Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jin revealed to Gu Yuan that Tou She Ancient God had been a Different Flame who became a Dou Emperor, and that Source Qi was necessary for anyone else to reach that realm. He explained that the Soul Clan was pursuing the Source Qi hidden in Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and urged the Ancient Clan to oppose them in exchange for Xiao Jin's future protection.

• Xiao Jin told Gu Yuan that Tou She Ancient God had devoured the Heavenly Flame Ranking's Different Flames, become Emperor Flame, and broken through to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Jin revealed that an Emperor Grade Embryonic Pill inside Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion contained Source Qi, the missing key to becoming a Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Jin explained that Yellow Spring Demon Saint and Xiao Xuan had failed to break through because the world lacked Source Qi, and that Soul Heaven Emperor had learned of the cave mansion's secret.
• Xiao Jin told Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan was preparing to capture the Source Qi, prompting Gu Yuan to worry that the Ancient Clan would be defeated if the Soul Clan reached it first.
• Gu Yuan recognized that Xiao Jin had shared the secrets to enlist the Ancient Clan against the Soul Clan, and Xiao Jin promised to protect the clan after his own breakthrough.

Xiao Jin negotiated with Gu Yuan by revealing his Emperor Realm Soul and establishing himself as an equal partner against the Soul Clan. Gu Yuan accepted Xiao Jin’s relationship with Xun'er and promised to protect the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Jin asked him to return some of the resources Xiao Xuan had entrusted to the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Jin explained why he had kept information about the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion secret and why he and the Ancient Clan needed to cooperate against the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Jin revealed his Emperor Realm Soul, shocking Gu Yuan and convincing him that Xiao Jin had the strength to negotiate as an equal.
• Gu Yuan gave up on testing Xiao Jin and asked him to take good care of Xun'er.
• Xiao Jin assured Gu Yuan that he would protect Xun'er, and Gu Yuan promised to look after the Xiao Clan and not interfere too much in Xun'er's affairs.
• Xiao Jin asked Gu Yuan to allocate some of the resources Xiao Xuan had left with the Ancient Clan, and Gu Yuan awkwardly promised to give the Xiao Clan an explanation.

Xiao Jin negotiated with Gu Yuan and planned how to strengthen the Xiao Clan against the Soul Hall while the Pill Tower Ancestor worked to restore his soul. Xun'er returned exhausted, telling Xiao Jin she had settled matters with Medusa, though she clarified that Medusa had not injured her.

• Gu Yuan left the Xiao Clan impressed by Xiao Jin and hopeful that Xun'er and Xiao Jin would get along.
• Xiao Jin admitted to the Pill Tower Ancestor that he had bluffed with the Ancestor's reputation, then outlined plans to grow stronger, revive allies, and prepare for the Soul Hall.
• Medusa confronted Xun'er but held back from attacking her because she feared Xiao Jin's reaction.
• Xiao Jin found Xun'er nearly drained of Dou Qi, and she told him she had gotten things done with Medusa.
• Xiao Jin prepared to seek justice against Medusa, but Xun'er stopped him and explained that Medusa had not caused her condition.

The Xiao Clan held its annual adult testing ceremony, showcasing the rapid growth of its young members and the remarkable strength of Xiao Yan and Xun'er. Qing Lin joined the ceremony as an acknowledged member of the Xiao Clan, and the chapter left her about to reveal her cultivation.

• The Xiao Clan prospered after absorbing the Jalie and Aoba Clans, and its annual profits rose above a million gold coins while prices fell for Wutan City's residents.
• At the adult testing ceremony, Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and Xiao Feng demonstrated strong results, while Qi Gathering Powder helped several youths reach the Dou Zhe realm.
• Xiao Yan tested at Two-Star Dou Shi, stunning the clan members, and the elders and disciples discussed his rapid progress.
• Xun'er tested at Eight-Star Dou Ling, drawing cheers and jokes from the crowd.
• Qing Lin explained that Xiao Zhan had told her she was a member of the Xiao Clan, then stepped onto the testing platform.

After Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Jin displayed their strength, Xiao Jin fled the Testing Plaza with the three girls. Xiao Yu’s return gave him a chance to ask about Jia Nan Academy’s enrollment and announce his plan to find the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Origin Beast Flame for Xiao Yan.

• Qing Lin reached Three-Star Dou Grandmaster, Xiao Yi Xian was already Nine-Star Dou Ling, and Xiao Jin revealed he was a Five-Star Dou King before leaving the Testing Plaza with the three girls.
• Xiao Yan came to Xiao Jin’s courtyard to hide from Xiao Yu, but Xiao Jin pushed him outside when she arrived.
• Xiao Jin asked Xiao Yu when Jia Nan Academy would recruit students, and she said enrollment was about a month away and offered to speak to Instructor Ruolin about him becoming a teacher.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Yan he planned to travel to the Magic Beast Mountain Range and obtain the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Origin Beast Flame to help evolve Xiao Yan’s cultivation technique.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Jin for his help, while Xiao Jin privately celebrated having tricked him into being grateful after selling him out.

Xiao Jin flew to the Magic Beast Mountain Range to subdue the Amethyst Winged Lion King, but found Yun Yun fighting it and rescued her when she was badly injured. He carried Yun Yun to a cave to treat her, leaving the Lion King behind for the time being.

• Xiao Jin entered the core region of the Magic Beast Mountain Range and discovered Yun Yun battling the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King exchanged powerful attacks, and the Lion King struck her after she severed its horn.
• Xiao Jin blocked the Lion King's claw, caught Yun Yun, and had his Earth Demon Puppet knock the Lion King down.
• Xiao Jin carried the injured Yun Yun away, saying he would return to subdue the Lion King later.
• Xiao Jin brought Yun Yun to a cave and gave her a pill until her complexion improved.

Xiao Jin saved the badly injured Yun Yun with a Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill, then refined the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill while she recovered. After swallowing it, he learned that Yun Yun had come to the Magic Beast Mountain Range to find Amethyst Crystal for Yanran.

• Xiao Jin gave the unconscious Yun Yun a Jade Marrow Flesh-Regenerating Pill and stayed to protect her.
• Xiao Jin began refining the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill as Yun Yun recovered and watched from the cave.
• Xiao Jin used the pill lightning to temper his Earth Demon Puppet, then swallowed the finished pill.
• Yun Yun thanked Xiao Jin and explained that she had sought Amethyst Crystal to help Yanran break through.

Xiao Jin stayed with the injured Yun Yun after she pleaded for help with the Amethyst Winged Lion King's seal, and he cared for her while she recovered. As they ate together in the cave, Yun Yun asked whether he was annoyed with her, and Xiao Jin said they were only acquaintances.

• Xiao Jin realized Yun Shan had sent Yun Yun away to keep her from interfering with a purge of the Misty Cloud Sect, and that Xiao Jin's actions had helped bring this about.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Jin to stay because the Amethyst Winged Lion King had sealed her Dou Qi, but he initially refused and tried to leave.
• Yun Yun's anger worsened her chest wound, and her tears persuaded Xiao Jin to stay until she healed; he then struck her rear when she kept arguing with him.
• Xiao Jin gave Yun Yun clean clothes and medical supplies, waited outside while she changed, and then roasted Magical Beast meat for them to eat.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Jin if he was annoyed with her, and he replied that they were only acquaintances who had met once.

Yun Yun broke her seal and began a breakthrough that Xiao Jin had to guard, only to keep advancing thanks to the Jade Marrow Flesh-Regenerating Pill. As she approached Six-Star Dou Emperor, Xiao Jin reconsidered her potential as a future partner and the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength.

• Xiao Jin kept Yun Yun away from the seasonings until she finally broke her seal and regained her Dou Emperor-level strength.
• Yun Yun’s cultivation began to break through, so Xiao Jin postponed his plans and guarded her in the mountain cave.
• Yun Yun reached Four-Star Dou Emperor after three hours, and Xiao Jin realized the Jade Marrow Flesh-Regenerating Pill was fueling her progress.
• Yun Yun advanced to Five-Star Dou Emperor the next day, while Xiao Jin sensed enough pill power remained for another breakthrough.
• Xiao Jin realized Yun Yun might reach Six-Star Dou Emperor and considered changing his attitude toward her and cooperating with her.

Yun Yun advanced to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor realm after refining the Imperial Extreme Pill, while mistaking Xiao Jin’s practical concern for affection. Xiao Jin and Yun Yun returned to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Jin asked about its size before the fight began.

• Yun Yun woke after advancing three stars, and Xiao Jin urged her to refine the Imperial Extreme Pill while he guarded her.
• Yun Yun spent five days refining the pill and broke through to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor realm; Xiao Jin gave her a Break Sect Pill and advised her to stabilize her cultivation before attempting to become a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Jin said he would beat the Amethyst Winged Lion King and take it as his mount, while Yun Yun insisted on accompanying him.
• Xiao Jin and Yun Yun returned to the Magic Beast Mountain Range’s core region, where the Amethyst Winged Lion King emerged and recognized Yun Yun.
• Xiao Jin asked whether the Amethyst Winged Lion King was at its largest size, and the beast explained that it usually kept its size down for easier movement.

Xiao Jin returned to Wutan City with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and arranged for it to guard the Xiao Clan in exchange for Shape-Shifting Pills. He reflected that the clan’s future depended on its members continuing to strive for strength.

• Xiao Jin brought Yun Yun to Wutan City, embraced her goodbye, and watched her return to the Misty Cloud Sect determined to reach Dou Zong within a year.
• Xiao Jin landed the Amethyst Winged Lion King on the Xiao Clan Rear Mountain, shocking Xiao Zhan and the elders.
• Xiao Jin gave the Amethyst Winged Lion King and its son Shape-Shifting Pills, prompting the beast to pledge its loyalty and guard the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Zhan that the Amethyst Winged Lion King would protect the clan and help evacuate its members if danger overwhelmed them.
• Xiao Jin considered the Xiao Clan’s progress and concluded that its members needed to keep pursuing strength for his efforts to change the clan’s fate.

Xiao Jin and Xun'er discussed her eventual return to the Ancient Clan, which she would need to face without him because of the danger and his lack of strength. When Jia Nan Academy began recruiting in Wutan City, Xiao Yu guided Xiao Jin and the others through the guarded entrance to the crowded square, where Instructor Ruolin greeted her.

• Xun'er told Xiao Jin that she might return to the Ancient Clan after reaching Peak Dou King, while he worried about the danger there and their coming separation.
• Xiao Jin and Xun'er agreed they still had at least two years together before she left to refine the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• When Jia Nan Academy began recruiting, Xiao Yu brought Xiao Jin and the others to the packed registration square and explained why the academy attracted young cultivators.
• Xiao Yu presented her token to Senior Ke, who let the group pass through the soldiers guarding the narrow entrance.
• After the group entered the square, a woman in red rushed over to Xiao Yu, embraced her, and teased her about gaining weight.

Xiao Yu brought the Xiao Clan members to Jia Nan Academy’s admissions area, where Luo Bu tried to use a Testing Crystal as an excuse to bother her. Xiao Yan answered Xiao Jin’s request to confront Luo Bu, revealing that he was a Dou Shi and preparing to fight him.

• Xiao Yu introduced Xueni and the Xiao Clan members, and Xueni warned her that Luo Bu had joined the admissions team and advanced to Four-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu’s friends teased her about the Xiao Clan’s handsome young men, so she linked arms with Xiao Yan to make Luo Bu jealous.
• Luo Bu offered the group his Testing Crystal, and Xiao Jin told Xiao Yan to help Xiao Yu deal with him.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Xiao Yu for an incident from their childhood, and she blushed as she accepted his apology.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Shi cultivation, startling Xueni and leaving Luo Bu sweating as Xiao Yan prepared to attack.

Xiao Yan defeated Luo Bu, and Ruolin arrived to welcome the new students and assess their potential for Jia Nan Academy. The Xiao Clan recruits’ extraordinary cultivation levels stunned everyone, especially when Qing Lin revealed she was a Two-Star Da Dou Shi.

• Xiao Yan defeated Luo Bu in one move and taunted him by offering a discount on healing medicine at the Marketplace in Wutan City.
• Ruolin appeared, greeted Xiao Yu, and invited the new students into the tent after treating Luo Bu’s injuries.
• Ruolin explained Jia Nan Academy’s potential rankings and began recording the students’ names, ages, and cultivation levels.
• Xiao Ning registered as a Two-Star Dou Zhe and Xiao Mei as a Three-Star Dou Zhe, surprising Ruolin.
• Xiao Yan registered as a Three-Star Dou Shi, leaving the tent stunned.
• Qing Lin announced she was a Two-Star Da Dou Shi and proved it by summoning Dou Qi Armor.

Xiao Yu, Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian revealed their extraordinary cultivation ranks during Jia Nan Academy's registration, before Xiao Jin privately disclosed that he was a sixteen-year-old Five-Star Dou King. He sought a recommendation to join the academy's Enforcement Team, and Ruolin agreed to report his case to the Vice Dean and accepted his invitation to stay with the Xiao Clan.

• Xun'er revealed she was a sixteen-year-old Eight-Star Dou Ling, and Xiao Yi Xian revealed she was a sixteen-year-old Nine-Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Jin asked to speak privately with Ruolin, who dismissed the other students and academy seniors from the tent.
• Xiao Jin revealed his Flame Wings and disclosed that he was a sixteen-year-old Five-Star Dou King.
• Xiao Jin explained that he wanted to join Jia Nan Academy's Enforcement Team to gain experience in the Black-Corner Region.
• Ruolin agreed to bring Xiao Jin back to the academy and report his situation to the Vice Dean.
• Xiao Jin invited Ruolin to stay with the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, and she accepted.

Ruolin visited the Xiao Clan and invited Xiao Jin and his companions to Jia Nan Academy, impressed by the clan’s rapid growth. After Ya Fei left Wutan City, the recruitment party departed by Griffin, heading toward Jia Nan Academy through the Black-Corner Region.

• Ruolin discovered that the Xiao Clan had gained several Da Dou Shi and that Xiao Zhan had advanced to Dou Ling, then spoke cordially with him and Xiao Jin.
• Xiao Jin teased Xiao Zhan about remarrying, but Xiao Zhan said he had no interest in it and reflected on his deceased wife.
• Before leaving Wutan City, Ya Fei asked Xiao Jin for a farewell hug, and Xun'er encouraged him to give her one; Xiao Jin hugged Ya Fei and explained that he wanted her to cultivate the Ninth-Grade Golden Pill he had given her.
• Ruolin assigned a Griffin to the Xiao Clan, and the Jia Nan Academy recruitment party boarded the flying beasts and set out for the academy.
• Ruolin explained that the journey would take several days and pass through the Black-Corner Region, where the Enforcement Team would meet them; Xiao Jin laughed, confident that his strength would keep danger at bay.

Xiao Jin warned Ruolin and the Jia Nan Academy group about a powerful ambush ahead after revealing his alchemy skills and asking for a favorable recommendation. The group halted before reaching the attackers, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• After seven days of travel, Ruolin met Instructor Huo De and his Enforcement Team, who were to escort the recruits onward.
• Xiao Jin gave Ruolin two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and claimed he was a Seventh-Grade Alchemist so she would strengthen his recommendation to Vice Dean Hu Gan.
• Xiao Jin explained that he wanted to join the Enforcement Team with enough autonomy to challenge powerful Black-Corner Region experts.
• Xiao Jin sensed an ambush more than ten kilometers ahead, including two Dou Kings, and warned Ruolin.
• Ruolin sent a signal to Huo De, and the group stopped before reaching the ambushers.

Xiao Jin discovered that the Blood Sect had set an ambush for Jia Nan Academy’s Enforcement Team and went alone to scout them. After learning their target was Huo De, he prepared to wipe them out.

• Ruolin told Huo De that Xiao Jin had sensed an ambush ahead, and Xiao Jin volunteered to investigate.
• Xiao Jin revealed his Dou King strength by taking flight, shocking Huo De and prompting Ruolin to explain his abilities and the recruits she had found.
• Xiao Jin circled behind the ambushers and detected the scent of blood, suspecting they belonged to the Blood Sect.
• Xiao Jin overheard the Blood Sect’s Young Sect Master say they planned to attack Jia Nan Academy’s group because Huo De had killed his friend.
• Xiao Jin realized the Blood Sect members had fallen into his one-man encirclement.

Xiao Jin ambushed the Blood Sect group targeting Jia Nan Academy’s Enforcement Team, killing dozens with his Fire Poison Pulse Devouring Finger while leaving Fan Ling and two Dou Wangs alive. As the recruitment convoy prepared for a possible attack, Xiao Jin confronted the remaining Dou Wangs.

• Xiao Jin used his Emperor Realm Soul to hide his actions from Fan Ling and the two leading Dou Wangs, then killed dozens of Blood Sect members with the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Jin released the illusion after dealing with the group except Fan Ling and the two Dou Wangs.
• On the Griffin convoy, Xun'er told Qing Lin that Xiao Yan was refining a Green Spirit Pill, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin compared his alchemy unfavorably with Xiao Jin's.
• Ruolin warned Xun'er and the others that Xiao Jin had found an ambush and asked them to guard the recruitment team against anyone who got past him.
• Qing Lin summoned the Blazing Fire Flame Snake to patrol the convoy, and Xun'er and the others prepared to fight as Xiao Jin attacked the two remaining Dou Wangs.

Xiao Jin defeated Fan Ling and the Blood Sect’s two Dou Kings, then declared that he would confront Fan Lao in person within half a month. The Blood Sect’s surviving men were left dead, while Fan Lao could witness Fan Ling’s final moments through the Blood Memory Mirror.

• Xiao Jin used the Three Thousand Burning Flame and his defensive techniques to withstand the two Dou Kings’ attacks and counter them.
• Fan Ling struck Xiao Jin with a treasured blade, but Xiao Jin stopped it with his palm and wounded Fan Ling’s hand.
• Fan Ling fled after a Dou King urged him to escape, but Xiao Jin killed him with Calamity Fire Flash.
• Xiao Jin addressed Fan Lao through the Blood Memory Mirror and said he would come to the Blood Sect within half a month.
• Xiao Jin summoned flaming dragons that killed the two Dou Kings.