Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan faced the Hell Demon Dragon’s devastating four-attribute attack and revealed the Dragon God Transformation’s seventh stage. He emerged from the clouds standing atop the Hell Demon Dragon, ready to strike at the Son of Heaven.

• The Son of Heaven used the Dragon Taming Talisman to command the Hell Demon Dragon to gather its powers for a destructive attack on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan relied on his golden blood and Dragon God Transformation, unleashing the sixth transformation, Dragon God's Wrath.
• Xiao Yan performed the seventh transformation, Holy Dragon's Homage, and summoned the Shadows of the Nine Dragon Kings.
• Xiao Yan entered the clouds with the dragon shadows as destructive energy shook the battlefield.
• Xiao Yan emerged standing atop the Hell Demon Dragon and sent its demonic claws crashing toward the Son of Heaven.

Xiao Yan used his seventeen holy flames and Dragon God Transformation to face Saintly Seat Shuizhi’s three overwhelming attacks. He shattered the evil giant net and sent a Golden Dragon King shadow against the death ray, while the Heaven-Corrupting Water Curtain remained in play.

• Xiao Yan unleashed seventeen holy flames, turning the surrounding world into a Sea of Flames that dimmed Shuizhi’s evil power.
• Xiao Yan activated the first seven transformations of the Dragon God Transformation, strengthening his body with the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline.
• Shuizhi launched his evil giant net, death ray, and Heaven-Corrupting Water Curtain at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used the Flame God Cauldron to shelter the three Reincarnation Tombs as Shuizhi’s attacks eroded the surrounding space.
• Xiao Yan shattered the evil giant net with his holy flames and Baxia dragon power.
• Xiao Yan summoned a Golden Dragon King shadow to collide with Shuizhi’s death ray, triggering a soul-shaking explosion.

As the Undying Saint Lord led the Coalition Army toward the Reincarnation Sea’s edge, they found their escape blocked by sinister clouds. Xiao Yan endured the Saint Origin Lord’s attacks while fusing his fire, water, and thunder Dou Cores, then unleashed their combined power against him.

• The Undying Saint Lord led the wounded Coalition Army to the edge of the Reincarnation Sea and ordered them to break through the surrounding evil clouds.
• The Saint Origin Lord crushed Xiao Yan’s Sea of Flames and struck him with the Evil Stone Sword while Xiao Yan focused on fusing his three Dou Cores.
• Xiao Yan summoned his fire, water, and thunder powers as the fusion neared completion.
• The Saint Origin Lord shattered the Evil Stone Sword and sent waves of evil power toward Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan launched a tri-attribute heart that collided with the evil power, overwhelming the Saint Origin Lord and filling him with fear.

Xiao Yan and the others considered the mysterious flame and the possibility that a hidden being had been helping him, then prepared for the coming Heaven and Earth Decisive Battle. In the Buddha Realm Territory, the Outer Realm Evil Clan leaders discussed their failed scouts and received the Earth Spirit Bead, a key to the Garden of Eden.

• Holy King said the faint flame terrified even his second-ranked holy flame and recounted legends of the First Holy Flame and First Divine Artifact.
• Yaoji recalled a mysterious pursuer from the first Heaven and Earth Decisive Battle, prompting Xiao Yan to suspect an unseen being had helped him.
• Xiao Yan and the four matriarchs discussed the next day's Heaven and Earth Decisive Battle as the black and white scorching suns signaled the crisis's arrival.
• In the Ten Thousand Buddha Cave, three Spirit Recording Pillars shattered, and Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor said the scouts sent by the Head of Foreign Lands had failed.
• Earth Protector questioned the delay in invading the Great Thousand World, while Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor and the Heaven and Earth Protectors prepared defenses.
• A messenger delivered a demon box containing the Earth Spirit Bead, which Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor identified as a key to the Garden of Eden.

Xiao Yan and the Endless Fire Domain learned that the Angel Kingdom would hold a public holy judgment for the Thunder Lord in three days, while the whereabouts of the final Spirit Bead remained uncertain. Xiao Tianming insisted on saving the Thunder Lord, but Xiao Yan and the others restrained him and sealed the hall.

• Xun'er reported that the Angel Kingdom, Human Realm Center, Buddha Realm, and Foreign Territory had made no detectable moves, while the location of the Garden of Eden and the final Spirit Bead remained unknown.
• Xiao Tianming suspected the Human Realm Lord held the Earth Spirit Bead, and he and the Holy King warned that the Lord's strength was formidable.
• Xiao Tianming explained that advancing to Dou Shen was extraordinarily dangerous, then the King of Myriad Beasts delivered an Angelic Holy Post.
• Xiao Tianming read the Angel Kingdom's invitation to attend the holy judgment of the Thunder Lord at Holy Judgment Mountain in three days.
• Xiao Tianming said he would save the Thunder Lord and refused to let the Endless Fire Domain be implicated, but Xiao Yan, the Holy King, the Darkness Lord, and the Nether Lord suppressed him.
• Xiao Yan ordered the hall sealed and forbade anyone from approaching it as he led the others away.

Nannan opened a golden gateway to the Garden of Eden, the resting place of Dou Shen, and Xiao Yan and Yun Qi entered despite an attack from the being in the Evil Rift. The gateway vanished behind them as primeval divine power emerged over the Endless Fire Domain.

• Nannan used the Five Spirit Beads to open a golden gateway, drawing living beings across the Great Thousand World toward the Endless Fire Domain.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Qi charged toward the gateway, while the Holy King and the others stayed behind, unable to approach its power.
• The being in the Evil Rift attacked Xiao Yan and Yun Qi with a milk-white fire chain, but Yun Qi shattered it at great cost and the two entered the gateway.
• The gateway closed and vanished, while the shattered flames reignited and scorched the Endless Fire Domain.
• Mu Yingying recognized a familiar Holy Flame fluctuation, and the being in the Evil Rift lamented its failure to destroy the Garden of Eden before resuming its metamorphosis.
• A terrifying primeval fluctuation emerged and fractured the void above the Endless Fire Domain, revealing the power of a Dou Shen.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi obtained the Bedding of the Earth and returned to Liaochen Temple with the Meteorite Star Iron. Master Liaochen began preparing to repair the Eternal Ruler as the brothers departed for the Endless Fire Domain.

• Xiao Yan spent ten days using soul power and the Glazed Flame to draw the Bedding of the Earth from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then stored it in his Emperor Flame Ring.
• Xiao Yi took the Bodhi Bead, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi left with the Cyan-Haired Buddha for Liaochen Temple.
• Xiao Yan presented Master Liaochen with the Meteorite Star Iron, which resonated with the Eternal Ruler.
• Master Liaochen said he would repair the Eternal Ruler in seclusion and return it in a few years at the earliest or decades at the latest.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi rode the Cyan-Haired Buddha Lion away toward the Endless Fire Domain while Master Liaochen began the repair preparations.

Xiao Yan recalled the black flames and secured Snake Punishment’s oath to help him reach the residence in exchange for freeing the Three-headed Water Spirit Snake. Snake Punishment transformed with his sisters into human forms and began explaining their capture, leaving Snake Spirit about to learn what happened.

• Xiao Yan warned Snake Punishment not to betray their deal, then recalled the black flames from the snake’s soul.
• Snake Punishment swore on the Three-headed Water Spirit Snake bloodline to honor their agreement.
• The Three-headed Water Spirit Snake transformed into Snake Punishment, Snake Spirit, and Snake Jade in human forms.
• Snake Punishment began telling Xiao Yan and Snake Spirit how the residence’s master captured them and made them its guards.

Yao Wuchen announced that the Alchemist Pill Gathering champion would receive the Alchemist Sanctuary's help to reach Saint Grade Ninth Grade, then began the Soul Clash trial in the Spirit Realm. Xiao Yan was paired with Xu Yuan, whose power stirred the Dark Curse inside Xiao Yan, and their battle began.

• Yao Wuchen revealed the gathering's three stages and promised the champion assistance in advancing to Saint Grade Ninth Grade.
• Yao Wuchen opened the Soul Clash trial, and the alchemists entered the Spirit Realm to compete across its arenas.
• The Spirit Realm rules stated that 1,100 alchemists would compete along one hundred pathways, with only one hundred advancing.
• Xiao Yan was paired with Xu Yuan and sensed that his opponent's power stirred the Dark Curse within him.
• Xu Yuan denied knowing anything about the curse and unleashed surging power as he prepared to fight Xiao Yan.

Hu Du arrived at the Yue Family residence to escort Xiao Yan and Yue Ru to Xuan Tian San, where they would face strict sect recruitment requirements. After Yue Yu vouched for Xiao Yan’s background and alchemy skill, Hu Du accepted him, and the pair prepared to depart the next day.

• Hu Du recognized Xiao Yan’s powerful soul and fire attribute, and Yue Yu introduced Xiao Yan as an Emperor Grade One alchemist and Yue Family honored elder.
• Hu Du explained Xuan Tian San’s requirements for sect applicants, including a clean background, strong talent, diligence, and selection based on aptitude.
• Yue Yu assured Hu Du that the Yue Family had witnessed Xiao Yan refine and subdue an Emperor Grade One medicinal pill, easing Hu Du’s concerns about his background.
• Hu Du agreed to escort Xiao Yan and Yue Ru, while Yue Yu arranged for people from nearby cities to gather in Qing Cheng City the next day.
• Yue Yu sent Xiao Yan and Yue Ru to rest before their departure, and Yue Ru lay awake thinking of leaving her father and resolving to keep Xiao Yan close.

Xiao Yan learned from the Golden Dragon King why he should avoid joining the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and heard their plans to seek the Holy Flame and investigate the Soul Clan and Solomon. After seeing Qing Yuan unconscious and learning her condition might worsen within a month, Xiao Yan decided to refine a pill for her.

• The Golden Dragon King warned Xiao Yan that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family was corrupt and advised him not to join it.
• The Golden Dragon King said he suspected the Holy Flame was connected to the imperial family and planned to seek it and uncover the truth about the Soul Clan and Solomon.
• Yue Ru brought Xiao Yan to Qing Yuan's cottage, where they found her unconscious and surrounded by white light.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan that Qing Yuan would be safe for at least a month and that refining the Gu Ben Pei Yuan Pill would reveal more about her condition.
• Xiao Yan decided to refine the pill, and Yue Ru led him to the alchemy room.

Xiao Yan forced Tian Cang to unleash the full power of the Outer Realm Evil Clan, allowing the Second Envoy to take control of his body. As the Envoy began devouring Tian Cang to strengthen itself, Xiao Yan pierced Tian Cang with the Primordial Fire Ruler, but the evil power survived and threatened him.

• Tian Cang trapped Xiao Yan in five Evil Light Pillars, but Xiao Yan revealed he had used a fake body and emerged from twisted space.
• Furious, Tian Cang released all the Outer Realm Evil Clan power in his body, letting the Second Envoy take control.
• Xiao Yan recognized the threat as likely the Blood Demon Race's second-ranked Envoy and clashed with it using Holy Flame Power.
• The Second Envoy used Demon Blood Devours Heaven and began consuming Tian Cang, while Tian Cang fought to keep his consciousness and body.
• Xiao Yan rushed in and pierced Tian Cang with the Primordial Fire Ruler, but the evil power remained as Tian Cang's life force faded.

Wu Huan led the experts trapped inside the array and attacked the Demonic Black Lotus with his Fire Kill Palm. After Feng Yi revealed the lotus’s hidden power and the array shattered, Xiao Yan and Yue Ru appeared before the crowd.

• Wu Huan found that he had lost Xiao Yan’s aura after entering the array, while the other experts discovered they could not leave.
• Wu Huan formed a temporary alliance and claimed leadership after demonstrating his late-stage Three-star Dou Di strength.
• Wu Huan attacked the Demonic Black Lotus with his wind-and-fire twin dragons, but its black beam resisted their assault.
• Feng Yi used Wind Thunder Finger, causing the black lotus to reveal its power and the beam to break through Wu Huan’s attack.
• Wu Huan deflected the beam with his Dou Qi barrier, and it destroyed a distant mountain; the array then shattered.
• Xiao Yan and Yue Ru appeared before the crowd as the hall was revealed.

Mu Yingying began her Six-star Dou Di Life Tribulation while Xiao Yan reinforced the formation around them. As Xin Yan explained the Three Dou Di Tribulations, the Thunder Cloud changed to five colors, leaving the outcome of Mu Yingying's tribulation uncertain.

• Xiao Yan reinforced the Dense Array while Mu Yingying prepared to face the Thunder Cloud at Five-star Dou Di Perfection.
• Mu Yingying sent her azure flame Dou Qi into the Thunder Cloud to draw out the corresponding lightning tribulation, and Xin Yan stopped Xiao Yan from interfering.
• Xin Yan explained that the Six-star Dou Di Life Tribulation grants Life Power, the Eight-star Dou Di Death Tribulation grants Death Power, and the Dou Di Life-Death Tribulation is required to enter Dou Xian.
• Xiao Yan learned about the later tribulations and considered how his own cultivation had not yet produced Life Power.
• Xin Yan warned Xiao Yan as the Thunder Cloud shifted from colorless to five colors while Mu Yingying continued focusing on her tribulation.

Xiao Yan fought the Mu Family's three elders and uncovered a mysterious connection between them that disrupted his attack. As the elders intensified their assault, Xiao Yan erupted in fiery-red light and opened silver eyes, leaving his next move unknown.

• Yue Yu reassured Yue Ru that Xiao Yan still had hidden trump cards, though she feared he was holding back and would soon be injured.
• The scarred elder attacked Xiao Yan, who used an afterimage and the elder's kick to rush toward the gray-robed elder maintaining the formation.
• Xiao Yan struck the gray-robed elder with Yellow Springs Finger, but a mysterious force blunted the attack and sent Xiao Yan flying backward.
• The scarred elder and his companions surrounded Xiao Yan again, and Mu Lei angrily urged them to finish him quickly.
• As the three elders increased their battle intent and blood-red energy, Xiao Yan closed his eyes, erupted in fiery-red light, and reopened them with silver eyes.

Xiao Yan's group arrived at the testing site, where Mo Chen revealed that sixty-one candidates had mysteriously disappeared. As Hu Du rushed to confront the official who suppressed the report, Yue Ru collapsed after passing a suspicious spot, and the Golden Dragon King detected a faint Ghost Realm aura nearby.

• Hu Du declined to leave and accompanied Mo Chen as he led Xiao Yan's group to the testing plaza.
• Mo Chen told Hu Du that sixty-one of the 1,361 candidates received at the site had vanished before taking their tests.
• The Golden Dragon King sensed a concealed aura resembling that of Ghost Realm creatures near the plaza.
• Yue Ru became dizzy and collapsed as she crossed the suspicious area, and Xiao Yan caught her and helped restore her strength.
• Hu Du learned that Fu Ye had suppressed the disappearance report and ordered Mo Chen to take him to Fu Ye, bringing Xiao Yan's group along.

Xiao Yi Xian took the Scorpion Poison Man’s attack and followed it toward an ancient barrier at the bottom of the poison pool, where the group discovered the Poison God Cauldron. After Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian extracted the Eight-Poison Demon Snake’s essence for her, two mysterious figures appeared and seized it.

• Xiao Yi Xian shielded Xiao Yan from the Scorpion Poison Man, absorbing its venom while Duhun Zi identified the jade cauldron as the Poison God Cauldron, a legendary divine artifact.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body clashed with the cauldron’s projection, which vanished after absorbing her poison, and the Scorpion Poison Man plunged toward the pool’s depths.
• Xiao Yi Xian controlled the Scorpion Poison Man and led the group to a green barrier, where they found the Eight-Poison Demon Snake lying motionless.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian burned away the Eight-Poison Demon Snake’s body and prepared its vital blood and poison pill for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Two mysterious figures appeared, used a yellow energy hand to seize the Eight-Poison Demon Snake’s essence, and faced Xiao Yan and the others.

Xiao Yan survived the Light Wheel Black Hole, having used his demon power as bait for the Dark Demon, whose attempt to absorb it triggered a deadly backlash. With Yun Yun, Yue Ru, and their allies joining the attack, they overwhelmed the Dark Demon as he struggled against the power consuming him.

• Yun Yun tried to die alongside Xiao Yan, but Yue Ru restrained her and pointed out that the Demon Realm had not collapsed, showing Xiao Yan was still alive.
• Yun Yun, Yue Ru, and their companions unleashed their remaining powers toward the Light Wheel Black Hole while the Dark Demon celebrated absorbing Xiao Yan’s demon power.
• The Dark Demon shattered the black hole and collapsed the Thunder Pool Divine Palace, but Xiao Yan emerged from the abyss gravely wounded and barely alive.
• The Dark Demon formed a demon blade and sent it toward Xiao Yan, who joined the three attacks from below with his five holy flames to strike back.
• Xiao Yan revealed that the Dark Demon could not control demon power without the Devil Fruit, and the power began to devour him from within.
• Yun Yun, Yue Ru, and their allies attacked the Dark Demon from all sides as the Jubao Immortal Gourd shattered trying to shield him.

Xiao Yan confronted the Thunder Lord over her hatred of the Xiao Clan, and learned that she blamed his ancestors for slaughtering the Holy Lei Clan. As the Thunder Lord launched a deadly attack despite Xiao Yan’s pleas to investigate, a golden figure appeared and challenged her certainty.

• Xiao Yan faced the Thunder Lord, who attacked him in fury over his Xiao Clan ancestry, but hesitated when he revealed his seven holy flames and Fifth-Tier Reincarnation strength.
• The Thunder Lord restrained Duan Qifei, then withdrew her attack and warned Xiao Yan to leave.
• When Xiao Yan pressed her to explain her grudge, the Thunder Lord enclosed the Thunder Abyss in her Thunder Realm and accused the Xiao Clan of killing all 1,800 members of the Holy Lei Clan.
• Xiao Yan denied that his ancestors could have committed the massacre and asked for time to prove there had been a misunderstanding, but the Thunder Lord refused and unleashed Thunder Annihilation.
• As Xiao Yan met her attack with Holy Flame Pupils, a golden figure appeared and said the Holy Lei Clan’s destruction was surrounded by doubt.

Xiao Yan recognized the green garment atop the Bodhi Ancient Tree as the rare ingredient Bedding of the Earth, which he needed to refine the Samsara Reincarnation Pill. As he fought through the Eighteen Arhats’ formation, his blood silenced their attack, leaving him intent on claiming the treasure.

• Xiao Yan explained that he needed Bedding of the Earth, along with two other rare ingredients, to refine the pill required to consume the Heavenly Samsara Flame.
• Xiao Yan entered the Round Platform while Xiao Yi prepared to support his retreat, and the Eighteen Arhats’ pressure weighed on Xiao Yan’s body and soul.
• The Eighteen Arhats unleashed four golden Buddha characters, and the first struck through Xiao Yan’s defenses, wounding him.
• Xiao Yan gathered his power and attacked the remaining characters, but his blood dripping onto the ground caused the Arhats’ chants and killing intent to fade.
• Xiao Yi rushed to Xiao Yan, who said the Buddha Realm’s elders likely recognized the Xiao Clan’s seniors and declared his intention to take the Bedding of the Earth.