Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yao at the Ancient Clan ceremony, and Xun Er revealed a divine-grade bloodline before receiving a seven-colored clan mark. When the Sky Tomb opened, Jia He entered separately from Xiao Yan and Xun Er, appearing alone on a vast plain inside.

• Gu Yao challenged Xiao Yan after receiving a violet-gold clan mark, and Xiao Yan defeated him in front of the Ancient Clan.
• Xun Er tested her bloodline and produced a golden pillar of light that revealed her divine-grade bloodline; she inscribed a seven-colored clan mark.
• Jia He told the Pill Tower Ancestor to watch over the Imperial Prison while he entered the Sky Tomb, and Xiao Yi Xian chose to return with the Ancestor.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and Xiao Yi Xian left the Ancient Realm, while Jia He traveled with Xiao Yan and Xun Er toward the Sky Tomb.
• The Sky Tomb opened, and Jia He entered separately from Xiao Yan and Xun Er, appearing alone on a vast plain.

Jia He’s cultivation on the Sky Tomb’s second level created an energy hurricane that collided with a second storm, trapping Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the Yan Clan members between them. The four sheltered in the gap and began cultivating, while four figures at the entrance to the third level sensed the chaos.

• Jia He reached the early stage of the eight-star Dou Saint realm after three months of cultivating and entered the Sky Tomb’s second level.
• Jia He drew energy from hundreds of miles around him, forming an enormous energy hurricane as Hun Ya’s group pursued Xiao Yan and Xun Er.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er encountered Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi, then realized a second storm had trapped them between it and Jia He’s hurricane.
• Xiao Yan led the group toward Jia He’s hurricane, and Hun Ya and the other two Soul Clan members were swallowed by the approaching storm.
• The two storms collided, leaving Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Huo Xuan, and Huo Zhi unharmed in the gap, where they began cultivating.
• At the entrance to the third level, a green-robed man recognized the signs of a massive energy storm and warned that trouble was coming.

Jia He absorbed much of the Sky Tomb’s energy storm and reached the peak of the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm, then led the group through the barrier to the third level. Huo Zhi rebuked Gu Hua for suggesting she marry Jia He, while Huo Xuan privately considered the alliance.

• Gu Qingyang and the others waited half a year as Jia He’s cultivation absorbed the energy storm and kept Xun Er and the others safe.
• Jia He awakened with the power of a peak Eight-Star Dou Saint, drawing Xiao Xuan’s attention from the third level.
• Gu Qingyang reunited with Xun Er, and Jia He led everyone toward the third level’s entrance.
• Jia He broke through the solidified energy barrier with one strike, surprising the others who had struggled to open it.
• Gu Hua suggested that Huo Zhi marry Jia He for a Yan Clan alliance, and Huo Zhi attacked him with her Red Lotus Karmic Flame.
• Huo Xuan considered whether a marriage alliance between the Yan Clan and Jia He was feasible.

Jia He confronted and devoured the Soul of the Sky Tomb, while Xiao Yan reunited with his ancestor, Xiao Xuan. The Sky Tomb’s energy bodies were freed from its control, and Jia He began cultivating.

• Xiao Yan and Xun Er headed with Gu Qingyang and the Ancient Clan members toward Xiao Xuan’s tomb estate, while Jia He went to find the Soul of the Sky Tomb.
• Jia He summoned the Soul of the Sky Tomb and revealed his Emperor Realm soul, then used the Soul Formula to overpower it.
• Xiao Yan met Xiao Xuan, who welcomed him as a descendant of the Xiao Clan and sensed Jia He’s battle in the distance.
• Xiao Xuan explained that Jia He’s strength surpassed the Soul of the Sky Tomb, and Xiao Yan learned that it was the force controlling the Sky Tomb.
• Jia He froze and devoured the Soul of the Sky Tomb, then began cultivating as the Sky Tomb’s energy bodies lost their urge to devour one another.

Jia He mastered the Sky Tomb, reached early Nine-Star Dou Saint, and offered Xiao Xuan a way to revive through the Soul Formula. After leaving the Sky Tomb, Jia He learned the Spirit Realm had closed and departed for the Thunder Clan, while Gu Yuan hoped he would help secure the Thunder Clan’s cooperation against the Soul Clan.

• Jia He’s heartbeat strengthened the cultivation of those in the Sky Tomb, and after a year and a half he reached early Nine-Star Dou Saint and gained control of the tomb.
• Jia He gave Xiao Xuan the Soul Formula and said it could help him cultivate his remnant soul enough to leave the Sky Tomb within three years.
• Jia He sent the ancient clan members out of the Sky Tomb, where the clans discovered casualties and learned Xiao Yan had advanced to Nine-Star Dou Venerate and awakened the Xiao Clan bloodline.
• Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan suspected Jia He’s heartbeat had enhanced the cultivators and discussed inviting him to the Yan Clan.
• Mang Tianchi told Jia He that the Spirit Realm had suddenly closed, and Jia He suspected the Soul Clan had begun acting.
• Gu Yuan asked Jia He to persuade the Thunder Clan to work with the Ancient Clan against the Soul Clan, and Jia He left with Mang Tianchi for the Thunder Clan.

Jia He visited the Thunder Clan, discussed recovering its stolen Tou She Ancient God Jade, and entered the Demon Lightning Pool. After receiving the Thunder Emperor’s inheritance, he comprehended the Thunder Path World-Extinguishing Record and continued cultivating as the pool’s lightning surged into him.

• Mang Tianchi brought Jia He to the Thunder Realm, where Elder Lei Xing introduced him to Clan Chief Lei Ying.
• Lei Ying told Jia He that the Soul Clan had stolen the Thunder Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade, and Jia He proposed working with the Ancient Clan and possibly the Yan Clan to recover it.
• Lei Ying escorted Jia He to the Demon Lightning Pool and asked him to spar after his cultivation; Jia He agreed and entered the pool with him.
• In the pool’s depths, Jia He encountered the Thunder Emperor’s remnant soul, which gave him the Thunder Annihilation Spear and asked him to bring Lei Dong to receive the Thunder Clan inheritance.
• Jia He brought Lei Dong to the Thunder Emperor, who passed on the inheritance before his remnant soul vanished.
• Jia He comprehended the Thunder Path World-Extinguishing Record, and its cultivation began automatically as he absorbed the Demon Lightning Pool’s power.

After emerging from a year of seclusion, Jia He learned that the Soul Clan had devoured the Stone and Spirit Clans and arranged a meeting to form an alliance against them. Hun Tiandi ordered an attack on Imperial Prison, whose leaders remained unaware as they prepared to receive a Yan Clan delegation.

• Jia He left the Demon Lightning Pool and told Lei Ying that Lei Dong had received the Thunder Emperor's inheritance.
• Lei Ying told Jia He that the Yan Clan and Yao Clan had agreed to an alliance, while the Stone and Spirit Clans had vanished; Jia He proposed meeting at Imperial Prison headquarters in one month.
• Hun Shengtian reported that the Soul Clan had devoured the Stone and Spirit Clans and that Nihility Devouring Flame was recovering in seclusion.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Shengtian and the Four Demon Saints to destroy Imperial Prison and retrieve the Xiao Clan's ancient jade, using the destruction of Soul Hall as their pretext.
• Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yun Yun agreed to accept the Yan Clan's offer to visit Imperial Prison and exchange ideas.

The Yan Clan representatives joined Jia He and the Pill Tower to discuss a preemptive war against the Soul Clan. When the Soul Clan attacked Imperial City, Jia He sensed the crisis and rushed back as the city’s defenders began to falter.

• Fire Spirit Fairy led Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi to Sacred Pill City, where they met Jia He and agreed to accompany him to the Pill Tower.
• Jia He met with the Pill Tower Ancestor and proposed uniting the Ancient, Thunder, Yan, and Pill Tower forces to strike the Soul Clan first.
• Hun Shengtian led the Soul Clan in an attack on Imperial City, and Xiao Yi Xian activated Jia He’s defensive formation.
• Hun Yuantian and three other Dou Saints deployed four Gates of Silent Death, draining the defenders’ vitality and weakening the city’s formation.
• Jia He sensed the emergency and arrived in a flash of black lightning, warning the Soul Clan that they had brought death upon themselves.

Jia He defeated the Soul Clan attackers at Imperial City and united the Pill Tower, Yan Clan, Ancient Clan, and Thunder Clan to prepare for war. He set the invasion for half a month later and went to the Manghuang Ancient Region to search for the Soul Realm.

• Jia He returned to Imperial City, seized the Gates of Silent Death from Hun Yuantian and the other Soul Clan experts, and devoured them with the gates.
• Jia He told Xiao Yi Xian and the others that he planned to strike the Soul Clan before it could recover, and he identified the Thunder Clan, Yan Clan, and Ancient Clan as allies.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and the Fire Spirit Fairy arrived, and the Fire Spirit Fairy pledged the Yan Clan while the Pill Tower Ancestor pledged the Pill Tower to the alliance.
• Half a month later, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin arrived in Imperial City, and Jia He assigned them roles in the coming war against the Soul Clan.
• Jia He set the attack for half a month later, then traveled to the Manghuang Ancient Region to locate the Soul Realm.

Jia He found the Soul Realm’s location and gathered Imperial Prison and allied clans to launch an attack on the Soul Clan. As the army advanced, Hun Tiandi ordered the Soul Clan to prepare for war and planned to awaken Nihility Devouring Flame if the Soul Realm was attacked.

• Jia He explored the Manghuang Ancient Region and sensed a Dou Di restriction sealing something beneath the ancient battlefield, deciding it was not yet time to break it.
• Jia He detected the Soul Clan’s aura and sent out a Di-Realm Soul to search for the Soul Realm’s entrance.
• Ten days later, Jia He learned that the entrance lay in an abyss and returned to Imperial City to prepare for war.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the others assembled Imperial Prison’s Dou Zong experts, while the Pill Tower and the Ancient, Yan, and Thunder Clans gathered at Imperial City.
• Jia He shared the Soul Realm’s location with the clan chiefs and led Gu Yuan ahead as the allied army set out to attack.
• Hun Tiandi put the Soul Clan on alert, warned that the allied clans might attack, and ordered Nihility Devouring Flame to be awakened if the Soul Realm came under assault.

Jia He and Gu Yuan broke into the Soul Realm and confronted Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan. As the battle began, Jia He overwhelmed the Soul Clan elders and pursued Nihility Devouring Flame into the abyss’s black flames.

• Jia He and Gu Yuan shattered the Soul Realm’s entrance, prompting Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan to mobilize against them.
• Hun Tiandi used an ancient force left by the Soul Clan’s Dou Emperor to break the attackers’ assault, while Jia He’s fire dragon clashed evenly with Hun Tiandi’s black dragon.
• Jia He taunted Hun Tiandi into leaving the Soul Realm, and Hun Tiandi declared he would fight rather than abandon his plans to become an Emperor.
• Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi began fighting as the allied forces advanced through the Manghuang Ancient Region.
• Jia He destroyed the Soul Clan’s attacking Dou Saint elders with a wave, then pursued Nihility Devouring Flame as he fled into the black flames.

Jia He sealed Nihility Devouring Flame and joined Gu Yuan to defeat Hun Tiandi. Hun Tiandi was killed, but the Ancient Dou Emperor Seal deep beneath the Manghuang Ancient Region trembled before becoming still again.

• Jia He captured Nihility Devouring Flame, sealed him in a jade bottle, and sent Lei Ying and Yan Jin to destroy the Soul Clan.
• Jia He joined Gu Yuan's battle against Hun Tiandi, and the three fought across the Manghuang Ancient Region.
• Hun Tiandi unleashed strange power that stirred the restriction beneath the Ancient Dou Emperor Seal, prompting Jia He and Gu Yuan to attack together.
• Jia He sealed Hun Tiandi with a Blood Curse and destroyed his soul with a soul sword.
• Gu Yuan declared the battle over as the Ancient Dou Emperor Seal trembled deep beneath the region and fell still again.

After Hun Tiandi’s defeat, Jia He and Gu Yuan secured the Tou She Ancient God Jades and discussed the seal protecting the Dou Qi Continent. Jia He prepared to lead the others to Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion after waiting for Zi Yan, then reunited with her at the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Jia He and Gu Yuan returned to the Soul Realm, where Lei Ying and Yan Jin handed over the Tou She Ancient God Jades.
• Jia He explained that an ancient Dou Di had sealed the Dou Qi Continent to protect it from a powerful dark force and that the seal lay in the Manghuang Ancient Region.
• Jia He said he knew where Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion was and planned to take the others there after waiting for Zi Yan.
• Jia He flew to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, where Zi Yan received a challenge from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to compete against the younger generations of their clans and the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• Jia He entered the hall, and Zi Yan rushed into his arms while the elders quietly left them alone.

Jia He told Zi Yan that he would open Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and free her father, then took her to the Northwest Continent. After showing the allied clan leaders the thriving Black-Corner Region, Jia He led them to Jia Nan Academy.

• Jia He told Zi Yan that the Soul Clan had been destroyed and that he had the Tou She Ancient God Jades needed to free her father.
• Zi Yan explained that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had challenged the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Jia He suggested postponing the match until her father returned.
• Jia He and Zi Yan left Dragon Island for the Northwest Continent after Great Elder Green Mountain agreed to postpone the challenge.
• Jia He summoned the Ancient Clan, Yan Clan, and Thunder Clan to witness Tou She Ancient God's emergence and showed them the prosperous Black-Corner Region.
• Jia He led the group to Jia Nan Academy, where Great Elder Su Qian and the Qian Bai Two Elders had already sensed their arrival.

Jia He led the clan leaders and elders into Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, where they discovered its Heavenly Flame Plaza and confronted the powerful Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill. After the pill drove back Jia He, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun, Jia He used Tou She Ancient God Jade and the Great Scarlet Emperor Art to suppress it and began refining it into a true Emperor-Grade Pill.

• Jia He and Grand Elder Su Qian led the group beneath the Heavenly Burning Flame Qi Tower, where Jia He and Zi Yan reunited with Zhu Kun.
• Jia He fused the eight pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade to open the cave mansion, and the group worked together to withstand its unleashed energy.
• Zhu Kun guided the group to the Heavenly Flame Plaza, where Jia He explained that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and Nihility Devouring Flame had escaped and that Tou She Ancient God was the Emperor Flame.
• Jia He identified the figure on the statue as the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill, which attacked him, Gu Yuan, and Zhu Kun.
• Jia He invoked the Tou She Ancient God Jade and the Great Scarlet Emperor Art to suppress the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill and began refining it into a true Emperor-Grade Pill.

Jia He restrained the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill and began refining it while Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and the others searched Tou She Ancient God's cave mansion for the Emperor's Origin. Months later, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun investigated a pulsing seal beneath the Manghuang Ancient Region and found cracks leaking black, evil energy.

• Jia He suppressed the Emperor-Grade Nascent Pill and set about nurturing it into a true pill, while the others left him undisturbed.
• Zhu Kun revealed that Tou She Ancient God had also left behind an Emperor's Origin, but the group could not locate it and departed the cave mansion.
• After three months of searching without success, Zhu Kun returned with Zi Yan to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, restoring its dominance among the magical beast clans.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun sensed increasingly frequent pulses from beneath the Manghuang Ancient Region and descended to investigate.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun found a formation bearing Dou Di aura; when Zhu Kun struck it, cracks released black evil energy that Gu Yuan dispersed and Zhu Kun trapped.

Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun discovered an ancient seal in the Manghuang Ancient Region and gathered the four great clans to reinforce it. The seal shattered during their investigation, releasing vast demonic energy as a terrifying presence awakened beneath the abyss.

• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun found a seal bearing the auras of several Dou Dis and warned Lei Ying and Yan Jin that the evil power within it could threaten the continent.
• The four clans agreed to gather their Dou Saint elders and reinforce the seal, while Zhu Kun reassured Zi Yan before leaving to summon reinforcements.
• Half a month later, Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun led the gathered Saints to the sealed area beneath the Ancient Domain Platform after hearing repeated impacts underground.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun discovered that the formation was cracked, ordered everyone to retreat, and watched the seal shatter.
• Demonic energy erupted from the abyss, forcing Lei Ying and Yan Jin to lead the Saints away as a terrifying aura spread across the region.

Terrifying demonic qi sealed off the Manghuang Ancient Region, where a mysterious black figure absorbed Hun Tiandi’s soul and began to recover. As Gu Yuan and the others sought a way to counter the threat, Tou She Ancient God’s statue chose Xiao Yan as its inheritor, but a year later Hun Tiandi’s voice rang out from within the region.

• Gu Yuan and the others tried to burn away the demonic qi with Heavenly Flames, but it replenished itself and held the Ancient Region behind an impassable boundary.
• A black figure emerged beneath the Ancient Domain Platform, swallowed Hun Tiandi’s weak soul, and fused it with black blood before retreating into the abyss.
• Zhu Kun suggested that Xiao Yan and others connected to fire seek Tou She Ancient God’s inheritance, and the statue chose Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan entered the statue to receive the inheritance, while the others hoped he or Jia He could reach the Dou Di realm.
• A year later, tremors intensified in the Manghuang Ancient Region, and Hun Tiandi’s voice declared that the Dou Di’s seal could not hold him.

Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun confronted the revived figure they believed was Hun Tiandi, only to learn he was the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor from the Great Thousand World. After he overwhelmed the Dou Saints, Gu Yuan summoned the Ancient Emperor through the Ancient Emperor Mirror, and the Demon Emperor recognized him as a phantom left by the Ancient Clan.

• Zhu Kun ordered Lei Ying to warn Jia He that Hun Tiandi had revived, while Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun suspected the voice belonged to someone sealed beneath the earth by a Dou Di.
• The figure emerged from the demonic qi, identified himself as the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor, and rejected the name Hun Tiandi.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun attacked together, but the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor shattered Gu Yuan's strike and wounded Zhu Kun with a single counterattack.
• The Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan rallied the Dou Saints to attack, while Gu Yuan summoned the Ancient Emperor Mirror and Zhu Kun continued fighting the Demon Emperor.
• Gu Yuan used the Ancient Emperor Seal to bring forth the Ancient Emperor, who confronted the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor; the Demon Emperor claimed the Ancient Emperor was only a phantom and could not kill him.

The Ancient Emperor fought the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor while Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun prepared the Central Plains for a possible invasion. The Ancient Emperor began sealing the Demon Emperor again, trapping him between two linked seals.

• The Ancient Emperor confronted the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor, and their battle forced the other Dou Saints to retreat.
• Zhu Kun left to gather Central Plains experts while Gu Yuan acknowledged that the Ancient Emperor Mirror had summoned their ancestor's afterimage.
• Lei Ying told Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, and Yun Yun that the Manghuang Ancient Region's seal had broken and urged them to evacuate cultivators while keeping Jia He in seclusion.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun agreed that they might have to enter Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion to awaken Jia He if the battle became desperate.
• The Ancient Emperor unleashed a sealing art, and the Devouring Heaven Demon Emperor's axe failed to break it as chains from the linked seals trapped him.