Recaps

Xiao Yan reached Heavenly Realm Great Perfection and discovered the location where the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame would descend. The Soul Hall Master attacked him, but an unidentified aged expert intervened and sent Xiao Yan back to his body as the coming struggle over the flame loomed.

• Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Realm Great Perfection soul spread across the Star Realm and observed people and places for tens of thousands of miles.
• Xiao Yan sensed a burning pain near a range of mountains and recognized the distorted space as the place where the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame would descend.
• The Soul Hall Master, Hun Miesheng, attacked Xiao Yan’s soul and tried to seize him for consuming Soul Hall’s Soul Origin.
• An aged expert blocked Hun Miesheng’s attack, broke the seal, and forced Xiao Yan’s soul back into his body.
• A cowherd boy riding a green ox watched from afar and remarked that the flame’s emergence would bring another earth-shaking struggle.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er at the gathering surrounding the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and she revealed that becoming a Dou Sheng had freed her to stay by his side. As the Ancient Clan and Soul Hall watched the sealed flame, Xun Er warned Xiao Yan that Hun Feng, the Hun Clan’s likely next clan leader, was a ruthless and formidable opponent.

• Xun Er, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Nan Hai appeared, drawing attention from the assembled factions, while the Soul Hall Master recognized Gu Nan Hai.
• Xun Er reunited with Xiao Yan after three years apart, embraced him, and told him she could now remain by his side.
• Xun Er greeted Old Yao and Zi Yan, then introduced Gu Nan Hai and explained the Ancient Clan’s stance on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yan that the Hun Clan was waiting for the flame to weaken itself by breaking the seal.
• Xun Er warned Xiao Yan that Hun Feng possessed the Hun Clan’s Divine Bloodline, fought ruthlessly, and was expected to become the next clan leader.

Xiao Yan led Starfall Pavilion’s alliance toward the place where the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had appeared, finding a vast desert and a shattered space radiating deadly heat. As the assembled factions waited before the dangerous opening, the Soul Hall Master emerged from black fog.

• The heavenly tide began as the nine stars aligned, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged earlier than Xiao Yan expected.
• Xiao Yan gathered Old Yao, Zi Yan, Old Ancestor Huoyun, the Qinghua Dual Immortals, and the alliance’s other experts, then led them toward the northwest.
• Xiao Yan’s group encountered many other factions on the way and reached a mountain range that the demonic flame’s heat had reduced to a milky-white desert.
• Xiao Yan shielded the alliance with his flames and judged that the shattered space was too dangerous to enter without waiting.
• The Soul Hall Master and several figures appeared from dense black fog, drawing the attention of Xiao Yan’s group and the other factions.

Xiao Yan faced the Soul Hall Master and the Hun Clan Young Clan Leader as they waited for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to weaken, then reunited with Huo Xuan and heard that he had subdued the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan recognizing Xun Er's voice.

• The Soul Hall Master assessed Xiao Yan’s talent, while the Deputy Master and the Hun Clan Young Clan Leader discussed his strength and the possibility of killing him.
• The Soul Hall Master said they would wait for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to damage its seal before acting.
• Zi Yan warned Xiao Yan about the Soul Hall Master, and Xiao Yan said their enemies would not act before obtaining the flame.
• Huo Xuan arrived with the veiled woman and an elder, and Xiao Yan learned that Huo Xuan had refined the Yan Clan’s Eight Desolations Destruction Flame.
• Xun Er spoke to Xiao Yan, and he recognized her familiar voice.

Xiao Yan and the ancient clans gathered near the space shaped by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while the Spirit Clan’s disappearance deepened distrust among them. When the Yao Clan arrived, Old Yao recognized Yao Wangui as the man who had once expelled him and Xiao Yan vowed to kill him.

• Xun Er and Gu Qingyang warned Xiao Yan that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s space was deadly and explained that experts above Five-Star Dou Sheng could not act freely.
• Huo Yao said the Yan Clan wanted the flame to remain ownerless and voiced suspicion of the Ancient Clan over the Spirit Clan’s disappearance.
• Gu Nan Hai and Xun Er suspected the Hun Clan had destroyed the Spirit Clan to prevent the major clans from joining forces.
• The Lei Clan and Shi Clan arrived and kept their distance from the Ancient and Hun Clans as more experts gathered near the shattered space.
• The Yao Clan arrived, and Xiao Yan learned that Yao Wangui had once driven Old Yao out of the clan.
• Old Yao admitted his grudge against Yao Wangui, and Xiao Yan promised to take his life.

Xiao Yan and his allies forced Yao Wangui’s group to retreat after Xiao Yan defeated Yao Tian and Zi Yan stopped Yao Wangui from attacking. As the entrance to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s space opened, Xiao Yan prepared to enter.

• Xiao Yan’s soul avatar slapped Yao Tian and defeated his Turtle Spirit Earth Flame, leaving Yao Tian injured.
• Yao Wangui attacked Xiao Yan, but Zi Yan blocked him and drove him back in a clash between two four-star Dou Saints.
• Xun Er and Gu Nan Hai intervened, and Yao Wangui withdrew with Yao Tian and Yao Ling after insulting Old Yao’s family and being threatened by Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan promised to accompany Old Yao to the Yao Clan after they subdued the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Old Yao accepted.
• After three hours, the fractured space formed a milky-white ring, and experts began rushing through as Xiao Yan prepared to enter.

Xiao Yan confronted Yao Wangui and Yao Tian after they taunted Old Yao over his expulsion from the Yao Clan. He revealed his Heavenly Realm Great Perfection soul strength, struck at Yao Tian, and left him vulnerable to a slap from his soul avatar.

• Yao Wangui and Yao Tian mocked Old Yao for leaving the Yao Clan and dismissed his achievements.
• Xiao Yan defended Old Yao and challenged Yao Tian, who attacked him with a powerful soul wave.
• Xiao Yan crushed Yao Tian's soul attack and revealed that he had reached Heavenly Realm Great Perfection.
• Xiao Yan's soul fist forced Yao Wangui to intervene and block the blow aimed at Yao Tian.
• Xiao Yan's soul avatar appeared beside Yao Tian and slapped him for insulting Old Yao.

Xiao Yan and his companions fought through increasingly dangerous halls in the Demonic Flame Space until they faced a powerful, intelligent Fire Slave wielding a blood-red giant axe. As Zi Yan and Gu Nan Hai battled him, a Xiao Clan clan mark appeared on the stranger’s forehead, leaving Xiao Yan stunned.

• Xiao Yan learned from Gu Nan Hai that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had likely recovered and was making them endure exhausting trials.
• Xiao Yan led the group through successive halls of increasingly powerful Fire Slaves, and Old Ancestor Huoyun was injured in their final battle against the armies.
• The group entered a hall containing a gaunt four-star Dou Sheng Fire Slave, whom Gu Nan Hai identified as the final trial before they reached the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Zi Yan and Gu Nan Hai attacked the gaunt figure together while Xiao Yan and the others watched from a distance.
• After being forced back, the figure’s aura surged as a Xiao Clan clan mark appeared on his forehead, shocking Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan entered the space sealing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and discovered that it separated the group and used illusions to provoke emotions. After resisting the Demonic Flame, he saw Old Yao on the verge of being consumed by it.

• Xiao Yan sent the alliance experts who lacked Half-Saint strength back to guard the alliance, then entered the space with Xun Er and the others.
• Xun Er warned Xiao Yan that strong emotions could trigger Demonic Flame within the body, but Xiao Yan emerged alone into a vast sea of milky-white fire.
• Xiao Yan encountered an illusion of the Soul Hall Master destroying Xiao Zhan's soul, and his rage caused Demonic Flame to erupt from his body.
• Xiao Yan realized the scene was an illusion, forced the flames out with his Heavenly Flames, and used them to see through the mist.
• Xiao Yan found dozens of people caught in the mist's illusions and saw Old Yao beginning to burn with Demonic Flame.

Xiao Yan rescued Old Yao from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Nightmare Sky Mist and reunited with Xun Er and the others at a giant gate. After they fought through an endless army of Fire Slaves and broke the gate, the group entered the Demonic Flame Hall, while Xiao Yan remained uneasy about the dangers ahead.

• Xiao Yan used a soul-infused shout to awaken Old Yao before the demonic flames could seriously injure him in the mist.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao escaped the Nightmare Sky Mist and reunited with Xun Er, Zi Yan, Gu Nan Hai, and the others at a platform before a giant gate.
• Xun Er explained that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had trapped them in its domain, and Gu Nan Hai warned that the path beyond the gate led toward its true body.
• Fire Slaves poured from cracks in space and attacked the group, who fought their way through the horde.
• Xiao Yan and the others shattered the giant gate and entered the Demonic Flame Hall, while Xiao Yan worried that the space concealed a trap.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame trapped the gathered experts in a blazing prison and slaughtered those too weak to become Fire Slaves. With escape cut off, Xiao Yan and the other factions agreed to cooperate with the Soul Hall Master to defeat the flame.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame questioned Xiao Yan about breaking its nightmare illusion, but Xiao Yan concealed the truth and gave a false explanation.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sealed the spatial passage and unleashed Demonic Flame Refines Heaven, enclosing everyone in a prison of milky-white fire.
• The flame ignited people through their emotions and ordered everyone below Dou Sheng to explode, killing most of the Dou Zun experts present.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned ten Dou Sheng Fire Slaves, including one with Late Three-Star Dou Sheng strength.
• The Soul Hall Master proposed that the factions join forces, and the Yan, Yao, Lei, and Shi Clans agreed.
• Xiao Yan agreed to cooperate temporarily with the Soul Hall Master so they could defeat the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and survive.

Xiao Yan recognized the gaunt Fire Slave as Xiao Chen, a lost Xiao Clan ancestor, and helped him resist the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's control. The group reached the flame's altar, where Xiao Yan revealed that the apparent confrontation was an illusion.

• Xiao Yan stopped Xiao Chen's axe by revealing his Xiao Clan mark, and Gu Nan Hai identified the warrior as Xiao Chen, cousin of Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Chen struggled against the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's control, and Xiao Yan calmed him by placing a hand on his shoulder.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Chen that the Xiao Clan had fallen, and Xiao Chen agreed to lead the group toward the demonic flame.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen, Xun Er, Gu Nan Hai, and the others climbed to an altar, where the white-robed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame challenged them to defeat him or become Fire Slaves.
• Xiao Yan told the figure that the altar scene was an illusion created with Nightmare Sky Mist, and the figure's smile stiffened.

Xiao Yan recognized that the group was trapped in the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Nightmare Sky Mist and broke the illusion with the Charm of Nightmare Breaking. After escaping, he briefly severed the Flame’s control over Xiao Chen, then faced the true Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as other survivors emerged.

• Xiao Yan explained that the Nightmare Sky Mist had trapped them in an illusion and that Xiao Chen was real but controlled by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Yan urged the others to stop believing in the white-robed man’s power, weakening him, then used the Charm of Nightmare Breaking to destroy the illusion.
• Xiao Yan and his companions awoke on floating boulders above a sea of magma, where Xiao Chen struggled against the Flame’s control.
• A strange ripple guided Xiao Yan to place a temporary curse mark on Xiao Chen, interrupting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s control.
• Other people emerged from the illusion, and the true Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame rose from the magma before Xiao Yan’s group.

Xiao Yan and the others survived the Fire Slaves’ mass self-destruction, which wiped out most of the experts in the Demonic Flame Space. The Soul Hall Master then joined forces with six experts to activate the Heavenly Net Demon Sealing Array and strike the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Yan saw Huo Xuan use the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame to overpower a Fire Slave, while Hun Feng devoured the Demonic Flame coating another.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame shrieked as seven Four-star Dou Sheng experts pressed their assault.
• Xiao Yan warned Xun Er and the others when a Fire Slave began to self-destruct, but six of the nine Fire Slaves exploded and killed more than half the experts in the Demonic Flame Space.
• The Soul Hall Master summoned the Heavenly Net Demon Sealing Array, and Gu Nan Hai and five others poured their energy into it.
• The Soul Hall Master launched a rune-covered pillar of black light at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and declared that it would be sealed.

Xiao Yan and the others prepared to face the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Xiao Chen vowed to protect Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan. Seven four-star Dou Saints attacked the Flame but were overwhelmed, and the chapter ended as ten Fire Slaves charged Xiao Yan's group.

• Xiao Yan warned Zi Yan and Gu Nan Hai to stay cautious and told Xiao Chen to hold back from the fight against the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Chen promised to protect Xiao Yan and devote his life to the Xiao Clan's revival.
• The Soul Hall Master and six other four-star Dou Saints surrounded the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and attacked together, but he blasted them into the magma with his demonic flame and a giant magma hand.
• Zi Yan transformed into her Dragon-Phoenix true form, and the seven Dou Saints unleashed their full strength against the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame ordered ten Dou Saint Fire Slaves to attack Xiao Yan and the others, and they charged at once.

Xiao Yan and the others battled the Dou Sheng Fire Slaves while seven Four-Star Dou Shengs fought the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. After weakening and immobilizing one Fire Slave, Xiao Yan used a soul rune to control it, leaving him eager to command the rest.

• Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the Grand Elder each engaged one of the three Fire Slaves that attacked their group.
• Xiao Yan used the Great Heavenly Creation Palm to wear down the flames protecting his opponent, while Xun Er and the Grand Elder gained the upper hand against theirs.
• Seven Four-Star Dou Shengs pressured the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while the other experts struggled against the remaining Fire Slaves, including a Three-Star one that rampaged through their ranks.
• Xiao Yan struck his Fire Slave with the Yellow Springs Palm, dispersing the last of its flames and weakening it.
• Xiao Yan used a soul rune to isolate the Fire Slave's fire pearl and take control of it, then considered controlling all ten.

Xiao Yan seized the sealed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but the Soul Hall Master attacked him and survived Xiao Yan’s six-Heavenly-Flame Destruction Fire Lotus. The Soul Hall Master revealed strength near the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm and pressed Xiao Yan to surrender the Demonic Flame Origin, until an unknown elder intervened to protect him.

• Xiao Yan grabbed the Black Light Pillar containing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and the Soul Hall Master struck at him before he could escape.
• Xiao Yan detonated a six-flame Destruction Fire Lotus against the Soul Hall Master, while Zi Yan pulled Xiao Yan clear of the blast.
• The Soul Hall Master emerged wounded but alive, then raised his aura to just below the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm.
• The Soul Hall Master injured Zi Yan, demanded that Xiao Yan hand over the Demonic Flame Origin, and lunged at him again.
• A withered hand blocked the Soul Hall Master’s attack and sent his hand flying as a hoarse voice defended Xiao Yan.

The Soul Hall Master and six allies sealed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in a black pillar, but the alliance collapsed as they fought over the Demonic Flame Origin. Xiao Yan contended with the Soul Hall Deputy Master and Hun Feng for the pillar, ending with a clash about to begin.

• The Soul Hall Master and the other six poured their Dou Qi and blood essence into the Heavenly Net Sealing Formation until it sealed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in a black pillar.
• The Soul Hall Master tried to take the pillar, but Zi Yan twisted space and knocked it away.
• Xiao Yan struck the pillar toward Xun Er and the others, then fought off the Soul Hall Deputy Master with Yellow Springs Finger.
• Experts rushed for the Demonic Flame Origin, and an elderly Advanced Half-Saint was killed after grabbing the pillar.
• Xiao Yan gave recovery pills to Zi Yan and Gu Nan Hai, then used his Fire Slaves and allies to hold off the Soul Hall Deputy Master.
• Xiao Yan grabbed one end of the pillar as Hun Feng held the other, and Xiao Yan struck at him.

Xiao Yan fought Hun Feng for control of the Black Light Pillar, matching the Hun Clan prodigy’s devouring powers with his Heavenly Flames and soul techniques. After breaking Hun Feng’s Heaven Swallowing Mirror, Xiao Yan seized the pillar and claimed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Hun Feng devoured the Heavenly Flames on Xiao Yan’s palm, forcing Xiao Yan to withdraw and launch a barrage of Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Feng fought evenly above the sea of fire as Hun Feng repeatedly devoured Xiao Yan’s attacks.
• Hun Feng activated his clan mark to reach the Three-star Dou Sheng level, and Xiao Yan summoned his own clan mark and a powerful soul avatar.
• Xiao Yan attacked with the Five-Round Separation Fire Disc and Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, but Hun Feng blocked them with his Heaven Swallowing Mirror.
• Xiao Yan merged with his soul avatar and shattered the mirror with another soul impact, then seized the Black Light Pillar.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that it had allowed itself to be sealed so it could exploit the others, then fought the Pill Tower Ancestor as the seal began to recover. He summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, leaving everyone in grave danger as a strange ball of light in Xiao Yan’s mind began to awaken.

• The Pill Tower Ancestor exposed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s plan and forced him to reveal himself by attacking the Black Light Pillar.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame admitted he had deliberately let himself be sealed and declared that he would escape despite the Pill Tower Ancestor’s opposition.
• Old Man Soul Demon refused to help, while the Pill Tower Ancestor entered the sea of fire to hold the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame until the seal recovered.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame formed the Demonic Flame Divine Statue and attacked, but the Pill Tower Ancestor countered with Dan Rong Tian and melted much of the statue.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array above and below, and Xiao Yan felt the strange ball of light in his mind begin to awaken.

Xiao Chen revealed his overwhelming strength and badly wounded the Soul Hall Master, who trapped him in a black prison and summoned Old Man Soul Demon. Old Man Soul Demon disclosed himself and called out a hidden expert from the Lesser Pill Tower.

• Xiao Chen stepped in to protect Xiao Yan and revealed that he had reached the mid Five-Star Dou Sheng level.
• Xiao Chen shattered the Soul Hall Master's black sphere attack and used Sky Shattering Three Axes to severely wound him.
• The Soul Hall Master formed a black prison around himself and Xiao Chen, then called on Old Man Soul Demon to act.
• Old Man Soul Demon emerged from the crowd, dismissed the agreement among the ancient clans, and called out a hidden expert from the Lesser Pill Tower.

The Green Ox Herder Boy, ancestor of the Lesser Pill Tower, appeared and revealed that he had reached Six-Star Dou Sheng strength, thwarting Old Man Soul Demon’s attempt to seize the Demonic Flame Origin. He then exposed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s plan to make others fight before calling it out from the Black Light Pillar.

• The Green Ox Herder Boy emerged from the void on a green ox and challenged Old Man Soul Demon for breaking the agreed rules.
• The Soul Hall Master was driven back, and Old Man Soul Demon recognized the approaching Xiao Chen as the surviving Blood Axe Xiao Chen.
• The Green Ox Herder Boy reunited with the Grand Elder of the Lesser Pill Tower and asked Xiao Yan to hand over the Demonic Flame Origin.
• Xiao Yan tossed the Black Light Pillar to the Green Ox Herder Boy, but Old Man Soul Demon tried to seize it and was stopped by a sudden spatial displacement.
• Old Man Soul Demon realized the Green Ox Herder Boy was a Six-Star Dou Sheng, and the boy examined the pillar before identifying the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s scheme and calling it out.

The Pure Lotus Demon Sage used the Heaven Refining Ancient Array to extract the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s memories and intelligence, but the two vanished together in a final explosion. Xiao Yan and Xun Er found the Demonic Flame Origin drifting on the magma afterward.

• The Pure Lotus Demon Sage trapped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and began extracting its memories and intelligence.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s blood-colored form emerged from its body, and the Pure Lotus Demon Sage sealed it in a small fiery prison.
• Xiao Yan regained control of his body, and Xun Er joined him as the Pure Lotus Demon Sage approached the captive flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked the Pure Lotus Demon Sage, who triggered the formation’s collapse and vanished with it in an enormous explosion.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er searched the blast site, then spotted the Demonic Flame Origin drifting across the magma sea.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sealed the spatial passage and attacked the gathered experts with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array. Xiao Yan’s power shielded them, and the Pure Lotus Demon Sage appeared through him, leaving the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the others stunned.

• Old Man Soul Demon and the other experts tried to flee, but the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame destroyed the spatial passage with the array.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and Old Man Soul Demon formed two groups to resist the heavenly and earthly arrays, while Xiao Yan and the others joined the Pill Tower Ancestor.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed two pillars of milky-white fire that broke through both groups’ defenses and struck them.
• A faint ring of light protected Xiao Yan, the Pill Tower Ancestor, Old Man Soul Demon, and the others from the blast.
• Xiao Yan fell unconscious as an illusory figure appeared from him; the Pill Tower Ancestor recognized it as the Pure Lotus Demon Sage.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes with milky-white pupils, and the gathered experts felt compelled to bow before the Pure Lotus Demon Sage’s presence.

The Pure Lotus Demon Sage took control of Xiao Yan’s body and wrested the Heaven Refining Ancient Array from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. As the flame unleashed its power and the others fled through a spatial passage, Xun Er stayed behind to stand with Xiao Yan.

• Old Yao realized the completed ancient map had brought the Pure Lotus Demon Sage’s lingering image into Xiao Yan.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, but the Pure Lotus Demon Sage froze its pillars of light and took control of the array.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed Demonic Flame World Annihilation, vaporizing the energy in the space and killing a Half Saint.
• The Pure Lotus Demon Sage opened a spatial passage and urged everyone to escape before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s power consumed them.
• Gu Nan Hai and Old Yao entered the passage, while Xun Er broke free of Gu Nan Hai and remained behind with Xiao Yan.