Chapter Summaries

Gu Fengchen unleashed a devastating sword strike that wiped out the Snake People Tribe warriors in the forest. After making sure they were all dead, he sensed his chance to break through to Dou Emperor and swiftly left the battlefield.

• Gu Fengchen’s overwhelming Sword Intent dispelled the mist and terrified the Jia Ma Empire soldiers and Snake People Tribe warriors.
• Gu Fengchen brought down a massive sword strike, splitting the Crimson Flying Sword and cutting a ravine through the forest as hundreds of Snake People Tribe warriors died.
• Gu Fengchen pursued the fleeing Snake People Tribe warriors and killed them with the Red Plum Sword.
• Gu Fengchen checked the corpses to ensure none were playing dead, then sensed an opportunity to break through to Dou Emperor and left.

Gu Fengchen broke through from Peak Dou King to Dou Emperor in a hidden cave deep in the mountains. His meridians, flesh, blood, bones, and organs were transformed, leaving him a newly established Dou Emperor.

• Gu Fengchen dug a cave, concealed its entrance, and set Poison Dou Qi restrictions around the area.
• Gu Fengchen relaxed and drew in the energy of heaven and earth, using the Taotie Seal to purify it into Dou Qi.
• Gu Fengchen’s condensed Dou Qi transformed his meridians, flesh, blood, bones, and internal organs.
• Gu Fengchen broke through to Dou Emperor and declared that he had finally succeeded.

Gu Fengchen emerged from seclusion after breaking through to One-Star Dou Emperor and considered his new strength and possible plans. He went to Yaoye’s sleeping palace to cultivate with her and help her advance.

• Gu Fengchen emerged from his cave and tested the strength and senses he had gained in seclusion.
• Gu Fengchen realized he had reached One-Star Dou Emperor and considered refining a Seventh-Grade Pill, visiting Jia Nan Academy, and obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Gu Fengchen arrived at Yaoye’s sleeping palace while the Jia Ma Empire’s war with the Snake People Tribe continued.
• Gu Fengchen went to Yaoye’s private chamber, intending to use their cultivation technique to help her and make use of the excess energy in his body.

Gu Fengchen entered Yaoye’s sleeping palace after the battle and found her hiding beneath the blanket. He teased and kissed her, while Yaoye felt shy but accepted his affection.

• Gu Fengchen entered Yaoye’s sleeping palace and looked around the lavish room.
• Gu Fengchen found Yaoye under the blanket, then bathed in the water she had used.
• Yaoye asked who was bathing, and Gu Fengchen admitted it was him before teasing her.
• Gu Fengchen embraced Yaoye from behind and kissed her.
• Yaoye blushed and twisted uneasily, thinking that Gu Fengchen was the only young man worthy of marrying her.

Nalan Yanran read a romantic storybook and struggled with her feelings for Gu Fengchen, while Yun Yun teased her. At the front lines, Gu Fengchen comforted Yaoye as she reacted to his bullying.

• Nalan Yanran read a storybook beside Yun Yun, who teased her for being more enthusiastic about reading than cultivation.
• Nalan Yanran imagined Gu Fengchen as the storybook's hero and wondered if she could compete with Yun Yun for him.
• Yun Yun woke when Nalan Yanran tossed and turned, and Nalan Yanran protested that she was only turning over.
• At the front lines, Yaoye blushed and complained that Gu Fengchen had bullied her despite her status as the Imperial Eldest Princess.
• Gu Fengchen told Yaoye not to be afraid because he was there.

Gu Fengchen grew closer to Yaoye, then woke after a peaceful night with her. Meanwhile, Snake People commanders Nan She and Yue Mei waited at Ring City for news of Black Venom.

• Gu Fengchen reassured Yaoye that he cherished her beyond her status as the Imperial Eldest Princess, and they spent the night together.
• Gu Fengchen woke beside Yaoye after sleeping peacefully.
• Nan She and Yue Mei stood watch on Ring City's walls.
• Nan She asked Yue Mei why there was still no news of Black Venom.

Nan She rallied the Snake People Tribe army to avenge Black Poison and ordered an assault on Desert City. The siege began as Gu Fengchen watched from the city wall.

• Nan She learned that Black Poison's grain-interception squad had vanished and worried about the loss to the Snake People Tribe's strength and morale.
• A Snake People Tribe soldier rushed to Nan She with news of an emergency.
• At Desert City, Nalan Feng saw a massive enemy force approaching and called out a warning.
• Gu Fengchen returned to the front line and saw the Snake People Tribe army advancing under Nan She, who believed Black Poison had died in a Jia Ma Empire ambush.
• Nan She invoked Black Poison's death and the Snake People Tribe's blood feud, raising his soldiers' resolve.
• Nan She pointed his saber at Desert City and ordered the army to siege the city.

The Snake People Tribe launched a siege on Desert City, where Yaoye and Gu Fengchen watched the Jia Ma Empire's defenses repel its first assault. The Siege Vehicles kept advancing toward the walls, carrying elite Snake People who could break through the defenders' fire once they arrived.

• The Snake People Tribe advanced on Desert City with Siege Vehicles, ladders, battering rams, and troops carrying ranged weapons.
• Yaoye stood in armor atop the city walls beside Gu Fengchen, who had reached the Dou Emperor realm.
• Nalan Feng ordered the cannons to fire, killing more than a thousand Snake People warriors in the opening assault.
• The city defenders fired formation-inscribed bed-crossbow bolts at the Snake People of Da Dou Shi level.
• The Siege Vehicles continued toward the walls, protected by peak Da Dou Shi and carrying the Snake People Tribe's elite forces.

Jia Ma Empire forces fought the Snake People Tribe outside Desert City as Nalan Feng led a cavalry charge to destroy the enemy siege vehicles. A Snake People Tribe Da Dou Shi confronted Nalan Feng in the clash.

• Captured Jia Ma Empire soldiers watched the battle from the Snake People Tribe’s rear lines and recognized the golden light near Desert City as a sign of the legendary man who had killed Mu Chen.
• Jia Ma Empire cannons and rune-inscribed crossbow bolts temporarily suppressed the Snake People Tribe’s forces.
• Nalan Feng led the Heavy Cavalry out of Desert City to attack the Snake People Tribe’s Siege Vehicles.
• Nan She’s prepared Saber unit charged from the flank and met Nalan Feng’s cavalry head-on.
• A Snake People Tribe Da Dou Shi leaped at Nalan Feng and struck toward his face with a powerful fist.

The Jia Ma Empire army fought the Snake People Tribe but was forced to retreat to Desert City, where its supplies were nearly exhausted and it was surrounded. As the commanders planned a decisive battle, Gu Fengchen volunteered to face Yan Ci, a powerful Snake People Tribe Dou Wang.

• Nalan Feng battled a Snake People Tribe Da Dou Shi while Yaoye took command and directed the Jia Ma Empire forces.
• The battle lasted from day into night, costing the Jia Ma Empire five thousand soldiers before its army retreated to Desert City; the Snake People Tribe also withdrew twenty li after heavy losses.
• Nan She’s forces surrounded the Jia Ma Empire’s Defending Army and cut off its supply routes, leaving Desert City close to running out of provisions.
• Yaoye and Nalan Su’s factions met in a secret chamber, where Yaoye explained the siege and Nalan Feng proposed a decisive battle the next day.
• Nalan Feng warned that Yan Ci, a combat-focused Dou Wang, had arrived at the Snake People Tribe’s central command tent, and Gu Fengchen said he would handle him.

As the Snake People Tribe launched another assault on Desert City, Gu Fengchen used the Crimson Plum Saber to destroy a siege vehicle that cannon fire could not stop. The battle continued as the attacking forces pressed toward the city walls.

• Two Jia Ma Empire sentries joked while waiting for their shift to end, then spotted Snake People Tribe flags in the mist and sounded the alarm.
• The Jia Ma Empire's Defending Army assembled on the walls as the Snake People Tribe advanced with siege vehicles guarded by peak-level Da Dou Shi.
• Gu Fengchen watched a siege vehicle reach the wall, and the cannons only cracked it despite several direct hits.
• Gu Fengchen sent the Crimson Plum Saber through the siege vehicle's load-bearing pillars, causing it to collapse.

Gu Fengchen’s sudden display of Dou Emperor-level power lifted the Jia Ma Empire Defending Army’s morale, prompting Yan Ci to lead a desperate assault on the defenders. Yan Ci and Yue Mei charged with Snake People Tribe elites, intending to kill Gu Fengchen and retake the initiative.

• Gu Fengchen unleashed Sword Intent that pierced several Snake People Tribe warriors and halted their advance.
• The Jia Ma Empire Defending Army cheered for Gu Feng, while Yan Ci and Nan She discussed Gu Fengchen’s strength and influence.
• Yan Ci decided one Dou Emperor could not turn the battle and ordered the Snake People Tribe to attack before the defenders’ morale rose further.
• Yan Ci and Yue Mei charged the Jia Ma Empire Defending Army with a group of Snake People Tribe elites, the weakest of whom were Peak Dou Shi.

As the Snake People launched their decisive assault, Yaoye deployed the hidden Godslayer Ballistas, but Yan Ci broke through the barrage and rallied the attackers. Gu Fengchen sensed the battle turning against them when a black-robed figure appeared and a strange force began slowing the flow of Dou Qi.

• Yaoye ordered the Godslayer Ballistas brought to the walls and admitted she had kept the weapon secret from Gu Fengchen.
• Yaoye commanded the defenders to fire their ballistas, cannons, and arrows at Yan Ci, Yue Mei, and the other Snake People experts.
• Yan Ci shattered the incoming crossbow bolts with Dou Qi Streams, allowing the Snake People army to advance and push the Siege Vehicles three li forward.
• Yaoye noticed the Jia Ma Empire soldiers growing afraid as the Snake People renewed their assault.
• Gu Fengchen formed his Indestructible Golden Body and questioned why the Snake People were still confident despite their losses.
• A black-robed figure rushed from the crowd, and Gu Fengchen felt an invisible force alter the Heaven and Earth Rules and slow his Dou Qi.

Gu Fengchen fought a Poison Master who attacked with Gu Worms and a venom-coated crescent blade. The opponent revealed a heavily scaled arm, leaving Gu Fengchen facing an enemy with more hidden abilities than he had expected.

• The black-robed man chased Gu Fengchen and unleashed silver strands that transformed into Gu Worms when they hit the ground.
• Gu Fengchen suspected the enemy had been sent by the Chu Yun Empire and tried to escape rather than risk being infected by the Gu Worms.
• The Poison Master pursued Gu Fengchen and attacked with a poison-coated crescent blade, whose venom corroded the Red Plum Sword.
• Gu Fengchen blocked the Poison Master's next strike and noticed his arm was covered in dense blue-black scales.

Gu Fengchen confronted a Chu Yun Empire Poison Master whose arm had been replaced with a magical beast claw, leaving him warped and mindless. Gu Fengchen used Sound Absorption Technique to stun him and cut off his head.

• Gu Fengchen recognized the Poison Master's scaled claw and the dangerous Branch Corpse Snake venom coating his blade.
• The Poison Master attacked relentlessly, driven out of reason by the side effects of his magical beast arm transplant.
• Gu Fengchen struck aside the Poison Master's blade with the Red Plum Sword.
• Gu Fengchen used Sound Absorption Technique to briefly shut down the Poison Master's mind.
• Gu Fengchen seized the opening and severed the Poison Master's head.

Gu Fengchen killed the Poison Master and a Two-Headed Black Python, rallying the Jia Ma Empire’s soldiers. Yan Ci then charged onto the city wall to fight him, and their collision left them crashing across the wall.

• Gu Fengchen killed the Poison Master, prompting Yan Ci to recognize that he was a Dou Emperor.
• Gu Fengchen attacked and killed a man and woman who transformed into a Two-Headed Black Python.
• Angry that Gu Fengchen had taken the glory, Yan Ci ignored Nan She's advice to withdraw and led the Snake People in an assault on the city wall.
• Yan Ci reached the wall and charged at Gu Fengchen, who leaped into the air and fired Dou Qi Streams at him.
• Yan Ci endured the attack with his scaled body, slammed into Gu Fengchen, and sent them crashing into craters across the wall.

Gu Fengchen battled Yan Ci on Desert City's walls, using his sword and fire attacks to repel him and devastate the Snake People Tribe soldiers. Yan Ci passed a piece of Gu Fengchen's clothing to Nan She, whose Curse Kill struck Gu Fengchen with debilitating pain.

• Gu Fengchen endured Yan Ci's punch and wounded him with the Red Plum Sword, knocking him off the city wall.
• Gu Fengchen summoned a huge fireball and rained fire down on the Snake People Tribe soldiers, killing many of them.
• Gu Fengchen and Yan Ci exchanged blows, and Yan Ci realized Gu Fengchen's weapon gave him an advantage.
• Yan Ci grew more relentless and secretly tossed a corner of Gu Fengchen's clothing to Nan She.
• Nan She used Curse Kill on Gu Fengchen, making him bleed and suffer splitting pain in his head.

Gu Fengchen fought Yan Ci, the Snake People Tribe's strongest commander in Combat Power, and found that Yan Ci's saber attacks could rival a Dou Emperor's might. As Yan Ci leaped in for another attack, Gu Fengchen stood his ground and raised Red Plum to meet him.

• Yan Ci drew his broad black saber and attacked, but Gu Fengchen evaded the first strike.
• Yan Ci pressed forward with a sweeping blade attack that split the ground, and Gu Fengchen blocked it with a Dou Qi Barrier before being blasted backward.
• Gu Fengchen fused Dou Qi with Sword Qi and Heavenly Flames to unleash a Meteor Fire Shower at Yan Ci.
• Yan Ci swept away Gu Fengchen's Sword Qi with his blade and leaped into the air for another attack.
• Gu Fengchen raised Red Plum and met Yan Ci head-on.

Gu Fengchen fought Yan Ci through the night, overpowering the Peak Dou King with his combat skills and physical strength. When Yan Ci’s blade attacked, Gu Fengchen recognized it as the Wave-Breaking Saber and realized the Chu Yun Empire had played a role in the conflict.

• Gu Fengchen and Yan Ci continued their battle from day until late at night outside Desert City.
• Gu Fengchen evaded Yan Ci’s punch, seized his wrist, and struck him with a palm chop and a powerful knee.
• Yan Ci staggered back after the blow, then his Wave-Breaking Saber slashed toward Gu Fengchen.
• Gu Fengchen recognized the weapon as the Wave-Breaking Saber, a legendary weapon of the Chu Yun Empire.
• Gu Fengchen recalled the empire’s founding legend and concluded that its Poison Masters’ earlier sneak attack had not been a coincidence.

Gu Fengchen fought Yan Ci and evaded his fierce saber attacks until Yan Ci's stored Saber Intent began to run out. The battle left Desert City’s outskirts in ruins, while Yan Ci wondered how Gu Fengchen’s Dou Qi reserves could be so vast.

• Gu Fengchen and Yan Ci exchanged rapid blows as the soldiers of the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People Tribe stopped fighting to watch.
• Gu Fengchen unleashed a torrent of sword phantoms, but Yan Ci met his attack with increasingly fierce saber strikes.
• Gu Fengchen avoided Yan Ci’s attacks and drew out the battle for a quarter of an hour, devastating the open ground before Desert City.
• Yan Ci paused as his accumulated Saber Intent weakened, while Gu Fengchen asked whether he still had strength to continue.
• Yan Ci wondered how Gu Fengchen could keep using his movement technique without tiring or exhausting his Dou Qi.