Chapter Summaries

At Shi Kang and Zi Yan’s wedding, Zhu Huo announced that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Old Dragon Emperor, Zhu Kun, was still alive and presented the Stone Clan with the Nine Profound Golden Thunder as dowry. The revelation changed the other clans’ view of the Stone Clan, while the chapter ended with Soul Clan elders dismissing Xiao Yan’s death.

• Zhu Huo told the wedding guests that the Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun was in seclusion and had sent elders to bless Shi Kang and the Dragon Emperor.
• Zhu Huo presented the Nine Profound Golden Thunder as dowry, convincing the guests that Zhu Kun was alive and demonstrating the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s power.
• The Dou God Clans became wary of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and treated the Stone Clan with new respect after the wedding.
• The Spirit Clan Leader regretted missing the chance to ally with the Stone Clan, while the Lei Clan Leader lamented not claiming the Nine Profound Golden Thunder.
• More than half a month after Xiao Yan’s death, Soul Clan elders discussed him with disdain and showed no concern over the two Half-Saints who had fallen at the Xiao Clan.

Nihility Devouring Flame believed the Stone Clan’s false reports about the Old Dragon Emperor and changed the Soul Clan’s plans, leaving the Stone Clan untouched for now. In the Gu Clan, Gu Yuan confronted Gu Xun’er over her actions and told her that Xiao Yan was dead.

• Nihility Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan Elders discussed the danger posed by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and decided they needed to verify whether the Old Dragon Emperor existed.
• A Stone Clan spy reported that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had a Nine-star Dou Saint, unaware that Shi Kang had orchestrated the deception to make the claim seem true.
• Nihility Devouring Flame adjusted the Soul Clan’s plan, postponing an attack on the Stone Clan and targeting the Spirit Clan and Yao Clan first.
• Gu Yuan angrily confronted Gu Xun’er for dividing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Sub-Flame and giving the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art to an outsider.
• Gu Xun’er asked Gu Yuan what had happened to Xiao Yan, and he told her Xiao Yan was dead and that he would never approve of her being with him.

Gu Xun'er blamed Gu Yuan for Xiao Yan’s death, but he concealed his suspicion that the Stone Clan was responsible and ordered the truth kept from her. Shi Kang then brought Cao Ying from the Pill Tower to the Stone Realm for her safety and prepared to have her cultivate the Fén Jué.

• Gu Xun'er asked Gu Yuan whether the Soul Clan had killed Xiao Yan, and he denied killing him without revealing his suspicion of the Stone Clan.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er to focus on cultivating and secretly ordered the clan to seal away information about Xiao Yan’s death.
• Shi Kang visited the Pill Tower and told Cao Ying she would need to stay in the Stone Realm for years because she might be endangered at the Pill Tower.
• Cao Ying informed the Pill Tower’s three leaders that she was leaving, and Shi Kang refused Xuan Kongzi’s request to let her stay.
• After returning to the Stone Clan, Shi Kang told Cao Ying he had found a cultivation method for her and showed her the Fén Jué.

Shi Kang persuaded Cao Ying to switch to Fén Jué by showing her three Heavenly Flames, then began refining Yellow Springs Blood Crystals to improve his strength. After consuming several crystals over more than ten days, he broke through to Three-turn Dou Venerate.

• Shi Kang gave Cao Ying Fén Jué and explained that refining Heavenly Flames could raise its grade, so she agreed to switch cultivation methods.
• Shi Kang showed Cao Ying the Green Lotus Core Flame, Yin Yang Twin Flames, and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and promised to help her find more Heavenly Flames.
• Shi Kang left Cao Ying to begin switching cultivation methods and gave the Heavenly Flames to keep until she had stabilized her strength.
• Shi Gang entered seclusion to use Demon Saint Essence Blood in an attempt to break through to Seven-star Dou Saint, while Shi Kang handed clan affairs to the First Elder.
• Shi Kang swallowed Yellow Springs Blood Crystals and refined their energy, eventually breaking through from Two-turn to Three-turn Dou Venerate after consuming the third crystal.

After reaching Four-turn Dou Venerate, Shi Kang helped Cao Ying refine and fuse Yin Yang Twin Flames with her Sea Heart Flame, raising her cultivation to Five-star Dou Ancestor. He warned her to hide her ability to fuse Heavenly Flames, then began refining Half-Saint Heavenly Demon Puppets and taught her Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus.

• Shi Kang emerged from more than four months of seclusion after refining the sixth Yellow Springs Blood Crystal and advanced to Four-turn Dou Venerate.
• Shi Kang learned that Cao Ying had switched to Fén Jué and recovered to Four-star Dou Ancestor with the help of her Sea Heart Flame.
• Shi Kang gave Cao Ying Yin Yang Twin Flames, and she used a pill she had prepared to refine them safely.
• Cao Ying fused Yin Yang Twin Flames with her Sea Heart Flame, reached Five-star Dou Ancestor, and Shi Kang helped her through Fén Jué's burning side effect.
• Shi Kang warned Cao Ying to cultivate Fén Jué secretly and conceal her ability to fuse Heavenly Flames.
• Shi Kang began refining Half-Saint Heavenly Demon Puppets and taught Cao Ying his Dou Technique, Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus.

Shi Kang watched Cao Ying learn Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus before discovering that Shi Gang had broken through to Seven-star Dou Saint with Demon Saint Essence Blood. He kept the remaining essence blood for Zhu Huo and then joined Zi Yan, who wanted them to try for a child.

• Cao Ying successfully formed a Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, and Shi Kang warned her to strengthen her body and keep the technique as a trump card.
• Shi Kang sensed pressure from the east and learned that Shi Gang had broken through to Seven-star Dou Saint.
• Shi Gang gave Shi Kang the remaining Demon Saint Essence Blood, which Shi Kang planned to use to help Zhu Huo break through.
• Shi Kang found Zi Yan, who said she wanted a child and asked him not to visit another woman.
• Shi Kang agreed to Zi Yan's request and pinned her beneath him.

Shi Kang gave Zhu Huo Yellow Springs Demon Saint essence blood to help him break through to Seven-star Dou Saint, then took Zi Yan to the Void Thunder Pool to temper his body and puppets. The chapter left them watching six Half-Saint puppets absorb lightning and grow stronger.

• Shi Kang presented Zhu Huo with Yellow Springs Demon Saint essence blood, and Zi Yan explained that Shi Gang had used a similar gift to reach Seven-star Dou Saint.
• Zhu Huo hesitated over the precious gift but accepted it after Shi Kang urged him to strengthen the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and reduce casualties in its war with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Zhu Huo thanked Shi Kang, then entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough while his younger brother Zhu Shui entertained Shi Kang and Zi Yan.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan traveled to the Void Thunder Pool, where lightning struck Shi Kang without harming him as they headed deeper inside.
• Shi Kang sent six Half-Saint puppets into stronger lightning, and Zi Yan noticed the thunder brightening their formation patterns and asked whether they could absorb thunder power to grow stronger.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan cultivated in the Lightning Pool while Shi Kang tempered his body and advanced to Five-turn Dou Venerate. After spending half a year refining Mysterious Ice, he reached Seven-turn Dou Venerate and began enduring the combined tempering of four spiritual materials.

• Zi Yan admired Shi Kang's ability to refine a Half-Saint-level puppet, and they discussed the scarcity of suitable Dou Sheng to turn into puppets.
• Zi Yan warned Shi Kang that the Black Demon Lightning Zone ahead was too dangerous, so they stayed back and cultivated in the Half-Saint-level lightning.
• After two and a half months, Zi Yan broke through to Late Four-star Dou Saint, and another two and a half months later Shi Kang advanced to Five-turn Dou Venerate.
• Shi Kang swallowed Mysterious Ice and used Fallen Heart Flame and Three Thousand Burning Flame to suppress its extreme cold while Zi Yan guarded him.
• After half a year, Shi Kang finished refining Mysterious Ice, advanced to Seven-turn Dou Venerate, and began enduring the tempering power of four Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials.

After returning from the Void Thunder Pool, Shi Kang found that Zhu Huo had reached the Seven-star Dou Saint realm, giving the Ancient Void Dragon Clan the strength to attack the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. Zi Yan agreed to prepare a surprise strike that would wipe out their enemies before they could escape.

• Shi Kang and Zi Yan left the Void Thunder Pool with the lightning-tempered puppets, which Shi Kang considered bringing into the Heavenly Tomb.
• Zhu Huo welcomed them on Ancient Dragon Island and revealed that he had broken through to the Seven-star Dou Saint realm, returning the unused Demon Saint Essence Blood to Shi Kang.
• Shi Kang proposed attacking the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and Zhu Huo supported the plan, saying he could kill Huang Tian within ten exchanges.
• Zi Yan ordered Zhu Huo to gather all Half-Saint and stronger experts on Dragon Island for a battle discussion.
• Shi Kang advised Zi Yan to launch a surprise attack and eliminate the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan in one strike, and Zi Yan agreed.

Zi Yan led the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s elites on a surprise attack against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, using their ability to pass through the Demon Phoenix Realm’s protective array. The Dou Saints reached the realm’s center while Shi Kang and Qing Shan waited outside to stop anyone who escaped.

• Zi Yan announced Shi Kang’s plan to attack the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and the Elders agreed to strike that day.
• Zi Yan led seventeen Dou Saints and dozens of Half-Saints to the Demon Phoenix Realm, where the Half-Saints silently encircled its borders.
• Shi Kang stayed with the Half-Saints to watch for escapees, and Qing Shan joined him to protect him at Zi Yan’s request.
• Zi Yan, Zhu Huo, and the other Dou Saints passed through the protective array and headed for the realm’s center.
• Zhu Huo sensed the strongest aura at a palace near the mountain peak and led the group toward it, evading the patrolling guards.

The Ancient Void Dragon Clan launched a surprise assault on the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, overwhelming its defenders and leaving Clan Leader Huang Tian badly wounded. As Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members fled the Demon Phoenix Realm, they ran into the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s forces waiting outside.

• Huang Tian sensed approaching enemies, but Zhu Huo and Zhu Shui ambushed him before he could respond.
• Huang Tian drew essence blood from the clan’s Forbidden Ground and raised his strength to the Six-star Dou Saint level, but Zhu Huo wounded him and drove him back.
• Zi Yan and the other Ancient Void Dragon Clan Dou Shengs overwhelmed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s four Dou Saints, killing three of them.
• Huang Tian ordered the clan’s Elders to self-destruct and told the remaining clansmen to flee, while Half-Saint Elders and high-level Dou Zuns sacrificed themselves to buy time.
• Tens of thousands of fleeing Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members encountered the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s forces, including Shi Kang, who helped surround and slaughter them.

Shi Kang helped the Ancient Void Dragon Clan annihilate the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and killed Jiu Feng as he tried to escape. He then checked the Ling Realm with Zi Yan, confirmed that the Spirit Clan still existed, and returned to Dragon Island with his plans intact.

• Shi Kang caught Jiu Feng at the Demon Phoenix Realm's barrier and killed him with the Yellow Springs Palm.
• The Ancient Void Dragon experts slew Huang Tian and the other Heaven Demon Phoenix leaders, then hunted down the clan's survivors.
• Zi Yan ordered her forces to collect the Heaven Demon Phoenix essence blood, and Zhu Huo reported that no Ancient Void Dragon experts had died.
• Shi Kang asked Zi Yan to take him back to the Stone Clan, where he found that all was peaceful.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan visited the Ling Realm and confirmed that the Spirit Clan had not been destroyed.
• Shi Kang told Zi Yan to return and refine the essence blood as they headed back.

After the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan fell, Shi Kang spread the news to intimidate the Soul Clan, but Nihility Devouring Flame seized the distraction as a chance to destroy the Spirit Clan and implicate the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. On Dragon Island, Zi Yan distributed the clan’s captured blood essence and led most of its high-ranking experts to the Stone Realm to refine it.

• Shi Kang publicized the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s destruction, drawing awe from Central Continent and attention from the Dou God Clans.
• Nihility Devouring Flame decided to use the distraction to attack the Spirit Clan and frame the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then summoned Hun Jing and Hun Yan to join him.
• The Ancient Void Dragon Clan brought the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s resources and blood essence back to Dragon Island and distributed the essence, prioritizing Zi Yan and elders nearing breakthroughs.
• Shi Kang urged Zi Yan to strengthen the elders for the coming conflict with the Soul Clan, and Zi Yan followed his advice in allocating the blood essence.
• Zi Yan ordered elders above the Half-Saint level to accompany her to the Stone Realm for refinement and brought First Elder Zhu Huo along for combat guidance.

Shi Kang secured the Stone Clan’s protection with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s support, while Nihility Devouring Flame invaded the Ling Realm and wiped out the Spirit Clan’s Dou Saints. The Soul Clan’s forces then began slaughtering the Ling Clan’s remaining members and searching for the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

• Shi Kang thanked Zi Yan for arranging the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s support, which left thirty-five Dou Saints in the Stone Realm and strengthened its defenses against the Soul Clan.
• Soul Clan spies inside the Stone Clan reported the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s arrival to their masters.
• Nihility Devouring Flame sealed the Ling Realm and attacked the gathered Spirit Clan experts alongside Hun Jing and Hun Yan.
• Ling Shan summoned the Ling Ancestor’s remnant soul, but Nihility Devouring Flame overwhelmed it and destroyed the clan’s protective array, killing all the Spirit Clan Dou Saints.
• Nihility Devouring Flame ordered Hun Jing and Hun Yan to kill the Ling Clan’s remaining members and leave no traces, especially of the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Shi Kang and Zi Yan discovered that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Spirit Clan, then returned to find the Ancient Void Dragon Clan greatly strengthened by refining Demon Saint Essence Blood. The chapter left the Ancient Void Dragon Clan with twenty Dou Saints, surpassing the Stone Clan in strength.

• Shi Kang advanced to Eight-turn and then Nine Revolutions Dou Venerate, while Cao Ying refined two Heavenly Flames and reached Two-star Dou Venerate.
• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion at Five-star Dou Saint, and she accompanied Shi Kang to investigate the Ling Realm.
• Shi Kang and Zi Yan found the Spirit Clan's realm sealed and empty, and Shi Kang concluded that the Soul Clan had wiped out the clan.
• Shi Kang told Zi Yan that the Ancient Void Dragon experts had gone to the Stone Realm because the Old Ancestor had warned him of the Spirit Clan's destruction.
• After half a year of refining Demon Saint Essence Blood, Zi Yan reached Mid Five-star Dou Saint, Zhu Shui reached Six-star Dou Saint, and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's Dou Saints numbered twenty.

Shi Kang refined Yao Xiaotian’s corpse into a Dou Sheng-level puppet and chose Medusa for the Stone Clan’s remaining Heavenly Tomb slot, planning to help her gain a powerful inheritance. After Shi Gang approved the choice, Shi Kang prepared to tell him another serious matter as the tomb’s opening approached.

• Shi Kang used Three Thousand Burning Flame and Fallen Heart Flame to refine Yao Xiaotian’s corpse into a Dou Sheng-level puppet.
• The Gu Clan sent invitations for its Coming of Age Ceremony and learned that the Spirit Clan was sealed off, leaving its Heavenly Tomb slots in doubt.
• Shi Gang asked Shi Kang to choose who would receive the Stone Clan’s remaining Heavenly Tomb slot.
• Shi Kang chose Medusa, explaining that an inheritance beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Springs could help her become a Nine-Colored Heavenly Swallowing Python and reach Dou Saint.
• Shi Gang approved Medusa’s slot after Shi Kang promised to help her become a Three-star Dou Saint within five years.
• Shi Kang remained behind to warn Shi Gang of another important matter before the Heavenly Tomb opened.

Shi Kang warned Shi Gang that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Spirit Clan and planted a spy in the Shi Clan’s Ancestral Hall. He identified Shi Chu as the spy, urged his father not to act rashly, and left Shi Gang asking about his plan.

• Shi Kang told Shi Gang that he and Zi Yan had found the Ling Realm empty and concluded the Spirit Clan had been wiped out for its Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Shi Kang said the Ancestor had revealed that a Soul Clan spy was in the Shi Clan Ancestral Hall, shocking Shi Gang.
• Shi Gang prepared to attack the suspected spy, but Shi Kang stopped him to avoid alerting the Soul Clan.
• Shi Kang explained that he and Zi Yan had seen Second Elder Shi Chu secretly transmitting information and believed another soul had taken over his body.
• Shi Gang calmed down and asked Shi Kang what he planned to do.

Shi Kang told Shi Gang that he planned to expose the Soul Clan’s schemes and form an alliance of the Dou God Clans, while preparing the Stone Clan for a possible attack. After arranging for Shi Ping to accompany him to the Gu Clan’s ceremony, Shi Kang visited Medusa and reminded her that the Snake People Clan’s future in the Stone Realm depended on her.

• Shi Kang explained his plan to reveal the Soul Clan’s ambitions at the Gu Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony and unite several clans against them.
• Shi Kang warned Shi Gang that the Soul Clan likely had two Nine-star Dou Saints and might target the weaker clans, including the Stone Clan.
• Shi Kang asked Shi Gang to send Shi Ping with him to the ceremony so the Gu Clan would take his warning seriously, and Shi Gang agreed.
• Shi Kang went to Medusa’s residence and had sex with her.
• Shi Kang recalled that Medusa had persuaded him to give the Snake People Clan territory near the Stone Realm, and he told her their entry into the Stone Realm depended on her continued efforts.

Medusa secured a place in the Heavenly Tomb after Shi Kang explained its benefits, while Shi Kang prepared his puppets and refined his Dou Skills ahead of the expedition. He began cultivating the Stone Clan’s inherited skill Savage Aspect.

• Medusa resolved to strengthen herself so the Snake People Clan could earn the right to enter the Stone Realm.
• Shi Kang offered Medusa a Heavenly Tomb place, and she persuaded him to give it to her.
• Shi Kang refined the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s First Elder into a puppet and sent it with the Yao Xiaotian puppet to the Void Thunder Pool for reinforcement.
• Shi Kang fused Mysterious Ice into his Myriad Spirit Ball and gained enough Dou Qi to use High-tier Heaven Grade Dou Skills.
• Shi Kang began cultivating Savage Aspect, causing his body to swell and turn crimson.

Shi Kang tested the Savage Aspect and Saint Aspect, learning how well he could fight across realms. A month later, he arrived in the Gu Clan’s Ancient Realm with Shi Ping and Medusa, where Shi Ping asked Gu Nan Hai to arrange a meeting with Gu Yuan about an important matter.

• Shi Kang tested the Savage Aspect against Zi Yan and narrowly won after she raised her strength to the Five-star Dou Saint realm.
• Shi Kang tested the Saint Aspect against Zi Yan’s Two-star Dou Saint attacks and found that its defense and recovery let him endure heavy blows with minor injuries.
• Shi Kang assessed his combat limits and concluded he could defeat an ordinary One-star Dou Saint, but needed the Saint Aspect to escape a Mid or Late Two-star Dou Saint.
• A month later, Shi Ping escorted Shi Kang and Medusa to the Gu Clan’s Coming of Age Ceremony after Shi Gang overruled objections to giving an outsider a Heavenly Tomb slot.
• At Ancient Saint City, Gu Nan Hai welcomed Shi Ping and led the group into the Ancient Realm, where the Gu Clan treated them cautiously because of Shi Kang’s claimed connection to Zhu Kun.
• After arranging their accommodations, Shi Ping told Gu Nan Hai that he had come on the Clan Leader’s orders to deliver important news to Gu Yuan.