Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan learned that the Ghost Moon Well was guarded by an adult Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood and realized its Heavenly Wood could awaken and strengthen his Wood Attribute. He waited for the Full Moon Night, hoping to defeat the beast and obtain the Heavenly Wood.

• Qing Wenshu told Xiao Yan that the group had to defeat the Ghost Moon Well’s guardian on the Full Moon Night in three days.
• Xiao Yan learned the guardian was an adult Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood, strong enough to rival a one-star Dou Xian Intermediate Stage expert.
• Xiao Yan recalled that the beast’s soul core might awaken his dormant Wood Attribute.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the beast might possess Heavenly Wood, which could greatly strengthen Xiao Yan’s Wood Attribute, much like his Holy Flame strengthened his Fire Attribute.
• Xiao Yan hoped the Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood was guarding Heavenly Wood as he looked toward the distance.

Xiao Yan joined Qing Wenshu and Qinger on their journey to the Ghost Moon Well, where the Qing family planned to pass the Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood. When Yu Quan attacked the Qing family camp, Xiao Yan prepared to fight the powerful Dou Xian and sent Qing Wenshu away from the combat circle.

• Powerful figures gathered at Ghost King Ridge ahead of the full moon, including the Qing, Yu, and Lei families, while Xiao Yan set out with Qing Wenshu and Qinger.
• Qing Wenshu ordered his guards to deal with two unconscious Yu family subordinates, but Xiao Yan intercepted Yu Quan’s surprise attack before the guards were hurt.
• Yu Quan appeared and demanded that Xiao Yan hand over the two subordinates, while Qinger warned Xiao Yan that Yu Quan was a genuine Dou Xian.
• Xiao Yan offered to return the Yu family subordinates for three Emperor Grade Three medicinal pills, provoking Yu Quan into unleashing his cyan Dou Qi.
• Qing Wenshu entered the combat circle to cover Xiao Yan’s retreat, but Xiao Yan pushed him away and prepared to fight Yu Quan himself.

King Xuan Ling attacked Mu Yingying with the Hunter Flame Lock, but Xiao Yan took the blow and suffered a shattered heart. Cai Lin and Mu Yingying broke free of the stone pillars and tried to save him as his life force dwindled toward extinction.

• King Xuan Ling demanded Xiao Yan surrender the two Holy Flames, while Xiao Yan stalled for time and secretly recovered by taking medicinal pills.
• The Soul Devouring Master noticed strange auras gathering atop the pillars, and Mu Yingying and Cai Lin realized the pillars were draining their power.
• King Xuan Ling transformed into the Hunter Flame Lock and lunged toward Mu Yingying, while Yan Chi struggled unsuccessfully against his restraints.
• Xiao Yan intercepted the attack, and the black chain pierced his heart before withdrawing with Yue Ru.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Cai Lin, Mu Yingying, Long Yi, Xiao Yi, and the Soul Devouring Master as his heart shattered and his life force faded.
• Cai Lin and Mu Yingying broke free of the pillars and poured their power into Xiao Yan, but his aura continued to collapse.

Xiao Yan evolved the Flame Mantra by feeding it the Sacred Flame Power of the Ghost Face Soul Flame and the Kong Ling Ice Flame. The technique reached mid-saint grade and pushed him to peak Dou Di, but an even more ferocious power began spreading through him.

• Xiao Yan spent five hours recovering his strength before preparing to evolve the Flame Mantra.
• He summoned the Ghost Face Soul Flame and let the Flame Mantra absorb its Sacred Flame Origin, enduring intense agony.
• The Kong Ling Ice Flame rushed into the Flame Mantra and helped ease Xiao Yan’s pain as he allowed it to absorb both flames.
• The Flame Mantra reached mid-saint grade, while its chilling power fused Xiao Yan’s Power of Life and Death and raised him to peak Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan sensed a more ferocious force flowing through his meridians and urgently tried to stop it.

Hao Ni'er learned that the Soul Devouring Domain Lord was alive and preparing revenge against the Lihun Domain, and she resolved to mobilize the Soul Devouring Domain for war. The chapter ended with the domain beginning its preparations while Xiao Yan was expected to join the Four Great Academies to help restore the Domain Lord's Origin Power.

• Hao Ni'er ordered the Secret Path exit changed after hearing someone had returned through it.
• Youhunzi emerged from the Secret Path, and Hao Ni'er and Hei Jue were shocked to find him alive.
• Youhunzi explained that the Soul Devouring Domain Lord had rescued him from Ice Fire Island and sent him to report a revenge plan.
• Youhunzi revealed the Soul Devouring Talisman, and Hao Ni'er recognized her master's aura in it.
• Hao Ni'er ordered the Elder Council to prepare to attack the Lihun Domain and warned that anyone who defied her would be killed.

Qin Xin asked Xiao Yan to refine a rare Xuan Yin Pill that required a Holy Flame, and Xiao Yan agreed in exchange for a Gale Treasure Fruit. He postponed refining until he could break through to Emperor Grade Two, while Qin Xin planned to guard him and hoped the pill would be ready before the ruins opened.

• Qin Xin asked Xiao Yan to refine an Xuan Yin Pill and explained that the recipe required a Holy Flame.
• Xiao Yan demanded a Gale Treasure Fruit, Azure Dragon Dew, and Heavenly King Ginseng as payment, but Qin Xin said she could obtain only the Gale Treasure Fruit.
• Xiao Yan accepted the fruit as payment and learned that the Xuan Yin Pill was a peak Emperor Grade Two Earth Pill.
• Xiao Yan said he needed time to break through to Emperor Grade Two before refining the pill.
• Qin Xin offered to guard Xiao Yan while he cultivated and asked him to finish the pill before the ruins opened in four months.

Xiao Yan agreed to travel with Qing Wenshu’s group to the Ghost Moon Well, which might help him advance to Dou Xian. At night, Soul Devouring Master revealed that Xiao Yan’s missing Dou Qi Sea was connected to the fiery beast inside him and said the way to resolve it was to lure the beast out.

• Qing Wenshu explained that the Ghost Moon Well could help Xiao Yan break through to Dou Xian and invited him to join the Qing Family group.
• Qinger encouraged Xiao Yan to travel with them, and he agreed after learning the Yu Family might target him for killing their captain.
• Xiao Yan asked where to buy medicinal herbs, and Qing Wenshu said they could visit Ghost King City after the Ghost Moon Well and attend an upcoming auction.
• Qing Wenshu interrogated the two captured Yu Family subordinates while Qinger wondered about Xiao Yan’s secrets and her brother advised her not to pry.
• At night, Xiao Yan asked Soul Devouring Master about his missing Dou Qi Sea, and Soul Devouring Master linked it to the fiery beast inside him.
• Soul Devouring Master said Xiao Yan could awaken the beast by committing suicide.

Xiao Yan and the others planned to isolate and trap a powerful Sin fighter before Yu Yifeng arrived. Meanwhile, Shawu Village’s Old Village Chief decided to evacuate, and Hun Shang confronted a Sin Envoy over the Eagle Eye Squad and the Undying Leaf as Yu Yifeng’s group headed toward the village.

• Xiao Yan proposed luring the Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian fighter into an array, and Shuiyue agreed to lead the attack while the others assisted.
• Xiao Yan revealed that his supposed array scroll was a bluff and planned to condense an array himself using his strengthened Spiritual Power and core inscriptions.
• The Old Village Chief learned that the Eagle Eye Squad had survived and captured the mysterious man, then ordered the villagers to leave Shawu Village.
• Hun Shang confronted the Sin Envoy for targeting the Eagle Eye Squad, and the Sin Envoy said they wanted the Undying Leaf.
• Hun Shang warned the Sin Envoy not to disrupt the Ghost Kingdom’s plan, then left; the Sin Envoy dismissed him as Yu Yifeng and the others traveled toward Shawu Village.

Xiao Yan encountered a white-bandaged member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan attacking Mercenary Guild contestants in the Thunder Tomb. He confronted the Three-Star Dou Xian and prepared to fight him.

• A Mercenary Guild team abandoned a Two-star Dou Xian Energy Entity after an Alchemist Association team claimed it.
• The White Bandaged Man appeared and demanded to know where Muge was.
• When the Mercenary Guild members refused to answer, the White Bandaged Man killed several and attacked the survivors as they fled.
• Xiao Yan arrived, recognized the White Bandaged Man as a member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and told his companions to protect the Mercenary Guild team.
• Xiao Yan challenged the White Bandaged Man to fight.

After winning the soul competition, Xiao Yan opened his golden reward scroll and discovered it contained an early Saint Grade interference soul skill called Gaze Eye. The technique’s Samsara-level creator left a message urging its inheritor to protect the Great Thousand World, and Xiao Yan began learning the skill inside the scroll.

• Xiao Yan returned to his residence after the soul competition and, at the Soul Devouring Master's urging, took out his golden reward scroll.
• The Soul Devouring Master used Soul Devouring Power to reveal a hidden phantom whose creator declared, "Those who obtain this scroll... protect my Great Thousand World!"
• The Soul Devouring Master identified the scroll's creator as a Samsara expert and told Xiao Yan the expert was recorded in the Samsara Registry.
• Xiao Yan opened the scroll and was pulled with the Soul Devouring Master into its inner space, where they found the technique's inscription.
• Xiao Yan learned that the scroll contained the early Saint Grade interference soul skill Gaze Eye and watched its demonstration.
• The demonstration showed Gaze Eye forming a single eye that temporarily prevented Xiao Yan from executing Dou Techniques, even as he resisted with soul power.

Youhuan devoured You Zun and Huan Zun, reaching five-star Dou Xian strength and challenging Duan Tianhong. Duan Tianhong took up the Thunder Emperor Scepter and unleashed his strongest thunder technique as both prepared to settle their grudges in a decisive clash.

• Youhuan absorbed You Zun and Huan Zun, causing his power to surge to the level of a five-star Dou Xian.
• Youhuan attacked Duan Tianhong from within an evil vortex, while Duan Tianhong used lightning chains to restrain him and protect Xiao Yan from a hidden strike.
• Duan Qifei handed Duan Tianhong the Thunder Emperor Scepter, allowing him to fully command the thunderous world with Emperor Lei Hong’s power.
• Duan Tianhong and Youhuan each prepared a decisive attack, with Duan Tianhong invoking Heavenly Thunder, Prison of Judgment against Youhuan’s Demon Heart Evil Pupil.

Xiao Yan successfully condensed a Dou Core and advanced to the initial stage of one-star Dou Xian, triggering a powerful Dou Xian Tribulation above the Moon Reflection Pool. Yu Quan and the Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood witnessed the extraordinary seven-colored tribulation as it continued to intensify.

• Outside the Moon Reflection Pool, Yu Quan ordered his retainers to seal the exits and prepare to seize what the Xiao Yan Trio obtained.
• After a month in seclusion, Xiao Yan condensed a round Dou Core and gained the power of an initial-stage one-star Dou Xian.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan to sense the approaching Dou Xian Tribulation, and thunderclouds gathered above the Moon Reflection Pool.
• Yu Quan recognized the tribulation's seven colors and realized they were still increasing.
• The Green Buffalo Heavenly Wood praised Xiao Yan's talent and lamented that its Origin Heavenly Wood had been taken by the Evil Pharmacist.

Xiao Yan entered the Xiangsi Tree’s inner space and encountered its powerful spirit. She revealed that the Xiangsi Fruit could lead him to the elixirs he sought, but obtaining it would be difficult, and she secretly planned to use his Holy Flames against the Lord of Fierce Souls.

• Xiao Yan reached the Xiangsi Tree’s inner space and found its pink origin tree guarded by powerful attacks.
• Xiao Yan restrained the tree’s roots with the Fire Heart Sky Rock and Ghost Face Soul Flame, prompting the Xiangsi Tree Spirit to appear.
• The Xiangsi Tree Spirit recognized the Holy Flames within Xiao Yan and offered him a fortuitous encounter in exchange for a condition.
• The Xiangsi Tree Spirit explained that swallowing the Xiangsi Fruit would lead Xiao Yan to the Divine Elixirs and Miraculous Pills he sought.
• After leaving Xiao Yan, the Xiangsi Tree Spirit told her husband that Xiao Yan’s Holy Flames could help them take revenge on the Lord of Fierce Souls.

Xiao Yan and Qinger arrived at the City Lord Mansion’s auction with Qing Wenshu and entered the Qing Family’s private room. As the venue filled with powerful bidders, the crystal auction stage rose into view, and the auction was about to begin.

• Xiao Yan and Qinger found a long queue at the auction venue, while VIP guests entered through a separate passage.
• Li Zi greeted Qinger, and Qing Wenshu introduced Xiao Yan as a guest of the Qing Family.
• Xiao Yan sensed the power of Bai He, the City Lord’s strongest subordinate, as the group entered the auction.
• Qing Wenshu led Xiao Yan and Qinger to the Qing Family’s private room, where Xiao Yan sensed powerful auras among the gathered bidders.
• A crystal auction stage rose at the center of the venue, and Xiao Yan eagerly awaited the auction.

Xiao Yan protected Yu Xiaoye and began strengthening the altar array while Shuiyue and Liu Qing held off the Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian Sin Guard. Liu Qing revealed her Light Element and attacked the Sin Guard with holy light, but he used another Sin Guard as a shield just as her attack exploded.

• The Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian Sin Guard accelerated his attack toward Yu Xiaoye, but Xiao Yan knocked her out of danger and destroyed the incoming Evil Power.
• Xiao Yan asked Shuiyue to buy him three minutes while he condensed Natal Core Inscription array veins to strengthen the altar array.
• Shuiyue attacked the Sin Guard with Heavenly Water Column, but the Sin Guard effortlessly destroyed it with Evil Demon Hand.
• Liu Qing revealed her Light Element and bound the Sin Guard with beams of light before launching Light - Voice of Listening and a purifying attack.
• The Sin Guard pulled another Sin Guard in front of himself as Liu Qing's milky-white light beam exploded with blinding radiance.

Xiao Yan learned that Liu Qing belonged to the Holy See, a powerful lower-realm faction that served the Angel Clan, as she weakened the Two Star Later-stage Sin Guard with her light-element attack. With the Sin Guard still alive, Xiao Yan activated his array of twenty-seven thousand array veins and began fighting him.

• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the Holy See served the Angel Clan and that Liu Qing's immense light-element energy suggested she held high status within it.
• Liu Qing's attack left the Two Star Later-stage Sin Guard alive, and he revealed that he had absorbed the corpse of the defeated One-star Dou Xian Later Stage Sin Guard.
• As the Sin Guard prepared to attack the exhausted group, Xiao Yan activated his array and transformed the altar's surroundings into a harmless magma world.
• Xiao Yan restored some of Liu Qing's strength, then stepped forward to face the weakened Sin Guard while Yu Xiaoye apologized to Liu Qing.
• Xiao Yan struck the Sin Guard with the array's power, making him bleed and realize the array could suppress him and possibly kill him.

Xiao Yan traded a child flame of the Ghost Face Soul Flame to Wang Feng for intelligence on the Undying Leaf and help pursuing the Hammer Mercenary Corps. As Xiao Yan set off through a secret passage, Wang Feng revealed his own ambitions, while Yu Qian plotted to eliminate the Mad Demon Corps after using them to seize Ghost King City.

• Li Qin questioned Wang Feng's decision to sell intelligence, but Bai He defended his actions and left with her.
• Wang Feng told Xiao Yan that the Undying Leaf's buyer was staying in Ghost King City and was a powerful soul attacker, then revealed the Hammer Mercenary Corps' Young Commander had returned to their base camp.
• Xiao Yan gave Wang Feng the child flame of the Ghost Face Soul Flame, and Wang Feng sent an attendant to guide Xiao Yan through a secret passage after the Hammer Mercenary Corps.
• Wang Feng ordered Bai He to protect Xiao Yan, explaining that an old friend needed Xiao Yan's alchemist abilities, then celebrated the flame and his hopes of returning to Yinhun Heaven Eastern Continent.
• Yu Qian promised the Mad Demon Corps lords Ghost King City in exchange for helping seize the Undying Leaf, then privately plotted to kill them once the city's forces had been weakened.

Yu Qian swallowed Hun Hao’s Soul Origin and was overwhelmed by its emotions while Hun Hao escaped. The City Lord Mansion surrounded Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf, and Xiao Yan pursued Hun Wuya, who carried the Undying Leaf.

• Hun Hao struck Yu Qian’s Blood Heaven Demon Ape with a cyan orb made from thousands of soul bodies, badly damaging its origin.
• Yu Qian empowered the Blood Heaven Demon Ape with red lightning, swallowed the orb, and began wailing as its emotions overwhelmed him.
• Hun Hao fled toward Hun Wuya, while Wang Feng sent Bai He and the City Lord Mansion’s forces to arrest Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf.
• Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf tried to escape but found themselves trapped by an array, then fought the City Lord Mansion’s elites.
• Xiao Yan pursued Hun Wuya, who carried the Undying Leaf.

Xiao Yan traveled with Yu Yifeng’s group toward their destination and learned how its members’ elemental abilities supported their journey. As the group neared a village where they planned to rest, Yu Xiaoye remained suspicious that Xiao Yan carried an aura resembling the Soul Devouring Domain.

• Yu Xiaoye told Liu Qing that Xiao Yan’s aura reminded her of the Soul Devouring Domain, but Liu Qing urged her not to jump to conclusions.
• Xiao Yan assessed the group’s six members and recognized how their Earth, Water, Thunder, and Wind attributes divided their scouting, support, and combat roles.
• Yu Yifeng told Xiao Yan they would reach a village the next day and could rest there after several days of nonstop travel.
• Yu Yifeng asked Earth Monkey to scout the route, and Earth Monkey listened to the ground before confirming that the village lay twenty li ahead.
• Yu Yifeng led the group onward toward the village, while Xiao Yan grew more curious about the team.

Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master got lost while traveling through the Ghost Realm and encountered a group of men threatening an injured woman. Xiao Yan rescued her and prepared to fight their leader, Deacon Ye.

• The Soul Devouring Master explained why they had to travel on foot and said they were heading for a city with a Spatial Teleportation Array to reach the Eastern Continent.
• The Soul Devouring Master sensed travelers nearby, then concealed himself while Xiao Yan discovered Deacon Ye and three subordinates confronting an injured woman.
• Deacon Ye ordered his men to seize the woman after she cut his face, but Xiao Yan intervened and gave her an Antidote Pill.
• Xiao Yan knocked down the three subordinates with one swing of the Primordial Fire Ruler and rejected Deacon Ye's offer to join Withered Leaf Zhai.
• The woman warned Xiao Yan that Deacon Ye was a Two-star Dou Xian Mid Stage powerhouse, and Xiao Yan welcomed the chance to fight him.