Chapter Summaries

Xiao Cai defeated Zi Yan in a brutal contest of physical strength after restoring herself with pills, but Zi Yan rejected the result as cheating. Xiao Cai reunited happily with Xiao Han, while Zi Yan left the arena feeling lonely and envious of their closeness.

• Xiao Han hurried to the arena after learning Xiao Cai was fighting Zi Yan, the Inner Courtyard's top-ranked student.
• Xiao Cai and Zi Yan traded hundreds of powerful blows and discovered that they were both magical beasts.
• When they were exhausted, Xiao Cai healed herself with pills and overwhelmed the injured Zi Yan, spinning her around until she passed out.
• Xiao Cai claimed victory and demanded that Zi Yan keep her promise, but Zi Yan insisted the fight did not count because Xiao Cai had cheated.
• Xiao Cai ran to Xiao Han, who cleaned her up and repaired her clothes, while Zi Yan watched them together and left in sorrow.

Xiao Jiana learned that the Gu Clan would soon take Xiao Xun'er home and warned Ling Ying that the clan's escort might target Xiao Han. Xiao Xun'er confronted Ling Ying for revealing her departure, while Gu Qian traveled toward the Xiao Family with murderous intent toward Xiao Han.

• Xiao Jiana told Aisite and Qinglin that Xiao Han was researching alchemy, then met Ling Ying in a Xiao Family storehouse.
• Ling Ying said the Gu Clan planned to send experts to bring Xiao Xun'er back, and Xiao Jiana warned that her admirers might endanger Xiao Han.
• Xiao Xun'er confronted Ling Ying for telling Xiao Jiana about her departure and feared the Gu Clan escort would harm Xiao Han.
• Ling Ying persuaded Xiao Xun'er that she should say goodbye to Xiao Han in person, and she left without answering.
• Gu Qian escorted Xiao Xun'er through a Space Wormhole and considered killing Xiao Han over his relationship with her.

Xiao Han returned to Xiao Xun'er and learned that the Gu Clan was coming to take her away, so he comforted her and revealed his true cultivation. When a powerful Gu Clan force arrived near the Xiao Family, Xiao Han prepared to confront its elite.

• Xiao Han left Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Jiana and Xiao Cai, bringing Zi Yan along after finding her eating herbs in Elder Hao's storeroom.
• Xiao Han reunited with the tearful Xiao Xun'er, and they shared a tender farewell as she warned him not to seek her out until he was strong enough to face the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Xun'er gave Xiao Han the Gu Clan's secret Emperor Seal Technique, and he secretly learned it using Energy Value.
• Xiao Han revealed that his true cultivation was five-star Dou Wang, which filled Xiao Xun'er with hope that they could reunite.
• Xiao Han sensed a powerful force arriving near the Xiao Family, and his eyes changed as he unleashed the Demon Armor's demonic qi and set out to face the Gu Clan's elite.

Xiao Xun'er prepared to leave the Xiao Family with the Gu Clan, but Lingquan insulted Xiao Zhan and threatened Xiao Han over her feelings for him. Xiao Han embraced Xun'er and confronted Lingquan, leaving the two sides on the verge of a clash.

• Xiao Zhan said farewell to Xiao Xun'er as the Gu Clan's shuttle arrived, and Ling Ying sealed the surrounding space to hide it.
• Lingquan introduced himself as the escort sent to bring Xiao Xun'er home, then mocked Xiao Zhan and demanded to know where the Xiao Clan's part of the Key was.
• Xiao Xun'er rebuked Lingquan for insulting the Xiao Family, while Xiao Zhan denied knowing anything about the Key.
• Lingquan threatened Xiao Han and declared him unworthy of Xiao Xun'er, with Gu Qian authorizing him to teach Xiao Han a lesson.
• Xiao Han called Xiao Xun'er to his side and embraced her, prompting Lingquan and the shuttle's occupants to unleash their killing intent.
• Xiao Han reassured Xiao Xun'er, pushed her aside, and released Demonic Flame and a powerful killing intent against Lingquan.

Xiao Han revealed that his apparent Dou Wang cultivation concealed enough strength and speed to send Lingquan flying and evade his attacks. He challenged Lingquan to fight in the air and began activating the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Xiao Han struck Lingquan with a sapphire-gauntleted punch, sending him crashing through trees and shocking the gathered Xiao Clan and Gu Clan members.
• Xiao Han dispelled his Concealment Technique and revealed that he was only a Five-Star Dou Ling, while Gu Qian dismissed his worthiness to join the Gu Clan.
• Lingquan attacked Xiao Han with a lightning dragon, but Xiao Han dodged it at tremendous speed and appeared in the sky with flaming wings.
• Xiao Han challenged Lingquan to fight above them, and Lingquan flew up to meet him as Xiao Zhan worried and Xiao Xun'er voiced her confidence.
• Xiao Han taunted Lingquan and activated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations: Demon Flame Transformation.

Xiao Han used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and Demon Armor to defeat Lingquan, but Gu Qian attacked him after claiming he would take him to the Gu Clan. The chapter left Xiao Han evading Gu Qian’s sudden strike and ordering someone to kill.

• Xiao Han activated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, rose from Five-Star Dou Wang to Dou Emperor, and then unleashed the Demon Armor to reach One-Star Dou Zong.
• Lingquan attacked Xiao Han, but his fist could not harm the armor, and Xiao Han countered with Extreme Blade Storm and nearly split Lingquan in two.
• Gu Qian caught Lingquan, treated his wounds, and threatened to take Xiao Han to the Gu Clan for judgment.
• Xiao Han warned Gu Qian to back down, but Gu Qian vanished and struck at him; Xiao Han used Time Zero to retreat from the blow that shattered the space where he had stood.
• Xiao Han faced Gu Qian and ordered someone to kill.

Xiao Han confronted Gu Yuan after Xiao Jiana nearly killed Gu Qian, and the two discussed the Gu Clan’s attack and Xiao Xun’er. Xiao Xun’er said goodbye to Xiao Han and returned with her father, while Gu Yuan warned Xiao Han that he was far too weak to become the Gu Clan’s son-in-law.

• Xiao Jiana struck Gu Qian with the Stormbreaker and prepared to finish him, but Gu Yuan appeared and rescued him.
• Xiao Han identified Gu Yuan and challenged him over the Black Annihilation Army’s attack, while Gu Yuan said he could not control every faction in his clan.
• Xiao Xun’er reunited with Gu Yuan, then hugged Xiao Han and promised to await his visit to the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan asked whether Xiao Han possessed the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Xiao Han pretended not to know what it was.
• Gu Yuan warned Xiao Han that his Dou Wang cultivation was nowhere near enough to become the Gu Clan’s live-in son-in-law.

After returning to Jia Nan Academy with Aisite, Xiao Han promised to refine pills publicly while Xiao Jiana took the girls to Elder Hao’s storeroom. Meanwhile, Han Feng learned that Xiao Han possessed a Heavenly Flame and planned to ambush him to steal it and strengthen himself.

• Xiao Han returned to Jia Nan Academy and announced that he would refine pills publicly for three days and nights, while Xiao Jiana brought Xiao Cai and Aisite to Elder Hao’s medicinal herb storeroom.
• Elder Hao welcomed Xiao Jiana and gave Aisite a token granting her access to the storeroom, where Zi Yan later arrived and found the three girls playing games.
• Han Feng’s informant reported that Jia Nan Academy had hired a Sixth-Grade Alchemist named Xiao Han who possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Han Feng decided that fusing with a second Heavenly Flame could break his cultivation limits and help him reach Dou Zong.
• Han Feng ordered his informants to watch Xiao Han and planned to gather allies, kill him, and flee with the Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Jiana welcomed Zi Yan into her group while Xiao Han traveled to Black Emperor City seeking Bodhi Transformation Saliva and a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse. After revealing the strength of his Soul Power, Xiao Han introduced himself as Han Xiao and offered to join the Black Emperor Sect, leaving Mo Tianxing stunned and suspicious.

• Xiao Jiana welcomed Zi Yan into the group and declared her the youngest of the Four Heavenly Kings.
• Xiao Han used a True Magic portal to return to Black Emperor City, where he planned to obtain Bodhi Transformation Saliva and a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse.
• Xiao Han approached the purple passageway and demonstrated his flame and immense Soul Power, convincing Huang Shan that he was a powerful alchemist.
• Mo Tianxing arrived with his people and introduced himself as the Black Emperor Sect's Sect Master and Black Emperor City's City Lord.
• Xiao Han introduced himself as Han Xiao and asked Mo Tianxing to take him into the Black Emperor Sect, astonishing the sect's leaders.

Xiao Han took control of the Black Emperor Sect and returned to Jia Nan Academy, where he broke up a street confrontation between Han Yue and Liu Qing. After helping Han Yue, he left her surrounded by teasing companions who suspected she had fallen for him.

• Xiao Han used the Enslavement Technique to subdue the Black Emperor Sect's members, including its Supreme Elder, and claimed the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and dried magical beast corpse from its treasury.
• Xiao Han returned to his Jia Nan Academy dormitory through a portal and went to check on the students in the Inner Courtyard.
• Xiao Han intervened when Han Yue's group and Liu Qing's group blocked the trade street, ordered them to settle any fight in the arena, and warned them not to repeat it.
• Xiao Han spoke with Han Yue in an alley, praised her for forming a group to protect new students, and offered to help her in the future.
• Han Yue's companions teased her about catching Xiao Han's attention, and she hurried toward the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower in embarrassment.

Xiao Han tried to recruit Zi Yan by offering to help her find her family in exchange for becoming his magical beast. Zi Yan enjoyed his powerful pills but insisted he prove he could identify her origins before she would consider acknowledging him as her master.

• Xiao Jiana told Xiao Han that Zi Yan wanted help discovering her background and finding her clansmen.
• Xiao Han took Zi Yan through a spatial portal to the forest and said he would help only if she gave him something in return.
• Xiao Han pretended to want Zi Yan herself, frightening her, before explaining that he wanted to recruit her as a magical beast like Xiao Cai, Aisite, and Xiao Jiana.
• Xiao Han gave Zi Yan energy-rich pills, and she eagerly tasted them and accepted several bottles as a welcome gift.
• Zi Yan said she would consider acknowledging Xiao Han as her master if he first proved he could identify her origins and help her find her family, including her parents.

Xiao Han tricked Zi Yan into believing he had suffered a backlash while investigating her origins, then secretly marked her mind to make her loyal to him. He revealed that she belonged to the Ancient Void Dragon clan, and Zi Yan accepted him as her master.

• Xiao Han staged a painful ritual using Zi Yan’s blood, then knocked her unconscious and secretly inscribed a loyalty mark in her mind.
• Xiao Han examined Zi Yan’s memories and learned that she had grown up alone before Grand Elder Su Qian brought her to the Inner Courtyard.
• Zi Yan woke beneath the stars and found Xiao Han healed and meditating as a six-star Dou Wang, then questioned his powers and his claim that he could find her people.
• Xiao Han told Zi Yan about the Three Great Magical Beast Clans, the Ancient Void Dragon, Central Plains, and Dragon Island, and she wept with joy at learning she had a clan.
• Zi Yan thanked Xiao Han for solving the mystery of her origins and, after hesitating, called him Master.

Xiao Han brought Zi Yan back to the Inner Courtyard, then went to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower to test the Fallen Heart Flame. After the tower’s energy projection purified his Dou Qi but quickly vanished, he decided he needed to obtain more of the flame.

• Xiao Han introduced Zi Yan to Aisite, Xiao Cai, and Xiao Jiana, then rewarded Xiao Jiana with Demonic Qi.
• Xiao Han went to the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, where Elder Liu explained its spatial distortions and greeted him.
• A wisp of the Fallen Heart Flame entered Xiao Han, but his Heavenly Flame erupted and protected him from its heat.
• Xiao Han gave Elder Liu Ice Crystal Pills, and Elder Liu showed him how to use the Heart Flame to refine Dou Qi.
• Xiao Han sent his Dou Qi through the flame, found it became smaller and more condensed, and watched the consumable projection disappear.

Xiao Han provoked the Fallen Heart Flame into rampaging so he could use his Demonic Flame to fight and weaken it. As the elders struggled to hold the tower’s barrier, Xiao Han offered to descend into the Lava Sea and absorb the Fallen Heart Flame, but the other elders objected.

• Xiao Han sensed the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower and sent his Demonic Flame into the shaft to attack it.
• Elder Liu sounded the alarm, and the students and elders evacuated as the elders sealed the opening with a Spatial Boundary Mirror.
• Xiao Han secretly watched the Demonic Flame battle the Fallen Heart Flame, using the Green Lotus Core Flame to gain the upper hand in the Lava Sea.
• Xiao Han told Great Elder Su Qian that he could descend and absorb the Fallen Heart Flame to weaken it, but Elder Liu and the other elders warned that the attempt would be fatal.

Xiao Han summoned Xiao Jiana, a Five-Star Dou Zun, to help stabilize the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower and entered its underground opening with her. Su Qian organized the elders and academy students to wait safely above while Xiao Han faced the dangers below.

• Xiao Han reassured the elders that his plan was safe, then summoned Xiao Jiana with the Spirit Summoning Technique.
• Xiao Jiana revealed that she was a Five-Star Dou Zun, frightening the elders until Xiao Han told her to withdraw her aura.
• When an exhausted elder collapsed and the Fire Attribute energy broke through the formation, Xiao Jiana sealed the tower and its opening with a Space Lock.
• Xiao Han carried Xiao Jiana into the underground opening, while Su Qian told the elders to evacuate weakened people and keep students away from the tower.
• Su Qian remained alone beside the opening, waiting for Xiao Han to return.

Xiao Han began refining the Fallen Heart Flame while Yun Shan broke through to Dou Ancestor, bringing the Jia Ma Empire’s powerful families to seek favor with the Misty Cloud Sect. Unbeknownst to them, Shan Han had enslaved Yun Shan and ordered him to distribute Soul Seeds throughout the sect, including to Yun Yun.

• Xiao Han began using Demonic Flame to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame’s Source Fire and form a third Different Flame Avatar.
• Yun Shan’s breakthrough to Dou Ancestor shook Misty Cloud Mountain and drew excited reactions from Yun Yun, the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples, and Jia Ma Holy City.
• Jia Xingtian, Nalan Jie, Mittel Tengshan, and the Mu Clan prepared visits and gifts for the newly powerful Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran waited for Yun Shan to emerge from seclusion as the sect’s Elders and Elite Disciples gathered nearby.
• Shan Han revealed that he had enslaved Yun Shan and ordered him to spread Soul Seeds among the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples, including Yun Yun.
• Yun Shan resisted, but Shan Han inflicted unbearable pain until Yun Shan submitted and agreed to obey.

Xiao Han absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame’s Source Fire and fused it with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Demonic Flame to create a stronger, blue-violet Demonic Flame. As he drew on the Lava Sea to temper his body, the resulting earthquake shook Jia Nan Academy, where Xiao Jiana appeared to protect the Inner Courtyard.

• Xiao Han spent more than two weeks extracting the Fallen Heart Flame’s Source Fire and transforming it into a third Heavenly Flame Seed.
• Xiao Han fused the three flames, marked the new Demonic Flame with his Essence Blood, and admired its star-speckled blue-violet form.
• When the weakened Fallen Heart Flame tried to escape and showed hostility, Xiao Han subdued it, destroyed its hatred-filled intelligence, and drew the newborn flame into his body.
• Xiao Han used the Swallowing Spirit Technique to draw energy from the Lava Sea, while the Demon Armor filtered the energy and helped him temper his body.
• The energy upheaval triggered a massive earthquake that reached Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Jiana left the Magma World to protect the Inner Courtyard.
• Xiao Jiana sealed the earthquake’s pressure, easing the strain on Elder Qian and Elder Bai, who mistook her for a powerful senior before discovering she was a little girl.

Xiao Han advanced to Five-Star Dou Emperor after fusing with the Fallen Heart Flame, then followed its summons to Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. He devoured the Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul and learned the Five Wheel Fire Method.

• Xiao Han used the Swallowing Spirit Technique to absorb the evolved Demonic Flame and advanced from Six-Star Dou Wang to Five-Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Jiana entered the Magma Sea and followed the Fallen Heart Flame's summons to a hidden circle of light.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Jiana teleported into the circle, where they found the Heavenly Fire Venerable's skeleton and Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Han devoured the Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul, then studied his memories and learned the Five Wheel Fire Method.

Xiao Han secured another Fallen Heart Flame seed and fought through the Lizardmen guarding the magma depths with Xiao Jiana. After she overwhelmed their Half-Saint leaders, Xiao Han chose to enter Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s tomb without killing more of its guardians.

• Xiao Han sensed the Demonic Flame’s jealousy, then drew the new Fallen Heart Flame seed into himself and promised to release both seeds later.
• Xiao Han and Xiao Jiana revealed themselves to the Lizardmen, and Xiao Jiana killed the creatures in their path and collected their Fire Beads.
• Xiao Jiana carried Xiao Han deeper into the magma, where they encountered two Half-Saint Lizardman leaders who called the place God’s Cemetery and ordered them to leave.
• Xiao Jiana struck the Lizardman leaders with overwhelming force, gravely wounding them and killing or injuring many Lizardmen.
• Xiao Han stopped Xiao Jiana from attacking again and led her toward Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode.

Xiao Han and Xiao Jiana entered the Ancient Emperor Space and found Zhu Kun, the imprisoned Old Dragon Emperor. After learning that Xiao Han possessed only one fragment of the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Zhu Kun proposed a deal to help him grow stronger in exchange for being freed someday.

• Xiao Han and Xiao Jiana crossed the magma into the vast Ancient Emperor Space and found the immense stone door marked Ancient Emperor Cave Abode.
• Zhu Kun appeared and unleashed his Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint pressure, but Xiao Jiana revealed her Dark Ruler power and protected Xiao Han.
• Zhu Kun asked whether Xiao Han had the Ancient Jade, then despaired when Xiao Han showed him only one of its eight fragments.
• Xiao Han explained that the Ancient Eight Clans had divided the Jade and that the Xiao Clan had been exterminated, leaving only seven Ancient Clans.
• Zhu Kun praised Xiao Han's cultivation and offered to teach him techniques in exchange for Xiao Han eventually gathering the Tou She Ancient God Jade and freeing him.