Chapter Summaries

After defeating Gu Yao and the other eleven challengers, Xiao Tian returned with Xun Er to the elders’ platform, where he confronted Gu Tuo over accusations of arrogance. The argument ended when someone struck Gu Tuo with a slap that sent him crashing into a pillar.

• Xun Er rushed to Xiao Tian, checked that he was unharmed, and held his hand as Gu Yao and the others watched in dismay.
• Xiao Tian asked if anyone else wanted to challenge him, but the Black Annihilation Army elites stayed silent, and he and Xun Er returned to the high platform.
• Gu Tuo accused Xiao Tian of acting brutally and disrespecting the Gu Clan, while several elders frowned at the criticism.
• Xiao Tian rejected Gu Tuo’s lecture and challenged him to settle their disagreement in a fight to the death.
• After Gu Tuo called Xiao Tian a brute, a swift afterimage slapped him and hurled him into a stone pillar.

Xiao Tian’s forceful victory over Gu Tuo silenced opposition in the Gu Clan and secured the clan’s acceptance of his relationship with Xun’er. After spending two days exploring the Gu World, Xiao Tian went with Xun’er to meet Gu Yuan, learning that Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun had secretly captured the impostor Gu Yang.

• Xiao Tian struck Gu Tuo down, and Elder Tongxuan ended the dispute while Xiao Tian warned the elders not to challenge him without sufficient strength.
• Xun’er led Xiao Tian away, and his victory convinced the Gu Clan’s opponents to accept him and abandon their pursuit of Xun’er.
• During two days in the Gu World, Xiao Tian obtained twenty-four Taiyuan Sacred Pills and explored the realm with Xun’er.
• Xun’er told Xiao Tian that Gu Yuan had confirmed Gu Yang’s soul was compromised and had captured him with Zhu Kun.
• Xiao Tian and Xun’er arrived at the Clan Leader’s Main Hall, whose doors opened as they approached.

Xiao Tian and Xun Er met with Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun after the Gu Clan captured a Soul Clan spy disguised as Gu Yang. Gu Yuan sought Xiao Tian’s insight into the spy and possible accomplices, while Xiao Tian agreed to keep the discovery secret and left Gu Yuan impressed by his tact.

• Gu Yuan revealed that the captured Gu Yang was a Soul Clan soul occupying the real Gu Yang’s body.
• Xun Er questioned why her father had summoned her and Xiao Tian, prompting Gu Yuan to tease her for favoring Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian said he had discovered the spy by chance and declined to interrogate him, noting that the spy’s century-old information would be outdated.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Tian to keep the spy’s identity secret and to help determine whether other Soul Clan agents remained in the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Tian said he knew of no other Dou Sheng-level spy and reminded Gu Yuan that his presence made the Gu Clan difficult to infiltrate.

Gu Yuan interrogated the captured Gu Yang about the location of his true soul, but learned that the man had been fused with Gu Yang by Nihility Devouring Flame a century earlier. When Gu Yuan searched his soul, Nihility Devouring Flame’s phantom emerged from the black-flame runes and confronted him.

• Zhu Kun suggested that Gu Yuan search Gu Yang’s soul, and Gu Yuan asked Xiao Tian to help observe the interrogation.
• Gu Yang said Nihility Devouring Flame had fused his soul with Gu Yang’s and revealed that he had hoped to escape with the Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Tian suspected Gu Yuan had deliberately allowed the Soul Clan to obtain the Gu Clan’s Ancient Jade so the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling would eventually open.
• After questioning Gu Yang without learning anything useful, Gu Yuan sent Xiao Tian and Xun Er outside and began searching Gu Yang’s soul.
• Nihility Devouring Flame’s black flame erupted from Gu Yang and formed a phantom that greeted Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan confronted Nihility Devouring Flame over Gu Yang’s failed infiltration, while the Soul Clan’s threat became clear. Afterward, Xiao Tian asked Gu Yuan to let Xun Er live in his Free and Unfettered World after her Coming of Age Ceremony, and Gu Yuan questioned his motives.

• Nihility Devouring Flame dismissed Gu Yang as a disposable piece and warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan’s fortunes were changing.
• Gu Yuan vowed that the Gu Clan would face the Soul Clan, and Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Fire phantom vanished along with the last trace of Gu Yang.
• Gu Yuan returned to the main hall with Zhu Kun, Xiao Tian, and Xun Er after Xiao Tian had kept Zhu Kun hidden from Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Tian took Xun Er’s hand and asked to bring her to live in the Free and Unfettered World after her Coming of Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Tian argued that moving Xun Er would protect her and ease Gu Yuan’s burdens as the Gu Clan faced conflict with the Soul Clan, while Gu Yuan suspected Xiao Tian’s deeper motive.

Xiao Tian revealed to Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun that Dou Di had vanished because Origin Qi disappeared after ancient Dou Di sealed the passage to stop an invasion by the Extraterritorial Evil Clan. He left them with a half-wisp of gas in his palm, poised to explain what it was.

• Gu Yuan said he would not oppose Xun Er leaving with Xiao Tian, but warned that the Gu Clan’s Elders and ancestral rules could prevent her from going.
• Xiao Tian asked why no new Dou Di had appeared on the continent for ten thousand years, drawing Gu Yuan’s and Zhu Kun’s full attention.
• Xiao Tian brought Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and Xun Er to the Free and Unfettered World to discuss the mystery in private.
• Xiao Tian explained that Origin Qi was necessary to reach the Emperor Realm and that its disappearance had prevented even gifted Dou Sheng Peak experts from becoming Dou Di.
• Xiao Tian said the ancient Dou Di had sealed the passage to the outside world after fighting the invading Extraterritorial Evil Clan, then revealed a half-wisp of gas above his palm.

Xiao Tian used half a strand of Grandmist Purple Qi and the promise of restoring it in two years to persuade Gu Yuan to let him take Xun Er away after her coming-of-age ceremony. Gu Yuan saw through Xiao Tian’s timing and reluctantly agreed, while Zhu Kun was promised a share of the completed qi.

• Xiao Tian showed Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun half a strand of Grandmist Purple Qi, which stirred their stagnant Dou Qi but could not make them Dou Di.
• Xiao Tian claimed he could restore the qi within two years and secretly promised Zhu Kun a share if he cooperated.
• Gu Yuan realized Xiao Tian had timed the offer to coincide with Xun Er’s coming-of-age ceremony and had used the qi as leverage to take her away.
• Xiao Tian said he could repel Gu Yuan and hide in the Free and Unfettered World, while reminding him that force would make Xun Er resent him.
• Gu Yuan accepted Xiao Tian’s plan, and Zhu Kun suddenly slammed his hand onto the table.

Xiao Tian secured Gu Yuan’s approval to take Xun Er away after her Coming of Age Ceremony, then returned to Sky Palace and reunited with his daughter, Xiao Wan. He encountered a familiar presence behind him just as he teased Xiao Wan about inheriting Medusa’s tsundere nature.

• Zhu Kun offered Zi Yan and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan as a dowry if Xiao Tian helped him approach the Emperor Realm, and Gu Yuan agreed to let Xiao Tian take Xun Er after her Coming of Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Tian spent three more days in the Gu World, training the Gu Clan’s younger generation and enjoying time with Xun Er before leaving for the Eastern Region.
• Xiao Tian returned to Sky Palace, where Xiao Wan ran to greet him and told him that her big sisters were training her weak older brother.
• Xiao Bai told Xiao Tian that it had sensed his return, and Xiao Tian gave gifts to both Xiao Wan and Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Wan asked Xiao Tian to return sooner next time, and Xiao Tian teased her for copying Medusa’s tsundere habit before sensing someone familiar behind him.

Xiao Tian reunited with Queen Medusa and Xiao Wan, then announced he would enter secluded cultivation to refine the last Spirit Thunder. As he began cultivating, Medusa and the others prepared the Central State Northern Region for conflict with the Soul Hall and Soul Clan, while Sound Valley joined the Free and Unfettered Hall for protection.

• Queen Medusa teased Xiao Tian, and Xiao Wan interrupted their embrace to show her mother the gift he had given her.
• Xiao Tian reassured Queen Medusa that everything had been settled and gave her a gift of her own.
• After a group party, Xiao Tian announced that he would enter secluded cultivation to condense and refine the last Spirit Thunder.
• Medusa and the others chose to strengthen the Central State Northern Region instead of expanding their territory, preparing for a coming confrontation with the Soul Hall and Soul Clan.
• Sound Valley's two Old Ancestors and Saintess decided to place Sound Valley under the Free and Unfettered Hall's protection, causing an uproar across Central State.
• Xiao Yi Xian sat beside the main seat in the Free and Unfettered Hall's Main Hall and faced its assembled core figures.

Xiao Tian endured a long cultivation breakthrough inside World Mountain, refining dark yellow Thunder until a world-shaking phenomenon announced his progress. His family and companions gathered outside World Mountain, eagerly awaiting his emergence from seclusion.

• Xiao Yi Xian ordered Xiao Huiying, Xuan Yi, Yun Yun, and Jin Mo to lead half the Heavenly Response Legion against hostile factions in the Northwest Continent and the Soul Hall’s schemes.
• Xiao Tian used the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Art to refine dark yellow Thunder over months, until his thunder cocoon cracked and burst, revealing his transformed aura.
• A vast vortex of dark yellow Thunder Clouds covered the Free and Unfettered World, and its pressure and thunderclaps alarmed everyone across the realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Cao Ying, Medusa, Qing Lin, Han Xue, Han Yue, Ya Fei, Xiao Wan, Xiao Bai, Xiao Ling, Xiao Meng, and Xiao Ze headed toward World Mountain after sensing the phenomenon.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the others gathered at World Mountain, where Ya Fei and Qing Lin speculated about Xiao Tian’s increased strength while Medusa vowed to surpass him.

Xiao Tian emerged from seclusion by absorbing the Thunder vortex and reaching the peak of Five-Star Dou Sheng. He reunited with his family and the Free and Unfettered Hall’s leaders, who marveled at his strength, while Xiao Yan also received praise for his progress.

• Xiao Tian appeared inside the Thunder vortex and absorbed its energy, strengthening his body as the vortex vanished.
• Xiao Tian released a powerful aura that shook the nearby mountains before Xiao Wan called out to him and drew a smile from him.
• At Sky Palace, Zhu Kun asked Xiao Tian about his cultivation, and Xiao Tian revealed he had reached the peak of Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• The Free and Unfettered Hall’s leaders, Xiao Tian’s family, Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan reacted with shock and admiration at Xiao Tian’s strength.
• Xiao Tian praised Xiao Yan, who had reached Three-Revolutions Dou Zun after absorbing the Three Thousand Burning Flame and using the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill.

Xiao Tian praised his children’s cultivation and heard that Zi Yan planned to challenge him after her seclusion. Two days later, Xiao Huiying fought the Soul Hall’s Great Heavenly Venerate and a Vice Hall Master in the Sky-Pillar Mountains, where she remained outnumbered but held her ground.

• Xiao Tian praised Xiao Meng, Xiao Ling, and Xiao Ze for reaching the Dou Zun realm and reminded them to strengthen their foundations.
• Xiao Wan demanded praise for also being a Dou Zun, and Xiao Tian affectionately called her amazing.
• Zhu Kun told Xiao Tian that Zi Yan planned to seek a spar with him after emerging from Secluded Cultivation.
• Xiao Huiying fought the Great Heavenly Venerate and a Three-Star Dou Sheng Vice Hall Master of the Soul Hall in the devastated Sky-Pillar Mountains.
• Xiao Huiying dodged the Vice Hall Master's chains and struck the Great Heavenly Venerate's Bone Blade with her tail, knocking him back while barely being marked.

Xiao Huiying defeated the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master in a clash of Heaven Rank techniques, though both were injured and the Sky-Pillar Mountains were devastated. As she tried to recover, the Great Heavenly Venerate launched a surprise attack from behind.

• The Vice Hall Master unleashed Soul Burial Ceremony, while Xiao Huiying answered with Meteorfall Descends from the Nine Heavens.
• The two techniques collided and unleashed a shockwave that shattered the Sky-Pillar Mountains and forced both armies to flee.
• The Vice Hall Master was badly wounded and thrown away, while Xiao Huiying survived with injuries and weakened Dou Qi.
• Xiao Huiying swallowed a healing pill, and the Great Heavenly Venerate appeared behind her and swung his bone blade at her.

Xiao Tian arrived in time to save Xiao Huiying, turned the Great Heavenly Venerate’s Bone Blade against him, and began fighting the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master. The chapter ended as Xiao Tian’s halberd threatened to cut through the Vice Hall Master’s iron chains and swept toward his waist.

• Xiao Tian appeared beside Xiao Huiying and caught the Great Heavenly Venerate’s Bone Blade with one hand.
• Xiao Tian infused the Bone Blade with Five-Colored Lightning and pierced the Great Heavenly Venerate, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Xiao Tian healed Xiao Huiying and sent her to take revenge on the fallen Great Heavenly Venerate.
• Xiao Tian confronted the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master and summoned a golden-red Long Halberd wrapped in Five-Colored Lightning.
• The Vice Hall Master blocked Xiao Tian’s attack with iron chains, but the halberd cracked them, and Xiao Tian followed with a sweeping strike at his waist.

Xiao Tian overwhelmed the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master, killed the Great Heavenly Venerate, and wounded the Vice Hall Master as he tried to escape. Just as Xiao Tian was about to finish him, an armored black hand emerged from space and blocked the killing blow.

• Xiao Tian used the Vice Hall Master as a sparring partner, badly injuring him and crippling his left arm.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate was killed, freeing Xiao Huiying and distracting the Vice Hall Master.
• Xiao Tian struck the Vice Hall Master with a five-colored lightning slash, cutting off his left arm and leaving him gravely wounded.
• The Vice Hall Master crushed a Jade Slip to summon Hun Miesheng, but Xiao Tian appeared beside him and thrust his halberd at his brow.
• An armored Black Palm emerged from space and blocked Xiao Tian’s halberd, while black mist caught the wounded Vice Hall Master.

Xiao Tian confronted Soul Hall Hall Master Hun Miesheng after the Spatial Jade Slip brought him to the battlefield, and the two five-star Dou Shengs began a fierce battle. Xiao Tian gained the upper hand with his Five-Element Spirit Thunder and pressed Hun Miesheng with a halberd formation, which Hun Miesheng countered with a Heaven Rank Dou Skill.

• Xiao Huiying transformed into her true form and left to fight the armies while Xiao Tian faced Hun Miesheng.
• Hun Miesheng acknowledged Xiao Tian's rapid growth and challenged him, but Xiao Tian struck first and forced him back with his Long Halberd.
• Hun Miesheng formed a black-flame hand and attacked, but Xiao Tian's five-colored halberd broke through it with the power of Five Elements Life and Death.
• Xiao Tian launched Myriad Halberds Return to One, combining countless halberds into a powerful formation aimed at Hun Miesheng.
• Hun Miesheng used the Heaven Rank Intermediate Dou Skill Myriad Souls Demon Shield to block Xiao Tian's halberd formation.

Xiao Tian blocked Hun Miesheng’s soul attack and thwarted his attempt to escape by sacrificing the Great Heavenly Venerate’s remnant soul. Hun Miesheng fled through a Space Passage with the Vice Hall Master, but Xiao Tian’s pursuing lightning halberd chased them inside.

• Hun Miesheng used Myriad Souls' Worship to attack Xiao Tian, who defended himself with the Nine Yin Soul Refining Art: Soul Shield.
• Hun Miesheng ripped the Great Heavenly Venerate’s remnant soul from his corpse, refined it into an unstable soul orb, and hurled it at Xiao Tian.
• Hun Miesheng grabbed the Vice Hall Master and tried to escape through a Space Crack while the soul orb exploded, but Xiao Tian protected himself with Five-Element Spirit Thunder.
• Xiao Tian summoned a Heavenly Lightning Halberd that forced Hun Miesheng to close his Space Passage before it could strike.
• Hun Miesheng carried the Vice Hall Master through another Space Passage as Xiao Tian’s Five-Colored Heavenly Execution Thunder pursued them and locked onto their aura.

Xiao Tian defeated Hun Miesheng’s forces at the Sky-Pillar Mountains and returned to the Free and Unfettered Hall to plan a preemptive strike against the Soul Hall. He identified the Human Hall, one of its three Heavenly Dipper Halls, as the next target because it guarded something he needed.

• Hun Miesheng sacrificed the Vice Hall Master to block Xiao Tian’s Five-Colored Heavenly Execution Thunder, then escaped badly injured and swore revenge.
• Xiao Tian joined Xiao Huiying after she and the Free and Unfettered Hall wiped out the Soul Hall’s allies, and he warned her to destroy enemies’ bodies and soul remnants.
• Xiao Tian left Xiao Huiying to finish the battlefield cleanup and returned to the Free and Unfettered Hall.
• Xiao Tian studied a map with Xiao Yi Xian and explained that he planned to attack the Soul Hall first.
• Xiao Tian named the Human Hall in the Corpse-Burial Mountain Range as their target, revealing that it was one of the three Heavenly Dipper Halls.

Xiao Tian prepared to attack the Soul Hall’s Human Hall, bringing Medusa and their allies while giving his four children their first chance to fight on a battlefield. He sealed the Corpse-Burial Mountain Range and ordered the group to kill every Soul Hall member as Xiao Ze charged ahead.

• Xiao Tian told Xiao Yi Xian that they would attack the Human Hall in two days, expecting the Soul Hall to send Saint Hun Qing, a one-star Dou Sheng.
• Queen Medusa insisted on joining the attack and claiming the Dou Sheng, while disguising her concern for Xiao Tian as a promise to protect their daughter Wanwan.
• Two days later, Xiao Tian arrived at the Corpse-Burial Mountain Range with Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, Han Yue, Han Xue, Qing Lin, Hu Jia, and their four children.
• Xiao Tian sealed the mountain range with a spatial barrier and ordered everyone to leave no Soul Hall members alive.
• Xiao Ze charged into the distorted space to face his first battlefield.

Xiao Tian and the Free and Unfettered Hall forces raided Soul Hall’s sealed territory, where Xiao Ze killed a Dou Zong gatekeeper and Medusa charged into the black hall. The battle spread across the hall as Medusa confronted Saint Hun Qing and Xiao Tian watched over the fights.

• Xiao Ze used his Thunder Fiend Dou Qi to destroy the Soul Hall Dou Zong guarding the black hall.
• Xiao Tian assigned Fei Yan to face the Mid-Term One-Star Dou Sheng inside, while Medusa charged into the hall and Xiao Wan followed.
• Medusa crushed the Dou Zong Protectors with her aura and cut down Dou Zuns who tried to stop her.
• Hu Jia burned a Seven-Star Dou Zun with her Burning Heaven Flame as the Free and Unfettered Hall fighters engaged Soul Hall’s Venerable Elders.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched over the children while Xiao Tian surveyed the battles and searched the hall for what he needed.