Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan destroyed Mekal’s Angel Verdict with his demonic power, but Mekal began preparing a forbidden technique that could wipe out everyone within the Light Barrier. Xiao Yan prepared to stop her while the Emperor and Lin Yunshu gathered the remaining forces for a last defense.

• Xiao Yan unleashed his demonic blood mist, overwhelming Mekal’s sacred light and shattering the Angel Verdict inside the Dimensional Holy Temple.
• Mekal, enraged by Xiao Yan’s defiance, began using a forbidden technique and carved ancient patterns into her Light Barrier with her blood.
• Xiao Yan recognized the threat to the hundreds of thousands of people below and summoned his Demon Armor and Demon Phantom to stop Mekal.
• The Emperor explained to Lin Yunshu that Mekal’s forbidden technique could raze the area and kill everyone inside the barrier.
• The Emperor ordered the remaining commanders, soldiers, and experts above the Dou Xian level to gather, while Mekal continued building power.

Xiao Yan and You Er entered the Lord of Fierce Souls’ sealed retreat and crossed the Forbidden Lake despite its deadly power. They reached the island at its center, where they found the Myriad Ghost King bound, while the Lord of Fierce Souls remained ahead.

• Xiao Yan used holy flame power to break through the northern shrine’s entrance, and he and You Er advanced cautiously toward its depths.
• Xiao Yan and You Er discovered a vast sealed space paved with Flame Swallowing Crystals and a black lake beneath the Lord of Fierce Souls’ pink aura.
• Xiao Yan rejected You Er’s warning and said he was determined to face the Lord of Fierce Souls and make amends to Mu Yingying.
• Xiao Yan’s flame attack vanished against the Forbidden Lake, so he concealed his life aura with holy flame before he and You Er entered it.
• Xiao Yan and You Er crossed the lake and reached a pentagram-shaped island, where they found the Myriad Ghost King pinned by pink shackles.

Xiao Yan devoured the Immortal Flame after carefully preparing his body, enduring its scorching power until he sealed it in the Sacred Flame Crystal. An illusory elder appeared during the process, and Xiao Yan recognized him as the Immortal Great Emperor, raising hopes of learning the Immortal Golden Body.

• Xiao Yan decided the Immortal Flame's resistance had weakened enough and began devouring it.
• Xiao Yan endured the Immortal Flame's magma-like heat as he forced it toward his Dou Qi Sea.
• The golden paper trembled, and an aged illusory figure appeared in the main hall.
• The elder recognized Xiao Yan as the one who obtained his Dou Di Body from Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan drove the Immortal Flame into the Sacred Flame Crystal, completed the devouring, and recognized the elder as the Immortal Great Emperor.

The Myriad Monster King rallied the Myriad Monster Kingdom to enlist and rescue Black Fiend Dragon Wolf’s forces in the Ancient Battlefield. Xiao Yan decided to enlist, while Die Qi was sent to Lord Six-Tail’s mansion, and Xiao Yan reached the registration office.

• The Myriad Monster King announced that Black Fiend Dragon Wolf’s army had been attacked and called for volunteers to join a rescue force.
• The Myriad Monster King promised volunteers cultivation resources and the chance to have their names recorded in the Book of Monster Records.
• Xiao Yan decided to enlist and arranged for Die Qi to go to Lord Six-Tail’s mansion.
• Die Qi insisted on following Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan sent her to wait at the mansion and encouraged her aptitude for command.
• The green-robed elder escorted Xiao Yan to the Enlistment Registration Office, where Xiao Yan entered to sign up.

Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master escaped Fang Hao and the South Divine Hall Master's Energy Clone with help from Hao Ni'er. They left the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp behind, while the Soul Devouring Master and Hao Ni'er remained to confront the two enemies.

• Fang Hao tried to seize the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp from Xiao Yan, but the Soul Devouring Master blocked his attack, leaving Xiao Yan severely injured.
• The Soul Devouring Master revealed his black flame and prepared to kill Fang Hao, but the South Divine Hall Master's Energy Clone arrived to reinforce him.
• The Soul Devouring Master urged Xiao Yan to abandon the lamp if needed and attempted to break through the Fifth Layer with him.
• A graceful figure appeared, intercepted the South Divine Hall Master's attack, and helped Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master escape.
• Fang Hao and the South Divine Hall Master's Energy Clone recognized the newcomer as Hao Ni'er of the Soul Devouring Domain.

Xiao Yan fought the Holy See’s Fifth Believer, rescuing Lin Qingwen and the others with a formation before sensing the Soul Hall’s presence. He let the formation collapse to draw out the intruders, but a powerful Soul Hall figure arrived and bound everyone, leaving their fate uncertain.

• The Holy See elder attacked Xiao Yan, while his subordinates captured Lin Qingwen and the others.
• Xiao Yan dodged the elder’s close-range attacks and used the Binding Immortal Silk Vine Formation to trap him and free Lin Qingwen’s group.
• Xiao Yan sensed the Soul Hall’s aura and deliberately weakened his formation so the elder could break it.
• Soul Hall members appeared and bound Xiao Yan as a black-mist figure confronted everyone and demanded their souls.

Xiao Yan and his companions entered Tianxing City and headed toward the Seventh Princess’s residence in the Tianyuan Mountain Range. Lin Hai ambushed them with a Wood Attribute domain, and Xiao Yan’s attack failed to break through his wooden defense, leaving him curious about its unusual power.

• Lin Qingwen explained that Tianxing City’s thirteen mountain ranges held the Princess’s residence and many loyal factions.
• Lin Qingwen identified Lin Hai as a domineering subordinate of Prince Lin Feng, and Xiao Yan agreed to conceal his strength.
• Lin Hai demanded a fee to let the group pass, then trapped them in his Wood Domain and claimed he was acting on the Prince’s orders.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Lin Hai’s threat and attacked with the Heavenly King Seal.
• Lin Hai blocked the seal with the Wood Imperial Heavenly Wall, and Xiao Yan wondered why the Wood Attribute absorbed his attack so effectively.

Xiao Yan and the Jasmine Mercenary Corps entered the Death Zone, where Dou Qi was sealed and a mysterious voice sent blood-red controlled humans to seize them. Xiao Yan pretended to be captured so he and the others could be taken to the Devil Lair and learn what was behind the attacks.

• Jasmine told Xiao Yan and the others they would enter the Death Zone the next day, and Zhang Yu said their destination was the Devil Lair.
• Xiao Yan, Jasmine, and Elder Gu guided the ferry into the Death Zone while sea beasts pursued it from behind.
• Xiao Yan discovered that Dou Qi was sealed in the Death Zone and heard an unseen speaker order Demon Guard to capture him.
• Dozens of blood-red controlled humans attacked, and Xiao Yan used illusions to fake his capture and protect the others.
• Xiao Yan and the others allowed themselves to be captured and were taken toward the Devil Lair.

Xiao Yan was taken into Sin’s Devil Lair, where he discovered a hidden laboratory filled with imprisoned test subjects and unfamiliar, malevolent auras. After the Fifth Sin Department’s Pharmacist Mal realized Xiao Yan was awake, Xiao Yan broke free and confronted him.

• A Sin Envoy brought Xiao Yan and five others through a barrier protecting an isolated island in the Devil Sea Area.
• The Sin Envoy took Xiao Yan deeper into the Devil Lair while a green-haired, scaled man carried the other captives away.
• Xiao Yan sensed human-like but unfamiliar malevolent auras and heard prisoners pleading as the Sin Envoy led him to a laboratory.
• The Sin Envoy told Pharmacist Mal that Xiao Yan possessed an Immortal Realm Soul, and Mal eagerly approached him.
• Pharmacist Mal recognized that Xiao Yan was pretending to be unconscious, so Xiao Yan shattered his chains and confronted the Sin Envoy and the Fifth Sin Department.

Xiao Zhuoma led Xiao Yan and Aileen through a hidden passage into an inner layer of the Undying Sacred Pool, where they discovered the Glacial Milky Way. Xiao Yan left the others concealed and used the Lord of Fire Guards’ shadow to scout the factions gathered by the Heavenly River.

• Xiao Zhuoma said the vanished Gloomy Man was a bad person seeking treasure in the forest, then agreed to guide Xiao Yan and Aileen to it.
• Xiao Zhuoma touched a white light screen, and its suction pulled Xiao Yan, Aileen, and Xiao Zhuoma through a passage into another forest.
• Aileen recognized the strange energy currents beside the forest as the Glacial Milky Way and explained that treasures possibly related to the Undying Fire were rumored to lie at the Heavenly River’s bottom.
• Xiao Yan concealed himself and Xiao Zhuoma and Aileen among rocks as several men complained that they could not find a way to reach the bottom of the Heavenly River.
• Xiao Yan merged into the Lord of Fire Guards’ shadow and headed toward the factions gathered near the Glacial Milky Way to scout them.

Xiao Yan and Aileen entered the Undying Sacred Pool and joined the gathered powerhouses at Five Finger Mountain. Together, the competitors dispelled the gray mist, revealing an ancient tree wrapped around the mountain and the Undying Fire hidden within.

• Xiao Yan and Aileen crossed the Undying Gate and headed toward the mountain at the center of the vast void.
• Zhao Guang mocked Xiao Yan, and You Er answered him with a warning.
• Xiao Yan noticed five Black-robed Men whose auras seemed connected to Mu Wushuang and the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Yu Xiao called on the powerhouses to combine their strength and break the gray mist guarding the Undying Fire.
• The gathered powerhouses unleashed their Dou Techniques and cleared the mist, revealing a towering ancient tree around Five Finger Mountain and the Undying Fire within.

Xiao Yan and Yuan Feng infiltrated the Yuan River passage disguised as guards and made their way toward the lords’ residence. Xiao Yan launched an attack on Chen Xi, but two hidden figures intervened, revealing that they had been waiting for him.

• Xiao Yan and Yuan Feng entered the passage beneath the Yuan River disguised as fallen guards and discussed the experts protecting it.
• Xiao Yan bribed Captain Tian with a crystal vein card and learned that the three lords were resting in a luxurious building deeper inside.
• Xiao Yan and Yuan Feng went to the main hall, where Chen Xi questioned them about the suspicious objects they had supposedly found.
• Chen Xi revealed that the other two lords had been transferred away, but Xiao Yan sensed something was wrong and activated the Undying Fire Domain.
• Yuan Feng attacked Chen Xi, but a clear liquid blocked the blow as two figures burst from the shattered void and declared that they had been waiting for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and You Er entered the North Divine Hall as Hun Mietian confronted the Lord of Fierce Souls, who was guarding the Xiangsi Broken Intestine Flame. Hun Mietian summoned the Myriad Ghost King, while the Lord of Fierce Souls appeared to stall for time and called on Xiao Yan and You Er from outside the battle.

• You Er gave Xiao Yan a pill to shield them from some of the ghost Qi before they entered the North Divine Hall.
• Hun Mietian found the pink Xiangsi Broken Intestine Flame sealed behind Flame Swallowing Crystals and confronted the Lord of Fierce Souls.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls imprisoned the space and attacked Hun Mietian, who invoked the Ancient Black Mark to summon the Myriad Ghost King.
• The Myriad Ghost King descended at the cost of a Great Soul Sovereign and challenged the Lord of Fierce Souls for control of the Lihun Domain.
• The Myriad Ghost King filled the hall with black fog, while the Lord of Fierce Souls looked toward Xiao Yan and You Er, apparently waiting for them to act.

Jasmine trapped the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast with two sealing techniques, but it summoned powerful sea-beast allies to surround her, Xiao Yan, and Elder Gu. As the group faced likely defeat, Xiao Yan sensed a sinister force affecting the sea beasts and wondered what the Devil Sea Area was hiding.

• Jasmine used Dawn Fire to bind the Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast, but its sub-dragon bloodline let it break free with its dragon tail.
• Jasmine used Space Barrier and Bind to isolate the beast from the seawater, though the effort strained her.
• The Magic Whale Sea Dragon Beast summoned Demon Sea Pythons and Tianmo Serpents, leaving Jasmine and her companions surrounded.
• Xiao Yan detected an evil aura in the summoned sea beasts and recognized it as similar to the frenzy affecting biters and the Magic Stone Lizard.
• Jasmine prepared to fight to the death while Xiao Yan wondered what hidden power was causing the sea beasts to act abnormally.

The Myriad Ghost King attacked the Lord of Fierce Souls, but the Lord easily repelled his assault after revealing power that had touched Samsara. The Myriad Ghost King then summoned the resentful spirits of the Lord’s former followers, whose anger the Lord soothed with an appeal to their loyalty, before the King ordered the spirits to explode.

• The Myriad Ghost King unleashed the Myriad Ghost Hound Beast, and the Lord of Fierce Souls sent it into a spatial rift with his silver power.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls shattered the black mist and challenged the Myriad Ghost King to use his remaining moves.
• The Myriad Ghost King revealed his human form and summoned tens of thousands of spirits who blamed the Lord for their deaths.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls told the spirits he had sacrificed them for the Lihun Domain and praised them as loyal heroes, weakening their resentment.
• The Myriad Ghost King ordered the Myriad Ghost Melting Pot to explode using the spirits, threatening the secluded cultivation ground.

Xiao Yan and You Er entered a mysterious realm and found the Soul-Severing Bridge, whose soul-incinerating pressure threatened to destroy them. Duan Qifei intervened with the Soul-Severing Jade and sent them away, then wondered whether her decision was right.

• Xiao Yan warned You Er not to touch the cliff and sensed powerful Thunder Power hidden beneath its stones.
• Xiao Yan identified the bridge as the legendary Soul-Severing Bridge and explained its deadly trial to You Er.
• Duan Qifei hid nearby and wondered how Xiao Yan had entered the realm despite Fang Hao's caution.
• Xiao Yan and You Er crossed onto the bridge, where pressure sealed much of Xiao Yan's power and forced him to rely on his body.
• Two wisps of black Qi surged onto the bridge, but Duan Qifei used the Soul-Severing Jade to dispel its deadly aura and sent Xiao Yan and You Er away.
• Duan Qifei reappeared and wondered whether helping Xiao Yan had been the right choice.

Xiao Yan defeated Lin Hai’s living-tree attack, but Elder Lin bound him and tried to take him to the Tiansha Mountain Range. Lin Shuang intervened on behalf of the Seventh Princess, forcing Elder Lin to leave with Lin Hai while Xiao Yan remained in Tianxing City.

• Lin Qingwen explained that the Tian Xing imperial family had developed wood techniques that let them give trees life after losing their starlight power.
• Lin Hai awakened the trees in his domain and sent them to trap Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan overwhelmed them with flames and struck Lin Hai with the Primordial Fire Ruler.
• Elder Lin appeared and bound Xiao Yan with vines, sealing his Dou Qi and announcing he would take him to the Tiansha Mountain Range.
• Lin Shuang arrived and said Xiao Yan was under the Seventh Princess’s protection, preventing Elder Lin from taking him.
• Elder Lin left with Lin Hai after ordering him to leave, while Xiao Yan remained behind.

Xiao Yan confronted Gamma in the Devil Lair’s laboratory and fought off six reanimated humans while investigating the experiments linked to the poison. Gamma left to assist his master with the final experiment and ordered Feng You to capture Xiao Yan alive.

• Xiao Yan recognized that the dark-green-haired man was not the Fifth Sin Department's Mal, and the man introduced himself as Gamma, Mal's disciple.
• Gamma animated six drained human bodies and sent them to attack Xiao Yan as he powered up with his Acacia Flame Domain, Flame Swallowing Technique, and Dou Soul.
• Xiao Yan observed that the bodies had been stripped of their blood, vitality, souls, and vital essence, then used his Undying Nether Sparrow and Undying Fire against their dark-green hair web.
• Gamma became interested in Xiao Yan as a research subject, while Feng You urged him to join his master for the experiment's final step.
• Gamma departed deeper into the Devil Lair and ordered Feng You to capture Xiao Yan alive.

After Xiao Yan’s three-and-a-half-color Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus wiped out the forces competing for the Undying Fire, the Undying Nether Sparrow King appeared and demanded the flames within him. Xiao Yan handed over three concealed child flames in exchange for witnessing the King’s evolution, while secretly smiling as the process began.

• Xiao Yan recovered from unleashing the Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus and found the battlefield reduced to a vast pit, with Xiao Zhuoma on his mind.
• The Undying Nether Sparrow King descended and ordered Xiao Yan to retreat from the Undying Fire.
• Xiao Yan summoned his Undying Nether Sparrow Dou Soul and attacked, but the King easily dispersed his Undying Fire Feathers.
• The King demanded Xiao Yan’s three Holy Flames, and Xiao Yan offered their child flames in exchange for watching the King devour and evolve.
• The King accepted the flames and promised to repair Xiao Yan’s Dou Soul, then began the process with four flames circling above his head as Xiao Yan briefly smiled.

The Soul Devouring Master survived the Lord of Fierce Souls’ devastating strike with the ninth-ranked Blood River Bell and revealed he could wield it alongside the Soul Devouring Talisman. As the two prepared to fight again, the Lord of Fierce Souls empowered himself with blood while the Soul Devouring Master summoned a host of ghosts and souls.

• The Lord of Fierce Souls struck the Soul Devouring Master with the Soul Annihilating Blade, shattering the Devouring Heaven Divine Domain.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls believed he had won and claimed he would take the Soul Devouring Domain, but the Blood River Bell rang and the Soul Devouring Master appeared unharmed.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls recognized the Blood River Bell as a ninth-ranked Evil Soldier and realized the Soul Devouring Master could wield it together with the Soul Devouring Talisman.
• The Lord of Fierce Souls cut his wrist and fed his blood to the Soul Annihilating Blade, summoning an illusory evil shadow above himself.
• The Soul Devouring Master rang the Blood River Bell and joined its power with the Soul Devouring Talisman, summoning tens of thousands of ghosts and souls to stand at his feet.