Chapter Summaries

Duan Tianhong defeated Youhuan with the Thunder Emperor Scepter and bound him in thunder chains, while Xiao Yan protected Duan Qifei from the pupil’s power. The controlled figures regained their senses, but the chapter ended with a greater storm looming.

• Duan Tianhong and Youhuan clashed, and their attacks shattered the thunder world and destabilized the evil vortex.
• Xiao Yan shielded Duan Qifei with his Soul Power when the dual-colored pupil’s power left her sluggish.
• Duan Tianhong drew on the Thunder Sun to overpower Youhuan, shatter the pupil, and weaken him.
• Duan Tianhong bound the wounded Youhuan with thunder chains before he could escape.
• Hua Fei and the other controlled figures regained their senses, and Nether Spirit Thunder dragon reacted with relief.

Xiao Yan recovered from a mysterious power that destroyed Blood Demon King, and the Monster Kings recognized him as a descendant of the Xiao Clan and honored him. After Xiao Yan treated two injured guard chiefs, their warning revealed that two White Kings were sealed deep in the Water and Fire Evil Cage.

• Xiao Yan awoke with no memory of what had happened, and Myriad Monster King explained Black Fiend Dragon Wolf’s true strength and asked why Xiao Yan had come to the Monster Realm.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had come to try to lift the Demon Emperor’s seal, and Myriad Monster King and Earth Rhinoceros Monster King bowed to him.
• Xiao Yan found that two unconscious personal guard chiefs had been badly injured and poisoned, then used the Sacred Flame Origin of the Amber Rock Soul Fire to force the poison from them.
• One guard chief warned that Black Dragon Wolf was in the depths of the Water and Fire Evil Cage, where two White Kings were sealed.

Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master escaped the Space Vortex and arrived in the Ghost Realm. Xiao Yan learned the Soul Devouring Master's enemy, Ghost Herder, had pursued them, and set out to learn how to resurrect Mu Yingying.

• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that Ghost Herder, his enemy in the Ghost Realm, had been pursuing him and said he might need Xiao Yan's help to resurrect Mu Yingying.
• The Soul Devouring Master led Xiao Yan to a weak point in the Space Vortex, where Xiao Yan broke the space and they escaped into the Ghost Realm.
• Xiao Yan fell from the sky and crushed a female traveler's soul beast, then offered her three bottles of Emperor Grade Three medicinal pills as compensation.
• The travelers told Xiao Yan they were heading to Ghost King Ridge in the Lihun Domain, where rare treasures and the Ghost King Well were said to be found.
• Xiao Yan declined to join the group and vanished, while the travelers continued toward Ghost King Ridge.

Ling Mengsheng reunited with Xuan Muqing after years apart and learned that she carried an Outer Realm Evil Clan presence. He accepted her despite his hatred of the clan, but the revelation of her Fourth Grade Blood Curse left Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang fleeing to report to King Xuan Ling.

• Ling Mengsheng was struck by Xuan Yin's attack while distracted by Xuan Muqing's sudden appearance, and she hurried to his side.
• Ling Mengsheng reunited with Xuan Muqing, while Fen Tian and Zhu Jin noticed the strange aura surrounding her.
• Xuan Muqing admitted that the Outer Realm Evil Clan had left something inside her, and Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang feared Ling Mengsheng would discover it.
• Xuan Muqing asked about their daughters and promised not to force Ling Mengsheng; he welcomed her home and embraced her.
• Xuan Muqing revealed a blood scar on her forehead, which Fen Tian identified as a Fourth Grade Blood Curse, and Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang fled to inform King Xuan Ling.

Fen Tian returned to the Burning Incense Pavilion and explained why the rescue of Yan Chi had been delayed: the Dragon Devouring Legion had disappeared, though its Soul Tablets remained intact. After deciding the legion was likely still entangled in the ruins, he led a disguised group toward Xuan Ling City to prepare the rescue.

• Ling Mengsheng and the others waited at the Burning Incense Pavilion, worried that the delay could put Yan Chi in danger.
• Fen Tian returned and reported that the Dragon Devouring Legion had vanished, but its Soul Tablets were unbroken.
• Zhu Jin suggested the legion might still be trapped in the ruins, and Fen Tian said they would proceed cautiously while he concealed his Two-star Dou Xian strength.
• Fen Tian ordered the group to protect Yan Chi and ensure no one was lost, then led five figures toward Xuan Ling City to meet their allies.
• Zhu Jin left Energy Clones behind at the pavilion as the rescue party headed for the Underground Palace where Yan Chi was imprisoned.

Blake used his five purple angel wings to nullify Xiao Yan and the others’ combined attack, then faced the seven Supreme Elders of the Ancient Clan. He badly wounded Gu Xingtian with the Angel Holy Hand, leaving Xiao Yan and the others shaken by the gap in their strength.

• Blake’s five angel wings shattered the black hole vortex and dispersed the combined attack from Xiao Yan and the eight others.
• Blake launched a holy-radiance meteor at Xiao Yan and the others, but Gu Xingtian appeared and destroyed the attack.
• Six more Supreme Elders of the Ancient Clan joined Gu Xingtian, bringing their number to seven.
• Blake revealed that he had drawn out the Supreme Elders to crush their hopes and create a chance to lure out the Demon Emperor.
• Blake countered Gu Xingtian’s Spatial Twist with the Angel Holy Hand, shattered the silver vortex, and left Gu Xingtian badly injured.

Xiao Yan, Yun Qi, and Nannan entered the Garden of Eden and discovered that its birthplace was being consumed by eerie flames. Nannan revealed that Ren Yuanzi had fused the three origins and become the true threat behind the Evil Rift.

• Nannan guided Xiao Yan and Yun Qi through the Garden of Eden to the golden tombstone, despite warning that its contents could kill Xiao Yan.
• Inside the tombstone, they found two God Nourishing Coffins above a Divine Casting Platform whose dark green flames were consuming the space.
• Nannan rushed toward the flames, and Yun Qi followed; Xiao Yan rescued them but was badly shaken by the flames’ power.
• Nannan explained that Xuandi’s First Holy Flame had split into Tianyuanzi, Diyuanzi, and Ren Yuanzi, and that Ren Yuanzi had since absorbed the other two origins.

Xiao Yan and Lin Hao infiltrated the Tianxuan Mountain Range, where Xiao Yan chose to investigate Lin Fengya’s mansion for clues about the Devil Fruits and the strange danger surrounding the prince. After scouting the palace by day, Xiao Yan slipped inside at night, finding its guards and the absence of Lin Fengya’s aura suspicious.

• Xiao Yan learned that Lin Fengya might be connected to the Soul Hall and Sin, and suspected he had helped rescue Gamma, who possessed the two remaining Devil Fruits.
• Xiao Yan chose to infiltrate the Tianxuan Mountain Range and cause trouble for Lin Fengya, then traveled there in disguise with Lin Hao.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Hao entered Tianxuan City, where Xiao Yan noticed Lin Fengya’s mansion seemed sick and devoid of vitality.
• Xiao Yan told Lin Hao to wait outside while he investigated the mansion, and Lin Hao prepared an array at an inn.
• After surveying the palace perimeter during the day, Xiao Yan approached it at night in a Black Robe and detected no aura from within despite finding many hidden guards.
• Xiao Yan confirmed there were no Seven-Star Dou Xian powerhouses inside and moved deeper into the palace.

Xiao Yan's group learned where the Life and Death Fire lay and continued toward the ruins, while the major sects and other powerful cultivators gathered outside. The gathering exposed several rivalries and alliances as the ruins awaited their arrival.

• Song Yue warned Xiao Yan that the Life and Death Fire lay on the smallest island and was too destructive to approach, then Xiu Qi's group headed for the ruins.
• Hong Qian sensed a familiar aura from one of Xiu Qi's companions, but Song Yue urged her onward as the ruins drew near opening.
• Hua Lexin encountered Qi Haoqing and Qi Haoran at the ruins, and Qi Haoqing threatened to settle their rivalry after they entered.
• Feng Hong arrived with Du Chun, whose strength had reached Mid Six-star Dou Di, while the crowd also saw Meng Fei arrive from Pill Valley.
• Meng Fei admired the Poison Sect women until Five Poisons warned him with her killing intent, then Song Yue arrived with Hong Qian and greeted Five Poisons.
• Meng Fei noted that the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion and Burning Incense Pavilion had yet to arrive, as the other sect representatives gathered near the ruins.

Xiao Yan left the Alchemist Association with Yue Ru and Qing Yuan, but they were ambushed on the road by a black-clad man who sought Xiao Yi, the Fire Spirit. Xiao Yan recognized the attacker as the one who slaughtered the Mu Family and confronted him, revealing a powerful boost in strength.

• Xiao Yan departed Qing Cheng City with Yue Ru and Qing Yuan to help Yue Ru's ailing father and search for magic cores.
• A black-clad man trapped them inside a sealed space, and his two attendants attacked Yue Ru and Qing Yuan.
• Xiao Yi burned the two attendants to nothing, prompting the black-clad man to target Xiao Yan and try to seize the Fire Spirit.
• Xiao Yan clashed with the black-clad man's sinister palm technique and gained the upper hand with his Heavenly Flames.
• Qing Yuan recognized the black-clad man as the murderer who attacked the Mu Family, and the Golden Dragon King identified his aura as belonging to the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and his Clan Mark, startling the black-clad man with his enhanced strength.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi helped the Golden Dragon King break free from the black figure’s control and seal the black figure inside the Exotic Fire Plaza. With the passage collapsing around them, Xiao Yan asked the weakened Golden Dragon King what they should do next.

• Xiao Yan injured the enormous golden dragon with his Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, revealing it as the Golden Dragon King.
• The Golden Dragon King attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yi swallowed its Dragon Breath and revealed a brighter version of the rune on its forehead.
• The black figure separated from the Golden Dragon King and revealed that it had tried to assimilate and devour the dragon’s soul.
• Xiao Yi and the Golden Dragon King joined forces to seal the black figure inside Xiao Yan’s Exotic Fire Plaza, though the black figure destroyed the Golden Dragon King’s physical body.
• Xiao Yan found the passage shattered and surrounded by black-hole-like vortices, then asked the Golden Dragon King what to do as it remained in soul form.

Xiao Yan completed an Emperor Grade Pill by defeating its powerful soul in a battle of soul control and attacks. Chairman Bai Su declared him a First-grade Emperor Pill alchemist and named him an honorary elder, but Xiao Yan said he could not serve.

• Xiao Yan faced the Emperor Grade Pill’s soul, which formed a powerful python and battered his manifested soul dragon.
• Xiao Yan endured the attacks while secretly gathering power, then used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to paralyze the python and let his dragon destroy it.
• The pill’s soul submitted, and Xiao Yan formed the Emperor Grade Pill and removed it from the cauldron.
• Qing Yuan supported the exhausted Xiao Yan and helped restore his Dou Qi and nourish his soul.
• Chairman Bai Su announced that Xiao Yan had passed the First-grade Emperor Pill alchemist assessment and made him the Alchemist Association’s youngest honorary elder.
• Xiao Yan declined the honorary elder position, and Bai Ruo flew into a rage.

Mu Feng fought the hungry wolves and confronted the dark force concealed in a wolf fang, while Xiao Yan approached it under the protection of his red aura. The demon revealed itself and stirred the wolf statues to life, leaving the group facing a new attack.

• Mu Feng used his green longsword and sword auras to destroy most of the hungry wolves and devour their leader.
• Mu Feng struck at the black mist, but a black pillar shattered his sword aura and revealed a massive wolf fang within it.
• Xiao Yan examined the wolf fang, surrounded himself with red light, and approached it despite Mu Feng's confusion.
• A sinister voice from the wolf fang threatened the humans and explained that powerful spirit entities did not need to take human form.
• The demon sent black gas toward the wolf statues, which opened their eyes and fixed their gaze on Xiao Yan.

The Solomon Sect Master met with a Soul Clan supervisor who urged Solomon to stay out of the coming ruins and Sect Tournament, warning that the Soul Clan and Ghost Realm were preparing a major move. After the supervisor left, the Sect Master reflected that Xuan Tian San faced an invasion and a sweeping upheaval.

• The Solomon Sect Master wondered why the three Solomon sect masters sent after Zhu Jin had not returned.
• A black-robed Soul Clan supervisor appeared and blamed the dead sect masters for pursuing fame and profit.
• The supervisor asked Solomon to avoid the upcoming ruins and Sect Tournament, promising compensation and warning of the Soul Clan’s alliance with the Ghost Realm.
• The Solomon Sect Master refused to agree, but said he would consider the request and let the supervisor leave.
• The Soul Clan supervisor vanished, and the Solomon Sect Master recalled Tomb Digger’s warning that the Ghost Realm’s Three Great Ghost Immortals would invade Xuan Tian San as the Xuan Ling Imperial Family plotted.

Yue Ru identified the Silver Light Mouse as a legendary key creature and recruited it to help the group reach Guanghan Island. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan descended into the Life and Death Two Forms Spring to investigate its damaged source and discovered a Yang Profound Iron Mother near the bottom.

• Yue Ru explained that the Silver Light Mouse could unlock ruins and doors, and the mouse agreed to join the group after negotiating terms.
• Xiu Qi accepted the mouse's conditions, and Yue Ru said they would wait for Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying to repair the spring before heading to Guanghan Island.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying entered separate sides of the spring, and Xiao Yan used flame force and soul power to withstand the freezing water.
• As Xiao Yan descended, the water grew turbid and powerful currents attacked him, but he pushed onward despite the danger.
• Near the spring's bottom, Xiao Yan spotted a Yang Profound Iron Mother resting on a rockery.

The Eastern Continent Tournament began as Xiao Yan and Yu Renran entered the Thunder Realm through a Space Gate. Meanwhile, the Soul Clan and Sin plotted to attack the Eastern Continent while its defenses were weakened.

• The City Lord and Duan Feng opened a Space Gate at the altar and announced the tournament’s start.
• Xiao Yan, Yu Renran, and the other woman entered the Thunder Realm with the tournament participants.
• Duan Feng hoped the tournament would uncover powerful disciples for the Four Continents Tournament, while the City Lord began relaxing Thunder City’s guards.
• A Sin figure warned Sixth Soul Zun that the alliance depended on his intelligence being accurate.
• Sixth Soul Zun revealed that a Soul Guard had been dispatched, and the Sin figure said a Sin Disciple would also descend to destroy the Eastern Continent.

After Xiao Yan bluffed Renshenzi into retreating with the Xiao Clan’s divine-technique scroll, he learned that a fierce battle was raging in Nether City. The group headed for the Sealing Grounds, where powerful figures had long been trapped within the Heavenly Lock Nihility Realm.

• Renshenzi fled with Forgotten Immortal Xuanzun, and the Demon Abyss devoured much of the enemy coalition army.
• First Elder Xiao Yan revealed the divine-technique scroll and named it the Xiao Clan’s Oblivion Cloud Realm, though he admitted he could not truly unleash it.
• Yaoji warned Xiao Yan that bluffing Renshenzi had been risky, while Xiao Yan said the group could have defeated him if necessary, though it would have taken too long.
• Darkness Lord Xiao Yunming explained that Nether City stood over the Heavenly Lock Nihility Realm, where powerful figures rescued after the First Heaven and Earth War remained sealed.
• Xiao Yan proposed rescuing the figures at the Sealing Grounds, and the group set off for Nether City.

Cai Lin was offered Ten-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Essence Blood and learned that the Monster Realm had attacked and imprisoned her benefactors’ clan. She began absorbing the essence blood while Little Nine fused with a ten-colored energy snake, and the mysterious woman departed to search for the scattered clan members.

• The Ten-Colored Sky Swallowing Python formed a drop of essence blood and explained that Cai Lin could use it to evolve, while Little Nine had to absorb the ten-colored energy snake instead.
• The mysterious woman revealed that the Lord of the Monster Realm had attacked the Sky Swallowing Python Clan and imprisoned its members, and Cai Lin promised to help restore the clan.
• The mysterious woman warned Cai Lin not to enter the Monster Realm before reaching five-star Dou Xian and said the clan’s imprisoned members could be reborn once freed.
• Little Nine began absorbing the ten-colored energy snake, and Cai Lin started absorbing the essence blood, declaring that Xiao Yan’s life belonged to her.
• The mysterious woman and the Ten-Colored Sky Swallowing Python left to search for other clan members, while Cai Lin and Little Nine continued to grow stronger.

Xiao Yan rejected the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and Pill Valley despite their offers, choosing to join Burning Incense Pavilion. Chang Yu accepted him, while the Pill Valley elder remained furious, and Xiao Yan suspected the Nine Soul Tablet senior had known his choice in advance.

• The Pill Valley elder offered to help Xiao Yan become an Immortal Grade Alchemist within twenty years, while King Xuan Ling had promised to help him reach Dou Xian within seventy years.
• The Pill Valley elder revealed that Pill Valley’s Valley Master was a Dou Xian, and Chang Yu explained the Valley Master’s formidable standing as an alchemist.
• Xiao Yan declined Pill Valley’s offer and announced that he wanted to join Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Chang Yu accepted Xiao Yan and brought him behind him, provoking the furious Pill Valley elder.
• Xiao Yan guessed that the Nine Soul Tablet senior had told Chang Yu he would choose Burning Incense Pavilion, then looked toward the final three candidates.

Ming Feng brought a seemingly subdued Xiao Yan to the Ash Fire Realm’s core, where the Spirit Eye Xuan Chicken and a drop of Soul God Source appeared. As alchemists rushed toward the whirlpool, Ming Feng ordered Xiao Yan to attack Hua Qianqian and the Thorn Demon Child.

• Ming Feng told Bai Wangyuan and Xu Mo that he had captured Xiao Yan with an item from the Evil God, though Xu Mo doubted the claim.
• The God Slashing Ruler Spirit asked Xiao Yan whether he would save old acquaintances in the Immortal Realm, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• A dark red whirlpool opened above the Ash Fire Realm, revealing the chained Spirit Eye Xuan Chicken and the Soul God Source, prompting alchemists to rush toward it.
• Hua Qianqian and the Thorn Demon Child noticed Xiao Yan with Ming Feng and sensed something was wrong.
• Ming Feng ordered Xiao Yan to entangle Hua Qianqian and the Thorn Demon Child, and Xiao Yan’s bloodthirsty evil power seized them with fear.