Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan gained Nether Wings and began evolving the Undying Nether Sparrow Dou Soul into the Heavenly Grade. The strange little beast from the ancient tree awakened as a Sacred Flame Spirit, and Xiao Yan realized Xiao Zhuoma was the Undying Fire Spirit.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the Undying Nether Sparrow Dou Soul’s power and gained a pair of Nether Wings, which he learned could help him enter and fly through the Netherworld.
• Xiao Yan burned the Undying Nether Sparrow’s body and fed its energy into his Dou Soul, drawing down the seven-colored power needed for its evolution.
• Xiao Yan detached the Undying Nether Sparrow Dou Soul and sent it to battle the seven-colored energy in an attempt to evolve.
• A strange little beast in the pit awakened amid grey flames, while the Sacred Flame Crystals in Xiao Yan’s body began to tremble.
• Xiao Yan saw a childlike female figure with a grey crystal emerging from her brow and realized that Xiao Zhuoma was the Undying Fire Spirit.

Xiao Yan entered the Grey Giant Egg and found the Undying Fire, which feigned weakness before attacking him. When the Emperor Flame Ring fell from him and was engulfed by the fire, it absorbed the Undying Fire’s power and subdued it, leaving Xiao Yan ready to attempt the true devouring.

• Xiao Yan crossed the Undying Sacred Pool and entered the Grey Giant Egg, where he identified a dim orb as the Undying Fire.
• The Undying Fire surged to full strength when Xiao Yan revealed two Sacred Flame Crystals and attacked him with grey magma.
• Xiao Yan used Fire Heart Sky Rock and Ghost Face Soul Flame to defend himself, but the Undying Fire’s advantage left him close to defeat.
• The Emperor Flame Ring fell from Xiao Yan and was engulfed by the Undying Fire, which rapidly lost its power as the ring turned ruddy.
• Xiao Yan’s pressure eased, and he prepared to devour the weakened Undying Fire as the ring released a sovereign-like majesty.

Lin Yunshu defeated five powerful dissidents with the Myriad Wood Box and replaced them with disguised subordinates, consolidating her control of the Tianyuan Mountain Range. She then sent Xiao Yan to investigate her father’s mysterious illness in Binhai Town before the election in three months, while privately revealing that her starlight power was tied to a fallen powerhouse’s ruins.

• Lin Yunshu used the Myriad Wood Box to strip the five dissidents of their combat strength and had them imprisoned.
• Five subordinates disguised as the dissidents arrived, and Lin Yunshu ordered them to return and secretly take control of the five forces.
• Lin Yunshu asked Xiao Yan to investigate her father’s illness, which began after he returned from Binhai Town, where sea beasts had recently been causing trouble.
• Lin Yunshu promised to open the Immortal Flame’s different dimension for Xiao Yan and warned him to return within three months for the election.
• Lin Yunshu reflected that her starlight power was connected to the Immortal Flame and the ruins of a fallen starlight powerhouse, and placed her hopes for victory on Xiao Yan.

Lin Shuang secretly sent Xiao Yan through a passage to Shuiyuan City, where he sensed a disturbing aura connected to the Emperor’s illness. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan preparing to investigate the city and the ominous presence he detected in the deep sea.

• Lin Shuang escorted Xiao Yan through a secret passage to Shuiyuan City while Prince Lin Feng ignored the news and Prince Lin Fengya ordered his people to watch the Seventh Princess’s investigation.
• Prince Lin Fengya told his scholar that the Emperor’s poison would kill him before the election unless their plan was disrupted.
• Steward Tian learned that the Seventh Princess had sent people to Shuiyuan City and promised to eliminate anyone who threatened the Prince’s plan.
• Xiao Yan arrived in Shuiyuan City, avoided using the Seventh Princess’s token, and sensed that the city lacked vitality.
• A fisherman told Xiao Yan that the Emperor had fallen ill after returning from the city and that strict guards and poor fishing had changed local life.
• Xiao Yan sensed an unsettling presence in the deep sea as the fisherman advised him to report any concerns to the City Lord.

Xiao Yan awakened the Primordial Fire Ruler’s holy rune and killed Regi, but the power left him near exhaustion. As Mal’s evil fruit neared maturity, the Soul Hall arrived and clashed with Sin over its fate and their plans for the Great Thousand World.

• The Primordial Fire Ruler manifested a holy rune, and Xiao Yan heard a prophecy about a coming great battle.
• Xiao Yan struck Regi down with the ruler, destroying his body and soul, then collapsed as the Thunder Domain dissipated.
• Mal ordered Sin Envoy Yan to finish off the weakened Xiao Yan while the other sin envoys guarded the evil cauldron and its fruit.
• The Xuan Hall Master Hun Yan and Huang Hall Master Hun Wuji led Soul Hall forces into the battle and demanded Mal surrender the fruit.
• Hun Yan confronted Mal, and a green-haired man emerged to reveal Sin’s cooperation with the Outer Realm Evil Clan; Hun Yan declared that the Soul Hall sought dominion over the Great Thousand World.
• Hun Wuji led the Soul Hall forces against the sin envoys as Hun Yan and Mal began their battle.

Xiao Yan rescued Jasmine from the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast and killed the wounded overlord with his Holy Flame. The strange demonization of the beast’s subordinates remained unexplained, while a woman aboard the ferry watched Xiao Yan from a quiet room.

• Jasmine fought the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast while Elder Gu faced several sea area lords.
• Xiao Yan defeated the lords on the sea and joined the battle, forcing the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast to turn its attention to him.
• Jasmine collapsed onto the ferry deck, and the lords attacked the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast despite its command to retreat.
• The maddened lords tore into the beast before it killed several of them with a sea tornado, leaving strange bloody marks on its wounds.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Amber Rock Soul Fire, severed the beast’s connection to the Devil Sea Area, and burned it to death.
• A graceful woman opened a window aboard the ferry and watched Xiao Yan carve up the beast’s corpse.

Xiao Yan examined the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast’s remains and discovered a vision of a terrifying island when he burned the flesh marked with the word “Demon.” Meanwhile, Zhang Yu revealed a Holy See token after Jasmine and Elder Gu questioned her plan to continue deeper into the Devil Sea Area.

• Xiao Yan recovered the beast’s remains from his Emperor Flame Ring and found its dragon tail unsuitable for cultivating the Fourth Transformation of the Dragon God.
• Xiao Yan burned the useless flesh marked with “Demon,” causing a gray mist to reveal a vast, ominous island that filled him with soul-deep fear.
• Elder Gu and Jasmine warned Zhang Yu that they had crossed the Devil Sea Area’s core and questioned why she believed the Devil Lair existed there.
• Zhang Yu refused to explain her purpose, and Jasmine and Elder Gu considered withdrawing from the journey.
• Zhang Yu displayed a Holy See token, shocking Jasmine and revealing her connection to the powerful organization.

Wu Kun and Bailu investigated the men who had tried to bite the City Lord and found traces of the same toxic energy once seen at Steward Tian's home. Xiao Yan joined the Jasmine Mercenary Corps aboard its ship, and the group set sail toward the sea region for its dangerous mission.

• Bailu told Wu Kun that the crazed men carried traces of toxic energy previously found at Steward Tian's home, and Wu Kun ordered him to investigate in secret.
• Ning Ling introduced Xiao Yan to Elder Gu, Tan Yulong, and Shen Tian before they headed to the docks.
• The Vice President told the Red-Clothed Woman that the Jasmine Mercenary Corps had taken an escort mission and a sea-beast hunt, but she disappeared without heeding his warning.
• Jasmine welcomed Xiao Yan aboard the ship and warned him to follow her commands during the voyage.
• Jasmine ordered the ship to set sail toward the sea region.

Xiao Yan battled Regi and awakened the Primordial Fire Ruler by feeding it his fused Holy Flame, revealing power that rivaled Regi’s. As the ruler’s twenty-two Heavenly Flame markings became Holy Runes, Xiao Yan heard an ancient prophecy about divine radiance, demon seeds, and the coming great war.

• Regi attacked Xiao Yan with his Nether Fiend Mysterious Palm, forcing Xiao Yan to use his Soul power, Baxia patterns, and other defenses.
• The Primordial Fire Ruler emerged from the clash and resisted Regi’s attack, surprising both fighters.
• Xiao Yan infused the ruler with his Amber Rock Soul Fire, causing its twenty-two Heavenly Flame markings to awaken and its aura to transform.
• Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra to steady the ruler and prepared to face Regi’s Nine Evil Thunder Punishment with its power.
• The twenty-two markings fused into Holy Runes, frightening the thunder domain, while Xiao Yan heard an ancient prophecy declaring the coming of a great war.

Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion to find the Evil Eyed Monster King’s forces waiting outside the Demon Emperor Tomb and Xuan Yuan’s troops hidden in a spatial scroll. He rallied his five hundred monster beasts to face the vastly larger enemy army, and they marched out to fight.

• The Evil Eyed Monster King found Xuan Yuan’s five hundred monster beasts guarding the tomb exit and ordered them killed, but Xuan Yuan hid them with Xiao Yan’s spatial scroll.
• During Xiao Yan’s seclusion, Xiao Lei collected the Monster Emperor Heart and distributed its origin blood among the Celestial Fox Commander and other monster beasts.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the crystal coffin and learned that the Evil Eyed Monster King had stationed one hundred thousand elite beasts outside the tomb.
• Xiao Yan urged his followers to leave him behind, but the Celestial Fox Commander and the monster beasts vowed to fight alongside him.
• Xiao Yan promised to share his soul power and flames to strengthen the army, then led the five hundred monster beasts toward the exit to face the Evil Eyed Monster King.

Xiao Yan faced the Evil Eyed Monster King, whose Eight-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage strength and soul attacks overwhelmed him. After using the Breaking Nightmare Pill to raise his power, Xiao Yan met the Monster King's lethal Evil Eye Gloomy Light with his Immortal Golden Body.

• The Evil Eyed Monster King attacked Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan used Fiery Explosion Technique and Baxia Pattern to defend himself.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Breaking Nightmare Pill and used the Immortal Armor Defensive Shell as his strength rose to Eight-Star Dou Xian Early Stage.
• Xiao Yan attacked with Holy Flame Prison, but the Evil Eyed Monster King paralyzed him and overcame the flame shackles with soul power.
• Xiao Yan used his Holy Flame origin to extinguish the Monster King's formless soul attack and sensed the foe's Taixu Late Stage Level Soul Power.
• The Evil Eyed Monster King unleashed his Origin Pupil Technique, Evil Eye Gloomy Light, and Xiao Yan summoned his Immortal Golden Body to face it.

Xiao Yan killed the Evil Eyed Monster King, but the enraged hundred-thousand-strong Monster Legion attacked him and his allies. As the Celestial Fox Commander and a thousand elites sacrificed themselves to protect him, Xiao Yan unleashed five Holy Flames and prepared a devastating attack.

• The Celestial Fox Commander spent his life force to free a thousand elites from the Enchanting Monster Commander's control.
• The Monster Legion charged Xiao Yan and his allies to avenge the Evil Eyed Monster King, while the Enchanting Monster Commander killed those who considered surrendering.
• The Celestial Fox Commander, the Nine Monster Generals, and the thousand elites sacrificed themselves to tear a gap through the army and urge Xiao Yan to escape.
• Xiao Yan refused to abandon his subordinates and summoned five Holy Flames.
• Xiao Yan fused the five Holy Flames into a Five-Color Lotus Seed and unleashed Five-color Buddha's Wrath Reincarnation.

After defeating the Evil Eyed Monster King, Xiao Yan recovered from the battle and discovered that he was on the verge of advancing to the Seven-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage, despite his depleted strength. With the Demon Book Spirit’s advice, he absorbed the Monster Emperor Essence Blood and began absorbing the Monster Emperor Heart, unaware that his clan mark and the fiery beast within him were stirring.

• Xiao Yan put away the Dark Underworld Warrior after defeating the Evil Eyed Monster King, though the battle left his force badly depleted and only Xuan Yuan survived among the Nine Monster Generals.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating to recover, then realized his wood and fire attribute dou cores were drawing in energy as he approached a breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan found that the medicinal pills he had taken left him weakened and that his fire attribute dou core needed a large supply of energy to advance.
• The Demon Book Spirit told Xiao Yan to use the Monster Emperor Heart and Monster Emperor Essence Blood to replenish his strength.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Monster Emperor Essence Blood, recovered over several days, and then began absorbing the Monster Emperor Heart as his injuries healed and his power advanced.
• Xiao Yan’s clan mark began to activate, and the fiery beast within him showed signs of awakening.

Xiao Yan revealed that he was an Array Master, stunning Gu Qingkong and Gu Li, who gave him array-related treasures. As Xiao Yan sought information about Ancient Prison, the two elders decided to help him investigate the Ancient Clan’s crisis.

• Xiao Yan displayed his array inscriptions, and Gu Qingkong and Gu Li were shocked to learn he was an Array Master.
• Gu Qingkong left to gather treasures related to Array Masters and returned with a storage ring for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan asked Gu Li about the sealed core of the Ancient Realm and learned Ancient Prison was hidden somewhere in the vassal clans’ territories.
• Gu Qingkong had an attendant escort Xiao Yan to his mansion, then discussed with Gu Li whether Xiao Yan could help the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Li urged Gu Qingkong to assist Xiao Yan, noting his Holy Flame, Array Master skills, and resemblance to the Master of the Endless Fire Domain.

Xiao Yan entered seclusion to improve his Array Master abilities and discovered ancient Array Scrolls and a mysterious God and Demon Disk. The Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription linked with the disk and began painfully expanding his Ni Palace Pill, leaving him enduring a spiritual transformation.

• Xiao Yan returned to his Mansion and entered seclusion, hoping to strengthen his Array Master abilities before facing the Gu Clan’s uncertain dangers.
• Xiao Yan examined the silver Array Scrolls Gu Qingkong had given him and found that his roughly sixty thousand Array Veins were insufficient for the most powerful arrays.
• Xiao Yan picked up the God and Demon Disk and suffered intense mental torment, but his Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription emerged and settled onto the disk.
• A light worm formed from the inscription crawled across the disk, causing Xiao Yan’s Ni Palace Pill to expand and his spiritual power to grow as the pain intensified.

Xiao Yan purified the evil entity controlling Gu Yang and learned that the Ancient Prison could be entered with Gu Yang’s token. He disguised himself with evil aura and headed inside, while Liu Hao secretly watched and vowed to kill him.

• Gu Qingkong recognized the bound man as Gu Yang, the City Lord of Guyang City, by the mole behind his ear.
• Xiao Yan used a Four-Color Holy Flame lotus to drive the evil entity out of Gu Yang, but it self-destructed before he could question it.
• Gu Yang recalled being trapped while investigating strange events in the Ancient Realm and gave Xiao Yan a token that opened the Ancient Prison entrance.
• Xiao Yan disguised himself with evil aura and entered the Ancient Prison, while Gu Qingkong arranged for Gu Yang to hide.
• Liu Hao emerged near the plaza and vowed to kill Xiao Yan, who had profaned the Saintess.

Xiao Yan defeated Liu Hao and was taken to a secluded cave to choose a reward, where he discovered an ancient stone tablet. His blood awakened the Eternal Ruler and revealed the Formless Slash technique, leaving him with its teachings to comprehend.

• Xiao Yan defeated Liu Hao after the Four-Colored Fire Lotus shattered Liu Hao’s Light Jade Immortal Token, and the Seventh Peak elder declared Xiao Yan had ascended the peak.
• Liu Hao used a Holy See secret technique to sneak into the Ancient Realm while Xiao Yan left with the elder to claim a treasure and a condition.
• The elder left Xiao Yan in a cave of picked-over treasures for three days, warning him that he could take only one item.
• Xiao Yan found a cracked cyan stone tablet and tried to examine or damage it with his powers, but nothing affected it.
• Xiao Yan’s blood stained the Eternal Ruler, which responded to the tablet and revealed Gu Tianchi’s Formless Slash technique.
• Xiao Yan witnessed the technique cleave a ferocious beast without visible energy or force, then received a flood of information from the tablet.

Xiao Yan emerged from the Medicine Tower with a Quasi-Saint Grade recipe and clashed verbally with his rivals before Yao Xuanyi announced the rules for the final pill-refinement competition. The competitors entered the Medicine Valley, where they would gather ingredients and refine their pills to determine the champion.

• The Medicine Tower shook with soul-power storms before Xiao Yan emerged holding an ancient silver recipe scroll.
• Old Monster Shen Xi and Ancestor Yanyun jeered at Xiao Yan, who answered them and Yao Xuanyi with defiance.
• Xun Er stood with Xiao Yan and suppressed the two elders when they threatened him.
• Yao Xuanyi explained that competitors would gather ingredients in the Medicine Valley, then refine pills; the best pill-maker would become champion and face challenges.
• Yao Xuanyi opened the gate to the Medicine Valley and began the third round, announcing its ten Spirit Gathering Peaks.

Xiao Yan revealed that he had not abandoned his Quasi-Saint Grade Eighth-Tier Pill and drew the three pill tribulations together to use their lightning. He and his Soul Clone Xiao Lei charged into the storm with the still-burning Flame Medicine Cauldron, leaving the Yao Clan and the other competitors stunned.

• Yao Yichen, Shen Hong, and Ling Zixi prepared to receive their pill tribulations while Xiao Yan waited for the lightning to fully gather.
• Xiao Yan told the others that they were the ones who should step down, then spread his Undying Fire Domain to draw the three tribulation clouds together.
• Yao Yixuan noticed that Xiao Yan’s Flame Medicine Cauldron still held a warm proto-pill and realized he might not have given up.
• Xiao Lei appeared as Xiao Yan’s Soul Clone, and the two Xiao Yans charged toward the three tribulation clouds with the cauldron.

Xiao Yan found Holy Qi in the spirit sea and gathered the medicinal herbs needed for his Quasi-Saint Grade pill recipe. After using his faintly seven-colored blood to claim the Nether Snake Heaven Swallowing Grass, he left the spirit sea to compete for one of the ten Spirit Gathering Peaks.

• Xiao Yan discovered spiritual sludge containing Holy Qi and forced it to release the gas, which he stored in three jade bottles.
• Xiao Yan headed for the final herb and found that other competitors had already collected many of the spirit sea’s medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yan could not move the Nether Snake Heaven Swallowing Grass until the recipe revealed that only a snake-clan being’s essential blood could affect it.
• Xiao Yan used his blood, which carried a faint seven-colored hue, to claim the herb and put it away.
• Xiao Yan left the spirit sea for the Spirit Gathering Peaks, where the Yao Clan Ceremony’s main contest was about to begin.