Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling agreed to help Queen Medusa attempt bloodline evolution after he finished his own tasks, then secluded himself to refine Xie Bi Yan’s Demonic Poison Spot into pure energy. He examined his spoils and began selecting powerful souls from Iron Protector’s collection, leaving his next plans in motion.

• Queen Medusa explained her resolve to evolve her bloodline, and Xiao Ling agreed to help once he had handled his affairs and gathered what she needed.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan that he would refine the Demonic Poison Spot before raiding the weakened Mulan Valley, Golden Goose Sect, and Myriad Scorpion Sect.
• Xiao Ling used his Exotic Flame to refine the Demonic Poison Spot, turning Xie Bi Yan’s cultivation into a mass of pure energy that he sealed for later absorption.
• Xiao Ling searched the Mulan Three Elders’ and Yan Luotian’s Storage Rings, found the Three Beasts Savage Art and Heavenly Goose Nine-Line Wings, and planned to pursue the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s corpse at the Black Emperor Sect.
• Xiao Ling took out the Myriad Soul Banner and separated soul bodies of Dou Wang strength and above from Iron Protector’s collection for future use.

Xiao Ling refined the Myriad Soul Banner with captured souls, greatly increasing its capacity, then collected the souls of defeated experts and raided the treasure vaults of three enemy sects. As news of his victory spread, he returned to the Jia Ma Empire and saw the Snake People Race’s new home, where he thought of Xiao Yi Xian and Queen Medusa.

• Xiao Ling refined the Myriad Soul Banner with countless trapped souls, increasing its capacity from ten soul bodies to three hundred.
• Xiao Ling drew souls from Dou Wang and Dou Emperor corpses, then captured Xie Bi Yan, Yan Luotian, and Iron Protector in the banner.
• Xiao Ling burned the corpses with Heavenly Flame and rode Rayquaza toward the Chu Yun Empire to target the Myriad Scorpion Sect’s treasure vault.
• Xiao Ling raided the treasure vaults of the Myriad Scorpion Sect, Mulan Valley, and the Golden Goose Sect while news spread of his victory at Black Mountain Fortress.
• Xiao Ling returned toward the Jia Ma Empire with Rayquaza and saw the Snake People Race’s settlements and Queen Medusa’s palace in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Xiao Ling returned to Queen Medusa’s palace with treasures from three sects and agreed to help Queen Medusa undergo bloodline evolution the next day. After Hua She'er led him to a courtyard to rest, a woman in white entered his bedroom while he bathed.

• Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and the others at the palace and gave Xiao Yi Xian rings of rare poisons.
• Xiao Ling described his spoils from the Myriad Scorpion Sect, Mulan Valley, and Golden Goose Sect, including magic cores, techniques, resources, and Dou Zong corpses.
• Queen Medusa asked Xiao Ling to use his Heavenly Flames to help her evolve her bloodline, and he agreed to do so the next day.
• Queen Medusa ordered Hua She'er to prepare a courtyard for Xiao Ling, and Hua She'er personally escorted him there.
• Xiao Ling relaxed in his courtyard and began bathing in the prepared pool.
• A woman dressed in white silently entered Xiao Ling’s bedroom while he was in the bath.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian reunited intimately and reaffirmed his plan to cure her Calamity Poison Body. He then joined Queen Medusa beneath the heavily guarded temple to begin her bloodline evolution, and they reached an underground cavern.

• Xiao Yi Xian joined Xiao Ling in the bath, and they shared an intimate night together.
• Xiao Ling promised Xiao Yi Xian that, after the Jia Ma Empire's affairs were settled, he would find the treasures needed to cure her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Medusa Temple, where Queen Medusa and the Snake People Race's elders awaited them.
• An elder asked Xiao Ling to protect Queen Medusa during her bloodline evolution, and Xiao Ling promised to do his utmost to keep her safe.
• Queen Medusa led Xiao Ling down beneath the temple to a spacious underground cavern prepared for the evolution.

Xiao Ling began Queen Medusa’s Bloodline Evolution using Fallen Heart Flame while she activated her secret technique and transformed into her Purple Nether Flame Snake form. Medusa plunged into the flame and endured devastating pain as her body was burned, while Xiao Ling replenished the fire to sustain the evolution.

• Xiao Ling prepared Fallen Heart Flame in the guarded cave and told Queen Medusa to remove her robe before beginning the ritual.
• Queen Medusa invoked the generations of queens and performed the secret technique, drawing natural energy into a powerful vortex.
• A giant Purple Nether Flame Snake appeared, and Xiao Ling recognized it as Medusa’s true form and wondered if she would awaken the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python bloodline.
• Medusa dove into Fallen Heart Flame, where her scales blackened and fell away as her body bled and shrank under the heat.
• Xiao Ling sent his Dou Qi into Fallen Heart Flame to replenish its power while Medusa endured the transformation.

Queen Medusa endured a perilous bloodline evolution, and Xiao Ling aided her with the Fallen Heart Flame as the Snake People waited anxiously outside. After heavenly lightning struck the cavern, her charred snake body began to break apart, and a powerful aura erupted, leaving the outcome of her transformation on the verge of revelation.

• Queen Medusa's evolution caused a commotion across the Underground World, while Xiao Ling continued feeding Dou Qi into the Fallen Heart Flame to sustain the process.
• Medusa's cries faded, and the Snake People feared her evolution had failed until Xiao Yi Xian urged Zi Yan and the elders to keep waiting because Xiao Ling remained inside.
• Xiao Ling sensed that Medusa's life was faint, but he noticed the darkening sky and realized the evolution might have succeeded.
• Heavenly lightning pierced the cavern's purple barrier and struck the Fallen Heart Flame, while purple mist concealed Medusa from Xiao Ling's perception.
• Xiao Ling entered the mist and found Medusa's charred snake body lying motionless; its skin peeled away before the corpse exploded into dust and a powerful aura spread across the Snake People Holy City.

Queen Medusa completed her Bloodline Evolution and emerged as the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, then transformed back into human form in Xiao Ling’s arms. She told Xiao Ling that the little python currently controlled their shared body and that she needed time to recover before taking control herself.

• The Snake People Race celebrated when Queen Medusa’s aura appeared, but its sudden disappearance left them uneasy.
• A tiny Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python emerged from the black dust, approached Xiao Ling, and curled up on his shoulder.
• The little python eagerly drank some of Xiao Ling’s Companion Purple Crystal Source and grew more attached to him.
• The python transformed into Queen Medusa, who found herself naked in Xiao Ling’s arms; he gave her a robe, and they exchanged playful remarks.
• Queen Medusa explained that the little python soul currently controlled their body and that her own soul needed time to recover before she could take over.

Xiao Ling proposed that Medusa travel with him to the Central Plains, where she could seek a soul-fusion solution and cultivate while he arranged protection for the Snake People Race. Medusa agreed on the condition that she remained free to return, then transformed into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and asked Xiao Ling for more Companion Purple Crystal Source.

• Medusa asked Xiao Ling how she could resolve the struggle between her soul and Little Sky Swallowing Python's soul, and he recommended eventual fusion.
• Xiao Ling invited Medusa to travel with him to the Central Plains, but she initially refused because the Snake People Race needed her protection.
• Xiao Ling proposed leaving two Dou Zong-level puppets with the Snake People Race and helping Medusa cultivate in the Central Plains.
• Medusa agreed to go with Xiao Ling, provided he respected her choices and let her return whenever she wished.
• Medusa transformed into the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and left the little snake in Xiao Ling's care.
• Little Sky Swallowing Python begged for Companion Purple Crystal Source, and Xiao Ling gave it some to eat.

After Queen Medusa’s evolution, Xiao Ling revealed that she had become the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, whose soul was awake while Medusa’s rested. Medusa briefly emerged and decided to travel with Xiao Ling to the Central Plains, leaving the Snake People Race to prepare for her temporary absence.

• Xiao Ling left the evolution cave with the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, while the gathered Snake People and Zi Yan questioned him about Medusa.
• Xiao Ling explained that Medusa’s soul was asleep, and the little snake chose to return to his shoulder instead of going with the First Elder.
• Queen Medusa briefly appeared and announced that she would follow Xiao Ling to the Central Plains to seek a way to fuse the souls and develop her potential.
• Queen Medusa promised to return and proposed that Xiao Ling make two Dou Zong-level Heavenly Demon Puppets to help protect the Snake People Race.
• Xiao Ling agreed to refine the puppets before he and Medusa departed, and promised not to prevent her from returning to the Snake People Race.

Xiao Ling prepared to refine three puppets, including a Dou Zun-level puppet made from Turtle Spirit Venerable’s body, while Queen Medusa arranged for the Snake People Race during her absence. As the refinement began, Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian waited with Zi Yan, who fed pills to Little Sky Swallowing Python.

• Xiao Ling left Queen Medusa to make arrangements with the Snake People Race and returned to the Training Room with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Ling encouraged Qing Lin to visit the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and see Xue Lan before they left the region.
• Xiao Ling set up a concealing formation and prepared three bodies, three soul bodies, and Magic Cores to refine two guardians for the Snake People Race and a personal Dou Zun-level puppet.
• Xiao Ling used his Heavenly Flames to begin refining all three puppet bodies at once.
• Zi Yan fed Little Sky Swallowing Python pills made with Fragrant Holy Fruit while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin chatted with her.
• Queen Medusa finished arranging matters with the elders, returned to her sleeping state, and yielded control of her body to Little Sky Swallowing Python.

After a week of refining, Xiao Ling emerged with two Heavenly Demon Puppets for the Snake People Race and a golden Heavenly Grade Demon Puppet for himself. Queen Medusa took the bronze puppets to the clan elders, while Xiao Ling explained that his golden puppet could absorb Pill Lightning and fight a Dou Zun, and the group prepared to leave once the clan’s affairs were settled.

• Zi Yan waited with the Little Sky Swallowing Python as Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Yao Tianhuo reassured her that Xiao Ling was close to finishing his refinement.
• The Training Room’s formation dispersed, and Xiao Ling emerged with three Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Queen Medusa awakened and Xiao Ling gave her two bronze puppets, each at Two-star Dou Zong strength and able to absorb lightning to improve.
• Queen Medusa carried the bronze puppets to the Snake People Race’s elders’ hall and agreed to prepare to leave after settling the clan’s affairs.
• Xiao Ling explained that his golden Heavenly Grade Demon Puppet could contend with a Dou Zun and absorb Pill Lightning, though it could only reach peak Dou Zun, unlike Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body, which could potentially reach Dou Sheng.

Xiao Ling and his companions left the Snake People Race after Medusa joined their journey, and they set off toward the Xiao Family and Jia Nan Academy. On the way, Xiao Ling outlined plans to help Xiao Yi Xian obtain Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and travel to the Central Plains, while Zi Yan asked him to accompany her if they found her clan.

• Zi Yan worried that her companions’ rapid cultivation would leave her behind, and Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin reassured her and gave her pills.
• Medusa confirmed that the Snake People elders accepted the two puppets and agreed to travel with the group, then transformed into Little Sky Swallowing Python and sought Xiao Ling’s affection.
• Xiao Ling fed Little Sky Swallowing Python pills, and it fell asleep in his sleeve before he announced that the group was leaving.
• Xiao Ling summoned Rayquaza, and the group flew away from the Snake People settlement toward the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian they would bring Xiao Yan along the next day and return to Jia Nan Academy, then seek Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva in the Black Corner Region before heading to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ling said they might find Zi Yan’s family in the Central Plains, and Zi Yan asked him to return with her if they found her clan.

Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family, arranged to travel back to Jia Nan Academy, and reunited with Xiao Yan before they set out. On the way back, they encountered Vice Headmaster Hu Gan leading new students to the academy, then flew ahead toward the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Ling promised Zi Yan he would accompany her home if he had the chance, then returned with his companions to the Xiao Family courtyard.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Yan to return to Jia Nan Academy with him for the upcoming Inner Academy Competition, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian harvested the Medicine Garden’s herbs before Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan departed on Rayquaza the next morning.
• Two days later, Xiao Ling’s group encountered Vice Headmaster Hu Gan’s convoy of new students outside Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
• Xiao Ling greeted Hu Gan, learned that Hu Jia had entered the Inner Academy, and then had Rayquaza speed ahead toward the academy.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy and learned that the Black Emperor Sect had moved up its auction of Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, so he prepared to strengthen his alchemy before going. Over the next half month, he refined Rank 7 pills, improved the Heavenly Demon Puppet with Pill Lightning, and helped his companions and the academy’s elders grow stronger.

• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard, while Xiao Yan hurried off to reunite with Elder Huo.
• Su Qian told Xiao Ling that the Black Emperor Sect would auction Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva early after Old Ghost Di Mo and Magic Flame Valley pressured the sect.
• Xiao Ling decided to use the time before the auction to practice refining Rank 7 Pills.
• Xiao Ling refined Sovereign Extreme Pills as Pill Lightning struck the Inner Academy, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet absorbed the lightning and grew stronger.
• Xiao Yi Xian consumed a Sovereign Extreme Pill and advanced to the peak of the Five-star Dou Zong realm, while Xiao Ling promised pills to Su Qian, Elder Huo, and Hu Gan.
• Xiao Ling spent half a month refining pills, giving Sovereign Extreme Pills to the elders and Purple Spirit Soul Pills to Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, whose souls advanced to the Spirit Realm.

Xiao Ling and his companions traveled to Black Emperor City for the Black Emperor Sect's auction, where they encountered the Black Corner Region's lawless crowds and demonstrated their strength. At the city gates, a gatekeeping elder respectfully asked how to address them after sensing Xiao Ling's Dou Zong aura.

• Xiao Ling, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian traveled toward Black Emperor City with Zi Yan, while Qing Lin stayed at Jia Nan Academy.
• As they approached the city, Medusa killed several men who leered at her and Xiao Yi Xian along the road.
• At the crowded city gate, Xiao Ling used the Fallen Heart Flame to torment men who harassed his companions, and the crowd made way for them.
• Xiao Ling led the group toward the purple gate reserved for Dou Emperor experts, and he released a Dou Zong aura when an elderly gatekeeper questioned their strength.
• After an attendant reported the group's earlier violence, the elderly gatekeeper politely asked Xiao Ling and his companions for their names.

Xiao Ling brought Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan to Black Emperor City for the auction, where he planned to obtain the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. As the auction drew a crowd of powerful experts, Xiao Ling’s group spotted Elder Huo and Xiao Yan, and the chapter ended just as the auction was about to begin.

• Xiao Ling used the alias Tang San to enter Black Emperor City and received a token for lodging at the Black Emperor Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling and Medusa headed to the pavilion while Xiao Yi Xian took Zi Yan to explore the city; Xiao Ling explained the legendary Bodhi Heart and its benefits to Medusa.
• The next day, Xiao Ling’s group secured a VIP room and watched renowned Black Corner Region experts and several Dou Zong figures gather for the auction.
• Zi Yan spotted Elder Huo and Xiao Yan among the attendees, and Xiao Ling said Elder Huo should be able to keep them safe.
• Mo Tianxing arrived, and the auction platform was enclosed in a protective energy barrier as the opening bell rang.

Mo Tianxing opened the Black Emperor Sect's auction, where Xiao Yan won the Six Harmonies Body Wandering Ruler after fierce bidding. As the auction continued, a covered Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse was brought onto the stage, and Zi Yan reacted angrily to its scent.

• Mo Tianxing welcomed the guests, warned them against causing trouble, and handed the auction over to Zhang Feng.
• Zhang Feng auctioned several items while Xiao Ling and his companions waited for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva; Elder Huo and Xiao Yan bought medicinal ingredients, and Zi Yan bought gemstones and accessories.
• Xiao Yan bid against Fang Yan and Lü Man and won the Six Harmonies Body Wandering Ruler for five million one hundred thousand Gold Coins.
• An Earth Tier Mid-grade Shadow Stealth Art sold for more than nine million Gold Coins as the auction reached its peak.
• The auction staff brought a covered Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse onto the stage, and Zi Yan recognized its scent and said she wanted to tear it apart.

Xiao Ling recognized the auctioned corpse as a Heavenly Demon Phoenix and bid three Imperial Extreme Pills to secure it. The Black Emperor Sect accepted the offer after other bidders backed away, while Mo Tianxing remained dissatisfied with the low price.

• Xiao Ling, Yao Chen, and Yao Tianhuo recognized the desiccated corpse as a Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and Xiao Ling decided to obtain it despite Xiao Yi Xian’s concerns about the clan’s retaliation.
• The Black Emperor Sect’s white-haired elder described the corpse as belonging to a beast near the eighth tier and offered it for barter, but the bidders hesitated over the risk that it contained no treasures.
• Yuan Yi bid two Imperial Extreme Pills, and another guest offered an Earth Tier Low-grade Dou Technique scroll, which the elder declined.
• Xiao Ling raised the offer to three Imperial Extreme Pills, and Magic Flame Valley’s Fang Yan chose not to compete rather than risk offending him.
• Mo Tianxing approved the sale after no one bid higher, then lamented that Magic Flame Valley had not driven up the price as he had expected.
• Mo Ya suggested that Mo Tianxing use someone to raise the bid, since three Imperial Extreme Pills fell short of their target price.

Mo Tianxing completed the dried magical beast corpse transaction with Xiao Ling, then unveiled the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva as the auction’s grand finale. After explaining the treasure’s significance and imposing strict security, he began the auction with a private exchange-bidding method, leaving the factions to prepare their offers.

• Mo Tianxing decided not to compete with Xiao Ling for the dried magical beast corpse, citing the risks of offending a powerful Dou Zong expert.
• Xiao Ling paid Mo Tianxing three Imperial Extreme Pills, and the Black Emperor Sect delivered the intact corpse to his private room.
• Mo Tianxing personally introduced the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, while Xiao Ling sensed its powerful vitality and Xiao Yi Xian recognized it as the key to overcoming her Calamity Poison Body.
• Mo Tianxing subdued the restless auction hall with his Dou Zong aura and announced that the auction for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva had begun.
• Mo Tianxing instructed interested buyers to present their exchange offers privately onstage so he could select the highest bid.

Xiao Ling offered Mo Tianxing two High-grade Rank 6 Pills in exchange for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. After comparing the offers from several bidders, Mo Tianxing chose Xiao Ling’s pills, though the final exchange had not yet been completed.

• Experts from across the region entered the light barrier one at a time to offer treasures for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Ling warned his companions to prepare for a possible fight, then entered the barrier to make his offer.
• Xiao Ling presented Mo Tianxing with a Sect Breaking Pill and a Spirit Breath Vitality Pill, which Qi Shan verified as genuine and exceptionally refined.
• Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan compared Xiao Ling’s pills with the Life Returning Pill from Old Man Yingshan and the offerings from Magic Flame Valley.
• After hearing Qi Shan’s advice, Mo Tianxing decided to choose Xiao Ling’s two pills for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.