Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan used an Advanced Summoning Talisman and summoned an enhanced Fei Tian as the Soul Hall overwhelmed the Mystic Underworld Sect’s defenders. He faced Protector Fu with Elder Yao’s possession and a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, which melted through many of Protector Fu’s chains.

• Chen Xian and Elder Bai engaged Protector Tai, while Chen Xian and Ye Lun teamed up against Protector Hai.
• Protector Mo confronted Protector Fu, who threatened to turn him over to the Honored Elder for betraying the Soul Hall.
• Seeing the Mystic Underworld Sect’s forces falter, Xiao Yan combined his summoning talismans and summoned an enhanced Fei Tian at peak Dou Zong strength.
• Protector Fu drove back Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and White Fang, then attacked Xiao Yan with chains.
• Xiao Yan invited Elder Yao to possess him and evaded Protector Fu’s chains, but Protector Fu subdued his two-colored fire lotus.
• Xiao Yan fused three Heavenly Flames into a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and hurled it at the chains, melting many and blasting Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and the others beyond the Misty Cloud Sect.

Fei Tian arrived to rescue Xiao Yan and confronted Soul Hall and the Mystic Underworld Sect over their attempt to seize him and his pill formula. When both groups joined forces against Fei Tian, he summoned two powerful clones and began overwhelming the attackers.

• Fei Tian destroyed Protector Fu’s black hand with lightning and introduced himself as Xiao Yan’s subordinate, revealing his identity as the former Northern Branch Master of the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Fei Tian struck Chen Xian with lightning after Chen Xian challenged his intervention, and Elder Bai rescued Chen Xian.
• Protector Fu and Chen Xian agreed to attack Fei Tian together, postponing their dispute over the pill formula until afterward.
• Fei Tian split into two clones and faced the assembled attackers, with one clone holding off Protector Tai, Heng Protector, and Protector Hai while the other fought Chen Xian, Ye Lun, and Old Hei.
• Xiao Yan watched Fei Tian suppress his opponents with a high-tier Earth-class Dou Skill and wanted to learn it himself.

Fei Tian defeated the forces opposing Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect, ending the conflict over the Three-Year Agreement. Xiao Yan arranged for his allies to strengthen the Jia Ma Empire and support the Xiao Clan before preparing for what lay ahead.

• Fei Tian overwhelmed Chen Xian's group and Soul Hall's Protectors, forcing both sides to retreat after they threatened Xiao Yan and the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Shan to clean up the battlefield and allowed the injured allies to rest before returning to the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan asked Yun Potian to remain at the Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Potian planned to restore its incomplete cultivation methods and reclaim his inheritances.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan, reassured his family, gave Zi Yan medicinal pills, and provided Xiao Li with pills, cultivation methods, and Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan arranged for Old Hai and Yun Potian to support the Jia Ma Empire, while Protector Mo handled aftermath matters and White Fang and Fei Tian stayed with him.
• After two months of preparations, Xiao Yan had established the Xiao Sect as an independent force, and White Fang had returned from the Black-Corner Region after handling affairs.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy and watched the Selection Tournament, where Xiao Ning won despite an injury caused by Bai Shan’s sabotage. After confronting Bai Shan, Xiao Yan punished him by taking thirty years from his lifespan.

• Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy at eight-star Dou Wang and watched the Outer Academy Selection Tournament.
• Xiao Ning defeated Gordon with Mystic Divination Palm despite struggling with an injury he had suffered while cultivating.
• Xiao Yu realized Bai Shan had tampered with Xiao Ning’s pills, while Wu Hao confronted Bai Shan about using underhanded methods.
• After Hu Gan announced the final match for the next day, Bai Shan tried to flee when he saw Xiao Yan at the academy gate.
• Xiao Yan caught Bai Shan and sent a tiny multicolored flame serpent into his body, reducing his lifespan by thirty years.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, punished Bai Shan for injuring Xiao Ning, and helped the Xiao Clan members prepare for the Inner Academy selection’s final melee. The next day, Xiao Ning recovered and Bai Shan appeared weakened and fearful as the competition began.

• Xiao Yan took thirty years of Bai Shan’s lifespan, then visited Hu Gan and the other academy elders.
• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei that the Xiao Clan was well and challenged the younger clan members to reach Dou Wang within five years.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ning a pill that healed his injuries and told the Xiao Clan members to work together in the upcoming fifty-person melee.
• Hu Gan announced that everyone would compete together, and Xiao Yan watched from the elders’ platform.
• Xiao Ning noticed Bai Shan’s listless appearance, while Bai Shan shuddered and looked away when Xiao Ning met his gaze.

Xiao Ning and his clan members fought their way through the selection tournament, while Wu Hao and Hu Jia formed an alliance to challenge them. Xiao Ning lost the final bout to Wu Hao, and the five qualifiers for the Inner Academy were announced.

• Bai Shan and his followers forfeited the match by jumping off the platform as Xiao Ning charged at them.
• Xiao Ning's group eliminated the other contestants until only the Xiao Clan members, Wu Hao's side, and Hu Jia's side remained.
• Hu Jia and Wu Hao allied against the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yu assigned the clan members to their opponents.
• Fei Tian repeatedly struck White Fang with powerful lightning to help him grow stronger.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei dragged Hu Jia off the platform, leaving Xiao Ning and Wu Hao to fight for the final place.
• Wu Hao defeated Xiao Ning, and Hu Gan announced Wu Hao, Xiao Ning, Hu Jia, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei as the top five.

Xiao Yan left his younger relatives to cultivate in the Inner Academy and returned there to handle his affairs before moving on to a larger stage. Meanwhile, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan sought to break through to Dou Wang by hunting magical beasts, while the exiled Three-Legged Crow watched over the territory near Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ning and the others a Storage Ring of cultivation supplies and urged them not to rely on Pan Gate's reputation in the Inner Academy.
• Lin Xiuya told Liu Qing and Lin Yan that Xiao Yan had hunted fifth-tier magical beasts as a nine-star Dou Ling, inspiring them to go hunt for their own breakthroughs.
• The Crow Ancestor exiled the Three-Legged Crow near Jia Nan Academy after it publicly condemned the Crow Ancestor for failing to avenge its slain brother.
• Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan fought a fifth-tier Green-Eyed Ghost Wolf, and Lin Xiuya swung his sword with all his strength.

Lin Xiuya, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing defeated Ghost Wolf, but the Three-Legged Crow cornered them and threatened to eat them. Xiao Yan arrived and subdued the sixth-tier beast, then paused when it revealed it wanted revenge on the Mystic Underworld Sect.

• Lin Xiuya, Lin Yan, and Liu Qing killed Ghost Wolf and felt their strength improve after the battle.
• The Three-Legged Crow descended on the trio, blamed them for killing its people, and threatened to eat them.
• Xiao Yan appeared and wounded the Three-Legged Crow with a finger strike before blocking its charge.
• Xiao Yan summoned two Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Bodies and surrounded the Three-Legged Crow, leaving it unable to escape.
• The Three-Legged Crow cried that it had not yet avenged itself on the Mystic Underworld Sect, and Xiao Yan lowered his hand.

Xiao Yan persuaded the Three-Legged Crow to break with the other monster empires in exchange for restoring its severed foot and helping it overthrow Crow Ancestor. The Three-Legged Crow agreed and revealed the empires’ strength, leaving Xiao Yan wary of the Chuyun Empire and its ancient Nine-Tailed Illusion Fox.

• The Three-Legged Crow recounted how Crow Ancestor refused to avenge it and the Mystic Fire Crow, and Xiao Yan offered to help it take Crow Ancestor’s position.
• Xiao Yan required the Three-Legged Crow to ally with the Jia Ma Empire’s magical beasts and abandon the alliance with the other two empires, and the Three-Legged Crow agreed.
• Xiao Yan gave the Three-Legged Crow a sixth-tier Sinew-Melting Bone-Breaking Pill, which restored its severed foot, and a seventh-tier Form Transformation Pill to help it advance.
• The Three-Legged Crow described Crow Ancestor’s forces and the stronger leaders and seventh-tier magical beasts of the Chuyun and Mulan Empires.
• The Three-Legged Crow warned Xiao Yan that Yin Huanhuan, a Nine-Tailed Illusion Fox, was more frightening than the Seven-Tailed Demon Fox, and Xiao Yan asked why she had appeared there.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy after resolving his affairs, where he learned that Han Feng and Demonic Flame Valley had challenged the academy to an alchemy contest. He rejected the contest and flew to Maple City, intent on killing Han Feng and Earth Demon Old Ghost himself.

• The Three-Legged Crow warned Xiao Yan that the Nine-Tailed Illusion Fox could eventually help magical beasts dominate the Chuyun Empire, then left to refine the Form Transformation Pill.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing, said he was about an eight-star Dou Wang, and chose to wait until reaching Dou Emperor before going to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yan visited Pan Gate, cautioned its members not to give the Xiao Clan special treatment, and discovered that Zi Yan had formed a cocoon as she approached a breakthrough to Dou Emperor.
• Old Man Fire and Su Qian told Xiao Yan that Demonic Flame Valley, led by the seven-star Dou Zong Earth Demon Old Ghost, had joined Han Feng against the academy and proposed an alchemy contest.
• Xiao Yan told Su Qian he would handle Han Feng and Earth Demon Old Ghost, then flew toward Maple City.

Xiao Yan arrived at Maple City and confronted Han Feng during a banquet with Demonic Flame Valley elders. After Xiao Yan effortlessly killed Han Feng’s guards and three Dou Emperor elders, the remaining guests faced an overwhelming threat.

• Han Feng entertained Fang Yan and other Demonic Flame Valley elders, offering them pills in exchange for their protection and support.
• Xiao Yan watched Maple City from outside and vowed to make it a funeral ground for Han Feng.
• Han Feng and Fang Yan discussed Xiao Sect’s missing sect masters, their Dou Zong strength, and plans to seize Xiao Sect’s territory if they stayed away.
• Xiao Yan appeared at Han Feng’s residence, killed four Dou Wang guards with flames, and challenged Han Feng and the banquet guests.
• Fang Yan sent three Dou Emperor elders to attack Xiao Yan, but three bolts of azure lightning blasted them apart.

Xiao Yan killed Han Feng and the forces trapped with him, then recruited the Gold and Silver Elders to help Xiao Sect. He left to prepare for a retreat to absorb the Sea Heart Flame, while planning to bring the Black-Corner Region under control.

• Xiao Yan trapped Han Feng, Fang Yan, and their allies inside a lightning barrier, then used a three-colored fire lotus to destroy them.
• Fei Tian rescued Xiao Yan from the blast, and Xiao Yan said he would enter seclusion to use the Sea Heart Flame to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Fei Tian told Xiao Yan that White Fang was evolving after his bloodline power had been stimulated.
• Xiao Yan had Fei Tian capture the fleeing Gold and Silver Elders and ordered them to join Xiao Sect.
• Xiao Yan tasked the Gold and Silver Elders with spreading news of Han Feng's death and Xiao Sect's plans to subdue the Black Emperor Sect and destroy Demon Flame Valley.
• Xiao Yan put away the Sea Heart Flame and left with Fei Tian.

The Black Emperor Sect considered submitting to Xiao Yan only if he proved his strength by destroying Demonic Flame Valley. After Earth Demon Old Ghost refused Protector Xuan’s warning to flee, Xiao Yan set out to confront him, leaving Su Qian to handle the aftermath.

• Mo Tianxing and the Black Emperor Sect elders agreed to wait and see whether Xiao Yan could destroy Demonic Flame Valley before deciding to submit.
• Protector Xuan warned Earth Demon Old Ghost that Xiao Yan was dangerous and urged him to leave, but Earth Demon Old Ghost vowed to kill Xiao Yan.
• Su Qian and Old Man Fire discussed the threat from Earth Demon Old Ghost and wondered how Xiao Yan had become so powerful.
• Xiao Yan told Su Qian he was going to Demonic Flame Valley and asked him to settle the aftermath, then flew off alone.

Xiao Yan confronted Demonic Flame Valley with Fei Tian, who defeated Earth Demon Old Ghost, then joined with Elder Yao to kill Protector Xuan. Xiao Yan ordered Protector Mo to have the Gold and Silver Elders transport the corpses to the Black Emperor Sect within five days.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Demonic Flame Valley, where Earth Demon Old Ghost attacked him and Fei Tian stepped in to protect him.
• Fei Tian seized Earth Demon Old Ghost and summoned heavenly lightning, forcing him to sacrifice an arm and flee as the strike destroyed the Demonic Flame Valley disciples below.
• Xiao Yan ordered Fei Tian to pursue Earth Demon Old Ghost, then prepared to loot Demonic Flame Valley’s treasure vault.
• Protector Xuan confronted Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan merged with Elder Yao and raised his strength to that of a four-star Dou Zong.
• Protector Xuan tried to escape after Protector Mo appeared, and Xiao Yan killed him with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Fei Tian returned with Earth Demon Old Ghost’s corpse, and Xiao Yan told Protector Mo to have the Gold and Silver Elders move all the corpses to the Black Emperor Sect within five days.

After bringing the Black Emperor Sect under the Xiao Sect, Xiao Yan persuaded the Three-Legged Crow to pursue a breakthrough so he could unite the magical beasts. Xiao Yan left for the underground magma world to refine the Sea Heart Flame and advance toward Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Yan held a ceremony after the Black Emperor Sect joined the Xiao Sect, and Fei Tian and Protector Mo intimidated the guests at the entrance.
• Xiao Yan met the Three-Legged Crow, who explained that he needed to reach the seventh tier before he could take control of the magical beasts.
• The Three-Legged Crow said he would need at least three years to break through, but Xiao Yan insisted he do it within a year.
• Xiao Yan gave the Three-Legged Crow a Break-Zong Pill and promised more pills in exchange for the Luoyan Empire’s help finding medicinal ingredients.
• The Three-Legged Crow began his seclusion, and Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy before heading to the underground magma world with the Sea Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan secluded himself in the magma, absorbed the Sea Heart Flame, and broke through to the two-star Dou Emperor realm. After emerging from seclusion, he encountered Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, and their companion, who noticed his breakthrough.

• Xiao Yan laid out his plan to absorb the Sea Heart Flame and use his four Heavenly Flames to break through to Dou Emperor, while Elder Yao encouraged him and discussed refining a body in the future.
• Xiao Yan spent a year in seclusion, absorbed the Sea Heart Flame, advanced Flame Mantra to the intermediate Earth rank, and broke through to two-star Dou Emperor with a Star-Adding Card.
• The system rewarded Xiao Yan with three Intermediate Summoning Talismans and ten thousand Summoning Points, while Yun Potian, White Fang, and Protector Mo had also grown stronger.
• Xiao Yan left the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, saw Xiao Ning and the others, and then met Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, and their companion.
• Lin Xiuya asked Xiao Yan whether he had broken through to Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yan nodded.

Xiao Yan met with Zi Yan and agreed to travel with her to the Central Plains, then joined Three-Legged Crow in a plan to seize control of the Luoyan Empire’s magical beast army. Three days later, Three-Legged Crow headed to his seventh-tier breakthrough ceremony, while Crow Ancestor worried about his arrival.

• Xiao Yan told Su Qian he would soon leave, and Su Qian revealed that Zi Yan had also broken through and was looking for him.
• Zi Yan explained that a voice had called her to the Central Plains, and Xiao Yan asked her to wait so they could travel there together.
• Three-Legged Crow told Xiao Yan that his breakthrough ceremony offered a chance to seize power, and Xiao Yan advised him to use it to build his prestige.
• Xiao Yan and Three-Legged Crow agreed to discuss a plan to deepen the Luoyan Empire’s hatred of the Mystic Underworld Sect.
• Three days later, Three-Legged Crow led his followers toward the ceremony as Crow Ancestor and the Samadhi Fire Crow discussed their suspicions about his rapid breakthrough.

Three-Legged Crow returned to the Chuyun Empire as a seventh-rank magical beast and joined Crow Ancestor’s celebration, while secretly awaiting Xiao Yan’s attack. Xiao Yan struck during the festivities, killed two sixth-rank beasts, and claimed to belong to the Mystic Underworld Sect as the confrontation escalated.

• Crow Ancestor welcomed Three-Legged Crow back, and Three-Legged Crow claimed he had broken through after gaining sudden insight.
• Crow Ancestor arranged a citywide celebration and competition, with Three-Legged Crow presenting awards to the younger generation.
• Xiao Yan arrived outside the city with White Fang and Fei Tian, then ordered them to begin their plan.
• Dark clouds gathered over the celebration, and Xiao Yan appeared above the magical beasts.
• Xiao Yan killed two sixth-rank magical beasts with his Mountain Opening Seal, prompting Samadhi Fire Crow to confront him.
• Xiao Yan claimed he was from the Mystic Underworld Sect, and Crow Ancestor paled while Three-Legged Crow anticipated the real show.

Xiao Yan fought Samadhi Fire Crow and, with White Fang’s help, killed him and forced Crow Ancestor to abandon resistance. The magical beasts turned against Crow Ancestor for refusing to drive the intruders away, leaving his leadership in jeopardy.

• Crow Ancestor ordered his forces to seize Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan summoned storm clouds and struck Samadhi Fire Crow with the Sea-Overturning Seal.
• A dragon roar paralyzed the magical beasts, allowing Xiao Yan to hit Samadhi Fire Crow with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and grievously injure him.
• Crow Ancestor urged Samadhi Fire Crow to retreat, but White Fang appeared and killed him.
• Crow Ancestor recognized White Fang’s strength and tried to negotiate, while Three-Legged Crow urged the magical beasts to attack.
• An elder magical beast demanded that Crow Ancestor drive the intruders away or lose his position.

After Xiao Yan helped the Three-Legged Crow become clan leader, he and his companions traveled toward the Central Plains and arrived in Phoenix City. The group entered the crowded city seeking a teleportation passage, then faced an impatient inn attendant.

• Xiao Yan and Fei Tian faked Crow Ancestor’s death, then Xiao Yan escaped the Three-Legged Crow’s staged hostage act while Fei Tian and White Fang left.
• The Three-Legged Crow warned his clan about threats from the Mystic Underworld Sect and the Chuyun Empire, and the elders chose him as their new clan leader.
• Xiao Yan traveled toward the Central Plains with Fei Tian, White Fang, Protector Mo, and Zi Yan, breaking through to four-star Dou Emperor along the way.
• The group reached Phoenix City, where Protector Mo said flying was prohibited and a Soul Hall branch was guarded by a Heaven-tier Protector.
• Xiao Yan’s group entered Phoenix City and found an inn, where the attendant rudely suggested they seek cheaper lodging and White Fang angrily confronted him.