Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze reunited with Ya Fei, introduced her to Hai Bodong, and assembled his allies to attack the Misty Cloud Sect. As the group set out, Yun Yun worried about Xiao Ze's power while Nalan Yanran urged her to confront the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Ze visited Ya Fei, learned that she had reached Dou Wang and was set to become the Mittel Family clan leader, then took her to meet Hai Bodong.
• Hai Bodong praised Ya Fei and declared that she would become clan leader after he stormed the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Queen Medusa joined Xiao Ze, Hai Bodong, Ya Fei, Qing Lin, and Xiao Zi, and Xiao Ze announced that they would attack the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun struggled with her feelings about Xiao Ze while Nalan Yanran demanded that she respond to the Xiao Clan's humiliation of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Ze arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with a powerful force, alarming the Jia Ma Empire and shocking Yun Yun. He clarified that he had come not over Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement, but to confront Yun Shan and rescue his father.

• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran to let the Xiao Clan matter go and focus on her cultivation.
• Mite'er Tengshan mobilized the Mittel Family, and Jia Xingtian learned that Xiao Ze, a Dou Huang, was with him.
• News of the rebellion spread through the imperial capital, while Nalan Jie and Nalan Su worried about the Xiao Clan’s arrival.
• Xiao Ze and his companions, including another Dou Zong, flew to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Nalan Yanran rushed to alert Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun faced Xiao Ze, who said he had come for someone else and demanded that Yun Shan appear, declaring that he would take his life.

Xiao Ze defeated Yun Yun when she tried to stop him from reaching Yun Shan, then challenged the Misty Cloud Sect's hidden experts. Nalan Yanran blamed herself for the defeat and was dismissed by Xiao Ze as useless.

• Yun Leng insulted Xiao Ze, who slapped the Great Elder into a pillar.
• Yun Yun attacked Xiao Ze to protect the Misty Cloud Sect, but he overwhelmed her with the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger and caught her as she fainted.
• Xiao Ze handed the unconscious Yun Yun to Ya Fei and demanded that the Misty Cloud Sect's hidden experts come out.
• Nalan Yanran pleaded with Xiao Ze to punish her and return her teacher, but he called her a useless Dou Shi.
• Nalan Yanran realized that her impulsive decision to make an enemy of a Dou Zong had led to Yun Yun's capture.

Xiao Ze continued his assault on the Misty Cloud Sect, humiliating Nalan Yanran and knocking Yun Leng aside when he challenged him. Yun Leng summoned Yun Shan, but Xiao Ze’s Great Heaven Creation Palm overwhelmed the former sect master, who cried out for Protector Wu as he faced defeat.

• Xiao Ze asked Nalan Yanran if she was convinced, and the watching Nalan Family members realized she would bear the shame of rejecting Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun regained consciousness but held back from asking Xiao Ze to spare the sect’s disciples, while Yun Leng stepped forward to defend the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Ze slapped Yun Leng and warned him that he would strike even if Yun Leng summoned the former sect master.
• Yun Leng blew a pale-cloud-colored bamboo flute, summoning Yun Shan from his seclusion; Yun Shan saw that Xiao Ze and Queen Medusa were both Dou Zongs.
• Xiao Ze attacked Yun Shan with Great Heaven Creation Palm, shattering his techniques and forcing him to call for Protector Wu.

Xiao Ze fought Yun Shan when Protector Wu of Soul Hall appeared to protect the Misty Cloud Sect and pursue the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Queen Medusa engaged Protector Wu, while Yun Shan killed Yun Leng and consumed his soul to strengthen himself.

• Xiao Ze overwhelmed Yun Shan with the Great Heaven Creation Palm, forcing Yun Shan to summon Protector Wu from Soul Hall.
• Protector Wu blocked Xiao Ze's attack and demanded that he leave, then learned from Yun Shan that Xiao Ze belonged to the Xiao Clan and sought the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Protector Wu attacked Xiao Ze with a black chain, but Queen Medusa intercepted him and fought him despite his higher cultivation.
• Xiao Ze refused Yun Shan's offer of the Misty Cloud Sect's treasures and declared that he wanted Yun Shan himself.
• Yun Shan killed Yun Leng, tore out his soul, and used a secret technique to consume it.

Yun Shan devoured Misty Cloud Sect elders to raise his strength to Eight-Star Dou Zong and battled Xiao Ze, who remained confident despite their destructive clash. Xiao Ze used Great Heaven Creation Palm again and struck Yun Shan down, leaving him with no chance to resist.

• Yun Shan devoured several Misty Cloud Sect elders, boosting his strength to Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Ze attacked Yun Shan, but Yun Shan countered with Great Sorrow Rending Hand and shattered his strike.
• Yun Shan unleashed Wind Brake Annihilation Gang, and Xiao Ze met it with Great Heaven Creation Palm, reducing the Misty Cloud Sect to ruins.
• Yun Shan assumed Xiao Ze had exhausted his Dou Qi, but Xiao Ze used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to close in and strike him with another Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Yun Shan realized Xiao Ze had used two Heavenly Rank Dou Techniques in succession as his life force faded.

Xiao Ze killed Yun Shan, then used the Green Lotus Core Flame hidden in Yun Shan’s soul to kill Protector Wu after he devoured it and broke through to Dou Zun. With both leaders dead, the Misty Cloud Sect lay ruined, and its survivors faced the aftermath of the battle.

• Xiao Ze killed Yun Shan with the Great Heaven Creation Palm, leaving the Misty Cloud Sect disciples in despair.
• Protector Wu tried to seize Yun Shan’s corpse, but Xiao Ze attacked; Protector Wu tore apart the body, swallowed Yun Shan’s soul, and surged to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Ze revealed that he had hidden the Green Lotus Core Flame in Yun Shan’s soul, and the flame burned Protector Wu from within until he exploded.
• Hai Bodong, Ya Fei, and the others survived the battle, while Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun grieved over the Misty Cloud Sect’s destruction and their responsibility for its losses.
• Xiao Zi mocked Protector Wu, and Hai Bodong reflected that the Jia Ma Empire’s leadership had changed at the hands of the younger generation.

After destroying the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Ze spared its disciples but required Yun Yun to stay by his side, then returned to the imperial capital to support Ya Fei’s rise in the Mittel Family. Jia Xingtian arrived with Yaoye, hoping to secure the Imperial Family’s future by bringing her closer to Xiao Ze.

• Yun Yun pleaded for the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples, and Xiao Ze agreed to spare them but demanded that Yun Yun stay with him.
• Yun Yun left Nalan Yanran in charge of the Misty Cloud Sect and followed Xiao Ze, while Nalan Yanran wept as they parted.
• The Mittel Family celebrated Xiao Ze’s victory, and Mite'er Tengshan agreed to make Ya Fei the clan leader.
• Xiao Ze asked Hai Bodong to protect Ya Fei, and Hai Bodong promised he would.
• Jia Xingtian brought Yaoye to the Mittel Family gate, intending to use her marriage prospects to secure the Imperial Family’s position beside Xiao Ze.

After refusing the Alchemist Guild’s attempt to curry favor, Xiao Ze compelled Jia Xingtian to arrange territory for the Snake-People Tribe and demanded a share of the guild’s profits. Queen Medusa left to tell her people the news, while Xiao Ze reassured Yun Yun and took her to his room.

• Fama, Frank, Master Otto, Lin Fei, and Xue Mei joined Jia Xingtian and Yaoye in seeking an audience with Xiao Ze, but his servant turned them away.
• Jia Xingtian entered the meeting hall with Fama, where Xiao Ze ordered him to find the Snake-People Tribe a place to settle in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Jia Xingtian agreed to arrange territory for the Snake-People Tribe, and Xiao Ze required Fama to give him thirty percent of the Alchemist Guild’s profits.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama left, remarking that Xiao Ze’s rule would still be better than Yun Shan’s.
• Queen Medusa departed to inform her people, and Xiao Ze reassured Yun Yun about Yun Shan before carrying her to his room and dressing her in a strange outfit.

After returning to Wutan City, Xiao Ze reunited with Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yi Xian and prepared to leave the Jia Ma Empire with Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin. He left the Xiao Clan under Xiao Zi’s protection and set out for the Black-Corner Region, where Xun Er was waiting.

• Xiao Ze entrusted Xiao Zi with protecting the Xiao Clan and gave him an Earth Tier Cultivation Method and battle skill.
• Xiao Ze reunited with Xiao Zhan, told him about his recent experiences, and learned how worried Xiao Yi Xian had been.
• Xiao Ze reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and told her he would take her along to explore the wider world.
• Xiao Ze established the Xiao Tribe at the former site of Misty Cloud Sect, while Queen Medusa brought the Snake-People Tribe into the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Ze left Ya Fei and Queen Medusa behind to protect their responsibilities and departed for the Black-Corner Region with Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin.

Xiao Yan fled through the Black-Corner Region after killing Fan Ling, with Blood Sect leader Fan Lao pursuing him. Just as Fan Lao was about to kill him, Xiao Ze arrived and saved him, leaving Fan Lao badly injured and Xiao Yan reunited with his Third Brother.

• Xiao Yan recalled that Fan Lao had been hunting him since he killed Fan Ling and stole items during an auction in the Black-Corner Region.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that no Soul Hall members were nearby and offered to confront Fan Lao, so Xiao Yan led the pursuit deeper into the forest.
• Fan Lao caught up and struck Xiao Yan, while Yao Lao sensed four more figures approaching, each as strong as Fan Lao.
• As Fan Lao attacked again, Xiao Ze's giant finger pierced Fan Lao's palm and blasted him, saving Xiao Yan from the killing blow.
• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Ze as his Third Brother, then explained how he had ended up fleeing Fan Lao.
• Fan Lao asked Xiao Ze to stay out of the Blood Sect's grudge, but Xiao Ze ignored him and asked Xiao Yan what had happened.

Xiao Ze killed Fan Lao, comforted Xiao Yan, and took him toward Maple City to confront Han Feng. As Han Feng celebrated refining an Imperial Extreme Pill and recruiting a Dou Huang expert, Xiao Ze's group arrived and began challenging his authority.

• Xiao Ze killed the injured Fan Lao after rejecting his plea for mercy and introduced Xiao Yan to Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ze gave Xiao Yan an Earth Tier Cultivation Method and said he would take him to Maple City, where Han Feng lived.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao reacted furiously to Han Feng's name because he had betrayed Yao Lao.
• Han Feng refined an Imperial Extreme Pill in Maple City and used it to recruit a One-Star Dou Emperor into his service.
• Xiao Ze and his group flew above Maple City during Han Feng's ceremony, and Xiao Ze killed the Dou Huang who challenged them.

Xiao Ze and his companions confronted Han Feng and the Black-Corner Region experts, while Yao Chen faced his former disciple. A Soul Hall Protector arrived to seize Yao Chen, but Xiao Ze stopped his attack, and both sides prepared to fight.

• Xiao Ze killed a Dou Huang expert with a finger, and Xiao Yan released Yao Lao to face Han Feng.
• Han Feng gathered Yuan Yi, Wu Tie, Su Mei, and the Gold and Silver Elders to challenge Xiao Ze’s group.
• A Soul Hall Protector appeared and attacked Yao Chen with black chains, but Xiao Ze repelled the attack.
• The Soul Hall Protector recognized Xiao Ze as a Dou Zong and ordered Han Feng to capture Yao Chen while he dealt with Xiao Ze.
• Han Feng led six Dou Huang experts against Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yun Yun, who charged to meet them.

Xiao Ze defeated the Soul Hall Protector with his Heavenly Rank Dou Technique, while Xiao Yi Xian joined the battle against Han Feng’s forces. After the protector fled into a Space Rift and was killed, Wu Tie and the other Dou Huang experts betrayed Han Feng and attacked him to win Xiao Ze’s acceptance.

• Xiao Yi Xian arrived as a One-Star Dou Zong, and Han Feng’s forces prepared to fight her and the others.
• The Soul Hall Protector threatened Xiao Ze over Yao Lao’s soul, but Xiao Ze struck him with a Heavenly Rank Dou Technique.
• The wounded Soul Hall Protector tried to escape through a Space Rift, but Xiao Ze’s Great Heaven Creation Palm hit him, and he screamed before the passage closed.
• Wu Tie knelt and begged Xiao Ze for mercy, and the other Dou Huang experts followed his lead.
• Xiao Ze demanded that the men prove their sincerity by killing Han Feng, so they charged him while Han Feng vowed to survive.

Xiao Ze defeated Han Feng’s faction, established Xiao Sect in Maple City, and demanded the submission of every faction in the Black-Corner Region. After Xiao Sect’s rise and Xiao Ze’s advance to Eight-Star Dou Zong, Demon Flame Valley considered letting Jia Nan Academy confront him first.

• Yuan Yi captured Han Feng after the battle, and Xiao Ze ordered Yuan Yi to kill the Gold and Silver Elders and Su Mei.
• Xiao Ze extracted the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng and gave him to Xiao Yan, who killed him to avenge Yao Lao.
• Xiao Ze established Xiao Sect in Maple City and united several local factions as its outposts.
• Xiao Ze devoured the Sea Heart Flame and advanced to Eight-Star Dou Zong, then ordered all Black-Corner Region factions to submit or be destroyed.
• Old Demon Earth told Demon Flame Valley’s elders not to act yet, expecting Jia Nan Academy to deal with Xiao Sect.

Xiao Ze met Su Qian, the Great Elder of Jia Nan Academy, and learned that Xun Er had rapidly advanced at the academy. After discovering that the Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley had killed Xiao Sect envoys, Xiao Ze prepared to deal with them after pursuing the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Ze caught Su Qian sneaking into Maple City, learned he was the Great Elder of Jia Nan Academy, and arranged to visit him the next day.
• Su Qian told Xiao Ze that Xun Er had entered the Inner Academy early and reached Three-Star Dou Emperor.
• Yuan Yi reported that the Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley had rejected Xiao Sect's demands, killed its envoys, and threatened to destroy the sect.
• Xiao Ze dismissed Yuan Yi's concerns about the enemy leaders and decided to seek the Fallen Heart Flame before starting a war.
• Xiao Ze left Maple City and flew into Peace Town, the entrance to Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Ze visited Xiao Yu at Jia Nan Academy, proposed to her, and awakened her cultivation through their marriage. The chapter left Xiao Yu at One-Star Dou Emperor, ready to leave the Outer Academy for the Inner Academy.

• Xiao Ze found Xiao Yu at the Outer Academy and teased her about wanting to see Xun Er before offering her a chance to cultivate as quickly as Xun Er.
• Xiao Ze drew Xiao Yu close, and after he began to leave, she clung to him and accepted his marriage proposal.
• Xiao Ze received Tier 6 Alchemist Talent and an Emperor Grade Bloodline as marriage rewards.
• Xiao Ze told Xiao Yu to join him in the Inner Academy and offered her Earth Tier Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills; she chose one method.
• Xiao Yu's cultivation surged from Da Dou Shi to One-Star Dou Emperor after her Emperor Grade Bloodline awakened.

Xiao Ze brought Xiao Yu to Jia Nan Academy, where she became a Heaven-Tier Instructor, and negotiated with Su Qian to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame. He then entered the Inner Academy and reunited with Xun Er.

• Xiao Yu asked Instructor Ruo Lin for permission to leave the Outer Academy, then flew with Xiao Ze to Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
• Su Qian recognized Xiao Yu's Dou Huang strength and offered her a position as a Heaven-Tier Instructor, which she accepted.
• Xiao Ze asked Su Qian for the Fallen Heart Flame and promised to keep the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower functioning and offer something of equal value.
• Su Qian agreed to Xiao Ze's request but warned him that the Fallen Heart Flame could run wild and was difficult to suppress.
• Xiao Yu became a Heaven-Tier Instructor, while Xiao Ze followed Xun Er's aura and reunited with her in her pavilion.

After Xun Er advanced to Dou Zong, Xiao Ze claimed the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower and broke through to one-star Dou Zun. The tower stopped working, leaving Great Elder Su Qian and the Inner Academy elders uncertain about its future.

• Xiao Ze received One Qi Transforms into Three Purities and a Dou Zong cultivation reward for Xun Er, who advanced to Dou Zong during their week together.
• Xiao Ze entered the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower to claim the Fallen Heart Flame and bring Venerable Skyfire's soul with him.
• Xiao Ze defeated the transparent Fire Python guarding the underground magma and devoured the sealed Fallen Heart Flame.
• The tower lost its cultivation effect, and Great Elder Su Qian and the elders realized Xiao Ze had gone below and succeeded.
• Xiao Ze advanced to one-star Dou Zun and felt confident that his cultivation and new technique could overcome ordinary Dou Zun experts.

Xiao Ze found Venerable Skyfire’s soul and the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame beneath the magma, then restored the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower’s function. He revealed his Dou Zun strength to Jia Nan Academy’s elders and proposed sharing the Black-Corner Region’s proceeds in exchange for the academy’s support.

• Xiao Ze killed a magma creature with Space Strangulation and took the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame from the remains beside Venerable Skyfire.
• Xiao Ze offered to restore the old man’s body in exchange for fifty years of service, and Yao Tianhuo agreed to follow him.
• Xiao Ze brought Yao Tianhuo to the tower and left the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to restore its Fire Energy and body-tempering effect.
• Xiao Ze told Great Elder Su Qian that he had absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame and found its juvenile form, then proposed giving Jia Nan Academy one-tenth of the Black-Corner Region’s proceeds after Xiao Sect conquered it.
• Xiao Ze revealed his Dou Zun aura, leaving the elders stunned as he asked whether they believed him.