Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan’s Soul Origin was tested and purified by the Soul Spirit Bead, which eventually fused with his soul and recognized him as its master. Ling Mie confirmed the bead protected Ling Yuan, while his parents learned how fortunate their son had become.

• Ling Mie learned from Mother Ling that Ling Yuan had obtained the Soul Spirit Bead and helped Zi Yan become Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Ling Mie explained that the bead was likely testing Ling Yuan and that it could recognize him as its master.
• Ling Yuan woke inside his Soul Origin and tried to drive out the blue bead, but found that it purified and condensed the soul power it touched.
• Ling Yuan spent half a month refining his Soul Origin until the bead merged into it and his consciousness returned to his body.
• Ling Yuan told his parents what had happened, and Ling Mie’s soul power was repelled as the bead protected Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan tested the Soul Spirit Bead and used his soul breakthrough to create three more clones, while Ling Mie revealed that his eight clones had already reached One-Star Dou Huang. Father and son left to hide their clones, with Ling Yuan choosing the Northwest Continent so he could retrieve something and see how Xiao Yan was doing.

• Ling Yuan fed Soul Origin to the Soul Spirit Bead and confirmed it refined the power for him, strengthening his soul and stabilizing his Spirit Realm Great Perfection foundation.
• Ling Yuan spent several days forming three clones, named them Ling Er, Ling San, and Ling Si alongside Ling Da, and planned to send Ling Da away to cultivate in hiding.
• Ling Yuan asked Ling Mie to help send a clone out, and Ling Mie revealed his eight ordinary-looking clones, each already at One-Star Dou Huang after ten days.
• Ling Mie took Ling Yuan out of the Ling Realm to hide the clones and let his son choose where to go.
• Ling Yuan chose the Northwest Continent, ostensibly for its safety and lack of powerful experts, but he also wanted to retrieve something and see how Xiao Yan was doing.

Ling Yuan and Ling Mie placed clones in a remote Northwest Continent city, investigated the signs of Tou She Ancient God's inheritance, and learned that events involving the Xiao Clan had changed earlier than expected. They reunited with Zi Yan after she completed her inheritance and set off toward the Ling Realm.

• Ling Yuan and Ling Mie left clones in Dou Emperor City, then visited the pit where Zhu Kun had killed the Undying Saint and searched unsuccessfully for Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Ling Yuan learned that the Misty Cloud Sect had nearly destroyed the Xiao Clan before the Three Year Agreement ended, and suspected Ling Ying had saved them and that Soul Hall had acted early.
• While crossing the Beast Domain, Ling Mie killed two Dou Zun magical beasts guarding rare soul-enhancing ingredients for ninth-grade pills.
• At Dragon Island, Qingshan told Ling Yuan that Zi Yan had completed her inheritance and left for the Ling Realm, so Ling Yuan and Ling Mie caught up with her.
• Zi Yan greeted Ling Yuan and met Ling Mie, who then left them with Zhu Li as her protector; Ling Yuan praised her rapid rise to Peak Dou Zong and explained why his own realm had not advanced.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan entered the Battle Saint Ruins, where they found the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. Zhu Li revealed that refining it could make Zi Yan a Battle Saint and transform her into a Dragon-Phoenix.

• Ling Yuan explained why his gains in the Spirit Domain mattered more than raising his Dou Qi realm, while Zi Yan offered to protect him.
• Ling Yuan took Zi Yan to the Beast Remains Mountain Range to explore a Battle Saint Ruins, locating its sealed entrance with his soul power.
• Zi Yan used her ability to pass through restrictions to bring Ling Yuan inside the ruins, where they collected a Soul Infant Fruit.
• Zi Yan sensed the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and led Ling Yuan through the Beast Spirit Barrier to the altar where it grew.
• Zhu Li identified the fruit and explained that refining it could bring Zi Yan to the Saint Realm and evolve her into a Dragon-Phoenix.

Zi Yan and Zhu Li recovered the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and returned safely to Dragon Island, where Ling Yuan arranged for Zi Yan to strengthen her combat skills and reach Dou Venerate before refining it. After three months of training, Zi Yan was ready to begin refining the fruit.

• Zi Yan wanted to give the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit to Ling Yuan, but Zhu Li explained that only someone bearing both Ancient Void Dragon and Ancient Heaven Phoenix bloodlines could refine it.
• Zhu Li sealed the fruit inside Zi Yan, and Ling Yuan stopped her from pursuing the nearby Tier 8 Pill Beast so they could return to Dragon Island safely.
• Zhu Li told Elder Qingshan that they had found the fruit, and Elder Qingshan thanked Ling Yuan and prepared the materials for Zi Yan's refinement.
• Ling Yuan trained Zi Yan through battles and pill cultivation for three months, helping her break through to Dou Venerate while he reached peak Six-Star Dou Zong.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan it was time to refine the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Zi Yan spent their final moments together before the long refinement.

Ling Yuan persuaded Ling Mie to visit the Nine Serene Yellow Spring in search of the Yellow Spring Stone Stele and its essence blood. There, they found the imprisoned former chief Yao Ming, who offered to lead them to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's inheritance in exchange for rescue.

• Zi Yan began refining the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit in a medicinal bath while Qingshan and Ling Yuan watched over her.
• Ling Yuan broke through to seven-star Dou Zong, then returned to the Ling Clan and persuaded Ling Mie to seek a hidden opportunity at the Nine Serene Yellow Spring.
• Ling Yuan and Ling Mie secretly traveled to the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Clan and descended to the bottom of the spring, where they found Yao Ming imprisoned.
• Ling Yuan questioned Yao Ming and refused to rescue him merely in exchange for the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Clan's allegiance.
• Yao Ming offered to take Ling Yuan and Ling Mie to the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's inheritance, including the Yellow Spring Heaven Rage and Yellow Spring Essence Blood.

Ling Yuan and Ling Mie freed Yao Ming from the Nine Serene Yellow Spring after Yao Ming offered the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance and accepted a soul mark. They left with Yao Ming’s Yellow Spring Blood Crystals, and the chapter ended as Yao Ming attacked Yao Xiaotian while Ling Yuan and Ling Mie watched.

• Yao Ming revealed that the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance included three Heaven Tier Dou Techniques and Demon Saint Essence Blood, which his clan could not claim because of the soul trials.
• Ling Yuan demanded that Yao Ming accept a mark on his soul, and Yao Ming agreed after Ling Yuan threatened him.
• Ling Mie freed Yao Ming, and Ling Yuan compelled him to hand over his three remaining Yellow Spring Blood Crystals.
• Ling Yuan and Ling Mie left the Nine Serene Yellow Spring with Yao Ming, while Yao Xiaotian arrived with the Great Elder.
• Yao Ming charged at Yao Xiaotian to avenge his imprisonment, while Ling Yuan and Ling Mie watched without intervening.

Yao Ming avenged himself, then Ling Mie entered the Yellow Spring Stone Stele to seek the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance. Meanwhile, the Shi Clan proposed a marriage alliance with the Ling Clan, but Ling Xiao deferred the decision until Ling Mie returned.

• Yao Ming revealed his clan leader token, won the elders’ support, and killed Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder.
• Ling Mie entered the Yellow Spring Stone Stele while Ling Yuan waited outside for him to obtain the Yellow Spring Essence Blood.
• Shi Hao brought Shi Yue to the Ling Realm and invited the Ling Clan to the Shi Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Shi Hao proposed that Shi Yue marry Ling Yuan to strengthen ties between the clans.
• Ling Xiao said the marriage proposal would have to wait until Ling Mie emerged from seclusion.

Ling Mie defeated the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul and secured Demon Saint Essence Blood, sharing half with Ling Yuan. After returning to the Ling Clan, they agreed to hide Ling Mie’s breakthrough and Ling Yuan chose to focus on cultivating rather than attend the Shi Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony or accept a marriage alliance.

• Ling Xiao tactfully refused Shi Hao’s marriage proposal, and Shi Hao left angrily after learning the Ling Clan would wait for Ling Mie and Ling Yuan to return before deciding.
• Ling Mie passed the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s trial by suppressing the remnant soul with his Nether Sound Wave Technique.
• Ling Mie obtained Demon Saint Essence Blood and gave half to Ling Yuan to save for when he reached the Ban Sheng Realm.
• Ling Yuan told Yao Ming to keep their visit and the Yellow Spring Stone Stele secret, and he later asked Ling Mie to conceal his Seven-Star Dou Sheng breakthrough for three years.
• Ling Mie went into seclusion to break through, while Ling Yuan decided to cultivate and rejected attending Shi Yue’s coming-of-age ceremony or accepting a marriage alliance.

Ling Yuan advanced rapidly while Zi Yan refined the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit in seclusion. When Qingshan summoned him to Dragon Island, Ling Yuan learned Zi Yan was about to emerge, and she surprised him from behind.

• Ling Yuan trained with three clones and sparred with stronger Ling Clan experts as he rose to Six-Star Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran at the Three Year Agreement, then escaped Misty Cloud Sect with Ling Ying after Yun Leng tried to detain him.
• Ling Mie broke through to Seven-Star Dou Sheng, while his clones cultivated in the Ling Realm and hid in Dou Emperor City.
• Ling Yuan defeated a One-Revolution Dou Venerate sparring partner and received Qingshan's summons.
• Qingshan told Ling Yuan that Zi Yan was close to completing her refinement of the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan covered Ling Yuan's eyes from behind and embraced him as he arrived on Dragon Island.

After Zi Yan emerged from seclusion as an early Four-Star Dou Sheng, she and Ling Yuan agreed to marry and strengthen ties between their clans. They arranged the marriage alliance and Dragon Island’s relocation near the Ling Realm, then returned to the Ling Clan, where Ling Ruo welcomed the news.

• Zi Yan reunited with Ling Yuan after two and a half years in seclusion and revealed that she had reached the early Four-Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan that the Shi Clan had proposed a marriage alliance, and she insisted that she should be the one to marry him.
• Ling Yuan raised his mother’s suggestion that they marry, and Zi Yan hurried to order preparations for the wedding.
• Zi Yan told Qingshan that Dragon Island would move near the Ling Realm so she could stay with Ling Yuan and still manage the island.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan returned to the Ling Clan and told Ling Ruo they planned to marry, delighting her.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan secretly traveled to Jia Nan Academy to invite Su Qian to their wedding, while planning to use the visit to reach the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and release Zhu Kun. Su Qian recognized the grown and powerful Zi Yan, and she introduced Ling Yuan as her husband.

• Ling Ruo took charge of the wedding arrangements while Qingshan prepared the betrothal gifts and plans to relocate Dragon Island.
• Ling Yuan suggested inviting Su Qian so they could visit Jia Nan Academy and find a way into the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Zi Yan transformed into a powerful Dragon-Phoenix, carried Ling Yuan, and flew with him to Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian confronted the enormous beast above the Inner Academy, then recognized Zi Yan after she changed back into human form.
• Zi Yan introduced Ling Yuan as her husband and told Su Qian they had come to invite him to their wedding.

Su Qian welcomed Zi Yan back to Jia Nan Academy and asked her to inspire the students, while Ling Yuan encountered Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er. Ling Yuan helped Su Qian with the rampaging Fallen Heart Flame, then sensed something beneath the ground.

• Su Qian learned that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon and a Dou Saint, then gathered the Inner Academy students to hear her speak.
• Ling Yuan spotted Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er; Xiao Yan thanked him for treating his body, and Gu Xun'er offered him seventh-grade pills, which he refused.
• Zi Yan escaped Su Qian's praise, and Ling Yuan left with her as Xiao Yan reflected on how far below him Ling Yuan stood.
• Su Qian told Ling Yuan that the Fallen Heart Flame had erupted several times, and Ling Yuan offered to suppress it.
• The Fallen Heart Flame attacked Ling Yuan and Zi Yan, but Ling Yuan immobilized it, destroyed its fire-python form, erased its intelligence, and subdued it.
• When Zi Yan suggested they return, Ling Yuan sensed something beneath the ground and told her to wait.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan descended beneath the Fallen Heart Flame, hunting the Fire Lizard Clan and finding a smaller Fallen Heart Flame near Venerable Skyfire. At the bottom, they encountered Zhu Kun, who recognized Zi Yan as his daughter after years apart.

• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan entered the magma and killed Fire Lizard-Men, collecting the fiery beads they left behind.
• Ling Yuan found Venerable Skyfire and a smaller, immature Fallen Heart Flame, which he took while leaving Venerable Skyfire behind.
• Zi Yan killed the Fire Lizard Clan’s Ban Sheng leader, and Ling Yuan sensed a terrifying presence at the magma’s deepest point.
• Zhu Kun sensed Zi Yan approaching and rushed toward her, hoping to reunite with her while keeping her from being trapped by the seal.
• Zi Yan warned Ling Yuan that a powerful being was near, then Zhu Kun appeared and called her his child.

Zi Yan discovered that Zhu Kun was her father, who had been imprisoned after pursuing the Tou She Ancient God’s inheritance, and struggled to accept him after her lonely childhood. Ling Yuan helped her consider Zhu Kun’s motives, and she agreed to return with him, leaving Zhu Kun with a chance to reconcile with her.

• Zhu Kun revealed his identity as Zi Yan’s father and explained that he had been sealed after falling into a trap while seeking the Tou She Ancient God’s inheritance.
• Zi Yan rejected Zhu Kun and left with Ling Yuan after Zhu Kun angrily told Ling Yuan to stay out of their family matter.
• Zhu Kun realized Ling Yuan had been trying to mediate and begged him to persuade Zi Yan to visit again.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan that Zhu Kun may have left her outside to protect her from being sealed too, and said he respected whatever she chose.
• Zi Yan admitted she was still angry that Zhu Kun had insulted Ling Yuan, but agreed to return with him the next day.

Ling Yuan used a special ability to break the seal imprisoning Zhu Kun, freeing him after explaining the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s weakened state. Zhu Kun tried to win Zi Yan’s forgiveness, and the chapter ended with him eagerly agreeing to attend her upcoming wedding to Ling Yuan.

• Zhu Kun apologized to Zi Yan, while Ling Yuan warned him that earning her forgiveness would take time and explained the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s decline.
• Ling Yuan claimed he could remove any seal and secretly used his ability to break the seal imprisoning Zhu Kun.
• Zhu Kun tested his freedom, confirmed the seal was gone, and asked Zi Yan to forgive him, but she remained distant.
• Zhu Kun questioned Ling Yuan about his life with Zi Yan and learned of Ling Yuan’s age, strength, and contributions to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Ling Yuan invited Zhu Kun to his and Zi Yan’s wedding, and Zhu Kun gladly accepted and promised to give Zi Yan a grand gift.

The Soul Clan investigated the Ling Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan alliance, then dismissed the dragons as a threat after receiving false intelligence. Meanwhile, Ling Yuan returned to Dragon Island with Zi Yan and Zhu Kun, where Qingshan was overwhelmed with preparations for the wedding and relocation.

• The major Dou God Clans reacted to the Ling Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan marriage alliance, with the Yao Clan envying the partnership and the Soul Clan taking alarm.
• Nihility Devouring Flame ordered the Soul Clan to investigate the Ancient Void Dragon Clan through the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and its spy, Ling Niu.
• Ling Niu reported that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had only a few low-star Dou Shengs left after its war, and Nihility Devouring Flame decided to target the Shi Clan instead of the Ling Clan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Miesheng to prepare and deliver the Soul Origin.
• Ling Yuan returned to Dragon Island with Zi Yan and Zhu Kun while Qingshan managed the wedding and relocation preparations.
• Ling Yuan told Qingshan to stop working and look at whom he had brought back, but Qingshan asked the supposed returning expert to register.

Zhu Kun returned to Dragon Island and affirmed Zi Yan’s authority as the new Dragon Emperor, while Ling Yuan urged him to summon the clan’s scattered experts. Zhu Kun’s call shook the Douqi Continent, alarming Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi, who both wondered whether a third Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng had emerged.

• Qingshan recognized Zhu Kun as the returned old Dragon Emperor after Ling Yuan revealed his identity and Zhu Kun displayed his royal bloodline.
• Zi Yan announced plans to relocate Dragon Island near the Ling Realm, and Zhu Kun backed her decision rather than reclaiming power.
• Ling Yuan suggested summoning the Ancient Void Dragon experts still searching in the Void, and Zhu Kun sent out a powerful call through his dragon roars.
• Gu Yuan sensed the disturbance in the Ancient Realm and wondered if a third Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng had appeared.
• Hun Tiandi sensed the same fluctuation from the Soul Realm and worried that an unknown Nine-Star Dou Sheng might disrupt his plans.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan returned to the Ling Realm to tell Ling Mie that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan would relocate near the Ling Realm. Ling Mie revealed that he had broken through to Mid-Stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and he began considering Zi Yan’s proposal.

• Zhu Kun ordered Zhu Huo to guard Dragon Island while he went to find treasures for Zi Yan’s dowry.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan returned to the Ling Realm, where Ling Yuan noticed that Ling Mie had grown younger and stronger during his seclusion.
• Ling Mie told Ling Yuan that refining the remaining Demon Saint Essence Blood and returning seven avatars to the source had helped him break through to Mid-Stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• Ling Yuan told Ling Mie that he and Zi Yan would marry in a month and said the Ling Clan no longer needed to hide its strength now that Zhu Kun had returned.
• Zi Yan told Ling Mie that she wanted the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to relocate near the Ling Realm, offering closer ties and shared access to rare medicinal herbs.

Ling Yuan persuaded Ling Mie to cooperate with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and revealed his ambition to use the Tou She Ancient God Cave Mansion to restore the Ling Clan's Dou Di Bloodline. The chapter ended with Zi Yan promising Ling Yuan a surprise that would greatly improve his defense.

• Zi Yan told Ling Mie that Zhu Kun could relocate Dragon Island, and Ling Yuan revealed that Zhu Kun was a Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng and Zi Yan's father.
• Ling Mie sent Zi Yan to discuss wedding arrangements with his wife, then asked Ling Yuan about finding Zhu Kun.
• Ling Yuan proposed that the Ling Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan join forces to gather all eight pieces of the Tou She Ancient God Jade and open the cave mansion.
• Ling Yuan said he wanted to cultivate a Dou Di and revive the Ling Clan's weakening Dou Di Bloodline, but Ling Mie told him to focus on reaching the Dou Sheng Realm first.
• Zi Yan met Ling Yuan outside and offered him a surprise that could greatly improve his defense.