Chapter Summaries

Han Feng led forces from the Black-Corner Region to Jia Nan Academy, demanding its fallen heart flame while the academy was occupied suppressing it. When Su Qian refused, the two sides clashed, and Earth Demon Old Ghost challenged Su Qian.

• Han Feng apologized for arriving uninvited and asked Jia Nan Academy to hand over the fallen heart flame, promising to leave afterward.
• Su Qian refused, and Han Feng ordered his gathered forces to attack.
• Su Qian ordered Jia Nan Academy’s Elders to fight back while one of Qian Bai Er Lao continued suppressing the fallen heart flame.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost intercepted Su Qian, revealing that he hoped to weaken Jia Nan Academy and create room for Demon Flame Valley to grow.
• Su Qian mocked Earth Demon Old Ghost’s cultivation, provoking him into attacking; Su Qian met his charge head-on.

Han Feng’s forces clashed with Jia Nan Academy’s defenders while he headed for the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to aid the fallen heart flame. Xiao Yan intercepted him, setting up their first formal meeting as fellow disciples, though Han Feng did not know their connection.

• Earth Demon Old Ghost fought Su Qian, while Hu Gan’s Heavenly Web Palm was blocked by Elder Ying Shan, who agreed to hold him off because he owed Han Feng a favor.
• Jia Nan Academy’s experts were stretched thin by Han Feng’s forces and the rampaging fallen heart flame, leaving no one free to stop Han Feng.
• Han Feng flew toward the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, confident that the academy’s Dou Zong experts were occupied.
• Xiao Yan rose to block Han Feng and recognized the chance to confront his fellow disciple, while Han Feng saw only a Jia Nan Academy student.

Yao Lao confronted his treacherous former disciple Han Feng, while Xiao Yan vowed to settle their old grudge. When Han Feng tried to turn Xiao Yan against his teacher and tempt him with power, Xiao Yan attacked with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, forcing Han Feng to retreat.

• Han Feng dismissed Xiao Yan as a weak opponent until Yao Lao appeared and revealed himself as the teacher Han Feng had betrayed.
• Han Feng recognized Yao Lao as a remnant soul, lost his fear, and began scheming to obtain the complete Flame Mantra and the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan vowed to kill Han Feng for Yao Lao, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan to borrow his power if the fight became too difficult.
• Han Feng tried to sow distrust between Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, then offered to join forces with Xiao Yan to exploit Yao Lao's knowledge.
• Xiao Yan answered Han Feng's temptation by unleashing the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, which chased Han Feng as he retreated.

Xiao Yan battled Han Feng, who wielded the Sea Heart Flame, and escaped his flame vortex with the Mystic Light Barrier. Han Feng prepared to attack again while Xiao Yan assessed the Heavenly Flame’s water-like properties.

• Han Feng blocked Xiao Yan’s opening attack with a barrier of the Sea Heart Flame, and Xiao Yan eagerly declared he would take it to help resurrect Yao Lao.
• Han Feng revealed that he wanted to kill Xiao Yan and force the complete Flame Mantra from Yao Lao’s remnant soul.
• Han Feng trapped Xiao Yan in a Sea Heart Flame vortex with his Vortex Sea of Flames technique.
• Xiao Yan used the Mystic Light Barrier to withstand the vortex, detonated it, and escaped.
• Xiao Yan recognized the Sea Heart Flame’s water-like properties, and Han Feng launched another attack.

Xiao Yan used Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to raise his cultivation and counter Han Feng’s attacks. Han Feng then revealed profound origin heavy water infused with sea heart flame, leaving Xiao Yan facing a powerful new threat.

• Xiao Yan raised his cultivation from two-star to six-star Dou Emperor with Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to stop Han Feng’s rain of azure flaming arrows.
• Han Feng took out a white jade flask and poured deep blue water while merging it with sea heart flame.
• The infused water extinguished Xiao Yan’s Flowing Flame Grappling Hand, and Yao Lao identified it as profound origin heavy water.
• Han Feng explained that he had discovered the heavy water alongside sea heart flame and boasted of their combined power.

Xiao Yan lured Han Feng away from Jia Nan Academy while enduring attacks from Profound Origin Heavy Water infused with Sea Heart Flame. He revealed a second Heavenly Flame and began forming a Two-Colored Fire Lotus, leaving its power poised to unleash.

• Xiao Yan decided to use a dangerous technique against Han Feng but first tried to draw him farther from Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan with waves and globs of Profound Origin Heavy Water infused with Sea Heart Flame, forcing Xiao Yan to dodge and suffer mounting injuries.
• Xiao Yan deliberately led Han Feng higher and farther from Jia Nan Academy as Han Feng mocked him and boasted about Yao Lao's betrayal.
• Xiao Yan revealed Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame, and Han Feng angrily accused Yao Lao of favoring his new disciple.
• Xiao Yan fused the two Heavenly Flames into a cyan-and-red Two-Colored Fire Lotus, gathering its violent power within it.

Xiao Yan unleashed a Two-Colored Fire Lotus that overwhelmed Han Feng’s attack and nearly engulfed him. Han Feng was rescued through a Spatial Passage by the mysterious Mu Lao, leaving the weakened Xiao Yan worried about facing him again.

• Han Feng attacked Xiao Yan with Profound Origin Heavy Water infused with the Sea Heart Flame while greedily coveting the Flame Mantra.
• Xiao Yan sent his Two-Colored Fire Lotus into Han Feng’s wave, and it erupted into a sea of fire that evaporated the water and flame.
• The enormous clash halted the distant fighting and left Jia Nan Academy’s allies and enemies wondering who had unleashed the attack.
• Han Feng realized he was trapped in the oncoming fire and called for Mu Lao to save him.
• A withered hand pulled Han Feng through a Spatial Passage, and Xiao Yan realized his injuries and exhaustion left him vulnerable.

After Han Feng escaped through a Spatial Passage, Protector Xuan ambushed Xiao Yan while he was distracted and weakened. Queen Medusa intervened just in time, saving Xiao Yan and standing between him and Protector Xuan.

• An unknown Dou Venerable rescued Han Feng through a Spatial Passage, while Yao Lao recognized the familiar aura of his enemy Mu Gu.
• Protector Xuan, acting on Mu Gu’s order, used Soul Mist Concealment to approach Xiao Yan and launch a surprise attack.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan could not evade Protector Xuan’s Ghost Hun Zhan.
• Queen Medusa appeared and swallowed Protector Xuan’s attack with a seven-colored serpent phantom.
• Medusa stood between Protector Xuan and Xiao Yan, explaining that she had been watching the upheaval at Jia Nan Academy.

Medusa saved Xiao Yan from Protector Xuan, then attacked Protector Xuan after he threatened the Snake-People Tribe. As Xiao Yan recovered, Mu Gu revealed himself beside Han Feng, bringing Yao Lao face-to-face with two of his greatest enemies.

• Medusa explained that she had saved Xiao Yan to repay her debt and ensure he could still refine pills for her.
• Protector Xuan threatened Medusa and her tribe, so Medusa attacked him and began another Dou Zong battle.
• Xiao Yan admitted that he was too weakened to pursue Han Feng, while Yao Lao regretted failing to notice Protector Xuan's ambush.
• Yao Lao began to identify the person who had rescued Han Feng, but Mu Gu appeared with Han Feng and mocked Yao Lao for surviving.
• Yao Lao recognized Mu Gu as the accomplice who had helped Han Feng kill him, while Xiao Yan realized both enemies were now before them.
• Mu Gu considered taking the complete Flame Mantra after seeing Xiao Yan control two Heavenly Flames.

Mu Gu attacked Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to seize the Flame Mantra and exploit their bond, but a hidden Dou Venerable intervened. Zhu Fang, a dispatched guest elder guarding Jia Nan Academy’s Spatial Wormhole, arrived to face Mu Gu.

• Mu Gu demanded the Flame Mantra and threatened Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, while Han Feng realized Mu Gu intended to capture Xiao Yan and use him as leverage.
• Mu Gu unleashed Ghost Dance Hand against Xiao Yan and Yao Lao’s Remnant Soul.
• A barrier blocked Mu Gu’s spectral claws just before they reached Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.
• Zhu Fang stepped through a Spatial Passage and revealed himself as the Dou Venerable who had been dispatched to guard the Spatial Wormhole.

Zhu Fang intervened when Mu Gu attacked Xiao Yan, then revealed his hostility toward the Soul Hall by striking Mu Gu after learning his affiliation. As Zhu Fang and Mu Gu began fighting, Han Feng fled the clash, only for Xiao Yan, possessed by Yao Lao, to pursue him.

• Zhu Fang explained that he had intervened to protect Xiao Yan, whom he knew was his Palace Master's grandson.
• Mu Gu offered Zhu Fang pills and a place in the Soul Hall, assuming he might be persuaded to stand aside.
• Zhu Fang attacked Mu Gu with Immovable Wisdom King Palm after learning that Mu Gu belonged to the Soul Hall.
• Mu Gu blocked Zhu Fang's surprise strike with Soul Devouring Bone Shield, and the two Dou Venerables began fighting.
• Han Feng moved away from the battle, but Xiao Yan, possessed by Yao Lao, caught up with him.

Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan's body to fight Han Feng, using his superior combat experience and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to overwhelm his former disciple. He followed up with the Great Wilderness Palm, leaving Han Feng under another powerful attack.

• Xiao Yan let Yao Lao control his body because he could no longer sustain borrowing Yao Lao's power himself.
• Yao Lao broke Han Feng's hand, kicked him into the ground, and attacked him with Flame Wheel Dance.
• Han Feng emerged from the flames protected by Sea Heart Flame and formed a Sea-Binding Net to attack Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao summoned the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, shaped it into a sword, and sliced through Han Feng's net.
• Yao Lao struck Han Feng with the Great Wilderness Palm before Han Feng could choose his next Dou Technique.

Yao Lao defeated Han Feng while teaching Xiao Yan that combat strength depended on more than cultivation and Heavenly Flames. After Han Feng begged for mercy, Yao Lao killed him and burned away his remains.

• Yao Lao criticized Han Feng for relying too heavily on the Sea Heart Flame, then exchanged blows with him using the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Han Feng formed the Sea Heart Flame into a halberd and attacked, but Yao Lao repeatedly countered him and struck him with the ruler.
• Xiao Yan realized Yao Lao was using the fight to teach him combat experience and higher-level fighting methods.
• Yao Lao knocked the Sea Heart Halberd from Han Feng's hand and declared that cultivation level did not equal strength.
• Han Feng begged Yao Lao for another chance, but Yao Lao killed him with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and burned his body away.

Yao Lao captured Han Feng’s soul after destroying his body and killed him when his pleas for mercy proved insincere. Xiao Yan reassured Yao Lao that Han Feng’s final attempt to sow distrust had failed, leaving teacher and disciple reconciled.

• Han Feng’s soul escaped the flames, but Yao Lao caught it and compressed it in his palm.
• Han Feng begged Yao Lao to spare him, then blamed Mu Gu, but Yao Lao recognized that he felt no real remorse.
• Yao Lao said he would end Han Feng’s life without tormenting him, and Han Feng cursed Yao Lao and Xiao Yan before Yao Lao crushed his soul.
• Yao Lao returned Xiao Yan’s body and worried that Han Feng’s claim that Xiao Yan was his replacement might trouble him.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Han Feng’s words as an attempt to drive a wedge between them, and he and Yao Lao exchanged a smile.

After Han Feng’s death, Xiao Yan sealed the ownerless Sea Heart Flame while Medusa returned with Protector Xuan’s corpse and agreed to let Xiao Yan refine her medicinal pill. Their conversation was interrupted when the Fallen Heart Flame broke its seal beneath Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame and Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to seal the Sea Heart Flame.
• Medusa arrived carrying the dead Protector Xuan, whom she had killed, and destroyed his corpse.
• Xiao Yan promised to refine Medusa’s medicinal pill first, and Medusa questioned his ability to control multiple Heavenly Flames.
• A tremendous rumble came from Jia Nan Academy as the Fallen Heart Flame broke its seal and surged into the sky.

The Fallen Heart Flame broke free after reaching the Dou Venerable level and charged toward Xiao Yan, drawn to the three Heavenly Flames he possessed. Yao Lao proposed a dangerous plan to use its power to absorb the Sea Heart Flame and then fight for the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Han Feng's allies celebrated the Fallen Heart Flame's escape, unaware that Han Feng had already left and his promises were void.
• The Fallen Heart Flame broke through the seal, and Qian Mu and Bai Lie realized its strength had risen to the Dou Venerable level.
• The Fallen Heart Flame fled the Underground Magma World and sensed three Heavenly Flames in Xiao Yan's possession.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to abandon the Sea Heart Flame as bait, but Xiao Yan refused because he needed it to resurrect Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao proposed using the Fallen Heart Flame to suppress the Sea Heart Flame, then combining three Heavenly Flames to fight and possibly absorb the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Yan chose to risk using the Fallen Heart Flame to help him absorb the Sea Heart Flame, despite Yao Lao warning that the four Heavenly Flames could kill him. As the Fallen Heart Flame swallowed them, Medusa returned under the influence of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's soul and helped shield Xiao Yan, leaving them trapped inside the fire python.

• Yao Lao proposed using the Fallen Heart Flame to suppress the Sea Heart Flame while Xiao Yan absorbed it, and Xiao Yan accepted the risk.
• Medusa refused to join Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, but the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's soul fought her for control and urged her to help Xiao Yan.
• Medusa returned to Xiao Yan and agreed to help, demanding twice as many medicinal pills in return.
• The Fallen Heart Flame attacked, and Xiao Yan wrapped himself and Medusa in the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame while Yao Lao hid in Xiao Yan's Storage Ring.
• Medusa added a protective barrier with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's phantom, but the Fallen Heart Flame swallowed them.

Xiao Yan and Medusa survived inside the Fallen Heart Flame and used its struggle to devour the Sea Heart Flame as cover for Xiao Yan to refine it. As Xiao Yan grew stronger and the Flame Mantra advanced, the Fallen Heart Flame realized something was wrong.

• Xiao Yan and Medusa remained protected inside the Fallen Heart Flame by Medusa’s Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python phantom and Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan found the Sea Heart Flame resisting the Fallen Heart Flame and decided to refine it while the two flames were locked in battle.
• Yao Lao urged Xiao Yan to act, and Medusa agreed to defend him as he withdrew his Heavenly Flames and focused on refining the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Sea Heart Flame without pain while Medusa endured the increased pressure of defending them.
• Xiao Yan’s aura grew stronger and the Flame Mantra advanced toward the Earth Tier as the Fallen Heart Flame noticed that the Sea Heart Flame was weakening without strengthening it.

Han Feng’s death and betrayal from within shattered the Black-Corner Region experts’ alliance, allowing Jia Nan Academy to turn the battle around. Su Qian and the others ended their pursuit to return to the Inner Academy and deal with the rampaging Fallen Heart Flame.

• Betrayal and news of Han Feng’s death broke the Black-Corner Region alliance, and about half its experts fled the battlefield.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost and Elder Ying Shan escaped from Su Qian and Hu Gan, who pursued and killed fleeing Dou Emperors instead.
• The Black-Corner Region experts attacked one another as they fled, and fewer than a quarter of those Han Feng brought escaped.
• Su Qian decided Jia Nan Academy would postpone pursuing the invaders because the Fallen Heart Flame remained out of control.
• Su Qian led the academy’s senior figures back to the Inner Academy to suppress the Fallen Heart Flame.

After Han Feng’s attack was repelled, Su Qian thanked Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei for betraying Han Feng’s forces and promised Jia Nan Academy’s protection. On the final battlefield, Zhu Fang trapped Mu Gu in a high-tier formation disk and gravely wounded him, but Mu Gu escaped through a spatial passage.

• Su Qian declined Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei’s offer to help further, thanked them, and promised Jia Nan Academy would protect them.
• Yin Gu Lao, Tie Wu, and Su Mei returned to their territories after affirming their ties to Jia Nan Academy.
• Zhu Fang gained the upper hand against Mu Gu and trapped him with a high-tier formation disk.
• Mu Gu severed his right arm, transformed it into a pitch-black blade, and cut open a spatial passage.
• Zhu Fang unleashed the formation’s full power and gravely wounded Mu Gu, but Mu Gu escaped through the passage.