Chapter Summaries

Xiao Lin learned that the Ling Clan had been destroyed and realized his grandson Xiao Li had become entangled with its last survivors. He chose to fight Hun Zhan to protect Xiao Li and silence the Hun Clan pursuer, leaving the two Dou Shengs poised to clash.

• Xiao Lin learned from Ling Miao that only five members of the Ling Clan remained after its destruction.
• Xiao Lin recognized that his grandson Xiao Li’s involvement had drawn him into the conflict and decided he had to kill Hun Zhan before the Hun Clan could target his household.
• Xiao Lin told Ling Miao to take Xiao Li and the other four Ling Clan survivors away from the battle.
• Ling Miao led them aside, and Xiao Li urged his grandfather to be careful.
• Hun Zhan dismissed Xiao Lin’s late four-star cultivation, while Xiao Lin challenged Hun Zhan’s confidence as they prepared to fight.

Xiao Lin provoked Hun Zhan into fighting rather than fleeing, hoping to kill him before he could expose Xiao Lin and the Xiao Household to the Hun Clan. Their battle escalated as they traded Dou Techniques, and the chapter ended with both their soul attacks shattering in a stalemate.

• Xiao Lin taunted Hun Zhan until the Hun Clan warrior vowed to kill him, keeping him from escaping.
• Hun Zhan attacked with Myriad Souls Hand, and Xiao Lin countered with Myriad Heavens Stellar Palm, matching his strike.
• Hun Zhan used Fate-Decreeing Ghost Scythe, whose soul attack briefly shook Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin answered with Soul-Shaking Bell, and the bell and scythe remained locked together until both exploded.

Xiao Lin fought Hun Zhan to a draw despite Hun Zhan’s higher cultivation, until Hun Zhan revealed a sub-flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame. Xiao Lin recognized it as a chance to strengthen his Three Thousand Burning Flame and resolved to defeat Hun Zhan and claim it.

• Xiao Lin and Hun Zhan continued their fierce battle, while Ling Miao, the Ling Clan youngsters, and Xiao Li watched and hoped Xiao Lin would win.
• Xiao Lin mocked Hun Zhan during a pause, and Hun Zhan prepared to reveal another weapon.
• Hun Zhan summoned the Nihility Devouring Flame’s sub-flame, which Lord Void had bestowed upon him.
• Xiao Lin recognized the flame as a valuable sub-flame and realized his Three Thousand Burning Flame could devour it and grow far stronger.
• Xiao Lin became determined to defeat Hun Zhan and take the sub-flame for his Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Lin unleashed his Stellar Immortal Body and fought Hun Zhan, but Hun Zhan used the Nihility Devouring Flame's Child Flame to counter Xiao Lin's gravity domain and devour part of the construct. Hun Zhan gained the upper hand in direct combat as the battle continued.

• Xiao Lin formed his Stellar Immortal Body and attacked Hun Zhan with a powerful punch.
• Xiao Lin's Infinite Purgatory gravity forced Hun Zhan downward, and the Stellar Immortal Body tried to stomp him.
• Hun Zhan blocked the stomp with a vortex of black flame that began devouring the Stellar Immortal Body's foot.
• Xiao Lin severed his connection to the devoured part and staggered backward as Hun Zhan rose into the air, wrapped in the Child Flame.
• Hun Zhan's devouring power largely negated Infinite Purgatory and gave him the advantage in their direct clash.

Xiao Lin discovered that Hun Zhan’s Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-Flame was less powerful than its devouring ability suggested, but Hun Zhan destroyed Xiao Lin’s Stellar Immortal Body and gained the upper hand. Xiao Lin drew the Moon-Chasing Scimitar and attacked, but Hun Zhan’s black flame crept onto the blade as their weapons clashed.

• Xiao Lin assessed the Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-Flame and concluded that its origin strength was low enough for the Three Thousand Burning Flame to devour.
• Hun Zhan dodged the Stellar Immortal Body’s attacks with Soul Mist Concealment and counterattacked until the construct dissolved.
• Hun Zhan taunted the pale Xiao Lin after exposing his main body, while revealing his eagerness to earn Nihility Devouring Flame’s favor.
• Xiao Lin drew the Moon-Chasing Scimitar and charged Hun Zhan with a direct slash.
• Hun Zhan blocked Xiao Lin’s strike with a massive scythe, and the black flame coating it spread onto the Moon-Chasing Scimitar.

Xiao Lin fought Hun Zhan while pretending that the Nihility Devouring Flame's sub-flame was steadily draining his Dou Qi, drawing Hun Zhan into a trap. After Hun Zhan engulfed him in Flame Soul Annihilation, Xiao Lin prepared to activate the hidden Spirit Seals surrounding them and finish the fight.

• Xiao Lin and Hun Zhan traded weapon blows as Hun Zhan believed his sub-flame was weakening Xiao Lin by devouring his Dou Qi.
• Ling Miao feared Xiao Lin was nearing defeat, while Xiao Lin continued attacking and concealed his plan to lure Hun Zhan in.
• Xiao Lin unleashed Heaven Rank Dou Techniques in apparent desperation, making Hun Zhan think he was close to exhaustion.
• Hun Zhan cast Flame Soul Annihilation and engulfed Xiao Lin in a storm of black flames.
• Xiao Lin revealed that he had secretly placed countless Spirit Seals around the battlefield and prepared to form a spiritual formation.

Xiao Lin trapped Hun Zhan in a formation that transported them to a star-filled realm, where he used it to seize control of the Nihility Devouring Flame's child flame. Hun Zhan could not move as the starlight bound him, and he faced imminent death.

• Xiao Lin and Hun Zhan vanished from the battlefield, and Ling Miao told Xiao Li that Xiao Lin had likely activated a formation.
• Hun Zhan recognized that he and Xiao Lin had been transported into a starry formation and decided to kill Xiao Lin before escaping.
• Hun Zhan realized the Nihility Devouring Flame's child flame was not refining Xiao Lin and could not be recalled.
• Xiao Lin revealed that he had taken control of the child flame, which expanded to engulf Hun Zhan's flame.
• Hun Zhan charged at Xiao Lin but found himself immobilized by starlight gathered around his body.

Xiao Lin trapped Hun Zhan with the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation and used the Three Thousand Burning Flame to seal Hun Zhan’s Nihility Devouring Flame’s Sub-Flame. After Hun Zhan recognized Xiao Lin as Lin Xiao, a huge star appeared behind him, leaving him facing Xiao Lin’s next attack.

• Xiao Lin sealed Hun Zhan’s Nihility Devouring Flame’s Sub-Flame inside the Three Thousand Burning Flame before attempting to kill Hun Zhan.
• Hun Zhan recognized the Three Thousand Burning Flame and realized Xiao Lin was Lin Xiao, the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Hun Zhan was shocked by Lin Xiao’s rise from Half-Saint to Late Four-Star Dou Sheng and blamed the Soul Hall for its faulty intelligence.
• Xiao Lin pointed out the swelling light behind Hun Zhan and asked whether he had ever been hit by a star.
• Hun Zhan turned and saw an enormous star approaching through Xiao Lin’s Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation.

Xiao Lin killed Hun Zhan with the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation and collected the contents of his Storage Ring. He then planned to recruit Ling Miao and the four other Ling Clan survivors into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to gain access to their clan’s legacy.

• Xiao Lin explained that the Minor Zhoutian Star-Dipper Formation could immobilize enemies with starlight and summon stars to attack, though using it consumed much of his Dou Qi.
• The formation’s star destroyed Hun Zhan, a five-star Dou Sheng, and annihilated his soul.
• Xiao Lin took Hun Zhan’s Storage Ring and found two Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills, several Tier 8 Medicinal Pills, and no cultivation methods or Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Lin considered the Ling Clan’s surviving members, especially Ling Miao, to possess the clan’s remaining legacy.
• Xiao Lin decided to talk to Ling Miao and the four other Ling Clan survivors about joining the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

Xiao Lin brought Xiao Li and the Ling Clan survivors to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after defeating Hun Zhan. In the Realm of Formations, he revealed his real name and appearance to Ling Miao, apparently hoping to recruit her.

• Xiao Lin emerged alone after the Black Sky Curtain vanished, and Xiao Li and the Ling Clan five followed him through a Spatial Passage.
• Xiao Lin took the group to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and brought Ling Miao into the Realm of Formations for a private discussion.
• Ling Miao told Xiao Lin she had heard of Lin Xiao, the Palace Master of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and was astonished that he had defeated Hun Zhan.
• Xiao Lin told Ling Miao that Lin Xiao was his public false name, revealed his real appearance, and left her stunned by his youth and strength.

Xiao Lin revealed his identity as a Xiao Clan descendant to Ling Miao and explained that the Hun Clan had destroyed both their clans. Ling Miao recognized his Tou She Ancient God Jade, accepted the truth of his claim, and understood why he had shown her goodwill.

• Ling Miao wondered why Xiao Lin had revealed his true name and appearance so soon after meeting her, while Xiao Lin openly asked whether she was surprised.
• Xiao Lin hinted that his surname was Xiao, prompting Ling Miao to realize his connection to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Lin produced a piece of Tou She Ancient God Jade and told Ling Miao that the Hun Clan had destroyed his ancestors’ clan as it had hers.
• Ling Miao recognized the jade as proof that Xiao Lin was a descendant of the Xiao Clan.
• Ling Miao understood their shared history with the Hun Clan and felt closer to Xiao Lin.

After Xiao Lin revealed that he was a descendant of the Xiao Clan, Ling Miao confided how the Hun Clan destroyed the Ling Clan and asked to join the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace with her four surviving clansmen. Xiao Lin hesitated over whether he could protect them, while Ling Miao explained why she trusted the Xiao Clan more than the other Emperor Clans.

• Ling Miao trusted Xiao Lin after learning he was a Xiao Clan descendant and described the Ling Clan's destruction, including how Ling Yuan and other leaders sacrificed themselves to help her escape.
• Xiao Lin offered condolences and vowed that the Hun Clan would one day pay for its crimes against both the Ling and Xiao Clans, and Ling Miao affirmed her desire for revenge.
• Xiao Lin asked Ling Miao what she planned to do, and she requested that he take her and her four remaining clansmen into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Lin warned that he lacked the strength to protect them from the Hun Clan and suggested that the Gu Clan might be able to help.
• Ling Miao said she trusted no Emperor Clan besides the Xiao Clan, citing the Gu Clan's treatment of the surviving Xiao descendants and its acquisition of Xiao Clan resources.

Ling Miao and her four remaining clansmen joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, where Xiao Lin appointed her Grand Elder and arranged for them to stay in the Realm of Formations. Xiao Lin then refined the Nihility Devouring Flame's sub-flame and a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill, emerging from half a year of seclusion as a Late Five-Star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Lin welcomed Ling Miao and her four clansmen into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and appointed Ling Miao Grand Elder.
• Ling Miao revealed her Dou Sheng strength, ending the sect members' objections to her appointment.
• Xiao Lin arranged for Ling Miao and her four clansmen to stay in the Realm of Formations while they kept out of the Hun Clan's sight.
• Xiao Lin began secluded cultivation, using the Three Thousand Burning Flame to devour the Nihility Devouring Flame's sub-flame and consuming a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill.
• After half a year, Xiao Lin completed his breakthrough and reached the Late Five-Star Dou Sheng level.

After half a year of seclusion, Xiao Lin advanced to Late Five-Star Dou Sheng and reached Heaven Realm Great Perfection in Soul Power. He emerged to manage affairs at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, while the Nihility Devouring Flame finished consuming the Ling Clan and broke through to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Lin advanced to Late Five-Star Dou Sheng after the Three Thousand Burning Flame devoured the Nihility Devouring Flame's Sub-Flame, then suppressed his cultivation to Late Four-Star Dou Sheng in public.
• Xiao Lin's Soul Power sublimated to Heaven Realm Great Perfection, giving him strength comparable to an ordinary Six-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Lin left seclusion and stayed at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to handle sect affairs instead of returning to Jia Nan Academy.
• Ling Miao and the four Ling Clan youngsters continued settling into the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and remained within its grounds.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame absorbed the Ling Clan in the Ling Realm and advanced from Late-Stage Eight-Star Dou Sheng to Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

After destroying the Ling Clan and taking its Tou She Ancient God Jade, Nihility Devouring Flame learned that Hun Zhan had not returned from pursuing the escaped Ling Clan members. Unable to trace Hun Zhan, he worried the Hun Clan’s plans against the Stone Clan had been exposed and returned to consult Hun Tiandi.

• Nihility Devouring Flame emerged from seclusion with the Ling Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and promised rewards to the Hun Clan members who helped destroy the Ling Clan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame learned that Hun Zhan had not returned after half a year and decided to investigate his fate himself.
• The Hun Clan stripped the Ling Realm of valuables but left it intact to conceal the Ling Clan’s destruction while preparing to target the Stone Clan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame found the place where Xiao Lin had sealed his Sub-Flame, but he could not trace Xiao Lin or discover what had happened to Hun Zhan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame feared another Emperor Clan had learned of the Ling Clan’s destruction and returned to discuss the next plan with Hun Tiandi.

Gu Dao traced Hun Zhan’s trail to the site of his battle with Xiao Lin, then returned to report to Gu Yuan, while the Hun Clan quietly monitored the other Emperor Clans. Meanwhile, the fallen heart flame sensed powerful life auras rising through the Underground Magma World and prepared to flee upward.

• Gu Dao reached the site where Xiao Lin and Hun Zhan had fought, confirmed that a Dou Sheng above five stars had been there, and suspected the Hun Clan was involved.
• Gu Dao returned to report to the Gu Clan, and Gu Yuan later met with Hun Tiandi as the Hun Clan began secretly watching the other Emperor Clans for Ling Clan remnants.
• The Hun Clan temporarily restrained its actions while it investigated whether the Ling Clan’s escapees had revealed the clan’s destruction.
• The fallen heart flame woke from a nightmare beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower after sensing many powerful life auras in the Underground Magma World.
• As the auras moved upward toward it, the fallen heart flame panicked and decided to flee upward past the seal.

The Fallen Heart Flame rampaged beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, prompting the academy to evacuate students while Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran stayed behind. The flame was actually trying to escape an unknown life-form rising through the Underground Magma World, and its greatly increased strength threatened to break the unguarded seal.

• First Elder Su Qian ordered the elders to prepare and the instructors to evacuate students after learning that the Fallen Heart Flame was rampaging again.
• Xiao Yan, now a Dou Huang, chose to stay and help Jia Nan Academy, though he hoped to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame only if doing so would not endanger the academy.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to consider the rampage a chance to refine the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Yan told him he would give up the chance if it meant betraying Jia Nan Academy.
• Nalan Yanran asked whether Xiao Yan planned to subdue the flame, and he confided his intentions while declining her offer to help.
• The Fallen Heart Flame began battering the seal as an unknown life-form rose from the deepest reaches of the Underground Magma World, forcing the flame to flee upward.
• The Spirit-Gathering Formation had strengthened the Fallen Heart Flame to nearly Dou Venerable level, and with Xiao Lin absent and no one controlling the Fire-Sealing Formation, the seal was unlikely to hold much longer.

Han Feng seized the chance created by the Fallen Heart Flame’s eruption to lead experts from the Black-Corner Region toward Jia Nan Academy, hoping to steal the flame while the academy was occupied. Xiao Lin had already learned of Han Feng’s plot, and Protector Xuan of the Soul Hall approached Han Feng as the group flew to the academy.

• Han Feng had secretly recruited many Black-Corner Region experts to help him seize Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Lin learned of the scheme from Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei and assigned them an undercover mission.
• When the Fallen Heart Flame erupted, Han Feng decided the disturbance had weakened Jia Nan Academy enough for him to act.
• Han Feng gathered the experts he had courted and led them toward Jia Nan Academy, planning to flee elsewhere after taking the flame if the academy retaliated.
• Protector Xuan, the Soul Hall’s Four-Star Dou Zong representative in the Black-Corner Region, flew beside Han Feng, who asked what he wanted.

Protector Xuan warned Han Feng that Jia Nan Academy had enough hidden strength to thwart his attempt to seize the Fallen Heart Flame. He revealed that Mu Gu had sent him to offer help in exchange for a cultivation method, leaving Han Feng to accept the deal despite his distrust of his martial uncle.

• Protector Xuan told Han Feng that his gathered forces could not seize the Fallen Heart Flame from Jia Nan Academy.
• Protector Xuan revealed that Jia Nan Academy had at least three Dou Zun experts and might still have one available to defend it.
• Han Feng realized Protector Xuan had warned him on behalf of Mu Gu, his ruthless martial uncle.
• Han Feng asked what Mu Gu wanted, and Protector Xuan said Mu Gu had requested a cultivation method that Han Feng would recognize.

Han Feng agreed to give Mu Gu the Flame Mantra in exchange for help obtaining Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame. Backed by Soul Hall and a coalition of Black-Corner Region factions, Han Feng led an overwhelming force into the academy, which discovered the attack.

• Protector Xuan revealed that Mu Gu wanted Han Feng’s Flame Mantra, and Han Feng agreed to hand over his cultivation method if Mu Gu helped him seize Fallen Heart Flame.
• Protector Xuan told Han Feng that Mu Gu would support the assault and hold off Jia Nan Academy’s Dou Zun expert.
• Protector Xuan left to report Han Feng’s agreement to Mu Gu, while Han Feng led his gathered experts toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng assembled Black-Corner Region leaders, independent experts, Demon Flame Valley, and hidden Soul Hall members, while the Black Emperor Sect refused to join him.
• Han Feng’s forces charged into Jia Nan Academy, and the academy discovered their attack.