Chapter Summaries

Jiu You claimed he had sacrificed his body to contain the Nether Wind and asked Zhao Li to help him escape, promising to help Zhao Li reach Dou Di. Zhao Li recognized that Jiu You was manipulating him, but Jiu You abandoned his earlier plan and revealed a way for Zhao Li to release him.

• Jiu You said he had shattered part of the Great Formation ten thousand years earlier and bound himself there to keep the Nether Wind from devastating the continent.
• Jiu You told Zhao Li that only his soul remained and offered to help him break through to Dou Di if Zhao Li helped him leave.
• Zhao Li pretended to be eager to help and asked how a Dou Sheng could free Jiu You.
• Jiu You decided to have Zhao Li release him willingly, then showed him a mountain range filled with the buried Demon Race.
• Jiu You told Zhao Li to sever the deathly energy above the mountain range for an instant so he could escape.

Zhao Li studied the Great Formation and discovered that its Yin-Yang principle transformed vitality into deathly aura to dissolve those sealed within and power the formation. As he entered the mountain range, countless lingering obsessions invaded his soul, and he drove them away after realizing they wanted to live but he did not want to die.

• Zhao Li examined the deathly mountain range and two heavenly pillars, recognizing a Yin-Yang pattern and resolving to study how to break the formation.
• Zhao Li spent three months comprehending the seal, while Jiu You recognized his talent and decided to kill him once she escaped.
• Zhao Li understood that the formation transformed vitality into deathly aura, which dissolved sealed beings and supplied energy to the Great Formation.
• Zhao Li entered the mountain range and experienced the memories and obsessions of countless people and demons who had died there.
• Zhao Li concluded that the obsessions clung to existence because they wanted to live, then used his Soul Power to drive them from his soul.

Zhao Li resisted the Flood of Obsessions with the energy of his own world and tried to dissolve the lingering spirits by sharing his belief in living without regret. One unusually powerful obsession drew him into the final moments of a Dou Di, who noticed Zhao Li and asked if he wanted to refine the mountain range.

• Zhao Li used the special energy of his world to clear the obsessions eroding his soul, then sent his belief in having no regrets back toward the Lingering Thoughts.
• Zhao Li recalled his twenty years on Blue Planet and affirmed that he would make the same choice again, even knowing it would leave his parents grieving.
• Zhao Li's Soul Radiance and the Obsession Remnants clashed until a powerful, conscious will pulled him into another era.
• Zhao Li witnessed a nameless Dou Di burn his soul to unleash a brilliant saber slash, killing himself and the enemies surrounding him.
• The fallen God of War stood up, noticed Zhao Li, and asked whether he wanted to refine the mountain range.

Zhao Li spoke with Venerable Overlord and learned that the Obsessions in Death Mountain arose from the dead fearing their struggles had been in vain, and that Outer Demons had made them harder to release. Inspired by Overlord’s wish that they might live again through Reincarnation, Zhao Li resolved to build an Underworld in his own world and stepped back into the torrent of Obsessions, where another will told him to give up.

• Zhao Li confronted Venerable Overlord, who explained that the Obsessions had formed from the dead’s fear and yearning, and warned that the Outer Demons’ influence made them difficult to release.
• Zhao Li asked Venerable Overlord about his own Obsession, and Overlord faded after voicing his hope that the dead might live another life and see the world they had protected.
• Zhao Li considered creating Reincarnation and an Underworld in his world, using Death Mountain as its foundation.
• Zhao Li entered the torrent again and accepted the Obsessions’ imprints, as his soul was overwhelmed and another will told him he could not succeed.

Zhao Li nearly collapsed while absorbing the Obsessions of ancient Dou Di, but rediscovered his own desires and refused to give up. He survived the ordeal and awakened a new state of the Bone Chilling Flame embodying the Two Extremes of Life and Death.

• Zhao Li continued absorbing the Obsessions despite repeated pleas from the lingering Dou Di wills to stop.
• As the strain clouded his consciousness, Zhao Li felt at peace with dying and began to lose his memories.
• Zhao Li found the Obsession revealing his desire for power, Eternal Life, and the life he wanted, and his consciousness began to return.
• Zhao Li drew strength from his unwillingness to leave regrets behind, halting his soul's collapse.
• On the snow-covered Snow Mountain, the Bone Chilling Flame enveloped Zhao Li and transformed to embody the Two Extremes of Life and Death.
• Zhao Li opened his eyes, having survived as his faith gathered again.

Zhao Li survived Death Mountain’s Flood of Obsessions, established reincarnation, and condensed the Empress Earth Deity as a second god in his Inner Universe. Jiu You discovered that the seal was weakening and broke through it, only to hear Zhao Li behind him.

• Zhao Li emerged from his enlightenment after surviving the collapse of his conviction and comprehended life, death, and reincarnation.
• Zhao Li condensed the Heaven-Bearing, Law-Emulating, Virtuous, Vast Empress Earth Deity in his Inner Universe and realized that his power had increased.
• Zhao Li recognized that Jiu You had influenced him through the information he revealed and decided the Demon Emperor could become energy for evolving ghosts.
• Jiu You noticed that the Sealed Space was no longer repairing itself quickly and repeatedly slashed at a mark in the Void.
• Jiu You shattered the space and laughed at his escape, but Zhao Li appeared behind him without being sensed.

Zhao Li learned from Jiu You that he had reached the Heavenly Supreme realm and considered what that meant for his future. He then thanked Jiu You for the information and reached out to seize him, intending to use his Demonic Qi to create another race in his world.

• Zhao Li returned to the sealed land and confronted Jiu You, who was shocked that he had survived.
• Jiu You explained that Zhao Li had reached the Heavenly Supreme realm, a level beyond the Dou Di realm known on Dou Qi Continent.
• Zhao Li realized his strength had eased his fears about the future and considered the heights he might reach.
• Zhao Li thanked Jiu You, said his Demonic Qi might allow another race to appear in his world, and reached for him.
• Jiu You saw Zhao Li's casual palm as a demon god's attack, heavier than certain worlds.

Zhao Li defeated Jiu You in his Sea of Consciousness, erased her Soul Seals, and imprisoned her in the Netherworld beneath the Wheel of Life and Death. He reshaped Death Mountain into the River of Forgetfulness, then decided that his new power left him free to stir up trouble.

• Jiu You used her clan's black energy to escape Zhao Li's sealing strike and entered his Sea of Consciousness to refine his soul.
• Zhao Li revealed that he had already taken control of her Soul Seal and used Chaos Energy to erase it.
• Zhao Li froze Jiu You, captured her, and suppressed her beneath the Wheel of Life and Death in his Inner Universe's Netherworld.
• Zhao Li sank Death Mountain beneath the Netherworld, sent the Obsessions back into it, and named the resulting river the River of Forgetfulness.
• Zhao Li reflected on how he had reached the Heavenly Supreme realm and resolved to stop holding back and boldly stir up trouble.

After gaining clarity from the Flood of Obsessions, Zhao Li returned from the vanished Death Mountain and considered using Origin Qi as leverage to influence the continent’s powerful figures. He reunited with Ye Yunsheng and began explaining the Great Thousand World, leaving her asking whether Heavenly Supreme was one of its cultivation realms.

• Zhao Li reflected on the knowledge and experiences gained from the Flood of Obsessions and anticipated that they would help him condense more gods.
• Zhao Li saw that Death Mountain and the core of the Great Formation over the Dou Qi Continent had disappeared, then decided Origin Qi could serve as leverage with Hun Tiandi, Gu Yuan, Zhu Kun, and Xiao Xuan.
• Zhao Li left a Soul Imprint and departed to verify whether his unusual Dou Di state had activated his clan’s bloodline.
• Ye Yunsheng finished cultivating and wondered whether Zhao Li had reached the Dou Di level while she remained unable to find the path forward.
• Zhao Li returned, told Ye Yunsheng about his discoveries, and explained that the Dou Qi Continent was one world among many in the Chaos, whose powerful worlds were collectively called the Great Thousand World.
• Ye Yunsheng asked Zhao Li whether Heavenly Supreme was a cultivation realm within the Great Thousand World.

Zhao Li explained the Great Thousand World and the Heavenly Supreme realm to Ye Yunsheng, then reassured her that Origin Qi would soon return to the Dou Qi Continent so she could advance to Dou God. They headed back as Zhao Li planned to test whether he could create a Dou God Clan.

• Zhao Li told Ye Yunsheng that Dou Gods were Quasi Heavenly Supremes and that he had already reached the Heavenly Supreme realm.
• Ye Yunsheng asked Zhao Li to guide her toward breaking through to Dou God, but he explained that his cultivation path depended on unusual opportunities and differed from orthodox cultivation.
• Zhao Li showed Ye Yunsheng his Chaos Qi, refused to let her try it, and promised that Origin Qi would soon return to the Dou Qi Continent.
• Ye Yunsheng accepted Zhao Li's reassurance and said she would wait while consolidating her realm.
• Zhao Li suggested they return and said he wanted to verify whether he could create a Dou God Clan.

Zhao Li returned to the Pocket World with Ye Yunsheng to check whether his transformation had awakened his family’s bloodlines, but found his parents unchanged. He concluded that a Dou Di’s bloodline blessing depended on more than a change in life level and considered whether Dao Confluence and Emperor’s Origin Qi explained the difference.

• Zhao Li told Ye Yunsheng he wanted to return to the clan and check whether his family had awakened their bloodlines, and the two left the Abyss, where a white speck emerged after they were gone.
• Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng visited Zhao Lingxiao and Han Xiangyu, but found that neither parent had awakened a bloodline or advanced beyond low-level Dou Zun.
• Han Xiangyu urged Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng to have a child, while Zhao Lingxiao scolded Zhao Li for leaving his mother waiting for a grandchild.
• Zhao Li reflected that becoming a Heavenly Supreme had not changed his family’s bloodlines and reasoned that Dou Di bloodline blessings were not caused by a life-level transformation alone.
• Zhao Li wondered whether failing to achieve Dao Confluence explained the difference, and considered how Dou Di used Emperor’s Origin Qi to connect with Heaven and Earth and refine borrowed power into their own.

Zhao Li investigated his theories about Dou Di bloodlines before Yun Shan summoned him to the ruined Snake People Royal City. Yun Shan told him that Cailin had gone missing after attempting an evolution, and Zhao Li began searching for her with his Soul Power.

• Zhao Li speculated that Dou Di bloodlines resonated with paths recorded by Heaven and Earth, and planned to investigate the Gu Clan and Soul Clan.
• Yun Shan's summoning talisman brought Zhao Li to the devastated Snake People Royal City.
• Yun Shan asked Zhao Li to help find his missing daughter, Cailin.
• Zhao Li inferred that Cailin had attempted the dangerous evolution associated with the original story and questioned why she had risked it despite her advantages.
• Zhao Li released his Soul Power in every direction to search for Cailin.

Xiao Yan escaped with the Nine-Colored Little Snake after Yun Shan’s overwhelming arrival and learned that the newcomer was likely the former Misty Cloud Sect Master. Despite the danger of keeping Medusa’s transformed body with him, Xiao Yan decided to first devour the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Xiao Yan recovered in Tagor Oasis with the sleeping Nine-Colored Little Snake wrapped around his wrist, while Yao Chen warned him that Medusa would eventually awaken and become far stronger than him.
• Xiao Yan reasoned that returning the snake would be dangerous and said he would take things one step at a time, despite Yao Chen’s warning that the powerful newcomer had likely come for Medusa.
• Yao Chen recognized the newcomer as probably the strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire and reflected on how much Yun Shan’s cultivation had advanced over the decades.
• Xiao Yan realized that the newcomer was Yun Shan, the former Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect, and worried that he could not escape the sect’s attention.
• Xiao Yan looked at the Nine-Colored Little Snake and the Green Lotus Core Flame, then asked Yao Chen to find a place where he could devour the flame.

Xiao Yan overcame his fear of the Green Lotus Core Flame and prepared to devour it, while Yao Chen moved him to a secluded cave to recover. As Xiao Yan finished preparing, he discovered Zhao Li standing before him and called to Yao Chen for help.

• Xiao Yan accepted that he had to risk devouring Heavenly Flames if he wanted to become a true powerhouse.
• Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan's body and transported him to a concealed cave near the Tagor Great Oasis.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan to recover to his peak before attempting to refine the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan inspected and sealed the cave entrance, then sat down to adjust his condition.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes and found Zhao Li watching him, so he apologized and urgently called to Yao Chen for help.

Zhao Li confronted Xiao Yan over the little snake he had taken from Snake People King City, while Yao Chen hid nearby and warned Xiao Yan to ask about the situation. Xiao Yan realized Zhao Li was stronger than Yao Chen, but Zhao Li captured the snake and continued questioning him.

• Yao Chen sensed something was wrong, stayed concealed, and told Xiao Yan through their mental connection to keep calm and ask about the situation.
• Zhao Li secretly took out a Memory Stone and asked Xiao Yan whether he had abducted his disciple's granddaughter.
• Xiao Yan deduced that Zhao Li was stronger than Yao Chen and tried to deny abducting the girl.
• Xiao Yan sought Yao Chen's advice but received no response, leaving him under intense pressure.
• Zhao Li used a wave of his hand to pull the little snake from Xiao Yan's wrist into his book and asked whether it was Xiao Yan's pet.

Zhao Li examined the Nine-Colored Little Snake and theorized that the Snake People Tribe’s soul-fusion technique might let powerful snake souls take over newborns. Suspecting the tribe had developed safeguards and other hidden secrets, he decided to investigate, while Xiao Yan finally admitted his greed and asked how Zhao Li would deal with him.

• Zhao Li examined the Nine-Colored Little Snake and recalled how the Snake People Tribe fused snake-shaped magical beasts’ souls with their children.
• Zhao Li compared the tribe’s secret technique to Ghost Possession and wondered whether powerful snake souls could take control of the children they were meant to accompany.
• Zhao Li connected the Medusa Bloodline’s nourishment and the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill to a possible effort to protect children’s souls.
• Zhao Li resolved to return to the Royal City Ancestral Land of the Snake People Tribe and investigate its secrets.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had been blinded by greed and asked Zhao Li how he intended to deal with him.

Zhao Li reunited with Yao Chen, who had been remade, and learned that Yao Chen regarded him as a teacher and wished to serve at his side. Yao Chen then recounted what had happened to him and thanked Zhao Li for helping him survive and advance.

• Xiao Yan waited nervously as Zhao Li revealed that an old friend had arrived.
• Yao Chen emerged from Xiao Yan's Storage Ring and saluted Zhao Li, thanking him for remaking him.
• Xiao Yan realized Zhao Li was Yao Chen's master and felt relieved.
• Zhao Li denied being Yao Chen's teacher, but Yao Chen knelt and asked to serve at his side.
• Zhao Li accepted Yao Chen's choice and asked what had happened over the years.
• Yao Chen recounted his ordeal and credited Zhao Li's teachings for his survival and breakthrough.

Zhao Li welcomed Yao Chen as his disciple and gave Xiao Yan a powerful flame to help him pursue the Heavenly Flames needed to rebuild Yao Chen's body. He returned to Yun Shan with Cailin, whose evolution had left her as a Nine-Colored Little Snake awaiting the merging of her souls.

• Yao Chen thanked Zhao Li for saving him, and Zhao Li recognized that Yao Chen had an Emperor Realm Soul and could reach Dou Sheng after rebuilding his body.
• Yao Chen said he planned to rebuild his body with Xiao Yan's help, and Xiao Yan vowed to remember Han Feng, Mu Gu, and Soul Hall.
• Zhao Li transformed his Natal Flame with many source rules and gave Xiao Yan a wisp, warning him that refining it would be difficult at his current strength.
• Zhao Li took Xiao Yan and Yao Chen back to the Snake People King City, where Yun Shan and Feng Ling asked about Cailin.
• Zhao Li showed them Cailin as a Nine-Colored Little Snake, and Feng Ling explained that it was Cailin's True Form after evolution and that merging souls would let her reach Dou Zong.

Yun Shan welcomed Yao Chen and Xiao Yan after confirming Cailin was safe, while Xiao Yan learned Yao Chen regarded Yun Shan as his senior brother and apologized for Cailin’s attachment to his Companion Amethyst Source. Zhao Li then asked to inspect the Snake People Tribe’s inherited soul-merging technique and led the group toward the Ancestral Land, leaving its possible secret unexplained.

• Yun Shan greeted Yao Chen as the Medicine Saint, and Yao Chen introduced himself as Yun Shan’s junior brother and told Xiao Yan to apologize to his martial uncle.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Yun Shan and produced Companion Amethyst Source, which immediately drew the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python to him.
• Zhao Li confirmed his relationship with Yun Shan and asked Feng Ling about the Snake People Tribe’s secret technique for merging young clan members with snake-type Magical Beast souls.
• Feng Ling explained that the tribe’s priests oversaw the technique, and Zhao Li asked to see it at the Ancestral Land without revealing his suspicions.
• Yun Shan and his wife led Zhao Li, Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, and their companions through the guarded royal city toward the remote Ancestral Land.

Yun Shan led Zhao Li, Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, and Feng Ling to the Snake People Tribe’s secret inheritance site, where Zhao Li sensed a hidden connection between the Fourth Elder and the Giant Serpent Divine Statue. He exposed the elder’s claim about her age as a cover for something more sinister, then challenged her to reveal what she was.

• Yun Shan’s reputation and influence let the group travel unimpeded to a courtyard crowded with Snake People experts above Dou King level.
• Feng Ling led the group through a barrier to a bamboo house, where six elders guarded the Giant Serpent Divine Statue and its secret technique inheritance.
• An elder rebuked Feng Ling for bringing outsiders, and Yun Shan angrily threatened her before Feng Ling identified Zhao Li as her teacher.
• Zhao Li sensed the Fourth Elder’s unusual connection to the statue and asked her age; she claimed to be over four hundred years old and said Yun Shan had helped her break through to Dou Zong.
• Zhao Li noticed the Fourth Elder’s soul seemed nearly indestructible and accused her of hiding her true nature, then challenged her to reveal what she was.