Chapter Summaries

After leaving the Gu Realm, Xiao Yan learned that the Hall of Souls had helped the Shi Ming Sect overrun most of the Northwest Continent and drive the Yan Alliance back to Xuan Huang Fortress. He prepared to return with Yao Chen and more than thirty Dou Zun Experts.

• Xiao Yan told Gu Xun'er that he had to return to the Yan Alliance, but Gu Yuan forbade her from leaving the Ancient Clan and privately warned Xiao Yan about the Soul Clan's interest in his Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Yuan advised Xiao Yan to leave the jade in the Ancient Clan, but Xiao Yan refused because it let him sense his father's condition.
• Gu Yuan directed Xiao Yan through a Spatial Wormhole toward Sacred Pill City and warned him to conceal his identity on the way back to Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that the Shi Ming Sect, backed by the Hall of Souls, had conquered much of the Northwest Continent and forced the Yan Alliance to retreat to Xuan Huang Fortress.
• Xiao Yan insisted on returning at once, and Yao Chen revealed that he had opened a Spatial Wormhole to the Northwest Continent and gathered more than thirty Dou Zun Experts to accompany them.

Yao Chen accompanied Xiao Yan back to the Northwest Continent as the Hall of Souls plotted to capture Xiao Yan and seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade. As the Shi Ming Sect prepared to overrun Xuan Huang Fortress, the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking reappeared, leaving the battle's outcome uncertain.

• Yao Chen insisted on accompanying Xiao Yan, citing the Soul Clan's interest in him and promising to intervene if Hall of Souls powerhouses ambushed him.
• Hun Miesheng ordered his forces to capture Xiao Yan and obtain the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, while his deputy revealed that Soul Clan members were lying in wait at the Shi Ming Sect.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and their companions emerged from a spatial wormhole in Shi Ming Sect territory and set out for Xuan Huang Fortress.
• Cai Lin warned the Yan Alliance leaders that the Shi Ming Sect could launch an all-out attack within three days, while Xiao Ding urged them to hold on until Xiao Yan returned.
• Shi Tian launched the Shi Ming Sect's all-out assault early, and Cai Lin prepared to evacuate Xiao Xiao if Xuan Huang Fortress fell.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking reappeared and announced that it would count down the Ten Great Geniuses of the younger generation.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking began evaluating the Dou Qi Continent’s younger generation, prompting speculation among the ancient clans and forces. The Soul Clan’s Hun Feng was revealed as tenth place, leaving his clan stunned as the rest of the continent wondered what greater geniuses lay above him.

• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking announced that it would rank geniuses under fifty according to their overall potential.
• The young leaders of the Ancient Clans discussed the ranking, with Gu Xun'er wondering how Xiao Yan would place and Gu Qingyang asking how many Soul Clan members would make the list.
• Queen Medusa warned that Xiao Xiao could be targeted by the Shi Ming Sect and Hall of Souls if she appeared on the ranking, and Xiao Yi Xian promised to protect her.
• The Hall of Souls Grand Celestial Venerable ordered the Shi Ming Sect to attack Xuan Huang Fortress after the ranking and seize the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Xiao Yan.
• The ranking revealed Hun Feng of the Soul Clan in tenth place, listing his bloodline, strength, talents, and rewards, while the Soul Clan fell silent and the continent erupted in shock.

Hun Feng ranked tenth on the Genius Ranking, and Lei Dong was revealed as ninth, earning rewards that raised his strength. The ranking then showed Queen Medusa’s young daughter Xiao Xiao as the next genius, leaving the continent stunned.

• Hun Feng received the rewards for tenth place, advancing to the Mid-stage Two-star Dou Saint realm and gaining pills, techniques, and a Black Scythe.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking named Lei Dong ninth, identifying him as the Lei Clan’s Young Emperor and predicting he could reach the Nine-star Dou Saint realm.
• Hun Yuantian said the Soul Clan should kill Lei Dong after the Seven Star Palace’s protection ended, and Hun Feng concealed his satisfaction at the prospect.
• Lei Dong received ninth-place rewards that raised him to the Mid Three-star Dou Saint and granted him techniques, pills, and Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• The Gold Ranking displayed Xuan Huang Fortress and a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, then revealed Queen Medusa’s young daughter Xiao Xiao as the next ranked genius.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking revealed five-year-old Xiao Xiao, Xiao Yan and Medusa’s daughter, as an eighth-ranked genius and a Three-Star Dou Zong, drawing attention to her and her bloodline. The Nine Netherworld Dark Python Clan decided to send a Dou Saint-led expedition to seize her and Medusa.

• The ranking identified Xiao Xiao as a five-year-old Three-Star Dou Zong, awarded her powerful rewards, and revealed her parents and inherited Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python bloodline.
• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Xiao as his daughter and worried that the Hall of Souls would target her because her talent had been exposed.
• Gu Xun'er confirmed she already knew Xiao Yan had a daughter and explained that Medusa had saved him from Evil Fire; Gu Yuan reacted with displeasure, while Yan Jin urged him not to interfere.
• Yao Xiaotian and the Nine Netherworld Dark Python Clan's Great Elder coveted Xiao Xiao's bloodline origin and planned to capture her and Medusa.
• Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder agreed to lead a Dou Saint-backed expedition to the Northwest Continent themselves.

After Xiao Xiao's Gold Ranking reward revealed her power, the Hall of Souls ordered Shi Ming Sect to attack Xuan Huang Fortress ahead of schedule. Medusa discovered a cryptic message on a jade tablet and crushed it to avert the crisis, but nothing happened, and the battle began.

• The Hall of Souls Grand Celestial Venerable ordered Shi Tian to attack the Yan Alliance while sparing Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao rose from Three-Star Dou Ancestor to Four-Star Dou Zong and said she could now fully control her power.
• Shi Ming Sect attacked Xuan Huang Fortress, and Medusa gave Xiao Xiao to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin for protection.
• Medusa found the message “Jade tablet shattered, Seven Stars appear, crisis resolved” on her jade tablet, then crushed it, but no change occurred.
• Shi Tian demanded the Xiao Clan Members and Xiao Xiao, while the Ninth Heavenly Venerate warned him not to let them escape.
• Shi Tian ordered Shi Ming Sect to charge Xuan Huang Fortress.

The Yan Alliance defended Xuan Huang Fortress against the Shi Ming Sect, but Shi Tian’s elite forces shattered its shield and the battle turned against the defenders. As the Hall of Souls tried to abduct Xiao Xiao, Xiao Yan appeared in time to save her.

• Queen Medusa ordered the Yan Alliance to activate Xuan Huang Fortress’s Defensive Array and fire poison-coated bolts, inflicting heavy losses on the Shi Ming Sect’s vanguard.
• Shi Tian summoned around a hundred powerful experts, and their combined attack broke the fortress’s energy shield.
• Medusa led the Yan Alliance into battle while Xiao Yi Xian protected Xiao Xiao, and the Hall of Souls began stealing Soul Bodies and targeting Xiao Xiao.
• Two Hall of Souls experts struck Xiao Yi Xian and separated her from Xiao Xiao, while others blocked her attempt to return.
• As a Seven-star Dou Venerate reached for Xiao Xiao, Xiao Yan appeared, pulled her to safety, and killed the attacker with a Flame Giant Palm.

Xiao Yan returned to Xuan Huang Fortress, reunited with Cai Lin and Xiao Xiao, and turned the battle against the Shi Ming Sect. After killing the Ninth Heavenly Venerate with Yao Chen’s help, he faced several Hall of Souls experts, including a Three-star Dou Saint.

• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Xiao as his daughter, and his returning experts joined the battle to push back the Shi Ming Sect.
• Cai Lin reunited with Xiao Yan and took Xiao Xiao, while Xiao Yan struck Shi Tian down with a single flaming palm.
• Xiao Yan challenged Mo Yu, the Ninth Heavenly Venerate, and killed him with the Great Heaven Creation Palm as Yao Chen destroyed a Hall of Souls Dou Saint’s bone hand.
• The Hall of Souls’ Grand Celestial Venerable Youyou, Gu You, the Three Heavenly Venerates, and Xue He emerged from a spatial rift and confronted Xiao Yan and Yao Chen.

Yao Chen revealed that Pill Tower had supplied two powerful puppets, trapping the Hall of Souls Heavenly Venerates at Xuan Huang Fortress. As the battle began, the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking named Xiao Yi Xian seventh and revealed her ties to the Seven Star Palace, leaving her bewildered by her newly disclosed identity.

• Yao Chen dismissed the Hall of Souls' threat and sealed the battlefield with two Three-star Dou Saint puppets supplied by Pill Tower.
• The puppets attacked the Great Heavenly Venerate and the other Heavenly Venerates while Yao Chen joined the fight, and he refused to explain Pill Tower's support to Xiao Yan.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking revealed Xiao Yi Xian as its seventh-ranked talent and named her as a second-generation heir of Yu Heng Hall of the Seven Star Palace.
• The ranking disclosed Xiao Yi Xian's identities, talents, and rewards, prompting Ice Venerate to decide to flee from her and the Seven Star Palace.
• The ranking's blessing raised Xiao Yi Xian from Eight Star to Nine Star Dou Venerate and bestowed rewards, leaving her confused about being part of the Seven Star Palace.

Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and Qing Lin each possessed identical White Jade Tablets linked to the Seven Star Palace. Qing Lin appeared in sixth place on the Genius Ranking, and the Nine Netherworld Dark Python Clan debated whether to pursue its plans against the Yan Alliance despite the danger.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that her White Jade Tablet had come from the cave where she found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and that it held a Disaster Poison Body cultivation method.
• Cai Lin revealed that she had found an identical tablet in the Snake-People's Ancestral Land and had crushed it to seek hope during the Shi Ming Sect's attack.
• Qing Lin showed Xiao Yan and the others her matching tablet, which she had found in the Heavenly Snake Mansion's Scripture Pavilion alongside a cultivation method for her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking placed Qing Lin sixth, naming her a Seven Star Palace heir and awarding her cultivation treasures and Ancient Serpent Dragon Python eggs.
• Yao Xiaotian asked the Nine Netherworld Dark Python Clan's Great Elder whether they could still go to the Northwest Continent, and the Great Elder warned that targeting Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian at the Yan Alliance would be suicidal.

Yao Chen and Xiao Yan’s forces destroyed the Hall of Souls army in the Northwest Continent, while Hun Miesheng suspected Xiao Yan was connected to the Seven Star Palace. The Genius Ranking then revealed Gu Xun’er in fifth place and rewarded her with Source Qi of the Emperor, drawing the leaders of three clans to her side.

• Yao Xiaotian followed the Nine Netherworld Dark Python Clan Great Elder’s advice and stayed with the clan instead of going to the Northwest Continent.
• Yao Chen and two Three-star Dou Saint Puppets killed the Hall of Souls Heavenly Venerates and other fleeing powerhouses, then returned to Xiao Yan’s side.
• Hun Miesheng learned that five of Hall of Souls’ Soul Tablets had shattered, suspected the Seven Star Palace was responsible, and decided to report his concerns to the Soul Clan.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking named Gu Xun’er fifth on the Genius Ranking and awarded her cultivation resources, pills, and a wisp of Source Qi of the Emperor.
• Gu Xun’er accepted the ranking’s blessing, rose to Initial Half-Saint Peak, and received visits from Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying, who recognized the danger posed by the Source Qi.

The Ancient Clan leaders weighed whether to give Gu Xun’er’s strand of Source Qi of the Emperor to the Seven Star Palace for continued protection. Hun Tiandi emerged from seclusion as a Half-Emperor, ordered the Soul Clan to pause its operations, and the Gold Ranking revealed Zi Yan in fourth place.

• Gu Yuan told Yan Jin and Lei Ying that the Ancient Clan could not safely keep Gu Xun’er’s Source Qi of the Emperor and considered trading it for the Seven Star Palace’s protection.
• Nihility Devouring Flame berated Hun Miesheng over the Soul Clan’s failed Northwest Continent operation before Hun Tiandi emerged from seclusion as a Half-Emperor.
• Hun Tiandi excused Hun Miesheng, ordered the Soul Clan to investigate the Northwest Continent, suspend operations against Xiao Yan, and keep watch on Xiao Zhan.
• Hun Tiandi decided to leave Gu Xun’er’s Source Qi alone for now and pursue other ways to reach Dou Emperor.
• The Gold Ranking revealed Zi Yan as fourth on the Genius Ranking, identifying her as the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor and a second-generation successor of Kai Yang Hall.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking revealed Zi Yan as a second-generation heir of the Seven Star Palace, and Xiao Yan began to suspect the palace had a larger plan involving him. The ranking then named Xiao Yan third and identified him as Tianshu Hall’s second-generation heir, leaving him bewildered about an identity he had never known.

• The continent reacted with shock to Zi Yan’s age, strength, and Seven Star Palace lineage, while Gu Xun’er wondered whether Xiao Yan was connected to the palace.
• Zi Yan advanced to Five-star Dou Saint, then gave her three strands of Source Qi of the Emperor to Ice Emperor Lin Yuan and kept her other rewards for Kai Yang Hall.
• Xiao Yan considered whether the Seven Star Palace had made him a piece in a grand scheme as the Gold Ranking revealed his past in Wutan City.
• The Gold Ranking ranked Xiao Yan third, listed him as Tianshu Hall’s second-generation heir, and bestowed powerful rewards, including six strands of Source Qi of the Emperor.
• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen, Medusa, and the others how he could be Tianshu Hall’s heir when he had never known about it.

Xiao Yan received the Gold Ranking’s rewards and advanced to Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate, while the clans learned of his Xiao Clan bloodline and Seven Star Palace identity. Hun Tiandi discovered that the Soul Clan’s captive was a fake Xiao Zhan, and Lin Yuan decided Xiao Yan could return to the Seven Star Palace and reunite with his real father.

• Golden light raised Xiao Yan to Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate and bestowed scrolls, pills, a Bodhi Heart, and six strands of Source Qi of the Emperor.
• Gu Xun'er explained that Xiao Yan had gained Xiao Xuan’s Dou God Bloodline, while she knew nothing of his Seven Star Palace heir status or Child of Destiny title.
• Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan realized Xiao Yan’s ties to the Seven Star Palace made it dangerous to pursue his Source Qi or Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Hun Tiandi examined the captive Xiao Zhan, discovered Half-Emperor restrictions in his mind, and killed him after identifying him as a puppet.
• Lin Yuan sensed the fake Xiao Zhan’s death and decided Xiao Yan could return to the Seven Star Palace, advance to Dou Saint, and reunite with his real father.

Yao Chen revealed that he and Xiao Yan were chosen by the Seven Star Palace, which had arranged their meeting and Xiao Yan’s training. Jin Feng arrived to escort Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to the Far North, while the Yan Alliance remained under his protection.

• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that he was the Second Generation Successor of Tian Quan Hall and explained how the Seven Star Palace had saved him and assigned him to guide Xiao Yan.
• Yao Chen revealed that Hall Master Tianshu had ordered him to temper Xiao Yan by absorbing his Dou Qi and that Hall Master Tianshu was a member of the Xiao Clan.
• Yao Chen explained that Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa were also Second Generation Hall Master Successors and that the group would return to the Seven Star Palace early.
• Jin Feng of Yaoguang Hall arrived, identified Cai Lin as its Second Generation Successor, and said he would guard the Yan Alliance while the group traveled to the Far North.
• Medusa asked to bring Xiao Xiao, and the group entered the Spatial Channel as the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking announced Lin Yan in second place on the Genius Ranking.

The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking revealed Lin Yan’s overwhelming talent and granted her rewards, while the Soul Clan and other powers wondered how Ice Emperor Lin Yuan had returned. At the Seven Star Palace, Xiao Yan and his companions reunited with Lin Yuan, and Xiao Yan’s father appeared before him.

• The Gold Ranking named ten-year-old Lin Yan second on the Genius Ranking and raised her cultivation to Early Nine-star Dou Saint.
• Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan questioned when Lin Yuan had left the Dou Qi Continent and whether he had opened the Ancient God's Tomb.
• Lin Yuan collected Lin Yan’s nine strands of Source Qi of the Emperor and told her to prioritize her mother and Uncle Tian Quan with them.
• Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, and the others arrived at the Seven Star Palace, where Zi Yan greeted them and Yao Chen paid his respects to Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan summoned a middle-aged Dou Zong behind Xiao Yan, who recognized the man as his father and cried out to him.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Zhan and learned how Ancestor Xiao Xuan had survived and joined the Seven Star Palace. As the Genius Ranking revealed Lin Han in first place, Lin Yuan promised the successors further answers after the ranking ended.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that Xiao Xuan had rescued him from the Hall of Souls and sent back a puppet with altered memories.
• Xiao Zhan explained that Lin Yuan had saved Xiao Xuan after the Soul Clan attack, restored his strength, and helped him become Hall Master Tianshu.
• Lin Yuan told Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and the other successors that he would answer their questions after the Genius Ranking ended.
• Xiao Yan introduced Cai Lin and Xiao Xiao to Xiao Zhan, who happily welcomed his granddaughter.
• The Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking revealed Lin Han as first place, identifying him as Lin Yuan's ten-year-old son and a Late Nine-star Dou Saint after his reward.

After Lin Han received the Genius Ranking rewards, Lin Yuan brought Xiao Yan and the others to the Flame Demon Battlefield to reveal the Seven Star Palace’s role in protecting the Dou Qi Continent and show them five Hall Masters breaking through to Dou Emperor. Qing Lin accepted the Tian Ji Palace Master as her teacher, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan recognizing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Lin Han gave Lin Yuan the eleven strands of Source Qi of the Emperor and the Emperor Grade Pill, and agreed to stabilize his cultivation before attempting a breakthrough.
• Lin Yuan took Xiao Yan and the others through a Spatial Channel to the Flame Demon Battlefield and explained the Seven Star Palace’s history and the threat from the Flame Demon Clan.
• Lin Yuan offered Qing Lin the chance to become the Tian Ji Palace Master’s disciple, and Qing Lin eagerly accepted.
• The Five Hall Masters broke through to Dou Emperor together, shaking the area with their power.
• Xiao Yan spotted the Pink-White Lotus Flame in one Hall Master’s hand and recognized it as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Lin Yuan explained the Seven Star Palace’s plans for Xiao Yan and gave him a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after taking his six strands of Source Qi of the Emperor. He ordered Xiao Yan and the others to cultivate in the Far North, then sent Xiao Xuan to escort Cai Lin to the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs and retrieve another strand of Source Qi from the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan that Lin Yuan had predicted his rise and arranged for Yao Chen to teach him the Flame Mantra, which could lead him to Tou She Ancient God's Inheritance.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the Seven Star Palace Hall Masters had all failed to gain insight from Tou She Ancient God's Inheritance.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Cai Lin became disciples and Hall Master successors under Hall Master Yu Heng and Hall Master Yaoguang.
• Xiao Yan gave Lin Yuan his six strands of Source Qi of the Emperor, and Lin Yuan returned his other rewards along with a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Lin Yuan directed Xiao Yan and the others to cultivate in the Far North and ordered Xiao Xuan to take Cai Lin to the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs before visiting the Ancient Clan for its Source Qi.
• The Hall Master of Tian Xuan Palace questioned whether Xiao Xuan should be the one sent to the Ancient Clan.

Lin Yuan led a plan to seize the Flame Demon Battlefield by secretly enslaving the Flame Demon Clan’s Elders, using the Heaven-Veiling Ancient Array to conceal the attacks. He and four Hall Masters reached a Flame Demon Clan barracks, where the Hall Masters began their assault while Lin Yuan prepared to control the Elder.

• Lin Yuan ordered Xiao Xuan and his Present World Body to guard the cultivators breaking through, while he took Tian Ji, Kai Yang, Yao Guang, and Yu Heng to the Flame Demon Clan’s Core Zone.
• Lin Yuan explained that he intended to enslave the Flame Demon Clan Elders rather than kill them, so the clan would not unite with other enemies before the Seven Star Palace was ready to counterattack.
• Xiao Xuan returned to the Dou Qi Continent with Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and the others, while Lin Yuan and the four Hall Masters traveled to the Flame Demon Battlefield.
• Three days later, Lin Yuan activated the Heaven-Veiling Ancient Array around a Flame Demon Clan barracks and assigned Kai Yang, Yao Guang, and Yu Heng to fight its Third Grade Sovereign Elder while Tian Ji enslaved the weaker forces.
• The trapped Flame Demon Clan Elder failed to send a distress signal and watched Kai Yang transform into an Ancient Void Dragon and attack him.