Chapter Summaries

The mysterious woman used the Medusa Petrifying Eye against Cai Lin, but the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python gave Cai Lin her nine-colored power to help her endure it. Cai Lin absorbed the gray energy and received the Eye’s cultivation method, while the mysterious woman hinted that the Python was unqualified.

• The Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python recognized the mysterious woman’s Medusa Petrifying Eye and was blasted away when it tried to stop her.
• The Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python gave Cai Lin its nine-colored power, weakening itself, then transformed into a woman and was imprisoned by the mysterious woman.
• Cai Lin used the transferred power to confront the gray energy, which struck her and poured into her body.
• Cai Lin absorbed the gray energy, recovered, and realized it had also given her information needed to cultivate the Medusa Petrifying Eye.
• The mysterious woman told Cai Lin that she had passed on the cultivation method and warned her not to rush, then called the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python unqualified.

Bing Xin used Poison Sky to spread a deadly cloud and escape Master Lu’s attacks, while Master Lu and Chen Xin continued to pursue the Fire Qilin Pill. The poisonous mist obscured Bing Xin’s position as Master Lu threatened her, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Bing Xin realized she could not defeat Master Lu and prepared to use Poison Sky to retreat.
• Bing Xin sent the poison-filled jade bottle skyward, and Master Lu struck it with his death-attributed Dou Qi.
• The impact caused Poison Sky to expand into deadly green smoke, and Jian Wuqing took Jian Yu away from the poison.
• Elder Zhu remained protected beneath his black cloak as Chen Xin urged Master Lu to hurry.
• Master Lu demanded that Bing Xin hand over the Fire Qilin Pill, and Bing Xin vanished into the poisonous mist.

Xiao Yan learned that the Yuan Sect might be a powerful formation-focused faction and hoped to learn more about its techniques. The group halted in the Tianming Mountain Range because a dangerous, mysterious fog blocked their path, leaving Xiao Yan to plan to examine the poisoned Yuan Sect woman that evening.

• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan about a powerful Yuan Sect in the Northern Continent of Yinhun Heaven that cultivated formations, and Xiao Yan identified the woman’s strange power as a Core Inscription of spiritual power.
• Xiao Yan decided that the Four Continents Tournament could be an opportunity to learn about formations and considered seeking benefits while removing the Yuan Sect woman’s poison.
• Duan Tianhong and Yuan Xiao spotted dangerous fog ahead and agreed to have their groups rest for a day.
• Yuan Xiao told Duan Tianhong that his disciples had been poisoned by toxic herbs, while Duan Tianhong suspected they had encountered another danger.
• Xiao Yan learned of the delay, told everyone to rest, and went outside to inspect the fog as the Soul Devouring Master warned that a soul beast might have created it.

Xiao Yan was nearly overwhelmed after absorbing the Fierce Corpse Qi released by the skeleton, but Su Xueying drew it out and tried to contain it. The skeleton then launched a powerful attack, forcing Xiao Yan to carry Su Xueying out of the chamber as they faced its renewed threat.

• The skeleton’s ribs released Fierce Corpse Qi, and Xiao Yan accidentally absorbed some despite the Golden Dragon King’s warning.
• Xiao Yan resisted the corpse qi with the Flame Mantra and Heavenly Flames as it threatened to overwhelm his will.
• Su Xueying drew the corpse qi from Xiao Yan and the skeleton into her cyan bottle, but warned that she might not be able to withstand it.
• The skeleton unleashed another surge of Fierce Corpse Qi, and Xiao Yan raised the Primordial Fire Ruler to shield himself and Su Xueying.
• When the barrier broke, Xiao Yan carried Su Xueying out of the stone chamber, narrowly avoiding the attack that left a massive crater.

Xiao Yan and the others learned that Liu Hao was battling Blood King Mo in Rakshasa Hell and set out to help him. Blood King Mo’s Corpse Yin Blood Lock overwhelmed Liu Hao’s Angel Soul Shadow, leaving him injured and on the verge of unleashing Lucifer’s slaughter soul.

• Xiao Yan finished fusing the five holy flames, while Xun Er explained what she knew about the rulers of the Ancient Prison and the Ancient Clan Core.
• Xiao Yan, Xun Er, the Peerless Heavenly Emperor, and Gu Yuan headed for the Ancient Prison to assist Liu Hao and investigate the Ancient Clan Core.
• Blood King Mo summoned the Corpse Yin Blood Lock, the twenty-fifth-ranked Evil Implement, and attacked Liu Hao with its blood chains.
• Liu Hao called forth his Son of Light Divine Mark and Angel Soul Shadow to resist the blood lock, but Blood King Mo made the chains explode and cracked the Angel Soul Shadow.
• Blood King Mo’s baleful Qi swallowed the Angel Soul Shadow, injured Liu Hao, and stirred Lucifer’s slaughter soul within him.

Xiao Yan subdued the Dragon Soul and sealed it inside the Primordial Fire Ruler, then demanded that it reveal a way out. The Dragon Soul initially claimed escape was impossible, but Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Power forced it to agree to talk.

• Xiao Yan discovered that the Immortal Sword feared his Primordial Fire Ruler and noticed that the sword seemed incomplete.
• Xiao Yan attacked the Dragon Soul with the Primordial Fire Ruler and the Divine Motion Life Inscription, reducing it to its source power.
• Xiao Yan offered to seal the Dragon Soul inside a divine weapon instead of destroying it, and the Dragon Soul reluctantly agreed.
• Xiao Yan sealed the Dragon Soul inside the Primordial Fire Ruler using his blood, causing a crimson dragon shadow to emerge and return to the weapon.
• The Dragon Soul claimed it could not help Xiao Yan escape, but Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Power made it cry out and promise to talk.

Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King entered a hidden independent space while searching for the Tenth Grade Dou Di Body. Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Power awakened a golden hall, where they recognized a statue of the Immortal Great Emperor.

• The Golden Dragon King revealed that the seemingly endless Dou Di River was a defensive illusion and led Xiao Yan through a golden doorway into an independent space.
• Xiao Yan discovered that the golden soil devoured his soul power, and the Golden Dragon King told him to use his Spiritual Power on it.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Divine Motion Core Inscription and spread Spiritual Power across the land, causing a golden hall to rise from the soil.
• Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King saw a lifelike statue atop the hall, and the Golden Dragon King identified it as the Immortal Great Emperor.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Immortal Great Emperor had once held back two emperor-level experts of the Outer Realm Evil Clan by himself.

Xiao Yan entered Shan Ling’s secret chamber to absorb the Soul Liquid and raise his soul power to Emperor Realm Mortal Grade before the dangerous journey to the summit of the Desert Mountain Range. After preparing a soul barrier, he began chasing the elusive Soul Liquid with his soul power.

• Shan Yao and Snake Punishment agreed to accompany Shan Ling to the summit, and Xiao Yan said he would absorb the Soul Liquid before setting out.
• Shan Ling opened a hidden passage beneath the floor and told Xiao Yan to use the secret chamber while the others recovered.
• Xiao Yan descended into the sealed chamber, set up a soul barrier, and opened the box containing the Soul Liquid.
• The Soul Liquid’s resistance shook Xiao Yan and made blood seep from his mouth, but he prepared himself and began trying to absorb it.
• Xiao Yan used his soul power to pursue the Soul Liquid as it darted through the air, waiting for it to exhaust itself.

Xiao Yan learned that the Soul Devouring Talisman could destroy soul bodies, though his current strength limited what it could devour. As the Twin Ghost Emperor attacked, the Nine Soul Tablet blocked the strike and Xiao Yan fled with Yue Ru and Mu Feng.

• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Soul Devouring Talisman was a nemesis of soul bodies and had once been used by a Ghost Realm supreme expert to kill a Dou Xian Strongman.
• The Golden Dragon King warned Xiao Yan that his soul power could only safely devour the soul body of a Six-star Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan tested the talisman’s ability to appear and disappear, then considered how it could help him kill Wu Huan.
• Xiao Yan noticed that the Twin Ghost Emperor was close to succeeding and asked Senior Nine Soul Tablet whether it needed help.
• Senior Nine Soul Tablet told Xiao Yan to grow stronger and protect the talisman, especially from people from the Ghost Realm.
• The Twin Ghost Emperor attacked Xiao Yan, but the Nine Soul Tablet intercepted the black aura while Xiao Yan fled with Yue Ru and Mu Feng.

Xiao Yan negotiated with Snake Punishment, who knew the location of an Immortal Grade Alchemist’s resting place and the entrance beneath the lake. Snake Punishment agreed to guide Xiao Yan to the treasure at the lake’s bottom in exchange for Xiao Yan removing the Evil Qi from his body and separating the powers of the two women.

• Snake Punishment told Xiao Yan that an Immortal Grade Alchemist had fallen nearby and that he knew the location of the expert’s resting place.
• Xiao Yan refused to remove Snake Punishment’s Evil Qi without adequate compensation, while Snake Punishment warned him not to push his luck.
• Xiao Yan offered to remove the Evil Qi and separate the powers of the two women, then negotiated for access to the lake’s hidden treasure.
• Snake Punishment agreed to lead Xiao Yan to the bottom of the lake and handed the woman in his arms to Snake Spirit.

After Qing Yuan took the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill, her soul power surged and triggered a heavenly phenomenon as the Golden Dragon King identified her as a member of the Angel Clan undergoing a wing awakening. The chapter left Xiao Yan on guard against a concealed, familiar presence while Qing Yuan’s wings were about to emerge.

• Qing Yuan’s rising soul power stirred the skies, drawing dark clouds and lightning over the waterfall.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that Qing Yuan was likely an Angel Clan member whose pill had triggered a second wing awakening.
• Qing Yuan rose from the Jadeite Stone Bed, and the Golden Dragon King stopped Xiao Yan from interrupting the awakening.
• The Golden Dragon King sensed a concealed presence outside his energy barrier and warned Xiao Yan to leave with Qing Yuan once she finished absorbing the pill.
• Pure white energy wrapped around Qing Yuan as something began forming on her back.

The chapter outlined Xuan Tian San’s nine mountains and one city, describing the Nine Great Super Sects and the features of their territories. It ended by identifying the Great Wall built by the Xuan Ling Imperial Family to defend against the Medusa Clan.

• The chapter explained that the Nine Great Super Sects were established across the nine mountain ranges richest in Emperor Qi.
• Burning Incense Pavilion occupied Mount Hua, while Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, Ancient Desolation Hall, and Purgatory Hall occupied Mount Myriad Flowers, Mount Song, and Mount Han.
• Solomon, Puppet Mansion, and Pill Valley were located on Mount Yin, Mount Tai, and Mount Dan, respectively, each with distinctive terrain or practices.
• Heartless Palace occupied Mount Duan and required its members to sever their emotions before crossing Forget-Cut Cliff.
• Ten Thousand Sword Gate occupied Mount Tian, a mountain of metal that supported its reputation as the strongest of the Nine Great Super Sects.
• The chapter described the black Great Wall built by the Xuan Ling Imperial Family to hold back the Medusa Clan, with both sides bearing a generations-long grudge.

Xiao Yan left the abyss with Ji Xuan and Lin Yunshu, then headed toward the battle between Hun Wuji and the Demon with Gamma. As Mekal’s sacred arrow targeted Gamma, Gamma invoked the final Devil Fruit and the Demon Will.

• Ji Xuan offered to accompany Lin Yunshu into danger, but Xiao Yan insisted that they go reunite with the imperial forces while he dealt with the enemy.
• Xiao Yan sensed a terrifying bloodline aura in the abyss, and a hidden voice condemned the descendants of the Xiao Clan after they departed.
• Ji Xuan and Lin Yunshu split off to join the main force, while Xiao Yan took Gamma toward Hun Wuji and the Demon’s battle.
• Thor told Mekal that Gamma was with Xiao Yan and that the final Devil Fruit was missing, so Mekal fired a powerful arrow of light at Gamma.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his full power to protect Gamma, but Gamma declared that the final Devil Fruit and the revered Demon Will would stop the angelic attack.

Xiao Yi reunited with Xiao Yan on the highest level of the Desert Mountain Range and learned that the Blood Demon Golden Qi threatened his brother. Yan said a Sacred Flame Crystal was needed to suppress it, and Shan Ling revealed a crimson crystal that might be what they needed.

• Xiao Yi sensed Xiao Yan’s distress and hurried to the highest level with Mu Yingying, Mu Feng, and Lu Di.
• Xiao Yi found Xiao Yan with a bloodstain across his chest and embraced him after confirming his identity.
• Xiao Yan explained how the Blood Demon Golden Qi had entered his body, and Xiao Yi angrily confronted Kuángmù Immortal Master.
• Xiao Yi recognized Yan as a Holy Flame and demanded that he help Xiao Yan suppress the Blood Demon Golden Qi.
• Yan said they needed a Sacred Flame Crystal, and Shan Ling produced a dazzling crimson crystal.

Xiao Yan and his teammates reached the Team Competition registration line, where Ling Xuan led them to the front by relying on her reputation in the Burning Incense Pavilion. Elder Zhu and the Earth Hall Master watched her antics, then left to guard the competition space while the Earth Hall Master wondered how much she would grow from the ordeal.

• Xiao Yan and his teammates joined a queue of thousands and overheard disciples discussing the Team Competition’s colored Team Tokens and rumored teams.
• Mu Yingying suggested the competition would likely have several stages, while Ling Xuan reacted to Mu Yingying’s beauty.
• Ling Xuan left the line and greeted disciples as she walked toward the front, then used her status and reputation to get her team past an objection.
• Elder Zhu and the Earth Hall Master watched Ling Xuan’s progress through a crystal ball and decided to go guard the competition space.

Xiao Yan regretted missing the chance to buy the Nine Yin Demonic Worm after learning it could help a poison cultivator break through to Dou Xian. The auction then presented a captive girl with unusual eyes, and Elder Zhu revealed that they were Cauldron Three Flower Pupils, not Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Blood Rose sold the Nine Yin Demonic Worm to Private Room Four for seventy million, and Long Yi explained its potential to Xiao Yan.
• Blood Rose introduced a captive girl with human and Medusa blood who was being auctioned by her owner.
• Mu Yingying objected inwardly to the girl's imprisonment, while Xiao Yan recognized her mismatched eyes as resembling Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Blood Rose invited bids in pills, formulas, medicinal ingredients, or rare items, and Mu Feng questioned why the Xuan Ling Imperial Family would auction such a girl.
• Xiao Yan sensed the girl's pupils were not quite like Qing Lin's, and Elder Zhu identified them as Cauldron Three Flower Pupils.

Cai Lin confronted King Xuan Ling over his attacks on the Medusa Clan and wounded him with her poisonous power. As she prepared to finish him, an evil blood energy emerged from his body.

• Cai Lin accused King Xuan Ling of harming the Medusa Clan and declared that she had come to collect a debt.
• The Blood Demon Envoy told King Xuan Ling that Cai Lin’s Sky Swallowing Python power made her difficult to defeat, then suggested a plan involving the ancestral statue.
• Cai Lin attacked King Xuan Ling with green energy, blasting a hole through his arm and poisoning it.
• King Xuan Ling suppressed the poison with his Power of Life and Death, but his arm became unusable.
• As Cai Lin prepared to kill him, evil blood energy rose from King Xuan Ling and stained his pupils.

Xiao Yan destroyed the Ghost White Puppet with the Sacred Flame Power, captured its Evil Light Orb, and used his soul power to uncover information about the Youhuan Clan. As he and the others discussed what he had learned, a familiar spatial fluctuation carrying a powerful soul transmission appeared before them.

• The Ghost White Puppet launched its Ghost Blood Bandage at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan blocked it with a shield of Sky Rocks.
• Xiao Yan directed the earthy-yellow rock giant to unleash Holy Flame Power, which destroyed the Ghost White Puppet and left behind an Evil Light Orb.
• Duan Qifei told Xiao Yan that the captive had once belonged to the Xieguang Gang, and she reflected on how her Samsara Token dampened her feelings toward him.
• Xiao Yan used his immortal-realm soul power to probe the Evil Light Orb and learned about the Youhuan Clan's leaders and their plans to seek revenge on the Forged Blade Thunder Valley.
• A spatial fluctuation carrying a powerful, familiar soul transmission appeared before Xiao Yan and the others.

The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor unleashed the Saint Demon God Heart against Xiao Yan and the Great Thousand Coalition Army. Xiao Yan stepped into the Three Gods Realm and began a decisive clash with the Demon Heart.

• The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor poured demonic qi and his own origin power into the Saint Demon God Heart, strengthening it into a source of overwhelming fear.
• The Demon Heart’s demonic rain destroyed the coalition’s defensive shield and sent the Holy King and Xiao Tianming crashing into the ground.
• The four matriarchs rallied the coalition, whose fighters regained their resolve and continued battling.
• Xiao Yan ignited the God Slashing Ruler and entered the Three Gods Realm as a Three Gods Realm Quasi-Divine Grade expert.
• The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor poured his remaining strength into the Demon Heart, and Xiao Yan answered with Flame Mantra... God Slashing Slash.

After Xiao Yan defeated the black-clad fighter, Duan Tianfeng privately asked him to help investigate the enemy’s hidden forces, which might include the Ghost Kingdom and the Soul Clan. Xiao Yan agreed to watch for the suspect, while the Soul Devouring Master revealed that the two forces had secretly cooperated before.

• Xiao Yan and Yu Renran returned to their resting place after the tournament matches ended, and Yu Renran went to check on her younger sister.
• Duan Tianfeng appeared in Xiao Yan’s room and confirmed that the black-clad fighter had a special identity and might be connected to the Ghost Kingdom or the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had planted a flame imprint on the fighter and warned that the man might be a scapegoat carrying a Spatial Scroll.
• Duan Tianfeng explained that the next tournament matches would begin in ten days and asked Xiao Yan to alert him if the suspect acted, while warning him not to face the powerful enemies alone.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that the Ghost Kingdom and the Soul Clan had once seemed to cooperate in secret.