Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian broke Soul Hall's life-draining phantom array, rescued the trapped civilians, and fought the deputy hall master. The deputy hall master thought he had struck Xiao Tian, but he had only hit an afterimage clone.

• Xiao Tian used his soul power and staff to overwhelm Soul Hall's experts, forcing the deputy hall master and other Dou Zuns to activate a formation fueled by civilians' life force.
• Xiao Tian and Medusa were trapped in the phantom array, but Xiao Tian used Samadhi True Fire to shatter it and free Medusa.
• Xiao Tian broke the killing array, causing backlash to the Soul Hall experts, then destroyed Soul Hall's buildings and rescued the surviving civilians.
• The deputy hall master attacked Xiao Tian with dark chains and a sphere of black energy, but discovered he had struck an afterimage clone.

Xiao Tian killed the Soul Hall vice hall master and his fleeing subordinates before confronting Soul Hall master Hun Mie Sheng. Xiao Tian’s attacks and soul soundwave overpowered Hun Mie Sheng’s techniques, but the battle remained unresolved as Xiao Tian noticed something unusual within him.

• Xiao Tian killed the Soul Hall vice hall master with one blow and Samadhi True Fire, then wiped out the Soul Hall subordinates who tried to flee.
• Hun Mie Sheng appeared and challenged Xiao Tian, while Xiao Tian declared he would turn him into a puppet.
• Xiao Tian struck Hun Mie Sheng with a Heavenly Flame-wrapped punch, shattered his black Dou Qi shield, and wounded his hand as Hun Mie Sheng retreated.
• Hun Mie Sheng used Myriad Souls Worship, but Xiao Tian’s “Get lost!” soundwave shattered the surrounding soul phantoms and overpowered the attack.
• Hun Mie Sheng protected himself from the remaining force and boasted of his strength, while Xiao Tian noticed an anomaly inside him.

Xiao Tian overwhelmed Hun Mie Sheng by forcing him to absorb a barrage of fire lotuses until his body could no longer contain their power. Hun Mie Sheng exploded, and Xiao Tian claimed a sub-flame of Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Xiao Tian formed a Samadhi True Fire Lotus as Qingshan, Hei Qing, Ziyan, and the others watched its power burn through space.
• Xiao Tian hurled the fire lotus at Hun Mie Sheng, who absorbed it with Nihility Devouring Flame and revealed that he could devour Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Tian unleashed countless fire lotuses, forcing Hun Mie Sheng to absorb more flame energy than his body could withstand.
• Hun Mie Sheng tried to suppress the power inside him, but Xiao Tian snapped his fingers and caused him to explode.
• Xiao Tian drew Hun Mie Sheng's Nihility Devouring Flame sub-flame to himself.

After destroying the Soul Hall, Xiao Tian advanced to Four-Star Dou Saint and took Xiao Yan to the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony. He overwhelmed the Ancient Clan’s guards after they insulted them, then received a challenge from Yang Hao.

• Xiao Tian absorbed the Nihility Devouring Flame's sub-flame and broke through to Four-Star Dou Saint using the Soul Hall's spoils and Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Kong told Xiao Tian that the Ancient Clan had invited him to a coming-of-age ceremony and that Xiao Xuan's grave lay in an ancient tomb; Xiao Yan joined him on the trip.
• At Ancient Sacred City, the Black Annihilation Army commander tried to stop Xiao Tian, who blasted him into the city wall and crippled an elder who confronted him.
• Xiao Tian repelled the Black Annihilation Army with his aura, and the Fifth Commander apologized after arriving to calm the dispute.
• After Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan entered the city, Yang Hao challenged Xiao Tian, prompting Xiao Yan to scoff at the Five-Star Dou Venerable's outdated understanding of his brother's strength.

At Xiao Xun'er's coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Tian humiliated the Ancient Clan members who challenged him and attacked him. He left after crippling Yang Hao, an elder, and Gu Yao, while the Ancient Clan geniuses were too afraid to speak up.

• Yang Hao challenged Xiao Tian, who crippled him by flicking an emptied teacup at him.
• When an Ancient Clan elder protested, Xiao Tian swatted him into a wall and stunned the gathered clan members.
• Gu Yao watched from a distance, but Xiao Tian sensed his killing intent, seized him through the air, and slammed him into the ground.
• Xiao Tian appeared beside Gu Yao and forced him to kneel and kowtow to Xiao Yan before warning him against further hostile thoughts.
• Xiao Tian and the others left, while the Ancient Clan geniuses stayed silent out of fear.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan arrived in the Ancient Realm, where Xiao Tian’s strength alarmed the Ancient Clan and reassured Xiao Xun’er. After encountering Huo Zhi of the Flame Clan, Xiao Tian challenged her to a match and offered a ninth-grade medicinal pill as his wager.

• Xiao Xun’er learned from Ling Ying that Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan had defeated the Ancient Clan’s geniuses, and she vowed to protect them from the elders.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan walked through Ancient Sacred City while Gu Yao received a reprimand from the elders.
• Xiao Tian noticed Huo Zhi and recognized her Red Lotus Karmic Flame, prompting her interest in testing his strength.
• Xiao Tian challenged Huo Zhi, and she accepted the match.
• Xiao Tian asked to take some of Huo Zhi’s Heavenly Flame if he won and offered a ninth-grade medicinal pill as his stake, astonishing her companions.

Xiao Tian defeated Huo Zhi and claimed part of her Red Lotus Karmic Flame, then discovered Hun Ya and two Soul Clan Protectors hiding nearby. He ignored Hun Ya’s warning that they were guests of the Ancient Clan and attacked, leaving Hun Ya terrified as he raised his invitation.

• Xiao Tian defeated Huo Zhi in an instant, and she admitted defeat and offered him the Red Lotus Karmic Flame.
• Huo Xuan attacked Xiao Tian to protect his sister but was crushed by Xiao Tian’s aura; after Huo Zhi explained the contest, Xiao Tian absorbed part of the flame.
• Huo Xuan learned Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan were members of the Xiao Clan and apologized for his rash attack.
• Xiao Tian sensed Soul Hall nearby, collapsed the hidden space, and exposed Hun Ya and two Soul Clan Protectors.
• Hun Ya warned Xiao Tian that they were guests of the Ancient Clan and showed his invitation, but Xiao Tian declared he would kill them and pointed a finger at him.

Xiao Tian killed Hun Ya after the Soul Clan guest provoked him, and Xiao Xun'er backed his actions despite the Ancient Clan elder's objections. At the Ancient Clan bloodline test, Xiao Xun'er revealed a divine-grade bloodline, and the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush appeared to be awakening.

• Xiao Tian reduced Hun Ya to ashes, and Xiao Xun'er defended him by saying the Soul Clan had provoked him first.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Xun'er, while Xiao Tian noticed Yao Xingji and sensed the Nine Nether Gale Flame within him.
• The Ancient Clan began its bloodline test, and Lin Xiu and Gu Zhen received clan marks for their bloodline results.
• Xiao Xun'er tested at peak ninth grade, then triggered a tenth star that caused the star plate to explode and released a powerful golden pillar of light.
• The crowd identified Xiao Xun'er's result as divine-grade bloodline and wondered whether the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush would finally appear.

Xiao Tian disrupted Xiao Xun’er’s coming-of-age ceremony by forcing the Ancient Clan members to their knees and overpowering Elder Tongxuan, then revealed to Gu Yuan that Xiao Kong had been resurrected and was nearing Nine-Star Dou Saint. The chapter ended with Gu Yuan stunned by how powerful the supposedly declining Xiao Clan had become.

• Elder Tongxuan used the Seven-Colored Emperor Brush to inscribe Xiao Xun’er with the Seven-Colored Clan Mark, while the Ancient Clan disciples mocked the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian released his pressure, forcing the Ancient Clan members to their knees, and sent Half-Saint Tongxuan flying when he tried to intervene.
• An authoritative voice confronted Xiao Tian, but after recognizing the danger of provoking him, it ended the matter and warned the Ancient Clan members not to act rudely again.
• Gu Shan and Tongxuan discussed Xiao Xuan’s Tomb Palace and agreed that someone from the Xiao Clan might be able to enter it.
• Xiao Tian sensed Gu Yuan’s concealed presence and met him privately.
• Gu Yuan asked whether Xiao Kong had been resurrected, and Xiao Tian confirmed it and said Xiao Kong was nearing a breakthrough to Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Xiao Tian challenged Gu Yuan over the Ancient Clan’s long-held Heavenly Tomb quota and endured the Nine-Star Dou Saint’s pressure, impressing him enough to secure the quota. Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er arrived afterward, and Xiao Tian told them he was fine after their spar.

• Xiao Tian demanded that Gu Yuan return the Heavenly Tomb quota to the Xiao Clan, and Gu Yuan proposed a test of strength.
• Gu Yuan unleashed his pressure, but Xiao Tian resisted it and asked him to increase it.
• Xiao Tian used Samadhi True Fire to withstand Gu Yuan’s stronger pressure, then signaled him to stop before revealing his other trump cards.
• Gu Yuan praised Xiao Tian and agreed to give the Xiao Clan the Heavenly Tomb quota.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er arrived worried about Xiao Tian, and he explained that he and Gu Yuan had sparred.

Xiao Tian defeated Yao Xingji and took his Nine Nether Gale Flame, then refined the newly acquired Heavenly Flames and advanced to six-star Dou Saint. Two days later, Xiao Xun'er led Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, and the others to the Heavenly Tomb as it opened.

• Xiao Tian suppressed Yao Xingji with his aura, defeated him, and absorbed the Nine Nether Gale Flame with the Samadhi True Fire.
• Xiao Xun'er arranged secluded rooms for Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan while they waited two days for the Heavenly Tomb to open.
• Xiao Tian refined the Heavenly Flames and reached six-star Dou Saint, briefly releasing a power that puzzled the Ancient Clan elders.
• Xiao Xun'er rode a Unicorn with Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, and the others toward the Heavenly Tomb, warning them about its dangerous energy bodies.
• The group sensed an ancient aura as the Heavenly Tomb opened.

Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Tian headed for the second level and began devouring the energy bodies with the Great Heavenly Immortal Art. His mass absorption drew members of the Ancient Eight Clans, including the Soul Clan, who gathered nearby as he continued absorbing.

• Xiao Tian ignored a Soul Clan member's offer of a truce and entered the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Tian flew to the second level despite the compressed energy, surprising Xiao Xun'er with his Dou Saint strength.
• Xiao Tian discovered that he could devour energy bodies and used the Great Heavenly Immortal Art to draw them all toward himself.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er returned and saw Xiao Tian absorbing a vast swarm of energy bodies.
• Huo Zhi, Huo Xuan, Yao Xingji, and members of the Soul Clan arrived, drawn by the energy bodies, and watched Xiao Tian absorb them.

Xiao Tian absorbed the Energy Bodies on the Heavenly Tomb’s first and second levels, breaking through to an Eight-Star Dou Saint while Xiao Yan reached Nine-Star Dou Venerable. After clearing the second level, Xiao Tian broke through its Crystal Wall and revealed that he intended to subdue the Ancient Devouring Insects for the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Tian absorbed the exploded Energy Bodies on the first level, reaching Seven-Star Dou Saint while the others cultivated nearby.
• Xiao Tian seized and killed Hun Li with a breath, shocking the onlookers, and Xiao Yan broke through to Nine-Star Dou Venerable.
• On the second level, Xiao Tian refined a black-armored Energy Body and devoured the nearby Eight-Star and Nine-Star Energy Bodies, reaching Eight-Star Dou Saint.
• Huo Zhi, Gu Qingyang, Huo Xuan, and the others entered the second level and found it nearly empty.
• Xiao Tian shattered the Crystal Wall, revealed the Ancient Devouring Insects behind it, and told Xiao Yan he planned to subdue them as guardians for the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Tian entered a swarm of Ancient Devouring Insects and used an immortal Beast Taming Art to control their queen, then collected more than a hundred million insects. He led Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er to the third level, where they encountered a Half-Saint energy entity calling himself the Blood Saber Saint.

• Xiao Tian ignored warnings from Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yan, and the other clan geniuses and walked into the Ancient Devouring Insect swarm.
• Xiao Tian controlled the Ancient Devouring Insect Queen with the Beast Taming Art, stopping the swarm and collecting its members.
• Xiao Tian revealed that he had subdued more than a hundred million Ancient Devouring Insects, leaving Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and the clan geniuses stunned.
• Xiao Tian led Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er toward the third level as the other clan geniuses decided to report what happened and avoid provoking him.
• Xiao Tian and his companions reached the third level and faced a Half-Saint energy entity in a red robe who introduced himself as the Blood Saber Saint.

Xiao Tian killed Blood Saber Saint, devoured Hun Diao, and used the Ancient Devouring Insects to wipe out the Soul Clan members. The group then encountered Xiao Xuan, who welcomed the appearance of members of the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Tian forced Blood Saber Saint to his knees and had his Ancient Devouring Insects devour him.
• Xiao Tian suppressed Hun Diao, a one-star Dou Saint energy body, and absorbed him to strengthen himself.
• Xiao Tian released the Ancient Devouring Insects to devour the Soul Clan members as Gu Qingyang, Huo Zhi, Yao Xingji, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xun'er watched.
• Xiao Tian said the Ancient Devouring Insects could grow strong enough to devour even Dou Saints, and the insects fell asleep after consuming the Soul Clan members.
• Xiao Xuan appeared and rejoiced at meeting members of the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Tian recognized him.

Xiao Tian reunited with Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Yan revealed how the Xiao Clan had suffered and risen again. Xiao Tian then used a secret technique to restore Xiao Xuan’s fading soul, leaving open the possibility of bringing him back to life.

• Xiao Xuan recognized Xiao Tian’s Xiao Clan bloodline and praised his talent, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er greeted their ancestor.
• Xiao Yan confronted Gu Qingyang about the Ancient Clan’s failure to help the Xiao Clan and recounted the clan’s hardships and Xiao Tian’s rise.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xuan that the Xiao Clan had risen again and that its First Elder had been revived, astonishing him.
• Xiao Xuan lamented his role in the Xiao Clan’s decline and entrusted its future to Xiao Tian, who said he could take him out of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Tian used the Seventy-Two Transformations technique, Soul-Chasing, to gather Xiao Xuan’s fading soul and restore it.

Xiao Tian restored Xiao Xuan, took the Xiao Clan blood pool, and cultivated until he reached Nine-Star Dou Saint. After leaving the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, he revealed his overwhelming power and killed two Soul Clan spies, leaving the Ancient Clan elders wary of what he might do next.

• Xiao Tian restored Xiao Xuan's soul and stored him in a ring, then took the Xiao Clan blood pool into his spatial storage.
• After a year of cultivation, Xiao Tian reached Nine-Star Dou Saint while Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er trained in the space he had created.
• Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Xuan left the Heavenly Tomb, and Xiao Tian told the waiting elders that the Soul Clan members inside had all fallen.
• Xiao Tian sensed Gu Yuan probing him and sent his power back through space, startling the Nine-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Tian crushed two eight-star Dou Venerate Soul Clan spies with his pressure, shocking the gathered elders as he walked toward Elder Tongxuan.

After breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Saint, Xiao Tian tested his strength against Gu Yuan and unleashed a punch comparable to a Dou Di’s. He left Gu Yuan terrified, then demanded an explanation from the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Tian emerged from the Ancient Realm with the Xiao Clan crest and confirmed his breakthrough to Nine-Star Dou Saint as Gu Yuan challenged him to spar.
• Xiao Tian and Gu Yuan exchanged blows, shattering space and shaking the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Tian destroyed Gu Yuan’s silver energy swords with an ordinary punch, sending a surge of power through the sky and trembling the Dou Qi Continent.
• Gu Yuan reassured the Ancient Clan Three Immortals that the disturbance had come from his spar with Xiao Tian, while Xiao Xuan marveled at Xiao Tian’s strength.
• Xiao Tian narrowed his eyes at Gu Yuan and demanded an explanation from the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Tian confronted Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan over what they had taken from the declining Xiao Clan, forcing them to agree to compensation. Xiao Xuan emerged from Xiao Tian’s Storage Ring, and the chapter ended with Xiao Tian displaying a bloodline greater than the Ancient Clan’s and leaving its elders terrified.

• Xiao Tian demanded that Gu Yuan repay the Ancient Clan’s debts to the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Xuan emerged from Xiao Tian’s Storage Ring to challenge Gu Yuan over his past promise.
• Gu Yuan brought the dispute before the Ancient Clan elders, who protested that Xiao Xuan could not have left the Heavenly Tomb and rejected the demand for compensation.
• Xiao Tian entered the Ancient Clan Council and released an aura comparable to a Dou Di, compelling the elders to acknowledge the Ancient Clan’s wrongdoing.
• Xiao Tian released Ancient Devouring Insects to pressure the holdouts, and the Ancient Clan Three Immortals were forced to kneel under his power.
• Xiao Tian ordered the Ancient Clan to deliver compensation to the Xiao Clan and revealed a Xiao Clan Bloodline that surpassed the Ancient Clan’s, delighting Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Tian forced the Ancient Clan to accept harsh terms for its past betrayal, then left the Ancient Realm with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er. Gu Yuan accepted that the Xiao Clan had risen beyond the Ancient Clan and allowed Xun'er to leave with them.

• Gu Yuan agreed to Xiao Tian's demands, and the Ancient Clan elders reluctantly accepted the punishment rather than risk opposing him.
• Xiao Tian told Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er that they would leave the Ancient Realm that day.
• The Ancient Clan elders asked Xiao Xun'er to intervene, but she refused to plead for them because they had broken their promise to the Xiao Clan.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Xun'er he would not ask her to plead, acknowledged Xiao Tian's power, and said she could lead the Ancient Clan in the future.
• Gu Yuan allowed Xiao Xun'er to leave, and Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xun'er departed for the Xiao Clan.