Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan rescued Duan Yu after killing two Xuan Ling Imperial Family attackers and learned that the family was secretly colluding with Ghost Realm powerhouses. He accompanied Duan Yu toward the Ghost Realm entrance to help their fellow Tian Dian disciples, despite the danger posed by an Eight-star Dou Di.

• Xiao Yan killed the two attackers, using his Emperor Realm Heavenly Stage Great Perfection soul power to overwhelm them.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Duan Yu, who recognized him as the Burning Incense Pavilion disciple who had cultivated the Sky Shifting Ruler and broken the Cultivation Grotto-heaven record.
• Duan Yu revealed that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family was colluding with Ghost Realm powerhouses and had ambushed the Tian Dian disciples guarding the Ghost Realm entrance.
• Duan Yu said two Eight-star Dou Dis had attacked their Senior Brother, but one had been heavily injured before Duan Yu was teleported away.
• Xiao Yan agreed to accompany Duan Yu to the entrance and headed into the mountain forest, determined to help their fellow disciples.

Xiao Yan trapped Tian Xing in his Sacred Flame Space and used the Sacred Flame to suppress his Blood Curse, but Ye Mo intervened before Xiao Yan could kill him. Bai Ya revealed he had reached the Half-Immortal realm and drove Ye Mo and Tian Xing away, then decided to investigate the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s suspected ties to the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

• Xiao Yan drew Tian Xing and the others into his Sacred Flame Space and attacked Tian Xing for injuring Mu Yingying.
• Tian Xing activated a Fourth Grade Blood Curse, but Xiao Yan used the Sacred Flame and Fire Heart Sky Rock to suppress it and unleash Rock Shattering Heavenly Burial.
• Ye Mo appeared and shattered Xiao Yan’s attack, then tried to take Tian Xing away.
• Xiao Yan called for the Human Hall Master, and Bai Ya appeared, revealed his Half-Immortal strength, and confronted Ye Mo over Tian Xing’s Blood Curse.
• Ye Mo left with Tian Xing, while Mu Yingying and Xiao Yan noted the pair carried traces of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Bai Ya suspected the Xuan Ling Imperial Family was colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan and the Ghost Realm, so he stayed behind to investigate.

Xiao Yan learned about the Ghost Face Soul Flame and agreed to accompany the Soul Devouring Master to the Ghost Realm if he devoured it. He then combined two fragmented maps, which completed another quarter of his Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription and greatly increased his strength.

• The Soul Devouring Master explained the Ghost Face Soul Flame’s origins, powers, and location in the deepest part of the Blood River Realm, and Xiao Yan agreed to visit the Ghost Realm if he obtained it.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan to keep the mysterious stone block safe and vanished into his storage ring.
• Xiao Yan tried to open the fragmented map he had obtained from Xuan Mu, but neither his soul power nor the Fire Heart Sky Rock could affect it.
• A second map from the Yue Family ruins appeared, and the Divine Movement Natal Core Inscription emerged and fused both maps together.
• The inscription grew to two quarters complete and could condense nine thousand dao, leading Xiao Yan to believe he could now kill an Eight-star Dou Di powerhouse with ease.

As the Xuan Ling Imperial Family overwhelmed Mu Tian Yuan and the other Heaven Hall disciples, Xiao Yan prepared to intervene at Duan Yu’s request. The formation broke and Mu Tian Yuan nearly sacrificed himself to protect his companions, but Xiao Yan stopped him at the last moment.

• Mu Tian Yuan and five fellow disciples struggled to hold their formation against Xuan Mu’s experts as their strength dwindled.
• Duan Yu asked Xiao Yan to rescue the senior brothers, and Xiao Yan agreed, telling Duan Yu to lead the injured away once he acted.
• Mu Tian Yuan ordered Huang Kong and the others to escape, but they refused to abandon him when the formation shattered.
• Xuan Mu ordered Lang Tou and the peak Seven-star Dou Di experts to capture the six alive, and Lang Tou struck at Mu Tian Yuan’s group.
• Mu Tian Yuan shoved the five disciples aside and prepared to self-detonate, but they returned to stand with him.
• As Mu Tian Yuan’s Life Power began to burn, Xiao Yan enveloped him in a gentle force and stopped him.

Xiao Yan defeated Lang Tou after resisting Xuan Mu’s Ghost Qi Scroll, while Xuan Mu’s forces moved to attack the Ghost Realm entrance seal. The chapter ended with Lang Tou’s lifeless corpse suddenly appearing before Xuan Mu.

• Xuan Mu unleashed a Ghost Realm attack made of grievous souls, but Xiao Yan countered it with his Emperor Realm Heavenly Stage Great Perfection soul power and shattered the formation.
• Xuan Mu sent Lang Tou, an early Eight-star Dou Di, to fight Xiao Yan while he and his allies moved to break the Ghost Realm entrance seal.
• Xiao Yan and Lang Tou clashed, and Xiao Yan wounded Lang Tou with a feint using his Primordial Fire Ancient Ruler.
• Xuan Mu ordered his forces to kill Mu Tianron and the other six senior brothers as they defended the seal.
• Lang Tou’s lifeless corpse suddenly appeared in front of Xuan Mu.

Xiao Yan bought a sealed stone block at a market stall after learning that Ghost Immortals had taken an interest in it. Two subordinates of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family tried to take it, but Xiao Yan defeated them and warned that their master would have to face him instead.

• Xiao Yan spotted a mysterious sealed stone block at the white-haired Elder's stall and negotiated to buy it with a medicinal pill.
• The Elder accepted Xiao Yan's offer, but Tian Yu and Tian Xing appeared and offered to pay double for the stone block.
• The Elder refused Tian Yu and Tian Xing, confirming that he had already sold the item to Xiao Yan.
• Tian Yu and Tian Xing challenged Xiao Yan, and he held Xiao Yi back before confronting them.
• Xiao Yan dodged their attacks and struck both men, sending them stumbling back with blood at their mouths.

Mu Tian Yuan led eleven people into the Blood River Realm and explained its layers, dangers, and rendezvous plan. Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, Yan Chi, and Mu Yingying were randomly teleported to the second layer, where they encountered a powerful Headless Ghost Fiend.

• Mu Tian Yuan told Xiao Yan’s group to stay connected during entry and to gather outside the center of the second layer if they were separated.
• Mu Tian Yuan led eleven people into the realm, while Ling Xuan and Qin Xin guided more than four hundred Burning Incense Pavilion disciples inside.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, Yan Chi, and Mu Yingying found themselves alone on the second layer after the array randomly separated them.
• Yan Chi said the Xuan Ling Imperial Family knew the realm unusually well and began explaining that he had been captured there.
• Xiao Yi destroyed an attacking mass of black Qi with his flames, and Yan Chi suggested taking him to the Fire Spirit Tribe.
• Xiao Yi warned the others about an approaching Headless Ghost Fiend, which Yan Chi said could fight a peak Seven-star Dou Di expert.

Xiao Yan faced Tian Cang after the Outer Realm Evil Clan seized control of his body and learned that ordinary Heavenly Flames could not overcome the enemy's runic Evil Power. He summoned the Exotic Fire Plaza and fused twenty-three Heavenly Flames into an Annihilation Fire Lotus, leaving its collision with Tian Cang's attack underway.

• Xiao Yan realized his strike had killed Tian Cang's remaining vitality, allowing the Outer Realm Evil Clan to take over his body completely.
• The possessed Tian Cang healed his wound, declared Xiao Yan would die, and formed a rune-covered giant hand as Mu Yingying flew to help.
• The Soul Devouring Talisman told Xiao Yan that sufficiently powerful fire could destroy the Evil Power, though he could not yet unleash the full power of a Holy Flame.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Exotic Fire Plaza and placed his twenty-three Heavenly Flames on its pillars.
• Tian Cang launched Blood Demon Hand, rend the heavens, while Xiao Yan fused the flames into a twenty-three-colored Annihilation Fire Lotus.
• The Annihilation Fire Lotus struck Tian Cang's giant hand, and Tian Cang's confident expression turned solemn.

Xiao Yan and the other factions joined Tian Qian to break the seal on the Holy Flame Land, while Xiao Yan sensed danger and warned his companions to hold back their strength. After the entrance opened, the Burning Incense Pavilion prepared to enter and investigate the Holy Flame Land and Yin Fu Tong’s death.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Tian Yuan suspected the Holy Flame Land had been corrupted and warned their group to proceed cautiously.
• Tian Qian gathered the late Seven Star Dou Di powerhouses and led their combined attack to weaken the seal, revealing that he had reached the Eight-star Dou Di level.
• Xiao Yan agreed to let Mu Yingying enter after she said her Holy Flame sensed something it needed inside, and Yan Chi joined to uncover the truth about Yin Fu Tong.
• Mu Tian Yuan arranged for Xiao Yan, Yan Chi, Mu Yingying, Yan Lao, and the Heaven Hall’s seven members to enter while the rest guarded against the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Tian Qian and other factions entered the opened whirlpool, then Mu Tian Yuan led the Burning Incense Pavilion into the Holy Flame Land.

The seven members of Heaven Hall recovered inside their array while Tian Cang, Tian Hong, and Qi Haoqing attacked it. Mu Tian Yuan confronted them, but Tian Cang revealed the power of the Outer Realm Evil Clan and unleashed a deadly strike; a man carrying a Heavy Ruler arrived just in time to intercept it.

• The injured members of Heaven Hall discussed their ambush by the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and used their array to recover.
• Tian Cang, Tian Hong, and Qi Haoqing attacked the barrier as the seven regained strength.
• Mu Tian Yuan left the barrier to face the three Heavenly Sovereigns while his companions continued recovering.
• Tian Cang provoked Mu Tian Yuan about the previous Sect Tournament, and Mu Tian Yuan attacked him in anger.
• Tian Cang revealed his evil power and sent a death-infused strike toward Mu Tian Yuan.
• A man carrying a Heavy Ruler appeared and met Tian Cang's strike with a pure flame aura.

Ghost Face Soul Flame confronted the Blood Demon envoys Xue Tian and Xue Xuan, who summoned a Blood Demon and drew on the surrounding evil power. The Blood Demon grew solid despite the Soul Flame’s efforts to suppress it, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Ghost Face Soul Flame mocked Tian Qian and Tian Hong, then discovered that only Xue Tian and Xue Xuan remained among the four Blood Demon envoys.
• Xue Tian and Xue Xuan attacked Ghost Face Soul Flame, but Xue Tian struck an invisible barrier and the Soul Flame blasted them with cyan fire.
• Xue Tian recognized that the cyan magma was Ghost Face Soul Flame’s domain and decided to use his full power.
• Xue Tian and Xue Xuan knelt and began summoning the Blood Demon, but Ghost Face Soul Flame suppressed the evil aura they drew from the barren land.
• Xue Tian used Tian Qian’s blood as a medium to break the suppression, allowing the gathered evil power to strengthen the Blood Demon.

Yue Ru’s Silver Moon Immortal Bow broke through King Xuan Ling’s defenses, and the explosion seemed to leave him dead as the Ghost Face Soul Flame became Xiao Yan’s. After Yue Ru learned that Cai Lin was Xiao Yan’s wife, King Xuan Ling struck from beneath the altar, and Xiao Yan took the hit while saving Yue Ru.

• Yue Ru infused the Silver Moon Immortal Bow with Bright Moon Power, breaking King Xuan Ling’s life-and-death barrier and striking him with a devastating explosion.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the Ghost Face Soul Flame had been freed from the Blood Demon Envoy’s remaining power, and Yue Ru came down from the altar.
• Cai Lin declared that she was Xiao Yan’s wife, while Mu Yingying described herself as his companion, leaving Yue Ru heartbroken and confused.
• The Soul Devouring Master realized King Xuan Ling might still be alive and warned Xiao Yan to watch out.
• King Xuan Ling sent a black chain surging from beneath the altar toward Yue Ru, and Xiao Yan shoved her clear before the chain struck him.

After Mu Yingying's sacrifice pushed Xiao Yan to the peak of a One-turn Nine-star Dou Di, the Soul Devouring Master directed him to the Sacred Flame Space to overcome his Death Tribulation. Xiao Yan gained ninth-grade Death Power and prepared to devour the Ghost Face Soul Flame.

• Xiao Yan awakened after three days at the peak of a One-turn Nine-star Dou Di, and the Soul Devouring Master explained that Mu Yingying's sacrifice had greatly increased his strength.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that the Sacred Flame Space slowed time and advised him to undergo his Death Tribulation there.
• Xiao Yan entered the Sacred Flame Space and summoned the Eight-star Dou Di Death Tribulation.
• Xiao Yan repelled the lightning with his two Holy Flames, overcame the tribulation, and gained ninth-grade Death Power to match his ninth-grade Life Power.
• The Soul Devouring Master left to investigate Ghost King Ridge while Xiao Yan gathered his items and began preparing to devour the Ghost Face Soul Flame.

Xiao Yan arrived to protect Mu Tian Yuan and the Heaven Hall members, confronting Tian Cang after the latter revealed his use of Outer Realm Evil Clan power. The battle escalated as Xiao Yi moved to fight Tian Hong and Qi Haoqing, while Xiao Yan and Tian Cang launched their strongest attacks at each other.

• Xiao Yan restored some of Mu Tian Yuan's strength and destroyed Tian Cang's Evil Light Pillar with a Holy Flame Giant Tiger.
• Tian Cang ordered Tian Hong and Qi Haoqing to attack after their Outer Realm Evil Clan auras emerged, while Yan Chi protected the Heaven Hall members behind the barrier.
• Xiao Yi joined the battle and offered to handle Tian Hong and Qi Haoqing as Xiao Yan focused on Tian Cang.
• Xiao Yan struck Tian Cang with the Primordial Fire Ruler, and his Holy Flame Power weakened the evil aura surrounding Tian Cang.
• Tian Cang unleashed Nether Demonic Claw, and Xiao Yan answered with the six-ruler strike of Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler as their attacks clashed.

Mu Feng left the Burning Incense Pavilion’s main force to investigate a battle, while Xiao Yan reunited with Mu Tian Yuan and discussed the coming conflict with the Xuan Ling Imperial Family. Yan Chi revealed that the Holy Flame Land had once carried the aura of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, leaving the group alarmed as they prepared to enter it.

• Mu Feng sensed a fierce battle near the hill and went to investigate, leaving Ling Xuan to organize the main force’s defenses.
• Xiao Yan and his companions confirmed that Mu Tian Yuan and the other Heaven Hall disciples were safe after defeating the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s ambush.
• Xiao Yan asked Mu Tian Yuan to command the Burning Incense Pavilion’s main force in the coming battle, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi would face the enemy’s strongest fighters.
• Luan Yu teased Mu Yingying about her feelings for Xiao Yan, and Yan Chi changed the subject by asking the group to discuss the Holy Flame Land.
• Yan Chi explained that the Holy Flame Land lay at the Blood River Realm’s core and had once opened unexpectedly, drawing in both factions.
• Yan Chi warned that the Holy Flame Land had once carried the aura of the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

She Fu and the Medusa Clan intervened to help Xiao Yan escape Qin Tian and the Dragon Devouring Legion. The escapees reached safety, while the Burning Incense Pavilion prepared to challenge the Xuan Ling Imperial Family over the Dragon Devouring Legion’s suspicious aura.

• She Fu confronted Qin Tian and declared that the Medusa Clan would fight the Xuan Ling Imperial Family to protect Xiao Yan, their honored guest.
• Xiao Yan fled with Mu Yingying, whose Holy Flame Spirit withdrew and left her true self weak; Xiao Yi and Long Yi broke through the Dragon Devouring Legion’s siege.
• The Medusa Clan’s Snake King and three chieftains held off Qin Tian’s forces while a maiden transformed into the Three-colored Sky Swallowing Python and opened a Space Channel for She Fu and his group to escape.
• Qin Tian and the Dragon Devouring Legion withdrew from Blood River Town, and Zhu Jin ordered the Burning Incense Pavilion disciples back to their sect to rally the super sects against the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Onlookers noted that the Dragon Devouring Legion’s evil aura resembled that of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, signaling a coming upheaval in Xuan Tian San.

King Xuan Ling destroyed the Blood Demon Right Guard, then revealed his grudge against the Burning Incense Pavilion and Medusa Clan and challenged the four-sect coalition. As the battle began, the other super sects watched cautiously and prepared to intervene if Zhu Jin’s side began to lose.

• King Xuan Ling killed the incapacitated Blood Demon Right Guard, angering Zhu Jin, and claimed the Blood Demon Race had to be eradicated to prevent future threats.
• When the super sect leaders tried to leave, King Xuan Ling kept them there and announced that he would settle the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s grudges with the Burning Incense Pavilion and Medusa Clan.
• King Xuan Ling revealed that he had reached One-star Dou Xian Perfection and warned the other experts not to interfere.
• Zhu Jin accused the Xuan Ling Imperial Family of colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan, while She Fu condemned the imperial family and challenged King Xuan Ling’s forces.
• King Xuan Ling ordered Qin Tian and the Dragon Devouring Legion to engage Zhu Jin, She Fu, and the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master, while Zhu Jin and his allies prepared to fight.
• Dan Gui, the Ancient Desolation Hall, and the other super sects decided to watch the battle but intervene if Zhu Jin’s side faced defeat.

Yan Chi unleashed the blood-affecting Holy Flame and attacked Xiao Yan and the Ghost Face Soul Flame Spirit, but Xiao Yan resisted with the Flame Mantra while Mu Yingying warned the others to stop their blood from flowing. Mu Yingying then cut her hand and revealed an azure-blue flame to confront Yan Chi, calling for her brother to wake up.

• Yan Chi enveloped the Sacred Flame Land in blood-red Holy Flame Power and launched an attack that swallowed Xiao Yan's counterattack.
• Xiao Yi split away to watch over Mu Yingying, while Xiao Yan and the weakened Ghost Face Soul Flame Spirit were trapped in Yan Chi's flames.
• Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra produced a silver halo that blocked Yan Chi's flames, and Mu Yingying warned everyone to use Dou Qi to stop their blood from flowing.
• Mu Yingying cut her hand with her Immortal Sword, releasing an azure-blue flame that calmed the others' restless emotions.
• Yan Chi formed a Flame Giant Blade and sent it toward Mu Yingying, who met it with an Ethereal Bird of azure-blue flame and urged her older brother to wake up.

Ghost Face Soul Flame began a self-detonation to trap the Blood Demon Envoy, while Xiao Yan and his companions escaped the Sacred Flame Space. The Ghost Face Soul Flame Spirit then unleashed his full power against the Blood Demon Envoy and Yan Chi.

• Ghost Face Soul Flame summoned the Sacred Flame Crystal and sealed the Sacred Flame Space to prevent the Blood Demon Envoy from escaping.
• Mu Yingying helped the gravely injured Xiao Yan, but he refused her Sacred Flame Origin Power to protect her foundation.
• Xiao Yan recognized Ghost Face Soul Flame's plan to detonate himself and led Mu Yingying, Xiao Yi, and Yin Fu Tong out of the Sacred Flame Space.
• After the group escaped, Ghost Face Soul Flame's Sacred Flame Crystal settled on Yin Fu Tong, and he unleashed cyan flames against the Blood Demon Envoy and Yan Chi.

Xiao Yan destroyed half of the Blood Demon Envoy’s power with Seven Feet Breaking the Sky, then collapsed into Mu Yingying’s arms. At the Xuan Ling Imperial Palace, the Xuan Ling King devoured the Blood Demon Envoy’s remaining origin power and ordered an Elder to capture Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan used the Soul Devouring Talisman and the Ghost Face Soul Flame Sacred Flame Crystal to execute Seven Feet Breaking the Sky and erase half of the Blood Demon Envoy’s power.
• Mu Yingying caught the exhausted Xiao Yan and used her azure Holy Flame Power to heal him while the other super sects watched in shock.
• An Elder reported that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s disciples had all been wiped out in the Sect Tournament.
• The Xuan Ling King revealed that the Blood River Town Demon Realm had suppressed half of the Blood Demon Envoy’s power, then swallowed the Envoy’s remaining origin power.
• The Xuan Ling King ordered an Elder and the witness to go to Blood River Town and bring Xiao Yan back at all costs.