Chapter Summaries

Qi Yan'er confronted Fan Lao while the Black Skull Tomb experts and other auction attendees moved against her companions. She baited Fan Lao into rushing to save Fan Ling, who was captured and beheaded, leaving Fan Lao devastated.

• Fan Lao attacked Qi Yan'er, but she scattered his blood-red Dou Qi and challenged him as Fan Ling urged the onlookers to seize Xiao Xun'er and the others.
• Xier Han, the Black Skull Tomb Tomb Master, and other powerful attendees surrounded Qi Yan'er's companions, while Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian chose to wait for Yan'er.
• Qi Yan'er taunted Fan Lao and the two Black Skull Tomb Dou Huang Experts, then tricked Fan Lao into rushing toward Fan Ling by warning that his son was in danger.
• Lü Man captured Fan Ling with her whip and challenged Fan Lao, while two sudden flashes cut Fan Ling's head from his body.
• Fan Lao cried out over Ling'er's death as Ling Ying resented being called by that name.

Fan Lao burned his blood essence after Fan Ling’s death and attacked Qi Shan, but Han Feng summoned a Hall of Souls Protector who slaughtered everyone on the auction house’s first floor. Qi Yan’er charged the two Black Skull Tomb Dou Huangs and cut their throats, leaving them bleeding in shock.

• Qi Shan and Yan Sheng killed Fan Ling, prompting Fan Lao to burn his blood essence and attack them.
• Lü Man intervened to save Qi Shan, and the group planned to wear Fan Lao down by taking turns fighting him.
• Han Feng summoned a black-robed Hall of Souls Protector, who used chains to seize the souls of everyone on the auction house’s first floor.
• Fan Lao confronted Han Feng after the Protector killed members of the Blood Sect, but Han Feng denied responsibility.
• Qi Yan’er attacked the two Black Skull Tomb Dou Huangs and sliced their throats before they could react.

Qi Yan'er appeared to be threatened by the Tomb Master and Han Ge, while Bai Ya discovered that Han Feng had killed the Amethyst Winged Lion Emperor and used his soul as the spirit of the Sea Heart Flame. The others realized that Bai Ya’s feud with Han Feng might have been arranged by Qi Yan’er’s father, as Qi Yan’er’s frightened act made them doubt whether she was truly in danger.

• Qi Yan'er slit the Tomb Master's and Han Ge's throats, but they survived and used Tomb Spirit Disturbance to surround her with black mist.
• The Tomb Master and Han Ge attacked Qi Yan'er while Bai Ya was distracted fighting Han Feng.
• Han Feng summoned a blue lion with Sea Heart Illusion Beast, and Bai Ya recognized it as the former Amethyst Winged Lion Emperor.
• Han Feng admitted that he and the Hall of Souls had killed the Lion Emperor and refined his soul into the Sea Heart Flame, enraging Bai Ya.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that Bai Ya had served the Lion Emperor, and the group suspected Qi Yan'er's father had arranged for Bai Ya to join them.
• The girls watched Qi Yan'er pretend to tremble in fear and remarked that her acting nearly fooled them.

Xiao Xun'er explained that the Tomb Master and Xier Han practiced the sinister Undead Cultivation Method, while the two men unleashed an army of reanimated dead against Qi Yan'er. As the undead closed in, Qi Yan'er screamed for someone to save them, and a volcanic blast of heat erupted.

• Xiao Xun'er identified the men’s cultivation method as the Undead Cultivation Method and explained that its practitioners feared Heavenly Flames.
• The Tomb Master used Undead Shackles to raise the souls he had devoured, while Xier Han activated the Undead Grand Formation across the Auction House.
• Fan Lao realized Black Skull Tomb had used him as a sacrificial pawn, and Han Feng was pleased by the faction’s hidden strength.
• The Tomb Master sent an army of zombies after Qi Yan'er, and the undead unexpectedly levitated and surrounded her.
• Xier Han and the Tomb Master trapped Qi Yan'er between the undead army and Han Ge, but she cried out for someone to save them before a scorching blast erupted.

Qi Yan'er used her azure-white Heavenly Flames and a fire phoenix sword strike to defeat the Tomb Master of Black Skull Tomb and Xier Han. The two Dou Huang Experts died, leaving the watching crowd stunned by the strength of a Dou Ling girl.

• Qi Yan'er revealed her Heavenly Flames as the Tomb Master and Xier Han attacked her with undead and black energy.
• Qi Yan'er melted the undead and destroyed the black net and spears with her flames.
• Qi Yan'er unleashed pillars of fire that wiped out the undead and shattered the two men's joint shield.
• Qi Yan'er summoned a gigantic fire phoenix with her sword, overcoming both men's trump-card attacks.
• The fire phoenix swallowed the Tomb Master and Xier Han, and the crowd realized that Qi Yan'er had slain two Dou Huangs.

Qi Yan'er killed two Dou Huang experts, then faced the Hall of Souls Protector, who attacked her and restrained Little Spicy Stick. As the Protector pressed his attack, Qi Yan'er revealed she still had another move by reaching into her Small Wooden Box.

• Qi Yan'er killed two Dou Huang experts with one sword strike, leaving the onlookers shocked and wavering in their support for Han Feng.
• The Hall of Souls Protector challenged Qi Yan'er and sent two chains at her, but Little Spicy Stick knocked them away.
• The Protector bound Little Spicy Stick with chains, and the tiny snake grew into a giant before the chains restrained it again.
• The Protector appeared before Qi Yan'er and struck at her, but a Human Demon Puppet seized his arm before being knocked away.
• Qi Yan'er told the Protector she was still there and reached into her Small Wooden Box.

Qi Yan'er used a stored burst of Heavenly Flame to injure Mo Protector, then taunted him until Han Feng exposed her bluff. As Mo Protector moved to kill her, the Heaven Swallowing Python broke free and a powerful light erupted from its body.

• Qi Yan'er hurled a Small Porcelain Bottle at Mo Protector, unleashing stored azure-white flames that badly damaged his robe and burned his whiskers.
• Mo Protector demanded to know how Qi Yan'er had such power, and she revealed she had saved the energy from her earlier display in the Tagor Desert.
• Qi Yan'er baited Mo Protector with insults and pretended she might have another bottle, but Han Feng warned him she was bluffing.
• Mo Protector struck at Qi Yan'er, and the Heaven Swallowing Python broke free and bit at him before he slapped it away.
• As Mo Protector's hand closed in on Qi Yan'er, the Heaven Swallowing Python cried out, blazed with intense light, and declared that he had dared hurt this Queen's daughter.

Queen Medusa emerged from the Heaven Swallowing Python to protect Qi Yan'er and crushed Mo Protector in a one-sided fight. A surviving Hall of Souls figure fled and warned that stronger experts would come.

• Queen Medusa intercepted Mo Protector's attack on Qi Yan'er and revealed herself after evolving from the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Queen Medusa crushed Mo Protector's iron chain and battered him with a series of kicks.
• Queen Medusa stomped Mo Protector's head, seemingly killing him before Qi Yan'er praised her.
• A Hall of Souls figure laughed from the horizon, revealed he had survived, and fled while threatening that stronger experts would arrive.

Qi Yan'er chased down the weakened Mo Protector, while Queen Medusa explained that the Hall of Souls Protector was a soul inhabiting a borrowed corpse. Han Feng escaped with the Gold and Silver Elders, leaving Fan Lao behind to face Queen Medusa and Ling Ying.

• Qi Yan'er pursued Mo Protector after discovering that he was too weak to fight back, and she chased him with the Fire Phoenix Sword.
• Queen Medusa explained that Mo Protector was a soul using a corpse as a temporary body, and Xun Er confirmed her account.
• Queen Medusa turned her attention to the remaining enemies as Han Feng escaped with the Gold and Silver Elders.
• Queen Medusa ordered Ling Ying to handle Fan Lao, who cursed Han Feng for abandoning him.

Queen Medusa and her allies swiftly defeated the remaining opponents, while Qi Yan'er absorbed Mo Protector's soul. Queen Medusa briefly reunited with her daughter before transforming back into a Seven-Colored Little Snake, leaving Qi Yan'er to continue her journey without her mother in human form.

• Queen Medusa killed the opposing experts and defeated Old Ban, declaring that anyone who opposed her daughter would die.
• Yao Chen and Ling Ying teamed up to kill Fan Lao as he tried to flee.
• Qi Yan'er chased Mo Protector, absorbed his soul, and reunited with Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa's inner resistance grew, forcing her to transform into a Seven-Colored Little Snake again.

Qi Yan'er sought a way to separate the souls sharing the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's body and learned that a Soul Severing Pill might work if they found another identical snake. After delegating tasks and sending Lü Man and Su Mei to find her father, Qi Yan'er stayed in the ruined city to negotiate a simultaneous exchange of hostages and goods.

• Qi Yan'er rejected using a Soul Fusion Pill and learned from Yao Chen about the Soul Severing Pill, which required another identical body.
• Xun'er said the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python had last appeared in the territory of the Nine Nether Earth Python clan, and Qi Yan'er decided they could investigate there.
• Qi Yan'er told Ling Ying to handle the remaining matters in Blood-Ink City and asked Lü Man and Su Mei to find her father in the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Capital.
• Qi Yan'er wrote a letter for Lü Man to deliver to her father, using an unfamiliar script that Su Mei and Lü Man could not read.
• Qi Yan'er decided to stay at the ruined Auction House and wait to exchange hostages and goods simultaneously, leaving Yao Fang bewildered.

Qi Yan'er held Yao Fang, Qi Shan, and Yan Sheng for ransom, then confronted the Black Emperor Sect's Young Sect Master, Mo Ya. Mo Ya threatened to kill her despite learning that Queen Medusa and powerful Dou Huang Experts were on her side, and the chapter ended with him demanding that someone stop him.

• Qi Yan'er revealed that she was waiting to exchange the Black Emperor Sect's people for goods and demanded a medical fee for saving them.
• Mo Ya arrived with two companions, teased Yao Fang by calling her his little mother, and introduced himself as the Black Emperor Sect's Young Sect Master.
• Qi Yan'er mocked Mo Ya's name and appearance, provoking him to threaten her.
• Qi Shan warned Mo Ya that Qi Yan'er had powerful Dou Huang Experts and Queen Medusa, who had become a Dou Zong.
• Mo Ya unleashed the aura of a Six-Star Dou Huang and charged at Qi Yan'er, then angrily demanded that someone stop him when no one did.

Qi Yan'er killed Kui Sha after overpowering him, then fought Mo Ya when he attacked her. Mo Ya used a strange technique to redirect her punch, leaving Qi Yan'er surprised by his skill.

• Mo Ya's elders restrained him while Qi Yan'er mocked him and said she now wanted to trade for supplies with his life.
• Kui Sha attacked Qi Yan'er, but she crushed his Dou Qi with a punch and sent the Three-Star Dou Huang crashing to the ground.
• Qi Yan'er stomped Kui Sha's head apart despite Mo Ya shouting for her to stop, then taunted Mo Ya about enjoying the feeling.
• Mo Ya charged Qi Yan'er, and she barely dodged his strange hand technique before attacking him in return.
• Mo Ya caught and redirected Qi Yan'er's punch, surprising her with a technique she compared to Tai Chi.

Mo Ya was overwhelmed by Qi Yan'er, Bai Ya, and Ling Ying, then captured and forced to discuss terms. Kui Mu finally understood that Mo Ya had wanted him to report to the Sect Mistress, leaving Mo Ya humiliated and wishing to die.

• Qi Yan'er called Bai Ya to attack Mo Ya, and Bai Ya battered him while mocking his name.
• Ling Ying appeared behind Mo Ya and held a blade to his neck, claiming Mo Ya's name insulted him too.
• Qi Yan'er began discussing terms with Mo Ya, who angrily demanded that Kui Mu help him.
• Kui Mu said Mo Ya had never told him to act, prompting Ling Ying to slap Mo Ya for dirtying his blade.
• Qi Yan'er ordered Ling Ying to hit Mo Ya again, and Kui Mu finally realized Mo Ya had wanted him to report to the Sect Mistress.

Qi Yan'er captured Mo Ya and forced the Black Emperor Sect's remaining experts into her custody. She planned to use them to seize the leaderless factions across the Black-Corner Region, and prepared to set out from Blood-Ink City.

• Kui Mu tried to flee but surrendered when Ling Ying blocked his path.
• Qi Yan'er had Ling Ying strip Mo Ya of his Storage Ring and decided to hold him for ransom.
• Qi Yan'er ordered Qi Shan to report Mo Ya's capture to the Sect Mistress, but Qi Shan sent Kui Mu instead.
• Ling Ying knocked Mo Ya unconscious, and Qi Yan'er ordered Yao Fang, Qi Shan, and Yan Sheng to follow her.
• Qi Yan'er asked Yao Fang where the Earth Flame Gate, Blood Sect, Mad Lion Gang, and Rakshasa Gate were based so she could annex them.
• Qi Yan'er called for Big Big Spicy Stick and prepared to set out.

After leaving Blood-Ink City, Qi Yan'er recruited Yao Fang and arranged for Yao Chen to guide the two Rank 6 Alchemists. The chapter ended with Qi Shan and Yan Sheng kneeling on Big Spicy Stick’s head to thank Qi Yan'er and Yao Chen.

• Qi Yan'er and her group flew away from Blood-Ink City, leaving the city’s residents in a panic over the Black Emperor Sect’s likely retaliation.
• Qi Yan'er told Doma he would manage trade in the Black-Corner Region and persuaded Yao Fang to leave the Black Emperor Sect and join her faction.
• Yao Fang pointed out that Qi Shan and Yan Sheng had made no progress in alchemy because they lacked a famous master’s guidance.
• Yao Chen mistook the two old men’s attention for a request to teach him, then Qi Yan'er asked him to guide them if they joined her group.
• Qi Shan and Yan Sheng knelt on Big Spicy Stick’s head to thank Qi Yan'er and Yao Chen, angering the serpent.

Qi Yan'er forced the Mad Lion Gang to join her growing faction, while Yin Gu volunteered to join as well. After learning about the powerful Demon Flame Valley, she sent Ling Ying to escort three sisters to the academy and prepared to continue toward the Rakshasa Gate.

• Qi Yan'er asked Yao Fang about nearby factions and decided to bring the Mad Lion Gang into her faction.
• Qi Yan'er threatened Tie Wu with the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, and Tie Wu agreed to join.
• Yin Gu arrived and offered his assistance, which Qi Yan'er accepted.
• Yao Fang explained that Demon Flame Valley was the Black-Corner Region's strongest faction, so Qi Yan'er named the Rakshasa Gate as their next stop.
• Qi Yan'er told Ling Ying to escort the three sisters to the academy, and Xun Er noted that he was becoming increasingly loyal.

Qi Yan'er sent Xiao Xun'er and the other girls ahead, then realized Xiao Yan had been left behind in Blood-Ink City. Xiao Yan was captured by Black Emperor Sect Master Mo Tianxing, who planned to use him to exchange for his kidnapped son.

• Qi Yan'er told Xiao Xun'er and the others to go to the Academy without her, and Big Spicy Stick flew them away.
• Qi Yan'er asked Yao Chen where Xiao Yan was, and Yao Chen realized Xiao Yan had been left in Blood-Ink City.
• Xiao Yan struggled through the crowded city while trying to escape, then cursed the heavens and caught Mo Tianxing's attention.
• Kui Mu stopped Mo Tianxing from killing Xiao Yan, explaining that Xiao Yan might know where Qi Yan'er had taken the Young Sect Master.
• Xiao Yan told Mo Tianxing the group had gone to Rakshasa Gate, and Mo Tianxing decided to use him to ransom his son.

Mo Tianxing took Xiao Yan hostage after mistaking him for someone important to Qi Yan'er, while Qi Yan'er and her group arrived at Rakshasa Gate and waited there. Their gathering was interrupted when Mo Tianxing arrived, furious and demanding that Qi Yan'er come out.

• Mo Tianxing handed Xiao Yan to Kui Mu, who spanked him before taking him away from Blood-Ink City.
• Qi Yan'er arrived at Rakshasa Gate, where Deputy Gate Master Su Ma welcomed her and her companions.
• Qi Yan'er ate while her followers wondered why she had paused before subduing the remaining unaffiliated factions.
• Yao Chen sensed a powerful presence approaching and recognized that their captive, Mo Tianxing, had returned.
• Mo Tianxing shouted for Qi Yan'er to come out, and she went to meet him as Xiao Yan appeared with his butt facing the onlookers.

Mo Tianxing confronted Qi Yan'er and tried to use Xiao Yan as leverage, but discovered that neither of them cared about him. After Qi Yan'er revealed Mo Ya and confronted Mo Tianxing over his son’s abuses, her allies moved to fight the Black Emperor Sect master.

• Mo Tianxing threatened Qi Yan'er with Xiao Yan, but she told him to kill Xiao Yan if he wanted, and Mo Tianxing threw Xiao Yan back to Kui Mu.
• Qi Yan'er revealed that Qi Shan and Yan Sheng had brought the awakened Mo Ya to her, and the two elders said they wanted to become Rank 7 Alchemists rather than oppose Mo Tianxing for its own sake.
• Yao Fang accused Mo Ya of mistreating her and monopolizing the sect’s resources, while Mo Ya defended himself by saying he had been preparing to inherit his father’s position.
• Mo Tianxing attacked Yao Fang, Qi Shan, and Yan Sheng with a golden python of Dou Qi, but Qi Yan’er said they were her people and her allies rushed to engage him.