Chapter Summaries

Main Body Xiao Yan agreed to help the Earth Demon Bear survive its fourth beast tribulation and prepared to absorb some of its thunder power with his Emperor Realm Soul Clone. As the tribulation gathered over the Fengling Array, he revealed the Great Heaven Seed and summoned a second Xiao Yan, leaving the Earth Demon Bear and Muge stunned.

• Main Body Xiao Yan learned that beast tribulations were determined by strength, not age, and told the Earth Demon Bear he estimated a thirty percent chance of helping it survive.
• The Earth Demon Bear agreed to begin immediately, and Main Body Xiao Yan and Muge prepared to assist it in the basin.
• The Earth Demon Bear reclaimed its Origin Power, rose to Four-star Dou Xian strength, and drew the fourth beast tribulation's thunder clouds over the Fengling Array.
• Main Body Xiao Yan told the Earth Demon Bear to protect its mind and heart while he prepared to absorb the thunder power.
• Main Body Xiao Yan summoned the Great Heaven Seed and an identical milky white Xiao Yan, shocking the Earth Demon Bear.

Xiao Yan watched as Yu Qian and the Mad Demon Corps attacked the mysterious man carrying the undying leaf. The mysterious man overwhelmed Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf with a rune-covered black chain, and Xiao Yan recognized the weapon as resembling the Soul Clan’s techniques.

• Xiao Yan sensed several powerful factions hiding near the North Gate and chose to observe rather than intervene.
• Yu Qian ordered Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf to attack the mysterious man and seize the undying leaf.
• The mysterious man used a pitch-black chain to pierce through their attacks and drove the two fighters back.
• Xiao Yan noticed mysterious runes on the chain and suspected the man was connected to the Soul Clan.

Xiao Yan fought Di Dusha to keep him occupied while Hun Nie reached the cyan-green space containing the Dusha Demon Empress’s seal. Hun Nie discovered a second array, the Morning Glow Light Gate, protecting the Demon Empress, and the chapter left him facing its sacred power.

• Xiao Yan pushed Xiao Gui away and endured Di Dusha’s venomous attack with his flames and Dragon God Transformation.
• Xiao Yan used the Gazing Pupil to briefly disrupt Di Dusha and destroy the venom snakes, then sent Xiao Gui to check on Hun Nie.
• Xiao Gui left to pursue Hun Nie while Xiao Yan stayed behind to face Di Dusha alone.
• Hun Nie forced a Remnant Soul to approach the cyan-green space, where the Morning Glow Light Gate obliterated it.
• Hun Nie realized Tianming King had placed a second Sealing Array around the Dusha Demon Empress, and sacred light surged from the Morning Glow Light Gate.

Luo Menglan failed to break through after swallowing five Xuanbing Lotus Seeds and revealed that she had risked it to escape a forced marriage. Xiao Gui gave her his Dou Xian Pill and vowed to destroy the man who was forcing her to marry him.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui sensed Luo Menglan’s dangerous Ice Dou Qi and realized she was attempting to reach Four-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage.
• Luo Menglan’s breakthrough failed, and Xiao Gui caught her as she collapsed with her aura in disarray.
• Luo Menglan explained that the Lord of Fierce Souls and an Earth Courtyard headmaster planned to marry her to a powerful disciple against her will.
• Xiao Gui offered Luo Menglan his Dou Xian Pill, which she initially refused because it was too precious.
• Xiao Gui secretly fed Luo Menglan the pill and swore to obliterate the man forcing her into marriage.

Xiao Yan defeated Elder Huo with the Heavenly King Seal, then confronted Sect Master Huo Yi over the Wanhuo Sect’s disrespect. Elder Huo recognized Xiao Yan’s formidable strength, and Huo Yi decided to test him at a sect meeting the next day before deciding whether to accept or reject him.

• Xiao Yan diverted his attack from Elder Huo and blasted open a corner of the Main Hall.
• Xiao Yan confronted Huo Yi, and First Elder Huo Yun respectfully escorted Xiao Yan and his companion to their quarters.
• Huo Liuxin accused Xiao Yan of using underhanded means, while Elder Huo told Huo Yi that Xiao Yan had defeated him in fewer than two moves and had shown mercy.
• Huo Yi ordered a sect meeting and a test of Xiao Yan’s abilities the next day, saying the Wanhuo Sect could accept Xiao Yan as its head if Elder Huo’s assessment proved true.

Xiao Yan identified the creature confronting the group as a Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil and warned that its soul power would become overwhelming if more eyes appeared. As Yu Yifeng and Thunder Snake fought its first eye, the creature began to grow stronger, signaling that its second eye was about to emerge.

• Liu Qing confirmed that the creature was a Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil, and Xiao Yan explained its escalating eye powers and warned the group to flee if all three appeared.
• Xiao Yan placed soul protection on himself, Liu Qing, Yu Yifeng, and Thunder Snake, then Liu Qing used Light Element Dou Qi to reveal the creature’s first eye.
• Xiao Yan ordered the group to attack before the creature could form a soul attack, and Yu Yifeng and Thunder Snake struck the deep blue pupil with their combined powers.
• The pupil’s first-eye soul attack erased Xiao Yan’s protection, while waves of blue liquid clashed with Yu Yifeng and Thunder Snake’s attack.
• The Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil’s strength surged past Three-star Dou Xian, and Xiao Yan recognized the disturbance as a sign that its second eye was about to appear.

Xiao Yan condensed all nine layers of the Spirit Palace and reached the early-stage peak of the Immortal Realm Xu grade, making him an Immortal Grade Alchemist. Meanwhile, the Dark Fiend and Earth Ape sent traces of their power toward the eighth layer, where Xiao Yan was, while evading their guardians.

• Xiao Yan condensed a nine-layer Spirit Palace and filled its first layer with soul power, reaching the early-stage peak of the Immortal Realm Xu grade.
• The Soul Devouring Master praised Xiao Yan’s breakthrough and told him to recover while he attended to private matters.
• The Earth Ape sent black Qi toward the eighth layer, but the Golden-Winged Jade Cicada Butterfly weakened it in the third-layer Guardian Space; a faint trace escaped.
• The Dark Fiend confronted the Cyan-Eyed Phantom Kirin Flood Dragon in the second-layer Guardian Space, then used an explosion to conceal a faint trace of its power heading outward.

Xiao Yan and Yu Yifeng explored the Tenth Layer Guardian’s forest and discovered a Frost Ancient Ape sleeping in an ocean. Yu Yifeng challenged the Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian beast, and the battle was about to begin.

• The seven members of the Eagle Eye Squad entered the Tenth Layer, where Xiao Yan’s wood attribute Dou Core reacted to the forest’s rich wood energy.
• Xiao Yan sensed a creature near a pool, and Liu Qing identified its location before Xiao Yan’s soul power was blocked from probing him.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Yifeng went ahead to investigate while a hidden figure watched the group and hoped Yu Yifeng would not fail.
• At the forest’s edge, Xiao Yan and Yu Yifeng found a vast ocean and spotted a hundred-meter Frost Ancient Ape sleeping in it.
• Yu Yifeng challenged the Two-star Later-stage Dou Xian Frost Ancient Ape, which woke and raised its aura to its peak.

After Xiao Yan defeated the Black-robed Man, Duan Tianfeng reunited with Duan Qifei and Liu Qing and took the prisoner away for questioning. Xiao Yan returned to the contestants’ lodgings to prepare for the upcoming competition, unaware that the plot also involved Sin and threatened to unleash a bloody storm.

• Duan Tianfeng and City Lord Lei found Duan Qifei and Liu Qing watching Xiao Yan, and Duan Qifei pleaded with her Fifth Brother not to tell her father she had slipped away.
• Xiao Yan returned with the captured Black-robed Man and told Duan Tianfeng that the man had sent out maps of Forged Blade Thunder Valley, the Thunder Realm, and Thunder City.
• Duan Tianfeng introduced Xiao Yan to Duan Qifei, the Valley Master’s heir, and Xiao Yan greeted Liu Qing, whom he had known for a long time.
• Duan Tianfeng told Xiao Yan, Duan Qifei, and Liu Qing that the top-twenty-five contest would begin in a few days and that the women could enter from the second stage.
• Duan Tianfeng and City Lord Lei took the Black-robed Man away to interrogate him, while Xiao Yan, Liu Qing, and Duan Qifei returned to the contestants’ lodgings.
• Forged Blade Thunder Valley’s people remained unaware that Sin was also involved in the plot alongside the Soul Clan and the Ghost Kingdom.

Poisoned Yu Sect members were trapped by Ye Sheng and his men in Duanhun Cave as Ye Sheng attacked Yu Renran. Yu Wei returned with Xiao Yan, whose powerful soul attack broke Ye Sheng’s Nether Marsh and rescued the group, leaving them facing the stunned attacker.

• Yu Feng realized the Withered Leaf Zhai had exposed their location and that poison had weakened the Yu Sect group.
• Ye Sheng confronted Yu Renran and Yu Feng, blocked their escape, and attacked Yu Renran with his Dark Element.
• Ye Sheng struck Yu Renran with Dark Nether Palm and trapped the group in Nether Marsh, which began devouring their bodies and strength.
• Yu Wei returned and rushed toward her sister, while Xiao Yan arrived behind her.
• Xiao Yan unleashed an Immortal Realm Soul attack that injured Ye Sheng and caused Nether Marsh to collapse.
• Yu Wei told Yu Renran that Xiao Yan was the reinforcement she had invited.

After a month in seclusion, Xiao Yan returned for the top-twenty-five matches and clashed with Muge, a Mercenary Guild genius who pursued Duan Qifei. The draw gave Xiao Yan a bye, advancing him directly toward the top twelve while the other contestants began their matches.

• Yu Renran told Yu Wei that the competition was strong and that even she had little chance of reaching the top ten.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and joined Yu Renran, Liu Qing, and Duan Qifei on their way to the Barren Arena.
• Duan Qifei asked Xiao Yan to act as a shield from Muge, and Muge challenged Xiao Yan in a forceful handshake before the two let go.
• Duan Tianfeng announced that twelve duels would determine the top twelve and that one contestant would receive a bye.
• Xiao Yan drew the bye, while Yu Renran drew Blue Number One and the first pair of contestants was summoned to the arena.

Yin Protector of the Soul Clan appeared to aid the Withered Leaf Zhai and trap Yu Tianyue’s forces. As the battle resumed, Yin Protector confronted Xiao Yan, who prepared to fight while seeking time to fuse his Holy Flames.

• Yin Protector emerged from the black mist, revealed his Three-star Dou Xian Perfection strength, and joined Ye Ku against the Yu Sect.
• Yu Tianyue said he had summoned allies, while Ye Ku assigned Ye Shuang and Ye Yunqing to fight Yu Mu and the other Yu Sect disciples.
• Yin Protector intercepted Xiao Yan and declared his interest in Xiao Yan’s Dou Soul, Holy Flame, and Immortal Realm Soul.
• Xiao Yan summoned Heart Flame Sky Rock and the Undying Nether Sparrow Dou Soul, planning to buy time to fuse his Holy Flames.
• Yin Protector recognized Xiao Yan as the one who destroyed the Soul Clan’s forces in the Lower Realm and prepared to capture him.

Tan Chen used the Thousand Thunder Spirit Slaughtering Array to attack the Fire Sin Envoy, while Hun Qianmo captured Duan Tianhong and then seized Xiao Yan from the Thunder Pool. The Eastern Continent’s crisis escalated as its leaders remained trapped in battle and the captured men disappeared into enemy hands.

• Tan Chen unleashed the array’s thunder power to purge the evil energy from the Fire Sin Envoy, who broke free of the attack and tried to stall until Tan Chen weakened.
• Hun Qianmo revealed that he was the Soul Hall’s Fifth Soul Guard and imprisoned Duan Tianhong in a living-person storage ring.
• The Nether Spirit Thunder Flood Dragon appeared in the Thunder Pool and took Duan Qifei away.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Qi, Muge, and the others to wait for their chance to counterattack.
• Hun Qianmo opened a crack in the Thunder Pool, seized Xiao Yan with a giant black hand, and vanished with him.

Xiao Yan and Yuanyan followed a treasure map into Tianming Mountain Range, where Xiao Yan uncovered an array guarding a Gold Seeking Rat near the marked cliff. They descended together to investigate the Guardian and the mystery behind Yuanyan's sister's injury.

• Xiao Yan treated Yuanyan's poisoned sister, and Yuanyan thanked him before taking him out of camp to search for treasure.
• Xiao Yan discovered Yuanyan had led them in the wrong direction and used the map to rush toward the marked cliff.
• Xiao Yan sensed a hidden threat near the cliff and stopped Yuanyan before testing the ground with a pebble.
• Xiao Yan attacked the ground with a flame figure, revealing an array and a Gold Seeking Rat beneath the earth.
• Yuanyan said the rat was not the Guardian that had injured her sister, and Xiao Yan led her and the rat down the cliff to investigate.

Xiao Yan and the Yu Sect waited for the spatial array to be repaired, but Withered Leaf Zhai ambushed them as soon as it activated. With the Soul Clan agent still hidden, Xiao Yan and the Yu Sect prepared to fight their attackers.

• Xiao Yan thought about finding Xun Er and investigating the Ancient Eight Clans after hearing that a Soul Clan member was involved.
• After a month of waiting, the repaired array released gentle Spatial Power that began dissolving the silver giant dragon.
• Yu Tianyue emerged from the array and confirmed its repair, but four Withered Leaf Zhai powerhouses appeared and killed two Yu Sect experts.
• Ye Yunqing revealed that the Third Elder imprisoned by the Yu Sect had been a scapegoat, while the real Third Elder had joined the ambush.
• Yu Tianyue assigned opponents, and Xiao Yan said he would handle the Withered Leaf Zhai Fifth Elder.

Xiao Yan defeated Huobo and chose to continue fighting rather than forfeit his place in the Top Nine. His match against Feng Yu began, and Xiao Yan blocked Feng Yu’s opening attack with the Primordial Fire Ruler.

• Xiao Yan defeated Huobo and advanced to the Top Nine.
• Duan Tianfeng offered Xiao Yan the choice to forfeit or continue, and Xiao Yan chose to fight for a place in the Top Six.
• Feng Yu offered to let Xiao Yan recover, but Xiao Yan swallowed many medicinal pills and entered the arena.
• Xiao Yan and Feng Yu began their match, each drawing their weapon as Feng Yu boasted about his strength and the Space Shuttle.
• Feng Yu launched the Space Shuttle at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan deflected it with the Primordial Fire Ruler, sending it into the ground and pulverizing a rock.

Duan Tianhong led the Eastern Continent group to the Dust Sea and explained that the Four Continents Tournament would take place at Tianming Villa, hidden within it. As the group set out across the sea by boat, mysterious attacks damaged their vessels, and Xiao Yan prepared to face the trial ahead.

• Duan Tianhong briefed the Eastern Continent contestants on Tianming Villa and the dangers of the Dust Sea surrounding it.
• Duan Tianhong brought the group through a spatial passage to an island overlooking the Dust Sea and the mist-shrouded villa.
• Duan Tianhong summoned silver boats and instructed the contestants to cross the sea in groups of five.
• Xiao Yan, Duan Qifei, Liu Qing, Yunqi, and Muge boarded one boat and sensed danger beneath the deep water.
• Strange creatures attacked the boats from below, damaging Xiao Yan's vessel, and Xiao Yan focused on anticipating their next move.

Xiao Yan woke in a caravan bound for Butterfly Valley after entering the Monster Realm and offered to repay the people who had rescued him. The female caravan leader invited him to Butterfly Valley, but his questions about the Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven left her and the captain wondering if he was a fool.

• The caravan captain warned the female leader that the Yaoxuan Sect had sent its Third Elder toward Shuijian Cliff, so she ordered the caravan to camp and enter Butterfly Valley the next day.
• Xiao Yan woke in a tent and discovered that his aura had become monster qi.
• Xiao Yan thanked the female leader and the caravan captain for rescuing him, then offered to repay their kindness.
• The female leader suggested that Xiao Yan seek his fortune at Butterfly Valley and explained that it lay in a remote region of the Myriad Monster Kingdom.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Butterfly Valley was far from the Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven, startling the female leader and captain with his plan to go there.

Xiao Yan fought a black-robed opponent in the tournament and uncovered signs that he belonged to the Soul Clan. After Xiao Yan won and advanced to the top fifty, the opponent left unaware that a faint earth-yellow flame remained inside him.

• The black-robed man attacked Xiao Yan with a battle halberd, and their clash revealed that Xiao Yan could contend with his stronger opponent.
• Xiao Yan recognized the man’s Soul Clan aura, while the man used Soul Shadow to conceal himself and tried to evade Xiao Yan’s soul-power tracking.
• The black-robed man appeared beside Xiao Yan and stabbed at his head with a Tier 2 Immortal Grade dagger, but struck Xiao Yan’s energy clone instead.
• Xiao Yan ambushed the man with Creation Punch, broke his arm, and scorched him with holy flame; the man cut off the injured arm and conceded.
• Duan Tianfeng declared Xiao Yan the winner and advanced him to the top fifty, while an earth-yellow flame remained hidden inside the departing black-robed man.

Xiao Yan and Feng Yu fought an evenly matched battle, trading powerful attacks until Feng Yu unleashed his soul-tested Space Mirror and prepared a decisive strike with his blood-empowered Space Shuttle. Xiao Yan met the attack with fierce resolve as the Heaven and Earth Energy turned berserk, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Feng Yu summoned a giant spatial claw that shattered Xiao Yan’s Firmament Finger, but Xiao Yan countered with seven ruler slashes and dispersed the attack.
• Feng Yu charged again, and his Space Mirror filled the sky with convincing copies that launched attacks at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used Youming Tianhuang to shatter Feng Yu’s false figures and wound him with a soul attack, but Feng Yu quickly recovered.
• Feng Yu proposed deciding the victor in one move and empowered his Space Shuttle with his blood, turning it silver and locking onto Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan gripped the Primordial Fire Ruler and faced Feng Yu’s supreme strike as the Heaven and Earth Energy grew berserk.