Chapter Summaries

Xun Er apologized to Xiao Yan for the Xiao Clan’s suffering, but Xiao Yan could not bring himself to comfort or condemn her. The Soul Clan then revealed that Huo Xuan, presumed dead after its attack on the Flame Clan, was alive and demanding the Flame Clan’s quota.

• Xun Er confessed her guilt to Xiao Yan and asked to stay by his side in the Heavenly Tomb, but Xiao Yan remained silent.
• A black-robed Soul Clan member challenged the quota arrangement and said he wanted to claim the Flame Clan’s quota.
• The man removed his hood and revealed himself as Huo Xuan, shocking the gathered clans and especially Huo Zhi.
• Huo Zhi accused the man of not being her Brother Huo Xuan, but he insisted he was Huo Xuan and revealed the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame.

A suspicious man claiming to be Huo Xuan demanded the Flame Clan’s Heavenly Tomb slot, and the Ancient Clan refused to intervene in the dispute. Huo Zhi yielded the slot after Xiao Yan warned her that the impostor was too dangerous to fight, leaving her determined to confront him inside the Heavenly Tomb.

• The claimant used the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame as proof of his identity, but Huo Zhi rejected him and refused to hand over the Flame Clan’s slot.
• Gu Zechuan said the Ancient Clan would recognize the claimant’s qualifications and leave the matter to the Flame Clan.
• Huo Xuan challenged the Flame Clan candidates to a match for the slot, and Huo Zhi prepared to fight him.
• Xiao Yan warned Huo Zhi that the claimant’s strength and aura were unfathomable and urged her to preserve her strength for the Heavenly Tomb.
• Huo Zhi gave Huo Xuan the slot without a fight and silently resolved to make him pay inside the Heavenly Tomb.

At the Heavenly Tomb Conference, Lei Jingxiao challenged the Thunder Clan’s top candidate after defeating Lei Yun, while Xiao Yan told Wei Jiangyuan he could not bring him into the Heavenly Tomb. Lei Dong accepted Lei Jingxiao’s challenge, leaving their confrontation set for inside the tomb.

• Lei Jingxiao challenged Lei Dong to settle their rivalry in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Lei Dong taunted Lei Yun for being overlooked, prompting Lei Yun to fight Lei Jingxiao for his quota.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Wei Jiangyuan because he had chosen Xun Er for the Xiao Clan’s quota, and Wei Jiangyuan accepted his decision and asked him to protect Lei Zi.
• Lei Jingxiao defeated Lei Yun and pointed his spear at Lei Dong, demanding that he enter the Heavenly Tomb.
• Lei Dong dropped his languid demeanor and warned Lei Jingxiao that he would fulfill his wish to fight inside the Heavenly Tomb.

Lei Dong joined the Heavenly Tomb participants as a genuine Dou Sheng, and Gu Zechuan opened the tomb for the finalized group. Xiao Yan entered with Xun Er and his allies, intending to grow stronger and visit Xiao Xuan’s tomb.

• Lei Dong revealed himself as a Dou Sheng, alarming the other clans and unsettling Hun Yu.
• Gu Zechuan confirmed that the Eight Clans’ entry slots were settled, then used his Dou Qi to open the Heavenly Tomb gate.
• Xiao Yan told Xun Er to stay close, and Huo Zhi and Lei Jingxiao joined them; Wei Jiangyuan gave Xiao Yan and Lei Jingxiao eighth-tier pills and wished them a safe return.
• Xiao Yan reviewed the sixteen participants and resolved to improve his strength, settle his grievances with the Ancient Clan, and visit Xiao Xuan’s tomb.
• Gu Zechuan announced that the Heavenly Tomb was open, and the sixteen participants entered through its gate.

The eight clans’ young geniuses arrived in the Heavenly Tomb, where Huo Zhi immediately attacked the Soul Clan impostor posing as Huo Xuan. Xiao Yan and the others intervened, but the fighting split the group and left Lei Jingxiao occupied by Hun Ya.

• Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Huo Zhi, Lei Jingxiao, and the other clan geniuses arrived together in the Heavenly Tomb and considered whether to withdraw or confront the Soul Clan.
• The impostor Huo Xuan approached Huo Zhi, and his taunt made her attack him with the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame.
• Xiao Yan ordered Xun Er and Lei Jingxiao to join Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao blocked Huo Xuan’s strike with his golden spear.
• Lei Jingxiao attacked Huo Xuan with his twin spears, but Huo Xuan repelled his assault with the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame.
• Hun Ya ensnared Lei Jingxiao with soul-eroding chains and ghostly cries, forcing Lei Jingxiao to fight him instead of helping Huo Zhi.

Xun Er fought Hun Yu after he intercepted her, trapping him in the Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame and forcing him to unleash the Soul Clan’s Blood-Drinking Soul Blade. Elsewhere, Xiao Yan, Lei Jingxiao, and Huo Zhi were stalled by their opponents, leaving the battle unresolved as Hun Yu swung at Xun Er’s wall of golden flames.

• Ling Fengzhui intercepted Xiao Yan, and both prepared to fight while their allies remained occupied by other opponents.
• Hun Yu challenged Xun Er and boasted that he could obtain her Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame.
• Xun Er engulfed Hun Yu in a sea of golden fire and struck him with the Ancient Emperor Seal after his attacks failed to break through.
• Hun Yu sacrificed his blood to empower a vicious soul, transformed it into the Blood-Drinking Soul Blade, and swung a soul-powered slash at the flames.

Gu Xun Er overwhelmed Hun Yu with her power and unleashed the Heaven-tier Great Nirvana Finger to kill him. As the attack descended, Hun Yu was forced to face it head-on while Xiao Yan watched from his battle with Ling Fengzhui.

• Hun Yu cut through Gu Xun Er’s Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame, but her soul power shredded his blade before it could reach her.
• Gu Xun Er revealed her peak Half-Saint strength, and Hun Yu realized she was nearing the one-star Dou Sheng realm.
• Gu Qingyang told Gu Hua to wait and intervene only if Gu Xun Er appeared to be in danger.
• Gu Xun Er formed the Great Nirvana Finger, summoning a gigantic annihilating finger that locked onto Hun Yu.
• Xiao Yan watched the attack from his fight with Ling Fengzhui, while Hun Yu cursed and prepared to face the descending finger.

Xun'er nearly killed Hun Yu, but Huo Xuan saved him and revealed that he had reached the power of a One-Star Dou Sheng. Huo Xuan launched a Heaven Class attack at Xun'er and Huo Zhi, prompting Xiao Yan and Lei Jingxiao to join them in targeting him.

• Hun Yu sacrificed his essence blood to unleash his Heaven Class soul technique against Xun'er's Great Nirvana Finger, but Xun'er overpowered him and nearly killed him.
• Huo Xuan broke away from his fight with Huo Zhi and shattered Xun'er's attack with the Annihilation Black Flame, saving Hun Yu.
• Huo Xuan revealed the aura of a One-Star Dou Sheng, while Huo Zhi admitted she had been unable to stop him.
• Huo Xuan gathered the Heavenly Tomb's energy and formed a black sun with his Heaven Class Intermediate Blazing Sun Divine Light Palm.
• Xiao Yan and Lei Jingxiao joined Xun'er and Huo Zhi, and Xiao Yan told them to target Huo Xuan with everything they had.

Xiao Yan and his allies unleashed Heaven Class Dou Techniques against Huo Xuan while Soul Clan fighters and Ling Fengzhui attacked in the same clash. As the battlefield erupted, Yao Xingji decided the Yao Clan should seize the chance to take Heavenly Flames from the fighting.

• Xiao Yan, Lei Jingxiao, Huo Zhi, and Xun'er launched four Heaven Rank Low Grade techniques at Huo Xuan, while Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body began forming a Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.
• Two Soul Clan members and Ling Fengzhui unleashed their own Heaven Class Dou Techniques to relieve the pressure on Huo Xuan.
• The attacks collided and produced a vast explosion that shook the battlefield and forced even Gu Qingyang and Lei Dong to defend themselves.
• Yao Xingji and a Yao Clan woman watched the battle from behind a shield of Nine Serene Wind Flame as the surrounding space was battered by the blast.
• Yao Xingji decided the Yao Clan should exploit the chaos to seize one of the Heavenly Flames blazing at the center of the battle.

Yao Xingji and Yao Ru considered taking a Heavenly Flame from the weakened Flame Clan or Xiao Yan, but an immense disturbance interrupted the battle. A vast tide of snow-white flesh worms appeared, rushing toward the gathered fighters.

• Yao Xingji and Yao Ru agreed to wait for an opportunity to seize a Heavenly Flame during the battle.
• Yao Xingji sensed that the lingering tremors came from far away, not from the fighters' clash.
• Lei Dong, Gu Qingyang, Xiao Yan, and Huo Xuan sensed the approaching danger and looked toward its source.
• A rapidly advancing tide of countless snow-white flesh worms appeared before the gathered fighters.

A vast swarm of Ancient Devouring Insects appeared on the Heavenly Tomb’s first level, forcing the sixteen prodigies from the eight clans to flee. As the swarm closed in, Xiao Yan concealed a four-colored fire lotus and watched the Soul Clan and Spirit Clan members ahead.

• The prodigies saw a massive sea of Ancient Devouring Insects rushing toward them and immediately retreated.
• Hun Yu and Gu Qingyang explained that the insects could devour Dou Qi and were unusually numerous and active on the first level.
• The group fled across the vast first level, but the Heavenly Tomb’s energy pressure slowed them while the insects kept pace.
• Xiao Yan monitored his companions with his soul power and concealed the four-colored fire lotus he had formed during the earlier fight.
• Xun Er shielded Xiao Yan’s actions with her golden flames as he focused his attention on the Soul Clan and Spirit Clan members.

Xiao Yan and his companions tried to rescue Huo Zhi after Huo Xuan trapped her in a black flame formation, but the Ancient Devouring Insects overwhelmed them. The group was swallowed by the swarm and separated, leaving Xiao Yan fighting alone amid the insects.

• Huo Xuan trapped Huo Zhi in an Eight Wastelands Fire Prison formation and taunted Xiao Yan as the Soul Clan group fled.
• Xiao Yan detonated a fire lotus at the Soul Clan members, then Lei Jingxiao, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan rushed to break Huo Zhi free.
• Gu Qingyang summoned the Human Emperor Demon-Suppressing Hand to hold back the Ancient Devouring Insects while the others attacked the fire net.
• Xiao Yan and his companions destroyed the formation and freed Huo Zhi, but Gu Qingyang's emperor phantom soon dissolved.
• The Ancient Devouring Insects engulfed Xiao Yan and the others, separating them as Xiao Yan fought the swarm with his Red Lotus Star Flame.

Xiao Yan and his allies were caught in the sea of insects while Lei Dong trapped the Soul and Spirit Clan members with a Golden Lightning Net. As Xiao Yan searched for the swarm’s controlling aura, Lei Dong pursued a hidden Spirit Clan Dou Saint into the Heavenly Tomb.

• Huo Xuan, Hun Yu, Ling Fengzhui, and the others used Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus blast to escape the sea of insects and flee deeper into the Heavenly Tomb.
• Lei Dong cast the Golden Lightning Net across the route ahead, trapping the Soul Clan, Spirit Clan, and Tang Qiying as the insect sea closed in behind them.
• An inconspicuous Spirit Clan member broke through the net and fled, prompting Lei Dong to recognize him as a hidden Dou Saint and give chase.
• Xiao Yan found that Dou Qi attacks could not stop the insects, while his Heavenly Flames only cleared space briefly before the swarm filled it again.
• Xiao Yan sensed a distinct aura directing the insects but could not pinpoint it, so he continued searching for the swarm’s leader while conserving his Dou Qi.

Yao Qingyu crafted Iridescent Armor for Wei Jiangyuan while caring for Xiao Qingqing. Wei Jiangyuan returned from the Ancient Clan frustrated that he had been excluded from the Heavenly Tomb, then resolved to cultivate in seclusion until he approached the ninth-tier alchemist threshold.

• Yao Qingyu used her Wind Fury Dragon Flame to temper scales and golden threads for Iridescent Armor, intending to make it for Wei Jiangyuan.
• Xiao Qingqing visited Yao Qingyu and asked her to go out and play, and Yao Qingyu agreed after explaining that she would make Qingqing a tiny suit of armor.
• Wei Jiangyuan returned and told Yao Qingyu that the Ancient Clan had excluded him from the Heavenly Tomb Conference, while Xiao Yan and Xun Er entered the Heavenly Tomb together.
• Yao Qingyu recognized Wei Jiangyuan's frustration over being unable to help Xiao Yan and tried to reassure him.
• Wei Jiangyuan left to explain himself to the old man and declared that he would enter seclusion until he reached the threshold of a ninth-tier alchemist.

Yao Qingyu tried to show Wei Jiangyuan the Iridescent Armor she had made for him, but his detached appraisal left her heartbroken. After Wei Jiangyuan’s chaotic cultivation nearly injured him, Old Man Shennong pulled him out of seclusion and confronted him about the blow he had suffered in the Heavenly Tomb.

• Yao Qingyu showed Wei Jiangyuan the Iridescent Armor, but he criticized its limits and left without realizing it was made for him.
• Yao Qingyu cried after Wei Jiangyuan left, and Xiao Qingqing comforted her before they went out together.
• Wei Jiangyuan’s memories of the Ancient Clan disrupted his cultivation until a loud boom knocked him to the ground and cleared his head.
• Old Man Shennong rebuked Wei Jiangyuan for entering seclusion in an agitated state and ordered him to come outside.
• Old Man Shennong challenged Wei Jiangyuan’s claim that he did not care, asking why he had rushed to cultivate after being dealt a blow in the Heavenly Tomb.

Old Man Shennong confronted Wei Jiangyuan about his fear of being left behind by Xiao Yan and the Thunder Clan youth. Wei Jiangyuan admitted he wanted to catch up, and his teacher promised him the Living Flame before sending him to apologize to Yao Qingyu.

• Old Man Shennong told Wei Jiangyuan that his rushed attempt to break through came from fear of losing his reputation and falling behind Xiao Yan and the Thunder Clan youth.
• Wei Jiangyuan admitted he was inferior to them for now but vowed that they would not all remain ahead of him.
• Old Man Shennong praised Wei Jiangyuan’s resolve and offered to pass the Living Flame, the fifth-ranked Heavenly Flame, on to him.
• Old Man Shennong warned Wei Jiangyuan not to lose heart or reason if he failed to catch up, and told him not to let down Yao Qingyu.
• Wei Jiangyuan realized he needed to apologize to Yao Qingyu and rushed out of Old Man Shennong’s room to find her.

Wei Jiangyuan recovered and playfully persuaded Yao Qingyu to give him the Iridescent Armor. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian confirmed the emergence of the Creation Dou Saint Ruins and chose Wei Jiangyuan to lead Medical Poison Valley’s expedition.

• Wei Jiangyuan teased Yao Qingyu about being his wife and reminded her of her promised gift.
• Yao Qingyu offered Wei Jiangyuan the Iridescent Armor if he ate a hundred sweet-and-sour fruits, and he immediately began eating them.
• Xiao Qingqing told Xiao Yi Xian how she had watched Wei Jiangyuan eat the fruits, and Xiao Yi Xian praised her.
• Yan Yu reported that the Creation Dou Saint Ruins had emerged and were connected to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yi Xian appointed Wei Jiangyuan to lead Medical Poison Valley’s expedition to the ruins, and Yan Yu agreed to join him.

Trapped in the Ancient Devouring Insect swarm, Xiao Yan concealed himself behind his Red Lotus Star Flame and conserved his dwindling Dou Qi. He remained unable to find his companions or escape, and set himself a three-day limit before attempting a desperate charge.

• Xiao Yan tried to fight his way out of the insect sea, but the swarm overwhelmed him and drained his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan reduced his presence and maintained a minimal Red Lotus Star Flame barrier, causing the insects to carry him along without attacking as fiercely.
• Xiao Yan found that taking medicinal pills provoked the swarm, so he wrapped the pills in flame and sent them away to distract the insects.
• Xiao Yan continued searching the swarm for the special presence he believed could help break the deadlock, but could not locate it.
• Xiao Yan resolved to wait three more days before risking a desperate escape attempt and hoped Xun Er and the others were still alive.

After two months trapped in the sea of Ancient Devouring Insects, Xiao Yan seized the swarm’s brief disruption to try to escape with the Red Lotus Star Flame. When the insects turned back toward him, he used his Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body and pills as a decoy, then focused on finding the hidden presence leading the swarm.

• Xiao Yan sensed a commotion as the Ancient Devouring Insects at the front entered the passage to the Heavenly Tomb’s next level.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Red Lotus Star Flame, burning a gap through the swarm and rushing toward an escape route.
• The swarm changed course and closed around Xiao Yan again, so he used the Wind-Driving Palm and Heavenly Flame to burn through layer after layer of insects.
• As his Dou Qi dwindled, Xiao Yan concluded that he had to target the presence leading the swarm rather than keep charging through it.
• Xiao Yan created a Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body and exposed several pills to draw the insects away, swallowed a pill himself, and sent the double in the opposite direction while he faced the swarm’s depths.

Xiao Yan used the Nihility Devouring Flame Child Flame to reach the Ancient Devouring Insect leader and attacked it, only to discover that its jade-green shell could withstand his four-colored Heavenly Flames. He trapped the leader as it tried to flee and launched the Ancient Emperor Seal.

• Xiao Yan sent the Nihility Devouring Flame Child Flame ahead to consume the Ancient Devouring Insects and clear a path through the swarm.
• Xiao Yan tracked the swarm's core and found a fist-sized, intelligent Ancient Devouring Insect leader with early Half-Saint strength.
• Xiao Yan used Devouring Power and Soul Flow Black Vortex, then engulfed the leader and its guards in four-colored Heavenly Flames.
• The leader ignored the Heavenly Flames and tried to escape, so Xiao Yan restrained it with his devouring ability.
• Xiao Yan formed the Ancient Emperor Seal and prepared to strike the leader.