Chapter Summaries

Lei Qi fused Black Demon Lightning with two flames to create the Thunderfire Lotus, destroying the magical beast horde at Fallen God Stream. After recovering, the group met Heiqing of the Ancient Void Dragon clan, who invited Lei Qi to accompany Zi Yan back to the clan.

• Lei Qi formed the Thunderfire Lotus by fusing Black Demon Lightning with two flames, exhausting most of his Dou Qi.
• Lei Qi hurled the Thunderfire Lotus into the beast horde, killing countless magical beasts and scorching the surrounding land within a thousand meters.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan recovered with Lei Qi for three days while Yang Ji guarded the area.
• Heiqing emerged from a spatial crack and identified himself as a member of the Ancient Void Dragon clan sent to bring Zi Yan back.
• Zi Yan refused to leave without Lei Qi, and Heiqing invited Lei Qi to accompany them despite the clan's troubles.

Lei Qi and his companions brought Zi Yan to the Ancient Void Dragon clan’s hidden island in the void, where Third Elder Zhu Li welcomed her as the Dragon Emperor’s descendant. Lei Qi left Zi Yan with her clan to help her grow, then returned with Xiao Yi Xian and Yang Ji to seek the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.

• Heiqing led Lei Qi, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yang Ji through a spatial passage to the Ancient Void Dragons’ island floating in the void.
• Third Elder Zhu Li greeted Zi Yan and explained that the clan did not know where the old Dragon Emperor was.
• Lei Qi reassured Zhu Li that he had brought the group only to protect Zi Yan, then told Zi Yan she could return to the Thunder Clan whenever she wished.
• Lei Qi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yang Ji left Zi Yan with the Ancient Void Dragons and returned through the spatial passage.
• The three travelers reached a city near the Central Region and planned to search for the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, which Lei Qi believed could be found in the Black-Corner Region.

Lei Qi and Xiao Yi Xian encountered an Ice River Valley elder who recognized her Woeful Poison Body and attacked her. Xiao Yi Xian defeated and killed him, leaving Lei Qi convinced she needed to experience the dangers of the Black-Corner Region.

• Lei Qi and Xiao Yi Xian met an Ice River Valley elder outside their inn, and Xiao Yi Xian confirmed she possessed the Woeful Poison Body.
• The elder attacked Xiao Yi Xian and threatened Lei Qi, so Lei Qi told Xiao Yi Xian to kill him.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed her Seven-Colored Poison Mist, killing Ice River Valley's Dou Kings and most of its Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Yi Xian defeated the late-stage four-star Dou Zong elder with her Withered Poison Calamity Palm and killed him with a final strike.
• Xiao Yi Xian apologized for striking too heavily, and Lei Qi decided she needed to see the dangers of the Black-Corner Region.

Lei Qi and Xiao Yi Xian waited in Wing City for Ice River Valley to retaliate, planning to take resources that could help her Woeful Poison Body. Ice River Valley arrived in force, and Lei Qi began fighting its elders while Xiao Yi Xian faced the other attackers.

• Lei Qi explained to Xiao Yi Xian that they had stayed in Wing City to draw Ice River Valley out and obtain resources for her constitution.
• Hundreds of Ice River Valley experts surrounded the city, and the Heavenly Serpent Elder demanded that Xiao Yi Xian come with him.
• Lei Qi rejected the demand and shattered the Heavenly Serpent Elder's ice attack with his Heavenly Flames.
• Lei Qi struck back with Palm Lightning and blasted the Heavenly Serpent Elder away.
• Tian Shuangzi, Ice River Valley's Great Elder, appeared and attacked Lei Qi, who held his own despite being slightly outmatched.

Lei Qi and Yang Ji pursued Ice River Valley’s forces and reached the sect, where Yang Ji fought Ice Venerate. Ice Venerate was badly wounded by Yang Ji, while the fate of the remaining defenders was left unresolved.

• Tian Shuangzi ordered the Ice River Valley elders to capture Xiao Yi Xian, but Yang Ji killed Tian Shuangzi and Lei Qi killed Ice Fu, Ice Yuan, Ice Xuan, and Ice Hua as Heavenly Serpent Elder fled.
• Lei Qi, Yang Ji, and Xiao Yi Xian pursued the survivors to Ice River Valley, where Lei Qi slaughtered those he encountered and the trio entered the grand hall.
• Heavenly Serpent Elder told Ice Venerate that Tian Shuangzi had been killed and that a Dou Venerate was pursuing them.
• Ice Venerate confronted Lei Qi and Yang Ji, then attacked Yang Ji with the Heaven-Freezing Palm.
• Yang Ji countered with Palm Lightning, and their clash killed Heavenly Serpent Elder and severely wounded Ice Venerate.
• Lei Qi ordered Yang Ji to kill Ice Venerate, and Yang Ji vanished to strike.

After destroying Ice River Valley, Lei Qi returned to the Thunder Realm and entered seclusion to absorb the Sea Heart Flame, while Xiao Yi Xian also cultivated. The Thunder Clan leadership approved of Lei Qi’s actions but wondered about his unusual abilities and resources.

• Lei Qi, Yang Ji, and Xiao Yi Xian searched Ice River Valley for resources, then returned to the Thunder Realm after news of the valley’s destruction spread.
• Lei Qi gave the Fallen Heart Flame to Cao Ying before entering seclusion to absorb the Sea Heart Flame.
• Lei Qi’s expanded outer residence intensified competition among the younger Thunder Clan members after they experienced the Rainbow Sacred Lotus’s benefits.
• Lei Ying, Lei Jin, and Lei Yi discussed Lei Qi’s attack on Ice River Valley and speculated about how he acquired his unusual abilities.
• Lei Jin said the clan would let Lei Qi act freely as long as he did not attack the fallen Xiao Clan or send a five-star Dou Sheng into the Central Plains.

Lei Qi broke through to the early One-Star Dou Venerate realm at age twenty-three, shocking the Thunder Clan elders. After explaining how he used Black Demon Lightning and Heavenly Flames to increase his speed, he reunited with his companions and assessed their progress.

• Lei Ying and Lei Jin agreed to quietly observe Lei Qi, and Lei Ying said he hoped Lei Qi could restore the Thunder Clan's former glory.
• A violent tremor shook Lei Qi's mansion, drawing Cai Lin, the younger generation, and several elders into the air.
• Lei Qi emerged from his exploding roof with a fierce aura and formed wings from Black Demon Lightning and fused Heavenly Flames, revealing his breakthrough to early One-Star Dou Venerate.
• Lei Qi told Lei Ying and Lei Jin that he had learned to use his lightning and flames to boost his speed, and Lei Ying warned him not to risk injury through reckless experimentation.
• Lei Ren and the others congratulated Lei Qi, who then noted that Xiao Yi Xian had reached the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong.

Lei Qi reviewed the cultivation progress of the women and younger Thunder Clan members before visiting Cao Ying, whose alchemy talent had earned her great standing in the clan. After spending the night with her, he inspected the system’s New Year reward and found a collection of powerful eighth-tier pills he could not yet refine.

• Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, Qing Lin, and Cao Ying were described as advancing in cultivation or alchemy, while Qing Lin developed a snake network for reconnaissance.
• Lei Dong and the other young Thunder Clan members were reported to have reached increasingly high Dou Zong stages through training and bloodline advantages.
• Lei Qi went to Cao Ying’s room, and the system awarded him one hundred eighth-tier Nine-Colored Pill Lightning pills.
• Lei Qi spent the night with Cao Ying, then inspected the reward and found pills for cultivation, healing, Dou Qi recovery, and nourishing a fetus.
• Lei Qi realized the pills’ energy was too powerful for him to refine until he reached at least the strength of a Seven-Star or Eight-Star Dou Venerate.

Lei Qi claimed the Heaven-Swallowing Art after Cao Ying became pregnant and gave the cultivation method to Cai Lin, who was nearing childbirth. As representatives gathered for the Thunder Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Lei Qun and Lei Yu’s sparring displayed the strength of the clan’s new generation.

• Lei Qi gave Cai Lin a pill to nourish their unborn child, then learned that Cao Ying was pregnant and claimed the Heaven-Swallowing Art as his reward.
• Lei Qi brought the Heaven-Swallowing Art to Cai Lin, who began cultivating it and believed it could help her advance to Dou Venerate.
• Cai Lin told Lei Qi that she expected to give birth within days, and he left her room to avoid disturbing her before the birth.
• Representatives from Central Plains powers arrived at the Thunder Clan ahead of the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, while the Soul Clan stayed away.
• Lei Qun and Lei Yu sparred in the martial arena, impressing the visiting representatives with their strength as four-star Dou Zongs.

The Dou God Clans watched the Thunder Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and learned that its strongest juniors had not yet appeared. The matches left the visiting prodigies impressed and unsettled, while Huo Zhi was ordered to learn more about her future husband, Lei Qi.

• Gu Qingyang and the Ancient Clan’s delegation learned from Elder Tong Xuan that Lei Qun and Lei Yu were not the Thunder Clan’s top prodigies; Lei Qi and Lei Dong were.
• Lei Qun defeated Lei Yu and claimed the chief commander position, while Lei Yu accepted the loss and promised to challenge him again.
• Lei Tu and Lei Yun fought next, and their strength further shook Gu Qingyang.
• Yan Ting told Huo Zhi to seek out Huo Yue and ask about Lei Qi, since Lei Qi was her future husband and remained in secluded cultivation.
• Yao Ji lamented that the Yao Clan had missed its chance for a marriage alliance with the Thunder Clan, while Yao Tian remained confident in the Yao siblings’ potential.

Yan Ting brought Huo Zhi to the Thunder Clan, where Lei Wusha escorted her to Lei Qi’s residence in the Inner Realm. There, Huo Zhi found Lei Qi with Huo Yue, and their clash over his conduct ended with Huo Yue warning that even Huo Zhi’s father could not afford to offend him.

• Yan Ting confronted Lei Wusha for making Huo Zhi wait to meet her fiancé, and Lei Wusha explained that Lei Qi lived in the Inner Realm.
• Lei Wusha took Huo Zhi to Lei Qi’s residence and left her to enter on her own.
• Huo Zhi found Huo Yue with Lei Qi and objected to their intimate behavior.
• Huo Yue called herself Lei Qi’s concubine and warned Huo Zhi that she could be cast aside if she walked out.
• Huo Zhi said she could break off the engagement, but Huo Yue challenged her to consider whether her father could bear the consequences of opposing Lei Qi.

Huo Yue forced Huo Zhi to endure a humiliating appeasement of Lei Qi, then the three attended Lei Qi’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony at the Thunder Clan. The ceremony began with Lei Shi receiving a Golden Clan Mark, while Lei Qi’s own assessment remained ahead.

• Huo Yue reminded Huo Zhi that Lei Qi was the Thunder Clan’s Young Patriarch and pressured her to show proper conduct toward him.
• Huo Zhi suppressed her anger and endured Huo Yue’s demands to avoid bringing trouble upon her father.
• The next morning, Lei Qi, Huo Yue, and an exhausted Huo Zhi arrived at the Thunder Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Lei Tian announced the ceremony, and Lei Jin called Lei Shi to the platform for his assessment.
• Lei Shi’s Star Disc displayed six stars, and Lei Jin announced that he was a Two-Star Dou Zong with a Sixth-Grade Bloodline and awarded him a Golden Clan Mark.

The Thunder Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony honored its rising youths with Clan Patterns and Thunder Legion appointments, as the disciples’ bloodline grades and cultivation revealed an exceptional generation. Lei Dong then began his Star Disc test, drawing the attention of the clan’s most powerful figures as its stars continued to appear.

• Lei Shi received a golden Clan Pattern for his sixth-grade bloodline and was appointed Eighth Commander of the Thunder Legion.
• Lei Ba, Lei Ye, Lei En, Lei Ling, and Lei Yu each received golden Clan Patterns and Thunder Legion appointments.
• Lei Wen and Lei Qun revealed high seventh-grade bloodlines, received Purple-Gold Clan Patterns, and Lei Qun was appointed Grand Commander.
• Lei Xiao, Lei Tu, Lei Ren, and Lei Yun demonstrated eighth-grade bloodlines and received Purple-Gold Clan Patterns and commander appointments.
• Lei Dong arrived at the arena with Peak Dou Zong cultivation and placed his palm on the Star Disc.
• Eight stars appeared on Lei Dong’s Star Disc, but the test continued as the space rippled and powerful figures, including Lei Ying and Lei Jin, watched.

Lei Dong received a Seven-Colored Clan Pattern and was appointed deputy to the Thunder Legion commander-in-chief, but Lei Qi revealed a genuine Dou God bloodline and was named the Thunder Clan's Young Patriarch. As the clans departed, Huo Zhi struggled to hide her anger at Huo Yue over Lei Qi's appointment and their engagement.

• Lei Ying ordered Lei Dong to receive a Seven-Colored Clan Pattern, which Lei Tian engraved using the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush.
• Lei Tian appointed Lei Dong deputy to the Thunder Legion commander-in-chief, surprising those who expected him to become Young Patriarch.
• Lei Qi lit ten stars on the Star Disc, which shattered as his genuine Dou God bloodline's pressure forced clan members, including Lei Tian, to kneel.
• Lei Jin engraved Lei Qi's Seven-Colored Clan Pattern and declared him the Thunder Clan's Young Patriarch, whom the clan members accepted.
• Huo Zhi glared at Huo Yue over Lei Qi's appointment, while Huo Yue teased her about her future husband; Yan Ting then left with Huo Zhi as the clans departed.

Lei Qi claimed rewards after Cai Lin gave birth to their daughter, Lei Xiao, and met the prodigy, who was born a late-stage Five-Star Dou Zong. He arranged for Lei Jin to teach Lei Xiao, then told Cai Lin he would travel to the Northwestern Continent and relocate the Snake-People Clan near the Thunder Realm.

• Lei Qi received a strand of Origin of the Emperor, Eighth-Rank Alchemist Five-Colored Alchemical Lightning experience, and Perfected Spirit Realm soul power after Cai Lin gave birth.
• Lei Qi met his daughter and named her Lei Xiao, discovering that she was born at the late stage of Five-Star Dou Zong.
• Lei Jin offered to teach Lei Xiao to control her strength, and Lei Qi and Cai Lin agreed to let her go with him.
• Cai Lin said she did not want to bear any more children, and Lei Qi told her he planned to visit the Northwestern Continent.
• Cai Lin wanted to accompany Lei Qi, but he asked her to recuperate and promised to relocate the Snake-People Clan near the Thunder Realm.

Lei Qi traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Thunder Clan elders to the Black-Corner Region, promising Mang Tianchi a chance to advance to Dou Sheng. The group reached Jia Nan Academy, where Lei Qi prepared to handle the Snake-People Clan’s relocation.

• Lei Qi told Xiao Yi Xian that Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva in the Northwestern Continent could help her condense her Poison Core, and explained who would accompany them.
• Lei Qi arranged for a Half-Saint elder to train and protect Qing Lin while he, Xiao Yi Xian, Mang Tianchi, and Yang Ji traveled onward.
• Inside the spatial wormhole, Lei Qi promised Mang Tianchi an opportunity to advance to Dou Sheng, and Mang Tianchi pledged his loyalty if he succeeded.
• Lei Qi’s group arrived in the Black-Corner Region and headed to Jia Nan Academy.
• Lei Qi found that Jia Nan Academy’s enrollment had grown, and Su Qian welcomed him respectfully.

Lei Qi arrived at Jia Nan Academy and asked Su Qian to investigate whether the Black Emperor Sect had obtained Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. He strolled through the Inner Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, whose jealousy faded as they talked, and they encountered Liu Fei and her admirers.

• Su Qian welcomed Lei Qi and reported that Xiao Yan had never joined Jia Nan Academy and Gu Xun'er had left in the second year after Lei Qi departed.
• Lei Qi asked about beautiful female students, then told Su Qian to investigate the Black Emperor Sect's Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and its planned auction.
• Xiao Yi Xian resented Lei Qi's interest in other women, but he teased and reassured her as they entered the academy.
• Lei Qi said they should meet attractive students to bring back to the Thunder Clan, and Xiao Yi Xian objected to his excuse.
• Lei Qi and Xiao Yi Xian encountered Liu Fei and her group, and one of Liu Fei's admirers demanded that they move aside.

Lei Qi ordered Yang Ji to obtain the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva from the Black Emperor Sect, then asked Su Qian to bring Xiao Yu to him as a concubine. Xiao Yu arrived nervous and confused about why a powerful figure had chosen her.

• Xiao Yi Xian drove off Liu Fei's companion and pressured Liu Fei and the others to back down.
• Lei Qi told Liu Fei to prepare a dowry because he intended to take her as his concubine, and Liu Fei went to Liu Qing for help.
• Liu Qing warned Liu Fei that the clan might have little power to change Lei Qi's decision.
• Su Qian reported that the Black Emperor Sect possessed the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and Lei Qi sent Yang Ji with a Sect-Breaking Pill to obtain it.
• Lei Qi asked Su Qian to bring Xiao Yu to him instead of Liu Fei.
• Su Qian brought Xiao Yu to Lei Qi, and she wondered why he had selected her after the Xiao Clan's destruction.

Lei Qi revealed Xiao Yu’s Ancient Eight Clans heritage and offered to help her grow stronger in exchange for her loyalty. After she agreed and asked him to protect her younger relatives, Yang Ji brought Lei Qi the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.

• Lei Qi explained that Xiao Yu’s bloodline came from the Ancient Eight Clans and that her clan had been attacked by their ancestors’ enemies.
• Lei Qi bluntly said he wanted to train Xiao Yu because he admired her legs, and she agreed after asking him to protect her younger brother and a cousin.
• Lei Qi told Xiao Yu to cultivate in a side room and allowed her to visit her clansmen.
• Lei Qi offered Su Qian the Thunder Clan’s backing, but Su Qian chose to remain at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yi Xian discussed Su Qian’s interest in power with Lei Qi, and Yang Ji arrived with the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, reporting that the Black Emperor Sect’s sect master had cooperated.

Lei Qi helped Xiao Yi Xian condense a Poison Core in the magma world beneath Jia Nan Academy, using the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's magical core, Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and three Heavenly Flames. She emerged at the Late Eight-Star Dou Venerate realm, while Lei Qi's cultivation also improved.

• Lei Qi gave Yang Ji an eighth-tier pill with Nine-Colored Pill Lightning and ordered him to guard the underground magma while he helped Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lei Qi brought Xiao Yi Xian to the magma world and prepared the magical core of the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast and Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.
• Lei Qi used the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame to suppress Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body as it erupted.
• Lei Qi refined the prepared materials and urged Xiao Yi Xian to compress her poison gas and form a Poison Core.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poison and reached the Late Eight-Star Dou Venerate realm, while Lei Qi advanced to the middle stage of the One-Star Dou Venerate realm.