Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lei brought the Snake-People Tribe into the Profound Realm, where they found a habitat suited to them. As the tribe began settling in, Queen Medusa approached Xiao Lei to fulfill her promise, and he invited her to spar.

• Xiao Lei showed the Four Great Elders the Profound Realm and agreed to let the Snake-People Tribe live there, warning them not to threaten the Xiao Family or claim the realm as their own.
• The Four Great Elders and Eight Great Tribe Leaders organized the tribe’s relocation, and Queen Medusa thanked Xiao Lei before leaving to prepare.
• Half a month later, Xiao Lei opened a gate into the Profound Realm, and the Snake-People Tribe entered in batches before the gate vanished.
• The snake-people celebrated their new home, whose environment Xiao Lei had tailored for them, while Queen Medusa was moved by his care.
• Queen Medusa sought out Xiao Lei and said she had come to fulfill her promise, and Xiao Lei called it a spar.

Xiao Lei returned to Wu Tan City with Qing Lin and Hai Bo Dong, astonishing the Xiao Clan with his reported cultivation and raising the prospect of relocating to the Imperial City. In the meeting hall, Xiao Zhan and the elders recognized Hai Bo Dong as the Ice Emperor and wondered whether he was Xiao Lei’s master.

• Xiao Lei, Qing Lin, and Hai Bo Dong arrived in Wu Tan City and went to the Xiao Clan estate.
• Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders welcomed Xiao Lei, who revealed that he had reached Nine-Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Zhan and the elders reacted with shock, and Xiao Lei said he had returned to discuss relocating the clan to the Imperial City.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Lei to introduce Qing Lin and Hai Bo Dong, and Xiao Lei identified Qing Lin as his personal maid.
• Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders recognized Hai Bo Dong as the Ice Emperor, and the third elder asked whether he was Xiao Lei’s master.

Xiao Lei showed the Xiao Family leaders the Profound Realm and agreed to let some direct descendants move there while the rest stayed outside to develop the family. Back in Wu Tan City, he reunited with Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and invited her to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Lei explained that Hai Bodong was his friend and that his own master was far more powerful than the Ice Emperor.
• Xiao Lei brought Xiao Zhan, the Three Great Elders, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong into the Profound Realm and told them the Snake-People Tribe lived there under his protection.
• Xiao Zhan and the First Elder decided that selected Xiao Family direct descendants would enter the Profound Realm for training while the rest remained outside to maintain the family's businesses.
• Xiao Lei showed the leaders around the Profound Realm, sent them back, and refused to let them use the Awakening Pool to avoid drawing the Ancient Clan's attention.
• Xiao Lei took Qing Lin to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei recognized him and greeted him.
• Xiao Lei encouraged Qing Lin to be confident, then invited Ya Fei to the Xiao Family, and she agreed to go.

Xiao Lei introduced Ya Fei to Hai Bo Dong, who promised to help her gain a position of importance in the Mittel Family. Ya Fei later tried to thank Xiao Lei privately with a kiss, but their lips met unexpectedly, and she stumbled backward as he let go of her hand.

• Xiao Lei brought Ya Fei and Qing Lin to meet Hai Bo Dong at the Xiao Family.
• Ya Fei recognized Hai Bo Dong as the Mittel Family's missing Supreme Elder and respectfully greeted him.
• Xiao Lei told Hai Bo Dong that the Mittel Family overlooked Ya Fei, and Hai Bo Dong promised to speak with Teng Shan about giving her an important position.
• After Qing Lin left, Ya Fei asked to speak privately with Xiao Lei and kissed his cheek while his eyes were closed.
• Xiao Lei turned his head, and he and Ya Fei kissed; after he released her hand, Ya Fei fell backward.

Xiao Lei helped Qing Lin begin cultivating after discovering her Wind Attribute and later brought twenty Xiao Family descendants into the Mystic Realm. Before leaving Wu Tan City, he visited Ya Fei, who served him tea as she bid him farewell.

• Xiao Lei tested Qing Lin’s cultivation attribute with Xiao Zhan, and the crystal ball revealed her high-talent Wind Attribute.
• Xiao Lei taught Qing Lin the earth-tier Storm Skill, and she cultivated diligently in the following days.
• Xiao Zhan and the Three Great Elders selected twenty Xiao Family descendants, whom Xiao Lei brought into the Mystic Realm.
• Xiao Lei prepared to leave Wu Tan City and visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House to say goodbye.
• Ya Fei poured Xiao Lei tea and offered the cup to his lips.

Xiao Lei trained Qing Lin in the Demon Beast Mountain Range until she reached the Dou Shi realm, then set out toward Jia Nan Academy. On the way, he encountered Xiao Yan being pursued and stepped in as the pursuers surrounded them.

• Xiao Lei brought Qing Lin to Green Mountain Town and entered the Demon Beast Mountain Range with her the next morning.
• Xiao Lei helped Qing Lin practice controlling snake-type magical beasts, and she learned to control Fifth-Tier beasts and advanced from One-Star Dou Zhe to One-Star Dou Shi in half a month.
• Xiao Lei decided Qing Lin had made enough progress for now and flew with her toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Lei recognized Xiao Yan fleeing from more than a dozen pursuers and descended to meet him.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Lei that the pursuers included a Three-Star Dou Shi, three One-Star Dou Shi, and several Dou Zhe, and the group surrounded them.

Xiao Lei rescued Xiao Yan and Qing Lin from a band of mercenaries, then brought Xiao Yan to the Awakening Pool to try to awaken the Xiao Family’s Dou Di Bloodline. As Xiao Yan entered the pool, Xiao Lei prepared to refine his new Li Flame Light Lightning reward.

• Xiao Lei summoned Thunder's Judgement and killed the scar-faced man and the mercenaries who attacked Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Lei had reached Nine-Star Dou Ling and heard that Xiao Lei had two opportunities to help him improve.
• The System rewarded Xiao Lei with Li Flame Light Lightning after he touched Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Lei brought Xiao Yan and Qing Lin into the Profound Realm Pearl and explained that the Awakening Pool had awakened his Dou Di Bloodline.
• Xiao Yan entered the Awakening Pool to try to awaken his bloodline while Qing Lin cultivated nearby.
• Xiao Lei found a secluded spot and took out the Li Flame Light Lightning to refine it.

Xiao Lei fused the Li Flame Light Lightning with the Yi Wood Azure Lotus Lightning and broke through to One-Star Dou Emperor. After helping Xiao Yan and Qing Lin grow stronger, he prepared to leave with them so Xiao Yan could take revenge.

• Xiao Lei absorbed the Li Flame Light Lightning, fused it with the Yi Wood Azure Lotus Lightning, and advanced to One-Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Lei met Qing Lin after seven days of seclusion and learned she had reached Three-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the Awakening Pool, and Xiao Lei warned him to keep its self-restoring power secret before giving him the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine.
• Xiao Yan refined the Green Lotus Core Flame and reached Four-Star Dou Ling, while Xiao Lei used the Imperial Pole Pill to advance to Three-Star Dou Emperor and Qing Lin reached Seven-Star Dou Shi.
• Xiao Lei told Qing Lin and Xiao Yan that it was time to take revenge.

Xiao Lei, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin arrived in Green Mountain Town and found the Snake Nest Mercenary Group forcing the Blood Battle Mercenary Group to submit. Xiao Yan confronted the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader and declared that he had come to wipe out the group.

• Xiao Lei used his soul force to discover that the Snake Nest Mercenary Group was at the Blood Battle Mercenary Group's grounds, and led Xiao Yan and Qing Lin there.
• The Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader demanded the Blood Battle Mercenary Group disband and merge with his group, while Ka Gang and the others refused to submit.
• The Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader ordered his men to kill the Blood Battle Mercenary Group's men and seize its women, sparking a fierce battle.
• Xiao Lei, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin entered the grounds after blasting aside the Snake Nest Mercenary Group members at the entrance.
• A tattooed man identified Xiao Yan as the one who had rescued Qing Ye and Ling Er, and the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader ordered his men to surround the newcomers.

Xiao Yan fought the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader and nearly killed him with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, exhausting most of his Dou Qi. As the Snake Nest mercenaries moved to attack, Xiao Lei revealed his strength and annihilated the surrounding attackers with a Thunder Palm Print.

• Xiao Yan knocked aside the Snake Nest mercenaries blocking the way and charged into their ranks.
• The Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader attacked Xiao Yan with his black broadsword, but Xiao Yan countered with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and blasted him into a wall.
• The wounded Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader ordered his men to attack Xiao Yan while his Dou Qi was depleted.
• Ka Gang urged the Blood Battle Mercenary Group to protect Xiao Yan, and Xiao Lei said the Snake Nest mercenaries had mistaken them for soft touches.
• Xiao Lei formed a Thunder Palm Print and blasted apart the several dozen Snake Nest mercenaries surrounding his group.

Xiao Lei killed the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader and spared the remaining mercenaries on the condition that their group disband. He stayed in Green Mountain Town with Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, where He Qian arrived with He Family Guards to confront him.

• Xiao Lei killed the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader with a Thunder Spear and took his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan asked that the surviving Snake Nest mercenaries be spared and their group disbanded, and Xiao Lei let them go.
• Ka Gang thanked Xiao Lei and Xiao Yan for saving the Blood Battle Mercenary Group, and the three companions left together.
• Xiao Lei and Xiao Yan decided to stay in Green Mountain Town, where Xiao Lei cultivated, trained Qing Lin, and sparred with Queen Medusa for half a month.
• Xiao Lei sensed He Family members arriving, and Ka Gang came to warn him that the He Family Patriarch, He Qian, was a Dou Wang.
• He Qian arrived at Xiao Lei's courtyard with more than a dozen He Family Guards.

Xiao Lei confronted He Qian, who had come to avenge his son-in-law, the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader. Xiao Lei annihilated He Qian’s guards and killed He Qian with his lightning attack, leaving Green Mountain Town stunned.

• He Qian questioned Lei Mu and confronted Xiao Lei over the Snake Nest Mercenary Group Leader’s death, while his guards surrounded Xiao Lei and his companions.
• Ka Gang and the Blood Battle Mercenary Group arrived and drew their weapons to support Xiao Lei, who told them to stay back.
• Xiao Lei summoned Lei Yun clouds and used Thunder's Judgement to kill more than a dozen He Family Guards with Thunder Spears.
• He Qian fled on his Dou Qi Wings, but Xiao Lei’s Thunder Spears merged into one and pierced him, making his body explode above Green Mountain Town.

Xiao Lei defeated the He Family’s forces and set out to destroy the family in Hei Yan City. Xiao Yan left to pursue training and an alchemist examination, while Xiao Lei promised to meet him there and accompany him to the Three-Year Agreement.

• Xiao Lei killed the He Family’s Dou Wang expert in one strike and declared that Green Mountain Town would have only the Blood Battle Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Lei he was going to Hei Yan City for an alchemist examination and to continue training; Xiao Lei agreed to meet him there and promised to accompany him to the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Xiao Lei’s strength exceeded the Dou Wang realm and advised him to maintain their relationship.
• After Xiao Yan left, Xiao Lei and Qing Lin departed Green Mountain Town, and Xiao Lei resolved to retaliate against the He Family.
• Xiao Lei confronted He Peng at the He Family’s headquarters and killed its members with Thunder Spears, wiping out the He Family of Hei Yan City.

Xiao Lei wiped out the He Family, collected its spiritual herbs, and went to the Alchemist Guild to congratulate Xiao Yan on becoming a second-tier alchemist. He gave Xiao Yan a Swift Spirit Wind Pill and departed, leaving the Guild stunned by the Xiao cousins’ abilities.

• Xiao Lei killed the remaining He Family members, had Qing Lin search their warehouse, and stored their spiritual herbs in the Profound Realm Pearl.
• Xiao Lei disposed of the He Family’s corpses and refined a Swift Spirit Wind Pill for Xiao Yan before heading to the Alchemist Guild with Qing Lin.
• Frank and Otto announced that Xiao Yan had become Hei Yan City’s youngest second-tier alchemist in nearly a hundred years.
• Xiao Lei arrived at the Guild and reunited with Xiao Yan, whose Dou Wang cousin astonished Frank, Otto, and the others.
• Xiao Yan declined to accompany Xiao Lei to Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Lei gave him a Swift Spirit Wind Pill before departing.

Cousin Xiao Lei left Xiao Yan behind and traveled with Qing Lin toward Jia Nan Academy, stopping in Da Ling City to rest. After using a System reward to advance to Four-Star Dou Emperor, Cousin Xiao Lei discovered Qing Lin was missing and searched the city with his soul force.

• Cousin Xiao Lei departed with Qing Lin after Xiao Yan impressed Frank and Otto with the Swift Spirit Wind Pill, and Xiao Yan resolved to grow strong enough to fight alongside his cousin.
• Cousin Xiao Lei told Qing Lin that Xiao Yan had his own teacher and path, then continued toward Jia Nan Academy with her.
• After more than half a month of travel, Cousin Xiao Lei and Qing Lin reached Da Ling City and rented a secluded courtyard.
• Cousin Xiao Lei consumed the System's Qi Enhancing Pill and advanced from Three-Star Dou Emperor to Four-Star Dou Emperor.
• Cousin Xiao Lei noticed Qing Lin was not in their lodging and used his soul force to search all of Da Ling City.

Xiao Lei rescued Qing Lin from Mu Yang, the governor’s son, after Mu Yang harassed and tried to seize her. He killed Mu Yang and his guards, then flew with Qing Lin toward Jia Nan Academy.

• Mu Yang blocked Qing Lin’s path, falsely blamed her for wasting his time, and ordered his guards to seize her when she refused to accompany him.
• Xiao Lei arrived and reassured Qing Lin, telling her not to keep yielding to bullies.
• Mu Yang claimed he had only been joking, but Xiao Lei killed him with a Black Lightning Beam.
• Xiao Lei summoned thunderclouds and killed Mu Yang’s guards with lightning.
• Xiao Lei took Qing Lin with him and flew toward Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Xun'er learned that Xiao Lei was safe and would soon arrive at Jia Nan Academy, where she hoped to see him again. She told Instructor Ruo Lin that he might make the academy's Advancement Tournament, prompting Ruo Lin to register him and another Xiao Family student.

• Ling Ying returned to Xiao Xun'er and reported that Xiao Lei was safe and nearing Jia Nan Academy.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Xiao Lei had killed an Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and that the Snake-People settlement he visited had vanished.
• Ling Ying estimated Xiao Lei was at least a Four-Star Dou King, though he suspected Xiao Lei was stronger than that.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Ling Ying to stay outside the academy and went down the mountain.
• Instructor Ruo Lin told Xiao Xun'er she had registered her for the Advancement Tournament, and Xiao Xun'er said Xiao Lei might arrive in time.
• Instructor Ruo Lin hurried off to register the two Xiao Family students after hearing Xiao Lei was coming.

Xiao Lei arrived at Peace Town with Qing Lin and entered Jia Nan Academy’s territory after traveling alone across the Black-Corner Region. The Enforcement Team recognized his name and took him to verify his enrollment records.

• Xiao Lei brought Qing Lin to Peace Town and placed her in the Mystic Realm before approaching the town.
• Xiao Lei entered Peace Town past the Dead Spirit Tree and refused the pill required of ordinary visitors, saying he was an academy student returning from a year of leave.
• Huo De questioned Xiao Lei about his identity, age, and recruiting instructor, and Xiao Lei said Instructor Ruo Lin had recruited him.
• An Enforcement Team member recognized Xiao Lei as the student who had taken a year off, and others connected him to Xiao Xun'er.
• Huo De led Xiao Lei to the administrative office to check the academy’s records.

Xiao Lei returned to Jia Nan Academy after a year away and revealed that he had reached the Four-Star Dou King realm. After arriving in Canaan City, he learned the Inner Academy Selection Tournament was taking place and hurried toward the crowded venue.

• Huo De checked Xiao Lei’s records, learned of his Four-Star Dou King cultivation, and gave him a badge to enter the academy.
• Huo De arranged for two Enforcement Team members to escort Xiao Lei by griffin toward Canaan City.
• During the overnight journey, the Enforcement Team members discussed Xiao Lei’s strength and his connection to Xun Er.
• The Enforcement Team members dropped Xiao Lei at Canaan City’s Flight Stop and told him the Inner Academy Selection Tournament was that day.
• Xiao Lei hurried toward Jia Nan Academy’s packed plaza, hoping he had not arrived too late.

Xiao Lei arrived at Jia Nan Academy’s selection tournament just in time, stunning the crowd by revealing himself as a Dou King. He defeated Liu Kun with one strike and called for his next opponent.

• Xiao Xun'er, Instructor Ruo Lin, and Xiao Yu worried that Xiao Lei would miss the tournament, while Hu Jia mocked his absence.
• Xiao Xun'er spotted Xiao Lei as he flew into the plaza with Purple Dou Qi wings, shocking the spectators.
• Xiao Lei introduced himself to Liu Kun, and the crowd realized he was a Dou King at seventeen.
• Liu Kun questioned whether Xiao Lei’s wings came from a Flying Dou Technique, but Xiao Lei asked the referees to begin the match.
• Xiao Lei struck Liu Kun with a Purple Dou Qi palm print, knocking him unconscious, then called for his next opponent.