Chapter Summaries

Xiao Long and Zi Yan entered the magma sea, where two Half-Saint Flame Lizard Tribe members attacked them. Zhu Kun appeared to protect Zi Yan and revealed that she was his daughter, leaving her stunned by their connection.

• Xiao Long and Zi Yan leaped into the magma sea, where Xiao Long discovered two Half-Saint Flame Lizard Tribe members and tried to flee with Zi Yan.
• One Half-Saint reached for them, so Xiao Long summoned the Green Leopard Beast, which struck the lizard before it could attack.
• The enraged Half-Saint prepared to kill Xiao Long and Zi Yan, but Zhu Kun's voice stopped him and then destroyed him in a cloud of blood mist.
• Zhu Kun appeared as a gigantic dragon, and Zi Yan sensed a connection to him through her bloodline.
• Zhu Kun welcomed Zi Yan and called her his child, while she covered her mouth in shock.

Xiao Long tried to persuade Zhu Kun to ally the Xiao Clan with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, offering the promise of a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and a path to Dou Di power. Zhu Kun grew tempted by the offer but had not yet agreed.

• Zhu Kun spared the surviving Flame Lizard Half-Saint and questioned Xiao Long about his identity and purpose.
• Zi Yan explained that Xiao Long was her friend and had brought her there, and Xiao Long introduced himself as a member of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Long proposed that the Xiao Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan gather the Tou She Ancient God Jades, promising Zhu Kun the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill in exchange for the Xiao Clan receiving Tou She Ancient God's inheritance.
• Zhu Kun doubted that the two clans had enough strength to defeat the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan, so Xiao Long argued that Zi Yan's Royal Bloodline and the Xiao Clan's alchemist could help her reach Nine-star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Long promised to provide the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit within ten years, and Zhu Kun fell silent as he considered the offer.

Xiao Long negotiated with Zhu Kun for the Xiao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and Ninth-grade Pills in exchange for Zhu Kun’s cooperation, and secured three drops of Zhu Kun’s essence blood. After leaving the underground world, Xiao Long remembered the Dou Di cave dwelling and considered using the system to enter it.

• Zhu Kun demanded the Xiao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and three Ninth-grade Pills before agreeing to cooperate, and Xiao Long accepted while asking for three drops of Zhu Kun’s essence blood.
• Zhu Kun gave Xiao Long three drops of essence blood, then sent him away to prepare the jade and pills.
• Xiao Long returned to Yao Chen, explained that Zhu Kun was Zi Yan’s father, and gave Yao Chen the essence blood to dilute before they left.
• Xiao Long remembered the Dou Di cave dwelling and realized the system might let him enter without its key.

Xiao Long learned that a low-grade Space Shuttle could break the seal on Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, but its price of 100,000 Exchange Points left him short of the cost. He agreed to seek a body for Heavenly Flame Venerate by raiding a Soul Hall branch, and a month later Yao Chen’s breakthrough to Dou Saint alarmed the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Long asked the Exchange System about entering Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and learned that a low-grade Space Shuttle could break its seal for 100,000 Exchange Points.
• Xiao Long decided to save up for a Space Shuttle after realizing he had only 60,000 Exchange Points.
• Xiao Long told Heavenly Flame Venerate that he needed a Dou Zong-level body as a catalyst for rebirth and would have to wait for one.
• Yao Chen revealed that a Soul Hall branch near the Central Continent had two Dou Zuns and dozens of Dou Zong Protectors, and Xiao Long agreed to attack it later.
• A month later, Yao Chen broke through to Dou Saint at Jia Lan Academy, making the Black Corner Region’s sects wary of the academy.

Xiao Long mastered Furious Sky Incineration, brought the Flame Lizard Tribe under his control, and helped Xiao Xun'er advance to Seven-star Dou Venerate. He decided to build a wormhole and find a Dou Zong to forge Heavenly Flame Venerate's body before targeting Soul Hall.

• Xiao Long refined Zhu Kun's essence blood to reach One-star Dou Ancestor, while Xiao Xun'er refined the Fallen Star Flame and reached Five-star Dou Venerate.
• After five days of practice, Xiao Long mastered Furious Sky Incineration, a fusion of three Heavenly Flames that could kill a Six- or Seven-star Dou Ancestor if it landed by surprise.
• Xiao Long severely injured an Eight-star Dou Ancestor of the Flame Lizard Tribe, then gave him two Seventh-grade Pills as compensation and secured the tribe's obedience.
• Xiao Long gave Zhu Kun three Ninth-grade Pills but kept the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and he gave Zhu Kun's remaining essence blood to Xiao Xun'er, who advanced to Seven-star Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Long declined to learn the Five-Ringed Blazing Fire Method and told Yao Chen he would build a wormhole and find a Dou Zong to forge Heavenly Flame Venerate's body before attacking Soul Hall.

Xiao Long entered Demonic Flame Valley to kill Old Ghost of Earth Demon and obtain the sect’s corpse-refining method. After killing the Third Elder with a single punch, he left the First and Second Elders to discover the body and raise the alarm.

• Xiao Long slipped into Demonic Flame Valley, seeking Old Ghost of Earth Demon and the corpse-refining method.
• The Third Elder confronted Xiao Long, and Xiao Long killed him with a punch.
• Xiao Long took the Third Elder’s Storage Ring and left the area.
• The First and Second Elders sensed the Third Elder’s death and found his shattered body.
• The First Elder ordered the disciples to stay on guard and sounded Demonic Flame Valley’s alarm bell.

After killing Demonic Flame Valley’s Third Elder, Xiao Long took advantage of the resulting alarm to plunder the valley’s Treasure Pavilion. Unable to find Old Ghost of Earth Demon, he decided to target Yun Shan in the Jia Ma Empire and retrieve the jade from the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Long heard Demonic Flame Valley’s alarm and decided to loot its Scripture Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion.
• Xiao Long learned the pavilions’ locations from a disciple and stole the treasures from all nine floors of the Treasure Pavilion.
• Xiao Long found and killed the retired elder guarding the ninth floor, then asked where the Valley Master was.
• Xiao Long gave up on finding Old Ghost of Earth Demon and chose Yun Shan as his next target.
• Xiao Long set out for the Jia Ma Empire to pursue Yun Shan and retrieve the jade from the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Long drew Demonic Flame Valley’s elders to him to build a fearsome reputation and attract information about a map fragment. He defeated First Elder Fang Yan’s ambush with his fused Heavenly Flame barrier and then offered to help him.

• Xiao Long let Demonic Flame Valley’s disciples discover him because he wanted to draw attention and establish his reputation in the Black Corner Region.
• First Elder Fang Yan confronted Xiao Long about the Third Elder’s death and was pulled toward him by Xiao Long’s Spirit Absorption.
• Fang Yan attacked Xiao Long with the Life Transformation Fire, expecting to kill him.
• Xiao Long formed a barrier from three fused Heavenly Flames, which burned away Fang Yan’s fist and sent him flying.
• Xiao Long said he would lend Fang Yan a hand.

Xiao Long destroyed Demonic Flame Valley, absorbed the Life Transformation Fire, and collected a third map fragment connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. The Exchange System then detected an Emperor Realm remnant soul hidden in the map, which Xiao Long suspected belonged to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint.

• Xiao Long killed Fang Yan, took the Life Transformation Fire, and destroyed Demonic Flame Valley’s fleeing Elders with Furious Sky Incineration.
• Xiao Long found the Corpse Puppet refining method, burned Demonic Flame Valley, and returned to Jia Lan Academy.
• Xiao Long absorbed the Life Transformation Fire, gained only one star in strength, and learned the Flame Controlling Art from Fang Yan’s Storage Ring.
• With Jia Lan Academy’s help, Xiao Long obtained a third fragment of the map related to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Exchange System detected Emperor Realm soul power hidden in the map, and Xiao Long wondered if it was the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s remnant soul.

Xiao Long extracted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s remnant soul but declined to buy the Soul Gathering Pool needed to restore him. He chose to attack a Soul Hall branch hall first, and he, Xiao Xun'er, and Yao Chen arrived in the Fengyun Empire, where their target was located.

• Xiao Long paid 3,000 Exchange Points to extract the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint’s remnant soul, then refused to spend 50,000 points on a Soul Gathering Pool.
• Xiao Long learned that Jia Lan Academy was lightly guarded but decided not to take it over.
• Xiao Long asked Xiao Xun'er and Yao Chen whether to return to the Jia Ma Empire or attack a Soul Hall branch hall, and Yao Chen recommended the branch hall.
• Xiao Long chose to attack the Soul Hall branch hall to obtain bodies for Corpse Puppets and other resources.
• Xiao Long, Xiao Xun'er, and Yao Chen traveled through a wormhole for five days and reached the Fengyun Empire.

Xiao Long, Xiao Xun'er, and Yao Chen found the Soul Hall branch in the Fengyun Empire and prepared to attack it. Yao Chen sealed off the area and announced his arrival, leaving the group poised to fight the branch’s defenders.

• Protector Xuan revealed that the Soul Hall branch lay in the Duotian Mountain Range east of the Fengyun Empire’s capital.
• Xiao Long and his companions traveled to the hidden branch, concealed among ancient trees deep in the mountains.
• Xiao Long assigned Xiao Xun'er to fight the Dou Zuns and planned to face the Dou Zongs himself while Yao Chen held the line.
• Yao Chen sealed the area off from the outside world, then shouted that he had come to avenge his grievances, shocking the branch’s inhabitants.

Xiao Xun'er fought the two Soul Hall Dou Venerates who had come to capture Yao Chen, while Yao Chen held them back and left the battle to her. She defeated Xue He with the Mountain Splitting Seal and prepared to face the other Dou Venerate.

• Yao Chen recognized Xue He as the man who had poisoned and captured him, then effortlessly seized him and the other Soul Hall Dou Venerate.
• Yao Chen injured the pair and told Xiao Xun'er to deal with them.
• Xue He and the other Dou Venerate attacked Xiao Xun'er together, hoping to capture her as a hostage.
• Xiao Xun'er used the Mountain Splitting Seal to break Xue He's ice technique and slam him into the ground.
• Xiao Xun'er turned her attention to the remaining Dou Venerate and prepared to counter his skull-filled attack with her Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Xun'er defeated the attackers with her Heavenly Flames, and Yao Chen captured the surviving souls after killing the Soul Hall Venerates. The last Venerate revealed how little influence he had within Soul Hall, while Yao Chen declared that he would eventually confront Hun Miesheng.

• Xiao Xun'er used the Flame Controlling Art to form a Blazing Phoenix that destroyed the skulls and left the Three-star Dou Venerate badly injured.
• Xiao Long ordered Yao Chen to take the two crippled Dou Zuns, while the Three-star Dou Venerate tried and failed to escape Yao Chen's spatial barrier.
• Xue He attempted to self-destruct, but Yao Chen killed him first and bound his soul with a Soul Locking Chain.
• Yao Chen rejected the remaining Venerate's warning about Hun Miesheng and killed him, then bound his soul as well.
• Yao Chen said he would visit Soul Hall and challenge Hun Miesheng, while the Venerate admitted he had little standing within Soul Hall.

Xiao Long destroyed a Soul Hall branch and discovered its stockpile of Soul Origin. He freed most of the captive souls, kept the strongest ones, and decided to use the Soul Origin to strengthen his own soul.

• Xiao Long killed the Dou Zun experts and the remaining Dou Zongs, leaving the Soul Hall branch in ruins.
• Xiao Long found the Soul Origin and learned from Yao Chen that refining it could raise his Soul Power to the Spirit Realm.
• Xiao Long ordered Yao Chen to free the souls below Dou Zong strength and keep the stronger souls.
• Yao Chen shattered most of the Soul Locking Chains, and the freed souls thanked him and fled.
• Xiao Long stored the remaining souls in a Soul Bag and took the Soul Origin into his system space.
• After the Exchange System offered him up to five thousand Exchange Points for the Soul Origin, Xiao Long chose to keep it for himself.

After escaping the Soul Hall branch, Xiao Long brought the Soul Origin to the Fengyun Empire's Imperial Capital and began purifying it with Xiao Xun'er and Yao Chen. The Great Heavenly Venerate traced the Soul Origin to the capital and prepared to attack, believing the thieves were local Dou Zuns.

• Xiao Long, Xiao Xun'er, and Yao Chen fled after burning the Soul Hall branch, while the Great Heavenly Venerate arrived and discovered the ruins.
• Xiao Long led his companions to the Fengyun Empire's Imperial Capital, where they settled in a courtyard so he could refine the Soul Origin.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate sensed the Soul Origin in the capital and concluded that the Fengyun Empire's Dou Zuns had taken it.
• Xiao Long struggled to remove the Soul Origin's impurities, so Xiao Xun'er and Yao Chen joined him to speed up the purification.

The Great Heavenly Venerate attacked Xiao Long’s courtyard after sensing the Soul Origin being refined, but Yao Chen intercepted him. The Great Heavenly Venerate recognized Yao Chen and prepared to subdue him with his strongest technique, Man-Saber Union.

• A killing intent and oppressive pressure spread across Fengyun Imperial Capital as the Great Heavenly Venerate arrived.
• The Fengyun Empire’s guardian pleaded with the visitor, but the Great Heavenly Venerate ignored him and slashed toward Xiao Long’s courtyard.
• Yao Chen blocked the attack and confronted the Great Heavenly Venerate in the air.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate recognized Yao Chen and delighted at the chance to capture him for the Soul Hall.
• Yao Chen refused to surrender, so the Great Heavenly Venerate began using Man-Saber Union to subdue him.

Yao Chen struggled to withstand Great Heavenly Venerate’s soul attacks while Xiao Xun’er and Xiao Long watched from below. As three Fengyun Empire guardians moved to attack Xiao Long and Xiao Xun’er, Xiao Long summoned Gold Iron Beast.

• Great Heavenly Venerate’s Bone Emperor Saber failed to break Yao Chen’s Great One Soul Shield, but his Soul Annihilation Slash put Yao Chen under heavy pressure.
• Xiao Xun’er worried that Yao Chen would lose to the stronger Great Heavenly Venerate, while people fled the Wind and Cloud Imperial Capital to escape the battle.
• Three Dou Venerate guardians of the Fengyun Empire arrived and demanded that Xiao Long and Xiao Xun’er surrender to Great Heavenly Venerate.
• Xiao Long decided to use the three guardians as Corpse Puppets and summoned Gold Iron Beast for the fight.

Xiao Long used the Gold Iron Beast to fight the three Dou Zuns of the Fengyun Empire and killed the Four-star Dou Zun, who was the Eight-star Dou Zun’s son. The two surviving brothers prepared to attack together with their Fengyun Twin Extinction technique.

• Xiao Long brought Xiao Xun'er into the Gold Iron Beast as the three Dou Zuns confronted them.
• The Four-star Dou Zun attacked with Radiant Arrow Strike, but Xiao Long caught his arrow and seized him with Polar Whirlwind Claw.
• Xiao Long fired three beams through the Four-star Dou Zun, killing him, then collected his corpse and soul.
• The Eight-star Dou Zun mourned his son and vowed to kill Xiao Long and Xiao Xun'er.
• The Eight-star Dou Zun called on his Five-star Dou Zun brother to use their Fengyun Twin Extinction combined technique.

Xiao Long’s Gold Iron Beast withstands the combined attack of two Dou Zun experts, who flee when their Dou Qi runs low. Above them, the Great Heavenly Venerate defeats Yao Chen and charges to kill him.

• The two Dou Zuns combine their Dou Qi and fire Fengyun Twin Extinction at Gold Iron Beast, but Xiao Long activates Invincible Golden Body to absorb most of the attack.
• After five minutes, the two Dou Zuns run low on Dou Qi and retreat through a spatial rift.
• Xiao Long cannot stop the escaping Dou Zuns because Gold Iron Beast cannot tear through space.
• Xiao Xun'er alerts Xiao Long as the Great Heavenly Venerate shatters Yao Chen’s Great One Soul Shield and sends him crashing into a mountain.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate merges with his Bone Emperor Saber and thrusts toward the injured Yao Chen.

Xiao Long used his Italian Cannon and Gold Iron Beast’s claws to overwhelm the Great Heavenly Venerate and destroy his Bone Emperor Saber. As the Great Heavenly Venerate tried to escape after abandoning the saber, Yao Chen struck him from behind.

• Xiao Long fired his Italian Cannon at the Great Heavenly Venerate, knocking the Bone Emperor Saber off course.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate turned his attack on Xiao Long, but Gold Iron Beast used Polar Whirlwind Claw to grind the Bone Emperor Saber apart.
• Xiao Long clamped the Bone Emperor Saber in Gold Iron Beast’s claws and tried to crush it, threatening the Great Heavenly Venerate through their Man-Saber Union.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate cut off his own arm to abandon the saber, then threatened Xiao Long and attempted to flee.
• Yao Chen caught the Great Heavenly Venerate off guard with Soul Chasing Stab as he tried to tear open space.