Chapter Summaries

An Yi took Azure Scale through Stone Desert City, protecting her from the locals’ contempt and giving her food and shelter. After renting a courtyard with a hot spring, he invited her to soak with him, leaving her flustered and unsure how to respond.

• An Yi comforted the frightened Azure Scale, called himself her big brother, and asked whether she had sensed anything strange around Stone Desert City.
• Azure Scale led An Yi to a restaurant, where his tiger’s roar silenced the patrons who looked down on her.
• An Yi ordered and devoured a table of meat while Azure Scale watched, then led her to the city’s largest inn.
• An Yi rented a private courtyard with a hot spring, soaked in it, and invited Azure Scale to join him.
• Azure Scale blushed and stammered as she asked whether she was supposed to soak too.

An Yi tried to comfort Azure Scale in a hot spring, then revealed his dragon transformation to show her that her scales were nothing to fear. After returning to his fluffy white form, he let her touch his beast ears, and she found them soft.

• An Yi noticed Azure Scale was tense in the hot spring and covered her with a robe after realizing his touch had embarrassed her.
• Azure Scale timidly asked whether An Yi was afraid of her scales, and An Yi showed her his blue-gold dragon transformation.
• An Yi compared his scales with Azure Scale’s, then changed back into his fluffy white form.
• An Yi explained his beast ears and invited Azure Scale to touch one, then pressed her hand against it.
• Azure Scale blushed and said An Yi’s ear felt soft.

An Yi comforted Azure Scale, made her a new dress, and promised to protect her. When Azure Scale sensed a powerful Snake-People aura outside Stone Desert City, An Yi took her into the desert to secretly watch Queen Medusa.

• An Yi dried Azure Scale's hair and sewed her a flowing azure dress from silk using his Dou Qi.
• An Yi reassured Azure Scale that her scales were beautiful, embraced her, and promised to protect her from anyone who bullied her.
• Azure Scale sensed a powerful aura outside Stone Desert City that resonated with her bloodline and was much stronger than An Yi.
• An Yi persuaded the frightened Azure Scale to guide him toward the aura so they could observe Queen Medusa from a safe distance.
• An Yi and Azure Scale flew southeast, then hid behind a sand dune about four or five li from the underground energy source to wait for Medusa to leave.

An Yi tried to escape after Azure Scale sensed Yue Mei approaching, but Yue Mei recognized him as Ximen Chuixue and brought him to Yue Lan. The chapter left An Yi in Yue Mei’s custody as her “trophy,” while Queen Medusa remained beneath the nearby dunes.

• Azure Scale sensed Yue Mei approaching, and An Yi realized Yue Mei had detected Azure Scale’s Snake-People bloodline.
• Yue Mei intercepted An Yi and Azure Scale, recognized An Yi as Ximen Chuixue, and teased him with her seductive charms.
• An Yi resisted Yue Mei’s full-force seduction but raised his hands and surrendered.
• Yue Mei flew An Yi to Yue Lan, who thanked him for saving her and warned that Queen Medusa was nearby.
• Yue Mei said Queen Medusa was beneath the dunes and claimed An Yi as her trophy, inviting him to visit the Snake-People Tribe.

Yue Mei brought An Yi and Azure Scale underground to find the badly injured Queen Medusa, relying on Azure Scale to guide them through the maze. In the Underground Magma World, a Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake blocked their way and multiplied into a swarm, leaving the group facing a dangerous fight.

• Yue Mei tried to take An Yi back to the Charm Snake Tribe, but agreed to bring him and Azure Scale along when Queen Medusa's aura turned chaotic.
• Azure Scale sensed that Queen Medusa was badly injured, and Yue Mei led An Yi and Azure Scale into the underground passage to find her.
• Azure Scale guided them through the maze despite warning that a powerful creature lay ahead.
• An Yi, Yue Mei, and Azure Scale emerged into an underground magma sea, where a Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake attacked them.
• Yue Mei struck the snake, but it retaliated by summoning more than a dozen magma clones and blocking their path.

An Yi awakened Azure Scale’s Three-Flower Jade Serpent Eyes, allowing her to tame the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake and learn that the Queen had gone deeper into the lava. An Yi protected the group as they followed the snake, swallowed Magic Cores to replenish his strength, and reached a gigantic azure lotus.

• An Yi used Azure Dragon Qi to help Azure Scale awaken her Three-Flower Jade Serpent Eyes and control the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake.
• Azure Scale learned from the snake that the Queen had gone deeper into the lava, and An Yi promised to take Yue Mei down to her.
• An Yi formed a Geng Metal Barrier around himself, Azure Scale, and Yue Mei, then followed the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake into the lava.
• As the heat drained An Yi’s Dou Qi, he swallowed one Fourth-Tier Metal-Element Magic Core and two Third-Tier Wood-Element Magic Cores, replenishing his strength with the Heaven-Devouring Art.
• An Yi and the others reached a gigantic azure lotus floating deep within the lava.

An Yi and Yue Mei reached Queen Medusa in the magma, where she had subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame but suffered serious injuries. An Yi replenished her with life energy by swallowing Fourth-Tier Magic Cores raw, leaving Medusa stunned by his abilities.

• An Yi left the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake behind and swam with Yue Mei and Azure Scale into the azure-lit area.
• Yue Mei explained why she had come, and Medusa revealed that she had sealed the Green Lotus Core Flame and needed to return to the Divine Temple to recover.
• Medusa entered An Yi’s barrier and discovered that its life energy eased her injuries, then questioned how his conflicting attributes could coexist.
• An Yi pointed out that Medusa was naked, so she put on a robe before asking him to continue supplying life energy.
• When An Yi’s energy ran out, he swallowed a Fourth-Tier Magic Core raw and quickly restored the energy flowing into Medusa, astonishing her.

An Yi helped the injured Medusa escape the underground magma lake after harvesting the Green Lotus Seat and its seeds, but she took him along to the Medusa Temple to protect herself while recovering. As they flew across the desert, An Yi used his remaining Azure Dragon Power to stabilize her further.

• An Yi cut down the Green Lotus Seat with a jade ruler and stored it along with its eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds, but Medusa demanded the treasures before letting the matter drop.
• An Yi expanded his barrier and led Medusa and Yue Mei out of the green light mass, while the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Snake returned to Azure Scale's sleeve.
• Medusa questioned An Yi about Azure Scale's Three-Flower Jade Serpent Eyes and insisted he accompany her to the Medusa Temple because her injuries left her vulnerable.
• Medusa flew off with An Yi toward the temple, while Yue Mei followed with Yue Lan after confirming no human experts had approached.
• An Yi grasped Medusa's wrist and sent her the last of his Azure Dragon Power, and Medusa allowed him to continue.

An Yi arrived at Medusa Temple with Medusa and helped her recover by slowly transferring Azure Dragon Qi, which proved more effective than energy converted quickly from Magic Cores. Medusa began healing in seclusion, leaving An Yi and Azure Scale in her bedchamber while he fed the hungry girl.

• Medusa brought An Yi and Azure Scale to Medusa Temple, then left to seal away the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• An Yi recovered his battle qi by devouring wind- and lightning-element Magic Cores.
• Medusa gave An Yi Magic Cores and arranged for him to provide her life energy three times a day, offering more Magic Cores for his cultivation in return.
• An Yi slowly transferred Azure Dragon Qi to Medusa, and she found it helped her injuries recover far better than the energy he had supplied beneath the magma.
• Medusa ordered An Yi to keep her injuries secret and began healing in seclusion, while An Yi stayed in her bedchamber and gave Azure Scale food and water.

An Yi explained to Azure Scale why he had let Queen Medusa capture him and continued healing her, while their half-month together steadily softened Medusa’s guarded attitude. As Medusa’s injuries recovered, An Yi revealed his increasingly powerful Azure Dragon form, leaving her surprised by his transformation.

• Azure Scale asked An Yi whether he had deliberately allowed himself to be captured, and he explained that helping Medusa earned him her favor and Magic Cores for cultivation.
• An Yi and Medusa spent the next half month healing together, and Medusa gradually tolerated his glances and playful touches.
• Medusa recovered more than half from her injuries and learned that An Yi was a remarkably talented seventeen-year-old Dou Spirit.
• An Yi returned to Medusa’s bedside in human form, then activated his Azure Dragon Bloodline and revealed his scaled dragon-man appearance.

An Yi and Medusa grew closer as he treated her injuries, and he promised to reach the Dou Emperor realm within five years. The next morning, Medusa finally took An Yi and Azure Scale out of her bedchamber for a walk around the Medusa Temple.

• An Yi held Medusa’s hand while sending her energy, and she said she would recover fully in no more than half a month.
• Medusa told An Yi he could touch her again if he reached the Dou Emperor realm, then challenged him to defeat her; An Yi vowed to do so within five years.
• An Yi finished treating Medusa and left for the night, while Medusa quietly felt the warmth lingering on her hand.
• Medusa woke An Yi and Azure Scale and took them outside after keeping them confined to her bedchamber for half a month.
• An Yi walked beside Medusa and held Azure Scale’s hand as they strolled through the temple.

An Yi learned why Medusa’s Snake-People Tribe had been driven into the Tagor Great Desert and promised to help her reclaim their homeland. After spending the day walking hand in hand, he fell asleep beside her while transferring energy, and Medusa let him stay as she drifted off too.

• Medusa told An Yi that the Snake-People Tribe had retreated to the Tagor Great Desert after the previous queen was killed and human powers drove them from their homeland.
• Medusa said she hoped to lead her people out of the desert but needed to reach the Dou Zong realm, and An Yi promised he would help her in a few years.
• An Yi took Medusa’s hand as they walked through the Divine Temple, and she allowed the guards to see them together so he could move freely around its outer areas.
• Medusa, An Yi, and Azure Scale spent the day touring the temple before returning to Medusa’s bedchamber at night.
• An Yi lay at the edge of Medusa’s bed and transferred life energy until he fell asleep still holding her wrist; Medusa watched over him and eventually fell asleep beside him.

An Yi woke beside Medusa and resisted kissing her, while Medusa secretly hoped he would give her an excuse to punish him. After he left, Medusa realized she felt melancholy about her injuries healing and losing the excuse to stay close to him.

• An Yi woke beside Medusa, admired her sleeping face, and decided not to kiss her because he feared damaging their relationship.
• Medusa pretended to sleep and waited for An Yi to kiss her so she could scold and punish him, but he only watched her.
• Medusa opened her eyes, and An Yi quickly backed away after realizing he was still holding her wrist.
• Medusa ordered An Yi out while she changed, and he hurried away without giving her a reason to vent her frustration.
• Medusa resumed healing but worried that she would have no reason to let An Yi touch her once her injuries recovered, then forced herself to focus on healing.

An Yi sparred with Hua She'er and demonstrated strength and endurance that astonished Medusa. After hearing Hua She'er's assessment, Medusa offered to test An Yi herself, and he prepared for the fight before learning that the Snake-People Tribe had heard wildly exaggerated rumors about him.

• Medusa sensed a fierce Dou Qi clash and flew to the Martial Training Square, where she found An Yi sparring with Hua She'er.
• Hua She'er explained that An Yi had fought at full strength for hours, and she judged that his power and endurance could let him challenge even a Six-Star Dou Spirit.
• Medusa asked Hua She'er to estimate An Yi's combat strength, and Hua She'er said his Dragon Clan bloodline suppressed Snake-People opponents and made him nearly unbeatable below the Dou King realm.
• Medusa challenged An Yi to a spar, promising to control her strength, and An Yi accepted the chance to test his limits.
• An Yi equipped his Azure Dragon-enhanced Heaven-Slaying Battle Armor and Tiger Soul Halberd, prompting Medusa to recognize him as the infamous White-Furred Beast.
• Medusa and Hua She'er described rumors that portrayed An Yi as a three-headed, six-armed monster, and An Yi angrily questioned who had invented them.

An Yi sparred with Medusa to test the Tiger Soul Halberd and managed to crack her defense with lightning, scorching a strand of her hair. Medusa retaliated by beating him down, then left him to recover under Hua She'er’s care.

• Azure Scale told An Yi that exaggerated rumors about him had spread as far as Stone Desert City, and Medusa said they helped keep his identity hidden.
• An Yi attacked Medusa with the Tiger Soul Halberd, then released the White Tiger and Azure Dragon powers and formed his Geng Metal Killing Domain.
• An Yi unleashed azure-gold lightning through the halberd, cracked Medusa’s barrier, and singed her hair before stopping the spar.
• Medusa told An Yi she would not be careful either, then beat him until he lay sprawled and unable to move.
• Medusa ordered Hua She'er to take An Yi back to rest, and Hua She'er praised his strength while explaining how much worse the Queen could have hurt him.

An Yi continued treating Medusa while recovering from intense training, and their growing closeness made him wonder whether he could stay at the Divine Temple. After half a month, Medusa declared her injuries healed and asked whether he planned to leave, while An Yi pressed her on whether she truly wanted him gone.

• Hua She'er gave An Yi a Third-Tier Wood-Element Magic Core, restoring his battle qi and easing his soreness, then explained how scarce higher-tier wood-element cores were in the desert.
• An Yi told Hua She'er he had shared a bed with Medusa and asked whether he should try holding her, but that night he restrained himself and only held her hand.
• Medusa secretly watched An Yi fall asleep, then gently covered his hand with her own.
• For the next half month, An Yi trained with Hua She'er by day and treated Medusa at night, carefully avoiding pushing their growing intimacy.
• Medusa told An Yi that her injuries had healed and asked whether he would return to the human world; An Yi said he wanted to stay and asked if she no longer wanted him.

An Yi secured a long-term stay in Medusa Temple by trading the Green Lotus Seat and five earthfire lotus seeds for Snake-People treasures, then rose to Six-Star Dou Spirit. When human experts approached the temple, Medusa began preparing to evolve with the heavenly flame and asked An Yi to help her.

• An Yi kissed Medusa's fingertips, then reluctantly gave her the Green Lotus Seat and five earthfire lotus seeds in exchange for cultivation resources.
• Medusa opened the Snake-People Tribe's underground treasury to An Yi, who stayed at the Divine Temple and cultivated for several months.
• An Yi advanced to Six-Star Dou Spirit while tempering his body and developing his Azure Dragon Bloodline.
• A force of one Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and four High-Rank Dou Spirits broke through the Charm Snake Tribe's defenses and headed for Medusa Temple.
• Medusa told An Yi and Hua She'er that she would begin evolving with the heavenly flame and ordered them to hold off the approaching humans.
• Medusa asked An Yi whether he was willing to help her.

An Yi agreed to defend Medusa’s evolution in exchange for a kiss, and Medusa kissed his forehead before promising him a greater reward if he survived. When Gu He’s force attacked the Snake-People city, An Yi appeared with borrowed Dou Qi and Azure Dragon power and killed Yan Shi in a single strike.

• An Yi bargained with Medusa for a kiss in return for helping defend her, and she kissed his forehead and promised him another request if he returned alive.
• Yun Yun exposed Medusa’s energy clone and her plan to force an evolution with Heavenly Flames, prompting Gu He’s force to attack the city.
• An Yi emerged above the city wall with enhanced power and warned the attackers that anyone who crossed it would die.
• Yan Shi charged An Yi while Gu He and Feng Li tried to pass, but An Yi’s Azure Dragon, Thunder Roar paralyzed Yan Shi with lightning.
• An Yi used the Void-Stepping Technique to reach Yan Shi and cut the Five-Star Dou Wang in two with the Tiger Soul Halberd.

An Yi killed Yan Shi and fought off Yun Yun, then swallowed two Fifth-Tier Magic Cores to unleash a devastating Azure Dragon: Wind Breath at Gu He and Feng Li. Yun Yun blocked the attack, but Gu He’s fear of An Yi had largely overcome his desire to find the Heavenly Flames.

• An Yi killed Yan Shi with a lightning-fast halberd strike and warned everyone not to cross the wall.
• Gu He urged Yun Yun to act, and she attacked An Yi, overpowering him and sending him crashing into the city.
• Yue Mei and Mebas rushed to rescue An Yi while Gu He and Feng Li slipped past the defenses toward the Divine Temple.
• An Yi rose from the ruins, stopped Gu He and Feng Li with a Dragon Roar, and swallowed two Fifth-Tier Magic Cores despite the damage they inflicted on his body.
• An Yi unleashed Azure Dragon: Wind Breath at Gu He and Feng Li, and Yun Yun blocked the storm with her own tornado.
• Gu He watched An Yi in fear, his desire for the Heavenly Flames diminished by the danger of getting killed.

An Yi helped trigger Queen Medusa’s evolution, then Yun Yun recognized him by the Heart of the Sea Armor and discovered his identity. After An Yi recovered and advanced to Seven-Star Dou Spirit, he persuaded Yun Yun to claim he had died so she could avoid suspicion from Gu He and the Gama Empire.

• A scream and bursts of purple and blue light erupted from the Divine Temple as Queen Medusa’s evolution began, and Yun Yun told Gu He that no one could interfere.
• Yun Yun spotted the Heart of the Sea Armor beneath An Yi’s torn robe, attacked him, and demanded to know where he had gotten it.
• An Yi transformed back into his familiar appearance, and Yun Yun recognized him and used her battle qi to treat his injuries.
• An Yi recovered from the backlash and advanced from Six-Star to Seven-Star Dou Spirit while Yun Yun and Hua She'er watched in disbelief.
• An Yi urged Yun Yun to tell Gu He that he had died after swallowing two Fifth-Tier Magic Cores, and Yun Yun returned to the battle and repeated the story.