Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Su Xueying tried to defeat the Emperor's skeleton before its vital blood could strengthen it further. Xiao Yan discovered the bones could unleash Life Power, while Su Xueying continued preparing a technique to help fight it.

• Su Xueying explained that the vital blood powered the skeleton and that they needed to work together to defeat it.
• Su Xueying began preparing a technique, but Xiao Yan said his Fire Spirit had fallen asleep, forcing her to ask for more time.
• Xiao Yan attacked the skeleton before its vital blood could spread further, but its speed and strength sent him reeling backward.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to read the skeleton's movements and landed blows that stripped the blood-red color from its bones.
• Xiao Yan struck a rib until it turned jade-white, but it suddenly surged with greater power and began releasing Life Power.
• Xiao Yan asked Su Xueying if she was ready and warned that something was wrong with the skeleton.

Xiao Yan learned that Su Xueying was connected to his Xiao Clan and carried a Clan Mark of the same origin, though she refused to explain why. As the Yin Yang Hearts in both of them erupted, Xiao Yan caught Su Xueying before she collapsed and faced an urgent, intimate crisis.

• Su Xueying recognized Xiao Yan as someone her master had told her to find and bring back, while the Golden Dragon King revealed that she was likely one of the Xiao Clan's guardians.
• The Golden Dragon King hinted that the Xiao Clan had faced trouble and enemies, then told Xiao Yan to wait until he was stronger to learn more.
• Su Xueying revealed a Clan Mark that resonated with Xiao Yan's, but said she and her people were guarding something he would take responsibility for only when strong enough.
• Su Xueying's reaction to Xiao Yan's Clan Mark coincided with the Yin Yang Hearts' energy surging, and both of them began losing control.
• Xiao Yan caught Su Xueying as the white Yin Yang Heart overwhelmed her, and he moved to act before the energy took over completely.

Xiao Yan refined the Snow Cream Ganoderma, Dragon Blood Immortal Vine, Green Wood Fruit, and a magic core, then began combining their medicinal powers with blood from a Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard to make the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill. The blood reacted violently in the cauldron, and Xiao Yan struggled to force the ingredients to fuse as Yue Ru and the Yue Family worried about him.

• Xiao Yan spent days refining the Snow Cream Ganoderma, Dragon Blood Immortal Vine, and Green Wood Fruit, impressing the Golden Dragon King by refining three ingredients at once.
• Xiao Yan refined the magic core into a pellet and added scarlet blood taken from a Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard to the medicinal cauldron.
• Xiao Yan added the three ingredients’ medicinal powers to the blood and tried to fuse them, but their powers resisted one another.
• The scarlet blood formed a spiked mass and slammed repeatedly against the cauldron, alarming the Yue Family and Yue Ru.
• Xiao Yan poured his Dou Qi and soul power into the cauldron and tried to force the ingredients to fuse.

Xiao Yan’s level-ten soul talent astonished Wu Jiang and Hu Du, who explained that it gave him immense potential to reach the Dou Xian realm. Xiao Yan insisted on entering the upcoming selection to gain experience, and Wu Jiang secretly assigned him fifth-grade talent status while arranging a report to the sect master.

• Mo Chen confirmed that Xiao Yan had triggered the Spirit Absorbing Bead’s nine-colored light, revealing his level-ten soul talent.
• Wu Jiang explained that Xiao Yan was only the sixth person in Xuan Tian San’s recorded history with that talent and that soul power governed advancement to higher realms.
• Hu Du offered to let Xiao Yan skip the selection and join any of the Nine Great Super Sects, but Xiao Yan chose to compete and temper himself.
• Wu Jiang ordered Mo Chen to give Xiao Yan fifth-grade talent status, keep the matter secret, and take him to rest before the selection.
• Wu Jiang sent a message to the Sect Master, hoping to recruit Xiao Yan and improve their standing among the Nine Great Super Sects.

Xiao Yan’s group reached the Charm Snake Tribe, the only route to their destination, and learned how formidable its defenses were. Tang Tang planned a nighttime crossing, while Mu Yingying hinted that trouble might be coming.

• King Xuan Ling warned his companions that their strength in the Charm Snake Tribe might alert the Nine Great Tribes, and the Black and White Twin Emperors left to notify the others.
• Tang Tang led Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, Xiao Yi, and the Blood Blade Mercenary Group to a concealed resting place near the Charm Snake Tribe after Great Mountain and Great Water departed.
• Tang Tang and Wu Yu explained that the tribe had powerful leaders, hidden experts, and the Medusa Petrifying Eye, while Xiao Yan sensed three auras at least as strong as his own.
• Tang Tang proposed crossing the Charm Snake Tribe under cover of night, and ordered Wu Yu to protect Xiao Yan as the group rested and prepared.
• Mu Yingying said her twitching eyelids made her fear that something major was about to happen, while Xiao Yi recalled his origins and his bond with Xiao Yan.

Qing Hua She’s Purple Giant Snake sacrificed itself in a devastating self-destruction to protect her from Fan Yu’s group. Fan Yu and the others joined forces to block the blast, while Qin Tian and She Fu’s battle remained unresolved.

• Qin Tian and She Fu fought fiercely, while King Xuan Ling regained confidence in Qin Tian and continued advancing the crimson flames.
• Qing Hua She discovered that the Purple Giant Snake had taken Fan Yu’s attack for her and rushed to its side.
• The Purple Giant Snake sent Qing Hua She away, then unleashed its Eight-star Dou Di Perfection strength and prepared to self-destruct.
• Fan Yu recognized the Purple Giant Snake’s plan and tried to divert the explosion, but its Destruction Power overwhelmed his spatial Dou Qi.
• Yao Xin and Fan Yu joined forces with the others to form a six-colored shield, while Qing Hua She cried out in grief as the blast struck.

Xiao Yan began cultivating as an Array Master under the ethereal Array Master’s guidance, enduring the painful formation of a Life Inscription. He received one fragment of the Divine Motion inscription, but its arrival split his soul sea and left him facing a deadly clash between the inscription and his soul power.

• The ethereal Array Master explained the basics of array cultivation and warned Xiao Yan that becoming an Array Master would be difficult.
• The Array Master forced open a space for a Life Inscription in Xiao Yan’s Niwan Palace, and Xiao Yan endured the pain without stopping.
• The Array Master revealed that the inscription was one-quarter of Divine Motion and said it could let Xiao Yan contend with opponents below the Dou Xian realm.
• Xiao Yan silenced the Clan Mark on his forehead, allowing the Divine Motion fragment to enter his Niwan Palace.
• The Life Inscription split Xiao Yan’s soul sea, and Xiao Yan realized the conflicting forces could make him explode.

Xiao Yi absorbed the excess energy and began a slow advancement, prompting the Golden Dragon King to explain its past and guide Xiao Yan in creating a space inside his body for it to transform. After Xiao Yi entered the space to sleep, Su Xueying revealed that the ruin’s greatest treasure was the blood essence of a peak Seven Star Dou Di expert.

• The Golden Dragon King recognized Xiao Yi’s condition as a Fire Spirit advancement and explained that it would need months or years to absorb the energy and transform.
• The Golden Dragon King showed Xiao Yan a memory of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint stripping the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame of its intelligence and memories to remove its violent nature.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan to create a flame-filled space within his body, and Xiao Yan opened one using his Dou Qi and soul power.
• Xiao Yi became a Light Orb and entered the new space in Xiao Yan’s body to sleep and transform.
• Su Xueying emerged from the Green Lotus Platform and told Xiao Yan that the ruin’s greatest treasure was the blood essence of a peak Seven Star Dou Di expert.

Xiao Yan survived the Dragon Soul’s attack by absorbing the volcanic flames and using them to strengthen his cultivation. He rose from the fire, took an ancient sword from the stone wall, and examined its mysterious markings.

• The Dragon Soul’s body let Xiao Yan’s Nirvana Lotus pass through it, and it mocked him as he vanished into the volcanic flames.
• Xiao Yan recalled the Golden Dragon King’s advice about cultivating in extreme environments and decided to absorb the fire rather than flee.
• Xiao Yan circulated the Flame Mantra and drew in the surrounding flames while the Dragon Soul assumed he had perished.
• The Dragon Soul sensed Xiao Yan’s rising aura as he emerged from the fire, unharmed and resonating with its flames.
• Xiao Yan seized the ancient sword embedded in the wall and examined its red-lit blade, strange totem, and small dragon pattern.

Giant Axe Xu Ni attacked Xiao Yan while he was breaking through to Four-star Dou Di, and Mu Feng and Yue Ru stood in his way. After Xu Ni overpowered Mu Feng, Yue Ru prepared to break her seal again, but a familiar voice told her to leave the rest to him.

• Xu Ni struck Yue Ru and Mu Feng aside, then realized Xiao Yan was breaking through to Four-star Dou Di and attacked him with his crimson axe.
• Mu Feng blocked Xu Ni's attack and declared that Xu Ni would have to get past him to reach Xiao Yan.
• Xu Ni used Blood Axe Power to attack Mu Feng with twin axes, and Mu Feng's Wooden Sword pierced the axe radiance before Xu Ni deflected it and wounded him.
• Xu Ni prepared to finish off the injured Mu Feng, and Yue Ru raised her hand to break her seal again.
• A familiar voice spoke beside Yue Ru and lowered her hand, telling her to leave the rest to him.

After recovering from a month-long unconsciousness, Xiao Yan learned that Shuiyuan City's crimes had been exposed and agreed to help protect the Princess's election prospects by targeting one of her rivals. He prepared to leave for Tianxing City while cultivating and assessing his growing strength.

• The Thunder Lord projection told Duan Qifei that their Samsara would soon be complete, and Duan Qifei asked his master to begin so he could gain strength.
• Wu Kun and the others watched over Xiao Yan as Steward Tian's role in supplying prisoners to the Devil Lair was exposed and Xiao Yan was hailed as a hero.
• Xiao Yan woke and learned from Ji Xuan that the Princess's rivals might attack her before the election, while Ji Xuan planned to assassinate the other princes.
• Xiao Yan offered to intercept one of the princes himself, though his real aim was to find the Devil Fruit and pursue Gamma and Steward Tian.
• Xiao Yan planned to depart the next morning, then inspected his body and cultivated at Five-Star Dou Xian Late Stage, considering how his fire and wood Dou Cores could improve his fighting ability.

Xiao Yan and Su Xueying met the lingering soul of the Ruin Master, who led them through a hidden passage to the true main chamber. There, they found rare medicinal ingredients and the Emperor's Vital Blood, while the Ruin Master's soul disappeared.

• Su Xueying used a jade bottle to break the illusion around the throne, causing the Ruin Master's lingering soul to appear.
• The Ruin Master explained that he had been sealed within the skeleton and offered to lead Xiao Yan and Su Xueying to the true main chamber.
• The Ruin Master opened a passage, and Xiao Yan and Su Xueying followed him through a dark cave.
• The Ruin Master opened a stone door to a chamber containing rare medicinal ingredients and several drops of Emperor's Vital Blood.
• The Ruin Master's lingering soul shattered and vanished, leaving Xiao Yan and Su Xueying at the chamber.

The gifted youths and their escorts from the Seven Great Cities prepared to gather in Qing Cheng City before departing for Xuan Tian San. Martial City's lord also left with the Soul Clan, intent on finding help for Wu Huan, while Wang Zhong and the other youths set out toward Qing Cheng City.

• Martial City's lord announced that Mu Lei would manage the city, then left with the Soul Clan to seek help for Wu Huan and vowed to kill Xiao Yan.
• Wang Zhong's master warned him that the mark on his forehead risked causing Qi deviation and sent him to Xuan Tian San to temper his sword.
• Liu Yin departed Myriad Beast City on her giant winged beast, Xiao Han, as her father and steward watched.
• Sun Ming left the martial academy for Xuan Tian San after his father urged him to be careful.
• The Snow Domain Aristocratic Family's young miss, a bloodless young man from Yama King City, and a woman from Fenglei City set out for Qing Cheng City.
• Xiao Yan and Yue Ru prepared to leave and waited in the main hall with Hu Du as the youths of the Seven Great Cities converged on Qing Cheng City.

As the Eastern Continent Tournament’s first stage neared its end, the Forged Blade Thunder Valley investigated Soul Clan infiltrators and the danger they posed. Duan Tianhong tasked Deputy Valley Master Duan Tianyan with the inquiry, while secretly using the meeting to bait suspected traitors.

• Muge, Xiao Yan, and Zhou Mi took the top three spots in the first stage, with the championship still to be decided.
• A silver-haired Soul Hall deputy learned that Heimu had fallen and planned to capture Duan Qifei after the Forged Blade Thunder Valley was destroyed.
• Duan Shi accused Duan Tianfeng of allowing Soul Clan experts into the Thunder Realm, but Duan Tianhong defended him.
• Duan Tianhong told the gathered elders that one suspected Soul Clan infiltrator was imprisoned and another had died trying to kill a contestant.
• Duan Tianyan agreed to investigate the infiltrators, while Duan Tianhong revealed that he had leaked the news to expose suspected traitors among the meeting’s attendees.

Xiao Yan and Muge fought their decisive battle in the Arena Mountain Range, where Xiao Yan used his array and the Third Finger of the Firmament to defeat Muge’s ice dragon. Both fighters fell unconscious, and Xiao Yan was declared champion.

• Xiao Yan activated the Purgatory Array Chart, revealing its Core Inscriptions and binding Muge within a field of fire dragons.
• Muge unleashed his Saint Grade peak Residual Ice Dragon Shadow, which overwhelmed the array’s fire attacks and broke through Xiao Yan’s soul attack and first two finger strikes.
• Xiao Yan used the Third Finger of the Firmament to shatter Muge’s ice dragon, leaving Muge badly injured and falling toward the ground.
• Xiao Yan warned Duan Tianfeng that his golden attack would still hit Muge, and Duan Tianfeng intervened to stop it.
• Xiao Yan collapsed from exhaustion, and the spectators declared him the champion.

After waking from his five-day coma, Xiao Yan learned about Heaven Seeds and prepared to remove the Outer Realm Evil Clan power from Duan Tianhong. As the first stage ended and his fame spread across the Thunder Realm, the competitors and organizers turned their attention to the second stage.

• Xiao Yan discussed Muge’s Ice Heaven Seed with the Soul Devouring Master, who explained how Heaven Seeds enhanced attribute Dou Qi and said Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame was even more powerful.
• Xiao Yan decided to gather medicinal herbs before purging the evil power inside Duan Tianhong, while the Soul Devouring Master warned him about the Valley Master’s Heaven Seed and the danger of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Hua Fei told Tan Chen that he could only guarantee a top-three finish in the second-stage soul trial, and Tan Chen described the tournament as preparation for the Four Continents Tournament.
• Duan Tianfeng reported Xiao Yan’s championship to Duan Tianhong, who planned to let him rest before awarding the first-stage prizes and opening the second stage.
• Muge woke after ten days unconscious and regretted losing, believing he would have won if he had been able to use his Minor Heaven Seed.

Xiao Yan convinced Duan Tianhong to return the Samsara Token to Duan Qifei rather than keep it sealed, explaining that stripping it away would harm her. After Duan Qifei received the token and began to awaken, Duan Tianhong and Xiao Yan prepared to purge the evil power from Duan Tianhong.

• Xiao Yan explained that Duan Qifei would awaken as a Samsara Runner and that forcibly removing her Samsara Token could cause lasting harm.
• Duan Tianhong recalled that Duan Qifei's Reincarnation Seal came from the Thunder Lord, and the Soul Devouring Master identified the Thunder Lord as a powerful woman recorded in the Samsara Registry.
• Duan Tianhong agreed to return the Samsara Token to Duan Qifei and asked Xiao Yan to help purge the evil power from his body.
• Duan Tianhong used his Thunder Power while Xiao Yan protected him with the Fire Heart Sky Rock, shattering the stone platform that sealed the token.
• The silver Samsara Token entered Duan Qifei's forehead, and Xiao Yan assured Duan Tianhong that she was safe as her aura rose.
• Duan Tianhong and Xiao Yan turned to the task of expelling the evil power from Duan Tianhong.

Xiao Yan, Muge, and Zhou Mi received their first-stage competition rewards from Duan Tianhong and were granted an exception to enter the Forged Blade Thunder Valley’s Treasure Pavilion. As they prepared to enter for a month, Duan Qifei sensed something inside the pavilion calling to her.

• Duan Qifei brought Xiao Yan, Muge, and Zhou Mi through a Spatial Scroll to the inner Treasure Pavilion, where Duan Tianhong welcomed them.
• Duan Tianhong gave the three contestants their rewards, and Xiao Yan confirmed that his storage ring contained the God of Thunder Scroll.
• Duan Tianhong explained that the three could enter the Treasure Pavilion as an exception and warned them not to force open powerful seals.
• Duan Qifei noticed a mysterious rune appear between her brows as she sensed something inside the pavilion calling to her.
• Duan Tianhong sent the group into the Treasure Pavilion for one month, while the Soul Devouring Master observed Duan Qifei’s resonance with something within.

Elder Xuan overwhelmed Ling Mengsheng and the others, shattering their defenses and strongest attacks with his Fire Attribute Dou Xian Power. Just as his final strike was about to hit them, a tear opened in space and silver power erased the attack, leaving the identity of the newcomer unknown.

• Ling Mengsheng promised Xuan Muqing he would return alive, then tried to shield the group from Elder Xuan’s attack.
• Elder Xuan’s flame beam broke Ling Mengsheng’s defense and wounded him, scattering the group.
• Elder Xuan challenged the group to use their strongest attacks, and Ling Mengsheng, the Heaven and Earth Elders, Elder Qing, and Mu Xuzi attacked together.
• Elder Xuan shattered their attacks with Tian Qian Palm and sent a destructive flame strike toward them.
• A tear opened in space, and silver power dispersed Elder Xuan’s strike.

Yun Qi defeated Xue Ni in a brief soul-power contest, leaving spectators unsure how she had won. Xiao Yan recognized her as an even more formidable opponent than Muge.

• Lei He announced Yun Qi and Xue Ni as the next opponents, and they entered the Colosseum.
• Yun Qi warned Xue Ni to concede, but Xue Ni unleashed soul power that spectators judged to be at the early Taixu Immortal Realm.
• Yun Qi met Xue Ni’s gaze and used a Soul Channel to overpower her, leaving Xue Ni unconscious.
• Lei He declared Yun Qi the victor, and Yun Qi reassured him that Xue Ni was only asleep.
• Liu Qing explained that Yun Qi had drawn Xue Ni’s soul power into her own Soul Space, and Xiao Yan agreed while sensing that Yun Qi was more dangerous than Muge.