Recaps

The Void Heavenly Emperor revealed that Xiao Yan came from Earth and explained the catastrophe caused when he broke through to Dou Di in the Northwest Region. He said the resulting breach let outsiders enter the Douqi Continent, including Lu Huangtian’s clan and Xiao Yan.

• The Void Heavenly Emperor told Xiao Yan that he was a strand of consciousness and that the Soul-Turning Secret Technique had been left behind by his true body, though he had no later chapters of the technique.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor asked Xiao Yan where he had come from, prompting Xiao Yan to remember his past life on Earth.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor revealed that he had witnessed Xiao Yan’s arrival in the Douqi Continent and put Xiao Yan’s teacher and another companion to sleep so they would not hear the secret.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor explained that he had broken through to Dou Di in the Northwest Region, causing a spatial vortex that swallowed an entire city.
• The Void Heavenly Emperor said he stabilized the damaged continent with an independent space, but the breach later allowed Lu Huangtian’s clan and Xiao Yan to enter the Douqi Continent.

Di Nian explained why Xiao Yan had recovered memories of his previous life and helped him overcome the loneliness they caused. He then revealed the Lu Clan’s connection to past disasters and asked Xiao Yan to make up for his regret.

• Di Nian explained that the Ten Thousand Beasts Space let Xiao Yan recall his previous life, and Mind-Awakening Incense helped him reaffirm his identity and ties to the Douqi Continent.
• Xiao Yan asked why Lu Huangtian and the others retained their past identities, and Di Nian said their Lu Clan came from a higher-level plane that the continent could not assimilate.
• Di Nian explained that he had not fought the Lu Clan because doing so could destabilize the Ten Thousand Beasts Space, and he confessed that his past choices had contributed to deaths in the Northwest Region.
• Di Nian told Xiao Yan that the Lu Clan had secretly manipulated the Tunling Clan, whose invasion devastated the continent before survivors became the Mystic Pattern Sect.
• Di Nian said he had summoned Xiao Yan in the hope that Xiao Yan would make up for his regret.

Di Nian asked Xiao Yan to repair the flaw in the Ten Thousand Beasts Space once he became powerful enough, and Xiao Yan agreed to help if he achieved the demanding requirements. Di Nian also explained that Yao Lao could no longer stay with Xiao Yan, but promised that Xiao Yan could return at the Dou Venerate realm to reshape and revive his teacher.

• Di Nian told Xiao Yan that repairing the Ten Thousand Beasts Space required at least five-star Dou Saint cultivation, ninth-tier alchemist skills, and one of the top three Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yan promised to help if he met those conditions.
• Di Nian explained that the Spirit Spring Body Bath had purified Xiao Yan, making Yao Lao's continued presence near him dangerous to both of them.
• Di Nian offered for Yao Lao to remain in the core of the Ten Thousand Beasts Space and told Xiao Yan he could return at the Dou Venerate realm to reshape Yao Lao's body and revive him.
• Yao Lao accepted that they would part for now, encouraged Xiao Yan to grow stronger without his protection, and urged him not to act hastily.
• Di Nian told Xiao Yan that freeing the imprisoned souls with the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame had earned him powerful fortune that would help him in the future.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled back toward the Jia Ma Empire while Xiao Yan advanced his pill refinement and studied a powerful ruler technique. As they neared home, Xiao Yan sensed that something was wrong.

• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan continued their journey after leaving the Ten Thousand Beasts Space, and Xiao Yan planned to refine a Misfortune-Breaking Pill for Hai Bodong and seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan reached eight-star Dou Emperor strength and became a sixth-tier alchemy master, but he still lacked the Sand Mandala needed for Hai Bodong's pill.
• Xiao Yan refined three pills for Zi Yan, who complained that magical beasts fled whenever they sensed her aura.
• Xiao Yan studied the Heavenly Desolation Ruler Technique and had already mastered its first two forms during the journey.
• Zi Yan spotted the Jia Ma Empire ahead, but Xiao Yan furrowed his brows and sensed that something was wrong.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reached the Jia Ma Empire’s border and learned from Feng Li that a conflict with the Chuyun Empire had put the empire on high alert. Feng Li revealed that Yun Shan and Medusa were stationed at Black Mountain Fortress.

• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan noticed unusually thorough defenses and powerful experts at the border, while Zi Yan sensed disgusting auras nearby.
• Feng Li approached the pair and cautiously asked why they had come to the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yan questioned why a Dou Wang was guarding the relatively unimportant Yan Tie Pass, and Feng Li explained that the Chuyun Empire had prepared for war after the Mad Wolf Gang was destroyed.
• Feng Li said the Chuyun Empire had created a vast poison zone and sent severely poisoned people on suicide attacks, prompting Jia Ma’s experts to rush to the front lines.
• Feng Li revealed that Yun Shan and Medusa were stationed at Black Mountain Fortress as the Jia Ma Empire’s two Dou Zong experts.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled to Black Mountain Fortress, where Jia Ma Empire’s leaders faced an expanding poisonous fog from the Chuyun Empire. As Queen Medusa considered striking back, Yun Shan and Medusa sensed a powerful aura approaching.

• Xiao Yan gave Feng Li a high-quality fifth-tier medicinal pill and flew toward Black Mountain Fortress with Zi Yan.
• Yun Yun arrived at Red Glow Pass, heard Feng Li’s account of Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, and sent Yun Lei to warn Yun Shan.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reached Black Mountain Fortress after two days of travel.
• Yun Shan, Medusa, and Jia Xingtian discussed the deadly poisonous fog spreading from the Chuyun Empire.
• Medusa proposed entering the Chuyun Empire to find a way to stop the fog, and Yun Shan and Medusa then sensed a powerful aura in the sky.

Xiao Yan arrived at Black Mountain Fortress with Zi Yan and met the Jia Ma Empire’s experts, who were stunned by his strength. As he prepared to investigate the poisonous mist, he felt an inexplicable familiarity with Queen Medusa.

• Yun Shan, Queen Medusa, and the other experts flew to meet the newcomers approaching Black Mountain Fortress.
• Xiao Yan greeted the group, and Yun Shan recognized him as the youth who had once challenged the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Shan and the others were shocked by Xiao Yan’s rise to an eight-star Dou Emperor and by Zi Yan’s intimidating presence.
• Nalan Jie regretted the Nalan Family’s past rejection of Xiao Yan and hoped to repair ties with the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan said he wanted to investigate the poisonous mist spreading from Chu Yun, and Yun Shan invited him and Zi Yan into Black Mountain Fortress.
• Xiao Yan told Queen Medusa that he felt as though he had met her before.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan prepared to investigate the expanding poisonous fog near Black Mountain Fortress, while Xiao Zhi and Uncle Di sensed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame nearby and discovered Soul Hall intruders. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan entering the fog cautiously.

• Queen Medusa released her Dou Zong pressure after Xiao Yan spoke presumptuously, and Xiao Yan apologized before Yun Shan escorted him into Black Mountain Fortress.
• Xiao Zhi sensed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame drawing closer to Black Mountain Fortress and told Uncle Di she needed to investigate.
• Uncle Di detected Soul Hall members nearby and warned Xiao Zhi to stay within his protection.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan examined the poisonous fog, and Xiao Yan found his Dou Qi resisted it only briefly while his Heavenly Flame burned it away.
• Xiao Yan converted his Dou Qi into soul power, recovered his strength, and shared medicinal pills with Zi Yan before they entered the fog.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan ventured into the poisonous mist and discovered five Soul Hall members trying to restrain its dangerous purple core. Xiao Yan decided to wait for an opportunity to disrupt them, despite knowing he and Zi Yan would struggle against five Dou Zong experts.

• Xiao Yan realized that the poisonous mist could penetrate dou qi defenses, though his Crimson Lotus Karma Flame burned it away.
• Five powerful auras erupted from the mist’s central region, and Xiao Yan and Zi Yan went to investigate.
• Xiao Yan found five Soul Hall members using chains and black patterns to contain the purple core of the poisonous mist.
• Xiao Yan recognized the Soul Hall members and judged that he and Zi Yan could only escape if they confronted all five directly.
• Xiao Yan told Zi Yan to wait for an opening to disrupt Soul Hall and took up his black ruler.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan discovered that Xiao Yi Xian was the source of the poisonous mist and saw her struggling against five Soul Hall members. Two powerful strangers then appeared, identified Xiao Yan as the person they had sought, and demanded that he go with them before turning their attention to Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yan watched the five Soul Hall members weaken as they tried to contain the poisonous mist's core.
• A lapse in Lao Yu's contribution let Xiao Yi Xian break through part of the formation, and Xiao Yan recognized his old friend.
• Xiao Yan told Zi Yan that they would need to find a way to save Xiao Yi Xian.
• A short middle-aged man and a veiled young woman appeared behind Xiao Yan and Zi Yan without being detected.
• The short man called himself Yan Di, said Xiao Yan had to come with them, and announced that they would take Xiao Yi Xian first.

Yan Di drove off the Soul Hall and subdued Xiao Yi Xian as her Woeful Poison Body erupted. He placed her in an ice coffin and challenged Xiao Yan to name a reward, leaving Xiao Yan to offer the Ancient Clan’s gratitude.

• Yan Di revealed his Dou Zun aura and shattered the Soul Hall’s formation, forcing Chen Xiao to plead for mercy.
• Yan Di killed Protector Yu with a burst of red flame after Protector Yu objected to leaving without Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chen Xiao led the remaining Soul Hall members away, while the uncontrolled Xiao Yi Xian charged at Xiao Yan’s group.
• Yan Di burned the poison from Xiao Yi Xian’s arm, tapped her forehead to stop her struggle, and placed her in an ice coffin.
• Yan Di asked what Xiao Yan could offer in return, and Xiao Yan proposed the Ancient Clan’s gratitude.

Xiao Yan used the Emperor Seal Art and his connection to the Ancient Clan to persuade Yan Di to treat them as allies. Yan Di agreed to help Xiao Yi Xian and send Xiao Yan back to the Ancient Clan, but first required him to go to the Flame Clan.

• Xiao Yan claimed ties to the Ancient Clan and endured Yan Di's pressure while trying to secure leverage.
• When Yan Di asked for proof, Xiao Yan displayed the Emperor Seal Art, making Yan Di reconsider the situation.
• Yan Di explained that his Cold Pool Ice Crystal coffin could suppress Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body but that a ninth-tier medicinal pill was the only cure he knew.
• Xiao Yan asked Yan Di to delay Xiao Yi Xian's poison eruption, and Yan Di agreed to help her and later take Xiao Yan to the Ancient Clan.
• Yan Di introduced Yan Zhi and told Xiao Yan that he had to return with them to the Flame Clan first.

Yan Di took Xiao Yan and Zi Yan aboard his mount and agreed to give Xiao Yan seven days to address the poisonous fog before returning with him to the Flame Clan. Xiao Yan and Zi Yan flew toward the Jia Ma Empire as Huo Zhi confirmed they were not from the Ancient Clan, a fact Yan Di already knew.

• Yan Di offered to return Zi Yan to the Ancient Void Dragon tribe, but she insisted on following Xiao Yan, whose surname made Yan Di look at him strangely.
• Yan Di tore open a spatial rift and brought out his Green-Feathered Three-Tailed Sparrow, then invited Xiao Yan and Zi Yan aboard.
• Yan Di explained that the poisonous fog came from Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body and that her unconscious slaughter had already killed hundreds of thousands.
• Xiao Yan asked for time to reduce the fog’s impact, and Yan Di gave him seven days to return to the Flame Clan.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan flew toward the Jia Ma Empire, while Huo Zhi told Yan Di they were not from the Ancient Clan, and Yan Di replied that he knew.

Yan Di explained why Xiao Yan’s surname and Emperor Seal Art made him a matter for the Ancient Clan, then let Huo Zhi go freely. Xiao Yan and Zi Yan returned to Black Mountain Fortress with a warning about the poisonous mist, and Xiao Yan approached Queen Medusa to propose a deal.

• Yan Di told Huo Zhi that Xiao Yan’s surname and Emperor Seal Art required him to report Xiao Yan to the Grand Elders and Clan Chief, then gave Huo Zhi time to move about freely.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan traveled to Black Mountain Fortress, where Xiao Yan warned the gathered experts that poisonous mist from a peak Dou Zong could spread across five provinces or more.
• The human experts hesitated to act on Xiao Yan’s warning, while Queen Medusa ordered the Snake-People Tribe to prepare for evacuation.
• Queen Medusa explained that the humans hoped Xiao Yan and Zi Yan were wrong because relocating people would disrupt their interests, then invited Zi Yan to visit the Snake-People Tribe.
• After Zi Yan declined Queen Medusa’s invitation, Xiao Yan asked Queen Medusa whether she would make a deal with him.

Xiao Yan obtained three Sand Mandalas from Queen Medusa to help restore Hai Bodong’s strength, then returned to Mo City after three years away. He presented one to Hai Bodong, who was stunned by Xiao Yan’s immense growth.

• Xiao Yan asked Queen Medusa for a Sand Mandala to treat Hai Bodong, and she gave him three because she trusted Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan urged Xiao Yan to make Queen Medusa like him and join their group, but Xiao Yan flew away in embarrassment.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan reached Hai Bodong’s map shop in Mo City, where Hai Bodong recognized Xiao Yan and was astonished by his strength.
• Xiao Yan showed Hai Bodong a Sand Mandala and asked whether he still wanted it.

Xiao Yan agreed to refine the Misfortune-Breaking Pill for Hai Bodong in exchange for the final map fragment and a favor. He began the refinement, but his first attempt failed early, leaving him to prepare for a second try.

• Hai Bodong accepted the Sand Mandala from Xiao Yan and asked him to refine the pill before handing over the final map fragment.
• Xiao Yan agreed to refine the Misfortune-Breaking Pill in exchange for Hai Bodong's favor, while Hai Bodong accepted that the pill might fail without Xiao Yan being held responsible.
• Hai Bodong provided the pill formula and ingredients, then left Xiao Yan to refine the pill undisturbed.
• Xiao Yan studied the formula and began refining the ingredients in his Black Demon Cauldron with Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.
• Xiao Yan's first attempt failed early, so he rested briefly and began a second attempt.

Xiao Yan repeatedly refined sixth-grade pills and emerged exhausted with the Misfortune-Breaking Pill Hai Bodong had requested. Hai Bodong withheld the map fragment until he could test the pill, leaving Xiao Yan and Zi Yan displeased.

• Xiao Yan found that refining the Misfortune-Breaking Pill came surprisingly easily and began making more pills with his remaining ingredients.
• Xiao Yan refined pills continuously while Zi Yan and Hai Bodong waited anxiously outside the room.
• Xiao Yan emerged nearly drained and handed Hai Bodong the Misfortune-Breaking Pill.
• Hai Bodong asked to test the pill before handing over the map fragment, prompting Zi Yan to rebuke him.
• Xiao Yan warned Hai Bodong that he hoped this was the last time he made things difficult.

Xiao Yan recovered from an extraordinary pill-refining state and realized he had likely advanced to a sixth-tier alchemist. Hai Bodong absorbed the Misfortune-Breaking Pill, broke Queen Medusa’s seal, and regained his Dou Emperor strength.

• Xiao Yan gave Hai Bodong the Misfortune-Breaking Pill, and Hai Bodong swallowed it and began absorbing its medicinal power.
• Xiao Yan rested while Zi Yan stood guard, then reflected that his effortless pill refining might have advanced his alchemy and been connected to the fortune mentioned by Void Heavenly Emperor's Di Nian.
• Xiao Yan recovered most of his strength and saw the dark cyan snake mark suppressing Hai Bodong as the pill’s purple energy fought against it.
• Zi Yan created spatial cracks to absorb the energy spilling from Hai Bodong and prevent it from destroying the shop.
• The seal vanished, and Hai Bodong awakened with his Dou Emperor strength restored, laughing as he looked at Xiao Yan and Zi Yan.

After Hai Bodong recovered his strength, Xiao Yan claimed the fragment map and challenged him to spar outside Mo City. The scene then shifted to a powerful group arriving in the mountains near Black Mountain Fortress, where their leader looked toward the Jia Ma Empire.

• Hai Bodong handed the fragment map to Xiao Yan after recovering his strength, and Xiao Yan extinguished the chilling aura on it with the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan used Hai Bodong's favor to ask him for a fight, and Hai Bodong agreed to spar outside the city.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Hai Bodong flew away from Mo City, while Zi Yan remained upset because Xiao Yan had stopped her from fighting Hai Bodong herself.
• Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong agreed to stop their spar at the right point, and Hai Bodong felt relieved that Xiao Yan did not intend to fight to the death.
• A group of more than fifty powerful people arrived in the mountains near Black Mountain Fortress, and their leader asked if this was the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Yan defeated Hai Bodong in a spar, collected the Fragmented Map, and decided to return to warn the Jia Ma Empire about the poisonous fog. At Black Mountain Fortress, Queen Medusa fought a losing battle against a gray-clad Dou Zong while the Chuyun Empire’s forces demanded her surrender.

• Xiao Yan used his blood-red Heavenly Flame to overwhelm Hai Bodong, who conceded the fight.
• Xiao Yan collected the Fragmented Map from Hai Bodong and set off with Zi Yan to return to the Jia Ma Empire and warn its experts about the poisonous fog.
• At Black Mountain Fortress, Jia Ma Empire forces led by Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian faced a larger Chuyun Empire army containing five Dou Zong experts.
• Queen Medusa fought the gray-clad man wielding a spiked mace while he demanded that she become his concubine in exchange for sparing the Snake-People.
• Queen Medusa refused and threatened to kill the gray-clad man as seven-colored light surged from her body.

Qin Huan badly injured Queen Medusa and Yun Yun while the Jia Ma Empire forces could not break through to help them. Just as he moved to finish the two women, a black-clad youth arrived and blocked his attack with a huge black ruler.

• Qin Huan used a feint and a devastating strike to injure Queen Medusa and send her crashing down.
• Qin Huan pursued Medusa, but Yun Yun intervened and was severely wounded by his spiked club.
• Queen Medusa caught Yun Yun as the Jia Ma Empire forces struggled against the surrounding enemy powerhouses.
• Qin Huan demanded that Medusa surrender, then charged at her and Yun Yun with his spiked club.
• A black-clad youth intercepted Qin Huan's attack with a huge black ruler and challenged him to repeat his insult.

Xiao Yan and Zi Yan arrived as Queen Medusa and Yun Yun were in danger, and Xiao Yan treated Yun Yun's injuries before learning that Jia Ma had lost two of three matches in a five-match wager against five neighboring nations. Despite Yun Yun's warning about the enemy's six Dou Zongs, Xiao Yan volunteered to take the fourth match, leaving Yun Shan relieved.

• Zi Yan struck Qin Huan and sent him flying, while Xiao Yan checked on Queen Medusa and Yun Yun and treated Yun Yun's injuries.
• Ye Guan offered Xiao Yan a chance to stay out of the conflict, and Yun Yun explained that the five nations blamed Jia Ma for the poisonous fog.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun revealed that Jia Ma had won one of three wager matches and lost two, while Qin Huan returned and challenged them to continue.
• Xiao Yan said Jia Ma still had someone to fight, and Ye Guan agreed to proceed with the fourth match.
• Yun Yun warned Xiao Yan that the five nations had six Dou Zongs, but Xiao Yan told Yun Shan he would handle the trouble.

Xiao Yan learned that the Jia Ma Empire had lost two of the first three matches against an alliance of five empires, leaving it close to defeat in their wager. Zi Yan fought Xie Biyan in the fourth match, while Xiao Yan remained wary of the unknown person inside the sedan.

• Jia Xingtian explained that Queen Medusa had won the first match, Yun Shan had lost the second, and Queen Medusa had lost the third, leaving the Jia Ma Empire needing two victories.
• Xie Biyan of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect stepped forward to fight the fourth match, and Yun Shan identified him as a four-star Dou Zong skilled in poison.
• Zi Yan volunteered to fight Xie Biyan, and Xiao Yan gave her pills to guard against his poison.
• Zi Yan and Xie Biyan exchanged blows, with Zi Yan's brute strength driving him back despite his higher cultivation.
• Xiao Yan suspected that the person inside the sedan was the true force behind the alliance and trusted Yan Di as a last resort.

Zi Yan battled Xie Biyan, who used poison and the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect’s Blood Soul Art to transform into a powerful scorpion-like monster. Xie Biyan trapped Zi Yan in a poisonous mist, leaving Xiao Yan ready to intervene as her situation worsened.

• Xie Biyan poisoned the air while dodging Zi Yan’s attacks, but Zi Yan used her spatial ability to strike him and crack his scorpion staff.
• Xie Biyan hit Zi Yan with purplish-red poison, and she swallowed Xiao Yan’s pills and expelled the poison from her body.
• Xie Biyan revealed the Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor tattoo and used the Blood Soul Art to transform into a half-human, half-scorpion creature.
• Xie Biyan’s transformed body resisted Zi Yan’s attacks, while his blood-generated poison filled the battlefield and weakened her.
• Xiao Yan began circulating his Dou Qi and prepared to rescue Zi Yan as the poisonous mist obscured their fight.

Zi Yan unleashed her Ancient Void Dragon power, transforming into a mature form and overwhelming Xie Biyan. As she dealt him severe wounds, Xie Biyan launched a tiny, lightning-fast black projectile at her, and a purple flash appeared across her chest.

• Zi Yan’s dragon roar cleared minds and awakened fear in Xie Biyan.
• Zi Yan transformed, and her aura surged from one-star to five-star Dou Zong.
• Zi Yan tore through Xie Biyan’s pincer and wounded his chest, forcing him to flee.
• Zi Yan pursued Xie Biyan, severed one pincer, and inflicted a deep wound across his torso.
• Xie Biyan’s blood began to boil, and after Zi Yan kicked him from the poisonous gas, he fired a tiny black streak at her.
• A bright purple flash appeared across Zi Yan’s chest as the black streak reached her.