Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan entered Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy after dominating the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, and Lin Xiuya and the others were stunned by his strength and vast fire-energy fortune. He joined the Inner Academy with his brother's friends, who welcomed him while comparing themselves unfavorably to the Xiao brothers.

• Xiao Yan chose an intermediate Di-class wood-type Qi Method for Xiao Ding and headed to Jia Nan Academy after receiving a green Fire Crystal Card.
• Lin Xiuya and the others waited at the academy gate, where Liu Qing reunited with his cousin Liu Fei.
• Liu Fei told the group that Xiao Yan had swept through the Fire Energy Hunting Competition and defeated a Dou Ling and an elder with a fire lotus.
• Xiao Yan arrived using a flying Dou Technique, and Lin Xiuya and the others mistook him for a Dou Wang expert.
• Lin Xiuya gave Xiao Yan the green Fire Crystal Card Xiao Li had left for him, then saw that Xiao Yan already had 1,737 days of fire energy.
• The group learned Xiao Yan was an eight-star Da Dou Shi and welcomed him into the Inner Academy, grumbling that the Xiao brothers were monsters.

Xiao Li absorbed the Wind-Thunder Power from the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll and practiced its first level, Thunder Flash, in the storm. After half a month, he reflected on the Blood Furnace splitting into a second furnace and used three Blood Pills to cultivate, while worrying about their impurities.

• Xiao Li used his Thunder Dragon Wings to fly through the storm and absorbed the Wind-Thunder Power from the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll.
• Xiao Li refined the Wind-Thunder Power with his Blood-Shatter Heaven-Striking Thunder and completed his initial practice without complications.
• Xiao Li practiced Three Thousand Lightning Movement for half a month and reached the Thunder Flash level, testing its speed across the violent terrain.
• Xiao Li discovered that absorbing Magical Beast corpses had caused a second Blood Furnace to form at his Baihui acupoint, and he wondered whether the Siphon Technique's second level spread furnaces throughout his body.
• Xiao Li noticed impurities in his three Blood Pills, resolved to consult Yao Lao after reaching Dou Wang, and began absorbing the pills' energy.

Xiao Li reached Dou Wang and visited Xiao Yan at Jia Nan Academy, where he asked Yao Lao how to remove impurities from his cultivation and what body would suit his revival. The chapter left Xiao Li considering ways to purify his Dou Qi and Yao Lao understanding that Xiao Li was pursuing a suitable body for him.

• Xiao Li celebrated his breakthrough to Dou Wang, then told Chen Long to rein in the Thunder Sect's increasingly arrogant disciples.
• Xiao Li arrived at Jia Nan Academy and surprised Lin Yan and the others by revealing his blood-colored wings.
• Xiao Li asked Yao Lao how to resolve the impurities accumulated through his use of the Siphon Technique, and Yao Lao suggested Heavenly Flames or special cultivation locations.
• Xiao Li asked Yao Lao what body would suit his revival, and Yao Lao said a low-rank Dou Saint body would be suitable while stronger bodies risked overpowering his soul.

Xiao Yi Xian reunited with Xiao Li at Jia Nan Academy and left with him for Thunder Sect. There, Xiao Li promised to help her resolve the Woeful Poison Body.

• Xiao Li considered how to secure enough allies to destroy Misty Cloud Sect and protect the Xiao Clan and Yao Lao from Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Xiao Li, and joined him on his journey to Thunder Sect.
• Xiao Li introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his lover to Hu Gan, who reacted with surprise at her age.
• At Thunder Sect, Qing Lin asked Xiao Li for a Qi Method after reaching Dou Zhe, and Xiao Li gave her one.
• Xiao Li recognized that Xiao Yi Xian had awakened the Woeful Poison Body and promised to help her resolve it.

Xiao Yi Xian took a potent aphrodisiac she had made herself and went to Xiao Li’s room, where the two became intimate after she told him she was willing. The next day, she had advanced from peak Dou Shi to two-star Da Dou Shi, and Xiao Li began testing her combat strength.

• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the aphrodisiac she had prepared a year earlier and went to Xiao Li’s room in a revealing nightdress.
• Xiao Li realized Xiao Yi Xian had drugged herself, but she insisted she was willing, and he gave in to her advances.
• Xiao Li apologized for being too rough, while Xiao Yi Xian rested happily in his arms.
• Xiao Li noticed Xiao Yi Xian had broken through to two-star Da Dou Shi and said he would test her combat strength.

Xiao Ding received a powerful Qi Method and Dou Techniques from Xiao Li and Xiao Yan, then used his breakthrough to Da Dou Shi to seize control of Qingshan Town’s medicinal herb business. He left the Green Blade Mercenary Group in control after killing rival leaders and core members.

• Su Fei delivered Xiao Ding a Storage Ring containing gifts and a letter from Xiao Li and Xiao Yan, who planned to meet him at the Misty Cloud Sect in a year and a half.
• Xiao Ding discovered the mid-grade Di-class Forest of Myriad Treasures Qi Method, several Dou Techniques, and other resources prepared for him.
• After one week, Xiao Ding led the Green Blade Mercenary Group to Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion and demanded all of Qingshan Town’s medicinal herb business.
• Xiao Ding revealed that he had reached Da Dou Shi and defeated Master Yao with Hundred Poison Wood Spike and Wood Shadow Escape.
• Xiao Ding ordered his men to kill the rival mercenary groups’ leaders and core members, then took control of the remaining people.

Xiao Ding entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range to hunt magical beasts and refine Blood Pills, then ventured into a black forest to find a way to keep pace with his younger brothers. He discovered a bone-filled swamp and was trapped by Carrion Ghost Woods, escaping after attacking them with his sword-qi.

• Xiao Ding reassured his mercenaries that he would take responsibility for Qingshan Town’s defenses and entered the mountains alone to hunt magical beasts.
• He refined and swallowed Blood Pills from a first-rank beast and a family of Rock Bears, noticing that the pills left impurities in his body.
• Xiao Ding chose to enter a deathly-energy-filled black forest after recalling his younger brothers and deciding he would not remain weaker than them.
• He found a swamp packed with bones and recognized the Chu Yun Empire insignia on clothing hanging from the trees.
• Xiao Ding identified Carrion Ghost Woods in the swamp and found that they had surrounded him, so he attacked them with Hundred Poison Wood Spike and fled using Wood Shadow Escape.
• A faint green light appeared as Xiao Ding looked back.

Xiao Ding hunted Carrion Ghost Woods in a swamp for a month, then investigated an emerald skeleton and discovered a soul hidden inside it. As the soul tried to seize his body, Xiao Ding swallowed the lightning from a Blood Thunder Bottle to attack it at the cost of his own body.

• Xiao Ding escaped the Carrion Ghost Woods and used their Blood Pills to advance to a two-star Da Dou Shi over the next month.
• Xiao Ding examined the emerald skeleton, suspected a soul dwelled within it, and tested it with Xiao Yan's Fire Spirit Bottle and Xiao Li's Blood Thunder Bottle.
• A gray phantom emerged from the skeleton and lunged at Xiao Ding, claiming it had come to help his cultivation.
• Xiao Ding used three Blood Thunder Bottles to injure the phantom, but the soul entered the emerald skeleton and then fused with Xiao Ding's bones.
• As the soul began devouring Xiao Ding's soul domain, he swallowed the blood-colored lightning from a Blood Thunder Bottle to attack it from within.

After surviving the Blood Thunder Bottle, Xiao Ding fused with the green bones and emerged as a one-star Dou Ling. He traveled to the imperial capital to investigate the Xiao Clan’s past, while Yao Yue celebrated becoming an alchemist and Yao Ye worried about the imperial family’s decline.

• Xiao Ding survived the destruction of the gray phantom, healed, and gained one-star Dou Ling strength and improved talent.
• Xiao Ding returned to the Green Blade Mercenary Group, announced he would leave for the imperial capital, and departed a week later.
• Xiao Ding spotted a notice recruiting guards for Princess Yao Yue and sought the position to access the imperial family’s records about the Xiao Clan.
• Yao Yue told Yao Ye she had become an alchemist, and Yao Ye reflected on the imperial family’s weakening power.

Xiao Ding entered the Imperial Palace’s selection for Princess Yao Yue’s bodyguards and revealed strength far beyond the other candidates. He qualified for the final six, but the palace officials grew wary of his identity and planned to investigate him while he waited for the decision.

• Yao Yue chose Xiao Ding as her preferred candidate, while Yao Ye was surprised that someone so young had reached Da Dou Shi cultivation.
• Xiao Ding drew number nine and defeated his Two-Star Da Dou Shi opponent with a single move, prompting the armored official to suspect he was a Dou Ling powerhouse.
• Xiao Ding’s next opponent conceded, allowing him to qualify among the six finalists for Yao Yue’s bodyguards.
• The official read Xiao Ding’s form, which identified him as the eldest son of the Wutan City lord, and decided to investigate his reasons for joining the selection.
• Xiao Ding and the five other finalists were told to stay in a side hall for a week while they awaited the result.

After Yao Ye learned of Xiao Ding’s talent, Yao Yue appointed him captain of her guards and brought him to a Mittel Family banquet. Xiao Ding used the gathering to learn about the capital’s secrets, while Liu Ling proposed a match among the young people.

• Yao Ye reviewed reports on Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yan and decided to discuss recruiting them with Great-Grandfather.
• Yao Yue named Xiao Ding captain of her guards and asked him to accompany her to the Imperial Family banquet.
• On the way, Yao Yue told Xiao Ding that Great-Grandfather wanted to meet him and asked him to keep other clan youths away from her.
• At the Mittel Family banquet, Yao Yue introduced Xiao Ding as her guard, and the assembled youths learned he was a Dou Ling.
• Xiao Ding spoke with veteran guards to seek information about the capital, while Liu Ling proposed a match at Yao Yue’s table.

Xiao Ding met Jia Xingtian, who tried to recruit him and then revealed that the Xiao Clan had once been a great clan in the Jia Ma Empire's capital. Xiao Ding left the meeting furious, having learned enough to deepen the mystery of his clan's past.

• Yao Yue left the gathering with Xiao Ding after he intimidated the young heirs who had crowded around her.
• Jia Xingtian summoned Xiao Ding and offered to take him as a student, but Xiao Ding declined to accept the offer outright.
• After sending Yao Ye away, Jia Xingtian asked whether Xiao Ding belonged to the Xiao Clan connected to Xiao Lin.
• Jia Xingtian told Xiao Ding that his clan had once been one of the imperial capital's great clans.
• Xiao Ding emerged at dusk with blood-red eyes and walked away, leaving Yao Ye wondering what Jia Xingtian had told him.

Xiao Li emerged from six months of seclusion as a four-star Dou Wang and learned that the Thunder Sect had grown stronger while he was away. With the Three-Year Agreement approaching, he planned to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect, prepare for the Soul Hall’s retaliation, and take Xiao Yan to the Central Plains.

• Jia Xingtian persuaded Xiao Ding to postpone revenge until he reached Dou Wang, and Xiao Ding stayed in the imperial capital to learn about its power dynamics.
• Xiao Li emerged from the underground world after six months, having reached four-star Dou Wang and learned several Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Li reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and then read the Thunder Sect’s event log, which reported that Su Mei, Yin Bone Elder, and Yuan Yi had become Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Li learned that the Thunder Sect controlled half the Black-Corner Region and had clashed with Demon Flame Valley, so he planned to deal with the valley before attacking the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Li decided that after destroying the Misty Cloud Sect, he would take Xiao Yan to the Central Plains to find Wind Venerable, resurrect Yao Lao, and seek a cure for Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body.

Xiao Li enlisted the Two Elders Qian and Bai to help the Thunder Sect destroy Demon Flame Valley while he supported his younger brother’s wager. After the elders defeated Demon Flame Old Ghost, Xiao Li announced plans to bring order to the Black-Corner Region under Thunder Sect control.

• Xiao Li asked the Two Elders Qian and Bai to prevent Demon Flame Valley from attacking while he was away, and they agreed to help eliminate the faction.
• The Thunder Sect army surrounded Demon Flame Valley, and its Great Elder and Xie Zhen tried to flee as Elder Bai subdued the Four Great Elders.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost emerged after Bai Lie flattened Demon Flame Valley’s rear mountain, and Bai Lie prepared to fight him with Elder Qian.
• Xiao Li announced that the Thunder Sect would establish laws across the Black-Corner Region and ordered Yin Bone Elder, Su Mei, and Chen Long to organize notices, seize territory, and recruit disciples.

After unifying the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Li brought Xiao Yan and Thunder Sect experts back to the Xiao Clan, where he declared that the clan would return to the imperial capital and seek revenge. Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran continued training for her coming duel with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Li persuaded Xiao Yan to return to the Xiao Clan and took Thunder Sect experts with them to support the clan’s ambitions.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Zhan he wanted revenge on the families that had driven the Xiao Clan from the imperial capital, including the Nalan Family.
• Xiao Li and Xiao Yan arrived at the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Li revealed his Dou Wang strength, prompting Xiao Zhan and the elders to celebrate the clan’s prospects.
• After hearing Xiao Ding’s account, Xiao Li decided the Xiao Clan would return to the imperial capital and take revenge once Xiao Yan fulfilled his Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun urged Nalan Yanran to rest, but Nalan Yanran insisted on training so she could defeat Xiao Yan in their agreement duel.

Xiao Yan gave Hai Bodong the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill, allowing him to recover his strength and fulfill his promise to the Xiao Clan. Hai Bodong then tested Xiao Li’s formidable abilities in a battle above the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where their dragons collided in the sky.

• Xiao Yan gave Hai Bodong the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill and thanked him for guarding the Xiao Clan.
• Hai Bodong’s recovered Dou Emperor aura shook Wutan City, drawing the attention of the Thunder Sect members.
• Xiao Li and Hai Bodong met above the Magical Beast Mountain Range to test Xiao Li’s strength.
• Xiao Li used Nine Steps to Heaven, Thunderstorm Arc Star, and his dragon wings to overwhelm Hai Bodong with power and speed.
• Hai Bodong unleashed Mystic Ice Dragon Soar, and Xiao Li countered with Mystic Thunder Shock Flash, sending their dragons crashing together.

Xiao Li returned to the Xiao Clan after Hai Bodong acknowledged his strength, while Nalan Yanran returned to the Nalan Family and clashed with Nalan Jie over her broken engagement to Xiao Yan. At the Alchemist Guild, Gu He advised her against seeking a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and promised to have Liu Ling deliver a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill instead.

• Xiao Li and Hai Bodong returned to the Xiao Clan after their fight ended in a draw, and Hai Bodong privately concluded Xiao Li had still been holding back.
• Nalan Yanran entered the Nalan Family and argued with Nalan Jie, insisting she had done nothing wrong by breaking her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran left for the Alchemist Guild despite Nalan Su asking her to stay, determined to prove her strength independently of the Xiao Clan.
• Nalan Yanran asked Gu He about obtaining a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, but he told her no one in the Jia Ma Empire could refine it and advised her to wait for a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill.
• Gu He promised to have Liu Ling deliver the pill in a month, and Nalan Yanran accepted his offer before leaving the guild.

Six months after Xiao Yan entered seclusion, he traveled with Xiao Li and a group of Dou Emperors to the Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran. The gathering was stunned by the Xiao Clan's arrival, and Xiao Li's entourage took their seats as Xiao Li's murderous aura filled the platform.

• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and agreed to go with Xiao Li and the others to the Jia Ma Empire for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Leng and the Misty Cloud Sect elders decided to wait until after the agreement before capturing Xiao Yan for destroying the Mo Clan.
• Jia Xingtian brought Xiao Ding and the two princesses to the ceremony, where Fa Ma and other prominent guests had gathered.
• The Xiao Clan's arrival silenced the crowd, and Xiao Yan announced that he had come to honor the agreement as ten pairs of Dou Qi Wings rose behind him.
• Xiao Li led his group onto the viewing platform, where Fa Ma recognized Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan wept at seeing him alive.

At the Jia Ma Empire tournament, Nalan Yanran challenged Xiao Yan, unaware how far he had surpassed her. After he caught her strongest attack with one hand, Xiao Yan declared their engagement dispute settled, leaving Nalan Yanran defeated on the shattered grounds.

• Hai Bodong revealed that Xiao Li led the Black-Corner Region's strongest sect, the Thunder Sect, alarming Jia Xingtian and prompting Yun Leng to abandon capturing Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Yan about the Xiao Clan, but he refused to explain and urged her to begin their fight.
• Xiao Yan announced that he was a Five-Star Dou Ling, while Nalan Yanran was a Three-Star Da Dou Shi, shocking the spectators.
• Nalan Yanran burned her Dou Qi and unleashed Wind Extremity: Setting Sun Radiance, destroying much of the tournament square.
• Xiao Yan met Nalan Yanran's attack with his bare hand and caught it, then told her she had lost and their engagement dispute was over.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran, shocking the Misty Cloud Sect and revealing his extraordinary growth. Yun Yun then ordered Xiao Yan to answer for destroying the Mo Clan, and Xiao Li led the Xiao Clan forward to confront what came next.

• Xiao Yan's victory over Nalan Yanran stunned the plaza, while Nalan Jie lamented the loss of his prospective son-in-law and the family's humiliation.
• Hai Bodong watched the Misty Cloud Sect elders warily as Yun Leng grew furious over Nalan Yanran's defeat.
• Yun Leng claimed Xiao Yan had destroyed the Mo Clan, and Yun Yun decided the Misty Cloud Sect should teach Xiao Yan a lesson.
• Xiao Yan stopped as Yun Yun called him back and calmly acknowledged that the sect knew what he had done.
• Xiao Li led Xiao Ding and the others toward the plaza, asking Jia Xingtian to stay aside rather than help.