Chapter Summaries

King Xuan Ling’s group tried to open Baize’s Divine Hall by channeling their Dou Qi into its walls while Little Green escaped. Their combined power revealed a terrifying image of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, leaving the group shaken as the chapter ended.

• She Fu ordered the Medusa Snake Token sent out after learning that unwelcome guests had arrived at the Divine Hall, and the Nine Great Tribes’ leaders set out toward it.
• Yao Xin told King Xuan Ling that opening the Divine Hall seemed to require the Dou Qi of at least seven tribal leaders, so the group began channeling their power into its walls.
• Little Green broke free and fled while King Xuan Ling’s group continued trying to open the Divine Hall.
• The Divine Hall’s walls changed and displayed a colossal, seven-colored serpent, causing Dragon Devouring Legion members to spit blood and Liu Quan’s group to retreat.
• Qin Tian recognized the image as the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python as its presence filled the space with danger.

After evolving the Flame Mantra and reaching the late stage of Six-star Dou Di, Xiao Yan entered the Sacred Flame Space and met Xiao Mu, an ancestor of the Xiao Clan. Xiao Mu revealed the space’s uses and urged Xiao Yan to grow stronger before learning more about the Xiao Clan’s troubles, then vanished as Xiao Yan returned to Long Yi and Xin Yan.

• Xiao Yan found himself in the Sacred Flame Space after his strength surged during the Flame Mantra’s evolution.
• Xin Yan recognized Xiao Mu, who said he was not dead and sent Xin Yan out of the space.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Mu about the Dou Qi Continent, and Xiao Mu admitted the Xiao Clan bore responsibility for the loss of its Dou Di bloodline.
• Xiao Mu told Xiao Yan to reach Dou Xian before learning more about the Human Realm and the Xiao Clan’s affairs.
• Xiao Mu explained that the Sacred Flame Space could suppress those below Dou Xian and serve as a dangerous trump card, then vanished.
• Xiao Yan awakened after several days, greeting Long Yi and Xin Yan with the aura of the Holy Flame.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Earth Yellow Holy Flame into the Fiery Beast that formed his Dou Qi Sea, beginning to refine it and strengthen his cultivation. The Desert Mountain Range started collapsing as the others escaped, while the Snake King and Elder Zhu reacted to the upheaval and awaited news of Xiao Yan and his companions.

• Xiao Yan released the Sacred Flame Crystal’s power, and the Fiery Beast swallowed and refined it, improving his cultivation.
• Xiao Yi sensed Xiao Yan’s growing Heavenly Flame power as the Desert Mountain Range trembled, and she led Mu Yingying and the others toward an exit.
• Yan gathered Snake Punishment, Shan Yao, and Shan Ling and left the collapsing range, confident that Xiao Yan would grow stronger.
• Mei Lan reported the desert upheaval to the Snake King, who ordered an investigation and surveillance of the Medusa Temple.
• Qin Tian dismissed concerns over King Xuan Ling’s absence and chose to wait, while Elder Zhu checked the companions’ glowing soul plaques and recalled the coming sect competition.

Lu Di and Mu Feng fought ten Registered Disciples, and Lu Di's three extraordinary snakes dissolved their combined attack and drove them into retreat. Li Zi struggled to defeat Mu Yingying as Xiao Yan watched the Registered Disciples grow furious, leaving the arena battle close to its decision.

• Zi Lian was shocked when Xiao Yi easily broke her attack, so she stalled him while watching the other battles.
• Mu Feng and Lu Di faced ten Registered Disciples, and Lu Di summoned three tiny snakes after Mu Feng's sword strike failed to stop their combined attack.
• Lu Di's red, white, and green snakes corroded the ten disciples' attack and chased them while Mu Feng kept their opponents occupied.
• The Golden Dragon King recognized the snakes as treasures of the Medusa Royal Family and suspected Lu Di had an extraordinary background.
• Li Zi complained about the ten disciples while struggling against Mu Yingying, whose azure flame energy and resilience blunted his attacks.
• Xiao Yan judged that the match was nearly decided and noticed fury rising in the other Registered Disciples.

Nine Soul Tablet, Xiao Yue, Hu Du, and Wu Jiang fought Yin Xie, whose Ghost Power resisted their attacks until Hu Du and Wu Jiang shattered his protective aura. The chapter left Nine Soul Tablet striking Yin Xie’s exposed true form as Yin Xie unleashed corrosive blood mist.

• Wu Jiang, Hu Du, and Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger joined the battle while the others guarded against the ghosts on the ground.
• Xiao Yue helped Nine Soul Tablet survive Yin Xie’s assault, then Nine Soul Tablet gave Xiao Yue power to recover.
• Nine Soul Tablet trapped Yin Xie in a sealed space and attacked him with the Immortal Sword and purifying runes.
• Hu Du and Wu Jiang combined their fiery attacks, breaking Yin Xie’s protective Ghost Power and exposing his true form.
• Xiao Yan noticed a black object appear near Yin Xie’s heart as the black aura concealed it again.
• Nine Soul Tablet rushed Yin Xie and attacked, while Yin Xie raised his palms and released corrosive blood mist.

Xiao Yan faced the Immortal Great Emperor and sought to earn his Tenth Grade Dou Di Body by proving his strength. After the Immortal Great Emperor effortlessly stopped Xiao Yan’s soul attack, Xiao Yan launched his first ruler strike.

• Xiao Yan endured the Immortal Great Emperor’s pressure and declared that he wanted to obtain the Tenth Grade Dou Di Body.
• The Immortal Great Emperor recalled two powerful visitors from a thousand years earlier and challenged Xiao Yan to earn his recognition.
• Xiao Yan covered himself in Milky White Flame, summoned Long Yi, and attacked with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.
• The Immortal Great Emperor halted Xiao Yan’s soul attack with a casual wave, and Xiao Yan followed with the First Ruler of the Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.

Xiao Yan entered the second level of the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool, where the Sea-Voice Conch kept him apart from Mu Yingying and Mu Feng. He ventured into the Forbidden Area in search of the mysterious meteorite and fled from a powerful girl-like figure, remembering Yu Xuan’s warning about a Witch within the pool.

• An irresistible force separated Mu Yingying and Mu Feng from Xiao Yan as they entered the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.
• Xiao Yan found himself on an island surrounded by a vast sea and realized the Sea-Voice Conch had let him remain on the pool’s second level.
• Xiao Yan discovered a stele marking the Forbidden Area and set out to find the mysterious meteorite at its core.
• A childish voice called to Xiao Yan from the sea, and a girl-like figure appeared before him.
• Xiao Yan sensed overwhelming pressure from the figure and ran into the Forbidden Area, recalling Yu Xuan’s warning that he should flee from the Witch.

Yu Xuan offered the Golden Dragon King Mother of the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree in exchange for saving his sealed daughter, the last surviving member of the Sky-Eye Fish Clan. The Golden Dragon King and Xiao Yan agreed to help, and Yu Xuan revealed the tree was guarded on the sixth level of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family's Underground Palace.

• Yu Xuan offered the Golden Dragon King Mother of the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree, and the Golden Dragon King agreed to the deal while warning he would not violate his principles.
• Yu Xuan asked the Golden Dragon King to save his daughter, whom he had sealed away during the Xuan Ling Imperial Family's attack on the Sky-Eye Fish Clan.
• Yu Xuan said the seal would end within about a year and gave Xiao Yan a conch shell that would guide them to his daughter.
• Xiao Yan promised that he and the Golden Dragon King would help Yu Xuan, and Yu Xuan said his daughter was sealed within the Medusa Clan's territory.
• Yu Xuan revealed that Mother of the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree was on the sixth level of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family's Underground Palace and explained that it could not be moved safely.

Liu Quan revealed the Soul Shattering Token, a weapon capable of destroying Qin Tian’s soul, and fired it at him. Xuan Wanxin charged into its death ray to save Qin Tian, and Qing Mu followed him.

• Yao Xin tried to strike Liu Quan with soul force, but the Soul Shattering Token’s black mist wounded her.
• Qin Tian recognized Liu Quan’s object as the Soul Shattering Token and realized it could kill even a peak Dou Emperor by destroying his soul.
• Liu Quan evaded Qin Tian’s attacks and fired a pitch-black death ray that locked onto Qin Tian’s soul.
• Yao Xin and the others rushed to save Qin Tian, while Xuan Wanxin transformed into red light and charged at the death ray.
• Qing Mu ignored the others, caught up with Xuan Wanxin, and said she would go with him.

Xiao Yan and Mu Feng escaped the Ghost Realm after learning that a Ghost Emperor was sealed beneath the Cold Pool. They rescued an unconscious person and emerged near the testing square, planning to report the hidden chamber to Wu Jiang.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng escaped the blocked chamber when Mu Feng broke through the Ghost Realm barrier with his Yin-Yang Dharma Seal.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Cold Pool sealed a Ghost Emperor and described the Ghost Realm’s ranks of strength.
• Chi Mei Ghost Spirit confronted You Quan Ghost Spirit, and You Quan ordered the sleeping humans thrown into the Cold Pool to help break the seal.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng avoided Ghostly Creatures with Mu Feng’s Yin Yang Bagua arts and found an unconscious person near the exit.
• Xiao Yan carried the person as he and Mu Feng emerged on the path near the testing square and set off to report what they had found to Wu Jiang.

Elder Zhu killed Night Ghost after the assassin attacked a Burning Incense Pavilion disciple, revealing to King Xuan Ling that Zhu Jin had reached the Half-Immortal level. King Xuan Ling and Xuan Mu discussed their plans against the Burning Incense Pavilion and Solomon, while the king concealed his ambitions and strange crimson flame.

• Night Ghost's death shocked Xuan Mu, and Elder Zhu encountered Huang Chuan and King Xuan Ling in the sky.
• Elder Zhu returned to the inn with Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying, then noticed that he could not see through Mu Yingying's aura.
• King Xuan Ling took Night Ghost's body to the imperial palace and summoned Xuan Mu to explain what had happened.
• Xuan Mu admitted that he had tried to capture a Burning Incense Pavilion disciple, and King Xuan Ling identified Zhu Jin as Night Ghost's killer and revealed his Half-Immortal strength.
• Xuan Mu urged his father to advance the Decapitation Plan, while King Xuan Ling planned to act after returning from Death Desert and secretly break free of Solomon's influence.
• King Xuan Ling considered contacting the Soul Clan and unifying Xuan Tian San, as a faint crimson flame spread from his body.

Master Lu, a renowned ninth-grade Imperial-tier forger and Nine-star Dou Di, appeared to help Pill King Chen Xin claim the Fire Qilin Pill from Bing Xin. Bing Xin prepared to fight him despite the vast gap in their strength.

• Tu Xingzhe recognized Master Lu and withdrew when the forger arrived with Pill King Chen Xin.
• Jian Wuqing told Jian Yu that Master Lu was a powerful Nine-star Dou Di and the strongest forger in Xuan Tian San.
• Elder Zhu surmised that Chen Xin had summoned Master Lu because he wanted the Fire Qilin Pill and would have to pay dearly for his help.
• Master Lu asked Bing Xin to hand over the item, saying he was repaying a favor to Chen Xin.
• Bing Xin challenged Master Lu and unleashed her azure Dou Qi, and Master Lu released a terrifying wave of Dou Qi in response.

King Xuan Ling’s group entered the depths of the Medusa Clan to reach its Divine Hall, while Elder Zhu and Liu Quan’s men secretly followed with their own plans. Nu Dong opened a passage beneath the desert sands, revealing the palace below.

• Alchemist Yao Xin detected an unusual flame at the site where Xiao Yan and the Medusa Snake Guards had fought, and King Xuan Ling’s group continued toward the Divine Hall.
• Elder Zhu followed King Xuan Ling’s group, while Third Sect Master Liu Quan ordered his men to take the treasure and kill Zhu Jin.
• A hundred-zhang Energy Ribbon erupted from the sand, and Mu Chenfeng blocked it before Nu Dong appeared.
• King Xuan Ling and Nu Dong reaffirmed their arrangement: Nu Dong would lure away the Divine Hall’s guards, and King Xuan Ling would help him rule the desert.
• Nu Dong transformed into a giant serpent and opened a passage through the sand, revealing the Medusa Divine Hall below.

Snake Spirit revealed that she could sense a powerful flame inside the residence and offered to guide Xiao Yan to it if he helped awaken Snake Jade. Xiao Yan, Snake Punishment, and the others entered the lake to seek the mysterious object that could revive her, while a violet-gold figure vowed revenge for the missing Blood Demon General.

• Snake Spirit told Xiao Yan that she had recognized his Flame Mantra and offered to lead him to a powerful flame within the residence.
• Snake Spirit said they needed to awaken Snake Jade to enter the residence, and Snake Punishment revealed that a mysterious object in the lake might be the key.
• Xiao Yan, Snake Spirit, Snake Punishment, and Snake Jade plunged into the lake to search for the object.
• A violet-gold figure learned that the Blood Demon General had disappeared and vowed to kill whoever had harmed the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Xiao Yan, Black Fiend Dragon Wolf, and Myriad Monster King traveled to Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven to help the Demon Emperor break his seal amid the Monster Realm’s chaos. There, the Demon Emperor recognized Xiao Yan’s Flame Mantra and Xiao Clan Bloodline, and Xiao Yan prepared to face the grotto-heaven’s restrictions.

• The Four-Winged Angel returned to the Holy See with the Demon of Light after allowing Xiao Yan and his companions to escape.
• Black Fiend Dragon Wolf grieved over failing the Demon of Light, while Xiao Yan suspected the Four-Winged Angel had deliberately let them go.
• Myriad Monster King warned that the Monster Realm was in danger and urged them to prioritize freeing the Demon Emperor.
• Black Fiend Dragon Wolf led Xiao Yan and Myriad Monster King through the spacetime wormhole to the mysterious Yaoyuan Grotto-heaven.
• The Demon Emperor’s voice welcomed Black Fiend Dragon Wolf and identified Xiao Yan’s Flame Mantra and Xiao Clan Bloodline.
• Xiao Yan summoned his amber Holy Flame as the grotto-heaven’s three forces responded to his presence.

The auction of the Forbidden Technique Scroll, Heavenly Kingdom Sorrowful Rainbow, drew bids from powerful factions, but Xiao Yan and Xun Er chose not to compete. After the Yan Clan won the scroll, the Yao Clan prepared to reveal the auction’s final item.

• Xun Er urged Xiao Yan to bid for the Forbidden Technique Scroll, but he declined because its price would be too high.
• The Pavilion Master of the Yunhuang Pavilion, Lei Qianren of the Lei Clan, and other powerhouses offered rare treasures for the scroll.
• Yao Xuanyi directed bidders to submit their offers through a light gate for the Elder Council to assess.
• Ling Zixi approached Xiao Yan and proposed that they might cooperate during the Yao Clan Ceremony.
• Yao Xuanyi announced Ancestor Yanyun of the Yan Clan as the winner of the Forbidden Technique Scroll.
• Yao Yun announced that the auction’s finale was about to begin.

Xiao Yan’s group hid outside Xuan Ling City and watched a Poison Sect woman whose soul power seemed unusual, while several factions headed toward the Death Desert or waited in ambush. Du Ya and the Poison Old Monster moved to capture the woman, leaving Xiao Yan’s group poised to intervene.

• Elder Zhu ordered Xiao Yan and his companions to join the night operation, then sent them toward the forest before they continued on to the Desert Zone for training.
• King Xuan Ling led eleven experts through a teleportation formation toward the Divine Hall in the Death Desert.
• Du Ya and the Poison Old Monster waited outside Xuan Ling City, with Du Ya carrying the sleeping girl who possessed the Cauldron Three Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan’s group hid in the forest and noticed a young Poison Sect woman whose aura seemed to resemble an Emperor Realm Soul avatar.
• Lu Di sensed a trace of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils in the woman, and Xiao Yan chose to wait for the other hidden forces to act.
• Du Ya ordered an attack, and the Poison Old Monster appeared in front of the woman.

Xiao Yan, Shan Yao, and Snake Punishment searched the residence for clues about Snake Spirit’s origins, and Shan Yao recalled a possible connection to the Immortal Grade Alchemist who owned it. As they prepared to enter the alchemy room, Shan Yao noticed signs that something had disturbed the supposedly abandoned residence, though Xiao Yan could sense no presence.

• Xiao Yan found writing on the white paper in the study, but it vanished before he could examine it again.
• Shan Yao said she remembered being brought to the residence with Snake Spirit, perhaps in a dream, and Xiao Yan suspected an Immortal Grade Alchemist might have altered their memories.
• Shan Yao warned that something powerful had escaped from the alchemy room, so Xiao Yan and Snake Punishment became alert.
• Shan Yao noticed a jug of murky wine had been moved from the main hall and pointed out that the residence and stone table were free of dust.
• Xiao Yan wondered whether someone was present, but he could not sense any aura.

Xiao Yan, Mu Feng, and Mu Yingying emerged into the Nine Fish Play Dragon Formation, a vast basin guarding the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool. After Xiao Yan identified a way to break the formation, he shared his plan with his companions, who agreed to try it.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Feng failed to remove the Fish Origin Stone and left it where it was.
• Xiao Yan deduced that the passage was a guide leading into the Nine Fish Play Dragon Formation, and the three followed it to the exit.
• The group found themselves on the rim of a huge basin with nine passage exits and paths leading down toward its center.
• Xiao Shou and Da Pang split up with tiny stones, intending to handle an important task before making Xiao Yan’s group leave empty-handed.
• Xiao Yan recalled that the formation’s nine stones could only be overcome by gathering them, and reasoned that the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool lay at the basin’s center.
• Xiao Yan whispered his plan to Mu Yingying and Mu Feng, and they agreed it was worth trying.

Dan Shen, an intelligent Immortal Grade Four Embryonic Pill, attacked Xiao Yan and his companions after taking the Soul Liquid, forcing them to confront his overwhelming strength. As Dan Shen unleashed lethal pill fragrance, Shan Yao revealed she had a way to deal with him.

• Dan Shen seized the Soul Liquid and attacked Xiao Yan, but Snake Punishment intercepted the blow and was injured.
• Shan Yao recognized Dan Shen as an Immortal Grade Pill and demanded to know where he had taken Shan Ling; Dan Shen said he would spare her until he obtained the manor.
• Dan Shen explained that he had gained intelligence by swallowing other pills, then trembled when Shan Yao mentioned Grandpa Mu and the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Dan Shen released poisonous pill fragrance, so Xiao Yan gave antidote pills to Shan Yao and Snake Punishment before calling them to attack.
• As Dan Shen's power threatened to destroy the Wood Hall, Xiao Yan urged them to retreat, but Shan Yao said she had a way to subdue him.