Recaps

Xiao Yan and Ling Fengzhui resumed their battle, trading powerful weapon techniques and testing each other's clones and defenses. Ling Fengzhui unleashed a tide of blades that filled Xiao Yan's vision, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Ling Fengzhui charged Xiao Yan with his ice-coated saber, but Xiao Yan blocked the strike and sent him flying with the Heavy Profound Ruler.
• Ling Fengzhui unleashed a rapid series of saber slashes, which Xiao Yan perceived and deflected with his ruler.
• Xiao Yan struck with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, and Ling Fengzhui countered with Shadow Slash; their attacks collided in a violent explosion.
• Ling Fengzhui attacked through the blast with Shadow Claw while his Ink Shadow split off to stab Xiao Yan from behind, but Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body intercepted it and was badly damaged.
• Xiao Yan used Ancient Emperor Seal and Soul Flow Black Vortex against Ling Fengzhui's attacks, but Ling Fengzhui launched Blade Tide Shattering Shadow, filling the battlefield with countless saber lights.

Xiao Yan and Ling Fengzhui fought fiercely, each unleashing powerful techniques until their clan marks and bloodline abilities raised the stakes. The chapter ended with Ling Fengzhui shattering Xiao Yan’s soul vortex, just as Xiao Yan prepared a counterattack with the Power of Devouring.

• Xiao Yan used the Wind-Driving Palm and Red Lotus Star Flame to withstand Ling Fengzhui’s blade tide, then broke through it with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler.
• Ling Fengzhui sent Ink Shadow and its black spikes at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan located and shattered Ink Shadow with Wild Desolation Ruler while burning away the spikes.
• Xiao Yan used the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire to raise his aura to the late Half-Saint stage, revealing a clan mark beneath his skin.
• Ling Fengzhui activated the Spirit Clan clan mark, raising his power to the peak of the late Half-Saint stage and near the one-star Dou Sheng threshold.
• Ling Fengzhui used Spirit Fusion to combine Dou Qi and soul power, then shattered Xiao Yan’s soul vortex with one slash.
• Xiao Yan poured Dou Qi into his right arm and launched Power of Devouring, Void Devours Heaven.

Xiao Yan and Ling Fengzhui exchanged powerful attacks, with Xiao Yan’s hidden devouring vortex and Shadow Piercing Needles forcing Ling Fengzhui to rely on Ink Shadow. After Elder Xin released Ling Fengzhui from feeling bound by the Spirit Clan, Ling Fengzhui fused Ink Shadow into his right arm and blade as the battle’s storm began to subside.

• Ling Fengzhui used Ink Shadow and a blade strike to escape Xiao Yan’s devouring vortex and break a Shadow Piercing Needle.
• Xiao Yan and Ling Fengzhui clashed with their strongest attacks, and the resulting blast sent them both flying.
• Ink Shadow intercepted another Shadow Piercing Needle, but the collision shattered both the needle and Ink Shadow’s black blade.
• Ling Fengzhui heard Elder Xin tell him not to treat the Spirit Clan as a burden, and he resolved to fight without regret.
• Ling Fengzhui concentrated Ink Shadow into his right arm and blade while Xiao Yan stood by and let the destructive storm subside.

Xiao Yan and Ling Fengzhui prepared their strongest attacks to decide their battle. Xiao Yan’s Ninefold Crimson Tide was underway, and Ling Fengzhui unleashed his True Spirit Severing Heaven Slash as the second wave approached.

• Ling Fengzhui told Xiao Yan that his next blade strike was the culmination of more than ten years of effort, and Xiao Yan insisted he would take Ling Fengzhui’s life.
• Ling Fengzhui gathered the Ink Shadow’s power into his blade while Xiao Yan summoned the Ninefold Crimson Tide with his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan’s first molten wave surged toward Ling Fengzhui, who split it apart with a faint, nearly invisible blade aura.
• Xiao Yan’s stronger second wave roared in as Ling Fengzhui completed charging his blade.
• Ling Fengzhui shouted “True Spirit Severing Heaven Slash!” and brought his blade down, sending its unseen blade intent toward Xiao Yan.

Ling Fengzhui's all-out slash broke through Xiao Yan's first eight waves of the Ninefold Crimson Tide, but Xiao Yan's Crimson Lotus Karma Flame overwhelmed the weakened blade light and defeated him. Ling Fengzhui was swallowed by the final sea of fire.

• Ling Fengzhui's slash split apart Xiao Yan's first five waves of crimson tide, though its speed steadily slowed.
• Xiao Yan's Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame further checked Ling Fengzhui's attack, with the Sea Heart Flame delaying it for ten extra breaths.
• Ling Fengzhui struggled against Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Burning Flame until he used Space Imprisonment to bind the flaming dragon and shatter the eighth wave.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, which melted Ling Fengzhui's remaining blade light and broke through the ninth wave.
• Ling Fengzhui, exhausted and deathly pale, gripped his blade and let the final sea of fire swallow him.

Xiao Yan recovered after defeating Ling Fengzhui with Ninefold Crimson Tide, then found his opponent alive but gravely wounded. Ling Fengzhui explained that he had refused to self-destruct because he did not want to leave only a remnant soul in the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Yan replenished some of his Dou Qi and reflected on the immense cost of using Heaven Class Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan sensed Ling Fengzhui's faint aura and found him charred, crippled, and still gripping his blade.
• Xiao Yan told Ling Fengzhui that he had lost and asked why he had not self-destructed to escape.
• Ling Fengzhui said he had chosen not to self-destruct because the resulting remnant soul in the Heavenly Tomb would have been too undignified.

Ling Fengzhui used a surge of strength to sit up and offered Xiao Yan his inheritance in exchange for a promise to pass it on. He then revealed that the Spirit Clan submitted to the Soul Clan after attacking the Pill Tower, leaving Xiao Yan with the explanation for the clan’s immunity and Ling Fengzhui’s despair.

• Ling Fengzhui drew a little strength from the glow of his blade and sat up to speak with Xiao Yan.
• Ling Fengzhui offered Xiao Yan his Storage Ring and asked him to pass its inheritance to a talented young person.
• Xiao Yan agreed to inspect the inheritance and pass it on, and Ling Fengzhui said the energy cores could serve as payment.
• Ling Fengzhui told Xiao Yan that the weakened Spirit Clan had submitted to the Soul Clan after attacking the Pill Tower.
• Ling Fengzhui explained that the Spirit Clan handed over its original Tou She Ancient God Jade in return for the Soul Clan’s promise to help it weather the backlash.

Ling Fengzhui explained how the Soul Clan exploited the Spirit Clan’s failed attack on the Pill Tower to force its submission and obtain its Gu Yu. He also revealed that the Soul Clan had sent a powerful stranger into the Heavenly Tomb under the Spirit Clan’s name, likely to target Xiao Xuan’s tomb, and warned Xiao Yan that both the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan might threaten him.

• Ling Fengzhui told Xiao Yan that the Soul Clan had used the Spirit Clan’s failed assault on the Pill Tower as an opportunity to seize its Gu Yu and make it submit.
• Ling Fengzhui lamented that the Spirit Clan’s cooperation with the Soul Clan had left it dependent on a stronger power, though he understood why its elders had agreed.
• Xiao Yan asked about the unfamiliar Spirit Clan member who had entered the Heavenly Tomb, and Ling Fengzhui revealed that the man had been sent by the Soul Clan and was stronger than a Half-Saint.
• Ling Fengzhui suspected the Soul Clan’s agent had entered under the Spirit Clan’s name to pursue a goal connected to Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Yan resolved to stop him.
• Ling Fengzhui warned Xiao Yan that the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan might both target him in the dangerous Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yan questioned the dying Ling Fengzhui about the Soul Clan’s plans and the Spirit Clan’s strength before honoring Ling Fengzhui’s request to preserve his inheritance. Afterward, Xiao Yan worried about his companions in the Heavenly Tomb and prepared to use the energy cores Ling Fengzhui left him to advance his strength.

• Xiao Yan asked Ling Fengzhui about the person who took over Huo Xuan’s body, and Ling Fengzhui said Hun Yu had alerted him to act.
• Ling Fengzhui revealed that the Spirit Clan chief, Ling Yuan, had been at the peak of six-star Dou Sheng when he left the clan.
• Ling Fengzhui asked Xiao Yan to take his inheritance out of the Heavenly Tomb and find it a successor, then admitted he would have killed Xiao Yan if he had won.
• Xiao Yan used Red Lotus Star Flame to erase Ling Fengzhui’s body and soul, granting him his final wish.
• Xiao Yan worried about Xun Er, Lei Jingxiao, and especially Huo Zhi, who had entered the Heavenly Tomb alone.
• Xiao Yan resolved to use the hundred energy cores in his Storage Ring to break through to the middle stage of Half-Saint.

Huo Zhi fought Tang Qiying, who controlled Huo Xuan’s body, until Huo Xuan briefly regained control and forced her to escape to the Heavenly Tomb’s third level. Huo Zhi left in tears, while her brother remained behind to face Tang Qiying.

• Tang Qiying overpowered Huo Zhi and mocked her as he blocked her attempts to escape.
• As Tang Qiying moved to finish Huo Zhi, Huo Xuan briefly suppressed him and warned his sister to run.
• Huo Zhi urged Huo Xuan to go find Xiao Yan with her, but he revealed that most of his soul had already dissipated.
• Huo Xuan told Huo Zhi not to seek revenge and urged her to live, then used his remaining strength to send her toward the third-level barrier.
• Huo Zhi passed through the barrier after seeing Huo Xuan offer her a final comforting smile, and she broke down in grief.

Tang Qiying regained full control of Huo Xuan’s body and claimed the pale-black flame, while Lei Dong pursued a mysterious figure through the Heavenly Tomb. The figure revealed himself as Hun Feng, leaving Lei Dong shocked at the end of the chase.

• Tang Qiying overcame Huo Xuan’s weakened Soul Power and declared that he would use his new strength against Xiao Yan.
• Tang Qiying examined the pale-black flame he had obtained and vowed to show Xiao Yan the power of a Flame Clan Dou Sheng.
• Lei Dong chased a black-robed figure through the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, suspecting that the supposed Spirit Clan member was hiding his true identity and strength.
• The black-robed figure stopped before the barrier to the fourth level and suppressed Lei Dong’s golden lightning with Dou Qi matching his own.
• Lei Dong recognized the figure’s voice and exclaimed that the man was Hun Feng.

Lei Dong confronted Hun Feng over the Soul Clan's plans in the Heavenly Tomb, and Hun Feng threatened to kill him. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan broke through to the middle stage of Half-Saint and headed for the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.

• Lei Dong recognized Hun Feng as a rival he had never decisively defeated and mocked him for entering the Heavenly Tomb using the Spirit Clan's quota.
• Hun Feng urged Lei Dong to stay out of his way, but Lei Dong accused him of plotting something and said Lei Jingxiao's actions had exposed the scheme.
• Hun Feng grew dangerous and told Lei Dong that insisting on interfering would leave him trapped in the Heavenly Tomb forever.
• Xiao Yan absorbed more than a hundred energy cores and a condensed Dou Qi dragon, breaking through from early to middle Half-Saint.
• Xiao Yan tested his stronger power, then entered the light screen to advance to the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yan entered the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb, where stronger energy bodies and richer Dou Qi offered greater rewards. After cultivating and sensing a Half-Saint energy body, he rushed toward it while remaining alert to the search for his three companions.

• Xiao Yan caught and destroyed a Nine-Star Dou Zun energy body, then stored its energy core.
• Xiao Yan sensed numerous powerful energy bodies in the third layer and used the Soul-Turning Secret Technique before absorbing an energy core.
• Xiao Yan reflected on his unfinished goals and his worry about finding his three companions.
• Xiao Yan detected a Half-Saint energy body that was not from one of the other Eight Ancient Clans and charged toward it.
• Xiao Yan sensed nearly ten energy bodies converging around the Half-Saint energy body and realized it was calling for companions.

Xiao Yan defeated a Half-Saint energy being and collected his fifth Half-Saint energy core, then discovered that Huo Zhi’s jade pendant had turned blood-red. Following its pull southwest, he found Huo Zhi near collapse while she fought a late Half-Saint energy being.

• Xiao Yan defeated the Half-Saint energy being leading the group and took its energy core.
• Xiao Yan counted five Half-Saint energy cores, then noticed that Huo Zhi’s jade pendant had become stained with a moving crimson glow.
• Xiao Yan released his soul perception but could not find Huo Zhi, so he followed the pendant’s strongest fluctuation toward the southwest.
• Xiao Yan sensed Huo Zhi’s Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and hurried toward her, detecting that she was fighting a late Half-Saint energy being.
• Xiao Yan arrived as Huo Zhi, covered in blood and nearly collapsed, faced the late Half-Saint energy being.

Xiao Yan arrived just in time to save the gravely wounded Huo Zhi from Iron Spear Feng Qiu, a powerful energy body. When Xiao Yan activated the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire, Feng Qiu recognized the Xiao Clan Mark on his forehead and begged him to stop fighting.

• Xiao Yan intercepted Feng Qiu's killing blow and caught Huo Zhi as she lost consciousness, then used his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body to carry her away from the fight.
• Feng Qiu attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan blocked the spear with the Heavy Profound Ruler and matched the late Half-Saint's force head-on.
• Xiao Yan used a soul vortex and the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire to prepare a decisive attack, while a strange sensation appeared on his forehead.
• Feng Qiu spotted the Xiao Clan Mark on Xiao Yan's forehead, recognized him as a descendant of Xiao Xuan, and pleaded for forgiveness.
• Xiao Yan realized the mark was likely connected to the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire inherited from his ancestor.

Xiao Yan set aside his fight with Feng Qiu to treat the gravely injured Huo Zhi, while Feng Qiu recognized the Xiao Clan mark and agreed to guard them. Xiao Yan discovered that the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame was destroying Huo Zhi from within, and resolved to remove its power before it killed her.

• Xiao Yan used his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body to question Feng Qiu about Xiao Xuan and learned that his ancestor had commanded immense authority in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Feng Qiu explained that Huo Zhi had arrived badly injured, then turned nearby energy bodies into energy cores and offered them to Xiao Yan as a gesture of goodwill.
• Xiao Yan ordered Feng Qiu to keep other energy bodies away while he treated Huo Zhi, and Feng Qiu stood guard with his Half-Saint aura.
• Xiao Yan examined Huo Zhi and found that the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame had severely damaged her meridians and organs and was still eroding her life force.
• Xiao Yan gave Huo Zhi three eighth-tier medicinal pills, but they only slowed her decline, so he resolved to remove the destructive power from her body.

Xiao Yan treated Huo Zhi’s severe injuries, removing the destructive energy Tang Qiying had planted throughout her body. He then discovered a hidden attack in her mind and vowed to kill Tang Qiying, while Feng Qiu kept watch nearby.

• Xiao Yan pulled three strands of destructive energy from Huo Zhi’s shoulder, injuring his palm when one strand grazed it.
• Xiao Yan removed the remaining destructive energy from Huo Zhi’s body and applied medicine to stop her bleeding.
• Feng Qiu guarded Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi from approaching energy entities while Xiao Yan finished treating her.
• Xiao Yan discovered a tiny, sinister force hidden in Huo Zhi’s mind and realized Tang Qiying had left another dangerous attack inside her.
• Xiao Yan swore to seize Tang Qiying’s soul and kill him beneath heavenly flames, alarming Feng Qiu.

Xiao Yan cared for Huo Zhi as she recovered from her injuries in the Heavenly Tomb, and she finally woke after eight days. When Xiao Yan told her he had not seen Huo Xuan, Huo Zhi broke down, blaming herself for the deaths and disasters that had befallen her loved ones and the Flame Clan.

• Xiao Yan treated Huo Zhi with portions of Wei Jiangyuan's eighth-tier medicinal pill and guided the medicine through her body, stabilizing her condition.
• Xiao Yan and Feng Qiu guarded Huo Zhi for days while she remained unconscious and murmured the names of her loved ones.
• On the eighth day, Huo Zhi woke and Xiao Yan explained that she had been unconscious for several days on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Huo Zhi remembered the battle and asked Xiao Yan whether he had seen her cousin Huo Xuan, explaining that someone had taken over her brother's body.
• Xiao Yan said he had found Huo Zhi fighting an energy being but had seen no trace of Huo Xuan.
• Huo Zhi wept and blamed herself for Uncle Di's death, the Flame Clan's losses, and Huo Xuan being targeted, while Xiao Yan crouched beside her.

Xiao Yan stayed beside Huo Zhi as she grieved for her clan and her brother, Huo Xuan. After deciding that Huo Xuan could not be saved from the enemy possessing his body, Huo Zhi asked Xiao Yan to help kill Tang Qiying and grant her brother peace.

• Xiao Yan comforted Huo Zhi, reminding her that the Soul Hall and Soul Clan were responsible for the Flame Clan’s suffering.
• Huo Zhi cried until she collapsed, and Xiao Yan watched over her through the night.
• The next day, Huo Zhi asked Xiao Yan for help and said she no longer wanted him to take back Huo Xuan’s body.
• Huo Zhi recalled Huo Xuan’s final words and concluded that his soul could no longer overcome the enemy possessing him.
• Huo Zhi asked Xiao Yan to kill Tang Qiying so Huo Xuan would no longer suffer, and Xiao Yan promised to help.

Xiao Yan agreed to help Huo Zhi deal with Tang Qiying and asked Feng Qiu to guard them while he handled the danger hidden in her soul. After Huo Zhi changed clothes, Feng Qiu explained that the jade she had given Xiao Yan was usually worn by couples, leaving her to insist it had meant nothing.

• Huo Zhi asked Xiao Yan to help her confront Tang Qiying, and he agreed without hesitation.
• Xiao Yan told Feng Qiu to keep watch while he dealt with the danger in Huo Zhi's soul, and Feng Qiu accepted.
• Huo Zhi asked about the black robe Xiao Yan had put on her while she was unconscious, and he assured her that nothing improper had happened.
• Xiao Yan showed Huo Zhi the jade pendant that had led him to her, and Feng Qiu identified it as a Heart-Protecting Myriad-Mile Jade.
• Feng Qiu said couples usually wore matching pieces of the jade, and Huo Zhi quickly told Xiao Yan that an elder had given it to her and she had meant nothing by giving it to him.

Xiao Yan discovered a hidden technique in Huo Zhi’s mind and carefully tried to remove it. He absorbed the dangerous black thread with his power of devouring, and Huo Zhi woke to find the procedure apparently over.

• Feng Qiu reminded Xiao Yan to begin the important task and stood guard while Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi prepared.
• Xiao Yan warned Huo Zhi that a residual technique remained in her mind, and she examined herself and agreed to let him remove it.
• Xiao Yan sent his soul power into Huo Zhi’s mind and formed a careful net around the dormant black thread.
• The black thread suddenly attacked and began dissolving Xiao Yan’s soul power, so Xiao Yan used his power of devouring to absorb it.
• Xiao Yan asked Huo Zhi how she felt, and she opened her eyes and asked whether it was over.

Xiao Yan rescued Huo Zhi from the sinister method in her mind, then confronted Gu Hua after he seized Feng Qiu. After defeating Gu Hua and freeing Feng Qiu, Xiao Yan revealed that Gu Qingyang had been the one to capture him.

• Xiao Yan safely removed the sinister method from Huo Zhi's mind without harming her soul.
• Gu Hua grabbed Feng Qiu and taunted Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yan told Huo Zhi to rest.
• Xiao Yan used a devouring vortex, Red Lotus Star Flame, and a powerful kick to free Feng Qiu and send Gu Hua flying.
• Feng Qiu thanked Xiao Yan, who sensed that someone else had captured him and called them out.
• Gu Qingyang stepped forward, revealing himself as the true leader of the Ancient Clan's younger generation.

Xiao Yan listened as Gu Qingyang explained the Ancient Clan’s bloodline ranks and revealed that Xun Er possessed a God-Tier Bloodline. He learned that the clan had opposed their relationship to protect her potential, but his achievements had forced the elders to reconsider him.

• Xiao Yan agreed to speak privately with Gu Qingyang after ensuring Huo Zhi and Feng Qiu were safe.
• Gu Qingyang explained that a Dou Emperor descendant’s bloodline purity determined their potential and could range from first grade to God-Tier.
• Gu Qingyang revealed that his own bloodline ranked ninth grade, second in the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Qingyang told Xiao Yan that Xun Er possessed a God-Tier Bloodline and was the clan’s best hope of producing another Dou Emperor.
• Gu Qingyang said the clan had opposed Xiao Yan and Xun Er’s union to protect her bloodline, but Xiao Yan’s victories had made the elders consider him worthy.

Gu Qingyang revealed that after hearing of Xiao Yan’s death, Xun Er tried to avenge him, suffered a severe backlash from the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame, and spent years recovering. Xiao Yan understood why she had been absent during the Xiao Clan’s crisis, and Gu Qingyang urged him to treat her well.

• Gu Qingyang explained that Xun Er demanded Dou Sheng elders to avenge Xiao Yan after she heard he had died, but the elders refused.
• Xun Er entered death-seclusion to grow stronger, but her grief disrupted her cultivation and the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame severely injured her soul.
• Gu Qingyang told Xiao Yan that elders spent years stabilizing and nursing Xun Er, leaving her unaware of the Xiao Clan’s crisis.
• Xiao Yan realized Xun Er had not abandoned him or the Xiao Clan and felt his resentment vanish, replaced by heartache and love.
• Gu Qingyang said he had agreed to the plan to make the Xiao Clan disappear as an accident because Xun Er could not endure further distress, and asked Xiao Yan to understand and treat her well.

Gu Qingyang tested Xiao Yan’s resolve and demanded that he survive the Soul Clan’s schemes in the Heavenly Tomb before Gu Qingyang would help reunite him with Xun Er. Xiao Yan rejected the Ancient Clan’s approval, while Gu Qingyang chose to trust Xun Er’s judgment and left to attend to another duty.

• Gu Qingyang told Xiao Yan that the Ancient Clan’s elders wanted him dead, but he would hear him out because Xiao Yan had not fully turned against Xun Er after Xiao Li’s death.
• Gu Qingyang challenged Xiao Yan to defeat the Soul Clan’s schemes in the Heavenly Tomb, promising to support his relationship with Xun Er if he survived.
• Xiao Yan thanked Gu Qingyang but declared that he would protect Xun Er without seeking his or the Ancient Clan’s approval, and that he considered the Ancient Clan his enemy.
• Gu Qingyang left with Gu Hua, who questioned why he had not attacked Xiao Yan, and Gu Qingyang said they had to consider Xun Er’s feelings.
• Gu Qingyang admitted that only Xiao Yan could make Xun Er happy, then increased his speed to carry out another task he would not neglect.