Chapter Summaries

Marvin defeated Allen in the first battle between the southwestern tribes, brutally injuring her despite her use of a Witch Tool. He then challenged Diff, while Xiao Yan watched the confrontation unfold.

• Second Elder Marin activated a Spirit Shackling Stone to shield the holy altar and establish the battleground.
• Marvin and Allen entered the altar, and Allen revealed a cyan stone containing a sealed feather that Xiao Yi identified as a Witch Tool.
• Allen sacrificed her essence blood to unleash the Cyan Witch Feather, but Marvin countered with a massive brown fire chain.
• Marvin destroyed Allen's defenses, knocked her unconscious, and kicked her out of the holy altar, leaving her near death.
• Marvin called for Diff to come out.

Xiao Yan fought the Black-robed Man, countering his soul chains and catching him off guard with a short-range Space Shuttle. The two unleashed their strongest techniques against each other, and their clash left the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Black-robed Man filled the arena with black qi and attacked Xiao Yan with three soul-locking chains.
• Xiao Yan used several techniques to resist the chains, then hurled the Primordial Fire Ruler at the Black-robed Man.
• Xiao Yan vanished with a short-range Space Shuttle and struck the unprepared Black-robed Man, smashing him into a deep pit.
• The Black-robed Man rose and summoned the red Hun Tian Lock, while Xiao Yan prepared the second finger of the Four Fingers of the Firmament, Breaking the Firmament.
• Xiao Yan’s giant light finger collided with the Black-robed Man’s red chain, shaking the Arena Mountain Range as Duan Tianfeng watched tensely.

Xiao Yan and Ji Xuan intervened as the Dark Underworld Warrior threatened Protector Bai and the others, with Ji Xuan holding off Soul Hall powerhouses while Xiao Yan approached the summoned creature. The Primordial Fire Ruler protected Xiao Yan, and an ancient presence in his Emperor Flame Ring awakened as Xiao Yan began a strange transformation before the Dark Underworld Warrior.

• Xiao Yan drew the Dark Underworld Warrior’s attention with the Sea of Feiyan Flames, but Hun Yan and Hun Wuji saw through his disguise and ordered Soul Hall powerhouses to capture him.
• Ji Xuan used Mu Shu Chan Jie to block the attackers, then fought several Six-Star Dou Xian powerhouses as Xiao Yan moved toward the Dark Underworld Warrior.
• The Dark Underworld Warrior released a tide of dark power that blasted Xiao Yan away and battered the others, but the Primordial Fire Ruler shielded Xiao Yan.
• An ancient voice from Xiao Yan’s Emperor Flame Ring mocked the Soul Hall and Sin, while Xiao Yan’s eyes darkened and he raised a pale hand toward the Dark Underworld Warrior.

Xing Long and Xiao Bi learned that the Life and Death Two Forms Spring could improve Life Power and joined the search for it. At the hidden spring, powerful disciples found its guardian too difficult to overcome in the swamp, so they agreed to share the news and gather help.

• Xing Long told Xiao Bi that the Life and Death Two Forms Spring could evolve a person's Life Power, and the two headed toward it.
• Disciples gathered in a mist-covered swamp but could not locate the spring.
• Feng Hong and Du Chun reported that a magical beast guarding the entrance was too strong to fight in the swamp.
• Qi Haoran and Qi Haoqing clashed with Feng Hong before Song Yue intervened.
• Song Yue proposed sharing the news and defeating the guardian together, leaving the eventual rewards to be decided by strength.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached the Tenth Layer’s sealed prison and found a little girl bound to a giant rock. Yu Yifeng was about to leave her behind, but the girl claimed to know where the person he sought was, making him turn back.

• Xiao Yan put away the scroll, and Yu Yifeng led the group deeper into the passage toward the Tenth Layer’s prisoner.
• Xiao Yan and Liu Qing examined the powerful seal on a stone gate, and Xiao Yan used his soul power to break it open.
• The group found a little girl bound to a giant rock, and Xiao Yan sensed that her strength matched his one-star Dou Xian initial stage.
• Yu Yifeng warned everyone not to trust the girl’s appearance, and Xiao Yan told the group to leave her alone.
• The little girl told Yu Yifeng she knew where the person he sought was, and Yu Yifeng turned back to face her.

King Xuan Ling used rain mixed with the Soul Controlling Guide to weaken and control the Dou Xian attacking him. He left the Poison Sect Master and the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master under his control as well, while the ceremony’s attendees hailed him as king.

• Xiao Yan sensed something wrong with the rain and led Long Yi and his companion underground without touching it.
• She Fu and Dan Gui Ye Qingtian became hostile and attacked their allies, prompting the Poison Sect Master to suspect the rain was strange.
• King Xuan Ling revealed a crystal soul ball and used the Soul Controlling Guide to control the attacking Dou Xian, except for the Poison Sect Master and the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master.
• The Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master knocked the Poison Sect Master unconscious to stop her Woeful Poison Body from detonating, but King Xuan Ling controlled both women afterward.
• The Xuan Ling Imperial Family and the ceremony’s participants called out, “Long live, My King,” to King Xuan Ling.

Xiao Yi brought the badly injured Xiao Yan to Old Ghost Yao for treatment, and Marin revealed that the Fire Spirit Tribe faced a calamity tied to the tribe’s buried patriarch. Old Ghost Yao began explaining how the Outer Realm Evil Clan’s power had taken root in the Spirit Nest, leaving the tribe in danger.

• Marin brought Xiao Yi and the injured Xiao Yan to Old Ghost Yao, who recognized Xiao Yi’s attempt to obtain help and benefits for his brother.
• Old Ghost Yao examined Xiao Yan’s ruined palm and gave him powerful pills, which Xiao Yan absorbed to recover.
• Marin told Old Ghost Yao that Xiao Yan had defeated Alice and Qianqin and carried Holy Flame and a cultivation method resembling the Holy King’s.
• Marin urged Old Ghost Yao to explain the Fire Spirit Tribe’s crisis and enlist Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi to help confront it.
• Old Ghost Yao revealed that the Fire Spirit Tribe’s buried patriarch had accumulated evil power from the Outer Realm Evil Clan, which had secretly taken root in the Spirit Nest.

Xiao Yan compressed all his soul power into a Silver White Soul Stone and devoured it to begin his advancement. After forcing the stone past a mysterious resistance inside his body, he started spreading his soul power from it as the breakthrough began.

• Xiao Yan inspected the Silver White Soul Stone with holy flame power to make sure it had not been tampered with.
• Xiao Yan compressed all his soul power into the Soul Stone, creating a stone containing power at emperor realm earth grade perfection.
• Xiao Yan used his holy flame power to overpower the Soul Stone when it resisted being devoured.
• Xiao Yan forced the Soul Stone into his soul sea after an unknown power inside him resisted its entry.
• Xiao Yan began his breakthrough by spreading his soul power from the Soul Stone.

Liu Hao lost Xiao Yan's trail and descended into the Senluo Hell, hoping to kill demons and strengthen his standing in the Holy See. He arrived at the Evil Castle and confronted the Blood King, who was preparing a Demon Infant for a scheme against the Gu Clan.

• Liu Hao decided to seek out a demon in the Ancient Prison after losing Xiao Yan's aura, aiming to earn the three Cardinals' favor and feed the Slaughter Soul.
• The Blood King watched power flow into a miniature Demon Statue and predicted that the emerging Demon Infant would throw the Gu Clan into turmoil.
• The Blood King planned to fill the Demon Infant with the Ancient Prison's power and join forces with it to defeat the powerhouses occupying the Ancient Clan Core.
• Liu Hao kicked open the Evil Castle's gates, and the Blood King recognized his Bright Power and confronted him with killing intent.

Cai Lin nearly sacrificed herself defending the Xuan Ling Continent from the Dusha Demon Empress, but Xiao Yan returned in time to save her and shield the battlefield. With allies joining the fight, Xiao Yan faced the Dusha Demon Empress and promised to keep her there for questioning.

• Cai Lin summoned the Born Spirit Snake and used her five-colored power to resist the Dusha Demon Empress’s attack, but it failed to stop the green crossbow.
• Cai Lin prepared to sacrifice herself to protect Xiao Yan’s homeland, but Xiao Yan appeared, embraced her, and blocked the attack with the Patterns of Baxia.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Cai Lin, then ordered Yingying and the other experts to eliminate the invading evil beings.
• Xiao Yan faced the Dusha Demon Empress, who recognized the threat he posed despite his five-star Dou Xian strength.
• Xiao Yan told the Dusha Demon Empress that he intended to keep her alive for questioning.

Xiao Yan held back against Ye Yunqing while secretly preparing a soul attack to help Yu Tianyue defeat Ye Ku. Just as Yu Tianyue and Xiao Yan cornered Ye Ku, a black mist from the secret passage swallowed Yu Tianyue’s attack, revealing the presence of people from the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Yan fought Ye Yunqing with his Dou Soul and Undying Nether Flame but concealed his full strength and avoided using the Ghost Face Soul Flame.
• Ye Shuang and Yu Mu remained evenly matched, while Yu Tianyue pressed Ye Ku and recognized that Ye Ku had weakened since their previous fight.
• Yu Tianyue called for Xiao Yan to strike, and Xiao Yan’s Youming Tianhu soul attack caught Ye Ku off guard.
• Yu Tianyue unleashed Wind Bind, Annihilate against Ye Ku, who begged Yin Protector for help as the attack closed in.
• A black mist emerged before Ye Ku and swallowed Yu Tianyue’s hurricane, prompting Xiao Yan and Yu Mu to recognize the likely involvement of the Soul Clan.

The Qing, Lei, and Yu families and the City Lord Mansion prepared for a coming conflict centered on the City Lord Mansion’s auction. Yu Li planned to attack after the auction, unaware that the City Lord had prepared a powerful countermeasure.

• Qing Ming told the Qing family elders that their new helper had killed Heiyu, and they decided to treat him with respect and bring him to the auction.
• Lei Shi reported to Lei Li that the Qing Family had reached the Ghost Moon Well and returned with its gains; Lei Li hinted that the auction would reveal important news.
• Yu Li learned that Heiyu’s death threatened the Yu Family’s alliance with the Black Mad Syndicate and ordered Bai Yu to bring its two leaders to the city.
• Yu Li revealed that a Hidden Ailment limited his combat power despite his Three-star Dou Xian breakthrough, and he hoped the auction would offer a cure.
• The City Lord confirmed that the Yu Family had been drawn into collusion with the Black Mad Syndicate and planned to eradicate it after the auction using an avatar descent scroll.

Xiao Yan and Lin Qingwen traveled to Tian Xing Continent, where Xiao Yan sensed the Holy See’s light-element Dou Qi among a rival faction’s allies. The Holy See’s black-robed experts recognized Xiao Yan and prepared to attack him and Lin Qingwen in Tianmu City.

• Lin Qingwen told Xiao Yan that Tian Xing Continent was dominated by the Wood Attribute, though its ancient starlight power had vanished under the imperial family’s rule.
• Xiao Yan’s group arrived at Tianmu City and prepared to enter another space channel toward the imperial territory.
• Xiao Yan sensed light-element Dou Qi, which he associated with the Holy See, among four black-robed men accompanying Lin Qingyun.
• Lin Qingwen identified Lin Qingyun as an enemy of the Princess’s faction who was likely seeking allies, while Xiao Yan sensed that the black-robed men were powerful.
• The black-robed elder ordered Elder Huang to kill Xiao Yan and Lin Qingwen, and Xiao Yan judged that the elder’s Six-Star Dou Xian strength was not enough to defeat him.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Tianxing City as the three imperial candidates quietly gathered support for the succession. Lin Feng learned that Lin Yunshu had sought help from the Endless Fire Domain and ordered Lin Hai to intercept Xiao Yan, while Lin Fengya secretly colluded with Soul Hall experts.

• Xiao Yan and his companions entered Tianxing City and headed toward the Tianyuan Mountain Range, where Lin Yunshu resided.
• The chapter described Lin Shiyuan’s grave illness and the rivalry among Lin Yunshu, Lin Feng, and Lin Fengya for the throne.
• A scholar reported to Lin Feng that Lin Yunshu had sent people to the Xuan Ling Continent and that Xiao Yan was coming to Tianxing City.
• Lin Feng ordered Lin Hai, a Five-Star Dou Xian Perfection expert, to meet Xiao Yan and ensure victory.
• Lin Feng plotted to seize the Starlight Power from Lin Yunshu, while Lin Fengya secretly colluded with experts from Soul Hall.

After nearly two months in seclusion, Xiao Yan finished absorbing the Heaven Seed and prepared to join the Forged Blade Thunder Valley delegation for the Four Continents Tournament. As the group set to depart the next morning, Duan Qifei privately struggled with what she knew about Xiao Yan and the Thunder Lord.

• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion, having harmonized the powers within him and gained strength he believed was unmatched below the Two-star Dou Xian level.
• The Soul Devouring Master warned Xiao Yan to conceal his Holy Flame, and Xiao Yan rejoined the gathering in Forged Blade Hall.
• Duan Tianhong told the delegation to rest and announced that they would leave for the Four Continents Tournament the next morning.
• Yun Qi confronted Duan Qifei about her feelings for Xiao Yan, and Duan Qifei admitted she believed their relationship could have no outcome because of her status and what she knew.
• Xiao Yan returned to his residence, reflected on the energy of the Thunder Realm, and began cultivating before the journey.

Xiao Yan completed his Tier 4 Immortal Grade Heavenly Alchemist breakthrough by withstanding and destroying a three-color Immortal Pill Tribulation. After receiving his rank badge and robe, he returned to the City Lord Mansion to await the Eastern Continent Tournament, while Tan Chen went to seek the Forged Blade Thunder Valley master.

• Tan Chen raised a barrier around the Alchemist Association to contain Xiao Yan’s Immortal Pill Tribulation.
• Tan Chen explained that Xiao Yan’s Tier 4 Heavenly medicinal pill had drawn a peak-quality three-color Immortal Pill Tribulation.
• Xiao Yan endured the tribulation’s attacks and destroyed it with Shattering Mountains and Rivers, briefly revealing an earth-yellow flame.
• Tan Chen awarded Xiao Yan his Immortal rank badge and alchemist robes and told him the tournament rules would be announced the next day.
• Xiao Yan returned to the City Lord Mansion, while Tan Chen left for Forged Blade Thunder Valley and Hua Fei was told to prepare for the tournament.

Xiao Yan battled Ling Yun for her wooden token and gained the advantage by trapping her in an array before unleashing several powerful attacks. When the array shattered and the mist cleared, only Xiao Yan’s figure could be seen, leaving the victor apparent.

• Mu Yingying, Mu Feng, Lu Di, and Ling Xuan fought Ling Yun’s three companions while Xiao Yan faced Ling Yun.
• Xiao Yan and Ling Yun traded powerful attacks, and Ling Yun acknowledged his strength as her advantage began to fade.
• Xiao Yan’s array enclosed Ling Yun, preventing her Life Power attacks from escaping.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Great Heavenly Creation Palm and three successive ruler strikes, while Ling Yun countered with her Life Power Spirit Strike.
• The collision shattered Xiao Yan’s array and filled the area with heat and mist; Guang Lu said the victor had been decided, and the Dawn Team saw Xiao Yan standing at the center.

Ling Mengsheng and his three companions entered the ancient tree’s sealed interior, where Dong Xuan used its power to attack them before confronting them in person. After Ling Mengsheng revealed that they were from the Burning Incense Pavilion, Dong Xuan invoked King Xuan Ling’s order to kill them, and both sides prepared to fight.

• Mu Xuzi stopped Xuan Muqing from following Ling Mengsheng and his companions into the ancient tree, while Fen Tian and Zhu Jin stayed concealed nearby.
• Ling Mengsheng, the Heaven and Earth Elders, and Elder Qing discovered a vast inner space with a spiral staircase made of green leaves.
• A vine attacked Ling Mengsheng, but he dodged it and cut it apart with his Flame Blade Hand.
• Dong Xuan manipulated the ancient tree’s interior to amplify his own strength and suppress the intruders, then descended to confront them.
• Dong Xuan introduced himself as an honored guest of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family guarding the Sixth Floor of the Underground Palace, and Ling Mengsheng identified himself as the Earth Hall Master of the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Dong Xuan recalled King Xuan Ling’s order to kill anyone from the Burning Incense Pavilion, and the two sides prepared to fight.

Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and Die Qi traveled to the Nine-Tailed Monster Vein to seek the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan’s help with the Ten-Colored Power on Cai Lin. After Xiao Yan subdued the clan’s guards, an ancient voice stopped him and ordered Qingya to bring the three guests to Zhai Xing Tower.

• Xiao Yan and Cai Lin sensed powerful ancient monster beast clans hidden throughout the Hundred Thousand Great Territories as Die Qi guided them toward the Nine-Tailed Monster Vein.
• Die Qi explained that the Nine-Tailed Monster Vein was the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan’s outpost and warned that the clan was hostile to outsiders.
• Five Monster Fox Guards confronted the trio, and their leader rejected Die Qi’s claim that they had come under the Demon Emperor’s orders.
• Xiao Yan pressed the guards to the ground with his power and prepared to attack them when their leader resisted.
• A green pillar of Qi extinguished Xiao Yan’s attack, and an ancient voice ordered Qingya to escort the three guests to Zhai Xing Tower.

Xiao Yan and the Wanhuo Sect traveled through a spacetime wormhole toward the Xuan Ling Continent. As they approached, the Dusha Demon Empress led an Outer Realm Evil Clan force in an assault on Xuan Shan Fortress, then pressed onward while Wu Tianyu tried to raise the alarm.

• Xiao Yan discussed the return journey with Mu Yingying and the Wanhuo Sect’s officials, noting his weakened cultivation and Mu Yingying’s increase to Four-Star Dou Xian Early Stage.
• The Dusha Demon Empress revealed that the Outer Realm Evil Clan was hunting the Demon of Light and ordered her forces to annihilate the Xuan Ling Continent, capturing the Burning Incense Pavilion officials and Snake People Tribe Queen alive.
• The Dusha Demon Empress’s troops attacked Xuan Shan Fortress with a poisonous assault, killing two of its three generals.
• Wu Tianyu rushed to defend the fortress, but the Dusha Demon Empress easily broke his attack and led her army past him toward the continent’s core.
• Wu Tianyu ordered Mo Mo to escape through a secret passage and warn the Xuan Ling Continent’s officials and Queen Medusa as the battle engulfed the fortress.