Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan effortlessly defeated Gu He with Return to Emptiness and Return to Origin, leaving Gu He gravely wounded. Yun Yun then faced Xiao Yan with her full strength, beginning to unleash the techniques of the Poet Immortal Sword Prelude.

• Gu He attacked Xiao Yan with the Thousand-Flame Sword Aura while Yun Yun watched for openings.
• Xiao Yan used Return to Emptiness and the Bone Chilling Flame to dissolve Gu He's sword aura and absorb its power.
• Xiao Yan struck Gu He with Return to Origin, pierced his sword, and left him barely alive after hurling him into a stone monument.
• Yun Yun angrily declared that she would win the match despite Gu He's defeat.
• Yun Yun covered her sword in azure light and began unleashing the Dou Techniques of the Poet Immortal Sword Prelude.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun fought with swords at the Misty Cloud Sect, and their duel sharpened Yun Yun’s swordsmanship while helping Xiao Yan discover a ninth sword form. Xiao Yan unleashed Sword Nine, Reincarnation, leaving Yun Yun struggling to defend herself after exhausting much of her Dou Qi.

• Xiao Yan answered Yun Yun’s Flying Sword Overturns the Clouds with the Ethereal Sword Technique, and their sword auras clashed across the sect’s plaza.
• Yun Yun adjusted the sword moves Xiao Yan had taught her, but her changes weakened their power and drained her Dou Qi.
• Yun Yun gained sudden enlightenment and entered the No-Technique Sword Realm, then chained her sword techniques together with increasing skill.
• Under pressure from Yun Yun’s attacks, Xiao Yan comprehended Sword Nine, Reincarnation, by cycling the eight forms of the Ethereal Sword Technique.
• Xiao Yan drove his sword into the ground and released a storm of blades that swept toward Yun Yun, whose depleted strength left her struggling to respond.

Xiao Yan defeated Yun Yun in their duel, then reassured her that he did not blame her and praised her cultivation. As the crowd reacted to Yun Yun’s strength, Soul Hall’s black mist filled the sky and revealed that Yun Shan had been conspiring with them, leaving Yun Yun hoping he would turn against them.

• Xiao Yan overwhelmed Yun Yun with his sword energy, and she admitted defeat.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun he would not blame her and credited her past help, while she promised to train harder and challenge him again.
• Jia Xing Tian feared the Jia Ma Imperial Family could not stand against Yun Yun, while Yun Shan regretted not joining Xiao Yan earlier but remained bound to Soul Hall.
• Soul Hall’s black mist spread over the plaza, and a voice urged Yun Shan to make his move.
• Yun Yun realized her teacher had been plotting with Soul Hall and silently hoped he would change sides and fight them with Xiao Yan.

Qin Yueyao and Hai Bo Dong arrived to help Xiao Yan confront the Soul Hall Protectors, while Yun Shan attacked Xiao Yan and was swiftly defeated. The Soul Hall Protectors then launched the Ten Thousand Souls Devouring Spirit Formation, leaving the Misty Cloud Sect’s defenders facing a swarm of vicious ghosts.

• Qin Yueyao, now an eight-star Dou Zong, and Hai Bo Dong joined Xiao Yan as the Soul Hall Protectors appeared.
• Xiao Yan sent the exhausted Yun Yun to Qin Yueyao for protection.
• Yun Shan attacked Xiao Yan with the Great Compassion Rending Wind Hand, but Xiao Yan shattered the technique with his Flower-Pinching Hand and struck Yun Shan down.
• Yun Yun realized that Xiao Yan had held back during their earlier match.
• The Soul Hall Protectors summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Devouring Spirit Formation, and ghosts surged toward Xiao Yan and the others as the defenders prepared to fight.

Xiao Yan used the Super Fallen Heart Flame to destroy the soul bodies Xuan Protector sent against the Misty Cloud Sect. Xuan Protector empowered the remaining souls with Blood Feeding, but Xiao Yan’s flames continued to burn them as the black clouds churned overhead.

• Qin Yueyao warned Hai Bo Dong to be careful as Xuan Protector’s soul bodies filled the sky with black mist.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Super Fallen Heart Flame, dispersing the ordinary soul bodies and revealing its power against souls.
• Xuan Protector used Blood Feeding to empower the remaining souls, which surged toward Xiao Yan and the others.
• Xiao Yan raised a pillar of Super Fallen Heart Flame that burned the blood-colored souls, though their immense numbers kept the attack going.
• Xuan Protector mocked Xiao Yan from within the roiling black clouds.

Xuan Protector used four powerful souls to create a fierce soul while Xiao Yan awakened Super Fallen Heart Flame’s fire spirit. The fierce soul emerged from the clouds, and Qin Yueyao and Hai Bo Dong sensed its overwhelming baleful aura.

• Xuan Protector unleashed four peak Dou Emperor souls, which devoured the other souls and then began devouring one another.
• Xiao Yan awakened Super Fallen Heart Flame, and its fire spirit emerged in the form of a woman.
• The black clouds froze as the fierce soul was born, and Xuan Protector taunted Xiao Yan to surrender.
• A blood-red hue spread through the clouds, filling the area with a savage aura that alarmed Qin Yueyao and Hai Bo Dong.

Xiao Yan and Qin Yueyao faced Xuan Protector after he summoned the Fierce Soul, which attacked the Super Fallen Heart Flame Fire Spirit. The Fire Spirit turned the Fierce Soul’s arrows against it and struck it with her hairpins, leaving Xuan Protector horrified as the flames consumed it.

• Qin Yueyao prepared to defend Xiao Yan while holding back because her frost Dou Qi clashed with the Super Fallen Heart Flame’s heat.
• Xuan Protector revealed the blood-red Fierce Soul and ordered it to kill Xiao Yan and the others.
• The Fierce Soul attacked the Fire Spirit with a spear and arrows, but she dodged and trapped its arrows in an orange formation.
• The Fire Spirit ignited the soul-power arrows and sent them back at the Fierce Soul, engulfing it in Super Fallen Heart Flame.
• The Fire Spirit darted around the burning Fierce Soul and slashed it with her hairpins, prompting Xuan Protector to cry out over his Fierce Soul.

Xiao Yan turned the Soul Hall’s soul-chain attack against its user and struck down a Protector with a combined technique, while Silver Protector intervened to save him. As Silver Protector arrived, Ya Fei emerged from hiding on the mountain peak.

• Fire Spirit burned the blood-red fiendish soul, and Xuan Protector used his soul force to weaken the flames and protect it.
• Soul Hall Protectors attacked Xiao Yan with black iron soul chains, but he used Void Extinction, Reincarnation Tribulation, and Spirit Plow to absorb their soul force and drag one Protector from the black mist.
• Xiao Yan struck the exposed Protector with Stellar Transformation, Thousand Wolf Shadows Shattering the Sky, and shattered his black mist form.
• Silver Protector arrived and poured soul force into the collapsing Protector to keep him alive.
• Ya Fei stepped out from her hiding place atop the mountain peak.

Ya Fei used the Feather-Splitting Gun to kill a Soul Hall Protector and help Xiao Yan and Fire Spirit absorb the fallen Protectors’ soul power. Silver Protector then revealed he planned to reclaim something from the Misty Cloud Sect, whose elders were caught by a powerful suction force from his black mist.

• Ya Fei shot a Soul Hall Protector through the head, destroying his soul body and startling the Soul Hall forces.
• Ya Fei’s second shot killed Xuan Protector while Silver Protector dodged her attack.
• Fire Spirit burned up the vicious soul and Xuan Protector’s remains, absorbing their soul power, while Xiao Yan devoured the first Protector’s soul and stabilized his Great Perfection Spiritual Realm.
• Silver Protector threatened the Misty Cloud Sect and turned his attention toward Yun Yun as Qin Yueyao protected her.
• The Misty Cloud Sect elders tried to flee, but Silver Protector’s black mist produced a powerful suction force that stopped them.

Xiao Yan used the Annihilation Heart Bell to free the Misty Cloud Sect members’ souls from Silver Protector, but Gu He chose to betray them and offered himself to Silver Protector in exchange for revenge against Xiao Yan. The chapter ended with Silver Protector devouring Gu He’s soul as Xiao Yan faced him.

• Silver Protector used his suction force to immobilize the Misty Cloud Sect elders and pull the souls from their bodies.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Annihilation Heart Bell, whose sound disrupted Silver Protector’s control and let the stolen souls return to their bodies.
• Gu He refused to return to his injured body and asked Silver Protector to devour his soul in exchange for attacking Xiao Yan.
• Silver Protector agreed and used Nine Forests Hundred Soul Devourings to swallow Gu He’s soul.
• Xiao Yan appeared from the turning ancient bell as Silver Protector’s chewing sounds echoed across the square.

Xiao Yan replenished his Dou Qi by absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, then used Five Dragons Flourishing Spirit to draw on fire, wood, and water dragon auras and raise his strength. As he prepared to face Silver Protector, Yan Lingji joined the others and introduced herself as one of Xiao Yan’s fire spirits.

• Xiao Yan attacked Silver Protector’s black mist to stop him from devouring Gu He’s soul, but Silver Protector’s counterattack erased the strike.
• Silver Protector taunted Xiao Yan about his dwindling Dou Qi, but Xiao Yan absorbed the energy of heaven and earth and rapidly replenished his reserves.
• Silver Protector recognized that Xiao Yan’s absorption came from a Heaven-tier cultivation method and regretted not having reported the Xiao Clan to the Soul Hall’s elders.
• Xiao Yan used Five Dragons Flourishing Spirit to gather fire, wood, and water dragon auras, using the Bone Chilling Flame’s ice attribute as a foundation for water.
• Yan Lingji and Ya Fei joined Qin Yueyao and the others, and Yan Lingji told Qin Yueyao that she was one of Xiao Yan’s fire spirits.

Xiao Yan unleashed the Poet Immortal Vertical-Horizontal Strike against Silver Protector, tearing apart his soul-devouring black fog and hurling him into a mountain. Silver Protector survived in a weakened armored form, and Qin Yueyao challenged him as the battle continued.

• Qin Yueyao welcomed Ya Fei and recognized her strength after she killed both Soul Hall Protectors.
• Xiao Yan put away the Black Heavy Ruler and wielded a sword and saber to combine the Poet Immortal Sword Prelude with the Vertical-Horizontal Art.
• Xiao Yan's Poet Immortal Vertical-Horizontal Strike tore through Silver Protector's black fog and slammed him into a mountain, which collapsed under the impact.
• Xiao Yan was left pale and sweating after bearing the combined technique's full cost himself.
• Silver Protector emerged in silver armor with his strength reduced to roughly that of a five-star Dou Zong, and Qin Yueyao taunted him.

Silver Protector relied on his Demon Soul Undying Armor to withstand Qin Yueyao’s attack, but Xiao Yan summoned the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s Fire Spirit to join the fight. Silver Protector began forming a powerful black sphere as Black-and-White Gentleman Nangong Hen prepared to challenge him.

• Qin Yueyao struck Silver Protector with an icy blade, but his Demon Soul Undying Armor blocked the attack and reflected some of its force.
• Silver Protector revealed that the armor required immense soul power, while Xiao Yan said Silver Protector would not escape even if he reached the Dou Zun realm.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Yin-Yang Twin Flame’s Fire Spirit, who introduced himself as Black-and-White Gentleman Nangong Hen and attacked Silver Protector.
• Nangong Hen exchanged a palm strike with Silver Protector, then claimed he needed only one move to defeat him.
• Silver Protector shifted to offense and condensed dense black energy into a dark sphere before him.

Black-and-White Gentleman reflected Silver Protector’s attack with “One Qi Becomes Nine Hundred,” and Man in the Web subdued the wounded Protector and transformed his remaining soul power. Xiao Yan explained that the resulting Demon Wraiths were the first residents of a new kind of community within the Endless Flame Domain, while Silver Protector endured the painful transformation.

• Silver Protector’s Black Sphere attack was absorbed and returned at double force by Black-and-White Gentleman, shattering his armor and severely wounding him.
• Man in the Web emerged and used Unfixed Flying Threads to paralyze Silver Protector and drain his remaining soul power.
• Silver Protector threatened Xiao Yan by claiming Wu Protector had been sent to attack the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Yan dismissed the threat.
• Man in the Web paid respects to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan stopped him and Black-and-White Gentleman from fighting while they were exhausted.
• Silver Protector’s body released numerous Demon Wraiths, which Xiao Yan identified as creatures formed from Soul Hall Protectors’ soul energy through Man in the Web’s secret art.
• Xiao Yan explained that his transformed cultivation method could absorb all living things and that the Endless Flame Domain was developing into a place for many kinds of residents; Silver Protector suffered as his soul power was transformed.

Xiao Lin broke through to Dou Zong just as Wu Protector attacked the Xiao Clan, and he fought off the Soul Hall Protector’s summoned soul army. Xiao Zhan then revealed his hidden strength and attacked Wu Protector, leaving the clash still underway.

• Wu Protector arrived behind the Xiao Clan intending to capture its key members, but sensed Xiao Lin breaking through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Lin confronted Wu Protector and knocked him back with a punch.
• Wu Protector summoned roughly three thousand soul warriors from his soul pouch and ordered them to attack Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin used Storm Otherworld to blast apart the soul warriors and destroy many of their soul bodies.
• Xiao Zhan activated the Flame Spirit Sacred Garment, rose to Dou Zun-level strength, and used the Demon-Subduing Staff to burn the remaining soul warriors.
• Xiao Zhan's golden sphere continued toward Wu Protector after wiping out the summoned souls.

Xiao Zhan and Xiao Lin arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect after Xiao Zhan defeated Wu Protector, while Xiao Yan finished resolving the Soul Hall threat and secured Yun Shan’s cooperation. Xiao Yan then brought Medusa out of the Endless Flame Domain and invited her to return with him to Jia Ma Sacred City to meet his family.

• Xiao Zhan burned Wu Protector away with his Flame Spirit Battle Garb, then told Xiao Lin about the events of recent years as they flew to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan recalled the people and Demon Wraiths into the Endless Flame Domain, while Silver Protector’s will collapsed after losing much of his soul power.
• Xiao Zhan asked Hai Lao to arrange lodging, while Nalan Yanran collapsed in regret and Yun Yun returned to the sect to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan planted a Three Paths Poison Gu in Yun Shan and ordered him to manage the Misty Cloud Sect and give Yun Yun time to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan studied the changes in the Endless Flame Domain, then took out the Heaven Swallowing Python as Medusa appeared.
• Xiao Yan took Medusa’s hand and invited her to Jia Ma Sacred City to meet his family.

Xiao Yan explained how the Devouring Reincarnation Method could raise Medusa’s bloodline and possibly bring her close to the Dou Saint realm. He took her to Jia Ma Sacred City to choose suitable clothes before bringing her to the Xiao Clan residence.

• Medusa asked Xiao Yan to help her endure the reincarnation period, and he described its potential benefits for her bloodline and strength.
• Xiao Yan suggested they go home together, and Medusa agreed after asking about changing into more suitable clothes.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa entered Jia Ma Sacred City, where the crowd fell silent and stared at Medusa.
• Xiao Yan chose several outfits for Medusa at a clothing shop and then took her to the Xiao Clan residence.

Xiao Yan introduced Medusa to Xiao Zhan and Qin Yueyao, who realized she was pregnant and welcomed her warmly into the family. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun decided to enter seclusion in the Life-and-Death Gate, while Nalan Yanran accepted her teacher’s decision and flew home to visit her family.

• Xiao Yan brought Medusa to a banquet with Xiao Zhan and Qin Yueyao, who recognized her as Queen Medusa of the Serpent-People Tribe.
• Qin Yueyao realized Medusa was pregnant, and Medusa confidently promised to keep Xiao Yan in line as the family shared a warm feast.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran to prepare to take over the Misty Cloud Sect and explained that she would cultivate in seclusion while repairing the Life-and-Death Gate.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran parted after Nalan Yanran let go of her lingering concerns about the past.
• Yun Yun entered seclusion in the Life-and-Death Gate, and Nalan Yanran flew down the mountain to visit her family.

Medusa joined Xiao Yan’s family, where Qin Yueyao learned that she had been carrying their child for more than two years. Xiao Lin then urged Xiao Yan to treat Nalan Jie’s poison as a chance to bring influential Jia Ma Empire factions into the Flame Alliance, and they set out to help him.

• Qin Yueyao asked Medusa about her pregnancy, and Xiao Yan explained that her Heaven Swallowing Python constitution meant the gestation period could last years.
• Qin Yueyao took Medusa to see where she would stay, while Xiao Lin returned and Xiao Yan sensed his grandfather’s powerful Dou Qi.
• Xiao Lin asked Xiao Yan about Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison and explained that helping the Nalan Clan could reassure other forces and encourage them to join the Flame Alliance.
• Xiao Yan agreed that aiding Nalan Jie was the right move and said he could remove the poison easily.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin left to treat Nalan Jie as soon as possible.

Xiao Yan visited the Nalan Clan and used the Three Paths Poison Gu to cure Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison. After devouring the rare toxin, the Gu evolved until it could threaten soul bodies as easily as Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, leaving Xiao Yan with an unexpected gain.

• Xiao Lin brought Xiao Yan to the Nalan Clan, where Nalan Jie was near death from Brand Poison.
• Xiao Lin claimed Xiao Yan could cure Nalan Jie, while Nalan Su, Nalan Yanran, and the alchemists doubted him.
• Xiao Yan sent the Three Paths Poison Gu into Nalan Jie, and it devoured the Brand Poison from his body.
• The Three Paths Poison Gu returned to Xiao Yan after curing Nalan Jie, and Xiao Yan discovered its toxicity and power against soul bodies had greatly increased.