Recaps

Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Flames and soul technique to kill a one-star Ancient Void Dragon Dou Sheng in just over ten breaths, then absorbed the dragon’s blood and collected its essence and core. As the West Dragon King and South Dragon King demanded Xiao Yan’s death, Wei Jiangyuan urged Lei Jingxiao to seize the opening.

• Xiao Yan unleashed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame as a fire sparrow and a flaming tortoise, blocking the Ancient Void Dragon Dou Sheng’s attack and burning through his defenses.
• Xiao Yan trapped the Ancient Void Dragon Dou Sheng with Soul-Sealing Consciousness Lock, then used the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame to tear the dragon’s body in half and annihilate his soul.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the dragon’s blood and collected his excess essence blood and magical core, while the Ancient Void Dragon Clan members watched in shock.
• The West Dragon King and South Dragon King declared that Xiao Yan had to die for trespassing and killing their expert.
• Wei Jiangyuan recognized the opening and told Lei Jingxiao to act.

Lei Jingxiao attacked the West Dragon King while Wei Jiangyuan and East Dragon Island’s experts disrupted the battle, forcing the West Dragon King to call in Lie Shan and Zhu Mu to kill Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan broke free of Lie Shan’s chains and sent a flame dragon to meet Zhu Mu’s devastating attack.

• At Wei Jiangyuan’s command, Lei Jingxiao unleashed his Heaven Class Dou Technique against the West Dragon King, who struggled to restrain him without injuring him.
• East Dragon Island’s experts joined the fight to hold back the Three Great Dragon Islands’ forces and create an opening for Xiao Yan to rescue Zi Yan.
• The West Dragon King ordered Lie Shan and Zhu Mu to attack Xiao Yan, and the two Great Elders moved in together.
• Lie Shan trapped Xiao Yan with Void Dragon Lock while Zhu Mu formed his Void Annihilation Pestle and brought it down on him.
• Xiao Yan broke the chains with his Heavenly Flames and summoned a flame dragon that absorbed the pestle’s force as its body repeatedly rebuilt itself.

Xiao Yan used three Flame Glazed Beasts and his upgraded Heavy Profound Ruler to shatter a powerful attack from an Ancient Void Dragon expert, stunning both sides of the battle. Qing Mu recognized him as a possible turning point for East Dragon Island and continued fighting while hoping Zi Yan would survive.

• Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame and Sea Heart Flame and formed two Flame Glazed Beasts to help the Three Thousand Burning Flame dragon block the descending pestle.
• Xiao Yan merged his fire beasts into the Heavy Profound Ruler and struck the weakened pestle, shattering it with one blow.
• The Ancient Void Dragons were stunned by Xiao Yan's strength, and Qing Mu's side regained hope as he guessed Xiao Yan's identity.
• Qing Mu continued battling the superior forces of South and West Dragon Islands while praying that Zi Yan would survive.

Xiao Yan activated the Xiao Clan, Ancient Clan, and Flame Clan marks to reach Mid-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng, then unleashed Crimson Flame Pierces the Sun against Lie Shan. He killed Lie Shan and captured his soul and Magic Core.

• Qing Mu resolved to help Zi Yan escape and silently pinned his hopes on Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan activated his three Clan Marks, raising his strength from the peak of One-Star Dou Sheng to Mid-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan used Crimson Flame Pierces the Sun to pierce Lie Shan's body and destroy his heart with compressed black flames.
• Xiao Yan struck Lie Shan's fleeing soul with a soul-power needle and captured both the soul and Magic Core.

Xiao Yan fought Zhu Mu after killing Lie Shan, using four Heavenly Flames against Zhu Mu’s Extreme Yin Dragon Chill and Nether Yin Cold Pearl. When Zhu Mu repeatedly weakened Xiao Yan’s flames, Xiao Yan charged into his mouth, unaware that Zhu Mu had deliberately baited him.

• Zhu Mu transformed into his Ancient Void Dragon form and blasted Xiao Yan with a sonic-wave Dou Technique, but Xiao Yan resisted with his jade-like sheen and soul power.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Crimson Lotus Karma Flame to surround and attack Zhu Mu.
• Zhu Mu used Extreme Yin Dragon Chill, then focused the cold energy on the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and weakened it until Xiao Yan recalled it.
• Elder Qing Shan warned Xiao Yan that Zhu Mu had nurtured a Nether Yin Cold Pearl for a thousand years, and Zhu Mu’s cold attacks also drove back the Three Thousand Burning Flame and Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan rushed into Zhu Mu’s mouth while Zhu Mu gathered cold energy, and Zhu Mu revealed that he had feigned a delay between attacks to lure Xiao Yan into a trap.

Xiao Yan used the Nihility Devouring Flame Child Flame to absorb Zhu Mu’s icy attacks, then unleashed the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame to destroy Zhu Mu’s body. Zhu Mu’s soul escaped as the West Dragon King arrived, furious that Xiao Yan had killed three elders of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Zhu Mu launched a barrage of frigid ice spikes from inside his throat, but Xiao Yan blocked them with overlapping devouring vortices.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame as a rhinoceros fire beast and sent it charging through Zhu Mu’s body.
• Zhu Mu’s remaining cold energy was swallowed, and the fire beast devastated his internal organs until his body collapsed.
• Xiao Yan refined Zhu Mu’s body with his Heavenly Flames and kept it, while Zhu Mu’s soul fled to avoid capture.
• The West Dragon King subdued Wei Jiangyuan and Lei Jingxiao, then rushed toward the battlefield after learning Zhu Mu had been defeated.
• The West Dragon King confronted Xiao Yan, enraged that he had killed three elders of the dragon clan.

Xiao Yan fought the West Dragon King while Zi Yan remained trapped in the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array and East Dragon Island’s forces were pinned down. The West Dragon King defeated Xiao Yan’s Heaven Class Dou Technique, leaving the island’s defenders with little hope of turning the battle around.

• Zi Yan endured the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array’s corrosion and watched Xiao Yan prepare to face the West Dragon King.
• The West Dragon King attacked Xiao Yan with a dragon-scaled strike, and their clash sent Xiao Yan flying and wounded his hand.
• Xiao Yan used Sea Heart Flame and the War Puppet to stop the West Dragon King’s follow-up kick and retreat.
• The South Dragon King blocked East Dragon Island’s forces, while Zi Yan remained locked in a standoff with the North Dragon King.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Crimson Flame Pierces the Sun against the West Dragon King’s Heavenly Sound Dragon King Palm, but the West Dragon King overpowered him and sent him flying.

Xiao Yan fought the West Dragon King while the North Dragon King used the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array to drain Zi Yan’s power. Xiao Yan unleashed Ninefold Crimson Tide, but the West Dragon King broke through its early waves with his multicolored scales and brute strength.

• Lei Jingxiao and Wei Jiangyuan worried that Xiao Yan was running out of Dou Qi and could not defeat the West Dragon King alone.
• The North Dragon King told Zi Yan she would not escape as the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array began taking her power and life.
• The West Dragon King sent Xiao Yan flying, and Xiao Yan recalled his Heavenly Flames to prepare an all-out attack.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Ninefold Crimson Tide, sending waves of molten fire at the West Dragon King.
• The West Dragon King split the first wave with his bare hands and battered through the next waves with his multicolored scales.
• The West Dragon King forced back the fifth wave, which Xiao Yan had formed from the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Yan fought the West Dragon King with repeated Heaven Class Dou Techniques, eventually breaking through his scale storm and wounding him. As Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi neared its limit, he revealed that he had been saving his soul power for a surprise attack.

• The West Dragon King used Scale Armor Storm against Xiao Yan, who answered with Crimson Flame Pierces the Sun.
• Xiao Yan’s black flames overpowered the scale storm and tore a wound through the West Dragon King’s right hand.
• Xiao Yan launched Ninefold Crimson Tide again, making the West Dragon King fear his seemingly endless power.
• The North Dragon King urged the West Dragon King to keep attacking and called Xiao Yan’s display a bluff.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his hidden soul power with Soul-Sealing Consciousness Ban as his true finishing move.

Xiao Yan used his soul power to cripple the West Dragon King and rapidly recovered his Dou Qi while preparing a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus to break the formation trapping Zi Yan. The South Dragon King tried to stop him, but Qingmu kept him locked in battle as Xiao Yan began fusing five flames.

• Xiao Yan stripped the West Dragon King’s senses and struck his soul with three Shadow Piercing Needles, leaving him struggling to control the damage.
• Xiao Yan swallowed medicinal pills and used his arm’s devouring power and the Burning Mantra to replenish his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan focused on rescuing Zi Yan and began merging five flames to create a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.
• The South Dragon King moved to stop Xiao Yan, but Qingmu blocked him and continued fighting despite burning his origin.

Xiao Yan continued fusing the Heavenly Flames while Elder Qingmu and East Dragon Island's forces held back the South Dragon King and the others. The West Dragon King failed to stop Xiao Yan, and the chapter ended with the multicolored fire lotus fully formed in Xiao Yan's hands.

• Elder Qingmu burned through his strength to keep the South Dragon King entangled as East Dragon Island's fighters held their opponents back.
• The South Dragon King ordered the West Dragon King to stop Xiao Yan, and the West Dragon King forced himself to move despite the Shadow Piercing Needles' damage to his soul.
• The West Dragon King charged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan's Dou Sheng-level War Puppet intercepted him.
• The War Puppet repeatedly shielded Xiao Yan from the West Dragon King's attacks, even as it was battered and damaged.
• The West Dragon King's soul disturbance worsened, and Xiao Yan completed the fusion of the Heavenly Flames into a multicolored sphere.

Xiao Yan unleashed a Five-Colored Fire Lotus at the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array, destroying it and freeing Zi Yan. Zi Yan transformed into her Ancient Void Dragon true form and fought the North Dragon King, giving East Dragon Island hope of victory.

• Xiao Yan fused five Heavenly Flames into a Five-Colored Fire Lotus and sent it toward the North Dragon King and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan detonated the fire lotus, and the blast devastated the area while he and the War Puppet protected Wei Jiangyuan and Lei Jingxiao.
• The fire lotus damaged the Dragon-Transforming Demonic Array, allowing Zi Yan to break free.
• Zi Yan transformed into her Ancient Void Dragon true form and attacked the North Dragon King, who transformed to face her.
• The two Ancient Void Dragons began fighting, and East Dragon Island's people realized they might no longer need to flee.

Zi Yan used her bloodline and the Dragon Slayer Sword to force the North Dragon King and the other Dragon Islands to retreat, ending the battle with an East Dragon Island victory. After Xiao Yan asked her to spare the West Dragon King's body and soul, Zi Yan collapsed from exhaustion, leaving the clan united in name but badly wounded.

• Zi Yan overwhelmed the North Dragon King, who ordered the three Dragon Islands to retreat as his strength fell under her bloodline pressure.
• Zi Yan summoned the Dragon Slayer Sword, frightening the Dragon Clan experts and prompting the retreating islands to flee along their prepared routes.
• Zi Yan struck down the West Dragon King with the Dragon Slayer Sword, and Xiao Yan asked her to spare his body and soul for use as a War Puppet.
• After the three Dragon Islands departed, Zi Yan landed and coughed blood, revealing how exhausted she was from the battle.
• East Dragon Island celebrated a costly victory, while the clan's divisions remained a source of weakness.

After Zi Yan defeated the West Dragon King and became the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s sovereign, Xiao Yan and his companions helped East Dragon Island recover from the battle. They treated the wounded and restored the clan’s strength, leaving Zi Yan’s new rule and the island’s reconstruction ahead.

• Xiao Yan stored the West Dragon King’s body, magic core, and remnant soul, then checked that Zi Yan was safe.
• Xiao Yan found Wei Jiangyuan and Lei Jingxiao alive in the ruins, and they joked about nearly being caught in his Fire Lotus explosion.
• Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan agreed to help the injured Ancient Void Dragons by refining medicinal pills while Zi Yan assessed the clan’s needs.
• Over the next three or four days, East Dragon Island settled its survivors and welcomed Zi Yan as its leader, though rebuilding and mourning the fallen remained.
• Xiao Yan sent news to Starfall Pavilion and worked with Wei Jiangyuan to refine practical recovery pills, astonishing Wei Jiangyuan with his alchemy skill.

After Wei Jiangyuan was astonished by Xiao Yan’s alchemical progress, Xiao Yan explained his experience in the Ancient Bodhi Tree and gave him a Bodhi Seed. Wei Jiangyuan began preparing a pill to cure Xun’er’s qi and blood deficiency, leaving Xiao Yan to trust his talent and await the formula.

• Wei Jiangyuan was shocked by how much Xiao Yan’s alchemy had improved and heard how the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation had strengthened Xiao Yan’s experience.
• Xiao Yan gave Wei Jiangyuan a Bodhi Seed, and Wei Jiangyuan recognized its value as a resource that could help someone break through to Dou Sheng.
• Wei Jiangyuan said he could use Bodhi Seeds to perfect a pill formula and cure Xun’er’s qi and blood deficiency, though refining the pill carried a risk of failure.
• Xiao Yan agreed to provide the needed Bodhi Seeds, and Wei Jiangyuan rushed into seclusion to finish the formula.

While Wei Jiangyuan prepared the pill formula, Xiao Yan shared Bodhi Seeds with Lei Jingxiao and Zi Yan, and helped Elder Qingmu recover from the battle. The chapter leaves Lei Jingxiao preparing to seek Wei Jiangyuan’s advice before confessing to Zi Yan, while East Dragon Island agreed to join the alliance.

• Xiao Yan gave Bodhi Seeds to Wei Jiangyuan and Lei Jingxiao to repay their loyalty and support.
• Lei Jingxiao asked to give his Bodhi Seed to Zi Yan, then admitted he was too nervous to confess his feelings to her.
• Xiao Yan reassured Lei Jingxiao that he had a good chance with Zi Yan, but Lei Jingxiao still planned to ask Wei Jiangyuan for advice.
• Xiao Yan visited Elder Qingmu, and Zi Yan gave her Bodhi Seed to Qingmu to help restore him after he burned his origin in battle.
• Xiao Yan promised to help Qingmu recover, and East Dragon Island agreed to join the alliance.

After East Dragon Island's victory, Zi Yan planned to reunite the Ancient Void Dragon Clan while Xiao Yan sought a place to cultivate. On their way to the Void Thunder Pool, Zi Yan confided that she resented being expected to lead her clan, and Xiao Yan reflected on the responsibilities he had also accepted.

• Zi Yan decided to hunt down the North Dragon King and South Dragon King so she could absorb the remaining members of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Yan asked Zi Yan for a violent-energy cultivation ground, and she offered to take him to the Void Thunder Pool.
• Zi Yan persuaded Qing Shan to let her accompany Xiao Yan, and the two left East Dragon Island together.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Yan whether she could be a good clan leader and described the pressure of living up to her father's legacy.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yan that she did not want to be Dragon Emperor, but felt unable to refuse her clan's expectations and sacrifices.
• Xiao Yan listened and thought about the responsibilities he had taken on for the Flame Clan, Starfall Pavilion, and Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan spoke with Zi Yan about the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s troubles, then entered the Void Thunder Pool to cultivate and strengthen his power. As he reached its center, he discovered someone meditating there.

• Xiao Yan urged Zi Yan to speak with the elders and not bear the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s hopes alone, and Zi Yan said she might ask Xun Er for help.
• Zi Yan led Xiao Yan to the Void Thunder Pool, where he decided the lightning would suit his cultivation and headed for its core.
• Zi Yan warned Xiao Yan to call for her if he encountered people from the three Dragon Islands, then returned to the clan.
• Xiao Yan entered the Thunder Pool without defenses and pushed deeper, intending to use its energy to help absorb the Bodhisattva Heart alongside the essence blood of three slain Ancient Void Dragons.
• Xiao Yan investigated the Thunder Pool’s center with his soul perception and found a figure sitting cross-legged there.

Xiao Yan helped the headmaster of Jia Nan Academy cultivate in the Thunder Pool, then captured strange black lightning that caused the Bodhisattva Heart within him to react. He sat down to absorb the lightning and discover how it might aid him.

• Xiao Yan recognized a Half-Saint cultivating behind a lightning barrier as the headmaster of Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan refined medicinal herbs and strengthened the Thunder Pool energy around the headmaster to improve his chances of breaking through.
• Xiao Yan sensed unfamiliar energy around the headmaster, absorbed a trace, and sealed away another sample for later study.
• Xiao Yan found intelligent black lightning in the core region and captured it with his Heavenly Flames and Dou Sheng strength.
• The black lightning struck Xiao Yan as he sat down, and green light began to shine around his Bodhisattva Heart.

Xiao Yan used the Bodhisattva Heart, Ancient Void Dragon blood essence, and the Void Thunder Pool to strengthen his body and raise his power. After running low on blood essence, he left his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body in the Thunder Pool and entered the Sky Curtain to pursue a breakthrough.

• Xiao Yan refined the Ancient Void Dragon blood essence already inside him, turning its power into Dou Qi and strengthening his bloodline.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the blood essence taken from Lie Shan, while the Bodhisattva Heart suppressed its violent energy and he absorbed lightning from the Void Thunder Pool.
• After three days of cultivation, Xiao Yan developed dark crimson skin, dragon scales, and claws as his body transformed into a half-dragon form.
• Xiao Yan considered how he might obtain more blood essence by helping Zi Yan subdue the remaining dragon islands or by fighting the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.
• Xiao Yan drank the last of his blood essence, left his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body in the Thunder Pool, and entered the Sky Curtain after sensing an opportunity to break through.

Xiao Yan absorbed the energy in the Heavenly Tomb and advanced to Two-Star Dou Saint before returning to the Void Thunder Pool. There, he met Mang Tianchi, the headmaster of Jia Nan Academy, who had successfully broken through and was waiting to thank him.

• Feng Qiu and Xiao Le sensed Xiao Yan approaching a breakthrough and discussed his unusually rapid cultivation.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the remaining energy in the Heavenly Tomb, stabilized at Two-Star Dou Saint, and learned to return from his half-dragon form to human form.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Yan’s progress and said he was conducting experiments to help prepare for the threats from the Soul Clan and the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Void Thunder Pool and found that the mysterious black lightning he had absorbed was gone.
• Xiao Yan met Mang Tianchi, who introduced himself as a member of the Thunder Clan and thanked Xiao Yan for helping him break through.

Xiao Yan met Mang Tianchi and asked to trade for Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame, but learned it belonged to Fairy Yunyan of the Thunder Clan and had already been returned to her. He gave up on the flame and asked Mang Tianchi about a strange energy he had captured, learning that it was a Magma Fire Pearl that could be absorbed to increase cultivation.

• Mang Tianchi recognized Xiao Yan and thanked him for helping with his advancement, then offered to repay the favor.
• Xiao Yan asked Mang Tianchi to trade him Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame.
• Mang Tianchi explained that Fairy Yunyan of the Thunder Clan had entrusted the flame to Jia Nan Academy and recently ordered him to return it.
• Xiao Yan realized the flame was likely meant for Lei Jingxiao and said he would not pursue it.
• Xiao Yan showed Mang Tianchi the energy he had captured, and Mang Tianchi identified it as a Magma Fire Pearl from a fiery lizard creature.

Xiao Yan traded an eighth-tier medicinal pill for Mang Tianchi’s Magma Fire Pearls and urged him to leave the unstable Ancient Void Dragon Clan. After returning to East Dragon Island, Xiao Yan learned that Zi Yan had rejected Lei Jingxiao’s confession outright, leaving Lei Jingxiao blaming Wei Jiangyuan and seeking advice from Xiao Yan.

• Mang Tianchi told Xiao Yan that the Magma Fire Pearls had helped him advance to the late Half-Saint stage, and Xiao Yan traded him an eighth-tier medicinal pill for the beads.
• Xiao Yan warned Mang Tianchi to leave the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Mang Tianchi reflected on his easy advancement before departing.
• Xiao Yan returned to peaceful East Dragon Island about ten days after leaving the Heavenly Tomb and learned that Zi Yan had become Dragon Emperor while the West Dragon King had fallen.
• Lei Jingxiao told Xiao Yan that Zi Yan had rejected his confession because she did not know him and had no feelings for him.
• Wei Jiangyuan defended his advice and blamed Lei Jingxiao for delaying and abandoning his attempts, while Lei Jingxiao complained that Xiao Yan had not taught him what to do.

Xiao Yan failed to give Lei Jingxiao reliable romantic advice but promised to speak to Zi Yan on his behalf. Wei Jiangyuan completed a pill formula for Xun Er’s condition, and Lei Jingxiao left to help search for the other Dragon Islands.

• Xiao Yan told Lei Jingxiao that women should take the initiative in romance, leaving Lei Jingxiao more discouraged.
• Xiao Yan promised to speak to Zi Yan for Lei Jingxiao and cautioned him to accept it if she refused.
• Wei Jiangyuan gave Xiao Yan the completed formula for a peak eighth-tier pill to treat Xun Er’s condition.
• Xiao Yan decided to prepare to refine the pill while he was in peak condition, and Lei Jingxiao declined to observe.
• Wei Jiangyuan suggested Lei Jingxiao help Elder Qingmu search for the other Dragon Islands to earn Zi Yan’s gratitude, and Lei Jingxiao hurried off.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Lei Jingxiao could find the islands, and Wei Jiangyuan said he probably could not.

Xiao Yan took Wei Jiangyuan to the Heavenly Tomb to refine a pill that would resolve Xun Er's bloodline problem. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan perfectly extracting a Bodhi Seed in just half an hour, astonishing Wei Jiangyuan.

• Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan discussed whether the Heavenly Demon Phoenix might help the three dragon islands against Zi Yan and East Dragon Island, but reached no conclusion.
• Xiao Yan brought Wei Jiangyuan through a spatial passage into the Heavenly Tomb, which Xiao Yan's ancestor had brought under his control.
• After three days of preparation, Xiao Yan extracted the medicinal ingredients for the pill while Wei Jiangyuan observed.
• Xiao Yan refined the Bodhi Seed into flawless jade-green liquid in half an hour, leaving Wei Jiangyuan stunned.