Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan began rebuilding his cultivation in the Great Thousand World under the Luo God Clan’s protection, rapidly reaching the Spirit Wheel and Spirit Soul Realms. He prepared to refine Zi Yan’s Ancient Dragon Phoenix essence as his first spirit-beast soul.

• Luo Tianshen asked Xiao Yan for portraits or Spirit Soul Golden Seals of the eleven people, and Xiao Yan manifested their figures with soul power.
• Luo Tianshen recognized Xiao Xuan’s bearing, and Xiao Yan introduced Gu Xun'er, Cai Lin, and Yao before being offered a quiet hall to cultivate in.
• Xiao Yan dispersed his Spiritual Energy, used the Flame Mantra, and reached the Spirit Wheel Realm and then the Spirit Soul Realm.
• Xiao Yan considered refining a super divine beast’s spirit soul and produced a drop of Zi Yan’s violet-gold heart’s Essence Blood, which contained a tiny Ancient Dragon Phoenix.

Xiao Yan refined a True Dragon Beast Soul, startling Luo God City and drawing a distant response from Zi Yan. He completed the Three Days Realm and the Three Minor Tribulations of the Sovereign, then created and inhabited his Flame Emperor Dharma Body.

• Xiao Yan refined the violet-gold Beast Soul, causing a ten-thousand-zhang winged dragon to appear above Luo God City before vanishing.
• Luo Tianshen sensed that the dragon was a Beast Soul summoned by Xiao Yan and worried that the True Dragon Clan might retaliate.
• Zi Yan felt the dragon’s appearance, called out to her brother, and resumed her Spiritual Energy Assimilation at her father’s urging.
• Xiao Yan completed the Three Days Realm and endured the Three Minor Tribulations of the Sovereign.
• Xiao Yan gathered all his Heavenly Flames into Emperor Flame and forged the Flame Emperor Dharma Body.
• Xiao Yan’s Spirit Soul Realm figure merged with the Dharma Body, which opened its eyes and shook the sea of qi.

Xiao Yan rebuilt his cultivation and reached the Sixth Grade Sovereign realm, then met Luo Tianhe and learned about the Luo God Clan’s sacred river and its ancestor’s legacy. He remained with the clan to study Great Thousand World alchemy and grew close to Luo Tianhe.

• Xiao Yan shattered his Sea of Qi, formed a Sovereign Sea, and rapidly advanced to the Sixth Grade Sovereign realm.
• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and asked how long he had been cultivating.
• Luo Tianhe showed Xiao Yan the Luo River and explained that it held the power and inheritance of Lord Luo Shen, who had transformed into it after battling two Heavenly Demon Emperors.
• Xiao Yan and Luo Tianhe discussed the history of the Luo God Clan, introduced themselves, and agreed to spend time together.
• Xiao Yan stayed with the Luo God Clan for another half month to study alchemy, while he and Luo Tianhe often drank and talked.

Xiao Yan confirmed that his alchemy techniques worked in the Great Thousand World after refining an Ice Heart Pill, then joined Luo Tianhe as the Luo God Clan prepared to fight the Blood God Clan. They set out with Luo Tianlong and the Thunder Crane Legion toward the battle.

• Xiao Yan refined a perfect-grade, eighth-grade Ice Heart Pill and confirmed that Dou Qi Continent alchemy worked in the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan considered the Dan God Clan and Ancient Myriad Grass Plains and imagined establishing the Endless Fire Territory as a third alchemy power.
• Luo Tianhe told Xiao Yan that the Blood God Clan had attacked the border and invited him to join the campaign.
• Xiao Yan met Luo Tianlong, commander of the Thunder Crane Legion, at the Flight Plaza.
• Luo Tianhe, Xiao Yan, Luo Tianlong, and hundreds of Thunder-Swallowing Cranes took flight toward the battle.

Xiao Yan accompanied Luo Tianhe and Luo Tianlong to Black Obsidian City, where the Luo God Clan prepared to confront the Blood God Clan’s invasion. After the armies clashed and Luo Tianhe rejected Xue Tong’s offer to buy the city, he ordered the Luo God Clan forces to attack.

• Luo Tianhe told Xiao Yan that the Blood God Clan had begun attacking the weakened Luo God Clan and that Xue Tong and Xue Shou were leading the forces at the border.
• Luo Tianhe, Luo Tianlong, and the Thunder Crane Legion arrived at Black Obsidian City, where the commander reported that the city had repelled repeated enemy assaults.
• Luo Tianhe ordered the Luo God Clan army to leave the city and attack, winning a small victory in the first exchange with the Blood God Clan.
• Luo Tianhe confronted Xue Tong and Xue Shou, rejected Xue Tong’s offer of two million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid for Black Obsidian City, and ordered his army to attack.

Xiao Yan watched the battle arrays clash before facing a Blood God Clan expert who mistook him for an inexperienced Luo God Imperial Clan descendant. Xiao Yan killed the Seventh Grade Peak Sovereign with his Fire God Arm, stunning the battlefield.

• Three Luo God Clan Battle Array Masters led their armies against two Blood God Clan Battle Array Masters, gradually gaining the advantage.
• The Blood God Clan’s two Earthly Sovereigns charged toward the Luo God Clan camp, and Luo Tianhe assigned Luo Tianlong to face Xue Shou while he confronted Xue Tong.
• A handsome Blood God Clan youth targeted Xiao Yan, believing him to be Luo Huohuo, a novice Sixth Grade Sovereign, and demanded that he surrender.
• Xiao Yan refused and asked the youth to teach him, then used his Fire God Arm to summon an invisible-flame wolf.
• The wolf swallowed and chewed up the Blood God Clan youth, prompting a wave of shocked reactions across the battlefield.

Xiao Yan killed Xue Li, then faced a Ninth Grade Perfected Sovereign from the Blood God Clan. He defeated the man’s Blood God Art with his flames and claimed he commanded all the flames under heaven.

• Xiao Yan mocked Xue Li’s attack and absorbed the remaining Blood Spiritual Energy through Wolf Spirit.
• Xiao Yan identified himself as Luo Huohuo, then jokingly corrected his name to Luo Paopao when a Blood God Clan expert demanded to know who he was.
• The Ninth Grade Perfected Sovereign attacked Xiao Yan with Blood Sea Sword, but Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to evade the attack and injure him with a kick.
• Xiao Yan blocked the expert’s Blood River Reaching Heaven with Glazed Pure Fire Shield and evaporated the blood river.
• Xiao Yan dismissed the claim that no one could command all the flames under heaven and declared that he was such a person.

Xiao Yan used his speed and Condensing Fire Finger to kill a Ninth Grade Perfected Sovereign of the Blood God Clan. The Blood God Clan turned its fury on him, but Luo Tianhe engaged Xue Tong and kept the Earthly Sovereign battle going.

• The cold-faced Blood God Clan man formed Blood God Armor from his own blood and challenged Xiao Yan to fight.
• Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to evade the man's attacks and exhaust his Spiritual Energy.
• The man feigned anger, then launched the Blood God Spirit-Breaking Seal at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan summoned Condensing Fire Finger, evaporating the man's bloodwater and killing him.
• The Blood God Clan reacted furiously, but Luo Tianhe attacked Xue Tong as he tried to withdraw, forcing them to resume their battle.

Xiao Yan summoned the Five Spirits to hold off the Blood God Clan while he killed five Sovereigns with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and his attacks. As he moved to confront the final foe, Xue Tong struck him with a massive blood-colored seal, seemingly blasting him apart.

• The Blood God Clan sent six Seventh and Eighth Grade Sovereigns to surround Xiao Yan, and he summoned the Five Spirits to restrain five of them.
• Xiao Yan burned a fleeing Seventh Grade Sovereign to nothing with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan purified and killed an Eighth Grade Sovereign, then joined the Five Spirits in killing three more Blood God Clan Sovereigns.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a seven-rank Instant Qi Pill and prepared to attack the last Seventh Grade Sovereign.
• Xue Tong abandoned his defense against Luo Tianhe and struck Xiao Yan with a giant blood-colored seal, apparently blasting him apart as Luo Tianhe destroyed Xue Tong’s Sovereign Dharma Body.

Xiao Yan survived the battle using a phantom body, then unleashed a powerful soul attack to stop Xue Yi’s assassination of Luo Tianhe. The attack shattered Xue Yi’s Blood Kasaya Dharma Body and left him badly wounded.

• Xiao Yan revealed that the Xiao Yan killed in the fight had only been one of his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Bodies.
• Luo Tianhe ordered the Luo God Clan army to withdraw after its battle against the Blood God Clan.
• Xue Yi emerged from hiding and ambushed Luo Tianhe with the Blood Kasaya Dharma Body while the Blood God Clan’s commanders celebrated their plan.
• Xiao Yan used Yellow Spring Heaven Rage to intercept Xue Yi’s attack and destroy the Blood Kasaya Dharma Body.
• Xue Yi fled the blackness in a streak of blood-red light and reappeared wounded, stunned by Xiao Yan’s Spirit Soul Realm attack.

Xiao Yan helped the Luo God Clan defeat the Blood God Clan, then broke through to the Seventh Grade Sovereign realm. After leaving seclusion, he told Luo Tianhe he planned to visit the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to use the Mirror of Judgment to find his scattered friends and family.

• Xiao Yan severely injured Xue Yi, thwarting the Blood God Clan’s attempt to assassinate Luo Tianhe.
• Luo Tianhe ordered the Luo God Clan army to withdraw after defeating the Blood God Clan, and Xiao Yan became renowned across the Lesser Western Heaven Realm for killing seven Sovereign experts and injuring Xue Yi.
• Luo Tianhe gave Xiao Yan a cultivation chamber and five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid as a reward for his military service.
• Xiao Yan used the Nihility Devouring Flame to absorb Sovereign Spiritual Liquid and broke through to the Seventh Grade Sovereign realm after three days in seclusion.
• Xiao Yan told Luo Tianhe he would leave for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to use the Mirror of Judgment to search for his scattered friends and family.

Luo Tianhe sent Xiao Yan off with Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, and Xiao Yan traveled toward Northern Heavens Continent via Xiling Continent. On the way, Xue Yi ambushed him and unleashed the Yellow Spring Blood Sea, leaving their battle underway.

• Luo Tianhe gave Xiao Yan five million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid and escorted him to the Luo God Clan's teleportation spirit array.
• Xiao Yan teleported to Xiling Continent and flew toward Xiling City to continue his journey to Northern Heavens Continent.
• Xue Yi ambushed Xiao Yan and demanded the Spirit Soul Realm attack spiritual art Xiao Yan had used before.
• Xue Yi summoned his Blood Kasaya Dharma Body and unleashed the Yellow Spring Blood Sea against Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Xue Yi by purifying his blood sea and destroying his Sacred Object, then unleashed the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus against Xue Yi’s Sovereign Divine Ability. Xue Yi survived the blast behind his defenses and tried to negotiate a retreat.

• Xiao Yan used Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to erase Xue Yi’s Yellow Spring Blood Sea and destroy his Blood Demon Banner.
• Xiao Yan conjured the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus and launched it at Xue Yi.
• Xue Yi summoned the Blood Demon Great Kasaya to trap the Fire Lotus, but Xiao Yan made it explode and obliterated the kasaya.
• Xiao Yan criticized Xue Yi’s fighting ability while Xue Yi considered his injuries and Xiao Yan’s advantages.
• Xue Yi asked Xiao Yan to stop fighting and pretend nothing had happened.

Xiao Yan killed Xue Yi by swallowing his Sovereign Dharma Body with Nihility Devouring Flame and striking him with lightning, then continued toward Xiling City to find Xun'er and the others. Back at the Blood God Clan, Xue Lingzi learned of Xue Yi's death and angrily punished Xue Tong.

• Xiao Yan used Swallow Heaven and Earth to drag Xue Yi's Sovereign Dharma Body into a black vortex, severing their connection and weakening Xue Yi's defenses.
• Xiao Yan pierced Xue Yi's chest with Wind Lightning Kill and summoned Nihility Devouring Flame, who swallowed the dying Xue Yi.
• Xiao Yan and Nihility Devouring Flame discussed their weakened power under the Great Thousand World's suppression, then Xiao Yan set out for Xiling City to locate Xun'er and the others.
• Xiao Yan took Xue Yi's Mustard Seed Bracelet and found only ten million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid inside.
• Xue Yi's Spirit Soul Golden Seal shattered, and Xue Lingzi learned from Xue Tong that Xue Yi had intercepted Xiao Yan and been killed.
• Xue Lingzi blasted Xue Tong and condemned Xue Yi for being killed by a Sixth Grade Sovereign.

Xiao Yan reached Shang Continent and consigned two pills at Merchant Auction House to exchange for Sovereign Spiritual Liquid. As the auction continued, the auctioneer introduced a Sacred Object from the Spirit Gathering Clan, the Spirit Gathering Bowl.

• Xiao Yan traveled through Tianluo Continent without seeking its opportunities and continued on to Shang Continent.
• Xiao Yan consigned a Supreme Heaven Pill and an unfamiliar Ice Heart Pill, which the appraiser accepted as perfect-quality pills with starting prices of thirty thousand and five hundred thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
• Xiao Yan watched the auction and saw another Supreme Heaven Pill sell for sixty thousand drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
• Chu Liang introduced the Spirit Gathering Clan’s Sacred Object, the Spirit Gathering Bowl, explaining that it could hold vast quantities of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid and gather Spiritual Energy to produce more.

Xiao Yan outbid Fairy Phantom Fox to buy the Spirit Gathering Bowl that Flame Emperor wanted. After losing the auction, Phantom Fox planned to ambush him outside the city and take it by force.

• The auctioneer offered an imitation Spirit Gathering Bowl, and Xiao Yan recognized it as something Flame Emperor wanted.
• Fairy Phantom Fox bid one million drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid, but Xiao Yan raised the price and refused her attempt to charm him into yielding.
• Phantom Fox stopped at one million seven hundred thousand drops, and Xiao Yan won the bowl with a bid of two million.
• Phantom Fox learned Xiao Yan had recently arrived on Shang Continent and had no known backing, then planned to confront him outside the city and seize the bowl.

Xiao Yan won the counterfeit Spirit Gathering Bowl, then tricked Fairy Phantom Fox into paying 1.5 million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid for the Ice Heart Pill. After the auction, Phantom Fox and her guard pursued him to demand the bowl, but Xiao Yan killed Elder Wang with the Earth Gale Flame.

• Xiao Yan acquired the counterfeit Spirit Gathering Bowl for two million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid.
• Xiao Yan outbid Fairy Phantom Fox until she paid 1.5 million Sovereign Spiritual Liquid for the Ice Heart Pill.
• After completing his purchases, Xiao Yan left the auction house, and Fairy Phantom Fox followed him with her guard.
• Xiao Yan stopped Fairy Phantom Fox and Elder Wang in the air, where Phantom Fox demanded the Spirit Gathering Bowl.
• Elder Wang attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan unleashed the Earth Gale Flame and engulfed him in magma, killing the Seventh Grade Sovereign.

Xiao Yan killed Phantom Fox after defeating her backer, Elder Wang, then reached Northern Heavens Continent after two months of travel. He planned to rest before visiting the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, whose growing conflict with Dragon Demon Palace threatened to erupt into a final battle.

• Xiao Yan destroyed Elder Wang and killed Phantom Fox when she tried to flee by detonating a Divine Artifact.
• A group of hidden onlookers watched Xiao Yan leave and hurried away, fearing he might return to silence them.
• Two months later, Xiao Yan arrived in Northern Heavens Continent through a teleportation spiritual array and decided to find an inn for the night.
• The chapter described how Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy rose to become one of the Five Great Academies and built a powerful network of former students and allies.
• Dragon Demon Palace had begun challenging Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, and both sides were preparing for a final battle after two years of mounting casualties.

Xiao Yan traveled to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to request its Mirror of Judgment so he could find his separated family and friends. After Mo You escorted him into the academy, its Dean and elders learned of Xiao Yan’s extraordinary battle record and were stunned.

• Xiao Yan went to Northern Heavens City after learning about the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and its Mirror of Judgment.
• Mo You greeted Xiao Yan, recognized him as Luo Tianhe’s friend, and agreed to introduce him to the Dean because the Five Great Academies jointly controlled the Mirror of Judgment.
• Mo You escorted Xiao Yan into the academy, where the Dean asked Zhu Tian to confirm Xiao Yan’s identity.
• Zhu Tian reported that Xiao Yan had killed powerful Sovereigns and wounded an Earthly Sovereign during the conflict between the Luo God Clan and the Blood God Clan.
• The Dean and Heaven Seat Elders were shocked that a Seventh Grade Sovereign like Xiao Yan had defeated Earthly Sovereign experts.

Xiao Yan sought the Mirror of Judgment at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to find his missing relatives and friends. He offered Northern Nether Dragon Kun the Essence Blood of an Ancient Dragon Phoenix so the guardian could break through to the Earthly Sovereign realm and help secure the Mirror.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy with Mo You and asked Dean Tai Cang to let him use the Mirror of Judgment.
• Tai Cang explained that using the Mirror required the consent of at least three of the Five Great Academies.
• Northern Nether Dragon Kun offered to persuade the other academies if Xiao Yan helped deal with the Dragon Demon Palace's Ancient Spiritual Array.
• Xiao Yan declined to break the array himself and revealed that he would help Northern Nether Dragon Kun become an Earthly Sovereign.
• Xiao Yan gave Northern Nether Dragon Kun a jade bottle containing Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign Ancient Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, and Northern Nether Dragon Kun eagerly accepted it.