Chapter Summaries

High-Star Dou Sheng powerhouses battled in the Gu Realm while Gu Yang fled toward Hun Tiandi with the two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade. The allied forces watched from behind a protective barrier and prepared to intervene before Gu Yang could reach the Hun Clan.

• The High-Star Dou Sheng battle shook the Gu Realm, while the allied forces’ weaker fighters watched from behind their defenses.
• Shi Xiao, Yao Wanhuo, Old Man Shennong, and the Pill Tower Ancestor reflected on their limits and their desire to reach greater strength.
• The allied forces’ Middle-Level Dou Sheng decided to risk leaving their protected position to stop Gu Yang from returning to the Hun Clan.
• Gu Yang used his Five-Star Dou Sheng strength and knowledge of the Gu Realm to evade his pursuers, but he still had distance to cover before reaching Hun Tiandi.

Gu Yang, a Hun Clan infiltrator, fled the Gu Clan with two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade but was trapped by Gu Nanhai’s Spirit-Sealing Formation. He self-detonated to break free and escaped in soul form, continuing toward Hun Tiandi.

• Gu Yang recalled how he had taken the Gu Yang identity through soul fusion and concealed his allegiance for hundreds of years before stealing the jade and fleeing.
• Gu Nanhai caught up with Gu Yang and ordered the Gu Clan experts to use the Spirit-Sealing Formation to hold him until reinforcements arrived.
• The formation stopped Gu Yang’s attempts to escape, and he realized the Hun Clan’s plan would fail if he did not deliver the jade.
• Gu Yang self-detonated, severely injuring Gu Nanhai’s group and killing more than half of the Dou Zun experts.
• Gu Yang escaped as a soul carrying both pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade and flew closer to Hun Tiandi.

Gu Yang fled with the two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade after destroying his body, hoping to deliver them to Hun Tiandi. Tian Huangzi and Shi Xiao led eight Dou Sheng to intercept him, but Gu Yang called for help and a powerful figure emerged from Hun Tiandi’s vortex.

• Gu Yang used his self-detonation to escape the Gu Clan experts, carrying two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade toward Hun Tiandi.
• The allied forces decided to send Dou Sheng to intercept Gu Yang rather than remain solely on the defensive.
• Tian Huangzi and Shi Xiao led eight Lower-Level Dou Sheng beyond the defensive perimeter to stop Gu Yang.
• Tian Huangzi attacked Gu Yang with Blazing Radiance Hand before Shi Xiao could demand the jade.
• Gu Yang shouted for an elder to save him, and a figure emerged from the vortex, asking why only ten Dou Sheng had been lured out.

Hun Tiandi’s hidden plan was revealed when Hun Shengtian emerged from the vortex and attacked ten allied Dou Sheng who had left the protective circle. The allied army faced a deadly ambush as Hun Shengtian unleashed his Dead Soul Hand.

• Hun Tiandi’s concealed strength and strategy became clear: he had withheld three Soul Clan elders to keep the Gu Clan from activating its clan-protecting grand array and to create an opening against the allied army.
• Gu Yang’s escape drew Tian Huangzi, Shi Xiao and eight other allied Dou Sheng out of the protective circle to intercept him.
• Hun Shengtian emerged from the vortex, and Shi Xiao recognized him as another supposedly dead elder of the Hun Clan.
• Hun Shengtian swallowed Tian Huangzi’s Blazing Radiance Palm with a purple-black vortex and unleashed Dead Soul Hand at the ten allied Dou Sheng.

Hun Shengtian trapped Tian Huangzi, Shi Xiao, and eight other allied Dou Shengs with his Dead Soul Hand, while the allied forces stayed behind their protective barrier. After the nine transferred their Dou Qi to Tian Huangzi, he summoned an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and unleashed a vast holy flame as Hun Shengtian pressed his attack.

• Hun Shengtian launched his Dead Soul Hand at Tian Huangzi, Shi Xiao, and their group, leaving them unable to dodge.
• Tian Huangzi urged the others to pour their Dou Qi into him, and Shi Xiao and the other eight transferred their power despite the danger to his body.
• The allied forces recognized Hun Shengtian's trap but remained inside the protective barrier rather than risk drawing out more hidden Hun Clan experts.
• Hun Shengtian accelerated the Dead Soul Hand after sensing an unexpected threat from Tian Huangzi.
• Tian Huangzi invoked Holy Flame Cleansing Evil, and a vast holy flame descended as an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix appeared behind him.

Tian Huangzi used Holy Flame Cleansing Evil to destroy Hun Shengtian’s Dead Soul Hand and wound him, but the powerful attack left Tian Huangzi vulnerable to Hun Shengtian’s retaliation. As Hun Shengtian’s Finger of Annihilation closed in, a spatial ripple appeared before Tian Huangzi and an unknown voice demanded to know who dared hurt their people.

• Tian Huangzi unleashed Holy Flame Cleansing Evil, reviving the space with its power of life and melting Hun Shengtian’s Dead Soul Hand.
• Tian Huangzi’s golden flames swept toward Hun Shengtian, who collapsed the space before him to extinguish them but suffered charred palms.
• Hun Shengtian healed his hands and focused on killing Tian Huangzi, then fired his Finger of Annihilation at him.
• Tian Huangzi’s borrowed power ended, his flames vanished, and he could not stop Hun Shengtian’s lethal attack.
• A spatial ripple appeared before Tian Huangzi, and an unseen speaker asked who dared hurt their people.

Xiao Lin arrived just in time to save Tian Huangzi from Hun Shengtian’s Finger of Annihilation and revealed his overwhelming strength. As Xiao Lin took charge, the allied forces learned he was both Xiao Yan’s grandfather and an elder of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

• Xiao Lin’s unseen power erased Hun Shengtian’s attack before it could hit Tian Huangzi.
• Ji Li and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace members recognized Xiao Lin’s intervention and relaxed as Tian Huangzi survived.
• Hun Shengtian searched for the mysterious defender and secretly contacted Hun Yao and Hun Jue for support.
• Xiao Lin appeared beside Tian Huangzi, told him to rest, and took over the fight.
• Tian Huangzi identified Xiao Lin as a Myriad Formation Spirit Palace elder and Xiao Yan’s grandfather, shocking Shi Xiao and the other Dou Sheng Experts.

Xiao Lin’s identity as Xiao Yan’s grandfather and a powerful Myriad Formation Spirit Palace elder became public, bolstering the allied army’s confidence. He revealed himself to Hun Shengtian as a member of the Xiao Clan while waiting for the Soul Clan’s Four Elders to bring out the Gates of Dead Silence.

• Tian Huangzi’s words and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance’s explanations revealed Xiao Lin’s identities to the people inside the protective circle.
• The allied army learned that the Xiao Household had many Dou Sheng experts and took heart from Xiao Lin’s presence.
• Xiao Lin stood between Tian Huangzi and Shi Xiao’s group, making Hun Shengtian feel pressure he could not gauge.
• Xiao Lin let Hun Shengtian contact Hun Yao and Hun Jue because he wanted to obtain the Four Elders’ Gates of Dead Silence.
• When Hun Shengtian asked who he was, Xiao Lin answered, “Xiao Clan, Xiao Lin!”

Xiao Lin attacked Hun Shengtian with Spatial Power, revealing enough strength to injure him and making Hun Shengtian believe he was a Late-Stage Eight-Star Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm Soul. Xiao Lin then concealed a second Spatial Slash behind the first, forcing Hun Shengtian to call on Hun Yao and Hun Jue for help as the blade closed in.

• Xiao Lin swallowed Hun Shengtian in collapsing space, then called him out when he emerged only slightly injured.
• Hun Shengtian assessed Xiao Lin as a Late-Stage Eight-Star Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Lin sent a Spatial Slash at Hun Shengtian, who countered with his Withering Death Finger.
• A second Spatial Slash followed the first, surprising Hun Shengtian as it raced toward his face.
• Hun Shengtian called on Hun Yao and Hun Jue, and two withered hands emerged to raise a barrier.

Xiao Lin faced Hun Shengtian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue after the three hidden Hun Clan experts revealed themselves. Though the allied army feared the Hun Clan’s strength, Xiao Lin remained confident as the three turned their combined pressure against him.

• Xiao Lin’s second Spatial Slash clashed with a barrier raised by two Mid-Stage Eight-Star Dou Sheng experts, then faded without breaking through.
• Hun Yao and Hun Jue emerged from Hun Tiandi’s blood-colored vortex to join Hun Shengtian, while Tian Huangzi, Shi Xiao, and the other allied Dou Sheng experts retreated inside the protective perimeter.
• The allied army realized the Hun Clan had concealed three Eight-Star Dou Sheng experts and had nearly lured ten of its own Dou Sheng fighters away from safety.
• Xiao Lin taunted the three Hun Clan experts, and Hun Yao asked whether he had known they were there.
• Hun Jue, Hun Yuantian, and Hun Yao declared that their combined strength would defeat Xiao Lin, but Xiao Lin dismissed their threat.
• The three Hun Clan experts released their combined pressure against Xiao Lin, and he answered by unleashing his own presence.

Xiao Lin fought Hun Yuantian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue, overpowering their combined attacks with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and confirming that he possessed an Emperor Realm Soul. The battle continued with the three elders surrounding him, while Xiao Lin held back in hopes of making them reveal the Gate of Dead Silence.

• Hun Yuantian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue attacked Xiao Lin together with three Dou Techniques, including Myriad Souls Worship.
• Xiao Lin countered with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, destroying their attacks and shaking all three elders’ souls.
• Hun Yuantian realized Xiao Lin had an Emperor Realm Soul and questioned how he could use Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, prompting Xiao Lin to remind him that they were both from the Xiao Clan.
• Hun Yuantian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue spread out and resumed fighting Xiao Lin from three directions.
• Xiao Lin continued holding back because he wanted the three elders to reveal the Gate of Dead Silence.

Xiao Lin fought the three Hun Clan elders and continued to overpower them, even as Hun Shengtian’s living-dead instability weakened him. Hun Yao and Hun Jue launched their Soul-Devouring Scythes while Xiao Lin held Hun Shengtian at bay, and Xiao Lin answered with Infinite Purgatory.

• Hun Shengtian’s presence began to weaken, so he secretly urged Hun Yao and Hun Jue to use their trump card against Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin summoned a Cliffside Sword and drove it down on Hun Shengtian, who used Spectral Nether Barrier to block it.
• Hun Shengtian struggled under the sword’s pressure as his barrier thinned and space shattered around them.
• Hun Yao and Hun Jue attacked Xiao Lin from either side with Soul-Devouring Scythes, hoping to reap his soul while he restrained Hun Shengtian.
• Xiao Lin stayed calm and invoked Infinite Purgatory, bringing everything within a hundred li under his control.

Xiao Lin overwhelmed Hun Shengtian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue with his Infinite Purgatory domain and Cliffside Sword, leaving Hun Shengtian gravely weakened. As the Hun Clan elders considered using their trump card, Hun Miesheng fell from the sky and was annihilated by golden lightning.

• Xiao Lin used Infinite Purgatory to crush Hun Yao and Hun Jue into the ground with overwhelming gravity.
• Xiao Lin shattered Hun Shengtian’s Spectral Nether Barrier and struck him with the Cliffside Sword, burying him in the Gu Realm.
• Xiao Lin’s victory stunned the onlookers inside the protective barrier, who praised his strength and the Xiao Clan.
• Hun Shengtian told Hun Yao and Hun Jue that they needed their trump card, despite their concern that Hun Yuantian was absent.
• A figure fell from the heavens, and golden lightning destroyed both its body and soul; the onlookers identified it as Hun Miesheng.

Xuan Ting and Yao Dan killed Hun Miesheng, then joined the allied forces as both sides paused to regroup. Hun Tiandi saw that Xiao Lin had disrupted his plans and discovered that Nihility Devouring Flame had been gravely injured again.

• Xuan Ting and Yao Dan defeated Hun Miesheng, the first High-Level Dou Sheng to die in the battle.
• Yao Dan celebrated the Hun Clan member’s death, then heeded Xuan Ting’s warning and prepared to help the allied forces.
• Xuan Ting and Yao Dan greeted Xiao Lin, who continued holding back the Hun Clan’s three elders.
• The fighting stopped on both sides after Hun Miesheng’s death, and Hun Tiandi noticed Xiao Lin had ruined his plan to weaken the allied forces.
• Hun Tiandi found Nihility Devouring Flame gravely injured again, marking his fourth severe injury in less than ten years.

Hun Tiandi’s forces secured two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade and escaped the Gu Clan’s territory despite Gu Yuan’s attempt to stop them. The allied forces were left behind as the Hun Clan vanished through its blood-colored vortex.

• Nihility Devouring Flame explained Xiao Yan’s strength, and Hun Tiandi promised to help him reach an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Hun Shengtian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue withdrew to Hun Tiandi, while Xiao Lin let them go and continued waiting for the Hun Clan to reveal the Gate of Dead Silence.
• Hun Yao brought out Gu Yang, who presented Hun Tiandi with two pieces of Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Yuan demanded the Ancient Jade back and threatened to keep the Hun Clan from leaving, but Hun Tiandi declared that he would withdraw with the jade.
• Gu Yuan swept a giant hand toward the Hun Clan, but they had already entered the blood-colored vortex, and his attack destroyed only the vortex.

After the Hun Clan escaped with the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Yan persuaded Gu Yuan and the allied army to pursue them while they were injured. The Hun Clan had anticipated the pursuit and led the allied army to the Burial Sky Mountain Range, where their trap awaited.

• The Hun Clan escaped with the Tou She Ancient God Jade, leaving Gu Yuan and the allied army frustrated.
• Xiao Yan pointed out that the Hun Clan's fighters were injured and could not retreat quickly, and urged Gu Yuan to pursue them.
• Gu Yuan opened a Spatial Passage, and the allied army chased the Hun Clan as the gap between them narrowed.
• Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame revealed that they had expected the pursuit and had other Hun Clan forces waiting nearby.
• Hun Tiandi ordered the Four Elders of the Soul Clan to recover their strength before the coming battle.
• The Hun Clan stopped fleeing at the Burial Sky Mountain Range, the place they had chosen for their trap.

As the allied forces pursued the Hun Clan, Xiao Yan confronted Xiao Lin about his hidden identity, but Xiao Lin asked him to keep it secret until he finished a plan. Xiao Lin revealed that he wanted the Four Elders of the Soul Clan to use their trump card, even though doing so would endanger the allied forces, and left Xiao Yan to help hold them off.

• Xiao Yan approached Xiao Lin and hinted that he had figured out his grandfather's other identity.
• Xiao Lin stopped Xiao Yan from revealing it, explaining that Hun Tiandi could not learn the truth before he finished his plan.
• Xiao Lin said he had held back against Hun Shengtian, Hun Yao, and Hun Jue because he wanted to force the four living-dead elders to use something he wanted.
• Xiao Yan asked whether the elders' trump card would endanger the allied forces, and Xiao Lin confirmed that it would.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Yan to hold the line with Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and the others while he seized the trump card, and Xiao Yan reluctantly accepted.

The allied army confronted Hun Tiandi at the Burial Sky Mountain Range, where he revealed the Hun Clan’s ambush and challenged Gu Yuan. As both armies prepared for battle, Hun Tiandi sought to draw Gu Yuan away so he could keep him from breaking the Hun Clan’s grand formation.

• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying demanded that Hun Tiandi surrender, but Hun Tiandi dismissed the allied army and taunted Gu Yuan about the Gu Clan’s missed chance to destroy the Hun Clan a thousand years earlier.
• Gu Yuan vowed that the allied army would not repeat that mistake, and Hun Tiandi declared the Burial Sky Mountain Range would become their burial ground.
• Hun Tiandi removed the concealed formation, revealing Hun Clan forces surrounding the mountain range and an ambush prepared for the allied army.
• Gu Yuan opened a Spatial Passage to the Gu Realm, bringing the rest of the allied army to the battlefield, where its members spread out to face the Hun Clan’s forces.
• Hun Tiandi showed bloodthirsty excitement and challenged Gu Yuan to continue their earlier fight, intending to draw him away from the Hun Clan’s grand formation.

Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan began a battle as the Hun Clan and allied forces clashed across the Burial Sky Mountain Range. The Four Elders completed the Realm of Death Grand Formation, trapping the allies in a deathly realm while Xiao Lin watched with interest and Xiao Yan asked him about it.

• Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan resumed their unfinished fight while the Hun Clan and allied forces began a massive battle.
• Nihility Devouring Flame and several Hun Clan experts confronted the allied High-Level Dou Sheng, and Gu Lie’s spear was swallowed by black flame.
• The Four Elders unleashed the Four Directions Annihilation, Realm of Death, summoning four gates that drained the life force of the allied experts.
• Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Yao Dan recognized the Gate of Dead Silence and feared the Hun Clan’s hidden strength.
• The four gates formed the Realm of Death Grand Formation around the Burial Sky Mountain Range, trapping the allied forces as the Hun Clan waited for the formation to weaken them.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Lin whether this was the Realm of Death Grand Formation he had described, while Xiao Lin watched the formation with interest.

Xiao Lin reassured Xiao Yan that he had already begun secretly undermining the Soul Clan’s Realm of Death Grand Formation while planning to claim its four Gates of Dead Silence. He sent Xiao Yan to support the trapped allied army, and Xiao Yan realized his grandfather had caused the earlier change that gave his Three Thousand Burning Flame the Ten Thousand Arts Immunity attribute.

• Xiao Lin explained that the four Soul Clan elders could use the Realm of Death Grand Formation to trap and kill nearly anyone below Nine-Star Dou Saint, and Xiao Yan worried about the allied army.
• Xiao Lin claimed he could break the formation in three breaths but revealed he had already been secretly planting Spirit Seals inside it.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Yan he wanted the four Gates of Dead Silence, which the Soul Clan elders had spent a thousand years refining.
• Xiao Lin urged Xiao Yan to use the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and Three Thousand Burning Flame to help the allied army withstand the formation’s death Qi.
• Xiao Yan realized Xiao Lin had known about his Three Thousand Burning Flame’s Ten Thousand Arts Immunity attribute and had caused the strange change in the Starry Sky.