Recaps

Liu Bai settled into the Flame Divine Domain with Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo after the God Kings congratulated him on becoming a God King. The chapter ended with Qian Yu beginning to test the time difference between the God Realms of the Battle Through the Heavens World and the Douluo World.

• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo congratulated Liu Bai after the five God Kings departed.
• A God Official sent by the Asura God King escorted Liu Bai and his companions to the Flame Divine Domain.
• Liu Bai shielded his companions from the domain’s heat and cleaned out a Divine Temple for them to use as their home.
• Dugu Bo left to rest while Liu Bai stayed with Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Qian Yu traveled repeatedly between the Battle Through the Heavens World and the Douluo World to compare the flow of time.

Liu Bai discovered that Immortal Spirit Qi in the God Realm slowly strengthened his soul power, giving him a chance to develop a powerful new trump card. As he absorbed it and refined his Flame Divine Domain, he realized the Burning Heaven Art was poorly suited to cultivating with the God Realm’s energy and system.

• Liu Bai confirmed that the Shuttle Gate adjusted time flow between worlds, eliminating his worry that time would pass much faster in the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• Liu Bai sensed and absorbed Immortal Spirit Qi, discovering its exceptional quality and its gradual effect on his soul power.
• Liu Bai considered using Immortal Spirit Qi together with his God King position to briefly wield power comparable to an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Liu Bai spent the following days refining the Flame Divine Domain and absorbing Immortal Spirit Qi, strengthening his soul power.
• Liu Bai realized that the Burning Heaven Art was inefficient for circulating Immortal Spirit Qi because it was designed for Dou Qi rather than the God Realm’s cultivation system.

Liu Bai set out to create a cultivation art that could combine Dou Qi, his Godhead, and Immortal Spirit Qi. After abandoning an unsuccessful revision of the Burning Heaven Art, he began studying how the three powers worked within his body.

• Liu Bai decided to create a new cultivation art to improve his cultivation efficiency.
• Liu Bai spent a month modifying the Burning Heaven Art, then discarded the approach because it could not properly use Immortal Spirit Qi or preserve the strengths of Dou Qi.
• Liu Bai started over from scratch and observed how Dou Qi, his Godhead, and Immortal Spirit Qi operated within his body.
• Liu Bai studied Dou Qi flowing through his meridians and acupoints, then examined how his God King Godhead resonated with the Law of Fire.
• Liu Bai drew Immortal Spirit Qi into his body and observed it permeate his flesh, bones, meridians, acupoints, and soul.

Liu Bai experimented with Immortal Spirit Qi to find a way to fuse his physical body, laws, and soul, then completed the initial framework of a nine-transformation cultivation method. By the chapter’s end, he had defined the first four transformations, from Foundation Establishment to Convergence.

• Liu Bai realized Immortal Spirit Qi could strengthen both his body and Godhead, but could not make them fuse on its own.
• Liu Bai used his soul as a medium to connect his body’s power with the Godhead’s laws, briefly forming a new power before the connection dissipated.
• Liu Bai experimented for eighty days and concluded that balancing the body, laws, and soul was essential to achieving true fusion.
• Liu Bai completed the initial framework of a nine-transformation cultivation method and set out its first four stages: Foundation Establishment, Spirit Condensation, Soul Refinement, and Convergence.

Liu Bai refined and tested the nine transformations of the Burning World Art, successfully uniting his body, laws, and soul. He remained in seclusion, believing the art could still be improved and might one day help him reach the Emperor Realm.

• Liu Bai completed the First Transformation by guiding Immortal Spirit Qi through his body and strengthening his flesh, bones, and meridians.
• Liu Bai succeeded in the Second and Third Transformations, connecting his Godhead to his body and tempering his soul to stabilize its link with the laws.
• Liu Bai completed the Fourth Transformation by fusing the power of his body, laws, and soul into a new force.
• Liu Bai advanced through the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Transformations, opening the channels between the three powers, balancing them, and breaking past his limits.
• Liu Bai completed the Ninth Transformation as black flames enveloped the Divine Temple and his body, laws, and soul became one.
• Liu Bai called the result the Burning World Art, reflected on its potential to reach beyond the Ninth Transformation and toward the Emperor Realm, and stayed in seclusion.

Liu Bai completed his cultivation with the Burning World Art, forging his Dou Qi, Godhead laws, and soul into a new power that brought him close to the Emperor Realm. His aura swept across the God Realm, leaving the other God Kings astonished as he advanced toward a realm none of them had reached.

• Liu Bai tempered all his Dou Qi with the Burning World Art, merging it with Immortal Spirit Qi to create a new energy.
• Liu Bai fused the power of laws in his Godhead with his new energy, then began tempering his soul.
• Liu Bai's divine sense spread across the entire God Realm, and he sensed power approaching the Emperor Realm.
• On the sixteenth day, Liu Bai released a terrifying aura and sent a pillar of black flame into the sky above the Flame Divine Domain.
• The God Kings gathered in the Kindness Divine Domain and agreed that Liu Bai's strength had surpassed theirs and that his power was unlike anything they knew.

After completing his transformation through the Burning World Art, Liu Bai reached the Pseudo-Emperor Realm and advanced to Sixth-Turn Dou Venerate. He considered using the Asura Godhead, while Qian Renxue resolved to grow stronger and draw closer to him.

• Qian Renxue sensed Liu Bai's power from the Angel God Temple and decided to work harder to catch up to him.
• Liu Bai completed half a month of cultivation and converted all his cultivation into the power of the Burning World Art.
• Liu Bai sensed that his soul power was close to the Emperor Realm and recognized his new state as the Pseudo-Emperor Realm.
• Liu Bai advanced to Sixth-Turn Dou Venerate and estimated that he could contend with a Dou Saint.
• Liu Bai reflected on the limits of Immortal Spirit Qi's effects and resolved to progress steadily.
• Liu Bai recalled the Asura Godhead, summoned it into his hand, and considered making use of it.

After completing the ninth turn of the Burning World Art, Liu Bai began directly fusing the Asura Godhead with his already-integrated Fire God Godhead. By the tenth day, the two powers had begun to resonate, and Liu Bai’s strength was rapidly increasing.

• Liu Bai completed the ninth turn of the Burning World Art, making the Fire God Godhead an inseparable part of his body.
• Liu Bai decided to fuse the Asura Godhead directly, relying on his powerful body, near-Emperor soul, and new power system to withstand it.
• The Asura Godhead tried to seize control of Liu Bai’s soul, but Liu Bai and the Fire God Godhead suppressed it until it stopped resisting on the fifth day.
• Liu Bai used the Burning World Art’s power to connect with the Asura Godhead, achieving an initial fusion on the seventh day.
• On the tenth day, the Fire God’s Power and Asura’s Power began to resonate, causing Liu Bai’s strength to rise rapidly.

Liu Bai completed his fusion with the Asura Godhead, combining Asura’s Power with the God of Fire’s Power and becoming far stronger. The four God Kings sensed his breakthrough and anticipated the heights he might lead the God Realm to, while Liu Bai turned his attention to what came next.

• On the fifteenth day of the fusion, Liu Bai released a powerful aura carrying both the God of Fire’s Power and Asura’s Power.
• Destruction God, God King of Life, God King of Kindness, and God King of Evil gathered and recognized that Liu Bai had fused with the Asura Godhead.
• The four God Kings discussed Liu Bai’s unprecedented growth and resolved to get used to his future breakthroughs.
• Liu Bai confirmed that the Asura Godhead had fully merged with his body and that his power had more than doubled.
• Liu Bai looked outside and considered his next move.

Liu Bai returned to Holy Pill City and learned that the Blood Fire Hall had risen to rival the Soul Hall after Qing Lin and the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Tribe drove off Soul Hall forces. He also heard that Zi Yan had visited and that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe now had fifty-four Dou Saints.

• Liu Bai returned to Holy Pill City, where Qing Lin and Yao Ming greeted him.
• Qing Lin told Liu Bai that the Blood Fire Hall had joined the Central Plains' leading forces, changing the balance to two halls, one tower, two sects, three valleys, and four pavilions.
• Qing Lin recounted how Venerable Skyfire's clash with the Soul Hall's Ninth Venerable escalated, leading Qing Lin and the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Tribe to force the Soul Hall's experts to retreat.
• Liu Bai resolved to support the Blood Fire Hall despite its conflict with the Soul Hall, while recognizing that the Soul Clan was unlikely to intervene openly.
• Qing Lin told Liu Bai that Zi Yan had visited last month and had asked about the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe, whose number of Dou Saints had risen to fifty-four.

Liu Bai learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe had grown to fifty-four Dou Saints and welcomed back an Eight-Star Dou Saint, then visited the Blood Fire Hall’s headquarters with Qing Lin. There, the Three Great Dragon Kings greeted him as their master.

• Qing Lin told Liu Bai that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe had fifty-four Dou Saints and had welcomed back an Eight-Star Dou Saint.
• Liu Bai said he would remain for a while to oversee the Blood Fire Hall and handle other matters.
• Qing Lin took Liu Bai through a spatial rift to the Blood Fire Hall’s grand headquarters in a mountain range west of the Pill Region.
• Qing Lin explained that Venerable Skyfire managed the hall’s daily affairs while the Three Great Dragon Kings guarded against powerful enemies.
• The North Dragon King, South Dragon King, and West Dragon King arrived and bowed to Liu Bai, calling him their master.

Liu Bai returned to the Blood Fire Hall, where Qing Lin revealed that the Three Great Dragon Kings and Yao Ming had found two Heavenly Flames for him. Delighted by the gift and Qing Lin’s care, Liu Bai kissed her cheek and praised her.

• Venerable Skyfire welcomed Liu Bai back and showed him the newly completed Blood Fire Hall.
• Qing Lin led Liu Bai inside and opened a sealed chamber containing two Heavenly Flames.
• Qing Lin explained that the milky-white Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame had been found in an ancient ruin in the Beast Domain and the dark-red Volcanic Rock Flame in the Far South of the Central Plains.
• Liu Bai was thrilled by the two flames, pulled Qing Lin into an embrace, and kissed her cheek as a reward.
• Liu Bai told Qing Lin that he liked the Heavenly Flames, and she beamed with happiness.

Liu Bai began refining the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame in seclusion while Qing Lin and the others guarded him. More than half a year later, a terrifying aura burst from the depths of the Blood Fire Hall as Liu Bai's refinement appeared to reach a turning point.

• Liu Bai thanked the Three Great Dragon Kings and Yao Ming for obtaining the two Heavenly Flames, then asked Qing Lin to have them and Venerable Skyfire guard his seclusion.
• Liu Bai used the Burning World Art and his Soul Power to subdue the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame before drawing them into his body to refine them.
• More than half a year passed, and Venerable Skyfire received an invitation to the Pill Tower's Pill Gathering but decided to wait for Liu Bai to emerge from seclusion.
• A terrifying aura erupted from the depths of the Blood Fire Hall, and Venerable Skyfire rushed toward the enormous doors where three figures were waiting.

After more than half a year in seclusion, Liu Bai fused the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame into his Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame and broke through to Half-Saint. He tested his newfound control over space as Qing Lin and the others waited outside.

• The Three Great Dragon Kings and Qing Lin sensed Liu Bai's aura rising, and Venerable Skyfire realized he might be breaking through to Half-Saint.
• Qing Lin reflected on how Liu Bai had helped her and Xiao Yi Xian grow stronger, and resolved to find more Heavenly Flames for him.
• The aura inside the chamber reached its peak, and the doors that had been closed for more than half a year began to stir.
• Liu Bai opened his eyes after completing the fusion of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame into his Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame.
• Liu Bai confirmed that he had reached Half-Saint and demonstrated his power by tearing and reshaping space.

After breaking through to Half-Saint, Liu Bai returned to Holy Pill City to compete in the Pill Gathering and claim the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He arrived with Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire as the bustling event drew alchemists and experts from across the Central Plains.

• Liu Bai considered combining the Douluo World's demi-plane method with pocket-world creation to make a portable minor plane.
• Qing Lin, Venerable Skyfire, and the Three Great Dragon Kings welcomed Liu Bai after he emerged from seclusion as a Half-Saint.
• Venerable Skyfire gave Liu Bai the Pill Tower's invitation to the Pill Gathering, whose champion would receive the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Liu Bai decided to enter the Pill Gathering and win the Heavenly Flame rather than take it by force.
• Qing Lin opened a spatial rift, and Liu Bai, Qing Lin, and Venerable Skyfire traveled to Holy Pill City while the Three Great Dragon Kings concealed themselves in the void.
• Liu Bai, Qing Lin, and Venerable Skyfire looked over the crowded city, and Qing Lin asked whether they would return to their residence.

Liu Bai entered the Pill Tower with Qing Lin and Gray Elder to participate in the Pill Gathering and claim Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xuan Kongzi welcomed him, while Qing Lin’s deference to Liu Bai astonished the gathered alchemists.

• Qing Lin opened a spatial rift into the Pill Tower, and Liu Bai and Gray Elder entered with her.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi arrived and recognized Qing Lin as the Green Scale Saint, prompting the alchemists to realize a Dou Saint had entered the tower.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized Liu Bai as the Blood Fire Hall’s hall master and welcomed him respectfully.
• Liu Bai presented the Pill Tower’s invitation and announced he would compete in the Pill Gathering for Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Liu Bai chose to register under his own name, and Qing Lin said she had only accompanied her Young Master.

Liu Bai arrived at the Pill Tower to participate in the Pill Gathering and announced that he would claim the Three Thousand Burning Flame. News of his appearance drew the Central Plains’ major powers toward Holy Pill City, while the Soul Hall’s Hun Miesheng took note of his plans.

• Xuan Kongzi welcomed Liu Bai and arranged for him and his companions to stay at the Pill Tower before the Pill Gathering.
• Word of Liu Bai’s return and his intention to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame spread through Holy Pill City and the Central Plains.
• The Flower Sect’s leader, the Heavenly Underworld Sect’s leader, Tang Zhen, and the leaders of the Four Square Pavilions decided to travel to Holy Pill City to meet Liu Bai.
• The Ice River Valley’s leader ordered his people to stay away from the Pill Gathering and avoid provoking Liu Bai.
• Hun Miesheng read the news about Liu Bai’s participation and reacted with amusement.

Hun Miesheng chose not to challenge Liu Bai over the Three Thousand Burning Flame and ordered Soul Hall members not to provoke Blood Fire Hall during the Pill Gathering. In a distant border town, Xiao Yan learned that Liu Bai would attend and decided to seek his help rescuing Yao Lao.

• Hun Miesheng dismissed the idea of confronting Liu Bai over the Three Thousand Burning Flame and told his subordinates to avoid provoking Blood Fire Hall.
• Rumors of Liu Bai's participation spread through Holy Pill City, drawing crowds eager to see the Blood Fire Hall Master.
• Xiao Yan heard in a border-town teahouse that Liu Bai planned to compete for the Three Thousand Burning Flame at the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Yan recalled how Liu Bai had helped him in the Jia Ma Empire and realized he might be able to help rescue Yao Lao from Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan decided to go to the Pill Tower and attend the Pill Gathering.

Xiao Yan decided to join the Pill Gathering, while Liu Bai arrived at the venue as an invited guest. The contest began with the Pill Tower announcing its three stages and the champion’s rewards.

• Xiao Yan left the teahouse determined to participate in the Pill Gathering and use it to gain allies and strength against the Soul Hall.
• Liu Bai left the Pill Tower courtyard with Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire to attend the Pill Gathering.
• Spectators gathered in Holy Pill City and discussed Liu Bai’s direct entry into the final round as an invited guest.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi appeared before the crowd, and Xuan Kongzi explained the Pill Gathering’s three stages.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the champion would become a candidate for a Pill Tower head and receive Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Liu Bai attended the Pill Gathering as a special guest and was allowed to enter directly in the final round, while the first round began for the other contestants. He recognized Xiao Yan among them and wondered why Yao Lao’s aura was absent.

• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Pill Gathering champion would receive the Three Thousand Burning Flame and that Liu Bai would skip the first two rounds.
• Liu Bai arrived with Green Scale Saint and Venerable Skyfire, and the Three Great Heads of the Pill Tower yielded the center of the high platform to him.
• Leaders of several factions planned to approach Liu Bai after the gathering to build ties with the Blood Fire Hall.
• Xuan Kongzi began the Soul Illusion Realm round, and thousands of contestants entered the distorted space.
• Liu Bai spotted Xiao Yan, who exchanged a smile with him before entering the Illusion, and noticed that Xiao Yan carried no trace of Yao Lao’s aura.

After learning that Yao Lao had been captured by the Soul Hall, Liu Bai decided to keep Xiao Yan alive so the Soul Clan would remain focused on him and his Ancient Emperor Jade. He planned to offer help rescuing Yao Lao in exchange for the Bone Chilling Flame, while Qing Lin recognized Xiao Yan as an old acquaintance from the Jia Ma Empire.

• Liu Bai reasoned that Xiao Yan still carried the Tou She Ancient God Jade and decided not to take it, since doing so would draw the Soul Clan's attention toward him.
• Liu Bai planned to protect Xiao Yan from the Soul Clan until Xiao Yan had grown stronger, then use the conflict to his advantage when the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion opened.
• Liu Bai decided he could help Xiao Yan rescue Yao Lao in return for Yao Lao's Bone Chilling Flame, and planned to let Xiao Yan propose the payment himself.
• Qing Lin asked Liu Bai about the black-robed man, and Liu Bai identified him as Xiao Yan, who had come to participate in the Pill Gathering.
• Qing Lin remembered Xiao Yan from the Alchemist competition in the Jia Ma Empire and noted that he had reached the Dou Zong realm.

Liu Bai arranged for Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire to search for Yao Lao, whom the Soul Hall was holding, so he could prepare for a possible rescue and help Xiao Yan. The search began, but the Blood Fire Hall’s intelligence network was still too new to match the Soul Hall’s reach.

• Liu Bai told Qing Lin that Xiao Yan was worth befriending and expected him to come looking for them soon.
• Liu Bai ordered Qing Lin to use her snake network to find where the Soul Hall was holding Yao Lao, and she began coordinating millions of snakes across the Central Plains.
• Liu Bai sent Venerable Skyfire to mobilize the Blood Fire Hall’s forces and search for Yao Lao as well.
• Liu Bai considered preparing a rescue and creating trouble for the Soul Hall to give Xiao Yan more time to grow.
• Venerable Skyfire reported that the Blood Fire Hall’s intelligence network was searching but remained incomplete, and Liu Bai told him to take his time.

Xuan Kongzi brought Liu Bai to meet the Pill Tower’s Great Elder, where the two tested their Soul Power and discovered Liu Bai had the advantage. The Great Elder welcomed Liu Bai, while Xuan Kongzi reeled at the scale of his talent and considered how easily he could dominate the Pill Gathering.

• Xuan Kongzi invited Liu Bai to meet someone from the Pill Tower, and Liu Bai told Venerable Skyfire to remain outside.
• Xuan Kongzi led Liu Bai and Qing Lin through the Pill Tower to a sealed reception hall, where they met the Great Elder.
• Liu Bai and the Great Elder clashed Soul Power for a few seconds, distorting the hall before withdrawing at the same time.
• The Great Elder praised Liu Bai’s Soul Power and admitted that Liu Bai had surpassed him in their contest.
• Xuan Kongzi was shocked to learn Liu Bai’s Soul Power had reached Grand Perfection of the Heavenly Realm and thought he could easily win the Pill Gathering.

Liu Bai and the Pill Tower's Great Elder forged an alliance through an exchange of favors, with the Great Elder offering access to Heavenly Flame records in return for Liu Bai's friendship. Liu Bai stayed at the Pill Tower for three days, learning about alchemy from the Great Elder.

• The Great Elder recognized Qing Lin's strength and inferred that the Blood Fire Hall was a formidable force under Liu Bai.
• The Great Elder guessed that Liu Bai sought multiple Heavenly Flames, and Liu Bai confirmed it.
• The Great Elder offered to lend Liu Bai ancient texts about Heavenly Flames and invited him to stay at the Pill Tower after the Pill Gathering.
• Liu Bai accepted the invitation, and both men agreed to build ties between the Pill Tower and the Blood Fire Hall.
• Liu Bai spent three days with the Great Elder, listening to his alchemy knowledge and insights.

The Great Elder taught Liu Bai the principles of alchemy while both men considered an alliance between the Pill Tower and the Blood Fire Hall. After three days, Liu Bai left with a promising path for the Blood Fire Hall’s future development.

• The Great Elder explained that successful alchemy depended on balancing flame control, medicinal properties, timing, and Soul Power, and Liu Bai absorbed his guidance.
• The Great Elder hoped to ally the Pill Tower with the Blood Fire Hall to counter the Soul Hall, while Liu Bai recognized that the partnership would benefit his plans and tacitly accepted it.
• After three days, Liu Bai thanked the Great Elder, who offered him the prepared ancient texts and welcomed him back to the Pill Tower.
• Qing Lin met Liu Bai outside the reception hall and asked how his discussion had gone, and Liu Bai told her the Blood Fire Hall’s future development had found its path.