Chapter Summaries

The Demon of Light repelled the coalition’s initial attack, prompting Deng Qing and Yu Xiao to unleash powerful techniques against him. As the three clashed, Xiao Yan sensed that the Demon of Light had not revealed his full strength, and the battle’s outcome remained unclear.

• The Demon of Light protected himself from the coalition’s strike with milky-white energy shackles and mocked the attackers for holding back.
• Deng Qing and Yu Xiao joined forces, using the Hand of Judgment and the Scythe of Adjudication against the Demon of Light, who summoned the Holy Light Nail.
• You Er explained the power of the two techniques, while Xiao Yan suspected the Demon of Light was still hiding his true strength.
• Mu Wushuang pointed out that Xiao Yan possessed a Holy Flame, and the Demon of Light declared that Xiao Yan would not escape.
• Deng Qing, Yu Xiao, and the Demon of Light exchanged devastating attacks as the black-robed figures drew power from the Ancient Tree; after the battle haze cleared, all three appeared gravely weakened.

Xiao Yan used the Soul Devouring Talisman to devour Qi Haoran, a disciple of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, and watched the witnesses recoil as Xuguang vowed to report the killing. As Xiao Yan reunited with Mu Yingying and the others, the Guardian passed its Tribulation in the Magma World.

• The Evil Power controlling Qi Haoran begged Xiao Yan for the Soul Devouring Talisman, and Xiao Yan tossed it to him before using his energy to activate it.
• The Soul Devouring Talisman devoured Qi Haoran and absorbed his strength, while its released evil power briefly dulled Xiao Yan’s perception.
• Xuguang accused Xiao Yan of killing a disciple of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and fled to report the news, as Xiu Qi, Qin Xin, Song Yue, and Five Poisons warned of the consequences.
• Xiao Yan put away the talisman and joined Mu Yingying and the others at the top of the Magma World.
• The Guardian began churning violently, and Song Yue said it had successfully passed the Tribulation.

Xiao Yan used a spatial teleportation array to seize the Treasure Box’s contents amid the experts’ battle, then provoked Guni while concealing one of the four scrolls for himself. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan injured and facing Guni as Mu Yingying and Yue Ru rushed to help.

• Xing Long invited Xiao Yan to visit the Star Gazing Valley, where its master might unravel his mysteries, and warned that he would eventually reach a dead end.
• As the powerful experts fought over the Treasure Box, Xiao Yan teleported to it, used the golden key, and took all four scrolls.
• Xiao Yan secretly stored the scroll that resonated with him, then revealed three scrolls and tossed two toward the crowd.
• Guni attacked Xiao Yan, who was struck and sent the scroll in his hand flying; Guni claimed it while Mu Yingying and Yue Ru moved to intervene.
• Xiao Yan taunted Guni and unleashed a brighter flame at him from close range.

Xiao Yan fought Yin Fu Tong, who wielded a jade qin and unleashed a powerful bow-and-arrow attack. Xiao Yan broke through it with his second finger technique, while the Ghost Face Soul Flame used the opening to send cyan flames into Yin Fu Tong.

• Yin Fu Tong chased Xiao Yan with sonic attacks from his jade qin as the Ghost Face Soul Flame tried to contact the last trace of power inside him.
• Mu Yingying worried about Xiao Yan, and Yan Chi explained Yin Fu Tong's strength while reassuring her that Xiao Yan's Holy Flame gave him a chance.
• Yin Fu Tong formed a milky-white bow and arrow from the jade qin, and Xiao Yan answered with the first finger of Four Fingers of the Firmament.
• The Blood Demon Envoy's power swallowed Xiao Yan's first attack, so Xiao Yan used the second finger and pierced Yin Fu Tong's bow and arrow at the cost of exhausting himself.
• Yin Fu Tong vomited evil blood, and the Ghost Face Soul Flame urged him to seize the last glimmer of hope as cyan flames surged into his body.

Zhu Jin convened the Burning Incense Pavilion’s senior leaders to discuss rescuing Yan Chi, while Elder Tian and Elder Di confronted him over the disappearance of their daughter. Ling Mengsheng also revealed his continuing suspicions about his wife’s death, and Zhu Jin promised the Pavilion would help investigate after the rescue.

• Zhu Jin gathered the Burning Incense Pavilion’s leaders, including Elder Tian and Elder Di, for an urgent meeting.
• Elder Tian accused Zhu Jin of trapping him and Elder Di years ago, causing their daughter to go missing, but Elder Di urged him to set their dispute aside.
• Zhu Jin released his Half-Immortal aura and persuaded the Heaven and Earth Elders to sit down and hear the matter at hand.
• Zhu Jin announced that the meeting concerned rescuing Yan Chi, prompting Ling Mengsheng to voice his anger and grief over his wife’s suspicious death.
• Elder Tian and Elder Di calmed Ling Mengsheng and expressed hope that his wife was still alive, while Zhu Jin promised the Pavilion would help search after Yan Chi was rescued.
• Zhu Jin asked the gathered leaders for their thoughts on the rescue of Yan Chi.

Xiao Yan purified the Hell Flame Slave’s evil markings and took control of it, then questioned it about the Six Paths Samsara Mansion. Its answers left the group uncertain about the source of the evil aura, while Xiao Yan’s Saint Flame sensed a powerful threat deeper inside.

• Xiao Yan restrained the Hell Flame Slave and used a Holy Flame Seal to devour the black mist and markings in its body.
• The Hell Flame Slave addressed Xiao Yan as its master after the evil power was removed.
• Xiao Yan asked the Hell Flame Slave about the Six Paths Samsara Mansion, the Heavenly Samsara Flame, and the Six Paths Samsara Immortal.
• The Hell Flame Slave explained that it guarded one of the mansion’s six passages and said the Sixth Evil God had been completely annihilated by the Six Paths Samsara Immortal.
• Xiao Yan questioned why the Hell Flame Slave had contained evil power, and his Saint Flame grew uneasy as the group prepared to venture deeper.

Xiao Yan discovered that a human was imprisoned beneath the lake and promised information about one of the Monster Realm’s Ten Great Tyrant Artifacts. After subduing the turtle monster beast with holy flame, Xiao Yan reached the underwater dwelling, where the captive awaited him.

• A shadowy man from the Human Realm asked Xiao Yan to rescue him and offered information about a Ten Great Tyrant Artifact.
• A turtle monster beast emerged from the lake and attacked Xiao Yan with its shell and Sanskrit Sound.
• Xiao Yan used the Amber Flame Soul Fire to bind and torture the turtle monster beast until it revealed that a human was imprisoned below the lake.
• The turtle monster beast led Xiao Yan through the lake to a dwelling isolated from the water.
• Xiao Yan entered the dwelling and found the chained man, who welcomed his arrival.

As Xiao Yan began devouring the Third Holy Flame inside the Six Paths Samsara Cave Dwelling, strange disturbances emerged across the realms. The Ghost Realm’s passages were sealed, and a Nine Stars Alignment appeared in the sky, leaving the strongest figures fearing an unknown catastrophe.

• In the Ghost Realm, Yun Qi studied Xiao Yan’s portrait until a Fierce Soul Guard told her that the realm’s channels to the other Six Realms had been sealed and its airspace restricted.
• Xiao Yan set aside his confusing visions of Yun Qi and Sister Nannan, then began devouring the Orange-Gold Flame while Yun Yun watched him endure repeated destruction and rebirth.
• Yue Ru reflected on Xiao Yan’s absence in the Heaven Realm, where the Immortal Realm had been restored and renamed after she brought back the Heaven-Fixing Divine Needle.
• Nine dazzling stars aligned across the Great Thousand World and formed a demonic image, prompting powerful figures throughout the realms to anticipate an unknown disaster.

Xiao Yan discovered the Medium Grade Immortal Technique Flame Swallowing Technique and decided to obtain it, learning of its connection to the Tunling Clan and a legendary expert from the Dou Qi Continent. He and Xiao Gui headed toward the Demon Suppressing Prison’s central area to earn the required points, unaware that enemies were tracking them.

• Xiao Yan examined the Flame Swallowing Technique, which could consume flame force to greatly boost a Fire Attribute cultivator’s strength, and resolved to exchange for it with ten thousand points.
• Soul Devouring Master explained that the technique was a treasured inheritance of the Great Thousand World’s Tunling Clan, whose members had been secretly expelled after the Heaven and Earth War.
• Soul Devouring Master recalled a powerful figure from the Dou Qi Continent who controlled five Holy Flames and used the technique to reach the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan left the Demon Suppressing Stone, told Xiao Gui they would need to venture deeper into the prison, and headed toward its central area for more points.
• Unseen by Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui, enemies recognized Xiao Yan as the human Lord of Fierce Souls had ordered captured and prepared to attack him.

Ling Xuan fought Xu Zhu, who concealed a powerful counterattack while pretending to be on the defensive. As Xu Zhu’s deadly strike closed in and Ling Xuan could not raise her guard in time, Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying watched from nearby.

• Xu Zhu confronted Ling Xuan over her earlier rejection, and the two clashed with their Life Power and Flame Force.
• Ailin warned Rainbow Team captain Feng Ling that Xiao Yan seemed dangerous, while Feng Ling and Xiao Yan sensed the other team’s unusual strength.
• Ling Xuan summoned a Fire Flood Dragon made from Seventh Grade Life Power and drove Xu Zhu back.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying realized Ling Xuan lacked combat experience and had not noticed Xu Zhu was preparing a hidden counterattack.
• Xu Zhu shattered Ling Xuan’s Fire Flood Dragon and unleashed a devastating palm strike as Ling Xuan realized she had no time to defend herself.

Xiao Yan concealed his plan to pursue the sealing Dou Ji and followed Yu Qian toward the Hammer Mercenary Corps' base camp. After Yang Fei reported Guard Hua's death and the auction’s fallout to the corps’ leaders, an imposing stranger appeared in their tent.

• Xiao Yan let Bai He believe he had given up on the sealing Dou Ji, then secretly headed to inspect the Hammer Mercenary Corps' base camp.
• Wang Feng learned that Yu Qian was heading for the base camp and anticipated that the conflict could help him become the ultimate victor.
• Xiao Yan recognized Yu Qian as a pseudo three-star Dou Xian and followed him while concealing his presence.
• Yang Fei returned to the base camp and told the Hammer Mercenary Corps' Commander and leaders about the auction, the undying leaf, and Guard Hua's death.
• The Commander suggested that Ghost King City was due for a change of dynasty, and an unknown powerful voice suddenly addressed the Hammer Mercenary Corps.

Xiao Yan faced a powerful copy of himself in the Human Hall while the Primordial Fire Ruler revealed a way to overcome it. Meanwhile, Zhu Yuan and the other Earth Hall disciples searched for their Hall-Protecting Treasure as Xiong Yuan and Mu Xuzi waited outside the pavilion for someone to succeed.

• The eight stone pillars gathered their power into a silver-white orb that transformed into a copy of Xiao Yan, which attacked him after warning that treasure seekers would die.
• The copy easily blocked Xiao Yan's attacks and pressed him with a fierce assault, while the Primordial Fire Ruler quietly absorbed traces of its power.
• The Primordial Fire Ruler signaled that Xiao Yan needed the copy to obtain the Cultivation Method, then helped him block its attacks as he fought back.
• Zhu Yuan led Ling Xuan, Ling Yun, and two other Earth Hall disciples through the forest to search for their Hall-Protecting Treasure, and a moving silver hall appeared nearby.
• Outside the Dou Technique Pavilion, Xiong Yuan and Mu Xuzi discussed the five-day wait and hoped that one of the disciples would cultivate a Hall-Protecting Treasure before the Sect Tournament.

Xiao Yan discovered that the Heavenly King Ginseng wanted his help surviving its ten-thousand-year heavenly tribulation so it could re-cultivate into a human. The ginseng offered Dou Soul power and information about the Moonlight Fairy’s fall, and Xiao Yan agreed to help.

• Xiao Yan recognized the human-shaped figure as the Heavenly King Ginseng and shielded Mu Yingying and the other woman from it.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng revealed that it had lived nearly ten thousand years and wanted to re-cultivate into a human before its heavenly tribulation.
• Xiao Yan warned that the ginseng risked failure by re-cultivating before reaching Dou Xian strength, while the ginseng asked him to help it endure the tribulation.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng explained that the tribulation would temper its body and soul and offered its True Body to Xiao Yan.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng promised Xiao Yan Dou Soul power and information about the Moonlight Fairy’s fall, and Xiao Yan accepted the deal.

Xiao Yan discovered that the white-clad woman was surrendering to the Ghost Qi of Xie Yin, one half of the Twin Ghost Emperor, and struggled to break through the Soul Suppressing Tablet’s barrier. After the tablet shattered and its true form appeared, the Nine Soul Tablet emerged and the Golden Dragon King asked whether Xiao Yan could now take the treasure.

• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Nine Soul Tablet was formed by powerful humans to suppress and seal ghost creatures.
• Xiao Yan realized that the white-clad woman was letting Xie Yin’s Ghost Qi consume her, fulfilling the prophecy that the Ghost Emperor would be born.
• Xiao Yan’s golden power broke through the tablet’s barrier, and the Forbidden Water Domain’s black water shattered the stone tablet.
• A jade tablet marked “Soul Suppressing Tablet” appeared, and the white-haired Nine Soul Tablet elder emerged before Xiao Yan.
• The elder revealed that the white-clad woman had killed previous visitors, while the Golden Dragon King asked whether the treasure could now be taken.

Xiao Yan reunited with Yun Yun and arrived in time to confront the two guardian envoys of the Blood Stone Evil Sovereign. He attacked the blood-colored envoy with a Holy Flame dragon, and their first clash ended without either being injured.

• Xiao Yan embraced Yun Yun and promised he would not let her go again, revealing himself as the Endless Fire Domain Master.
• Hua Qing'er explained that the two envoys were powerful foes, while Xiao Yan discovered that origin demon blood had severely infected her.
• Xiao Yan rose to fight the envoys and told Hua Qing'er to hold off the black shadow while he faced the blood-colored one.
• Xiao Yan summoned a giant glazed flame dragon, which cracked the blood-colored envoy's shield before the envoy counterattacked with foul blood-colored water.
• Xiao Yan and the blood-colored envoy's attacks collided, leaving both unharmed as they prepared to continue fighting.

After mastering the Wood Attribute, Xiao Yan learned that the other alchemists were heading to the Spirit Sea for the final medicinal ingredient and that a coalition was waiting to ambush him. He headed toward the trap anyway, while Yan Xuan ordered the gathered experts to kill him on sight.

• After three days in the cave, Xiao Yan completely mastered the Wood Attribute and discovered he could sense his surroundings through plants.
• Xiao Yan set out for the Spirit Sea, where the final medicinal ingredient awaited the alchemists taking part in the trial.
• Three alchemists discussed rumors that the Yao Clan siblings and other experts had formed an alliance to ambush Xiao Yan, and that Ling Zixi had been wounded while trying to disrupt their plan.
• Xiao Yan overheard the conversation through nearby plants and decided to go to the Spirit Sea, eager to test his combined powers against the ancient clans' geniuses.
• At the river beneath the mountain, Shen Hong and dozens of experts waited for Xiao Yan, while Yan Xuan ordered them to attack and kill him when he appeared.

Xiao Yan returned safely to the Wanhuo Sect and reunited with Xiao Gui, Xiao Zifan, and their companions. He learned that Xiao Gui and Luo Menglan had to leave the Ghost Realm soon so guardians could pass on the Cold Smoke Flame and suppress the power in Xiao Gui’s body.

• Xiao Yan used his Wanhuo Token to travel from Sky City back to the Wanhuo Sect.
• Xiao Gui, Xiao Zifan, Yu Rou'er, and Luo Menglan welcomed Xiao Yan, who had reached the Four-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage.
• Earth Spirit Old Ghost and Headmaster Luo arrived and said they had resigned from the Spirit Academy and would soon leave the Ghost Realm.
• Xiao Zifan explained that the Cold Smoke Flame, ranked twentieth on the Sacred Flame Rankings, could help remove the power suppressed within Xiao Gui.
• Xiao Yan urged the group to depart at once because Luo Menglan’s Saint Force had become dangerously unstable, and they said farewell before vanishing.

Xiao Yan’s soul-power test unexpectedly revealed a level-ten full soul, prompting Mo Chen to bring him to Uncle Wu. Meanwhile, Wu Jiang and Hu Du discussed the sect’s missing people and the strange aura near the plaza before Mo Chen arrived with the news.

• Xiao Yan’s Divine Motion inscription poured power into the Spirit Absorbing Bead, which shone with nine-colored light and displayed a ten.
• Mo Chen summoned Xiao Hei to finish testing the others, then took Xiao Yan to report the full soul to Uncle Wu.
• Wu Jiang and Hu Du discussed the missing people, including the two Jiang Family youths, and suspected an eerie nonhuman aura near the plaza.
• Mo Chen showed Wu Jiang and Hu Du the Spirit Absorbing Bead, and both men cried out in shock at Xiao Yan’s level-ten full soul.

Xiao Yan led an expedition into the Ghost Realm, but the force split into three routes after their entry was exposed. As Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and Mu Yingying arrived in the Soul Devouring Domain, they were ambushed by an army of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and Xiao Yan recognized his Second Senior Brother among them.

• Xiao Yan gathered nearly fifty Reincarnation Stage experts and prepared a thousand-person force to enter the Ghost Realm.
• Xiao Yan left Xun'er in charge of the Fire Domain and set out with Mu Yingying, Yun Yun, Mu Feng, Xiao Zifan, and Xiao Zifan's Father.
• The Cold-Blood General broke through the Divine Eye Evil Array, but the passage closed as the enemy discovered their whereabouts.
• Xiao Yan split the expedition into three teams, sending his own group toward the Soul Devouring Domain, Mu Feng toward the Myriad Ghost Kingdom, and Senior Xiao toward the Lihun Domain.
• Xiao Yan, Yun Yun, and Mu Yingying arrived in a plane crack surrounded by an enemy army, and Xiao Yan recognized his Second Senior Brother in the approaching evil clouds.

Xiao Yan discovered an ancient array in a perilous valley and used the Holy Flame Power, Xiao Clan Blood, and Flame Mantra Power to open its entrance. The array transported him to a strange white world, where the Emperor Flame Ring led him to climb a colossal object and a cyan flame emerged as he reached a black marking.

• Xiao Yan found a triangular array with three empty disks beside a cave, while ferocious beasts stirred around him.
• Xiao Yan filled the disks with the Holy Flame Power, Xiao Clan Blood, and Flame Mantra Power, opening the array and entering the cave.
• An ancient voice welcomed Xiao Yan as a descendant of the Xiao Clan, and the valley’s protective power vanished, revealing countless remains.
• Xiao Yan arrived in a pure white world and saw a colossal object whose ancient aura stirred the Emperor Flame Ring.
• Xiao Yan climbed the object on foot as his powers were suppressed, and a cyan flame transformed into a burning log and pressed against a black marking.