Chapter Summaries

The Tianfu Alliance, led by Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, attacked the Hall of Souls’ Human Hall while much of its force was away on missions. After the Alliance overwhelmed the defenders, the surviving Heavenly Venerates summoned a powerful white-robed man with heterochromatic eyes, leaving the invaders facing a formidable enemy.

• Several Hall of Souls figures tried to leave the sealed space, but the spatial barrier crushed them before Yao Chen and the Tianfu Alliance entered.
• Yao Chen burned through the Hall of Souls’ initial defenders, and Xiao Yan led the Alliance’s assault on Tiangang Hall.
• The Tianfu Alliance quickly breached Human Hall and defeated its outnumbered defenders, while the surviving Heavenly Venerates revealed that many of their forces were away on missions.
• A Heavenly Venerate crushed a token to summon their Lord, and the white-robed man with heterochromatic eyes appeared and intimidated the Alliance’s ranks.

Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng entered the Space Trade Fair, intending to use its gathering of powerful experts to fuel the Soul Devouring Death Array. They arrived in Space Town with Hun Tianchen preparing to begin the Hall of Souls’ operation.

• Hun Tianchen explained that the Space Trade Fair was jointly organized by three powerful sects and attracted top experts from across Central Plains.
• Hun Tianchen sensed more than a hundred powerful auras in the desert, including a Dou Saint-level fluctuation, and Hun Miesheng confirmed that their teams were in position.
• Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng crossed the desert and entered the spatial black hole that served as the fair’s entrance.
• The pair arrived in Space Town, where Hun Miesheng said he had crushed someone who probed them with power.
• Hun Tianchen told Hun Miesheng to prepare for the Hall of Souls’ revelry.

Hun Tianchen’s white-robed avatar overwhelmed the Tianfu Alliance at Human Hall, killing many of its fighters and leaving Yao Chen and Xiao Yan trapped. The avatar targeted Xiao Yan, while Yao Chen struggled to protect him and wondered why Hun Tianchen seemed so different.

• Hun Tianchen’s avatar stepped forward and killed the Tianfu Alliance’s Dou Zong experts, prompting Yao Chen to order a retreat.
• The avatar sealed the hall with Space Lock and injured Yao Chen when he blocked its attack.
• The avatar unleashed the Myriad Souls Obstructing Heaven Palm, killing another third of the alliance’s experts.
• The avatar recognized Xiao Yan as someone its original body had watched and attacked him, but Yao Chen blocked the strike.
• Yao Chen and Xiao Yan questioned the avatar’s violent personality, and the avatar attacked Xiao Yan again as Yao Chen shoved him behind himself.

The man in white devastated the Tianfu Alliance and overwhelmed Xiao Yan’s attacks, but Xiao Yan’s assault gave a Dou Saint time to reach the Human Hall. The chapter ended as the new arrival’s aura appeared before Xiao Yan.

• The man in white struck Yao Chen into a wall, and his soundwave attack killed half of the Tianfu Alliance’s forces.
• Xiao Yan attacked with his Heavenly Flames, but the man in white blocked his technique and dismissed the Netherworld Poison Fire’s poison.
• Xiao Yan’s fire lotus exploded in a vast flame storm, but the man in white emerged unharmed.
• Xiao Yan formed Fire Wolf and Fire Leopard spirits and used the Five Revolutions of the Fire Disc, which the man in white extinguished with one gesture.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had achieved his goal as a Dou Saint’s aura entered the Human Hall and appeared before him.

Old Ancestor Huo Yun fought the white-clothed Hall of Souls expert while Xiao Yan tried to escape Human Hall with Yao Chen and the Tianfu Alliance survivors. Huo Yun tore open a way out and sacrificed himself to let them flee, leaving Xiao Yan consumed by guilt over his lack of strength.

• Old Ancestor Huo Yun appeared and confronted the white-clothed Hall of Souls expert, ordering Xiao Yan to escape with Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan used the distraction to help the others break through the Space Lock as Old Ancestor Huo Yun used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to strengthen himself.
• The white-clothed man overwhelmed Old Ancestor Huo Yun, struck him with Huangquan Finger, and slaughtered many Tianfu Alliance experts.
• Old Ancestor Huo Yun told Xiao Yan he would tear open an exit, then burned his Dou Qi to create an opening through the Space Lock.
• Old Ancestor Huo Yun sent Xiao Yan and the survivors through the opening and stayed behind to fight the white-clothed man.
• Old Ancestor Huo Yun swelled his body and exploded as Xiao Yan fled with Yao Chen, blaming his own weakness for the sacrifice.

After the Human Hall was devastated, its white-robed guardian let Xiao Yan and the others escape rather than defy his true body's orders. Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng entered the Space Trade Fair's Ancient Treasure Pavilion, where they waited among masked experts for the trade fair to begin.

• The white-robed avatar healed from the blast of a late One-Star Dou Sheng's self-destruction and chose not to pursue Xiao Yan and the others.
• The white-robed man cleaned up the Human Hall and sent news of the attack to his true body.
• Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng reached the Ancient Treasure Pavilion and presented a red jade invitation to its gatekeepers.
• The gatekeepers gave Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng black cloaks, and a gray-robed elder guided them to the hidden trading hall.
• Hun Tianchen's aura injured several experts who secretly probed him, and he used spatial power to conceal himself and Hun Miesheng.
• More than a hundred black-cloaked figures gathered in the hall while Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng waited for the trade fair to begin.

Hun Tianchen attended the Space Trade Fair with the Hall of Souls, whose members planned to seize the gathered treasures rather than follow the usual rules. When Old Man Baoshan presented a familiar Heavenly Stage Dou Skill, Hun Tianchen wondered whether his presence had altered the timeline or whether fate was being manipulated.

• Old Man Baoshan opened the Space Trade Fair, and Hun Tianchen recognized him as a peak Nine Revolutions Dou Venerate while the Hall of Souls arrived with a large force.
• Old Man Baoshan auctioned Demon Phoenix Wings, and a cloaked bidder exchanged an Eighth Grade Elixir with Four-Colored Pill Lightning for them.
• Hun Tianchen told Hun Miesheng that the Hall of Souls would take what it wanted, and he speculated that the final Fragment Map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame might appear.
• Old Man Baoshan presented the Adamantine Glazed Body, a Heavenly Stage Low-Level Dou Skill, and Hun Tianchen questioned why the trade fair's offerings matched those from Xiao Yan's session.

Hun Tianchen watched the trade fair until Old Man Baoshan put a captured ancient dragon up for sale, revealing that she was someone Hun Tianchen meant to protect. Hun Tianchen exposed himself, and the Hall of Souls launched a sudden attack as the chapter ended.

• Old Man Baoshan traded the Adamantine Glazed Body to a black-robed bidder after choosing among four Heavenly Stage Low-Level Cultivation Techniques.
• Hun Tianchen watched the trade fair without bidding and noted that the Tianyou Dudian would suit Xiao Yi Xian once she emerged from seclusion.
• Old Man Baoshan presented a captive woman identified as a Sky-Swallowing Python who had evolved into an ancient dragon, and offered her for a Nine-Colored, Grade 8 Elixir.
• Old Man Baoshan said the woman was bound by a forbidden restriction and would obey her purchaser, provoking Hun Tianchen to reveal himself and declare that she was his person.
• Hun Miesheng offered Hun Tianchen tea, and cloaked attendees threw off their disguises and attacked as the Hall of Souls.

Hun Tianchen rescued the evolved Sky-Swallowing Python from the Hall of Souls and received the final fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map. After the assembled map showed no obvious effect, he led his group toward Burning Flame Valley to obtain a Heavenly Flame.

• The Hall of Souls attacked the Space Trade Fair, and Hun Tianchen crushed the opposition with a Huangquan Palm strike.
• Hun Tianchen freed the Sky-Swallowing Python, who agreed to join him after describing how humans had captured and mistreated her.
• Hun Miesheng reported that the group had obtained the final fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map.
• Hun Miesheng assembled the map and tried dripping blood on it, but it showed no visible reaction.
• Hun Tianchen ordered the group to take everything from the fair and head to Burning Flame Valley, hinting that they would pursue a Heavenly Flame there.

The Hall of Souls invaded Burning Flame Valley to seize the Nine Dragons Thunderous Fire, while Tang Zhen prepared to evacuate the valley’s younger generation. Tang Zhen urged Xiao Yan to escape with them and carry on the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.

• Hun Tianchen stayed outside Burning Flame Valley and ordered Hun Miesheng to send the Nine Heavens Saint and the Venerables inside.
• The Nine Heavens Saint broke through Burning Flame Valley’s spatial barrier and ordered his forces to massacre the valley and seize the Nine Dragons Thunderous Fire.
• Burning Flame Valley’s defenders tried to raise the alarm, but the Hall of Souls’ Venerables quickly overwhelmed them.
• Elder Chihuo reported to Tang Zhen as Xiao Yan and the valley’s elders learned that the Hall of Souls had invaded.
• Tang Zhen asked the high-level Half Saints to escort the younger generation to safety and urged Xiao Yan to leave with them, entrusting him with the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.

The Hall of Souls attacked Burning Flame Valley, forcing Xiao Yan to evacuate Tang Huo'er and the others while Tang Zhen and the Flower Sect fought back. After Hun Tianchen ordered more forces sent to crush the valley, Xiao Yan emerged before the Hall of Souls' main force and confronted the mysterious young master.

• Nine Heavens Saint killed a defender and led the Hall of Souls' assault on Burning Flame Valley, while Eighth Heavenly Saint urged him to stop wasting time.
• Tang Zhen activated Burning Flame Valley's protective formation, and the valley's forces fought the Hall of Souls alongside the Flower Sect.
• Xiao Yan followed Tang Zhen's orders and dragged Tang Huo'er and the others out through an escape passage.
• Hun Qingsheng reported that the other continents were under Hall of Souls control and the Central Plains passage had opened, so Hun Tianchen rewarded him by raising his cultivation to Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• Hun Tianchen ordered more Hall of Souls forces to attack Burning Flame Valley, then Xiao Yan and the younger generation emerged before him and saw the enemy's main force.
• Xiao Yan stepped toward Hun Tianchen, but Hall of Souls experts blocked his path.

Xiao Yan confronted Hun Tianchen after the Hall of Souls let the Burning Flame Valley group leave. Hun Tianchen revealed that he knew Xiao Yan was a transmigrator and explained the power of the unseen force protecting him, then admitted that Hun Tiandi had ordered Gu Xun'er’s abduction.

• Hun Tianchen let Tang Huo'er and the others leave, then ordered Hun Miesheng and the other experts away so he could speak privately with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan sat opposite Hun Tianchen at the Chinese chessboard and gained heightened senses and a temporary surge in cultivation.
• Hun Tianchen revealed that he knew Xiao Yan was a transmigrator and described the unseen chess player who controlled the fates and limits of people in the world.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Hun Tianchen had abducted Xun Er, and Hun Tianchen admitted that he had taken her on the orders of his father, Hun Tiandi.

Hun Tianchen warned Xiao Yan that the Hall of Souls was preparing a major move in Central Plains and urged him to retreat, while revealing his hatred of Hun Tiandi and his plan to oppose him. After Xiao Yan left, Hun Tianchen faced a threatening blood-cloud omen and prepared to act as Hun Tiandi neared his chance to break through to Dou Di.

• Hun Tianchen told Xiao Yan that Hun Tiandi was a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng and had treated him as a sacrifice in pursuit of Dou Di.
• Hun Tianchen warned Xiao Yan that the Hall of Souls would soon strike across Central Plains and advised him to take the Tianfu Alliance back to the Jia Ma Empire.
• After Xiao Yan left, Hun Tianchen taunted the blood clouds overhead, which gathered terrifying lightning before dispersing.
• Hun Miesheng reported that Hun Tiandi had summoned him back, and Hun Tianchen told him to return and act normally because Hun Tiandi was close to pursuing a breakthrough to Dou Di.
• Hun Tianchen said he could barely suppress his cultivation and ordered Hun Miesheng to help complete their preparations to deal with the Alchemist Tower.

Hun Ying reported that Hun Tianchen had met Xiao Yan and let him leave, prompting Hun Tiandi to investigate their relationship and Xiao Yan’s possible threat to the Hun Clan. After questioning Hun Miesheng and summoning Hun Tianchen, Hun Tiandi warned his son to slow the Soul Devouring Death Array’s progress to avoid alerting the other clans.

• Hun Ying told Hun Tiandi that Hun Tianchen had met Xiao Yan in Burning Flame Valley, isolated the area, and let Xiao Yan leave safely.
• Hun Ying warned that Xiao Yan might have powerful protection, a mysterious source of rapid growth, and a connection to Xiao Xuan; Hun Tiandi suspected Tianchen had made an agreement with him.
• Hun Tiandi questioned Hun Miesheng, who revealed his fused Heavenly Flame and explained his recent cultivation progress.
• Hun Tianchen came before Hun Tiandi, who advised him to slow the Soul Devouring Death Array because its progress was only halfway complete and could make the other clans wary.

Hun Tianchen warned Hun Tiandi that Xiao Yan possessed a mysterious power that could lead beyond Dou Di and was protected by someone as strong as Hun Tiandi. Hun Tiandi concealed his plan to possess his son and seize that power, while Hun Miesheng watched their exchange with unease.

• Hun Tianchen reassured Hun Tiandi that the Hall of Souls would not draw the Ancient Races into the conflict.
• Hun Tiandi urged Hun Tianchen to use his God-grade Bloodline, advance to Dou Sheng, and cement his authority over the Hun Clan.
• Hun Tianchen told Hun Tiandi that Xiao Yan held a mysterious power that might enable a breakthrough beyond Dou Di.
• Hun Tiandi realized the power within Hun Tianchen was the key he sought and privately resolved to possess his son after he reached Dou Sheng.
• Hun Tianchen warned that Xiao Yan had a protector whose strength was no weaker than Hun Tiandi's, and Hun Tiandi praised him while hiding his intentions.
• Hun Miesheng watched Hun Tianchen and Hun Tiandi exchange fervent smiles and felt a chill.

Hun Tiandi suspected Hun Tianchen’s strength and tried to investigate the strange benefits enjoyed by those who encountered him, while Hun Tianchen used a Luck Force clone to meet his father and conceal the Source Qi he sought. After escaping the Soul Realm, Hun Tianchen discovered that Hun Tiandi had planted a tracking effect and tampered with his God-grade Bloodline, and resolved to remove the threat.

• Hun Tiandi considered Hun Tianchen’s unusual strength, noticed the Hall of Souls had stopped reporting, and sent Hun Ying to investigate Hun Yang.
• Hun Tianchen escorted Hun Miesheng out of the Soul Realm, where Miesheng praised him for anticipating Hun Tiandi’s questions.
• Hun Tianchen revealed that the figure who had met Hun Tiandi was a clone made with Luck Force, which had hidden the absence of Source Qi.
• Hun Tianchen concluded that Hun Tiandi’s Dou Qi contained a tracking function and that his God-grade Bloodline had been altered.
• Hun Tianchen resolved to find a way to isolate and remove the altered bloodline from his body.

Hun Tianchen investigated Hun Tiandi’s hidden strength and secured Hun Miesheng’s loyalty, while Xiao Yan returned to the Tianfu Alliance shaken by his encounter. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan asking Yao Chen whether they should flee to the Jia Ma Empire.

• Hun Tianchen sealed Hun Tiandi’s Dou Qi and considered how to turn it into power while guarding against his father’s schemes.
• Hun Tianchen learned from Hun Miesheng that a concealed Hun Clan powerhouse stronger than him had been present when Xiao Yan was attacked.
• Hun Tianchen reassured Hun Miesheng that the Hall of Souls’ problems were handled, then dragged him away after he pretended to need a toilet.
• Xiao Yan safely brought the younger generation of Burning Flame Valley back to the Tianfu Alliance headquarters, but appeared deeply dispirited.
• Yao Chen asked Xiao Yan what had happened, and Xiao Yan suggested fleeing with everyone to the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen considered the Tianfu Alliance’s desperate need for the Alchemist Tower’s support, while Hun Tianchen and Hun Miesheng discussed targeting the Tower’s mysterious ancestor and its Three Thousand Burning Flame. The chapter ended with Hun Miesheng realizing Hun Tianchen intended to send someone to the Alchemist Convention.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen that the Hall of Souls had grown overwhelmingly powerful after destroying Burning Flame Valley.
• Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to win the Alchemist Convention and become a Small Pill Tower elder so the Alchemist Tower might join the Tianfu Alliance.
• Hun Tianchen asked Hun Miesheng whether he could kill the Small Pill Tower’s elusive ancestor, and Hun Miesheng said he could only hold him back.
• Hun Miesheng described the ancestor’s unusual practice of living whole lifetimes in the bodies of stillborn infants.
• Hun Miesheng identified the Alchemist Tower’s Three Thousand Burning Flame as a prize Hun Tianchen would want.
• Hun Miesheng realized Hun Tianchen planned to send someone to compete in the upcoming Alchemist Convention.

Hun Tianchen planned to use the Alchemy Conference to expand the Hall of Souls’ influence, while Xiao Yan entered the contest hoping to win the championship and secure an alliance with the Alchemist Tower. At the venue, Xiao Yan spotted Hun Tianchen among the contestants.

• Hun Tianchen explained that the Alchemist Tower had opened a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame to the Alchemy Conference’s top ten, and he planned to turn the gathered alchemists into souls.
• The Alchemy Conference began in Holy Pill City, and Xiao Yan set out with Yao Chen and the others determined to win the championship.
• Hun Tianchen prepared to enter the conference himself, revealing that he had waited more than ten years for his plan to succeed.
• Xiao Yan and his group arrived at the crowded venue, where he recognized Hun Tianchen among the contestants.

The Alchemist Tower announced the Alchemy Conference’s three stages and its rewards, while Yao Chen grew suspicious of Hun Tianchen’s presence. The first stage began as Xiao Yan and the other participants entered the Soul Illusion Realm.

• Hun Tianchen made a conspicuous entrance, and Yao Chen worried that the Hall of Souls intended to exploit the conference and went to alert the Alchemist Tower.
• Xuan Kongzi and the other two Alchemist Tower giants appeared and welcomed the assembled alchemists.
• Xuan Kongzi explained the conference’s three stages and revealed that the champion would become a candidate for an Alchemist Tower giant and receive an ancient soul cultivation method.
• Xuan Kongzi opened the Soul Illusion Realm and called for fifth-tier alchemists and above to enter.
• Hun Tianchen glanced at Xiao Yan before entering the realm, and Xiao Yan followed him into the first stage.