Chapter Summaries

Bai He confronted Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf as the City Lord Mansion’s forces pressed them, while Yu Qian’s condition grew increasingly beastlike. Bai He challenged Black-Faced Tiger to a duel, then used his Space Attribute to evade and return Black-Faced Tiger’s attack, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf struggled against Bai He and the City Lord Mansion’s elites while Yu Qian screamed and his aura grew more ferocious.
• Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf decided to use their full strength and break through, but Black-Faced Tiger accepted Bai He’s wager to settle the conflict in a duel.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Bai He’s strength concealed something formidable, and Soul Devouring Master explained how Bai He’s Space Attribute could counter Black-Faced Tiger’s Fire Attribute.
• Black-Faced Tiger launched Fire Tiger Claw, but Bai He vanished through rippling space and evaded the strike.
• Bai He reappeared and used an identical Fire Tiger Claw against the flame giant tiger, shocking Black-Faced Tiger with his combat ability.

After Wang Feng used his black-gold blood to kill Yu Qian and the Mad Demon Corps leaders, he ordered their forces wiped out and returned to Ghost King City with Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan began learning the Spirit-Devouring Blood Monument sealing Dou Ji, while the Soul Devouring Master reflected on Wang Feng’s power and prepared for the journey to the Eastern Continent.

• Wang Feng killed the Black-Faced Tiger and Scarred Wolf with his black-gold blood, then ordered Bai He to leave no one alive from the Mad Demon Corps and Yu Family.
• Wang Feng and Xiao Yan returned to Ghost King City, where Xiao Yan gave Wang Feng healing pills before they went their separate ways.
• Bai He and his party secretly wiped out the Mad Demon Corps and Yu Family, while Qing Ming told Qing Wenshu and Qinger to prepare for the Eastern Continent Tournament.
• Xiao Yan decided to prioritize cultivating the Spirit-Devouring Blood Monument and used his Holy Flame to dispel the scroll’s blood-red protection.
• Xiao Yan received the monument’s cultivation method, and the Soul Devouring Master said he could likely master its first tier within a few days.
• The Soul Devouring Master wondered about the source of Wang Feng’s black-gold blood and said he would set his plan in motion during the journey to the Eastern Continent.

The Demon Guard awakened the Ancient Tree Spirit to attack Xiao Yan and the others, but the little beast immediately pursued Mu Wushuang and pulled Xiao Zhuoma free from his Blood Ray. Mu Wushuang then began a sacrifice to summon the Soul Zun.

• The Demon Guard and three Black-Robed Figures struck the Ancient Tree, awakening a fluffy gray beast from within it.
• The Demon Guard ordered the Ancient Tree Spirit to attack, but it targeted Mu Wushuang instead.
• Xiao Yan pursued the beast while the other experts fought the four Demon Guards to protect their chance of obtaining the Undying Fire.
• The beast clawed through Mu Wushuang's Blood Ray and pulled Xiao Zhuoma out, weakening Mu Wushuang's moon mist.
• Mu Wushuang vowed revenge and sacrificed his blood and soul to open a dark road and summon the Soul Zun.

Xiao Yan revealed his Holy Flame while helping repel the Ice Sin Envoy, who realized Xiao Yan was a Holy Flame Controller and fled to report the discovery. Yu Yifeng and the others recovered afterward and prepared to enter Ice Fire Island at midnight.

• The Ice Sin Envoy’s dark red ice arrows overwhelmed Yu Yifeng’s and Leishen’s attacks and pierced Earth Monkey’s shield before pressing against Shuiyue’s defense.
• Xiao Yan used the Holy Flame Power of the Fire Heart Sky Rock to seize the ice arrow and extinguish it.
• The Ice Sin Envoy sensed Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame, decided to report his discovery, and escaped as Yu Yifeng and Leishen attacked.
• Hun Shang, the Tenth Soul Zun of the Ghost Kingdom and the Eagle Eye Squad’s employer, vanished unnoticed.
• Yu Yifeng checked on Earth Monkey and the others, then told everyone to recover before Ice Fire Island’s entrance appeared at midnight.

After the group learned that Ice Fire Island was a moving prison for powerful criminals, Yu Yifeng revealed that the Eagle Eye Squad had been commissioned to rescue someone imprisoned there. The old man warned them of the island’s dangers and said its entrance would appear near Shawu Village in about a month.

• The old man panicked after seeing Xiao Yan and Shuiyue, then calmed down and said the soul bodies had returned for revenge.
• The old man explained that Ice Fire Island was a hidden ten-layer prison surrounded by intense ice and fire, with a Guardian on each layer.
• He said the soul bodies wanted to free a prisoner and warned Yu Yifeng’s group that the island was nearly impossible to escape.
• The old man said Ice Fire Island moved and that its entrance would likely appear near Shawu Village in about a month.
• Yu Yifeng confirmed the group had visited Ice Fire Island before, suffered heavy losses on the ninth layer, and needed an alchemist to help against its soul-powered Guardian.
• Yu Yifeng revealed that the Eagle Eye Squad had accepted a commission from a powerful figure in the Ghost Realm to rescue someone from Ice Fire Island, likely on its eighth or ninth layer.

Yu Yifeng fought the Frost Ancient Ape guarding the Tenth Layer and defeated it with a concealed wind-blade explosion. With the guardian beaten, Xiao Yan went to join Yu Yifeng to claim the spoils.

• Xiao Yan watched as Yu Yifeng confronted the enraged Frost Ancient Ape, which warned that the fight was taking place in its territory.
• The Frost Ancient Ape unleashed water pillars and then covered itself in protective silver ice with Frost Power.
• The Frost Ancient Ape attacked with thousands of ice swords, but Yu Yifeng pierced them with his Thousand Wind Blades.
• The Frost Ancient Ape endured the wind blade’s strike and mocked Yu Yifeng, unaware that the blade was about to explode.
• Yu Yifeng’s close-range explosion weakened the Frost Ancient Ape’s vitality, and Xiao Yan went to meet him after the guardian fell.

Xiao Yan and the Eagle Eye Squad entered the Tenth Layer of Ice Fire Island, where each layer held a Guardian and rare rewards. Yu Yifeng hoped Xiao Yan’s powerful soul would help them face a dangerous Guardian below, while the Soul Devouring Master suspected Yu Yifeng planned to free one of the prisoners; the group entered the layer together.

• Xiao Yan and the others saw Ice Fire Island’s crater and learned from Thunder Snake that its ten layers were separate spaces guarded by increasingly powerful opponents.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that the prisoners had once been kind people and suspected Yu Yifeng wanted to free someone, prompting Xiao Yan to grow wary of him.
• Yu Yifeng explained the entrance’s seal and the rewards for defeating Guardians, then warned that the Tenth Layer’s Guardian could differ from the Xuantian Spirit Eagle they had faced before.
• Xiao Yan revealed that his soul power had reached Emperor Realm Heavenly Stage Great Perfection, and Yu Yifeng welcomed his help against the soul-attacking Guardian they had encountered on the Ninth Layer.
• Yu Yifeng assigned the squad’s roles, and the group entered the Tenth Layer through the light-screen entrance.

Xiao Yan prepared to refine the Xian Ling Pill after spending a day adjusting his aura and growing familiar with his flames. He began refining its ingredients simultaneously, while Tan Chen and Hua Fei watched and wagered on whether he would succeed and withstand the Immortal Pill Tribulation.

• Xiao Yan brought out the Kuling Source Branch, Bingxin Jade Pith, and Spirit-Swallowing Stone, the main materials for the Xian Ling Pill.
• Tan Chen bet that Xiao Yan would refine the pill and withstand the Immortal Pill Tribulation, while Hua Fei bet against him; Tan Chen wagered for the Silver Mountain Map and Hua Fei wagered a Tier 5 Immortal Grade medicinal pill.
• Xiao Yan heated the cauldron and began refining the Spirit-Swallowing Stone, whose surface slowly developed cracks under the flames.
• Xiao Yan added the Bingxin Jade Pith, Kuling Source Branch, and neutralizing herbs, dividing his soul power to refine the ingredients at the same time.
• Hua Fei praised Xiao Yan's careful technique, and Tan Chen pointed out that his control of soul power surpassed what Hua Fei had managed at the same tier.

After ten days in seclusion, Xiao Yan emerged with his strength better mastered and prepared to travel to the Eastern Continent Tournament with Yu Renran and Yu Wei. The trio boarded a space ship inside the Spatial Teleportation Array, beginning their journey.

• The Yu Sect restored the Spatial Teleportation Array, while Withered Leaf Zhai’s crimes were exposed and its leaders were publicly executed or driven from Ye City.
• Yu Wei complained that Xiao Yan had not emerged from seclusion, and Yu Renran reminded her that he was needed before they could leave for the tournament.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion, having mastered his Two-star Dou Xian Early Stage strength and slightly increased his power.
• Yu Mu escorted Xiao Yan to Yu Tianyue, who asked him to look after Yu Renran and Yu Wei during the tournament.
• Yu Renran and Yu Wei used a silver scroll to summon a space ship inside the array, and the three boarded it for the journey to the Eastern Continent.

Xiao Yan’s group made a bargain with Lvyin, planted a soul coating inside her, and freed her from the Giant Rock. Lvyin concealed her real motives but told them that the person they sought was on the Eighth Layer, guarded by a powerful soul beast.

• Yu Yifeng asked Xiao Yan to place a soul coating inside Lvyin so they could control her if she turned hostile.
• Xiao Yan planted the soul coating, then questioned Lvyin about her background before agreeing to free her.
• Lvyin claimed she had killed 797 members of a household and been sealed on Ice Fire Island, though most of her story was a lie.
• Xiao Yan suppressed the Giant Rock’s sealing power, allowing Lvyin to slip free of her restraints.
• Lvyin decided to follow Xiao Yan’s group while secretly seeking a chance to devour the soul origin of the foe who had injured her.
• Lvyin told Yu Yifeng that the person they wanted to rescue was on the Eighth Layer, guarded by a soul beast rivaling a perfected Three-star Dou Di.

After four members of the Eagle Eye Squad fell into chaos, Xiao Yan helped the survivors stabilize the situation and warned them about the Eighth Layer’s powerful hidden Guardian. Liu Qing identified the creature as a Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil, leaving the group with a name for the threat but no way yet to track it.

• Xiao Yan urged the others to knock out the four people overcome by chaos, and Thunder Snake did so, stabilizing their auras.
• Yu Yifeng admitted that the Eagle Eye Squad’s mission was to save an Evil Person and escort her to the Eastern Continent Tournament, while Xiao Yan and Liu Qing said they were uninterested in the details.
• Xiao Yan warned that the Eighth Layer’s Guardian surpassed both Captain Yu’s combat strength and his own Soul Power, then sensed it approaching Liu Qing.
• Liu Qing used Blessing of Light to defend herself from the Guardian’s sudden attack, which nearly pierced her barrier before vanishing into concealment.
• Liu Qing recognized the mysterious creature as a Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil.

Xiao Yan’s attack injured the Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil’s First Eye but allowed its far stronger Second Eye to emerge. As Liu Qing prepared a dangerous Holy See technique, a hidden enemy planned to draw out the Third Eye and capture the creature.

• Xiao Yan struck the First Eye with Youming Tianhu, but it survived long enough for the Second Eye to appear.
• The Second Eye overwhelmed the group with Immortal Realm soul pressure, forcing Xiao Yan to protect Liu Qing, Yu Yifeng, and Thunder Snake.
• Liu Qing asked Xiao Yan to shield her from the soul attack while she prepared a trump-card Dou Technique.
• Xiao Yan used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to block the Second Eye’s piercing sounds and protect Liu Qing as she began chanting and summoned dense light elements.
• The Soul Devouring Master recognized Liu Qing’s Borrowing Spirits technique and warned that she was a high-level Holy See figure who could not be left alive.
• A hidden figure planned to lure out the Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil’s Third Eye, capture it for the Ghost Kingdom, and rescue Youhun.

Xiao Yan passed the test to become an Immortal Grade Tier 4 Heavenly Alchemist, then joined Yu Wei and Yu Renran at the announcement of the Eastern Continent Tournament rules. The tournament would have three stages, with only the top ten from each stage advancing to the Four Continents Tournament.

• Xiao Yan passed the Heavenly Grade Alchemist test after his Soul Power improved during the first trial.
• Yu Wei and Yu Renran waited for Xiao Yan to rest before inviting him to the announcement the next morning.
• The City Lord and Elder Duan Feng led the gathered powerhouses to Thunder City's altar to announce the tournament rules and rewards.
• The City Lord announced that the tournament would have three stages and that each stage's top ten would advance to the Four Continents Tournament.
• Xiao Yan, Yu Wei, and Yu Renran listened among the crowd, and Yu Renran reassured Yu Wei about her chances.

Xiao Yan and his companions settled into the City Lord Mansion, while Duan Feng revealed to the Thunder City Lord that Xiao Yan might possess a Holy Flame and could be a far more powerful alchemist than his recorded rank. The city lord decided to contact Xiao Yan, hoping he could cure the valley master's lingering injuries, and warned that the Outer Realm Evil Clan and Sin were moving again.

• Duan Yu introduced Xiao Yan and his companions to Mo Yu and settled them in a quiet courtyard inside the City Lord Mansion, where Xiao Yan immediately fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Duan Feng left Duan Yu to manage the mansion and met with the returning Thunder City Lord after receiving a summons.
• Duan Feng showed the city lord a record identifying Xiao Yan's fire-attribute Dou Qi purity as tenth grade, and they concluded he likely possessed a Holy Flame.
• Duan Feng suggested Xiao Yan's alchemist rank might exceed Emperor Grade Three, since he had easily resisted the city lord's Three-Star Dou Xian pressure.
• The city lord resolved to make contact with Xiao Yan in hopes that he could cure the valley master's Hidden Ailment, then ordered tighter security as the Outer Realm Evil Clan and Sin showed new movements.

After a year of absorbing the Dou Soul and refining dragon blood, Xiao Yan completed his physical tempering and successfully cultivated the First Transformation of the Dragon God. His strength rose enough to contend physically with Two-star Dou Xian powerhouses, and he began to grasp the potential of the remaining transformations.

• Youhunzi remarked on Xiao Yan's year of closed-door cultivation while the Soul Devouring Master explained that strengthening Xiao Yan's body took time.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the final drop of dragon blood, completing the Earth Dragon Blood Crystal's tempering and greatly increasing his physical strength.
• Xiao Yan discovered that humans could cultivate the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God after tempering their bodies with dragon blood.
• Xiao Yan circulated the First Transformation of the Dragon God and unleashed it, gaining a powerful increase in physical strength and defense.

Xiao Yan killed Steward Ye and the other Withered Leaf Zhai attackers, then learned that Ye City's Spatial Teleportation Array was broken and Yu Wei’s sister had been ambushed with the repair materials. He agreed to help Yu Wei rescue her sister so he could use the repaired array to reach the Eastern Continent Tournament.

• Xiao Yan killed Steward Ye and the other three attackers, then burned their bodies to prevent their factions from tracking them.
• Yu Wei introduced herself as a member of Ye City’s Yu Sect and offered to guide Xiao Yan to the city.
• Yu Wei explained that Ye City’s Spatial Teleportation Array was broken and her sect was gathering materials to repair it amid a dispute with Withered Leaf Zhai.
• Yu Wei revealed that her sister had been ambushed while carrying the repair materials and pleaded with Xiao Yan to rescue her.
• Xiao Yan agreed to accompany Yu Wei, hoping to reach the array in time for the Eastern Continent Tournament.

Xiao Yan learned more about the Soul Clan and Soul Hall from the Soul Devouring Master before emerging unharmed from the Sacred Flame Space. His return shifted the battle against Withered Leaf Zhai, leaving Ye Ku realizing his faction was doomed.

• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the Soul Clan and Soul Hall were once one faction, warned Xiao Yan that his identity could attract dangerous enemies, and revealed that the Soul Hall might be gathering Faith Power.
• Xiao Yan left the Sacred Flame Space with seventy percent of his Dou Qi restored by the Soul Devouring Master.
• Yu Tianyue’s side struggled against Withered Leaf Zhai until Yan Ya, the Three-star mid-stage Dou Xian City Lord of Rock City, arrived as reinforcements.
• Ye Ku and his allies expected Yin Protector to emerge victorious from the Sacred Flame Space and believed that would secure their win.
• Xiao Yan emerged unharmed instead, and Ye Ku realized Withered Leaf Zhai had lost.

Xiao Yan advanced to the one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage and began absorbing the Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil’s soul origin to pursue an immortal realm soul. He started constructing a spirit palace in his soul sea, but his first attempt failed.

• The Soul Devouring Master advised Xiao Yan to break through before absorbing the soul origin, and Xiao Yan advanced to the one-star Dou Xian intermediate stage.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the soul origin could help Xiao Yan reach an immortal realm soul and prepare for the coming tournaments.
• Xiao Yan drew the Three-Eyed Ghost Pupil’s soul origin into his soul sea, where it confronted his silver Soul Stone.
• Xiao Yan began constructing a spirit palace prototype, but his first attempt failed because he controlled his soul power unevenly.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui reached Yanlu Cliff to visit the Wanhuo Sect, but the sect’s cyan flame defenses were treated as a hostile welcome. After absorbing the flames, Xiao Yan continued toward the sect, where its master mistook him for a long-delayed Spirit Academy disciple and prepared to test him.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui found Yanlu Cliff and learned that the Wanhuo Sect was led by a Four-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage sect master.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui entered the cliff, while a hidden scout left to report their arrival to Tingfeng Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan absorbed all the cyan flames protecting Yanlu Cliff, then continued toward the sect with Xiao Gui.
• Huo Zhuo warned the Wanhuo Sect master that two intruders were approaching after one of them had absorbed the flames.
• The Wanhuo Sect master guessed Xiao Yan was a Spirit Academy disciple and summoned the elders to test him.

Xiao Yan fought Qing Yunkun inside the Purgatory Array Chart and used spiritual and soul power to withstand his wind-attribute Great Heaven Seed. As Qing Yunkun launched a final attack, Xiao Yan opened the Gaze of the Pupil, forcing Qing Yunkun and his group to flee before Xiao Yan collapsed unconscious.

• Qing Yunkun revealed his wind-attribute Great Heaven Seed, the Primal Eagle, and summoned a cyan dragon to attack Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used the Divine Movement Core Inscription to empower his Purgatory Array Dragon, which held Qing Yunkun’s Tianyuan Hurricane Dragon at a standstill.
• Xiao Yan began mobilizing his Immortal Realm soul power as Qing Yang urged Qing Yunkun to end the battle with a final strike.
• Qing Yunkun formed a giant cyan eagle and sent it toward Xiao Yan while the Second Elder tried to protect him with the surrounding flames.
• Xiao Yan opened the Gaze of the Pupil, frightening Qing Yunkun into crushing a spatial scroll and fleeing with the Qingyun Pavilion group.
• Xiao Yan fell unconscious after Qing Yunkun and his group disappeared.