Chapter Summaries

Lei Protector followed Xiao Chuan to the Jia Ma Empire after learning of his strength, while Yun Shan searched for the Xiao Clan and Yun Yun tried to warn Xiao Chuan. After Xiao Yan reached Nine Stars Dou Ancestor Peak and received Han Feng’s soul, Xiao Chuan met Yun Yun and learned Yun Shan was looking for his clan, then revealed that he was also a Dou Zong.

• Lei Protector learned from Su Mei that Xiao Chuan had powerful Soul Power, then went to the Jia Ma Empire and asked Yun Shan about a powerful Xiao clan.
• Yun Yun concealed the Xiao Clan’s identity from Yun Shan, then left for Jia Ma Holy City to find Xiao Chuan.
• Xiao Yan refined the Sea Heart Flame with Xiao Chuan’s help, rose to Nine Stars Dou Ancestor Peak, and advanced the Flame Mantra to Heaven Tier Middle.
• Xiao Chuan gave Xiao Yan Han Feng’s soul, and Xiao Yan and Yao Chen confronted Han Feng before Xiao Chuan departed.
• Xiao Chuan left pills for Gu Te, then met Yun Yun, who warned him that Yun Shan was searching for the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Chuan told Yun Yun he was a Dou Zong, shocking her.

Yun Shan confronted the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Chuan arrived and defeated him with a single slap. Xiao Chuan then took Yun Shan and Yun Yun to the Misty Cloud Sect, where he faced Lei Protector over Wu Protector’s death.

• Yun Shan demanded that Hai Bo Dong hand over the Xiao Clan, while Hai Bo Dong, Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and others stood against him.
• Yun Shan threatened the group with the power of a High-tier Dou Ancestor and overwhelmed them with his Dou Ancestor might.
• Xiao Chuan arrived with Yun Yun and sent Yun Shan crashing through buildings with one slap, leaving him severely injured.
• Xiao Chuan checked that Xiao Zhan and the others were safe, then ordered Yun Shan to lead him to the Soul Hall people.
• Yun Shan led Xiao Chuan and Yun Yun to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Lei Protector appeared and asked if Xiao Chuan had killed Wu Protector.
• Xiao Chuan admitted killing Wu Protector, and Lei Protector prepared to capture his Spirit Realm soul.

Xiao Chuan defeated Lei Protector, but Lei Protector used Yun Shan’s soul in a desperate escape attempt that ended with both of them dying. After mourning Yun Shan and spending time with his family, Xiao Chuan reached One Star Dou Venerate when Xiao Yan broke through to One Star Da Dou Shi.

• Xiao Chuan overwhelmed Lei Protector with his punches, then grievously injured him after rejecting his offer to make peace.
• Lei Protector seized Yun Shan’s soul and used it against Xiao Chuan, but Xiao Chuan’s Mad Lion Roar drove them back.
• Lei Protector detonated Yun Shan’s soul, and the resulting explosion killed both Lei Protector and Yun Shan while Xiao Chuan escaped.
• Xiao Chuan comforted Yun Yun, returned to Jia Ma Holy City, and told his family about Soul Hall and his plans to travel to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Chuan spent several days at home, and half a month later Xiao Yan advanced to One Star Da Dou Shi, triggering Xiao Chuan’s breakthrough to One Star Dou Venerate.

Xiao Chuan returned to the Black-Corner Region and found Xie Zhen and Mo Ya trying to seize the treasures Su Mei had gathered for him. He arrived in time to stop them and asked Su Mei which one had bullied her.

• Xiao Chuan met Ruo Lin and her group on the way back, learned they had admitted Xiao Yan to Jia Nan Academy, and invited Ruo Lin to visit him at the Inner Court.
• Xiao Yu remembered that Xiao Chuan had tricked her as a child by claiming kisses would speed up cultivation.
• Xie Zhen confronted Su Mei at her residence, demanded Xiao Chuan's treasures, and claimed Xiao Chuan was likely dead after Soul Hall pursued him.
• Mo Ya arrived and demanded half the treasures, so Su Mei prepared to hand them over despite her protests.
• Xiao Chuan returned, embraced Su Mei, and asked her which of the two men had bullied her so he could retaliate.

Xiao Chuan returned to Su Mei and revealed overwhelming power, punishing Mo Ya and Xie Zhen before taking them to Black Emperor City. He began establishing his dominance in the Black-Corner Region by killing Qi Shan and confronting Mo Tianxing.

• Xiao Chuan pinned down Mo Ya, Xie Zhen, and their companions, then let Su Mei punish Xie Zhen while he beat both men nearly to death.
• Xiao Chuan revealed to Su Mei that he was a Dou Venerate and took her, Mo Ya, and Xie Zhen to Black Emperor City.
• Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan confronted Xiao Chuan after finding Mo Ya and Xie Zhen badly injured.
• Xiao Chuan killed Qi Shan with a single strike and turned his attention to Mo Tianxing.

Xiao Chuan killed Mo Ya and Mo Tianxing, then led the Black-Corner Region forces against the Black Emperor Sect and Magic Flame Valley. He slew Magic Flame Valley’s elders and Earth Demon Old Ghost, leaving both factions defeated.

• Xiao Chuan killed Mo Ya and pinned Mo Tianxing to the ground before killing him when Mo Tianxing begged for his life.
• Xiao Chuan claimed the Black Emperor Sect and Black Emperor City, ordering Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and the others to take control and loot the sect.
• Xiao Chuan went to Magic Flame Valley and killed its four elders, including Fang Yan and Xie Zhen.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost confronted Xiao Chuan, but Xiao Chuan used Space Lockdown and killed him.

Xiao Chuan returned to Jia Nan Academy, became intimate with Liu Fei and Han Yue, and began refining a Tier 7 Humanoid Transformation Pill. When its Lightning Tribulation struck, he erased the lightning with a single attack, leaving the gathered crowd stunned.

• Xiao Chuan returned to Jia Nan Academy after taking control of the Black Emperor Sect and Magic Flame Valley, and Liu Fei drew the hesitant Han Yue into a relationship with him.
• Xiao Chuan told Su Qian he would refine a Tier 7 Humanoid Transformation Pill and declined help in facing its Lightning Tribulation.
• Xiao Chuan spent ten days refining the pill while students, elders, and visitors gathered to watch.
• Xiao Chuan completed the pill, and a powerful Lightning Tribulation formed above him.
• Xiao Chuan pointed at the descending lightning and destroyed it with his Dou Qi, blasting apart the dark clouds and astonishing everyone.

Xiao Chuan successfully refined a Tier 7 Humanoid Transformation Pill, then prepared for a trip to Central Plains while his cultivation rose again. After refining pills for the elders, he promised Zi Yan more pills if she brought him Elder Huo’s collection, and she returned with more than half of it.

• Xiao Chuan refined the Humanoid Transformation Pill and gave it to the Amethyst Winged Lion King so he could transform.
• Xiao Chuan summoned Heavenly Fire Venerable Yao Tianhuo, learned about Central Plains, and asked him for directions to Fentian Valley.
• Xiao Chuan’s cultivation rose to Two-Star Dou Venerate, astonishing Old Yao, before he returned to the Soul Tool.
• Xiao Chuan refined pills from the ingredients and treasures he had obtained, then gave Elder Huo the pills he had requested.
• Elder Huo introduced Zi Yan to Xiao Chuan and left after telling her to ask him for pills.
• Xiao Chuan offered to refine pills for Zi Yan if she brought Elder Huo’s collection, and Zi Yan returned with more than half of it.

Xiao Chuan traveled from Jia Nan Academy to the Central Plains North Region with Zi Yan, Liu Fei, Han Yue, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King. They arrived safely after more than twenty days, and Han Yue said her home was in the Northern Region while Liu Fei’s was in Huangtian City.

• Elder Huo discovered that more than half of his treasures had disappeared while Xiao Chuan refined pills for Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan, Liu Fei, and Han Yue asked to travel to the Central Plains with Xiao Chuan, and he agreed after Su Qian approved Zi Yan’s request.
• Xiao Chuan and his companions left Jia Nan Academy with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and traveled to Tianya City to board a Space Ship.
• During the journey through the Space Wormhole, Zi Yan repeatedly tormented the Amethyst Winged Lion King while Xiao Chuan, Liu Fei, and Han Yue spent time together in their room.
• After more than twenty days, Xiao Chuan and his companions arrived safely in the Central Plains North Region, where Han Yue and Liu Fei discussed their homes.

Han Yue returned to Tianbei City with Xiao Chuan and reunited with her family, only to find that Hong Chen was pressuring the Han Family into a marriage alliance. Xiao Chuan promised to handle the threat, then severed Hong Chen’s leg when he barged in and interrupted him.

• Xiao Chuan took Han Yue to Tianbei City, where she reunited with her younger sister, Han Xue, and brought her to the Han Mansion.
• Hong Chen learned Han Yue had returned and headed to the Han Mansion with guards to propose marriage.
• Han Chi warned Han Yue that the Hong Family had Wind Thunder Pavilion’s backing and Hong Chen would not give up pursuing her.
• Han Yue told Han Chi she would follow Xiao Chuan, and Xiao Chuan said he would resolve the conflict with the Hong Family.
• Hong Chen barged into the hall and interrupted Xiao Chuan, who severed his leg with a glance.

Xiao Chuan backed the Han Family against the Hong Family and revealed that he was a Dou Venerate. After Shen Yun arrived to defend his disciple, Xiao Chuan killed Hong Chen, Hong Li, and Hong Tianxiao, then challenged Shen Yun to respond.

• Han Chi agreed to follow Xiao Chuan, who killed two Hong Family men and sent a survivor to summon Hong Li.
• Xiao Chuan crushed Hong Li and Hong Tianxiao with his power, leaving them pinned beside Hong Chen.
• Han Fei arrived, and Xiao Chuan confirmed he was a Dou Venerate.
• Shen Yun came to plead for the Hong Family, but Xiao Chuan killed Hong Chen, Hong Li, and Hong Tianxiao in front of him.

Xiao Chuan took Shen Yun to the Wind Thunder Pavilion and attacked after learning that the Han Family would remain in danger if the Pavilion survived. He killed Fei Tian and confronted Thunder Venerable, who ordered the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation to be formed around him.

• Xiao Chuan stopped Shen Yun from escaping and forced him to lead the way to the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Han Fei offered to accompany Xiao Chuan, but Xiao Chuan went with the Han Family’s ancestor instead.
• Xiao Chuan kicked Shen Yun’s body into the Wind Thunder Pavilion and told the Han Family to watch from the side.
• Xiao Chuan killed Fei Tian and pursued two other Pavilion Masters until Thunder Venerable intervened.
• Thunder Venerable challenged Xiao Chuan, then ordered his subordinates to form the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation.

Xiao Chuan killed Thunder Venerable and destroyed Wind Thunder Pavilion before returning to the Han Family. The other pavilion masters remained unsure who was responsible, while Feng Qing'er vowed to avenge her teacher.

• Xiao Chuan matched Thunder Venerable's realm, defeated his clone, and killed him with a powerful punch despite the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation.
• Xiao Chuan killed Wind Thunder Pavilion's remaining Dou Zongs and Dou Emperors, searched the pavilion for treasures, and returned home with Han Fei.
• The masters of Starfall Pavilion, Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion, and Yellow Springs Pavilion discussed Wind Thunder Pavilion's destruction and feared an unknown enemy.
• Feng Qing'er asked the three pavilion masters about Thunder Venerable's death, then left vowing to avenge her teacher.

After Xiao Chuan saved the Han Family, Han Xue offered herself in exchange for his promise to protect them. Han Yue joined Xiao Chuan and Han Xue in his room, while Liu Fei felt left out.

• The Han Family celebrated Xiao Chuan's defeat of Thunder Venerable with a banquet.
• Han Yue and Liu Fei helped Xiao Chuan back to his room, where Han Xue arrived with sobering tea and was pulled into his arms.
• Han Yue saw Xiao Chuan and Han Xue together and accepted her younger sister's relationship with him.
• Han Xue asked Xiao Chuan to protect the Han Family, and he swore that it would not perish while he lived.
• Han Yue returned to the room after Han Xue called for help, and Liu Fei left feeling abandoned.

Xiao Chuan gave the Han sisters and Han Chi pills before setting out for Liu Fei’s home and Fentian Valley, hoping to strengthen Xiao Yan with more reserves and Heavenly Flames. Aboard the Space Ship, Queen Medusa agreed to call Xiao Chuan Master and trusted him to help the Snake-People Tribe, but panicked when he teased her about peeking at him.

• Xiao Chuan gave Han Chi two Huangji Pills and promised to send him a Pozong Pill, then told the Han sisters he would visit the Liu Family and Fentian Valley.
• Xiao Chuan and his companions boarded a Space Ship bound for the Central Region, while he studied formations during the journey.
• Xiao Chuan asked Queen Medusa whether she would honor her agreement, and she appeared and said she would not go back on her word.
• Queen Medusa called Xiao Chuan Master after he asked her to, and he told her to use that title only when they were alone.
• Xiao Chuan promised to resolve the Snake-People Tribe’s problems when he returned to the Jia Ma Empire, then teased Queen Medusa about peeking at him.
• Queen Medusa denied peeking and blamed the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Xiao Chuan brought Liu Fei back to Huangtian City, where he killed the Cheng Family’s Young Master and Patriarch Cheng after they clashed with the Liu Family. He accompanied Liu Fei to her home as news of the Cheng Family’s destruction spread, leaving the Liu Family poised to gain control of the city.

• Xiao Chuan tried to teach Queen Medusa by demonstrating with the exhausted Liu Fei, and Medusa fled in embarrassment while the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python kept watching.
• Xiao Chuan and Liu Fei arrived in Huangtian City and found the Cheng and Liu Families arguing over the handover of the Space Wormhole.
• Young Master Cheng approached Liu Fei, and Xiao Chuan struck him with Dou Qi, killing him instantly.
• Cheng Yao threatened Xiao Chuan, but Xiao Chuan’s Dou Venerate pressure forced him to his knees before Xiao Chuan killed him with a burst of Dou Qi.
• The Liu Family welcomed Xiao Chuan as a senior, and Liu Fei introduced him as Young Master Xiao before taking him to her family home.
• Liu Fei thanked Xiao Chuan and teased him about how she had previously shown her gratitude.

After reaching Tier 8 in alchemy, Xiao Chuan traveled to Fentian Valley to exchange a medicinal pill for the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes. He revealed that he could help Tang Huo'er refine a Heavenly Flame, leaving Tang Zhen eager to learn whether the pill would work.

• The system raised Xiao Chuan's alchemy level to Tier 8 after Xiao Yan reached Tier 3, and Xiao Chuan spent the night with Liu Fei.
• Xiao Chuan left the Liu Family for Fentian Valley and told Liu Fei to wait for him to return.
• A Fentian Valley elder arrived to question Xiao Chuan about the Cheng Family, but Xiao Chuan revealed his Dou Venerate cultivation and ordered the elder to take him to the valley.
• At Fentian Valley, Tang Huo'er argued with Tang Zhen about refining the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame's Child Flame, while Tang Zhen refused to let her risk it.
• Xiao Chuan asked Tang Zhen to exchange the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes for a medicinal pill that could help Tang Huo'er refine a Heavenly Flame, then revealed that he was a Tier 8 Alchemist.

Tang Huo'er attempted to refine the Nine Dragons Lightning Flame Sub-flame herself but was overwhelmed, and Xiao Chuan rescued her. After suppressing the Child Flame and treating her fire poison, Xiao Chuan left Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er grateful for his help.

• Tang Huo'er insisted on refining the Child Flame without the pill, and Tang Zhen agreed while warning her to stop if he told her to.
• Tang Huo'er struggled to control the Child Flame, ignored Tang Zhen's warning, and was engulfed when the flames erupted.
• Xiao Chuan entered the flames, gave Tang Huo'er a pill to expel fire poison, and used his Fire Control Technique to suppress the Child Flame and save her.
• Tang Huo'er acknowledged Xiao Chuan's strength, swallowed the pill he offered, and Tang Zhen bowed to thank him.

Xiao Chuan asked Fentian Valley to let him cultivate the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes, and Tang Zhen agreed to seek the Council of Elders’ approval. While Tang Huo'er grew interested in Xiao Chuan, he began refining a pill before the valley’s elders, who remained determined to test him; as the refinement neared completion, a Lightning Tribulation gathered overhead.

• Tang Huo'er urged Tang Zhen to accept Xiao Chuan's request, but Tang Zhen said the Council of Elders had to approve it.
• Tang Zhen teased Xiao Chuan about becoming his son-in-law, and Xiao Chuan joked that he could consider it before returning the Child Flame.
• Xiao Chuan began refining a Tier 7 High-Grade Pill in Fentian Valley, drawing a crowd of disciples and elders.
• Tang Huo'er defended Xiao Chuan and watched him refine the pill as Tang Zhen introduced him to the elders.
• Third Elder Wu Chen insisted the elders test Xiao Chuan before allowing him to cultivate the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes.
• After many days of refining, Xiao Chuan reached the final steps as dark clouds gathered and a Lightning Tribulation approached.

Xiao Chuan destroyed the Lightning Tribulation with one punch, revealed his Xiao Clan lineage, and gained permission to learn the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes. As Tang Huo'er successfully refined the Child Flame, Xiao Chuan’s cultivation rose again through Xiao Yan’s breakthrough, bringing him closer to Nine Revolutions Dou Venerate.

• Xiao Chuan shattered the Lightning Tribulation with one punch, collected the pill, and stunned Wu Chen, the Second Elder, and Tang Zhen with his Dou Venerate strength.
• Xiao Chuan revealed that he was reclaiming something connected to his clan, and Tang Zhen recognized him as a descendant of the Xiao Clan.
• Tang Zhen explained the old alliance between Fentian Valley and the Xiao Clan, then allowed Xiao Chuan to learn the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes.
• Xiao Chuan gave Tang Huo'er the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, memorized the secret art, and joined Tang Zhen to watch her refine the Child Flame.
• Tang Huo'er refined the Child Flame more steadily, while Xiao Yan’s cultivation rose to Four-Star Da Dou Shi and Xiao Chuan advanced to Four-Star Dou Venerate.