Chapter Summaries

Reborn in Wutan City, Xiao Fan remembered how Gu Xun'er betrayed him after he reached the Half-Emperor realm and stripped him of the Origin Qi needed to become a Dou Emperor. His life ended as Zi Yan tried to save him, and she emerged alone to command the Ancient Void Dragons to make war on the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Fan absorbed the green crystal core and reached the fourth stage of Dou Qi, realizing that his memories of his past life were real.
• Xiao Fan recalled that Gu Xun'er had stolen his Origin Qi to help Xiao Yan ascend and left him to die.
• Zi Yan entered the collapsing space and tried to save Xiao Fan with pills and her own power, but his body and soul continued to disappear.
• Xiao Fan apologized to Zi Yan, gave her a prepared medicinal pill, and died in her arms.
• Zi Yan emerged alone with the pill and ordered the Ancient Void Dragons to declare war on the Gu Clan.

Zi Yan led the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to destroy the Gu Clan after reaching Dou Emperor, then imprisoned Gu Xun'er and revealed that Xiao Fan had once been the masked person who helped her. Afterward, Zi Yan returned to Xiao Fan’s empty cave and mourned him, left alone with her power and memories.

• During the year-long war, Zi Yan swallowed the Sugar Pill Xiao Fan had prepared and broke through to Dou Emperor, triggering breakthroughs among the Ancient Void Dragons as the Gu Clan faced annihilation.
• Zi Yan defeated Gu Xun'er, carried her into Xiao Fan’s sealed space, stripped away her cultivation, and left her imprisoned there for eternity.
• Zi Yan told Gu Xun'er that Xiao Fan had been the masked person who eased her Heavenly Flames, then showed her the Black Gilded Mask before leaving.
• Gu Xun'er recalled suspicious details from her childhood and realized Zi Yan might have told the truth, but she could not escape the sealed space.
• Zi Yan rejected the Great Elder’s suggestion that she marry and have descendants, then went to Xiao Fan’s empty cave and swallowed Sugar Pills while grieving his absence.

After reincarnating, Xiao Fan examined his soul and discovered the Spirit Devouring Art could rapidly absorb energy, then resolved to change his future and leave the Xiao Family. He encountered Xiao Yan and later saw Gu Xun'er and her father Gu Yuan in the Xiao Family’s main hall.

• Xiao Fan found that his soul had reached Mortal Realm Grand Perfection and recalled how he had discovered the Spirit Devouring Art in his previous life.
• Xiao Fan decided to use the Spirit Devouring Art to grow stronger, obtain treasures before others, and avoid repeating his past mistakes.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Fan to ask how to use Dou Qi, and Xiao Fan explained its uses while recognizing the powerful soul in Xiao Yan’s ring.
• Xiao Fan went to the main hall to request cultivation resources and saw Gu Xun'er with Xiao Zhan, the three elders, and Gu Yuan.

Xiao Fan revealed that he had reached the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi, impressing the Xiao Family elders, and received a Storage Ring from the Great Elder. Back in his courtyard, he absorbed the Magic Cores inside it and broke through to Seven-Stage Dou Qi.

• Xiao Fan told the Great Elder that he had reached the Fourth Stage of Dou Qi, shocking Xiao Zhan and the elders.
• The Great Elder brought Xiao Fan to his residence, where Xiao Yu learned that Xiao Fan had surpassed her and stormed off to cultivate.
• The Great Elder gave Xiao Fan his Storage Ring, and Xiao Fan accepted it and thanked him.
• Xiao Fan absorbed the energy from the first- and second-rank Magic Cores in the ring and advanced to Seven-Stage Dou Qi.

Xiao Fan entered Gu Xun'er’s residence and absorbed the energy of her rampaging Golden Emperor Brahma Flame, easing her pain before leaving. Gu Xun’er recognized him beneath his mask, then broke down over having killed him in her previous life and blamed Xiao Yan as her flame erupted again.

• Xiao Fan stopped cultivating when his body reached its limit and headed out at night.
• Gu Xun’er learned that Xiao Yan planned to visit her, ordered Ling Ying not to interfere, and prepared to face whoever came.
• Xiao Fan spotted Xiao Yan fleeing, recognized Gu Xun’er’s courtyard, and entered to absorb the energy overflowing from her Golden Emperor Brahma Flame.
• Gu Xun’er woke and recognized Xiao Fan beneath his mask, while he absorbed the flame’s energy and left once it calmed.
• Gu Xun’er learned from Ling Ying that Xiao Yan had fled, resolved to hide her rebirth from Xiao Fan, and then wept over having killed him before blaming Xiao Yan as her flame flared again.

Xiao Fan discovered that he could use the Spirit Devouring Art to condense a golden Sub-Flame and resolved to grow stronger. The next morning, he clashed with Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, then left the Xiao Family to shop for medicinal ingredients after extorting Xiao Yan for gold coins.

• Gu Xun'er realized why she had fallen for Xiao Fan, while Ling Ying watched her collapse in grief.
• Xiao Fan examined the golden Sub-Flame he had formed from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and vowed to reach a power greater than Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Ning challenged Xiao Fan to avenge his sister, but Xiao Fan knocked him down with a hand chop.
• Xiao Yu confronted Xiao Fan over Xiao Ning, and Xiao Fan struck her too before running away from her sword attack.
• Xiao Fan caught Xiao Yan hiding outside the Xiao Family, teased him about lusting after a pretty face, and took several hundred gold coins to keep his secret.
• Xiao Fan headed to the Xiao Clan Market to search for medicinal ingredients and bargains.

Xiao Fan searched Wutan City’s marketplace, where Gu Xun’er angrily warned Xiao Yan to stay away from her. After Xiao Fan rescued Xiao Yu from Jialie Ao and his guards, he fled with her while realizing his soul skills had helped him win the fight.

• Gu Xun’er threatened Xiao Yan when he greeted her, then left him shaken and relieved he had not entered her room.
• Xiao Fan bought medicinal herbs and a rusty iron sheet after seeing through the vendor’s fabricated story.
• Xiao Fan kicked Jialie Ao away when he tried to force Xiao Yu to dine with him.
• Xiao Fan used his soul force to daze Jialie Ao’s three guards, then struck them down and protected Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Fan ran away with Xiao Yu, who struggled to keep up, while he reflected on how difficult it was to use soul skills.

Xiao Fan tried to avoid Gu Xun'er, but she tracked him to the Mittal Auction House, where Ya Fei unexpectedly recognized him and carried him away. Gu Xun'er followed, furious, but could not find them inside.

• Xiao Fan left Xiao Yu and put on his Black Gilded Mask, while Xiao Yu felt disappointed that he had walked away.
• Gu Xun'er kicked Jialie Ao and searched for Xiao Fan, then had Elder Ling locate him when he tried to hide in the crowd.
• Xiao Fan admitted nothing to Gu Xun'er when she confronted him about entering her room, and she followed him to the Mittal Auction House.
• The entrance guards mocked Xiao Fan and Gu Xun'er until Ya Fei arrived, welcomed Xiao Fan, removed his mask, and carried him inside.
• Gu Xun'er used her Purple-Gold Black Card to enter the auction house, then searched for Xiao Fan and Ya Fei without finding them.

At the Mittal Auction House, Ya Fei claimed Xiao Fan as her sworn younger brother and gave him a Storage Ring filled with valuable goods in exchange for a High Yellow Tier cultivation technique. Xiao Fan left feeling touched by her care, while Gu Xun'er continued searching the auction house for him.

• Ya Fei flirted with Xiao Fan, kissed his cheek, and insisted that he become her sworn younger brother.
• Xiao Fan introduced himself as an orphan taken in by the Xiao Family and told Ya Fei he wanted to auction a High Yellow Tier cultivation technique for a pill furnace and crystal cores.
• Ya Fei recognized the technique and gave Xiao Fan a Storage Ring stocked with a pill furnace, medicinal ingredients, gold coins, and a Black Card as her investment in him.
• Xiao Fan left the Mittal Auction House with mixed embarrassment and warmth, unable to remember that he had forgotten Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er searched the Mittal Auction House for Xiao Fan, while Ling Ying chose not to tell her that he had already left.

After three months of training, Xiao Fan broke through to One-Star Dou Zhe and revealed his strength to the Great Elder. The chapter ended as Xiao Fan unleashed Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms against him on the training grounds.

• Xiao Fan absorbed the energy from a medicinal bath and broke through to One-Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu barged into Xiao Fan's room while he was naked, and their awkward exchange drew Xiao Ning's attention.
• At the Xiao Family training grounds, Xiao Fan told the Great Elder that he had become a One-Star Dou Zhe, astonishing Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning.
• The Great Elder invited Xiao Fan to attack him, and Xiao Fan drove him back with Explosive Step and Mountain Crushing Palm.
• Xiao Fan followed up with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, striking the Great Elder repeatedly and disrupting his Dou Qi.

Xiao Fan impressed the Great Elder in a spar and decided to attend Jia Nan Academy when it recruited students in half a year. After parting from Xiao Yu and drawing Gu Xun’er’s attention, he began refining medicine, awakening Yao Lao’s curiosity.

• Xiao Fan nearly wore down the Great Elder’s Dou Qi Armor in their spar, then pretended to be exhausted to preserve the elder’s dignity.
• Xiao Fan told the Great Elder he wanted to attend Jia Nan Academy, and the Great Elder agreed that it would suit him and noted that recruitment would come to Wutan City in half a year.
• Xiao Yu said she would go to Jia Nan Academy to find Xiao Fan, while Gu Xun’er watched from a corner and resolved to follow him there.
• Xiao Yu trained with Xiao Ning after he spotted Gu Xun’er, and she urged herself to work harder to catch up with Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan returned to his room and began refining medicinal ingredients with Ya Fei’s pill cauldron, prompting Yao Lao to investigate the aura.

Xiao Fan refined pills with help from Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, while Xiao Yan's attempted hot-spring peeping sparked a new feud with Xiao Ning. Xiao Fan later visited Gu Xun'er to absorb the energy from her erupting Heavenly Flame, but the flame quickly stopped and resisted him.

• Xiao Fan accidentally made several dozen Sugar Pills before using Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to refine two superior-quality pills.
• Yao Lao sensed the unusual pill-making energy and wondered how Xiao Fan had produced such a result.
• Xiao Yan mistook Xiao Ning at the hot spring for a woman, touched him, and fled when Xiao Ning confronted him.
• Xiao Fan noticed Gu Xun'er's Heavenly Flame erupting and decided to absorb its energy before leaving.
• Xiao Fan entered Gu Xun'er's room, where she recognized his mask and soon fell unconscious as he used the Spirit Devouring Art.
• Xiao Fan absorbed the overflowing Heavenly Flame energy, but the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame resisted and quickly stopped erupting.

Xiao Fan waited for Gu Xun'er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to flare up so he could absorb its energy, but it grew calm as the months passed. When Ya Fei told him the Jialie Clan and Aoba Family were using a second-tier Alchemist to hurt the Xiao Family, he asked her for a solution, and she hinted she had one.

• Xiao Fan realized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame’s intelligence had been erased by his Spirit Devouring Art and left as Gu Xun'er began to wake.
• Over the next few months, Gu Xun'er’s flare-ups became rarer, and Xiao Fan gained almost no energy from the flame.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Fan that she had mediated after he crippled Jialie Ao, but the Jialie Clan and Aoba Family had since allied with a second-tier Alchemist to suppress the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Fan considered killing the opposing clans but rejected the idea because they had not committed crimes severe enough to justify it.
• Xiao Fan asked Ya Fei to help resolve the crisis, and she said she had a way, then left him waiting for the details.

Ya Fei revealed that she controlled the Mittel Family as its Great Elder and arranged support for Xiao Fan, who wrestled with guilt over leaving her. The Mittel Family’s alliance with the Xiao Family then crushed the Aoba Family’s market, and its hired Alchemist fled rather than risk offending the Mittel Family.

• Ya Fei told Xiao Fan that a skilled Second-Grade Alchemist from the Mittel Family would help counter the Aoba Family, and revealed that she was the Mittel Family’s Great Elder.
• Xiao Fan told Ya Fei about his plans to take Jia Nan Academy’s entrance selection, while Ya Fei guessed that he intended to travel elsewhere first.
• After leaving Ya Fei, Xiao Fan found the survival supplies she had prepared for him and felt guilty about how he had treated her and others.
• A guard reported that the Mittel Family had joined the Xiao Family and taken the Aoba Family’s market business with the help of an Alchemist.
• The Aoba Family’s hired Alchemist announced that he was returning to the Imperial Capital and warned Jia Liebi and the Aoba Family Patriarch not to provoke the Mittel Family.

Hai Bodong forced the Jialie Clan and Aoba Family to leave Wutan City while Ya Fei rose to power in the Mittel Family under Medusa’s orders. Medusa returned to the Snake-People Palace, and the Xiao Family celebrated its alliance with the Mittel Family.

• The Aoba Family Patriarch decided to leave Wutan City after recognizing that the Mittel Family was too dangerous to provoke.
• Hai Bodong threatened Jia Liebi with death unless the Jialie Clan left within three days, revealing himself as a Dou Emperor.
• Ya Fei accepted Hai Bodong’s instruction to return to the Mittel Family, while he worried about Medusa’s Snake Seal and her plans.
• Medusa returned to the Snake-People Palace, where her lookalike teased her about being in love.
• Jia Liebi agreed to step down as patriarch, and Xiao Zhan toasted Guni and Ya Fei at a lively Xiao Family banquet.

Xiao Fan and Ya Fei spent the night together, then reassured Xiao Yu that they were only god-siblings before she challenged him to train. When Jia Nan Academy arrived to recruit students, Xiao Fan spotted the purple-haired Little Dragon Maiden riding a griffin.

• Ya Fei claimed she was drunk and stayed in Xiao Fan's bed, and the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
• Xiao Fan kissed Ya Fei's forehead and promised he would not leave her behind.
• Ya Fei gave Xiao Fan a good-morning kiss, then told Xiao Yu that she and Xiao Fan were only god-siblings.
• Xiao Yu drew her sword and challenged Xiao Fan to train with her.
• Jia Nan Academy's recruitment instructors arrived in Wutan City on a griffin, and Xiao Fan recognized the Little Dragon Maiden among them.

Xiao Fan reunited with Zi Yan at Jia Nan Academy's recruitment in Wutan City, but his attempt to greet her with Sugar Pills made her cry with happiness. Zi Yan then demonstrated her strength to the recruitment instructors by shattering their test monument.

• Zi Yan grabbed a griffin to stop it from flying away, then reunited with Xiao Fan while Su Qian scolded her for causing trouble.
• Xiao Fan joined the recruitment line and met Zi Yan, who asked his name and accepted his nickname, Xiao Yan'er.
• Xiao Fan gave Zi Yan a collection of Sugar Pills, and she ran back to Su Qian crying because she was so happy to have made a friend.
• Zi Yan took the next recruitment test and shattered the strength-testing stone monument after an instructor dismissed her.

Xiao Fan attended Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment test and stunned Su Qian with his three-star Dou Zhe strength. He asked for two and a half years of leave to gain experience, and the chapter left him fighting Instructor Han to prove himself.

• Su Qian replaced the testing stone and watched Zi Yan conduct Xiao Fan’s recruitment interview, surprised by how obedient she was around him.
• Xiao Fan revealed that he was a three-star Dou Zhe, and the testing stone confirmed his strength, astonishing Su Qian.
• Xiao Fan told Su Qian he wanted to gain experience and participate in the Inner Academy selection in three years, then requested two and a half years of leave.
• Su Qian offered to approve the leave if Xiao Fan lasted twenty moves against the nine-star Dou Master Instructor Han, and Xiao Fan accepted.
• Xiao Fan used Explosive Step and Moon Step to evade Instructor Han’s Water Dragon Bullet, then struck him with a whipping kick.

Xiao Fan defeated Instructor Han and won Su Qian’s permission to leave with Zi Yan, then took her to meet Xiao Yu. The chapter left Xiao Yu crying and accusing Xiao Fan of being a scumbag after she saw his closeness with Zi Yan.

• Xiao Fan used a Dou Qi clone to ambush Instructor Han, defeated him, and earned praise and leave approval from Su Qian.
• Zi Yan persuaded Su Qian to let her accompany Xiao Fan and received a jade token containing his full-force strike.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Fan she had stolen medicinal ingredients from Jia Nan Academy’s Medicine Collection Pavilion, and they agreed to split them seventy-thirty.
• Xiao Fan introduced Zi Yan to Xiao Yu, who laughed at her height before learning she was a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Fan calmed Zi Yan with pills and sent her inside, while Xiao Yu cried and called him a scumbag.

Xiao Fan said goodbye to Xiao Yu, received Ya Fei’s letter inviting him to the Imperial Capital, and set out with Zi Yan on a journey toward Green Mountain Town. After Elder Su left for Jia Nan Academy, Gu Xun’er watched Xiao Fan and Zi Yan depart and vowed not to let the Ancient Void Dragon have her way.

• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Fan Ya Fei’s letter, wished him a safe journey, and happily recalled that he had called her Yu’er four times.
• Xiao Fan read Ya Fei’s invitation to meet her in the Imperial Capital and prepared travel pills, but Zi Yan’s interruptions caused him to blow up his furnace.
• Xiao Fan promised Zi Yan he would make Sugar Pills for her for the rest of her life, and Zi Yan made him swear on them.
• Elder Su left for Jia Nan Academy after entrusting Zi Yan to Xiao Fan, who then departed with her toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range and Green Mountain Town.
• Gu Xun’er watched Xiao Fan and Zi Yan leave together and resentfully vowed to stop the Ancient Void Dragon.