Recaps

After choosing Powerful Soul Talent, Dou Di Inheritance, and an innate Fire Spirit Body in an online hypothetical, Xiao Yan reincarnated as the protagonist of Battle Through the Heavens. Fifteen years later, he had gained powerful soul and body advantages but remained stuck at Dou Qi Eight Stage as his cultivation drained away, and the clan leader summoned him to the main hall.

• Xiao Yan chose options two, three, and five in a comment, then blacked out and awoke as a newborn son of Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yan spent fifteen years following the original protagonist’s path, reaching Dou Qi Eight Stage while his cultivation continued to drain away.
• Xiao Yan reflected that his Soul Talent had raised his soul power to Tier 3 Alchemist level and his Dou Di Inheritance had given him powerful body-refining methods and skills.
• Xiao Yan remained unsure how his Fire Spirit Body worked because he was still at the Dou Qi stage and could not cultivate methods or absorb special flames.
• A Xiao Clan servant summoned Xiao Yan to the main hall, where he expected his fiancée to break off their engagement and Yao Lao to reveal himself.

Xiao Yan stopped Nalan Yanran from humiliating the Xiao Clan, defeated her with ease, and saw the Misty Cloud Sect leave after the betrothal was dissolved. At the back mountain, he met Yao Lao and accepted him as his teacher.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Clan main hall and realized Nalan Yanran had come to end their betrothal.
• Xiao Yan interrupted Nalan Yanran, challenged her, and declared that if he won, she would accept his letter of annulment.
• Xiao Yan snapped Nalan Yanran's sword with two fingers and sent her fleeing after she vowed to challenge him again in three years.
• Xiao Yan left the hall and detected a soul fluctuation from his mother's heirloom ring at the back mountain.
• Yao Lao admitted that he had absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi while asleep in the ring and offered to teach him alchemy and powerful techniques.
• Xiao Yan bowed and accepted Yao Lao as his teacher.

After regaining his cultivation, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Zhe and chose Yao Lao’s evolvable Flame Mantra over safer cultivation methods. He began practicing the Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra and planned to seek the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s blood essence and amethyst source.

• Xiao Yan’s talent returned after Yao Lao stopped draining his Dou Qi, and he reached the ninth stage in three days while continuing to study pill refining.
• Xiao Yan condensed a Dou Qi Vortex and successfully broke through to Dou Zhe without using Qi Gathering Powder.
• Yao Lao offered Xiao Yan a lower Earth rank cultivation method and the lower Yellow rank Flame Mantra, and Xiao Yan chose the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan began practicing the Heaven rank Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra, which could strengthen his body and awaken innate abilities by absorbing magical beast blood essence and spiritual treasures.
• Xiao Yan decided to seek the Amethyst Winged Lion King and his companion amethyst source in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Over eight months, Xiao Yan strengthened his cultivation, alchemy, and physical abilities while preparing to grow powerful enough to face the threats around the Misty Cloud Sect with certainty. At the Xiao Clan coming-of-age ceremony, he arrived with Xiao Xun'er, and his name was finally called for the test.

• Xiao Yan decided to spend the coming year improving his cultivation, alchemy, and Dou Techniques rather than rushing into dangerous opportunities, and he learned the Xuan Rank High-Level Eight Extremities Collapse.
• After eight months, Xiao Yan reached Nine-Star Dou Zhe, became a second-grade Alchemist, and strengthened his body to rival a third-tier magical beast.
• Xiao Xun'er came to fetch Xiao Yan for the coming-of-age ceremony, and he walked with her while holding her hand.
• Xiao Yan's arrival prompted Xiao Zhan to signal Xiao Ying to begin the ceremony, while the Xiao Clan disciples kept quiet about him.
• At the ceremony, Xiao Ying called Xiao Yan's name for his turn at the Black Stone Test Stele.

Xiao Yan revealed his restored cultivation at the Xiao Clan coming-of-age ceremony, then gave Xiao Xun'er a secret technique that could purify bloodlines. Xiao Xun'er learned that he knew about her hidden guard and accepted the gift, moved by its immense value.

• Xiao Yan completed the coming-of-age ritual and tested at Nine-Star Dou Zhe, stunning the Xiao Clan and its guests.
• Xiao Xun'er tested at One-Star Dou Zhe and asked Xiao Yan what gift he had prepared for her.
• Xiao Yan took Xiao Xun'er to her room and asked her to send Elder Ling away before presenting the gift.
• Xiao Yan showed Xiao Xun'er a scroll containing a secret technique for purifying bloodlines.
• Xiao Xun'er recognized the technique's value and tearfully called Xiao Yan's name.

After three months of cultivation, Xiao Yan reached seven-star Dou Master, strengthened his body and soul, and prepared to leave the Xiao Clan to pursue opportunities. He entrusted Xiao Zhan with pills and the clan’s affairs, then quietly set out for Green Mountain Town.

• Xiao Yan advanced to seven-star Dou Master, raised his body to Tier Four, and advanced his soul power to the fourth tier after obtaining and absorbing a Tier Five Magical Beast corpse.
• Xiao Xun'er left aboard Jia Nan Academy's Flying Boat after telling Xiao Yan that the Ancient Clan would eventually send someone to take her back.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan he was leaving to train and warned him that the clan’s growing wealth attracted stronger factions.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Zhan a Storage Ring of pills, including two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, and revealed that Yao Lao was his master.
• Xiao Yan gathered his belongings, left the Xiao Clan quietly, and headed for Green Mountain Town.

Xiao Yan traded a Tier 2 Medicinal Pill for Ten Thousand Herb Pavilion’s Yellow Lotus Essence and discovered a piece of Blood Lotus Essence among it. Xiao Yi Xian proposed leading him to a hidden cave in exchange for learning about alchemy, and after they agreed to set out the next day, Xiao Yan knocked out five mercenaries who threatened him over her.

• Mr. Yao gave Xiao Yan all the pavilion’s Yellow Lotus Essence in exchange for a Tier 2 Medicinal Pill, unaware that one piece was Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Yi Xian followed Xiao Yan and asked whether he was an Alchemist, then offered to share the location of a hidden cave in exchange for alchemy instruction.
• Xiao Yan agreed to visit the cave with Xiao Yi Xian the next day, despite warning her that she might lack the talent to become an Alchemist.
• Five mercenaries confronted Xiao Yan and ordered him to stay away from Xiao Yi Xian, claiming their young regiment leader liked her.
• Xiao Yan punched all five mercenaries unconscious and warned himself that he would not show mercy if they troubled him again.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian entered a hidden cave and looted its secret chamber, where Xiao Yan acquired valuable items and shared herbs and a poison manual with her. After they left, a group of mercenaries blocked their only path out.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian descended a cliff to reach the concealed cave, and Xiao Yan broke open its stone door with one punch.
• Xiao Yan took the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and let Xiao Yi Xian keep the other Medicinal Herbs.
• Xiao Yan memorized the three scrolls, gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and found a hidden small scroll inside the skeleton.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian left the cave, but more than a dozen mercenaries appeared on the path and blocked their way.

Xiao Yan killed Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group mercenaries who had cornered him and Xiao Yi Xian in the cave. After washing up, he agreed to follow Xiao Yi Xian to a secluded valley, where he could teach her alchemy and improve his strength.

• Mu Li confronted Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, demanding their opportunity and threatening them after Feilin revealed the cave's location.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Master strength, but Mu Li still ordered the mercenaries to attack him together.
• The mercenaries fled when Xiao Yan struck Mu Li, and Xiao Yan killed them all as they tried to escape through the cave.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian left the cave, found a river, and Xiao Yan washed and changed while Xiao Yi Xian watched.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she would not return to the Ten Thousand Herb Pavilion and invited Xiao Yan to a secluded valley, where he planned to train and later pursue the Purple Gold Winged Lion King.

Xiao Yan spent more than a month training in Xiao Yi Xian’s hidden valley, mastering Purple Cloud Wings and beginning to learn Flame Burst Fist while advancing his cultivation and preparing to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King. When purple and pale green light collided in the distance, he flew toward the battle, leaving Xiao Yi Xian behind.

• Xiao Yi Xian brought Xiao Yan to her secluded valley, where they agreed to live together while he taught her alchemy and she handled their daily needs.
• Xiao Yan chose the Lower Earth Rank Dou Technique Flame Burst Fist and prioritized mastering it alongside the flying Dou Technique Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yan mastered Purple Cloud Wings on his first day, while Yao Lao refined another Blood Lotus Pill for him.
• After more than a month, Xiao Yan had advanced to an Eight-Star Dou Master and gotten started with Flame Burst Fist, though his Dou Qi limited how often he could use it.
• Xiao Yan comforted Xiao Yi Xian after she gave up on becoming an Alchemist and promised to refine pills for her without charge.
• Xiao Yan spotted purple and pale green radiance colliding above the Magical Beast Mountain Range, unfurled Purple Cloud Wings, and flew off after telling Xiao Yi Xian he would return soon.

Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King to obtain Purple Spirit Crystal for Nalan Yanran’s cultivation pills, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao waited for a chance to intervene. Xiao Yan ambushed the wounded Lion King, but Yun Yun was struck by its Amethyst Seal and fell into the forest.

• Yun Yun offered the Amethyst Winged Lion King three Tier Five Magic Cores and cultivation techniques for Purple Spirit Crystal, but he demanded a Humanoid Transformation Pill and refused to trade.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao hid nearby and planned to strike after Yun Yun and the Lion King weakened each other.
• As Yun Yun and the Lion King prepared their finishing moves, Yao Lao possessed Xiao Yan and lent him immense power.
• Xiao Yan killed two Tier Five Magical Beasts watching the fight, while a third fled.
• Xiao Yan struck the Amethyst Winged Lion King with Flame Burst as Yun Yun’s Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill hit it, leaving the beast severely weakened.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Amethyst Seal struck Yun Yun and sent her into the forest.

Xiao Yan killed the Amethyst Winged Lion King, rescued the injured Yun Yun, and brought her back to the small valley, where Xiao Yi Xian treated her wounds. He coerced Yun Yun into serving him for a month and then flew to the Lion King's cave to loot it.

• Xiao Yan finished off the Amethyst Winged Lion King and stored its corpse in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan found Yun Yun injured in a tree, covered her with a robe, and carried her to the small valley.
• Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun a healing pill, and Xiao Yi Xian treated and bandaged her wounds while Xiao Yan explained what had happened.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun she had to serve under his command for one month, claiming he had mixed something into her pill that he would remove after that time.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave to loot it, while Xiao Yi Xian stayed to look after Yun Yun.

Xiao Yan looted the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, swallowed most of its Companion Amethyst Source, and surged from Eight-Star Dou Master to Six-Star Da Dou Shi. The chapter left him with a mature Purple Flame, stable Dou Qi, and plans to absorb the Beast Flame and strengthen his body.

• Xiao Yan reached the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, collected the guard beasts' corpses, and sensed a powerful beast in the right-hand cave.
• Xiao Yan had Yao Lao possess him, then killed the Fifth Rank Magical Beast that had slain the cub and stored both corpses and the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Xiao Yan found the Companion Amethyst Source, filled six jade bottles, and swallowed the contents of five.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation soared from Eight-Star Dou Master to Six-Star Da Dou Shi as he absorbed the Companion Amethyst Source.
• Yao Lao worried that Xiao Yan's rapid breakthroughs had destabilized his Dou Qi, but Xiao Yan showed him that it was condensed and stable.
• Xiao Yan's Purple Flame matured, leaving him ready to absorb the Beast Flame and use the magical beast corpses to strengthen his body.

Xiao Yan returned from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and refined pills while Yun Yun recovered in the valley. After giving Yun Yun the false name Xiao Huo, he left her shocked by his alchemy and prepared to absorb the Purple Flame.

• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan not to absorb the Purple Flame before refining Vein-Protecting Pills, so Xiao Yan returned to the valley.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian helping Yun Yun walk and told Xiao Yi Xian to rest while he prepared to refine pills.
• When Yun Yun asked his name, Xiao Yan called himself Xiao Huo from the Black-Corner Region, and Yun Yun introduced herself as Yun Zhi.
• Xiao Yan refined Vein-Protecting Pills, Ice Heart Pills, and Spirit Awakening Pills through the night while Yun Yun watched.
• Yun Yun realized Xiao Yan was at least a highly capable Tier 3 Alchemist, while Xiao Yan prepared to absorb the Purple Flame.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Purple Flame, evolving the Burning Mantra and advancing his cultivation to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi. He then returned to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave to absorb the magical beast corpses he had stored.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the Purple Flame with the Burning Mantra, which advanced from Lower Yellow Rank to Intermediate Yellow Rank.
• Xiao Yan broke through from Six-Star Da Dou Shi to Eight-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian to conceal his real name from Yun Yun and use Xiao Huo instead, explaining that Yun Yun had been his former fiancée's teacher.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and released the magical beast corpses from his Storage Rings.

Xiao Yan absorbed magical beast blood essence to break through to the Fifth Rank, transforming his physique and nearing physical perfection. As he left the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, he sensed something drawing his body toward the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Yao Lao detected a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Yan gathered blood essence from three Tier Five Magical Beasts and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then used the Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra to strengthen his body.
• After the Tier Five and Tier Six blood essence proved insufficient, Yao Lao extracted blood essence from Rank Three Magical Beasts while Xiao Yan absorbed it.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Amethyst Winged Lion King Cub's blood essence and broke through to the Fifth Rank, transforming his physique.
• Yao Lao remarked on Xiao Yan's body-refining technique and told him to dress and return before the girl worried.
• As Xiao Yan prepared to fly toward the small valley, he sensed something in the mountain range's depths attracting his physique, and Yao Lao detected the aura of a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yan followed a Heavenly Flame’s aura into a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where he discovered the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame guarded by a half-step Seventh Rank magical beast and fled. He returned to the valley to find Xiao Yi Xian acting strangely around him, then noticed an unusual fishy smell after she left.

• Xiao Yan sensed a Heavenly Flame’s aura in the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and persuaded Yao Lao to investigate with him.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao entered a cave, encountered a half-step Seventh Rank magical beast, and escaped after identifying the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame within.
• Yao Lao explained that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had likely helped the cave’s guardian grow powerful, while Xiao Yan resolved to increase his strength before trying to obtain it.
• Xiao Yi Xian waited anxiously for Xiao Yan in the valley, and Yun Yun watched her while recovering from the Amethyst Seal.
• Xiao Yan returned, and Xiao Yi Xian blushed, stammered, and hurried inside after he touched her forehead; Xiao Yan then noticed a fishy smell where she had stood.

Xiao Yan obtained the Wood-Attribute Magic Core he needed and refined a high-quality Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill after Yun Yun recovered and broke her seal. He arranged to trade pills for Beast Flames and prepared to take Yun Yun hunting Tier Six Magical Beasts, then went to check on Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yan killed a Tier Four Three-Headed Jackal Wood Wolf and obtained its Wood-Attribute Magic Core, completing the ingredients for the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill.
• Yun Yun broke the Amethyst Seal and agreed to follow Xiao Yan's orders for one month.
• Xiao Yan refined a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill while Yun Yun stood guard, and Yun Yun asked him to make more for her.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun agreed that she would search for Beast Flames in exchange for his pills.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun to accompany him to hunt Tier Six Magical Beasts for their heart essence blood, then headed to the wooden house to see whether Xiao Yi Xian had awakened.

Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious after her Woe Poison Body erupted and stayed by her bedside until she woke. He reassured her that he accepted her as a companion and promised that a Poison Pill Method could control her poison, leaving Xiao Yi Xian comforted as he and Yun Yun returned to their work.

• Xiao Yan discovered Xiao Yi Xian unconscious in the wooden hut with her face stained seven colors and recognized that her Woe Poison Body had erupted.
• Xiao Yan waited beside Xiao Yi Xian while Yun Yun watched him and felt envious of the attention he gave her.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke, hid her poisonous powder, and tearfully asked Xiao Yan whether he would leave her.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian that he had long known about her Woe Poison Body, accepted her as a companion, and knew a Poison Pill Method that could control it.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian not to secretly eat poison again, then left with Yun Yun after she woke.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yi Xian that Xiao Huo had watched over her nearly all day, then hurried after him.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun hunted three Sixth-Rank Magical Beast overlords to strengthen Xiao Yan, then prepared to enter the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. They set off to face a Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast, while Xiao Yi Xian remained in the valley.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun joined forces to kill three Sixth-Rank Magical Beast overlords and several Tier Five Magical Beasts, leaving some intelligent beasts alive to prevent chaos.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the beasts’ essence blood, strengthening his physique to the upper tier of Tier Five, while the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill raised his cultivation to Nine-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan completed a second Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill and gave it to Yun Yun, who promised to help him in their next battle.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun left Xiao Yi Xian in the valley and flew toward the deepest part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range to pursue the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and confront a Half-Step Tier Seven Magical Beast.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun attacked the Silver Moon Wolf King, with Xiao Yan drawing its attention while Yun Yun landed a devastating surprise strike. When the wounded beast aimed a powerful beam at Yun Yun, Xiao Yan rushed to shield her with his own body.

• Xiao Yan gave Yun Yun the Purple Spirit Crystal, and they began their plan to attack the Silver Moon Wolf King.
• With Yao Lao possessing him, Xiao Yan raised his strength to Peak Dou Emperor and challenged the beast outside its cave.
• Xiao Yan dodged the Silver Moon Wolf King's beams, endured a claw wound, and struck its chest with flames.
• Yun Yun attacked from the forest and grievously wounded the Silver Moon Wolf King with a wind tornado.
• The Silver Moon Wolf King aimed a powerful beam at Yun Yun, so Xiao Yan rushed to her and turned his back toward the attack.

After Xiao Yan survived the Silver Moon Wolf King's devastating attack, Yun Yun killed the beast and carried him toward the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. His unusual constitution let him approach the Heavenly Flame unharmed, and he prepared to absorb it with Yao Lao's guidance.

• Xiao Yan endured the Silver Moon Wolf King's beam until it exhausted itself, while Yun Yun panicked over his severe injuries.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun to kill the Silver Moon Wolf King and take him to the flame in its cave, and Yun Yun attacked the beast with Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill.
• Yun Yun killed the wounded Silver Moon Wolf King, then carried Xiao Yan toward the cave before the flames' heat stopped her from advancing.
• Xiao Yan recovered rapidly near the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, entered the cave alone, and found that the Heavenly Flame welcomed him.
• Yao Lao learned that Xiao Yan had received many inheritances from birth and advised him to use the Blood Lotus Pill and Ice Spirit Cold Spring before absorbing the flame.
• Xiao Yan sat down with the protective items and prepared to absorb the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, whose power was divided among his Spirit Container, body, and cultivation. After gaining a major increase in strength, he hinted to Yao Lao that he had received another benefit.

• Xiao Yan retrieved the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame's core seed, swallowed it, and guided it through his body with the Burning Mantra.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a Spirit Container, which Xiao Yan absorbed into his body.
• Xiao Yan's Spirit Devouring Body Forging Mantra, Fire Spirit Body, and Burning Mantra divided the flame's power and triggered repeated cycles of bodily destruction and reforging.
• After the flame's energy ran out, Xiao Yan reached peak Fifth Rank and said he was close to the Sixth Rank.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that his cultivation had risen from Nine-Star Da Dou Shi to Three-Star Dou Ling and that his technique had reached the initial Xuan Rank.
• When Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to focus on practicing Dou Skills and alchemy, Xiao Yan said he had gained more than he had revealed.

Xiao Yan explained that his Higher Heaven Rank Body Refining Technique had awakened the Myriad Beast talent, then discussed his plans and complicated relationship with Yun Zhi. As Yun Yun waited outside the cave, she resolved to prepare Yun Yanran to succeed her as sect leader and imagined a future with Xiao Huo.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that absorbing the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had awakened Myriad Beast, which made magical beasts friendly toward him, strengthened his attacks against them, and let him improve beasts through his blood.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan to conceal Myriad Beast’s third effect, and Xiao Yan said he would travel to the Tagor Desert rather than return home so he could grow stronger and see his brothers.
• Xiao Yan revealed that Yun Zhi was the Misty Cloud Sect leader and his former fiancée’s teacher, and Yao Lao warned that their relationship could become awkward when the Three-Year Agreement arrived.
• Yao Lao left Xiao Yan to face the situation himself, and Xiao Yan decided to deal with it when it came.
• Yun Yun waited outside the cave, thought about her time with Xiao Huo, and decided to groom Yun Yanran to succeed her before imagining a future with Xiao Huo.

Xiao Yan returned to the valley with Yun Yun after surviving the Silver Moon Wolf King, and Yun Yun soon left to resume her duties after promising to meet him at the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Conference. Over a month later, Xiao Yan had made substantial progress in alchemy, cultivation, combat techniques, and physical strength.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun returned to the valley, where Xiao Yan used his Myriad Beast talent to calm Xiao Lan.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yi Xian how Xiao Yan had nearly died saving her, leaving Xiao Yi Xian distressed and Xiao Yan annoyed with Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun announced she was leaving, and Xiao Yan said he would attend the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Conference; Yun Yun promised to meet him there and bring the Beast Flame.
• After Yun Yun left, Xiao Yan followed a packed routine of alchemy, Dou Technique training, cultivation, and time with Xiao Yi Xian.
• More than a month passed as Xiao Yan absorbed his gains and improved across his skills and physical strength.