Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan gave Yuanyan the Qiankun Jade Wall and an Array Master’s scroll after learning her Ancestor Mark could make her a powerful future Array Master. The pair opened two more treasure chests, finding an Array Stone and a fragmented map that stirred the Undying Nether Sparrow and Undying Leaf within Xiao Yan.

• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that Yuanyan’s Ancestor Mark and potential as an Array Master made the Qiankun Jade Wall more valuable to her than to him.
• Xiao Yan gave Yuanyan the Qiankun Jade Wall and the Array Master’s scroll, and she absorbed the jade wall into the space between her eyebrows.
• Yuanyan opened the first wooden chest and found an Array Stone linked to an array somewhere in the Tianming Mountain Range.
• Yuanyan gave Xiao Yan a Yuan Sect cultivation formula and insights on array cultivation, and he took them along with the Array Stone.
• Xiao Yan opened the second chest, revealing a fragmented map that triggered a fierce reaction from the Undying Nether Sparrow and Undying Leaf inside him.

Xiao Yan and Muge fought a mysterious creature in a mind-controlling mist while trying to uncover its location. After Muge dispelled the mist, they discovered the attacker was a massive Earth Demon Bear.

• Xiao Yan and Muge discussed how the mist controlled soul beasts, and Muge began using his ice-attribute Dou Qi to dispel it.
• A giant invisible claw attacked, but Xiao Yan met it head-on and was forced back without being seriously hurt.
• The hidden creature made the forest move and sent ten rock giants after Xiao Yan, who destroyed several before they reformed stronger than before.
• Muge used Bing Tian Tomb to seal the rock giants, then scattered the mist with his ice and snow.
• Xiao Yan found the hidden creature and recognized it as a towering Earth Demon Bear.

Xiao Yan stepped in to protect an injured woman and defeated Deacon Ye, who had poisoned her group. With Deacon Ye dead and the Rock Giant destroyed, the woman recognized Xiao Yan’s strength.

• Deacon Ye attacked Xiao Yan with an earth-element Rock Thrust, but Xiao Yan shattered the rock spear with his Primordial Fire Ruler.
• Deacon Ye summoned a Rock Giant, and the injured woman warned Xiao Yan that its defense and power were formidable.
• Xiao Yan used the Sky Shifting Ruler with fire Dou Qi to pierce through the Rock Giant and reduce it to scattered boulders.
• Deacon Ye tried to flee, but Xiao Yan blocked his escape with soul power and killed him with the Primordial Fire Ruler.
• The injured woman watched Xiao Yan defeat Deacon Ye and was impressed by his strength.

The Alchemist Association President probed a captured Sin Envoy’s memories, triggering the arrival of a powerful Outer Realm Evil Clan woman who warned Duan Tianhong about turmoil in the Ghost Realm. The probe revealed that Sin planned a major move during the Eastern Continent Tournament, and the gathered powerhouses prepared to counter it.

• The Auction House Head asked the gathered powerhouses to question the captured Sin Envoy about Sin’s stronghold in Yinhun Heaven.
• The Alchemist Association President used soul power to expose the Sin Envoy’s true appearance and probe his memories.
• A protective measure in the Sin Envoy summoned a powerful woman in a dark cloud, who warned Duan Tianhong about the Ghost Realm’s turmoil and said she would settle her debt with the Lord of Fierce Souls.
• The mysterious woman vanished, and the Forged Blade Thunder Valley Master judged that she was a supreme Outer Realm Evil Clan entity headed for the Lord of Fierce Souls.
• The Sin Envoy was reduced to ashes, and the Alchemist Association President revealed that Sin planned a large-scale move during the Eastern Continent Tournament.
• The gathered powerhouses discussed their response, knowing Sin’s Eastern Continent stronghold would not learn of the Sin Envoy’s death.

Xiao Yan visited the Alchemist Association to appraise his rank, where his soul power cracked a plaque designed to test alchemists. Vice President Tan Chen arranged a Tier 4 Immortal Grade Heavenly Class and Earth Class appraisal and promised to discuss the Eastern Continent Tournament after Xiao Yan passed.

• Xiao Yan cracked the plaque while testing his soul power, drawing Tan Chen, Hua Fei, and Sister Wang from the Cabinet to the Main Hall.
• Tan Chen questioned Xiao Yan about his master and a recommendation letter, but Xiao Yan said his master had forbidden him from revealing his identity.
• Tan Chen assured Xiao Yan that the appraisal’s time-slowing dimension would let him finish before the Eastern Continent Tournament began.
• Tan Chen ordered Hua Fei and Sister Wang to prepare a Tier 4 Immortal Grade Heavenly Class and Earth Class appraisal, surprising Hua Fei.
• Xiao Yan said he aimed to win the Eastern Continent Tournament, and Tan Chen promised to share its details after the appraisal.

Liu Qing and Duan Qifei planned to sneak out of the Forged Blade Thunder Valley while Xiao Yan prepared to compete in the top-one-hundred round of the Eastern Continent Tournament. At the Desolate Arena, Duan Tianfeng began the draw that would determine the top fifty.

• Liu Qing thought about Xiao Yan, and Duan Qifei invited her to sneak out of the Forged Blade Thunder Valley with her.
• Xiao Yan and Yu Renran headed to the Desolate Arena, where Yu Renran told him Muge had defeated her in the previous round.
• Duan Tianfeng introduced himself as the tournament official overseeing the contestants until the final nine were decided.
• Duan Tianfeng warned contestants not to harm the Eastern Continent, then ordered the draw for the top-one-hundred matches to begin.

Xiao Yan entered the First Pass and discovered that its transparent soul beast could strengthen his soul power. With the Soul Devouring Master’s help, he endured the beast’s painful attacks as his Spirit Palace began advancing toward its second layer.

• Outside the stone gate, Tan Chen told Hua Fei that Xiao Yan seemed unusually capable and warned him to be careful if they faced each other in the Eastern Continent Tournament.
• Inside the First Pass, Xiao Yan used the Ghost Face Soul Flame to find and seize the sleeping, transparent soul beast.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the soul beast could temper Xiao Yan’s soul and encouraged him to use it to strengthen his Spirit Palace.
• The Soul Devouring Master awakened the soul beast with the Ghost Face Soul Flame, provoking it to unleash powerful soul impacts.
• Xiao Yan endured the agonizing attacks, and his soul power grew more solid as his Spirit Palace surged toward its second layer.

Xiao Yan, Yu Renran, and Yu Wei entered the Thunder Realm and learned that the competition’s first stage would be an individual tournament. The Valley Master announced that contestants would draw lots for one-on-one battles across three war zones, with each zone sending its top three onward.

• Xiao Yan and his companions approached the Thunder Realm, whose powerful lightning defenses and guarded entrance impressed them.
• Yu Renran explained that strict checks were necessary because impostors from the Outer Realm Evil Clan had once tried to enter the realm.
• Xiao Yan, Yu Renran, and Yu Wei passed identity checks and entered the Thunder Realm’s competition plaza among roughly a thousand young contestants.
• The Forged Blade Thunder Valley Valley Master announced that the first stage would use one-on-one matches decided by drawing lots, with three contestants advancing from each of three war zones.
• Xiao Yan accepted the individual format and prepared to test his soul power and Dou Soul methods.

Xiao Yan entered the first-stage individual competition after drawing red 100, while Yu Wei chose not to participate. At the arena, Xiao Yan began his match against a burly blue 100 contestant and discovered his opponent could withstand his opening attack.

• Yu Wei decided to skip the first-stage individual competition, while Xiao Yan and Yu Renran drew lots to participate.
• The Valley Master of Forged Blade Thunder Valley explained that matching red and blue numbers would battle, with the winners advancing toward the top hundred.
• Duan Heng welcomed Xiao Yan and the other contestants to an arena and explained that matches ended by victory, defeat, or concession, while unyielding fights could result in death.
• Xiao Yan was called to fight blue 100, a burly two-star mid-stage Dou Xian who boasted he would defeat him within three moves.
• Xiao Yan shattered the burly man's cyan sword with the Primordial Fire Ruler, but his opponent enlarged his body and deflected the follow-up attack.

Xiao Yan fused the Fire Heart Sky Rock and Ghost Face Soul Flame into his Gazing Pupil and shattered Ling Yu’s Demon Suppressing Pillars. Ling Yu then revealed his domain’s replication power, copied Xiao Yan’s attack, and left him facing an identical Gazing Holy Flame Pupil.

• Xiao Yan fused the two holy flames into his Gazing Pupil and unleashed the Gazing Holy Flame Pupil against Ling Yu’s three Demon Suppressing Pillars.
• Xiao Yan’s attack shattered all three pillars and surged toward Ling Yu, while the Soul Devouring Master and Luo Menglan watched.
• Ling Yu formed a domain that suppressed Xiao Yan’s strength and flames, then used its replication power to neutralize the incoming attack.
• Ling Yu identified the powers of the Fire Heart Sky Rock and Ghost Face Soul Flame, copied the Gazing Holy Flame Pupil, and prepared to turn it against Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui tried to flee as the Morning Glow Light Gate suppressed the Demon Suppressing Prison, while Hun Nie offered to break the array if Di Dusha killed them. Xiao Yan used the God of Thunder Scroll to counter Di Dusha’s attack and left him badly battered.

• The Morning Glow Light Gate appeared and suppressed the Demon Suppressing Prison, leaving Di Dusha unable to act freely.
• The Soul Devouring Master warned Xiao Yan to retreat and explained that he could not intervene until the powerhouses left the prison.
• Hun Nie offered to break the sealing array in exchange for Di Dusha killing Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui, and Di Dusha blocked their escape.
• Xiao Yan shielded Xiao Gui and used the God of Thunder Scroll against Di Dusha’s attack as they tried to flee.
• The scroll unleashed gray thunder that swallowed Di Dusha’s green bowstring and battered him.

Xiao Yan learned that Duan Qifei was a samsara runner whose sealed power threatened to awaken and overwhelm her. Duan Tianhong asked him to take her samsara token, but Xiao Yan explained that the token and its runner could not be separated.

• Xiao Yan offered to remove the evil afflicting Duan Tianhong, but Duan Tianhong insisted they first resolve Duan Qifei's situation.
• Duan Tianhong revealed that Xiao Yan's human identity meant he could be trusted with Duan Qifei's secret and took them to a forbidden space atop the Treasure Pavilion.
• Inside a lightning-filled chamber, Xiao Yan saw a sealed samsara token and recognized the power of samsara.
• Duan Tianhong explained that the token had been pulled from Duan Qifei to keep her from losing herself when its power awakened, and asked Xiao Yan to take it away.
• Xiao Yan refused, explaining that a samsara token could not be transferred because it would inevitably awaken the memories and strength of its own runner.

Xiao Yan combined the Gazing Pupil with the Ghost Face Soul Flame to drive Qingyun Pavilion from the crystal vein, but the attack’s backlash knocked him unconscious. After recovering, he learned his victory had secured the vein and planned to rest before continuing to the Xiangsi Tree.

• As Xiao Yan fainted, the Soul Devouring Master repaired the damage caused by his new technique.
• The Second Elder found Xiao Yan unconscious, left guards to protect him, and led the others to secure the crystal vein and search for survivors.
• Qing Yunkun escaped with a Spatial Scroll, recognized the power of Xiao Yan’s soul attack, and vowed that Qingyun Pavilion would retaliate.
• Xiao Yan woke in the cave and learned that he had driven off Qingyun Pavilion and defeated Qing Yunkun, while the crystal vein remained safe.
• Xiao Yan ordered the elders to bury the fallen and investigate new recruits, then decided to rest before traveling to the Xiangsi Tree.

Xiao Yan defeated Leng Hanyan with his superior spiritual power and advanced to the top five of the second-stage trial. Hua Fei then began his match against Bai Lan, whose unexpected soul skill put Hua Fei under pressure.

• Xiao Yan overwhelmed Leng Hanyan's Wind Python Soul with Fire Tiger Rage, and she conceded defeat.
• Lei He announced Xiao Yan's victory and advancement to the top five.
• Lei He called Hua Fei and Bai Lan into the arena for their match.
• Hua Fei attacked Bai Lan with Soul Hand Seal, and Bai Lan countered with the soul skill Netherworld Lock.
• Xiao Yan recognized that Bai Lan's soul skill was identical to his own spiritual attack.

Xiao Yan battled Wen Yi, who revealed his Darkness Attribute and summoned a Dark Shadow Guard that drove Xiao Yan into retreat. As Xiao Yan began preparing a mysterious countermeasure, the author noted that the fight would conclude in the next chapter before Xiao Yan entered the Earth Spirit Pagoda.

• Ling Yuanzi judged that Xiao Yan’s sudden boost gave him a strong chance of defeating Wen Yi, while Headmaster Wen worried about losing the Earth Spirit Pagoda qualification.
• Wen Yi revealed his Darkness Attribute and challenged Xiao Yan to prove he deserved the qualification.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a Sea of Crimson Flames, but Wen Yi used Dark Escape to vanish and transform the arena into a dark realm.
• The Soul Devouring Master told Xiao Yan that the Netherworld had two supreme powers, the Darkness Lord and the Nether Lord, whose strength was at least Eight-Star Dou Xian.
• Wen Yi summoned a Dark Shadow Guard, forcing Xiao Yan to evade its attacks while gathering a mysterious power along his path.
• Aileen sensed the strange power emanating from Xiao Yan, and the author said the fight would end in the next chapter before Xiao Yan entered the Earth Spirit Pagoda.

Manager Luo sought medicinal materials for Xiao Yan at the Auction House warehouse, where he clashed with Manager Feng before she supplied the items. Afterward, Manager Feng learned that a mysterious black-robed visitor had Immortal Realm soul power and suspected Xiao Yan’s materials were meant to suppress a Holy Flame or Fire Spirit.

• Manager Luo met Manager Feng at the warehouse and insisted that his guest was an Immortal Grade Alchemist.
• Manager Feng examined Xiao Yan’s list, opened the warehouse, and retrieved the two requested items for Manager Luo.
• Manager Luo hurried back toward Xiao Yan with the medicinal materials.
• A black-clothed subordinate told Manager Feng that a black-robed man outside the Auction House had repelled guards with Immortal Realm soul power.
• Manager Feng inferred that Xiao Yan’s materials could be intended for a Fire Spirit or Holy Flame, then told her subordinate to forget the matter.

Xiao Yan defeated Mu Xiao in the first-stage match after overcoming Mu Xiao’s Ghost Wood Vine technique and forcing him to concede. As Xiao Yan and Yu Renran prepared to leave, two powerful strangers stopped him.

• Mu Xiao unleashed his Saint Grade Dou Technique, Ghost Wood Rope Dance, and its vine absorbed Xiao Yan’s Flame Palm attack.
• Xiao Yan held the Ghost Wood Vine at bay with his flames, then dropped the Primordial Fire Ruler and charged Mu Xiao.
• Mu Xiao conceded, and Duan Tianfeng announced Xiao Yan as the winner; Mu Xiao left after warning Xiao Yan about the Second Stage.
• Duan Qifei and Yu Renran remarked on Xiao Yan’s strength, and Xiao Yan joined Yu Renran to leave.
• A man and a woman with Two-star Dou Xian Perfection strength called out to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and the four women entered the Thunder Tomb and learned that its contestants were scattered across the vast space. Elsewhere, the Xieguang Gang revealed its Outer Realm Evil Clan origins and ambushed members of the Yan Clan, leaving them facing the exposed threat.

• Xiao Yan and the four women entered the Thunder Tomb and found its grey space filled with potent energy.
• Duan Qifei warned Xiao Yan’s group to be wary of the mysterious Xieguang Gang and its unknown background.
• The Xieguang Gang’s leader planned to avenge the Burning Soul Clan by eliminating the Eastern Continent’s outstanding disciples and powers.
• The Xieguang Gang ambushed a group from the Yan Clan with a net of white bandages.
• The Yan Clan members recognized the attackers as the Outer Realm Evil Clan when the bandages fell away.

Xiao Yan fought the strongest Thunder Eating Beast while the others drew its companions away. He used the Fiery Explosion Technique to outpace it, trapped it in Sacred Flame Space, and killed it, revealing a mysterious lightning-like treasure within its body.

• Yu Renran and Yu Wei disrupted one Thunder Eating Beast’s attack while Xiao Yan helped break through its formation.
• Liu Qing and Duan Qifei lured another beast away, leaving Xiao Yan to face the strongest one.
• Xiao Yan matched the beast’s silver lightning attack with Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.
• Xiao Yan used the Fiery Explosion Technique to vastly increase his speed, then trapped the beast with Sacred Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan dazed the beast with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and cleaved it in two with Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.
• Silver lightning and a mysterious treasure-like fluctuation emerged from the beast’s body.

Xiao Yan and Duan Qifei encountered an attack from Muxi, a young man from Xiyun Pavilion, while traveling through a space channel. As Xiao Yan fought Muxi, Duan Tianhong and Muyun Fei appeared and reignited their previous conflict.

• Xiao Yan talked with Duan Qifei on the Eastern Continent's space ship as their group traveled toward the Four Continents Tournament.
• Muxi spotted the Eastern Continent's ship and ignored his helmsman's warnings, flying out to attack it.
• Xiao Yan sensed Muxi approaching and sent Duan Qifei to alert Duan Tianhong while he went to intercept him.
• Muxi summoned the Space Phoenix Bird, and Xiao Yan countered with the Sea of Feiyan Flames.
• Duan Tianhong and Muyun Fei arrived, exchanged threats, and revived their dispute from their last encounter.