Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wujiu prepared to advance the Human Emperor Banner after defeating the Spirit Clan, while Gu Xuner broke through to Dou Sheng and planned to see Xiao Yan. Gu Yuan investigated the Soul Clan’s unusual mass soul harvesting as the chapter left the clans facing growing uncertainty.

• Xiao Wujiu captured the Spirit Clan’s leaders and elders, put them on an execution platform, and went into seclusion to refine the Spirit Emperor’s soul and advance the Human Emperor Banner.
• Gu Xuner broke through to One-Star Dou Sheng and resolved to return Xiao Wujiu’s humiliation, then set out to learn about recent events and visit Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan and Gu Lie discussed the Soul Clan’s sudden mass harvesting of souls and ordered Gu Zhen to keep watch for further activity.
• Gu Yuan asked whether they had received new information about Xiao Wujiu.

Gu Yuan learned that the Xiao Tribe fugitive might have reached above Five-Star Dou Sheng and ordered a wider search, while Xuner advanced to Dou Sheng. In the Spirit World, Xiao Wujiu uncovered the truth about the Xiao Tribe’s destruction, completed the Human Emperor Banner, and prepared to target the Stone and Ancient Clans.

• Gu Yuan ordered the search for the Xiao Tribe fugitive expanded and planned to consult the other Emperor Clans about the Soul Clan.
• Gu Yuan sensed Xuner’s breakthrough to Dou Sheng and decided she and Gu Qingyang would contact the other Emperor Clans.
• Mumu subdued the Spirit Clan leaders, and Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan questioned them about the destruction of the Xiao Tribe.
• The Spirit Clan revealed that Gu Yuan survived the Burning Flame Ancestor’s battle while the former Spirit and Stone Clan leaders died, prompting Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan to resolve to follow Xiao Wujiu.
• Xiao Wujiu emerged from three days of seclusion with the advanced Human Emperor Banner, then planned to attack the Stone Clan and Ancient Clan and examined the quarter of the Tou She Ancient God Jade held by the Xiao and Spirit Clans.

After the Spirit Clan’s defeat, Xiao Wujiu learned that his allies were gathering forces and relocating the Nine Serenity Deep Ground Python Clan. He decided to strike the Stone Clan before the other Emperor Clans could react, then secretly seek the Tou She Ancient God Jade from the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Wujiu returned to the Spirit World and learned from Zi Yan that the Spirit Clan’s resources had been seized and its territory guarded.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Wujiu that Xiao Yan had gone to Burning Flame Valley and Xiao Chen and Yao Chen had gone to the Pill Tower to seek allies.
• Xiao Wujiu learned that Ya Fei had ordered the more intact corpses of the Spirit Clan’s Dou Zun and stronger experts preserved for his use.
• Xiao Wujiu asked Zi Yan to summon her father, Mumu, and Xiao Li, then explained that Ancient Dragon Island should act before the Spirit Clan’s destruction drew suspicion.
• Xiao Wujiu chose the Stone Clan as their next target and planned to infiltrate the Ancient Clan afterward to try to take the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Xiao Wujiu began turning the Spirit Clan’s dead experts into Heavenly Demon Puppets to increase his forces, while Gu Xuner noticed signs of a crisis near the Spirit World and returned to the Ancient Clan. Zhu Huo let her leave to avoid jeopardizing Xiao Wujiu’s plans.

• Xiao Wujiu sent Zi Yan to Ancient Dragon Island and began refining thousands of Spirit Clan corpses into Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Gu Xuner visited the Emperor Clans to summon them to discussions at the Ancient Clan, then noticed the area near the Spirit World was unusually empty.
• Gu Xuner decided not to approach the Spirit World and hurried back to report her suspicions to the Ancient Clan.
• Zhu Huo watched Gu Xuner leave and chose not to capture her, so he would not alert the other clans or disrupt Xiao Wujiu’s plans.

Shi Kuan and the Stone Clan elders debated how to respond to the danger posed by Xiao Wujiu, but Xiao Wujiu revealed that he had infiltrated the Stone Realm. He sat among the panicked elders and taunted Shi Kuan, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Shi Kuan asked the Stone Clan elders to consider the Gu Clan's proposal, and an elder urged the clan to ally with another Emperor Clan and open spatial passages for mutual aid.
• An elder blamed the Stone Clan's participation in the destruction of the Xiao Tribe, prompting Shi Kuan to challenge him and the others to suggest a way to stop Xiao Wujiu.
• The ordinary-looking elder revealed himself as Xiao Wujiu, shocking the Stone Clan elders and forcing them to prepare for battle.
• Shi Kuan confronted Xiao Wujiu, who calmly ate fruit and mocked him for hiding in the Stone Realm.

Xiao Wujiu confronted Shi Kuan and overwhelmed him in a devastating exchange, but Shi Kuan escaped by using Blood Escape and abandoning an arm. Xiao Wujiu then threatened the Stone Clan elders as they prepared to awaken their ancestor, while Zhu Kun and the others began fighting outside.

• Shi Kuan warned Xiao Wujiu that the Emperor Clans considered him a threat, but Xiao Wujiu declared that he intended to kill everyone present.
• Shi Kuan struck Xiao Wujiu with a powerful physical attack, but Xiao Wujiu caught his punch with one hand.
• Xiao Wujiu punched Shi Kuan with overwhelming force, blasting the Stone Clan elders away and reducing most of Shi Kuan's body to a bloody mist.
• Shi Kuan escaped using Blood Escape and left an arm behind, prompting Xiao Wujiu to demand that the Stone Clan elders reveal where he had fled.
• The skinny elder called on the Stone Clan elders to awaken their ancestor, while Xiao Wujiu watched and urged them to hurry as Zhu Kun and the others fought outside.

Xiao Wujiu faced the Stone Clan elders as they awakened the ancient Stone Emperor's preserved body, then unleashed his Ghosts and Heavenly Demon Puppets against them. As the battle broke into chaos, the Stone Emperor Statue struck at Xiao Wujiu, who had vanished from its blow.

• The gaunt old man ordered the Stone Clan elders to release the seal and awaken their ancestor, while some elders fled the clan's territory.
• The elders destroyed the surrounding mountains, revealing a gigantic stone statue hidden inside the central mountain.
• The gaunt old man bowed to the statue and invited the ancestor to emerge, and Xiao Wujiu realized it held the preserved body of an ancient Dou Di.
• Xiao Wujiu summoned the Human Emperor Banner and Heavenly Demon Puppets, then sent Ghosts into the puppets to fight the Stone Clan elders.
• The gaunt old man led the charge as the Stone Emperor Statue targeted Xiao Wujiu, who dodged its heavy strike by vanishing.

Xiao Wujiu destroyed the Stone Emperor Statue and subdued the Stone Clan elders with controlled lightning strikes. After waiting for Zhu Kun’s battle to end, he named the Ancient Clan as his next target.

• Xiao Wujiu challenged the Stone Emperor Statue, but his first blow shattered its arm and revealed that its Dou Di body was a fragile, unfinished creation.
• Xiao Wujiu destroyed the statue with a punch that carved a ravine to the edge of the Stone Realm.
• Zhu Kun called out to Xiao Wujiu after the punch broke through the spatial barrier.
• Xiao Wujiu summoned the Human Emperor Banner and rained lightning on the Stone Clan elders, torturing them while the Heavenly Demon Puppets grew stronger.
• Xiao Wujiu waited for Zhu Kun’s battle to conclude and set his sights on the Ancient Clan.

After the Stone Clan was wiped out, Xiao Wujiu decided to infiltrate the Ancient Clan and steal the Tou She Ancient God Jade, while Zhu Kun gave him three scales containing his full-strength strikes. Xiao Wujiu left Xiao Li and Mumu behind to guard the Stone Realm as he prepared to go alone.

• Zhu Kun, Xiao Li, and Mumu entered the Stone Realm, where Heavenly Demon Puppets were slaughtering the surviving Stone Clan members.
• Xiao Li told Xiao Wujiu that they had eliminated the Stone Clan members outside, and Xiao Wujiu thanked Zhu Kun for helping ensure none escaped.
• Xiao Wujiu rejected Zhu Kun's suggestion to attack another Emperor Clan and said he would target the Ancient Clan to take the Tou She Ancient God Jade and sow disorder.
• Xiao Wujiu said he could escape safely and frame the Soul Clan, and Zhu Kun gave him three purple-gold dragon scales holding his full-strength strikes.
• Xiao Wujiu ordered Xiao Li and Mumu to stay in the Stone Realm and wait for the Ancient Void Dragons while he went to deal with the Ancient Clan alone.

Xiao Wujiu left the Stone Realm and headed for the Ancient Realm to obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade. As Gu Yuan and Gu Xuner discussed the destruction of the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan, an explosion erupted at the Ancient Clan Ancestral Hall, and the Ancient Clan’s experts rushed to respond.

• Xiao Wujiu left Xiao Li and Mumu in the Stone Realm with instructions to finish off any survivors, then set out for the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yuan discovered that all his spies’ life jade slips from the Stone Realm and Spirit World had shattered and concluded that Xiao Wujiu had likely destroyed the two clans.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xuner that Xiao Wujiu had nearly reached High-Rank Dou Sheng strength after the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan met him.
• Gu Yuan proposed warning the other Emperor Clans and establishing spatial passages so they could support one another and preserve their Core Flames.
• An explosion struck the Ancient Clan Ancestral Hall, where the Tou She Ancient God Jade was kept, and Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan’s experts rushed toward it.

Xiao Wujiu infiltrated the Ancient Clan’s Ancestral Hall to find its Tou She Ancient God Jade and target Gu Yang, a Soul Clan spy. He attacked Gu Yang with his powerful Soul Power, leaving the spy in sudden agony.

• Xiao Wujiu entered Ancient Saint City and secretly crossed through the spatial gate into the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Wujiu searched the Ancient Realm, located the Ancient Clan in the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, and slipped into its Ancestral Hall.
• Xiao Wujiu assessed the Ancestral Hall’s guards and identified Gu Yang as a Soul Clan pawn hidden within the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Wujiu sent a condensed Soul Power attack toward Gu Yang, who sensed danger and cried out in pain.

Xiao Wujiu forced the Soul Clan member hidden inside Gu Yang to reveal himself and sent him to steal the Tou She Ancient God Jade, framing the Soul Clan. The Ancestral Hall Great Elder recognized the infiltrator and self-destructed, creating the disturbance that Gu Yuan and the others detected.

• Gu Yang struggled as his identity fractured, then emerged with the sinister soul aura of a Soul Clan member.
• The Soul Clan infiltrator went to the Ancestral Hall and, relying on his long-standing friendship with the Ancestral Hall Great Elder, ambushed and severely wounded him.
• The infiltrator revealed he was from the Soul Clan and left to take the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• The Ancestral Hall Great Elder chose to self-destruct rather than let the infiltrator succeed.
• Gu Yuan and the others sensed the explosion, whose real cause was the Soul Clan infiltrator.

Xiao Wujiu obtained the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Gu Yang and ordered him to delay the pursuers. Gu Yuan arrived at the Ancestral Hall, uncovered Gu Yang’s betrayal, and watched him self-destruct after Gu Yang briefly regained control of himself.

• Gu Yang presented Xiao Wujiu with the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Xiao Wujiu ordered him to hold off the pursuers.
• After Xiao Wujiu left through the Gate of Transmigration, Gu Yang seized the dying Ancient Clan Dou Sheng and prepared to face whoever came.
• Gu Yuan arrived and confronted Gu Yang after discovering the Tou She Ancient God Jade and one Dou Sheng had vanished.
• Gu Yuan recognized that Gu Yang was a Soul Clan spy, while Gu Yang mocked him and began to self-destruct.
• Gu Yang briefly regained clarity and begged Gu Yuan for help, but Gu Yuan sealed the space as Gu Yang exploded.
• Gu Yuan vowed that he would deal with Hun Tiandi and Xiao Wujiu.

After weakening the Emperor Clans, Xiao Wujiu returned to Ancient Dragon Island and found the Pill Tower and Burning Flame Valley ready to ally with him. He promised his new allies that he would not let them make meaningless sacrifices.

• Xiao Wujiu returned to Ancient Dragon Island with half of the Tou She Ancient God Jade and considered using the time before Zhu Kun's return to advance toward the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Ya Fei met with the Pill Tower Ancestor and the Fire Cloud Ancestor while Xiao Wujiu was absent, and the two leaders offered their factions' support.
• Ya Fei described the campaign against the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan, helping the leaders confirm their alliance.
• Xiao Wujiu revealed himself in the reception hall, and the visitors bowed and greeted him as Saint Wujiu.
• Xiao Wujiu used his power to raise the visitors and promised that he would never make any of his allies suffer meaningless sacrifices.

After Pill Tower and Burning Flame Valley joined him, Xiao Wujiu assessed his forces and the Emperor Clans’ hidden strength. He began refining the Stone Clan corpses into Heavenly Demon Puppets and prepared to strengthen his allies while seeking help from the Eight Ancient Masters, determined to destroy the Emperor Clans even if Central Plains was devastated.

• Xiao Wujiu exchanged resources with Pill Tower and Burning Flame Valley after securing their support.
• Xiao Wujiu went to Ancient Dragon Island’s depths to refine the Stone Clan experts’ corpses into Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Xiao Wujiu assessed his puppet army and compared Ancient Dragon Island’s strength with the Emperor Clans, noting the danger posed by their powerful ancestral trump cards.
• Xiao Wujiu considered strengthening Zi Yan, Cai Lin, and Qing Lin while also gathering powerful allies for a preemptive strike.
• Xiao Wujiu began refining the puppets and planned to contact the Eight Ancient Masters of Tianxuan Continent, vowing to destroy the Emperor Clans even if Central Plains sank.

Hun Tiandi struggled against the Dou Di Resentment inside him, then agreed to cooperate as it took control and called itself the Evil Emperor. The Evil Emperor planned to unite the Emperor Clans against Xiao Wujiu, while the Ancient Clan was left stunned by the Soul Clan’s proposal of an alliance.

• Hun Tiandi fought the Dou Di Resentment, which taunted him over his failures to stop Xiao Wujiu.
• The Dou Di Resentment offered to help Hun Tiandi deal with Xiao Wujiu in exchange for Xiao Wujiu’s body.
• Hun Tiandi agreed to cooperate, and the resentment took control of his body as the Evil Emperor.
• The Evil Emperor proposed joining forces with the other Emperor Clans to besiege Xiao Wujiu, then considered targeting the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yuan convened an Ancient Clan elders’ meeting about the stolen Tou She Ancient God Jade, but the elders were astonished when the Soul Clan proposed an alliance.

Gu Yuan learned that the Soul Clan proposed an alliance to capture Xiao Wujiu, offering to exchange the Tou She Ancient God Jade for him. He accepted the alliance while directing the Ancient Clan to investigate and capture Xiao Wujiu, then explained that his priority was to gather the Emperor Clans and open the Ancient God Mansion.

• Gu Lie questioned the Soul Clan's alliance proposal, and the messenger said it was meant to target Xiao Wujiu.
• Gu Dao dismissed the proposal as a likely trap, but the messenger revealed that the Soul Clan would trade the Tou She Ancient God Jade for Xiao Wujiu.
• Gu Lie warned Gu Yuan that Hun Tiandi must have a hidden motive and privately suggested Xiao Wujiu might be connected to the Ancient Clan's long investigation.
• Gu Yuan agreed to the alliance and ordered the Ancient Clan to gather intelligence on Xiao Wujiu and capture him as soon as possible.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Lie, Gu Dao, the other remaining elders, and Xiao Xun'er that he planned to unite the Lei, Yan, and Yao Clans to open the Ancient God Mansion and pursue becoming a Dou Di.

After spending a year refining Heavenly Demon Puppets and powerful pills, Xiao Wujiu prepared to confront the allied Emperor Clans. He planned to strike first, reclaim their Heavenly Flames, and ready his allies for the coming battle.

• Xiao Wujiu refined twenty-two Grade Nine Treasure Pills and eight Tier 9 Profound Pills, along with specialized pills designed to cause poison, explosions, corrosion, and weakening effects.
• Xiao Wujiu learned that the remaining five Emperor Clans had allied against him and were searching the continent for his whereabouts.
• Xiao Wujiu decided to issue a declaration of war by attacking the Emperor Clans and taking their Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Wujiu noted that Mumu and Xiao Li had reached the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, while Zi Yan and the other women had also grown stronger.
• Xiao Wujiu had given Xiao Yi Xian and the others ten thousand Heavenly Demon Puppets and the Human Emperor Banner to suppress the Evil Demons of the Tianxuan Continent, freeing several of the Eight Ancient Masters to aid him in the coming battle.

Xiao Wujiu assessed Ancient Dragon Island’s forces, ordered them to prepare for war, and set out for the Flame Realm to seize three Heavenly Flames. In the Flame Realm, Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi discussed his strength and the Heavenly Flames he possessed.

• Xiao Wujiu learned that Ancient Dragon Island had a formidable force of Dou Sheng fighters and Heavenly Demon Puppets ready for battle.
• Xiao Wujiu told Ya Fei to alert the island’s high-level fighters to prepare for war, then headed for the Flame Realm.
• Xiao Wujiu planned to take the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, the Red Lotus Karma Flame, and the Fire Cloud Water Flame from the Flame Clan.
• Huo Xuan asked Huo Zhi whether Xiao Wujiu was truly strong enough to make the Emperor Clans unite against him.
• Huo Zhi recalled that Xiao Wujiu had destroyed the Stone Clan and the Spirit Clan, and marveled that he possessed at least three Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Wujiu appeared before Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi in the Flame Realm and revealed that he intended to take revenge on the Emperor Clans for the destruction of the Xiao Tribe. He declared that he was ready for war and summoned the Human Emperor Banner as Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi faced his threat.

• Huo Xuan noticed that the Flame Realm had fallen unnaturally silent and realized Xiao Wujiu had arrived without their knowing.
• Xiao Wujiu used his pressure to force Huo Zhi back into her seat while Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi warned that harming them could trigger a war with the allied Emperor Clans.
• Xiao Wujiu confirmed that he was a descendant of the Xiao Tribe and explained that he had chosen to seek vengeance after witnessing the Emperor Clans’ actions.
• Xiao Wujiu told Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi that their position and benefit from the Xiao Tribe’s destruction made them his enemies, regardless of personal fault.
• Huo Xuan called Xiao Wujiu a madman for risking the lives of countless people, and Xiao Wujiu summoned the Human Emperor Banner, saying a greater number of people would make him happier.