Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan sent Nihility Devouring Flame into Xiao Xun'er's Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel, where he and his Child Flames devoured its vicious souls with ease. The wheel still held tens of millions of souls, leaving its full power intact.

• Xiao Yan praised the Myriad Demon Life-Death Wheel and sent Nihility Devouring Flame to fight it.
• Nihility Devouring Flame revealed his true form and devoured thousands of vicious souls at a time.
• Ying Huanhuan asked Xiao Xun'er about Nihility Devouring Flame, and Xiao Xun'er explained his power and praised Xiao Long.
• Nihility Devouring Flame split off nine Child Flames, and together they devoured a million vicious souls in minutes.

Xiao Yan withdrew after devouring hundreds of thousands of vicious souls and warned Xiao Xun'er that he had taken Xiao Long's grandfather and two companions hostage. Three days later, Xiao Long left Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and sensed a newly emerged Dou Di in Central Continent, but decided to return to the Misty Cloud Sect before confronting them.

• Xiao Yan recalled Nihility Devouring Flame after it neared its limit, then told Xiao Xun'er that her grandfather and two companions were guests in his Imperial Palace and that he would wait for her in Central Continent.
• Xiao Yan left with more than three hundred Dou Saints, while Xiao Xun'er refused to tell Ying Huanhuan about her past with Xiao Long and Xiao Yan.
• Three days later, Xiao Long left Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion with the inheritance and encountered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, who was no longer sealed.
• Xiao Long sensed a powerful new aura in Central Continent that likely belonged to a Dou Di and decided to put his own people in order before meeting the unknown expert.

After returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Long learned that Xiao Yan had arrived with three hundred Dou Saints and reached the Dou Di realm. Xiao Long reacted with anger and questioned whether Xiao Xun'er regretted their past, while she insisted that she loved only him.

• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Long that Xiao Yan had come to the Misty Cloud Sect and confirmed that the Dou Di aura Xiao Long sensed belonged to him.
• Xiao Long sent everyone else away and asked Xiao Xun'er to explain what had happened.
• Xiao Xun'er recounted that Xiao Yan had arrived with three hundred Dou Saints, and Xiao Long realized he had become a Dou Di despite Xiao Long's efforts to thwart him.
• Xiao Long crushed the throne's armrest with his dou qi and wondered whether Xiao Yan had gained an opportunity through the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Long asked whether Xiao Xun'er regretted being forced into a relationship with him, and she insisted that she was grateful and loved only him.

Xiao Long weighed Xiao Yan’s demands for his nominal grandfather, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan before deciding to meet him alone. The chapter ended with Xiao Long arriving at Xiao Yan’s vast imperial palace.

• Xiao Long left the next day, and Medusa found Xiao Xun'er wounded and helped her dress.
• Xiao Xun'er wondered whether Xiao Long’s suspicion showed that he cared for her, but Medusa had no answer.
• Xiao Long considered Xiao Yan’s bargaining chips and worried about facing the powerful Child of the Plane and his unknown trump cards.
• Xiao Long reassured himself by recalling that he had defeated other Children of the Plane, then set off alone to meet Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Long arrived at Xiao Yan’s enormous imperial palace.

Xiao Long arrived in Central Continent, where Xiao Yan proposed a contest between their subordinates before they fought personally. Xiao Long accepted, with Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiao Long’s grandfather as the stakes, but the price of losing remained undecided.

• Xiao Yan sensed Xiao Long’s arrival and sent a soul avatar to meet him.
• Xiao Long mocked Xiao Yan for becoming a Dou Di and accused him of using hostages.
• Xiao Yan confirmed that he held Xiao Long’s grandfather, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, and proposed that seven fighters from each side compete, with the first side to win four battles taking the match.
• Xiao Long accepted the contest, while Xiao Yan left the price of losing for later discussion.

Xiao Long agreed with Xiao Yan to hold their final battle in five months, then went to the Ancient Realm seeking a powerful ally. The chapter ended with Xiao Long planning to revive Xiao Xuan, a formidable Nine-star Dou Saint.

• Xiao Long and Xiao Yan agreed to fight their final battle in five months, and Xiao Yan promised not to harm Qing Lin and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Long returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and summoned Xiao Xun'er to guide him to the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Xun'er realized Xiao Long had summoned her only because he needed her help finding the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Long decided to seek Xiao Xuan, whose strength could help him secure enough victories against Xiao Yan.

Xiao Long entered the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Yi Xian to gather soul energy bodies and help her obtain the Soul Origin. After Xiao Long cleared the highest level, Xiao Xuan confronted him, and Xiao Long offered to revive him.

• Xiao Long chose Xiao Yi Xian to receive the Heavenly Tomb’s Soul Origin, then entered the Ancient Realm and Heavenly Tomb with her using the Space Shuttle.
• Xiao Long left Xiao Xun'er on the first level to kill soul energy bodies and improve her cultivation.
• Xiao Long teased Xiao Yi Xian as they traveled to the highest level, where he killed the soul energy bodies and collected more than thirty Dou Saint-level and over fifty Half-Saint-level resources.
• Xiao Xuan confronted Xiao Long, who said they shared a blood connection and offered to revive him.

Xiao Long convinced Xiao Xuan that he could revive him, then took him from the Heavenly Tomb and gave the Soul Origin to Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yi Xian hesitated to accept the rare treasure, but Xiao Long ordered her to refine it.

• Xiao Long revealed his Dou Di pressure, and Xiao Xuan believed he might be able to revive him.
• Xiao Xuan promised to repay Xiao Long for his help without pledging allegiance to him.
• Xiao Long bought a treasure to restore Xiao Xuan's soul, then took Xiao Xuan away after Xiao Xuan agreed not to resist.
• Xiao Long erased the consciousness that had developed in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Long gave the Soul Origin to Xiao Yi Xian, who tried to refuse it, but he ordered her to refine it.

Xiao Long returned to the Heavenly Tomb’s first layer and found Xiao Xun'er hunting Soul Energy Bodies. He gave her powerful Energy Bodies and brought her into his Cave Heaven Magic Treasure to cultivate, warning that she could be left behind if her cultivation did not improve.

• Xiao Long left the Heavenly Tomb’s deeper layers and returned to the first layer of space.
• Xiao Xun'er killed a Nine-star Dou Venerate-level Energy Body while trying to make the most of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Long surprised Xiao Xun'er by embracing her, then gave her five Half-Saint Energy Bodies and two Ancient Clan Dou Saint Energy Bodies.
• Xiao Long warned Xiao Xun'er that he might consign her to the cold palace if she could not keep up with him.
• Xiao Xun'er accepted the Energy Bodies and began cultivating, and Xiao Long took her into the Cave Heaven Magic Treasure.

Xiao Long traveled to the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan’s territory to recruit the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, whose remnant soul remained at the Yellow Springs Heavenly Tablet. The Yellow Springs Demon Saint agreed to let Xiao Long save him, and Xiao Long prepared to act.

• Xiao Long headed to the southern Dou Qi Continent, where the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan lived, intending to recruit the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.
• Xiao Long arrived alone at the Yellow Springs Heavenly Tablet and completed the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s trial.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint appeared and questioned Xiao Long, who revealed that he was a Dou Di and offered to save him.
• Xiao Long told the Yellow Springs Demon Saint that he had already revived the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint and demanded an answer.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint agreed, and Xiao Long told him not to resist.

Xiao Long gathered and prepared powerful allies to face Xiao Yan’s subordinates, reviving Xiao Xuan and Yellow Springs Demon Saint and choosing Space Lord and Dark Lord to join his side. Five months later, he led his Nine-star Dou Saints and other important figures to Central Continent, where Xiao Yan had assembled the region’s major clans and sects to witness the battle.

• Xiao Long sent Ying Huanhuan to summon Space Lord and Dark Lord, choosing them as his next allies and entrusting her with the Demonic Emperor for protection.
• Xiao Long helped Xiao Xuan and Yellow Springs Demon Saint recover, then forged Physical Bodies for them using the Demonic Emperor’s two strongest king halls.
• Space Lord and Dark Lord arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Long gave each a Ninth-grade Profound Pill; both reached early Nine-star Dou Saint after refining it.
• Xiao Long lent Xiao Xuan his three Heavenly Flames to strengthen him before the coming battle.
• Five months later, Xiao Long led nine Nine-star Dou Saints and several important figures to Central Continent, where Xiao Yan had gathered the eight great Dou God Clans and major sects to watch.

Yao Chen confronted Xiao Yan over Flower Fairy and Flower Consort, but they said they had willingly joined Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen left with Xuan Yi. Xiao Long and Xiao Yan began their martial duel negotiations, with Xiao Yan proposing to exchange three captives for three people from Xiao Long.

• Yao Chen angrily accused Xiao Yan of betraying him, but Flower Fairy and Flower Consort said they had willingly sided with Xiao Yan and had reached the peak of Two-star Dou Saint under his care.
• Yao Chen left in dejection, and Xuan Yi followed him while Xiao Long promised to avenge him by killing Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Long and Xiao Yan agreed to begin their martial duel, and the onlookers realized both men were Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan brought forward Xiao Long's grandfather, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin, who appeared unharmed but had been silenced.
• Xiao Long asked for his conditions, and Xiao Yan proposed that each of them exchange three people.

Xiao Yan chose three women from Xiao Long’s group for the first battle, including Xiao Xun'er, Nalan Yanran, and Ya Fei. Xiao Long accepted the challenge, while Nalan Yanran feared Xiao Yan’s revenge and Ya Fei remained confident in Xiao Long.

• Xiao Yan demanded that Xiao Long choose a contest while forbidding him from touching any participant, and Xiao Long agreed.
• Xiao Xun'er worried that Xiao Yan would target her but stayed silent because refusing could endanger Xiao Long’s grandfather, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan chose Xiao Xun'er, Nalan Yanran, and Ya Fei as the three women for the first battle.
• Nalan Yanran realized Xiao Yan had chosen her to take revenge for their broken engagement, while Ya Fei stayed calm and showed confidence in Xiao Long.

Xiao Long and Xiao Yan settled the contestants for their six-person competition and prepared to begin. Xiao Yan sent his eldest son, Xiao Tian, out for the first match, while Ying Huanhuan noticed how much stronger he had become.

• Xiao Long released Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, prompting Xiao Yan to add the two Xiao sisters to his side's contestants.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Long agreed that three people from each side would compete, and Nalan Yanran felt relieved.
• Xiao Long and Minor Character produced a sealed arena, then Xiao Long invited Xiao Yan to send out the first fighter.
• Xiao Yan chose his eldest son, Xiao Tian, who was one of the top three among his eight Nine-star Dou Saints.
• Ying Huanhuan recognized Xiao Tian from their previous fight and sensed that his strength had greatly increased over the past five months.

Xiao Tian revealed that he had reached the late Nine-star Dou Saint realm after refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Xiao Long chose the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to face him. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized its former master, setting up a reunion after two thousand years.

• Xiao Tian appeared as a late Nine-star Dou Saint, and Ying Huanhuan realized how dangerous it would be to fight him and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan proudly watched as Xiao Long chose an opponent for his son.
• Xiao Long sent the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint onto the stage to face Xiao Tian.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint and roared, startling the spectators and the Pill Tower elders.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint greeted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and remarked that it had grown more powerful during their two thousand years apart.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint revealed himself and confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and Xiao Tian, while explaining his history with the flame. Their fight began with the Saint pushed onto the defensive, though Xiao Long remained confident.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint confirmed his identity, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame reacted with shock and anger.
• Xiao Tian declared that he would kill the Saint and prove himself the flame’s rightful master.
• The Saint recalled finding the innocent flame, later sealing it after it became demonic and tried to kill him, then dying after refining the Pill Tower Ancestor.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame charged the Saint, and Xiao Tian joined the attack, beginning a battle between three Nine-star Dou Saints.
• The Saint initially retreated under their combined assault, leaving Xiao Yan smug while Xiao Long stayed confident.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint trapped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the Six Rounds Pure Annihilation Array and drove Xiao Tian back when he tried to interfere. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame then begged its former Master for mercy.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fought for over half an hour, with the Flame taunting its former Master as he retreated.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint activated the Six Rounds Pure Annihilation Array and trapped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Tian charged at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to rescue the Flame, but the Saint struck him back and made him cough up blood.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint turned toward the trapped Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which admitted its mistake and begged for mercy.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint purified the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, leaving it powerless and childlike, then took it away. Xiao Long claimed victory in the first round, and Xiao Yan agreed to begin the second round, where Xiao Long sent his disciple Huanhuan.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint activated the Nether Purification Formation and purified the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame despite its protests.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged powerless and infant-like, and followed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint away from the arena.
• Xiao Long told Xiao Yan he had won the first round and argued that the flame belonged to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, not Xiao Yan's son.
• Xiao Yan accepted the loss of the flame and called for the second round, determined to win.
• Xiao Long sent his prized disciple Huanhuan to compete in the second round.

Xiao Long and Xiao Yan exchanged insults before sending Ying Huanhuan and Nihility Devouring Flame to fight. Nihility Devouring Flame countered Ying Huanhuan’s ice attack and released his Child Flames to overwhelm her, but she produced the Eight Treasures Ancestral Fan.

• Xiao Long sent Ying Huanhuan to the arena, and Xiao Yan sent Nihility Devouring Flame to face her.
• Xiao Long mocked Xiao Yan by comparing Nihility Devouring Flame favorably to Xiao Yan’s eldest son, and Xiao Yan could not answer.
• Ying Huanhuan attacked Nihility Devouring Flame with Ice Seal Heaven and Earth, but he emerged unharmed and taunted her.
• Nihility Devouring Flame released more than a dozen Child Flames to attack Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Huanhuan brought out the Eight Treasures Ancestral Fan, which was composed of eight talismanic seals.

Ying Huanhuan used the Eight Treasures Ancestral Fan to hold off Nihility Devouring Flame, forcing the second round to end in a draw. For the third round, Xiao Yan sent Gu Yuan, and Xiao Long chose Xiao Xuan to face him.

• Nihility Devouring Flame attacked Ying Huanhuan, but the Eight Treasures Ancestral Fan’s defenses blocked his flames.
• Xiao Yan mocked Xiao Long for giving Ying Huanhuan an Emperor-tier treasure, and Xiao Long replied that Xiao Yan had given his son the third-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan declared the second round a draw and began the third round.
• Xiao Yan sent Gu Yuan to fight, making Xiao Xun'er worry despite her father having hurt her.
• Xiao Long chose Xiao Xuan, one of his strongest subordinates, to face Gu Yuan.