Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan learned that the Undying Leaf would protect him when approaching the Undying Fire, but devouring the flame also required an Ice Xuan Pill made from rare materials. After discussing his plans to grow stronger, he and the Soul Devouring Master headed toward a nearby battle.

• Hun Hao found Hun Wuya dead and the Undying Leaf missing, then clashed evenly with Wang Feng before fleeing.
• Wang Feng returned to report the deaths and the strength of the unknown figures to his superiors.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that the Undying Leaf and an Ice Xuan Pill were needed to devour the Undying Fire.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Ice Xuan Pill required Yixin Grass, a Three-Star Dou Xian magic core, and thousand-year profound ice from the deep sea.
• Xiao Yan resolved to improve his strength and prepare for the Eastern Continent Tournament, then followed the Soul Devouring Master toward a nearby battle.

Mu Yingying prepared to draw out her Dou Di Tribulation by forcing the mysterious power from the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool out of her body, while Xiao Yan guarded her and learned more about the Holy Flame. The chapter ended as the space above them rippled, signaling that her tribulation was about to begin.

• Xiao Yan watched over Mu Yingying while exploring the reach of his spiritual power and Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription.
• Mu Yingying scattered a powder into the pool, then entered its boiling, turbid water to draw the mysterious power from her body.
• Xin Yan explained that Mu Yingying’s powder acted as a catalyst and that she planned to use the mysterious power and her Holy Flame to overcome the Dou Di Tribulation.
• Xin Yan warned Xiao Yan that devouring a Holy Flame would require heavenly treasures and pills, and Xiao Yan recalled that he had gathered the needed ingredients but had not refined the Xu Sheng Pill.
• Xin Yan sensed Mu Yingying’s aura changing, and Xiao Yan saw the space above him ripple as her tribulation neared.

Elder Qing and Xiong Yuan announced a dangerous team competition based on missions and Team Tokens, then disqualified Xiao Yi because of his special identity. Xiao Yan promised to win the championship anyway, and Ling Xuan was assigned to his team as compensation.

• Elder Qing introduced himself alongside Xiong Yuan and Mu Xuzi and announced the Burning Incense Pavilion team competition.
• Xiong Yuan explained that teams of five would freely register for cyan, yellow, or red Team Tokens, with higher danger bringing greater rewards.
• Wang Chen, Mu Feng, Li Ji, and Zi Lian discussed the unfamiliar rules and speculated that the coming sect tournament had prompted the change.
• Xiong Yuan disqualified Xiao Yi from the competition, and Xiao Yan calmed him and promised to bring back the championship.
• Lu Di sensed Mu Yingying's power, and Mu Yingying confirmed that she had overcome her tribulation.
• Xiong Yuan named Ling Xuan as the additional member assigned to Xiao Yan's team.

Xiao Yan received the Soul Devouring Talisman from the Soul Suppressing Jade Tablet and learned that it was one of the Ghost Realm’s Twelve Evil Soldiers. The Golden Dragon King explained that Xiao Yan’s Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Heavenly Flames could keep the talisman’s Ghost Qi from harming him, while the Nine Soul Tablet turned to confront the Twin Ghost Emperor.

• The Soul Suppressing Jade Tablet released a streak of light that entered Xiao Yan’s palm, causing his Soul Power to surge before he suppressed it.
• Xiao Yan found a jade-talisman rune marked “Soul Devouring” on his palm, and the surrounding Ghost Qi scattered from it.
• The Golden Dragon King identified the rune as the Soul Devouring Talisman, and the Nine Soul Tablet confirmed that the Soul Suppressing Jade Tablet had chosen Xiao Yan.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Soul Devouring Talisman was one of the Ghost Realm’s Twelve Evil Soldiers and ranked tenth among them.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan that the talisman could devour soul bodies but would not corrupt him because his Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and Heavenly Flames resisted its Ghost Qi.
• The Nine Soul Tablet turned to deal with the Twin Ghost Emperor while the Golden Dragon King remained beside Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan disguised himself as Lord You and infiltrated the Ancient Prison, where he found Gu Clan guards tainted by an unknown evil influence and prisoners who showed no trace of evil Qi. He descended from the fourth floor toward the third as the Demon Cube grew increasingly restless.

• Xiao Yan used the token to enter the Ancient Prison, and Liu Hao followed using the Holy See’s power.
• Xiao Yan passed the prison’s inspection by imitating Gu Yang’s evil aura and convinced two guards that he was Lord You.
• Xiao Yan noticed nearly invisible pores on the guards’ necks that seemed connected to the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Xiao Yan checked the prisoners in the cells and found no trace of evil Qi among them.
• A black-robed swordsman directed Xiao Yan to Lord Xuan, and Xiao Yan continued from the fourth floor toward the third as the Demon Cube stirred.

Yin Xie fought off the Nine Soul Tablet, Wu Jiang, Hu Du, and the Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger, while Mu Yingying joined the battle with mysterious azure flames. After Xiao Yue revealed that Yin Xie could be defeated by striking his heart, Xiao Yan entered the fight, and Yin Xie reacted with fear to the flames around Mu Yingying.

• The Nine Soul Tablet called on Wu Jiang, Hu Du, and the Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger to attack Yin Xie after their clash weakened them both.
• Wu Jiang and Hu Du broke Yin Xie's ghostly defense, and the Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger blocked his chains with flame barriers.
• Mu Yingying joined the battle and surrounded herself with azure flames that Xiao Yan sensed were unusually powerful.
• Xiao Yue told Xiao Yan that Yin Xie had no immortal body and could be defeated by a strike to his heart, though reaching it would be dangerous.
• Xiao Yan bound Yue Ru in place, covered himself in Milky White Flame, and flew up to join the fight.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a terrifying aura, and Yin Xie stared in disbelief at Mu Yingying's azure flames as the Ghost Qi around him recoiled.

King Xuan Ling’s party discovered that the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python image was a projection, but Qin Tian warned that the divine hall likely held its power. As King Xuan Ling and Qin Tian clashed with She Fu, She Fu brought the projection to life, leaving the group facing a real threat.

• Qin Tian identified the serpent image as a Serpent Illusion Dance and said the divine hall likely contained something belonging to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• King Xuan Ling revealed his plan to use the serpent’s blood to weaken the Holy Flame imprisoned beneath the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s palace.
• King Xuan Ling attacked She Fu, while She Fu offered the intruders a chance to leave and Qin Tian challenged him to battle.
• King Xuan Ling urged his forces to attack before Medusa Clan reinforcements arrived, and She Fu directed Xiao Qing and Little Green to face the others.
• She Fu fired green Dou Qi at the serpent projection, and the image peeled away from the hall wall as Qin Tian failed to stop it.

Chang Yu brought Xiao Yan and the new disciples to Mount Hua and explained that Burning Incense Pavilion lay inside the Heaven Burning Domain, protected by the dangerous Heaven Burning Array. As the group began climbing, Lu Di revealed that Cai Lin was safe and in seclusion, leaving Xiao Yan eager to know more about her.

• Chang Yu explained that Burning Incense Pavilion was located within the Heaven Burning Domain and that the Heaven Burning Array had once slain a Dou Xian Strongman.
• Xiao Yan tried to probe Mount Hua with his soul power, but the outer formation devoured it, and Chang Yu led the group up the mountain on foot.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Mu Feng and spoke with Luo Guang while considering new defensive techniques, cultivation goals, and ways to strengthen himself.
• Lu Di told Xiao Yan that his aura resembled the scent of Cai Lin's offspring and concluded that they were husband and wife.
• Xiao Yan grabbed Lu Di and demanded to know where Cai Lin was, and she told him that Cai Lin was safe but in seclusion and would not emerge soon.

Xiao Yan discovered that Cai Lin was nearby in Xuan Tian San, while Cai Lin entered the Holy Temple to seek the Medusa Clan’s power. As she was drawn into the ancestral statue, Nu Dong allied with the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and Solomon, while King Xuan Ling planned to exploit the alliance and hunt Cai Lin.

• Xiao Yan recognized Cai Lin’s soul power glowing on the Soul Jade and concluded that she was in Xuan Tian San.
• Cai Lin confirmed Xiao Yan was nearby, then headed alone into the Holy Temple as the Snake People Tribe faced intensified attacks from the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and Nu Dong.
• Cai Lin entered the temple and was pulled into the Medusa Clan’s ancestral statue by a force linked to her bloodline.
• Nu Dong agreed to accept the terms offered by Solomon and the Xuan Ling Imperial Family so he could challenge Cai Lin and claim rule over the desert.
• King Xuan Ling ordered a search for the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and privately planned to eliminate the Medusa Clan after using Nu Dong.
• Mu Xuzi considered the prospects of the Human Hall and noted that Mu Yingying held something he could not discern.

Wen Zi forced Du He to kneel and apologize to Elder Zhu, then stripped the Sixth Prince of his standing and future claim within the Xuan Ling Imperial Family. Elder Zhu and Xiao Yan’s group continued into Xuan Ling City, where Wen Zi led them toward the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool and they discussed attending a major auction.

• Wen Zi arrived and ordered Du He to apologize to Elder Zhu.
• After Du He refused, Wen Zi kicked his ankle and made him kneel before Elder Zhu.
• Wen Zi warned Du He that he had lost the right to compete for the heir’s position or take part in imperial affairs.
• Elder Zhu and Xiao Yan’s group left Du He behind and discussed attending an upcoming auction in Xuan Ling City.
• Elder Zhu told the youngsters to make use of the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, and Wen Zi led them toward its heavily guarded entrance.

King Xuan Ling prepared for the auction while powerful factions gathered in Xuan Ling City. Wen Zi confirmed that the auction treasures were heavily guarded, as the city awaited the event’s opening the next day.

• King Xuan Ling confirmed that the auction preparations were complete and planned to pursue Medusa after the auction.
• The narration described the Tu Ling Family’s role in building the Ten-Thousand-Mile Great Wall and the Sun Family’s guarded ambitions toward the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• A young woman from the Tu Ling Family and her master arrived in Xuan Ling City and headed to the Medicine Market.
• Two disciples from the Ten Thousand Sword Gate arrived; the junior brother declined to explore the city and went to his lodgings.
• Wen Zi checked the guards protecting the auction items, and a soldier reported that the surrounding areas were secured against anyone below Dou Xian strength.

Xiao Yan extinguished the consciousness inside the Emperor Grade Two Dou Di Pill with his twenty-three-colored flame Dou Qi, then swallowed it to cultivate. After his body absorbed as much of its energy as it could hold, he began compressing the remaining power and driving it toward his Dou Qi Sea to attempt a breakthrough to Five-star Dou Di.

• Xiao Yan spent three days preparing to consume the Dou Di Pill while Tang Tang gathered intelligence and the others waited at his residence.
• Xiao Yan used his twenty-three-colored flame Dou Qi to destroy the pill's consciousness and take the pill into his hand.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Dou Di Pill and used the Flame Mantra to disperse its energy through his body.
• Xiao Yan reached the limit of what his body could absorb and directed the remaining energy toward his Dou Qi Sea.

Xiao Yan and Tang Tang's group ended their cooperation as the Medusa Clan conflict drew closer to its climax. As She Fu and Qin Tian fought, Green Snake's aura surged and she rushed toward their barrier, leaving Qin Tian sensing danger.

• Long Yi warned Xiao Yan that Qin Tian possessed a terrifying power and assessed his chances against Qin Tian and She Fu.
• Xiao Yan sensed a familiar aura inside the Medusa Temple, but refused Tang Tang's invitation to explore it.
• Tang Tang ended her group's cooperation with Xiao Yan, gave him medicinal pills, and told him that what he sought might be in the dangerous Desert Zone.
• Xiao Yan decided to rendezvous with Mu Feng and wait as Medusa Clan experts approached, while Tang Tang's group headed toward the Divine Hall.
• She Fu and Qin Tian continued fighting after discovering the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's remnant soul had vanished.
• She Fu summoned power through her snake-headed staff as Green Snake's aura surged and she rushed toward the barrier, making Qin Tian sense danger.

Gu Yuan and the Peerless Heavenly Emperor told Xun Er about the Holy See, the Angel Clan’s human-world force, and its passage to the Angel Kingdom. Xun Er joined the Gu Clan’s seven Dou Xian to meet Holy See representatives, whose handsome envoy fixed his attention on her.

• Gu Yuan confirmed that the Holy See had come, prompting the Peerless Heavenly Emperor to grow concerned.
• Gu Qing and the Peerless Heavenly Emperor explained to Xun Er that the Holy See served the Angel Clan, which offered resurrection through the Eye of the Angel.
• Xun Er said she planned to leave the clan to look for Xiao Yan, then followed her teacher and Gu Qing to the gathering place.
• The Holy See envoy Michael told six Gu Clan elders that he hoped to strengthen ties between their forces while waiting for the Peerless Heavenly Emperor.
• Xun Er arrived with the Peerless Heavenly Emperor and Gu Qing, and the Holy See’s handsome envoy stared at her as the meeting began.

Ling Yun’s team confronted the Registered Disciple team at the entrance to the Three Great Mountain Ranges while the Dawn Team, Guang Lu, and Tan Shaoyang watched. Xiao Yan’s team learned that the mountain range held unsettling secrets and hurried toward the entrance, where all four teams were about to converge.

• Ling Yun waited at the entrance, expecting the other teams to arrive so she could use the conflict to her advantage.
• Zi Lian’s Registered Disciple team reached the entrance, where Ling Yun challenged them and prepared to fight alone.
• The Dawn Team appeared nearby, and An Li and Qian Zhang assessed Ling Yun’s formidable strength as Guang Lu and Tan Shaoyang watched.
• Yin Mu tracked Xiao Yan’s lingering flames at the site of his earlier battle and continued pursuing him.
• Mu Yingying warned Xiao Yan that the Three Great Mountain Ranges felt dangerous and that the undead beasts lacked magic cores.
• Xiao Yan explained that Luoling Mountain was a remnant of the battle between the Ghost Realm and Xuan Tian San, and Lu Di led the team toward the entrance to seek the third wooden token.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er watched Underworld Official Qing Feng confront Poison Granny, a captive from the Poison God Palace, until their concealment failed. Qing Feng attacked Xiao Yan with strange creatures that Poison Granny recognized as Underworld Worms.

• Xun'er explained the Poison God Palace’s power and its deadly poison, prompting Xiao Yan to worry about the missing Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• Poison Granny rejected Qing Feng’s attempt to use her against the Poison God Palace and released poisonous mist that devoured Xiao Yan’s soul-power concealment.
• Qing Feng used the Qing Feng Underworld Seal to scatter the mist, exposing Xiao Yan and Xun’er in the hall.
• Xiao Yan trapped the hall with his formation and unleashed Glazed Flame, which alarmed Qing Feng as a Holy Flame Controller.
• Qing Feng sent a torrent of black radiances filled with writhing creatures at Xiao Yan, and Poison Granny identified them as Underworld Worms.

Xiao Yan joined Butterfly Valley’s confrontation with the Yaoxuan Sect and overwhelmed its fighters despite appearing to be only a Five-Star Dou Xian. He defeated two Six-Star Dou Xian Perfection experts, repelled Second Elder Xuanyao, and trapped him with flames as the Butterfly Valley experts recognized Xiao Yan’s strength.

• Dielan warmly greeted Die Qi, who introduced Xiao Yan as the man who had protected them on their journey.
• After two Yaoxuan Sect talents mocked him, Xiao Yan challenged them to attack together, and they charged with earth and thunder powers.
• Xiao Yan seized both attackers and hurled them away, leaving them gravely wounded.
• Xuanyao attacked Xiao Yan with the power of a Seven-Star Dou Xian, but Xiao Yan’s Dragon God Transformation let him overpower Xuanyao in their clash.
• As Xuanyao tried to flee with the two defeated fighters, Xiao Yan unleashed the Sea of Feiyan Flames and surrounded him with Flaming Giant Dragons.

Xiao Yan enlisted in the Myriad Monster Kingdom army and was sent to the Martial Arena to compete for a Monster General position. He defeated all eight newly promoted Monster Generals at once, leaving Wolf General and the arena fighters shocked.

• Xiao Yan told the Horned Elder that he was a Seven-Star Dou Xian Early Stage and declined to pursue the Monster General position, though the elder sent Wolf General to take him to the trials.
• Wolf General led Xiao Yan to the Martial Arena and warned him that the eight Monster Generals included a Seven-Star Dou Xian Later Stage expert.
• Wolf General kicked Xiao Yan into the arena, where Xiao Yan faced the eight Monster Generals.
• Xiao Yan defeated all eight Monster Generals simultaneously, leaving them injured and fearful of him.
• A messenger hurried out to report the outcome to Wolf General, while Xiao Yan asked whether there was a problem because he had not controlled his strength.

Xiao Yan and the others discovered that the mysterious meteorite produced a powerful life force, while the Immortal Sword’s remnant power revealed its interest in the meteorite. The sword then seized control of Xiao Yan and began moving toward his brain.

• The Immortal Sword’s remnant power said it was seeking a suitable master, but denied that Xiao Yan would become the sword’s master.
• Golden Dragon King reminded the Immortal Sword of their agreement, and it asked him for the mysterious meteorite.
• Xiao Yan poured his Dou Qi into the Immortal Sword, which aimed at the meteorite and revealed the special space surrounding it.
• Drops from the meteorite gathered in the circular object below and released a life force that restored Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and healed his injuries.
• Golden Dragon King realized the meteorite was the Forbidden Area’s true treasure and ordered Long Yi to move.
• The Immortal Sword trapped Xiao Yan’s hand and sent a brilliant light toward his brain, attempting to control his body.

Xiao Yan used the Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription to extract a formation hidden inside the tattered scroll and learned how to cultivate the Binding Immortal Silk Vine. The instructions revealed that the formation could be used without Immortal Master-level Spiritual Power, so Xiao Yan began studying it.

• Xiao Yan discovered that his Spiritual Power made the tattered scroll briefly shine, and Long Yi concluded that Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Power was too weak to unlock it.
• Xiao Yan poured his Spiritual Power into the Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription, which broke through the scroll’s defenses and grew several times stronger.
• The scroll released a white light that taught Xiao Yan the Binding Immortal Silk Vine formation and warned that it required Immortal Master-level Spiritual Power to use.
• After Xiao Yan burned the refined scroll, another message clarified that the formation’s strength depended on his Spiritual Power rather than a Heavenly Master’s cultivation.
• Xiao Yan learned that using the formation required condensing Array Veins, inscribing the formation, and controlling it with his thoughts.