Chapter Summaries

After Su Qian left, Qin Yu decided to visit the treasure site in Demon Flame Valley with Zi Yan, relying on his concealment method to avoid detection. Before they departed, Xiao Yi Xian confessed that she felt left out, and Qin Yu reassured her with affection; she stayed behind with Yun Yun as Qin Yu and Zi Yan set off.

• Qin Yu asked Zi Yan to lead him to the treasure site in Demon Flame Valley, despite her and Xiao Yi Xian warning that the valley's defenses had likely been strengthened.
• Yun Yun explained that Qin Yu could conceal his tracks so effectively that he had once infiltrated Heavenly Qilin Palace unnoticed.
• Xiao Yi Xian privately told Qin Yu she felt like an outsider when he and Yun Yun communicated with signals, and Qin Yu comforted her with a kiss and a promise to teach her later.
• Qin Yu left with Zi Yan, while Xiao Yi Xian stayed behind with Yun Yun and admitted that Yun Yun's earlier advice had worked.

Qin Yu secretly visited Demon Flame Valley’s treasure site and set up a formation while its elders guarded the entrance. After returning to Jia Nan Academy, he told Su Qian about two unknown Five-Star Dou Emperors near the site and asked him to investigate.

• Yun Yun teased Xiao Yi Xian, then privately wondered about trying a different flavor when kissing Qin Yu.
• Qin Yu used [Extra Character] to conceal himself from Zi Yan and locate Demon Flame Valley’s treasure site.
• Qin Yu discovered the second and third elders guarding the site and sensed two unidentified Five-Star Dou Emperors nearby.
• Qin Yu secretly buried formation materials around the treasure site without alerting the elders.
• Qin Yu returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and explained his plan to her on the way.
• Qin Yu told Su Qian about the two unknown Five-Star Dou Emperors and asked him to investigate Demon Flame Valley’s recent activity.

Qin Yu learned that Demon Flame Valley had recruited two independent cultivators rather than allied with other forces, and he planned to use a sealing formation against Earth Demon Old Ghost. The chapter left the academy considering how to lure Earth Demon Old Ghost to the formation.

• Qin Yu told Su Qian that Demon Flame Valley might have colluded with other forces, and Su Qian warned him to stay alert and avoid unnecessary risks.
• Qin Yu overheard Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian discussing whether his body heat was deliberate, then caught Yun Yun when she tried to leave and teased her about their conversation.
• Xiao Yi Xian reflected that Yun Yun had brought the topic up to tease her and accepted that having a sister like Yun Yun was not so bad.
• Su Qian told Qin Yu that the two Five-Star Dou Emperors, Zhou He and Zhou Ping, were brothers recruited by Earth Demon Old Ghost for access to Earth Tier Dou Skills.
• Qin Yu concluded that Demon Flame Valley had not allied with another faction and said his sealing suppression formation could weaken Earth Demon Old Ghost, though they still needed a way to lure him there.

Qin Yu revealed that he had planted overlapping formations around Demon Flame Valley, and Su Qian prepared Jia Nan Academy’s forces to attack. The group set out to confront Earth Demon Old Ghost and Demon Flame Valley the next morning.

• Qin Yu gave Yun Yun a pill that restored her strength, and she slept for a full day while he made further arrangements.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Yun Yun that Qin Yu had returned to Demon Flame Valley to prepare for emergencies.
• Jia Nan Academy’s investigation confirmed that Zhou He and Zhou Ping were Demon Flame Valley’s only newly arrived Dou Emperors, with no other factions found colluding with the valley.
• Qin Yu showed Su Qian a map marked with formations he had planted around Demon Flame Valley, explaining that they could trap Earth Demon Old Ghost outside the headquarters.
• Su Qian gathered Hu Gan, Wu Zun, Yun Yun, and other Dou Emperor experts, assigning himself and Qin Yu to handle Earth Demon Old Ghost while the rest fought the valley’s forces.
• At dawn, Su Qian led the assembled group to rendezvous with Qin Yu and prepare for the attack.

Qin Yu and Jia Nan Academy's forces attacked Demon Flame Valley, where Qin Yu revealed his Heavenly Flame and raised his strength to Peak Five-Star Dou Zong. He used a Formation to suppress Earth Demon Old Ghost, while a group of uninvited guests arrived near the valley.

• Su Qian led Qin Yu and four Nine-Star Dou Emperors into Demon Flame Valley and began the attack.
• Qin Yu struck Earth Demon Old Ghost with a Heavenly Flame, while Earth Demon Old Ghost knocked Su Qian back.
• Qin Yu used successive steps to raise his aura to Peak Five-Star Dou Zong as Wu Zun delayed Earth Demon Old Ghost.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost began Blood-Cold Extreme Freeze Heaven, but Qin Yu activated a Formation that reduced him to barely Four-Star Dou Zong strength.
• As the battle reached its fiercest stage, a group of uninvited guests arrived near Demon Flame Valley.

Qin Yu and Jia Nan Academy crushed Demon Flame Valley, and Earth Demon Old Ghost died after unleashing a desperate freezing attack. With the valley’s forces defeated, Su Qian prepared to claim its possessions while Qin Yu headed for its treasure vault.

• Opportunists tried to loot Demon Flame Valley, but Su Qian, Zi Yan, Yun Yun, Hu Gan, and Wu Zun drove them away.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost unleashed Blood-Cold Extreme Freeze Heaven, trapping Qin Yu inside a massive iceberg.
• Qin Yu shattered the iceberg with his Heavenly Flame dragon and emerged unharmed beside Earth Demon Old Ghost’s corpse.
• Qin Yu judged that his Thousand-Ridge Earth Dragon Armor could withstand a full-force strike from a Seven-Star Dou Zong.
• Su Qian left elders to guard Demon Flame Valley and returned to gather people to move its possessions.
• Qin Yu, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian discussed his test of the armor before he set out to find the valley’s treasure vault and Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Qin Yu and his companions explored Earth Demon Old Ghost's treasure vault, where Zi Yan subdued a giant snake and bypassed a sealed rack to retrieve its contents. Qin Yu found the method for refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet and realized he still needed a Dou Zong's soul, leading him to think of Yao Chen.

• Zi Yan smashed through the vault's stone door and subdued the snake that lunged at her.
• Qin Yu, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the storeroom and collected its treasures, including three Earth Tier Dou Techniques.
• Zi Yan walked through the light barrier and retrieved the techniques, a seventh-rank Fire Attribute Magic Core, and a yellowed bamboo scroll.
• Qin Yu read the method for refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet and found that he had its vessel and Magic Core but still needed a Dou Zong's soul.
• Qin Yu realized he needed someone knowledgeable about souls and thought of Yao Chen.

Qin Yu traded the revised Flame Manipulation Formula for a chance to receive Yao Chen’s guidance, then returned to Jia Nan Academy as Demon Flame Valley’s destruction sent shockwaves through the Black-Corner Region. Han Feng began investigating Qin Yu’s Heavenly Flame, while Qin Yu sought out Xiao Yan.

• Qin Yu decided to offer Yao Chen the revised Flame Manipulation Formula in exchange for guidance and left the treasury with Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Qin Yu retrieved the fifth-tier magic core from Zi Yan’s dead snake as they exited the treasure cave.
• News of Demon Flame Valley’s destruction spread, prompting Black-Corner Region factions to investigate their past conflicts with Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng learned that Qin Yu had killed Earth Demon Old Ghost and might possess a Heavenly Flame, then decided to investigate the battle site.
• Qin Yu went to Xiao Yan’s dormitory, where Xiao Yan answered his request to meet.

Qin Yu met with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen to learn the Soul Imprisonment Technique, offering the Flame Manipulation Formula in exchange. He also asked Yao Chen about the Taiyi Yin-Yang Formation fragment, but Yao Chen could not identify it and suggested Qin Yu seek formation experts in the Central Plains.

• Hu Jia recognized Qin Yu as the person her grandfather often mentioned, then left after Xiao Yan suggested they go elsewhere with Qin Yu.
• Xun'er watched Qin Yu and Xiao Yan depart, while Ling Ying explained that Qin Yu's Peak Dou Emperor strength made him difficult to investigate.
• Qin Yu met Yao Chen at a barren mountain and asked to learn the Soul Imprisonment Technique, raising Yao Chen's suspicions about his motives.
• Qin Yu showed Yao Chen the Flame Manipulation Formula, and Yao Chen agreed to teach him the technique after seeing Xiao Yan's interest in the formula.
• Qin Yu asked Yao Chen about the Taiyi Yin-Yang Formation fragment, but Yao Chen knew nothing about it and advised him to consult formation researchers in the Central Plains.
• Yao Chen passed the Soul Imprisonment Technique to Qin Yu and warned him not to use it to slaughter innocents.

Qin Yu practiced the Soul Imprisonment Technique and investigated the Black-Corner Region’s Dou Zong experts. After Qin Yu gave Zi Yan a drop of essence blood, she broke through and physically grew into a young woman.

• Xiao Yan questioned Yao Lao about Qin Yu’s background, but Yao Lao urged him to focus on mastering the Flame Manipulation Formula.
• Qin Yu learned the Soul Restraint Method from Yao Lao and tested it on a Dou Wang in the Black-Corner Region.
• Qin Yu returned to Jia Nan Academy and asked Su Qian for information on the region’s Dou Zong experts.
• Zi Yan urgently asked Qin Yu for a drop of essence blood, then absorbed it and began to cultivate.
• Zi Yan’s cultivation broke through, and her body grew into that of a young woman.

Qin Yu reunited with Zi Yan, then sought out Yao Chen to test his soul restraint method. He revealed that he wanted to experiment on Yao Chen to prepare for his next actions.

• Zi Yan asked Qin Yu to praise how much she had grown, thanked him for sharing his blood, and then went to find Yun Yun.
• Qin Yu reviewed a list of Dou Zong from the Black-Corner Region and decided to use Yao Chen for a soul experiment.
• Qin Yu went to Xiao Yan’s dormitory, learned he was competing with Han Xian, and waited until the competition was over.
• Xiao Yan brought Yao Chen to Qin Yu’s room that night, where Qin Yu said he had come to experiment on Yao Chen.

Qin Yu tested his Soul Restraint Method on Yao Lao, who confirmed it could restrain an ordinary Dou Zong. Later, news spread that Qin Yu and three friends had destroyed the Evil Bone Sect in the Black-Corner Region.

• Qin Yu asked Yao Lao to let him test the Soul Restraint Method, and Yao Lao reluctantly agreed.
• Qin Yu bound Yao Lao with soul hook chains and refined his method while Xiao Yan watched.
• Yao Lao praised Qin Yu’s progress, then teased Xiao Yan about his slower learning and urged him to train harder.
• Yao Lao offered to teach Xiao Yan a movement technique, and Xiao Yan asked whether he could someday challenge Dou Zongs like Qin Yu.
• After Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Ling realm, news spread that Qin Yu and three friends had wiped out the Evil Bone Sect.

Qin Yu tested his Soul Restraint Method on Yao Lao, who approved of its ability to restrain ordinary Dou Zong experts. Later, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Ling, and news spread that Qin Yu and three companions had destroyed the Evil Bone Sect.

• Qin Yu asked Yao Lao to let him test his Soul Restraint Method, and Yao Lao agreed after Qin Yu explained he needed a durable target.
• Qin Yu used soul hook-chains to restrain Yao Lao, who judged the method strong enough to handle an ordinary Dou Zong.
• Yao Lao teased Xiao Yan about his slower progress and offered to teach him a movement technique.
• Xiao Yan asked what Qin Yu planned to do with the Soul Restraint Method, and Yao Lao guessed it required the souls of Dou Zong-level experts.
• Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Ling, and news spread that Qin Yu and three companions had wiped out the Evil Bone Sect.

Qin Yu began refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet from Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse, a seventh-tier Fire Attribute magic core, and Bone Old Demon's soul. After ten days of work, a silver-white puppet emerged, leaving its power yet to be revealed.

• Su Qian visited Qin Yu after the Evil Bone Sect's destruction and heard that Qin Yu planned to wipe out the Feng Alliance after refining his puppet.
• Qin Yu told Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan that he would enter seclusion and asked them to stay away while he worked.
• Qin Yu prepared Earth Demon Old Ghost's corpse, a seventh-tier Fire Attribute magic core, and Bone Old Demon's soul in an isolated mountain hollow.
• Qin Yu refined the corpse with Heavenly Flames, infused it with the magic core, and forced Bone Old Demon's soul into the puppet despite its resistance.
• Qin Yu added special ores and metals during the refinement, and on the tenth day a silver-white humanoid puppet appeared before him.

After finishing the Earth Demon Puppet, Qin Yu returned to Jia Nan Academy and learned that Han Feng's Feng Alliance was preparing for war. Suspecting Han Feng had hidden backing, Qin Yu planned to disrupt the alliance by targeting Mo Ya, then left with Xiao Yi Xian's incapacitating poison and the puppet.

• Qin Yu completed the Earth Demon Puppet's master recognition, tested its strength, and stored it before returning to Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian told Qin Yu that Han Feng had expanded the Feng Alliance and clashed with the Academy, prompting Qin Yu to suspect that Han Feng had support from the Hall of Souls.
• Qin Yu learned that Mo Tianxing had remained in Black Emperor City and concluded that the Feng Alliance was still unstable and could be thrown into disarray by striking key members.
• Qin Yu asked Xiao Yi Xian for nonlethal poison potent enough to incapacitate a Dou Emperor, planning to use it against Mo Ya to provoke Mo Tianxing.
• Xiao Yi Xian supplied the poison, and Qin Yu left alone with the Earth Demon Puppet while Su Qian urged the Academy's students to stay cautious.

Qin Yu infiltrated Black Emperor City, found Mo Ya at the auction house, and poisoned and abducted him on the way back to the headquarters. Mo Tianxing waited for his son in the sect's main hall, and the chapter ended as the hidden guard captain returned with grave news.

• Qin Yu secretly set up weakening formations outside Black Emperor City before entering and going to Mo Ya's residence, but found it empty.
• A Black Emperor Sect elder revealed that Mo Ya had gone to the Black Emperor Auction House, where Qin Yu found him drinking and behaving lewdly with a woman.
• A guard summoned Mo Ya to the main hall at Mo Tianxing's order, and Mo Ya left the auction house for the headquarters.
• Xiao Yi Xian's poison took effect as Mo Ya walked through the city, and Qin Yu caught him, slung him over his shoulder, and vanished.
• Mo Tianxing sent Old Mo to retrieve Mo Ya, but the hidden guard captain soon returned to the hall on one knee with a grave expression.

Mo Tianxing learned that Mo Ya had disappeared and followed a threatening message to a meeting place, believing Jia Nan Academy had abducted his son to pressure him. Instead, Qin Yu’s Earth Demon Puppet ambushed him, and a suppressive array trapped him as he tried to flee.

• Mo Tianxing ordered the shadow guards to search for Mo Ya after learning the Young Sect Master had vanished.
• A shadow guard found a letter demanding that Mo Tianxing leave the city alone and not inform the Feng Alliance, or Mo Ya would be harmed.
• Mo Tianxing concluded that Jia Nan Academy had kidnapped Mo Ya to weaken the Feng Alliance and went alone to the designated location after making preparations.
• The Earth Demon Puppet attacked Mo Tianxing, overpowering his defenses and revealing that the meeting was an attempt to kill him, not negotiate.
• Mo Tianxing tried to escape toward Black Emperor City, but a suppressive array slowed him as the Earth Demon Puppet closed in.

Qin Yu defeated Mo Tianxing, captured his soul, and used the Earth Demon Puppet to eliminate the Black Emperor Sect reinforcements. After searching Mo Tianxing’s soul, Qin Yu discovered a seventh-tier magical beast core and raided the sect’s treasury.

• Mo Tianxing crushed his distress jade slip, summoning the Black Emperor Sect elders, while the Earth Demon Puppet overwhelmed him.
• Qin Yu appeared, rejected Mo Tianxing’s offer to surrender assets, and intensified the formation’s suppression.
• The Earth Demon Puppet intercepted the First Elder, Second Elder, and death warriors, killing many and driving the First Elder to flee.
• Qin Yu killed Mo Tianxing and confined his soul, then learned through soul-searching that the Black Emperor Sect possessed a seventh-tier magical beast core.
• Qin Yu caught up with and killed the First Elder, returned to Black Emperor City, and searched the sect treasury for its riches.

Qin Yu and the Jia Nan Academy group explored the Black Emperor Treasury after he eliminated Mo Tianxing and the Black Emperor Sect’s strongest fighters. They gathered the treasury’s treasures and prepared to leave before Han Feng could respond.

• Qin Yu pointed Zi Yan toward the spatially sealed treasures and waited while she retrieved them.
• Yun Yun asked about Mo Tianxing, and Qin Yu showed the group Mo Tianxing’s corpse and captured soul and confirmed that the Black Emperor Sect’s high-level Dou Emperors had been eliminated.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether her poison had helped kill Mo Ya, and Qin Yu reassured her about the shackles controlling her Woeful Poison Body.
• Zi Yan brought Qin Yu the treasures, slipped and dropped them, and Qin Yu picked up the seventh-rank Magic Core and noticed the Six Directions Wandering Body Ruler.
• Zi Yan called herself younger than Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, prompting them to threaten her with a lesson in their Earth Tier Dou Technique.
• Qin Yu teased Su Qian about the academy’s share of the spoils, then warned the group that Han Feng likely knew what had happened and they should leave.

Qin Yu’s group emptied the Black Emperor Treasury and returned to the academy, while news of Mo Tianxing’s death sparked infighting in the Feng Alliance. Han Feng’s allies began withdrawing, and Protector Xuan urged him to prepare more souls for the Soul Hall.

• Qin Yu told Su Qian he could refine another puppet, though it would only reach Four-Star Dou Zong strength, and Zi Yan returned bruised after Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian scolded her.
• Qin Yu and his group finished emptying the Black Emperor Treasury and left Black Emperor City behind in chaos.
• Han Feng learned that Mo Tianxing was dead, and Feng Alliance members argued over seizing Black Emperor City’s assets.
• Han Feng warned the alliance that Jia Nan Academy was a major threat, but two faction leaders withdrew from the Feng Alliance after a heated dispute.
• Han Feng returned to his courtyard and raged about the alliance’s cowardice before Protector Xuan arrived.
• Protector Xuan accepted information about two departing Dou Emperors, called their souls appetizers, and told Han Feng to prepare the main course.