Recaps

Void Heavenly Emperor explained why the Dou Di experts had left safeguards to protect the Douqi Continent, then helped Xiao Yan secure Nihility Devouring Flame and the Tou She Ancient God Jade. He revealed that five remnants of the black-mist creature’s blood remained in the ruins, and Xiao Yan asked how they could be dealt with without wasting Void Heavenly Emperor’s strength.

• Void Heavenly Emperor told Xiao Yan that the departed Dou Di experts had left contingencies to protect the Douqi Continent, and admitted that his own past mistake had contributed to the present danger.
• Void Heavenly Emperor restrained Nihility Devouring Flame and recovered the Tou She Ancient God Jade from him.
• Void Heavenly Emperor gave the ancient jade to Xiao Yan, who accepted it and thanked him.
• Void Heavenly Emperor pulled five masses of the black-mist creature’s blood from the ruins and explained that destroying them required Dou Di power.
• Xiao Yan asked whether there was another way to handle the blood so Void Heavenly Emperor would not have to expend his strength.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Space with the Void Heavenly Emperor after escaping Nihility Devouring Flame, and Xiao Yan promised to protect Qing Lin in the future. The Void Heavenly Emperor then warned them that the black mist creature was an Extraterritorial Evil Clan vanguard, with several stronger Dou Di-level enemies behind it, and said Xiao Yan’s help was urgently needed.

• The Void Heavenly Emperor sealed away the black mist lifeform’s blood and warned that its influence could corrupt anyone it touched.
• Xiao Yan thanked Qing Lin for helping him escape and promised that he would protect her next time.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned with the Void Heavenly Emperor to the Ten Thousand Beasts Space and recalled their past there.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor assessed Xiao Yan’s strength and said he still needed to meet the three requirements for repairing the breach in the continent.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor revealed that the black mist creature was an Extraterritorial Evil Clan vanguard and that several more powerful Dou Di-level enemies were coming.

Xiao Yan learned that mending the continent’s breach could weaken the Extraterritorial Evil Clan invaders to Dou Saint level, but doing so required a top-ranked Heavenly Flame. After weighing the danger and remembering his recent battles, he agreed to absorb the Nihility Devouring Flame, leaving the Void Heavenly Emperor ready to help him.

• Xiao Yan asked whether other Dou Di seniors could resist the invaders, and the Void Heavenly Emperor said their remaining power was insufficient to stop them completely.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor explained that repairing the breach would weaken the invaders as they entered, leaving them at Dou Saint level rather than Dou Di level.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor offered Xiao Yan the Nihility Devouring Flame, explaining that its consciousness had been erased and that one of the top three Heavenly Flames was needed to mend the breach.
• Xiao Yan asked when the other invaders would arrive, but the Void Heavenly Emperor could not tell him whether they would hurry or gather strength first.
• Remembering his recent desperate escape with Qing Lin and the danger to Yan Jin, Xiao Yan resolved to gain strength and protect the continent.
• Xiao Yan agreed to absorb the Nihility Devouring Flame, and the Void Heavenly Emperor praised his decision.

The Void Heavenly Emperor prepared Xiao Yan to absorb the Nihility Devouring Flame, using a hidden Mystic Pill and a lake of medicinal water to improve his chances. After recovering, Xiao Yan began the absorption with Qing Lin ready to assist, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Xiao Yan asked the Void Heavenly Emperor to examine the hidden Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill, and the Emperor explained how it could support his refinement of the Heavenly Flame.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor calmed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi with a rune and prepared a lake of medicinal water that could raise his chances of success by ten to twenty percent.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor learned that Ming Mei had instructed Qing Lin to accompany Xiao Yan if he returned to the Northwest Region, then told Qing Lin she would play an important part in the absorption.
• Xiao Yan spent a day restoring himself and preparing his Dou Qi and soul power while Qing Lin also recovered her strength.
• Xiao Yan entered the medicinal pool holding the Nihility Devouring Flame and prepared to endure its agonizing refinement.

As Xiao Yan absorbed Nihility Devouring Flame, he became trapped in a series of agonizing experiences in which he repeatedly suffered the defeats and losses he had once overcome. The chapter left him enduring relentless torment while an unidentified watcher studied his despair.

• Xiao Yan cooled himself in the lake, swallowed Nihility Devouring Flame, and began absorbing its flame and nine-star Dou Saint-level Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan relived his loss of Dou Qi at the Xiao Clan tournament, where Xiao Ning defeated him and the clan mocked him.
• Xiao Yan relived his failure to protect Xiao Yi Xian from Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan experienced further defeats and losses, including Yao Lao's sacrifice, the slaughter of the Xiao Clan, and his defeat by Lu Zhi.
• Xiao Yan suffered repeated attacks and humiliation from his former enemies as his original soul weakened, while an unidentified pair of eyes watched him.

Xiao Yan began refining Nihility Devouring Flame in the icy pool, while Qing Lin joined him to help despite the danger. Void Heavenly Emperor and a veiled woman watched from shore, where she confronted him about knowingly leaving Nihility Devouring Flame’s soul intact.

• Nihility Devouring Flame revealed that he had used a technique combining the soul arts of the Tunling Clan and Soul Clan to weaken Xiao Yan before initiating their final fusion.
• Xiao Yan absorbed Nihility Devouring Flame in the icy pool, and the medicinal power within him supported the refining process.
• Void Heavenly Emperor told Qing Lin there was a dangerous way she could help Xiao Yan, and she immediately agreed and entered the pool.
• A veiled woman appeared beside Void Heavenly Emperor and asked whether Xiao Yan had succeeded, but he said it was too early to know.
• The veiled woman accused Void Heavenly Emperor of allowing Xiao Yan and Nihility Devouring Flame to fight so the victor could complete his task, but she ultimately stayed silent.

Xiao Yan awakened from Nihility Devouring Flame’s illusion and fought him inside his own body using soul power alone. As their battle of attrition continued, Nihility Devouring Flame grew exhausted while Xiao Yan appeared to gain the upper hand.

• Nihility Devouring Flame tormented Xiao Yan with illusions of his former enemies, but Xiao Yan recognized the deception and broke free.
• Xiao Yan and Nihility Devouring Flame confronted each other in darkness, and Xiao Yan noted how the flame had survived repeated disasters.
• Nihility Devouring Flame explained his long struggle to gain intelligence and survive, while Xiao Yan declared that he would absorb and refine him.
• Xiao Yan and Nihility Devouring Flame clashed with soul power inside Xiao Yan’s body, wary of drawing the Void Heavenly Emperor’s attention.
• Nihility Devouring Flame grew solemn as the prolonged battle failed to exhaust Xiao Yan, who seemed to be gaining the advantage.

Xiao Yan revealed that his apparent soul weakness had been a deliberate act, then struck Nihility Devouring Flame with his Heavenly State Soul Skill. He explained that his memories of two lives let him recognize the illusion’s tricks, leaving Nihility Devouring Flame trapped in Xiao Yan’s counterattack.

• Xiao Yan revealed that Nihility Devouring Flame’s control over his soul had not weakened him as it seemed.
• Xiao Yan unleashed his Heavenly State Soul Skill, Heaven and Earth Reversed, and overwhelmed Nihility Devouring Flame’s senses.
• Nihility Devouring Flame resisted the attack by relying on his peak Heavenly State Soul and long-held foundation.
• Xiao Yan distracted Nihility Devouring Flame by asking why he had been able to fight so strongly despite the attacks.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had never fallen for Nihility Devouring Flame’s tricks because the Ten Thousand Beasts Space let him remember both his current life and his life on Earth.

Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra to begin fusing with and refining Nihility Devouring Flame, ignoring its desperate bargains. As the Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill helped restore his body during the dangerous process, Qing Lin reached his side.

• Xiao Yan revealed that he had been circulating the Flame Mantra and had begun fusing with Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame begged Xiao Yan to spare him, offering loyalty, secrets, and help against his enemies, but Xiao Yan refused to trust him.
• Xiao Yan concentrated on refining Nihility Devouring Flame as its black flames broke apart and threatened to consume him.
• The Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill released its medicinal power, helping repair Xiao Yan's injuries and endure the flames.
• Qing Lin reached Xiao Yan's side while he continued the dangerous refinement.

Qing Lin helped Xiao Yan endure the heat of refining the Nihility Devouring Flame by sharing her chill and then prepared to take their intimacy further while he remained unaware. The chapter left Qing Lin nervous but determined to proceed.

• Qing Lin coated herself in frost, embraced Xiao Yan, and kissed him, sending a chill into his body to ease the heat from the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan remained focused on refining the Nihility Devouring Flame and did not notice Qing Lin's actions.
• The fire around Xiao Yan burned away both their clothes, leaving Qing Lin flushed and anxious.
• Qing Lin recalled the intimate methods Ming Mei had taught her and resolved to help Xiao Yan while he could not respond consciously.
• Qing Lin closed her eyes and prepared to continue, telling herself that Xiao Yan needed her.

Qing Lin unlocked Ming Mei’s Grand Splendor Dual Cultivation Scripture and began cultivating it with the unconscious Xiao Yan to help him absorb the Nihility Devouring Flame. Their cold and hot Dou Qi formed a seamless cycle, and Qing Lin’s jade-green gaze triggered a resonance in Xiao Yan as the cultivation continued.

• Qing Lin’s new cold energy removed Ming Mei’s final seal and revealed the Grand Splendor Dual Cultivation Scripture.
• Qing Lin realized the technique could let her and Xiao Yan cultivate together and help him absorb the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Qing Lin froze the water into an ice platform, laid Xiao Yan down, and circulated the scripture despite his unconsciousness.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yan’s opposing Dou Qi began flowing through both their bodies in a seamless cycle, incorporating the Nihility Devouring Flame and Qing Lin’s frigid energy.
• Qing Lin kissed Xiao Yan, her eyes shone jade-green, and Xiao Yan’s body trembled as a resonance stirred within his soul.

Ming Mei secretly accelerated Qing Lin’s absorption of energy during her and Xiao Yan’s cultivation, but the Void Heavenly Emperor intervened because Xiao Yan needed strength to seal an invasion breach. Ming Mei agreed that Qing Lin would receive thirty percent of the energy, leaving Xiao Yan with seventy.

• Ming Mei appeared while Xiao Yan and Qing Lin cultivated and increased Qing Lin’s share of the Dou Qi.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor warned Ming Mei that Xiao Yan needed to grow stronger to seal a breach through which outsiders were invading the Douqi Continent.
• Ming Mei defended Qing Lin’s share by citing her innate cold qi and the benefits of the dual cultivation method.
• Ming Mei and the Void Heavenly Emperor negotiated the split, settling on seventy percent for Xiao Yan and thirty percent for Qing Lin.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor reassured Ming Mei that Qing Lin had advanced quickly and warned that absorbing too much could hinder her future breakthrough to Dou Di.

Ming Mei released her final attachment to Qing Lin, while Qing Lin and Xiao Yan completed their cultivation in the icy lake and Xiao Yan absorbed the Nihility Devouring Flame. Xiao Yan emerged at the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm, ready to test his strength.

• Ming Mei accepted that Qing Lin had surpassed her and dissolved into faint light after completing her final safeguards for her disciple.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yan's auras continued to rise as they finished absorbing the Nihility Devouring Flame and Qing Lin's innate cold qi.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the lake and used the Nihility Devouring Flame to devour the ice crystals and suppress the eruption.
• Qing Lin congratulated Xiao Yan, and the two stood together as lovers rather than master and servant.
• Xiao Yan realized that absorbing the Nihility Devouring Flame had raised him from the late Three-Star Dou Saint realm to the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm and strengthened his confidence in battle.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin completed their secluded cultivation and both advanced to the eight-star Dou Saint realm after refining Nihility Devouring Flame. Xiao Yan discovered that the flame had taken on a childlike form influenced by both of them, and he named it Little Scale.

• Qing Lin advanced from the six-star to the eight-star Dou Saint realm, matching Xiao Yan’s strength as they prepared to return to the Central Plains and face the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Yan thanked Void Heavenly Emperor for helping him refine Nihility Devouring Flame, then summoned the flame in its new half-human form.
• Void Heavenly Emperor explained that Nihility Devouring Flame had become a pure, newborn-like living existence that Xiao Yan could guide.
• Qing Lin affectionately held Nihility Devouring Flame, and Void Heavenly Emperor said its appearance reflected both Xiao Yan’s and Qing Lin’s auras.
• Xiao Yan named the flame Little Scale, and it happily accepted its name.

Xiao Yan learned that mending the continental breach would restore the Douqi Continent’s protective power, weakening the Extraterritorial Evil Clan when they arrived. He prepared to set out with Qing Lin, knowing that repairing the breach would also cause Void Heavenly Emperor’s remnant power to disappear.

• Xiao Yan learned that he and Qing Lin had cultivated for about three months and asked Void Heavenly Emperor when they would mend the breach.
• Void Heavenly Emperor explained that his remnant power would vanish once the breach was repaired, since the Ten Thousand Beasts Space had been created for that purpose.
• Xiao Yan discovered that mending the breach would not prevent the Extraterritorial Evil Clan from arriving and feared the continent could not withstand Dou Di-level enemies.
• Void Heavenly Emperor explained that restoring the continent would cause it to reject the invading clan and greatly weaken them, keeping their strength below the Dou Di level.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the explanation and felt the responsibility of protecting the continent weigh more heavily on him.

Xiao Yan followed the Void Heavenly Emperor beyond the world and saw the breach through which dangerous currents entered the Douqi Continent. The Void Heavenly Emperor explained the true nature of the starry sky, but had not yet revealed how Xiao Yan could seal the breach or prevent another invasion.

• Xiao Yan agreed to help seal the breach, and the Void Heavenly Emperor invited Qing Lin to gather the rare herbs in the Ten Thousand Beasts Space before it disappeared.
• Xiao Yan and the Void Heavenly Emperor traveled to the breach, leaving Qing Lin behind to collect herbs and seeds.
• Xiao Yan saw the hole in the starry sky and felt violent currents beyond the world batter his protective Dou Qi.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor explained that the continent's visible stars were an illusion, while the currents beyond the breach could kill anyone below Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan asked how to repair the breach and stop the Extraterritorial Evil Clan from breaking through again, and the Void Heavenly Emperor said sealing it was not as simple as patching a hole.

Void Heavenly Emperor explained how Xiao Yan could repair the continent’s breach and revealed that his remaining power would be sacrificed to seal it. Xiao Yan confronted him over his earlier concealment, agreed to cooperate without resentment but rejected a future reward, and began the repair.

• Void Heavenly Emperor explained that the breach had formed when his advancement to Dou Di overwhelmed the Northwest Region, and said restoring it would revive the continent’s laws and repel future invaders.
• Void Heavenly Emperor sent Xiao Yan the repair instructions and revealed that he would use his remaining power to fill the breach.
• Xiao Yan told Void Heavenly Emperor he had suspected his concealment after refining Nihility Devouring Flame, and Void Heavenly Emperor realized Xiao Yan had uncovered the truth.
• Xiao Yan said he did not resent Void Heavenly Emperor and would help repair the breach, but refused the promised opportunity and said he hoped to challenge him someday.
• Void Heavenly Emperor accepted Xiao Yan’s future challenge, then ordered the repair to begin as Xiao Yan summoned Little Scale and his other six Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan used Little Scale and the other six Heavenly Flames to shield the continent’s breach while Void Heavenly Emperor repaired it with gathered materials. Void Heavenly Emperor then sacrificed himself to complete the repair, leaving Xiao Yan to finish the remaining work.

• Xiao Yan realized that Little Scale could control the seven Heavenly Flames and let each unleash its full power.
• The combined flames shook the continent’s boundary and formed a barrier against the astral winds and gases.
• Void Heavenly Emperor fed his gathered materials into the flames while Xiao Yan adjusted their heat and strength to protect them.
• After the last material was added, Void Heavenly Emperor thanked Xiao Yan and entered the flames.
• Void Heavenly Emperor transformed into mysterious seven-colored light that completely sealed the breach.
• Xiao Yan saw that the continent had been repaired and prepared to complete the remaining work.

As a massive beast tide led by a Dou Saint Dragon Bear advanced on Tianlan City, Yang Lingyan, Xu Yingwu, and Chu Qun organized the defense and evacuation. The Dragon Bear reached the horizon as the three men remained on the city wall, ready to face the attack.

• Yang Lingyan received Xu Yingwu's report that a Dou Saint Magical Beast had broken through the defense line and killed four Dou Zong elders.
• Xu Yingwu urged Yang Lingyan to evacuate the city, but Yang Lingyan refused to leave him behind.
• Chu Qun arrived and said he had arranged for Ya Fei to leave the city with an escort.
• Yang Lingyan, Xu Yingwu, and Chu Qun stayed together on the walls as the ground began to shake.
• A vast beast tide surged toward Tianlan City, led by a gigantic black-gold Dragon Bear whose confused gaze was drawn to the city's residents.

Dragon Bear shattered Tianlan City's protective formation and devastated its defenders, leaving Yang Lingyan, Xu Yingwu, and Chu Qun helpless before its attack. Just as the beast was about to crush them, a familiar black-robed man appeared and stopped its paw.

• Yang Lingyan ordered the defenders to prepare for Dragon Bear and sent Chu Qun and Xu Yingwu to join an ambush.
• Dragon Bear struck Tianlan City's formation and weakened it, then broke it with a second claw strike that killed many defenders.
• Yang Lingyan, Xu Yingwu, and Chu Qun tried to evade Dragon Bear's attack but were injured and thrown through buildings.
• The formation's destruction let the beast tide flood into Tianlan City while the five Dou Zun experts were too injured to help.
• Dragon Bear raised its paw over the helpless trio, but a familiar black-robed man appeared and stopped the blow, challenging the beast to surrender.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin arrived in the Northwest Region and used Xiao Yan’s devouring ability to eliminate the invading magical beasts. After reuniting with his old companions at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the strength of an eight-star Dou Saint.

• Xiao Yan appeared in Tianlan City and swallowed the Dragon Bear and the other invading magical beasts with his black vortex.
• Xu Yingwu, Chu Qun, and Qing Lin reunited with Xiao Yan, who said they would talk after dealing with the crisis.
• Yang Lingyan left the cleanup to his deputy and brought Xiao Yan and the others back to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• At the mansion, Yang Lingyan and Xu Yingwu described how the Heavenly Snake Mansion had grown into the leading power of the Northwest Region.
• Xiao Yan confirmed that the upheaval six months earlier was connected to him and said he had been chased to the Northwest Region.
• Xiao Yan told his companions that his current strength was around eight-star Dou Saint, leaving them speechless.

Xiao Yan reunited with old friends at a grand welcome banquet held by the Heavenly Snake Mansion and learned that Liang Mengying had mysteriously disappeared. He left the banquet with Ya Fei for a private walk, where they recalled their time together in Wutan City.

• Yang Lingyan and other Heavenly Snake Mansion members were stunned to learn Xiao Yan had reached Eight-Star Dou Saint, and old acquaintances gathered to welcome him.
• The Heavenly Snake Mansion held a grand banquet for Xiao Yan, where guests reminisced about his past feats in the Northwest Region.
• Qing Lin reunited with Green Man and a middle-aged woman surnamed Chu, rewarding them for once treating her well.
• Xiao Yan asked Chu Qun about Liang Mengying and learned that she had left the Splendid Flower Tower in Chu Qun's care and vanished without explanation.
• Ya Fei reunited with Xiao Yan, and Yang Lingyan encouraged them to take a walk together; they left the banquet and recalled how Xiao Yan had helped her in Wutan City.

Xiao Yan reunited with Ya Fei in the Northwest Region, where she learned about his daughter and the women in his life and accepted that she could not enter his heart. After sharing his experiences and resolving to face the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, Xiao Yan left for the Central Plains with Qing Lin because the situation was urgent.

• Ya Fei asked Xiao Yan about his journey and learned that he had a daughter named Xiao Qingqing, whose mother was Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ya Fei recognized Xiao Yan's happiness with his family and realized she could not compete with the women around him.
• Xiao Yan told Ya Fei about his experiences in the Central Plains, and their long conversation helped him accept his strength and responsibility to face the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.
• Xiao Yan told Xu Yingwu, Yang Lingyan, and Chu Qun that he and Qing Lin had to return to the Central Plains, then promised to reunite with his brothers after everything was settled.

Xiao Yan reunited with Zi Yan and decided to take her to Jia Nan Academy, recognizing that the time had come for the opportunity Mu Yaoyin had mentioned. In the Soul Realm, Soul Heavenly Emperor learned that the Nihility Devouring Flame had vanished and set out with his subordinates to bring him back.

• Zi Yan found Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, then explained that Yan Jin had returned safely and that she and Xun Er had searched for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xun Er was on her way and decided to go to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor emerged from seclusion and asked the Soul Clan's leaders where the Nihility Devouring Flame was.
• The Living Dead leader told Soul Heavenly Emperor that the Nihility Devouring Flame had joined the Ancient Clan in attacking the Thunder, Yao, and Stone Clans, then disappeared.
• After learning that their connection to the Nihility Devouring Flame was severed but his approximate location was known, Soul Heavenly Emperor ordered the Soul Clan to go invite him back.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin returned to Jia Nan Academy to investigate a clue connected to defeating the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan. They descended into the underground magma, where Little Scale detected a hidden mass of strange energy.

• Su Qian welcomed Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin and learned that they were searching for something possibly connected to a Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan asked Su Qian about the underground magma and its fire-producing lizard monsters, and Su Qian led them to the entrance.
• Zi Yan revealed that she was an Ancient Void Dragon and a Dou Saint, reassuring Su Qian about their ability to explore the magma.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin descended through the magma until Little Scale sensed something concealed within it.
• Little Scale drew an unusually faint mass of energy out of the magma with a targeted pull.