Chapter Summaries

Xiao Li revealed that he had sensed a Heavenly Flame near Shimo City and introduced Yao Lao to Xiao Ding. After Xiao Li traded a rare soul-restoring ingredient for Yao Lao’s support, he left to deal with hostile mercenary groups and returned with their forces destroyed.

• Xiao Li told Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding that he had sensed a Heavenly Flame buried underground east of Shimo City.
• Xiao Yan introduced Yao Lao to Xiao Li and Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li offered Yao Lao a Purple-Clear Spirit-Nurturing Vine in exchange for the Thunder Sect’s prestige and help refining Fifth-grade Pills.
• Yao Lao accepted the offer, and Xiao Yan planned to search for the Heavenly Flame after Yao Lao recovered.
• Xiao Li took his spear and left to confront the mercenary groups opposing his forces in Shimo City.
• Xiao Li returned at midnight with blood on him and dazed mercenaries, who reported that he had wiped out the hostile groups and their families, making Mo Tie the strongest group in the city.

Xiao Li explained his ruthless approach to Xiao Yan, then found Qing Lin and recruited her after revealing the value of her bloodline. A week later, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were still searching the desert, with Yao Lao claiming he had been testing Xiao Yan’s patience.

• Xiao Yan questioned whether Xiao Li had been too cruel in killing the Misty Cloud Sect’s people, and Xiao Li argued that leaving potential avengers alive would cause trouble later.
• Xiao Yan said Yao Lao would emerge from seclusion within a week, and Xiao Li told him to come back afterward while he went out.
• Xiao Li found Qing Lin, whose snake-person heritage frightened her, and recruited her after explaining that her bloodline was a valuable talent.
• Xiao Li promised Qing Lin food and warm clothes and planned to train her for the future attack on the Misty Cloud Sect.
• A week later, Xiao Yan complained that he and Yao Lao had not found their destination in the desert, and Yao Lao scolded him for being impatient.

Xiao Li, Xiao Yan, and Yao Lao reached the underground magma cavern and found the Green Lotus Core Flame’s hiding place, while Qing Lin sensed a powerful presence approaching. Xiao Li went outside and confronted Medusa, who saw his strength as a future threat to the Snake-People Tribe.

• Yao Lao opened a tunnel through the desert sand, and Xiao Li, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin followed him to the magma cavern while Xiao Ding and the others stayed behind.
• At the cavern’s edge, Yao Lao pulled a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake from the magma and told Qing Lin to examine its eyes.
• Qing Lin sensed a terrifying presence approaching, so Xiao Li sent Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to retrieve the Heavenly Flame and went outside to warn Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Li found Medusa waiting amid a sandstorm and stepped forward to keep her from detecting the Heavenly Flame.
• Medusa unleashed her Peak Dou Emperor aura, but Xiao Li answered with his Dou Wang aura, causing her to regard him as a threat to the Snake-People Tribe.

Xiao Li confronted Medusa to protect Xiao Yan and the others, pushing his damaged body beyond its limits before Yao Lao arrived in fury. Yao Lao revealed his Dou Zong power and began a decisive counterattack against Medusa.

• Medusa attacked Xiao Li, who used the fourth step of Nine Steps to Heaven and Mystic Thunder Shock Flash to meet her strike.
• The clash wounded Xiao Li severely, and Xiao Ding raced back toward him after realizing a powerful enemy had arrived.
• Yao Lao appeared behind Xiao Li with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and a Dou Zong aura, enraged by the injury to his junior.
• Medusa struck first, but Yao Lao erased her attack with his soul power and moved in front of her.
• Yao Lao raised his blazing black ruler and launched the Earth-Rank Dou Technique, Flame Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler.

Xiao Li stopped Yao Lao from killing the wounded Queen Medusa and offered to help her undergo a Heavenly Flame transformation in exchange for her fighting the Misty Cloud Sect. Queen Medusa accepted, and Xiao Li sent Yao Lao to help his third brother absorb the flame while he and the queen waited together.

• Yao Lao's attack grievously wounded Queen Medusa, but Xiao Li stopped him from finishing her off.
• Xiao Li offered Queen Medusa help with her transformation in exchange for her aid against the Misty Cloud Sect, and she accepted.
• Xiao Li asked Yao Lao to help his third brother absorb the Heavenly Flame, and Queen Medusa promised not to interfere.
• Xiao Ding saw Xiao Li sitting beside Queen Medusa, who asked why he wanted to attack the Misty Cloud Sect and how he knew her tribe's secret.
• Xiao Li claimed he learned of the transformation technique from his clan's collection, and Queen Medusa waited quietly.

Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating the Woeful Poison Body to grow strong enough to help Xiao Li, while Xiao Yan subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and agreed to help Medusa evolve. The group returned to Shimo City, where Medusa captured Hai Bodong before entering a cellar with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed poison and awakened her poison-attribute Dou Qi, reaching Peak Dou Zhe before deciding to pause her cultivation.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Yi Xian to go shopping, while Ling Ying reassured her that the Woeful Poison Body would take years to erupt.
• With Yao Lao's help, Xiao Yan subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and reached Peak Dou Master, then agreed to help Medusa evolve.
• Medusa sensed Hai Bodong fleeing from her and captured him, bringing him to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's backyard.
• Yao Lao protected Hai Bodong while Xiao Li watched him, and Medusa entered a cellar with Xiao Yan as the others waited anxiously.

Xiao Li returned to the Thunder Sect and decided to enter seclusion to become a Dou Wang and strengthen the sect. As he cultivated underground, the Blood Axe Gang continued testing the sect, unaware of whether its leader could defend it.

• Xiao Li left Xiao Yan after warning him to eliminate threats completely, and Xiao Yan faced the Mo Clan, whose members sought revenge for Luo Bu.
• Xiao Li returned to the Thunder Sect, learned that Deacon Li was encouraging people to settle the Blood Sect's former territory, and heard the sect needed a powerful expert to deter rivals.
• Xiao Li announced he would enter seclusion and promised to display Dou Qi Wings within a year, then requested high-tier magical beast corpses for refining Blood Pills.
• Xiao Li entered the underground world and absorbed Blood Fiend energy while refining magical beast corpses and tempering himself with residual lightning.
• Deacon Li faced Chen Long of the Blood Axe Gang, who had come to test the Thunder Sect again, and Chen Long agreed to return in six months.

After three months of seclusion, Xiao Li emerged as a six-star Dou Wang and confronted Chen Long, who had led the Blood Axe Gang to seize the Thunder Sect’s headquarters. Xiao Li overwhelmed him, and Chen Long abruptly asked to join the sect, leaving Xiao Li surprised by the surrender.

• Xiao Li ended his seclusion, having advanced to six-star Dou Ling, and decided to test the Nine Steps to Heaven outside.
• Chen Long brought more than a thousand Blood Axe Gang members to demand the Thunder Sect’s territory from Deacon Li.
• Xiao Li arrived and used the Nine Steps to Heaven to reach six-star Dou Wang, then challenged Chen Long in the air.
• Xiao Li gained the upper hand and offered Chen Long a place in the Thunder Sect, prompting Chen Long to accept immediately.
• Chen Long handed Xiao Li a prepared request to join and ordered his men to remove their gang clothes.

Xiao Li began expanding Thunder Sect’s territory by absorbing Mad Lion Gang and preparing to approach Rakshasa Sect. Chen Long tested Xiao Li’s claims about having Dou Zong experts, then became convinced when Xiao Li offered to protect the Yao Brothers from the Gold and Silver Elders.

• Xiao Li told Chen Long he planned to control the northwestern Black-Corner Region within two years and ordered Thunder Sect to move out immediately.
• Tie Wu saw Thunder Sect arrive at Mad Lion Gang and agreed to join after Xiao Li promised he could keep command of his people.
• Tie Wu gathered his men, and Xiao Li set off with them toward Rakshasa Sect.
• Chen Long recommended the Yao Brothers, who were fleeing the Gold and Silver Elders, and Xiao Li agreed to protect them.
• Chen Long concluded that Thunder Sect truly had a Dou Zong expert and offered to contact the Yao Brothers.

Xiao Li confronted the Rakshasa Sect and Heavenly Yin Sect, demanding that they join the Thunder Sect. After defeating Su Mei in battle, he caught her as she fell, but then let go when she said she was fine.

• Xiao Li arrived at the Rakshasa Sect with Chen Long, Tie Wu, and a thousand fighters, and demanded that Su Mei and Yin Bone Elder submit.
• Su Mei attacked Xiao Li, while Chen Long and Tie Wu fought Yin Bone Elder and the Rakshasa Sect's forces.
• Xiao Li used the fifth step of Nine Steps to Heaven and overwhelmed Su Mei despite the damage the technique inflicted on him.
• Xiao Li's blood flood dragon destroyed Su Mei's silver serpent, and she fell from the sky after losing consciousness or the strength to fly.
• Xiao Li caught Su Mei, confirmed she could no longer resist, and then dropped her when she said she was fine.

Xiao Li recruited the Yao Brothers into Thunder Sect and maneuvered the Two Elders Qian and Bai into killing the Gold and Silver Elders. The chapter ended with Xiao Li gaining a place on the Black List as Thunder Sect’s influence grew.

• Xiao Li told Su Mei that Thunder Sect would hold its territory for now, despite stronger factions in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Li welcomed the Yao Brothers into Thunder Sect, and they said they would join after seeing him deal with the Gold and Silver Elders.
• Xiao Li visited Elder Qian and Elder Bai at Jia Nan Academy and claimed the Gold and Silver Elders had threatened to destroy Thunder Sect and Jia Nan Academy.
• Elder Qian and Elder Bai rushed to confront the Gold and Silver Elders, and a day later their heads hung above Thunder Sect’s gates.
• Chen Long’s account spread through the Black-Corner Region, and Xiao Li took one of the vacant Black List spots at tenth place.

Xiao Li organized the Thunder Sect’s attack on Han Feng in Maple City, promising Dou-Spirit Pills to elders who helped kill him. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan learned that his second brother had become a powerful figure in the Black-Corner Region and set out with Yao Lao to find him instead of registering at Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Li broke through to Seven-Star Dou Ling, summoned the Thunder Sect’s elders, and announced their plan to kill Han Feng.
• Xiao Li revealed that a sixth-grade alchemist in the sect had a grudge against Han Feng and offered each contributing elder a Dou-Spirit Pill for bringing back Han Feng’s corpse.
• Fu Ziyi and Liu Hongxia offered to call on their clans for help, and Xiao Li set the march on Maple City for ten days later.
• Xiao Yan, newly arrived in the Black-Corner Region, heard travelers praise Xiao Li’s rise and realized they were talking about his second brother.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to visit the Thunder Sect’s headquarters instead of registering at Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yan dismissed a caravan’s offer to hire him.

Xiao Li reunited with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, then revealed Han Feng’s location and arranged a strike against him. The group reached Maple City and prepared to surround Han Feng’s stronghold, with Xiao Li ordering his allies to kill everyone and let no one escape.

• Xiao Li recognized Xiao Yan when he arrived at midnight and brought him inside to meet Yao Lao.
• Xiao Li told Yao Lao that Han Feng had established Maple City, prompting Yao Lao to demand his location and prepare to attack.
• Xiao Li explained his suspicions about Han Feng’s betrayal and persuaded Yao Lao to wait until dawn for the assembled Dou Wang fighters.
• Xiao Li, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and nine other fighters set out for Maple City while Fu Ziyi and the others stayed behind to guard their home.
• At Han Feng’s stronghold, Xiao Li assigned his fighters to surround the gates and ordered them to kill everyone, prevent escapes, and count the dead.

Yao Lao led an attack on Han Feng’s headquarters and fought his former disciple, while Xiao Li and the others overwhelmed Han Feng’s forces. Protector Xuan then emerged from the black mist to confront Yao Lao, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Han Feng and Elder Ban flew out to face ten Dou Kings, and Han Feng recognized Yao Lao’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Yao Lao attacked Han Feng over his betrayal and demand for the Flame Mantra while Xiao Li stopped Elder Ban from intervening.
• Xiao Li, Chen Long, Tie Wu, and their allies attacked Elder Ban as the Thunder Sect’s forces wiped out Han Feng’s subordinates.
• Yao Lao badly wounded Han Feng and demanded his surrender, but Han Feng called for Protector Xuan’s help.
• Protector Xuan attacked Yao Lao and revealed himself as a Soul Hall member, prompting Yao Lao to unleash his full strength.

Yao Lao and Medusa killed Protector Xuan, while Xiao Li and Xiao Yan captured Han Feng and took the Sea Heart Flame. Afterward, Medusa confronted Xiao Yan about their time in the secret chamber, then decided to stay with him while she recovered.

• Yao Lao trapped Protector Xuan with two Heavenly Flames, and Medusa killed him by tearing out his heart.
• Xiao Li subdued Han Feng, and Xiao Yan explained that Yao Lao wanted him kept alive for questioning.
• Xiao Li crippled Han Feng, then helped Xiao Yan extract the Sea Heart Flame and took Han Feng's Storage Ring.
• Xiao Li left Xiao Yan and Medusa alone, and Medusa demanded an explanation for what happened in the secret chamber before kicking him out.
• Medusa decided to stay with Xiao Yan while she recovered, insisting to herself that she only needed a servant during her mindless beast state.

After gaining the Sea Heart Flame, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li sought ingredients to restore Yao Lao’s body before reaching the Central Plains. Xiao Li pressured the Eight-Fan Sect’s Yuan Yi for the rare materials, and the chapter ended with Yuan Yi choosing to join the Thunder Sect and promising to find them.

• Xiao Yan fused the Sea Heart Flame with the Green Lotus Core Flame, creating the Green Lotus Indigo Heart Flame, while he and Xiao Li still lacked key ingredients for Yao Lao’s body.
• Xiao Li suggested they obtain the missing materials through the Eight-Fan Sect’s auction house, and Xiao Yan agreed to go after Yao Lao refined the Dou-Spirit Pills.
• Three months later, Xiao Li arrived at the Eight-Fan Sect headquarters in Black Seal City, where Yuan Yi welcomed him nervously.
• Xiao Li threatened to wipe out the Eight-Fan Sect and demanded three Seventh-Rank medicinal ingredients and the essence of a Seventh-Rank Magical Beast within a month.
• Yuan Yi chose to join the Thunder Sect and offered to find the beast essence and seek out the medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Li and the others prepared for Demon Flame Valley’s response to the death of its valley master, while the valley’s elders debated whether to seek revenge or make peace. Demon Flame Valley arrived at Thunder Sect to sound out Xiao Li, and he readied his people for a possible fight.

• Xiao Li wondered why Demon Flame Valley had not retaliated and chose not to involve Qian Mu and Bai Lie while the situation remained unclear.
• Demon Flame Valley’s Great Elder told Xie Zhen that their Old Ancestor was still in seclusion and ordered him to prepare gifts in case the valley master had been at fault.
• The next day, the four elders led a large procession to Thunder Sect, with the Great Elder explaining that their followers could cover their retreat if needed.
• Xiao Li and his allies waited at the sect gates, and Xiao Li warned them that four Dou Emperors might force them into a fight.
• Xiao Yan recalled how his revealed strength had persuaded Su Qian to give Xiao Li a defensive treasure, while the Great Elder of Demon Flame Valley approached Xiao Li with a question.

Demon Flame Valley’s First Elder came to confront Xiao Li over Han Feng’s death, but he chose reconciliation rather than risk a fight with Xiao Yan. After the delegation left, Xiao Li revealed that Elder Ban had been reduced to ash and assigned his people to hunt powerful magical beasts while the sect trained for a future clash.

• The First Elder questioned Xiao Li about the valley master’s death while cautiously watching Xiao Yan, whose black robe, heavy ruler, and fire aura matched reports of the Dou Zong who defeated Han Feng.
• Xiao Li said Han Feng had died after interfering in a private grudge, and the First Elder offered a Storage Ring of treasures to reconcile with Thunder Sect.
• Xiao Li accepted the apology gift and agreed to end the dispute for now, then privately told his people he intended to attack Demon Flame Valley within two years after they grew stronger.
• The First Elder asked to take Elder Ban’s corpse home, and Xiao Li falsely claimed it had been buried after the battle; in reality, it had been burned to ash and scattered into Han Feng’s mouth.
• After Demon Flame Valley departed, Tie Wu and Yin Bone Elder laughed about the cremated remains, and Xiao Li ordered everyone to keep a low profile while cultivating.
• Tie Wu reported finding two fifth-rank and one sixth-rank magical beast, and Xiao Li split his group into teams to hunt them.

Xiao Li set out with Su Mei and Yin Bone Elder to hunt the Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon, hoping to use its power to advance to Dou Wang and improve his Thunder Bat Heaven Wings. After the dragon wounded him with its lightning, Xiao Li used Thunder Fusion Body to refine the lightning in his body, discovering that the battle could strengthen him.

• Xiao Li acquired Three Thousand Lightning Movement and Thunder Bat Heaven Wings, and planned to fuse the wings with those of the Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon.
• Xiao Li broke through to eight-star Dou Ling and departed with Su Mei and Yin Bone Elder to challenge the rank-six beast.
• The Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon attacked Yin Bone Elder, and Xiao Li joined the battle with his spear.
• Xiao Li used his fifth Heaven-Ascending Step to fight with strength comparable to a one-star Dou Emperor, while Su Mei and Yin Bone Elder assisted.
• The dragon's lightning disrupted Xiao Li and sent him flying, but he used Thunder Fusion Body to refine it and strengthen his body.

Xiao Li defeated the Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon and used its power to break through to the Desolate Thunder Body, while Xiao Yan joined Jia Nan Academy as a fourteen-year-old eight-star Da Dou Shi and third-tier alchemist. Hu Gan then offered Xiao Yan a place in the Inner Academy without the usual selection tournament.

• Xiao Li endured the Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon’s lightning attack, broke through to the Desolate Thunder Body, and reached five-star Dou Emperor strength.
• Xiao Li killed the Thunder Cloud Winged Dragon, took its wings, and gave the Wind-Thunder Power to Xiao Yan to store.
• Xiao Li returned to the Thunder Sect with Su Mei and Yin Bone Elder, then began studying the dragon’s wings and cultivating new flying Dou Techniques.
• Hu Gan and the Jia Nan Academy elders were astonished by Xiao Yan’s examination report, which showed he was a fourteen-year-old eight-star Da Dou Shi and third-tier alchemist.
• Hu Gan told Xiao Yan he would be exempt from the Inner Academy selection tournament and invited him to enter the Inner Academy directly.