Chapter Summaries

After Yun Yun spared Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu absorbed his system rewards and triggered another system anomaly that briefly brought him before a chained figure. The figure’s warnings remained as words carved into Xiao Yu’s table after he forgot the encounter.

• Yun Leng accepted Yun Yun’s order, and Yun Yun ended the gathering before leaving the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yu absorbed his system reward, reached five-star Da Dou Shi, and received the Void-Breaking Blade.
• Xiao Yu used 100 experience points to trigger a system upgrade, but an anomaly transported him into a dark space.
• A chained figure warned Xiao Yu that the system’s punishment missions were fake and told him to find Xiao Yi Xian after the Inner Academy ended.
• Xiao Yu returned to his room, forgot the encounter, and discovered the warnings he had carved into his table.

After discovering a warning he had left himself about lost memories, Xiao Yu tried to make sense of it and resumed exploring Jia Nan Academy. He encountered Bai Shan, then went to the Dou Technique Pavilion to begin practicing Void Blade.

• Xiao Yu found a message on his table warning that the punishment was fake and that Xiao Yi Xian was in the Inner Academy, and suspected he had carved it before losing his memories.
• Xiao Yu kept the table, spent two days recovering, and decided to explore Jia Nan Academy while trying not to dwell on the memory loss.
• Xiao Yu met Bai Shan outside their courtyards, rejected his offer to show him around, and left after questioning why he kept pursuing Xun'er instead of approaching her.
• Bai Shan watched Xiao Yu leave and signaled someone, vowing to make trouble for him in the academy.
• Xiao Yu visited the Dou Technique Pavilion, studied the Void Blade, and swung an ordinary weapon at a mannequin to practice it.

Xiao Yu planned to master the Void Blade and reach fifth-tier alchemist within a month, while the Xiao Clan celebrated Xiao Yan's victory over Nalan Yanran. A mysterious Dou Wang attacked the clan, and Han Jue and Xiao Zhan confronted him before Xiao Zhan disappeared amid the ruins.

• Xiao Yu planned to master the Void Blade and advance his alchemy before the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• Xiao Zhan received news that Xiao Yan had defeated Nalan Yanran and reached the Da Dou Shi realm, and the Xiao Clan celebrated.
• Han Jue ordered the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group to guard the Xiao Clan after learning of Xiao Yan's victory.
• A mysterious Dou Wang appeared above the Xiao Clan and attacked Xiao Zhan during the celebration.
• Han Jue joined Xiao Zhan to fight the Dou Wang, who struck them both down with a single Dou Skill.
• Han Jue rose from the ruins severely injured, while the mysterious Dou Wang searched for Xiao Zhan and accused him of abandoning his ally.

After Yun Leng devastated the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan returned to find Xiao Zhan missing and learned that a mysterious group had abducted him. Han Jue revealed that Xiao Yan should seek answers at Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yan decided to settle the clan’s affairs before going there.

• Yun Leng destroyed much of the Xiao Clan compound before flying away, while Han Jue and the surviving elders remained to help the wounded.
• The chiefs of Wutan City’s other two clans came to threaten the weakened Xiao Clan and plot to claim its territory.
• Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City, saw the battle damage, and asked the First Elder where Xiao Zhan was.
• Han Jue told Xiao Yan that his young master had sent him to protect Xiao Zhan and said Xiao Zhan was safe and had not been taken by the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Medicine Elder identified Yun Leng’s residual Dou Qi and reasoned that another group had abducted Xiao Zhan during the attack.
• Xiao Yan decided to handle the Xiao Clan’s affairs before heading to Jia Nan Academy, while Han Jue departed with the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group.

After Han Jue left, Xiao Yan accepted the position of Young Clan Leader, while Xiao Yu continued training at the academy and faced repeated harassment from Bai Shan’s followers. A system mission compelled Xiao Yu to defeat Bai Shan, and the chapter ended as they prepared to fight before a packed crowd.

• Han Jue told Xiao Yan that Desert City was his territory, accepted a letter from him, and departed; Xiao Yan then accepted the position of Young Clan Leader and began rebuilding the Xiao Clan’s influence.
• Xiao Yu trained in combat skills and alchemy but grew irritated as Bai Shan repeatedly sent students to challenge him.
• The system triggered a mission requiring Xiao Yu to defeat Bai Shan, with a reward of Dou Qi points and Source Coins and a penalty for failure.
• Xiao Yu revealed his five-star Da Dou Shi strength to two students and told them to inform Bai Shan that he would meet him at the training ground that afternoon.
• News of the challenge spread through the academy, drawing students and instructors to watch as Xiao Yu and Bai Shan faced each other on the platform.

Xiao Yu defeated Bai Shan in a spear duel at Jia Nan Academy, shocking the spectators and establishing himself as a powerful new student. After Bai Shan fell, no other Outer Academy students dared challenge Xiao Yu, and he returned to studying Dou Techniques and practicing alchemy.

• Xun'er told Hu Jia that Bai Shan would lose to Xiao Yu, while Hu Jia teased her about Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yu and Bai Shan exchanged spear techniques, and Hu Jia judged Xiao Yu's spearplay slightly superior.
• Bai Shan unleashed Thunder-Shaking Earth Arc Blast as Xiao Yu countered with Cloud Crane Shadow.
• Xiao Yu's azure crane broke through Bai Shan's lightning attack and shield, leaving Bai Shan too injured to continue.
• Xiao Yu told Bai Shan, "You lost," and Bai Shan collapsed after spitting blood.
• News of Xiao Yu's victory spread through the academy, and he returned to studying in the Dou Technique Pavilion and honing his alchemy.

After failing to refine a fifth-grade pill, Xiao Yu received a mission requiring him to win the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and decided to rely on the reward rather than keep working hard. The tournament began with Xiao Yu and Xun'er present, while Xiao Yan had not arrived.

• Xiao Yu failed once more to refine a Rending Pill and reflected on his progress toward becoming a fifth-grade alchemist.
• The system gave Xiao Yu a mission to take first place in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, with a fifth-grade alchemist advancement and other rewards, but severe penalties for failure.
• Xiao Yu abandoned his alchemy practice and spent the remaining days before the tournament wandering around Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the Martial Arts Arena and joined Instructor Ruolin, then Xun'er arrived and sat beside him.
• Instructor Ruolin explained the tournament rules, urged Xiao Yu and Xun'er to advance, and noted that Xiao Yan had not shown up.

Xiao Yu watched the selection tournament and accurately read the contestants’ strengths before winning his own match against Yue Yao. The chapter left Xiao Yu advancing after defeating her with a fire lotus made from Green Lotus Core Flame and Purple Flame.

• Hu Gan opened the selection tournament, and Xiao Yu correctly predicted Qin Yang would lose to Han Yu after exhausting his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xun'er defeated Liu Ming, and Xiao Yu joked that he was invincible among opponents of the same rank.
• Xiao Yu faced Yue Yao, whose water-attributed Dou Technique spread ripples across the platform to hinder his movement.
• Xiao Yu countered with Green Lotus Core Flame, then fused it with Purple Flame to form a fire lotus.
• The fire lotus shattered Yue Yao’s Vast Sea Hidden Whale, and Yue Yao conceded the match to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yan arrived just before forfeiting his selection match and defeated Xue Beng with one punch. He reunited with Xun Er afterward, who threw herself into his arms as a red-dressed girl looked on in dismay.

• Yue Yao asked Xiao Yu whether he had a girlfriend, and he said a girl was waiting for him.
• The selection match was called between Xue Beng and Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan was initially nowhere to be seen.
• Xiao Yu predicted Xiao Yan had arrived, and Xiao Yan appeared in the arena just as the referee was about to declare his forfeit.
• Xue Beng said Xiao Yan did not deserve Xun Er, but Xiao Yan knocked him unconscious with a single punch and won the match.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Xun Er for arriving late, and she hugged him tightly while the red-dressed girl lamented seeing them together.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun'er at Jia Nan Academy, then privately asked Xiao Yu about his father's disappearance. Xiao Yu revealed his encounter with the Soul Hall and suspected it had captured Xiao Zhan while searching for something tied to the Xiao Clan.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the selection tournament, reunited with Xun'er, and apologized to Instructor Ruolin for being late.
• After the tournament, Xiao Yu drew Xiao Yan aside, and Xiao Yan asked whether he had sent Han Jue to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yu recounted how Eagle Protector of the Soul Hall had captured him and taken him to the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yu explained that Eagle Protector had tried to seize the Heavenly Flames, forced him to join the Soul Hall, and branded his mind; Xiao Yu had mostly refined the brand away.
• Xiao Yu said he suspected the Soul Hall had captured Xiao Zhan because it believed he possessed something the faction sought from the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan learned that the glowing fragment meant his father was still alive, then joined the second day of the Inner Academy selection with Xiao Yu and Xun'er. Xiao Yan was matched against the Alchemy Department's Lu Mu, who promised to go easy on him.

• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yu that their father was likely alive and imprisoned by the Soul Hall, as the fragment's light remained lit.
• Xiao Yan walked Xun'er back to her courtyard, and the next morning Xiao Yu and the others teased them when they arrived holding hands.
• Hu Gan told the elders that Xiao Yu wielded the Green Lotus Core Flame and had been using the academy's alchemy rooms; Old Huo offered to take him as a disciple.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Yan that he could barely refine fifth-tier medicinal pills, leaving Xiao Yan stunned before he reminded him that he was exceptional among their peers.
• Xiao Yan was called to fight Lu Mu, one of the Outer Academy's top ten students, and Lu Mu said he would go easy on him for Yu'er's sake.

Xiao Yan defeated Lu Mu in a contest of fire control, then watched Wu Hao overwhelm Yan Cheng in the tournament. Wu Hao’s strength stirred Xiao Yan’s fighting spirit as he recognized him as a formidable opponent.

• Xiao Yan revealed his Green Lotus Core Flame and defeated Lu Mu, who agreed to discuss flame-control techniques with him later.
• Xiao Yan returned to the stands, where he took Xun'er's hand beneath the seats and made her blush.
• Wu Hao faced Yan Cheng, and the crowd watched the feared Enforcement Team member appear in his blood-red robes.
• Wu Hao defeated Yan Cheng in two moves, forcing him to concede.
• Xiao Yan recognized Wu Hao as a formidable opponent and reflected that his trials over the past two years had helped him catch up to powerful peers.

Wu Hao challenged Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu refused, and the selection matches continued until fifty students secured places in the Inner Academy. The next day, Hu Gan announced that those fifty would compete in five groups for five chances to enter the Dou Technique Pavilion, with no rules between contestants.

• Wu Hao challenged Xiao Yu after winning his match, but Xiao Yu refused because fighting offered him no benefit.
• Xun'er defeated a seven-star Dou Shi with a palm strike, while Xiao Yu defeated an earth-attributed opponent after letting him show his abilities.
• Bai Shan beat his opponent with one strike, and Hu Jia brutally defeated a wind-attributed fighter.
• The tournament selected fifty students for the Inner Academy, and Xiao Yu and the others spent the night apart, with Xiao Yan visiting Xun'er.
• Hu Gan divided the final round into five groups of ten, with one victor from each group earning a place among the top five and access to the Dou Technique Pavilion.

Hu Gan changed the final-round rules to divide the fifty contestants into five zones, making the Da Dou Shi targets for groups of Dou Shi. Xiao Yu faced nine opponents alone as the matches began, and he summoned his Thousand Flame Spear and azure flame armor.

• Hu Gan announced that each zone’s winner would choose from the top five slots first, prompting the Dou Shi contestants to plan to eliminate the Da Dou Shi together.
• Hu Gan assigned Xiao Yu and Yue Yao to the first zone, Xiao Yan and Bai Shan to the second, Xun'er and Wu Min to the third, Hu Jia and Cheng Yang to the fourth, and Wu Hao and Du Feng to the fifth.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan to be careful, while Yue Yao offered to help Xiao Yu if he struggled against his nine opponents.
• Xiao Yan and Bai Shan refused to cooperate, while Xun'er, Wu Min, Hu Jia, and Cheng Yang joined forces; Wu Hao’s opponents quietly discussed their strategy.
• Hu Gan started the matches, and Xiao Yu’s opponents began preparing to attack as he summoned his Thousand Flame Spear and covered himself in azure flame armor.

Xiao Yu broke through an earth-attributed opponent’s defense while Yue Yao’s water technique subtly affected the battlefield. In the second area, Bai Shan attacked Xiao Yan instead of joining forces against their opponents, and their clash left the other Dou Shi wary of the powerful aftershocks.

• Yue Yao spread water across the stands to slow Xiao Yu, who used Heavenly Flames to expose an earth-attributed cultivator’s weakness and defeat two more attackers.
• Xun'er and Wu Min teamed up against their opponents, as did Hu Jia and Cheng Yang, while Wu Hao’s reputation kept his opponents cautious.
• Bai Shan attacked Xiao Yan and declared that only the strong deserved Xun'er, but Xiao Yan countered him with Eight Extremes Collapse and injured him with its hidden force.
• Bai Shan unleashed Thunder-Shaking Earth Arc Blast, and Xiao Yan answered with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler.
• The collision sent a nearby Dou Shi flying from the platform and forced the others to retreat from the dangerous aftershocks.

Xiao Yu and Yue Yao joined forces to clear the first area, then sat together watching the remaining matches as Xiao Yu received a mysterious mission tied to her sorrow. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Xun'er advanced in their respective areas, leaving the contest’s final outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Yu attacked the Dou Shi in the first area while Yue Yao used water to stop them from escaping, allowing him to defeat them all.
• Yue Yao said she had helped Xiao Yu because he was handsome, and the two sat together at the edge of the platform instead of finishing their match.
• Xiao Yu received the mission “Moon's Sorrow,” which offered a high-grade Dou Technique, Dou Qi points, and Source Coins without explaining its objective.
• Xiao Yan recovered from the explosion in the second area and attacked the remaining Dou Shi while Bai Shan lay defeated.
• Xun'er and Wu Min cleared the third area, and Wu Min admitted defeat to Xun'er.

Xiao Yu and Yue Yao left their match undecided, and the five winners advanced to the Inner Academy Selection Tournament’s ranking matches. Xiao Yu drew Wu Hao as his first opponent, and their fierce battle was still underway as both prepared stronger attacks.

• Hu Jia and Cheng Yang, Wu Hao, and Xiao Yan won their respective matches, while Yue Yao conceded to Xiao Yu and Xun'er acknowledged her.
• Hu Gan announced that Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao had reached the top five, and the contestants rested before the ranking matches.
• Hu Gan drew the matchups, pairing Xiao Yu with Wu Hao and Xiao Yan with Hu Jia, while Xun'er received a bye.
• Wu Hao charged Xiao Yu with his blood-red greatsword, and the two exchanged powerful blows as their attacks intensified.
• Xiao Yu and Wu Hao drew back to gather their strength for a decisive clash, while Bai Shan watched Xiao Yu resentfully.

Xiao Yu defeated Wu Hao, and Xiao Yan beat Hu Jia to reach the final three with Xun'er. Xun'er conceded so Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu could face each other, and their final began as a fierce hand-to-hand fight.

• Xiao Yu shattered Wu Hao's Blood Rift Slash, and Wu Hao conceded after realizing he could not match Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan defeated Hu Jia by forcing her off the stage, leaving Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er as the final three.
• Hu Gan drew Xun'er and Xiao Yan, but Xun'er conceded and wished Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu good luck.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the stage and began fighting hand to hand without using Dou Qi.
• Wu Hao watched their intense fight from the stands, captivated by the battle.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu fought a fierce sparring match that revealed the extraordinary strength of both senior and junior disciples. Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yu to unleash his strongest attack, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yan gathered power for an Earth-Tier Dou Technique.

• Hu Gan and the elders watched as Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu traded blows, and Hu Gan confirmed that they were fellow disciples.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu brought out their weapons and continued fighting, their Green Lotus Core Flames forming a Blue Crane and a Blue Serpent that battled above the arena.
• Hu Jia joined Xun'er and reacted with surprise at Xiao Yan's strength, while the spectators watched the destructive clash.
• Xiao Yan urged Xiao Yu to use his strongest attack, and Xiao Yu warned that he could not guarantee Xiao Yan's safety.
• Xiao Yan gathered energy around the Heavy Xuan Ruler as the crowd recognized the oppressive aura of an Earth-Tier Dou Technique.

Xiao Yu fused the Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Chilling Flame into a fire lotus and launched it at Xiao Yan, who countered with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler. Their attacks detonated in a massive explosion, leaving the spectators waiting to learn what happened to them.

• Xiao Yu revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame and Bone Chilling Flame, then began fusing them despite Elder Huo’s alarm.
• Xiao Yu formed a green-and-white fire lotus, while Wu Hao concluded that neither fighter could be defeated by him.
• Xiao Yu warned Xiao Yan and sent the fire lotus at him, and Xiao Yan countered with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler.
• Hu Gan and the yellow-robed old man rushed to the arena’s edge as the attacks collided and triggered a devastating explosion.
• Xun'er and the spectators waited in silence as smoke and energy obscured the arena.