Chapter Summaries

After the battle in Monster City, Xiao Yan learned how the Nether Sea Dragon Serpent lost the thirty-third-ranked Holy Flame and arranged for the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf to lead the Monster Realm. Xiao Yan entered seclusion to refine Cai Lin’s medicinal pill, while the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf passed Cai Lin a scroll left by the Demon Emperor.

• The Black Fiend Dragon Wolf explained that the Nether Sea Dragon Serpent had died challenging the Heaven Bear Tyrant, leaving the Holy Flame to pass through the tyrant’s hands before Xiao Yan reclaimed it.
• Xiao Yan said he would first find a seclusion ground to refine Cai Lin’s pill, then go to the Monster Realm Center to settle the matter of the Ten-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Xiao Yan gave the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf the Silver-Pointed Blood Evil Halberd and an Ancient Dragon Source Blood Crystal to help him become the Monster Realm’s new king.
• Cai Lin revealed the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf accepted the weapon and crystal and agreed to help with the alliance.
• The Black Fiend Dragon Wolf gave Cai Lin a green scroll left by the Demon Emperor, then Cai Lin and the Tianxie Blood Tiger waited for Xiao Yan to finish his seclusion.
• Xiao Yan began refining Cai Lin’s pill and sealed the two newly acquired Holy Flames for possible use by Mu Yingying and Cai Lin.

Xiao Yan learned about the Eastern Continent and the Forged Blade Thunder Valley, which ruled it and hosted the Eastern Continent Tournament. Mo Yu brought the group to Thunder City, where they saw the immense city surrounded by thunder.

• Mo Yu asked about Xiao Yan, and Yu Renran introduced him as an Alchemist recruited by the Yu Sect.
• Mo Yu explained that the Eastern Continent was ruled by the powerful Forged Blade Thunder Valley, whose Valley Master was a renowned Weapon Smith.
• Mo Yu told Xiao Yan that the tournament would take place in the Thunder Realm and that registered competitors would stay there.
• Mo Yu summoned a flying soul beast and carried Xiao Yan and the two women toward Thunder City.
• Xiao Yan saw Thunder City, a vast city ringed by bolts of thunder, and marveled at its size.

Ling Mengsheng and the others defeated Dong Xuan on the Sixth Floor of the Underground Palace, but his remnant soul survived. Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying intercepted and destroyed it, while the group headed toward the Seventh Floor, unaware that it was a trap.

• Ling Mengsheng and the Heaven and Earth Elders defeated Dong Xuan, then Fen Tian gave them pills to restore their strength.
• Fen Tian chose to leave the ancient tree and head for the Seventh Floor of the Underground Palace, despite sensing something valuable in its crown.
• Wen ZI arrived, saw signs of the battle, and left to report to King Xuan Ling.
• Dong Xuan's remnant soul emerged from the ancient tree and planned to seek help from King Xuan Ling.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying cornered Dong Xuan; Xiao Yan struck him with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and the Soul Devouring Talisman absorbed his last remnant of soul power.
• Xiao Yan stored Dong Xuan's body with the Holy Flame, and Mu Yingying noticed something above the ancient tree.

Xiao Yan began advancing during the battle, leaving him unable to defend himself as the gray guardian attacked. Yue Ru and Liu Yin intervened to protect him, but the gray guardian broke free of Liu Yin’s ice and continued fighting Yue Ru as Liu Yin joined the battle.

• Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi surged after his earlier fight, and he realized he had begun advancing at a dangerous moment.
• The gray guardian recognized Xiao Yan’s vulnerability and attacked, so Yue Ru stepped in while Xiao Yan sat down to focus on his breakthrough.
• Liu Yin unleashed an icy attack that appeared to freeze the gray guardian, but it quickly broke free and launched a spear strike at her.
• Yue Ru intercepted the guardian’s attack and fought it, while Liu Yin realized she had misjudged Yue Ru and grew curious about her green Dou Qi.
• Liu Yin joined Yue Ru in battle as Xiao Yan continued his advancement.

Xiao Yan's group discovered that the Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard was wounded and approached its lair, where they found Solomon's people confronting it. Solomon's elders had ambushed and poisoned the beast, but it summoned its subordinates, forcing them to prepare for battle.

• Xiao Yan and his companions spotted the injured Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard in the forest and decided to approach cautiously under the cover of his soul power.
• A Solomon force arrived at the lizard's cave, led by a white-haired elder carrying a Dragon Head Cane, and the Golden Dragon King sensed that their strength was unstable.
• The white-haired elder asked to borrow the lizard's dragon blood, and the lizard revealed that Solomon's people had poisoned and ambushed it.
• The Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard called for help, bringing a horde of magical beasts, including three powerful enough to rival late-stage Four-star Dou Di.
• The white-haired elder ordered his group to hold off the beasts while he and Second Brother attacked the lizard.

In the blood pool, Xiao Yan released the Undying Nether Sparrow and prepared to devour its Dou Soul to strengthen himself. The Undying Nether Sparrow willingly gave up its sentience, hoping to escape future Heavenly Tribulations through Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan began refining its power.

• Xiao Yan entered the scalding blood pool and recalled the Soul Devouring Master's instructions for devouring the Dou Soul before using the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal.
• Xiao Yan summoned the sealed Undying Nether Sparrow from his Dou Qi Sea and broke the seal.
• The Undying Nether Sparrow agreed to let Xiao Yan erase its sentience and refine its origin, explaining that it hoped to avoid future Heavenly Tribulations by becoming his Dou Soul.
• Xiao Yan used his Holy Flame to refine away the Undying Nether Sparrow's sentience, leaving its pure power behind.
• Xiao Yan prepared to devour the Undying Nether Sparrow's power and gain its Dou Soul.

Xiao Yan defeated Hua Shao with the Four-Color Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation, but collapsed after expending his power. As Hua Shao moved to kill him, Hao Ni'er arrived with Soul Devouring Domain reinforcements, and the forces in the Desert Hinterland prepared for battle.

• Xiao Yan unleashed the Four-Color Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation, which obliterated Hua Shao and devastated the Desert Hinterland.
• Hua Shao crushed a Fierce Soul Guard who reported that the Hall Master had been reduced to ashes, then ordered his forces to suppress the truth.
• Xiao Yan lay weakened in the sand, satisfied that his attack had succeeded, while the Black Fiend Dragon Wolf and You Er were held back by the Fierce Soul Guards.
• Hua Shao formed a Space Blade and attacked Xiao Yan, who gathered his remaining strength to resist.
• Hao Ni'er emerged from a Space Gate, replenished Xiao Yan's strength, and told him to leave the rest to her.
• Hao Ni'er arrived with Soul Devouring Domain officials, and the opposing forces gathered for the battle in the ruined Desert Hinterland.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Xiangsi Fruit’s energy, directing its excess Acacia Power into the light orb of the King of Myriad Beasts. He reached Three-Star Dou Xian Perfection, while the energy also began changing his Sacred Flame Space into a domain.

• Xiao Yan cultivated at the Xiangsi Tree’s roots for months as his two Dou Cores absorbed the Xiangsi Fruit’s energy.
• The King of Myriad Beasts’ light orb began stealing energy, and Xiao Yan gave it a portion of the fruit’s power, triggering a mysterious transformation.
• When Xiao Yan’s Dou Cores became saturated, he sent the remaining Acacia Power into his Dou Qi Sea, where the light orb absorbed it.
• The King of Myriad Beasts’ light orb released pressure resembling the Demon Emperor’s aura, astonishing the Soul Devouring Master.
• Xiao Yan broke through to Three-Star Dou Xian Perfection as the fruit’s energy strengthened his body.
• Some of the Acacia Power and fruit’s energy entered Xiao Yan’s Sacred Flame Space and began forming a domain fluctuation.

Xiao Yan confronted the Life Slaughter Array’s spirit, a Semi-Evil God energy clone, and destroyed it with a soul technique from the Immortal Realm Center. Back in the Pill Realm, he exposed Ming Feng’s plot, while Ming Feng’s cauldron remained only partly filled and the array still threatened the realm.

• The Life Slaughter Array’s evil energy formed the Black Flame Man, who revealed himself as an energy clone of the Blood Stone Evil Sovereign and challenged Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Great Immortal Technique, Holy Soul Light Chain, startling the Blood Stone Evil Sovereign with a secret technique from the Immortal Realm Center.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the clone, breaking the array space and returning to the Pill Realm.
• Hua Qianqian and the others saw Xiao Yan escape the array’s restraints, and he confronted Ming Feng about the exposed plot.
• Bai Wangyuan urged Ming Feng to flee, but Ming Feng saw that his evil-patterned cauldron was still short of the energy required for his mission.

After Xiao Yan drove off the wounded Xuguang, he led his companions toward the Life and Death Two Forms Spring. Elsewhere on Moonlight Island, the Star Gazing Valley Maiden learned of the spring and hurried there with Xiao Bi.

• Xuguang survived Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus attack, threatened revenge, and escaped using a high-grade Spatial Scroll.
• Xiu Qi warned Xiao Yan that Xuguang held high status in the Bright Cult and that its assassins might target him.
• Xiao Yan checked on Qin Xin and Mu Yingying, then led the group through the purple bamboo forest toward the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.
• A dark-complexioned man told a crowd that the Life and Death Two Forms Spring was on Moonlight Island and said powerhouses were gathered around it.
• The Star Gazing Valley Maiden recognized the spring's name, learned its direction from the dark-complexioned man, and rushed there with Xiao Bi.
• The dark-complexioned man wondered whether the two women belonged to Star Gazing Valley.

Xiao Yan completed the pill fusion and faced the terrifying Seven Xuan Demonic Lightning summoned by the finished pill. He and Xiao Lei endured and absorbed the tribulation, strengthening Xiao Yan while weakening the bond that connected Xiao Lei to him.

• Xiao Yan fused the three pools of liquid in the flame giant cauldron, and the completed pill summoned dense thunderclouds across the Small World.
• Elder Feng identified the pill lightning as the Seven Xuan Demonic Lightning and explained its connection to the highest alchemist ranks.
• Xiao Yan used the Dragon God Transformation to withstand the first golden lightning strike, which left his arm aching and his body numb.
• As the thunderclouds brewed a stronger strike, Xiao Lei emerged from Xiao Yan's Soul Sea and joined him in facing it.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Lei weakened the great lightning bolt together, then Xiao Yan split it and both absorbed its power, improving Xiao Yan's physical toughness and loosening Xiao Lei's connection to him.

Feng Hong and Du Chun headed for Guanghan Island as Guni and Wang Xie also set out for its entrance. Meanwhile, a hidden Outer Realm Evil Clan presence inside Qi Haoqing revealed its plans to seize Moonlight Fairy’s ruins, leaving Qi Haoqing unaware of the two mysterious marks in his body.

• Feng Hong and Du Chun recalled their failed attempt to take Grudge Old Monster’s treasures and discussed how the Xuan Ling Imperial Family might use Qi Haoran’s death to cause trouble for the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Feng Hong explained that the tokens from Moonlight Island and Jade Rabbit Island were enough to open Guanghan Island, then led Du Chun toward its entrance.
• Guni and Wang Xie learned that Xiao Yan had killed Qi Haoran and set off for Guanghan Island, where they expected the true treasures to be found.
• A hidden presence speaking through Qi Haoqing revealed that King Xuan Ling had planted an array in his body and that the Outer Realm Evil Clan intended to leave Moonlight Fairy’s ruins undisturbed.
• Qi Haoqing returned to himself with no memory of what had happened, while a teleportation array and an Outer Realm Evil Clan Blood Curse remained marked on his body.

Xiao Yan faced Xiong Jun, Wuliang Mountain’s mid Seven-star Dou Di powerhouse, and revealed the power of his flame-enhancing secret technique. The chapter left Xiao Yan at the early Seven-star Dou Di stage, with his twenty-three-color Emperor Flame surrounding him as the battle continued.

• Xiong Jun stepped forward to fight Xiao Yan while Qin Xin and Mu Yingying stood ready to help.
• Xiao Yan abandoned his ruler and met Xiong Jun’s powerful fist with his Emperor Flame-wrapped palms, then retreated after their clash.
• Xiong Jun laughed that Xiao Yan was the first to trade punches with him and claimed his full strength would have crushed him.
• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and raised his strength to Six-star Dou Di perfection.
• Xiao Yan used the Holy Flame Transformation to reach the early Seven-star Dou Di stage, astonishing Qin Xin, Mu Yingying, Night Cat, and the Double-Headed Sub-Dragon.

Qin Xin brought Xiao Yan to the Burning Incense Pavilion’s secluded alchemy room, where he sought help advancing to Emperor Grade Two Alchemist. They met the proud Leng Fuyao, who tested Xiao Yan with a surprise soul attack before Ye Meng stopped their clash.

• Qin Xin told Xiao Yan that the alchemy room served the pavilion’s internal needs and warned him not to pry into its secrets.
• Qin Xin explained that the remote alchemy room housed four people, including its powerful alchemists, and introduced Bai Qian, Ye Meng, Zuo Lu, and Leng Fuyao.
• Leng Fuyao tried to raise an Emperor Grade One Human Pill to Earth Pill rank while Ye Meng cautioned her against forcing the refinement.
• After learning Xiao Yan had arrived, Leng Fuyao rushed to meet him, leaving behind a pill she had already successfully refined.
• Leng Fuyao launched a soul attack at Xiao Yan and Qin Xin, Xiao Yan countered it, and Ye Meng extinguished the clash before Qin Xin greeted him and Leng Fuyao.

Xiao Yan and the others destroyed the Mystic Elf and discovered a bone-filled pit inside the palace. Xiao Yan left to bring his people, while the others searched for a way deeper into the Moonlight Fairy’s ruins and accidentally opened a hidden stone door.

• Feng Hong’s Judgment Nails trapped the Mystic Elf as Xiao Yan and Meng Fei’s flames burned it to nothing.
• Bingshui led the experts into the palace, where they found a pit filled with the Mystic Elf’s victims’ bones.
• Xiao Yan left with Mu Feng to bring their people inside, despite Wang Xie’s attempt to dissuade him.
• Hua Lexin used his puppet to search the entrance hall for a passage but found no exit.
• Meng Fei struck a wall, and a hidden stone door opened to reveal a passage where an unseen creature slowly opened its eyes.

After fusing with the Holy Flame, Xiao Yan discovered he had gained control of an independent space and that the Flame Mantra had advanced to the high Immortal Grade. Xin Yan agreed to help him pursue other Holy Flames in exchange for a share of their power, while an evil presence watched from the void.

• Xiao Yan told Long Yi that he had fused with the Holy Flame and gained control of an independent space.
• Xin Yan became excited when Xiao Yan mentioned the Flame Mantra and urged him to inspect its grade.
• Xiao Yan discovered the Flame Mantra had reached the high Immortal Grade and entered its first realm, Flame Foundation.
• Xin Yan explained that the Flame Mantra advanced by consuming Holy Flames and asked Xiao Yan for a share of their power.
• Xiao Yan accepted the bargain, and Xin Yan gave him control of the Sacred Flame Space.
• A hidden evil presence identified Fire Heart Sky Rock and prepared to destroy it with an avatar.

Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and Yue Ru entered a black-flame magma world and discovered a dormant puppet called the Hell Flame Slave, one of the Six Paths Samsara Immortal’s powerful fire slaves. Xiao Yan tried to awaken it, and the slave rose to attack as the trio prepared for the trial.

• Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame resonated with the stone gate, which opened and let the trio enter the Hell Path trial.
• The trio found themselves trapped in a black-flame magma world, where the flames threatened to erode their vitality and Samsara Power.
• Yue Ru spotted a powerful figure sealed inside a pillar of black fire, and Xiao Yan recognized it as one of the Six Paths Samsara Immortal’s fire slaves.
• Xiao Yan struck the pillar with six-colored Holy Flames, cracking it and awakening the figure.
• The figure identified himself as the Hell Flame Slave and declared that intruders on the Hell Path would die.

Xiao Yan defeated Ling Yun’s team and learned why the selection tournament had moved to Luoling Mountain, where three dangerous mountain ranges held valuable secrets. After Ling Yun’s team left, the Dawn Team emerged from hiding and addressed Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan defeated Ling Yun with the Primordial Fire Ruler and an array, and Ling Yun admitted he had used about eighty percent of his strength.
• Ling Yun stopped her team’s fight with Mu Yingying’s group, acknowledged Xiao Yan’s victory, and handed over two wooden tokens.
• Ling Yun explained that the tournament was meant to prepare the sect for a possible disaster and described the Five-Elements Mountain Range, the Tian Mu Mountain Range, and the unknown Wuliang Mountain.
• Xiao Yan collected five wooden tokens and headed for the exit as Ling Yun’s team departed after losing its chance to continue.
• The Dawn Team emerged from the shadows and called out to Xiao Yan as he was leaving.

Kuángmù Immortal Master revealed how Yu Xuan’s choice to aid the Desert Mountain Range led to the Sky-Eye Fish Clan’s destruction, then asked Xiao Yan to help kill the Blood Demon Left Guard in exchange for the Holy Flame. As the battle began, Kuángmù Immortal Master and Yan prepared their strongest attacks, while the Blood Demon Left Guard braced for them.

• Kuángmù Immortal Master explained that Yu Xuan brought most of the Sky-Eye Fish Clan to fight the Outer Realm Evil Clan, leaving the clan vulnerable to the Blood Demon Race.
• The Blood Demon Left Guard considered using Shan Ling and the other woman to escape, but Xiao Yan told Snake Punishment to protect them.
• Kuángmù Xianlan asked Xiao Yan for help, and Kuángmù Immortal Master offered him the Holy Flame if they killed the Blood Demon Left Guard.
• Xiao Yan agreed and unleashed his Heavenly Flames and Primordial Fire Ruler, while Long Yi emerged in his Red Giant Dragon form.
• Kuángmù Immortal Master ended his conversation with Shan Yao and joined Yan in preparing a full-power attack against the Blood Demon Left Guard.

Heavenly Emperor endured devastating attacks inside the Dark Demon Realm and used them to uncover its weakness, allowing Xiao Yan and the others to escape. After the realm shattered, the group found no trace of the Dark Demon and wondered whether the Sevenfold Demonic Tribulation had killed him.

• Heavenly Emperor revealed a blood-red flower with one petal remaining and waited inside the Dark Demon Realm.
• The Ten Thousand Demon Finger and a six-colored Skeleton Dragon attacked Heavenly Emperor, leaving him gravely wounded as he seized the Skeleton Dragon’s core pivot.
• Heavenly Emperor urged Xiao Yan and the others not to disappoint him, then unleashed three black shadows to break the Dark Demon Realm.
• Xiao Yan and the others returned to the Void Lightning Pool and saw Heavenly Emperor covered in severe wounds.
• Xiao Yan searched the Thunder Pool for the Dark Demon but found no trace of his aura, prompting the group to wonder if the Sevenfold Demonic Tribulation had destroyed him.