Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu arrived at the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s training grounds and agreed to test his strength against Xiao Li. Their match began with a fierce clash, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Xiao Yu met Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at the training grounds, where Xiao Li prepared to test his younger brother in a match.
• Xiao Yu teased Xue Lan about following Xiao Ding’s lead, embarrassing her and leaving Xiao Ding flustered.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that Xiao Yu had already become a Dou Shi, surprising Xue Lan while Xiao Ding compared his talent to Xiao Yan’s.
• Xiao Li and Xiao Yu entered the arena as mercenaries placed bets, with Ha Lang and several others wagering on Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Li manifested his silver Dou Qi Garment and Xiao Yu formed a crimson one, then the two charged and clashed in the arena.

Xiao Yu fought Xiao Li in the arena and helped him break through to become a five-star Dou Shi before defeating him. Xiao Li admitted defeat, and the mercenaries returned to the platform astonished by Xiao Yu’s strength.

• Xiao Yu dodged Xiao Li’s lightning-charged spear and countered with the Ink Scale Sword, showing no effect from the current.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Li traded increasingly fierce attacks, while Xiao Ding realized Xiao Yu was deliberately helping Xiao Li break through.
• Xiao Li broke through to five-star Dou Shi during the fight, but Xiao Yu struck him back with Wind Demon Nine Fingers.
• Xiao Li admitted defeat, and Xiao Yu returned to the platform with him as the mercenaries reacted to the outcome.
• Kun Shan asked Ha Lang whether he had known Xiao Yu was stronger than Xiao Li, and Ha Lang denied it.

Yue Mei met with Mo Bass about the missing butterfly and learned that the Elder Council had ordered Mo Bass to kill her, though he refused. On her way back, Yue Mei encountered Gu He and his group, who had entered the desert to negotiate with the Queen over a Heavenly Flame, and she tried to flee.

• Yue Mei told Mo Bass that the Queen's younger sister, the butterfly, had vanished, and Mo Bass revealed that the Elder Council had ordered him to kill her.
• Mo Bass refused the order, warned that other tribes might obey the Elder Council, and said the Queen was seeking the Green Lotus Core Flame during her inheritance.
• Yue Mei and Mo Bass agreed not to disturb the Queen and to keep searching for the butterfly, whom Yue Mei feared might have been captured by humans.
• Yue Mei encountered Gu He, Yan Shi, Feng Li, and five Dou Lings in the desert, and Gu He said he wanted to bargain with the Queen for information about a Heavenly Flame.
• Yue Mei pretended she would ask the Queen whether she would meet Gu He, then tried to escape, but Feng Li blocked her path.

Yun Yun captured Yue Mei after stopping her from escaping, but the group sensed Queen Medusa fighting someone to the north and hurried toward the disturbance. In Shi Mo City, Xiao Yu sensed a Heavenly Flame to the east, revealed that he was an alchemist, and set out to investigate amid the chaos.

• Yue Mei fought Feng Li and Yan Shi, then used Serpent Technique: Division to escape as countless energy serpents.
• Yun Yun pursued Yue Mei’s energy serpent, revealed her Dou Emperor strength, and captured Yue Mei before she could reach the Snake People Clan.
• Gu He refused Yan Shi’s suggestion to torture or kill Yue Mei and decided to take her to question the other tribes.
• The group sensed two Dou Emperor auras and learned from Yue Mei that Queen Medusa was involved, so Gu He ordered the flying beast north.
• Xiao Yu and the others sensed powerful energy east of Shi Mo City, and Xiao Yu decided to use the upheaval to enter the Snake People Clan and seek the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he was an alchemist, and Xiao Yi Xian confirmed that he was a Second-grade Alchemist.

Xiao Yu left Shi Mo City to investigate a possible Heavenly Flame after learning that Cai Die and Qing Lin sensed familiar bloodline auras near the battle site. He arrived above a magma pit where three black-robed figures held the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Xiao Yu persuaded Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to let him investigate the possible Heavenly Flame, and Cai Die asked to accompany him after sensing her sister's aura.
• Qing Lin sensed a presence similar to her bloodline, leading Xiao Yu to suspect Queen Medusa, and he agreed to bring Cai Die along.
• Xiao Yu took the Ink Scale Sword, carried Cai Die into the sky with his Purple Cloud Wings, and caused the mercenary groups in Shi Mo City to mistake him for a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yu questioned Cai Die about recognizing her sister despite her lost memories, then flew toward the desert battle site.
• Xiao Yu reached a giant pit filled with churning magma and saw three black-robed figures, one of whom held the Green Lotus Core Flame on a small green lotus pedestal.

Queen Medusa fought Hai Bodong over a map fragment after he refused to return it. She struck him with the Serpent Seal Curse, sealing his Dou Qi and reducing his strength to the Dou Ling realm.

• Hai Bodong revealed that he was the Ice Emperor and demanded the map fragment from Queen Medusa, who had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Hai Bodong refused to give up the map, and he and Queen Medusa clashed in the sky while the Snake People Clan elders watched.
• Hai Bodong forced Queen Medusa's poisonous attacks away and sensed approaching humans, hoping to escape amid the confusion.
• Queen Medusa cast the Serpent Seal Curse, and its snake mark struck Hai Bodong and sealed his Dou Qi.
• Hai Bodong's strength rapidly fell from the Dou Emperor level and stopped at the Dou Ling realm.

Xiao Yu discovered that Cai Die was Queen Medusa’s younger sister, but their concealment failed when Cai Die’s aura surged near Gu He’s group. Surrounded by powerful human experts, Xiao Yu faced a demand to surrender Cai Die while Yun Yun recognized him and struggled to hide her feelings.

• Queen Medusa withdrew with her elders, and Cai Die remembered that she was her sister and had escaped from the Snake People Clan’s temple.
• Hai Bodong fled toward Shi Mo City to seek a cure for Queen Medusa’s seal and its poison.
• Gu He’s group investigated the cavern and suspected Queen Medusa had sought the Green Lotus Core Flame before deciding to negotiate with her.
• Cai Die’s exposed aura alerted Yan Shi and Feng Li, and Xiao Yu blocked Yan Shi’s sound attack with the Black Scale.
• Yue Mei recognized Cai Die as the Queen’s younger sister, while Yun Yun recognized Xiao Yu but denied knowing him.
• Yan Shi demanded that Xiao Yu hand over Cai Die, and Xiao Yu prepared to find a way to escape.

Xiao Yu took Cai Die toward Queen Medusa’s temple so she could check on her sister, while he sought a chance to infiltrate the Snake People Clan amid the turmoil. As they waited near the temple, Mo Bass arrived and was granted an audience with the queen.

• Xiao Yu told Gu He and the others that Queen Medusa had cursed Hai Bodong and driven him away, prompting them to head for the Snake People Clan to seek a compromise.
• Yun Yun warned Xiao Yu to leave the desert, then departed with Gu He and the others.
• Cai Die asked Xiao Yu to take her to the Snake People Clan because she feared her sister was in danger, and Xiao Yu agreed on the condition that she obey him.
• Xiao Yu flew with Cai Die to the temple and hid near it while waiting for Gu He’s group to arrive.
• Mo Bass announced himself as leader of the Ink Snake Tribe and requested an audience with Queen Medusa, who allowed him to enter.

Queen Medusa refused Gu He’s offer to trade for the Heavenly Flames, and the two sides erupted into battle outside the temple. As Gu He tried to enter the temple, Xiao Yu seized the chaos to carry Cai Die toward it, while Hua She’er appeared to stop Gu He.

• Mo Bass told Queen Medusa that Yue Mei had lost Cai Die’s trail, and Medusa ordered the other six tribe leaders to come defend the temple.
• Queen Medusa confronted Gu He outside the city, where he offered two Sixth Grade Dou Ling Pills and one Seventh Grade Transformation Pill for her Heavenly Flames; she refused.
• Yun Yun, Yan Shi, Feng Li, Mo Bass, and the Snake People elders began fighting as Gu He moved toward the temple.
• Xiao Yu grabbed Cai Die and darted toward the temple while the guards focused on Gu He.
• Hua She’er appeared and forced Gu He to retreat from a flying serpent spear.

Xiao Yu followed Cai Die into the Snake People Clan’s temple while Gu He and Hua She'er fought elsewhere. Using Cai Die’s resemblance to Queen Medusa and a Snake Transformation Pill, Xiao Yu reached a lake with an island where the Heavenly Flames seemed to be, but a giant snake emerged from the water.

• Gu He and Hua She'er clashed before the temple as Yun Yun and Queen Medusa moved their fight away from the city.
• Xiao Yu entered the Snake People Clan’s territory with Cai Die and learned from the system that he had to see the Heavenly Flames to complete his check-in.
• Snake People guards mistook Cai Die for Queen Medusa and let her pass, and she guided Xiao Yu toward a temple east of the city.
• Xiao Yu used a Snake Transformation Pill to disguise himself as a Snake Person, and Cai Die ordered the guards to leave them alone inside the temple.
• Xiao Yu and Cai Die reached a lake with an island at its center, where a massive emerald-scaled snake rose from the water and bowed its head before Cai Die.

Xiao Yu and Cai Die reached the Green Lotus Core Flame on the island, where Cai Die unexpectedly removed the restriction protecting it and transformed into a red serpent that the flame engulfed. Queen Medusa arrived, blamed Xiao Yu, and blasted him into the Heavenly Flame as Yun Yun watched in horror.

• Cai Die persuaded the giant snake to carry her and Xiao Yu to the island, where Xiao Yu found the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• The system granted Xiao Yu the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Cai Die formed seals that removed the barrier around it.
• Queen Medusa sensed the barrier vanish, wounded Yun Yun in their battle, and rushed toward the temple.
• Cai Die broke free from Xiao Yu, revealed a Dou Emperor's power, and transformed into a red serpent that plunged into the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Queen Medusa arrived, trapped the island in an energy barrier, and blasted Xiao Yu into the flame; Yun Yun saw him swallowed.

Gu He and his companions retreated after Yun Yun collapsed, while the Snake People leaders stayed to guard Cai Die’s evolution. Queen Medusa entered the Heavenly Flame to share her sister’s agony, and Xiao Yu’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame emerged, sending the evolution in an uncontrollable direction.

• Gu He ordered Yan Shi and Feng Li to retreat, then caught Yun Yun when she fainted and carried her aboard their magical beast.
• Yan Shi threw Yue Mei toward Mo Bass, who caught her and returned to the Snake People Clan.
• The Snake People Great Elder ordered the leaders not to pursue Gu He’s group so they could guard Cai Die during her evolution.
• Cai Die and Xiao Yu were engulfed by the Heavenly Flame, and Queen Medusa transformed into a purple snake and plunged into it to share her sister’s pain.
• The Bone Spirit Cold Flame burst from Xiao Yu and swallowed Queen Medusa while the Green Flame continued to envelop Cai Die.

Cai Die and Queen Medusa endured the Heavenly Flames and successfully evolved, drawing down lightning tribulations that also helped Xiao Yu advance his cultivation. As their charred serpent bodies began to break apart, the Snake People sensed the two women’s familiar auras and celebrated their return.

• Cai Die and Queen Medusa were refined by the Heavenly Flames until their serpent bodies were charred and their cries fell silent, making the Snake People believe they had died.
• Storm clouds gathered, and a lightning bolt struck Cai Die while also releasing Xiao Yu’s sealed power and raising him to nine-star Dou Shi.
• A second, stronger tribulation struck Medusa, and Xiao Yu absorbed its energy while suppressing his near-breakthrough to Da Dou Shi.
• After the clouds dispersed, Xiao Yu saw the two charred serpent bodies crack and retreat as their outer skins began to peel away.
• The corpses shattered as two powerful auras spread across the city, and the Snake People recognized them and cheered.

Xiao Yu escaped the crumbling barrier with the Green Lotus Core Flame and the newly formed Cai Die and Medusa, but the Snake People Clan’s leaders pursued him across the desert. He stopped to face the seven Dou Wangs, who halted nearby and taunted him.

• Xiao Yu calmed Cai Die and Medusa with Companion Purple Crystal Source, and both little snakes curled into his sleeves.
• Xiao Yu placed the Green Lotus Core Flame in its lotus seat and fled as the purple barrier shattered.
• The Snake People Clan’s elders found the barrier destroyed and ordered the leaders to pursue Xiao Yu, whom they believed had taken the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yu used his Purple Cloud Wings to evade poisonous spears and stay ahead of the pursuing Dou Wangs.
• Xiao Yu stopped in the desert, and Mo Bass mocked him for no longer running.

Xiao Yu broke through to Da Dou Shi while facing seven Snake People Clan Dou Wangs, triggering a powerful heavenly tribulation. He drew the lightning toward his pursuers and left them struggling to escape as another barrage struck them all.

• Xiao Yu taunted the seven Snake People Clan Dou Wangs, then put away the two little fellows and Black Scale as he prepared to fight.
• Xiao Yu stopped suppressing his cultivation and broke through to Da Dou Shi, causing dark tribulation clouds to gather overhead.
• Xiao Yu revealed that he had summoned the heavenly tribulation and chased the retreating Snake People Clan Dou Wangs beneath its clouds.
• The first bolts struck Xiao Yu, who absorbed their power and continued flying after the seven Dou Wangs.
• A lightning bolt struck all seven Dou Wangs, and then three more bolts descended, injuring them and Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu endured his heavenly tribulation, which incapacitated the seven Snake People Clan Dou Wangs and raised his strength to three-star Da Dou Shi. After sparing the unconscious pursuers at Cai Die and Medusa’s request, he flew toward the magma cave to refine the Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yu taunted the fleeing Snake People Clan experts while the tribulation clouds grew stronger, and the clan’s elders chose to wait for Yin Shi’s return rather than investigate.
• Xiao Yu drew near the seven Dou Wangs, and a lightning strike badly injured them before they escaped the tribulation’s range and fainted.
• Xiao Yu survived the final lightning strike, passed his tribulation, and absorbed its energy until he reached three-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yu emerged from beneath the sand, recovered, and released Cai Die and Medusa from his Storage Ring before feeding them Companion Purple Crystal Source.
• Xiao Yu prepared to kill the unconscious Dou Wangs but spared them after Cai Die and Medusa intervened.
• Xiao Yu flew toward the magma cave where the Green Lotus Core Flame had been, intending to refine the Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yu fought the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in the underground magma cavern before settling down to refine the Green Lotus Core Flame. After seven days, he brought the flame under his control while continuing to spar with the snake.

• Xiao Yu drew out the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake by splitting the magma with a sword aura, then used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to make it hesitate.
• Xiao Yu withdrew his Heavenly Flame and fought the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, trading blows with the beast and dodging its magma attacks.
• Xiao Yu summoned Bone Spirit Cold Flame to deflect the snake’s molten pillars, then sat on a stone pillar and began refining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yu spent seven days refining the Green Lotus Core Flame while sparring with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and practicing his Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yu brought the Green Lotus Core Flame under his control and tested the docile Azure Flame within his body.

Xiao Yu battled the Fire Spirit Snake beneath the magma while Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin searched the desert for him and Cai Die. After Qing Lin led them to the buried entrance, Mo Xing secretly followed the Mo Tie Mercenary Group despite Luo Bu’s warning that Xiao Yu was a Dou Wang expert.

• Xiao Yu chased the Fire Spirit Snake into the magma, using the Green Lotus Core Flame to protect himself as they fought.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Mo Tie mercenaries reached the desert site where Qing Lin sensed Xiao Yu’s bloodline aura.
• Xiao Ding ordered the mercenaries to surround the area and sent Xue Lan to bring people skilled in surveying terrain to locate the underground passage.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Li that Luo Bu had mistaken Xiao Yu for a Dou Wang expert and had sent the Sand Mercenary Group’s gifts to curry favor.
• Luo Bu refused Mo Xing’s suggestion to investigate the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, but Mo Xing secretly led men after Xue Lan and the others.

The Mo Tie Mercenary Group searched the desert and discovered a likely entrance to underground passages. Xiao Li prepared to scout the opening first, and Qing Lin asked to go with him.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li confronted Mo Xing when he brought Sand Mercenary Group members to the search area, and Xiao Li held a spear to Mo Xing’s throat.
• Luo Bu arrived, apologized for Mo Xing’s actions, and took his men away after Mo Xing apologized.
• A Mo Tie Mercenary Group scout reported finding traces of recently buried passages, and he led Xiao Ding and the others to the site.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li found a narrow opening with scorching air rising from it and learned that many passages extended underground.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li decided that Xiao Li would lead several men into the passages first, and Qing Lin asked to join him.

Xiao Ding’s group followed Qing Lin’s sensed aura into a hidden magma cavern, where the Fire Spirit Snake attacked them. Qing Lin’s three jade-green flower pupils appeared and froze the snake as another figure suddenly emerged from the magma.

• Xiao Li led Qing Lin and several Xiao clan members into the underground passages, and Xiao Ding later joined them with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Qing Lin sensed the strongest trace of aura in one passage, and the group followed it into a fiery cavern after Hamm detected only fire-attributed energy ahead.
• Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin reached a magma lake while the other members withdrew and Xue Lan guarded the entrance.
• The Fire Spirit Snake burst from the magma and lunged at Qing Lin, prompting Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li to rush to her aid.
• Qing Lin screamed, and her three green flower pupils glowed and froze the Fire Spirit Snake as another figure leaped from the magma.