Recaps

Xiao Wujiu descended into the Magma Sea to find the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame and search for Venerable Skyfire. After reaching a hidden space containing the flame and a glowing skeleton, he called on the senior to reveal himself.

• Xiao Wujiu sealed the Fallen Heart Flame above the Magma Sea and set a permanent coordinate before preparing to descend.
• Xiao Wujiu entered the magma protected by the Green Lotus Core Flame and followed the resonance between Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Wujiu killed Fire Lizardmen as he descended and collected their energy-filled Fire Beads.
• Xiao Wujiu found a concealed spatial barrier containing a skeleton and the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame, then entered it.
• Xiao Wujiu sensed the skeleton's lingering pressure and asked the senior to come out and meet him.

Xiao Wujiu confronted Yao Tianhuo, a trapped remnant soul, and negotiated for his help in exchange for a chance at true resurrection. Yao Tianhuo offered his fire-control technique and an infant Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Wujiu proposed a ten-year partnership.

• Xiao Wujiu forced Yao Tianhuo to reveal himself from the hidden space beneath the skeleton.
• Yao Tianhuo introduced himself as Venerable Skyfire and explained how he had become trapped there.
• Yao Tianhuo learned that Xiao Wujiu could refine Tier 7 Pills and offered the Five Wheel Fire Control Method and an infant Fallen Heart Flame for help repairing his soul.
• Xiao Wujiu proposed that Yao Tianhuo assist him for ten years in exchange for a method that could truly resurrect him.
• Yao Tianhuo heard Xiao Wujiu's resurrection offer after presenting the two treasures as payment.

Xiao Wujiu struck a deal with Yao Tianhuo to help resurrect him, then returned from the magma with two sealed Fallen Heart Flames. Su Qian demanded to know what had happened to the flame, and Xiao Wujiu offered him a choice between the violent one and the docile infantile one.

• Yao Tianhuo accepted Xiao Wujiu's offer to help restore his body in exchange for a resurrection method.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Yan had reached the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and Xiao Wujiu had returned to Jia Nan Academy; Xiao Xun'er planned to confront Xiao Wujiu if he threatened Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Wujiu emerged from the magma with Yao Tianhuo and explained that fighting the lizardmen had earned him useful fire beads.
• Yao Tianhuo sensed a Dou Zong near the seal and returned to the Black Nether Stone ring.
• Xiao Wujiu met Su Qian at the seal and presented two jars containing different Fallen Heart Flames, asking which one the Great Elder wanted.

Xiao Wujiu traded a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame to the academy in exchange for the one in the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and three choices from the Treasure Pavilion. After rapid cultivation raised him to Nine-Star Peak Dou Emperor, he prepared to break through to Dou Zong ahead of the Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Wujiu explained how he found a juvenile Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Magma Sea and persuaded Su Qian to trade the academy's Fallen Heart Flame for it.
• Su Qian accepted the trade on the academy's behalf and rewarded Xiao Wujiu with three choices from the Treasure Pavilion.
• Xiao Wujiu warned Su Qian about the Lizardmen beneath the Magma Sea, then returned home and began secluded cultivation after restoring Yao Tianhuo's Soul Power.
• Xiao Wujiu broke through to Eight-Star Dou Emperor, refined an Imperial Extreme Pill, and reached Nine-Star Peak Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Wujiu checked the women's cultivation, named Snow Empress Qing Xue, and decided to awaken their Martial Souls after gaining control of the God Realm.
• Xiao Wujiu sensed he had reached a bottleneck and prepared to enter the Dou Zong realm.

Xiao Wujiu refined the Fallen Heart Flame over two months, using its power to break through to the Two-Star Dou Zong realm. His rapid advancement spurred Su Qian, the women at his residence, and Jia Nan Academy’s elders to cultivate harder, while Xiao Wujiu prepared to gather allies for his eventual confrontation with the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Wujiu erased the Fallen Heart Flame’s intelligence and began refining it with help from the Green Lotus Core Flame and pills from Fen Jin.
• A massive energy vortex formed above Xiao Wujiu’s residence as the Fallen Heart Flame’s power fueled his breakthrough.
• Su Qian sensed Xiao Wujiu nearing Dou Zong and decided to enter seclusion, while the women and academy elders intensified their cultivation.
• After two months, Xiao Wujiu finished refining the Fallen Heart Flame and reached the Two-Star Dou Zong realm.

After finishing his seclusion, Xiao Wujiu returned at Two-Star Dou Zong strength as preparations began for the Three-Year Agreement. Cai Lin mobilized the Snake-People Race, while Ya Fei and the others arranged support and a secret relocation for the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Wujiu left seclusion, reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Qing Xue, and learned that Cai Lin had returned to the Jia Ma Empire while Zi Yan remained in the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Wujiu flew to Su Qian's office and revealed that he had become a Two-Star Dou Zong, shocking Su Qian and Hu Gan.
• Cai Lin returned to the Snake-People Holy City and summoned the Eight Great Tribes to prepare more than half the Snake-People Race's forces to aid Xiao Wujiu and claim territory in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei, Hai Bodong, Miguel, and Teng Shan discussed secretly relocating the Xiao Clan and preparing to support the Three-Year Agreement.

Xiao Wujiu assembled a powerful alliance in the Imperial Capital to prepare for a visit to the Misty Cloud Sect, then reunited with Xiao Yan and discovered that he had reached the Da Dou Shi realm and obtained a Heavenly Flame. Xiao Wujiu was left wondering whether Xiao Yan’s destiny as the Flame Emperor would persist even without his original opportunities.

• Xiao Wujiu gathered the Jia Nan Academy and Snake-People Race forces, including four Dou Zongs, five Dou Emperors, and fourteen Dou Wangs, to prepare for their trip to the Misty Cloud Sect in three days.
• Xiao Wujiu thanked the assembled experts and promised to compensate them for helping with the operation.
• Xiao Yan waited beneath the stars on a restaurant roof and wondered whether Xiao Wujiu had reached the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Wujiu appeared beside Xiao Yan, praised his progress to the Da Dou Shi realm, and sensed that he had obtained a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Wujiu considered whether Xiao Yan could still become the Flame Emperor without the original inheritance and opportunities.

Xiao Wujiu reunited with Xiao Yan before the Three-Year Agreement and warned him of hidden threats surrounding the Misty Cloud Sect and the Xiao Clan. Three days later, Xiao Yan set out alone toward the sect as the empire watched.

• Xiao Wujiu told Xiao Yan he would accompany him to the Misty Cloud Sect and warned that he would retaliate if the sect resorted to tricks.
• Xiao Wujiu reunited with Yao Chen, who could not discern his true strength, and named Hai Bodong and members of the Snake-People tribes among the allies he had brought.
• Xiao Wujiu warned Yao Chen that Soul Hall had made arrangements within the Misty Cloud Sect and advised him to avoid using his strength.
• Xiao Wujiu told Xiao Yan he would arrange for the Xiao Clan to scatter and live in seclusion after the agreement, but left without explaining the reason.
• Yao Chen estimated that Xiao Wujiu had at least the combat strength of a Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yan resolved to grow strong enough to face any storm.
• Three days later, Xiao Yan walked toward the Misty Cloud Sect as factions across the Jia Ma Empire watched the Three-Year Agreement begin.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect to begin the Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, while Xiao Wujiu and his allies watched from nearby. As hidden tensions mounted among the sect, the imperial family, and the Snake-People Race, Xiao Wujiu prepared to deal with any enemies who made a move.

• Xiao Wujiu arrived early with his allies, including Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, Hai Bodong, and members of the Snake-People Race, to observe the gathering.
• Yun Leng recognized Xiao Wujiu and secretly resolved to kill him and Xiao Yan with the help of the Misty Cloud Sect’s leaders and elders.
• Yun Yun recognized Xiao Wujiu as a formidable opponent and worried that Jia Xingtian might provoke a conflict with the Snake-People Race.
• Xiao Yan entered the plaza, faced Nalan Yanran, and announced that the Three-Year Agreement had begun.
• Xiao Wujiu sensed the hidden observers and prepared to draw out the enemies he expected to attack.
• Nalan Yanran introduced herself as Xiao Yan’s challenger.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement while Xiao Wujiu observed the battle and the factions around them. After the match ended, Yun Leng demanded that Xiao Yan and Xiao Wujiu remain at the Misty Cloud Sect as guests, shocking the crowd.

• Xiao Wujiu assessed Jia Xingtian, Nalan Jie, the Mu Clan, and the Alchemist Guild members as the Three-Year Agreement began.
• Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran, and Gu He and Liu Ling arrived as the battle intensified.
• Xiao Yan's identity as Yan Xiao was revealed, shocking Nalan Jie and the alchemists who recognized him.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a fiery tornado technique, and the clash sent destructive shockwaves across the plaza before Yun Yun and the disciples reinforced the defenses.
• Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran and declared the Three-Year Agreement over.
• Yun Leng demanded that Xiao Yan and Xiao Wujiu stay at the Misty Cloud Sect as guests, provoking an uproar.

Yun Leng and Jia Xingtian accused Xiao Wujiu and Xiao Yan of treason and prepared to capture them, while Yun Yun and others faced the prospect of battle. Nalan Yanran interrupted the standoff by claiming she had not lost and offering to help Xiao Yan.

• Yun Leng accused Xiao Wujiu of murder and bringing the Snake-People Race into the Jia Ma Empire, and Jia Xingtian agreed that Xiao Wujiu and Xiao Yan should be captured.
• Jia Xingtian argued that the Xiao Clan should also be punished, while Gu He and Fa Ma chose not to intervene.
• Mu Chen's soldiers sealed off the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun turned toward Xiao Wujiu and his companions, ready to fight.
• Nalan Yanran rose after her defeat, walked to Xiao Yan, and said she could help him.

Nalan Yanran offered to let Xiao Yan take her hostage, but Xiao Yan walked away from her and toward Xiao Wujiu. Yun Leng tried to detain them, triggering a confrontation between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Snake-People Race, while more powerful allies gathered around Xiao Wujiu.

• Nalan Yanran raised her sword and told Xiao Yan to capture her as compensation for their past, but Xiao Yan passed her without attacking.
• Xiao Wujiu called Xiao Yan over, and Yun Leng ordered Yun Lei, Yun Sheng, and Yun Li to stop them from leaving.
• Yan Ci, Mo Ba Si, Yin Shi, and Yue Mei intervened on Xiao Wujiu's side, and the Snake-People Race commanders clashed with the Misty Cloud Sect's Dou Wangs.
• Jia Xingtian moved to confront the Snake-People Race's Dou Emperors, but Hai Bodong joined them and challenged Jia Xingtian.
• Yun Leng ordered Yun Yun to activate the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation, but Elder Hao and Wu Tianlang blocked her path, revealing two more Dou Emperors among Xiao Wujiu's allies.

Xiao Wujiu faced Yun Shan after the Misty Cloud Sect’s battle drew the previous sect master from seclusion. The chapter ended with Xiao Wujiu stepping into the air opposite Yun Shan and revealing a power that left the onlookers stunned.

• Gu He decided not to intervene in the battle, while Xiao Yan arrived and marveled at the powerful experts gathered around Xiao Wujiu.
• Yun Leng blew a cloud-white flute, stopping the fighting and summoning the previous Misty Cloud Sect master, Yun Shan.
• Yun Leng gave Yun Shan an embellished account of the conflict, and Yun Shan questioned Xiao Wujiu about what had happened.
• Xiao Wujiu mocked Yun Shan as a mere Dou Zong, and Yun Shan threatened him by claiming even Medusa could not save him.
• Xiao Wujiu revealed that Cai Lin was Medusa, and she unleashed an aura stronger than Yun Shan’s, stunning him with her Dou Zong breakthrough.
• Xiao Wujiu told Yun Shan to summon the hidden forces, then stepped into the air opposite him without saying another word.

Xiao Wujiu confronted Yun Shan and revealed that several powerful allies were Dou Zong experts, turning the Three-Year Agreement into a battle involving seven Dou Zong. As Soul Hall Protectors joined Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect gained five Dou Emperor fighters, Su Qian engaged Protector Tie while Xiao Wujiu prepared to face the others.

• Xiao Wujiu taunted Yun Shan as Queen Medusa and two other allies appeared without Battle Qi Wings, revealing themselves as Dou Zong experts.
• Nalan Jie realized the Nalan Clan had rejected both Xiao Yan and the chance to ally with Xiao Wujiu, then took the stunned Nalan Yanran to safety.
• Yun Shan summoned Protector Wu and Protector Tie, and the two Soul Hall Protectors recognized Xiao Wujiu as a Spirit Realm soul they wanted to capture.
• Yun Yun discovered that Yun Leng, Yun Sha, Yun Fu, Yun Xu, and Yun Du had all risen to the Dou Emperor realm, and she chose to confront two of them.
• Su Qian attacked Protector Tie and sealed the space around him, preventing him from breaking free.

Xiao Wujiu and his allies drove the battle at the Misty Cloud Sect, with Cai Lin and Su Qian removing key opponents while Qing Xue overwhelmed the enemy Dou Emperors. Xiao Wujiu trapped Protector Wu inside the Creation Cauldron and charged him with a soul-burning Heavenly Flame, as Protector Wu launched nine iron chains in response.

• Su Qian kicked Protector Tie off the battlefield, and Cai Lin sent Yun Shan flying before engaging him.
• Xiao Wujiu assigned Qing Xue to protect Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and deal with the enemy Dou Emperors while he faced Protector Wu.
• Qing Xue summoned more than a hundred ice dragons and sent them against Yun Leng and the other four Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin fought through the enemy soldiers while Xiao Wujiu confronted Protector Wu.
• Xiao Wujiu trapped Protector Wu inside the Creation Cauldron and strengthened himself with three Heavenly Flames.
• Protector Wu recognized the Fallen Heart Flame’s danger to soul bodies and attacked Xiao Wujiu with nine massive black iron chains.

Xiao Wujiu and Cai Lin fought Protector Wu and Yun Shan until two hidden Dou Zong experts ambushed Xiao Wujiu, giving Protector Wu a chance to seize Yun Shan’s soul and complete his ritual. Protector Wu rose to Seven-Star Dou Zong and challenged everyone, while Yao Chen realized Xiao Wujiu may have set a trap for the gathered factions.

• Xiao Wujiu used the Fallen Heart Flame to burn Protector Wu’s soul, bound him with a transformed Kanglong Mace, and sent the Creation Cauldrons to seal him.
• Cai Lin drove Yun Shan toward Xiao Wujiu, but two Dou Zong experts ambushed Xiao Wujiu with dark and spatial attacks.
• Cai Lin left Xiao Wujiu to help Qing Xue as two Dou Emperors advanced on Qing Lin, while Yao Chen told Xiao Yan to trust his cousin and suspected Xiao Wujiu had arranged a trap.
• Protector Wu used the ambush to extract Yun Shan’s soul and absorb it along with the souls of several Misty Cloud Sect elders and other captives.
• Yun Yun charged Protector Wu in grief over her master, but he completed his ritual, rose to Seven-Star Dou Zong, and declared that no one could kill him.

Xiao Wujiu survived the ambush and revealed armor that withstood the attackers’ strikes before using the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to rise to Eight-Star Dou Zong. He summoned the Creation Cauldron and activated its Martial Soul Avatar, beginning to increase his power even further.

• Protector Wu’s attack severely injured Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, then he sent Soul Lock Chains to capture Xiao Wujiu.
• Xiao Wujiu emerged unharmed from Ling Ying’s binding cocoon, burned away Protector Wu’s chains, and revealed that his armor had protected him.
• Xiao Wujiu confronted Ling Ying and the other Dou Zongs, then used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to reach Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Wujiu summoned the Creation Cauldron and activated its Martial Soul Avatar, causing his cultivation to rise again.

Xiao Wujiu surged to peak Nine-Star Dou Zong and effortlessly killed a Heavenly Snake Mansion Dou Zong during the Three-Year Agreement. He then executed Ling Ying and vowed to destroy the clan behind him, leaving the gathered fighters stunned by his resolve.

• Xiao Wujiu broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zong, shocking Fa Ma, Gu He, Liu Ling, and the others.
• Xiao Wujiu used his spatial power to restrain the Heavenly Snake Mansion Dou Zong and tore off his limbs as he threatened him.
• Xiao Wujiu beheaded the Heavenly Snake Mansion Dou Zong and turned his attention to Ling Ying.
• Ling Ying claimed Xiao Wujiu could not kill him without provoking the clan behind him, but Xiao Wujiu declared that Ling Ying would die and that he would not spare the clan.
• Xiao Wujiu crushed Ling Ying's head before he could finish speaking.

Xiao Wujiu finished killing the remaining enemy leaders and declared that the Misty Cloud Sect would be dissolved and the Snake-People Race could settle in the Jia Ma Empire. When Jia Xingtian objected, Xiao Wujiu seized him and announced that the imperial family would be replaced, demanding to know who agreed and who opposed.

• Yao Chen realized Xiao Wujiu had killed an Ancient Clan Shadow Guard and feared the consequences, while Xiao Yan remained confused about Yao Chen's concern.
• Xiao Wujiu rejected Protector Wu's attempt to bargain and destroyed his soul with Soul Shatter.
• The remaining battles ended with Jia Xingtian, Mu Chen, the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor, and Green Barbarian captured, while most who resisted were killed.
• Xiao Wujiu declared the Misty Cloud Sect dissolved and ordered the Snake-People Race to choose territory within the Jia Ma Empire.
• Jia Xingtian objected to the Snake-People Race entering the empire, and Xiao Wujiu seized him with spatial power and announced the imperial family would be replaced.

After defeating his enemies, Xiao Wujiu settled the Jia Ma Empire’s new order and prepared to pursue his plans for Douluo Continent and the God Realm. He warned Xiao Yan not to obstruct him, then began seeking the Tier 7 Magic Cores he needed to complete his Spirit Rings.

• Xiao Wujiu killed Jia Xingtian, announced rewards and punishments for the battle’s participants, and oversaw the end of the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun disbanded the Misty Cloud Sect and left the Jia Ma Empire with Nalan Yanran, while Xiao Wujiu appointed Yao Ye to govern the empire after the Mittel Family refused the throne.
• Xiao Wujiu assigned tasks to his allies, including having Cai Lin arrange the Snake-People Race’s migration and sending Qing Xue and Xiao Yi Xian to the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Yan questioned Xiao Wujiu about his strength and secrets, but Xiao Wujiu told Yao Chen to explain the Ancient Eight Clans and warned Xiao Yan not to stand in his way.
• Xiao Wujiu planned to unify Douluo Continent and claim the God Realm, and decided to seek two Tier 7 Magic Cores to complete his Spirit Rings.

Xiao Wujiu settled the Snake-People Race and Xiao Clan in hiding as he resolved to oppose the Ancient Clan and avenge the Xiao Tribe. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Xun'er feared Xiao Wujiu had killed Ling Ying, but learned that Xiao Yan had arrived safely and was coming to see her.

• Xiao Wujiu relocated the Snake-People Race to the Magical Beast Mountain Range and secretly split the Xiao Clan into hidden branches.
• Xiao Wujiu concluded that the Ancient Clan and other emperor clans had helped bring about the Xiao Tribe's decline, and resolved to avenge his people.
• Xiao Xun'er saw Ling Ying's shattered life tablet and received a message ordering her to halt her plans and return to the clan.
• Xiao Xun'er suspected Xiao Wujiu had killed Ling Ying and worried that Xiao Yan had been harmed, but could get no further information from her communication token.
• Xiao Qing sent Xiao Xun'er a message that Xiao Yan had reached the academy and was on his way to find her, easing her fears.

Xiao Wujiu admitted that he had killed the Ancient Clan Shadow Guard, prompting Xiao Xun'er to question him until Xiao Yan explained the man had ambushed him alongside the Heavenly Snake Mansion. When Ling Quan's squad arrived to escort Xun'er and detain Xiao Yan and Xiao Wujiu, Xiao Wujiu seized Xun'er, leaving both sides frozen.

• Xiao Xun'er reunited with Xiao Yan and gave him a scroll to cultivate after he reached the Dou Wang realm.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Yan who had killed the Dou Zong expert with dark-attribute Dou Qi, and Xiao Wujiu announced that he had killed him.
• Xiao Yan explained that the Shadow Guard had ambushed Xiao Wujiu with people from the Heavenly Snake Mansion while Xiao Wujiu was fighting the Soul Hall.
• Ling Quan arrived with nine Dou Zong Black Annihilation Guards, refused Xun'er's order to withdraw, and ordered his men to surround Xiao Yan and Xiao Wujiu.
• Xiao Wujiu mocked Ling Quan's squad and pulled Xiao Xun'er into his grasp, causing everyone to stop moving.

Xiao Wujiu seized Gu Xuner and revealed that he possessed the Tou She Ancient God Jade, using it to threaten the Ancient Clan and protect the forces connected to him. After sending Xiao Yan away and releasing Gu Xuner, he turned on Ling Quan and said he could still kill him.

• Xiao Wujiu grabbed Gu Xuner, blasted Ling Quan away, and ordered the Black Annihilation Guards to retreat.
• Xiao Wujiu revealed that the Tou She Ancient God Jade was in his possession and warned the Ancient Clan not to target anyone connected to him.
• Xiao Wujiu told Gu Xuner to relay a message to Gu Yuan, then knocked Xiao Yan out of the guards' encirclement when he tried to intervene.
• Xiao Wujiu slapped Gu Xuner, warned her that he knew about Gu Yuan's Spatial Jade Slip, and released her.
• Xiao Wujiu told Ling Quan that Gu Xuner was beyond his reach but that he could still kill Ling Quan.

Xiao Wujiu killed Ling Quan, forced Gu Xuner and the Black Annihilation Guards to bow before him, and warned her to respect the strong. He then confronted Xiao Yan and explained that he had struck him for interfering, leaving their relationship openly strained.

• Xiao Wujiu ignored Ling Quan's threats and killed him, shattering his soul before burning his body to ash.
• The Black Annihilation Guards refused to attack Xiao Wujiu and kept Gu Xuner surrounded as he approached them.
• Gu Xuner vowed to repay Xiao Wujiu for the humiliation, so he used spatial pressure to force her and the nine guards to bow before releasing them.
• After Gu Xuner and the guards left, Xiao Wujiu turned to Xiao Yan and demanded to discuss what had happened.
• Xiao Yan recovered with medicinal pills and asked why Xiao Wujiu had hit him, and Xiao Wujiu blamed his misplaced compassion, impulsiveness, refusal to heed advice, and ties to the Xiao Tribe.
• Xiao Wujiu told Xiao Yan he lacked the strength to bear the truth and warned him not to interfere again, saying he would show no mercy if Xiao Yan stood in his way.

Xiao Wujiu warned Xiao Yan that the Ancient Clan and the other Emperor Clans were enemies of the Xiao Tribe, then returned to the Inner Academy to strengthen himself. After reaching Five-Star Dou Zong and gaining powerful new soul skills, he prepared to seek a Godhood and enter the God Realm.

• Xiao Wujiu told Xiao Yan to uncover the truth behind the Xiao Tribe’s decline and choose whether to help restore it, warning that the Ancient Clan was his enemy.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Xiao Wujiu was offering him a chance to stay out of the conflict and might spare Xuner if she gave up revenge.
• Xiao Wujiu traded a Tier 7 Alchemist inheritance to Great Elder Su Qian for a Seven-Rank Magic Core and returned to his residence to refine his final Spirit Ring.
• Xiao Wujiu absorbed the Spirit Rings, advancing to Five-Star Dou Zong and discovering that the Creation Cauldron had gained new patterns and retained its soul skills.
• Xiao Wujiu examined his eighth and ninth soul skills, including abilities that could restore him to peak condition or let him survive certain death, and wondered whether he could inherit a suitable Godhood.