Chapter Summaries

After the Demonic Emperor died, the demon army launched a final assault on the Xuantian Continent, but an Ancestor Realm expert wiped out its Reincarnation Realm leaders and sealed its escape route. Xiao Long helped briefly, then left the remaining battle to the Xuantian forces.

• A loyalist Demon King urged the demon race to fight, arguing that the unknown Xuantian expert might have been injured or killed by the Demonic Emperor.
• More than fifty Reincarnation Realm Demon Kings led tens of millions of demons in a charge against the Xuantian Continent's forces.
• A massive illusory palm appeared and erased the Demon Kings, revealing that an Ancestor Realm expert had intervened.
• The demon army tried to flee, but the passage out of the Xuantian Continent vanished, forcing the demons to fight on.
• Xiao Long killed over a hundred Turning Wheel Realm demons, then stopped and left the slaughter to the Xuantian forces.

After the humans wiped out the demons, Xiao Long prepared to return to the Dou Qi Continent with his followers and assets. He honored the fallen, opened the Xuantian Continent’s seal, and redistributed the demons’ warships.

• Xiao Long secretly used the Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel to absorb the blood essence and primordial spirits of the fallen experts, then returned to the Dao Sect.
• Xiao Long ordered the Nine Heavens Heavenly Court and his companions to prepare to leave for the Dou Qi Continent, while Ya Fei arranged a successor for her merchant association.
• Xiao Long planned whom to take back and prepared to fulfill his promise to give the Seven Masters a chance to reach the Ancestor Realm.
• The human-demon war in the West Xuan Domain ended after three days and nights, with seven to eight hundred thousand people from the Xuantian Continent dead.
• Xiao Long arranged compensation for the dead, opened the Xuantian Continent’s seal to let its people travel into the starry sky, and redistributed the demons’ warships.

Xiao Long sold most of the warships, kept several for himself, and prepared to return to the Dou Qi Continent with his companions. Before leaving the Xuantian Continent, he left its Plane Embryo behind and placed some of its power in a stone stele that could help a Reincarnation Realm cultivator reach the Ancestor Realm.

• Xiao Long took ten Scout Warships, one hundred Main Warships, five High-level Warships, and the sole Emperor-class Warship before selling the rest, which sold out in a day.
• The Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel absorbed tens of millions of vicious demon souls, but Xiao Long postponed refining it so he could prepare for his return.
• Xiao Long persuaded Liu Yan to come with him, but left Lin Dong behind to remain on the Xuantian Continent.
• Ying Huanhuan, Jiang Yinyin, Ying Xiaoxiao, Jiang Xue, Lin Qing Tan, Gong Wuqing, and Ling Qingzhu joined Xiao Long on his journey.
• Xiao Long left the Plane Embryo on the Xuantian Continent and infused part of its power into a stone stele for Reincarnation Realm cultivators.

Xiao Long studied the Star Map, learned how the worlds and Star Domains were arranged, and found the route back to the Dou Qi Continent. After settling matters on Xuantian Continent, he departed for the Dou Qi Continent with those close to him; the author also announced that the book was going premium.

• Xiao Long redeemed a Star Map and discovered that Xuantian Continent and the Dou Qi Continent lay within the same Star System, which contained more than ninety thousand cultivation worlds.
• Xiao Long learned that Star Systems formed Star Domains, each centered on a Great Thousand World, and that traveling between these levels required stronger means.
• Xiao Long used the Star Map to locate the Dou Qi Continent and realized he could reach it by spatial jump in about half a month.
• After settling everything on Xuantian Continent, Xiao Long set off for the Dou Qi Continent with those close to him.
• The author announced that the book was going premium.

The author explained the book’s move to paid chapters, asked readers for first-day subscriptions, and promised at least fifteen chapters in an update spree. The story then began with a Heart Soul Clan fleet arriving near the Dou Qi Continent, where Lord Wu You was asked whether to invade.

• The author thanked readers for their support and described the retroactive paywall and subscription costs.
• The author asked readers to give the book a first-day subscription and promised at least fifteen chapters.
• A Heart Soul Clan fleet reached the starry sky outside the Dou Qi Continent.
• A vicious-looking man asked Lord Wu You whether the fleet should begin its invasion.
• The chapter identified Lord Wu You as a Nether Grade Demon Emperor of the Heart Soul Clan.

Demon Emperor Wu You assessed the Dou Qi Continent and decided to infiltrate it because its powerful Plane Embryo made a direct invasion too difficult. He planned to abandon his body, possess someone inside the world, and weaken its defenses from within.

• Demon Emperor Wu You was revealed to have conquered the Shenwu Continent with the Heart Demon Race and to be leading an army toward the Dou Qi Continent.
• Demon Emperor Wu You recognized that the Dou Qi Continent had a powerful Plane Embryo and had produced at least ten Heavenly Sovereign experts.
• Demon Emperor Wu You sensed that the Dou Qi Continent was declining and had no Heavenly Sovereign experts within it.
• Demon Emperor Wu You decided to enter the Dou Qi Continent as a primordial spirit, possess someone, and break through the Plane Embryo's defenses from within.
• A subordinate praised Demon Emperor Wu You's plan and declared that his personal involvement ensured success.

Demon Emperor Wu You entered the Dou Qi Continent and chose Xiao Yan, now ruler of the Wu Yan Empire, as the vessel for his power. The chapter ended with Wu You demanding that Xiao Yan become his servant and Xiao Yan refusing.

• Demon Emperor Wu You left his warship after ordering his Earth Supreme Grand Perfection subordinate to oversee the invasion.
• Demon Emperor Wu You sent his primordial spirit into the Dou Qi Continent, where the Plane Embryo weakened it.
• Xiao Yan rose from peak Dou Wang to three-star Dou Zong after obtaining the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, then seized the Teng Yun Empire and renamed it the Wu Yan Empire.
• Xiao Yan used an Imperial Pill to recruit a one-star Dou Emperor to guard the Xiao Family in Wuketan City.
• Demon Emperor Wu You appeared in Xiao Yan's imperial palace and demanded that Xiao Yan become his servant, but Xiao Yan refused.

Demon Emperor Wu You invaded Xiao Yan’s soul sea to possess him, but Xiao Yan’s soul devoured and killed him instead. Xiao Yan discovered that his Soul Power had surged to the perfected Heaven Realm, and the chapter ended as he realized he had gained more than just stronger Soul Power.

• Demon Emperor Wu You charged into Xiao Yan’s soul sea and began devouring his soul to restore his power.
• Xiao Yan panicked as he felt unable to resist the intruder.
• Demon Emperor Wu You cried out in disbelief when Xiao Yan’s soul began devouring him, then vanished completely.
• Xiao Yan initially wondered why Demon Emperor Wu You had disappeared, then laughed with ecstatic relief.
• Xiao Yan realized his Soul Power had increased at least a hundredfold and reached the perfected Heaven Realm.
• The chapter hinted that Xiao Yan had gained further benefits beyond the change to his Soul Power.

After absorbing Demon Emperor Wu You’s memories, Xiao Yan resolved to lie low until he could take revenge on Xiao Long. Meanwhile, aboard the Space Shuttle, Xiao Long asked his companions about the Dou Qi Continent, but they knew little and had largely left it behind.

• Xiao Yan realized that he had devoured Demon Emperor Wu You and gained his memories, cultivation techniques, and martial arts.
• Xiao Yan vowed to make Xiao Long suffer but decided to hide his strength until he could defeat him.
• Xiao Long wondered what had happened on the Dou Qi Continent during his nearly ten-year absence.
• Xiao Xun'er and Medusa said they knew little about the continent, while Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei kept playing mahjong.

Xiao Long considered the dangers awaiting him on the Dou Qi Continent and decided he would return despite the possibility that Xiao Yan might gain a system. His resolve to rule the continent eased his worries, and he ended by reflecting that he should leave protagonists some opportunities in the future.

• Xiao Long reasoned that Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun posed no threat while he held the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and the cave mansion remained inaccessible.
• Xiao Long wondered whether Xiao Yan could still have the Protagonist's Halo or obtain a system, and briefly considered not returning to the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Long rejected his doubts and vowed to return invincibly, overcome every obstacle, and rule over all beneath heaven.
• Xiao Long felt his worries lift, resolved to be more broad-minded and leave protagonists some opportunities, then sat beside Medusa and watched his wives play cards.

After returning to the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Long brought everyone to the Gate of Death to convert their power and explore the Dou Di tomb. Meanwhile, Yan Emperor Xiao Yan sensed Xiao Xun'er’s presence and sent his forces to the Northwest Region to search for an old acquaintance.

• Xiao Long returned to the Dou Qi Continent after traveling for over half a month and chose the Misty Cloud Sect as his foothold.
• Xiao Long led everyone into the Gate of Death, where they could convert their power and explore the Dou Di tomb.
• Xiao Yan, now a Dou Di and ruler of the continent, sensed Xiao Xun'er’s faint aura but could not locate her.
• Xiao Yan ordered his men to go to the Northwest Region to find an old acquaintance.

Xiao Long gathered his forces in the Gate of Death and finished converting his spiritual energy into Dou Qi. He brought Yun Yun to a vast mausoleum filled with Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills, though he had no use for its collection.

• Xiao Yan built up the Xiao Family through his many descendants and helped gather powerful Dou Saint forces under Xiao Long.
• Xiao Long left the Plane Embryo of Xuantian Continent behind to protect the continent and began converting his Dou Qi in the Gate of Death.
• After three days, Xiao Long completed the conversion and went to find Yun Yun while she taught Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Long led Yun Yun into an enormous mausoleum containing shelves of Earth-tier and Heaven-tier Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills.

Xiao Long and Yun Yun explored Tou She Ancient God's empty tomb and discovered a treasury of techniques, pills, and a Dou Di inheritance. Yun Yun began absorbing the inheritance while Xiao Long sealed the cave again.

• Xiao Long and Yun Yun found many Cultivation Technique Dou Skills and Seventh-grade or higher pills, including more than twenty Ninth-grade Pills, and Xiao Long took them all.
• At the end of the hall, Xiao Long found a ball of pure Dou Qi on the King's Seat instead of a corpse and recognized it as a Dou Di's inheritance.
• Yun Yun hesitated to approach the inheritance, but Xiao Long assured her it was genuine and sent her to absorb it.
• After Yun Yun began accepting the inheritance, Xiao Long sealed Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion again while she continued absorbing it.

Xiao Long entered Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion to collect resources that could help Yun Yun, Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xun'er reach Dou Di. He found the cave unopened despite Zhu Kun's disappearance, rescued its fading Heavenly Flames, and reached the emperor-dressed figure in the main hall.

• Xiao Long left the Gate of Death after protecting Yun Yun with a Dou Qi seal, and Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint departed to find the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Long used the Space Shuttle to enter Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion beneath Jia Nan Academy, where he noticed Zhu Kun was missing.
• Xiao Long confirmed the cave mansion had not been opened when he found its Heavenly Flames still inside.
• Xiao Long restored the Heavenly Flames with his own origin energy and stored them in his Cave Heaven Magic Treasure.
• Xiao Long collected the cave mansion's Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills, then found a figure dressed like an emperor in the main hall.

Xiao Long subdued the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and claimed the Emperor's Origin from Tou She Ancient God's statue. He began refining it himself, intent on obtaining the Dou Qi Continent's Plane Embryo.

• The Emperor Grade Nascent Pill challenged Xiao Long, who forced him into his original form, sealed him, and stored him in a Cave Heaven Magic Treasure.
• Xiao Long decided that neither Xiao Xun'er nor Gu Yuan could take the Emperor's Origin, so he shattered Tou She Ancient God's statue.
• Xiao Long took the revealed Emperor's Origin and began absorbing and refining it.
• Xiao Long remained unconcerned about Medusa and the others because his corpse demon and powerful allies could protect them.

Xiao Xun'er and the others were stunned when more than three hundred Dou Saints arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect, far exceeding her expectations. Xiao Yan appeared among them riding a Nine-star Dou Saint dragon, and greeted her as an old friend, but she responded coldly.

• More than three hundred Dou Saints arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect, frightening Ying Huanhuan and the others from the Xuantian Continent.
• The Lord of Life and Death asked Xiao Xun'er why so many Dou Saints had come when she had said the continent had only seventy or eighty.
• Xiao Xun'er admitted she did not know, since she remembered the Dou Qi Continent having fewer than a hundred Dou Saints in total.
• Xiao Yan appeared riding a Nine-star Dou Saint dragon and greeted Xiao Xun'er as an old friend.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Yan coldly what he was doing there, and he said he wanted to chat.

Xiao Yan, now a Dou Di, mocked Xiao Xun'er and offered to take her back, while his powerful son Xiao Tian insulted her and threatened Gu Yuan. Xiao Xun'er recognized Xiao Yan's breakthrough, and the chapter ended with her warning him to watch his mouth.

• Xiao Yan mocked Xiao Xun'er for being a Nine-star Dou Venerate and questioned how powerful Xiao Long could be.
• Xiao Tian insulted Xiao Xun'er and boasted that he could defeat Gu Yuan, while Xiao Yan promised to give him the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Xun'er realized Xiao Yan had become a Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xun'er to return to him and offered to make her his most favored woman.
• Xiao Xun'er warned Xiao Yan to watch his mouth or face her anger.

Xiao Yan demanded that Xiao Xun'er become his consort, provoking her to curse him and Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian attacked her, but Ying Huanhuan intervened, and their fight ended in a stalemate.

• Xiao Xun'er angrily rejected Xiao Yan's demand and said she was grateful Xiao Long had taken her in.
• Xiao Tian insulted Xiao Xun'er and charged at her to capture her for his father.
• Ying Huanhuan stopped Xiao Tian and defended Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Tian offered Ying Huanhuan glory and riches if she became Xiao Yan's consort, and she called him a little bastard.
• Xiao Tian attacked Ying Huanhuan with a Heaven Tier High-level Dou Technique, but neither of them could defeat the other.

Xiao Yan demanded that Ying Huanhuan become his woman, then sent Hun Tiandi to fight her after she rejected him. He came seeking revenge on Xiao Xun'er and demanded Xiao Long; as the confrontation escalated, Xiao Xun'er threw an ordinary-looking iron ball, leaving both sides baffled.

• Xiao Yan praised Ying Huanhuan's talent and beauty and demanded that she become his woman, but she glared at him in disdain.
• Xiao Yan ordered Hun Tiandi, whom he controlled, to fight Ying Huanhuan, making her anxious about facing the two opponents.
• Xiao Xun'er demanded to know why Xiao Yan had come, and he said he wanted revenge and ordered her to bring Xiao Long out.
• Xiao Xun'er declared she would show no mercy and threw an iron ball, prompting Xiao Tian and others to mock her.

Xiao Xun'er released the Demonic Emperor to oppose Xiao Yan and Xiao Long's forces, escalating the confrontation. She armed the Demonic Emperor with the Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel and challenged Xiao Long to attack.

• Xiao Xun'er released the Demonic Emperor from the iron sphere and sent him after Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Yan intercepted the Demonic Emperor's attack, and Xiao Long recognized him as a dead Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign expert turned into a puppet.
• Xiao Yan realized Xiao Long possessed a puppet comparable to a Dou Di, while Xiao Xun'er told him to leave.
• Xiao Long taunted Xiao Xun'er with his five Nine-star Dou Saints and three hundred Dou Saints, but she refused to back down.
• Xiao Xun'er gave the Demonic Emperor the Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel and challenged Xiao Long to try his strength.