Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han learned that Yue Mei was coming to capture him and prepared to draw her away from Wutan City, then encountered an enraged Xiao Jiana after neglecting her for a week. The chapter ended with Xiao Jiana clinging to him to absorb Demonic Qi just as Xiao Han's companions arrived and misunderstood what they saw.

• Xiao Han enslaved a Serpent-Human spy, learned that Queen Medusa was heading to Jia Ma Holy City and Yue Mei was coming to Wutan City, and ordered the spy to lure Yue Mei into the woods.
• Xiao Han found Xiao Jiana destroying a boulder and a tree, then dodged her charge with his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Jiana accused Xiao Han of breaking his promise and demanded that he feed her, then tugged down his pants to reach the Demonic Qi at his lower abdomen.
• Xiao Jiana clung to Xiao Han and greedily absorbed his Demonic Qi as he struggled to push her away.
• Xiao Han's companions arrived and mistook the scene for him assaulting Xiao Jiana, ruining his reputation.

Xiao Han ambushed Yue Mei, a Snake-People Dou Wang sent to capture him, after preparing for the fight with Xiao Jiana at his side. He drained Yue Mei’s Dou Qi and powered up, but she remained strong enough to fight, leaving their battle about to begin.

• Xiao Han brought Xiao Jiana into the forest, where she revealed her World-Ending Black Mist and offered to kill the approaching enemy, but he chose to fight alone.
• Xiao Han cultivated near the river while Xiao Jiana practiced the dark attribute technique Xiao Xun'er had taught her.
• Yue Mei arrived with Tana, recognized Xiao Han, and proposed taking him back as her boy slave.
• Xiao Han agreed to go with Yue Mei only if she became his slave, then used the Swallowing Spirit Technique to drain her Dou Qi.
• Xiao Han activated the Undying Demon Body, advanced to One Star Dou Ling, and drew his Crimson Refining Sword as Yue Mei prepared to fight him.

Xiao Han fought Yue Mei in the forest, using his armor, Heavenly Flame, and hidden aerial attack to overcome her powerful techniques. Their final clash sent both fighters flying, leaving Xiao Han severely injured and the battle unresolved.

• Yue Mei swallowed a pill to restore her Dou Qi, then launched five energy serpents at Xiao Han, who deflected them with his Wind Riding Sword Technique.
• Yue Mei summoned stronger serpents, but Xiao Han destroyed them with his Heavenly Flame and Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Yue Mei attacked Xiao Han with her Demon Snake Whip Technique while he dodged her strikes and endured her energy serpents with the Demon Armor.
• Xiao Han opened his Purple Cloud Wings, concealed his aura, and rose above the clouds to prepare a plunging sword strike.
• Yue Mei formed an energy cage and shield to block Xiao Han's attack, but the clash blasted them both away and left Xiao Han severely injured.

After surviving Yue Mei’s explosive attack, Xiao Han recovered and found Xiao Jiana torturing the Snake Woman for ruining her clothes. Xiao Han subdued Yue Mei with a slave seal and planned to use her as a Dou Wang enforcer before continuing to the Tagor Desert.

• Yue Mei recovered from her injuries after blasting Xiao Han away and wondered whether he had survived.
• Xiao Jiana shrugged off Yue Mei’s attack, overwhelmed her with bloodline pressure, and tortured her with black mist.
• Xiao Han healed his wounds, retrieved the Crimson Refining Sword, and flew toward the sound of Yue Mei’s cries.
• Xiao Han covered Xiao Jiana with a robe and stopped her from torturing Yue Mei further.
• Xiao Han invaded Yue Mei’s weakened mind, placed a slave seal on her, and erased her memories of Xiao Jiana’s torture.

Xiao Han prepared to travel to the Tagor Desert with Xiao Yan and Qinglin, while Old Man Yao revealed that he had recovered much of his strength. Xiao Han left Xiao Jiana behind to guard the Xiao Family and went to meet Yue Mei, as Xiao Xun'er reacted jealously to hearing that he had embraced Qinglin.

• Old Man Yao demonstrated that he had recovered to the level of a Seven-Star Dou Zong and warned Xiao Han to remain cautious about the Serpent-People territory.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Yan and Qinglin to prepare for the trip to the Tagor Desert, comforted Qinglin about returning to her painful former home, and promised to protect her.
• Old Man Yao gave Xiao Yan a Soul Scroll, and Xiao Han planted a dormant Demonic Flame in Qinglin to protect them during the journey.
• Xiao Han refused to take Xiao Jiana with them and left her to guard the Xiao Family, giving her his Laptop to keep her occupied.
• Xiao Han left to meet Yue Mei, while Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Han had embraced Qinglin, making Xiao Xun'er erupt with jealousy.

Yun Shan accepted Vulture Protector’s offer to help him advance to Dou Zong in exchange for the Misty Cloud Sect’s cooperation. Meanwhile, Xiao Han arrived at the Snake-People’s secret headquarters with Yue Mei and waited for Queen Meduza to return.

• Vulture Protector visited Yun Shan in seclusion and renewed the Soul Hall’s offer to help him become a Dou Zong.
• Yun Shan agreed to cooperate with the Soul Hall after Vulture Protector promised to help him advance first.
• Yue Mei carried the sleeping Xiao Han to the Snake-People’s secret headquarters and hid his true strength with his Concealment Technique.
• Xiao Han settled into the headquarters, had Yue Mei serve and massage him, and asked her to tell him when Queen Meduza returned.
• Yue Mei woke Xiao Han when Queen Meduza arrived.

Queen Meduza captured Xiao Han and planted her Dou Qi in his heart to force him to help with her evolution. Xiao Han concealed his ability to remove the restriction and planned with Old Man Yao to capture and control her before she evolved.

• Queen Meduza questioned Xiao Han, planted her Dou Qi restriction in his heart, and ordered Yue Mei to watch him before taking him to the clan's sacred hall.
• After Queen Meduza left, Yue Mei revealed the Serpent-Human Clan's eight tribes, four secluded Dou Emperor elders, and other secrets to Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han used his Mind Control Curse on Yue Mei and told Old Man Yao that Queen Meduza intended to use his Heavenly Flame to trigger her bloodline evolution.
• Xiao Han and Old Man Yao agreed to capture Queen Meduza in the Tagor Desert and bring her under Xiao Han's control before she evolved.
• Queen Meduza finished changing and approached the room to take Xiao Han to the Serpent-Human Clan.

Xiao Han and Yue Mei lured Queen Meduza into a trap after returning to the Tagor Desert. Yue Mei poisoned and betrayed Meduza, and Xiao Han's overwhelming Soul Power captured the exhausted queen.

• Queen Meduza and Yue Mei carried Xiao Han from the spy headquarters toward the Serpent-Human Clan's territory, while Xiao Han and Yue Mei secretly agreed to act when they reached the Tagor Desert.
• After their exhausting flight, Xiao Han told Yue Mei to begin the plan, and she pretended to lose control and plummet with him.
• Medusa rushed to catch Yue Mei, leaving herself vulnerable, then realized Yue Mei had not been injured and that she had been tricked.
• Yue Mei struck Medusa with a poisonous palm and admitted she was a spy, while Xiao Han's powerful Soul Power overwhelmed and captured the queen.

Xiao Han tormented the captured Medusa, trying to force her to submit while the Demon Armor helped overpower her. Medusa remained defiant, and Xiao Han ended by deciding to treat her resistance more harshly.

• Xiao Han taunted Medusa and slapped her after she glared at him, but her Dou Emperor body remained unharmed.
• Xiao Han summoned the Demon Armor, which formed a misty figure and slapped Medusa repeatedly before slamming her to the ground.
• Xiao Han continued spanking Medusa for half an hour and asked whether she would submit, but she refused even after breaking into tears.
• Xiao Han set Medusa down and said he would give her exactly the rough treatment she seemed to want.

Xiao Han used Xiao Jiana’s World-Ending Black Mist to break Queen Meduza’s resistance, then planted a slave seal in her spiritual world. As he did, he discovered something inside Medusa that completely surprised him.

• Xiao Han summoned Xiao Jiana and asked her to use her black mist to subdue Queen Meduza.
• Xiao Jiana tortured Medusa with the black mist while Old Man Yao kept her immobilized, and Yue Mei reacted with instinctive fear.
• Xiao Jiana absorbed Medusa’s pain and despair, then ate some of the roasted sand crab with Xiao Han’s permission.
• Xiao Han entered Medusa’s spiritual world and planted a powerful slave seal that prevented her from disobeying him while leaving her thoughts intact.
• Xiao Han discovered something inside Medusa that surprised him.

Xiao Han encountered the Purple Netherflame Serpent in Medusa’s soul world, then awakened Medusa after enslaving her while preserving her awareness. He began asserting control over her, leaving Medusa humiliated and despairing about her future.

• Xiao Han recognized the little purple snake as Medusa’s bonded soul and learned it could evolve into a Colorful Swallowing Python.
• The little snake approached Xiao Han, bonded with him, and pleaded with him not to leave as Medusa’s soul world began to collapse.
• Xiao Han promised to meet the little snake again and find a way to separate it from Queen Meduza before leaving the soul world.
• Medusa awakened with an instinctive urge to obey Xiao Han, who told her she was his slave and ordered her not to call herself This Queen.
• Xiao Han warmed water and washed Medusa, reminding her of her earlier loss of control; Medusa felt humiliated and feared becoming his plaything.

Xiao Han forced Medusa and Yue Mei to take him to the Serpent-Person Capital, using threats against the Serpent-Human Clan to keep Medusa obedient. They arrived to find the capital guarded by numerous Dou Wang experts, and Xiao Han prepared to meet them under the guise of an alchemist from a powerful faction.

• Xiao Han ordered Medusa to serve him and threatened to sell the Serpent-Human Clan’s Snake Women unless she behaved.
• Xiao Han dismissed Xiao Jiana after she ate the roast meat, then flew with Medusa and Yue Mei toward the Serpent-Person Capital using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Han reassured Medusa that he had only been joking about trafficking the Snake Women, though she remained distrustful of him.
• The group reached the Serpent-Person Capital, where a guard recognized Medusa and Yue Mei and summoned numerous Dou Wang experts.
• Xiao Han provoked Medusa into nearly attacking the approaching experts, then stopped controlling her and told her to introduce him as an alchemist from a powerful faction.

Xiao Han revealed his overwhelming power to the Snake-People Clan, then fought off the Four Great Elders after they mistook him for an invader. He left the city unharmed and convinced the elders that he was Queen Medusa’s invited guest.

• Medusa brought Xiao Han into the Snake-People palace, where Yue Mei introduced him as a gifted alchemist invited to prepare a pill for Medusa’s coming evolution.
• When Mo Basi questioned Xiao Han’s abilities, Xiao Han borrowed Old Man Yao’s power and revealed a Peak Dou Emperor aura, formidable Soul Power, and blue Demonic Flame.
• The Four Great Elders mistook Xiao Han’s power for an invasion and attacked him together as a gigantic black serpent of energy.
• Xiao Han shattered the elders’ attack with Eight Ex Tremors, then used his Soul Power to disperse the resulting shock wave before it could injure Snake-People civilians.
• Medusa explained that Xiao Han was her invited High-Rank Alchemist, and the oldest elder apologized for the misunderstanding.

Xiao Han offered Medusa a safer way to survive her evolution, relying on his teacher’s power to control Heavenly Flames. After Medusa accidentally crushed his leg while massaging him, Xiao Han reassured her that he would help her evolve within the month.

• Medusa asked whether Xiao Han could refine a Grade 7 Pill, and he showed her a Life-Renewing Pill formula that could keep her alive through a fatal injury for ten breaths.
• Medusa realized the formula required rare ingredients that would be difficult to gather, and Xiao Han offered an alternative way to make her evolution safer.
• Xiao Han made Medusa massage his legs before explaining that precise control of Heavenly Flames could stimulate her evolution without damaging her foundations, and that his teacher could provide the necessary power.
• Medusa excitedly squeezed too hard and crushed Xiao Han’s lower-leg bone, while she and Yue Mei worsened his pain by fussing over the injury.
• Xiao Han’s leg returned to normal, and he told Medusa to prepare her body and complete her evolution within the month, promising to help her succeed.

Xiao Han spent a week refining pills in Queen Meduza’s palace under Old Man Yao’s guidance, rapidly improving his alchemy. He gave Medusa a powerful Grade 6 Linglong Pill and thousands of other pills, leaving her stunned by how much he had made.

• Xiao Han gathered the Serpent-Human Clan’s Heavenly Treasures to refine a Linglong Pill for Medusa, while Old Man Yao teased him before guiding his alchemy.
• Xiao Han refined pills relentlessly for over a week, increasing his proficiency as Old Man Yao prepared the Grade 6 Linglong Pill.
• A pillar of energy rose from the palace, drawing powerful Snake-People who speculated that a rare high-grade pill was being refined.
• Medusa entered the alchemy room and saw Xiao Han give her the completed Grade 6 Linglong Pill to restore her condition.
• Xiao Han gave Medusa a Storage Ring containing thousands of Grade 2 and Grade 3 pills, then revealed it held only half of what he had refined that week.

Xiao Han promised to support the Serpent-Human Clan and took Medusa to Desert City to meet Haibodong. He disguised himself as an alchemist and concealed Medusa as his slave, leaving her furious in a dog collar and black robe.

• Xiao Han promised Medusa pills, help developing the clan’s mining industry, and a cooler homeland, while telling her to stop the clan’s raids on human empires.
• Xiao Han said they would visit Haibodong, whom Medusa had once sealed, and the two flew toward Desert City.
• Xiao Han used the Wind Riding Sword Technique to accelerate his Purple Cloud Wings and reached Desert City with Medusa in about two hours.
• Xiao Han put on a Third-Grade Alchemist robe to enter Desert City without paying the toll.
• Xiao Han forced a dog collar onto Medusa, covered her in a black robe, and used Concealment Technique to hide her identity.

Xiao Han brought Medusa to Mo City and found the intact Fragmented Map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in Ice Emperor Haibodong’s shop. When Haibodong mistook Medusa for Xiao Han’s slave, her killing intent made him recognize the concealed Snake-People queen.

• Xiao Han entered Mo City with Medusa and learned where to find the Ancient Map shop.
• Xiao Han found the intact Fragmented Map among Haibodong’s old maps, but Haibodong returned and took it from him.
• Xiao Han revealed that he knew Haibodong’s identity and mocked his diminished state.
• Haibodong’s hostility toward the Snake-People prompted Medusa to shield Xiao Han, and Haibodong called her his slave.
• Medusa’s furious killing intent and familiar voice made Haibodong realize she was Queen Meduza.

Xiao Han negotiated with Haibodong for his Fragmented Map, Po E Pill formula, and ingredients in exchange for having Medusa remove his seal. After Haibodong regained his strength, Xiao Han offered him a Fu Zi Ling Pill formula for three years of service, and Haibodong agreed.

• Haibodong recognized Medusa, while Xiao Han introduced himself and offered to trade for the Fragmented Map and Po E Pill formula.
• Xiao Han promised Medusa would remove Haibodong’s seal, and Haibodong agreed to hand over the map fragments, formula, ingredients, and a favor.
• Medusa removed the seal, and Haibodong cultivated until he regained his Dou Emperor strength.
• Haibodong gave Xiao Han the promised items, and Xiao Han offered him the Fu Zi Ling Pill formula in exchange for serving as his Guardian for three years.
• Haibodong accepted Xiao Han’s offer.

Xiao Han reassured Haibodong that he trusted him and gave him Rank 4 Blood Spirit Pills to help restore his strength, while Haibodong decided to serve him in hopes of advancing further. In Shimo City, Qinglin had gained the mercenaries’ respect after saving them, though she worried that one of them had revealed her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Medusa urged Xiao Han to control Haibodong, but Xiao Han said he trusted the old man and warned that he would deal with any betrayal.
• Xiao Han gave Haibodong Blood Spirit Pills and explained they could help restore about eighty percent of his peak combat strength.
• Haibodong realized Xiao Han rewarded loyalty and chose to remain in his service, hoping the young alchemist could help him reach the Dou Zong realm.
• In Shimo City, Qinglin carried Magical Beast meat through the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s base as newcomers greeted her and veterans who had mistreated her looked away.
• After Qinglin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue a Sand Snake and save mercenaries, Xiao Yan covered for her by claiming she had learned a secret snake-taming technique from the Xiao Family.

Xiao Han headed for Shimo City, where the Xiao Family had helped Xiao Ding and Xiao Li take control and Qinglin trained with the Purple Demon Eyes. Meanwhile, Lu Man and White Fang flew toward the city after sensing the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, unaware that powerful Dou Emperors awaited them.

• Xiao Han learned that Shimo City was nearby and decided to visit, while Haibodong and Medusa followed him at speed.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li used the Xiao Family's support to absorb rival mercenary groups and establish control over Shimo City.
• Qinglin trained with the Purple Demon Eyes, and Xiao Yan congratulated her on her progress and teased her about marrying Xiao Han.
• Lu Man rode White Fang toward Shimo City after he sensed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and she helped replenish his strength as they flew.
• White Fang boasted that they could easily claim Qinglin's pupils, unaware that at least three Dou Emperors were waiting ahead.