Chapter Summaries

Xun Er and Yao Wanyuan joined forces against Austin after he revealed his four Angel Wings and reached the second reincarnation stage. Their strongest attacks met his power as the experts below prepared to enter the battle.

• Xun Er sent Xiao Yan aside to recover and advanced with Yao Wanyuan to face Austin.
• Austin revealed his four Angel Wings and rose to the second reincarnation stage.
• Xun Er used Jiuxuan Chongming Flame and the power of the Reincarnation Seal to launch nine Golden Crows at Austin.
• Yao Wanyuan unleashed his Yao Clan Mark and the Minor Forbidden Technique Medicine Soul Lament.
• Xun Er and Yao Wanyuan combined their attacks against Austin, while the experts below prepared to fight.

Cardinal Lexi appeared in the Medicine Realm and demanded that Demon Xiao Yan surrender to face judgment for his crimes against the Holy See. As Lexi attacked Xiao Yan and his allies, a mysterious black shadow arrived and halted the assault, leaving everyone wary of the approaching force.

• Lexi asked Austin about Liu Hao and learned that Xiao Yan had destroyed Liu Hao’s Slaughter Soul.
• Lexi accused Xiao Yan of killing Mekal and Liu Hao and ordered him to return to the Holy See for judgment.
• Xiao Yan refused to submit, and Lexi declared that anyone who interfered would be branded a heretic.
• Xun Er, Yao Wanyuan, and Elder Lingxi stepped forward to protect Xiao Yan as Lexi unleashed a vast Light Wheel Soul Mountain attack.
• A huge black shadow broke through the void at the edge of the Medicine Realm, shattering Lexi’s radiance and stopping his attack.

Xiao Yi Xian revealed herself as the Poison God's Samsara Runner, and the Mirror Moon Palace Master recognized her authority and appointed her Saintess. As Leng Yuechen fled after openly defying Xiao Yi Xian, the Palace Master moved to block his escape.

• Xiao Yi Xian revealed her identity and said Xiao Yan and his companion had protected her, prompting Duhun Zi to order the crowd to obey them.
• Leng Yuechen left to report the revelation, while the Mirror Moon Palace Master descended and questioned him and Leng Qingchen for storming the mountain.
• The Mirror Moon Palace Master bowed to Xiao Yi Xian and appointed her Saintess, ordering the palace to obey her commands.
• Leng Yuechen tried to flee, and the Mirror Moon Palace Master blocked his retreat with her power.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian defeated the cauldron spirit and erased its consciousness, allowing Xiao Yi Xian to absorb its origin and advance into samsara. The group returned to the Poison God Palace with the Poison God Cauldron, where Xiao Yi Xian declared that she would become the Fourth Generation Poison God.

• Poison God Xuanhe’s collapsing array shattered his possessed body, leaving the cauldron spirit’s origin trapped in a cage.
• Xiao Yi Xian suppressed the cauldron spirit while Xiao Yan used the Holy Flame to strip away its consciousness, and the spirit detonated the Poison God Cauldron’s core power in a final attack.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Myriad Poison Holy Dan withstood the blast, and Xiao Yan erased the cauldron spirit’s remaining consciousness.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the purified origin over three days and entered samsara, though she said the rapid advance might affect her future.
• The group absorbed the Poison God Cauldron into their bodies and returned to the Poison God Palace with Duhun Zi.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Duhun Zi that she would become the Fourth Generation Poison God, and he agreed to lead them back to the palace.

Tuoshe and Yaoji revealed their complicated relationship as they discussed the danger facing the Great Thousand World and Xiao Yan’s path forward. After Tuoshe vanished, Yaoji announced a trial for Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi, leaving their next step to her assessment.

• Tuoshe returned Xiao Yan’s Eternal Ruler and Emperor Flame Ring, and explained that Yaoji had raised Xiao Yan’s soul power to the late Huayuan realm.
• Tuoshe apologized to Yaoji, who scolded him for leaving Xiao Yan with inadequate resources and explained that their limited power could not be used more openly.
• Tuoshe warned that a hidden mastermind might be manipulating events from the Human Realm Center and told Xiao Yan to seek him in the Netherworld.
• Tuoshe urged Xiao Yan to grow stronger, warning him not to approach the third holy flame before reaching the required realm, then disappeared.
• Yaoji revealed that her true body was in the Dark Holy Abyss and announced a trial for Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi, promising rewards if they passed.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er met Leng Luochen, who recruited Xiao Yan to explore the fallen Demon Subduing King Zhou Yuan’s Martial Mansion using his Holy Flames. After they left, Leng Luochen and King Gukun revealed that the mission was part of a desperate effort to unite forces against the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

• The Great Qian Elder ushered Xiao Yan and Xun'er into Leng Luochen’s private domain, where Leng Luochen introduced himself as a Demon Subduing King.
• Xiao Yan asked about the Plane Conference, and Leng Luochen explained that he wanted Xiao Yan’s Holy Flames to help access Zhou Yuan’s Martial Mansion in an evil region.
• Leng Luochen said the Great Thousand Palace would send Xiao Yan into the Martial Mansion and let him keep whatever he found, then gave him a blank golden paper for use inside.
• Leng Luochen sent Xiao Yan and Xun'er to the Plane Conference Room, and King Gukun emerged after they had gone and questioned the plan to use them.
• Leng Luochen told King Gukun that the Great Thousand World needed to unite against the Outer Realm Evil Clan and that the Martial Mansion journey would begin their open battle.

Xiao Yan awakened the Gate of Purgatory and formed the Samsara Domain, called the Taboo Hall, using his Holy Flames and other power. After Xun'er tested the hall and was overwhelmed by its suppression, her artifact bracelet and Xiao Yan’s control caused the domain to vanish.

• Xiao Lingshan revealed that the Gate of Purgatory could become a Samsara Domain and urged Xiao Yan to unleash it.
• Xiao Yan sent his Holy Flame Domain, Holy Flames, and other forces into the Gate of Purgatory, transforming it into the glazed Taboo Hall.
• Xun'er entered the Taboo Hall and attacked Xiao Yan with Ten Crows, Radiating Sun.
• The Taboo Hall annihilated Xun'er's attack and suppressed her power, while its portals began to erode her soul and body.
• Xun'er's artifact bracelet released the Divine Artifact's power, and Xiao Yan made the Taboo Hall and Gate of Purgatory disappear.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er discovered that a mysterious leaf contained ten drops of soul god source, which revealed two powerful soul dou techniques when Xiao Yan used his Spirit Palace on them. As Xiao Yan studied the techniques, Xun'er sensed that their demonstrations carried an unsettling aura, possibly connected to powerful enemies in the Upper Three Heavens.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er returned to their dwelling after shopping and examined a strange leaf that stirred the Spirit Palace inside Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan released his soul power, causing the leaf to produce ten drops of soul god source that the Five-Footed Golden Crow recognized.
• The Five-Footed Golden Crow and Xun'er determined that the weak drops seemed to record something rather than enhance soul power.
• At Xun'er's suggestion, Xiao Yan used his seven-tiered Spirit Palace to suppress the drops, causing the leaf to crumble and the soul god source to reveal two soul dou techniques.
• Illusory scrolls demonstrated the techniques within Xiao Yan's soul barrier, while Xun'er sensed an aura that unsettled her Reincarnation Seal.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er reached the Void Mansion and discovered Demon God Realm invaders had breached it. Inside its black hall, they found three captives bound by chains, including Su Xueying and the Poison God Palace guardian.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er traveled from the Poison God Palace toward the Void Mansion, suspecting the Demon God Realm had attacked to test the new Poison God’s strength.
• They found the Thorn Territory around the Void Mansion filled with signs of battle and heard invaders discussing plans to break the seals and open a path for their army.
• The invaders detected Xiao Yan and Xun'er, but Xiao Yan destroyed the black-mist attackers while Xun'er sensed a familiar Holy Flame inside the hall.
• Xiao Yan sealed the Thorn Territory with array veins and Holy Flame power, then secretly entered the black hall with Xun'er.
• Inside, they saw three weak Light Orbs bound by chains and recognized two captives as the Bamboo Spirit Scholar and Su Xueying; the third was likely the Poison God Palace guardian.

Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Mirror Moon Palace Master arrived at the Poison God Altar for the Poison God Election, where Xiao Yi Xian’s claim to the Poison God’s legacy and token threatened to reshape the palace. As the election began, Xun'er revealed a powerful fluctuation of her own Soul Power.

• The chapter explained that Xiao Yi Xian possessed Poison God Xuanhe’s Reincarnation Seal inheritance and the Myriad Poison Holy Dan, drawing support and opposition ahead of the election.
• The Mirror Moon Palace Master led Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun'er to the heavily guarded Poison God Altar.
• The four climbed the Tongtian Ladder and reached the altar square, where Poison God Palace factions and officials had gathered.
• An elderly woman presiding over the ceremony called the palace leaders and Poison Maidens to their seats, then declared the Poison God Election begun.
• Xun'er spoke to Xiao Yan through his Soul Sea and revealed a formidable power resembling that of Fire Master Jiuxuan.

Xiao Yan arrived in Zixi City for the Alchemist Pill Gathering and joined the alchemists heading to the Alchemist Holy Realm. There, the participants were separated and told they had to pass a preliminary assessment in a dangerous forest before reaching the tournament.

• Zixi City filled with alchemists and visitors as the Alchemist Pill Gathering began, and Xiao Yan set out for the central square with Xun'er and Princess Qianqin.
• Xiao Yan left his companions and joined the sixth-tier-and-above alchemists walking the red carpet to the square.
• City Lord Zixi sent the participating alchemists through a void passage toward the Alchemist Holy Realm.
• Xiao Yan and the other alchemists emerged in a mountain cave, separated from the other travelers.
• City Lord Zixi announced that the dangerous primitive forest was the first assessment, then Xiao Yan headed into it to investigate strange soul-power fluctuations.

Hua Qing'er told Yue Ru and Yun Yun about the Moon God Mark, the Water Spirit Bead, and the Five Spirit Beads, then gave Yun Yun her Flower God origin and the seventh Holy Flame, the Ten Thousand Flowers Flame Pistil. Hua Qing'er died after transferring them, while Yun Yun’s power began to rise.

• Hua Qing'er learned from Yue Ru that the Moon Goddess Palace Master had died, while Yue Ru vowed to restore the Moon God Palace.
• Hua Qing'er told Yue Ru and Yun Yun to go to the Yaochi Fairyland with their two keys and retrieve the Water Spirit Bead, which was tied to the mystery of the Dou Shen.
• Hua Qing'er gave Yun Yun her Flower God origin and urged her to accept it, explaining that the Dark Demon's power had left no path to reincarnation.
• Hua Qing'er revealed the Ten Thousand Flowers Flame Pistil, the seventh Holy Flame, and transferred it along with her origin into Yun Yun.
• Hua Qing'er perished in body and soul, and Yun Yun respectfully bid farewell as her aura rapidly grew stronger.

Taiwu Immortal fought the Blood Stone Evil Sovereign and three allies, but the Dark Demon struck him down while he was defending against their combined attack. Taiwu Immortal escaped badly wounded as the Dark Demon’s group headed toward the center to confront the Heaven Realm Lord.

• Taiwu Immortal easily nullified the Blood Stone Evil Sovereign’s attack, while the Dark Demon praised his sword technique and watched from the sidelines.
• The Blood Stone Evil Sovereign revealed his Fifth-Tier Reincarnation Stage Peak strength and ordered the Black Demon, Withered Bone Corpse Demon, and Red-Haired Succubus to join the assault.
• The three demons sacrificed their essence blood to empower the Blood Stone, forcing Taiwu Immortal to don the Taixu Armor against its swarming creatures.
• The Dark Demon bypassed the clash and cut open Taiwu Immortal’s chest, then shattered his heart and broke through the Taixu Armor with the demons’ attack.
• Taiwu Immortal escaped through a torn scroll, and the Dark Demon led his group toward the center to meet the Heaven Realm Lord.

Blood Stone Evil Sovereign unleashed the Nine-Headed Evil Phoenix against the Heavenly Emperor, who summoned the Heaven Realm Thunder to counter it. After Blood Stone Evil Sovereign fed his natal Blood Stone to the phoenix, their attacks collided and tore open a vast abyss in the Thunder Pool.

• Blood Stone Evil Sovereign summoned the Nine-Headed Evil Phoenix from his evil flames, and the Heavenly Emperor called forth the Heaven Realm Thunder.
• Xiao Yan sensed the Heavenly Emperor’s thunder stirring the gray thunder within him and warned Yun Yun that Dark Demon’s strength might exceed his apparent level.
• Blood Stone Evil Sovereign fused his natal Blood Stone into the phoenix, enlarging it and threatening the Heavenly Emperor.
• Blood Stone Evil Sovereign unleashed the Nine Phoenixs Evil Devour, and the Heavenly Emperor countered with the Heavenly Thunder Heart.
• The attacks collided, tearing open a ten-thousand-zhang abyss and collapsing the Thunder Pool’s stable void.

Xiao Yan killed Withered Leaf Zhai’s Fifth Elder and then faced Ye Yunqing, a stronger Three-star Early-stage Dou Xian whose water attribute suppressed Xiao Yan’s flames. As Xiao Yan searched for a way to counter the pressure, a hidden Soul Clan figure watched the battle and considered harvesting souls.

• Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame suppressed Fifth Elder’s fire attribute, killed him, and incinerated his body and soul.
• Ye Yunqing broke through the Two-star Dou Xians blocking him, and Xiao Yan caught them before confronting him.
• Ye Yunqing summoned a water dragon with protective water pillars, forcing Xiao Yan to evade while he considered using the Fire Heart Sky Rock and Dou Soul power to overcome the suppression.
• Yu Tianyue and Ye Ku continued fighting, while Yu Mu and Ye Shuang clashed and argued over the coming battle’s outcome.
• A hidden Soul Clan figure watched the fighting and contemplated taking the combatants’ souls, as Xiao Yan’s power began to surge.

After the Netherworld war ended, Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Lock Nihility Realm and encountered the dormant Xiao Clan Patriarch, Xiao Yuntian. Xiao Yuntian recognized Xiao Yan’s potential and began harmonizing the powers within him, while hinting at a greater, mysterious force tied to the Ancient Battlefield.

• Xiao Tianming told Xiao Yan that the Xiao Clan’s surviving powerhouses had dwindled to the Holy King, the Clan Patriarch, and himself after the clan’s forces were intercepted and killed.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Tianming entered the Heavenly Lock Nihility Realm, where three stone coffins floated amid powerful chaos chains.
• The Third Holy Flame transformed into a Samsara mark and drew Xiao Yan toward one coffin as milky white energy ripples pursued him.
• Xiao Tianming shattered the ripples, allowing Xiao Yan to enter the coffin and meet the voice of the Xiao Clan Patriarch, Xiao Yuntian.
• Xiao Yuntian assessed Xiao Yan’s powers, explained what he would need to reach the Divine Body and Divine Realm Soul, and began drawing the Netherworld’s power into him to harmonize his abilities.

Xiao Yan endured the Evil Mouth of Nether Abyss’s assault on his mind while Dragon Blood nourished his body and carried him toward the Third Realm of Flame Mantra. After burning away his flesh and reviving through the power of his bloodlines, he faced the Evil Mouth as the decisive battle began.

• Xiao Yan resisted the Evil Mouth’s evil thoughts and crawled toward it, determined to destroy it.
• The Golden Dragon King’s Dragon Blood nourished Xiao Yan and helped him break through to the Third Realm of Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the ten Sacred Flames to burn his body, leaving only his bones as his bloodlines protected his remaining vitality.
• Xiao Yan revived as his flesh regrew, and his power surged to the Fifth-Tier Reincarnation Stage Peak.
• The Evil Mouth of Nether Abyss attacked with demonic thunder, and Xiao Yan prepared to meet it with his ten-color flames.

The Nether Lord vowed to defend the Netherworld if its entrance was exposed, even if that meant starting a God War. Meanwhile, Holy Flames across the realms answered the Flame God Cauldron’s summons for Xiao Yan, as allies prepared to fight for him and the Great Thousand World.

• The Nether Lord rejected advice to abandon the Netherworld and ordered its forces to prepare for an invasion and a God War.
• Xiao Yan used the Ghost Face Soul Flame to fill the Flame God Cauldron’s patterns as its form and a mysterious power emerged.
• Su Xueying and the Demon Realm’s leaders planned their forces for the battle at the Reincarnation Sea, while Xiao Yi Xian sent the Nether Green Ten Thousand Cold Flame toward the cauldron.
• Mu Yingying and Yan Chi released the Kong Ling Ice Flame and Blood Sea Void Flame from the Endless Fire Domain.
• Luo Menglan let the Cold Smoke Flame depart from the Ghost Realm and spoke of making the masterminds behind the hatred pay.

Xiao Yan led a massive army toward the Lihun Domain after Ghost Ji Ye revealed that the Ghost Realm’s forces were rallying there to counterattack. Meanwhile, the Ghost Realm Center’s secret master, Ren Yuanzi, revealed his plan to use the conflict to seize power and replace his current body, which was Hun Tianhao’s.

• Xiao Yan killed a Second Reincarnation Stage subordinate who insulted him, then made Ghost Ji Ye share intelligence about the Ghost Realm’s counteroffensive.
• Ghost Ji Ye opened a spacetime wormhole, and Xiao Yan’s army advanced toward the Lihun Domain to confront the Seventh Evil God.
• Gui Wuxen, Mu Feng, and forces from several regions also gathered troops for the battle in the Lihun Domain.
• The Ghost Realm Center Master assured his deputy that Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master would help defeat the Seven-Eyed Evil God, while secretly promising Xuan Ming access to the Netherworld.
• Ren Yuanzi awakened the first-generation lords of three domains and declared his ambition to dominate the Great Thousand World and outer territories.
• Ren Yuanzi began burning and replacing his current body, which was revealed to be Hun Tianhao’s.

The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor received the Earth Spirit Bead as the Outer Realm Evil Clan prepared to invade the Great Thousand World. Xiao Yan led a coalition army through a portal toward the Buddha Realm to face the enemy, beginning the Second Heaven and Earth Decisive Battle.

• The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor accepted the Evil Magic Box containing the Earth Spirit Bead from a mysterious guard, who hinted that the Seathead’s objective was nearing completion.
• Darkborn Demon Shadow said the Seathead’s plan was about to succeed and ordered the Outer Realm Evil Clan to begin its invasion before the Great Thousand World could prepare.
• After news of the Human Realm Center’s actions spread, Xiao Yan assembled hundreds of elite troops from across the Great Thousand World at the Endless Flame Alliance.
• Xiao Yan, the Holy King, and Xiao Tianming opened a space channel to the Buddha Realm, and the coalition army leapt through to fight the Outer Realm Evil Clan.
• Angel Queen Qing Yuan blessed the departing soldiers, while a woman left behind feared Xiao Yan’s expedition would fail.
• The Outer Realm Evil Clan mobilized, and the black and white scorching suns drifted toward the Buddha Realm as the decisive battle began.