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit with the Stone Clan until Zi Yan reached the Dou Zun realm.
• Nine months later, Zi Yan broke through to the Dou Zun realm in the Stone Realm, while Shi Kang reached Five-star Dou Venerate.
• Shi Kang brought Zi Yan and the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, where Zhu Huo ensured she swallowed it without interference.
• The fruit formed a crystal cocoon around Zi Yan, and Shi Kang found that it was slowly melting into purple-gold liquid as she refined it.
• Shi Kang used the Three Thousand Burning Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame to accelerate the melting, while Zhu Huo sent the elders away and arranged supplies for Shi Kang to restore his Dou Qi.

Shi Kang melted the crystal encasing Zi Yan, then broke through to Six-star Dou Venerate while she refined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and quickly surpassed him. After learning that Zi Yan would need three years to finish refining it, Shi Kang planned how to prepare the Stone Clan for the Soul Clan’s future attacks, deciding to let the Spirit Clan fall first so the other clans would unite against the Soul Clan.

• Shi Kang spent a month using Heavenly Flames to melt the crystal layer around Zi Yan, and Elder Zhu Huo thanked him for his help.
• After resting for two days, Shi Kang cultivated with Ancient Dragon Blood and broke through to Six-star Dou Venerate after another half month.
• Shi Kang visited Zi Yan and sensed that her cultivation had already surpassed his, likely reaching Seven-star Dou Venerate.
• Zhu Huo told Shi Kang that Zi Yan would need about three years to finish refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Shi Kang considered the coming Heavenly Tomb and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame events.
• Shi Kang decided the Spirit Clan had to be destroyed by the Soul Clan to awaken the other Dou God Clans, while he secretly strengthened the Stone Clan and avoided alerting the Soul Clan's spies.

Shi Kang rejected his parents’ attempts to arrange a marriage, hinting that he intended to marry Zi Yan after she became Dragon Emperor. Three years later, he persuaded Shi Gang to keep his Coming of Age Ceremony low-key to avoid attracting danger.

• Shi Gang and Shi Qin pressed Shi Kang to marry, but he said he was not in a hurry and did not like the women of the Stone Clan.
• When Shi Qin asked if he liked Zi Yan, Shi Kang explained that she was refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and would emerge in three years to inherit the Dragon Emperor position, leading his parents to understand his intentions.
• Three years later, Shi Kang and Shi Gang discussed the Stone Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony, scheduled for half a month later around Shi Kang’s age and talent.
• Shi Gang wanted to invite the other Dou God Clans and celebrate Shi Kang’s bloodline and strength, but Shi Kang urged him to keep the ceremony quiet because he feared envy and assassination.

Shi Kang kept his strength hidden and persuaded Shi Gang to make the Stone Clan's Coming of Age Ceremony a quiet affair. Two days before the ceremony, Zi Yan emerged from seclusion as a grown woman at the Mid-stage Four-star Dou Saint realm and reunited with Shi Kang and Shi Gang.

• Shi Kang persuaded Shi Gang to scale back the Coming of Age Ceremony so the Soul Clan would not discover his extraordinary physical strength.
• Two days before the ceremony, Shi Gang sensed a powerful familiar aura outside the Stone Realm and went to investigate.
• Zi Yan introduced herself to Shi Gang, who recognized her aura and recalled Shi Kang's prediction that she would grow up after seclusion.
• Shi Kang arrived, and Zi Yan explained that the guards had not recognized her grown-up appearance and that she had crushed his jade slip.
• Shi Kang reassured the guards that they had followed the rules, and Zi Yan relaxed beside him, hesitating to take his arm.

Zi Yan reunited with Shi Kang and used her Dragon Phoenix Power to strengthen his body and teach him to summon the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Robe. After Shi Kang kissed her, Zi Yan froze in surprise.

• Shi Kang introduced Zi Yan to Shi Gang, who learned that she had reached Four-star Dou Saint after gaining power from the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Shi Gang welcomed Zi Yan and told Shi Kang to show her around before leaving to share the news with Shi Qin.
• Zi Yan teased Shi Kang after he tricked her, then brought him to his residence to give him Dragon Phoenix Power.
• Zi Yan infused Shi Kang with Dragon Phoenix Power, greatly strengthening his physical body, and taught him to summon the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Robe.
• Shi Kang kissed Zi Yan, leaving her stunned and unsure how to react.

Shi Kang realized Zi Yan had little knowledge of romance and offered to teach her, but Yue Ru interrupted them for the Stone Clan's Coming of Age Ceremony. Shi Kang joined the other youths on the platform as the clan gathered to watch his bloodline test.

• Shi Kang ended his kiss with Zi Yan and discovered she thought kissing only meant pressing their lips together.
• Shi Kang offered Zi Yan books to help her learn about romance, but Yue Ru announced that the Coming of Age Ceremony was about to begin.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan went to the Stone Clan's ceremony plaza, where a large crowd had gathered to witness the bloodline tests.
• Shi Kang left Zi Yan in a good spot and joined the other youths on the platform, where they waited for the ceremony to begin.

At the Stone Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony, Shi Qin welcomed Zi Yan and grew fond of her, while Shi Kun began testing the younger generation’s bloodlines. The ceremony revealed mostly Fifth and Sixth Grade Bloodlines, with Shi Tian and one unnamed woman reaching Seventh Grade.

• Shi Gang and Shi Qin attended Shi Kang’s Coming of Age Ceremony and discussed Zi Yan’s closeness with their son.
• Shi Qin brought Zi Yan onto the high platform, where the two chatted and quickly grew comfortable with each other.
• Shi Kun began the ceremony after Shi Gang gave his approval and explained the Clan Mark awards through the bloodline tests.
• Shi Lei received a Silver Clan Mark for his Fifth Grade Bloodline, and Shi Kun continued testing the young clansmen.
• Shi Kun found that most candidates had Fifth or Sixth Grade Bloodlines, while Shi Tian and an unnamed woman each had a Seventh Grade Bloodline.

Shi Kang revealed a peak Ninth Grade Dou God Bloodline and received the Purple-Gold Clan Mark, while Shi Chu, a Soul Clan spy guarding the Ancient Jade, judged that Shi Kang had little time to grow.

• Shi Kang placed his hand on the Star Disk, which lit all nine stars but stopped short of the Divine Grade.
• Elder Shi Kun announced Shi Kang's Two-turn Dou Venerate cultivation and Ninth Grade bloodline, and the pressure from his bloodline forced weaker onlookers to their knees.
• Zi Yan asked whether Shi Kang could receive the Seven-Colored Gold Clan Mark, but Shi Gang explained that it was reserved for Divine Grade Bloodlines.
• Shi Kun engraved the Purple-Gold Clan Mark on Shi Kang's forehead, and Shi Kang felt his Dou Qi circulate more smoothly.
• Shi Chu watched Shi Kang and thought that, despite his talent, he had no time to grow; he was secretly a Soul Clan spy guarding the Ancient Jade.

Shi Kang attended the end of the Stone Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony while his mother grew close to Zi Yan and considered arranging their marriage. Two days later, Shi Kang learned that the Spirit Clan had arrived seeking a marriage alliance with him, and Zi Yan insisted on going with him to meet them.

• Shi Chu remained hidden as a spy in the Stone Clan, watching for major developments and waiting for an opportunity to steal the Ancient Jade.
• Shi Gang concluded the Coming of Age Ceremony, where no one challenged Shi Kang despite the younger generation’s curiosity about his hidden strength.
• Shi Qin spoke with Zi Yan, approved of her relationship with Shi Kang, and decided to discuss arranging their marriage with Shi Gang.
• Shi Kang asked Zi Yan what his mother had told her, but Zi Yan refused to reveal the conversation.
• A messenger told Shi Kang that people from the Spirit Clan had arrived with a young girl to propose a marriage alliance.
• Zi Yan feared Shi Kang would accept the alliance, but he reassured her and she insisted on accompanying him to the Grand Hall.