Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu identified themselves as Jia Nan Academy students while Huo De required other newcomers to take a pill that detected murderous intent. When Cai Lin’s pressure provoked an academy elder, Xiao Yu calmed her before the confrontation escalated further.

• Huo De returned Xiao Yan’s badge, then required newcomers to Peace Town to take a pill that would reveal murderous intent.
• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yu as his fourth brother and an academy student, and Huo De checked the records confirming Xiao Yu’s identity and long absence.
• Huo De exempted Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu from the pill but insisted that Cai Lin take it.
• Cai Lin released her overwhelming aura, prompting an elder from the Outer Academy to arrive and confront her.
• Xiao Yu urged Cai Lin to withdraw her aura, and she complied as the elder watched him with interest.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan were admitted into Jia Nan City after Hu Gan accepted Xiao Yu’s guarantee for Cai Lin, and they flew with him to Jia Nan Academy. Hu Gan brought them to Instructor Ruo Lin, who recognized Xiao Yu after two years apart.

• Hu Gan arrived at the town gate, greeted Xiao Yan, and learned that Xiao Yu was Ruo Lin’s student and Cai Lin’s protector’s employer.
• Xiao Yu guaranteed Cai Lin would not cause trouble, and Hu Gan allowed her to enter Jia Nan City.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan revealed their flying Dou Skills, then followed Hu Gan toward Jia Nan Academy while Cai Lin flew behind them.
• Cai Lin’s aura kept the forest’s Demonic Beasts from appearing as the group reached the academy in half a day.
• Hu Gan brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to Ruo Lin’s pavilion, where Ruo Lin recognized Xiao Yu after looking at him carefully.

Xiao Yu returned to Jia Nan Academy and reunited with Xun Er as Ruolin prepared him and Xiao Yan for the Inner Academy selection competition. The chapter ended with Ruolin beginning to explain the competition while Xiao Yu's companions gathered in the hall.

• Xiao Yu apologized to Ruolin for his long absence, promised to help her advance, and gave her the Cold Edge Sword; Hu Gan departed after teasing him about a promised favor.
• Xun Er rushed out to embrace Xiao Yu, then blushed and hid behind him when Ruolin teased her.
• Xiao Yu startled Xiao Yu by appearing in sleepwear, then returned dressed and bickered with Xiao Yu about her strength and temper.
• Ruolin stopped the cousins' bickering and announced that the Inner Academy selection competition began the next day.
• Xiao Yu asked Xun Er about Cai Lin, and Xun Er said she thought Cai Lin was Xiao Yu's friend while keeping her suspicions to herself.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan prepared for Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy Selection Tournament as Ruolin explained the rankings and likely opponents. Later, Xiao Yu confessed his feelings for Yun Yun to Xun Er, who softened after holding Xiao Nian.

• Ruolin explained the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and urged Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to aim for the top ten.
• Xiao Yu admitted to Ruolin that he had reached Da Dou Shi, while concealing that he was already a Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yan warned Xiao Yu that Bai Shan and the Little Demoness were formidable rivals, and Xiao Yu insisted that no one could take Xun Er away.
• Ruolin excused Xiao Yu’s two-year absence because of the Cold Edge Sword and told him to do his best in the tournament.
• After Xiao Yan and Ruolin went to their rooms, Xun Er asked Xiao Yu about Xiao Nian, and he brought the sleeping child out of the system space for her to hold.
• Xiao Yu told Xun Er that he liked Yun Yun, then reassured her that he still loved her; Xiao Nian woke and smiled at Xun Er, easing her sadness.

Hu Gan and the Outer Academy elders discussed Xiao Yu’s potential and the danger of his conflict with the Soul Hall, while deciding to judge him at the Inner Academy Selection Tournament. At the tournament, Hu Jia spotted Xiao Yu holding Xun Er’s hand and became furious, but Hu Gan restrained her.

• Hu Gan told the elders that Xiao Yu’s battle at the Misty Cloud Sect had killed at least two Dou Zongs and three Dou Wangs, and warned that Xiao Yu might have provoked a powerful force.
• Hu Gan decided to wait for Xiao Yu’s performance in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament before recommending him to the Inner Academy’s Great Elder.
• Xiao Yu and Xun Er emerged together the next morning, drawing curious looks from their companions as they headed to the tournament plaza.
• Xiao Yu, Xun Er, and their classmates chatted at the plaza, where Xiao Yu joked about introducing girls to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and turned down the idea of pursuing the Little Demoness.
• Hu Jia saw Xun Er take Xiao Yu’s hand and tried to charge over to confront him, but Hu Gan grabbed her and stopped her.

Xiao Yu watched Xun Er win her preliminary match in Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy selection tournament, then learned that he and Xiao Yan had drawn formidable opponents. The chapter ended with the crowd expecting Xiao Yu to lose against Bai Shan.

• Xiao Yu teased Xun Er about Hu Jia and noticed Bai Shan’s killing intent when he saw them together.
• Hu Gan and the elders discussed Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan’s alchemy talent and considered recruiting them to the Alchemy Department.
• Xun Er defeated Gu Cheng in her first selection match, then teased Xiao Yu, who pulled her into his lap in front of the crowd.
• The judges announced that Xiao Yan would face Xue Beng and Xiao Yu would face Bai Shan, prompting the crowd to doubt the brothers’ chances.
• Hu Jia sneered that Bai Shan would stop Xiao Yu from advancing to the Inner Academy.

Xiao Yu faced Bai Shan in the selection tournament and used his speed to evade Bai Shan’s opening attack before striking him back. Bai Shan prepared a stronger technique, but Xiao Yu remained confident as the match continued.

• Xiao Yu received a hidden mission to defeat all opponents and win the tournament, along with a check-in reward awaiting him in the Inner Academy’s Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan left the platform to face their opponents, and Xiao Yu met Bai Shan in the arena.
• Bai Shan charged at Xiao Yu, but his strike hit an afterimage, allowing Xiao Yu to land a powerful palm strike and send him flying.
• Hu Gan explained that Xiao Yu had evaded Bai Shan through extreme speed, while Bai Shan formed silver armor and gathered lightning around his spear.
• Xiao Yu told Bai Shan that the outcome would be the same whether Bai Shan underestimated him or fought seriously.

Xiao Yu defeated Bai Shan in the academy competition by unleashing his wind attribute Dou Qi and the Earth-tier technique Wind Xun - Thousand Leaf Soaring Dragon. After Bai Shan was carried away, Xiao Yan praised Xiao Yu, and the two returned to their classmates.

• Xiao Yu revealed pale cyan wind attribute Dou Qi, confusing Bai Shan and the spectators who had just seen his fire attribute energy.
• Xiao Yu formed a giant wind dragon infused with his Heavenly Flames, while Bai Shan prepared his Thunderous Eight Wastelands spear technique.
• Xiao Yu sent the dragon crashing into Bai Shan’s attack, destroying the stone platform and leaving a deep pit.
• Xiao Yu hovered above the ruins on his Purple Cloud Wings as Bai Shan emerged battered, with his spear broken.
• The referee had Bai Shan carried away, and Xiao Yan praised Xiao Yu before they returned to their classmates.

Xiao Yu defeated Bai Shan in the selection tournament and drew the academy elders’ attention by using Wind Attribute Dou Qi alongside his Fire Attribute Dou Qi. After he confirmed that the two attributes coexisted within him and admitted he had another teacher, the elders let him leave without learning more.

• Xiao Yu and Xun Er reunited, and Instructor Ruo Lin praised Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan’s strength after their matches.
• Xiao Yu defeated his Class One opponent, while Wu Hao returned with a powerful aura that Xiao Yan identified as belonging to a Six Star Great Dou Master.
• The first round ended with 150 contestants advancing, while Bai Shan was eliminated after facing Xiao Yu.
• Hu Gan summoned Xiao Yu to the discussion hall, where the elders questioned him about his use of Wind Attribute Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu confirmed that he had both Fire and Wind Attribute Dou Qi, said they did not repel each other, and admitted he had a teacher different from Xiao Yan’s.

In Heavenly Snake Mansion, Qing Lin longed to see Xiao Yu again while Green Man brought her the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill from the auction. Qing Lin consumed the pill, inherited its powerful dragon aura, and looked forward to meeting Xiao Yu in the future.

• Qing Lin pleaded with Green Man to take her to Jia Nan Academy, but Green Man reminded her that Heavenly Snake Mansion was guiding her as its Saintess.
• Green Man gave Qing Lin the Seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and explained that Xiao Yu had helped protect it after Elder Qing was injured and many disciples died.
• Green Man told Qing Lin that Xiao Yu might visit Heavenly Snake Mansion, and promised to take her to the Black Corner Region in two years if he did not.
• Qing Lin ate the pill and released a powerful roar that terrified the magical beasts in the valley and surrounding mountains.
• Qing Lin felt her Dou Qi rising and looked forward to seeing Xiao Yu again.

After discussing his dual-attribute Dou Qi with his companions, Xiao Yu spoke with Cai Lin about her agreement with the Sky Swallowing Python and the Spirit Fusion Pill, then provoked her and was sent crashing into a wall. The next day, the final round of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament began, with the top fifty contestants to be chosen.

• Xiao Yu told Xun Er, Ruolin, and the others that he possessed Dou Qi of two attributes, and Ruolin urged them to rest before the final selection day.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Yu that her agreement with the Sky Swallowing Python would end in five or six days and reminded him to find ingredients for the Spirit Fusion Pill.
• Xiao Yu joked that Cai Lin could have a child to resolve her predicament, and Cai Lin blasted him into a wall after he suggested he could be the father.
• Xun Er confronted Cai Lin over attacking Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yu admitted he had provoked her and joked privately about surpassing her someday.
• Xiao Yu and his companions returned to the plaza, where the referee announced that the final round would select the top fifty of the remaining one hundred and fifty contestants for the Inner Academy.

Xiao Yu and his companions advanced through the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Hu Gan announced a final free-for-all to determine who would enter the Library Pavilion. As the contestants prepared to fight, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er agreed they could team up, but an unexpected voice tried to recruit Yu'er instead.

• The final day of the tournament began with one-on-one elimination matches, and Xiao Yu discussed bringing Ling Ying into the Underworld with Xun Er.
• Xiao Yu, Xun Er, Xiao Yan, and Yu'er won their matches, and all fifty Inner Academy entrants were confirmed.
• Hu Gan announced that the top five would be decided in a free-for-all for access to the Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er planned to team up and eliminate the other contestants.
• A smug voice beside them asked Yu'er to team up instead.

The final round of the Inner Academy Selection Tournament began as a chaotic free-for-all, and Xiao Yu quickly took control by eliminating contestants with overwhelming speed and strength. As Hu Jia and Wu Hao prepared to face his team, Xiao Yu began clearing the arena, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Lu Mu approached Xiao Yu and tried to join her team, but Xiao Yu grabbed his ear and rejected his scheme.
• Hu Gan started the final round, and contestants immediately attacked one another in the crowded arena.
• Three groups led by Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and Xiao Yu remained in the center, while Hu Jia and Wu Hao agreed to join forces against Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu told Xun Er and the others to stay together, then used his movement Dou Technique to rush toward the contestants at the arena's edge.
• Xiao Yu kicked eleven contestants out and began throwing out others by their collars, astonishing Hu Gan and the spectators.

Xiao Yu cleared the arena and faced Hu Jia and Wu Hao in a two-against-one battle over a place in the Library Pavilion. After revealing his strength as an eighteen-year-old Dou Ling and defeating them, he held them by the throats and asked if they were convinced.

• Xiao Yu drove nearly every contestant off the platform, leaving his group, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao.
• Hu Jia challenged Xiao Yu to fight her and Wu Hao together, while Lu Mu surrendered and left the platform.
• Hu Jia and Wu Hao sent their followers down and launched their attacks as Xiao Yu covered himself in the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yu overwhelmed their attacks with his fire dragon and flames, then grabbed Hu Jia and Wu Hao by the throats.
• Xiao Yu held the struggling pair aloft and asked, "Convinced?"

After the selection tournament, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan were invited to join Jia Nan Academy’s Alchemy Department by Elder Huo. Xiao Yu then met with Xun Er and Ling Ying, while Xiao Yan promised to explain the Child Flame’s origins after they reached the Inner Academy.

• Wu Hao and Hu Jia conceded to Xiao Yu, and the referee announced Xiao Yu, Xiao Xun Er, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, and Wu Hao as the tournament’s top five.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Xun Er and Ruolin, who thanked him for bringing honor to Yellow Class Two.
• Elder Huo visited the pavilion and invited Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to join the Alchemy Department, giving them its badges.
• After Elder Huo left, Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu that he had concealed his alchemist identity because he feared the department would discover his Child Flame of the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yu went to Xun Er’s room, where Ling Ying emerged from the shadows and greeted them.

Xiao Yu told Xun Er and Ling Ying that the Soul Hall had been involved in the battle at the Misty Cloud Sect and that he planned to establish the Underworld to oppose it. He left with Ling Ying agreeing to help recruit and train people with darkness affinity.

• Xiao Yu told Ling Ying that his recent increase in strength had come from a secret technique he could not use again for some time.
• Xiao Yu revealed that Protector Wu of the Soul Hall had been killed and explained that he wanted to build a force against the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yu said a Soul Jade fragment had taught him about Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan’s history, and Ling Ying described Xiao Xuan as the Xiao Clan’s former clan head and a legendary expert.
• Xiao Yu proposed establishing the Underworld and asked Ling Ying to find young people with darkness affinity and train them.
• Ling Ying agreed to help recruit and train them, while Xiao Yu promised to provide cultivation resources and medicinal pills.

Xiao Yu found Cai Die asleep in human form beside him, provoking Cai Lin’s jealousy before Cai Die explained what had happened. As Xiao Yu left with Xun Er for the Library Pavilion, Cai Lin told Cai Die she could stay with him if she truly loved him.

• Xiao Yu cultivated through the night, and the seven-colored snake transformed into Cai Die and fell asleep beside him.
• Cai Lin entered Xiao Yu’s room, mistook Cai Die’s presence for evidence that he had bullied her, and pulled her away after Cai Die explained she had transformed and slept there.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yu that the academy was taking them to the Library Pavilion, and Instructor Kulu led them toward the headmaster’s office.
• Cai Lin asked Cai Die whether she had fallen for Xiao Yu, then said Cai Die could remain with him if she truly loved him.

Xiao Yu and the other tournament finalists reached Jia Nan Academy’s Library Pavilion, where two elders detected the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan before opening the Spatial Lock. As the group entered the pavilion, the aura on its ancient plaque suddenly seized Xiao Yu and unleashed his Dou Ling strength uncontrollably.

• Hu Gan led Xiao Yu, Xun Er, Xiao Yan, and Wu Hao through a hidden passage to the Library Pavilion, and Xiao Yu received the Earth Tier High-Grade Dou Skill Frostless from the system.
• Hu Gan announced the tournament results to the two gray-robed elders, who appeared at the pavilion gates and sensed Heavenly Flames in Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan.
• The elders questioned Xiao Yu about his Green Lotus Core Flame and asked Xiao Yan about the flame in his body; Xiao Yu cited his special constitution, and Xiao Yan said he had found his flame in the forest outside the academy.
• The elders tore open the Spatial Lock, allowing Hu Gan and the finalists to enter the pavilion grounds.
• As Xiao Yu stepped onto the pavilion stairs and looked at the ancient plaque, its aura overwhelmed him and caused his Dou Ling strength to erupt uncontrollably.

Xiao Yu comprehended the Dao essence of Jia Nan Academy’s Scripture Pavilion, upgraded his cultivation method, and surged to the Nine Star Dou Ling realm. The Pavilion’s doors opened, and he led the group inside, where a purple streak shot from an energy barrier.

• Xiao Yu’s Heavenly Flames erupted as he entered a state of enlightenment, startling Xun Er, Hu Gan, and the two gray-robed elders.
• Xiao Yu absorbed the Pavilion’s Dao essence and surrounding energy, advancing from Six-star Dou Ling to Nine Star Dou Ling.
• The system announced that Xiao Yu had completed a hidden S-rank task and upgraded the Chaos Cultivation Source Method to Earth Tier Low-Grade.
• Xiao Yu regained control of his body, reassured Xun Er, and received the gray-robed elders’ congratulations.
• The gray-robed elders opened the Scripture Pavilion, and Xiao Yu led everyone inside to a hall lined with energy barriers.
• A streak of purple light shot from one of the barriers, changing everyone’s expressions.

Xiao Yu discovered he could take items from every energy cluster in the Library Pavilion, even when others could not, and helped his companions obtain treasures. He found an Earth Tier Low-Grade water cultivation method and gave it to Xiao Yu, who had failed to find a suitable method herself.

• A purple scroll containing the Xuan Tier High-Grade Purple Lightning Art appeared, and Xiao Yu caught it as energy clusters began pouring through the room.
• Xiao Yu pulled a Cracked Jade Bamboo from a cluster, then sent Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, Wu Hao, and Xun Er searching for items they wanted.
• Xiao Yu realized he could pass through every cluster’s energy barrier and asked Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu to bring him anything they could not take; he gave Xiao Yan the Xuan Tier High-Grade Shadow Dodge movement skill.
• Xiao Yu found the Earth Tier Low-Grade Nine Layered Weak Water Art, while Xiao Yu returned with a Xuan Tier High-Grade Dou Skill but no cultivation method she liked.
• Xiao Yu teased Xiao Yu about her find, then handed her the Nine Layered Weak Water Art, which she eagerly examined.