Battle Through the Heavens: Claiming the Red Lotus Flame from the Start

Xiao Yan begins this Battle Through the Heavens reimagining with the Red Lotus Karmic Flame already in hand, giving his return to the Jia Ma Empire a far more explosive starting point than the original route. He turns Blood Wolf Mountain—the Mad Wolf Gang’s murder-and-robbery stronghold—into an inferno, then heads into the Northwest Region’s Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly, a once-in-a-decade contest whose hidden Dou Zun inheritances can reorder the fortunes of entire sects. The prize is not merely personal fame: the assembly lets powers such as Heavenly Snake Mansion, Mystic Pattern Sect, Echo Sect, and their subordinate states divide territory, resources, and future talent. Xiao Yan’s flame, combat ability, and reputation place him directly in that scramble for regional dominance. The mood is forceful, wish-fulfilling, and increasingly romantic: enemies are dealt with decisively, ambitious factions bargain over power, and several women from Xiao Yan’s canon circle receive expanded relationship arcs. Recommended for Battle Through the Heavens readers who want an AU where Xiao Yan takes a prized Heavenly Flame from the outset and pushes through a substantially expanded Northwest-region competition.