Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian killed Luo Bu and wiped out the Sand Mercenary Corps after they attacked the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps. He celebrated with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, gave them pills and Dou Techniques to strengthen them, and planned to make the Xiao Clan the strongest clan in the Jia Ma Empire.

• Luo Bu and the Sand Mercenary Corps invaded the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps compound and threatened Xiao Ding with Xue Lan’s life.
• Xiao Tian seized Luo Bu and smashed him to death, then used flying blades and swords to kill the fleeing Sand Mercenary Corps members.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li celebrated with Xiao Tian and learned about his strength, the Xiao Clan’s growth, and their mother.
• Xiao Tian gave Xiao Ding and Xiao Li pills and Dou Techniques, telling them to strengthen themselves so they could protect what mattered to them.
• Xiao Tian resolved to make the Xiao Clan the number one clan in the Jia Ma Empire and wondered whether his bloodline could empower the whole family.

Xiao Yan learned that the Flame Mantra could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, while the Xiao Clan grew stronger through intensive cultivation and Xiao Tian’s resources. In Stone Ink City, Xiao Tian rescued a mistreated girl and recognized her as Green Scales, the possessor of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Xiao Tian guided Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in cultivation while Xiao Yan trained under Medicine Elder and sold magical beast cores to Ya Fei.
• Medicine Elder explained that the Flame Mantra could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yan resumed his painful training after reaching the eighth stage of Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan advanced to an eight-star Da Dou Shi after taking a pill, while the Xiao Clan’s cultivation gains amazed Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian.
• In Stone Ink City, Xiao Tian stopped a man from beating a little girl, and Xue Lan explained that the girl was a half-human, half-snake person taken in as a servant.
• Xiao Tian recognized the girl as Green Scales, but she recoiled in fear when he tried to help her.

Xiao Tian encouraged Green Scales to pursue cultivation, then visited Hai Bodong and offered to remove Medusa’s seal in exchange for his help with the Xiao Clan. Hai Bodong agreed, and Xiao Tian prepared to refine the pill immediately.

• Xiao Tian praised Green Scales’s arms, encouraged her to live for herself, and told her she could cultivate.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li celebrated breaking through to seven-star Battle Masters, and Xiao Tian asked them to help Green Scales begin cultivating.
• Xiao Tian found Hai Bodong’s shop, recognized a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame map, and revealed that he knew Hai Bodong’s identity.
• Xiao Tian showed Hai Bodong his overwhelming strength and offered to help remove Medusa’s seal by obtaining the Sand Mandala and refining a Breaking Misfortune Pill.
• Hai Bodong agreed to help with matters concerning the Xiao Clan in return, and Xiao Tian said he would refine the pill on the spot.

Xiao Tian brought Hai Bodong into the Tagore Desert, where Queen Medusa confronted them and attacked after sensing Xiao Tian’s Dou Zong strength. Their battle began with Xiao Tian blocking and countering her strikes, and Medusa launched another powerful attack at the chapter’s end.

• Xiao Tian revealed to Hai Bodong that he was a seventh-tier alchemist and flew with him toward Snake-People territory on the Somersault Cloud.
• Hai Bodong sensed Medusa approaching as they arrived in the Tagore Desert, and Xiao Tian said she had been lured there by Hai Bodong’s aura.
• Queen Medusa confronted the two humans and recognized that Xiao Tian was a Dou Zong, but refused to retreat.
• Medusa attacked Xiao Tian with her sword, snake tail, and blood-red Dou Qi, while Xiao Tian blocked her sword and caught her wrist.
• Medusa struck again with a blood-red Dou Qi blade, and Hai Bodong warned Xiao Tian that she had grown stronger.

Xiao Tian fought Medusa and overwhelmed her with his speed, strength, and Ruyi Golden Cudgel. He defeated the exhausted Snake-People Queen, who refused to bow even as she lay injured before him.

• Xiao Tian revealed that he had killed Yun Shan, then snapped Medusa’s longsword between two fingers.
• Medusa used her crimson domain, battle-qi ribbons, and nine fire serpents, but Xiao Tian broke through each attack without injury.
• Xiao Tian accidentally touched Medusa while striking her, enraging her and prompting her to summon a massive illusory serpent.
• Xiao Tian crushed the serpent with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and its aftershock blasted Medusa to the ground.
• Medusa, out of battle qi and unable to continue fighting, admitted defeat without lowering her head.

Xiao Tian subdued the injured Medusa and treated her after she fainted. When she woke at his camp, she found her strength returning and was tempted by the roasted meat he offered, though she still intended to take revenge.

• Xiao Tian warned Medusa not to resist and said he would leave after obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Tian helped Medusa to her feet, but she collapsed, and he caught her and checked her injuries.
• Xiao Tian treated Medusa and made camp with Hai Bodong, who watched her warily.
• Medusa woke while pretending to sleep, smelled Xiao Tian's roasted rabbit, and decided to eat the portion he offered.

Xiao Tian offered to help Medusa evolve safely and advance to Dou Zong in exchange for her help against Soul Hall. Medusa agreed on the condition that he guarantee her evolution, and Xiao Tian asked her to remove Hai Bodong’s seal.

• Medusa ate Xiao Tian’s roasted rabbit and demanded more, then accused him of having ulterior motives when he asked how she would repay him.
• Xiao Tian offered to help Medusa advance to Dou Zong by using Samadhi True Fire to make her dangerous evolution safer.
• Medusa questioned whether she could trust Xiao Tian, and he told her that trusting him was another gamble.
• Xiao Tian asked Medusa to help him deal with Soul Hall, and she agreed if he could ensure her successful evolution and advancement.
• Xiao Tian asked Medusa to remove the seal she had placed on Hai Bodong.

Xiao Tian refined a sixth-tier Breaking Misfortune Pill from the Sand Mandala so Hai Bodong could remove his seal. He handed Hai Bodong the finished pill, which had a rare pill pattern, leaving both Hai Bodong and Medusa astonished.

• Medusa revealed she had the Sand Mandala Hai Bodong needed for a Breaking Misfortune Pill, but gave it to him after Xiao Tian intervened.
• Xiao Tian began refining the pill with his Samadhi True Fire, impressing Hai Bodong and Medusa with his control and skill.
• Xiao Tian formed the sixth-tier pill and contained its powerful energy waves with his soul force.
• Xiao Tian gave the pill to Hai Bodong, who discovered it bore a pill pattern, while Medusa stared at Xiao Tian in shock.

Xiao Tian helped Hai Bodong remove the seal on his cultivation, restoring his Dou Emperor strength. The three set off to search for the Heavenly Flame as Pill King Gu He and his companions flew toward Snake-People territory.

• Medusa reflected on Xiao Tian's abilities and decided to postpone teaching him a lesson until after he helped her evolve.
• Hai Bodong swallowed the Breaking Misfortune Pill, which forced the dark-cyan snake-shaped seal out of his body.
• Hai Bodong regained his Dou Emperor strength and apologized for his uncontrolled excitement.
• Xiao Tian, Medusa, and Hai Bodong took to the sky to search for the Heavenly Flame, and Hai Bodong and Medusa raced to catch up with Xiao Tian.
• Pill King Gu He, Lion King Yan Shi, and a masked figure flew toward Snake-People territory, and Gu He remarked that someone in the Jia Ma Empire was stronger than him.

Gu He arrived in Snake-People territory with several experts and asked Queen Medusa to meet him. After she appeared, he revealed that he wanted to trade for her Heavenly Flame.

• Gu He introduced himself to Mobas and Yue Mei and asked to speak with Queen Medusa.
• Mobas and Yue Mei warned Gu He to leave, while Yan Shi argued with Mobas over their past rivalry.
• Gu He called for Medusa, and Xiao Tian recognized the black-robed Yun Yun among Gu He's companions.
• Medusa appeared and demanded to know why Gu He had brought his group to her territory.
• Gu He offered to compensate the Snake-People and declared that he wanted to exchange for Medusa's Heavenly Flame.

Pill King Gu He offered valuable pills to Medusa in exchange for the Heavenly Flames, but Xiao Tian arrived and claimed them. Medusa agreed to discuss their arrangement with him, while a hostile voice threatened the humans on Snake-People territory.

• Gu He offered Medusa two sixth-tier Dou Ling Pills and a seventh-tier Transformation Pill for the Heavenly Flames, but she said he could not obtain them.
• Xiao Tian descended from the sky, and the Snake-People mistook his ability to walk through the air for proof that he was a Dou Zong.
• Gu He and the other experts recognized Xiao Tian and greeted him respectfully, while Yue Mei and Mobas worried that he had come with ill intent.
• Hai Bodong arrived and confirmed that Xiao Tian had claimed the Heavenly Flames, prompting Gu He to withdraw his offer.
• Medusa reminded Xiao Tian of their agreement, and he suggested discussing it inside.
• An unseen speaker threatened that none of the humans would leave Snake-People territory alive.

Xiao Tian subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame with his Samadhi True Fire and absorbed it. The power pushed him through a breakthrough to Two-Star Dou Zong, leaving Medusa impressed by his strength and wondering whether he could help her evolve.

• Medusa stopped the Snake-People elders from attacking Xiao Tian and Hai Bodong, then led them into the temple while giving Gu He and the others three minutes to leave.
• Gu He and his companions departed the Tagore Desert, and the black-robed woman parted ways with Gu He.
• Medusa showed Xiao Tian the Green Lotus Core Flame and, despite her doubts, let him take it before helping her evolve.
• Xiao Tian used the Samadhi True Fire to suppress and refine the Green Lotus Core Flame, then absorbed it into his body.
• The absorbed flame’s power bent the surrounding trees and bamboo, and Xiao Tian broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong.

Xiao Tian used the Samadhi True Fire to help Medusa begin her evolution. As a storm gathered over the Snake-People territory and the energy around Medusa cracked, Xiao Tian wondered whether she had become the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python.

• Xiao Tian refined the Heavenly Flame and agreed to help Medusa evolve while letting her control the flame.
• Xiao Tian brought Medusa to her cultivation cave and drove the Heavenly Flame into her body so she could temper her bloodline.
• Medusa formed seals as the flames destroyed the cave’s plants and stream, then rose inside an energy barrier as her evolution began.
• Yue Mei stopped the Snake-People leaders from entering, while elders recognized the storm as a sign of Medusa’s possible advancement.
• Lightning struck the territory and multicolored light appeared around Medusa’s egg-like energy sphere before a fissure opened.

Queen Medusa successfully evolved into a Dou Zong and agreed to accompany Xiao Tian, who then found Stone Ink City under attack. Xiao Tian killed the five-star Dou Emperor threatening Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Green Scales, and asked his injured brother what had happened.

• Medusa completed her evolution, gained Dou Zong strength, and accepted Xiao Tian's golden shoes and request to stay with him for protection from the Soul Hall.
• Medusa told the Snake-People elders to guard their tribe while she left with Xiao Tian and Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Tian found Stone Ink City deserted and discovered the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps had been attacked, with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li injured.
• A five-star Dou Emperor threatened Green Scales, but Xiao Tian stopped him and burned him to death with Samadhi True Fire and the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Tian gave healing pills to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li and asked his injured brother what had happened.

After returning toward the Xiao Clan, Xiao Tian learned that the Soul Hall had attacked Wutan City to seize the Ancient Jade and kill his family. He reached the clan just as his Dou Emperor clones faced Wu Protector, Yun Shan, and two other Dou Zong Protectors.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li told Xiao Tian that the attackers had blamed them for killing the Sand Mercenary Corps, and the brothers decided to return to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian introduced Medusa and Hai Bodong to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, then led the group from Stone Ink City toward Wutan City.
• At the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan and the younger members celebrated their growing strength, while Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Ning discussed Xiao Yan's training.
• Wu Protector arrived above Wutan City with Yun Shan and two other Dou Zong Protectors, demanded the Ancient Jade, and threatened to wipe out the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Zhan faced the attackers as Xiao Tian's Dou Emperor clones appeared to defend the clan; Xiao Tian then left Medusa and Hai Bodong behind and hurried to Wutan City.
• Xiao Tian's main body arrived above the Xiao Clan, where the members greeted him with hope.

Xiao Tian faced Yun Shan, Wu Protector, and two other Soul Hall Dou Zong experts as the Xiao Clan evacuated. Medusa and Hai Bodong joined the battle, and the chapter left Hai Bodong defending against a Soul Hall Protector with his Thousand Flower Ice Mirror.

• Xiao Tian sent Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan members to safety while promising to stop Wu Protector.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma watched from a distance and hesitated to intervene after seeing the Soul Hall's four Dou Zong experts and Yun Shan alive.
• Medusa and Hai Bodong arrived to support Xiao Tian, and Medusa challenged Yun Shan's threat against the Snake-People.
• Xiao Tian, Medusa, and Hai Bodong split up to fight the four Dou Zong experts, with Xiao Tian facing Yun Shan and Wu Protector.
• A Soul Hall Protector knocked Hai Bodong back, but Hai Bodong counterattacked and raised his Thousand Flower Ice Mirror against the attack of black chains and a scythe.

Hai Bodong fought a Soul Hall Protector while Xiao Tian battled Yun Shan and Wu Protector, and Xiao Tian killed one protector with his clones’ flames. As Hai Bodong and Medusa joined the fight against the remaining protector, Yun Shan and Wu Protector launched a combined attack at Xiao Tian, leaving him in danger.

• Hai Bodong used ice techniques and Mystic Ice Dragon Soar to battle a Soul Hall Protector, while Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma watched the clashes around Wutan City.
• Xiao Tian used the Ruyi Golden Cudgel to overpower Yun Shan and Wu Protector, who urged each other to attack with full strength.
• When the Soul Hall Protector shattered Hai Bodong’s ice dragons with soul spikes, Xiao Tian summoned two clones that burned the protector to ashes with Samadhi True Fire and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Hai Bodong thanked Xiao Tian, then joined his clones in fighting the remaining Soul Hall Protector alongside Medusa.
• Yun Shan and Wu Protector attacked Xiao Tian together, while the remaining Soul Hall Protector blocked Hai Bodong and Medusa from reaching him.

Xiao Tian fought Yun Shan, Wu Protector, and the Soul Hall Dou Zongs by transforming into powerful beasts, while Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong faced another group of Soul Hall Protectors. Medusa transformed into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, but a Soul Hall Protector struck her with a black ray in an attempt to suppress her.

• Xiao Tian transformed into a dragon and badly injured Yun Shan with a bite.
• Wu Protector summoned soul-locking hooks in a formation, but Xiao Tian destroyed them and then transformed into a white tiger to injure Wu Protector.
• Wu Protector summoned six Soul Hall Protectors, and several Dou Zongs joined Yun Shan and Wu Protector in attacking Xiao Tian.
• Queen Medusa fought off Soul Hall Protectors and protected Hai Bodong when one of them attacked him.
• Outnumbered by the Soul Hall Protectors, Medusa transformed into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python and drove them back with her flames.
• A Soul Hall Protector fired a black ray at the python and ordered it suppressed.

Xiao Tian fought off a combined attack by Soul Hall Dou Zong warriors while Medusa and Hai Bodong battled to protect him. When Yun Shan attacked the Xiao Clan and wounded Xiao Zhan, Xiao Tian broke free in fury and seized Yun Shan with his immobilization technique.

• Three Soul Hall Dou Zong warriors injured Medusa, and Hai Bodong joined her as they faced the attackers.
• Xiao Tian used his equipment and Ruyi Golden Cudgel to repel a combined strike from six Dou Zong warriors, but the Soul Hall reinforcements drove him into a crater.
• Yun Shan left the battle and attacked the Xiao Clan, but Hai Bodong failed to stop him and was severely injured.
• Xiao Zhan confronted Yun Shan with a lion-shaped Dou technique, but Yun Shan broke it and pressed Xiao Zhan to the ground, making him vomit blood.
• Xiao Tian flew into a rage, shattered the Soul Hall formation, and used Heavenly Law, Earthly Form to kill one Dou Zong warrior.
• Xiao Tian froze Yun Shan with his soul power and immobilization technique.

Xiao Tian slaughtered the Soul Hall Protectors and defeated Wu Protector after Wu Protector sacrificed Yun Shan to strengthen himself. Xiao Tian refined Wu Protector’s soul, leaving the Soul Hall’s threat and promised retaliation unresolved.

• Xiao Tian’s formation blocked Yun Shan from reaching the Xiao Clan, and his Ruyi Golden Cudgel crushed the Soul Hall Protectors who failed to escape.
• Wu Protector ripped Yun Shan’s soul from his body and devoured it, raising his cultivation to six-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Tian wounded the two remaining four-star Dou Zong Protectors, then killed both with his cudgel.
• Xiao Tian trapped Wu Protector in a shrinking world of lava, where Wu Protector’s attack failed to stop Xiao Tian’s golden cudgel from piercing him.
• Wu Protector warned that the Soul Hall would never let Xiao Tian go, but Xiao Tian caught his escaping soul and refined it with Samadhi True Fire.