Chapter Summaries

Yan Lin and Zi Yan entered the Imperial Capital in disguise, where Yan Lin overheard people discussing the Alchemist Competition, his own past exploits, and the coming Three-Year Agreement. As Yan Lin listened to rumors about Xiao Yan, two powerful Dou Emperor auras suddenly rose from the northwest of the city.

• Yan Lin told Zi Yan to call him Lin Yan in the city and explained that he was hiding his identity because the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People Clan were enemies.
• While waiting to enter the city, Yan Lin heard people praise Yan Xiao for winning the Alchemist Competition and recognized him as Xiao Yan.
• The people in line compared Yan Xiao with Lin Yan and recounted how Lin Yan had defeated Elder Jia, impressed the Imperial Capital with his alchemy, and robbed the Alchemist Guild treasury.
• Zi Yan guessed that Yan Lin had changed his appearance because he was a fellow thief, and Yan Lin let her believe it.
• Yan Lin overheard people discussing the upcoming Three-Year Agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan, then sensed two Dou Emperor auras erupting in the northwest of the Imperial Capital.

Yan Lin rushed to the Imperial Mausoleum after sensing Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian fighting, then joined their sparring match. He reunited with Hai Bodong, praised his increased strength, and prepared to test his own power.

• Yan Lin recognized Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian's auras, then flew toward the Imperial Mausoleum with Zi Yan.
• Yan Lin sensed Yun Yun among the experts heading northwest but continued on to protect Hai Bodong.
• Yan Lin and Zi Yan arrived above the mausoleum and watched Hai Bodong battle Jia Shentian, whose strength held a slight advantage.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian unleashed their signature techniques, and Yan Lin judged that Hai Bodong had reached six-star Dou Emperor after recovering and growing stronger.
• Yan Lin appeared between the fighters and invited them to spar with him, prompting both men to stop in surprise.
• Hai Bodong joyfully greeted Yan Lin, thanked him for the pills that restored and increased his strength, and clasped his shoulder.

Yan Lin returned to the imperial mausoleum as a One-Star Dou Emperor and challenged Hai Bodong to test his strength, drawing Jia Shentian into the fight as well. As Yan Lin gained the upper hand against both emperors before the gathered Imperial Capital experts, a pair of scarlet eyes watched him from the darkness.

• Jia Shentian and Hai Bodong sensed Yan Lin’s breakthrough, and Yan Lin invited Hai Bodong to spar while Jia Shentian watched.
• Yan Lin shattered one of Hai Bodong’s ice dragons with a punch and asked Jia Shentian to join the fight.
• Hai Bodong froze the area while Jia Shentian attacked with sand-and-earth fists, but Yan Lin used Lightning Flash to evade them and pursue Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, Mite'er Tengshan, and other Imperial Capital experts watched as Yan Lin fought the two emperors and gradually gained the upper hand.
• Yan Lin used Asura Soul Hand to crush Jia Shentian’s sand phoenix and Hai Bodong’s ice-blade storm, drawing the attention of a pair of scarlet eyes in the darkness.

Yan Lin defeated Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian in a spar at the Imperial Mausoleum, while Jia Shentian used the display to reaffirm the Imperial Family’s strength and prepare to protect Xiao Yan. After recognizing Xiao Yan, Yan Lin began planning to obtain his Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flame fusion skill to create another Emperor Flame.

• Yan Lin overpowered Hai Bodong and Jia Shentian in their spar, impressing both elders and reassuring the Imperial Capital’s watching experts.
• Jia Shentian revealed that he had challenged Hai Bodong to show the Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect that his strength had recovered, partly to support Xiao Yan at the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun suspected Yan Lin’s identity, and Yan Lin confirmed it with a wink before signaling her to keep quiet.
• Yan Lin identified Yan Xiao as Xiao Yan and noticed his Flame Mantra, flying Dou Technique, and trace of Emperor Xiao bloodline.
• Yan Lin planned to acquire Xiao Yan’s Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flame fusion skill so he could create an intelligent flame spirit and cultivate another Emperor Flame.

Yan Lin demonstrated his control over multiple flames and staged an apparent Beast Fire fusion for Xiao Yan. After Fama explained that Yan Lin had only used a Flame Phantom Beast to suppress one flame, Xiao Yan was left considering whether Heavenly Flames could be fused.

• Yan Lin greeted Yan Xiao and revealed that he could control three Beast Fires at once.
• Yan Lin began forcing two Beast Fires together, prompting Yun Yun and Old Hai to warn him while Xiao Yan watched.
• Yan Lin used his Soul Power to form a brown fire lion that held the icy blue flame in its jaws.
• Fama explained that Yan Lin had not fused the flames, but had used a Flame Phantom Beast to suppress one Beast Fire.
• Yan Lin revealed internally that he had staged the demonstration to lure Xiao Yan into developing a Heavenly Flame fusion skill.

Yan Lin impressed Xiao Yan with his flame control and urged him to explore merging flames, while settling his dispute with Fama and agreeing to join the Alchemist Guild. After warning Xiao Yan about the Misty Cloud Sect’s power, Yan Lin reunited privately with Yun Yun and began a passionate relationship, leaving her caught between hesitation and growing affection.

• Yan Lin condensed a Flame Phantom Beast from Beast Fire, then encouraged Xiao Yan to experiment with combining his flames into a combat technique.
• Fama let the Alchemist Guild vault theft go and asked Yan Lin to fulfill his promise to join; Yan Lin agreed to register the next day.
• Yan Lin sent Zi Yan back with Hai Bodong and left with Yun Yun, prompting Jia Shentian to worry that their connection could shift the balance of power.
• Jia Shentian warned Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect and Yan Lin were too powerful to confront lightly, but Xiao Yan resolved to win the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yan Lin removed his mask and reunited with Yun Yun, who apologized for his past injury and explained how she had recognized him.
• Yan Lin kissed Yun Yun and pressed his advances despite her protests, while Yun Yun struggled to express her feelings.

Yan Lin warned Yun Yun that Nalan Yanran was unlikely to defeat Xiao Yan in their Three-Year Agreement after revealing that Xiao Yan was the Alchemist Conference champion Yan Xiao. He gave Yun Yun a dangerous secret technique for Nalan Yanran to use, leaving Yun Yun determined to prepare her disciple before the widely publicized match.

• Yan Lin learned that Nalan Yanran had reached three-star Da Dou Shi strength and admitted that he had judged her unfairly, but still doubted she could defeat Xiao Yan.
• Yan Lin told Yun Yun that Xiao Yan was the Alchemist Conference champion Yan Xiao and had concealed extraordinary strength.
• Yan Lin gave Yun Yun the Xuan-rank wind secret technique Fury of the Wind Demon, warning that its backlash was severe.
• Yun Yun accepted the scroll and decided to tell Nalan Yanran about Xiao Yan's abilities and prepare her for the match despite the invitations already sent to spectators.

Yan Lin left Yun Yun and was ambushed in the night by Wu Ying, a Soul Hall Protector. Wu Ying identified Yan Lin as the killer of his nephew, a Soul Envoy, after recognizing the Asura Soul Hand, and confronted him over the death.

• Yan Lin teased Yun Yun, then restrained himself and flew away while Yun Yun headed toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yan Lin was attacked by a black Soul Chain after leaving the Imperial Mausoleum and countered it with Purple Fire.
• Wu Ying emerged from black mist and introduced himself as a Soul Hall Protector, revealing that he had been hiding in the Imperial Capital.
• Yan Lin asked why Wu Ying had attacked him, and Wu Ying accused him of killing a Soul Envoy under his command.
• Wu Ying explained that the Soul Envoy was his nephew, whose Soul Tablet shattered after he went to the Black-Corner Region, and that Yan Lin's use of the Asura Soul Hand had exposed him.

Yan Lin fought Protector Wu, a Dou Zong who had trapped him in a barrier and sought revenge for his nephew. After a fierce battle left both injured, Wu Ying unleashed the Earth-grade Asura Soul Hand, while Yan Lin revealed an invisible flame that disrupted Wu Ying and was identified as a wisp of Falling Heart Flame.

• Yan Lin denied killing Wu Ying's nephew, but Wu Ying sealed them inside a Dou Qi barrier and attacked with Soul Chains.
• Yan Lin blocked Wu Ying's chains with Purple Fire and evaded a surprise strike using Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Yan Lin and Wu Ying fought at close range until both were injured, with Wu Ying holding a slight advantage.
• Yan Lin swallowed a High-Grade Qi-Recovery Pill, and Wu Ying decided to end the battle with the Asura Soul Hand.
• Yan Lin raised an invisible flame that invaded Wu Ying's body and made his Soul Body tremble; Wu Ying identified it as a wisp of Falling Heart Flame.

Yan Lin survived a fierce clash with Wu Ying by threatening to destroy his Heavenly Flames, forcing the Soul Hall protector to retreat. After recovering at the Mittel Family residence, Yan Lin received a black jade fragment from Hai Bodong and suspected it contained the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame.

• Yan Lin used the Heartfire Phantom Beast to fight Wu Ying, and their collision shattered the barrier and left both combatants injured.
• As Imperial Capital experts approached, Yan Lin threatened to detonate the Green Lotus Core Flame and Falling Heart Flame Sub-Flame, then summoned two peak fifth-tier magical beasts to strengthen his position.
• Wu Ying judged that fighting Yan Lin would leave him vulnerable and fled, while Yan Lin vowed that Wu Ying would not escape him next time.
• Yan Lin returned to the Mittel Family residence, recovered overnight, and told Hai Bodong that Wu Ying had ambushed him.
• Hai Bodong gave Yan Lin the poisons he had requested and a damaged black jade fragment, which Yan Lin suspected held the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame.

Yan Lin discovered the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame in Hai Bodong’s jade fragment and began seeking ways to grow strong enough to face Wu Ying. He arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Zi Yan and Hai Bodong for Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement, where Yun Yun and Yun Leng personally welcomed him.

• Yan Lin asked Hai Bodong to find the Emperor’s Extreme Pill formula after offering to refine the pill, and said he would ask Fama at the Alchemist Guild.
• Yan Lin burned Hai Bodong’s broken black jade fragment with the Green Lotus Core Flame and retrieved the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame stored inside.
• Yan Lin studied the secret technique, which he expected could raise his strength by at least two stars and improve his chances against Wu Ying.
• Yan Lin left for the Misty Cloud Sect with Zi Yan and Hai Bodong on the day Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement expired.
• Yun Yun and Yun Leng greeted Yan Lin personally, and Yun Leng apologized for their earlier conflict before leading the group to the VIP viewing platform.

As Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their Three-Year Agreement duel, Yan Lin watched from the viewing platform while those around him speculated about his ties to Yun Yun and the fighters. Nalan Yanran acknowledged Xiao Yan’s growth but reaffirmed her choice to end their engagement, then unleashed her hidden strength as the battle continued.

• Nalan Yanran and Gu He noticed Yun Yun’s unusual warmth toward Yan Lin, while Yun Leng resolved to recruit Yan Lin into the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yan Lin asked about the Emperor’s Extreme Pill but learned no one had its formula, then considered how he might obtain it from Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan arrived to fulfill the agreement, and Nalan Yanran met him in the plaza as the crowd doubted he could defeat her.
• Yan Lin told Hai Bodong that Xiao Yan’s rapid rise made the match unpredictable, while Jia Shentian considered protecting Xiao Yan and drawing him into the Imperial Family.
• Xiao Yan dodged Nalan Yanran’s Wind Spirit Phantom Sword, counterattacked with his Black Heavy Ruler and Eight Extremes Collapse, and forced her to reveal her hidden strength.
• Nalan Yanran admitted Xiao Yan had surprised her but stood by her decision to break their engagement, glancing toward Yan Lin as Yun Yun’s expression grew melancholy.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely in their Three-Year Agreement, and Xiao Yan revealed that he was the alchemist Yan Xiao as their attacks collided. Nalan Yanran powered herself up with a secret technique, leaving Xiao Yan facing a vast gap in strength; he refused to accept defeat as fate and considered fusing flames.

• Xiao Yan formed Dou Qi armor and battled Nalan Yanran, matching her strength with his close-quarters combat.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed Wind's Extreme: Sunset Radiance, while Xiao Yan infused Wind Fury Dragon Flame into his ruler and countered with Flame Split Wave Devouring Ruler.
• Xiao Yan's ruler glow overcame Nalan Yanran's sword attack and wounded her, though both fighters were injured and exhausted.
• The spectators recognized Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, and Pill King Gu He realized Xiao Yan had taken Wind Fury Dragon Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Nalan Yanran used a secret technique that raised her strength to the Nine-star Peak Da Dou Shi level, while Xiao Yan refused to accept defeat as fate and considered fusing flames.

Xiao Yan fused the Azure Mist Flame and the earthen-yellow flame into Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, then hurled it at Nalan Yanran's Wind's Extremity. Their clash left both fighters badly weakened, but before they could continue, a crow-like voice addressed Yao Chen and disrupted the Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Yan ignored warnings from Nalan Yanran and Yao Chen and forced the two flames together, while Yan Lin watched with confidence.
• With Yao Chen guiding him and lending Soul Power, Xiao Yan shaped the flames into a small fire lotus and declared that he had succeeded.
• Xiao Yan named the technique Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and threw it at Nalan Yanran as she unleashed Wind's Extremity.
• The two attacks collided above the square, and the resulting shock wave injured Nalan Yanran and drained Xiao Yan, leaving their match at a stalemate.
• As Xiao Yan prepared to continue, a crow-like voice called out to Yao Chen and said the Soul Hall had searched a long time for him.

Wu Ying appeared at the Misty Cloud Sect and revealed that he had come to capture Yao Chen for Soul Hall. After Yao Chen defended Xiao Yan from Wu Ying’s attack, Ling Ying emerged from hiding to help, though both men feared they might not be strong enough to win.

• Wu Ying confronted Xiao Yan and demanded that Yao Chen reveal himself, startling the Misty Cloud Sect and its guests.
• Yao Chen emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, and the onlookers realized that Xiao Yan’s master had been the source of his borrowed power.
• Wu Ying attacked Xiao Yan with a Soul Chain, but Yao Chen intercepted it with the bone spirit cold flame and recognized Wu Ying’s superior strength.
• Yao Chen sent Xiao Yan to Jia Shentian for protection and secretly asked the hidden Ling Ying to join the fight.
• Ling Ying appeared and agreed to fight Wu Ying while Yao Chen prepared to hold him back so Ling Ying could evacuate Xiao Yan if necessary.

Wu Ying battled Yao Chen and his allies at the Misty Cloud Sect, then used a Soul Hall secret technique to consume Soul Bodies and increase his strength. As Yao Chen prepared to sacrifice himself so the others could escape, an unknown man arrived offering help.

• Wu Ying ignored Ling Ying’s warning and attacked Yao Chen, prompting Ling Ying to join the fight while Yun Yun evacuated the Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Jia Shentian to help by promising that Yao Chen could aid his breakthrough to Dou Zong, and Jia Shentian joined Yao Chen and Ling Ying in battle.
• Yan Lin told Hai Bodong to wait, believing Wu Ying still had hidden strength and that they should intervene only when the time was right.
• Wu Ying separated a mass of black fog and performed Nine Forests Hundred Soul Devouring, consuming Soul Bodies to raise his strength beyond Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Yao Chen’s group failed to stop the technique, so Yao Chen urged Ling Ying and Jia Shentian to take Xiao Yan and flee.
• A clear voice called out to Yao Chen and offered help as his group faced despair.

Yan Lin bargained with Yao Chen for pill recipes and future guidance, then joined forces with Yun Yun and the others to confront Wu Ying. After revealing the Heart Flame Change and striking Wu Ying with a powerful sword technique, Yan Lin led the counterattack as Yun Yun’s sect formation brought its strength to bear.

• Yan Lin offered to help Yao Chen defeat Wu Ying in exchange for the Emperor's Extreme Pill and Sect-Breaking Pill recipes and Yao Chen’s future guidance, and Yao Chen agreed.
• Yan Lin secretly coordinated with Yun Yun, who ordered the Misty Cloud Sect elders and disciples to form the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation.
• Wu Ying used a Soul Hall secret technique to strengthen himself by devouring soul bodies, revealing an aura that Yao Chen judged to be that of a Four- or Five-Star Dou Zong.
• Yan Lin activated the Heart Flame Change, raising his strength from One-Star to Three-Star Dou Emperor, then used the Sword of the Great River Descending from Heaven to smash Wu Ying’s Asura Soul Hand into the square.
• Yan Lin and his allies surrounded Wu Ying, while Hai Bodong joined Yun Yun’s formation and helped her unleash the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Sword against him.

Wu Ying unleashed a devastating soul attack, but Yan Lin and his allies endured it until Yun Yun’s formation helped drive Wu Ying to the brink. A mysterious Dou Zong rescued Wu Ying, and afterward Yan Lin helped resolve the conflict between the Misty Cloud Sect and Xiao Yan while Yao Chen considered leaving the Jia Ma Empire.

• Wu Ying detonated his soul bodies and shrouded Misty Cloud Mountain in darkness, then hurled the gathered soul energy at Yan Lin and his allies.
• Yan Lin, Yao Chen, Ling Ying, and Jia Shentian resisted the soul attack, and the darkness collapsed after Wu Ying’s power began to fade.
• Yun Yun used the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation to strike Wu Ying with a cloud arrow, but a mysterious Dou Zong appeared and rescued him.
• Yan Lin reassured Yun Yun, while the exhausted Yao Chen decided he and Xiao Yan should leave the Jia Ma Empire for the Black-Corner Region after he recovered.
• Yan Lin spoke with Yao Chen and mediated a draw in Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s three-year agreement, peacefully dissolving their engagement and ending the grudge between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect.

Yun Shan agreed to help Wu Ying lure Lin Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect’s rear mountain so they could kill him, while privately resenting the Soul Hall Protector’s demands. After leaving the palace, Lin Yan learned that Yun Yun had come to invite him to meet Yun Shan and suspected the invitation concealed a trap.

• Wu Ying demanded that Yun Shan help kill Lin Yan and capture Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, then threatened the Misty Cloud Sect with the Soul Hall’s power.
• Yun Shan reluctantly agreed to lure Lin Yan to the rear mountain and arrange for Yun Yun to be away while Wu Ying prepared to attack.
• Yan Lin relentlessly sparred with Xiao Yan until Xiao Yan was completely exhausted, then declined Yao Ye and Yao Yue’s offers to spar.
• Yan Lin left the palace and returned to the Mittel Family estate after deciding he had already obtained the traits he wanted from Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun told Yan Lin that Yun Shan wanted to meet him at the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yan Lin suspected the invitation was a trap involving Wu Ying.