Chapter Summaries

Xiao Han showed Xiao Xuan the forces and intelligence he had assembled for a coming conflict with the Soul Clan. After learning that the Soul Clan planned to steal the Tou She Ancient God Jade through spies, Xiao Xuan agreed to help turn the plan against them.

• Xiao Han led Xiao Xuan through Langya Pavilion, and Xiao Xuan chose to return to the Xiao Family to guide and protect his descendants.
• Xiao Han gave Xiao Xuan a jade slip detailing the forces allied with the Xiao Clan and their preparations for war with the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Xuan learned that the Spirit Clan had been destroyed by the Soul Clan and that the Soul Clan intended to gather the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Han explained that the Soul Clan could use Dou Sheng spies to steal the jade from the Ancient Races.
• Xiao Han proposed helping the Soul Clan obtain the jade so the other Ancient Races would blame and attack them, and Xiao Xuan approved the plan.

Two months after Xiao Xuan and his group left the Langya Pavilion Secret Realm, Xiao Han met Shi Ren to negotiate with the Stone Race and warn him about the Soul Clan. The chapter ended with Shi Ren looking to Xiao Han as an ally, only for Xiao Han to refuse before he could ask.

• Xiao Xuan departed through a Space Rift with his followers, and Xiao Han watched before leaving.
• Xiao Han met Shi Ren, chief of the Stone Race, and offered terms in exchange for the Stone Race's cooperation and information.
• Shi Ren accepted Xiao Han's conditions, then questioned the warning that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Spirit Clan.
• Xiao Han revealed that the Soul Clan had two Nine Star Dou Sheng experts, and Shi Ren realized the Stone Race needed allies.
• Shi Ren turned hopefully toward Xiao Han, but Xiao Han refused before he could make his request.

Shi Ren asked Xiao Han for help protecting the Stone Clan from the Soul Clan, but Xiao Han instead advised him to auction the Tou She Ancient God Jade and recruit powerful experts as guards. A month later, Xiao Han received Shi Ren’s Hero Summons Order and decided Langya Pavilion should send someone to join the effort.

• Shi Ren offered Xiao Han two-thirds of the Stone Clan’s wealth to help them face the Soul Clan, but Xiao Han refused.
• Xiao Han pointed out that the Soul Clan might be targeting the Tou She Ancient God Jade and suggested Shi Ren auction it among the Ancient Races.
• Shi Ren accepted Xiao Han’s advice and promised to deliver the agreed resources within a month.
• A month later, Xiao Han received the Stone Clan’s Hero Summons Order, which offered generous rewards to Five-Star Dou Sheng experts who would guard the clan for ten years.
• Xiao Han proposed sending a Five-Star Dou Sheng from Langya Pavilion to stay with the Stone Clan, and Yi Huang recognized that he wanted to get involved.

Xiao Han sent Ye Jianxin to the Stone Clan to investigate the Soul Clan’s use of the Blood Demon Tribe’s abilities, giving him a way to escape if danger arose. Ye Jianxin set out with additional spatial protection from Nether Sky Glacial Crystal and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice.

• Gu Yuan agreed to send no more than two Gu Clan experts to the Stone Clan, while Soul Emperor ordered Hun Yun to infiltrate the gathering and 'protect' the guests.
• Xiao Han persuaded Ye Jianxin to go to the Stone Clan and gave him a Space Scroll from Zhu Kun so he could escape spatial seals.
• Xiao Han asked Ye Jianxin to use Lei Ling’s Jade Pendant to detect signs of the Soul Clan’s weapons derived from the Blood Demon Tribe.
• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal gave Ye Jianxin a silver-white Scroll and told him not to die.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice warned Ye Jianxin that the Scroll was a treasure made with a trace of Xiao Han’s origin power.

Xiao Wu failed to approach the Bodhi Ancient Tree after its aura drove him away, and Xiao Han planned for Xian'er to go to the Ancient Desolate Domain instead. As factions prepared to seek the tree, Ye Jianxin faced off against Hun Yun in the Stone Clan, with their battle about to begin.

• Xiao Wu reached the Ancient Desolate Domain but retreated after a powerful aura repelled him, while a black-robed figure secretly marked the Bodhi Ancient Tree with a purple talisman.
• Xiao Wu reported his failure to Xiao Han, who ordered Xian'er to delay her breakthrough and travel to the Ancient Desolate Domain in two months.
• News of the Bodhi Ancient Tree spread across the Central Plains, and Elder Yao told Xiao Yan that the Heavenly Mansion groups would pursue it separately but unite against enemies.
• Ye Jianxin confronted Hun Yun in the Stone Clan after the Soul Clan elder challenged his strength, and the gathered experts watched as the two prepared to fight.
• An unidentified voice called out, "Wait!" just as the clash was about to begin.

After Ye Jianxin and Hun Yun clashed at the Stone Clan, Xiao Han learned that the Soul Clan had advanced its use of Blood Demon Tribe power and prepared Langya Pavilion’s team for the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Three days after hearing that Ye Shenghan and Xin'er were returning with Xiao Yue'er, Xiao Han’s anticipation turned to fury.

• Shi Ren used his Seven Star Dou Sheng aura to stop Ye Jianxin and Hun Yun from fighting, and the two agreed to put away their weapons before secretly striking each other with Hidden Force.
• Yi Huang brought Xiao Han a message from Ye Jianxin about the Soul Clan’s rapid progress in fusing Blood Demon Tribe power into Dou Qi, and Xiao Han considered using ice to counter it.
• Xiao Han approved a Bodhi Ancient Tree team led by Xian'er, with fifteen Langya Guards and twenty Dou Zong disciples.
• Yi Huang announced that she would enter seclusion in two months and said Ye Shenghan, Xin'er, and Xiao Yue'er would return in about three days.
• Three days later, Xiao Han’s anticipation of seeing Xiao Yue'er turned into fury.

Langya Pavilion learned that the Soul Clan had attacked Ye Shenghan and convened its elders to decide how to retaliate. The chapter ended with Xiao Han ordering Hun Ying thrown out after taking his left arm.

• A wounded Red-Clothed Figure arrived at Langya Pavilion with an unconscious child, and Yi Huang confirmed that she and the child would recover.
• Xiao Han ordered an investigation and summoned the elders, while Yi Huang arranged for Ye Jianxin to return.
• At the meeting, Xiao Han asked how Langya Pavilion should repay the Soul Clan for attacking Ye Shenghan.
• Hun Ying arrived to propose a five-year Peace Treaty and showed the elders an image of the wounded, chained Ye Shenghan.
• Xiao Han severed Hun Ying's left arm with Cold Qi and ordered him thrown out.

After the Soul Hall abducted Ye Shenghan, Xiao Han offered to keep Langya Pavilion’s strongest fighter out of the conflict for five years while arranging retaliation and a joint attack with Heavenly Mansion. The Soul Hall learned that the two factions were preparing to strike and began gathering its forces.

• Xiao Han ordered Langya Pavilion to make trouble for the Soul Hall and promised not to personally attack the Soul Clan for five years.
• Elder Yao summoned Heavenly Mansion’s Founding Elders, explained the Soul Hall’s capture of Ye Shenghan, and secured their agreement to join Langya Pavilion’s attack.
• Hun Miesheng told Hun Jing that Langya Pavilion planned to ally with Heavenly Mansion against the Soul Hall.
• Hun Jing acknowledged the danger posed by Xiao Han and ordered Hun Miesheng to gather Soul Hall’s forces for the coming joint attack.

Xiao Han prepared Xian'er and the others to confront the Soul Clan, then helped Ye Jianxin steady himself and gave him a rough search area for the Soul World. He returned to the Xiao Clan in Wutan City and reached the expanded ancestral space, where a Green-Robed Figure greeted him.

• Xiao Han warned Xian'er not to overextend herself against the Soul Clan and gave her a Space Scroll for escape.
• Xiao Han sparred with Ye Jianxin until his murderous aura eased, then gave him a Scroll marking the possible location of the Soul World.
• Xiao Han visited the Xiao Clan headquarters in Wutan City and found Xiao Lin teasing his talented great-granddaughter, Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Han entered the Xiao Clan Back Mountain and was greeted by a Green-Robed Figure after discovering how much the ancestral space had grown.

Xiao Han met with Xiao Xuan in the Xiao Clan’s Ancestral Temple and asked him to help counter the Soul Clan’s plans. Xiao Xuan agreed to target the Medicine Tribe and try to secure its Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade so Xiao Han could exchange it for Ye Shenghan.

• Xiao Han entered the Xiao Clan’s Ancestral Temple with Xiao Xuan and reflected on being listed as missing in the clan genealogy.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the other ancestors were investigating Soul Clan agents in the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Xuan that the Soul Clan had kidnapped Ye Shenghan and asked him to intervene while Xiao Han could not act openly.
• Xiao Xuan chose the Medicine Tribe as the target for his return to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Han asked Xiao Xuan to obtain the Medicine Tribe’s Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade for an exchange, and Xiao Xuan agreed to seize it by force if necessary.
• Xiao Han said he would make preparations and provide Xiao Xuan with accurate news within a year.

Candle Flame asked Xiao Han to help Eastern Dragon Island resist the Three Great Dragon Kings and a mysterious group weakening both sides with strange emotional powers. Xiao Han agreed to depart after making arrangements, while his unusual intuition left Yi Huang worried about what awaited him.

• Yi Huang told Xiao Han that Candle Flame had arrived at Langya Pavilion in poor condition, and Xiao Han went to meet him.
• Candle Flame explained that the Three Great Dragon Kings were building a powerful alliance against Eastern Dragon Island and asked Xiao Han to help.
• Candle Flame revealed that an unknown group could stir emotions, disrupt combat, weaken Eastern Dragon Island's fighters, and make the rival dragon islands fearless of death.
• Xiao Han agreed to accompany Candle Flame and said he would leave after arranging affairs at the pavilion.
• Xiao Han warned Yi Huang that the matter might be troublesome, and she told him to be careful as he departed.

Xian'er confronted Hun Yu and the Soul Clan on behalf of Langya Pavilion, making clear that eliminating them took priority over the Bodhi Ancient Tree. As the Gu Clan watched, Xian'er launched the first attack, leaving the two factions on the verge of battle.

• Hun Yu introduced himself to Xian'er, and she regarded him as a target because he belonged to the Soul Clan.
• Xun Er, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Hua discussed the confrontation, with Xun Er predicting that the Soul Clan would suffer badly if the fighting began.
• Hun Yu proposed setting aside the factions' grudge until after they reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but Xian'er attacked him with Heaven Poison Handprint.
• Xian'er told Hun Yu that her primary mission was to deal with the Soul Clan and that she could pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree afterward.

Xian'er stopped the battle between Langya Pavilion and the Soul Clan after the Soul Clan lost four elders. As Hun Yu sought allies among the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, Xian'er remained confident that she could call on Dou Sheng reinforcements and had already sentenced him to death.

• Ku Mu introduced himself as one of the Soul Hall's Three Heavenly Venerates, and Xian'er ordered Langya Pavilion to stop fighting and withdraw.
• Hun Yu learned that four Soul Clan elders had died and told his subordinate to focus on the contest for the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Ku Mu warned Hun Yu that Xian'er was close to becoming a Half-Saint and could be difficult for him to fight.
• Hun Yu approached the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to seek help, while Xian'er said she could rally other factions and summon Dou Sheng reinforcements.

Xiao Han arrived at Eastern Dragon Island to help the Void Ancient Dragons prepare for battle and identified the mysterious creatures as creations tied to Ge Xiusi and King's Hall. After discovering that Ge Xiusi had exposed a trail, Xiao Han sent a signal and prepared to pursue him.

• Candle Flame welcomed Xiao Han to Eastern Dragon Island, where the island’s elders and experts gathered to receive him.
• Candle Flame warned the Void Ancient Dragons not to lower their guard despite Xiao Han’s offer of help.
• Xiao Han asked Zhu Li for corpses of the mysterious force, then studied the creatures in a sealed cultivation space.
• Xiao Han recognized the creatures’ shared aura as connected to the Giant Demon clan and concluded that Ge Xiusi had transformed them while controlling King's Hall’s body.
• Xiao Han crushed a Jade Pendant to send a spatial signal and vowed not to let Ge Xiusi escape again.

Xiao Han discovered that the monsters could only be permanently destroyed by removing the hidden thorns inside them, then emerged as the Three Great Dragon Islands attacked Eastern Dragon Island. Candle Flame and the Hidden Sect elders fought to defend the island as the Dragon Kings sought the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

• Xiao Han removed a hidden thorn from a monster, causing its body to turn to ash, and then left to join the battle outside.
• Candle Flame confronted the South, North, and West Dragon Kings, who demanded the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and claimed it belonged to the royal family.
• The North Dragon King ordered his army to attack Eastern Dragon Island, and the South and West Dragon Kings followed suit.
• Candle Flame ordered Eastern Dragon Island to meet the enemy and charged at the North Dragon King, while the island’s elders fought the invading experts.
• Hei Yan and Mo Yuan appeared as allies of Eastern Dragon Island, alarming the Dragon Kings, and then clashed with the South and West Dragon Kings.

Xiao Han arrived on Eastern Dragon Island’s battlefield and swiftly overwhelmed the mysterious reinforcements summoned by the North Dragon King. He let the Three Great Dragon Kings retreat, leaving the new Dragon Emperor to unite the Void Ancient Dragons herself.

• Candle Flame fought the North Dragon King recklessly as Eastern Dragon Island struggled against the allied forces.
• The North Dragon King summoned nearly a thousand strange warriors, who charged into the battle and tipped the balance against Eastern Dragon Island.
• Candle Flame and the elders agreed to call for Xiao Han, but he appeared before they could send the signal.
• Xiao Han froze the battlefield, captured the mysterious faction’s leader, and shattered the summoned warriors into ice fragments.
• Xiao Han offered the Three Great Dragon Kings a chance to leave, and they withdrew with their forces.
• Candle Flame explained that sparing the three traitors would let the new Dragon Emperor establish her authority by unifying the Void Ancient Dragons herself.

After the Three Great Dragon Islands were defeated, the North Dragon King struggled to find a way to counter Eastern Dragon Island and its protector, Xiao Han. Xiao Han left Eastern Dragon Island with Lei Ling and Rin Jing to deal with trouble caused by his disciple, while asking them to watch the island’s movements.

• The North Dragon King and the other Dragon Kings escaped with their defeated forces and discussed why Xiao Han had spared them.
• The North Dragon King concluded that Eastern Dragon Island’s alliance with Xiao Han made it difficult to attack, then encountered an unknown visitor in his palace.
• Xiao Han introduced Lei Ling and Rin Jing to Candle Flame as Langya Pavilion guest elders and asked them to help deter the Three Great Dragon Kings.
• Candle Flame tactfully refused to let the two guest elders stay on Eastern Dragon Island, and Xiao Han accepted his refusal before departing.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice objected to Candle Flame’s distrust, but Xiao Han told her and Nether Sky Glacial Crystal to monitor Eastern Dragon Island while he went to handle his disciple’s trouble.

Xiao Wu confronted the Soul Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after their elders attacked Xian'er, then retaliated with a surprise strike that killed their remaining clansmen. As Mo Lao and Phoenix attacked him together, Xiao Wu summoned the Frost Duel Arena, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Xian'er urged Xiao Wu to withdraw, but he stood between her and the Soul Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan elders and challenged them over their attack.
• Mo Lao offered to overlook Langya Pavilion's losses if Xian'er apologized, while privately warning Hun Yu to endure the insult and remember his place.
• Xiao Wu secretly coordinated with Elder Yao, then sent Langya Pavilion's people to safety as he killed the Soul Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan clansmen behind their elders.
• Mo Lao and Phoenix attacked Xiao Wu with Ghost Vine Star Binding Hand and Phoenix Flame Burning Heaven.
• Xiao Wu answered by summoning the thousand-zhang Frost Duel Arena.

Xiao Han assigned Xiao Wu and Ye Jianxin to defend Langtian City against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, then suspected the Soul Race was hiding a larger scheme and moved to strike Soul Hall. Beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Blood Serum recruited Ge Xiusi into a plan to help the Soul Clan leader break the continent’s blockade and bring in the Evil Clan.

• Xiao Han warned Xiao Wu about killing three Dou Sheng openly and assigned him and Ye Jianxin to handle the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s attack on Langtian City.
• Xiao Wu proposed invading the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan with Ye Jianxin and several guest Dou Sheng, but Xiao Han threw him out for refusing to consider the risks.
• Xiao Han studied reports of the Soul Race’s silence after its losses and marked Soul Hall as his next target.
• Blood Serum met Ge Xiusi beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree and invited him to join a plan to occupy the native world.
• Blood Serum told Ge Xiusi that the Soul Clan leader might be able to break the continent’s blockade, then explained his plan to him.

Ge Xiusi warned Blood Serum that Xiao Han was a dangerous foe while agreeing to join his plans, and Xiao Han prepared to disrupt Soul Hall and counter the Soul Race’s suspected moves against the Ancient Races. Xiao Xuan agreed to take several Xiao Clan ancestors to the Central Plains in three days, as a storm gathered.

• Ge Xiusi accepted Blood Serum’s invitation but warned him that Xiao Han had been able to slay a king decades earlier and had been hunting their remnants.
• Xiao Han told Ye Jianxin and Yi Huang that he wanted to trouble Soul Hall, and the materials he showed them revealed why Soul Hall had recently been quiet.
• Ye Jianxin offered to lead the attack on Soul Hall, then left with Xiao Wu to resolve the conflict with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan first.
• Xiao Han told Xiao Xuan that the Soul Race might be preparing to attack the other Ancient Races and asked him to bring several Xiao Clan ancestors to the Central Plains.
• After reviewing Xiao Han’s plans, Xiao Xuan agreed to depart with the ancestors in three days.