Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan’s pill refinement triggered a massive energy pillar that drew Qing Cheng City’s experts to the Yue Family. Yue Yu appeared to protect him from intruders, while Muller and his father arrived intending to kill Xiao Yan and considered disrupting the pill’s formation.

• Yue Ru grew impatient waiting for Xiao Yan, but the wooden hut shook as his pill refinement neared completion.
• A huge energy pillar burst from the hut, and Yue Yu warned Yue Ru that the commotion would attract dangerous experts.
• Experts across Qing Cheng City gathered, and Bai Ruo recognized Xiao Yan’s pill-refining technique.
• Muller arrived with his father and a group, intending to settle his grudge against Xiao Yan and discussing how to exploit the vulnerable pill refinement.
• Yue Yu appeared above the pavilion and threatened to kill anyone who came within a hundred meters, revealing his Five-star Dou Di strength.

Xiao Yan confronted a Three-headed Water Spirit Snake imprisoned near the pavilion and discovered that it was draining the pavilion’s protective restriction. As the barrier weakened and his ordinary attacks proved ineffective, he used Long Yi and the Primordial Fire Ruler to unleash a stronger attack.

• Xiao Yan accused the mysterious creature of being out of place, and it revealed itself as a Three-headed Water Spirit Snake.
• The snake’s central head attacked Xiao Yan but crashed against the pavilion’s invisible barrier, while its right head warned him about the danger.
• The central head chanted to drain the pavilion’s restriction, and Xiao Yan realized he would soon face two powerful enemies without its protection.
• Xiao Yan’s Great Heavenly Creation Palm barely affected the snake, whose right head explained that it needed an Immortal-tier Dou Skill to suffer real harm.
• Xiao Yan infused the Primordial Fire Ruler with black qi from the Soul Devouring Talisman, and Long Yi unleashed Dragon Breath toward the snake.

Xiao Yan and his companions confronted an Emperor Grade Six Ice Scar Heavenly Tiger in the Desert Mountain Range, but an ominous black beam emerged from the mist before they could defeat it. The beam drove the tiger to flee and forced the group down to the ground, while Xiao Yan’s Soul Devouring Talisman reacted violently.

• Xiao Yi assessed the Ice Scar Heavenly Tiger’s strength and noted that Xiao Yan would struggle to refine the Xu Sheng Pill.
• Xiao Yan attacked the Ice Scar Heavenly Tiger with the Great Heavenly Creation Palm, and the tiger countered with its Snow Spear.
• Xiao Yan and the others prepared to attack again as the Ice Scar Heavenly Tiger warned them to leave.
• An evil wind swept over the group, and Mu Feng and Xiao Yan shielded everyone with azure Dou Qi and soul power.
• A black beam shot from the mist, making Xiao Yan’s Soul Devouring Talisman twitch and causing the Ice Scar Heavenly Tiger to flee.
• The beam’s pressure forced Xiao Yan and the others to descend, and Xiao Yan wondered why the talisman had reacted so violently.

City Lord Wang Feng opened Ghost King City’s major auction and warned attendees against fighting. Xiao Yan received the proceeds from his pill sales, then learned that the auction’s first item was the Xian Ling Pill, a powerful Dou Xian Power recovery pill he badly wanted.

• Wang Feng appeared with Li Zi, introduced the auction, and warned that anyone who started a fight in Ghost King City would face his punishment.
• Qing Wenshu gave Xiao Yan an Immortal Crystal Card containing twenty million gold coins from the sale of his three pills.
• Wang Feng began hosting the auction, and Li Zi presented the first item after Xiao Yan sensed the Undying Nether Sparrow growing restless.
• Li Zi identified the item as a Peak Earth Class Tier 4 Immortal Grade Xian Ling Pill that could restore eighty percent of a low-ranking Dou Xian expert’s Dou Xian Power.
• Li Zi announced that five Xian Ling Pills would be auctioned separately, starting at ten million gold coins each, and bidders began competing for them.

Xiao Yan’s group reached Tianming Villa after escaping the Hidden Soul Guild, while a strange voice from beneath the sea unsettled both Xiao Yan and Duan Tianhong. At the mountain range’s foothills, Duan Tianhong disguised their identities and joined another group, and Xiao Yan sensed that the summit remained far away.

• Xiao Yan emerged safely after Bai Hun escaped, and Yun Qi said no one else had heard strange noises during the battle.
• Duan Tianhong recalled hearing a voice from deep beneath the seabed as Bai Hun descended on a Soul-Eating Whale and met Leng Yan, who summoned him to their lord.
• Xiao Yan’s group crossed the Dust Sea and reached the outskirts of Tianming Villa, which stood atop the vast Tianming Mountain Range.
• Duan Tianhong pretended his group was a small faction from the Northern Continent and agreed to travel with another party heading toward the summit.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained how participation in the Four Continents Tournament worked, while Xiao Yan sensed that reaching Tianming Villa would require passing several barriers.

Shan Yao and Snake Spirit awakened two figures connected to the manor, and Xiao Yan recognized the immense power of a Holy Flame in one of them. The alchemist sent the Flame Figure to test Xiao Yan, who faced a Holy Flame that suppressed his own flames.

• Shan Yao and Snake Spirit stirred their connections to the manor, causing energy to appear above its two golden chairs.
• Two ancient figures appeared, and Shan Yao recognized the alchemist-robed man as Uncle Mu.
• Xiao Yan's conch flew to the alchemist, who identified it as Yu Xuan's possession and questioned why Xiao Yan had it.
• Shan Yao refused the conch and questioned whether the two figures were impostors or testing them.
• The alchemist ordered the Flame Figure to test Xiao Yan, and the figure attacked with Holy Flame power that suppressed Xiao Yan's flames.

Xiao Yan’s group crossed the Death Desert while Qing Hua She’s forces and the Dragon Devouring Legion separately sought the Medusa Temple. King Xuan Ling discovered the temple’s concealed entrance, while Xiao Yan’s group approached the nearby area.

• Xiao Yan led his group through the desert, using his soul power and Heavenly Flames to withstand the heat while the scarred man followed.
• A snake scout alerted Qing Hua She that humans were near the temple, and she ordered a seductive woman and two others to kill them.
• Qing Hua She told Lu Di and Mu Feng that the Desert Zone lay close to the temple and warned them about its dangers and mechanisms.
• Yao Xin used Mei Ye’s memories to guide the Dragon Devouring Legion to the temple’s location, but the group could not see it.
• King Xuan Ling sent attacks in four directions, discovered that the northern attack vanished, and led the group toward the hidden temple.

Mu Yingying discovered a corrupted Sacred Flame Crystal on a wooden stake and drove away the Blood Demon Race member guarding it. She used her own Sacred Flame Crystal to cleanse the crimson crystal while preparing to fight the enemy in Holy Flame Armor.

• Mu Yingying sensed black mist on a wooden stake and used her Holy Flame to force it away.
• The mist’s retreat revealed a crimson Sacred Flame Crystal, which Mu Yingying recognized as a Holy Flame’s essential treasure.
• A Blood Demon Race member revealed it had been corrupting the crystal and threatened Mu Yingying, while the crystal called for help.
• Mu Yingying placed her azure Sacred Flame Crystal beside the crimson one to remove the corruption and faced the attacker.
• Mu Yingying formed Holy Flame Armor, leaving the black-mist enemy wary and considering whether to retreat.

Ye Mo and the Dragon Devouring Legion tried to open the Divine Hall while Yao Xin probed Little Green’s memories, as Nu Dong’s betrayal of the Medusa Clan was exposed. Nu Dong escaped to his tribe and joined forces with the Thousand-Faced Ghostly Fiend, setting his forces against King Xuan Ling and the Dragon Devouring Legion.

• Ye Mo told the Dragon Devouring Legion to imprison Little Green, and the group searched for a way to open the Divine Hall.
• Yao Xin used her memory-probing ability on Little Green while the other experts suppressed her strength.
• She Fu realized Nu Dong had colluded with humans, and Nu Dong admitted he planned to seize the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python in exchange for new territory.
• Nu Dong used a spatial scroll to escape She Fu and returned to the Avengers Tribe, where he assembled three Eight-star Dou Dis and five Seven Star Dou Dis.
• Nu Dong and the Thousand-Faced Ghostly Fiend discussed their alliance and their plans involving the Xuan Ling Imperial Family and the Dragon Devouring Legion.

Yin Xie fought the Nine Soul Tablet and Xiao Yue while trying to escape before his strength recovered. As the battle intensified, Xiao Yue unleashed a powerful technique, and Muller’s group moved toward the battlefield with the Chi Mei Ghost Spirit.

• Yin Xie attacked Xiao Yue with Ghost Painting Hand, but Xiao Yue evaded it using Space Shuttle before the Nine Soul Tablet struck Yin Xie.
• Yin Xie retaliated with a dark chain, which Xiao Yue blocked with his purple sword, while Xiao Yan noticed Yin Xie’s methods resembled those of the Soul Clan.
• The Nine Soul Tablet warned Yin Xie that he would be sealed again, and Chang Yu suspected Yin Xie was waiting for Xie Yin and the Ghost Spirits to appear.
• Muller led the Red Valley experts and ghosts toward the battle, where he encountered the injured Chi Mei Ghost Spirit, who ordered the group to join Yin Xie.
• As Yin Xie attacked the Nine Soul Tablet, Xiao Yue released his power and called out, “Blood Moon Kill - Po Jun!”

Xiao Yan overcame the Immortal Body’s resistance, claimed it with a soul rune, and began absorbing it with help from the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark. As the Immortal Body’s power gathered around him, the Xuan Ling Imperial Family learned that a Burning Incense Pavilion disciple had obtained it.

• Xiao Yan used his soul power and Clan Mark to break through the Immortal Body’s defenses and form a soul rune on its forehead.
• Xiao Yan drew the Immortal Body into himself, and the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark helped calm its overwhelming power.
• Xiao Yan sat down to refine the Immortal Body as a golden energy giant began to form around him.
• Elder Zhu told Mu Xuzi that the Burning Incense Pavilion had a Dou Xian expert and would not fear the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• An attendant informed King Xuan Ling that a Burning Incense Pavilion disciple had obtained the Immortal Body, and the king released a terrifying aura.

The green energy inside the Immortal Sword tried to seize Xiao Yan’s body, but the Voice of the Sea magical conch and the Divine Motion rune drove it out. The energy took the form of a woman who revealed her origins and used her knowledge of the mysterious meteorite to bargain with Xiao Yan and the others.

• The green force rushed toward Xiao Yan’s cerebral control center, but the conch’s blue radiance and the Divine Motion rune forced it from his body, restoring his control.
• Xiao Yan thanked the conch, while Golden Dragon King and Long Yi recognized that the green force was an Energy Entity capable of taking human form.
• The woman explained that three Dou Xian experts had put her into the Immortal Sword and that she had grown stronger by absorbing power in the secret realm; she also said Long Yi had been intended to become the sword’s spirit.
• Long Yi prepared to attack the woman, but Golden Dragon King stopped him and asked about her connection to the mysterious meteorite.
• The woman claimed that without her, they could not obtain the meteorite and might not leave the place alive.

Xiao Yan sent the weakened Mu Yingying through the Nine Fish Play Dragon Formation’s exit passage to save her from the black-clothed elder. Left behind, he faced the enraged Eight-star Dou Di Perfection expert as the man began gathering Ghost Qi, while Mu Feng and Elder Zhu waited outside the Underground Palace.

• Xiao Yan used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to briefly daze Mu Yingying, then threw her through a cracked passage in the Nine Fish Play Dragon Formation toward the exit.
• Mu Yingying regained consciousness as the passage closed, cried out at Xiao Yan, and was carried away by a milky-white flame.
• The black-clothed elder struck Xiao Yan with his enormous axe, damaging the Primordial Fire Ruler and knocking Xiao Yan back as he spat blood.
• Xiao Yan accused the elder of targeting a weak woman and noted that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family had ties to the Ghost Realm.
• The elder ignored Xiao Yan and gathered Ghost Qi to torture him, while Mu Feng and Elder Zhu waited outside the Underground Palace and Elder Zhu sensed a familiar Hall of Worship aura.

Xiao Yan encountered the Nine Soul Tablet, which guarded treasures beneath the Ghost Suppressing Well and sealed the Twin Ghost Emperor. With Golden Dragon King vouching for him and the tablet recognizing his Flame Mantra, Xiao Yan was allowed to seek the treasure, but first he had to help deal with the Twin Ghost Emperor.

• The Nine Soul Tablet attacked Xiao Yan for trespassing and learning about the Twin Ghost Emperor, but Golden Dragon King appeared and shattered its strike.
• Golden Dragon King and the tablet recognized each other, and Golden Dragon King revealed that Xiao Yan was his disciple and cultivated the Flame Mantra like Tuoshe.
• The tablet's gray energy reacted to Xiao Yan, drawing out signs of the Flame Mantra and confirming its identity.
• The Nine Soul Tablet explained that it sealed powerful ghosts and held a precious treasure, but warned Xiao Yan that obtaining it depended on his fortune.
• The tablet said Xiao Yan must help resolve the Twin Ghost Emperor first, or its power would no longer be sufficient to keep the ghost suppressed.

As Xiao Yan waited in Xuan Ling City for the auction and the upcoming Serpent Hunt operation, Xun Er mastered the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and reached the middle stage of Five-star Dou Di in the Gu Clan. She asked her teacher to let her leave to find her husband, but he warned that the other Gu Clan factions would target her flame seed and questioned Xiao Yan’s Xiao Clan origins.

• King Xuan Ling told Ye Mo that Operation Serpent Hunt would begin after the auction and urged him to cooperate with Qin Tian.
• Xiao Yan and his companions rested at an inn in Xuan Ling City while waiting for the auction ten days later.
• Xun Er told her teacher that she had mastered the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and advanced to the middle stage of Five-star Dou Di.
• Xun Er’s teacher explained that the other six Gu Clan factions wanted to take the flame seed connected to a Holy Flame.
• Xun Er asked for the leave her teacher had promised, saying she could not cultivate peacefully while her husband was away.
• Xun Er’s teacher warned her about leaving the clan and asked whether Xiao Yan was from the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan fought Li Ji, a Five-star Dou Di, in the Burning Incense Pavilion’s hall while Mu Xuzi assessed whether Xiao Yan deserved his first-place ranking and resources. Xiao Yan gained the upper hand, and Long Yi’s fiery form began devouring the silver Dou Qi on Li Ji’s battle halberd.

• Li Ji challenged Xiao Yan to fight, and the disciples retreated to make room in the hall.
• Xiao Yan raised his strength to middle-stage Four-star Dou Di, summoned the Primordial Fire Ruler, and clashed with Li Ji’s halberd as Mu Xuzi watched and judged him.
• Xiao Yan’s ruler and Long Yi helped him contend with Li Ji, who struggled despite being an initial-stage Five-star Dou Di and began to fear Xiao Yan.
• Li Ji forced Xiao Yan’s ruler back, but he staggered from the clash and attacked again rather than retreat.
• Long Yi surged from the Primordial Fire Ruler toward Li Ji’s halberd and devoured its silver Dou Qi, leaving Li Ji shocked.

Xiao Yan arrived in time to stop Xu Ni from killing Mu Feng, then fought Xu Ni with the Primordial Fire Ruler. Xiao Yan’s twenty-three-colored flames invaded Xu Ni’s body, leaving him struggling to contain their destructive effects as Xiao Yan prepared another attack.

• Xiao Yan blocked Xu Ni’s twin axes with the Primordial Fire Ruler and rescued Mu Feng.
• Xiao Yan gave Mu Feng a medicinal pill, which Mu Feng swallowed to recover from his injuries.
• Xu Ni attacked Xiao Yan by hurling one of his giant axes with tremendous force.
• Xiao Yan clashed with Xu Ni and sent twenty-three different flames through the axe into Xu Ni’s body.
• As the flames ravaged Xu Ni from within, Xiao Yan launched another powerful attack at him.

Yin Xie used the Ghost Skill Death Terror to gather the self-destructing ghost creatures of Yin Shi Forest and restore his strength inside a Blood Vortex. While Xiao Yan prepared a powerful attack, Chang Yu and the others struck the vortex but failed to break it, leaving Yin Xie recovering within.

• Yin Xie entered the Blood Vortex as ghost creatures rushed into it and exploded, feeding it their power.
• You Quan stopped Hong Ye from interfering, while Xiao Yan learned from the Golden Dragon King that the vortex was the Twin Ghost Emperor's Death Terror.
• Xiao Yan combined powers in his hand with the Soul Devouring Talisman, whose black energy suppressed his Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Heavenly Fire Sacred Flame explained to Mu Yingying that Yin Xie was using the Ghost Realm's Furnace Method to absorb the power released by the creatures' self-destruction.
• Chang Yu, the Nine Soul Tablet, Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger, Hu Du, and Wu Jiang attacked the Blood Vortex, briefly opening a gap before the vortex held firm.
• Yin Xie declared that Death Terror could not be broken and continued recovering his strength inside the vortex.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Yan arrived in Xuan Tian San and learned that its Dou Di cultivators advanced by absorbing Emperor Qi. He and the other escorted candidates prepared for the selection, while a sword-bearing figure at Ten Thousand Sword Gate awaited their arrival amid concerns about unusual activity in the passages between realms.

• Xiao Yan recovered his soul power during a month of seclusion and reached the peak of Three-star Dou Di.
• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan that the ownerless Holy Flame in Xuan Tian San was blocked from his perception by an unknown force.
• Xiao Yan's ferry emerged from the spatial passage, and the Golden Dragon King explained that Xuan Tian San's dense Emperor Qi was used by Dou Di to cultivate.
• Hu Du told the passengers they would reach the selection site in half a day, and Xiao Yan, Wang Zhong, and Sun Ming expressed their eagerness to compete.
• A sword-bearing figure at Ten Thousand Sword Gate confirmed that preparations were complete and worried about unusual activity in the passages between realms.

Luo Guang and Lu Di chose to join the Burning Incense Pavilion, drawing the attention of Solomon and King Xuan Ling. King Xuan Ling recognized Lu Di as a member of Medusa’s lineage and threatened to kill her, leaving the conflict poised to erupt.

• A Solomon expert mocked Chang Yu because the Burning Incense Pavilion had recruited only a few disciples, and Chang Yu angrily defended his sect.
• Luo Guang chose the Burning Incense Pavilion despite Solomon’s attempt to direct him to the Ancient Desolation Hall.
• Lu Di also chose the Burning Incense Pavilion, and Xiao Yan sensed a familiar Medusa bloodline fluctuation in her presence.
• King Xuan Ling recognized Lu Di as a member of Medusa’s lineage and demanded to know why she had entered the tournament.
• Lu Di challenged King Xuan Ling’s authority to forbid her from joining a human sect, and he declared that she would die.