Recaps

Xiao Yi and the new students crossed the Black-Corner Region under Jia Nan Academy’s flag and arrived safely at the academy. There, they met Hu Jia, who learned that Xiao Yi had already reached the Dou Master realm, before Ruo Lin led the group to their dormitories ahead of enrollment.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yi that Gu Yuan’s possible visit could be a stroke of fortune for him.
• Ruo Lin warned the new students about the lawless Black-Corner Region, and the convoy crossed it without trouble beneath Jia Nan Academy’s flag.
• The group reached Jia Nan Academy and entered its protective grounds with Ruo Lin.
• Hu Jia greeted Ruo Lin and was surprised to hear that Xiao Xun'er was a six-star Dou Zhe and Xiao Yi a one-star Dou Master.
• Ruo Lin led the new students to their dormitories and told them to rest before reporting for class assignments the next day.

Xiao Yi settled into Jia Nan Academy and learned from Xiao Xuan that the Inner Academy’s Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower concealed the Fallen Heart Flame and another terrifying presence. At the Outer Academy’s welcoming ceremony, Hu Jia tested as a nine-star Dou Zhe and Xiao Yi awaited his own assessment.

• Xiao Xuan emerged from Xiao Yi’s storage ring, identified the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, and sensed a terrifying being in the underground magma world.
• Xiao Yi joined Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er at the Outer Academy plaza, where Dean Hu Gan announced new-student testing and class assignments.
• The testing elder assessed the students by their age, origin, cultivation, and Dou Qi attribute, while Ruo Lin told Hu Gan that Xiao Yi was an exceptional talent.
• Hu Jia tested as a sixteen-year-old nine-star Dou Zhe with wood-attribute Dou Qi and qualified for the Elite Class.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Xun'er took their entrance tests at Jia Nan Academy, impressing Dean Hu Gan with their cultivation and potential. Ruo Lin revealed Xiao Yi had regained his lost Dou Qi only a year earlier, and Hu Gan recognized him as a peerless genius, while Xiao Yi Xian was admitted at Xiao Yi's request despite her average talent.

• Wu Hao tested as an eighteen-year-old nine-star Dou Zhe and was assigned to the elite class.
• Xiao Xun'er tested as a fifteen-year-old seven-star Dou Zhe, surprising Ruo Lin with her rapid advancement.
• Xiao Yi tested as a seventeen-year-old peak one-star Dou Shi with fire-attributed Dou Qi and was assigned to the elite class.
• Ruo Lin told Hu Gan that Xiao Yi had become a Dou Zhe at ten, lost all his Dou Qi, and resumed cultivation only a year earlier.
• Hu Gan celebrated Xiao Yi's extraordinary progress and praised the Xiao Clan for producing Xiao Yi and Xiao Xun'er.
• Ruo Lin explained that Xiao Yi Xian had average talent but had been admitted at Xiao Yi's request.

Xiao Yi and Wu Hao were assigned to Jia Nan Academy’s elite class, where they clashed with Bai Shan after he insulted their class. Xiao Yi then asked Wu Hao for a way to visit the Black-Corner Region, and Wu Hao offered to recommend him for the Law Enforcement Team.

• Hu Gan exempted the physician Ruo Lin had brought from the test and assigned her to the physician class.
• The academy placed Xiao Yi, Xiao Xun'er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao in the elite class as the only new students with strength of six-star Dou Zhe or higher.
• Wu Hao introduced himself to Xiao Yi, and the two became friendly classmates.
• Bai Shan provoked the elite class, but Xiao Yi stopped Wu Hao from attacking him and warned Wu Hao that Bai Shan wanted to get him expelled.
• Xiao Yi asked Wu Hao to help him reach the Black-Corner Region, and Wu Hao offered to recommend him for the Law Enforcement Team.

Xiao Yi joined Jia Nan Academy’s Law Enforcement Team and used his badge to enter the Black-Corner Region that night. At the Black Mark Auction House, Xiao Xuan urged him to acquire an unusual Dou Skill, and Xiao Yi offered a high-tier Xuan-class cultivation method in exchange.

• Wu Hao introduced Xiao Yi to his adoptive father, Commander Wu Tianlang, who accepted Xiao Yi into the Law Enforcement Team.
• Wu Hao gave Xiao Yi his member badge and warned him to be cautious in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yi left Jia Nan Academy that night and reached Black Mark City, where he entered the Black Mark Auction House.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yi that an ordinary low-tier Xuan-class Dou Skill being auctioned was unusual and urged him to get it.
• Xiao Yi offered the old seller his high-tier Xuan-class Wind Scroll Art in exchange for the Dou Skill, and the seller agreed.

Xiao Yi traded for a black scroll that Xiao Xuan revealed contained a map to Dou Zun ruins in the Black-Corner Region. Xiao Xuan possessed Xiao Yi to take him there, then explained that Xiao Yi’s body could withstand power up to the level of a nine-star Dou Zong.

• Xiao Yi exchanged a high-grade Xuan-tier cultivation method for a low-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique at the Black Mark Auction House.
• Xiao Xuan burned the black scroll and revealed a map to Dou Zun ruins within the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yi asked to visit the ruins, and Xiao Xuan agreed to possess him to reach them faster.
• A man in Feng City sensed Xiao Xuan’s powerful aura and wondered when a high-level Dou Zong had appeared in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Xuan brought Xiao Yi to the ruins and said his body could endure power up to a nine-star Dou Zong.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan found and entered a hidden eight-star Dou Venerate tomb, overcoming its spatial concealment and protective restrictions. Xiao Yi opened the coffin and began searching among the remains for the tomb owner's treasures.

• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Yi to grow stronger himself and lead the Xiao Clan back to its peak.
• Xiao Xuan broke open the space concealing the Dou Venerate ruin, and Xiao Yi entered the passage.
• Xiao Yi tried and failed to open the tomb's stone gate until Xiao Xuan destroyed its restriction.
• Xiao Xuan identified the tomb owner as an eight-star Dou Venerate and protected Xiao Yi from the Dou Qi guarding the coffin.
• Xiao Yi opened the coffin, found the owner's bones, and began searching for an opportunity.

Xiao Yi searched an Eight-Star Dou Zun’s tomb with Xiao Xuan and found an Earth-Tier Mid-Level Dou Technique and a rare Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast crystallized essence. The essence promised to greatly accelerate Xiao Yi’s cultivation and help him break through bottlenecks, leaving him delighted with his good fortune.

• Xiao Yi took a black scroll and a sealed brocade box from the stone coffin.
• Xiao Yi read the scroll and discovered the Earth-Tier Mid-Level Dou Technique Myriad Phenomena Flow-Returning Finger, while Xiao Xuan promised to teach him a Heaven-Tier Mid-Level Dou Technique once he reached Dou Zun.
• Xiao Xuan removed the Dou Qi seal from the brocade box, allowing Xiao Yi to open it and reveal a pale red bead.
• Xiao Xuan identified the bead as a rare crystallized essence from a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, rather than an ordinary beast core.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the crystallized essence could increase Xiao Yi’s cultivation speed by at least fifty percent and help him sense the Dou Qi flow needed to break through bottlenecks.
• Xiao Yi celebrated his fortune and thought that Xiao Zhan’s five hundred thousand gold coins for the Wind Scroll Art had been well spent.

Xiao Yi recovered a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast crystal core and an eight-star Dou Zun’s remains from a tomb before returning to Jia Nan Academy. At the elite class gathering, he learned the requirements for entering the Inner Academy and resolved to reach Dou Ling within a year.

• Xiao Yi accepted the crystal core, which Xiao Xuan said could aid his cultivation but would likely become useless after he reached Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yi collected the eight-star Dou Zun’s remains, and Xiao Xuan reluctantly agreed they might prove useful someday.
• Xiao Xuan possessed Xiao Yi and carried him back to Jia Nan Academy, leaving Xiao Yi exhausted and asleep soon after he arrived.
• Hu Gan told Xiao Yi, Xun'er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao that elite-class students had to cultivate independently and explained the usual Inner Academy selection requirements.
• Xiao Yi decided to pursue the exceptional path of reaching Dou Ling within a year, while Xun'er left to cultivate and Wu Hao teased him about the Black-Corner Region.

Xiao Yi used the Condensation Crystal to break through to three-star Dou Master, then was drawn into a mysterious space where Xiao Xuan confronted Gu Yuan over the Ancient Clan’s inaction during the Xiao Clan massacre. Gu Yuan defended his caution, leaving Xiao Xuan’s accusation unanswered.

• Xiao Yi brushed off Wu Hao’s teasing and went alone to a secluded forest to cultivate with the Condensation Crystal.
• Xiao Yi used the crystal with the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art, broke through two levels, and reached three-star Dou Master.
• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Yi that an old acquaintance had arrived, and a golden light drew Xiao Yi into a mysterious space.
• Gu Yuan appeared and exchanged greetings with Xiao Xuan, who mocked his caution from a thousand years earlier.
• Xiao Xuan accused Gu Yuan of staying in seclusion while the Soul Clan massacred the Xiao Clan and grievously wounded Hun Tiandi.

Gu Yuan visited the awakened Xiao Xuan, explained why the Ancient Clan had not attacked the Soul Clan, and offered help to the Xiao Clan. Xiao Xuan declined Gu Yuan’s invitation to move to the Ancient Realm, and Gu Yuan left him a pill and a way to summon him.

• Xiao Xuan challenged Gu Yuan over failing to protect the Xiao Clan and letting the Soul Clan survive, while Gu Yuan defended his decision as the Ancient Clan’s leader.
• Gu Yuan said he had come to confirm Xiao Xuan’s awakening and had no intention of taking the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade.
• Xiao Xuan said he had accepted his death and left the prospect of resurrection to fate, and he and Gu Yuan agreed that the lack of source qi made reaching Dou Emperor impossible through their own efforts.
• Gu Yuan judged Xiao Yi’s talent but expected Dou Venerate to be his limit, while Xiao Xuan insisted that his guidance would help Xiao Yi surpass it.
• Gu Yuan invited Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi to the Ancient Realm, but both declined, and Gu Yuan gave Xiao Yi a pill for Xiao Xuan and a spatial jade tablet to call for help.

Gu Yuan left Xiao Yi with an Ancient Clan jade plaque and an eighth-tier Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill, which Xiao Xuan took to restore his soul power. Xiao Xuan revealed that Xiao Yi could regain the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline at Dou Wang and would need to reach Dou Saint to revive him fully, leaving Xiao Yi determined to rebuild his ancestor’s body.

• Gu Yuan departed after giving Xiao Yi a jade plaque and the Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill.
• Xiao Xuan explained that he trusted Xiao Yi, not the Ancient Clan, to oversee his resurrection and recover his peak strength.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that he had preserved the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline and would restore it to Xiao Yi when he reached Dou Wang, ordering him to advance from Dou Shi within half a year.
• Xiao Yi handed Xiao Xuan the pill, and Xiao Xuan swallowed it, making his soul body more solid and strengthening his soul power.
• Xiao Xuan said the pill let him wield roughly twenty to thirty percent of his peak strength, about that of a four-star Dou Saint, and Xiao Yi promised to reconstruct a suitable body for him.

After a month of intensive cultivation, Xiao Yi advanced to Da Dou Shi and arrived for the Elite Class assessment, astonishing Hu Gan and his classmates. The assessment was set to begin with one-on-one sparring matches.

• Xiao Yi cultivated for a month with the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal, pills, and Xiao Xuan's guidance, reaching the peak of nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi broke through to Da Dou Shi, formed Dou Qi Armor, and told Xiao Xuan he had succeeded.
• Xiao Yi left Xiao Xuan in his storage ring and went to the assembly square just before the assessment began.
• Hu Gan inspected the Elite Class and was shocked to learn Xiao Yi had become a Da Dou Shi while Xiao Xun'er had reached one-star Dou Zhe.
• Wu Hao reacted with disbelief at Xiao Yi's rapid breakthrough, and Hu Gan announced that the assessment would consist of one-on-one sparring matches.

Xun'er defeated Hu Jia in a spar, while Wu Hao conceded to Xiao Yi without fighting. Headmaster Hu Gan then invited Xiao Yi and Xun'er to join Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy, and both agreed.

• Xun'er used her superior timing and golden Dou Qi to overwhelm Hu Jia, who conceded.
• Wu Hao saw that Xiao Yi was a Da Dou Shi while he was only a Dou Zhe, so he immediately conceded.
• Hu Gan reprimanded Wu Hao for his stagnant cultivation and told him to train harder.
• Hu Gan praised Xiao Yi’s rapid breakthrough and offered him and Xun'er early admission to the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Yi and Xun'er accepted, and Hu Gan said he would recommend them for official admission the next day.

After gaining early admission to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy, Xiao Yi resolved to seek the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Xuan promised to help him subdue it. Xiao Yi and Xun'er entered the Inner Academy, where Xiao Yi spotted the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

• Xun'er thanked Xiao Yi for helping her, and he encouraged her to focus on cultivation.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that the Hongqi Soul-Origin Pill had restored much of his damaged soul and appeared more like a living person.
• Xiao Yi vowed to find ingredients to restore Xiao Xuan and a body to revive him, then said he intended to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to aid Xiao Yi in subduing the Fallen Heart Flame despite the danger it posed to a Da Dou Shi.
• Hu Gan led Xiao Yi and Xun'er into the Inner Academy and explained that they would need to cultivate hard to compete with its experts.
• An Inner Academy elder accepted Xiao Yi and Xun'er after Hu Gan described their rapid progress, while Xiao Yi looked toward the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.

Xiao Yi and Xun'er entered the Inner Academy and learned how fire energy granted access to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. Xiao Yi entered the tower alone and used Xiao Xuan's guidance to temper his Dou Qi with the Fallen Heart Flame's aura, while Han Yue summoned an elder after seeing him endure its scorching.

• The Inner Academy elder explained the tower's cultivation benefits, fire energy, and the Strong Ranking, then gave Xiao Yi and Xun'er Fire Crystal Cards with seven days' worth of fire energy.
• Xun'er went to rest, while Xiao Yi hurried to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower and entered with the other students.
• Pale white mist entered Xiao Yi's body, and Xiao Xuan told him to circulate his Dou Qi through the Fallen Heart Flame's aura to condense it.
• Students mocked Xiao Yi as his body was scorched by Heart Flame, and Han Yue silenced them before ordering her attendant to fetch the tower's guarding elder.

Xiao Yi endured the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower’s heart-flame scorching for twenty minutes, tempering his Dou Qi with Fallen Heart Flame’s sub-flame. After he revealed that Dean Hu Gan had exceptionally recommended him to the Inner Academy, he met Han Yue, who planned to cultivate on the tower’s sixth floor.

• The tower-guarding elder tried to dispel the heart flame scorching Xiao Yi, but Xiao Xuan’s soul mark blasted the elder away.
• Han Yue urged the elder to intervene as Xiao Yi endured the scorching, while the elder pretended to trust Xiao Yi’s ability to continue.
• Xiao Yi used Fallen Heart Flame’s sub-flame to temper his Dou Qi and felt close to another breakthrough.
• After nearly twenty minutes, Xiao Yi steadied himself, opened his eyes, and erupted with red Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi told the tower-guarding elder that Dean Hu Gan had exceptionally recommended him to the Inner Academy, and the elder praised his talent.
• Han Yue introduced herself to Xiao Yi as leader of the Moon Spirit Gang, then told the elder she would cultivate on the sixth floor.

Xiao Yi learned how the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower worked and sensed the intelligent Fallen Heart Flame sealed beneath it. Needing Fire Energy to cultivate and grow stronger before attempting to subdue the flame, he entered the arena and challenged Cheng Kui.

• Elder Liu introduced Xiao Yi to the tower, explained that higher levels cost more Fire Energy, and sent him away to rest after his first exposure to the Heart Fire.
• Xiao Yi sensed the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower, but Xiao Xuan warned that subduing it with his current strength would be dangerous.
• Xiao Yi decided to earn Fire Energy in the arena rather than take on slower tasks.
• Xiao Yi challenged Cheng Kui, offering to take only sixty days of Fire Energy if he won, while risking his own seven days if he lost.
• Cheng Kui accepted, confident he could defeat the one-star Da Dou Shi, and the spectators warned that Xiao Yi had challenged an experienced arena fighter.

Xiao Yi challenged five-star Da Dou Shi Cheng Kui despite being a one-star Da Dou Shi, surprising the spectators with his skill and spear techniques. He broke through Cheng Kui’s Earth-Splitting Strike with the Earth-class Dragon Abyss Heaven-Breaking Art, leaving Cheng Kui’s chest armor shattered as the fight continued.

• Cheng Kui and Xiao Yi announced their ranks before their arena match, while the spectators expected Xiao Yi to lose.
• Cheng Kui attacked with his spiked club, but Xiao Yi deflected most of the force with a fiery spear barrier and dodged.
• Xiao Yi circled behind Cheng Kui and pierced his flank, then avoided stone spikes and forced Cheng Kui’s club back with a spear radiance.
• Cheng Kui unleashed the low-grade Xuan-class Dou Technique Earth-Splitting Strike, breaking apart the arena beneath Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi used the first art of the Dragon Abyss Heaven-Breaking Art, Dragon Abyss Awakening, to break through Cheng Kui’s attack and shatter his chest armor.

Xiao Yi defeated Cheng Kui in the arena and claimed sixty days of Fire Energy, giving him enough to cultivate on the fourth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. He remained in seclusion there for eleven days, his Dou Qi armor expanding as he cultivated toward a breakthrough to Dou Ling.

• Xiao Yi defeated five-star Da Dou Shi Cheng Kui with a powerful earth-tier Dou Skill, and Cheng Kui honored their bet by giving him sixty days of Fire Energy.
• Xiao Yi combined his winnings with his existing Fire Energy and chose to cultivate on the fourth level of the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower.
• Elder Liu warned Xiao Yi that the fourth level was dangerous, but Xiao Yi assured him he would be careful and entered a cultivation chamber.
• Xiao Yi used the Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Crystal while the Fallen Heart Flame tempered his Dou Qi, and Xiao Xuan urged him to break through to Dou Ling so they could subdue the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yi cultivated without interruption, and by the eleventh day his red Dou Qi armor covered nearly two-thirds of his body.

After advancing to a six-star Da Dou Shi in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower, Xiao Yi rushed to protect Xun'er from the White Gang's attempt to force her to join. He confronted Fu Ao and stopped him from grabbing Xun'er, leaving the two sides on the verge of a fight.

• Xiao Yi used the Condensation Crystal to rise five levels in just over ten days, reaching six-star Da Dou Shi before running out of fire energy.
• Xiao Yi overheard students say the White Gang was pressuring Xun'er to join and hurried to the new student plaza.
• Fu Ao threatened Xun'er and began gathering Dou Qi after she refused to join the White Gang.
• Xiao Yi arrived, stood beside Xun'er, and told Fu Ao to leave.
• After learning Xiao Yi was a six-star Da Dou Shi, Fu Ao tried to grab Xun'er's hand, but Xiao Yi stopped him with his spear and threatened him with death.

Xiao Yi fought Fu Ao, a peak one-star Dou Ling, after Fu Ao threatened him and Xun'er. Xiao Yi's Heart Fire overcame Fu Ao's water attacks, but Fu Ao's Dou Qi armor blocked his spear; Xiao Xuan then lent Xiao Yi Dou Qi as he prepared to use the first formula of the Heaven-Breaking Formula.

• Fu Ao challenged Xiao Yi and dismissed him as a weaker Da Dou Shi, while Xun'er offered to handle the fight.
• Xiao Yi refused to back down, and Fu Ao attacked with his water-attributed Dou Qi and trident.
• Xiao Yi covered himself and his spear with Heart Fire, evaporated Fu Ao's water arrows, and struck from behind.
• Fu Ao's Dou Qi armor blocked Xiao Yi's spear thrust, and Fu Ao forced him back with a counterattack.
• Xiao Xuan spoke to Xiao Yi and supplied him with Dou Qi, and Xiao Yi began the first formula of the Heaven-Breaking Formula.

Xiao Yi defeated Fu Ao with his Dragon Abyss Awakening technique, prompting Elder Huo to intervene and recruit him into the Alchemy Department. Xiao Yi accepted for the chance to study alchemy and earn Fire Energy, then began a soul-power test at the department.

• Xiao Yi’s golden dragon overwhelmed Fu Ao’s four Dou Qi sharks and struck him down.
• Elder Huo appeared, protected Fu Ao from Xiao Yi’s attack, and warned the White Gang not to trouble Xiao Yi again.
• Elder Huo invited Xiao Yi to join the Alchemy Department, and Xiao Yi agreed after learning members received two hundred days’ worth of Fire Energy each month.
• Xiao Yi told Xun'er to defend herself if the White Gang harassed her again, then followed Elder Huo to the Alchemy Department.
• Elder Huo asked Xiao Yi to demonstrate his soul power using a Soul-Testing Stone, and Xiao Yi placed his hand on it to begin the test.

Xiao Yi impressed Elder Huo with his Late Mortal Realm soul power and fourth-grade alchemy, refining a top-tier Gathering Qi Powder. Elder Huo made him a core student of the Alchemy Department and gave him an advance of one thousand days of Fire Energy.

• Xiao Yi learned from Xiao Xuan that cultivating the Scarlet Sun Heaven-Burning Art had strengthened his soul power.
• Xiao Yi showed Elder Huo that he could summon tangible heartfire, convincing the elder that he qualified as a fourth-grade alchemist.
• Xiao Yi refined Gathering Qi Powder with exceptional skill, producing a top-tier pill that astonished Elder Huo.
• Elder Huo welcomed Xiao Yi as a core student of the Alchemy Department and promised to meet his requests.
• Xiao Yi asked for an advance on his Fire Energy subsidy, and Elder Huo gave him one thousand days of Fire Energy.

Xiao Yi received a Purple Fire Crystal Card from Elder Huo and returned to the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower to cultivate. Han Yue let him use her sixth-floor room, where Xiao Xuan shielded him from the stronger heart fire so he could pursue a breakthrough to Dou Ling.

• Elder Huo gave Xiao Yi a Purple Fire Crystal Card and welcomed him as a treasured member of the Alchemy Department.
• Xiao Yi showed Elder Liu his card and entered the tower again, heading for the sixth floor.
• Xiao Yi found that sixth-floor rooms were reserved for Strong Ranking members, but Han Yue offered him her room.
• Xiao Yi entered Han Yue's room and felt the sixth floor's stronger Fallen Heart Flame sub-flame scorching his body.
• Xiao Xuan created an energy shield around Xiao Yi and urged him to cultivate without fear of the heart fire.