Chapter Summaries

Shi Kang rejected the idea of involving Zi Yan in the Spirit Clan’s visit and went alone to meet Ling Miao and Ling Yao. Ling Miao began hinting at a marriage alliance, while Shi Kang waited to hear his proposal.

• Zi Yan insisted on going with Shi Kang, but he soothed her and told her to stay behind.
• Shi Kang went to the Grand Hall, unaware that a slender figure was secretly following him.
• Shi Kang met Ling Miao, the Spirit Clan’s Second Elder, and Ling Yao, the clan’s leading genius, who had come to pursue a marriage alliance.
• Ling Miao praised Shi Kang and encouraged Ling Yao to interact with him, but Shi Kang did not commit.
• Ling Miao admitted that his visit was because of Ling Yao.

Ling Miao tried to arrange a marriage between Ling Yao and Shi Kang, with the Spirit Clan seeking custody of their second child, but Shi Kang refused because he already loved someone. Zi Yan interrupted the negotiations, declared herself Shi Kang’s beloved, and left the marriage proposal in disarray.

• Ling Miao appealed to Shi Kang to marry Ling Yao for the good of the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan, while Shi Gang left the choice to his son.
• Shi Kang politely rejected Ling Yao, saying he already had someone he loved.
• Ling Miao proposed that Ling Yao become Shi Kang’s principal wife and revealed that the Spirit Clan wanted to raise their second child.
• Zi Yan entered the Grand Hall and objected to the marriage alliance.
• Zi Yan identified herself as the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and declared that she was Shi Kang’s beloved.
• Shi Kang grabbed Zi Yan and tried to calm the situation before she could say more.

Shi Kang rejected the Spirit Clan’s proposed Marriage Alliance with Ling Yao because he had chosen Zi Yan, then reconciled with Zi Yan after she intervened on her own. After spending several intimate days together, Shi Kang received word that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva had appeared and left with Zi Yan to pursue it.

• Shi Kang told Ling Miao that he had chosen to form a Marriage Alliance with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, so Ling Miao left with Ling Yao.
• Shi Kang scolded Zi Yan for acting without waiting for him, and Zi Yan apologized and won his forgiveness.
• Zi Yan asked Shi Kang to teach her about intimacy, and the two consummated their relationship.
• Zi Yan promised to make the Ancient Void Dragon Clan listen to Shi Kang, and he advised her not to say that to her clansmen.
• Shi Kang received news that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva had appeared in the Northwest Continent, and he left the Stone Clan with Zi Yan.

Shi Kang brought Zi Yan to the Black Corner Region to obtain the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and kill Xiao Yan without revealing the Stone Clan’s interest in the Tou She Ancient God Jade. At the Black Emperor Sect auction, Shi Kang spotted Xiao Yan and confirmed that he carried three Heavenly Flames.

• Zi Yan asked to visit Jia Nan Academy, and Shi Kang agreed to take her after they finished their business.
• Shi Kang explained that he had waited for Zi Yan before moving against Xiao Yan and suspected Xiao Yan carried a piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Shi Kang’s subordinate reported that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva would appear at the Black Emperor Sect auction, and Shi Kang sent him back to the clan to enter seclusion.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan concealed their strength as Peak Dou Wang and entered the auction in a private room.
• Shi Kang recognized Xiao Yan, sensed his Three-star Dou Emperor strength, and asked Zi Yan to check his Heavenly Flames.
• Zi Yan confirmed that Xiao Yan carried three Heavenly Flames, though one seemed unusually high-ranked but weaker in power.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan sensed two Half-Saint Experts from the Gu Clan and Soul Clan watching Xiao Yan because of the Tou She Ancient God Jade he carried. Shi Kang abandoned his plan to take the jade, fearing that doing so would expose the Stone Clan, while Zi Yan offered to deal with the watchers.

• Shi Kang asked Zi Yan whether Xiao Yan possessed Fallen Heart Flame, and she sensed that he probably did not.
• Zi Yan detected a Half-Saint Expert to the east and another to the west of the Auction House, and Shi Kang realized they were watching Xiao Yan and his Ancient Jade.
• Shi Kang considered killing Xiao Yan and hiding the jade, but feared the Gu Clan and Soul Clan would connect his actions to the Stone Clan.
• Shi Kang decided not to take the Ancient Jade and planned instead to expose the Soul Clan's conspiracy and let Gu Yuan guard the jade.
• Zi Yan mistook Shi Kang's concern for fear of the Half-Saints and confidently offered to knock them flat.

At the auction, Zi Yan reacted with bloodline disgust to a Sky Demon Phoenix Mummy, while Shi Kang discussed the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s plans to destroy the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan with her. Xiao Yan won the mummy, and the chapter ended with Shi Kang focusing on the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva as Zi Yan offered to take it for him.

• Zi Yan felt intense disgust when the auctioneer unveiled a Sky Demon Phoenix Mummy, and Shi Kang soothed her by pointing out how the auction would anger the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Shi Kang asked whether Zi Yan intended to destroy the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and she said she would discuss it with the Elders before acting.
• Shi Kang offered to have his father send five or six Dou Saint Elders to support the Ancient Void Dragon Clan against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yan won the Sky Demon Phoenix Mummy after bidders competed for the Magic Core they hoped to extract from it.
• The auctioneer presented the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and Zi Yan offered to snatch it for Shi Kang when she saw his interest.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan stole the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva from the Black Emperor Sect and caught up with Xiao Yan after Shi Kang killed the men pursuing him. Shi Kang then restrained Xiao Yan with Space Power and attacked him, leaving Xiao Yan trapped and unable to resist.

• Xiao Yan exchanged his Pill of Breaking Ancestor for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, with the Black Emperor Sect delaying the exchange for several days.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan ambushed the Black Emperor Sect's guards, killed them, and took the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yan led the men pursuing him toward a remote area, intending to deal with them there.
• Shi Kang caught up with Xiao Yan and killed the pursuers with a blast of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan thanked Shi Kang and Zi Yan, but Shi Kang restrained him with Space Power and punched him.

Shi Kang killed Xiao Yan and destroyed his soul, then had Zi Yan capture the Gu Clan and Soul Clan Half-Saints who had tried to intervene. With Xiao Yan dead, Shi Kang resolved to face the Soul Clan himself and pursue a future where the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan alone reached Dou Di.

• Shi Kang struck at the immobilized Xiao Yan while Zi Yan intercepted the Gu Clan Half-Saint who tried to save him.
• Shi Kang's punch destroyed Xiao Yan's body, and he crushed Xiao Yan's escaping soul.
• Zi Yan restrained the Gu Clan Half-Saint and caught the fleeing Soul Clan Half-Saint after sealing the area to prevent a distress message from escaping.
• Zi Yan brought both Half-Saints to Shi Kang, who recovered from his shock and reaffirmed that he did not regret killing Xiao Yan.
• Shi Kang decided to rely on himself against the Soul Clan and aimed to help the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan dominate the Dou Qi Continent.

Shi Kang killed Xiao Yan, restrained the Gu Clan and Soul Clan Half-Saints, and collected two Heavenly Flames while leaving Gu Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Sub-Flame untouched. He then took Xiao Yan’s rings and discovered that the ancient black ring had once housed Yao Chen.

• Shi Kang questioned Gu Ming about his mission and learned that Gu Xun’er had asked him to look after Xiao Yan.
• Shi Kang spared Gu Ming and the Soul Clan Half-Saint, intending to leave witnesses who could confirm he had not taken the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade.
• Shi Kang examined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, the Yin Yang Twin Flames, and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Sub-Flame left where Xiao Yan had died.
• Shi Kang suppressed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yin Yang Twin Flames but refused to take Gu Xun’er’s sub-flame.
• Shi Kang pulled Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and an ancient black ring to him, then found pill formulas, Cultivation Techniques, and Combat Skills inside the black ring.

Shi Kang searched Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and found the Demonic Flame Fragment Map, the Tou She Ancient God Jade fragment, the Flame Mantra, and the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art. After returning the Gu Clan’s items to its Half-Saint, Shi Kang sensed Xiao Yi Xian approaching and decided to deal with her rather than recruit her, knowing she would seek revenge for Xiao Yan.

• Shi Kang searched Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and found the Demonic Flame Fragment Map, the Tou She Ancient God Jade fragment, the Flame Mantra, and the Emperor Seal Art.
• Shi Kang tossed the Tou She Ancient God Jade fragment onto the ground and sent the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Sub-Flame and Emperor Seal Art to the Gu Clan Half-Saint.
• Shi Kang explained that he was returning the Gu Clan’s items and noted that Gu Xun’er had passed them to Xiao Yan.
• Shi Kang sensed a veiled woman with snow-white hair and poison-attributed Dou Qi approaching, and identified her as Xiao Yi Xian.
• Shi Kang considered helping Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body but rejected the idea because she would likely avenge Xiao Yan.

Shi Kang killed Xiao Yi Xian, then shadowed Gu Ming and a Soul Clan Half-Saint as they fought over the Tou She Ancient God Jade and returned it to the Xiao Clan. After explaining why neither Half-Saint dared keep the jade, Shi Kang decided to strengthen the Stone Clan and took Zi Yan toward the Beast Realm to pursue his father's breakthrough.

• Shi Kang used Space Annihilation to kill Xiao Yi Xian, then left with Zi Yan as the seal dissipated.
• Gu Ming and the Soul Clan Half-Saint fought over the Ancient Jade, and Gu Ming seized it.
• Gu Ming hesitated to take the Xiao Clan's jade back to the Gu Clan and returned it to the Xiao Clan's First Elder in Wutan City instead.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan secretly followed the Half-Saints, and Shi Kang explained that neither clan wanted the jade's possession known.
• Shi Kang decided to seek a way to help his father reach Seven-star Dou Saint and headed with Zi Yan to the Beast Realm.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan traveled to the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan so Shi Kang could temper his body and pursue the Yellow Springs Demon Saint Inheritance, which might help his father break through to Seven-star Dou Saint. After reaching the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, Shi Kang plunged into its frigid waters unprotected, and Zi Yan followed him.

• Zi Yan carried Shi Kang to the Beast Realm, and he asked her to take him to the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan instead of Dragon Island.
• Shi Kang explained that he wanted to temper his body at the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, while secretly intending to seek the Demon Saint Essence Blood for his father, Shi Gang.
• Shi Kang learned that Zi Yan's soul had only reached the Early Heavenly State, so she could not access the inheritance; he considered having Shi Gang come instead.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan slipped through the crowded territory of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan and reached the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Shi Kang plunged into the freezing waters without protection, and Zi Yan jumped in after him.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan dove into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, where Zi Yan sensed an ice-attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Material with its own spirituality. They reached the bottom and found a powerful Ice Deer, leaving Shi Kang asking Zi Yan to estimate its strength.

• Shi Kang endured the frigid waters as he and Zi Yan dove deeper into the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.
• Zi Yan sensed a spiritual ice-attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Material below, and Shi Kang summoned two Heavenly Flames while she protected them with a barrier.
• Zi Yan sensed someone nearby, but Shi Kang chose to seek the treasure first, and she led him through a pit to the bottom of the springs.
• They found a huge Ice Deer at least at the Half-Saint level, and it woke and warned them not to approach.
• Shi Kang asked Zi Yan how strong the Ice Deer was.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan found a High-level Half-Saint Mysterious Ice in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, and Zi Yan defeated its Ice Deer guardian. She gave the Mysterious Ice to Shi Kang and asked for a reward, and he promised her all the pills she wanted.

• Shi Kang recognized the Ice Deer as a High-level Half-Saint Mysterious Ice and asked Zi Yan to capture it because he could not handle it himself.
• The Ice Deer attacked Zi Yan and Shi Kang with a freezing ball of light, but Zi Yan shattered it with a single punch.
• The Ice Deer fled from Zi Yan, who caught it with a Dragon Claw and left behind a chunk of Mysterious Ice.
• Zi Yan sealed the Mysterious Ice and presented it to Shi Kang, asking how he would thank her.
• Shi Kang stroked Zi Yan's head and promised to give her all the pills she wanted.

Shi Kang collected Yellow Springs Blood Crystals from the bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs and promised Zi Yan he would not refine another Heavenly Flame before becoming a Dou Sheng. Following an aura Zi Yan had sensed, they found the imprisoned Yao Ming, who offered to make the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan acknowledge Shi Kang as its master if he saved him.

• Shi Kang found Yellow Springs Blood Crystals and used his Heavenly Flames to suppress the freezing energy when he touched one.
• Shi Kang explained the crystals’ value to Zi Yan, collected them all, and promised not to refine another Heavenly Flame before becoming a Dou Sheng.
• Zi Yan guided Shi Kang to the source of the aura she had sensed, where they heard a weak cry for help beneath sand and stones.
• Zi Yan cleared the debris and revealed a frail man bound in black iron chains that drained his Dou Qi while keeping him alive.
• Yao Ming identified himself as the Clan Leader of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan and offered Shi Kang the clan’s allegiance in exchange for rescue.

Shi Kang secured Yao Ming’s loyalty by demanding an imprint on his soul, then freed him from the chains imprisoning him. Yao Ming escaped the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal and submitted to Shi Kang as his master.

• Yao Ming explained that his younger brother, Yao Xiaotian, had betrayed and imprisoned him, and offered Shi Kang the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan in exchange for rescue.
• Shi Kang demanded to imprint Yao Ming’s soul, and Yao Ming agreed after Shi Kang pretended to leave.
• Shi Kang planted the imprint, and Yao Ming called him Master and explained that destroying the chains’ mechanism would free him.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan found the mechanism encased in Yellow Springs Yin Stone, and Zi Yan shattered it with her Dragon Emperor Claw.
• Yao Ming broke free of the chains, thanked Shi Kang, and knelt before him in submission.

Shi Kang rescued Yao Ming from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, where Yao Ming confronted his brother Yao Xiaotian over a century of imprisonment. When Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder began to gain the upper hand, Zi Yan intervened at Shi Kang’s command, and her overwhelming attack left the fight unresolved.

• Shi Kang took Yao Ming’s Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, gave him pills, and returned to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs with Zi Yan to temper his body.
• Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder arrived and discovered that Yao Ming had escaped and reached the Two-star Dou Saint realm.
• Yao Ming attacked Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder, fighting them fiercely despite his incomplete recovery.
• Yao Xiaotian tried to summon reinforcements, but Shi Kang and Zi Yan emerged from the Yellow Springs and interrupted him.
• Yao Xiaotian offered Zi Yan treasures to stay out of the clan dispute, but Zi Yan attacked at Shi Kang’s order.
• Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder countered Zi Yan’s golden Dou Qi with the Yellow Springs Palm and Yellow Springs Finger.

Zi Yan killed Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder, allowing Yao Ming to reclaim his standing in the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan. Shi Gang entered the Demon Saint Stone Tablet and emerged with the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's Essence Blood, which could help him reach Seven-star Dou Saint.

• Zi Yan defeated and killed Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder, then gave their Remnant Souls to Shi Kang.
• Yao Ming thanked Shi Kang, explained that the Demon Saint Stone Tablet held the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's inherited arts and possibly his Essence Blood, and led Shi Kang to it.
• Yao Ming revealed himself to the clan elders and recounted how Yao Xiaotian had betrayed him, then continued with Shi Kang and Zi Yan to the tablet.
• Shi Kang summoned Shi Gang, whose late Heavenly Realm soul could withstand the tablet's inheritance.
• Shi Gang entered the Demon Saint Stone Tablet, endured a soul attack, and obtained the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's Essence Blood.

Shi Kang arranged for Yao Ming to consolidate the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan under the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and collect its powerful Magic Cores for puppet refinement. He and Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island, where Zi Yan offered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Magic Cores as well.

• Shi Gang left to prepare for his marriage to Zi Yan and to refine the Demon Saint Essence Blood after breaking through to the Seven-star Dou Saint.
• Shi Kang ordered Yao Ming to eliminate Yao Xiaotian’s and the First Elder’s remaining followers and announce the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s submission to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Shi Kang told Yao Ming to secure all Half-Saint-level and stronger Magic Cores in Burial Snake Valley for his future puppet refining.
• Shi Kang looted the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s treasury and returned to Dragon Island with Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan volunteered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Magic Cores stored in the Dragon Crystal Treasury, and Shi Kang asked her to put him down before they reached Dragon Island.

Zi Yan announced her marriage alliance with Shi Kang, and the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan prepared a lavish wedding to strengthen their ties. Shi Kang also devised a deception plan to deter the Soul Clan, while the wedding’s display of seventeen Dragon Clan Dou Saints stunned the attending clans.

• Zi Yan told the Ancient Void Dragon Clan elders that she would marry Shi Kang, and they unanimously supported the alliance.
• The two clans prepared the wedding and announced it to the Dou God Clans, drawing the attention of the Central Continent.
• Shi Kang planned to use the wedding to convince the Soul Clan that Zhu Kun and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Nine-star Dou Saints would protect the Stone Clan.
• Shi Kang briefed his father, Shi Gang, on the deception plan and asked him to cooperate.
• At the wedding, Zi Yan and Shi Kang appeared before the guests, followed by seventeen Ancient Void Dragon Clan Dou Saints, shocking the Yao and Lei Clan representatives.