Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan reunited with his soul clone and proposed that it absorb half the power of the Earth Demon Bear’s fourth beast tribulation, using Thunder Lord’s power to lessen the strain. As the beast tribulation descended, Xiao Yan attacked its dark brown thunder beam with Feiyan and a Holy Flame, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Xiao Yan revealed his soul clone to Muge and explained that his Immortal Realm soul power now let them fight together more safely.
• Xiao Yan and his soul clone agreed that the clone would absorb fifty percent of the beast tribulation’s power, and Xiao Yan transferred a trace of Thunder Lord’s power to it.
• The Earth Demon Bear gathered its strength as the fourth beast tribulation formed a dark brown thunder beam that suppressed the surrounding energy.
• Xiao Yan attacked the thunder beam with Feiyan, then added an earth-yellow Holy Flame when his first assault failed to affect it.
• Xiao Yan combined Feiyan and the Holy Flame into a fire cluster and hurled it at the thunder beam, which finally reacted to his attack.

Zhu Jin and the Burning Incense Pavilion elders confirmed that Yan Chi was imprisoned in the deepest part of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s Underground Palace and discussed the dangers of rescuing him. They named the operation the Flying Eagle Plan and began planning the mission.

• Zhu Jin told the elders that an agent had confirmed Yan Chi was in the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s hands, and Chang Yu vowed to rescue him.
• Ling Mengsheng and Qing Lao warned that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s forces made the rescue extremely dangerous.
• Zhu Jin revealed that Yan Chi was imprisoned in the deepest part of the Underground Palace.
• Elder Tian warned that the previous King Xuan Ling might still be alive and could be a Dou Xian alongside the Imperial Family’s guest Dou Xian.
• Zhu Jin said he and the Pavilion Master could hold off the Dou Xian threat, while Elder Tian and Elder Di could keep the Dragon Devouring Legion at bay.
• Qing Lao proposed the name Flying Eagle Plan, and the group began discussing the detailed rescue plan.

Mu Yingying’s dormant Holy Flame guardian emerged, rescued Xiao Yan, and killed Xuan Mo. As Xiao Yi and Long Yi were defeated elsewhere, the azure Mu Yingying challenged Xiao Yan’s wish to let Mu Yingying return.

• Xiao Yan exhausted himself fighting Xuan Mo, but the azure Mu Yingying caught him and revealed the power of a Dou Xian.
• The azure Mu Yingying attacked Xuan Mo while Ye Mo’s forces renewed their assault on Long Yi and Qin Tian pressed Xiao Yi.
• The azure Mu Yingying froze Xuan Mo and shattered him into powder, erasing his body and soul.
• The azure Mu Yingying teased Xiao Yan and refused to yield control, saying Mu Yingying had pleaded for her to save him.
• Xiao Yan saw Xiao Yi and Long Yi lose their battles, and the azure Mu Yingying asked whether he still wanted Mu Yingying to return and risk her life.

Xiao Yan learned that Earth Hall Second Senior Brother Zhu Yuan had targeted him over past events, but Deputy Hall Master Xiong Yuan sent Hong Qi and his group away. Mu Xuzi told Xiao Yan that the Dou Technique Pavilion would open the next day, and Zhu Yuan awaited their confrontation at the Sect Tournament.

• Mu Feng explained that Zhu Yuan resented Xiao Yan over the Luoling Mountain incident and the delayed entry to the Dou Technique Pavilion, and Xiao Yan recalled Zhu Yuan's likely involvement in Wang Chen's affair.
• Xiong Yuan and Mu Xuzi arrived, and Xiong Yuan ordered Hong Qi to return and explain himself within a day.
• Mu Xuzi revealed that Xiao Yan had stayed in the Level 9 Cultivation Grotto-heaven for two months, longer than anyone in the Burning Incense Pavilion's history.
• Mu Xuzi announced that the Dou Technique Pavilion would open the next day, including the Human Hall's Sky Shifting Ruler, which no one had ever mastered.
• Xiao Yan told his companions to rest before entering the pavilion, while Zhu Yuan calmly awaited their coming contest at the Sect Tournament.

Fen Tian confronted Xuan Xin while their allies searched the Seventh Floor of the Underground Palace for Yan Chi. Ling Mengsheng and the others discovered a statue believed to contain the sealed founder of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, as Fen Tian and Xuan Xin began fighting.

• Fen Tian arrived to protect Zhu Jin and ordered him to step back while he faced Xuan Xin, who revealed that he had deliberately drawn Fen Tian out.
• Fen Tian sent Ling Mengsheng and the other experts to search the underground palace for Yan Chi while he fought Xuan Xin.
• Ling Mengsheng and the others crossed a black river and found a silver-white statue resembling the founder of the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Elder Qing and Ling Mengsheng concluded that the statue likely held the founder, who had reportedly been sealed by Queen Medusa's Petrifying Eye.
• The Dark Night Ghost Immortal observed that Xuan Xin intended to kill Fen Tian, and the two began their battle.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Shadow Attribute energy from Xiao Zifan’s scroll, gaining strength and awakening the Shadow Sovereign’s spirit seed. His Fire Attribute energy transformed the technique into a mutated shadow creature, which he named the Lord of Fire Guards.

• Xiao Yan used the black scroll Xiao Zifan had given him to reveal the Shadow Sovereign technique.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that the technique could create an intelligent shadow that hunted for openings in battle.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the scroll’s Shadow Attribute energy over several days and reached the Four-Star Dou Xian Mid Stage.
• Xiao Yan discovered that the Shadow Sovereign’s spirit seed had appeared in his Dou Qi Sea, where his Fire Attribute energy changed it from black to red.
• A red shadow appeared behind Xiao Yan, and he named the mutated Shadow Sovereign the Lord of Fire Guards.

The Solomon Sect Master killed Wang Xie's Seven-Faced Demon Spider with the Heavenly Silk Ice Hand, but Wang Xie escaped before the Sect Master could finish him. As the Solomon Sect Master prepared to leave with the Dou Soul, Qi Haoqing revealed himself as a vessel for a hidden force and summoned the Dragon Devouring Legion, led by Qin Tian.

• The Solomon Sect Master used the Heavenly Silk Ice Hand to destroy the Seven-Faced Demon Spider, gravely injuring Wang Xie through their shared bond.
• Wang Xie escaped through the triangular array after vowing to repay the Solomon Sect Master, who then praised Guni and promised him a place among Solomon's Twelve Sect Masters.
• The Solomon Sect Master and Guni headed toward the Magma World's exit with the Hanhai Cover, while the Undying Nether Sparrow watched them leave.
• Qi Haoqing confronted the group, and the Solomon Sect Master recognized that he was no longer himself and demanded the Dou Soul.
• Qi Haoqing activated a mark that opened a spatial array, and Qin Tian arrived with the Dragon Devouring Legion, setting the stage for a battle with the Solomon Sect Master.

Xiao Yan captured and subdued the Great Heaven Seed, Crimson Flame, then began absorbing its power with the help of his Holy Flame. The Soul Devouring Master warned that Xiao Yan’s resistance to flame power meant the absorption would not increase his strength, while mysterious events unfolded on the distant Dou Di Continent.

• Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to trap the elusive Light Orb and discovered it was the Great Heaven Seed, Crimson Flame.
• The Crimson Flame broke out of its crystal cage, but Xiao Yan subdued it with his soul attack and Fire Attribute Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan learned the Crimson Flame could multiply his Flame Force and create a devastating Sea of Crimson Flames.
• Xiao Yan began devouring the Crimson Flame with the Flame Mantra, while the Fire Heart Sky Rock helped quiet its power.
• The Soul Devouring Master explained that Xiao Yan’s resistance to flame power would prevent the Great Heaven Seed from increasing his strength.
• Unknown events began unfolding on the distant Dou Di Continent.

As the realms prepared for an approaching catastrophe, Buddha led a force toward the Endless Fire Domain, while the Angel Kingdom sent two powerful Seraphs to the Monster Realm. Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion with high-grade pills for his allies just as Buddha demanded an audience with him.

• The Buddha Realm confirmed Motuo had died at the hands of the Endless Fire Domain, and Buddha departed with a group of powerhouses to seek justice from Xiao Yan.
• The Angel Kingdom sent a squad led by two purple nine-winged Seraphs to punish the Monster Realm Center and target Her Eminence the Slaughter Angel.
• After nearly three years in seclusion, Xiao Yan finished refining dozens of high-grade pills and returned to the Matriarch Hall.
• Xiao Yan gave four Earth Pills to his wives and assigned pills for the Monster Realm Demon Emperor, Thunder Lord, and the Endless Flame Alliance's powerhouses.
• Buddha's voice resounded across the Endless Fire Domain, requesting an audience with Domain Lord Xiao.

Xiao Yan, Xun'er, and Feng Qian entered the forbidden Ice and Snow Peak, where an extreme cold gradually overwhelmed them. They discovered an Ice Phoenix and a solitary figure identified by the Five-Footed Golden Crow as a Calamity Mourner.

• Xun'er sensed a guiding voice from the Reincarnation Seal, and Xiao Yan chose to search the dangerous Ice and Snow Peak.
• Feng Qian warned that the peak restricted their power and had killed an elder from her clan.
• A strange cry intensified the storm, and the cold began freezing the trio and preventing Xiao Yan from absorbing energy.
• As the trio tried to retreat, Xun'er's artifact bracelet summoned the Five-Footed Golden Crow, whose flames revealed a strange ice formation.
• The ice formation split open to reveal a massive Ice Phoenix with a solitary figure standing on its back, and the Five-Footed Golden Crow recognized the figure as a Calamity Mourner.

Xiao Yan reunited with Dragon King Baxia and learned that the Silver Dragon King might be targeting the Golden Dragon King, who had entered the Dragon Tomb while injured. Xiao Yan and the others prepared to break through the Silver Dragon King Faction’s blockade and escort him inside.

• Xiao Xuan concluded that the Silver Dragon King’s true objective might be the Golden Dragon King, whom she could absorb to become the new Dragon God.
• Dragon King Baxia and the Fire Dragon King returned to the Dragon Palace, where Baxia joyfully greeted Xiao Yan and the Fire Dragon King underestimated him.
• Xiao Yan’s handshake revealed his overwhelming strength to the Fire Dragon King, who apologized and recognized him as Alliance Master Xiao.
• Xiao Xuan and Dragon King Baxia explained that the Golden Dragon King had entered the Dragon Tomb injured, while the Silver Dragon King’s faction surrounded its entrance.
• Xiao Yan said he had a ten-in-ten chance of helping if he entered the Dragon Tomb, and Yun Yun proposed that their forces escort him through the blockade.
• Dragon King Baxia described the Dragon Tomb’s remains and the Golden Dragon King’s goal, while the Fire Dragon King warned of a powerful woman allied with the Silver Dragon King; nearly a thousand fighters began assembling for an assault.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er escaped the Martial Mansion after Xiao Yan unleashed a devastating Holy Flame attack against Xuanyin Rakshasa. The Evil God revealed that the Great Thousand Palace’s incursion and recovery of Zhou Yuan’s Demon Slaying Token had all been part of the Foreign Territory’s plan.

• Xiao Yan took the weakened Xun'er through the void as his exploding Flame Cauldron unleashed a Holy Flame Rune that badly burned Xuanyin Rakshasa.
• Xuanyin Rakshasa ordered his army to stop Xiao Yan and Xun'er, but Xiao Yan used a formation of nearly two hundred thousand Array Veins to hold back their pursuers.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er entered a passage, and a mysterious force repelled the evil power pursuing them.
• The Evil God appeared as a Black Light Orb and ordered Xuanyin Rakshasa to leave the area.
• The Evil God told Xuanyin Rakshasa that the Great Thousand Palace’s incursion and recovery of Zhou Yuan’s Demon Slaying Token had been arranged as part of the Foreign Territory’s plan.

After defeating the black-clad attacker, Xiao Yan stored the absorbed Soul Origin and accompanied Yue Ru to the Yue Family to treat her gravely injured father. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan summoning Xiao Yi, whose appearance as a Fire Spirit shocked Yue Yu.

• As the pocket dimension collapsed, Xiao Yan awakened Yue Ru and explained that the monster had apparently escaped, while Qing Yuan remained unconscious.
• Xiao Yan and Yue Ru returned to the Yue Family, avoiding guards and hidden attackers amid the family’s internal divisions.
• Yue Ru reunited with her father, Yue Yu, and introduced Xiao Yan as someone who could cure him.
• Xiao Yan summoned Xiao Yi to examine Yue Yu, and Yue Yu exclaimed in surprise at seeing a Fire Spirit.

Xiao Yan became an honorary elder of the Qing Cheng City's Alchemist Association and met Yue Ru, who begged him to use his Fire Spirit to save her dying father. He agreed to try and set off with Yue Ru and Qing Yuan for the Yue Family.

• Xiao Yan agreed to join the Alchemist Association as an honorary elder, provided he only held the title.
• Bai Su registered Xiao Yan and gave him an assessment badge and a special cloak that concealed his aura.
• Yue Ru asked Xiao Yan to use his Fire Spirit to save her father, but Xiao Yan initially refused and reacted when she released her Dou Qi.
• Yue Ru knelt and pleaded with Xiao Yan, and Bai Su and Qing Yuan urged him to help her.
• Xiao Yan agreed to try, asked Bai Su to look for an emperor-level magical beast core, and departed with Yue Ru and Qing Yuan for the Yue Family.

Cai Lin and Mu Yingying faced Angel Kelly’s devastating attack as the Endless Fire Domain’s people rallied to protect their home. Xiao Gui and Xiao Zifan arrived with their family, and Xiao Zifan’s clan mark pierced Kelly’s defense.

• Cai Lin told Mu Yingying to evacuate everyone while she held off Angel Kelly, but Mu Yingying joined her in the sky instead.
• Zhu Jin, Fen Tian, Yan Chi, She Fu, and other defenders flew to aid the Matriarchs, while veteran figures prepared to self-detonate to buy time.
• Kelly bound Cai Lin and Mu Yingying with threads of light and launched Light Judgment, prompting Cai Lin to shove Mu Yingying away and prepare to self-detonate.
• A black attack shattered Kelly’s Heavenly Giant Blade, and Xiao Gui, Xiao Zifan, Yu Rou'er, and Luo Menglan arrived to confront her.
• Xiao Zifan and the others attacked Kelly with the Myriad Flame Suppressing Stone, and Xiao Zifan’s clan mark pierced her light defense and struck her.

After Mu Wushuang captured Xiao Zhuoma and headed toward the core of the Undying Sacred Pool, Xiao Yan and Aileen found six Xuanbing Mirror Pieces in the Ice Palace. Aileen revealed a passage to the core, and the pair set off through it after Xiao Yan questioned Xuan Yuan about the Ghost Kingdom.

• Aileen blamed herself for Xiao Zhuoma’s capture, while Xiao Yan sensed that Mu Wushuang was taking her toward the core of the Undying Sacred Pool.
• Xiao Yan found six Xuanbing Mirror Pieces inside the shattered ice sculpture and shared three with Aileen.
• Aileen decided to stop concealing things from Xiao Yan and revealed that she knew a passage to the core.
• Xiao Yan confronted Xuan Yuan about whether he served the Ghost Kingdom, then drew his weakened Soul Origin back into his body.
• Aileen opened a Void Passage, and she and Xiao Yan replenished their Dou Qi before entering it.

Jade Rabbit took Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and Xiao Bi toward the Moonlight Fairy’s inheritance, while revealing that the Dou Soul was near the route Xiu Qi and the others had taken. Xing Long warned the other powerhouses that the Dou Soul might be close at hand, and the group moved ahead to investigate.

• Jade Rabbit refused Yue Ru’s request to help her companions, so Xiu Qi and Qin Xin’s group left to explore elsewhere while Xiao Yan agreed to accompany Yue Ru.
• Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and Xiao Bi followed Jade Rabbit through the palace, and Jade Rabbit revealed that the Dou Soul was in the direction the others had gone.
• Xiao Yan decided to focus on helping Yue Ru inherit the Moonlight Fairy’s legacy rather than pursue the Dou Soul.
• Xing Long told Xiao Bi and the other powerhouses that her divination placed the Dou Soul near their current path, but Meng Fei challenged her claim.
• Guni and Wang Xie suspected that some members of the group had come prepared to obtain the Dou Soul, and Song Yue and Feng Hong led everyone forward as the path brightened and the air grew heavy.

Xiao Yan left the Burning Incense Pavilion to investigate the mystery of Senior Brother Yin Fu Tong’s death and prepare to confront the Xuan Ling Imperial Family. With the Golden Dragon King and Xiao Xuan, he used a teleportation scroll to reach the Forest of Death, where a faintly marked Xiao Clan member was being pursued.

• Xiao Yan promised Fen Tian he would investigate Yin Fu Tong’s death and defeat the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s disciples at the Sect Tournament.
• Fen Tian told Yan Chi that the Golden Dragon King suspected Xiao Yan was heading to the Death Forest to find a Xiao Clan member.
• Xiao Yan said farewell to Xiao Yi and Mu Feng, then left the Burning Incense Pavilion with Xiao Xuan and the Golden Dragon King.
• The Golden Dragon King gave Xiao Yan a long-distance Spatial Teleportation Array scroll, and Xiao Yan used it to transport them to the edge of the Xuan Ling Continent.
• Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in the Forest of Death and saw a frail figure with a faint ancient pattern on its forehead fleeing from a pursuer.

Xiao Yan fought the Qi Family Brothers in the magma world while the Life and Death Fire Beast prepared to undergo its tribulation. After using the magma to strengthen his attacks, Xiao Yan recognized a Rank Five Blood Curse in the brothers’ eyes as they prepared to strike again.

• Qi Haoran and Qi Haoqing confronted Xiao Yan and the Life and Death Fire Beast, and Qi Haoran assigned Qi Haoqing to fight Xiao Yan while he targeted the Guardian.
• Xiao Yan drew on the magma world’s flames to attack the brothers with the Great Heavenly Creation Palm, then used his Immortal Body and Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler.
• Qi Haoran and Qi Haoqing countered Xiao Yan’s giant flame rulers with their Xuan Ling techniques.
• Qi Haoran ordered Qi Haoqing to hunt down Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan recognized the blood-red flash in their eyes as a Rank Five Blood Curse.

Xiao Yan completed the Dragon God Transformation Fourth Tier and tested his Semi-Dragon Transformation against Xun Er’s Golden Crow attack. The clash helped him break through to seven-star Dou Xian perfection, leaving Xun Er relieved and accusing him of cheating.

• Xiao Yan finished tempering himself with the dragon source crystal and mastered the Dragon God Transformation Fourth Tier, transforming the left half of his body with Baxia scales.
• Xun Er revealed Xiao Yan’s semi-dragon appearance with a spatial mirror, and Xiao Yan tested his new defense by shattering her golden prism with one punch.
• Xiao Yan asked Xun Er to attack with her full strength, and she summoned the Golden Crow using her sacred flame origin.
• Xiao Yan met the Golden Crow with his Semi-Dragon Transformation and Baxia scales, but their attacks annihilated each other and he spat out blood.
• Xun Er rushed to support Xiao Yan, who revealed that the clash had helped him break through to seven-star Dou Xian perfection.